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A14664 An exposition of the tvvo first verses of the sixt chapter to the Hebrewes in forme of a dialogue. Wherein you have a commendation of catechising, also a declaration of the sixe fundamentall principles wherein the Christians of the Primitiue Apostolicall church were catechised. By T.W. minister of the word. Wilson, Thomas, 1563-1622.; Walkington, Thomas, d. 1621, attributed name. 1600 (1600) STC 24966; ESTC S102108 79,110 106

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as true fire is well discerned from painted fire by the heat it giues though ther be neither light nor flame so it may be as well knowne who be the children of God by the workes and fruits of the spirit as by the witnesse of the spirit they which want this latter may haue cause to be glad if they haue the former For the Apostle Peter in the first chapter of his second Epistle hauing exhorted the Christians to ioyne to their faith knowledge to knowledge vertue to vertue temperance to temperance patience to patience brotherly kindnesse to brotherly kindnesse loue he assureth them that if these things be in them and abound they should neuer fall but haue their election sure and haue an entrance made into the blessed kingdome of God And to conclude our Prophet in this Psalme vnto that question who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle makes this answere euen hee that deales vprightly toward God and man hee that liueth a iust life hee that thinketh the truth and speaketh as hee thinketh hee that hurteth not his neighbour in name bodie goods or soule he that neither spreadeth nor receiueth false report against his brother he that loueth godly men though they be hated in the world and flattereth not wicked men though they be honoured in the world hee that faithfully keepeth his promises euen to his owne damage and losse especially such promises as are confirmed with an oath hee that auoydeth vsurie and briberie and whether he lend of curtesie or iudge of dutie as led by loue and not by lucre hee hee whosoeuer he is rich or poore learned or simple high or low euen he that doth these things and all these things and not onely knoweth them and liketh them but doth them and performes them and doth them constantly and sincerely out of loue to God and men though weakely and vnperfectly and desireth in the doing of these things to aduance Gods glory being hartely sorry that he doth these things so faintly and feebly this is hee that may assure himselfe to be the person that now truely serueth God and hereafter shall remaine in heauen with him for euer FINIS Text. Interpretation of the vvords Beginnings Foundation ●●●fection ●●●ode or ●●alysis order and disposition of the Text. Summe collected Instructions First Instruct. Second inst● Antiquitie of Catechising a The learned ●hinke that this 〈◊〉 of teaching is meant by Paul in his patterne or forme 〈◊〉 vvholesome vvords vvhich he vvilleth Timothy to haue * 1 Tim. 4.13 〈…〉 noteth that the vvord in Deut. 5.7 ●●anslated Re●earse the law to ●hy Children ●●orts whet speech borrovved from vvarriours vvho sharpen their vveapons that they may better peirce tho●●vv so the doctrine is to bee propounded vvith such easinesse as it may ●est enter into ●●ch tender ●indes Beza authoritie of Catechisme 1 Tim. 3.16 All Scripture is inspired of God ●erse 17. To make perfect 〈◊〉 to furnish ●he man of God * Excellencie of Catechising d Paul is thought to haue done this office 〈…〉 Cor. 9.14 Marke did Catechise at Alexandria vvith great profit saith Eusebius 〈◊〉 is commanded to feed not the sheepe onely but the Lambs also the ●ather for 〈…〉 saith the increase of the flock 〈…〉 Profit of Catechising Heb. 6.1 e Clemens calleth catechisme a base of groūd plot Athanasius a Synopsis or first draught of a picture Rubbius saith it is an hedge to generall doctrine See Greenham No kingdome of note in the vvorld but by Catechising receiued the Gospell vvithin 40. yeares after Christs passion saith Aegisippus Necessitie of Catechising Cor. 3.2 Io● 5.12.13 f Seeing it hath god the author is commanded by him practised by the Church olde nevv vsed by the Apostles and Fathers also ignorance increaseth vvithout it knovvledge abounds by it many other good things come of it Papists nay Heathens haue allovved it see Greenham fol. 311. * Doctrines of Catechisme 〈◊〉 fundamentall doctrine vsed in the primitiue Church 〈◊〉 neither ●hrase nor ●●●pe nor cir●umstance hinder scripture is to be taken in the largest meaning h Hovv these doctrines be f●●damentall yet doctrines of perfection with milke and strong meat The same doctrine saith 〈◊〉 is both a ●●ord and gulfe according to the handling of it easily or 〈◊〉 First doctrine of the Catechisme Dead vvorks a Originall sin so called because it begun in our first parents and from them de●iued into all their posteritie in vvhom it is before their nevv-birth Actuall sinne Cogitata dicta facta contra ●egem August Dead vvorks Why sinnes so called b If all sins be dead vvorks vvhat becommeth of the distinction of mortall and veniall sinnes Creation of man in Gods Image Wha● is Gods image Righteousnesse 〈◊〉 holinesse of truth Ephes. 4.24 Mans fall Adam abusing 〈◊〉 free vvil 〈◊〉 himselfe 〈◊〉 it d Our first Parents after their 〈◊〉 had blindnesse in vnderstanding 〈◊〉 in their vvill feare in their consciēce ●ebellion in the whole man * This misery vvas eyther common to 〈◊〉 as curse of the creature ●●●●alitie de●●ction of the ●●●aturs eiecti●● out of 〈◊〉 or proper 〈◊〉 Adam 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 sorrovv in child birth ●●●ovv Adams●●ll ●●ll pertaines 〈◊〉 vs. e All men vvere 〈◊〉 stand or fall ●ith Adam he ●●●ng the head of our kinde by Gods ordinance had grace and blisse to keepe or to loose for himselfe and all others which came of him f Repentance vvhat it is Tvvo parts of repentance first ceasing from euill called mortification of the old man putting off 〈◊〉 ●ld man the body of sin Secondly doing good called putting on the nevv man 〈…〉 Titus 2. ver 1● Psal. 1. ● ● Works of God Summe of the Lavv. 1 Cor. 13.1.3 ● 1 Tim. ● 4 Diuision of the Lavv. A short exposition of the lavv The first table of the Lavv expounded The secōd table expounded Maxima debetur puero reuerentia Rules to guide the full exposition of the ten commandements A Synecdoche 〈◊〉 euery comm 〈◊〉 affirma●●●● comman●emen● hath a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 negatiue 〈◊〉 an ●●firmatiue * Rom 7.14 g Before the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 vve breake all after 〈◊〉 vve keepe all and euery part of the lavv 〈◊〉 imperfectly vvee haue a 〈◊〉 section of 〈◊〉 but not of measure The Lavv 〈◊〉 iustifie 〈◊〉 because of our disablenesse to fulfil it Rom. 8.2 Neyther doe wee seeke iustification from the lavv because vve haue it by grace Rom. 3. By vvhat degrees repentāce is vvrought Preparation to repentance * Thus far many reprobates goe in repentance 〈◊〉 come neuer so farre Grace of Repentance hovv effected i This is that is called Faith k Repentance legall vvhen a man hath no more but a knovvledge of his sin and danger vvith a grief and fear therof the Greeks call this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 l Repentance euangelical vvhē one beleeuing his sin to be forgiuen him novv feares and flyes sin not onely for the danger of it but for the displeasure of his good God this 〈◊〉