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lord_n	blood_n	body_n	cup_n	12,251	5	9.5859	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89619	Divinity-knots vnloosed or a cleare discovery of truth; by resolving many doubts, according to scripture, orthodox divines, and sound reason, so as weake capacities may receive satisfaction therein. To which purpose, a number of points are explained by familiar simile's. A treatise intended specially for the instruction of young Christians in Rothstorne parish in Cheshire: but published for a further extent of the benefit thereof, to the Israel of God. By Adam Martindale, one of the meanest labourers in the Lords harvest.	Martindale, Adam, 1623-1686.	1649 (1649)	Wing M856; Thomason E1352_2; ESTC R209407	38,259	96

bringin their Children to Christ the children themselves are sayd to come to him q Mat. 19 1● 14. Mark 10.13 14. Luke 18 1● 16. If you allow not this consider what dangerous Doctrine and uncharitable judgement you must needs by consequence entertaine Viz. that all which dye Infants are damned for it you say an Infant cannot be baptized because it hath not faith by the same reason you must conclude also that because it wanteth faith it cannot be saved for the Text you alleadge is farre more expresse for that then the other He that beleeveth not shall be domned 68. Doubt Some conceive 1 Cor. 7.14 proveth a Child to be out of Covenant except one of the next and immediate Parents be a Beleever I pray you tell me your apprehension thereof Resol Truely I think it doth not * Nec stantem a parte affirmativa cogit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 locus 1 Cor 7.14 ubi Apostolus dicendo liberos cujusvis parentis fidelis majoribus omnibus ethnicis esse Sanctos liberos amborum parentum immediatorum reliquis omnibus majoribus membris 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esse 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Apolloaium Ca. 2. p. 38. for although in such a case as theirs when the Gospell was newly sowne amongst them and all their Ancestours had been heathens one of the Parents must needs be a Beleever or the Child be destitute of federall holinesse yet I judge far otherwise concerning the seed of beleeving though remote Parents r Exo. 20.6 Gen. 17.7 Psa 89.29 103.17.18 69. Doubt How may the Papists be answered which contend for Christs reall presence in the Host seeing Christ sayd expresly This is my body and his words must needs be true Resol We confesse he is present truely though not corporally but Sacramentally in the same sense that Paul saith The Rock was Christ ſ 1 Cor. 10.4 that is a figure of Christ 70. Doubt If a man must examine himselfe and so eate of that bread and drinke of that Cup t 1 Cor. 11.28 why should any other examine him Resol It is not intended exclusively as if none else might but that himselfe must except he will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord and eate and drinke damnation to himselfe u Ver. 27 29. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The word which is translated so is an Adverbe of likenesse and therefore it cannot be rendred Let a man examine himselfe and so that is without more adoe let him eate c But thus Let a man examine himselfe and so that is in that frame of selfe-examination let him eate of that bread c. CHAP. XVI Of the state of Men after death and withall of the Resurrection and last Judgement 71 Doubt HOw can a man comfort himselfe in the death of his prophane kindred Resol He may quiet his heart with these confiderations following 1. God is ready to forgive those which repent at the last moment and for ought we know may worke repentance when the party is too far spent to expresse it 2. Gods decree is unchangeable and therefore they either were elected and are saved or Reprobates and could never have been saved had they lived a thousand yeares 3. Had such as are rejected of God lived longer their impenitent hearts would have caused them still to have treasured more wrath to themselves by proceeding further in wickednesse a Rom. 2.5 4. Our relation to them the maine cause why we are grieved for them ceaseth after this life b Mat. 22.30 5. However it is with them God will dispose of all things for his onely glory which should be more deare to us then our friends yea our owne soules 72. Doubt If the whole man soule and body sinned how can it otherwise be but the soule must dye as well as the body Resol Man in his actings is to be considered collectively not distributively and as sin is not acted by the soule and body in a divided sense but joyntly by the whole man consisting of soule and body as its constitutive parts c Gen. 2.7 So man dyes not in a distributive sense as if the body dyed by it selfe and the soule by it selfe but as a creature compact of both he dyeth or ceaseth to be what he was when the soule which is the essentiall forme of a man is taken away A Parliament when dissolved looseth its essence as such though all the members be alive so doth an house dimolished though all the materialls remaine whole So when the soule and body are disunited the man is dead howbeit the soule lives either in happinesse or woe d Eccles 12 7. Mat. 10.28 Luk. 12.4 16.23 1 Pet. 3.19 Revel 6.9.10 11. 73. Doubt If there be no satisfaction of the justice of God after this life which men having given shall be forgiven and saved how is it sayd Till thou hast payd the last mite e Luke 12.59 or uttermost farthing f Mat. 5.26 Resol This word till is often found in Scripture signifying or at least not excluding perpetuity g Gen. 8.7 28.15 1 Sam. 15.35 2 Sam. 6.23 Psal 110.1 123.2 Mat. 1.25 28.20 2 Tim. 4.13 2 Pet. 1.19 and taken in that sense the force of it is thus much if thou be not reconciled to God in Christ before thy death thou shalt be cast into the prison of Hell there to abide the exact justice of God for ever because thou never canst so satisfie his wrath as to be acquitted from it 74. Doubt If every soule when it leaveth the body goeth either to Heaven or Hell immediately to what purpose is the resurrection or day of judgement Resol There is very great reason for them a● First That the whole creation may be purged and delivered from the bondage of corruption h Rom. 8.19 20 c. Secondly That the soule and body which suffered or finned together may in the righteous day of the Lord be crowned or punished i 2 Thes 1.6 7 c. 2 Tim. 4.7 8. Thirdly That all hidden things k Eccl. 12.14 Luke 12.2 yea the secrets of hearts l Rom. 2.16 may be discovered that thereby Gods righteous judgement may be also revealed m Rom. 2.5 Fourthly That he may publickly right his people upon their enemies n 2 Thes 1.6 c. 75. Doubt Godly men are men still and Christ avoucheth That every idle word that men shall speake they shall give account thereof at the day of judgement o Mat. 12.36 How then can they be sayd to be discharged from all sinne Resol The meaning is not as if the godly shall be called to account for their idle words or any other sins but onely thus much that the judgement of God shall be so exact and severe that even so much as an idle word shall not passe him without ful satisfaction to his justice on the transgressour or his surety and that he which hath not his