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 A. The World, the Devil, and the Flesh.

Q. What doth Christs Offices require of us?

A. They require a suitable Duty.

Q. What requires his Prophetical office?

A. That we take pains to Learn what he Teaches us.

Q. What requires his Priestly Office?

A. That we seek the Pardon of our Sins; and all good things, through His Blood, and Intersession.

Q. And what doth His Kingly Office require?

A. That we take Care to keep his Law.

Q. And what more?

A. To seek his help in all our Straits.

Q. Did Christ Exercise all these Offices, since the fall of Man?

A. Yes, He did.

Q. Where did he Exercise them?

A. In Heaven, and upon the Earth.

Q. When in Heaven?

A. Before his Birth and after his Resurrection.

Q. When on Earth?

A. From his Birth to his Resurrection.

Q. How long did Christ live upon the Earth?

A. Some more than Thirty Years.

Q. What did Christ when he was upon the Earth?

A. He Preached the Gospel, and wrought Miracles.

Q. What were his Miracles?

A. By a Word, or Touch, he healed the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, and raised the Dead; and many such Works.

Q. For what end did he work these Miracles?

A. To assure us that he was God, and that he was sent from Heaven to save Sinners.

Q. What kind of Death did Christ die?

A. The Painful, Shameful and Accursed Death on the cross.

Q. And what became of him after Death?

A. He