z Luke 16.26 Mat. 25.46 Q. How dost thou hope to be saued from such miseries A. Onely by Iesus Christ by faith beleeuing in him a Gal. 3.13 Q. Is it for the worthinesse of faith âhat we are saued A. No but onely for the worthinesse of Iesus Christ vpon whom faith layeth hold b 1 Cor. 13.9 Mark 9.24 Q. What is Iesus Christ A. Hee is the onely begotten Sonne of God c Mar. 17.5 Esa 9.6 Rom 9.5 and he is both God and man as God hee is an eternall spirituall being as the Father and the holy Ghost be but as man hee consisteth of a reasonable soule and humane flesh d Iohn 1.14 Q. Why was it needfull that hee should be man A. First because man had sinned and therefore suffering in the nature which had sinned he mighâ satisfie and God bee iust in forgiuing e Rom. 3.26 and to be a redeeming kinsman according to the law where a kinsman might ransome out of slauery f Lev. 25.49 Secondly that hee mighâ comfort vs from experience in his owne flesh g Heb. 2.17 4.15 Thirdly that he might sanctifie our nature as hee that leadeth to glory and they that arâ lead so he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified must both bee oâ one nature h Heb. 2.10 11 Q. Why was it needfull that heâ should be God A. First to sustaine and vpholâ the manhood to ouercome and vanquish death Secondly to merit and to make his suffering satisfactory k Acts 20.28 and to renue the image of Goâ in vs l 1 Cor. 1.30 and therefore although Chrisâ suffered but for a short time it iâ more then if all men had suffereâ for euer m Heb. 9.14 1 Tim. 2.6 Q. Shall all men be saued by Christ A. No but few in comparison of them that perish n Mat. 7.13 14. Q. Who shall be saued by him or how can any be partakers of Christ and his merits A. Onely true beleeuers shall be saued o Iohn 3.18.36 Acts 13.48 16.31 and faith is that by which they apprehend and apply Christ with all his merits to themselues Q. What is faith A. A grace of God p Eph. 2.8 Iohn 6.29 wrought by the Gospell q Ro. 10 14.15 Gal. 3.2.12 whereby a beleeuer hath some knowledge of the things contained in the whole written Word of God r 1 Tim. 2.4 and doth consent to them to bee true and good s Rom. 7.16 and doth apply the promises therin contained to himselfe in particular t Iohn 1.12 Iob 19.25 Iohn 20.28 29 Gal. 2.20 Q. Where is the summe of things to be beleeued contained A. In the Creede commonly called the Apostles Creede which is grounded vpon the Scriptures Q. What is that Creede A. I beleeue in God c. Q. How many Articles bee in the Creede A. Twelue Q. Which is the first A. I beleeue in God the Fathââ Almighty maker of heauen anâ earth Q. What meanest thou hereby A. I beleeue that God the Fâther made the world and all thing therein u 1 Cor. 8.6 Acts 4.24 and gouerneth the samâ by his almighty power x Heb. 1.3 Acts 17.28 Mat. 10.29 Q. What is the second Article A. And in Iesus Christ his onâly begotten Sonne our Lord. Q. What dost thou meane hereby A. I beleeue that the second peâson in the Trinity y Mat. 1.21 is Iesus becauââ he saueth his people from their sins and Christ because anointed thaâ is set apart of God according tâ both his natures and filled witâ graces as man z Psal 45.7 to be a Prophet tâ teach the Church by his Word anâ Spirit a Esa 61.1 Iohn 6.45 Mat. 3.17 also to be a Priest to offer vâ himselfe a sacrifice and to make intercession for vs b Heb. 7.21.24 25 26 27. and a King to gouerne and protect vs and to destroy his and our enemies c Luke 1.33 and his onely Sonne because hee is onely begotten of the Father by eternall generation d Iohn 1.14 and our Lord because hee hath redeemed vs e Rom. 14.9 Q. What is Redemption A. The ransoming of the elect âut of the captiuity of sinne death ând the Deuill 1 Pet. 1.18 Heb. 2.14 Col. 2.15 by the precious âlood of Christ paid to his Father ând forcibly vanquishing our spiriââall enemies Q. What is the third Article A. Which was conceiued by the Holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary Q. What meanest thou hereby A. That Iesus Christ was not âonceiued as other men but that âis humane nature was miraculously âade and sanctified by the holy Ghost f Luke 1.35 in the wombe of the Virâin Mary and so vnited to his Godhead and then afterward in âhe ordinary time of trauell according to the course of nature he was âorne after the manner of men g Luke 2.6.7 yet without sinne h Heb. 2.15 Q. What is the fourth Article A. Hee suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead and buriâd he descended into hell Q. What meanest thou hereby A. Christ was for our sakes arraigned before an earthly Iudge Pontius Pilate who giuing sentence against him his hands and feet were nailed to a Crosse i Ioh. 19.15 16 hee was put to death and suffered not onely paines in his body but sorrow in his soule k Mat. 26.38 39 27.46.50 before his death his body was also buried l Mat. 27 59.60 and for part of three daies he was held captiue of death and in the state of the dead and did victoriously triumph ouer the Deuill and destroy the enemies of our saluation m Eph. 4.9 2.14 15. Q. What is the fift Article A. The third day hee rose againe from the dead Q. What meanest thou hereby A. The same body of Christ that was dead and laid in the graue was by his diuine power raised to life and the same soule that was in it before was brought into it againe n Mat. 28.6 Acts 10.40 Q. What is the sixt Article A. He ascended into heauen and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty Q. What is meant by his ascension into heauen A. Christ forty dayes after his resurrection in the sight of his Disciples was in soule and body together taken out of this world into the highest heauen o Iohn 20.17 Luke 24.51 Acts 1.10 11. Q. What is meant by his sitting at the right hand of God A. The glory and power of gouernement which Christ had as mediator when hee ascended into heauen which shall continue vntill the end of the world p Psal 110.1 Eph. 1.20 Phil. 2.9 Mat. 26.67 for properly God the Father hath not right hand or left hand as being a spirit Q. What is the intercession of Christ A. First hee appeareth and presenteth himselfe to his Father in his person and merits as the publike person of the elect that
of danger from men Q. What is actuall sinne A. Euery thought motion word and deede contrary to the Law of God whether by omission of duties commanded or commission of sinnes forbidden Gal. 5 19.20 Matth. 3.10 anâ 5.22 and 12.36 and 15.19 and 25 41. c. Q. What is the punishment of sinne A. In this life in the body disease and paines in the soule ho rour and hardnesse in name ignominy and reproach in goods hinderances and losses at the end of this life death and after damnation in hell Rom. 5.14.17 18. and 6.23 and 3.19 Deut. 28.21.22.23.37.65 66.67 Marke 9.45.46 Q. Is there no remedy against this misery A. Yes God in mercy hath prouided a Sauiour as in the second Article and many of the rest appeareth Q. Concerning the second Article And ââsus Christ his onely begotten Sonne our ââd here know that Iesus Christ is the ând person in the Trinity but why is hee ââd Iesus A. Iesus signifââth a Sauiour and he âo called because hee saueth his peoâââ from their sinnes Matth. 1.21 Q. What is saluation more particular ând largely expressed A. It containeth first what wee are âed from secondly what we obtaine ââe are freed in this life first from the ââminion of sinne a Rom. 6.6.14 secondly from the ââse of the Law the wrath of God and ââm the hurt of afflictions and in geâârall from the punishment of sinne ââken b Gal. 3.13 properly Then at death first ââm the being of sinne altogether seâââdly from the temptations of Satan ââirdly from the wrongs of the wicââd fourthly from all diseases labours ââd troubles of this life Then at the âay of iudgement besides the things at âeath before named c Reu. ââ 13 there shall bee ââeedome from bodily death For the âecond wee obtaine in this life first vocation secondly iustification thiâly adoption fourthly sanctificatioâ fiftly continuall preseruation spiriâall and temporall so farre as is for oâ good Then at death fiâst full knoâledge d 1 Cor. 12 12. secondly perfect peace of coâscience thirdly perfect freedome will to God e Heb. 12.23 fourthly perfect loue God Angels and men f 1 Cor. 13.13 fifthly fââ ioy g Psal 16.11 sixtly fellowship with Châist seuenthly the heauenly Paradise God and the body euen in the graue ââmaineth vnited to Christ h Luk 23.43 Phil. 1.23 Then at tââ day of iudgement first the soule haââ the benefits before mentioned at deatâ secondly the body shall be strong beaâtifull and immediately sustained bâ God thirdly both soule and body shaâ haue first perfection of nature gracâ secondly the presence of God and ãâã the Angels and Saints thirdly immoâtality fourthly heauen Q. What duties learne we from hence Matth. 18.10.11 A. First to confesse our selues to bâ lost by losing our created state in nâture secondly highly to esteeme anâ loue Christ thirdly not to despise thâ faithfull but aboue all societies to louâ them Q. What comfort A. Great the saluation is so great Ioh. 17.9 âât Christ is not a Sauiour of all the âorld for onely truely beleeuers who ââply his merits to themselues haue beâefit thereby Q. What is meant by the word Christ A. Anointed because he was anoinââd to be King Priest and Prophet as âas noted before Q. According to what nature is hee a âriest A. According to both as God and âan Heb. 9.14 2 Cor. 5.19 Q. What was his sacrifice A. Christ himselfe his manhood oneââ suffering both in body and soule and âs suffering was of infinite value by âason of the personall vnion of the âanhood to the Godhead Esa 53.10 â Pet. 3.18 Q. What comforts receiue we by our Saâour his offices A. We are in some measure anointed âith the gifts of Gods Spirit 1 Iob. 2. â 27 and are made spirituall Prophets ãâã know the things of God and to apâây our knowledge to the benefit of others Col. 3.16 and wee are Priests tâ offer vp spirituall sacrifices of praieâ praise almes a contrite heart and obâdience 1 Pet. 25. Psal 141 2. Heb. 1 15 16. Psal 51.17 Rom. 12.1 King to s bdue our rebellious corruptionâ Reu. 16 Rom. 6.12 and our duty is to lâbour to exp esse such graces and ãâã fight for our liberty 1 Cor. 16.13 Q. Here know Christ is the onely sacrâficing Priest of the new Testâment propââly so called and his sacrifice proper and reâ ours is but metâphoricall now why is Chrââ called the onely begotten Sonne of God A. Because hee is onely begotten the Father by eternall generation witâout begânning or end and hereby appeareth that Christ is true God Ioââ 1.14 Esa 9.6 Rom 9.5 1 Tim. 3.16 Q. What duties from hence A. First to confesse him to bee tâ Sonne of God 1 Ioh. 4.15 Heb. 2 â and to worship him with our trust loâ ioy c. Ioh. 14 1. Q. What comforts A. First the deuill is subdued 1 Ioh. 8. secondly we are the children of Gâ by adoption Ioh. 1.12 adoption iâ worke of God whereby such as are iuâtified are the children of God Q. How is Christ our Lord A. By creation and gouernment but âhere is meant especially by redemption Q. What duties owe wee to him our Lord A. To liue and dye Rom. 14.7 Phil. 1.20 not to our owne desires or profits but to Christ our Lord that his glory may be celebrated ây our life and death Q. What comforts A. We may haue confidence both in âife and death Psal 31.5 Rom. 6.22 Ioh. 12 2â hauing a Lord that hath more care of vs then we our selues hee âoth can and will preserue vs liuing ând restore vs to life being dead also his âeruice is holy and his seruants shall be where he is Q. Concerning the third Article hee was conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary which signifieth that Iesus Christ was not conceiued as other men but âhat his humane nature was miraculously âade and sanctified by the holy Ghost in the wombe of the Virgin Mary and so vnited to âhe second person of the Trinity so as hee is âot two persons although hee haue two natures now what duties learne we from ouâ Sauiour his becomming man thus A. First to magnifie Gods wisedomâ and loue secondly to imitate the humility of Christ Phil. 2.2 to 7. Q. What comforts Ioh. 17.19 A. Great first that Christ vouchsafed to take our natures and to sanctifiâ our conception 2 Cor. 1.30 birth and natures secondly thus Christ is God with vs oââ nature ioyned to God and heauen anâ earth ioyned together Q. Concerning the fourth Article he suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead and buried he descended into helâ You haue beene taught the meaning hereof but what duties learne you from Christ sufferings A. First to acknowledge the gâeaâ mercy of our Sauiour Phil. 2.11 secondly to mourne for our sinnes Zach. 12 10. thirdly to loue Christ 2 Cor. 5.15 Matth. 10.37 38. fourthly to
of iustification reconciliation with God and eternall happinesse in heauen b Psal 51.1.2 as wee who haue but little mercy in respect of God pardon the iniuries wee haue receiued from men c Mar. 11.25 26 Q. What is the sixt Petition A. And leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from evil Q. What doe we pray for therein A. For good motions to holinesse and perseuerance therein and for strength in temptations d Psal 51.10.11 Iohn 8.11 1 Cor. 10.13 Rom. 6.12 13. 1 Pet. 5.9 Heb 12.23 2 Pet. 3.13 and eternall full holinesse in heauen Q. Wherefore is the conclusion added For thine is the Kingdome the Power and the glory for euer and euer A. First To strengthen our faith in the obtaining of our requests God hauing right being able and iâ being for his glory to granâ our Petitions e 2 Chro. 20.6 7 Psal 50.14.15 secondly for thankesgiuing plainely exâressed which iâ the Petitions was included not expressed f 1 Thes 5.18 Exod. 15. Iudg. 5. Q. What is meant by this word Amen A. It signifieth so be it so it is and so it shall be noting both anâ earnest desire to haue what we aske and assurance of faith that we haue or shall obtaine the same g 1 Cor. 14 16. The word Sacrament is vsed in resemblance it hath to the oath whereby Souldiers did bind themselues to their Generall we hereby declare that we dedicate our selues to Christ to serue him to fight against the deuill the world and the flesh Q. What is a Sacrament A. A holy ordinance wherein by certaine outward signes ordained by God Christ with all his benefits is conueied to beleeuers Gen. 17.11 Rom. 4.11 1 Cor. 10 16.17 Q. How many Sacraments are there A. Two Baptisme the Lordâ Supper 1 Cor. 10.2.3.4 Q. What is Baptisme A. A Sacrament by which such as are within the couenant are washed with water in the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost that being thus ingraffed inââ Christ they may haue perpetuall âllowship with him Math. 28.19 Q. In Baptisme what is the outâard and visible signe A. Water and the Sacramentall âe of it in washing the body by âipping or sprinkling h Acts 8.6 10 Q. What is the inward thing signiââed A. Christ i Eph. 5.26 1 Iohn 1.7 who shed his blood ãâã wash and cleanse vs from the guilt ând filthinesse of sinne Q. What be the ends of Baptisme A. First to be a pledge to vs of âur vnion with Christ k 1 Cor. 12.13 Gal. 3.27 and of the âorgiuenesse of our sinnes l Acts 2.38 and of âur dying to sinne m Rom 6.2 3. and liuing to âewnesse of life and of the resurreâtion of our bodies at the last day n 1 Cor. 15.29 âecondly to be a meanes of our first ântrance and admission into the viâible Church o Eph. 4.5 thirdly to be a âadge and signe of Christian proâession bâfore the world p 1 Pet 3.21 Q. Why are wee baptised into the name of the Father Sonne and holy Ghost Mat. 28.19 A. To signifie that we are baâtized by the commandement aââ authority of and by and with inucation of one God in three person and receiued into the family an communion with him 1 Iohn 1.3 and that ãâã must line onely to him renounciââ all other Lords besides Q. Seeing such as bee borne of inââdels and the like are not to be baptizââ vntill they come to yeares of discretioâ and be able to make profession of the faith why are the children of beleeuiââ Parents baptized in their infancy A. Because such were circumcâsed in the old Testament q Gen. 17.17 and thâ couenant of God is made with thâ faithfull and their seede so as thâ children of Christians althougâ they be not without originall sinnâ yet are borne Christians r 1 Cor. 7.14 Rom. 11.16 Gal. 1.15 The outward signe inward grace doe not alwaies goe together some being sanctified before as Abraham before circumcision Cornelius and the Eunuch before baptisme some after as Paâl âfter circumcisioÌ so many infants some neuer as repâoâates and nâ Infidels or Pagans and are holy bâ a kinde of externall holinesse beinâ within the generall couenant aâ though not alwaies holy in regarâ of inward sanctification which iâ the speciall couenant of grace Q. Why are we baptized but once and yet must often receiue the Lords âupper It is called a Supper because a spirituall banquet and also was first celebrated in the euening And of the Lord because instituted by him and in remembrance of him and by faith there is feeding vpon him in a spirituall manner A. Because it is enough once to âe borne admitted and planted inâo Christ and the couenant but wee âeed often to be nourished that we may grow in grace Rom. 11.29 Q. What is the Lords Supper A. A Sacrament whereby with the outward signes of Bread and Wine such as are ingraffed into Christ are in him daily in a spirituall manner nourished to eternall life â Cor. 11.23.24.25 Q. In the Lords Supper what is âhe outward and visible signes A. Bread and Wine and the sacramentall vse therof in the outward administration receiuing of âhe same Matth. 26.26.27.28 Q. What is the inward thing signified A. The Body and Blood of Christ for our spirituall nourishment Q. What are the ends and vses of âhe Lords Supper or why should any desire to be partakers thereof A. First thankefully to she forth the death and suffering Christ s 1 Cor. 11. Luke 22.19 secondly to reach and coâfirme vs concerning our communâon and growth with and in Chriââ applying Christ and Iustificatioâ Sanctification eternall life and a the rest of his benefits to our seluââ in particular t 1 Cor. 10.16.17 thirdly to declaââ our communion and growth in loââ with our brethren u 1 Cor. 13.13 Q. How are the elements of Breââ and Wine consecrated in the Sacrâment A. By rehearsing the institutioâ and promises of Christ and bâ prayer and thankesgiuing and applying the outward elements to spirituall vse x Mat. 26.26.27 28. 1 Cor. 10.16 11.23 1 Tim. 4.4 5. Q. How long doe the Bread anâ Wine continue consecrated to be signes the body and blood of Christ A. Onely during the time oâ the celebration and administratioâ of the Sacrament and no longer buâ after the vse they bee common aâ before Q. Seeing all may not receiue thâ Lords Supper but onely such as can and âe examine themselues wherein ought âhristians to examine themselues A. First concerning the knowââdge in the grounds of Religion âd in particular concerning the ââctrine of the Sacrament y 1 Cor. 11 26 28. secondââ concerning their faith z 2 Cor. 33.5 thirdly ââpentance a 1 Cor. 5.7.8 fourthly loue b Mat. 5.23 Q. It appeareth wee may not reââue the Lords Supper if we
fourthly by care of vniuersall âd constant obedience to God Psal â9 6.112.117 1 Iohn 3.9 fifthly by âe to God and his children with cleaâg to God euen in the want of the âarance of his loue and not onely ââile we are assured thereof 1 Ioh. 4. â and 5.1 Acts 11.23 Iob 13.15.24 âtly by a desire of the sincere milke of âe word 1 Pet. 2.2 Q. May Faith and Repentance and âh graces as be necessary to saluation bee ãâã A. They may be weakned for a tiââ habits being decaied acts interruptâ feeling denied but they are neuer whâly and finally lost Luk. 22.32 1 Cor. â 13. Phil. 1.6 1 Cor. 10.13 Q. As it is comfortable that wee bâ such benefits by the spirit so what duâ learne we hence A. First to vse the gifts of the spâ to the glory of God Phil. 1.11 secoâly not to grieue the spirit by our sinâ Eph. 4.30 thirdly to vse the meaâ wherby the holy Ghost worketh thâ gifts as ordinarily the word preachâ Rom. 10.14 17. and whereby he incâseth them as first the Word Preachâ and Read 1 Pet. 2.2 Acts 20.32 âcondly Prayer Iude 20. thirdly the âceiuing of the Sacraments Rom. 4. â 1 Cor. 10 2.3.4 fourthly to pracâ what we heare and know Ioh. 7. â 2 Tim. 1.6 Q. Concerning the ninth Article I âleeue the holy Catholike Church the câmunion of Saints shew a little more larâ then in the shorter Catechisme what is mâ by communion of Saints 1 Cor. 14.33 A. Saints are holy people wherâ liuing in this world or departed from ânce by death communion signifieth âe fellowship they haue first with âhrist as his benefits are bestowed on âem and their sinnes imputed to âhrist and also he accounteth their afâctions his owne and helpeth to beare ââm Psal 73.26 1 Ioh. 1.3 2 Cor. 5. â 1 Cor. 1.9 secondly one with anoâer the liuing with the liuing by loâng exhorting comforting and prayâ for each other and imploying their âporall goods for the profit of each âer Acts 4.32 Gal 5.13 and 6.1.2 âeb 3 13. Gal. 6.10 and the liuing âth the dead in that the departed doe ãâã generall desire the deliuerance of all âir fellow members out of all their âseries although they know not parââlar conditions and persons Reuel 10. and the Saints on earth doe in âart and affection conuerse with them âeauen desiring to bee with Christ âl 1.23 and 3.20 Col. 3.1.2 Q. What duties learne wee from âe A. First to labour to make our calâg sure because thereby wee may know wee are true members of ãâã Church 2 Pet. 1.5.6.7.10 secondly be thankefull to God for choosing a calling vs to bee of the number of people Ephes 1.3 4. thirdly to be ââly that we may be Saints on earth âuing holinesse begun in the Church âlitant that so we may be sure wee sââ haue it consummated or perfect in ãâã Church triumphant 2 Pet. 2.9 fouâly to loue esteeme and helpe one aâther 2 Thes 3.14 Ephes 4.2.3 â Rom. 12.6.7.8 fifthly to auoid vnlâfull society with the wicked Eph. â 11. 2 Cor. 6.16.17.18 2 Tim. 3.5 Q. Concerning the tenth Article ââleeue the forgiuenesse of sinnes which blessing of God vpon his Church procââ by the sufferings of Christ whereby the gââ of sinne binding to punishment is takeâ way what comforts arise from hence A. First that this remission of siââ may be applyed particularly Psal 1 1.3 Esa 38.17 secondly because whâ God iustifieth he sanctifieth 1 Cââ 11. thirdly nothing can separate sucâ be iustified from the loue of Châ Rom. 8.33.34.35 fourthly becââ ââch shall raigne with Christ in another âorld Rom 5.17 Q. What duties learne we from hence A. First to renounce our owne me ââs 1 King 8.46 Ioh. 8.11 secondly to âe carefâll âo auoide sinne Ioh. 8.11 ââirdly to be thankfull to God through âhrist Psal 103.1.3 fourthly to loue ââm Luke 7.47 fif ly to be mercifull ââmen Col 3 13. Q. Concerning the eleuenth Article euery âleeuer ought to beleeue that his owne boââ and the bodies of other men shall rise ââm the dead the bodies of the elect shall ââe by vertue of the vnion with Christ and ãâã glorious the bodies of the reprobate shall ââse by the powerfull citation of Christ and ââat to shâme what coÌforts learn you hence A. First against troubles of this life Dan. 12.1.2 3. secondly against death 1 Cor. 15.55 2 Cor. 4.14 Q. What duties A. First Phil. 3.20 21. not to mourne immoderateââ for the dead 1 Thes 4.13 secondly ãâã haue the body in honour by nouriâing it and by auoiding vncleannesse ââd other sinnes liuing righteously Cor 15. and by burying it decently at âeath Matth. 25.46 1 Cor. 2.9 Q. Concerning the twelfth Article beleeue the life euerlasting what shall bâ the euerlasting life of the soule and body aâter they be reunited which although wââ cannot fully know in this life yet it being ãâã some measure reuealed first what shall ceaââ then A. Seuen things first such calling as be here a 1 Cor. 15 24. for there shall be no Magâstrate or Subiect Master or Seruant secondly faith b 1 Cor. 13.12.13 hope patience anâ such vertues as be ioyned with griefe pitty mercy c. thirdly all sinnâ Heb. 12.22 fourthly naturall infirmâties of body and minde Reu. 7 16.1â and 21.4 fifthly naturall meanes fâ preseruation of life as meate drink sleepe c 1 Cor. 15.44 Matth. 22.30 c. sixtly the vanity of thâ creatures Rom. 8.20.21.22 seuenthlâ the Mediatorship of Christ 1 Corintâ 15.28 Q. Secondly what shall wee haue thâ shall be saued at the the day of iudgementâ A. First in soule these things firââ perfect knowledge d 1 Cor. 12.12.13 1 Ioh. 3.2 Math. 5.8 secondly perfeââ peace of conscience thirdly full freâdome of will to God f Heb. 12.22 2 Pet. 3.13 fourthly perfeââ loue to God g 1 Cor. 13 13. the Angels and Saints fiftly full ioy Ps 16.11 Secondly in the body there shall bee these things first great strength acutenes of senses health although it be sowne in weakenesse it shall rise in power secondly incorrupââon no more subiect to rottennesse or to be dissolued into dust and immortaââty so as death shall haue no place âor power 1 Cor. 15.54 thirdly glory âeauty shining like the starres sunne ãâã Moses his face did by the glory âhich God put vpon it and as Christ ââd at his transfiguration Dan. 12.3 Matth. 13.43 fourthly to be spirituall ââmediately sustained by the spirit of âod without meate or drinke or any ââher meanes and the body shall bee ââmble and also perfectly subiect to the ââirit of God 1 Cor. 15.44 Thirdly in âoth soule and body there shall bee âhese things first perfection of nature ând grace secondly communion with âod the blessed Angels and Saints Thes 4.17 Reuel 22.4 1 Ioh. 3.2 Ioh. 7.24 secondly heauen 1 Pet. 1.4 ââirdly Lordship ouer the creatures ââcept the Angels Reuel 21.7 fourthââ
Image c. what is generally commanded herein A. The true outward worship of thâ true God according as is prescribed iâ the word written without adding ãâã detracting Deut. 12.32 Q. How hath this Commandement bâ place next the first A. There followeth a profession ãâã that God whom we haue chosen whicâ consisteth in publike worship so thâ which commandeth the profession ãâã him in publike worship which himseââ hath commanded followeth the former commanding vs to choose him Q. What may more particularly be oâserued in the second Commandement A. First the precept it selfe seconâly reasons vrging the performance oâ the Commandement Q. What particular duties be commanâed and sinnes forbidden in the second Commandement A. First First sort of duties commanded containing seuen particulars to worship God by such meanes and after such manner as hee âath appointed as namely these seuen First to bee content with the Scripâures for our direction in all things Deut. 4.2 Esa 8.20 2 Tim. 3.16.17 The sinne forbidden here is to set before vs for our direction for the rule of our faith and obedience any other word written or vnwritten besides thâânspired Bookes of Scriptures as first âhe Bookes called Apocrypha which although they may bee read as many other Bookes of godly men yet we may not build our faith vpon them secondly forged Bookes as the Gospell of Thomas Barnabas and Nicodemus thirdly Papists vnwritten traditions Matth. 15.9 fourthly loathing the simplicity of seruing God that the Word prescribeth and admiring will-worship Col. 2.18.23 1 Sam. 15.11.12 c. and all good intentions not grounded on the Word may bee referred hither 2 Sam. 6.6 Ioh. 16.2 Secondly here is commanded such a Ministery of the Woâd as the Loâ hath appointed the Minister is to bâ called of God and the Church Heb. 5.4 Rom. 10.15.17 Eph. 4.11 to Read and Preach the Word Mal. 2.7 1 Tiâ 3.2 2 Tim. 4.2 Act. 13.14 and 15.21 Neh. 8.8 and people ought to heare thâ Word Read and Preached 1 Thes 5 2â Ioh. 8.47 Esa 2.3 Psal 122.1 The sinne forbidden is a false Ministery not appointed of God as Popeâ Cardinals Priests to offer properly a râ all sacrifice propitiatory for the quick and dead in the Mâsse Math. 15 1â and hereunto may bee added a dumbâ Ministery Neh. 8.8 1 Tim. 3.2 Esa 56 10. Hos 4.6 Ier. 23.31.32 Matth. 15.14 moreouer neglect of hearing thâ Word preached Heb. 10.25 Thirdly prayer is commanded Psaâ 65.1.2 Esa 56.7 which that it may bâ vsed aright first it is to bee directed ãâã the true God onely Psal 50.15 secondly in the mediation of Christ alone Col 3.17 Ioh. 16.23.27 1 Tim. 2.5 otheâ things belonging to prayer may be noted on the third Commandement The sins are first neglect of prayer Psal 14 4. secondly abuse thereof first when it is directed to Angels or Saints Rom. 10.14 Esay 63.16 Mal. 1.11 with 1 Tim. 2.8 secondly when men substitute other Mediators as S. Mary S. Peter c. Thirdly when people pray priuately in publike Yet condemne I nor a short ciaculation at entrance ãâã âod assist me God sanctify me now to these holy duties or the like and joyn not with âhe assembly in prayer or hearing the word Eccl. 5.1 1 Cor. 14.40 Fourthly âo leaue praying at the comming in of âny to make a legge or to place him Fiftly to pray with lips without touch of heart Es 29 13. Sixtly to pray onây with the heart neuer vsing the voice when conueniently wee might Hos 14.2 A fourth duty commanded is to administer and receiue the Sacraments instituted by God Mat. 28.19 and 26. â6 27 28. Sacraments beloâg to the Gospell properly in regard of signification ând end of institution but as parts of Gods outward worship commanded by him and as all nations by the light of nature obserue some externall rites in âheir worship they are in a general manner reduced to the second Commandement The sins forbidden in this regard be first to neglect the sacraments when wâ might be partakers therof Numb 9.13 Secondly to haue more sacrament then the Lord hath giuen to hiâ Church as those fiue of the Papistâ Confirmation Penance Matrimony Orders and extreme vnction Thirdly to take away the wine in the Lords supper from the people Fourthly hereunto may bee added Magicke worshipping the Deuill by charmes and otherwise wherein they haue as it were devillish sacraments and many wayâ breake this Commandement Deut. 1â 10.11 1 Sam. 28.11 12 13 14. Esa 8.19 and 65.4 Ezek. 21.21 Here is commanded discipline which is that order and gouernmeââ which God hath left in his Church bâ admonitions suspensions excommunications and absolutions to reforme abuses and to recouer such as fall into miâdemeanors and sinnes Matth. 28.15 16 17 18. 1 Cor. 5.4 2 Cor. 2.6 The sinnes in this respect be first tâ neglect this duty and to suffer notorious and grosse offenders to liue without discipline and to come to the saââament without testifying repentance âecondly to abuse this ordinance of âod by excommunicating men for wel âoing Iohn 6.2 and for trifles Sixtly Swearing by the true God may âe referred to this Commandement as part of his outward worship Deut. 6.3 An oath is a religious and necesâary confirmation of things by calling âpon God to be a witnesse of truth and âeuenger of falshood first in assertion âecondly in promise Esay 29.28 Heb. 6.16 Ruth 1.17 Heb. 3.11 2 Cor. 1.23 The sinnes and sinfull abuse of an âath as it is taken by the true God is âgainst the third Commandement but some sinnes in swearing may be considered of here as first by naming parts of God as if hee were a man as heart âoule sides feet nailes body Secondly by his pity mercy passion blood wounds life death Totus Christus adorandus est et humanitas Christi in composite c. if people hereby understand Christs humanity either they as much as in them lyeth teare his precious body or by superstitious ignorance deify the members of Christ for howsoeuer in some cases it may bee lawfull to worship Christ man yet not his humanity or parts of his body so considered as they doe Thirdly heathenish oathes as by Iupiter c. Fourthly Papisticall oathes by Angells and Saints S. Mary S George the Masse Roâd c. Is 5.7 Amos 8.14 Fiftly by other creatures as fire light siluer faith troth honesty c. Sixtly ridiculous nicknamed oahes as bodikin lakin cock fey fack fagges c. as if God regarded the pronunciation and outward found more then the oath it selfe or loued to be mocked in his worship Seuenthly to make confession of the truth and to defend it either by rendering a reason of it to euery one that iustly demands it 1 Pet. 3.15 or by departing with our goods for the defence and maintenance thereof is commanded of God and may be referred to this Precept The sinne is first to giue our bodily presence to idolatry our mindes being against it