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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89645	A little starre, giving some light into the counsels and purposes of God revealed in the Scriptures. Or A catechisme, wherein these ensuing principles. 1. What God is, and how he manifests himselfe. 2 Why he made the world and man. 3. Mans condition, what, 1. by creation. 2. By his fall. 3. By being restored by Jesus Christ. 4 The uses and ends of the law. 5. What the Gospell is. 6. Justification what it is. 7. Sanctification what, and how it is wrought. 8. What repentance is. 9. The use and ends of the Scriptures. 10. What true prayer is. 11. Baptisme, and the Lords Supper, why, and how used. 12. Generall redemption what, and how to be adjudged of. 13. Resurrection and judgement what. 14. Heaven and Hell what, in truth and misterie. All which are briefly by way of question and answer opened and explained. / By VVilliam Mason.	Mason, William, Anabaptist.	1653 (1653)	Wing M948; Thomason E1505_1; ESTC R208669	86,553	204

explain those words and to interpret his own meaning ●herein both as they concerned them in their duty to himself and also as they conteined their duty and behaviour one towards another Moses goes up into the Mount where the Lord commands him in particular how they ought to behave themselves one towards another naming also certain feasts-dayes and other observations about them and Moses writes all the words of the Lord in a Book and declares them to the people and they promise obedience And as this Law conteined Gods Worship and their duty therein Moses is again called up into the Mount where he is forty dayes and forty nights in which space God shewes him a Pattern commands him to make him a Sanctuary that he might dwell among them and also gives him rules of a most exact and holy Worship which he expects should be strictly performed by them in which both holy place and holy Worship he doth really yet darkly declare that unless he dwell among them and communicate himself unto them they could not be a holy people For indeed that very Tabernacle and afterward the Temple were representations or significations of the humane body of Christ in which the Lord would manifest himself and dwell among them as the Vessels wherewith they ministred were holy So the Lord would have them know that he could not be Spiritually worshipped with Carnal hearts and hands The Ark was a visible Type of Christ by whom the Lord would manifest himself The two Tables of the Covenant were put into the Ark to shew that Christ was both the Law and the Covenant to his own and that the righteousness which the Law required was wholly in him The Mercy-seat where God appeared was placed above upon the Ark to shew that God would not manifest himself in mercy and goodness to any but onely to them that were in Covenant with him in Jesus Christ The Table and the Shew-bread that stood upon it was to teach them that Christ was both the Feeder and the food The Candlestick with his seven Lamps alwayes burning did signifie the wisdom of the Spirit without which there was no finding out the mind of God in these mysteries The Oyl wherewith the Lamps were dressed and made to burn was of pure Oyl-olive beaten and without mixture to shew that the true knowledge of God in the mystery of Christ was not attained by the help of humane wisdom and learning but by the light and wisdom of the Spirit onely The Altar and all those Beasts that were offered thereon did signifie Christ his death and sufferings who should by offering up himself to God once for all both redeem them from the curse of the Law and for ever perfect them that are sanctified The blood of those Beasts wherewith they were sprinkled did signifie the blood of Christ wherewith the Atonement was to be made and whereby their Consciences were to be purged from the dead works of the Law to serve the living God in Spirit and Truth The Priests which offered the sacrifice were holy men and consecrated and set apart for that service to shew that God will be sanctified in all them that draw near to him The sacrifices might not be offered without a Priest to teach that there is not any service can be acceptable to God unless it were offered up to him in the Spirit and Power of Jesus The glorious and beautiful garments wherein Aaron did minister did hold forth the infinite purity and transcendent excellency and righteousness of the Lord Jesus in whom onely God is well pleased The Onix-stones whereon the names of the Children of Israel were engraven were put upon the shoulder-pieces of the Ephod to teach that true Israel indeed are kept by the power of the Lord Jesus through faith unto salvation for he is the wisdom and the power of God unto salvation in all that do believe The twelve precious stones which were set with the names of the Children of Israel in the Breast-plate of judgement did declare that Spiritual Israel that were in Christ were a precious people in the judgement and esteem of God The curious Girdle wherewith all those goodly garments were girded to the Priest did hold forth the faithfulness and truth of God in making good all his promises in Christ in whom all the promises of God are Yea and Amen The holy Anoynting Oyl wherewith the Tabernacle and all the furniture and the Vessels there of were Anoynted did signifie the Anoynting of the Spirit which they that did believe should afterward receive it might not be poured upon mans flesh neither might any man make the like to it nor put it upon a stranger upon pain of being cut off from his people to shew that fleshly carnal outside-hypocytical-holiness is an abomination to the Lord. The Sabbaths were a sign unto them that the Lord Jesus was their Sanctification six dayes might work be done but on the seventh they must rest to shew that in the works of Civil concernment they were to labour but in the business of sanctification they were not to act one jot but rest wholly upon Christ the Messiah In seed-time and in harvest they must rest on the Sabbath even in times of greatest necessity to shew that their best services and most religious performances were like a menstruous cloth and in no wise to be rested in but in the holiness of Christ were they to rest They were forbidden to kindle a fire throughout their habitations on the Sabbath to shew that no selfe-holiness or self-sanctification attained by any religious duties or performances whatsoever must be joyned unto the holiness of Christ but they were to rely wholly upon the Lord Christ onely The Leprosie and all those unclean issues did shew forth the horrible and filthy nature of sin The Offerings and Washings appointed for their clensing did signifie the blood of Christ without which there could be no remission nor Sanctification In a word for it would de too tedious to speak of all in particular There was not the least circumstance in all their commanded Service and Worship but which did mystically hold forth Jesus Christ thus the Law was their Schoolmaster unto Christ that they might be justified by believing in him who was made of God Wisdom and Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption unto them and not by their own outward observations of the Law Q. Was this Law given and this Covenant made with the Israelites or seed of Abraham according to the flesh or did it concern the Gentiles also A. The Law or Covenant so farre as it was outward and literal did concern all Israel as well one as another and they were all of them to observe the same and that strictly in case they would be prosperous in their temporal estates for the promises of

believe not in him and are not thus united and made one with him in the Spirit though they eat his flesh and drink his bloud namely in the carnall and outward use of Bread and Wine yet they have no life in them neither shall they enjoy any true comfort in him nor eternall life by him but shall goe into condemnation Q. But is it not said in the Scriptures that Christ died for all men and that as by the offence of one judgement came upon all men to condemnation so by the righteousnesse of one the free gift came upon all men to justification of life How say you then that some go into condemnation A. Christs death did in some respect reach forth it self unto all men God had a glorious design in making of man and for this end did bring forth this outward creation of all things to be subservient to his glory to help forward this design yea and the Lord was rich in mercy and store and abundantly provided aforehand to keep this design on foot for Christ was that Lamb prepared and slain before the foundation of the world Now if Christ had not died in the purpose and account of God before man had actually sinned then there had been an utter subversion and dissolution not onely of mankind but also of the whole Creation by mans sin But now the death of Christ coming between divine wrath and the whole creation did still give a being unto the same that it should be serviceable in helping forward this glorious design And upon this account meerly it is namely by the death of Christ that all men even the most wicked enjoy a temporall life health riches yea all outward things whatsoever for in this sence he is said to save or preserve man and beast for he doth good to all and makes his Sun to shine and his Rain to fall upon the just and unjust namely the Sun and Rain of his outward providence and thus Christ died for all men and so he is the Saviour of all men But there is a more especial salvation as the Apostle saith He is the Saviour of all men but especially of them that believe and this salvation is not that outward or temporal salvation but an inward and spiritual one and is peculiar onely to them that believe in him and are made one with him and upon this ground it is that the Apostle saith as by the offence of one judgement came upon all men to condemnation even so by the righteousnesse of one the free gift came upon all men to justification as if he had said that as Adam by sinning brought all men into a state of sin and so of condemnation so all that are justified unto life are made just by the free gift and grace of God by faith in the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ so that the words doe not extend that as all men fell in Adam so all without exception should be justified and saved by Christ but onely they who by faith lay hold on the righteousnesse of Christ the which the Apostle declares at large in the 3 4 5 6 7. Chapters In the 3. Chapter he proves all men to be under sin and that by the workes of the Law no man can be justified and that God hath set forth Christ to be a propitiation that whosoever believes should be justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in his bloud In the 4. Chapter he tells them that even Abraham was not justified by or for any work which he wrought but onely by faith in Christ Jesus and that faith was reckoned unto him for righteousnesse and so it shall be to all that doe believe In the 5. Chapter he tells them that justification by faith brings peace and joy into the soul which justification by the work of the Law could not doe because the work was ever doing but never done and they looked upon God in that estate as ever angry But now sayes he we have peace with him and can joy in tribulations for though in Adam we were under condemnation yet now believing in Jesus and looking to him for righteousnesse we are justified unto life Thus the Apostle is farre from intending a general redemption but an especiall salvation by faith in Jesus Christ peculiar onely to them that believe Q. But the Apostle writing to Timothy exhorts that prayer be made for all men because he will have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth and further saith that Christ is the Mediator between God and man who gave himself a ransome for all And the Apostle John saith That Christ is the propitiation for the sinnes of the whole world How say you then that salvation is peculiar onely to them who doe believe A. For the clearing of this the meaning of these Scriptures must be inquired into The Apostle indeed exhorts that prayers intercessions and giving of thankes be made for all men for Kings and all in authority and gives a twofold reason First in respect of themselves that so they might live in quietnesse and godlinesse under them The second reason respects God it is his will he is well pleased with our praying for them because he will bring some of all sorts high and low to the knowledge of the truth that so they may be saved And if he say what must we pray for the Gentiles for our Governours are no Jewes is it lawfull to pray for them Yea saith the Apostle God will have all to be saved Gentiles as well as the Jewes for there is but one God and he is the God of the Gentiles as well as of the Jewes and there is but one Mediator between God and man even the man Christ Jesus who gave himself to ransome the Gentiles as well as the Jewes and this mystery was not known to former ages but now in due time it is to be manifested and for this very purpose saith he I am ordeined a Preacher and an Apostle to bring this good tydings to the Gentiles and to assure their hearts that if they believe in Christ they shall be saved and thereof you need not doubt for as Christ who is truth is in me so that which I speak is truth And hereto agrees that of the Apopostle Peter in Acts 10. 34. That God is no respecter of persons but in every Nation Gentiles as well as Jewes he that feareth him and worketh righteousnesse is accepted of him shewing plainly that the purpose of God in bringing in the Gentiles was a secret to that day but now was revealed And where the Apostle John saith That Christ is the propitiation for the sinnes of the whole world he doth not mean every particular person in the world but onely they who walk in the light as God is in the light even these the bloud of Christ doth