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B04689	The foundation of Christian religion, gathered into six principles. And it is to be learned of ignorant people, that they may be fit to heare sermons with profit, and to receive the Lords Supper with comfort.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Shelton, Thomas, 1601-1650?	1660 (1660)	Wing P1566B; ESTC R215935	19,838	53

i Luk. 23. 42. Act. 7. 60. 1 Thes 4. 3. Heb. 2. 14. 1 Cor. 15. 51. their bodies may rest for a while in the earth and their souls may enter into Heaven immediately Q. VVhat followeth after death A. The day of Judgement Q. VVhat sign is there to know this day from other days A. k 2 Pet. 3. 1. Heaven and earth shall be consumed with fire immediately before the coming of the Judge Q. Who shall be the Judge A. Jesus Christ the Son of God Q. What shall be the coming to Judgement A. He shall come l 1 Thes 4. 16 17. in the clouds in great Majesty and Glory with infinite company of Angels Q. How shall a man be cited to Judgement A. At the m Mat. 24. 31. 1 Cor. 15. 51 52. sound of the Trumpet the living shall be changed in the twinckling of an eye and the dead shall rise again every one with his n Job 19. 25. own body and all shall be gathered together before Christ and after this the good shall be severed from the bad o Mat. 25. 32 33. these standing on the left hand of Christ the other on the right Q. How will Christ try and examine every mans cause A. The p Rev. 20. 21. Dan. 7. 20. books of every mans doings shall be laid open mens consciences shall be made either to accuse them or excuse them and every man shall be tryed by the works which he did in his life time because they are open and manifest signs q Job 3. 18. 5. 24. of faith or unbelief Q. What sentence will he give A. He will give * Mat. 25. 34 41. sentence of salvation to the Elect and godly but he will pronounce sentence of damnation against unbelievers and reprobates Q. What state shall the godly be in after the day of Judgement A. They r Mat. 25. 34. Apoc. 21. 2 3 4 5. shall continue for ever in the highest Heaven in the presence of God having fellowship with Christ Jesus and reigning with him for ever Q. What state shall the wicked be in after the day of Judgement A. In eternal perdition and destruction in hell fire Q. What is that A. It s 2 Thes 1. 9. Isa 66. 14. Apoc. 21. 8. stands in three things especially 1. A perpetual separation from Gods comfortable presence 2. Fellowship with the Devil and his Angels 3. An horrible pang and torment both of body and soul arising from the feeling of the whole wrath of God poured forth on the wicked for ever world without end and if the pain of one tooth for one day be so great endless shall be the pain of the whole man body and soul for ever and ever FINIS HINC LUCEM ET POCULA SACRA ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA TO THE SUPREAM AUTHORITY OF ENGLAND Thomas Shelton Wisheth Heavenly Grace and Earthly Glory Right Honourable IT is a saying of Solomon There is no new thing under the Sun but that which now is hath been I do beleeve it hath a truth concerning this very Art of Charactery which though it were not so exact formerly yet hath run along through all Ages There seetneth to be a hint of it in the placing of the Vowels in the writing of the Hebrew It is reported of some of the Fathers in ancient time that they Preached every day as Chrysostome by name to the people of Antioch whose Homilies are yet extant which could hardly have been transcribed so fast without some help this way I have seen a Book almost as ancient as Printing and in the Frontispiece printed This was taken by Characters Within this last Century of yeers diverse men have published severall methods of Short-writing as Mr B●le Dr. Bright John and Edmund Willis W●l Labourer and others And above thirty years since I endeavoured my self to doe somewhat that way and composed a Booke with the best skill I then had which by Gods blessing proved beneficiall to many Bu● hearing diverse complaine of some difficulty in my former Rules and finding my selfe by long experience and practice it was something short of perfection though generally accounted more exact then any of the former I have now at the request of many by Gods assistance after long study and paines composed a New Art more compendious and exact I am certaine then any that was yet brought to light and soeasie that an ordinary capacity by Gods blessing may be able in two h●ures learning to write any Chapter in the Bible and to give an account of every word How usefull such an Art may prove may be guessed by the blessing of God bestowed upon my weake endeavours in the former whereby many thousands by learning and using it have reaped profit and comfort Whereby also the memory of many worthy Divines Doctor Preston Doctor Sibs Doctor Day and diverse others is perpetuated to Posterity in their works by this Art taken and published which else had perished with the breath that uttered them And whereby likewise many Gentlemen and Merchants and others in forreigne parts have with freedome used Bibles and Testaments written in this Art without feare of bloody Inquisitors And should the revolution of times bring forth such as the Marian dayes which God avert when one small Epistle of the New Testament was at the rate of five pounds and one Chapter sold for a Load of Hay how precious then Notes of wholesome Divinity taken in this Art now in this Harvest of the Gospel would be both those that should have and those that should want them would know though in a different manner they would prove like the Jews Manna on the Sabath when there was none to be gathered abroad My desire is that my paines herein may prove instrumentall for the good of many I make bold to present it to your Honours as that poore Persian his handfull of Water to his King having no better Gift humbly craving your Honours favourable construction and protection of it and as in duty I stand bound so by Gods grace I shall continually pray for your Honours happinesse and acknowledge my selfe Your Honours humble Servant THO SHELTON

Mat. 10. 30. Prov. 16. 13. Scriptures I see it by experience n Lev. 26. 26. Mat. 4. 4. Meat drink and cloathing being void of heat and life could not preserve the life of man unless there were a special providence of God to give vertue unto them Q. How is this one God distinguished A. Into the o John 5. 7. Mat. 3. 16 17. Father which begetteth the Son into the Son who is begotten of the Father into the p Joh. 15. 26. Holy Ghost who proceedeth from the Father and the Son The second Principle expounded Q. Let us now come to our selves first tell me what the natural estate of man is A. Every man by nature is q Eph. 2. 2. Tim. 5. 6. dead in sin as a loathsom carrion or as a dead corps lieth rotting and stinking in the grave having in him the seed of all sins Q. What is sin A. Any r 1 Joh. 3. Rom. 7. 4 7. Gal. 3. 10. breach of the law of God if it be no more but the least want of that which the Law requireth Q. How many sorts of sins are there A. Sin is s Col. 3. 9. Psal 51. 5. either the corruption of nature or any evil actions that proceed of it as fruits thereof Q. In whom is the corruption of nature A. In all men t Rom. 3. 10. none excepted Q. In what part of man is it A. In every u Gen. 6. 5. 1 Thes 5. 23. part both of body and soul like as a leprosie that runneth from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot Q. Shew me how every part of man is corrupted with sin A. First in the x 1 Cor. 2. 14. Rom. 8. 5. minde there is nothing but ignorance and blindness concerning heavenly matters Secondly the y Tit. 1. 15. Eph. 4. 18 19. Isa 57. 20. conscience is defiled being always either benummed with sin or else turmoiled with inward accusations and terrors Thirdly the z Phil. 2. 13. will of man onely willeth and lusteth after evil Fourthly the a Gal. 5. 24. affections of the heart as love joy hope desire c. are moved and stirred to that which is evil to embrace it and they are never stirred unto that which is good unless it be to eschew it Lastly the b Rom. 6. 19. members of the body are the instruments and tools of the minde for the execution of sin Q. What be those evil actions that are the fruits of this corruption A. Evil c Geu 6. 5. thoughts in the minde which come either by a mans own concerving or by suggection of the devil d Joh. 13. 2. Act. 5. 3. evil motions and lusts stirring in the heart and from these arise evil words and deeds when any occasion is given Q. How cometh it to pass that all men are thus defiled with sin A. By e Rom. 5. 12 18. 19. Gen. 3. 9. Adams infidelity and disobedience in eating the forbidden fruit even as we see great personages by treason do not onely hurt themselves but also stain their blood and disgrace their posterity Q. What hurt comes to a man by his sin A. f Gal. 3. 10. He is continually subject to the curse of God in his life time in the end of his life and after his life Q. What is the curse of God in this life A. In the g Deut. 28. 21 22 27 65 66 67. body diseases aches pains in the soul blindness hardness of heart horror of conscience in goods hinderances and losses in name ignominy and reproach Lastly in the whole man bondage under Satan the prince of darkness Q. What maner of bondage is this A. This h Heb. 2. 14. E. h. 1. 2. 2 Cor. 4. 4. Luk. 11. 14. bondage is when a man is the slave of the devil and hath him to reign in his heart as his god Q. How may a man know whether Satan be his god or not A. He may know it by this if he give obedience to him in his heart and express it in his conversation Q. And how shall a man perceive this obedience A. If he i Joh. 8. 44. Joh. 3. 8. take delight in the evil motions that Satan puts in his heart and doth fulfil the lusts of the devil Q. What is the curse due to man in the end of this life A. k Rom. 5. 12. Death whichis the separation of body and soul Q. What is the curse after this life A. l Gal. 3. 10. Eternal damnation in hell fire whereof every man is guilty and is in as great danger of it as the traitor apprehended is in danger of hanging draw●ng and quartering The third Principle expounded Q. If damnation be the reward of sin then is a man of all creatures most miserable A dog or a toad when they die all their misery is ended but when a man dieth there is the beginning of his woe A. It were so indeed if there were no means of deliverance but God hath shewed his mercy in giving a Savior to mankinde Q. How is this Savior called A. m Mat. 1. 21. Jesus Christ Q. What is Jesus Christ A. n Heb. 2. 16. Joh. 1. 14. The eternal Son of God made man in all things even o Heb. 5. 7. in his infirmities like other men save onely in sin Q. How was he made man void of sin A. He was p Mat. 1. 28. conceived in the womb of a Virgin and sanctified by the holy Ghost at his conception Q. Why must our Savior be both God and man A. He q 1 Tim. 2. 5 6. must be a man because man had sinned and therefore a man must die for sin to appease Gods wrath he must be God to sustain and uphold the manhood to overcome and vanquish death Q. What be the Offices of Christ to make him an all-sufficient Savior A. He r Psal 45. 7. Luk. 4. 18. Deut. 18. 15 18. Luk. 1. 33. Psal 110. is a Priest a Prophet a King Q. Why is he a Priest A. To work the means of salvation in the behalf of mankind Q. How doth he work the means of salvation A. s Mat. 10. 28 Heb. 7. 25 26. First by making satisfaction to his Father for the sin of man Secondly by making intercession Q. How doth he make satisfaction A. By two means and the first is by offering a sacrifice Q. What is the sacrifice A. t Isa 35. 10. Christ himself as he is a man consisting of body and soul Q. What is the u Apo. 8. 3. Heb. 13. 10. Altar A. Christ as he is God is the Altar on which he sacrificed himself Q. Who was the Priest A. None x Heb. 5. 5. 6 but Christ and that as he is both God and man Q. How oft did he sacrifice himself A. Never but y Heb. 9. 28. once Q. What death did he suffer when he sacrificed himself

Scriptures Q. How know you that the Scriptures are the Word of God and not mens policies A. I am assured of it first b Eph. 1. 13. because the Holy Ghost perswadeth my conscience that it is so secondly I see it by experience for the preaching of the c Heb. 4. 12 1 Cor. 14. 24 25. Scriptures have the power of God in them to humble a man when they are preached and to cast him down to hell and afterward to restore and raise him up again Q. VVhat is the use of the VVord of God preached A. First it d Rom. 1. 17. breedeth and then it increaseth faith in them which are chosen to salvation but unto them that perish it is by reason of their corruption an occasion of their further damnation Q. How must we hear Gods VVord that it may be effectual to our salvation A. VVe e Jam. 1. 10. Act. 16. 14. Heb. 4. 2. Esa 66. 2. Luk. 2. 51 Psal 119. 11. must come unto it with hunger-bitten hearts having an appetite to the VVord wt must mark it with attention receive it by faith submit our selves unto it with fear and trembling even then when our faults are reproved lastly we must hide it in the corners of our hearts that we may frame our lives and conversations by it Q. VVhat is a Sacrament A. f Rom. 4. 11. Gen. 17. 11. Gal. 3. 1. A sign to represent a seal to confirm an instrument to convey Christ and all his benefits to them that do believe in him Q. VVhy must a Sacrament represent the mercies of God before our eyes A. Because we are dull to conceive and to remember them Q. VVhy do the Sacraments seal unto us the mercies of God A. Because we are full of unbelief and doubting of them Q. VVhy is the Sacrament the instrument of the Spirit to convey the mercies of God into our hearts A. Because we are like Thomas we will not believe till we feel them in some measure in our hearts Q. How many Sacraments are there A. Two g 1 Cor. 10. 1 2 3. and no more Baptism by which we have our admission into the true Church of God and the Lords Supper by which we are nourished and preserved in the true Church after our admission Q. VVhat is done in Baptism A. h Act. 2. 38. Tit. 3. 5. Act. 22. 16. Mat. 20. 18 19. In the assembly of the Church the covenant of grace between God and the party baptized is solemnly confirmed and sealed Q. In this Covenant what doth God promise to the party baptized A. i Gal. 3. 27. 1 Pet. 3. 21. Christ with all the blessings that come by him Q. To what condition is the party baptized bound A. To k Mark 16. 16. receive Christ and to repent of his sins Q. What meaneth the sprinkling or dipping in water A. l 1 Pet. 1. 2. It seals unto us remission of sins and sanctification by the obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Christ Q. How cometh it to pass that many after their Baptism for a long time feel not the effect and fruit of it and some never A. The fault is not in God who keeps his Covenant but the fault is in themselves in that they do not keep the condition of the Covenant to receive Christ by faith and to repent of all their sins Q. When shall a man then see the effect of his Baptism A. At m Heb. 10. 10. 1 Pet. 3. 21. what time soever he doth receive Christ by faith though it be many years after he shall then feel the power of God to regenerate him and to work all things in him which he offered in Baptism Q. How if a man never keep the Condition to which he bound himself in Baptism A. His l Deut. 23. 21 22. Eccles 4. 2. damnation shall be the greater because he breaketh his Vow made to God Q. What is done in the Lords Supper A. The former Covenant solemnly ratified in Baptism is renewed m 1 Cor. 1. 23 24 c. 12. 13. in the Lords Supper between the Lord himself and the receiver Q. Who is the receiver A. Every one n 1 Cor. 11. 28 31. Mat. 5. 23 24. Esa 66. 2 3. that hath been baptized and after his Baptism hath truely believed in Christ and repented of his sins from his heart Q. What meaneth the Bread and Wine the eating of the Bread and drinking of the Wine A. These outward actions o 1 Cor. 10 17 19. are a second seal set by the Lords own hand unto his Covenant And they do give every receiver to understand that as God doth bless the Bread and Wine to preserve and strengthen the body of the receiver so Christ apprehended and received by faith shall nourish him and preserve both body and soul unto eternal life Q. What shall a true receiver feel in himself after the receiving of the Sacrament A. p 1 Cor. 10. 16 17. 11. 24. The increase of his faith in Christ the increase of sanctification a greater measure of dying to sin a greater care to live in newness of life Q. VVhat if a man after the receiving of the Sacrament never finde any such thing in himself A. He may well suspect himself whether he did ever repent or not and thereupon is to use means to come to sound faith and repentance Q. VVhat is another means of increasing faith A. Prayer Q. VVhat is prayer A. A r Joh. 5. 14. familiar speech with God in the name of Christ s 1 Tim. 2. 1. Phil. 4. 6. in which either we crave things needful or give thanks for things received Q. In asking things needful what is required A. Two things an earnest desire and faith Q. t VVhat things must a Christian Mat. 11. 24. mans heart desire A. Six things especially Q. VVhat are they A. a Petition I. That he may glorifie God 2. That b II. God may reign his heart and not sin 3. That c III. he may do Gods will and not the lusts of the flesh 4. That d IV. he may relie himself on Gods Providence for all the means of this temporal life e V. That he may be justified and be at peace with God 6. f VI. That by the power of God he may be strengthened against ill temptations Q. What is faith A. A g Amen perswasion that those things which we truly desire God will grant them for Christs sake The sixth Principle expounded Q. After that a man hath led a short life in this world what followeth then A. Death which is the parting a funder of body and soul Q. VVhy do wicked men and unbelievers die A. That their bodies may go to the earth and their h Luke 16. 22 23. souls may be cast into hell fire Q. VVhy do the godly die seeing Christ by death hath overcome death A. They die for this end that