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A08202	An order of houshold instruction by which euery master of a familie, may easily and in short space, make his whole houshold to vnderstand the principall and chiefe points of Christian religion, without the knowledge whereof, no man can be saued.	Nichols, Josias, 1555?-1639.	1595 (1595)	STC 18539.5; ESTC S2248	53,178	122

I haue receiued of the Lord that which I also haue deliuered vnto you that the Lord Iesus the same night hee was betraied tooke bread Vers 24. And when he had giuen thanks he brake it and sayd Take eate this is my bodie which is broken for you doe this in remembrance of me 25. After the same manner also hee tooke the cup when he had supped saying This cup is the new Testament in my bloud doe this as oft as you drinke it in remembrance of me 26. For as oft as you eate this bread or drinke this cuppe ye shew the Lords death till he come The Interpretation THese two places haue one end Both texts to one end namely to teach good order and good behauiour amongst Gods people the first touching all dueties and the latter in the seruice of God as namely in the vse of the Sacraments The first is by a comparison of the estate of Christians before their calling The first text with that wherein they are after they be called the a Were in times past vers 3. first estate is verse 3. in these wordes were in time past where he describeth the nature of the vnregenerate in the b Wee our selues person of the Christian in these words we our selues first the corruption of the c Vnwise Disobedient Deceiued minde vnwise in the vnderstanding part disobedient in will and deceiued in iudgement Secondly in the d Seruing the lusts diuers pleasures affections seruing the lusts and pleasures Thirdly in e Liuing in maliciousnes and enuie conuersation liuing in all wickednes to the hurt of others and this is set forth by the f Hatefull and hating vers 4. effect that one hated the other By which hee emptieth man of all righteousnes and strippeth him naked that he may bee seene to be nothing but filthines Then the other estate is shewed in the rest First by the g Bountifulnes and 〈◊〉 of God fundamentall cause the secret boūtifulnes loue of God And because God is h Our S●●●our author of christian happines wholy soly he is intituled Our Sauiour this bountifulnes is set forth by the i When appeared vers 5. time when it was knowne and effectuall when it appeared and this is verse 4. Then verse 5. he sheweth k According to his mercie how it is wrought namely by mercie that is compassion on our infirmities and miseries being such desperate sinners which is opened by his a Not by the works of righteousnes which we had done contrarie that it was not by our workes of righteousnes Then hee sheweth b He saued vs. what God did he saued vs namely from that miserable estate of sinne and this is declared by the instrument which is double one c Washing outward of lesse power which is washing that is Baptisme the other d Holy ghost inward which is effectuall and maketh the washing effectuall this is the holy Spirite and that by two e New birth and renewing effectes the new birth or regeneration vnto faith and renewing of vs in sanctification vnto holynes And verse 6. vers 6 these two effects are set forth by the holy f Iesus Christ conduit or meanes by which they are powred downe vpon vs which is aboundantly by Christ and then verse 7. vers 7 by the g Iustified and made heires c. effects that we should be iustified by his grace that is * Rom. 3.24 freely reconciled vnto God by faith in Christs blood and made heyres of eternall life This latter effect is declared by his h Hope instrument Hope The summe is then that seeing by nature wee are so corrupt in minde in will affections and workes and that God of his bountifulnes without our workes moued onely by his mercie hath begotten vs a new and sanctified vs with his spirit whereof Baptisme is a Sacrament all this by Christ c. We ought to bee subject to principalities and powers obedient and readie to euerie good worke The other place The second text opened is by a rehearsall of the institution of Christ that by it as by a rule or lawe the Corinthian abuses and disorders might be reformed where firs is the i I haue receiued of the Lord c. preface to make it a rule because he deliuerad to them that he receiued from the Lorde insinuating that hee durst not teach them any thing else and therefore they did ill to corrupt that order by their abuses then for the thing it selfe he first simplie and truly sheweth the very storie and after he expoundeth the vse of it In the storie he beginneth with the a The night he was betrayed time that it was ordayned The same night he was betrayed namely the * Colos 2.16.17 Heb. 10.1.2.9 time of the olde testament in the shadowes hauing in him an ende he erecteth ordinances for the new then secondly hee sheweth the b Hee tooke ●read and brake c. vers 24. things First that hee tooke bread then that hee blessed it by * 1. Cor. 10.16 giuing thankes that is hee separated it to some speciall vse to that end followeth the breaking the bread and bidding them to take and eate it then he sheweth the c This is my bodie vse of these ceremonies in these words this is my bodie which is sacramentally spoken as * Exod. 12.11.12 1. Cor. 10.3.4 that of the Passeouer and of Manna and the rocke c. that that breaking of bread was a signe of his bodie to be broken which he expoundeth himselfe in the d This doe ye in remēbrance of me next wordes which are a commandement by vertue whereof the Churche ought to vse this Sacrament namely that the Church should doe as hee did and when they so doe they should doe it in remembrance of him Then verse 25. vers 25 hee sheweth the e After the same manner c. like of the cup where the words of the f This cuppe is the new Testament c. vse are spoken by a borrowed speech the cuppe for the wine in the cup and alluding to the g Exod. 4.8 righte of the sacrifices he calleth it the testament in his blood meaning that it was a sacramentall signe of the couenant of God sealed with his blood which least we should dreame of any Transubstantiation or consubstantiation hee likewise expoundeth himselfe in a h This doe as oft as ye c. commandement to the Church that when they drinke it they should doe as he did in remembrance of him Now the Apostle hauing the same spirit of Christ in that very meaning doth teach vs the i As oft as ye c. vers 26. vse verse 26. calling the creatures in the eating bread and in the drinking wine and that the same bread and wine so separated by thankesgiuing are not changed in their substance but in their

* Gen. 28.12 ladder by which the elect doe walke vp into heauen and in the margin the particular poyntes of doctrine as the goodly * 1. King 10.18 Lions on both side of the steps of Salomons throne which with little marking thou maist perceiue to offer themselues The poynts of doctrine in the meaning of the words The interpretation or ladder Ver. 3. HEre is the top of Salomons throne for hee sheweth in this verse the state of all faithfull Christians in this life after their effectuall calling that they haue as it were liuery and sesin of that heauenly kingdome Where the blessing is that of Abraham Gen. 22. communicated vnto them by the a The trinitie spirite and it is described by the author a The trinitie God the b Christ in his person Gods sonne in office Lord Iesus Christ i annoynted Sauiour king priest and prophet Father of our a The trinitie Lorde Iesus Christ and by the nature of it which is heauenly which may be translated as chap. 2.6 heauenly places because the c The state of beleeuers to bee heires of heauen blessing is to make vs heyres of heauen by hope as is expounded verse 13.14 and Titus 3.7 and it is set forth by the meanes which is a Christ the meanes Christ namely that being in Christ we haue this blessing Gal. 3.14 and it is saide all spirituall blessings because b The Spirit the worker by the spirite all giftes necessarie to eternall life are giuen vs 1. Pet. 1.3 and he teacheth them to prayse c God the author God as the author saying Blessed be God c. Hauing shewed that the faithfull are set by Christ thorow the spirit in the state of saluation as it were translated from death to life now in the rest hee sheweth the proceeding of the causes as the steppes by which GOD bringeth vs vnto this and so in the accomplishment of all the elect vnto the perfection of ioye in the life to come Verse 4. He sheweth the first steppe d The first cause of saluation chosen before the world was God doth chuse them this is declared by the time that is before all time and by the e God in chosing looked not on worke or faith foreseene but on his sonne mouing cause in Christ by the f Godly life an effect not a cause of saluation end that we should be holy c. Verse 5. He sheweth here a second cause or degree which is g The second cause of saluation adoption thorow Christ Adoption that is God would take vs to bee his children which is set forth by the repetition of the first cause h They that are adopted were first predestinated predestination which is generall to election and reprobation namely that out of it came adoption that is God set downe by decree whom he would make his children thorow Christ which is called the sure foundation of God 2. Tim. 2.19 and this illustrated by another i The good pleasure of Gods will the mouing cause of predestination to adoption mouing cause which is the good pleasure of his will Verse 6. The former cause is here amplified by the last k The glory of God the finall cause final the glorie of Gods grace Which l The grace of God a third cause grace is made a third and speciall working cause bringing forth a fourth which is our m Iustification a fourth cause iustification for hee saith that with n If it bee of grace it is not now of works Rom. 11.6 grace he maketh them accepted and to bee accepted is alone with iustified and his grace being the cause thereof sheweth that wee are freely iustified by his grace Rom. 3.24 And lastly that we may know this iustifying to be o We are iustified by grace thorow faith in Christ by faith in Christ he addeth him as the materiall cause in all these causes terming him beloued by excellencie because for his sake God doth these things Verse 7. The a Redemption by Christs bloud a fift cause fift cause of our saluation is redemption by Christs blood this is declared by the b Forgiuenes of sinnes part of redemptiō His bloud sheweth Christ a naturall man effect forgiuenes of sinnes which sheweth how Christ is the meanes of our iustification namely in that hee payed the ransome for our sinnes and so wee being forgiuen are accounted iust for his sake as is opened 2. Cor. 5.17.20.21 which is amplified by repetition of the working cause his grace c Rich is the grace of God in forgiuenes of sinnes which for the exceeding greatnes is called rich Verse 8.9 Here he sheweth a d The preaching of the Gospell a sixt cause sixt cause euen the instrument by which he applieth all these causes vnto vs which is the preaching of the Gospell called here e The Gospell is the opening of the mistery of Gods will in all wisdome and vnderstanding The opening of the mystery of his will So expounded cap. 3.4 5 6. Coloss 1.25.26 Which thing is set forth first by the cause whereby that is his grace secondly by the order of it that it was aboundant in all wisdome and vnderstanding thirdly the f The preaching of the gospell commeth of Gods grace and good pleasure repetition of one mouing cause The good pleasure of his will and lastly by the first cause his g Preaching of the gospell ordained of Gods purpose purpose wherein he regarded nothing but Christ wherefore hee saith in him that is as God purposed in his good pleasure to elect and adopt these happie soules in Christ so did he in that purpose appoynt the meanes which is the preaching of the Gosspell Verse 10. The h Our effectuall calling the seuenth cause last cause which is the effectuall calling named the i All the faithfull gathered into one gathering into one The greeke word signifieth the gathering of dispersed things into one entire or summe namely that where we be in all ages as sheep going astray we are called by the gospell and gathered by fayth vnto Christ our shepheard into one felowship or bodie which then shall be k There is a certaine number of the elect which shall be made full vp in Christ perfected when the whole number of the elect being accomplished we shall all meete with Christ and hee made meruellous in all that beleeue Ephes 4.12 13. which calling is set forth by two argumentes First by the times wherein there is a a The faithfull called in all times ages dispensation of times and a b In the end of time all the elect shall be one with Christ fulnes of times which sheweth that God calleth and gathereth his elect in many times as before the law and vnder the law and in the time of the Gospell wherein the whole world shal be gathered And

saluation expressely and some to damnation by consequent Iud vers 4. Pro. 16.4 1. Pet. 2.8 The performance of this predestination is by election in Christ expressely by reprobation from Christ by consequent such as refuse Christ Ioh. 8.42.43.47 CAP. 4. Of the execution of Gods decree Psalm 33.6.7.8.9.10.11 The execution of Gods decree is that he performeth his eternal purpose by creating all things vers 6.7.8 By gouerning all things in their times seasons vers 10.11 CAP. 5. Of the creation Gen. chap. 1. and chap. 2. These two chapters teach vs. 1. God made all things by his word of nothing 2. In sixe daies 3. Man in the sixt day 4. God made man and woman that is male and female in one day cap. 1.26.27 5. God made man of the dust of the earth touching his body and breathed in him his soule so he had both body soule cap. 2.7 6. The woman was made of the man God cast him in a deepe sleepe took out one of his ribbes and closed vp the flesh and of the ribbe made the womā the mans name was Adam the womans Eue chap. 2.21.22 chap. 3.20 7. The excellencie of man aboue other earthly creatures is in two thinges 1. They were created after the image of God which shineth principally in the soule chap. 1.27 which is in knowledge Coloss 3.10 and practise of holines righteousnes Eph. 4.24 2. They were created in most perfect happines where vnto the image of God these things were ioyned they had authoritie and Lordship ouer the creatures chap. 1.28 they were so beautifull that being naked they were not ashamed cap. 2.25 CAP. 6. Gouernment before the fall Gen. cap. 2. God placed man in a most pleasant place of the world called the garden of Eden vers 15. 2. He gaue him commandement to keepe and to dresse the garden vers 15. 3. He gaue him the tree of life in the middest of the garden as a Sacrament that if hee continued in well doing he should liue for euer vers 9. cap. 3.22 4. He gaue him this order he might take of all the trees in the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and euill and in that day he should eate thereof he should dye the death vers 16.17 5. Hee instituted marriage to bee of one man and one woman that they two should be one flesh vers 24. CAP. 7. The fall of man Gen. 3. In this chapter the storie of the fall of man is set forth in these poynts 1. The diuell abusing the tongue of a serpent entised the womā Eue and she did eate of the forbidden fruite and she gaue to her husband Adam he did eate and so the cōmandemēt of God was broken ver 1.2.3 c. 2. By this disobedience Adam and Eue and all mankind were dead in finne and vnder damnation of bodie and soule that is hee lost his excellencie and became ashamed of himselfe vers 7.8.9.10 expounded Eph. 2.1.2.3 Rom. 5.12.13.14 3. To make man to see his owne miserie God cursed the earth for his sake that it shuld bring forth briers thistles and thornes made the man to get his liuing with toile and paine till hee dyed the woman with sorrowe and griefe to bring forth and bring vp her childrē and banished them both out of the garden of Eden vers 16.17 c. CAP. 8. Gouernment after the fall The restoring of man The two couenants Iere. 31.31.32.33.34 This place teacheth 1. For the restoring of man from the death of sinne and damnation God made two couenants the couenant of workes and the couenant of mercie 2. The couenant of works is that God will be our God if wee keepe all his commaundements vers 31.32 3. The couenant of mercie is God will bee our God by forgiuenes of sinnes thorow Christ and write his lawes in our hearts vers 33.34 Heb. 10.12.13.15.16 4. We are not saued by the couenant of workes that is by keeping of Gods commandements for no man can do them vers 32. But wee are saued by the couenant of mercie that is by beleefe in Iesus Christ by whom our sins are forgiuen vers 33.34 Rom. 8.3 Eph. 2.8.9 CAP. 9. Of the first couenant which is of workes and the true force and perpetuall vse of the law Rom. 3.10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. The lawe bewrayeth sinfulnes pronounceth vs guiltie maketh vs vnable to open our mouthes to claime any things at Gods hand for our owne righteousnes or well dooing that we might run vnto Christ in the couenant of mercie to be iustified and saued by beleefe in him Gal. 3.21.22 Ephes 2.8 9 10. Although we cannot bee saued or iustified by our workes or well-dooing yet God hath ordayned the good workes commanded in his lawe for those who shall be saued by the couenant of mercie to walke in as a perpetuall rule of right liuing to all beleeuers 1. Thess 4.2.3.4 with 1. Ioh. 3.6 7 8 Here the ten Commaundements are to be expounded CAP. 10. Of the couenant of mercie and the mediator thereof 2. Cor. 5.19 This teacheth the order of the couenant of mercie namely thus God calleth vs by his Gospell vnto his mercie thorow Christ and offereth to reconcile vs vnto himselfe thorow him by forgiuenes of sinnes and we are in couenant with him when he giueth vs faith in Christs blood Rom. 3.25 Gal. 4.4.5 This place sheweth the mediator Christ by his person and office His person that he is the sonne of God made man that is to say perfect GOD and perfect man in one person man to be like his bretheren as Heb. 2.17 God to be holy harmeles c. as Heb. 7.26 His office to be the mediator of the couenant of mercie in that by his death he redeemeth vs from vnder the lawe to bee made the children of God Psal 110.1 2 3 4. This text sheweth the parts of Christs office of mediatorship namely that hee should bee King verse 1.2.3 and Priest verse 4. CAP. 11. Of the Priesthoode of Christ 1. Pet. 3.18.19 This declareth that Christs Priesthoode is fulfilled in two points 1. in his perfect obedience as a iust and holy man vnto death and all other priestly actions thereunto adioyned verse 18. Secondly in his propheticall function verse 19. Rom. 8.33.34 This declareth the priestlie actions of Christ to be of two sortes 1. the sacrifice of his death and his resurrection to put away our sinnes and to make vs righteous Rom. 4.25 2. sitting at the right hand of God to make intercession for vs. CAP. 12. Of the Kingdome of Christ and namely before and vntill the last iudgement Ephes 4.11 12 13 14 15 16. Here is the kingly office of Christ described 1. Hee is head of his church who nourisheth it and furnisheth it in all things verse 16. 2. This furniture is in the applying of the workes of his priesthood both before and vntill the last iudgement and at the iudgement verse 11.12.13 3.