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Heavens treasvry opened in a fruitfull exposition of the Lord's Prayer together with the principal grounds of Christian religion briefly unfolded / by Tho. Hooker.
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Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.
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appoint it so because that if he had done well we should have been saved now consequently it must follow that because he sinned we must also be punished Q. How did Adams sinne become ours A. By imputation Q. What is imputation A. That whereby the fault of one man is put upon another Q. How came we to have originall sinne A. By propagation in regard that Adam sent his nature into us and we become like him The third Principle Concerning redemption by Christ Quest WAs our Redemption necessary A. Yes because God determined an end of his Creation now man because fallen if he should be destroyed the end would be frustrate Secondly God had ordained the glorification of his mercy in man now had there been no Redemption where would the glory of his mercy appeare Thirdly the Elect fallen without this could have had no comfort Q. Who is this Redeemer A. Jesus Christ the second Person in the Trinity hee onely can subdue our enemies and satisfie his Fathers wrath Q. Wherefore was Christ the fittest person in the Trinity Ans 1. Because hee could most prevaile with God being his Son Secondly God being he who was fully offended it was not justice that he should pay himselfe Q. Why did Christ take the nature of man upon him A. 1. Because it was man that sinned Secondly there must be a suffering as well as a satisfaction Q. Did Christ take upon him the person or nature of man A. The nature onely for else there should have been two persons which cannot be Q. How did Christ take mans nature upon him A. The Holy Ghost sanctified it and then Christ took the same Q. What are those things observable in this nature A. His union and the manner of his conception Q. How is his union A. Inseparable for our nature could not be separated from him the eternall Sonne of God so tooke the nature of man that when it met with him it was not changed but remained the same for ever Q. How was Christ conceived A. By the Holy Ghost who at this time and in this thing imitated the nature of man Q. Of whom was Christ conceived A. Of the Virgin Mary Q. Why had not Christ a Father as well as a Mother A. Then had he been lyable to sinne which was principally imputed to man Q. How did Christ suffer A. By his Death which was two-fold corporall and spirituall corporall whereby his body was separated from his soule and spirituall whereby hee was separated from God Q. What things are to be observed in the death of the soule Ans 1. The wrath of God and his anger against a man of which Christ tasted Secondly the consequences which are desperation and continuall punishments from which Christ was most free The fourth Principle A sinner of an humble and contrite spirit apprehends Christ by faith and so is justified and sanctified Here are two things 1. A preparation 2. The Benefit Quest WHat is contrition A. When a sinner is brought to such a sight of sinne that being enforced to feele the burthen thereof hee comes to bee sequestred from it Q. How many things are here considerable A. Three 1. A sinner must be brought to a sight of his sinne 2. Hee must bee enforced to feele it 3. He must come to be sequestred from it Q. Why doe you say Brought to a sight of his sinne A. Because of himselfe he neither will nor can see his sinne Q. What doe you meane by sight A. A cleare and convicting sight of sinne Q. What is it to have cleare sight of sinne A. When a man sees sinne as it is in its colours Q. What is it to see sinne convictingly A. When a sinner is perswaded in his conscience that that sinne which the Minister and the Word of God speakes of is his own sinne Q. What is meant by sinne A. In sinne there are two branches the evill of it and the punishment of it Q. Which is worse of these two A. The evill of sinne for 1. that which deprives a man of the chiefest good must needs be the greatest evill but sinne deprives the soule of God the chiefest good 2. We see Christ could suffer punishment but not be sinfull 3. And God is oft the Author of punishment but not of sinne Q. What is the second thing in the definition Answ Hee is inforced to feele it men would bee flying off from the meditation of this sinne Q. How may a man feele his sinne as he should doe Ans By meditation and application Q. How by meditation Answ 1. By considering what a GOD hee hath offended how great mercy abused and justice provoked not onely in time of ignorance but since wee knew him Secondly A serious meditation of the vile and filthy nature of sinne Q. How doth the vilenesse of sin appeare A. It separates us from Gods presence and procureth eternall misery Q. How by application Answ 1. By convincing the heart of its loathsome conditon 2. By dogging the heart when there is any occasion of sinne and still telling it of Gods judgement Q. Can any man of himselfe doe this A. No it must be Gods humbling hand Q. What doe you meane by sequestred Ans When a mans hearts desire and hungring is to get out of sinne though hee cannot saying with himselfe there is no reason why I should be thus ruled by base lusts Q. What is humiliation Answ When the heart of a poore sinner comes to despaire of all hope and helpe either in himselfe or any creature and is contented to bee at Gods disposing Q. How many things are to be considered in this definition Answ Hee despaireth of all hope in himselfe or in the creatures and is content to be at Gods disposing Q. When doth a man come to this despaire A. When he seeketh to the world for succour and findes none Q. When is a man content to bee at Gods dispose A. When he acknowledgeth he hath no good in himselfe and confesses if at any time God afflict him that it is just with God so to doe resolving what ever trouble lyes upon him still to trust and call upon God Contrition and humiliation are two graces which must be wrought in the soul before faith can enter in 1. Because every naturall man hath sinne to be his God now there cannot be two Gods in any mans heart 2. Because by faith we goe unto Christ to receive good at his hands now one cannot goe to Christ before he goe out of himselfe before we can get the pearle we must sell all that we have now Christ is the pearle wee must sell all our corruptions to enjoy him Q. What is faith A. A resting upon God grounded upon knowledge and assurance that God is my God in Christ Q. How many things are included in this knowledge A. A sight of sinne and a sense of it which will produce three things 1. A prizing and seeking for mercy 2. No content in any thing till
wee can forgive others on a right ground 1. Because all the mercy we have wee receive from him 2. All wee have is but a drop in comparison of that Ocean which is in God 3. Our mercy is mixed with cruelty and many oppositions but God is all compassion Q. What is the scope of the sixth Petition A. Sanctification Q. What doth temptation properly signifie A. A proving of grace so God tempted Abraham and proved his love Here by temptation is meant a solicitation to commit evill Q. Why not tentation of triall A. Because we ought rather to pray against this then against that Q. What doe you meane by deliver Ans 1. That God would give us a fore-sight of sinne 2. That God would give us power that we be not thereby overtaken 3 That God would recover us being falne and fortifie us against sinne for time to come Q. What doe you meane by lead Ans 1. That God would let us have no occasion of evill Secondly if occasions be offered that he would so assist and strengthen that they prevaile not against us Q. How hath God a hand in the sinnes of men A. Whatsoever may be said in the Law and Word of God may be said of God now the Law may be said to have an hand in the sins of men As when counsell and admonition comes the heart swells immediately as when a thing is put into a channell or any other place the water increaseth hugely not because there is any water put into it but by opposition Q. What doe you mean by evill A. There is no kinde of evill worse then the evill of sinne and punishment here is specially meant the evill of sinne and also punishment so farre as it may hinder us in the wayes of godlinesse Q. Why do you say deliver us A. Here wee desire that God would provide meanes for others good and make us instruments to deliver them 1 In watching over their conversation 2 In telling them of that which is amisse 3 To follow it and never leave till wee have convinced them of it Q. What is meant by Kingdome A. The right ruling over his servants By power is meant an ability and sufficiency to governe And by Glorie is meant 1 The worship of God 2 The shining of Gods glory Q. Why doe you say Thy A. All this is in God Secondly all that men have in the world is from God therefore they must render all to his glory Q. What is Amen A. The voyce and word of faith Q. What is here implyed A. Two things 1 An earnest desire of what wee beg as a man when his friend goeth beyond sea faith The Lord be with you 2 A repose of our selves upon God that he would grant our requests who hath promised whatever we aske in Christs Name wee shall have it The sixt Principle All men shall rise with their bodies to judgement the godly shall inherit the kingdome of Heaven but reprobates and unbeleevers shall bee cast into hell fire with the Devill and his angels Qu WHat are we to observe out of this Principle A. Two things 1. The judgement 2. The reward of every man In the judgement we must observe two things First the preparation to this judgement that is the resurrection 2. The judgement it selfe Q. What is resurrection A. It is the re-uniting and knitting the soule and body together that were separated by death Q. Why is it necessary that there must be a resurrection A. There are two grounds one is taken from the justice another from the mercy of God Wicked men they have the happinesse of this life and therefore they must have misery in the life to come else God were not just Againe the godly are here in misery and they that should be most respected have the worst entertainment therefore they must have a happinesse in heaven So the Author to the Heb. saith God is just that he should not forget their labour of love And the Apostle to the Thessal It is a righteous thing to render peace to you it were unjust if they did not see some good dayes Abraham tels Dives Son remember thou in thy life time receivedst thy pleasure and Lazarus paines therefore now he is comforted and thou art tormented It was the speech of Master Greenham that wicked men have some good in them therefore God gives them outward things but they have an infinite evill therefore they must perish eternally Secondly Gods mercy hath promised heaven to his servants therefore there must be a Resurrection heaven is not here There be two sorts of men that shall be judged First those that dye Secondly those that live when Christ shall come Q. How doe the godly rise againe A. By Christs Resurrection because Christ was dead and they are his members Christ being their Surety and whatsoever he doth he doth it not for himselfe but for them Q. How shall it be with the godly when Christ shall come A. They shall be freed from all sinne and weaknesse of body Q. Shall the same bodies arise A. Yea the same God shall gather together all the elect He that is able to make all things of nothing is able to raise men and gather them out of the dust for it is lesser to repaire a thing of the matter that it is made of then to make a thing of nothing Q. But is there no change in regard of substance A. Onely this The qualities conditions of the body shall be altered the body shall be incorruptible immortall whereas here we are subject to death and diseases Secondly the body shall bee spirituall that is there shall be no dependance upon any outward comforts Here we must use meat and drink for preservation of our lives but there shall be no need of them The Sadduces told Christ Such an one had seven brethren and they all married one woman one after another now say they In the Resurrection whose shall this wife be and Christ said to them Ye erre not knowing the Scriptures for in heaven they neither eate nor drinke marrie nor give in marriage but are as the Angels they need no meat nor apparel So the godly shall be there 3. All imperfections and weaknesses shall then be taken away If a man dyes sick he shall be whole when he rises againe If a man be lame or if he were born blind or if one dyed being a child all these shall be taken away then Object But it seemes it shall not be the same body for if a man shall have every limbe and be perfect in every part how can these things stand together Ans There is nothing added to the substance of the body but only changed and increased it is in the nature of many things to increase when as nothing is added unto them As may be observed in an Onyon take a great Onyon and hang it up in the house and it will grow bigger and bigger what is the cause of it not because