representitiuely by sacramentall vnion as circumcision is called the couenant which yet is not otherwise then a misterie because it is a signe of it likewise water in Baptisme Bread and wine in the Lords supper are not properly that which they bee called but they are it mistically by representation and relation AEnig 245. How may one be saued who is not Baptized Resolution Baptisme saueth onely as an instrument to assure saluation to them that be already saued by the couenant of grace therefore it is not the want of Baptisme when it either not at all or not lawfully may bee had which hindereth saluation but wilfull neglect or contempt of it AEnig 146. How may elementary water wash the soule which is a spirituall substance Resolution Elementarie water washeth not the soule by anie power in it selfe or by any acte done about it but by vertue of Gods ordinance and promise the outward washing by water it is an effectuall pledge to the elect only of that inward washing by the spirit applying Christ vnto their iustification Math 3. 11. Tit. 3. 5. AEnig 247. If God doth onely forgiue sinnes how doth Baptisme take away sinnes Resolution Baptisme forgiueth sinnes instrumentallie as a Sacrament of seale to certifie and confirme our minde in the perswasion of forgiuenesse by Christ but God forgiueth sinnes properly as an Author by his owne power putting away from vs the guilt and punishment yea and the dominion of sin through faith in the bloud of Iesus Christ Psal. 71. 12. Rom. 3. Luk. 5. 11. AEnig 248. What meate is that which is not diminished by eating Resolution It is Christ Iesus whose flesh giuen and bloud shed for the world is the true meate of our soules which being offered in the word and in the supper of the Lord is spiritually eaten by infinite beleeuers and yet remaineth still whole and entire without diminution AEnig 249. How can one eate which hath neither mouth nor stomacke Resolution The faithfull soule doth eate so often as it feedeth vppon Christ and yet is without fleshly teeth or stomach AEnig 250. 251. How can Christ abiding in heauen hee their foode which are in earth How may a man eat mans flesh and drink mans bloud without sinne The Resolutions Though Christ in his manhood be in heauen and the faithfull be abiding here on earth yet by our faith receiuing him as he is offered in the supper the spirit conueying and applying him vnto vs our bodies are not more truly fed with the meate which they take in then our soules be nourished with this spirituall manducation of Christ whose flesh to eate and drinke corporallie and naturally as wee doe other food and as Capernaites dreamed and as our Papistes fancie is a horrible sinne AEnig 252. If faith it selfe be a worke how is it written that we are not iustified by works seeing we are iustified by faith Resolution Faith is a worke of the spirit and an holy qualitie as hope loue and repentance be but doth not iustifie any as it is a worke or qualitie for so it is weake and spotted needing pardon but as an instrument appointed of God to receiue and applie Christ his perfect obedience and sufferings vnto vs for our iustification before God Rom. 5. 1. 11. Gal. 3. 14. AEnig 253. Who was he that was thrise iustified and yet was iustified but once and how this may be Resolution It was Abraham who at his conuersion was iustified by faith in the promised seede Secondly at the time when a sonne was promised vnto him in his old age he is said to be iustified in beleeuing that promise Genes 15. which was but a proceeding of his former iustification Thridly it is written of him that hee was iustified by that worke of offering vp his sonne Iames 2. 2. which was but a declaration before men that hee was a iust person and his faith liuely and not dead AEnig 254. How can the iustice of an other make vs iust and yet the riches of an other cannot make vs rich Resolution The perfect iustice of Christ is without vs sticking or inherent in his manhood as the proper subiect thereof and so it is the iustice of an other yet being accounted vnto the elect at what time they do beleeue it doth become their owne iustice by imputation as verily as if themselues had kept the law and fulfilled all righteousnes in their owne persons whereas another mans riches being so another mans as it is none of ours it cannot make vs rich AEnig 255. How may one which is a transgressour of the law be perfitly iust while he liueth Resolution The godliest man that is transgresseth the law in many things and therefore can neuer be perfitly righteous in this life by any righteousnesse of his workes but Christ keeping the whole law perfitly the grace of God imputing that perfect obedience to the beleeuing sinner hee is made the end of the law for righteousnesse vnto him Rom. 10.4 AEnig 256. How was Abraham iustified by faith if he was iustified by his workes Resolution He was iustified by faith instrumentally by his workes declaratiuely or thus his person was iustified by his faith and his faith iustified by his workes Iames 2. 18. that is made knowne to be a liuely faith AEnig 257. How may one adopt sonnes which hath a naturall sonne seeing adoption is found out for the comfort of childlesse men Resolution Though God haue a naturall sonne euen Iesus begotten of his substance yet men being all by nature the children of wrath he had no sons of our kinde therefore of singular grace to vs not for comfort to himselfe who euer was delighted in his owne wisedome Pro. 8. hee sent his onely begotten sonne to assume our nature and by his willing subiection of the law to purchase vnto vs the adoption of sonnes Gal. 4. 5. AEnig 258. How can a faithfull man bee more sure that God is his father then a naturall childe can be of him to be his father whom he so calleth Resolution That double witnesse of Gods spirit and of their owne sanctified consciences assureth the faithful that God is their father without faile Rom. 8. 16. whereas a naturall childe cannot be certaine of his owne father in very infallible certainty AEnig 259. What sonnes are they which come not to their inheritance before themselues bee dead and how this may be Resolution The adopted sonnes of God they be heires by hope yet do not in their owne person enter vpon their reall and full possession of their inheritance till they be dead Rom. 8 24. 25. AEnig 260. How may an inheritance bee parted amongst many yet not be diminished by such distribution Resolution The heauenly inheritance is distributed to innumerable children yet no way lessened and impaired by such partition neither haue any of the heires the lesse by that which
into the paines of hell When he wrestled with diuine wrath in the garden and vpon the crosse at which time his manhood was on earth and his godhead in heauen Math. 26. AEnig 114. Who is he that loued his enemy more then himselfe and how this may be Resolution It was Christ by dying and by being made a curse for such as were his enemies Rom. 5. 8. AEnig 115. Who is he that being dead and buried did not corrupt and putrifie Resolution Christ his body being buried in the graue was there preserued extraordinarily from all corruption Psal. 16. 10. AEnig 116. How is it written of Christ that God did beget him in the day of his resurrection yet was he begotten of his father before all worlds Resolution Christ was begotten of his Father by an euerlasting generation but being declared mightily to be the sonne of God when he raised himselfe from the dead Rom. 1. 5. thence he is said to haue begotten him on the day of his resurrection at what time his godhead was so fully manifested to the Church Act. 13. 33. as if he had then been begotten AEnig 117. How can absolution come out of condemnation glorie out of shame liberty out of bondes Resolution Iesus being vniustly bound reproched and condemned suffered obediently the same hence arose the merit of our liberty glory and absolution AEnig 118. How can the death of Christ profit vs more then his life yet had hee not risen and liued his death had done vs no good Resolution It is more to reconcile an enemie then to keepe in fauor a person reconciled The former we gaine by Christs death beleued in the latter he doth for vs being raised and aliue Rom. 5.9.10 AEnig 119. Who is he that did not forsake earth when hee went vp to heauen nor forsake heauen when he came into the earth and how this may be Resolution When the man Christ ascended into heauen the godhead forsooke not earth fulfilling all places and when he first became man and dwelt in the earth his godhead then did not forsake heauen AEnig 120. How can the heauens conteine him whom the heauen of heauens cannot conteine Resolution The heauens containe him locally as man because of his naturall dimensions whom the heauen of heauens cannot containe as God because of his immensity AEnig 121. 122 Who is he that is himselfe God and yet doth sit on the right hand of God And how this may be What one name is that that is aboue all names and how this may be Resolution Christ according to diuine nature is true God who being made true man and in his time dying rising and ascending sitting now as mediator at the right hand of God full of power and maiestie Heb. 1. 3. In which his exaltation to glorie blisse and dominion hee hath receiued a name aboue all names being become more excellent then all creatures which are all put vnder him Eph. 1. as subiect to him AEnig 123. What is that that being absent from vs is more present with vs then when it was present with vs Resolution It is our mediator Christ who being absent from his Church as touching his manhood which he hath taken vp into heauen yet by the presence comforts and operation of his spirit he is more effectually present with his Church then when hee liued here in earth with it AEnig 124. What is that that commeth to the Church at that time when the Church already had it Resolution The Church had the holy Ghost as touching ordinary giftes and working while Christ liued but after that he ascended the same spirit came to the Church by extraordinarie and visible graces and operations Ioh. 7.39 Acts 2.2.3 AEnig 125. How may we pray to one who himselfe did pray to another Resolution We may pray to Christ as he is God equall with his Father also as hee is Mediator who yet himselfe as man and as a creature did pray to his Father in the daies of his infirmitie Heb. 5. AEnig 126. How can the Faithfull be saued seeing they still doe sinne euen after the forgiuenesse of sinne Resolution By the intercession of Christ whose death hauing once reconciled vs the merit of it as an Intercessor 〈◊〉 commeth betweene Gods iustice and our sinnes of frailty to keep vs in fauour by obtayning pardon of our daily infirmities vpon repentance 2. Iohn chap. 2. 3. AEnig 127. How is it that Christ doth dispose of the kingdomes of this world and ruleth ouer the men which be in the world and yet his kingdom is not of this world Resolution His kingdom as he is God is vniuersall ouer all the kingdomes of the earth to giue and take away Dan. 2.21 but as Mediator his kingdome is spirituall peculiarly ouer mens consciences in things which belong to heauen being managed and gouerned in all simplicitie without all outward force and pompe Ioh 18. 36. 2. Corin. 10. 3. 4 5. AEnig 128. How is it written of Christ that of his kingdom there is no end yet he must deliuer vp the kingdom vnto his Father at the resurrection Resolution Christ his kingdome is eternall without end as touching the effects and fruits thereof which are I. the glorious maiestie of his owne person II. the euerlasting saluation of the elect and thirdly the destruction of all his enemies but as touching the manner of his reigning such as now is vsed by execution of his prophetship in the administration of his word and Sacraments 2. of his priesthood by his Sacrifice and Intercession 3. of his royall power by the keies committed to his Church it shall cease that God himselfe immediately may bee all in all 1. Cor. 15. 14. AEnig 129. How can Christ be that Word which is God and yet that word be not the word of God Resolution Christ is the vncreated substantiall word whereby Gods minde for the saluation of his chosen is declared to vs as our minde is declared by our words this Word is God Ioh. 1.1 there is another inspired created worde which serues for euer as a rule of faith and manners to the Church and this is called the word of God not God the Word AEnig 130. 131. What weaknesse is that that is stronger then all strength What foolishnesse is that that is wiser then all wisdom Resolution The weaknesse of Gods ordinance in preaching his word and the foolishnesse therof as the wicked worldlings iudge and speake of it being the wisdome and power of God to make the elect beleeue vnto saluation is farre stronger and much wiser then all the wisdome and strength of this world which cannot effect so much as the conversion of one sinner 1. Cor. 1.25 AEnig 132. What is that which being knowne is still a secret to them that know it and how this may be Resolution The word of the Gospell is still a secret not onely to the
and deede exalting himselfe aboue Kings and Emperours and all that is called God 2. Thes. 2.4 AEnig 184. How may one be many yet these many be but one Resolution A naturall body is one yet consistes of many members also the misticall body which is the vniuersall Church of Christ hath many particular Churches as members yet is but one Church 1. Cor. 12. 12. Lastly a particular congregation hath many Christians as members yet is but one assembly where all things are done with one accord Act. 5. 12. AEnig 185. How may one Church be both visible and inuisible militant and triumphant at once Resolution The holy Catholike Church which consists of all the faithful it is but one yet at the same time it is both inuisible in respect of election and faith which make men members of this Church yet cannot bee seene And also visible as it consists of men and women who may bee seene warring in some of her members against Sathan here in earth whereof it is called militant whiles others hauing ended their warfare their soules reigne in heauenly glory and thereof is called triumphant AEnig 186. How may the Church be called the fulnesse of Christ in whom dwelles the fulnes of the godhead Resolution The Church being Christs misticall bodie he as the head of it reckens himselfe defectiue and vnperfect without it as if he wanted some things of his fulnesse though himselfe in his person wanteth nothing but filles all in all things because the godhead dwelles in him bodily Ephes. 1. 13. col 2. 9. AEnig 187. How a mother of many children may at the same time be a Virgine Resolution The true Church which is the mother of many children yet in respect of keeping her faith to Christ vndefiled without mixture of errors she is a Virgine and so is euery assembly abiding in the soundnesse of faith AEnig 188. How many one marry two sisters without sinne it being very sinnefull to marry two sisters Resolution Christ first married spiritually to the beleeuing Iewes afterward accepted for his spouse a Church out of the Gentils which became sister to the Iewish Church Cant. 8.23 but the marriage of two sisters either naturall or legall is wicked AEnig 189. What Creature is that that is both in heauen and in earth at once and how this may bee Resolution The man Christ himselfe sitting in heauen yet at the same time is in earth in his members Act. 9.3 Also one part of the church is in heauen another remaines in earth Lastly euery true Christian for his person is in earth and for his conuersation he is in heauen Phil. 3. 20. AEnig 190. What woman is that which alwaies giues sucke yet is alwaies in trauaile Resolution It is the true Church of Christ trauelling continually to bring foorth more children to God whiles out of her two brestes she ministreth sucke to such as be alreadie new borne AEnig 191. How can that society bee inuisible that consistes of visible persons It is answered in the 185. Resolution AEnig 192. What is that that is at once a kingdome a house a vine a body and a City and how Resolution The true Church is like vnto all these Christ ruling therein as in his Citie kingdome and house husbanding it as a Vine that it may be fruitfull sauing it as his body Eph. 5.15 AEnig 193. What woman is shee that hath children to be her fathers Resolution It is the Church whose faithfull Ministers are both the children and the Fathers of the Church AEnig 194. Who is that which at one time is both fighting and tryumphing And how this may be Resolution Christ at one time did both fight and triumph on the Crosse Col. 2. 15. Also this is the case and condition of his Church See 185. AEnig 195. 196. 197. How can a man be of the Church and not in the Church and in the Church yet not of the Church How may such as bee without the Church be more of the Church then such as be in it How may wolues be within and sheepe without the Church the Resolutions Dauid and Ioseph when they were exiled and liued among the Pagans were more of the Church then such hypocrites as liued in it Also such as be vniustly excommunicated as the man in Ioh. 9. be more of the Church than the false guides be which cast them out who being within the visible Church yet are but wolues when the godly cast out by them bee the true lambes and sheep AEnig 198. How may one bee a brother who is no member of the visible Church Resolution One lawfully cut of for some crime is no member of the visible Church for the time Math. 18. yet he is to be dealt withall as a brother 2. Thessal 3. because hee still holds the profession of Christ though he faile in practise and bee scandalous in life and manners AEnig 199. 200. What kingdom is that where all subiects be Kings And how this may be What kingdome is that where a King and a subiect be equall And how this may be the Resolutions It is the kingdome of Christ vpon earth where euery subiect is a spirituall king partaker of Christs royall dignitie and by his spirit subduing carnall lusts Also in this kingdome an earthly king is no more accepted then a priuate man with that God who is no accepter of persons Rom. 6.11 yet for his office and power among men farre aboue his subiects Rom. 13.1 AEnig 201. What kingdome is that which is in this world and yet not of this world And how this may be Resolution It is the spirituall kingdom of Christ ouer his Church which is in this world as touching the persons subiects who inhabite heere in this world but as touching the maner of gouernment that is not worldly as other kingdomes but spirituall as Christ the king is spirituall raigning by his spirit and word ouer his people for spirituall ends AEnig 202. What body is that wherof the members are distant from themselues as farre as East and West and from their head as farre and further then North and South and how this may be Resolution It is the mysticall body of the Church whose members are dispersed thorough the whole earth And whose head is aboue in heauen while shee way fareth as a pilgrim in earth AEnig 203. Who is that woman which in the time of Iohn the Euangelist did reigne ouer the Kings of the earth and sat vpon seauen hills Resolution It is the Citie of Rome to which many nations and prouinces were subdued the Romans then being Lords almost of the whole earth and which was situated vpon seauen mountaines or hills which as it is said with their names are extant and knowne till this day Apoc. 17. 18. AEnig 204. What beast is that that hath seauen heads and ten hornes Resolution The Romish
ecclesiasticall estate whose seauen heads are seauen hills and the ten hornes are the seuerall Kings that gaine their riches and power to vphold it Apoc. 17. 9. 12. AEnig 205. Who is that that fitteth in the Temple of God yet neither that Temple wherein he sitteth nor himselfe be any sound member of the Church of God Resolution It is that Antichrist raigning where God once had his Temple and Church which now through Idolatry and errors is become a cage of vncleane birds the habitation of deuils the hold of all foule Spirits aduersary to Christ and his Church Apoc. 18.2 AEnig 206. Where is the market wherein wine hony and milke are to be bought without money Resolution It is the publike assemblies of the Saints wherein the graces of the Spirit for their great sweetnesse and profit likened vnto wine milke and hony are to bee had and obteyned freely from God who takes nothing for them at our hands howsoeuer his Sonne hath with a great price purchased them for vs. AEnigma 207. How may one be a Sheep who neuer came in the folde Resolution The Elect not yet called are the sheep of Gods purpose who hath decreed to gather them by his word and spirit into the fould of his Church and to make them sheep of his vocation Iohn 10. AEnig 208. What name is that which none knowes saue he that receiues it Resolution It is the name of the child of God Apoc. 2. 17. 1. Iohn 3.1 or to be called the child of God AEnig 209. How can a sister marry the brother and brother marry to brother yea and naturall mother to a naturall sonne and all this without sinne Resolution Euery one that doth the will of God is vnto Christ as his brother and sister yet linked to Christ by a spirituall mariage whereby the Virgin Mary is espoused vnto Christ hir own naturall Sonne to whom she is maried by faith as all beleeuers be AEnig 210. How may one bee a mother that neuer had childe Resolution All the Godly among whom many be childlesse are vnto Christ as his mother dearly loued Math. 12.49 AEnigma 211. How may there be a mariage betweene the quicke and the dead Resolution Thus the Elect which are dead to sinne through mortification are maried vnto Christ in heauen Rom. 7.4 AEnig 212. What creature â—s that which is both in heauen and earth at once and how this may be Resolution It is the true beleeuer who as touching his person is heere on earth yet at the same time as touching his owne hope and in Christ his head hee is in heauen Eph. 2.17 AEnig 213. What liuing creature is that that is neither plant beast woman man nor Angell Resolution It is the new man or new creature which liues vnto God 2. Cor. 5. 16. Rom. 6.9 AEnig 214.215.216 How can one bee a King and haue no subiects to rule How may one be a Priest that is of no order How can one be a good Prophet and no Minister Resolution Euery true Christian is a King to raigne ouer his lusts by grace till he reigne with Christ in glory And a Prophet to teach himselfe and those vnder his charge And a Priest to offer spirituall Sacrifices all the works of his calling acceptable to God thorough Iesus Christ. 1. Peter 2.9 Apoc. 1.6 Col. 3.16 AEnig 217. What men are they who while they liue neuer come to the age of men and how Resolution Christians which be men in yeeres yet so long as they liue heere neuer attaine to the age of perfit men in Christ Eph. 4 13. they daily grow toward it but are not of full age till they come into heauen AEnig 218. Who is he that being but a meere man is more excellent then the Angels Resolution It is euery good Christian who by incorporation into Christ is become his true member flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone which is a dignitie and excellencie deigned to the very Angels who are as seruants to minister vnto the elect in this respect that they are one with Christ and Christ one with them Hebr. 1.14 4.6.7 8.16 AEnig 219. Who is he that serues euery man yet is not the seruant of any man And how this may be Resolution The godly Christian through loue is ready to doe seruice vnto euery one that needs him Galat. 5.13 yet will he not suffer his conscience to become seruant and bond to mens traditions 1. Cor. 7. AEnig 220. Who is he that liues in the world and yet is none of the world And how this may be Resolution It is the child of God who still remaines in this elementary world amongst men till he be translated into the celestiall world amongst the Angels In the meane while he is none of the vnbeleeuing world out of which God hath singled him by an effectuall calling to Christ. Ioh. 15.19 AEnig 221. What Children bee they which neuer had any Mother Resolution They be the holy elect Angells who are the children of God though not by adoption for they were neuer out of fauour yet by creation Iob 1. AEnig 222. What is that which makes things which are not to be Resolution It is an effectuall calling by the spirit which maketh the elect who were not actuall members of Christ and sonnes of God to become such as in the creation things which were not meere made to exist and bee in an instant AEnig 223. How came Christ to call sinners to repentance yet many which heard his call did not repent Resolution The end of Christs comming it was effectually to call elect sinners being changed by grace and made obedient to the voice of the Caller whereas other sinners were generally and outwardly called by his word without the quickning spirit of Christ to bowe their heart AEnig 224. How can things which are not confound things which be Resolution When poore simple contemptible persons which in common account are not be called vnto Christ and the wise the rich the noble of the world which onely are seeming to be something be passed by thus doth God by things which are not confound things which are making it appeare that the glorious things on which the world doteth are nothing with him 1. Cor. 1. 26.27.28 AEnig 225. How may one haue eternall life before he comes at heauen Resolution Whosoeuer truly beleeueth God to be his God and Father in Christ being also led by the spirit of Christ he hath now the beginning of eternall life though he but a pilgrim heere on earth Gal. 2.5 last AEnig 226. 227. How may one be blessed who beleeues and sees not yet beleeuing to bee all one with seeing How can one walke by faith and not by sight whereas faith is nothing but sight the Resolutions One who doth beleeue though he neuer saw Christ with bodily sight he is a blessed man yet
In Hell 4 4 In sinnes 5 5 In Sacrament 6 6 In Afflictions 7 7 In Temptations 8 8 In Harts 9 9 In Diuels 10 10 In the Blessings of this life 11 11 In Redemption which exceedeth creation In it mercy and Iustice met together The redeemer is but one Christ. Conceiued by the holy ghost He is without sinne doth subsist in the Godhead both God and man Communication of properties Humiliation in his Birth Two wills in Christ answering his two natures Christ his manhood promised Christ like Melchisedech Christ made sinne by impuâ—â—tion Rom. 8.8 Christ abased in the world His obedience of infinite value Christ heire of the world Our Mediatour our Priest That which is proper to one nature is attributed to the other Christs sacrifice voluntary else it had not been satisfactory Hypostaticall personall vnion is vnseperable The victory of Christ ouer death 2 2 Ouer Satan Christ the corner stone How the manhood of Christ hath eternall life in it Doubble the fruits of Christs death Christ made a curse Hath freed vs from â—uerlasting torment Eph. 1. Phil. 2. Christ his sacrifice but once The vertue of Christs death looke backeward His agonie or soule suffering His loue His buriall Resurrection His life after his resurrection His ascention His locall abode in heauen His sitting on Gods right hand Ieuites of his assention Ioh. 16.7 Sending of the holy Ghost Mediator Intercession His kingdome spirituall Eternall Word of God inspired Mighty in opâ—ration Full of wisdom A mistery Our duty to search the word Indicia Dei 2 2 Indicia oris Dei Effects of the word It is effectuall by the Spirit The antiquitie of the word before the Church The word is Eternall It is a word of peace The word of the Lord is holy Nitimur in vetituÌ„ It iustifieth not How the Law differeth from the Gospel The Ceremoniall Law fulfilled in Christ. The condition of the Law and the Gospel What things are required of him that shall doe the Law Generall Law yeelds to a Speciall Law of Ceremonie yeelded to the Law of Mercy To whom the Law is easie and how Ioh. 5.3 To whom impossible How Faith is commanded in the Law What spirit goes with the law How law is the ministry of death The gospell vnprofitable to the reprobate Profitable to the elect only Diuers effects of the Gospell according to the subiect According to the degrees Famine of the word Gods counsell gouerns the effect of preaching Math. 11. Women may be no publique Teachers Gospell fructuall like raine When the word fructifieth Testament or Couenant of pâ—ace is but one Fathers beleeuing in Christ to come The gospell preached to them Office of the Ministers How ministers be sauiours and what is their worke Maintenance of Ministers Prophets preached Christ. They be Christs friends Iohn Baptist Middle betweene two testaments Apostles Seruants Friends to Christ. They conquered the world to Christ. How Pastors succeede Apostles A good Pastor a good builder Bad Ministers which teach well and liue ill Wolues Hirelings False Prophets Antichrist True Church It is but one Sundryl waies considered It is Christs body She is a Virgine Spouse to Christ. Hos. 2 Fruitfull in begotting children Likenesse betweene Christ and his Church The church a kingdom a body c Faithfull Ministers the Fathers and children of the Church The likenes between Christ and his Church The censure of the Church In excommunication both vnlawfull And lawfull The dignitie of a Christian. Christians equall The church hath a spirituall regiment True Church is vniuersall False Church Vrbs septicollis Reu. 18.2 The benefit of publike assemblies The elect children of Gods house The called children of God Their coniunction with Christ Christs affection vnto them Spirituall mariage betweene them and Christ. How they are in heauen They be new Creatures 1 1 Kings 2 2 Prophets 3 3 Priests They be still vnperfect More excellent then the Angels Most free Separate from the world by effectuall calling Effectuall calling is a new creation A twofold calling What persons for the most part called Faith in Christ is the entrance to eternall life Faith the eye of the soule or spirituall sight Office of Faith with the force thereof Faith once had neuer lost Nature of faith It resteth on Christ onely Least measure of faith No Faith without doubting What fear is ioyned with faith Degrees of Faith How loued before faith Faithfull man a Virgin Vnperfect in knowledge In some more perfect Regeneration Regenerate are children many waies The vse of Sacraments They be misticall signes Against transubstantiation Baptisme how it saueth How it washeth the soule How it forgiueth sinne Lords supper How eaten How Christ becommeth our foode Spiritually 1. Cor. 13. 12. Math. 26. 26. 27. 1. Cor. 11. 24. Against corporall eating Iustification by faith It is but once Christs iustice ours by imputation Rom. 4. throughout Ro. 10. 4. No man righteous in Gods sight How works do iustifie Adoption by Grace Certainty of our adoption Sonnes of God bee heires Inheritance of heauen hath perfection with differences in degrees Adoption an effect of the spirit The dutie of adopted sonnes Certainty of adoptist Adopted ones why afflicted Free from slauish feare Reconciliation Sanctification It is vnperfect It is a totall change But not absolute The end of sanctification Free from the law Mortification Deniall of a mans selfe Buriall of sinne Mortified in part Resurrection to newnesse of life Spirituall Combat is Continuall It is irkesome Least degree of repentance Repentance a great blessing of God How true repentance distinguished from false Repentance giuen to great sins All men need repentance but not all alike Repentance is the ioy of Angels Generall Repentance sufficient for secret sinnes Good works necessary to saluation They serue to many good purposes How they please God Heauen a free reward of good works God is to be known by Christ. Our knowledge not perfect heere Sauing knowledg is effectual and special Practike knowledg is best knowledge Knowledge without practise is fearefull Knowledge ioyned with godlinesse Knowledge with sobrietie Knowledge groweth by right vse Knowledge abused an occasion of sinne Who bee truly wise Hope How it differs from faith Hope aboue hope How saued by hope Hope ashameth not Our loue of God springs from his loue to vs. Loue lesser then faith being an effect of faith Loue mixt with child-like reuerence For loue of Christs all so be forsaken How earthly things to be loued vnder Christ. Parents lesse to bee loued then Christ. Idolatry to loue ought more then Christ. True feare of God Gods children reioyce with feare Humble prayer It is alwaies heard A speedie Messenger It must come from a feeling of our spirituall beggery There is inward mentall prayer Vocall praier By praier the poore profit the Rich. Patience Relieues our miseries Humility Springes from feeling of our vilenesse The humble are exalted Praiers of the humble accepted Sabboth holy True zeale A broken heart better then Sacrifice Our neighbour to bee loued for Gods sake Brotherly loue the bonde of perfection The loue of a mans selfe is the paterne of a mans loue to others Loue makes all things common for vse It cannot make things common to be proper It loues priuate enemies Maketh rich Good things increase by vse Some lusts be good Godly sorrow a path way to ioy Grace the mother of good works Euill works merit hell Vnregenerate men Haue no fellowship with Christ. Wholy poluted Of a brutish disposition Seem to be in Christ. In their ignorance of the Law sin is dead In the right knowledge of the Law themselues doe dye How far they may go and yet perish The hypocrite is a great lyer Sinne turneth men into beasts Securitie Contrary Apparance of some righteousnesse in some wicked men Scorning the height of sinne Sinne in many is still and quiet Sinne of oppression dangerous Vnbeleife the greatest sinne Outward Idolatry how many waies Sinners be slaues Enuy a Diabolicall vice A wicked tongue How farre ignorâ—nce is a sinne An euill heart mars cheife workes Wicked men sinne freely yet cannot chuse but sinne Idle knowledge Deniall of God Men must hinder sin in others else they sinne What is strife is wicked An euill man can doe no good work Actions to be iudged of by the end and minde Sinning against conscience Rom. 14. Wicked praiers be sinnes Losse of soule the greatest losse Vsury committed without sinne Lending being a worke of mercy must be free as Christ commandeth Luk. 6. Euill worship is no impeachment to religious worship Vocation of the Gentils Bodies immortall Death the gate of heauen hell All men must die Death the last enemy must be destroyed Some onely changed Certainety of resurrection By the power of Christ. Of men women Spirituall bodies after their resurrection Last iudgment Christ the Iudge How Saints shall iudge All iudged yet with differences The world but altered in qualitie not aboleshed Heauen Hell Hell of conscience Angels assumed bodies for a time True Christians most blessed God is the Soule of the world Liâ—ely faith â—â—aseth at our death No vse of it in heauen Christ entertained by a faithfull soule Hell fire vnquenchable Torment of the damned We must not follow the wicked Our minde renued in part The full fruit of Adoption enioyed in Heauen Dumbe deafe how saued Elect found of God before they seeke him Vncleannes Originall sinne in Infants Man wise but by participation of Christs wisdom How men-giue glory to God How Paul built on no other mans foundation How one man must please another Gospell how preached to all the world All saued how to be vnderstood Numbring our daies Mortification A Child and a Seruant both at once The ladder to heauen is Christ. Vpon who the Angels ascend and descend The Heauens wherfore made The Spirit it is that teacheth vs how to pray The wicked how said to know God The spirit how it praieth for vs. Christ how called a Seruant Rom. 9.1 Swearing how forbidden How a thing may be said to be prolonged yet done in due time How Christ is said to be the sonne of Dauid The raising of Christs body an argument of his godhead How all men are liers The works of the law iustifie not and why Of Faith and works Of patience Of iustification and condemnation Wee were bought with a price Baptisme of infants Dying to sinne
his bloud c. Yet the scripture affirmeth of his diuine nature that the Lord of glory was crucified 1. Cor. 2. 8. And that God purchased his Church with his bloud Act. 20.28 And on the otherside that is attributed to his manhood which belongs to his godhead peculiarly Ephes. 4. 10. He that descended is the same that ascended See more examples Luke 2.52 also Ioh. 8. 58. Graecians call this coinonia Idiomatoon Beza Perkins Zanchius Some workes of Christ are proper to his godhead as his miracles some to his manhood as his naturall and morall workes some to his whole person as his workes of mediation in which each nature doth that which was proper vnto it Zanch. When the same places which bee in the old Testament be repeated in the new with some alterations additions and omissions this falles out for these fiue causes 1. For expositions sake as Psal. 78.2 compared with Math. 13. 35. Psalm 110.1 with 1. Cor. 15.25 Psalm 116.10 with 2. Cor. 4.3 Secondly for discerning sake to the end that places persons and times might be distinguished as Mich 5.2 compared with Math. 2.6 Thirdly for limitation sake that the sense of the place might be truly restrained according to the minde of the holy Ghost as Deut. 6.13 compared with Math. 4.10 and Genes 2.24 with Math. 19. 5. Fourthly for application sake that the type might be fitted to the trueth as Ionas 1.17 with Math. 12.39.40 also Esay 61.1 with Luk 4.18 Fiftly for breuity sake some things are omitted because they agree not with the matter in hand as 1. King 19.10.18 with Rom. 11.3.4 Perkins Touching plaine places this rule is to be followed if the naturall signification of the wordes of the place expounded doe agree with the circumstances of the same place that is the proper meaning of that place as for example Rom. 3.20.28 It is written a man is iustified by faith without workes the naturall signification of these words is plaine that euery elect person when he beleeues in Christ is absolued from his sinnes and accepted of for iust without merit of his owne workes this sense we presently receiue because it agrees with circumstances of the place and with holy Scripture Perk. For expounding darke places let this be the rule If the natiue or naturall signification of the wordes do manifestly disagree with the anologie of faith and other very plaine places of Scripture then it must be refused and a figuratiue improper sense is there the true sense As for example the natiue and proper signification of those words Math. 26.26 This is my body is this that the bread is his body or is turned into his body but this cannot be the meaning of the place because it disagrees with Articles of our Creede which teach that Christs body is made of the Virgine by conception of the holy Ghost not of bread by the Prists consecration also that it is ascended into heauen and shall returne wher he commeth to Iudge the quicke and the dead also it disagrees with that manifest scripture which saith that the heauens must conteine him till the time that all be restored Act. 3. Perkins The supply of euery worde which wanteth is fitting enough to the place propounded if the word supplied agree with the anologie of squire of faith and with the circumstances and wordes of the same place as Exod. 19. 4. I haue caried you on Egles winges here wanteth as it were likewise Es. 1. 13. I cannot iniquitie here must be supplied beare which wanteth Exod. 4. 25. Zipporah tooke a sharp supply knife where there is Ellipsis or want of any word then it signifieth either breuity or swiftnesse of affections Perkins When Repentance is attributed to God in Scriptures as Gen. 6. it noteth only the alteration of things and actions done by him and no change of his purpose and secret decree which is immutable Perkins Things spoken as if they were already finished and yet be not so they must bee vnderstood as being in the way to be finished or as being begunne to be fulfilled As Noah being 500 yeere old begot Shem Ham and Iaphet Gen. 5.23 that is he began to beget them See the like Gen. 11.26 also Luk. 1.6 and they were iust in all the commandements that is they begun entire obedience and endeauored to doe all Perkins Promises must bee vnderstood with condition of faith where the condition is not expressed A superlatiue or exclusiue speech vsed of one person in Diety doth shut out creatures and fained gods but not the other persons As Iohn 17.3 This is aeternall life to know the onely true God this sâ—uts not out Christ and the spirit but false Gods so doth that 1. Tim. 1. 17. Rom. 16.27 Ioh. 10.39 Perkins All workes of the Trinity and all attributes must bee vnderstood inclusiuely without exception of any other of the persons Perk. This word nothing is put for little or small as Ioh. 18.20 I haue spoken nothing in secret that is little Also Act. 27.33 also none is vsed for few as all is put for some or many Ier. 8.6 1. Cor. 2.8 none of the rulers that is few And alwaies is put for often long as Prouerb 13.10 alwaies there is contention amongst the proud that is often it falles out so Luk. 18.1 pray alwaies that is long with continuance Luk. 24.53 Ioh. 18.20 Euery where is put for here there without respect of place Math. 16.20 Act. 13.30 also This negatiue particle not is often put comparatiuely or respectiuely and not absolutely or simply as Hos. 6. I will haue mercy and not sacrifice that is rather then sacrifice or not sacrifice in respect of mercy 1. Cor. 1. sent not to baptise but to preach also Psal. 51. Sacrifices thou wouldst not haue that is in comparison of a contrite heart Ierom. 32.33 euery man shall not teach his neighbour Also not is sometime put for seldome as 1. Kings 15.5 Luks 2.37 she went not out of the Temple that is seldome or scarcely The present time being put for the time to come doth signifie the certainty of the thing spoken of as Esay 21.9 Reu. 18.2 Babilon is fallen Babilon is fallen for shall certainely fall Vnto the dubbling or repetition of wordes belong these rules following When a substantiue is repeated or twise mentioned in one case it signififieth first aemphasis or force as Lord Lord. Secondly a multitude as droues droues Gen. 32. 16. that is many droues Thirdly distribution as 1. Chron. 16. a gate and a gate that is euery gate and 2. Chron. 19.5 Leu. 17.3 a city and a city that is euery city Fourthly diuersity or variety as Pro. 20.20 a waight and a waight that is diuers waights an heart and an heart that is diuerse or double heart A substantiue repeated in diuerse cases if it be in the
which you do know For these purposes your charge and duty is this FIrst read consider marke your owne answer before yee looke vpon mine Where you sticke be humbled pray for vnderstanding and then take such poore helpe as this Treatise affords you Where you see be thankfull to God for your knowledge and labour to profit AEnigmata Sacra MISTICALL CASES AND SECRETS of Diuinitie with their Resolutions The vnfolding wherof layeth open that Truth that concerneth Saluation ENIGMA 1. Who is he that hath vnderstanding and will and yet hath no soule and how that may be The Resolution IT is God of whom it is written that he is vnderstanding and a God of knowledge working all things after the Counsell of his will yet hee hath no soule For hee vnderstandeth and willeth things not by a created faculty of vnderstanding and will such as is in mens soules whereby they doe vnderstand and will one thing after another by discourse and in measure but God infinitely vnderstandeth both himselfe and all things at once by one act of vnderstanding and willeth infinite things together by an vncreated and infinite power which is in himselfe or rather which is himselfe all thinges which are in God being God Exod. 3. 14. 2 It is an holy Angell who properly hath no soule yet is of an excellent vnderstanding and will Psal. 103. 20. 21. 2 Who is he that hath handes and feete and hath no body and how this may be Resolution It is the inuisible God who being a spirit or spirituall substance Ioh. 4.24 he is therefore vncorporeall and properly hath no handes nor feete yet these members are in scripture attributed to him for the help of our weaknesse to signifie vnto vs the mightie workeing of his power whereby hee doth execute all his owne power counsels as men by their handes doe effect and doe all their workes as it is written The hand of the Lord hath done this Againe The right hande of the Lord bringeth mightie thinges to passe Psalm 118. 16. 3. Who is he that causeth all motion yet himselfe moueth not and how this may be Resolution It is the immutable God who is author and ruler of all motion good and euill as it is a motion it is from God in whom we and all things else which mooue do mooue yet himselfe is immoueable because hee is vnchangeable for all motion is with some change which cannot fall into the nature of God I am Iehouah I change not 4. Who is that that is all light yet cannot be seene of vs and how this may be Resolution It is the most glorious God who is called light both for the brightnesse of his glorious maiestie and for the perfit purity of his most holy nature hauing in it not the least spot of ignorance or sinne yet because our weake minde cannot comprehend him as he is much lesse our bodily eies be able to behold him therefore it is written that he cannot be seene and dwelleth in a light vnaccessible whom neuer man saw nor can to whom be honor and power euerlasting 5. 6. How can one loue and hate grieue and ioy and all this without affection How can one repent and not alter his minde Resolution God being vnchangeable hee cannot repent by altering his purpose as men doe and being Impassible hee is not subiect to ioy or griefe loue hate as the sonnes of men bee yet these things are giuen to him in Scripture not by reason of any affection which is in him but of the workes which he doth like vnto men who haue such affections so that his punishing men is his wrath and blessing men is his loue and the ouerthrow of any of his creatures or workes is his repenting which is but the vndoing of some thing done 7 How may one heare and see all thinges and yet haue neither eyes nor eares Resolution God who made the eyes shall hee not see and shall he not heare which made the eare is there any thing so secret that can be hid from him who is all an eie and all an eare yet because he is no bodily substance hee hath no bodily eye or eare which members being the instruments of vnderstanding are applied vnto God thereby the better to expresse his infinite knowledge to vs who by the things of men must be led to conceiue the thinges of God more readily 8. What is he that hath all good qualities yet is all substance without any quality and how this may be Resolution It is God in whom euery good qualitie of mercy truth iustice wisedome c. is to be found because he is an infinite perfection yet nothing is in God as a qualitie or accident because he is a most single essence without any composition of subiect or accident of substance and qualitie Therefore his mercy is himselfe so is his truth wisedome goodnesse patience euery one-of these and all these together as they are in God are that most perfect diuine Substance euen that great Iehouah according to that is written Exod. 24. 6.7 Now in that the Scripture giues these attributes vnto God as distinct from his essence or himselfe and amongst themselues it is to helpe our vnderstanding who otherwise cannot conceiue and consider of him 9 Who is he that is no where and yet euery where within the world and without the world and yet neither within it nor without it and how this may be Resolution It is the incomprehensible God who is no where because hee is not circumscribed in any one place as our bodies be which haue their dimentions of length bredth c. Yet in as much as he filles heauen earth with his essence and presence therefore he is euery where within the world and without it because of his infinite presence power and essence yet neither within it nor without it as in a place because of this vnmeasureablenesse and immensitie AEnig 10. How none is good saue God only yet men and Angels be good Resolution God is good essentially his goodnesse is himselfe not by participation Also he is good most perfectly and euerlastingly being cause of all good in others Now Angels and men are called good by partaking in his goodnes in a measure and changeably for they may and do loose it when God vpholds not by his grace AEnig 11. How can God be Almighty yet there be many things which he cannot doe as hee cannot die nor sinne nor denie himselfe Resolution He is called Almighty not because he can doe euery thing for there bee things which if he could do he neither should be God nor almightie These be things of infirmitie as if God could suffer or Die this should argue not his Omnipotencie but his Impotencie that he were weake and not able to preserue himselfe Things of iniquitie as to sinne to lie to deny himselfe which if he could doe he
to others yet in respect of the persons who did them they were no good but euill workes for an euill tree cannot bring forth good fruite AEnig 392. 393. How may two moue the same question yet the one offend the other not How may three laugh at one thing and onely one of them be without sinne Resolution If the one moue it curiously for strife sake the other soberly for learning sake to be better instructed or if the one do it out of doubt and distrust as Sarah about her sonne promised the other out of faith as Abraham did who laughed for ioy because he beleeued the message touching a childe in his old age but Sarah of vnbeleife was mooued to laugh Ismaell in flouting manner as a Scoffer Gen. 21. AEnig 394. How may one offend more by doing a good thing then an other shall do by doing an euill thing Resolution He that doth a good thing against his conscience whiles he iudgeth it euill is more a trespasser then hee who doth some euill ignorantly not knowing it to be euill AEnig 395. How may one without offence of God aske something of him which hee will not giue yet another asking what he is willing to giue shall offend Resolution A childe may aske the life of his father a wife of her husband yet not offend though God be vnwilling to graunt it being asked with condition of his will the Isralites murmuring in distrustfull sort asking meate which God was willing to giue did sinne in their praier Paul sinned not in crauing to haue that prick of the flesh remou'd though God ment to denie it because he praied with submission to his will AEnig 396. How may one be a looser at that time when he is a Winner Resolution A couetous man may winne much worldly wealth and yet bee thereby a looser of his soule also an euill preacher may be a looser of himselfe when he winnes others vnto God Lastely many a wicked man looseth his credit at what time hee gaines some commoditie AEnig 397. How is Vsury a sinne yet one may be an Vsurer without sinne Resolution Vsurie whereby wee encrease our stocke by compact in respect of lending mony or other things to the hindrance of our neighbour is a sinne but to increase our spirituall graces by the due vse of them is a Christian vsury and commendable AEnig 398. Seeing God alone is to be worshipped how may we worship men without sinne Resolution There is a religious diuine worship which by our bodies and soules is to be performed to God as to the searcher of the hart and Lord of all wherof no part can bee giuen from him to any other without sinne Act. 10. 26. Math. 10. 4. Reuel 19. 10. But a ciuill worship is due to magistrates and all our betters in respect of their authoritie and giftes euen by the commandement of God which not to giue willingly is a sinne AEnig 399. How may the first be last and the last be first Resolution This is fulfilled in the Iewes and Gentiles who being called after the Iewes were receiued into fauour and stand in grace while the Iewes who were before them for outward vocation are now cast out for their vnbeleife become the last they were last in acceptation with God who were foremost in his outward vocation whereas the Gentiles being last by vocation became first in acceptation AEnig 400. What is that that was once mortall and twise immortall Resolution It was Adams body once mortall by sinne twise immortall once by creation second time by glorification AEnig 401. How may death which is as the wages of sinne and porch of hell bee yet the way and passage to heauen or how may heauen and hell haue both one gate Resolution Death naturall is the gate and doore to let into the pallace of heauen such as fall a sleepe in Christ and others that die in vnbeliefe and sinne into the dungeon of hell this difference hapneth by the merit of Christ his death sanctifying death to his members to be a porch of paradice and not to others to whom it proues a part of their curse a passage to the infernall lake AEnig 402. If Christ hath destroied death by his death how is it that the godly must die Resolution Christ hath destroied and so taken away the sting of death as it shall not hurt the godly but help them rather yet they die first to fulfill Gods decree secondly to obey his will and ordinance thirdly to be ioyned immediately and fully vnto Christ their head hauing in their death put of sinnes with their bodies AEng. 402. How hath Christ ouercome death by his passion yet death is the last enemie that shall be destroied Resolution Christ in his passion got a victory ouer death in part at the last resurrection hee shall haue a full conquest before the curse was remoued but at the iudgement the thing it selfe shall be quite done away to haue no power ouer faithfull persons AEnig 404. How is it appointed for men once to die yet there are many that shall not die Resolution Ordinarily men die once by vertue of Gods appointment whereas some dead were raised and other at the great iudgement shall only be changed this is extraordinarie howbeit that change is a kinde of death AEnig 405. How can a body which is dead and rotten yet liue at the same time that it is dead Resolution The bodies of Abraham Isaac and Iacob and so of other Saints At what time they are dead and rotten in the graues they are 〈◊〉 to God to whom all liue who hath made a Couenant of life with the bodies of the elect as well as with their soules and is fully purposed to raise them at the last day therefore to him they are as if they were already quickned to life Math. 22. 23. AEnig 406. How may it be that dust shall be made to liue Resolution At the resurrection bodies mouldred to dust by the mightie power of Christ shall be restored to life being ioyned to their owne soules 1. Cor. 15. 22. AEnig 407. How is it that all shall rise from death and yet the resurrection is called the resurrection of the iust Resolution All men and women shall rise for resurrection shall bee of iust and vniust but because the benifit of the resurrection appertaines to the iust who shall then be glorified in their bodies thence is it called the resurrection of the iust AEnig 408. How may bodies bee spirituall and yet remaine bodies Resolution At the resurrection the bodies of the Saints being the same in substance as before yet because they shall bee susteined and preserued by the immediate workeing of the spirit without naturall meanes of Phisicke meat c. hence are they called spiritual though they stil be bodies 1. Cor. 15.44 AEnig 409. How is Christ iudge of quicke dead yet it is
written that he came not to iudge the world Resolution Christ his comming in infirmitie it was to bee iudged and condemned for sinne that he might purchase redemption by the price of himselfe but his second comming in glory will bee to iudge the world by rendring euery man according to his workes AEnig 410. 411. If Christ bee the onely iudge of the world how is it written that the Saintes shall iudge the world How may it bee that the Saints shall iudge the Angels Resolutions Christ shall iudge the world that is the inhabitants angels and men as his fathers lieutenant by his commission and authoritie gathering all before him inquiring into them pronouncing a righteous vnreuocable sentence which presently and mightily shall bee executed thus Christ alone shall iudge the Saints shall iudge as his assistants giuing consent and approbation to his sentence 1. Cor. 6. 2. 3. thus also shall they bee iudged euen of Diuels who are Angels of the bottomlesse pit AEnig 412. How is it that the vngodly shall not stand in iudgement and God will not enter into iudgement with the righteous yet both quicke dead shall stand before him that sitteth on the white throne to bee iudged Resolution The righteous shall not come into iudgement of condemnation nor the wicked into iudgement of absoluâ—ion but all shall come to the iudgement of inquisition and examination Rom. 14. 2. Cor. 5. 10. AEnig 413 What is that that burneth and consumeth not is changed and perisheth and yet abideth still and how Resolution The Bush which Moises saw Exod. 3. also the heauens elements and earth shall bee burned at last day yet their substance not consumed to nothing but purified in that fire like mettall refined in a furnace that they may abide in an immortall and glorious estate being for our sinne in bondage to corruption Rom. 8. 21. AEnig 414. What country is that wherein is all day and no night and how Resolution It is the country which we looke for in heauen where shall be an euerlasting most glorious light without any the least darkeâ—esse AEnig 415. What country is that wherein is all night and no day and how Resolution It is the region of hell where shall be a perpetuall darknes without any light AEnig 416. 417. How may one liue being vnder and in an eternall death How may one bee in hell that neuer came in hell Resolution The life of the wicked in hell shall be a dying life and a liuing death one may be in the hell of conseâ—ence who neuer shall come in the hell of the damned AEnig 418. What reasonable creature is that which had a body and neuer had soule Resolution The Angels are reasonable creatures who assume bodies by Gods dispensation when they were sent on messages to men they aâ—â—â—â—red as men but whence those bodies came or whereinto they were dissolued it is vnreuealeable therfore vncertaine AEnig 419. What people bee they whose life it is at once both happy and miserable bitter and sweete Resolution They be true Christians Gods faithfull children who be happie and liue sweetely vnder the hope reioycing of eternall glory but because they are most troubled with sinne assalted by Satan hated and persecuted by the world therefore their life is miserable and full of bitternesse AEnig 420. What soule us that which neuer was mixed with body Resolution God is the soule of the world which is susteined and gouerned by his secret prouidence as a body is quickned and ruled by the soule 2 Also Faith is the Soule of our soule whereby it liueth to God 3 Finally Christ is the Soule of the legall Ceremonies whereof the truth and substance was in Christ. AEnig 421. What grace is that which once had is neuer last yet is vtterly taken away Resolution A liuely faith is gone and vtterly taken away when wee die and inioy the things beleeued yet in this life it is neuer lost being once had by vertue of Christs prayer Ioh. 17. and by Gods couenant which is euerlasting Ier. 32. AEnig 420. What gift is that whereby we liue to God yet it selfe shall dye when we liue Resolution We liue now by faith in the Sonne of God Rom. 1. 17. Gal. 2. last but when we shall liue by sighâ— in heauen then shall be no vse of faith AEnig 421. What rich man is he who made a great supper without meate Resolution It is Christ Iesus when he cometh to suppe with a faithfull soule without earthly delicates AEnig 422. What fire is that which being once kindled is neuer quenched and how this should be Resolution The fire of contention between the seede of the Serpent and the seede of the woman will neuer be extinct The fire of Gods vengeance in hell will burne for euer so long as God indureth AEnig 423. Seeing all liuing creatures heere in earth be corruptible how is there a worme that shall neuer dye Resolution It is that worme mentioned in the Gospel euen horror of conscience for sinne which shall gnaw the soule euerlastingly euen as wood is eaten by the worme AEnig 424. How are we forbid to fashion our selues to this world yet without sinne we may fashion our selues to the world Resolution We are forbid to fashion our selues to the world of the wicked by imitating their vngodly customes and waies but to follow the world of beleeuers by liuing after their good example this is a duty AEnig 425. How we may haue two mindes and but one soule Resolution A regenerate man hauing but one soule yet in the state of corruption had his minde wholy depraued which by grace is wholy renewed but not perfectly whence it is that still hee hath both a good minde and an euill AEnig 426. How may they waite for adoption which be already adopted and how this may be Resolution The adopted children of God which be already sonnes and haue the spirit of adoption yet they doe want the full fruition of the heauenly inheritance being heare cloyed and clogged with sinnes and miseries which they doe both earnestly and certainly waite for AEnig 427. Whether dumbe and deafe may be saued seeing faith is by hearing and onely beleeuers are saued Resolution Infants idiots dumbe and deafe which be the children of faithfull parents they be within the couenant and haue the seale thereof therefore charitie will hope well of their saluation Secondly though they lacke the ordinary meanes of engendring faith to wit hearing of the word preached yet seeing this commeth to passe without their owne default by defect of yeeres or senses therefore God who is not tyed to the meanes necessarily may without them and doth inspire faith into so many of them as be elect the Spirit bloweth where he liste if the Rauens call vpon God what letteth but Christian Infants may in their kind and degree yea the Scripture doth attribute