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A16684	A catechisme, that is to saie, a familiar introduccion and trainyng of the simple in the commaundementes of God, and the principles of oure religion muche necessarie to be taught and knowen to all good christian people, sette foorth in questions with direct answers to the same: [et] translated into Englishe for the behoufe and commoditee not onely of childre[n], but also of al suche deuout lerners as are not seen in the Latine toungue.	Allen, Edmund, 1519?-1559.	1548 (1548)	STC 359; ESTC S104375	47,037	202

God S. It is a comon maner of speakyng vsed among men whereby is sygnifyed that he hathe receyued euen after his mans nature a power honor aboue all Angels creatures wherin he ruleth with the father in euerlastyng glorye as they do aboute kynges and prynces which sit at theyr ryghthandes M. Wherunto exerciseth the lord this his high godly power dominion S. He exerciseth it in the gouernaunce of all thynges in heauen and vpon yearth continually presence therby vnto all faythfull here vpon yerth to deliuer preserue and defende them from all euyll perill and daunger and to purchase them of the father al that is good and necessarye for them praying for them continually as a true and a mercifull prieste patrone and aduocate vntyll suche tyme as they bee also exalted and taken vppe lyke vnto hym and with him in heauen vnto euerlastyng honor and glory M. What doeth it helpe or profite vs to beleue that Christe is ascended into heauen and that he sitteth at the ryght hande of God S. Fyrste we are assured therby that the waye dore and entreaunce into heauen which was before locked vnto all men by reason of our synne is nowe opened Secondarily it is a syngular comforte vnto vs to confirme vs in pacience in all maner of aduersitie forasmuch as we are sure by this faythe that we haue a myghtie and a louyng protector aduocate and spechemanne with the father in heauen Thyrdly this faythe reioyseth and lifteth vppe our heartes from all yearthly transitorie visible and carnall thynges vnto heauenly eternall inuisible and spirituall thynges putteth vs in remembraunce to lift vppe our heartes from this yearthly and synfull lyfe and to serue our God with heauenly spirituall seruice and not onely with yearthly and bodilye ceremonies M. Beleuest thou any thyng els of our sauior Iesus S. Yea forsouth that he shall come from thence to iudge the quicke and the dead M. What confessest thou by this S. Forsouth that my lorde Iesus Christ shall come againe frō heauen with his verye bodye shall appeare before all the world visiblye in the glorye of his father and shall iudge all menne both such as shall than liue and also those whiche were before dead to the euerlastyng comforte and felicitie of all faythfull whiche haue honored hym and taken him for theyr brother aduocate patrone and defender And agayne to the vtter confusion and condemnacion of all vnfaythfull whiche would neuer beleue his worde nor suffer hym to rule nor to haue dominion ouer them M. But whan shall this iudgemēt once come S. The daye and houre is vnknowen vnto all men wherfore no mā ought to busy or trouble hymselfe muche aboute it but euery one of vs ought continually to loke diligent aboute vs that we do fulfyll those thynges whiche pertayne vnto our vocacion committed vnto vs of the lorde that that tyme and daie come not vpon vs sodenly vnwares and out of season For the ignorance of the daye and tyme ought to put vs continually in remembraunce that we neuer lyue securely rechelesselye Mat. xxiiii and .xxv Luke xii but continually watchyng in the feare of God standyng alwayes prepared with the loynes of our mynde redye gyrded vp i. Peter i. Ti. iii and wayting for the Lorde Iesus Christe shewing our selues good willyng diligente and redye vnto all good workes wherby we maye helpe and further our neyghbor by any meanes M. Do our workes than meryte any thyng of God S. Our workes merite nothyng of God for any worthynes in themselues but yet God whiche of his mercy worketh them in and by vs wyll also of his mercy highly rewarde them in vs. M. Now what foloweth next S. The thirde principall article of the holy ghost our sanctifier M. What are the woordes of this article S. J beleue in the holy gost c. M. What is that to say S. Forsouth thus muche I beleue that there is an holy ghoste whiche procedeth from the father and the sonne with whom he is one very liuyng God the thirde persone in the godhead which worketh so in vs that we shal be partakers of the saluaciciō that is purchased by Christ Through whose power operacion onely all holy men haue spoken and without hym canne no man speake or doe any thyng that is good and godly For we haue nothyng in vs but very darkenesse ignoraunce and hypocrisie M. what is the proper office of the holy ghoste S. It is to sanctifie all those whiche are in the bonde couenante of God through Christe vnto the holye temples of the Lorde that they hereafter may contende and begynne their viage vnto the euerlastyng lyfe in theyr mortall body and also that they may euen here in this lyfe haue theyr God dwellyng in them And agayne it is his office to lyghten theyr heartes with the knowlege of the father and the sonne to leade theim into all trueth to comfort them in al maner of temtacion necessitie and aduersitie to prepare vs vnto a newe life to strengthen vs vnto all goodnesse And so to renewe all christen mennes heartes that they may be changed and made newe men M. But seyng there are many and diuers spirites how may a man discerne and knowe the holy spirite from the worldly deuelishe euil and wicked spirites S. By the fruites properties aboue rehersed but specially by the holy scripture For seyng it is certayne that scripture was inspired by the holy gooste all maner of doctrine that is not consonaunte and agreable vnto it is of an other and not of the holye spirite For the holy spirite is neuer contrarye to hym selfe nor neuer bryngeth in any straunge doctrine in religion M. What followeth S. I beleue an holy christen churche the communion of saintes M. what is that to saye S. That is I beleue and confesse one company and congregaciō of faithfull christians vpon erth from the tyme of Adam vntyll thys daye and vntyll the ende of the worlde whiche is sanctifyed and incorporate into one body vnder one head thorowe the holy goste And they consent and agree together in oure sauiour Christe as the verye membres of one bodye in all thynges pertayning vnto edyfying in faythe and in all Godlynes M. But howe may this congregacion be gathered and suche edifying in faythe and all godlynesse perfourmed S. Thorowe the worde of pure doctryne and exhortacion And thorowe the ryghte vse of the holy sacramentes And thorow other ordynaunces of discipline in the church wherby the christian congregacyon is kepte in order after the worde of God and sundered from all maner of of strange sectes M. Why callest thou the churche holy and christen S. For the causes aboue rehersed because the holy ghoste hathe peculiarlye gathered and sanctified it in a godlye and an holye exercise and lyfe i. Tho. vi in body and sowle and also because Christe hathe sanctified it thorowe his precious bloud M. Why callest thou

any maner of false seruice vnder the pretence of deuocion or holynes as diriges cōmendacions pardons priuate satisfactory masses for the quicke the dead with such lyke supersticious goddes seruice though it hath neuer so high and gloryous a shine yet they offende agaynst this commaundement M. Why do not all thynges please God whiche are doen of a good mynde entent zeale and deuocion Math. xv and in the honor of God S. No forsoth Deut. xii for god abhorth as moste detestable idolatrie all maner of seruice whiche himselfe hath not instituted nor commaunded in his worde And willeth vs to flee auoyd with al our hartes all suche maner of straunge and newe deuised seruice of our Esa ii owne inuentyng Ierem. vii as moste pestilent and corrupt poyson M. Why hath God forbidden any reuerence to be geuen vnto ymages Deut. v S. Because that God beeyng of his owne substaunce euerlasting immortall incomprehēsible and inuisible willeth that we should wholly cleaue vnto his woorde Esa xliiii Iere. xxiii and record thesame continually both night and day bearing it about with vs in our hertes lest thorowe any image we might peraduēture forget him Osee iiii or be hindered in his true seruice M. What can images hindre any manne in the true seruice of God Heb. ii S. There is nothyng that so muche withdraweth vs from the true perfecte knowlege seruice of God as these supersticiouse idolatries images Psal xiv Ier. xxi For the only syght of them draweth vs from the knowlege of God For the whiche cause holy scripture calleth theim deuyls traps or snares of soules Sap. xiiii the worshippyng of them it nameth idolatry a woorke of the flesh Gal. v M. May not images be as lay mennes bookes to put theim in remembraunce of God or of the sayntes lyues S. Whosoeuer setteth vp any image for any such purpose declareth euidētly that he hath denied in his hert the very liuing god is in his hert a very worshipper of idols For the boke whiche onely can bring leade all men both laye other to the knowlege of God is onely the worde of God conteyned in holy scripture in the byble That ought to be the booke of euery laye man ii Tim. iii. ii Pet. i For therin is sufficiently contained all thynges necessary for the saluacion of mā and it nedeth the helpe of none other booke for it is sufficiente of it selfe M. Is there no maner of image wherby we maye be put in remēbraunce of god S. Gen. ii Yes mankynde is the lyuely Image of god made of god hymselfe without the hande of man Lykewise the heauen and yearth the sonne and moone with other lyke creatures of god These may put vs dayly in remembraunce of the infinite power goodnes and wisedom of God Psal xix Rom. i M. What is the vnderstandyng of the thirde commaundement Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne c. S. In this commaundement is forbidden all maner of periury sweryng Math. v blasphemyng of God and his holy name M. Wherby is the name of God moste specially blasphemed Leui. xix and .xxiiii S. By false doctrine supersticious inuocacion or prayer mūblyng of Matyns or Euensong in a straunge tounge without deuocion M. Whereby els S. By false customable swearyng cursyng charmyng coniuryng or inchauntyng by the name of God also by any maner of supersticious vsyng the name or woorde of God or of our sauior Christe M. Is it a great sīne to sweare or to curse rashely by the name of God of our sauior Iesus Christ by his mēbres workes woundes and blissed passion S Yea it is suche an horrible an haynous blasphemye that God did cōmaunde in his lawe to bee punyshed with stonyng vnto death Leui. xxiiii M. But maye a man in no case sweare lawfully without offēce to God Exod. xxii S. Yes yf any man bee required of a magistrate and other wyse also yf it maye serue to the glory of God to the confirmaciō of the trueth Gene. xxi or to the welth and ꝓfite of our neyghbour in the same ii Ch. i For by suche othes is the name of God sanctified and not blasphemed M. Whā kepest thou this commaundemente Psal xlix Exod. xv S. Whansoeuer I confesse prayse extoll magnifie his name his wordes and workes in eche tyme and place as I ought to do committyng my selfe wholly vnto my heauenly father through Iesus Christe our sauior and callyng vpon his helpe and ayde in all maner of affliccion necessitie rendryng vnto hym continuall thankes for all his benefites auoyding all manier of thinges where through his worde his workyng or his glorye might in any wise be hindred contemned or diminished M. How vnderstādest thou the fowerth commaundement The .iiii. commaundemente Remembre that thou sanctifie the sabboth daye c. S. Lyke as there are two maner of sabbothes a spirituall an exteriour sabboth so likewyse is the sabboth kept or brokē two maner of wayes M. What requireth the spirituall sabboth S. That we should continually mortifie tame crucifie our fleshe with all the lustes and concupiscence therof and haue our continuall meditacion vpon the kyngdom of God that we should praise and thanke hym aswell in prosperitye as in aduersitye bearing all manier of affliccion paciently And whansoeuer we do the contrarye than breake we this sabboth M. And whan is the exteriour or outwarde sabboth kept S. Whan euery man applyeth himselfe to come vnto the churche and congregacion to heare the worde of god where it is preached to be present at the common prayers endeuouryng hymselfe to pray with the faythfull congregacion to receiue the holy sacramētes with thesame accordyng vnto the institucion and ordinaunces of Christe and also to bryng and geue his almes in the congregacion for the succour and reliefe of the poore And so to confirme and strengthen his owne faythe and to geue a good example of vertue vnto others And that we myght the more quietly perfourme yesame with out any let or hinderaūce therfore he cōmaūdeth that neither our seruauntes catell nor nothyng about vs should do any labor vpon that daye M. Why so S. Not as though it were synne to doe any honest labour for labour is commaunded of God or as though it were vnpleasyng Gene iii. Ephe. iiii to God that we helpe our selfe or succour our neyghbour in tyme of nede but that we myght bee more quiet to serue God that our children householde myght haue some tyme to here learne the worde of God to remembre considre his benefites to inuocate and to call vpon hym to laude and to thanke hym M. And ought a man to doe no speciall labour vpon that day S. No not for any couetousnes of worldely encreace or aduauntage or for any pryuate pleasure