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B07544	The cristall of Christianitie, or looking glasse of Gods love. Containing the principles of our Christian profession, by the way of disputation betweene master and scholler, in schooles and families, fit for the profitable practise of all (especially of youth) to be vsed. / Initiated formerly by others, and amplified by R.P. minister and preacher of Gods word..	R. P.	1617 (1617)	STC 6099.7; ESTC S91576	22,101	77

obediēce of one namely of Christ from all that be members of Christ and ordayned to saluation Q. Are not all men as well as some partakers of that benefite by the perfect obedience of Christ A. None haue this benefite by Christ but the regenerate onely Q. What meane you by regeneration A. Regeneration is a sauing grace in Baptisme pertaining to the regenerate onely for it is not sufficient for children to be dipped into the water but to bee also buryed with Christ in Baptisme and to be borne anew by the power of the holy Ghost Q. How doth this appeare in the regenerate A. As many as spiritually receiue the son of God by faith to be their Sauiour they receiue priueledge and power to bee the sonnes of God which is the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ and father of all the faithfull Q. Shew me this priuiledge of them which beleeue and how they be borne anew and made the sonnes of God A. They are not begotten of flesh bloud nor conceiued of the will of the flesh nor borne of the will of man but of God Q. How commeth it to passe that in the regenerate the blemish of sin doth remaine being borne of God A. God doth suffer some sinne to be found and in the best to remaine but neuer suffereth it to raigne it remaineth for their good and Gods glory Q. Can the remaining of sinne in the children of God turne to their good and Gods glory A. It can and doth appeare for many purposes to be so by the word of God Q. Shew me some and such proofes as you finde to be approued A. First the faithfull finde that feeling sinne and finding their owne corruption therby God worketh in the faithfull a true humiliation Secondly when the faithfull finde they haue strong combates with corruption In such strong conflicts the faithfull flye more feruently to seeke succour of God by feruent prayer and earnest inuocation Thirdly the faithfull finding the power of Gods spirit to support their weakenesse and to preserue them safely in all perils are prouoked to praise God daily for their safetie and preseruation Fourthly God often times appoynteth that the best and most perfectest shall haue strongest battaile with corruption That when the victorie is gained as victors and valiant Souldiers of Christ a greater waight of glory may be prouided and with more glorious Crownes of immortall glory shall such be crowned and glorified Q. Doe you conclude then that all the elect shal be glorified which liue on earth to Gods glory and such as most glorifie God before men shall receiue greatest glorie in heauen A. It must be so concluded as it is by testimonie of Christ himselfe conclnded to the comfort and incouragement of all godly faithfull members of his true Church which according as they couenant in Baptisme be faithfull vnto death Q. What is the dutie of Christians which are partakers of the Sacrament of Baptisme A. Those things ought to be in Christians baptised which were found to bee in Abraham both when he was Circumcised and after he had receiued Circumcision Q. What was found in Abraham before Circumcision A. First Abrahams obedience appeared by obeying the voyce of God when God called him from parents and patrimonie from kindred and countrey Secondly Abrahams constant beleife did appeare in beleeuing and by faith depending on Gods promises The third grace found in him before Circumsion was his willing minde both to receiue the couenants made by Gods Maiestie and to make couenants of dutifull seruice vnto God againe Q. How can Children in infancie Baptised take any couenants from God or make any couenants to God A. Although Infants Baptised cannot themselues yet their suerties do enter into couenants for them and it is their duties when they come to knowledge to performe those couenants And as they hope to haue God to be their Father by Christ so to keepe Christian couenants Q. What are those couenants you meane A. I meane a Christian is first bound to imbrace the Christian faith with all his whole heart Secondly to loue God with his whole heart Thirdly to endeuour to serue and please God in true holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of his life and fourthly to expresse such obedience in this life as his couenants hee made in Baptisme bind him to performe Q. You doe approue that euen very Infants receiuing Baptisme are bound by couenants to performe holy duties Shew me now the dutie of Elders of Parents and of Masters which are Christians and by faith hope to be saued A. As Abraham father of the faithfull after Circumcision when he had entered into couenant with God according to that couenant himselfe his seede and his seruants by his instructions did walke according to that holy and heauenly vocation in beleeuing Gods promises liuing vertuously to the vttermost of his power obeyed Gods Commaundements So in like manner by vertue of their couenant in Baptisme all Christians are bound to performe such duties of obedience Q. What doth Abrahams faith and obedience teach vs A. As Abraham walked so faithfull Christians must walke and endeuour to follow his steppes in faith and obedience and become such faithfull Fathers as may approue them not onely to shewe a dutie of Parents in bringing their Children to the holy Sacrament of Baptisme see them Baptised but also after Baptisme parents must and are bound to see their Children seruants instructed educated from their infancie to liue holily religiously whereby Gods name who hath called them may bee glorified in them their Children and familie Q. I doe vnderstand what you meane by the Church of Christ and likewise the benefites of Baptisme and dutie of Christians in Baptisme which hope to bee saued shew mee nowe a reason why the faithfull freed from eternall death doe die a bodily death A. The benefits of bodily death are many to the faithfull and death of body bringeth aduantage to Christes members both in bodie and soule Q. What benefites bringeth bodily death to the faithfull A. First by bodily death all rebellious affections in the flesh are vtterly killed and all sinfull affections vtterly quenched Secondly as the dead bodie is buryed so all carnall affections are perfectly mortified And euery part by perfect mortification made more fit to receiue glory in the day of the resurrection Q. Are both the laying into graue and rifing from graue benefits to the faithfull A. The graue hath euer beene a chamber of safetie to the faithfull But now sithence the blessed bodie of Christ was layd into the graue it is made the bedde of sweete spycerie to the godly Q. If the very graue bee beneficiall shew me what benefits doth rising from graue bring to the buryed bodies of Christians A. The bodies of Christians which are buryed in Seas or Land are sowne in corruption in dishonour in weakenesse in estate mortall they rise in incoruption in honour in power and in immortall