of workes Ye shal keep my statutes and my judgements which if a man do he shal live in them I am the Lord Levit. 18 y. Gal. 3.12 Had Adam power to fulfill that Covenant of works Answ Yes for he then had the morall law written in his heart for some remainders of it are yet left in man by nature The Gentiles which have not the written law do by nature the things contained in the law which shew the worke of the law written in their hearts Rom. 2.14 15. What is the sum of the morall law Answ The ten Commandements which are called the tables of the Covenant Deut. 9.9.11 In which are contained all duties both to God and man For what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to feare the Lord thy God to walk in all his wayes and to love him and to fear the Lord thy God with all thy heart with all thy soule to keep the Commandements of the Lord and his statutes which I command thee this day for thy good Deut. 10.12 13. What is the sum of the first Commandement Answ It forbids the having of more gods then one 1 Cor. 8.6 Also it forbids to chuse or to set up any thing for our God that is not God thou shalt have no other god Also it commands us to take the Lord for our God Chuse you whom you will serve I and my house will serve the Lord Josh 24.15 And to cleave unto him Deut. 10. â—0 Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God Deut. 26.17 18. What is the sum of the second Commandement Answ It forbids al true divine worship to be given to any false god Thou shalt not bow down to 〈◊〉 nor worship them And it forbids all false worship to be given to him in 〈◊〉 They worship me teaching for doctrine the precepts of men Mar. 15.9 Being no more vain Oblations Also it commands all true divine worship to be given to the true God Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God him only shalt thou serve Mat. 4.10 What is the sum of the third Commandement Answ It forbids all unreverent speaking of the name of God or of his Attributes or swearing by him upon slight occasions Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Also it forbids al unreverent corriage toward the Lord in the way of his worship in his Ordinances or towards the works of his providence Also it commands all reverent speaking of the name and attributes of God For holy and reverend is his Name Ps 111.9 As also towards him in his Ordinances God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the Saints to be had in reverence of all that are about him Ps 89.7 Also in the works of God When I consider the heavens the workes of thy hands the Sun Moon and Stars which thou hast ordained What is man that thou art mindful of him Psal 8.3 4. What is the sum of the fourth Commandement Answ The sum of the fourth Commandement respects the time when God will chiefly be worshipped served honoured and reverenced and that is on his owne day by him appoynted for the same use and therfore it is called the Lords day Rev. 1.10 The Sabbath of the Lord thy God sanctified set apart for that use So that we must neither rob God of his day or any part of it to employ it about any other occasions not minding our own pleasures nor speaking our own words Isa 59.13 Also it forbids us to appoynt any days for divine worship to dedicate them to the Lord except it bee dayes of humiliation or thanks-giving to remove some judgement or to seek some mercy or to render prayse for some blessing received and for some certaine time and then to return to their first Institution which was to labour 6. dayes Thus we must chuse the true God and worship him with true worship and reverence in his owne time And this is the sum of our duty to the Lord immediatly as it is contained in the four first Commandements being the first Table of the law What is the sum of the fifth Commandement Answ It forbids all negligence and disobedience to Magistrates or Parents or any that the Lord hath put in authority over us such as those filthy draemers that despise dominion and speak evil of dignities Jud. 8. also it commands us to give them vivell honour and reverence and obedience see Rom. 13.1 Tit. 3.1 Eph. 6.2.1 Tim. 2.1 2. What is the summe of the sixth Commandement Answ It forbids all injuries done to the bodies or soules of others as envy hatred malice or stripes or murder it selfe thou shalt not kill also it commands all duties of love and charity which tend to their preservation either of body or soule What is the summe of the seventh Commandement Answ It forbids all unchast thoughts tending to adultery and adultery it selfe and all idle words and gestures tending that way let not fornication be ence named among you as becommeth Saints Eph. 5.3 also it commands to avoid all suspected places and persons abstain from all appearance of evil 1 Thes 5.22 Prov. 5.8 What is the summe of the eighth Commandement Answ It forbids all fraud or deceit or stealing or any wrong to others in their estate Thou shalt not steale also it commands all duties of neighbourhood and friendship that may preserve or increase it What is the summe of the ninth Commandement Answ I it forbids all reproaches and scandals unjustly cast upon them and should neither raise a false report against them Exod. 23.1 nor take up a false report raised by others Psal 15.3 but as the north-wind drives away raine so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue Prov. 25.23 also it commands all duties of love for love suffers long and is kind charity envieth not vanteth not it selfe is not puffed up doth not behave it self unseemly seeketh not her owne is not easily provoked thinketh no evill 1 Cor. 13.4 5. What is the summe of the tenth Commandement Answ It forbids the rising of sinfull lusts to any of the forenamed evils and it commands to suppresse those sinfull lusts in their first risings before consent be given to them now whereas all the Commandements forbid lusting with consent this forbids it before consent and commands to suppresse it before consent this is the summe of the morrall law the covenant of works How did the Lord try mans obedience to that covenant of works Answ By prohibiting onely one tree in the Garden saying of the tree of Knowledge of good and evill thou shalt not eat of it for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely dye Gen. 2.17 When Adam was permitted to eat of all the rest would not he refraine that one at Gods command A. No although he had power sufficient given to him whereby he might have stood yet in case Adam lost that ability all new supplies were shut up from him it
doth punish some for the glory of his justice but not through any hatred of their sin This last reason affirmed by Mr. Banes is now revoaked Thus we see by what spirit these men are led being ashamed of his error And now I have set before you the Christ of the Legalists as they scornfully call us and the Christ of the Antinomians Now if it seem evil to you to serve the Lords Christ chuse you this day whom you will serve whether the Antinomians fained Christ or the true Christ of God But as for me and my house we wil serve the Lord Josh 24.15 Halt no longer between two opinions But if Baal be God follow him but if the Lord be God follow him And like Iehn destroy the name of Baal out of Israel 2 Kings 10.28 Hos 2.17 Let us not put the Lord to decide the controversie by fire from heaven having his word the true Judge of all controversies Therefore whosoever shall despise the Word shal be destroyed and he that feareth the Commandement shall be rewarded prov 13.13 Then be not led away with a fained Christ but cleave to the Lords Christ who is able to keep that which thou committest to his trust and to present thee faultlesse and unreprovable in his sight Coloss 1.22 Now the Lord open thine eyes to see clearly into all these things that differ and give thee grace to hold fast that which is good that thou maist be setled upon the true foundation and there stand like mount Zion unmoveable for ever Psalm 125.1 The grounds of true Christian Religion very necessary to build us on the true Rocke Iesus Christ WHat is the true Christian Religion Answ It is the way to worship God through Jesus Christ according to his own appoyntment First it is called the way of holinesse Isa 35.8 The new and living way Heb. 10 20. The narrow way Mat. 7. the way everlasting Ps 139.14 And it must be in Christ For God was in Christ reconciling the world to himselfe 2 Cor 5.19 And according to his own appointment For all those Ceremonies Types of Christ were done as the Lord commanded Moses Exo. 40. Therefore Christ as a son over his owne house Heb. 3.6 Spake as having authority not as the Scribes Mat. 7.29 He saith all power in heaven earth is givento him ver 28.18 Therefore he in his own name saith Thus you have heard but I say thus unto you Math. 5.28 What are the parts of Religion to be known Answ They are two First is concerning truths to be known that you may prove what is that good acceptable perfect will of God Thou art a Iew knowst his wil Rom. 12.2 3.18 The 2 concerning truths to be practised Thy people shal be willing in the day of thy power Ps 110.3 If ye be willing obedient ye shal eat the good of the land Isa 3.19 Not he that saith Lord Lord but he that doth the will of my Father shal be saved Math. 7.21 The doer of the work shal be blessed in the deed Iam 1.25 Let us hold fast our profession Heb. 4.14.10.23 He that holdeth out to the end shall be saved Mark 13.13 What are the grounds of Religion Answ They are two First it is a right knowledge of God as hee hath revealed himselfe unto us in his word concerning his unity of essence in the Trinity of persons his names and attributes and works of Creation and providence The second maine ground of Religion is a right knowledg of our selves as we were first created righteous holy after Gods own Image Gen. 1.26 Since the fal none is righteous Rom. 3.10 Thirdly as we are in the state of â—race righteous in part Phil. 3 12.15.16 Fourthly in the state of glory perfect in degrees as creatures Heb. 12 23. How do you know there is a God Answ I know there is a God by the testimony of conscience accusing for sin committed and is â—â— were Gods deputy to arraign and condemn us for it which could not be but from a displeased God 1 Kings 17.8 John 8.9 Secondly from the comfortable refreshing wee finde in our soules when we are faithful and conscionable in our obedience to the Lord 2 Cor. 1.12 Rom. 9.1 Acts 22.1 Thirdly I know there is a God by the frame of the world By these vâ—â—ble things are clearly sâ—en his eternal power aâ—d God-head Rom. 1.20 The heavens could not make themselves because they cannot keep themselves from perishing Psal 102.25.26 Heb. 1.10.11 Neither could the earth make it self nor the silly creatures that are in it could not make it nor themselves they being all mortall and vanity which plainly shews that their first beginning was by a divine power Fourthly all nations do acknowledg that there is a God and that he ought to be worshipped although they cannot find out the true God nor truely how to worship him Fifthly I know there is a God that provideth food for all creatures and not onely so but in making their food nourishing being of it selfe without life yet without which they could not live although our cloaths being void of heate yet keepeth our bodies warm which could not be without a God also that all the creatures being at variance feed one upon another yet every kind preserved which could not be without a God How many Gods be there Ans There be many idol-gods which are nothing in the world and many that are called gods Lords But to us there is but one God There is none other Gods but one Cor. 8.4 5 6 In this God there are 3. real distinct Persons having subsistance in the same Essence The Father the Word and the holy Ghost and these three are one â— John 5.7 How do you know the true God from all false gods Answ First the true God is known from all false gods by the simple purity of his divine nature being void of all composition the creatures are made up of the 4 Elements but God is not so and his essence is free from all division or parts We may not say this is one part of God and that is another as we say of the creature Again what is in God cannot be multiplyed or encreased as to have more wisedome or more strength Neither can there be any decrease of any thing that is in God Againe no accidents can cleave to him or adde any thing to his perfection but what ever he is he is the same essentially But are not the three Persons so many parts of his God-head Answ No the Father is God the Son is God the holy Ghost is God and yet not three Gods but one God This Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity is a holy mistery and is rather to be religiously adored by faith then curiously searched by reason further then God hath revealed in his word The mean time let us neither confound the Persons nor divide the substance of his perfect Essence
Genesis so that all which was spoken before the children were borne was this that the elder should serve the younger Rom. 9.11 12. and for that other place Rom. 4.5 see his wicked inference because it is said to him that worketh not therefore faith is not required to justifie â—s when as the words are cleer to him that worketh not his faith is counted for righteousnesse but saith he because it is not of works therfore it is not of faith when as the words are expresse that it is of faith and not of works and because the ungodly are said to be justified therefore he would gather hence that they are justified and yet remaine ungodly but if he were not blind he might read his saith and he that beleeveth on him that justifieth the ungodly now although the ungodly here be named as a man may be said to marry a Widow doth she remaine so after marriage so if Christ justifie the ungodly must they needs remaine so after they are ustified no here is faith as soone as ustification but faith the Doctor if these things must be as conditions then Christ justifies the godly and not the ungodly I answ No but the act of justification makes them just and therefore godly but saith Crispe the covenant is nothing else but Gods love to man I answ it is to covenant at all till man close with God by faith yet we grant that God is the Author of all this and therefore all the glory is to be given to him and not to us at all for he both makes us capable and then of his infinite goodnesse takes us into covenant with him but saith the Doctor faith is not a condition because it is a work of ours it is true the works of the law are excluded but faith is a work of grace again faith as a work doth not justifie but as an instrument not for the worthinesse of it as a grace but in regard of the worthinesse of the object for as the hand feedeth not the body as being food it selfe but as it receiveth and ministreth food unto it hereby it is sustained so faith justifieth by receiving and applying Christ to be our righteousnesse and life but the Doctor denies that Christ should justifie by faith because saith he if Christ should doe so then he must have a partner to justifie us I answ it would be counted a folly to say when a poore man puts out his hand to take an almes that the man did not of himselfe give that almes but sayth Crispe he had a partner and because David had a sling and a stone to kill Goliah therefore he had a partner to doe it this is the Doctors free grace that will not admit of faith wrought in us by Christ to receive and apply his righteousnesse unto us this sayth he is to make himselfe a partner with Christ but if a common Whore doe but beleeve that Christ hath done this with such a faith as may stand with her whorish heart then shee is justified because shee did not repent and then beleeve that shee should be justified but still remaining a Whore with a bastardly faith beleeves that shee is justified this is that hereticks devinity and old Lancaster affirmes the same but we receive the promise of the spirit by faith even we beleeve in Jesus Christ that we may be justified by faith Gal. 2.16 being justified by faith we have peace with God through Jesus Christ by whom we have accesse by faith into this grace wherein we stand Rom. 5.1 2. it is of faith that it may be of grace Rom. 3.16 let him take hold of my strength and so make peace with me Isa 27.5 and Christ dwels in our heart by faith Ephes 3.17 by grace ye are saved through faith Eph. 2.8 we are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation 1 Pet. 1.5 Thus Christ will neither take possession of us to dwell in us nor justifie us nor adopt us nor enter into covenant with us nor save us without faith then what cursed seducers are these that would make faith but an idle spectator to see all those great things that are as they say all done before and without faith thus the devils instruments doe not onely seeke to abolish the law of God but the Gospell also by taking away the conditions of the new covenant so to make it void to their eternall ruine of body and soule for ever The sift head of errours is about a holy conversation he saith that Christ did not only put an end to the curse but also to the life of the law page 237. thus that law that should guide us in al holy obedience to the will of God this saith he Christ hath put an end to the very life of it but must we beleeve this seducer or the Prophet of God which sayth all his commandements are sure they stand fast for ever and ever Psal 111.7 8. thy word is setled for ever in heaven Ps 219.89 the Angels doe his commandements hearkning to the voyc of is word Ps 103.20 then hath Christ put an end to the life of the law which is for Saints and Angels for ever what a hellish tenet is this and saith Crispe a blamelesse walking according to Gods owne law established is a fruit of ignorance and a cause of mans not submitting to the righteousnesse of God pag. 206. what cursed blasphemy is this is not the law holy and the Commandement holy just and good Rom. 7.12 is not the Lord righteous in all his wayes Ps 1â—5 17 when Zacharias and Elizabeth walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord blamelesse the text sayth then they were both righteous before God Luke 1.6 but were they both righteous before God and yet not submit to the righteousnesse of God the Gospell reveales the righteousnesse of God Rom. 1.17 and doth not the law the same Paul had not knowne sinne but by the law then did the law that shewed sin make him ignorant of righteousnesse and did his obedience to the law make him disobedient to Gods righteousnesse what blasphemy is this to affirme that Gods law should make a man despise Gods righteousnesse againe sayth this Doctor righteousnesse puts a man away from Christ and yet he saith that no sinfulnesse in the world can debarre them from him yet righteousnesse may debarre them from him page 249. upon these things I tarried so long with Mr. Lancaster that he was almost spent and his wife cryed out that her husband was almost spent and so my friend and I left him and were it not for his wife who looked very big about the middle I would have a third battell with him in which I am confident he would yeeld upon quarter for I perceived his munition was almost spent now for his argument that righteousnesse hinders a man from Christ when as no sin in the world can doe it although it be the sinne against the holy Ghost
Secondly we may know the true God from all false gods by this that he is infinite First in his unmeasurable greatnesse Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised and his greatnesse is unsearchable Psal 145.3 Behold God is great and we know him not Job 36.26 Behold heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot containe thee 2 Chr. 6 18. He is omnipresent in all places Whither shall I goe from thy presence To heaven thou art there to hell thou art there to the bottom of the sea thou art there Ps 139.7 8.9 But no other God is so Secondly God is infinite in his unmeasurable age and time of his being there was none before him nor shal e any after him He is Alpha Omega the first and the last Rev. 1.8 His days cannot be searchen out Job 36.26 Thy yeaâ—es have no end Psa 202.27 From everlasting to everlasting thou art God Psal 90.2 The Lord is the true God he is the living God and an everlasting King Jer. 10.10 But no other God is so Thirdly God is infinite in his wisedome understanding Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisedome and knowledg of God how unsearchable are his judgments and his wayes past finding out Rom. 11.33 Great is the Lord his understanding is infinite Psa 147.5 The Lord knows the hearts of men Psal 94.11 He seeth not as man seeth he looketh on the heart 1 Sam. 16.7 Hee knowes all things John 21.17 Thine eyes are open upon all the wayes of the sons of men Jer. 32.19 All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom wee have to do Heb. 4.13 Yea the darknesse hideth not from thee but the night shineth as the day the darknesse and the light are both alike unto thee Psal 139.12 But thus no other God can do Fourthly God is infinite in this that he is unchangeable or immutable The finite creatures change daily But the Lord is the same yesterday to day and for ever Heb. 13.8 I am the Lord I change not Mal. 3.6 With him there is no variablenesse not shadow of turning Jam. 1.17 The heavens wax old as a garment and as a vesture shal be changed But thou art the same for ever Ps 102.27 Heb. 1.12 God said to Moses I am that I am Exo. 3.14 That men may know that thou whose name alone is Jehovah art the most high over all the earth Psal 83.18 Hee hath his being of and from himselfe being alone Independant who gives ceing to all his promises all creatures have their being from him In him we live move and have our being he giveth to all life and breath and all things Acts 17.25.28 Therefore he alone is unchangeable but all other Gods are vanity Zech. 10.2 Fifthly God is infinite in his righteousnesse and holinesse The Judge of all the earth will do right Gen. 18.25 The Almighty will nor pervert judgement he accepteth not the persons of Princes nor regardeth the rich more then the poore for they are all the work of his hands Iob 34.12.19 And his holinesse is such that cannot be defiled with sin although he is in all places where sin is committed and hath a hand in all finfull actions The hand that is stretched out to slay another is moved by the Lord and the tongue that blasphemes his holy Name is moved by him For in him we live move and have our being Acts 17.28 Yet he is righteous in all his wayes and holy in all his works Psal 145.17 His work is perfect for all his wayes are judgment a God of truth without iniquity just true is hee Deut. 32.4 Hee wil by no meanes cleare the guilty Exod. 34.7 Nor spare his owne Son when our sins were imputed to him Rom. 8.32 Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God 1 Sam. 6.20 The Angels cover their faces as not being able to behold the glory of his holinesse and they cover their feet being ashamed that he should behold their infirmity And they cry out one to another saying holy holy holy Lord of Hosts the whole earth is full of thy glory And the Prophet cryes out saying Woe is me for I am undone because I am a man of unclean lips and I dwel in the middest of a people of uncleane lips For mine eyes have seen the King the Lord of Host Isa 6.2.3.5 For who among the Gods is like unto thee glorious in holinesse Exod. 15.11 Sixtly God is infinite in power he can do more then he wil do Mat. 3.9 Is any thing too hard for the Lord Gen. 18.14 Ier. 32.17 Who hath resisted his will Rom. 9.19 Our God is in the heaven and hath done whatsoever he pleased Psal 115.3.135.6 Our God in fixe dayes made the heavens the earth the sea and all the creatures in them Exod. 20. But those gods that have not made the heavens and the earth even they shal perish from the earth and from under those heavens But our God hath made the earth by his power he established the world by his wisedome and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion Ier. 10.11 12. Then let us not halt between two opinions When the people saw his power they fell on their faces and said the Lord he is the God the Lord he it the God 1 Kings 18.21.39 Of what did the Lord make the world and by what meanes is it continued and upheld Answ The Lord made all things of nothing Things that are seen were made of things which do not appeare Hebr. 11.3 And he upholdeth all things by the word of his power Heb. 1.3 For the earth hangeth upon no thing Iob 26.7 But was man made of nothing Answ The first matter was made of nothing being the earth and the rest of the Elements And then the Lord God formed the body of man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrills the breath of life and man became a living soule Gen. 2.7 But had not the woman also a soule given to her Answ Yes Hannah poured out her soule before the Lord 1 Sam. 1.15 And saith Mary my soule doth magnifie the Lord and my spirit rejoyceth in God my Saviour Luke 1.46 47. And the Lord opened Lidia's heart that she attended unto those things that were spoken by Paul Acts 16.14 And Mary kept the sayings of Christ in her heart Luke 2.19.51 In what estate or condition was man created Answ In a blessed estate In the image and likenesse of God which consisted in knowledge Col. 3 10. In righteousnesse and true holinesse Ephes 4.24 And in his soveraignty over all the creatures here below Gen. 1 28 Psalm 8.6 7 8. Wherefore did God create all things Answ God made all things for his own glory The heavens declare the glory of God and the earth sheweth forth his handy worke Ps 19 1 The Lord made all thing for himselfe Pro. 16.4 In what did God require that Adam should glorifie him Answ In fulfilling a Covenant
is true he had a great portion of grace given to him into his own hands to keep but no supportance from the Lord to keep him from falling and he being a mutable creature could not but fall and nothing is immutable but God alone and Satan in the serpent beguiled them saying you shall not dye but yee shall be as Gods knowing good and evill and they saw the tree was good for food and pleasant to the eye and a tree to be desired to make one wise so they did both eat of it and fell together Gen. 3.4.6 Why did not God support them from falling A. That man might see his weaknesse and that God might make knowne what he had decreed from all eternity and for the honour of his justice and mercy in the execution of his decrees in redeeming some and leaving others in that miserable condition What is the state of all men since the fall of Adam A. We have all lost our righteousnesse so that now there is none righteous no not one Rom. 3.10 and we have lost our holinesse we are all as an uncleane thing Isa 64.6 and we have lost our knowledge so that every man now is bruitish in his knowledge Jer. 10.14 having the understanding darkned being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindnesse of their heart Ephes 4.18 and we have lost the soveraignty over the creatures here below will the Unicorne now be willing to serve thee wilt thou trust him because his strength is great wilt thou leave thy labour to him wilt thou beleeve that he will being home thy seed and gather it into thy Barn or doth the Eagle fly at thy command Job 39.9.11 12. Thus we have lost all our happinesse wherein we were created and not onely so but we are children of wrath Eph. 2.2 and slaves of Satan led captive at his will 2 Tim. 2.6 and under the curse Gal. 3.10 and lyable both to a corporal spirituall and eternall death Rom. 5.12 1 Cor. 15.22 Was that actuall sinne of Adam our actuall sinne as some would have it A. No for by one mans sinne death entred into the world and 〈◊〉 â—he offence of one many be dead by one that sinned for the judgement was by one to condemnation for by one mans offence death reigned by one and by the offence of one judgement came upon all men to condemnation and by one mans disobedience many were made sinners Rom. 5.12.15 16 17 18 19. Then how came that sinne of Adam to be ours if we did not then actually commit it A. It is ours potentially we being all then in his loynes as the fruit is in the body of the tree and also being begotten and borne by those polluted parents we receive originall defilement from them for Adam being defiled begat his children in his owne likenesse Gen. 5.3 and so his defilement spread over all men as when bondslaves had children they were all borne slaves by the law of God Ex. 21.4 and by mans law the fathers treason cuts off his posterity from his inheritance But cannot we recover our selves out of this miserable condition A. No we cannot think one good thought as of our selves all our sufficiency is of God 2 Cor. 3.5 it is God that worketh in us both to will and to doe of his own good pleasure Phil. 2.13 we are all dead in trespasses and sinnes Eph. 2.1 none of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother nor give to God a ransome for him for the redemption of the soule is precious and ceaseth for ever Psal 49.7 8. so that man hath neither power nor will to help himselfe but is dead in sinne O Israel thou hast destroyed thy selfe but in me is thy help Hosea 13.9 What meanes hath God appointed and decreed to help us out of this damnable estate A. By Jesus Christ the eternall Sonne of God he tooke our nature upon him that so he might be a fit mediator between God and man the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us Ioh. 1.14 he took not on him the nature of Angels but he took on him the seed of Abraham wherefore it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren that he might be a mercifull and a faithfull high Priest in all things pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people Heb. 2.16 Wherefore must our Redeemer be both God and man A. He was man to dye and suffer in that nature that had sinned and he was God that he might overcome death and rise againe which none could doe but God alone againe he must be God and man to sanctifie that nature that had sinned and was defiled with it and he was God that so by the worthinesse of his person he may bring a satisfaction sufficient to reconcile an offended God for in that he dyed for us it was a thousand times more in value then if all men and Angels had dyed eternally for one poore sinner for it is unpossible that creatures should bring a satisfaction worthy of the acceptation and sufficient to appease the wrath of their Creator But if our Mediator was both God and man then he must be two persons but how can that be A. Although he be both God and man yet he is not two but one Christ as one body and soule make but one man neither are they one by turning the God-head into flesh but by taking the man-hood into God as the misletow lives in the Oake without any rooting so is the humarity in the God-head by a hupastacicall union unconceiveable unto us neither may we without danger search too farre into this holy mistery In what manner did God the father make that new covenant with God the sonne touching our salvation A. The Father promised to give unto christ his Son all the elect as they fall in the severall ages of the world upon condition that the Sonne will give him a full satisfaction for their ransome hereupon sayth the Sonne O father deliver them from going downe into the pit for I have found a ransome Iob 33.24 upon this they concluded and the sonne of man came not to be ministred unto but to minister and to give his life a ransome for many Mat. 20.28 for sayth Iohn thou hast given him power over all flesh to give eternall life to as many as thou hast given him Ioh. 17.2 so the father set the sonne a day to pay the ransome and took his word to performe it and gave him all the elect that fell in the times before his comming in the flesh in the time of their being and now christ hath actually payd the ransome he takes his fathers word for all the rest of the elect that fall in the severall ages of the world since the debt was actually payed Then hath Christ payed this ransome and in his humanity dyed for his people A. Yes he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised
the faith of the sonne of God Gal. 2.20 we which haâ—e the first fruits of the spirit doe groane within our selves waiting for the adoption to wit the redemption of our bodies rom 8.23 What is the efficient cause whereby these graces are wrought in us A. The holy Ghost applying the power of the death and resurrection of Christ worketh holinesse in us he will deliver his soule from going into the pit and his life shall see the light loe all these things worketh God oftentimes for man to bring back his soule from the pit to be enlightned with the light of the living Job 33.28 29.33 that the offering up of the gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the holy Ghost rom 15.16 How is this grace preserved in us A. It is preserved by the vertue of christs resurrection that I may know him and the vertue of his resrurection phil 3.10 first christ did in his own flesh overcome death and sin and live to God and was exalted above every name then he infuseth this power into us we receive it by faith wherby we dye unto sin daily and live to God in newnesse of life In what part of us is this grace of sanctification wrought A In every part of body and soule the very God or peace sanctifie you wholly and I pray God yoâ—r whole spirit soule and body may be perfect and blamelesse unto the comming of our Lord Jesus christ 1 Thes 5.23 How do you know when the mind is sanctified A. When spirituall understandding is given unto it to acknowledge the known truth of Gods word and when spirituall wisdome is given to apply that truth knowne to the well ordering both of things and actions as person place and time requires then we come to discerne both good and evill heb 5.14 and to discerne of things that are excellent phil 1.10 and to try the spirits whether they be of God 1 Joh. 4.1 and to try doctrines Joh. 7.17 1 Thes 5.21 Acts 17.11 and so we come to medâ—tate on the word and workes of God and to delight in his law and to exercise our selves in it night and day Psal 1.119.15 and we discerne our owne want of knowledge by which meanes we shall entreat the Lord to teach us Psal 119.18.33 When is the memory sanctified A. When it is made a treasury of good things a good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things Mat. 35. Mary kept all those sayings in her heart Luke 2.51 and David sayd thy word I have hid in my heart that I might not sinne against thee Psal 119.11 Secondly when we remember our sinnes to loath them then shall ye remember your owne evill wayes and your doing that were not good and shall â—â—â—th your selves in your owne sight for your iniquities and for your abominations Ezek. 36.31.16.63 When is the conscience sanctified A. When it doth excuse us for all sin when we are certaine that they are forgiven us in Christ having faith and a good conscience which some have put away 1 Tim. 1.19 I know nothing by my selfe yet am I not hereby justified 1 Cor. 4.4 I have in all good conscience served God untill this day Acts 23.1 herein I exercise my selfe to have alwayes a conscience void of offence both towards God and towards men Acts 24.16 try me O Lord and prove me examine my raines and my heart for thy loving kindnesse is before mine eyes and I have walked in thy truth Psal 26.1 2.3 hence ariseth in us that peace of conscience that passeth all understanding which shall keepe our hearts and minds through Christ Iesus Phil. 4.7 this makes the righteous as bold as a lyon Pro. 28.1 if our hearts condemne us not then have we conscience towards God 1. Ioh. 3.21 When is the will sanctified A. When our wils is regulated by Gods revealed will when the spirit is willing though the flesh be weake Mat. 26.41 When to wil is present but how to performe that which is good we finde not rom 7.19 for it is God that worketh in us both to will and to doe of his own good 〈◊〉 Phil. 2 1â— When are the affections sanctified A. Our hope is sanctified when we wait for the accomplishment of our redemption rom 8.23 24 25. and when we shew the same diligence in full assurance of hope unto the end Heb. 6.11 Our feare is sanctified when we feare to offend the Lord because of his goodnesse Hosea 3.5 they shall feare and tremble for all the goodnesse and for all the prosperity that I will procure unto it Jer. 33.9 If ye call him father passe the time of your sojourning here in feare 1 Pet. 1.17 our love of God in Christ is sanctified when it is as a fire that cannot be quenched many waters cannot quench love nor the floods drowne it cant 8.7 when this love burnes up all other love and when we esteeme of all outward things but as losse and dung for the excellent knowledge of Christ and to win christ phil 3.7 8. our zeale is sanctified when we regard not what becomes of us so God may be glorified Exod. 32.32 rom 9.3 our sorrow and anguish of mind is sanctified when our eyes can gush out with teares because men keep not Gods law Psal 119.136 as Lots righteous soule was vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked he dwelling amongst them in seeing and hearing vexed his righteous soule from day to day with their ungodly deeds 2 Pet. 2.7 8. our joy is sanctified when Gods countenance more rejoyceth our hearts then the increase of come and wine Psal 4.7 and when we rejoyce that the Gospell is preached phil 1.18 and when we rejoyce in the fruitfulnesse of is in the conversion of soules Luke 15.7 How doe you know when the body is sanctified A. Whâ—n it is a fit instrument for the soule to accomplish that which is good as ye have given your members servants to uncleanoesse and to iniquity to commit iniquity so now give your members servants unto righteousnesse in holinesse rom 6.19 Cannot we be saved without holinesse A. No for heaven is promised to them that are sanctified Acts 26.18 and no uncleane thing shall enter into it rev 21.27 without holinesse no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12.14 the pure in heart they shall see God mat 5.8 Are there degrees in holinesse or sanctification A. Yes that ye may grow up into him in all things which is the head even christ Eph. 4.15 being knâ—t together we may increase with the increase of God col 2.19 I beseech you brethren and exhort you by the lord Iesus christ that as you have received of us how you ought to walke and to please God so ye would abound more and more for this is the will of God even your sanctification that every one may know how to possesse his vessell in sanctification and honour 1 Thes 4.1.3 4. May a man attain to perfection in