Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	eternal_a	good_a	work_n	4,394	5	6.6946	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76964	A plaine & profitable catechisme whereunto is added a sermon preached upon Exod.23.2. / By that reverend and judicious divine Mr James Bacon, late minister of Burgate in Suffolke. Now first published by his son in law H.W.	Bacon, James, minister of Burgate, Suffolk.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1660 (1660)	Wing B344; Thomason E1853_3; Thomason E1853_3*; ESTC R210346	58,042	143

nature of God When of unholy we are renewed by the holy Spirit to the Image of our Heavenly Father and made holy when all vitious qualities are purged out of our hearts in some good measure and all gracious habits which are the seeds of a vertuous life are planted in us then we are said to be sanctified 2 Pet. 1.4 Eph. 4.22 23 24. 2 Cor. 7.1 Gal. 5.22 Q. Is the Sanctification of a Christian perfect in this life A. No although Sanctification be of the whole man yet the whole man is not fully and perfectly sanctifyed The justification of a true Believer is perfect but his sanctification is imperfect in this life Here we receive but the first fruits of the Spirit and this Sanctification of the Spirit begun here encreaseth daily untill it be fully perfected in the life to come Rom. 8.23 2 Thes 2.13 and 1 Pet. 1.2 Rev. 22.11 Q. What are the parts of Sanctification A. They are two Mortification and Vivification Q. What is Mortification A Mortification is the first part of Sanctification wherein the old man by the applycation of Christ his death and Buriall is crucified and buried in a Christian Rom 6.3 4 6. 1 Pet 4.1 Gal 5.24 Q. What is Vivification A. Vivification is the quickning of one that was dead in sinne or a daily rising to newnesse of life by the power and vertue of Christ his Resurrection Eph. 2.5 Rom. 6.4 5. Phil. 3. vers 10. Q. What shall such as are truly sanctifyed find in themselves A A spirituall battell a continuall conflict between corruption dying and Righteousnesse rising and growing in them Rom. 7 Gal 5.17 Q. Doe not the good workes of the Children of God that are truly sanctifyed merit at Gods hand eternall life and Salvation A No verily the best workes which the children of God performe are no more then due debt they are no way beneficiall to God they are no way comparable to the glory that shall be revealed and therefore they cannot Heaven yea the good works of the holiest men are stained with many imperfections and therefore the children of God have more cause to condemne themselves for their good workes then to expect to be justified before God and to be saved by them Luk 17.10 Psal 16.2 Job 22.2 35.7 Rom 8.18 2 Cor 4.17 Is 64.6 Psal 143.2 Job 9.15 Q But are not good workes necessarie then to Salvation A Although good workes cannot merit heaven though they cannot justifie us is Gods fight yet they are in their kind and order necessarie I say in their kind and order namely good workes are necessarie not as causes of salvation but as fruits and inseperable companions of true faith and as markes in the way to Heaven Yea good workes are as the way that will leade us to the Kingdome of Heaven Eph. 2.10 Q Seeing the good workes of the best children of God are stained with imperfections and seeing good workes are not meritorious tell me therefore what encouragement hath a Christian to be fruitfull in good workes A. Although corruption cleaveth to the best of our good workes yet seeing this pollution is taken away by the Intercession of Christ and so our good workes become acceptable to God in Christ Jesus the consideration hereof should make us zealous of good works Exod. 28.36 37 38. 1 Pet. 3. vers 5. Titus 2. vers 14. Againe although good workes be not meritorious yet there are many good ends and necessarie uses of good workes which should excite Christians to bring forth the fruits of holinesse righteousnesse in abundance Tit. 3.14 Q What are the necessarie uses of good works What are the ends a Christian may ayme at in doing good workes A. We must abound in good workes 1. That we may glorifie God our Heavenly Father Mat 5.16 Joh 15.8 Phil 1.11 2. That we may adorne the Gospell of Christ our Lord and Saviour Phil. 1.27 Ephes 4.1 Col. 1.10 1 Thes 2.12 3. That we may testifie our thankfulnesse to God and to Christ Rom 12.1 2 Cor. 7.1 4. That we may testifie manifest the truth sinceritie of our faith Mat. 7.16 17. Jam 2.20 5. That we may make our effectuall calling election sure 2 Pet. 1.5.10 2 Tim. 2.21 6. That we may confirme our weake brethren Rom 14.19 7. That we may be patterns to others and excite them to imitate our example 2 Cor. 9.2 8. That we may winne such as are yet unconverted and even provoke them to embrace the truth 1 Pet. 3.1 9. That we may at least stop the mouths of such persons as cannot be wonne 1 Pet 2.15 The fifth PRINCIPLE Q. WHat are the ordinarie and usuall meanes for obtaining of Faith A. Faith commeth only by preaching of the Word and increaseth daily by it as also by the administration of the Sacraments and Prayer The Exposition Q. What are the parts of this principle A. This Principle layeth downe two things First the meane or the instrument of getting Faith viz. The Word preached Secondly the Meanes whereby faith being once bred in us is nourished strengthned and increased which are these 4. the same Word preached the Sacraments and Prayer Q. Is the Word preached the meane or instrument both of begetting and increasing faith A. Yes the Word is both the seed that breedeth and the milke that feedeth Faith in us See 1 Pet. 1.23 2.2 Rom. 10.8.14.7 Jam. 1.18 Act. 20.32 Rom. 1.17 Q. Is it in the power of the Word being faithfully preached to worke faith A. The word is not able of it selfe to worke Faith in the heares of it The Word is not the principall worker of Faith but a powerfull Instrument whereby the Lord worketh faith in the hearts of his children The same allmightie power which raised up Christ from the dead doth create this grace in the soule Hence it is that although many heare the Word faithfully preached yet but a few even the Elect only believe Se Act 13.48 and Tit. 1.1 Rom 10.16 Joh 12.37 38. Isa 53.1 Rom 1.16 Ephes 2.8 Isa 57.19 Eph. 1.19 20. Mat 13.11 Q. Seeing the Lord is the principall worker of Faith may not a man expect to have saving faith wrought in his heart without attending upon the Word preached A. No for the Lord delighteth to worke by his own Meanes as the Word cannot work Faith without God so God will not worke Faith without it Luk. 16.21 Q. Seeing the word is both the Seed and the Foode of Faith tell me therefore how ought wee to heare the word preached that we may profit by it A. Before we come to the publick Ordinance we must prepare our selves to goe to the place of Gods presence When we are come to the house of God we must remember we are in Gods presence and behave our selves as before him After we have heard the Word we must meditate of that which we have heard we must hide it and lay it up in our hearts and endeavour to practise it

When the godly die their soules are carried immediately by the Angels into Abrahams bofome and their bodies shall rest in their graves as perfumed Beddes till the last day Lu 16.22 Isa 57.2 Act 7.60 1 Thes 4.13 14. Q When the soules of the wicked are separated from their bodies by death what estate shall they be in till the resurection at the last day A. When the wicked die their Soules are sent immediately to Hell and their Bodies are carryed to the darke Dungeon of the Grave where they shall be reserved unto the Judgement of the great day Luk 16.22 23. Psal 49.14 Q. Is it not a thing incredible that those bodies which have been dead many hundred yeares should be raised out of the dust and live againe A. Why is it not as credible to think that God can raise up and bring againe all those bodies that have been as to be perswaded that he can create new bodies that never yet had being The same Almightie God who gave life to all living creatures who gave being to all things out of nothing is likewise able to restore life the same God who formed mans bodie of the dust of the ground is able to quicken our dead bodies though returned to dust and to make them live againe God hath spoken it that the dead shall be raised out of the dust and his power can subdue all things to it selfe Now these two are the props of our Christian faith in this point Act 26.8 Gen 2.7 3.19 Dan 12.2 Mat. 22.31 32. 1 Cor 15. Rom. 4.17 Mat. 22.23 29. Q. When shall the generall resurrection be A. At the Glorious coming of Christ to Judgement when the world shall be desolved and destroyed with fire and the heavens and the earth shall be renewed 1 Thes 4.16 Mat. 24.30 2 Pet 3.7 10 12 13. Q. How shall the dead be raised up and gathered together A. By the mighty voice of Christ and by the ministrie of Angels Christ shall send his Angels with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together the elect from one end of Heaven to the other At the sound of the Trumpet the dead shall rise againe everie one with his owne bodie and as many as shall then be living shall be changed suddenly in the twinkling of an eye Joh. 5.28 29. Mat. 13.49 and 24.31 1 Cor 15.51.52 Job 19.25 26 27. 1 Thes 4.15 16. Q. But shall all men rise againe both good and bad A. Yes all both good bad shall rise againe at the last day but not by the same Cause nor to the same End For the godly shall rise by the vertue of Christs resurrection to receive eternall life But the wicked shall rise by the power of Christ to be judged condemned Act 24.15 Dan. 12.2 3. Heb. 11.35 Joh. 5.28 29. Q. Expresse this more particularly What is the true cause of the Resurrection of the godly A. The godly shall be raised up by Christ as their head and Saviour In the day of Resurrection by reason of that mysticall conjunction which is between Christ and the faithfull divine and quickning vertue shall flow from Christ to the Elect and cause them to rise againe from the grave That Union which is between Christ and all true believers shall even force the grave to render up the bodies of the Saints for the Head will not be without the Members Joh 15.24 Col. 1.18 Joh. 11.25 1 Cor. 15.20 21 22 23 45. Mat. 27.52 53. 1 Thes 4.14 Q. To what end shall the bodies of the Saints be raised out of the dust A. That the Saints may be glorifyed in their Bodies as well as in their Soules As the Soules and Bodies of the Saints have been Companions in well-doing here so they shall be Companions in glorie hereafter Phil. 3.21 Mat. 13.43 1 Cor 15.42 43 44 49. 2 Cor. 5.10 Q. What is the true cause of the Resurrection of the wicked A. The wicked shall be raised up by the powerfull voice and command of Christ the Judge of all flesh and by vertue of that Curse wherein God threatned eternall death to our first Parents and to their posteritie upon their disobedience which curse shall certainly be executed upon all unbelievers and impenitent Sinners that have noe part in Christ Ioh 5.28 Gen 2.17 Q. To what end shall the bodies of the wicked be raised out of the dust A. That their bodies may partake with their soules in the punishment of sinne As the soules and bodies of the wicked have been partners and companions in evill doing so they shall be companions in Judgement and torment as they have sinned together here so they shall suffer together everlastingly hereafter Joh 5.29 2 Cor 5.10 Mat. 10.28 Q Seing the end of the generall Resurrection is that all men may come to Judgement tell me therefore who shall he the Judge A. Jesus Christ is appointed of God to be the Judge of quick and dead Act. 10.12 Ioh. 5.29 Act 17.31 Rom 2.16 and 14.10 2 Tim. 4. vers 1. Q How and in what manner shall Christ come to Judgement A. As the first comming of Christ was in meeknesse humilitie so his second comming shall be in Majestie and glory He shall come in the cloudes of Heaven with power and great glorie armed with flaming fire attended with an innumerable companie of mightite Angels by whose ministrie as the dead shall be raised so all men shall be cited and summoned to appeare before the Judgement Seate of Christ Mat 12.18 19 20. Phil 2.7 Mat 24.30 and 25.31 Act. 1.9 11. Rev. 1.7 2 Thes 1.7 8. Dan. 7.9.10 Jude 14.15 1 Thes 4.16 Q. When the dead are raised and all men summoned to appeare before Christ the supreame Iudge then how shall they be ranged and sorted A. As the Shepheard when the Evening cometh gathereth his flocks and separateth the sheep from the Goates so in the Evening of the World Christ the good Shepheard shall divide the whole world into two flocks shall separate the good from the bad the sheep that is the Godly he shall set on his right hand but the goates that is the wicked on the left Mat. 25.32 33. Q. When the whole world shall be arraigned before the Tribunall of Christ then how shall every man be tryed and jndged A. All men shall be judged according to their workes as the plainest proofes and most evident signes of Faith or infidelitie Every one shall receive the things done in his bodye according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad 2 Cor. 5 10. Mat. 16.27 Mat. 25.35 36. and vers 42.43 Rom. 2.6 Rev. 11.18 and 22.12 Q. How shall all men be examined and their workes made manifest A. By the Books that shall be opened Rev. 20.12 Dan 7.10 Q. What bookes are they that shall be opened A. The book of Gods remembrance and the book of every mans conscience Christ the supreame Judge who searcheth the hearts of all men will then