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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91858	A synopsis of theology or divinity. Drawn up by Francis Roberts, M.A. minister of the gospel, for the benefit of his flock.	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.	1645 (1645)	Wing R1595; Thomason 69.f.10[21]; ESTC R210340	3,404	1

A SYNOPSIS of THEOLOGY or DIVINITY Drawn up by FRANCIS ROBERTS M. A. Minister of the Gospel for the benefit of his Flock EOLOGY is a a divine doctrine COMMON PLACES according to the b Scriptures of religious c living unto God in order to Mans d happinesse and Gods e glory a 1 Tim. 6. 3. Rom. 6. 17. with 2 Tim. 1. 13. Heb. 5. 12. with 6. 1. Esay 51. 4. John 9. 29. Matth. 21. 25. John 6. 45. Galat. 1. 11 12. b Esay 8. 20. John 5. 39. Rom. 15. 4. 2 Tim. 3. 15 16 17. c John 6. 68. Acts 5. 20. d Rom. 6. 11 22 23. John 3. 36. with 5. 24. 1 Joh. 3. 15. e 1 Cor. 10. 31. 2 Cor. 4. 10 11. Phil. 1. 20. THEOLOGY or the Doctrine of Divinity thus described may for the clearer understanding of it be considered according to all the foure causes of it viz. The I. Efficient Cause or first Principle of this Doctrine of Theologie whereupon it is firmly grounded wherein it is clearly revealed and whereby it is fully proved is the divine revelation of it in the 1. Holy Scripture II. Formall Cause of this Doctrine of THEOLOGIE is either 1. Inward viz. That sweet harmony betwixt the sense of this Doctrine and the true sense of Scripture and so consequently the mind and meaning of God himselfe 2. Outward viz. The method or disposition of this system or body of divine Doctrine which may be variously drawne up according to the various rules of Art and Method Provided alwaies that the order of divine dispensations clearly observed in Scriptures be not thereby inverted or obscured III. Materiall cause comprising all the subject matters wherein our religious living to God consists which are handled in Divinity and may be reduced to two heads whence the two parts of Divinity result viz. 1. Matters to be known and beleeved concerning God and they respect Gods 1. Nature wherein are considerable 1. What God is in himselfe So he may be considered 1. Essentially as One in Essence 2. God 3. Vnity of Essence 2. Personally as Three in Subsistence 4. Trinity of persons 2. Who or what manner of God he is both according to the divine 1. Titles by which he is named viz. the 5. Names of God 2. Properties which are to him attributed viz. the divine 6. Attributes 1. Essentiall 2. Personall 2. Works which are either 1. Internall eternall and immanent in GOD himselfe viz. His Decree it selfe 7. Works of God in generall 8. Decree 2. Externall temporall and transient from God to the creature viz. his actuall excution of his Decree which he doth two waies by 1. Originall production of all things out of nothing exceeding good which may be considered 1. More generally in reference to the whole world by 9. Creation 2. More specially in references to the principall parts of the world intellectuall creatures in 1. Heaven 10. Angels 1. State of Creation 2. Earth 11. Men. 2. Actuall provision for all things created by his actuall providence both in his 1. Dispensations naturall for the generall good of all the creatures naturall beings and well beings and this by his 12. Providence 1. Generall 2. Particular 2. Dispensations supernaturall for the speciall good of the intellectuall creatures in their supernaturall beings and well beings partly by his 1. Confirmation of the elect Angels that kept their first estate which the reprobate Angels left 13. Confirmation of Angels II. State of Corruption 2. Restauration of man that lost his first estate herein are comprised the 1. Malady into which man was plunged and from whence he was to be restored viz. his first apostacie from God by his 14. Fall into 1. Sin 2. Misery III. State of Restitution 2. Remedy whereby man was restored from this malady viz. REDEMPTION by Jesus Christ In this Redemption are to be observed three things viz. the 1. Publication or Revelation of it to mankind in the glad tidings of the 15. Gospell 2. Operation or Preparation of it for man herein consider 1. The Person that wrought mans redemption viz. only that Immanuel GOD-MAN 16. Redemption 17. IESUS CHRIST 2. The Office laid upon him whereby he accomplished this work 18. Office of Christ 3. The States wherein he discharged this office viz. His 19. State of 1. Humiliation 2. Exaltation 3. Application of it unto man This application may be considered 1. Absolutely in it self and so it containes Gods 1. Salvificall benefits themselves which in Christ are applied by severall steps and degrees translating man from misery to mercy from sin to grace from grace to glory and this by advancing man to 1. Union to Christ separating man unto himself from the common corrupt masse of mankind by 20. Vocation effectuall 2. Communion with Christ 1. In his spotlesse Righteousnesse by 21. Communion with God in Christ 22. Iustification actuall 2. In his matchlesse Sonship by 23. Adoption 3. In his true Holinesse by 24. Sanctification reall IV. State of Perfection 4. In his endlesse Happinesse by 25. Glorification eternall This Glory is communicated 1. Particularly incompletely to every elect soul only at his particular 26. Death 2. Generally completely to both souls bodies of all the elect at the generall 27. End of the world 2. Instrumentall meanes whereby these saving benefits are effectually applied viz. the outward Ordinances of God which are either 1. Ordinary used upon all occasions and these are either 1. Primary Ordinances made more principally prevalent for the breeding and nourishing union and communion with Christ These are to be considered 1. Essentially according to their substance and peculiar operation both to our 1. Confederation with GOD in Christ as the dispensation and preaching of the 28. Word 29. Promises 30. Covenant of Grace 2. Confirmation in that confederation as the administration of the seales of the Covenant viz. 31. The Sacraments 2. Accidentally according to their circumstance and manner of administration in the times before and under the Old and New Testaments 32. Manner of administration of the Covenant and Sacraments before and under the old and New Testaments 2. Secondary Ordinances subservient unto the former in promoting the birth and growth of grace in the soule viz. 33. Reading or hearing the word read 34. Catechising 35. Religious conference 36. Meditation 37. Prayer 38. Singing of Psalmes 39. Communion of Saints 2. Extraordinary used only upon speciall extraordinary occasions for the advancement improvement of our interests in Christ and these are religious 40. Fasts 41. Feasts 42. Vowes or Covenants 2. Relatively in reference to the 1. Proper Instrument whereby on our part this application is savingly received viz. 43. True Faith 2. Peculiar Subject unto which these benefits of redemption are applied by these meanes viz. 44. The Church 2. Matters to be done and observed in obedience unto God Herein are to be observed 1. The Rule of Obedience laid downe more generally in the word of God more specially in the Law