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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16684	A catechisme, that is to saie, a familiar introduccion and trainyng of the simple in the commaundementes of God, and the principles of oure religion muche necessarie to be taught and knowen to all good christian people, sette foorth in questions with direct answers to the same: [et] translated into Englishe for the behoufe and commoditee not onely of childre[n], but also of al suche deuout lerners as are not seen in the Latine toungue.	Allen, Edmund, 1519?-1559.	1548 (1548)	STC 359; ESTC S104375	47,037	202

rote and head spryng of this sinne whiche is wrath hastines desier of reuengyng and from all that whiche maye by any meanes ensue spryng out of this euyll roote M. Is it lawefull than for no man to reuenge and punyshe open syn S. Yes the high powers magistrates and theyr deputies officers and lawfull ministers vnder them haue authorite and cōmaundement of god whose minysters they are to reuenge with the sweorde all iniquitie Rom. xiii violence and contempte of god and to correcte and punyshe all suche transgressions offences to the glory of God and for the quietnesse of the cōmon welth so that it bee done with all equitie and iustice Sapi i. Deut. i. and .xxiiii Leui. xviiii and .xix Exo. xxiiii without any carnal respect or parcialitie so it bee after godly lawes ordynaunces and not by any cruelnesse or tyranny M. Can not the higher powers or iudges abuse their autoritie S. Yes if they punishe any man that is gyltlesse innocent vnlawefully of any malice enuye hatred beyng moued through couetousnesse or some pryuie grudge or yf they procure any mans death that is innocente or consent vnto it do not resist all violence and iniurye or doe not saue all persones from all mutual harmes or oppressions in euery behalf to the vttermost of theyr powers than they offende againste this commaundemente M. What is mente by the seuenth commaundemente whiche forbiddeth aduoutry S. Therby is commaūded vnto euery man to kepe himself pure and clene from alll maner of vnchastnes filthines and voluptuousnes and from all maner of prouocacions or examples through worde or gesture that myght intice any person eyther young or old to any vnlawfull or inordinate lustes Likewyse from all maner of excesse in eatyng drinkyng or apparell frō all maner of lasciuiouse wanton gestures filthy or baudye rimes or cōmunicacion wherby any man may take occasion of offence or euill for Gods wyll is that we should be pure and holy both in body soule spirit M. Why so S. Because we are the temples of God redemed Leui. xix i. Thes v. washed and sanctified with the moste pure deare and precious bloud of Iesus Christe M. But what thynkest thou of the lawfull vse of matrimony S. Forsouth the lyfe company of man and wife in matrimony after the ordinaunce of God is estemed of the holy ghoste honourable and he prayseth it as his ordinaunce and the veray ryght and onely meane and remedye to lyue a perfite chaste life And therfore it is cōmaunded vnto all men of what state and condicion soeuer they be except they haue a speciall gift or that they be vnapt of nature therunto M. Nowe to the .viii. commaundement The .viii commaundement Thou shalt not steale what is bidden or forbidden in this commaundemente S. Not onely to forbeare stealyng but also that I should not hindre or hurte any man in his ryches or worldely goodes through any subtiltie guile craft deceipt pillage oppression extorcion priuye or open or through any maner of vnrighteousnes or wrongfull meanes whatsoeuer it be M. Whan kepest thou this cōmaundemente S. Whan I submit and offer vppe my selfe vtterly to God our heauenly father through our sauior Iesus Christ that he may mortifie in me all maner of care and sorow after worldly goodes lykewyse all couetousnes sekyng of priuate lucre and idlenes and that he may teache me to put my trust in hym and to be helpfull beneficiall and pitifull towarde my neighbor labouryng truely and diligently in my vocacion that I maye haue also wherwith to help others The ninth cōmaundement M. What is ment by the nynth commaundement Thou shalt not beare any false witnes c. S. That euery manne should help to defende mainteine and further his neyghbours good name fame honestie as his owne And that no man shoulde lye dissemble flatter towarde his neighbor or to bear or take any maner of false recorde or witnesse against him or to geue sentence and iudgemente vpon any manne falsely and vniustly And here is also forbidden all maner of reuilyng slaunderyng or backe bityng of any man all maner of false iudgement wrythyng wrestyng concealyng of the trueth for any pryuate affeccion of enuy malice fauor or lucre M. whan kepest thou this cōmaundement S. whan I loue and confesse the trueth in all my lyfe woordes and dedes without any falsehede or dissimulacion interpreting all wordes reportes of my neighbor as charitie requireth to the best coueryng and excusing as ferre as I can with honestie all thinges that should hurt my neyghbour whiche myght redounde vnto his slaundre shame confusion or dishonor The tenth commaundemente M. What is commaunded in the tenth last commaundemente Thou shalt not lust after thy neyghbors house c. S. That I should neuer haue any vnlawfull lust any wicked thought desyre or affeccion to any thyng contrary to the wil of God but be as pure and wholly in heart mynde wishe and will euen as Adam was before his fall and as heauenly as the celestiall angels of God M. Howe came any manne euer attayne vnto my very enemies without any respect of persones at all And all they whosoeuer haue nede of my helpe whether they dwell nygh vnto me or farre from me For all these am I bounde to helpe and succour so farre as I can by the commaundement of god And what I cannot perfourme for lacke of habilitie there may I wishe in my harte and beare a good minde and affeccion toward all men specially toward myne owne householde kinred and suche as be of the householde of fayth M. What promises of rewarde or thretnynges of punishmente are geuē to the kepers or transgressers of these commaundementes S. Euen those aboue rehearsed in the .ii. commaundement J am the lorde thy God a strong and gelous God c. by the whiche woordes he declareth vnto vs his euerlastyng and immutable iustice and agayne he sheweth vs howe highly he estemeth this his commaūdement that all mankynde bothe small and great myght learne to loue feare and humbly to obey hym M. Howe is god a gelous god S. For as muche as he hath spoused and maried our soules vnto hymselfe Osee ii in euerlastyng loue and in the highest trueth and vnfaynednes therfore he neyther can nor wyll suffre vs to fixe or hang our loue vpon any creature Iohn iii. but only to be maried vnto hym and to loue hym as our onely spouse with our hole hart and affeccion M. Whan doeth God punyshe the children for their parentes wickednes sake Exo. xx Eze. xviii S. Whan the children are lyke vnto theyr parentes in wickednesse and folowe their parentes wicked cōdicions M. And whan doeth God shewe mercye vnto the children for their parētes sake S. Eze. xviii xxxiii Whan the chyldren are vertuous and folowe theyr parentes properties in vertue in the feare of God M. Is