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
sinne AEnig 313. How may one worship the true God yet haue many Gods at the same time Resolution If he worship the true God in profession yet giue away his heart to riches pleasures and other earthly things for this is spirituall idolatrie so many things we make our Gods as we loue and feare aboue God AEnig 314. How may two feare both one God and the one doe well the other ill Resolution If the one feare him for his goodnesse and mercie sake because hee would not offend him by sinne and the other feare sinning in respect of the euill and torment following sinne This latter feareth amisse while the former feareth a right AEnig 315. How may one at once both feare and reioyce or how reioyce in trembling Resolution First in respect of diuers obiectes as the women at the Sepulcre feared at the sudden and glorious apparition of an Angell but were ioyfull to see and heare that Christ was risen secondly the godly do all their duties to God with ioy and chearefulnesse in respect of Christs mediation Gods acceptance yet not without feare and reuerence in respect of Gods awfull Maiestie and least by their owne infirmitie duty bee not done as it should Psal. 2. 11. AEng. 316. What is that that is so stronge as can ouercom the mightie God and how this may bee Resolution It is praier faithfull feruent humble which after a sort causeth the mightie God to yeeld vnto it hindring many his iudgementes and pulling downe many benefits vpon them as is to be seene in the example of Moyses Exod. 32. and Iames 5. in the example of Elias praying for raine AEnig 317. What is that that speedes not when it speedes and how this may be Resolution It is godly prayer which though it alwaies obteine not that it doth aske for yet it doth euer obtaine some thing better for vs as the lame man in Act. 4 though he missed the almes he begged yet he got his strength which he asked not so many afflicted with pouertie sickenesse paine temptations or othâ—rwise are denied that releife they craue yet haue inward graces comforts giuen them which haue more benefit for them 2. Cor. 12. AEnig 318. What Messenger is that that is swifter then the Angels And how this may be Resolution It is true praier which sometime in a moment both carrieth our minde to heauen and brings vs backe an answer Dan. 9. Act. 10.4 AEnig 319. How will God haue no beggers in Israel yet in Israell there is nought but beggers Resolution It is Gods will to haue the poore so relieued and keept to worke as no man through extreame bodily want should be driuen to begge of another making beggery his profession or trade of life yet in Israell that is in the Church of God all be full of beggerie in respect of spirituall wants whereof the supply must howâ—ely bee begged of God in Christs name AEnig 320. How may one make a stronge crie and not yet open his month Resolution As Moyses at the red sea cried vnto God by the inward sighes of his heart and yet he spake neuer a word the like did Annah 1. Sam. 1. the like do all the Saints sometimes Rom. 8. 26. the secret and silent groanes of a renewed heart are loude cries in Gods eare AEnig 321. How is it true that they that call vppon the name of the Lord shall be saued and yet many shall say Lord Lord that shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen Resolution All that call vpon the name of the Lord by the prayer of liuely faith shall bee saued eternally others that professe him outwardly and pray with their lippes only haue no promise of saluation made vnto them AEnig 322. How may one as bare Lazarus make all Gods children both rich and poore beholden to him Resolution By his earnest and deuout supplications made to God for them Luk. 16. 9. rich bee more beholding to godly poore then the poore to the rich AEnig 323. What is that that ouercomes by yeelding and how this may be Resolution Patience by bearing and forbearing ouercommeth and gets the victorie of the fiercest minde AEnig 324. What is that that maketh heauie things become light and how this may be Resolution It is Christian patience which easeth the burthen of affliction by willing and constant suffering 2. Cor. 4. 17. AEnig 325. What vertue is that that maketh one likest to Christ and vnlikest to Sathan Resolution It is Christian humilitie Phil. 2. 5. none so humble as Christ none so proude as the Deuill and Antichrist his eldest childe AEnig 326. Who was he that was one of the chiefest sinners at that time when hee was one of the chiefest Saints and how Resolution The Apostle Paule insence of his owne vnworthinesse felt himselfe the ringeleader of offenders and so humbly confessed himselfe yet through Gods grace at the same time was a principall Saint and a chiefe builder in Gods Church 1. Tim. 1. 15. AEnig 327. What is that that flies from men that followes after it and followes him that flies from it and how this may be Resolution It is glory and praise amongst men which followes the humble that neglect it and flies from the proude that catch at it AEnig 328. How may two go both together into the temple to pray the one be heard the other refused Resolution A humble sinner and a proude Iusticiarie both praying together the one is filled with good things and the other is sent away emptie Luk. 18. in the example of Pharisie Publican AEnig 329. How is the Saboth day sanctified of God yet we may not account one day holier then another Resolution Not in respect of the day but of the vse and ende which is his owne holy seruice all daies a like for the nature of the day not for the worke done in the day AEnig 330. How is it a sinne to be zealous yet wee are commanded to be zealous Resolution To be zealous without knowledge is a sinne wise and godly zeale is a speciall Christian vertue Rom. 10. 2. Rom. 3. 19. AEnig 331. How is it that God abhorreth the sacrifice which him selfe hath commanded Resolution First if it be not offered in faith and repentance Esay 1. Secondly when it is dulie offered yet neuer so respected of God as is a broken and contrite heart Psal. 51. 16. it is a comparatiue speech like to Hos. 6. AEnig 332. How may one loue God with all his heart yet is bound heartily to loue his neighbour Resolution If our neighbour be loued for God in him and after him then is God neuer the lesse loued with our whole heart which still cleaues wholy to God and is not deuided between God and man but if man bee not loued at Gods commandement and to his glory then the heart is parted AEnig 333. How is loue
a kinde of invocation to them as Psal. 8. And how shall they call on him whom they do not beleeue therefore they may haue faith as they haue reason the facultie without the vse AEnig 428. How is God found of such as seeke him not seeing it is written God is found of such as seeke him Resolution Elect sinners before they bee found of God and converted they are found without their seeking God rather seekes them as in the Parable of the lost sheep Luk. 15. and of the Vineyard Math. â—â— but being once found and coâ—â—â—ted God mooueth them to seeke by which seeking they shall finde God more and more and thus they finde when they do seeke AEnig 429. How can mens flesh or garments be vncleane seeing they be the creatures of God and all be good which he hath created Resolution They may be vncleane ceremonially by touching of a Leper or dead corps c. Secondly as creatures they be not vncleane but cleane yet may bee and are defiled by contagion of sinne AEnig 430. How can God punish children with their parents who sinne not as they sinned Resolution Children doe not sinne by actuall transgressions as their Parents doe yet haue in them the selfe-same originall corruption which they drew from their parents and which will bring forth in time in such as be left to their naturall sinne the selfe-same fruits therefore as men destroy young Wolues and Foxes because they take the same pestilent nature and qualities with their dammes so God is iust by smiting the parents vpon the children for they be guilty by birth-sinne of his wrath and will tread in their parents steps AEnig 431. How Christ can be said to be only wise seeing others as Salomon be wise also Resolution Christ his wisdome is essentiall to him also most perfect whereby hee as God knoweth himselfe and all things exactly yea and he is the Author of all wisdome both in Angels and men and thus hee is onely wise which word onely excludeth not the persons of the Trinity but creatures who are wise but in part and by participation of Christ his wisdome and so as they cannot giue their wisdome to others AEnig 432. How can we giue any glory vnto God seeing hee can receiue no more than hee hath Resolution The glory which we giue vnto God is an acknowledgment and confession of Gods glorious properties his wisdome goodnesse and power before men that they magnifie him with vs and not any addition to his most absolute glory which he had with himselfe from euerlasting Ioh. 17.4 AEnigma 433. How doth Christ say to his Apostles you haue entred into other mens labours yet Paul denieth that hee built vpon any other mans foundation Resolution Christ meaneth the Prophets and the labours which they take to instruct the Iewish Church by their diuine writings and Paul saith truly that hee built on no mans foundation because he preached to the Gentiles which before had not heard of Christ as he saith Rom. 15. AEnigma 334. How is euery man bound to please his neighbour yet he that pleaseth man cannot be the seruant of Christ Resolution We must please our weake neighbour in that which is good and profitable to aediâ—ie him Rom. 15. 1.2 but wicked and stubborne sinners in that which is against honestie and religion we may not please if we will approoue our selues the seruants of God and thus Paul is to be vnderstood of pleasing Infidels against Christian faith to their destruction Gal. 1.10 AEnig 435. How was the sound of the Apostles gone into the whole world then when the Gospell was not euery where preached Resolution That in Paul his time the sound of the Gospel came into all places of the habitable and inhabited world is very cleare by Ro. 15.19 Col. 1.6 23. Rom. 11. according to the commission of Christ Matth. 28. which no doubt the Apostles faithfully executed howbeit now in our times many of those countries which first enioyed that light haue through their vnthankfulnesse lost it as Christ threatneth Reuel 2. Also some Countries might then lye drowned vnder water which are bared and dry since and some since found out which were then vnknowne AEnig 436. If God be rich towardes all how be any reiected and left poore and naked of grace Resolution By all is not ment euery singular person but it is put distributiuely here in Rom. 10. 11. to all that is whether Iewes or Gentiles without distinction of Country as in time past vnder the law also restrictiuely with limitation to all which beleeue and call vpon him AEnig 437. How is it that the Prophet praieth to be taught to number his daies yet euery childe can do so much Resolution It is one thing to number our daies Arithmetically to summe vp our yeeres which is soone done it is another thing to number them Theologically or Christianly to be led to wisedome and godlinesse by consideration of their shortnesse and vncertainety which is not done but by grace from God AEnig 438. How may one at once bee married and not maried possesse riches and not possesse vse the world and not vse it Resolution This is done by mortification and deniall of a mans selfe and contempt of the world which causeth that they which are indeed maried and haue possessions yet haue no hinderance thereby to godlinesse and the kingdome of heauen because they set not their hearts vpon them AEnig 439. How the same persons may be at once both children and seruants to another Resolution As God is both a Lord and Father so the belâ—â—â—â— may be at one time though 〈…〉 respects Seruants to the 〈◊〉 and Children to that Father AEnig 440. What ladder is that which toucheth both heauen and earth and how this may bee Resolution That ladder is Iesus the sonne of man Ioh. 1. â—v last who toucheth heauen by his diuinitie and earth by his humanitie also his mediation hath made peace between heauen and earth ioyning God and men together who were enemies through sinne Ephes. 2. and finally by whom it is alone that wee haue accesse to the kingdome of heauen for he is scala Coeli and the way and life AEnig 442. How may creatures descend and ascend vpon a ladder which hath no stayers or steps Resolution The Angels those most noble creatures by ministring to Christ their head and for his sake and honour vnto his members do ascend and descend vpon the Sonne of man that mysticall and immateriall ladder AEnig 443. If God dwell in heauen and heauen be a creature how was God without a dwelling before the heauen was made Resolution This I answer with Augustine God neither needed house to dwel in when there was no heauen made for he was a heauen and a house to himselfe neither the heauens being made he did finde a seat as a stranger wearied with wandering the