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A60368	Christian instruction directing to a more perfect and saving knowledge of God, in the foundation-principles of true religion. By way of question and answer. Meet to be seriously considered by all true Christians, for their help and furtherance in the great concerns of eternal life. By W.S.	Saller, William, d. ca. 1680.	1670 (1670)	Wing S398C; ESTC R218598	19,270	28

3.13 to himself as appears from the seventh and eighth Reasons going before and so hath brought us under the New Covenant Heb. 10.19 20 29. which is established upon better Promises Heb. 8.6 than the Old was Q. VVhat are the tearms conditions or promises pertaining to the Old Covenant A. These for substance are all the tearms of that first Covenant The man that doth these things shall live by them And Cursed is he that doth them not Rom. 10.5 Gal. 3.10 12. Q. VVhat are the promises or tearms of the New Covenant A. First in brief these are the New Covenant tearms He that believes shall be saved and he that believeth not shall be condemned But secondly The whole revelation of the Lords divine pleasure exprest in the Promises and Threatnings of the Scriptures are the New Covenant Tearms those only excepted that before were named appertaining to the First Covenant Q. But what is the New Covenant it self or how may it be understood A. Christ himself is said to be given as the Covenant Isa 42.6 and 49.8 Secondly the Blood of Christ is called the Covenant or Testament Mat. 26.28 Mark 14.24 Luke 22.20 1 Cor. 11.25 Thirdly Teaching mercy pardoning mercy and renewing mercy are called the Covenant Jer. 31.33 34. Heb. 8.10 11 12. From all which this is evident That the New Covenant is Free Grace not only tendred but extended by the Father through the blood of the Son to all men sufficient to enable them to believe acceptably and they that believe have eternal life given them and all that tends to fit them for that blessed inheritance while the obstinate unbelievers for their disobedience to the Gospel of Grace perish Q. Is Faith of necessity to this New Covenant benefit A. Yea in all come up to years of discretion and capeable to attain it as appears Heb. 11.6 7. Gal. 3.22 26. John 3.15 16 18 36. Q. Have Children no Faith suppose you A. We have no reason to believe they have or can have any seeing Faith comes by hearing Rom. 10.14 17. and there can be no reason to believe that Faith can possibly be raised in the soul without hearing or means equivolent to bearing sufficient to enlighten the understanding in the knowledge of the Truth Q. Do you believe Children are saved although they have no Faith seeing the Lord will not save persons of understanding without it A. Yea First because Christ tels us that Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven Mat. 19.13 14. Luke 18.15 16 17. Secondly They being redeemed and so delivered from all danger of eternal ruine upon the Old Covenant account It is no way likely that the New Covenant which is better and more merciful will ever condemn such as never live to disobey it also the Scripture plainly manifesteth that the second Adam brought a Cure every way proportionable to the Disease the first Adam brought upon the world Rom. 5.12 c. and that the grace is much more abundant that comes by him which being true there is no place for a doubt concerning the estate of Infants but that it is well with them seeing they have no more disease but what hath originally befallen them if Children have no Faith Q. VVhat then is a visible Church of Christ or how may it be discerned from other Assemblies A. The visible Church of Christ is an Assembly of faithful Persons Saints by calling at least Q. VVho are Saints by calling A. Those that are won by the Gospel to believe and voluntarily give up themselves to the profession and practice of Religion and Godliness Ephes 1.1 Phil. 1.1 5 6 7. Col. 1.2 4 5 6 7 8. Q. VVhat Ordinances hath Christ appointed in his Church visible A. Prayer Preaching Baptism Laying on of Hands the Lords Supper with all Duties of Love in general and when necessity requireth Excommunication also 1 Tim. 2.1 Acts 12.5 2 Tim. 4.1 2. Mat. 28.19 20. 1 Cor. 11.20 Heb. 13.16 2 Cor. 9.6 7. 1 Cor. 5. John 13.14 15. Mat. 18.15 16 17.18 Q. At what age ought persons to be Baptized and received into Church-Communion A. The Scriptures have not exprest any age but the time when persons do indeed repent and with all the heart believe the Gospel Acts 8.36 37 38. Mark 16.15 16. Acts 2.38 41 42. and so saith the Common-Prayer-Book also in its Catechisme and that according to truth Q. Be those that are Baptized and so Members of the visible Church Heirs of Salvation A. Yea if they do as they profess in truth believe John 3.15 16.36 Q. VVhat is true Faith let us understand and know it seeing it is so necessary to Salvation A. True Faith believes unfainedly all that God saith how unlikely soever it appears to sense Gen. 15.6 Gal. 3.6 7 9. Luke 1.45 Q. VVhat is the nature of true Faith or how may it be known when it is savingly wrought in the heart A. It will work men to a suitable obedience and deliver them from the love and service of sin and therfore if any do live in the service of known sin they cannot be in the Faith nor yet the Servants of Christ John 8.34 39. 1 John 3.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Acts 15.9 Q. VVill not that Faith then justifie men which is without good works A. No it cannot because it is fruitless and dead Jam. 2.14 c. Q. Are we justified by Faith or by VVorks or by both together A. Nay we are justified by Faith without Works Rom. 3.20 27 28. and 4.2 3 4 5 6. For however the Faith that is without Works will not justifie yet the Works themselves add nothing toward our justification Q. VVherefore then are good VVorks of necessity A. They are not at all of necessity to justifie us nevertheless if we be without them our Faith is not true nor living no more than he can be a living man that hath no breath in his nostrils Q. But are VVorks of no use but only to prove our Faith true and of a living nature A. Yes we may and must work diligently as well as believe in order to the attainment of our Sanctification which is as necessary to Salvation as Justification is and Holiness is not gotten without diligent working John 3.3 4. Heb. 12.14 2 Pet. 3.14 Heb. 6.11 12. Q. VVherefore must we work in order to our growth in Holiness and not in order to our Justification A. In the one works profit not but contrarily tend to rob the Lord of the honour of his grace who forgiveth freely iniquity Rom. 4.2 3 4 5 6 7 8. but in the other works are profitable for the attaining of holiness as was shewed before and they are profitable to men and honourable to God Tit. 3.8 14. Mat. 5.16 Heb. 12.14 Q. But then wherefore must we believe in order to Sanctification seeing it will not prevent working A. All Works are altogether vain without grace and blessing from God which must be fetched by Faith from him through