The REASONABLENESS of Person- AL REFORMATION. 335 337 Producing one dictate, or rule of right reason, respecting morality, allowed by mankind; and passing current through the world, without one negative voice, except only from thafe men, whofe teafons are utterly captivated by their Wherein the true cenfure and judgment of right reason and conscience, are given upon profane fwearing, and blaf- pheming the name of God: As also their replies to fever ral pleas offered in defence of excuse thereof. : 355 Wherein reason and conscience are again consulted about the practice of drunkenness; and their righteous and impar. tial tenfure given upon tbat cafe, .. CHA P. V. · reason, upon the case of uncleanness; and the true report of every man's reason, with respect thereunto, . C HA P. VI. Wherein reason and conscience are once more confulted, about that bitter and implacable enmity found in thousands this day, againt all serious piety, and the friet professors thereof, who differ from them in fore external modes, and rites of worship; and their determinations, upon Pag. Sect. VI. Of the hazards attending converfion, 415 Sect. VII. Of the absolute necelity of a thorough change, ibid. Sect. VIII. Every man might do more than he doth towards his own conversion, 417 Sect. IX. Temptations and discourage. nents in the way of conversion, 419 418 A CORONATION SERMON, preached at Dartmouth. Cant. ü. 11. Go forth, ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother 424 The CHARACTER of a true Evangelical PASTOR Servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his house- 445 A DOUBLE SCHEME of Sins and Duties, í 471 EXPOSITION OF THE ASSEMBLY's SHORTER CATECHISM. . .. Of Christ's Offices.! Quest. 23. W H AT offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer ? • A. Christ, as our Redeemer, doth execute the office of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation. Q. 1. What are the states and conditions of our Redeemer? A. Christ's states are twofold; namely, his state of humiliation, and his state of exaltation; Phil. ii. 8, 9. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross : Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name. Q. 2. How many offices belong to Christ in these states ? A. Christ hath a threefold office ; namely, of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king. Q. 3. Why doth Christ take all these three offices ? A. Because they are all necessary for our salvation, and we have the benefit of them all; i Cor. i. 30. Who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and fanctification, and redemption. Q. 4. Can no man take Christ in one office, and not in another? A. No; whoever will have the benefit of any one, must receive him in all; Acts v. 31. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince, and a Saviour, for to give repentance unto Ifrael, and forgiveness of sins. Q. 5. What respect have the offices of Christ to the promises ? A. The promises flow out of them as out of their fountain ; " A ... prie Why they are all alla 2 Cor. i. 20. For all the promises of God in him, are yea, and in him, amen. Q. 6. What promises flow out of the prophetical office ? A. All promises of illumination, guidance, and direction flow out of Christ's prophetical office ?i .. was 0.7. What promises flow out of the priestly office?.. A. Hence we learn the completeness of Christ for all the wants of his people ; Col. ii. 10. And yè are complete in hini. Q. 10. What is the second instruction ? A. Hence we learn the folly and misery of all those hypocrites that clofe partially with Christ. 1 Q 11. What is the third instruction ? A. Hence we learn the fingular dignity of the Lord Jesus : None ever having had all thole offices but Christ. Q. 12. What is the last instruction?".."! A. That faith is a considerate act; and requires much deliberation. :'. Of Christ's Prophetical Ofice.. . ! Queft. 24. T TOW doth Christ'execute the office of a proin . phet? • A. Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to use: by his word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation. Q. 1. What doth Christ's prophetical office imply ??? As It implies' man's natural blindness and ignorance; i Cor. ii. 14. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him ; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually difcerned. .,' ; : Q. 2. What else doth it imply? · A. That Christ is the original and fountain of all that light which guides us to falvation ; 2 Cor. iv. 6,7. For God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Chrilt. A ... 3. How doth Christ teach men the will of God? A. He doth it by external revelation of it; Acts iii. 22. For Moses truly said to the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord ycuir God raise up into you of your brethren, like unto me, him shall ye hear in all things; whatsoever he shall say unto you. And by internal illumination, Luke xxiv. 45. Then Spirit of Cut the naturanatural blindre |
