{"number":3,"title":"What do the Scriptures principally teach?","part":null,"questions":[3],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What do the Scriptures principally teach?","answer":"The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what Duty God requires of man.","segments":[{"text":"The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what Duty God requires of man.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"What are the principal Heads of the Doctrine of the holy Scriptures?","answer":"The Doctrines that the holy Scriptures teach may be ranked into two Heads.","segments":[{"text":"The Doctrines that the holy Scriptures teach may be ranked into two Heads.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What is the first principal Doctrine taught therein?","answer":"What man is to believe concerning God.","segments":[{"text":"What man is to believe concerning God.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What is it to believe?","answer":"To assent, or give credit to truths upon Authority of another.","segments":[{"text":"To assent, or give credit to truths upon Authority of another.","proofs":["John 4:39, 41–42"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 4:39, 41–42","osis":["John.4.39","John.4.41-John.4.42"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What is the second?","answer":"What duty God requires of man.","segments":[{"text":"What duty God requires of man.","proofs":["2 Timothy 1:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Timothy 1:13","osis":["2Tim.1.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What is meant by the duty which God requireth of man?","answer":"That which is Gods due, or that which we owe to God, and are bound to do as we are his Creatures, Subjects and Children.","segments":[{"text":"That which is Gods due, or that which we owe to God, and are bound to do as we are his Creatures, Subjects and","proofs":["Luke 17:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 17:10","osis":["Luke.17.10"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Children.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Do the Scriptures teach us all matters of Faith, or all that we are bound to believe?","answer":"Yes.","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":["Acts 20:27","24:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 20:27","osis":["Acts.20.27"]},{"printed":"24:14","osis":["Acts.24.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And all matters of practice, or whatsoever we are bound to do?","answer":"Yes.","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":["Deuteronomy 12:32","Revelation 22:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 12:32","osis":["Deut.12.32"]},{"printed":"Revelation 22:18","osis":["Rev.22.18"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is not a Christian then bound to believe any thing as a point of Faith, but what is taught in the holy Scriptures?","answer":"No.","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":["Galatians 1:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Galatians 1:9","osis":["Gal.1.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Nor bound to do any thing as necessary to Salvation, but what is taught in them?","answer":"No.","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":["Matthew 15:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 15:9","osis":["Matt.15.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}