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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18174	A short catechisme, or playne instruction, conteynynge the su[m]me of Christian learninge sett fourth by the kings maiesties authoritie, for all scholemaisters to teache. To thys catechisme are adioyned the Articles agreed vpon by the bishoppes [and] other learned and godly men, in the last conuocatio[n] at London, in the yeare of our Lorde, M.D.LII. for to roote out the discord of of [sic] opinions, and stablish the agreme[n]t of trew religion: Likewyse published by the Kinges maiesties authoritie. 1553.; Catechismus brevis Christianae disciplinae summam continens, omnibus ludimagistris authoritate Regia commendatus. English.	Ponet, John, 1516?-1556, attributed name. aut	1553 (1553)	STC 4812; ESTC S119226	42,500	192

● same ¶ Of the Sacramentes OUr Lord Iesus Christ hathe knytte together a companye of newe people with Sacramentes moste fewe in nombre moste easye to be kepte moste excellent in signification as is baptisme and the Lords Supper THe Sacramentes were not ordeyned of Christe to be gased vpō or to be caried about but that we shuld rightly vse thē And in suche onlye as worthelye receyue y ● same they haue a wholsome effecte and operacion and yet not that of the work wrought as some me speake Which word as it is straunge and vnknowen to holye Scripture so it engendreth no Godly but a very supersticious sense But they that receyue the Sacramentes vnworthelye purchace to theym selues Damnacion as Sayncte Paule sayeth SAcramentes ordeyned by the Worde of God be not onelye ●… Badges and tokens of christian mennes profession but rather they be certaine sure witnesses and effectuall signes of grace Goddes good wyll toward vs by the whiche he dothe worke inuisibly in vs and doth not only quycken but also strengthen and confirme our faith in him The wickednes of the Ministers doeth not take awaye the effectuall operation of gods ordynaunces ALthough in y ● visible church the euell be euer mingled w t the good and sometyme the euill haue chiefe aucthority in the ministration of the word and sacraments Yet forasmuch as the●… dooe not the same in their owne name but doe Minister by Christes commission and aucthoritie we may vse their ministery bothe in hearing the worde of God and in the receiuing the sacraments Nether is the effect of goddes ordiuaunces taken awaye by theyr wickednes nor the grace of gods giftes diminished from suche as by faithe and rightlye receiue the Sacramentes mynystred vnto them which be effectuall because of Christes institution promise althoughe they be ministred by euell men Neuerthelesse it appertayneth to the Disciplyne of the Church that enqui●…ie be made of suche and that they be accused by those y t haue knowledge of theyr offences and fynallye beynge founde guilty by iust iudgmente be deposed Of Baptisme BAptisme is not onlye a sygne of profession marke of difference ●… wherby Christian men are discerned from other y ● be not chri●…aned but it is also a sygne and seale of our new byrth wherby as by an instrument they that receyue Baptisme ryghtlye are grafted into the church y ● promyses of forgeuenesse of sinne and our Adopcyon to be the sonnes of God are visibly signed and sealed faith is confyrmed and grace increasced by vertue of praier vn to god The custom of the church to Christen yong childrē is to be commended and in anye wyse to be reteyned in the Church Of the Lordes Supper THe Supper of y ● Lord is not onely a signe of the loue that Christians oughte to haue amonge them selues one to an other but rather it is a sacrament of oure redempcion by Christes deathe Insomuche that to suche as rightlye worthelye and wyth faythe receiue the same the bread whiche we breake is a communyon of the bodi of Christ. Like wise the Cuppe of blessinge is a Communion of the bloude of Christe TRansubstantiatyon or the chaunge of the substaunce of bread ▪ and wine into the substance of Christes bodye bloud can not be proued by holy wrytte but is repugnaunte to the plaine wordes of scrypture hath geuen occasion to many superstycions FOr asmuche as the trueth 〈◊〉 mānes nature requireth that the bodye of one and the selfe same manne canne not be at one tyme in diuerse places but muste nedes be in sōe one certein place therfore the body of Christ cā not be present at one ▪ time in manye and dyuerse places And because as holye Scripture doeth teach Christe was taken vp into heauē and there shall continue vnto the ende of the worlde a faythfull man oughte not eyther to bele●…e or open●…ye to confesse the reall bodylye presence as they terme it of Christes f●…esh and blo●…d ▪ in the Sacramente of the Lordes Supper THe Sacrament of the Lords Supper was not commaunded by Christes ordynaunce ●…o be kepte caryed aboute lyfted vp nor worshipped ¶ Of the perfecte oblation of Christ made vpon the crosse THe offringe of Christe made once for euer is the perfect redemption the pacif●…ynge of goddes displeasure and satisfaction for al the sinnes of the whole worlde bothe origynall and actuall and there is none other satisfaction for synne but that alone Wherefore the sacrifices of masses in the which it was commonlye sayde that the Pr●…est did offre Christ for the quick ▪ and the dead to haue remission of payne or syn were forged fables and daungerouse deceiptes ¶ The state of syngle lyfe is cōmaūded to no man by the worde of God BIshoppes priestes and Deacons are not commaunded to vowe the state of syngle lyfe without mariage nether by gods law are they compelled to ab●…ein from matrimonye ¶ Excommunicate persons are to be auoided THat personne whiche by open denunciacion of the church is rightly cut of from the v●…ti of the Churche and excōmunicat●… oughte to bee taken of the whole multitude of the faythfull as an Heathen and publicane vntill he be openly reconciled bipenance receiued into y ● church by a iudge that hathe authorytye thereto Traditions of the churche IT is not necessarye that traditions and ceremonyes be in all places one or vtterly lyke For at all tymes they haue bene dyuers and may be chaunged accordyng to the diuersitie of countries and mēnes maners so that nothinge be ordeyned agaynste gods word WHosoeuer through his ●…uate iudgment wyllingly and purposedly ▪ doth opēly breake the tradicions and ceremonies of the churche whiche be not repugnāt to the word of god and be ordayned and approued ●…y common a●…cthority oughte to ●…e rebuked openlye that other may fere to do the lyke as one that offendeth against the cōmon ordre of the church and hurteth tha●…ctority of the Magistrate woundeth the consciences of the we●… brethren ¶ Homelies THe Home lies of late geuen set out by the Kinges aucthority be godly and holsome cōteining doctrine to be receyued of al men and therfore are to be red to the people diligently distinctly ▪ and playnlye ▪ Of the boke of Praiers and Ceremonies of the Churche of Englande THe boke whiche of verye late time was geuen to the church of England by the kinges authority and the Parliament conteining the manner and fourme of praying and ministring the sacramēts in the church of Englād likewise also the boke of ordringe Ministers of the church setforth by y ● foresaid authority are godly and in no point repugnant to the holsome doctrine of the Gospell but agreable there unto furthering and beutyfieng y ● same not a litle and therefore of all faythful membres of the churche of England and chiefly of the ministers of the word they ought to be recei ued and allowed with all readynes of minde and