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A01712 A catechisme conteining the summe of Christian religion, giuing a most excellent light to all those that seek to enter the path-way to saluation: Newlie set foorth by G.G. Preacher of Gods word at Malden in Essex Gifford, George, d. 1620. 1583 (1583) STC 11848; ESTC S114965 69,171 182

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claime life at Gods hande for his owne desartes the Lord needeth not to lay to his charge his adulteries theftes murders and suche like but he may finde sinne enough in his prayers and almes deedes and other his best workes to cast him into hell Doth not this imperfection as it ouerthroweth all merite so also ouerthrowe all rewarde A. It doth not ouerthrowe reward for God hath promised and bounde himselfe of his free grace to couer the imperfection of the good workes of his seruauntes and to rewarde with eternall glory that whiche is good in them Heb. 6.10 Q. Let vs see then to what vse good workes are A. God is glorified by the good works of his seruants k. Phil. 1.9.10 11. The Gospel is adorned by them l. Titus 2.10 They bee profitable vnto men m. Tit. 3.8 Men receiue commoditie by good deedes done vnto them both for this bodily life and also they which are ignorant of the truth are drawen to loue the gospell when they see the pure and holy conuersation of those which professe it n. 1. Pe. 3.1 By the fruites of the spirite man doth also knowe that hee is called and chosen of God o. 1. Ioh. 4.1 Gal. 5.22.23 Finally there is no good worke which a man doth but it shal be crowned with eternall glory Q. Which is the rule of good works whiche wee are to walke after to shewe our repentance and fruites of faith in true obedience A. The ten preceptes of the lawe are a ful and perfect rule for in them is commanded euery good worke which God doth require of man to be performed either towards his maiestie or towardes men and there is no euill but it is by the same condemned Q. How doe yee proue that there is suche full perfection in the lawe when as it is expressed in so fewe wordes A. Although the Lord hath compact it of fewe wordes yet the same doe containe all righteousnesse Which is manifest both by the summe of the lawe which is thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy hearte with all thy minde with all thy strength and thy neighbour as thy selfe p. Mat. 22.37 ●9 For there can bee no sinne where this is And also because the lawe doth promise life vnto those which performe it which cannot bee without perfection for no vnperfect thing or that hath sinne in it can enter into life Q. Doth the law conteine in it suche perfection of righteousnes that if a man could fulfill it he should be as righteous as God A. It is an abhominable heresie to think so for the holinesse of God is infinite which cānot be in any creature The righteousnes of the lawe whiche is the full perfection of that which God requireth of man is but a little streame deriued from the maine fountaine the blessed Angels in heauen are perfect in that holines which is required of thē but if they be compared with God it shal be found which the scripture saith hee hath put folly in his angels q. Iob. 4.18 The angels are not able to comprehend nor behold the vnsearchable holinesse maiestie of our great God therefore they be brought in of the Prophete couering their faces r. Esay 6.2 Q. Haue we any thing to doe with the law being vnder the Gospel A. I hold him accursed which doth separate the lawe and the Gospel or that sayth wee haue nothing to doe with the lawe or that the lawe is not to bee opened and preached Q. S. Paul seemeth not only to separate them but also to make them quite contrary the one to the other wholy to set vs free from the law A. Whatsoeuer Saint Paul seemeth to do this is most certain that if he be rightly vnderstood it doth agree with this that hee saith Doe we make the law of none effect therefore through faith God forbid nay we establish the lawe s. Rom. 3.31 Q. Wherein is that contrarietie thē betweene the law and the Gospell that they cannot stand together A. There is no contrarietie at all in themselues for they come both from the selfe same God which is vnchangeable t. Mal. 3.6 Iam. 1.17 The righteousnesse whiche they offer if wee consider it in it selfe is the same For the righteousnes of our Lord Iesus Christe is the perfect obedience vnto the lawe whiche was in him But nowe the contrarietie is when it commeth vnto vs in this wise to fixe righteousnesse in our selues by our own deedes in the lawe for the righteousnesse of the lawe saith do this and thou shalt liue and to fetche righteousnesse out of an other by faith being destitute of it in our selues for the Gospell saith Beleeue and thou shalt be saued v. Rom. 10.9 Ioh. 3.15.16 These then be the contraries to bee righteous and iust in our selues by our owne deedes and to bee made righteous by the merites of Christe which wee obteine by faith yee see these are so contrary they cannot stande together Q. If there bee no contrarietie at all betweene the law and the Gospell how doeth the Scripture teache that the olde Testamente is abolished of which the lawe of the commaundements is a part A. Wee must wisely vnderstande the minde of the holy ghoste when he doth teach that the olde Testament ceaseth For many by mistaking it doe fall into very wicked errours The olde Testament in substance of matter is all one with the newe for the fathers in the time of the lawe had Christe the Sacramentes of Christe w. 1. Cor. 10.1 And wee see that the doctrine of the olde Testament is alleadged for to confirme the new Those therefore are foolishe which say that is in the olde Testament but shew it in the new for if they will ouerthrow the one they ouerthrowe the other But herein is the matter wherein the olde testament is abolished for the forme maner of dispensation they had the promises of the Gospell x. Heb. 11. We haue them perfourmed they had figures and ceremonies which did shadow out Christe we haue him manifested in the fleshe and those shadowes cease y. Col. 2.16.17 Heb. 10.1 Q. But the Apostle speaketh not of ceremonies when he saith Wee are not vnder that law but vnder grace z. Rom. 6.14 And that the law is not giuen to a righteous man For he speaketh of the ten commandements which are the morall law a. 1. Tim. 1.9 A. It is very true that the Apostle speaketh of the morall lawe when hee saith Wee are not vnder the lawe And that the lawe is not giuen to a righteous man But this is not to be taken simplie but for some respectes For wee are bounde still to this which the lawe requireth that we loue the Lorde our God with all our heart and our neighbour as our selfe and therfore we may not commit idolatrie abuse Gods name nor murder or such like Q. Which then are those