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A29458 A Brief instruction in the principles of Christian religion agreeable to the confession of faith, put forth by the elders and brethren of many congregations of Christians, (baptized upon profession of their faith) in London and the country, owning the doctrine of personal election, and final perseverance. 1605 (1605) Wing B4602; ESTC R40299 13,302 26

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A Brief Instruction IN THE PRINCIPLES OF Christian Religion Agreeable to the Confession of Faith put forth by the ELDERS and BRETHREN of many Congregations of Christians baptized upon Profession of their Faith in London and the Country owning the Doctrine of Personal Election and Final Perseverance Deut. 6.6 7. And these Words which I command thee this Day shall be in thine Heart And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy Children and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine House c. The Fifth Edition London Printed in the Year 1695. A Brief Instruction in the Principles of Christian Religion c. Question 1. WHO is the First and Chiefest Being Answer God is the First and Chiefest Being a Isa 44.6 48.12 Q. 2. Ought every One to believe there is a God A. Every One ought to believe there is a God b Heb. 11.6 and it is their great Sin and Folly who do not c Psal 14.1 Q. 3. How may we know there is a God A. The Light of Nature in Man and the Works of God plainly declare there is a God d Rom. 1.19 20. Psal 19.1 2 3. Acts 17.24 but his Word and Spirit only do it fully and effectually for the Salvation of Sinners e 1 Cor. 2.10 2 Tim. 3.15 16. Q. 4. What is the Word of God A. The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the Word of God and the only certain Rule of Faith and Obedience c 2 Tim. 3.16 Ephes 2.20 Q. 5. May all Men make use of the Holy Scriptures A. All Men are not only permitted but commanded and exhorted to read hear and understand the Holy Scriptures d John 5.39 Deut. 17.18 19 Rev. 1.3 Acts 8.30 Q. 6. What things are chiefly contained in the Holy Scriptures A. The Holy Scriptures chiefly contain what Man ought to believe concerning God and what Duty God requireth of Man e 2 Tim. 1.13 3.15 16. Q. 7. What is God A. God is a Spirit f John 4.24 Infinite g Job 11.7 8 9. Eternal b Psal 90.2 and Unchangeable i Jam. 1.17 in his Being k Exod. 3.14 Wisdom l Psal 147.5 Power m Rev. 4.8 Holiness n Rev. 15.4 Justice Goodness and Truth o Exod. 34.6 7. Q. 8. Are there more Gods than One A. There is but One only the Living and True God p Deut. 6.4 Jer. 10.10 Q. 9. How many Persons are there in the Godhead A. There are Three Persons in the Godhead the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit and these Three are One God the same in Essence equal in Power and Glory q 1 John 5.7 Mat. 28.19 Q. 10. What are the Decrees of God A. The Decrees of God are his Eternal Purpose according to the Counsel of his Will whereby for his own Glory he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass r Eph. 1.4 11. Rom. 9.22 23. Q. 11. How doth God execute his Decrees A. God executeth his Deerees in the Works of Creation and Providence Q. 12. What is the Work of Creation A. The Work of Creation is God's making all Things of Nothing by the Word of his Power in the space of six Days and all very Good s Gen. 1. throughout Heb. 11.3 Q. 13. How did God create Man A. God created Man Male and Female after his own Image in Knowledg Righteousness and Holiness with Dominion over the Creatures t Gen. 1.26 27 28. Col. 3.10 Ephes 4.24 Q. 14. What are God's Works of Providence's A. God's Works of Providence are his most Holy u Psal 145.17 Wise w Psal 104.24 Isa 28.29 and Powerful preserving x Heb. 1.3 and governing all his Creatures and all their Actions y Psal 103.19 Mat. 10.29 30 31. Q. 15. What special Act of Providence did God exercise towards Man in the Estate wherein he was created A. When God had created Man he entred into a Covenant of Life with him upon Condition of perfect Obedience forbidding him to eat of the Tree of the Knowledg of Good and Evil upon pain of Death z Gal. 3.12 Gen. 2.17 Q. 16. Did our first Parents continue in the Estate wherein they were created A. Our first Parents being left to the freedom of their own Will fell from the Estate wherein they were created by sinning against God a Gen. 3.6 7 8 13. Eccles 7.29 Q. 17. What is Sin A. Sin is any want of Conformity unto or Transgression of the Law of God b 1 Joh. 3.4 Q. 18. What was the Sin whereby our first Parents fell from the Estate wherein they were created A. The Sin whereby our first Parents fell from the Estate wherein they were created was their eating the forbidden Fruit c Gen. 3.6 12. Q. 19. Did all Mankind fall in Adam 's first Transgression A. The Covenant being made with Adam not only for himself but for his Posterity all Mankind descending from him by ordinary Generation sinned in him and fell with him in his first Transgression d Gen 2.16 17. Rom. 5.12 1 Cor. 15.21 22. Q. 20. Into what Estate did the Fall bring Mankind A. The Fall brought Mankind into an Estate of Sin and Misery e Rom. 5.12 Q. 21. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that Estate whereinto Man fell A. The sinfulness of that Estate whereinto Man fell consists in the Guilt of Adam's first Sin the want of Original Righteousness and the Corruption of his whole Nature which is commonly called Original Sin together with all actual Transgressions which proceed from it f Rom. 5.12 to the end Eph. 2.1 2 3. Jam. 1.14 15. Mat. 15.19 Q. 22. What is the Misery of that Estate whereinto Man fell A. All Mankind by their Fall lost Communion with God g Gen. 3.8 10 24. are under his Wrath and Curse h Eph. 2.2 3. Gal. 3.10 and so made liable to all Miseries in this Life to Death it self and to the Pains of Hell for ever i Lam. 3.39 Rom. 6.23 Mat. 25.41 46. Q. 23. Did God leave all Mankind to perish is the Estate of Sin and Misery A. God having out of his meer good pleasure from all Eternity elected some to Everlasting Life k Eph. 1.4 5. did enter into a Covenant of Grace to deliver them out of the Estate of Sin and Misery and to bring them into an Estate of Salvation by a Redeemer l Rom. 3.20 21 22. Gal. 3.21 22. Q. 24. Who is the Redeemer of God's Elect A. The only Redeemer of God's Elect is the Lord Jesus Christ m 1 Tim. 2.5 6. who being the Eternal Son of God became Man n John 1.14 Gal. 4.4 and so was and continueth to be God and Man in two distinct Natures and one Person for ever o Rom. 9.5 Luke 1.35 Col. 2.9 Heb. 7.24 25. Q. 25. How did Christ being the Son of God become Man A. Christ