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 A. He was Buried, and lay three Days in the Grave.

Q. Did he still continue in that estate?

A. No; He arose on the third Day.

q. How did that appear?

A. He conversed with his Disciples fourty days thereafter.

q. And whither went he again?

A. He ascended up to Heaven, in the sight of many Witnesses.

q. Where is he now?

A. At the Right Hand of His Father.

q. What doth that mean?

A. He Governs the World, in the highest Power and Glory.

q. And will Christ come again?

A. Yes; at the Last Day.

q. How get we benefit of Christ and his Offices?

A. By obeying his Gospel.

q. What is the Gospel?

Ans. It is the Good News of the Covenant of Grace.

q. What doth the Covenant of Grace offer?

Ans. It offers us Grace and Glory through CHRIST.

q. And what doth Christ require on our part?

A. Faith in Christ, and Repentance.

q. What is Faith or Believing?

A. To be perswaded of the Truth of Christ's Word.

q. And what do you mean by believing on Christ?

A. It's to receive and make use of Christ as offered in the Covenant of Grace.

q. What are the benefits of the covenant of grace which we receive in this Life?

A. Justification, Adoption, and Sanctification.

q. What is Justification?

A. It's the Pardon of our Sins through Christ's Blood.