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B00150	A short treatise: containing all the principall grounds of Christian religion. By way of questions and answers: very profitable for all sorts of men, but especially for housholders..	Ball, John, 1585-1640.	1617 (1617)	STC 1314.3; ESTC S124283	90,016	255

powers thereof is not of and from it selfe therefore it must proceede from another cause which is power wisedome and vnderstanding it selfe and that is God 2. In the vnderstanding there are certaine principles whereby it diserneth truth and falsehood good and euill this gift man hath not of himselfe therefore it springs fro● a supreame and most wise vnderstanding the principall cause being euer more excellent then the effect 3. The mind is not satisfied with the knowledge nor the will with the possession of all things in this world but still they seeke and earnestly thirst after some higher good there is therefore a Soueraigne truth and cheife good which being perfectly knowne and enioyed will giue contentment 4. By the power and faculties of the Soule man is capable of happines or of the cheife good but in vaine should he be made capable thereof if there were not a cheife good to be possessed and enioyed 5. By the assaults and suggestions of Satan we feele there is a Deuill may we not then certainly conclude that there is a God 2. Satan labours by all meanes to extinguish the light of the Gospel to lead men on in ignorance error and prophanenesse and to turne them out of the path of holines Now why should Satan warre thus against God his word and Saints why should he seeke Gods dishonour and mans destruction if there were not a God a lawe and an euerlasting life Q. How else A. By the 6 consent of nations 7 defence m Psal 9. 16 and 58. 10. 11. of the Church 8 support and n Ier. 33. 9. comfort of the godly but principally by the o Es 42. 8. Scripture Expos 6. All nations in euery age time and place of the world haue acknowledged that there was a God 2. The Gentiles could not endure him who denied a diuine power 3. They adored stockes stones bruite beasts and the basest creatures rather then they would haue no dietie at all 4. They were zealous and forward in the worship of their Idols which shewes that though they acknowledged not the true God yet they knewe there is a God to whom diuine worship is due 5. Such as haue studied to become Atheists could neuer blot this truth out of their consciences but the maiestie of God hath affrighted and his terrors made them afraid 7. The deuill with great malice and fury and vngodly men with all their might authority malice and policy haue laboured to find out and extirpate all those that call vpon the name of the Lord Iesus but they haue been miracuously hid preserued and defended by the Lord. 2. God hath wonderfully frustrated all the deuises of the wicked enemies of his Church by the meanes they practised to roote it out it was encreased 3. God fought from heauen against the persecutors of his children and executed vpon them the fiercenes of his displeasure dreadfull iudgements did ouertake many of them and such horror fell vpon some that they were forced to leaue their places of honour and rule and betake themselues to a solitarie and priuate life 4. The Lord hath armed his children with inuincible courage and fortitude to endure disgrace contempt pouerty death and the most exquisite torments that hell could inuent he hath supported them vnder the burthen of an accusing conscience and inwardly ref●●shed them as it were suddenly with sweete peace and consolation and by the power strength and comfort of the holy Ghost hath enabled them to sing Psalmes in prison and in the midst of the fire which courage strength and comfort of theirs doth plainely demonstrate that there is a God specially if you compare it with that feare faintnes and vnquietnesse vexation and deadnes which is in other men when they suffer any thing Q. What is God A. He is p Ioh. 4. 24. a 9 Spirit hauing q Luk. 24. 39. his being of 10 himselfe Expos 9. God is a spirituall invisible and immateriall substance 1. Tim. 1. 17. Luk. 24. 39. 10. God is without beginning Psal 90. 2. and 93. 2. Esa 43. 1● and 44. 6. and without cause Apoc. 1. 8. Esa 41. 4. and 43. 10. and 48. 12. and so hee is without composition infinite Psa 147. 5. 145. 3. Exod. 3. 14. eternall Prou. 8. 22 23. Rom. 16. 26. incomprehensible Exod. 33. 22. 23. 1. Tim. 6. 16. 1. Kin. 8. 27. Esa 66. 1. and vnchangeable Iam. 1. 17. Mal. 3. 6. Q. How many Gods be there A. Onely r Deut. 6. 4. 1. Cor. 8. 4. 6. one 11 God and 12 three ſ Matth. 28. 19. 1. Ioh. 5. 7. Persons the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost Expos 11. There can be but one Omnipotent Dan. 4. 35. infinite eternall most perfect first cause and directer of all things all things are referred to one first Rom. 11. 35. Apocal. 1. 8. and 4. 11. 12. A person generally taken is one intire substance not common to many ●ndued with life and vnderstanding wil and power A person in the Godhead is the Godhead restrained or distinguished by his personall propertie Ioh. 14. 16. and 15. 1. The whole diuine nature being indiuisible 1. Cor. 8. 6. is common to all three persons Farher Sonne and Holy Ghost Act. 4. 24. 2. Cor. 1. 3. Ioh. 1. 1. Rom. 9. 5. Heb. 1. 8. Numb 12. 6. 7. with Act. 1. 16. 1. Pet. 1. 11. Heb. 1. 1. Act. 4. 25. with 2. Pet. 1. 21. and therfore whatsoeuer doth absolutely agree to the diuine nature or is spoken of the diuine nature by relation vnto the creatures that doth agree likewise to euery person in Trinitie Ioh. 1. 1. Prou. 8. 22. Apoc. 1. 8. Matth. 18. 20. Ioh. 3. 13. Iob 26. 13. and 33. 4. Ioh. 14. 26. Luk. 1. 35. Euerie person in Trinitie is equall in glory and eternitie Ioh. 10. 30. Ioh. 17. 5. Phil. 2. 6. Eph. 1. 17. with Ioh. 12. 41. and there is a most neere communion and vnion between them by which each one is in the rest and with the rest Ioh. 14. 10. 11. Io. 1. 1. and cuery one doth possesse loue and glorifie each other Prou. 8. 22. 30. v. Ioh. 17. 5. working the same things Ioh. 5. 19. But the Godhead considered with the personall property of begetting is the Father c. Q. What is the propertie of the Father A. To bee of himselfe and t 1. Ioh. 1. 18. and 3. 18. to 13 beget his Sonne Expos 13. The diuine nature doth neither beget nor is begotten but the Father doth beget his Sonne by an eternall and necessarie communication of his essence wholly and indiuisibly to his Son which yet he wholly retaineth in himselfe Ioh. 1. 1. Pro. 8. 22 23. Q. What is the propertie of the Sonne A. To be u Ioh. 3. 18. begotten of the Father Q. What is the propertie of the Holy Ghost A. To proceed from the w Ioh. 15. 26. Father and x Rom. 8. 9. Gal. 4. 6. the Sonne Q. The nature of

the prosperity of others borrowing to maintaine idlenes defrauding men of their right what we are not able to repay Ezek. 18. 7. also borrowing vpon interest vnlesse it be in case of necessity denying what we haue borrowed or repaying vnwillingly Psa 37. 21. Leui. 19. 13. lending vpon vsury Exod. 22. 25. Exacting increase meerely for the loane Ezek. 18. 8. cruelly requiring all a mans debts Esa 58. 3. without mercy or compassion In barganing buying seeling letting hiring partnership to vse in iustice craft fraud or falsehood 1. Thess 4. 6. as making things litigious and doubfull respecting a mans owne commodity onely parting with bad wares for good Amos. 8. 5. or good at an excessiue rate enhaunsing the iust price meerely because we sell for day ingrossing wares into our owne hands that we may sell them at our owne pleasure dispraising what we are to buy Pro. 20. 14. or praysing what we are to sell without iust cause and for our meere aduantage buying vnderfoote especially of such who sell for neede abusing mens simplicity and vnskilfulnes vsing false waights balances measures and lights to deceiue Leuit. 19. 35. Pro. 11. 1. selling things hurtfull and not vendible as dispensation for s●nne charmes church-liuings Pro. 20. 25. Mal. 3. 8. crucifixes c. Detaining things strayed found Exod. 23. 4. Deut. 22. 1 2 3. or the meanes of our neighbours liuing layd to pledge Exod. 22. 26 27. as also things committed to our trust and custody Deut. 27. 19. Prolonging of suites defending bad causes immoderate or vnciuill contending at lawe for our owne right selling iustice Pro. 15. 27. remoouing auncient bounds Deut. 19. 14. robbery by land or sea Zach. 5. 3 4 5. whether it be stealing goods cattell Exod. 22. 1. seruants or children Exod. 21. 17. Deut. 24. 7. with or without colour of lawe receiuing of things stollne Pro. 29. 24. Psal 50. 18 19. 22. And all vnapprooued and vnprofitable trades of lifes or callings if they may be so tearmed as iesters iuglers Parasits carders dicers gamesters players fortune-tellers figure-casters sturdy rogues and such as be makers of the proper instruments of vnlawfull games Ier. 10. 2. Iob. 30. 1 2 3. 2. Thes 3. 10. Act. 19. 19. Q. Which is the ninth Commandement A. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour Q. What is the generall dutie here required A. That by all meanes we seeke to maintaine our 28 owne and our 29 neighbours good name according to truth and a good conscience Expos 28. The speciall duties of this commandement are to speak sparingly Pro. 10. 19. and to speake the truth from the heart Psal 15. 2. In respect of our selues rightly to knowe and iudge of our selues Gal. 5. 26. 2. Cor. 13. 5. to procure our owne good name Pro. 22. 1. by seeking Gods glory first and principally Math. 6. 33. Heb. 11. 2. 39. iudging and speaking well of others Math. 7. 2. and walking vnblameably Eccles 10. 1. Luk. 1. 6. Iob. 1. 1. to defend it also when neede requireth but modestly and in a sort vnwillingly 29. In respect of our neighbour we are commaunded to desire and reioyce in his good name Rom. 1. 1. Gal. 1. 23 24. sorrow for his infirmities Psal 119. 136. Ezra 9. 6. and couer them in loue Pro. 17. 9. 1. Pet. 4. 8. hoping the best with patience and so iudging 1. Cor. 13. 5 6 7. not bewraying his secrets before we haue admonished him Pro. 11. 12. and 25. 9 10. yea though we doe it with greife and to such as wee desire might help and redresse them rebuking him to his face Matth. 18. 15 16. Gal. 2. 11. when iust occasion requireth but yet louingly and meekely Gal. 6. 1. Pro. 25. 12. with remembrance of what is praise-worthy in him 1. Cor. 1. 4. 10. Reu. 2. 2 3 4. commending him where he deserued well yet rather in his absence then presence 1. Thes 5. 22. defending the good name of him whose vnblameable carriage is knowne vnto vs by testimony hand writing and oath if neede require Philem. 10. 11. c. not receiuing idle or false reports against our brother Psal 15. 3. Pro. 25. 23. and 26. 20. Q. What is the generall sinne forbidden A. All failing to procure defend and further our 30 owne and 31 our neighbours credite all vniust defence wrongfull suspition or accusation of our selues or others Expos 30. Here is forbidden an ouer or vnderweening of the good things in our selues Luk. 18. 9 10 11. Exod. 4. 10. 13. Ier. 1. 7. bearing our selues aboue our worth Phil. 2. 3. boasting Pro. 27. 1. excusing our selues vniustly 1. Sam. 15. 15. Gen. 3. 12. debasing our selues dissembling that others might praise vs procuring our selues an ill name by walking vndiscreetly or offensiuely 2. Sam. 12. 14. Rom. 2. 23 24. and a needlesse lessening the good opinion others haue of vs by bewraying our weakenes as want of learning c. to the carper 31. Here are condemned euill suspitions Matth. 7. 1. 1. Sam. 1. 13. want of desire care and reioycing in our neighbours good name 1. Pet. 2. 1. reioycing in his infirmities contempt or foolish admiration of others Act. 12. 22. Pro. 27. 14. vniustly renewing the memory of our neighbours crimes which were in tract of time forgotten Pro. 17. 9. calling good euill or euill good Esa ● 20. flattery Pro. 27. 14. Iob. 17. 5. forbearing to speake in the cause or credit of our neighbours Pro. 24. 11 12. and 31. 8 9. rash censuring Matth. 7. 1 2. nodding the head winking with the eye pointing with the finger or any other vilifying or deriding gestures Matth. 5. 22. speaking the truth with desire of our neighbours discredit 1. Sam. 22. 14 15. with Psal 52. 1 2 3. listening to tale-bearers Prou. 25. 23. raising false reports Leuit. 19. 16. relating mens words to their disgrace contrarie to their meaning 1. Sam. 22. 9 10. Matth. 26. 60 61. spreading abroad flying tales Pro. 26. 20 21 22. libells false presentments and citations giuing false euidence and pronouncing false sentence Leuit. 19. 15. 35. Exod. 23. 6. Deut. 19. 16. Pro. 19. 5. In respect of our selues and our neighbours here is forbidden lying and equiuocating Eph. 4. 25. Col. 3. 9 10. Q. What is the tenth Commaundement A. Thou shalt not couet c. Q. What is the generall dutie here commanded A. That we be truly 32 contented with our owne outward condition and heartily desire the good z 1. Tim. 6. 8. 1. Cor. 7. 29 30. Act. 26. 29. of our neighbour in all things belonging vnto him great and small Expos 32. In this commandement we are inioyned to acquaint our selues with thoughts of good towards our neighbour Esa 32. 8. 3. Io. 2. Iob. 31. 29. and that which appeartaineth to him to reioyce in the present good estate of our selues and our neighbours Psal 34. 2. and 119. 74. and cheerefully to praise God for it Q. What is the generall sinne forbidden A. All thoughts