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A16497	God and man. Or, a treatise catechisticall wherein the sauing knowledge of God and man is plainely, and breifely declared, whereby such as are ignorant may be helped, to heare sermons with profit, to reade the Bible or other bookes with iudgement, to receiue the Lords Supper with comfort, to discerne betweene truth and error, with vnderstanding, and to giue an answere to their minister, or any other that shall aske them a reason of their faith, with readinesse. Collected out of the sacred Scriptures, and the most orthodoxe and best approued diuines ancient and moderne, for the good of such as desire to be made wise to saluation, and heires of eternall life. By I.B. preacher of the Word.	Boughton, John, preacher of the word.	1623 (1623)	STC 3410; ESTC S106544	88,185	194

Why say you that Catechising is a declaring of the Principles of Religion out of the Scripture or Word of God B. Esay 8.20 Acts 17.11 1 Cor. 11.23 2 Tim. 4.2 3. Because nothing is to be deliuered nor receiued for a Principle of Religion or true Doctrine which hath not foundation in this Word or is not contained therein Scripture I. VVHat call you the Scripture or Word of God B. All l Iohn 5 39. Matth. 22.29 Luke 24.27 Ephes 2.20 those Bookes of the Old and New Testament penned by holy m Luke 1.7 Ioh. 16.13 2 Tim. 3 16. 2 Pet. 1.19 20.21 men of God as they were mooued by the Holy Ghost commonly called the Bible I. Which bee the Canonicall Bookes of the Old Testament B. They may be diuided into three orders The first containes Historicall books being narrations of things done which are Genesis Exodus Leuiticus Numbers Deuteronomie the booke of Ioshua Iudges Ruth two bookes of Samuel two of the Kings two of the Chronicles the bookes of Ezra Nehemiah Hester and Iob. The second are Doctrinall bookes teaching diuine Doctrines and Precepts These are the bookes of the Psalmes of the Prouerbes of the Preacher or Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs or the Canticles The third comprehends Propheticall bookes foretelling things to come whereof some are greater namely the Prophecy of Esay Ieremie whereunto belongs his Lamentation Ezekiel and Daniel Some smaller to wit Hosea Ioel Amos Obadiah Ionah Micah Nahū Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah and Malachie all which were written in the Hebrew tongue I. Which bee the diuine Canonicall bookes of the New Testament B. They are distinguished into thrée rankes or orders The first containes Historicall bookes which are fiue The Gospell of S. Matthew Marke Luke and Iohn the Acts of the Apostles The second is of Epistles which are twenty one in number one to the Romans two to the Corinthians one to the Galathians one to the Ephesians one to the Philippians one to the Colossians two to the Thessalonians two to Timothie one to Titus one to Philemon one to the Hebrewes of Iames one of Peter two of Iohn thrée and of Iude one The third one onely Propheticall booke called the Apocalips or Reuelation of Saint Iohn which books were penned in the Gréeke tongue I. Are not Esdras Tobit Iudith and the other bookes commonly ioyned in one volume with the bookes before mentioned and interiected betweene Malachy the last of the small Prophets and the Gospell of Saint Matthew parts of the Canonicall Scripture and Word of God also and of equall authoritie and credit with the rest mentioned B. No surely and therefore are not to be alledged for confirmation of any Doctrine or grounds of our faith though they may bee profitably read for example of life and instruction of manners I. What reasons can you render for the proofe of that you say B. My reasons are these First Luke 16.29 24.27 2 Pet. 1.19 Conferre these Scriptures with the Preface before Ecclesiasticus and 2. Macab 2.23 Also Malachie was the last Propheticall Writer as may bee collected by Malac. 4.5.6 because they were not written by any of the Prophets or such as were immediatly called of God Secondly 2 Tim. 3.16 2 Pet. 1.21 See the Prologue before Ecclesiasticus and 2. Maccab. 2.24.25.26 vnto the end of the Chapter they came not by diuine Inspiration Thirdly there be many o Apocryphall Ester Chap. 12.5 6. 15.7 compared with Canonicall Ester Chap. 6.3 3.1.2 c. and 5.2 Tob. 5.12 and 12.15 Iudith 9.2 conferred with Gen. 49.5 6 7. Eccles 46. ver last with Reuel 14.13 The History of Bell. ver 31. Dan. 6.18 false and some p 2. Maccab. 12.39 40 41 c. and 14.41.42 c. Iudith 9.1 2.11.13 c. impious things contained in them Fourthly throughout the whole New Testament there is not so much as one Testimonie to bee found cited out of any of these bookes either by our Sauiour Christ or his Apostles to giue witnesse or approbation vnto them I. What Arguments are there to assure vs that those bookes of the Old and New Testament are the Scriptures and vndoubted Word of God B. Acts 2.16 17. 2 Tim. 3.16 2 Pet. 1.20.21 First the outward testimonie of themselues for they testifie of themselues that they are so Iohn 14 26. 1 Cor. 2.10 11 12 13. 1 Iohn 2.20.27 Secondly The inward testimonie of the Holy Ghost which doth most effectually perswade our hearts that they be diuine Thirdly their Antiquitie Fourthly the singular Maiestie and sublimitie of stile which euerywhere shineth in them 1 Mac. 1.56 57 Fiftly the miraculous preseruation of them against the rage and fury of aduersaries Gen 15.13.14 compared with Exod. 1.11.13 14 c. Chap. 7. 20. Chap. 8 9 10 11 12. also 14.27 28. Esay 7.14 accomplished Mat. 1.21 22 c. Mich. 5.2 Mat. 2.1 Luke 2.4 5 c. Gen. 49.10 Luke 2 3 c. Gen. 12.2 Exod 1.7.12 Numb 26.4 5 6 7 c. Gen. 3.15 Col 2.14 15. Heb. 2.14 15. Sixtly the precise and wonderfull accomplishment of the Prophecies therein contained in the same manner as they were fortold though many hundred yeeres after comming to passe Seuenthly Reuel 6.9 the constancie of the Saints and holy Martyres of God which haue sealed the same with their bloud Iohn 3.2 Ex. Chap. 8 9 10. Acts 5.12 c. Mark 16.20 Heb. 2.4 Eightly the rare miracles by which God hath confirmed the Doctrine and approoued the Penners thereof to bée immediatly called of him Ninthly Ex. 32.23.24 c. Numb 12.1 2 3. 20.11.12 Psal 51. 73.2 3.13 14. Mat. 26.69 70. c. Iohn 20.25 Acts 15.39 the impartiall faithfulnes of the Penners of them not sparing to record vnto all succeeding ages the faults and blemishes both of themselues and such as were nearest and dearest vnto them Tenthly the n 1 Cor. 14.24.25 Heb 4.12 admirable power and exceeding efficacie they haue in the consciences of men o 2 Tim. 3.16 conuincing p 2 Cor. 3.6 killing q Acts 2.37 24.25 terrifying and amazing some r Psal 19 7.8 119.99.100.104.105 illuminating ſ Psal 19.8 119.111 reioycing t Rom. 15.4 comforting and u Psal 19.7 Acts 26.18 conuerting others c I. What are the properties of these Scriptures B. They haue their whole authoritie from God alone the Author of them and not from the Church I. How proue you this B. Psal 19.7 119.1.2.88 Esay 8.20 First because the Scriptures are the Testimonie of God now that cannot receiue authoritie from men and therefore neither the Scriptures Secondly because the Scriptures are before the Church for it is x Esay 2.2 Mat. 28.19 Acts 1 8.9.10 gathered y Iames 1.13 1 Pet. 1.23 regenerated and z Acts 20.32 c. Ephes 4.11.12 13. Psal 119.9.105 Ephes 2.20 gouerned by them Thirdly

God and Man OR A Treatise Catechisticall wherein the sauing knowledge of God and Man is plainely and breifely declared whereby such as are ignorant may be helped to heare Sermons with profit to reade the Bible or other bookes with iudgement to receiue the Lords Supper with comfort to discerne betweene truth and error with vnderstanding and to giue an answere to their Minister or any other that shall aske them a reason of their faith with readinesse Collected out of the sacred Scriptures and the most Orthodoxe and best approued Diuines ancient and moderne for the good of such as desire to be made wise to saluation and heires of eternall life By I. B. Preacher of the Word LONDON Printed by N. O. for Samuel Man and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Swanne 1623. TO THE RIGHT VVorshipfull his very good Patrone Mr. Henry Hall Esquire one of his Maiesties Iustices of the Peace and Quorum in the County of Kent and to the truely Pious and Religious Gentlewoman Ms. Iane Hall his Wife All Felicitie Internall Externall Eternall THE saying of one Right Worshipfull is most true a French hist 1187. Compare vice with vice and euill with euill Ingratitude is the most odious and the worst Vitium omnium b Theodoric dom 14. post trin p. 2. d. 3. Ingratum si dixeris omnia dixeris teterrimorum teterrimum of all foulest vices the most foule admitting no paralell And yet notwithstanding it is the common vice of this vicious and flagitious age of ours a Gangrene that hath diffused it selfe farre and neere c Para. in Gen. 1970. b. Turpissima ingratitudine plerique omnes obliterare solent beneficia accepta It is the guise of the most with filthy ingratitude to obliterate receiued fauours Iniuries are engrauen in brasse but benefits are written vpon the waters And d Gen. 40.23 Pharaohs Butler hath but too many consorts who remember not but forget their Iosephs their benefactors My desire is not to be found in this list And therefore I am bold to present you with this poore oblation A poore present I confesse to gratifie them withall to whom I am so deepely engaged T' is but a silly mite I owe you many talents yea as e Hieron Sophron. Hierom sometime sayd to one quae possum quae non possum both what I can and what I cannot make tender of And such are your merits towards mee that as f Effecisti vt viuerem morerer ingratus Senec. lib. 2. de benef cap. 25. Furnius once to Caesar I must liue and die ingrate Howbeit whatsoeuer it is be pleased to vouchsafe it your fauourable acceptation as a Symboll and Testimony of my gratefull mind and dutifull respect towards you both for your great vndeserued fauours In confidence whereof not meaning to tire you with a tedious incult Epistle I humbly take my leaue and rest Your Worships most obliged and in the Lord euer to be commanded Iohn Boughton God Man Iacob WHat is Catechising Beniamin It is a plaine a 1 Cor. 3.1.2 14.19 Nehem 8.8 familiar and briefe declaring by liuely voyce of the b Heb 5.12 6.1 Principles of Christian Religion out of the c Acts 18.28 28.23 2 Tim. 4.2 Exod. 12 26 13.8 Deut. 6.6 c. 2 Pet. 1 21. Scripture or Word of God I. Who was the author of this forme of teaching B. Euen God himselfe I. Hath it beene of any long continuance in the Church of God B. Yes surely it was diligently vsed in the times of the d Gal 6.6 The originall word is Catechise Heb 5 12 13. 6.1 1 Pet. 3.21 Primitiue Church and in the dayes of the Apostles themselues yea euen the e Gen. 19 19. Exod 12 26. Deut. 6 7 8. Fathers of the first world long before Christs Incarnation after this manner instructed their families and such as were vnder their tuition charge and gouernement I. What profit or benefit doth there arise from this kind of teaching B. The benefit which may bee reaped hereby is very great and manifold 1 Pet. 3.15 For first it will inable vs to giue a ready answer to any man that shall aske vs a reason of our Faith Heb. 5.12 Secondly it will greatly helpe vs to vnderstand remember and profit by the Scriptures Our people for the most part are rude and vncatechised and therefore they profit little or nothing by Sermons A Sermon to such persons is like a great loafe ser before a Childe M. Perk. in Gal. c. 4 v. 20. 1 Thes 5.21 Heb. 5.14 1 Iohn 4.1 1 Cor. 11.29 Thirdly to heare the Word of God preached with much more fruit and commoditie to our soules then otherwise we should doe Fourthly to try what we heare or reade and readily to discerne true Doctrine from that which is false and erroneous Fiftly it will much further our due and worthy receiuing the Lords Supper to the which none ought to be admitted before they bee skilled in the grounds of our holy Faith neither without some competent knowledge thereof can any with comfort be partaker of it Sixtly it is the high and ready way to bring to sound and setled knowledge to the which Heb. 5.11 12. 2 Tim. 3.7 whosoeuer is vncatechised in the Principles of Religion can neuer attaine but will be euer learning and euer ignorant Lastly 1 Chron. 28.9 Deut. 17 18. Pro. 22.6 Matth. 22.29 Acts 3.17 Rom 3.11.12 Ephes 4.17 18 19. it is a soueraigne preseruatiue against all infection of errour impietie and prophanenesse and a most effectuall meanes to maintaine the puritie of sound Doctrine I. Is this exercise necessary onely for children and youth B. No but also for men of yeeres and aged persons who either through their f Deut. 20.18 19. c. owne default in their youth or g Pro 22.6 Ephes 6.4 Gen. 18 19. Deut. 4.10 theirs that should haue seeene them better brought vp are oftentimes but h 1 Cor 3.2 15.34 Heb. 5.11 12. Ioh. 3.10 children yea babes in vnderstanding and such as haue neede of milke not of strong meate scarce knowing one foote of the way to Heauen when almost both their feet are in the graue I. Is it not therefore the duty of euery Minister diligently to vse this holy exercise among his people as well as Preaching B. Yes questionlesse and greatly it is to be wished that i Gal. 6.6 1 Cor. 3.2 Heb. 5.12 6.1 al of that sacred function would make conscience constantly so to doe the neglect hereof being one maine principal reason why many of rare and most worthy gifts though they preach often and with great zeale yet sée little or not fruit of al their trauell for who can erect a building where k Luk. 6.48.49 14.29 1 Cor. 3.10 the foundation vpon which it should stand is not first firmly layd I.