God walke before me and be thou perfect And Reu. 15.3 Great and maruelous are thy works Lord God almighty Whereupon it is said Mark 10.27 That with God all things are possible Q. Proue that God is most wise A. It is written ps 147.5 Great is our Lord and of great power his vnderstanding or his wisdome is infinite And 1 Tim. 1. 17. He is called The onely wise God Q. Proue that God is most holy A. It is the voyce of the Seraphims or Angels Isa. 6.3 Who cry one to another saying Holy Holy Holy is the Lord of Hosts And Reu. 15.4 Who shall not feare 〈◊〉 O Lord and glorifie thy name for thou only art Holy And 1 Pâ—t 1.15 As he which hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conuersation Q. Proue that God is good A. That he is absolutely good in himselfe our Sauiour sheweth Matth. 19.17 when hee saith There is none good but one that is God And that he is good to his creatures read Psal. 145.9 where it is said That the Lord is good to all And Matth. 5. 45. He maketh his Sunne to arise on the euill and the good and sendeth raine on the iust and vniust Q. Proue that God is mercifull A. It is written Iam. 5.11 That the Lord is very pittifull and mercifull And Psal. 145. 8.9 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger and of Great mercy and his tender meâ—â—y is ouer all his workes And Luk. 6.36 Be ye therefore mercifull as your father also is mercifull Q. Proue that God is iust A. It is said Deu. 32.4 That he is a God of truth and without iniquity iust and righteous is he Psal. 145.17 The Lord is righteous in all his wayes Psal. 11.7 The righteous Lord loueth righteousnes And therefore he is called 2 Tim. 4.8 The righteous Iudge Q. Proue that God would be so described A. It is euident in his appearing to Moses Exod. 34.6 where it is said That the Lord passed by before him and proclaimed The Lord the Lord mercifull and gracious long suffering and abundant in goodnesse and truth reseruing mercy for thousands forgiuing iniquity and transgression and sinne and not making the wicked innocent c. Q. Proue that God is so described because otherwise no man can see God A. It is written Ioh. 2.18 No man hath seene God at any time And 1 Tim. 6.16 That God dwelleth in light which no man can approach vnto whom no man hath seene nor can see And therefore this is rendred as the reason why God did so proclaime himselfe to Moses Exo. 33.18.19.20 Because no man can see the face of God and liue F Of the creation of the world Q. Rehearse the Letter F A. FRamed and made was the whole world by the word of God and that of nothing in six dayes and all very good For nothing can make it selfe neither can bee without some cause nor can be euill being made of God Q. Proue that God made the world A. It is written Gen. 1.1 In beginning God created the heauen and the earth Act. 17.24 God made the world and all things therein And Col. 1.16 By him were all things created which are in heauen and which are in earth things visible and inuisible Q. Proue that the world was made by the word of God A. So it is in the Psalme 33.6 By the word of the Lord were the heauens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth And Psalme 148.5 He commanded and they were created See this in the history of the creation Gen. 1.6 Q. Proue that God made all things of nothing A. It is said Hebrewes 11.3 Through faith we vnderstand that the worlds were framed by the word of God so that things which are seene were not made of things which doe appeare Q. Proue that God made all things in six dayes A. It is manifest in the story of the creation Gen. 1.31 And is repeated in the fourth commandement Exod. 20.11 In six dayes the Lord made heauen and earth the sea and all that in them is Q. Proue that God made all things very good A. So God himselfe testifieth Gen. 1.31 And God saw euery thing that he had made and behold it was very good Q. Proue that nothing can make it selfe A. It is brought as a reason to proue that God made man and so consequently all other creatures Psal. 100.3 Know ye that the Lord hee is God it is hee that hath made vs and not wee our selues Q. Proue that nothing can be without some cause A. It is euident in the light of nature and it is the reason of the Apostle to proue that God made all things Heb. 3.4 for saith he Euery house is builded of some man but he that built all things iâ— God Q. Proue that nothing made of God can be euill A. It is manifest because as is shewed before God is good yea goodnesse it selfe And Psal. 5.4 No euill can dwell with him And therefore he cannot be the author of euill who is the fountaine of all goodnesse as is proued Iam. 1.17 Euery good gift and euery perfect gift is from aboue and cometh downe from the father of lights G Of Gods prouidence in gouerning and preseruing all things Q. Rehearse the Letter G A. GOuerned and preserued are all things by the prouidence of God For otherwise Satan and wicked men might doe what they list yea and euery creature would perish in a moment Q. Proue that all things are gouerned by the prouidence of God A. It is written Pro. 15.3 The eyes of the Lord are in euery place beholding the euill and the good And Mat. 10.29.30 That one sparrow shall not fall on the ground without your Father but the very hayres of your head are all numbred Q. Shew some instances or examples of Gods prouidence gouerning and ordering all things A. It is euident by many examples in the word of God that nothing doth come to passe by fortune or chance but that all things are ordered by the will and prouidence of God therefore it is said Ps. 135.6 Whatsoeuer the Lord pleased that did he in heauen and in earth in the sea and in all deepe places Q. Shew some instance of things in heauen A. It is said Psal. 29.3 The God of glory maketh it to thunder Psal. 135 7. He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth hee maketh lightenings for the raine he bringeth the winde out of his treaâ—ures Iob. 37.6 He saith to the snow be thou vpon the earth likewise to the small raine and to the great raine of his power Therefore it is said Psal. 147.7.8 Sing vnto the Lord with thanksgiuing which couereth the heauen with cloudes and prepareth raine for the earth Q. Giue some example of Gods worke in the sea A. It
come into the light And my desire is that you would accordingly accept it as a second token of my loue and due respect vnto you all For the warrant of this method wee haue the expresse word of God There are all these Alphabeticall Psalmes viz. Ps. 25.34.37.111.112.119.145 Besides the Lamentations of Ieremy and the Catechisme or Instruction which Solomons mother taught him her Lemuel My only sute vnto you is that you would not let this little booke be a Curranto or as an Almanacke for a yeare but in your families make daily and constant vse of it to the building you vp to a perfect house and Temple of our Lord Iesus Christ to whose gracious protection recommends you Your louing and ancient Pastor Iohn Phillips A TABLE OF the matter contained vnder euery Letter of this Alphabet A OF the knowledge of God in generall B Of faith in one God C Of the Trinitie or Three person 's in one God D Of the distinction of the persons in Trinitie E Of the attributes or properties of God F Of the creation of the world G Of Gods prouidence in gouerning and preseruing all things H Of one God onely to bee worshipped I Of man in his first creation K Of the image of God wherein man was created L Of the fall of man and losse of Gods image M Of the miserable estate of all mankinde through Adams fall N Of man his deliuerance by Christ onely O Of our receiuing Christ to saluation by faith only P Of the preaching of the word the meanes of faith Q Of the inseparable properties of faith R Of the meanes of encreasing faith and all other graces S Of Sacraments in generall T Of the Sacrament of Baptisme V Of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper W Of the state of all men dying in respect of the soule and of the resurrection of the body X Of the day of iudgement Y Of the execution of the sentence of damnation Z Of the execution of the sentence of saluation A ACknowledge God as hee hath reuealed himselfe in his written word For no man can be saued without the knowledge of God neither can a man knowe God vnto saluation but by the Scriptures B BEleeue in one only God For to vs Christians there is but one God and they that haue many Gods haue no God at all but the Deuill And to beleeue that there is one God and not to beleeue in him is no better then the faith of Deuils C COnceiue in this one God three persons the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost For so it hath pleased God to reueale himselfe from heauen and in this name euery Christian is baptized and it is the forme of Christian blessing D DIstinguish the persons in the God head but neither confound them nor diuide the substance For the Father is of none but of himselfe the Sonne is begotten of the Father the holy Ghost proceedeth from them both And euery person distinctly by himselfe is God yet arâ— they not three Gods but onely one God coeternall coequall E ETernall infinite immutable invisible almighty most wise holy good mercifull and iust is this one God For thus God is pleased to describe himself vnto vs in his word because otherwise no man can see or know the nature of God F FRamed and made was the whole world by the word of God and that of nothing in six dayes and all very good For nothing can make it selfe neither can bee without some cause nor can bee euill being made of God G GOuerned and preserued are all things by the prouidence of God For otherwise Satan and wicked men might doe what they list yea and euery creature would perish in a moment H HE euen this God alone is to be worshipped and called vpon and that onely in the name of Christ with vnderstanding and as himselfe hath commanded For thus euer did the true Church of God and to worship and pray vnto any other is to giue Gods glory to a creature I IN the beginning God made man consisting of soule and body the body of the dust in it selfe mortall yet possibly immortall if man had not sinned the soule of spirituall substance immortall in it selfe in both a most excellent creature aboue all others except the Angels For he was created in the image or likenesse of God and had dominion and rule ouer all other creatures in the world K KNnowledge righteousnes and true holinesse are the chiefe things wherein the image of God doth consist For otherwise the word of God would not calâ— vpon vs to renew that image in Christ and without these graces man had not beene fit to rule the creatures nor et himselfe L LEarne that man hath lost that image of God wherein hee was created by the siâ—ne of Adam the first man in eating the forbidden fruit For Adam hauing power not to sinne if he wâ—uâ—d being seduced by the woman and the woman by the serpent which is the Deuill did willingly yeeld to the temptation M MAnkinde being tainted by Adams sinne is become most wretched and miserable both in respect of sin and punishment For hereby all men are conceiued and borne in sinne and are so corrupted with sinne both in soule and body that they cannot perceiue thinke will speake or doe any good thing but are become subiect to sinne Satan the wrath and curse of God to death and to eternall damnation N NO meanes can free vs from that damnable estate but onely Iesus Christ the eternall sonne of God For he being both God and man hath perfectly saued vs in that he tooke our nature vpon him being conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the Virgine Mary liued in perfect obedience to God suffered the cursed death of the Crosse rose againe the third day ascended into heauen sitteth at the right hand of God and all for vs. O ONly by faith receiuing Iesus Christ into the heart euery man that with a contrite heart confesseth his sinnes to God and truly repenteth is pardoned all his sinnes and so doth stand iustified before God For we can merit nothing with God our best works being imperfect And the promise of God is â— onely made to them that beleeue being elected of God before the world was P PReaching of the word of God is the ordinary meanes to worke repentance and faith For God that giueth all grace and so repentance
8.3 y Matth 4.10 Reu. 22.8.9 z Ps 50 15 Luk. 1â— 2 a Io. 16.23 1 Tim. 2.5 b 1 Cor. 14.15 c Deu. 12 3â— Mat. 15.9 d Gen. 4.26 Ps. 2 4.5 Mat. 6.9 Phil. 4.6 Eph. 3.14 Io. 9.31 Io. 4 2â— 13 e Isa. 4â— 8 f Gen. 1.27 and 5.2 g Gen. 2 7 Mat. 10.28 h Gen 39 and 18.27 i Gen 2.17 Rom 5.12 k Eccl. 12.7 Matth. 16.26 l Ps 8.4.5 m Gen 1.27 n Gen. 1.26 28. Psal. 8.6 o Col. 9 8.10 p Eph. 4.24 q Or likenesse Gen 1.26 For Christ onely is the substantiâ—ll image of God 1 Cor 4 4. Col. 1.15 r Eph. 4 2â— c. s Pâ— 49.20 t Eph. 4. â—4 u Rom. 5. â—8 19 x Gen. 2.16.17 and 3 17. y Eccl. 7.29 z Gen. 3.6.12 1 Ti 2.14 a 2 Cor. 11.3 Gen. 3.1 b Reu. 12.9 and 20.2 c Eccl. 7.29 d Ro. 5.17 18.19 e Ro. 7 24. f Ps. 51.5 g 1 Io. 1 8. h 1 Thes. 5.23 i 1 Cor. 2.14 k Gen 6.5 l Ro. 8.7 m Rom. 3.13 14. n Ps 14.1.2.3 o Rom. 6.16.17 p 2 Tim. 2.26 q Eph. 2.3 r Gal. 3.10 s Ro. 6.23 t 2 Thes 2.12 v Act 4.12 Mat. 1.21 x Io. 3.16 1 Io. 5.20 y Ro. 9.5 z 1 Tim. 2.5 a Heb. 7.2 〈…〉 and 10 14. b Heb 2.16 17. c Luk. 1.35 Matt. 1 20. d Isa. 7 1â— Mat. 1 18. e Phil. 2.8 Ro 5.19 f Isai. â—3 5 1 Pet. 3 18. and 2 2 4. Gal. 3.13 g Ro. 4 2â— 1 Cor 15.3.4 h Ps. 68.18 Luk. 4.51 i Col. 3.1 Ro. 8.34 Act. 3.21 k Hab. 2.4 Gal. 2 2â— Rom. 3 23. and 11.6 l Io 1 11 12. Eph. 3.17 m Ps â—1 17 n Ps. â—2 5. o Luk 1â— 3 p Ro. 4.6.7 q Ro. 4.2 Ps. 130.3 r Isa. 64.6 Lu 17.10 s Gal. 3 22 Act 2.39 t Act 1â— 48 Eph. 1.3 u Mat. 4.17 Act. 20.20 x Ro. â—0 14.17 y Iâ— 1.17 z 2 Tim. 2.25 a Eph. 2.8 b Iam. 1 18 c 1 Cor. 12.3.11 d Eph 2 13.1â— e Ro. 5.2 5. Heb. 1 1. Ro. 8.35.38.39 f Act. 15.8.9 1 Tim. 1.5 g Gal 5.6 h Eph. 2 12 i Ro 5.1 and 8.1 k Io. 15.5 Tit. 2.14 l Act. 1.41 42. 1 Pet. 2.2 m 2 Ti. 3.15 n Psâ— 11. â— 97. c. o Mal. 3 16 Heb. 3 13. p Io. 7.17 q Col. 1.9 Ps. 119 18. r Ro. 4.11 2 Pet. 3.21 s 2 Pet. 3.18 Heb. 5.12 t Eph 4.12 Deu. 31 11 Io 5.39 Col. 3.16 Reu 1.3 Ios. 1.8 Psal. 1.1 Heb. 10.23 24.25 Ps 50.23 Mar. 7.7 Pro. 2.3.5 Gen 17 10 Ro. 4 11. u Gen 17.10.11 x Mat. 28.19 Luk. 21.19 y Gen. 17.11 1 Cor. 11.26 z Ro. 4.11 a Eph. 5.26 Tit. 4.5 1 Cor. 10.16 b Mar. 16.16 1 Cor. 11.29 c Act. 2.38 41. d Io 19 34 1 Io. 5.6 e 1 Cor. 13.9.12 f Mat. 28.19 and 26 27. g Mar. 1.4.5 h Act. 8.37 i Ge. 17.8 Act. 2 39. k Mat. 28.19.20 l Mat 3.11 m 1 Cor 12.12.13 n Act. 22.16 o 1 Pet. 3.21 Gen 17 10 p Ro. 4.11 q Io. 3.35 1 Pet. 2.2 r Eph 5.26.27 s Mat. 26.26.29 t 1 Cor. 11.24 Luk. 22.19.20 u Mar. 14.22 23. x 1 Cor 11 26. y 1 Cor. 10 16. Io 16.29.35.47 51. z Gal. 3.1 Io. 20.27 a 1 Cor. 10.17 b Io. 6.55 57.58 c 1 Cor. 11 26. d 1 Cor. 11.28 e Heb 9.27 Ps. 89.48 f Eccl. 12.7 Luk 16.22 23. g Io. 11.24 2 Tim 4 8. h Io. 5.29 Reu 2â— 12 Act. 24.15 1 Cor. 15. i 2 Cor. 5.10 Iob. 1â— 26 k Io. â—â— 28. l Io. 5 2â— m Hos. 13.14 1 Cor. 15.54 n 1 Cor. 15 13.14.20 o 1 Thes. 4 1â— 1 Cor. 15.21.22 p 1 Cor. 15 14. q Act 17.31 r Ro. 2 16. s Ro 1.12 t Ecclâ— 2 1â— v Râ—u 20 1â— x Mat. 25.31 Act. 3.19 Iud. 1â— y Ro. 2.12 Io. 12 48. z Reu. 20.12 Ps. 139 16 Iob 20 27 Ro. 2.15 Reu. 20.2 a Mat. 25. â—4 b Mat 25.41 46. c Mat. 5.29 30. and 1â— 28 Isa. 30.23 d 2 Thâ—s 1.9 e Mat. 2â— 41 f Luk. 15.24 and 13.28 g Râ—u 19. â— Mar. 9.44 h Mar. 10.15 and 23.14 i 2 Thes. 1.9 Reu 20.10 k 2 Thes. â— 6 Rom 2.5 Luk. 16.25 l Mat. 25 34.46 m 1 Thes. 4.17 n 1 Cor. 15.28 Reu 21.22.23 o Reu. 21 4 p 1 Cor. 13.12 1â— q Col. 3.4 Mat 1â— 43 r Ps. 16 1â— s 1 Cor. 15.41 Dan. 12 3. t 1 Cor 29. u 1 Cor. 4.17 x 2 Tim. 3.19 Ro 8.20 y Io. 3 16. Reu. 2 10. z 1 Cor. 6 2â— 1 Pet 1 1â—.19 a Ro. â— 4.5 b Io. 1â—â—0 Luk. â— 21 Acknowledge God 1 That there is a God Proued diuers waies 1 Proued by the light of nature 1 In the worke of the conscience 2 By naturall inclination to Religion Instance thereof 3 By the vse of an oath 4 By obseruation of Gods vengeance 2 Proued by the light of grace 1 In regard of the matter of the Scriptures 2 Of the Maiestie of God shining therein 3 Of the scope of the Scriptures 3 Proued by the workes of God 3 Proued by the workes of God 1 Of Creation 2 Of Proâ—idence 3 Of Iudgment 4 Of wonder 5 Of foretelling things to come God ought to be acknowledged 3 As he is reuealed in the word 4 Without knowledgâ— no saluation 5 No knowledge to saluation without the word There is but one God To vs Christians To haue many Gods is to haue no God Due 32.17 Ps 106.37.38 To beleeue in God what It is to trust in God Proof that it is to trust in God To beleeue God but not in God is the Deuils saith Three persons in one God So reuealed from heauen So are all baptized So blessed Three persons distinâ—t not confounded 1 Euidence 2 Euidence 3 Euidence 4 Euidence The substance not diuided The Father is God The Sonne is God The holy Ghost in God Yet not three Gods but one God They are coeternall They are coequall God is 1. eternall 2 Infinite 3 Immuâ—table 4 Inuisible 5 Almighty Reu. 4.8 6 Most wise 7 Holy Le. 28.36 Le 11 44. and 19.2 8 Good 9 Mercifull 10 Iust God would be so described Because none can see God 1 God made the world 2 By his word 3 Of nothing 4 In six dayes 5 All very good 6 Nothing can make it selfe 7 Nor be without some cause 8 Nor be euill being made of God 1 All governed by Gods prouidence Examplâ—â— many 1 In heauen 2 In the sea 3 In the earth 1 Instance 2 Instance of things in earth 3 Instance 4 Instance 2 All preserued by Gods prouidence 3 Satan cannot do what he list 4 Wicked men cannot doe what they list 5 Without Gods prouidence all perish Leu. 26.26 Eze. 4.16 and 5.16 Isa. 3.1 and 14.13 1 God only is to be worshiped 2 He only is to be called
holy Ghost fell on them all which heard the word Q. What is the third argument to proue that God worketh inwardly by his spirit A. Thirdly it is euident that all spirituall gifts are wrought by the spirit as it is in 1 Cor. 12.11 All these saith the Apostle worketh that one and the selfe same spirit diuiding to euery man seuerally as hee will Insomuch as the outward meanes without this inward worke of Gods spirit is of no force Whereupon it is that Paul saith 1 Cor 3.6.7 I haue planted Apollo watered but God gaue the increase So then neither is he that planteth any thing neither hee that watereth but God that giueth the increase Q. What is the fourth argument to proue that God worketh inwardly by his spirit A. Fourthly God acknowledgeth none for his that haue not his spirit working in them See 1 Cor. 3.16 Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you And Rom. 8.9 If any man haue not the spirit of Christ he is none of his This is so euident a truth that the Apostle doubteth not to affirme that no man can so much as say that Iesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost 1 Cor. 12.3 Q Of the inseparable properties of faith Q. Rehearse the letter Q A. QValities of faith inseparable vnto it are these to vnite vs to God in Christ to assure vs of Gods loue in him to purifie the heart and to worke by loue For vntill we beleeue wee are without God without Christ and without hope but when once wee beleeue wee haue peace with God and cannot but be fruitfull in all good workes Q. Proue that it is the property of faith to vnite vs to God in Christ A. This quality or property of faith namely to vnite vs vnto God in Christ is expresly noted by the Apostle Eph. 2.13 But now in Christ Iesus ye who sometimes were farre off are made nigh by the blâ—od of Christ. And verse 19. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and forreiners but fellow Citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God Q. Proue that it is the quality of faith to assure vs of Gods loue in Christ A. It is manifest in that it is said Rom. 5.2 That by Christ wee haue accesse by faith into the grace wherein wee stand and reioyce in hope of the glory of God And verse 5. Hope maketh not ashamed because the loue of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy Ghost which is giuen vnto vs. Therefore faith is thus described Heb 11.1 Faith is the substance or ground and assurance of things hoped for and the euidence of things not seene Q. Shew it yet more fully and plainely A. It may appeare more fully and euidently by that confident acclamation and protestation of the Aposâ—le in the behalfe of euery Christian Rom. 8.35 Who shall separate vs from the loue of Christ and verse 38.39 For I am perswaded that neither death nor life nor Angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to comâ— nor height nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate vs from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord. Q. Proue that it is the property of faith to purifie the hart A. The Apostle Peter speaking of the calling of the Gentiles saith Act. 15.8.9 That God which knoweth the hearts beare them witnesse giuing them the holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs. And put no difference betweene vs and them purifying their hearts by faith and 1 Tim. 1.5 it is said That the end of the commandement is charitie out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of saith vnfained where wee see that vniting vs to Christ is the cause of the puritie of the heart Q. Proue that it is the propertie of faith to work by loue A. It is obserued as a speciall propertie oâ— faith by the Apostle Gal. 5.6 where hauing said that we through the spirit waite for the hope of righteousâ—esse by faith hâ—e presently addeth these words for saith hee In Iesus Christ neither circumcision auaileth any thing nor vncircumcision but faith which worketh by loue therein noting faith to be the proper efficient cause of loue and loue to be the proper effect of faith Q. Proue that till we beleeue we are without God without Christ without hope A We may see the truâ—h of this by the Apostles description of the state of the Ephesians before their coÌ„uersion Eph. 2.12 At that time saith heâ— ye were without Christ being aliens from the Common-wealth of Israel and strangers from the couenants of promise hauing no hope and without God in the world Q. Proue that when once we beleeue we haue peace with God A. It is so written Rom. 5.1 that being iustified by faith wee haue peace with God through our Lord Iesus Christ and chap. 8.1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Iesus who walke not after the flesh but after the spirit Q. Proue that once beleeuing wee cannot but be fruitfull in all good workes A. That when once we beleeue wee cannot but be fruitfull our Sauiour himselfe teacheth by the similitude of the Vine whereunto he doth resemble himselfe and the beleeuers that are in him by faith to the branches Ioh. 15.5 I am the Vine ye are the branches He that abideth in me and I in him the same â—ringeth forth 〈…〉 without me yee 〈…〉 thing Apo‑ 〈…〉 2.14 That Christ 〈…〉 se for vs that hee 〈…〉 from all ini 〈…〉 rifie vnto himselfe 〈…〉 ople zealous of 〈…〉 R Of the meanes of encreasing faith and all other graces Q. Rehearse the Letter R. A. REmember that saith and so all other graces are increased and confirmed by the hearing of the word of God preached as also by reading meditation conference practise prayer and Sacraments For as God requireth of euery Christian a daily increase of grace so he hath appointed these meanes to that end Q Proue in generall that saith and all other graces are increased and confirmed by these meanes A. So much may be gathered in generall by the words of the Eâ—angelist Act. 2.41.42 where speaking of those that were conuerted to the faith he saith Then they that gladly receiued his word were baptized and they continued in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship and breaking of bread and prayers noting thereby how being conuerted they did continue and were increased and confirmed in the state of grace by those meanes Q. More particularly proue that Preaching is a meanes to increase and confirme grace A. It is manifest in that the Apostle Peter speaking of the word preached saith 1 Pet. 2.2 As new borne babes desire the sincere milke of the word of GOD that yee may grow thereby and Act. 14 21.2â— it is said that Paul and Barnabas returned c. confirming