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The Shorter Catechism,
A number to eternal life a, and those
To rescue from a state of sin and woe,
Into a covenant of grace did go,
With a Redeemer, who his life should give
A precious ransom, that their souls might live b.
a Eph. i. 4. b Rom. iii, 21, 22.
Q. Who doth for sins of God's elect atone? 21
A. 'Tis Jesus Christ the Lord a, and he alone;
Who, being God's belov'd, eternal Son,
In pow'r and glory with the Father, one,
Became a man b; and God and man shall he
Still, in two natures and one person, be c.
a l Tim. ii. 5. b John i. 14. e Rom. ix. 5. Heb. vii. 24.
Q. How did the Son of God become a man?22
A. According to redemption's glorious plan,
By taking to himself our nature whole,
A body true a, and reasonable soul b,
Being by the Spirit's power conceiv'd within
A virgin's womb, and born c, yet without sin d.
a Heb. ii. 14, b Matt. xxvi. 38. c Luke i. 33. d
Heb. vii. 26.
Q. How many offices, can you unfold,23
Does Jesus Christ, as our Redeemer, hold?
A. Christ, as Redeemer of the human race,
Doth faithfully perform the offices
Of Prophet a, Priest b, and King c; and all
these three
Both when in lowly and in high degree.
a Acts iii.22. b Heb. v. 6.c Psalm ii. 6.
Q. A prophet's office how doth Christ fulfil?24
A. He, by his word a, and Spirit b, doth reveal c,
For our salvation, God's most holy will.
a John xx.31. b John xiv. 26. c John i. 18.
Q. Say how his priestly office he performs?25
A. By his once offering up, for sinful worms,
Himself a sacrifice, to satisfy
The justice a stern of him who is Most High,
In reconciling sinners to their God b,
And pleading for them in his high abode c.
a Heb. ix. 28. b. Heb. ii. 17. c Heb. vii, 25.
