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A15529 Theologicall rules, to guide vs in the vnderstanding and practise of holy Scriptures two centuries: drawne partly out of Scriptures themselues: partly out of ecclesiasticall writers old and new. Also Ænigmata sacra, holy riddles; or misticall cases and secrets of diuinitie, with their resolutions. Foure centuries: the vnfolding whereof layeth open that truth that concerneth saluation. By T.W. preacher of the word. Wilson, Thomas, 1563-1622. 1615 (1615) STC 25798; ESTC S120090 119,259 364

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written that he came not to iudge the world Resolution Christ his comming in infirmitie it was to bee iudged and condemned for sinne that he might purchase redemption by the price of himselfe but his second comming in glory will bee to iudge the world by rendring euery man according to his workes AEnig 410. 411. If Christ bee the onely iudge of the world how is it written that the Saintes shall iudge the world How may it bee that the Saints shall iudge the Angels Resolutions Christ shall iudge the world that is the inhabitants angels and men as his fathers lieutenant by his commission and authoritie gathering all before him inquiring into them pronouncing a righteous vnreuocable sentence which presently and mightily shall bee executed thus Christ alone shall iudge the Saints shall iudge as his assistants giuing consent and approbation to his sentence 1. Cor. 6. 2. 3. thus also shall they bee iudged euen of Diuels who are Angels of the bottomlesse pit AEnig 412. How is it that the vngodly shall not stand in iudgement and God will not enter into iudgement with the righteous yet both quicke dead shall stand before him that sitteth on the white throne to bee iudged Resolution The righteous shall not come into iudgement of condemnation nor the wicked into iudgement of absolu●ion but all shall come to the iudgement of inquisition and examination Rom. 14. 2. Cor. 5. 10. AEnig 413 What is that that burneth and consumeth not is changed and perisheth and yet abideth still and how Resolution The Bush which Moises saw Exod. 3. also the heauens elements and earth shall bee burned at last day yet their substance not consumed to nothing but purified in that fire like mettall refined in a furnace that they may abide in an immortall and glorious estate being for our sinne in bondage to corruption Rom. 8. 21. AEnig 414. What country is that wherein is all day and no night and how Resolution It is the country which we looke for in heauen where shall be an euerlasting most glorious light without any the least darke●esse AEnig 415. What country is that wherein is all night and no day and how Resolution It is the region of hell where shall be a perpetuall darknes without any light AEnig 416. 417. How may one liue being vnder and in an eternall death How may one bee in hell that neuer came in hell Resolution The life of the wicked in hell shall be a dying life and a liuing death one may be in the hell of conse●ence who neuer shall come in the hell of the damned AEnig 418. What reasonable creature is that which had a body and neuer had soule Resolution The Angels are reasonable creatures who assume bodies by Gods dispensation when they were sent on messages to men they a●●●●red as men but whence those bodies came or whereinto they were dissolued it is vnreuealeable therfore vncertaine AEnig 419. What people bee they whose life it is at once both happy and miserable bitter and sweete Resolution They be true Christians Gods faithfull children who be happie and liue sweetely vnder the hope reioycing of eternall glory but because they are most troubled with sinne assalted by Satan hated and persecuted by the world therefore their life is miserable and full of bitternesse AEnig 420. What soule us that which neuer was mixed with body Resolution God is the soule of the world which is susteined and gouerned by his secret prouidence as a body is quickned and ruled by the soule 2 Also Faith is the Soule of our soule whereby it liueth to God 3 Finally Christ is the Soule of the legall Ceremonies whereof the truth and substance was in Christ. AEnig 421. What grace is that which once had is neuer last yet is vtterly taken away Resolution A liuely faith is gone and vtterly taken away when wee die and inioy the things beleeued yet in this life it is neuer lost being once had by vertue of Christs prayer Ioh. 17. and by Gods couenant which is euerlasting Ier. 32. AEnig 420. What gift is that whereby we liue to God yet it selfe shall dye when we liue Resolution We liue now by faith in the Sonne of God Rom. 1. 17. Gal. 2. last but when we shall liue by sigh● in heauen then shall be no vse of faith AEnig 421. What rich man is he who made a great supper without meate Resolution It is Christ Iesus when he cometh to suppe with a faithfull soule without earthly delicates AEnig 422. What fire is that which being once kindled is neuer quenched and how this should be Resolution The fire of contention between the seede of the Serpent and the seede of the woman will neuer be extinct The fire of Gods vengeance in hell will burne for euer so long as God indureth AEnig 423. Seeing all liuing creatures heere in earth be corruptible how is there a worme that shall neuer dye Resolution It is that worme mentioned in the Gospel euen horror of conscience for sinne which shall gnaw the soule euerlastingly euen as wood is eaten by the worme AEnig 424. How are we forbid to fashion our selues to this world yet without sinne we may fashion our selues to the world Resolution We are forbid to fashion our selues to the world of the wicked by imitating their vngodly customes and waies but to follow the world of beleeuers by liuing after their good example this is a duty AEnig 425. How we may haue two mindes and but one soule Resolution A regenerate man hauing but one soule yet in the state of corruption had his minde wholy depraued which by grace is wholy renewed but not perfectly whence it is that still hee hath both a good minde and an euill AEnig 426. How may they waite for adoption which be already adopted and how this may be Resolution The adopted children of God which be already sonnes and haue the spirit of adoption yet they doe want the full fruition of the heauenly inheritance being heare cloyed and clogged with sinnes and miseries which they doe both earnestly and certainly waite for AEnig 427. Whether dumbe and deafe may be saued seeing faith is by hearing and onely beleeuers are saued Resolution Infants idiots dumbe and deafe which be the children of faithfull parents they be within the couenant and haue the seale thereof therefore charitie will hope well of their saluation Secondly though they lacke the ordinary meanes of engendring faith to wit hearing of the word preached yet seeing this commeth to passe without their owne default by defect of yeeres or senses therefore God who is not tyed to the meanes necessarily may without them and doth inspire faith into so many of them as be elect the Spirit bloweth where he liste if the Rauens call vpon God what letteth but Christian Infants may in their kind and degree yea the Scripture doth attribute
In Hell 4 4 In sinnes 5 5 In Sacrament 6 6 In Afflictions 7 7 In Temptations 8 8 In Harts 9 9 In Diuels 10 10 In the Blessings of this life 11 11 In Redemption which exceedeth creation In it mercy and Iustice met together The redeemer is but one Christ. Conceiued by the holy ghost He is without sinne doth subsist in the Godhead both God and man Communication of properties Humiliation in his Birth Two wills in Christ answering his two natures Christ his manhood promised Christ like Melchisedech Christ made sinne by impu●●tion Rom. 8.8 Christ abased in the world His obedience of infinite value Christ heire of the world Our Mediatour our Priest That which is proper to one nature is attributed to the other Christs sacrifice voluntary else it had not been satisfactory Hypostaticall personall vnion is vnseperable The victory of Christ ouer death 2 2 Ouer Satan Christ the corner stone How the manhood of Christ hath eternall life in it Doubble the fruits of Christs death Christ made a curse Hath freed vs from ●uerlasting torment Eph. 1. Phil. 2. Christ his sacrifice but once The vertue of Christs death looke backeward His agonie or soule suffering His loue His buriall Resurrection His life after his resurrection His ascention His locall abode in heauen His sitting on Gods right hand Ieuites of his assention Ioh. 16.7 Sending of the holy Ghost Mediator Intercession His kingdome spirituall Eternall Word of God inspired Mighty in op●ration Full of wisdom A mistery Our duty to search the word Indicia Dei 2 2 Indicia oris Dei Effects of the word It is effectuall by the Spirit The antiquitie of the word before the Church The word is Eternall It is a word of peace The word of the Lord is holy Nitimur in vetitū It iustifieth not How the Law differeth from the Gospel The Ceremoniall Law fulfilled in Christ. The condition of the Law and the Gospel What things are required of him that shall doe the Law Generall Law yeelds to a Speciall Law of Ceremonie yeelded to the Law of Mercy To whom the Law is easie and how Ioh. 5.3 To whom impossible How Faith is commanded in the Law What spirit goes with the law How law is the ministry of death The gospell vnprofitable to the reprobate Profitable to the elect only Diuers effects of the Gospell according to the subiect According to the degrees Famine of the word Gods counsell gouerns the effect of preaching Math. 11. Women may be no publique Teachers Gospell fructuall like raine When the word fructifieth Testament or Couenant of p●ace is but one Fathers beleeuing in Christ to come The gospell preached to them Office of the Ministers How ministers be sauiours and what is their worke Maintenance of Ministers Prophets preached Christ. They be Christs friends Iohn Baptist Middle betweene two testaments Apostles Seruants Friends to Christ. They conquered the world to Christ. How Pastors succeede Apostles A good Pastor a good builder Bad Ministers which teach well and liue ill Wolues Hirelings False Prophets Antichrist True Church It is but one Sundryl waies considered It is Christs body She is a Virgine Spouse to Christ. Hos. 2 Fruitfull in begotting children Likenesse betweene Christ and his Church The church a kingdom a body c Faithfull Ministers the Fathers and children of the Church The likenes between Christ and his Church The censure of the Church In excommunication both vnlawfull And lawfull The dignitie of a Christian. Christians equall The church hath a spirituall regiment True Church is vniuersall False Church Vrbs septicollis Reu. 18.2 The benefit of publike assemblies The elect children of Gods house The called children of God Their coniunction with Christ Christs affection vnto them Spirituall mariage betweene them and Christ. How they are in heauen They be new Creatures 1 1 Kings 2 2 Prophets 3 3 Priests They be still vnperfect More excellent then the Angels Most free Separate from the world by effectuall calling Effectuall calling is a new creation A twofold calling What persons for the most part called Faith in Christ is the entrance to eternall life Faith the eye of the soule or spirituall sight Office of Faith with the force thereof Faith once had neuer lost Nature of faith It resteth on Christ onely Least measure of faith No Faith without doubting What fear is ioyned with faith Degrees of Faith How loued before faith Faithfull man a Virgin Vnperfect in knowledge In some more perfect Regeneration Regenerate are children many waies The vse of Sacraments They be misticall signes Against transubstantiation Baptisme how it saueth How it washeth the soule How it forgiueth sinne Lords supper How eaten How Christ becommeth our foode Spiritually 1. Cor. 13. 12. Math. 26. 26. 27. 1. Cor. 11. 24. Against corporall eating Iustification by faith It is but once Christs iustice ours by imputation Rom. 4. throughout Ro. 10. 4. No man righteous in Gods sight How works do iustifie Adoption by Grace Certainty of our adoption Sonnes of God bee heires Inheritance of heauen hath perfection with differences in degrees Adoption an effect of the spirit The dutie of adopted sonnes Certainty of adoptist Adopted ones why afflicted Free from slauish feare Reconciliation Sanctification It is vnperfect It is a totall change But not absolute The end of sanctification Free from the law Mortification Deniall of a mans selfe Buriall of sinne Mortified in part Resurrection to newnesse of life Spirituall Combat is Continuall It is irkesome Least degree of repentance Repentance a great blessing of God How true repentance distinguished from false Repentance giuen to great sins All men need repentance but not all alike Repentance is the ioy of Angels Generall Repentance sufficient for secret sinnes Good works necessary to saluation They serue to many good purposes How they please God Heauen a free reward of good works God is to be known by Christ. Our knowledge not perfect heere Sauing knowledg is effectual and special Practike knowledg is best knowledge Knowledge without practise is fearefull Knowledge ioyned with godlinesse Knowledge with sobrietie Knowledge groweth by right vse Knowledge abused an occasion of sinne Who bee truly wise Hope How it differs from faith Hope aboue hope How saued by hope Hope ashameth not Our loue of God springs from his loue to vs. Loue lesser then faith being an effect of faith Loue mixt with child-like reuerence For loue of Christs all so be forsaken How earthly things to be loued vnder Christ. Parents lesse to bee loued then Christ. Idolatry to loue ought more then Christ. True feare of God Gods children reioyce with feare Humble prayer It is alwaies heard A speedie Messenger It must come from a feeling of our spirituall beggery There is inward mentall prayer Vocall praier By praier the poore profit the Rich. Patience Relieues our miseries Humility Springes from feeling of our vilenesse The humble are exalted Praiers of the humble accepted Sabboth holy True zeale A broken heart better then Sacrifice Our neighbour to bee loued for Gods sake Brotherly loue the bonde of perfection The loue of a mans selfe is the paterne of a mans loue to others Loue makes all things common for vse It cannot make things common to be proper It loues priuate enemies Maketh rich Good things increase by vse Some lusts be good Godly sorrow a path way to ioy Grace the mother of good works Euill works merit hell Vnregenerate men Haue no fellowship with Christ. Wholy poluted Of a brutish disposition Seem to be in Christ. In their ignorance of the Law sin is dead In the right knowledge of the Law themselues doe dye How far they may go and yet perish The hypocrite is a great lyer Sinne turneth men into beasts Securitie Contrary Apparance of some righteousnesse in some wicked men Scorning the height of sinne Sinne in many is still and quiet Sinne of oppression dangerous Vnbeleife the greatest sinne Outward Idolatry how many waies Sinners be slaues Enuy a Diabolicall vice A wicked tongue How farre ignor●nce is a sinne An euill heart mars cheife workes Wicked men sinne freely yet cannot chuse but sinne Idle knowledge Deniall of God Men must hinder sin in others else they sinne What is strife is wicked An euill man can doe no good work Actions to be iudged of by the end and minde Sinning against conscience Rom. 14. Wicked praiers be sinnes Losse of soule the greatest losse Vsury committed without sinne Lending being a worke of mercy must be free as Christ commandeth Luk. 6. Euill worship is no impeachment to religious worship Vocation of the Gentils Bodies immortall Death the gate of heauen hell All men must die Death the last enemy must be destroyed Some onely changed Certainety of resurrection By the power of Christ. Of men women Spirituall bodies after their resurrection Last iudgment Christ the Iudge How Saints shall iudge All iudged yet with differences The world but altered in qualitie not aboleshed Heauen Hell Hell of conscience Angels assumed bodies for a time True Christians most blessed God is the Soule of the world Li●ely faith ●●aseth at our death No vse of it in heauen Christ entertained by a faithfull soule Hell fire vnquenchable Torment of the damned We must not follow the wicked Our minde renued in part The full fruit of Adoption enioyed in Heauen Dumbe deafe how saued Elect found of God before they seeke him Vncleannes Originall sinne in Infants Man wise but by participation of Christs wisdom How men-giue glory to God How Paul built on no other mans foundation How one man must please another Gospell how preached to all the world All saued how to be vnderstood Numbring our daies Mortification A Child and a Seruant both at once The ladder to heauen is Christ. Vpon who the Angels ascend and descend The Heauens wherfore made The Spirit it is that teacheth vs how to pray The wicked how said to know God The spirit how it praieth for vs. Christ how called a Seruant Rom. 9.1 Swearing how forbidden How a thing may be said to be prolonged yet done in due time How Christ is said to be the sonne of Dauid The raising of Christs body an argument of his godhead How all men are liers The works of the law iustifie not and why Of Faith and works Of patience Of iustification and condemnation Wee were bought with a price Baptisme of infants Dying to sinne