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The Christians profession, or A treatise of the grounds and principles of diuinity by way of question and answer. In which all the chiefe grounds of religion are so plainely proued and explained by the Word of God, as that the meanest capacitie may by reading vnderstand the same.
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a Fast pag. 88. Concer a holy Feast ibid. Concer the exercises for the day pag. 89. Concer the Persons belonging to the Administration of the Kingdome of Christ pag. 90 Concerning the death of the Righteous and the wicked pag. 91. Concerning what is common to both and proper to each ibid. Concerning the last Resurrection pag. 92. Concerning the last Iudgement pag. 93. Concerning the signes going before pag. 95. Conce the end of Christs comming to Iudgement pag. 96. Concer the Glorification of the Saints ibid. Concer Christs deliuering vp his Kingdome to his Father ibid. Concer God being All in All. pag. 97. The Christians Profession Question WHereupon ought Faith and true Religion to bee grounded Answer Vpon the written Word of God contained in the holy Scriptures of the old new Testamen (a) Ephe. 2.20 Concerning the Scriptures and the Attributes of them And are built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe corner stone Qu. Who is the author of these â—oly Scriptures An. God himselfe (b) Heb. 1.1 Who at sundry times and in diuers manners spake in times past vnto the Fathers by the Prophets Qu. How came these Scriptures first to the Church from God An. By diuine inspiration (c) 2. Tim. 3.16 All Scriptures is giuen by inspiration of God (d) 2. Pet. 1.20 Knowing this first that no pro phecy of the Scripture is of any priuate interpretation for the Prophesie came not in the old time by the will of man but holy men of God spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost Qu. To what end were they giuen An. Perfectly to teach vs what to beleeue to saluation how to liue well (e) 2. Tim. 3.16 All Scripture is profitable for Doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousnesse Qu. Of what authority be these holy Scriptures A. Of the highest authority aboue al men or Angels therfore the authority of the Church Councels Fathers is far inferior therunto (f) Gal. 1.8 But though we or an Angell from heauen preach any other Gospell vnto you then that which we haue preached vnto you let him be accursed Qu. What is the reason of this An. First because they are of God Secondly because they only not the Church nor any humane authority do bind the conscience (g) Isa 33.22 For the Lord is our Iudge the Lord is our Lawgiuer the Lord is our King he will saue vs. Qu. Which be those bookes of the holy Scriptures An. the Old and New Testament Qu. Which be those of the Old Teastament An. The Law and the Prophets Q. Which be those of the Law A. The fiue booke of Moses called Genesis Exodus Leuiticus Numbers Deuterono Q. Which be those of the Prophets An. Some are Historicall Some Doctrinall and some Propheticall greater and lesser Histo Ioshua Iudges Ruth 1.2 Samuel 1.2 Kings 1.2 Chron. Ezra Nehemia Hester Doct. Iob. Psalmes Prouerbs Ecclesiastes Canticles Lamentati Propheti greater Isaiah Ieremiah Ezekiel Daniel Lesser Hosea Ioel. Amos. Obadia Ionah Micha Nahum Habakkâ—k Zephania Haggai Zacharia Malachi Qu. What be the Bookes of the new Testament An. Some are Historicall some Doctrinall and some Propheticall Histo of Christ and the Apostles Mathew Marke Luke Iohn Acts. Doct. The Epistles of Paul to the Churches Romans 1.2 Cor. Galathi Ephesia 1.2 Thes The Author to the Hebrewes Doct. Pauls Epistles to particular Persons 1.2 Tim. Titus Philemon The small Epistles writen by seueralmen Iames. 1.2 Peter 1.2.3 Iohn Iude. The Reuelations which is Prophticall Qu. How is it proued that these Scriptures are the word of God An. First by the perfect concord and agreement betweene all the writings notwithstanding the diuersity of persons by whom place where times when and matters whereof they were written Secondly the admirable force and maiesty that is in them (h) Mebr. 4.12 For the word of God is liuely and mighty in operation and sharper then any two edged sword and entreth through euen vnto the diuiding asunder of the soule and the spirit and of the ioynts and the marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts the intens of the heart Thirdly by the Spirits accompanying the same in the minestery thereof Hitherto of the Scriptures Qu. What doe you consider of concerning God An. Foure things 1. His Nature 2. His Attributes 3. The Trinity of persons 4. His workes Qu. What is God Concerning God An. An eternall Essence that hath being of himselfe (i) Exâ— 3.14 And God answered Moses I AM that I AM. Qu. Of how many sorts be his Atributs An. Of two sorts 1. Incommunicable Concerning the Attributes of God 2. Communicable Qu. What be the Attributes of God incommunicable An. Two 1. Simplenes of Nature 2. Infinitenesse Qu. What is that you call simplenesse of Nature An. It is an essenticall property in God whereby euery thing in God is God himselfe (k) 1. Iohn 4.16 God is Loue. Qu. What doe you consider of his infinitnesse An. That is either in greatnesse or eternity Qu. What is his greatnesse An. It is an essentiall property in God whereby he containeth al things and is contained of nothing Qu. What is his infinitenesse in eternity An. It is an essentiall property in God whereby (l) Reue. 1.8 He is the first and the last Qu. What are the Attributes in God which are communicable An. Those which he doth communicate to others Exod. 34.6 as power wisedome mercy and such like Qu. Are these in men or Angels as they are in God An. No in God they bee essentiall in vs by participation in him absolutely perfect 1. Cor. 13.9 in vs imperfect in him without measure in all fulnesse in vs by measure (m) Ioh. 1.16 of his fulnesse we receiue Qu. What is further to be considered of concerning God An. Concerning the Trinity of personâ— Ioh. 14.16 The Trinitie of persons Qu. What is a person in Trinity An. A distinct substance hauing in it the whole Godhead (n) Colos 2.9 In him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the godhead bodily Qu. What is the Father An. The first person in the Trinity who hath of himselfe begotten his son (o) Psal 2.7 Thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Qu. What is the Sonne An. The second person in Trinity eternally begotten of the substance of the Father (p) Iohn 1.18 no man hath seene God at any time the onely begotten sonne which is in the bosom of the Father he hath declared him Qu. What is the holy Ghost An. The third person in Trinity proceeding eternally from the Father and the Son (q) Ioh. 15.26 But when the comforter shal come whom I wil send vnto our fró the Father euen the spirit of truth which proceedeth of the Father Qu. Is euery one of the three persons the eternall God An. Yes the Father is God
THE CHRISTIANS PROFESSION OR A Treatise of the grounds and principles of Diuinity by way of question and Answer In which all the chiefe grounds of Religion are so plainely proued and explained by the Word of God as that the meanest capacitie may by reading vnderstand the same Wee haue a most sure words of the Prophets to the which ye doe well to take heede 2. Pet. 1.19 And that thou hast knowne the holy Scriptures of a Child which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation through the faith which is in Christ Iesus 2. Tim. 3.15 ¶ London Printed by T. P. for Iohn Deuer 1630. TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull Sir Iohn Shurley Knight one of his Maiesties Iustices of peace for the County of Sussex and to the Lady Dorothy his wife together with the Right Worshipfull Sir Giles Ouersberry Knight and to the Lady Anne his wife I. G. wisheth increase of sauing knowledge in this life and the fruition and enioyment of Eternall glory in the life to come for euer heereafter RIght Worshipfuls it behooueth all people of what calling state or condition soeuer to giue all diligence to acquaint themselues with the will of God reuealed in his Word and as with the VVord of God in generall so to know God and our selues in particular according to the word of God The want of the knowledge of which is the cause of all errors both in iudgement and practise neither is it sufficient that we endeauour our selues to attaine to the knowledge of the same in some measure but also that we indeauour to instruct others in the knowledge of the same especially those whom God hath committed to our charge Wherfore since it hath pleased the Lord in some measure to acquaint mee with his will reuealed in his word and to call me to haue charge of those few of mine owne family I indeauoured to instruct them in the word of God according to the measure of knowledge which the Lord hath giuen me And obseruing by experience that a set forme of Catechising vpon the grounds of Religion was most profitable and lesse labour I resolued with my selfe to write downe at such times as I had best oportunity in regard of other imployments the chiefe heads and grounds of Diuinity in the plainest manner and method that possibly I could deuise not that I did either despise or disregard those Catechismes which are already printed set forth by many reuerend and learned Diuines in vsing of which I might haue saued that labour but because I desired to haue all the grounds of Diuinity not onely deliuered as neere as possibly may be in the very words and phrases of the Scripture and the quotations of the Scriptures for euery ground but also that the words of euery Scripture should be written downe which are pertinent to the prouing of euery grownd with the explication of such things as might seeme to be darke and obscure to the vnderstanding of the meanest capacity the which order I could not finde in any printed Catechisme the consideration of which moued me the rather to put my resolution into practise the which I began long since not hauing the least thought that euer it should haue come to the presse as the Lord who is the searcher of all hearts knoweth But when I had finished the same it grew to a farre greater volume then I expected Afterwards some of my friends that were conuersant at my house desired coppies of the same in writing the which I knew by experience would bee both troublesome and tedious yet being desirous to pleasure my friends in what I might preferring a publike good before a priuate I asked a Printer who was a friend of mine whether hee thought he could haue the same authorized to be printed shewing him the coppie he was desirous both to get it authorized and to haue the printing of it Whereupon I tooke aduice of some of my friends whose iudgements I preferred before mine owne shewing them the coppie who gaue me incouragement concerning the same then I gaue it into the Printers hand to get it authorized if Authority should thinke it fitting although I confesse I did not expect that it would haue beene authorized but how euer it was authorized contrary to my expectation and therefore I was willing to admit the same vnto the presse although I confesse that there are many printed Catechismes seâ— forth by many reuerend learned men to whom I am farre inferior and whose workes are more learned and eminent yet considering of the great vse that now at this present there is of Catechismes in regard of the order of Catechising inioyned by publique Authority ouer all England And considering that diners people are of diuers minds and opinions some liking and approuing of one Catechisme and some of another And considering withall that all people generally are affected with new bookes I aduentured to present the same to publike view hoping that it will be profitable vnto some and then I know I shall not lose my labour Howsoeuer I desire that the ignorant may bee instructed thereby and that all in generall which reade the same may be furthered built vp strengthened confirmed in the truth and armed against all errors and false doctrine the which my poore labours I make bold to dedicate vnto your Worships And although I confesse it may seeme strange vnto your Worships that I should presume to present to you a Treatise of the first principles of religion whom God hath indued with so great learning and wisedome yet I was theereby the more encouraged thereunto both because that I conceiue that you are thereby the better able to iudge and discerne of the matter contained in the same and also because it is the glory of a wise man to passe by infirmities as Salomon saith and I was the rather moued thereunto because I desired to giue this testimonie of my true thankefulnesse for those testimonies of loue which I haue receiued from you and especially vnto you right worshipfull in the first place vnto whom I am ingaged in a double respect first in regard of your ancient and long continued loue vnto my Parents Secondly in regard of the continuance of the same vnto their children and vnto my selfe in particular And especially for that first testimony of your loue when you promised in my stead that I should professe the Faith of Christ crucified the which profession of my faith I publikely declare in this treatise following vnto all in generall and vnto your selfe in particular Secondly as a testimony of that vnfained loue I beare vnto you all and that not onely in regard of those outward bonds and ties of those many fauours receiued from you and that naturall affection which I beare towards you in that I was of a child brought vp among you but principally in regard of your pious zeale and forwardnesse in Religion which I haue obseruâ—â—â— to both in you and your vertuous Ladyes thirdly because