Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	dead_a	holy_a	pilate_n	2,163	5	11.4686	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12161	The testimonie of a true fayth conteyned in a short catechisme necessary to all families, for the more knowledge of God, and better bryngyng vp of chyldren in his fayth and feare. Gathered and written for the benefite of Gods well disposed children, By C.S. Preacher.	Shutte, Christopher, d. 1626.	1577 (1577)	STC 22467; ESTC S114822	15,501	36

of our brethren Question What sayst thou of the last Thou shalt not couet Answeare In this the Lord commaundeth the whole harte to be possessed with loue that what soeuer man doth wish or desyre it may be free from lust corrupt affection serue to the glory of God and profit of his neighbours forbidding hereby al wicked thoughts vnlawful desires both of soule body although our cōsent be not therto al corruptiō of original sinne by Adam al lack of grace and what soeuer wanteth of the integritie perfectiō wherin man was made By al which precepts it may appere that nothing but true rightuousnes and innocencie can please God. Question By this I vnderstād that thou art not able of thy self because of thy sins to fulfil these lawes why therfore did God commaund that which thou canst not do Answeare First hereby he declareth how that his Image in me is corrupted with sin for nothing is here required which I could not haue done before my fal in Adam Secondly here is nothing commaūded which I am not bound to do Thirdly he doth not respect what I of my self cand do but what his iustice doth require Last of al it setteth forth the wrath of God bryngeth me to the feelyng of my sinnes Question Why God is mercyful to thousands wil not surely punish sinne so sharply as thou thinkest Answeare God in deede is mercyfull to them that loue hym truly repent but he is a iust Iudge a God of vēgeance to punish the wickednes of the vngodly which breake his commaundementes Question By this I gather that many are in a woful case Answeare Concernyng the wicked which be voyde of fayth of the mercy of God the curse of the law hangeth vpon them But touching the elect of which company I am perswaded that I am one Iesus Christ the sonne of God in myne own nature hath suffred to deliuer me from sinne the punishments therof hath brought me into the fauor of God againe of which benefite I lay holde with a true fayth which commeth by the preaching of the Gospell Question What is the Gospell Answeare It is the doctrine of faith conteynyng the promises of God vnto saluation to all whiche truely repent and lay hold of Christes merites by a sure trust in the same Question What do the promises of the Gospel meane Answeare First they teach me that the law of God is fulfilled for me by Christ by whom I haue my sins forgiuen with whose ryghtuousnes I am clothed may now boldly stand before the iudgmēt seat of god Secondly that my saluatiō commeth onely of the free mercy of God without my merites or good deedes Thirdly although they be offred to all yet they take effect in none to saluation but onely in the electe whose harts God lighteneth with fayth Question Shew me what fayth is Answeare There is a kind of faith called a dead faith beleuing the word of God to be true al things therein conteyned and goeth no further but the true faith is the faire knowledge of the fatherly good will and mercy of God shewed towards man in Christ a sure trust in the same which in due time bringeth forth the fruites of good liuing Question What doest thou learne hereby Answeare First I learne to know God who is made my father by Christ thorow adoption and grace 2 Secōdly I apply to my selfe by this my fayth al the merits of Christ as fully as if I had done the same my selfe 3 Thirdly I haue a sure trust in his merits and mercy boldnes to offer vp my prayers to God the father by him 4 Last of all I knowe his promises to be faithfull true and that he will performe them when it pleaseth his godly wisdome Question Whence commeth fayth Answeare It is the gifte of God wrought in my hart by the preaching of the Gospel and by the holy Ghost Question What is the summe of the fayth Answeare I beleeue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth and in Iesus Christ his only sonne our Lord which was conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the virgin Mary suffred vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead buried he descended into hel and rose again the third day frō the dead he ascended into heauē sitteth on the ryght hand of God the father almighty frō thence shall he come to iudge the quicke and the dead I beleeue in the holy Ghost the holy catholike church the communion of saintes the forgeuenes of sins the resurrection of the body the life euerlasting Question What art thou taught hereby Answeare 1 First what to beleeue of God my father creatour 2 Secondly of Christ my redeemer Thirdly of the holy ghost my sanctifier Last of all concerning the church of God. Question What canst thou say of God Answeare God is a spiritual nature euerlasting almighty infinite true good righteous and mercifull who hath made the world hath begotten the sonne of him selfe frō euerlasting The sonne is wisedome image of the father begotten of the father very God of very God who in his tyme appoynted became man. The holy Ghost is the power vertue proceeding from them both which three although they be distinct in persons yet are they equall and al one in Godhead eternitie dignitie and power Question What saist thou of the first part of this faith Answeare I beleeue that God is not only the natural father of his sonne Christ but also that he is by grace my father by whose wisedome as heauen and earth and all things therin conteyned were made so the same by his power is gouerned preserued Question What thinkest thou of the second Answeare I beleue that the sonne of God became man in al things lyke vnto me onely syn excepted in my nature wrought what was needfull to my saluatiō wherefore he is named Iesus that is a saueour Question How is thy saluation wrought Answeare This word Christ doth teach the same for first it signifieth him to be a king to haue purchased to him selfe by his blood the spirituall kingdome of his church all the enemies therof cōquered Which kingdome now he gouerneth by his word and by his spirit wherby he raigneth in my hart and in the harts of his elect Secondly it teacheth that he was a priest to offer vp him self once for al a sweet sacrifice to take away my sins to be a mediator by whō in whose name I maye offer vp my prayers to God my heauēly father through him be heard Thirdly it putteth me in minde that he was a Prophet sent to