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waters, which were above part of the firmament of air, from the waters beneath the firmament of air; that is, he placed distinct the waters which were above the the clouds, from the waters which where mingled with the earth.

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Q. 7. What was God's work on the third day?

On the third day, J. God gathered the waters which were mingled with the earth into one place and called them seas; and the dry land which then appeared he called earth. 2. He caused the earth to bring forth all kinds of trees, plants and herbs before there was any sun, or rain upon the ground.

Q. 8. What was God's work on the fourth day?

A. On the fourth day, 1. God made the great lights, the sun and moon, and the lesser lights; namely, the stars, and placed thern in the heavens. 2. He appointed these lights, their motion, office and use to compass: the earth, to rule the day and the night, and to be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years.

Q. 9. What was God's work on the fifth day?

A. On the fifth day, 1. God made of the waters,, whales, and all kinds of great and small fishes, with every living creature which moveth in the sea. 2. God made of the waters all kinds of winged fowls which fly in the open heaven.

Q. 10. What was God's work on the sixth day?

A. On the sixth day, 1. God made of the earth all beasts, and cattle, and creeping things. 2. God made. the first man, his body of the dust of the ground, and, immediately created his soul in him, breathing in him the breath of life and the woman he made of a rib, taken out of his side.

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Q. 11. Wherefore did God create all things?

A. God created all things, for his own glory, that. he might make manifest. 1. The glory of his power, in effecting so great a work, making every thing of nothing by a word, Rev. iv. 11, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things. 2. The glory of his wisdom, in the order and variety of his creatures, Psalm civ. 24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wis

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dom hast thou made all. 3. The glory of his goodness, especially towards men, for whom he provided first an habitation, and every useful creature before he gave them a being.

Q. 12. In what condition did God create all things at first.

A. God made all things at first very good, Gen, i. 31. And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold it was very good, All the evil which since hath come into the world, is either sin itself, which is the work of the devil, and man, or the fruit and consequence of sin: God made man good and happy, man made himself sinful and miserable.

10. Q. How did God create man?

A. God created man, male and female, afer his own image, in knowledge, righteousness and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.

Q. 1. Why did God create man male and female? A. God created man male and female' for his mutual help, and for the propagating of mankind. Gen. ii. 18. And the Lord God said, is it not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an help meet for him. Gen. i. 37, 58. God created man male and female: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the eath, and subdue it."

Q. 2. What is meant by the image of God, after which man was first created?

A. By the image of God, we are to understand the similitude, or likeness of God, Gen. i. 26. And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness.

Q. 3. Wherein doth consist the image of God, which was put upon him in his first creation? i

A. 1. Negatively, the image of God doth not consist in any outward visible resemblance of his body to God, as if God had any bodily shape. 2. Positively, the image of God doth consist in the inward resem blance of his soul to God in knowledge, righteousness and holiness, Col. iii 10. Renewed in knowledge,

after the image of him that created him Eph.", iv 24, Put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness, and true holiness."

Q4. What is included in this image of God, in knowledge, righteousness and holiness, as man had it at first?

A. The image of God in man at the first, doth include the universal and perfect rectitude of the whole soul; knowledge in his understanding, righteousness in his will, holiness in his affections.

Q. 5. What knowledge had man (when he was first created) in his understanding?

A. Man had in his first creation, the knowledge of God, and his law, and his creatures, and all things which were necessary to make him happy.

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Q. 6. What righteousness had man at first in his will? A. Man had at first in his will, a disposition accompanied with an executive power to every thing which was right, and to give that which was both due to God, and to man, had there been any man besides himself. Q. 7. What holiness had man first in his affections? A. Man's affections at first, were holy and pure, free from all sin and defilement, free from all disorder and distemper, they were placed upon the most holy, high and noble objects; men at first had true and chief love to God, his desires were chiefly after him, and his desires were chiefly in him, and no creaturas in the world, had too great a share. As for grief and shame, and the like affections though they were in man radically, yet they were not in man actively, so as to put forth any acts, until he had committed the first sin, then he began to mourn and be ashamed.

Q8. What dominion had man at his first creation? A. Man had dominion not only over himself and his own affections, but he had also dominion over the inferior creatures, the fish and the fowls, and the beasts; many of which since man's disobedience to the command of God, are become disobedient to the command of men, Gen. i. 28. God said unto them, have dominion over the fish of the sea. over the fowl of moveth upon the air, and over every creature which ov

the earth.

11. Q. What are God's works of providence?

A. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise and powerful, preserving and governing all his creatures and all their actions.

Q. I. What are the parts of God's providence?

A. The parts of God's providence are, 1. preservation of things, Ps. xxxvi. 6. O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 2. His government of things Psalm Ixvii. 4. Thou shalt govern the nations on the earth. Q. 2. What is it for God to preserve things?

A. God preserveth things, 1. When he continueth and upholdeth them in their beings, Psalmı cxix. 89, 90, 9′1. O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth: they continue this day, according to thine ordinance. 2. When he maketh provision of things needful for their preservation. Psa. cxlv. 15, 16. The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou gavest them their meat in due season: thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desires of every living thing.

Q3. What is it for God to govern things?

A. God governeth things, when he ruleth over them, disposeth and directeth him to his and their end, Psalm lxvi. 7. He ruleth by his power forever, his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves, Prov. xvi. 9. A man's heart deviseth his way but the Lord directeth his steps.

Q. 4. What is the subject of God's providence? A. The subject of God's providence is, 1. All his creatures, especially his children, Heb. i. 1. Upholding all things by the word of his power, Psal. ciii. 19. His kingdom ruleth over all, Mat. x. 29, 31. One sparrow falleth not to the ground without your Father: ye are of more value than many sparrows, Mat. vi. 26, 30. Behold the fowls of the air, they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns: yet your hea venly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin. And if Gød so clothe the grass of the field, shall he not much

more clothe you? 2. All the actions of his creatures. 1. All natural actions, Acts xvii. 38. In him we live and move. 2. All morally good actions, John xv. 5. Without me ye can do nothing; that is, nothing that is good. 3. All casual actions, Exod. xxi. 12, 13. He that smiteth a man that he die; and lye not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 4. All morally evil actions, or sins.

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Q. 5. How doth God's providence reach sinful actions?

A. 1. God doth permit men to sin, Acts xvi. 16.2 Who in time past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Psalm 1. 21. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence. 2. God doth limit and restrain men in their sins, Psalm Ixxvi. 10. The remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain, 2 Kings xix. 28. Because thy rage against me is come up into mine ears; therefore, I will put my hook into thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back, &c. 3. God cloth direct and dispose men's sins to good ends beyond their own intentions. Isa. x. 6, 7. O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger; I will send him against an hypocritical nation, namely, to chastise it for their sin. Howbeit, he

meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so, &c. Gen. 1. 20. But as for you, ye thought evil against me: but God meant it unto good, to save much people alive.

Q. 6. What are the properties of God's providence? A. I. God's providence is most holy; Psal. cxlv. 175 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 2. God's providence is most wise, Psalm civ. 24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! speaking of the works of providence, as well as creation, in wisdom hast thou made them all. 3. God's providence is most powerful, Dan. iv. 35. He doth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhab itants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, Psal. Ixvi. 7. He ruleth by his power forever.

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