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thing they promised? What do you mean by "acquitting themselves of these duties?"

A. Performing them. By what did the Apostles give men assurance of this?

A. By baptism.

What did the Apostles say would be done with those, who refused to become Christians, or that, being Christians, did not live as Jesus Christ had ordained?

What do you mean by ❝ordained?"

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A.Appointed; command

What do you mean by "excluded?"

A. Shut out from. By whom was the sum of the Christian religion thus preached? is

What then is our duty respecting the Christian religion?

What do you mean by "adhering to the Christian religion?"

A. Cleaving to it, or strictly observing it, following it.

heads, piety towards God, justice and charity towards our neighbour, and temperance in regard to ourselves.

Upon condition that men would acquit themselves of these two duties, and would give evidence of their faith and repentance, the Apostles promised them two things: First, that all their past sins, committed in the time of their ignorance, should be pardoned; Secondly, that God would receive them into his, covenant, and grant them salvation and life eternal. These are the two things that the Apostles gave men assurance of by baptism. But as for those that refused to become, Christians, or that, being Christians, did not live as Jesus Christ had ordained, the Apostles declared, that they should be excluded from salvation, and were subject to condemnation and death eternal.

This is the sum of the Christian religion, as it was preached by the Apostles. It is our duty to adhere constantly to it, to love it, to do according as it directs, living godly in this world, and expecting our salvation from the mercy of God; that so, when Jesus Christ shall come at the last day to

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