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A brief summe of Christian religion, or, Of things most necessary for a Christians knowledge, practice, and comfort composed by Thomas Greaves.
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Greaves, Thomas.
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us 1. the Nature Majesty and Works of God 2. The Misery of all mankind by Sin 3. Our Redemption and salvation by Iesus Christ 4. The Duty of the Redeemed towards God 4. God is a Spirit eternall Almighty unchangeable most pure holy wise just gracious and mercifull infinite in all perfections and excellencies 5. There is but One true God who is distinguished by Three Persons the Father begetting the Son his only begotten and the Holy Ghost proceeding from both of one substance will and power and with equall honour to be worshipped and glorified by all 6 God hath his Being of himself and is the onely Author of all Being and Blessings unto others who created all things very good and doth sustein preserve and govern them exercising an everlasting Kingdom and Providence over all 7. God created Man upright according to his own Image in an holy and happy state to obey and glorifie his Maker 8. Adam the first man of whose nature and condition we all partake by transgression of Gods Law and Covenant fell from his first state by whose disobedience sin and death entred into the World 9. All men descending from Adam are guilty of sin which dwelleth in us the wages whereof is death and therefore cannot unless born again enter into heaven being wholly corrupt and by nature children of wrath 10. Sin is contrary to Gods nature and Law which law whosoever doth not fulfill is under a Curse and deserveth all plagues and miseries in this life Death and in the world to come everlasting Condemnation 11. Jesus Christ the second Adam the promised Seed hath in our nature perfectly obeyed Gods law and suffered punishment and death for our sinnes by whose Obedience Sufferings we are redeemed from the curse and reconciled to God according to his New and gracious Covenant made with us in Christ 12. This was Gods Covenant proceeding from meer grace and love towards man to send the MESSIAH that is Christ into the world and by him to abolish sin and death and to give unto us perfect righteousness and life everlasting 13. Christ promised under the old Testament and given in the New was ordeined of God and anointed with his Spirit to a threefold Office 1. of a Prophet to reveal the way to eternal life 2. of a Priest to make an Atonement and Intercession 3. of a King to govern his Church and enrich it with all Graces to overcome the World Sin Death and Hell the enemies thereof that so he might be a perfect IESVS and Saviour of his people 14. Jesus being true God and man in one glorious Person by his most righteous life and pretious Death and Sacrifice of himselfe hath obteined for us Remission of sinnes imputation of Righteousness Adoption to be Sons of God the Spirit of grace and Sanctification eternal Life and Glory all which benefits are promised and freely offerd unto us in the Gospell 15. Of Christ and all his benefits we are made partakers by Faith through the Operation of Gods Spirit and this is the Summe of the Gospell that whosoever believeth in him shal not perish but have eternal life with all graces and blessings appertaining unto it 16. To believe in Jesus Christ is to receive and imbrace him and his Gospel as the only doctrine which bringeth Salvation cleaving unto him with the heart and with confidence in his mercy power and truth to rely upon him for remission of Sins and eternal life and all other promised blessings 17. Every true believer receiveth Christ for his Saviour and also for his LORD embracing and applying his gracious Promises and submitting to his holy Precept yielding himselfe an obedient Servant to be governed by him and to be saved by those means and waies which he hath appointed 18. Whosoever therefore rightly believeth doth also truly Repent and Obey Gods Commandements bringing forth the fruits of righteousness and shewing his faith by good works and an holy conversation which are the wayes ordained by Christ to bring us to eternal life and salvation 19. Repentance is a Conversion or turning from error to truth from sin unto God with contrition and godly sorrow for our offences committed against him and a sincere resolution and indevour to lead a new life in constant holiness and obedience 20. Christian obedience and holiness is a Conformity of our will to the whole law and will of God and a conversation agreeable to the doctrine and example of Christ our Lord 21. Without repentance faith and holiness none shall enter into Gods Kingdome or escape his wrath and eternal damnation Wherefore we must earnestly seek labour for these necessary graces and diligently use the Meanes which Christ hath ordeined by which he communicateth these and all other graces unto us and by his Spirit effectually worketh them in us 22. The principal meanes to work Repentance Faith and Holiness in us is the Word of God and the Ministery thereof which inlightneth the Understanding and converteth the Soul teaching us all Truths necessary for us to believe and all Duties requisite and necessary for us to practice 23. The most necessary Truths points of Christian belief are briefly comprehended in the Summe called the Creed agreeable to the scriptures and doctrine of the Apostles and therefore received by the Churches of Christ which sheweth us 1. The only true God in three persons 2. The Humiliation and Exaltation of Christ 3. The Privileges of his Church and of every particular member thereof 24. The necessary Duties which God in joyneth us to practice are briefly comprehended in the Decalogue or two Tables of the Moral law shewing us