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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91930	The chiefe grounds of Christian religion, set down by way of catechizing. Gathered long since for the use of an honourable family. By Ezekiel Rogers, minister of Gods word, sometime of Rowly in York-shire, now in New-England.	Rogers, Ezekiel, 1584?-1661.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1801; Thomason E1186_16; ESTC R208235	5,818	15

THE CHIEF GROUNDS OF Christian Religion Set down by way of Catechizing Gathered long since for the use of an Honourable Family By EZEKIEL ROGERS Minister of Gods Word sometime of Rowly in York-shire now in New-England GEN. 18.17 19. Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do for I know him that he will command his sons and his houshold after him that they keep the way of the Lord. LONDON Printed by I. L. for Christopher Meredith at the sign of the Crane in Pauls Church-yard 1648. THE CHIEF GROUNDS OF Christian Religion Question WHerefore hath God given to man a reasonable and an immortall soul A. That he above all other creatures should seek Gods glory and his own salvation Eccl. 12.13 Q. Where is he taught how this is to be done A. In the Scriptures or Word of God Io. 5.39 Scriptures Q. What are the Scriptures A. The Canonicall books of the Old and new-New-Testament 2 Pet. 1.21 Q. What do the Scriptures teach us A. The true knowledge of a Io. 17.3 God and of b Reve. 3.17 God ourselves The first generall head of God Q. What is God A. God is c 1 Cor. 8.6 one holy d Io. 4.24 Spirit having e Exo. 3.14 being of himselfe Q. How is the nature of God further made known to us A. By his f Exo. 34.6 properties g Rom. 1.20 and workes ●roperties Q Which be his chief properties A. a ● Kings 8.27 Infinitenesse b Psal 90.2 Eternity c Psal 90.2.27 Unchangeablenesse To which may be added his Understanding Will and Power Q. How many persons be there in the Godhead ●●rsons Joh. 5.7 A. Three the Father Son and Holy Ghost Q. If every person be God then there be three Gods A. Every person is that one and the same God ●orks Q. Which be the works of God A. His Decree and the fulfilling thereof ●ecree Q. What is the Decree of God ●●h 1.11 A. His purpose or appointment with himself how all things should be before any thing was made Q. What is his Decree concerning Angels and Men ●●edestination A. That which the Scripture calleth Predestination Q. Which be the parts of it ●ction ●robation ●m 9.13 22. A. Election and Reprobation Q. How hath God fulfilled this Decree A. By creation and providence Q. What was the Creation ●ation ●l 1.16 A. The makeing of all things of nothing very good Q. What is his Providence ●●ovidence A. The a Joh. 5.17 Math. 10.29 upholding and b governing of that which he had made Q. Concerning the reasonable Creatures First how did God govern the Angels Angels 2 Pet. 2.4 A. By teaching them all by leaving the evill to themselves and confirming the Elect 1 Tim. 5.21 The second generall Head of Man Q. What doth the Scripture teach us concerning Man Man A. His fourfold estate of innocency His fourfold estate misery grace and immortality The first Estate Q. VVherein consisted mans innocencie Innocency Gen. 1.27 A. That he was created in Adam according to Gods Image Q. VVhat was this Image of God Image of God Col. 3.10 A. A likenesse to God in his holy properties Q. What priviledge had man hereby Happinesse A. All inward and outward happinesse Q. How did God govern man in this estate A. By c Gen. 2.26 teaching him and making a Covenant with him Q. What was that Covenant Covenant of Nature Gal. 3.12 A. Do this and thou shalt live The second estate of misery Q. Did man continue in this happinesse and Covenant Misery Fall A. No for he fell away from God ●om 3.23 Q. How came this to passe A. Being left of God to the liberty of his will ●en 3.1 ●dams sin ●en 3.7 through his own weaknesse he was overcome by Satans temptation Q. What was Adams sinne A. Disobedience against God in eating the forbidden fruit Q. What followed hereupon ●unishment ●om 8.20 A. A miserable condition on himselfe and all the creatures Q. What upon himself A. a Rom. 3.23 Losse of Gods Image b Gen. 3.8 guiltinesse of conscience c Rom. 5.12 death temporall and eternall Q. Came this only from Adam ●om 5.18 A. No all we being in his loyns were partakers of his sin and punishment Sin Q. Shew now what is sin Ioh. 3.4 A. Every transgression or swerving from the Law Q. How many sorts of sins are there A. Two Originall and Actuall ●riginall sin Q. What is Originall sin A. The corruption or stain of our nature wherein we were born Q. What else is contained in it A. a ●sal 51.5 Heb. 7.9 Guiltinesse of Adams sin b Rom. 7.14 Rom. 7.7 pronenesse to all evill and concupiscence Actuall sin Q. What is actuall sin A. The fruit of originall in evill thoughts Iam. 1.15 Mat. 15.19 words and deeds Q. Are we able to beare or avoid that fearfull punishment of sin A. No nor any meer creature for us Acts. 4.12 Grace The third estate of Grace Q. Is there no means to come out of this misery and to be reconciled to God A. Yes d Iohn 3.16 God of his mercy hath found out a meanes by making a e Gal. 3.17 Covenant of Grace Col. 1.20 new Covenant with us in Iesus Christ Q. Is it the same Covenant in the Old and New Testament A. The same for substance Heb. 1.1 but divers for manner of revealing Q. What was this Jesus Christ Christ A. Both a Rom. 14. His Natures God and man in one Person Q. Why must he be both God and man A. Man that in b Rom. 1.3 our own nature he might c Col. 2.9 suffer and God that he might d Heb. 2.16 overcome death for us e Prov. 14. Q. What is his office f Heb. 7.25 Office A. To be g Heb. 9.15 Mediator between God and Man Q. Which be the parts of his office A. That he is our Prophet Priest and King Q. How is he our Prophet Propheticall Joh. 15.15 Heb. 1.2 A. By revealing to us the will of his Father Priestly Rev. 5.9 Q. How is he our Priest A. By working the merit of our Redemption Q. How wrought he it A. In the two-fold estate of his humiliation and glorification ●hil 2.7.8 9. 〈◊〉 his humilia●●on Q. What were the degrees of his humiliation A. Three his incarnation poor life death and passion ●il 2.8 ●om 8.3.4 Q. What did Christ in this estate A. He suffered and fulfilled whatsoever our nature was bound to ●orification Q. What were the degrees of his glorification A. Three also a Acts 1.31 his resurrection b Acts 1.9 ascension and c ●ph 1.20 sitting at the right hand of his Father Q. What hath Christ wrought by all these