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A58190 A short and plain account of religion for the instruction of families, by being often read in them : recommended especially to those under his charge / by Geo. Raymond ... Raymond, George, A.M. 1700 (1700) Wing R414; ESTC R2514 10,554 15

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the one true God in a right manner through one Mediatour to look for the Mercy of God upon our Repentance without costly Expiations and Sacrifices and to live Godly Righteously and Soberly in this World looking for the glorious Appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ who shall Raise the Dead Judge the World and render to every Man according to his Deeds The Laws of Christianity Principal and Primary The Laws of Christ are either Principal and Primary or Secondary institution s Subservient and Ministring to the former The Principal Laws which contain the Substantial part of Religion are the same with those Laws of our Creation or Rules of Piety Righteousness and Purity which are before recited and these are delivered and explain'd in the Sermons of our Lord and inculcated in the writings of his Apostles and to these he hath added The Law of Faith that we believe and acknowledge Jesus to be the Christ the Son of God Faith perswading our Hearts of the Truth of his Divine Mission and Doctrine and of the importance of both and that we publickly profess our Faith and Hope in him and confess him if need be even with the hazard of our Lives Rom. 16.26 Rom. 9.10 Mat. 10.32 33. The precept of Repentance enjoyns that we carefully turn and abstain from all that is evil Repentance that we Live with great Care and Observation of our selves that we frequently examine our Principles and Practice that we sorrowfully confess our Faults to God and ask forgiveness for them and that we do the same towards Men in Case of Injury or Scandal Acts 3.19 2 Cor. 13.5 Jam. 5.16 Mat. 5.23 The Law of Christ Obligeth us likewise to Love and Pray for and do good to our Enemies Love of Enemies and of Christians and to bear a most tender Affection and shew singular kindness to our fellow Christians Mat. 5.44 John 15.12 John 17.21 23. It is also the Duty of Christians to Think of Heavenly-mindeduess to Affect to Desire and Hope for that immortal Life and Bliss which the Gospel hath brought to light and to have but little consideration of the things of this Life for which the Gentiles served their Gods and the Jews the God of Israel but to do good and to suffer patiently Looking for their Reward in Heaven 2 Cor. 4.18 Colos 3.2 Phil. 3.20 And so it is also to Study and imitate the Life of Christ Imitation of Christ and having such a Pattern and Guide to endeavour to excell in purity of Heart and Life the best Examples of all other Institutions John 13.14 Mat. 11.29 Mat. 5.46 47. The positive Institutions of Christ are the means he hath appointed for the better observance of these primary Laws of his Religion Secondary Instructions and they are Prayer both Private and Publick which is both an Act of Religion Prayer and a special mean to keep up the Sense and Power thereof in our Hearts and Lives Mat. 6.6 Luke 11.2 13. And so is the Ministry of the Word by an Order of Men fitted and appointed for that purpose Ministry of the Word an excellent mean for informing the Judgments awakening the Consciences perswading the Hearts and influencing the Lives of Christians Eph. 4.11 12 13. Besides these Moral means our Lord hath instituted two Rites as Instruments and Helps of Religion By the one Baptism we are made Disciples of Christ Baptism to learn that Religion which God the Father Taught by his Son and confirmed by the holy Ghost and oblige our selves to the Study Profession and Practice thereof Mat. 28.19 20. By the other the Lords Supper we make a solemn Commemoration of the Death of our Blessed Lord and Saviour The Lord's Supper which was the Sacrifice for our Sins and at and by which his Religion was set up and are thereby put in mind of our mighty Obligations to Holiness and of the great Assurance there is of Remission of Sins and Resurrection to Eternal Life for all those who Believe and Obey the Gospel Luke 22.19 20. John 6.39 40. This is the Religion of Christ The proof whereof is contained in the History of his Life Demonstrations of Christianity and Death Resurrection and Ascension and sending of the holy Ghost If we consider these Facts we must be convinced that Jesus is the Son God and that his Religion is Divine and that they who Believe and Obey him shall be Happy by the forgiveness of their Sins and a Resurrection to Life eternal To set up such a Religion was a Work worthy of God and to Receive and Obey it is the greatest interest and concern of Men. We can neither blame the Doctrine nor refute the Proofs of it but Men become unbelievers by being resolvedly wicked for they being Enemies to the Truth will not receive it We have more reason to give Credit to the things reported in the Gospels than to any thing else which we have not seen with our Eyes and the Religion founded upon these Facts is what we should with to be true and we run a mighty and a most desperate hazzard even of the loss of our immortal Souls by our neglect of it By our admittance into the Church and the fellowship of Christians The Church we are freed from those Chains in which Satan holds the Children of Darkness we are mightly prevented with the Grace of God for our Instruction and Perswasion in the Truth and mightily assured of his continual Assistance and Blessing upon our Religious Endeavours That therefore which is incumbent upon us is by a due use of those helps and means graciously afforded us to get such Religious Knowledge as is needful and by the Divine Assistance which is promised to master our naughty Inclinations and vicious Habits that we may Practice accordingly By being of this reformed Church of England we have vast advantages for Religious Knowledge and Practice which they want who live where Christianity is Debauched and blended with Paganism and how then shall we answer it to God and our Lord Jesus Christ it by the abuse of his Grace and of our Selves we continue Ignorant and Vicious as Papists or Pagans Let us not then Reproach the Author of our holy Religion by being careless and negligent thereof as if God had sent his Son in vain and given the holy Ghost to no purpose and set up a Religion that is not worth our minding nor let us be so foolish for our selves as to perish by sloath and ignorance in our Rebellion against God who of his infinite Mercies hath taken so much Care to Redeem us and to make us Wise and Good and so eternally Happy FINIS A Prayer O God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven and Earth we thy Creatures fall down with all humility to Worship thee in whose Hands our Breath is and before whom are all our Ways It is but just and meet that we should Honour and Serve Fear and Love thee above all for thou art the Author of our Beings the Fountain of all our Enjoyments and the God of all our Hopes All thy ways towards us are Mercy and Goodness thy loving kindness is better than Life thy Service is perfect freedom all thy Commandments are Faithful and Right and in keeping of them there is great Reward Thou O God art Righteous but we have done exceeding wickedly in following the imaginations of our foolish Hearts to offend against thy holy Laws We have provoked most justly thy Wrath and Indignation by our wicked Works and have most grievously sinned against our own Souls But blessed be the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who so loved the World that he hath given his only begotten Son that believing in him we might not Perish but may have everlasting Life and hath exalted him to his own Right hand to be a Prince and Saviour to give Repentance and Remission of Sins We beseech thee for his sake to pardon our manifold Sins and Errours which we humbly and sorrowfully confess and to grant that from henceforth we may cleave steadfastly unto thee in Righteousness and Purity in Humility and Charity and all those Divine Vertues of which our blessed Redeemer hath given us so great an Example Give us Grace to withstand the Temptations of the World the Flesh and the Devil that with pure Hearts we may follow thee the only God treading in the blessed steps of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ Make us Faithful in the use of all those blessed Advantages thou hast given us for the renewing of our Minds and restoring thine Image in us and bless all thy sacred Appointments for our increasing in Righteousness and Holiness That so whilst we live here a good Conscience may be our greatest Care and Holiness our chief Delight and we being reconciled to thy will may Live and Dye in thy Peace and Favour and at last through thy Mercy may be found meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in Life Hear us most gr●cious Father through the mediation of thy Son our Blessed Lord and Saviour in whose most holy Name and Words we commend to thy Mercy and Protection our Selves and all Mankind saying Our Father c.