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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..
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bound to render all honor and glory world without end Amen ⸫ A Prayer briefly to be repeated at the end of this first part GRatious holy and heauenly Father which of thy loue hast of clay created vs to thine owne Image by thy deare son redeemed vs from bondage and by the holy Ghost doest sanctifie and preserue vs in holinesse to serue thee Grant vs wee beseech thee that as by thy holy word we are taught the duties of Christianitie so we may without hypocrisie sincerely serue thee in such sort as may tend most to the setting forth of thy glory in our pilgrimage of this life present And may also most directly guide vs to the attaining the eternall felicitie prouided for vs all thine elect in thy celestiall Paradize in the life to come And powerfull Lord wee pray thee by the rule of thy Law so religiously gouerne our hearts that we neyther stray after our owne Imaginations nor deceiue our selues by any vaine ostentations and bring vs by imbracing the doctrines of thy holy Scriptures to account and esteeme them the holy and cleare Cristall wherein thy loue is reueiled and thy law for direction of our liues plainely described To true obedience of which thy law good Father so incline forme and frame our hearts wee beseech thee that vnfainedly aboue all things we may loue thy holy Maiestie and by proceeding in the rules wee practise by an holy christian charity we may performe our loue one to another with pure hearts vnfainedly And finally by a true and vnfained faith obtaine the promises of grace to serue thee in true holinesse and righteousnesse of life and after this true sanctification and grace present we may raigne with thee in euerlasting glory world without end through Iesus Christ our blessed Sauiour and Redeemer Amen ⸫ Here followeth the second part of the Cristall of Christianitie wherein the Sacrament of Baptisme is discussed very plainely and very familiarly Question TO that end that all Christians may vnderstande what the true Church of Christ is shew me whom and what you do call the true Church of Christe here on earth Answere The name of Church by signification signifieth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Calling And all Christian people that professe the faith of Christ are named by the name of the Church visible generally Q. Who are more effectually and truely called the Church A. They truely in this world are called the true and inuisible Church of Christ whom God elected to saluation before the beginning of the world And which in receiuing Christ by faith doe beleeue in Christ alone to be saued eternally Q. What is the condition and estate of them which be true members of the church and doe beleeue in Christ effectually A. Although it doth not to men alwayes so appeare yet it is apparant that the true members of the Church are replenished with true happinesse holinesse and endued with diuine and sauing graces Q. How are they which are members of Christ his true Church made happie A. The true Church and euery member are blessed made happie by Christ which taketh away the curse and wrath of God due for sinne from them and bestoweth his righteousnesse on them Q. How are Christ his members made holy A. Through his holy spirit which sanctifieth all the elect in Christ with true holinesse Q. How are they replenished here on earth with heauenly graces A. As the Sunne-beames are made pertakers of the Sunnes glory and brightnesse So the true Chruch is replenished and euery part made pertakers of such heauenly vertues and diuine graces wherby God our heauenly Father is glorifyed by his grace giuen to the members of the Church in this life present Q. Doe you conclude then that all Christians which truely beleeue in the Sonne of God which are sanctified by the spirite of God and through his grace expresse in this life the glory of God are effectually called into the true Church and they are rightly called the true Church of Christ A. This is my conclusion that all faithfull people elected before the foundation of the world in Christ gathered throughout the world vniuersally which are iustified sanctified and ordained to be glorified are the true Church of Christ of whom Christ is the Lord and head and are therefore called the true Christian Church rightly Q. What assurance hath the Church here on earth of Christes loue A. Christ hath appoynted the preaching of Gods blessed Word and the holy Sacraments as testimonies thereof Q. How many Sacraments hath Christs ordayned in his Church necessary for the saluation of his Church A. Christ hath ordayned and in his church instituted the Sacrament of Baptisme to receiue and entertaine them which are his members into the fauour of God by his loue Q. What other Sacrament was by Christ instituted A. The holy feast and banquet of his most blessed body and bloud to feede them and sustaine them by and with full assurance of his loue Q. What meane you by this word Sacraments A. Sacraments are outward signes that doe represent all those spirituall inwarde sauing graces which the faithfull receiue from God through Iesus Christ Q. What is the outward signe in Baptisme A. Water wherein the Childe is dipped or sprinkled with and it doth represent the two properties of Water which doth both clense and comfort Q. How doth the propertie of clensing agrée with the inward graces represented in Baptisme A. The propertie of clensing representeth the clensing of our sinnes by the precious and pure bloud of Christ which was shed on the Crosse for our sinnes Q. How doth Water in Baptisme represent comfort to vs A. As Baptisme is instituted in stead of Circumcision which was a seale of righteousnesse by faith so the faithfull are sealed and comforted by faith in Christ to bee saued Q. Doth Baptisme both signifie clensing from sinne and sealing vnto righteousnes A. Our clensing from sinne euen from the infection of the Leprosie which came by Adams disobedience And the essentiall righteousnesse which commeth by Christ is represented by Baptisme Q. What is the cause you compare originall sinne to the infectious disease of the Leprosie A. The word doth declare originall sinne Gezar or Gazar to be full of euill to flow with euill and to ouerflow all men naturally with corruption tending to damnation Q. Doth that daungerous disease bring daunger of damnation naturally on all men A. In one significant word the Apostle doth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shew that the infection doth so infect all mans affections and partes with disobedience that the will of the naturall man will not obey the will of God for the which rebellion the wrath of God commeth ouer all the children of disobedience to condemnation Q. How are the faithfull freed from this infectious sin of Leprosie proceeding from Adams disobedience A. As it came by disobedience of one vpon all men to condemnation So it is taken away by the perfect
Q. Shew me how and whereby Christians may behold this Christian faith A. The twelue Apostles in a cleare cristall glasie hath described it plainely Q. Kehearse the first Article and shew me what you learne by it A. I beleeue in God the father Almightie c. First I learne hereby God on whom I doe beleeue is my Father and I am his childe by faith in Christ Iohn 1. 12. Gal. 3. Secondly I learne I am one of them to whom God sayth I will be their God and they shall be my sonnes daughters sayeth the Almightie Iere. 33. 1. Thirdly I learne that my almightie Father will so sustaine me that I shall lacke nothing Psal 23. And so defend me that the gate of hell shall not preuaile against me Math. 16. Q. Rehearse the second Article and shew me what you learne by it A. And in Iesus Christ his onely sonne our Lord. First I learne the name and nature of Iesus doth assure me that he is my Sauiuiour Mat. 2. By the second title of his name which is Christ and signifieth aunoynted I am taught that as the oyntment on Aarons head did descend to all his garments so on me and all Christians the oyle of grace descendeth from Christ vnto vs. The third as he is the onely sonne of God from euerlasting so he bringeth many children to God euerlastingly to be saued Fourthly I learne That he is my Lord both by right of redemption and my Lord and husband by right of coniunction Hos 2. 19. Q. Rehearse the third Article and shew me what you learne by it A. Which was conceiued by the holy Gost borne of the virgin Mary whereby I learne first that he is free from sinne and altogether pure and vnspotted Heb. 9. Secondly I learne that by his diuine nature and power hee is able to performe what soeuer tendeth to the conquest of mans foes Col. 3. Thirdly it doth assure me that hee being borne of a woman is a perfect man and in his person and manhood indured the wrath of God for the sinnes of mankinde and to free the faithfull by his satisfaction from all their sinne and transgression Esay 53. Q. Rehearse the fourth Article and shew me what you learne thereby A. Suffered vnder Poncius Pilate was crucified dead and buryed he descended into hell First I learne that vnder Poncius Pilate the Iudge he suffered on the Crosse to worke out my Redemption Math. 27. Gal. 3. 14. Secondly his descending into hell signifieth the humbling of his soule to suffer the torments of hell for my sake Psal 22. Q. Rehearse the fixt Article and what you learne out of it A. He rose againe from the dead Hereby I learne that his resurrection doth assure me of my iustification 1. Cor. 15. 17. Secondly I learne that risting from sinne and delighting in righteousnes doth assure me that I am a chosen member of his body Rom. 6. 4. Thirdly I am taught that I rising with him should set my affections on heauenly things where he is Col. 3. 1. Fourthly the rising of his body from the graue so gloriously doth assure me that my body shall arise to enjoy with him eternall glory 1. Cor. 15. 18. Q. Rehearse the fixt Article and what you learne by it A. He ascended into heauen and sitteth on the right hand of God c. First I learne by his ascension into heauen that hee hath taken possession for me all his members of the heauenly Mansion Secondly That he is seated on the right hand of God in maiestie doth assure me that he is aboue all Angels placed in a secondary dignitie to the father to whom in his humane nature hee maketh intercession for his members continually Thirdly he there placed in glory assureth me and euery member of his body there to be placed with him in euerlasting glory Q. Rehearse the seauenth Article what you learne by it A. From thence he shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead Wherin first I learne to my comfort that my Sauieur shall come to be my Iudge Iob 19. 25. Secondly I learne that his second comming shall bee with great glory when hee commeth to Iudgement Mat. 25. 41. Thirdly I learne as he shal be glorified in giuing glory to his faithfull members so he shall also be glorified in rendring vengeance in flaming fire to the faithlesse that haue contemned the faithfull and disobeyed the Gospell 1. Thes 2. 8. Q. Rehearse the eyght Article and shew me what you learne out of it A. I beleeue in the holy Ghost wherein first I learne the holy spirit being very God doth certifie my soule and my spirite that I and all faithfull Christians are the children of God and coheires with Christ of his glorious kingdome Rom. 8. 16. Secondly I learne that the spirituall power of the holy spirit mollifieth sinne in mee and maketh all holy desires to take place in my soule and indueth me with true holinesse of life Ephe. 4 23. Q. Rehearse the ninth Article and what you learne therein A. I beleeue the catholike Church whereby I learne that God hath on earth and throughout the world a holy Chuch and sanctified Congregation of people Math. 8. 10. Act. 10. 34. Secondly I learne That in this holy societie there is a Communion of Saints of which number by faith I am assured through thy fauour to be one Ephe. 5. 26. Q. Rehearse the tenth Article and what you learne by it A. I beleeue the forgiuenesse of sinnes by which Article first I learne and stedfastly beleeue although I am a sinner yet Christ making satisfaction for my sinnes and for the sinnes of the whole world my sinnes shall neyther to me be imputed nor to my confusion remembred Ier. 33. 34. Psal 32. 1. Q. Rehearse the eleauenth Article and what you learne by it A. I beleeue the resurrection of the Bodie Whereby I learne that when the trumpet of God thall blow and the Arch-angels sound out this powerfull sentence Rise you dead my body shall be raised from the dust and so raised shall raigne with Christ for euer 1. Thes 4. 17. Secondly I learne I shall bee clothed with Christ his bodie and in my resurrection my vile body shall be glorious 1. Cor. 15. 42. Q. Rehearse the twelfth Article and shew me what you learne thereby A. I beleeue the life euerlasting Wherein first I learne to my comfort that after death I shall be placed in the throne of life and crowned in the kingdome of life Reu. 2. 10. 1. Tim. 4. Secondly I learne the life which I and euery faithfull member of Christ shall receiue shall neuer ende but bee euerlasting Psal 21. Thirdly I learne that of all these graces and fauours of God to mee and to all the faithfull commeth of the free gift of God to me to all the whole Christian Church through Iesus Christ our Lord and Sauiour to whom with the Father and holy spirit I all the faithfull are