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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