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A40394	The epitome of divinity, poetically compos'd by way of dialogue, for the more easie, and pleasant learning and retaining of it in memory, or, A summary abstract of divine knowledge ... by Walter Franke ...	Franke, Walter, 17th cent.	1655 (1655)	Wing F2075; ESTC R834	28,032	62

5. 17 18 19. God pardoneth Freely our sins g Rom. 3. 24 25. Eph. 1. 7. Acts 10. 43. condemns us not to die h Rom. 5. 9 10. Iohn 3. 16. Imputes unto us to eternity The righteousness of Christ i 1 Cor. 1. 30. 2 Cor. 5. 19 21. wherewith array'd By faith k Rev. 16 15. as if we had our selves obey'd The whole Law perfectly we in Gods sight Holy and pure appear as is the light l Rom 5. 18 19. This place gives the reason of the whole answer Q. Sith faith so needfull is I 'de have you tell By what signes may we know that Christ doth dwell In us by faith A. By these regeneration m 2 Cor. 5. 17. 1 Iohn 3. 24. Rom. 6. 4. Acts 20. 21. And by the Spirits secret revelation n 1 Cor. 6. 11 1 Cor. 2. 10. Iohn 14. 16 17. 1 Iohn 5. 6. For it doth with our spirits witness bear That we are Gods sons so that servile fear Remov'd as children we dare faithfully To God Almighty Abba Father cry o Rom. 8. 14 15 16. 12. Concerning Regeneration Q What is Regeneration A. A renewing Of minde will the whole man or an endowing Of them with holy qualities p Tit. 3. 5. Ezek 36. 25 26 27. 2 Cor. 5. 17. for in Whom Christ's Spirit and faith are there no sin Can reign q 1 Iohn 3. 9. 5. 18. Q. What are the parts thereof express A. Sin-killing and a life of righteousness r Rom. 6. 1 to 5. Col. 3. 9 10. Q. What 's that A. 'T is by degrees for to destroy Through Christ his death sin that doth most annoy The soul that from thenceforth it is no more So potent to deprave as 't was before ſ Rom. 6. 6. 12. 14. 21. 23. Q. What are the means on our part by which we May sin subdue A. Especially these three The sight of sin t Psal 5 1. 3 4 5. 1 Iohn 1. 8 9. through self-examination u Psal 4. 4. Gal. 6. 4. Next Godly-sorrow w Psal 51. 17. 2 Cor. 7. 9 10 11. with sins detestation x Rom. 6. 21 12. 9. Q. What is that other part the which you call A life of righteousness A. It is when all Our faculties throughout being reform'd By God the Holy Ghost there are perform'd y Eph. 4. 23 24. Rom. 6. 19. Such actions by them as which God requires z Gal. 5. 22 23 25. The Minde knows the true God a Col. 1. 10. 1 Iohn 2. 3 5. the Will desires Him b Psal 63. 1 5 8. the Affections doe the same pursue c Col. 3. 2. And every part acteth its office due d Rom. 6. 1● Q. Follows it then what you doe seem to say That in whom Christ abideth onely they Live holy A. Yes ev'n as surely as they live Who have a soul which to them life doth give e Iohn 15. 5. 2 Cor. 5. 17. And therefore though faith justifies alone f Rom. 3. 28. The faith that works not justifieth none g James 2. 14 15 16 17 26. For as faith us as the Apostle sayeth Doth justifie h Rom. 5. 1. so works makes just our faith i Iam. 2. 18 21 to 24. Q. What works A. Such works as both the causes whence They come the love of God k Gal. 5. 6. 1 Ioh. 2. 5. 5. 2 3. conscience Of Duty l 2 Cor. 1. 12. Act. 24. 16. faith in Christ m 1 Pet. 1. 5 to 8. and so the end Gods glorifying unto which they tend n 1 Cor. 10. 31. Rom. 11. 36. Rev. 4. 11. Make pleasing unto God o Rom. 12. 12. 1 Thes 4. 1. Eph. 5. 8 9 10. and doe agree In some sort with Gods law p Rom. 7. 22. although they be Not absolutely perfect q Luke 17. 10. Q. What 'mongst all Those good works doe you think most principall 13. Concerning Prayer A. Prayer for this is the most evident Signe of our faith that we are confident On Gods love to us sith we dare desire Of him those good things which our wants require r Mat. 22 to the 29. Yea by the help of this we get the strength Whereby to doe all other works at length ſ Iohn 16. 23. Mat. 7. 7 to the 12. Q. But what is Prayer A. An affection Of heart devout t Psal 62. 8. whereby we call upon God to avert ill from us u Psal 50. 15. and to grant Unto us such good things as we doe want w Jam. 1. 5. Which we believe through Christ he will afford Us x John 16. 23. asking them according to his word y Jam. 1. 6. 1 John 5. 14 Matth. 7. 21. Q. But dareth sinfull man by invocation Soli it God A. Yes through the mediation Of JESUS CHRIST z John 14. 13 14. our onely Advocate a 1 Joh. 2. 12. 1 Tim. 2. 5. In whom our prayers please and impetrate b John 14. 13 14. Q. Why say you onely Doe not Saints likewise This work of interceding exercise A. They doe not c Psal 115. 17. for they know not what we have Need of d 1 Cor. 2. 11. besides sith Christ alone doth save e Acts 4. 12. 1 Thes 5. 9. And saith that whatsoever in his name We ask the Father he will give the same f John 16. 23. Why should we nay how dare we in the stead g John 14. 6. Of Christ think Saints shoud intercede Q. What are the things which we must pray unto God for with hope of being heard A. What doe Concern God's glory first i Mat. 6. 9 10. being the 3 first Petitions of the Lords Prayer next our souls good k Psal 51. 1 to the 13. Then needfull things for life as cloath's and food l Prov. 30. 8. And therefore that we should not pray amiss For things unlawfull what our nature is Apt to seek after m Iames ch 1. ver 6 7. 3. chap. ver 3. Christ himself did teach What good things are and in what order each Is to be pray'd for in that Form which he Prescrib'd to his Disciples and which we Call the Lords Prayer n Mat. 6. 9 to the 13. Luke 11. 2 3 4. Q. Now this therefore say And give its sense A. Then Christ doth bid us pray 14. The Lords Prayer briefly expounded OVr Fatther full of mercy p Psal 123. 2 3. Ephes 2. 4. Exod. 20. 6. 34. 6 7. and of love q John 3. 16. 1 John 3. 1. 4 9. Rom. 5. 5 8. Which art though every where r Psal 139. 6 to the 13. in Heaven above Chiefly in glory shining ſ 1 Kings 8. 29 43. Psal 123. 1. Isa 66. 1. Hallowed be By pious works t 1 Cor. 10. 31. Mat. 5. 16.

3. 5. 1 Pet. 1. 23. as of the element That used is in Baptismes sacrament For he that is Christs scholler what the name Of Christian doth signifie the same g Act. 22. 16. Eph. 5. 26. Must be Gods childe h Gal. 3. 26 27. Q. Is' t needfull then to be New born A. It is i Joh 3. 3. Q. The reason why lets see A. The reason is man is by sin deform'd k Ephes 2. 1 2. The childe of wrath by nature l Ephes 2. 3. and reform'd Must therefore be m Ephes 2. 5. and made the childe of grace n Ephes 2. 8 If he in heaven desires a biding place o Matth. 5. 3. Gal. 6. 16 Matth. 25. 34 Q. Mankinde in Adam was created good A. True p Gen. 1. 26 31. and might be so still had Adam stood q Wisd 2. 23. Eccles 7. 31 2. Concerning the Fall of man● Q. How then became it sinfull A. Through the fall Of Adam r Gen. 3. 6. by whom sin pass'd over all ſ Rom. 5. 12. Q. How A. Adam as the head of whole mankind t Gen. 3. 20. What so ere gifts of body or of mind He did in his creation from the grace Of God receive u Jam 1. 17. the same for his whole race He had as for himself w Eccles 7. 31. and therefore when He lost them by his fall all other men Lost them in him nor onely so but he Being defil'd by this transgression we That in his loynes were hid did then begin Though yet we had not being to have sin For being of the propagated mass Begotten all which then in Adam was And was in him by his first fault defil'd It follows that ev'ry succeeding childe Of his must sinfull be x Rom. 5. 12 14. for who can bring A clean stream from a foul and pudled spring y Job 14. 4. Q. Are all men sinners then A. Yes there is none Excepted z Prov. 20. 9. 1 Joh. 1. 8. but our Saviour CHRIST alone a 1 Pet. 2. 22. 1 Joh. 3. 5. Q. Sinners deserve death and is death to all Vs due for having sin originall A. Onely for this we doe deserve to die Though we had else done none iniquity b Rom. 5. 12. 6. 23. But we doe many waies offend besides c Jam. 3. 6. Because that Mother sin that still abides In us d Ps 51. 6. Rom. 7. 8. depraving both the minde and will e Rom. 7. 13 14 15. Breeds alwaies and brings forth some actuall ill f Jam. 1. 5. And whatsoe're we doe or think or say Is sin g Rom. 3. 9 10. Job 25. 4. and God therefore condemn us may h Psal 51. 4. 143. 2. Q. How know we this what is the rule whereby We doe our actions to be sinfull try A. The Morall Law i Rom. 7. 7. divided into ten Eternall precepts Gods own Word which when Sinai was all on smoke the ayre with thunder Ratled and lightning shone that men did wonder And mountain quak'd the trumpet being sounded Was by JEHOVAH in such sort propounded k Exod. cap. 20. 3. The ten Commandements I am the Lord that made and doe command The heav'n the fire the aire the sea the land With all things in them l Gen. cap. 1. Psal 89. 11 yea thy God I am Thy Saviour that from the land of Ham And house of bondage did thee Isr'el bring m See Exod. the 7 8 9 10 11 ●2 chapters Psal 106. 22. By a strong Arm and Power astonishing n Psal 136. ●● I. HAve thou no other Gods but me alone Whose might and mercy to thee have been shewn o Mat 4. 10. II. Make to thy self no image carve nor paint In heaven above of Angel or of Saint In sea of fish in earth of any creature For a religious use the fansied feature Neither shalt thou serve it nor it adore Though but with bodies bending and no more p Deut. 4. 15 to the 20. Act. 17. 29 Levit. 26. 1. Psal 97. 7. For I JEHOVAH am a jealous God q Exod. 34. 14. Nahum 1. 2. Deut. 32. 21. That doe severely visit with my rod The fathers sins on their posterity Extending to the third and fourth degree Of their succeeding issue that me hate And for a god an idol consecrate r Lam. 5. 7. But mercy shew to them and thousands more Of them that love me and observe my lore ſ Psal 128. 3 6. Deut. 28. 4. III. My sacred name or attributes forbear To use irreverently and doe not swear Falsly or rashly by me t Lev. 19. 12. Mat. 5. 33 34. for excus'd I le hold him not by whom my names abus'd u Deut. 28. 58. to the end Jen. 23. 10. IV. By pious works and a religious rest Remember that thou keep my weekly feast The blessed Sabbath Six daies shalt thou doe What work soever thou art call'd unto But on the seventh which is the Sabbath day Of God thy Lord no work nor labour may Be by thy self done or allow'd to be Done by thy salve beast guest that is with thee w Exod. 23. 12. Ezek. 20. 12. Isa 58. 12 13. Neh. 13. 15. to ver 22. For in six daies the Lord the heavens did frame The earth the sea with what is in the same But on the seventh day he was pleas'd to rest And therefore hath it sanctifi'd and blest x Gen. 2. 1 2. V. Honour thy parents and observe with love And reverence due those that are thee above y Eph. 6. 1 2. Exod. 21. 17. Col. 3. 20. Matth 19. 19. Matth. 15. 4. In gifts z 1 Tim. 5. 17. place a Col. 3. 22. office b Rom. 13. 1. Eccles 8. 2. 1 Pet. 2. 13. Prov. 24. 21. or whose love and care Towards thee c Gen. 45. 8. Job 31. 18. or whose age make that they are Fathers or mothers to thee that thou live Long in the land which to thee God shall give d 1 Tim. 5. 1 2. Levit. 19. 32. VI. Mans blood in cruelty thou shalt not spill e Gen. 9. 5 6. Nor shalt in malice seek f Mat. 5. 22. Eph. 4. 31. 1 Cor. 14 21. 1 Pet. 2. 1. or wish his ill g 1 Pet. 3. 9. VII Doe not by carnall acts h Eph. 5. 3. Heb. 13. 4. or lusts most vile Thy own or others purity defile i 2 Sam. 13. 4. Lev. 18. 6 23. Rom. 1. 24 26 27. Mat. 5. 28. VIII Thy neighbours goods by any unjust way Thou shalt not to thy proper use convey k Exod. 22. 1 2 3. Lev. 6. 2 3. IX By an abusive or a lying tongue Thy neighbour or his fame thou shalt not wrong l Ps 15. 3. Prov. 6. 19. 20. 19. X. Thy neighbours house his wife his servant maid His

beast or other thing that may be said His must thou not lust after neither must Thou yeeld to or be mov'd by any lust m Luke 12. 15. 1 Tim. 6. 6. to the 11. to see the hainousness and punishment of this sin read 1 Kin. ch 21. This is Gods law which who doth not fulfill In every jot and tittle he doth ill n Deut. 5. 32. 28. 15. to the end Q. What is the summe hereof A. This thou shalt love The Lord thy God who dwells above above All things with all thy powers o Mat. 22. 37. let neighbour be As thou art to thy self so dear to thee p Mat. 22. 39 40. 4. No man is able to keep the Law Q. Is any man of power all this to doe Which God in this his Law commands unto A. Not any man q Eccles 7. 22. not the most sanctifi'd r 2 Cor. 3. 5. As doth appear being by this rule try'd ſ Gal. 3. 10 Q. Why then doth God command what cannot be Perform'd by any man A. Surely when he Before the fall did in mans minde engrave The Law t Rom. 2. 15. strength to perform the same he gave u Eccles 7. 31. Which sith by his own fault he lost w Gen. 3. 6 God still Justly requires obedience to his will x Mie 6. 9. Besides though men not call'd by no means can In any point perform the Law y Heb. 11. 6. Joh. 1. 5. that man Who is new born can it so farre observe That though his works from that perfection swerve Which God in 's righteous justice doth expect z 1 Ioh 3. 9. Luke 1. 6. Psal 119. 3. Are yet so good that he doth them respect a 2 Cor. 8. 12 In mercy for Christs sake who hath suppli'd What he doth want by having satisfi'd On his behalf b 1 Cor. 1. 30. Q. But sith in measure due It cannot be perform'd no not say you By the new-born themselves speak what may be The use thereof A. Its offices are three The one spirituall ' cause it doth pertain To those who by Gods Spirit are born again Whom it doth teach to worship God aright And walk precisely as in his pure sight c Psalm 116. 1 to the end A second outward serving to repress The fear of punishment for wickedness Ev'n of ungodly men so farre that they Dare not break out into what sins they may d Rom. 2. 14 15. Mat. 21. 26. A third more secret when it sore affecteth The conscience for sin which it detecteth Reproves condemns and threatens punishment Eternall to be therefore consequent e Rom. 7. 7 to the 24. Gen. 4. 7. 13 14. Mat. 27. 4. Q. After the Law hath thus shew'd us our sin And miserable estate that we are in Doth it not also shew the remedy Vhereby to cure our sinfull malady And to prevent damnation A. No f Rom. 7. 11. 2 Cor. 3. 5. but this ●erformed onely by the Gospel is g 1 Cor. 15. 1 to the 5. Eph. 1. 7. 1 Tim. 4. 9 10. Tit. 2. 5. The knowledge of the Law leads us to imbrace the Gospel Q. What is the Gospel A. It 's Gods heavenly Word h Luke 2. 10 11. Promis'd to th' fathers by Gods Son our Lord i Heb. 1. 1. And his Apostles k Mat. 4. 18 19. Heb. 1. 2. men inspired by His blessed Spirit declared perfectly l Act. 2. 3 4. 2 Pet. 1. 21. Bringing the joyfull news that by the Son Of God procured is redemption For all mankinde m 2 Tim. 3. 16. 1 Tim. 2. 6. 1 Pet. 1. 18 19 20. so that they will amend n Mat. 3. 2. And will believe o 1 Pet. 1. 21. life bliss without an end p Tit. 1. 2. Joh. 10. 28. Q. What is the Gospels subject A. Christ q 1 Cor. 3. 11. Mat. 13. 44 46. 1 Tim. 3. 16. Q. Is he Ordain'd by God the remedy to be For sinfull man A. He is r 1 Thess 5. 9. and there is none That hath salvation wrought but he alone ſ Acts 4. 11 12. Q. To know Christ then is' t necessary A. Yes For to know God and Christ is happiness t Joh. 17. 3. Q. What 's God A. One essence pure u Deut. 6. 4. Exod. 3. 14. in persons three Father Son holy Ghost w 1 John 5. 17. Mat. 3. 16 17. who though they be Distinct in properties as doe imply Their sev'rall names x Eph 4. 6. Joh. 1. 14. Rom. 8. 16. agree in unity Of nature y 1 Joh. 5. 7. being one z 1 Cor 8. 4. great a Psal 139. 7. Isa 66. 1. infinite b Psal 90. 2. In wisdome c Rom. 11. 33. power d Phil. 3. 21. goodness e Exod. 34. 6. blessed Sprite f 1 Tim 1. 11. Q. Sufficeth it for man God thus to know As he is in himself consid'red A. No g Joh. 4. 24. But it is chiefly needfull to salvation That we doe know God as he hath relation Towards us h 1 Cor. 8. 2 3. which is when we understand Aright in God his perfect justice and His perfect mercy i 1 Cor. 8. 5 6. 1 Joh. 2. 5. Psal 85. 10. Q. Speak then what are they A. Not qualities for that 's most false to say But God his justice is his nature k Psal 48. 10. Deut. 32. 4. as It hates all evill nor lets any pass Unpunisht l Exod. 20. 5. mercy is the same as it Gives freely to us every benefit We doe enjoy m Psal 36. 5 7. Tit. 3. 5. Exod. 20. 5. Q. But when especially Appear'd this mercy A. When God graciously n Eph. 2. 4 5 6. Gave us his Christ o Joh. 3. 16. who is the summe and chief Of all Gods benefits the souls relief p 1 Joh. 3. 7. And whom it is most needfull that we know The reason why I did but lately show 6. What must be known concerning Christ Q What must be known concerning Christ A. What doe Concern his person and his office too q Joh 1. 1 to the 15. Gal. 4 4. Phil. 2. 6 7. Q Touching his person what is he A. Gods Son r Mat. 3. 17. Luke 1. 35. Joh. 1. 14 18. Who by a sacred secret union Hath joyn'd our nature to his deity In one admired blest subsistency ſ Col. 2. 9. 2. Pet. 1. 4. Ioh 17. 21. Heb. 2. 11. And so is God and man and yet but one Person one Christ and but one God alone t 1 Cor. 8 6. 1 Tim. 2. 5. Q. But was it needfull that who mankinde should Redeem be God Almighty neither could Any nor all the creatures this effect A. Undoubtedly they could not in respect Both of the evils great which damnifi'd Us and the great good things which none beside God