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62 The Larger Catechiſm. vii. 12 e Eph. 6. Gal. iii. 1o. f Lam. iii. 39. Deut. xxviii. 15, to the End. g Mat. xxv. 41, h Heb. ix. 22. 1 Peter i. 18, 19. Q. What doth God require of us that we may eſcape his Wrath and Curſe due to us by Reaſon of the Tranſ- greſſion of the Law ? A. That we may eſcape the Wrath and Curſe of God due to us by reaſon of the Tranſgreſſion of the Law, he requireth of us Repentance toward God, and Faith toward our Lord Jeſus Chriſt i, and the diligent Uſe of the outward Means where- by Chriſt communicates to us the Benefits of his Mediation k. i Actſ xx, 21. Mat. iii. 7. 8. Luke xiii. 3, 5. Actſ xvi. 30, 31. John iii. 16, 18, k Prov. ii. 1, to 6. Prov. viii. 33 to the End. Q. What are the outward Means, whereby Chriſt communicateth to the Benefits of his Mediation ? A. The outward and ordinary Means, whereby Chriſt communicates to his Church the Benefits of his Mediation, are all his Ordinances, eſpecially the Word, Sacraments and Prayer, all which are made effectual to the Elect for their Salvation l. 1 Mat. xxvii. 19. 20. Acts ii. 42, 46, 47, Q: How is the Word made effectual to Salvation? The Spirit of God makech the reading, but eſpecially the preaching of the Word, no effectual Means of enlightening m, convincing and humbling Sinners m; of driving them out of themſelves, and drawing them unto Chriſt o; of conforming them to his Image p, and ſubduing them to his Will q: of firengthening them against Temptations and Corrup- tions r; of building them up in Grace ſ, and eſta- biliſhing their hearts in Hollineſs and Comfort, thro' Faith unto Salvation t. m Neh.