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A18053 Winter-evenings communication with young novices in religion. Or Questions and answers about certaine chiefe grounds of Christian religion wherein every answer, rightly understood, hath the force of an oracle of God. By Iohn Carter, preacher of Gods Word. Carter, John, 1554-1635. 1628 (1628) STC 4696; ESTC S116222 12,994 42

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And is there no way or meanes left to man whereby he may worke himselfe out of this wofull plight and recover his lost dignity A. No What can a man give in exchange of his soule Matth. 16. 26 Of the holy Gospel and of CHRIST IESVS Question SHall we then utterly despaire A. God forbid We have glad tidings from heaven of great joy to all people Luke 2. 10. Q. What tidings are those A. That unto us is borne a Saviour which is Christ the Lord Luk. 2. 11. Q. You have been taught that by the Gospel is meant glad tydings and here we have the summe of it But who is this great Saviour and how was he anointed to be the Christ or Messias which words as we know signifie Anointed A. God anointed Iesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost and with power Act. 10. 38. Q. Why was he called Iesus A. Because he saveth his people from their sinnes as spake the Angel Matth. 1. 21. Q. Of whom was he borne A. Of the Virgin Mary espoused to Ioseph the sonne of David Matth. 1. 18 20. Q. Why is David mentioned A. Because he was to be made of his seed according to the flesh Rom. 1. 3. Matth. 1. 1. Q. But how could a virgin conceive and beare a sonne A. The Holy Ghost came upon her and the power of the highest did overshadow her Luk. 1. 35. Q. What came of that A. Therefore also that holy thing which was borne of her was called the Sonne of God Luk. 1. 35. Q. What other name was to be given him A. They shall call his name Emmanuel Matth. 1. 23. Esa 7. 14. Q. What is that being interpreted A. God with us Matth. 1. 23. Q. What reason is there of that name A. He is God manifested in the flesh 1. Tim. 3. 16. Q. What other reason is there of that name A. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himselfe not imputing their sinnes unto them 2. Cor. 5. 19. Redemption Question HOw did God reconcile the world to himselfe by Christ A. He made him to be sinne for us who knew no sinne 2. Cor. 5. 21. Q. How did Christ become sinne for us A. He gave himselfe for us an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour to God Eph. 5. 2 Q. When did he that A. When he bare our sinnes in his body on the tree 1. Pet. 2. 24. Q. Was the Sonne of God the Lord of glory hanged on the tree A. Yes he humbled himself and became obedient to the death even the death of the crosse Phil. 2. 8. Q. To what end did he undergoe all this hardship A. That we being delivered from sinne should live in righteousnesse 1. Pet. 2 24. Q. Why suffered he that kinde of death rather then any other A. To declare that he was made a curse for us Gal. 3. 13. Q. How doth that appeare A. It is written Cursed is every one that hangeth on tree Gal. 3. 13. Q. Why was he made a curse for us A. To redeeme us from the curse of the Law Gal. 3. 13. Q. What is that curse of the Law A. Cursed be he that continueth not in all the words of this Law to doe them Deut. 27. 26. Gal. 3. 10. Iustification Question VVHo are they then that stand justified or acquitted of all things from which they cannot be justified by the law of Moses A. By Iesus Christ every one that beleeveth is justified Act. 13. 39. Q. What is it to beleeve in Christ Iesus A. To beleeve and know with Peter that he is the Christ the Sonne of the living God Iohn 6. 69. Q. What more A. And that he hath loved me and given himselfe for me Gal. 2. 20. Q. Wherein appeareth the excellencie and necessity of this faith A. He that hath received his testimony hath put to his seale that God is true Iohn 3. 33. Q. And what the unbeleever A. He maketh God a lyar 1. Ioh. 5. 10. Q. Why so A. Because he beleeveth not the record that God witnesseth of his Sonne 1. Iohn 5. 11. Q. What is that record A. That God hath given unto us eternall life and this life is in his Sonne 1. Ioh. 5. 11. Q. Have workes of righteousnesse no place in our justification before God A. No for even Abraham our father beleeved God and it was imputed to him for righteousnesse Rom. 4. 3. Q. Why are workes excluded A. That no flesh should glory in Gods presence 1. Cor. 1. 29. Q. Vpon what condition shall our faith be imputed to us for righteousnesse as Abrahams was to him A. If we beleeve in him that raised up Iesus our Lord from the dead Rom. 4. 24. Q. Was Christ his raising from the dead a matter of so great moment A. Yes he was delivered for our offences and raised againe for our justification Rom. 4. 25. Q. Since he satisfied for our offences by his death why is justification ascribed to his resurrection A. God raised him from the dead and gave him glory that our faith and hope might be in God 1. Pet. 1. 21. Q. Can there be no faith nor hope in God without Christ his raising up from the dead A. No if Christ be not raised up our faith is vaine we are yet in our sinnes 1. Cor. 15. 17. Q. What obtaine we then at Gods hand by Christ his raising up from the dead A. The sure mercies of David Esa 55. 3. Act. 13. 34. Q. VVhat are those sure mercies of David A. God maketh an everlasting covenant with us Esa 55. 3. as he did with David Q. What commeth to us by vertue of this everlasting Covenant A. We receive a kingdome which cannot be shaken or mooved Heb. 12. 28. Q. As David by promise received from God an everlasting kingdome 2. Sam. 7. 13. c. which promise was made good in and by the resurrection of Christ so we But where is this promise of the kingdome since they who most beleeve in him that raised up Iesus our Lord from the dead seeme many times of all other most miserable and that even to their very dying day A. God according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us againe unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead 1. Pet. 1. 3. Q. What hope is that A. To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away reserved in heaven for us 1. Pet. 1. 4. Q. That is indeed reserved for us But how are we so fraile by nature and so beset on every side with many sore temptations reserved for it A. We are kept as in a fort by the power of God through faith unto salvation 1. Pet. 1. 5. Q. This salvation is to be revealed in the last time as it is there said But how shall we possesse our soules in the meane season A. By our patience Luk. 21. 19. Q. Is there so great need of patience A. Ye have need of patience that after ye have done the