Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B21355	A catechism, or, Familiar instructions on the principal points of the Christian religion written for the use of his own family by Mr. Drelincourt.; Catechisme, ou, Instruction familiere sur les principaux points de la relgion chrêtieno. English	Drelincourt, Charles, 1595-1669.	1698 (1698)	Wing D2159	63,542	132

Political and Military Vertues but there are others which are proper to the Elect and Faithful as the Inward Sanctification and the certainty of our Adoption for because we are Sons God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our Hearts bearing witness with our Spirit that we are the Children of God and whereby we cry Abba Father Gall 4. Rom. 8. Q. Hath the Holy Ghost no other particular office towards the Faithful A. He comforts them in their afflictions and fills their Souls with a Joy ineffable and glorious and with a peace of God which passeth all understanding wherefore he is called eminently the Comforter St John 14 Q. Hath every faithful man a Spirit in particular A. By no means for though every one hath his proper gift of God and that there be divers diversities of gifts there is the same Spirit 1 Cor. 12. So that as it is the same God who created us and the same Saviour that redeemed us it is also the same Spirit that sanctifies us and who is the earnest of our Inheritance Eph. 1.4 Of the fourth part of the Apostles Creed Quest WHy do you say I believe the Church and not I believe in the Church as you â—ave said I believe in God and in Jesus Christ â—nd in the Holy Ghost A. Because we do not put our trust in the Church but only believe there is a Church â—nd that we have the happiness to be of her â—ommunion Q. What is the Church A. The word Church in general signifies an assembly convoked by living voice insomuch â—hat Acts 19. a seditious Assembly is called a Church but in its most excellent signification it is taken for the company of those that God hath elected to life everlasting whose names before the foundation of the world he hath written in the Book of Life It is thus that the Apostle takes it Heb. 12. Ye are come to the Assembly and Church of the first-born the Names whereof are written in Heaven Q. How many parts are there in this Church A. There are three the Triumphant Church the Militant Church and the Elect which are not yet called or are not yet born Q. What do you mean by the Triumphant Church A. The assembly of all the Saints that God hath taken up in his glory and who triumph in Heaven with the Angels of Light Q. And what do you mean by the Militant Church A. The Company of the faithful who fight on Earth under the banner of our Lord Jesus Christ and who make open profession of his Truth Q. Of what Church is it spoken of in the Creed A. It is principally spoken of the Church of the Elect against whom the gates of Hell shalâ— not prevail Mat. 16. but in some manner iâ— may be understood of the Church Militant oâ— Earth wherein is found not only those that Goâ— hath sanctified by his Spirit but also Hypocrites Q. But how can we say that we believe in thaâ— Church since we do not see it A. We see indeed the men that compose theiâ— Assemblies and their Sacraments but we don'â— see neither their Faith nor their Charity noâ— their interiour Sanctifiation and it is thaâ— which makes them to be true Members of the Church there is but God alone who knows those who are his and who can discern them from Hypocrites 2 Tim. 2. Q. Ought that Church to be called Catholick or Vniversal A. Yes because it reaches to all sorts of People and it is in that it differs from the Church of the Jews which was composed of one Nation only Q. Hath the word Church no other signification in the Scripture A. Sometimes it is taken for the Pastors and the Readers of the Church as when our Lord Jesus Christ says Mat. 18. tell it unto the Church sometimes for the Faithful which are committed to them as in Acts the 20. where St Paul saith unto the Bishops of Ephesus Feed the Church whom God hath purchased with his own Blood and sometimes for particular Assemblies made up as well of those who teach as of those who are taught it is in that sense it is spoken of the Church of Corinth of the Galathian Churches and of the Church of the Thessalonians Q. Who is the head of the Vniversal Church A. It is our Lord Jesus Christ himself for God hath given him to be the head over all things to the Church which is his Body the fulness of him that filleth all in all Eph. 1. Q Did not Jesus Christ establish on earth any â—ody to be in his stead A. When he left the World he sent his Spirit to abide with us for ever John 14. But he gave no Commission to any man to be his Vicar Universal and there is none that can be it Q. But did he order no body to be the leader of his Church A. For the Spiritual conduct of his Church he did order neither King nor Monarch nor any body that governs in their own way contrarily he said to his Apostles The Kings of the Gentiles exercise Lordships over them and they that exercise Authority upon them are called Benefactors but it shall not be so but he that is greatest among you let him be as the younger and he that is chief as he that doth serve Luke 22. Q. But did he give none to be Ministers A. St Paul teaches us Ephesians 4. that he being ascended above all Heavens he gave some to be Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministry for the edifying the body of Christ till we all come into the Unity of the Faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect Man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ Q. May particular Churches stile themselves Catholick or Vniversal Churches A. They may in some sort be called Catholicks because they make profession of the Christian Faith that ought to be spread throughout the Universe and that by reason of that profession they make part of the Catholick Church but there is not one of them that may usurp that name exclusively to the others for properly speaking universal and particular cannot become the same subject Q. Is there any one of their particular Churches which may pretend to domineer over the other A. By no means for they all alike and immediately depend on Jesus Christ the great Pastor and Bishop of our Souls Q. May one be saved out of the Church's Communion A. There is no Salvation out of the Universal Church but there is no particular Church out of which one may not be saved and there is such particular Church the Communion whereof must one renounce then to be saved Q. What difference is there between the particular Churches A. Some are pure and true in their Doctrine and others are impure and untrue Q. How can one know them A. In examining by the Word of God

and who shed blood in a just War do they sin against this Commandment A. No for God himself taketh the name of God of hosts and when the Souldiers asked St John the Baptist what shall we do he did not bid them lay down their Arms and go ye no more in the War but do violence to no man neither accuse any falsly and be content with your wages Q. You have said what God forbids here but what is it that he commands us A. That we preserve the life of our Neighbour with all our power and that we forsake him not in his wants for whoso hath this Worlds good and seeth his Brother have need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him â—ow dwelleth the love of God in him 1 Joh. 3. Of the seventh Commandment Q. WHat is it that God forbids in the seventâ— Commandment A. Not only fornications adulteries and all the filthiness of the flesh but also all that makes way for such filthiness as gluttons drunkenness filthy thoughts obscene words all indecent gestures dissolute pictures and lascivious looks for whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart Matt. 5. Q. And what doth God command here A. That we be chaste in our thoughts in our words and in our actions and as St Paul speaks 1 Thess cap. 4. that every one of us possess his vessel in sanctification and honour Q. Is plain fornication forbidden A. Yes most assuredly one may read the express prohibition thereof Deut. 23. there shall be no whore of the Daughters of Israel nor any * There is just the English Sodomite which includes here a Fornicator as may appear by the fore going and my Ld Bishop of Bath and Wells in his Note on this place observes that the word in the Hebrew Text may be rendered Whore-monger prostitute to fornication of the Sons of Israel and to shut up the mouth to all gain-sayers the Apostle St Paul 1 Cor. 6. expresly distinguishes fornication from adultery in saying that neither fornicators nor adulterers shall inherit the Kingdom of God and our Lord himself saith Rev. 21. that the Whore-mongers shall have their part in the Lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death Of the eighth Commandment Q WHat is it that God forbids us in the Eighth Commandment A. Not only robbery and theft but generally all unlawful means to enrich our selves by another's goods and to take possession thereof by cheat or by extortion by force or by violence One must remember what St Paul saith Eph. 4. Let him that stole steal no more but rather let him labour with his hands that he may have to give to him that needeth and what the same Apostle saith 1 Cor. 6. thieves shall not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven Q. What is it then that God commands in this eighth Commandment A To have nothing that is not lawfully made our own and to preserve our Neighbour's good as well as our own Of the ninth Commandment Q. WHat is it that God forbiddeth in the ninth Commandment A. Not onlâ—â—â—se witness before the Magistrate and to the prejudice and ruin of our Neighbour but generally all sort of calumny and â—lander Q What difference do you put between calumny and slander A. It is a calumny when we invent something against our Neighbour's good name and when we raâ—se a false reâ—â—rt against him Exod. 23. Q. And whaâ— is plain slandering A. Wâ—â—â—â—he thing one speaks of is true but instead of speaking of it to him who is gui ty thereof that he may correct himself or to his superiours that they may see to it one makes a particular discourse thereof against what is said in the 19. of Levit. thou shalt not go as a tale-bearer among thy people thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy Neighbour and not suffer sin in him Q. What is it that God commands here A. That instead of giving our mouths or our ears to slander we preserve with all our power the good name of our Neighbour and that our charity hide his faults Of the tenth Commandment Q. WHat is the sense of the tenth Commandment A. That we submit to the providence of God and unto the dispensation he hath made of his Graces that our Eye be not evil because he is good that we do not wish for the good he hath bestowed on others and that we be not envious but that we be contented with our condition according to what the Apostle saith Heb. 13. Let your Conversation be without covetousness and be contented with such things as you have for he hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Q. Is all sort of covetousness forbidden by God A. Covetousness of itself is a thing indifferent but it becomes good or evil according to the object it embraces wherefore the Apostle exhorteth us to covet spiritual gifts 1 Cor. 12. and 14. Q. And to covet things that God forbiddeth us is it not a sin A. Yes most certainly for what is against the Law of God is sin 1 John 3. and St. Paul several times calls it a sin Rom. 7. Of the summary of the first Table Q. WHat is the summary of the first Table A. That we love God above all things and that we love nothing but in him and that we serve him with all our might and for his sake and even that we hate all that opposes the love and obedience we owe him Of the summary of the second Table Q. WHat is the summary of the second Table A. That our love be without dissimulation Rom. 12. that we do for others as we would be done by for it is the Law and the Prophets Mat. 7. End of the second part PART III. Of Prayer Q. WHat are the works wherein the faithfu man ought principally to exercise himself during this life A. Towards his Neighbour it is charity for with such sacrifices God is well pleased Heb. 13.11 towards God it is Prayer for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved Joel 2. Q. Why do you direct your prayer to God A. Because God hath commanded it and that he promises to hear us call upon me in the day of trouble and I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me Ps 50. Q. To whom did the faithful of the old Testament direct their Prayer A. They directed them all to God as it appears every where in holy writ and especially in the Book of Psalms which contains an infinite number of Prayers not one being directed to any but God Q. In the name of whom and through whose merits do you pray to God A. In the name and through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ as himself teaches it in St. John 16. verily verily I say unto you whatsoever you shall ask the father in my name he will give it you We are an holy Priest-hood to offer spiritual

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