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A69521	The orthodox foundation of religion long since collected by that iudicious and elegant man, Mr. Henry Ainsworth, for the benefit of his private company, and now divulged for the publike good of all that desire to know that Cornerstone, Christ Jesus crucified / by S.W.	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?; S. W. (Samuel White)	1641 (1641)	Wing A811; ESTC R8781	48,874	90

THE ORTHODOX FOVNDATION OF RELIGION LONG SINCE COLLECTED by that Iudicious and Elegant man Mr HENRY AINSWORTH for the benefit of his private company And now divulged for the publike good of all that desire to know that Corner-stone Christ Jesus Crucified By S. W. 1 Cron. 28.9 Thou Solomon my sonne know the Lord the God of thy Father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind Joh. 17.3 This is life eternall that they may know thee the onely true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent LONDON Printed by R.C. for M. Sparke junior and are to be sold at the Blew Bible in Green-Arbor 1641. TO MY MVCH HONOVRED THE two vertuous young Gentlewomen Mris Elionor Carent and Mris Elionor Warre Cousin Germans in the flesh Concordants in the Spirit and Co-inhabitants under the domesticke government of the Right Worshipfull and truly religious Matron Mris Amy Long widow of Steeple Ashton in the County of Wilts my singular good friends and neighbours peace of conscience and joy in the Holy Ghost be multiplied here in this life and endlesse glory be assured hereafter in the life to come Sweete Lady AS I desire not to flatter your apparent youthfull and future hopefull deserts both for your Christian profession and godly conversation so for your farther incouragement herein I feare not to publish to the World under your only protection countenance this insuing Treatise wherein my ayme is onely at Gods Glory the Churches good and your acceptance It hath in a Manuscript long lyen by mee as a dead letter without any vulgar use but now having the approbation of some judicious Divines my Friends and Acquaintance I am resolved maugre all the malice of Belial's Brats who fancy nothing but to satiate themselves with terrene pleasures and profits to propose it to the reading perusing of all that chearfully endeavour to know the Lord Iesus and him crucified to the salvation of their soules in comparison whereof the whole World all things therin cannot afford the least parallel Let mee make so bold with you lovely Mris Carent as to call to your remembrance how Solomon unto whom your Sexe is much beholding for divine instructions concludes his Proverbs Favour is deceitfull and beauty is vanity but the woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praised wherin be it spoken in verity without any obsequiousnesse you have exceeded many of your Sexe and Age but yet I know that you acknowledge that it is the Lord only that hath put this feare in your heart and I pray God continue it unto the end then shall his eyes be alwayes upon you and nothing shal be wanting unto you to make you compleat in the whole duty of man then shall you be incomparably more rare and pretious in the sight of God in respect of your soule then you are now faire and comely in the eyes of man in regard of your body I doubt not but you well consider what an invaluable thing it is to be one of the Lords Iewels as all his children are termed Mal. 3.17 whereas others are compared to the loathsomest of all vessels wherein there is no pleasure Muster up I pray you all the devout women from Sarah the mother of the faithfull Heb. 11.11 to the Elect Lady to whom S. John dedicated his second Epistle and you shall find a whole Army to animate you in the Lords battell and receive in the end with them the Salary of your victory 2 Tim. 4.7 Once more meditate upon the Honourable Prerogatives Gods children have for their noblenesse they are the Sons of God for their education they are the Schollers of Christ for their protection the Angels are their servants for their calling they are Saints for their riches it is Christ and with him all things else for their life it is spirituall for their death it is pretious in Gods owne sight and their birth-day to all felicity Now to conclude that you are already of this Tribe I am throughly perswaded earnestly imploring the highest Mercie Seat that you may so persist to the end In the interim let mee beseech you diligently to read this your owne Booke and the Lord give his Blessing that you may increase your knowledge of him your faith in him your delight to serve him and your feare to offend him which the Almighty granting and you my misprisions pardoning you have nobly gratified the poore endeavours of Your reall and affectionate friend SAMUEL WHITE Polsholt the first Moneth of this hopefull yeare 1641 TO THE READER I Do earnestly intreate thee curieous Reader whether thou dost already abound in knowledge and judgement or having but as yet a little thou desirest more to read this Treatise here before thou give any censure upon it I doubt not but the Booke will commend it selfe as others of his workes hath done viz. his Exposition upon the five Bookes of Moses and the Canticles and his Communion of Saints long agoe published all which as in this hee is famous in accumulating the sacred Text But for the life of the man my selfe being an eye witnesse living somewhile with him in Amsterdam of his humility sobriety and discretion setting aside his preposterous zeale in the point and practise of Separation hee lived and died unblameable to the world and I am throughly perswaded that his soule rests with his Saviour and therefore once more I beseech thee accept of my good will in publishing and my prayers for a blessing upon reading hoping that either for the increasing or confirming of thy knowledge in grace to glory thou wilt gleane something out of this more fruitfull than large field which shall be the prayer of thy friend and brother S.W. A SHORT COMPENDIOVS WAY HOW TO TEACH AND LEARNE RELIGION Part I. ALl Religion must be learned of God Joh. 6.45 Mat. 25.9 God teacheth men 1. inwardly by his Spirit 2. outwardly by his Word 2 Cor. 2.11 12. Neh. 9.20 Psal. 119.105 Jam. 1.18 Joh. 17.17 Gods Word is contained in the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles Mal. 4.4 2 Pet. 1.21 2 Pet. 3.1 2. The holy Scriptures containe doctrine sufficient for every good worke and to bring men to salvation 2 Tim. 3.16 17. All people of all sorts should learne to know the Scriptures and so Gods feare by them They which have knowledge of Gods Word and will should teach others that are ignorant Deut. 32.4 Of men expert in the Law some are to be chosen for publick Ministers of the Word unto the Church unto which worke they must attend All others that have gifts from God may teach publiquely in order 2 Cor. 14.31 But men that are ignorant themselves should not presume to be teachers of others The meanes to attaine to the knowledge of Gods Word are first prayer unto God Psalm 119.12 18. Psal. 119.97 98. Secondly meditation in the Scriptures Thirdly conversation with the wise

and learned Prov. 13.20 The end of teaching and learning Gods Word is that by attending unto faith and holinesse men may glorifie God in their salvation Rom. 10.17 Ja. 2.22 Hee that is to teach Gods Word must have respect unto these two things 1. for preparation and minding of things in himselfe 2. for declaration and delivering them to others 2 Tim. 2.15 Mat. 13.32 In preparation to preach the Word men may either chuse some text of Scripture to treat of or without a certaine text of Scripture may handle some ground or grounds of Religion and common places so Luk. 4.17 18.21 here Christ preached from a text and Mat. 5.2 3. here he preached without binding himselfe to any text Hee that is to preach from any text of Scripture let him first consider the generall scope and drift of the Scripture so shall hee more soundly explaine and apply the same So Rom. 4.6 7. here Paul minded aforehand the drift that David aimed at which way to shew wherein mans blessednesse consisted namely in the forgivenesse of sinne Portions of Scripture are some for to illuminate our understanding some for to sanctifie and direct our affections and actions some for both of these together some to illuminate our understanding by manifesting the truth and perswading it some by manifesting errour and confuting it So Heb. 1.8 here Paul by Scripture proveth Christ to be God and so more excellent than the Angels And Act. 17.29 here this Scripture confuteth mans carnall conceit of God Some Scriptures serve especially to direct and sanctifie our affections and actions by perswading to vertue some by disswading from vice so 1 Pet. 1.15 16. and Rom. 12.19 Againe some texts of Scripture treate of single matters some of sundry matters joyned together so Heb. 11.1 here Paul treateth of faith the nature and effects of it Gal. 3.11 12. here he treateth not of saith simply but of confirming a doctrine that wee are justified by faith and refuting an errour that we are not justified by the workes of the Law Joh. 4.24 here is treated of divers joyned together This difference the Reader should observe Having observed the nature and scope of the Scriptures to be handled let him that teacheth the Scripture reduce them to some generall head as to some one of the Commandements or to some ground of faith according to Rom. 13.9 Or to Act. 2.25 30. where Peter reduceth Davids 16. Psal. to the doctrine of Christs resurrection If the Scripture serve not so much to informe the mind as move the affections then consider which of the affections it most concernes whether repentance and sorrow or hatred and shunning of vice or love of God and our neighbour and of vertue and feare of God or consolation and patience in afflictions or mercy and compassion to the poore and afflicted If the text be an history for as much as whatsoever is written is for our learning the teacher should reduce the story of some generall point of doctrine or doctrines either of the Law or of the Gospell either from knowledge or conversation So Mat. 12.41 Christ draweth the history of the Ninivites to the doctrine of repentance from dead workes so the History of Elias is drawne to the doctrine of Prayer Jam. 5.16 17. so the history of Noah is by Peter applyed to the Doctrine of Gods mercy and judgement 2 Pet. 2.5 by Paul to the Doctrine of faith Heb. 11.7 If the text divide it selfe into sundry parts or points of doctrine order in handling must be observed and point after point duly entreated of without confusion which is hurtfull both to the teacher and learner according to 1 Cor. 14.40 and to 2 Tim. 2.15 Let not divisions be curious or manifold for they trouble and confound the memory Every word in the text should be weighed with the true and proper meaning of the same for an error in one word may marre the whole sense of the Scripture as in Mal. 2.16 some read it thus If thou hatest her put her away where the text is corruptly translated for he hateth putting away that is God hateth divorce these senses be contrary If the Words be against the common light of reason being taken properly wee must understand them figuratively as in Joh. 15.5 reason sheweth that this is but a similitude Figurative speeches are many and of many sorts which by much labour and observation must be learned and understood 2 Pet. 3.16 Luk. 8.10 The coherence circumstances and scope of the Scripture handled must be carefully weighed so Paul Heb. 3.7 c. and 4.1.7 where hee scanneth the words and circumstances of that sentence The surest way to expound the Scriptures is by the Scriptures themselves comparing place with place so Neh. 8.9 so Paul conferreth many Scriptures Heb. 1.2 The principall matters and circumstances in a text are most to be insisted on others not to be neglected but more briefly handled as Gen. 13.8 here the nature of contention and the duties of brotherhood are duly to be particularized 1 Cor. 15.50 here the word brethren is not so much to be insisted on as the more weighty purposed doctrine Speciall regard must be had of gathering doctrines and applying them Doctrines may be gathered from the cause of a thing as Heb. 1.10 where Christs God-head is proved by the making of the world So also by the effects adjuncts comparisons contraries and as the doctrines of Christ and his Apostles every where from the old Testament do manifest Application is when the doctrine generally or concerning others is by the teacher applyed to the time or persons present as in Rom. 4.23 24. So Paul applyeth that of the Psalm to his present time Heb. 1.7 and 4.1 2 3. Application is to be made in wisedome according to the time persons occasions and matters in hand so Noahs history is applyed by Paul to faith by Peter to Gods mercy and judgement 2 Pet. 2.5 by Christ to the security of men Mat. 24.37 38. The manner of delivering the Word should be with simplicity sincerity and godly purenesse and not with affected words flattering speeches or humane wisedome And I brethren when I came unto you came not with excellency of words or of humane wisedome declaring unto you the testimonies of God The gesture of the body should be grave and sober the continuance of preaching ordinarily should not be long for the Sermons of Christ and his Apostles expressed in the Scriptures are briefe Deo soli Gratia THE MYSTERY OF PIETY OR Doctrine of truth which is according to godlinesse Part II. DIvinity Theologie or Religion is called in Scripture the feare of Jehovah or reverence of God and by the Apostle it is named the truth which is according to godlinesse and so the doctrine of it is likewise called 1 Tim. 6.3 The end of teaching learning profession and practise of Religion or godlinesse

obey God afflicteth his children 1 For his owne Glory 2 For their good and salvation 3 For the profit of others First for his own glory Israel was afflicted in Egypt that his power and goodnesse might appeare in their deliverance Secondly for our good seven wayes 1 To humble us and keepe us from sinning 2 To worke repentance in us Heb. 6. 1 Cor. 11. 3 To make us compassionate towards others 4 To stirre us up to prayer Psal. 50.15 5 To try our faith and patience Jam. 1. 6 To worke in us a loathing of this life and love of a better 7 To testifie his love unto us as unto children Heb. 12. Thirdly for the profit of others three wayes 1 That seeing our affliction they might take warning 2 Seeing our faith and patience they might be comforted 3 Seeing our deliverance they may be confirmed Two-evils we must take heed of when God afflicteth us first that we despise them not or make no use of them Esay 1. Secondly that we faint not under the burthen of them Feare is sometime by figure put for the whole worship and service of God Esay 29.13 with Mat. 15.9 sometime particularly for an affection of the heart shunning evill Three sorts of feare were in Adam and are yet in the world 1 The feare which he had in his integrity which is yet in the Angels 2 The feare which he had being falne into sinne which is yet in devils and wicked men 3 The feare which he had when hee was regenerated by the promise and grace of Christ which is yet in all Saints 1 The feare which he had in his integrity is whereby he eschewed sinne and the punishment of sinne but without sorrow because hee was without sinne and free from punishment 2 His feare when hee was falne from God was whereby he was afraid of punishment but without faith or desire of leaving sinne and so fleeing from God 3 His feare when he was regenerate was whereby he acknowledging his sinne and Gods wrath for it he was very sorrowfull for his sinne committed to the offence of God and feared to sinne any more having a care desire to eschew all evill because he knew felt Gods mercy towards him in Christ Prov. 14.17 God is loved in respect of his goodnesse as a Father he is feared in respect of his power and justice as a Lord The feare of the Lord is to hate iniquity Prov. 8.13 and by his feare men depart from evill Prov. 16.6 but the wicked runne into evill and the feare that is in them is in respect of Gods wrath and their torment not hating their sinne but God who punisheth them Godly feare ariseth from the feeling of Gods mercy Psal. 130.4 Sinfull feare ariseth from the feeling of mans misery onely Gen. 3.10 Godly feare draweth us neare to him Psal. 5.7 but sinfull feare draweth men from God as Adam fled from his presence Godly feare is in the Saints continually Prov. 23.17 Sinfull feare is by fits when God appeareth or when his judgements are revealed Esay 7.1 2. but oft times the wicked are secure Ezek. 8.12 Godly feare is joyned with faith hope and love of God Psal. 33.18 Prov. 24.26 Jer. 39.32.40 but sinfull is destitute of faith accompanied with torment and despaire Godly feare is an holy affection whereby we feare to offend God not only because wee shall be punished but chiefly because we account it most unworthy and unjust to offend him who is most great in power and good in grace who hath shewed such Fatherly love and mercy towards us To whom be all Glory for ever FINIS Jer. 32.40 Psal. 35.18 Ps. 34.9 Eccl. 12.13 Hos. 8.8 2 Tim. 3.15 Deut. 31.11 12 13. 2 Tim. 2.2 Deut. 6.6 7. Mal. 2.7 1 Pet. 5.1 2. Eccles. 4.17 1 Tim. 1.7 Jam. 2.5 1 Tim. 4.16 Psal. 32.1 2. Levit. 19.2 Deut. 32.35 Hab. 2.4 Lev. 18.5 Reduction History Rom. 15.4 Division and Order Weighing the words Figurative words Scriptures compared Collecting doctrines Application Psal. 95.7 8. Heb. 12.7 Prov. 1.7 Gen. 20.11 Tit. 1.1 Eph. 1.5.6 1 Pet. 1.5.9 Joh. 17.2 3. 1 Joh. 3.2 Psal. 16.11 GOD Esay 52.5 Joh. 1.28 Joh. 36.26 Prov. 30 4. A Spirit Act. 17.29 Esay 46.5 2 Chron. 6.18 Job 36.26 God knowne By his Works Job 41.1 Esay 15.29 1 Tim. 6.16 By his Word Gods Titles Psal. 135.14 Gods Essence 1 Cor. 8.6 Trinity Joh. 5.26 Heb. 1.3 The Holy Spirit Why called Holy Mat. 10 20 Trinity Deut. 6.4 1 Joh. 5.7 Inward difference Joh. 15.26 Outward difference 3 Joh. 5.19 Gods properties 1 Gods power Josh. 10.12 Dan. 3.23 24 25. Joh. 2.9 2 Fore-knowledge 1 Pet. 1.2 Psal. 139.27 Act. 2.23 3 Bounty Ezek. 33.11 Eph. 2.4 5. 4 Gods justice 5 Truth Rom 3.4 Gods Decree Act. 15 18. Esay 46.10 Creation {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Job 42.2 3. Psal. 33 6● 6 Dayes 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day Man World 7 Day Heb. 1.7 Dan. 10.5 6. Job 1.6 Esay 6.6 Gods Image in man Gen. 2. Gen. 1.25 Gods Image in the Soule Paradise Gen. 2.16 17. Worlds conservation Gods knowledge Gods will 1 Tim. 2.4 Gen. 45.5 50.20 Rom. 1.19 20. 2 Tim. 3.16 17 Gods providence Act. 17.28 Gen. 1.31 Gen. 6.12 Corruption or Sinne Vide Rom. 5.12 13 14 17 18 19. Josh. 22.22 c The causes of evill is the changeablenesse of the creatures will 2 Pet. 2.4 Rom. 5.161 Jam. 1.13 Evill Angels Job 5.44 Mark 5.9 Luk. 8.30 Eph. 6.12 Esay 18.10 1 King 22.23 Zach. 13.2 Gen. 3.6 1 Joh. 2.16 Gen. 3.22 Rom. 5.12 The first sin was not proper to the first parents but common to all who sinned in his loynes Originall sin Col. 3.9 Rom. 6.6 Rom. 5.14 Rom. 5.12 Rom. 7.17 Psal. 51.5 Soule of man Gen. 5.3 Rom. 5. Psal. 51. Parts of native sinne 1 Cor. 3.5 Psal. 2.13 Rom. 7.23 Actuall sin 1 Joh. 3. Sinnes punishment The devils The serpent Adam and his wife All mankind Second death Mat. 25.41 Mark 9.49 Tit. 2.11 Mans remedy for his misery 1 Pet. 1.2 Predestination Election Rom. 8.30 9.23 24. Rom. 8.29 Act. 13.48 Heb. 2.10 11 12. 2 Pet. 1.2 3. Adoption Reprobation Esay 46.10 Of Redemption By Christ His natures Their union Luk. 1.35 Luk. 24.36 Phil. 2.9 Mat. 20.18 Rom. 1.4 ● Tim. 2.5 Of Christs office Mediator Luk. 4.18 Christs Propheticall office Christs preaching Mat. 5 6 7. chap. Joh. 8.20 Mark 4.35 Mar. 24. Joh. 3. Eph. 4.11 2 Tim 3.16 Joh. 16.13 14. Christs Priestly office Gal. 4.4 Rom. 8.3 4. Joh. 17.19 Esay 53.5 6. Christs sufferings Joh. 17.5 Phil. 2.7 2 Cor. 8.9 Heb. 12.2 Mat. 47.46 Joh. 19.33 34. Christs Kingdome Victory Glory Rom. 4.25 Rom. 1.4 Act 23.32 33. Gen. 1.31 Mat. 28.1 2. Gen. 1.1 2 3. Mat. 28 3 5 ● Luk. 24.34 1 Cor. 15.5 Act. 1.4.12 Luk. 24.50 Act. 1.9 10. Joh. 18.7 Eph. 4.8 Joh. 17.5 Mat. 28.18 Psal. 2.6 Heb. 12.28 Esay 18.36 Luk. 17.21 Luk. 24.45 Eph. 4.14 Apoc. 6. 2 Thes. 1.7 8. Mat. 25. The Church 1 Joh. 2.2 Mar. 22.24 Psal. 51. Heb. 9.25 Tit. 1.1 Joh. 10.27 28. Church Eph. 5.25 Joh. 17.2 Justification Rom. 5.18 1 Joh. 3 4. Phil. 3.9 Rom. 4.5 Gal. 3.10.10 12. Psal. 14. Rom. 3.24 5 chap. 1 Joh. 3.9 Rom. 3.24 Col. 2.13 1 Cor. 2.9 1 Joh. 1.7 Eph. 2.1 2 Cor. 3.5 Phil. 2.13 Rom. 8.10 2 Cor. 5.14.21 Rom. 4.5 8. Faith Jam. 2. Rom. 10.6 10. Gal. 2.20 Rom. 10.20 Jam. 2.20 Tit. 1.1 Gal. 3.16 Peace of conscience Rom. 8.15 Sanctification Rom. 8.30 Joh. 3.5 Rom. 6.29 Absolution Rom. 15.16 Eph. 4.22 Eph. 4.24 Rom. 6.6 1 Thes. 1.6 Rom. 8.30 1 Thes. 5.23 Zach. 12.10 Eph. 4.26 1 Cor. 6.11 Gal. 6.17 1 Joh. 2.1 Psal. 18.23 Jam. 2.10 Exod. 19.20 Commandements 1 Table Exod. 5.2 Deut. 12.32 Eccles. 4.17 5.1 Mat. 6. Lev. 23.3 Luk. 4.16 Esay 56.2 58.13 2 Table Rules touching Gods Law 1 Tim. 1.5 Psal. 143.3 Rom. 7.7 Jam. 2.12 1 Joh. 5.3 Psal. 37.30 31. Of Prayer Mat. 6. Luk. 11. Prov. 15.8 29. 1 Joh. 5.14 Psal. 51.17 Joh. 16.23 1 Tim. 2.8 Exod. 18.8.10 Of Singing 2 Chro. 29.30 Eph. 5.19 Rev. 14.2 3. Psal. 92.1 2 King 3.14 15. Of mans duty towards himselfe Eccles. 2.16 Eccles. 5.13 17 18 19. Rom. 13.13 1 Cor. 7.9 Eccles. 7.1 Eccles. 2.23 Of Gods Will Of Gods dominion and soveraignty Of Afflictions 1 Cor. 12. Heb. 4.15 Rom. 8. Prov. 3. Heb. 12.1 Of the feare of God Mal. 1.6 Deut. 25.15 Gen. 20.11 Prov. 18.14 1 Pet. 1.17 Psal. 94.1 1 Joh 5.4 18.