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A72313	The doctrine of the beginning of Christ Short for memorie, plaine for capacity, deliuered almost in the expresse words of the text, for the more authority. By Samuell Hieron, minister of the Gospel.	Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.	1606 (1606)	STC 13399.5; ESTC S124864	14,738	33

5 18 Q In what estate are we then of our selues A Borne in iniquity and the children of wrath Eph. 2.3 Psal 51 5 Q And what is belonging to vs Except we repent d Cause or ●…anes or his birth first becam ●…an yet was ●…r God o●…r al blessed ●…r euer we shall all perish Luk 13 3. Q Can we by no meanes remedie this A No for what can a man giue for recompence of his soule Mat 16 26. Q What is then the onely name e ●…m 9 5 giuen vnder heauen whereby we must be saued A Iesus Christ Act. 4 12. Qu What is Iesus Christ A A holy thing f borne of a woman and called the Sonne of God Luke 1.35 Q What hath he done for vs. A He hath giuen himselfe for vs a To be a sacrifice for ou●… sins which sheweth bot●… his loue the sufficiency o●… his sacrifice Ep 5 2. Q Wherefore hath God sent him to do this for vs. A That we should not perish but haue life euerlasting Ioh 3 16. Q How doth he bring this to passe for vs A By being our Redemption b That sauer vs from per●…shing and our righteousnes c Therby we haue life eue●…lasting 1 Cor 1 30 Q How is he our redemption A Because he hath bought vs with the price of his owne blood 1 Cor. 6.20.1 Pet. 1 19. Q How is he our righteousnesse A Because hee doth present vs without fault in Gods sight Col. 1.22 Q How are we made righteous through Christ A As he was made sinne for d Our sin 〈◊〉 imputed to him and so his righteou●…nesse to vs. vs 2 Cor. 5 21. Q Howe come we to the knowledge of all this A By the worde of Trueth which is the Gospell Coloss 1.5 Q What is the Gospell A Glad tidings to all Gods people e So much i●… meant by t●… people The is a wo●… of distinction compare m●… 1 21 Luk. 2.10 Q. To whome do these benefites of Christ appertaine A. Euen to those that beléeue in his name a ●…ith is the condition of ●…e new Co●…nant Ioh. 1.12 Q. What is Faith A. To know b By profe of scripture by comforable experience in a ●…ans owne ●…ule that Iesus is c Besids whō●…ere is no ●…ther to be ●…oked for That is be●…ue in christ ●…oh 6 35. the Christ the son of the liuing God Ioh. 6.69 Q. Is it in our power to beleeue A. No man can come to Christ d That is be●… in christ ●…oh 6 35. except God the father draw him e Endued with gifts for ●…at purpose Ioh. 6.44 Q. What is the outward meanes by which Faith commeth A The hearing of a Preacher which is sent f ●…work faith 〈◊〉 him by his ●…pirit Rom. 10.14.15 Q. What is the inward meanes A. The opening of the hart g Endued with gifts for that purpose 〈◊〉 to listen 〈◊〉 be able to take goodnesse of this ●…ght Act. 16.14 Q. When doth the word preached worke best with the hearers A. When it is receiued not as the worde of man but as it is indéede the word of God 1. Thes 2.13 Q. What is specially to be cared for by those which thinke they haue faith A. To prooue h Because it is 〈◊〉 easy dāgerous thing herein to be receiued themselues whether they are in the saith or no 2 Cor. 13.5 Q What is the principall fruit of faith by which it is known A. The purifying of the hart Act. 15.9 Q. What is the surest note of a purified heart A A desire in all things to liue honestly a a Making conscience of euery sin Heb. 13.18 Q. What is chiefly to be vrged vpon those which beleeue A That they be carefull to shew forth good workes Tit. 3.8 Q. What workes be good A. Such as God requireth b The wil of God is the rule of all good Mic. 6.8 Q When are our workes called good A. When we haue respect to c Not seking dispensation for any one sinne Gods commaundements Psal 119.6 Q How many be the commaundements of God A Ten. Exo. 34.28 Q What is the briefe sum of them all A Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with al thy hart with al thy soule and with all thy mind and thy neighbor as thy selfe Math. 22.37.39 Q Are we of our selues suffient to do good workes A No our sufficiency is of God 2. cor 3.5 Q Are we then saued by our workes A. No but by grace e For euen our righteo●…nes is as ●il●… clouts Ephe 2 8 9. Q Is not our saluation partly by workes partly by grace f The papi●… diuide our ●…uation betwixt these A Then Grace were no grace Ro. 11.6 Q What is fruther required of a christian A. To encrease more and more a Not to goe forward is to go backward and he which thinks he hath grace inough ●ath none at 〈◊〉 1 Th. 4.1 Q How many meanes bee there to further our increasing A Thrée especially Q What is the first A The sincere milke of Gods worde 1. Pet. 2.2 Q How many wayes be there of vsing the word A Foure Q What is the first A Publike hearing with an honest good heart b A hart inwardly seasoned and send ●…g forth fruit outwardly Luke 8.15 Q What is the second A Daily searching the Scriptures whether those things which we heare are so c With sobri●…ty reuerēce humility Acts 17 11. Q What is the third A To let it be our meditation d By the direc●…on of Gods spirit Ps 119.97 Q What is the fourth A To talke of it Deu 6 7. Q What is the second meanes to edify vs in our holy faith A Praying in the holy Ghost Lu 20. Q What is Prayer A A pouring out of the very soul before the Lord a Therefore praier must be with humility feling saith 1. Sam. 15 Psal 62.10 Q Who is the onely Mediator by whome we must pray A There is one b But one as there is but one God Mediator Iesus Christ 1. Tim. 2 5. Q Know we what to pray as we ought A No yet Gods spirit helpeth oue infirmities c Sheweth vs our wants teacheth vs to behaue our selues as we ought Rom 8.26 Q What is the best rule of Prayer A That which Christ taught Mat. 6 9. Q What is the third meanes for our spiritual increase A The vse of the seales d Therefore they confirme faith of righteousnes the two Sacraments Rom. 4 11 Q What be they A Baptisme and the Lords Supper Mat. 28 19 Q How doth Baptisme strengthenthen our faith and further our obedience A When wee duely consider the nature and end of Baptisme Q What is the nature of Baptisme A It is the washing e That incre●…seth our comfort in Christ of a newe birth Tit. 3 5 Q Can the washing of the

flesh saue vs A Baptisme is but a fygure f the outward signe doth no●… of it selfe bestow grace it is the bloud of Christ which purgeth the conscience 1. Pet 3 21 Heb 9 14 Q What is the end of our washing in Baptisme A That we should be holy and without blame zealous of good works a That serus to stir vp our obedience Eph. 5 27 Tit 2.14 Q How doth the Sacrament of the Lordes Supper encrease our faith A Because it sheweth vs the Lords death vntill he come b Christes death is the ground of our faith 1 Cor. 11 26 Q How must this Sacrament be vsed A Euery man must examine c Touching his faith and repentance himselfe so let him eat of the bread and drinke of the cup 1 Cor 11 28. Q What must euery christian make account of that holdeth this eourse A That he must through many afflictions enter into the kingdome of God Acts 14 22 Q Is it good for vs to be afflicted A Yea in sundry respects Psal 71 Q What is the first A Before we be afflicted we go astray d Affliction is a meane to reclaime vs and so to fre vs from the condemnation that shal come vpon ●…he world ●…en 11 32. Psal 1 1967. Q What is the second A In our affliction we wil séeke God diligently Hos 5 15 Q What is the third A Affliction maketh our faith much more precious then gold a the strengt●… of our faith is tried and our feeling●… gods loue in creased by affliction 1 Pet. 17 Q How many sorts of afflictions be there A. Two Inward and outward Q What be inward afflictions A Sathans buffetings and the drawing by our owne concupiscence b The coruption and sin●… that dwelet●… in vs. 2 Cor 12.7 Iam. 1 14. Q How doth Sathan deale with Gods children A He doth winuow them as Wheate Luke 22 31. Q What is our duty therefore A To be sober c Sift them b●… sundry tentations and watching d For the preuenting of a saults 1 Pe. 5 8 Q What is our comfort herein A Christ hath prayed that our faith doe not faile e the prayer for his disciples is for al beleeuers Ioh. 17.20 Luke 22 32 Q Yea but the Diuel is a roring Lyon A Greater is he which is in vs f Christ by h●… Spirit then hée which is in the world g Sathan th●… prince of the world 1 Iohn 44 Q How doth our in ward concupiscence afflict vs A When it leadeth vs captiue that wee cannot do the good which we would h Hence ariseth the co●…bate betwixt the flesh and the spirit in gods children Gal. 5.17 Rom. 7 19 23 Q What is our duty hereupon A To keepe our hearts with all diligence Prou. 4 23 Q What is our comfort in this case A The power of God is made perfyt b that euil motions may either not arise or may soone be suppressed by our weakenesse 2 Cor 12,9 Q But alasse we come farre short of our duties A The Lord will spare vs c Is made mor manifest as a man spareth his owne Sonne that serueth him d By acepting the wil forthe deed 2 Cor. 8 12. Mal. iii. 17. Q Put case the Childe of God fall into som foule euill A Though he fall yet he shall not be cut off for the Lorde putteth vnder his hand Psal 37 24. Qu What be outward afflictions e God performes the good work he hath once begun Philip. 1 6. A In good name in goods in person Q What is afflictyon in good name A When all manner of euill is spoken against vs for Christ sake falsely Matth. 5 11. Q What must our care be in such cases A To haue our conuersation honest that those which speake euill may be either conuerted or ashamed 1 Pet. 2.12 Tit. 2.8 Q What is our comfort in this crosse A The reward is great in heauen a This v●… Christs ow●… comfort in the like ca●… Heb. 12 2 Mat. 5.12 Q What is affliction in goods A Losses of diuers kinds Q What is chiefly to bee thought vppon in such an affliction A That we open not our mouth b To murm●…or to repin●… because it is the Lord that hath done it b To murm●…or to repin●… Psal 39.9 Q What is our comfort here A The Lorde is able to giue vs more 2. c It is compasse by his prouidence Chro. 25.9 Q But how if he stil keepe vs low A Yet a good d which assureth a man 〈◊〉 gods fauor i●… Christ and o●… his care to liue honestl●… Conscience is a continuall e A continua●… matter of reioysing feast Pro. 15 15. Q What is affliction in a mans person A Sicknes and death Q What is the first thing to be done in Sicknesse A Wee must confesse against our selues our wickednes to the Lord. Psal 32.5 Q What is our comfort in sicknes A That the Lord will turne all our bed in our sicknes f as we did befor our sicknes for God doth not visi●… in vaine Psal 41 3. Q How if the Lord recouer vs A We must sinne no more g least a worse thing come vnto vs. Iohn 5 14. Q Is it lawfull to vse charmes for the curing of diseases A Let there be no charmer amongst you saith God a This is the ●…ommon pre●…ence of the ●…norant Deut 18.10 11. Q But yet many haue binne helped by such meanes A Wee may not doe euill that good may come thereby Rom. 3.8 Q What is our principall duty in respect of death A To die daily b Still loking ●…or death ●…reparing for 〈◊〉 1. Cor. 15.31 Q What is the best comfort when the time of departing is at hand A That we haue kept the faith c Haue been ●…tedfastin the ●…rofession of ●…he truth 2 Tim. 4.7 Q What besides A That Christ hath plucked out the sting of Death which is sinne 1 Cor. 15.55 56. Q When will GOD wipe away all teares from the eyes of his Children A At that time of refreshing d That is the ●…me of ful re●…emption ●…om 8 23. Reu. 21 4 Acts 3 19. Q What time is that A When that same Iesus Christ which is now preached vnto vs shall come to iudgement Acts 3.20 Q Is that time neere A The Iudge standeth before the doore Iam. 5.9 Q In what manner will he come A In his glory and all his holy Aungels with him Mat. 25.31 Q What will he do when he commeth He makes way to this separation dayly by the preaching 〈◊〉 the Gospel Matth. 3 12. A He will separate the Sheepe from the Goates Mat 25 32. Q Who be his Sheepe A They which heare and know his voice Iohn 10 4.27 Q Who be the Goates A They which beleeue not Iohn 10 26 Q What will he say to the Sheepe A Come ye blessed