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A plain and rational vindication of the liturgy of the Church of England collected out of the discourses of some of the reverend bishops and doctors of the same church, by way of question and answer / by J. Clvtterbvck, Gent.
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Clutterbuck, J. (John)
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Wing C4743; ESTC R35618
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in the Temple and though we cannot see our Saviour with our bodily Eyes as he did yet he 's by the Writings of the Apostles daily presented to the Eyes of our Faith and if we were as much concern'd for Heaven and as loose from the Love of the World as old Simeon was and as we ought to be we might upon the View of Christ in his holy Word by Faith be daily ready to sing this Hymn Of the LXVII Psalm THIS Psalm is parallel to the former Evangelical Hymn David prayed for that saving Health which old Simeon rejoiced to see and both of them praised God upon the Foresight they had that it would be made known to us as it is this day by the Voices of the Apostles Of the Apostles Creed Quest WHY is it called the Apostles Creed A. It is called a Creed from the Latin word Credo to believe because it contains such Points of Christian Doctrine as are most necessary to be believed 2. It 's called the Apostles Creed partly because of the Apostolical Doctrine contained in it but rather because it was composed by the Apostles or at least in or near the Apostolical Times and it consists also of Twelve Articles according to the number of the Twelve Apostles Q. Why did the ancient Councils make new ones A. They declare they did not make new ones only largely expound such Articles as Hereticks disputed against Q. If this be a genuine and true Composure then is it not of equal Authority with the holy Scriptures A. 'T is the same thing in a Compendium or short Way and differs only in Form not in Sense Q. Why is the Creed placed after the Lessons and before the Prayers A. We confess that Faith which the Lessons teach 2. It 's the Foundation of all our Petitions for we cannot call on him on whom we have not believed Q. Why is the Creed often repeated A. Because we had need look well to our Faith and be careful to keep that intire by often rehearsing we guard our Souls with it 2. It 's a plighting our Faith and Fidelity to God and Confession is as necessary to Salvation as believing Q. Why must we repeat it with an audible Voice A. Because by so doing every one gives his positive and particular Assent and by it evidenceth to the Church his sound Belief Q. Why is it repeated standing A. By this Gesture we signifie our readiness to profess and our resolution to adhere and stand to this Faith and earnestly contend for it And in our daily use of this Sacred Form let us devoutly apply every Article to be both a ground for our Prayer and a guide to our Lives Q. Why do we Bow at the Name of Jesus A. The mentioning of the Name of Jesus puts us in Mind of him we owe all manner of Reverence to which we express by Bowing Bishop Stillingfleet Q. Why do we say Amen after the rehearsing of it A. To testify our stedfast belief of it and our desire to live as those that heartily believe it Q. What is meant by the word I Believe A. As with a certain and full perswasion I assent so with a fix'd and undaunted resolution I profess and with this Faith in my Heart and Confession in my Mouth in respect of the whole Body of the Creed and every Article I sincerely readily and resolvedly say I Believe Q. How may we know when we rightly believe in God the Father A. When we love him fear him and serve him as our great Creator and merciful Preserver Q. How may we know when we rightly believe in God the Son A. When we submit to him trust in him and obey him as our only Lord and Saviour Q. How may we know when we rightly believe in God the Holy Ghost A. When we follow his Directions and make use of his Assistance as our Guide Sanctifier and Comforter Q. Why is God the Son said in the Catechism to redeem me and all Mankind when the greatest part perish without the benefit of his Redemption A. The price of his Blood which he paid was sufficient for the Ransom of the whole World and is available to as many as God in his abundant Goodness and Mercy shall judge worthy to be Partakers of the Inheritance with the Saints in Life but to none of those that do profess to be the Disciples of the Holy Jesus but such as observe the Conditions viz. Faith and Repentance required in his Blessed Gospel Q. How is the Holy Ghost said to Sanctify all the Elect People of God A. By calling them out and separating them from the rest of the World which is properly to Sanctify as well as by putting good Motions and Affections in them and inspiring them with Holiness by which they become God's choice and peculiar People Q. What may we mean when we say Christ descended into Hell A. The word Hell is a Saxon word which is as much as covered or hidden and in the Original Propriety both of the Greek and English it signifies no more than the place which is unseen or removed from Men's sight so that the meaning may be When all the Sufferings of Christ were finish'd upon the Cross and his Soul separated from his Body altho' his Body was dead his Soul dy'd not but underwent the condition of the Souls of such as die being he dy'd in the Similitude of a Sinner his Soul went to the place where the Souls of Men are kept who die for their Sins and so did wholly undergo the Law of Death contenting himself during his three days of Humiliation with the imperfect Happiness which the Souls of Holy Men are under till the general Resurrection from the Dead Bishop Pearson Q. Why is the Church call'd Holy and Catholick A. It is call'd Holy because it is joined to God in Covenant and the true Members of it are sanctified by the Spirit of Holiness 2. And it is call'd Catholick or Universal because it is spread over all the World and not confined as it was among the Jews to one particular place Q. What may we understand by the Communion of Saints A. That such Persons as are truly sanctified in the Church of Christ have fellowship with God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost as dwelling with them and taking up their Habitations in them that they partake of the Care and Kindness of the blessed Angels that beside the external fellowship which they have in the Word and Sacraments with all the Members of the Church they have an intimate Union and Conjunction with all the Saints on Earth as living Members of Christ and have fellowship likewise with all the Saints departed in the true Faith and Fear of God Bishop Pearson 2. If this Answer be too mystical and obscure embrace this pithy and plain one The Christian Church or Society of Believers as one Body is United by a participation of all Spiritual things as Word Sacraments
A. Because it is as well a Confession of Faith as an Epitome or Sum of the whole Litany Q. Why do we pray to every Person in the Holy Trinity apart A. Because as we acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord so we worship each Person apart Q. What is meant by a Person in the Holy Trinity A. Person is a distinct Subsistence of the whole Godhead There are Three Divine Persons which are not Three several Substances but Three distinct Subsistences or Three divers Manner of Being of one and the same Substance and Divine Essence which Divine Essence is neither divided nor distinguish'd But the Three Persons in the Divine Essence are distinguish'd among themselves by their Names by their Order and by their Actions or Properties Q. Why is the Divine Essence sometimes call'd Unity and sometimes Trinity A. Because the Divine Essence common to all the Three Persons is but One we call the same Vnity But because there be Three distinct Persons in this one indivisible Essence we call the same Trinity Q. Why is the Third Person named the Holy Ghost A. Because He is Spiritual without a Body 2. Because He is Spired and as it were breathed from both the Father and the Son that is Proceeding from them both And He is call'd Holy both because He is Holy in his own Nature and also the immediate Sanctifier of all true Believers Q. Why is the Second Person called God the Son and not the Son of God A. In Opposition to the Arrian Heresie who denied the Divinity of the Son therefore we own him to be God equal with the Father and give him the same Worship Q. Sith no Church in the World hath so compleat a Form pray instruct us in that curious and comprehensive Method A. It 's introduced with an Invocation of the Blessed Trinity severally and conjunctly in the Four first Verses 2. It contains Deprecations for Forbearance v. 5. For Deliverance from Spiritual Temporal and Eternal Evils v 6 7 8 9 10. Noting also the Means by which v. 11 12. and the special Time when we should be delivered v. 13. 3. It contains Intercessions for the whole Church v. 14. For this Church and in it for the King and His Royal Family v. 15 16 17 18. And for the Clergy v. 19. For the Nobility and Magistrates v. 20 21. and the People v. 22. For all Estates of Men we beg Peace v. 23. and Grace v. 24 25 26 27. For the Comfort of the Afflicted v. 28 29 30 31. and for Forgiveness of our Enemies v. 32 and we pray for our selves that we may have Plenty v. 33. and Grace v. 34. 4. It contains Supplications 1. To press the former Petitions in Addresses to the Son of God and the whole Trinity and to prevent or remove evil in the Lord's Prayer in the Prayer against Persecution and the Alternate Requests and to sanctifie evil not removed in the last Collect. Q. Why do we begin to ask with these Deprecations A. Because Deliverance from Evil is the First Step to Felicity and the proper Business of Litany Q. Why in the Petition for Forbearance do we pray That God would not remember the Sins of our Fathers A. When God punisheth Sin he 's said to remember them and we know there is a vast Heap of our own and our Fathers Sins unrevenged and God may justly punish us for them when we make them ours by Imitation Q. What is the Sum of all these Deprecations A. Deliverance from the Evils of Sin and Punishment comprehended in those two general Words Evil and Mischief which signifie Wickedness and Misery Q. Why in the First Place do we pray to be delivered from the Evil of Sin A. Because it is the First greatest and only real Evil and the sole Cause of all the Mischiefs that do befall us and by it the Church teacheth us that they begin at the wrong End that pray against Affliction rather than Sin Q. What is the occasion of drawing us into this evil A. The Grafts and Assaults of the Devil Q. What are those Sins mentioned which concern our selves A. Blindness of Heart Pride Vain-Glory and Hypocrisie Q. What are those Sins against our Neighbours A. Envy Hatred Malice Vncharitableness Q. What mean we by Fornication and all other deadly Sins A. Fornication is not to be restrained to the defiling of single Persons but comprehends all Acts of Uncleanness Q. Is any Sin Venial or Pardonable in its own Nature A. No But yet with St. John we affirm as to the Event there is a Sin unto Death and there is a Sin not unto Death and it 's from those open and grievous Sins of Presumption which keep Men from Repentance and usually end in Damnation which we pray to be delivered from under the Name of Deadly Sins of which we have a Catalogue 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. Q. What do the Deceits of the World Flesh and Devil comprehend A. All other Kinds of Sin and because all Sin is managed by those Three Enemies therefore they are mentioned Q. What do we pray against in that Petition from Lightning and Tempest c A. For the Removal of the Effects viz. Judgments Q. What mean we by Sudden Death A. Either an untimely Death before the Term which Nature allots or a violent Death by stabbing burning drowning o. or else it signifies the dying in a Moment of Time Q. Why are all these kind of Deaths to be prayed against A. Because they leave our Relations without Comfort 2. They leave our worldly Concerns unsettled 3. They deprive us of the necessary preparative Ordinances for Death 4. They give us no Time to fit our Souls for our great Account The Frequency and fearfulness of Earthquakes gave the First occasion to this Prayer against Sudden Death as Dr. Hakewell tells us but tho' this sort of Calamity be more rare in this than in some other Countries and less dreadful now than in former Ages so that this Petition at least as to us may seem less needful upon that account yet how many are the Casualties and Dangers we are continually exposed to that may put a sudden Period to our Lives which to beg the Divine Protection to be preserv'd and delivered from a Judicious Author looks upon as the most proper and direct sense of this Petition and let that Man alone saith he who judgeth this unsit condemn and reject this Petition against Sudden Death Q. What 's comprehended in that Petition from Sedition c A. We pray against the Causes of those sad Effects which such Evils may bring upon the Kingdom and Church Q. Why was Rebellion and Schism added since King Charles II's Happy Restauration A. Because Rebellion and Schism did murder one of the best of Kings and Thousands of his loyal Subjects and also pull'd the Church to pieces Q. What are the means we pray to be delivered by A. His Holy Incarnation c. Q. Why are