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A02987
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A short catechisme contayning the princples [sic] of religion : verie profitable for all sorts of people.
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Ball, John, 1585-1640.
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STC 1313.3; ESTC S4126
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preserue our owne person and the person of our neighbour Q. What is the general sin herein forbidden A. All neglect of our owne or our neibours preseruation or desire of our own or their hurt conceiued in heart or declared in word gesture or deed Q. Which is the seuenth commandement A. Thou shalt not commit Adulterie Q. What is the generall dutie of this Commandement A. That wee should keepe our selues pure in soule and body both towards our selues and others Q. Which is the generall sin here forbidden A. All vncleanenesse of heart speech gesture or action together with all the causes occasions and signes thereof Q. Which is the eight commandement A. Thou shalt not Steale Q. VVhat is the generall duty of this commandement A. That by all good meanes wee further the outward estate of ourselues and of our neighbours Q VVhat is the general sinne forbidden A. All neglect to further our owne or our neighbours wealth all impeachment or hinderance thereof and all increase thereof by vniust and indirect dealing Q. Which is the ninth Commandement A. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour Q. What is the generall duty here required A. That by al meanes we seek to maintaine our owne and our neighbors good name according to truth a good conscience Q. What is the generall sinne forbidden A. All failing to procure defend and further our own and our neighbours credit all vniust defence wrongfull suspition and accusation of our selues or others Q. Which is the tenth Commandement A. Thou shalt not couet c. Q. What is the generall duty commanded A. That we be truely contented with our owne outward condition and hartily desire the good of our neighbour in all things belonging vnto him great smal Q. What is the generall sinne forbidden A. All thoughts of mind wishes and desires of heart and delightfull remembrances of euill against contentednesse Q. Is any man able to keepe this Law A. Not perfectly for the a godly often fall the most holy b faile alwaies in their best duties But the child of God ought c may vsually d doth walke according to the law sincerely a Iam. 3.2 b Exod. 28.36 37 38. c 1. Ioh. 2.14 Ioh. 14.15.21 d 1. King 15.5 Q. Should not a Christian omit doing of good altogether seeing he cannot doe it in that measure that God requireth A. No but with diligence e singlenesse of heart striue against corruption looke for f the assistance of Gods spirit labour to g grow in grace e 2. Cor. 7.1 f 2. Chron. 16.9 Phil. 4.13 g 1. Pet. 2.2 and 2. Pet. 3.18 Q. What meanes should a man vse to grow in grace A. Hee must throughly h examine his wayes iudge i himselfe watch k ouer his heart at all times in all places occasions and conditions redeeming the l time to store his hart with good preserue m his faith h Hag. 1.5.7 i 1. Cor. 11.31 k 2. Tim 4.5 l Eph. 5.16 m Heb. 10.35 36 38. Q. What else A. He must take vnto n him the whole armour of God and with care vprightnesse and constancie vse the meanes of o grace before prescribed in on estate p as well as in another n Eph. 6.14 o Prou. 2.3 4. Col. 4.2 p Iob. 27.10 Q. What priuiledges doth God afford in this life vnto his children who labor according to his will to increase in grace A. They may be assured q of his fauour fatherly r care ouer them the s direction of his spirit their t groweth in grace u perseuerance to the end q 1. Ioh. 3.1 13. Ioh. 1.12 r 1. Tim. 4.10 Mat. 10.30 s Psal 143.10 t Col. 1.9.10 u Phil. 1.6 Q VVhat other priutledges doth God afford vnto them A. They are u kept from comforted w in and deliuered x out of many troubles taught to vse y all estates aright z preserued from foule offences enabled to z rise againe if they fal instructed to liue a godly haue possession b of the word u Psal 32.10 w Acts 16.25 x Prou. 11.8 y Lam. 3.27 Phil. 4.12 2 Luk. 1.6 z Psal 37.23 24. a Eph. 2.10 b Luke 8.15 Q. Doe all the godly or any at all times enioy all these priutledges A. No some are ignorant of them not beleeuing or at least very faintly that there be any such Others are carelesse who prize them not and so take not paines for these things as they ought Q. VVhat other hinderances doe depriue Christans of the enioying of these priuiledges A. Inordinate c passions as feare anger selfe-loue pride loue of pleasures cares of the world earthly incumbrances and inconstancie in good duties temptations also to distrust doe keepe vnder many c Iam. 4.1 2. Q. How should a man bridle and reforme these vnruly passions A. Let him highly esteeme a Christian life pray earnestly set himselfe most against the infirmities that be strongest in him shun the occasions of sinne hide the m commandment in his hart and n apply the death of Christ for the killing of corruption m Psal 119.11 n 1. Ioh. 5.4 Q. How may a man ouercome his temptations to distrust A. He must not giue credit o to Satans suggestions against Gods truth but consider of Gods p power q goodnesse r vnchangeablenesse ormer s mercies free t grace in giuing vs his Son so that weaknes vnworthinesse want of feeling com for t should not dismay him o Mat. 4.3 4 p Mat. 8.2 Esa 40.27 28. q Psal 51.1 r Iere. 31.3 s Psal 77.11.12 t Rom. 5.8 9. Q. What else must we doe A. Hee must consider what promises the Lord hath made to keepe n vphold him what encouragement w he hath giuen him to beleeue and how acceptable x a thing it is that he should so do u Mat. 16.18 Luk. 23.32 w 1. Ioh. 3.23 x Mat. 8.10 15.28 Rom. 4.20 Q. What other thing is to bee learned for the ouercomming of these temptations A. Wee must iudge of our selues not by our owne a present feeling or by our owne b discerning the fruites of Grace but by that we haue c felt the d fruits of grace which appeare to others a Psal 116.11 Psal 13.1 b Psal 51.10 c Psal 77.11 d 2. Cor. 2.10 11. Q. VVhat may be a further helpe A. It is good to e examine our hearts vse the aduice of f others but we must know withall the groaning g after and labouring to rest our wearied soule vpon the promises of grace being neuer satisfied vntil our doubtfulnesse be remooued will bring a good end e Psa 4.4 f 1. Thes 5.14 g Mat. 11.28 Q. Doe the fruites of the spirit alwayes appeare in the faithfull A. No they are obscured in h our first conuersion in the dayes of i securitie when we k leaue our first loue in the time of l temptation or of some relapse m into sinne h Luke 5.37 38. i 1. Cor. 3. k Reue. 2.4 l Psal 6.1 2 3. m Psal 51.10 Q. How should a man recouer out of a relapse A. By a speedy n consideration of what hee hath done renewing his repentance with sorrow and shame o bewailing his sinne before God reforming his life and laying hold vpon the promise of mercy n Reue. 2.5 o Iere. 31.18 19. Q VVhat priuiledges doe the godly enioy as soone as this life is ended A. Their glory then begins for their bodies remaine p in the graue as in a bed of spices their soules q being perfectly freed from sinne are receiued into heauen beholding r God and Christ immediately p 1. Thes 4.15 q Reuel 14.13 r Mat. 5.8.1 Cor. 13.12 Q. If this bee the state of the godly what shall become of the vngodly A. Their bodies s shall rot in the graue their soules t bee iudged to euerlasting woe s Gene. 3.19 t Luke 16.22 23. Q. When shall the happinesse of the elect be consummate A. At the u dreadfull day of iudgment the generall resurrection u Psal 17.15 Q. VVho shall be the iudge at that day A. Christ the w Lord and King of the Church whoshal come in a most glorious visible maner descending x frō heauen with a shout and with the voice of the Archangel and with the trumpet of God most royally attended with innumerable multitudes of mighty angels w Acts 10.42 17.31 x 1. The 4.16 y 2. The. 1.7 Q. When shall he come A. He will most surely come but the time is z vnknowne that we might euer a watch and prepare for his comming z Match 24.36 a Matth. 24.42 Q. Whom shall he iudge A. His elect and b chosen and all their enemies both euill c angels and wicked men b 2. Cor. 5.10 c 2. Pet. 3.4 Iude v. 16 Q. Seeing many of Gods elect people and wicked men are rotted in the earth how can they be iudged A. The very same bodies in d substance that at any time died shall by the power of God be raised vp and the soules be vnited vnto them inseparably to abide to gether for euermore d 1. Cor. 15.42 43. Q. VVhat are wee to beleene concerning those who shal be found aliue at the comming of Christ A. They shall bee changed in the a twinckling of an eye and so presented before the iudgement seate of Christ e 1. Cor. 15.51 52. Q. In what manner shall he iudge A. Most strictly both in respect of the f persons iudged the things for which but yet hee shall iudge most righteous g iudgement f 2. Cor. 5.10 g Acts 17.31 Q. VVhat shall be the issue of this iudgement to the wicked A. Euerlasting h perdition from the presence of the Lord to all those who ignorantly or wilfully did contemn the Gospell h 2. Thes 1.7 8 9. Q. What shall bee the issue thereof to the godly A. The cleare vision of God Christ endlesse communion k with them and euerlasting l peace glory both in soule and body in fuller measure then the heart of man can now comprehend or any of the Saints enioyed before i 1. Ioh. 3.2 k Ioh. 17.24 Phi. 1.23 l Mat. 25.34 FINIS