himself a ransome for all that is a sufficient price of redemption for all Matth. 20. 28. The Son of man came to give his life a ransome for many redeemed from this wofull bondage by the precious blood of Jesus Christ given to bee a ransome for mee 2 In respect (s) 1 Cor. 12 13. By one Spirit that is the Spirit of Christ are all beleevers baptized into one body ingraffed into Christ of the application of this redemption by the holy Spirit I am (t) Rom. 8. 30. Them he also called that is God called them effectually unto Christ 1 Cor. 1. 9 By whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ 2 Tim. 1 9. Who hath called us with an holy calling not according to our works effectually called unto Jesus Christ by the Spirit of Christ through the Gospel that I may bee united to him and have fellowship with him In effectuall Calling there is 1 The (u) 1 Cor. 1. 24. Wee preach Christ crucifyed the power of God and the wisdom of God free offer of Christ 2 The (w) Joh 1. 12. As many as received him to them gave hee the priviledge to bee the Sons of God Joh. 6. 45 Every man that hath heard and learned of the Father commeth unto me receiving or laying hold on Christ by Faith In Faith note the 1 Definition Faith is that whereby a poor (x) Luk. 19. 10. The son of man that is Jesus Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost lost sinner (y) Col. 2. 6. As ye have received Christ Iesus the Lord. receives Jesus Christ as (z) Joh. 6 40. This is the Fathers will that every one who seeth the Son and beleeves on him Act. 4. 12. Neither is there salvation in any other no Saviour besides him God the Father offers him in the Gospel (a) Joh. 6. 36. He that commeth to me shall never hunger comes to him for all good and (b) Ephes 1. 13. In whom ye also trusted or rested and relyed after ye heard the word of truth rests wholly upon him 2 The Ground of Faith is The free (c) Heb. 11. 1. Faith is the evidence of things not seen by sense yet seen in the promise promise of God made in (d) 2 Cor. 1. 20. All the promises of God in Christ are yea and Amen that is most stable and sure Christ (e) Act. 10. 45. Who ever beleeves on him shall receive remission of sins concerning the pardon of sins (f) 1 Cor. 1. 30. Christ is made of God Wisdom Righteousnesse Sanctification Redemption righteousnesse holinesse redemption (g) 1 Cor. 3 22 23. All are yours that is Ministers priviledges the world things present things to come and ye are Christs all spirituall temporall eternall good 3 In respect of the benefits which follow upon the soules union with Jesus Christ 1 I am by Faith in Jesus Christ justified Justification is a gracious act of (h) Rom. 8. 33 34. It is God that justifyeth who is he that condemneth Rom. 5. 1 It is Christ that dyed yea rather that is risen again c. God whereby hee (i) 2 Cor. 5. 19 20. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their trespasses unto them that is not laying them to their charge but charging Christ with them Ver. 21. For hee made him sin for us that wee might bee made the righteousnesse of God in him that is God laid upon Christ the sins of the beleever imputing the sinnes of a beleever to Christ and Christs righteousnesse unto him he freely (k) Isa 53. 6. And puts Iesus Christs righteousnesse upon him Phil. 3. 9. Not having mine own righteousnesse but the righteousnesse which is of God by faith that I might be found in him acquits him of the guilt and punishment of his sinnes and accounts him perfectly just in his sight In this are 4 things 1 I have (l) Psal 143. 2. In thy sight shall no man living bee justifyed Job 9. 2. How should man be just before God no righteousnesse of my own to appear before God with 2 I stand (m) Rom. 3. 22. The righteousnesse of God is by faith of Iesus Christ unto all and upon all that doe beleeve that is the righteousnesse whereby I stand perfectly righteous before God is mine through Faith righteous before God through the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ imputed to mee 3 I (n) Rom. 1. 17. In the Gospel is the righteousnesse of God revealed from faith to faiâ—â— the just shall live by faith that is Faith is the instrument by which I apprehenâ— the righteousnesse of Christ to be mine Gal. 2. 20. The life I now live I live â—â— faith in the Son of God that is by that faith which lookes up to Jesus Christ thâ— Son of God apprehend this righteousnesse of Jesus Christ and receive it to be mine own by Faith 4 This (o) 1 Joh. 5. 12. He that hath the Son of God Iesus Christ hath life Ephes 2 8 By grace are ye saved through Faith not of your selves it is the gift of God faith whereby I receive Christ into my heart and close with him as my Saviour is wrought in mee by the Holy Ghost 2 My Faith in Jesus Christ is strengthned 1 Through the (p) 1 Cor. 15. 10. By the grace of God I am that I am Phil. 4. 13. I can doe aâ—â— things through Christ who strengthens me grace of Christ inabling mee to (q) Isa 55. 1 2 3. Ho every one that thirsteth come to the waters that is the promises of the Gospel hearken diligently untâ— me and eat that which is good c. 3 Come unto mee saith Christ heare and youâ— soule shall live apply the promises of the Covenant of Grace to (r) Gal. 3. 14. 22. Wee might receive the promise of the Spiriâ— through faith receive all from Jesus Christ in the free promise 2 Through Christ inabling mee to make (s) Rom 4. 11. Hee that is Abraham received the signe of circumcision a seale of the righteousnesse of the faith which he had being yet uncircumcised c. right use of the seales of the Covenant of Grace Which are 1 Baptisme (t) Heb. 6. 1. The Doctrine of Baptismes i. e. the third principle following after Repentance and Faith Tit. 3 5. By the washing of regeneration that is by the holy Ghost purging the soule from guilt and defilement of sin in the new birth and renewing it after the Image of God all signified in Baptisme 1 Pet. 3. 20. Baptisme doth now save us not the externall washing with water but the internall Baptisme of the Spirit wherein by the washing the body with water is sealed to the Beleever his new birth his ingraffing into Christ his entrance into the Covenant of grace They (u) Gen. 17. 7. To be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee
full enjoying of God and (d) 1 Joh. 3. 2. When he shall appear that is Jesus Christ we shall be like him and we shall see him as he is that is Christ in his glory Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven The glorious and happy estate of a Beleever in 1 This life consists 1 In his (e) Joh. 14. 23. If a man love me and keep my words my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him 2 Cor. 6. 16. I will dwell in them and walk in them as in my Temple I will be their God and they shall be my people blessed communion with God the Father his Son Jesus Christ and with (f) 1 Cor. 3. 16. The Spirit of God dwelleth in you is in you 1 Cor. 6. 19. that is manifests his presence with you the Holy Ghost 2 In (g) Ephes 2. 19 Fellow-Citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God Ye are no more strangers from the Common-wealth of Israel I am knit to the Lord Jesus by the Spirit working faith and to the Saints by love communion with the Saints in being a member of the Church of Christ 3 In (h) 1 Joh. 3 1 What manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the Sons of God Gal 4 5. That we might receive the adoption of Sons Rom. 8. 15. Ye have received the spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father being the Son or daughter of the living God through Christ and having the spirit of Adoption to call God Father 4 In (i) 1 Pet. 1. 8. In whom that is in Christ ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory Rom 5. 3. We glory in tribulation Joh. 16 33. rejoycing with joy unspeakable and full of glory even in the midst of tribulations 2 In the life to come consisting 1 In the estate of the soule after death 1 The (k) Luk. 16. 22. The soule of the begger was carryed by the Angels into Abrahams bosome that is to an estate of blessednesse in heaven 2 Cor. 5. 1. Wee have a building of God an house not made with hands eternall in the heavens soule of the Beleever after death is by the ministery of Angels conveyed into Abrahams bosom or Paradise 2 The (l) Eccles 12 7. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the Spirit shall return unto God who gave it body returns to dust and remaines in the grave till the Resurrection at the last day 2 In the happy estate of the soule and body at the last day after the resurrection At (m) Jude 14. The Lord commeth with ten thousand of his Saints to execute judgement upon all c. Act. 17. 31. A day in the which he will judge the world in righteousnesse by that man that is by Jesus Christ God-Man the comming of the Lord Jesus to judge the world all the dead shall (n) Joh 5. 28 29. All that are in the graves shall come forth they that have done good unto the resurrection of life they that have done evill unto the resurrection of damnation bee raised and shall (o) 2 Cor. 5. 10. We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ that every one may receive according to that hee hath dâ—ne c. appeare before Jesus Christ to receive according to their works Then (p) 1 Cor. 15. 33. This corruptible must put on incorruption that is the body shall be made immortall Matth. 25. 46. The righteous shall goe into life eternall shall the soule and body of every beleever bee fully and everlastingly glorified 1 He (q) Matth. 25. 34. Inherit the kingdome prepared for you that is the Kingdome of Heaven shall inherit the Kingdome of Heaven 2 Have (r) 1 Thesse 4 17. So shall we ever be with the Lord that is Jesus Christ 1 Joh. 17. 24. Father I will that they whom thou hast given me be with me where I am that they may behold my glory c. 1 Cor. 15. 28. That God may be all in all sweet full everlasting communion with God and Christ 3 His (s) 1 Cor. 13. 12 13. We see then that is in heaven face to face that is perfectly Faith hope love the greatest of these is love love to God to the Saints soule shall bee indued with perfect knowledge with the highest love 4 His (t) Phil. 3. 21. Who shall change our vile body that it may be fashioned like to his glorious body c. that is the glorious body of Christ body shall bee like the glorious body of Jesus Christ 5 He (u) Psal 16. 11. In thy presence is fulnesse of joy at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore 2 Tim. 1. 9. So shall Jesus Christ be glorified in his Saints and admired in all them that doe beleeve shall have all fulnesse of joyes for evermore FINIS Imprimatur Ja. Cranford
A BODY of DIVINITY WITH FUNDAMENTALL SCRIPTURES Drawn into A TABLE BY ROBERT BETTS Preacher of the Gospel at Swanscombe in KENT LONDON Printed by Richard Cotes for Io. Bellamie and are to bee sold at his shop at the three Golden Lions in Cornhill neare the Royall Exchange 1646. A BODY of DIVINITY WITH FUNDAMENTALL SCRIPTURES Drawn into A TABLE The Sacred Scriptures are the Word of God 2 Tim. 3. 16. Given by inspiration from God and reveale that * Joh. 17. 3. This is life eternall that they may know thee the onely true God and Jesus Christ eternall life consists in the saving knowledge 1. Of God in his 1. Beeing That hee is (a) Joh. 4. 24. God is a spirit that is he hath no body as man hath Luk. 24. 39. a Spirit having his (b) 1 Tim. 1. 17. Eternall that is without beginning or ending eternall (c) Exod. 3. 14. I am that I am that is I have my beeing of my self and of no other beeing of himself 2. Properties That God is (d) Psal 147 5. His understanding is infinite that is without limits Jer. 23. 24. I fill heaven and earth that is I am in every place infinite in wisdom in (e) Isa 40. 26. Strong in power that is able to doe all things power in (f) Psal 119. 68 Thou art good and doest good goodnesse in (g) Exod. 34. 6. The Lord God mercifull and gracious long suffering c. mercy in (h) Deut. 32. 4. A God of truth without iniquity just and right is he Psal 11. 7. justice in (i) Exod. 15. 11. Who is like thee glorious in holinesse Psal 145. 17. Holy in all his works holinesse in (k) 1 Tim 6. 15. Who is the blessed and onely potentate the King of Kings c. blessednesse in (l) Psal 8. 1. How excellent is thy Name Deut. 28. 38. This glorious and fearefull name c. glory and in (m) Job 11. 7. Canst thou by searching finde out God that is the perfections of God cannot be found out all perfections 3. Persons (n) 1 Joh. 5. 7. There are three that beare record in heaven the Father the Word that is the Son and the Holy Ghost and these three are one that is one God The Father The Son The Holy Ghost (o) Deut. 6. 4. The Lord our God is one Lord. One God 4. Works The Decree of Election (p) Ephes 1. 4 5 6. As he that is God hath chosen or elected us in him that is Christ c. Rom. 9. 23. Vessels of mercy which he hath prepared unto Glory which is the fore-ordaining some Angels and men to eternall salvation through Jesus Christ Preterition (q) Jude 4. Ordained to this condemnation 1 Thess 5. 9. God hath not appointed us unto wrath that is as he hath done others but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ or reprobation which is the leaving of the rest in their sins to their just condemnation to the praise of his justice The execution of his Decree in Creation (r) Gen. 1. Chap. Heb. 11. 3. The worlds were framed by the Word of God that is all creatures which is God his making of the whole world out of nothing by his word in six dayes Providence (Å¿) Act. 17. 28. In him that is in God we live and move and have our beeing which is God his (t) Nehem. 9. 6. Thou preservest them all that is all creatures preserving upholding (u) Prov. 16. 4. The Lord hath made all things for himself that is for his own glory disposing of all the creatures in all their wayes 2 Of Jesus Christ in 1. His (a) Mat. 1. 23. Immanuel God with us Joh 1. 14. The Word was made flesh that is the Son of God was made man 1 Tim. 3 16. God manifest in the flesh that is the Son of God Person that he is Immanuel God and man in one person 2. His Office of Mediator to (b) 1 Tim. 2. 5. One Mediator between God and men the Man Christ Jesus 2 Cor. 5. 19. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself c. reconcile man to God That he is my Prophet (c) Act. 3. 22. A Prophet shall the Lord raise unto you even Christ Joh. 1. 18 Jesus Christ declares God Joh. 15. 15. I have made known unto you saith Christ to his Disciples Joh. 16. 15. The Spirit shall shew unto you Joh 14. 26. He shall teach you to teach mee the whole will of God by his Word and Spirit Priest (d) Heb. 7. 26. Such an High Priest became us who is holy harmlesse To (e) Heb. 10. 14. By one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified that is made perfect expiation of sin Heb 9. 14. Who offered himself without spot to God Col. 1. 20. Having made peace through the blood of his Crosse offer up himself a Sacrifice unto God for sin by death on the Crosse To (f) Heb. 9. 24. Christ is entred into heaven it self now to appear in the presence of God for us Heb. 7. 25 He ever liveth to make intercession c. enter into heaven to appeare in the presence of God making intercession for all that come unto God by him King (g) Rev. 17. 14. He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings that is Jesus Christ To (h) Rev. 2. 27. He shall rule the nations with a rod of iron Psal 2. 9. Of Christ Psal 110. 2. Rule thou in the midst of enemies Reign over the world in his dominion of power bridling and subduing his enemies To (i) Rev. 15. 3. Thou King of Saints i. e. the Lord Jesus is King of Saints Reign over his Saints (k) 1 Cor. 1. 2. Called to be Saints Ephes 4. 12. For the gathering together of Saints gathering them out of the world (l) Psal 110. 3. Thy people freely willing in the day of thy power Psal 45. 5. Thine arrows sharp in the hearts of the Kings enemies that is thy words are piercing convincing converting ruling in their hearts by his Word and Spirit (m) 1 Pet. 1. 5. Who are kept by the power of God to salvation that is the Saints preserving them to eternall life 3. The two-fold estate wherein hee discharged the Office of Mediator viz. 1 Of Humiliation in his Birth Jesus Christ the eternall Son of God took upon him the form of (n) Phil. 2. 7. He made himself of no reputation that is he devested himself oâ— glory and Majesty Mat. 1. 23. A Virgin shall bring forth a Son Luk. 1. 35. Oâ— Mary a servant was born of a Virgin Life Hee was a (o) Isa 53. 3. He is a man of sorrows Heb. 4. 15. Touched with feeling of our infirmities yet without sin Joh. 4. 6. Jesus being wearyed Luk. 4. 2. tempted of Satan he hungred man of sorrows bearing our infirmities in his flesh