abuseth the liberty of his will Eccl. 7. 29. that a glass is breakable is not a defect to be complained of but that man who was mutable would tâ—y whether by an unlawful means he could not attain a good and thus put himself under the power of mutability and thus this glass is broken and undone 2. The blameless cause was the Law of God 1. The Law forbids sin 2. Man opposeth it 3. The Law must yield or man must be broken 4. The Law cannot yield or give place but is like a Rock against which a Ship runneth and breaks it self in pieces Rom. 4. 15. The Effect of this was first guilt 2dly punishment 1. Guilt whereby a transgressor is bound to suffer punishment or is lyable to it Rom. 3. 19. 2. Punishment namely the evil inflicted upon a sinner for his transgression which is death it self Gen. 2. 17. Quest What is the punishment of sin Answ The punishment of sin is death which is a privation of a happy life and being subject to the contrary misery both the first death the body deprived of the comforts of this life and at last severed from the Soul and the second death which is the death of the Soul 1. Death is the punishment of sin Gen. 2. 17. 2. It is a privation of a happy life not meerly a privation of life for then Being should cease and the Subjects of misery be taken away and so the punishment ended but it is a privation of a happy or comfortable life hence the parts of death are 1. A privation of the good and 2. The sense of the contrary misery 3. The kinds of death the first death the second death The first death a corporeal death the beginning of which is in a privation of the comforts of this life in some degree the contrary miseries poverty shame sickness 2 Cor. 7. 10. 2. The perfection of this is when Soul body are seperated the body returns to the Elements Eccl. 12. 7. The second death which is the death of the Soul Quest What is the death of the Soul Answ The death of the Soul is first a privation of that which is Essential to spiritual life as the principle of life the Image of God and the contrary evil possessing namely a principle of Enmity in mans nature against God and a privation of the acts of life and a swerving of mans actions from God the first may be called original sin and the other actual sin In the death of the Soul we may consider it as it is a privation of that which is Essential to spiritual life 2. Of that which belongs to its well Being 1. Of that which is Essential as first a privation of a principle of life and so of the Image of God Eph. 4. 18. man opposing the Law defaced the Image of God and spoyled himself 2. Hence was subjected to a principle of Enmity against God and thus a swerving of his whole nature Rom. 8. 7. Gen. 6. 5. thus sin taketh occasion by the Law Rom. 7. 8. 2. A privation of acts of life and the contrary to this a swerving of the actions from the Law Rom. 3. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. The first of these is called Original sin as it is the beginning and spring of the other and the latter is called actual sin as it is the acting of vicious principles which are in mans nature Math. 15. 18 19. Quest What is the death of the soul in the second place Answ The Death of the Soul in the second place is a privation of the favour of God and being possessed with fear and shame a privation of the confirming presence of God and being subject to the power of Satan and the consummation of this death shall be when the Soul immediately after its departure out of the body shall be cast into hell and both soul and body after the day of Judgment In the former we hear of a privation of that which is essential to a spiritual life next of that which belongs to the well being and compleating of that life 1. A privation of the favour of God Lam. 3. 43 44. And the contrary to this possessed with fear and shame Isai 57. ult Gen. 3. 7 8. 2. A privation of the confirming presence of God Man should have been established in the way of life if he had obeyed but he disobeying is deprived of this and the contrary to this is a being subject to the power of Satan the tempter Heb. 2. 14. Eph 2. 3. 3. The perfection of this death 1. The Soul immediately after its departure out of the body shall be cast into hell 2. The Soul and Body after the day of Judgment together cast into hell fire Mat. 13. 50. Rev. 20. 14 15. Math. 16. 26. Quest What is the propagation of Adams sin unto his Posterity Answ Adams Transgression is extended to all his posterity for all mankind was in him as the common root and he acted as a publick person and therefore his sin is imputed to all his posterity and he hath really communicated the same sinfull nature that we are inclined to act as he did We may consider the union of Adams posterity to him and their communion with him 1. The union Natural Moral 1. Natural all mankind was in him as he was the common root of all mankind Act. 17. 26. Hence what he acted all Mankind did act 2. The moral union He acted as a publick person if he had obeyed all his posterity had been happy he disobeying all become miserable Rom. 5. 12. 2. Communion with him by imputation and real communication 1. Imputation his sin is reckoned to his posterity as if they had done it hence in respect of the merit of it accounted theirs hence guilt and punishment upon all Rom. 3. 19. 2. A real communication of the same sinful nature Original sin Psal 51. 5. Eph. 2. 3. Thus it is natural such as the Root such are the Branches 2. Sin is conveyed either from God or from the Parents not from God for he cannot be the author of sin hence the Soul as it comes out of his hand is not positively holy for then there might be a falling from grace seeing many Children appear to be wicked afterwards and yet the Soul as it comes out of his hand is not positively vicious for he cannot be the author of sin 2. Hence sin comes to the Child nextly from the Parents and that first is either immediately but not so for the Soul of a Child is not immediately united to the Parents therefore can have no such communion with them 2. Or mediately and that is either by the Body or the Spirits which unite Soul and body not from the body nextly for that is united to the Soul by the Spirits hence it is by the deordination of those Spirits which unite Soul and body and these are conveyed from the Parents and not under the power of distemper and
publick life Answ Christ's Humiliation in his publick life was that whereby he entred into his publick life with baptisme and temptation and his course in it was a going about doing good in poverty and much labour preaching and working of miracles towards the conclusion prepared himself and his Disciples for his death 1. Christ entred into his publick life with Baptism Temptation 1. By Baptisme Mat. 3. 15. shewing himself to be the band of both the Covenants and that the Covenant of works and the covenant of grace were performed in and by him 2. By Temptation Mat. 4. the beginning of that Chap. shewing he was come upon his trial and should overcome and be able to succor the tempted 2. His course in his publick life in going about doing good Act. 10. 38. 1. in poverty 2 Cor. 8. 9. 2. In much labour 1. In preaching Luk. 4. 18. 2. Working Miracles of all sorts which was proper to Christ Mat. 11. 5 6 3. Towards the conclusion prepared himself and his Disciples for his death by his practice and his speech 1. His practice 1. His Example in giving such an excellent pattern of humility and love in washing his Disciples feet Joh. 13. 1. to the 18. 2. More especially in his Transfiguration Mat. 17. 2. And his Celebration of the Passover and abolishing of that thereby shewing he was the lamb to be offered up and appointing his Supper in the place of it Matth. 26. 17. 26. 2. By his speech 1. To God in prayer Joh. 12. 27. his most solemn prayer in Ioh. 17. 2. His speech to his disciples in the 14 15 16. Chapters of John Quest What was the Death of Christ Answ Christ's death was the extream punishment he suffered first before his Crucifixion especially in his agony in the Garden and his being arrested by a band of men with Judas being arraigned he suffered extream ignominy by derision and whipping and the sentence of condemnation but principally his suffering the Crucifixion it self Christs death was the extream punishment he suffered before his Crucifixion especially in his Crucifixion 1. Before his Crucifixion 1. Before his arraignment 1. His Soul trouble especially his Agony in the garden Luk. 22. 44. 2. His being arrested by a band of men with Judas ver 47 and 52. 2. His being arraigned before civil and ecclesiastical Tribunal Luk. 22. 54. Thus Justice pursued our Surety Isai 53. 12. 3. Vpon his arraignment followed 1. His Extream ignominy by derision and scourging Mat. 26. 67. A Sentence of condemnation Mat. 26. 27. He was reproached as a Deceiver a false Prophet a Blasphemer and many other horrible crimes for he suffered for all sorts of sins Isai 53. 5. Quest What was Christs Crucifixion Answ Christs Crucifixion was that whereby he was lifted up and hanged upon a cross and so being made a curse languished to death and suffering both a bodily and spiritual death gave up the Ghost and his body continued in the grave three dayes 1. His Crucifixion is that whereby he was lifted up and hanged upon the cross Matth. 27. 35. 2. And thus was made a curse and languished to death Gal. 3. 13. hence the death he suffered was 1. A cursed death the hanging upon the cross being a Symbolum or sign of the curse 2. A most shamefull death hanged up between the heaven and the earth as if the heaven at present rejected him and as if the earth would not bear him 3. A most tormenting death in pain and languishing especially considering the perfection of his spirits and senses and consequently the pam he felt was the greater being perfectly sensible of pain 3. Suffering both a bodily and a spiritual death 1 A spiritual death wholly deprived â—â— the sense of the sweetness of the love of the Father and possessed with the sense of the contrary bitterness Mat. 27. 46. 2. Bodily death He gave up the Ghost Mat. 27. 50. 1. He was a Surety for sinners 2. Hence he was to suffer death 3. Hence must shed his heart blood 4. Hence wholly deprived of the life of joy and comfort in Soul and body 5. But yet not left to sin for that befals man because he is weak and breaks under the punishment of sin but Christ was able to endure the worst and extremity of the punishment The consequence of his death his body continued in the grave three dayes Luk 24. 7. 1. He had endured the punishment respecting sense when he said it is finished 2. Yet continued in the state of death 1. His body buryed 2. His Soul seperated from it though not suffering pain 3. The union of his Soul and likewise of his body continued unto his divine person that although they were severed one from another yet they remain united to his divine person Acts 2. 31. The second part of Redemption namely Christs Exaltation Quest What is Christs Exaltation Answ The Exaltation of Christ is his Tryumph over his and our Enemies the degrees of which are his Resurrection from the dead his ascension into Heaven his session at the right hand of the Father and at the end of the World his return in glory to be the Judge of the World 1. His Exaltation that is his Tryumph over his and our Enemies Acts 2. 35 36. Phil. 2. 8 9. 2. The degrees of which Exaltation 1. Before the end of the World 2. At the end of the world 1. Before the end of the world 1. His Resurrection his body raised Soul and body reunited and this done by his God-head Rom. 1. 4. and seen by his Disciples forty dayes Acts 1. 3. 2. His Ascension 1. His humane nature ascended into the highest Heavens by the power of his God-head Eph. 4. 10 11. his Disciples being witnesses Acts 1. 10 11 3. His session at the right hand of his Father which holds forth 1. His entertainment by his Father Psal 110. 1. having accepted him and put all things under him 1 Cor. 15. 21 22 27. 2. He well satisfied with his reward Psal 16. 11. 3. Hence his Intercession he presents his merits claimeth the performance of what was promised him respecting his glory and the good of his people Heb. 9. 24 25. 2. At the end of the World his return in glory to be the Judge of the World 1 Thes 4. 16 17. 1. In Christs humiliation the glory of Christs divine nature was hidden but not diminished in his Exaltation it is manifested but not augmented 2. His humane nature was really abased and really exalted enjoying the actings of the glory of his divine nature according to its manner and measure 3. When the day of Judgement is come and finisht he will deliver up his Kingdome to his Father as compleat and so to continue for ever but not so as to put an end to his Head-ship and Mediator-ship 1 Cor. 15. 24 28. 4. The degrees of his Exaltation are according to the degrees of his humiliation 1. Christ dyed and he rose again 2.
nothing Elements and Elementaryes 1. Elements made out of the first matter but the first matter having no form could give no substantial form to the Elements 2. Hence their Forms were immediately out of nothing 3. Hence in respect of their special natures not subject to corruption but eternal and though they shall change accidentally but not substantitially in respect of their forms and special natures for the heat of the fire shall not be extinguished but remain for ever 2. Pet. 3. 10. Isai 66. ult Elements are either the higher or lower The higher as fire Air. The Fire is the highest and hottest Element and being condensated it burneth and shineth hence is light and from light a constitution of day and night 1. The day is when the light turneth downward and overspreads our Hemisphere 2. The night is when the light turneth upward and overspreads our Hemisphere hence followeth a division of day and night and this division is by Morning and Evening properly taken 1. Morning is the end of darkness and beginning of light and Evening is the contrary And night and day considered together do make up one night-day called a natural day consisting of twenty four hours the other called a Civil or artificial day And the third Heavens the Angels the first matter and the Element of fire from which proceeded Light was the work of the first day Gen. 1. from the 1. to the 5. 2. The Air which is a higher Element and most moist and as it were the matter of every sound 1. It slides into the most intimate passages where matter cannot 2. It is easily assimilated to the figure of another thing and therefore is most moist called the Firmament or Expanse because it was spread as a Curtain and was the work of the second day Gen. 1. 8. The lower Elements are water and Earth the water most cold the Earth most dry and both make one Globe but the water being next to the Air by order of Creation and therefore inclineth to stand above the Earth Psal 104. 6. The Elementaries imperfectly mixed or perfectly mixed Imperfectly mixed whose parts are not so closely united as the meteors which arise from the fumes of the Elements 2. Elementaries perfectly mixed which have either a body only or not only a body but a quickning Spirit a body only in the Minerals and a body and a quickning Spirit and have either a single life or compound A single life one kind of life only either springing or moving A springing life as the Plants and the lower Elements the Meteors the Minerals and Plants were the work of the third day Gen. 1. 13. 2. A moving life as the Lights the greater or lesser 1. The greater as the Sun and Moon 2. The lesser the other Stars the work of the fourth day Gen. 1. 19. Those which lead a compound life more lives then one and either less compound or more compound Less compound as Bruits who are either remote from man or more nigh to man remote from man as Fishes and Fowls the work of the fifth day Gen. 1. 23. or more nigh to man as the Beasts made the sixth day with man Gen. 1. 26 31. The most compound life as the life of man Quest How did God make man Answ God did make man to consist of a body and a reasonable and immortal Soul according to the Image of God and gave him dominion over the Creatures and he was perfectly fitted to please God In the Creation of man we may consider his constitution and perfection 1. His constitution or parts as he consists of body and Soul 1. His body which is a part of man made out of the Elements especially out of the Earth and fitted with Organs for the Soul 1. A part of man with the Soul hence not his matter only 2. Made of the Elements for it is nourish'd by them 3. Especially of the Earth therefore beareth that Name Gen. 2. 7. 4. Fitted with Organs for the Soul to be its house or Tabernacle 2. The Soul is a quickning Spirit or spiritual substance immortal having understanding and will and fitted for union to the body 1. A quickning Spirit or spiritual substance a Spirit therefore invisible 2. A substance therefore matter and form 1. Matter else it could not suffer for to the matter belongs passive principles 2. Form otherwise deformed or boundless for the Form limits the thing 2. Immortal for it was made immediately out of nothing and hence returns to him that gave it Eccl. 12. 7. 3. Vnderstanding and will hence a reasonable Creature a cause by counsel 4. Fitted for union to the body 1. The Soul is at first united to the body 2. Hath a fitness for it 3. When seperated doth affect this union Rev. 6. 10. 2. The perfection of man at first a fitness to please God in which we may consider the image of God in man and his dominion 1. The image of God imprinted on man Gen. 1. 26. 1. In his understanding he was able to see all the Rules which would lead to God Prov. 30. 2. 2. In his will to choose them Eccl. 7. 29. 3. In his affections and body with all the members thereof fitted to obey the commands of sanctified Reason and will Rom. 6. 19. 2. Dominion which was that Royalty of man whereby he had power to use the Creatures for his end Gen. 1. 26. And the woman was joyned with him as a Co-partner with him in this perfection and his Companion Gen. 2. 22. Thus of Creation in which these wonders appear 1. God made something out of nothing his power being infinite 2. The act of Creation in respect of God Eternal otherwise he should change which cannot be but passive Creation had a beginning that is in respect of the World made 3. Time and place began with the World having no absolute being but relative respecting the Creatures hence no time nor place before the World 4. Man the Microcosmos 1. A being as the Elements 2. A body as the Minerals 3 A moving life as stars a springing life as Plants 4. A sensitive life as Beasts and 5. A rational life as Angels and ought to lead a God-like life as God acting his Image in imitation of him and for him Quest What is Providence Answ It is that whereby God looketh to his Creatures either in an ordinary or extraordinary manner and therefore preserveth and governeth them either by his common government and thus he overruleth all his Creatures or by his special government and thus he ruleth Angels and men 1. Providence is the Efficiency of God whereby he looketh to his Creatures watcheth over them Psal 145. 15 16. 2. This is either an ordinary or extraordinary manner 1. In an ordinary manner that is according to the order set at first Hos 2. 22. 2. Or in an extraordinary manner not attending to that order then the change is not in respect of the Rule but in respect of the means