exaltation How many degrees are they of his exaltation A. Three first his resurrection Secondly his ascension Thirdly his sitting at the right hand of God the Father Q. Wherefore did Christ rise againe from the dead A. For to show that he had overcome death Q. What other reason is there of his resurrection A. Hee being God and man in one person could not be holden of death Q. For what other cause arose He A. As He died for our sinnes so Hee arose for our righteousnesse Q. Wherefore was Christ said to arise for our righteousnesse A. Because by his resurrection he did evidently declare that he had by his death purchased righteousnesse to our Soules Q. What comfort hast thou of Christs resurrection A. That my dead body and all the dead bodies of the faithfull shall likewise arise at the last day Q. What ground hast thou of that comfort A. Because Christ who is risen is the head and wee who are the members must follow the head The twentie Sunday Q. WEE have heard of Christs resurrection the first degree of his exaltation what is the second A. His ascension into heaven Q. By what power was that done A. By the might and power of his Godhead Q. Is not his body on earth any more A. No not Q. But he hath said that he will be with his Church unto the end of the world A. That is to be understood of the presence of his Spirit Q. But how can his manhood be seperate from his Godhead A. They are no more seperate then the sun and his beames Q. Make that more cleare A. The body of the sun is only in the heavens but his beames do descend unto the Earth So Christ man is onely in the heavens but his Godhead filleth both heaven and Earth Q. What comfort hast thou of Christs ascension A. Hee is gone up for to prepare a roome for his Saints Q. How knowest thou that A. Hee hath said I goe to prepare a place for you and I will come againe and receive you unto my self that where I am there yee may bee also Iohn 14.3 The twentie one Sunday Q. WHAT is the third degree of his exaltation A. He sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Q. Hath God a right hand or a left A. No not for GOD is a Spirit Q. What then is that to sit at Gods right hand A. It is a forme of speach borrowed from Princes whose custome is to place at their right hand these whom they honour above others Q. What then is the meaning of these words that Christ sitteth at the right hand of God A. That hee is in unspeakable dignitie and authoritie having absolute power over all the creatures Q. What is the Lord now doeing for us at the right hand of his Father A. Hee is interceeding for us that is making request and intreatie in our behalf The twentie two Sunday Q. WHat is the manner of CHRISTS intercession while he is now in the Heavens A. He ascended up into heaven to appeare in the sight of God for us Hebr. 9.24 Q. How is that done A. By presenting his person and his passion before the face of God Q. Hovv then doth hee request for us A. By willing and desiring that his Father would accept his merits in our behalfe Q. Shall the Lords body for ever remaine in the heavens A. No not at the last day he shall come downe to judge the quicke and the dead Q. Hovv shall the judge come dovvne A. He shall descend with a shout with the voice of the Archangel and with the Trumpet of God in unspeakable glory Q. What honour shall the godly have that day A. They shall all sit downe upon Thrones at Christs right hand Q. What shall they doe upon these Thrones A. They shall judge the world 1 Cor. 6.2 Q. But shall not Christ himselfe that day be the onely judge A. Hee shall bee so but his Saints shall sit as assessours for to approve his judgement Q. Where shall the wicked then be A. At Christs left hand Q. What understand yee by his left hand A. As to bee at his right hand is understood to bee in dignitie so to bee at his left is understood to be in shame and ignominie Q. What shall the judge say unto the godly at his right hand A. Come yee blessed of my Father and receive a kingdome Q. What shall he say to the wicked at his left hand A. Depart from me to hell fire with the Divel and his angels The twentie third Sunday Q. WEE have heard of the first two parts of the Creede to wit of the Father and of the Sonne what is contained in the third part A. That which concerneth the holy Ghost the third person of the Trinitie Q. Wherefore callest thou him holy A. Both for his nature and his office Q. Wherefore is he called holy for his nature A. Because hee is holy in himself yea holinesse it self Q. Wherefore is he called holy for his office A. Because by his operation he maketh all the faithfull holy Q. What be the chiefe fruits of the holy Ghost A. Faith love joy gentlenesse meeknesse temperance peace and patience c. The twentie foure Sunday Q. WHat is contained in the fourth part of the Creed A. That which concerneth the Church Q. What is the Churche A. A companie of these whom GOD by his Spirit hath sanctified Q. What are the qualities of the Church A. It is holy and catholicke Q. Wherefore callest thou it holy A. Because Gods children on earth are holy in part and in heaven are perfectly holy Q. Wherefore callest thou it Catholicke Q. Because it is universall and reacheth unto all nations to all times sexe and age Q. How many parts hath the Catholicke Church A. Two the Church triumphant in heaven and the Church militant on earth Q. Whom callest thou the Church triumphant A. These who in the spirituall warfare have overcome the Devill the World and the flesh Q. Whom callest thou the Church militant A. These who are yet on earth fighting against the enemies of their salvation The twentie five Sunday Q. WHat are the chief prerogatives of the kirk A. These four the communion of Saints the forgivenesse of sins the resurrection of the body and life everlasting Q. What is that communion of Saints A. It is that love and fellowship which the children of God have with Christ and among themselves Q. Who are these Saints A. The Faithfull on the earth and the Souls of the Faithfull now in heaven Q. Wherefore are they called Saints A. Because they have beene sanctified by the holy Spirit Q. What is the second benefite belonging to the Church A. The remission of sins Q. What call ye the remission of sins A. A free pardon and forgivenesse of all our faults Q. Who hath procured this A. Christ Jesus by his death upon the crosse The twentie sixth Sunday Q. WHat is the third benefite belonging
To give God thanks for all his benefites Q. What thankes requireth God of us A. That we set foorth his glory with heart tongue and hand Q. How thanke we God with our heart A. When wee thinke honourably of him and acknowledge his goodnesse Q. How thanke we him with the tongue A. When our tongue is an instrument of setting foorth his glory Q. How thanke we him with the hand A. When we do good works Of the Sacraments Q. WHAT is a Sacrament A. It is an outward seale appointed by GOD for to certifie us of our Salvation in Christ Jesus Q. How many Sacraments are there A. Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Of Baptisme Q. WHat is Baptisme A. A seale of our entrance into the Church Q. VVhat is the visible signe in Baptisme A. The element of water with the outward actions Q. VVhat doth the water represent unto us A. The blood of Christ and the Spirit Q. VVhat are the outward actions A. Sprinkling washing dipping into the water abiding under the water and comming out of the water Q. VVhat spirituall graces are sealed up unto us while wee are baptized A. Our justification and sanctification Q What outward action represents our justification A. As the water washeth away all uncleanesse from the body so the blood of Christ washeth away all sins from our soules which is our justification Q. What outward actions represent our Sanctification A. They be especially three first the dipping of the body secondly the staying under the water thirdly the comming out of the water Q. What signifieth the dipping of the body A. It signifieth the mortification of sinne or fellowship with Christ in his death Qu. VVhat signifieth the staying under the water A. It signifieth the buriall of sin Q. VVhat signifieth the coming out of the water A. The resurrection from sin to newnesse of life Rom. 6.3 4. Of the Lords Supper Q. WHAT is the Lords Supper A. A seale of our spirituall nourishment in the Church Qu. What are the visible signes of that Sacrament A. Bread and wine with the outward actions Q. What doth the bread represent A. The body of Christ. Q. What doth the breaking of the bread represent A. The great sorrowes wherewith his body and soule were broken Q. What doth the wine signifie A. The blood of Christ. Q. What doth the powreing out of the wine signifie A. The powreing out of Christs blood Q. What is the spirituall grace signified and offered unto us by the elements and actions A. The spirituall nourishment of our soules Q. What must wee doe before wee come to the Sacrament A. We must try and examine our selves Q. Wherein consists that examination A. That a man try himselfe if hee hath these three things faith love and repentance Q. What should hee try of his faith A. If he know God and is in some measure assured that Christ died for him Q. What should he try of his love A. If he loveth his GOD above all things and if he loveth the well of his neighbours person name and estate Q. What shall he try of his repentance A. If from his heart hee bee sorry for his bypast sins and resolved to amend his life for all times to come Q. May we not communicate without any of these three A. No not Q. What is the danger if wee want any of them A. Wee eat and drink judgement to our selves Q. Wherefore that A. Because we discerne not the Lords body Q. What callest thou to discerne the Lords body A. It is to put a difference betweene the bread of the Sacrament the seale of his Body and other common bread Q. What is that difference A. The bread of the Sacrament is given for to be a seale of the foode of the soule other bread is but for the belly Q. Who then is said rightly to discerne the Lords body A. He who in all reverence trembling receiveth the bread not as common bread but as consecrate to be a seale of the food of the soule Q. What is the punishment of those that communicate unworthily A. The punishment of the godly is fore sicknesse great sorrowes shame and disgrace and sometimes death of body Q. What is the punishment of the wicked A. Death both of soule and body from which the Lord deliver us for Christ his Son sake Amen A short Compend of the Catechisme for Children of a younger age I. OF GOD. Question HOW many Gods bee there Answere Onely one God Q. How many persones are there in the Godhead A. Three the Father Son and holy Ghost Q. What hath the Father done for thee A. He hath created me Q. What hath the Sonne done for thee A. He hath redeemed me Q. What hath the holy Ghost done for thee A. He hath sanctified me Of Mans Creation Q. WHO made man A. GOD Q. Whereof was man made A. His body was made of the earth Q. How was his soule made A. The Lord breathed into his nosthrils the breath of life Q. How was man created at the first A. According to Gods own image Q. What is that image of God A. Holinesse and righteousnesse and dominion over all the creatures Of Mans Fall Q. DID man keepe that image A. No not Q. How lost he it A. By eating of the forbidden tree Q. What were the instruments of his sinne A. The Devill the Serpent and the Woman Q. How did they bring that evill to passe A. The Devil entered into the Serpent who deceived the Woman and shee entised her Husband Q. VVhat deserved they for their sinne A. Death and damnation Q. VVhat is sinne A. The transgression of Gods Law Q. How many sortes of sinne be there A. Two originall sinne and actuall sinne Q. What is originall sinne A. That naturall corruption wherein we are borne Q. VVhat is actuall sinne A. The evill which wee doe our selves in thought word and dead Of Mans Redemption Q. WHO is mans Saviour A. Christ Jesus Q. VVho is Iesus Christ A. Very GOD and man Q. VVhat needed him to be man A. That he might die for us Q. VVhat needed him to be God A. That he might overcome death Q. VVhat sort of death died he A. The cursed death of the Crosse. Q. Wherefore died hee such a cursed death A. That he might deliver us from the curse of GOD. Q. How many offices had Christ A. Three he was a King a Priest and a Prophet Q. Wherefore was he a King A. For to rule us Q. Wherefore was he a Priest A. For to offer up himself in a Sacrifice for us Q. Wherefore was he a Prophet A. For to teach us Of the Service we owe in GOD Q. HOW many parts are there of Gods service A. Foure to believe in God to obey God to pray to God and to give God thankes Q. What is faith A. It is an assured knowledge that God will be mercifull to us for Christs sake Q. Who worketh this faith in our hearts A. The holy
it hath neede to be strengthned Q. What is a Sacrament A. It is an outward seale appointed by God for to certifie us of our Salvation in Christ. Q. How many Sacraments had the Jewes under the law A. Two Circumcision and the Paschall Lambe Q. What was the outward seale in Circumcision A. The cutting away of the foreskine Q. What did that represent and seale A. The cutting away of the Superfluitie of Sin Q. What was the outward signe and seale of the Sacrament of the lambe A. The lambe was first killed after it was eaten Q. What did all that represent and seale A. That Christ was killed for to be food for our soules The thirtie eight Sunday Q. HOW many Sacraments are they under the Gospell A. Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. A seale of our entrance into the Church Q. What is the visible signe in Baptisme A. The element of water with the outward actions as the sprinkling washing dipping into water abiding under the water and comming out of the water Q. What doth the water represent unto us A. The blood of Jesus Christ and his Spirit Q. What are the speciall graces sealed up untous while wee are baptized A. Our Justification and Sanctification Q. What outward action represents our justification A. As the water washeth away all uncleanesse from the body so the blood of Christ washeth away all sinnes from our soules which is our justification Q. What outward actions represent our Sanctification A. They be cheefly three first the dipping of the body Secondly the staying under the water Thirdly the comming out of the water Q. What signifieth the dipping of the body A. It signifieth the mortification of sinne or fellowship with Christ in his death Q. What signifieth the staying under the water A. It signifieth the buriall of sin Q. What signifieth the comming out of the water A. The resurrection from sin to newnesse of life Rom. 6.3 Q. What is the differences of these two graces Iustification and Sanctification which are sealed by our Baptisme A. Justification is the absolution of a sinner from the guilt of sinne Sanctification is an alteration of qualities from evill to good Q. Make the matter yet more cleare A. Justification consists in remission of sinnes and imputation of justice for the obedience of Christ Sanctification is a renovation from our corrupt nature Q. What other difference is betweene these two A. Justification is perfect in this life but Sanctification is heere imperfect Q. To whom belongs the Sacraments of Baptisme A. To all the faithfull and to their children Q. By what reason provest thou that little children should be baptixed A. Because they are entered into the Church and Baptisme is a seale of their entrance into the same The thirtie ninth Sunday Q. WHAT is the Lords Supper A. A seale of our spirituall nourishment in the Church Q. What are the visible signes A. Bread and wine Q. What other signes are in the Lords Supper A. The outward actions to wit the breaking of the bread and powring out of the wine and the distributing of the same Q. What doth the bread in the Sacrament represent A. The blessed body of Christ. Q. What doth the breaking of the bread represent A. The breaking of Christs body and soule with unspeakable torments Q. What doth the wine signifie A. The blood of Christ. Q. What doth the powring out of the wine signifie A. The powring out of Christs blood Q. What is the spirituall grace represented and offered unto us by the elements and actions A. The nourishment of our souls Q. Make that more cleare A. As the bread eaten feeds the body and as the wine drunke rejoyceth the heart so the body and blood of Christ apprehended by a lively faith like meat strengthneth and like wine rejoiceth the soule The fourtie Sunday Q. MAY not little children be partakers of the Sacrament of the Supper as well as of Baptisme A. No not Q. What is the reason A. Baptisme is a Sacrament of our entrance into the Church but the Sacrament of the Supper is onely for these that have understanding Q. How knowest thou that A. Because it is enjoined to all these that partake of the Supper to try examine themselves which infants cannot do Q. What are the spirituall duties of these that would rightly communicate A. That every man examine himself and so eate of that bread and drinke of that cup. Q. Wherein consists that examination A. That a man try himselfe if he hath these three things faith love and repentance The fourtie one Sunday Q. WHAT should he try of his faith A. If he knoweth God and is in some measure assured that Christ died for him Qu What if his faith be weak may he come to the table of the Lord A. This Sacrament is not for these that are perfect but for to strengthen these that are weake Q. What should the communicant try of his love A. If hee loveth his God better then all things Q. What should he try concerning his love towards his neighbour A. If he desireth by all meanes not only not to hurt but also to his neighbour in his person name helpe and estate Q. What shall he try of his repentance A. If hee from his heart bee sory for his bypast sins and also bee resolved to amend his life in all times to come Q. By what singes will this repentance appeare A. By seven Q. What is the first A. A care to leave the sinne wherein hee is fallen 2 Cor. 7.11 Q. What is the second A. An utter condemnation of himselfe for sinne with a craving pardon Q. What is the third A. A great anger against himselfe for his carelesnesse Q. What is the fourth A. A feare least hee should fall into the same sin againe Q. What is the fifth A. A desire ever to please God Q. What is the sixt A. A zeale or increase of affection in well doing Q. What is the seventh A. Revenge upon himself for his former offence 2 Cor. 7.11 The fourtie two Sunday Q. THinkest thou that a man must have faith love and repentance in a good measure before he come to the table of the Lord A. Yea verily for the wedding garment is made of these three graces Q. What then should be our chiefe exercise before we come to the Lords Supper A. To try if we have faith love and repentance Q. What if wee want any of them A. Let us seek them from God by earnest prayer Q. But may wee not come to the Sacrament without them A. No not Q. What danger is if we come without them A. We eate and drinke judgement to our selves Q. Wherefore that A. Because we discerne not the Lords body The fourtie three Sunday Q. WHat callest thou to discerne the Lords body A. It is to put a difference betweene the Sacramentall bread the seale of his body and other common bread Q. What is the difference A.
to the church A. The resurrection of the body Q. What is the cause of the resurrection of the faithfull A. The resurrection of Christ. Q. Is Christs resurrection the proper cause which effecteth the resurrection of the faithfull A. It is the true cause indeed Q. Give me the reason A. Christ is the head and the godly are his members which must follow their head Q. What then shall bee the cause of the resurrection of the Wicked Shall they not rise by the vertue of CHRISTS resurrection A. No not Q. By what power then shall they rise A. By the power of Christs justice constraining them to come out of their graves Q. What is the last benefite that GOD shall bestow upon His Church A. Life everlasting Q. What a life shall that be A. A life perfectly happy in the heavens Q. What things shall wee enjoy in the heavens A. Fulnesse of joy and pleasures for evermore The twentie seven Sunday Q. WE have heard of the first part of Gods service which is to believe in God Now let me hear what is the second part of Gods service A. It is to obey God Q. Where learne we what obedience we owe to God A. In Gods law whereof the summe is the ten commandments Q. How are the ten commandements divided A. Into two tables Q. How many commandements are there in the first table A. The first foure Q. How many in the second A. The last six Q. What is the summe of the first foure A. Our whole duetie towards our GOD. Q. What is the summe of the last six A. Our whole duetie towards our neighbour The twentie eight Sunday Q. WHat is the first Commandement A. Thou shalt have no other Gods before my face Q. What is there forbidden A. All atheisme and giving of Gods honour to any thing beside God Q. What is there commanded A. The worship of the true God Q. What is the second commandement A. Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image c. Q. What is there forbidden A. That we represent not God by any outward shape or figure Q Wherefore that A. Because God is invisible and can not by any image be represented truely Q. What difference is between the first commandement and the second A. In the first the inward worship of GOD is commanded in the second the outward forme which is fittest for the worshipping of GOD is enjoyned Q. What is the third commandement A. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy GOD in vaine Q. What is heere forbidden A. All blasphemies all unreverent speakings or thinking of God or doing of his worship otherwise then he hath ordained Q. What is heere commanded A. That we both thinke and speake with all reverence of his titles words and workes The twentie ninth Sunday Q. GOE to the fourth commandement A. Remember thou keepe holy the Sabboth day c. Q. What is heere commanded A. That we consecrate the seventh day unto his service Q. What is forbidden A. All worldly businesse also all the words and thoughts which concerne the affaires of the earth Q. May we neither thinke nor speake of things concerning the earth on the Sabboth day A. No not As in that day we are forbidden to speake our own wordes So also to thinke our owne thoughts Q. What signifieth the word Sabboth A. Sabboth day that is a day of rest or of ceasing from worke Q. What callest thou to sanctifie the Sabboth A. It is to seperate it from common workes such as pertaine to this naturall life and consecrate it to God and to holy workes such as concerne the spirituall life Q. What are the workes of the Sabboth day A. To preach the word to heare it to meditate to confer to visite the sicke to give almes to the poore Q. What time must be observed in the observation of the Sabboth A. From evening to evening said the Lord you shalt celebrate your Sabboth Levit. 23.32 The thirtie Sunday Q. WHat is the fifth commandement A. Honour thy Father and thy mother c. Q. What is heere commanded A. That all inferiours reverence both in heart and outward gesture their Superiours and that also Superiours do their duty to their inferiours Q. What is heere forbidden A. All contemning of superiours and all disdaining of inferiours in thought word or worke Q. What is the sixt commandement A. Thou shalt not murder Q. What is heere forbidden A. To hurt any way our neighbours person Q. VVhat is heere commanded A. To do what we can for the preservation of the life of our neighbour Q VVhat is the seventh commandement A. Thou shalt not commit adulterie Q. VVhat is heere forbidden A. All sortes of filthinesse either in thought word or work Q. VVhat is heere commanded A. That we keepe our vessels cleane in sanctification and honour The thirtie one Sunday Q. WHat is the eight commandement A. Thou shalt not steale Q. VVhat is forbidden there A. To greedily cover reave seeke or take by fraud that which is not our owne or to spend our owne lavishly Q. VVhat is there commanded A. That we carefully keepe our neighbours goods as though they were out owne and also to manage well that which GOD hath given us Q. What is the ninth commandement A. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse Q. What is heere commanded A. To love the trueth and to maintaine it Q. What is the tenth commandement A. Thou shalt not cover thy neighbours house nor his wife c. Q. What is the summe thereof A. That we keepe our hearts from the least inclination to sinne Q What is heere forbidden that was not forbidden in the other commandements A. In the other commandements the stronger evill desires which are fostred with consent are forbidden but in this commandement the least evill thoughts is disallowed though as soone as it in our heart we abhorre it Q. Thou willest then that in the other commandements these evill thoughts are forbidden which are entertained and made welcome but that in the tenth commandement the least motion of the heart to sinne is forbidden though it want a full consent or likeing A. I understand so Q. What is the summe of the whole law A. That we love the Lord our God with all our heart with all our soule and with our whole strength and that wee love our neighbour as our self The thirtie two Sunday Q. WEE have heard of faith and obedience the two first parts of Gods service now let us heare what is the third part of Gods service A. To pray to God Q. What is prayer A. A putting up of our requests to God in the name of his Sonne Q. For whose sake must we seeke from God the things we stand in neede of A. For Christ Jesus his sake Q. May we not desire the Saints of heaven to pray for us A. There is but one Mediator Jesus Christ. Q. Doe wee know how to pray as we should A. Not but the Spirit