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A04155	The key of knowledge which is, a little booke intended to bee of good use, as for all degrees of Christians, so especially for religious families, and religious schooles. The full use and contents whereof must be enquired in the preface or introduction to the worke, which is (first) deliberately to be read of those who desire to receive profit by the booke. By John Jackson, rector of Marsk neere Richmond in York-shire.	Jackson, John, 1600-1648.	1640 (1640)	STC 14297A; ESTC S100135	27,046	126

of tentation which is that hee will not suffer us to bee tempted above our strength but give a gracious issue together with the tentation Mnason What imports the word Amen Apollos It is the seale of this prayer and is both the voice of faith and the voice of desire as much as to say Lord I beleeve these thinges shall be so and I desire earnestly they may be so both for thy glory and the Churches good Mnason Which is the fourth and last part of Catechisticall divinitie Apollos Of the sacraments which in one word cannot better be defined then that they are the visible word wherein and whereby Christ crucified is preached and declared to our eyes Mnason Now whereas the most perfect and exquisite knowledge of any thing is to see it in its causes and that there are foure causes of a thing the efficient from which it is the matter of which it is the forme by which it is what it is and th' end for which it is first shew mee which be the efficient causes of a sacrament Apollos Christ himselfe the head of his Church is the onely Author or principall efficient cause of a Sacrament none but hee alone having power to institute or ordain one in the Church but a lawfull minister is the instrumentall or secondary efficient cause hath power to administer and officiate as Christ had to institute Mnason Which is the matter of which a sacrament consists Apollos It is threefold 1 the outward signe representing 2 the inward grace represented 3 the word sanctifying Mnason wherein consists the inward forme or essence of a Sacrament Apollos In the analogy and proportion betwixt the outward signe and the inward grace which may be called a sacramentall union or conjunction Mnason How manifold is the end of a Sacrament Apollos Twofold 1. to signifie 2. to exhibit the graces of God therein specified and sealed And the 12 articles thus beleeved the ten commandements thus kept the sixe petitions thus powred forth and the two Sacraments thus administred and receaved bring a man about in a blessed circular motion unto the first-point of all to wit true blessednesse or happinesse FINIS AN ALPHABET CONTEINING THE BRIEFE OF what is to bee either knowne or done by them who unfeignedly desire to make acceptable approches to the Lords Table The Communicants Alphabet A Sacrament is the visible word as the Scripture is the word audible By it Christ crucified is spoken and preached to our eyes as in the scripture to our eares BAptisme is the Sacrament of our matriculation and admission into the Church and the Lords supper is the Sacrament of our establishment there and confirmation after wee are admitted Christ is the principall Author or efficient cause of a Sacrament in the Church A lawfull minister is the secondary or instrumentall cause None but Christ alone who is the head of the Church can ordaine or institute one none but a lawfull minister that is who hath gifts from God and calling from men can officiate or administer one DIstinguish wisely betwixt the three parts which concurre to the constituting of a sacrament to wit first the outward signes representing secondly the inward and invisible graces represented lastly the word of benediction or consecration meeting with both EXcept the word accede and be added unto the Elements it is noe Sacrament but common water common bread common wine FOrme inward or the essence of a Sacrament stands in the proportion or analogie betweene the outward signe and inward grace which may bee called a Sacramentall union or conjunction of the signe and the thing signified as namely the proportion which outward washing holds with inward sanctification is the essentiall form of baptisme and the proportion which bread and wine hold with the body and bloud of Christ is the essence and forme of the Lords supper GIve diligent heed also all the while of celebration to the whole leiturgie or office of the Church that is to all the words and actions of the minister which are said and done according to the institution of Christ and according to the rule and prescript of the Church whereof thou art a member for so much is called the outward forme of a sacrament HAve a stedfast regard withall to the threefold end of a sacrament which are first to be signes to represent secondly seales to confirme thirdly instruments to conveigh Grace for Sacraments were but poore thinges to what they are if they had not an exhibitive vertue as well as a significative IN preparation to the Lords table due respect must bee had both to the worthinesse of the receiver and to the worthinesse of receiving that is called precedent worthinesse or the worthinesse of the Person and is to goe before this is called concurrent Worthinesse or the worthinesse of handling and is to goe along with the act of receiving KNow then that as only sinne doth avile and unworthy our persons so nothing but Righteousnesse doth dignifie them and re-estate them in their former worthinesse and excellency LEarne further that this righteousnesse must bee twofold the one of Christ which must bee imputed unto us and therefore called the Righteousnesse of faith the other our owne which must bee imparted to us and inherent in us and therefore called the Righteousnesse of workes MOreover the worthinesse of handling or of receiving consists chiefly in putting in practice that grand Apostolicall rule 1 Cor. 11. 28. Let a man examine himselfe and so let him eate of that bread and drinke of that cup. NEither is it sufficient to prove unlesse ou● weaknesses and infirmities being mercifully abated us in Christ we be able to approve our selves both to our owne hearts and to God who is greater then our hearts OMit not then to examine diligently the present condition first of the Faith and then of thy manners and life the touchstone of the former is the Creed and of the latter the decalogue or ten commandements PLace first before thine eyes the 12 Articles of that most auncient and Apostolique creed and examine thy selfe as in the presence of God first whether thou be able to give stedfast credit and firme assent unto each of them one by one and secondly whether thou canst apply each article particularly unto thine owne selfe and interest thine own soule by affiance and trust in the benefits and comforts which result from each Article QUestion nextly thy life and manners and therin place before thee the ten precepts of the morall law carefully searching by most diligent scrutiny through each commandement wherin thou hast transgressed and broken either the affirmative part of the commandement by sinnes of omission or the negative by sinnes of commission REpent from the bottome of thine heart where thou findest ought amisse in either and give not thy spirit

rest till thou hast brought it to a bleeding plight and wrought it to some measure of godly contrition For where wee cannot offer a lambe wee must offer a dove that is where wee cannot performe innocency wee must pay penitency SOrrow for what hath been amisse for the time past and carefull both resolution and endeavour to amend and reforme for the time to come are the two parts of true and formall repentance God will neither accept our sorrow without reformatiō nor our reformation without sorrow and contrition TAke heed with all thy might that whilst thou art at that holy exercise neither eyes nor mind wander least thou offer the sacrifice of fooles but strive both to confine the thoughts of thy heart and to fixe the speculation of thine eye For as was said before it is the visible word sermoning and preaching Christ crucified yea Christ crucifying unto the eyes in which regard not onely the Elements themselves but also every action of the minister while he is officiating is significative and representative UNto all this one thing more is to bee added which is the consequent or subsequent disposition and temper of soule which is to follow the holy Communion for the end crownes the worke Praeexistent congruities and coexistent concurrences and subsequent dispositions must all meet to make a good worke perfect and absolute There is required first a right ingresse into and then a right progresse in and lastly a right egresse out of every holy and pious performance before it can bee put upon the file of good Workes An action may miscarry upon one circumstance it cannot bee good but upon all WHen therefore thou hast received and that the holy businesse is ended thanke God heartily for so great a favour as to vouchsafe to feast thee with his owne body and blood and so make it as it is an Eucharist that is a sacrifice of praise and thankesgiving YIeld also unto God reall thankefullnesse that is constant and uniforme obedience eschewing even the least of sinnes which may defile the soule and setting upon the most difficult of vertues which may ingratiate thee with God Having washed thy feet doe not defile them againe having put off thy ragges put them not on againe Novemb. 28. 1639. Imprimatur Iohannes Hansley As in Athanasius and his play-fellowes Baronius ad annum 311 Rom. 2. 20. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hieron ep 7. 27. Baron ad an 384. n. 4. Arist. metaphys 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom 6. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Tim. 1. 13. Cla●i● Scripturae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quadrupliciplanxit alphabeto Hieron praefat Psalm 25. 34. 111. 112. 119. 145. Vt facilius disceretur memoria te●eretur Vatablus Baron ad an 392. num 6. See Cartwrights comment on the Proverbs Quest. 1 Answer Que. 2. Answ. Quest. 3. Ans. Que. 4. Answ. Que. 5. Answ. Quest. 6 Answ. Que. 7. Answ. Qu. 8. Answ. Que. 9. Answ. Que. 10. Answ. Que. 11 Answ. Que. 12 Answ. Quest. 1 Answ. Quest. 2 Answ. Quest. 3 Answ. Que. 4. Answ. Qu. 5. Ans. Qu. 6. Ans. Qu. 7. Answ. Qu. 8. Answ. Quest. 9 Answ. Que. 10 Answ. Que. 11 Answ. Q. 12 Answ. Que. 13 Ans. Que. 14 Answ. Que. 15 Answ. Que. 16 Answ. Que. 17 Answer Que. 18 Ans. Qu. 19 Answ. Qu. 20 Answ. Que. 11. Answ. Que. 22 Answ. Qu. 23. Answ. Que. 24 Answ. Que. 25 Answ. Que. 26 Answ. Que. 27 Answ. Que. 28 Answ. Que. 29 Answ. Qu. 30 Ans. Que. 31 Answ. 1 Sund. in Adv. Que. 1. Answ. 2. Sund. Adv. Quest. 2 Answ. 3 Sund. Adv. Quest. 3 Answ. 4 Sunday Adv. Quest. 4 Answ. Sund. after Christm day Quest. 5 Religio à religando quia cultu divino animas nostras Deo religemus cum ab eo defeccramus Aug. lib. de vera religione tom 1. 1. Sund. aft Epiphanie Que. 6. 2 Sund. aft Epiphanie Qu. 7. 3 Sund. after Epiph. Qu. 8. 4 Sund. after Epiph. Quest. 9 a Ambr. serm 38. b Whitak contr Stapl●t de autor S. Scripturae l. 1. c. 14. § 9. Durand l. 3. dist 25. qu. 2. 5 Sund. after Epiph. Que. 10 D. Tho. 22. q. 1. art 6. 8. 9. ad 1. Septuages Que. 11 Vifcherus l. 5. c. 20. ● Vrfin Catech q. 23. Se●agefima Que. 12 Quinquagesima Que. 13 1 Sunday in Lent Que. 14 2 Sund. in Lent Que. 15 3 Sund. in Lent Que. 16 4 Sund. in Lent Que. 17 5 Sund. in Lent Qu. 18 Sund. next before East Que. 19 Easter day Que. 20 1 Sund. aft Easter Qu. 21 * Spiritus e●ce 1 docet 2 renovat 3 copulatque 4 regitque 5●consolatur 6 arrha salutifera 2 Sund. aft Easter Qu. 22. 3 Sunday after Easter Que. 23 4 Sunday after Easter Que. 24 5 Sunday after Easter Que. 25 Sund. after Ascension Que. 26 Whitsunday Que. 27 Trinity Sunday Que. 28 1 Sunday after Trin. Que. 29 2 Sunday after Trin. Que. 30 3 Sunday after Trin. Que. 31 4. Sunday after Trin. Que. 32 5 Sunday after Trin. Que. 33 6 Sunday after Trin. Que. 34 7 Sunday after Trin. Que. 35 8 Sunday after Trin. Que. 36 9 Sunday after Trin. Qu. 37. 10 Sund. after Trin. Qu. 38. 11 Sunday after Trin. Que. 39 Greg. Qui non potest agnum offerat columbam i. ●qui non potest innocentiā offerat poenitentiam 12 Sunday after Trin. Que. 40 13 Sunday after Trin. Que. 41 14 Sunday after Trin. Que. 42 15 Sunday after Trin. Que. 43 16 Sunday after Trin. Que. 44 17 Sunday after Trin. Que. 45 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Theophil Gravissemis vinculis nos alligamus nisi quod profitemur impleamus Leo serm 5. de quadrages 18 Sunday after Trin. Qu. 46 19 Sunday after Trin. Que. 47 20 Sunday after Trin. Que. 48 21 Sunday after Trin. Que. 49 Scire est per causas scire 22 Sunday after Trin. Que. 50 23 Sunday after Trin. Qu. 51 24 Sunday after Trin. Qu. 52. 1 The definition of a Sacrament 2 The difference betwixt the two Sacraments 3 The efficient causes of a Sacrament 4 The matter 5 Arule or Canon of S. Aug. 6 The internall forme 7 The externall forme 8 The ends 9 A twofold worthinesse required in a Communicant 10 The worthinesse of the person consists in Righteousnesse 11 This Righteousnesse is double of faith and workes 12 Theworthinesse of handling consists in selfe examination 13 Yet selfe examination is not enough without selfe approbation 14 Faith and manners are the two thinges to be taken into examination 15 The Apostles creed is the rule of Faith 16 The decalogue is the rule of manners 17 Repentance is the onely salve for sinne 18 Sorrow and reformation are the two parts of true repentance 19 The communicants carriage whilst he is receaving 20 The communicants carriage and disposition afterwards viz. 21 In thankfullnesse 22 And in newnesse of life