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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

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When did God begin this worke A. In the Beginning of time Gen. 1.1 Mark 13.19 Q. How long did God continue working before the whole worke was finished A. Six dayes in the space of six times 24. howres God finished this great worke Q. Could not God have perfected the whole worke in a moment A. Yes but it seemed good to his wisedome to take some dayes for the finishing of it that we might more easily conceive that the world was not made by chance but by counsell and might more distinctly consider the parts of the world and every days worke Q. To what end did God make the world A. For the communication of his goodnesse and the manifestation of his Glory Psal 115.16 Prov. 16.4 Rev. 4.11 Q. Hitherto of the Creation of the World in generall tell me now what are the parts of the World A. They are two The Habitations The Furniture Inhabitants Q. What are the Habitations A. They are either the higher habitations the Heavens or the lower the earth and the Sea Gen. 2.1 Exod. 20.11 Neh. 9.6 Psal 146.6 Act. 14.15 Q. How many Heavens are there A. There are three Heavens the third and highest Heaven the upper Firmament where the Sunne Moon and Starres are set and the lower Firmament or Aire wherein we breath and the birds fly 2 Cor. 12.2 Gen. 1.16 17.17 Gen. 1.20 Q. What manner of Creature is the highest Heaven A. The highest Heaven is a most glorious immoveable and unchangeable place created in the first moment of time where God is to be seen face to face and therefore it is called the Habitation of his holinesse 2 Chron. 30.27 1 Tim. 6.16 Heb. 11.10 Luk. 16.9 Gen. 1.1 Mat. 18.10 Joh. 14.2 1 King 8.30 Q. Whereof was the third Heaven made A. Immediately of nothing Gen. 1.1 Q. What Creature is next unto the highest Heaven A. The upper Firmament or Element of fire Q. How are we to conceive of this Element of fire A The fire is the highest of the Elements most hot and lightsome God said let there be light Gen 1.3 Here by light which is the most sensible qualitie of fire we are to understand fire also which hath that qualitie Q. How are we to conceive of the lower firmament or Element of Aire A. God hath made the Aire equally capable of light and darknesse and placed it next under the fire as being neerest of nature unto it he hath stretched forth the Aire like a curtaine to make a separation between the waters above which are bound up in the Clouds and the waters beneath Gen. 1.7 Hence this lower firmament or Element of Aire is divided into three parts or Regions the highest above the Clouds the middle where the Clouds hang and move and the lowest under the Clouds Psal 104.2 Psal 148.4 Q. What other elements are there A. Water and earth which are the lower Habitations And because these two lower Elements make but one globe therefore in Scripture they are often comprehended under this one terme Earth See Gen. 2.1 Col. 1.16 Psal 134.3 Act 17.24 Q. How are we to conceive of the Element of water and of the creation of it A. The water is a cold and moist element whose proper place is to succeed the Aire and cover the Earth but by Gods speciall appointment part of it is raised and lifted up above his naturall place into the middle Region of the Aire and that part of it which is below is so gathered together that it divides the Earth and is called seas Gen. 1.9 10. Psal 104.6.9 Psal 135.7 and 148.4 Job 26.8 and 38.37 Psal 33.7 and 104.8 Q. How are we to conceive of the Element of Earth and of the Creation of it A. The Earth is the dryest and heaviest of all the Elements which he hath founded upon nothing and although it hangeth upon nothing yet it stands firme and immoveable This Element the Lord made to appeare from under the waters which stood above the high mountaines Pal. 14.6 that it might be fit for habitation Gen. 1.9 Job 26.7 Psal 24.2 Psal 104.5 and 119.90 Q. Whereof were these Elements of Fire Aire Water and Earth made A. These Elements were made of that huge lump or Masse which is described Gen 1.2 The Earth was without forme and void and darknesse was upon the face of the deep Q. Seeing this Masse or Chaos was without forme and void how was it sustained A. It was sustained preserved and cherished for a time by the comfortable and powerfull motion of the holy Ghost for it is said the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters Gen. 1.2 Compare Gen. 1.2 with Deut 32.11 Q. Whereof was this huge Masse made A. Immediately of nothing Gen. 11.1 Q. Having spoken of one part of the world the Habitations it followeth to speake of the other part of the world namely the Furniture and Inhabitants tell me therefore what are the Inhabitants of the third and highest Heaven A. The glorious Angels Mat 18.10 and 24.36 Mark 12.25 Q. How are we to conceive of those glorious Angels and of the Creation of them A. The Angels are spirits created immediately of nothing whose office is to minister unto God to praise and celebrate his name and to execute his commands and therefore they are stiled Ministring spirits and are said to stand before God as his immediate Ministers and Messengers alwaies readie to doe his pleasure Heb. 1.7.14 Dan. 7.10 Ps 103.20 Is 6.2 3. Heb. 1.14 Dan. 7.10 Lu 1.19 Psal 103.21 Q. Seeing the Angels are ministring Spirits how hath God fitted them for their Ministrie A. God hath furnished them with excellent properties as namely with perspicuitie of reason and libertie of will with admirable strength and agilitie 2 Sam 14.17 Mat 24.36 2 King 10.35 Psal 103.20 2 Thes 1.7 Isa 6.2 6. Dan 9.21 Q. What is the Furniture of the second Heaven or upper Firmament A. The Lights the Sunne the Moon and the Starrs which are all Organs and Receptacles of light and have power to cast down their light upon the Earth To these lightsome bodies God hath given a motive facultie whereby they move round about the Earth that they might the better obtaine the ends for which they were created Job 26. vers 13. Deut. 4. vers 19. Q. What are the ends and uses of those Heavenly bodies A. First to give light and heate to the Inhabitants of the Earth Gen. 1.15 17. Ps 19.6 Secondly to distinguish the night from the day The Sunne was made to rule the day the Moon and the Starres to rule the night and to distinguish the day from the Month and the Moneth from the yeare Gen. 1.14 16. Psal 136.8 9. Psal 104.19 Thirdly God made them for signes and for seasons Gen. 1.14 to distinguish the set times or Seasons of the yeare as Spring Summer Autumne and winter and to be naturall signes and Instruments of those naturall events which happen in these Seasons as of storms tempests faire
weather fruitfullnesse c. Gen 8.22 Job 9.9 Deut 33.14 Job 38.31 32. Gen. 1.16 Psal 136.7 Q. Why are the Sunne and Moon called the greatest lights A. Because they are greatest in their use for they cast down the greatest portion of light they give us more light then all the Starres besides they exercise most vertue upon these terrestiall bodies See Deut. 33.14 Q. How hath God replenished the lower Firmament or Element of Aire A. With Birds with Clouds Winds and other Meteors Gen. 1.20 Psal 8.8 Dan. 7.2 13. Psal 148.8 Q. How are the waters replenished A. With swimming Fishes which God caused the waters to bring forth in abundance Gen. 1.20.21 Psal 104.25 Psal 88. Q. How hath God adorned and replenished the Earth A. The Earth is adorned within and without The Creatures which adorn the bowels of the earth are the Mineralls both Mettalls and Stones The Creatures which adorne the face of the earth are the plants both the lesser and the greater the lesser as grasse herbes flowers Corne and the greater Trees The Earth being thus adorned was replenished with inhabitants The Inhabitants of the Earth are these Birds which God made to fly in the Aire and commanded to multiply upon the Earth and therefore they have a double place they move in the Aire and rest on the Earth Gen. 1.20 22. Beasts both tame and wild going and creeping Gen. 1.24 25. The chiefest Inhabitant is Man Q. What may be observed generally concerning these Creatures which fill Heaven and Earth A. All these Creatures are called Gods Hosts and Servants they stand all in order like an Armie set in Battell aray and are alwaies readie to obey the command of God their Creator who is therefore stiled the Lord of hosts Gen. 2.1 Psal 119.91 Deu. 4.19 Jud. ● 20 Isa 45.12 1 King 22.19 Luk. 2 v. 13.15 Q. Seeing Creation was a worke of six dayes tell me therefore what was created the first day A. The third Heaven the glorious Angels that huge Masse which was the first Matter of all inconstant and corruptible things and the Element of Fire Gen. 1.1 2 3 4 5. Although the Angels be not expresly mentioned by Moses in the historie of the Creation yet it may be gathered out of Scripture that they were created before the third day These Sonnes of God did sing and shoot when God layd the foundations of the earth Job 38.4 6 7. and therefore it is most probable they were created the first day together with the highest Heaven which is their proper habitation Psal 148.2.5 Col. 1.16 Q. What was made the second day A. The Element of Aire Gen 1.6 7 8. Q. What was made the third day A. The water and the Earth which make but one globe The plants and the Mineralls Gen. 1.9 10 13. Q. What was made the fourth day A. Those Heavenly bodies the Sunne the Moone and the Starres which garnish the upper firmament Gen. 1.14.19 Q. What was made the fifth day A. The fishes of the Sea and the Foules of the Aire Gen 1.20.23 Q What was the worke of the sixth night and day A. In the night thereof as is probable God made the Beasts of the Earth and in the day thereof God made man in both sexes that is both man and woman Psal 104.20 22 23. Gen 1.24 25 26 27. Q. What divine Attributes hath God manifested in the Creation of the world A. Chiefly these three his Power Wisedome and Goodnesse In this great worke of Creation we may plainly see the footsteps of Gods infinite and eternall power of his admirable wisedome and his incomparable Goodnesse Psal 19.1 Rom. 1.20 Psalm 104.24 Q. What argument of Gods Omnipotencie may be observed from his worke of Creation A. These that follow 1. That all things were made of nothing Heb. 11.3 2. That God made the World and all things therein by his word that is by his inward will and powerfull Commands Heb. 11.3 Rom. 4.17 Psalm 33.6 9. Psalm 148.5 3. That God made the huge earth the heaviest of all the Elements to hang immoveable in the midst of the Aire without any pillar to support it Job 26.7 Jerem. 10.12 and chap. 51.15 4. The multitude of the Creatures which fill Heaven and earth these Hosts and Armies of God are innumerable Hebr 12. vers 22. Genes 15.5 Jerem. 33.22 Psalm 104.24 25. 5. The strength God hath given to many Creatures as to Angels to the Sunne to the Winds to the Leviathan and to divers Beasts See Job 39 vers 40. and chap. 41. v. 2. 2 King 19.35 Psal 19.5 6. Job 1.19 Exod. 14.21 6. That God made the earth fruitfull before he made the second and ordinarie causes which doe naturally produce this Effect God made the earth to bring forth grasse and corne and trees before the raine descended upon it and before there was a man to till the ground yea before those Heavenly bodies the Sunne the Moon and the Starres were created to send downe their influences upon the earth Genes chap. 2. vers 5. 7. That God hath given power and vertue to living Creatures to bring forth the like unto themselves for the continuance of their severall kinds Herein appeareth as the Wisedome so the Power of God Q. What Argument of Gods Wisedome may be observed from this worke of Creation A. These that follow 1. The beautie of the Heavens with their ornaments Psal 136.5 Job 26.13 Jer. 10.12 and 51.15 2. The Infinite varietie of visible Creatures the manifold wisedome of God appeareth in creating so may diverse kinds of birds of beasts of fishes of trees of herbs of Metalls of stones c. yea the wisedome of God appeareth in the exquisite frame of the smallest living creature 3. The fitnesse of every Creature for his proper end the fitnesse of the Habitations for their severall Inhabitants 4. The subordination of the Creatures God hath set the Creatures in such excellent order that they keep their severall stations and are serviceable and usefull one to another Psal 119.91 5. The naturall prudence and providence which God hath given to many unreasonable Creatures Jer 8.7 Job 39.17 Prov. 6.6 7 8. Prov. 30.24 28. Q. What other Argument of Gods Wisedome may be observed from this worke of Creation A. The Order which God observed in this worke of creation is another Argument of his wisedome For the Elements which are simple bodies were first created and then mixt bodies which are compounded of these Elements And here God proceeded from the things that are lesse perfect to those that are more perfect untill he came to the perfectest as from plants which have a single life namely a growing life to fish and foules and beasts which have a compound life and from them to Man which hath besides vegetation and sence a Reasonable soule whereby he liveth a reasonable life Q. What Argument of Gods perfection and Goodness may be observed from this worke of Creation A. These that follow 1. The goodnesse and