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A09418 The foundation of Christian religion gathered into sixe principles. And it is to bee learned of ignorant people, that they may be fit to hear sermons with profit, and to receiue the Lords Supper with comfort. Perkins, William, 1558-1602. 1591 (1591) STC 19710; ESTC S105978 14,111 53

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was hee made man voide of sinne A. He was conceiued in the womb of a Virgin and sanctified by the holy Ghost at his conception Q. Why must our Sauiour bee both God and man A. He must be a man because man hath sinned and therefore a man must die for sinne to appease Gods wrath hee must bee God to sustaine and vphold the manhood to ouercome and vanquish death Q. What be the offices of Christ to make him an al-sufficient Sauiour A. He is a Priest a Prophet a King Q. Why is he a Priest A. To worke the meanes of saluation in the behalfe of mankinde Q. How doth he worke the meanes of saluation A. First by making satisfaction to his Father for the sinne of man secondly by making intercession Q. How doth he make satisfaction A. By two meanes and the first is by offering a Sacrifice Q. What is this sacrifice A. Christ himselfe as hee is man consisting of bodie and soule Q. What is the Aulter A. Christ as he is God is the Aulter on which he sacrificed himselfe Q. Who was the Priest A. None but Christ and that as he is both God and man Q. How oft did he sacrifice himself A. Neuer but once Q. What death did hee suffer when he sacrificed himselfe A. A death vpon the Crosse peculiar to him alone for besides the seperation of body and soule hee felt also the panges of hell in that the whole wrath of God due to the sinne of man was powred foorth vpon him Q. What profit commeth by this sacrifice A. Gods wrath is appeased for sin Q. Could the suffering of Christ which was but for a short time appease Gods wrath A. Yea for seeing Christ suffered GOD suffered and that is more than if all men in the world had suffered for euer Q. Now tell mee the other meanes of satisfaction A. It is the perfect fulfilling of the Lawe Q. How did he fulfill the Lawe A. By his perfect righteousnes which consisteth of two partes the first the integritie and purenesse of his humaine nature the other his obedience in performing all that the lawe required Q. You haue shewed how Christ dooth make satisfaction tell mee likewise how he doth make intercession A. Hee alone dooth continually appeare before his Father in Heauen making the faithful all their praiers acceptable vnto him through the merits of his owne perfect satisfaction Q. Why is Christ a Prophet A. To reueale vnto his Church the way and meanes of saluation and this hee dooth outwardly by the Ministerie of his word and inwardlie by the teaching of his holy Spirit Q. Why is he also a King A. That hee might bountifullie bestow vpon vs and conuey vnto vs all the foresaid meanes of saluation Q. How dooth hee shew himselfe to be a King A. In that being dead and buried he rose from the graue quickned his dead body ascended into heauen and now sitteth at the right hand of his Father with full power and glorie in heauen Q. How else A. In that he doth continually inspire and direct his seruants by the diuine power of his holy spirit according to his holy word Q But to whome will this blessed King communicate all meanes of saluation A. Hee offereth them to all mankinde and they are sufficient to saue all mankinde but all shall not bee saued thereby because by faith they will not receiue them IIII. Q. What is Faith A. Faith is a wonderfull grace of God by which a man doth apprehend and applie Christ and all his benefits vnto himselfe Q How dooth a man apply Christ vnto himselfe seeing we are on earth and Christ in heauen A. This applying is done by assurance when a man is verily perswaded by the holy spirit of Gods fauour towards himselfe particularly of the forgiuenesse of his owne sinnes Q. How dooth God bring men trulie to beleeue in Christ A. First he prepareth their hearts that they might bee capable of faith and then he worketh faith in them Q How doth God prepare mēs harts A. By brusing them as if one would breake an hard stone to pouder and this is done by humbling them Q. How doth God humble a man A. By working in him a sight of his sinnes and a sorrow for them Q How is the sight of sin wrought A. By the Morall law the summe whereof is the ten commandements Q. What sinnes may I finde in my selfe by them A. Ten. Q. What is the first A. To make some thing thy God which is not God by fearing it louing it so trusting in it more than in the true God Q What is the second A. To worship false Gods or the true God in a false manner Q. What is the third A. To dishonour God in abusing his titles words and workes Q. What is the fourth A. To breake the Sabaoth in dooing the works of their calling and of the flesh and in leauing vndone the workes of the spirit Q. What be the sixe latter A. To do any thing that may hinder thy neighbours dignitie life chastity wealth good name though it be but in the secret thoughts and motions of thy heart vnto which thou giuest no liking nor consent Q. What is sorrow for sinne A. It is when a mans conscience is touched with a liuely feeling of Gods displeasure for any of these sinnes in such wise that hee is wholly out of heart with himselfe acknowledging that hée hath deserued shame and confusion eternally Q. How doth God work this sorrow A. By the terrible curse of the law Q. What is that A. He which breakes but one of the commandements of God though it be but once in all his life time that onely in one thought is in danger of eternall damnation thereby Q. When mens hearts are thus prepared how doth GOD ingraft faith in them A. By working certaine inwarde motions in the heart which are the seeds of faith out of which it breedeth Q. What is the first of them A. When a man humbled vnder the burden of his sinnes dooth acknowledge and feele that he stands in great neede of Christ. Q. What is the second A. An hungring desire and a longing to be made partakers of Christ and all his merits Q. What is the third A. A flying to the throne of grace from the sentence of the law pricking the conscience Q. How is this done A. By praying with sending vp lowde cries for Gods fauour in Christ in the pardoning of sinne and with feruent perseuerance herein till the desire of the heart be graunted Q. What followeth after all this A. GOD then according to his merciful promise lets the poore sinner feele the assurance of his loue wherewith hee loueth him in Christ which assurance is a liuely faith Q. Are there diuers degrees and