Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	believe_v	church_n	faith_n	17,021	5	6.3601	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64670	The principles of Christian religion sumarily sett dovvne according to the word of God: together with a breife epittomie of the bodie of divinitie. By James Usher Bishop of Armaugh.	Ussher, James, 1581-1656.	1645 (1645)	Wing U202; ESTC R215733	23,176	121

THE PRINCIPLES OF Christian Religion Sūmarily sett downe according to the word of God TOGETHER WITH A Breife Epittomie of the Bodie of Divinitie By Iames Vsher Bishop of Armagh LONDON Printed by R.B. for Geo. Badger and are to bee sold at his shop in St. Dunstans Church Yard in Fleet Street 1645. THE PRINCIPLES OF Christian Religion Summarily set downe according to the word of God Question WHat sure grounds have we to build our Religion upon Ans. The Word of God contained in the Scriptures What are those scriptures Ans. Holy writings indited by God Himselfe for the perfect instruction of his Church What gather you of this that God is the Author of those writings Ans That therefore they are of most certaine credit and highest authoritie How serue they for the perfect instruction of the Church Ans In that they are able to instruct us sufficiently in all points of faith that we are bound to beleive and all good duties that we are bound to practice What gather you of this Ans. That it is our duty to acquaint ourselves with these holy writings and not to receive any doctrine that hath not warrant from thence What is the first poine of Religion you are to learne out of GODS Sacred word Ans. The Nature of God What is God Ans. God is Spirit most perfect most wise Almigh●y and most holy What meane you by call●ng God a Spirit Ans that he hath no body at all and therfore must not be thought like to any things which may be seene by the eye of man How many Gods are there Ans. Only one God but three persons Which is the first person Ans. The father who begetteth the Son Which is the second Ans. The Sonne begotten of the Father Which is the third Ans. The HOLY GHOST proceeding from the Father and the Sonne What did God before the world was made Ans. Hee did before all time by his unchangable councell ordaine whatsoever should come to passe In what manner had all things the beginning Ans. In the beginning of time when no creature had any being God by His Word alone in the space of sixe dayes created all things Which are the principall Creatures Ans. ANGELS and Men. What is the nature of Angels Ans. They are wholly spirituall haveing no body at all What is the nature of man Ans. Hee consists of two divers parts a body and a Soule What is the body Ans. The outward and earthly part of man made at the begining of the dust of the earth What is the soule Ans. The inward and spirituall part of man which is immortall and never can die How did God make man at the beginning Ans. According to his owne likenesse and Image Wherein was the Image of God principally seen Ans In the perfection of the understanding and the freedome and holinesse of the will How many men were created at the beginning Ans. Two Adam the man Eue the woman from both whom afterwa●ds all mankinde did proceed What doth God after the Creation Ans. By his providence he preserveth and governeth his c●eatures with al things belonging unto them What befell Angels after their Creation Ans Some continued in the holy estate wherein they were created some of them fell and became Divels May the good Angels fall hereafter Ans. No but they shall always continue in their holinesse and happinesse Shall the wicked Angels ever recover teeir first estate Ans. They sh●ll not but be tormented in hell world without end How did God deale with man after that hee made him Ans He made a covenant or agreement with Adam and in him with all mankind What was man bound to doe by this covenant Ans. To continue as holy as God at the first made him to keepe all Gods commandements and never to breake any of them What did God Promise unto man if hee did thus keepe His Commandements Ans The continuance of his favour and everlasting life What did God threaten vnto man if hee did sinne and breake his Commandements A. His dreadful curse and everlasting death Did man continue in that obedience whiche he did owe unto God Ans. No For Adam and Eve obeying rather the perswasion of the devil then the Commandements of God did eate of the forbidden fruite and so fell away from God Was this the sinne of Adam and Eve alone or are wee also guilty of the same Ans. All wee that are their children are guilty of the same sinne for we all sinned in them Wh●t followed upon this sinne Ans. the losse of the Image of God and the corruption of nature in man called Originall sinne Wherein standeth the corruption of mans nature Ans. In sixe things principally What is the first Ans. The blindnesse of the understanding which is not able to cōceive of the things of God What is the second Ans. The forgetfulnesse of the memory unfit to remember good things What is the third Ans. The rebellion of the will which is wholly bent to sin and altogether disobedient unto the will of God VVhat is the four●h Ans. Diso●der of the affections as joy heavinesse love anger feare and such like What is the fift Ans. Feare and confusion in the conscience condemning where it should not and excusing where it should condemne VVhat is the sixth Ans. Every member of the body is become a ready instrument to put sinne in execution What are the fruits that proceed from this naturall corruption Ans. Actuall sinnes whereby we breake the Commandements of God in the whole course of our life How doe you break Gods Commandements Ans. In thought word and deed not doing that which we ought to do and doing that which we ought not to doe What punishment is mankinde subject to by reason of originall and actual sin Ans. He is subject to all the plagues of God in this life and endlesse torments in hell after this life Did God leave man in this wofull estate A. No but of his free and undeserved mercy entred into a new covenant with mankind What is offered unto man in this n●w cov●nant A. Grace and life everlasting is freely offered unto all that shall bee reconciled unto God by his Son Iesus Christ who alone is Mediator betwixt God and man VVhat are you to consider in CHRIST the Mediatour of this Covenant Ans. Two things his nature and his Office How many natures be there in Christ Ans. Two the God-Head and the man-hood joyned together in one person VVhy must Christ bee God Ans. That his Obedience and suffering might bee of infinite worth and value as proceeding from such a person as was God equall to the Father that hee might bee able to overcome the sharpenesse of death which himselfe