Q. What is the Lord's supper?

A. The Lord's supper is a sacrament, wherein by giving and receiving bread and wine according to Christ's appointment, his death is shewed forth, and the worthy receivers are not after a corporeal and carnal manner, but by faith made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual nourishment and growth in grace.

Q. What is required in the worthy receiving the Lord's supper?

A. It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord's supper, that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lord's body, of their faith to feed upon him, of their repentance, love and new obedience, lest coming unworthily they eat and drink judgment to themselves. Q. What is prayer?

A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires to God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.

Q. What rule bath God given for our direction in prayer?

A. The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer, but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which Christ taught his disciples, commonly call'd, "The Lord's prayer."

Q. What doth the preface to the Lord's prayer teach

us?

A. The preface to the Lord's prayer which is, "Our Father which art in heaven," teacheth us to draw near to God, with all holy reverence, and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us, and that we would pray with and for others.

Q. What do we pray for in the first petition? A. In the first petition which is, Hallowed be thy name," we pray that God would enable us and others to glorify him in all things whereby he maketh himself known and that he would dispose all things to his own glory.

Q. What do we pray for in the second petition? A. In the second petition which is, "Thy kingdom come," we pray, that Satan's kingdom may be destroyed, and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it, and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened.

2. What do we pray for in the third_petition?

A. In the third petition which is, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven," we pray that God by his grace would make us able and willing to know, obey and submit to his will in all things as the angels do in heaven.

Q. What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

A. In the fourth petition which is, "Give us this day our daily bread," we pray, that of God's free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessings with

them.

Q. What do we pray for in the fifth petition?

A. In the fifth petition, whch is, " And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors," we pray that God for Christ's sake would freely pardon all our sins, which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others.

Q. What do we pray for in the sixth petition?

A. In the sixth petition which is, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil," we pray, that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted.

Q. What doth the conclusion of the Lord's prayer teach us?

A. The conclusion of the Lord's prayer which is, "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever," Amen, teacheth us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only, and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to him and in testimony of our desires, and assurance to be heard, we say, Amen.

FINIS.