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B07200 Good Christian looke to thy creede : for a true triall of an holy profession, and of the truth of religion, from all crooked by-paths. / By Richard Bernard rector of Batcombe in Sumersetshire.. Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. 1630 (1630) STC 1941.5; ESTC S90465 12,536 39

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GOOD CHRISTIAN LOOKE TO THY CREEDE FOR A TRVE TRIALL OF AN HOLY PROFESSION AND OF THE truth of Religion from all crooked by-paths BY RICHARD BERNARD RECTOR of Batcombe in Sumersetshire AT LONDON Imprinted by Felix Kyngston and are to be sold by Edward Blackmore at the Angell in Pauls Church-yard 1630. QVESTIONS AND ANSWERES OVT OF THE CREED AND OTHER GROVNDS of Religion for the Assurance of a Christian mans Saluation Question WHat are you by your Profession in Religion A. A Christian Q. Where is set downe the summe of your Christianitie A. In the Creed Q. What doth it teach you A. To beleeue in one God the Father the Son and the holy Ghost and that this God hath a Church holy and Catholicke for the Saluation whereof the Sonne of God became man and hath purchased for it an eternall Inheritance in the highest heauens Q. What is then your assured hope of body and soule if you hold on in this faith to the end A. Life Euerlasting Q. Doth not Death cut off the hope of enioying thereof A. No for I beleeue the resurrection of the body at the last Day Q. To be sure hereof what is it which you must beleeue and labour for before you die A. The forgiuenesse of sinnes for if I bee not pardoned I can neuer be saued Q. What manner of person then must you be to be certaine of the pardon of your sinnes A. A Saint for Saints onely inherit heauen Q. With whom then must you seeke to haue fellowship and familiaritie heere in this life A. With Saints Q. What is this your fellowship with them called A. The Communion of Saints Q. Being in this Communion of what body are you a member A. Of the Catholike Church out of which is no Saluation Q. What doth gouerne and guide both it and you A. The holy Ghost who is in all and euery member thereof Q. If you be sure of the forgiuenesse of sins that you are a Saint in the Communion of Saints a member of the holy Catholike Church and ruled by the holy Ghost what is it that now you desire and dayly looke for A. The comming of Iesus Christ from Heauen to iudge both the quicke and the dead Q. What is Hee that you can so loue and long after his appearance A. He is the onely Sonne of the Father our Lord God and man our Sauiour Q. How came he to be man A. He was conceiued by the holy Ghost Q. Of whom was hee borne A. Of the Virgin Mary Q. What hath he done for you A. He hath perfectly fulfilled the Law being being obedient to his Father in all things Hee suffered vnder Pontius Pylate was crucified dead and buried hee descended into hell and the third day hee rose againe from the dead Q. What then became of him after his abode here a while A. He ascended into Heauen Q. What doth he there now A. Hee sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty making Intercession for vs. Q. But may you apply particularly and beleeue that he hath done all these things for you as well as for any other A. Yes verily I may say that he was conceiued Gal. 2. 20. and borne for me suffered and crucified for me dead and buried for me that hee descended into hell for me that hee rose againe and ascended vp into Heauen for me making request to the Father euen as well for me as for any other true beleeuer Q. How are you able thus to apply him A. By the power of Faith and the operation of the holy Ghost Q. But may not others say thus much out of a presumptuous imagination A. Tes no doubt through the Spirit of error seducing them Q. Then how doe you know that this particular applying of Christ and his benefits to you ariseth not of such a presumptuous conceit A. By my confermitie to him in some sort as hee is set out to vs in such Articles of the Creed as doe concerne him Q. Relate if you can the particulars the better to discouer the sure grounds of this your confidence A. I. As I beleeue Iesus Christ to be the begotten of the Father and to bee his Sonne So must I be begotten of God Iam. 1. 18. 1. Cor. 4. 15. Philem. verse 10. and bee Gods Childe by adoption Iohn 1. 12. Gal. 4. 5. II. As hee was conceiued and sanctified by the holy Ghost So must I be sanctified by the same Spirit Rom. 15. 16. Act. 26. 18. III. As hee was borne So must I be borne anew Ioh. 1. 13. 3. 3. 5. 1. Pet. 1. 25. IV. As hee obeyed his Father and did alwaies Iohn 8. 19. those things that pleased him So must I obey and endeauour to please him in all things Coll. 1. 10. 1. Thess 4. 1. Heb. 12. 28. 2. Cor. 5. 9. V. As hee suffered So must I suffer with him Rom. 8. 17. 2. Tim. 2. 12. 1. Pet. 2. 21. and for him for so we are hereunto called 1. Pet. 2. 21. Act. 14. 22. 2. Tim. 3. 12. VI. As he was crucified So must I be crucified with him Gal. 2. 20. euen the old man Rom. 6. 6. and also the flesh with the affections and lusts thereof Gal. 5. 24. VII As hee was dead So must I be dead with him vnto sin Rom. Rom. 6. 14. 6. 2. 8. and dead vnto the Law Gal. 2. 19. VIII As he was buried So must I be buried with him by Baptisme Rom. 6. 4. Coll. 2. 12. IX As he descended into Hell So must I bee humble in mine owne eyes and descend downe in my thoughts of my selfe as iustly deseruing Hell If I were rewarded according to my owne deserts X. As he rose againe So must I be quickned Eph. 2. 5. and rise with him through the faith of the operation of God Coll. 2. 12. and being aliue with God Rom. 6. 11. I must liue vnto righteousnesse 1. Pet. 2. 24. and walke in newnesse of life Rom. 6. 4. XI As he ascended into Heauen So must I ascend in my affection after him striuing to be dissolued and to be with him Phil. 1. 23. setting in the meane season my minde on things aboue Coll. 3. 1. Hauing my conuersation in Heauen Phil. 3. 20. XII As he sitteth on the right hand of God in Heauen So must I with others sit together in heaunly places in Christ Iesus Eph. 2. 6. vpon these grounds doe I assure my selfe to haue a right in my blessed Sauiour to apply him particular to my selfe for my endlesse comfort Q. And indeed so well thus you may doe but now hauing certainely this right in Iesus Christ his onely Sonne our Lord what doth this faith worke in you towards God his Father A. To beleeue in him and that hee is become my Father also and that hee will doe for me aboue all that I can aske or thinke Ioh. 16. 23. and 15. 17. and 14. 13. for his sake Q. But what think you of his diuine