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A53922 The kernell of Christianity containing a short, yet full summe of our communion with Christ. By Francis Peck Mr of Arts, minister of the Word and pastor at Hartford. Imprimatur Iohn Downame. Peck, Francis, d. 1651. 1646 (1646) Wing P1033; ESTC R216923 4,970 18

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THE KERNELL OF CHRISTIANITY CONTAINING A SHORT YET FVLL Summe of our Communion with CHRIST By FRANCIS PECK Mr of Arts Minister of the Word and Pastor at Hartford Imprimatur Iohn Downam London Printed By G. M. for Iohn Bellamy at the signe of the three Golden-Lyons near the Royall-Exchange 1646. THE KERNELL OF Christianity WHat is every one bound to know that looks to be saved A. Two things 1. Something concerning God 2. Something concerning Man Q. What ought you to know and beleeve concerning God A. That there is own most glorious God Deut. 6. 4. Exod. 33. 18. Q. How doth it appear that God is so glorious A. In four particulars 1. In his Essence which is incomprehensible 2. In his attributes which are those divine perfections whereby he makes himself known to us which attributes are not qualities in God but nature Gods Justice is God himself and Gods power is God himself c. 3. In his persons which are three 1. The Father begetting 2. The Sonne begotten 3. The Holy Ghost proceeding 1. The Father 2. The Sonne 3. The Holy Ghost is glorious in regard of Election Redemption Application 1. The Father 2. The Sonne 3. The Holy Ghost is glorious in choosing the house purchasing the house dwelling in the house that is in the heart of a poor sinner 4. In his works Q. What are those A. 1. His decrees of Election Reprobation 2. His works of Creation Providence Q. What ought you to know and beleeve concerning his work of creation A. That this one glorious God made all things of nothing in six dayes in excellent order and very good Heb. 11. 3. Exod. 20. 11. Gen. 1. 21. Q. What ought you to know and beleeve concerning the work of providence A. That this one glorious God wisely ordereth governeth and disposeth of all things even to the least circumstance Mat. 6. 26. c. and 10. 29 30. Q. What ought you to know and beleeve concerning man A. These six things following 1. What was the glorious and happy condition of man by creation 2. What that miserable and lamentable estate is that man is now fallen into 3. What Jesus Christ is the onely means of deliverance out of this estate 4. What faith is the only means of applying Christ and how it is wrought in the soul 5. What that happy estate is that every man that is in Christ by faith is brought unto 6. What kinde of thankfulnesse and life it is that God requires of all them that be in this estate by Christ Q What are you to know concerning the glorious condition of man by Creation A. God created all man-kind in his own image Q. Wherein did the Image of God consist A. In perfect knowledge righteousnesse and holinesse Col. 3. 10. Ephes. 4. 24. Q. Man being created in a most happy condition wherein did his happinesse consist A. In two things espycially 1. His understanding was full of divine knowledge of the whole minde of God 2. His will and affections were fully conformable to Gods will Q. Wherein did mans happinesse further consist A. In five things 1. He was in favour with God 2. He had familiar communion with God 3. He felt unspeakable joy arising from this communion 4. He had dominion over all inferior creatures 5. He was immortall and should never have tasted of death if he had not fallen by sinne Q. Doth this any way concern us A. Yes his estate was ours in him we being then in his loyns Q. What learn you by this A. Three things 1. To lament and bewaile the losse of this condition by sinne 2. That I ought to labour to get this image of God repaired in me 3. That I ought not to be ashamed of holynesse nor to content my self with some small measures of it much lesse to hate it as profane persons and dissembling hypocrites doe Q. What is that miserable and lamentable estate that man is now fallen into A. His misery now appears in four things 1. In his birth he is borne dead in sinne and so void of all good and full of all evil and so a child of wrath Ephes. 2. 1 2 3 4. Rom. 1. 29. 2. In his life whatsoever he doth is sinne in Gods sight Tit. 1. 15. God and all creatures are his enemies Psal. 5. 5. Iob 5. 23. he remains abondslave of Satan till God convert him Act. 16. 18. and hangs by the twine-thred of life every moment ready to drop into hell 3. In his death then comes an end of all his hopes and pleasures and the beginning of all his woes and sorrowes 4. After death First comes his particular judgement Heb. 9. 27. after this followes his generall judgement when that terrible sentence 15. and the 41. ver. shall be pressed upon him After this followes the execution wherein the vialls of Gods fierce wrath are powred out upon his soul and body which fire shall never be quenched Q. Wherein doth the aggraration of this wofull estate of man by nature appear A. In three particulars 1. He knowes not his misery Rev. 3. 17. 2. He is not affected with it though he should know it Rom. 2. 5. 3. He is unable of himself to come out of it though he should both know it and be affected with it Rom. 5. 6. Q. What learn you from hence A. I learn that Gods wrath against sinne and sinnefull man remaining in this condition is very great Q. How great is it A. So great that nothing without Christ but eternall death of body and soul in the cverlasting torments of Hell can satisfie Gods just displeasure Gal. 3. 10. Q. Is it best now to see your miserable condition by nature and to feel this wrath of God and mourn under it while there is hope and means to come out of it or to stay till the gate of grace be shut and God snatches the soul from all hope and means by death A. It 's farre better to see it and to mourn under it now Q. How and why must a man see and feel himself under this wrath and misery A. 1. Every man must see that he is under Gods wrath for the present else he will never seek to Christ to bear it for him 2. Man must see what this fearfull wrath of God is that is now piled against him else he will never prize Christ to deliver him out of it 3. All men must see that this wrath is ready to light on them every moment in the full measure of it else they will deferre their returne till hereafter 4. A man must see he is bound hand and foot in the chains of his sinnes and cannot come from under them nor lay hold of Christ to help him out of them else he will presume he hath received Christ when he hath not Q. What is to be known of every one concerning Iesus Christ the only means of deliverance out of this estate A. These four things 1. What his person is namely both