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religion_n	king_n	kingdom_n	parliament_n	5,178	5	6.3666	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28901	A light from Christ leading unto Christ by the star of his word, or, The rich jewel of Christian divinity practically explained in the principles enlightening the children of God how to meet Christ in his ordinances and by strength from Christ to walk comfortably with Christ in the whole course of their lives ... by way of catechism or dialogue, not to answer verbatim or by wrote ... but each one according to his own sence and understanding of the question / by Immanuel Bourn of Ashover in the county of Derby, now preacher of the Gospel to the congregation in Sepulchres C.L.	Bourne, Immanuel, 1590-1672.	1646 (1646)	Wing B3855; ESTC R35779	307,398	743

A LIGHT FROM CHRIST Leading unto Christ by the Star of his Word OR The rich Jewel of Christian DIVINITY Practically explained in the Principles enlightning the Children of God how to meet Christ in his Ordinances and by strength from Christ to walk comfortably with Christ in the whole course of their Lives Divers chief Controversies of the times moderated Many Cases of Conscience resolved and in particular How Men and Women may know whether they have life of grace and be Gods Children or not Profitable for Parents to instruct their Families By way of Catechism or Dialogue not to Answer verbatim or by wrote as yong Children but each one according to his own sence and understanding of the QUESTION By IMMANUEL BOURN Of Ashover in the County of Derby now Preacher of the Gospel to the Congregation in Sepulchres C. L. London Printed for John Wright at the Kings head in the Old-Baily 1646. I Have perused this large Catechism intituled A Light from Christ leading unto Christ and finding it to be Orthodox Pious and Profitable I allow it to be Printed and Published JOHN DOVVNAME TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE Lords and Commons Assembled in the High and Honorable Court of this ever Memorable PARLIAMENT Right Honorable IT is the Observation of that Kingly Preacher Eccl. 11.7 Wise Solomon the Great Truly the Light is sweet and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun but certainly much more pleasant and precious is the light of the Lord Jesus Christ that most glorious Sun of Righteousnesse Mal. 4.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who doth arise to those that fear Jehovahs Name with healing in his wings Ioh. 1.9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who was and is that Light that true Light that lightneth every man that cometh into the world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Light of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 illuxit he hath shined forth that shining forth or enlightning Light which communicateth true Light to every one who hath been is or shall be truly enlightned with the light of Nature Grace or Glory for even that natural light of the understanding and heavenly wisdom which our first Parents had with the Image of God in Paradise before their fall Gen. 1.27 it was from God the Father of Lights Iam. 1.17 in and by the Eternal Son of God that increated Light Ioh. 10.31 Phil. 2.7 co-equal with the Father and by him together with the Father and the blessed Spirit was all other light as all things else created Ioh. 1.3 Gen. 1.3 for without him was nothing made that was made Outward light and inward they are both from the true Light Col. 2 3. in whom are hid all the Treasures of the Wisdom and knowledge of God and from that true Light and his fulnesse Ioh. 1.16 we all receive the light of whatsoever Grace we have whether of Gods Free grace and love in Christ of the grace of knowledge Faith or of Obedience to God or men to Princes Magistrates or Governours Ps 82 6. Ioh. 10.34 35. who are under God and as Gods upon Earth who Rule and govern to Judge Righteous and true Judgement for the Lord 2 Chron. 19.5 6. which if they do 2 Sam. 23.4 they shall be as the light of the Morning when the Sun ariseth as a Morning without Clouds as the tender grasse springing out of the Earth by clear shining after Rain But if they Judge unjustly as the great God sets them up 1 Sam. 2.6 c. Dan. 4.33 c. 5.30 so he pulls them down at his pleasure witnesse the Babylonian Persian Graecian and other Mighty Emperours Empires States and Kingdoms of the world And Right Honorable and Christian Senators as true light especially the light of Christ is excellent sweet pleasant and profitable directing the mindes of men in the Religious wayes of Truth and right obedience to the just and lawful commands of all Superiors So is darknesse and blinde ignorance as odious base and hurtful not only to men in particular but to Kingdoms and Nations in general The Pope and Papacy politickly made Ignorance the Mother of Devotion D. Aug. in Ps 33. Erat in illis regnum ignorantiae id est regnum Erroris but learned Augustine calleth it the Mother not of Devotion but of Error and that Kingdom where Ignorance raigneth the Kingdom of Error ignorance blindly leading men to blinde Obedience many times to the ruine of themselves and others The sad evidences of this deplorable ignorance I my self have found in not a few of that Congregation and County where above twenty years I lived a Preacher of the Gospel a presser and Practizer of this Duty of Catechizing and where I met such ignorance 1 Cor. 5.1 as is not fit to be named amongst Christians One affirming blindely upon Examination That none had died for him nor should any die for him he would stand between God and himself yet after when I told him that Christ died for him he wept for joy Another That the Sun shining in the Firmament was the Son of God that died for him A third averring There was no hell and that her soul should go to Heaven like a white Dove although she did not know the way to Heaven other hoped to be saved by our Lady And multitudes ignorant of the knowledge and light of Christ in any competent measure to meet Christ in the Sacrament or to walk comfortably with Christ in their lives or indeed necessary to salvation And the woful effects of this blinde Popish ignorance I my self have found by sorrowful experience also and that almost in the beginning of our English Troubles this lamentable Civil War The Kings Majesty no sooner set up His Royal Standard at Nottingham within twenty miles of my Habitation but divers of these blinde ignorant prophane and Popishly affected of the baser sort I speak nothing of the Superiours they prepare for War make haste towards the Standard and presently the ROUND-HEADS a name they quickly learned were threatned with Plundring Fire and Sword my self with divers other well-affected to Religion the Kings Majesty Parliament and Kingdom were constrained to flie our houses from whence ever since I have lived a banished man these having not yet been for any space of time either safe or comfortable abiding And if was not long after that but by such like Popish ignorant Souldiers and in particular by a Commander in the Earl of New-castles Army a Papist since dead I was Plundred not only of my Goods and Study of Books above twenty years in gathering and my house Barbarously torn in pieces spoiled standing to this day a spectacle to witnesse truth to the shame of blinde ignorant prophane and Popish malice of Malignant Enemies I am sure to my losse of more Hundreds of pounds then for present I am willing to glory in But which was worse Heb. 10.34 my Manuscripts near

known by names Acts 9.15 whether it be by his proper Names or Titles Exod. 3.15 Exodus 6.3 As Jehovah Jah Lord God 2. Or his Attributes Eternall Invisible Omnipresent All-sufficient Immortall Unchangeable or the like and for the Justice Mercy Goodnesse Truth or any Attribute of that nature 3. Or his word The Scriptures of Truth and Gods Will and Ordinances revealed there Sacraments Prayer c. 4. Or whether it be Gods Worke of Decree Creation or Providence Judgment Mercy or the Glory or Honour of God in these or any way whatsoever Quest 4. What is meant by taking of Gods Name or taking it up as the Hebrew is rendred Ans Thou shalt not take or take up or touch the holy Name of God Psal 16.4 Psal 50.16 either in thoughts of thy heart or in the words of thy mouth or in thy workes of life and conversation Thou shalt not make any use of the Name of God in any respect or of Religion or any part or Gods worship in vaine Quest 5. What is meant by taking or touching this Sacred Name of God in vaine Ans Mat. 5.34 35 36 37 Levit. 19.12 Psalme 111 9. To take or touch Gods Name in any respect unnecessarily without weighty reasons when it may be to God honour or to my own or my neighbours good Secondly irreverently without feare of dishonouring the holy Name of the holy blessed God Thirdly falsely in speaking or swearing falsely or abusing the Name of God erroneously hypocritically or dishonorably in any manner whatsoever in word life or profession Quest 6. Now having thus explained the precept tell mee what is the generall sin forbidden in this generall prohibition Ans That we should not dishonour God in taking up in our mouthes Deut. 28 58. Exo. 3.13 14 15. 1 Cor. 11.17 18. Psal 50.26 Rom. 2.24 Mat. 12.31 using or abusing this holy Name vainly or any his Titles and Attributes Words Ordinances or Workes or whatsoever the Lord is known by as men are known by their names either in our Hearts Words Lives Profession or any manner of way or by any meanes whatsoever knowing we must answer for every idle word at the day of Judgement Quest 7. What is the generall duty required and implied in this Commandement or the affirmative part contrary or opposed to this negative Ans That wee should honour and glorify Gods Name Mat. 6.9 1 Cor. 6.20 Mat. 5.16 Isaia 26.9 10. Psal 14.1 Job 1.5 Psalme 50.23 and seeke his glory in a holy use of his Name Attributes Word Worship Ordinances and Works of Judgement or Mercy or whatsoever the Lord is pleased to manifest himselfe in or by for his own glory or the good of his Church and children and this in all our Thoughts Words and Conversation Quest 8. You have declared the Generall sinne forbidden and the generall duty required Now what J pay you are the particular duties commanded and sinnes contrary to these forbidden in this Commandement Ans There are many but I will observe these few 1 Pet. 3.14 15. 2 Pet. 2.8 Ex. 32.19 Num. 25.9 Psal 69.9 1 Kings 19 10. John 2.14 15 16 17. Revel 3.19 And the first is a holy and reverent and sincere and right ordered zeale of the glory of God in our hearts and lives This zeale of Gods glory is a duty required in this third Commandement and with this holy zeale have the Saints glorified this holy and dreadfull Name the Lord our God Quest 9. What are the contrary sinnes to this true of the honour and glory of God and his Name Ans First a lukewarmenesse Kings 18.22 Revel 3.15 Acts 18.17 1 Sam. 229 1 Sam. 3.13 1 Cor. 5 2 and base nutrality in the cause of God and Religion a halting betweene two opinions without any care or zeale of God or his Truth or of his Honour and Glory Secondly an ignorant superstitious hypocriticall or praeposterous zeale of Evill or of Good in a false manner Quest 10. What is a second particular duty required to set forth the glory of God and honour his sacred Name and what light from Christ for this duty Ans To glorifie God in his glorious Workes of Creation and Providence Psal 19.1 2 observing and speaking of Gods Wisdome Power Goodnesse Justice and Mercy or any other his Attributes giving God the glory of all both in consideration of his Creation and Government of the World Romans 33.34 and his workes of Justice or Mercy to the wicked or to his own children Quest 11. What is the contrary sinne to this honouring of Gods Name in respect of his works ●sal 104 Isaiah 26.9 10. Psal 147.1 2. 26 c. Ans To neglect the glory of God or to dishonour his Name in the observation or disregard of Gods Wisdome Power Justice or Mercy held forth in his great Worke of Creation or Providence Judgements or Mercies Ordinary or extraordinary ungodly men or to the Saints of the most high not learning Righteousnesse or dishonouring Gods Name in any of these Quest 12. What is a third particular duty required for the honouring of Gods Name and what light from Christ for direction in this particular Ans To glorifie Gods name in the sacred use of Gods Word 1 Cor. 10 31. Sacraments Prayer or any of his Ordinances and in our Profession of the faith and service of God in Jesus Christ in the Gospell of grace serving the Lord in spirit and truth 1 Sam 2.30 and exalting the glory of Gods Name in every particular profiting and growing in grace in the use of them by the power of Christ Quest 13. What is the contrary sinne to this particular dutie Answ To dishonour Gods Name in the prophane and sinfull manner of hearing Gods Word Ezek. 44.32.33 partaking of his Sacraments Prayer or any other of Gods Ordinances worship or service 1 Cor. 11.17.29 30. Nehe. 9.5 Act● 9.15 Numbers 6.24 15. Heb. 13.26.21 publike or private or our formall profession or use of them without any preparation for to meete Christ in the spirituall participation of them or heavenly profit by them to Gods glory and good of our selves and others or for our own by ends not Gods glory Quest 14. What is a fourth particular duty required for the honouring of Gods holy Name Ans To Blesse and magnifie the most holy Name of God upon all speciall occasions in himself his Names attributes Word Ordinances or Workes Ezra 3.11 whensoever we are called to defend and beare the Name of God and his Truth Power and Glory before all the World and to blesse in his Name upon what cause so ever the Lord mindeth us to that duty Quest 15. What sinnes are contrary to this duty of glorifying the holy Name of the holy blessed God Ans First to neglect the honouring of Gods Name Nehemias 9.5 or not giving the praises due to his Name which is far above and beyond all thanksgiving and