After which, he was carry'd into Egypt, where he continu'd a Slave for fome confiderable Time. He put his whole Truft, however, and Confidence in GoD, who deliver'd him, and caus'd him to become a Favourite of Pharaoh. Notwithstanding his Advancement, he freely forgave his Brethren, and order'd them all to come down to him into Egypt, and to bring their Father, and their refpective Families, along with them. They went thither accordingly, and died there; but their Children were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly. A new King of Egypt, who knew not fofeph, jealous of their rifing Power, fet Task-Mafters over them, to afflict them with their Burthens; and gave Orders to the Hebrew Midwives to deftroy all their Male Children: But GoD took Compaffion on his People, and fent Mofes, a Defcendant of Levi, and his Brother Aaron, to deliver them out of the Hands of their Enemies. Accordingly, they appear'd before Pharaoh, (for that was the general Appellation of all the Egyptian Kings) and, in the Name of the GoD of Ifrael, commanded him to let his People go. He obftinately refused fe veral Times; but Mofes, in Order to compel him to a Compliance with their Requeft, wrought feveral very tremendous Miracles, commonly called the Plagues of Egypt. The Ifraelites at laft obtain'd their Freedom; but before their Departure, ceC 2 lebrated

lebrated, by divine Appointment, the Feftival of the Paffover, eating in every Family a Lamb roafted, having first struck the Blood thereof on the two Side Pofts, and on the upper Door Pofts of their refpective Houses. It was called the Paffover, from the LORD'S paffing through the Land of Egypt, and Imiting all the First-born of the Egyptians, both Man and Beat. And God commanded them to obferve that folemn Sacrifice and Festival every Year, in Commemoration of their happy Deliverance, which was a Type, or Figure of Man's Redemption from Sin, and the Slavery of Satan.

The CATECHISM.

QR Ehearse the Story of Jofeph.

A. His Brethren, out of Hatred and Refentment, fold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty Pieces of Silver. He was a Slave for fome confiderable Time, in the Land of Egypt; but afterwards became the Favourite, and prime Minister of Pharaoh.

Q. How did he behave himself towards his Brethren after his Preferment ?

A. He freely pardon'd them, and order'd all of them immediately to repair into Egypt, and bring their Father, and their refpective Families, along with them.

Q. Did the Children of Ifrael refide long in Egypt ?

A. Yes, and multiply'd there exceedingly.

Q. What

Q. What inhuman Stratagem had the new King, who knew not Jofeph, devised against them?

A. He propofed that the Hebrew Midwives fhould deftroy all their Male Children. Q. Who protected, and fav'd them from that impending Ruin? A. GOD.

Q. What Inftrument did he make use of to accomplish their Deliverance? A. Of bis Servant Mofes.

Q. What did Mofes do in their Behalf? A. He wrought divers tremendous Miracles, in Order to prevail on Pharaoh to relent, and obey the Voice of the LORD.

Q. What do you mean by the Term Paffover?

A. A Lamb that was roafted, and eaten, by divine Appointment, on the Night of their Deliverance.

Q. What was done with the Blood of the Lamb?

A. It was ftruck against the Door-Pofts of their refpective Houles.

Q. What was this Deliverance of the Iraelites from Egyptian Bondage a Type and Figure of?

A. of God's one Day delivering Mankind from the Power of Sin, and the Service of Satan..

LESSON VI.

Of the Ifraelites JOURNEY through the WILDERNESS; and of the WRITTEN

LAW.

GOD

OD Almighty, having thus deliver'd the Ifraelites out of the Hands of the Egyptians, conducted them into the Land of Canaan, according to the Promife he had made to their Forefathers. He wrought feveral wonderful Miracles during their Journey. He caufed them to go on the dry Ground through the midft of the Red Sea, in Order to deliver them out of the Hands of Pharaoh, who was in Purfuit after them. He led them afterwards thro' a wild and barren Wilderness, where he fed them for forty Years together with Manna from Heaven, and supply'd them with Water from a Rock in Horeb, when they murmur'd for Want of Drink. At their first fetting out they arriv'd at Mount Sinai, where God gave them his Law, on the fifth Day after the Paffover. The Mountain. appear'd altogether on a Smoke, becaufe the LORD defcended upon it in Fire; and there were Thunders and Lightnings, and the Voice of the Trumpet exceeding loud: After which, GoD fpake all these Words,.

faying,.

faying, "I am the LORD thy GOD, who "brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, "out of the Houfe of Bondage. Thou "fhalt have no other Gods before me. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any gra"ven Image, or any Likeness of any Thing "that is in Heaven above, or that is in the "Earth beneath, or that is in the Water "under the Earth. Thou shalt not bow "down thyfelf to them, nor ferve them; "for I the LORD thy GOD am a jealous. "GoD, vifiting the Iniquity of the Fathers

upon the Children unto the third and "fourth Generation of them that hate me;

and fhewing Mercy unto Thousands of "them that love me, and keep my Com"mandments. Thou shalt not take the "Name of the LORD thy GOD in vain : "for the LORD will not hold him guilt"lefs that taketh his Name in vain. Re"member the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.. "Six Days fhalt thou labour and do all thy "Work: But the Seventh Day is the Sab "bath of the LORD thy GOD: In it thou "fhalt not do any Work, thou, nor thy Son, nor thy Daughter, thy Man-Servant, nor

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thy Maid-Servant, nor thy Cattle, nor "the Stranger that is within thy Gates. "For in Six Days the LORD made Heaven "and Earth, the Sea, and all that in them

is, and refted the Seventh Day: where"fore the LORD bleffed the Sabbath Day, " and hallowed it.. Honour thy Father and