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A44096	The principles of Christian religion in twenty questions and answers whereunto is added, a compendious history of the most memorable passages of Holy Scripture by way of questions and answers, for the use and benefot of the inhabitants of the parish of Wotton in Oxford shire. By John Hoffman B.D. minister of Gods Word.	Hoffman, John, b. 1601 or 2.	1653 (1653)	Wing H2348; ESTC R215272	23,157	80

Of the Holy Prophets of the Old Testament Q. 1. HOw many Prophets have left us their Books in the Old Testament A. Sixteene whereof the foure first are called the greater Prophets and the other twelve are called the lesser Prophets because they have not written so largely as the foure greater have done Q 2. What saist thou of the Prophet Esay 1 He and Jeremy Preached before the Babylonian captivity Ezekiel and Daniel Prophecyed in the captivity 2 Esay speaks so sweetly and plainly of Christs Nativity and Passion as if he had seen it and is therefore called a Propheticall Evangelist JEREMY LAMENTATION Q. 1. WHat saist thou of Jeremy 1 A. He was called to be a Prophet when he was young 2 He Preached in Jerusalem when the City was besiedged and he often intreated King and People with much importunity to hearken to Gods word and to preserve the Citty and Temple from burning and themselves from bitter bondage For which good Counsell this Prophet is hated and continually kept in wofull prisons 3 At last Jerusalem is taken by the Galdeans and destroyed whereupon Jeremy hauing his liberty granted by the Caldean Generall laments over the sad ruine of his Country in the Booke of the Lamentations EZEKIEL Q WHat canst thou say of Ezechiel A He preached to the Jewes at Babylon in their captivity convinced them o● Gods just judgments upon them for their sinnes and assured them of future deliverance and of the rebuilding of Jerusalem and of the rebuilding of the Temple for which purpose he hath many visions DANIEL Q WHat is said of Daniel A 1 He for his singular wisdome and Faithfulnesse is prefered to very great honour under those three Emperours especially Nebucadnezar Beltshassar and Darius 2 Three of his fellow captives are throwne into a fiety Furnace and Daniel himselfe is cast into a Lyons den but are all preserved they trusting in God 3 God declared much of his minde to Daniel concerning things to come by visions Angells he speakes of the Resurrection and the day of Judgment in the last Chapter The twelve lesser PROPHETS Q. WHat saist thou of them A 1 Of the twelve lesser Prohets some preached before the Captivity some in and some after it 2 Their maine businesse was to perswade people to repentance and to threaten the impenitent with Gods wrath and to comfort the penitent 3 The last Prophet was Malachy who Prophecyed of John the Baptist and of the Comming of Jesus Christ the Sonne of Righteousnesse APOCRYPHA Q. 1. WHat saist thou of the Apocripha Books usually bound up with the Canonical Books of Scripture The Apocrypha Books are not the pure infallible word of God Because 1 They containe many fabulous things as the History of Susanna of Bel and the Draggon of Judith and the like 2 Because they were not written by Prophets immediately inspired by the Holy Ghost For the Author of the Books of the Maccabes in the latter end asketh pardon if he have not done well which a●… greeth not with the Majesty of holy Scripture 3 Because these Books containe many things contrary to the Truth as diverse passages in the Book of Tobit and the rest testify 4 Because they were not written in the Hebrew Language as the Canonicall books of the Old Testament were Neither is any of them mentioned by Christ or his Apostles in the New Testament We may read them and take notice of some passages concerning the people of God in those daies we may also see in the reading of them the difference twixt the writings of meere men and those that are written by holy Prophets inspired by the Holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1.19 The New TESTAMENT Q. 1. WHY is it called the New Testament A. Because it doth discover to us the free Grace and Mercies of God promised in the Covenant of Grace For God made two Covenants with the World 1 A Covenant of Workes which is Doe this and thou shalt live 2 A Covenant of Grace and that is Believe and thou shalt live as it is in the Gospell Q 2. What is the Gospell A. The Gospell declareth the glad tidings of Salvation by Jesus Christ where ●…ote that The Old Testament speaks chiefely of the Acts of God the Father The foure Gospells set forth the workes of God the Sonne The Acts and Epistles of the Apostles shew forth the workes and wonders of God the Holy Ghost after Christs ascention into Heaven Q. 3. Which are the chiefe Sermons of Christ a Christian should often read and learne to understand A. There are foure especially First Christs Sermon upon the Mount i●… the 5 6 and 7. Chapters of S Matthew Secondly his Sermon to the Ministers of the Gospell in the 10. Chapter of S Matthew Thirdly his Sermon of the day of judgement and the end of the world in the 24 and 25. Chapter of S. Mathew Fourthly his farewell Sermon to his Disciples in the 14 15 and 16. Chapters of S Iohn To which Sermons adde Christs Heavenly Prayer for the Church the 17. Chapter of S. Iohn S. MATTHEW Q. WHat saist thou of S. Matthew 1 A. He was called by Christ from the receipt of custome to be an Apostle and he was willing to forsake all and to follow him 2 His Gospell containes Christ's Nativity his life death and Resurrection 3 S. Matthew writes some things which other Evangelists have not as 1 The genealogy of Christ from Abraham downeward to Joseph and Mary 2 The History of the Wise Men. 3 Josephs purpose to forsake his espoused Wife upon a mistake 4 Christs fleeing into Egypt from the fury of King Herod 5 The bloudy murther of the Infants of Bethlehem 6 Some Parables which the other Evangelists have not S. MARK Q WHat canst thou say of S. Mark 1 A. S. Mark was no Apostle but an Evangelist and a Disciple of S. Peter with whose help he wrote the History of Christs Life Death Resurrection and Ascension 2 This Evangelist is more large in the description of Christs Miracles then in other passages of Christs Life and Death S. LUKE Q. WHat say you of his Gospell and of him 1 A. S. Luke by profession a Physitian was one of the 70 Disciples employed by S. Paul in the planting of the Gospell 2 He observeth many things which other Evangelists have omitted as 1 The History of Zachary and Elizabeth and the Nativity of John the Baptist 2 The Angell Gabriells salutation to the blessed Virgin Mary 3 The History of old Simeon and of Anna the Prophetesse 4 Christs disputing with the Doctors when he was but twelve years old 5 The time of Christs Nativity namely in the Reigne of Augustus the Emperour of Rome 6 The manifestation of Christs Nativity by Angells to the Sheapheards 7 Christs Circumcision the eight day 8 The Genealogy of Christ upward to Adam 9 The Parable of Dives and Lazarus and of the Prodigall sonne c. 10 Christs praying whole nights in desert mountaines alone 11

read of the other five being the last Kings of Israel 1 A. Shallum reigned one Month and is slaine by Menhaem 2 Menhaem reigned ten years and oppressed his Subjects by taxes 3 Pekaiah his sonne reigned two years and is killed by Pekah a Captaine of his Army 4 Pekah is killed by Hosheah 5 In Pekah and Hoshea's daies Israell is carried away captive to Babylon and thus ended the Kingdome of Israel The First and Second Bookes of CHRONICLES Q. 1. VVhy are these Books so called 1 A. Because in these are recorded many memorable things from Adam to those times 2 Because therein are contained some Histories of the Kings of Israel and Juda. EZRA Q. 1. WHat is the summe of this Book 1 A. How the Jewes after 70 yeares captivity returned by command from the Emperour Cyrus into Judea and set up againe the Temple and Worship of God in lerusalem and built the City 2 Ezra the High Priest being also returned taught the People the Law of Moses and caused all that had married outlandish woemen to send their Wives and Children away from them because Jesus Christ being to come of the Tribe of luda God would have a holy seed prelerved 3 Old people seeing the new Temple and City and remembring the Glory of the old wept because nor so glorious and sttately as was that built by Solomon but they are told by the Prophet that this latter Temple shall be far more glorious then the former because the Promised Messiah of the World should teach there in prison NEHEMIA Q WHAT is chiefly contained in this book A 1. Nehemiah a captive Jew and a great favorite of the Emperour Artaxerxes hath leave and meanes granted him to returne to his own Country and to set forward the building of the Citty and Temple in Jerusalem 2. Being returned he is much opposed in the worke by Tobia and Sanballat yet protected of God the people being constrained to worke with one hand and to hold a sword in the other 3 He did much for Gods worship and for his Countryes good HESTER Q WHAT is the summe of this book A 1 How Hester a poore jewish captive maid is preferred to be Queen and Empresse to the Emperour Ahashuexus after that the former Queene Vasthy was deposed for refusing to come to the King when he sent for her to shew her beauty to the Nobles being then assembled at a great feast the emperour had made for them which feast lasted 180 dayes where none was compelled to drinke but every man left to his freedome 2 Haman a Noble man and a great favorite at that Court obtained a decree from the Emperour to kill all the people of God the Jewes in one day because Mardochy the Jew would not bow the knee before him 3 How Gods wonderfull providence wrought for their deliverance and preservation by the care and prayer and fasting of Mardochy and of Queen Hester 4 How Hamans intended mischeife is discovered to the King at a feast and prevented and how Haman was hanged on the same Gallowes he had set up for Mardochy for which deliverance the lews kept a yearely feast called Purim or Lor. Q 2 Why would not Mardochy how to Haman A. Because Haman was by Nation an Amalekite which Nation was cursed of God and the Israelites were commanded to abhorre them Exod. 17.16 where Moses saith that God will have warre with Amalek from generation to generation JOB Q. 1. VVHat read we of Iob 1 A. That he was a very rich man and a very Godly man having seaven Sonnes and three Daughters and a very great houshold 2 God was pleased to give way to Satan to deprive him of all his Estate Children Friends and his health to trie his patience 3 Iobs behaviour under his wofull losse pain sorrow was exceeding comfortable full of Faith and patience blessing God for all 4 Some of his old friends came to visit and to comfort him in his distresse endeavouring to convince him that God plagued him for some notorious sinne as for hypocrisy or the like whereupon followeth a sharpe and a witty dispute between them The Question was whether Iob suffered for hypocrisy His friends affirme it and ordered all their discourses accordingly Iob denies it and maintaines his integrity At last God himselfe is the Moderator between them Iob is justified and his friends condemned and Iob must pray God to forgive their mistakes Q. 2. What was the event and issue of Iobs triells A. The issue was most comfortable for 1 He recovered his former health and strength 2 God blessed him with a greater worldly estate then he had at first 3 God gave him as many Children as he had before 4 He lived 140 yeares after his troubles dyed The Book of PSALMES The 1. Question WHat say you of the Book of Psalmes 1 This Book of Psalmes is one of the most excellent Books of holy Scripture wonderfully fitted for all mens occations whether in adversity or in prosperity 2 It is thought by the Learned that Esdras collected these Psalmes and put them into this order we now read them in 3 Christians in former times were so in love with this Book that one while they would read it over every weeke another while every moneths 4 It is a Book full of prayers and thanksgivings seaven Psalmes are called penitentiall Psalmes because David composed them or some of them at a time when he repenced for his sinnes fit to be often read by us and they are these The 6 The 32 The 38 The 51 The 102 The 130 The 143 5 In times of sicknesse or other troubles read also The 25 Psalme The 39 The 88 The 22 The 44 with others 6 In times of prosperity when thou wouldest give God thankes for a blessing received read or ling The 19 Psalme The 65 The 103 The 104 The 107 with others 7 They are called the Psalmes of David because the Kingly Prophet David made most of them though not all for many Psalmes were made by other holy men after Davids death Christ and his Apostles doe often repeat things out of it This Book is very usefull for the weaker and more ignorant people PROVERBS ECCLESIASTES CANTICLES The 1. Question WHat say you of these three Bookes of Solomon 1 A. The Book of Proverbs containes much heavenly matter in few words every Chapter and sometimes every verse holding forth diverse Truths 2 In the Book of Ecclesiastes Solomon like a Preacher instructs us how to look after true blessednesse and convinces us that all things under the Sunne are vanity and vexation of Spirit and he is exceeding earnest with young folkes to serve God betimes 3 In the Canticles Solomon sets forth the mutuall and entire love betwixt Jesus Christ the Bridegroome and all Believers his spouse This Book is to be read with all Christian reverence and holy affections Wanton and filthy people are very unfit to Read this or any other part of holy writ