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A76023	Plain truths of divivinity [sic]. Collected out of the sacred Scriptures, & set forth by way of question and answer the best way conceived for the information of the judgement of the Christian reader. Wherein is set forth many excellent things which are not commonly publshed [sic]. Especially the destruction of Antichrist, and the yeare when it shall be: the coming of the Lord Christ to judgement, and his reigning with his saints for ever upon this earth, at the restitution of all things.	Alcock, John, fl. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing A887; Thomason E1176_4; ESTC R204909	45,978	119

him as he hath revealed himselfe in his workes and Word and not curiously besides the Word to seeke to find him out and to comprehend him who is incomprehensible Exod. 33.20 Quest What is God Answ God is a Spirit most wise most holy Eternall infinite c. one in Essence or being but yet made knowne unto us to be three namely Father Sonne and holy Ghost John 4.24 1 Sam. 2.23 Ier. 23.24 Esay 41.4 44.6 Revel 1.17 Levit. 11.44 1 Io. 5.7 Quest Who made the World Answ This onely true God whom we have according to our measure set forth Genesis 1. Quest Whereof did he make it Answ Of nothing Quest How is it possible to make something of nothing Answ With man it is impossible but with God it was possible Quest What meanes did he use to make it Answ No other meanes but his almighty Power and Word Gen. 1. Quest Did he when he had created all things leave them to themselves Ans No for then all things must needs have perished but as he did Create all things by his Word so he doth continue to preserve and uphold all things by the same word Acts 17.28 Qu. Who made man Ans God made him Gen. 1.27 Quest VVhereof did he make him Answ Of the dust of the earth Gen. 2.7 Quest What manner of creature did God make man at the first Ans A most glorious and excellent Creature Quest Wherein consisted his glory and excellency Ans Chiefly in that he was made in the Image of God Qu. Wherein did that Image of God wherewith Adam was indued chiefly consist Ans In excellency of wisdome knowledge purity and righteousnesse and freedome of will and the like Graces that God bestowed on him Gen. 1.27 Chap. 2.20 Eccles 7.29 Qu. Was he not Created glorious in regard of his Body Answ Yes farre more excellent then any other creature whatsoever Gen. 1. Qu. What are those Attributes that God did chiefly manifest in the Creation of man Answ His wisdome and his love in making him the excellentest of all his workmanship and in making him Lord over all the Creatures creating them all for his use and benefit Gen. 1.28 Qu. Did man continue in this excellent and happy estate Ans No he fell from it Gen. 3.6 7. Qu. Then it seemes Man was made mutable and subject to change Ans Yea for to be immutable is proper only to God and it was not the purpose of God to make him a God but hee indued him with freedome of will to the end hee might make choice either of Good or evill Qu. What was the cause of Adams Fall from that estate Ans His disobeying the Commandement of God in eating the forbidden fruit Gen. 3.6 7. Quest How came he to disobey the Commandement of God Answ By hearkening to the temptation of Satan and yeilding thereunto Gen. 3. Quest Are all the Posterity of Adam guilty of that sin Ans Yea because all men proceed out of his loynes and therefore hee having fallen all his posterity are fallen with him and are polluted with corruption of nature as well as he and so lyable to the same Curse threatened against Adam Quest Did God purpose to destroy all the posterity of Adam for that sin Answ No God had a purpose from all eternity to save some and to make them objects of his mercy And to leave others to make them objects of his Justice Ephes 1.5 Rom. 9.22.23 Quest Wherefore did God purpose to save some and to leave others Answ It was his good will and pleasure that so he might manifest both his Attributes of Justice and mercy and so might bee glorified in the salvation of some and in the rejection of others 1 Thess 5.9 Quest Was there no power or abillity left in Adam to free himselfe from that miserable estate whereinto he was fallen Answ There was no power at all left in him But God in his infinite wisdome and love did find out a way for to redeeme sinfull man out of that lost condition whereinto he was fallen by breaking the Commandement of God Quest What way or meanes is that which God did fore-ordain to worke the redemption of sinfull Man Answ The way and meanes appointed of God from all eternity was onely by Iesus Christ Quest What is Iesus Christ Answ The eternall and onely begotten Son of God the second in the undevided Trinity Luke 3.22 Esay 9. Heb. 1.2.3.6 1 Iohn 5.7 Quest Then he was true God Answ Yea he was indeed very God equall with the Father and Holy Ghost Iohn 1.1 Quest Was he not true man also Answ Yes he was true man also for he tooke upon him the seed of Abraham Iohn 1.14 Heb. 2 16. Quest Wherefore was it needfull that our Redeemer should be God Answ It was needfull he should be God for these causes First that the satisfaction that was to be made might be of an Infinite valew because an Infinite Iustice was offended Secondly because he might be able to beare that wrath of God due for our sinnes and to over come him by suffering death that had the power of death that is the Devill Heb. 2.14 Quest Wherfore was it needfull that he should be Man Answ It was needfull he should be man for these causes First it was man that had sinned therefore that nature that had sinned was to make satisfaction Secondly if he had not beene Man also he could not have suffered death for the Godhead cannot possibly suffer and therefore we say that he was Man that he might suffer and he was also God that he might overcome by suffering Heb. 2.14 Quest Seeing there was such a necessity that he should be Man also as well as God tell me by what meanes he came to be Man Answ He was conceived by the Holy Ghost after a most wonderfull and unspeakeable manner and borne of a Virgin Luke 1.35 Chap. 2.7 Quest Was he conceived and Borne as soone as Man had sinned Answ No but a long time after Man had sinned even in that fullnesse of time that God had appointed Gal. 4.4 Quest How then were the Patriarks and foreFathers saved that lived before the comming of Christ in the flesh Answ They were all saved by the sacrifice of Christ that was to be offered up and to be performed Quest How could that be Answ Because God did accept of it as if it had beene performed for he was that lambe slaine from the beginning of the World Revel 13.8 Quest How could he be slaine seeing at that time he had not assumed Mans nature unto himselfe Answ He is said to be slaine in this respect namely in the decree and Councell of God who had decreed this way and means to worke Mans Redemption and Christ Iesus the second in Trinity did willingly undertake this great worke and thus it was done with God and his Iustice satisfyed for he calleth things that are not as if they were he so accounteth of things not actually done as

done being decreed by him Rom. 4.17 Quest What great workes did he after he had taken upon him the nature of Man Answ He wrought many great miracles he raised the dead he made the blind to see and healed all manner of diseases and taught his Fathers will Io. 11.43.44 Luk. 7.15.22.4.40.43 Quest Was he obedient to the Law Answ Yea he was obedient to the Law and did fulfill it in every thing that it did command or require Psal 40.7.8 Quest Then he was free from Sinne Answ He did no Sinne at all neither did guile ever enter into his mouth 1 Peter 2.22 Quest Was it needfull he should fullfill the Law Answ Yes it was needfull for us to have such a Redeemer as could perfectly fullfill the Law for us who could not fullfill it our selves Gal. 4.4.5 Rom. 8.3.4 Quest Then it seemes that whatsoever Christ did doe was only for the Redemption of the elect Answ It was all for that end for he was wholly given unto them as the Prophet Esay saith unto us a Child is borne Esay 9. Quest Was he not bound to fullfill the Law for himselfe Answ The Law was never given unto him for to be a rule for him to walke by for he needed no Law being free from that Corruption of nature which all the posterity of Adam were tainted and corrupted with Quest If he were free from Corruption of nature wherefore was he Circumcised and Baptised Answ It was as himselfe saith to fullfill all righteousnesse not that there was any need in him of the Circumcision of the heart or that washing and purging signified by Baptime but he submitted himselfe to both to testifie his willing subjection to the will of his Father and to teach us by his example to doe the like Mathew 3.15 Quest Had he any enemyes seeing he was so innocent and blamelesse Answ Yes he had many enemyes especially the Scribes and Pharises that did persecute him and when that time appointed was come did also put him to death Math. 26.3.4 and Chap. 27. Quest Wherefore did they put him to death Answ There was no cause worthy of death found in him as the Judge himselfe confessed Luke 23.14 Math. 27.24 Quest Could he not have delivered himselfe nut of their hands seeing he was God and have confounded his enemies by his Almighty power and word Answ Yea he could have prayed to his Father as himselfe saith and he would have sent him more then twelve legions of Angells but he came into the World to suffer and to fullfill whatsoever was prefigured and prophened of him to be fullfilled by him Math. 26.53.56 Quest Was his death prefigured and foretold in the Scriptures Answ His death was shadowed out in the Paschall Lambe and in the sacrifices and foretold by the Prophets in very many places of Scripture and that in expresse words Esay 53. Daniell 9.26 Quest Was it needfull that he should dye for to worke the Redemption of Man Answ It was needfull for he did nothing in vaine and God would have him to suffer death to the end he might deliver man from death And the Justice of God did require that he should dye for God had threatned death to Adam upon his disobedience and therefore that God might manifest himselfe to be just and his wrath also against out sinnes and yet also notwithstanding manifest his mercy towards Man God would have him to suffer a shamefull death who was able being God and Man to beare that wrath and satisfie the Justice of God which could not have been satisfied unlesse that Christ himselfe had suffered death Quest What death did he suffer Answ They did Crucifie him upon the Crosse between two theeves Mathew 27.38 Quest Wherefore did they put him to so shamefull a death Answ It was so foretold that he should be so used by the Iewes for as his death was foretold so also the manner of his death Esay 55.12 Quest Then the Jewes did nothing unto him but that which God had decreed and foretold by his Prophets Answ Not any thing at all Io. 19.24.28.29 Acts 2.23 Quest Wherefore did God decree to put his onely Son to so shamefull death Answ To the end he might manifest his Iustice and wrath against Sinne and also his exceeding great mercy and love unto Man that notwithstanding his Iustice did require so shamefull a death yet did not spare his owne Sonne but gave him to death to redeeme us Io. 3.16 Qu. Seeing that all men as well the Elect as others are all borne the children of wrath and are lyable to the curse of God and Condemnation what is required of us that we may be free from that Curse and escape condemnation Answ A new Birth is required as our Saviour himselfe witnesseth except a man be borne againe he cannot enter into the kingdome of heaven Io. 3.3.5 Quest What is that new Birth Answ It is a most admirable and also a supernaturall worke of Gods Spirit whereby all the Elect are made of children of wrath heires of eternall Glory and happinesse Titus 3.5 6 7. Quest Whereof doth this new birth consist Answ It consisteth of these two parts namely of Water and the Spirit that is to say of Repentance and of Faith Jo. 3.5 Titus 3.5 Quest After what manner doth the Lord effect and worke this new Birth in the Elect Answ The Lord doth it two wayes inwardly by his Spirit and outwardly by his Word opening their eyes to see their misery and that there is mercy to be had if they doe repent Ezek. 36.24 25 26 27. Ephes 1.13 Rom. 10.14 Ezek. 33.11 Quest VVhat is the first peculiar worke that God vouchsafeth to worke in them whom he hath apurpose to save Answ The first speciall and peculiar worke that God doth worke in them is Repentance Quest But is not Faith wrought in men before Repentance and doth not repentance proceed from Faith as a fruit and effect thereof Answ No not that faith which is peculiar to the Elect that is never wrought before Repentance neither is Repentance a fruit or effect of Faith but an effect of the Spirit as faith also is Quest VVhat Faith is that which is wrought in men before Repentance Answ It is commonly called historicall faith the object whereof is the truth of the Scriptures and it is a gift of the Spirit common as well to those that shall perish as to those that shall be saved Quest VVhat Reasons have you to perswade you that Repentance is the first peculiar worke that God doth worke in them whom he hath a purpose to save Answ I have very many Reasons to perswade me thereunto Quest VVhat is the first Reason Answ My first Reason is the constant and unchangeable order that the holy Ghost hath observed throughout the Scriptures in requiring Repentance and Faith alwayes requiring Repentance in the first place Mark 1.15 Math. 3.2 Luk. 3.3 Acts 2.38 Acts 3.19 Quest But order in setting downe things in Scripture proves