Question 20

Must all mankind unavoidably perish in their sins, and misery?

No.

Doth he save all from their sins, and misery?

No.

Whom doth he save?

Only the Elect.

What do you mean by the Elect?

those whom God hath chosen to everlasting life.

Hath God elected any?

Yes.

Hath God elected all?

No, but only some.

What hath God chosen or elected them unto?

To everlasting life.

What was the reason of Gods chusing, or electing them?

His meer good pleasure.

Was it for no desert of theirs that they were chosen?

No.

When did God chuse, or elect them?

From all eternity.

What did God do for his Elect, to accomplish his decree touching their salvation?

He entered into Covenant with them.

What Covenant did God establish with the Elect, to bring about their salvation?

The Covenant of Grace.

Could not the salvation of the Elect be brought about by the Covenant of Works?

No.

What did God make a new Covenant then?

Yes.

Why is it called the Covenant of grace?

Because in this Covenant, God doth most especially manifest his free, and undeserved grace or favour.

What doth God promise to deliver the Elect out of in the Covenant of grace?

Out of the estate of sin and misery.

What doth God promise to bring them into, in the Covenant of grace?

Into a state of salvation.

How doth he promise to do this?

By a Redeemer.

Doth the Covenant of grace find the Elect in a state of sin and misery?

Yes.

And doth it put them into a state of salvation?

Yes.