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B12280	An explication of those principles of Christian religion, exprest or implyed in the catechisme of our Church of England, set downe in the Booke of Common Prayer Vsefull for housholders, that desire heaven in earnest: and are willing to discharge their dutie in examination of their charge, before they send any of them to our communion. Begun and finisht in Barstaple, in the Countie of Devon, according to his maiesties late pious directions, for the renewing and continuing of the ordinance of catechising, so generally sleighted and neglected: now thus farre published respectively for the benefit of that corporation.	Crompton, William, 1599?-1642.	1633 (1633)	STC 6057; ESTC S114531	131,550	448

AN EXPLICATION OF THOSE PRINCIPLES of Christian Religion exprest or implyed in the Catechisme of our Church of England set downe in the Booke of COMMON PRAYER Vsefull for housholders that desire heaven in earnest and are willing to discharge their dutie in examination of their charge before they send any of them to our Communion Begun and finisht in Barstaple in the Countie of Devon according to his Majesties late pious Directions for the renewing and continuing of the ordinance of Catechising so generally sleighted and neglected now thus farre published respectively for the benefit of that Corporation 1 TIM 4.15 Meditate of these things and give your selves wholly to them that your profiting may appeare to all LONDON Printed by I.L. for P.S. and C.M. and are to be sold at their shop at the Golden Lyon in Pauls Church-yard 1633. TO THE RIGHT Worshipfull Mr. Major the Aldermen Burgesses inhabitants and housholders to all within the Liberties of Barstaple beloved of God called to bee Saints Grace to you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Iesus Christ YOur Towne and Corporation is both ancient and eminent Camdens Brit. for healthy Scituation elegant building frequencie of people grave government and store of plentie in every kinde so enricht by the Lords bounty with all necessaries for well-being as that an understanding eye cannot but stile your seat and that without suspition of flattery one of the compleatest corners in this garden of Europe the lot is falne unto you in a good ground the Lord grant Psal 16.6 your persons may exceed the place in transcendent brightnesse of holy zeale and humble innocencie that such superficiall splendour and cloudy glitterings of terrene felicitie doe not so oppresse your eyes but that you pierce thorow to see and desire a further and far-passing glory To count all but losse for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Iesus Phil. 3.8 you have received from God an ample portion noted by many more then acknowledged eminency could not be so farre and easily knowne were it not for enuy attending yet acknowledged by more I thinke then know and weigh the grounds thereof next under the Divine providence crowning our deare and dread Soveraigne with a peacefull government I am mistaken or they may be thus reduced 1. A faithfull dispensation of divine mysteries by able Pastours lawfully called and conscionably discharging their dutie what treasure you have had or at present do enjoy in this kinde is not for me to disclose the Lord enrich their hearts with a double portion of his Spirit and make you abound more and more in practicall thankfulnesse it is your obedience that will commend our Ministry 2. An impartiall administration of justice without respect of persons or reward when the scales are held in such steady hands as that no sinister blast can shake them then the common body is most sound and safe from the fury of wild Bores abroad and subtletie of undermining Foxes at home and here if none uncharitably mistake the end thus much may be spoken inoffensively for the glory of God comfort of the present Major with his assistants and the further exemplary encouragement of successours in that place of government The sword this yeere Mr. R.M. Major that yeer 1631. with conscionable vigilancie hath turned indifferently every way My hope is no female breath no unfriendly perswasion of neighbours or kinred shall be ever able to crosse or stay that motion constancy will crowne you with a holy happinesse 3. A carefull education of youth in godly exercises according to the rules of wholesome discipline requiring paines in the Pastour diligence in the Schoole-master and care in the Parents to bring or see them brought up in the knowledge and feare of the Lord daily solliciting the throne of grace for a blessing on all the first hath not nor shall I trust be wanting in any duty publike or private thus farre I am bold on my brothers behalfe unknowne unto him the second neither hath nor is wanting your owne Schoole having furnisht one age already with great Schollers famous in their kinde and now the present hopes Renowned Iewell and Harding by reason of his honesty and abilitie that undertakes the charge doe in the eyes of judgement and charitie exceed the former if the coldnesse of these times or the unseasonable heate of indulgent parents doe not nippe or scorch the buds appearing and that in the last you your selves may not be wanting to your selves this paines and danger is adventured Education of children is one fundamentall prop either to begin or uphold a societie in well-being a meanes to stay originall corruption from breaking forth to make way for saving grace and to turne the hatred of our enemies into feare Prov. 22.6 Psal 127.4 5. Traine up a childe in the way hee should goe and when hee is old hee will not depart from it Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of such polisht shafts that he may not be ashamed when he speaks with his enemies in the gate This were enough without further reason or apologie to warrant all such endeavours as looke that way I had other Motives to doe that over againe which too many some say have done already they may I confesse see further how principles explained can bee too common I see not one Sunne shines in divers Countries but by many beames so judge of truth proportionably diversitie of stile in the unitie of faith and matter glorifies the Authour with varietie and confirmes receivers of truth with further testimony especially considering how too many use Catechismes as they doe Almanacks for a yeere and then their date is out Next after the advancement of his glory and enlargement of his kingdom whose I am whom I desire and resolve to serve in the use of that talent lent me for the good of his Church First a conditionall necessitie and that first to manifest unto others what obedience is due and what respect hath beene given here to those Soveraigne commands of such who with Princely providence and fatherly care doe or lately did sway the Scepter of this state under King Henry 8. See the Acts and Monuments of the Church it was ordained that Curates in their Sermons should deliberately and plainly goe over the Pater noster Creed and Commandements one clause or Article one day and another another day till the whole were taught and learned by little and little and that they should deliver the same in writing And after that fathers and mothers masters and governors of youth should teach or cause to bee taught their children and servants even from their infancy the Pater-noster Creed and Commandements in their mother tongue and the same so taught should cause the said youth oft to repeat and understand Vnder Edward the sixt I finde it enjoyned That the Creed Lords Prayer and ten Commaundements should bee read in English every Holy-day that the

for you lead me into this errour I conclude with our Apostle my dearely beloued if there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort of loue if any fellowship of the Spirit if any bowels and mercies fulfill yee my ioy that yee be like minded hauing the same loue being of one accord of one mind blamelesse and harmelesse the Sonnes of God without rebuke in the middest of a crooked and peruerse generation among whom yee shine as lights in the world what soeuer things are honest iust pure louely and of good report thinke of and follow them and the God of peace who brought againe from the dead our Lord Iesus that great Sheepheard of the sheepe through the bloud of the euerlasting couenant make you perfect in euery good worke to doe his will in this hope I leaue you and will neuer cease to pray for you while I remaine From my study in Barum this 9 of May 1633. Yours to doe you seruice in the Lord. W. CROMPTON Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free that you be not intangled againe with the yokes of bondage To that end Pray continually O Most gratious God and Almighty Lord Creator and Commaunder of Heauen and Earth with all therein contained in Iesus Christ a most louing and mercifull father of whose meere goodnesse it commeth that so much of the truth is reuealed vnto vs miserable sinners lying in the shaddow of death and spirituall darknesse preserue vs good Lord in the knowledge and loue thereof mae vs walke in all thankefull obedience worthy of this fauour for Christ his sake we entreate accept of him for vs of vs in him vnite vs as members into his mysticall body conuay spirituall light and life into vs that we may liue in him and get victory by him ouer all our spirituall enemies pardon all our sinnes and giue vs power ouer our many corruptions remember not the follies of our youth blot out all our transgressions as it is promised O bury them in the Graue of Christ they neuer rise vp to appeare against vs bathe our wounded and stayned soules in his precious bloud infuse and stirre vp in vs a sound and sauing faith to receiue and put on the spotles roab of his Righteousnesse wherein appearing we shall be iustified Open the eyes of our vnderstandings that seeing wee may know the truth rectifie our affections that knowing wee may loue it conforme our wils that louing we may expresse obedience in practice with perseuerance in the day of tryall and trouble and all to the glory of that great name good example of our brethren the present comfort and future safety of our poore soules that so with the rest of the Saints we may be timely prepared for death and Heauen through Iesus Christ our Lord and onely Sauiour Amen Errata Pag. 14. l. 18.20 for naturally read mutually and for worldly read worthy pag. 13. A. 1. l. 17. for euen read euer pag. 41. A. 1. l 4. for remaines read remained pag. 70. A. 2. l. 6. for and read or pag. 53. A. 1. l 18. for the read though pag. 74. A. l. 1. 3. for bound read borne pag. 102. A. 1. l. 7. for Communication read Commination p 103. l. 1. read to bring in and aduance so for confirme l 12. read conforme pag. 109. A. 1. l 5. for degrees read decrees pag. 112. l. 26. for taking read lacking an ordinary oath in some countries pag. 131 A. 2. l 9. for deuill read euill p. 154. l. 14 for remissiues read remissenesse p. 155. A. 2. l. 12. for wates read wakes a terme well knowne in Lancash pag. 167. l. 7. for sext read sexe p. 172. A. 1. l. 8. for immodesty read modesty p. 217. A. 1. l. 5. for of read it pag. 229 l. 1. place or betweene profession and power pag. 237. A. 1. l. 8. adde thirdly and pag. 246. l. 6. for 3 set 4 pag. 258. l. 3. adde these words and doth nor pardon pag. 270. A. 1. l. 3. eschew read reschew or raise vp pag. 313. A. 1. l. 16. for desire it read desire after it pag. 367. l. 3. blot out of pag. 371. l. 21. for intermission read intermissiue p. 378. A. 1. l. 2. for life our life read life of our life Multis non mihi Question WHat is Catechizing A. A diuine ordinance perpetually requisit in the Church Deu. 11.19 1 Cor. 3.1 Heb. 6.1 2. wherein the principles of Christian Religion are familiarly laid open to the capacity of the ignorant by way of question and answer Q. Who are to performe this duty A. In publike the Pastor of euery congregation Mat. 28.19 Gen. 18.19 Deut. 6.7 he is to doe it or by his Curate or lawfull Deputy to see it done In priuate Husbands are to Catechize their Wiues Parents their Children Masters their Seruants Schoole-masters their Schollers God-fathers and God-mothers their vndertaken charge Q. Who are they that are publikely to be Catechized A. Either those who being of yeeres of discretion are not yet baptized but desire to be whether they be the seed of beleeuing Parents or Proselyt's Prou. 22.6 1 Pet. 3.15 Or else such as are already baptized who stand bound to learne and giue account of their faith as the Lord shall enable them Q. Why is this exercise so requisite in the Church A. First because it is the best remedy against naturall ignorance Prou. 29.18 Gen. 4.3 Secondly it helpes to cure the backwardnesse of many superiours who neglect it till feare of publike censure driue them to it Thirdly because it is ancient hath euer beene inioyned to all sorts in euery age and place and that profitably to procure obedience preserue order and vnity in the Church for matters of faith to ground children helpe weake memories confirme the strongest to remoue rudenesse and to restraine prophanenesse in all Q. How may this duty be performed publikely A. First by insisting on a set portion of Scripture containing a principle of Religion Luke 4.17 Heb 6.2 touching Mans creation Fal Redemption duty after c. Secondly by vnfolding the summe of al things Catechetically necessary to be knowne or don● though without a text both wayes commendable yet for vniformity it is best that there should be one such fully compleate Catechisme generall Q. What Catechisme should Diuines make vse of in this case A. That Catechisme is most fit and conuenient Rom. 13.1 2. 1 Cor. 10.33.11.16 to be explained in the assembly which is inioyned by publike authority exprest for vs in our booke of Common Prayer being agreeable to Scripture containing all fundamentall points necessary to saluation both for beliefe and practice if fully vnderstood Q. How many parts are there in that Catechisme A. Two the first declareth what is done for vs by the Church in our baptisme the second shewes what the Church requireth to be done by vs after baptisme as first to forsake the Diuell and all his workes

Iohn 12.28 Thirdly of the end we must ayme at in our prayers Heb. 13.8 His glory Fourthly of his inalterable immutability in regard of himselfe and promises Secondly testimonies to confirme an assurance in vs of a grant drawne from the Nature of God Reu. 4.11.15.3 4. personally profest and applyed by vs. Thirdly praise issuing from both Our Father hath doth and will heare that his children may haue occasion to sing and say blessing honor glory and power be vnto him that sits vpon the throne and vnto the Lambe for euer and euer Q. What is required in vs that we may conclude our Prayers thus indeed and truth Ans First denyall of our selues that wee haue neither Kingdome Dan. 9.8 power nor glory of our owne 1 Cor. 2.9 Secondly apprehension by faith that diuine riches Heb. 11.6 power and glory doe far exceed any thing we haue euer heard or seene Thirdly a strong perswasion God is able and willing to heare and helpe vs for the glory of his name Psal 50.13 14. Fourthly knowledge that praise is as necessary as Prayer they must goe together Q. What doe you learne from this conclusion A. First the dignity and safety of Gods Children especially after the manifestation of their adoption Psal 149.9 Subiects they are of his Kingdome obiects of his sauing power Luke 17.17 18. and heires of glory Secondly that when God grants our prayers he may and doth looke for praise Thirdly Mat. 11.25 in prayer and praises we must learne to giue God his owne Titles and attributes Fourthly Rom. 8.18 Gods Glory is both the beginning and end of our Prayers 1 Iohn 3.2 the first in our intention the last in execution Fifthly that our present possessions are farre inferiour to our future hopes Q Why is this word Amen added in the last place A. First as a seale by way of confirmation that in the former petitions we haue fully exprest our mindes to contentment Secondly as an earnest of our longing to be heard in euery particular Thirdly as a witnesse of our faith beleeuing not onely a possibility but a performance of our requests Q. How many wayes is this Word taken and vsed in Scripture A. Three wayes first nominally Reue. 3.14 by way of denomination being a name our Sauiour once tooke to himselfe Secondly Iohn 1.51 aduerbially for a vehement asseueration Thirdly really by way of emphaticall signification when wee vtter thereby some thing vnto God which cannot be so well exprest in other termes and so here Q. What then doth it signifie here 2 Cor. 1.20 A. First a possibilitie these petitions may bee granted being good and true 1 Cor. 14.16 directed to him who is goodnesse and truth it selfe Psal 62.8 Secondly an ardencie of affection to haue them granted Thirdly a certaintie of perswasion they shall be granted Iames 1.6 being thus much in effect it is so so be it and it shall be so Q. What doth this word presuppose as contained in it and required in the speaker thereof A. Foure fruits of faith or properties of a beleeuing petitioner First knowledge in the vnderstanding of those things desired 1 Cor. 14.16 how can he say Amen that knowes not what is said Secondly Reu. 7.12 assent in the minde and will to the things vnderstood Thirdly 17. speciall application in the person of the petitions knowne and assented vnto Fourthly Rom. 4.21 heartie confidence with cheerefulnesse grounded vpon the promise of Christ 1 Ioh. 5.15 that our requests knowne assented vnto and applyed shall be granted Quest What may be learned hence Ans First the duty of Gods Children Neh. 8.6 vnto all good things to giue their assent readily especially to euerie good prayer Psal 106.48 and praise of God in publike to say Amen onely Secondly wherein many are faultie either by no Amen assenting to few good motions without many delayes and some violence or by a false Amen such are First a senselesse Amen saying it to they know not what Secondly a spiritlesse Amen without any inward feeling faith or feruency Thirdly a hasty Amen running vpon it all the prayer time that they may clap it out and bee gone Fourthly a lazy Amen drawing it out as if they would quarter the word betweene sleeping and waking Quest Why is this duty so requisite in the people to say Amen vnto the Ministers Prayer Ans First to keepe their mindes the better intent vpon the businesse in hand Secondly it doth wonderfully eleuate the heart expelling drousinesse to cheere the whole man Thirdly it is beneficiall vnto others hearing it if seasonably and deuoutly deliuered Fourthly it serues to put men in minde where and what they are priuate persons in Gods presence where the Minister is the mouth of God to them their mouth vnto God so their mind goe along an audible voyce is not necessary till it come to their turne to say Amen a disorder it is in some places men will say all the prayers together with the Minister striuing who shall bee lowdest Q. Is this a Prayer or but the forme of a Prayer onely A. It is both a forme for imitation a prayer for vse prouided First Matth. 6.9 we vnderstand it according to our weake capacitie Secondly that we referre our wants to the right heads as neere as may be Thirdly Eccle. 5.2 that we runne it not hastily ouer as the manner of some is but repeate euery part in a feeling affectionate manner Q. Are Christians tyed to this forme A. Yes certainely for matter and substance not for words liberty is left Iohn 17.1 to expresse themselues in other termes obseruing these cautions Acts 4.24 First that it be without dislike of this forme proceeding from an vnderualewing conceit thereof or an ouerualewing of our owne abilities Prou. 10.19 Secondly it must be with reference to this that these petitions Matth. 6.7 perfectly sufficient for vs may bounde our desires Thirdly let all bee in the language of Canaan without vaine and tedious repetitions our wants must bee exprest in the most pithy feruent and significant manner possible Q. Is this a prayer when it is read onely as well as when it is said without booke A. Yes doubtles reading or speaking being but outward circumstances and cannot alter the nature of Prayer Mar. 19.39 presupposing First it bee read with that decency and grauity which which become so admirably excellent a Prayer Secondly 1 Cor. 14.15 that the heart and mind goe along with it Thirdly Hosea 14.2 that men content not nor tye themselues to the bare reading or saying ouer of these words onely but growing in grace and knowledge they endeauour to expresse themselues in other good termes sutable with their occasions Q. If wee doe all you haue taught vs herein may wee bee assured of hearing A. You may God hath promised Christ hath purchased all for