1. Q. _What may we learn from this first verse?_
_A._ That we should rise early in the morning on the Lord’s-day, and offer him the spices and odours of praise and thanksgiving.
4. Q. _What is meant by the two men?_
_A._ Two angels in the shape of men.
7. Q. _Why must the Son of Man be crucified?_
_A._ Because we had deserved to be accursed by GOD; and crucifixion being an accursed death, (for it is written, “cursed is every one that hangeth upon a tree”) he became a curse for us.
11. Q. _What may we learn from the disciples not believing the women’s report?_
_A._ That we ought more firmly to believe the truth of our blessed LORD’s resurrection, since his own disciples were the last who gave credit to it.
14. Q. _What may we learn from hence?_
_A._ That christians ought to talk of good things as they walk together.
17. Q. _What from hence?_
_A._ That JESUS CHRIST takes notice of the conversation, and more especially of the griefs of his people.
26. Q. _Why must CHRIST rise again and enter into glory?_
_A._ To assure us GOD was satisfied for our sins; that he was no impostor or cheat; and to assure us of the resurrection of our bodies after death.
Q. _Why must he rise the third day?_
_A._ Because if he had continued longer, the body must have seen corruption; and then the prophecy would not have been fulfilled, which says, that “GOD’s Holy One was not to see corruption.” Nor would he have fulfilled the type of _Jonah_.
28. Q. _What may we learn from CHRIST’s first refusing to go in?_
_A._ That in small matters, though we may at first refuse a thing, yet we may afterwards, without forfeiting our words, comply therewith; it being supposed, that we promised on the supposition we had no better reason to the contrary.
29. Q. _What may we learn from hence?_
_A._ That we should, when evening comes on, constrain CHRIST by our prayers, to tarry with and watch over us all night.
30. Q. _What may we learn from hence?_
_A._ That we should never presume to eat, without first asking a blessing.
31. Q. _What may we learn from CHRIST’s vanishing so soon out of their sight?_
_A._ That the spiritual visits of JESUS CHRIST in this life, are but of a short continuance; which should set us upon preparing for that place, where we shall see and be with Him to all eternity, without interruption.
36. Q. _What may we learn from CHRIST’s saying to his disciples, “Peace be to you,” though they had all so lately forsook him?_
_A._ That we ought never to upbraid those who have offended us, when they give marks of repentance; and also, this should encourage sinners to hope for blessings from JESUS CHRIST, though they have sinned against him.
45. Q. _What may we learn from hence?_
_A._ That it is impossible to understand the scriptures, without the illumination of the Spirit of JESUS CHRIST: “For the natural man discerneth not the things of the Spirit.”
Q. _Ought we therefore to pray before we read the scriptures?_
_A._ Yes, by all means.
49. Q. _What is meant by the promise of the Father?_
_A._ The Holy Ghost, which was to come upon the Apostles at the feast of Pentecost.
53. Q. _What is meant by their being continually in the temple?_
_A._ That they were there at all hours of public prayer.
Q. _What should we learn from thence?_
_A._ That we ought to go and do likewise.