only excepted like vnto other Children sonnes of men c Isay 9.6 Luk. 2. 11. Heb. 2.14 4. He suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was Crucified dead buried That is I do belieue that Iesus Christ to a Is 53.5 Ioh. 3. 14. Rom. 4.25 Gal. 3.13 deliver me body and soule from the curse of the law and euerlasting Damnation and to b Isay 53.5 Rom. 5.10.6.23 2. Cor. 5.18 Colos 1.20 procure vnto me peace with God and the gift of euerlasting life hath c Math. 2.13.4 1. c. 11.19 Luk. 9.58 Ioh. 7.44.8.48.9 22.10.31 11.53 suffered the wrath of God al his life time but especially neer his end not in body only but in d Ps 116.3 Mat. 26. 38.27.46 Luk. 22.42.43.44 Heb. 5.7 Isay 53.6 Gal. 3.13 soule he was humbled and suffered the vttermost extremitie of his Iustice and of those vnvtterable sorrows and torments due to the sinnes of the whole world vnder e Math. 26.27 Mark 14.15 Luk. 22.23 Ioh. 18.19 Pontius Pilate the gouernor of the country being adiudged by him to be nayled and fastened to the accursed Crosse whereon he died and was after taken downe and layed into a graue and buried 5. He descended into Hell the third day he rose againe from the deade That is I doe belieue that Iesus Christ went downe and plainly appeared and presented himselfe in hell a Psa 86.12.13 Ephes 4.9.10 Colos 1.18 and on the b Math. 12.40 Mark 8.31 Ioh. 19.42.20.1 c. Act. 10.40 third day after he had beene deade and buried his soule and body came together againe and he the very same person revived from death by his owne c Ioh. 2.19.10.18 power came forth a conqueour from Hell rose and came out of the Sepulcher or graue wherein he had beene layd Hereby shewing d 1. Cor. 15.17.54.55.56 Rom. 4.25.14.9 that he had fully satisfied ouercome the Devill Death Hell and the graue and all punishment due vnto my sinnes and hath from henceforth cleared a passage e Hosea 6.2 1. Cor. 15.20 c. Thes 4.14 Rom. 8.11 for me al beleeuers vnto life eternal 6. He ascended into Heauen and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almightie That is I doe belieue that the a Ioh. 3.13 same Christ Iesus after he had staied b Act. 11.3 some dayes and conversed with his Disciples on Earth was truly c Luk. 24.51 Act. 1.9 and iustly translated and moued from thence vp into Heaven d Ioh. 14.2.3.17.24 there to prepare a place for me where he hath all power maiestie and glory all things being made subiect vnto him e Psa 110.1 Colos 3.1 Mark 14.62 Luk. 22.69 Ephes 1.20 c. 2. Pet. 3.22 7. From thence hee shall come to iudge the quicke the dead That is I doe belieue that Christ Iesus wil a Act. 1.11 come againe from Heauen b Math. 24.30 visibly and c Ioh. 5.22 Act. 10.42 2. Tim. 4.1 iudge and giue sentence vpon all men according to their d Math. 12.36.37.25.34 2. Cor. 5.10 Reuel 20.12 workes as well those that are then living as those which haue beene dead vnto that day 8. I beleeue in the holy Ghost That is I doe acknowledge the holy Ghost the third person in the Godhead to be a Math. 28.19 Acts. 5.3.4.28.25 Iob. 33.4 1. Cor. 12.11 God the b Math. 21.19 28.19 Luk. 12.10 Heb. 9.8 1. Ioh. 5.7 same and equall with God the Father and his sonne Iesus Christ in whome also I doe belieue and trust vpon as the especial worker of all grace and holynesse in me by c Mar. 13.11 Ioh. 14.26.16.13 Act. 2.33 Rom. 8.15.16 1. Cor 2.12 teaching d Math 1.20 Rom 1.4 1. Cor 3.16.17.6.11 1 Pet 1.2 sanctifying e Ioh 14 16.17 Acts 5 41.7.55 comforting f Ioh 14 23. Rom 8.11 1. Cor 12.13 2. Cor 1.22 Gal 4.6 Ephe 1 13 4. 1. Ioh 3.24 and knitting or vniting me and all belieuers into Christ Iesus 9. The holy Catholique Church the communion of Saintes That is I doe beleeue and acknowledge that God hath and will gather and call forth through his spirite and the preaching of his word a Church Catholique or vniversall that is a a Gen. 12.1.15.6.7 Mat. 16.18 Acts. 2.41.47 Rom. 1.7.10.12 c. 1. Cor. 10.2 Rev. 2. Company of men of b Esay 49. 5.6 Mar. 16.15 Act. 10.34.35 Ephe. 5.26 Gal. 26. c. Reuel 5.9 all sorts times and places through out the whole world agreeing in the faith of Iesus Christ and through him made c Esay 62.12 Acts. 9.13.26.10.18 1. Cor. 14.33.16.11 Ephe 5.27 1. Pet. 2.9 Reuel 19.8 holy sanctified and set a part for his owne service and honour and the attainment of everlasting life And I doe likewise beleeue that these men thus sanctified and made holy are vnited as members of one and the same body into Iesus Christ and are d Isay 65.25 Ioh. 10.16.17.21 1. Cor 12.13.14 Ro 8.32 Ephe. 2.19 c. 4.5.16 fellowes and partakers or intercommoners in al the promises of his Gospell and in all those guifts and graces which are requisite and needfull either for his owne glory or the common good and saluation of his whole Church 10. The forgiuenesse of sinnes That is I do beleeue that God for that all sufficient satisfaction made vnto his Iustice by Iesus Christ through his blood and death and his fullfilling c Math. 3.15 of all righteousnes will d Psal 32.2 2. Cor. 5.19 Rom. 4.6.7.8 pardon and forgiue all my sinnes accompting of them as if no sinne had bene committed and that he will e Ro. 5.18.19 1 Cor. 1.30 2. Cor. 5.21 impute vnto me his righteousnes that so I may not at any time come into f Rom. 5.1.8.1 condemnation a Exo. 34.7 Mar 2.7 Ioh 20.23 b 1. Ioh 1.7 2.2 Colos 1.14.19.20 Gal 3.13 11. The resurection of the body That is I doe beleeue that the a Ioh. 5.28 1. Cor. 15. Reuel 20.12.13 Iob. 19.26.27 bodies of al men shall be raised to life againe and being vnited to their soules they the same men in substance both b Math. 16.27 2. Cor. 5 10. 2. Thes 1.7 c. Revel 22.12 good and bad shall stand before Gods Iudgment seate and be sentenced according to their works done in there life time 12. And the Life euerlasting That is I doe beleeue that both to a Ioh. 3.16.5.24.10.28 Rom. 6.23 1. Cor. 2.9 1. Thes 4.16.17 2. Tim. 4.8 me all the elect Saints of God the guift of euerlasting life that is an euerlasting estate in perfect holines and vnvtterable happines shall be giuen by Christ Iesus my Saviour and together with him I shall liue in his kingdome and enioy the full measure of blessednes for euer and euer Amen That is So verily are these thinges and may they be as I haue confessed and acknowledged them Q. What
A That is I doe pray God this day and every day to giue blesse and Sanctifie vnto vs all things needfull convenient and properly belonging to this present life as our Foode Rayment Health Peace Dwelling seasonablenes of weather and such like suitable to our condition calling Gen 3 19 Levit 26 4 5 c. Psal 104 27 c. 127.144 145.16 Prov 30 8.9 Mat. 6.26 c 1 Cor 9 27 2 Cor. 9.10 2. Thes 3 8 12 1 Tim 6 6 8 Isay 3 1 c 58 7 Q Which is the fift Petition A Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs. That is I beseech thee O Father in a Exod. 32.31.32 Deut. 9.18 Ps 51.1 c 32.1 c 79.8 c Isai 64.1 c Hose 14.1 c Acts. 5.31 Rom 8.1 Iam. 1.16 1. Ioh. 1.9 Iesus Christ to remit pardon and forget our sinnes and the manyfolde transgressions of thy holy will and word that wee may not therefore be condemned even as b Mat. 6.14 18.22.35 Mark 11.25.26 Luk 17.3 Acts. 7.60 wee our selues most freely and sincerely from the heart doe remise and forgiue all that revenge and punishment due vnto those men who haue sinned in offending wronging of vs. Q Now you are come to the sixt and last Petition what is it A Leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from evill Q What is the meaning of it A That is a Gen. 3 20.6 2. Sam. 24. 1. Psal 5.8 c. 19.13.119..37.117.133.81.11 c. 51.11 Mat. 4.1 c. 26.41 Iohn 17.15 Acts. 5.3 Rom. 1.24.26.28 2. Cor. 12.10 Ephes 6.11 c. 2 Thes 2.11 Iam. 1.14 withhold or take not away the assistance and power of thy grace and spirit that so th◠wicked inticements and temptations of the divill the world and our flesh may at any time prevaile over vs and drawe or harden vs in sinne but b Mat. 5.37.13.19 Luk. 1.74 Ioh. 8.44 Prov. 16.20 2. Cor. 12.9 Ephe. 6.11 Gal. 5.12 2. Tim. 4.18 Iam. 1.14 1. Pet. 5. 8. Psalm 141.4 be pleased to preserue keepe deliuer vs from all manner of evill which the wicked one the divill or his instruments or our owne evill deservings hath or may bring vpon vs. Q You haue truely numbred the Petitions what serve the next wordes for for thine is the Kingdome and the power and the Glory for ever Amen A These are the Conclusion of the prayer wherin by divers arguments and reasons wee are taught to assure our selues that our prayers will as certainly take effect as wee haue prayed for For first whome wee pray all right a 1. Sam. 2.8 1. Cor. 29.11 c. Psal 22.28 c. 24.1 c. Rom. 10.12 1. Thes 2.11.12 1. Tim. 6.15 and autoritie of granting our requests only belongs to him the Lord and King and therefore we may assure our selves that he wil be good and gratious vnto vs his Subiects and Servants in hearing our prayers and granting our requests Then he hath b 2. Chron. 20. 6. c. Iob. 42.2 Psal 18.1 89.8 Isay 40.26 Mat. 29.26 power to giue whatsoeuer he will giue or wee haue neeede of and nothing can hinder his good pleasure and therefore we are not to doubte of his goodnesse And lastly all this we are the rather confident he will doe because the honour c Psal 29.1 c. 95.1 c. 115.1 c. Ierem. 33.8.9 1. Tim. 1.17 2. Tim. 4.18 1. Pet. 4. 11. and glory of all shall returne and redounde vnto himselfe from whom everie good and perfect gift cometh vpon his people Even so O Father be al these petitions requests and prayers certainly accomplished in vs for the honour of thy kingdome and power the manefestation of thy everlasting glory and the good of thy Children Q What desirest thou of God in this prayer A I desire my Lord God c. The signes and seales of his Profession Q How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in his Church A Two a There be divers Sacraments in a large sense so called but generally necessary for all people there be two severall Sacraments appointed by Christ as wee may learne out of Mathew 28 19 Mark 14 22 16 15 16 Luke 22 19 20 1 Cor 11 23 12 13 and only two and noe more only as Generally necessarie to salvation that is to say Baptisme by which every one hath his begining and entrance into the life and being of a beleiuing Spirituall or Christian man and the supper of the Lord which affords spirituall foode and norishment to strengthen and preserue him in the saide life and new-beeing The reason is because to the making and being of a Sacrament of the Gospel or New Testamēt there is necessarily required First the worde and appointment of Christ Secondly the Ceremonie or visible signe with a certaine forme of wordes to be vsed there with all Thirdly the promise of grace annexed to the thing worthyly receiued Now these three thinges are to be founde in the Sacraments of Baptisme and the supper of the Lord and in nothing els that we can reade of in the holy Scriptures Q What meanest thou by this word Sacrament A I meane an outward visible signe of an inwarde sprituall grace giuen vnto vs by the hand of Gods minister so ordained by Christ himselfe and none other as a meanes whereby we receiue the same spirituall grace and a pledge or seale to assure vs thereof that we haue indeed received it and are to shew it forth to the honour of Christ Iesus in our life and conversation Q How many partes be there in a Sacrament A Two the outward visible signe and the inward spirituall grace Q what is the outward visible signe of forme in baptisme A Water vnmingled and cleane the vsuall meanes to doe a way filthines wherin the person Baptised is dipped or sprinkled with it and with this certayne forme of wordes In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost Q What is the inwarde and spirituall grace A A death a The outward washing dipping or sprinkling of the body with water whereby the foulnes thereof is vsually clensed a way doth shew and signifie vnto the partie Baptised that the vncleannesse and filthines of his soule that is his sinnes are forgiuen or as it were purged and washed a way in the bloude of Christ Iesus Ezek. 36.25 Acts. 22.16 Ephes 5.26.27 Tit. 3.5.1.1.2.3.21 Reve. 1.5 vnto sinne and a new b The grace of gods holy spirit sanctifiing and renewing the hearts of the Baptised vnto the workes of righteousnes together with their owne promised obedience vnto Gods holy will and Commandements and a purpose of proceeding in all virtue and Godlynes of liveing is the regeneration or New birth vnto rightteousnes heere spoken of which is represented vnto vs by takeing the Baptised out of the Four as it were from the graue of his sinnes washed and purified
from his naturall corruptions and receiuing him into the number of the faithfull and to the service of a new master in whose name he is Baptised as it were a new creature vnto a new maner of being and liuing Rom. 6.4 1. Cor. 6.11 Colos 2.12 c. Tit. 3.5 birth vnto righteousnesse for being by nature borne in sinne and the Children of wrath wee are hereby made the Châ—lderen of grace Now sinnes being thus taken away or forgiuen vnto the Baptised through faith in the bloode of Iesus Christ they also themselues by the mouth of their Sureties professing and promising to renounce and forsake the workes of the Divell the covetous desires of the world the carnall desires of the flesh are from henceforth accounted as if sinne were dead in them and they to it so that they will not follow nor be lead by it And this death of sinne or rather to sinne is the spirituall and inward grace represented and assured vnto every true Christian and beleiver by the outward washing and Baptisme Q What is required of Persons to be Baptised A Repentance wherby they forsake sinne Mat. 2 7. 8.11 4.17 Mark 1.4.5 Acts. 2.38 and faith whereby they stedfastly beleiue the promises of God made to them in that Sacrament Mark 16.16 Acts. 8.37 c. Q Why then are Infants Baptized when by reason of their tender age they cannot performe them A Yes They do performe them Acts. 2.39 Rom. 11.16 by their sureties who promise and vow them both in their names which when they come to age themselues are bound to performe them that is both to repent and to beleiue in Christ Iesus and that this worke is acceptable and well pleasing to God done in the behalfe of Infant-children of the faithfull examples do testify Gen. 17.7 c. Mat. 19.14 Luk. 1.59 1. Cor. 1.16 Q Why was the Sacrament of the Lords supper ordained A For the continuall a Luk. 22.19 1. Cor. 11.24 c. remembrance of the b Heb. 5.7.7.25 c. Revel 5.12 sacrifice of the death of Christ offered vp to God vpon the Altar of the Crosse and the benefits which wee receiue thereby that is by that sacrifice of his blood and life made in our behalfe clensing vs from sinne and sanctifying and renewing vs vnto righteousnesse for which cause Sacrifices were figuratiuely in vse in the old Testament Lev 4.5.6 12.14 Ephe 2.13 c. Heb. 7. 1. Ioh. 1.7 Q What is the outward part or signe of the Lords supper A a These two things most fitly represent both Christ Crucified and also the spirituall benefits and blessings which belong to those who doe beleiue in him so crucified The resemblance of Christs body broken and mangled on the Crosse and of his blood shed is in the threshing grinding baking breaking and eating of the bread and in cutting pressing or treading of the grape powring out of the wine and drinking of it For as the corne and grape are so to be vsed before they become foode to them that eate or drinke thereof euen so Christs body first bruised and broken on the Crosse and his most precious blood pressed forth becomes spirituall foode to such as by faith eate and drinke thereof Bread and Wine which the Lord hath commanded to be receiued Mat. 26.26 c. Q What is the inward part or thinge signified A The body and blood of Christ Mark 14.22 c. Luk. 22.19.20 Ioh. 6.47 c. 1. Cor. 11. 23. c. which after an heavenly spirituall manner are verily and indeed taken and receiued of the a faithfull in the Lords supper A Faith or beliefe in the passion and death of Christ is the meanes the hand as it were to take the mouth to eate the stomack to receiue and digest the body and blood of Christ that so the beleiuer Christ may thereby be incorporated and vnited and after an heauenly and spirituall manner made one and the same body as the naturall body and the foode thereof eaten and digested becomes one and the same flesh Ioh. 6.35.55.56 1. Cor. 10.16.17 2. Cor. 13.5 Ephes 5.30 Q What are the benefits whereof wee are partakers thereby A The strengthening and refreshing of our soules by the body and blood of Christ a Wee may obserue and consider these two things in Bread and Wine receiued First there is a mutuall vnion and incorporation of them and the body they become one and the same flesh and bone and body Secondly the benefit of this vnion or incorporation namely the body is strengthned refreshed and preserued thereby so is it betwixt the beleiuer and worthy receiuer of the Sacrament and Christ first they are mutually vnited communicated or incorporated one into the other and are made the same flesh bone and body Ioh. 6.56.17.21 My beloued is mine and I am his saith the Spouse in the Canticles 2.16 and more plainely speakes the Apostle St Paule Ephes 5.30 We are members of his body and of his flesh and of his bone This is a great mistery or secret saith the Apostle too deep for our shallow vnderstanding to conceiue or our tonges to expresse how Christ and his Spouse the Church that is every true beleiuer becomes one flesh Yet so far forth as secrets are revealed wee may as Christ speakes of himselfe handle them and see how or what they be The stringes by which they are knit together or the hands by which they are as it were moulded one into the other and made one lumpe and bread are plainely named vnto vs in the holy Scripture and these are the Holy Spirit or Spirit of Christ and Faith His Spirit vnites and quickneth Ioh. 6.63 1. Cor. 6.17 Gal. 2.20 1. Ioh. 4.13 For as the Nerues or Sinewes passe into all parts of the body from the braine tye all together Euen so his spirit from him the Head descending is deriued into every one of his members 1. Cor. 12. and thereby the whole body by joyntâ— and bands hauing nourishment ministred and knit together increaseth with the increase of God Colos 2.9 And againe as the soule diffuseth it selfe thorough the whole and every faculty and limbe of the body and giues life and motion proportionable to the condition and being of euery part In like sort his spirit goeth into euery member and quickneth it with the life of Christ according to the effectuall working in the measure of every part Ephes 4. 16. And thus we see what meanes Christ for his part vseth to vnite and quicken yet every man is not hereby vnited into his body and made a liuing member of him but only such as are fitted and disposed by Faith which is the pipe as it were and doore thorough which Christs Spirit doth descend and comes into mens harts quickens them with his life of grace and as it were moulds them into his body and makes them one flesh Ioh. 1.22 Rom. 1.17 Gal. 2.20 â—5 5 Ephes 3. 17. Heb. 3.14 And let