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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01377	The Christians profession, or A treatise of the grounds and principles of diuinity by way of question and answer. In which all the chiefe grounds of religion are so plainely proued and explained by the Word of God, as that the meanest capacitie may by reading vnderstand the same.	I. G., fl. 1630.	1630 (1630)	STC 11498; ESTC S120492	43,346	118

a Fast pag. 88. Concer a holy Feast ibid. Concer the exercises for the day pag. 89. Concer the Persons belonging to the Administration of the Kingdome of Christ pag. 90 Concerning the death of the Righteous and the wicked pag. 91. Concerning what is common to both and proper to each ibid. Concerning the last Resurrection pag. 92. Concerning the last Iudgement pag. 93. Concerning the signes going before pag. 95. Conce the end of Christs comming to Iudgement pag. 96. Concer the Glorification of the Saints ibid. Concer Christs deliuering vp his Kingdome to his Father ibid. Concer God being All in All. pag. 97. The Christians Profession Question WHereupon ought Faith and true Religion to bee grounded Answer Vpon the written Word of God contained in the holy Scriptures of the old new Testamen (a) Ephe. 2.20 Concerning the Scriptures and the Attributes of them And are built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe corner stone Qu. Who is the author of these ●oly Scriptures An. God himselfe (b) Heb. 1.1 Who at sundry times and in diuers manners spake in times past vnto the Fathers by the Prophets Qu. How came these Scriptures first to the Church from God An. By diuine inspiration (c) 2. Tim. 3.16 All Scriptures is giuen by inspiration of God (d) 2. Pet. 1.20 Knowing this first that no pro phecy of the Scripture is of any priuate interpretation for the Prophesie came not in the old time by the will of man but holy men of God spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost Qu. To what end were they giuen An. Perfectly to teach vs what to beleeue to saluation how to liue well (e) 2. Tim. 3.16 All Scripture is profitable for Doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousnesse Qu. Of what authority be these holy Scriptures A. Of the highest authority aboue al men or Angels therfore the authority of the Church Councels Fathers is far inferior therunto (f) Gal. 1.8 But though we or an Angell from heauen preach any other Gospell vnto you then that which we haue preached vnto you let him be accursed Qu. What is the reason of this An. First because they are of God Secondly because they only not the Church nor any humane authority do bind the conscience (g) Isa 33.22 For the Lord is our Iudge the Lord is our Lawgiuer the Lord is our King he will saue vs. Qu. Which be those bookes of the holy Scriptures An. the Old and New Testament Qu. Which be those of the Old Teastament An. The Law and the Prophets Q. Which be those of the Law A. The fiue booke of Moses called Genesis Exodus Leuiticus Numbers Deuterono Q. Which be those of the Prophets An. Some are Historicall Some Doctrinall and some Propheticall greater and lesser Histo Ioshua Iudges Ruth 1.2 Samuel 1.2 Kings 1.2 Chron. Ezra Nehemia Hester Doct. Iob. Psalmes Prouerbs Ecclesiastes Canticles Lamentati Propheti greater Isaiah Ieremiah Ezekiel Daniel Lesser Hosea Ioel. Amos. Obadia Ionah Micha Nahum Habakk●k Zephania Haggai Zacharia Malachi Qu. What be the Bookes of the new Testament An. Some are Historicall some Doctrinall and some Propheticall Histo of Christ and the Apostles Mathew Marke Luke Iohn Acts. Doct. The Epistles of Paul to the Churches Romans 1.2 Cor. Galathi Ephesia 1.2 Thes The Author to the Hebrewes Doct. Pauls Epistles to particular Persons 1.2 Tim. Titus Philemon The small Epistles writen by seueralmen Iames. 1.2 Peter 1.2.3 Iohn Iude. The Reuelations which is Prophticall Qu. How is it proued that these Scriptures are the word of God An. First by the perfect concord and agreement betweene all the writings notwithstanding the diuersity of persons by whom place where times when and matters whereof they were written Secondly the admirable force and maiesty that is in them (h) Mebr. 4.12 For the word of God is liuely and mighty in operation and sharper then any two edged sword and entreth through euen vnto the diuiding asunder of the soule and the spirit and of the ioynts and the marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts the intens of the heart Thirdly by the Spirits accompanying the same in the minestery thereof Hitherto of the Scriptures Qu. What doe you consider of concerning God An. Foure things 1. His Nature 2. His Attributes 3. The Trinity of persons 4. His workes Qu. What is God Concerning God An. An eternall Essence that hath being of himselfe (i) Ex● 3.14 And God answered Moses I AM that I AM. Qu. Of how many sorts be his Atributs An. Of two sorts 1. Incommunicable Concerning the Attributes of God 2. Communicable Qu. What be the Attributes of God incommunicable An. Two 1. Simplenes of Nature 2. Infinitenesse Qu. What is that you call simplenesse of Nature An. It is an essenticall property in God whereby euery thing in God is God himselfe (k) 1. Iohn 4.16 God is Loue. Qu. What doe you consider of his infinitnesse An. That is either in greatnesse or eternity Qu. What is his greatnesse An. It is an essentiall property in God whereby he containeth al things and is contained of nothing Qu. What is his infinitenesse in eternity An. It is an essentiall property in God whereby (l) Reue. 1.8 He is the first and the last Qu. What are the Attributes in God which are communicable An. Those which he doth communicate to others Exod. 34.6 as power wisedome mercy and such like Qu. Are these in men or Angels as they are in God An. No in God they bee essentiall in vs by participation in him absolutely perfect 1. Cor. 13.9 in vs imperfect in him without measure in all fulnesse in vs by measure (m) Ioh. 1.16 of his fulnesse we receiue Qu. What is further to be considered of concerning God An. Concerning the Trinity of person● Ioh. 14.16 The Trinitie of persons Qu. What is a person in Trinity An. A distinct substance hauing in it the whole Godhead (n) Colos 2.9 In him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the godhead bodily Qu. What is the Father An. The first person in the Trinity who hath of himselfe begotten his son (o) Psal 2.7 Thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Qu. What is the Sonne An. The second person in Trinity eternally begotten of the substance of the Father (p) Iohn 1.18 no man hath seene God at any time the onely begotten sonne which is in the bosom of the Father he hath declared him Qu. What is the holy Ghost An. The third person in Trinity proceeding eternally from the Father and the Son (q) Ioh. 15.26 But when the comforter shal come whom I wil send vnto our fró the Father euen the spirit of truth which proceedeth of the Father Qu. Is euery one of the three persons the eternall God An. Yes the Father is God

to passe An. Sometimes by meanes and sometimes without meanes (u) Act. 27.30 By meanes the Lord saued Paul and the rest that were in the ship (x) Isa 37.21 And recouered Hezekiah of his sickenesse by meanes applying the plaisters of dryed figs to the sore (y) Dent. 8.4 Without meanes when he caused the Children of Israel to passe through the Wildernesse and their garments nor their shooes waxed old Qu. Of what thing chiefely is this prouidence An. Of men and Angels Qu. What of them especially is to bee considered Concerning the prouidence of God in the fall of man and Angels An. The fall of both and restoring of some men Qu. What doe you consider of the fall of man An. Two things 1. The causes of the fall 2. The fall it selfe Qu. What are the causes of the fall An. They are either Without man Or in man Qu. What are the causes without man An. Two 1. Principall as the diuell 2. Instrumentall as the Serpent Qu. What are the causes in man An. Two 1. The outward sences 2. The inward affection Qu. What was the fall it selfe An. Concerning the fall of man A voluntary transgression of that law which God gaue man from whence came originall and actuall sinne Qu. What is originall sinne An. A priuation of originall purity Concerning the originall sinne and a corrupting of the powers and faculties of nature Qu. How is originall sinne called in the Scriptures A. (z) Rom. 6.6 The old man concupiscence sinne that dwelleth in vs the body of sinne (a) Rom. 7.20.23 The law of the members When doth this originall sinne begin An. In the very conception (b) Psal 51.5 Behold I was conceiued in sinne Qu. What is actuall sinne An. It is the breaking of the law of God either in thought word or deed (c) 1 Iohn 3.4 Sinne is the transgression of the law Qu. Are all sinnes equall and alike An. All sinnes are damnable euen the least e uill thought and yet are pardonable except the sinne against the Holy Ghost (d) Mat. 12.31 Wherefore I say vn-you euery sinne and blasphemie shall bee forgiuen vnto men but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiuen vnto men Qu. What followed sinne An. Two things 1. Guilt 2. Punishment Qu. What is guilt An. It is the desert of sinne whereby the Creature becometh subiect to the wrath and punishment of God Qu. What doth this guiltinesse worke in the person guilty An. It doth worke accusations and vnquietnesse in the mind (e) Rom. 2.15 Their conscience also bearing witnesse and their thoughts accusing one another Qu. What is the punishment of sin An. It is all euill both in this life and in the life to come Qu. What are the euils in this life An. Two-fold first vpon the soule ignorance darkenesse of mind hardnesse of heart pronenesse to sinne (f) Eph. 4.18.19 Hauing their cogitation darkened and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the hardnesse of their harts hauing giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse to worke all vncleannesse euen with greedinesse Secondly vpon the body all calamity and misery both in goods and name as it is largely set forth in the 28. Deuteronomie The Lord shall send vpon thee cursing troble and shame in all that thou settest thine hand to doe vntill thou bee destroyed Qu. What is the euill in the life to come An. Euerlasting destruction of body and soule in hell (g) Rom. 6.23 For the wages of sinne is death Qu. Did this sinne guilt and punishment rest in Adam and extend it selfe no farther An. It did not rest in him but spred it selfe vnto all his posterity (h) Rom. 5.12.19 Wherfore as by one man Adam sinne entred into the World Concerning the extent thereof vnto all the posterity of Adam with guilt and death by sinne and so death went ouer all men forasmuch as all men haue sinned and by one man disobediēce many were made sinners Qu. Why should the posterity of Adam bee guilty of the sin they neuer cōmitted An. Because all man-kinde was in Adam's loynes when he sinned (i) Heb. 7.8 As in Abraham Leuie is said to haue payed tithes to Melchesedec so that it was committed in their natures though not in their persons and therefore they sinne Qu. What followes vpon this An. That by propagation from the last Parents all are partakers of the transgression of their first Parents and of the guilt and punishment both temporall and eternall and so are all borne Children of wrath and fire-brands of hell Qu. Is not God vniust in so seuere punishment of that one sinne of Adam that all his posterity perish as hath beene shewed An. No because such is the infinite pure righteous nature of God that hee must needs curse and abhorre the creature that is defiled with sinne all sinne is committed against an infinite God and therefore in instice deserueth an infinite punishment (k) Habak 1.13 He is of purer eyes then to behold iniquitia Qu. Can man no wayes by no mèanes helpe himselfe out of this miserable condition An. Concerning 〈…〉 No but still runne themselues deeper into condemnation Qu. Hath God then appointed that all men should euerlastingly perish in this miserable condition An. No God hath appointed to glorifie the attribute of his mercy in the saluation of some as well as to glorifie the attribute of iustice in the condemnation of others Qu. What is the restoring of man An. Concerning th● 〈◊〉 of man and the 〈…〉 It is a deliuering of all the Elect from the Estate of sinne and misery and a restoring them to a farre better Estate then euer they had in Adam (l) ●om 5 1● For if through the offence of one many be dead much more the grace of God and the gift by grace which is by one Man Iesus Christ hath abounded vnto many Qu. What is the way which God hath appoynted for his Elect to attayne to this new estate and condition An. Onely Iesus Christ apprehended by Faith (m) Joh. 14.6 Iesus said I am the way the truth and the life Qu. How doth that appeare An. Because the Scriptures sheweth that the Fathers before the Law and vnder the Law and vnder the Gospell were by this way onely iustified and saued (n) Gen. 15.6 And Abraham beleeued the Lord and hee accounted that to him for righteousnesse (o) Heb. 13.8 Iesus Christ yesterday and to day the same also for euer Qu. Haue not the Angels some part in this restoration by Iesus Christ An. No. Qu. Why did it not belong vnto them also An. First because the promise of restoring was made onely vnto man and not vnto them (p) Gen. 3.15 The seed of the woman shall break the head of the serpent Secondly because this restoration was wrought in the nature of man and not in the nature of