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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17478	A briefe and necessarie catechisme, concerning the principall poynts of our Christian religion Written for the good of all such as seeke after consolation in Christ. By R.C.	R. C., fl. 1602.; Greenham, Richard, attributed name. aut	1574 (1574)	STC 4296; ESTC S115042	20,180	63

mine and other mens vnder an earthly Iudge I shall be discharged by the heauenly Iudge vvhat is meant by this that he was crucified That he died not only a common death but such an one as was accursed both of God and man. vvhat comfort haue you by this This That I am deliuered from the curse which I haue deserued by the breath of the law and shall obtaine the blessing ▪ due vnto him ▪ for keeping the same ▪ vvhat meaneth this that he died That his soule was separated from his bodie so that he died a corporall death VVhy was it requisite that he should die Because by sinne came death into the world so that the iustice of God could not be satisfied for our sinnes vnlesse death had béene ioyned with his suffrings VVhy is it further sayd that He was buried To assure vs more truly that he was surely dead VVhat comfort haue you by his death and buriall 1 This is my first comfort that my sinnes are fréely discharged in his death and so buried that they shall neuer come in remembrance 2 Besides my comfort is the more because by the virtue of his death and buriall sinne shall be killed in mée and buried so that henceforth it shall haue no power to raigne in me 3 I néede not feare death séeing that sinne which is the sting of death is taken away by the death of Christ and that death is now made to me an entrance into life What meanes this He descended into hell That my Sauiour Christ did not onely suffer in bodie but also in soule did abide most miserable vexations griefes and painefull troubles and feare of minde into which both before and most of all when he hanged vpon the crosse he was cast VVhat comfort haue you heereby That in all my grieuous temptations and assaults I may stay and make sure my selfe by this that Christ hath deliuered me from the sorrowfull paines and griefes of hel What beleeuest thou in this article He rose againe I beleeue that Christ which in his manhood had suffered for me did on the third day rise by his owne power from the dead Wherin doth this article minister comfort vnto thee 1 In thrée things 1 His resurrection assureth me that his righteousnes shall be imputed to me for my perfect iustification 2 Because it rayseth me vp from day to day to righteousnes and newnes of life in this world 3 It ministreth vnto me a comfortable hope that I shall rise againe in the last day from bodily death What beleeuest thou in this article He ascended into heauen I beléeue that Christ in mans nature the Apostles looking on ascended into heauen What comfort haue you thereby 1 I am comforted in this that Christ hath prepared a place for me in the heauens which now I féele by faith and héereafter I shall fully inioy 2 I am comforted by his intercession to the father for me What fruit haue you thereby 1 It doth reconcile me to the Father for those sins which I daily commit 2 Being reconciled to him I can pray to God with boldnes and cal him father What meaneth that Hee sitteth at the right hand of God c. That Christ in his mans nature was aduanced by the father vnto that hie authoritie whereby he ruleth all things in heauen and earth What comfort reape you heereby 1 Because I shall receiue from him all things néedfull for me vnder his gracious gouernment 2 By his power all mine enemies shal be subdued and troden vnder my feet What beleeue you in this article From thence he shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead That Christ shal come in his maiestie to pronounce sentence vpon all those that were dead before and that shall be found aliue What comfort haue you by this 1 I am comforted in my greatest miserie knowing that Christ will come one day to rid me out of all 2 I am sure he will giue sentence on my side and take me to glory with him VVhy say you I beleeue in the holy Ghost Because he is God equal with the Father and the Sonne Why call you him holy Because he is the author and worker of all holines What fruit haue you by this 1 He doth assure me that I am that child of god by making me cal him Abba Father 2 He assureth me that by the death and resurrection of Christ sinne dieth in me and I am raised vp to holines of life 3 He leadeth me into all truth needfull to Gods glory and my saluation 4 He comforteth me in all troubles and in death assureth me of a better life in this same bodie and soule What meaneth this article I beleeue the holy Catholike Church That there is a Church of God though it cannot alwaies be seene with the eyes of men Why call you the Church holy For that although in this life in it selfe it is sinfull yet in Christ the head it is holy and in the life to come shall be brought to the true perfection of holines Why doe you call it Catholike Because God at all times and in all places and of all sorts of men hath an holy Church What meaneth this article The communion of Saints That the whole Church communicate with Christ euery member one with another VVhat comfort haue you by this 1 I am comforted for that I am iustified by that faith whereby Adam and Abraham were iustified which is tyed to no time nor place and excludeth no person 2 Because I am made pertaker of Christ and all his merits by faith and all the blessings of the Church by loue VVhat beleeuest thou by this article I beleeue the forgiuenes of sinnes That God for Christs sake doth fréely forgiue not onely my sinnes but also the punishment which I haue thereby deserued vvhy say you I beleeue the forgiuenes of sinnes Because no reason can perswade mee but the holy Ghost must worke the assurance thereof in my hart onely vvhat comfort haue you thereby 1 Because all the sinnes I daily commit shall neuer be laid to my charge 2 Because the weaknes and wants of all my duties are couered and supplied in Christ. 3 For that God will heare me praying for other that they may haue faith to féele the forgiuenes of sinnes vvhat meane you by this article The resurrection of the bodie into life euerlasting That this bodie after it shall be dissolued into dust shall be raised vp againe at the last day and my soule shall liue in euerlasting glory VVhat comfort reape you thereby 1 I am made cheerefull in well doing séeing my labour is not in vaine 2 I am made to dispise the pleasures and glory of this word and with patience to suffer all the troubles of this life 3 It comforteth me ouer the death of my friends and maketh me to be chéerefull in death knowing I shal haue a part in the resurrection of the iust What fruit haue

you by beleeuing all these articles The drift of all this that being iustified by faith I am made righteous before God. Which be the seuerall fruits 1 I am at peace with God although in my selfe for my outward sins which I daily commit and my inward conception which remaineth I am accused 2 I get strength to fight against my outward sinnes to subdue my outwarde corruption to do outward good works and to delight in the law of God in my inner man. 3 I haue an interest in all Gods creatures so that the vse and want of them shal turn to the furtherance of my saluatiō 4 I am assured of the glorification of my soule and bodie in the heauens because I am made an heire of euerlasting life Why is this giuen wholy only to faith Not because faith doth deserue it but because the merits of Christ can be laid hold on and applied to my selfe by no other meanes but by faith alone Cannot good works in some part iustisie vs. No For righteousnes which is able to stand before God must be perfect Are not our workes so No For many waies we sinne all besides the best works we do are defiled with sinne and therefore can deserue nothing at the hand of God. vvhy then doth God promise a reward to them That is not for the desert of works but of Gods grace and mercy Then this doctrine will make men carelesse for well doing No For they that be ingrafied into Christ must néeds bring forth good works vvhy is it needful they should doe good works 1 That wee may by them shew our selues thankefull to God for all his benefits 2 That we be assured of faith and election by good works 3 That by them we may ediffe others and that will be 1. By incouraging and strengthening those that are good 2 By winning those that are not yet come to God. 3 By stopping the mouthes of the wicked 4 That God may be glorified therby Are good works so needful that we cannot be saued without them Yea For although they worke not our saluation in any part yet for that they that are iustified are also sanctified they that doe no good works declare they are neyther iustified nor sanctified and therefore cannot be saued Then they must much more be condemned which commit sinne and lie in it Yea For such are not onely pronounced accursed by the law but also the Gospell hath denounced that they shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen Can euerie one doe good workes No None but such as are borne againe that is that they haue receiued Christ as he is offered to vs of God the Father to be our wisedome holines righteousnes and redemption vvho then doe good works They that are thus borne againe and carry in them the image of God haue repentance wrought in them from whence good works do procéede What is repentance It is a turning of our selues to God whereby we crucifie and kill the corruption of our nature reforme our selues in the inner man according to Gods will. What is it to crucifie the corruption of nature It is truly and with all my hart to be sory that I haue offended God with it and my other sinnes and euery day more and more to hate it and them and flie from them How is this sorrow wrought Partly by the threatnings of the law and the feare of Gods iudgements but especially increased by séeing Christs death wherby I haue power to hate sinne and ll●aue it How is this reformation of our selues wrought in vs. Onely by the promises of the Gospell whereby we feele the fruit of the rising againe of Christ. What insueth hereof Héerby we are raysed vp into a new life hauing the Law written in our hearts and so reforme our selues Heereby it appeareth that none can repent of themselues or when they will. True For it was said before that it is the gift of God giuen vnto them that are borne againe By this also it is euident that Gods children stand in need of repentance so long as they liue Yea For there is none of the Saints of God but carrying alwaies this corruption about them sometime fall and are farre from that perfection of godlines which the Lord requireth Why then saith our Sauiour Christ that the Angels of God reioyce more ouer one sinner that repenteth then ouer 99. who need no repentance Our Sauiour speaketh of repentance from dead works and grosse sins whereof the righteous doe not stand in néed and yet they are daily to repent of their errours and infirmities Seeing it was said before that good works proceed from repentance what properties are required of works 1 That they be such as God hath commaunded in his law 2 That they which doe them be ingrafted into Christ and doe continue in him What say you then of their good works which are not in Christ. They doe no good works because they neyther are as yet members of Christ neyther do they offer them in his name 3 That they be done to glorifie God and assure vs of saluation Is it not lawfull to seeke our owne praise or merit by our good works No For all our good works are imperfect and saluation is onely merited by the death of Christ. VVe haue heard that the Law worketh knowledge of our sinnes and feeling of our miserie what meanes hath God ordained to worke faith in vs. These fiue The Gospell Prayer Sacraments discipline and affliction How many kinds of faith be there 1 Two Generall whereby I beléeue God to be true in all his words 2 Special whereby eyther I beléeue God to be iust in his threatnings and so am made penitent or else whereby I beléeue that he is mercifull in his promises and so come to repentance vvhat difference is there betweene penitence and repentance Penitence is a sorrow for sin wrought by the Law. Repentance is a remoouing our selues from sinne wrought by the Gospell Is there such difference betweene the Law and the Gospell Yea They differ in foure things 1 The Law reueileth sinne rebuketh vs for it and leaueth vs in it The Gospell reueileth vnto vs the remission of sinnes and freeth from the punishments belonging thereunto 2 The Law commaundeth to do good and giueth no strength but the Gospell inableth vs to doe good the holy Ghost writing the Law in our harts and assuring vs of the promise 3 The Law is the ministerie of wrath death and condemnation but the Gospell is the ministerie of grace iustification and life 4 In many poynts the Law may be conceiued by reason but the Gospell cannot being far aboue mans reason vvherein doe they agree In this that they be both of God and declare one kinde of righteousnes though they differ in offering it vnto vs. What is that one kinde of righteousnesse The perfect loue of God and of our neighbour What insueth heereof That the seuere Law pronounceth all the faithfull righteous because they