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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80664	A new catechisme drawn out of the breasts of the Old and New Testament, for the soules nourishment, concerning the blessed sacrament of the Lords Supper, and the visible signe in baptisme. Wherein is set forth, the strong bond and seales of the Covenant betwixt God and his people. With an excellent caution to beware of sectaries. By W. Cotton, B.D. and minister of the true word of God.	Cotton, W.	1648 (1648)	Wing C6507; Thomason E1186_15; ESTC R208234	5,296	16

A NEW CATECHISME DRAWN Out of the Breasts of the Old and New Testament for the soules nourishment concerning the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper and the visible Signe in Baptisme Wherein is set forth The strong Bond and Seales of the Covenant betwixt God and his People With an excellent Caution to beware of Sectaries By W. COTTON B. D. and Minister of the true Word of God PSAL. 32 9. Be ye not like to Horse or Mule which have no vnderstanding LONDON Printed by B. ALSOP dwelling neer Cripplegate 1648. A New Catechism easie to be understood of children and the meanest capacities Question WHat is Religion Answ A binding of our selves over to serve God Q. What is God A. God is an infinite being Exod 8.14 Q. How many Gods are there Job 11.7 8 9. A. Only one 1 Tim. 2.5 qu. How many persons are there A. Three the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost Q. How do you know that there is a God A. By his Workes of Creation in making all things by his workes of providence in governing all things by the generall consent of all Nations in acknowledging a God by the terrours of conscience in wicked men making them to tremble at him Q. Wherefore did God make you A. To serve him and seek his glory Luke 1.74 Rom. 11.36 Q. How will God be served A. As he appointed in his Law Deut. 13.18 Q. What Law do you mean A. The Moral Law a perfect rule of righteousnesse containing Ten Commandements and therefore commonly called the Ten Commandements divided as we were written at first in two Tables Q. What doth the first Table treat of A. Of piety or our duty towards God and contains the four first Commandements Q. What doth the second Table treat of A. Of charity or our duty towards our neighbour and containes the sixe last Commandements Q. What are the duties of the first Table A. Tha● we love the Lord our God with all out heart and all our soule and all our might that wee may cleave wholly unto him fearing believing trusting and hoping in him that we may call upon him and worship him according to his owne commandement with all reverence and obedience serving him truly all the dayes of our life Q. What are the duties of the second Table A. That we love our Neighbours as our selves doing as we would be done unto studying to prefer our Neighbours honour life chastity goods and good Name as wee would and should doe our own that we rest content and satisfied with that portion God hath alotted us rejoycing in our Neighbors good as in our owne which is the top and perfection of love Q. VVhat is the Law of God A. The ten Commandements Q. Are you able to keep these Commandements A. No. Q. If we cannot keep the Law wherefore then do we serve A. First to humble us in regard of that miserable estate hereby discovered unto us Secondly to be a rule of good life unto us Q. VVhat belongs to those that keep not Gods Commandements A. Eternall damnation Rom. 6.23 Q. How shall we escape eternall damnation A. Only by Jesus Christ Q. VVhat is Iesus Christ A. The eternall Son of God made man for our sakes Q. VVhat did Iesus Christ do for you A. He gave himself for us when he suffered upon the Crosse Q. VVhy did he give himself for us A. To free us from Hell and to bring us to Heaven where he himselfe is gone to prepare a place for us 1 Ioh. 14 3. Q. VVhether shall all persons be saved by Jesus Christ or not A. No none but the godly or such as by faith receive him Ioh. 1.12 Q. VVhat must the Godly do to be saved by Christ A. Believe and repent Q. VVhat is Faith A. A resting and relying upon God for salvation Ioh. 3.15 Q. How is Faith wrought in us A. By the inward operation and perswasion of the holy Spirit as the proper and principall cause 1 Cor. 12.3.11 and by the outward Ministery of the Word as the instrumentall Rom. 10.14 Q. VVhat is repentance A. A work of the holy Ghost whereby a sinner being tru●y humbled or sinne turneth from his sinne with a stedfast purpose to serve the Lord. Q. Wherein stands true repentance A. In three things First in the knowledge and acknowledging of our sins past Secondly in godly sorrow and griefe of heart for them Thirdly in a godly purpose to forsake all sin and to lead a ●ew life for all time to come Q. How are these graces of God encreased in 〈◊〉 A. By the Word Prayer and Sacrament Rom. 4.11 Q. VVhat is that which you call the Word of God A. That which the Apostles and Prophets have left unto us in writing Q How do you know those Writings to be the word of God A. By the antiquity majesty and holinesse of it and treasures of divine Wisdome contained in it by the miracles that confirmed it and miraculous preservation of it to this day by the incredible effects o● it subduing the whole World to the Kingdom of Christ and mastering our unruly affections which shewes it to be the Word of the mighty God and not of weak Man Q. What is required to the right hearing of this Word A. To prepare our selves by prayer and meditation to attend diligently and reverently upon the prevailing of it to empty our hearts of all wordly thoughts and corrupt affections to make room for it and lay it up for our dayly use in the well ordering of our lives Q. VVhat is prayer A. A making of our requests to God or a begging of tho●e things whereof we stand in need and a thanksgiving for those things which we have received Q. With what confidence can we sinfull wretches come before God or call upon him A. We do no● call upon God in our own name proudly presuming upon any worthinesse in our selves but knowing and acknowledging our own unworthinesse wee come in the Name of Christ our Mediatour by whose intercession wee have accesse unto the throne of Gods Majesty and trust to obtain favour Q. VVhat is a Sacrament A. A sign and seale of Gods Covenant of grace Gen. 17.1 Q. How many parts are there in a Sacrament A. Two the outward element or crea●ure which is a visible signe of the inward and spirituall grace Q. How many Sacraments are there A Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Mat. 28 9. Q. VVhat is Baptisme A. A Sacrament of the New Testament ordained by Christ wherein by sprinkling of the water in the Name of the Father the Son and the holy Ghost is sealed to all the faithful the remission and washing a way of their sins and regeneration to e●ernall life Mat. 26.19 Q. What is the visible sign in Baptism● A. The outward element of water together with the action of wash ng dipping or sprinkling the party baptized in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Q. What is the inward part