to obey this law Q. Rehearse the first commandement A. Thou shalt haue no other gods c. Q. What is the sum of this cōmandement A. The inward worship of God Q. What is particularly forbidden and commanded in this precept Forbidden Commanded To be ignorant of the true God his essence attributes the trinitie of persons his workes To knowledge the onely true God his essence his attributes the trinitie of persons his workes Ioh. 17. 3. To affirme that there is no God  Multitude of gods  A false God  False imaginations of the true God Rom. 1. 21.  The loue of creatures aboue God Mat. 10. 37 To loue God aboue all Deut. 6. 5. Ex. 32. 32 To trust in creatures Ierem. 17. 5. Iob. 31. 24. To put our trust confidence in God though meanes be wanting 2. Chron. 20. 20. Prou. 3. 5. To hope for helpe from creatures Iob 31. 24.  To séek to witches Leu. 20. 6. Deut. 18. 10. To set our hope in God Ps 78. 7. 2. Chro. 14. 11. To preferre the physition before God 2. Chron. 16. 12. To séeke vnto God for helpe Esay 8. 19. Impatiencie murmuring Num. 14. 2. Patience in afflictions Iob 1. 21. Iam. 5. 10. Leuit. 10. 3. To feare man more thē God Es 51. 12 13 To feare God aboue all Matth. 10. 28. Irreuerence hardnesse of heart Inward reuerence of the Maiesty of God Heb. 11. 7. Presumption carnall securitie Ps 36. 1. Inward humilitie 1. Pet. 5. 5. To giue glorie to others or to take it to our selues Acts 12. 22. To giue all glorie to God for mercies vnto vs or for any good done by vs to others Q. Rehearse the second commandement A. Thou shalt make thée no grauen image neither the likenesse of anie thing c. Q. What is contained in these words A. The precept it selfe and the reasons Q. What is the summe of this commandement A. The outward worship of God Q. What are the parts of the negatiue part of this commandement A. They are two 1. the making of idols  2. the worshipping  Q. What is generally forbidden A. All wil-worship Col. 2. 23. Q. What is particularly Forbidden Commanded All representations of the holy Trinitie Deut. 4. 15 16. Esa 40. 18. Act. 17. 29. That outward worship which God in his word hath appointed Leuit. 18. 4. 5. To make the likenesse of any creature for religious vses Heb. 2. 18. The parts whereof are  1. Such as he hath giuen vs to vse To be present at idoll seruice 2. Cor. 6. 16. 2. Such as we giue him for seruice according to his word Feasts 1. Cor. 10. 7. Of the first sort are the Ministery of the word Sacraments the Censures of the Church Matth. 28. 15. 18. 19. 26. 26. Bodily gestures to idols 1. Cor. 6. 19.  To worship God after the vnlawful fashion of other countries and people Iudaisme Turcisme Papisme Leuit. 18. 3. Deut. 12. 30. 31. Of the other sort are prayer thanksgiuing Psal 50. 14 15 23.  And these be ordinary To giue diuine worship vnto creatures  1. Reasonable as 1. Men. Act 10. 25 26. 14. 15. 2. Angels Reu. 19. 10.  2. Vnreasonable and insensible  Ecclesiasticall ceremonies without warrant of the word and whereof there is no vse Esa 1. 12. Mat. 15. 9. Fasting feasts vowes and lots Esay 22. 12. Math. 9. 15. Eccles 5. 3. And these be extraordinary All inuentions and traditions of men repugnant to Gods word The gestures of the body orderly and reuerently vsed according to the diuers parts of Gods worship False ministeries and Sacraments As at the reading of the word of God to stand vp Nehem. 8. 5.  At prayer  To lift vp the hands 1. Tim. 2. 8. 1. Kin. 8. 22.  To knéele 2. Chron. 6. 13. Act. 20. 36.  To lift vp the eyes Ioh. 17. 1. All occasions of idolatrie familiar societie and affinitie with idolaters Deut. 7. 2. 3. 2. Cor. 6. 14. Gen. 24. 3. 28. 1. 34. 14.  To adde or take from the word of God Deut. 12. 32.  Q. What is contained in the reasons annexed to the second commandement A. 1. A threatning of iudgement against the transgressors of this commandement thereby to kéepe vs from false worship 2. A promise of much mercie to all that worship the true God according to the rule of his word Q. Rehearse the third commandement A. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vaine Q. What is contained in these words A. 1. The precept it selfe 2. the reasons of it Q. What is the summe of this commandement A. The right vse of the holy Name of God and of all the parts of his worship Q. What is meant by the Name of God A. All that whereby he is made knowne vnto vs as his titles attributes workes word and Sacraments Psal 8. 1. Rom. 2. 24. Leuit. 22. 2. Q. What is particularly Forbidden Commanded A. To speake of the titles of God in our cōmon talk without inward reuerence or iust cause To thinke speake reuerently of the names titles of God vpon iust cause and for a good end to profit our selues others thereby Luk. 1. 28. Esa 12. 2. Psal 18. 13. Act. 10. 33. To sweare falsly Leuit. 19. 12. Zach. 5. 4. To sweare truly Rashly without iust cause Iam. 5. 12. Not at all in our ordinary cōmunication Mat. 5. 37. By that which is no god Ier 5. 7. To sweare by none but God Deut. 6. 13. Ier. 12. 16. To sweare by creatures Matth. 5. 34. 35.  Periury Mat. 5. 35. To performe lawful oathes Math. 5. 33. Blasphemie Leuit. 24. 15.  To speake euill of Gods attributes To speake of the attributes of God with all reuerence To speake vnreuerently of his workes  To vse the name of God about witchcraft charmes c.  Vnlawfull vowes To perform all lawful vowes Eccles 5. 3. To come to any part of Gods seruice without due preparation To come prepared Eccles 4. 17. 1. Cor. 11. 28. In hearing wandring thoughts hardnes of heart dulnesse to be sléepie not to apply the word To be attentiue and inwardly moued with reuerence wise hearted to apply the word Isa 66. 2. Heb. 11. 7 Not to profite by the meanes Psal 50. 17. By the meanes to grow in knowledge Math. 13. 23. A scandalous life 2. Sam. 12. 14. By holy conuersation to adorne the profession 1. Pet. 2. 12. To pray in a strange tongue To pray in a known tongue To pray without féeling And in féeling 1. Cor. 14. 15. To blesse God for euill things 1. Sam. 23 21.  To sing Psalmes without affections To sing with affection Col. 3. 16. 1. Cor. 14. 19. Corrupt sence false doctrine and applications of the Scriptures Ezech. 13. 22. The pure handling of the word of God 1. Pet. 4. 11. By
sufferings Q. What vnderstand you by fulfilling A. The perfect kéeping of the whole Law Math. 3. 5. Q. What are the actions which he did in his glorie A. His resurrection ascension sitting at the right hand of his Father Rom. 1. 4. 8. 34. Acts 1. 9. Q. What fruite and benefit is there vnto vs by these works of his Priesthood A. They are two Redemption Intercession Q. What is redemption A. To be deliuered from the state of sinne and death and restored to righteousnes and eternall life Col. 1. 13. Gal. 5. 5. Heb. 9. 12. Q. What be the parts of redemption A. They are two Iustification Sanctification Q. What is Iustification A. To be deliuered from the guilt of all sinne and to be made partakers of the righteousnesse of Christ Q. What are the parts of Iustification A. They are two 1. Remission of sinnes Col. 1. 14. 2. Cor. 5. 19. Heb. 9. 26. 28. 2. Imputation of Christ his righteousnes Coloss 2. 13. Rom. 4. 3. 6. Q. What is remission A. The vtter abolishing of all sin by the death of Christ 1. Iohn 3. 5. Heb. 9. 26. Q. What is imputation A. A reckoning of Christs righteousnesse for our owne Q. What is sanctification A. To be frée from the tyrannie and bondage of sinne and to be restored to righteousnesse Q. What are the parts of sanctification A. They are two 1. Mortification Col. 3. 5. 2. Quickning Rom. 8. 11. Q. What is mortification A. A subduing of the power of sinne Rom. 8. 12. Q. What is quickning A. A renewing of vs to newnesse of life Rom. 6. 4. 5. Q. What is Intercession A. A taking away of all pollution frō our obediēce through the merits of Christ 1. Ioh. 2. 1. and a continuall intermediating for vs to God Q. What is the other part of his Mediatorship A. His Kingdome whereby all the works of his Priesthood are made profitable vnto vs. Q. What is to be considered in that A. 1. The kingdome it selfe 2. The administration of it Q. What is to be considered in the kingdome it selfe A. Two things that it is a kingdome of Grace Ioh. 2. 28 Acts 2. 17. Glorie Iohn 17. 1. Q. What else consider you in this kingdome A. 1. The greatnesse of it 2. The nature of it Q. Wherein doth the greatnes of it consist A. In 1. The extent which is infinite Psal 28. 9. 2. The power of it which is absolute Reuel 3. 7. Q. Of what nature is this kingdome A. It is 1. Spirituall Iohn 18. 36. 2. Eternall Esa 9. 7. Dan. 7. 14. 27. Luke 1. 53. Q. Are not we partakers of this his Priesthood and kingdome A. Yes we are made Priests to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ 1. Pet. 2. 5. Kings to subdue our owne rebellious affections Reuel 1. 6. Q. Wherein doth the administration of the kingdome consist A. In things and persons Q. What be the things A. They be of two sorts 1. Inward 2. Outward Q. What be the inward A. The Spirit peace ioy righteousnesse and faith which are giuen by the outward Q. What is faith A. An assurance of the loue of God towards me in Christ Iesus that he is mine and I am his Iohn 20. 28. Rom. 8. 38. Cant. 2. 16. 6. 3. 7. 10. Q. What consider you in faith A. 1. That it is of God and not of our selues Math. 16. 17. 2. That it is not in all but onely in the elect Acts 13. 48. 3. That it is knowne by the fruits which are obedience to Gods commandements Iam. 2. 20. Iohn 14. 15. 4. That it is common to all the children of God yet in a different measure 2. Pet. 1. 1. 1. Cor. 12. 11. 5. It is not here perfect in any but increaseth and groweth dayly Rom 1. 17. 6. The least measure of it saueth Math. 17. 20. It cannot be vtterly lost Rom. 11. 29. Luke 22. 32. Q. What meane you by the Spirit in this place A. The power of God which workes in the hearts of men things which the naturall discourse of reason cannot attaine vnto Q. What is the diuers working of Gods Spirit in the Church A. It is in things 1. Common to the Elect and reprobate 2. Proper to the Elect. Q. What is proper to both A. Illumination knowledge gifts of preaching hearing with ioy and doing of many things Heb. 6. 4. Math. 7. 22. 13. 20. Marke 6. 20. Q. What is the worke of the Spirit proper to the Elect A. A particular faith iustification sanctification of the Spirit Q. What be the outward things in the kingdome of Christ A. 1. Such as God hath giuen vnto vs. 2. Such as we do giue vnto him for seruice according to his word Q. What be those things which he giueth vnto vs A. 1. The Ministerie of the word 2. Sacraments 3. Censures of the Church Q. What is the Ministerie A. It is an ordinance of God in the Church which he hath appointed for the opening and applying of the Scriptures thereby to call men to the knowledge of saluation Math. 21. 25. Q. What is a Sacrament A. It is a sacred action of the whole Church wherein by outward signes done according to the ordinance of God inward things are offered to all and exhibited onely to the faithful to strengthen their faith in the eternall Couenant Q. What do you consider in a Sacrament A. 1. Some things that are outward 2. Some things that are inward Q. What be outward things in a Sacrament A. 1. The persons that do minister and receiue 2. That which they do minister and receiue Q. What be the persons A. The Minister and the Communicants Q. What belongs to the Minister A. Chiefly to consecrate and deliuer the outward elements Q. Wherein stands the consecration A. 1. In declaring and opening the institution of the Sacrament 2. In prayer and thanksgiuing to God the Church ioyning with him Q. Is not the nature and substance of the element changed by this consecration A. There is no change of the substance of the element for then there were no Sacrament Q. Is there then no difference betweene those elements and others of that kind in common vse A. None at all in substance but onely in their vse during the time of that present action Q. Why then are the outward Elements called by the name of the thing signified as bread to be called the body of Christ A. 1. To shew the vnseparable coniunction of the things signified with the outward signe to the worthy receiuer 1. Cor. 10 16. 2. More fully to assure the worthy receiuer that he doth as verily receiue the things signified as he doth the outward signes Q. What is required before our receiuing the Sacrament A. Preparation Q. Wherein standeth that A. In Knowledge Faith Repentance Q. What is required in the Action of receiuing A. 1. A reuerent behauiour 2. To meditate of our owne misery 3. To thinke of the death and sufferings of
of God Gen. 18. 19. Not to teach them at all To make prouision of food and necessaries sitting for them Prou. 27. 26. 27. 31. 15. 21. To seduce and poison them with errors To recompence their seruice according to their labour and desert Deu. 15. 13 14 15. To denie them necessaries and that which is fitting for them Chastisement with mercie To send them away emptie handed To giue good example vnto them Psalme 101. 2. To correct without iust cause or about measure To teach them their trade and to fulfill all couenants vnto them To giue ill exampie to the family  To kéep them from the knowledg of their trade not to pay them Col. 4. 1. their wages To wiues  To loue teach and exhort them Ephes 5. 25. To hate them  Not to delight and take comfort in them Prou. 5. 19. To defend and protect them from euill Gen. 20. 16. To suffer them to be wronged To beare with their infirmities 1. Peter 3. 7. To reproch or disgrace them with their infirmities To prouide for them and to liue peaceably with them Esa 4. 1. 1. Sam. 4. 5. To suffer them to want  To liue bitterly and contentiously with them Col. 3. 19. To subiects  To prouide teaching for the people To let the people be without preaching To maintaine true religion To hinder and put downe the preaching of the Gospell To compell his subiects vnto it To tollerate all religions To decrée good laws and to sée them duly executed To decrée wicked lawes To preserue peace the Common wealth and honest life Not to punish euill doers spéedily Eccles 8. 11. To punish the euill To punish and disgrace those that do well To defend the good 1. Tim. 2. 2. Rom. 13. 3 4. Ezra 7. 25. 2. Chron. 17. 7 8 9 30. 6. To countenance the euill  Tyrannie Ministers to their people  To teach and exhort them Not to teach at all or seldome vnprofitably To conuince all gainsayers To let heresies spring vp in the Church To apply their doctrine To apply the word falsly Ezech. 13. 22. To administer the Sacraments and censures  To be examples to the flocke in all things that are good Rom. 12. 7. 8. 1 Pet. 5. 2. 3. 2. Tim. 2. 15. 4. 2. To giue example of ill life To the yong  To teach them honest things To be teachers of dishonest things To procure reuerence to themselues by their graue wise cariage Tit. 2. 2. 3. 4. 5. Prou. 16. 31. Iob 29. 8. To be examples of loose life Q. What is the reason that is put to this commandement A. It containes a promise of a long life to those that be dutifull obedient to parents Q. Rehearse the sixth commandement A. Thou shalt not kill Q. What is the sum of this cōmandement A. All generall duties concerning the life and person of our neighbour Q. What is particularly Forbidden Commanded To kill or any way to procure hurts or wounds to their or our owne bodies Gen 4. 8. 2. Sam. 11. 15. 12 9. Leuit. 24. 19 20. To preserue his and our owne person life and health Iob 29. 15. Luke 10. 34 35. Excessiue correction  To hurt the impotent  Deut. 25. 3. Leuit 19. 4.  To ouerworke men  To deny succour and reliefe to those that are in distresse Esa 58 7. To giue to those in néed Eccles 11. 2. Crueltie and hard vsage of the creature Mercie Prou. 12. 10. All threatnings bitter prouoking spéeches Math. 5. 22. 2. Sam 6. 20. Pro. 12. 18. Courteous and amiable spéeches  Soft and friendly answers Prou. 15. 1. To mocke at the meane condition of others 1. Sam. 17. 18.  A wrathfull frowning countenance Ge. 4. 5 6. A louing friendly countenance A scornful nodding the head to gnash the téeth at one Math. 27. 39. Acts 7. 54.  Anger without cause or past measure Math. 5. 22. To be slow to anger Iam. 1. 19. Hatred enuie frowardnesse Loue méeknesse 1. Iohn 3. 15. Iames 3. 14. long-suffering Ephes 4. 2. 26. Col. 3. 12 13. To eate drink that which ouerthrowes our health  Surfetting  To eate out of season Eccles 10. 16. Seasonable diet Q. Rehearse the seuenth commandement A. Thou shalt not commit adulterie Q. What is the summe of this commandement A. Chastitie of bodie and mind Q. What is particularly forbidden and commanded Forbidden Commanded All vncleannesse Chastitie of body and spirit Adulterie fornication incest Leuit. 19. 29. Deut. 23. 17. 22. 28. 1. Thess 4. 3. Honest and chaste life both in single and maried estate 1. Thes 4. 4 To haue many wiues at once Polygamie Gen. 2. 22. 24. Leu. 18. 18. 1. Tim. 3. 2. One wife for one husband Mal. 2. 15. 1. Cor. 7. 2. To entice or inforce  any to vncleannesse 2. Sam. 13. 11. 14.  The excessiue and immoderate vse of the mariage bed The moderate and sanctified vse of the wife Buggery man with man man or woman with beasts Leuit. 18. 23. Rom. 1. 26 27. The naturall vse of that kind which God hath appointed Vnchaste lusts burning desires Mat. 5. 28 1. Cor. 7. 9. 1. Thes 4. 5. To be chaste in spirit Occasions  Idlenesse gluttony drunkennesse Ezech. 16. 49. Esa 5. 22. Genes 19. 32. Temperance sobrietie Acts 24. 25. Men to weare womens apparell women mens Modest decent and comely apparel 1. Tim 2. 9. Wanton and new-fangled attires Deut. 22. 5. Es 3. 16. Zeph. 1. 8  Wanton diet such meates and drinks as prouoke lust Ezec. 16. 49. Esa 5. 11. Eccl. 10. 16 Sober diet to eate for strength Eccles 10 17. Wanton spéeches playes amourous bookes 1. Cor. 15. 33. Modest and chaste talke Ephes 5. 3. 4. Wanton looks and gestures To make a couenant with our eyes Iob. 31. 1. To companie with those that are light wanton Gen. 39. 10. 2. Pet. 2. 14.  Mixt and wanton dancing wandring or gadding abroad to sée or to be séene Gen. 34. 1.  The maried to defraud one another 1. Cor. 7. 5. Due beneuolence 1. Cor. 7. 3. Separation of man and wife 1. Cor. 7. 5. To liue together 1. Cor. 7. 5. Not to marie when there is néed 1. Cor. 7. 9. To marrie in the Lord. 1. Cor. 7. 39. Q. Rehearse the eight commandement A. Thou shalt not steale Q. What is the summe of this commandement A. All generall duties to men in respect of their goods Q. What is particularly Forbidden Commanded To take away our neighbours goods by robbery oppression or fraud Leuit. 6. 2. 1. Thess 4. 6. To preserue and defend their goods Deut. 22. 1. 2. 3. 1. Sam. 25. 7. 15. 16. To withhold To restore Pledges Pledges Things left with vs to kéepe things foūd borrowed Deut. 24. 12. Exod. 22. 26. Leuit. 6. 2. 3. Psal 37. 21 Things left with vs to kéepe found or borrowed Prodigall and wastfull spending Frugalitie
which is matter of substance A. Preaching prayer reading the Scriptures confession of sins to God Nehe. 9. 3. 4. Q. What is the inward part of fasting A. A sorrowfull broken and melting heart for sinne Ioel 2. 13. Q. What is the end of fasting 1. To witnesse and testifie our repentance 2. To make our prayers more feruent 3. To remoue present iudgements and to preuent those that are neare 4. To obtaine some great mercy at the hands of God Q. How many kinds of fasts be there A. Two 1. Publicke 2. Priuate Q. What is the publicke A. When all the Churches of the land or any one doth it by command of the Magistrate Q. What is the priuate A. When a family or any one in it doth it Q. What is an holy feast A. It is a solemne thanksgiuing vnto God for some specially mercy obtained specially by fasting Numb 10. 10. Nehe. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Zach. 8. 19. 2. Chro. 20. 26. 27. 28. Q. Wherein doth it consist A. Partly in exercise outward bodily Partly in exercises of godlinesse Q. What is the outward A. A more liberall vse of the creatures as meates drinkes and apparell then is ordinary Nehe. 8. 10. Q. May we not eate and drinke more that day then on other dayes A. No the excéeding is not in the quantitie of meate and drinke but in a more dainty and bountifull diet then ordinary Q. VVhy may not men eate more then vsually they do A. Because we must vse that moderation and sobriety as may the better fit vs to performe that duty of thanksgiuing to God Q. What is the exercise of godlinesse on that day A. It is in duty to God or kindnesse to men Q. What is the duty to God A. Thanksgiuing to God for that present benefite and that in an extraordinany manner both in regard of gladnesse and ioy in heart as also in length of time Q. What is that vnto men A. To send gifts to our friends and portions to the poore Nehe. 8. 10. Hest 9. 19. 22. Q. What is a vow A. A solemne promise made to God by fit persons of lawfull things Psal 66. 13. 14. 1. Sam. 1. 11. Iudg. 11. 30. 31. Q. Who are fit persons to vow A. Such as haue knowledge iudgement and ability to discerne of a vow and of the duties belonging to the performance of the same Q. What is the end and vse of a vow A. 1. To strengthen our faith 2. To testifie our thankfulnesse to God Hitherto of the things that belong to the kingdome of Christ Q. What be the persons A. 1. Such officers as God hath appointed to gouerne his Church 2. Such as are to be gouerned Q. What be those officers A. Such as deale in the Word and Sacraments as Pastors and Teachers of what ranke soeuer they be Q. What are those to be gouerned A. The rest of the people of what condition soeuer Hitherto of the gouernment Q. Rehearse the History of Lazarus A. And it was so that the beggar died c. Q. What is the doctrine of this place A. It doth set out the estate of the dead Q. VVhat is here to be obserued concerning that point A. Something common to good and bad Something proper to each Q. VVhat is common to both A. Separation of body and soule the naturall death putrifaction of the body in the graue Q. After death what is proper to each A. To the soule of the righteous a blessed estate Ioh. 14. 3. Reue. 14. 13. To the soule of the vnrighteous the extreme torments of hell Q. When do their soules passe to those places A. Immediatly and so soone as the soule leaues the body it goeth to the place appointed Luke 23. 43. Q. Rehearse the place c. A. 1. Cor. 15. 51. 52. 56. Behold I shew you a secret c. Q. What obserue you from hence A. 1. That the bodies of the faithfull shall rise againe 2. In what manner they shall rise Q. By what argument doth the Apostle proue that the body shall rise againe A. 1. Behold Christ is risen 2. That else the preaching of the Gospell our Baptisme and sufferings should be all in vaine 3. That we should be still in our sinnes and most miserable of all others Q. How shall the body rise A. It shall be changed from a body subiect to infirmity dishonour and corruption into a body strong glorious and immortall Phil. 3. 21. Q. Shall all be thus changed A. The dead shall first be raised and then those that are found aliue at his coming shall be thus changed 1. Thess 4. 15. 16. Q. Rehearse the place of c. A. Matth. 25. 31. 32. 33. 34. And when the Sonne of man cometh in his glory c. Q. VVhat is the scope of this place A. The last iudgement Q. What haue we to consider of that A. 1. The certainty of it 2. The tokens going before it Q. What is the certainty of it A. Christ hath Often foretold it Sworne it Reue. 10. 6. Q. What be the tokens going before it A. A 〈…〉 apostacie multiplicity of heresies Great Security 2. Thess 2. 3. Matth. 24. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Troubles Luke 17. 26. Math. 24. 29. 30. Marke 13. 14. Q. How shall Christ come to iudgement A. With great power and glory Mat. 25. 31 Q. VVhat is the end of Christs coming A. 1. To giue sentence 2. To execute the same Q. VVhat consider you in the sentence A. 1. That it is for the righteous Come ye the blessed of my Father inherite the kingdome 2. That it is against the wicked Go ye cursed Q. What consider you in the execution A. 1. The casting of the wicked into hell 2. The triumphant going of the righteous into heauen Q. VVhat is to be considered in that their blessed estate A. 1. Fulnesse of glory common to all 2. An higher degrée and measure in that fulnesse specially 〈…〉 FIN