Page 44: Q. What are God's acts by which he makes his will known to us?—A. Every thing that happens to us is God's act.
Q. How are you to submit to God's will as made known in his acts?—A. When God sends trouble or sickness or death, I am to feel that God does right."
Mr. Jones thus catechizes the slaves ("Catechism," pp. 129-131):—
"Q. What command has God given to servants concerning obedience to their masters?—A. 'Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.'
Q. What does God mean by masters according to the flesh?—A. Masters in this world.
Q. What are servants to count their masters worthy of?—A. 'All honor.'
Q. How are they to do the service of their masters?—A. 'With good will, doing service as unto the Lord, and not unto men.'
Q. How are they to try to please their masters?—A. 'Please them well in all things, not answering again.'
Q. Is a servant who is an eye-servant to his earthly master an eye-servant to his heavenly Master?—A. Yes.
Q. Is it right in a servant, when commanded to do any thing, to be sullen and slow, and answer his master again?—A. No.