A Key to the Shorter Catechism
by James Gall (9780217427432)

A Key to the Shorter Catechism (Book)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: KEY TO THE SHORTER CATECHISM. Q. 1 What is the chief end of man ? A. Mans chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever, EXERCISE, Whom IS man to glorify ? Whom is man to enjoy ? For how long does trod intend that man should enjoy him ? Whose chief end is the glorifying and enjoying of God ? What is the glorifying and enjoying of God to man ? What is man to do to God ? EXPLANATIONS. Man's chief end, The principal design for which man was made, and which he ought constantly and chiefly to seek after. To ylorify God, To become acquainted with, to exhibit in his life, and to declare unto others, the perfections of God. Enjny him, To derive all his comfort and happiness from the conscious possession of God's favour and lore. PARAPHRASE Formed. (The principal design for which man was made, and which he ought constantly and chiefly to seek after, ] it ]to become acquainted with, to exhibit in his life, and to declare unto others, the perfections of God, ] and i ] derive fill his comfort and happiness from the ronsciou powession of God's favour .T-d love] for ever. B DOCTRINES Separated And Proved. 1. The chief design of man's creation, in reference to God, was, actively to spread abroad his glory?1 Cor. x. 31. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 2. The chief design of man's creation, in reference to himself, was, the enjoyment of God.?Deut. xii. 18. Thou ehalt rejoice before the Lord in all that thou puttest thine hands unto. 3. The foundation and end of every duty should be the glory of God.?Rom. xiv. 8. Whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 4. All happiness here and hereafte...

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