Childrens Bread, Catechism
Childrens Bread: OR, A BRIEFE FORME of Chriſtian Doctrine, neceſſary for the inſtruction of ſuch as are ignorant; and for the edification of ſuch as have attained ſome meaſure of knowledge. By Tho: Wolfall Miniſter of the Goſpel, and Paſtour of Stanerton in NORTHUMBERLAND.
GEN. 18.19.
I know Abraham, that he will command his children and his houſhold after him, and they ſhall keep the way of the Lord.
IOV. 22.6.
Train up a childe in the way he ſhould go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
IOV 20.15.
A childe left to himſelfe, bringeth his Mother to ſhame.
Meum eſt docere, veſtrum eſt auſcultare, Dei eſt perere, Cyril.
London, Printed by G. M. for Iohn Bellamie, at the Sign of the three golden Lyons in Cornhil, neer the Royall Exchange.
CHILDRENS BREAD.
CHAP. I. Of God, and of the Covenant of works.
Queſtion.
HOw may a man finde out the way to true happineſſe?
A Out of the ſacred Scriptures, the old and new Teſtament, which are the rule of faith, and manners, and able to make us wiſe to ſalvation, 2 Tim. 3.15. Eccleſ. 12.10. Gal. 6.16. Rom. 10.14. Pſal. 12.6.
Q How doth the Scripture hold forth this unto us?
A. By teaching us the knowledge of God and his Covenant
Q What doth the Scripture hold forth concerning God?
A. Firſt, that God is a Spirit, having his eternall being from himſelfe, and is to be worſhipped in ſpirit, and truth.
Secondly, That God is one in his Eſſence, and diſtinguiſhed into three Perſons; the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghoſt, Deut. 6.4. 1 Cor. 8.4. Matth. 28.19. 1. Iob. 5.7.
Q What elſe?
A. Firſt, the propertie of the Father, is to beget the Son; the property of the Son, is to be begotten of the Father; the property of the holy Ghoſt, is to proceed from the Father and the Son.
Secondly, that theſe three are equall in power, wiſdome, immenſity, eternity, and all other Attributes, Exod. 34.6. Rom. 16.27. Iob. 35.7.
Q What doth the Scripture declare concerning the Covenant?
A. That mans way to true happineſſe, before and ſince the fall, hath been by a way of Covenanting.
Q What was the firſt Covenant?
A. It was a Covenant of works, contained in the ten Commandements, which were written in mans heart, binding him to perfect, and perpetuall obedience.
Q What was mans condition under the firſt Covenant?
A. Firſt, He was holy created after Gods Image, in wiſdome, righteouſneſſe, and true holineſſe, Gen. 1.26. Col. 3.10. Eph. 4.24.
Secondly, He was happy, in that he had communion with God, a quiet conſcience, dominion over the Creatures, and all the contents of Paradiſe, Gen. 1.29. and 2.15, 16, 17. Pſal. 8.6.
Q. Why then was there neceſsity of another Covenant?
A. Becauſe man being inticed by the Devil, did wilfully, and wantonly breake the firſt Covenant, and thereby brought on himſelf, and on his poſterity the blot and guilt of ſin, Lev 5.2, 3. Rom. 3.9. 1 Cor. 15.17.
Q What harm commeth by the blot of ſin?
A. Loſſe of mans originall beauty, in his averſion from God, and proneneſſe to all ſin, in thought, word, and deed, Matth. 15.11. Revel. 22.11. Iſa. 1.15. Ier. 2.13.
Q. What by the guilt of ſin?
A. We ſtand bound over to all kindes of puniſhment. Firſt, temporall, the curſe on the creatures, on mans body, ſtate, and poſterity, Rom. 8.20. Deut. 28.15. Rom. 6.21.
Secondly, ſpirituall, as blindneſſe of minde, horrour of conſcience, a reprobate ſenſe, and ſtrong deluſions, Luke 19.41, 42. Mat. 27.3. Rom. 1.28. 1 Theſ. 2.10, 11.
Thirdly, Eternal, the abſence of God, the fire of Hell, the company of Devils, and damned perſons, and blackneſſe of darkneſſe for ever, Matth. 25.41. Marke 13.40. Iude. 13.
CHAP. II. Of the new Covenant, and of the Mediatour of it.
Qu. DOth the new Covenant helpe us in this wofull caſe?
A. Very much; for it is a Covenant of grace and reconciliation, made betweene God and loſt man, through the mediation of Jeſus Chriſt, 2 Cor. 5.18. Iſa. 28.16. Luk. 22.20.
Q. How is Ieſus Chriſt our Mediatour?
A. By taking our nature, and by undertaking our reconciliation, Heb. 2.14. 1 Tim. 2.5.
Q How did Chriſt undertake our Reconciliation?
A. By taking upon him the office of a Propher, Prieſt, and King. Acts 3.22. Heb. 2.17. Pſal. 110.1.
Q Why was Chriſt a Prophet?
A. To declare things to come, to reveale the way to life, and to furniſh his Church with an able Miniſtery to the worlds end, Rev. 1.1. Luke 4.18, 19. 2 Cor. 5.20.
Q. What did he as a Prieſt?
A. He bare our names on the breſtplate of his Righteouſneſſe, offered himſelfe a ſacrifice for ſin, and now appears before God, making interceſſion for his ſaints, Exod. 28.9. Heb 5.9. Rom. 8.34.
Q. What flowes from hence?
A. Redemption, and Juſtification.
Q. What benefit have we by our redemption by Chriſt?
A. The ſatisfaction of Gods juſtice, the fulfilling of Gods Law, freedome from the power of Satan, and an entrance into glory purchaſed, Mark. 10.45. Iſa. 53.5. Mat. 5.17. Rom. 10.4. and 8.12. 1 Cor 15.15.
Q What by our Iuſtification?
A. Remiſſion of ſin, and imputation of righteouſneſſe, Rom. 8.1. Pſal. 32.2, Rom. 4 7.
Q Wherein doth Chriſts Kingly office conſiſt?
A. It conſiſts in the giving of Lawes, diſpenſation of gifts, conſtant care of us, and protection over us, Eph. 4 8, 10. Mat 6.29, 30, 31.
Q What are thoſe lawes Chriſt hath ſetled in his Church?
A The law of faith, teaching that our righteouſneſſe comes by faith in Chriſt, Rom 3 28.
Secondly, the law morall, made now a new Commandement unto Evangelicall purpoſes, Iohn 13.34. 1 Iohn 4.11.
Q What elſe?
A. Inſtitution of new ordinances and officers, as changeing circumciſion into baptiſme, the Paſſeover into the Supper, Prieſts into Paſtours and Teachers, and of Altars into Tables.
CHAP. III. Of the uſe of the Law under the Goſpel, and the gifts of Chriſt to his Church.
Qu. BVt the Scripture ſaith, the law is not made for a righteous man, 1 Tim. 1.9.
A. We are bound to obey the morall law eſtabliſhed by Chriſt; but being made righteous by faith in Chriſt, it doth not condemne, Rom. 8.34.
Secondly, It is not given to a righteous man, as the condition of the Covenant, but as an Appendix thereunto, Luke 1.75.
Q What are thoſe Evangelicall purpoſes, for which the Law was eſtabliſhed?
A. Firſt, It was eſtabliſhed to be a Schoole-miſtris, to bring us to Chriſt, Gal. 3.17, 18, 20, 21.
Secondly, That it might be a rule of life to redeemed perſons, Luke 1.71, 74. Rom. 2.13.
Q How prove you that the morall Law is not aboliſhed?
A. Becauſe Chriſt expoundeth, urgeth, and confirmeth the Law, Matth. 5.18, 19, 20, 21. Matth. 15.4. Secondly, becauſe faith doth eſtabliſh it, Rom. 3.31. 1 Cor. 7 19. Gal. 3.17.
Thirdly, Becauſe it was given 400 years after the Promiſe was made, which had bin to no end, had the Law beene aboliſhed, Gal 3.17, 18, 19, 20.
Q Rehearſe the ten Commandements.
A. Thou ſhalt have no other Gods before me, &c.
Q. How are they divided?
A. Into two Tables; the firſt, containe our duty towards God, in the foure firſt; and our duty towards others, in the ſix laſt.
Q. What are the ſpeciall duties required in the firſt Commandement?
Thou ſhalt have no other gods before me.A. It teacheth, that we ought to know, worſhip, and obey the only true God.
2. Precept. Thou ſhalt not make to thy ſelfe, &c.Q What teacheth the ſecond?
A. That we worſhip the true God with ſuch meanes and geſtures as hee hath preſcribed.
3. Precept. Thou ſhalt not take, &c.Q What teacheth the third?
A. That we uſe the titles, word, and ordinances of God, with reverence and godly feare.
Q. What teacheth the fourth?
Remember that thou keep, &c.A. That we ſet apart the Lords Sabbath, as from our ordinary labours, ſo from all prophane ſports; as a holy time to be ſpent in hearing the word, reading the Scriptures, meditation, conference, and prayer.
Q. What are the ſpeciall duties taught in the ſecond Table?1. Honour thy Father.
A. The firſt teacheth, that we honour perſons according to their lawfull dignity.
2. Thou ſhalt not kill.The ſecond, that wee preſerve the life; The third, the chaſtity; The fourth, the goods; 3 Thou ſhalt not commit adultery.The fifth, the good name of our neighbour.4. Thou ſhalt not ſteale.
Q What teacheth the ſixth?
5. Thou ſhalt not bear falſe witnes, &c.A. That we be content with our owne condition, and heartily deſire the proſperity of others.
6. Thou ſhalt not cover, &c.Q What are the ſpeciall vices forbidden in theſe ten Commandements?
A. Whatſoever any Commandement affirmeth, the contrary thereunto is a ſin, and therefore forbidden.
Q Were the Iewes, unto whom the morall law was given on Mount Sinai, partakers of the ſame new Covenant that Chriſtians are now partakers of?
A. They were; for it was the ſame Conant for ſubſtance, they had the ſame Chriſt, the ſame ſpirit, and the ſame faith, Iohn 19.25. Gen. 49.10. Ezek. 36.26. 1 Cor. 10.4.
But ſecondly; There was a graduall diſtinction, they ſaw Chriſt in the ſhadow, and but darkly; but we with open face, and in the light; they beleeved in the Meſſiah to come, and we, in Chriſt already come, Heb 13.8. 1 Cor. 3.18.
Q. What are thoſe gifts that Chriſt, as King, beſtowes upon his Church?
A. Some are common as miniſteriall and miraculous gifts; and ſome are ſpeciall, as ſaving and ſanctifying gifts, 1 Cor. 12.4, 5, 6, 7. Rom. 8.9.
Q VponUpon whom are theſe ſpeciall gifts beſtowed?
A. Upon his elect, Rom. 11.5. Tit. 1.1. 1 Pet. 1.2. 1 Theſ. 5.9. 2 Theſ. 2.13.
Q. What is election?
A. It is the eternall decree of God, whereby he maketh choice of certain perſons, out of the loſt race of mankinde, to be veſſels of honour, to the praiſe of his glorious grace, Epheſ. 1.4, 6. Rom. 8.29, 30. Rom 11.7.
Q Are we in Covenant ſo ſoon as we are elected?
A. No, becauſe the Covenant is in time, and upon conditions; but election is eternall, and abſolute; yet it doth infallibly make way for the Covenant, Rom 9.13. Iam. 1.17. Epheſ. 1.6.
Q. Then being elected, we may live as we liſt?
A. No, becauſe election ordaining the end, Salvation; ordains alſo our making and keeping Covenant with God, Rom. 8.29.
CHHAP. IV. Of the obſervation and termes of the Covenant.
Qu. VVHat is it to keep Covenant?
A. It is to ſtand to thoſe Articles contained in the Covenant, with faith, and a good conſcience, Ier. 30.11. 1 Tim. 1.10.
Q. What then is it to ſin?
A. Sin is every breach of Gods Covenant, Levit. 26.15. Iere. 11.10. Iſa. 24. 1 Mal. 2.8, 10. Rom. 1.31.
Q Why ſo?
A. Becauſe he that breaks Covenant, ſins both againſt Law, and Goſpel.
Q. What are thoſe great ſins againſt the Covenant?
A. Infidelity, impenitency, hypocriſie, and apoſtaſie, Marke 16.16. Luke 13.23. Rom. 2.4. 1 Tim. 4.1. 2 Tim. 3.1. Rev. 2.4. Marke 3.28, 29.
Q. How is infidelity a ſin againſt the Covenant?
A. In that it refuſeth Chriſt, and neglecteth and contemneth the means, Iohn 1.11, 13. Mat. 21.33.
Q. How is impenitency a ſin againſt the Covenant?
A. In that neither the diſcovery of our miſery, nor the tender of mercy, will ſoften impenitent hearts, Mat. 11.17
Q How is hypocriſie a ſin againſt the Covenant?
A. In that men profeſſe Chriſt in words, and deny him in their deeds, Tit. 1.16.
Q How is apoſtaſie a ſin againſt the Covenant?
A. Either when we fall partially, and leave our firſt love, or finally, and never return, Rev. 2.5. 2 Pet 2.20, 21.
Q. What are the termes of the Covenant?
A. On Gods part, his taking the redeemed in Chriſt to be his people.
On mans part, a Chriſtians taking of God by faith in Chriſt, to be his God, Hoſ. 2.19. Iſa. 54.10. Iſa. 61.8. Ier. 32.40, 41. Iohn 3.33.
Q What flowes from hence?
A. Our union with Chriſt, and our communion with his Church.
Q What flowes from our union with Chriſt?
A. Sanctification, and Adoption, 2 Cor. 5.17. Ioh. 1.12, 13
Q. What is Sanctification?
A. It is a new impreſſion of the Image of God, whereby our natures and purpoſes are univerſally changed from the ſtate of nature, to the ſtate of grace, Rom. 12.2. Eph. 4.24. 2 Cor. 4.16.
Q. What are the parts of Sanctification?
A. Mortification, whereby the power of ſin is deſtroyed, that it rules not over us; and Renovation, whereby we become new creatures, Col 3.3, 5. and 10. Rom. 8.13.
Q. By what means are theſe graces wrought in us?
A. By the faithfull preaching of the word, the power of the holy Ghoſt, ſerious conſideration, godly ſorrow, and fervent prayer, Iohn 17.17. Acts 10.34. 2 Cor. 3.9. Pſal. 119.59. 2 Cor. 7.10. Iam. 1.5.
Q. What is adoption?
A. It is Gods taking of ſtrangers from the wombe, to be his children of his free grace, Iſa. 43.6. and 56.45. and 61.5, 6.
Q. What are the priviledges of our adoption?
A. A ſpirit of prayer, whereby we cry Abba, Father; aſſurance of Gods love in perſeverance and glorification, Rom 8.16. and 26. Gal. 4.4.
Q. What is Prayer?
A. It is an act of the ſpirit of adoption, craving ſupply of our wants in the name of Chriſt, & giving thanks for mercies received
Q When doth the Spirit teach us to pray right?
A. When we pray according to the form preſcribed by Chriſt, Matth 6.9.
Q But if we have the Spirit teaching us to pray, what need we a forme?
A Becauſe the Spirit teacheth by the word, and by the word we try the Spirit, 1 Ioh 4.1
Q. Into how many parts is the Lords prayer divided?
A. Into three: Firſt, a Preface: Secondly, ſix Petitions: Thirdly, the concluſion.
Q Our Father, which art, &c.What doth the preface contain?
A. That we pray to God as his Sons, and for others aſwell as for our ſelves, and with hearts lifted up towards Heaven.
Q What doth the firſt Petition contain?
A. Hallowed be thy Name.We crave, that God would honour and advance his glory, worſhip, and goſpel.
Q What crave we in the ſecond Petition?
A. Thy Kingdome come.That God would deſtroy the kingdome of Satan, rule in our hearts by his grace, and after bring us to his heavenly kingdome.
Q. What crave we in the third Petition?
A. Thy will be done in earth, &c.That the promiſes of the Goſpel may be performed, Prophecies fulfilled, the whole will of God as truly done on earth by us, as it is done in Heaven by the bleſſed Angels.
Q. What is craved in the fourth Petition?
A. Give us this day. &c.We crave things neceſſary for this life, contentation with them, and a bleſſing on them.
Q What is craved in the fift Petition?
A. Forgive us our treſpaſſes, &c.We pray, that God will not puniſh, but pardon our ſins, as we are willing to pardon others.
Q. What aske we in the ſixth Petition.
A. And lead us not into temptation, &c.We pray that we may not be left of our God, to fall into the ſnares of ſin or Satan, but that we may be ſuſtained and delivered by his grace.
Q. What doth the concluſion contain?
A. Certain reaſons that God will heare us: For thine is the Kingdom, &c.Firſt, we are ſubjects of his Kingdome: Secondly, he is able to help us from heaven: Thirdly, that to heare us will make for his glory.
Q What is contained in the word, Amen?
A. Strong deſires on our part, that out prayers may be heard.
Q What if God doth not heare us, though we pray on this manner unto him?
A. We muſt then examine the cauſe, humble our ſouls, continue our ſupplications, and wait Gods time, Lam. 3.40. Iam, 4.3. Luke 11.8. Lev. 18.1.2, 5.
Q. What is aſſurance?
A. Certain ſtrong and clear teſtimonies evidencing unto us, that we are the children of God.
Q. What are thoſe teſtimonies?
A. Three: Firſt, Sanctification, wherby the blot of ſin is purged: Secondly, Juſtification, whereby the guilt of ſinne is removed: Thirdly, the teſtimony of the holy Ghoſt ſealing both theſe unto us, 1 Iohn 3.7, 8. Rom, 8.13.16.
Q What is finall perſeverance?
A. It is a Chriſtians holding of faith and a good conſcience to the end of his life, 1 Tim. 1.19. Gen. 5.24. Luk. 1.6.
Q What keeps a Chriſtian that be doth not fall away?
A. The ſtability of the Covenant of God, the immortality of the ſeed of grace, and the infallibility of the power of Chriſt, Iſa. 54.9. Iere. 32.40. and 44.5. 1 Pet. 1.23. 1 Iohn 3.9. 1 Pet. 1.5.
Q. What is glorification?
A. It is a freedome from all ſin and miſery, and the fruition of perfect and everlaſting happineſſe beyond compariſon or comprehenſion, Eph. 5.27. Pſal. 16.11.
Q. What are the chiefe means whereby this happie eſtate is obtained by us?
A. The preaching of the word, and the right adminiſtration of the ſeals, through the power of the holy Ghoſt, Ro. 1.16, 17. 2 Cor. 5.8. 2 Cor. 4.7. 1 Cor. 11.23, 26.
Q Who may preach the Word?
A. Such as are ſent of God, being qualified with ſufficient gifts, and externally called thereunto, Rom. 10.15. Mat. 28.19. Eph. 4.1…, 17. Heb. 5.4.
Q. What benefit have we by the preaching of the word?
A. 1. Vocation, wherby we are called from the ſtate of ſin, unto the ſtate of grace.
2 Faith in Chriſt Jeſus our Lord.
Q What is faith?
A. A reſting of the ſoule upon Chriſt the Midiatour of the new Covenant, for life and ſalvation, Ioh. 13.15. Iſa. 10.20 26.3. 2 Cor. 3.4. 1 Pet. 5.7.
Q Wherein conſiſteth the excellency of faith?
A. In that it conquers Satan, overcomes the world purgeth the heart, comforteth in trouble, and brings us to glory, 1 Iohn 5.8. Acts 15.9. 1 Pet. 5.9. Hab. 2.4. Rom. 1 16, 17.
CHAP. V. Of the ſeals of the Covenant.
Q. HOw is the new Covenant confirmed unto us?
A. By the ſeals thereof, Baptiſme, and the Lords Supper.
Q. Why are theſe called ſeals?
A. Becauſe by outward and viſible Elements are repreſented and confirmed inviſible graces, Ro. 4.11. 1 Cor. 10.4.
Q. What is baptiſme a ſeale of?
A. It is a ſeale of our being in Covenant, and of our entrance into the viſible Church, Acts 8.38. Col. 2.11, 12 Matth. 28.19.
Q. What doth baptiſme ſeale unto us?
A. That as the partaker is waſhed with water, ſo remiſſion of ſins, and ſanctification is ſignified and ſealed, 1 Pet. 3.21. Eph 4.5. Rom 6.4.
Q. To whom doth baptiſme belong?
A. To beleevers and their ſeed, Acts 2.38. Mal 2.15.
Q. Why ſo?
A. Becauſe beleeving Parents, that firſt received the faith, entred into Covenant for themſelves, and their poſterity.
Q What is then required of perſons baptized?
A. That they do beleeve in Chriſt, and repent them of their ſins, and bring forth the fruits of righteouſneſſe, temperance, and godlineſſe, Mat 3.2. 8. Rom. 6.4.
Q. What is the Supper of the Lord?
A. It is a ſeale of our Communion with Chriſt, and nouriſhment from him, 1 Cor. 10.16. 1 Ioh. 1.3. Mat. 26.26
Q What is ſealed in the Lords Supper?
A. By thoſe viſible elements of bread and wine, the body, and blood of Chriſt is ſealed to be our ſpirituall meat and drink, 1 Cor. 11.24.25.26.
Q What is required before we come to the Lords Supper?
A. Examination of our ſelves, reformation of our lives, & reconciliation unto others, 1 Cor. 11.28. Iam. 4.8. Mat. 5.24.
Q Who may come as fit receivers of this ſeale?
A. Such as come with the hand of faith, an humble ſpirit, in hungry ſoul, and a thankefull heart, 1 Cor. 10.16. Iſa. 55.1. Mat. 11.28. Pſal. 116.12, 13.
Q What if perſons come that are not thus qualified?
A. They eat and drinke ſome heavy judgement to themſelves, and become guilty of the body and bloud of Chriſt.
Q. What if ignorant and ſcandalous perſons ſhall intrude themſelves to this banquet?
A. They are to be kept back, left they runne upon their own ruine, Ezek 22.26. & 44.23.
Q. What if they continue ſtill careleſſe and impenitent?
A. They are to be admoniſhed; and in caſe they remain obſtinate, they are to be excommunicated, 1 Cor. 5.5, 11. 1 Cor. 4.21. 2 Theſ. 3.14. 1 Tim. 1.20. Mat. 18.15, 16, 17.
CHAP. VI. Of Chriſtian communion, and of the comming of Chriſt.
Q. VVHat is Chriſtian communion?
A. It is that fellowſhip whereby Chriſtians admoniſh and comfort one another in love, either as members of the Church in generall, or as affixed to ſome particular Congregation.
Q. How is the Catholike Church diſtinguiſhed?
A. Into the triumphant company or glorified Saints and glorious Angels in Heaven; and into that militant company of godly and faithfull warriours, againſt ſin and Satan here on earth, Heb. 12 23. 2 Tim. 4.7. Heb 12.4. Rev. 12.7.
Q. What is the Church in generall?
A. It is a company of people called out of the world, to the faith and profeſſion of Chriſtian doctrine, Cant. 2.16. Ioh. 5.4. 1 Cor. 12.12. Col. 1.24.
Q. What is a particular Congregation?
A. It is a parcell of the Church Catholike, joyned in Chriſtian fellowſhip in the uſe of Gods ordinances, for mutuall edification according to Goſpel rules, Rev. 1 4. 1 Cor. 8.19. 1 Cor. 1.2. 1 Ioh. 1.8. 1 Theſ. 5.17.
Q What are the markes of the true Church?
A. The ſound preaching of the Word, and the right adminiſtration of the Sacraments by lawfull Paſtours and Teachers, Mat. 28.19, 20. Acts 2.42.
Q. VVhat learn we hence?
A. That Congregations ſhould be carefull to get faithfull Paſtours. Secondly, That to have a Miniſter that cannot preach is intolerable, becauſe it takes away a marke of the true Church.
Q. VVhat are the priviledges of the Church?
A. The promiſe of Chriſts ſpeciall preſence amongſt them, and his watchfull providence over them to the worlds end, Mat. 28.20. Pſal 125.1.
Q. VVhen ſhall the end of the world come?
A. The ſet time is not revealed, but there are certain ſorts of ſignes of it, Mat 24 36.
Q. VVhat are the firſt ſort?
A. The univerſall preaching of the Goſpel, bloudy perſecution, and generall apoſtaſie, Mat 24.14 Rev. 2.18. & 11.7, 8. 2 Theſ. 2.9. Mat. 24.24.
Q. VVhat are the ſecond ſort?
A. The revealing of Antichriſt, the ruine of Babylon, and the new frame of a glorious Church, 2 Theſ. 2.8. Rev. 18.2. & 17.16 Rom. 11.25, 26. Rev. 21.2.
Q. VVhat are the laſt ſignes?
A. Carnall ſecurity, groſſe impiety, ſtrange ſignes in Heaven and earth.
Q. VVhat ſhall be done at the end of the world?
A. The dead ſhall rife, the books of Gods knowledge and mans conſcience ſhall be opened, Chriſt Jeſus ſhall paſſe a finall ſentence according as mens workes ſhall be, Iob 19.25. Ioh. 5.26. Rev. 20.12. Rev. 22.11.
Q. VVhat will follow upon this?
A. They that have done well ſhall be received into everlaſting glory, and they that have done evil ſhall be caſt into everlaſting torments, Mat. 25.48.
FINIS.
End of the text · Thomas Wolfall, Childrens Bread (1646)