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A44096	The principles of Christian religion in twenty questions and answers whereunto is added, a compendious history of the most memorable passages of Holy Scripture by way of questions and answers, for the use and benefot of the inhabitants of the parish of Wotton in Oxford shire. By John Hoffman B.D. minister of Gods Word.	Hoffman, John, b. 1601 or 2.	1653 (1653)	Wing H2348; ESTC R215272	23,157	80

Of the Holy Prophets of the Old Testament Q. 1. HOw many Prophets have left us their Books in the Old Testament A. Sixteene whereof the foure first are called the greater Prophets and the other twelve are called the lesser Prophets because they have not written so largely as the foure greater have done Q 2. What saist thou of the Prophet Esay 1 He and Jeremy Preached before the Babylonian captivity Ezekiel and Daniel Prophecyed in the captivity 2 Esay speaks so sweetly and plainly of Christs Nativity and Passion as if he had seen it and is therefore called a Propheticall Evangelist JEREMY LAMENTATION Q. 1. WHat saist thou of Jeremy 1 A. He was called to be a Prophet when he was young 2 He Preached in Jerusalem when the City was besiedged and he often intreated King and People with much importunity to hearken to Gods word and to preserve the Citty and Temple from burning and themselves from bitter bondage For which good Counsell this Prophet is hated and continually kept in wofull prisons 3 At last Jerusalem is taken by the Galdeans and destroyed whereupon Jeremy hauing his liberty granted by the Caldean Generall laments over the sad ruine of his Country in the Booke of the Lamentations EZEKIEL Q WHat canst thou say of Ezechiel A He preached to the Jewes at Babylon in their captivity convinced them o● Gods just judgments upon them for their sinnes and assured them of future deliverance and of the rebuilding of Jerusalem and of the rebuilding of the Temple for which purpose he hath many visions DANIEL Q WHat is said of Daniel A 1 He for his singular wisdome and Faithfulnesse is prefered to very great honour under those three Emperours especially Nebucadnezar Beltshassar and Darius 2 Three of his fellow captives are throwne into a fiety Furnace and Daniel himselfe is cast into a Lyons den but are all preserved they trusting in God 3 God declared much of his minde to Daniel concerning things to come by visions Angells he speakes of the Resurrection and the day of Judgment in the last Chapter The twelve lesser PROPHETS Q. WHat saist thou of them A 1 Of the twelve lesser Prohets some preached before the Captivity some in and some after it 2 Their maine businesse was to perswade people to repentance and to threaten the impenitent with Gods wrath and to comfort the penitent 3 The last Prophet was Malachy who Prophecyed of John the Baptist and of the Comming of Jesus Christ the Sonne of Righteousnesse APOCRYPHA Q. 1. WHat saist thou of the Apocripha Books usually bound up with the Canonical Books of Scripture The Apocrypha Books are not the pure infallible word of God Because 1 They containe many fabulous things as the History of Susanna of Bel and the Draggon of Judith and the like 2 Because they were not written by Prophets immediately inspired by the Holy Ghost For the Author of the Books of the Maccabes in the latter end asketh pardon if he have not done well which a●… greeth not with the Majesty of holy Scripture 3 Because these Books containe many things contrary to the Truth as diverse passages in the Book of Tobit and the rest testify 4 Because they were not written in the Hebrew Language as the Canonicall books of the Old Testament were Neither is any of them mentioned by Christ or his Apostles in the New Testament We may read them and take notice of some passages concerning the people of God in those daies we may also see in the reading of them the difference twixt the writings of meere men and those that are written by holy Prophets inspired by the Holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1.19 The New TESTAMENT Q. 1. WHY is it called the New Testament A. Because it doth discover to us the free Grace and Mercies of God promised in the Covenant of Grace For God made two Covenants with the World 1 A Covenant of Workes which is Doe this and thou shalt live 2 A Covenant of Grace and that is Believe and thou shalt live as it is in the Gospell Q 2. What is the Gospell A. The Gospell declareth the glad tidings of Salvation by Jesus Christ where ●…ote that The Old Testament speaks chiefely of the Acts of God the Father The foure Gospells set forth the workes of God the Sonne The Acts and Epistles of the Apostles shew forth the workes and wonders of God the Holy Ghost after Christs ascention into Heaven Q. 3. Which are the chiefe Sermons of Christ a Christian should often read and learne to understand A. There are foure especially First Christs Sermon upon the Mount i●… the 5 6 and 7. Chapters of S Matthew Secondly his Sermon to the Ministers of the Gospell in the 10. Chapter of S Matthew Thirdly his Sermon of the day of judgement and the end of the world in the 24 and 25. Chapter of S. Mathew Fourthly his farewell Sermon to his Disciples in the 14 15 and 16. Chapters of S Iohn To which Sermons adde Christs Heavenly Prayer for the Church the 17. Chapter of S. Iohn S. MATTHEW Q. WHat saist thou of S. Matthew 1 A. He was called by Christ from the receipt of custome to be an Apostle and he was willing to forsake all and to follow him 2 His Gospell containes Christ's Nativity his life death and Resurrection 3 S. Matthew writes some things which other Evangelists have not as 1 The genealogy of Christ from Abraham downeward to Joseph and Mary 2 The History of the Wise Men. 3 Josephs purpose to forsake his espoused Wife upon a mistake 4 Christs fleeing into Egypt from the fury of King Herod 5 The bloudy murther of the Infants of Bethlehem 6 Some Parables which the other Evangelists have not S. MARK Q WHat canst thou say of S. Mark 1 A. S. Mark was no Apostle but an Evangelist and a Disciple of S. Peter with whose help he wrote the History of Christs Life Death Resurrection and Ascension 2 This Evangelist is more large in the description of Christs Miracles then in other passages of Christs Life and Death S. LUKE Q. WHat say you of his Gospell and of him 1 A. S. Luke by profession a Physitian was one of the 70 Disciples employed by S. Paul in the planting of the Gospell 2 He observeth many things which other Evangelists have omitted as 1 The History of Zachary and Elizabeth and the Nativity of John the Baptist 2 The Angell Gabriells salutation to the blessed Virgin Mary 3 The History of old Simeon and of Anna the Prophetesse 4 Christs disputing with the Doctors when he was but twelve years old 5 The time of Christs Nativity namely in the Reigne of Augustus the Emperour of Rome 6 The manifestation of Christs Nativity by Angells to the Sheapheards 7 Christs Circumcision the eight day 8 The Genealogy of Christ upward to Adam 9 The Parable of Dives and Lazarus and of the Prodigall sonne c. 10 Christs praying whole nights in desert mountaines alone 11

The History of the two Disciples going to Emaus on Easter day S. JOHN Q. WHat can you say of S. John 1 A. He was one of the twelve Apostles whom Jesus loved he outlived all the Apostles and dyed a naturall death at Ephesus if we believe the Church History All the rest of the Apostles were killed 2 He begins his Gospell with many arguments to prove that Jesus Christ was God from everlasting coaequall to the Father and to the holy Ghost 3 Most of his Histories are omitted by the other Evangelists as 1 The calling of Nathaniel 2 Christs Miracle at a marriage in Cana. 3 Christs dispute with Nicodemus about regeneration 1 His discourse with the Woman of Sa. maria 5 His healing of a man at the poole of Bethesda that had been 38 years sick 6 His severall disputes with the Jewes about his divine nature and concerning his reall Spirituall sence in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 7 His raising of Lazarus from the dead 8 His washing of the Disciples feet 9 Christs restoring of Peter to his former place by a threefold confession of him as he had before three times denyed him ACTS Q WHat say you of this Book A. The Penman of the Acts of the Apostles was Luke the chiefe Histories whereof are these 1 Christs ascention into Heaven 2 The election of Matthias to be an Apostle in the roome of Judas the traitour 3 The wonderfull comming of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles on the day of Penticost 4 The healing of a Criple by Peter and John 5 The sad end of Ananias and Sapphyra 6 The Martyrdome of Stephen 7 The miraculous conversion of Paul 8 The conversion of Cornelius by Peter and the conversion of many other Gentiles by Paul as of Lydia Sergius Paulus the Jaylour and others ● The Martyrdome of James the imprisonment and deliverance of Peter by an Angell 9 The woefull end of persecuting Herod who was eaten up alive by wormes for his rage against the Church of Christ 10 Paules travells and great sufferings in diverse places both by Jewes and Gentills 11 His Sermons before Felix Festus and King Agrippa 12 His dangerous Sea-voiage to Rome and his behaviour and conversation there The fourteen EPISTLES of S. Paul Q WHat say you of these Epistles of Paul A. The Apostle Pauls end in his Epistles is 1 To convince men of sin and so of a necessity of Christ the onely Saviour of the world 2 To set forth the unsearcheable riches of Gods free grace in Christ to the world 3 To exhort Christians to thankfulnesse and to the performance of their duties towards God and towards men whether our superiors inferiors or equalls The Epistle of S. JAMES Q. 1. VVHat say you of this Epistle 1 A. This Apostle perswades Christians to shew the truth of Faith by good workes 2 The Doctrine of S. James about justification is not contrary to that of S. Pauls in his Epistles as Luther thought at first For As S. Paul teacheth that it is faith that doth justify us before God so S. Iames shewes what Faith it must be namely not a dead but a living fruitfull faith The First and Second Epistle of PETER Q. WHAT say you of these two Epistles 1 A. These two Epistles are called generall Epistles because they were written not to any particular Nation or Citty or Person as those of Paul but to all Christians whether Jewes or Gentiles 2 In these Epistles the Apostle Peters aime is 1 To exhort Christians to make their calling and election sure 2 To exhort us to discharge our duties to God and Man 2 To forewarne us of damnable heresies and false teachers that would trouble Gods Church in the latter times of the world The three EPISTLES of Iohn Q WHat can you say of these A The Apostle Iohn's drift and aime in these three Epistles is 1 To commend unto us the deare love of God in Jesus Christ to his Chosen people 2 To perswade us to Love God againe 3 To assure us that true Love to God doth appeare by our true love to the Bretheren 4 He commends the Noble Lady of Asia for her Piety and Charity 5 He commends one Gajus a charitable harbourer and reliever of persecuted Christians in those dayes 6 He sharply censureth one Diotrephes for ambition and pride loving the preheminence seeking his own Glory more then the Glory of Christ and the honour of the Gospell The Epistle of JUDE WHat canst thou say of this Epistle 1 A The Apostle exhorts Christians to constancy in Faith once received 2 He describeth the evil manners and dangerous opinions of Apostates and Heretiques in the lattter time of the world The APOCALYPS or REVELATION of S. Iohn Q VVHat can you say of Iohns Revelation 1 A S. Iohn for Religion was banished by the Emperour Domitian into a solitary Iland there Jesus Christ appeared to him and by his Angell revealed to him what should befall the Church of God tothe end of the world 2 The three first Chapters are historicall relating the history of the seven Churches of Asia 3 The whole booke is very Mysterious containing visions and very obscure things Yet a specialll blessing is Promised to the carefull reading and meditation of it Chap. 1.3 4 In this booke is told of 1 The evils that should befall Gods Church under Antichrist 2 The rise and fall of Antichrist or Pope of Rome 3 A description of the day of judgement of the Resurrection and of the heavenly Jerusalem and of Gods peoples earnest expectation and longing for the comming of Jesus Christ in glory To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be all Glory Praise and Thanks-giving for ever and ever AMEN A Prayer for Young People Mornings and Evenings 1. O Most Holy Lord God Creator of Heaven and Earth my mercifull Father in Jesus Christ Thou art light it selfe I am by nature darknesse it selfe dead in sinnes and trespasses Spiritually blind and poore naked and miserable not able of my selfe to have a good thought much lesse to doe one God-pleasing worke worse then the beasts that perish For I am guilty of the first sinne of our first parents in Paradise I was conceived and borne in sinne and have lived in finne to this day I have not kept one of thy holy lawes I have not prized the Gospell of Salvation neither have thy mercies or visitations kindly wrought upon mee I have omitted holy duties and I have committed many evills in thy fight O Lord God so have deserved a thousand waies to be cast out into utter darknesse to have my portion in Hell with the damned for ever Oh that I could bewaile my sins and mourne in secret bitterly for them as I should O Lord I abhorre my selfe in dust and ashes miserable wretch that I am who shall deliver mee from the body of this death 2. O Lord God thou hast sent thy deare Sonne Jesus into the World to save