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A09734	A treatise of the way to life, deuided into three partes The first part sheweth howe, by sinne wee haue deserued Gods curse. The second parte sheweth me, howe wee are freed from the curse, and the law satisfied. The thirde part teacheth vs, what duetyes and thankefulnesse we owe to the Lorde, for this benefite of our redemption.	B. A., fl. 1580.	1580 (1580)	STC 2; ESTC S118831	12,613	36

❧ A Treatise of the way to life deuided into three partes The first part sheweth howe by sinne wee haue deserued Gods curse The seconde parte sheweth me howe wee are freed from the curse and the law satisfied The thirde part teacheth vs what duetyes and thankefulnesse we owe to the Lorde for this benefite of our redemption ❧ Imprinted at London by Thomas Dawson ¶ The first part sheweth our miserie and how by sinne we haue deserued Gods curse and eternall damnation Q TO whom doest thou professe thy selfe to belong A To the liuing God a Gen. 1.1 Act. 14.15 maker of heauen earth whose b Ephe. 2.10 workmanship I am for that hee hath made and created me Q. Wherefore hath God created thee A. That I might serue to a Ephe. 1.4.5 his glorie by doing his will in b Ephe. 4.24 righteousnesse and holinesse all my life Q. Did God then create man that he could doe his will A. Yea verily for he created man a Gen. 1.27 to the likenesse of his owne image in true b Col. 3.10 Ephes 4.24 holinesse and righteousnesse Q. Canst thou then of thy selfe doe his will and keepe his lawe A. Nothing lesse for in a Rom. 5.18 Adam we are all fallen from the state of innocencie and b Ephes 2.3 are by nature the children of wrath c Rom. 3.23 and voyde of all grace d Rom. 6.20 seruants of sinne Q. What is sinne A. It is the breach a 1. Iohn 3.4 or transgression of Gods lawe Q. What is the reward of sinne A. Eternal a Rom. 6.23 Mat. 25.41.46 death and damnation both of body and soule Q. How commest thou to the knowledge of sinne A. By a Rom. 3.20 Rom. 7.7 the lawe of God whiche I finde my selfe not able to performe therefore am guiltie of death Q. What is the lawe of God A. It is a rule of perfect obedience b 1. The. 4.1.3 teaching vs howe to walke please God conteyned in the ten commaundements Q. Rehearse them Exod. 22. A. God spake and said I am the Lord thy God c. Q. What meaneth this Preface I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the lande of Egipt out of the house of bondage A. I note first that God setteth down his authoritie before his law saying I am the Lord mouing vs to feare him alone secondly adding thy God hee geueth foorth most louing promises of his mercies concerning this life and the life to come to moue vs to loue him alone and trust onely in him thirdly repeating his benefites he addeth matter of faith and thankfulnesse Q. How is this lawe deuided A. Int● a Mat. 22.37 39. Luke 1.75 1. Table two principall heades 2. Tables or tables Q. What is conteyned in the first table A. a Luke 1.75 Mat. 22.37 Ephe. 4.24 Holinesse or the true woorship of God commonly called our duetie to God conteyned in the first foure commaundements Q. What teacheth the first commaundement Thou shalt haue none other Gods before me A. It teacheth vs to honour a Deut. 6.4 God alone that is to worship him with b Deut. 10.12 20. feare to beleeue in him and call vppon him through faith and testifie our c Deut. 6.5 Marc. 11.30 loue toward him with thankesgiuing hauing our d Luke 10.27 soule hearte minde and thoughtes consecrate vnto God and forbiddeth vs to e Deut. 18.9.10.11 heare false teachers or to regard sorcerers witches or anie such Q. What teacheth the 2. commandement Thou shalte not make to thy c. A. It teacheth vs that wee shoulde not liken God to a Leuit. 26.1 any creature whatsoeuer nor woorship him in any similitude neither after our o●●e phantazie or by good intentes not grounded on his worde but onely b Iohn 4.23 in spirite and trueth after the true c Deut. 12.32 rule of his worde Q. What teacheth the third commaundement Thou shalt not take the name c A. It forbiddeth vs to a Ier. 5.7 sweare be any creature whatsoeuer or by Gods name b Leuit. 19.12 falsely or c Eccle. 19.1 rashly but in d Iere. 4.2 truth iudgement and iustice with all e Deu. 4.8.58 reuerence of his name and chargeth vs with the care f 1. Cor. 10.31 Col. 3.17 of gods glorie in hearing speaking thinking of his worde works and in all our doings Q. What teacheth the fourth commaundement Remember thou keepe holy the Sabboth c A. We are taught to a Act. 20.7 assemble to heare Gods worde and vse his sacramentes with b Rom. 4.11 faith and c Mat. 3.2.6 repentaunce and to pray to him also to d Esay 56.2 58.13 rest from sinne and our owne wayes to profite in true mortification and sanctification e Exod. 31.13 whiche God worketh in his Saintes Q. It seemeth then that these foure preceptes teache the true seruice due to God now tell me what is taught in the second table The 2. Table A. The second table teacheth vs a Luke 1.75 Mat. 22.39 Ephe. 4.24 righteousnesse or our duetie to men in the Lorde conteyning the sixe last commaundements Q. What learne we in the first cōmandement Honour thy Father c A. We learne to feare loue a Leuit. 19.3 and obey our Parentes b Exod. 22.28 Princes c Rom. 13.1.2 Gouernours teachers d 1. Thes 5.12 Pastours Maisters and e Leui. 19.32 Elders and all our betters Finally it teacheth all superiors to be as fathers to their inferiours the inferiours to obey in the Lord. Q. What teacheth the sixt commandement Thou shalt doe no murther c A. It teacheth vs to shun al occasiō of discord in thought deed and worde all quarrelling fighting a Leuit. 19.17 18. 1. Iohn 3.15 hatred or desire of reuengement and teacheth to do b Mat 5.43.44 good to all men euen to our enemies Q. What teacheth the seuenth commaundement Thou shalt not commit adultry A. It forbiddeth all a Ephe. 5.3 fornication b Leuit. 18.12 vnorderly and wanton lusts c Ephe. 5.4 talkes songs proud d Deut. 11.12 apparrell lechery drunkennesse excesse and e Ezec. 16.49 idlenesse Finally all occasions leading to vncleannes requireth all sobernesse chastity and temperancie Q. What teacheth the eight Thou shalt not steale c A. It forbiddeth all a Exod. 25.14 17. deceite b Ier. 8.10.15 couetousnesse c 1. Thes 4.6 iniury in any dealing in all callinges and commaundeth all true d Leui. 19.13 iust dealing in iudgement measure weight teacheth euerye man to bee content with his estate e Ephes 4.28 and to helpe others Q. What teacheth the nienth commaundement Thou shalte not beare false c A. It forbiddeth all a Exod. 23.1 Psal 15.3 hearing and b Leui.

of our selues A. No but Gods a Rom. 8.15 26 Gal. 4.6 spirite onelie teacheth vs to pray faithfully b Heb. 11.6 without faith prayer is not acceptable Q. Rehearse the Lords prayer A. Our father which art in heauen c. Mat. 6. Q. What meaneth these words Our father which art in heauen A. Herein God assureth vs first of his fatherly loue to bolden vs to prayer secondly adding in heauen hee assureth vs of his great power and lifteth our heartes to seeke him in heauen Q. What require we in the first petition Halowed be thy name A. We pray for grace that wee may glorifie God in his word and workes in all our doinges and that his name may appeare glorious euen as it is all vngodlines being defaced Q. What aske we in the 2. petition Thy kingdome come A. We pray that God would by his word a Ephe. 3 1● spirite gouerne increase the number of his elect that b 1. Cor. 15.24.25 Satans kingdom may be vtterly confounded Q. What aske we in the 3. peticion Thy wil be done in earth as it is in heauen A. We pray that we may obediētly resigne our willes to Gods will that he would a Psal 51.10 11 create newe heartes and affections in vs by his spirite and wee pray for the grace of b 1. Thes 4.3 sanctification that as the c Psal 103.20 Angels in heauen doe willingly please God in all motions so we may study to d 1. Thes 4. ● please him on earth Q. What aske we in the 4. peticiō Geue vs this day our daily bread A. We pray that God will a Prou. 10.22 Deut. 28.10 12 blesse all thinges that he hath lent vs on earth and to teach vs to b Psal 145.15 16 Mat. 4.4 wayte on his prouidence in all estates of life that he wil cause all things to serue our necessities and the furthering of vs in our callings c Leuit. 26.20 26.34 Ezech. 4.16 5.16 without whose blessing they al perish and want their vses and effects Q. What aske we in the 5. peticiō Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs A. We heere call on God for the quiet estate of our owne conscience and for a Ier. 31.33 1. King 8.33.36 the forgiuenesse of our sinnes to be confirmed in vs by this that we b Mat. 6.15 Luke 11.4 are willing to forgiue others and we pray also that we may haue pacience to c Mat. 5.23 Col. 3.13 forbeare and forgiue others offending vs. Q. What aske wee in the 6. pet Leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill A. We pray that God woulde geue vs his spirite to increase our faith that we may a 1. Cor. 10.13 ouercome the motions and temptations of sinne in vs that sinne b Rom. 6.12 may not reigne with vs vnto death but that we may be freed from it more and more c Rom. 6.18 and set at libertie to serue righteousnesse Q. Doth God lead into temptation that we pray he would not leade vs into temptation A. God doth a Iam. 1.13 not tempt to sinne but he is saide to leade into temptation when he b Esay 63.17 withholdeth his graces from men or giueth them ouer c Rom. 1.24 26.28 to a reprobate sense or d Exo. 9.16 Rom. 9.18 hardeneth their heart e Psal 81.12 Esay 29.10 by leauing them to themselues but God f Psal 125.5 Heb. 3.13 stayeth his children from this extremitie whiche else are ready to runne to all sinne and therefore needfull to pray that God would not leade vs into temptation Q. What meaneth this which followeth For thine is the kingdome the power and glorie for euer and euer A. It is a confirming of our faith in the power of God to teach vs that all come of God his goodnes and not of our selues and therefore that all should redound to a 1. Cor. 10 31. his glorie by our b Psal 50.14 102.18 thankesgiuing which is the c Heb. 13.15.16 onely seruice that pleaseth God Q. Now tel me briefly the summe of al this which thou hast sayd A. First we learned by the law that we al haue cast off the image of God whervnto we were created are become by nature sinners children of wrath deseruing Gods curse damnation through our transgressions Secondly we learne that the meanes which answered this curse and tooke away damnation from the faithfull was the onely death and sacrifice of Christ who by his spirite daylie restoreth the image of God in the faithfull and worketh faith and obedience in them Thirdly we learned that by the practise of faith obedience we should glorifie God in his word Sacramentes by prayer by making all our life a thankesgiuing and prayse vnto God for all his benefits in Christ Which grace God for his Christes sake graunt to me and all his people Amen B. A. A briefe and short prayer conteyning the summe and effect of this Catechisme O Eternall God and most mercifull father we thy poore seruaunts doe humbly acknowledge before thy presēce our manifold grieuous sinnes whereby we haue broken thy most holy lawe and haue iustly deserued thy curse and eternall death and damnation yea and these our sinnes haue growen vp with vs from our cradle we being conceiued and borne in sinne and iniquitie and we dayly haue procured thy wrath against vs by neglecting thy wil and following our owne corrupt wayes So that we can finde no cause in our selues to procure thy sauour but are forced to flee out of our selues to betake our selues wholly vnto thy fatherly clemencie Wherefor● most gracious father sith in thy heauenly wisedome and eternall coūcel thou shall fore appoynted thy sonn Iesus Christ to be our only mediator in whō we may boldly come before thee by whose death cleansing sacrifice it hath pleased thee to satisfie thine owne iustice in pardoning the sinnes of thy childrē turning away thy displeasure from them wee most humbly beseeche thee in the tēder bowels of Iesus Christ to forgiue vs all our sinnes and burie them in the death and obedience of thy deare sonne Iesus Christ we most h●rtily thanke thee most louing father for our election creation preser●ation especially for our redemption wrought by the death and bloodshedding of Iesus Christ for all thy aboundant mercies and graces so plentifully bestowed vppon vs in him and for him Also we beseech thee deare father to giue vs thy good spirit to worke a liuely faith in vs whereby the benefite of the death resurrection of Christ may bee applyed vnto vs and become effectuall in vs that we may haue a true sight and feeling of our sinnes and such a godly sorowe for them as may bring foorth 〈◊〉 repentaunce vnto saluation not to be repēted of so that we may mortifie our sins especially our seuerall sinnes that haue most preuayled against vs. 〈◊〉 that we may liue in all holy obediēce and a new life before thee on earth that so we may haue comforte to our consciences both that we are thy children and also that we shall rise to eternall life in the resurrection of the iust Furthermore O heauēly father sith thou hast giuen vs thy word to teach vs all thinges needfull to saluation to instruct vs in thy wayes we humbly pray thee incline our harts to imbrace practise the same make vs truely thankfull for such gracious soueraigne meanes of our saluatiō as thou hast offered vs giue vs grace to vse thy worde Sacraments prayer reuerently with faith repētance as true exercises testimonies of our faith obedience so that we may increase in all godlinesse righteousnes before thee al the daies of our life graūt these al other thy graces needfull for vs for thy whole church we beseech thee for Iesus Christ his sake in whose name we pray together with thy whole church for thy church as he hath taught vs saying O our Father c. O Lord increase our faith Amen