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A09518 Milk for babes, and meat for men, or, Principles necessary, to bee known and learned, of such as would know Christ here, or be known of him hereafter Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660. 1630 (1630) STC 19798.5; ESTC S4415 10,265 46

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Ioh. 17. 9. What are you bound to beleeve concerning his Regall office Many things And first That hee overcame Sin Death the Grave and Hell and rose again from the dead and ascended into Heaven sitteth at the right hand of God in Majesty Rom. 1. 4. Mar. 16. 19. Proceede to the rest Secondly That Christ who purchased the Church by his blood is appointed of God to bee the King and P of his Church Prince over the People of God having all power in his owne hands Psal. 2. 6. Thirdly Hee is appointed Law-giver to the Church the judge of the whole world Iam. 4. 12. What are the rest Fourthly That his governemēt extēds to all nations Fiftly His kingdome is not of this world but spiritual celestial Sixtly He wil be with his to the end of the world Lastly His Kingdome is everlasting Luke 1. 33. So much of the meanes of Grace What is the subject of Grace The Church which is the whole multitude of Men and Women elected to eternall life by God in Christ. What must you know concerning the Church Many things And first that it is a Company separate from the world gathered by the voice of Christ The Scripture still maketh difference betwixt the World and the Church And the Word signifyes such as are gathered by the voice of Gods Cryers Ioh. 17. 9. Secondly Shee is one Ephes. 4. 4. What more Thirdly Shee is Knit unto Christ her P by an indissoluble union Col. 1. 18. Shee is one with Christ not in nature but in spirit Ioh. 4. 13 Fourthly Shee is holy Ephes. 5. 27. What are the rest Fiftly Shee is Catholike first in respect of time Secondly in regard of place And thirdly Persons Sixtly Shee is militant that is exposed to many evills in this life 2. Tim. 4. 7 8. Seventhly Shee is invincible Matth. 16. 18. So much for the subject of Grace What is the Application For the calling of us to God in Christ for our justification adoption and sanctification Concerning Iustification what must you beleeve Many things First That by mans owne works no Flesh can bee justifyed Rom. 3. 20. Secondly The righteousnes that maketh us just is in Iesus Christ being made ours by Imputation 2. Cor. 5. 21. What more Thirdly That this righteousnes is made ours only by faith so wee are justified only by Faith as it layes hold upon the righteousnes of Christ Rom. 3. 28. Fourthly This Faith is the gift of God Ioh. 6. 29. Are these all No. Fiftly All men have not Faith Isai. 53. 1. Sixtly There is but one Kind of Faith by which all the Elect of God are justified Ephes. 4. 5. Lastly Being justified by Faith wee have peace with God and forgivenes of all our sins Rom. 3. 25. What are you to beleeve about Adoption That so many as beleeve have this honor to be called the Sons and Heires of God for the sealing wherof hee giveth the Spirit of Adoption wherby they cry Abba Father 1. Iohn 3. 1. What must you know and beleeve concerning Sanctification First That whom God justifieth hee sanctifieth Rom. 8. 30. Secondly To bee truly sanctified is in unfained repentance to dye to sin and to rise againe to newnes of life and obedience Rom. 6. 1. 2. 3. Thirdly Except wee be borne againe wee cannot enter into the Kingdome of God Iohn 3. 5. What else must you know herein Fourthly That Sanctification is Gods gift and worke in Iesus Christ wee can no more convert ourselves then wee can beget ourselves at first wee can no more create our-selves new men then wee can create our-selves men Acts 5. 31. Lastly Our Sanctification is imperfect in this life 1. Iohn 1. 8. What are the ordinances of God for procuring and furthering this grace Chiefly five The Word preached Secondly The administratiō of Sacraments Thirdly Prayer Fourthly Discipline Lastly Christian Communion Now for the fourth and last estate of man what must you beleeve Wee must consider the three degrees of it which are the Resurrection of the Body the last judgment and the glory of Heaven What concerning the Resurrection First That the Bodyes of the dead shall rise out of the earth and their owne Soules shall enter into them againe Iob. 19. 23 26. The Sea Fier Beasts Ayre Foules c. shall give up their dead Revel 20. 12 13. What else Secondly That the same Bodies which men carry about with them in this World shall rise againe Iob 19. 26 27. Thirdly This Resurrection shall bee at the end of the World even the last day of the World Ioh. 6. 44. For the last Iudgment what must you know Many things First There shall be a generall judgment Iude 14. 15. Secōdly that Christ shall bee judge and that in the humane nature Act. 10. 42. Thirdly all men shall be then judged just and unjust quick and dead small and great Rom. 14. 9. Goe on with the rest Fourthly All the secret things of mens natures and workes shall bee brought to light Luk. 8. 17. Fiftly It shall bee at the last day but the precise day houre is not knowne to any Men or Angells Matth. 24. 36. Is this all No. Sixtly The judgment shall bee most righteous just all shall confesse it Rom. 14. 10. Lastly The Iudgment shall bee according to mens works 2. Cor. 5. 10. Concerning the Glory of Heaven what ought you to beleeve First For the greatnes of it it is unspeakeable and in respect of us here on earth incomprehensible 1. Cor. 2. 9. The second concerns the continuance of it so it is eternal therefore is this life called eternall life and immortality Mat. 25. 46. What more The third concernes the causes of it Heaven is the gift of God proceeds only frō his free grace not frō any merit in us Luke 12. 32. The fourth and last concerns the persons that shall injoy it The Elect of God only obtaine this glory 1. Cor. 15. 50. The hart being Possest with the former Positive Truths may thus bee established against Gainsayers NOw let me know how you are furnished against the Adversaries And which are they that most trouble you They are either the Romish Catholikes or their neere neighbors the Revived Pelagians What Weapon have you to encounter them That which Christ used against Satan their leader and maister namely The Scripture Can you confute the Papist by the word in all things wee lay to his charge Clearly as shall appeare if you will take tryall How is it manifest that the Pope is Antichrist By these Scriptures Revel 13. 18. Revel 17. 3. 5. 1. Tim. 4. 1. 2. 3. Matth. 24. 24. 1. Ioh. 2. 18. 2. Thes. 2. 3. 4. Are the Scriptures sufficient to debate all countroversies and doubts Yea. Read and consider these Scriptures Psal. 119. 105. Isai. 8. 19. 20. 21. Luk. 16. 29. 30. Act. 10. 43. 2. Tim. 3. 16. Heb. 4.