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A14092 A briefe catecheticall exposition of Christian doctrine Diuided into foure catechismes, comprizing the doctrine of the 1. Two sacraments. 2. Lords prayer. 3. Ten commandements. 4. And the creed. Twisse, William, 1578?-1646. 1632 (1632) STC 24400; ESTC S111490 21,821 64

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A BRIEFE CATECHETICALL EXPOSITION OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE Diuided into foure Catechismes Comprizing the Doctrine of the 1. Two Sacraments 2. Lords Prayer 3. Ten Commandements 4. And the Creed LONDON Printed by G. M. for Robert Bird and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Bible in Saint Laurence-lane 1632. THE FIRST CATECHISME TOVCHING the SACRAMENTS § 1. Question HOw many wayes doth the word of God teach vs to come to the Kingdome of Heauen Answ. Two Q. Which are they A. The Law and the Gospel Q. What saith the Law A. Doe this and thou shalt liue Q. What saith the Gospel A. Beleeue in Iesus Christ and thou shalt be saued Q. Can wee come to the Kingdome of Heauen by the way of Gods Law A. No. Q. Why so A. Because we cannot doe i● Q. Why can we not doe it A. Because we are all borne in sinne Q. What is it to be borne in sinne A. To be naturally prone to euill and vntoward to that which is good Q. How commeth it to passe that we are all borne in sinne A. By reason of the sinne of our first Father Adam Q. Which way then doe you hope to come to the Kingdome of Heauen A. By the Gospell Q. What is the Gospel A. The glad Tidings of Saluation by Iesus Christ. Q. To whom is this glad tidings brought To the righteous A. No. Q. Why so A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because there is none that is righteous and sinneth not Q. What is the other reason A. Because if we were righteous that is without sinne we should haue no need of Christ Iesus Q. To whom then is this glad tidings brought A. To sinners Q. What to all sinners A. No. Q. To whom then A. To such onely as beleeue and repent This is the first lesson to know the right way to the Kingdome of Heauen And this consists in knowing the difference betweene the Law and the Gospel Q. What doth the Law require A. That we should be without sinne Q. What doth the Gospel require A. That we should confesse our sinnes amend our liues and then through faith in Christ we shall be saued Q. The Law requires what A. Perfect obedience Q. The Gospel what A. Faith and true repentance § 2. Q. Where doe you learne this lesson that Iesu● Christ came into the world to saue sinners A. In Gods word Q. Where els A. In Gods Sacraments Euery Sacrament teacheth vs this lesson as we shall easily perceiue if we vnderstand what a Sacrament is Q. What is a Sacrament A. A holy signe and seale of grace Q. How many Sacraments haue you A. Two Q. Which are they A. Baptisme and the supper of the Lord. Q. What is the signe in Baptisme A. The cleansing of the childes face or body by washing it with water Q. What is the grace signified A. The cleansing of the childes soule from sinne by washing it with Christs bloud Q. Christ is in heauen we are on earth How can his bloud wash our soules A. By faith Q. Haue children faith A. No for faith commeth by hearing and hearing by the word of God Q. Why are they then baptized A. God accepteth the faith of their parents Q. We are made cleane from sinne by baptisme But are we made without sinne A. No. Q. Why then are we said to be made cleane from sinne A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because we are made free from the punishment o● sinne Q. What is the punishment of ●inne A. Death Q. How are we made free from it Q. Christ died for vs. Q. What is the other reason A. Because we are made free from the power of sinne Q. What is it to be made free from the power of sinne A. That sinne shall not reigne ouer vs though it dwell in vs. Q. How doe you know whether sinne reigneth ouer you or no A. By repentance If we repent sinne doth not reigne ouer vs otherwise it doth Q. What lesson doth this sacrament teach vs A. As truely as the water doth wash the childs face and make it cleane so truely doth the bloud of Christ wash our soules and make them cleane §. 3. Q. What is the signe in the Lords Supper A. The eating of the bread and drinking of the wine to the nourishing of the body Q. What is the grace signified A. The eating of Christs body and drinking of Christs bloud to the nourishing of our soules Q. Christ is in heauen we are on earth How can we eate his body and drinke his bloud A. By faith So saith our Sauiour Ioh. 6. 35. He that commeth to me shall neuer hunger He that beleeueth in mee shall neuer thirst Therefore to bel●eue in him is to drinke him And consider in reason Q. What is the hunger and thirst of a Christian as a Christian A. An appetite after that which conserues the life of a Christian. Q. What is that A The fauour of God to the par●oning of our sinnes and to the sauing of our soules Q. What is the next way to satisfie this hunger and to quench this thirst A. To beleeue that Iesus Christ gaue his body to be crucified and his bloud to be shed for our sinnes Q. What lesson doth this Sacrament teach us A. As truely as the bread that wee eate and the wine that we drinke ●oth nourish and comfort our bodies so the body and bloud of Christ if we eate and drinke them by faith shall nourish our soules vnto euerlasting life Q. How many things are required to prepare vs to the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper A. Foure things Q. What are the two first A. Knowledge and faith Q. Where is that taught vs A. In our Creed and Catechisme Q. What are the two last A. Repentance and Loue. Q. Where is that taught vs A. In the ten Commandements Q. Why is knowledge required to the Lords Supper and not to Baptisme A. Because baptisme is the sacrament of our birth in Christ the Lords supper is the sacrament of our growth in Christ. Q. What is this faith that is required A. To beleeue that Iesus Christ gaue his body to be crucified and his bloud to be shed for our sinnes Q. Why is faith required A. Because well we may eate the bread and drinke the wine without faith but we cannot eat Christs body and drinke his bloud without faith True for the eating of his body is a spirituall eating and the drinking of his bloud is a spirituall drinking consisting in meditation of the wonderfull loue of God the Father who to saue our soules spared not his owne Sonne The
wonderfull loue of God the sonne who to saue our soules spared not his owne selfe but gaue himselfe to suffer a shamefull death a bitter death and an accursed death for our sinnes Here is the loue of Christ that passeth knowledge such is the breadth and length and depth and height of it that we are not able sufficiently to comprehend it And like as the body by feeding and drinking doth gather strength for the better performance of all actions of nature so the soule of a Christian by meditation on this loue of Christ in giuing his body to be crucified and his bloud to be shed for our sinnes doth gather more and more strength continually for the better performance of all actions of grace whether they be actions of dependance to depend vpon him and put our trust in him in all states in all conditions euen in the time of affliction and persecution and at the very hou●e of death Or whether they be actions of conformitie to his will in obeying him and walking in the wayes of his holy commandements vnto the end Q. Why is repentance required● A. Because faith is required For by faith we beleeue that Christ died for vs. Q. What ought we then to doe for him A. To serue him all the dayes of our life And sith we cannot serue him by perfect obedience to serue him as we can by true repentance Q. How many parts be there of repentance A. Foure parts Q. What are the two first A. To confesse our sinnes and to be sorry for them Q. What are the two last A. To pray to God to forgiue them for Christs sake and to amend our liues desiring God to giue vs grace that we may amend them Q. How many offices be there of loue A. Three Q. What is the first A. To doe our neighbour no wrong Q. What is the second A. To doe him good if wee can Q. What is the third A. If he doth vs wrong to forgiue him Q. Why must we haue this loue A. Because we looke that God for Christs sake should forgi●e vs. THE SECOND CAtechisme concerning the LORDS Prayer §. 1. Question SAy the Lords Prayer A. Our Father which art in heauen c. Q. Why is it called the Lords Prayer A. Because our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ taught his Disciples thus to pray Q. Why are you taught to say Our Father and not my Father A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because God is the father of vs all Q. What is the second A. To teach vs to pray for others as well as for our selues Q. Which art in heauen In what heauen doth God dwell A. In the third heauen called the heauen of heauens Q. How many heauens are there A. Three heauens Q. What is the first A. Where the birds of the ayre are They are called in Scripture the birds of heauen Q. What is the second A. Where the sunne moone and starres are They are called in Scripture the starres of heauen Q. What is the third A. Aboue all where God is Q. Is not God euery where A. Yes Q. Why then is he said to be in heauen A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because he is there in most speciall manner Q. What is that speciall manner A. He doth communicate himselfe in glorious manner to his Saints and Angels God is in all creatures as the author of nature and communicating vnto them the gifts of nature God is in speciall manner in his Church as the authour of grace and communicating vnto them the gifts of grace but in most speciall manner he is in heauen as the authour of glorie and communicating the riches of his glory vnto the Angels and Saints Q. What is the second A. To teach vs that when we pray our affectious should be in heauen Q. Do you beleeue that God is your Father A. Yes Q. And what Father A. An heauenly Father That is the best Father for heauenly things are better then earthly things as the light of the sunne is better then the light of a candle Q. What lesson doth this teach vs A. Therefore he is willing to heare vs. Q. For thine is the Kingdome say this in plainer manner A. The kingdome is thine Q. What Kingdome A. The kingdome ouer all the world Q. What is the meaning A. Thou art King ouer all the world Q. Thine is the power say this in plainer manner A. The power is thine Q. What Power A. Ouer all the world Q. What is the meaning A. All power belongeth to thee Q. Thine is the glory say this in plainer manner A. The glory is thine Q. What is the meaning A. All Glory belongeth to thee Q. Doe you beleeue that God is King ouer all the world A. Yes Q. And that all power belongs to him A. Yes Q. What lesson doth this teach vs A. Therefore he is able to helpe vs. This is the first part of the prayer commonly called the Inuocation And it conteines the profession of our Faith in God both touching his goodnesse that he is our Father and therefore willing to heare vs. And touching his power that he is King of all the world and therefore able to helpe vs without this faith we cannot pray Now followeth the petition § 2. Q. How many Petitions are there A. Sixe petitions Q. Into how many parts be they diuided A. Into two parts Q. How many petitions be there in the first part A. Three Q. What doe we pray for in the three first A. Such things as immediately concerne Gods glory Q. What doe we pray for in the three last A. Such things as immediately concerne our owne good Q. Say the first petition A. Hallowed be thy name Q. Say this in plainer manner A. We pray thee that thy name may be hallowed Q. What is hallowed A. Made holy Q. Is not Gods name holy already A. Yes Q. Hath it any need of our making A. No. Q. What then is the meaning of the word A. Made knowne to be holy Q. What is the meaning of the petition A. We pray thee that this holy name may be made knowne ouer all the world Thus we see the first thing our Sauiour would haue vs pray for is the knowledge of God For he well knew the want of this is the cause of all euill And the knowledge of God is the beginning of all goodnesse Q. To what end doe wee pray thus A. To this end that knowing him to be a God that delighteth in holines we might therby be moued to refer all things to the glory of his holy name Q. What is the next petition A. Thy kingdome come Q. Say this in plainer manner A. We pray thee that this Kingdome may come Q. What is the meaning A. We pray thee