THE SVMME OF THE CHRIS­TIAN RELIGION;

CONTAYNING THE CHIEFE POINTS OF THE PERSWASION AND PRACTISE OF A CHRISTIAN, which are needfull to his SALVATION.

Drawne orderly in a cleare methode, and proposed in forme of QVESTION and ANSWERE.

By IOHN SPRINT.

LONDON, Printed by W. Stansby for Walter Burre, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard. 1613.

In the Chri­stian Religi­on is obser­ued. The

  • 1. Scope,
  • 2. Ground: and therein the
    • Certaintie,
    • Sufficiencie,
  • 3. Parts: which are

  • 1. Perswasion of a Christian concerning
    • 1 God: and in him the
      • 1 Nature and attributes: considered
        • 1 In himselfe.
        • 2 To the Creatures.
      • 2 Persons: namely the
        • 1 Father.
        • 2 Sonne: and his
          • 1 Natures
            • God In one Person.
            • Man In one Person.
          • 2 Offices, King, Priest, Prophet.
          • 3 State of
            • Humiliation,
            • Exaltation.
        • 3 Holy Ghost.
    • 2 Workes: such as are both
      • 1 Common to all Creatures,
        • Predestination,
        • Creation,
        • Prouidence.
      • 2 Proper to the Church.
        • 1 In this life: ascribed to the person of the
          • 1 Father
            • Election,
            • Vocation,
            • Remission of sinnes,
            • Adoption.
          • 2 Sonne
            • Redemption,
            • Reconciliation,
            • Iustification,
            • Intercession.
          • 3 Holy Ghost
            • Regeneration,
            • Testification,
            • Corroboration,
            • Consolation.
        • 2 In the next,
          • Resurrection,
          • Glorification.
  • 2 The Creatures: both
    • 1 Inuisible: Angels.
      • 1 Good, and their Nature,
      • 2 Euill, and their Practise.
    • 2 Visible: both of the sort.
      • 1 Inferior: as all Creatures vnder Man.
      • 2 Superior: as Man: Considered in,
    • [Page]1 The first Parents Adam, Euah: and their
      • 1 Parts; Soule, Bodie.
      • 2 Kinds; Male, Female.
      • 3 State; lost, restored.
    • 2 Their Posteritie considered in
      • 1 Many together: as they are a companie in, or out of the Church of God.
        • 1 Inuisible, and Catholike, and thereof the
          • 1 Head Iesus Christ.
          • 2 Members, and therein their
            • 1 Person; Elect.
            • 2 State; Militant, Triumphant.
            • 3 Properties,
        • 2 Ʋisible, and particular, and therein the
          • 1 Markes.
          • 2 Members.
          • 3 Power.
            • Gouerning.
            • Gouerned.
      • 2 One particular person: Considered what euery faithfull person is by
        • 1 Nature
          • 1 Sinnefull: by sinne originall, actuall.
          • 2 Miserable: in this life, in the next.
        • 2 Grace
          • 1 Holy: by iustification, regeneration.
          • 2 Happinesse.
          • 1 In this life: both in
            • 1 Communion
            • 2 Consolation, both in
              • perswasion.
              • experience.
          • 2 In the next.
            • 1 Freedom frō miseries.
            • 2 Enioying happinesse in
              • State.
              • Fellowship.

    2 Practise, of a Christian, which standeth in the obedience of Gods only Commandements: which is, true godlinesse. Whereof is obserued.

    • [Page]1 The Parts,
      • 1 Conuersion,
      • 2 Fruits worthy.
        • 1 Repentance: initiall, daily,
        • 2 Faith.
      • 1 Mortification,
      • 2 Sanctification: which standeth in
        • 1 Well-doing, [...] performance of duties, to
          • 1 God,
          • 2 Neighbour,
          • 3 Selfe.
        • 2 VVell-suffering: of affliction of all sorts.
    • 2 The meanes: which are both.
      • 1 Substantiall worships: to be practised in
        • 1 Publike: as the
          • 1 VVord, read, preached,
          • 2 Sacraments,
          • 3 Inuocation.
        • 2 Priuate, as Gods word and prayer.
      • 2 Materiall circumstances of
        • 1 Time,
        • 2 Persons,
        • 3 Order,
          • Lords day.
          • Ministers.
          • Censures,
          • Holy
            • Fast,
            • Feast.

¶ THE SVMME OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Contayning, The chiefe points of the perswasion and practise of a Christian, which are needfull to his Saluation.

Question. WHat doe you professe your selfe Christian Reli­gion: and ther­of, the to bee, in respect of your Re­ligion?

Answere. A Christian, so called of the Author Iesus Christ. Act. 11. 26. & 26. 18. 1. Pet. 4. 16.

Q. What note you in the Christian Re­ligion?

A. The Scope; the Ground; the Parts.

Q. What is the scope or end thereof?

A. a Gods glorie, and b true blessed­nesse 1. Scope of all belecuers in Iesus Christ. a Io. 17. 4, 5, 6. & 16, 14. Mat. 5. 16. 1. Cor. 10. and 31. 1. Pet. 4. 16. b Io. 3. 16. & 17. 3. & 20. 31. 1. Tim. 1. 15.

Q. What is the ground thereof? 2. Ground, and thereof the

A. c Gods word contained only in the inspired d Scriptures. c Deut. 12. 32. Rom. 10 17. d Ios. 23. 6. 2. Pet. 1. 19, 20. Act. 24. 14.

Q. How know you the Scriptures to bee the word of God?

A. By their (a) Truth, (b) Iustice, Certaintie, (c) Power, and (d) witnesse of Gods spi­rit. (a) Esa. 44. 26. 2. Thess. 3. 4. Reu. 22. 6. (b) Deut. 4. 8. Psal. 19. 9. (c) Heb. 4. 12. 1. Cor. 14. 25. 2. Cor. 10. 4. (d) 1. Cor. and 2. 10. 12. 14. 15. Eph. 1. 13.

Q. Are the holy Scriptures a sufficient ground thereof?

A. Yea they are (a) perfect to (b) con­uert, Sufficiencie. to (c) comfort, and (d) instruct in faith, and all good works, vnto (e) salua­tion. (a) Psal. 19. 7 Deut. 12. 32. Pro. 30. 6. Reu. 22. 18. (b) Psal. 19. 7. 1. Pet. 1. 23. & 2. 2. Act. 16. 14. 1. Cor. 4. 15. (c) Psal. 119. 5. 92. Rom. 15. 4. (d) 2. Tim. 3. 16, 17. Rom. 15. 4. & 10. 17. Io. 3. 39. Mica. 6. 8. [Page 3] Io. 20, 31. (e) 2, Tim. 1, 15. Iam. 1, 21. Io. 20. 31.

Q. What are the parts of this Religion?

A. Perswasion and practise. Tit. 3, 8. 3. Parts. 1, Tim. 1, 19, & 3, 19.

Q. First of perswasion, whereof is your perswasion.

A. Of God and of the Creatures. First perswa­sion.

Q. How know you that there is a God?

A. By the witnesse of his (a) works, his (b) word, and (c) holy Spirit. (a) Rom. 1, 20. Act. 14, 17. Psal. 9, 16. (b) Deut. 4, 35, 36. 1, Tim 2, 5. (c) 1, Cor. 2, 10, 11, 12. & 12, 3. Rom. 8. 16.

Q. What consider you in God?

A. His Natures, Persons, Works. Of God.

Q. What note you touching the nature of God?

A. What is hee in himselfe, and to His Nature. the Creatures.

Q. What is God considered in himselfe?

A. (a) One only (b) Spirit, or (c) be­ing, (d) eternall, (e) euerliuing, (f) vn­changeable, (g) inuisible, (h) incompre­hensible, of (i) infinite greatnes, (k) good­nesse, (l) knowledge, (m) power, (n) ho­linesse, (o) blessednesse, and (p) glorie. (a) 1. Cor. 8. 4. 5. 6. Eph. 4. 5, 6. Deut. 6. 4. [Page 4] (b) Io. 4. 24. 2, Cor. 3. 17. Heb. 9, 14. (c) Exo. 3, 14, 15. Reu. 1, 4. Esa. 43, 10. Psal. 102. 27. (d) Deu. 23, 27. Rom. 1, 20. Psal. 90, 2. Rom. 16, 17. (e) Heb. 10, 31. 1, Pet. 1, 23. 1. Tim. 6, 16, & 1, 17. (f) Mal. 3, 6. Psal. 102, 26, 27. Iam. 1, 27. (g) Rom. 1, 20. 1. Tim. 6, 16. Io. 1, 18. 1, Io. 4, 12. Exo. 33, 20. 1, Tim. 1, 17. (h) Psal, 145, 3. (i) Ier. 23, 23, 24. Esa. 40, 12, 15, 17, 22. 1. King. 8, 27. Psal. 145. 3. (k) Mat. 19, 17. 2. Chron. 30, 18. (l) 1, Sam. 2, 3. Io. 21, 17. Psal. 147, 5. 1, Tim. 1, 17. 1, and Cor. 1, 25. (m) Reu. 1, 18. Mat. 19, 26. Luc. 1, 37. Gen. 17. 1, Iob 42, 2. (n) Reu. 15, 4, & 4, 8. Esa. 6, 3. (o) 2, Cor. 11, 31. 1, Tim. 1, 11. Act. 17, 25. (p) Deut. 28, 58. Psal. 93, 1, & 72, 19. 1, Tim. 1, 17. Reu. 4, 11.

Q. What is God, in respect of the Crea­tures?

A. To the (a) good, full (b) of loue, (c) grace, (d) mercie, to the wicked full of (e) hatred, (f) wrath, (g) terror: To all the creatures full of (h) patience, (i) bountie (k) truth, (l) iustice. (a) Psal. 73, 1. (b) Psal. 146, 8. (c) Eph. 6, 24. Rom. 1, 7. Reu. 1, 4. (d) Exo. 34, 6, 7. Ioel 2, 13. Psal. 103, 8 13, 17. & 145, 8. & 86, 15. (e) Rom. 9, 13. Psal. 5 5. & 11, 5. Pro. 15 8. Esa. 1, 14. (f) Eph. 5, 6. Col. 3, 6. Psal. 79, 21, 31, 59. [Page 5] (g) Heb. 12, 21, 29. Gen. 4, 13. Reu. 6, 16. Luc. 23, 30. (h) 2, Pet. 3, 9. Rom. 2, 4. (i) Psa. 145, 9. & 73, 1. Mat. 5, 45. Luc. 6, 35. (k) Tit. 1, 2. Heb. 6, 18. 1, Thess. 5, 24. 1, Io. 1, 9. (l) Heb. 6, 10. & 12, 29. Neh. 1, 2, 3. Psal. 146, 7. Io. 17, 25. 1, Io. 1, 9.

Q. Thus of the nature of God: How ma­ny persons are there, in which God hath re­uealed himselfe.

A. Three; the Father, Sonne, and The persons. holy Ghost. Mat. 28, 19. & 3, 16, 17. 2. Cor. 13, 13. Eph. 4, 6. 1, Io. 5, 7.

Q. Who is the person of the Father?

A. God the Father of our Lord Iesus The Father. Christ. 2, Cor. 1, 3. & 11, 31. Eph. 1, 3, 17. & 3, 14. Col. 1, 3. 1, Thess. 1, 1. 1. Pet. 1, 3.

Q. Who is the Sonne?

A. Iesus Christ the (a) only begot­ten and (b) eternall Sonne of God. (a) Io. 1. 18. Heb. 1, 6. Col. 1, 15. (b) Io. 8 58. & 17, 5, 24. & 1, 1, 2, 3. & 10, 30, 38. & 14, 10. Pro. 8, 22, 24, 28, 50. 1. Io. 5, 20.

Q. What are we to consider in the person of the Sonne?

A. His Natures, Offices, and State. The Sonne his

Q. What is he in his Natures?

A. Emanuel, both (a) God & (b) Man 1. Natures in one (c) Person. (a) Io. 1, 1. Esa. 9, 6. 1, Io. [Page 6] 5, 20. Io. 20, 28. (b) 1, Tim. 2, 5. Heb. 2, 16, 17. Rom. 1, 3. (c) Rom. 9, 5. 1, Tim. 3, 16. Mat. 1. 23. Esa. 7, 14.

Q. What is he in his Offices?

A. Both (a) Iesus, a Sauiour, and 2. Offices. (b) Christ, the (c) only anointed (d) King (e) Priest, & (f) Prophet of his (g) Church. (a) Mat. 1, 21. 1, Tim. 4, 10. Tit. 2, 13. (b) Io. 1, 41. Psal. 45, 9. Heb. 1, 9. Esa. 61, 1. Dan. 9. 24. Act. 4, 27. & 10, 38. (c) Zac. 14, 9. Heb. 7, 12, 14. 1, Tim. 2, 5. Mat. 23, 8, 10. Iam. 4. 12. Heb. 1, 3. Act. 4, 12. Esa. 63, 3. Col. 2, 10. (d) Psal. 2, 6. Io. 12, 15. Reu. 1, 5. & 11, 15. & 15, 3. & 19, 16. Col. 2, 10. 1, Pet. 3, 22. (e) Heb. 4, 14. & 5, 5, 6, 10. & 7, 16, 17, 21, 24, 26, 28. & 9, 24. & 10, 21. (f) Act. 3, 22, 23. Mat. 17, 5. & 23, 8, 10. & 28, 19, 20. Esa. 9, 6. & 61, 1. 1, Cor. 1, 30. (g) Eph. 1, 22, 23. & 5, 23, 30. Mat. 1, 21. 1, Cor. 12, 27.

Q. What is the state of Christ?

A. Twofold of humiliation and ex­altation. 3. State.

Q. Wherein standeth the state of his hu­miliation?

A. In his (a) incarnation, (b) suffe­ring, (c) death, (d) buriall, and (e) ascen­tion. (a) Eph. 4, 9. Heb. 2, 16. Phil. 2, 6. (b) Mar. 15, 18. Esa. 53, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10. [Page 7] 1, Pet. 2, 24. Heb. 12, 2. (c) Phil. 2, 8. Act. 2, 24. (d) Esa. 53, 9. Act. 2, 27, 31. (e) Act. 2, 27, 31. Phil. 2, 89.

Q. Wherein standeth his state of exalta­tion.

A. In his (a) resurrection, descention, (b) ascention, (c) session at Gods right hand, and (d) returning to iudgement. (a) Rom. 1, 4. & 8, 34. 1. Cor. 15, 4, 14, 20. Act. 2, 33. (b) Mar. 16, 19. 10. 14, 2, 3. Act. 1, 9. & 3, 21. (c) Mar. 16, 19. Psal. 110, 1. Act. 2, 34, 35. Heb. 10, 12, 13. (d) Act. 1, 11. & 17, 31. Reu. 1, 7. Iud. 1, 14, 15. 2, Cor. 5, 10. Mat. 16, 27. & 25, 31.

Q. So much of the Sonne: Who is the holy Ghost?

A. The (a) spirit of God proceeding The holy Ghost. from the (b) Father, and the (c) Sonne. (a) Gen. 1. 2. Eph. 4. 4. Mat. 3. 16. (b) Io. 14. 16. Gal. 4. 6. (c) Io. 14. 26. & 15. 26. & 16. 7.

Q. Thus of the Persons: What kinde of workes hath God done?

A. Some (a) common to all creatures, The workes of God some (b) proper to the Church. (a) Psal. 145. 9. (b) Psal. 147. 20.

Q. Which are the workes common to all Creatures?

A. (a) Predestination, (b) Creation, Common to all creatures and (c) Prouidence. [Page 8] (a) Act. 4. 28. Eph. 4. 11. Psa. 145. 6. (b) Rom. 1. 20. Act. 14. 15. Gen. 1. 1. Psa. 146. 6. Reu. 4. 11. & 14. 7. (c) Mat. 5. 45. & 10. 29. Psal. 104. 1. &c.

Q. What are the workes proper to the Church?

A. Some are performed in this life; Proper to the Church in this life. other in the next. 1. Tim. 4. 8.

Q. What are the workes performed in this life?

A. Some are ascribed to the person of the Father; some to the Sonne; others to the holy Ghost.

Q. What workes are ascribed to the per­son of the Father?

A. (a) Election, (b) vocation, (c) re­mission of sinnes, (d) adoption. (a) 1. Pet. 1. 2. Eph. 1. 4. Tit. 1. 1. Act. 13. 48. Rom. 9. 13. 15. 18. 21. 22. 23. & 11. 5. Mat. 20. 16. (b) Rom. 8. 30. 2. Tim. 1. 9. 1. Thess. 4. 7. & and 5. 24. 1. Cor. 1. 9. (c) Rom. 3. 25. & 8. 33. 34. Luc. 1. 77. 1. Io. 1. 9. Psal. 32. 1. 2. 5. 2. Cor. 5. 19. (d) Eph. 1. 5. Rom. 8. 15.

Q. What are ascribed to the Sonne?

A. (a) Redemption, (b) reconcilia­tion, (c) iustification, (d) intercession. (a) Tit. 2. 14. Gal. 4. 5. Rom. 3. 24. Col. 1. 14. Luc. 2. 38. & 24. 21. (b) 1. Io. 2. 2. Col. 1. 20. [Page 9] Rom. 3. 25. & 5. 11. Eph. 2. 13. 14. 16. 2. Cor. 5. 19. (c) Rom. 5. 9. 19. Act. 13. 39. Rom. 5. 18. & 10. 4. 2. Cor. 5. 21. 1. Cor 1, 30. (d) Rom. 8, 34. Heb. 7, 25. 1, Tim. 2, 5. 1. Io. 2, 1. Heb. 9, 15. Io. 14, 13, & 16. 23. 24, & 1 [...]. 9. & 14, 6.

Q. What are ascribed to the holy Ghost?

A. ( [...]) Regeneration, (b) testificati­on, (c) corroboration, (d) consolation. (a) Io. 3, 5. Tit. 3, 5. Gal. 5, 22, 23. (b) Rom. 8, 15, 16. Gal. 4, 5, 6. (c) Eph. 3, 16, & 4, 30. Rom. 8, 26. (d) Io. 14, 16, 26. & 15, 26. & 16, 7.

Q. What are the workes performed by God for the Church in the life to come?

A. (a) Resurrection, and (b) glorifi­cation. The next.

(a) Io. 5, 28, 29. & 6, 54. & 11, 24, 25, Act. 24, 15, 22. 1, Cor. 15, 12, 13, 42, 43, 44. Iob 19, 25, 26, 27. (b) Mat. 13, 43. & 25, 34, 46. Rom. 6, 23. & 8, 30. Io. 3, 16. & 10, 27.

Q. So much concerning God; now of the Perswasion of the Crea­tures. Creatures: How many sorts of Creatures are there?

A. Some Creatures are inuisible, o­thers are visible. Col. 1. 16.

Q. What inuisible Creatures hath God made?

A. The Angels whereof some are Inuisible, both. good: others are euill, called the De­uils.

Q. What consider you in the good An­gels?

A. Their nature and their practise. Good.

Q. What are they in respect of their na­ture?

A. They are (a) chosen (b) spirits, (c) wise (d) holy, (e) mightie and (f) for euer blessed. (a) 1. Tim. 5. 21. (b) Heb. 1. 7. (c) 2. Sam. 14. 20. (d) Mat. 25. 31. (e) 2. Thes. 1. 7. (f) Mat. 22. 30.

Q. What is their practise?

A. To obaie (a) God, (b) plague and the wicked, (c) preserue and attend the godly in life (d) and death. (a) Mat. 6. 10, Heb. 1. 14. (b) Psal. 35. 5, 2. King. 19. 35, Mat. 13. 41. 42. (c) Psal. 34. 7. & 91. 11, Heb. 1. 14, 2. King. 6. 17. (d) Luc. 16. 22, Mat. 24. 31.

Q. What consider you in the Euill An­gels? Euill.

A. Their nature and practise also.

Q. What are they in their nature?

A. They are most (a) subtill (b) mi­ghtie (c) cruell (d) false (e) filthie (f) wic­ked (g) and damned spirits foreuer. (a) [Page 11] Reu. 12. 9. & 20. 3. 8. (b) Luc. 11. 20. 21. 22. (c) Io. 8. 44, 1. Pet. 5. 8. (d) Io. 8. 44. (e) Luc. 11. 24. (f) 1. Io. 3. 8. (g) Mat. 25. 41, Iud. v. 6. 2. Pet. 2. 4.

Q. How came they into this corrupt and cursed estate?

A. They wilfully fell away from their good and blessed estate wherein they were created of God Iud. v. 6. Io. 8. 44.

Q. What is their practise?

A. To (a) fight against the godly: (b) worke within the wicked: (c) hinder from good: and (d) tempt to euill, and destruction. (a) Reu. 12. 7. 10, Iob. 1. 6. 9. 12. 1. Chro. 21. 12. Luc. 2. 31. 2, Cor. 12. 7. 9. (b) 1 Sam. 18. 11. 1. King. 22. 21. 22. Eph. 2, [...] 2. Tim. 2. 26, Reu. 12. 12. (c) Mat. 13. 19. & 16. 23. 1. Thes. 2. 18. (d) Gen. 3. 13, Mat. 4. 3. 6. 9, 1. Thess. 3. 5, Act. 5. 3.

Q. Thus of the creatures inuisible: How may we consider the visible creatures?

A. In the inferior or superior sort of Visible both of inferior sort. them Psal. 8. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Q. What consider you in the inferior?

A. Their kindes or state.

Q. What kindes of inferior creatures are there?

A. Either of the skie, ayer, earth or and sea Psal. 8, 7, 8, & 146 6. Act. 14, 15. Reu. 14. 7. Gen. 1, 6, 9, 11, 14 20, 24.

Q. What is their state?

A. Twofold: (a) good before the fall of man, and (b) accursed after. (a) Gen. 1, 31. (b) Gen. 3, 17, 18.

Q. How are wee to consider the superior visible Creatures, namely man?

A. Both in the first parents of all o­ther; Superior in the. and in their posterity.

Q. Who were the first parents of all other?

A. Adam and Euah. First parents.

Q. What obserue you in Adam & Euah?

A. Their parts: their kindes: and their state.

Q. What parts consisted they of?

A. Of a (a) body: and of a (b) liuing or immortall soule. (a) Gen. 2, 7. (b) Gen. 2, 7.

Q. Whereof was Adams body made?

A. Of the dust of the ground Gen. 2, 7.

Q. Whereof was Euahs body made?

A. Of a ribbe of Adam Gen. 2, 21, and in 22, 23.

Q. Whence came the liuing or immortall soule?

A. From the inspiration or breath of God. Gen. 2, 7.

Q. What note you of their kindes?

A. God made the man and woman; & ioined them in marriage. Gen. 2, 18, 22.

Q. Why is marriage allowed of God and continued to their posterity?

A. For (a) propagation: (b) mutual helpe, and to (c) auoid vncleannesse. (a) Gen. 4, 1. Mal. 2, 15. 1, Tim. 2, 15, & 5, 14. (b) Gen. 2, 18. 1, Cor. 7, 34. Pro. 31, 10. 11, 23. (c) 1, Cor. 7, 2, 9. Heb. 13 4.

Q. How consider you the state of Adam and Euah.

A. Both before their fall and after it.

Q. What was their state before their fall?

A. They had Gods (a) image of (b) soueraigntie, (c) wisdome, (d) holinesse, (e) iustice, and (f) immortalitie. (a) Gen. 1, 26. (b) Gen. 1, 26. (c) Col. 3, 10. (d) Eph. 4, 24. (e) Eph. 4, 24. (f) Gen. 3, 19. Rom. 6. 23.

Q. How did they fall away?

A. By the (a) deuill entising in the serpent, (b) Euah perswading, and (c) A­dams owne free-will in eating the (d) for­bidden fruit. (a) Gen. 3, 1, 4, 5, 13. 2. Cor. 11, 3. (b) Gen. 3, 6, 12. (c) Gen. 3, 6, 12. (d) Gen. 2, 16, 17.

Q. What was their estate after the fall?

A. They were lost; and restored.

Q. How were they lost?

A. They were (a) driuen out of pa­radice, and subiect to (b) labor, (c) sinne, (d) misery, and death, of (e) soule and (f) bodie. (a) Gen. 3. 13. 14. (b) Gen. 3. 17. 18. 19. (c) Gen. 5. 1. 3. & 6. 5, Eccles. 7. 31. (d) Gen. 3. 16. 17. (e) Rom. 6. 23. with Reu. 21. 8. (f) Gen. 3. 19 & 5. 5.

Q. How were they restored?

A. By receauing the (a) promise of Christ, and (b) image of God; partly in this life and perfectly in the next. (a) Gen. 3. 15. & 4. 4. (b) Luc. 3. 38.

Q. So much of Adam and Euah: How Their poste­ritie conside­red in. Many toge­ther as in. are we to consider the posteritie?

A. In many persons together: or in one particular person.

Q. How doe you consider them in many together?

A. As they are the Church of God The Church. or not.

Q. How consider you the Church of God?

A. It is (a) inuisible and Catholike; Inuisible. or (b) visible and particular (a) Eph. 1. 22. & 3. 21. & 2. 19. 20. & 5. 23. 24. 32, 1. Tim. [Page 15] 3. 15. (b) Cor. 1. 2, Gal. 2. 2, 1. Thess. 1, 1. Reu. 1. 8. 12. 18. & 3. 1. 7. 14.

Q. Whereof doth the Church inuisible or Catholike consist?

A. Of the head and the members thereof.

Q. Who is the head thereof?

A. Iesus Christ (a) onely, in (b) all things, and (c) for euer. (a) Act. 4 12, 1. Tim. 25, Mat. 23. 10. (b) Eph. 1. 22. & 5. 24. (c) Mat. 28. 20, Heb. 7. 25.

Q. What doth this head vnto his mem­bers?

A. Redeeme (a) them by his blood, and (b) preserue them by his power, (c) in­struct them by his word, and (d) renue and (e) leade them by his spirit. (a) Reu. 5. 9. (b) Io. 10. 27. 28 (c) Mat. 23. 10. (d) Io. 3. 5, Ephe. 5. 26. (e) Rom. 8. 9. 14, Gal. 4. 6.

Q. What consider you in the members?

A. Their person, state, and proper­ties.

Q. Who are the persons, which are mem­bers of this head?

A. Gods Elect only of all times, and places.

Q. And who are they that are the Elect of God?

A. Such (a) only as liue or dy in (b) faith and Godlinesse. (a) Mat. 20, 16. Io. 10, 26, 27. 2, Tim. 2, 19, 20, 21. (b) Act. 13, 48. Tit. 1, 1. 2, Pet. 1, 10, 5, 6, 7. Col. 3, 12. Rom. 8, 30, 5.

Q. What is their estate?

A. They are (a) militant in earth, or (b) triumphant in Heauen. (a) Reu. 12, 7, 8, & 17, 14, & 19, 14. Ephes. 6, 12. 1, Tim. 6, 12. (b) Heb. 12, 22, 23. Reu. 5, 10, & 7, 13, 14.

Q. What is the state of the members of the Church militant?

A. They are either (a) called: or not (b) called. (a) Rom, 8, 30. (b) Act. 2, 39.

Q. What are the properties of the Church inuisible?

A. Effectual (a) calling by the word; particular (b) assurance of their Election; & (c) perseuerance in grace. (a) Io. 10, 27, 3, 4. Rom. 6, 17. 2, Thes. 2, 13, 14. 1, Pet. 1. 23. (b) Rom 8▪ 38, 39. 1 Tim. 1, 15. 2, Pet. 1, 10. (c) Rom. 11, 29. Io. 13, 1. Psal. 1, 3, & 37, 24.

Q. What persons are not of the inuisible Church of God?

A. Such of all times and places as [Page 17] are not chosen of God. Mat. 20, 16. Rom. 9, 6, 13, 18, 21. Iud. ver. 4.

Q. Why hath not God chosen some to sal­uation?

A. He hath passed them by for his (a) onely will: but will (b) condemne them for their onely sinne. (a) Math. 11, 25, 26. Rom. 9, 18, 21, 22, 23. (b) Mat. 11, 25, 41, 42. Ephes. 5, 6. 2, Pet. 2, 1. Rom. 1, 27, & 2. 2, 3, 6.

Q. Who are they that are not chosen to saluation?

A. All such onely (a) as liue and die without (b) sound repentance, faith, and obedience to the word (a) Rom. 8, 1, 33 34. Io. 17, 12. (b) Io. 8, 24. Mar. 16, [...]6, Io. 3, 36. Luc. 13, 3, 5. Mat. 3, 10, & 7, 23.

Q. Thus of the Church Inuisible Visible. or Catholike, what are wee to consider of the Visible or particular Church of Christ?

A. The markes, the members, and the power thereof.

Q. What are the markes of the particular Visible Church?

A. Chiefly the (a) word and (b) prai­er, and then also the Sacraments. (a) Mat. [Page 18] 28. 20, Eph. 2. 20, Act. 2. 42, Psa. 147. 19. 20, (b) Mat. 18. 20. & 28. 19, Act. 2. 42, Ier. 10. 25. (c) Mat. 28. 19. 20, Act. 2. 42.

Q. Who are the members of the visible Church?

A. Some (a) gouerne vnder Christ: others, (b) are gouerned (a) 1. Cor. 12, 28. Rom. 12. 8. (b) Rom. 13. 1, Tit. 3. 1.

Q Who are the members gouerning vn­der Christ?

A. Some are (a) ciuill as Magistrates: some (b) spirituall as Ministers of all sorts, which are ordained of Christ. (a) Rom. 13. 1. 2. 3. [...], Esa. [...]9. 23. (b) Eph. 4. 11, 1. Cor. 12. 28. 29, Rom. 12. 6. 7. 8, 1. Tim. 3. 1. 12. & 5. 1. 17.

Qu. Who are the members that are go­uerned?

A. They are either true, or false Rom. 9. 6, Reu. 3. 9, 1. Io. 2. 19.

Qu. Who are the true members of the visible Church?

A. All (a) baptised persons ioyning to Gods worships, with an (b) holy heart, and an (c) obedient life. (a) Mar. 16. 16, Gal. 3. 27. (b) Psa. 73. 1. & 125. 4. Luc. 8. 15. (c) Mat. 7. 21, Gal. 6. 16.

Q. Who are the false members thereof?

A. All baptised (a) hypocrites and (b) prophane impenitent liuers (a) Mat. 7, 22, 23. Luc. 13, 26, 27. Luc. 12, 48 Reu. 3, 1. Tit. 1, 16. 2, Tim. 3, 5. (b) Mat. 13, 40, 48, & 24, 48 49.

Q. What is the power of the visible Church?

A. To (a) ordaine Ministers: to (b) deduce orders of things in different out of the generall rules of the word; and (c) to apply the keies of binding and of loo­sing. (a) Act. 6, 3, 5, 6, & 14, 23, with 1, Tim. 5, 22. Tit. 1, 5. Heb. 6, 1. (b) Act. 15, 28, 29. 1, Cor. 14, 26, 40. (c) Mat. 16, 19, & 18, 18. Io. 20, 23.

Q. Who are not of the visible Church of God?

A. (a) Heathens, Turkes, (b) Iewes, (c) Papists, and (d) other heretikes which all persons iustly excommunicate. (a) Ps. 147, 19, 20. Ier, 10, 25. (b) Rom. 11, 17, 25, 2, Cor. 3, 14. (c) 2, Thes. 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Reu. 17, 1. (d) 1, Cor. 5, 11, 12. 1, Tim. 1, 20. Mat. 16, 19, & 18, 17, 18, 19.

Q. So much of the posterity of Adam, considered in many: Now how consider you his posterity, in one particular person, as [Page 20] namely in your selfe.

A. I consider my selfe in a two­fold Adams po­sterity con­sidered in one parti­cular per­son. estate. What I am by nature and what I am by Gods grace. Eph. 2, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13. Tit. 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 1, Tim. 1, 12, 13. 1, Corinth. 6, 11.

Q. What is your estate and the estate of e­uery man by nature?

A. Most (a) sinfull without (b) By nature. holinesse: and (c) miserable with­out happinesse. (a) Gen. 6, 5. Psal. 39, 5. Rom, 9, 11. 12, 9. (b) Rom. 3, 10, 12. Ecclesiast. 7, 22. Esa. 64, 6. Phil. 3, 9. Rom. 7, 18. (c) Iob. 14, 1. Rom. 7. 24, & 3, 23, Gen. 3, 17, 18, 19. 1. Corinth. 11, 19.

Q. How are you by nature sinfull?

A. By sinne (a) originall in my birth: Sinfull. and by sinnes (b) actuall in my life. (a) Io. 3, 6. Psal. 51, 5. Iob. 25, 4. (b) Ier. 13, 23. Psal. 19, 12, & 40, 12. 1, Ioh. 1, 8.

Q. How are you sinfull by sinne ori­ginall?

A. By sinne (d) imputed or accoun­ted to me, and (b) inherent or abiding in me. (d) Rom. 5, 13, 14. (b) Rom. 7, [Page 21] 18, 20, 23. Gal. 5, 17. Iam. 1, 14, 15. Ier. 14, 9, Io. 3, 6.

Q What sinne is that which is accounted or imputed to you?

A. The sinne of (a) Adam; of all my (b) forefathers; and of my (c) parents (a) Rom. 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. 1, Cor. 15. 22. (b) Dan, 19, 16. Neh. 1, 6. Exo. 20, 5. (c) Psal. 51, 5, & 109, 14, 15. Iob. 14, 4, & 15, 14, & 25, 4.

Q. What is the sinne inherent or abi­ding in you?

A. Want (a) of inherent righteous­nesse and and (b) corruption of my nature. (a) Rom. 7, 18. Phil. 3, 9. Heb. 12, 12. (b) Gen 6. 5. Pro. 20, 7. Ier. 17, 9.

Q. Wherein standeth the corruption of your nature?

A. In my (a) pronenesse to al sin: and (b) backwardnesse, to do the will of God. (a) Rom. 7, 21. Gal. 5, 17. Col. 1, 21. Phil. 3, 19. (b) Luc. 24, 25. Rom. 8, 7. Heb. 12, 12.

Q. How are you sinfull by sin actuall?

A. By the (a) dayly and continuall breaking of Gods (b) law in (c) thought, (d) word, and (e) deede. (a) Mat. 6, 12. Gen. 6, 5. (b) Leu 4, 13. 1, Sam. 15, 22, 23, 24. 1, Io. 3, 4. Rom, 7, 13, & 4. 15. Gen. 3, 17. [Page 22] (c) Act. 8, 22. Pro. 20, 9. Rom 7, 7. Mar. 7, 21, 23, 22. (d) Pro. 12, 13, & 10, 19. Rom. 3, 13, 14. Psal. 109, 7, & 39, 1. Mat. 12, 36. (e) Rom. 3, 12. Gen. 3, 13, 14. 1, Io. 3, 8. Rom. 1, 31, & 7, 17, 19. Iam. 1, 15.

Q. How are you by nature miserable? Miserable.

A. By iust (a) deseruing all punish­ments of this (b) life and the (c) next. (a) Ezec. 39, 31. Lam. 3, 22, 23. (b) Psal. 119, 75. Ezec. 9, 15. Neh 9, 33. Dan. 9, 7, 14. (c) Rom. 3, 8, 19. Mat. 22, 12, 13.

Q. What is the iust punishment of all sin in this life?

A. (a) Gods wrath, (b) Satans po­wer, (c) sin [...] raigne, (d) curse of the law, (e) wound of conscience, (f) death and all (g) afflictions. (a) Eph. 2, 3, & 5, 6. Ps. 79, 6, & 38, 3. 2. Chro. 19, 2. Io. 3, 3 [...]. Esa. 59, 20. (b) Act, 26, 18. 2, Tim. 2, 26. Eph. 2, 2. 1, Cor. 4, 4. Reu. 12, 12, 3. 1, Io. 3, 8. (c) Rom. 6, 17. 2, Pet. 2, 19. Io. 8, 34. ( [...]) Deut. 27. 13, 26, & 28, 15, 16, 20. Gal. 3, 10. Psal. 119, 21. Gen. 3, 17. Pro. 3, 17. Pro. 3. 33. Esa. 65, 20. (e) Esa. 57, 20, 21, 22. Rom. 2, 15. Io. 8, 9. (f) Rom. 6. 23. Gen. 3. 19. 1, Sam. 2, 25. 2, Sam. 12, 14. 1, Cor. 11, 30. (g) Psa. 89, 32. 1, Cor. 11, 30. Psa. 32, 10, & 38, 3. Pro, 13, 24, & 24, 20.

Q. What is the iust punishment of sinne in the life to come?

A. (a) Resurrection to condemnati­on, (b) losse of heauen, (c) and eternall pains of hellin (d) soule and (e) bodie. [a] Io. 5, 29. Reu. 1, 7. & 20, 13, 15. 2, Cor. 5, 10. 1, Thes. 4, 16. [b] Heb. 12, 14. Reu. 21. 27, & 22, 15. Luc. 13. 28. Mat. 25, 10. [c] Mat. 25, 46. Reu. 20, 10, 15, & 21, 5. Iud. v [...]. [ [...]] Mar. 9, 44, 46. Rom. 2, 9. [c] Luc. [...] Mar. 9, 43, 45 47.

[...] So much of your estate by nature: [...] [...]hat is your estate, and the estate of all the faithfull by grace?

A. By grace I am made of sinfull [a] By grace. holy, and of miserable [b] happy. [a] 1. Pet. 2, 5, 9. Tit. 2, 14. Rom. 6, 11. 16, 22, 16. 1, Cor. 1, 2, & 6, 11. Eph. 5, 8. [b] Psa. 65. 4. Reu. 20, 6. Mat. 13, 16, & 5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8.

Q. How are you made holy by grace?

A. [a] Perfectly by [b] iustification: Holy. and partly [c] by Regeneration. [a] Psal. 51, 2. [b] Rom, 5. 18, 19, 9. [c] 1, Cor. 13, 9. Iam. 3, 2. 1, Io. 1, 8, [d] Io. 3, 5. Tit. 3, 5, 2, Cor. 5, 17. Gal. 5, 16.

Q. How are you made perfectly holy by Iustification?

A. By Gods (a) totall, and per­petuall remission of my sinnes: and by (c) imputation of Christs most (d) perfect Iustice to mee (a) Esa. 38, 17. Rom. 3, 25. Psal. 32, 2, & 103, 3, (b) Heb. 8, 12. with Ier. 31, 34. (c) 2, Cor. 5, 21. Rom. 4, 5, 6, 23, 24. Phil. 3, 9. (d) Act. 4, 12. Rom. 5, 18, 19, 20, & 10, 4. 1, Cor. 1, 30. Heb. 1, 3. 1, Io. 1, 7, 9.

Q. How are you partly made holy by Re­generation? and

A. By (a) Illumination of my minde: (b) mortification of my sinnes: and (c) sanctification of my life: wrought in (d) degree within mee by the (e) spirit of God. (a) Io. 3. 3, 5. 1, Corinth. 2, 10, 12, 15. 1, Ioh. 3, 24, & 4. 13. (b) Rom. 8, 13. Gal. 5, 17, 24. Rom. 6, 5, 6, 11. 1, Ioh. 3, 9. Eph. 4, 22. (c) 1, Pet, 1, 2. 2, Thes. 2, 13. Psal. 143, 10, 1, Cor. 6, 11. Rom. 6, 4. 1, Ioh. 2. 29. Eph. 4, 23, 24. (d) 1. Cor, 13, 9. Iam. 3, 2. Rom. 7, 18, 19, 21, 23. Gal. 5, 17. (e) Gal. 5. 22, 23. Eph. 3, 16, & 5, 9. 2, Corinth. 3, 18. Psal. 143, 10.

Q. Being thus made holy doe you not now sinne any more?

A. Yes (a) daily by (b) vnprofita­ble seruice, by (c) omitting good and by ( [...]) committing euill. (a) Math. 6, 9, 11, 12. (b) Luc. 17, 10. (c) Rom. 7, 15, 19. (d) Iam. 3, 2. 1, Io. 1, 8. Psal. 19, 12, & 40, 12. I, King. 8, 46, Prouerbs 20, 9, Ecclesiast. 7. 22.

Q. How then are you holy seeing you daily sinne?

A. Passiuely by receauing (a) Gods daily benefits, and actiuely by (b) do­uing daily duties. (a) Psal. 68, 19. Lam. 3, 23. (b) Mat. 6, 9, 11.

Q. What daily benefits doe you receaue from God?

A. I am daily partaker of Gods (a) mercy and free pardon to me, of (b) Christs intercession for mee: and of the Holy Ghosts working (c) continuance and (d) encrease of grace in mee (a) Math. 6, 9, 12, 14, 15. Lam. 3, 22, 23. (b) Heb. 7, 25. Rom. 8, 34. 1, Io. 2, 1. (c) Reuel. 2, 10. Rom. 2, 7. Heb. 3, 14. (d) 1, Pet. 2, 2. 2, Pet. 3, 18. 2, Corinth. 7, 1

Q. What daily duties doe you [Page 26] performe tending to make you holy?

A. Faith [a] in Christ, [b] mortifica­tion of sinnes, [c] prayer for pardon, [d] with desire, [e] full purpose and [f] en­deuour of new life. [a] Act. 10, 43. & 15, 9. Gal. 3, 26, [b] Rom. 8, 13, 26. Eph. 4, 22. Col. 3, 9. Gal. 5, 24. [c] Mat. 6, 9, 11, 12. [d] 1, Pet. 2, 2. Mat. 5, 6. Psa. 119, 5. [e] Act. 11, 23. [f] Luc. 13, 14. Rom. 12, 11.

Q. So much of your holy estate by grace: Now, how are you and all the faithfull made happy by Gods grace?

A. By being freed from the partes Happy in being. of miserie; and pertakers of the partes of true happinesse.

Q. What partes of miserie are you freed from?

A. The [a] wrath of God: [b] curse Freed from misery. of the law, [c] power of Satan: raigne [d] of sinne, [e] wound of conscience, [f] sting of death and [g] feare of condem­nation. [a] Rom. 5. 9. Eph. 2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, Col. 1, 20. Mica. 7, 9. [b] Gal. 3, 13. Deut. 27, 26, & 28, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. [c] 1, Io. 3, 8. Heb. 2, 14. Reu. 12, 7, 9, 11. Rom. 16, 20. [d] Rom. 6, 17, 22. Reu. 1, 6, & 5, 10. [e] Rom. 5, 1. Eph. 2, 17. Psa. 85, 8. [f] 1, Cor. 15, 55, Hos. 13, 14, Heb. 2, 14. [g] [Page 27] Rom. 8, 1, 33, 34. Io. 3, 18, & 5, 24.

Q. Being thus freed from the partes of misery are you not now subiect to any mi­sery.

A. Yes (a) daily, for (b) God affli­cteth me of loue: The (c) Deuill and the (d) world of malice: and I must also (e) die when the Lord hath (f) appointed. (a) Psa. 73, 14. Luc. 9, 23. Mat. 6, 34. (b) Heb. 12, 6. Pro. 3, 12. Reu. 3, 19. Iob. 5, 17, 18, 19. (c) 1, Pet. 5, 8. Reu. 2, 10. & 12, 15, 17. Iob. 1, 11, & 2, 7. (d) Io. 15, 18, 19, & 16, 33, & 17, 14. Gal. 4, 29. Luc. 6, 22. 1, Io. 3, 13. (e) Psa. 89, 48. Iob. 17, 13, 14. 1, King. 2, 2. 2, Pet. 1, 14. (f) Heb. 9, 27, Iob. 14, 14. Psa. 68, 20. Act. 13. 36.

Q. How then are you freed from the partes of misery?

A. These (a) light and short afflict­ions: are needefull to keepe mee from (b) sinne and (c) hell, and to furder me in (d) grace and (e) glory and are (f) no­thing to the comforts which I haue be­sides. (a) 2, Cor. 4, 17. Psa. 103, 10. Lam. 3, 22. Esa. 54, 7, 8. (b) Pso. 119, 67, 71. (c) 1, Cor. 11. 32. (d) Heb. 12, 11, 10. Hos. 5, 15, & 6, 1. (e) Act. 14, 22. Iam. 1, 12. Mat. 5, 12. 2, Cor. 4, 17. (f) Rom. 8, 18, & 5 3.

Q How are you made partaker of the Made perta­ker of happi­nesse. partes of happinesse?

A. Partly in this life and perfectly in the next.

Q. How are you made partaker of happi­nesse in this life?

A. Both by outward Communion, In this life both in. Common. and by inward consolation.

Q. What outward Communion haue you making you happy?

A. With (a) God; with (b) An­gels, with the (c) Saints and all (a) Crea­tures. (a) 1. Io. 1, 3. (b) Heb. 12, 22. (c) Heb. 10, 25. (d) Psal 8, 6.

Q. What communion haue you with God?

A. With his (a) fauour, (b) presence, (c) prouidence, (d) sonne (e) spirit and (f) promises. (a) Ier. 31, 3. Zach. 2, 8. Psal. 59. 10, 17, & 23, 6, & 146 8, & 142, 5. (b) Psa. 23, 4, & 16, 18. Act. 17, 27. Gen. 28, 15. Ier. 26, 28. Math. 10, 30, 31. Ro. 8, 28. Gen. 50, 20. (d) Heb. 3, 14. Ioh. 20, 28. 1, Tim. 1, 15 & 4, 10. Gal. 2, 20. (e) Rom. 5, 5, & 8, 9. 1, Cor. 3, 16, & 6, 19. Eph. 1, 13. 1, Io. 3, 2. Act. 5, 30. (f) Psal. 119, 50 111, 103. Rom. 4, 16. Gal. 3, 22. Heb. 10, 36. and

Q. What communion haue you with An­gels?

A. With their (a) loue, (b) presence & assistance (c) in life, in dateh (d) & at the (e) resurrection. (a) Luc. 15, 10. (b) Psal. 34 7. Gen. 48, 16. 2, King 6, 16, 17. (c) Psal 91, 11, 12, 14. Heb. 1, 14. (d) Luc. 16, 22. (e) Mat. 24, 31.

Q. What communion haue you with the Saints?

A. With their (a) loue: their prai­ers, (c) their helpe, and their (d) good example. (a) Coloss. 1, 4. Rom. 12, 15. Heb. 13, 3. (b) Matth. 6 9. Ephes. 6, 18. Act. 12, 5. 2, Corinth. 9, 13. Psal. 122, 6, 7. (e) Rom. 12, 13. 2, Corinth. 8, 2, 3, & 9, 8, 9, 11. Matth. 25 34, 35 36. (d) 1, Pet. 3, 1, 16. Col. 2, 5. Mat. 5, 16.

Q. What communion haue you with all the creatures?

A. With their (a) league, their (b) lawfull vse, (c) their helpe and their (d) comfort. (a) Iob. 5, 22, 23. Mirc. 16, 18. Act. 28, 3, 4. Iudg. 5, 20. (b) 1, Tim. 4. 4, 5. Tit. 1, 15. Rom 14, 14. 1, Corin [...]h. 10, 23. (c) Rom. 8, 28. Gen. 50, 20. Psal. 104, 15. (d) Psal. 104, 15. Prou. 31, 6, 7.

Q. What are the inward Consolations that make you happy?

A. They stand both in perswasion Consola­tion. and experience.

Q. What are they which stand in perswa­sion?

A. (a) Election; (b) Adoption, (c) Iustification: and (d) Saluation. (a) 2, Pet. 1, 10, 5, 6. Rom. 8, 38, 39, & 5, 5. Eph. 3, 18, 19. Luc. 10, 20. (b) Mat. 6, 9. Rom. 8, 15, 16, 17. Gal. 4, 6. (c) Psal. 32, 1, 2, 3, & 103, 1▪ 2. Esa. 38, 17. (d) Psa. 27. 13.

Q. What are they which stand in expe­rience? and

A. Peace (a) of conscience, (b) spiri­tuall ioy, hope (c) of glory (d) witnesse of the Holy Ghost: (e) continuance in grace (f) victory ouer my temptations, and (g) all things working to my good. (a) Rom. 5, 1, & 14, 17. Gal. 5, 22. Phil. 4, 7. Ioh. 16, 33. Mat. 11, 29. (b) Rom. 14, 17. Gal. 5, 22. 1, Pet. 1, 8. Rom. 5, 2. Luc. 10, 20. 1 Thes. 5, 16. 1, Io. 1, 4. (c) Rom. 5, 2. & 12, 12. Heb. 6, 18, 19. 1, Pet 1, 3. (d) Rom. 8, 15, 16. Gal. 4, 6. (e) Io. 10, 27. Psa. 37. 24. & 1, 3, & 92, 13, 14. (f) Rom. 8, 37. 1, Io. 5, 4, 5. 1, Cor. 15, 57. (g) Rom. 8, 28. Gen. 50, 20.

Q. How shall you bee made happy in the life to come?

A. By escaping all miseries and ob­taining In the ne [...] all happinesse.

Q. What are the miseries that you shall escape?

A. The (a) afflictions of this life, (b) condemnation in Iudgement; losse (c) of Heauen, and (d) pains of Hell for euer. (a) Reuelat. 14, 13, & 7. 16, 17, & 21, 4, & 22, 3. (b) Ioh. 3, 18, & 5, 24. Rom. 8, 1, 33, 34. (c) Reuelation 3, 5, 12. (d) Reuelation 2, 11, & 20, 6. Luc. 21, 36.

Q. What is the happinesse that you shall enioy?

A. It standeth both in state and fel­lowship.

Q. What happinesse shall you haue in state?

A. (a) Immediate going of my soule to God, (b) ioyfull resurrection of my body, (c) ioy, and (d) glory of my vnited (e) soule, and (f) body, (g) vnspeakeable and (h) euerlasting. (a) Luc. 16, 22, & 23, 43, 46. Act. 7, 69. Phillip. 1, 23. Ecclesast. 12, 7. 2, Tim. 4, 8. (b) Ioh. 19, 25, 26. Psal. 17, 15. Ioh. [Page 32] 5, 29, & 11, 23, 24, & 6, 39, 54. Act. 24, 15. Luc. 14, 14, 1, Corinth. 15, 14, 18. 19. 1, Thes. 4, 16, 14. (c) Mat. 25, 21, 23. (d) Matth. 13, 43, & 25, 34. Reu. 21, 4, 7. Dau. 12, 3. 1, Corinth. 15, 42, 43, 44. (e) Act. 7, 69. Luc. 16, 22. (f) 1, Corinth. 15, 42, 43, 44. 2, Corinth. 5, 1. (g) 1, Corinth. 2, 9. Psal. 139, 18. (h) Matth, 25, 46. Ioh. 3, 16, 36. 1, Thess. 4, 17. 2, Tim, 2, 10. 2, Cor. 4, 17

Q. What fellowship shall you haue to make you happy?

A. I shall remaine with (a) God, with his (b) Christ; with the (c) An­gels and all the (d) Saints of God for­euer. (a) Thes. 4, 17. Reu. 22, 3, 4, 5, & 7, 15 & 21, 3. (b) Phil. 1, 23. Ioh. 12, 26, & 17, 24. Luc. 33, 43, 46. Reu. 7, 17, & 22, 3. (c) Heb. 12, 22. Matth. 22, 30. Reuelat. 5, 11. (d) 1, Thessalon. 4, 17. Heb. 12, 23. Matth. 8, 11.

Q. So much of the Perswasion of a The practise of a Chri­stian. Christian. Now tell mee how you know that you are brought out of the estate of sinne and miserie into this excellent estate of Holinesse and happinesse?

A. Because I walke in the true [Page 33] practise of a Christian. 2, Pet. 1, 10, 5, 6, 7.

Q. Wherein standeth the practise of a Christian?

A. In (a) totall, (b) cordiall, and In the duties concerning both. (c) continuall (d) obedience to Gods (e) only commandements (a) Psa. 119, 6. Matth, 28, 20. 2, Cor, 2, 9. Matth. 5, 19. Iam. 2, 10. Act. 3, 22. (b) Rom. 6, 17. Matth. 22, 37. Rom. 12, 11. Deuterono. 6, 25. (c) Reuelat. 2, 10 Io. 8, 31. (d) Io. 3. 36. Rom. 16, 26. (e) Deut. 12, 32, & 4, 2. Ios. 23, 6, & 1, 7. Act. 26, 22. Matth. 23 8, 10.

Q. What kindes of duties hath God com­manded vs to practise?

A. Such as concerne the partes of godlinesse, or the meanes there­of.

Q. What are the duties concerning the The parts of Godlinesse namely, partes of godlinesse?

A. (a) Conuersion, and (b) fruits worthy. (a) Matth. 3, 2, & 4, 17. Act. 26, 20. (b) Matth. 3, 8, Act. 26, 20.

Q. What are the parts of Conuersi­on? Conuersion standing in.

A. (a) Repentance towards God, [Page 34] and [b] faith towards our Lord Iesus Christ. [a] Act. 20, 21. Heb. 6, 1. Marc. 1, 15. [b] Act. 20, 21. Heb. 6, 1. Marc. 1, 15.

Q. How manifold is repentance? Repentance

A. Twofold [a] initiall and [b] daily [a] Math. 12, 41. [b] Math. 6, 9, 12.

Q. Wherein standeth repentance?

A. In the [a] knowledge, [b] sor­row and and [c] sincere confession of our sinnes, [d] guilt and punishment to God. [a] Rom. 7, 7. 14, 18. 1, King, 8, 38. Psal. 51, 3. Rom. 3, 20. Ierem. 3, 13. [b] 2, Cor. 7, 10. Iocl. 2, 13. Psal. 38, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 9, 18. Pro. 28, 13. Luc. 15, 18, 21. [c] Psal. 32, 5. Mat. 3, 6. Leuit. 5, 5. 1, Ioh. 1, 9. 2, Sam. 12, 13, & 24, 10. [d] Psa. 32, 5, & 38, 3, 4, 5, & 51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 14. [e] Ezec. 36, 31. 1, Cor, 11, 31. Luc. 15, 19, 21.

Q. Wherein standeth faith? Faith.

A. In the (a) knowledge, (b) esti­mation, (c) desire (d) perswasion and (e) application of the person, offices, and whole ob [...]dience of Christ vnto our selues ( [...]) Phillippians 3, 8, 10. Ioh. 12, 46. & 17, 3. Roman. 10. 14. Ioh. 6. 69. (h) Phil. 3, 8. 1. Cor. 2, 2. (c) Ioh. [Page 35] 7, 37. Esa. 55, 1. Mat. 5, 6. (d) Act. 8. 37. Rom. 8. 38. 39. (e) 1. Tim. 1. 15. Gal. 2, 20. & 3. 27. Ioh. 20, 27, 28, 29. Phil. 3. 2.

Qu. What are the fruits worthy of con­uersion?

A. (a) Mortification of sinne, and (b) sanctification of life. (a) Psa. 85. 8. Rom. 8. 13. Col. 3. 5, 9. Gal. 5, 24. Ephe. 4. 22. 25. Ioh. 5. 14. (b) Rom. 6, 4. Ephes. Fruits of conuersion, which are 4, 24. Collos. 3. 10. 1. Pet. 2. 24. 2. Cor. 5. 15.

Qu. Wherein standeth mortification?

A. In the (a) true and continuall dis­like, and (b) endeauouring against the [c] first motions, [d] act, and [e] occasi­ons Mortificatiō of all sinne. (a) Rom. 7, 15. 19, 24. & 12. 9. Psal. 97. 10. & 36, 4. & 119, 128. (b) Gal. 5. 17. 1. Pet. 2 11. (c) Gal. 5. 17. Rom. 7 23. (d) Col. 3. 5. Prou. 28, 13. & and 14. 16. 1. Pet. 4. 1. 2. Tit. 2. 12. Io. 8. 11. Esa. 1. 16. (e) Gen. 39. 10. Pro. 5. 8. & 23. 31.

Q. Wherein standeth sanctification of life?

A. In the duties of [a] well-doing and [b] well-sufferings. (a) Rom. 13, 3. 1. Pet. 4. 19. (b) 1. Pet. 4. 15, 16. Sanctifica­tion

Q. First of the duties of well-doing, Wel-doing towards Wherein do they stand?

A. In the [a] fulfilling of Gods law, which is a rule of [b] inward, and (c) out­ward duty to [d] God, my [e] neighbor, and my [f] self. (a) Ro. 13, 8, 20. Gal. 5, 4. 1, Io. 34. (b) Ro. 7, 7, 14. (c) Deut. 27, 26. Gal. 3. 10. (d) Mat. [...]2, 37, 38. (e) Mat. 22, 39. 1, Io. 3, 17, & 4, 20. (f) Mat. 22, 39.

Q. Wherein standeth your inward duty God. to God?

A. In his (a) knowledge, (b) loue, (c) feare (d) ioy, (e) trust & care in all things to (f) gloriiy, & (g) please him. (a) 1, Chro. 28, 9. Ier. 31, 34. Io. 17, 3. (b) Mat. 22, 37. Deut. 6, 5, & 10, 12, & 28, 58. Exo. 20, 6. 1. Cor. 8, 3. Ro. 8, 28. Iam. 1, 10. (c) Luc. 12, 5, & 23, 40. Ps. 34, 9. Pro. 23, 17. Deu. 28, 58. (d) Ps. 32, 11. Luc. 1, 47. Phil. 4, 4. (e) Pro. 3, 5, & 29, 25, 1, Tim. 4, 10, & 6, 17, Ier. 17. Ps. 4, 5. & 32, 10, & 37, 3▪ & 118, 8, 9, & 125, 1, (f) 1, Cor. 10, 31. Mat. 5 16. 1, Pet. 2, 12. Reu. 14, 7. Rom. 2, 23, 24. (g) Heb. 12, 28, & 13, and 21. Col. 1, 10. 1 Cor. 7, 32.

Q. Wherein standeth your outward duty towards God?

A. In the effectual vse of his (a) worship, (b) name & (c) day in all things as (d) he [Page 37] hath commanded. (a) Exo. 20, 4, 5, 6. Io. 4, 24. Ro. 14, 23. Heb. 12, 28. (b) Exo. 20, 7. Mat. 5, 34. Iam. 5, 12. Ier. 4, 2. (c) Exo. 20, 8, 9, 10. Reu. 1, 10. 1, Cor. 16, 1, 2. Act. 20, 7. Io. 20, 19, 26. (d) Deut. 12, 32, & 4, 2. Ios. 1, 7, & 23, 6. Mat. 28, 20. Act. 3, 22. Reu. 22, 14.

Q. Wherein standeth your inward duty to your neighbour?

A. In (a) reuerence, (b) loue, (c) meeknes, (d) patience, (e) kindnes, (f) mercy. (a) Ro. 12, 7. 1, Pet. 2, 17, & 3, 6, 7, 16. Leuit. 19, 3, 22. (b) Ro. 12, 9, 10. 1, Io. 3, 14, 18, 23, & 5, 1, mat. 5 44. Io. 13, 34, 35. 1, pet. 3, 8. 1, Thes. 5, 8. Eph. 5, 2. (c) Ia. 3, 13, 17. Mat. 11, 29, & 5, 5. Eph. 4, 2. 2, Tit. 3, 2. 1, Pet. 3, 4, 16. Gal. 5, 23. (d) col. 3, 13. eph. 4, 26. 31, 32. mat. 5, 39, 40, 44. Ro. 12, 19, 20, 21. (e) 1, Pe [...]. 3, 8. Eph. 4, 32. Col. 3, 12. Gal. 5, 22. Luc. 6. 35. Ro. 12, 21, (f) Luc. 6, 46. mat. 5, 7. Iam. 3, 17, & 3, 13.

Q. What are the outward duties to your Our Neigh­bours. neighbour?

A. They are in word, or action.

Q. What are the dutie [...] in word?

A. b Instruction, p reproofe, t comfort, & (p) exhortation. b Eph. 6, 4. 2. Ti 2, 25. 1, Cor. 14, 35. Deu. 6, 7 Ps. 34, 11, & 78, 5, 6. Pro. 4, 3, & 31, 1. Lu. 11, 12. p Le. 19 17 Eph. 5, 11. Iu. v. 23. 1, Th. 5, 14, t 1, Th. 5, 14. & 4, 18 [Page 38] Iud. v. 22. Mat. 25. 36. (a) Heb. 3. 13. & 10 35.

Q. What are the duties in action?

A. [a] Duty, [b] obedience in the Lord (c) reward, [d] correction, [e] almes and [f] good example. (a) Rom. 13. 7. 1, Thes. 4. 6. (b) Rom. 12, 1. 1, Pet. 2. 1 [...]. 14. 2. Pet. 2. 18. & 3. 1. Heb. 13. 17. Eph. 6, 1. & 5. 22. Col. 3, 18, 20. 22. Tit. 2. 9. & 3. 1. (c) Rom. 13, 4. Gen. 40, 13. & 41, 5. (d) Prou. 13. 24 & 19. 18. & 23. 13. Heb. 12 10. Rom. 13, 4. Luk. 12. 47, 48. (e) Rom. 12, 10. 1, Cor. 16. 1. Heb. 13, 16. 2, Cor. 8, 12, 21. & 9. 6, 7, 12. Luc. 6, 30, 35, 38. & 12, 33. Isa. 58, 7. 1, Tim. 5. 10. (f) 1, Pet. 2, 5. & 3, 1, 16. Tit. 2, 7. 1. Tim. 4, 12. 1, Pet. 2, 21. Phil. 3, 17. 1, Thes. 4, 12. 2, Thes. 3, 9. 2, Cor. 9, 2.

Q. Who is your neighbour whom you must loue?

A. My [a] superiours [b] equals, [c] in­feriours [d] friends, [e] strangers, ]f] e­nemies, but (g) especially the godly. (a) Mat. 22, 21. Rom. 13, 1. 1, Pet. 2, 13, 14. Tit. 3, 1. 1, Thes. 5. 12, 14. Hebr. 13. 17. Eph. 6, 15. (b) Ephes. 5, 22, 25. as also 1, Cor. 12, 25. 26. 1▪ Pet. 3 8. (c) Eph. 6. 4. 9. Col. 3, 21 & 4, 1. Tit. 2, 3, 4, 6. Exo. 23, [Page 39] 7. 8. Leuit. 19, 15. (d) Psal. 122, 8. Luc. 1. 58. & 15. 6. 9. Ioh. 15 15. Deut 13. 6. [e] Heb. 13. 2. Mat. 25. 35. 36. Rom. 12. 13. 1. Pet. 4, 9. Exod. 23. 9. Leuit. 19, 33, 34. [f] Mat. 44, 45. Rom. 12, 19, 20. Leu. 19, 8. Exod. 23 4. [g] Gal. 6, 10. 1. Ioh. 3, 14. & 5, 1. Psal. 16, 3. & 119. 36.

Q. What must you respect in these du­ties to your Neighbour?

A. The welfare of his [a] dignity, [b] life, [c] body, [d] goods and [e] name. [a] Exod. 20, 12 Rom. 12, 7. Eph. 6, 2. Mat. 9, 19. [b] Exod. 20. 13. Matth. 5. 21, 22. Rom. 13. 9. Mat. 19. 18. [c] Exo. 20. 14. Mat. 5. 28. 29, 30, 32. Rom. 13, 9. Mat. 19, 18. [d] Exod. 20, 15. Rom. 13, 9. Eph. 4, 28. 1, Thes. 4, 6. Mat. 19, 18. [e] Exod. 20, 16. Rom. 13 9. Mat. 19, 18. Iam. 4, 11.

Q. Thus of duties to your Neighbour: wherein standeth your dutie to your selfe?

A. In the true knowledge and care of wel-ordering and vsing of my [a] soule my [b] body, my [c] calling, and [d] the creatures. [a] 1, Cor. 6. 20. Mat. 16, 26. 1, Thes. 5, 23. Rom. 12, 2. [b] 1, Cor 6, 20. 1, Thess. 5, 23. Rom. 12. 1. & 6, 19. [c] 1. Cor. 7, 20, [...]4, Rom. 12, 7, 8. [d] Tit. 1, 15. [Page 40] 1, Cor. 10, 23, 25, 26. & 8, 8, 9, 13. Rom. 14, 14. 15, 21, 22, 23. 1, Tim. 4, 5.

Q. What must you doe that this may bee performed?

A. I must keepe in my soule (a) a good conscienc,e to my body, (b) health, and (c) chastity, to my calling (d) truth, and (e) diligence; to the Creatures, (f) temperance, and (g) contentation. (a) 1, Pet. 3, 21. Heb. 13, 18. Acts 24, 16. Prou. 15, 15. (b) Mat 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7. 1, Tim. 5, 23. Pro. 23, 23. 24, 31. Ecc. 10, 16, 17. (c) 1, Thes. 4, 3. 4, 5. Mat 5, 29, 30. (d) 1, Thes. 4, 6 Pro. 11, 1. & 20, 10, 23. (e) Eph. 5, 28. 1. Thes. 4, 11. 2. Thes. 3, 8. 10. 11, 12. (f) Tit 2, 6. Gal. 5. 23 1, Cor. 7. 30 31. Luk. 21, 34. Rom. 13, 12. 1 [...]. Eph. 5. [...]8. (g) 1. Tim. 6, 6. Heb. 13, 5. Phil. 4 11, 12. 1, Pet. 5, 7. Mat. 6 25, 31, 34.

Q. So much of the duties of well-doing: wherein stand the duties of well-suffering?

A. In the right bearing of (b) all affli­ctions Welsuffring. for (b) correction, (c) reformation, (d) triall, or (e) righteousnesse (a) Act. 20. 22 23, 24. (b) Ps. 119, 67, 71. 1. Cor. 11, 32 (c) Reu. 3, 10. He. 12. 5. 7. 10. Ier. 30 14 15. Ps. 89. 31, 32. 33. (d) Ge. 17, 1, 2. I [...]b. 1, 11, 12. & 2, 4, 5. (e) 1, Tim. 6, 6. He. 13, 5. & 10. [Page 41] 33, 34. Ph. 4, 11, 12. 1, Pe. 5, 7. Ma. 6, 25, 31. 34

Q. How must you beare afflictiōs of al sorts?

A. With (a) humiliation (b) patience, (c) faith, and (a) ioyfulnes. (a) 1, Pet. 5. 6. 2, Ch. 33, 12. & 28, 22. Lā. 3, 39, 40, 41, 42. (b) Rom. 12, 12 Iam. 5, 10, 11, 7 8. Heb. 11. 36. 37. [c] 1, Pet. 1. 6, 7. Heb. 11, 25, 26, 27, 35, 36, 37, 39. [ [...]] Mat. 5. 12. 1. Pet. 4 12. 13. 16 Heb. 10. 34.

Q. So much of duties concerning the parts of Godlinesse: What are the meanes by which God worketh these things in you? The meanes of godlinesse both

A. They are either substantiall wor­ships: or materiall circumstances for the better performance of these worships.

Q. How are the substantianll worships Substantiall Worships. to be vsed?

A. Both in publike and in priuate.

Q. Which are the worships to be vsed in Publike. publike?

A. The word [a] read, and [b] preached, the * two Sacraments, and [d] inuocatiō of the name of God. [a] 2. Ki 22. 11, 12. & 23. 1. Neh. 8. 2, 3. Act. 15. 21. & 13. 27. Col. 4. 16 1 Th. 5, 27 [b] Lu. 4. 16. 1 [...], 20, 21. Ne. 8. 7. 8. 9. Act 13. 15. 2. Ti. 4. 2, Rō, 10. 8. 14 15 17. 2, Pe. 1. 19. 1. Co. 1. 18. 21. Ga. 2, 3. Ac. 11. 14 * Mar. 16. 15. 16. M [...]t. 28. 19. 20. & 26. [...]6. 27. [Page 34] 1, Cor. 11, 23, 24, 25. & 1, 14. Act. 2. 41. & 10. 48. [d] Act. 6. 14. 1, Tim. 2, 1, 2. Col. 4, 2. Act. 16, 13. & 13, 2, 3. & 14, 23. 1, Cor. 14, 16, 26.

Q. What is your duty that yee may heare Gods word with profit?

A. Some duties goe before: some goe along, and some follow the hearing of the same.

Qu. What are the duties going before?

A. [a] Godly life, (b) desire of profi­ting, (c) purpose of obeying, and (d) prai­er for a blessing. [a] Luk. 8, 15. Mica. 2, 7. Prou. 15, 10. (b) 1, Pet. 2, 2. Iam 1. 19 Amos 8 12. Dan. 12, 4. Acts 17. 11. Psa. 40 8. (c) Psal. 119, 57. & 27, 8. [d] Ephes. 6, 19, 20. 2, Thes. 3. 1. Col. 4. 3. Heb. 13, 17, 18. Mat. 3, 8. Psalm. 119, 5, 8, 27.

Qu. Which the duties going are along?

A. [a] Reuerence, [b] attention, (c) repentance, (d) faith, (e) meekenesse, and (f) ioy. (a) 1, Thess. 2, 13. Gal. 4, 14. Act. 13, 16, 26. Eza. 9, 4. Isai. 66 2. 5. (b) Acts 8, 6 & 16, 14. 2. Pet. 1, 19. Eccl 4. 17. (c) Mat. 12, 41. & 11, 5. & 21, 32. 2 King. 22, 19, 13, 11. Acts 2. 37. (d) H [...]b, 2. Ioh. 5. 24. Mar. 16, 15, 16. Acts 28. 24. [Page 43] (e) Iam. 1, 21. Heb. 13, 22. Gal. 4, 16. (f) 1, Thes. 1, 6. Act. 13, 48. Io. 3, 29. Act. 2, 41. Neh. 8, 12.

Q. Which are the duties following?

A. (a) Thanksgiuing, (b) meditation, (c) conference, and (d) care of practise. (a) Act. 13, 48, & 11, 18. (b) Ps. 119, 97, & 37, 31, & 1, 2. Iam. 1, 23, 24. (c) Act. 17, 11, & 8, 35, & 16, 30. (d) Io. 13, 17. Luc. 8, 15, 21, & 11, 28. Rom. 2, 13, & 6, 17. Iam. 1, 22. Psa. 119, 106. Heb. 13, 17. Tit. 3, 8.

Q. Thus of the word, what are the Sa­craments?

A. (a) Signes, and (b) seales of mans (c) dutie vnto God and of Gods (d) pro­mises in Christ to the worthy (e) recea­uer. [a] Rom. 4, 11. 1, Pet. 3, 21. 1. Cor. 11, 24, 25, 26. (b) Rom. 5, 11. (c) Rom. 6, 3, 4, 5. Gen. 17, 9. 1, Pet. 3, 21. Act. 8, 37, & 2, 38, Mar. 1, 4. Gal. 3, 27. (d) Gen. 17, 8, 9. Exo. 12, 13. 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 24, 25. Act. 22, 16. Mar. 1, 4. Rom. 4, 11. (e) 2, Chro. 30, 18, 19. 1, Cor. 11, 27. Mar. 16, 16. Act. 8, 37.

Q. How many Sacraments are there? Sacraments.

A. [a] Two onely. Baptisme [b] the sacrament of (c) new birth to be once (d) receaued: and the (e) Lords Supper the sacrament of (f) spirituall nourishment [Page 44] to (g) be receaued often. [a] 1, Cor. 10, 2, 3, 4, & 12, 13. (b) Mar. 1, 4, & 16, 16. Mat. 28, 19. (c) Tit. 3, 5. Io. 3, 5. Eph. 5. 26. [d] Ep. 4, 5. [e] 1, Cor. 11, 20, 25, & 10, 21. (f) Mat. 26, 26. 1, Cor. 10, 3, 4, 16, with Io. 6, 35, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56. (g) 1, Cor. 11, 26, 33. Act. 20, 7.

Q. What are you to obserue in either sa­crament?

A. The outward part or signe, for the outward man, and the inuisible part for the soule or inward man.

Q. What is the outward part or signe in Baptisme?

A. Pure (a) water, and (b) washing or (c) sprinkling of the body [a] Heb. 10, 22. Mat. 3, 11. Io. 3, 23. (b) Rom. 64. 1, Pet. 3, 21. Act. 22, 16, & 8, 38. (c) Heb. 10, 22.

Q. What is the inuisible part or thing sig­nified and in Baptisme?

A. It standeth in the grace offered & sealed by God and in the duties required of vs.

Q. What is the grace offered and sealed to you in Baptisme?

A. (a) Remission of all my sinnes by the blood of Christ, and [b] new birth by the spirit of God. [a] 1, Pet. 3, 21. Heb. 9, [Page 45] 14, & 10, 22. 1, Io. 1, 7. Mar. 1, 4. (b) Mat. 3, 11. Io. 3, 5. Tit. 3. 5. Act. 10. 47.

Qu. What duties are requred of you and all Baptised persons?

A. (a) Repentance, [b] faith, a (c) good conscience, & [d] praier vnto God. (a) Marc. 1, 4. Mat. 3, 8. Act. 2, 38. (b) Mar. 16, 16. Act, 8, 37, & 16, 31, 33. Gal. 3, 27. (c) 1, Pet. 3, 21. Heb. 10, 22. (d) Act. 22, 16. 1, Pet. 3, 21.

Qu. Thus of Baptisme: What is the out­ward part or signe in the Lords Supper?

A. [a] Bread and Wine: [b] blessed, (c) broken, (d) giuen, (e) taken (f) eaten, & (g) drunck. [a] Mat. 26, 26, 29. Mar. 14, 22, 25. Luc. 22, 19, 18. 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 23. [b] Mat. 26, 26. Mar. 14, 22. Luc. 22, 17, 19. 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 24. [c] Mat. 26, 26. Mar. 14. 22. Luc. 22, 19. 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 24. (d) Mat 26, 26, 27. Mar. 14, 22, 23. Luc. 22, 19. (e) Mat. 26, 26. Mar. 14, 22. (f) Mat. 26. 27. Mar. 14, 23. Luc. 22. 17.

Qu. What is the inuisible part for the in­ward man.

A. It also standeth in the grace sealed and offered by God: and in the duties re­quired of vs.

Q. What is the grace signified, seale land [Page 46] offered vnto you in the Lords Supper?

A. The whole (a) new couenant, namely [b] remission of all my sinnes by the (c) death of Christ; and (d) nourish­ment in grace by the spirit of Christ. [a] Mat. 26. 28. with Heb. 9. 20. Exo. 24 8. Marc 14. 24 [b] Mat. 26 28. Mar. 14. 24. Luc. 22. 2 [...]. [c] 1. Cor. 11. 26. (d) Io. 6. 32. 33. 35. 51. 53. 55. 56. 57. 58. & 7. 37. 38. 39 & 4. 14. 1 Cor. 12. 13.

Qu. What duties are required of you in receauing the Lords Supper?

A. [a] Repentance, (b) faith, (c) loue, [d] praier, & [ [...]] thanksgiuing. (a) 1. Cor. 12. 28. 31. 2. Chro. 30. 19. (b) Mat. 26. 26. with Ioh. 6. 53. 54. 56. 47. 63, 64. 1. Cor. 10. 3. 4. 2. & 11. 24. 25. 26. 2. Cor. 13. 5. (c) 1. Cor. 10. 17. & 11. 18. & 12. 13. Act. 2. 41. 42. 46. [d] 2. Chro. 30. 18. 19. 15. (e) Mat. 26 26. 30. Mar. 14. 22. 26. 1. Cor. 10. 16. & 11. 24.

Q. Thus of the sacraments: What are Inuocation. you to obserue in Inuocation?

A. The circumstance of person, parts, matter and order.

Q. Who is the person to whom, and by whom you are to pray?

A. I must pray to (a) God, (b) only: [Page 47] in the (c) name of Iesus Christ (d) only. (a) Psa. 50. 50. Mat. 7. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Iam. 1. 5. (b) Mat. 4. 10. Reu. 22. 9. Iudg. 13. 16. Act. 10. 25. (c) Io. 16. 24. 26. & 14. 13. 14. (d) 1. Tim. 2. 5. Act. 4. 12. Heb. 7. 25.

Q. What are the parts of inuocation?

A. [a] Deprecation: [b] petition, (c) thanksgiuing and [d] intercession. (a) 1, Tim. 2, 1. Phil. 4, 6. Luc. 11, 4. (b) 1, Tim. 2, 1. Phil. 4, 6. Luc. 11, 2, 3, 4, 13. (c) 1, Tim. 2, 1. 1, Thes. 5, 18. Col. 4, 2, & 3, 17. Phil. 4, 6. (d) 1, Tim. 2, 1. Act. 12, 5. Eph. 6, 18, 19. Col. 4, 3. 2, Thes, 3, 1. Iam. 5, 14. Heb. 13, 18. Luc. 11, 2.

Q. What things or matter must you pray for?

A. Generally for things (a) agreeing and to Gods will, and are especially expressed in that forme which (b) Christ hath taught vs. (a) 1, Io. 5, 14. Rom. 14, 23, & 10, 17. (b) Mat. 6, 9. Luc. 11, 2.

Q. After what manner ought you to pray?

A. With (a) outward decent behaui­our, and (b) inward due affection of (c) desire, (d) faith, [e] loue and (f) feruency. (a) 1, Cor. 11, 21, 22, & 14, 40. (b) Mat. 15, 8. Io. 4, 24. (c) Neh. 1, 11. Heb. 13, 18. Psa. [Page 48] 38, 9. (d) Iam. 1, 6. Mat. 21, 22. Heb. 10, 22. Io. 3, 22, 23. (e) Mat. 6, 12, 13, 14, 15. Mar. 11, 25, 26. 1, Tim. 2, 8. Act. 2, 42, 1. Io. 3, 22, 23. (f) Psal. 119, 58, 10. Iam. 5, 16, 17. Mat. 7, 7. Rom. 12, 11.

Q. Thus of the worship in publike: what Priuate wor­wips. worships ought we to vse in priuate?

A. (a) Daily (b) reading: (c) medita­tion, and (d) talke of Gods word as also prayer with (e) others, or (f) our selues alone. (a) Act. 17, 11. Deut. 17, 19. (b) Io. 5, 39. Act. 8, 28, & 17, 11. (c) Psa. 1, 1, 2, & 119, 97. (d) Deut. 6, 6, 7. 1, Pet. 4, 11. Col. 4, 6. Eph. 4. 29. Ps. 37, 30, 31. (e) Ios. 24, 15. Hest. 4, 16. (f) 1, Tim. 5. 5. Psa. 55, 17. Mat. 6, 6. Mar. 1, 35.

Q. So much of worships: What are the Materiall Circumstan­ces. materiall circumstances of these worships?

A. They are matters tending to the better performance of the former wor­ships. both of.

Q. How many are there of the materiall Circumstances?

A. Chiefly three, namely the Circum­stance of time, person, and order.

Q. Which is the especiall time appointed for the publike vse and practise of these wor­ships?

A. The seuenth day (a) commanded Time. in the Law and changed by (b) Christ & his (c) Apostles doctrine and practise to be the first day of the weeke. (a) Exo. 20, 8. Ezec. 46, 1, 2, 3, 4. Luc. 4, 16. Act. 13, 15, 27, & 17, 2, 18, 4. (b) Reu. 1, 10. 1, Cor. 16, 1, 2. Mat. 24, 20. Io. 20, 19, 26. (c) Act. 20, 7, & 3, 1, 2.

Q. Who are the persons appointed of God Persons. for the publike vse and practise of these wor­ships?

A. (a) Only such ministers of Gods word as haue lawfull (b) gifts and (c) cal­ling. (a) 2, Chr. 16, 18. 1, King. 13, 33, 34. Ezra. 2, 62. (b) 1, Tim, 5, 22, & 3, 2, 6, 7. Mal. 2, 7. Hos. 4, 6. Tit. 1, 9. Ier. 3, 15. (c) Heb. 5, 4. Act. 14, 23. Tit. 15.

Q. Wherein standeth order? Order.

A. In the due applying of the (a) cen­sures, with the publike and priuate pra­ctise, of an holy (b) fast, and holy (c) feast. (a) Mat. 18, 16, 17, 18. 1, Cor. 5, 3, 4, 5. 1, Tim. 1, 20. 2, Cor. 2, 6, 7, 8. (b) 2, Chro. 20, 3. Ezr. 8. 21, & 9, 3, 5. Neh. 9, 1. Act. 13, 2, & 14, 23. Esa. 22, 12, 13. Mat. 9, 15, & 6, 16, 17. 2, Cor. 11, 27. (c) Hest. 9, 22, 27. Neh. 8, 11, 12, 15, 16 17, 18. Iud. v. 12.

Deo soli sapient [...] sit gloria.

FINIS.

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