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A16497	God and man. Or, a treatise catechisticall wherein the sauing knowledge of God and man is plainely, and breifely declared, whereby such as are ignorant may be helped, to heare sermons with profit, to reade the Bible or other bookes with iudgement, to receiue the Lords Supper with comfort, to discerne betweene truth and error, with vnderstanding, and to giue an answere to their minister, or any other that shall aske them a reason of their faith, with readinesse. Collected out of the sacred Scriptures, and the most orthodoxe and best approued diuines ancient and moderne, for the good of such as desire to be made wise to saluation, and heires of eternall life. By I.B. preacher of the Word.	Boughton, John, preacher of the word.	1623 (1623)	STC 3410; ESTC S106544	88,185	194

there is some difference betweene them but what it is Rom 11.33 is one of the vnsearchable things of God and a way of his past finding out I. What reasons haue you to prooue the Holy Ghost to be God B. The o Hee is called God 2 Sam. 23 2 3. Acts 5.3 4. names titles essentiall p He is eternall Gen. 1.2 Infinite Psal 139.7 8. Omniscient Esay 11.2 Iohn 16.13 Omnipotent Esay 11.2 properties q We are baptized in his Name Mat. 28.19 honor r It is affirmed of him that he created the world Gen. 1 2 3. Iob 26.13 He preserues the same Gen 1 2. Gouernes it Act. 16.6 Rom. 16.25 Workes miracles 1 Cor. 12.4.10 Calles Prophets and Ministers Act. 13.2 20.28 Reueales Gods will c. Iohn 14.26 1 Cor. 2.9 10. Distributes diuine gifts at his pleasure 1 Cor. 12.11 Leades into all truth Iohn 16.13 Foreshewes things to come Iohn 16.13 11.28 Regenerates Iohn 3.5 Gal. 5.22 Comforts Iohn 14.28 Acts 9.5 Iustifies 1 Cor. 6.11 workes and operations of God are attributed to him as well as to the Father or the Sonne in Scripture I. Why is the Holy Ghost called Spirit more then the Father or the Son since they are Spirits as well as he B. He is termed Spirit not onely because of his spirituall nature which is equally common to all the thrée persons but for that hee is spired and as it were breathed forth from the Father and the Sonne hee procéeding from them both I. Why is this title holy giuen to him more then to the other Persons who are of no lesse puritie and holinesse then himselfe B. 1 Cor. 6.11 2 Thes 2.13 1 Pet. 1.12 Because hée immediately sanctifies the elect and children of God I. What things are common to these three Persons B. The Essence all ſ As Eternity Immensity Immutability Omnipotency c. the essentiall properties and outward t As Creation Preseruation workes of the Diety respecting the creatures I. How are they distinguished among themselues B. First by their names the first person being called the Father Mat 28 29. the second the Sonne and the third the Holy Ghost Secondly by their order for the Father is the first Person because hee is the fountaine of the Diuinitie of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost The Sonne is the second Person because the Deity is communicated vnto him of the Father by an incomprehensible generation The Holy Ghost is the third Person Mat. 28.19 1 Iohn 5.7 because the Deity is communicated vnto him from the Father and the Sonne by an incomprehensible spiration I. Is not then one of these Persons before another B. Yes in manner of existence but not in time there is an order among them but no priority or inequality but they are all Coessentiall Coeternall and Coequall I. Is not this order of Persons kept also in their outward workes B. Iohn 1.3 14. 2● 15.26 ● 19. Col. 1.16 Heb. 1.2 It is so for though all outward workes are done by the common will and operation of the whole Trinity yet so as the Father of himselfe worketh by the Son and the Holy Ghost the Sonne from the Father by the Holy Ghost the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Sonne I. How are these three Persons distinguished among themselues B. By an internall incommunicable propertie I. What is the incommunicable propertie of the Father B. That he being of none hath from euerlasting begotten his Sonne consubstantiall to himselfe I. What is the incommunicable propertie of the Sonne B. That hee is begotten of the Father from all eternitie by an incomprehensible and vnspeakeable generation I. What is the incommunicable propertie of the Holy Ghost B. That from all eternity hee procéedeth from the Father and the Son I. What are wee further bound to know out of the Scripture concerning God B. His Workes especially his Predestination Creation and Prouidence Of Predestination I. IS there any Predestination Mat. 20.16 Iohn 10.26 28 29. Ephes 1.4.11 Iude 4. B. Yes certainely the Scripture in many places teacheth vs so I. Ought the Doctrine of Predestination to be taught B. Yea surely First because it is a thing u Deut. 29.29 Rom. 15.4 reuealed in Scripture Secondly it makes much for the x Rom. 9.22 23 Ephes 1.6.12 illustration of Gods glory Thirdly for the y 1 Thes 5 9 10 11. Luke 10.20 2 Tim. 2 19. consolation of the faithfull and fourthly for stirring them vp to z Rom. 12.12 Ephes 1 2 3 4. thankefulnesse to God in word and déede I. What is predestination B. It is the a Ephes 1.4 2 Thes 2.13 2 Tim. 1.9 eternall b Rom. 9.11.15 18.20 c. Ephes 1.5 frée c Rom 11.33 1 Cor. 1.25 wise d Mal. 3.6 Rom. 11.29 immutable and most e Deut. 32.4 Gen. 18.25 iust f 1 Thes 5.9 Rom. 9.11 decrée of God whereby before g Ephes 1.4 Iude 4. the foundations of the world were laid he hath h Rom. 9.22 33. 1 Pet 2.8 appointed all men to an euerlasting i Psal 16.11 Mat. 25 46. estate either of happinesse or k 2 Thes 1.9 Reuel 14.11 misery to the glory of l Rom. 9.17.22.23 Ephes 1.6.12 his mercy and iustice I. What bee the parts of Predestination B. Rom. 9.23.20 1 Thes 5 9. Two Election and Reprobation I. What is Election B. It is the decrée of God whereby he hath k Rom 8.30 Ephes 1.4 ordained some men to euerlasting life and the l Rom. 8.30 2 Thes 2.13 meanes that bring thereunto for the glory of his m Rom 9.23 Ephes 1.6.12 grace and mercy I. Why did God elect some to life B. Rom. 9.15 16. 18 c. 11.5 Luke 13.32 Onely for the meere good pleasure of his will I. Did hee not elect men for their foreseene faith and workes B. No. n Rom. 9.16 For election is the cause of o Acts 13.48 Tit. 1.1 faith and p Rom. 8.29 Ephes 1.4.2.10 workes in whomsoeuer haue them I. Are not all men elect B. No. Mat. 20.16 Iohn 13.18 Rom. 11.7 For then there should bee no election at all I. Can the Elect be certaine that they are predestinated to eternall life B. They q Luke 10.20 Rom. 8.16 38. c. 2 Tim. 4.8 can and ought to bee r 2 Cor 13.5 2 Pet. 1.10 giuing all diligence to make their election sure I. VVhat are the signes of an elect vessell whereby one may be infallibly assured that he is such an one B. The vndoubted fignes hereof are ſ Acts 13.48 2 Thes 2.13 Tit. 1.1 faith and constant t Ephes 1.4 Mat. 10.22 1 Cor. 15.58 holynesse of life which whosoeuer are in truth indued withall may yea and ought to be as certainely perswaded of their election as if God by some extraordinary reuelation or by his owne voyce from heauen

an heauen vpon earth euen whatsoeuer might giue content or delight Gen. 3.17.19 Fifthly in that their labour was without any the least paine griefe or wearisomnesse that can be imagined Of Mans estate of misery by his fall I. DId they continue in this glorious and happy estate B. No alas they did not Gen. 3.1 2 c. Psal 49.20 but soone lost the same and fell away from God that had giuen it them I. How came that to passe B. By their voluntary and wilfull disobedience to the commandement of God Gen. 3.6 Eccles 7.29 in eating of the forbidden fruit of the trée of knowledge of good and euill I. By what meanes were they drawne to eate of this fruit contrary to Gods commandement B. By the temptation of the Diuell Gen. 3.2 3 c. who by his wily subtilty beguiled the woman making her beleeue that it would redound to the great good both of her and her husband to eate thereof by which perswasion she being ouercome tooke of the fruit and did eate and gaue of the same to her husband who did eate also I. What was the good which the Diuell bore the woman in hand they should gaine by their eating B. Wisedome and Knowledge Gen. 3.5 6. I. What befell them for this transgressing Gods Commandement B. They were instantly stript of Gen. 3.7.8.10.17 18 19. 23 24 2.17 Leuit. 26.14 15 c. Deut 20.15 16 c. and 27.26 Iob 14 1. Psal 49 last Rom. 6 23. Gal 3.10 Tit. 3 3. that glorious and happy estate of their creation and moreouer made obnoxious to innumerable legions of sorrowes in this life to death of body and to the neuer-ending wrath of God in body and soule in the life to come I. But doe you not thinke that God herein inflicted too great a punishment vpon them for their sinne B. No vndoubtedly he did not I. Why so B. Because thereby they transgressed the commandement of him who is an infinite Maiestie to the breach of whose least Commandement there can bee no lesse due then an infinite weight of vengeance Secondly because this was no small or petty sinne as it may séeme to be if wee looke no further then the basenesse of the externall obiect but a most grieuous horrible and capitall crime euen in the highest degrée I. This sinne may well bee called with the wicked spirit in the Gospell Legion because it was a combination of many execrable sinnes together in one Gen. 2.17 How make you this to appeare B. First because it was not one simple and single sinne alone but a composition and as it were a concourse and conglobation of many seuerall and those most hainous sinnes together I. Which were they First damnable infidelitie in that they beleeued not God menacing death vnto them if they disobeyed his Commandement Secondly fearefull contempt of the sacred Maiestie of God Gen. 3 4 5 6.17 in that they giue credit and yéeld obedience to the voyce of the Diuell rather then to his Thirdly detestable couetousnesse Gen. 3.6 in that not satisfied with those most excellent and glorious prerogatiues they were indowed withall they gape after more and séeke for a higher estate then God was pleased to confer vpon them Fourthly Satanicall pride Gen 3.5 in that they most insolently aspire to an equalitie with God himselfe Fiftly intollerable ingratitude in that when God had made them the principall and noblest of all his creatures yea Gen. 3. their soueraigne Lords and Kings and further dignified them with his owne image all this is forgotten vilified and made of no account with them vnlesse they may be his fellowes and equalles also in that they so soone let slip the memory of those manifold vnspeakable fauours bestowed vpon them Gen. 2.17 Sixtly sacrilegious theft in that they put forth their hands to that which is none of theirs but anothers and expressely interdicted them Gen. 3.6 Seuenthly itching curiositie in that they affect greater wisedome then God had giuen them and other knowledge then he had reuealed Gen. 3.1 2 3 c. Eightly horrible blasphemie in that they subscribe and giue consent to the saying of Satan in which he had charged God with lying and enuie Gen. 3.6 Ninthly epicurish intemperancie in that they must néedes gratifie and please their palate though Heauen it selfe be incensed and displeased for it Rom. 5.12 1 Cor. 15.22 Tenthly cruell vnnaturall and most bloudy murther in that they plunge themselues and their posteritie with them into death both of body and soule I. What other circumstances are there which may aggrauate this sin of theirs and euidence the hainousnesse of it B. First Gen. 1.27.9 9 1 Cor. 11.7 because they had power and abilitie giuen them not to haue sinned if they would but to haue kept the Commandement of God Secondly Gen. 1.29.2.16 17. because the Commandement giuen them was so easie to haue beene obserued Thirdly Gen. 1.29 2.16 17. the great reason they had to kéepe it namely the innumerable and inestimable benefits of God towards them and in particular his great bounty in giuing them frée liberty to eate of all other the trées and fruits in the Garden whereof there were great aboundance and all most delectable this one onely and no more among them all being excepted and forbidden them I Had Eue who was first in the transgression and the meanes to draw her husband to transgresse Gods Commandement no greater punishment inflicted on her then Adam B. Yes Gen. 3.16 For besides all the things before specified wherein she had equall share with him as a further plague and punishment God laide vpon her extreame sorrow and bitter anguish in conceauing and bearing children as also subiection to the will and rule of her husband I. But what thinke you did this happy condition we haue spoken of wherein Adam was created or that wofull misery and wretchednesse wherein by his disobedience hee plunged himselfe any whit concerne his posteritie and such as are descended of him B. Yes questionlesse both the one and the other concerne euery one of vs which are come out of his loynes I. How so B. Rom. 5 12.18 ●9 1 Cot. 15.22 Gen. 5 3. Iob. 14 4. Psal 51.5 Iob 14.1 ●en 3.27.19 Esay 30.33 Ma● 25.41 M●●k 9 43 44. Reuel 19 20 21.8 Because by the most iust appointment of God Adam was not a priuate man but a publike person representing all mankinde and euery particular person to descend from him in whom all were as in a common Roote and Stocke and therefore euery man in him receiued the Image of God and all those inualuable gifts graces and priuiledges which he was en●bled withall to haue possessed and inioyed them for euer had hee remained in his integritie and kept them and he sinning and losing them we al likewise sinned and lost the same in him and together with him became most

and a Sacrament that is to say a solemne oath by which Souldiers bound themselues to their Emperour or Generall I. Wherein doth this semblance or agreement consist B. In these particulars First as Souldiers by this forme of oath called Sacrament did addict vow and binde themselues to serue and obey their Generall and to fight couragigiously and faithfully vnder his banner in defence of him and his Common-wealth So wee that are Christians by the vse of these holy mysteries doe addict vow and for euer bind our selues as it were by a solemne oath in the presence of God himselfe Men and Angels to serue and obey him in all things and like valiant Souldiers manfully to fight vnder his Banner against his and our enemies the World the Flesh and the Diuell vnto our liues end Secondly as Souldiers at their taking of this oath receiued their Emperours Cognisance that thereby they might declare themselues to be as it were consecrated to him and his onely seruice In like manner we Gen. 17.11 Mat. 28.19 when we publikely participate in these sacred ordinances of God the Sacraments doe as it were put vpon vs the Cognisance and Armes of Christ our Lord King and Emperour declaring and professing to the world thereby that wee haue and doe consecrate and dedicate our selues to him and his onely seruice for euer I What conditions are required to a true Sacrament B. These six First an g Mat. 3.11.13 16. externall visible signe Secondly an h Mat. 26 27 28. Acts 2.38 internall inuisible thing signified thereby Thirdly an apt i August If Sacraments had not a similitude of the things whereof they are Sacraments they should bee no Sacraments at all Hence it is that the name of the thing signified is attribu●ed to the signe Act. 22 1● and Mat. 26.26.27 Ti● 3.5 correspondence and agreement betweene them both Fourthly that their institution be of k Mat. 28.19 1 Cor. 11.23 God not of man Fiftly that their vse bee warranted by Gods l Gen. 17.9 10 c. Mat. 28.19 Commandement Sixtly that there bee a m Marke 16.16 1 Cor. 10.16 11.24 25. promise passed from God concerning them to ascertaine vs that the the things signified and represented shall in our lawfull partaking of them bee communicated vnto vs where all or but any one of these be wanting there can be no true Sacrament I. Are the Sacraments necessary to saluation B. Necessary they are in respect of Gods n Mat 28.19 Luke 22.19 Acts 22 16. Commandement who chargeth vs to receiue them and as they are o Mat. 28.19 Rom. 4.11 meanes appointed of God for the confirmation and increase of our faith which hath néede of all p Mat. 6.30 Mat. 9.24 helpes to support and strengthen it But simply and absolutely necessary they are q Marke 16.16 Luke 1.15 and 23.43 The children of Israel not Circumcised for forty yeeres space in the Wildernesse Ioshua 5.2 3 c. not so as that whosoeuer partakes not of them must of necessity perish for not the want of the Sacraments when they cannot but the prophane wilfull and irreligious r Gen. 17.14 Luke 7.20 contempt of them when they may be enioyed is that which is damnable in the sight of God I. You doe not hold then that grace is tyed to included or shut vp in the Sacraments or that they of themselues by vertue of the worke done conferre grace remission of sinnes regeneration iustification c. B. By no meanes they haue no such power or force in them I. Shew your reasons B. First the Sacraments are onely ſ Gen. 17.11 Rom. 4.11 signes seales tokens and pledges not causes workers conueying vessels Pipes or Conduits as it were of grace Secondly it is proper to t Marke 1.8 Rom. 3.30 God alone to conferre and bestow these things Thirdly the u 1 Cor. 3 4 5. Iames 1.18 preaching of the Word conferres not grace of it selfe neither can doe and therefore neither the Sacraments Fourthly some haue receiued remission of sinnes béene iustified c. x Rom. 4.11 Acts 10.47.48 before the vse of the Sacraments others y So many baptized in their infancie long after the vse of them others that z Luke 23.43 So the Emperour Valentine neuer were partakers of them Also many haue béene partakers of the Sacraments yet neuer at all of the a Iohn 17.12 Mat. 7.22 1 Cor. 10.1 2 3. things signified thereby but haue dyed in their sinnes and euerlastingly perished I. When are the Sacraments vsed in an holy and lawfull manner B. When they are vsed according to the b Rom. 14.23 1 Cor. 11.20.23 2 Chro. 35.6.13 institution of Christ by the c Acts 8.37 38. Marke 16.16 Heb. 11.28 faithfull for whom and to d Mat. 3.6.11 Acts 2.38 those ends for which they were ordained I. What are the ends for which God hath ordained Sacraments B. First that thereby our communion with Christ and all his benefits Acts 2 38.41 Rom. 4.11 6. ● 1 Cor. 12 13. Gal. 3.1.27 1 Cor. 10.16 might be as it were in liuely pictures most euidently declared as also more and more scaled and ratified vnto vs and our faith in the through perswasion of these things strengthened and the more confirmed Secondly to bee testimonies and e Gen. 17.1.7 8 9. c. Acts 7.8 Exod. 12 13. pleadges of the f Exod. 19.5 Deut. 7 12. Ier. 31.32 33 34. Heb. 8 9 10 c Exod. 24.3.7 couenant betwéen God and vs of his binding himselfe to become and for euer remaine our God and to giue vs remission of all our sinnes his spirit of sanctification and eternall life through his Sonne Iesus Christ and on the contrary of our binding our selues to become and for euer remaine his people to g Acts 8.37 Mat 28.19 beléeue his promises and to obey all his Commandements Thirdly Gen. 34.14 Exod. 12 43 44 Ephes 2.11 12. c. to bee outward markes and characters of our Religion to distinguish vs the true Church and people of God from all other Sects Professions and Societies of men whatsoeuer which beléeue not in Iesus Christ Fourthly Ephes 4.3 4 5. 1 Cor. 10.17 12.12.13 to be bands and meanes of mutuall loue concord and brotherly amity betwéene the faithfull Fiftly Marke 1.4 Mar. 28.19 Acts 20 7. 1 Cor 11.18.20.23 to occasion holy assemblies of Gods Children and be a meanes of preseruing and propagating the Gospell and publike ministery thereof to the worlds end I. Where ought the Sacraments to be administred B. 1 Cor. 11.20 In the publike place of Gods worship the people of God being there met together B. Who are to administer them I. Mat. 28.19 Mark 16.15 16 Heb. 5.4 Onely such as bee lawfully called to be Ministers of Gods Word I. How if a priuate person take vpon him to administer the Sacraments B. Hee shall greatly incense