his subtiltie Gen. 3.1 2 3 4 5 6. Now the Serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field c. Eccles 7.29 God made man vpright but they haue sought out many inuentions Rom. 5.12 By one man sinne entred into the world c. for in him all haue sinned Psal 51.5 Behold I was borne in iniquity and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me 1. Ioh. 3.4 Sinne is the transgression of the Lawe Of the punishment of sinne Rom. 5 12. By one man came sinne into the world and death by sinne Rom. 6 2â— The wages of sin is death 2. Thess 1.9 10. VVho shall be punished with euerlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power Of the Couenant of Workes The Couenant of works is she Morall Law put into mens hearts by God and afterwards repeated by Moses Leuit. 18.5 Yee shall keepe my Statutes and my iudgements which if a man doe he shall liue in them Deut. 27.26 Galat. 3.10 Cursed is euery one that continueth not in all things which are written in the booke of the Lawe to doe them This Couenant all haue broken and therefore are vnder the curse Ierem. 31.32 Which my Couenant they brake Gal. 3.19 Wherefore then serueth the Lawe It was added because of transgressions till the seede should come to whom the promise was made Rom. 3.20 By the Lawe is the knowledge of sinne Of the Couenant of grace Gen. 3.15 I will put enmitie betweene thee and the woman and betweene thy seede and her seed it shall bruize thy head c. Gen. 22.18 In thy seed shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed Heb. 8.10 11 12. This is the Couenant that I will make with the house of Israel sayth the Lord I will put my Lawes into their mind and write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to mee a people And they shall not teach euery man his neighbour and euery man his brother saying Know the Lord For all shall know me from the least to the greatest for I will be mercifull to their vnrighteousnes and their sinnes and iniquities wil I remember no more Of CHRIST the Mediator I. Tim. 2.5 There is one God and one Mediator betweene God and man the Man CHRIST IESVS Heb. 9.15 And for this cause is hee the Mediatour of the new Testament that by meanes of death for the redemption of the transgressions that were vnder the first Testament they which are called might receiue the promise of eternall inheritance Iohn 11. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God Vers 14. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among vs. Of Christs Propheticall office Christ performeth this office in opening and reuealing vnto vs the will of God Iohn 17.26 I haue declared vnto them thy name and will declare it Iohn 15.15 All things that I haue heard of my Father I haue made known vnto you Acts 3.22 For Moses truly sayd vnto the Fathers A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise vp vnto you of your brethren like vnto me him shall yee heare in all things whatsoeuer he shall say vnto you Luke 4.18 The Spirit of the Lord is vpon me because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospell to the poore to preach deliuerance to the Captiues and to preach the acceptable yeer of the Lord. Of the Priestly Office of Christ. Christ performeth this office by appeasing God and reconciling vs vnto God through his death and obedience 2. Cor. 5.18 19. who hath reconciled vs to himselfe by Iesus Christ God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself c. Ephes 2.16 And that he might reconcile both vnto God in one body by the Crosse c. Heb. 5.6 Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchisedech Heb. 9.28 Christ was once offered to beare the sinnes of many c. Heb. 10.14 By one offering he hath perfected for euer them that are sanctified Heb. 7.25 Wherefore he is able to saue them to the vttermost that come vnto God by him seeing hee euer liueth to make intercession for them Of the Regall or Kingly Office of Christ This Christ performeth by gouerning all things for the saluation of his elect and destruction of his enemies Dan. 7.14 And there was giuen vnto him dominion and glory and a kingdome that all people nations and languages should serue him c. Luke 1.3 He shall raign ouer the house of Iacob for euer of his kingdome there shall be no end Eph. 1.22 23. And hath put all things vnder his feete and gaue him to be the Head ouer all things to the Church which is his body the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all Lu. â—0 27 But those mine enemies which would not that I should raigne ouer them bring hither and slay them before me Thus far of the Couenant of grace of Christ the Mediatour and of his thréefold office The next thing to be considered of is the application of the Couenant to the Elect giuing them a part in Christ and in all his benefits Heb. 3.14 For we are made partakers of Christ c. The part they haue in Christ is first vnion with Christ Secondly thereby Communion Of our vnion with Christ which is by the Spirit and Faith Ephes 5.30 For we are members of his body of his flesh and of his bones 1. Cor. 12.13 By one Spirit we are all baptized into one body Ephes 3.17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith Of our Communion with Christ The which is the participation of the benefits flowing from his seuerall offices The benefit we receiue from the Propheticall office of Christ is the reuelation of the Couenant of grace whereby we are made wise vnto saluation Mat. 11.27 All things are deliuered vnto me of my Father and no man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father saue the Sonne and he to whomsoeuer the Sonne will reueale him 2. Tim. 3.25 The holy Scriptures are able to make thee wise vnto saluation c. The meanes of reuealing the Couenant of grace are both outward and inward The outward are the word and the Sacraments By the Word is meant the Gospell preached which containeth and publisheth the promises of saluation by Christ Rom. 1.16 17. The Gospell of Christ is the power of God vnto saluation to euery one that beleeueth c. For therein is the righteousnes of God reuealed from faith to faith c. 2. Tim. 1.10 Christ hath abolished death and hath brought life and immortality to light through the Gospell Of the Sacraments Rom. 4.11 And hee receiued the signe of Circumcision as a seale of the righteousnes of faith c. Mat. 28 19. Goe ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost Mark 1.8 I indeed haue baptized you with water but
Mat. 25.41 condemnation 77. Q. How is all that which Christ hath done made profitable to vs Iohn 5.29 A. By the inward and secret working of the holy Ghost 1 Cor. 12.13 Q. In what Article is this expressed A. In the eightth Article I beléeue in the holy Ghost Q. VVhat is the holy Ghost A. The third person in the Trinity very a Acts 5 4â— 3 4 true God equall with the Father and the Sonne and b Ioh. 14 26 15.26 procéeding from them both Q. What is the office of the holy Ghost A. To a Iohn 14.26.16.3 teach b Ioh. 3.5 1. Cor. 6.11 regenerate and sanctifie vs and to c 1 Ioh. 4.13 vnite vs with Christ 88. Q. Who are they which by the holy Ghost are sanctified gathered vnto Christ and made one with him A. The holy Catholike Church Q. What is the Catholike Church A. A a 1 Pet. 2.9 peculiar company of people b 1 The. 5.8 chosen of God to life euerlasting and c Eph. 5.30 Colos 1 made one with Christ Q. Why is the Church called holy A. Because by Christ it is made holy Ephes 5.26 27 Q. What signifieth Catholike A. Vniuersall Q. Why is it so called A. Because at all times in all places and of all sorts of people God hath some that are his Q. What are the speciall workes of the Church A. A sincere profession of the true a Acts 2.42 doctrine of the Word of God obedience to the doctrine and the right vse of the b Mat. 28.19 20 Sacraments Q. What do you then meane when you say The Catholike Church A. I beléeue there is a Catholike Church that is there are some that are chosen of God to life euerlasting and made one with Christ and that I am one of the number of them Q. What are the benefits belonging to the Church A. Foure especially Q. What is the first A. The Communion of Saints 1 Ioh. 1.3 â— Q. Who are those Saints A. All the faithfull as well in earth as in heauen Psal 16.3 Rom. 1.7 Q. What is meant by Communion A. A knitting together in one a societie and fellowship that one hath with another 1. Ioh. 1.7 Q. What is meant then by the Communion of Saints A. The spirituall fellowship which the faithfull haue with Christ 1. Ioh. 1.3 and all his benefits by faith Q. What else A. The society which the faithfull haue among themselues by loue which makes all their gifts touching the vse common to euery one Acts 4.32 Q. What is the second benefit A. The forgiuenes of sinnes Q. What do you meane when you say these words A. I beléeue that a Heb 8.12 God for b Ephes 1.7 Christs sake doth fréely forgiue the sinnes of the faithfull yea and my sinnes also Q. VVhat is the third and fourth benefit A. The resurrection of the body and the life euerlasting Q. What doe you professe to beleeue heerein A. That the bodies of the faithfull shal be raised vp by Christ in the last day and ioyned to their soules 1. Thess 4.14 16 17 Phil. 3.21 Mat. 25.46 and that both in body and soule they shall liue for euer with Christ in heauen 98. Q. What is required of vs that we may indeede be partakers of Christ and his benefits A. A true and liuely faith in Christ Ioh. 3.36 Acts 16.31 Q. What is this faith A. A speciall a Phil. 1.29 gift of God whereby we doe b Gal. 3.14 apprehend and apply Christ with all his benefits to our c Ioh. 20.28 Gal. 2.20 selues particularly Q. Who doth work this faith in vs A. The holy Ghost 1 Cor. 12 3.9 Q. By what means workes he it A. By the hearing of the Word of God preached Rom. 10.17 Q. Are we then saued by this our faith A. Yes by faith onely Rom. 3.28 Q. Why are we said to be saued by faith onely A. Because by faith onely we lay hold on Christ and apply Christ withall his merits to our selues and because nothing in vs can doe this but onely our faith The second part of the Catechisme Quest. 104. IF we be saued by faith onely then wherefore do the Sacraments serue A. They were ordained by Christ for the strengthening of our faith Q. What is a Sacrament A. An outward and visible signe and seale of an inward and spirituall grace Gen. 17.11 Rom. 4.11 Q. How many Sacraments bee there A. Two 1. Cor. 10.1 2 3 Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. A signe and seale of our receiuing into the Church and grafting into the body of Christ Gal. 3.27 Q. What is the outward signe in Baptisme A. Water Ioh. 1.38 Q. What is the inward grace A. The bloud and Spirit of Christ Marke 1.8 Q. What is signified by the sprinkling or washing with Water A. The a Reuel 1.5 washing away of our sins by the bloud of Christ and our newe b Titus 3.5 birth by the holy Ghost Q. Are Infants to be baptized A. Yes because the conenant and promise of God Gen. 17.7 Acts. 2.39 is made to the faithfull and to their séed also Q. Are such Infants as die without Baptisme damned A. God forbid It is not the want but the contempt of the Sacrament that bringeth death Q. VVhat is required of vs after Baptisme A. Truly to a Mark 16.16 beléeue in Christ to b Rom 6.4 by to sin and to rise vp to newnes of life Q. VVhat is the Lords Supper A. It is a signe and seale of the spirituall nourishing of our soules to eternall life 1 Cor. 10.16 Ioh. 6.54 by the body and bloud of Christ Q. What are the outward signes A. Bread and Wine 1. Cor. 11.23 Q. What are the things signified thereby A. The body and bloud of Christ 1 Cor. 11.24 25 Q. Are the Bread and Wine turned into the body and bloud of Christ A. No they remaine still Bread and Wine 1. Cor. 11.26 27 28 for take away the outward signe and then it is no Sacrament Q. Why so A. Because in euery Sacrament there must bée both an outward signe and an inward grace Q. Doth the Bread and Wine then in the Sacrament differ nothing from common Bread and Wine A. Yes not in nature and substance 1 Sam. 21.4 1 Cor. 10.16 but in the end and vse thereof Q. How is the Bread and Wine receiued A. After an outward and bodilie manner by the hand and mouth Q. How is the bodie and bloud of Christ reâ—eiued A. After an inward and spirituall manner by a true and liuely faith Joh. 6.35 â—â— Q. If it bee done by faith then wherefore doe wee receiue the Sacrament A. For a continuall thankfull remembrance of Christs death 1. Cor. 11.24 25 26 and the benefits me receiue thereby and for the
strengthening of our faith Q. VVhat is to be done before the receiuing of the Sacrament A. Euery one is to trie and examine himselfe 1 〈…〉 Q. VVherefore are we to doe this A. Because he that eateth and drinketh vnworthily is guilty of the body and bloud of Christ 1. Cor. 11.27 29.30 and doth eat and drinke iudgement to himselfe Q. VVherein are wee to examine our selues A. In foure things especially Q. VVhat is the first A. Whether wée haue any knowledge of the grounds of Religion Hos 4.6 6.6 and namely of the Sacrament Q. VVhat is the second A. Whether we haue a true sauing faith or no. 1. Cor. 13.5 Heb. 11.6 Q. VVhat is the third thing A. Whether we be truly repentant for our sinnes Esay 1.13 14 16 Tit 1.15 Q. VVhat is the fourth thing A. Whether we be in charitie with all men Mat. 5.23.24 Mar. 11.25 Q. VVhat is to be done in the receiuing of the Sacrament A. We are then to meditate and thinke vpon such things as are signisted by the outward signes and actions in the Sacrament Q. VVhat is signified by the breaking of the Bread and the powring out of the Wine A. The crucifying of Christs body and the shedding of his bloud Esay 53.5 1. Cor. 11.24 Mat. 26.28 the sufferings of Christ and the benefits procured thereby Q. What is signified by the giuing of the Bread and VVine by the Minister A. That God doth giue to the faithfull the body and bloud of Christ that is the merit of his death Iohn 6.32 51 and the benefits of his passion Q. What is signified by our taking eating and drinking of the Bread and Wine A. A spirituall receiuing Iohn 6 3â— eating and drinking of the body and bloud of Christ Q. VVhat is it to eate the flesh of Christ and to drink his bloud A. It is truly to beléue in Christ to haue a Communion and fellowship with the true flesh and bloud of Christ and to be partakers of the benefits of his death and passion Iohn 6.56 Q. VVhat is to bee done immediately after the receiuing of the Sacrament A. Euery one is then to giue hearty thanks to God for his Redemption by the death of Christ 1. Cor. 11.26 Q. VVhat is Recemption A. A deliuerance of vs from sinne and the punishment thereof Rom. 5.15 16 7 and a restoring to a happie life Q. VVhat are the parts of this Redemption A. a 2. Cor. 5.18 19 Rom. 5.10 Reconciliation and b 1. Cor. 1.30.6.11 Sanctification Q. What is Reconciliation A. That wherby the wrath of God is taken from vs and we restored to his fauour Q. VVherein doth it consist A. In the forgiuenesse of sinnes and imputation of righteousnesse Rom. 4.7 8 Q. VVhat is remission of sinnes A. The abolishing and taking away of all our sinnes Col. 2.13 14 1. Ioh. 1.7.9 by Christs death Q. VVhat is the imputation of Righteousnesse A. The reckoning of Christs righteousnes vnto vs Rom. 4.9 5.18 19 the taking it for ours Q. VVhat is Sanctification A. A freedome within vs Rom. 6.6.14 8.2 from thé bondage of sinne and Satan and a restoring of vs to a godly life Acts 26.18 Q. From whence doth this our Redemption Iustification and Sanctification proceed A. Not from our selues or anie workes of ours Eph. 1.7 2. 8 9 10 but from the grace of God The third part of the Catechisme Quest 144. DOth not this doctrine of saluation by grace through faith make men to liue carelesly in their sins and to neglect good works A. No Tit. 2.11 〈◊〉 Ephes 2.10 Tims 3.8 it rather teached them to turne from sinne and to be carefull to bring foorth the fruits of a true faith Q. Cannot faith be without good workes A. No for if it be Gal. 5.6 Lam. 2.17.26 it is a dead faith Q. VVhat then doth a true faith worke in vs A. Repentance or newnes of life Q. VVhat is repentance A. It is a turning from sin to God Ioel. 2.11 13. Q. Can we doe this of our selues A. No Iere. 31.19 Lam. 5.21 It is the work of God Q. By what meanes doth GOD worke it A. By the preaching of the Gospell Luk. 24.47 Acts 2.38 39 Q. Is it not done also by the preaching of the Lawe A. The Law is an occasion thereof but no cause of it Q. From whence doth it proceed A. From a godly sorrow in the hart 2. Cor. 7.10 Q. VVherein doth it consist A. In mortifying the flesh and old man Eph. 4.22 23 24 and in quickning the Spirit and new man Q. VVhat is meant by the flesh and old man A. Our corrupted nature through the deceitfull lusts of the flesh Q. What is it then to mortifie the flesh and old man A. To be truely and heartily sorie for that wee hane offended God by our sinnes and daily more and more to hate and anoide sinne Rom. 8 13 Q. VVhat is meant by the Spirit and new man A. A renewing in the spirit of our minde the Image of God which after God is created in righteousnes and true holinesse Eph. 4.33.24 Q. What is then the quickning of the new man A. A true ioy in God through Christ Rom. 5.1 chap. 14.17 and an earnest and ready desire to order our life according to Gods will Q. VVhat doth repentance bring forth A. Fruits worthy amendment of life that is Luke 3.8 Acts 26.20 good workes Q. VVhat are these good workes A. Such as God hath commanded Deut. 8.12 32 Ephes 2.10 159. Q. How many Commandements be there A. Ten. Deut 10.4 Q VVhat are the ten Commandements A. They are a summe of the Law of God commanding good things â—â—d forbidding euil Q. Into how many Tables are they diuided A. Into two Deut. 9.10 Q. How many be there of the first Table A. Foure and six of the second Q. VVhat doe they teach vs A. The first Table teacheth vs our duty towards God and the second our duty towards our neighbour Q. Why are the duties towards God set downe before the duties towards our neighbour A. Because the loue of God is the ground of the loue of our neighbour 1. Ioh. 5.1 2 Q. VVhat followeth heereof A. That none can rightly loue his neighbour except he first loue God Q. VVhy are the duties towards our neighbour ioyned to our duties towards God A. Because the loue of our neighbor is the proofe of our loue towards God 1. Ioh. 4.20 21 Q. VVhat followeth heereof A. That hée which loueth not his â—eighbour doth not loue God Q. What are these words I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt c. A. They are a preface to the Commandements Q. What containe they in them A. Thrée seuerall reasons of obedience to the Commandements Q. VVhat is
6. you may terme in plaine English lying and cogging They are not orious lyers slanderers railers and workers Willet on Iude page 195 and 205. 212. They haue falsified mens writings putting in and putting out what they please as is to bee séene in their Index expurgatorius See Perk. 2. vol. page 489 c. There haue bin in times past games appointed for lying If there were any such now the Papists would carry the whet stone from all the heretikes in Christendome The tenth Commandement condemneth originall corruption and the very euill thoughts and lusts of the heart without consent They teach that concupiscence in it selfe is not sinne These are the very words of the Concell of Trent This concupiscence which the Apostle sometime calleth sinne the holy Synod declareth that the Catholike Church did neuer vnderstand to be called sinne because it is truly and properly sinne in the regenerate but because it commeth of sinne and inclineth vnto sinne If any man thinke the contrary let him be accursed Sess 5. cap. 1. de pecc orig Wherein they both decrée against the Apostle himselfe Rom. 7.23 and also they gain-say themselues for if this concupiscence boyle out of originall sin as out of a fountaine and that is damnable it followeth that conrupisence or lust is also sinne before God and doth deserue condemnation They say that in the regenerate it is veniall But this is an vndoubted principle that all sinnes in themselues and their owne nature are mortall And concerning this veniall sinne it was not knowne among the Fathers for 700 yéeres after Christ And thus you see what grosse things they both teach practise contrary to the Commandements of God whereby it plainely appeareth that Popery cannot be of God for thus I reason Whatsoeuer religion doth teach things contrary to the Commandements of God is not of God but Poperie doth so and therefore it is not of God and so by good consequence Papists cannot be good Catholikes DIALOGVE 13. C. Hitherto you haue shewed that the Papists teach many things contrary to the Creed the Sacraments the ten Commandements now tell me I pray you whether they teach any thing contrarie to the Lords prayer M. They doe likewise teach and practise many things contrary thereunto I will but onely name some of them The Lords prayer teacheth vs to call vpon God onely They teach and practise prayer to Saints In the first petition we pray for the hallowing of Gods name They giue vnto Saints departed that which is proper to God and so dishonour Gods name In the second position we pray for the erecting of Gods Kingdom of grace in our hearts and also for the meanes thereof namely the preaching and hearing of Gods Word They hinder the comming of Gods kingdom in reiecting the Word of God and in persecuting such as will preach heere and reade it Contrary to the third petition is their doctrine of frée-will Contrary to the fift petition is their doctrine of satisfaction for sin In the sixt petition we pray for strength to withstand Satan and his temptations They teach people to driue away the diuell with holy water and such like childish toyes These and other such like things they teach practise contrary to the Lords prayer DIALOGVE 14. C. If Popery be so contrary to the grounds of Religion then we may not ioyne with the Papists in their profession M. It is true indéede we must therfore do as the Lord bade Ieremy chap. 15.19 Let them returne to thée but returne not thou to them We may ioyne with them in respect of ciuill societie but not in respect of Religion and yet euen then we are to take héede lest wee bee corrupted by them for hee that teacheth pitch shall bee defiled therewith Some think that our Religion and the religion of the present Church of Rome are all one for substance and that they may be vnited but they are grossly deceiued for a vnion of these two religions can neuer bee made more then the vnion of light and darknes and that because the Church of Rome as hath at large bin shewed hath strooke at the very foundation C. If Popery bee so contrary to the very grounds of Religion then what is the cause that so many yea euen of the more wise and learned sort do embrace and cleaue to it M. One speciall cause of it is that because men will not receiue the loue of the truth therefore God shall send them strong delusion that they should beléeue a lie 2. Thes 2.10 11. A second cause is ignorance of the Scriptures and of the grounds of Religion for if men would well acquaint themselues héerewith they should easily fee the grossenes of Popery A third cause is that Popery is very agreeable and pleasing to mans corrupt nature As for example to be iustified by our good workes to haue Images to worship God in to liue in ignorance to haue pardons for our sinnes to serue God in outward ceremonies as in choice of meat difference of daies c. these are things very agreeable and pleasing to our corrupt nature and therefore one speciall cause why so many embrace Popery A fourth cause is the tyrannie of the Church of Rome whose chiefe meanes to vphold her religion is fire and sword for were it not for this many thousands in a few yeeres would vtterly renounce Poperie A fift cause why so many specially of the Learned doe embrace it is pomp and profit that is ambition and couetousnesse This was that which made the Scribes and Pharises euen against their owne knowledge to withstand Christ and his Gospell And this makes many learned Papists to doe the like They know no doubt that in some things they erre as it doth appeare by the words of Stephen Gardiner on his death bead The Bishop of Chichester séeing him to be in a desperate case comforteth him with the hope of remission of sinnes by the merits of Christ Gardiner héereunto answereth thus What will you open that gape now you may speake it to mee to such as are in my case but if you teach it to the people then farewell all meaning our authority pompe and profit by absolutions Masses c. These are the speciall causes why so many embrace Poperie C. There is one thing more that I would gladly know concerning the Papists and that is whether a Papist may be saued seeing that Poperie is so contrary to the grounds of Religion M. You are then to marke what a Papist is A Papist as the Rhemists on Acts 11. Sect 4. doe describe him is one that cleaueth to the Pope in Religion and is obedient to him in all things Euery one now that is vnder the iurisdiction of the Pope is not to be counted a Papist for their are some euen in Italy Spaine c. that hold the Grounds of Religion doe sigh and grone vnder the Romish yoke and desire to bee fréed from it yea would reioice to