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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29217	A form of sound words, or a brief family catechisme containing the cheif heads of Christian religion. (Fitted for the weakest capacities.) Together with some arguments against atheisme. By J.B. a minister of the Church of England	Brandon, John, b. 1644 or 5.	1682 (1682)	Wing B4249B; ESTC R213088	27,920	76

A FORM of Sound WORDS OR A Brief Family-Catechisme Containing the Cheif Heads of CHRISTIAN RELIGION Fitted for the weakest Capacities Together with some Arguments against ATHEISME By J. B. a Minister of the Church of England Psal 119.124 Deal with thy Servant according to thy Mercy and Teach me thy Statutes 2 Tim. 3.16 From a Child thou hast known the holy Scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto Salvation through Faith which is in Christ Jesus LONDON Printed for Jonathan Robinson at the Golden Lyon in St. Paul's Church-yard 1682. TO THE READER Christian Reader AS it hath been observed in War That small Shot hath commonly done more Mischeif than great So I think in the Christian Warfare that small Books especially Catechismes have done more good than larger ones for the most part For as many that have most need of them have but little money to lay out on books and but little time to read them So I believe They are the less apt to concern themselves with them when they see they are any thing large Wherefore I have studied Brevity herein And do satisfie my self the more with it because I judge as that Most Reverend Man of God That a few Articles of Religion may be of that weight that they may be sufficient to make a man wise to Salvation Bishop usher See his excellent Sermon on Eph. 4.13 p. 16. of whose Judgment it were easie to shew many others of the Lords Worthies * Prima ista pauca credibilia c. uti Doctiss Davenant in Adhortat pro pace Eccles to have been It is needless for me to enlarge in this place and no less vain to make an Apology for my self for as herein I desire not to displease any so I am confident I do no man wrong by this Paper And am not without hopes that it may do good to some Reader If Thou art one that can spare a little Money I would Request Thee to bestow a few of these Papers or some others that are better upon thy poor Neighbours for their Souls good and if thou art a Housholder to make use of some such for the good of them that are under thy Charge I have no more to add but my Wishes of thy Spiritual Welfare and to desire Thee to beg the Blessing of The God of all Grace upon all the means of Grace that are afforded us For whose sake I am Thy ready Servant J. Brandon A FAMILY CATECHISME WHereas thou hast a God to serve as at the End of this Paper is plainly proved and seeing thou shalt shortly have done with all this World and canst have no hopes of a better World hereafter unless thou dost serve him truly Here I would therefore know Quest What is the Rule according to which thou art to serve Him Answ The Holy Scripture is that Rule Q. Where doth that appear A. Isa 8.20 To the law and to the Testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Gal. 6.16 As many as walk according to this Rule peace be upon them Q. How far forth can the Scripture instruct us A. It it able to make wise to Salvation 2 Tim. 3.16 Q. How doth it so A. By teaching us to know our selves and our God Q. What doth the Scriptures teach us of our selves A. That we are fallen from that Holy State in which Mankind was made and are become sinful and subject to the wrath of God through Sin Q. How so A. Adam though he was made upright as 't is written God made man upright Eccl. 7.29 turned from the Holy Commandment given unto Him and did eat of for-bidden Fruit Gen. 2.16 17. compared with Gen. 3.13 And so became a Sinner Q. But why must his posterity be 〈…〉 he himself was a sinner may no● 〈…〉 came of him be without sin A. No. He had Children after 〈…〉 likeness Gen. 5.3 And who can bring a 〈◊〉 thing out of an unclean Job 14.4 Q. Are all men become sinful A. Yes Who can say My Heart is clean I am pure from my Sin Prov. 20.9 If we say we have no sin we deceive our selves 1 Joh. 1.8 Q. What are men therefore in their Natural State A. Children of wrath Eph. 2.3 We were by Nature Children of wrath even as others Q. What doth sin make the sinner worthy of A. The wages of sin is Death Rom. 6.25 where it is to be noted That this is not spoken of any particular gross Sin only but of sin as such and therefore of every sin And the Death which the Apostle speaks of includes Eternal Death or Damnation It being such a Death as is opposed to Eternal Life in that Verse Q. Doth not this make all sins Equal for if every sin makes a man worthy of Damnation what can be said more of the greatest sins than is said of the least A. No. This doth not take away the differences or degrees of sin for tho' all Sin deserve Damnation that is Condemnation from God yet greater sins deserve the greater Damnation as we read of some that they should receive the greater Damnation because they devoured Widow's Houses and for a pretence made long Prayers Matth. 23.14 Q. Is it not strange That Sin should make a man worthy of so great a Misery A. No. No wonder at all because it is committed against so great a God being an Offence and Dishonour to him and a Transgression of his Law Rom. 2.23 Jam. 3.2 1 Joh. 3.4 Q. May a man therefore be ruined everlastingly for the first sin he is guilty of A. Yes doubtless and would be so indeed if God should enter into Judgment with him for it and shew him no favour Q. Can you shew any Examples from Scripture to confirm this A. Yes The Angels many of them tho' greater in Power than Man yet were ruined for their first Sin against God 2 Pet. 2.4 God spared not the Angels that sinned but cast them down to Hell And therefore that He hath not dealt so with all Mankind is to be ascribed to His meer Mercy Q. Sin being so great an Evil because it is an offence against God Tell me therefore what God is A. God is a Spirit Uncreated Unchangable from Everlasting to Everlasting Most Holy and Wise Just and Merciful True and Powerful being in all Places and seeing all things at once First God is not a Bodily Substance but a Spiritual Substance Joh. 4.24 saith Christ himself God is a Spirit Q. What can you gather from thence A. Thence I gather three things especially 1. That God must be worshipped in Spirit and in Truth that we must glorifie God with our Spirits or Soules as well as with our Bodies thinking Highly and Honourably of him as well as speaking so 2. That 't is Vain and Ridiculous as well as impious to make any Picture or Image of God for no Image can be like a Spirit let men make something like

was before in into another place even Heaven Luk. 24.50 While he blessed them he was parted from them and received up into Heaven Q. How is it said by him Matth. 28.20 I am with you always if he be gone from Earth to Heaven A. Yes very well for tho' he be gone into Heaven and so hath left the Earth in Respect of his Bodily Presence as he said in the Gospel the poor ye have always with you but me ye have not always yet in Respect of his Divine Presence he was always with his People and cannot be absent from any place seeing he upholds all things Heb. 1.3 Q. What may these things serve for A. 1. They serve to confute the Papists that say the Body of Christ is really and properly present in their Sacrament Now Christ's Body is in Heaven he is ascended thither in that Respect And when he comes from it he shall come so as he went that is so as to be seen of men Acts 1.10 11. But he shall not so come till the Day of Judgment Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing 2 Tim. 4.1 2. To confound the Atheists that mock at Heaven as if it were an idle Fancy But let them say what they please and use their Wits to wrong their Souls yet we may safely think that to be a Real place and a happy place too into which our blessed Lord is really ascended 3. To teach Christians to look beyond this present World and raise their Thoughts to the things above thirsting far a nearer communion with Christ and to see the place where his Honour dwelleth Q. But considering how many Enemies poor Christians may meet with was it not ill for them that their Saviour should leave the world A. No not at all For as he would have them here to live by Faith and not by Sight so his care of them is as great now as when he lived on Earth he is the same yesterday to day and for ever Heb. 13.8 and in John 16.7 he saith 't is expedient for you that I go away Yea it was for their great advantage and on their account that he went to Heaven For he saith in John 14.2 I go to prepare a place for you And that Text in Heb. 9. is a wonderful ground of Comfort to all Godly Christians where he telleth them ver 24. that Christ is gone into Heaven it self now to appear in the presence of God for them Q. Shall Christ continue always in Heaven whereto he is ascended A. No He shall come again to Judge the World 2 Cor. 5.10 We shall all stand before the Judgment-seat of Christ Matth. 25.31 The Son of man shall come in his Glory and all the Holy Angels with Him And then shall he sit upon the Throne of his Glory and before him shall be gathered all Nations 2 Tim. 4.1 before the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing Behold he cometh with Clouds and every Eye shall see him Rev. 1.7 Q. According to what shall men then be judged A. According to their works Behold I come quickly and my Reward is with me to give to every man according as his work shall be Rev. 22.12 Q. But mens works are some good and some bad in the best Men and the best have done evil as well as good in Gods sight shall they therefore be rewarded then for their good works and be punished also for their sins A. No. There shall then be no such Mixture of good and evil upon them but they shall be altogether Happy or Miserable and be adjudg'd to Everlasting Life or Happiness or else to everlasting punishment Matth. 25.46 Q. How then is it said that Christ will give every man according to his work A. By work understand not a particular work but his ordinary way and Course and the main Scope of his Conversation whereby he is in the Main a worker of Iniquity or a worker of a Righteousness and shews himself to be a godly or ungodly Man In which sense the Prophet seemeth to speak when he saith the work of Righteousness shall be peace or end in peace Q. Can any thing be so closely carried as to escape the Eye and Judgement of Christ A. No For God shall judge the secret Things of men by Jesus Christ as St. Paul saith Rom. 2.16 Q. Shall the sins of good Christians be discovered to the world at Judgment A. No. For all their Trespasses were forgiven in this life Col. 2.13 and if God forgive them in this life Men have nothing to do with them in the life to come Yea so far shall they be from having any Reproach for sin at Christs coming that they shall appear with him in Glory Col. 3.4 Q. Should Christ's true Servants be afraid of the Day of Judgment A. No For the Judge is their Advocate and his appearing is called The blessed Hope because they shall then enjoy the happiness they hope for according to the Scriptures Tit. 2.13 1 Joh. 2.1 Q. But what if through some Temptations of the Devil and snares of the world they should fall away and fall off from all Grace and Religion would not the Day of Judgment prove a Day of Perdition unto them A. 'T is little to the purpose what the Day of Judgment might prove to them in such a Case For such a thing is not to be supposed they shall not utterly fall from Grace and Perish by any means whatsoever For God will confirm them to the end that they may be blameless at the Day of Christ 1 Cor. 1.8 and in 1 Pet. 2.25 Christ is called the Shepherd of their Souls A word that importeth a special and particular care of them and therefore sure he will not suffer them to go so far astray as to perish at last Q. What will Christ say to the Rightcous at that Day A. He will say to them Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdom prepared for you Matth. 25.34 Q. What to the Wicked A. Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting Fire Matth. 25.41 Q. Shall these sentences be certainly executed accordingly A. Yes For those shall go away into everlasting punishment and the Righteous into Life Eternal as we read expresly Matth. 25 46. Q. Shall the Righteous obtain that Happiness by their own deservings A. No. For they were sinners before and were by nature Children of wrath Eph. 2.3 But Christ hath merited for them and for his sake it is given them The gift of God 〈◊〉 Eternal Life through Jesus Christ Rom. 6 2● Q. Do the wicked deserve such punishment A. Yes that Eternal Death of mis●● is the Wages of Sin Rom. 6.23 Q. But how can it be just to punish Everlastingly for the offences of a little time A. We read it shall be so with the wicked and Impenitent They shall go away into everlasting punishment And if God will have it so 't is