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Author: Frewen, John, 1558-1628.
Title: Certaine choise grounds, and principles of our Christian religion with their seuerall expositions, set forth in way of questions, and answers: wherein the people of the parish of Northiham, in the county of Sussex, haue beene catechized, and instructed, for the settling of their hearts and mindes, in the mysteries of saluation, and for their better preparation to the Lord's Supper. Now published for their sakes, and for the futher vse of the Church of God. By Iohn Frewen, minister of the Word of God, in that particular congregation.
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Print source: Certaine choise grounds, and principles of our Christian religion with their seuerall expositions, set forth in way of questions, and answers: wherein the people of the parish of Northiham, in the county of Sussex, haue beene catechized, and instructed, for the settling of their hearts and mindes, in the mysteries of saluation, and for their better preparation to the Lord's Supper. Now published for their sakes, and for the futher vse of the Church of God. By Iohn Frewen, minister of the Word of God, in that particular congregation.
Frewen, John, 1558-1628.
Printed at London: By G. P[urslowe] for Roger Pott, dwelling at the signe of the Flower-de luce in Pauls Churchyard, 1621.
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TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL SIR THOMAS COVENTREY Knight, his Maiesties Attourney Generall: And to the vertuous and true Christian Lady, the Lady ELIZABETH his wife; Grace, mercy, and peace be multiplyed from God the Father, through our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ.
TO MY MVCH RESPECTED IN THE Lord, William White, Esquire; and to all other my louing friends and neigh∣bours, men, and women, children, and ser∣uants, of what estate and degree soeuer, in∣habitants of the Parish of Northiham: a gracious supply of all spirituall blessings in heauenly things, for the ioy and comfort of their seuerall consciences, and for the sure sealing of Gods loue and fauour in Iesus Christ, to the euerlasting peace, and saluation of their soules.
TO THE YOVNG AND WORTHY KNIGHT, SIR IOHN HARE, SONNE AND heyre apparant to the Right Worshipfull Sir RALPH HARE of Stowe Hall in the County of Norfolke: And to the vertuous yong Lady, the Lady ELIZABETH his Wife; and to her brother, the hopefull yong Gentle∣man, Mr THOMAS COVENTRY, eldest Sonne to the Right Worshipfull his MAIESTIES Attorney Generall before mentioned. Long life, and good dayes, with in∣crease of all spirituall blessings, in heauenly things.
The generall heads and points of Doctrine, handled in this Treatise.
CERTAINE GROVNDS AND PRINCIPLES OF Christian Religion.
Quest. 1. Who are to be catechized and instructed in the Grounds, and Principles of Christian Religion?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 2. What is Christian Religion?
EXPOSITION.
The second Branch.
Que. 3. What doth that truth teach vs?
Quest. 4. What is God?
EXPOSITION.
God is a Spirit, Ioh. 4.24. 2. Cor. 3.17.
Which is most simple. Exod. 3.14. Ia. 1.17.
Most holy, 1. Sam. 2.2. Leuit. 19.2. Reuel. 15.4.
Eternall. Psal. 90.1, 2. Rom. 16.26.
Infinite. Iob 11.7. Psalm. 139.7, &c. Ier. 23.23.24.
Of inestimable glory, Maiestie, Exod. 4.34, 35. chap. 33.20.
And power, Esay 40.10.
All-sufficient, Gen. 17.1.
Onely wise, Rom. 16.27.
Onely good, Math. 19.17.
Most iust, Deut. 32.4. Psal. 145.17.
Most mercifull, Psal. 36.5, 7.
And therefore one, Deut. 6.4. Psal. 18.31. 1. Cor. 8.6.
There are three eternall, and equall per∣sons of the Godhead, distinguished by their proper difference, and yet not se∣parated one from another. The Fa∣ther, the Sonne, and the Holy Ghost.
Quest. 5. What are wee to know, con∣cerning our selues? Answ. What we are by Nature, and what by Grace. Quest. 6. What are we by Nature? Answ. We are by Nature the children of wrath, full of sinne and corrupti∣on, and heires of Hell, and condem∣nation. Ephes. 2.3. Rom. 7.18, &c.
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 7. What is our estate by grace?
By grace we are not onely freed from the power and dominion of sinne: but also made the children and heires of God; yea, coheires with Christ.
Quest. 7. What is Christ? Answ. Christ is the eternall Sonne of God, perfect God, and perfect man, in one person, Pro. 8.22, 23. Ioh. 1.1. Gal. 4.4. Heb. 2.14. Iam. 1.14. 1. Ioh. 4.2. Esay 7.14. Quest. 9. Had Christ alwayes these two natures in one person? Answ. Christ, as touching his Godhead, was without beginning, of one and the same Essence and Being with the Fa∣ther, equall, and all one with him, in glory, maiestie, and power: And he be∣came man, when he tooke to his diuine nature, our flesh in the wombe of the virgin Mary, like vnto vs in all things, except sinne, Esay 53.8. Ioh. 10.30. Phil. 2.6. Ioh. 5.21. Luke 1.35. Heb. 2.16, 17. Heb. 4.15.
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 10. Was it of necessitie, in re∣gard of our saluation, that Christ should haue two Natures, and be in one person, both God and Man?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 11. How did Christ performe this, according to his flesh, and hu∣mane nature?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 12. How is Christs obedience, and the fruit and effect of his humi∣liation and sufferings, applyed vnto vs, and made ours? Answ. By a true and liuely faith, Mar. 16.16. Luke 7.50. Ioh. 5.24. Act. 10.43. Acts 13.39. Rom. 3.23, 24, 28. Quest. 13. What is a true and liuely faith?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 14. By what ordinary meanes doth the holy Ghost worke this Faith, in the hearts of Gods chil∣dren.
EXPOSITION.
Conference.
To what ends Sacraments were ordained.
Quest. 17. How many Sacraments are there?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 18. What is the Sacrament of Baptisme?
EXPOSITION.
As touching the first: What it is?
By whom it is to be administred?
In what place.
After what manner.
At what time.
Vnto whom.
What is the comfortable end, and effect thereof?
Quest. 19. What is the Sacrament of the Lords Supper?
EXPOSITION.
Iesus took the Bread, and when he had gi∣uen thankes, he brake it, & gaue it to the Disciples, and said, Take, eate, this is my body. Doe this in remembrance of me. Also hee tooke the Cup, and when he had giuen thankes, hee gaue it to them, say∣ing; Drinke ye all of it. For this is my bloud of the New Testament, that is shed for many, for the remission of sins; This doe, as oft as yee drinke it, in re∣membrance of me.
He tooke bread:
He gaue thankes.
He brake the Bread.
He gaue the Bread.
And they did take, and eate it.
This is my body.
Doe this in remembrance of me.
Also he tooke the Cup.
He gaue thankes.
He gaue it to them.
He said, Drinke ye all of it.
For this is my bloud of the new Testa∣ment, which is shed for many for the remission of sinnes.
For many, for the remission of sinnes.
This doe, as often as ye drinke it, in remembrance of me.
Of Transubstantiation.
Quest. 20. Can we not be sustained to eternall life, vnlesse wee eate the flesh of Christ, and drinke his bloud?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 21. Doe all such as receiue the Sacrament, feede vpon Christ, to eternall life?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 22. How doe Gods elect eate Christs flesh, and drinke his bloud?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 23. How shall a man know him∣selfe to be of the number of them that are elected?
EXPOSITION.
Of Repentance.
Of the Faith of Gods Elect.
Of the obedience of Gods elect.
Quest. 24. When you receiue Bread and Wine at the Lords Table: what will you set your heart and minde vpon?
EXPOSITION.
As often as ye eate this Bread, and drinke this Cup.
Ye doe shew the Lords death.
Quest. 25. What is to bee thought of such as presume to receiue the Sa∣crament, without thus remembring the Death and Passion of our Lord Iesus Christ, to glorifie and praise God, for the worke of Redemption by him?
EXPOSITION.
Quest. 26. How must wee prepare our selues beforehand, for the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper?
EXPOSITION.
Let a man examine himselfe.
A short Alphabeticall Table to direct the Reader vnto the chiefe things contained in this Trea∣tise. The letter q. pointeth out the Question, and p. the Page.
Some small faults are escaped in the Presse, which I heartily desire the courteous Reader, according to these di∣rections to correct.