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The kernell of Christianity containing a short yet full summe of our communion with Christ. / By Mr Francis Peck Mr of Arts, minister of the word and pastor at Hartford. Imprimatur Iohn Downame.
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Peck, Francis, d. 1651.
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concerning Iesus Christ the only meanes of deliverance out of this estate A. These foure things 1. What his person is namely both God and man united into one person which is Iesus Christ 2. What his love is tovvards man namely past understanding Ephes 3.18 19. 3. What his offices are vvhich are these three 1. His Priestly office whereby he offered himselfe for his Church Heb. 7.27 2. His Propheticall office whereby he teacheth his Church Acts 3.22 3. His Kingly office whereby he rules his Church Psal 2.6 4. Hovv he delivers those vvhom he purposeth to save hamely by being made sinne and curse and righteousnesse for them 2. Cor. 5.21 Gal. 3.13 1. Cor. 1.30 Q. What learne you from hence A. I learne that all my sinnefull duties no nor my death cannot pacifie Gods vvrath and deliver mee from it It is done only by the perfect righteousnesse and death of Iesus Christ Q. How may we come to get this Christ to doe all for us A. By receiving him by Faith Ioh. 1.12 Q. When may a man without presumption receive Christ as his owne Mat. 11.28 29 A. 1 When the poore soule is so vveary and heavy laden vvith the apprehension of sinne and vvrath that it cannot live vvithout Christ 2. When the poore sinner is so out of love vvith himselfe that he is content to part vvith all sinne for Christ Isa 55.7 3. When the poore sinner receives Christ to that end that God the Father offers him namely to be his Priest Prophet and King Q How may a man come to receive Christ can man create Faith in himselfe to receive him or must the Lord by an infinite almighty power worke it in him A. The Lord must create faith in him by his almighty povver Ephes 1.19 Q. What is to be knowne concerning faith the only meanes of applying Christ A. Tvvo things 1. vvhat Faith is 2. Hovv it is vvrought in the soule Q. What is Faith A. It is a speciall grace of God vvhereby an humbled sinner feeling himselfe unable to beleeve Mat. 11.28 is dravvne and so comes by the helpe of Gods Spirit to Christ for all good and so rests upon him Iob. 6.44 45. Phil. 3.7 8 9. Q. How doth the Lord worke this Faith in the soule by his mighty power and how comes the soule to know it is wrought A. By these nine steps 1. The Lord gives the soule a listning eare to the vvord preached as if God himselfe vvere speaking to it 2. The Lord makes the soule to understand the word Mat. 13.23 3. The Lord savingly vvounds the soule vvith the sence and apprehension of his lost estate having understood it Acts. 2.37 4. Act 5.6.9 Then the Lord makes the soule poore in spirit ready to dye for vvant of grace and Christ Mat. 5.3 5. Iohn 3.16 The Lord reveales unto the soule the freenesse of his grace and mercy in Christ and then brings the soule to ponder on this mercy from vvhence ariseth hope of helpe hereupon hope comes and waites one Christ for it seing novv it is possible that an unvvorthy sinfull lost creature may have it Ioel. 2.14 Ionah 3.9 6. Ephes 2.7 The Lord reveales the riches of his mercy in Christ whereby the soule hungers after it Mat. 5.6 and is not quiet vvithout it hence he desires and longs and beggs for it vvith unutterable groanes seeing and knovving vvith the prodigall that there is enough in his fathers house Luke 15. Rom. 8.26 7. Then the Lord reveales the vvorth and excellency of his mercy in Christ Ephes 3.7 and hereby makes the soule to love it Hence love to this mercy comes secretly and contents it selfe vvith it hereupon the soule promiseth if it may but have this mercy in the Lord Iesus to pitty it and receive it it vvill everlastingly ovvne it and admire the Lord for it Lam. 3.24 8. Psal 63.3 The Lord reveales the svveetnesse of his mercy in the Lord Iesus and hereby gives the soule a satisfying taste of it and hence the will comes and is persvvaded vvith joy to leave it selfe for ever upon it here to live or here to dye Psal 39.7 9. The soule being thus come up to Christ the Lord doth at last reveale the property of mercy to him thus beleeving vvhereby the soule is novv assured and persvvaded that neither height nor depth shall seperate him from Gods love in Christ Rom. 8.38 39. Q. What is that happy condition that every one doth injoy who are thus in Christ by Faith A. It consist in tvvo things 1. Union with Christ 2. The benefits vvhich the soule doth injoy hereby Q. What is Vnion with Christ A. It is that vvhereby the Spirit makes the soule one vvith Christ and Christ all to it 1. Cor. 6.17 Col. 3.11 Q. What benefits doth the soule immediatly injoy by Vnion with Christ A. These foure 1. Iustification 2. Reconciliation 3. Adoption 4. Regeneration Q. What is Iustification A. It is a gracious act of God the Father vvhereby hee imputing the finnes of a beleever to Christ and Christs righteousnesse to him he accounts him guiltlesse and iust before him Rom. 3.26.4.3.5.5.1 2 Cor. 5.21 Ephes 1.7 Col. 1.14 Psalm 32.1 2. Q. What is reconciliation A. It is a most gratious act of God the Father offended vvhereby he receives into his favour a justified sinner 2 Cor. 5.18 19. Col. 1.21 Q. What is Adoption A. A gracious act of God the Father vvhereby he accounts a reconciled sinner his sonne and so makes him coheire vvith Christ Gal. 4.5 6. Q. What is Regeneration A. It is a gratious act of God in the heart of his sonnes vvhereby in uniting them unto Christ hee infuseth a most glorious life into them Ephes 2.10 and 4.24 Q. What followes a beleevers Vnion with Christ A. Tvvo things 1. Coalition or grovving up vvith Christ 2. Glorification Q By what meanes or wherein doth a beleeving soule grow up with Christ A. By increase of Faith and sanctification Q Wherein doth sanctification consist 1. In mortification or dying daily to sinne 2. In vivification or living daily to Christ Rom. 6.3 4 5. Rom. 8.11 Q How are Faith and sanctification confirmed and increased A. By the same meanes that they are begun by and also by receiving of the Sacraments Q. How many Sacraments be there A. Tvvo 1. Baptisme vvhich confirmes our Regeneration or nevv birth 2. The Lords Supper vvhich signifies and seales our grovvth in Christ Q What is a beleevers glorification A. When death hath svvallovved the bodies of Gods faithfull Servants their blessed soules are taken up to Christ and svvallovved up in Glory vvhich never shall have an end 1. Thes 4.17 Q. What kind of thankfullnesse and life is that which God requires of all them that be in this estate by Iesus Christ A. The Lord requires of them to ansvver his infinite love vvith their love againe to the praise of Iesus Christ testified by obedience to the morral lavv observing it though not as a covenant of vvorkes yet as a rule of life according to his vvill Iohn 14.15 21. Q. What is this called A. Serving of God Luk. 1.74 75. Q How must this be performed