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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19938	A catechisme wherin is contained the true grounds of the articles of the Christian faith, contained in the Lords prayer and the Creed, by way of question and answer betweene Protestant and Papist. Diuided into twenty Saboth exercises, for children to learne the Christian religion.	Davis, Francis, fl. 1612.	1612 (1612)	STC 6368; ESTC S117500	15,595	46

A Catechisme wherin is contained the true grounds of the Articles of the Christian faith contained in the Lords prayer and the Creed by way of Question and answer betweene Protestant and Papist Diuided into twenty Saboth exercises for children to learne the Christian Religion Imprinted at London by G. Eld. 1612. To the VVorshipfull and my good friend Maister Thomas Digges Esquire Francis Dauis wisheth health long life with increase of much worsh●p Sir SInce I haue made bold already with your worship in offering to present my labours vnto you and finding your worship so kindly to receiue them I haue heere in this small volume taken some paines in gathering these few instructions and how soeuer they are I wished them well So presenting them to your worship desiring you to depresse errors with my good meaning loth to bee tedious vnto you in a trifle I leaue you to the protection of the Almighty praying vnto him to send you much health and happinesse I rest Your Worships to command during life FRAN DAVIS To the Reader GEntle Reader since that I haue heeretofore set forth some of my workes and finding of your kinde receit of them it hath stirred me vp into farther matters whereof this small volume is one wherein is declared the true ground of the Articles of the Christian faith contained in the Lords prayer and the Creede whereunto I haue set out the Papist to aske the Question and the Protestant to resolue it which it doth also serue for youth to learne and the Minister to aske the Question and the Child to answere It is but a small price for to buy this book and the Child to learne in the weeke dayes but so much as I haue marked from one Sunday to another and euery Sunday the Minister of euery parish to but call the Children afore him euery Sunday but one howre and to examine them vppon them few points and no doubt but they will labour and striue in the weeke dayes to get in their mindes by root of heart to answere him and no doubt but it will encrease in time to some comfort to the soules health Thus Reader wishing you well and desiring you to follow these few Instructions in order as I haue declared them but I leaue it to thy owne consideration and thy better meditation So with my praier for the same to the Almighty God I end Your freind F. D. The Papist meeting with the Protestant and being desirous to be conuerted or instructed by him in the true knowledge of God and of his Christian faith to the which the Papist asketh the question and the Protestant resolueth him The first question of the Papist is of the Articles of the faith and also this may serue for the instruction of youth and children Papist WHat is the principall and chiefest end of mans life Pro. To know God Pap. What moueth thee to say so Pro. Wherevnto man was created and made Because hee hath created vs and placed vs in this world to set forth his glory in vs and it is good reason that we employ our whole life in his glory séeing he is the beginning and fountaine thereof Pap. What is then the chiefest felicitie of man Pro. Euen the selfe same I meane to know GOD and to haue his glory shewed forth in vs. Pap. The greatest felicity that man can atta●… to Why doost thou call this mans chiefe felicitie Pro. Because without it our condition or estate were more miserable then the state of brute beasts Pap. Hereby then wee may euidently see that there can no such misery come vnto man as not to liue in the knowledge of God Pro. That is most certaine Pap. But what is the true and right knowledge of God Pro. The true knowledge of God When a man so knoweth God that he giue him due honor Pap. Which is the way to honor God arigh Pro. The right manner to worship God standeth in foure points It is to put our whole trust and confidence in him to study so serue him in obeying his will to call vpon him in our necessities séeking our saluation and all good things at his hands and finally to acknowledge both with hart and mouth that he is the liuely fountaine of all goodnesse The second Sunday Pap. Well then to the end that these former questions giue me full satisfaction I pray declare more at large which is the first point Pro. The first point of honouring God To put our whole confidence in God Pap. How may that be Pro. When we haue an assured knowledge that he is Almighty perfectly God Pap. Is that sufficient Pro. No. Pap. Shew the reason Pro. For there is no worthinesse in vs why God should either shew his power to helpe vs or vse his mercifull goodnesse to saue vs. Pap. What is there then further required Pro. That euery one of vs be fully assured in his conscience that he is beloued of God and that hee will be both his Father and Sauiour Pap. How shall we be assured thereof Pro. The foundation of our faith By his owne word wherein he vttereth vnto vs his mercy in Christ and assureth vs of his loue toward vs. Pap. Then the very ground to haue a sure confidence in God is to know him in our Sauiour Christ Pro. Yes truly Pap. Then briefly what is the effect of this knowledge of God in Christ Pro. It is contained in the confession of the faith vsed of all Christians which is commonly called the Créed of the Apostles both because it is a briefe gathering of the Articles of that faith which hath béene alwayes contained in Christs Church and also because it was taken out of the pure doctrine of the Apostles Pap. Rehearse the same Pro. The Creed of the Apostles I beléeue in God the Father Almighty maker of heauen and earth c. I beléeue in the holy Ghost c. The third Sunday Pap. To the intent that this confession may be more plainly declared into how many parts shall we deuide it Pro. The Christian faith standeth in 4 points Into foure principall parts Pap. What be they Pro. The first concerneth God the father The second is of the sonne Iesus Christ wherein briefly also the whole history of our redemption is rehearsed The third is touching the holy ghost The fourth concerneth the Church and Gods gifts to the same Pap. Seeing there is but one God what moueth thee to make rehearsall of the father the sonne and the holy Ghost as if there were three Pro. As concerning the Trinity Because that in the substance or nature of God we haue to consider the father as the fountaine beginning and originall cause of all things then secondly his sonne who is the euerlasting wisdoms Thirdly the holy Ghost who is his vertue and power spred vpon creatures and yet neuerthelesse remaineth alwayes wholy to himselfe Pap. This is then thy meaning that there is no