Questions Extracted out of the Ordinance of Parliament
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The source of this document is the Early English Books Online (EEBO-TCP) website. Those books were transcribed in a character for character manner and can be very cumbersome to read since there was no standard spelling during that time. Many spelling variations such as "unlesse", "vnlesse", and "vnles" regularly appear.
This project was conceived to clean up those books as much as possible and make them more accessible to the interested reader, leading to the creation of a massive list of variant spellings and their corrections. This was used to clean up the text, but is of course only as complete as the list itself. Because of the nature of the original transcription, some words have missing characters or places where the original language (e.g., Greek) was not transcribed. This effort does not change that. Be aware that the original transcription can also be faulty and in some cases entire sentences may be missing.
Although this is no substitute for a properly compared, proofed, and scholarly edition, I believe that the result is a document which is far more accessible, particularly for searching for terms using standard spelling. The document has been cleaned and presented in what I hope is a pleasing and useful format for the vast majority of Christian brothers and sisters who just want access to read these spiritually nourishing works.
However, a word of warning: The Puritans were a very diverse group of people and their age was characterized with godliness, but also much upheaval, disputation and strife. They disagreed on many doctrines and some of these works contain less orthodox or Scriptural views than others. The reader is strongly advised to read with discernment, particularly if it is unknown whether author is trustworthy.
This project took a huge amount of time and skill to bring to fruition. I would particularly like to thank David Jonescue for the initial list of Puritans he found on EEBO and the concept behind this project as well as the continuous, unceasing efforts toward seeing this complete. Without his labor, this would not be available. Alex Sarrouf was invaluable in providing the initial list of over 7,000 spelling variations he had identified and corrected, as well as continuing to review more than 16,000 additions to that list for any typos.
Logan West
(with David Jonescue and Alex Sarrouf)
www.puritansearch.org
Questions extracted out of the Ordinance of Parliament to be propounded to Receivers of the Lord's Supper.
Answers whereunto may be easily gathered out of the Scriptures by such as do desire to be admitted.
1 Q▪ WHo made or created you?
A. Act. 17. 24. Gen. 1. 27.
2 Q▪ What is God?
A. J • h. 4. 24. Revel. 1. 8.
3 Qu. Are there anymore God's then one?
A. 1 Cor. 8. 6. James▪ 2. 19.
4 Q. How many persons are there in the God-head?
A. Mat. 28. 19. 1 John. 5. 7.
5 Q. Did not God make man at the first righteous and holy?
A. Eccles. 7. 29. Ephes. 4. 24.
6 Q. How then came he to be sinful?
A. Eccl. 7. 29. Rom. 3. 23. 1 Tim. 2. 14.
7 Q. What is the wages of sin, or punishment due unto it?
A. Rom. 6. 33. Rom. 5. 12.
8 Q. Can you by your good serving of God, or anything that you are able to do, deliver yourself from this punishment?
A. 2 Cor. 3. 5. John. 6. 44. Psal. 49. 7, 8. Mat. 16. 26.
9 Q. Who is it whom God hath appointed to save you from sin and death?
A. Act. 4. 12. Matth. 1. 21. Rom. 3. 24. 1 Thess. 1. 10.
10 Q. Who is Jesus Christ?
A. Matth. 1. 21, 22, 23. Luke 1. 35. Rom. 9. 5.
11 Q. What hath Christ done to procure man's salvation?
A. Mat. 3. 15. Mat. 5. 17. Rom. 4. 25. Rom. 5. 10. Ephes. 5. 2. Tit. 2. 14.
12 Qu. Shall all men be saved by Christ?
A. Rom. 8. 29, 30. Heb. 9. 15. John. 3. 16. John. 1. 12. Act. 13. 39.
13 Q. What is it truly to believe in Christ?
A. John. 6. 69. 1 Thess. 1. 10. Acts 16. 31. Act. 8. 37.
14 Q. May those who rest on Christ for salvation continue in sin, or live as they list?
A. Rom. 6. 1, 2. Rom. 8. 1. Titus 3. 8. Luk. 13. 3, 5.
15 Q. What is required unto true repentance?
A. 2 Cor. 7. 9, 10. Mat. 3. 8. Rom. 12. 2. Revel. 2. 5. Revel. 3. 19.
16. Q. What is a Sacrament?
A. Rom. 4. 11.
17 Q. How many Sacraments are there under the New Testament?
A. 1 Pet. 3. 21. 1 Corinth. 11. 23, 24, 25.
18 Q. What is the outward sign and the thing signified in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper?
A. Luk. 22. 19, 20. 1 Cor. 10. 16, 17.
19 Q. What is the danger of coming unworthily to this Sacrament?
A. 1 Cor. 11. 27, 29.
20 Qu. What must we examine ourselves about, that we may come worthily?
A. 2 Cor. 13. 5.
London, Printed 1648.