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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20412	Milke for babes The English catechisme, set downe in the Common-Prayer Booke, breifly explaned for the private vse of the younger and more vnlearned sort of his parishioners of Apleton, in the county of Berks: By W.D.	Dickinson, William, b. 1584 or 5.	1628 (1628)	STC 6822; ESTC S118600	33,759	48

MILKE FOR BABES THE ENGLISH CATECHISME SET DOWNE IN THE Common-Prayer Booke breifly explaned for the private vse of the Younger and more vnlearned sort of his Parishioners of Apleton in the County of Berks. By W. D. 1. PET. 2.2 As new borne Babes desire the sincere Milke of the word that yee may grow thereby Ad Ecclesiae filios instruendos addendum est nostri sermonis obsequium Non enim timens nè spiritales eruditi nota fastidiant ad quorum fructum pertinet alijs insinuare quod ipsi cum magnâ sui vtilitate didicerunt Leo Papa AT OXFORD Printed by IOHN LICHFIELD Printer to the famous Vniversity Anno. Dom. 1628. Errata Page 3. line 27. read substance and life Page 5. line 16. read truly and visible Page 11. line 29. read properly His Page 12. line 10. read not to our knowledge TO HIS PARISHIONERS GRACE MERCY PEACE AND LOVE BE MVLTIPLIed through our Lord Iesus Christ THE Title and frontispice of this booke shewes for whom it is provided such as haue need of milke and not of strong meate Heb. 5. and are vnskilfull in the word of righteousnesse And to these I doe present and offer it as the fittest dish for their vse wherein the milke of the Catechisme is as it were chewed and softned in the mouth that their vnderstandings may the more easily receiue and digest it into nourishment and strength It was my error I confesse to make an open and publique offer of this meat vnto you not considering how some had rather ever want then seeme at any time to be in need and to perish rather then acknowledge their infirmity But I am at length reform'd and become the man you would perchance haue me to bee an house-Chaplaine or priuate Minister to Catechise instruct and teach you and your Children and your seruants at home in the rudiments and beginnings of your Christian profession Whosoeuer you be take heed how you sleight and contemne the learning of these small Childish things for they are the first principles of the Oracles of God as the Apostle calls them Heb. 5. and the foundation whereon the spirituall building of Grace and everlasting blessednes standeth Neither doe yee that are yet vnlearned and ignorant content your selues with a bare memorie and Mother-beleefe of words without some knowledge and vnderstanding of what you speake and professe and to beleiue or doe For of good evill the more knowen the easier the one is to be avoided and the other done And in matters of faith perswasion takes most hold and application is made with most comfort and assurance where vnderstanding leads the way The like is to be obserued in Prayer and other Religious workes vnderstanding and knowledge must goe along with them 1. Cor 14.15 For I will pray with the spirit saith the Apostle and I will pray with vnderstanding also And I will singe with the spirit and I will singe with the vnderstanding also Jn your seuerall trades and callings it is easie to obserue that you haue them not by roate only but are therein skilfull and vnderstanding and able to giue an accompt and a reason of your worke And my desire and purpose is to make you as learned in the word of Righteousnes skilfull to discerne both good evill Heb. 5. 1. Pet. 3. able to giue an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you And for this cause I haue taken this forme with which the Printer hath pleas'd to Cloth me and wherein I may without any trouble continuallie be present among you and vpon all occasions readie to doe you seruice in the worke of the Ministrie No time wil be vnseasonable for me to be your Teacher as long as you shall finde any need or will in your selues to be instructed Fix and fasten me to some convenient place in your Houses otherwise I shall be in some danger to be swept out of dores and let me be vnto you for a Fringe that you may looke vpon it and remember all the Commandements of the Lord and do them And that you seeke not after your owne heart your owne eyes after which you vse to goe a whoring Numb 15. That you may remember and doe all the Commandements and be holy vnto your God J shal be well pleased to stand a side while your dayly and necessarie imployments are in your hands for there is no good kindred agreement betwixt vs but at your times of rest and leysure or in the Euenings or while you are absent from the Church I could wish my selfe your Compainon to passe a way the time with all Here together with your Children and the rest of your Familie yee may continually exercise your selues by conferring admonishing examining edifying one another searching the Scriptures whether the things be so as you finde them reported to be By this meanes you may cause the word of Christ to dwell in you richly Colos 3. your Faith may be encreased and confirmed your vnderstanding and knowledge in the things of God bettered and enlarged your affections and will refined and rectified at length come vnto a perfect man vnto the measure of the stature of the fullnes of Christ That henceforth yee be no more Children readie to be tossed to and fro and caried about with every winde of doctrine by the sleight of men Ephes 4. cunning craftines whereby they lie in waite to deceiue But being groūded setled in your owne professed Religion yee may with boldnes make resistance against the vnderminings of our Romish adversaries who closlie steale into our houses and surprise weake and vnsetled mindes and wrest them vnto a deniall and hate of the Church and profession wherevnto they were Baptised before they haue learn't either what our Church doth teach them to beleiue and know or they themselues ought to professe and practise for the salvation of their soules Therefore my people are gone into Captivitie saith the Lord Isai 5. because they haue noe knowledge Without this a man is like a Citie without a wall or a trench hauing not where with all to gainesay resist an assault made presently thinkes on a compositiō for some faire promises wil be content to exchange and deliuer himselfe for ever a slave vnto the Conquerour Luk. 11. But God be thanked hetherto our houses goodes are in peace as if we were all strong men armed the Enimie hath not broke in vpon vs spoiled our houses or carried any of vs away Captiues And in this estate and Libertie of trueth noe doubt we shall continew firms and setled if so be that wee be not at any time wanting vnto our selues and neglect the meanes of strength and knowledge whereby we may be enabled to resist in the day of temptation For whosoever hath to him shal be giuen he shall haue in more abundance Luk. 8. But