that they shall not come to passe in any other place or time then hee hath ordained and then and there they shall come to passe necessarily Q What is the Decree of God in the things he hath ordained for his glory A. That which is of the good or euill of men or Angels which is called Predestination Q. What is Predestination A. It is the Decree of God touching the euerlasting state of men and Angels especially of men Q. What are the parts of Predestination A. Two Election and Reprobation Q. What is Gods Election of them A. It is his Predestination of certaine men and Angels Ephes 1. 4. 5. 1. Thess 5. 9. to euerlasting life to the praise of his glorious grace Q. What is Reprobation A. It is his Predestination of certaine men and Angels 2. Pet. 2. 8. Iude 4. to destruction to the praise of his glorious iustice Rom. 9. 22. Q. What is the cause why these are chosen and these refused A. The meere will and pleasure of God Rom 9. 18. 21. 22. CHAP. 6. Of the Execution of Gods Decree where of the Creation in generall and speciall The Execution of the Decree is the Creation of things Spirituall Angels Men. Corporal whole masse or Chaos furniture Bodies Simple Compound without sense Earthly Heauēly with sense Brutish Reasonable Man Chap. 7. Gouernment Chap. 8. GENES Chap. 1. vers 1. 2. 3. c. to the 26. 1. In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth 2. And the earth was without forme and void and darkenesse was vpon the face of the deepe and the Spirit of God moued vpon the face of the waters 3. And God said Let there be light and there was light 4. And God saw the light that it was good and God diuided the light from the darknesse 5. And God called the light Day and the darkenesse he called Night and the euening and the morning were the first day 6. And God said Let there be a firmament in the middest of the waters and let it diuide the waters from the waters 7. And God made the firmament and diuided the waters which were vnder the firmament from the waters which were aboue the firmament and it was so 8. And God called the firmament Heauen and the euening and the morning were the second day 9. And God said Let the waters vnder the heauen bee gathered together vnto one place and let the dry land appeare and it was so 10. And God called the dry land Earth and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas and God saw that it was good 11. And God said Let the Earth bring forth grasse the herbe yeelding seed and the fruit tree yeelding fruit after his kind whose seed is in it selfe vpon the earth and it was so 12. And the earth brought forth grasse and herbe yeelding seed after his kind and the tree yeelding fruit whose seed was in it selfe after his kind and God saw that it was good 13. And the euening and the morning were the third day 14. And God said Let there be lights in the firmament of the heauen to diuide the day from the night and let them bee for signes and for seasons and for daies and yeeres 15. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heauen to giue light vpon the earth and it was so 16. And God made two great lights the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night hee made the starres also 17. And God set them in the firmament of the heauen to giue light vpon the earth 18. And to rule ouer the day and ouer the night and to diuide the light from the darknesse and God saw that it was good 19. And the euening and the morning were the fourth day 20. And God said Let the waters bring forth abundantly the mouing creature that hath life and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the open firmament of heauen 21. And God created great whales and euery liuing creature that moueth which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind and euery winged foule after his kind and God saw that it was good 22. And God blessed them saying Be fruitfull and multiply and fill the waters in the Seas and let the foule multiply in the earth 23. And the euening and the morning were the fifth day 24. And God said Let the earth bring forth the liuing creature after his kind cattell and creeping thing and beast of the earth after his kind and it was so 25. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind and cattell after their kinde and euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth after his kinde and God saw that it was good Q. HItherto of the Decree of God What is the execution of it A. It is an Action of God working all things effectually according to his decree Q. What are the parts of the Execution A. Two the Creation of the world And the Gouernment thereof Q. VVhat is Creation A. It is the execution of the Decree of nothing making all things very good Q. Where is this taught A. In sundry places of the Scripture but especially in Genesis 1. and 2. chap. Q. VVhat are the generall things considered in all this matter of the Creation A. First the Creator of all these things which is God the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost Secondly his omnipotencie that he made all by his word that is by his onely will who calleth things that Rom. 4. 17. are not as though they were Thirdly that he made not all at once and in a moment but in six daies Q. VVhy did hee make them in six daies which could haue perfected all in a moment A. First that wee might thereby more easily conceiue that the world was not made confusedly or by chance but orderly and by counsell Secondly that all men from the beginning of the world to the end thereof might haue in God himselfe an example of labouring in their vocations sixe daies in this life and resting the seuenth Q. How many sorts of creatures are there A. Two Spirituall and inuisible Corporall and visible Q. What are the things Spirituall and inuisible A. The Angels and Soules of men Q. Why is not mention made of the Creation of the Angels more expresly especially being creatures in glory passing all others A. They are not expressely mentioned because Moses propoundeth heere to set forth the things that are visible and corporall But that they were in one of the six daies created it is euident enough Psal 103. 20. 22. 148. 2. 5. Coloss 1. 16. Q. What are the visible and corporall things A. Two first the masse or matter of the world made as is probable the first night wherin all things were contained and mingled one in another And secondly the beautifull frame thereof which he made the rest of the six daies and nights Q. What are the parts of that masse A.
then all the Starres besides and exercising more vertue vpon these terrestriall bodies Secondly for that they seeme so to vs it being the purpose of the holy Ghost by Moses to apply himselfe to the capacity of the vnlearned Q. VVhat is the vse of them A. First to distinguish the times as Spring Summer Gen. 1. 14. 18. 9. 1. Psal 136. 8. 9. Autumne and Winter from whence their work and naturall effect vpon the earthly creatures is gathered also to distinguish the night from the day the day from the moneth the moneth from the yeere last of all to giue light to the inhabitants of the earth Q. Haue they not operation also in the extraordinarie euents of singular things and persons for their good and euill estate A. No verily there is no such vse taught of them in Esay 47. 12. 13. Ierem. 10. 2. the Scriptures Q. VVhat was the worke of the fifth day and night A. The creation of the Fishes and Birds Q. What were the fishes made of A. Of all foure Elements but more as seemeth of the waters then other liuing things Q. What were the birds made of A. Of all foure Elements yet haue more of the Gen. 2. 19. earth and therefore that they are so light and that their delight is in the aire it is so much the more maruellous Q. What is the worke of the sixth night and day A. In the night thereof as is probable hee made the beasts of the earth both tame and wild going and creeping CHAP. 7. Of the Creation of Man Wherein note Generally of the image of God and therein the Parts Inward Outward Effect More specially the Creation of the Man his Body Soule Woman the Ende of her Creation Manner GENES Chap. 1. vers 26. 27. 26. And God said Let vs make man in our Image after our likenesse and let them haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea and ouer the foule of the aire and ouer the cattell and ouer all the earth and ouer euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth 27. So God created man in his owne Image in the Image of God created he him male and female created he them GENES chap. 2. vers 7. and vers 18. to the end 7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a liuing soule 18. And the Lord God said It is not good that the man should be alone I will make him an helpe meet for him 19. And out of the ground the Lord God formed euery beast of the field and euery foule of the aire and brought them vnto Adam to see what he would call them and whatsoeuer Adam called euery liuing creature that was the name thereof 20. And Adam gaue names to all cattell and to the foule of the aire and to euery beast of the field but for Adam there was not found an helpe meet for him 21. And the Lord God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam and he slept and he tooke one of his ribs and closed vp the flesh in stead thereof 22. And the rib which the Lord God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her vnto the man 23. And Adam said This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called woman because shee was taken out of man 24. Therefore shall a man leaue his father and his mother and shall cleaue vnto his wife and they shall be one flesh 25. And they were both naked the man and his wife and were not ashamed Q. VVHat was made the sixth day A. Man in both sexes that is both man and woman Q. Why was he made last of all A. First because he is the end for whose vse vnreasonable creatures were made and therefore that he might glorifie God for all Secondly for that hee would haue him first prouided for ere hee brought him into the world whereby wee may gather that if he had such care of man before hee was made much more will he care for him being created Q. What is to be obserued in his Creation A. That heere in regard of the excellencie of the worke God is brought in as it were deliberating Gen. 1. 26. with himselfe the Father with the Sonne and the holy Ghost and they with him for where the other creatures were made suddenly man was as wee shall see not so but with some space of time Hitherto also belongeth that the holy Ghost standeth longer vpon his Creation then vpon the rest Q. What learne you from thence A. That wee should marke so much the more the wisedome and power of God in the Creation of him thereby to imitate God in vsing most diligence about those things which are most excellent Q. Wherein doth his excellency stand A. In the perfection of his nature indued with excellent gifts which is called the Image of God Q. Wherein doth that Image consist A. In that which is inward and that which is outward Q. Wherein standeth that part of the Image of God that is inward A. First in knowledge of all duties either concerning Coloss 3. 10. God his neighbour or himselfe vnto which knowledge may be referred wisedome to vse knowledge to discerne when where and how euery thing should be done conscience to accuse or excuse as his doings should be good or euill memorie to retaine prouidence to foresee what is good to doe it what is euill to auoid it Reason to discusse of the lawfulnesse or vnlawfulnesse of euery particular action of a mans owne selfe Hitherto referre the knowledge of the natures of the creatures whereby hee was able to name them according to their nature Secondly in holinesse of mind and will whereof it is that God saith Be ye holy as I am holy Thirdly in Iustice or vprightnesse of desires and affections Q. So much of the inward gifts what is the outward Image of God A. That God set such a grace and maiesty in the person especially in the face of man as all the creatures could not looke vpon without feare and trembling as appeareth when they all came before man to receiue their names From all which both inward and outward riseth the dominion that God gaue him ouer all the creatures of which dominion the authority to name them was a signe Q. Hauing heard before of Gods counsell and deliberation touching the making of man in that excellencie as wee haue heard let vs now consider of the execution of that counsell And therein first of the Creation of the Man and then of the woman therefore I aske you when was man made A. The sixth day howsoeuer the story of his creation more at large is placed after the Lords rest in the seuenth day Q. VVhat parts doth he consist of A. Of two parts of a body and of a soule Q. VVhereof was his body made A. Of the very dust of the earth in which respect
Heauen and earth as it were the center and circumference for as the Arch-builders first shadow out in a plot the building they intend and as the Painters draw certaine grosse lineaments of that picture which they will after set forth and fill vp with orient colours so the Lord our God in this stately building and cunning painting of the frame of the world hath before the most beautifull frame set out as it were a shadow and a common draught thereof Q. Whereof was that lumpe or masse created of which after other things were made A. Of nothing that is to say when as yet there was not any thing whereof it might be made God by his Almighty power caused it to be as appeareth both by the word of Creatiō which Moses vseth signifying the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 making of a thing of nothing and that hee made this in the beginning that is when before there was not any thing but God the Creator and before which there was no measure of time by man or Angels Q. It being without forme and void how was it kept A. By the holy Ghost which * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 1. 2. as a bird sitting ouer her egges kept and preserued it Q. What were the things that were made of this masse A. The beautifull frame and fashion of this world with the furniture thereof Q. What doe you consider in the Creatures of the world A. Two things the Elements which are the most simple substances by the vneuen mixture whereof all bodies are compounded and the bodies themselues that are compounded of them Q. What doe you generally obserue in them all A. First that they are all said to bee good which should stop all the mouthes of those that speak against any of them Q. How did hee make all things good when we see there be diuers kinds of Serpents and noisome or hurtfull beasts A. That they are hurtfull it commeth not by the nature of their Creation in regard wherof they at the first should only haue serued for the good of man Q. What other things doe you obserue generally A. Secondly that their names are giuen them Thirdly that their vses and ends are noted Q. What is the highest of the Elements A. The fire for when it is said he set light in heauen A probable opinion which is a quality of the fire it is to bee vnderstood of fire also which hath that quality Q. What note you hereof A. The wonderfull worke of God not onely making 2. Cor. 4. 6. something of nothing but bringing light out of darkenesse which is contrary Q. What is the next Element A. The Aire betweene the clouds and the earth distinguishing betweene water and water in which and by meanes of which all things that haue life doe breathe and thereby continue in life Q. What is the third Element A. The waters seuered from the masse called the earth the seas the flouds the springs the lakes c. Q. What is the fourth Element A. The earth called the drie land which remaineth al other being separated of God to their proper places Hitherto of the simple bodies called the foure Elements now followeth to speake of the mixt and compounded bodies made of the foure Elements vnequally mingled together Q. What is generall in the Creation of the compound and earthly bodies A. First that prouision is made for the inhabitants of the earth before they bee made as grasse for the beasts and light for all liuing and mouing creatures and all for man Q. What learne you from hence A. Not to bee carking for the things of this life Mat. 6. 26. Luk. 12. 24. nor to be distracted with the cares thereof seeing God prouided for the necessity and comfort of the beasts before hee brought them into the world and therefore will much more haue care of them especially of man seeing now they are Q. What is generall in all the earthly Creatures A. That God proceedeth frō the things that be lesse perfect to those that are perfecter vntill he come to the perfectest as from the trees corne herbes c. which haue but one life that is whereby they nourish and grow vnto the beasts which haue both an encreasing and feeling or sensitiue life as fishes fowles beasts c. and from them to man which hath besides both them a reasonable soule Q. What learne you from thence A. That wee should therein follow the example of the Lord to go from good to better vntill we come to be perfect Q. What else is generall A. That they haue power and vertue giuen them to bring forth the like vnto themselues for the continuance of their kind which is generally giuen to all those that are expressed in the creation here And this blessing of multiplication is principall in the things that haue the life of sense beside the life of encrease And therfore the Lord is brought in speaking to them in the second person which he did not to the Plants Gen. 1. 2◠Q. What learne you from hence A. That the chiefe and speciall cause of the continuance of euery kinde of creatures to the worlds end Heb. 1. 3. is this will and word of God without which they or sundry of them would haue perished ere this by so many meanes as are to consume them Q. VVhat is the first Creation of the compound bodies A. God hauing caused the waters to retire into their vessels the third night in the third day which followed that night clad the earth with grasse corne and trees for the vse of man and beast but chiefly of man Q. Seeing that the growth of these is from the influence of the heauenly bodies how commeth it to passe that hee first maketh the grasse corne and trees before he made the heauenly bodies of the Sunne Moone and Starres A. To correct an errour in vs who vse so to tie the the encrease of these to the influence of the heauenly bodies that we doe after a sort euen worship them therein forgetting the Lord who hereby sheweth that all hangeth vpon him and not on them for as much as he made them whē the heauenly bodies were not Q. VVhat else A. That the fruitfulnesse of the earth standeth not so much in the labour of the Husband-man as in the power which God hath giuen to the earth to bring forth fruit Q. VVhat was made the fourth day A. The Lights all which although they bee great in themselues to the end they might giue light to the darke earth that is farre remoued from them yet are they distinguished into great ones as the Sun and Moone and small as the Stars all which are as it were certaine vessels whereinto the Lord did gather the light which before was scattered in the whole body of the heauens Q. VVhy doth Moses call the Sunne and Moone the greatest lights A. First because they are greatest in their vse giuing vs more light
before the comming of Christ What are the nearer tokens of the latter day A. They are either such as shall come within an age of the second comming of Christ or such as shall be nearer to it as it were ioyned with it Q. VVhat is the first A. That there shall arise false Christs and false Prophets and shall shew great signes and wonders Q. VVhat haue we here to consider A. Two things especially first the errour secondly the remedie against it Q. VVhat is the errour A. That it shall be said heere is Christ or there for there shall be false Christs which shall pretend the very person of Christ otherwise then Antichrist who tearmeth himselfe the vicar of Christ These also shall haue their ministers namely false Prophets which shall get credit vnto the false Christ Q. VVhat learne you by this A. That the Church of God shall be put vnder triall first of their knowledge and vnderstanding whether they can discerne betweene errour and truth secondly of their loue and fidelity whether after they know the truth they will sticke by it or no. Q. VVhat doe you note of this kind of errour A. The danger of it in that it maketh shew of the corporall presence of Christ whereunto we are naturally greatly giuen as appeareth not onely by the Papists but by the holy Apostles themselues which were too much addicted to the corporal presence of Christ secondly also by reason of the great meanes they shall haue to preuaile through the wonderfull miracles they shall doe especially considering that the true Ministers of God shall not haue for any warrant we haue out of the word any such power as hath already been shewed Q. VVhat further doe you learne of this A. The extreame impudencie of the diuell in those daies which hath neuer been heard of before that shal so possesse the spirit of a sinfull mortall man that hee shall take vpon him to be the sonne of the most High for notwithstanding there were many that tooke vpon them to bee the Messias before and after the first comming of our Sauiour Christ yet they imagining the Messias to be a bare man were neuer so impudently arrogant as to challenge to themselues to be the very naturall sonne of God Q. What note you of this that if it were possible the very elect should be deceiued A. First the certainty of their happie estate from whence they cannot fall Secondly that the same hath a foundation not in any thing that is in men but in the purpose and counsell of God which cannot be deceiued Q. So much of the errour VVhat is the remedy against it A. First an admonition then a confutation Q. What is the admonition A. First not to goe out that is so certainly to be resolued of the vntruth of the thing notwithstanding the greatnesse of the miracles as not once to enquire after it for those that haue itching eares and wanton rolling eyes to heare and see things are oftentimes by Gods iust iudgement deceiued although they haue a purpose to the contrary Secondly although by reason of some particular calling they bee constrained to be present at the place where such are or otherwise bee brought forcibly vnto them yet not to beleeue them when they see or heare those things Q. What is the confutation A. That it cannot bee Christ that they should goe out into the wildernesse to see first because hee shall come with great brightnesse as the lightning commeth from the East and shineth vnto the west neither shall one need to goe vnto the wildernesse to see him because his light shal be seene in all places of the world alike Secondly he will not come on the earth but will shew himselfe in the aire only Thirdly he shall come suddenly as in a moment wheras before he had space to goe from place to place Fourthly neither shall it auaile then to goe out after and seeke him because as speedily as the Eagles are gathered to the dead carkasse so the children of God being compared vnto Eagles shall suddenly bee gathered to our Sauiour Christ who is compared to a dead body in respect of his death Q. So much of the tokens which come within an age of the latter day What are the nearest tokens or rather such as are ioyned with the second comming of Christ A. The nearest are that the Sunne shall bee darkened and the Moone shall not giue her light the Starres shall fall from heauen the Sea shall rore terribly the earth shall tremble and in a word all the powers of heauen and earth shall be shaken Q. At what time shall these signes come to passe A. Immediately after the false Christs and Prophets which as hath been spoken shall raise vp a maruellous errour and by meanes thereof great vexation and therefore it is said after the tribulation of those daies shall the immediate signes of the comming of Christ be accomplished Q. VVhat is the cause of these signes appearing and of the comming of Christ immediately vpon them A. The faithfull prayers of the Saints of God which cry vnto him to make an end of these dangerous wicked dayes Q. Is not the day and houre of the comming of Christ reuealed vnto man A. No verily man may gather by the signes going before that it is not far off but the day and the houre no man knoweth no not the Angels Mat. 24. 36. Q. VVhat gather you of this A. Not that there is any want of loue in God towards vs in conceiling the day of his comming for as much as the Angels who are said to bee full of eyes in Ezech. 1. 18. Mat. 24. 36. Mark 13. 32. regard of their singular wisedome know it not yea and that which is more Christ himselfe who is much wiser then Angels is ignorant of it Q. But how can that bee that hee which gouerneth all things should be ignorant of that day A. As he is God he knoweth it but not as he is the sonne of man especially vnglorified that is to say before his ascension into heauen Q. VVhat is meant by this that one generation shall not passe till all be fulfilled Mat. 24. 34. A. That as it was said before that one generation should not passe vntill the destruction of Ierusalem were accomplished which indeed was effected about fortie yeeres after So it is likely that after all the signes aforesaid before one age shall passe the day of Iudgement aforesaid shall come Q. Wherefore is this vehement asseneration vsed That heauen and earth shall passe away but my words shall not passe away Mat. 24. 35. A. Against those mockers which shal come in the latter times and shall charge the ministery of the Gospell with vntruth because they see no alteration in the course of nature Q. VVhat is the reason of this concealement A. First that the Lord thereby might trie the humility of men whether they would be so impudently bold as to go about to breake
a singular rule and preferment ouer others according to their degree Q. What is the reward in ioy A. In partaking their masters ioy which is vnspeakeable and such as none can conceiue but they onely who enioy it Q. So much of the reward of the faithfull seruants What is the reward of the vnfaithfull A. Not onely the depriuing them of those good things before mentioned but also a casting of thē into perpetuall dishonour and torments vnspeakeable CHAP. 56. Of the Iudgement it selfe Where note Christs preparation to the iudgement in His glorious appearing The glorious effects thereof The parts the Sentence For the faithfull Against the wicked Execution thereof MAT. chap. 24. vers 29. to 31. and chap. 25. vers 31. to 45. 29. Immediately after the tribulation of those daies shall the Sunne be darkened and the Moone shall not giue her light and the Starres shall fall from heauen and the powers of the heauens shall be shaken 30. And then shall appeare the signe of the Sonne of man in heauen and then shall all the Tribes of the earth mourne and they shall see the Sonne of man comming in the clouds of heauen with power and great glory 31. And he shall send his Angels with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together his Elect from the foure winds from one end of heauen to the other Chap. 25. vers 31. to the 45. 31. When the Sonne of man shall come in his glory and all the holy Angels with him then shall he sit vpon the throne of his glory 32. And before him shall be gathered all nations and he shall separate them one from another as a shepheard diuideth his sheepe from the goates 33. And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand but the goates on the left 34. Then shall the King say vnto them on his right hand Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world 35. For I was an hungred and ye gaue me meat I was thirstie and ye gaue me drinke I was a stranger and yee tooke mee in 36. Naked and ye clothed me I was sicke and ye visited me I was in prison and ye came vnto me 37. Then shall the righteous answere him saying Lord when saw wee thee an hungred and fed thee or thirstie and gaue thee drinke 38. When saw wee thee a stranger and tooke thee in or naked and clothed thee 39. Or when saw we thee sicke or in prison and came vnto thee 40. And the King shall answere and say vnto them Verily I say vnto you In as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren ye haue done it vnto me 41. Then shall he say also vnto them on the left hand Depart from me ye cursed into euerlasting fire prepared for the diuell and his angels 42. For I was hungred and ye gaue me no meate I was thirstie and ye gaue me no drinke 43. I was a stranger and ye tooke me not in naked and yee clothed me not sicke and in prison and ye visited me not 44. Then shall they also answere him saying Lord when saw we thee an hungred or a thirst or a stranger or naked or sicke or in prison and did not minister vnto thee 45. Then shall he answere them saying Verily I say vnto you In as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to me Q. HItherto of the signes going before the day of Iudgement The Iudgement itselfe followeth what are we to consider therein A. First our Sauiours owne preparation to it Secondly the parts thereof Q. What consider you in the preparation A. The glory of Christ first in his appearance secondly in other glorious effects going before the Iudgement Q. Wherein shall the glory of Christs comming appeare A. Partly in himselfe and partly in the things belonging vnto him at his comming Q. What is it in himselfe A. That suddenly breaking out of the heauens his glory shall be of such singular brightnesse that the Sun shall be darkened and the moone shall loose her light for if whē our Sauiour Christ was transfigured vpon the Mount Thabor being then mortall his face did shine Mat. 17. ◠as the Sun then much more at his second comming his Maiesty shall be wonderfull seeing it is now both immortall and glorified Q. How shall the glory of his comming appeare in the things belonging vnto him at his second comming A. First of all in his Angels Q. How shall his glory appeare in them A. In their number and in their excellencie Q. How in their number A. In that they are infinite thousands which before Mat. 5. 25. 31. hauing been seuered in their diuers seruices they haue been employed in shall then altogether and ioyntly attend vpon Christ and the seruice of that day Q. How in their excellency A. In that they also shall be of great glory for if an Angell appearing bee like vnto lightening then much more there must bee great glory and brightnesse in the innumerable companie of Angels that shall attend vpon our Sauiour Christ Q. VVhat is further belonging to the glory of his comming A. His glorious throne whereupon hee shall actually and really sit shadowed out by the glorious throne of Salomon which was of pure gold whereof howsoeuer the matter be vnknowne vnto vs yet wee know it shall bee sutable to the excellency of his Maiesty Q. What is the proper vse hereof A. To be armed against all shame and feare in the Mark 8. 38. profession of Christ and his truth before whatsoeuer earthly Monarches whose iudgements are as it were scar-crowes to the iudgement of Christ to whom that properly belongeth which Rabshakeh foolishly bragged of his master concerning the ability of the Esay 36. 9. least of his seruants Q. What are those glorious effects that goe before A. First the world shall be consumed with fire and the heauens and the earth shall bee renued Secondly all that are dead shall bee raised againe and ranged before him Q. How shall they be raised A. He will send his Angels and they shall doe it by the sound of the trumpet which shall not be of brasse or such like mertall for the Angels haue sufficient might and skil to make a sound like vnto the sound of a trumpet without any such instrument in which respect Exod. 19. 16. 19. it is also said how that they shall see the signe of the sonne of man in the heauen as the Captaines set vp their flag and banner to gather their souldiers Q. What gather you of this A. The vnspeakeable power of Christ in his Angels Iohn 5. 28. at whose found not onely the liuing shall bee changed but the dead euen from Adam to that time shall be raised who shall not bee preuented of the other but all appeare together before Christ it being 1. Thess 4. 15.