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cause_n	believe_v	ghost_n	holy_a	1,385	5	5.2286	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08202	An order of houshold instruction by which euery master of a familie, may easily and in short space, make his whole houshold to vnderstand the principall and chiefe points of Christian religion, without the knowledge whereof, no man can be saued.	Nichols, Josias, 1555?-1639.	1595 (1595)	STC 18539.5; ESTC S2248	53,178	122

and cause thē to shew it him againe Christ teacheth Nichodemus after many other argumentes to vnderstand the doctrine of regeneration spoken of vers 3. by the cause namely by the first and principall cause which is a God God in whom there is rehearsed no b So loued outwarde cause to moue him but onely that of his owne goodnes his singular loue did this worke namely hee loued c The world the world which by no meanes had deserued it The greatnes of which loue is shewed by the d He gaue worke that he gaue his sonne not purchased by any prayers merits or rewarde of ours but of his free gift And e His sonne what gaue he the earth the heauen cattell infinit treasures heauenly spirits Nothing so yea rather that which excelleth al these things euen his sonne And what f Onely begotten sonne an adopted sonne or counterfeit sonne No but his only begotten sonne And g Not perish but haue eternall life why did hee giue him that we should bestow any thing vpon him or that wee can doe any thing for him Least of all but that he might deliuer vs from euerlasting perdition and giue vs eternall life Vpon what h Whosoeuer beleeueth in l.im. condition that we should do all his lawe and satisfie by contrition pilgrimage or workes of condignitie or supererrogation No such thing but whosoeuer beleeueth in him So that wee with Nichodemus may learne that God giuing his sonne of his singular loue doth work this new birth when by the preaching of the Gospell the spirit frameth in vs faith in Christ and when by faith he maketh vs partakers of euerlasting saluation then doe we enter into the kingdome of heauen And so it is expounded by the a Tit. 3.5.6.7 Apostle God of his mercie saueth vs by the new birth which is shed vpon vs thorow Christ that being iustified by his grace wee may bee made heires thorow hope of eternall life Now there are in these wordes certaine things to bee further explaned that seeing their meaning more cleerely wee may more fitly gather out the seuerall braunches of doctrine First in this word * Loued what loued I vnderstand the goodnes of God according to his eternall decree which is called b Eph. 1.5 The good pleasure of his will As the c Esay 53.10 Prophet also sayth The Lord would breake him c. Secondly I vnderstand this word * World what world for the vniuersall and whole mankinde according to the couenant of God made vnto d Gen. 12.3 which is expounded before Abraham namely that hee loued both Iewes and Gentiles as is plainly taught Rom. 3.29.30 Yet e Reade Deut. 10.14.15 Rom. 9.7.8 Acts. 10.34.35.43 euery particular and singuler person is not meant thereby as Christ expoundeth himselfe when he addeth this limitation that whosoeuer beleeueth c. Thirdly this word * Perish what perish signifieth the miserable condition of mankinde in himselfe by sinne yet when hee sayth should not perish he meaneth not that in this world wee should not dye for a time but that f Ioh. 11 25.26 although we be dead we should be quickened and rise againe vnto eternall life Neither doe I thinke that this bodily death is that death which was threatned to g Gen. 2.17 Adam which is properly the death h Eph. 2.1 in sinne and to bee banished from the presence of God as was Adam Gen. 3. Therefore this is our life to bee i 1. Pet. 3.18 brought by Christ vnto GOD to k Psal 16.11 enioy whose presence is euerlasting life it selfe The summe then is this The free good will of God hath giuen his onely begotten sonne vnto all mankinde that whomsoeuer hee by his spirit thorow hearing the Gospell dooth regenerate and make to beleeue should bee deliuered from eternall death in sinne and obtaine the euerlasting glorie of God As I haue been somewhat longer in opening this most worthie place Direction to the gouernour of the house so I finde here a most large field of Catechisme Where I will obserue this order for the direction of the gouernour of the house whom I perswade my selfe by that time he hath beaten the former Catechismes into his peoples heads shal perceiue them better able to receiue stronger meate I will shewe the manifest beautie of this sentence as a most goodly tree where the master shall guide his folke to gather very many kindes of fruites to the comfortable feeding and nourishing of the soule and how to discerne by the good fruite that which is euill First therefore the doctrines shall offer themselues out of this sentence with most sweete comforts annexed vnto them and in the second place mine hand shall poynt out vnto him how he may descrie vnto his familie the errors contrary vnto the same Vnto euery doctrine I will adde some one place of Scripture for the further enlightning of their vnderstanding The doctrines 1. 1 This is shewed out of the whole sway of the text especially in the words loued gaue and the end of giuing which shewe his liuely working towards his creatures preseruation c. and so would hee bee knowne Exod. 34.6 Malac. 1.2 1. Ioh. 4.16 Psalm 9.16 God is euerliuing the most holy creator and wise gouernour and Sauiour of the world 2. 2 This is expressed sauing of the holie Ghost which is shewed by the effect beleeue which is set for his cause vers 5.1 Ioh 5.7 In this one God are three distinct persons God the Father God the Sonne God the holy Ghost Here he must begin to shewe the distinction of the persons thus 3. 3 This is in a manner expressed sauing of the holy Ghost reade Ioh 15.16 The Father begetteth the Sonne begottē the holy Ghost proceedeth from thē both 4. 4 The beginning of the father to loue and send c. the dispensation it is done by the Son the perfection the holy Ghost worketh faith c. the like Gen. 1.1 Tit. 3.6.7 Heb. 1.2 1. Cor. 12.11 The beginning of euery action is giuen to the Father the dispensation to the Sonne the perfection or consummation to the holy Ghost 5. 5 Made man is in the word gaue for by incarnatiō he was giuen Ioh. 1.14 Mat. 1. all the rest is clecre enough The person and office of Christ person Christ is the onely begotten sonne of GOD made man his office he is our Sauiour 6. 6 1. Pet. 2.9.10 The estate of mankinde by Adams fall is here shewed for vnlesse God had giuen his onely begotten sonne we had perished 7. 7 Eph 1.5.6.7.8.9.10 and cap. 4.11.12 The causes of our saluation and their concurrence and proceeding first the good pleasure of Gods will who freely loueth vs the first cause secondly the matter or meanes he vseth Christ by his incarnation suffering c. thirdly the ioyning of these causes into his forme that is

* Gen. 28.12 ladder by which the elect doe walke vp into heauen and in the margin the particular poyntes of doctrine as the goodly * 1. King 10.18 Lions on both side of the steps of Salomons throne which with little marking thou maist perceiue to offer themselues The poynts of doctrine in the meaning of the words The interpretation or ladder Ver. 3. HEre is the top of Salomons throne for hee sheweth in this verse the state of all faithfull Christians in this life after their effectuall calling that they haue as it were liuery and sesin of that heauenly kingdome Where the blessing is that of Abraham Gen. 22. communicated vnto them by the a The trinitie spirite and it is described by the author a The trinitie God the b Christ in his person Gods sonne in office Lord Iesus Christ i annoynted Sauiour king priest and prophet Father of our a The trinitie Lorde Iesus Christ and by the nature of it which is heauenly which may be translated as chap. 2.6 heauenly places because the c The state of beleeuers to bee heires of heauen blessing is to make vs heyres of heauen by hope as is expounded verse 13.14 and Titus 3.7 and it is set forth by the meanes which is a Christ the meanes Christ namely that being in Christ we haue this blessing Gal. 3.14 and it is saide all spirituall blessings because b The Spirit the worker by the spirite all giftes necessarie to eternall life are giuen vs 1. Pet. 1.3 and he teacheth them to prayse c God the author God as the author saying Blessed be God c. Hauing shewed that the faithfull are set by Christ thorow the spirit in the state of saluation as it were translated from death to life now in the rest hee sheweth the proceeding of the causes as the steppes by which GOD bringeth vs vnto this and so in the accomplishment of all the elect vnto the perfection of ioye in the life to come Verse 4. He sheweth the first steppe d The first cause of saluation chosen before the world was God doth chuse them this is declared by the time that is before all time and by the e God in chosing looked not on worke or faith foreseene but on his sonne mouing cause in Christ by the f Godly life an effect not a cause of saluation end that we should be holy c. Verse 5. He sheweth here a second cause or degree which is g The second cause of saluation adoption thorow Christ Adoption that is God would take vs to bee his children which is set forth by the repetition of the first cause h They that are adopted were first predestinated predestination which is generall to election and reprobation namely that out of it came adoption that is God set downe by decree whom he would make his children thorow Christ which is called the sure foundation of God 2. Tim. 2.19 and this illustrated by another i The good pleasure of Gods will the mouing cause of predestination to adoption mouing cause which is the good pleasure of his will Verse 6. The former cause is here amplified by the last k The glory of God the finall cause final the glorie of Gods grace Which l The grace of God a third cause grace is made a third and speciall working cause bringing forth a fourth which is our m Iustification a fourth cause iustification for hee saith that with n If it bee of grace it is not now of works Rom. 11.6 grace he maketh them accepted and to bee accepted is alone with iustified and his grace being the cause thereof sheweth that wee are freely iustified by his grace Rom. 3.24 And lastly that we may know this iustifying to be o We are iustified by grace thorow faith in Christ by faith in Christ he addeth him as the materiall cause in all these causes terming him beloued by excellencie because for his sake God doth these things Verse 7. The a Redemption by Christs bloud a fift cause fift cause of our saluation is redemption by Christs blood this is declared by the b Forgiuenes of sinnes part of redemptiō His bloud sheweth Christ a naturall man effect forgiuenes of sinnes which sheweth how Christ is the meanes of our iustification namely in that hee payed the ransome for our sinnes and so wee being forgiuen are accounted iust for his sake as is opened 2. Cor. 5.17.20.21 which is amplified by repetition of the working cause his grace c Rich is the grace of God in forgiuenes of sinnes which for the exceeding greatnes is called rich Verse 8.9 Here he sheweth a d The preaching of the Gospell a sixt cause sixt cause euen the instrument by which he applieth all these causes vnto vs which is the preaching of the Gospell called here e The Gospell is the opening of the mistery of Gods will in all wisdome and vnderstanding The opening of the mystery of his will So expounded cap. 3.4 5 6. Coloss 1.25.26 Which thing is set forth first by the cause whereby that is his grace secondly by the order of it that it was aboundant in all wisdome and vnderstanding thirdly the f The preaching of the gospell commeth of Gods grace and good pleasure repetition of one mouing cause The good pleasure of his will and lastly by the first cause his g Preaching of the gospell ordained of Gods purpose purpose wherein he regarded nothing but Christ wherefore hee saith in him that is as God purposed in his good pleasure to elect and adopt these happie soules in Christ so did he in that purpose appoynt the meanes which is the preaching of the Gosspell Verse 10. The h Our effectuall calling the seuenth cause last cause which is the effectuall calling named the i All the faithfull gathered into one gathering into one The greeke word signifieth the gathering of dispersed things into one entire or summe namely that where we be in all ages as sheep going astray we are called by the gospell and gathered by fayth vnto Christ our shepheard into one felowship or bodie which then shall be k There is a certaine number of the elect which shall be made full vp in Christ perfected when the whole number of the elect being accomplished we shall all meete with Christ and hee made meruellous in all that beleeue Ephes 4.12 13. which calling is set forth by two argumentes First by the times wherein there is a a The faithfull called in all times ages dispensation of times and a b In the end of time all the elect shall be one with Christ fulnes of times which sheweth that God calleth and gathereth his elect in many times as before the law and vnder the law and in the time of the Gospell wherein the whole world shal be gathered And