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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72530	A plaine and profitable catechisme with certaine prayers adioyned, meete for parents and housholders to teach their children and seruants.	Leech, James, fl. 1605.; More, John, d. 1592.	1605 (1605)	STC 15363.3; ESTC S123497	32,265	88

be gratious vnto vs thy poore seruants being come together in the obedience of theis thy holy commandements to seeke thee by such meanes as thou ha●● mercifully ordeined for vs. Lord we confesse our hearts are full of hardne● our vnderstanding is full of darknes 〈◊〉 our eares are dull of hearing we bese●●● thee vouchsafe by the grace of thy hol● spirit to open and circumcise our eares to lighten our dark vnderstanding an● to mollifie our hard hearts that we ma● heare with reuerence vnderstand wit● iudgment marke with diligence an● receiue with meeknes all the instuctions which we shall heare at this tim● out of thy holy word and that they ma● be written in the fleshy tables of o●● hearts by the finger of thy owne spir●● to breed and encrease in vs all spiritua● knowledge and heauenly wisedom● faith hope loue hatred of sinne practi●● of righteousnes and all holy duties 〈◊〉 christianitie and of our seuerall calling so serue thee with all simplicitie an● godly purenes all the daies of our li●● through Iesus Christ our only lord Sauiour and redeemer Amen A praier After Catechising O lord our god most gracious and mercifull father we most humbly thanke thy heauenly maiestie that thou hast vouchsafed vs this great mercy to be partakers of theis heauenly doctrins and instructions of thy holy word which thou hast so mercifully and gratiously ordeyned for vs. we besech thee good lord that thou wilt also vouchsafe vs that grace of thy holy spirit that we may faythfully remember and diligently meditate vpon those things that now or heretofore we haue heard out of thy holy word that we may lay them vp in our hearts and make a good and profitable vse of them to the encreasing of our knowledg our faith our obedience our hope and loue and all spirituall graces and gifts meete for our places and callings to the glory of thy most holy name the peace and comfort of our cōsciences the saluation of our soules and bodies the good good example of those with whome we liue through thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our Lord and our most blessed sauiour and only redemer Amen A morning prayer for seruants by themselues O almightie Lord God our most gracious and louing Father in Iesus Christ we doe vnfeinedly confesse before thy maiestie that we are all of vs most vile wretched sinners cōceiued borne in sinne altogether corrupted defiled in our owne nature guiltie of innumerable heinous transgressions of all thy holy lawes and commandements vnapt to all goodnes proane to all sinne and wickednes vnworthy of any of thy blessings euen the least of all thy mercies and worthie of all thy fearefull curses conteined in thy law in all miseries of this life and of eternall death and damnation in the life to come but most mercifull father wee beseech thee looke vpon vs in Iesus Christ pardon and forgiue vs all our sinnes for his sake worke in vs more and more the sight and feeling of all our sinnes with a true loathing and hatred of them a godly sorrow for them and an holy repentance giue vs faith in thy precious promises that wee may trust perfectly vpon that saluation that is brought vnto vs by Christ Iesus with the full assurance of our eternall election vnto immortall life Increase in vs care conscience to vse all good meanes that thou hast ordained for our instruction and write in our hearts all the good lessons that we heare out of thy holy word that we may daily grow and increase in all grace and godlines Receiue vs this day into thy holy protection keepe vs from all dangers and euills of bodie and soule worke in vs all dutifull reuerence to our superiors all diligence and faithfullnes in our labours Keepe vs from slothfulnes negligence and idlenes and all manner of vniust dealing in our seruice Blesse and prosper vs in all our labours wherin we are to be imployed that we may bee profitable to our gouernours to whome we owe our seruice carry the testimonie of good consciences in our soules to thy glorie and our euerlasting peace and comfort through Iesus Christ our only sauiour and redeemer in whose name we pray further as he hath taught vs. Our father c. A prayer for Scholers O almightie lord God most mercifull of our Lord Iesus Christ the fountaine of all wisedome grace and goodnes we beseech thee to looke mercifully vpon vs to forgiue vs al our sinnes to worke in vs dayly more and more the hatred of all sinne and wickednes the loue of al goodnes yea we beseech thee to teach vs to knowe and remember thee our creator our redemer our sanctifier and preseruer in these daies of our childhood and youth worke in vs a true loue vnto thy holy word and delight in thy commandements giue vs grace to seeke for and to attaine vnto that true wisedome taught in thy holy word wherby we may vnderstand the feare of thy holy name attaine the knowledge of thee and all godlines that wee may know also iustice and iudgment and equitie euery good path that this heauenly wisedome may be our watch-man and this knowledge our garder and keeper to preserue vs from the crooked waies of wicked men and all the baites and allurments of sinne to the end that we may walke in the waies of good men and in the paths of the righteous And good Lord worke in euerie one of vs al loue reuerence and obedience vnto our teachers and gouerners all diligence and good conscience to bestowe this precious time profitably Lord we beseech thee vouchsafe dayly more more to quicken out witts to open our vnderstanding to strengthen our memories to confirme our iudgments Send downe thy blessings vpon all the instructions that are deliuered vnto vs vpon all the labours of our teachers all our owne studies endeuoures that we may dayly grow and encrease in all good learning and knowledge wisdome vertue and godlines that we may be answerable to the good expectation of our parents and freinds to their great and effectuall comfort and worthy and wise seruants vnto thy maiestie in the places thou hast hereafter appointed for vs in the church or cōmon wealth grant good Lord these graces whatsoeuer else thou knowest vs to stand in neede of for our lord Iesus Christ his sake Amen FINIS

am in all things Heb. 2.14.15 Rom. 8.3 sinne onely excepted c Heb. 2.14.15 Rom. 8.3 and in my nature hath wrought whatsoeuer was needfull for my saluation Q. What meanest thou when thou saiest he suffered vnder Pontius Pilate An. Because that manner of death which men doe suffer by the sentence of the iudg vnder the title of iustice is more shamefull slanderous and terrible then if a man should die naturally in his bed Therfore our sauiour Chris● tooke vpon him our person to shew himselfe (a) Psal 2.2 Acts. 4.27 before an earthly iudg and to be b Mat. 27.16 Ioh. 19.1.13.23 condemned by the mouth of Pilate he beeing then Iudg that thereby we might bee cleared before the iudgement seate of God Q. What meanest thou when thou sayest Christ was crucified dead and buried An. First I meane in that he was crucified that he suffered (a) Luk. 23.33 the death of the Crosse which was an abhominable and cursed death b Gal. 3.13.14 to deliuer me from the curse which was due for my sinnes Secondly for as much as death was a punishment due to man for sinne therefore our Sauiour Christ ●d suffer death and by suffering ouer●●me death for in his death did lie 〈◊〉 principall point of our saluation ●r if he had not bin truly c Esay 53.12 Rom. 5.8 1. Cor. 15.3 1. Pet. 2.24 dead we ●d bin yet subiect to eternall death ●d damnation Thirdly he was buried ●r the greater assurance and confirma●on of his death and resurrection and 〈◊〉 the intent to make it more certainely ●owne vnto vs it pleased him also to ●e buried after the common manner of men and that by two Notable persons d Mat. 27.57 Mar. 15.43 Luke 23.53 Nicodemus and Ioseph of Ara●athia which was also doone by the will and consent of Pilate who caused the bodie to be deliuered vnto them Q. What meanest thou concerning that Christ descended into hell An. Where it is sayd that Christ descended into hell therby I beleeue that Christ did not only suffer in his body the punishment due to my body (a) Esay 53.4.8.10 but also in his soule the punishmēt due to my soule c Luk. 2● 44 which was the torments of hell d Luk. 23.46 Math 27.46 second death b Act. 2.24 Math. 26.38 sorrowes of death abiection from god as it doth appeare by the anguish of 〈◊〉 soule in the garden c Luk. 22.44 when drops blood issued out of his body and a●● vpon the crosse d Luk. 23.46 Math. 27.46 by his lamentab● crie vnto his father for in a miserab● case had we bin in if he had only su●fered the punishment due to our bodie and not to our soules Q. What fruite hast thou by th● death of Christ An First I beleeue that this dea● and punishment which Christ suffere● is the whole appeasing of Heb. 9.12.13.14.28 1. Pet. 2.24 1. Ioh. 2.1 go● wrath and a full satisfaction to god f●● all my sinnes Secondly that b Gala. 5.24 Gala. 2.29.7.8 ●1 as he is dead f●● sinne so he will cause sinne to die i● my mortal body Q. What profitt hast thou by th● rising againe of Christ An. First I am assured by this risin● that he hath (a) 1. Cor. 15.55.56.57 Rom. 8.33.34 Rom. 4.15 overcome death hell sinne and finished my iustification Secondly that as he is risen from deat● so he causeth me as a member of hi● b Rom. 6.4 Colos 3.1.2 to rise from sinne and delight i● righteousnes Thirdly his rising again● ●a sure pledge c 1. Cor. 15.16 ●0 to me that my body ●hall in like manner rise againe Q. What is the meaning of this ●at Christ ascended into heauen An. Christ as touching his man●ood is a Act. 1.11 Act. 3.21 onely in heauen but b Mat. 28.20 as ●ouching his godhead and comfort of ●is holy spirit he is with vs to the end ●f the world Q. What good gettest thou by the ●scending of Christ into heauen An. First Christ his ascending into ●eauen is a sure pledge vnto me that a Ioh. 14.3 Phil. 3.21 1. Cor. 1.7 1. Thes 4.16.17 ● shall in like manner as a member of ●y his power be receiued into heauen 〈◊〉 the same nature wherein he is ascen●ed Secondly Christ hauing ascended ●nto heauen b 1. Ioh. 1.2 Heb. 9.12 Rom. 8.32 maketh cōtinuall inter●ession for me Q. What meane you by this that Christ sitteth at the right hand of the father An. Christ sitteth at the right hand of the father that is he hath a Mat. 28.18 Eph. 1.20.21.22 all power giuen him of the father ouer all things being exalted into the full power of his kingdome and preisthood made the only head of his Church Q. What fruit doest thou receiue● this that Christ shall come to iudge● quick and the dead An. To me that am a member 〈◊〉 Christ it is singular comfort a Mat 24.31 Mat. 25.34 Mat. 19.28 2. Thes 1.10 whe● doe knowe assuredly that none shall 〈◊〉 my iudge but he that is my Sauiour b● terrible will it be to those that flee fro● Christ b 2. Thes 1.4.7.8 Luk. 21.25 Mat. 15.41 when they shall see him com● to iudge them whome they in their li●● time haue refused Q. What beleeuest thou in the thi● part concerning God the holy Ghos● An. I beleeue that God the hol● Ghost the third person in the godhead equall God with the father and the sonne finisheth and maket● perfect all the works of God and a Rom. 8.9.10.11.15.16 Gala. 4.6 sealeth into my heart all Christs benefits to bee mine and b Ephes 1.17 Eph. 4.23 Psal 1.3 Col. 2.11.12.13 maket● sinne to die in me and stirreth me vp to holines and righteousnes of life Q. What call you the chatholike Church An. The chatholike Church is the a Rom. 8 20. Eph. 1.10.11.12.13 Mat. 16.21 Ioh. 10.26 whole companie of faithfull people which euer were since the beginning of the world in all places which also bee ●ow shal be to the end of the world of the which number I beleeue that b 1. Ioh. 3.21 2. Cor. 13.5 Rom. 8.16 I am one I beleeue that God c 2. Tim. 2.19 1. Pet 5.7 Esay 49.15 Mat. 10.29.30.31 knoweth them all and hath a most tender care ouer them Q What callest thou the communion of Saints An. The communion of Saints is that societie that all we which beleeue haue one with another as a 1. Cor. 12 12.13.14 c. 5.30 Col. 1.18 Rom. 1.12.5 members of one head Iesus Christ Whereby we are b 2. Cor. 11.28 Gala. 6.2 Phil. 2.1.23.4 readie to communicate all gods benefits both spirituall and temporall to the mutuall helpe and comfort one of another according to the measure which we haue receiued of God in this life Q. What beleeue you of the forgiuenes of sinne An. I beleeue that Iesus Christ