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A77833	A catechisme of the severall heads of Christian religion, gathered together in question and answer, it being intended onely for private use, but now published for the good and benefit of others, by the importunitie of some friends. By Dorothy Burch, living at Stroud in Kent.	Burch, Dorothy.	1646 (1646)	Wing B5612; Thomason E1186_12; ESTC R204940	8,305	24

infinite value and also to uphold him in his suffering it was of necessitie that he should be God Q. Could the suffering of Christ which was but short make up the breach with God betwixt a holy God and an unholy people A. Yes seeing Christ suffered it was more then if all the world had suffered for ever and God was satisfied with it Isai 53.11 Q. Is there no other way for people to be saved but by Jesus Christ alone will not good workes justifie us A. No neither repentance nor faith fasting nor prayer all these are not of value to justifie us before God Rom. 4.4 5. Rom. 5.8 9 10. Q. Why are they not able A. Because our best workes are as menstruous clothes they are so far from justifying us that if we trust in them they will condemne us Paul durst not appeare before God trusting in his own righteousnesse although he out-stript many now alive for as he saith of himself concerning the law he was blamelesse Phil. 3.6 8. Isai 64.6 Q. Why doe the people of God doe good workes seeing they justifie not A. We ought to doe good workes for severall Reasons as 1. Because it is Gods command that we should walke circumspectly Ephes 5.15 and to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect Mat. 5.48 2. Good workes are for the glory of God Christ saith Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good workes and glorifi● your Father which is in heaven Mat. 5.49 see also 2 Thes 1.11 12. 3. If we should not be holy it were unsutable to our profession 1 Thes 2.12 4. Because they are for the edification benefit and comfort of others 1 Thes 3.8 9. they cause the Lords to be thankfull to God fo● us 2 Thes 1.3 5. Because they make much for the comfor● of the Saints who enjoy a sweet communion with God in obeying God In keeping them there is great reward Psal 19.11 6. Good workes are a second evidence of our being in Christ God hath chosen you to salvation through Sanctification of the Spirit and beliefe of the truth 2 Thes 2.13 Mat. 7.21 Yet the Spirit of God is the first and chiefest evidence to us of our salvation The Spirit it selfe beareth witnesse with our spirit that we are the children of God Rom. 8.16 Q. What may be said to be good workes A. These workes may be said to be good in themselves as prayer hearing the Word and all other workes of Religion and yet not good in the sight of God for without faith it is impossible to please God secondly the tree must be good before the fruit can be good Q. Is there no good worke good but in them that have faith A. No wee lost all our goodnesse in Adam when he fell wee being in his loynes and could not be restored but by the second Adam which is Jesus Christ for what we lost in Adam is gained againe onely by Jesus Christ Rom. 5.17 Q. What shall they doe which have not faith seeing nothing they can doe is pleasing to God A. They may if God give them power use those meanes which God hath appointed to get faith Q. What are the meanes God hath appointed to beget faith A. There be five wayes or meanes First The Word preached secondly Prayer thirdly societie with his people fourthly reading his Word fifthly meditating how ready God is to shew mercy to them that seek him in his owne wayes Consider how ready Christ was to helpe all when he was on the earth did never send any away from him without helpe Consider the prodigall when he returned to his Father how joyfully he received him Rom. 10.17 Mat. 7.7 Luk. 15.19 20. Q. Is there not abundance of backwardnesse in our nature to use the meanes to get faith A. Yes and where there is grace too witnesse Paul who said when he would doe good evill was present with him but there is strength in Christ to overcome all lets and hindrances and let us consider that dutie which we are backwardest to doe is most spirituall and we stand in the greatest need of as prayer and meditation and so be incouraged the more in Christ to be exercised in them Rom. 7.15 Q. What is sinne A. A breach of Gods Lawes and Commandements be it in the least want that the Law requires Jam. 2.10 Q. Are all men under the Law A. No Christ came to redeeme his people from it Rom. 10.4 Rom. 6.14 Q. How hath Christ redeemed his people from the Law A. By fulfilling it for them in his own person Rom. 5.19 20. Rom. 8.2 3. Q. Was not the Law a Covenant which God made with his people A. Yes it was the Lord said Doe this and live yet they could not keepe it by reason of the weaknesse which was in them Deut. 30.15 16. Deut. 11.26 27 28. Q. Why doth the Lord call on a people in his Word to beleeve and repent and turne to him if they have no power to doe it A. Because God gave them power first in Adam and therefore may justly require it at their hands secondly it is the way God hath appointed to bring home his people to himselfe thirdly that it may be a means to make us see our owne weaknesse and so to seek helpe in Christ where it is onely to be had Q. Hath not the Lord made a new Covenant with his people A. Yes far different from the old Q. In what doth it differ A. In the first Covenant God commands and gives no power to performe yet it lies upon the creature to do it or else to be accursed and this is the Covenant of workes Gal. 3.10 2 Cor. 3.7 Q. What is the new Covenant A. It is a free Covenant wherein Christ hath done all for his people and doth inable us to doe what is pleasing to him by the helpe of his Spirit Ezek. 36.25 26.28 Q. What is Election A. It is the great mercy of God before the world was made to choose some to be saved by Jesus Christ Ephes 1.4 Q. What is Reprobation A. God in his just judgement to reject some to the praise of his justice 1 Thes 1.9 Rom. 9.22 Jude 4. 1 Pet. 2. Q. What is Justification A. It is to be discharged and acquitted from all sinne and transgression and to stand perfectly holy before God the Father in and alone by Jesus Christ Gal. 2.16 Q. How many sorts are there of Justification A. Three first wee are justified before God onely by Jesus Christ for he freely justifies the godly secondly Faith justifies our conscience for wee cannot tell untill wee have faith which witnesseth it unto us thirdly good workes justifie us before men Rom. 8.33 34. Rom. 5.1 James 2.17 18. consider Acts 18.28 1 Joh. 2.22 1 Cor. 12.3 1 Joh. 4.15 5.1.4 5. Acts 8.37 Joh. 11.25 26. Rom. 10.9 Q. What is faith A. This is a mightie worke of God upon his people making the soule so to