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A41788	St. Paul's catechism, or, A brief and plain explication of the six principles of the Christian religion, as recorded Heb. 6., 1,2 with some considerations of the principles of natural and universal religion, as previous, and yet subservient to the rules of revealed and positive relgion: containing also, the duties of children to their superiors, written chiefly for the instruction of young Christians, children and servants in all Christian families / by Tho. Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1545; ESTC R39432	35,919	64

of Death Heb. 2. 9. For he took not on him the Nature of Angels but he took on him the Seed of Abraham Heb. 2. 16. And in this respect both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one that is one Flesh for which cause he is not ashamed to call them Brethren And as Children are partakers of Flesh and Blood he also himself likewise took part of the same that by means of Death he might destroy him that had the Power of Death that is the Devil Heb. 2. S. This a great Mystery indeed I desire to know how and when this was fulfilled or accomplished F. The Lord Christ was born of the Virgin Mary in the time of Augustus Caesar about the Year of the World 3962. And his Birth was thus effected by the most High God. His Power overshadowed the Virgin and by the Holy Ghost coming upon her she conceived and was with Child Luk. 1. 35. Mat. 1. 18. And at Bethlehem she brought forth her Son and as the Angel had commanded called his Name Jesus which signifies a Saviour the same is called Christ Mat. 1. 21. Luk. 2. 7. as it was foretold by the Prophets Isa 7. 14. Mich. 5. 2. S. Do's any Testimony appear in humane Histories respecting the Time of the Birth and Death of our Lord Christ F. Our Faith must only rest upon the Authority of the Scriptures in these things nevertheless there is som● things remarkable found in the Histories of those Times Learn saith a Learned Writer the Time according to the Prophecy of Daniel when Christ should co●e is now exactly fulfilled 〈◊〉 from the 2d Year of Darius Longamanus when the Ki●●s Commandment went forth to bring the People to b●ild Jerusalem Ezra 4. 24. Hag. 1. 1. to the beginning of Alexander's Monarchy were 144 Years according to the account of Metasthenus the Persian From thence to the Incarnation of Christ was 309 Years by the judgment of Josephus And from Christ's Incarnation to his Baptism was about 30 Years Luke 2. 23. Then count the Prophecy of Daniel 9. 25. After 70 weeks a week containing 7 Years that is 483 Years then shall the Messiah be cut off viz. two Years and an half after his Baptism S. I understand that Christ is the true Messiah of whom Moses and the Prophets did write John 1. 41 45. Deut. 18. 18. Isa 7. 14. I desire therefore to know what I a● farther to believe concerning him that I may be saved F. Thou must with the Heart believe unto Righteousness and with the Mouth make confession unto Salvation Rom. 10. 10. S. What do you mean by believing unto Righteousness F. There is a two-fold Righteousness which true Faith will lead thee unto The one is Imputative the other is Practical The first is called the Righteousness of God Mat. 6. 33. or God's Righteousness Rom. 10. 3. This Righteousness is revealed by the Gospel Rom. 1. 17 18. It is a Righteousness to us without the Law and yet witnessed by the Law and the Prophets Rom. 3. 21 It is the Righteousness of Christ who is the Lord our Righteousness Isa 45. 24 25. Christ made of God un●● us Righteousness 1 Cor. 1. 30. S. I desire to understand this more plainly F. 1. God having made a Righteous Law it must be fulfilled and none was able to do ●his but Christ and he did fulfil it in our behalf Heb. 10. 5 6 7 8 9 10. Psal 4. 5 6 7. and thus the Rig●teousness of the Law is fulfilled in the Children of God because Christ's Righteousness is made theirs through believing Rom. 10 3 4. Phil. 3. 9. And they are made the Righteousness of God in Him 2 Cor. 5. 21. that is a Righteous People to God. 2. The Justice of God cried against us for Sin committed and Sin must be purged by the Blood of Christ He bare our sins that is the punishment of our Sins in his own Body on the Tree 1 Pet. 2. 24. And thus we are justified by his Death and saved by his Life Rom. 5. 9 10. He died for our Sins and rose again for our Justification Rom. 4. 25. S. Where do's God say that Righteousness is a thing imputed to Man F. Rom. 4. 6. David describeth the blessedness of the Man unto whom God imputeth Righteousness without Works saith the Apostle Abraham being fully perswaded that what God had promised he was able to perform It was imputed to him for Righteousness Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed unto him But for us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe on him that raised up Jesus Christ from the Dead Rom. 4. 21 22 23 24. S. And is this wonderful Grace held forth to all Men in Christ F. Yes The Righteousness of God without the Law is manifested or published being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets even the Righteousness of God which is by Faith of Jesus Christ VNTO ALL and upon all that believe for there is N● difference For ALL have sinned and come short of the ●lory of God Being justified freely by his Grace through the ●edemption that is in Christ Jesus Whom God hath set forth 〈◊〉 be a propitiation for our sins and not for ours only bu● also for the sins of the whole World 1 John 2. 2. throug● Faith in his Blood to declare his Righteousness for the re●ission of sins that are past through the forbearance of God. To declare I say at this time his Righteousness that ●e might be just and the justifier of him that believeth in Je●us Rom. 3. 21 to 27. S. It appears plainly that the Righteousness of Christ in and by Christ is free for all but yet it is received by Faith. But does God require all Men to be●●eve this F. Yes Christ with all his Benefits was tendred to ●he Jews but they being ignorant of God's Righteousness ●nd going about to establish their own Righteousness have not ●●bmitted themselves to the Righteousness of God Rom. 10. 1 2 ● So they would not come to Christ that they might ●ave Life John 5. 40. 2. All are commanded to believe the Gospel which ●eveals this Righteousness of God as the main of it under pain of damnation Mark 16. 15 16. All Me● are therefore to believe that God has Mercy and Grac● and Glory in store for them all 1 Tim. 2. 4 5 6. S. I desire you to give me the sum of the Gospel 〈◊〉 few words F. This Gospel is briefly comprehended in this sa●ing Christ died for our Sins and rose again for 〈◊〉 Justification 1 Cor. 15. 3 4. Which is further e●plained 2 Cor. 5. 18 19 20 21. And the great Hol●ness which it teacheth is set down with the Glory co●sequent to it Tit. 2. 11 12 13 14 15. 1 Pet. 1. 4 ● S. Did Christ our Lord die and rise again for all Me● without exception F. Yes he did For for this cause Christ both die● ro●● and revived

that he might be Lord both of the Dead a●d L●ving Rom. 14. 9. He gave himself a Ransom for all ● Ti● 2. 6. He tasted Death for every Man Heb. 2. ●9 〈◊〉 bought them that deny him and bring upon themselv●● 〈◊〉 destruction 2 Pet. 2. 1. S. These things cannot be spoken against But 〈◊〉 Christ die as he was God or as he was Man only F. Not as God for if God should die nothi●● could live Man cannot kill the Soul of Man muc● less the Divine Nature of Christ our Saviour was 〈◊〉 to death in the Flesh 1 Pet. 3. 18. He died through wea●ness 2 Cor. 13. 4. He was made Lower than the Angel that he might suffer Death Heb. 2. 9. It was sufficient that an holy Man perfectly jus● without Sin should die for the unjust that he mig●● bring us to God. S. To strengthen my Faith I desire to know som● clear Grounds or Evidence that the holy Spirit is God. F. 1. Because he is called the eternal Spirit Heb. ● 14. and is present in every place Psal 39. 7. He is e●presly called God Act. 5. 3 4 9. 2. We are baptised into his Name Mat. 28. But we are not to be baptised into the name of a Created Spirit 3. The Work of Creation is ascribed to him and he hath his procedure from the Father and the Son and is one with them Gen. 1. 1 2 3. Psal 104. 30. John 15. 26. S. I am well satisfied that the Righteousness of Faith is a grea● 〈◊〉 I desire to learn the Righteousness of Practice● F. Practical Righteousness is a holy walking with God in obedience to all his Commands to the best of our k●owledg and ability 1 John 2. 4 5 6. For the Gosp●● of the Grace of God teacheth us to deny all Vngodlyne●● and worldly Lusts and to live soberly righteously and g●dly on this present Life Tit. 2. 11 12. Christians are ●●rictly obliged to observe all things whatsoever Christ comm●●ded Ma● 28. 19. For they are God's workmanship 〈◊〉 in Christ Jesus unto good Works which God hath 〈◊〉 ordained that they should walk in them Ephes 2. 10 Christians are bo●●d to hear Christ their great Prophet ●n whatsoever 〈◊〉 shall say Nor are they his true Friends unless the● do to their best whatsoever he commands them Act. 3. 22. John 15. 14. S. Will not Faith save us without Works F. Altho we are not saved by Works yet we are not saved without Works For what doth it profit if a Man say he hath Faith and have not Works can Faith save him Jam. 2. 14. As the Body without the Spirit is dead so Faith without Works is dead also S. What shall I do that I may work the Work of God F. 1. This is the Work of God that you believe on him whom he hath sent John 6. 29. This Faith must be put into act else it is not the Work of Faith with Power 2 Thes 1. 9. Gal. 5. 6. Jam. 2. 22 24. 2. True Faith overcometh the World to wit 〈◊〉 Lusts of the Flesh the Lust of the Eyes and the Prid● of Life For this is the victory which overcometh the World even our Faith 1 John. 5. 4 5. and 2. 15 16. This Faith purifieth the Heart in obeying the Truth through the Spirit and leads to every good Work Act. 15. 9. 1 Pet. 1. 22. Philip. 2. 12 13. Colos 〈◊〉 10. S. Is this Faith in the act the Gift of God or the Work of Man F. With the Heart Man believeth and it is Man that worketh Good Rom. 10. 10. Rom. 2. 10. But the preparation of the Heart in Man to these things is of the Lord Prov. 16. 1. 1 Cor. 4. 7. 2 Cor. 3. 5. Isa 10. 23. S. Does God work this preparation in Man's Heart irresistibly F. In some special Case it may be so Gen. 20. 6. But God ordinarily works upon the Heart or Understandings of Men by his Works 〈◊〉 4. 13. Isa ●0 26. And by his Word Rom. 1. 16 17 18 And by the motions of his Spirit ministerially and graciously 1 Thes 1. 5. Against which Men may ●nd often do make resistance to their own destruction Psal 88. 8. This whole Psalm shews much of this to be too common and so does Act. 7. 51. S. I desire a short view of this excellent Grace of Faith. F. 1. It is an hearty and universal Credence of the Truth of God as revealed or made known to Man in the Scriptures or otherwise Luk. 24. 25. Deut. 1. 32. Rom. 1. 19 20 21 22. 2. A cleaving to God and his Truth as made known to us in sincere Love Psalm 119. 31. 1 Thes 1. 5 6. 2 Thes 1. 10. 3. A Shewing the Fruit of Faith by a ready obeying the Truth and suffering for it when called thereunto James 2. 28. 1 Pet. 3. 14 15. 4. An holy dependance upon God for the fulfilling all his Promises for his Grace and Help in this World and for Glory in the World to come 1 Pet. 1. 3. Heb. 10. 35 to the end Rom. 2. 7 10 11. S. I can say in some measure I believe and pray that God may help against my unbelief What I pray is the next Principle which belongs to a beginning Christian F. The next Principle is the Doctrine of Baptisms Of which we shall treat briefly Of the Third Principle of St. Paul's CATECHISM Or The Doct●ine of Baptisms Son. WHy is the word BAPTISMS used in this place Are there more Baptisms than one pertaining to Christians Father Yes there are three distinct Baptisms pertaining to the Christian Man. The first is the Baptism of Repentance for remission of Sins This was of divine Original it came from Heaven and was first administred by that great Prophet and Messenger of Christ John the Baptist Mat. 21. 25. The second is the pouring out of the Spirit of promise and in the ordinary way of its reception follows the Baptism of Repentance for the remission of Sins Act. 1. 5. 2. 38. 19. 5 6. Ephes 1. 13. The third is the Afflictions which attend Christians for the Gospel's-sake Luk. 12. 50. Mat. 20. 22. S. How is it said there is but one Baptism seeing it's evident there are three F. That is a gross mistake It is not said Ephes 4. 5. there is but one Baptism 't is said there is one and yet Paul speaks of two of these Baptisms in that very place as vers 4. There is one Body and one Spirit as ye are called in one hope of your Calling And the Ephesians had received both the Baptism of Repentance for remission of Sins in the Name of the Lord Jesus and also the Baptism of the Spirit afterward as is undeniable Act. 19. 5 6. So that Paul should have spoken false if he had said there is but one Baptism and also must have contradicted himself in his Epistle to the Hebrews where he speaks of Baptisms in the plural Number S. I confess the mistake of

26. 2. 17. In the enjoyment of all good Things S. Did Man answer this chief End of the Almighty in his Creation F. No Adam the Man we speak of did break the Covenant of his God and brought himself and all his Posterity under the Sentence of Death and the Curse or Condemnation of the Almighty Gen. 3. 17 18 19. Rom. 5. 18. S. Did God leave Adam and his Posterity in this condition without any means of recovery F. The Mercy of God did intervene or come in between Adam's Sin and the Sentence due to him for Sin Gen. 3. 15. by which he was put into a state of recovery from his dreadful Fall. S. Did this favour of God extend it self to Adam and all his Posterity F. Yes verily whole Adam sinned and whole Adam had this tender of Mercy For as the Offence abounded towards all Men to condemnation so the Benefit abounded towards all Men to justification of Life Rom. 5. 18. S. What was Adam's Duty now in relation to his Creator F. To love his merciful Lord and to serve him by obeying him in Duties of Religion and to walk humbly with his God Mich. 6. 8. S. What is Religion F. The word Religion signifies an holy Tye Bond or Covenant by which all Men stand obliged to love and serve Almighty God their Creator and Preserver To you O Men I call and my Voice is to the Sons of Adam Prov. 8. 4. He hath shewed thee O Adam or Man what is good to do justly love mercy and walk humbly with thy God Mich. 6. 8. S. Was Adam left in a capacity to do this after the Fall F. By the free Grace of God he and all his Posterity are left or put into a capacity to obey God so as he will accept them when and in what he requires their Obedience else they could not sin by not obeying him Rom. 2. 1 2 14 15 16. S. Surely if God Almighty do indeed require the Duties of Religion of all Men then there is undoubtedly a possibility of Salvation for all Men this gives me some hope I beseech you therefore make this plain that God requires the Duties of Religion of all Men. F. 1. Undoubtedly all Men are concern'd in the Duties of Religion as their chief Business otherwise they should not much excel the Beasts of the Field 2. That Knowledg which Man hath or the Reason which God hath given him being only imployed about earthly things would only make him the most excellent Animal and yet some Animals or sensitive Creatures would seem to outdo him in some things and particularly the Hony-Bee both in the gathering of Hony and preserving of it and in the Government she maintains in her Common-wealth to the due imitation whereof few Monarchs could arrive if any at all have done it 3. Whilst Man may suppose himself the most excellent Creature in the Gift of Invention c. yet when the admirable quickness of Sense Agility of Body with the Foreknowledg which is in many of them of Times and Seasons and the necessary Provisions which they make for themselves accordingly without any to instruct or exhort them thereunto is duly considered it may much abate the Pride of Man who indeed has learned much more of them than they of him and yet they can and do learn many things of Man also S. I see plainly without God to be our God and Religion to be our Business we are as the Beasts of the Field I desire a further Demonstration F. If all Men be not concern'd to mind the Business of Religion with hope of the acceptance of God therein they are exposed to as ill a condition as the Devils or fallen Angels For it 's certain Man is a very sinful Creature as well as the fallen Angels and if he must be irreligious too as he must be so if God require it not of him then God hath made him only a fit Companion for the Devils of whom it is certain God requires no Duties of Religion We see then the chief and indeed the only thing that is truly valuable in fallen Man above all Creatures here below and above the fallen Angels is this That he is capable of the Mercy and Knowledg of God and by the Mercy of God made capable to serve God in such a religious walking with God and a dependance upon him as therein to please God and to find acceptance with him S. I desire to know what Religion this is which God requires of all Men F. The Prophet Micah tells us it is to do justly to love Mercy and to walk humbly with God. St. Peter says it is to fear God and work Righteousness Acts 10. 34 35. St. Paul tells us it is to glorify God according to the knowledg or manifestation which Men have of God Rom. 2. Whether this be taken from the Works of his Hands Psalm 19. 1 2. Rom. 1. 20. Or from his more common or amazing Providences Exod. 18. 11. John 1. 15 16. Or from the Work of God's Righteous Law written in Mens Hearts Rom. 2. 1● 11 12. There shall be Glory Honour and Peace to every Man that worketh good to the Jew first and also to the Gentile for there is no respect of Persons with God. For as many as have sinned without Law shall perish without Law and as many as have sinned in the Law shall be judged by the Law. And by a parity of Reason they that have sinned in the Gospel shall be judged by the Gospel see Jer. 9. 23 24. S. It is true indeed this is the sum or main Body of true Religion but this is mentioned in the Scripture how do's it appear that the Nations know any thing of it who have not the Scripture F. It appears from the very places which I have quoted because the Prophets and Apostles here do not speak of Religion as then newly instituted but as that which had been of long continuance even in every Nation And the Scripture further shews that the Way of God had been made known to all Flesh in the old World Gen. 6. 11 12. else they could not have corrupted it This way of God was again renewed to Noah Gen. 9. 8 9 12. for an everlasting Religion to the whole World. All are bound to take notice of and to depend upon the Lord as a gracious God and to do justly love Mercy and walk humbly with their God. S. But can Man please God under any of these manifestations of himself without an Assistant F. No he cannot therefore God provided an Assistant the Lamb slain from the Foundation of the World to take away the Sin of the World John 1. 29. Rev. 13. 8. whom he placed as a Mediator between himself and Man 1 Tim. 2. 3 4 5 6. S. But how shall any Man have benefit by this Lamb of God or this Mediator who have not the means to know him by his Name nor his Offices F. 1. Many who never

esteemed themselves pe●●● without all Imperfection and they that offend must pray and that Daily too for remission of Sin this teacheth us to humble our selves daily before God. We see here also a necessity of being merciful to such as offend us and to forgive with readiness all that trespass against us specially if they do turn saying I repent Prayer for Mercy without Charity in him that prayeth will not be accepted of God. 8. And lead us not into Temptation but deliver us from Evil. Here we profess to believe that God has the disposing of all Tryals which do attend us in this mortal State And here we pray that he will not suffer us to be tempted above what we are able but that he will with the Temptation make a way to escape that we may be able to bear it 9. For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory for ever Here we profess our Faith in Prayer 1. That the Kingdom is His and that therefore we depend on him for the prosperity of it and for the glorious coming of his Kingdom 2. That all Power is his and therefore we depend on him to provide for and to deliver us according to his Will. 3. That the glory is everlastingly due to God and therefore we ascribe it as the Church did not unto us not unto us but unto thy Name give Glory this is also to praise God in Prayer 10. Amen This word being truly expressed shews the full assent of the mind to the whole of the Prayer whether express'd by our selves in private or by such as join sincerely with us in publick S. Is it our Duty to use this form of words or to pray according to the tenor of the words F. Doubtless we are at liberty to use both and for weak Christians and indeed for all Christians in their private Devotions it is safe to use these very words so they be spoken with a Heart and Soul truly breathing after God When ye pray say Our Father c. Luk. 11. 2. S. What other Ordinances hath Christ ordained for the general use of his Church F. Preaching the Word to Edification Exhortation Reproof and Correction of Offenders and the comfort of the Sincere And therewithall the frequent use of the Holy Table of the Lord 2 Tim. 4. 1 2. Act. 2. 42. S. How shall I know a lawful Minister one that is sent of God that I may hear the Word according to the Will of God F. Observe these Rules 1. Know that no Man of true Christian Modesty will pretend to be immediatly sent by a Commission from Heaven And yet 2. God must make Men Ministers by the Gifts of his Grace illuminating their Understanding and capaciating them to speak to edification before the Church can make them Ministers 3. No unbaptised Person let his Parts be what they will has any liberty to be a Minister in the Church of God because he is not yet imbodied with the Church of God nor can be without Baptism And here remember our dear Saviour would not preach one Sermon till he was baptised 4. When Men are competently gifted and qualified in point of Life being Church-members they are to be chosen by the Church and ordain'd to the Work of the Ministery by Prayer and Fasting with the Laying on of Hands of the Messengers and Elders of the Church for such Offices as the Church finds them most capable 5. There is a liberty in the Church for Brethren which are capable to exercise their Gifts to the edification of the Body and Men thus called or priviledged in the Church thou mayest lawfully hear If thou further goest thou goest without Rule S. What honour or respect do I ow to my lawful Pastours or Teachers F. 1. Thou art bound to honour them in Love for the Work's-sake whereunto they are called 2. Thou must obey them in the Lord as they declare to thee the Counsel of God and admonish thee 3. Thou must pray for them that God may make them a Blessing to thee S. Of what concernment is the Holy Table of the Lord F. It is an Ordinance of great concernment being ordained by Christ himself to shew forth a perpetual Memorial of his Death till he come the second time without Sin to Salvation S. I pray shew me the manner of its Ins●itution F. The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took Bread. And when he had given thanks he brake it and said Take eat this is my Body which is broken for you this do in remembrance of me And after the same manner also he took the Cup when he had supped saying This Cup is the New Testament in my Blood This do ye as oft as ye drink it in remembrance of me For as often as ye eat this Bread and drink this Cup ye do shew forth the Lord's Death till he come 1 Cor. 11. S. What is required of all that partake of this Holy Bread and Cup F. 1. They must be such as continue in the Apostles Doctrine and true Christian Fellowship Act. 2. 42. 2. They must examine themselves whether they walk in the Truth with a good Conscience both towards God and also towards Men. 3. They must labour to discern the Lord's Body as the only Sacrifice for Sin as signified in this Service 4. They must hereby testify true unity with the Church who are hereby shewed to be one Bread and one Body for they are all Partakers of that one Bread. S. What is the danger of eating this Bread and Drinking this Cup unworthily F. They that eat and drink unworthily receive condemnation to themselves not discerning the Lord's Body S. Is this Bread and this Cup the Real Body and the Real Blood of Christ F. This Bread and this Cup is the Real Body and Blood of Christ in a spiritual and mystical Sense but not carnally and corporally S. Are all Members of the Church to partake of the Cup as well as of the Bread F. Yes they have express Command from Christ to take the Cup for he saith Drink ye all of it Matth. 26. 27. The Bread is the Communion of the Body of Christ and the Cup is the Communion of the Blood of Christ and of this Communion the whole Body Mystical the Church are partakers 1 Cor. 10. 3 4 16. S. But were they not all Ministers that sat at the Table with our Saviour F. When Ministers receive that Holy Bread an● Cup they do not receive it as they are Ministers 〈◊〉 as they are Members of the Body 1 Cor. 10. 17. 〈◊〉 dispense the Ordinance as Ministers but they partake●● it as Members S. Whether are we to kneel when we receive th● Holy Ordinance or to sit at the Table F. A reverent Gesture is necessary but decently to sit at the Table of the Lord is most warrantable being according to the Example of Christ and his Apostles at the Institution Matth. 26. 20. Mark 14. 18. Luk. 22.