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A77730	The antinomians Christ confovnded, and the Lords Christ exalted. In which is contained a briefe confutation of Dr. Crispe and Mr Lancaster. Also, a combat with the Antinomians Christ in his den, his arraignment; and the fainting soule built upon the true rocke, against which the gates of hell shall not prevaile, Mat. 6.18. Imprimatur James Cranford.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1644 (1644)	Wing B527; Thomason E17_16; ESTC R11989	75,787	71

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. ●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