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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

loue him for his great goodnes Fourthly to trust him on his word who is of such truth Fiftly to feare him whose power and iustice is so fearefull Sixtly to suffer him to gouerne them whose wisdome is so perfect Seuenthly to be obedient to please him whose maiestie and authoritie is so excellent glorious Eightly to depend vpon him who is the author and giuer of our being and all other good things And lastly to labour to imitate this God in such his properties wherein we may and ought to be like him striuing to bea●e the image of his truth loue mercy goodnesse iustice and wisedome studying to be wise and mercifull good iust and louing as God is Qu. What hold yee touching the persons in the God-head A. That the God-head being one is yet distinguished into three persons Qu. How proue yee that there is but one God An. First by Scriptures 1. Cor. 8.6 Ephes. 4.6 Secondly by reason because there cannot be two eternals or infinits It may also be declared by these similitudes As euery body hath but one soule and no kingdome can endure two kings so the world hath but one soueraigne gouernor which is God this ouerthroweth pluralitie of Gods or the opinion of many Gods Qu. How are the persons named and distinguished An. 1. The Father 2 The Sonne 3 The holy Ghost The Father begetteth the Son is begotten the holy Ghost proceedeth from them both 1 Iohn 5.7 Mat. 28.19 Qu. What be the actions of God An. Eyther inward which rest in himselfe as to know contemplate to loue himselfe and his owne wisedome Prou. 8.30 or outward with respect to his creatures Qu. What be his outward actions An. First his decree Eph. 1.11 which worketh all things after the counsell of his will here is his decree called the counsell of his will Secondly the execution of his Decree Ephe. 1.11 there called a working after or according to that counsell Qu. What is his decree An. It is his purpose or counsel concerning the making and gouerning of the world and all things in it to certaine ends Reu. 5.21 Qu. What be the qualities of his decree An. First it is free depending vpon his will Eph. 1.11 Secondly it is eternall before all worlds Thirdly it is vnchangeable and cannot be altered Iames. 1.17 Fourthly it is wise righteous and holy euen an himselfe is Qu. What be the parts of his decree An. Two first foreknowledge whereby all things were by his eternall wisedome foreseene at one view Acts 15.18 God knew all his works from the beginning Secondly fore-appointment whereby he ordained before all things which should be done or not be done Act. 2.23 Qu. But if all things be decreed of God how is not God the authour of sinne An. Something 's are good as graces and good workes and these God hath decreed himselfe to doe them Iames. ● 17 Some things be euill as sinne and afflictions and these hee hath decreed to suffer them to be done by others and to direct them to good ends Gen. 45. ver 5.7 to the declaration of his mercy or iustice Qu. What be the kindes of Gods decree An. Two first generall touching all creatures reasonable and vnreasonable in heauen and earth Secondly speciall which concerneth the chiefe creatures as Angels and men Qu. What call ye these kindes of decrees An. The former is called prouidence which is his fore-determination of all euen the least things that fall out vnto the falling of an haire or a Sparrow Mat. 10.29.30 The latter is Predestination which is his fore-determining of the euerlasting estate of Angels and men Iude. 4. Rom. 8.29.30 Qu. Are all Angels and men fore-appoynted to one estate An. No verily some are fore-appoynted to life eternall these are called Elect Tit. 1.2 Others fore-appointed to eternall death which are termed reprobates 2 Cor. 1.3.5 1. Thes. 5.9 Rom. 9.2 Qu. What is the end of Gods Predestination An. Gods glory in the manifestation of his mercy towards the Elect and of his iustice towards the reprobate Rom. 9.22.23 This which is spoken of the decree of God ouerthroweth the fond and false conceit of Heathenish Christian Atheists who attribute all things to fortune and nature and of Papists who ascribe so much to free-will Qu. Is election of all men An. No but of a certaine number onely as it is written Many are called but few are chosen Qu. They erre then which thinke the grace of election to be common An. They doe so for the Scripture speakes of vessels of wrath prepared to destruction Rom. 9.22 Iude. 4. Qu. May a man know his owne election An. Euery elect person may and ought to be assured of his owne and must iudge charitably of others election 2. Pet. 1.10 1. Pet. 1.2 It is an errour therefore to hold that the Elect ought alwayes to doubt and be vncertaine o● their saluation and a sinne too rashly to iudge of the finall estate of others Rom. 14. Qu. What is further to be noted of Election An. That it is eternall Eph. 1.4 therefore it differeth from effectuall calling which is done in time Secondly Vnchangeable Math. 24.24 Therefore once Elect can neuer become Reprobate Thirdly most free hauing no other cause but the good pleasure of God Ephes. 1.5 therefore not depending vpon foreseene faith or works Fourthly most righteous and holy Psal. 145.17 Fiftly it is not of the end onely but also of the means which bring vs vnto eternall life as faith and good workes 1. Pet. 1.2 2. Thes. 2.13 Eph. 1.4 Qu. What vse of this point An. Vnbeleeuers and wicked liuers doe in vaine boast of their election as the Iewes Iohn 8. Secondly it containes the markes of our Election faith and loue Eph. 1.4 2 Thes. 2.13 Thirdly it confuteth them who say if they be elect they may liue as they list and fourthly them also which say faith and good works come of our free will whereas they flow from the free grace of election Eph. 1.4 Act. 13.48 Qu. How is Gods decree executed An. By his works of creation and gouernement Qu. What things are to be knowne touching creation An. First the authour the whole Trinitie Gen. 1.1 Gods made the world in the plurall number to note the Trinitie of persons and afterward Let vs make man c. Secondly the matter of nothing Heb. 11.3 Thirdly the manner not by tooles but by his word Psal. 148.5 Fourthly the order first a rude heape or vast chaos without forme then a distinct distribution into seuerall kinds of creatures Gen. 1. ver 1.2.3.4.5 c. Fiftly the time in sixe dayes Exod. 20.11 Sixtly the end Gods glory Prou. 16.4 Rom. 11.36 Seauenthly the vse that wee might stirre vp our mindes to behold and open our mouthes to praise his eternall power wisedome and bountie Rom. 1.19.20.22 Psal 148. throughout Qu. What is the gouernement of

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

an entrance to eternal death the suburbs of hel the beginning of endles misery through sin wheras death to the godly is an entrance to eternall life the porch and gate to heauen a beginning of neuer ending blisse and glory through Christ. Q. Now what difference is there between themselues their death An. Exceeding great the wicked in their death are either blockish or impatient and ful of despair impenitent comfortlesse the godly though with great difference amongst themselues yet all doe give vp their spirit in faith of the promise vnder hope of glory and with repentance for their sins for they all dye in the Lord. Reu. 14.13 and fall a sleep in Christ. 1. Thes. 4.14 Qu. What comforts haue the godly against the force of death An. Though they feare it and ought so to do being a dissolution of nature and a iudgement of god yet the feare of it is moderated and tempered with comforts especially from the hope of an happy glorious resurrection 1 Thes. 4.18 Qu. What is the efficient cause of our resurrection An. Euen God himselfe for Scriptures teach that it is a work of diuine power Acts. 26.8 Qu. What is the outward meanes of the Resurrection A. The voice and word of Christ Ioh. 5.28 1 The. 4.16 Qu. Whereof shall the Resurrection be An. Not of our soules but of our bodyes for they fall into the ground 1. Cor. 15. throughout Qu. Shall the same bodies rise againe An. Yea the same in substance but of another qualitie This corruption shall put on incorruption 1 Cor. 15. Qu. With what qualities shall our bodies arise A. 1. With incorruption 2. Power honor 1. Cor. 15.42 Qu. What doth this teach vs An. Seeing our bodies shall rise to such glory wee may not apply them to the base seruice of sinne Qu. What is the comfort we may reape hereof An. Very much both for the death of our friends and for our own departure because we shall return again into better case as a man that puts off rags to cloth himself with a robe Qu. By whose meanes shall the Resurrection be An. By the meanes and ministerie of Angels who shall gather the Elect from the foure windes Qu. What is the end of the Resurrection A. The neerest end in respect of men is their shame or glory Dan. 12.2 the vtmost end in respect of Christ is the manifestation of his mercy iustice to the glory of his name Qu. Now tell vs the vse we are to make of this doctrine of the Resurrection An. First it is a bridle to stay from sin to remember that euill doers shall rise to their condemnation Secondly it is a spur to godlinesse Act. 24.15.16 Thirdly it moues to constancy to know that we shall reape a full reward if we continue in godlines Heb. 11.35 Fourthly it ministreth comfort against death seeing our bodies shall returne againe in far better condition 1. Thes. 4.18 Of the generall and last Iudgement Qu. WHy is the doctrine of eternall Iudgement the last Article in the Catechisme A. Because Iudgement is the period winding vp of al. Qu. How is the word Iudgement vsed in the Scripture An. Eyther for gouerning generally Ioh. 5.22 or for one speciall act of gouerning namely for the iudgeing of the world at the last day Heb. 6.3 2. Tim. 4.1 Eccles. 12.14 Qu. How doe ye proue there shall be such a Iudgement A. By the temporal Iudgements of God the earthly Iudgements of men which are shadowes and fore-runners of the other Secondly by the testimonie of our consciences which tremble at secret sin at hearing of the iudgement day and by reason because otherwise God were not iust nor omnipotent seeing many liue euilly which yet escape punishment here Thirdly by plain texts of scriptures Eccl. 12.14 Dan. 7. Mat. 19. Act. 17.31 Mat. 25.32.33.34 Re. 20.12 Qu. What vse may be made of this point An. It serueth to teach the godly patience seeing their troubles shall determine in ioy and blisse 2 Thes. 1.4.5.6 secondly it terrifieth the wicked whose pleasure shall end in paine Luke 16.25 thirdly it warnes all men to repent and turne from sinne Act. 17.30.31 Qu. What is the generall Iudgement A. It is a solemne diuine action wherin God shal render to euery man his due according as he hath done Rom. 2.6 Q. What is the vse of this that God shal iudge euery man An. It should cause vs to forbeare to iudge our neighbours Rom. 14.10.11 Qu. May not Christians iudge at all An. First not except we haue a calling secondly not rashly Mat. 7.1.2 thirdly not to determine of the finall estate of any man Rom. 14.4.10 Qu. But is not euery man iudged at the time of his death A. True yet the generall Iudgement must be first to cleare the truth of the Scriptures which foretell it secondly to manifest the iustice of God before all men thirdly to encrease the glory of the Elect and shame of the reprobate Qu. Which be the parts of Iudgement An. Two first laying open all things thence it is called a day of reuelation Rom. 2.5 Secondly giuing sentence vpon all things and persons Mat. 25. Come ye blessed goe ye cursed Qu. How shall this laying open of all things be An. By the Bookes of mens consciences Reu. 20.12 Qu. What doth this warne vs of An. To keepe our bookes faire and cleane Qu. How may this be done An. First if we beleeue in the death of Christ secondly if we wipe our bookes with the spunge of daily repentance Qu. Shall not secret things come to light An. Yes verely euen the most secret thoughts of our hearts and most close actions of our life shall be opened 1. Cor. 4.5 Qu. What doth this put vs in minde of An. To auoide euen secret sinnes and to purge our hearts from euill desires Qu. What is the sentence An. It is that whereby it shall be awarded euery man whereto he may and must stand Qu. How shall it proceed An. According to workes because they beare witnesse of euery man whether he haue true faith or not Mat. 25. Rom. 2.6 Reu. 20.12 Qu. What doth this teach vs An. To labour for a working faith such a faith as worketh by loue Gal. 4.6 Qu. Who shall be the Iudge A. Christ Iesus as he is God man 〈…〉 Qu. What is the vse of this thing An. First a comfort to the faithfull that their Redeemer shall iudge them Secondly a discomfort for the wicked to haue him their Iudge in whom they haue not beleeued yea whom they haue pierced with their sins Reu. 1.7 Qu. After what manner shall the Iudge come A. Gloriously and terribly because the presence of God shall appeare Mat. 24. and 25. Reuel 1.7 Qu. What vse are we to make of this An. First toward our selues that we be found in peace secondly toward others that they may be awaked out of sinne