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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20194	A plaine exposition of the articles of our faith, by short questions and answeres for the vnderstanding of the simple gathered by A[rt]thur Dent ... ; especially for the benefit of his owne flocke, who hauing taught his people these points, is carefull that they may learne them ; to this end, that euerie of them of his charge, may be able to giue a reason of their faith.	Dent, Arthur, d. 1607.	1589 (1589)	STC 6625.3; ESTC S4599	15,750	54

A PLAINE EXPOSITION OF THE ARTICLES OF OVR FAITH BY SHORT questions and answeres for the vnderstanding of the simple Gathered by Arthur Dent Minister of the word of God especiallie for the benefit of his owne flocke who hauing taught his people these points is carefull that they all may learne them To this end that euerie of them of his charge may be able to giue a reason of their faith LONDON Imprinted by Thomas Orwin for William Yong and Raph Iacson and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Swanne 1589. ¶ A plaine exposition of the articles of our faith by short questions and answers for the vnderstanding of the simple Q. WHat doo the articles of our faith containe in generall A. Two things Q. Which be they A. What haue we to beléeue touching the Trinitie what touching the Church Q. How many articles doo concerne the Trinitie A. The first eight Q. Howe many doo concerne the Church A. The foure last Q. Recite the articles of the faith A. I beleeue in God the father almightie c. Q. Why doo you say I beleeue and not we beleeue A. Because euery man must be saued by his owne faith and not by another mans Gal. 6.5 Q. May not one man receiue benefit by another mans faith A. Yes in the things of this life but not otherwise Matth. 8.13 Matth. 9.2 Q. How is this word beleeue to bee vnderstood A. Of a liuely and iustifying faith Iohn 12.46 Q. What is your reason A. Because a dead faith cannot truly lay hold of those things which are to be beléeued touching the father sonne and the holy Ghost Iam. 2.16 Q. What doth this word God implie A. The Lord the Lord strong iust merciful slow to anger and abundant in goodnes and trueth c. as Exodus 34.6 where the name of God is proclaimed Q. How many persons be there in the Godhead A. Three Q. Which be they A. The father y e sonne the holy ghost Q. Are these three persons distinct in themselues A. Yea as appeareth in these words goe baptise all nations in the name of the father the sonne and the holy Ghost Mat. 28. againe Matt. 3.6 Ioh. 14.26 Q. May they not be confounded as the father to be the sonne and the sonne the holy Ghost A. In no wise for that hath béen the heresie of many Q. But tel me I pray thee is the Godhead all one and cannot be deuided A. Yea truely for the scripture saieth there be thrée which beare record in Heauen the father the word and the holy Ghost and these three are one 1. Ioh. 5.7 Q. Tell mee further is euery person by himselfe God A. Yea truely Q. Then it seemeth there should be three Gods A. Not so but this is a misterie which in this life we cannot attaine vnto Q. But may it not bee somewhat shadowed vnto our senses A. Yes verely for wee sée that a fountaine of water the filling vp of it and the running out of it although they be diuerse things yet indéed are all one Q. Are all the persons in Trinitie of equall greatnes A. Yea. Q. Is not the father greater than the sonne nor the sonne greater than the holy Ghost A. No but they are all alike equall alike eternall alike essentiall Math. 28.19 Q. What doth this word father note A. The first person in Trinitie Q. Why is he called father A. In two respects first in respect of his sonne Christ which is his natural and onely begotten sonne secondly in respect of vs which are his children by adoption and grace Ioh. 1.14 Eph. 1.2 1. Pe. 1.17 Q. Why is God said to be almighty A. To distinguish him from the heathen gods which haue no might Iere. 10.11 Psal 115.3 Cor. 8.5 Q. Why els A. Because all things are gouerned by his prouidence Act. 17.25 28. Q. Doth Gods prouidence stretch to al things in Heauen in earth and the sea A. Yea euen to the sparrowes and haires of our head Matth. 10.29 Q. Dooth nothing come to passe by fortune or good luck A. Nothing truely Q. What say you then to these speaches God send me good fortune giue me good luck and cast me into the sea A. They be prophane and heathenish speaches denying Gods prouidence Q. May a Christian reape any comfort of this that all things come to passe by Gods meere direction A. Very much truely for when Gods hand is vpon vs by sicknes pouertie slanders or any other crosse whatsoeuer of body or minde it is a comfortable meditation to think this is not by chaunce or hap-hazard but it is God our heauenly fathers dooing and therefore that we flie to him by praier séeke to be reconciled vnto him by true vnfeined repentance 2. Sa. 16.10 Q. If al things come to passe by Gods prouidence then is his prouidence also in euill actions A. It is so and what of that Q. If it be so then God is the author of euill A. That followeth not for God is the author of y e actiō but not of the euil in y e actiō Q. What reason haue you for that A. This there be diuers workers euen in euill actions as God the diuell and wicked men which he vseth as his instruments Now the euil of the actions is in the instruments and not in God for the actions of themselues as they come from God are good because he directeth euerie thing to the praise of his mercie or his iustice Abac. 1.12 Exod. 9.6 Ro. 10.17 Act. 4.28 Q. Shew this yet more plainely by example A. The carrying of the children of Israel captiue into Babilō was euil as Nebuchadnezzar did it for he respected nothing but the satisfying of his malice against Gods people but yet good as God did it for he respected the good of his people in humbling them vnder the crosse for a time and his owne glory in working out their deliuerance Q. Let me haue one plaine exāple more to proue that God the diuel work together in one and the selfe same action A. In the second booke of Samuel and foure and twentie chapter it is said that God mooued Dauid to number the people but in the first booke of the Chro. cap. 21. it is said that sathan prouoked Dauid to number them so that here we sée God and satan both together in one action but yet to diuers ends as hath béen shewed Q. Wel now I am satisfyed in this point let vs proceede tel me what is ment by this that God made heauen and earth A. By Heauen and earth are vnderstood all things in Heauen and earth 2. Reg. 19.15 Act. 4.24 Q. By whom and in whom hath God made Heauen and earth A. By and in his sonne Christ Iohn 1.1 Heb. 1.1 Heb. 11.3 Col. 1.16 Q. God hauing created al things doth he cease to gouerne the things which he hath once created A. No for God rested the seauenth day from creating but not