for hee was God not to suffer but to ouercome by suffering which was a part of his mediation Q. VVhat profite haue wee by the death and sufferings of Christ A. Exceeding much Q. Shew wherein A. First thereby our sinnes are forgiuen 1. Ihon. 1.7 Secondly hee hath set all at peace in heauen and earth Col. 1.20 Thirdlie he hath taken awaie the sting of death 1. Cor. 15.55 Lastlie he maketh sinne die in our mortall bodies Rom. 6.4 Q. Now that you haue shewed me the sufferings of Christ and the profite wee haue by them tell me further what became of him after he was dead buried A. He rose againe the third daie Q. Are you perswaded that he did arise againe A. Yea according to the scriptures Q. What Scripture haue you for that A. The 15. chapter of the first epistle to the Cor. where it is written that Christ rose againe according to the scriptures Q. Was he seene after his resurrection A. Yea. Q. Of whome A. Of Cephas of Iames of Paul of Marie of the two disciples of the twelue of all the Apostles of more then fiue hundred brethren at once 1. Cor. 15.5 Iohn 20.18 Luk. 24.34 Q. How could he possiblie rise againe seing the sepulchre was watched and the stone sealed Mat. 27.66 A. Because he was God Rom. 1.4 Q. VVhat learne we out of this A. That neither death hell the graue nor corruption could seaze vpon him Q. VVhat more A. That hee hath fully satisfied for all our sinnes for if there had béene but one sinne vnpaid for it would haue held him downe still in the graue 1. Cor. 15.17 Q. VVhat profite haue we by the resurrection of Christ A. First thereby wee are iustified Ro. 4.25 Secondlie we are assured that our bodies shall rise againe Rom. 8.11 Thirdlie thereby wee are raised vp to newnesse of life Rom 6.4 Q. What followed his resurrection A. His ascention into Heauen Q. Did he ascend into Heauen immediatlie after his resurrection A. No he staied fortie daies vpon the earth Acts. 1.3 Q. What did he those fortie daies A. He presented himself aliue to his disciples he had conference with them he instructed them he armed prepared them against the time of triall Acts. 1.2 3. Q. How was he taken vp A. In a Cloud after a visible manner in his humaine bodie his disciples looking stedfastlie after him Acts. 1.9.10 Q. Was it necessarie that our Lord Iesus should thus ascend into Heauen A. It was verie meete and necessarie that after all his sorrowes and sufferings he should possesse his chaire of estate Q. Had it not bene better that hee had taried still with vs vpon the earth A. No for that would destroy our faith our spiritual loue and al our hope 2. Cor. 5.16 Heb. 11.1 2. Cor. 5.7 1. Pet. 1.8 Q. Is Christ so ascended that hee is no more with vs vpon the earth A. No for although hee be absent from vs as touching his bodilie presence yet is hee with vs in the power of his spirite Math. 28.20 Q. What profite haue we by the ascention of Christ A. First thereby hee hath set open the gates of heauen made an open entrance to al that wil come in Ep. 2.13 He. 10.19 Secondlie he maketh continuall intercession for vs. Heb. 7.25 Thirdlie he being ascended will draw all vs his members vnto him Iho. 12.32 Fourthly because our head is aboue the water therfore although we may be foundred yet can we not be stifled 2. Câ—r 4.8.9 2 Cor. 6.9 Q. What is ment by this sitting at the right hand of his Father A. That hee is exalted farre aboue the Angels and all creatures whatsoeuer Ephes 1.20 Phil. 2.9 Marke 16.18 Q. Hath God a right hand of flesh bloud like a man A. No for God is like no creature Esa 40.18 Acts. 17.29 Q. How then A. It is a borrowed speech taken from kings who are accustomed to set them on their right hand whom they will highlie aduance 1. Reg. 2.19 Psalm 45.9 Q. But the scripture speaketh of Gods head eies nose mouth hands and feete as if he were a man A. That is for the weakenes of our vnderstanding and not because he hath anie such members indeed Q Shew this more fullie A. We caÌ„not vnderstand heauenly things in their proper nature and being but as they are made plaine vnto vs by earthly similâ—â—udes Q. What may wee learne out of this so high exaltation of our Lord Iesus A. That as he is able to vanquish al his enemies so also he is able to help his freÌ„ds Q. How long shall Christ sitte at the right hand of his father A. Vntil the consuÌ„mation of al things Acts. 3.21 Q. wil he theÌ„ come again in the end of the world A. Yea and that in visible sort as he ascended Acts. 1.11 2. Thess 1.7 Q. Will hee come poorely basely as in his first comming A. No but after a most glorious wonderfull and dreadfull manner Q. How is that A. In the clouds of heauen w t a shoute with the voice of the Archangell with the sound of the last trumpet in flaming fire with tenne thousand thousands of Angels 1. Th. 4.16 2. The. 1.7 Dan. 7.10 Q. When shall he come A. Of that day and houre knoweth no man but the scripture saieth it is at hand Mat. 24.36 Heb. 10.37 1. Pet. 4.7 Q. Will he giue no warning of his comming A. Hee wil come very suddeinly as a thiefe in the night and as the trauaile of a womaÌ„ 2 Pet. 3.10 1. Th. 5.3 Luk. 21.25 Q. What will he do when he commeth A. He wil iudge both the quick dead Q what is ment by the quick and the dead A. Al y t euer haue bin are shalbe to the end of the world as well those y t are dead rotten in the earth as those which shalbe found aliue at his comming Ap. 20.12 Q Shal not the rich mighty great Potentates of the earth be dispensed with exempted from this iudgment A. No but all must make their personal appéerance 2. Cor. 5.10 Q How shall we be iudged A. By the word of god the books of our consciences shall bee opened and euerie man shal receiue according to his works Iohn 12.48 Daniel 7.10 Apoc. 20.12 2. Cor. 5.10 Q. Wil not learning wit policie speach friendship flattery riches strength beautie gold nor siluer helpe in that day A. All these will auaile nothing for he will iudge the world with righteousnes and the people with equitie Psal 96.13 Q. What learne wee out of this that Christ shall be our iudge A. First wee learne to our comfort that hee shall bee our iudge which is our mediator Secondly that in the meane time wée liue an holy and godly life in feare and trembling as those which looke for that great day of appearing 2. Peter 3.11 Tit. 2.13 Q. Now that you haue shewed mee your faith in the Sonne it remaineth that you tell me also
because Christ was fastened with nailes through the handes and féete to a crosse péece of wood Q Was that a more shamefull kind of death than anie other A. Yea amongst the Iewes it was counted most odious and reproachfull Deut. 21.23 Phil. 2.8 Q. What do you beleeue touching this that he was dead A. I doe beléeue that hee was wracked and tormented vnto death and vntill the kall of his hart burst and hee gaue vp the Ghost Ihon. 19.30 Q. What did followe Christs giuing vppe the Ghost A. Verie fearefull things for the vaile of the temple rent the earth did quake the stones did cleaue the graues did open the bodies of the saintes did arise and appéere to manie Mat. 27.51 Q. And what more A. The Centurion others were constrained to confesse him to bee a iust man and the Sonne of GOD. Luke 23.47 Matth. 27.54 Q. Doo you beleeue that Christ was laid in a graue and buried A. Yea for the Scripture saith hee was laid in a new sepulcher wherein neuer man was laid before Iohn 19.41 Q. By whom was he buried A. By two worthie persons Nicodemus and Ioseph of Arimathea Iohn 19.38 39. Q. Why was he buried A. For the greater certaintie of the matter for otherwise they might haue said after his resurrection that his bodie was neuer laid in the graue Q. What is the meaning of this that he descended into hell A. That hee suffered not onely in his bodie but also in his soule all punishments due to our soules Esay 53.10 11. Mar. 14.33 34. Q. VVhere did hee suffer these torments A. Vpon the Crosse for the Scripture saith all was dispatched done vpon the crosse Col. 2.14 15. Col. 1.20 Q. When did hee suffer these horrors of death and condemnation A. Before his death in the garden Gethsemane Matth. 26.36 Q. What signes were there of his suffering condemnation and the verie hellish torments in his soule A. His strong cries and teares vnto his father his sweating as it were drops of bloud his praying that if it were possible the cup might passe Heb. 5.7 Luke 22.44 Matth. 26.39 Q. Was it not for feare of bodily death that our Lord Iesus did thus crie out A. No for it were against all reason to think that the sonne of God could bee so shaken with any feare of naturall death Q. VVhat was it then A. Surely as hath béen said before it was the vntollerable wrath of his father and the vnspeakeable torments of condemnation due to our sinnes which caused him which had al fulnesse and perfection of faith to crie out as a man condemned and forsaken Q. You said euen now that he suffered al vpon the crosse did hee then suffer nothing after his death A. Nothing truely Q. How prooue you that A. Because hee said before hee gaue vp the Ghost that all was finished meaning the work of our redemption and to what end then should he suffer any more Iohn 19.30 Q. Did not his soule goe downe to the place of the damned A. No for his soule went to Paradise but Paradise is not the place of the damned therefore his soule came not there Luk. 23.43 Q. Yea but this word of Descending dooth seeme to importe that hee went downe some whether after his death A. The word of desending dooth not imploye any mutation of place in body or soule but of state and condition Ioh. 3.13 Q. It may be further obiected that this word hel doth note the place of the damned therefore Christs soule was in hell A. The word hel dooth not alwaies in the Scripture note the place of the damned but sometimes the graue and sometimes extremitie of afflictions Gen. 42.38 Psal 6.5 Psal 86.13 Ion. 2.2 Q. VVell but Saint Peter saith that Christ in his spirit went and preached to the spirites that are in prison therefore Christs soule was in hel amoÌ„g the damned 1. Pet. 3.19 A. Saint Peter in that place dooth not meane by the word spirit his humane soule but his Godhead Q. VVhat reason can you alledge for that A. This Christ went and preached in the same spirit wherein he was raised vp from the dead but he was not raised vp from the dead by the power of his humane soule but by the power of his Godhead therefore he went and preached not in his humane soule but in the power of his Godhead Q. How prooue you that he went and preached to the spirites in prison in the same spirit wherein he was raised vp A. The verie text saith that he was put to death as concerning the flesh but was quickened or raised vp in the spirit by the which spirite hee went and preached c. 1. Pet. 3.19 Q. I pray you then tell me what is the meaning of Saint Peter in that place A. Saint Peters meaning is this that Christ by the power of his Godhead and diuine spirit in Noah and not in his own humane flesh did preach to the old world who woulde neither heare nor obey the warning of Noah and therefore are now in hell fire because of their disobedience Q. You say well but I haue not yet done For it is written in the sixteenth Psalme Thou wilt not leaue my soule in hell c. Therefore Christs soule was in hell A. The Holie Ghost himselfe by the mouth of his Apostles Peter and Paule dooth expound that place as a prophecie of the resurrection of Christ Actes 2.31 Act 13.37 A. How then must the words bee interprered A. Thus thou wilt not leaue my soule that is my dead bodie in hell that is in the graue for so it should be translated Q. Where doo you reade in the scriptures that the word soule is put for a dead bodie A. In the second of Leuiticus and very often in the scriptures it is put for the bodie and the whole person Iosua 10.30 1. Pet. 3.20 Q. Some hold that Christ went downe after his death to Lembus Patrum that is as they say the brimme of hel to fetch our fathers from thence and I pray you what say you to that A. I say they erre not knowing the scriptures Q. Why A. For there is no such place neither were our forefathers euer in any such place and therefore how could Christ fetch them out where they neuer were Q. How prooue you that our forefathers were neuer in any such place A. Because they were saued by the â—romised séed as we are Ihon. 8.56 Heb. â— 15. Q. How could they be saued by Christ before he suffered A. Because the sauing power of his death was from the beginning Heb 13.8 1. Pet. 1.20 Apoc. 13.8 Q. Nowe tell mee one thing further whether did Christ suffer these foresaide tormentes in his Godhead or in his manhood A. In his manhood for his Godhead could not suffer but did as it were hide it selfe in the time of his suffering Phi. 2.7 Q. How then was he our mediator according to both natures A. Yes verie wel notwithstanding
from gouerning Iohn 5.17 Q. If God haue created al things then also he made the diuels Q. God indéed created them but yet not diuels but Angels of light Col. 1.16 Q. How then became they diuels A. By their fall Q. How prooue you that they fell A. Out of the eight of Iohn when Christ saieth he aboade not in the trueth therefore it followeth he was in the truth Q. VVhat other places haue you to prooue the fall of Angels A. S. Peter saieth that God spared not the Angels that sinned c. 2. Pet. 2.4 5. Iude saieth the Angels which kept not the first estate c. and Iob saieth he found folly in his Angels Iob. 4.18 Q. What was the cause of the fall of Angels A. We may not curiously search that because it is not reuealed Q. Did God make man also A. Yea. Q. Whereof did hee make him A. Of the dust of the earth Gen. 2.7 Q. Was his soule made of the dust of the earth A. No for of his soule it is said God breathed in his face the breath of life Genesis 2.7 Q. It is said that God created man in his owne likenesse how is that to be vnderstood A. Of the gifts and qualities of the body and minde wherein hee did resemble God Q. Which be those qualities and gifts A. Righteousnes true holinesse perfect knowledge of God in perfect both vnderstanding and kéeping of the law which was written in his heart Col. 3.10 Eph. 4.24 Q. How was this glorious image of God lost A. By the fall and disobedience of our first parents Q. By what meanes did they fall A. The diuell in the serpent beguiled the woman and shee entised the man and so they sinned Gene. 3. Q. What followed vpon this A. The very flouds of Gods wrath and all miserie brake in vpon vs all sinne entred into the world and together with sinne came death and the curse of GOD vpon all mankinde Rom. 5.12 Q. Now that ye haue shewed me how we were al lost by whom shew me also how this losse is recouered by whom A. This losse is recouered thorow the infinit mercy of God and that only by the meanes of his sonne Christ Rom. 5.19 Iohn 3.16 Q. VVhere is this shewed A. In the sixe articles following Q. What do they generally teach A. How and by what meanes Christ wrought out our redemption Q. What doth this name Jesus signifie A. A sauiour Q. VVhy was he so called A. Because hee should saue his people from their sinnes Matth. 1.21 Q. What doth this name Christ signify A. Annointed Q. VVhereunto was hee annointed A. To the thrée great offices of King Priest Prophet Esa 61.1 2. Luk. 4.18 Q. Were these three kinde of persons wont to be annointed in old time A. Yea as appeareth in the scriptures 1. Sam. 10.1 1. Reg. 1.39 Exod. 30.30 Leuit. 8.12 1. Reg. 19.6 Q. With what ointment were they annointed A. With materiall common ointmēt Q. VVhat did the ointment signifie A. The graces and gifts of Gods spirit Iohn 2.27 Q. Why were Kings Priests and Prophets annointed rather than any other sort of men A. Because the weightinesse of their callings did most of all require it Q. Was Christ annointed with materiall oile A. No but with the oile of gladnesse that is the graces and gifts of Gods spirit aboue his fellowes psa 45.7 Io. 3.34 Q. VVhy is Christ called a King A. Because he ruleth and gouerneth his Church as King and head thereof Iere. 23.5 Ezech. 34.23 Hosea 3.5 Q. How doth he gouerne his Church A. Outwardly by the scepter of his word and the externall gouernement therein set downe and inwardly by his Spirite Esa 11.4 Psalm 2.9 Ro. 12.7 1. Tim. 5.17 Luk. 17.21 Rom. 14.17 A. Was his kingdome earthly Q. No but altogether spirituall for he saith my kingdome is not of this worlde Ioh. 18.36 Q. To what end is he a king A. To deliuer vs from all our spirituall enemies to gouerne vs in true righteousnes Psalm 72.2 Heb. 1.8 Q. What profit haue we by his being of a king A. Very much for thereby we are made kings in him we are enritched with spirituall graces and made frée citizens with the saints and of the houshold of GOD. Apoc. 1.6 Ephe. 4.8 Ephe. 2.19 Q. Was he also a priest A. Yea. Q. After what order A. After the order of Melchizedech Heb. 7.17 Q. What was that A. Such as wherein nothing was carnall as in the priesthood of Leui but all things heauenly and spirituall He. 7.16 Q. What manner of sacrifice did hee offer A. Not the bloud of bulls and goates but his owne bloud Heb. 9.12 Q. How did he offer himselfe and his owne bloud A. Through the eternall spirit that is his Godhead for otherwise hee could not haue obtained eternall redemption for vs. Heb. 9.4 Q. Can none offer his bodie and bloud but himselfe A None trulie for the Scripture vseth these phrases verie much hee offered himselfe hee gaue himselfe Heb. 1.3 1. Tim. 2.6 Heb. 9.26 Q. Is his sacrifice once offered sufficient for al yesterdaie to day and for euer A. Yea vndoubtedlie for the scriptures haue this word once verie often and againe with one sacrifice hath he consecrated for euer them that are sanctified Heb. 26. Heb. 7.27 Heb. 10.4 Q. May it not be repeated A. In no wise for that is blasphemie it accuseth Christ his death of imperfection it encrocheth vpon his right it spoyleth him of his office Heb. 9.26 He. 10.18 Q. What is the reason hereof A. Because it is omnisufficient as the holie Ghost saith after he had offered one sacrifice for sinnes he sitteth for euer at the right hand of God Heb. 10.12 Heb. 7.25 Q. What els A. Because the Priesthood of Christ is eternal and as all the Leuitical Priests and Priesthood and shadowish seruice of the tabernacle did aime and poynt at him so all that is ended in him together with all other Priests and Priesthood Heb. 7.24 Heb. 8.5 Heb. 9.8 9. Heb. 7.18.12 Q. To what end did this great priest offer vp this great sacrifice A. To purge our consciences from dead works to serue the liuing GOD. Heb. 9.14 Q. What profite haue wee by this Priesthood and sacrifice of Christ A. Exceeding great for thereby we are reconciled vnto God haue free accesse to the throne of grace and are made Priests in him Rom. 5.10 Rom. 5.2 1. Pet. 2.5 Q. Let vs proceede was he also a Prophet A. Yea euen that great Prophet which Moses forespoke of Deut. 18.15 Act. 3.22 Q. Why is he said to be a Prophet A. Because hee hath fully declared vnto vs the will of his father Iohn 1.18 Iohn 15.15 Q. Wherein did the office of the Prophets consist in old time A. In foure things especially Q. Which be they A. First in expounding the law Hos 6.6 Micah 6.8 Secondly in preaching the couenant of grace Iere. 31.31 Nahum 1.15 Thirdly