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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41648	The principles of Christian religion Proved by scripture, propounded by questions and answers: short for memory, plain for the meanest capacity, and profitable for all. Imprimatur Charles Herle.	Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681.; J. H.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1370_CANCELLED; Wing H77A_CANCELLED; ESTC R9433	7,914	18

THE PRINCIPLES OF Christian Religion Proved by Scripture propounded by Questions and Answers short for memory plain for the meanest capacity and profitable for all DEUT. 6.6 7. These words which I command thee this day shall be in thy heart and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children and shalt talke of them when thou sittest in thy house c. Imprimatur CHARLES HERLE LONDON Printed by R. L. for SAMUEL MAN at the Swan in PAULS Church yard 1645. To the READER THe Orthodox pious and learned Authour of these few ensuing Catecheticall Principles of Religion did it seemeth at first in●●●● and commend them onely to his owne Parishioners to be directions for all such godly house-holders that desire to instruct and to train up their children and servants in the information feare and nurture of the Lord But because every Question and Answer is so fully proved by many pregnant and apposite testimonies of Gods Word to informe and satisfie yong beginners in Religious ways It hath beene the hearty wish and godly desire of many good Christians to have them Printed that among other good means to build us up in our most holy faith and to remove fond and wicked opinions that run against and labour to overthrow the very first elements and principles of Christianity Heb. 5.12 these few directions might be publike and extant also The method the Authour useth in them is such and the Questions and Answers are so wisely digested that yong beginners in piety may easily referre what they heare in the publike Assemblies or read in godly books privatly to some of these heads whereby they may be inabled by Gods blessing is give account to every man that shall ask them a reason of the hope that is in them with meeknesse and feare 1 Pet. 3.15 The Lord of heaven establish and settle us in the truth and by the faithfull Ministery of his word weed out and free us from all those nasty weeds of heresie and truth-overthrowing Schismes That wee the people of this Island being quite delivered from the Prelaticall popish yoke of former oppressions and superstitions on the one side and from old and new Heresies on the other side may at length become a well resined Church a people truly zealous of good works that forreign Nations seeing GOD'S blessing upon Englands Reformation may begin also in good earnest to hate the Whore of Babylon and help to burn her with fire That so away may be opened for the poor blind Jews to come in and look on him whom they have pierced Which the Lord grant for Jesus Christ his sake AMEN J. H. The Principles of Christian Religion proved by Scriptures Quest WHat is true happinesse Answ To know God and myself Proofs 1 That it is true happines to know God see Joh. 17.3 where Christ saith This is life eternall that they know thee the onely true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent Jer. 9.24 2 That it is true happines to know our selves Matth. 5.3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of God Q. What is God A. God is a spirit every way infinite goodnesse it selfe Creatour preserver and governour of all things distinguished into three persons the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost Proofs 1 That God is a Spirit John 4.24 God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth 2 That God is every way infinite 1 King 8.27 Solomon saith unto God behold the heavens and the heavens of heavens are not able to contain thee how much more unable is this house which I have built Psal 90 2. Moses saith to God Before the mountains were made and brought forth ere ever thou hadst framed the eard and the world even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God 3 That God is goodnesse it selfe Ezod 4.6 7. The Lord proclaimes himselfe thus The Lord the Lord strong gracious and mercifull slow to anger aboundant in goodnesse and truth reserving mercie for thousands forgiving iniquity transgression and sin and that will by no means clear the guilty 4 That God is Creatour of all things Exod. 20.11 Ton in six dayes the Lord made the heaven and the earth the see and all that in them is Prov. 16.4 5 That God is preserver of all things Heb. 1.3 he beareth up all things by his mighty word 6 That God is governour of all things Mat. 10. 〈…〉 where Christ saith Are not two sparows sold for a farthing yet one of them shall not fall on the ground without your father the haires of your head are all numbred 7 That this God is distinguished into the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost 1 John 8.7 There are three that beare record in heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost and these three are one Q. What are you by creation in Adam A. I am a reasonable creature indued with the image of God which standeth in wisdome and true holinesse Proofs 1 That a man is a creature indued with a reasonable soule Gen. 2.7 The Lord God formed the man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life so man became a living soule 1 Cor. 15.45 2 That man was created in the image of God Gen. 1.27 Thus God created man in his image in the image of God created he him he created them male and female 3 That wisdome is a part of Gods image Col. 3.10 and have put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him 4 That holinesse is another part of Gods image Ephes 4.24 Put on the new man which after God is created in righteousnesse and true holinesse Q. What are you by Adams fall A. I am wholly corrupted with sin and continually subject to the curse and wrath of God Proofs 1 That mans nature is wholly corrupted with sin Gen. 6.5 God saw that every imagination of the thoughts of mans heart was onely evill continually Rom. 5.12 14. 2 That every naturall man is subject to Gods curse Gal. 3.10 Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the booke of the Law to do them Q. What are your sins A. A guiltinesse in Adams first offence and a disposition of my heart to every thing that is against the Law of God with innumerable fruits thereof in thought speech and action Proofs 1 That we are guilty of and in Adams first offence Rom. 5.12 By the offence of one judgement came upon all mem to condemnation 2 That our hearts are inclined to goe against Gods Law Rom. 7.23 I see another Law in my members rebelling and warring against the Law of my mind and leading me captive to the Law of sin c. 3 That we are thus corrupted from the beginning of our nature Psal 51.5 David saith Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me Job 14.4 4 That

our actuall sins are innumerable Psal 40.12 Ezra 9 6. Our iniquities are increased over our heads and our trespasses are grown up to heaven Q. What is Gods curse due for sins A. It containeth all the miseries of this life with the death of both body and soule which is endlesse damnation in hell Proofs 1 That all miseries of this life are punishments for sin Deut. 28.20 The Lord shall send upon thee cursing vexation and reb ke in all that which thou shalt set thy hand to doe untill thou be destroyed quickly because of the wickednesse of thy doings 2 That death of body and soule comes by sin Rom. 6.23 The wages of sin is death Rom. 5.12 James 1.15 when lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death 3 That damnation in hell is the reward of sin Mat. 25.41 2 Thes 1.8 9. They that know not God and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the prefence of God and from the glory of his power Q What remedie or redemption is there against sin and death A. Jesus Christ the eternall Sonne of God who in mans nature suffered the death of the crosse and perfectly fulfilled that Law for all them that doe receive him Proofs 1 That Jesus Christ is the Sonne of God John 20.31 These things are written that yee might believe that Jesus is that Christ that sonne of God and that in believing yee might have life through his name Mat. 1.21 1 John 3.23 2 That the Sonne of God Jesus Christ became man John 1 14. That word was made flesh and dwelt among us c. Heb. 2.14 For as much as the children are partakers of flesh and bloud hee also himselfe likewise took part of the same that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the devill 3 That Christ suffered death for us Phil 2.8 he humbled himselfe and became obedient to the death even to the death of the crosse 4 That Christ fulfilled the Law for us Met. 3.15 5.17 Where Christ professeth it becommeth us to fulfill all righteousnesse and he also saith thinke not that I am come to destroy the Law and the Prophets I am not come to destroy them but to fulfil them Rom. 10 4. That the benefits of Christ doe belong to all them that doe receive him John 1.12 But as many as received him to them he gave prerogative to be the sonnes of God even to them that believe in his name see John 6.64 56. where Christ saith who so eaveth my flesh and drinketh my bloud hath eternall life and he dwelleth in me and I in him Q. What is the instrument whereby Christ is received and appeared A It is faith whereby I doe unfainedly believe that Christ is made unto me in particular wisdome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption 1 Cor. 12.30 Proofs 1 That by faith we are made partakers of Christ Ephes 3.17 Saint Paul saith that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith 2 That this faith must be sound and not fained 1 Tim. 1.5 the end of the commandement is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfained 3 That faith must apply Christ particularly Gal. 2.20 Paul faith the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Sonne of God who loved me and gave himselfe for me 1 Tim. 1.15 16. Q. When doth this faith begin to breed and take place in thy heart A. When by Gods grace I begin to be touched in conscience for my sins and to hunger and thirst after Christ and his merits above all thing in the world and against all doubting to endeavour my selfe to believe Proofs 1 That there is sound faith where the soule is humbled for sin Isa 57.15 The Lord saith I dwell in a high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to give life to them that are of a contrite heart Heb. 11.6 Without faith it is impossible to please God Phil. 16. Psal 51.17 2 That faith is begun where there is a servent desire of grace Mat. 5.6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousnesse for they shall be satisfied Psal 143.6 3 Where there is a striving against distrust that their faith is begun Psal 42.11 Why art thou cast down ô my soule and why art thou disquieted within me hope in God for I shall yet praise him Q What is true lively faith A. It is to be fully without doubting resolved of Gods mercie towards me in Christ Jesus Proofs That some have attained to such a lively faith Rom. 4.20 21. Abraham did not doubt of the promise of God through unbeliefe but was strenghened in the faith and gave glory to God being fully assured that he which had promised was able to doe it Rom. 8 38 39. Saint Paul saith I am perswaded that neither death nor life c. shall be able to seperate us from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ our Lord. Q. By what means is faith wrought and strengthened in us A. It is begun by the preaching of the word and is continued by the same means as also by the diligent reading of the same word and in and by the reverend using of prayer and the holy Sacrrments Proofs 1 That faith is begun by the preaching of the word Rom. 10.14 17. How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a Preacher and how shall they preach except they be sent then faith commeth by hearing and hearing by the word of God That faith is strengthened by the same means 1 Pet. 2.2 As new borne babes desire the sincere milke of the word that yea may grow thereby 3 That our faith may be confirmed by reading of the word of God Acts 17.11 12. The Bereans received the word of God with all readinesse and searched the Scriptures daily whether those things were so therefore many of them believed 4 That our faith is increased by prayer Mar. 9.24 Luk. 11.13 If then you being evill know how to give good gifts to your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that aske him Luke 22.32 Psal 9.10 6 That the Sacraments are means to strengthen our faith Rom 4.11 Where circumcision is called the seale of the righteousnesse of faith Q In what manner is Gods Word to be heard and read that it may be profitable A. With prayer and resolution to practise it before it with trembling and thirsting hearts in using of it and with meditation and conference after it Proofs 1 That by prayer we must be prepared to hear Gods Word see Psal 119.33 34. where David saith Teach me ô Lord the way of thy statutes and I shall keep it