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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

God An. That whereby he administreth all things according to his decree Qu. What be the parts of it An. Preseruation whereby he preserueth and vpholdeth euery particular thing and creature so long as pleaseth him 1. Tim. 4.10 Heb. 1.2.3 Secondly Rule whereby as Lord of heauen and earth he ordereth and disposeth euery thing most mightily wisely and iustly to his owne glory and good of his Church Eph. 1.11 Rom. 11.36 Qu. How doth he preserue and rule the world An. Eyther by meanes or vvithout or against meanes Qu. What followes hereof An. That the Lord God the fountaine of nature is not tyed to the Law of nature meanes are rather in respect of vs then of God who worketh as hee will euen contrary to meanes Qu. What vse is to be made of this doctrine of Gods gouerning all things An. First it teacheth contentment in euery estate in aduersitie to be patient in prosperitie to be thankfull Psal. 39.9 Secondly also it teacheth in all necessities and dangers to seeke to God by prayer Act. 4.24 Lastly because hee preserues and rules by meanes therefore wee are not to neglect them least wee tempt God Mat. 4.7 nor to trust in them least we deny God this was the fault of king Asa who trusted in the Physition Qu. What learne ye hereby that God worketh against means An. We learne this that when meanes are wanting or be against vs yet we ought still to trust in God for helpe as Danyel and Sydrach c. Qu. Amongest all the workes of diuine gouernment which is chiefest An. The worke of Redemption Qu. Doth it excell the worke of our Creation An. Yes sundry wayes first in Creation God brought something out of nothing in our Redemption he brought life out of death and saued them which were worse then nothing Rom. 5.6.7.8 Secondly the world was created with a word he said Let it be light and it was light Gen. 1.4 But redeemed with most horrible sorrowes and paines Mat. 27. throughout Thirdly in creation God made known his power and wisdome Rom. 1.20 in Redemption hee manifested his iustice and mercy Fourthly in creation God made man for our redemption God was made man Gal. 4.4 Lastly by our creation we are sonnes of God but by Redemption members of Christ and hee is of heauen Qu. From what things are we redeemed An. From sinne Sathan hell and eternall death and restored to righteousnesse Gods fauour and a greater happinesse than we lost in Adam Qu. In what respect is our happinesse by Redemption greater than our happinesse by Creation An. This was after a sort earthly and changeable that is constant and heauenly Qu. What things are we to know concerning our Redemption An. Three things first the person of our Redeemer Secondly his office Thirdly his benefits Qu. What doe yee beleeue touching the person of our Redeemer Ans. That hee is God and man in one person Rom. 1.4.5.6 Qu. Was God turned into man An. No verily but man was assumed vnto God Heb. 2.16 God tooke in to the fellowship of person mans nature Qu. Are these natures of God and man in Christ so ioyned as they remaine distinct and vnconfounded An. These two natures with their properties and actions though they be vnited in one person of our blessed Sauiour yet they abide vnconfounded so as the God-head is not the man-hood nor on the contrary Also the man-hood is not eternall infinite almightie c. nor the God-head is not mortall finite subiect to hunger or thirst The God-head did not speake walke obey suffer death the man-hood did not cast out diuels or doe other Miracles or support it selfe in suffering or giue merit to his obedience but in the worke of our Redemption each nature did that which is proper to it their properties and actions concurring to effect the glorious deliuerance of the Elect. Qu. How is this vnion wrought An. By the incredible operation and infinite vertue of the holy Ghost Luke 1.35 Qu. Was this vnion necessary for our Redemption An. Yes most necessary for Christ our Redeemer as God onely could not be subiect to the Law to fulfill it nor to be beare the punishment of our offending against it and as man onely he could not haue made the obedience of his life and suffering of miseries at his death meritorious for our saluation Secondly as God onely hee could not haue dyed and as man onely he could not haue ouercome death Lastly as God onely hee could not haue made a satisfaction for that by iustice must be made in the same nature which offended and as man onely he could not haue applyed it to vs and made it effectuall in vs for this is the worke of the spirit which hee giues vnto vs as hee is God Qu. Is this vnion of two natures in one person inseparable An. It is inseparable and perpetuall or else the couenant of mercy and life betweene God and vs could not be euerlasting hereof called in Hebrews an eternal high priest and said to haue purchased eternall redemption Qu. Why so An. Because our Redeemer was not onely once to dye for the taking away of sinnes but for euer to appeare in the sight of God for vs. Heb. 9.24 to make intercession for sinners Qu. What is the office of our Redeemer An. His office is to be a mediator of reconcilement betweene God and man 1 Tim. 2.4 Qu. Is he not called Christ in respect of his office An Hee is so and it is as much as Gods annoynted to shew that his Father did consecrate him to the office of a mediator and did furnish him with all meete gifts Ioh. 6.27 Act. 10.38 Qu. What be the parts of his Mediatorship An. Three first Prophetship whereby hee declareth God his Father and his counsell touching mans saluation Iohn 1.18 Secondly his Priesthood whereby hee workes the matter and merit of our Redemption first in his holy conception secondly in his innocent and righteous life thirdly in the oblation of himselfe vpon the Crosse at his death Heb. 9.28 Thirdly his kingdome whereby he doth effect all this in vs. Luke 1.32.33 and apply it to vs. Qu. How doth he apply to vs the effects of his Prophet-ship and Priest-hood An. First by the inward operation of his spirit whereby as he hardens the reprobate so he enlightneth and draweth the Elect. Secondly by an outward diuine pollicie whereby he ruleth his Church till the last and great iudgement Qu. Rehearse the benefits of our Redeemer An. The benefits are innumerable euery one more worth then a world signified in his name Iesus Qu. Which is the first An. Incorporation whereby wee are ingrafted into him to become one with him Eph. 5.30 Qu. Which is the second An. Reconciliation whereby we are deliuered from the wrath of God and restored more perfectly into his fauour 2. Cor. 5.19 Col. 1.20

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Signes of E●angelicall and ●hristian repen●●nce Second doctrin of the Cate●hisme That there is a God Of the essence of God a The essence of God is so vnsearchable as it is easier to say vvhat he is not then vvhat he is * Properties of God Psal. 94.1 ● From God 〈◊〉 1.16 There is nothing in God but it is God 〈◊〉 What God is Vnitie of God-head Trinitie of persons Actions of god invvard O●●vvard Decree Execution Decree vvhat 〈…〉 What manner 〈◊〉 it is Parts of his ●●cree b ●●cree hovv 〈◊〉 the act 〈◊〉 his decree 〈…〉 diuerse 〈…〉 consideration God decreeth 〈◊〉 doing of ●●od and suffe●●ng of euill for 〈◊〉 ends c 〈◊〉 sins had not 〈◊〉 ●onsidera●●●● of good they sh●●ld not be Though there 〈◊〉 extreame 〈◊〉 vvhich is so good as it 〈◊〉 no respect 〈◊〉 eui●● to vvit 〈◊〉 yet there 〈◊〉 extreame 〈◊〉 vvhich is 〈◊〉 as it is 〈◊〉 respect 〈◊〉 Predestination vvhat it is 2 Parts of predestination 1 Decree of Election 2. Decree of Reprobation Eph. 1.6.14 To the praise of the glory of his grace Hovv many be elected Whether Election may be knovvne d By the graces and fruits of the spirit of sanctification such as be reckoned vp Gal. 5.22 and 2 Pet. ● 5.6.7 Properties of Election ●●●cution of Gods decree Creation Within vvhich 〈◊〉 dayes vvee 〈◊〉 the An●●● as being ●is chiefe and ●hoice vvorke 〈◊〉 made 〈◊〉 ● 1 the ●hole armie of creatures made vvithin sixe dayes on ●hich day ●hey vvere ●●de vve 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 Scrip●●●● therein 〈◊〉 silent 〈◊〉 open enough at least to my vnderstanding f Gouernement called his temporall ●●idence to distinguish it from his fore-determination and eternall prouidence Parts of gouernment 1 Preseruation 2. Rule g In the ruling and preseruing of humane creatures God vseth kings and other Magistrates as his vicegerents of vvhose authoritie dignitie degrees office and commodities of their gouernement yee may read Psal. 82. Rom. 13. h Amongst the means Angels are principall seruing to the effecting of Gods decree in the greatest vvorks thereof the safetie of good men and destruction of the vvicked Heb. 1.14 Worke of Redemption Why greater then the vvork of Creation Acts 2● 24. i 〈…〉 these 〈◊〉 very elect 〈…〉 bondage 〈◊〉 prisoners 〈◊〉 their vvill ● Tim. 2.26 Christs life 〈◊〉 the ransome or price which brought 〈◊〉 to such ●s beleeue k 〈…〉 2.4 Who gaue him 〈◊〉 a ransome 〈◊〉 vvas paid ●o Gods iudgement vvhich ●●ing satisfied 〈…〉 lost his 〈◊〉 l Wee should 〈◊〉 ●iued in 〈…〉 subiect 〈◊〉 ●hange but 〈◊〉 Christ vvee 〈◊〉 stedfast and heauenly ●●ndition 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 God ●●ith ●s m From this 〈◊〉 of person 〈◊〉 c●mmeth to 〈◊〉 that in ●●●ipture that ●●hich is 〈◊〉 the one 〈◊〉 is assumed of the other as where it is said that God purchased the Church with his blood Act. 20.28 And the Lord of glory was crucified 1. Cor. 2. And hee that de●●ended is the selfe same that ascended Ephes. 4. where that which Christ did as man is ●●●●●buted to his Godhead by the vnitie of the person Hovv this vnion is vvrought Why needfull The God-head is impassible Meer man cannot merit of God n This required a mortall nature o This required an infinit povver p This vnion neuer dissolued not by his death vvherein his body separated from his soule but neyther body nor soule diuided from the person of the Sonne of God q Sin had made as Esay saith a separation betvveene God vs so as vve vver enimies Rom. 5.6.7 Christ a name o● his office as 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prophet Our highpriest ●uke 1.35 ● Cor. 5. ●1 Our king 〈◊〉 of his ●ingdome Worke of his spirit Church poli●ie in lavves and officers ●ith their gifts 〈◊〉 ●●nctions all depending vpō the disposition 〈◊〉 this eternall ●ing Reu. 2.1 ●ph 4.7 8.9.10 Benefits from 〈◊〉 Redeemer 〈◊〉 a Sauiour o● giuer of saluation vvhich comprehends 〈◊〉 his benefits ●word named ●●●●soeuer els This gift being vnperfect in this life is therfore accompanied vvith a cōbat betvveene the old man the nevv vvherof Rom. 7 1● our spirituall armour being named Eph. 6 13.14.15.16 u The more and the more excellent vve see his benefits to be tovvard the more it inflameth our hart● vvith his loue 〈…〉 our con●●●●●tion vvith 〈◊〉 by Christ ●hrough faith in him God the Father is as the ●●●●●aine of 〈◊〉 Christ as 〈◊〉 conduit 〈◊〉 vvord as 〈◊〉 pipe our ●●●●●uing harts 〈◊〉 ●●sterne 〈◊〉 faith the 〈◊〉 parts o● it ●●ith vvhat it is This is the de●●●ition of a 〈◊〉 and a liuely ●●●tifying faith 〈◊〉 of other as historicall miraculous and ●●mporarie faith all vvhich may be in reprobates c Faith as it looketh to Christ the vvork of i● is to receiue him as it lookes to the Saints it vvorks by loue Gal. 5.6 d The robe of Christs iustice as a garment is vvithout vs inherent in Christs ovvne person till it b● put on vs by faith then it is ours ●●grees of ●●ith ●om 4.20 〈◊〉 ● 1 Those Catechismes vvhich generally 〈◊〉 faith to be 〈◊〉 assurance 〈◊〉 persvvasion ●●ey define not 〈◊〉 but one ●●●sure of faith 〈◊〉 vvi● the strong faith f Mark 9.24 ● Cor. 13.9.12 Seeing our knovvledge is ●mperfect so is ●he faith to for 〈◊〉 beleeue as 〈◊〉 knovv Faith as a mother begets vvorks they as a daughter strengthen their mother Marke of faith Fruits of faith Of good vvorks Which be good vvorks What required to good vvorks g They merit not and vvhy 1 They are not ours 2. A debt to God to vvhom vve ovve them 3. No proportion betvveene them heauen * Hovv good vvorks please God The chief 〈◊〉 of this 〈◊〉 in 〈…〉 com●●ny exhortations informa●●●●s and such 〈◊〉 vvorks as ●●●cerne the 〈◊〉 the rule 〈◊〉 guide these ●●orks ye haue 〈◊〉 Mat. 7.3.4 〈◊〉 Gal. 6.1 〈◊〉 18.15 〈…〉 5.1.2 〈…〉 spirit of 〈…〉 loue 〈◊〉 comp●ssion 〈◊〉 ●●y voyce be●●●eful in prai●● seeing it is a 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 Kinds of praier That is not ●ppointed common for all to 〈◊〉 to 1 Deprecation 2 Intercession 3 Petition 4 Thanksgiuing i Graces needfull to true christian prayer Knovvledge 〈◊〉 direct vs to aske vvhat vve shold● humilitie by sight of our vilenesse and vnvvorthinesse compared vvith Gods maiestie zeale of Gods glory faith to beleeue the promise of being heard constancie to hold out if vve be not heard presently godly sorrovv for those sinnes vvhereof vve aske pardon and of those vvants vvhereof vvee aske forgiuenesse and supply spiritual ioy in the feeling of mercies already receiued and hope of more compassion of others sinnes and miseries for vvhom vvee pray sobrietie that the body being kept vnder by abstinence the spirit may be free to pray vvatchfulnesse in moderate sleepe of the body vigilancy of the minde singlenesse desiring things prayed for from our hearts not from our lips onely Christs 〈◊〉 Christ is that other Angels vvho

their sinnes by Christ. Marke 1. ver 14.15 Luke 24.47 where repentance is made a part of the Gospell Qu. Belike then there is something in repentance which goeth before faith and something doth accompanie the worke of Faith An. It is true for as touching the sight and knowledge of sinnes and of the dreadfull accursed state wee are in through them together with a great feare and certaine griefe of mind for our sinfull and wofull condition all this doth proceed and goe before faith but the turning and changing of the heart that it may for Gods sake and glory loue God and his law and hate that euill which is contrary to his will euen to the killing of it at the roote this followeth the worke of faith in order of nature though it be wrought at the same time Qu. Tell vs now what be the speciall affections whereby repentance appeares to be truely wrought An. Those seauen mentioned 2 Cor. 7.11 First a true sorrow for sinne as it is the offence of a most gratious God called godly sorrow Secondly a clearing of our selues from all suspition of sinne by auoyding all apparances of euill or by humble confession of our faults Thirdly an holy indignation and anger for all euils past Fourthly a feare least such things by our corruption should breake forth againe Fiftly a great and ardent desire to preuent them Sixly a zeale against all euill in our selues and others and of doing all good we can in our generall special callings Seuenthly a godly reuenge and punishment by brideling our lusts and refraining not onely from things forbidden but euen from some things which are indifferent and be vnder our libertie if eyther they be an offence to others 1 Cor. 8.13 Rom. 14. or occasion of sin to our selues Qu. Why is this article of repentance put in the first place A. Because it is in vain to heare ought of God or Christ of grace or saluation vntill we be taught to know our own miserable estate by sinne Thus farre of the first Principle the second followeth Qu. WHat is the second article of the Catechisme An. Faith towards God Qu. Why is this article of faith toward God the second fundamentall article An. Because hauing learned and beleeued that our works are dead and our selues through their desert vnder condemnation we should surely be plunged into despayre if the eye of our mind should not he raised vp to looke vpon God as a mercifull God in Christ. Qu. What things are to be handled in this second article An. First the obiect of faith to wit God Secondly the nature and office of faith Qu. How many things are we to know and beleeue touching God An. Fiue first his existence or that he is ● Secondly his essence or what he is thirdly his persons how many they be fourthly his actions or workes Fiftly of God incarnate and crucified or of God made man Qu. Is it necessary to know that God is An. Yea for without this all religion faileth Heb. 11.6 Qu. How may we be perswaded that God is An. First By the Scriptures which euery where witnes of him that he is Secondly by the works of creation Rom. 1.20 Psal. 19.1.2 for the creatures which be in the world cannot make the world and the world could not make it selfe therefore it must haue a maker which is God Thirdly by the testimonie of our consciences which accuse vs terrifie vs euen for secret sinnes whereof the world can take no knowledge which is an euidence that there is a diuine iudge to whom wee must giue account of our secrets Qu. What iudge ye of his essence or nature An. That none can vtter it as it is 2. Cor. 12.4 or if any could declare it yet we cannot be made to know it because it is incomprehensible 1. Tim. 6.16 Qu. May not God be described to vs in any sort An. Yes by his properties which be two-fold First incommunicable which agreeth properly and only to himselfe Secondly communicable which may be and are attributed to other creatures men and Angels Qu. What be the properties of the former rancke An. First Omniscience whereby hee perfectly knoweth himselfe and all other things Psal. 139.1.2 Secondly Eternitie without beginning of dayes or end of yeares Rel. 1.8 Thirdly Omnipotencie whereby hee is able to doe what hee will and more things then euer hee will doe and to hinder whatsoeuer hee will not haue done Reu. 1.8 saith the Lord almightie Fourthly Vnchangablenesse being alwayes one and the same in his nature and will Iames 1.18 Fiftly Vnmeasurablenes being of infinite extension filling heauen and earth Acts 7.48 Psal. 145. Qu. What be the properties of the second rancke An. Power Mercy Goodnes Truth Loue Wisedome Iustice Holinesse Qu. How doe these agree to created natures An. First by participation and from another Secondly in measure not infinitely Thirdly as qualities which may be separated from them as appeareth in the Angels which fell and in sinfull men Qu. How doe these properties agree to God An. First from himselfe I am that I am Exod. 2. Secondly aboue measure Thirdly as essentiall to him his mercy is his essence so of the rest Qu. You can giue vs some description of God by this which you haue spoken An. Yea God is a spirit or spirituall substance being of himselfe and cause of being to all his creatures eternall immutable infinite in knowledge power mercy truth iustice and holinesse or thus God is a most perfect selfe-being or an infinite perfection or thus God is an almightie and eternall Spirit most holy most wise most righteous maker and gouernour of the whole world and euery thing therein these discriptions being diuers in words are yet one in substance Qu. But for the ignorant sake speake yet more plainely what God is An. God is such a nature as is of himselfe and by himselfe from euerlasting without dependance of any other the soueraigne cause of all things which be himselfe not subiect to any change or alteration seeing and knowing all things before euer they come to passe infinitely louing all goodnesse and hating all vice and euill full of all power to reward the one and to take reuenge on the other most mercifull towards his creatures to pitty and relieue their misery but especially toward his children in keeping that promise most constantly which he in great goodnes and mercy made and gaue to them for their eternall happinesse by Christ. Qu. What vse is to be made of this description of God An. Manifold first to correct all those godlesse fancies and imaginations which arise in mens braines contrary to that which God hath thus reuealed of himselfe Secondly to helpe men in their secret prayers vnto and in the meditations of God to thinke and iudge aright of him as of an infinite and most glorious being that is all goodnesse power and wisedome Thirdly to moue men to