the first figure of the Church An. Abel Qu. Who was the second An. Noah preserued in the Arke Q. What did his preseruation testifie An. The loue of God towards his Church Qu What did the tossing of the Arke by the waues signifie An. The persecution that the church should suffer Qu. Wherein did the mercie of God appeare An. In causing the waters to fall Qu. VVherein did the zeale of Noah appeare An. In giuing God thankes for his deliuerance as soone as hee set foot Vpon dry ground chap. 8.20 Qu. How did Noah afterward offend An. By drunkennesse chap. 9 21. Q. VVho couered their fathers shame An. Shem and Iapheth Qu. VVhat receiued they for it An. Their fathers blessing cha 9 26 Qu. VVho made a mock of his fathers infirmiâ—â— and did not seeke to couer it An. â—â—am Qu. VVhat was his reward An. His fathers curse chap. 9.25 Q. How did God plague ambition An. By confusion Qu. Where An. At the building of the Tower of Babel where all people purchased the displeasure of almighty God Qu By whome did they recouer theire displeasure An. By the faith of Abraham cha 12 verse 3. Qu. How Answ In his seed all Nations were blessed Qu. Who was Abrahams brother An. Lot Qu. Did they agree together like brothers An. Yes till they grew rich Qu. Who was the cause they fell out A. Their heardsmen Qu. After the quarrell was knowne did their Masters as men of our age seek to be reuenged one of another An. No they gaue gentle words and fought meanes how to preuent the like inconuenience Qu. How was that An. They departed and dwelt asunder chap. 13.7 Qu. But with that separation did their loues decay An. No it was still constant and brother-like Qu. How doth that appeare An. In that afterward when Lot was taken prisoner in the companie of the kings of Sodome and Gomorrah Abraham with a band of men rescued set him free chap. 14.16 Qu. Did Lot then dwell in Sodome Ans He did Quest Why that was a dangerous place though pleasant An. True so are all places where wickednesse abounds Quest Yet Lot was a righteous man Ans He was but he suffered as the wicked did for being in company with them Qu. How was that An. He was taken prisoner as I sayde before with the irreligious kings going in ayde with them against their enemies Chap. 15 to 20. Question VVHo was Abrahams wife An. Sarch Qu. How did she offend when she perceiued her selfe barren chap 16.3 Ans By vsing vnlawfull meanes to raise seed to her husband Qu. How was that An. By sending Hagar her mayde to his bed Qu. How did God plague her for it Ans Her maide despised her and triumphed ouer her in her owne house chap. 16.5 Qu. What other sinne followed in the necke of her first An. Wrath. Qu. How An. She obtained license of her husband to be reuenged vpon Hagar Qu. In what manner was she reuenged An. She thrust Hagar and her childe out of the dores Qu. VVhither went Hagar An. Into the wildernesse Qu. Had she no friend to goe vnto An. None at all she was a poore seruant and a stranger Qu. To whome did she appeale Ans To God Qu. Did he releeue her Answ Yes Qu. VVhat learne we by that An. That God rejecteth no estate of persons in their misery if they call vpon him chap. 16.10 Qu. VVas Sarah barren still An. No God gaue her a Sonne in her old yeeres Qu. What was his name Ans Isaac and this was he in whome the couenant was made Q. What was the signe of the couenant Ans Circumcision or the cutting off of the foreskinne Qu. What is signified by that An. The casting away of the lewde affections of our hearts if wee meane to be made partakers of Gods mercy cha 17. 10. Qu. Were none partakers of the couenant but such as might be circumcised Ans Yes women because vnder the name of man both sexes are compre hended Que. What was Hagars sons name Ans Ishmael Qu. Did not the couenant belong to him aswell as to Isaack hee was the seede of Abraham Ans No. Qu. Was there two couenants then that God blest him so An. Yes there were two couenants made Qu. Which be they Ans The one eternall made to the children of the spirit the other temporall made to the children of the flesh Qu. What was the eternall Couenant An. That from Isaac should come the Messiah Quest What was the temporall couenant An. That from Ishmael should spring a mighty nation euen twelue Princes chap. 17.20 Qu. Where was Abraham now seated An. In Canaan Qu. What temporall blessings did God bestow vpon him An. He was exceeding rich Qu. How did he imploy his riches An. In hospitality and other good deedes Qu. Wherein appeared his hospitality An. In vsing strangers and trauellers kindly Qu. VVhat strangers An. The three Angells in the shape of men Qu. How did he entertaine them An. First he ranne out to intertayne them then hee intreated them to rest in his Tent and last of all hee feasted them Qu. Doe rich men in these daies follow the example of Abraham in vsing friendlie hospitality toward trauellers and poore men An. No the most part of them in running out to meete the poore when they see them comming rather turne their backs vpon them and run from them and for entreating them to stay with churlish and crabbed wordes rate them from their doores and in stead of feasting refreshing them let them depart weary with empty stomackes Qu. How did the Angels requite Abrahams hospitality An. Tould him ioyfull newes concerning the birth of his sonne Isaac and what the purpose of God was toward Sodome and Gomorrah Qu. What was the purpose of God toward Sodome An. Vtterly to destroy it for sinne Qu. Did Abraham pray for it An. Yes in such zealous manner as had there bin found ten godly persons in it the City had bin saued cha 18. 32. Qu. Why did Abraham pray for them Ans First in regard of his brother Lot that dwelte there then in regard of humanity for that it grieued him so many people should be destroyed Qu. What did that signifie An. That Abraham as all Gods people ought to be was of a pittifull mind euen towards infidels Qu. VVhat solicited Gods vengeance against the praier of Abraham An. The continuall cry of sin ascending out of Sodome and Gomorrah into the eares of God whereby wee learne that sinne is a continuall crier against vs so long as we let it dwell amongst vs. chap. 19.13 Qu. Was all in the City then destroyed An. All but Lot his wife and two daughters Qu. VVhat was the commaundement that God gaue him at their departure from the City An. Not to looke backe Qu. Was this commandement kept An. No Lots wife brake it Qu. What was her punishment An. She was turned into a pillar of salt chap. 19.26 Qu. VVhat moued
To inuey against their sins laying before them the iudgement of God Qu. VVhat is it to incourage Ans To giue boldnes to the penitēt assuring them of mercy Qu. What is required in the hearers An. Fiue things first diligent intention not to haue their minds caried away in the time of preaching through vanities secondly meditation to ruminate vpon such good lessons as they haue heard thirdly application to expresse it in the manner of their life fourthly praier for the continuance of Gods spirit vpon their teachers and fiftly thanksgiuing for the light of the Gospel Qu. After what method doth Christ teache Ans Somtime by parables and similitudes and sometime more plainly and familiarly Qu. Why did he teach by parables An. Because the vnbeleeuing Iewes might heare and not vnderstand chap. 8.10 Qu. What is a parable An. A discourse containing one thing in words and another in sense Qu. What vices doth Christ reproue An. All. Qu. How doth he reproue ambition Ans By saying to his Apostles Hee that seemeth least among you the same shall be great chap. 9.48 Qu. How pride An. He that exalteth himselfe shall be brought lowe and he that humbleth himselfe shall be exalted chap. 18.14 Qu. How reuenge Ans When Iames and Iohn sawe the Samaritanes woulde not receiue Christ they wild him to call for fire frō heauen to consume them but Christ rebuked them saying Ye wot not of what spirit ye are I come not to destroy but to saue chap. 9.55.56 Qu. How inconstancy or falling from the trueth An. No man hauing put his hand to the plow and looking backe is apt for the Kingdome of God chap. 9.62 Q. How neglecting of the word when it is preached and not bringing forth fruites of repentance An. It shall be easier for Tyre Sydon in the day of iudgement then for such men chap. 10.14 Qu. How worldly carefulnesse An. By the parable of the ritch man that built his Barnes wide and layd vp goods for many yeers and sayde to his soule Now take thy rest when presently God pronounced vppon him Thou foole this night thy soule is taken from thee chap. 12.19.20 Qu. How else Ans By the example of the Rauens and Lillies of the field which neither sowe nor reape yet God feedes them the Lillies are cloathed with greater royalty then Salomon chap. 12. vers 24.27 Qu. By what reason did Christ confute the folly of worldly minded men An. By an argument a minore ad maius by saying which of you by taking thought can adde to his stature one cubite If then ye bee not able to doe the lesse how wil ye performe the greater chap. 12. 25. 26. Qu. VVhat must then be our care An. Not for trash of this world but to lay vp treasure in heauen where neither theese aproacheth nor rust can corrupt chap. 12.33 Qu. How reproueth Chrost rash iudgement as when we doe condemne such vpon whom God executeth his iudgements to bee greater sinners then wee our selues are An. By telling vs that except wee repent we shall all likewise perish chap. 13.3 Qu. VVhy Ans Because whosoeuer hath deserued worst we if God should enter into iudgement with vs haue deserued as bad as they Qu. How doth he reprooue the trust in our owne merits An. By saying when we haue done all that we can we are still vnprofitable seruants because we can doe nothing but that which is our duty to do chap. 17.10 Qu. Whom doth Christ pronounce blessed Ans The peacemaker the poore in spirit the sorowfull for they shall reioyce the persecuted for great shall be their reward in beauen chap. Mat. 5. Qu. Wherein doth blessednes consist An Not in honour for then Pharaoh had beene blessed nor in witte for then Achitophell had beene blessed nor in wealth for then Achab had been blessed but in the feare of the Lord. Qu. How is this feare preserued An. By hauing a care to the commandementes Qu. Wherein consisteth his performance of the commaundements An. Not onely in brideling the hands but in restrayning the affections of the heart as it is not enough to refraine from the shedding of bloud but from the thought thereof Quest How doth Christ threaten the truell An. Hee that in anger cals his brother fool shall be in danger of Hel fire Mat. 5. 22. Qu. To what strickt reckoning will he call the lasciuious An. VVhosoeuer looketh on a woman to lust after her hath saith hee committed adultery already with her in his heart Mat. 5. 28. Qu. Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wife Ans No except it be for fornication Math. 5 32. Qu. What oathes must we vse in our priuate conversation An Yea yea and nay nay for what soeuer is more then that commeth of euill Qu. By what may we sweare An. Neither by heauen for it is the throne of God nor by earth because it is his footestoole Qu. May we not sweare at all An. Yes before a magistrate for the confirmatiō of a trueth but not otherwise Qu. What is an oath An. A calling of God to witnes that what we sweare is true or to be reuenged on vs if we lie Q. May we that are humane creatures be reuenged one vpon another An. No. Qu. VVhy An. Because Christ hath said Blesse them that curse you doe good to them that hate you chap. 6 28. Qu. By what reason doth Christ binde vs hereunto An. By an argument taken from the nature of God who is so gratious and louing vnto mankind as hee maketh the Sunne to rise and the raine to fall vpon the iust and vniust Math. chapt 5 verse 45. Qu. Who is iust An. Not any man for he that saieth he hath no sinne is a lyar and there is no truth in him Qu. How many sorts of sinners are there An. Three Qu. Which be they An. The first are such as are of a reprobate sence neither fearing God nor man as Pharaoh Iudas c. The second are such as before God are very impious yet to themselues and the world would seeme righteous and of this sort are the Pharises hypocrites the third is of those that in the sight of God and the world are sinners but because they acknowledge their sinnes and are displeased with themselues for the same praying vnto God for his grace therefore are of him reputed righteous as Mary Magdalen Zachaeus and the theefe vpon the Crosse Qu. What is a speciall note to knowe a repentant sinner by An. Vigilancie that when the Lord commeth he be not found an vnprofitable seruant Qu. Who are called profitable seruants An. Such as with care performe the will of their Maister Qu. Who are called vnprofitable seruants An. First such as are magistrates abuse their authority to the hurt of such as are vnder them Secondly such as are vnder the degree of subiectes neglect their calling or depraue it by their wicked practises Thirdly ritch men that helpe not the necessities of
Where was Paul vvhen he vvritte this Epistle An. At Roome Paul to the Ephesians Question WHat was the estate of the Ephesians when Paule wrot vnto them An. As it is of all those amongest whom Gods word had been sowen Qu. How is that An. The good seed of Pauls doctrine was mingled with the cockle weedes of false teachers Qu. In such a needfull businesse how chāce he did not rather go vnto them then write A Because he was prisoner in Rome Qu. What method doth he vse in Confirming the Ephesians in the faith which he bad before taught them An. First hee vseth an admonition then a prayer and last of al an exhortation Qu. Of what doth he admonish them An. Of foure things Qu. Which be they Ans First hee she wes that they were predestinated to the calling of Christians before the foundation of the worlde and therefore it was nothing that had happened vnto th̄e by chance chap. 1 4. 11. Secondly he puts them in mind that the ground of theyr fayth is Christ Iesus to whome all power both in heauen and earth was giuen therfore they needed not to stand doubtfull of their reward chap 2 20 to 23. Thirdly he recordes in what estate they were before they were called Qu. What was that An. That they were vnder the power of Satan and dead through sinne and therfore being now quickned by the sprite of Christ the farther they were off from grace the greater debters they are now for the same chap. 2 ver 2.4.5 Fourthly hee bids them not faint because of the perfecution which they saw was laid vpon him Qu. What reason shewes he for that An. Because it was to their glory ch 3.13 Qu. In what respect could his persecution be to their glorie An. In this that seeing him constantly indure imprisonment and death for the truth of the gospell which hee had preached vnto them they might assure themselues his doctrine was the worde of God and no tradition of man Qu. For vvhat doth he pray to God for them An. For three things Qu. Which be they An. First for the strength of his holy spirit chap 3 19. Secondly that he would giue thē a faithful heart Exo. 17. And thirdly to endue them with vnfained charity Qu. Hovv manifold are these exhortations An. Twofold Qu. As how An. Generall and particular Qu. What is his generall exhortation An. Certayne obseruations common to all men as to walke worthy of their calling chap. 4 1. Qu. What is their calling An. Christianity Qu. What is the end thereof An. Eternall life Qu. Who hath called vs therunto An. God the Father by his Sonne Christ Iesus chap. 3.11 Qu. By what meanes An. By two kind of meanes Qu. VVhich be they An. First by our outward meanes as by afflictions and persecutions and secondly by inward meanes as by the working of Gods word in our hartes the wholesome admonition of his holy spirite chap. 4 30. Qu. How may we walk vvorthy of our vocation Answ If we auoyd lying anger theft filthy speaking and imbrace humilitie meekenes patience charity and vnity of spirit chap. 4 2.3 and v. 25 to 31. Qu. VVhat is humility An. Not to prefer our selues before others not to despise others in respect of our selues Qu. What is meeknesse A. Nor to be easily moued to anger Qu. Is it not lawfull them to bee angry with such as offend An. Yes so that we bee not angry vnto sinne nor let the Sun go downe vpon our wrath chap. 4 26. Qu. How may we be angry and not sin An. If we so bridle our fury as that we break not foorth into any wicked or vnlawfull act Qu. VVhat is patience An. A quiet digesting of wrong and leauing the reuenge to God Qu. What is charity An. A compunction of heart wherby one Christian is incited to helpe and succour another Que. VVhat call ye the vnity of the spirit An. An agreement together of Gods people in true faith and doctrine without sector dissention Qu. Why ought we to walke in vnity of spirit An. Because God which hath created vs Christ which hath redeemed vs and the holy ghost which hath sanctified vs is but one and the meanes vvherby wee are saued onely that is to say faith and therefore we ought to agree together in mind as childrē of one father or as heires ordained all for one happy inheritance chapt 4. verse 4 5 6. Qu. Hauing declared what the vertues he which Saint Paul would haue vs folow rehearse the vices which he would haue vs auoyde Ans Lying as I saide before theft anger and filthy talking and out of the 5. chapter couetousnesse fornication drunkennes false doctrine foolish and idle ieasting Qu. What is a lye An. A counterfette and false declaration of the thought and minde as when we speak one thing and thinke another Qu. What is theft An. Not only to steale with the hand but all manner of deceipt and vnlawfull gaine Qu. What is anger An. A desire of reuenge for some vvrong done vnto vs or vnto them whō we loue Qu. Of how many sorts is it Qu Of two An. Which be they An. Naturall or diabelicall Quest What call you the naturall anger An. The anger that is in a Magistrate towards the subiect a father toward his childe or a maister towarde his seruant or scholler for the due correction of such vices as they perceiue in them to the dishonour of God Qu. What is diabolicall anger An. So to bee incenst as to wish the destruction of anie one Qu. Wherein consists fylthy communication An. In swearing cursing blaspheming immodest vvords and idle ieasting Que How must Christians then frame their dayly conference An. In such sort as it may bee to the edification one of another speaking vnto themselues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall Songs and giuing thanks to God for all things ch 5 19. 20. Qu. What is couetousnes An. A greedines to gaine without regard of their owne necessities or the necessitie of others Qu. What is fornication An. A polluting of the soule with lust of body Qu. VVhat is drunkennesse An. A confounding of reason and the sences by immoderate drinking Qu. What is false doctrine An. Any thing that is taught contrary to the truth of Gods word Qu. How are they saide to leade theyr liues that delight in any of these abuses An. Improuidently Qu. Why Ansvv Because they neglect the will of GOD to followe their owne waies Qu. How are they said to leade their liues that abhore them An. Circumspectly Qu. Why An. Because they preferre the will of God before their owne imaginations chap. 5 15.17 Qu. What is Paules particular exhortation in this Epistle Ans The duty of husbands wiues parents and Children maisters seruants Qu. What is the duty of husbands towards their wiues An. To loue them as Christ loued his Church who gaue his life for it chapt 5.25 Qu. What is the duty of wiues towardes