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A16904 An exposition of the Creede, the Lords Prayer, the Tenne Commandements, and the Sacraments. Catechetically composed by Iohn Bristovv, minister of the Word of God Bristow, John, minister of the word of God. 1627 (1627) STC 3798; ESTC S114177 90,695 265

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liue t● him fifthly to celebrate the memor● of his death 1 Cor. 11.24.25 sixtly t● suffer for his sake seuenthly not t● serue men as Lords of our consciences eightly to be patient 1 Pet. 2.19.20 ninthly to be harmelesse humble and ●ou ng to men Phil. 2.2 to 9. 1 Cor. 5.7.8 Eph. 5.1.2 Q. What comforts from our Sauiour his sufferings A. As great benefits come to vs thereby first wee haue reconciliation with God Rom 5.10 secondly remission of sinnes Matth. 26 28. thirdly sanctification Rom. 6.3 4.5.6 fourthly crosses cease to be curses fiftly death is swallowed vp Heb 2.14.15 sixtly wee haue liberty to enter into heauen Q. Concerning the fift Article Matth. 28.6 Act. 10.40 the third day he rose againe from the dead in that the same body that was dead and laid in the graue was by the diuine power of Christ raised to life and the same soule that was in it before was brought into it againe what duties learne we hence A. First Col. 3.1 to declare our life supernaturall by affecting and seeking things aboue secondly Rom. 8.34 to maintaine our peace against feares and doubts Q. What comforts A. It doth assure vs of the conquest of Christ ouer sinne Satan the world Rom. 4.25 6.4.5 1 Cor. 15.20 death and hell and of our iustification sanctification and preseruation an● that our bodies shall rise againe at th● last day Q. Concerning the sixt Article he a●cended into heauen and sitteth at the righ● hand of God the Father Almighty wha● comforts arise from hence A. From Christs ascension we hau● quietnesse of heart in assurance that w● are really possessed of heauen in Chri●● our head and shall be personally by h● continuing of our iustification and r●conciliation and from his sitting at th● right hand of God first Christ as Princely Prophet hath confirmed th● Scriptures Esa 8.16 and giuen gifts t● Ministers Eph. 4.11 and worket● mig●tily thereby Ioh. 14.12 secondly as a princely Pri●st his sacrifice is of en●lesse force and hee maketh intercessio● for vs Heb. 7 16. and 9.24 thirdly 〈◊〉 a King he gouerneth protecteth pr●fitably chastiseth cōforteth his peopl● and will receiue them to heauen an● vanquisheth all the enemies of h● Church Heb. 1.8.9 Reuel 3 19.20.2● Luk. 19.27 Reuel 17.14 and 19 11.1● Q. What duties learne you from th● Article A. First to know Christs humani●● not to be present with vs Ioh. 16.28 ●d 17.11 secondly to rece●ue his do●●rine Heb. 2.1.2 c. and 3.1 c. ●●irdly to con●ent our selues with h s ●●rits sacrifice and interc●ssion fourth●● to reuerence and ●bey him Act. 2.4.35 and 5.31 Phil 2.9.10.11 Q. Concerning the seuenth Article ●●m thence Christ shall come to iudge the ●icke and the dead that is such as be dead ●●fore the last day and such as then shall be ●●ue what are the ends of Christs com●●ng to iudgement A. First in respect of God that the ●●ory of his iustice and mercy may ap●●are and that Christ may publikely ●ee glorified who wa● here disgraced ●nd that hee m●y finish the office of his Mediatorship 1 Cor. 15.24 secondly ●n respect of men t●at the godly may ●ee fully glorified who are here affli●●ed and the wicked fully punished who are often here in prosperity 2 Co●inth 5 10. Q When shall the day of iudgement be A. God hath not reuealed that to vs Mark 13.32 ●●st to exercise our faith secondly to bridle our curiosity thirdly to kee●● vs from security and that we might b● alwaies ready Q. What signes bee there of the day iudgement A. First the reuealing of Antichris● 2 Thes 2.3 secondly departing fro● the faith and generall corruption 〈◊〉 manners and deadnesse of heart 2 Ti● 3.1 2 3 4 5. Math. 24 37.38 thirdl● the calling of the Iewes Rom. 11. Q. What signes shall concurre with th● day A. The darkning of the Sunne an● Moone the falling of the Starres t●● shaking of the powers of heauen the l●mentations of the wicked and the bu●ning of the world wh● his thought b● some to be the signe of the Sonne o● man Math. 24. Q. What duties learne wee from th● Article A. First speedily to repent Act. 1● 31. secondly not to iudge rashly 〈◊〉 mens estates and ends by calling goo● euill and by making euill worse then is or taking things doubtfull in th● worst part or censuring about thing● indifferent or giuing finall sentence of ●●en Rom. 14.3.4.10 Esa 5 20. 2 Thes ● 5.6 thirdly Psal 37. ● c. not to bee impatient at ●he prosperity of the wicked Eccl. 8.1.12 Q. What comforts haue we hence A. That our Brother Husband ●duocate and Redeemer shal be Iudge ●nd wee shall haue the sentence of abso●ution and bee manifested in holinesse ●nd glory Ioh. 5.24 Rom. 8.18 Q. Concerning the eight Article I be●eeue in the holy Ghost why is the third ●●rson in the Trinity called holy A. Not onely because hee is holy ●imselfe but because he is the immedi●te worker of holinesse in the elect Q. Why is he called a spirit A. Not onely because his essence 〈◊〉 spirituall but because he is as it were ●reathed and doth proceede from the ●ather and the Sonne Q. It hath beene shewed already what ●he graces of the holy Ghost peculiar to the ●lect are tell mee now what be the common ●tes bestowed by the holy Ghost on some that ●e reprobates as well as on the elect A. First the gifts of practising a particular calling Exod. 31.3 secondly of illumination Heb. 6.4 thirdly o● prophecy 1 Cor. 12.10 fourthly confused ioy Luke 8.13 fiftly restrainin● graces Gen. 2● 6 Q. Concerning the gifts peculiar to th● elect shew me how a man may try himsel● whether he haue them as how is effectua● calling knowne A. Fi●st by forsaking the courses 〈◊〉 wicked men and needlesse or vnlawfu● society with them 2 Cor. 6.16 17 1● secondly by reachabl●nesse in hearin● and obeying the Word when GO● doth call to vs thereby Ier. 7.27 thir●ly by daily and constant prayer no● onely for heauen and happinesse b●● also for holinesse Ioel 2.32 fourthly b● louing God and his glory aboue a● things Rom. 8.28 fiftly by louing o● another especially such as bee of t●● houshold of faith Esa 11.6 2 Pet. 1.6.7 sixtly by a holy profession a● confession of true religion and inde●uouring to liue according to our pr●fession Esa 44.5 Q. How may wee know wee are ius●fied A. By a conscionable vse of the ●rd Sacraments and Praier Luk. 24. ● Mark 1.9 Mat. 26.26.27.28 Hos ●2 secondly by the daily exercise of ●pentance 1 Ioh. 1.9 thirdly by loue God Luk. 7.47 fourthly by loue 〈◊〉 mercy to men Ephes 4.32 Iames 13. Q. How may we try our sanctification A. First by sorrow for sinne with ●gence in discouery of corruption ●tth 5.3 Mark 9.24 Psal 141.5 ●ondly by a desire of grace Psal 119. ● Matth. 5.4.5.6 thirdly by a desire 〈◊〉 indeauour to grow in grace 2 Pet. ●8
finde not ●●ese things at all in our selues c 1 Cor. 11.27.29 and at the wicked doe not receiue the body ●●d blood of Christ d Ioh. 6.54 but onely the out●ard elements but what if wee finde ●●em but weake and feeble A. Then wee may and ought to ●●ceiue to be further strengthened e Math. 11.28 12.20 Q. What is to be considered of vs in ●e time of celebrating the Lords Sup●●r A. By the two signes that Christ a perfect Sauiour f Heb. 7.25 by consecrating ●d setting apart the Bread and ●ine that Christ was appointed of ●od to be our Mediatour g Iohn 6.27 by brea●●ng the Bread and pouring out the ●ine that Christ suffered for vs h Es 53.5 Iohn 19.34 by giuing the Bread and Wine th● God giueth Christ with all his m●rits to true beleeuers by receiuin● the Bread and Wine the applicat●on of Christ and his merits to o●● saluation i Gal. 2.20 Q. What is to bee done after the r●ceiuing the Lords Supper A. Thankesgiuing for Chr●● and all his benefits and renewi●● our faith repentance and obe●●ence as we couenanted at the Lor● Table Q. Is the Bread and Wine turn● into the body and blood of Christ A. No first because the faithf●● in the old Testament did eate t● same spirituall meate that we doe but they could not feede on him therwise then by faith k 1 Cor. 10.1 2 3 4. hee haui●● not then taken flesh second●● Christs body shall be in heauen v●till the day of iudgement l Acts. 3.21 third●● Christ said Doe this in reme●brance of mee therefore hee mea● not to bee bodily present fourth●● if the outward signe be taken awa● there is no Sacrament Q. What is meant by these words of our Sauiour This is my Body and this is my Blood A. Math. 26.26.27.28 This doth signifie and represent ●nto you my Body crucified and my Blood shed for remission of your sinnes ●nd by your faith you ar● spiritually ●artakers of my Body Blood to eter●all life The grounds of Christian Religion somewhat inlarged by some addition to the Exposition of the Creede the tenne Commandements and the Lords Prayer that by often reading them they may be known although they be not learned without booke as the former Question WHat are the chiefe thing to be knowne in Christ●an Religion A. First how t● serue God aright Deut. 20.12 2 Co● 10.31 secondly ho● wee may be happy Act 16.30.31 Io● 17.3 Matth. 11.28 Q. Where is the knowledge of th● things to be gotten A. In the holy Scriptures of the o● and new Testament where God ha●● plainely taught vs all things necessary faith and good life 2 Tim. 3.16.17 ●eut 12.32 Psal 19.7 Reuel 22.18 Q. How doe you know the Scriptures to the word of God A First by the perfection of the ●●w and the Gospell therein contained ●●condly by the fulfilling of the prophe●●s thirdly by the Maiesty of the stile ●●rthly by the efficacy fiftly by the ●iracles sixtly by the consent se●●nthly by the wonderfull preseruati●● thereof eightly by the testimony of 〈◊〉 holy Spirit Q. Seeing the fundamentall and chiefe ●●●ngs contained in the Scriptures are briefly ●●prised in the Creede the tenne Com●●ndements and the Lords Prayer let vs ●our to come to the vnderstanding there●●● and first to begin with the Creede what ●●th it containe A. Twelue Articles whereof the ●●t concerneth God the Father the ●●e next God the Sonne the eight ●●d the holy Ghost and the foure last 〈◊〉 Church Q. Concerning the first Article I be●●ue in God the Father Almighty maker of heauen and earth you haue already t● me what it is to beleeue or what faith is the definition of a speciall iustifying fait● which is here vnderstood but are there 〈◊〉 other kindes or sorts of faith which are co●mon and not peculiar to the elect A. Yes there are three other nam●ly first an historicall faith whereby man doth know and assent to the wo● of God secondly temporary where●● one may know assent vnto and ma●● profession of the word and sometim● haue some confused ioy and some ●st●aining graces third●y faith of mi●●cles whereby hauing some extraord●nary promise or reuelation one beleueth some miraculous thing shall co●● to passe by the power of God Q. Although iustifying faith be but 〈◊〉 in kinde yet what degrees hath it A. There is a weake and a stro●● faith Matth. 6.30 and 14.31 Ro●● 14.1 and 4.18.19.20 Dan. 3 16.1● and 6. Matth. 8. and 15. Q. What is to be considered in a wea● faith A. First the defects thereof 〈◊〉 weake Christian failing either in kno●ledge Matth. 16.23 Act. 1.6 or in ●ot being able to apply the promises to ●imselfe without much doubting Esa ●2 3 secondly what it hath and ther●● first the seate thereof an humbled ●eart Esa 57.15 secondly the effects ●f it he acknowledgeth his sinne to be ●ardonable disliketh his sinnes com●ateth against vnbeliefe and other ●orkes of the flesh earnestly desireth ●race and is teachable Matth. 5.6 ●sal 10.17 Reuel 21.6 also vseth the ●eanes to know more and practiseth ●hat he knoweth thirdly the proper●● of it is to increase by which it diffe●eth from Popish implicite faith Q. What is to be considered in a strong ●ith or beleeuer A. First hee hath more knowledge ●hen the weake secondly hee applieth ●●e promises with more assurance Rom. ● 20 thirdly all vertues and graces ●hich be fruits of faith bee in greater ●easure in him yet not alwaies in the ●●me degrees and neuer without im●erfection in this life where euen the ●●rongest Christian hath combate be●weene the flesh and the Spirit and hath the perfection of parts not degrees Q. You haue already told me what G● is now how doe you know that there 〈◊〉 such a God A. First by the testimony of 〈◊〉 Scripture secondly by the creati●● and gouernement of the world a Rom. 1.20 Act. 14.17 thi●ly by the horrour of the consciences men after the committing of sinn● fourthly b Rom. 2.15 by the worke of Gods Spiri● the faith whereby we vnderstand th● the world was ordained by the w● of God c Heb. 11.3 Q. What is it to beleeue in God A. To beleeue that he is in all t● he speaketh that he is true that he my God in couenant counting the 〈◊〉 of my safety and charge of my hap●nesse to belong to him whereby 〈◊〉 heart is staied on him and my w● committed to him with a holy secur● Ioh 17.3 2 Chron. 20.20 Psal 78. ● Ierem. 31.9 2 Tim. 1.12 Q. What is meant by the word Fath● A. The first person in the Trin● who is the Father of Christ by nat●● Ioh. 1.14 and of true beleeuers by ad●tion Rom. 8.11 Q. How is the Father the first person A. Not in dignity or time but in order because he is the fountaine of the deity the Sonne being from him and the holy Ghost from both What is