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A69521	The orthodox foundation of religion long since collected by that iudicious and elegant man, Mr. Henry Ainsworth, for the benefit of his private company, and now divulged for the publike good of all that desire to know that Cornerstone, Christ Jesus crucified / by S.W.	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?; S. W. (Samuel White)	1641 (1641)	Wing A811; ESTC R8781	48,874	90

these 1 Ignorance whereby wee cannot know the truth nay not often with much labour 2 Obscurity and confusion in the understanding 3 Hardnesse to conceive and retaine things in the memory Punishments in respect of the body are 1 Common weaknesse and frailties of all men 2 Speciall disposition to sicknesse and diseases 3 Paine and labour especially in women paine of child-bearing 4 Deformity and want of beauty and comlinesse thorow evill proportion of the members or evill colour 5 Famine withholding or taking away the fruits of our lands chattels c. 6 Want or losse of children 7 Contentions emulations reproaches infamies warres among men 8 Many things against health good name goods and livelihood yea there is the punishment of deaths temporall the separation of soule and body and deaths eternall separation of soule and body from God from all felicity and glory called the second death The second death is to be minded first for the parts and degrees of it secondly for the circumstance of time and place The parts and degrees are these 1 the damned have no communion with God nor participation of grace 2 Thes. 1.9 2 They are united unto Satan and are partakers of his punishments 3 They are ashamed and confounded because their sinnes are manifested Rev. 20.12 4 They are ashamed and fret and envie the felicity of the Saints in Heaven Psalm 112.10 5 They are horribly pained and tormented with feeling Gods wrath and the worme of conscience The circumstances of time and place are these first of place which is hell the bottomlesse deepe the utter darknesse Gen. 16. Luk. 13.21 2 Pet. 2. Secondly of time and that will ever breake the heart of the damned which is eternity that hee is past hope of ever going out or having end of his paines Mat. 25.46 All sinne of its owne nature requireth punishment Rom. 6.23 Punishment is evill in respect of the sufferer good in respect of God that afflicteth it justly for sinne As sinne hath taken away the agreement with the nature of God so punishment hath taken away the communion with the felicity of God Mans misery is remediable through the mercy of God though God spared not the Angels that sinned yet the grace of God that bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared The remedy of our misery consisteth of two things 1 A deliverance from sin Secondly our reformation to the Image of God Psal. 32.1 2 Cor. 3.18 Our deliverance from sinne containeth foure things 1 Election to life eternall by God the Father 2 Redemption by God the Sonne Psal. 130.8 3 Justification Rom. 5.1 4 Sanctification and reformation into the Image of God by the Holy Ghost In our first estate wee had two things Gods favour and Image In our fall and misery wee have two things Satans Image and Gods displeasure In our restauration are had two things reconciliation to Gods favour and restoring of his Image God from all eternity did predestinate appoint and elect some Angels and some men to be for ever heires of the riches of his grace and glory 1 Tim. 5.2 1 Pet. 2.8 God keepeth the Angels that they cannot fall conserving and increasing their happinesse Joh. 13. Jer. 22.40 Mat. 24.24 Election is of God the Father Eph. 1.2 3. and onely some few men are elected unto life and they out of all sorts Jewes and Gentiles Matt. 20.16 Rom. 9.24 Rev. 7.9 Election hath two acts and degrees concerning the end which is eternall glory the first of God then of the creature Secondly the meanes to the end Rom. 9.11 The first act touching the end is Gods purpose to take some men which were to be created to eternall grace and glory leaving other some The second act is his purpose whereby hee ordaineth these men being to fall in Adam unto eternall glory through Christ Joh. 3.16 6.47 The signes testimonies and benefits of our election in Christ are an effectuall calling the gifts of lively faith Act. 13.4 5. 2 Thess. 2.13 14. Justification Rom. 8.30 and glorification begun in this life by holinesse being predestinated thereunto Eph. 1.4 That unto which God hath elected us is first Adoption of sonnes Secondly Sanctification Thirdly Eternall life The first and onely moving cause of Election is the good-pleasure and love of God Eph. 1.5 Rom. 9.18 Eph. 1.11 Christ being the ground-worke hereof This is further confirmed thus God is the beginning of his actions Rom. 11.35 The first beginning dependeth upon no other outward beginning but God should depend upon an other outward beginning if he could not elect whom he would without having respect of their faith faith is the effect of election Act. 13.48 therefore it cannot be the cause or before election The meanes whereby wee are predestinated is Jesus Christ Eph. 1.5 Christ is not the first moving cause but the meane for hee is onely Gods Sonne and we being predestinated to the adoption of Sonnes have the Sonne-ship by communion with Christ Gods election is firme and immutable Esay 46.10 2 Tim. 2.19 The meanes whereby wee come to be assured that wee are elected are these First the Gospell teaching that all truly beleeving shall be saved Tit. 1.2 and wee knowing wee beleeve assure our selves by the effects of election found in our selves as effectuall calling faith justification sanctification and good workes Secondly by the testimony of Gods Spirit in us Rom. 8.9.16 17. 1 Cor. 2.10 11 12. 2 Cor. 1.21.23 We judge our selves elect by the judgement of faith which is infallible 1 Thes. 1.4 Adoption is the first and proper thing whereunto we are predestinated and there is no exceeding benefit whereof it should not be the effect as in the Trinity the Father is first then the Sonne and the Holy Ghost In the order of working our salvation the first is the Father predestinating the second is the Son redeeming the third is the Holy Ghost sanctifying That the Father is first in working see Joh. 5.19.30 16.13 14. Adoption being then the worke of the Father it is before Redemption and so before Justification and Sanctification The first worke of Grace in bringing us to Christ is given by the Father Joh. 6.65 44 37 39. Opposite to Election is Reprobation which is Gods decree to leave some in their sinne and misery and for sinne to damne them or reprobation is Gods decree to passe by some and not elect them and to permit those to fall into sinne and to punish them eternally for sin Herein are two acts 1 Negative 2 Positive Negative to refuse or not elect positive to punish for sinne for that from which they are reprobate is from grace and glory and that whereto they are appointed is damnation the cause of not electing Gods just pleasure and will Mat. 11. Rom. 9. without respect of good or evill in the creature the cause of the second act damnation is mans sinne God is hee that

THE ORTHODOX FOVNDATION OF RELIGION LONG SINCE COLLECTED by that Iudicious and Elegant man Mr HENRY AINSWORTH for the benefit of his private company And now divulged for the publike good of all that desire to know that Corner-stone Christ Jesus Crucified By S. W. 1 Cron. 28.9 Thou Solomon my sonne know the Lord the God of thy Father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind Joh. 17.3 This is life eternall that they may know thee the onely true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent LONDON Printed by R.C. for M. Sparke junior and are to be sold at the Blew Bible in Green-Arbor 1641. TO MY MVCH HONOVRED THE two vertuous young Gentlewomen Mris Elionor Carent and Mris Elionor Warre Cousin Germans in the flesh Concordants in the Spirit and Co-inhabitants under the domesticke government of the Right Worshipfull and truly religious Matron Mris Amy Long widow of Steeple Ashton in the County of Wilts my singular good friends and neighbours peace of conscience and joy in the Holy Ghost be multiplied here in this life and endlesse glory be assured hereafter in the life to come Sweete Lady AS I desire not to flatter your apparent youthfull and future hopefull deserts both for your Christian profession and godly conversation so for your farther incouragement herein I feare not to publish to the World under your only protection countenance this insuing Treatise wherein my ayme is onely at Gods Glory the Churches good and your acceptance It hath in a Manuscript long lyen by mee as a dead letter without any vulgar use but now having the approbation of some judicious Divines my Friends and Acquaintance I am resolved maugre all the malice of Belial's Brats who fancy nothing but to satiate themselves with terrene pleasures and profits to propose it to the reading perusing of all that chearfully endeavour to know the Lord Iesus and him crucified to the salvation of their soules in comparison whereof the whole World all things therin cannot afford the least parallel Let mee make so bold with you lovely Mris Carent as to call to your remembrance how Solomon unto whom your Sexe is much beholding for divine instructions concludes his Proverbs Favour is deceitfull and beauty is vanity but the woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praised wherin be it spoken in verity without any obsequiousnesse you have exceeded many of your Sexe and Age but yet I know that you acknowledge that it is the Lord only that hath put this feare in your heart and I pray God continue it unto the end then shall his eyes be alwayes upon you and nothing shal be wanting unto you to make you compleat in the whole duty of man then shall you be incomparably more rare and pretious in the sight of God in respect of your soule then you are now faire and comely in the eyes of man in regard of your body I doubt not but you well consider what an invaluable thing it is to be one of the Lords Iewels as all his children are termed Mal. 3.17 whereas others are compared to the loathsomest of all vessels wherein there is no pleasure Muster up I pray you all the devout women from Sarah the mother of the faithfull Heb. 11.11 to the Elect Lady to whom S. John dedicated his second Epistle and you shall find a whole Army to animate you in the Lords battell and receive in the end with them the Salary of your victory 2 Tim. 4.7 Once more meditate upon the Honourable Prerogatives Gods children have for their noblenesse they are the Sons of God for their education they are the Schollers of Christ for their protection the Angels are their servants for their calling they are Saints for their riches it is Christ and with him all things else for their life it is spirituall for their death it is pretious in Gods owne sight and their birth-day to all felicity Now to conclude that you are already of this Tribe I am throughly perswaded earnestly imploring the highest Mercie Seat that you may so persist to the end In the interim let mee beseech you diligently to read this your owne Booke and the Lord give his Blessing that you may increase your knowledge of him your faith in him your delight to serve him and your feare to offend him which the Almighty granting and you my misprisions pardoning you have nobly gratified the poore endeavours of Your reall and affectionate friend SAMUEL WHITE Polsholt the first Moneth of this hopefull yeare 1641 TO THE READER I Do earnestly intreate thee curieous Reader whether thou dost already abound in knowledge and judgement or having but as yet a little thou desirest more to read this Treatise here before thou give any censure upon it I doubt not but the Booke will commend it selfe as others of his workes hath done viz. his Exposition upon the five Bookes of Moses and the Canticles and his Communion of Saints long agoe published all which as in this hee is famous in accumulating the sacred Text But for the life of the man my selfe being an eye witnesse living somewhile with him in Amsterdam of his humility sobriety and discretion setting aside his preposterous zeale in the point and practise of Separation hee lived and died unblameable to the world and I am throughly perswaded that his soule rests with his Saviour and therefore once more I beseech thee accept of my good will in publishing and my prayers for a blessing upon reading hoping that either for the increasing or confirming of thy knowledge in grace to glory thou wilt gleane something out of this more fruitfull than large field which shall be the prayer of thy friend and brother S.W. A SHORT COMPENDIOVS WAY HOW TO TEACH AND LEARNE RELIGION Part I. ALl Religion must be learned of God Joh. 6.45 Mat. 25.9 God teacheth men 1. inwardly by his Spirit 2. outwardly by his Word 2 Cor. 2.11 12. Neh. 9.20 Psal. 119.105 Jam. 1.18 Joh. 17.17 Gods Word is contained in the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles Mal. 4.4 2 Pet. 1.21 2 Pet. 3.1 2. The holy Scriptures containe doctrine sufficient for every good worke and to bring men to salvation 2 Tim. 3.16 17. All people of all sorts should learne to know the Scriptures and so Gods feare by them They which have knowledge of Gods Word and will should teach others that are ignorant Deut. 32.4 Of men expert in the Law some are to be chosen for publick Ministers of the Word unto the Church unto which worke they must attend All others that have gifts from God may teach publiquely in order 2 Cor. 14.31 But men that are ignorant themselves should not presume to be teachers of others The meanes to attaine to the knowledge of Gods Word are first prayer unto God Psalm 119.12 18. Psal. 119.97 98. Secondly meditation in the Scriptures Thirdly conversation with the wise

use which all men have of the Law is to bind them to perfect obedience unto God though they cannot performe it and to rule their outward actions and inward motions that confusion be not amongst men Lev. 18.5 The speciall use which the regenerate hath of the Law is 1 That they may know sin Ro. 3.20 2 That it might move them to repentance Ro. 7.23 24. 3 That it might move them to desire mercy in Christ Gal. 3.24 4 That it may direct their motions words works which by the sanctification of the spirit they walk in The speciall use which the unregenerate hath of the Law is 1 To torment their conscience 2 To restraine them from outragious sinnes The partition of good workes whereof the Law is a rule is that some are referred unto God some to our selves some to our neighbours There appertaineth to the worship and service of God for his perfection wisedome powers and goodnesse the invocation and celebration of his name Invocation or Prayer is the lifting up of our minds unto God as to a most bountifull and good doer Psal. 25.1 It is also a powring out of the hearts meditation before God Psal. 62.8 In prayer note five essentiall things 1 Who is to pray 2 To whom wee must pray 3 What things are to be asked 4 For whom we must pray 5 How wee must pray 1 The Commandement to pray is given to Christs Disciples hypocrites and infidels sometime so pray as that God heareth them 2 King 13.2 4. 1 King 21.27 28. yet Gods people only effectually receive the Commandement and pray in faith that is farre from the wicked but he heareth the prayer of the righteous 2 Prayer is to be made to God onely Mat. 6. Say Our Father Psal. 65.2 Psal. 50.15 Prayer is to be made holily according to Gods will and the directions by him given Prayer must be made with preparation and meditation Psal. 10.17 Eccles. 5.1 The preface in the form of prayer teacheth thus much Mat. 6. There must be a feeling of our wants and a fervent desire of the thing wee would have Jam. 1.5 The name of prayer supplication or desire teacheth this Prayer must be in faith and confidence as to a Father that is willing and in hearing able Jam. 1.6 It must be in humility as beggers Heb. 11.6 for God is in heaven Eccles. 5.1 our kneeling and prostrating our selves sheweth this It must be in the name of our Mediator It must be in few words Bable not much Eccles. 5. Mat. 6. No certaine words are limited 1 Tim. 2.8 1 Thess. 5.17 In prayer wee must be carefull to purge our selves by faith and repentance that sinne be not in us before the Lord Psal. 68.16 Wee are to pray for others and not onely for our selves Mat. 6. Say Our Father The things to be prayed for are taught by Christ in Mat. 6. Luk. 11. whereof there are two parts 1 Petitions 2 Confession or blessing 1 Petitions there are 6 whereof the first concerneth the principall end of our life and beeing which is Gods glory Hallowed be thy Name The second concerneth the secondary and subordinate end of our life which is our salvation Thy Kingdome come The third concerneth the principall meanes to bring us to the foresaid ends which is godlinesse wrought in us here on earth Thy will be done The fourth concerneth the secondary meanes to bring us to the aforesaid ends which are the outward blessings of this life Our daily bread The fifth concerneth the removall of such lets past as may hinder us from attaining the foresaid ends which are our sinnes committed Forgive us our debts The sixth concerneth the removall of such lets to come as may hinder us which are our future sinnes and relapse Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evill Confession blessing or thanksgiving is for three things belonging unto God 1 Kingdome whereby we acknowledge his Kingly or Fatherly right dominion or authority over us for ever 2 Power whereby wee celebrate his might and ability to doe all that he will for ever 3 Glory whereby wee magnifie this most wise just and mercifull administration of all things according to his soveraignty and might for which hee is to be celebrated for ever Amen teacheth us first fervently to desire the things aforesaid secondly to beleeve they shall be accomplished Hitherto of Invocation now followeth celebration of Gods name which is when wee confesse our Lord God his properties and workes This done two wayes by Speech by Song By speech when rehearsall is made to others to strangers and to our children of Gods powerfull and gratious workes By songs when to our selves or others wee celebrate Gods workes by Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall songs Exod. 15.1 Songs are of two sorts suggested to the mind by the spirit and mouth of man or prescribed by God in his word 1 Cor. 14.26 Songs of holy Scripture are to be sung in the Church first because God hath given his Word partly in prose to be read partly in meter to be sung Col. 3.16 2 Sam. 23.1 2. Songs ministred by the spirit are to be sung by one 1 Cor. 14.26 Songs by the spirit unlesse in extraordinary person are subject to errour 1 Cor. 14.29 32. Songs of Scripture are authenticke as all other Scriptures are Luk. 24.44 Secondly because God hath given men not onely the faculty of speaking but also of singing and all our faculties are to be used in the praysing of God Psal. 103.1 2. 1 Cor. 6.20 Thirdly because the Church of old used to sing such Psalmes 2 Chron. 29.28 29 30. Fourthly because all people are exhorted to sing Psalmes not onely by David but by the Apostles themselves Eph. 5.19 Col. 3.16 Jam. 5.13 The manner of singing is to be holy reverent grave orderly with understanding feeling and comfort to the edification of the Church Psal. 93.5 and 5.7 44. 7. 33. 2 Cor. 14.15.19.44 Instruments of musicke were coannexed to the songs in the Temple as incense to the prayers 2 Chron. 29. Such shadowes are ceased but the substance remaineth The times of Psalmes were not prescribed but left to the discretion of the singers each country therefore is to use the most decent order and manner of singing according to forme given 1 Cor. 14.40 Psal. 93.5 The rules of singing Psalmes are 1 The glory of God and celebrating his name 2 Teaching instructing and comforting our selves and one another Psal. 78. Col. 3. Eph. 5. 3 The allaying of our inordinate affections of sorrow griefe care 4 The stirring up of good affections in us as zeale fervencie 2 Sam. 6.15 16. Psal. 57.7 8. 5 Faculty and ease to learne the Lawes of God with delight Deut. 32. The saving grace of God teacheth us to live soberly in respect of our selves righteously towards God and godly in this present world Tit. 4.1 11 12.