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A60361	The compleat Christian, and compleat armour and armoury of a Christian, fitting him with all necessary furniture for that his holy profession, or, The doctrine of salvation delivered in a plain and familiar explication of the common catechisme, for the benefit of the younger sort, and others : wherein summarily comprehended is generally represented the truly orthodox and constant doctrine of the Church of England, especially in all points necessary to salvation / by W.S., D.D.	Slatyer, William, 1587-1647.	1643 (1643)	Wing S3983; ESTC R38256	385,949	1,566

for some temporary or other respects more servent and faire in outward appearance to the world then the weaker faith though a true faith of the elect but for the most part discovered at last by the want of the Root love Fruit good workes Continuance to the end 37. How may wee know the true though weake faith By many good signes in ones selfe longing after God and proficiency in grace and especially by this one grace of God of unfained desire not onely of salvation which the wicked and gracelesse may desire but of reconciliation with God in Christ. 38. Is this a true signe of true faith It is and onely peculiar to the elect proceeding out of a touched and humbled heart for sinne and whosoever have it have in themselves the ground and substance of true and saving faith which afterwards may grow to greater strength and so Blessed are they that hunger and thirst c. Matth. 5. 6. 39. How many wayes may faith be weake Either by want of due Knowledge of the Gospell Application to the soule Though in that measure of knowledge that may else seeme sufficient 40. How is it to be strengthened By using diligently the meanes appointed of God the Word and Sacraments so humbly walking before God it is knowne to bee a true faith and daily encreased 41. What is a strong faith That whereby a man so apprehendeth and applieth the promises of God in the Gospell that hee can distinctly and truly say of himselfe hee is fully resolved in conscience that hee is reconciled to God in Christ and so not neglecteth to finde all godly signes and shew the fruits of the same in his cheerfull service of God 42. Js there any faith perfect No for howsoever it may be strong and stronger then others yet it is alwayes imperfect and requiring encrease and confirmation for which we must pray and strive for so also our knowledge is and will bee so long as wee live in this world as mingled with ignorance unbeleefe and sundry sorts of doubting 43. Have not all sorts of saving faith their fruit following Yes according to their degrees more or better all in some acceptable degree obedience to the will of God and willing profession of the truth and more particularly confession of the faith of Christ. 44. Why must we confesse it For divers reasons these especially that 1. With the mouth outwardly confessing wee may glorifie God and doe him service both in body and soule 2. By confessing of the faith we may sever our selves from all false Christians hypocrites and seducers whatsoever 3. We may incite confirme and strengthen others in the same 45. Js there any other acceptation of this word faith It is sometimes taken for the doctrine of the truth as 1 Tim. 3. 9. and 4. 1. as well as that habit or Theologicall vertue thence and by the gift of God produced in the minde of which wee spake before also where a dead faith false and fained faith hypocriticall faith and the like they are understood to be want of faith or a temporary onely or historicall faith as faith to be healed Matth. 8. under faith working miracles 1 Corinth 18. of all which before 46. What is else necessary to be knowne concerning faith To observe the causes and effects of this true faith 47. What causes The Efficient cause matter form and end of this true faith how wrought and formed in us 48. What efficient cause Either principall or instrumentall What principall God 1. The Father Ioh. 6. 29. this the work of God that ye beleeve in him whom he hath sent 2. The Son Heb. 12. 2. the author and finisher of our faith Jesus 3. The holy Ghost 2 Cor. 4. 14. the Spirit of faith and former of it in us without our preparation or workes 49. What the instrumentall cause The word of God and Sacraments and comfortable learning and using of them What the matter of faith In respect of the Subject Understanding to apprehend Will to assent and apply Conscience to make use of the promise and grace of God Object referred to the 1. Understanding the truth of Gods promise 2. Will grace of God manifested in Christ. 3. Conscience joy and comfort in the holy Ghost 50. What is the forme of faith 1. To beleeve or to seeke to apprehend and know the mercies of God with our best understanding 2. Receive and apply to our soules the free mercies of God in Christ with our whole heart and will 3. Make use of it in our conscience to the Purging and rooting out of dead workes and sin Bringing forth good workes fruits of a living faith 51. What the end of faith In regard of God his glory in his mercies Us our justification by his free mercies in Christ. 52. What is justifying or our justification To be Discharged before God of our guilt Approved before him free and innocent Accepted of God and allowed his favour and presence 53. Doth faith doe this Faith is said to doe it as the instrument whereby we apprehend apply and take benefit of Christ and his merits the very originall and principall cause of this as in whom only and alone we are Discharged and acquitted Approved innocent and accepted God is well pleased and reconciled 54. But Saint James saith we are justified by workes Saint James doth not there speake of our justification as the cause whereby we are justified inwardly before God which is only faith in Christ but of the outward justification as the testification approving thereof to our consciences to the world that we have faith seen by the fruits thereof 55. What of the distinction of generall and speciall explicite and implicite faith Generall and implicite faith are indeed no faith or not true faith explicite and speciall may be as they may be rightly understood the same with our faith and the saving and true faith 56. What are the effects of faith Many or at least by many names stiled and called in holy Scripture and may be reduced to These two 1. Putting off the old 2. Putting on the new Man or this one word encluding both repentance 57. How else called or described Either Workes of the Spirit Gal. 5. 22. death to sin and life to righteousnesse Rom. 6. walking not in the flesh but the spirit Rom. 8. Renewing the minde Ephes. 4. 22. True holinesse and righteousnesse ibid. 23. A new creature Gal. 6. 15. Generally good works Jam. 2. Tit. 2. c. 58. But if these workes doe not justifie us what need we doe them and why For divers reasons especially these 1. Because they are good and so to be done 2. They are for the glory of God and his Gospel and nothing more against God then the works of sin 3. They are to the good of the Church and faithful 4. They testifie our faith James the 2. 5. They confirme our election Jo. 4. 12 13. 6. They win others to the Gospel 1 Pet. 3. 7. They

of the great King as the place of all felicity 25. How of the wicked In the same power but by the hands of those wicked and infernall spirits executing Gods judgment and heavie anger against sinners so tumbling them headlong into hell into that dungeon of eternall misery and confusion where is weeping wailing and gnashing of teeth the worme that never dyeth and fire that never goeth out death gnawing on them alwayes dying never put out of that paine but so eternally miserable 26. Js this the end Yes this is the end of the judgement though of the joyes or torments no end eternity being confirmed to both and by this meanes the equity of sentence of that most just Judge eternally manifested rendring to every one according to his workes 26. Are then the workes considered Yes and they that have done well goe to life everlasting and those that have done evill into everlasting fire 27. Is life then for the workes given No but rendred according to the workes whereby the faith vertue and graces of the godly given by God were approved to the eye of God and the world and now seene by it that verily there is a reward for the righteous there is a God that judgeth the earth 28. How is his mercy then seene In giving those graces that faith that apprehendeth the Saviour Christ and charity that so covereth and satisfieth all defects so in mercy imputeth that righteousnesse that now in justice according to his goodnesse bringeth their absolution whiles the wicked wanting these are taken in the workes of their owne hands and condemned 29. The wicked are then judged and condemned for their workes Yes and that in justice as without mercy who neither loved sought nor exercised mercy but the godly in justice also but according to their works testifying their faith so not for their works nor yet without workes as they are via Regni non causa regnandi as before was declared 30. Is there no other judgement Yes there is a particular judgement for every one at the day and houre of death wherein as the world leaveth us so judgement findeth us and the soule then separated from the body receiveth particular sentence of mercy or condemnation but at the last day both men and Angels beholding body and soule joyned together shall publiquely in the sight of all to the manifestation of Gods justice to all receive the sentence to their farther joy or griefe and to the consummation thereof which is the generall judgement 31. What learne we hence Divers good duties befitting Christians and their Christian conversation 1. As vigilancy in our callings as expecting the Lords comming to call us to account for our workes 2. Care of keeping a good conscience which is an onely comfort and assurance of our soules in Christ when all bookes and so that booke withall are opened 3. Avoiding rash judgement and censure of others leaving the judgement to the Lord who shall justly judge both us and them 4. Judging our selves in time and condemning what is ill that we may so by penitence avoyd the judgement and condemnation of the Lord. 5. Raising and rousing up our selves to all good workes especially prayers and praises to God for all his gifts and graces in the joyfull expectation of his comming and reward 32. What profit hence 1. Our chiefest and best comfort that in all afflictions there shall bee an end and for all good sufferings a reward 2. Joy in all good actions that shall then receive the crowne of praise and blessednesse 3. Preparation of our soules for heaven in expectation of the Lords comming and our rendring our account 33. It is then good to remember judgement An onely meanes to avoid sin by often remembrance as of God and heaven and hell so of this judgement and the account to be made and if it were possible as it were to have alwayes the trumpet of God and voice of the Archangell sounding in our eares his Surgite mortui venite ad judicium 34. VVhat followeth The eighth Article of the Creed concerning the third person in the Trinity our beliefe in God the Holy Ghost SECT 10. The eighth Article and third part of the Creed Concerning the Holy Ghost The Analysis of the eighth Article how wee beeleve in the holy Ghost and what concerning his essence God person and name the holy Spirit and why so called As also the manner of his existence and order in the Trinity his personall ppoprieties actions and operations to him attributed for the guidance and good of the Church and so how comfort is particularly ascribed to him and he called the Comforter his gifts and graces how distinguished and distributed among the members of the Church for the good of the same how also to be retained or said to be revised or quen●●ed 〈…〉 us and what sinne against the holy Ghost is and how vnpardonable So what chiefly hence to be learned for our use and comfort 1. VVHat is the third person in Trinity God the Holy Ghost called the holy Spirit of God 2. How prosesse you your beleefe in him In these words I beleeve in the Holy Ghost 3. What therein to be considered The action or duty to beleeve in or put my trust and confidence in him as was before declared The object in respect of his essence God person the holy Spirit the third person in Trinity 4. VVhat concerning his essence That he is one God in unity of essence with the Father and the Sonne who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified who spake by the holy Prophets as is explained in the Nicene Creed so very one God with them working in unity with them as was before declared onely distinguished in the propriety of person 5. VVhat considerable in his person The name and reason thereof The manner of existence in the Trinity The order action and propriety of person 6. VVhence the name of spirit From that similitude to other spirits and spirituall natures the fountaine as it were and beginning of divers hidden secret and invisible motions and actions 7. How many sorts of spirits Some causes and substances the principall other onely effects and accidents So there are spirits Heavenly ones Increate so both Essentially we say God is a Spirit Personally the spirit of God Created Angels good and bad Soules of men all causes in one sort or other and producers of admirable effects Earthly ones as Spirits in the arteries of the body Winde and motion of the Ayre are moved and divers meteors So called of their secret and imperceptible beginnings and motion 8. VVhat else spirits The effects of the former spirit both Good motions as the spirit of fortitude gentlenesse understanding and other gifts of Gods Spirit Evill motions spirit of anger giddinesse cavillation contentions c. 9. VVhat then meant by the name Spirit In generall any hidden nature secretly with force stirring or moving any thing and as wee see sometimes the