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A09518 Milk for babes, and meat for men, or, Principles necessary, to bee known and learned, of such as would know Christ here, or be known of him hereafter Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660. 1630 (1630) STC 19798.5; ESTC S4415 10,265 46

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created as appears Gen. 3. 7. And there they did loose God Paradice and Gods Image What are the other two Secondly This losse befell them only for their owne sinne Rom. 5. 12. Thirdly By their sin wee are defiled and deprived of the glory of God Rom. 3. 23. What be the parts of mans misery They are two namely sin and punishment What must you know concerning sin These foure things First That all men have sinned Psal. 14. 1. 2. 3. Secondly That the nature of man is stained from his byrth Iob 14. 4. What are the other two Thirdly That this infection hath over-spread the whole nature of man and tainted it many waies Fourthly Besides this every man is guilty of horrible and vile actuall sins and that very many What must you know concerning the punishment of sin That all Men in their naturall Estate are extreamly miserable in respect of the punishmēt to which they are lyable for their sins Nahum 1. 2. 3. 6. And the sorts of punishments are many and grievous the last whereof is eternall paine and damnation Is this all you are to beleeve concerning sin To this must bee added that the least transgression of the Law is sin Now for the third estate of man which is of grace How must that bee considered Three wayes First in respect of the meanes of the foundation of it Secondly In respect of the subject of the possession of it which is the Church Thirdly In respect of Application What is the meanes of Foundation Two fold First Election in God Secondly Redemption in Christ. What are you to know concerning Election These five things First That there was a Choise and Election made by God Ephes. 1. 4. Secondly That this Choise was before the foundation of the World Rom. 9. 11. Thirdly That some Men are chosen not all Men for if all were taken how could there bee Election Màtth 20. 16. What is the fourth The cause of our election is the only free grace of God and not our works Ephes. 1. 5. And fiftly Gods Election is unchangeable all the Elect shall be saved Rom. 8. 30. What is the second foundamentall meanes of grace Redemptiō in Christ in whom wee must consider his person his office and in his person his divine and humane nature What ought you to know concerning his divine nature That Iesus Christ was very God Isai. 9. 6. Ioh. 1. 1. and divers other wayes it may bee proved And it was needfull hee should bee God First For the greatnes of our evill Secondly For the greatnes of our good What must you know concerning his humane nature Foure things The first about the matter namely that the Son of of God was incarnate did assume the true nature of man and was a very man among us Ioh. 1. 1. The other three concerne the manner What are they First that he was not conceived as other Men but by the Holy Ghost Luke 1. 35. Secondly That he was borne of a virgin Esai 7. 14. Thirdly That his humane nature did subsist in the divine and so both made but one person Col. 2. 9. Having done with his person how consider you his office Either in the whole or in the parts of it The whole office of Christ being this namely To bee a Mediator wherin I must observe five things What are they First There is but one Mediator betweene God and man even Iesus Christ. 1. Tim. 2. 5. Secondly That the cause of our salvation in his mediation is not merit in man but grace in God Christ What are the rest Third●y That this mediation was from the beginning of the world and shall bee to the end Heb. 13. 8. Fourthly That without the mediation of Christ no flesh can be saved Act. 4. 12. Fiftly By the mediator a new contract or covenant was made with God Ierem. 31. 33. How many sorts or parts of Christs offices are there Three His Propheticall Priestly Kingly office Concerning his Propheticall office these things must bee knowne First That in Christ are all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge Colos. 2. 3. What else Secondly That it is Christ only that revealed the truth out of the bosom of his Father Matth. 11. 27. Thirdly That Christ himselfe taught doctrine amongst men Heb. 1. 2. Fourthly That hee hath revealed the whole counsell of God Ioh. 15. 15. What are the rest Fiftly The ministery in the church is by authority frō Christ Matth. 23. 34. Sixtly The whole efficacy of Doctrine either recorded in Scripture or taught by men from thence depends upon Christ. 2. Pet. 1. 20. 21. Lastly The prophecy of Christ belongs generally to all Nations Isai. 49. 6. What is his Priestly office It is that part of his Function wherby hee maketh Satisfaction unto God for Men. What is required of Christ as the Priest of his Church First Hee must obey the Law of God perfectly Secondly Hee must make expiation for our sins by sacrificing to God Thirdly Hee must make intercession for us For the first of these namely his obedience What must you beleeve First I must beleeve that hee was without sin in his nature Ioh. 8. 46. Secondly Hee fulfilled the Law of God perfectly in all his Actions hence is hee called the holy one the holy Child Iesus Act. 2. 27. What more Thirdly That hee fulfild the Law not only for himselfe but for us and for our sakes Rom. 8. 3. 4. Fourthly This righteousnes of his is an everlasting righteousnes and such as serves for the Elect of all ages and a righteousnes that cannot bee lost Dan. 9. 24. For his expiation of sin what must you beleeve That it was made by the Passiō of Christ wherin divers things must bee knowne as first that the passion of Christ was by the decree and everlasting fore-appointment of God Act. 2. 23. What more Secondly The suffrings of Christ were for our sins for our sakes so as hee bare all our iniquities 1. Pet. 2 24. Thirdly That by his passion hee did pacifye God and make expiation for all our sins Matth. 17. 5. Proceede to the rest Fourthly In his owne person hee fullfilled and finished all suffrings needfull for our salvation hee did it once for all 1. Pet. 3. 18. What more Fiftly That the Passion of Christ is a sufficient price for the sins of the whole World Ioh. 1. 29. Sixtly that Christ suffred extreme things for us even the most grievous things could bee imagined Isai. 63. 1. 2. 7. 8. What must you know about his Intercession First That Christ at the right hand of God maketh Intercession for us Rom. 8. 34. Secondly That wee have no Intercessor in Heaven but Christ 1. Tim. 2. 5. 6. What more Thirdly The Intercession of Christ is perpetuall hee doth it once that hee will never faile to doe it in all ages Heb. 7. 25. 28. Fourthly That hee maketh Intercession only for the Elect