his subtiltie Gen. 3.1 2 3 4 5 6. Now the Serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field c. Eccles 7.29 God made man vpright but they haue sought out many inuentions Rom. 5.12 By one man sinne entred into the world c. for in him all haue sinned Psal 51.5 Behold I was borne in iniquity and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me 1. Ioh. 3.4 Sinne is the transgression of the Lawe Of the punishment of sinne Rom. 5 12. By one man came sinne into the world and death by sinne Rom. 6 2â— The wages of sin is death 2. Thess 1.9 10. VVho shall be punished with euerlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power Of the Couenant of Workes The Couenant of works is she Morall Law put into mens hearts by God and afterwards repeated by Moses Leuit. 18.5 Yee shall keepe my Statutes and my iudgements which if a man doe he shall liue in them Deut. 27.26 Galat. 3.10 Cursed is euery one that continueth not in all things which are written in the booke of the Lawe to doe them This Couenant all haue broken and therefore are vnder the curse Ierem. 31.32 Which my Couenant they brake Gal. 3.19 Wherefore then serueth the Lawe It was added because of transgressions till the seede should come to whom the promise was made Rom. 3.20 By the Lawe is the knowledge of sinne Of the Couenant of grace Gen. 3.15 I will put enmitie betweene thee and the woman and betweene thy seede and her seed it shall bruize thy head c. Gen. 22.18 In thy seed shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed Heb. 8.10 11 12. This is the Couenant that I will make with the house of Israel sayth the Lord I will put my Lawes into their mind and write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to mee a people And they shall not teach euery man his neighbour and euery man his brother saying Know the Lord For all shall know me from the least to the greatest for I will be mercifull to their vnrighteousnes and their sinnes and iniquities wil I remember no more Of CHRIST the Mediator I. Tim. 2.5 There is one God and one Mediator betweene God and man the Man CHRIST IESVS Heb. 9.15 And for this cause is hee the Mediatour of the new Testament that by meanes of death for the redemption of the transgressions that were vnder the first Testament they which are called might receiue the promise of eternall inheritance Iohn 11. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God Vers 14. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among vs. Of Christs Propheticall office Christ performeth this office in opening and reuealing vnto vs the will of God Iohn 17.26 I haue declared vnto them thy name and will declare it Iohn 15.15 All things that I haue heard of my Father I haue made known vnto you Acts 3.22 For Moses truly sayd vnto the Fathers A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise vp vnto you of your brethren like vnto me him shall yee heare in all things whatsoeuer he shall say vnto you Luke 4.18 The Spirit of the Lord is vpon me because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospell to the poore to preach deliuerance to the Captiues and to preach the acceptable yeer of the Lord. Of the Priestly Office of Christ. Christ performeth this office by appeasing God and reconciling vs vnto God through his death and obedience 2. Cor. 5.18 19. who hath reconciled vs to himselfe by Iesus Christ God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself c. Ephes 2.16 And that he might reconcile both vnto God in one body by the Crosse c. Heb. 5.6 Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchisedech Heb. 9.28 Christ was once offered to beare the sinnes of many c. Heb. 10.14 By one offering he hath perfected for euer them that are sanctified Heb. 7.25 Wherefore he is able to saue them to the vttermost that come vnto God by him seeing hee euer liueth to make intercession for them Of the Regall or Kingly Office of Christ This Christ performeth by gouerning all things for the saluation of his elect and destruction of his enemies Dan. 7.14 And there was giuen vnto him dominion and glory and a kingdome that all people nations and languages should serue him c. Luke 1.3 He shall raign ouer the house of Iacob for euer of his kingdome there shall be no end Eph. 1.22 23. And hath put all things vnder his feete and gaue him to be the Head ouer all things to the Church which is his body the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all Lu. â—0 27 But those mine enemies which would not that I should raigne ouer them bring hither and slay them before me Thus far of the Couenant of grace of Christ the Mediatour and of his thréefold office The next thing to be considered of is the application of the Couenant to the Elect giuing them a part in Christ and in all his benefits Heb. 3.14 For we are made partakers of Christ c. The part they haue in Christ is first vnion with Christ Secondly thereby Communion Of our vnion with Christ which is by the Spirit and Faith Ephes 5.30 For we are members of his body of his flesh and of his bones 1. Cor. 12.13 By one Spirit we are all baptized into one body Ephes 3.17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith Of our Communion with Christ The which is the participation of the benefits flowing from his seuerall offices The benefit we receiue from the Propheticall office of Christ is the reuelation of the Couenant of grace whereby we are made wise vnto saluation Mat. 11.27 All things are deliuered vnto me of my Father and no man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father saue the Sonne and he to whomsoeuer the Sonne will reueale him 2. Tim. 3.25 The holy Scriptures are able to make thee wise vnto saluation c. The meanes of reuealing the Couenant of grace are both outward and inward The outward are the word and the Sacraments By the Word is meant the Gospell preached which containeth and publisheth the promises of saluation by Christ Rom. 1.16 17. The Gospell of Christ is the power of God vnto saluation to euery one that beleeueth c. For therein is the righteousnes of God reuealed from faith to faith c. 2. Tim. 1.10 Christ hath abolished death and hath brought life and immortality to light through the Gospell Of the Sacraments Rom. 4.11 And hee receiued the signe of Circumcision as a seale of the righteousnes of faith c. Mat. 28 19. Goe ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost Mark 1.8 I indeed haue baptized you with water but
Mat. 25.41 condemnation 77. Q. How is all that which Christ hath done made profitable to vs Iohn 5.29 A. By the inward and secret working of the holy Ghost 1 Cor. 12.13 Q. In what Article is this expressed A. In the eightth Article I beléeue in the holy Ghost Q. VVhat is the holy Ghost A. The third person in the Trinity very a Acts 5 4â— 3 4 true God equall with the Father and the Sonne and b Ioh. 14 26 15.26 procéeding from them both Q. What is the office of the holy Ghost A. To a Iohn 14.26.16.3 teach b Ioh. 3.5 1. Cor. 6.11 regenerate and sanctifie vs and to c 1 Ioh. 4.13 vnite vs with Christ 88. Q. Who are they which by the holy Ghost are sanctified gathered vnto Christ and made one with him A. The holy Catholike Church Q. What is the Catholike Church A. A a 1 Pet. 2.9 peculiar company of people b 1 The. 5.8 chosen of God to life euerlasting and c Eph. 5.30 Colos 1 made one with Christ Q. Why is the Church called holy A. Because by Christ it is made holy Ephes 5.26 27 Q. What signifieth Catholike A. Vniuersall Q. Why is it so called A. Because at all times in all places and of all sorts of people God hath some that are his Q. What are the speciall workes of the Church A. A sincere profession of the true a Acts 2.42 doctrine of the Word of God obedience to the doctrine and the right vse of the b Mat. 28.19 20 Sacraments Q. What do you then meane when you say The Catholike Church A. I beléeue there is a Catholike Church that is there are some that are chosen of God to life euerlasting and made one with Christ and that I am one of the number of them Q. What are the benefits belonging to the Church A. Foure especially Q. What is the first A. The Communion of Saints 1 Ioh. 1.3 â— Q. Who are those Saints A. All the faithfull as well in earth as in heauen Psal 16.3 Rom. 1.7 Q. What is meant by Communion A. A knitting together in one a societie and fellowship that one hath with another 1. Ioh. 1.7 Q. What is meant then by the Communion of Saints A. The spirituall fellowship which the faithfull haue with Christ 1. Ioh. 1.3 and all his benefits by faith Q. What else A. The society which the faithfull haue among themselues by loue which makes all their gifts touching the vse common to euery one Acts 4.32 Q. What is the second benefit A. The forgiuenes of sinnes Q. What do you meane when you say these words A. I beléeue that a Heb 8.12 God for b Ephes 1.7 Christs sake doth fréely forgiue the sinnes of the faithfull yea and my sinnes also Q. VVhat is the third and fourth benefit A. The resurrection of the body and the life euerlasting Q. What doe you professe to beleeue heerein A. That the bodies of the faithfull shal be raised vp by Christ in the last day and ioyned to their soules 1. Thess 4.14 16 17 Phil. 3.21 Mat. 25.46 and that both in body and soule they shall liue for euer with Christ in heauen 98. Q. What is required of vs that we may indeede be partakers of Christ and his benefits A. A true and liuely faith in Christ Ioh. 3.36 Acts 16.31 Q. What is this faith A. A speciall a Phil. 1.29 gift of God whereby we doe b Gal. 3.14 apprehend and apply Christ with all his benefits to our c Ioh. 20.28 Gal. 2.20 selues particularly Q. Who doth work this faith in vs A. The holy Ghost 1 Cor. 12 3.9 Q. By what means workes he it A. By the hearing of the Word of God preached Rom. 10.17 Q. Are we then saued by this our faith A. Yes by faith onely Rom. 3.28 Q. Why are we said to be saued by faith onely A. Because by faith onely we lay hold on Christ and apply Christ withall his merits to our selues and because nothing in vs can doe this but onely our faith The second part of the Catechisme Quest. 104. IF we be saued by faith onely then wherefore do the Sacraments serue A. They were ordained by Christ for the strengthening of our faith Q. What is a Sacrament A. An outward and visible signe and seale of an inward and spirituall grace Gen. 17.11 Rom. 4.11 Q. How many Sacraments bee there A. Two 1. Cor. 10.1 2 3 Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. A signe and seale of our receiuing into the Church and grafting into the body of Christ Gal. 3.27 Q. What is the outward signe in Baptisme A. Water Ioh. 1.38 Q. What is the inward grace A. The bloud and Spirit of Christ Marke 1.8 Q. What is signified by the sprinkling or washing with Water A. The a Reuel 1.5 washing away of our sins by the bloud of Christ and our newe b Titus 3.5 birth by the holy Ghost Q. Are Infants to be baptized A. Yes because the conenant and promise of God Gen. 17.7 Acts. 2.39 is made to the faithfull and to their séed also Q. Are such Infants as die without Baptisme damned A. God forbid It is not the want but the contempt of the Sacrament that bringeth death Q. VVhat is required of vs after Baptisme A. Truly to a Mark 16.16 beléeue in Christ to b Rom 6.4 by to sin and to rise vp to newnes of life Q. VVhat is the Lords Supper A. It is a signe and seale of the spirituall nourishing of our soules to eternall life 1 Cor. 10.16 Ioh. 6.54 by the body and bloud of Christ Q. What are the outward signes A. Bread and Wine 1. Cor. 11.23 Q. What are the things signified thereby A. The body and bloud of Christ 1 Cor. 11.24 25 Q. Are the Bread and Wine turned into the body and bloud of Christ A. No they remaine still Bread and Wine 1. Cor. 11.26 27 28 for take away the outward signe and then it is no Sacrament Q. Why so A. Because in euery Sacrament there must bée both an outward signe and an inward grace Q. Doth the Bread and Wine then in the Sacrament differ nothing from common Bread and Wine A. Yes not in nature and substance 1 Sam. 21.4 1 Cor. 10.16 but in the end and vse thereof Q. How is the Bread and Wine receiued A. After an outward and bodilie manner by the hand and mouth Q. How is the bodie and bloud of Christ reâ—eiued A. After an inward and spirituall manner by a true and liuely faith Joh. 6.35 â—â— Q. If it bee done by faith then wherefore doe wee receiue the Sacrament A. For a continuall thankfull remembrance of Christs death 1. Cor. 11.24 25 26 and the benefits me receiue thereby and for the
of Abraham Isaac Iacob From hence this truth is strongly collected viz. that Abraham Isaac and Iacob shall liue and rise according to their bodies because God saith Christ is not the God of the dead but of the liuing Therefore now this consequence that Abraham and the Saints departed shall rise must bee credited no lesse then that expresse Scripture from whence Christ drew it And to the end that you may see that all necessary poynts of faith manners are plainely expressed in the Scriptures I haue heere in order set downe the summe substance of Christian Religion in certaine Texts of Scripture The order of it is this The true knowledge of God and of Iesus Christ which is life eternall that is the way and meanes to eternall life is to be found in the Scriptures Therfore first we begin with the Scriptures then wee come to the knowledge of God and of his workes as of his eternall decree of Predestination Creation and Prouidence concerning Angels and men in which Prouidence is to be considered the fall of Angels and man and the misery that followed therof namely sinne and death Secondly followeth Gods Couenant with man namely the couenant of works and the couenant of grace Concerning the couenant of workes there is shewed the impossibility of keeping it and to what end it serues In the couenant of grace is noted First the foundation of it which is Christ the Mediator Secondly the meanes of applying Christ vnto vs. In Christ wee are to consider his person and office His office is threefold The application of the couenant of grace where is shewed the vnion communion which the elect haue with Christ The meanes of the reuealing and applying of the couenant of grace are eyther inward as the Spirit of Christ and faith or outward namely the Word and Sacraments The māner of reuealing it is our calling vnto Christ The persons to whom it is reuealed namely to the Church As the benefit we receiue from the propheticall office of Christ is the reuealing of the couenant of grace whereby we are made wise to saluation so the benefit we receiue from the Priestly office of Christ is our instification before God The benefit we receiue from the kingly office of Christ is our glorification which is partly in this present life but fully and perfectly in the life to come Our glorification in this life consisteth in this that in our condition we are made blessed and made holy in our nature which is Sanctification The rule of Sanctification is the Word of God euen the Law and the Gospell The effect of Sanctification is Repentance The notes of Repentance are specially two A hatred of all sinnes and the practice of good workes Among good workes almes and prayer are specially commended to vs. The speciall helps to prayer and to the performing of other good workes are vowes and fasting Then lastly is to be considered Gods dealing with man after this life by bringing all men to Iudgement which is eyther particular or generall And to the end that you may in reading these Texts of Scripture perceiue how one thing depends vpon an other I haue set downe ouer the Texts of Scripture the things whereof the places following doe speake If therefore you will accordingly be diligent inreading the Texts of Scripture I doubt not but by Gods grace assisting you you shall in a short time much benefit your selues thereby and shall be able when need requires to proue any ground of Religion by some Text of Scripture And so I commit you to the mercifull protection of Almighty God beseeching him to endue you with all sauing grace and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding ioy through Iesus Christ Amen THE SVBSTANCE of Diuinitie Of the holy Scripture Iohn 5 39. Search the Scriptures for in them yee thinke to haue eternall life and they are they which testifie of mee 2 Tim. 3.16 17. All Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousnes that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished vnto all good workes Marke 12.24 Doe yee not therefore erre because yee know not the Scriptures neither the power of God Of God Iohn 17.3 This is life eternall that they might know thee the onely true God and Iesus Christ whom thou hast sent Heb. 11.6 Hee that commeth to God must beleeue that God is c. Iohn 4.24 God is a Spirit c. Exodus 34.6 The Lord God mercifull and gracious long suffering and abundant in goodnes and truth c. 1 Cor. 8.4 We know that an idoll is nothing in the world and that there is none other God but one 1 Iohn 5.7 There are three which beare record in heauen the Father the Word and the holy Ghost and these three are one Of Gods decree of Predestination 1 Thes 5.9 God hath not appointed vs to wrath but to obtaine saluation by our Lord Iesus Christ Ephes 1.4 God hath chosen vs in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in loue Rom. 11.5 6. There is a remnant according to the election of grace and if by grace then is it no more of workes c. Iude 4. Who were before of old ordained to this condemnation 2. Tim. 2.20 In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of siluer but also of wood and of earth and some to honour and some to dishonour Of Creation Gen. 1.1 In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth Psal 33.6 By the word of the Lord were the heauens made all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth Heb. 11.3 Through faith we vnderstand that the worlds were fram'd by the word of God so that things which are seene were not made of things which do appear Gen. 1.31 And God saw all that he had made and lo it was verie good Gen. 2.7 The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a liuing soule Gen. 1.27 God created man in his owne Image c. Eph. 4.24 And put on the new man which after God is created in righteousnes and true holinesse Of Gods Prouidence Acts 17 25 28. Hee giueth to all life and breath and all things For in him we liue and moue and haue our being Mat. 10.29 30. Are not two Sparrowes sold for a farthing and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father Yea and all the haires of your head are numbred Prou. 16.33 The lot is cast into the lappe but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Of the fall of Angels and Man 2. Pet. 2.4 God spared not the Angels that sinned c. Iude 6. The Angels which kept not their first estate c. 2. Cor. 11 3. The Serpent beguiled Eue through