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Q. For what chief end is life on man bestow'd? A. To glorify a and aye enjoy b his God. a l Cor. x. 31. b Psal. lxxiii. 25, 26.

Q. What is the rule by which we this may do? A. The Scriptures only are the standard true a. a.Eph. ii. 20.2 Tim. iii. 16. I John i.3.

Q. What are we in the Scriptures chiefly taught? A. What to believe concerning God we ought; The duty also which his holy will Requires mankind completely to fulfil a. a 2 Tim. i. 13.

Q. What is that being whom our God we call? A. God is a spirit a, filling all in all, Who infinite b, eternal c, changeless d is, In being e, wisdom f, pow'r g, and holiness h, In justice, goodness, and in truth i the same; Such is our God, and holy is his name j. a John iv.24. b Job xi.7. c Psalm xc.2. d James i. 17. e Exod. iii. 14. f Psalm cxlvii. 5. g Rev.iv. 8. h Rev. xv. 4.i Exod. xxxiv. 6, 7. j Luke i. 49.

Q. How many Gods are there? A.There is but one a, A. The living God, besides whom there is none b. a Deut. vi. 5.b Jer. x, 10.

Q. How many persons in the Godhead are? A. Three, so the scriptures certainly declare; The Holy Ghost, the Father, and the Son a, Who are in substance, pow'r, and glory, one "b." a Matt. xxviii, 19. b 1 John v. 7.