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Milk for babes, and meat for men, or, Principles necessary, to bee known and learned, of such as would know Christ here, or be known of him hereafter
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Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
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MILK for BABES And MEAT for MEN. OR Principles necessary to bee known and learned of such as would know Christ here or be known of him hereafter 2. THESS 1. 8. In flaming Fire taking vengeance on them that know not God that obey not the Gospel of our Lord IESVS CHRIST Rom. 10. 15. How beautifull are the feet of them that preach the Gospell of peace c. Imprinted Anno 1630. To those whom I have reason to hold deere in Sepulchers London elswhere in England where I have spent the poore Talent the Lord hath lent mee BELOVED FREINDS IT often falls out whilst some have thought it nothing to quit the out-works and have blamed the watch that guarded them the enemy hath goten within the ports the chiefe Cittadell hath beene endangered Give mee leave to tell you that the cause of all uneven walking carnall feaâ—â—ing painted profession amongst you ariseth from a hart either unbroken or â—nbottomd For the former of these you have had â—mongst you my poore endevours I wish â—hey had been more spirituall more prevalent You had my liberty and I wish my â—ife had gone with it could that have acâ—omplished the end of my labours the â—alvation of your soules in the day of the LORD I complaine not of unanswerable love from you For the second I send you this tokeÌ„ not that you want Catechismes but thaâ— you may still know much Water cannoâ— quench my love Commend mee to your Children and Servants and give them this And know that good things if they bee noâ— esteemd in the abundance of them wilâ— bee better valued by their want Oh walke worthy of the Gospell lest with some desolate Churches you once say Wee had the Gospell I commend you all to his grace who is able to keepe you in the Fellowship of the Gospel and rest Yours in him H. P. To those whom my Ministry may concerne in the Netherlands especially these of Rotterdam who have had most of my Labours Loving Freinds I Know what meanes what mercies you injoy in these parts yet I am not ignorant what disadvantages Godlines in the power of it hath by errour in judgment and loosenes in life Look well and you will finde it is not all gold that glistereth Beleeve it A compleate Christian is allmost as dainty as the man the Lord lookt for Ezech. 22. Wherfore as you meet with my labours in publicke so accept of this for you yours in private You have many other helps but having resolved to pitch upon something of this kind and finding all said before that could bee sayd I pitcht upon this ground-worke which I put into this order for your Fartherance Nâ—ver dreame of building without foundations when you have well disgested this Milke you must then bee fit for stronger Meat The Lord make us wise with Ioseph it is a getting time there will come a spending And remember that if ever your poore Infants bee driven to wildernesses to hollow caves to Fagot and Fire or to sorrowes of any Kinde they will thanke God you they were well catechized The comfort of these principles hee wisheth you who is Yours in the Rock Christ. H. P. WHat is the end and scope of Catechizing To procure increase knowledge What is the originall and fountain of knowledge The Scripture that is The Bookes of the Old and New Testament What is necessary to bee knowne concerning them Two things The first is That they are the very word of God or they flow from God by Divine inspiration 2. Tim. 3. 16. What is the second thing That they are perfect without defect or errour every way sufficient of themselves alone to guide us in all things needfull to salvation without adding ought to them or diminishing ought from them Psal. 19. 7. What is the subject of knowledge God who must be considered first in his Nature secondly in his workes What is necessary to be knowne in the Nature of God Foure things First That there is a God Secondly That hee is glorious in nature Thirdly That he is three in persons Fourthly That hee is one in essence How doe you prove there is a God Every line in Scripture proves it and every Creature speakes it and every conscience in horrour knowes it c. How prove you hee is glorious As many Scriptures prove it so it may bee seene in these particulars 1. he is incorporeall 2. eternall 3. incomprehensible 4. immutable 5. omnipotent 6. omniscient 7. most holy 8. all sufficient 9. most mercifull 10. immortall How doe you prove hee is three in persons and one in essence Many Scriptures give testimony to the Trinity as Matth. 28. 19. 1. Ioh. 5. 7. And that there is but one is cleere Isa. 44. 6. 8. Mark 12. 29. 1. Cor. 8. 4. What are the workes of God They bee either of Creation or providence What is necessary for you to beleeve concerning the Creation These five things First That the World had a beginning and was not eternall Genes 1. 1. Secondly That the World and all things were made by God Act. 17. 24. What are the rest Thirdly That all was made of nothing Rom. 4. 17. Fourthly That God made all things by his Word only Genes 1. Fiftly That all things in their Creation were made good Genes 2. 1. What must you know concerning his Providence Seven things First That God still knowes and takes continuall notice of all things Prov. 15. 3. Secondly That God upholds governs and disposeth of the World so as all things continue through him Psal. 119. 91. What are the other Thirdly That this Providence of God reacheth to all things even the smallest things are governed and upheld by God Rom. 11. 36. Fourthly That of all Creatures God hath most care and respect of Men. Prov. 8. 31. What are the rest Fiftly That the good or evill which befalleth Man is not without Gods Providence Amos 3. 6. Sixtly That hee doth whatsoever pleaseth him in Heaven or in Earth Psal. 115. 3 Lastly That Gods dominion is everlasting Psal. 146. 10. What must you know concerning his particular Providence touching Man The things concerning Man have respect unto his fourefold Estate The first of Innocency the second of corruption or misery the third of grace the fourth of glory Concerning mans first estate what must you know Two things First God made man after his owne image Gen. 1. 26. Secondly This image of God chiefly coÌ„sisted in knowledge holines and righteousnes Eccl. 7. 29. What must you know concerning mans second estate of misery It must bee considered two wayes First In the cause of it Secondly in the parts of it The cause of it was the fall of our first parents In their fall what must you know Three things What is the first That our parents Adam Eve fell and lost speedily the happines in which they were