cleanse the Elect from all sinne originall and actuall past present and to come Qu. What benefits haue the Elect by Baptisme An. Chiefly three 1. The forgiuenesse of all their sinnes 2. Secondly their vnion with Christ 3. Their regeneration (n) 1 Pet. 3.21 To the which also the figure that now saueth vs euen Baptisme agreeth not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but in the answer of a good conscience to Godward that is by hauing remission of sins (o) Gal. 3.27 For all ye that are baptised into Christ haue put on Christ (p) Tit. 3.5 According to his mercy he saued vs by the washing of the new birth Qu. Who are to be Baptised An. The children of those that are ioyned members of the true Church and those that are conuerted and turned to be Christians Qu. What is the second Sacrament An. The Lords supper Qu. What is the Lords Supper A. It is a Sacrament of the new Testament Concerning the Lords Supper whereby the faith of the worthy receiuer is strengthened and confirmed in the assurance of the free grace of God in Christ vnto him in particular Qu. VVhat are the outward signes in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper An. Bread and Wine Qu. VVhat doe they signifie An. The body and blood of Christ Qu. VVhat agreement is there betweene the signes and the thing signified An. As bread and wine doe nourish the body so doth the body and blood of Christ nourish the soules of the faithfull vnto eternanll life Qu. VVho are to bee made partakers of this Sacrament An. Onely such as be of the Church hauing knowledge to render a reason of their faith and liue without scandal Qu. VVhat is required of those that come to this Sacrament An. That they be prepared and fitted for the same Qu. VVhat is that which prepareth and maketh fit An. Onely the righteousnesse of Christ apprehended by faith which is the wedding garment by which they are made fit guests for the Lords table Qu. How doth Baptisme and the Lords Supper agree and wherein doe they differ A. They agree in the spirituall matter which is Christ and in the end to strengthen faith First they differ in the signe as Baptisme hath Water and washing the Lords supper hath Bread Wine eating and drinking Secondly they differ in the manner of signifying as first Baptisme signifieth our first entrance into the couenant and receiuing into the Church and the Lords Supper our continuance in the same by Iesus Christ Secondly Baptisme signifieth our new birth that wee are the children of God by Iesus Christ and the Lords Supper our growing more and more in the assurance of the same Thirdly Baptisme is but once administred because we are but once borne to be children of God by Christ But the Lords Supper is often to be receiued that thereby our Faith may bee strengthened in the apprehending of Christ and his righteousnesse for our Iustification and may dayly grow and increase in sanctification till wee come to the last fruition and enioyment of eternall life Qu. What is common to the Word and Sacraments and what is proper to each An. Common to both to increase faith Proper to the word to begin faith Proper to the Sacrament more fully and effectually and sensibly to confirme faith than the word alone without the Sacrament Qu. What is the reason of this An. Because the Sacrament speakes to more of our outward sences than the word doth Qu. Concerning the censures of the Church What vse is there of the censures of the Church An. First to keepe the members of the same in order Secondly to put from amongst them such as liue not in vniformity to the will of God reuealed in his word (q) 1 Cor. 5.2 That hee that hath done this deede might be put from among you Qu. What is the end of the Censures of the Church An. To bring them to a sight of their sinne and so to repentance Qu. How many sorts are there of these Censures An. Two First Publike Secondly Priuate Qu. What are the priuate An. First priuily and alone to admonish the offâ—nder (r) Mat. 18.15 Moreouer if thy brother offend againsâ— thee goe and tell him his fault betweene thee him alone Secondly if he repent not to admonish in the hearing of others (Å¿) Mat. 18.16 But if he heare thee not take yet with thee one or two that by the mouth of two or three witnesses enery word may be confirmed Qu. What are the publike An. Two 1. Suspension 2. Excommunication (t) Num. 9.6 7. And certaine men were defiled and those men said vnto Moses and Aaron We are defiled by a dead man wherefore wee are kept backe that wee may not offer an offering vnto the Lord in the time thereunto appointed (u) Mat. 18.17 And if hee will not vouchsafe to heare them tell it vnto the Church and if hee refuse to heare the Church let him be vnto thee as an heathen and a publican (x) 1. Cor. 5.4.5 When ye are gathered together and my Spirit in the name of the Lord Iesus Christ that such a one I say by the power of our Lord Iesus Christ bee deliuered vnto Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saued in the day of the Lord. Qu. Why are these Censures to be vsed in the Church An. First that the name of God be not euill spoken of by suffering scandalous persons amongst them Secondly least others that are in the Church be corrupted the weake offended Thirdly least some without be hindered from ioyning themselues to the Church Q. What is the power of these Censures An. To binde and loose the sinnes of men (y) Mat. 18.18 Verily I say vnto you whatsoeuer yee binde on earth shall bee bound in heauen and whatsoeuer yee loose on earth shal be loosed in heauen Qu. Who appoynted the censures in the Church A. Our Sauiour Christ himselfe they were practised by the Apostles (z) 1 Tim. 1.20 Of whom is Hymeneus Alexander whom I haue deliuered vnto Satan that they might learne not to blaspheme Hitherto of those Ordinances which God gâ—â—eth vnto his Church Qu. What are those ordinances which the Church performeth vnto God according to his word for seruice An. They be chiefely three 1. Prayers or thanksgiuing 2. Lasting 3. Holy â—â—asting (a) Psal 116.12.13 What shall I render vnto the Lord for all his benefits towards mee I will take the cup of saluation and call vpon the name of the Lord (b) Psal 5â— 23 He that offâ—â—reth prayse shall glorifie mee Qu. What is Prayer An. A calling vpon God alone in the name of Christ â—â—ough faith Concerning Prayer Qu. By what are beleeuers moued and enabled to pray An. By the Spirit of God and the apprehending of their owne wants necessities of the Church in generall or any member of the
VVhat doe you consider in the cretion of man Concerning the Creation of man in speciall An. Three things 1. His Parts 2. His Sexes 3. His Dignity Qu. Concerning the parts of man How many parts be there of man A. Two 1. Body (t) 1. Thes 5.23 And I pray God that your whole spirit soule body may be kept blamelesse 2. Soule (t) 1. Thes 5.23 And I pray God that your whole spirit soule body may be kept blamelesse Qu. VVhereof was the body made An. Of the dust of the ground and therefore mortall (u) Gen. 2.7 The Lord made man of the dust of the ground Qu. VVhat is the Soule An. A spirituall substance therefore immortall (x) Gen. 1.27 And the Lord breathed in his face the breath of life and man was made a liuing soule Qu. VVhy is not the soule mortall An. Because it was not made of any of the Elements it being then free from composition it is also free from decay and perishing Qu. VVhat are the diuers sexes A. Two 1. Male (y) Gen. 1.27 Gen. 2.22 Then God created man in his Image hee created them Male Female 2. Female (y) Gen. 1.27 Gen. 2.22 Then God created man in his Image hee created them Male Female Qu. VVhat are the dignities Concerning the dignities of man in his Creation A. Two 1. To be made after Gods owne Image 2. To haue power and dominion ouer the creatures (z) Gen. 1.26 And God said Let vs make man in out Image according to our likenesse and let them rule ouer the fish of the sea ouer the fowles of the heauen ouer the beasts and ouer the earth and euery thing that creepeth and moueth on the earth Qu. VVhat vnderstand you by the Image of God An. Perfection in knowledge and purity of nature whereby man perfectly knew the will of his Creatour and had power and ability perfectly to performe the same whereby hee had fellowship and communion with God his Creatour sof arre forth as was possible for the creature with the Creator (a) Colo. 3.10 And haue put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge after the Image of him that created him (b) Ephe. 4.24 Put on the new man which after God is created in righteousnesse and true holinesse Qu. VVere all men created in this estate of perfection in knowledge and righteousnesse An. Yes because Adam was not made as a particular priuate person but as a publike person contayning the stocke and roote of all mankind in whose loynes all hÃs posterity was contained (c) Eccles 7.31 Onely this I found that God hath made man righteous Qu. VVhat are the Inuisible creatures An. Concerning the Creatition of the Angels in generall The Angels Qu. Of what did God make the Angells An. Of nothing Qu. VVhat consider you of these Creatures An. Foure things 1. Their Nature 2. Their Knowledge 3. Their Power 4. Their Office Qu. What is their nature An. It is not of any corporall matter but meerely spirituall and incorruptible (d) Heb. 1.14 Are they not all ministering spirits Qu. VVhat is their knowledge An. Threefold 1. Naturall for they be inteligent spirits in a farre higher degree then the spirit of man 2. Experientall Concerning the nature of the Angels 3. By reuelation Qu. What is their power An. It is very great Concerning their power and Office yet it is limited to doe onely what God will (e) 2. Thes 1.7 Mighty Angels Qu. VVhat is their Office An. Twofold 1. To defend protect and deliuer the righteous 2. To destroy the wicked (f) Acts 12.7.8.11.15 The Lord sent his Angel to deliuer Peter out of prison from the hand of Herod (g) 2. Kings 19.35 The Angell of the Lord went out the same night and smote in the Campe of Ashur and Hundreth Fourescore and Fiue Thousand Qu. How many sorts of Angels bee there An. Good and Bad. Qu. How were they created An. They were all made Angels of light Qu. How came some of them to bee bad An. Not by creation but by transgression (h) Iude. 6. The Angels which kept not their first Estate but left their owne habitation hee hath reserued in euerlasting chaines vnder darkenesse vnto the iudgement of the great day Qu. Wherby did God make all things An. By his Word onely (i) Hob. 11.3 By Faith wee vnderstand that the World was made by the Word of God Qu. In what Estate were thâ— rest of the Creatures made and placed An. They were all made good and perfect in their kinde (k) Gen. 1.31 And God saw all that hee made and loe it was very good Qu. What was the end of all the workes that God made An. His owne glory (l) 1 Rom. 11.36 For of him through him and for him are all things to him be all glory Qu. Did all the three persons create An. Yes because all the works of the Trinity that are adextra from without are common to them all so that the Father did create the Sonne did create and the Holy Ghost did create (m) Gen. 1.26 Let vs make man in our Image (n) Heb. 1.2 In these last dayes he hath spoken vnto vs by his Sonne by whom also he made the world (o) Gen. 1.2 The spirit of God or the Holy Ghost moued vpon the waters Hitherto of the Creation Qu. What is prouidence An. Concerning the prouidence and â—â—w far it doth extend A most wise disposing of all things to their proper and appoynted ends Qu. How far doth this prouidence extend it selfe An. First to all thinges both small and great (p) Mat. 10.29 Are not two sparrowes sould for a farthing and not â—ne of them falleth to the ground without the prouidence of your Father Secondly to matters of chance or accident (q) Pruo 16.33 The lot is cast into the lap but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Thirdly vnto actions of euill though not as they are euill (r) Amâ—â— 3. Shall there be euill in a Citie and the Lord hath not done it (Å¿) 1 Kâ—â—â—s 21.25 Now therefore behold the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these Prophets and the Lord hath appointed euill against thee (t) Gen. 45.8 And Ioseph sayd to his Brethren You sent me not hither but the Lord sent me hither Qu. Is not God then the author of sinne An. Noe for he that is goodnes it selfe cannot bee the author of any thing but of that which is most perfectly good and therefore doeth that well and iustly which the instrument doth ill and vnlawfully Qu. Is it not better to say these things are done by Gods permission then by his prouidence and appointment An. God permits nothing but that he willeth to be done other permission there is none in God Qu. How doth Gods prouidence bring things
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 disobedieÌ„ce many were made sinners Qu. Why should the posterity of Adam bee guilty of the sin they neuer coÌ„mitted 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) â—om 5 1â— 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
Holy Ghost Qu. What consider you of his Manhood An. (o) Heb. 2.6 That the diuine nature took to himselfe a reasonable soule and bodie Qu. Was there no change of these two natures one into another nor any mixture of them An. There was no change of the natures themselues nor of their essentiall properties but these two natures were vnited in one person yet distinguished in substance and properties actions Qu. Why must Christ be man An. First because hee might bee fit to die Secondly because by man the sinne was committed and therfore by man the recompence must be made the Iustice of God so requiring Qu. Why must Christ be God An. That he might bee able to ouercome the in finite sufferings which he suffered for man Qu. When were these two natures vnited An. From the first moment of Christs conception in the wombe of the Virgin Marie Qu. What is the vse of the coniunction of these two natures An. That the Manhood of our Sauiour Christ being personally vnited to the Godhead the obedience of Christ might be of in finite merit as being the obedience of God So much of the Person of Christ Qu. What is his Office An. Mediatour Qu. What Name is giuen vnto him in regard of his Office An. Christ Qu. What doth this Name signifie An. Annointed Qu. How many Mediatours bee there An. Onely one Christ Iesus (p) 1 Tim. 2.5 There is one Mediatour between God and man which is the Man Christ Iesus Qu. Why must Christ alone be Mediatour An. Because Christ alone did partake both of the nature of God man which is of absolute necessity for him that should be a Mediatour betweene both Qu. What be the parts of his Mediatourship An. Two 1. His Priesthood 2. His Kingdome Qu. What be the workes of his Priesthood An. Two 1. Teaching 2. Meriting Qu. How did Christ teach the will of his Father An. First by himselfe in his owne personall ministery (q) Mat. 7.19 For he taught them as one hauing authority and not as the Scribes Secondly by his seruants both before and after him (r) 1. Pet. 3.16 By the which hee also went and preached vnto the spirits that are in prison (Å¿) Luk. 10.16 He that heareth you heareth me Qu. What is the other worke of his Priesthood An. The meriting of the redemption of the Elect (t) Heb. 9.11.12 But Christ being become an high Priest of good things to come botained eternall redemption Qu. How did Christ performe this redemption An. First by the actions hee did in his humiliation Secondly by the actions hee did in his exaltation Qu. What are the actions he did in his humiliation An. They are two 1. Sufferings 2. Fulfilling Qu. What was his sufferings An. That in body and soule he suffered the vttermost of Gods wrath which was due vnto man for sinne as it is largely set forth in the 26. of Mathew from the first verse to the end of the chapter (u) Isa 5.3.5 But hee was wounded for our transgressions he was broken for our iniquities Qu. What doe you vnderstand by fulfilling An. That Christ perfectly kept the whole Law of all the Elect (x) Mat. 3.15 Then Iesus answered and sayd vnto him suffer it now for thus it behoueth mee to fulfill and righteousnesse Qu. What are the actions he did in his exaltation An. They were three 1. His resurrectioÌ„ 2. His Ascention 3. His sitting at Gods right hand (y) Rom. 1.4 And declared mightily to be the Sonne of God by the resurrection from the dead Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect seeing Christ is dead or rather is risen againe for our Iustification Rom. 8.34 and ascended into heauen and sitteth at the right hand of God his Father Qu. What fruit and benefit haue the Elect by these workes of his Priesthood An. They are specially Two 1. Redemption 2. Intercession Qu. What is Redemption An. To bee deliuered from vnder the Kingdome of sinne and Sathan Concerning our Redemtion and the parts thereof to bee restored into the Kingdome of Christ (a) Col. 1.13 Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse and hath translated vs into the Kingdome of his deare Sonne Qu. What are the parts of Redemption An. They are chiefly two 1. Iustification 2. Sanctification (b) Tit. 2.14 Who gaue himselfe for vs that he might redeeme vs from all iniquity and purge vs or make vs pure to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe zealous of good workes Qu. What is Iustification An. Concerning Iustification the first part of Redemption To bee made cleane or cleared from all sinne guilt and punishment before God and to be made and presented perfectly righteous before God in and through the righteousnesse of Christ (c) Act. 13.38.39 Be it knowne vnto you therefore men and bretheren that through this man is preached vnto you the forgiuenesse of sinnes and from all things from which yee could not bee iustified by the Law of Moses euery one that beleeueth is iustified (d) Rom. 8.24 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect seeing it is Christ that dyed for our sinnes or rather which is riser againe for our IustificatioÌ„ By the death and resurrection of Christ the Elect are so iustified that nothing can bee layed to their charge and they who can haue no fault layed to their charge are freed from guilt punishment for faultlesse persons are neither guilty nor punishable (e) 2. Cor. 5.21 And hee hath made him sinne for vs which knew no sinne that we should bee made the righteousnesse of God in him (f) Col. 1.28 And that wee may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus that is before God in that righteousnesse of Christ they are presented perfect Qu. What are the parts of Iustification Concerning the parts of IustificatioÌ„ A. They are two 1. Remission of sinnes 2. Imputation of righteousnesse Act. 10.13 (g) Heb. 10.17.18 Col. 2.13 Their sinnes and iniquities will I remember no more now where remission of these things are there is no more offering for sinne that is where remission of these sinnes are (h) Rom. 4.23.24 Now it is not written for him onely that it was imputed to him for righteousnes but also for vs to whom it shall be imputed for righteousnesse Qu. What is Remission An. The vtter abolishing of all sin by the blood death 1. Iohn 3.5 and sufferings of Christ from before God for euer (i) Heb. 9.20.28 But now in the end of the world hath hee appeared once to put away take or abolish away sinnes by the sacrifice of himselfe so Christ was once offered to take away the sinnes of many (k) 1. Ioh. 1.7 And the blood of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from all sinne (l) Reâ—e 1.5 And washed vs from our sins in his bloud (m) Heb. 1.3
with more feruency Thirdly to remoue some present iudgement and to preuent those that are comming and to obtaine some great mercy at the Lords hands Qu. What is an holy feast An. Concerning a holy Feast Num. 10. â—0 Zach. 1.8.10 It is a solemne thank esgining vnto God for some speciall mercy obtained from God especially by meanes of fasting Qu. Wherein doth it consist An. Partly in outward bodily exercises and partly in exercises of godlinesse Qu. What are the outward An. A more liberall vse of the creatures then at other times as meate drinke apparell (r) Nehe. 8.10 Nehemiah sayd vnto the people in the daies of their feast Goe and eate of the fat drinke of the sweete Qu. What are the exercises of godlinesse for that day An. It is in duties to God kindnesses to men Concerning the exercises for the day Qu. What are the duties to God An. A thankesgiuing vnto God for the present benefit that in an extraordinary manner both in regard of the inward ioy and gladnesse of heart and length of time with preaching praying reading the Word of God and singing of Psalmes (Å¿) Nehe. 8.4.5.6 And vpon the feast day Ezra the Scribe stood vpon a Pulpit of wood which hee had made for the Preaching And Ezra opened the booke before all the people for he was aboue all the people and when he had opened it all the people stood vp and Ezra praysed the Lord and all the people answered Amen amen with lifting vp of hands (t) Nehe. 8.8.12.17 And they read in the booke of the Law of God distinctly and gaue the sence and then all the people went to eate to drinke and made great ioy and there was very great ioy Qu. What are the kindnesses vnto men A. 1. To send gifts vnto our friends 2. To send portions to the poore (u) Hest .. 9.22 And Mordecai wrote letters vnto all the Iewes that dwelt in all the Vilages Townes That on the 14 day of the Month Adar they should keep a Feast vnto the Lord euen a ioyfull day to send presents or gifts to their Neighbours and gifts to the poore Hitherto of those thinges that belong to the administration of the Kingdome of Christ Qu. What are the Persons belonging to the administration of Christs Kingdome An. Concerning the Persons belonging to the administration of the kingdome of Christ First such Officers as God hath appointed to gouerne his Church Secondly such as are to be gouerned Qu. VVhat be those Officers An. First such as deale in the Word and Sacraments as Bishops Pastors and Teachers Secondly such as deale not in the Word and Sacraments as Elders and Deacons Qu. What are those that are to be gouerned An. The rest of the people of what calling state or condition soeuer Hitherto of the gouernment of the Kingdome of Christ concerning such as liue here in this mortall life Qu. Rehearse the 16 of Luk. v. 22 An. Concerning the death of the righteous the wicked And it was so that the begger dyed and was carryed by the Angel into Abrahams bosome the rich man died also and was buried Qu. What is the doctrine of this place An. It doth set forth the estate of the dead Qu. What is to bee obserued concerning that point An. First some thing common to good and bad Secondly some thing proper to each Qu. What is common to both An. First a separation of the soule from the body Concerning what is com mon to both and proper to each Secondly the putrifaction of the body in the graue Qu. After death what is proper to each An. First the soules of the righteous goe vnto euerlasting blessednesse Ioh. 14.3 Secondly the soules of the vnrighteous to extreame torments in hell fier for euermore Qu. When do their soules passe to the place appointed for them An. Immediately so soone as the soule leaues the body it goeth to the place appointed Luke 23.43 Then Iesus sayd vnto him verily I say vnto thee To day shalt thou be with me in Paradise Qu. Rehearse the 1. of Corinthians Chap. 15. and the 51.52 verses An. Behold I shew you a secret thing Concerning the last resurrection we shall not all sleepe but wee shall all be changed in a moment in the twinckling of an eye at the last trumpet for the trumpet shall blow the dead shall be raysed vp incorruptible and we shall be changed Qu. What learne you from this place of Scripture An. First that the bodies of the faithfull shall rise Secondly in what manner the shall rise Qu. By what arguments doth the Gospel proue that the bodies of the faithfull shall rise An. First because Christ is risen Secondly that else the preaching of the Gospell our baptisme and sufferings should be vaine Thirdly that else we should be stil in our sinnes and then most miserable of all creatures Qu. In what manner shall the bodies of the faithfull be raised An. It shall be changed from a body subiect to weakenesse and infirmities dishonour and corruptions into a body perfectly strong glorious and immortall (x) Phil. 3.21 Who shall change our vile bodies that they may bee fashioned like vnto his glorious Bodie Qu. Shall all the bodies of the faithfull be thus changed An. The dead shall be first raised and thus changed and then those that are found aliue at his comming shal be thus changed (y) 1 Thes 4.16.17 And the dead in Christ shall first rise then shall we which liue and remaine bee caught vp with them also in the cloudes to meete the Lord in the Ayre Qu. Rehearse the 25 Chapter of Matthew the 31.32.33.34.35 ver An. And when the Sonne of man commeth in his glory and all the holy Angels with him then shall he sit vpon on the throne of his glory And before him shall be gathered all the Nations of the earth and he shall separate them one from another as a sheepheard separateth the sheep from the Goates And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand and the Goates on the left Then shall the King say to them on his right hand Come yee blessed of my Fathers inherite yee the Kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world After shall he say vnto them on the left hand Depart from me yee cursed into euerlasting fier which is prepared for the diuell and his Angels Qu. What is the scope of this place of Scripture An. The last iudgement Qu. What haue we to consider concerning that An. Foure things 1. The certainty of it 2. The tokens of it 2. The manner of it 4. The end of it Qu. What is the certainty of it An. Reuel 10.6 Christ hath often foretold it and sworne it Qu. What bee the tokens of it going before An. First a generall apostasie Concerning the signes going before (z) 2 Thes 2.3 Let no man deceiue you by any meanes for that day shal not come except there first come a falling away Secondly adeparting from the Doctrine of Faith and multiplitciy of Heresies (a) 1 Tim. 4.1 Now the Spirit speaketh euidently that in the latter times some shall depart from the Faith and shall giue heed vnto the spirits of errours and doctrines of diuels (b) Luk. 18.8 But when the Sonne of Man commeth shall he find faith on the earth 3. (c) Mat. 24.12 The loue of many shalwax cold Fourthly a generall security (d) Mat. 24.37.38.39 But as in the daies of Noah so likewise shall the comming of the Son of man bee For they did eate and drinke and married and gaue in mariage and knew nothing till the Floud came end tooke them all away So also shall it bee at the comming of the Sonne of Man Qu. In what manner shall Christ come to iudgement An. With great power and glory (e) Mark 13.26 And then shall they see the Sonne of Man comming in the Cloudes with great power and glory Qu. What is the end of Christs comming to iudgement Concerning the end of Christs comming to iudgement An. It is two-fold 1. To giue sentence 2. To execute the same Qu. What consider you in the sentence An. 1. That it is for the righteous (f) Mat. 25.35 Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdome prepared for you 2. That it is against the wicked (g) Mat. 35.38 Goe ye cursed into euerlasting fire prepared for the diuel and his Angels Q. What consider you in the execution An. First the casting of the wicked into hell Secondly the triumphant going of the righteous into Heauen Qu. What is to bee considered in that their estate of glory An. Their full fruition and inioyment of their glorious inheritance which Christ their head merited for them prepared for them and kept for them Qu. Shall then the administration of Christs Kingdome haue an end An. Yes It shall then haue an end when he hath deliuered vp the Kingdome to God euen the Father when he hath put downe all rule and all authority and power (i) 1 Cor. 15.28 And when all thinges shall be subdued vnto him then shall the Sonne also himselfe bee subiect vnto him that did subdue all thinges vnder him that God may be All in All. Qu. How shall Christ deliuer vp his Kingdome vnto his Father and be subiect vnto him An. As he is Man Mediatour Head of his Church being perfected with his fellow heires deliuer his kingdome to God his Father and so as hee is man subiect to God the Father with whome as hee is God hee is equall and with the Holy Ghost in the Godhead Qu. How shall God be All in All vnto the Saints An. Concerning God being All in All. By their being perfectly filled with his glory and felicity God his glory shall be all in all To which glory the LORD in his appointed time bring vs for his Sonnes sake to whom be all honour and glory both now and for euermore Amen FINIS