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B04689 The foundation of Christian religion, gathered into six principles. And it is to be learned of ignorant people, that they may be fit to heare sermons with profit, and to receive the Lords Supper with comfort. Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Shelton, Thomas, 1601-1650? 1660 (1660) Wing P1566B; ESTC R215935 19,838 53

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i Luk. 23. 42. Act. 7. 60. 1 Thes 4. 3. Heb. 2. 14. 1 Cor. 15. 51. their bodies may rest for a while in the earth and their souls may enter into Heaven immediately Q. VVhat followeth after death A. The day of Judgement Q. VVhat sign is there to know this day from other days A. k 2 Pet. 3. 1. Heaven and earth shall be consumed with fire immediately before the coming of the Judge Q. Who shall be the Judge A. Jesus Christ the Son of God Q. What shall be the coming to Judgement A. He shall come l 1 Thes 4. 16 17. in the clouds in great Majesty and Glory with infinite company of Angels Q. How shall a man be cited to Judgement A. At the m Mat. 24. 31. 1 Cor. 15. 51 52. sound of the Trumpet the living shall be changed in the twinckling of an eye and the dead shall rise again every one with his n Job 19. 25. own body and all shall be gathered together before Christ and after this the good shall be severed from the bad o Mat. 25. 32 33. these standing on the left hand of Christ the other on the right Q. How will Christ try and examine every mans cause A. The p Rev. 20. 21. Dan. 7. 20. books of every mans doings shall be laid open mens consciences shall be made either to accuse them or excuse them and every man shall be tryed by the works which he did in his life time because they are open and manifest signs q Job 3. 18. 5. 24. of faith or unbelief Q. What sentence will he give A. He will give * Mat. 25. 34 41. sentence of salvation to the Elect and godly but he will pronounce sentence of damnation against unbelievers and reprobates Q. What state shall the godly be in after the day of Judgement A. They r Mat. 25. 34. Apoc. 21. 2 3 4 5. shall continue for ever in the highest Heaven in the presence of God having fellowship with Christ Jesus and reigning with him for ever Q. What state shall the wicked be in after the day of Judgement A. In eternal perdition and destruction in hell fire Q. What is that A. It s 2 Thes 1. 9. Isa 66. 14. Apoc. 21. 8. stands in three things especially 1. A perpetual separation from Gods comfortable presence 2. Fellowship with the Devil and his Angels 3. An horrible pang and torment both of body and soul arising from the feeling of the whole wrath of God poured forth on the wicked for ever world without end and if the pain of one tooth for one day be so great endless shall be the pain of the whole man body and soul for ever and ever FINIS HINC LUCEM ET POCULA SACRA ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA TO THE SUPREAM AUTHORITY OF ENGLAND Thomas Shelton Wisheth Heavenly Grace and Earthly Glory Right Honourable IT is a saying of Solomon There is no new thing under the Sun but that which now is hath been I do beleeve it hath a truth concerning this very Art of Charactery which though it were not so exact formerly yet hath run along through all Ages There seetneth to be a hint of it in the placing of the Vowels in the writing of the Hebrew It is reported of some of the Fathers in ancient time that they Preached every day as Chrysostome by name to the people of Antioch whose Homilies are yet extant which could hardly have been transcribed so fast without some help this way I have seen a Book almost as ancient as Printing and in the Frontispiece printed This was taken by Characters Within this last Century of yeers diverse men have published severall methods of Short-writing as Mr B●le Dr. Bright John and Edmund Willis W●l Labourer and others And above thirty years since I endeavoured my self to doe somewhat that way and composed a Booke with the best skill I then had which by Gods blessing proved beneficiall to many Bu● hearing diverse complaine of some difficulty in my former Rules and finding my selfe by long experience and practice it was something short of perfection though generally accounted more exact then any of the former I have now at the request of many by Gods assistance after long study and paines composed a New Art more compendious and exact I am certaine then any that was yet brought to light and soeasie that an ordinary capacity by Gods blessing may be able in two h●ures learning to write any Chapter in the Bible and to give an account of every word How usefull such an Art may prove may be guessed by the blessing of God bestowed upon my weake endeavours in the former whereby many thousands by learning and using it have reaped profit and comfort Whereby also the memory of many worthy Divines Doctor Preston Doctor Sibs Doctor Day and diverse others is perpetuated to Posterity in their works by this Art taken and published which else had perished with the breath that uttered them And whereby likewise many Gentlemen and Merchants and others in forreigne parts have with freedome used Bibles and Testaments written in this Art without feare of bloody Inquisitors And should the revolution of times bring forth such as the Marian dayes which God avert when one small Epistle of the New Testament was at the rate of five pounds and one Chapter sold for a Load of Hay how precious then Notes of wholesome Divinity taken in this Art now in this Harvest of the Gospel would be both those that should have and those that should want them would know though in a different manner they would prove like the Jews Manna on the Sabath when there was none to be gathered abroad My desire is that my paines herein may prove instrumentall for the good of many I make bold to present it to your Honours as that poore Persian his handfull of Water to his King having no better Gift humbly craving your Honours favourable construction and protection of it and as in duty I stand bound so by Gods grace I shall continually pray for your Honours happinesse and acknowledge my selfe Your Honours humble Servant THO SHELTON
For what saith the Scripture Abraham Rom. 4. 3. believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness Even as David declareth the blessedness of the man unto whom God emputeth Vers 6. righteousness without works saying Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven Vers 7. and whose sins are covered 5. And sanctified And he put no difference between us and Acts 15. 19. them after that by faith he had purified their hearts But ye are of him in Christ Jesus who of Cor. 1. 30. God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption The fifth Principle Q. VVhat are the ordinary or usual means for obtaining of faith A. Faith cometh onely by the preaching of the VVord and increaseth daily by it as also by the administration of the S●craments and Prayer 1. Faith cometh onely by the preaching of the Word and increaseth daily by it But how shall they call on him in whom Rom. 10. 14. they have not believed and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a Preacher Where there is no vision the people decay but he that keepeth the Law is blessed Prov. 29. 19. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge Hos 4. 6. because thou hast refused knowledge I will also refuse thee that thou shalt be no Priest to me and seeing thou hast for gotten the Law of thy God I will also forget thy children 2. As also by the administration of the Sacraments After he received the sign of circumcision Rom. 4. 31. as the seal of the righteousness of faith which he had when he was uncircumcised that he should be the father of all them that believe not being circumcised that righteousness might be imputed to them also Moreover brethren I would not that 1 Cor. 10. 1. ye should be ignorant that all our fathers were under the cloud and all passed through the Sea c. 3. And Prayer For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved The sixth Principle Q. What is the state of all men after death A. All men shall rise again with their own bodies to the last judgement which being ended the godly shall possess the kingdom of Heaven but unbelievers and reprobates shall be in hell tormented with the devil and his angels for ever 1. All men shall rise again with their own bodies Marvel not at this for the hour shall Joh. 5. 28. come in the which all that are in the grave shall hear his voice And they shall come forth that have done Vers 29. good unto the resurrection of life but they that have done evil unto the resurrection of condemnation 2. To the last Judgement For God will bring every work unto judgement with every secret thing whether Eccl. 12. 14. it be good or evil But I say unto you that of every idle M●t. 12. 36. word that men shall speak they shall give an account thereof at the day of Judgment 3. Which being ended the godly c. And del vered just Lot vexed with the unclean conversation of the wicked And the Lord said unto him Go through Ezek. 9. 4. the midst of the City even through the midst of the City even through the midst of Jerusalem and set a mark upon the foreheads of them that mourn and cry out for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof 4. Shall possess the Kingdom of God Then shall the King say to them on the Mat. 25. 34. right hand Come ye blessed of my Father inherit ye the Kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world 5. But unbelievers and reprobates shall be in hell tormented with the devil and his angels Then shall he say unto them on the left Vers 41. hand Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels The Scriptures for proof were onely quoted by the Author to move thee to search them the words themselves I have expressed at the earnest request of many that thou mayest more easily learn them if yet thou wilt be ignorant thy malice is evident if thou gainest knowledge give God the glory in doing of his will Thine T. S. THE EXPOSITION OF THE SIX PRINCIPLES The first Principle expounded Question WHat is God A. God is a Joh. 4. 24. a Spirit or spiritual substance most wise most holy eternal infinite Q. How do you perswade your self that there is a God A. Besides the Testimony of the Scripture plain reason will shew it Q. What is one reason A. When I consider b Rom. 1. 20. Acts 14. 17. the wonderful frame of the world me thinks the silly creatures that be in it could never make it neither could it make it self and therefore besides all these the Maker of it must needs be God Even as when a man comes into a strange country and sees fair and sumptuous buildings and yet finds no living creatures there besides birds and beasts he wil not imagine that either birds or beasts reared those buildings but he presently conceives that some men either are or have been there Q. What other reason have you A. c Rom. 2. 15. Gen. 3. 8 10. 12. 24. A man that commits any sin as murther fornication adultery blasphemy c. albeit he doth so conceal the matter that no man living know of it yet oftentimes he hath a griping in his conscience and feels the very flashing of hell fire which is a strong reason to shew that there is a God before whose Judgement seat he must answer for his fact Q. How many Gods are there A. No d 1 Cor. 8. 6. more but one Q. How do you conceive this one God in your minde A. Not e Deut. 4. 16. Amos 4. 13. by framing any image of him in my minde as ignorant folk do that think him to be an old man sitting in heaven but I conceive him by his properties and works Q. What be his chief properties A. First he is f Job 2. 13. most wise understanding all things aright and knowing the reason of them Secondly he is g Isa 6. 3. Exod. 20. 5 6. most holy which appeareth in that he is most just and merciful unto his creatures Thirdly he is h Isa 41. 4. eternal without either beginning or end of days Lastly he is i Psal 139. 12. infinite both because he is present in all places and because he is of power sufficient to do whatsoever he k Job 9. 4. Deu. 10. 17. will Q. What be works of God A. l Jer. 10. 12. Psal 33. 6. The creation of the world and of every thing therein and the preservation of them being created by his special providence Q. How know you that God governeth every particular thing in the world by his special providence A. To omit the m