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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17319	Certaine questions and answeres, concerning the knovvledge of God vvhereunto are adioyned some questions and answeres, concerning the right vse of the law of God : taught publikely by vvay of catechising / by William Burton ...	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1591 (1591)	STC 4167; ESTC S260	79,192	160

infinite multitude a wonderfull varietie as amongst so manie millions of men neuer a one like another in the compasse of the face a most constant order a seemely agreement and an endlesse continuance or pleasant intercourse of thinges coming and going and what exceeding maiestie is in them we must needes attribute these things vnto a God 4 The opinion that man hath of God proueth it for man by nature doth desire to be exalted and in respect of him selfe despiseth all other creatures as wood and stone but when a peece of wood is framed out like a man and set in the temple and man conceauing an opinion that it is a God hee falleth downe and worshippeth it 5 The terror of conscience stricken into the mindes of the wicked after sinne cometh vpon them from a Iudge who detesteth dishonest thinges and exerciseth iudgement vpon the minde But in all the wicked is this torment therefore there is some Iudge who is God because this punishment can not come but from God 6 The punishment of the wicked besides the terror of their conscience with the rewardes of the godly do proue that there is a God and this argument is vsed by the Prophet Dauid when hee saith The righteous shall reioyce when hee seeth the vengeance he shall wash his footsteps in the bloud of the vngodlie so that a man shall say verily there is a rewarde for the righteous doubtles there is a God that iudgeth the earth Q. What is God A. There is but one definition of God in all the scriptures and that is this God is a Spirite Q. A spirite is limited and compassed with time and place therefore if God be a spirite he is so too is he not A. In deed certaine heretiques called Gnostici haue abused that place of Iohn to that effect but when it is said that God is a spirit the meaning is this God is spirituall that is not to bee seene of carnall eies but is inuisible not otherwise Q. How is God to be considered A. Two waies Either as he is in himself or as he is vnto vs. Q. Can God be knowne of vs as he is in him selfe A. No All nature is not able to teach vs what God is neither can man in nature comprehend him Q. How proue you that A. I proue it two waies first by plaine testimonie of scripture Secondly by common reason Q. How doth common reason proue it A. 1. That all nature is not able to teach vs what God is I proue it thus No worke is able perfectly to expresse the worker thereof but all nature is a thing wrought by God therefore it can not perfectlie teach vs what God is That man cannot cōprehēd him I proue it thus 2 The lesse can not comprehend the greater but euery man is lesse then God therefore no man can comprehend God 3 We can not knowe the thinges created much lesse can we know the Creator as for example wee know that euery man hath a soule but who knoweth what maner of thing it is Againe wee know that there be Angels and that they bee amongst vs but what maner of thinges they be we know not 4 The scripture saith the iudgements of God are past finding out therefore much more is God himselfe past finding out And againe the ioies of heauen which God hath prepared for the godly are vnspeakable much more therefore is God himselfe vnspeakable Q. Is there no knowledge to be had of God A. Yes for Paule saith the Gentiles knew God but did not honour him as God but euen as princes haue their secretes whereunto all their subiects are not made priuie neither is it lawfull for them to search into them and yet doe they so farre forth publish their commandements as is profitable for them to know So the prince of all princes hath his secretes vnto which wee are not priuie and into which we may not search yet he hath so farre reuealed himselfe vnto vs as is profitable for vs to know Therefore hee saide to Moses My face thou canst not see that is the glory of my maiestie hee doth not say thou maiest not or thou shalt not but thou canst not but thou shalt see my backe partes that is some small measure of my glory so farre as thou art able to apprehend it Q. Where is this knowledge of God to be had A. In the scriptures for they beare witnesse of God Ioh. 5.39 And therefore they are called his testimonies because they testifie of God what he is and how he will be serued of vs. Q. May we not learne more of God then the scriptures do teach A. No for Paul saith that no man must presume aboue that which is written but so much as is written in the worde of God is written for our learning and therefore wee being prepared by true prayer sanctified with faith and seasoned with the spirit of sobrietie and humilitie we may I say safely learne so much as is reuealed in the scriptures for our profiting in the knowledge of God for Moses saith Secret things belong to God but things reuealed belong to vs and to our children Q. Which call you the scriptures A. The bookes of the old Testament which begin with Genesis and end with the Prophets and the bookes of the new Testament which begin at Matthew end with Reuelation of Iohn Q. These were written by men which were subiect to errors and had their infirmities therfore why should we beleeue them A. Though they were men yet they were holie men set apart by God for that worke and spake as they were moued by the holie Ghost Q. When Ieremie brought the worde of God to the Iewes they said it was not the ward of the Lord but hee spake as Baruch the sonne of Neriah prouoked him and so some perhaps in our daies are so vngodly as to take the Iewes part against Ieremie and all his fellowes let me heare therfore some reasons to proue and make it manifest that they spake and wrote the verie word of God A. That the bookes of the olde and new Testament conteine the word of God and were written by the direction of the holy Ghost it may appeare by these twelue reasons following 1 Their antiquitie proueth it 2 Their faithfulnes without partialitie which appeareth by Iacobs dealing with Simeon and Leui his owne posteritie and by the dealing of Moses against Aaraon Miriam his brother sister 3 The miracles which did so often followe their doctrine 4 A continuance of wonderfull prophesies vttered long before come to passe iust in their times marked with their circumstances not doubtfull like Marlins prophesies but such as expressed the thinges and persons by their names and therefore vnto what may we attribute them but to the inspiration of God 5 The heauenly doctrine in euerie place and nothing sauouring of earthlinesse doth