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A02023	A short and easie introduction to Christian faith conteining the summe of the principles of religion, necessary to be knowne of all before they presume to receiue the sacrament of the Lords Supper: set downe in questions and answers, and distinguished into chapters. By H. Graie.	Graie, H.	1588 (1588)	STC 12170; ESTC S112481	13,829	34

Q Is it possible for vs to fulfill all these without breaking anie one of them A No though we do what we can yet we Mat. 15. 19 Rom. 17. 18. 19. breake them dailie and hourelie in thought word and deed Q What punishment then is appointed for the breakers of these cōmandements A The cursse of God which is eternall Deu. 17. 26 Mat. 25. 41 destruction both of bodie and soule Q How shall we then escape this punishment A Christ became accurssed for vs to deliuer Gala. 3. vs from the cursse and hath nailed that hand-writing which the Lorde had against vs vpon the crosse and hath made a shewe and triumphed openly ouer death and ouer Coloss 2. the cursse where vnto we were subiect Of praier CHAP. 5. Q WHat doe wee owe vnto the Lord for this worke of our redemption and our deliuerance from the cursse A Al honor al praise al glorie al thanksgiuing Q How shal we giue these to the Lord A By praier which is vnfained and proceedeth from a true and liuelie faith Q What thing is praier A It is an humble lifting vp of our harts and soules vnto the Lorde whereby wee eyther make request for things necessarie concerning this life and the life to come or else giue thanks vnto God for benefits and graces receiued Q How manie things doe you gather out of this description of praier A I obserue these three things first to whom we must pray secondly for what wee must pray thirdly the distinction or diuersitie of praier Q To whom must we make our praiers A To God alone Q Maye wee not praie to Angels or saincts A No for that is flat idolatrie Q What reason haue you to proue this A To giue that to the creature which is proper and peculiar to God is manifest idolatry Reue. 9. but praier is a part of the seruice which Psal 11. is dew only to the Lord therefore to giue it to the creature it is idolatry Q Are not the angels ministring spirites for the vse of man A Yes but we haue no commandement or warant to pray vnto them for wee must Psal 61. Rom. 10. cal vpon him in whom we must beleeue but we must beleue in God only therfore pray vnto him alone and not to angels or saincts Q For what cause we pray A For all things necessarie both for this life and the life to come Q Must we pray for earthly and for spiritual things after the same maner A No we must pray for earthly things with exception and condicion so far forth as they shall stand with gods glory our good saluation thus wee must pray for riches for helth for prosperity c. but we may pray for spiritual heauenly things absolutely without condicion as for faith sanctificatiō wisedome and saluation for these things are alwaies ioyned with the glorie of God Q How is praier distinguished A Into a petition and thankesgiuing Q What is a petition A It is a sute request which we make vnto the Lord for such things as we stand in need of Q VVhat is thanksgiuing A It is to acknowledge the Lord to bee Iames. 1. 1. Cor. 4. 7. the author and fountaine of all goodnes and that we receiue al good things from him Q For what must you giue thanks A For all benefits both corporal and spirituall Ephes 5. Ierre 2. Q VVhat call you corporall benefits A All those which concerne our bodies the vse of this life Q VVhich call you spirituall A Al those which concern the welfare of the soule and our eternal saluation as namely our redemption deliuerance from death which we mentioned in the beginning of this section and all other good graces benefits which concerne life euerlasting Q How must wee pray vnto God or giue thanks vnto him A With the spirit of our minds for god Iohn 4. is a spirite Q What maner of mind or with what affection must we pray A In the affection well disposed vnto praier these foure things are required first Luk. 18. 13 that we renounce our selues and whatsoeuer is in vs and throwe downe our selues before the throne of the maiestie of God acknowledging and confessing our owne sins and vnworthinesse secondly that wee pray Iame. 1. in faith thirdly that wee haue a feeling of ve 6 our miseries and of the wants and necessities for the which we pray and that we haue an earnest desire to obtaine them fourthlie that we come vnto the Lorde with vnfained Mar. 9. 24. repentance and purpose of amendement of life for the Lord promiseth no blessing to any but to such as are his children and haue Roman 8. a care to walke in his feare Q What forme of praier must wee vse A That especiallie which our Sauiour Christ himselfe hath presented vnto vs in the sixt of Matthew and second of Luke Q May wee not vse an other forme of praier besides this A We may vse an other forme of words but the matter of all our praier must be examined and limited according to this forme wherein in generall terms is set downe by the wisest that euer was nay wisedome it selfe what things we must pray for both concerning this life and the life to come Q Repeat this forme of praier which we cal the Lords praier A Our father which art in heauen c. Q Shew me briefly the summe and the meaning of this praier A This praier consisteth on those two parts first a preface in these words Our father which art in heauen then the praier it selfe in the words following the preface teacheth vs two things first what GOD is in respect of vs to wit a louing father who as a father tendreth his children and will not denie him any thing which he hath neede of so the Lord is most readie and willing to giue vnto vs such things as are necessarie for vs if we aske them by faith secondly in the last words of this preface to wit which art in heauen we are taught what God is in respect of himselfe The examination of the place where the Lord is said to be not that 1. King 8. Acts 1. Esa 16. he is indeede contained in any place or can be bicause he is infinit doth argue the power the maiestie the might of God whereby we are sure that the Lord is able to grant vs al our requests This preface then doth make much for the strengthning of our faith whē we consider that God is a father and therfore willing and he dwelleth in heauen and therfore is able to giue vs euery thing wee aske The praier it consisteth vpon certaine petitions and a conclusion annexed to them the petitions which are sixe in number be of two sorts the first three concerne the glorie of God the last three our owne wants and necessities the order of the first three lieth thus first we