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A60368	Christian instruction directing to a more perfect and saving knowledge of God, in the foundation-principles of true religion. By way of question and answer. Meet to be seriously considered by all true Christians, for their help and furtherance in the great concerns of eternal life. By W.S.	Saller, William, d. ca. 1680.	1670 (1670)	Wing S398C; ESTC R218598	19,270	28

3.13 to himself as appears from the seventh and eighth Reasons going before and so hath brought us under the New Covenant Heb. 10.19 20 29. which is established upon better Promises Heb. 8.6 than the Old was Q. VVhat are the tearms conditions or promises pertaining to the Old Covenant A. These for substance are all the tearms of that first Covenant The man that doth these things shall live by them And Cursed is he that doth them not Rom. 10.5 Gal. 3.10 12. Q. VVhat are the promises or tearms of the New Covenant A. First in brief these are the New Covenant tearms He that believes shall be saved and he that believeth not shall be condemned But secondly The whole revelation of the Lords divine pleasure exprest in the Promises and Threatnings of the Scriptures are the New Covenant Tearms those only excepted that before were named appertaining to the First Covenant Q. But what is the New Covenant it self or how may it be understood A. Christ himself is said to be given as the Covenant Isa 42.6 and 49.8 Secondly the Blood of Christ is called the Covenant or Testament Mat. 26.28 Mark 14.24 Luke 22.20 1 Cor. 11.25 Thirdly Teaching mercy pardoning mercy and renewing mercy are called the Covenant Jer. 31.33 34. Heb. 8.10 11 12. From all which this is evident That the New Covenant is Free Grace not only tendred but extended by the Father through the blood of the Son to all men sufficient to enable them to believe acceptably and they that believe have eternal life given them and all that tends to fit them for that blessed inheritance while the obstinate unbelievers for their disobedience to the Gospel of Grace perish Q. Is Faith of necessity to this New Covenant benefit A. Yea in all come up to years of discretion and capeable to attain it as appears Heb. 11.6 7. Gal. 3.22 26. John 3.15 16 18 36. Q. Have Children no Faith suppose you A. We have no reason to believe they have or can have any seeing Faith comes by hearing Rom. 10.14 17. and there can be no reason to believe that Faith can possibly be raised in the soul without hearing or means equivolent to bearing sufficient to enlighten the understanding in the knowledge of the Truth Q. Do you believe Children are saved although they have no Faith seeing the Lord will not save persons of understanding without it A. Yea First because Christ tels us that Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven Mat. 19.13 14. Luke 18.15 16 17. Secondly They being redeemed and so delivered from all danger of eternal ruine upon the Old Covenant account It is no way likely that the New Covenant which is better and more merciful will ever condemn such as never live to disobey it also the Scripture plainly manifesteth that the second Adam brought a Cure every way proportionable to the Disease the first Adam brought upon the world Rom. 5.12 c. and that the grace is much more abundant that comes by him which being true there is no place for a doubt concerning the estate of Infants but that it is well with them seeing they have no more disease but what hath originally befallen them if Children have no Faith Q. VVhat then is a visible Church of Christ or how may it be discerned from other Assemblies A. The visible Church of Christ is an Assembly of faithful Persons Saints by calling at least Q. VVho are Saints by calling A. Those that are won by the Gospel to believe and voluntarily give up themselves to the profession and practice of Religion and Godliness Ephes 1.1 Phil. 1.1 5 6 7. Col. 1.2 4 5 6 7 8. Q. VVhat Ordinances hath Christ appointed in his Church visible A. Prayer Preaching Baptism Laying on of Hands the Lords Supper with all Duties of Love in general and when necessity requireth Excommunication also 1 Tim. 2.1 Acts 12.5 2 Tim. 4.1 2. Mat. 28.19 20. 1 Cor. 11.20 Heb. 13.16 2 Cor. 9.6 7. 1 Cor. 5. John 13.14 15. Mat. 18.15 16 17.18 Q. At what age ought persons to be Baptized and received into Church-Communion A. The Scriptures have not exprest any age but the time when persons do indeed repent and with all the heart believe the Gospel Acts 8.36 37 38. Mark 16.15 16. Acts 2.38 41 42. and so saith the Common-Prayer-Book also in its Catechisme and that according to truth Q. Be those that are Baptized and so Members of the visible Church Heirs of Salvation A. Yea if they do as they profess in truth believe John 3.15 16.36 Q. VVhat is true Faith let us understand and know it seeing it is so necessary to Salvation A. True Faith believes unfainedly all that God saith how unlikely soever it appears to sense Gen. 15.6 Gal. 3.6 7 9. Luke 1.45 Q. VVhat is the nature of true Faith or how may it be known when it is savingly wrought in the heart A. It will work men to a suitable obedience and deliver them from the love and service of sin and therfore if any do live in the service of known sin they cannot be in the Faith nor yet the Servants of Christ John 8.34 39. 1 John 3.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Acts 15.9 Q. VVill not that Faith then justifie men which is without good works A. No it cannot because it is fruitless and dead Jam. 2.14 c. Q. Are we justified by Faith or by VVorks or by both together A. Nay we are justified by Faith without Works Rom. 3.20 27 28. and 4.2 3 4 5 6. For however the Faith that is without Works will not justifie yet the Works themselves add nothing toward our justification Q. VVherefore then are good VVorks of necessity A. They are not at all of necessity to justifie us nevertheless if we be without them our Faith is not true nor living no more than he can be a living man that hath no breath in his nostrils Q. But are VVorks of no use but only to prove our Faith true and of a living nature A. Yes we may and must work diligently as well as believe in order to the attainment of our Sanctification which is as necessary to Salvation as Justification is and Holiness is not gotten without diligent working John 3.3 4. Heb. 12.14 2 Pet. 3.14 Heb. 6.11 12. Q. VVherefore must we work in order to our growth in Holiness and not in order to our Justification A. In the one works profit not but contrarily tend to rob the Lord of the honour of his grace who forgiveth freely iniquity Rom. 4.2 3 4 5 6 7 8. but in the other works are profitable for the attaining of holiness as was shewed before and they are profitable to men and honourable to God Tit. 3.8 14. Mat. 5.16 Heb. 12.14 Q. But then wherefore must we believe in order to Sanctification seeing it will not prevent working A. All Works are altogether vain without grace and blessing from God which must be fetched by Faith from him through

Christian Instruction DIRECTING TO A more perfect and saving KNOWLEDGE of GOD in the Foundation Principles of True RELIGION By way of Question and Answer Meet to be seriously considered by all true Christians for their help and furtherance in the great Concerns of Eternal Life By W. S. And this is Life Eternal that they might know Thee the only True GOD and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent John 17.3 LONDON Printed for Francis Smith at the Elephant and Castle without Temple-Bar TO THE READER Courteous Reader I Desire thee to take knowledge that this little following Treatise is not intended only nor chiefly for young Christians but especially for such growing Plants as it s to be hoped may be helped thereby to become so much the sooner ripe and ready for service to the Church of God The Texts I point to for proof of these Doctrines I neither repeat nor argue partly because I would not make my Book great that the price might be small and partly because I would have thee to exercise thy study but if thou meetest with any knot in the reading of my Book too hard for thee to unty if thou please to use my help I doubt not through the grace of God but I shall be able to help thee therein And for any Brethren that shall read my Book and upon the best consideration of it shall in any material point or points be found contrary to me in Judgment I should rejoyce to see such a frame of Spirit in them as to write me the reasons of their dissent I should comfortably hope this course in some short time would through the blessing of God graciously tend to bring us to Unity in the Truth Thus desiring thee to read seriously the ensuing Discourse I heartily bid thee farewel and rest Thine in any service for Christ W. SELLERS Christian Instruction Directing to a more perfect and saving Knowledge of GOD in the Foundation-Principles of true Religion Question WHat are we to judge of God is there one or more Answ There is but one God the Father of whom are all things Deut. 4.35 6.4 Qu. How must we understand and judge of him Ans He is not only the Author of all Beings but also the Fountain of all Good 2 Cor. 1.3 Ephes 4.6 Jam. 1.17 And all his Wayes which contain both his Decrees or Purposes and his Works are all like himself very good Gen. 1.31 Jam. 1.13 17. Psal 33.4 5. Q. But how can it be clearly proved that there is a God beyond doubt A. The Works of God make it evident Rom. 1.19 20. Psal 19.1 See more of this in my Book called A Preservative from Atheism and Error Q. But if God did make all things very good how came Mankind so very bad A. By breaking the Law and Covenant of God Q. Is the Law and Covenant all one A. There is no difference but only this the conditions of cursing the breaker of the Law and blessing the doer of it exprest Gal. 3.10 12. annexed or added to the Law maketh it a Covenant Q. What Law do you mean A. The ten Commandments exprest Exod. 20. Q. How doth it appear that this Law was given from the beginning and that Man transgrest it A. In that it is called the old and first Covenant Heb. 8.7 c. as also from Rom. 3.19 20. in that it stops every mouth and lays all the World under guilt and brings them to the knowledge of sin See more of this in the fore-mentioned Book Q. What is the punishment due for the breach of this Covenant A. The Curse of God Gal. 3.10 Deut. 27.26 Q. Did the Curse fall upon Mankind immediatly upon the first sin A. Yea in part it did Gen. 3.17 18 19. Rom. 5.12 c. yet not in full measure to the utter ruin of the World as in God's just severity it might have done Q. How came the World to have any mercy and patience extended to it A. The Lord did graciously pre-ordain a Mediator to stand between Himself and Man who did undertake to die for Man and so stay the Curse from falling upon him to his immediate and utter ruin 1 Tim. 2.5 Rev. 13.8 Psal 75.3 Q. Do you judge Adams eating the forbidden fruit was a sin against the ten Commandments seeing it is judged by some that they were not given till they were made known at Sinai A. It is evident he sinned against that Law breaking the first fifth sixth eighth ninth tenth in the very letter of them And that his sin was against this Covenant is further manifest thus Till the first Covenant was faulty there should no place have been sought for the second Heb. 8.7 For the Law is not faulty in it self Rom. 7.12 13. but its only fault was it would not save nor any way help us when once it was broken Rom. 7.10 8.3 4. Now the breach of this Law leaving us helpless for it could give no life when once life was forfeited Gal. 3.21 therefore all life and mercy since the Fall must come by Christ upon a New-Covenant-account no other way being left now to attain it But further this is clear from this consideration That by the deeds of the Law can no flesh be justified Rom. 3.20 28. and yet Justification Abel obtained upon a New-Covenant-account at that day for he was justified by Faith Heb. 11.4 and Faith hath no relation to the Law Gal. 3.10 11 12. but they that are made just by Faith it is by Grace through Redemption-mercy Rom. 3.21 quite through to the end of the 5th chapter all Grace Light and Mercy whatsoever flowing now to the World through him ever since the Fall Joh. 14.13 14. 1 Pet. 3.18 19 20. Gen. 6.3 Q. If this Law of the ten Commands were given at the beginning wherefore then was it given at Sinai again A. First That the World might the better discern their sinfulness Rom. 5.20 and 7.7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Secondly That the rich grace extended by Jesus Christ might be the better seen and esteemed and thankfully embraced Rom. 5.20 21. 1 Cor. 15.56 57 58. Q. Is then the whole World bound to keep this Law A. Yea as appears Mat. 5.17 18 19 20. Rom. 3.9 to 21. Jam. 2.8 9 10 11 12. Q. Wherefore doth James call this Law the Royal Law A. Because this Law is Kingly or Supream the other Laws of God being inferiour to it in dignity which as hand-maids are given to serve this Law since sin came into the world which but for the sake of had been altogether useless For what place could there be for the Law of Shadows but to represent a Saviour to come to redeem us from the Curse of that Supream Law neither could there be need or use of the Law of Judgments to punish evil doers if the Law of the ten Commandments had not been broken Q. Doth it appear that Man was created very good A. Yea as appears Gen. 1.31 and