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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

hath receiued a name or dignity passing all other Pro. Euen so it is The fourteenth Sunday Pap. Goe foreward to the residue Pro. From thence he will come to iudge the quick and the dead that is to say he will come downe from heauen and shew himselfe visible once againe in iudgement as he was seene to ascend Pap. Seing the iudgement of God shall be in the end of the world how may that bee which thou sayest some shall bee aliue and other shal be dead since it is a thing appointed vnto all men to dye once Pro. Saint Paul maketh answere to this Question himselfe saying that they which shall be left aliue at that time shall be suddenly changed to the end that their corruptible nature beeing abollished they may be clothed with incorruption Pap. Thy meaning is then that this change shall bee vnto them in stead of a Death in so much as it shall abollish their former nature and make them rise againe in a new state Pro. Truth it is Pap. Doe wee receiue any comfort by this that our Sauiour Christ shall come to iudge the world Pro. Yea verily and that great for we are taught certainly that his comming at that time shall be onely for our saluation Pap. Then there is no cause why we should be afraid of the day of iudgment or that we should tremble therefore Pro. No truly for that we shall apeare before no other Iudge but him who is our Aduocate and hath taken vpon him to defend our cause The fifteenth Sunday Pap. Let vs now come to the third part Pro. That concerneth our saith in the holy Ghost Pap. And to what purpose doth it serue vs Pro. It doth vs to vnderstand that euen as God hath redéemed vs and saued vs in Iesus Christ euen so it pleased him to make vs pertakers of his redemption and saluation thorow his holy spirit Pap. How so Pro. In like manner as the bloud of Christ is the onely purgation of our soules euen so the holy Ghost must sprinckle out consciences with the same to make them cleane Pap. This needeth a more euident declaration Pro. It is to say that the spirit of God dwelling in our hartes doth make vs féele the vertue of our Lord Iesus The sixteenth Sunday Pap. what followeth now next Pro. The fourth part of our beleefe where it is said I beléeue that there is an holy vniuersall Church Pap. what is the Church vniuersall Pro. It is the body and fellowshippe of them that doe beleeue whom God hath ordained and chosen vnto life euerlasting Pap. Is it necessary that wee beleeue this Article Pro. Yea vnlesse wee minde to make Christs death of none effect and make all those things to no purpose which we haue rehearsed already for all Christs dooings prooues there is a Church Pap. This is then thy saying that all which hetherto hath beene declared doth touch the cause and ground of our saluation in so much as God hath receiued vs into his fauor by the meane of our Sauiour Christ and hath established this grace in vs through his holy spirit but now the effect that commeth of all this is declared vnto vs to giue the more euident assurance thereof Pro. It is euen so Pap. What meanest thou by calling the Church holy Pro. I call the Church holy in this sence because that those whom God hath chosen be iustifieth and reformeth vnto holynesse and innocency of life to make his glory to shine in them and also our Sauiour Christ hath sanctified his Church which he redéemed To the end it might bee glorious and without spotte Pap. What meaneth this word Catholike or vniuersall Pro. It serueth to put vs in remembrance that as there is but one head of the faithfull euen so it behoueth them to be knit together in one body so that there bee not diuers Churches but one Church onely dispersed through out the whole world Pap. Declare as touching the communion of Saints Pro. That clause is put too for a more plaine declaration of the vnity of the members of Christs Church Moreouer it doth vs to vnderstand that all the benefits that Christ hath giuen to his Church belongeth to the profit and saluation of euery faithfull person for so much as they haue all a community together The seuenteenth Sunday Pap. But is this holynesse of that Church now already perfect Pro. No verily for it is in continuall battaile so long as it is in this world and laboureth alwayes vnder imperfection and infirmities which shall neuer bee cleane taken away vntill it be altogether coupled to her head Christ by whom it is perfectly sanctified Pap. Is there none other way to know this Church but by faith Pro. Yes verily there is a Church which may be séene to the eye for somuch as God hath giuen sure tokens by the which wee may know the same But héere in this place mention is made properly of that Church which hee hath chosen by his secret election to euerlasting life the which cannot be perfectly discerned by our sences Pap. What is there more Pro. I beléeue the remission of sinnes Pap. What is the proper signification of this word remission Pro. That God doth fréely forgiue all the sinnes of them which beléeue in him in such sort that they shall neuer bee called to any account to receiue any punishment therefore Pap. It is easie then to be gathered of this that we do not merit by our owne satisfaction that God should pardon our sinnes Pro. Yée say true for our Sauiour Christ hath made satisfaction by suffering the paine due vnto the same for we of our part be not able to make any recompence to God but of his méete liberality wee obtaine this benefit freely Pap. Wherefore doost thou make mention of remission of sinnes immediatly after thou hast spoken of the Church Pro. Because that no man can receiue forgiuenesse of sinnes vnlesse he be ioyned in the fellowship of Gods people and so continue in the vnity of Christs body euen to the end like a true member of his Church Pap. By this saying then without the Church there is nothing but hell death and damnation Pro. That is most certaine for all such as do deuide themselues from the body of Christ to breake the vnity there by sects are vtterly destitute of all hope to enioy euerlasting life whiles they kéepe themselues so deuided The eighteenth Sunday Pap. What followeth more Pro. The rising againe of the body and life euerlasting Pap. Whereto serueth this Article of our beleefe Pro. To teach that our felicity consisteth not in any thing vppon earth the which knowledge may serue vs for two necessary purposes first it teacheth vs to passe through this transitory world as through a strange Contrey setting not by earthly thinges Secondly it putteth vs in comfort that although we doe not as yet enioy the fruit of that grace which our Lord God hath freely giuen vs in Christ that yet wee