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A76964	A plaine & profitable catechisme whereunto is added a sermon preached upon Exod.23.2. / By that reverend and judicious divine Mr James Bacon, late minister of Burgate in Suffolke. Now first published by his son in law H.W.	Bacon, James, minister of Burgate, Suffolk.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1660 (1660)	Wing B344; Thomason E1853_3; Thomason E1853_3*; ESTC R210346	58,042	143

life Gal. 6.16 Phil. 3. vers 16. Q. What is the proper Office of this Canon of Scriptures A. First our Faith must be measured by this sacred Canon Secondly all Controversies in Religion must be divided be this Rule of truth Thirdly our life and all our actions must be guided by the Canonicall Scripture as by a straight Line and Rule Gal. 6.16 Q. Seeing you affirme Canonicall Scripture to be the Rule of Faith and the Judge of all controversies tell me therefore how know you that the Scriptures are of infallible truth A. The Scriptures are the very word of God and therefore of infallible truth and divine Authoritie They therefore that ground their faith upon Canonicall Scripture build upon a Rocke and not upon the sand 2 Pet. 1.19 Q. How know you the Scriptures to be the very Word of God A. First the Scripture doth testifie this of it selfe 2 Tim. 3. vers 16. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God c. 2 Peter 1. v. 21. Secondly Gods own spirit doth testifie to the consciences of his Children and assure them that the Scriptures are the Oracles of God 1 Joh. 2.20 27. Thirdly many Arguments may be drawn out of Canonicall Scriptures whereby we may discerne these Books to be no humane writings but the very word of God Q. What are those Arguments which may induce a reasonable man to believe that the Scriptures are the Word of God A. They are these First the puritie and divine perfection of the Doctrine contained in Scripture Here are many sacred and heavenly Mysteries concerning mens Salvation which are farre above the reach of humane reason and could never have been found out had not God revealed them by his Spirit Psal 19.7 119.96 Prov. 30. vers 5. 1 Tim. 3. vers 16. 1 Cor. 2. vers 7 9 10. 2. The Scriptures containe many Prophesies of such things as could not be foreseen in their causes which have been fulfilled in the same manner as they were foretold Gen. 15.13 14. 49.10 1 King 13.2 3 5. Isai 44.28.45 1. Jer. 25.11 12. 2 Thes 2.7 8. 3. The Scriptures are of admirable power and efficacy to humble and terrifie the Sinner to comfort the conscience and to convent the Soule Heb. 4. vers 12. Act. 24. v. 25. Psal 19. vers 7. 4. Such is the grace and Majestie of the Scriptures though written in a plaine and easie style as is not to be found in any humane Author 1 Tim. 5. vers 21. 1 Corinth 1.17 18 21 24. 5. The sweet Harmonie and perfect concord of every part of Scripture with other notwithstanding these Bookes were written by divers persons in sundry places at sundry times 6. The Antiquitie of the Scriptures above all humane writings And the admirable preservation of this Book notwithstanding the strange malice of Satan and his wicked Instruments against it 7. The gracious simplicity of the Penmen of Scripture who neither spare their friends nor themselves but most freely and impartially set downe their owne faults and infirmities as well as others which had they been guided by humane reason they would never have done 8. The constant Testimonie of many holy Martyrs and of the Church of Christ in all ages Q. You have proved the Scriptures to be the Word of God and therefore I doubt not but a Christian may boldly build his Faith upon them But whether are the Scriptures a sufficient and perfect Rule of Faith and Obedience A. Yes all points of necessarie Faith and practise are contained in the written word and therefore the Scriptures are a sufficient and perfect Rule Q. What are we to understand by the Contents of Scripture A. By the Contents of Scripture we must understand not only what is expressed in so many letters and syllables but whatsoever may thence by manifest and necessary consequence be deduced Q. How may it appeare that the Scriptures are a sufficient and perfect rule A. By these Arguments First the Scriptures are able to make a man wise to Salvation through Faith in Jesus Christ 2 Tim. 3.15 Jam. 1.21 Joh. 20.31 2. The Law and the Gospell which are the subject matter of Scripture are both perfect The Law is so perfect a Rule of all to be done that nothing may be added to it or taken from it Deut. 4. v. 2. Deut. 12. v. 32. The Gospell is so perfect a Rule of all things needfull to be believed that nothing may be added to it or taken from it See Gal. 1.8 9. 3. All that we need to bring us to Salvation is either to be taught or reproved or instructed or corrected or comforted But all this the Scriptures are able to doe they are able to teach to reprove to correct to instruct in all righteousness and to comfort in all estates Reade 2 Tim. 3.16 Prov. 2.1 9. Rom. 15.4 Psal 119.50 Isai 8.20 Luc. 16.29 31. Joh. 5.39 Ephes 2.20 Lu. 24.44 Act. 26.22 25. Act. 28.23 4. The Scriptures are able to furnish the man of God that is the Minister sufficiently to every dutie of the Ministrie and to make him perfect whose dutie it is to declare the whole Counsell of God to the People therefore they are much more able to give the people sufficient Instruction Soe 2 Tim. 3.17 Act. 20.27 5. The Scripture is stiled a Rule now a Rule must be fit to measure that which is to be measured by it without addition otherwise it is no just Rule Gal. 6.16 Phil. 3.16 Q. What gather you from this Doctrine of the Sufficiency of the Scriptures A. Seeing the Scriptures are a sufficient and perfect Rule therefore we need no unwritten verities no Traditions of men to supply any supposed defect of the written word of God Isai 29.13 Mat. 15.6 9. Col. 2.8 The six Principles of Mr PERKINS expounded The first Principle Q. WHat dost thou believe concerning God A. There is one God Creator and Governor of all things distinguished into the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost The Exposition Q. What particulars are to be observed in this Principle A. Three things are here set downe to be believed concerning God First the Unitie of the Godhead 2. The Distinction of this one God into three persons 3. The workes whereby God hath made himselfe known Q. How is God One A. In being and Essence the Spirituall Essence of God is but one and no more in number Deut. 6.4 Mark 12.32 1 Cor. 8.4 5 6. Q. Can you give me any true Definition or Description of God A. God as he is in himselfe is known to himselfe only and therefore a perfect definition of God cannot be given but yet he may be described sufficiently to distinguish him from all Idols from all Creatures whatsoever Job 11.7 Q. How may God be described A. By his Attributes Q. What are the Attributes of God A. They are those essentiall properties which are attributed to God in Scripture that we may therby the better conceive of his incomprehensible Essence Q. Tell me how

A PLAINE PROFITABLE CATECHISME Whereunto is Added A SERMON Preached upon Exod. 23.2 By that Reverend and Judicious Divine Mr JAMES BACON late Minister of Burgate in Suffolke Now first Published by his Son in Law H.W. 2 Tim. 2.13 Hold fast the forme of Sound words OXFORD Printed by W. Hall for R. Davis Anno Dom. MDCLX To the Christian READER THIS Solid Pithy Catechisme which holds forth the Forme of sound words and this excellent Sermon tending much to edification I received from the hands of a religious and grave Matron an old Disciple and stedfast Christian the surviver of her Deare Husband the worthy Author After deliberate perusall of what is here presented to publik view I cannot but give this Testimony to the truth that here 's an Iliad in a Nutshell I meane a great deale of good profitable matter comprised in a Narrow roome ther 's much in a little and that which is sound and Orthodox Although I never had any personall acquaintance with the reverend Author yet having contracted affinitie with his Family to which I be are great respect likewise for his choise worke and profitable Labors in the Ministry An evident Testimony I have from severall manuscripts which I have seeen I conceive my selfe obliged to to make an honourable mention of this Reverend Divine being one of those whom the Apostle would have highly esteemed of 1 Thess 5.12 13. And we beseech you Brethren to know them which labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you and to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake As for the worke because there 's so much worth as abundantly to commend it selfe I need add no more Concerning the Author who livd a saint on earth and I question not is now a saint in glory because he is out of the reach of feare and flateries I shall mentia particular or two of speciall observation worthy of Imitation What I shall make mention of I 'le reduce unto two heads 1. Before he entred into the Ministrie 2. After he was setled in a Pastorall Cure 1. Before he entred itto to the Ministry he was a hopefull studious Scholler in Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge a Society eminent for Religion and Learning And he had a * Dr John Preston Tutor there of great worth and abilitie the glory of the place where he lived There he made great proficiencie in Religion and Learning wherefore being well qualifyd to fix upon a calling his * Sir James Bacon Father a Knight of great Qualitie sent to him that he would have him be a Lawyer and to that purpose he would remove him from the Vniverfity to one of the Inns of Court whereupon he answered as I can produce his letter for proofe hereof with much reverence to his Father used strong reasons for his great desire to give himselfe to the worke of the Ministry And notwithstanding his Fathers frequent sollicitations yet he shewing all duty and observance to him persisted in the resolution which God fixt in his heart and retained it inviolably which was to dedicate himselfe to Christ in the worke of the Gospell Whereunto his Father yeilded as being prevailed withall and overcome by the strength of his Sons Reasons so that it hence evidently appeares that he took upon him the Ministeriall Function not upon necessity but choyce not constrainedly but willingly not for sinister respects self-interests but for Gods glory 3. After he entred into the Ministrie having been Lecturer severall yeares at Bow in Cheapside at London where his name is fresh and green as I have heard amongst some ancient Professors yet alive he removed to Burgate in Suffolke where he exercised his ministry for many yeares and there finished his course He was in all his Relations as Pastor Husband Father Master Faithfull Loving Conscientious one who walked by the rule of David in Psal 101. His godly conversation learning wisdome charity are abundantly known to many not only in his own Parish but likewise in the adjacent parishes where he lived And let this be mentioned as a Character of honour for the Perpetuating of his memorie and for a patterne of imitation that notwithstanding sore and grievous bodily infirmities by the stone strangury c. yet when he could not goe of himselfe he would be carryed to the Publick Congregation and there Prach the Gospell I shall not make a larger Preface to so short a Volumne yett his Motto may be fitly applyed to the ensuing worke Pondere non numero Throughout the whole there 's sound Doctrine plainely and profitably handled If therehy thou profitest Reader and so thou mayst if it be not thy owne fault give God the glory and labour thereby to be more grounded and stablished in the truths that are in Jesus And so I remaine Thy souls Servant H. W. OXON May 2. 1660. A PRACTICALL CATECHISME Introductory to a large exposition of Reverend Mr PERKINS his CATECHISME Question WHy art thou called a Christian Ans Because I professe the Christian Religion Q. What is the Christian Religion A. Christian Religion is a Heavenly Art or a wholsome Doctrine according to Godlinesse revealed and taught by Christ shewing us the right way to eternall life 1 Cor. 2.7 1 Tim. 6.3 Tit. 1.1 2. 2 Tim. 1.13 Tit. 2.10 2 Joh. v. 9. Joh. 6.68.17.3 Q. Why is Christian Religion called a Doctrine according to Godlinesse A. Because it is a patterne of Gods most holy will and that excellent Rule which Christ hath given us to walk by teaching us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live soberly righteously and Godly in this present world Tit. 2.11 12. Q. Are all those Christians that are so called A. No to make a Christian indeed these three things must concurre 1. Sound knowledge 2. Faith unfained 3. Holy obedience They and they only are Christians indeed the only true Christians such as are truly ingrafted into Christ who have attained to the true knowledge of God and have put on Christ by Faith and yeild obedience to the Doctrine of Christ Rom. 2.28 29. Joh. 17.3 Rom. 13.14 Gal. 3.26 27. Rom. ch 6. v. 17. Q. Tell me then what is required of those that have taken upon them the honourable title of Christians A. First they must be diligent in learning the Heavenly art of Christianity Prov. 8.32 34. Secondly they must earnestly contend for the Christian Faith Jude v. 3. Thirdly they must endeavour by a holy and unblameable life to adorne the Doctrine of Christ Tit. 2.10 Q. Where is the Christian Religion taught A. In the writings of the Prophets and Apostles which are called the holy Scriptures Rom. 1.2 2 Tim. 3.15 Q. What were these Prophets and Apostles A. They were Teachers called and sent immediately by God instructed by Christ himselfe and infallibly assisted by the holy Ghost in whatsoever Doctrines delivered to the Church either by word or writing And therefore the Doctrine of of

from Adam by ordinarie generation no creature begotten of Adam is exempted from this corruption Such as the Roote is such will the branches be like egge like bird Rom. 3.19 5.12 Gen. 6.5 Q. What is the extent of it A. This Originall corruption is the defilement of the whole man all the powers and faculties of the soule and all the members of the body are infected with it The minde is vaine and fleshly the understanding darke and blinde Joh. 15.16 1 Thes 5.23 Ephes 4.17 Col. 2.18 Ephes 4.18 Rom. 8.7 1 Cor. 2.14 2 Cor. 3.5 The Conscience is defiled Tit. 1.15 The will is perverse obstinate and Rebellious Phil. 2.13 Joh. 15.5 Joh. 15.16 Ezek. 36.26 Mat. 23.37 Gal. 3.17 The affections are unruly and disordered Gal. 5.24 Rom. 7.23 Prov. 2.14 Eph. 4.19 And all the members of the body are the ready Instruments of the soule for the execution of sinne Rom. 6.13 19. Q. Whence cometh this Originall sinne what is the Efficient cause of it A. The transgression and disobedience of Adam By one man sinne entred into the world Rom. 5.12 19. All men were in Adams loynes when he sinned and therefore all men being equally guilty of Adams Transgression are equally infected with Originall sinne from the womb Psal 51 5. 58.3 Q. What are the fruits that Originall sinne bringeth forth A. All actuall sinnes Evill thoughts in the mind inordinate affections in the heart corrupt speeches and wicked deeds are as streams that flow continually from this impure Fountaine this sink and puddle of Originall Concupiscence Gen 6.5 Mar 7.21 22. Jam. 1.14 15. Rom. 7.13 Q. What is the Punishment that every sinne deserveth A. The curse of God Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them Gal. 3.10 Q. What are the parts and branches of this A. They are these viz. 1. Spirituall bondage under Sathan All men by nature are slaves of Sathan to whom they have voluntarily enthralled themselves Satan raigneth in the hearts of naturall men and they willingly acknowledge him to be their Prince by doing his will living under his lawes and delighting in his workes of darkness Joh. 8.34.44 Rom. 6.20 2 Cor. 4.4 Joh. 12.31 Eph. 2.2 2 Tim. 2.26 Heb. 2.15 1 Joh. 5.19 2. Temporall calamities and Judgements innumerable See Deut. 28. 3. Temporall death which is the Separation of the soule from the body Rom. 1.32 5.12 4. Eternall death and Damnation in Hell Rom. 8.6 13. Mar. 16.16 Q. What is Hell A. It is a place prepared of God for the eternall punishment of the wicked both Angels Men where the worme dieth not and the fire is not quenched where the torments are both endlesse and easeless Mat. 25.41 Isa 30.33 Mar. 943.48 Q. Doth every sinne deserve eternall death A. Yes every sin being committed against an infinite God deserveth eternall punishment Q. When shall sinners be cast into Hell A. The soules of the wicked when they goe out of their bodies are sent immediately to Hell where they are kept imprisoned untill the day of Judgement then these bodies shall be joyned to their soules both together shall be cast into hell fire as they sinned together on earth so they shall suffer together in hell everlastingly Lu. 16.22 23. Mat. 10.28 Mat. 25.46 The Third PRINCIPLE Q. WHat meanes is left for thee to escape this damnable estate A. Jesus Christ the eternall Sonne of God being made man by his death upon the Crosse and by his righteousnesse hath perfectly alone by himselfe accomplished all things that are needfull for the salvation of man The Exposition Q. What is the summe of this Principle A. This Principle containeth the comfortable Doctrine of perfect Salvation by Christ which is the summe of the Gospell Q. What are the parts of this principle A. They are principally two First the Author of Salvation the person of the Redeemer is here described Secondly the great worke of Redemption is expounded Q. Who is the Redeemer A. Jesus Christ Q. Why is the Redeemer called Jesus A. Jesus is the proper name of the Redeemer and it signifieth a Saviour The Redeemer was called Jesus because he was to save his people from their sinnes Mat. 1.21 Q. Why is the Redeemer called Christ A. As Jesus is the proper name of the Redeemer so Christ is the name of his office and it signisieth one annointed The Redeemer was called Christ or Messias because he was ananointed of God that he might be a fit a Prophet and b Priest and c King to his Israel Joh. 4.25 a Luk. 4.18 and 24.19 Mat. 17.5 and 21.11 b Psal 110.4 Heb. 5.5 6. c Psal 45.6 7. Luc. 1.32 33. Q. How was the Redeemer annointed A. The Spirit of God was powred upon him without measure God annointed him with the holy Ghost and power Act. 10 38. Heb. 1.9 Psal 45.7 8. Joh. 3.34 Isai 61.1 Lu. 4 18. Q. Wherein doth the Propheticall office of Christ consist A. The Propheticall office of Christ consisteth in revealing to the Church the whole will of his Father even all things necessarie to salvation Math. 11.27 Joh. 1.18 Deut. 18.18 Joh. 15.15 Christ is the great Doctor of the Church who teacheth his Disciples outwardly by his Word and inwardly by his Spirit Mat. 23.8 10. Heb. 3.1 Q. Wherein consisteth the Pristhood of Christ A. It consisteth chiefly in offering himselfe a propitiatory sacrifice to his Father to the end he might fully satisfie the Justice of God for our sinnes and so might reconcile us unto his Father Ephes 5.2 Rom. 3.25 1 Joh. 2.2 4.10 Mat. 20.28 Isa 53.10 Heb. 9. vers 26. To this satisfaction which Christ made to the Justice of God while he was upon earth we may add the perpetuall intercession which he maketh for us now in Heaven And so the parts of his Priesthood are two Expiation and Intercession Rom. 8 34. Heb. 7.24 25. 9.24 Q. Wherein doth the Kingdome of Christ consist A. 1. In the Collection of his Church gathering his subjects out of the world Act. 15.18 Col. 1.13 2. In the protection peaceable government of his Church in the world in the defending his subjects and subduing his and their enemies Isa 11.6 7 8 9. Mat. 16.18 Joh. 10.28 Psal 110.1 2. and Psal 2.9 3. In rewarding his subjects and punishing his enemies in the world to come Mat. 25.33 34 41 46. Joh. 5.28.29 Q. What kind of person is Christ the Redeemer A. Christ is the eternall Sonne of God made man that is God and man in one person Hence he was called Immanuel which signifieth God with us Mat. 1.23 Is 7.14 1 Tim. 3.16 Q. Tell me more particularly what is to be considered in the person of Christ the Redeemer A. His two natures divine and humane and the union of them Q. How are we to conceive of the Divine nature or Godhead of Christ A. Christ is the naturall and only begotten Sonne