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A14664	An exposition of the tvvo first verses of the sixt chapter to the Hebrewes in forme of a dialogue. Wherein you have a commendation of catechising, also a declaration of the sixe fundamentall principles wherein the Christians of the Primitiue Apostolicall church were catechised. By T.W. minister of the word.	Wilson, Thomas, 1563-1622.; Walkington, Thomas, d. 1621, attributed name.	1600 (1600)	STC 24966; ESTC S102108	79,110	106

Qu. Which is the third An. Remission of sinnes which is the remouing of the guilt and punishment from vs by his sufferings Col. 1.12 Qu. Which is the fourth An. Imputation of righteousnesse wherby our sins are accounted his his obedience is accounted ours 2 Co. 5.21 Qu. Which is the fift An. Intercession whereby he appeareth in the heauens presenting our selues and prayers which wee make in his name and other good workes spotlesse vnto his Father Rom. 8.34 Heb. 9.24 Qu. Which is the sixt An. Acceptation to eternall life whereby we are accepted as worthy of life for Christs worthinesse Eph. 1.5 Qu. Which is the seauenth An. Adoption whereby of the Children of wrath by nature we are become the children of God by grace Gal. 4.4 Qu. Which is the eight An. Sanctification whereby we dye to sinne and liue to righteousnesse Rom. 6. throughout 1. Pet. 2.25 Qu. Which is the ninth An. Corrob●ration whereby we are kept in holinesse to the end Eph. 6.10 1 Pet. 5.10 Qu. Which is the tenth An. Glorification whereby holinesse here begun by Grace is fully perfected in the kingdome of heauen Rom. 8.30 the Saints liuing now the life of glory Qu. What vse is to be made of these benefits An. First they minister cause to consider of the manifold loue of Christ and the vnsearchable riches of his grace Secondly wee may giue an ayme how abundantly fruitfull the Lords Supper is to such as rightly pertake it seeing such things so many and great are there offered and assured euen Christ himselfe with all those benefits we haue named 1. Cor. 10.16 Mat. 26.28 Thirdly they occasion vs more earnestly to loue and praise our Redeemer and more heartely to obey him Eph. 1.3 Rom. 12.1 The meanes how to obtaine Christ with righteousnesse and all other benefits which belong to life eternall where of Faith and the office thereof BVt seeing we haue learned before that by nature wee are the children of Gods wrath and vnder death how shall wee become pertakers of eternall life and of Christ with these benefits which bring to it An. By being ioyned to God who is that life himselfe Iohn 5.26 Qu. But wee sinners cannot attaine to the most iust God An. True therefore God in the person of his Sonne descended to vs and tooke flesh of our flesh Iohn 1.16 1 Iohn 5.11.12 Qu. But hath this flesh of Christ life in it An. It hath so from the God-head the fountaine of life Iohn 6.65 Qu. Is this life communicated from Christ to the Elect An. It is so by his flesh which is the conduit to conuey it to them Iohn 6.54 Qu. Must the Elect haue coniunction with Christ that they may be pertakers of this true life An. They must haue a reall coniunction such as is betweene the head and the members the Vine and the branches Iohn 15.1 Eph. 4.15 1 Cor. 12.12 husband and wife Eph. 5.25.26 Qu. What is the band of this coniunction and knitting An. The spirit of Christ by his infinite vertue 1 Cor. 6.17 12.13 Qu. By what meanes doth the spirit knit vs and Christ An. By the meanes of faith which the spirit through the word preached creates in our hearts that wee may receiue Christ and his benefits Eph. 3.17 Rom. 10.17 Qu. What doe ye call Faith An. That gift of God whereby the soule is enabled to apprehend Christ as he is set forth in the word and Sacraments Qu. Is not this common to all other gifts of the spirit An. No verily it is proper to faith onely to receiue Christ. Iohn 1.12 Gal. 3.14 Qu. Is it not in this sense said that we are iustified by faith An. It is so not because faith as a vertue qualitie or worke is any part of righteousnesse which is wholy in Chirst his obedience and sufferings 1. Cor. 1.30 but because it is a spiritual hand to receiue his iustice to be ours Qu. Is Christ and his righteousnesse ours to iustifie vs before it be receiued by faith An. Our righteousnesse is perfectly and fully wrought before and it is ours in the purpose of God who hath decreed to giue it vs but till wee beleeue wee haue no profit by Christ but are as the reprobates be that is sinners vngodly enimies children of wrath Rom. 5.6.8 Rom. 3.6 Eph. 2.2.3 Sauing that the Elect are vnder the decree of Gods loue and are preserued from the downe-fall mentioned Heb. 6.4.5.6 whereinto some reprobates fall Qu. It seemeth to me ye will haue faith coupled with Christ to make vs righteous An. No my meaning is that Christs iustice onely makes me stand righteous but it is not allowed me to be my iustice vntil I beleeue and so apply it to my selfe Rom. 4.3.4 ver 23.24 Qu. By what similitude may this be expressed An. By the similitude of a pardon a gift a plaister of the Sunne of the brasen serpent which doe benefit none till they be receiued accepted applyed and looked vpon Ioh. 3.14.15 so Christ our soule-plaister that vnspeakable gift of God the Sunne of righteousnesse doth not benefit any till they beleeue in him Qu. What thinke yee of their opinion which say Christ and his obedience are ours to iustifie vs before wee beleeue An. It is senselesse absurd impious hereticall and damnable Qu. Why say you so An. Because it fighteth against sense reason scripture Rom. 3. and 4. and 10. consent of the Church Gods decree Iohn 6.40 Christs glory Rom. 4.20 and brings in a false Christ which should be a iustifier of vnbeleeuers whiles they be such Qu. But the Elect are accounted iust with God in his eternall counsell therefore iustified before and without faith An. This is an absurd reason for iustification or accounting iust is distinguished from eternall predestination as an effect from the cause a timely effect issuing out of an euerlasting cause Rom. 8.30 Againe euen in Gods eternall counsell hee doth so decree to iustifie the Elect as it was ordayned to be by faith in Christ Gal. 3.8 Qu. What vse is to be made of this doctrine An. First it admonisheth vs aboue all things to labour for a liuely faith secondly it confuteth Papists who set vp other meanes to apply Christ and them which will haue Christ and all his good things without application Qu. Be there not degrees of faith An. Yes there is a little and a great faith a weake and a strong faith Rom. 4.19.20 O ye of little faith Mat 6.30 Woman great is thy faith Mat. 15.28 Q. What difference is there between a weak and a strong faith An. None in the nature of the thing but in the measure of apprehending Christ for the weake faith being true and liuely is sufficient to lay hold on Christ as a weak hand can hold a stone as sufficiently though not so firmely as a stronger Againe the strong faith is that which Scripture calleth full assurance whereas a weake