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A61397	A scheme and abstract of the Christian religion comprized in fifty two heads, with the texts of scripture, on which they are grounded : and some short indications, how they were more largely handled / by a lover of truth and peace.	Steele, Richard, 1629-1692.	1684 (1684)	Wing S5393; ESTC R34601	12,283	30

A Scheme and Abstract OF THE Christian Religion COMPRIZED IN Fifty two Heads with the Texts of Scripture on which they are Grounded And some short Indications How they were more largely Handled By a Lover of Truth and Peace Zacharias cùm loqui non potuit Scripsit LONDON Printed by I. P. for Samuel Sprint at the Bell. in Little Britain 1684. A Scheme of Fifty two Heads of the Christian Doctrine I. Our Chief End Happpiness Principle 1. II. Our Only Means Religion Pr. 2. Whereof 1. The Ground The Scriptures Pr. 3. 2. The Parts 1. Doctrinal 1. Of God 1. In Himself 1. That God is Pr. 4. 2. The Nature of God P. 5. 3. The Divine Attributes P. 6. 4. The Trinity in Vnity P. 7. 2. In his Works 1. Before Time The Decrees of God P. 8. 2. In Time 1. The Creation P. 9. 2. The Providence of God P. 10. 3. Of the Angels P. 11. 2. Of Man considered 1. Severally in his State of 1. Innocency P. 12. Here of the Covenant of Works P. 13. 2. Apostacy His Sin Of Original Sin imputed P. 14. Of Original Sin inherent P. 15. His Misery P. 16. 3. Recovery Of the Covenant of Grace P. 17. Administred 1. Under the Law Here of the Laws of God P. 18. 2. Under the Gospel Here 1. Of our Redeemer 1. His Nature P. 19. 2. His Office P. 20. 3. His State Of Humiliation P. 21. Of Exaltation P. 22. 2. Of our Redemption P. 23. 3. Of its Application 1. By Vocation P. 24. 2. By Iustification P. 25. Here of Faith P. 26. 3. By Adoption P. 27. 4. By Sanctification P. 28. Here 1. Of Repentance P. 29. 2. Of Good Works P. 30. 4. Glory Here 1. The Resurrection P. 31. 2. The Last Iudgment P. 32. 3. Heaven P. 33. 4. Hell P. 34. 2. Joyntly Here Of the Church P. 35. Where 1. It s Privilege The Communion of Saints P 36. 2. It s Ministry P. 37. 3. It s worship 1. Extraordinary Fasting P. 38. 2. Ordinary and that Natural 1. Prayer of the Lords Prayer P. 39. 2. Hearing the Word P. 40. Positive 1. Baptism P. 41. 2. The Lords Supper P. 42. 2. Practical from the 1 Com P. 43. 2 Com P. 44. 3 Com P. 45. 4 Com P. 46. 5 Com P. 47 6 Com P. 48. 7 Com P. 49. 8 Com P. 50. 9 Com P. 51. 10 Com P. 52. THE PRINCIPLES OF THE Christian Religion COMPRIZED IN Fifty two SERMONS and Handled From the Texts of Scripture following Viz I. THe chief End of Man HAPPINESS Psalm 4.7 Who will shew us any good Principle Happiness is the general desire of Mankind True Happiness is a State free from all the Evils and filled with all the Comforts whereof the humane Nature is capable This consists not in Riches Reputation Pleasures c. But is compleat by Perfect Knowledge of God Perfect Love and Likeness to Him Perfect Sense of His Love to us and the Perfect Bliss of the Body II. The Only Means to this Happiness is RELIGION Eccles. 12.13 Fear God and keep his Commandments for this is the whole duty or Happiness of Man Princ. True Religion is the Only Means to true Happiness True Religion is the True Worship of the True God That the Christian Religion is the Only True Religion appears 1. From the Divinity of its Author● 2. The Antiquity of its Institution 3. The Purity of its Precepts 4. The Excellency of its Rewards 5. The Efficacy of its Operation 6. The Sutableness of it to the Happiness of Mankind 7. It s Duration III. In Religion Consider 1. The Ground of it which is THE SCRIPTURE Iohn 5 39● 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 for in them 〈…〉 life Princ. The Holy Scripture is the Ground of True Religion and the Directory to Happiness By the Scripture is meant the True Sence of the Books of the Old and New Testament This is the ground of Religion and Directory to Happiness Being 1. Divine for its Authority Proved from its Antiquity Purity Majesty Harmony Efficacy Besides the Testimony of the Spirit outwardly in Miracles inwardly in the Conscience 2. Full for its Sufficiency without Oral Tradition or Humane Additions 3. Cleer for its Perspicuity IV. 2. The Parts of Religion are either Doctrinal and these Concerning God in Himself and here 1. THE BEING OF GOD. Heb. 11.6 For he that cometh to God must believe that he is Princ. It is fundamental in Religion to believe that God is This proved 1. From the universal consent of Mankind 2. From the Being and Temptations of the Devil 3. From the Creation and Government of the World 4. From the Testimony of natural Conscience 5. From the infallible Word of God This True God is the Object of the Christians Worship V. 2. THE NATURE OF GOD. Iohn 17.3 This is life eeternal that they might know thee the only true God Princ. It is life eternal to know the only true God God is a Spiritual Being infinite in all Perfections A Spiritual Being and so without Body Parts or Passions Infinite and so without Cause without defect and without limit In all Perfections so remove all imperfection from any thing and you see God And conceive a Spiritual Being abounding with all Perfections and that is God VI. 3. The Divine ATTRIBUTES Isa. 57.15 Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth Eternity whose Name is Holy c. Princ. The Excellent Nature of God is declared to us by his Divine Attributes And these are 1. His Immensity whereby he fills and consequently sees all things 2. Immutability whereby there is no change in his Nature or Will 3. Eternity whereby he hath a boundless Duration No beginning nor end nor succession 4. Blessedness and Glory whereby he is perfectly happy in and by himself His Glory is the result of his Excellency 5. Wisdom 6. Power and Greatness 7. Goodness 8. Holiness 9. Justice And 10. Mercy c. VII 4. In God there is a TRINITY in UNITY 1 Iohn 5.7 For there are Three that bear record in Heaven The Father The Word and the Holy Ghost and these Three are One. Princ. There is but One God but in the Unity of the Godhead there are Three Persons the Father Son and Holy Ghost Here is shewed 1. That there is but One God and can be no more Proved from the Perfection Immensity and Omnipotency of God 2. That there are more Persons than One. 3. That there are no more than Three 4. These are Father Son and Holy Ghost 5. These Three have a distinct manner of Subsistence 6. These Three are One. Co-essential Co-equal Coeternal VIII Next consider God in his Works which were 1. From Eternity His DECREES Eph. 1.11 Who worketh all things after the Counsel of his own Will Princ. All Events in Time depend upon the Counsel of Gods own Will In the opening hereof these Conclusions 1. All Divine Decrees are the Acts of his own Will 2. They are most free 3. Most wise and holy 4.