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The first, what is the greatness of my sin and misery. The second, how I am delivered from all Sin and Misery. The third, what thanks I owe unto God for this delivery.","segments":[{"text":"","proofs":["Luke 24:47","1 Corinthians 6:11","Romans 8:15","Titus 3:3–8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 24:47","osis":["Luke.24.47"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 6:11","osis":["1Cor.6.11"]},{"printed":"Romans 8:15","osis":["Rom.8.15"]},{"printed":"Titus 3:3–8","osis":["Titus.3.3-Titus.3.8"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Three. The first, what is the","proofs":["John 4:41","Romans 3"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 4:41","osis":["John.4.41"]},{"printed":"Romans 3","osis":["Rom.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"greatness of my sin and misery. The second, how I am","proofs":["John 17:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 17:3","osis":["John.17.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"delivered from all Sin and Misery. The third, what thanks I","proofs":["Ephesians 5:10","1 Peter 2:9","1 Peter 3:10–12","Romans 6:11–13","Matthew 5:16","Titus 2:11–12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 5:10","osis":["Eph.5.10"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 2:9","osis":["1Pet.2.9"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 3:10–12","osis":["1Pet.3.10-1Pet.3.12"]},{"printed":"Romans 6:11–13","osis":["Rom.6.11-Rom.6.13"]},{"printed":"Matthew 5:16","osis":["Matt.5.16"]},{"printed":"Titus 2:11–12","osis":["Titus.2.11-Titus.2.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"owe unto God for this delivery.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"section":1,"relations":{"aoc1680-modernized":["2"],"heidelberg":["2"]},"diffs":[{"source":"heidelberg","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"what is the greatness of","position":null},{"text":"misery.","position":null},{"text":"am","position":null},{"text":"Sin","position":null},{"text":"Misery.","position":null},{"text":"what thanks","position":null},{"text":"owe unto","position":null},{"text":"this delivery.","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null},{"number":3,"question":"Whence knowest thou thy misery?","answer":"Out of the Law of God.","segments":[{"text":"Out of the Law of","proofs":["Romans 3:20","Romans 7:5,13","Romans 5:20"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 3:20","osis":["Rom.3.20"]},{"printed":"Romans 7:5,13","osis":["Rom.7.5","Rom.7.13"]},{"printed":"Romans 5:20","osis":["Rom.5.20"]}],"note":null},{"text":"God.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"section":1,"relations":{"aoc1680-modernized":["3"],"heidelberg":["3"]},"diffs":[],"page":null,"leaf":null},{"number":4,"question":"What doth the Law of God require of us?","answer":"That which Christ doth summarily teach us, Matthew 22:37–40. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart, and with all thy Soul, and with all thy Mind, and with all thy Strength. This is the first and the great Commandment; and the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self. On these two Commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.","segments":[{"text":"That which Christ doth summarily teach us, Matthew 22:37–40. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart, and with all thy Soul, and with all thy Mind, and with all thy","proofs":["Luke 10:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 10:27","osis":["Luke.10.27"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Strength. This is the first and the great Commandment; and the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self. 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that is, indued with true Righteousness and Holiness, that he might rightly know God his Creator, and heartily love him, and live with him blessed for ever, and that to laud and magnify him.","segments":[{"text":"Not","proofs":["Genesis 1:31"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 1:31","osis":["Gen.1.31"]}],"note":null},{"text":"so, but rather he made him good, and to his own","proofs":["Genesis 1:26–27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 1:26–27","osis":["Gen.1.26-Gen.1.27"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Image; that is, indued with true Righteousness and Holiness, that he might rightly know God his Creator, and heartily love him, and live with him blessed for ever, and that to laud and magnify","proofs":["2 Corinthians 3:18","Colossians 3:10","Ephesians 4:24"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 3:18","osis":["2Cor.3.18"]},{"printed":"Colossians 3:10","osis":["Col.3.10"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 4:24","osis":["Eph.4.24"]}],"note":null},{"text":"him.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"section":1,"relations":{"aoc1680-modernized":["6"],"heidelberg":["6"]},"diffs":[{"source":"heidelberg","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"Not so,","position":null},{"text":"rather he made him","position":null},{"text":"to","position":1},{"text":"that is, indued with true","position":null},{"text":"and","position":3},{"text":"blessed for ever, and that","position":null},{"text":"laud","position":null},{"text":"magnify","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null},{"number":7,"question":"Whence then ariseth the wickedness of Mans nature?","answer":"From the fall and disobedience of our first Parents Adam and Eve: hence is our nature so corrupt that we are all conceived and born in Sin.","segments":[{"text":"From the fall and disobedience of our first Parents Adam and","proofs":["Romans 5:12","Romans 5:18–19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 5:12","osis":["Rom.5.12"]},{"printed":"Romans 5:18–19","osis":["Rom.5.18-Rom.5.19"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Eve: hence is our nature so corrupt that we are all conceived and born in","proofs":["Psalm 51:5","Genesis 5:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 51:5","osis":["Ps.51.5"]},{"printed":"Genesis 5:3","osis":["Gen.5.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Sin.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"section":1,"relations":{"aoc1680-modernized":["7"],"heidelberg":["7"]},"diffs":[{"source":"heidelberg","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"is","position":2}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null},{"number":8,"question":"Are we so corrupt that we are not at all apt to do well, and are prone to all vice?","answer":"Indeed we are, except we are regenerated by the Holy Ghost.","segments":[{"text":"Indeed we are, except we are regenerated by the Holy","proofs":["John 3:5","Genesis 6:5","Job 14:4","Job 15:16","Isaiah 53:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 3:5","osis":["John.3.5"]},{"printed":"Genesis 6:5","osis":["Gen.6.5"]},{"printed":"Job 14:4","osis":["Job.14.4"]},{"printed":"Job 15:16","osis":["Job.15.16"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 53:6","osis":["Isa.53.6"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Ghost.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"section":1,"relations":{"aoc1680-modernized":["8"],"heidelberg":["8"]},"diffs":[{"source":"heidelberg","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"Holy Ghost.","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null},{"number":9,"question":"Doth not God then Injury to Man who in the Law requireth that of him which he is not able to perform?","answer":"No; 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