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A Catechism

by Richard Mather

A thorough Reformed catechism by the New England Puritan pastor Richard Mather, presenting the whole body of Christian doctrine through 33 chapters of structured question-and-answer dialogue. Covering Scripture, God, creation, sin, salvation, the person and offices of Christ, the covenants, faith, justification, sanctification, the church, prayer, and the last judgment, it serves as both an introduction for children and a comprehensive theological grounding for mature believers. Commended by John Cotton and John Wilson, this work distills Puritan orthodoxy into accessible, memorable form.
Chapters
35
Word count
23,933
Type
Catechism
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Table of contents

  1. 01 Title Page 144 words
  2. 02 To the Christian Reader 689 words
  3. 03 Chapter 1: Of Catechizing 577 words
  4. 04 Chapter 2: Of the Holy Scriptures 665 words
  5. 05 Chapter 3: Of God 1,043 words
  6. 06 Chapter 4: Of God's Decree 790 words
  7. 07 Chapter 5: Of Creation 812 words
  8. 08 Chapter 6: Of God's Providence 1,147 words
  9. 09 Chapter 7: Of Angels 264 words
  10. 10 Chapter 8: Of the State of Man in Innocence by Creation 708 words
  11. 11 Chapter 9: Of the Fall of Our First Parents 779 words
  12. 12 Chapter 10: Of Sin — Definition and Types 735 words
  13. 13 Chapter 11: Of the Punishment of Sin 455 words
  14. 14 Chapter 12: Of Man's Deliverance 737 words
  15. 15 Chapter 13: Of the Person of Christ and His Divine and Human Nature 529 words
  16. 16 Chapter 14: Of the Office of Christ as Mediator 535 words
  17. 17 Chapter 15: Of the Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace 810 words
  18. 18 Chapter 16: Of Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King 586 words
  19. 19 Chapter 17: Of the Priesthood of Christ 606 words
  20. 20 Chapter 18: Of the Kingly Office of Christ 466 words
  21. 21 Chapter 19: Of Christ's Humiliation 538 words
  22. 22 Chapter 20: Of the Exaltation of Christ and His Resurrection 870 words
  23. 23 Chapter 21: Of Christ's Ascension into Heaven 402 words
  24. 24 Chapter 22: Of Christ's Session at God's Right Hand and His Return to Judgment 497 words
  25. 25 Chapter 23: Of Faith and Union with Christ 922 words
  26. 26 Chapter 24: Of Justification and Adoption 654 words
  27. 27 Chapter 25: Of Sanctification and Other Benefits of Christ 708 words
  28. 28 Chapter 26: Of Growing in Faith — Word, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper 772 words
  29. 29 Chapter 27: Of Prayer and Other Means of Growing in Faith 675 words
  30. 30 Chapter 28: Of the Catholic Church and Particular Churches 920 words
  31. 31 Chapter 29: Of Instituted and Particular Churches 546 words
  32. 32 Chapter 30: Of Church Power and Church Officers 808 words
  33. 33 Chapter 31: Of Church Discipline and Censures 428 words
  34. 34 Chapter 32: Of the Christian Life and the Law of God 1,357 words
  35. 35 Chapter 33: Of Death, Resurrection of the Body, and the Last Judgment 759 words

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