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A76964	A plaine & profitable catechisme whereunto is added a sermon preached upon Exod.23.2. / By that reverend and judicious divine Mr James Bacon, late minister of Burgate in Suffolke. Now first published by his son in law H.W.	Bacon, James, minister of Burgate, Suffolk.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1660 (1660)	Wing B344; Thomason E1853_3; Thomason E1853_3*; ESTC R210346	58,042	143

Son of God suffered death it is more then if all men in the world had suffered for ever 1 Cor 2.8 Tit. 2.13.14 Act. 20.28 Q. Did Christ suffer for us the first death only A. The whole curse of the Law due to our sinnes was laid upon Christ our Suretie and therefore as Christ suffered the first death for us so he tasted of the second death also he did drink up the bitter cup of his Fathers wrath even the torments of Hell which made him cry out My God my God why hast thou forsaken me Mat. 27.46 Isa 53.5 Heb. 2.9 Mat. 26.38 39.42 Luk. 22.44 Isa 63.3 Q. What are the fruits and effects of Christs death A. By the death of Christ the wrath of God is appeased the sinnes of the redeemed are remitted Satan Death and Hell are vanquished and consequently those that were miserable captives are gratiously and powerfully delivered out of the hands of all their spirituall Enemies Now those who are thus delivered from the captivitie of Sinne and Satan here shall have perfect deliverance from all sinne corruption wrath and miserie hereafter Christ hath merited perfect and eternall Redemption for us and therefore we expect a day of full Redemption Eph. 5.2 Heb. 9.26 Col. 1.14 and Ephes 1.7 Isai 53.12 Ephes 4.8 Col. 2.15 Heb. 2.14 15. Luk. 21.28 Rom. 8.23 Heb. 9.12 Ephes 1.14 and 4.30 Q. Hath Christ left any thing to those that are redeemed by him to be done or suffered in way of merit or satisfaction to the justice of God A. Nothing at all Christ is a most absolute and perfect Redeemer and Saviour Christ alone hath done and suffered all things that are needfull for the Salvation of man and therefore the glorie of that great worke of Mans Redemption and Salvation belongeth to Christ alone The righteousnesse obedience and suffrings of Christ are no way defective The satisfaction that Christ hath made to the Justice of God is absolutely perfect now that which is perfect is marred by adding ought unto it Heb. 7.25 Tit. 2.14 Act. 4.12 Q. What is required of those that are Redeemed by Christ A. The redeemed ought to live accoding to the will of their Redeemer See Luc 68.74 75. 1 Cor 5.15 1 Pet 2.24 The fourth PRINCIPLE Q. BVt how mayest thou be made partaker of Christ and his benefits A. A man of a contrite and humble spirit by faith alone apprehending and applying Christ with all his merits to himselfe is justified before God and sanctified The Exposition Q. What are the parts of this Principle A. This Principle layeth downe these three things 1. The quality and disposition of the person that shall attaine to salvation by Christ in these words a man of a contrite and humble spirit 2. What every one that would be saved must do viz. by faith apprehend and apply Christ with all his merits to himselfe 3. The fruits and benefits which follow upon our Union with Christ which are two Justification and Sanctification Q. How must the sinner be qualified that he may be made partaker of Christ A. He must be humbled bruised and broken This Humiliation and contrition prepares the sinner for Christ before the sinner be thoroughly humbled and kindly broken he is altogether unfit to receive Christ Isai 57.15 66.2 Isai 61.1 Q. Why must a Sinner be thus humbled before he can be made partaker of Christ A. Because every man hath naturally a proude hard and stony heart and God will not poure the oyle of his grace and mercy into any other but a broken Vessell the sinner therefore must have his proud and hard heart humbled and broken Sinners must understand themselves to be what they are indeed by nature before they will be willing to come out of their naturall condition See Matt. 9.12 13. Eze. 11.19 36.26 Zech. 7.12 Isai 48.4 Psal 51.17 147.3 Zeph. 3.12 Q. Wherein doth this Humiliation whereby the sinner is prepared for Christ consist A. In such a sight of Sinne and sense of Misery as drives a man to Gods Mercy and makes the sinner seeing no meanes of help in himselfe or the creature flee unto Christ Matt. 11.28 Prov. 30.1 2 3. Rom. 7.24 25. Q. How is it wrought A. God by the morall Law which is a perfect Rule of righteousnesse discovers to the sinner his sinne and the punishment of it and convinceth the sinner of his miserable and wretched condition and lets him see that it is impossible for him to come out of this condition by his owne strength and that it is in vaine to expect help from the Creature Now when a sinner is come to a right knowledge of himselfe to a true sight and sense of his vilenesse wretchednesse and spirituall wants then lest he should be swallowed up of despaire the Lord lets the sinner see his divine goodnesse and his readinesse to forgive and the Mercy that is layd up in Christ Jer. 23.29 Rom. 3.20 7.7 Rom 4.15 7.9 Gal 3.10 Job 33.16 19. 23.24 Gal 3.22 24. Q. What followes hereupon A. When the sinner seeth himselfe to be a bundle of sinne and misery when he seeth his sinne and the strict Justice of God threatning death and damnation on the one hand and the great Goodnesse of God with the Mercy that is revealed and offered in Christ on the other hand then he loathes himselfe bewailes his sinne fleeth unto God for mercy being willing to take Christ upon any termes upon any conditions When the heart of the sinner is thus kindly broken it is then a fit vessel to receive the precious oyle of Gods Mercy Ezek 36.31 Zech 12.10 Act 2.37 Jer 31.18 Luc 15.18 19. Matt 11.28 Isai 61.1 Isai 42.3 Hos 14.3 Q. Are there not degrees of this Humiliation A. Yes but every sinner must be humbled so farre as may prepare him and make him fit to receive Christ Now a sinner is then prepared for Christ when he is convinsed of the Necessity of a Saviour when he is made sensible of sinne and misery and flexible and tractable to good when he is willing to yeeld and submit unto Christ and disposed to take any impression from Gods hand Act 2.37 Act 9.6 Act 16.30 Q. When a sinner is thus humbled what must he do that he may be saved A. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ Act. 16.30 31. Faith in Christ is the only way to life and salvation Mar 16.16 Joh 3.14 15 16. Joh 6.47 20.31 Rom 1.17 10.9 10. Q. How doth Faith save us A. As an Instrument applying Christ When we say that Faith saveth us the meaning is that Christ apprehended by faith doth save us As the hand may be said to feed and nourish the Body so Faith may be said to save the Soul Christ is the Saviour of sinners and Faith is the hand of the Soul that layeth hold on Christ and cleaveth to this Saviour Christ is the Treasure that doth make us rich and Faith is the hand wherewith we

a cup of spirituall Judgement in the other hand and drinks deep of it for God gives him over to blindnesse of mind to hardnesse of heart c. Now of all plagues and Judgements which are inflicted upon sinners these spirituall Judgements though they be secret and insensible yet are most fearfull Deut. 28.28 Rom. 1.28 3. The wicked have many stinges and terrors of Conscience that the world takes noe notice of which makes their earthly delights and pleasures bitter unto them Prov. 14.13 4. Whereas the goodnesse of God should leade and allure ungodly men to repentance because it hath not this effect in them therefore it deprives them of excuse Rom. 2.4 5. The prosperitie of the wicked is short and uncertaine but their ruine and destruction is certaine and inevitable Joh. 20.5 8. and 21.17 Pfal 73.18 19 20. and 129.6 Pov. 10.25 Eccles 8.12 13. 2 Thes 5.3 6. The present prosperitie of ungodly men makes way to their heavier Judgement and damnation the longer they are spared the neerer is the cup both of temporall and eternall Judgement unto them and the deeper shall they drink of it Rom. 2.5 Jam. 1.2 3. Deut. 32.35 and Psalm 7.11 12 13. Q. How are we to conceive of that part of divine providence which beginneth when this life is ended how will God deale with the Godly and with the wicked in the world to come A. In the world to come God will manifest his exact Justice in punishing the wicked and his mercie and fidelitie in rewarding the righteous partly at death and partly at the last Judgement The Scripture teacheth that the Lord hath made the wicked for the day of evill Now both the day of death and the day of Judgement are evill dayes to the wicked but good and joyfull dayes to the godly Rom. 2.6 Psalm 62.12 Psalm 58.11 Prov. 16.4 Q. Tell me more particularly how doth God deale with the godly at death A. The godly when they goe out of this world shall carrie none of their Calamities and Miseries with them but they shall rest from all their afflictions sorrowes and labours and their good workes shall follow them When the righteous die their Soules are carryed immediately by the Angels into Abrams bosome and their bodyes shall rest in their Graves as in perfumed Beds till the last day Rev. 14.13 Luk. 16.22 and 23.43 Isa 57.2 Q. What shall be the estate of the wicked which prosper here at Death A. The wicked when they goe out of this world shall carry none of their Riches Honours and pleasures with them but instead of these they shall carry a Bundle of their Sins their Transgressions shall follow them The wicked that prosper flourish here are like unto Sheep or Kine that are put into fat pastures to be prepared for the shambles for when they die their Soules are sent immediately to Hell and their bodies are carryed to the darke dungeon of the Grave and their Soules and bodies being thus separated Death shall feed upon their Bodies and the Worme that never dyeth shall feed upon their Soules Psal 49.17 Jer. 12.3 Luk 16.22 23. P. 49.14 Mar. 9.44 Q. How are we to conceive of the third and last which is not the least part of divine providence how will God deale with the Godly and with the wicked at the great day of Judgement A. The great day of Judgement will be a day of triumph and of perfect redemption to the godly but a day of wrath and of eternall perdition to the wicked Now the Justice of God seemes to be observed in the present prosperitie of the wicked and the many pressures of the righteous but then the exact Justice of God shall be declared and manifested to all the world Now many particular Judgements of God are so secret and hidden that we are not able to give a sufficient reason of them but then the wisedome and Justice of secretest dispensations shall appeare to men and Angels Now the godly are counted miserable but then their happinesse will appeare to all the world when they shall heare that sweet Sentence Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world Now the wicked are counted and called happy but then the miserable cursed condition of the wicked shall appeare to all the world when they shall heare that dreadfull Sentence Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Divell and his Angels Luk. 21.28 Job 21.30 2 Pet. 3.7 2 Thes 1.4 5 6. Rom. 2.5 Psal 36.6 Rom. 2.5 Psal 36.6 Rom 11.33 Mat. 25.34 Mal. 3.15.18 Mat. 25.41 FINIS

from Adam by ordinarie generation no creature begotten of Adam is exempted from this corruption Such as the Roote is such will the branches be like egge like bird Rom. 3.19 5.12 Gen. 6.5 Q. What is the extent of it A. This Originall corruption is the defilement of the whole man all the powers and faculties of the soule and all the members of the body are infected with it The minde is vaine and fleshly the understanding darke and blinde Joh. 15.16 1 Thes 5.23 Ephes 4.17 Col. 2.18 Ephes 4.18 Rom. 8.7 1 Cor. 2.14 2 Cor. 3.5 The Conscience is defiled Tit. 1.15 The will is perverse obstinate and Rebellious Phil. 2.13 Joh. 15.5 Joh. 15.16 Ezek. 36.26 Mat. 23.37 Gal. 3.17 The affections are unruly and disordered Gal. 5.24 Rom. 7.23 Prov. 2.14 Eph. 4.19 And all the members of the body are the ready Instruments of the soule for the execution of sinne Rom. 6.13 19. Q. Whence cometh this Originall sinne what is the Efficient cause of it A. The transgression and disobedience of Adam By one man sinne entred into the world Rom. 5.12 19. All men were in Adams loynes when he sinned and therefore all men being equally guilty of Adams Transgression are equally infected with Originall sinne from the womb Psal 51 5. 58.3 Q. What are the fruits that Originall sinne bringeth forth A. All actuall sinnes Evill thoughts in the mind inordinate affections in the heart corrupt speeches and wicked deeds are as streams that flow continually from this impure Fountaine this sink and puddle of Originall Concupiscence Gen 6.5 Mar 7.21 22. Jam. 1.14 15. Rom. 7.13 Q. What is the Punishment that every sinne deserveth A. The curse of God Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them Gal. 3.10 Q. What are the parts and branches of this A. They are these viz. 1. Spirituall bondage under Sathan All men by nature are slaves of Sathan to whom they have voluntarily enthralled themselves Satan raigneth in the hearts of naturall men and they willingly acknowledge him to be their Prince by doing his will living under his lawes and delighting in his workes of darkness Joh. 8.34.44 Rom. 6.20 2 Cor. 4.4 Joh. 12.31 Eph. 2.2 2 Tim. 2.26 Heb. 2.15 1 Joh. 5.19 2. Temporall calamities and Judgements innumerable See Deut. 28. 3. Temporall death which is the Separation of the soule from the body Rom. 1.32 5.12 4. Eternall death and Damnation in Hell Rom. 8.6 13. Mar. 16.16 Q. What is Hell A. It is a place prepared of God for the eternall punishment of the wicked both Angels Men where the worme dieth not and the fire is not quenched where the torments are both endlesse and easeless Mat. 25.41 Isa 30.33 Mar. 943.48 Q. Doth every sinne deserve eternall death A. Yes every sin being committed against an infinite God deserveth eternall punishment Q. When shall sinners be cast into Hell A. The soules of the wicked when they goe out of their bodies are sent immediately to Hell where they are kept imprisoned untill the day of Judgement then these bodies shall be joyned to their soules both together shall be cast into hell fire as they sinned together on earth so they shall suffer together in hell everlastingly Lu. 16.22 23. Mat. 10.28 Mat. 25.46 The Third PRINCIPLE Q. WHat meanes is left for thee to escape this damnable estate A. Jesus Christ the eternall Sonne of God being made man by his death upon the Crosse and by his righteousnesse hath perfectly alone by himselfe accomplished all things that are needfull for the salvation of man The Exposition Q. What is the summe of this Principle A. This Principle containeth the comfortable Doctrine of perfect Salvation by Christ which is the summe of the Gospell Q. What are the parts of this principle A. They are principally two First the Author of Salvation the person of the Redeemer is here described Secondly the great worke of Redemption is expounded Q. Who is the Redeemer A. Jesus Christ Q. Why is the Redeemer called Jesus A. Jesus is the proper name of the Redeemer and it signifieth a Saviour The Redeemer was called Jesus because he was to save his people from their sinnes Mat. 1.21 Q. Why is the Redeemer called Christ A. As Jesus is the proper name of the Redeemer so Christ is the name of his office and it signisieth one annointed The Redeemer was called Christ or Messias because he was ananointed of God that he might be a fit a Prophet and b Priest and c King to his Israel Joh. 4.25 a Luk. 4.18 and 24.19 Mat. 17.5 and 21.11 b Psal 110.4 Heb. 5.5 6. c Psal 45.6 7. Luc. 1.32 33. Q. How was the Redeemer annointed A. The Spirit of God was powred upon him without measure God annointed him with the holy Ghost and power Act. 10 38. Heb. 1.9 Psal 45.7 8. Joh. 3.34 Isai 61.1 Lu. 4 18. Q. Wherein doth the Propheticall office of Christ consist A. The Propheticall office of Christ consisteth in revealing to the Church the whole will of his Father even all things necessarie to salvation Math. 11.27 Joh. 1.18 Deut. 18.18 Joh. 15.15 Christ is the great Doctor of the Church who teacheth his Disciples outwardly by his Word and inwardly by his Spirit Mat. 23.8 10. Heb. 3.1 Q. Wherein consisteth the Pristhood of Christ A. It consisteth chiefly in offering himselfe a propitiatory sacrifice to his Father to the end he might fully satisfie the Justice of God for our sinnes and so might reconcile us unto his Father Ephes 5.2 Rom. 3.25 1 Joh. 2.2 4.10 Mat. 20.28 Isa 53.10 Heb. 9. vers 26. To this satisfaction which Christ made to the Justice of God while he was upon earth we may add the perpetuall intercession which he maketh for us now in Heaven And so the parts of his Priesthood are two Expiation and Intercession Rom. 8 34. Heb. 7.24 25. 9.24 Q. Wherein doth the Kingdome of Christ consist A. 1. In the Collection of his Church gathering his subjects out of the world Act. 15.18 Col. 1.13 2. In the protection peaceable government of his Church in the world in the defending his subjects and subduing his and their enemies Isa 11.6 7 8 9. Mat. 16.18 Joh. 10.28 Psal 110.1 2. and Psal 2.9 3. In rewarding his subjects and punishing his enemies in the world to come Mat. 25.33 34 41 46. Joh. 5.28.29 Q. What kind of person is Christ the Redeemer A. Christ is the eternall Sonne of God made man that is God and man in one person Hence he was called Immanuel which signifieth God with us Mat. 1.23 Is 7.14 1 Tim. 3.16 Q. Tell me more particularly what is to be considered in the person of Christ the Redeemer A. His two natures divine and humane and the union of them Q. How are we to conceive of the Divine nature or Godhead of Christ A. Christ is the naturall and only begotten Sonne

of God coessentiall coequall and coeternall with God the Father and God the holy Ghost Joh. 1.14 18. Joh. 10.30 Phil 2.6 Joh 1.1 and 17.5 Rom. 9.5 Q. How are we to conceive of the Humane nature or manhood of Christ A. The Manhood of Christ consisteth of a reasonable soule and of a true humane body subsisteth in the second person of the Deitie Mat. 26.38 17.5 Lu. 24.39 Heb. 2.14 1 Joh. 1.1 Q. Was Christ like unto Adam Abraham and other Men A Yes as he is true God so he is true man Christ our Saviour took to him the substance the Essentiall properties the common infirmities of mans nature he was like unto us in all things yet without sin 1 Tim 2.5 Joh 4.6 7. Mar 11.12 13. Heb 2.17 4.15 7.26 1 Joh. 2.1 Q How did Christ become man A He was not begotten but was made man He was conceived of the holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary Rom 1.3 Gal 4.4 Mal 1.18.20 Lu 1.30 31. Q. How are we to understand this that Christ was conceived by the Holy Ghost A. Thus Christ was conceived not of the substance but of the power of the Holy Ghost the holy Ghost by his incomprehensible power wrought his conceptiō supernaturally Lu 1.35 Q How are we to conceive of the Vnion of these two natures of Christ A. Although Christ consist of two Natures yet he is but one Person The manhood of Christ is united immediately to the Person of the Sonne by the person to the God-head of the Sonne and so the nature assuming and the nature assumed make but one Person of the Redeemer one Christ Joh. 1.14 Luk. 1.35 Col. 2.9 Q. What kind of union is this A. A Personall union but not a union of Persons a Union of natures not in nature a Union of two natures in one person Q But are not these two natures mingled and confounded in Christ A No verily although they be inseparably united in person yet they remaine still distinct in substance properties and actions 1 Pet. 3.18 2 Cor. 13.4 Q Why was it necessarie that God and man should be thus united in Christs Person A It was necessarie that Christ should be God-man that he might be a fit Mediator between God and man that he might be every way fit both to reconcile God to man and man to God Q Tell me more particularly why was it necessarie that Christ should be Man A. It was necessarie that Christ should be made man First that the Lord might performe the promise wich was made to Adam in Paradise that the seed of the woman should bruise the Serpents head Gen 3.15 If Christ had not been made of a woman he could not have been the promised Messias Secondly because our redeemer was to suffer and dye for us but God could not suffer 1 Tim 12.5 6. Thirdly because it makes most for the glorie of Gods justice to exact satisfaction from that nature that had sinned Man had sinned and therefore man must suffer Heb. 2.14 16. Q Why was it necessarie that Christ should be God also A. 1. That he might not be swallowed up of death that he might be able to beare the wrath of God and to conquer and overcome Satan Death and Hell for us 2. That his obedience and sufferings might be of infinite value and merit Act. 20.28 Q. Hitherto of the person of the Redeemer it remaineth to consider of the worke of Redemption Tell me now what kind of worke is this worke of Redemption A. As the Person of the Redeemer is wonderfull Isa 9.6 so the worke of Redemption which he hath wrought for us is admirable as two distinct natures concur to make the Person of the Redeemer so the operations of both these natures concur to the effecting of this great worke of Mans Redemption Q. How may this admirable worke of Redemption be described A. Redemption is a most gracious and powerfull deliverance out of the captivity of sinne and Satan and from the curse of the Law Tit. 2.14 Heb 2.14 15. Gal. 3.13 Q. How and with what price hath Christ redeemed us A. Not with silver and gold but with his precious blood Christ hath redeemed us by making full satisfaction unto the justice of God for us 1 Pet 1.18 19. Eph 1.7 Col 1.14 Q. To whom was the price of Redemption paid A. Christ paid the price of our Redemption to God his Father We were captives to Satan no otherwise then as Satan is the minister of God for the execution of that curse of the Law which the justice of God hath denounced and threatned against all sinners and therefore Satisfaction was to be made unto God Gal 3.10 Q. How and by what meanes hath Christ made satisfaction to the justice of God for us A. By his voluntary obedience both active and passive Christ our Surety hath paid all our debts for us both the principall and the forfeiture that so we might be freely and fully discharged Q. What are we to understand by the active obedience of Christ A. The obedienee of his life performed to the whole Law of God for us When Christ lived upon earth he fulfilled all righteousnesse which we were to fulfill he kept every Commandement exactly in thought word and deed he perfectly performed the perfect Law of God in our stead and this is called his active obedience Matt 3.15 5.17 Gal 4.4 5. Rom 5.19 10.4 Q. What are we to understand by his passive obedience A. By the passive obedience of Christ we are to understand his whole Passion which ended in his Death upon the Crosse Phil 2.8 1 Pet. 2.24 Q. What manner of death was that which Christ suffered upon the Crosse A. A cursed death and a meritorious death Q. Why do you call it a cursed death A. Because it was not only ignominious and shamefull before men but also accursed before God for it is written Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree Deut 21.23 Gal 3.13 Q. Why did Christ suffer this kind of death rather then any other A. To declare that he was made a Curse for us to the end that he might redeeme us from the Curse of the Law Q. Why do you call the death that Christ suffered upon the Crosse a meritorious death A. Because it was the price of our Redemption The death of an Ordinary man is a duty and a debt but the death of Christ was a satisfactorie oblation and a full price of Redemption Ephes 5.2 Mat 20.28 1 Tim. 2.6 Q. What made the death of Christ thus meritorious A. The infinite dignitie of his person Christ who willingly suffered death was not a meere man but God and man in one person and therefore it is said that God purchased his Church with his own blood Hence it is that the death of Christ is of infinite value and merit a price sufficient for the ransome of the whole world for in that the naturall and eternall