CHRIST Mighty in Himself & Members: revealed In some short Expressions by way of CATECHISM. Wherein is demonstrated, that according to the scripture (sense & phrase) and the experience of them that do believe, the saving and joyful knowledge of God & Man, (and allthings else that relate to either) is alone in the Spirit, by Jesus Christ.  
To which is added (occasionally) a hint of the Nature of the kingdom of God (as it is even now to Faith.)  
By R. BACON, a Companion with them, that have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, with respect of persons.  
LONDON, Printed by J.M. for Giles Calvert, at the sign of the black-spread Eagle, at the West end of Paul's. 1646.   

To The Right Honourable Lady ELIZABET, Viscountesse Say and Seal.  
MADAM  
GIve me leave as an acknowledgement of your constant respect unto me, since I had an opportunity to serve you in the Lord (as I had ability to put this little book into your Ladyship's hands, whiles God put it in your heart, and enrich you heaven-ward with the glory and substance of it.  
Right Honourable Lady, God is witness as elsewhere, so in your family, I sought to know nothing, save Christ, and him Crucified; neither indeed is there left to me any other thing to glory in, save the Cross of our Lord Jesus, which I judge no unhappiness at all; for I could wish it might be once again, as anciently it was, the only Christian glory: For without all controversy, if ever the breach in Christendom, and in particular, that in this Land, as touching Religion, be effectually made up again, as in the first times (as is expected) it must be by casting that 
* Lignum Jun. Exod. 15.25, comp. with Rev. 8 11  Wood into these bitter and troubled waters; for such a 
* Rev. 22.2  tree there is, (and it can be none but Christ) that is only sufficient, for the healing of these distempered Nations. Oh therefore that they were once wise, to forbear this clashing, and dashing themselves in pieces, one against another, for matters external, trivial, and Circumstantial in Religion: & would at length content themselves, with that which is alone saving, & everlasting: and account it honour, and happiness enough, in matters appertaining to God, to be a Christian, which is scarce the alone glory, of any this day on earth; yet the condition of all other, is but as the grass of the field, for he only [the Christian] life's, & reigns, a King to GOD, for evermore: That such a one, as such a one, may be had in account again, all the Kingdom, all the world over, Madam is the constant prayer, & endeavour of  
Yours (most ready) to serve you in the things of Christ, R. Bacon.   

A word, to the Christian READER.  
HAving made a promise of printing another's Catechism (in writing laying by me) which upon consideration I found many ways inconvenient to perform; I found myself inclined to communicate, after this manner, something of what GOD hath given me to know, as touching the Mysteries of life, in the composure of which, in some sort, I apprehended the height and glory of John's assertion, that if all the things concerning Jesus should be written, the world would not contain the books; many are the preachers of this Mystery of GOD (for it is the whole business of heaven and earth to make it out); Yet alas how little of it is this day understood! there is no question, the smoke (according to the prediction) of the bottomless pit hath, in these last times, exceedingly darkened this sun; the removal of which, hath been the expectation of GOD'S little flock, these divers hundred years; 'tis effecting now, we hope, more than ever; and oh that it were quite over once! that we might the same day (as 
* Dr Stoughton in his latin Epistle to the Pr, of Transylvania  Doctor Stoughton in the light & might of faith spoke) at one solemnize the Funerals of the Beast, together with the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. May not we say it is begun? GOD is pouring out of his Spirit now, more than ever, since the first times; and the bride is hereupon making herself ready (who that are the bridegroom's friends, can forbear to joy) for he that hath the bride is the bridegroom. Notwithstanding I may truly say, unless God build the house, which we intent for his dwelling place, in vain do we set upon the work. And yet I fear it hath been, and is well-nigh the error of most bvilders, (for 'twas theirs of old) to endeavour to build a house for GOD, but yet without him; for we see few of those buildings ●●and, which men have laboured in, which argues ●hey were of man's making, ●nd so had (as it now appears) like himself, their foundation in the dust. GOD give us therefore wisdom, at length to build upon that foundation, which himself hath laid and according to it; that we may be no more ashamed, as they are, whos● works are at this day, a● once revealed, and consumed. And that by the fi●● of Gods own kindling, 〈◊〉 is that which now trouble● & torments (almost) all th● earth: because it dete●● the folly of those that dw●●●● thereon; whatever light 〈◊〉 truth there is in this li●● piece: it is a spark enkindled from that fire; For chose rather, through the grace of GOD (as it was most meet I should) to make it my guide, than man, which may serve as a reason, why I have not gone over again either the same things, or after the same method, as almost all others have done; but have sought to make the truth appear, though in an unusual, yet for the most part, in a Scripture dress; if it offend, such must know, that the holy Spirit divides to every man, severally as he will; And blessed are they, that are not offended with him.  
Farewell.   

The Contents of the several Parts and Sections of this Catechism.  

Preface.  
SEct. 1. Of the Christian Religion. Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  
S 2. Of the Ministry. Pag. 6.  
S. 3. Of Ordination. Pag. 7.  
S. 4. Of them that are alone able to judge, of persons, and thing divine. Pag. 10 11, 12.  
S. 5. Of the Christian, Church, order Pag. 13, 14, 15, 16   

Part. 1.  
OF Christ, as he is the sum of the Ministry, of both Testaments. Pag. 17.  
S. 6 Of the knowledge of God in innocency. Pag. 21  
S. 7 Of the tree of life. Pag. 23  
S. 8. Of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, & Adam's eating of it. Pag. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28  
S. 9 How God is known [amiss] and how (aright) by the law. Pag. 30, 31 32, 33. 140.  
Sect. 10. Of the ten Commandments, opened, as they comprehend the Gospel. Page 42.  
S. 11. 1 Commandment revealing God. Page 43.  
S. 12. 2 Commandment revealing Christ. Page 44.  
S. 13. Of the holy Trinity largely. Page 48 49.  
S. 14. That such a distinction hath its foundation in God. Page 52.  
S. 15. How it appeared in the Creation Page 57  
Sect. 16. How more gloriously, at the coming of Christ. Pag. 61.  
S. 17. How at our believing. Pag. 64.  
S. 18. Why 'tis not set forth, in the usual expressions. Pag. 67.  
S. 19 3 Commandment revealing God's Name. Pag. 74.  
S. 20. 4 Commandment revealing his, and our glorious rest, in Christ. Pag. 77.  
S. 21. It's typical meaning. Pag. 79, 80.  
S. 22. How its perpetual? Pag. 81.  
S. 23. The reason & season of observing it Pag. 82  
S. 24. The Jewish keeping it. Pag. 85.  
S. 25. The sum of both Tables. Pag. 89.  
S. 26. 5 Commandment showing God's image in man, before men, and the Creatures. Pag. 90.  
6 Commandment where of the murderous mind of man. Pag. 91.  
S. 27. Of War, its rise and end. Pag. 92.  
S. 28. 7 Commandment, where of Christ and the Church, whereof marriage is a figure. Pag. 99  
S. 29. 8 Commandment where of theft Spiritual, and otherwise. Pag. 102.  
S. 30. 9 Commandment, where of one man's debasing another, through pride. Pag. 113.  
S. 31. 10 Commandment, where of coveting, and its contrary, content. Pag. 116.  
S. 32. The end of the Law, is Christ. Pag. 119.  
S. 33. It's beyond man's power, to keep it. Pag. 128   

Part. 2.  
S. 1. Of the knowledge of God, in the Gospel or New Testament. Page 129.  
S. 2. Of God's sending his Son. Page 131.  
S. 3. How he was incarnate, or made flesh. Page 132  
S. 4. How by it be became our Saviour. Page 134  
S. 5. The end and fruit of his humiliation. Page 135, 136, 137, 138.  
S. 6 Of his Resurrection, the end and glory of it. Page 139.  
S. 7. Of our fellowship with him in both. Page 140  
S. 8. How he undertook w●th God for us. Page 141  
S. 9 What he had from God, in our behalf. Page 142  
S. 10. That he did Negotiate, God's affairs here. Page 144.  
S. 11. How he hath left the Church. Page 145.  
S. 12. Of his presence in the Comforter, or holy Spirit. Page 146.  
Sect. 13. Of the Redemption of our bodies, or the last and great day. Page 147.  
S. 14. Of the Saint's glory with, and others departure from, Christ's presence, then. Demonstrated. Page 148  
S. 15. By the Baptism of fire now. Page 149.  
S. 16. Of the final estate of all. Page 151  
S. 17. That the most excellent way of knowing God, is by the Gospel Ministry. Page 152  
S. 18. The means instituted for the making of it out. Page 153.  
S. 19 Of the Learning which is of man, or humane. Page 154.  
S. 20. No true Ministry, without the Spirit. Page 155.  
S. 21. The abuse of humane Learning. Page 156.  
S. 22. The ways iustituted for the increase of grace, and knowledge are, 1 the Apostles doctrine. Page 157  
S. 23. 2 The Apostles fellowship. Page 59  
S. 24. 3 Breaking of bread. Page 65.  
S. 25. Who may come to the Supper. Page 168  
S. 26. How the Magistrate is the Church's fence. Page 174.  
S. 27. An humble Caution for the Magistrate as touching the worship of God. Page 178  
S, 28. 4 Prayer, its end and power. Page 182  
S. 29. Christ is the Churches pale. Page 184.  
S. 30. Of Baptism, that of water, Page 185.  
S. 31. Of Christian Liberty. Page 188.  
S. 32. Of Christian government. 195  
Sect, 33. Of such as go in, and out, before others, in the Church. Page 198  
S, 34. How men uncaled, or not to meddle in the Church of God. Page 202  
S, 35. Of men's sinning now, against the holy Spirit. Page 203   

Part. 3.  
Sect. 1 Of the threefold knowledge of man by Christ. Page 206  
S, 2. How Adam was a figure in his first estate, (i. e. in innocency) and his fall from it. Page 2●8  
S, 3. Of the alone means of his restauration. Page 210  
S, 4. Of man's happiness in Christ. Page 213  
Sect. 5, 6, 7. The Conclusion of all, Faith, Repentance, Regeneration, Hope, a●d Love. Page 218. 222. 228    

CHRIST Mighty in Himself AND MEMBERS.  

Question.  
OF What Religion are you? Sect. 1  
Answ. Of the 
a Jara. 1.27  pure Religion.  
Quest. Of What Religion is that?  
Ans. The 
b 1 Pet. 4.16.  Christian Religion.  
Qu. What is the Christian Religion?  
Ans. The 
c 2 joh. 9  possession & 
d Heb. 10.23.  profession of Christ.  
Q. Whom do you mean by Christ?  
A. Jesus of 
e Math. 2.23.  Nazaret, the Son of God 
f Math. 3.17. , the son of 
g Math. 1.18.  Mary.  
Q. Was he the Christ?  
A. Yes 
h joh. 1.41. .  
Q. How know you that?  
A. By the 
i 1 Cor. 12 3.  holy Ghost.  
Q. How come you to receive the holy Ghost?  
A. By the 
k Gal. 3.2.  hearing of faith.  
Q. What mean you by the hearing of faith?  
A. The 
l Heb. 4.2.  Gospel heard in faith.  
Q. Do none know Christ but by the holy Ghost?  
A. Not 
m Rev. 19, 10,  one.  
All profess Christ.  
A. But most 
n Tit, 1, 16  deny him.  
Q. All are called Christians.  
A. But 
o Rev, 13, 3.  most are Antichristian.  
Q. All say they believe in him.  
A. But most 
p Rev. 22.15.  believe a lie.  
Q. Why was he called Christ?  
A. He was 
q Heb, 1.10.  anointed.  
Q. With what?  
A. With 
r Psa, 45.10.  the Oil of gladness.  
Q. How?  
A. Above 
s ibid.  his fellows.  
Q. Who are his fellows?  
A. His 
t Heb, 2.11.  brethren.  
Q. Who are his brethren?  
A. His 
u Eph. 5.30.  members.  
Q. How come they to be his brethren & members?  
A. By 
w Rom, 8.14.  receiving of his Spirit.  
Q. What is that spirit?  
A. The 
x Gal, 4.6.  Spirit of the Son.  
Q. What do they obtain thereby?  
A. They 
y Rom, 8.16.  become the sons of God.  
Q. Are any then the sons of God?  
A. Yes, very 
z Rev, 7, 9  many.  
Q. How can that be?  
A. They have 
a Joh, 1.12.  authority and right to be called sons.  
Q. How so? 
b ibid.   
A. Because they have received Christ.  
Q. How do they receive him?  
A. By 
c ib.  believing in him.  
Q. What is the Oil of gladness?  
A. The 
d Acts 10.38.  holy Ghost.  
Q. What is the Holy Ghost?  
Ans. 
e 2 Cor, 3, 17.  God.  
Q. Was God in Christ?  
A. 
f 2 Cor, 5.19.  Yes.  
Q. How so?  
A. The 
g Col, 2, 9  fullness of the Godhead dwelled in him.  
Q. What is that to us?  
A. We have 
h Joh, 1, 16.  received of his fullness.  
Q. What is that fullness?  
A. The 
i Eph, 3, 19  fullness of God.  
Q How come you to partake of it? Sect. 2  
A. By 
k Acts 10, 44.  the Ministry.  
Q: What Ministry?  
A: The 
l Gal, 3, 2.  Ministry of the Gospel.  
Q: What is the Ministry of the Gospel?  
A. The 
m 2 Cor, 3, 8.  Ministry of the Spirit.  
Q. Is there a true Ministry on earth?  
A. 
n Mat 28, 20.  Yes.  
Q. Where is it to be found?  
A. In 
o Mat, 16.18, 19  the Church.  
Q. Whom do you understand by the Church?  
A. All of 
p Gal, 5.5, 6.4, 26.  all sorts that believe.  
Q. Is there always a true Ministry among them?  
A. Yes 
q John 14, 16.  always.  
Q. Can there be Ministers without Ordination? Sect. 3  
A. Ordination 
r Rom, 12, 6.  doth not make Ministers.  
Q. Is there no use of Ordination?  
A. Yes 
s Tit, 1, 5.  there is great use of it.  
Q. What is Ordination?  
A. A 
t See Mr Bernard's Note on the word ordain.  judging or 
u Mat, 16, 19 1 Cor, 14, 36.  declaring those to whom the Word of God is come.  
Q. Was there nothing more in it?  
A. There was added sometimes 
a Acts 6, 6.  the laying on of hands.  
Q. By whom?  
A. By the 
b 1 Tim, 4 14.  Eldership  
Q. Who are they?  
A. Such as were grown 
c 1 Tim, 4 12.  in the faith  
Q. Are there such now to be found?  
A. Yes 
d 1 Cor, 6, 5. .  
Q. Where?  
A. Among 
e ibid.  them that believe.  
Q. Sect. 4 Who are to judge both these and those?  
A. 
w 1 John 4, 1.  Such as have faith.  
Q. What? Men, Women and Servants?  
A. Yea 
x Col, 3, 11.  persons of all sorts, that have faith.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
y 1 Cor, 2, 15:  they alone are able to judge.  
Q. Are they more able to judge than others?  
Ans. 
z 1 Cor, 9, 2; 3.  Yes.  
Q. How so?  
A. They 
a Rev, 11, 1.  alone have the golden reed.  
Q. What do they with it?  
A. With 
b ibid.,  it they measure the Temple, and Altar, and they that worship therein.  
Q. What is that Temple?  
A. God 
c Rev, 21, 22.  Himself, and the Lamb.  
Q. Do they know the only true God?  
A. 
d joh, 17, 3.  Yes.  
Q. How so?  
A. By 
e 1 Tim. 3, 16.  the manifestation of him.  
Q. What is that manifestation?  
A. 
f john 1, 14.  Christ.  
Q. Is Christ the only manifestation of God.  
A. 
g 16.  Yes.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. God is not known but by him.  
Q. What is the Altar?  
A. The 
h Isa, 56, 7  means of our finding acceptance with God.  
Q. How have we acceptance with God?  
A. Alone 
i Mat, 3, 17.  by Jesus Christ.  
Q. Who are those Worshippers?  
A. Such 
k 1 john 4, 13.  as dwell in God.  
Q. Who are they?  
A. All 
l 16. 1 Thes, 1, 1  the Saints.  
Q. What is this golden Reed?  
A. The 
m 1 john 2, 20.  knowledge of Christ in the Spirit.  
Q. What doth that profit them?  
A. Thereby 
n ver, 27.  they have in a sort, the knowledge of all things.  
Q. What too?  
A. The 
o 1 Cor, 3, 22.  enjoyment of all things.  
Q. How so?  
A. In 
p Heb, 1, 1  faith.  
Q. Where?  
A. In 
q Col, 1, 19  Christ.  
Q. What a one is Christ?  
A. The 
r Isa, 6, 3. in the margin.  fullness of all things.  
Q. If the Ministry of the Spirit, Sect. 5 be always found amongst them that believe, how is it exercicised amongst them?  
A. According 
s Rom, 12, 6.  to the measure of the gift of Christ.  
Q. Is that their duty?  
A. Yes 
t john 7, 38. , but chiefly their property.  
Q. Is there in this, equal respect to be given to all?  
A. Every 
u Rom, 12 10.  one among them, will in honour prefer his brother, before himself.  
Q. Are all the Saints then useful one to another?  
A. There is 
w 1 Cor, 12, 21, 22.  great use of the meanest of them; the foot in its place is as useful, as the eye or hand.  
Q. Are there not to be Officers among the Saints?  
A. There 
x ib. Rom. 12, 4.  are none of them, exempted from Office.  
Q. How do they put their Office, in Execution?  
A. Not by 
y Rom, 12, 6. according to the proportion or degree of faith.  virtue of humane Ordination, but alone by divine dispensation.  
Q. Are all to be subject to such adispensation, when, and where, it doth appear?  
A. Yes 
z 1 Cor, 14.30.  as we would be subject to Christ himself, 
a Heb, 12, 25.  speaking from heaven, in his Saints.  
Q. Then 'tis not safe to resist such?  
A. No 
b Acts 7.51.  more than it is safe, to resist God himself.  
Q. How so?  
A. God is 
c 1 Cor. 14.25.  in them of a truth.  
Q. Would not this be confusion?  
A. It's 
d 1 Cor. 12.4.  the glorious Order of the Gospel.  
Q. It's accounted confusion.  
A. Men 
e 3 john 9.10.  do so for advantage.  
Q. But must there be no external Order?  
A. Externall 
f Col. 2.5.  order will be, where the Saints are.  
Q. What external order do you mea●?  
A. All 
g 1 Cor. 12.7. 2 Tim. 3.5  Externall order, that is not the Manifestation of the Spirit, which is given to every one to profit withal, is not of God, but man, 'tis of the earth, earthy; it may be the form, it cannot be the power of godliness, and from them that have the form, and not the power, we are bid to turn away.  
Q. What is the sum of that, the Ministry of the Spirit doth discover?  
A. Jesus 
h john 15.26.  Christ.  
Q. What is made known to us by Jesus Christ?  
A. God 
i Acts 26.17, 18.  and man, and in some sort all things else, that relate to either.  
Q. What is the knowledge of God, we have by Christ?  
A. We have a threefold knowledge of God by Christ.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. The 
k john 15 15.  first is the knowledge of God, as he made out himself in innocency.  
Q. Tell the second.  
The 
l Phil. 3.6, 7.  second is the knowledge of God, as he is apprehended o● men, under the Law.  
Q. Tell the third?  
A. The 
m 2 Cor, 4.6.  third is the knowledge of God, a he is known, and enjoyed, in the Gospel.  
Q. What knowledge have we of man, by Christ●  
A. We have too, 〈◊〉 threefold knowledge o● man, by Christ.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. The 
n Isa. 32.3.  first is th● knowledge of man, as he was in innocency.  
Q. Tell the second?  
A. The second is the knowledge of man, 
o Ezek. 16 1.  as he was under the Law.  
Q. Tell the third?  
A. The third is the knowledge of man, as he ●s 
p Eph. 1.18, 19  under grace.  
Q. In what order, do ●●u come to know, Part. 1 God and ●an?  
A. We 
q joh. 1.18  no sooner ●now God, but thereby ●e know man also.  
Q. How may that be?  
A. The 
r Ps. 43.3.  knowledge ●f God is the light, by ●hich we come to know both himself, and man.  
Q. Why is the knowledge of both by Christ?  
A. For a twofold reason.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. The 
s Rom. 9.5  first is, because Christ is both God and man.  
Q. What's the second?  
A. Christ 
t joh. 1.9.  is the light that enlighteneth every one in the world, that is enlightened.  
Q. Where doth this light shine?  
A. In 
u v. 5.  darkness.  
Q. What is that darkness?  
A. Man 
w Eph. 5.8  in his fallen estate.  
Q. Man was not then in darkness from the beginning?  
A. No 
x Gen. 1.26. Eccles. .  
Q. When was it otherwise with him?  
A. In 
y ibid.  the time of innocency.  
Q. How was God known to man in innocency?  
A. Three ways.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. By 
z Ps. 19.1.  real manifestation.  
Q. Tell the second?  
A. By 
a Gen. 2.9  shadowy representation.  
Q. Tell the third?  
A. By 
b 2.17.  a strict injunction.  
Q. Was there a real manifestation of God, in Eden.  
A. Yes.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. Thus, Eden the garden of God, was the glory of the world; the tree of life, was the glory of Eden; and God, was the truth, and real glory of both.  
Q. Sect. 6 If there were a real manifestation of God to Adam, how did he fall?  
A. Though he had a manifestation of, yet he had not (to his knowledge) 
c john 17.21.  a Union with God.  
Q. From what did he then fall?  
A. From 
d Gen. 3.8  this manifestation of God.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. He eaten 
* Gen. 3.22  not (as we read) of the tree of life.  
Q. What was then the shadowy representation of God, in Eden?  
A. Sect. 7 Especially this tree of life.  
Q. What was this tree of life?  
A. God 
e Rev. 27.  himself, or Christ, in a figure.  
Q. Was Adam to have eaten of this tree of life?  
A. This 
f Gen. 1.16  was his liberty, and to eat of it, had been his happiness.  
Q. Why, what would that have availed him?  
A. By 
g Gen. 3.22.  it he should have had life, for evermore.  
Q. Sect. 8 What injunction did God give Man, in Eden?  
A. Not 
h Gen. 3.17.  to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.  
Q. Why was Adam forbidden to eat of this tree?  
A. Because 
i ibid.  the eating of it would be his death.  
Q. How could death come to Adam by the eating of the fruit of it?  
A. Because 
k ib.  he was forbidden to eat of it.  
Q. Where was this tree?  
A. In 
l Gen. 2.9.  the midst of the garden.  
Q. Why was it set in the midst of the garden?  
A. For two causes.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. That it might be of all others most seen, and most shunned.  
Q. Tell the second?  
A. 'Twas placed in the midst of the garden for a sign.  
Q. A sign of what?  
A. Of God's almightiness and sovereignty over all things.  
Q. How doth it appear this tree was such a sign?  
A. In 
m Gen. 2.17.  that God reserved it to himself.  
Q. Did man then attempt to be like God?  
A. 
n Gen 3.5  Yes.  
Q. By what means?  
A. By the 
o ibid.  insinuations of the Serpent.  
Q. Who was this serpent?  
A. The 
p Rev. 20.2.  Devil and Satan.  
Q. Whom did he first ensnare?  
A. The 
q Gen. 3.1  woman.  
Q. Why was she first in the temptation?  
A. Because she was most weak, and with this sin most apt to be overcome.  
Q. What sin was this?  
A. Pride.  
Q. What pride?  
A. Spiritual pride.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. In 
r ib.  that she thought to be wise without God, and so to to be happy too, without him, & not in him.  
Q. How came this to pass?  
A. By 
s ver. 1.  reflecting on herself.  
Q. What was then the temptation?  
A. To 
t v. 5, 6.  think herself better than she was.  
Q. Why was it called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?  
A. Because 
u Gen. 3.5  when man eat of it, he ceased to trust himself with God, and began from that time forward to take care of himself, and so by himself and Satan to find out what was good, or evil, for himself.  
Q. Was it then Adam's sin to know what was good or evil for himself?  
A. 'Twas 
w Mark 10.18.  his sin to account any thing good to him but God; or any thing evil to him, save his departure from him.  
Q. What was then Adam's fall?  
A. His 
x Gen. 3.6.8.  leaving God, and cleaving to himself.  
Q. Was this so great a sin?  
A. It 
y Jer. 2.13.  hath in its bowels all other sin.  
Q. What was man now?  
A. A 
z Gen. 3.8  Rebel to God.  
Q. What did God resolve concerning him?  
A. That 
a Gen. 2.17.  he should die.  
Q. How did God declare his displeasure against him?  
A. He 
b Gen. 3.24.  drove him out of paradise.  
Q. What did God mean thereby?  
A. That 
c Habbac. 1.13.  none such as he should live in his presence.  
Q. Sect. 9 What is the knowledge of God that comes by the law?  
A. There is a twofold knowledge of God by the law.  
Q. Who discerns this twofold knowledge of God?  
A. Such 
d Acts 9.17.  as discern Christ.  
Q. What is the first sort of the knowledge of God that men have by the law.  
A. A 
e Rom, 2, 17.  false knowledge.  
Q. Who hath this false knowledge?  
A. Fallen 
f Rom, 10, 2.  man.  
Q. What is the knowledge of God that fall'n man hath by the law?  
A. He 
g Ps. 50, 21  takes God to be such as himself is.  
Q. How do you mean?  
A. He 
h Psa. 50, 9  thinks he is to be dealt with, and pleased as a man 
h Mica. 6, 6 .  
Q. Have all men this knowledge of God?  
A. 
i Acts 14, 13.  Yes.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. It appears in all 
k Rom, 3, 12.  men.  
Q. As how?  
A. They 
l Isa, 58 3.  work to to have life.  
Q. How do you mean?  
A. They 
m Mat, 5, 20.  think to make themselves perfect.  
Q. How perfect?  
A. They 
n Ro, 2, 19  think to fulfil the law.  
Q. Doth not man well so to think?  
A. 'Tis his 
o Phil, 3, 6  exceeding pride.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
p Rom, 5, 6  it is infinitely beyond his power.  
Q. Was it ever in his power?  
A. No 
q Ps. 39, 5. .  
Q. Why are these things then befallen him?  
A. Because 
r 1 Cor, 8, 2.  he sought it in himself.  
Q. Was it never in himself?  
A. The 
s Ps, 62, 11  power was alone in God.  
Q. What was then his fall?  
A. He fell from God, in whose power all things had been possible unto him.  
Q. What doth man then by seeking to keep the law of himself?  
A. He 
t 2 Thes, 2, 4.  thinks to be God alone, or at least God with God.  
Q. What is then his undertakement?  
A. That 
u Rom, 7, 21.  which is impossible.  
Q. What doth befall man by this his undertakement?  
A. Exceeding 
w Gen, 3, 8.  fear.  
Q. For what cause?  
A. Because 
x Gen, 4, 6  he of himself cannot please God.  
Q. Give an instance of this?  
A. 'Twas 
y ib.  the case of Cain.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. He thought 
z verse 3.  to please God without faith.  
Q. How mean you.  
A. He 
a ib.  though to please him of his own head, and by his own work.  
Q. What doth this lead men too?  
A. Despair 
b verse 13 .  
Q. What course do men take that are in despair?  
A. They 
c Rev. 6 16.  fly from GOD as their Almighty enemy.  
Q. What course do they naturally take to heal themselves of this distemper?  
A. They either seek to destroy themselves, as being weary of themselves, or else to forget God, the law and themselves, by plunging themselves in sin and the world.  
Q. Give an instance of the former?  
A. Judas did thus.  
Q. How?  
A. He 
d Acts 1, 18.  slew himself.  
Q. Give an instance of the latter?  
A. The Gentiles did the other.  
Q. As How?  
A. They delighted not to retain God in their minds, but took pleasure in 
e Rom, 1, 28.  unrighteousness.  
Q. What's the end of both?  
A. Wrath 
f Rom, 2, 5  in the day of wrath.  
Q. Is this the end of all'men?  
A. 
g Heb, 11 6  Yes, without Christ.  
Q. What brings men to this?  
A. A 
h Mat, 23 4.  misunderstanding of the law.  
Q. What is that misunderstanding?  
A. That 
i Rom, 9, 32,  it is to them a rule of life, without Christ.  
Q. How come men thus to think?  
A. They are led to it two ways.  
Q. What is the first?  
A. False 
k Gal, 3, 1  teaching.  
Q. What's the latter?  
A. By 
l Rom, 9, 31,  a principle within them.  
Q. Is it not then the mind of God that man of imselfes should keep the law?  
A. That were 
m 2 Cor, 3, 5,  impossible.  
Q. Why is he then punished?  
A. Because 
n Jer, 31, 18,  he undertakes things of his own head, and will go his own way.  
Q. Is that such a sin?  
A. By it 
o Isa, 7, 13  he contemns God.  
Q. What is the state of such a man?  
A. He lives 
p Eph, 2, 12,  without God.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He prays without out God, he hears, walks, talks, eats, works, dies, and all without God.  
Q. If man be not of himself to keep the law, what use then is there of the law?  
A. It 
q Rom, 7, 9  serves to make man nothing in respect of power, wisdom, righteousness, and God in that respect all in all.  
Q. What then is the true knowledge of God by the law?  
A. I have showed that already.  
Qu. Open it more clearly?  
A. The 
r Exod, 19 11, 12,  law sets up God, and throws down man.  
Q. How doth the law set up God?  
A. By 
s ibid.,  revealing God.  
Q. How doth the law reveal God?  
A. By 
t ib.  revealing his will concerning man.  
Q. Doth the law then reveal the will of God concerning man?  
A. Yes 
u Exod, 20 3, .  
Q. What is that law?  
A. The 
w Exo. 20  sum of it (in the letter) is the ten Commandments.  
Q. What is the will of God revealed in the ten Commandments concerning man?  
A. That 
x Mat, 5, 45,  we be the same (in a sort) one to another, as he is to us.  
Q. Is there set forth by the Commandments what a one God is to us?  
A. Yes.  
Q. Sect. 10 In which of the Commandments.  
A. In the first table.  
Q. How doth God set forth himself to us in the first table?  
A. Very gloriously.  
Q. Hint the manner how?  
A. 'Tis unspeakable to declare.  
Q. Declare but what is given you to know; but first show what part of the law you call the first table?  
A. 
y Mat. 22.37, 38.  The four first Commandments.  
Q. What is shown by the first Commandment? Sect. 11  
A. Three things.  
Q. What's the first?  
A. That 
z Heb. 11.6  God is.  
Q. What's the second?  
A. That he 
a 1 Tim. 2.4.  is but one.  
Q. What's the third?  
A. That 
b Heb. 8.10  he is ours.  
Q. How shall we know this?  
A. Sect. 12 It's shown 
c Exo. 20.4.  us in the second Commandment.  
Q. How so?  
A. The 
d Ibid.  second Commandment sets forth the image of God.  
Q. Is there any image of God to be seen?  
A. None 
e ib.  of man's framing.  
Q. What's forbid in this Commandment?  
A. Man's 
f ibid.  framing to himself such an image.  
Q. What is the true image of God?  
A. Jesus 
g Heb. 1.3  Christ.  
Q. Who is Jesus Christ?  
A. Immanuel 
h Math. 1.23. .  
Q. What is that by interpretation?  
A. God 
i Ibid.  with us.  
Q. Hath God set up such an image of himself in which alone he'll be worshipped?  
A. Yes 
k ib. .  
Q. What is that image of himself?  
A. It's the 
l Heb. 1.3.  brightness of his own glory.  
Q. What is the brightness of his glory?  
A. The 
m 1 Tim. 3. ult.  Manifestation of himself.  
Q. What is the Manifestation of God?  
A. Christ 
n Joh. 14.9. .  
Q. How is God then to be worshipped?  
A. As 
o 1 Tim 3.  manifested.  
Q. How is God manifested?  
A. In 
p joh. 14.10  his Son.  
Q. Who then worship God aright?  
A. They 
q joh. 1.18  that know him aright.  
Q. Who have a right knowledge of God?  
A. They 
r joh. 14.7  that know him in his Son.  
Q. What then is the sum of the second Commandment?  
A. That the 
s joh. 14 1.  Son is to be worshipped as the Father, and the Father by the Son.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because the 
t joh. 17.22.  Father and he are one.  
Q. Are they not distinguished?  
A. Yes; but 
u joh. 17.21.  not divided.  
Q. How are they distinguished?  
A. Many ways.  
Q. Name one or two?  
A. The Father is 
w Eph. 3.9  God in his hidden glory. The Son is the same God in a glory revealed. The Father is 
x jer. 2.13  the fountain of living water, but a fountain sealed. The Son is that 
y Zech. 13 1.  fountain opened, the river of life that makes glad the city of God.  
Q. Sect. 13 How is the Son himself revealed?  
A. In the 
a 1 Joh. 3.24.  Spirit.  
Q. What Spirit?  
A. That 
b Joh. 15.26.  which is of his own sending.  
Q. From whom doth he send the Spirit?  
A. 
b Ibid.  From the Father.  
Q. What is that Spirit?  
A. God 
c Joh. 14.16  himself.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. The 
d Joh. 16.14, 15.  fullness of the Godhead is in him.  
Q. Open it farther as you can?  
A. The same fullness that is in the Father is 
e Col. 3.9. joh 15.26  in Christ, and the same fullness that is in Christ 
f joh. 16, 14, 15.  is in the Spirit.  
Q. Open it in other and ordinary expressions?  
A. The Godhead of GOD is in the Father, the Godhead of GOD is in the Son, the Godhead of GOD is in the Holy Ghost.  
Q. What is equivalent hereunto?  
A. That which is written in all our books.  
Q. What is that?  
A. 

The Father is God  
The Son is God  
The holy Ghost is God   not divided, but distinguished, and that not as God, but as Father, Son, and holy Spirit.  
Q. What then?  
A. They are 
g 1 joh. 5.7.  one and yet three.  
Q. What follows hereupon?  
A. He that hath that Spirit 
h 2 joh. 9 , hath both the Father and the Son.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He 
i Eph. 3.19.  hath all the fullness of either.  
Q. Is this necessary to be believed?  
A. It's 
k joh. 17.3  the foundation of faith and pure Religion.  
Q. How come you to the knowledge of it?  
A. Not 
l 1 Pet. 1.18.  by tradition.  
Q. How then.  
A. By 
m Eph. 1.17.  Revelation 
* 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 opus est Grineus .  
Q. How mean you?  
A. The 
n 2 Cor, 4, 6.  Lord opens himself to us.  
Q. How?  
A. In Christ 
n Ibid. , by the Spirit.  
Q. Is this distinction alone in our knowledge, for our understanding; or ●s the foundation of it in God himself?  
A. It is 
o Prov. 8.22, 23.  in God himself.  
Q. What from eternity?  
A. Yes 
o Ibid, .  
Q. When did it first appear?  
A. In 
p Gen, 1.1, 2, 3, 26, 31.  the Creation.  
Q. When was it first revealed?  
A. When Christ 
q Eph. 3, 5  was revealed.  
Q. When do we understand it?  
A. It is made 
r Acts 26, 18.  out to us at our believing.  
Q. Sect. 14 How may we conceive it was in God from eternity?  
A. After this manner through grace it may be made out to our understanding.  
Q. As how?  
A. God 
s 1 joh. 4.16.  was love from eternity.  
Q. What then?  
A. Then there 
t Pro, 8, 30  was one in whom his love did rest from eternity.  
Q. What must such an one be?  
A. Such a 
u Ibid.  one as himself.  
Q. What doth this discover?  
A. He 
w joh. 3.16  that so loveth, is the father.  
Q. What is he said to be in common speech?  
A. The first person in the Deity.  
Q. What doth it show forth besides?  
A. He 
x Mat, 3.17,  that's so loved must be the Son.  
Q. What is he said to be in common speech?  
A. The second person.  
Q. How doth this reveal the Spirit (the third person in common language)?  
A. He 
y joh 17.21, 23, 24.  must needs be the bond of this eternal love.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Him 
y ibid. , in whom the Father loves the Son, and in whom the Son enjoys the Father.  
Q. How doth this declare them one?  
A. GOD 
z 1 Tim. 2.5.  can be but one.  
Q. What then?  
A. He that infinitely loveth must be God, and so the Father is God. And he that's infinitely 
* The Saints are in the Son, & so a fit, & suitable object of infinite love.  loved must be God, and so the Son is God. And he that is the bond of that infinite love betwixt both, must also needs be himself God, and so the Holy Ghost is God.  
Q. Open it more plainly, as you conceive it?  
A. Flesh 
a Mat. 16.17.  and blood cannot receive it.  
Q. Declare it as you believe it?  
A. God considered as everlastingly 
* 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉.  seeing, is the Father.  
God considered as everlastingly seen of himself, is the Son.  
GOD considered as everlastingly seeing himself in himself, is the Holy Ghost.  
Q. What's this equivalent to?  
A. To that which is written in our books.  
Q. Name it in the usual expressions?  
A. GOD considered as everlastingly begetting, is the Father.  
GOD considered as everlastingly begotten, is the Son.  
The same GOD considered as everlasting, proceeding and flowing from both, is the Holy Ghost. For the nature of God is common 
* Non ut res rebus, sed ut res suis modis qui sunt in re. Trelc.  to all three, yet all three, Father, Son, and holy Spirit in respect of that relation, are distinguished among themselves.  
Q. Sect. 15 How did this mystery appear in the Creation?  
A. Very 
a Gen. 1.32.  gloriously.  
Q. Name how?  
A. GOD in it, is revealed as the Father 
b jer. 51, 19 , and Former, of all things.  
Q. How was the Son revealed in the Creation of all things?  
A. As him 
c Col. 1, 16, 17. , in whom all things were made, and by whom all things consist.  
Q. How was this shadowed out in the Creation?  
A. In that 
d Gen, 1, 31.  all things that were made, (especially man) had on them GOD'S image.  
Q. Wherein did that image appear?  
A. In two things.  
Q. Name the first?  
A. In that GOD 
e Gen. 1, 31.  saw every thing that he had made, and behold it was very good.  
Q. What is meant by that?  
A. He saw his 
f ibid.  own image in all.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He saw 
g Prov. 8, 27, 31. Walker on the Sab. pag. 24.  his Son in all.  
Q. Name the second?  
A. He 
h Gen. 2.2, 3.  rested the seventh day.  
Q. What then?  
A. He 
i Gen. 2.3.  was well pleased with all that he did.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. 'Twas 
i ibid.,  as a Sabbath unto him.  
Q. How would GOD demonstrate this?  
A. He 
i ib.  sanctified the seventh day.  
Q. To what end?  
A. That it 
* Walker on Sab. ibid.  might be to all succeeding generations, a 
k Isa. 56, 2  perpetual memory of his sole rest, and delight, in Christ.  
Q. How was the Holy Ghost revealed, in the Creation of all things?  
A. In that to him 
l Gen. 1.2.  is applied the sustentation of all things that were made.  
Q. Is there a more glorious discovery of this Mystery? Sect. 16  
A. Yes 
m Mat. 3.16, 17. .  
Q. When was this discovery made?  
A. At the 
m Ibid.  appearing of Christ.  
Q. How did this Mystery then appear?  
A. GOD was expressly then revealed as 
m ib.  the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  
Q. What too?  
A. The 
n 2 Pet. 1, 17.  Son also was then expressly revealed, as him, in whom the Father delights himself, from eternity to eternity.  
Q. How doth this differ, from that appearing in the Creation?  
A. That 
o Rom. 5, 14.  was but an image of this.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. That 
p Heb. 1, 11, 12.  passeth away, but this abideth for ever.  
Q. What too?  
A. That was but a dark resemblance 
q Exod 33 23. , the back parts of GOD: But this is the brightness of the Father's 
r Heb. 1, 3. 2 Cor. 4, 6  glory, and the express image of his person, the face and countenance of GOD.  
Q. How was the Holy Ghost revealed at the appearing of Christ?  
A. Evidently two ways.  
Q. Name the first?  
A. He is revealed as proceeding from 
s joh. 15, 26.  the Father and the Son.  
Q. Name the second?  
A. He 
t Joh. 14.23.  is revealed, as him, in whom the Father and the Son are one.  
Q. Give the sum of this?  
A. The Father is dwelling & delighting 
u Joh. 14, 10.  in his Son as in his only rest.  
The 
w Joh. 1, 18  Son is in the bosom of the Father, delighting himself, as in his glorious rest.  
The Holy Ghost is him in whom the Father, and the Son are both one, and in whom they enjoy each other everlastingly; or which is all one,  
The 
x Rom. 1, 4 Eph. 4.4 5 1 Cor. 12, 4, 5, 6.  Spirit is that oneness, in which GOD enjoys himself.  
Q. Sect. 17 May there be a further discovery of this Mystery?  
A. It's brought forth in them that 
y Col. 1, 26.  believe.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. In the 
z Eph, 1, 17.  Revelation of it.  
Q. And how to?  
A. In the 
a Col, 2, 2,  enjoyment of it.  
Q. As how?  
A. GOD 
b Joh, 20, 17.  is their Father.  
Q. How?  
A. He hath begotten them 
c 1 Pet, 1, 3  again, unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Christ.  
Q. How is the Son revealed?  
A. He 
d Gal. i, 16  is revealed in them.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. They 
e Joh. 3, 3.  are born and brought forth in his image.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. In that GOD loveth, and delighteth in them, as in his 
f Zeph. 3, 17.  own Son.  
Q. How is the Holy Ghost made manifest?  
A. Many ways.  
Q. Name one only?  
A. By the Holy Ghost, they that believe are one with 
g joh. 17, 22. , and in the Lord Jesus, one 
h 1 Cor. 6, 17. 2 Cor.  Spirit, with the Father, with Christ, and 
i Eph. 4.4.  with all Saints.  
Q. Sect. 18 You in the opening of this Mystery seem shy of the ordinary expressions?  
A. 
Essence Persons Trinity.  Those expressions were not from the beginning.  
Q. How have we then received them?  
A. By 
l Mat. 15, 2  tradition.  
Q. Who were the first authors of them?  
A. Those whom we commonly call the 
* Trelc.  Fathers.  
Q. Are we not then bound to the use of them?  
A. Not by the Scriptures.  
Q. May we not make 
* Abhorremus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉.  use of them?  
A. Yes.  
Q. Is there foundation for them in the Scriptures?  
A. Yes.  
Q. Why do you then not open this mystery by them?  
A. I have two reasons for it.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. The 
m 2 Tim: 3, 5. Psa. 50, 16.  commonness of the expression hath veiled and clouded the truth and mystery itself.  
Q. Tell the second?  
A. The mystery 
n Eph, 3, 18, 19  itself (being a great deep) one way of expressing it, is too narrow.  
Q. How doth this appear?  
A. From 
o joh. 21, 25.  the Scriptures.  
Q. How so?  
A. They 
p Eph, 3, 10.  are abundant and various in the expressing of it.  
Q. To what end?  
A. That 
q Rom. 15, 4.  if by any means we might apprehend it.  
Q. What's the evil of our not following this example?  
A. As most are ignorant of 
r Mat. 22, 29. , so few receive comfort from this mystery.  
Q. How appears that?  
A. The 
s 1 Pet. 1.18. Mark 7, 13.  knowledge of most is but traditional.  
Q. What doth that bring in?  
A. A form 
t 2 Tim, 3 5.  of godliness, without the power of it.  
Q. And what's that the root of?  
A. All 
u 2 Tim, 3 1, 2, 3, 4.  manner of sin, schism, and profaneness.  
Q. How is it remedied?  
A. By 
w joh, 6, 63.  understanding all things in the Spirit.  
Q. How is that?  
A. By beholding them in their 
x 2 Cor, 3 18.  own native, naked, and real glory.  
Q. May that be on earth?  
A. 
y Ibid.  Yes.  
Q. How?  
A. In 
z 1 Cor, 13, 9  part.  
Q. What follows the want of this?  
A. Many 
a joh, 11, 9, 10.  stumble at the truth itself.  
Q. And what too?  
A. Men 
b Mat, 11, 18, 19  take offence for not going in the common road.  
Q. Is it safe to turn every stone, and to examine every thing in Religion?  
A. Every 
c 1 joh, 4, 1  one should do it, for his own satisfaction.  
Q. How?  
A. Modestly 
d Rom, 12, 3. .  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Expecting to be taught of GOD 
e joh, 6, 45 , in every thing of GOD.  
Q. What will they then be?  
A. More 
f Ps, 19, 10  sweet than the honey Comb.  
Q. What caution then is to be given us hence?  
A. That 
g Isa, 2, 22  we cease from man.  
Q. What altogether?  
A. No 
h 1 Cor, 3, 5. .  
Q. What then?  
A. So 
i 1 Cor. 14, 25.  far as we find not GOD appearing in him.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Lest 
k Mat. 10, 17.  he lead us out of the way.  
Q. To what?  
A. To 
l 1 Cor. 3, 10, 11.  the knowledge, and enjoyment of the very first foundation.  
Q. What is that?  
A. The Mystery 
m Col. 2.3.  of GOD, the Father, revealed in Christ, by the Spirit.  
What's the end of this divine Manifestation of God? Sect. 19  
A. That the third Commandment gives us to understand.  
Q. What then doth the third Commandment teach?  
A. That 
z Exod. 20 7.  such honour be given to God, as is due unto his Name.  
Q. Doth this follow the two former?  
A. Yes Naturally.  
Q. How so?  
A. When 
a Rev. 19.1  God is known, he is glorified of them that know him.  
Q. How is GOD glorified?  
A. By 
b joh. 3, 33  subscribing to whatsoever is revealed, or spoken of him.  
Q. Give us an instance?  
A. We 
c Job 40, 4  see it in Job submitting to his wisdom.  
Q. Give another instance?  
A. We see it in 
d Isa. 6.  Isaiah the Prophet, and with him the Angels, giving to GOD the glory of his holiness.  
Q. Name one instance more?  
A. We see it in that 
e Revel. 5, 11, 12.  infinite number of Saints and Angels that are round about the Throne.  
Q. How doth it appear in them?  
A. In the New 
f Rev. 5, 9  Song they sing.  
Q. What is the song they sing?  
A. Blessing 
g verse 13. , honour, glory, and power be unto him that sitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb, forevermore.  
Q. How do they express this?  
A. By 
h Rev 4.10  casting their Crowns before the Throne.  
Q. Of what is that a sign?  
A. That GOD is all, and they before him (in their own account) nothing at all.  
Q. Sect. 20 What will follow hereupon?  
A. That which the fourth Commandment doth reveal.  
Q. What is that?  
A. The 
i Heb. 4, 9  keeping of a Sabbath.  
Q. Of what Sabbath?  
A. Of an 
k Psa. 23, 6  everlasting Sabbath.  
Q. Where is this Sabbath to be kept?  
A. In 
l Heb. 4, 9  Heaven and 
m Mat. 11, 29.  Earth.  
Q. Can such a Sabbath be kept on earth?  
A. Yes 
n 1 Cor. 13, 12  in part.  
Q. How so?  
A. By 
o Heb. 11, 1  faith.  
Q. As how?  
A. In 
p Heb. 6, 20.  Christ.  
Q. Is there a Sabbath in Christ?  
A. 
q Heb 4, 10  Yes.  
Q. What is the nature of it?  
A. A 
r ib.  resting from our works.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. A 
s Isa. 58, 13.  living in another.  
Q. In whom?  
A. In 
t Col. 3, 3  GOD and Christ.  
Q. How long?  
A. For 
u joh. 6.47.  evermore.  
Q. Sect. 21 Is this the meaning of the fourth Commandment?  
A. It's the 
w Heb. 4.4  chief meaning of it.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. Paul so expounds it.  
Q. Where?  
A. Heb. 4.  
Q. Is there another meaning of it?  
A. 
x Exod. 20 7.  Yes.  
Q. What is that other meaning of it?  
A. It is twofold.  
Q. As how?  
A. Typical and subordinate.  
Q. What is the typical meaning of it?  
A. The 
y Num. 15 32.  Jewish strict rest on every seventh day.  
Q. Of what was this rest a type?  
A. Of that 
z Heb. 4, 9  which before I told you, was alone in Christ.  
Q. Sect. 22 What is the subordinate meaning of it?  
A. I'll tell you, when I unfold the phrase.  
Q. What mean you by this phrase (subordinate)?  
A. I call that subordinate, which is in order to another thing.  
Q. What is this subordinate keeping of the Sabbath?  
A. That which is of perpetual use, in both Testaments.  
Q. What is that?  
A. A 
a Exod. 20 7.  keeping of one day in seven, as solemn to the Lord.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Chief for two ends.  
Q. What's the first?  
A. The 
b Acts 17.11.  making out to ourselves this glorious rest in Christ, to the end.  
Q. What's the second?  
A. The holding out to others this glorious rest in Christ, to the end.  
Q. What's subordinate to this rest?  
A. A resting from bodily labour.  
Q. Sect. 23 When is the time of this visible rest?  
A. The 
a Mat. 28.1.  eighth day.  
Q. What day is that to us?  
A. The 
b ibid.  first day of the week.  
Q. Why do we rest then?  
A. Because 
c Mat. 28, 6.  on that day Christ entered into his rest.  
Q. What rest?  
A. His 
d Heb. 10, 12.  everlasting rest.  
Q. What is that to us?  
A. We 
e joh. 20, 26.  keep up the memory of it.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
f joh. 20.31.  we have rest in the assurance of it.  
Q. Are we to observe it as the Jews did?  
A. By 
g Col. 2.16  no means.  
Q. Why so?  
A. They 
h ib. v. 17.  were taught by it as by a shadow.  
Q. Is it not to be made use of to the same end now?  
A. By 
h Gal. 4.10  no means.  
Q. Why so?  
A. The 
i Col. 2.17.  substance being come, the shadow flies away.  
Q. What is the substance of the Sabbath?  
A. Christ 
k ver. 17.  himself.  
Q. How is this day then to be kept?  
A. To 
l Rom. 14.5, 6.  the Lord.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. By 
m joh. 16, 33.  resting in the Lord himself.  
Q. And what too?  
A. A total forbearance of whatsoever 
n Heb 12, 1 Exod. 20  may hinder us in the making out of the mystery of this rest in Christ, either to ourselves, or others.  
Q. How is it made out unto us?  
A. By 
o Heb. 12, 25.  attending to that which Christ speaks.  
Q. What doth he speak?  
A. The 
p joh. 7.37  things concerning himself.  
Q. What are they?  
A. The things 
q Acts 10, 36.  that make for peace.  
Q. What peace?  
A. Peace 
r Rom. 5, 1  with God.  
Q. And what too?  
A. Peace 
s Luk. 2, 14  on Earth.  
Q. How so? Sect. 24  
A. Because 
t ibid.,  of God's good will to men.  
Q. Is this the ground of men's observing it?  
A. Few observe it 
u Gal. 4.9 10.  upon these grounds.  
Q. How then?  
A. Most 
w Ibid.  incline to the Jewish way of keeping it.  
Q. Most of whom?  
A. Of them 
x Rev. 3.1  that profess Religion.  
Q. How comes that to pass?  
A. Christ 
y Isa. 53, 1  is but little known among them.  
Q. What then?  
A. Men are 
z Col, 3, 11  either as Jews, or Gentiles, till Christ.  
Q. How till Christ?  
A. Till 
a Gal. 1, 16  Christ be revealed.  
Q. How are men like the Jews till Christ?  
A. They 
b Rom. 10, 2.  have a zeal of GOD, but not according to knowledge.  
Q. How are most as the Gentiles, till Christ be known unto them?  
A. They 
c Eph, 4, 17.  live profanely.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. They 
d ver. 18.  are estranged from GOD.  
Q. As how?  
A. GOD 
e Psa. 10.4.  is not in all their thoughts.  
Q. How are they both made one?  
A. In 
f Col. 3.11  Christ.  
Q. How live they then?  
A. By 
g Rom. 1, 17.  faith.  
Q. What's that life the root of?  
A. A good 
b 2 Pet. 1.4, 5, 6.  conversation.  
Q. How is that expressed?  
A. Towards 
i Tit. 2, 12  GOD and men.  
Q. How towards GOD?  
A. By 
k Rom. 6, 11.  living to him.  
Q. How towards men?  
A. By 
l Rom, 1, 14  living for men.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. For 
m Gal, 6, 10.  the good of men.  
Q. Whom will they then resemble?  
A. Their 
n Mat. 5.45.  heavenly Father; Christ, and GOD himself.  
Q. What's then the sum of the first table?  
A. It shows 
c Heb. 8, 10  forth, what GOD is to us, in Christ.  
Q. And what too?  
A. What we have in him.  
Q. What have we in him?  
A. Eternal 
d joh, 1, 5, 10.  life, and peace.  
Q. What is the second table? Sect. 25  
A. The rest of the Commandments.  
Q. What is the sum of it?  
A. It 
e Gen. 9.5, 6.  sets forth the image of GOD, as it is in man to the rest of men and creatures.  
Q. How doth the Image of God appear in man?  
A. In six particulars.  
Q. Name the first?  
A. In that 
f Mat. 5, 45.  man is to men (in some sort) as GOD is to all the works of his hands.  
Q. As how?  
A. GOD 
g Eph. 4, 6  is the Father of all.  
Q. How is man in that respect the image of God?  
A. Adam 
h Gen, 3.20.  the Man, was the Father, and Eve the Woman is the Mother of all living.  
Q. Is he thus his image alone in Nature?  
A. He is so too, both in grace and place.  
Q. How in grace?  
A. One man may be the father of another only in the faith.  
Q. Tell how?  
A. By 
i 1 Cor. 4, 15.  the Gospel.  
Q. Prove it qy an instance?  
A. Timothy 
k 1 Tim. 1.2.  was Paul's own Son in the faith.  
Q. Is every one that brings another to the faith, to be reverenced as a father?  
A. Yes 
l 1 Cor. 4, 15. .  
Q. What do the Scriptures say of some women?  
A. That they are 
m judg. 5, 7.  Mothers in Israel.  
Q. How doth man bear the image of GOD, in respect of place?  
A. One 
n Psa, 113, 7, 8.  man is set of GOD, above another.  
Q. To what end?  
A. To be 
o Exod. 22 28.  as a God unto his brethren.  
Q. Who are such?  
A. Those 
p Ibid.  that are Magistrates, according to GOD.  
Q. Who are such?  
A. They 
q Rom. 13.3  that rule according to the will of GOD for the good of men.  
Q. What account are we to have of such?  
A. We are 
r Isa. 49.23.  to reckon them as the Fathers of their Country.  
Q. What are we to think of evil men in high place?  
A. GOD hath 
s jer. 25, 9  sometimes great use of such.  
Q. Can they do the will of GOD?  
A. Yes 
t Isa. 10, 6. .  
Q. How so?  
A. They do 
u Isa. 10, 7  but the will of God when they think they do their own only.  
Q. Give an instance of that?  
A. Pilate did so.  
Q. How doth Christianity teach men to demean themselves, towards such?  
A. To submit 
w joh. 19, 11.  unto them, as Christ did.  
Q. What are the Saints to expect from such?  
A. The 
x 1 Pet 4, 12.  fiery trial.  
Q. What are such in GOD'S account?  
A. Murderers 
y Isa. 1, 20, 23. .  
Q. Whom do they then resemble?  
A. 
z joh. 8.44  The Devil.  
Q. What is he?  
A. A Murderer from the beginning.  
Q. Of whom?  
A. Of man 
a Joh. 8, 44  as he bears the image of God.  
Q. What government is best.  
A. That which tends most to the preservation of man.  
Q. How secondly doth man bear the image of GOD before men, and the rest of creatures?  
A. The sixth Commandment shows that.  
Q. How?  
A. Thou 
b Exod. 2● 13.  shalt not kill.  
Q. Whom?  
A. Man 
c Gen. 9, 6 .  
Q. Why?  
A. Because 
c Ibid,  he is the image of GOD.  
Q. Who is he that kills his brother?  
A. He that hates 
d 1 joh. 3.15.  his brother.  
Q. Who too?  
A. He that sheds man's blood.  
Q. What is true of him that hates his brother?  
A. He hates 
e 1 Joh. 4, 19  GOD.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. In that he 
f 1 joh. 3.12.  would destroy his image.  
Q. How doth man bear the image of GOD?  
A. So as all 
g Gen. 1.26.  men may see it.  
Q. Is GOD then to be seen in man as in his image?  
A. Yes 
g Ibid. .  
Q. What, in every man?  
A. Yes 
g ibid. .  
Q. How so?  
A. In 
h Gen. 9.6  part.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Every 
i Psa. 119, 73.  man is the work of his hands.  
Q. So is every creature?  
A. Yea but man 
k Gen, 1, 26.  as the chief of them.  
Q. Who is most hated of men?  
A. A 
l 2 Pet, 3.  Christian.  
Q. Why so?  
A. The 
m Eph. 3.24.  image of GOD appears most in him.  
Q. Why doth one man hate 
m Mat. 5.12  another?  
A. Because 
n Gen. 4.9  he prefers his own, before his brother's good.  
Q. Doth every man seek himself?  
A. 
o Rom. 3, 12, 13.  Yes now.  
Q. What mean you?  
Since 
o ibid.  Adam.  
Q. Was Adam a self-seeker?  
A. Yes 
p Gen. 3. .  
Q. Who too?  
A. All 
q Rom. 3.12.  his offspring.  
Q. What's the fruit of self-seeking?  
A. 
r Rom. 3, 13.  Contention.  
Q. What's the end of contention?  
A. Man 
s Ibid.  killing.  
Q. Sect. 27 What think you of War?  
A. It 
t Isa, 11, 6 Mica. 4, 3.  ends, when Christ comes.  
Q. Where?  
A. Among 
u ibid.  them that receive him.  
Q. What altogether?  
A. No 
w james 4, 1. .  
Q. How then?  
A. According 
x ib.  to the measure of their knowing of him.  
Q. May not believers make War?  
A. Yes 
y Act, 10, 1  in the world.  
Q. As how?  
A. As 
y ibid.,  men.  
Q. For what?  
A. For their 
z 2 Chro, 23, 14.  freedom in the commonwealth.  
Q. When?  
A. When 
a ibid.,  they are called to it.  
Q. What is the call they must have?  
A. A call 
b judge, 20, 2:  from the Commonwealth.  
Q. Who are to give this call?  
A. The 
c 2 Chro, 23, 14.  chief governors of it.  
Q. Who are they in this Land?  
A. The PARLIAMENT.  
Q. Are believers fit for War?  
A. They 
d Heb. 11, 34.  are valiant in fight.  
Q. What more than others?  
A. Yes 
e ibid., .  
Q. How so?  
A. They know 
f Mica, 5, 5  God, and have peace with him.  
Q. what's the end of War?  
A. Peace 
g Rom, 13, 1. .  
Q. What peace?  
A. Outward 
h 1 Tim. 2.2.  peace.  
Q. What's the end of such peace?  
A. That 
i Mica, 4.4  every man may sit under his own Vine.  
Q. Sect. 28 what's the third particular?  
A. That's seen in the sixth Commandment.  
Q. What's the tenor of it?  
A. 
k 1 Thes, 4, 4,  Sanctification.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. That 
k ibid.,  we should abstain from fornication.  
Q. Why is it forbidden?  
A. Because 
l Num. 25 1.  it is a turning from GOD.  
Q. How so?  
A. It's a 
m 1 Cor, 6, 19  turning from his image.  
Q. What is his image?  
A. Purity 
n Mat. 5, 8 .  
Q. Wherein doth it appear?  
A. In the 
o Heb. 13, 4  bed undefiled.  
Q. What mean you?  
A. When two in the Lord, are become 
p Eph, 5, 31.  one flesh.  
Q. Of what is this a figure?  
A. Christ 
q Eph, 5, 23.  and the Church.  
Q. As how?  
A. They are 
r 1 Cor. 6, 17.  one Spirit.  
Q. What is that one Spirit?  
A. The 
s Rom. 1, 4  Spirit of holiness.  
Q. What is the husband?  
A. The 
t Rom. 1, 3  head of the woman.  
Q. And what too?  
A. The 
u 1 Cor, 11 7.  image of Christ.  
Q. May the woman when she will leave her husband?  
A. By 
w 1 Cor. 7 10.  no means.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
x Gen, 20.16.  he is given to her of GOD.  
Q. Of what is that a figure?  
A. Of the 
y Eph. 5.25.  gift of Christ.  
Q. To whom?  
A. To 
y Eph, 5, 25.  the Church.  
Q. Who is the Church?  
A. The 
z Rev. 19.7  Lamb's wife.  
Q. May the husband at his will leave his wife?  
A. Neither 
a 1 Cor, 7 27. .  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
b 1 Cor. 11 7.  the wife is the husband's glory.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. she's 
c Gen, 24, 44,  the gift of GOD.  
Q. What to glory in?  
A. 
d Pro, 5, 19  Yes.  
Q. As how?  
A. As the 
e 1 Cor. 11 9  gift of GOD.  
Q. Of what is this a figure?  
A. Of 
f Eph. 5, 32.  the Church.  
Q. How so?  
A. The 
g Isa. 62, 3  Church is the glory of Christ, as the woman is the glory of the man.  
Q. When is there a turning from this holy Commandment?  
A. When they neither see, nor enjoy 
h Eph. 4, 18.  themselves, as the gift of GOD one to another.  
Q. And when too?  
A. When 
i Mal. 2, 14, 15.  they turn to others (either in thought, word, or deed) which are not GOD'S gift unto them.  
Q. What's this a fruit of?  
A. Spiritual 
k Jer, 2, 11  Adultery.  
Q. As how?  
A. A turning 
k ibid.,  from GOD.  
Q. What relation is GOD into us?  
A. He is our 
l Isa. 54, 5  husband.  
Q. How so?  
A. In 
m 2 Cor. 5 19  Jesus Christ.  
Q. What doth the knowledge of this beget?  
A. Purity 
n Joh. 15, 3 , Chastity.  
Q. Why so?  
A. GOD 
o 1 Pet. 1, 16.  is holy.  
Q. What then?  
A. So 
o ibid.  are they that are his.  
Q. As how?  
A. In 
p Acts 26, 16.  Christ.  
Q. Sect. 29 What's the fourth particular?  
A. The 
q Exod 20 15.  seventh Commandment shows.  
Q. What doth GOD mind us of, in it?  
A. Of that which 
r Mat. 15 19  all are inclined to.  
Q. What mean you?  
A. Robbery 
s Rom, 2, 21.  and theft.  
Q. Are all men given to this?  
A. Yes 
t Gen, 6, 5  as men.  
Q. As how?  
A. To 
u Gen, 10, 8, 9  rob others, to enrich themselves.  
Q. From whom do men rob and steal?  
A. From 
w Mal. 3, 8  GOD and man.  
Q. How do men rob GOD?  
A. By 
x Ier, 9, 23, 24.  making that their own, which alone is his.  
Q. Tell how?  
A. All 
y Hosea 2, 8, 9,  that men have, is GOD'S.  
Q. Have they nothing of their own?  
A. Nothing 
z joh. 8.44  but sin.  
Q. Is not their wisdom and strength their own?  
A. No, 
a Ier, 9, 24  it's the wisdom and strength of GOD in man.  
Q. What then, are all men robbers of GOD?  
A. 
b Gen, 3, 5  Yes by Nature.  
Q. Who are excepted?  
A. None but 
c Mat. 22.21.  Christ and those that are his.  
Q. Why are they excepted?  
A. They 
d 1 Cor, 15, 27, 28;  deny themselves, and give all glory to GOD.  
Q. Do not others do so too?  
A. They may 
e Gal. 2, 6.  seem to do it.  
Q. Why do they but only seem?  
A. Because 
f Rom 3, 13  they cannot do it in truth.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
g joh. 1, 18  they know not GOD.  
Q. And why too?  
A. Nor 
h 1 Cor, 8, 2,  themselves.  
Q. Do men rob one another?  
A. Yes 
i judge, 9, 25. .  
Q. Of what?  
A. Of that 
k Isa. 17, 14.  which they see is more excellent, then that which themselves have.  
Q. How do they rob others?  
A. In 
l Jer, 7, 11  thought, word and deed.  
Q. To what end?  
A. That they 
m Phil, 2, 6  might pride themselves in others feathers.  
Q. How doth man bear God's image in keeping this Commandment?  
A. That he 
n Phil. 4.11.  content himself with the things he hath.  
Q. GOD hath all-sufficiency in himself.  
A. So hath 
o Phil. 4, 18.  a Christian.  
Q. How can that be?  
A. He 
p 2 Joh. 9  hath the Father and the Son.  
Q. What then?  
A. And 
q 1 Cor. 3.2.  therewith all things.  
Q. Then he need not rob others?  
A. No 
r Gen. 44.8. .  
Q. Why so?  
A Because 
s Phil. 4.18  none can give him more than he hath.  
Q. How so?  
A. He 
s Ibid,  hath all.  
Q. How can that be?  
A. He 
t 2 joh. 9  hath him that hath all.  
Q. As how?  
A. In 
u Jam. 2 5  faith.  
Q. What's the fifth particular? Sect. 30  
A. The eighth 
w Exod. 20 16.  Commandment declares.  
Q. What's the sum of it?  
A. Not to 
x Mica. 7.6  debase others.  
Q. How doth one man debase another?  
A. By 
y Act. 6, 13  bearing false witness against another.  
Q. Why doth one man bear false witness against another?  
A. Every 
z Zech, 11 13.  man doth it for his own advantage.  
Q. Is this in use at this day?  
A. It was 
a 1 Tim. 6 3, 4.  never out of use.  
Q. Where?  
A. Amongst 
b Psa. 14, 2  men.  
Q. Why?  
A. Because 
c Gen. 4. 5  every man is apt to see another's wisdom, and power, and honour, and holiness, to stand in his way.  
Q. What doth he do to take it out of the way?  
A. He 
d Gal. 4.17  stains it with evil report.  
Q. Whose honour and glory is most stained in the world?  
A. Christ's 
e Mat, 11, 19 .  
Q. And whose too?  
A. Those 
f Mat, 11, 18.  that are Christ's.  
Q. And whose else?  
A. Those 
g Mat, 27, 4.  that are most innocent.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
h Isa. 24, 23.  their Sun out shines the light of others.  
Q. Sect. 31 What's the sixth particular?  
A. That the 
i Exod. 20, 17.  tenth word in the law shows.  
Q. What's the mind of GOD in it?  
A. That 
i Ibid.  there be no coveting.  
Q. Of what?  
A. Of 
i Ibid.  outward things.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Such 
i ibid.  things as are in others possession.  
Q. How doth this tenth differ from the seventh Commandment?  
A. That forbids robbing, This coveting.  
Q. What is robbing?  
A. An 
k 1 King. 21, 15.  applying to ourselves that which is not our own.  
Q. What is coveting?  
A. A wishing 
l 1 King. 21, 2.  and longing to have the things of others to apply it to ourselves.  
Q. What's the occasion of it?  
A. Twofold.  
Q. Name the first?  
A. An 
m 1 King. 21, 5, 6.  undervaluing of what is reckoned our own.  
Q. What is to be reckoned as our own?  
A. That which 
n Eccles. 3, 13.  is given to us of GOD.  
Q. Show it in an instance?  
A. As suppose house, wife, servants, etc.  
Q. What of them?  
A. They 
o Isa. 30, 23, 24, 25.  are the gifts of GOD, for our use.  
Q. what's the second occasion?  
A. An 
p Gen. 3.6  overvaluing, of what's in the possession of others.  
Q. May not the things of others be more excellent, than those possessed by us?  
A. Yes 
q 1 Cor, 12, 16.  in themselves, but not to us.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
r 1 Cor. 12, 11.  our heavenly Father thinks it otherwise.  
Q. Is that best for us which is of GOD'S providing?  
A. Yes 
s Mat. 6.30. .  
Q. what's the fruit of all this? Sect. 32  
A. Rest 
t Mat, 11, 28. .  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Where it is in all the 
t ibid.,  extent of it.  
Q. Where is that?  
A. In 
u Rom. 10.  Christ.  
Q. How so?  
A. He 
u Heb. 10.10.  did the will of GOD.  
Q. As how?  
A. He kept the law.  
Q. What's the end of such keeping of it?  
A. Rest 
w Mat. 19 17.  and peace.  
Q. To whom?  
A. To them that believe.  
Q. Why was the law given?  
A. To reveal sin.  
Q. And why too?  
A. To set out and magnify the grace of GOD.  
Q. Is not the law then the rule of life?  
A. None have life 
a Mat, 19.17. , but in the fulfilling of it.  
Q. Who then can have life?  
A. Those to 
b Mat. 13.11.  whom it's given.  
Q. Who are they?  
A. Those to whom 
c Rom. 5, 15.  Christ is given.  
Q. Who are they?  
A. Such 
d Eph. 1, 4.  as were chosen in him.  
Q. When?  
A. Before 
e ibid.  the world was.  
Q. How did they appear to GOD in him?  
A. Very 
f Isa. 52, 1.  glorious.  
Q. How doth GOD bring them to that glory?  
A. He made 
g 1 Cor. 3, 21, 22.  the world for them.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. That 
h Rom. 8, 19  he might bring them forth in it.  
Q. To what end?  
A. To set 
i Eph. 1.6.  forth his praise.  
Q. Declare your meaning?  
A. To set 
k Rom, 9.23.  forth his his goodness.  
Q. What too?  
A. His 
l Eph. 3.10.  wisdom.  
Q. What else?  
A. His 
m Rom, 3.26.  righteousness.  
Q. Is the world then for their sake?  
A. Yes 
n Col. 1.16  in Christ.  
Q. How doth GOD make his wisdom, goodness, and righteousness to appear unto them?  
A. Two ways.  
Q. Name the first?  
A. By 
o Gen. 1.26.  Creation.  
Q. Name the second?  
A. By 
p Eph. 2.10  Redemption.  
Q. How did GOD make out himself in the Creation?  
A. 
q 1 Cor, 15, 45.  Weakly.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. 
r verse 46.  Comparatively.  
Q. In comparison of what?  
A. Of his making himself 
s 2 Cor, 4, 6.  out in the Gospel.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. Satan deceived Adam through his belying God in that 
t Gen. 3, 5  appearance.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He made him believe that 
u ibid.  which was not.  
Q. What was that?  
A. A 
w Joh. 8.44  lie.  
Q. Did all men then (through Satan) trust in a lie?  
A. 
x Rom. 3, 12.  Yes.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. They 
y Gen. 3.  found death & ruin, in that wherein they thought to have had increase of life and glory.  
Q. Why did GOD suffer his to be thus deceived?  
A. For a twofold cause.  
Q. Name the first?  
A. That he might make 
z Rom. 9.11.  way for the execution of his eternal purpose.  
Q. What was that?  
A. A distinction betwixt the sons of GOD and the sons 
a Rom. 8.19.  of men.  
Q. When did he that?  
A. When they 
b Rom. 9.11.  were all equally involved in sin and misery.  
Q. Why was not the purpose of GOD declared till then?  
A. For two causes.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. That the grace 
c Rom. 5, 21.  of GOD, among the Sons of GOD, might be much more abundantly magnified.  
Q. How doth that conduce to this?  
A. In that they were shut up in the 
d Rom. 3, 9  same pit of death and condemnation with all the world.  
Q. What's the second cause?  
A. That 
e Rom. 3, 19  every mouth might be stopped.  
Q. How?  
A. Every 
f v. ibid.  one by nature chooseth death, rather than life.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. They (as 
g Gen. 3.  Adam) please themselves to their own ruin.  
Q. Why else did GOD suffer his in Adam to be thus deceived?  
A. Because 
b Heb. 11  he intended for them a more glorious resurrection.  
Q. What is the measure of that glory?  
A. The holy 
i Mar, 19, 17.  Commandment.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. The 
i sbid,  fulfilling of it.  
Q. Where is that?  
A. Alo●e in Christ.  
Q. Sect. 33 Can no man then keep the law?  
A. Not 
y Rom, 5, 6  of himself.  
Q. What's the life of such a man?  
A. 
z Luke 10 30.  Miserable.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because he 
a Rom, 3, 23.  comes short of the glory of GOD.  
Q. Is there no help for man in this condition?  
A. He 
b Ezek, 16 4.  cannot help himself.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
c Rom, 5, 6  he is without strength.  
Q. Is there any takes pity on him?  
A. None 
d Ezek, 16 6,  but GOD.  
Q. Doth he pity man in this condition?  
A. Yes 
d ibid., .  
Q. How doth it appear?  
A. He hath 
e Psal.  laid help upon one that is mighty.  
Q. Mighty to what?  
A. To 
f Rom. 1, 16  save.  
Q. Who is that?  
A. Jesus 
g Isa. 53, 1  Christ.   

Part. II.  
Q. 
2 Part.  WHat then is the third way of knowing GOD? Sect. 1  
A. By the 
h Rom, 1.16  Gospel.  
Q. What is the Gospel?  
A. The 
i Mat. 1, 1, 23.  tidings of the mystery of GOD in the flesh.  
Q. What tidings?  
A. Glad 
k Rom. 10.15.  tidings.  
Q. Of what?  
A. A 
l Levit, 25 10,  Release.  
Q. From what?  
A. From 
m Isa. 61.1  prison.  
Q. What Prison?  
A. 
n Mat, 1, 21  Sin.  
Q. What too?  
A. 
o Hosea 13 14.  Death.  
Q. And what?  
A. 
p 1 Thes. 1, 10.  Wrath.  
Q. What besides?  
A. The 
q Gal. 4, 5  Law.  
Q. What else?  
A. The 
r Heb. 2.14 1 Cor, 15, 55.  Devil and Hell.  
Q. And what too?  
A. The 
s Gal, 1, 4.  World.  
Q. Was man fettered in all these chains?  
A. 
t Isa. 24, 22.  Yes.  
Q. Who then was able to release him?  
A. None 
u 1 Joh. 4 10  but GOD.  
Q. How mean you? Sect. 2  
A. GOD 
w joh. 3.16  sent his Son.  
Q. Who was he?  
A. The 
x joh, 1, 1 14,  Word.  
Q. What was that Word?  
A. GOD. 
x ibid.   
Q. How mean you?  
A. The 
y Mic, 5, 2  go 
* In principio erat verbum.  forth of GOD.  
Q. What were they?  
A. From 
z ibid., in the margin.  of old, from the days of eternity.  
Q. Was this the Son of GOD?  
A. 
a joh, 1, 14  Yes.  
Q. Where is he?  
A. In the 
b Joh, 1, 18  bosom of the Father.  
Q. How did he release us?  
A. He 
c joh. 1, 14  was made flesh.  
Q. How mean you? Sect. 3  
A. He 
d Gal. 4.4.  was made of a woman.  
Q. As how?  
A. He 
e Mat. 1.18  was born of Mary.  
Q. What was she?  
A. A 
f Mat. 1.23  Virgin.  
Q. How then could she have a son?  
A. There 
g Isa. 7.13 14.  is nothing too hard for GOD.  
Q. How then came it to pass?  
A. That 
h Luk. 1, 28. etc.  the Angel told Mary.  
Q. What said the Angel to Mary?  
A. The 
i Luk. 1.35  Holy Ghost shall come upon thee; And the power of the highest shall overshadow thee.  
Q. What was the Name given him at his birth?  
A. 
k Luk. 1.31  JESUS.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
l Mat 1.21  he was to save his people from their sins.  
Q. What other name had he given him then?  
A. 
m Mat. 1, 23.  Emmanuel.  
Q. What is that?  
A. GOD with us.  
Q. How did this conduce to our releasement out of Prison?  
A. Sect. 4 GOD 
n Phil. 2.6 7, 8.  himself was now as it were imprisoned with us.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. He 
o Gal. 4, 4  was made under the law.  
Q. And what too?  
A. He 
p 2 Cor, 5.21.  was made sin.  
Q. What else?  
A. A 
q Gal. 3.13  curse.  
Q. What besides?  
A. A 
r Isai 53.3  scorn.  
Q. Was he under wrath?  
A. Yes 
s Mat. 26, 39  in a sort.  
Q. Did Death cease upon him?  
A. 
t Phil. 2, 8  Yes.  
Q. And who too?  
A. 
u Luke 22 53.  Satan.  
Q. What else?  
A. The 
w Mat, 16 18.  very gates of Hell.  
Q. How did he behave himself in this condition?  
A. He 
x Isa, 50, 7  trusted in God.  
Q. What, GOD in GOD?  
A. The 
y joh. 20 17,  Son in the flesh trusted in the Father.  
Q. How shown he that?  
A. He set his 
z Isa, 50, 7  face like a flint.  
Q. What to do?  
A. To 
a Isa, 50, 7 6.  suffer.  
Q. From whom?  
A. From 
b Mat. 26, 39  GOD.  
Q. And who too?  
A. The 
c Joh. 15.18.  World.  
Q. And who else?  
A. 
d Luke 22 53.  Satan.  
Q. How long did his sufferings last?  
A. Till 
e Mat. 27,  he gave up the Ghost.  
Q. Sect. 5 Who was crucified hereby?  
A. The 
f Rom. 6.6  old Man.  
Q. What was this old man?  
A. The 
g Gal. 2.20.  sinful man.  
Q. Is this sinful man ceased?  
A. Yes 
h Col. 1.21, 22.  in Christ.  
Q. How so?  
A. He was left 
i Col. 2.13, 14. Eph. 2.15.  nailed upon the Cross.  
Q. How could this be?  
A. He had there his 
k Gal. 3.13  deserved ruin.  
Q. How so?  
A. He 
l Rom. 8.1  was arraigned in Christ.  
Q. And what too?  
A. Condemned 
m Phil. 2.8  in 
* See John Valdesso Considerate. 11. a book happily brought into our English Coasts.  Christ.  
Q. And what too?  
A. He 
n Rom. 6.6  was destroyed in Christ.  
Q. What item did Christ give of this?  
A. The 
o joh. 19.30  words he spoke before he gave up the Ghost.  
Q. What were they?  
A. It 
o Ibid.  is finished.  
Q. What did follow hereupon?  
A. Sect. 6 The 
p Cor. 15.4  Resurrection.  
Q. What was the Resurrection?  
A. A 
q Act. 2.24  losing of the pains of Death.  
Q. What mean you?  
A. A 
r Isa. 45.1.  breaking 
* Cyrus was a type of Christ.  open of the Prison-doors.  
Q. The doors of what Prison?  
A. Of Sin, of Death; of Wrath; of Hell 
s Rev. 1.18 ; of the Grave.  
Q. Of what too?  
A. The 
t Gal. 4.5.  Law.  
Q. Was the Law a Prison?  
A. It 
u Act. 15 24.  kept men in bondage.  
Q. How so?  
A. It 
w 1 Cor. 15, 56.  was the strength of Sin.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. By it 
x Rom. 5.20.  sin became exceeding sinful.  
Q. As how?  
A. It appeared infinitely 
y Rom. 4.15  meritorious of wrath.  
Q. Sect. 7 Were we involved in Christ's death?  
A. 
z Rom. 6.8  Yes.  
Q. Had we a share too in his resurrection or release?  
A. 
a Eph. 2.5  Yes.  
Q. How?  
A. All 
b 1 Cor. 1.30.  that he is, he is to us.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He 
c Col. 2, 19  is the head of the body.  
Q. What then?  
A. He 
d Isa. 53.6  was our representative.  
Q. How was Christ our representative?  
A. He 
e Heb. 5.1.  transacted all our affairs.  
Q. With whom?  
A. With 
e ibid.,  GOD.  
Q. Sect. 8 What did he undertake to GOD for us?  
A. He 
f Heb 9.25  offered himself to die for us.  
Q. Did GOD accept of his offering?  
A. He 
g Mat. 3.7  was exceedingly well pleased with him in all this.  
Q. What did he undertake to accomplish by his death?  
A. To bring 
h Heb. 2.10  many sons to glory.  
Q. Did he accomplish his design?  
A. 
i Col. 1.22  Yes.  
Q. In what plight doth he present them to his Father?  
A. 
i ibid.,  Perfect.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Holy, unblameable, and unreprovable in his sight.  
Q. Sect. 9 How was he our representative too?  
A. In 
k Joh. 1.16  that whatsoever he received from the Father, he received it in our behalf.  
Q. What had we from the Father?  
A. His 
l Col. 1.19  fullness.  
Q. And what too?  
A. His 
m joh. 17 22.  glory.  
Q. What else?  
A. His 
n 2 Cor. 5, 21.  Righteousness  
Q. Had he all this for us?  
A. Yes, and 
o Eph. 3.8  much more than can be expressed.  
Q. What is he then to us?  
A. He is GOD 
p Tit. 2.13  to us.  
Q. How else expressed?  
A. He 
q Mat. 1.23.  is God with us.  
Q. How is he made out unto us?  
As 
r 1 Cor. 1, 30.  our wisdom.  
Q. And how too?  
A. As 
r 1 Cor. 1, 30.  our Righteousness.  
Q. And how else?  
A. As 
r ibid.  our Sanctification and Redemption.  
Q. Sect. 10 Whose representative too was he?  
A. He 
s Heb. 12, 25.  was GOD'S Agent here on earth.  
Q. What did he here in the behalf of GOD?  
A. He did 
t Luk. 2.49  negotiate all his affairs here.  
Q. What affairs?  
A. Those 
u Mat. 4.23.  that concerned his Church and Kingdom.  
Q. Name one of them?  
A. He 
w joh. 17, 6.  made out his Father's Name.  
Q. Name another?  
A. Being 
x Rom, 3, 17.  all out of the way, he set us 
y joh. 10.9  in the way.  
Q. Name a third?  
A. He 
z 1 Io. 3.8  slighted the works of the devil.  
Q. What did he then?  
A. He 
a joh. 6.62  went where he was before.  
Q. Hath he then left his Church.  
A. Yes 
b joh. 16, 5  in respect of that Ministration.  
Q. How mean you? Sect. 11  
A. His 
c 1 Tim. 3 16.  appearing for us (as then) in the flesh.  
Q. How is he with his Church?  
A. As 
d joh, 14, 16, 18  A Comforter.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He 
e joh. 14, 23.  is present in the Spirit.  
Q. How long will he thus abide with his Church.  
A. For 
f Mat, 28, 20.  evermore.  
Q. What doth the Comforter? Sect. 12  
A. Bring 
g joh, 14, 26.  all things into our Remembrance.  
Q. What things?  
A. The 
g Ibid.  things concerning Christ.  
Q. What else?  
A. Show 
h joh, 16, 13,  us things to come.  
Q. What too?  
A. Convince 
i joh, 16, 8  the world of sin, of righteousness, and judgement.  
Q. What else?  
A. Seal 
k Eph 4.30  us unto the day of Redemption.  
Q. What Redemption?  
A. The 
l Rom, 6, 23.  Redemption of our bodies.  
Q. How will that be? Sect. 13  
A. By his 
m Rom, 8, 11.  Spirit that dwelleth in us.  
Q. When will that be?  
A. When 
n Luk, 21.28.  Christ appears.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. In 
o Mat, 16, 27.  his Father's glory.  
Q. What will then come to pass?  
A. He 
p 2 Thes. 1, 10.  will be glorified in his Saints, and admired in all them that do believe.  
Q. And what too?  
A. They that are not in him, will fly 
q 1 joh, 3, 17. comp. with Rev, 6, 15, 16.  from him.  
Q. What will that be?  
A. Their 
r jude 15,  destruction.  
Q. What destruction?  
A. Sect. 14 A 
s 2 Thes. 1, 9,  Destruction from his presence.  
Q. And what too?  
A. From 
s ibid.,  the glory of his power.  
Q. What demonstration may be given of this?  
A. men's 
t Isa. 33.14  flying from him now.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. From 
u Mat. 3, 11, 12.  his Baptism.  
Q. What baptism? Sect. 15  
A. The 
w Mat. 3, 11.  baptism of fire.  
Q. Is that so terrible?  
A. 
x verse 12  Yes.  
Q. How so?  
A. It 
y Ibid.  consumes the sinner root and branch.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. It takes 
z 1 Cor, 1 29,  away his glory.  
Q. What is his glory?  
A. His 
a Phil. 3.19.  sin in the imaginary sweetness of it.  
Q. And what too?  
A. His 
b Dan. 10.8  Righteousness.  
Q. And what?  
A. His 
c 1 Cor. 1.20.  wisdom.  
Q. What else?  
A. His 
d Rev. 1.17.  strength.  
Q. What's the plight of those, that are so despoiled?  
A. They 
e Acts 9.9  are left in darkness.  
Q. What all?  
A. The 
f Eph. 5.8.  night of some, is turned into day.  
Q. As how?  
A. The 
g 2 Pet. 1.19.  daystar from on high, ariseth in their hearts.  
Q. What follows?  
A. They 
h Eph. 5.8  become light in the Lord.  
Q. What's the condition of those are not thus visited?  
A. They 
i Psa. 49.14  are in hell.  
Q. What, here?  
A. Yes 
k Mat 24.8  in the suburbs of it.  
Q. Sect. 16 How will it be with both at the last day?  
A. They 
l Mat. 25, 31, to the end.  will be perfect light, and perfect darkness; perfect life, and perfect death; perfect joy & perfect woe: and therefore perfectly separated one from another.  
Q. How so?  
A. The 
m ibid.  one shall have all that may make them happy; the other shall see nothing, but what shall make them miserable.  
Q. Sect. 17 Which is the most excellent way of knowing GOD?  
A. Our 
n 1 Cor. 12.31.  knowing him in the Gospel.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
o Heb. 11.1  in that light only we see him as he was before, and since the fall, manifested unto men.  
Q. How is the Gospel then to be esteemed?  
A. As 
p Mat. 13.44.  great riches.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. The 
q Eph. 3.8  blessings of it cannot be expressed.  
Q. Sect. 18 What means is instituted for the making of it out?  
A. The 
r 2 Cor. 3, 8.  Ministry of the spirit.  
Q. Who is sufficient for it?  
A. No 
s 2 Cor. 2, 16.  man of himself.  
Q. Who then gives sufficiency?  
A. The 
t 2 Cor. 3, 5.  sufficiency is of GOD only.  
Q. Sect. 19 May it be carried on without that which we commonly call Humane Learning?  
A. 
u Act. 4.13  Yes.  
Q. How so?  
A. By the inward 
w Rev. 10.9, 10, 11. 2 Cor. 3.6. 1 Joh. 2 27  mighty and secret teaching of the Holy Spirit.  
Q. Who were so taught?  
A. The 
a Act. 1, 8.  Apostles.  
Q. And who too?  
A. Christ 
b Luk. 4.18  himself.  
Q. As how?  
A. As 
b ibid.  man.  
Q. Are any so taught at this day?  
A. There 
c 1 Joh. 2.20.  is no true teaching but by the same anointing.  
Q. What is that anointing?  
A. The 
d 1 joh. 2.27.  Spirit.  
Q. What is the Spirit to such?  
Q. It's 
e joh, 7.38  in them a well of living water, springing up unto everlasting life.  
Q. Are they the true preachers?  
A. Sect. 20 They 
f Acts 1, 4 Ier, 23, 21  that are not such, run before they are sent.  
Q. Why so?  
A. They have 
g Ier, 23, 16  seen nothing.  
Q. And why too?  
A. They 
h 1 Cor, 11, 23  have received nothing.  
Q. What then?  
A. They 
i Eph. 3, 5.  can reveal nothing.  
Q. What are such then?  
A. Blind 
k Mat. 23, 16.  guides.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
k ibid.,  they undertake to lead others, the way themselves know not.  
Q. Is there no use of the learning men call humane?  
A. Sect. 21 There 
x 1 Cor, 3.20.  is use of all things.  
Q. what's the ordinary abuse of learning?  
A. It 
y 1 Cor. 8.1  puffs men up.  
Q. How?  
A. It 
z 1 Cor. 8.2  makes men think they know many things, when they know nothing at all, as they should know.  
Q. What follows hereupon?  
A. Contempt 
a 3 Joh. 9  of the brethren.  
Q. When is there a right use of such learning?  
A. When 
b Isa. 60.14  it is laid at Christ's feet.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. When 
c Isa. 60.13  it is made to serve him.  
Q. Sect. 22 How is the Mystery of GOD, in the knowledge of it increased, among them that believe?  
A. Divers 
d Eph. 3.10  ways.  
Q. Tell the first?  
A. They 
e Act. 2.42  continue in the Apostles doctrine.  
Q. What doctrine?  
A. The 
f Tit. 2.10.  doctrine they taught.  
Q. What doctrine did they teach?  
A. The 
f Ibid.  doctrine of GOD and our Saviour JESUS.  
Q. Is that doctrine known among men at this day?  
A. Yes 
g Rev. 21, 14. .  
Q. How so?  
A. By the 
h Eph. 2.20.  writings of the Old and New Testament.  
Q. How come you to understand them?  
A. By the same 
i 2 Pet. 1.20.  Spirit that composed them.  
Q. Is the Spirit that was in the Apostles and Prophets, as yet in the Church?  
A. 
k 1 Pet. 3, 19 Rev. 19, 10. Acts 2.18.  Yes.  
Q. How?  
A. In a 
l 1 Cor. 12 11.  measure.  
Q. Sect. 23 How else is the knowledge of Christ increased among them that believe?  
A. By 
m Acts 2.42.  continuing in the Apostles fellowship.  
Q. The Apostles 
n job. 21.19.  they are dead.  
A. Yes 
o job 10.21, 22.  to men.  
Q. Are they then alive?  
A. Yes 
p Rom. 6.11.  to GOD.  
Q. Are we then come unto them?  
A. 
q Heb. 12.22, 23, 24.  Yes.  
Q. How so?  
A. To 
q ibid.  the Spirits of just men made perfect.  
Q. And how?  
A. To 
q ibid.  the General Assembly and Church of the first born, whose Names are enrolled in Heaven.  
Q. Can that be?  
A. We sit with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven.  
Q. Can this be demonstrated?  
A. Yes.  
Q. How?  
A. The 
r Jam. 2.5.  Kingdom of GOD is but one.  
Q. What then?  
A. They 
s Luke 12 32.  are all the children of that Kingdom.  
Q. What Kingdom?  
A. The 
t Mat. 3.2  Kingdom of Heaven.  
Q. Where is this Kingdom?  
A. It's 
u Luke 17 21.  in them that believe.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. It's 
w Eph. 1.14. Phil. 3.20.  begun on earth.  
Q. Give another demonstration of it?  
A. They 
x 1 Cor. 6.17. 1 Cor 12, 13.  are all one Spirit.  
Q. Give a third?  
A. They are 
y Eph. 3.15.  of the same Family.  
Q. How do they differ?  
A. Some 
z 2 Cor. 5.6.  are in the bodies and some are out of the body, with the LORD.  
Q. What is the Communion of them in the body?  
A. It is 
a Act. 2.46  Local.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. They 
a Ibid,  come together in the same place.  
Q. How?  
A. As they 
b Gal. 6.10 Heb. 10.25  have opportunity.  
Q. How else is their Communion?  
A. 
c Mal. 3.16  Vocal.  
Q. What's your meaning?  
A. They 
d 1 Pet. 4.11.  speak the words of life, one to another.  
Q. To what end?  
A. To edify 
e jude 20.  themselves, in their holy faith.  
Q. How come they together?  
A. Of 
f Isa. 60.5.  a ready mind.  
Q. How do they keep together?  
A. They 
g Col. 2.2.  are kept together by the power of God.  
Q. Do they not fall asunder one from another?  
A. Never 
h Rom. 8.38, 39  wholly.  
Q. Why?  
A. Because 
i Eph. 1.23  they are all of one body.  
Q. What Body?  
A. The 
i ibid.,  LORDS Body.  
Q. What is the Lords Body?  
A. The 
i ibid.,  Church.  
Q. What is the Church?  
A. The 
i ib.  fullness of Christ.  
Q. Where is the Church?  
A. In 
k Eph. 3.15  Heaven and Earth.  
Q. Sect. 24 What is the third way the Saints take for their increase in the knowledge of Christ?  
A. Breaking 
l Acts 2.  of bread.  
Q. To what end?  
A. To 
m 1 Cor. 11, 26.  show forth the Lords death till he come.  
Q. How doth the breaking of bread, show forth the Lords death?  
A. By 
n Luk. 22, 19  showing the end of it.  
Q. What was the end of Christ's death?  
A. To 
o Phil. 3, 3  take away our rejoicing in the flesh.  
Q. How doth Christ's death, take away our rejoicing in the flesh?  
A. Christ 
p 1 Pet. 4.1  suffered for us in the flesh.  
Q. What then?  
A. That 
q ib, v. 2.  we no longer, should live the rest of our time to the lusts of men.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. After 
q ibid.  the will of man.  
Q. How then?  
A. To 
q ibid.  the will of GOD.  
Q. What then was Christ's death?  
A. The 
r Io, 3, 5  Death of sin.  
Q. And what too?  
A. All 
s 2 Tim. 1 9  that which, to the hurt of man, came in with sin.  
Q. Is this seen in the Supper?  
A. Yes 
t Gal. 3, 1. .  
Q. How?  
A. By 
u joh, 6, 40  faith.  
Q. What else is this a figure of?  
A. The 
w 1 Cor, 10, 16, 17.  Saint's fellowship.  
Q. In what?  
A. In 
x ibid.,  the Lord Jesus.  
Q. How?  
A. They 
y ib. v. 17.  being many, are one bread.  
Q. What doth it figure out besides?  
A. Our 
z Joh. 6.48  heavenly life.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. It's 
z ibid.  the food of life.  
Q. How?  
A. To 
a joh. 6.35  faith it presents Christ.  
Q. Sect. 25 Who may come to the Supper?  
A. All 
a Rev. 22, 17.  that have a will to come.  
Q. May that be?  
A. Christ 
b Isa. 25.6.  calls sinners to himself in this, as well as in the rest of the Ministrations; and the 
c Isa. 60.11  gate of heaven is to stand open in this, as well as in any other ordinance of GOD.  
Q. Are we not to put a difference, between the precious and the vile?  
A. The 
d Mat. 22, 11.  Lord himself doth that.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. At his 
e Mat. 24, 39  coming.  
Q. What coming do you mean?  
A. His 
f Mal. 3.2  coming in this, and the rest of the Ministrations.  
Q. What is this his coming?  
A. 
g Mal. 3, 2  Terrible.  
Q. Why so?  
A. 'Tis 
g ibid.  as refiners fire, and as fullers soap.  
Q. What do the sinners and hypocrites say of it?  
A. Who 
h Isa. 33, 44.  among us shall dwell with devouring fire.  
Q. What do such then?  
A. Go 
i Amos 4.4  to the Ministrations where Christ is not.  
Q. What are such?  
A. 
k Lu. 15.16  Husks for swine.  
Q. What are they advantaged by them?  
A. They are 
l Ezek. 34 16.  fattened and confirmed by them, in their spiritual, and open pride, and profaneness.  
Q. What follows hereupon?  
A. A 
m Ezek. 34, 21.  scorning of, and a trampling upon the brethren.  
Q. What are such a people?  
A. A 
n Rev. 17.4  carnal Church.  
Q. And what too?  
A. A 
o Rev. 17.6  Church Malignant.  
Q. May not an unbeliever possiblycome to this Ministration dispensd in Christ's name?  
A. Possibly 
p Acts 5.12, 13, 14. , but not usually.  
Q. Why so?  
A. It hath the 
q Acts 2.42, 43, 44.  same operation with the word.  
Q. What word?  
A. The word that 
q Heb 4.12  is quick and powerful.  
Q. What then?  
A. He 
r Act. 2.43  will have no heart to either long.  
Q. If he come, doth he pollute the Supper?  
A. The 
s Mat. 7.6. 1 Cor. 11.20.  Supper cannot be polluted.  
Q. Why so?  
A. The Supper is indeed the Lord himself, whom the unbeliever cannot receive.  
Q. Who is polluted then?  
A. He 
t Tit. 1.15  that hath not faith.  
Q. Why so?  
A. There is 
u ibid.,  nothing pure to him.  
Q. Are such to be kept from the Supper?  
A. They 
w Eph. 2: 12.  are absent, though they seem present.  
Q. May none be kept from it?  
A. Not 
x 2 Cor. 10.4.  by external force.  
Q. By what then?  
A. The 
y Gen. 3.24.  twoedged sword & rod of Christ's mouth.  
Q. Is that sufficient?  
A. The 
z Isa. 26.1  Church hath no other fence.  
Q. Sect. 26 Is not the Magistrate the Church's fence?  
A. Yes 
a Tim. 2.1, 2.  as he is the fence of other men.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. From 
b Rom. 13 3, 4.  outward wrong and violence.  
Q. What is the Magistrate in this?  
A. A 
c Isa. 49.23  Nursing father.  
Q. How so?  
A. Herein 
d ibid.  he bows to Christ's sceptre.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He 
e Phil. 2.9 10, 11.  confesserh Christ's sovereignty.  
Q. Over whom?  
A. The 
f Heb. 12 9  spirits of men  
Q. May not the Magistrate interpose with his power, in matters purely appertaining to GOD?  
A. He hath 
g Rev. 17.2  hitherto been abused, by such suggestions.  
Q. As how?  
A. He hath been 
h Rev. 13.15.  engaged against GOD and his truth.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. There 
i Rev. 14.20.  are tokens of it, all Christendom over.  
Q. What are they?  
A. Persecution 
k Rev. 16, 13, 14. , war, and confusion.  
Q. What do these?  
A. Break 
l Rev. 2.27.  the Nations like a potter's vessel.  
Q. Is not this rod in Christ's hand?  
A. 
m Psa. 2.9  Yes.  
Q. What doth he aim at, in wielding of it?  
A. The 
n Rev. 19, 2.6.  regaining of his sovereignty.  
Q. Over whom?  
A. The 
o Rev. 11.15.  Nations.  
Q. In what things?  
A. In 
p Rev. 19.6  things appertaining to himself.  
Q. Do not the Nations than acknowledge his King-shippe over them?  
A. They 
q Rev. 13.3  all well-nigh bow down, to some other Lord.  
Q. What other Lord?  
A. 
r Rev. 12, 9, 13, 14.  Satan.  
Q. How comes that to pass?  
A. By the 
s Rev. 19.20.  insinuations of the false prophet.  
Q. What is that false prophet?  
A. The 
s ibid.,  Pope, and the Popish Clergy.  
Q. At what do they aim?  
A. Their 
t Phil. 3.19  own belly.  
Q. How do they attain that which they aim at?  
A. They 
u Rev. 13.17.  get themselves confirmed by a law.  
Q. What do they then?  
A. Keep 
w Rev. 9, 1, 2.  the people in ignorance.  
Q. And what too?  
A. Live 
x Isa. 56.11, 12.  in luxury.  
Q. Sectl. 27 What than's the wisdom of the Magistrate?  
A. To 
y Phil. 3.2  beware of such.  
Q. What too?  
A. Not to lean 
z Isa. 11, 13, 14.  to the right hand, or to the left.  
Q. What mean you?  
A. Not to 
a 2 Chr. 10 20.  strengthen one Sect of men, against another.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Among 
b Mat. 20.26.  Christians.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Lest they 
c Rev, 17, 13.  run upon the same rock, as do the Papists.  
Q. What do they?  
A. Urge 
d Rev, 13.3  Popery, but neglect Christianity.  
Q. May the like be found among Protestants?  
A. 'Twas so in England.  
Q. When?  
A. Before this Parliament began.  
Q. As how?  
A. Conformity 
a Gal. 6.12  had well-nigh thrust out Christianity.  
Q. Declare your meaning?  
A. 'Twas 
b Col. 3.11  not enough to be a Christian.  
Q. Is this remedied?  
A. Scarce any where in the world.  
Q. Can that be?  
A. Scarce any man, in any Nation, is embraced merely, as 
c 1 Pet. 4.16.  a Christian.  
Q. How then.  
A. As a Christian, that is of 
d Mat. 5.46, 47.  such or such an opinion.  
Q. What do you judge of this?  
A. It's 
e Gal. 6.14, 15, 16.  the shame of Christendom.  
Q. And what too?  
A. The 
f Isa. 60.12  ruin of the Nations, professing it.  
Q. When will this be remedied among them?  
A. When 
g Isa. 11.6.  Christ is acknowledged by them.  
Q. Why will nothing but the knowledge of Christ alone, heal the Nations?  
A. Because 
h 1 Cor. 1 30.  he alone is all for us to GOD, and all in us, to ourselves, and others.  
Q. What of that?  
A. When he is all, and we (in our own account) nothing at all 
i Isa, 11, 9 ; there will be an end of all strife.  
Q. Sect. 28 what's the last way the Saints have to grow in Christ?  
A. They 
b Act 2, 42  Continue in prayer.  
Q. What is prayer?  
A. The 
c Rom. 8.26.  spirit in us, makes intercession for us.  
Q. How?  
A. According 
c ver. 27.  to the will of GOD.  
Q. May we not ask then whatever comes in our heads?  
A. By 
d Eccles. 5 2, 3,  no means.  
Q. May we speak our own words, in prayer?  
A. 
d verse 1.  Neither.  
A. Must we ask in faith?  
A. 
e Jam, 1, 6  Yes.  
Q. What is faith?  
A. A believing what 
f 2 Cor, 4 13.  GOD says.  
Q. Why must we ask in faith?  
A. He that believes nothing, can receive nothing, in 
g Jam. 1.7.  prayer.  
Q. Why?  
A. 
g Ibid,  Because he asks a miss.  
Q. How come you then to GOD in prayer?  
A. By 
h Joh. 14.6  him.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. By 
h ibid.,  Christ.  
Q. How so?  
A. We have 
i 1 Cor. 2.16.  his mind.  
Q. How?  
A. His 
k Rom. 8.9  Spirit.  
Q. Sect. 29 What's the Church's pale?  
A. 
l Rev. 21.22.  Christ.  
Q. Why so?  
A. None 
m Joh. 10.9.  can be in the Church that come not in by him.  
Q. Are not men received into the Church by baptism?  
A. 
n Heb 12.28.  No.  
Q. Sect. 30 what's the use then of baptism?  
A. It's a Ministration, serving to the making 
o 1 Pet. 3, 21.  out of Christ to men.  
Q. May infants be baptised?  
A. Yes, if 
p Rom. 14 14.  men be so persuaded.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. If they 
q Rom. 14 22.  have faith.  
Q. May an infant be baptised in faith?  
A. Yes 
q Ibid.  doubtless.  
Q. How so?  
A. All our things are to be done 
r Rom. 14 23.  in faith.  
Q. Is there a rule for such baptism?  
A. Not expressed.  
Q. what's the rule of things not expressed?  
A. I 
s 1 Cor. 10.23.  can do all things, but will not be brought under the power of any.  
Q. what's the ordinary use of Infant-baptisme?  
A. It's 
t 1 Cor. 3, 1, 3.  for the most part Carnal.  
Q. How so?  
A. It's 
u Mat. 28, 19  Carnally administered.  
Q. And why too?  
A. To a 
w Isa. 1.12  Carnal end.  
Q. what's the fruit of both?  
A. Strife 
x 1 Cor. 3.3.  and Contention about it.  
Q. Have the infants of some parents more right to baptism than others?  
A. Men 
y Mat. 15. 2. Ronvere 3 9  have received that but by tradition.  
Q. Do not most parents baptise their children, under such a Notion?  
A. Yes.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
z Mar. 7.7  they are so instructed.  
Q. By whom?  
A. Their 
z ibid.  teachers.  
Q. Under what Notion, do you judge it meet to baptise?  
A. As a 
a 1 Pet. 3, 21.  means to make out the doctrine & faith I have received.  
Q. To whom?  
A. To the 
b Mat. 5.16  World.  
Q. And whom too?  
A. The 
c 1 Cor. 14 12.  Church.  
Q. What doctrine is made out in baptism?  
A. That 
d Acts 4, 12.  there is hope in Christ, and in none other.  
Q. For whom?  
A. 
e Col 3.11  For young and old.  
Q. Are you bound to this by a law?  
A. By 
f Rom. 13.10.  the law of love.  
Q. Sect. 31 May you use it or not use it?  
A. I have liberty 
g 1 Cor, 10, 29.  so to do.  
Q. How?  
A. If I 
h 1 Cor, 8 8.  use it, I am not the more accepted; and if I use it not I am not the less accepted.  
Q. Is it then in that respect, of the same nature with Circumcision?  
A. Yes 
i Gal, 6.15 , and all other outward things.  
Q. May we suspend the use of some outward things?  
A. 
k Gal, 2, 14  Yes.  
Q. When?  
A. When 
k Gal. 2.14  Religion is placed in them.  
Q. Doth not Religion consist in them?  
A. 
l Rom. 14, 17.  No.  
Q. In what then?  
A. In 
l Ibid.  righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit.  
Q. What use then is there of outward things?  
A. It serves 
m joh. 3.12:  only to make out heavenly things.  
Q. They are not then the heavenly things themselves?  
A. They 
n Gal. 5.3  are Jew that know not Christ that so think.  
Q. Are there any such called Christians?  
A. The 
o 1 Joh. 2, 18.  most of the world are such.  
Q. How may they be described?  
A. They 
p Gal. 5.12  would make a fair show in the flesh.  
Q. As how?  
A. They'll 
q v. ibid.,  constrain you to be circumcised.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Force 
q ibid.  you to outward things.  
Q. How are the Saints ●●ed out to outward things?  
A. By 
r 1 Pet, 4, 11,  heavenly ●hings.  
Q. As how?  
A. First 
s 1 Cor, 14, 30,  they have them, and then show them.  
Q. How?  
A. In 
t 1 Pet, 4, 11,  external Administrations.  
Q. Are they slow in external observations?  
A. They are 
u 1 Cor, 15, 58,  most active in them.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
w 1 Pet, 1 23.  they have the life and powe● of them.  
Q. Why does the worl● then despise them?  
A. Because 
x Mat, 7, 28, 29.  they d●● not perform them, as th● world.  
Q. How do they perform them?  
A. As they are 
y Col. 1.29  led out, of GOD.  
Q. What is such a performance?  
A. Full of life, and power.  
Q. How doth the world perform them?  
A. With 
z Gal. 1.10  respect to man.  
Q. And how too?  
A. 
a Mat. 7.28, 29.  Coldly.  
Q. And how?  
A. Without 
a Isa. 58.3  profit, without GOD.  
Q. And how besides?  
A. To be saved 
a ibid.  by he doing of them.  
Q. What are they?  
A. Children 
b Gal. 4.30, 31.  of the bond woman.  
Q. What then is the baptism of water?  
A. A 
c 1 Pet. 3.21.  shadow.  
Q. Why do men so strive about it?  
A. It shows 
d Phil. 2.5 Mic, 6.6, 7  our unacquaintance with the substance.  
Q. Of what is it a shadow?  
A. A 
e Col. 2 17  shadow of Christ.  
Q. Is there a teaching by shadows in the New Testament?  
A. Yes 
f 1 Pet. 3.21. .  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
g 1 Cor. 3 1.  of sums weakness.  
Q. What think you of the New Testament shadows?  
A. They 
h 1 Cor. 11 26.  go out, as their substance comes in.  
Q. Do you mean in practice?  
A. No 
i 1 Cor. 9.19, 20.  but in esteem.  
Q. What esteem have the most of them?  
A. They 
k Act. 15.1  embrace them as the substance.  
Q. Sect. 32 What's the Christian government?  
A. 
l Ps. 110.3  Voluntary.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Rebels 
m Ps. 68.18  are made willing to submit unto it.  
Q. What? by the sword of man?  
A. No 
n 2 Cor. 10.4. , the arm and power of GOD.  
Q. In whose hands, is it?  
A. In 
o Isa. 9.6.  Christ's.  
Q. What in his alone?  
A. Yes 
p Mat. 28.18. .  
Q. Is it 
p Mat. 28.18.  not deputed?  
A. No 
q Joh. 14.18 .  
Q. How is it then exercised?  
A. By 
r Mat. 28.20.  his own presence.  
Q. In whom?  
A. In 
s Col. 1.27  all the subjects of it.  
Q. How is it put in execution?  
A. According 
t 2 Cor, 3 17.  to the degree, of the Manifestation, of himself.  
Q. Who are meet to go before others?  
A. Those 
u Col. 1.18  in whom his presence, doth most appear.  
Q. How is his presence manifested?  
A. By 
w 2 Cor. 10.4.5.  the Word.  
Q. What Word?  
A. The 
x Heb 4.12.13.  quickening Word.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. The Word 
y Joh. 6.63  made out in the Spirit.  
Q. How is Christ thus manifested?  
A. 
z Eph. 3.10.  Variously.  
Q. Show your meaning?  
A. In 
a 1 Cor. 12.6.  some after one manner, and in some after another.  
Q. Give an instance of it?  
A. To 
b 1 Cor. 12.8.  one is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit.  
Q. Sect. 33 What are such in the Scripture phrase?  
A. 
a Phil. 1.1  Bishops, 
b Eph. 4.11  Pastors, 
b Eph. 4.11  Teachers, 
a Phil. 1.1  Elders, 
a Phil. 1.1  Deacons.  
Q. Are all such, that are so called?  
A. Most 
c Mal. 1.11  are called that which they are not.  
Q. What are such then?  
A. 
d Joh. 10.1  Thiefs and robbers.  
Q. How else accounted?  
A. 
e Act. 20.  Wolves in sheep's clothing.  
Q. Are they that are such (viz. Bishops, Pastors, Teachers, Elders, Deacons) so accounted?  
A. Yes 
f Rom. 10.15.  of some.  
Q. Who are they?  
A. Such as can discern Christ's, from a stranger's 
g joh. 10.5.27.  voice.  
Q. Are they not then accounted such, of all?  
A. They are 
h 1 Cor. 4 10, 11, 12.13.  to most, as the offscouring of all things, until this day.  
Q. Doth that discourage them?  
A. Nay, they 
i Mat. 5.11.12. 2 Cor. 12.10.  are encouraged thereby.  
Q. How may that be?  
A. They 
k Rev. 10.10.  have eaten the book.  
Q. What book?  
A. The 
l Rev. 5.8 9  Book revealing GOD'S mind.  
Q. What of that?  
A. It's 
m Rev. 10 10.  bitter in their bellies.  
Q. What doth that denote?  
A. That 
n ver. 11. 1 Tim. 3.2  such alone are apt to teach.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. They 
o Act. 4.20  cannot but testify, the things they know.  
Q. Is Christ then operative in the whole body?  
A. He 
c Col. 1.29  worketh in it mightily, but variously too.  
Q. Sect. 34 Are none then to meddle in the Church, without such an operation of GOD?  
A. Not 
d 1 Pet. 4.11.  one.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Like 
e 2 Sam. 6 6, 7.  Uzzah, he toucheth the Ark of God uncalled.  
Q. Will not the Call and appointment of men, or Ministers, bear him out in it?  
A. Not 
f Jer. 23.21  at all.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
g Gal. 1.1.  they have no power.  
Q. What is the utmost, the best of men or Ministers can do, in this case?  
A. They 
h Joh: 15.27.  can only bear witness to the gift of GOD, by the same Spirit, by which it is given.  
Q. Is it in their pleasure, to give way to such a Gift?  
A. Sect. 35 It's 
i Act. 7.51  their grievous sin to oppose it.  
Q. What sin are many like to fall into, in this last age?  
A. The 
k Rev. 16.9  sin against the holy Spirit.  
Q. Why so?  
A. The holy 
l Act. 2.17 18.13.  Spirit, being gloriously poured forth on them that believe, is in its operations, mightily, and maliciously opposed, and blasphemed, by some.  
Q. Who are farthest off from this sin?  
A. They 
m 2 Thes. 2.10.  that receive the truth, in love.  
Q. How?  
A. By 
n Act. 18.26.  whomsoever dispensed.  
Q. What leads men to this sin?  
A. Self 
o Lu. 16.14  ends.  
Q. When?  
A. After 
p joh. 9.41  some degrees of conviction.  
Q. What's the end of such men?  
A. Their 
q 2 Pet. 2.20.  latter end is worse, than their beginning.  
Q. How is this sin kept, from appearing to men?  
A. It 
r joh. 9.40  is hid, under cloak of profession.  
Q. A profession! of what?  
A. Of the 
s Act. 6.13  law, and outward things.  
Q. How is it expressed?  
A. In 
t joh. 7.32  walking in a way of malice, against the most innocent.  
Q. How is that malice expressed?  
A. In 
u jude 15.  evil speakings.  
Q. In what too?  
A. Casting 
w Mat. 5, 11.  out their names as evil.  
Q. And how too?  
A. In 
x Heb. 11.36.  exquisite torments.  
Q. How?  
A. As 
y joh. 5.18  they have opportunity and power.   

Part. III.  
Q. Sect. 1 
3. Part.  HAving given the threefold way of knowing GOD by Christ; Show the threefold way in which man is known to you by Christ?  
A, I have already shown the one, in, and by the other.  
Q. But show it again, but distinctly and briefly; and first what was man's estate in innocency?  
A. 'Twas 
z Gen. 1.26.  his best estate.  
Q. What was he in this his best estate?  
A. 
a Ps. 35.5.  Vanity.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. In 
b Gen. 3.19.  the sequel of it,  
Q. How?  
A. He 
c 1 Pet. 1.24.  withered like the grass of the field.  
Q. Did God mind to confirm him in this estate?  
A. No 
d Eph. 1.4 .  
Q. What then?  
A. 
e Ibid.  He intended before the world was, to put him into a better.  
Q. What estate could be better?  
A. That 
s Ro, 5.14.  of which this first estate, Sect. 2 was but a figure.  
Q. What was then Adam's sin?  
A. His reflecting on, & embracing 
g Gen. 3.5  of himself, who was but a figure, but neglecting Christ, the substance.  
Q. Was Christ preached in Paradise?  
A. Yes.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. He was figured out, there.  
Q How?  
A. In the tree of life, and man himself.  
Q. What became of man, when he sinned?  
A. He 
h Gen. 2.17.  was like that brazen Serpent, to be beaten to pieces, or ground to powder.  
Q. How is this done?  
A. By 
i Exod. 19.18.  the Law.  
Q. As how?  
A. By 
i Ibid,  the terrors that come along with the transgression of it.  
Q. What are they?  
A. Innumerable 
k Exod. 20 18. .  
Q. What's the condition then of man under the Law?  
A. God 
l Heb. 12.29.  is a terror to him.  
Q. Why?  
A. Because 
m Exod. 20.19.  he looks to be destroyed by him.  
Q. Why?  
A. For his 
n Gen. 3.8  sin.  
Q. How great is his fear?  
A. He fears 
o Heb. 2.15.  all the day long, and all his life long.  
Q. Sect. 3 What's the only means to be freed from this fear?  
A. Only the 
p 1 joh. 4.18  knowledge of Christ.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
q Perditus Attritus Bernard on the word Bruised, Esa. 53.5.  he was in a sort destroyed for us, and we in a sort destroyed in him.  
Q. How could we be destroyed in Christ?  
A. We 
r joh. 32.32.  were comprehended in him.  
Q. How?  
A. In 
r ibid.  his death.  
Q. As how?  
A. In 
s Rom. 4.3.  God's account.  
Q. And how too?  
A. In the 
t Rom. 6.11  account of faith.  
Q. How were we comprehended, in Christ's death?  
A. As 
u 2 Cor. 5.21.  sinners.  
Q. Are we to reckon ourselves dead?  
A. Yes 
w Col. 3 3.  in Christ.  
Q. To what?  
A. To all sin 
x Ro. 6.11. .  
Q. How mean you  
A. To 
y Col. 3.9.  all that we are, in the first Adam.  
Q. Did Christ only die?  
A. He 
z 1 Cor. 15.3.  risen again the third day.  
Q. What doth that advantage us?  
A. 
a Eph. 2.6  He raised us with himself.  
Q. To what?  
A. To 
b Eph. 1.3:  life & peace.  
Q. To what end?  
A. To live 
c 1 Pet. 3.18.  with God.  
Q. How long?  
For 
d Rev. 1.18.  evermore.  
Q. Sect. 4 What then is the state of man, in Christ?  
A. Most 
e Eph. 1.18.  happy. Why so?  
A. Because 
f Philip. 3.10.  he partakes of his death, and resurrection.  
Q. What hath he, by his death?  
A. A 
g 1 Joh. 3 5.  freedom from sin.  
Q. And what too?  
A. All 
h Esa. 33.24.  other evils.  
Q. How?  
A. By 
i Heb. 33.24.  Faith.  
Q. When will this appear?  
A. When 
k Col. 3.4  Christ appears.  
Q. How will the Believer then appear?  
A. Perfect 
l 1 joh. 4.17. .  
Q. As how?  
A. As Christ 
m Mat, 5, 48.  is perfect.  
Q. what's the fruit you have of Christ rising, and going to the Father?  
A. Unspeakable. 
n 2 Cor. 12, 4.   
Q. Hint it from the Scripture, as you can?  
A. He 
o 1 Cor. 15.24.  hath brought us to the Father.  
Q. Where is then our home?  
A. Heaven 
p Phil. 3.20. .  
Q. Are we in Heaven?  
Q. In 
q Eph. 1.3  Christ.  
Q. What doth this occasion?  
A. joy 
r 1 Cor, 15.5.  unspeakable and full of glory.  
Q. When?  
A. In 
s Phil. 1.21.  life and death.  
Q. Why?  
A. Because 
s ibid.  in either Christ is gain unto us.  
Q. what's the fruit of this joy?  
A. Because 
t 1 Cor. 15.3.  of it we die daily.  
Q. To what?  
A. To all 
u Gal. 6.14.  things here below  
Q. Why so?  
A. For 
u Gal. 6.14.  Christ's sake.  
Q. Where is then your rest?  
A. In 
w Heb. 4.9  Christ.  
Q. What is the Conversation of such a one, on earth?  
A. He 
x 1 joh. 5.3.  walks, in all the Commandments of God.  
Q. How?  
A. According 
y Col. 1.29  to the gift, and power of God unto him.  
Q. Is he a man of strife?  
A. He 
z Rom. 12 21.  overcomes evil with good.  
Q. Is he profitable in his fellowship?  
A. His 
a Pro. 10.11.  mouth is as a well of life.  
Q. Doth he love in word only?  
A. He 
b 1 joh. 3.16,  is willing to be spent for the brethren.  
Q. Is he willing to communicate?  
A. Yes 
c 1 Tim, 6 18.  freely, according to that which he hath.  
Q. Will he do good to strangers?  
A. He 
d Gal. 6.10  doth good unto all, but especially the household of faith.  
Q. Doth he glory in what he doth?  
A. He 
e 1 Cor. 1.31.  glorieth in the Lord only.  
Q. Sect. 5 What's the conclusion of all?  
A. f Believe and live.  
Q. How s●?  
A. It 
a Eph. 5.1  makes us, like God.  
Q. Tell how?  
A. It 
b Heb. 11.1  makes present, things past, and to come.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. By 
c 2 Cor. 4,  it we live in eternity.  
Q. Is not repentance needful?  
A. Where 
d Eph. 6.1  these things are, there repentance, will be.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. He 
e joh. 6.45  that hath heard, and learned of the Father, will not be at the beck 
f Isa. 26.13 , of any other Lord.  
Q. What other Lord is there besides?  
A. 
g Rom. 6.14.  Sin.  
Q. What is sin?  
A. A 
b Gen. 3.13  delusion.  
Q. As how?  
A. It 
i Gen. 3.6  makes a fair show, but hath no substance.  
Q. Declare your meaning?  
A. 'Tis 
k Isa. 55.2  not the thing it pretends to be, neither hath it that it pretends to give.  
Q. What is that?  
A. 
l Lu. 15.16  Content.  
Q. What is repentance then?  
A. A 
m Rom. 12.1. Heb. 8.10  Change, in the heart or mind.  
Q. What change?  
A. A 
n jam. 1.17  supernatural change.  
Q. Why supernatural?  
A. Because 
o Tit. 2.11  of the appearance, and communication, of that which appertains to another world.  
Q. What doth such an appearance, operate?  
A. An 
p 2 Cor. 7 11.  abhorring of what is beneath itself.  
Q. Declare your meaning?  
A. A 
q job 42.6  loathing of whatever, stands incompetition, with it.  
Q. What is that appearance, and communication?  
A. The 
r Gal. 6.15  New Creature.  
Q. What of him?  
A. He alone 
s 1 Cor. 15.48:  is heavenly.  
Q How?  
A. From 
t 1 Cor. 15 47.  Heaven.  
Q. And how?  
A. For 
u joh. 3.13  Heaven.  
Q. What is the New Creature?  
A. The 
w Psa. 32.1, 2.  blessed man.  
Q. Who is he?  
A. The 
x Isa. 62.12  man restored.  
Q. Unto! or into! what?  
A. The 
y 2 Cor. 3.18.  image of God.  
Q. What is that image?  
A. 
z Heb. 1.3  Christ.  
Q. What's the consequent of this appearance?  
A, Sect. 6 
a Tit. 3.5.  Regeneration.  
Q. What mean you?  
A. The new birth, or the 
b joh. 3.3.  bringing forth of the Sons of God.  
Q. From whence?  
A. From 
c Eph. 5.8  the womb of sin, and darkness.  
Q. How is your meaning?  
A. From 
d Eph. 2.12  their lost, dead, and dark estate.  
Q. Into what are they brought forth?  
A. Into 
c Col. 1.13  the Kingdom, of God's dear Son.  
Q. What have they there?  
A. 
f Gal. 4.26  Liberty.  
Q. With whom?  
A. With 
g Col. 1.12  the Saints in light.  
Q. Where is that?  
In 
b Gal 4.26 Rev. 21, 2  the New Jerusalem.  
Q. Is their dwelling there?  
A. 
i Rev. 3.12  Yes.  
Q. How so?  
A. They can live 
k Ph. 3.20  no. where else.  
Q. Whyso?  
A. It's 
l Heb. 4, 3.  their proper sphere.  
Q. Do they not then sin?  
A. No 
m Rev. 21.21.  unclean thing, can be admitted there.  
Q. Have they no sin then?  
A. They are dead indeed, unto 
n Rom. 6.12.  sin.  
Q. Can that be?  
A. They 
o Ibid,  are to reckon themselves, so.  
Q. Doth not sin appear in them?  
A. Not 
p 1 joh 3.9  as such.  
Q. Do they appear as such?  
A. They 
q 1 joh 3.2  appear so, but in part.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
r Isa. 24.7  the vail is but in part, done away.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. As 
s 1 Cor. 13  to them.  
Q. And how?  
A. As 
t jam. 5.17  to others (in them).  
Q. Is it not quite done away?  
A. Yes 
u 2 Cor. 3 16.  in Christ.  
Q. What is that vail?  
A. The 
w Heb. 10.20.  flesh.  
Q. Is not sin in it, as it is in us?  
A. In it 
x Rom. 7.18.  there dwelleth no good thing.  
Q. Do these newborn babes, delight in it?  
A. They 
y Rom. 7, 24.  are burdened with it.  
Q. What then is their delight?  
A. To live 
z Gal 5.25  in the Spirit.  
Q. What is true of such?  
A. They have crucified the flesh 
a Gal 5.24 , with its 
a Gal 5.24  affections and lusts.  
Q. If so, why do they yet hope?  
A. Hope 
b Heb. 6.13  anchors, and stays them within the veil.  
Q. Where is that?  
A. Where the 
c Heb. 6.20  forerunner is gone before.  
Q. Who is that? 
c ibid.   
A. Christ.  
Q. Where is he?  
A. In 
d ibid.  Heaven itself.  
Q. What doth he there?  
A. Appear 
e Heb. 9.24  for us.  
Q. What's the fruit of hope?  
A. Steadfastness 
g Heb. 6.18  in Christ.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Not withstanding 
b 2 Cor. 12.9.  grievous temptations and sufferings in the flesh.  
Q. Sect. 7 Shall Faith, and Hope, be for ever?  
A. 
i 1 Cor. 13.13.  No.  
Q. To what shall they give place?  
A. To 
k ibid.  Love.  
Q. Why so?  
A. Because 
l ibid.  its more excellent.  
Q. How so?  
A. It 
m Eph. 3.29.  was before either.  
Q. How doth that appear?  
A. The 
n Eph. 3.17  root they grow upon, is love.  
Q. What love must this be?  
A. God 
o 1 Joh, 4.16.  himself, [as love] or God [his love].  
Q. How considered?  
A. As shed abroad 
p Rom 5.5 , in our hearts.  
Q. By what means?  
A. By 
q ibid.  the holy Spirit.  
Q. How doth God [as love] or God [his love] appear?  
A. In 
r 1 joh. 4.10.  Christ.  
Q. How else is love more excellent, than either faith, or hope?  
A. They 
s 1 joh. 4.17.  are terminated (or end) in love.  
Q. How so?  
A. Love 
t 1 Cor. 13.13.  is the perfection (or compliment) of both.  
Q. As how?  
A. That 
u 1 joh. 4, 8, 9  which faith beleeus, and that which hope lays hold on, is love.  
Q. How mean you?  
A. Love 
w joh. 3.16  in all the expressions of it.  
Q. What are those expressions?  
A. Glory 
x Rom. 2. , honour, and immortality: All manner of Spiritual blessings in 
y Eph. 1.3  heavenly things in Christ Jesus 
z 1 Cor, 2.9. ; such as eye hath not seen, nor ear heard; neither hath it entered into the heart of man, to conceive, those things that are prepared for them, that in (Gods love) love God, but God hath revealed them to us, by the 
a ib. v. 10.  Spirit, which alone searcheth, those deep things of God, etc.  
Q. What operation, hath these Questions, and Answers on you?  
A. I have lost 
b Can. 8.6  myself in love.  
What love?  
A. The love 
c 1 joh 3.1  of God.  
Q. How appearing?  
A. In 
d joh 3.16  Christ.  
Q. What do you then?  
A. 
e Heb. 4.3.  Rest.  
Q. And what then?  
A. 
f Eph. 3: 18, 18, 20.  Admire.   

A hint of the nature of the Kingdom of God, as it is even now, to Faith, and is alone for memory sake, thus expressed, as it was occasioned, by, and given in to, a doubting Christian, who for consolation, demanded the scope, and mystery of 2 Tim. 2.13.  

If you demand, twice fifty lines are here,  
In which Gods Kingdom, doth most plain appear.  
If we believe not, 
The Scripture.  yet he abideth faithful, he cannot deny himself.   

YOu that the meaning seek, of this one verse,  
I shall the same, in these few words, rehearse;  
God's power, and our weakness, here you may see,  
Both joined together, in rich unity:  
Our emptiness doth here, most plain appear;  
God's fullness too, is here set down, that fear,  
Might not o'erwhelm our hearts, and us dismay:  
For God Almighty is to save, always.  
Tho thus it be with us, that we misgive,  
That truth itself sometimes, we don't believe,  
Yet God is faithful, and the same for ever:  
Our sins and fears, and doubts, cannot us sever;  
For all that did us both, once come between,  
Christ nailed on the Cross, most fast I ween;  
And what on earth is meet, for us to have,  
That he will give to us, with faith to crave;  
God's Covenant is this, the Scriptures show,  
He for us nothing now, hath left to do:  
And though to flesh and blood it be most strange;  
Yet blest be they, that see this happy change,  
Leave off then, caring for your self, and see,  
Christ jesus will of you, most careful be:  
For, now, the name of God is this, I'm sure,  
Emmanuel, Christ, Godwith us, most pure.  
If this be then his Name, what is more sweet,  
Or more welcome, than those most comely feet,  
That on the Mountains come, to tell that news,  
That God with us, his dwelling now doth choose?  
Oh than once think not this glad tidings such,  
That for us to believe it, it were too much:  
Yea this of Faith's the root, for this is truth,  
And for this end, even God himself came forth,  
Was manifest in flesh, our sin to kill:  
And so his precious blood, did freely spill:  
This is the Name of God, a Saviour true.  
Who think not thus of him, they don't him know,  
And though there be that say, they do him know;  
They lie, if still on earth, they live below.  
For to this end, our Lord, came from above,  
That he might raise our hearts, to him in love:  
Yea to this end he came, and dwelled on earth,  
That we in Heaven, might have enduring wealth:  
Yea, us this day himself, is come among,  
That we might joy in him, with joy most strong:  
Then do not think, that he with works is pleased,  
That hath us from, all bondage, fully eased,  
And made us free in Heaven, to dwell on high;  
For he that raised us, now to faith is nigh.  
But what's the life, which we by faith do live,  
A life beneath, what he himself doth give?  
Or is that life, which Christ himself hath given;  
A life beneath, what he himself hath liven?  
No, he's our life, for so the Scriptures say,  
I am the truth, the life, besides the way.  
If this be so, as plain it doth papear,  
Then let not unbelief, make you to fear,  
But rather now in Christ, be ever bold,  
Sith God doth so himself, to us unfold:  
For he's now one with us, and we with him  
Are one, which is our garment, white and trim:  
What else is this, but that which Christ hath said,  
I will be with you still, and will you lead  
Into the path of life, that we to heaven  
Might fly, sigh Christ hath quite us now bereaven  
Or earth and sin, of hell and curse together,  
That we on eagle's wings might hasten thither,  
And there make our abode with Christ above,  
Sith to this he hath called us in love.  
If Christ be there, we also should be there;  
For by him now out foes all conquered are:  
Yea this is certain, the way's made most plain:  
All that is left by him, was surely slain:  
Why then be not afraid, sigh all is dead,  
Which hath the world to destruction led,  
Alive we are in Christ, our sin is gone,  
And always we now sing in Mount Zion:  
This is that high, and lofty, hill of God,  
Where Christ now reigns, with his triumphant rod.  
This is that hill, that makes all hills to quake,  
And doth (this day) their great Foundations shake:  
For why its true, that Christ hath undermined  
This vain world's pride, as we in Gospel find.  
Nay to the Saints, this world doth cease to be,  
From Heaven alone is now, their pedigree:  
New birth, new life, they're all together new,  
New creatures all, as Scriptures plainly show,  
New earth, new heaven, and new jerusalem,  
The state and glory is, of these new men.  
A new world too, even that which is to come,  
Which here besides, the portion is of some,  
Believers all, this world do constitute,  
Which doth man's carnal doctrine, quite confute;  
This is that world, that shall at length appear,  
Beauteous, rich, and like to Crystal clear:  
This is that Kingdom, which we pray may come,  
This is God's Covenant, that perfect one,  
This he will keep, though we even doubtful, are,  
There is no reason, why we it should fear.    
FINIS.