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A14664	An exposition of the tvvo first verses of the sixt chapter to the Hebrewes in forme of a dialogue. Wherein you have a commendation of catechising, also a declaration of the sixe fundamentall principles wherein the Christians of the Primitiue Apostolicall church were catechised. By T.W. minister of the word.	Wilson, Thomas, 1563-1622.; Walkington, Thomas, d. 1621, attributed name.	1600 (1600)	STC 24966; ESTC S102108	79,110	106

EXPOSITION of the two first Verses of the sixt CHAPTER to the Hebrewes in forme of a Dialogue WHEREIN YOV HAVE A Commendation of Catechising ALSO A declaration of the sixe fundamentall Principles wherein the Christians of the Primitiue Apostolicall Church were Catechised By T. W. Minister of the Word LONDON Printed by Tho. Snodham for Thomas Man dwelling in Pater-noster Row at the signe of the Talbot TO THE RIGHT Worshipfull and worthy Knights Sir Iohn Bois Recorder of the Citie of Canterbury Sir Edward Bois the Elder two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the Countie of Kent to Sir Edward Bois the younger and to their three religious and vertuous Ladies T. W. wisheth encrease of all happinesse present and to come OFten haue I desired some oportunitie of testifying thankfulnesse to you I haue had many comforts for my body and mind from you Golde and Siluer haue I none neither doe I lacke any and had I it is a requitall which you need not nor doe looke after For God hath well blest your Familie and whole stocke as with the note and credit of Religion so with encrease both of persons and wealth aboue any for the number and qualitie that I know in these parts but such as I haue I doe giue you Which is such as you doe valew aboue all gold and siluer being the sauing Truth euen that truth which bringeth to life them that beleeue and practise it Being therefore mooued vpon some respects to publish an Epitome or Abridgement of all my doctrines which I euer taught in sixe principles I thought withal by this occasion to dedicate to you these two short Sermons One the Practise of the Saints preached at the Funerall of your kinsewoman Mistres Francis Perker the other the Perseuerance of the Saints first copied out at the earnest request of one of your kinsmen and therunto haue ioyned two short Treatises of the Sacrament of the Supper one touching the doctrine thereof the other touching the dutie of Communicants the one informing the iudgement in the truth of that Mysterie the second working the affections to a reuerend loue and regard and to a carefull vse of it Accept them as poore loue-tokens pardon my presumption in presenting them vnto the world vnder your names vse them to your best benefit and he whose truth it is write it in your hearts to your eternall good Your Kins-man T. W. TO ALL HIS CHRISTIan Friends in the East-part of the Countie of Kent namely to them of the Citie of Canterbury and therein more especially to the Parishioners of Saint Georges T. W. wisheth the knowledge and grace of Christ our Lord to be increased THough the Sea doe not more ouerflow with water than this age doth with Bookes so as to bring forth more it were as if one would cast water into the Sea or as wee say to light a candle at noone day to helpe the light of the Sunne the light and Sun of the truth already being so bright and so resplendent by such writings as be already extant as there is little hope of bringing any more cleernesse to it especially by my most dimme candle yet I had some reasons to moue me to set it such as it is vpon the table not onely by preaching now many yeares but by this simple writing First my doctrine hath beene calumniated and charged by some to be erronious and by others to be humerous for the quitting of this I haue sent these few Papers abroad to speak for me comprehending an Epitome and summe of all which I haue deliuered in my publike Teaching I haue taught nothing at any time which for the substance of the matter is not contained in my sixe principles if there be in them errour or schisme then I am culpable if all here be sound and Orthodox let men content themselues to blame the weaknesse of my teaching but not the vnsoundnesse of my doctrine I may erre in some particulars for who is now priuiledged from errours that is but a meere man at Haereticus esse nolo I will be no Heretick● if it be declared to me it shall be disclaimed Secondly such as haue beene my hearers hauing let slip many things taught our memories being like siues or broken pitchers it cannot well chuse but much is slid from them yet by this short abridgement they shall be holpen to remember much of that which before they had heard in the enlarging of these matters Lastly albeit others haue set forth these very things more distinctly soundly for to do it more learnedly it is very easie yet happely these things may come to some hands into which the other shall not come and serue as a mark in their way to direct them to their country and as halfe a loafe in stead of an whole somewhat to refresh them in their iourney Now to you I offer these things how mean and homely soeuer as they are indeed very course meane though not in respect of the substance of food brought you in them for it is Gods truth yet for the cooking dressing of them both because you haue long afforded me your presence in hearing and oblieged me vnto you with many and great kindnesses and for some poore recompence thereof as also to leaue with you a remembrance of that truth which was more fully opened I betake these things to your good curtesie and vse hoping as some of you were pleased to be pleased with them when they were spoken to your eares now comming to your eyes to be read they may proue gratefull and through Gods blessing proue fruitfull too Fare ye well Yours T. W. AN EXPOSITION OF the two first Verses of the sixt Chapter to the Hebrewes by forme of Catechising HEBREWES 6. Ver. 1.2 Therefore leauing the doctrine of the beginnings of Christ let vs be led forward vnto perfection not laying againe the foundation of Repentance from dead workes and of Faith towards God Of the doctrine of Baptismes and laying on of hands and of the resurrection from the dead and of eternall Iudgement Question FIrst open to vs the words of the Text What is meant by Beginnings An. The Catechism● or catechising instruction or the doctrine of Christ deliuered in a plain and familiar manner Qu. Why is this familiar Catechising doctrine called Beginnings An. Because it containes the Principles and as it were the Elements and ABC of Christianitie so as it is a borrowed speech from humane Arts Sciences wher the Elements are first to be taught vnto those which couet the perfect skill of any Science Qu. Wherefore doth he call the doctrine of the Catechisme a Foundation An. This also is a figuratiue speach taken from earthly affaires as from buildings wher the foundation or ground-vvorke vseth first to be laid that the walles and roofe may be reared and raised vpon it Euen so in the spirituall building vp of mens consciences to God the doctrine of Catechisme is

Sam. 7. Fiftly hee was by repentance restored to God and to his Church and none can perish that truely repent Now that Salomon repented may appeare both by the title of his Booke called Ecclesiastes which is as much to say as a person vnited againe to the Church vpon his repentance done and published in the Church and by the argument of that Booke which is a large condemning of those vanities wherewith he had been ouer-taken and a plaine retractation of those follyes wherin hee had offended And if Salomon were not wholy remoued from God there is lesse doubt to be made of Dauid and Peter because neyther their fall was so grieuous for Salomon to other great sinnes added the grosse sinne of Idolatry and yet their repentance is more certainely reuealed the one in the 51. Psal. the other in the 27. Chapter of Mathew of whom it is truely said by one of the Fathers that faith did not faile in his heart when the confession of it failed in his mouth As for the remouings and fals of Esau Saul and Iudas they appertaine nothing to this purpose because they were but hypocrites and neuer the true worshippers of God and they fell onely from such gifts of the Spirit as were common both to the elect and reprobate The texts of Scripture that are brought in against this truth are these Heb. 6.4 Heb. 10.29 and Mat. 13. The words of Heb. 6. are these For it cannot be that they which were once lightened and haue tasted of the heauenly gifts and of the power of the power of the 〈◊〉 to come that they falling away should be renued by repentance c. To this I answere it is true such as tast onely may but the true beleeuer which eateth and digesteth and receiueth the word cannot fall away Now wheras the second text saith that they which be sanctified by the bloud of Christ may fall away The answere is this the sanctification which the Apostle here speaketh of is such a sanctification as standeth in profession onely and not in power and practise and worketh onely a light and slender change which may be lost againe and not an effectuall alteration of the minde and will which being begun in this life is perfected in the next and so endureth for euer And whereas the Apostle saith they receiue the truth hee meaneth that they receiue the knowledge of the truth by their iudgement and not by their affection into the braine and not into the heart Now as for the ioy spoken of in Mat. 13. it is not to be meant of the fruit of the spirit in a truely sanctified heart reioycing in the sense of Gods peculiar loue vnder the hope of his glory Rom. 5. 2. but a tickling of the mind delighted with knowledge of new strange things which may be in an hypocrite and be lost The shew of reason which is made against this doctrine of the vnmoueable estate of Gods children is this that such doctrine will breede in men securitie and carelesse liuing This is not so because the Scripture which teacheth their stedfastnesse doth also teach that their owne care watchfulnesse is required thereunto as in that saying of Paul let him that standeth take heede least hee fall 1. Cor. 10.12 and that in the 11. to the Romanes Be not high minded but feare also that in the Phil. 2.12 Worke out your saluation with feare and trembling vnto these wee may ioyne the counsel of our Sauiour vnto his Apostles that if they would be safe they must giue themselues to watch and pray Mat. 26. And finally the Apostle Iohn saith that they that be borne anew preserue themselues Iohn 5.18 that is to say they take all care and vse all good endeauour for their owne preseruation In all which places of Scripture it is manifest that whomsoeuer God hath purposed to keepe to himselfe vnmoueable in all them hee engendreth a great heedfulnesse to looke to themselues But such as perish they are giuen ouer to grosse and dead securitie not to feare any perill in the abundance of great sinnes It is now high time that wee come to the profit and vses that be to be made of this doctrine whereof the first is to stirre vp our hearts vnto a very earnest desire to be in such a permanent and stedfast condition In all other things wee doe loue certainties and cannot abide to be at vncertaintyes no Maister will keepe a seruant so as hauing him to day hee cannot be sure to haue him to morrow neyther wil any man hold a farme as tenant at will and look to be put out at an houres warning all men prefer a fee-simple before an annuitie and wish rather to haue a thing by perpetuitie then by tearme and why then should wee not in matter of religion rather desire to be true worshippers of God which shall abide for euer then Christians in name and profession onely which be alwayes at vncertaintie liuing in continuall hazard and exposed euery houre to some fearefull iudgement of God being in this behalfe like vnto a condemned person who hath receiued the sentence of death for high treason against his Prince howsoeuer such an one may be spared and respited by the fauour of his Prince yet he liueth at vncertainety and may looke euery houre when he shall be called forth to execution euen thus it standeth with all vnsound Christians Hypocrites and wicked men they are condemned persons both in gods decree in the testimonie of Scripture and in the witnesse of their owne conscience though they marke not the check of it and albeit the patience of God respite and spare them and his bountie prosper them that they be fat and well liking yet their state is vnsteddy euer subiect to a downefall hauing no other stay to vphold them but Gods lenitie and sufferance the time whereof when it is expired then sodainely in a moment they sincke into hell though they flourished like a greene Bay-tree and spread abroad then leaues yet they vanish quickly and their place is no more found whereas the godly are so established as that in death they are not remoued but be more firmely and nearely knit vnto God thereby with whom they enjoy a neuer withering blisse and glory How should this moue all men most egerly to desire to be in so firme certain estate and neuer to giue themselues rest vntill they know themselues to be entred into it that as Isaac in the 26. of Genesis hauing digged diuers wels to water his cattle which he could not keep because the people of that land stroue with him and tooke them from him one after another at the last digging a Well for which they did not striue but suffered him quietly to enjoy it hee found rest and was well satisfied and acknowledging the Lords goodnesse hee said Hee hath inlarged my roome and will make me fruitfull so we hauing lost much