instruct the Ignorant c Rom. 2 20. 2. To bring home him that is out of the way d Iames 5. 20. Exod. 23. 4. 3. To admonish him that is faulty e 1. Thess 5. 14. 4. To encourage and confirme him that doth well f Act. 14. 21. 22. 5. To comfort them that are in distresse g 1. Thess 5. 14. Q. What be the workes of Mercie towards the bodies of our brethren Ans These 1. To féede the hungry h Math. 25. 35. 2. To cloathe the naked i Math. 25. 36. 3. To visit the sicke or the prisoners k Mat. 25. 55. 4. To reléeue the oppressed l Exod. 23 5 Psal 82. 4. Deut. 27. 19. 5. To bring the blind into the way m Deut. 27. 18. 6. To giue and lend where néede is n Math. 5. 42. Deut. 15. 7. 8. Psal 37. 21. 26. Ioh. 3. 17. 7. To lodge poore strangers o Math. 25. 35 36. Heb. 13. 2. CHAP. 29. Of workes of Iustice or Righteousnesse Q. VVHat bee the workes of Iustice A. Such workes of honesty and faire dealing as wee are bound to performe to euery man a Rom. 13 7 Q. When are workes of Iustice to be performed A. In the works of our callings and in all our bargaines and dealings with men b 1 Thess 4 6 Exod. 12 49 and 23 9. Q. With whom must wee deale iustly Ans With euery man friend or foe superiour or inferiour good or bad or of what religion soeuer he be c Math. 5 43 44 Q. What be the parts of Iustice Ans Two First to doe right to all wrong to none d Rom. 13 7. Secondly if we haue don wrong to make restitution e Luke 19 8. Exod. 21 28 22 1 c. Q. What rules doth the Holy Ghost giue vs for our direction in Iustice and in doing right to all men Ans These in the Old Testament First Thou shalt not steale nor deale falsly nor lie one to another f Leuit. 19 11 Secondly Thou shalt not defraud thy Neighbour nor rob him nor keepe his due from him g Leuit. 19 13 Thirdly Thou shalt loue thy Neighbour as thy selfe h Leuit. 19 18 Q And what rules or directions haue we in the New Testament A. These First Owe nothing to any man but loue i Rom. 13 8 Secondly Giue to euery one his due k Rom. 13 7. Thirdly Let no man defraud or goe beyond his brother in any matter l 1 Thess 4 6 Fourthly Whatsoeuer you would that men should doe to you doe you the same to them m Math. 7 12 CHAP. 30. Of the reward of good Workes Q. VVHy should Christians do good workes Ans For these causes First to obey Gods commandement and doe his will a Psal 119 4 Secondly to honour God and his holy Religion b Math 5. 1 Pet. 2 9 12 Thirdly to make sure their own election c 2 Pet. 1 10 1 Tim. 6 18 19 Q. Is there any reward for good Workes Answ Yes the least good worke shall be rewarded d 1 Cor. 15 58 Math. 14 42 Q. May we then merite by our good workes Answ No but the reward is giuen in Gods mercie through Christs merits e Rom. 6 23. Luke 17 10. Quest What reward doth God giue vs by his mercifull Couenant in Christ A. Some in this life but more in the life to come f 1 Tim. 4 8 Q. What reward haue we in this life Ans Thrée First his loue and fauour g 1 Ioh. 4 10 Secondly the peace and comfort of a good conscience h Rom. 14 17 Thirdly all blessings néedfull for this life i Psal 34 9 and 84 11 Math. 6 32 33 Q. And what reward in the life to come A. Eternall life or euerlasting saluation k Math. 25 46 Q. What shall we enioy there A. Perfect happinesse consisting in two things First a fréedome from all euill and sinne l Esay 11 9 Reu. 22 9 and 21 4. Secondly the fruition and enioying of all good to soule and body for euermore m Reu. 7 17 21 22 23. Q. And what is the portion of the wicked that want Faith and feare of God and doe no good workes A. A double portion part in this life and part in that to come Q. What haue they in this life A. Gods curse without and an ill conscience within n Deut. 28 15 20 c. and 65. Q. And what in the life to come Answ Euerlasting separation from God and eternall damnation in hell with the diuell and his angels o Math. 25 41. 2 Thess 1 8 9. An houshold Prayer for the Morning O Thou most mighty Creator Preseruer and Sauiour of our soules and bodies we heere acknowledge to thy Glory that it is onely through thy Power and Mercie we haue enioyed the rest and escaped the dangers of the night past for wee confesse wee haue deserued that the darkenesse of Death should haue seazed on vs and giuen vs vp into the hands of eternall darkenesse because wee haue spent our liues in the deedes of darkenesse Blessed therefore bee thy holy Name for that thou hast not delt with vs according to our deseruings And now we humble our selues before thee and pray thée on the knees of our hearts that as thou hast deliuered vs from the darkenesse of the Night so thou wouldest deliuer our soules from the spirituall darkenesse of Sinne Error Superstition and Prophanenesse that so we may neuer come within the daunger of eternall darkenesse And as thou hast restored to vs the light of this life so good LORD vouchsafe to enlighten our hearts with the better light of thy heauenly truth and holy Grace that as the light of this world sufficiently shewes vs our way and directs our steppes and actions of the body so the Spirit and Grace of Christ Iesus shining in our soules may shew vs the way to walke in leade vs in the way euerlasting and guide our féete in the way of peace And thou most mercifull God who hast giuen our bodies rest and sléepe we beséech thée in thy greater mercie giue rest to our soules and sweete peace vnto our consciences this day and all our dayes and thou that hast deliuered vs from the perils of the night saue vs from the sinnes of this day and deliuer vs from the farre greater dangers which our sinnes may pull vpon vs. O Lord wee goe into the world and can hardly haue to doe with it but the contagion of sinne will catch hold of vs Lord teach vs with heauenly wisdome to sée and auoide the same arme vs with heauenly courage to breake through the snares which sinne and Sathan and the wicked world shall lay in our way And thou that art the God of blessing vouchsafe to blesse vs this day in our soules and bodies in the vse of both our
Milke for Babes OR A North-Countrie Catechisme Made plaine and easiy to the Capacitie of the Countrie people The second Impression By WILLIAM CRASHAVV Batchellor in Diuinity and Preacher of the Word LONDON Printed by NICHOLAS OKES and are to be sold by Thomas Langley at his shop ouer against the Sarazens head without Newgate 1618. TO The Right VVorshipful Sir Henry Griffith of Agnes Burton Knight one of his Maiesties Counsell in the North and Deputie Lieutenant in the East-Riding and William Saint-Quintin of Harpham Esquire Grace and peace GENTLEMEN SEeing they that liue vnder you for their estates and bodies are vnder my cure and care for their soules you will giue mee leaue nay thankes I am sure to be as carefull for the better part as you I hope are and wil be for the worse You know it were a shame to you if they could iustly say they were not able to liue and eate their bread vnder you their Lords and more were it to me their Pastor if they wanted either the Milke or the Meate fit for their soules To this end seeing I finde that Catechising is the life of Preaching and such a meanes of knowledge as without it all preaching is to little purpose I haue heere drest them their first dish euen a mease of Milke the old plaine and good meate of our forefathers I meane this short and easie Catechisme Not as making a new one for hat were a needlesse presumption but as a helpe to vnderstand that good Catechisme giuen vs already in the Common Prayer Booke Now seeing your experience in your families and mine in the whole Parish hath found the benefit of Catechising to be so extraordinary wee haue cause to acknowledge the godly wisdome and care of our Church Gouernours in commanding the performance of that duty in euery Parish which if it were duely obserued ouer all the Land I dare say where there is no Preaching the want would be lesse hurtfull and where it is the benefit much more aboundant And let it worke in you a care Gen 18. not onely as good Abrahams to command your families but seeing you are here Magistrates and Lords like zealous Dauids Psal 110. to take order that your people and tenants doe frequent this godly exercise which by Gods good blessing shall by mee or my sufficient Deputy bee continually kept vp as the time and season of the yeare will permit This will make our Sermons at home and our Exercises abroad much more profitable and effectuall your Seruants and Tenants more faithfull to God and more seruiceable to your selues And when they finde themselues mercifully delt withall by you their Land-lords for their bodies and good prouision both of Milke and strong meate for their soules Their Iob. 31. 20. Loynes as Iob saith shall blesse you their hearts loue mee and their soules and all within them shall praise God for vs both and their Neighbours about them shall say Blessed are the people that be in such a case yea thrice happy the people that haue the Lord for their God Now praying that both you and I and they that follow vs may striue to deserue this honour and enioy this comfort and our people receiue this double blessing by vs I rest Your Pastor and seruant in Christ WILLIAM CRASHAVV The Chapters of this Catechisme CHAP. 1. VVHat man is pag. 1. 2 What God is pag. 2. 3 Of Gods Word p. 3. 4 Of the knowledge of God out of his word p. 4. 5 Of Gods worship and the kindes of it p. 6. 6 Gf the parts or duties of it p. 7. 7 Of Gods workes and the Creation p. 9. 8 Of the worke of Gubernation p. 11. 9 Of the worke of Redemption and first of sinne that caused it p. 13 10 Of the Law of God p. 14 11 Of the first Table and first Commandement p. 16. 12 Of the second third and fourth commandements p. 17 13 Of the second Table p. 19. 14 Of the seuenth eight and ninth commandements p. 21 15 Of the last commandement and the vse of the whole Law p. 23 16 How the Law doth driue vs to Christ p. 25 17 Of Iesus Christ the Redeemer p. 26 18 Of the meanes to take hold of him and first of Faith and of the Creed p. 28 19 Of sauing Faith p. 31 20 Of the Sacraments and of Baptisme p. 32 21 Of the Lorde Supper p. 34 22 Of the workes of Sanctification p. 36 23 Of Repentance and good workes the fruits of Sanctification p. 38 24 Of workes of Piety and of Prayer p. 39 25 Of the circumstances of Prayer p. 41 26 Of the Lords prayer p. 42 27 Of the Petitions of the Lords Prayer p. 44. 28 Of the workes of Mercy or Charity p. 46 29 Of workes of Iustice or of Righteousnesse p. 48 30 Of the reward of good workes p. 50 The end of the Catechisme  An houshold prayer for the Morning p. 53 A prayer for the Euening p. 58 Saint Pauls words applyable to many of the people and professors in England VVHereas in regard of the time Heb. 5 12 13 14. you ought to be teachers you haue need that one teach you the first principles of the Oracles of GOD and are such as haue need of Milke and not of strong Meate for euery one that vseth Milke is vnskilfull in the Word of Righteousnesse for he is a Babe But strong Meate belongeth to them that are of full age euen those which by reason of vse are exercised to discerne of good and euill Heb. 5 12 13 14. Saint Peters exhortation which I direct chiefly to the people of the North. LAy aside all Malice all Guile 1 Pet. 2. 1 2 3. and Hypocrisies and Enuies and euill speakings And as new borne Babes desire the sincere Milke of the Word that you may grow thereby now that you haue tasted how gratious the Lord is 1. Pet. 2. 1 2 3. Milke for Babes OR A short Countrie Catechisme CHAP. 1. What Man is Question VVHat art thou Answer A Christian man Q. Who made thee a man A. God by his power and wisdome a Psal 100 3. Q. Who made thee a Christian A. God in his loue and mercy b Ephes 1 17. â—â—d 24 5. Q. What ought a Christian man to know A. Two things God and himselfe c Phil. 3. Q. Tell me then what is man Ans A principall Creature of God consisting of a reasonable soule and humane body d Eccles 12 7. Q. What is the soule A. A spirituall inuisible and immortall creature created in Gods Image giuing life breath and being to the body e Gen. 1 26 27 and 2 7. Q. What is the body A. A corporall visible and corruptible creature the house and instrument of the soule f 2 Cor. 5 1. CHAP. 2. What GOD is Q. VVHat is GOD A. What GOD is in himselfe cannot be knowne g Ioh. 1 18 Q. Why can we not know what GOD
visible and inuisible a Gen. 1. Coloss 1 16 Q. When did he create it A. In the beginning when hee knew it good b Gen. 1 1 Q. Whereof did he create it Ans Of nothing to shew his might and power c Heb. 11 3 Q. With what instruments made he it A. With none but onely by his Will and Word d Gen. 1 often Psal 24 8 5 Q. In what time made hee the world A. In sixe dayes that we might more particularly consider of the creatures e Gen. 1 2 Q. In what order made he them A. The meanest first and better and better euery day f Gen. 1 all ouer Q. When made he man Ans Last of all because hee was Lord of all and might find all things ready for him g Cen. 1 26 CHAP. 8. Of the worke of Gubernation Q. VVHat is the worke of Gubernation A. A worke of Gods prouidence by which he maintains and gouerns all things created a Psal 104 29 30 Nehem. 9 6. Q. What neede is there of the worke of Gubernation A. Because as the world had neuer bin if God had not made it so it would not continue if he did not vphold it b Psal 104 29 Acts 17 28 Psal 119 90 91. Q. But if God gouerne all things how then came sinne and mischiefe into the world A. Through the diuels malice and mans weakenesse c Eccles 7 29 Q. But why then suffers hee it in the world A. Because hee knowes how to make good vse of it as a good Physicion can make of the vildest poysan d Exod. 9 16. Psal 76. 10. Q. Againe if God gouerne the world how comes it to passe that euill men prosper that be Gods enemies A. Because they be men of this world and chuse to haue their portion in this life e Psal 17 14 Q. And why are good men vexed and afflicted A. For thrée causes First because they bee Gods deare children and néede chastisement f Heb. 12 5 6 7 c. Secondly they haue many ill humours in them that are to be purged and corrected g Psal 139 23. 24. Thirdly Againe their portions are reserued for a better life h Luke 16 15 CHAP. 9. Of sin and the necessity of the worke of Redemption Q. VVHat is the worke of Redemption A. A worke of Gods mercie by which he recouers and saues a portion of mankinde a Lam. 3 22 Q. What need had mankinde to be redeemed A. Because man by sin had lost himselfe b Hos 13 9 Q. What is sinne A. Sinne is the breach of Gods Law c 1 Ioh. 3 4 Q. What are the kindes of sinne A. Two Originall and Actuall Q. How doe these differ A. Originall sinne is the sinne of our nature Actuall the sinne of our liues Q. What is Originall sinne A. A depriuation our nature in all the parts and faculties whereby we are prone to all euill and vnfit for all good d Psal 51 5 Gen. 6 5. Q. What is actuall sinne A. The breach of Gods Law in our thoughts words and déeds e Psal 19 12 Q. What be the kindes of actuall sinne Ans Two Commissions and Omissions Q. What is the sinne of Commission A. By which we doe in thought word or déed that we ought not Q. And what is the sin of Omission A. By which we faile in thought word or déed that we ought not to doe Q. What is the reward of sinne A. The wrath of God and all the curses of the Law f Deut. 27 26 Rom. 6 23 CHAP. 10. Of the Law of God Q. HOw know we sin to be sin Ans By the Law comes the knowledge of sinne a Rom. 3 20 and 7 7. Q. What is the Law A. The couenant of workes betwixt God and man b Ierom. 31 32 Q. How be Gods Lawes distinguished A. Gods Lawes are either Ceremoniall Iudiciall or Morall Q. How differ these Lawes A. Thus. Ceremoniall and Iudiciall belonged to the Iewes alone the Morall to them and vs and all mankinde Q. How did they belong to the Iewes A. Thus. The Ceremoniall belonged to the ordering of their Church the Iudiciall to the gouerning of their common wealth c Rom. 9 4 Q. What is the Morall Law A. The declaration of Gods perfect Iustice as the Gospell is the Reuelation of his mercie Q. What doth the Morall Law containe A. Perfect righteousnesse that is a commanding of all goodnesse and a prohibition of all euill CHAP. 11. Of the first Table and first Commandement Q. HOw is the Law diuided A. Into two tables the one contayning foure Commandements the other sixe Q. Why into two and no more A. Because all righteousnesse is reduced to two heads namely towards God or towards man a Math. 22 39 40. Q. What doth the first Table containe A. Perfect righteousnesse and all holy duties touching God and his worship Q. Which is the first Commandement A. This thou shalt haue no other Gods before me b Exod. 10 3. Q. What is the substance of the first Commandement A. The choice and inward worship of the true God Q. What is the affirmatiue part of the first Commandement A. Chuse and worship the true God for thy God Q. What is the negatiue part of this Commandement A. Account not that to be God which by nature is not God CHAP. 12. Of the second third and fourth Commandements Q. VVHat is the second Commandement A. Thou shalt not make vnto thée any grauen image a Exod. 20 4 Q. What is the substance of this Commandement A. The sacred and solemne worship of the true God Q. What is the affirmatiue part of it A. Thou shalt worship the true God as he hath commanded Q. What is the negatiue part of this Commandement A. Thou shalt neither worship a false god nor the true God falsly Q. What is the third Commandement A. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine c b Exod. 20 7 Q. What is the substance of this third Commandement A. The magnifying and glorifying of the true God in all things Q. What is the negatiue part of this Commandement A. Thou shalt not bereaue God of his honour due vnto him Q. What is the affirmatiue part of it A. In all things giue God his glory c 1 Cor 10 31. Q. What is the fourth Commandement A. Remember that thou kéepe holy the Sabbath day d Exod. 20 8 9 c. Q. What is the substance of this Commandement A. It sets downe the time allotted and consecrated to the worship and glorifying of God Q. What is the affirmatiue part of this Commandement A. Keepe holy the Sabbath day of the Lord. Q. What is the negatiue part of it A. Pollute not the Sabbath of the Lord. CHAP. 13. Of the second Table Q. VVHat doth the second Table containe A. True loue and perfect
callings generall as wee are Christians and members of thy Church and personall as wee are members of this common-wealth In our personall callings Lord enable vs to loue our Neighbour as our selues and to doe to euery one as wee would haue them doe to vs and giue vs a conscionable care of such duties as belong vnto vs make vs faithfull laborious and diligent in the discharge of them yet suffer vs not so farre to be carried away with the cares of the world and the labour of our callings as that we should neglect the duties of Pietie and godlinesse commaunded vnto vs in our generall calling but teach vs gracious GOD to ioyne the practice of these both together and neuer to separate them whilst wee liue in the world but that in the one wee may labour faithfully to serue our brethren and in the other zealously to serue and glorifie thée our God That thus wee may with cheereful hearts and good consciences spend our dayes and waite for our consummation in Heauen when our dayes on earth shall be accomplished And when these dayes and nights which now eat vp our liues shall haue an end wee may then escape the euerlasting night and enioy the blessed fruition of that bright and ouer-shining Day in thy Kingdome where all our cares and cumbers our toyles and troubles our wrongs and oppressions shall haue an end where all teares shall bee wiped from our eyes and where with thee the blessed God the Father the Sonne the Holy-Ghost and with Iesus Christ in our owne flesh and with all the Holy Angels and the Saints gone before vs wee shall receiue the reward of our labours the issue of our hope the end of our faith and saluation of our soules through the blessed and glorious merits of our onely Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ in whose most holy Name we recommend to thy mercy thy whole Church and these especially whereof thou hast made vs members and beséech thée for thy speciall blessing vpon our gratious Soueraigne the King the Queene the Prince the Prince and Princes Palatine This whole State and all whom thou hast set ouer vs in Church or common-wealth vpon the Ministery with our Vniuersities the Magistracie with the Iudges and Innes of Court vpon our brethren in Virginia and Sommers Islands and all that helpe to beare thy name vnto the Gentiles whose conuersion Lord we beséech thée hasten as also the restoration of the Iewes thy ancient and beloued people As for the Turke and Pope and all the known enemies of thy Grace and Glorie conuert them Lord if they belong to thee else remooue them out of the way and let them goe to their owne place Remember all thy Children afflicted in minde or distressed in bodie and all those whom we ought peculiarly to pray for Lord blesse them and vs and heare vs for them and them for vs and Christ Iesus our glorious Mediatour for vs all In whose Name we offer to thy Maiestie our soules and bodies and this our poore Morning sacrifice in that most holy and perfect prayer that hee hath left vs. OVr Father which art in Heauen hallowed bee thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heauen Giue vs this day our dayly Bread And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs And leade vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill For thine is the Kingdome the Power and the Glory for euer and euer AMEN THe grace of our Lord Iesus Christ the loue of GOD our Father and the comfortable fellowship of God the Holy-Ghost c. A houshold Prayer for the Euening MOst Mighty Lord GOD and mercifull Father the day is thine and the night is thine thou hast created the Light and the Sunne and cals for darkenesse at thy pleasure blessed for euer be thou who giues vs the rest of the night and comforts of the day And now wee confesse to thy glory O Lord that euen for the sinnes of this day if thou shouldest call vs to account we were not able to abide it for wee haue sinned against thée this day both in Omission of good and in doing of euill both towards thée and towards our brethren we haue not dealt with others as we would haue them deale with vs we haue taken vnlawfull libertie to our selues in thoughts words and déeds we haue abused thy good creatures to gluttony drunkennesse wantonnesse or excesse we haue delt either negligently or vnfaithfully in our callings and all this O Lord and much more because wee haue not set thée before our eyes nor nourished thy feare in our hearts To vs therefore in iustice belongs nothing but shame and confusion For thou art a righteous and a powerful God and we confesse there is good cause that thy iustice should condemne vs and thy power confound vs Haue mercie therefore vpon vs O mercifull Father euen for thy Sonne our Lord Iesus Christs sake forgiue vs all that is past and remember that hee came into the world to saue sinners we haue sinned O Lord and haue need of thy mercy O Lord shew thy mercie vpon vs and grant vs thy saluation And séeing thy promises are effectuall to none but them that beléeue O LORD increase our Faith in thée and in all the sweete promises of thy Word let vs take hold of them beleeue them and rest vpon them in life and death And forasmuch as pardon is not giuen but to the penitent O LORD worke in vs true repentance for all our sinnes past Let vs sorrow more for sinning against thee then for all the wants and miseries crosses and losses of this world And Lord make vs new creatures worke in vs reformation and amendemnt of life and euery day wee liue let vs grow in grace and spirituall strength that as wee are daylie elder so wee may be better and the nearer wee draw to our ends grant Lord wee may draw the neerer to thee and to euerlasting happinesse with thee in Christ Iesus And now being reconciled to thee our God giue vs leaue to call for a blessing vpon vs and our labours in our callings this day for without thee O Lord all is in vaine though wee rise earely and goe late to bed and eate the bread of carefulnesse Blesse vs therefore most blessed God and all the workes of our hands Lord reward what is well done and pardon what is amisse giue vs also good Lord hearts humbled vnder thy Iudgements thankefull for thy mercies and contented in our places with the portion thy prouidence assignes vnto vs and teach vs to waite on thee and on thy good prouidence in all our needes and necessities of soule and body And let nothing of this world trouble our hearts O Lord our God but let vs haue grace to beleeue that thou who hast giuen Iesus Christ to saue vs canst deny vs nothing thus good Lord let vs liue the life of Faith whilst we are héere that after this life ended we may receiue the end of our Faith the saluation of our soules through Iesus Christ our Lord. In whose Name and mediation wee recommend to thy mercie thy whole Church and all whom we any way ought to pray for as well as if wee had named them particularly for thou knowest them all O Lord better then wee and what they néede for soule and body Lord bee mercifull to them and blesse them as our selues make vs partakers of their prayers and them of ours and let thy protection be ouer them and vs and al ours this night following giuing vs the rest and sléepe thou knowest néedfull for these poore and vile bodies and thereby enabling vs to the duties and burdens which the day following shall bring vpon vs. Heare vs for our selues good Lord and for all thine and for euery one of vs in this family from the highest to the lowest for with thée is no respect of persons and answere vs in these and all other good blessings which thou knowest good for vs and make vs truely thankefull for thy many good blessings this day and all our dayes bestowed on vs euen for the merites and blood-shedding of Iesus Christ To whom blessed Father with thee and the Holy Spirit of Grace our onely and Eternall God bee praise and glory now and euermore Amen THe Grace of our Lord Iesus Christ the loue of God our Father and the comfortable fellowship of God the Holy-Ghost bee with all Gods children and vs in this family in our soules and bodies this night and euermore Amen FINIS