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A treasure of knowledge: springing from the fountaine of godlinesse, which is the word of God. A little catechisme, wherin is handled the doctrine of the knowledge of God in Iesus Christ. : Also a briefe and pithie exposition of the Ten Commandements of almightie God ... / plainely expounded and delclared in questions and answers, by the late faithfull minister and seruant of Iesus Christ, William Dyke..
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Iohn 6. 12. Niggardlinesse to spare more then is iust Prou. 11. 24. Liberality Esay 32. 8. Desire of our neighbours goods Math. 15. 19. 1. Tim. 6. 9. 10.  Discōtentednes with our present estate To be content with things present 1. Pet. 5. 8. 1. Tim. 6. 8. Phil. 4. 11. 12. Q. Rehearse the ninth commandement A. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour Q. What is the summe of this commandement A. All generall duties in respect of his good name Q. What is particularly Forbidden Commanded To witnesse falsly against our neighbours Prou. 19. 5. To witnesse the truth Lying dissembling talebearing backbyting slandering Rom. 1. 29. 30. Leuit. 19. 16. To reioyce at the good report of another Rash censuring and iudging Matth. 7. 1. 2.  To speake of secret faults to their disgrace Prou. 11. 13. To conceale faults To wrest words to a contrary sence and meaning Math. 26. 61.  To interpret things spoken or done in the worst part To take doubtfull things in the best sence Gen. 37. 33. 1. Cor. 13. 7. To speake the truth yet with a purpose to hurt  To speake of mens infirmities meane conditions to their disgrace 1. Sam. 17. 28. To commend the good parts and gifts of God in them to others Prou. 27. 2. To iustifie the euill and to condemne the good Prou. 17. 28. To iustifie the good and to condemne the euill Psal 15. 4. To beléeue all reports and tales Exod. 2 〈…〉 1. Sam. 24. 10. Psal 15. 3. To reiect the tale bearer Prou. 25. 23. To be silent when our neighbours are euill spoken of To speake in their defence Prou. 31. 8. Euill surmises suspitions without ground enuie emulation 1. Tim. 6. 4. Acts 28. 4. 2. 13. 1. Sam. 1. 13. Gen. 37. 11. 1. Sam. 17. 28. Alwayes to thinke the best and in loue to couer and passe by offences Prou. 10. 12. 1. Cor. 13. 5. Q. Rehearse the tenth commandement A. Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house neither shalt thou couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maide nor his oxe nor his asse neither any thing that is thy neighbours Q. What difference betweene this and the former commandements A. The former forbid the outward action of sinne with the consent This forbids the first motion of sin without the consent Q. What is particularly Forbidden Commanded All thoughts and desires against our neighbours without consent Rom. 7. 7. That all our thoughts and desires be for the good of our neighbour 1. Tim. 1. 8. 1. Thess 5. 23. The first motions of sinne with the least liking Opposition against the first touch and tender of euill Gal. 5. 17. Q. Is all desire here forbidden A. No but that which is after something of our neighbours Q. Are euill thoughts against God forbidden in this commandement A. They are forbidden in the first commandement but in this onely such as be against our neighbour Q. How many degrees of sinne are there forbidden in the Law A. Thrée The first motion in the first and in the tenth commandements against God and against our neighbour The consent and outward action of sinne in the rest Q. Where else do you find these degrees of sinne A. Acts 5. 34. Q. What is the summe of the Law A. To loue the Lord with all our whole hearts and our neighbour as our selfe Q. What loue of God is commanded in the Law A. That which is perfect which must be with all the powers and faculties of soule body Marke 12. 30. Q. What loue to our neighbour is commanded A. To loue him as our selfe to studie for his good as for our owne Marke 12. 31. So much of the Couenant of workes Q. What is the couenant of grace A. That God will giue vnto vs life euerlasting through Iesus Christ if we beléeue in him Ierem. 31. 32. 33. Q. Why was this couenant of grace giuen A. Because the couenant of workes cannot by reason of the infirmitie of the flesh giue life vnto any Rom. 8. 3. Q. What is the summe of this new couenant A. The second person in Trinity Christ Iesus the onely Sonne of God Q. What do you consider of in Christ A. His person and his office Q. What consider you in his person A. 1. His Godhead that maketh a person and that in honour and dignity he is farre aboue all men and Angels 2. His Manhood which hath substance in the person of the Godhead Q. What consider you of his Godhead A. That he is the onely naturall Sonne of God his Father equall with the Father and the holy Ghost Q. What of his Manhood A. That the diuine nature tooke to himselfe a reasonable soule and body Hebrewes 2. 16. Q. Was there no change of these natures one into another nor any mixture of them A. There was no change of the natures themselues nor of their essentiall properties but these two were vnited into one person yet distinguished in substance properties and actions Q. Why must Christ be man A. 1. Because he must be fit to die 2. Because by man the sinne was committed therefore by man the recompence must be made the iustice of God so requiring Q. Why must Christ be God A. Because he might be able to pay the infinite ransome for vs. Q. When were those two natures vnited A. From the first moment of Christs conception in the wombe of the virgine Mary Q. What is the vse of the coniunction of these two natures A. That the manhood of our Sauiour Christ being personally vnited to the Godhead the obedience of Christ must be of infinite merite as being the obedience of God So much of his person Q. What is his office A. A Mediator Q. What name is giuen to him in regard of his office A. Christ Q. What doth that name signifie A. Annointed Q. How many Mediators are there A. Onely one Christ Iesus 1. Tim. 2. 5. Q. Why must Christ alone be Mediator A. Because Christ alone did partake both the nature of God and man which is of necessitie for him that should mediate betwéen both Q. What be the parts of his Mediatorship A. His Priesthood and his Kingdome Q. What be the works of his Priesthood A. 1. Teaching 2. Meriting Q. How did Christ teach the will of his Father A. 1. By himselfe in his owne personall ministery 2. By his seruants before and after him 1. Pet. 3. 18 19. Luke 10. 16. Q. What is the other worke of his Priesthood A. The meriting of our redemption Q. How did he performe that A. By the actions of 1. his base estate 2. his glorie Q. What were the actions which he did in his base estate A. 1. Suffering 2. Fulfilling Q. What was his suffering A. That in body and soule he suffered the vttermost of Gods wrath which was due vnto vs for our sinnes Esa 53. 5. 6. 8. Mat. 26. where at large is set out the whole storie and all the parts of his
TREASVRE OF KNOWLEDGE SPRINGING FROM THE fountaine of godlinesse which is the word of God A LITTLE CATECHISME wherin is handled the doctrine of the knowledge of God in Iesus Christ Also a briefe and pithie Exposition of the ten Commandements of Almightie God the knowledge of the couenant of grace the doctrine of the Sacraments the Lords Prayer fasting holy feasts and vowes and wherein the estate of the elect and reprobate from Luke 16. 12. is plainely expounded and declared in Questions and Answers by the late faithfull Minister and seruant of Iesus Christ WILLIAM DYKE LONDON Printed by R. Field for Robert Mylbourne and are to be sold at the great South doore of Pauls 1620. A TREASVRE OF KNOWLEDGE SPRINging from the fountaine of godlinesse which is the word of God Question WHereupon ought faith and true religion to be grounded Answer Vpon the written word of God contained in the old and new Testaments Eph. 2. 20. Q. Who is the author of these holy Scriptures A. God himselfe Heb. 1. 1. Q. How came these Scriptures first to the Church from God A. By diuine inspiration 2. Tim. 3. 16. 2. Pet. 20. 21. Q. To what end were they giuen A. Perfectly to teach vs what to beléeue to saluation and how to liue well 2. Tim. 3. 16. Ioh. 5. 39. 6. 68. Psal 119. 9. 105. Iohn 20. 31. Q. Of what authoritie be these holy Scriptures A. Of the highest authoritie aboue all men and Angels Gal. 1. 18. Q. What is the reason of this A. 1. Because they are of God 2. Because they onely immediatly directly bind the conscience Iam. 4. 12. Esa 33. 22. Q. Which be those bookes of the holy Scriptures A. The old and new Testaments Q. Which be those of the old Testament A. The Law and the Prophets Q. Which be those Bookes of the Law The fiue bookes of Moses called 1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leuiticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomie Q. Which be the Prophets A. They are either in Poesie and those are Doctrinall Prouerbes Ecclesiastes Canticles Lamentation of Ieremie Iob. Psalmes or prose which are Historical Iudges Iehosua Ruth 1. 2. Samuel 1. 2. Kings Ezrah Nehemiah Hester 1. 2. Chron. Doctrinall which are Prophets called Greater Esay Ieremy Ezechiel Daniel Lesser Hosea Ioel. Amos. Obadiah Ionah Micha Nahum Habakkuch Zophany Haggai Zecharia Malachi Q. Which be the bookes of the new Testament A. They are either Historicall either of Doctrinall as the Epistles of Christ as or The Apostles as Mathew Marke Luke Iohn Acts. Paul to Iames. 1. 2. Peter 1. 2. 3. Iohn Iude. Apocalyps which is also Propheticall the Romans 1. 2. Corin. Galathians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1. 2. Thessa 1. 2. Timo. Titus Philemon Hebrewes Q. How is it proued that these Scriptures are indeed the word of God A. 1. By the perfect concord betwéen all those writings notwithstanding the diuersitie of persons by whom places where times when and matter whereof they were written 2. By the admirable maiestie and force that is in them to change the hearts of men Heb. 4. 12. 1. Cor. 14. 24. 25. 3. By the working of the Spirit in the hearts of Gods children to assure them they are the Scriptures of God Q. How proue you that the Apocryphall bookes are not the word of God A. 1. Because they are not written in the Hebrew character as all the books of the old Testament were 2. Because the ancient Church of the Iewes did neuer receiue them to be read or expounded in their publike assemblies Act. 13. 15. 27. 15. 21. 3. The primitiue Church both Gréeke and Latine after the Apostles did neuer receiue them for Scripture 4. They containe many things repugnant to holy Scriptures Hitherto of the Scriptures Q. What do you consider of concerning God A. 1. His Nature 2. His Attributes 3. The Trinitie of Persons 4. His Workes Q. What is God A. An eternall Essence that hath being of himselfe Exod. 3. 14. Q. Of how many sorts be his Attributes A. Of two Incommunicable and Communicable Q. What be his Attributes incommunicable A. Two Simplenesse of nature and Infinitenesse Q. What is that which you call simplenesse of nature A. It is an essentiall propertie in God whereby euery thing that is in God is God himselfe 1. Peter 3. 17. 1. Iohn 4. 16. Q. What do you consider of his infinitenesse A. It is either in Greatnesse or Eternitie Q. What is his Greatnesse A. It is an essentiall propertie in God whereby he containeth all things and is contained of nothing 1. Kings 8. 27. Q. What is his infinitenesse in Eternitie A. It is an essentiall propertie in God whereby he is the first and the last Reuel 1. 8 Q. What be the attributes of God that are communicable A. Those which he doth communicate to others as power wisedome mercy and such like Exod. 34 6. Q. Are those in men or Angels as they be in God A. No in God they be essentiall in vs by participiation in him absolutely perfect in vs imperfect 1. Cor. 13. 9. In him without measure and in all fulnesse Iohn 1. 16. In vs by measure Q. What is further to be considered of concerning God A. The Trinitie of Persons Q. What is a person in the Trinitie A. A distinct substance hauing in it the whole Godhead Iohn 14. 9. 16. Colos 2. 9. Q. What is the Father A. The first person in the Trinitie who hath of himselfe eternally begotten his onely Sonne Psal 2. 7. Q. What is the Sonne A. The second person in the Trinitie eternally begotten of the substance of the Father Iohn 1. 18. Q. What is the holy Ghost A. The third person in the Trinitie eternally procéeding from the Father and the Sonne Iohn 15. 26. Q. Is euery one of these three persons the true and Eternall God A. The Father is God Rom. 1. 7. Iohn 17. 3. The Sonne is God Esay 9. 6. 7. Iohn 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. Iohn 5. 20. The holy Ghost is God because the names properties nature and actions of God are giuen vnto him Act. 5. 3. 4. Gen. 1. 2. Esay 61. 2. Act. 2. 28. 1. Cor. 2. 10. 11. 1. Cor. 12. 4. 8. 9. 10. 11. Q. Is any of these greater one then another A. No they are all coequall and coeternal of the selfe same infinite being power and maiestic Iohn 5. 7. Q. How are these being three said to be one A. They are one in being and essence but thrée persons and substances Q. Euery one of these being true God are there then more Gods then one A. No there is but one onely God Deut. 4. 6. 1. Sam. 2. 2. Esay 45. 5. Ephes 4. 6. 1. Cor. 8. 5. 6. Q. What is the reason that these three are but one God A. Because the Godhead is communicable to all the Persons but the Persons are incommunicable Iohn 14. 9. Q. What be the personall properties A. To the Father to beget To the Sonne