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(a) Enumerate the forms and promises of the Covenant with Abraham, and the occasions of its solemn renewal in these books. When was the crisis of the selection of the chosen people reached? What was to be their special character and work among the nations? What may we infer from various passages of Scripture as to the Person in which God manifested Himself on Sinai? Name some typical characters and events. (b) Why does St. Matthew quote so largely from the Old Testament? Give a summary, from this Gospel, of Christ's teaching on the following subjects, illustrating both by parables and examples -(1) The prevailing power of Prayer; (2) the duty of Forgiveness. (c) On what occasions did St. Paul utilize his privileges as a Roman citizen? Account for the bitter animosity he encountered at Jerusalem on different occasions. Give the chief events of his third missionary journey. (d) By whom and when were alterations made in the Catechism? Whence is it chiefly derived? 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There were seven sons of one Sceva which did so"; "I do remember my faults this day"; "After all these things do the Gentiles seek"; "Have I also here looked after Him that seeth me ; "He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods"; "By thy sword shalt thou live"; "Depart from Me ye that work iniquity.” |