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Art. X. I believe, that as God entered into a covenant
of grace with us, so hath he signed this covenant to
us by a double seal, Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Art. XI. I believe, that after a short separation, my soul
and body shall be united together again, in order to
appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, and be
finally sentenced according to my deserts
Art. XII. I believe, there are two other worlds, besides
this I live in; a world of misery for unrepenting sin-
ners, and a world of glory for believing saints
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RESOLUTIONS
FORMED FROM THE FOREGOING ARTICLES.
Resol. I. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to walk by
rule, and therefore think it necessary to resolve upon
rules to walk by
Resol. II. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to make
the divine word the rule of all the rules I propose to
myself
Resol. III. I am resolved, that as I am not able to think
or do any thing that is good, without the influence of
the divine grace; so I will not pretend to merit any
favour from God, upon account of any thing I do for
his glory and service
Concerning my conversation in general.
Resol. I. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to make
Christ the pattern of my life here, that so Christ may
be the portion of my soul hereafter
Resol. II. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to walk
by faith, and not by sight, on earth, that so I may live
by sight, and not by faith, in heaven
Resol. III. I am resolved, by the grace of God, always to
be looking upon God, as always looking upon me
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Concerning my thoughts.
Resol. I. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to watch
as much over the inward motions of my heart, as the
outward actions of my life
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Resol. II. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to stop
every thought at its first entering into my heart, and
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Resol. III. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to be as
fearful to let in vain, as careful to keep out sinful
thoughts
Resol. IV. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to be
always exercising my thoughts upon good objects,
that the devil may not exercise them upon bad
Resol. V. I am resolved, by the grace of God, so to
marshal my thoughts, that they may not one justle
out another, nor any of them prejudice the business I
am about
Concerning my affections.
Resol. I. I am resolved, by the grace of God, always to
make my affections subservient to the dictates of my
understanding, that my reason may not follow, but
guide my affections
Resol. II. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to love
God as the best of goods, and to hate sin as the worst
of evils
Resol. III. I am resolved, by the assistance of divine
grace, to make God the principal object of my joy,
and sin the principal object of my grief and sorrow;
so as to grieve for sin more than suffering, and for
suffering only for sin's sake
Resol. IV. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to desire
spiritual mercies more than teinporal; and temporal
mercies only in reference to spiritual
Resol. V. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to hope
for nothing so much as the promises, and to fear no-
thing so much as the threatenings, of God
Resol. VI. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to arm
myself with that spiritual courage and magnanimity, as
to press through all duties and difficulties whatsoever,
for the advancement of God's glory, and my own hap-
piness
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Resol. VII. I am resolved, by the grace of God, so to be
angry, as not to sin, and, therefore, to be angry at
nothing but sin
Concerning my words.
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Resol. I. I am resolved, by the grace of God, never to
speak much, lest I often speak too much; and not to
speak at all, rather than to no purpose
Resol. II. I am resolved, by the grace of God, not only
to avoid the wickedness of swearing falsely, but like-
wise the very appearance of swearing at all
Resol. III. I am resolved, by the grace of God, always
to make my tongue and heart go together, so as never
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Resol. IV. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to speak
of other men's sins only before their faces, and of their
virtues only behind their backs
Resol. V. I am resolved, by the grace of God, always to
speak reverently to my superiors, humbly to my infe-
riors, and civilly to all
Concerning my actions.
Resol. I. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to do every
thing in obedience to the will of God
Resol. II. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to do
every thing with prudence and discretion as well as
with zeal and affection
Resol. III. I am resolved, by the grace of God, never to
set my hand, my head, or my heart, about any thing,
but what I verily believe is good in itself, and will be
esteemed so by God
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Resol. IV. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to do all
things for the glory of God
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Resol. V. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to min-
gle such recreations with my business, as to further
my business by my recreations
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Concerning my relations.
Resol. I. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to honour
and obey the king, or prince, whom God is pleased to
set over me, as well as to expect he should safeguard
and protect me, whom God is pleased to set under
him
Resol. II. I am resolved, by the same divine grace, to be
as constant in loving of my wife, as cautious in choos-
ing her
Resol. III. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to do
my endeavour to give to God whatsoever children he
shall be pleased to give to me, that as they are mine
by nature, they may be his by grace
Resol. IV. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to do
my duty to my servants, as well as expect they should
do theirs to me
Resol. V. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to feed the
flock that God shall set me over, with wholesome food,
neither starving them by idleness, poisoning them with
error, nor puffing them up with impertinencies
Resol. VI. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to be as
faithful and constant to my friend, as I would have my
friend to be faithful and constant to me
Concerning my talents.
Resol. I. I am resolved, if possible, to redeem my time
past, by using a double diligence for the future, to
employ and improve all the gifts and endowments,
both of body and mind, to the glory and service of
my great Creator
Resol. II. I am resolved, by the divine grace, to employ
my riches, the outward blessings of Providence, to the
same end; and to observe such a due medium in the
dispensing of them, as to avoid prodigality on the one
hand, and covetousness on the other
Resol. III. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to im-
prove the authority God gives me over others, to the
suppression of vice, and the encouragement of virtue;
and so for the exaltation of God's name on earth, and
their souls in heaven
Resol. IV. I am resolved, by the divine grace, to im-
prove the affections God stirs up in others towards me,
to the stirring up of their affections towards God
Resol. V. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to im-
prove every good thought to the producing of good
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affections in myself, and as good actions with respect
to God
Resol. VI. I am resolved, by the grace of God, to im-
prove every affliction God lays upon me, as an earnest
or token of his affection towards me
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PART II.
On the Education of a Christian.
THE advantage of being well-grounded in the Chris-
tian religion
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The want of this is the occasion of so little true re-
ligion among us
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The direction of the Church in this behalf, and of God
himself
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The obligation on parents to observe it
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The Church Catechism most easy, and yet most full
and comprehensive
The necessity of being made Christians by baptism
And that for children as well as adult persons
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The promise made at baptism implies the necessity of Christian instruction
The several parts of that promise lead to the knowledge
of all the rest of the Catechism, viz. of the Creed, Ten
Commandments, Lord's Prayer, and doctrine of the
Sacraments
Directions for instructing children in this Catechism
They must begin with them betimes
Employ others to teach them, if they cannot do it them-
selves
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The great obligation upon parents to instruct their chil-
dren
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Abraham's care, in this respect, rewarded, and Eli's
neglect punished
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When taught the Catechism, send them, for further in-
struction, to the minister
The advantage of it to themselves, and to their children 200
An exhortation to it
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