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A03254 A short catechisme, summarily comprizing the principall points of Christian faith, somewhat corrected and augmented by Iames Balmford Minister Balmford, James, b. 1556. 1607 (1607) STC 1337; ESTC S114854 8,753 30

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g 1. Cor. 11. 28. Because they cannot examine themselues Q. Of how many things doth a Sacrament consist A. Two a signe perceiued h Mark 1. 4. ● 1. Cor. 11. 23. 10. 25. 2. 3. 4 by sense and a thing signified not at all perceiued by sense Q. In Baptisme which is the signe which is the thing signified A. i Act. 8. 36. Water the signe Christ his blood k Eph. 5. 25. 26. Hebr. 9. 14. the thing signified Q. Whath doth the washing of the body signifie and seale vnto vs A. l Act. 22. 16. Rom. 5. 9. 3. 24. 25. The washing away of our sinnes by the blood of Christ which is our Iustification Q. What doth it else signifie and seale vnto vs A. m Rom. 6. 3. 5. 1. Cor. 6. 11. The reforming of our actions and affections in the name of Christ n Gal. 3. 27. 24. Ephes 4. 23. which is our Sanctification Q. In the Supper of the Lord which is the signe which the thing signified A. o 1. Cor. 11. 23. 24. 25. Bread and wine the signe Christ his body and blood the thing signified Q. What signifieth the breaking of the bread and powring of the wine A. p 1. Cor. 11. 24. The breaking of his body and q Marke 14. 24 shedding of his blood Q. What doth the eating and drinking signifie and seale vnto vs A. r Psal 104. 15. That as bread and wine preserueth our naturall life so ſ Iohn 6. 54. Christ his body and blood is our spirituall food vnto eternall life Q. How so A. Because Christ is our continuall t 1. Iohn 1. 7. 9. Iustification and u Rom. 8. 10. 11. Sanctification Q. Why callest thou the body and blood of Christ spirituall food A. x 1. Cor. 10. 3. 4. Ioh. 6. 35. 63. Ephes 3. 17. Because it is spiritually receiued by faith not corporally eaten with teeth Q. Are not the body and blood of Christ called spirituall food because the substance of bread wine is transubstantiated into the substāce of Christ his very body and blood though only the accidents of bread and wine remaine and be seene A. No For such a Transubstantiation is most contrary to this spirituall banquet for thrée reasons Q. Which be they A. If there be such a Transubstantiation then this Sacrament should want the outward signe For the accidents without the substance of bread and wine cannot nourish and therefore there is no signe perceiued by sense to signifie spirituall feeding not perceiued by sense Q. What is your second reason A. This Trausubstantiation being a miracle should bee euidently séene as was y Joh. 2. 8. 9. 10. 11. the transubstantiation of water into wine at the mariage in Cana for confirmation of the word especially in a Sacrament Seeing both z Marke 16. 20 miracles and a Rom. 4. 11. Sacraments be called Signes in regard of such confirmation Q. What is your third reason A. By such Transubstantiation the supposed spirituall food should be a body and blood presently made of bread and wine and not the body and blood of Christ crucified and long since b Galat. 4. 4. made of a woman which this spirituall banquet doth signifie and seale vnto faithfull receiuers Q. If there be no such Transubstantiation how then can wee eate Christ his very body and drinke his very blood which are bodily substances c Act. 3. 21. abiding in heauen and that only by faith spiritually A. As they who acknowledge his Maiestie to bee their only soueraigne and do accordingly submit themselues vnto his gouernment become members of the same politique body whereof his very person is head So they d Ioh. 1. 12. 6. 35. 37. Act. 4. 12. Ephes 4. 13. 15. who by faith professe Christ to be their only Sauiour and do accordingly committe themselues to his saluation become members of the same mysticall body whereof his very person is the head Q. You speake now of the whole person incorporation but before of the body and blood of Christ and feeding A. As e 1. Cor. 12. 13. Ephes 5. 23. Ioh. 15. 1. 4. Incorporation and other borrowed speeches of Holy writ so f 6. 56. 1. Cor. 10. 16. Feeding signifieth our spirituall cōmunion with Christ yet with some further consideration Q. What is that A. To teach vs that we are incorporated into g Ioh. 12. 32. 33 Rom. 6. 3. Christ crucified As wee are fedde with the flesh of beasts not liuing h Act. 10 13. but slaine Q. Is not this the reason why both bread and wine be necessarily distributed in the Lords Supper A. Yes and further i 1. Cor. 11. ●3 24. 25. Matth 19 6. because of the institution k 1. Cor. 11. 26. for a liuely representation of Christ his death l Joh. 19. 32. 33. 34. differing from the thieues death m Leuit. 7. 2. and answering to the sacrifices n Psal 104. 1● Ioh 6. 35. 54. 55. and for the comfortable assurance of our perfect nourishment Q. Is not then our perfect nourishment another consideration of our spirituall feeding besides our incorporation into Christ A. Yes for o Io● 6. 57. if we eate Christ we shall liue by Christ and p 4. 49. 51. 52. that as it were with health q 15. 4. 5. which is the effect of such incorporation Q Expresse this yet more fully A. As he who corporally feedeth with good digestion feeleth his heart r Act. 14. 17. 1. King 19. 7. 8 gladded and the whole man better inabled to performe the actions of naturall life So be who spiritually féedeth by a true faith feeleth ſ Rom. 5. 1. 2. the peace of consciente and t Galat. 2. 20. John 6. 57. the whole man better inabled to performe the actions of a spirituall life Q. Then I perceiue that the Scripture vseth borrowed speeches in regard only of Eating and Drinking and not of Christ his body blood because our communion though really and verily with Christ himselfe crucified is yet by the spirituall meane of a true faith A. It is so As may be euidently séne in the 6. chapter of Iohn so often quoted For whereas in the 54. verse Christ saith Whosoeuer easeth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternall life in the 35 verse he saith He that commeth to me shall not hunger and he that beleeueth in me shall neuer thirst So that F●eding Comming and Beleeuing are manifestly th●● case all on● And consequently our receiuing of Christ crucified must of necessity be spirituall As it further appeareth in the 12. verse of the first chapter of the same booke Q. All that come to the Lords table do they spiritually receiue the body and blood of Christ A. No The wicked receiue only u ●uke 1● 26. 27. 22. 14. the signes to their damnation not x Iohn 13. 2.
6. 35. the things signified to their saluation Q. Why so 2. Thess 3. 2. A. y M●t 8. 11. 12. 1 Cor. 11. 27. Because they receiue vnworthily Q. How may we receiue worthilie A. By comming to the Lords table with z Iohn 6. 35. Faith and a 1. Cor. 11. 30. 3● Repentance Q. What is repentance A. A forsaking b Ezec. 33. 11. of our sinnes and turning c Jerem 4 1 2. to God by d Matth. 4. 17. amendment of life Q. Can we beleeue and repent of our selues A. e Philip. 1. 29. Ezec. 11. 19. No And therfore we must craue f Marke 9. 24. Je●em 31. 18. these and all other graces of God by hartie prayer Q. What is prayer A. g Luke 18. 1. c. An earnest request to God in y● name h Iohn 14. 13. of Christ for all things i Iam. 4. 3. necessary Q. How may we be sure to obtaine all things necessary A k Mar. 9 22. 33 If we aske in faith l Matth. 21. 2● For so God hath promised To whom b● glory for euer Amen A PRAYER O Most mercifull and gracious Father whereas we are not able of our selues to perceiue the things of the Spirit m 1. Cor. 2. 14. being naturall men yea so foolish n Ierem. 4. 22. and of no vnderstanding that howsoeuer we are wise to do euill to do well we haue no knowledge we most humbly beseech thee for Christ his sake to remember thy o Ier. 31. 33. Couenant and teach vs by thy p Ioh. 16. 13. holy Spirit which searcheth all things q 1. Cor. 2. 10. 12. yea the deepe things of God to know those things which thou hast giuen vs. Suffer vs not therefore O Lord with the r 1. Ioh. 5. 19. 20. world to lie in wickednes but giue vs a mind to know thy Sonne Iesus Christ who is very God and eternall life And open our ſ Luke 24. 45. vnderstanding that we t Iohn 5. 39. searching may vnderstand the Scriptures which are able to u 2. Tim. 3. 14. 15. make vs wise vnto saluation And whereas sinne x Hebr. 12. 1. 2 hangeth so fast on that we cannot run the race that is set before vs with an eye still looking to Iesus the Author and finisher of our faith with groning spirits we intreate thee to separate them from vs as far as the East is y Psal 103. 12. from the West that hauing laid a sure foundation z Hebr. 6. 1. of repentance from dead works and faith towards God we may be led forward to perfection and hauing learned the doctrine of the beginning of Christ we may grow a Eph. 4. 15. 13 vp into him which is our head vntill we meete together in the vnitie of faith and knowledge of the Son of God vnto a perfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnes of Christ That so growing in b 2. Pet. 3. 17. 18 grace and knowledge of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ we be not plucked away with the error of the wicked and fall from our owne stedfastnes but hauing the righteousnes Rom. 1. 16. 17. of God reuealed to vs from faith to faith we may perceiue indeed the Gospel to be to vs the power of God to saluation and so go from strength Psal 84. 7. to strength till we appeare before God in Zion Which graces with all other blessings spirituall and temporall for our selues and euery member of thy Church we beg of thee O holy Father in the name and mediation of our Lord and Sauiour Christ Iesus further recommending our selues our prayers and wants to thy fatherly consideration concluding in that most holy prayer which our Maister himselfe hath taught vs saying Our Father which art in heauen c. FINIS