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A86559	Brief instructions for children: wherein, the chief grounds of the Christian religion are plainly, though briefly, laid down, as may best sute the capacity of children: though not unusefull for the view and consideration of those that are grown men. The great mysteries of redemption, faith, works, law, gospel; yea and of predestination, election, reprobation, being opened herein, agreeably to scripture, and as most conduces to the promoting of Godlinesse. The second edition, somewhat abreviated, though in some few places altred and augmented, by John Horn, a servant of God in the gospel of his son, at Lin, All-hallows	Horn, John.	1656 (1656)	Wing H2795A; ESTC R230668	35,133	68

Relation A. Those that have mutuall respects to each other as children parents servants masters wives and husbands ministers and people magistrates and subjects Q. 257. What is thy duty to thy parents A. To honour and obey them in all things lawfull Eph. 6.12 Pro. 1.8 6.20.1 Tim. 5.4 especially in their good instructions and in case of their neede to be carefull to help them to my ability Q 258. What is the duty of parents to children ☜ A. To love and care for them neither discouraging them Tit. 2.4 Eph. 6.4.2 Cor. 12.14 Prov. 13.24 Col. 3.21 nor withholding moderate correction from them but bringing them up in the nurture and instruction of the Lord. Q. 259. What is the duty of servants to their masters A. To be subject and obedient to them Eph. 6.5 Col. 3.22 23 24 25.1 Ti. 6.1 2.1 Pet 2 18 19 20 21 Tit. 2.9 10. Col. 4.1 Eph 6.9.10 Deut. 5.14 23.15.16 Gen. 18 19. Eph 5.23 24 Col 3.18 Tit 2 4.1 Pet. 3 1 2.7 Eph. 5.25 26 27 30 Col. 3.19.1 Pet 3.8.1 Cor. 7.3 4 5. Ezek. 3.17 18.31.1 Pet 5.1 2 3 4. Heb. 13 7.2 Tim 4.1 2 1 Tim. 4.12 13.16 whether good or froward as to the Lord with all faithfulnes in service and patience in sufferings without gainsaying Q. 260. What is the duty of masters to servants A. To give them what is meete and right without oppressing or defrauding them as knowing they themselves have a Master in heaven as also to instruct them in the way of God as they are able Q. 261. What is the duty of the wife to her husbands A. To love him chastly and be subject to him in all things as the Church to Christ Q. 262. What is the husbands duty to his wife A. To love her chastly indearedly as Christ the Church and to dwell with her as a man of knowledge giving her honour as the weaker vessel Q. 263. What is the Ministers duty A. To watch over the people committed to him instructing teaching reproving them as is good and needful and walking before them as a pattern of goodnesse Q. 264. What is the peoples duty toward such a Minister A. To receive obey the word of God held forth by him Prov. 5.15 Heb. 13.7 17.1 Thes 5 12.2 Cor. 6. 1 2.3 7.2 as the word of God honour respect him as is meet for his works sake Q. 265. What is the magistrates duty A. To execute judgment and justice impartiall Rom. 13.3 4 5. Psal 82 1 2.3 4 72 2. Jer. 22 3. 1 Tim. 2.2 protecting and incouraging them that do well and punishing the evil endeavouring to the utmost of his power the peace welfare of the people under him Q. 266. VVhat is the subjects duty A. To be subject and obedient to the powers over them Rom. 13.1.2 3.5 6. Tit. 3.1 1 Pet. 2.13 14 15. 1 Tim. 2.1.2 by doing what is lawfully commanded or suffering patiently where unjustly opressed not resisting but praying for the authorities giving them the honour service and tribute due to them ☜ Q. 267. But may the inferiours honour the superiors by giving titles of honour and respect 1 Tim. 6.1 2 3 4. 1 Pet 2.17 3.6 Gen. 23.4 7.12 Job ●9 8 9. Num. 11.28 Gen. 33.3 5.6 7 8 c. 1●a 25.23 24 25 26 c. Lev. 19.32 Jude 4 8.10 Exo 18.7 Deut. 10.12 13. Psa 103.1 2 3. 1 Cor. 6.19 20 10.33 1 Tim. 6.1 2 Tit. 2.10 Phil. 1.27 1 Pet. 2.11 12 13 3. 1. Mat. 5.16 Gal. 6.7 8 Ro. 8.6.13 Rom. 8.4 13.8 9 10. Gal. 5.14 16.18 Rom. 2.21 22. 2 Pet. 2 1 2. 1 Cor. 8 10 11 12. Prov. 8.36 1 Cor. 6.9 10. Gal. 5.19 20 21. 1 Cor. 10.3 4 5 11 12. Ge. ● 2● 24 1 Kin. 15.5 2 Sam. 1. 2.10 11 1● 14 Ps 3 〈…〉 3 4. 38 1● 2 3 Rom. 3 8. 11.20 22 9.18 and by gestures and salutations A. Yes verily they may and ought so to do for so holy men of God have done so much is included in the commands of honouring given us by the spirit of God who hath branded them for proud ignorant persons and fall teachers that teach men otherwise Q. 268. VVherefore oughtest thou thus to walk in godlines sobriety and righteousnesse A. 1. To testifiy my thankfulnes to God for his great goodnes to me 2. To glorify God and adorn his doctrine amongst the sons of men 3. To win in others to God by my good example and not offend and stumble them 4. That sowing to the spirit I may receive mo●e inlargement and blessing from him Q. 269. But oughtest thou not to walk in the observation of the ten cōmandments given by Moses A. In walking in the truth as is expressed I do also observe and keepe them and the righteousnes of them shal be fulfilled in me Q. 270. VVhat if thou walkest otherwise then thou hast expressed A. I shall then dishonour God and his doctrine hurt others deprive my selfe of the mercy and salvation that is in Christ expose my selfe to woe and misery Q. 271. Noah David Solomon and diverse others committed great sins and yet did well enough why maist not thou theresore take liberty to sin too A. Their falls are not written for my imitation but for my warning to take heed lest I sin nor did they all make a trade of sin nor did well enough where they fell b●t once or twice for God severely punish them nor may I promise my selfe that God will I give me repentance and forgivenes if I willingly abuse his goodnes to my selfe or them for in such cases he will have mercy on whom he will have mercy and whom he wills he hardens Q. 272. But seeing it s not of him that willeth not of him that runneth what will all this thy seeking and walking a vailé thee A. If I so do Rom. 9.16 Pro. 8.32 33 34 35. Exod. 20.24 Psal 22.26 Mat. 7.7 8. Jam. 1.5 6. 7. Prov. 2 1 2 3 8.17 Psal 84 11 12. Rom. 9.31 Luc. 13.24 Psal 37.34 Heb. 10.24 Rom. 9.31 32 33. though it be not of my self as or for so willing or running yet of him that shewes mercy and in mercy hath given his son for me and called me to him in my so willing and running I shall find blessing yea God will give me both grace and glory and withold no good thing from me Q. 273. How canst thou be so confident seeing many have sought after righteousnes and not attained it A. Yes I may be confident of Gods promises in Gods way of which they indeed missed because they sought amisse Not by faith but as it were by the works of the law stumbling at Christ Q. 274. VVhen are men guilty of so seeking A. When not believing Gods Testimony concerning his Name 1 Joh. 5.10 Isa 66.1 2 3 4. Rom. 1 5. 16.25.26 Hos 6.6 7 Mat. 9.13 Luc. 11.42 nature and grace in Christ to the world and so to themselves which is the prime part of the obedience of faith required of all nations they set upon ways acts of worship of their owne to procure evidence his heart to be toward them Q. 275. Are any in these days guilty of such a seeking A. Yes alas too many and too much in that they reject count as heresy the testimony of Gods love to the world Isa 29.9 10 11 12 13. Psal 118.22 and death of Christ for all and yet are sull of devotion and zealous of their owne waies of worshipping and for their own traditions thinking to finde out God and his love better by them Q. 276. Why doth not God accept such seekers A. Because they accept not his truth Pro. 28.9.1 Joh. 5.10 Gal. 2.21 Rom. 2.3 Isa 66.3 4. Luc. 16.15 but give him the ly make void his grace too and his sons death for the world by their endeavors to establish their own righteousnes orders and traditions which in such case are in Gods fight most horrible impieties however highly men may esteem them Q. 277. What shouldst thou be instructed to here from A. To be more swift to heare then to offer he sacrifices of fooles Eccles 5.1 2. Prov. 19.2 who think they do well and godly when indeed they do evill Q. 278. Declare this more fully to me A. God would have me more deligent to heare and minde his word and therein to learne to know him and his grace then to multiply services and sacrifices without such knowledge and understanding that so by his power and spirit working all my works in me I may be new created and framed to right affections towards him Eph. 2.8 9 10. 4.20 21 22 c. and so to serve him in righteousnes as wholly his workmanship created in Christ Jesus to good works unto his glory To whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever Amen To God onely wise and our Saviour be glory and Majesty Dominion and Power for ever and ever Jude 25. Amen Some Directions about Childrens getting these Instructions TO ease the memories of children lesse able 1. I Have ordered the Answers in some places to be part of them Printed in a smaller Charracter what is so printed such children may forbeare and get the other part only that is in the ordinary Charracter 2. VVhere the Answer is Epitomised as A. 151. The child may only get the breife Answers and let the other be as explications to help their understandings when riper 3. Those Answers included between these two marks ☞ ☜ the child in his first going over may omit that the multitude of Answers over burthen not his memory those of stronger memories or they themselves when perfect in the other may get them also FINIS Mary Phelpes Her Book 1704

Brief Instructions FOR CHILDREN Wherein The chief grounds of the Christian Religion are plainly though briefly laid down as may best sute the capacity of children though not unusefull for the view and consideration of those that are grown men The great mysteries of Redemption Faith Works Law Gospel yea and of Predestination Election Reprobation being opened herein agreeably to Scripture and as most conduces to the promoting of Godlinesse The Second Edition somewhat abreviated though in some few places altred and augmented by John Horn a servant of God in the Gospel of his Son at Lin All-hallows Prov. 22.6 Train up a childe in the way he should go and he will not depart from it when he is old Isa 28.9 To whom shall he teach knowledge and whom shall he cause to understand doctrine them that are weaned from the milk drawn from the breasts London Printed for A. C. and are to be sold by Edward Bromly Bookseller in Kings Lin 1656. To the Flock of God committed to my charge in the Parish of Lin Alhallows Grace Mercy and Peace in the knowledge of JESUS CHRIST Worshipfull Worthy and beloved SInce God hath called me by his providence to be over you in his Word it is my desire and care to be usefull to you therein an instrument of the happiness both of you and yours as knowing that God will require it at my hand if through my default you should miscarry For this cause as I would gladly serve you in any thing that might further your good I prepared these brief Instructions for your families as being a part not only of my care but of yours also respectively especially your children who as parts of your selves ought especially to be cared for by you and not so much how they may live in this world be respected of men as how they may know and believe in Christ and be followers of him and his blessed doctrine that they may live for ever with him in the world to come It is too common a fault I fear too much yours I wish I may not say mine too to be carefuller how they and theirs may correspond with and thrive in the world then how to know and thrive in the grace of God Whereas the best Parents can do for their children Eccles 2.19 21 22 23 and 5.10 13 14 15 16. is to leave them a blessing from God the way to which is to be godly themselves and teach them to know serve him other things are full of vanity and we see often turn to their hurt ruine that main thing being neglected by them Mat. 6.33 whereas if God and his grace be first and chiefly lookt after even those other things also so far as shall be good and needfull shall be added to them To further you in that one needfull thing I took this pains though in much weaknes of body as briefly and plainly as in such a piece I could to set before you the main points of Christian truth necessary to be known and practised both by them and you In which I have chosen rather to steer my course by the Scriptures then by the traditions and opinions of men as knowing that in Gods matters its safest walking by the rule of his own word and not by the Votes of fallible men who are then aptest to miscarry when they are great in their own eys 1 Isa 39.13 and cryed up as masters of the Faith by others They whose fear to God is taught by the precepts of men worship him in vain It s a main part of our duty towards him to cleave perfectly to his word and prefer the authority of his single saying before the conceptions of a whole world of men Though yet they are neither few nor despicable nor of yesterday that are of like apprehensions with me about the Vniversality of the Grace love of God and of the extent of the Death of Christ in which some over zealous for their own mistakes possibly will dislike me Men of more moderate spirits and sounder learning both here in England beyond Seas witnesse Mr. Baxter here and Dr. Amirald in France and others begin to see and say more for the grace of God in its extent then some by over hot running into extreams have formerly been willing to own and I doubt not but the truth of God in those points will daily get ground though not without its usuall oppositions from men of corrupt mindes and that are destitute thereof What I herein have offered I have drawn out of the wels of Salvation and doubt not but is wholsome and may look its worst Adversaries in the face And therefore I am bold to commend it to you and should be glad to see you so accept it as to call upon your Children and Servants to minde and learn them which would also adde encouragement to me to serve you in the Lord in what else I may However I have herein discharged part of my duty and shall leave this as a Witnesse of my Love to you and desire of the good of you and yours which possibly may be of use to some when I shall cease to be Dearly beloved fare ye well in the Lord and see I yet beseech you and request of you in his Name that you make it your busines to know and live to him as you will answer that great Shepheard and most faithfull Bishop of your Souls at his appearing To his grace and gracious custody commending you all with my self and my endeavours I remain Your Servant in the Gospel for Jesus sake JOHN HORNE Octob. 27. 1655. Brief Instructions for CHILDREN Question 1. WHat is the chiefe thing thou oughtest to exercise thy self to in thy youth Ans To remember mind or consider my Creators a The word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the plurall number in Eccl. 12.1 Ps 100.2 3 Q. 2. Who created thee A. God Q. 3. What is God A. An eternal b 1 Tim. 1.17 infinite c Ps 145.3 and infinitely d 1 Kin. 8.27 wise powerfull e Gen. 17.1 holy f Isa 6 3. and good g Ps 119.86 Spirit h Joh. 4.24 who i Is 41.4 43.10 hath his being of himself and k Ro 11.36 1 Cor. 8.4 5 1 John 5 7 1 Gen. 1.26 27. 1 Joh. 5.7 Mat. 28.19 20. gives being to all things else Q. 4. How many Gods are there A. No more but one Q. 5. Why saidst thou then to remember thy Creators A Because there is a Trinity in that one God who concurred in creating me Q. 6. How is that Trinity called A. The Father the Word or Son and the Holy Ghost Q. 7. How may it be evidenced that there is a God and that he made thee A. Both by the testimonies of the Scripture and by sound reason for seeing in all things successively produced by Ps 100.2 3 Job 10.8 9 10. Is 46.8 or begotten of one