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A02023 A short and easie introduction to Christian faith conteining the summe of the principles of religion, necessary to be knowne of all before they presume to receiue the sacrament of the Lords Supper: set downe in questions and answers, and distinguished into chapters. By H. Graie. Graie, H. 1588 (1588) STC 12170; ESTC S112481 13,829 34

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A SHORT AND easie introduction to Christian faith Conteining the summe of the principles of Religion necessary to be knowne of all before they presume to receiue the Sacrament of the Lords Supper SET DOWNE IN questions and answers and distinguished into Chapters By H. GRAIE AT LONDON Printed by Robert Walde-graue and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Crane Anno. 1588. PROVERBS 3. 13. Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome and the man that getteth vnderstanding For the merchandize thereof is better than the merchandize of siluer and the gaine thereof is better than the gaine of gold Length of daies is in hir right hand and in hir left hand are ryches and glory She is a tree of life to them which laie hold of hir and blessed is hee which reteineth hir TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE Margaret countesse of Cumberland my very good lady H. G. vvisheth comfort and ioy in the Holie ghost vvith continuance and increase of all spirituall graces and blessings for the susteining of faith in this present vvorld and in the vvorld to come eternall felicitie in the kingdome of heauen THe wise man in a most heauenly and deuine prouerb as most wisely by his extraordinary wisedome so most truly by the instinct of the spirit wherwith he was inspired in writing that booke hath commended it to all posteritie that the feare Prou. 3. 7. Psa 111. 10 of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge the meditation whereof and of such like places of holy scripture no doubt right H. and my very good La. did first worke in your selfe an earnest desire to know and fear God after that godly zealous care which your Ho. carieth toward your whole family whereof I my selfe vpon certaine experience can giue testimony that they might be instructed taught in the knowledge and feare of God This zeale carefulnes though it be commendable in al yet it is so much the more commendable as the person in whom it appeareth is in hier and greater place therfore they also vnto whom the Lord hath giuen honor hath exalted set them aboue other are especially boūd in regard of their places the goodnes of god shewed to them to rēder thanks to the Lord by shewing obedience to him hauing careful ouersight of them which are vnder their autority gouernmēt the which the Lord hauing giuen you to see in some good measure to desire to practise to make an open professiō of the zeale of gods glory so that the same therof is spred in most places of this land I hope to the sturring vp of many by your good example and to the propagation of the praise honor of God it standeth more neerly vppō you to labor to continue to go forward increase in that zealous godly profession of the sinceritie and truth of religiō that God of his goodnes hath more mercifully dealt with you may be more glorified by you thā by others vpon whom he hath not bestowed like graces blessings hereof great numbers which onely haue by constant report hard of you do assure themselues assist you with th●ir faithful praiers And I for mine own part at this present whom it hath pleased the right Ho. my Lord your La. by the prouidence of God to place ouer your family as a testimony witnes of your zeale care of religion which is better known to me then to others haue caused this short Catechisme sum of religion to be published which I offer vnto your honor as the greatest new yeeres gift which my small power in so sudden and short time could present you withall hoping that it shal be accepted in good part not for the woorthinesse of it but in consideration of the occasion the purpose and the end your La. had in moouing me to write it In the handling thereof as your desire was I haue labored for breuitie and by questions answers haue obserued that method which is most easie plaine If by the mercifull goodnes of God as my desire praier is this short and little treatise may redound to the benefit of your familie in regard of that end wherevnto it especiallie aimeth and if your Ho. vnto other your diuers manifold tokens of your good acceptation of me continually since my first comming into your house shal adde this to accept in good part my indeuors and purpose I shall thinke my selfe abundantly fullie rewarded and haue iust occasion offered to ascend praise glory vnto the Lord whose deuine maiesty from the bottome of my heart I most humbly beseech to grant vnto your honor continuance of health welfare and the vse of all those his gifts and benefits which both concerne the goods of this life and especiallie the atteining of life euerlasting Your ladiship 's humble bounden in the Lord Iesus H. Graye Of the Creation of al things and fall of man CHAP. 1. Question WHat thinke you of the frame of this world and of all things therin haue they not beene for euer Answere No. Q How were they then first made A God who is without beginning only Gene. 1. euerlasting in the beginning made all these things which you see Q VVhat is God A God is a spirit infinit eternall vncreated Iohn 4. Iere. 23. 24 Apoc. 1. Gene. 1. Iere. 10. 23 Prou. 2. 30 31 Iam. 1. 17. creator and gouernor of all things without qualitie or quantitie without shadow or change who is in his essence or being infinitlie mightie iust mercifull and good and therefore made all things good and ruleth all things well Q Is there but one infinit one God A No but there be three persons in the Mat. 28. 19 Iohn 1. 17. 14 24. Pro. 8. 2 Matt. 3. 17. Ioh. 15. 26. same Godhead the father of himselfe alone the sonne begotten of the father before all beginning the holie ghost proceeding from the father and the sonne Q VVherfore did God make the world and all creatures therein A To set foorth his glorie Prou. 16. Q Seeing God who is onelie God and without corruption made all things how commeth it to passe that euil is come and the world all creatures in it are subiect to corruption A Man for whom all things were especiallie Gen. 3. made by the suggestion of satan transgressing the commandement of god brought Rom. 1. sinne into the world by sinne death entred vpon all his posterity who had sinned in him and moreouer by him the creatures were Rom. 8. made subiect to vanitie and corruption Q VVherefore is the cause of sinne and corruption imputed vnto man A Because God hauing made man after Gen. 1. his owne image and giuing him free will and power to continue in that perfect estate wherin he was created he notwithstanding abusing his free will power which he had to the committing
of sin is most iustly to be accounted the cause of all sin the exclusion of himselfe al his posterity out of paradise Q VVhat call you the image of God A Perfect vprightnesse and integritie in Eph. 4. Gal. 2. bodie and soule Q In what case dooth man stand now by meanes of Adam his fall A We are by nature bondslaues of sin satan Rom 3. Eph. 2. the children of wrath condemnation Of the restoring of man CHAP. 2. Q DOoth man remaine still in that damnable estate wherevnto Adam by his fall brought him A God forbid Q How thē is the case altred with man A God by his infinit wisdome of his only free mercie goodnes hath so disposed ordered turned the fall of Adam to the good of his elect children that their estate after this Roman 4. life in the kingdome of heuen shal be a great deale more happie blessed than if they had liued in paradise Q By what meanes dooth the Lord worke this A By fulfilling his promise in sending the Genesis 3. Cor. 1. 15. seed of the woman to conquer satan sin and death to set vs free frō them to purchase for vs euerlasting life in the kindom of heauē Q VVho is the seede of the woman A Christ Iesus perfect God perfect mā God in that he is of like substāce equall maiestie Philipp 2. eternity power with his father Man in that he is the seed of the woman tooke the whole nature of man vpon him Q VVas it necessarie that our sauior and redeemer should be both God and man A Yea. Q. VVhy so A If he had bin man alone he could not haue paid the ransome for sin satisfied the infinit wrath of God but should haue beene swalowed vp of death bicause man was subiect to death And againe if he had bin God Rom. 4. alone he could not haue suffered death therefore it was requisite that hee should be both God and man man that he might die God that he might sustaine and vpholde the manhoode Gal. 3. to ouercome and vanquish death Q But is it now true that cursed is hee that dooth not all things which are written in the booke of the law A Yes verily Q How thē shal we be freed frō this curse A By the death and obedience of Iesus Galat. 3. Christ he hath by his death suffered the torments of hell for our sin by his obedience performed the whole law for vs. Q But how dooth that profit vs which Christ did in his owne person A Christ is ours by the gift of God and Roman 8. whatsoeuer Christ did hee did not for himselfe but he that knewe no sinne was made sin for vs that wee might be the righteousnesse 2. Cor. 6. of God by him Q By what meanes are we made partakers of Christ and his benefits Gala. 3. 26. Ephes 1. A Onelie by a true faith whereby wee receiue Christ Q What is faith A It is an vndoubted and certaine persuasion of the loue of GOD towardes vs in Rom. 8. 38 39. 26 11 Christ Iesus grounded vppon the promises of God made vnto vs in the gospell wherby Roman 8. wee are assured that our sins are remitted we by the spirit of god working in our harts are made the adopted children of God Of the triall of our selues whether we be the children of God or no. CHAP. 3. Q HOw shal we know that we haue faith A By proouing our selues whether wee 2. Cor. 13. 5 be in the faith or whether Christ Iesus be in vs or not Q How shall wee prooue our selues A By the working of the spirit in vs for Rom. 8. those which are the children of God are led and gouerned by the spirit Q How shall we know that the spirite dwelleth in vs and that we haue faith A By the effects and fruits of the spirit Gala. 5. 21. which are loue peace long suffering c. and according to the rule of saint Iames shewe Iames 2. me thy faith by thy works and I will shewe hee my faith by my works Q Are works then necessarie to saluatiō A Yea but not as causes of our iustification but as effects and testimonies of our faith and the way which the Lord hath prepared Ephes 2. wherein we should walke and glorifie him til he bring vs to his kingdom of glory Q How is this faith begotten in vs A The ordinarie meanes is the woorde Roma 10. Rom. 1. 18. 1. Pet. 1. 23 preached Q Can not they then be saued which either haue not the vse of the word or els refuse it A God forbid that wee shoulde iudge or condemne any for the Lorde can saue extraordinarily without meanes and hee dooth not call all at all times Q Is it no sinne therfore to refuse the worde A Yes it is a fearefull and dangerous sin refusing the word and as much as in vs lieth we debarre our selues of our saluation Q What cal you the word the preaching wherof you make the instrument and meanes to beget faith A Generally the whole scripture which is conteined in that booke commonly called the Bible but especially the gospel wherin these causes are comprehended wherevpon our faith is grounded Q What is the speciall vse of the preaching of the law A It is a forcible meanes to humble vs by the threatnings of the same and it is a Galat. 3. schoolemaister to prepare vs and make vs fit to receiue the gospell and Christ Iesus which is offered vnto vs by it Of the law CHAP. 4. Q HOw manie things dooth this worde of God generallie taken teach vs principallie A These foure first obedience to the law of God secondly praier which is a part of the worship and seruice of god thirdly faith in Christ fourthlie the Sacraments which are seales pledges of the doctrine of faith Q How do you distinguish these foure things according to the vsuall and common diuision of the woorde into the law and the gospell A The first two inferre vnto the law and the last two vnto the gospell Q How is the law diuided A Into two tables Exod. 31. 18. 34. 7. Q VVhat is conteined in the first A Our duetie which we owe vnto God and what seruice and worship we are to performe vnto him Q VVhat is conteined in the second A Our dutie toward our neighbor and how we ought to behaue our selues towards him so long as we liue in this world Q How many cōmandements be there A Ten. Q How many perteine to the first table A The first foure Q How many to the second A The last six Q Rehearse the commandements A God spake these words and said Thou shalt haue no other gods before me c. Q What is the end and fulfilling of all these commandements A Loue 1. Tim. 1. Gal. 5. Matth. 22. Nom. 13. Mar. 12.