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A17053	The life of religion: or Short and sure directions teaching how to 1 beleeue aright. 2 Liue aright, & 3 pray aright. In the forme of exposition on 1 the Creed. 2 The ten Commandements. 3 The Lords Praier. Put into this kind of method, that it might the better 1. Informe the vnderstanding. 2. Affect the soule, and 3. Helpe the memory. Hereunto is added also a short treatise on the Lords Supper: with praiers to be vsed before, at, and after the communion. By R.B. minister of Gods Word.	Bruch, Richard, minister of Gods word.	1615 (1615)	STC 3927; ESTC S114246	69,848	288

Lords table let vs come to that which we are to doe at the Lords table so let him eate of that bread and drinke of that cup when a man hath examined and prepared it is not left at his discretion whether he will communicate or no but he must first examine and then eate for whereas the sacraments are badges by which we Christians are knowne from vnbeleeuers and idolaters in the vse of them wee must needes communicate vnlesse we will shew our selues ashamed of the profession of our faith This sacrament is a seale to confirme our faith therefore as we desire to haue an assurance of Gods promises sealed vp vnto vs let vs come vnto this table By this we are vnited vnto Christ therefore as we desire to be one with Christ so let vs communicate The Lords supper is a linke of vnity that knitteth vs one vnto another therefore as we desire loue and brotherly kindnesse so let vs frequent this table What though Augustine say Crede manducasti Beleeue and thou hast eaten yet let no man thinke that is sufficient to beleeue and not to eate for although there is no holesome eating without faith yet at the Lords table we are holpen furthered and confirmed in our faith by our outward sences When we heare it said this is my body c. faith you know is by hearing we are stirred vp to lay strong hold on the promises of God when we heare this word doe this in remembrance of me We are assured that this is Christs commandement when we see the bread broken the wine powred out we are giuen to consider of his passion that was broken for our sinnes and thinke of his blood that washeth vs from all sinne when the Minister offers vnto vs and we receiue the sacrament we thinke of that thing which God offers vnto vs and we receiue by the hand of faith Great therefore is the vse and necessity of this Sacrament and let no man slacke his comming vnto it that is inuited there are that are content to come and heare but refuse this table what doe they thinke themselues vnworthy of it who can be worthy or doe they contemne God is his ordinance Let them looke to it there is a iudgement for such men those that refuse to come saith Christ shall not tast of my banquet As God herein hath tendered our infirmities so let vs tenderly respect the good of our owne soules not withs●●●●●●g our selues withsome nor neglecting with others but let vs eate What we must eate Let a man eate of this bread c. Quisque probet c. Let a man or let euery man examine eate and drinke saith Paul not so saith the Church of Rome Let the Laity not examine but be confest let them eate if they will all but they shall not drink all we haue kept say the priests the chalice for our selues and they shall bee content with it vnder one kinde I will not say it is the licorishnesse of wine in men giuen to the appetite or a desire of innouating and changing this institution or their high presumption that their Church cannot erre though they decree against Christ that makes them thus sacrilegiously to abrogate the ordinance of Christ This I know hee that gaue himselfe for all said to his drinke of this all But the Church of Rome will giue Christ the checke not all saith she but some of all my shauelings my deare sons for the rest though Christ command it though Paul preach it yet shall they but haue it vnder one kinde Sic volo sic iubeo See the impious boldnesse of men whose consciences are seared with an hot iron and out of this iudge of the rest Quid non audebunt what will they not dare to doe I could but that I will not long with-hold my reader speake heere to the reproofe of the same men for keeping the host in a boxe when they are bid to eate the bread but I desire not to insist long on that which is to be eaten onely heere I cannot passe ouer that question which hath exagitated the Church so many yeeres namely what is that which is eaten for what for transubstantiation on the one side what for consubstantiation on the other side the Church is so diuided that it ●nowes not readily what to beleeue and hold concerning this Sacrament But because these are the things which are euery where spoken off and spoken against I will moue no longer question of it but indeuour out of these words other scriptures reasons and fathers briefely to shew that we must vnderstand in the Lords supper no Capernaiticall creophagie or carnall eating but that which is spirituall and by faith This will appeare vnto vs if wee consider well this place in which the Apostle saith eate that bread if it be bread when it is to bee eaten then it is not the very flesh of Christ presently after the words of consecration and againe the same Apostle Panem quem frangimus The bread which we breake And is it bread when it is broken then it is not the body of Christ presently after the consecration and if wee will beleeue Christ Iohn 6.35 he will tell vs that to come to him and to beleeue is to eate and drinke him the bread and water of life his flesh is meate indeede and his blood is drinke indeede ver 55. but it is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing verse 63. see heere how our Sauiour would haue vs to vnderstand a spirituall eating Reasons Besides these and such like places of Scripture how many absurdities in reason will follow vpon this doctrine How absurd a thing is it that a mortall man who is not able to make one haire of his head white or blacke should bee thought able to create his Creator how absurd a thing to thinke that the reprobate rats mise and other vermin should eate the flesh of Christ it must needs thereupon follow that they haue eternall life in them What an absurd thing is it to thinke that accidents can be without their subiects A body without his dimensions the same body at one and the same time in innumerable places these and many such absurdities in reason follow on this doctrine Now heare the Fathers Fathers Num 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mysterium nostrum pronuncias irreligiosè ad cràssas cogitationes vrges fidelium mentes humanis cogitationibus attentas ea tractare quia sola pura et exquisita fide accipiuntur Cirill ad Eutropium What doest thou call our mystery an eating of mans flesh and doest thou irreligiously vrge the mindes of the faithfull to grosse thoughts and doest thou attempt to handle those things with humane thoughts which are receiued by pure and exquisite faith alone Christus assumpto pane qui cor hominis confortat veritatem corporis sui repraesentauit saith Ierome Christ hauing taken the bread which comforteth the heart of man hath represented

the truth of his body A representation is a signe or remembrance of a thing it is not the thing it selfe Augustine what doest thou prepare thy tooth and thy belly beleeue and thou hast eaten Cyprian we sharpen not our teeth to bite but with sincere faith wee breake and diuide that holy bread Bernard Christus tange potest sed affectu Ser. 20. in Cant. non manu veto non oculo fide non sensibus tanges manu fidei desiderij digito devotionis amplexu tanges oculo mentis Christ may bee toucht but with affection not with the hand with the desire not with the eye with faith not with the senses Thou shalt touch him with the hand of faith with the finger of desire with the imbracing of deuotion thou shalt touch him with the eye of the minde Credere inuenisse est saith one to beleeue is to haue found Et credere edisse est say I to beleeue is to haue eaten Norunt fideles saith another Christum habitare per fidem in cordibus suis quid proprius est The faithfull know that Christ dwels by faith in their hearts what can be neerer All these speake of a spirituall eating and no other an eating that is of faith should I then teare him againe with my teeth that was once pittifully torne for mee with nailes thornes speare vpon the Crosse should I dreame that my stinking carkase should be a Sepulcher to bury my Sauiour descending into the cauernes of my belly I will bury thee oh my Sauiour in the new sepulcher of my soule where neuer yet any man lay Thus of examining our selues before we eate of the manner of examining of our selues of the things wherof we are to examine our selues against the doubtings of our vnfitnes vnworthines of eating of what we receiue the conclusion is that hauing receiued Christ into the chamber of our heart we be thankefull to him for his comming we desire him to stay and lodge with vs all night we so demeane our selues towards him that we grieue not his spirit make him to leaue his lodging which if we doe our soule that was his lodging will become a cage of vncleane birds and our latter end will be worse then our beginning A praier before the Communion VVHat shall I doe O Lord drawing neere to this thy table but confesse against my selfe mine owne vnworthines thou requirest that thy guests haue on the wedding garment and behold I am couered as yet with the rags of mine owne filthinesse and with the confusion of my sinne The corruption of my nature the iniquity of my life the vnprofitablenesse of my best workes the abhomination of my worst the despight that I doe to thee the euill example that I haue giuen to men the shame and horror that I haue brought vpon mine own face and conscience my want of faith knowledge loue and sorrow for sin mine indeuotion to thy seruice my seruing of mine owne intentions out of the causes of thee my GOD and the causes of religion the whole bande of mine other iniquities my secret and to my selfe vnknowne sinnes stand vp against me to accuse me and cast me in the teeth I am in a straight with Dauid neither know I what to doe or what to choose whether to draw neere to this thy Table or to with-draw and turne my selfe away If I with-draw my selfe I forsake thy comforts and refreshing if I draw neere I am in danger of my sin But I will draw neere vnto thee trusting in the multitude of thy mercies O my Lord Christ I come laden with an heauy burden thou wilt ease my shoulder I come in my defects thou wilt couer them with thy perfection I come in the confession vse my sinne with thee is forgiuenesse thou wilt doe away my sinne I come in the feeling of my wants thou art God all sufficient thou wilt supply all my wants I come in the acknowledgement of mine vnworthinesse thou wilt accept me make me worthy and refresh me heere with the comforts in thy word with thy body and thy blood at thy Table elsewhere thou wilt make mee drinke of the riuer of thy pleasures in the kingdome of thy father where thou raignest euerlastingly one God with him and the Holy Ghost To thee be ascribed all praise and glory world without end Amen A Praier at the receiuing of the bread and wine O Lord Christ and blessed Sauiour which hast giuen mee thy body to bee my meate thy blood to be my drinke thy soule to be my redemption enter now the chamber of my heart with all thy vertues graces spirituall benedictions adorne it make it beautifull and dwell in it for euer and graunt that the memory of thy most bitter passion of all other thy wonders and benefits may neuer slip out of my minde but that I may alwaies thinke on thy loue meditate on thy mercies and thanke thee for thy goodnesse which hast done so great things for thy Church thy chosen and for my soule Amen A Praier after the receiuing of the Communion AWay from me all ye workes and workers of iniquity out of mine heart all euill thoughts out of my mouth all euill wordes from mine hands all euill deeds for I haue made a couenant with my God to serue him with all my strength with all my soule and with all my members and hee is come to dwell in mine heart Oh my GOD and oh my mercy how can I giue thee worthy thankes which being King of Kings and Lord of Lords hast not scorned to visit my soule and to come vnder the roofe of my poore dwelling Teach me O LORD to loue thy loue and for thy loue to denie all vngodlinesse and wordly lusts teach mee to leaue this world for thee which for my sake leftest Heauen to come downe to mee and gauest thy selfe vnto mee being made my brother in thy birth mine example in thy life the price of my redemption in thy death my food and nourishment at thy Table my reward in the Kingdome mine wholly and whatsoeuer thou art I cannot vtter the ioy of mine heart I cannot conceiue words to expresse my thankfulnesse If I had the tongues of men and Angels I cannot speake sufficiently to thy praise Grant O Lord that I which haue receiued so much from thee of thine thee thy selfe may in all things indeauour to bee to thine honour and praise Amen My Thankesgiuing after GOD had raised me vp from the bed of my sickenesse I Haue a song of praise to sing to the Lord O LORD thou hast holpen me and comforted me when I had receiued the sentence of death in my selfe thou saidst vnto me Liue when my life drew neere vnto the pit and to the buriers thou saidst vnto me Returne I had now almost imb●●ced the dust and claimed my kindred in the graue saying to corruption thou art my father and to the wormes yee are my mother and my sister

pure worship of God The things prohibited in this precept are 1. Idolatry 2. Hypocrisie 3. Prophanenesse The Appendix of the second Commandement Thirdly An exhortation to obedience set downe at large 1. Because the God that requires the true worship and forbids the false is a mighty a iealous God 2. Because he punisheth the breach of this Commandement seuerely on the wicked and their posteritie 3. Because he rewardeth the obseruance thereof plentifully to the godly and their seed after them The third Commandement Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine First The things inioyned in this precept are 1. That wee sweare in due and lawfull manner 2. That wee zealously confesse to Gods glory the truth and will of God that we know 3. That we call vpon the Lord and glorifie him giuing thanks vnto him Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. That we vse no needelesse and vnholy oathes 2. That we speake not vnreuerently of God his word his workes or titles c. nor abuse them 3. That wee disgrace not our holy profession by an vnholy conuersation The Appendix Thirdly Threatning from God that he will be reuenged on those that sacrilegiously rob him of his glory which he will doe 1. Surely 2. Swiftly 3. Seuerely The fourth Commandement Remember the Sabboth day to keepe it holy First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That on the Lords day we doe all holy and religious works 2. That we cease from our worldly labours 3. That we rest from sin and wickednesse Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. The foreslowing of the assēbling of our selues in the congregation 2. The doing of our ordinary works 3. The doing of the works of the flesh and of the diuell The Appendix Thirdly A reason drawne from the example of God 1. Who rested that day 2. Who blessed that day 3. Who sanctified that day The fifth Commandement Honour thy father and thy mother that thy daies c First the things required in this precept are 1. That we obey them in all things in the Lord. 2. That wee deale faithfully and thankefully with them 3. That wee shew our selues respectiuely kind vnto them Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. Resisting them in their iust commands 2. Prouing vnfaithful and vnthankfull towards them 3. Hating of their persons and dealing frowardly with them The Appendix Thirdly A promise of long life to the obseruers of this commandement Now they prolong our daies 1. By their fatherly care prouisiō 2. By their praiers 3. By their blessing The sixth Commandement Thou shalt not kill First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That we be peaceable in our whole conuersation 2. That our hearts be fraught with pittie and compassion 3. That we defend and deliuer as much as in vs lieth our selues and others from danger violence and vexation Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. Wrath and euill conceiued and hidden inwardly in the heart 2. All outward signes prouoking or incouraging to a mischiefe 3. Hurt and damage offered to any mans body and life in deede The Appendix Thirdly A threatning He that sheds mans blood by man shall his blood be shed Gen. 9 or The murtherers hore head shall not goe downe to the graue in peace 1. King 2.6 God in his iust iudgement 1. Either cutting him off by the sword of iustice 2. Or shutting vp his soule into the hand of his enemy 3. Or making the man of blood the executioner of himselfe The seuenth Commandement Thou shalt not commit adultery First The things required in this precept are 1. That for the preseruing of chastity we be religiously watchfull ouer all our members 2. That we tame our flesh and bring it in subiection 3. That we vse the remedy that God hath appointed against incontinency Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. All acts of vncleannesse 2. All thoughts of vncleannesse 3. All things that may nourish lust and stirre vs vp to vncleannesse The Appendix Thirdly A threatning of fearefull iudgements which ouertake Adulterers who are punished of God 1. In their owne wiues God paying them home in their owne coine 2. In their owne bastard slips 3. In their owne persons The eight commandement Thou shalt not steale First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That I labour with mine hands the thing that is good Ephe. 4.28 2. That I pay to euery man the thing that I owe. 3. That I rest contented with the things that I haue 1. Tim. 6.6 Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. That I take not any thing from any man with a strong hand 2. That I hurt not any man by craft or forged cauillation 3. That I be no picker purloining priuilie from my brother his goods and substance The Appendix Thirdly A threatning of Gods iudgement against the theefe 1. In his bodily life 2. In his soule 3. In his goods and substance The ninth Commandement Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That wee set forth that which is good in our brother with deserued praise 2. That wee interpret that which is doubtfull in him in the better sēse 3. That we couer his infirmities and weaknesses in loue Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. That in any wise wee speake not that which is false of our neighbor 2. That we speake not that which is true of him with a false heart 3. That we discouer not his infirmities discurteously nor aggrauate his faults The Appendix Thirdly A caueat to beware of the breach of this Commandement least transgressing it 1. We be made like vnto the Diuell 2. We be punished in the same kind 3. We be shut out from the presence of God The tenth Commandement Thou shalt not Couet First The things required in this precept are 1. That our hearts be full fraught with charity 2. That wee detest all sinne and iniquitie 3 That we delight in all righteousnes and equity Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. Euill thoughts arising out of our owne corruption 2. Euill entertained from the diuels suggestion 3. The least pleasure or delight in any euil motion The appendix of this tenth Commandement as also of the whole decalogue Thirdly An instruction to vse both this and those as a looking glasse therein to behold and see our owne deformity wants and imperfections who transgresse this and the other Commandements daily 1. In thought 2. In word 3. In deed The Lords Praier Our father 1. NOt in name only but of our life and being also 2. In affection and 3. In effect and deed Which art in heauen 1. Of greatest maiestie 2. Of perfect happinesse 3. Of euerlasting continuance Hallowed be thy name 1. While beleeuing we doe after thy word and commandements 2. While we speake reuerently of thy great name and