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A03465	The historie of Adam, or the foure-fold state of man, vvell formed in his creation, deformed in his corruption, reformed in Grace, and perfected in glory. By Mr. Henry Holland, late preacher at Saint Brides Church in London	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?	1606 (1606)	STC 13587; ESTC S104152	275,758	386

punished for the iniquitie of their Fathers they are there answered that the soule which sinneth shall dye the death where they were taught that they committing the same Idolatrie with their Fathers or continuing the same or the like were in the same condemnation yea they doe increase wrath vpon themselues they are first pinched for their owne and then not repenting for their fathers superstition but continuing in their steps their iudgements are iustly doubled vpon them for so it followeth in the words of the Law 〈…〉 is being of full age 〈…〉 Obiect But Infants hate not God Ans True it is they commit no action of hatred vntil they come to yeares of discreation but onely are possest with naturall corruption and disposition vnto euill The old Wolfe deuoureth the sheep the young sucking whelps doe not so not for want of nature but for want of strength The spawne of all sinne and iniquitie is in all the sonnes of men from their infancie Ep. 2.3 Vnto the third and fourth generation By the third generation I take it is meant the Nephue and by the fourth his sonne The Lord here stayeth first for that since this Law was deliuered in Sinai the fathers saw no more discents in their progenie but the third and fourth generation Againe a second reason may be for that in the fourth generation the naturall affection of kindred begins to dye and weare away Obiect And will the Lord so long remember anger Ans So long if Children repent not but persist in the idolatrous steps of their fore fathers Wherefore it standeth vs all in this land in hand not onely to reiect the Romish superstition but also to addict our selues in vnfained repentance for the Idolatry of our Fathers to worship Iehouah in spirit and truth according to his holy will reuealed in the Gospell Iohn 4. Of them that hate me first when I turne from Gods Law to follow will-will-worship I am here taught that I do in heart hate the Lord intend and pretend what I can to the contrary secondly that both superstitious and profane parents which doe not bring vp their children in the true worship of God but suffer them to bee infected with superstition are very murtherers of their owne children The sixt argument Shewing mercie vnto thousands here is the last argument to containe vs in the obedience of this Law The true worshipper is blessed in his progenie for many generations for the Lord is strong mightie mercifull and gratious slow to anger and abundant in goodnesse and truth reseruing mercie for thousands Exod. 34.6.7 Psal 103.5 First the rich promises of Gods free grace and mercie in Christ which concerne this life present and that which is to come 1. Tim. 4.8 doe appertaine to the true worshippers of God and to their children If but a meane Prince would thus binde himselfe to vs and to our children wee would neuer forget the clemencie and often sollicit him for accomplishment thereof how much more bound be we to remember the rich mercies of God in Iesus Christ Ephe. 4. so often promised to the Godly and his clildren Pro. 20.7 hee that walketh in his integritie is iust and blessed shall his children bee after him Secondly Of them which loue mee and keepe my commandement this amplification is added to warne children to follow the steps of their religious parents and not of their superstitious forefathers for God binds himselfe onely to the obedient children of faithfull beeleeuing parents as the Psalmist right well expoundeth it Psal 103.17.18 The louing kindnesse of the Lord endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him and his righteousnesse vpon childrens children vnto them that keep his couenant and thinke vpon his commandements to doe them Thirdly here wee bee taught that the true loue of God and the keeping of his commandements are inseparable The loue of God is the fountaine of all true obedience Iohn 8.47 hee that is of God heareth Gods word ye therfore heare them not because yee are not of God if yee loue mee keepe my commandements The parts or speciall branches of this law are these The first generall branch is the Law it selfe concerning the forme of Gods holy worshippe and here note generally two branches first concerning the erecting of an Idoll or Image to represent 1. the true God Father Sonne and holy Ghost 2. or any false or supposed God to be worshiped by it either in heauen as Starres Birds or in earth man or beast or in the waters as fishes secondly concerning the worshipping of the true God 1. Before an Idoll 2. Or the false God in any of these visible formes The second generall branch is confirmation and ratification of this Law by these sixe reasons 1. I am Iehoua 2. I am thy Lord and God 3. I am a mightie God 4. I am a iealous God 5. I visit the sinnes of the Fathers to the third and fourth generation 6. I shew mercie to thousands c. Quest 70. Now let vs heare what be the speciall branches of obedience required of Gods people in this Law Ans In this second Law the Lord chargeth all his people to worship him in that forme and manner which he hath himselfe prescribed in his word therefore our first care must bee to keepe rules in the principall branches and parts of his worship and seruice prescribed vnto vs which are these The first principall branch of the holy worship of God here commanded is the pure preaching of his word The second branch of Gods holy worship here commanded is a profitable forme of priuate reading publike hearing of Gods word preached The third branch is the right forme of inuocation and thanksgiuing prescribed in the word The fourth and last speciall forme to be respected of gods holy worship is of the administration and participation of the holy Sacraments as God commendeth it in his word Question 71. First let mee heare breefely what doth the Lord require of his Ministers touching the forme of preaching and dispensation of his word Ans If God hath prescribed his word vnto man in other speciall branches of his worshippe and bound his people to a prescript forme from the which they may not decline much more in preaching which is one principall part of his holy seruice and worship The rules commanded and appertaining to this forme of Gods holy worship are these following 1. Preach the pure word of God not mens inuentions First the faithfull dispenser of Gods misteries must bee sure that hee preach the very words of God 1. Pet. 4.11 If any man speake let him speake as the words of God for that the word of God onely is the immortall seede and instrument of the regeneration of Gods elect Iames. 1.18 of his owne will hee begat vs by the word of truth 1. Pet. 1.2 3. and againe to this end giue attendance vnto reading 2. Tim. 1.13 2. Wisdome in application Secondly in dispensing the word of reconciliation

be deare and precious vnto him The Sence is this Thou shalt not beare false witnesse that is speake not anie vntruth to the disgrace or hurt of thy brother for anie cause in anie place but speciallie in iudgement All sins whereby our neighbours good name and credit is anie waie impaired is here condemned Quest 143. Doth the Lord here condemne hard conceits and mistrust of heart Ionathan thinks well hopes the best of his father Saul 2. Sam. 20.2 An. Assuredlie the Lord and searcher of all harts here first chargeth vs not to keepe and hide in our hearts anie hard conceits against anie man euer more mindfull of that Apostolicall rule 1. Cor. 13.5 Loue thinketh none euill Contentious proud spirits are full of this sin 1. Tim. 6.3.5 they cannot want as the Apostle speaketh Enuie Strife Railings euill Surmisings And this sin our Sauiour condemnes Mat. 7.1 Iudge not saith hee that is carry not hard conceits and euill surmisings in you hart against any man Hee doth not forbid considerate and wife reproofe by Minister or magistrate or anie godlie admonition but that we censure no man vniustly or hardlie or misdeeme of that which is well done or spoken or to cast downe and condemne anie man for a light fault as for a hainous offence Preiudicium tollit omne iudicium Take heed of this secret poyson for thou canst hardly doe good or receiue good from thy brother so long as thou art possest with this euill sicknesse Quest 144. And how many waies doe men outwardlie yet secretly disgrace their brethren Ans Principallie these three waies first by reueling their secrets Secondlie by foolish iesting Thirdly by flatterie and fained coulored speeches soothing men in their sinnes against God and men First for reueling or discouering of secrets to the disgrace of thy neighbour the Lords iudgement of such a one is this hee wants loue and vnderstanding faithfulnesse and iudgement he respects neither God nor man 1. Pet. 4.8 If loue couer a multitude of sinnes it is a badge of an euill heart to discouer a few infirmities 1. Cor. 13.7 Loue beleeueth all things hopeth all things Prou. 11.12 Hee dispiseth his neighbour in reuealing his secrets is destitue of Wisedome but a man of vnderstanding will keepe silence he that goeth about as a slanderer discouereth a secret but he that is of a faithfull hart conceleth a matter The curse of Cham for this sin may be a warning for all ages Gen. 9.25 Secondly for foolish iesting to the disgrace of other men is here condemned This sinner for that he greeues much tender hearts is a very murtherer as is before shewed in the sixt Commandement Sarah could not beare that scornefull Ishmael in one house with her good Sonne Isaack Gen. 21. And Michol shee lost Dauids heart by her foolish iesting 2. Sam. 6.23 Many proud wits and vaine harts seeke praise for their pleasant conceits and iesting to the shame and greefe of others Preseruatiues against this euill are these First Prayer The mouth of the wicked and the mouth full of deceit are opened vpon mee they haue spoken to mee with a lying tongue They compassed about mee also with words of hatred fought against me without a cause for my friendship they were mine aduersaries but I gaue my selfe vnto prayer Psal 109.3.4 Against such hee prayeth instantlie Psal 35. complaining ver 15. The abiects assembled themselues against mee and I knew not they tare mee and ceased not with the false Scoffers at bankets gnashing their teeth against mee ver 21. And they gaped on mee with their mouthes saying Aha Aha our eye hath seene Secondly Consolation by meditation in the word Psal 119. ver 23. Princes also did sit and speake against mee but thy Seruant did meditate in thy Statutes ver 51. The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision but I remembred thy iudgements of old and haue beene comforted Thirdly remember thy Maister and Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ they railed they reuiled they mocked him euen in his passion Mat. 27.39.40.41 and hee endured Heb. 12.3 Thirdlie smooth soft and flattring speeches to the hardning of our brethren in their sinnes are here comdemned for in so doing wee hurt their credit and estimation with God and his people Prou. 27.6 The words of a friend are faithfull but the kisses of an enemie are to be detested This euill worme of adulation eates vp the hearts of the foolish as wee see in Herod aduancing himsefe Act. 12.22 after the vaine applause of the people But intollerable and most pernicious is it in the Ministers of Christ who for their owne gaine glory and bellies sake handle the word of God deceitfully with sweet word preaching peace to the wicked Ier. 6.13.14 with faire speech and flattering deceiuing the harts of the simple Rom. 16.18 Quest 145. Proceede to more open sinnes against this Law Ans All lyes and vntruths vttered to the disgrace and hurt of our brothers good name are here condemned Mendacium et falsa sig vocis cum intentione fallendi A lie is an vntruth vttred with an euill purpose to hurt a man in his body goods or good name First the Lord forewarnes his people and condemneth this sinne in all ages by his Prophets Moses L●… 19.11 yee shall not steale neither deale vniustly nor lie one to 〈◊〉 other Dauid Psal 5.6 Thou shalt destroy them that speake lye The Lord doth abhorre the bloody man and deceitfull Salomon Pro. 19.5 A false witnesse shall not bee vnpunished and he that speaketh lies shall not escape The Prince of Prophets Iesus Christ he teacheth vs that Sathan sowes and stirres vp the seede of lyes in mens hearts Iohn 8.44 Yee are of your father the Diuell and the lusts of your father you will doe hee hath beene a murtherer from the beginning when hee speaketh a lye then speaketh he of his owne for hee is a lyar and the father thereof The Apostles they follow then Master Paul to the Ephesians 4.25 Cast off Lying and speake euery man truth to his neighbour for wee are members one of another Saint Iohn in his Reuelation assureth that this sinner is cast downe into hell Reu. 21.8 The Fearefull and Vnbeleeuing and the Abhominable and Murtherers and Whoremongers and Sorcerers and Idolaters and all Lyars shall haue their part in the Lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death And yet hee addeth that to this number and place belong all that loue to make Lyes Chap. 22.15 Secondly remember that as God is truth and doth abhorre Lyes so if his Image bee renued in vs our tongues must euer expresse the truth of our hearts Psal 15.2 Thirdly and lastly whatsoeuer distinctions and differences men haue found out of this sinne as of the iesting of iniurious and pernicious Lye the Lord without all exception of any hath condemned them altogether The Schoolemen say of the two first Non sunt sine culpa sed non

the Father then the light of one torch or great light doth the light of an other from which it is taken Sundrie persons most impiously haue taken this title vppon them falsely to bee called Gods Christ is the Sonne of God Note it well whosoeuer did it from the beginning of the world to this day he neuer wanted the fearefull signes of Gods wrath vpon him our first parents for affecting diuine honour Gen. 3. lost all their excellencie and beecame the children of wrath Herod was ambitiously impious this way but sodenly the Angell of God smote him The conuersion of the Gentiles is an argument of arguments to assure vs that Iesus Christ was the onely Sonne of God against all Atheists of all ages for how could that be that so many nations should turne subiects to his scepter but that the diuine power of God was in this worke and that this our Lord and God manifested in the flesh was so mightie and powerfull in and by his Gospell to conuert soules vnto him 2. Cor. 10.3.4.5.6 Lastly That Christ is very God speciall rules of proportion require this that Iesus Christ bee very God first It is a worke of omnipotencie to bee a Sauiour of body and soule such a Sauiour was Christ secondly there must bee a proportion betweene the sinne of men and the punishment of sinne The sinne of men being against the infinite maiestie of God must haue a punishment infinite therefore such an infinite Redeemer Thirdly there was nothing could so quench the fierie darts of Sathan Epe 6. and the pollution of sinne in our consciences but the bloud of such an infinite Mediator Fourthly God herein doth manifest his grace and loue vnto vs in that he giues vs such a redemption by his Sonne Rom. 5. and such a satisfaction as should not onely bee equall to our sinne but also by many degrees goe beyond it And these very words that Iesus Christ is the Sonne of God yee haue often set downe in the Scriptures Confer these places 2. Pet. 1.17 Mat. 3. and 17.5 c. So also is hee called the onely begotten Sonne of God Iohn 1.14 Ye saw the glory thereof as the glory of the onely begotten Sonne of the Father full of grace and truth and ver 18. and Chap. 3.16 And thus Iesus Christ our Lord is the onely begotten Sonne of God not by creation nor by adoption nor by reason of the personall vnion of two natures but by nature and as hauing of the substance of the Father before all worlds Quest 25. What vse is there of this title and what comforts follow this Faith 1. Vse Humiliation Ans This serues well both for humiliation and consolation First for humiliation thus When I see that nothing could appease the wrath of God for sinne but the hart-bloud of his onely begotten Sonne I see it cleere that without this Sauiour all the Sonnes of Adam were in the wofull state of damnation hauing so offended the high maiestie of God that nothing could serue for reconciliation but the death of the Kings owne Sonne the consideration and meditation of this I say ought to smite my heart with a holy feare of sinning against God for that so great a price was laid downe for my sinnes 2. Vse Consolation Secondly for our further consolation I am continually as to behold here the inspeakable and infinite loue of God Iohn 3.16 so also to esteeme and value all the works following acted and done by Iesus Christ for mee according to the worthinesse and excellencie of his person Thirdly this gift of God in giuing vs his Sonne Rom. 8 5● in not sparing his owne Sonne but giuing him for vs all to death this gift I say should moue vs continually to sing in our hearts 3. Praise God alwaies and to say with Dauid My soule praise thou the Lord and all that is within mee praise his holie name my soule praise thou the Lord and forget not all his benefites which forgiueth all thine iniquitie and healeth all thine infirmities which redeemeth thy life from the graue and crowneth thee with mercie and compassion Quest 26. Proceede to the fourth title Where is Iesus Christ called our Lord and wherefore Ans Hee is so called often in the scripture the Angell to the shepeheards so cals him Luke 2.11 and Christ himselfe teacheth it out of the 110. Psal that hee must bee so called And hee is truly and iustly so called because that redeeming our soules and bodies from the bondage of sinne death and damnation not with gold and siluer but with his owne precious bloud hee may challenge vs for his * 1 Pet 1.12 1. Cor. 6.20 owne by good right And this may hee doe also by right of c●e●tion as also by right of his place and office as beeing the head of the Church which is his body whereof I am a member Duties and Consolations which follow this Faith are these First I binde my selfe to an absolute obedience of euerie word of Christ without any exception and that I obey all my Superiours onely in him and for him Act. 4.19 And I must doe him homage in body and soule because he is Lord of both 1. Cor. 6. Secondly seeing hee is become my Lord I must stand firme by faith in him and rest on him in all feares and euils of this life for hee will neuer faile mee nor forsake mee Ioh. 1.5 hee will not suffer any of his to perish Ioh. 10.28 for that all power is giuen him Mat. 28. Thirdly all Gouernours must remember to be as louing fathers to their inferiours for if they be not so they must giue an account to an higher Lord who is set ouer them this the Apostle teacheth Ephe. 6.9 Yee Masters doe the same things vnto your seruants putting away threatning and know that euen your Master is also in heauen Quest 27. Thus farre of the foure titles and of the first most excellent and diuine nature of the Sonne of God now followes his humane nature incarnation and the vnion of both natures in one person in these words Conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the virgin Mary Tell me first where is Christ said to bee conceiued by the holy Ghost Ans In all Scriptures wheresoeuer he is called the Son of God as Rom. 1.4 Mat. 3.17 Ioh. 1.14 But these very words are found set downe by Saint Mathew Conceiued by the holy Ghost Chap. 1.19.20 Feare not to take Mary for thy wife for that which was conceiued in her is of the holy Ghost And Luke 1.35 The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee and the power of the most high shall ouershadow thee therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee shall bee called the Sonne of God Concerning the Incarnation of the Sonne of God wee must know that it is a great * 2. Tim. 3.16 misterie and therefore here obserue First who is Incarnate the second

lies bound hand and foote in a darke dungeon and the keeper sets open the prison doore takes off his irons and bids him come forth If hee refuse and and say hee is well may it not bee said hee is mad and who will pittie him in that case This is the state of all impenitents and contemners of the Gospell Secondly it is said also that then hee gaue gifts to his Church as Kings doe in their triumph and his gifts were these Apostles and Prophets and Euangelists for the first planting and founding of his Church Catholike Pastors and Teachers for the propagation of the same and for the gathering of his Elect to the worlds end If these were Christs principall blessings which Christ gaue his Church in his ascention and so richly and highly to bee accounted as being destinate and sent for so great a work as the building of the body of Christ which is his Church on earth Eph. 4.12 then they doe not beleeue rightly and truely the ascention of Christ that so basely and vilely esteeme the sacred ministry and preaching of the Gospell of Christ and the administration of his Sacraments as Atheists and Papists and all carnall Gospellers doe Thirdly like as our iustification is ascribed vnto his resurrection and merit of the same so our proceeding in grace and perseuerance may truely be attributed to his ascention to heauen and intercession there for vs. Ioh. 17. And like as he could neuer haue risen in that body wherein he was accursed for vs vnlesse he had been acquited and iustified from all our sinnes so much lesse could hee haue ascended into the highest heauens if hee had not beene pure from all our spots imputed vnto him his ascention is a cleere euidence of his righteousnesse Iohn 16.9.10 and consequently of our righteousnesse in him and by him for which these Articles are sweetly knit together for the confirmation of our faith touching our free iustification by Christ Rom 8.33.34 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen it is God that iustifieth who shall condemne it is Christ which is dead yea or rather which is risen againe who is also at the right hand of God and meketh request for vs. Wherefore euer remember to reiect the doctrine of Antichrist who teacheth that Christ by his death did mirit our iustification but wee once iustified doe further merit our saluation Whereas thou seest here not onely the beginning but also the continuance yea the accomplishment of the whole worke of our saluation in our vocation iustification sanctification and glorification is wholy and onely to be ascribed to the merit of Christ Fourthly wee receiue also by his ascention a confirmation touching our ascention into heauen for in beleeuing the one wee beleeue the other for the head and members must goe together Wee bee not now coldly to looke for heauen but by a liuely hope to possesse it for that we possesse it in our head already For this cause it is written Eph. 2.6 That God hath made vs to sit together in heauenly places in Christ Hee hath there a pledge for vs euen our flesh and we againe by his ascention haue receiued from him an heauenly pledge euen his spirit Iohn 6.7 I tell you the truth it is expedient for you that I goe away Eph. 1.13.14 for if I goe not away the Comforter will not come vnto you 2. Cor. 1.22 Hee hath sealed vs and giuen vs the earnest of our spirits in our hearts Duties following this particular faith are these First that our conuersation be in heauen where Christ is Phil. 3 10. Our hearts our thoughts our words our workes our whole conuersation must bee such as if we conuersed already with the Angels in the highest heauens Secondly if we beleeue we be possest of heauen in Christ wee must striue to enter into him with all holy contention of spirit vsing the meanes he hath appointed that wee may come vnto him with all the good speede wee can If wee be assured of this purchase made for vs by his bloud wee must passe through all dangers to come vnto him and vnto it and not contend to get in our selues but also endeuour to bring with vs all wee can specially all such as God by neere bands of loue hath knit vnto vs as our wines children c. prouiding as much as in vs lyeth that they may bee with vs heires together of the same grace of life 1. Pet. 3.7 Thirdly in all greuances of body and minde seeke to no meanes for ease but onely to the comforter and the meanes hee hath appointed and ordained in the word If thou beleeuest the ascention of Christ remember this was one end of his ascention to send downe the holy Ghost to worke more effectually and comfortably in the hearts of his Children And therefore endeuour in and by the word and Sacraments to bee comforted by him in all afflictions of this life Quest 46. Proceede on to the third degree of his exaltation doe you beleeue that hee sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almightie first explaine your meaning and proue this Article by the scripture Ans I doe so on this manner first for the sence of the words here set downe whereas it is sayd that he sitteth at the right hand of the Father I say here is a borrowed speech from Princes and Kings who set their cheefe Rulers by them and their best friends Mat. 20.21.22 1. King 2.19 Like as therefore men doe with others to whom they graunt or giue equall honour or that which is next to themselues they are wont to place them at their right hand and this they doe that they may testifie their great honour and loue vnto them so the Lord would haue vs to vnderstand that hee who hath neither right hand nor left hand for hee is infinite hath giuen vnto his Sonne very God and man such inspeakable glory and maiestie that hee sitteth now as on a throne of exceeding glory in the highest heauens executing the offices both of his kingdome and priesthood And whereas it is added The Father God Almightie here note the person of whom Christ God and man receiued all this aduancement and glory of his kingdome namely his Father to whom he is equall notwithstanding in respect of his person yet inferiour in respect of one nature Secondly for the vndoubted truth of this Article of my faith I finde it as all the former manifested to the Fathers as Psal 110.1 The Lord said vnto my Lord sit thou at my right hand that is raigne as king and rule as cheefe Lord so the best expositor testifieth 1. Cor. 15.25 * Luk. 24.26 Act. 5.31 Eph. 1.20 Phil. 2.9 vntill I make thine enemies thy foote-stoole The Lord sware and will not repent thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchisedech And this prophecie is accomplished as the Euangelists and Apostles haue testified for Saint Marke hee