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A18162	The Catechisme in meter for the easier learnyng, and better remembryng of those prinples [sic] of our faithe, whiche wee ought moste familiarly to be acquainted withall / for the proofe of those thynges, which I have not quoted, I referre you to the vsuall catechisme ; onely in the margent I haue quoted those thynges which I haue added for plainnesse ; the verse will agree with moste of the tunes of the Psalmes of David, and it is deuided into partes, that eche parte maie be song by it self.	T. R.	1583 (1583)	STC 4800.3; ESTC S1222	7,173	28

raunsome mee Nor worldly woe nor works of myne from hell can set me free And though our God be mercifull yet is he iuste and true And must of iustice punishe sinne with plagues by iustice due Whiche none is able to endure and saue hymself at length If he be but a * Iude. 6. creature and haue no greater strength Wherefore our Christe becommyng man Christ hath doen that for vs which we could not doe for our selues his Godhead ioyned thereto That he might compasse that for vs whiche we could neuer doe As man to take mans cause in hande and subiect be to woe As God to vanquishe Death and Hell and Sathan ouerthrowe And yet by this none saued are but that with faithe vnfainde Are sure Gods promise in his Christ shall firmely be maintainde This faithe is full beleef of harte Faithe vpon Gods promise stayed And by the holie spirite of God into my soule conuayed Whereby I knowe that all that Christ hath doen pertains to me And is myne owne as if my self thereof could worker be By this my faithe I see my sinns forgiuen and plagued also For I am quitte yet Christ for me this plague did vndergoe Thus God to me is mercifull and iuste in Christ his sonne And counts me also cleane and pure by that whiche Christ hath doen And this beleef of Gods free grace doeth frame my thankfull minde To serue my God with chearfulnesse that was to me so kinde This faithe the Creede containes in somnie whiche doeth vs all direct The Creede What to beleeue of God and of Gods Churche his deere elect The third parte TH' eternall God the father of Christ doeth all Christs members take To be his children with their hedde for Christ their Sauiors sake I beleue in God the father Againe this God Almightie is Almightie make● o● c. Heb. 1● 3 ' creatyng all of none And he in heauen in yearth and hell doeth gouerne all alone Of Christ the sonne of God and God And in Iesus Christ c. I stedfastly doe hold That he by holie Ghost conceiude did take our fleshly mold Conceiu●d Of Virgine pure Borne to bee our pledge and so was free from sinne And * Rom. 8.3 all his life performde Gods Lawe for vs that failde therein At length he was condemned Suffred and curst by hangyng on the Tree Frō Gods moste fearfull iudgement barre and curse to sette me free On crosse he suffred * c 1. Pet. 2.24 Math. 27.46 Crucified Dead Buried Descended hell and death Gods wrathe to pacifie And that as he was deade for sinne so I to sinne mate die From graue the third daie he arose Rose againe as conqueryng Death and Hell That I maie rise to vertue first and last in heauen to dwell He did ascende Ascended that so maie I and intercession still He makes for me * Heb. 10.14 alonely by his blood whiche he did spill His father hath endued hym Sitteth on the right hande bothe God and man with might To rule his Churche by his decrees and all the worlde with right And therefore I beleeue at length Shall come to iudge that Christ as Iudge shall come To quit his chosen Sheepe and damne the reste by righteous doome God holie Ghost I doe beleeue I beleeue in the holy Ghost doeth seale into my breast That Christ is myne and killyng sinne to vertue makes me prest The Father Sonne and holie Ghost I call them God all three And yet one God because his worde hath so sette doune to mee Gods Churche or flocke to persone place Holy Catho or tyme particularly Not tied is God knowes them all and loues them tenderly The same from Christ their hedde all gifts Communion of Sainctes of soule and bodie drawe In * Rom. 12.3 measure for to helpe the reste by Christian mercies lawe To these forgiuenesse of their sinnes Borgiuenesse in Christe his blood is giuen The raisyng of their fleshe from dust Resurrection Life euerlastyng and life with Christ in heauen The fourth parte OF this my faith by preachyng bredd by preachyng still I haue Encrease Sacramentes and by the Sacraments whiche Christ as earnest gaue Vnto his Churche whereby he bindes hymself to raunsome me And I by takyng binde my self his seruaunt for to be These are but twoo in Baptisme first the water is our signe 2. Sacramentes Baptisme and the Lordes Supper And in the Supper of the Lorde we haue the bread aud wine The water serues to teache that as Baptisme it washeth cleane our skinne So Christ his death doeth cleanse my soule from guilt and plague of sinne So I and all are Baptizde whiche with Christ to sinne are dead And rais d with hym in righteousnesse a better life to lead The bread and wine doe teache The Lords Supper that as without the naturall food Our thirst and hunger none can swage so * Math 11.28 nought but Christ his blood And suffryngs can refre she the settle with sinne opprest and pinde Whiche still doeth runne into dispaire till Christ doe come to minde But when with liuely stedfast faithe Ioh. 6.40 my Christ on crosse I see And all his hellishe wofull paines that he endured for mee Then is his fleshe my meate in deede Ioh. 6.47.54 his blood then doe I drinke If that my soule refreshed be when on his death I thinke What thyng can then this foode of soule more liuely represent Then foode of body bread and wine and so a Sacrament It is in deede in nature not transformde but vse alone Not fleshe of Christ but signifiyng that fleshe we feede vpon For if the bread be turnd to Christ in Godhead fleshe and bone By force of consecratyng wordes then Christ whiche is but * 1. Cor. 8.6 one Shalbe so many Christes (c) The last coūsell of Trens affirmeth that in euery peece of the consecrated host is whole Christ God and man and curseth all that denye it Cano. 3 de Sacamento Euch. as crummes were euer consecrated And of the substaunce of the bread Christes Godhead is created His manhood subiect to no * Luc. 24.39.40 sense no fleshe or bone shal bee So bothe his natures ouerthrowen by this wee plainly see To eate this foode I must prepare my soule by greef for sume And true desire in holinesse a newe life to be ginne Next faithe must teache me that my sinns in Christ haue full release And I with all men euen my foes in harte must be at peace The fift parte THis care is cheefly then required when I doe take this foode But yet I must frequēt the works that holie be and good Continually for though in Christ my full redemption lie I worke not for my self in deede yet God to glorifie And for to she we my thankfull harte to make my cassyng sure To * Isa

38. ● helpe the helplesse and to Christ some others to allure And these good workes by Gods precept must still be warrantable And flowe from faithe or els to God thei be abhominable Amongst these workes our praier is not the least whiche doeth auaile To strength my faithe exceadyngly for God * Tit. 1.2 who can not faile In pledge of loue doeth * Ioh. 16.24 bid me aske of hym in Christ with faithe And earnest importunitie what he by promise saieth That he will giue and I shall haue for me what maie be best And to that ende hath left to his this forme of true request OVt father which art in the heauens The Lordes prayer all praise to thee bee giuen Thy Church encrease thy will bee doen of vs as t' is in heauen Giue vs this daie that maie suffice our sinns to thee release As we in harte forgiue our foes and meane to liue in peace Lorde yeeld vs not to suares of sinne from Sathan sett vs free For kyngdome power and glorte is thine O Lorde so let it bee ¶ The somme of all THe Lawe be wraies my deadly woūd by sume whereof the cure The Creede doeth teache by Iesus Christ the Sacraments make sure That by that meanes I cured shal be the praier of the Lorde Confirmes Gods loue because he bids me aske and doeth accorde To graunt me ought that maie be good for me in any wise Like as a father to his child no needefull thyng denies ¶ Or els thus The sixt parte THe state of all mankinde to God mate be resembled well In some respects vnto a Prince and subiects that rebell The Lawe on treason death decrees and thei in warde are cast Till tyme of execution come but yet the Prince at last Of his free mercie doeth deuise those traitours to preserue And eke as tustice doeth hym binde not from the Lawe to swarue The Death that Lawe on treason setts his onely Sonne shall dye And he by this will rescue all that will be saued thereby This pardon sealed he proclaimes and bids them aske beside What thyng soeuer he maie giue it shall not be denied Of this free mercie some take heide whiche knowe the Princes trothe And faithfulnesse some others are to leaue their dungeon lothe And rather choose of traiterous harte to dye then for to take The grace so freely proffered them some others lewdly make This promise plaine of noue effecte as though it could not be That he should meane good soothe with thē that dealt so traiterouslie Or that his sonne would dye for them or if he did it might Suffice the sentence of the Lawe from death to set them quight The rest doe hope by other meanes though this be cleane neglected By pitie or their owne desarts that thei shal be accepted Of whiche at length none saued are but thei that flie vnto The Princes pardon all the rest their sentence vndergoe Euen so all we by sinne haue been ranke rebells to our God The Lawe pronounceth hell thereon and we haue here abode Vpon this yearth as t were in warde till execution daie But yet our God of his free grace hath found a wondrous waie To saue vs and performe his Lawe by yeeldyng vp to die His onely Sonne to be our pledge and able suretie To paie the debts of all the worlde here of the patent letter He hath by Scriptures giuen to vs and to confirme vs better He settes his Sacramentes thereto this pardon so to seale And farther bidds vs boldly aske and he will not repeale Our lawfull suits vpon his worde and promise some doe staie And claime his pardon knowyng sure that he will not vnsate His promise made some others like this yearthly dungeon well And for to dye thei spare not still moste lewdly to rebell Some others thinke it but a tale that God suche grace should showe To them that had deserued so ill and these doe make a mowe Of Christ his death the rest doe hope God will not be so rough Or by their good euill workes and toyes to please hym well enough But these shal be defeated all except those first alone That doe take hold of grace in Christ and onely staie thereon And as those faithfull subiects saued by trustyng to that grace Whiche Princes pardon offereth them cannot in any case But shewe their thankfull harte to Prince that dealt so graciousite And wholie for to please their kyng hereafter doe applie Themselues euen so the Christian saued by faithe in Christ his death Doeth consecrate hymself to God as long as life and breath Doeth last to serue hym saithfully that hath hym so deserued And by so deare a raunsome hath from death and hell preserued When you haue doen singyng so muche as you will it were good to adde that praied for the Churche of God in the 28. Psalme 9. verse Thy people and thyne heritage Lorde blesse guide and preserue Increase them lorde rule their harts that thei maie neuer swarue