it to beleeue in the Father A. To bee perswaded that the first person in the Trinity is the Father of Christ by eternall generation and my Father by adoption and regeneration Ioh. 20.17 Q. What duties learne we from hence A. First to study to be according to his image and to expresse his vertues Eph. 5.1 Secondly to be in subiection to him Heb. 12.9 Thirdly to depend vpon him for prouision and protection without distrustfull care and feare Matth. 6.31.32 2 Cor. 6.17.18 Q. What comforts A. First we haue great dignity Ioh. 1.12 Secondly wee shall perseuere in Gods fauour Esa 49.14.15 Thirdly God will beare with our infirmities Mal. 3.17 Fourthly wee shall want nothing that is good Luke 11.13 Q. Why is God said to be Almighty A. First because hee doth and hindereth whatsoeuer he will Psal 135.6 Secondly hee bringeth to passe all things without any difficulâ—ie Psal 148.5 Tâ—â— dly he can doe more then hee doth or will doe Matth. 3.9 and 26 52 53. yet he cannot lye for that is oâ— impotency against his nature which is truth Tit. 1.2.2 Tim. 2.13 Q. What duties learne we from hence A. First to pray to God seeking to him as to a strong and alsufficient refuge Psal 28.8.9 Secondly to praise him 1 Chro. 29.12.13 Thirdly to tremble at his iudgements Nah. 1.2 Fourthly to doe the duties of our callings 2 Cor 9 7. Fifthly to repent and to humble our selues before him 1 Pet. 5.6 Sixtly to rest vpon his power where we haue promise with firmnesse of faith Gen. 18.14 Seuenthly to consider his effectuall power that worketh in vs Ephes 1.19 Q. What comforts haue we from Gods Almighty power A. First such as be wicked may be conuerted Rom. 11.23 Secondly the conuerted shall perseuere in grace Ioh. 10.29 Thirdly herâ—by we are supported in our prayers and against the rage of tyrants 2 Chro. 20.12 Esa 51.12.13 Q. What is meant by Creator of heauen and earth A. Creation is a worke of GOD whereby in the beginning hee made of nothing the heauens and the earth and all things therein visible and invisible and by his prouidence continueth things made Psal 33.6 Ierem. 10.12 Ioh. 5.17 Q. Why is the creation ascribed to the Father being common to the whole Trinity A. Because the Father is the founâ—aine of the other persons and the actions working from himselfe and by them also the action of the Father is most manifest in Creating of the Sonne â—n Redeeming and of the holy Ghost â—n Sanctifying yet all externall workes â—re common to the whole Trinity and sometimes are ascribed to euery person therein Ioh. 1.3 Col. 1.16 Iob 33.4 Q. To speake particularly of some of â—he creatures what are Angels A. Spirituall substances free from bodies of greatest knowledge and power among the creatures Psal 104 4. 2 King 19.35 created all good buâ— some haue fallen from their first estate 2 Pet. 2.4 Q. What are the good A. The elect spirits which haue continued in their integrity praising and obeying God also ministring for thâ— good of them that shall bee heires of saluation and punishing the wicked 1 Tim. 5.21 Esa 6.3 Psal 103.20 Heb. 1.14 2 King 19.35 Maâ—â— 13.41 Q. What are euill Angels A. Deuils which voluntarily feâ—â— from their first estate left their own habitation and continually hate anâ— oppose God and men labouring tâ— bring men to destruction Luke 8.31 Zach. 3.1 Matth. 4.9 1 Pet. â— 8 Q What is man A. A reasonable creature consisting of soule and body Gen. 2.7 Q. What is the soule A. A substance incorporeall inuisible immortall indued with the facuâ—ties of vegetation sense reason will created of God and vnited to the body to make the person of man to inable him to know and worship his Creator Eccl. 12.7 Zach. 12 1 Heb. 12.7 Q. Whereof was man made A. His body at the first was made of the earth and his soule of nothing Gen. 2.7 Q. What duties learne we from the Creation A. First to worship feare and glorifie God and to liue to him in whom we liue Reuel 4.11 Secondly Psal 104.24 Eccles 7.15 to meditate of the creatures esteeming them and to defend the credite of them Thirdly to bee compassionate to the creatures and to vse them with sobriety Q. What comforts haue wee from the creation A. First God will preserue and beare with vs if wee repent 1 Pet. 4 19. Secondly GOD can and will shew the same power in the redemption of his chosen Esa 45 12.13 Esa 27.11 yet for such as continue impenitent sinners hee that made them will not haue mercy on them Q. What beleeue you of the prouidence of God A. It is the worke of God whereby all things abide in their being at his will are ruled and ordered wisely and iustly to the good of his children euen the wicked wills of deuils and men and actions to vs meerely contingent and whereby he punisheth the creature or destroyeth it as hee pleaseth Act 17.28 Ier. 10.23 Iob 1. and 2. Math. 8. and 10.29 Q What duties learne wee from Gods prouidence Esa 63. A. First we are to cast our selues vpon him as his confederates Gen. 3. Secondly to be thankefull for all the good which befalleth vs Thirdly to be patient in crosses Fourthly to be humbled at our sinnes Fiftly to glorifie Gods mercy wisedome Eccles 7. and iustice in all not to bee ouer-iust or ouer-wise not ouer-wicked nor ouer-foolish Q. You haue heard before that man continued not in the state of innocency wherein he was created but fell by eating the forbidden fruit Know further that Adam and Eâ—e had the Law morall written in their hearts besides the Law of the Sacrament all tree but wherein doth the sinne of the first fall appeare to be great A. First Gen. 3. because it was a Sacramentall tree and therefore not to be abused Secondly they doubted of Gods truth Thirdly compacted with Gods â—nemy Fourthly consented to the blasphemies of the deuill Fifthly they were vnthankefull to God Sixtly ambitious Seuenthly regarded not what should become of their posterity Q. What came to vs their posterity thereby A. Sinne and punishment Q. What is sinne A. Whatsoeuer is not fully agreeable to the holinesse and pâ—rfection of the Lâ—w of God Rom. 7.7 1 Ioh. 3.4 Q. How many kindes of sinnes are there A. Originall and actuall Q. What is originall sinne A. It containeth first guiltinesse of the sinnes of Adam Rom. 5.12 19. secondly want of originall righteousnesse which should â—e in vs Rom. 3. â—0 23 thirdly corruptions spread through all the faculties of soule and body Ephes 2.1 and 4.22 Psal 51.5 Gen. 6.5 Q. Is not originall sinne equall in al men A. Yes Ephes 2.3 Prou. 27.19 buâ— whereas some doe not bring forth thâ— euill fruits of it so much as some others the difference is first by the restraining or secondly renewing grace of God oâ— thirdly by the temporall iudgements oâ— God or feare
by euangelicall faith looke to the peâ—â—fect holinesse of Christ imputed to vâ— this although the Law doe not reuealâ—â— Gal. 3.11.12 13. Rom. 3.21 nor direcâ—ly command yet for as much as hereâ—â— may bee comprehended a commandment to yeeld obedience to whatsoeuâ—â— God should at any time command and â—od gaue power in Adam to doe whatâ—euer it might please him at any time 〈◊〉 command and seeing the reasons of â—â—e Commandement I am the Lord thy â—od which brought thee out of the â—nd of Egypt c. and the words the â—ord thy God in the third and fifth â—ommandements may bee taken euangelically we must here consider of euanâ—elicall faith and imbrace the same seeâ—ng wee cannot in this life haue legall â—ro 3.5 Esa 26.4 Ioh. 14.1 1 Ioh. 3.23 â—he sinnes forbidden be first vnbeliefe â—nd distrust Heb. 10.38 Matth. 6.25 â—1 Rom. 10.16.21 2 Pet. 1.8 2 Pet. 2. â—1 secondly presumption of faith and â—empting God neglecting the meanes â—o be vsed Matth. 4.6.7 Deut. 29. â—9 20 thirdly hypocriticall faith maâ—ing a profession of faith voide of good workes the fruits of faith Iam. 2.14 â—ourthly implicite faith of such as â—now not what to beleeue or what the Church of God is or what it beleeueth â— Pet. 3.15 Pro. 19.2 hereunto may be â—dded rash credulity Eph. 4.14 and conâ—ecturall opinions Iam. 1.6 fifthly temporary faith beleeuing onely for time Luke 8.13 sixthly trust in oâ—â— wit wealth strength Pro. 3.5 Psal 5â— seuenthly supposed merits Luke 17 1â— or in other men 2 Chro. 16.12 Psal 146 3. Esa 31.1.3 or deuils Deut. 18 1â— 11. or in any idols whatsoeuer Psaâ— 135.18 Esa 42.17 Duty 3 The third duty commanded is legaâ— hope waiting and looking for helpe and such good things to come as Goâ— hath promised this is called the anchoâ— of the soule Psal 130.7 and 40. â— 1 Pet. 1.13 The sinnes forbidden in this regarâ— be first desperation casting away hope when men are either besotted with present things like the Epicures saying eate drinke after death there is nâ— pleasure or when men imagine the iustice of God greater then his mercy anâ— so faint in themselues at the sight oâ— their sinnes secondly presumption oâ— mercy without promise in such as liuâ— wickedly and yet flatter themselues Ier. 7.8 thirdly hope in creatures it merits the Popes pardons and other fictions of men The fourth duty commanded is to Duty 4 â—â—e God aboue all Deut. 6.5 Psal 116. â— Matth. 22.37 which is a diuine â—otion whereby a beleeuer with all â—s minde will affection and strength â—â—sireth to haue communion with God 〈◊〉 well pleased with him and indeauouâ—â—th to please him 1 Ioh. 4.7 Gal. 5.6 â—ant 1.1.2 The sinnes forbidden be first hatred â—f God Rom. 8.7 and 1.30 Num. 10. â—5 Ioh. 15.18.24.25 secondly counâ—erfeit loue towards God Esa 66.5 â—ant 1.6.7 thirdly carnall loue of our â—â—lues 2 Tim 3.2 Rom. 13.14 fourthly â—mmoderate loue of the profits pleaâ—ures and honours of this world Ephes â— 5. Col. 3.5 2 Tim. 3.4 Phil. 3.19 Gal. â— 26 The fifth duty is to feare God aboue Duty 5 â—ll which is a childelike reuerence wee â—eare vnto God as to our Father feareâ—ull to displease him because wee loue him and the more wee loue the more we feare this keepeth loue from waxâ—ng carelesse and falling asleepe as Cant. 8.4 and 5.4 Psal 2.11 and 119.10 Pro. 28.14 The sinnes forbidden against thiâ— feare bee carnall security or hardnessâ— of heart Pro. 21.14 which is naturally in man as he is corrupted but increaseâ— by drawing a false conclusion from Gods lenity and long suffering as because God striketh not by and by therefore he will not punish Eccl. 8 11. Psa 50.21 secondly there bee diuers soâ—â— of euill feare as first a superstitiouâ— feare where there is no cause of feare secondly carnall feare of men moâ—â— then of God Matth. 10.28 thirdly feare of idols Ier. 10.2 fourthly seruilâ—â— and slauish feare of God 1 Ioh. 4.18 which is a shunning and going awaâ— from God in despaire arising from 〈◊〉 knowledge and accusing of sinne anâ— feeling of Gods iudgement and anger and therein it differeth from a godly feare which ariseth from confidencâ— and loue of God and is exercised iâ— shunning of sinne this onely in shunning of punishment which feare is iâ— the deuill Iam. 2.19 Duty 6 The sixt duty commanded is humility to God 1 Pet. 5.6 which is a loâ— conceit of a mans selfe emptying him selfe of all giuing God the whole glory â—f all the good things hee hath 1 Chro. â—9 14 herein is contained humbling â—he heart Matth. 11.29 and contentaâ—â—on with our degree and gifts Psal 31.1.2 not seeking for further places â—â—en our gifts be fit for The sinnes here forbidden be first â—resumption Zeph. 3.11.12 secondly â—nlawfull loue of our owne glory Mat. 8.3.4 and vaine glory Phil. 2.3 thirdâ—â— boasting of the gifts we haue 1 Cor. â—7 fourthly counterfeit humility a â—ined denying of that which he secretâ—â— desireth the measure and danger of â—e sinne of pride is exceeding great for â—ods glory being his treasure and the â—oud man breaking vpon it must â—â—eds bee guilty of great robbery and â—e danger appeareth in that GOD â—â—th threatned to set himselfe against â—m The seuenth duty commanded is paâ—ence Duty 7 Rom. 15.4 which is a willing â—ng suffering of hard and difficult â—ings for vertues sake this should bee â—ithout perturbation in calmnesse the â—iefe being mitigated by our expectation of Gods aide therefore it is calleâ— a willing long-suffering and there muâ—â— also bee an abiding in that which 〈◊〉 good without this patience we cannoâ— possesse our soules Luke 21.19 Faiâ— may bee called the foundation of vertues and patience the roofe and couering without which showers will faâ— into the building and rotte it Luke â— 15.2 Cor. 12.10 so at length we comâ— to the full assurance of hope Rom. 8.25 35. and 5.4 The kindes of patience bâ— a quiet bearing of that which is laid vâ— on vs for correction and also for triaâ— The reason of Gods dealing with vs 〈◊〉 afflicting vs is first in prosperoâ— things we are as the dead sea there muâ—â— be a stirring vp or else there will bee foggishnesse in our soules secondly that there may bee a conformity bâ—tweene Christ and his members thiâ—â—ly Satan hath his fanne â—ee must wiâ— now vs according to the greatnesse our gifts fourthly that we may triumpâ— ouer the deuill that hee may not saâ— Doth Iob serue God for nought The sinnes forbidden be first in dâ—fect murmuring and fainting beinâ— ouercome with too much griefe 2 Cor. 16. and seeking issue by vnlawfull â—eanes secondly in excesse rashnesse â—d foole-hardinesse running into â—edlesse danger and trouble and insenâ—â—lenesse not being moued at the â—ords chastisements arising from not â—â—garding the cause from whence nor â—e ends whereto afflictions tend and may bee it worketh a blinde griefe â—d they get pleasures and friends to â—iue it away and so it is without proâ—â—
nourishing that contempt in others by countenance counsell c. fiftly disobedience rebellion or rising vp against their Ministery either in affection Amos 5. or in word Hos 4.4 or in deede Psal 2.3 sixtly to imbrace them with no more then common affection also to hate them as Achab did Micaiah to account them enemies for finding their sinnes seuenthly to deuise some thing against them to trouble them as they said Let vs imagine some deuise against Ieremy to watch for his halting to execute their malice Ier. 20. secretly to bring them in disgrace by whispering or accusing Amos 7.10 incensing the rulers against them eightly to forbid them to prophesie right things Mich. 2. ninthly not to minister to their maintenance with cheerefulnesse but grudging and of necessity to keepe backe their due Pro. 21.21 Mal. 3.8.10 Q. What is the duty of Ministers to their people A. First to teach them instantly 2 Tim. 4.2 Act. 20. faithfully keeping nothing backe that is necessary wisely giuing euery one his portion and that in season 1 Cor. 14.3 feeding lambs and sheepe Ioh. 20. secondly to pray for them not onely in the congregation but in their chambers and priuate praier present and absent Colos 4.12 thirdly to haue them in their hearts and to long for their saluation Phil. 1.8 2 Cor. 6.11.12 ready to giue their liues on their behalfe 2 Cor. 12.15 seeking them not theirs v. 14. fourthly they must goe before the people in all good example Phil. 3.17 and 4.9 1 Pet. 5.3 The sinnes forbidden be first dumbnesse Esa 56.10 leauing the sheep to the woolfe the people to the deuill without warning the danger whereof is blood for blood losse of their soules and tormenting thereof proportionably to the carelesnesse that hath beene in them and the losse that hath been in the people for want of warning secondly vnfaithfulnesse when they preach but pleasing things misapply the Word Ier. 23. or build a wall and others daubâ— it with vntempered morter or when they mixe it with their owne dreames thirdly negligence although they Preach sondly yet seldome as once in a quarter or in a moneth Cursed is he that doth the worke of the Lord negligently fourthly by not praying for the people priuately and striuing for them fiftly by not hauing them in their heart 1 Thes 3.5.10 seeking theirs not them sixtly by walking offensiuely before them or not shewing forthâ— example of goodnesse not being a patterne in faith and loue c. drawing contempt vpon them Q. What is the duty of yong to aged A. First to reuerence them Leuit. 19.32 1 Tim. 5.1.2 Iob 32.7 secondly to hearken to their counsell thirdly to imitate their example being graue and sober The sinnes bee first to despise the aged Esa 3.5 secondly not to regard their counsell 1 King 12.8 thirdly to neglect their good example Q. What is the duty of the ancient to the yonger A. First to be sober and graue Tit. â— 2 Pro. 16.31 secondly by their wisedome and experience to aduise and instruct the yonger Tit. 2.14 The sinnes forbidden in old men â—e first to bee light and euill in behauiour secondly ignorant or giuers of eâ—ill counsell Q What be the duties of them that bee â—nferiours in gifts to their superiours A. First to reuerence them praising God for them secondly to seeke vnâ—o them to bee profited by the vse of â—heir gifts The sinnes bee first proudly to depise them secondly to abuse or negâ—â—ct their gifts Q. What is the duty of inferiours in outâ—ard estate to their superiours in that reâ—ard A. To reuerence them as they are â—r may be instruments of God for the â—ood of others 1 Sam. 25.8 The sinne is Esay 3.5 to disdaine the wealâ—hy and presume against the honouâ—able Q. What is the duty of superiours in â—utward estate A. To vse their wealth and richeâ— Nobility Gentry or other dignity both to the publike and priuate good oâ— others The sinnes be to abuse their wealth to niggardlinesse and power to wrong others Q. What is the duty of men to their Benefactors A. To be thankefull Rom. 16.4 anâ— to pray for them 2 Tim. 1.16 and tâ—â— requite them if we be able The sinnes bee extenuating forgeâ—ting not recompensing and requitinâ— ill to benefactors Q. What is the duty of Benefactors A. Cheerefully discreetely anâ— readily to helpe others without casting in their teeth 2 Cor. 9.7 Iam. 1.5 The sinne is to giue grudgingly seeking his owne profit indiscreetly anâ— with vpbraiding Q. What is the duty of equals to eacâ— other A. In giuing honour to preferâ—â— each other Rom. 12.19 The sinne is proudly one to lifâ— himselfe aboue his fellow Q. What is the reason whereby obedience to the fift Commandement is vrged A. By a promise of long life in which respect it is called the first Commandement with promise Eph. 6.1 Q. How haue inferiours long life by their obedience A. It may bee first because the disobedience of children may be punished by the Magistrate Exod. 21.17 Deut. 21.21 or secondly God himselfe would punish them with some strange iudgement to cut them off Pro. 30.17 long life is among the blessings which God doth promise to the obedience of his Law Psal 91.10 Q. How can long life be a blessing seeing there are so many miseries in this life A First the miseries are but by accident not of the nature of life consider it in it selfe it is a blessing secondly the celebrating of Gods name and worship for the good of others is so great a good that it ouerswaies all the calamities of life in which respect some of the godly haue desired to liue Esa 38. Q. Concerning the sixt Commandement Thou shalt doe no murther what is generally commanded therein A. To will procure and preserue the safety and life of the soule and body of our neighbour and of our selues Q. What is commanded particularly concerning the soule of others A. All Christians as they haue opportunity should labour to preserue the life peace and safety of the soules of others by admonishing exhorting reprouing comforting giuing good example and praying for others Iam. 5.20 Iude 22.23 Heb. 3.12.13 especially Ministers of the Word besides the meâ—nes aforesaid by preaching sound doctrine faithfully and diligently to the capacity of the hearers Act. 20.28 1 Cor. 10.28 1 Pet. 5.2 2 Tim. 4.2 and Magistrates and gouernours of families by compelling them that bee vnder their authority according to their power to outward obedience and submission to the meanes as Gen. 18.19 Ios 24.15 Nehem. 13.15 c. Hest 4.15.16 The sinnes forbidden be first not to loue the soule of our brother secondly to neglect such duties of loue as tend to the safety of it Ier. 3.11 Ioh. 6.27 as to famish it for want of foode Instruction is called feeding and doctrine meate herein offend blinde guides Matth. 15.14 that preach not Pro. 29.18 Ezek. 3.18 and such as Preach negligently Zach. 11.16.17 and corrupt and erroneous Preaching Mark
13.7.5 The sinne is first rash and light speaking of and spreading abroad the sins others Leuit. 19.16 Secondly praising wicked persons Prov. 28.4 Thirdly spreading false and slanderous reports Ps 15.3 Fourthly speaking euill of that which may or ought to bee taken in good sense 1 Sam. 17. 2 Sam. 10.13 14. Rom. 1.28 Mat. 7.1 3 Secret faults of others are not to be spred abroad Lev. 19.16 Prov. 25.9.11.13 or being commonly knowne they are to be spoken of with compassion to the offenders if they be not desperate opposers of grace or for the warning of others Gal. 6.1 Iohn 66.67 Rom. 11.20 21 22. The sinne is to publish secret faults Prov. 11.13 4 Priuately to admonish others of â—heir faults Leuit. 19.16.17 Pro. 27.5.6 and to instruct them in good duties whereby they may get and keep a good name The sinne is first omission of priuate reproofes and instruction secondly vnmercifull censuring the slippes and weakenesses of our brethren Iam. 4.11 5 In all our words wee must auouch nothing but the truth Eph. 4.25 and where in wisedome any thing ought to be concealed it must be done either by silence or such words as containe nothing but truth in them 1 Sam. 16.2.3 vsing few and wise speeches Prou. 10.19 Concerning this last point of truth there is required more particularly not to be rash in receiuing reports Pro. 11.9 and to report nothing for truth but what wee know speaking doubtfull things doubtfully And wee ought to ioyne with promises a purpose of performing them without equiuocating and after to performe them accordingly vnlesse first by mutuall consent the things promised bee altered or secondly the promises were vnlawfull being against Gods Word or made by him that wanted reason and discretion or that was not able to binde himselfe being vnder the gouernement of his Parents or were at the first lawfull and afterward vnlawfull and impossible The sinnes forbidden bee first all kindes of lies pernicious iesting or officious Rom. 3.7.8 Eph. 4.4.9 secondly willing imbracing lies from others or lightly giuing credit to them Pro. 14.15 thirdly auouching as truths things vnknown and doubtfull fourthly vnfaithfull promising equiuocating and breaking promise Concerning our owne good name there is commanded a care of getting and preseruing the same first by auoiding euill and the appearance of it Eccl. 10.1 secondly by being plentifull in good workes Phil. 4.8 Pro. 10.7 thirdly by vsing lawfull meanes to cleare our selues from slanderous imputations Psal 101.5 fourthly to haue a care to thinke and speake well of others Math. 7.2 Eccl. 7.23 and if praise of good men be added to our worke it is not to be contemned but if it bee wanting it is to be taken in good part 2 Cor. 1.12 Psal 16.6 1 Cor. 1.31 The sinnes forbidden be first vaine boasting secondly accusing our selues falsely thirdly losing our good name by sinfull courses Pro. 6.33 fourthly neglect of iust and orderly defence of a mans credit in matters of weight Q. Concerning the tenth Commandement Thou shalt not couet c. what is commanded and forbidden therein A. The scope of this Commandement is that our mindes bee full of that charity which may be free euen from euill thoughts and lusts that so the internall powers of the reason and will of man be carried to good in the duties concerning man in particular there is commanded first Eph. 4.23 1 Thes 5.23 a minde rightly informed of Gods wisedome and iustice concerning our outward estate secondly affections and motions holy so as first to be contented with that portion of outward things which God hath giuen vs and in want of any thing to rest vntill God giue it or by lawfull meanes wee may be disburdened of afflictions secondly to reioyce at the prosperous estate of our neighbours thirdly to represse euill motions Rom. 7.22 The sinnes forbidden be first delight in euill motions although without consent to doe the euill or to the titillation or delight Eph. 4.18 Luk. 10.27 Gal. 5.17 secondly not repressing euill motions but giuing way to enuy at others prosperity or to reioyce at their aduersity Q. You haue shewed already that no man in this world can perfectly and legally keepe all these Commandements tell mee now more fully to what vse or profit the Law serueth A. First it teacheth vs the nature of God that he is iust true bountifull holy according to the image of him expressed in the Law secondly it sheweth vs what our estate was in our originall righteousnesse in Adam before the fall namely a perfect conformity with the whole Law of God thirdly it reuealeth the nature of sinne and is a testimony of the iudgement of God especially at the last day fourthly it is in some sort a schoole-master to Christ although it doe not teach him in that it sheweth vs our misery so as wee must goe out of our selues if we would bee saued and serueth to prepare vs to bee humble fiftly it is a rule of good life to which all our counsels studies and actions are to be directed that wee may daily aspire to more holinesse and it is the rule of ciuill actions amongst men and the bond of humane society and doth teach vs what our estate of holinesse shall be at the resurrection when this law shall bee perfectly fulfilled by vs. Q. As you haue shewed in some measure the meaning of the Creede and tenne Commandements proceede to the Lords Prayer and first tell me what praier is A. Prayer is an asking of things lawfull of God in the name of Christ with a contrite heart and affiance to be heard and giuing thankes to God for benefits receiued or promised Phil. 4.6 Ioh. 16.23 Psal 51.17 2 Chron. 20.18.19 Q. Why should wee pray seeing God knoweth what we want before we aske and we cannot moue God with our prayers A. First because God hath commanded vs to pray Psal 50.15 secondly that wee may thus worship God acknowledging him the author of euery good thing Psal 106.23 Ier. 22.30.31 thirdly because of our necessity considered with Gods order who reserueth to praier things that otherwise he will not doe or giue Matth. 17.21 Iam. 4.2 Ezek. 36.37 Q. The Lords Praier being a perfect patterne of praier tell me how many parts it doth containe A. Three first a Preface secondly Petitions thirdly the Conclusion Q Concerning the Preface in these words Our Father which art in heauen who is meant by the word Father A. Properly the fiâ—st person in the Trinity called God the Father first because he is the Father of Christ by nature secondly in him hee is our Father by adoption and regeneration Matth. 23.9 Q. To whom ought we to pray A. Onely to God and not to Saints or Angels Psal 50.15 first because God will not giue his glory to others Esa 42.8 Rom. 10.14 secondly hee onely is euery where present and alsufficient able willing to heare vs and we haue no other Father in heauen but him Esa 63.16 1 King
marke for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus And for perseuerance Cause vs also to perseuere and to hold out to the end thou hast sufficient grace to begin and to finish to preuent assist and excite vs. Inable vs we pray thee to continue in the faith grounded and setled and not moued away from the hope of the Gospell Stablish vs in euery good word and worke that we may fight the good fight finish our course and runne out our race And although wee be vnworthy to pray for our selues yet seeing thou hast commanded vs to pray one for another and promised to heare vs through Christ we pray thee be fauourable to thy Sion Prayer for others build the wals of thy Ierusalem yea blesse all thy people both among Iewes and Gentiles grant thy Gospell a more free passage for the gathering of the Saints blesse Magistrates and such as be in authority that they may bee of courage fearing thee hating Popery and all idolatry atheisme and couetousnesse and dealing iustly especially our King and other rulers in this land that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty blesse the Ministers of thy holy Word and Sacraments that they may haue gifts for the work of the Ministery vse of their gifts and successe of their labours for the conuerting of such as bee ordainâ—â—g to life by the ordinary means the speaking of a word in season to the wearied soule and to the conuincing of gaine-sayers also wee humbly pray thee to comfort thy seruants that be in any affliction of body or minde giue them wisedome constancy and patience giue the issue with the temptation turne all to them for good lay no more vpon them then thou wilt inable them to beare and in thy due time glorifie thy name in their deliuerance giue them beauty for ashes and the oile of gladnesse for mourning and heauinesse blesse also our friends and them that blesse vs yea also our enimies and them that curse and hate vs turne them vnto thee that are curable and ouerthrow al the plots and deuices whereby the deuill or man any way worketh against thy Church Thankesgiuing And wee giue thee humble and hearty thankes in that weake measure as we are able for thy benefits bestowed vpon vs this night past and safely bringing vs hither to this day and for all thy blessings from our birth and infancy to this present yea for choosing vs in Christ before the foundations of the world were laid and for preuenting and keeping vs from many sinnes that else wee had fallen into sparing vs from many iudgments which our sinnes haue deserued yea for iustifying and pardoning vs through Christ and for redeeming and ransoming vs from the deuill sinne death and hell and that not with siluer or gold or any corruptible thing but by the precious blood of Christ also for giuing vs the first fruits of the spirit and some loue of thy Law and some desire to haue our nature and life conformable to the same wheras else we might haue cast thy Lawes behinde our backes as they that perish and for adopting vs to an inheritance immortall vndefiled and that fadeth not reserued in heauen for vs. We praise thee also for thy manifold blessings concerning this present life preseruing vs from many dangers and calamities and heaping many benefits vpon vs it is thy great mercy that the little flocke of thy sheep and lambs is preserued from being made a prey to the deuill and his adherents which are as Lyons and Woolfes Wee pray thee preserue vs still and leade vs by thy spirit that we may liue dye in faith and obedience to thee Heare vs we beseech thee and grant these things which we haue praied for and whatsoeuer else thou knowest needfull for vs or any other members of thy Church for the alsufficient merits of thy beloued Sonne in whom thou art well pleased in whose name we conclude our petitions as himselfe hath taught vs saying Our Father c. A Praier for the Euening The Preface O Eternall and Almighty Lord God which hast stretched forth the heauens and laid the foundations of the earth and formed the spirit of man within him who onely knowest the hearts of all the children of men thy name is a strong tower the righteous runneth into it and is safe Wee humbly confesse that thou madest vs righteous and able to keepe all thy lawes in out first creation in Adam but wee found out many inneutions and made our selues vnable to doe any good thing yea to thinke a good thought by our owne power in our corrupted â—state We came into the world defiled with originall sinne as much as any other and the same sinne still hangeth fast vpon vs and is not yet abolished and from the same as from a most impute fountaine and bitter roote haue proceeded many actuall sinnes moe in number then the haires of our heads we haue broken all thy holy commandements in thought word deed whereas we owe duties to thee and ought to trust in thee to loue thee with a zealous loue to feare thee who art Almighty and euery where present and knowest our secret thoughts wee ought also to call vpon thee to be thankefull to thee to be patient and to humble our selues vnder thy mighty hand besides these and many moe duties to be performed by vs to thee wee also for conscience of thy commandement owe duties to our selues and other men superiours equals and inferiours to vs and in all these respects we haue sinned moe waies then we can remember or know our thoughts should alwaies haue been chaste holy and righteous our words gracious our actions agreeable to thy word but we haue omitted duties commanded committed sinnes forbidden and failed in the performance of the best workes that euer wee haue done we haue not profited in the knowledge of thy will answerable to our time and the helpes we haue inioyed for that purpose the meanes to come by knowledge haue beene veâ— negligently vsed of vs we haue beene vnthankfull and vnkinde to thee who hast a long time giuen vs thy glorious Gospell with peace and plenty Moreouer wee haue not so tamed our corrupt nature and so set our selues against the same and the deuill and the world as we ought but haue fauoured exceedingly and giuen too much liberty to our selues louing fond ease and loathing to take paines in running the race of Christianity we haue misspent a great deale of pretious time in that we haue not spent it to thy glory the edification of others or prouiding for our owne soules our eyes and minds haue been so set on these present things below that wee cannot lift them vp to the high and excellent things that concerne thy Kingdome nor nourish our delight ioy in the benefit of redemption and assurance of effectuall calling as wee ought wee haue little feeling
God onely for our God giuing him inward worship as first to know God aright l 1 Chron. 28.9 secondly to trust onely in him m 2 Chro. 20.20 thirdly to loue him aboue all n Deut. 6.5 fourthly to feare him aboue all o Deut. 6.13 fiftly to bee patient in afflictions p Psal 39.9 sixtly to humble our selues before him q Micah 9.8 seuenthly to call vpon him with our heart r Psal 50.15 eightly zeale s Psal 69.9 ninthly inward obedience t Deut. 28.1 Q. What be some of the sinnes forbidden in the first Commandement A. First ignorance and false opinions concerning the true God u Hos 4.1.6 Secondly distrust presumption and trust in creatures x Deut. 29.19 Psal 78.22 Thirdly hatred of God y Rom. 8.7 counterfeit loue of God z 2 Tim. 3.5 and immoderate loue of riches and other creatures a Eph. 5.4 2 Tim. 3.4 Fourthly carnall security b Prov. 28.14 seruile c 1 Iohn 4.18 carnall d Esa 7.2 and idolatrous feare e Ier. 10.5 Fiftly pride against God f Es 10.12 and fained humility g 1 King 21.29 Sixtly impatience in afflictions h 2 King 6.33 Seuenthly omission of inward prayer and thankefulnesse to God i Psal 14.4 Deut. 8.11 Eightly lukewarmenesse and erring zeale k Rev. 3.15 16 Rom. 10.2 Ninthly inward disobedience to God l Es 30.1 Q. What is the second Commandement A. Thou shalt not make to thy selfe c. Q. What is the summe of the second Commandement and what bee some of the duties commanded therein A. In generall to inioyne vs solemnly to performe outward worship to God m Deut. 12.30 31 32 and in particular first to worship God by such means and after such manner as he hath prescribed in his Word as by the Ministery of his Word n 5.28 29 Eph. 4.11 12 Prayer o Acts 2 42 Sacraments Discipline p Matt. 18.15 and lawfull swearing q Deut. 6.13 secondly to vse decent rites r 1 Cor. 14.40 thirdly fit gesture in Gods worship s Neh. 8.6 Psal 141.2 fourthly to vse such helps thereunto as God hath appointed as fasting t Ioel 2.12.17 vowes u Psal 119.106 and preparation for preaching by education and maintenance x 2 Kings 4.38 Deut. 12.19 Gal 6.6 7 and good company Q. What be some oâ— the sinnes forbidden in the second Commandement A. First to make images of God y Deut. 4.15 16 secondly images of creatures religiously vsed z Hab. 2.18 thirdly humane inuentions and traditions made parts of Gods worship a Mat. 15.9 fourthly neglect of Gods outward worship b Heb. 10.25 fiftly adoring and calling vpon creatures c Rev. 19.10 sixtly vnlawfull society with idolaters d Mal. 2.11 2 Chron. 19.2 Q. What is the third Commandement A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord c. Q. What is the summe of the third Commandement and what bee some of the duties commanded therein A. In generall to glorifie God in our liues f Es 8.13 Mat. 5.16 in particular in our thoughts words deeds reuerently to vse first Gods titles as God Lord Almighty g Deut. 28.58 59. secondly his religion as the Word h Esa 66.2 2 Thes 3.1 2 Prayer i Prov. 15.8 1 Tim. 2.8 Sacraments k 1 Cor 11.28 oath l Ier. 4.2 and vowes m Eccl. 5.3 4 thirdly his workes of creation n Rom. 1.20 and prouidence in iudgements and mercies o 1 Tim. 4.4 5 Psal 116.12 13 Iob 1.21 Q What be some of the sinnes forbidden in the third Commandement A. First vnreuerent thoughts and words about Gods titles p Psal 50.21 Iob 1.5 Ezod 5.2 secondly concerning religious duties abusing them by making iests and charmes of the Scriptures q Deut. 18.10 11 and by â—raying and receiuing the Sacraments vnpreparedly r Psal 50.16 17 Esa 66.3 and by sweaâ—ing falsly s Mal. 3.5 and vainely t Math. 5.37 Iames 5.12 and louing â—uch oathes and by vowes forced and hypocriticall and to doe things vnlawfull u Acts 23 12 and by liuing wickedly in the profession of religion x 1 Cor. 7.9 thirdly concerning the creatures to dispraise them y Rom. 2.24 and abuse them by sorceâ—y z Eâ— 45.9 riotousnesse a 1 Pet. 4.4 and vnthankefulnesse b Hos 2.8 Q. What is the fourth Commandement A. Remember thou keepe holy c. Q. What is the summe and scope of the fourth Commandement and what be some of the duties commanded therein A. In generall to appoint the speciall time of Gods solemne worship in particular first to rest from works of a ciuill nature which necessity in charity doth not require c Exod. 34 2â— Neh. 13.15 16 17 19 secondly to performe holy duties as first to prepare our selues rising betimes and praying priuately c d Eccl. 5.1 2 Marke 1.35.39 Exod. 32.5 6 secondly to come timely to the assembly e Acts 20.7 13.15 2 Kings 4.22 23 Ezek. 46 10 and to ioyne with the people of God in the duties there performed thirdly afterward to vse priuate conference f Mal. 3.16 meditation g Psal 119.11.13.14 15 Gen. 18.18 Psal 92 reading h Rev. 1.3 singing i Col. 3.16 reconciling such as be at variance visiting the sicke and relieuing the poore k 1 Cor. 16.1 2 Luke 14.15 Rom. 7.14 and lastly doing all in a good 〈◊〉 with holy thoughts l Es 58.13 Am. 8.5 delighting in the duties of the Sabbath m Neh. 13.15 16 17 20 Ier. 17.20 21 22. Es 58.13 Q. What be some of the sinnes forbidden in the fourth Commandement A. First omitting preparation for sanctifying the Lords day Secondly to doe workes or speake words or think thoughts about thâ— affaires of this life further then necessity in charity require n Psal 92. title with ver 13.14 thirdly â—o abuse the rest idlenesse vaine sports drunkennesse c. fourthly to omit holy duties publike or priuate in whole or in part and not to flourish according to the meanes of blessing n Psal 92. title with ver 13.14 fifthly to omit to reformâ— others as any hath power Q. What is the fift Commandement A. Honour thy father c. Q. What is the scope of the fifth Commandemâ—nt and what beesome duties commanded therein A. In generall to inioyne vs to presâ—rue the dignity of our neighboâ—â— and of our selues in particular inferiours must yeeld reuerence o Psal 72.9 Lev. 19.32 and obedience p 1 Pet. 2.13 to their superiours and maintenance if occasion require it q 1 Tim. 5.3 and superiours ought to shew a faâ—herly care of inferiours by grauity modeâ—ation good example r Psal 101.2 1 Pet. 3.7 Tit. 2.2.4 and causing such as they gouerne to be of
of danger from men Q. What is actuall sinne A. Euery thought motion word and deede contrary to the Law of God whether by omission of duties commanded or commission of sinnes forbidden Gal. 5 19.20 Matth. 3.10 anâ— 5.22 and 12.36 and 15.19 and 25 41. c. Q. What is the punishment of sinne A. In this life in the body disease and paines in the soule ho rour and hardnesse in name ignominy and reproach in goods hinderances and losses at the end of this life death and after damnation in hell Rom. 5.14.17 18. and 6.23 and 3.19 Deut. 28.21.22.23.37.65 66.67 Marke 9.45.46 Q. Is there no remedy against this misery A. Yes God in mercy hath prouided a Sauiour as in the second Article and many of the rest appeareth Q. Concerning the second Article And â—â—sus Christ his onely begotten Sonne our â—â—d here know that Iesus Christ is the â—nd person in the Trinity but why is hee â—â—d Iesus A. Iesus signifâ—â—th a Sauiour and he â—o called because hee saueth his peoâ—â—â— from their sinnes Matth. 1.21 Q. What is saluation more particular â—nd largely expressed A. It containeth first what wee are â—ed from secondly what we obtaine â—â—e are freed in this life first from the â—â—minion of sinne a Rom. 6.6.14 secondly from the â—â—se of the Law the wrath of God and â—â—m the hurt of afflictions and in geâ—â—rall from the punishment of sinne â—â—ken b Gal. 3.13 properly Then at death first â—â—m the being of sinne altogether seâ—â—â—dly from the temptations of Satan â—â—irdly from the wrongs of the wicâ—â—d fourthly from all diseases labours â—â—d troubles of this life Then at the â—ay of iudgement besides the things at â—eath before named c Reu. â—â— 13 there shall bee â—â—eedome from bodily death For the â—econd wee obtaine in this life first vocation secondly iustification thiâ—ly adoption fourthly sanctificatioâ— fiftly continuall preseruation spiriâ—all and temporall so farre as is for oâ— good Then at death fiâ—st full knoâ—ledge d 1 Cor. 12 12. secondly perfect peace of coâ—science thirdly perfect freedome will to God e Heb. 12.23 fourthly perfect loue God Angels and men f 1 Cor. 13.13 fifthly fâ—â— ioy g Psal 16.11 sixtly fellowship with Châ—ist seuenthly the heauenly Paradise God and the body euen in the graue â—â—maineth vnited to Christ h Luk 23.43 Phil. 1.23 Then at tâ—â— day of iudgement first the soule haâ—â— the benefits before mentioned at deatâ— secondly the body shall be strong beaâ—tifull and immediately sustained bâ— God thirdly both soule and body shaâ— haue first perfection of nature gracâ— secondly the presence of God and 〈◊〉 the Angels and Saints thirdly immoâ—tality fourthly heauen Q. What duties learne we from hence Matth. 18.10.11 A. First to confesse our selues to bâ— lost by losing our created state in nâ—ture secondly highly to esteeme anâ— loue Christ thirdly not to despise thâ— faithfull but aboue all societies to louâ— them Q. What comfort A. Great the saluation is so great Ioh. 17.9 â—â—t Christ is not a Sauiour of all the â—orld for onely truely beleeuers who â—â—ply his merits to themselues haue beâ—efit thereby Q. What is meant by the word Christ A. Anointed because he was anoinâ—â—d to be King Priest and Prophet as â—as noted before Q. According to what nature is hee a â—riest A. According to both as God and â—an Heb. 9.14 2 Cor. 5.19 Q. What was his sacrifice A. Christ himselfe his manhood oneâ—â— suffering both in body and soule and â—s suffering was of infinite value by â—ason of the personall vnion of the â—anhood to the Godhead Esa 53.10 â— Pet. 3.18 Q. What comforts receiue we by our Saâ—our his offices A. We are in some measure anointed â—ith the gifts of Gods Spirit 1 Iob. 2. â— 27 and are made spirituall Prophets 〈◊〉 know the things of God and to apâ—â—y our knowledge to the benefit of others Col. 3.16 and wee are Priests tâ— offer vp spirituall sacrifices of praieâ— praise almes a contrite heart and obâ—dience 1 Pet. 25. Psal 141 2. Heb. 1 15 16. Psal 51.17 Rom. 12.1 King to s bdue our rebellious corruptionâ— Reu. 16 Rom. 6.12 and our duty is to lâ—bour to exp esse such graces and 〈◊〉 fight for our liberty 1 Cor. 16.13 Q. Here know Christ is the onely sacrâ—ficing Priest of the new Testâ—ment propâ—â—ly so called and his sacrifice proper and reâ— ours is but metâ—phoricall now why is Chrâ—â— called the onely begotten Sonne of God A. Because hee is onely begotten the Father by eternall generation witâ—out begâ—nning or end and hereby appeareth that Christ is true God Ioâ—â— 1.14 Esa 9.6 Rom 9.5 1 Tim. 3.16 Q. What duties from hence A. First to confesse him to bee tâ— Sonne of God 1 Ioh. 4.15 Heb. 2 â— and to worship him with our trust loâ— ioy c. Ioh. 14 1. Q. What comforts A. First the deuill is subdued 1 Ioh. 8. secondly we are the children of Gâ— by adoption Ioh. 1.12 adoption iâ— worke of God whereby such as are iuâ—tified are the children of God Q. How is Christ our Lord A. By creation and gouernment but â—here is meant especially by redemption Q. What duties owe wee to him our Lord A. To liue and dye Rom. 14.7 Phil. 1.20 not to our owne desires or profits but to Christ our Lord that his glory may be celebrated â—y our life and death Q. What comforts A. We may haue confidence both in â—ife and death Psal 31.5 Rom. 6.22 Ioh. 12 2â— hauing a Lord that hath more care of vs then we our selues hee â—oth can and will preserue vs liuing â—nd restore vs to life being dead also his â—eruice is holy and his seruants shall be where he is Q. Concerning the third Article hee was conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary which signifieth that Iesus Christ was not conceiued as other men but â—hat his humane nature was miraculously â—ade and sanctified by the holy Ghost in the wombe of the Virgin Mary and so vnited to â—he second person of the Trinity so as hee is â—ot two persons although hee haue two natures now what duties learne we from ouâ— Sauiour his becomming man thus A. First to magnifie Gods wisedomâ— and loue secondly to imitate the humility of Christ Phil. 2.2 to 7. Q. What comforts Ioh. 17.19 A. Great first that Christ vouchsafed to take our natures and to sanctifiâ— our conception 2 Cor. 1.30 birth and natures secondly thus Christ is God with vs oâ—â— nature ioyned to God and heauen anâ— earth ioyned together Q. Concerning the fourth Article he suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead and buried he descended into helâ— You haue beene taught the meaning hereof but what duties learne you from Christ sufferings A. First to acknowledge the gâ—eaâ— mercy of our Sauiour Phil. 2.11 secondly to mourne for our sinnes Zach. 12 10. thirdly to loue Christ 2 Cor. 5.15 Matth. 10.37 38. fourthly to
liue tâ— him fifthly to celebrate the memorâ— of his death 1 Cor. 11.24.25 sixtly tâ— suffer for his sake seuenthly not tâ— serue men as Lords of our consciences eightly to be patient 1 Pet. 2.19.20 ninthly to be harmelesse humble and â—ou ng to men Phil. 2.2 to 9. 1 Cor. 5.7.8 Eph. 5.1.2 Q. What comforts from our Sauiour his sufferings A. As great benefits come to vs thereby first wee haue reconciliation with God Rom 5.10 secondly remission of sinnes Matth. 26 28. thirdly sanctification Rom. 6.3 4.5.6 fourthly crosses cease to be curses fiftly death is swallowed vp Heb 2.14.15 sixtly wee haue liberty to enter into heauen Q. Concerning the fift Article Matth. 28.6 Act. 10.40 the third day he rose againe from the dead in that the same body that was dead and laid in the graue was by the diuine power of Christ raised to life and the same soule that was in it before was brought into it againe what duties learne we hence A. First Col. 3.1 to declare our life supernaturall by affecting and seeking things aboue secondly Rom. 8.34 to maintaine our peace against feares and doubts Q. What comforts A. It doth assure vs of the conquest of Christ ouer sinne Satan the world Rom. 4.25 6.4.5 1 Cor. 15.20 death and hell and of our iustification sanctification and preseruation anâ— that our bodies shall rise againe at thâ— last day Q. Concerning the sixt Article he aâ—cended into heauen and sitteth at the righâ— hand of God the Father Almighty whaâ— comforts arise from hence A. From Christs ascension we hauâ— quietnesse of heart in assurance that wâ— are really possessed of heauen in Chriâ—â— our head and shall be personally by hâ— continuing of our iustification and râ—conciliation and from his sitting at thâ— right hand of God first Christ as Princely Prophet hath confirmed thâ— Scriptures Esa 8.16 and giuen gifts tâ— Ministers Eph. 4.11 and worketâ— migâ—tily thereby Ioh. 14.12 secondly as a princely Priâ—st his sacrifice is of enâ—lesse force and hee maketh intercessioâ— for vs Heb. 7 16. and 9.24 thirdly 〈◊〉 a King he gouerneth protecteth prâ—fitably chastiseth coÌ„forteth his peoplâ— and will receiue them to heauen anâ— vanquisheth all the enemies of hâ— Church Heb. 1.8.9 Reuel 3 19.20.2â— Luk. 19.27 Reuel 17.14 and 19 11.1â— Q. What duties learne you from thâ— Article A. First to know Christs humaniâ—â— not to be present with vs Ioh. 16.28 â—d 17.11 secondly to receâ—ue his doâ—â—rine Heb. 2.1.2 c. and 3.1 c. â—â—irdly to conâ—ent our selues with h s â—â—rits sacrifice and intercâ—ssion fourthâ—â— to reuerence and â—bey him Act. 2.4.35 and 5.31 Phil 2.9.10.11 Q. Concerning the seuenth Article â—â—m thence Christ shall come to iudge the â—icke and the dead that is such as be dead â—â—fore the last day and such as then shall be â—â—ue what are the ends of Christs comâ—â—ng to iudgement A. First in respect of God that the â—â—ory of his iustice and mercy may apâ—â—are and that Christ may publikely â—ee glorified who waâ— here disgraced â—nd that hee mâ—y finish the office of his Mediatorship 1 Cor. 15.24 secondly â—n respect of men tâ—at the godly may â—ee fully glorified who are here affliâ—â—ed and the wicked fully punished who are often here in prosperity 2 Coâ—inth 5 10. Q When shall the day of iudgement be A. God hath not reuealed that to vs Mark 13.32 â—â—st to exercise our faith secondly to bridle our curiosity thirdly to keeâ—â— vs from security and that we might bâ— alwaies ready Q. What signes bee there of the day iudgement A. First the reuealing of Antichrisâ— 2 Thes 2.3 secondly departing froâ— the faith and generall corruption 〈◊〉 manners and deadnesse of heart 2 Tiâ— 3.1 2 3 4 5. Math. 24 37.38 thirdlâ— the calling of the Iewes Rom. 11. Q. What signes shall concurre with thâ— day A. The darkning of the Sunne anâ— Moone the falling of the Starres tâ—â— shaking of the powers of heauen the lâ—mentations of the wicked and the buâ—ning of the world whâ— his thought bâ— some to be the signe of the Sonne oâ— man Math. 24. Q. What duties learne wee from thâ— Article A. First speedily to repent Act. 1â— 31. secondly not to iudge rashly 〈◊〉 mens estates and ends by calling gooâ— euill and by making euill worse then is or taking things doubtfull in thâ— worst part or censuring about thingâ— indifferent or giuing finall sentence of â—â—en Rom. 14.3.4.10 Esa 5 20. 2 Thes â— 5.6 thirdly Psal 37. â— c. not to bee impatient at â—he prosperity of the wicked Eccl. 8.1.12 Q. What comforts haue we hence A. That our Brother Husband â—duocate and Redeemer shal be Iudge â—nd wee shall haue the sentence of absoâ—ution and bee manifested in holinesse â—nd glory Ioh. 5.24 Rom. 8.18 Q. Concerning the eight Article I beâ—eeue in the holy Ghost why is the third â—â—rson in the Trinity called holy A. Not onely because hee is holy â—imselfe but because he is the immediâ—te worker of holinesse in the elect Q. Why is he called a spirit A. Not onely because his essence 〈◊〉 spirituall but because he is as it were â—reathed and doth proceede from the â—ather and the Sonne Q. It hath beene shewed already what â—he graces of the holy Ghost peculiar to the â—lect are tell mee now what be the common â—tes bestowed by the holy Ghost on some that â—e reprobates as well as on the elect A. First the gifts of practising a particular calling Exod. 31.3 secondly of illumination Heb. 6.4 thirdly oâ— prophecy 1 Cor. 12.10 fourthly confused ioy Luke 8.13 fiftly restraininâ— graces Gen. 2â— 6 Q. Concerning the gifts peculiar to thâ— elect shew me how a man may try himselâ— whether he haue them as how is effectuaâ— calling knowne A. Fiâ—st by forsaking the courses 〈◊〉 wicked men and needlesse or vnlawfuâ— society with them 2 Cor. 6.16 17 1â— secondly by reachablâ—nesse in hearinâ— and obeying the Word when GOâ— doth call to vs thereby Ier. 7.27 thirâ—ly by daily and constant prayer noâ— onely for heauen and happinesse bâ—â— also for holinesse Ioel 2.32 fourthly bâ— louing God and his glory aboue aâ— things Rom. 8.28 fiftly by louing oâ— another especially such as bee of tâ—â— houshold of faith Esa 11.6 2 Pet. 1.6.7 sixtly by a holy profession aâ— confession of true religion and indeâ—uouring to liue according to our prâ—fession Esa 44.5 Q. How may wee know wee are iusâ—fied A. By a conscionable vse of the â—rd Sacraments and Praier Luk. 24. â— Mark 1.9 Mat. 26.26.27.28 Hos â—2 secondly by the daily exercise of â—pentance 1 Ioh. 1.9 thirdly by loue God Luk. 7.47 fourthly by loue 〈◊〉 mercy to men Ephes 4.32 Iames 13. Q. How may we try our sanctification A. First by sorrow for sinne with â—gence in discouery of corruption â—tth 5.3 Mark 9.24 Psal 141.5 â—ondly by a desire of grace Psal 119. â— Matth. 5.4.5.6 thirdly by a desire 〈◊〉 indeauour to grow in grace 2 Pet. â—8
fourthly by care of vniuersall â—d constant obedience to God Psal â—9 6.112.117 1 Iohn 3.9 fifthly by â—e to God and his children with cleaâ—g to God euen in the want of the â—arance of his loue and not onely â—â—ile we are assured thereof 1 Ioh. 4. â— and 5.1 Acts 11.23 Iob 13.15.24 â—tly by a desire of the sincere milke of â—e word 1 Pet. 2.2 Q. May Faith and Repentance and â—h graces as be necessary to saluation bee 〈◊〉 A. They may be weakned for a tiâ—â— habits being decaied acts interruptâ— feeling denied but they are neuer whâ—ly and finally lost Luk. 22.32 1 Cor. â— 13. Phil. 1.6 1 Cor. 10.13 Q. As it is comfortable that wee bâ— such benefits by the spirit so what duâ— learne we hence A. First to vse the gifts of the spâ— to the glory of God Phil. 1.11 secoâ—ly not to grieue the spirit by our sinâ— Eph. 4.30 thirdly to vse the meaâ— wherby the holy Ghost worketh thâ— gifts as ordinarily the word preachâ— Rom. 10.14 17. and whereby he incâ—seth them as first the Word Preachâ— and Read 1 Pet. 2.2 Acts 20.32 â—condly Prayer Iude 20. thirdly the â—ceiuing of the Sacraments Rom. 4. â— 1 Cor. 10 2.3.4 fourthly to pracâ— what we heare and know Ioh. 7. â— 2 Tim. 1.6 Q. Concerning the ninth Article I â—leeue the holy Catholike Church the câ—munion of Saints shew a little more larâ— then in the shorter Catechisme what is mâ— by communion of Saints 1 Cor. 14.33 A. Saints are holy people wherâ— liuing in this world or departed from â—nce by death communion signifieth â—e fellowship they haue first with â—hrist as his benefits are bestowed on â—em and their sinnes imputed to â—hrist and also he accounteth their afâ—ctions his owne and helpeth to beare â—â—m Psal 73.26 1 Ioh. 1.3 2 Cor. 5. â— 1 Cor. 1.9 secondly one with anoâ—er the liuing with the liuing by loâ—ng exhorting comforting and prayâ— for each other and imploying their â—porall goods for the profit of each â—er Acts 4.32 Gal 5.13 and 6.1.2 â—eb 3 13. Gal. 6.10 and the liuing â—th the dead in that the departed doe 〈◊〉 generall desire the deliuerance of all â—ir fellow members out of all their â—series although they know not parâ—â—lar conditions and persons Reuel 10. and the Saints on earth doe in â—art and affection conuerse with them â—eauen desiring to bee with Christ â—l 1.23 and 3.20 Col. 3.1.2 Q. What duties learne wee from â—e A. First to labour to make our calâ—g sure because thereby wee may know wee are true members of 〈◊〉 Church 2 Pet. 1.5.6.7.10 secondly be thankefull to God for choosing a calling vs to bee of the number of people Ephes 1.3 4. thirdly to be â—â—ly that we may be Saints on earth â—uing holinesse begun in the Church â—litant that so we may be sure wee sâ—â— haue it consummated or perfect in 〈◊〉 Church triumphant 2 Pet. 2.9 fouâ—ly to loue esteeme and helpe one aâ—ther 2 Thes 3.14 Ephes 4.2.3 â— Rom. 12.6.7.8 fifthly to auoid vnlâ—full society with the wicked Eph. â— 11. 2 Cor. 6.16.17.18 2 Tim. 3.5 Q. Concerning the tenth Article â—â—leeue the forgiuenesse of sinnes which blessing of God vpon his Church procâ—â— by the sufferings of Christ whereby the gâ—â— of sinne binding to punishment is takeâ— way what comforts arise from hence A. First that this remission of siâ—â— may be applyed particularly Psal 1 1.3 Esa 38.17 secondly because whâ— God iustifieth he sanctifieth 1 Câ—â— 11. thirdly nothing can separate sucâ— be iustified from the loue of Châ— Rom. 8.33.34.35 fourthly becâ—â— â—â—ch shall raigne with Christ in another â—orld Rom 5.17 Q. What duties learne we from hence A. First to renounce our owne me â—â—s 1 King 8.46 Ioh. 8.11 secondly to â—e carefâ—ll â—o auoide sinne Ioh. 8.11 â—â—irdly to be thankfull to God through â—hrist Psal 103.1.3 fourthly to loue â—â—m Luke 7.47 fif ly to be mercifull â—â—men Col 3 13. Q. Concerning the eleuenth Article euery â—leeuer ought to beleeue that his owne boâ—â— and the bodies of other men shall rise â—â—m the dead the bodies of the elect shall â—â—e by vertue of the vnion with Christ and 〈◊〉 glorious the bodies of the reprobate shall â—â—se by the powerfull citation of Christ and â—â—at to shâ—me what coÌ„forts learn you hence A. First against troubles of this life Dan. 12.1.2 3. secondly against death 1 Cor. 15.55 2 Cor. 4.14 Q. What duties A. First Phil. 3.20 21. not to mourne immoderateâ—â— for the dead 1 Thes 4.13 secondly 〈◊〉 haue the body in honour by nouriâ—ing it and by auoiding vncleannesse â—â—d other sinnes liuing righteously Cor 15. and by burying it decently at â—eath Matth. 25.46 1 Cor. 2.9 Q. Concerning the twelfth Article beleeue the life euerlasting what shall bâ— the euerlasting life of the soule and body aâ—ter they be reunited which although wâ—â— cannot fully know in this life yet it being 〈◊〉 some measure reuealed first what shall ceaâ—â— then A. Seuen things first such calling as be here a 1 Cor. 15 24. for there shall be no Magâ—strate or Subiect Master or Seruant secondly faith b 1 Cor. 13.12.13 hope patience anâ— such vertues as be ioyned with griefe pitty mercy c. thirdly all sinnâ— Heb. 12.22 fourthly naturall infirmâ—ties of body and minde Reu. 7 16.1â— and 21.4 fifthly naturall meanes fâ— preseruation of life as meate drink sleepe c 1 Cor. 15.44 Matth. 22.30 c. sixtly the vanity of thâ— creatures Rom. 8.20.21.22 seuenthlâ— the Mediatorship of Christ 1 Corintâ— 15.28 Q. Secondly what shall wee haue thâ— shall be saued at the the day of iudgementâ— A. First in soule these things firâ—â— perfect knowledge d 1 Cor. 12.12.13 1 Ioh. 3.2 Math. 5.8 secondly perfeâ—â— peace of conscience thirdly full freâ—dome of will to God f Heb. 12.22 2 Pet. 3.13 fourthly perfeâ—â— loue to God g 1 Cor. 13 13. the Angels and Saints fiftly full ioy Ps 16.11 Secondly in the body there shall bee these things first great strength acutenes of senses health although it be sowne in weakenesse it shall rise in power secondly incorrupâ—â—on no more subiect to rottennesse or to be dissolued into dust and immortaâ—â—ty so as death shall haue no place â—or power 1 Cor. 15.54 thirdly glory â—eauty shining like the starres sunne 〈◊〉 Moses his face did by the glory â—hich God put vpon it and as Christ â—â—d at his transfiguration Dan. 12.3 Matth. 13.43 fourthly to be spirituall â—â—mediately sustained by the spirit of â—od without meate or drinke or any â—â—her meanes and the body shall bee â—â—mble and also perfectly subiect to the â—â—irit of God 1 Cor. 15.44 Thirdly in â—oth soule and body there shall bee â—hese things first perfection of nature â—nd grace secondly communion with â—od the blessed Angels and Saints Thes 4.17 Reuel 22.4 1 Ioh. 3.2 Ioh. 7.24 secondly heauen 1 Pet. 1.4 â—â—irdly Lordship ouer the creatures â—â—cept the Angels Reuel 21.7 fourthâ—â—
all our blessednesse shall bee euerlaâ—â—ing Matth. 25.46 Q. Thirdly what shall we doe A. We shall keepe a perpetuall Sabbath praising God Esa 66.23 Heâ— 4.9 Reu. 7.15 Q. What duties learne wee from hence A. First to pray to God to opeâ— our eyes that wee may be able in somâ— measure to conceiue of this felicity Eph. 1 17.18 secondly not to set oâ— mindes on earth Heb. 13.14 thirdly 〈◊〉 labour earnestly to bee partakers of thâ— blessednesse and therefore to seeke thâ— life of grace here Math. 6.19 c. veâ— 33. fourthly to be patient in troublâ— and among the rest the death of oâ— friends and our selues fifthly not contemne others that shall be partakâ— of the same glory but to loue them 〈◊〉 their hopes sake Psal 16.3 Iam. 2.5 Q. What comforts may we gather frâ—â— hence A. First against contempt and â—proaches secondly against tormeâ—â— and all iniuries of this life Rom. 8. â— 2 Cor. 4.17.18 thirdly against deâ— it selfe Reuel 14.13 1 Cor. 15.56.57 Q. Seeing this blessednesse belongâ— onely to true beleeuers tell me what shall 〈◊〉 the punishment of the wicked in hell A. First paine of losse by being separated from God and all that be good â—nd losse of all blessednesse 2 Thes 1.9 secondly paine of sense and therein first shame Esa 66.24 Dan. 12.2 1 Ioh. â— 28 Mal. 4.3 secondly the wrath of God Ioh. 3.36 Rom. 9.22 thirdly a guilty conscience Mark 9.44 fourthly indignation against God and all â—hat they conceiue to be means of their miserie Reuel 16.11 fiftly fellowship with the deuils Matth. 25.41 Reuel â—â— 10 sixtly the place is hell a lake of â—â—e and brimstone Reuel 21.8 Esa 33. â—â— these things may bee considered as â—he matter of the punishment the manâ—er is first the punishment shall be vniuersall in all the faculties of the soule â—nd members of the body secondly Iude 7. the paines of hell bee manifold thirdly â—â—ieuous fourthly vnprofitable to â—â—em fiftly eternall Matth. 5.46 thereâ—â—re we must beleeue in Christ imbrace â—nd obey the Gospell that wee may aâ—ide these torments and obtaine euerâ—sting life Q. What is the Gospell A. The glad tidings of remissiâ—â— of sinnes and eternall saluation by faâ—â— in Christ already come Mark 1. â— Rom. 1.2 and in the old Testament wâ—â— the same in substance namely the gâ—â— tidings of remission of sinnes and eâ—â—nall saluation by faith in Christ come Gen. 3.15 and 12.3 Q. What is the Law A. A perfect rule of holinesse a righteousnesse binding all men to obedience of it vpon paine of damnaâ—â—on for euery offence Q. How many Commandements a it containe Exod 34.28 20. A. Tenne which were at the 〈◊〉 written vpon two tables of stone wâ—â— of the foure first written on the first â—â—ble containe the worship of God 〈◊〉 the sixe last written on the second â—â—ble containe duties of charity and riâ—â—teousnesse to our neighbours and 〈◊〉 selues and all the tenne containe duâ—â— and seruice to God being performed conscience of his commandement Q. What learne wee generally from 〈◊〉 diuision of the Commandements A. That the true obedience accâ—â—tâ—ble to the Lord is when the CoÌ„manâ—ements of both Tables are practised together Ezech. 18.5.6.7.8.9 Tit. 2.2 â— Pet. 1.5.6.7 Psal 119.6.101 Q. What is hereby forbidden A. The seuering of them doing oneâ—y some duties to God with omitting duties to men or performing onely â—ome duties of ciuill honesty to men with neglecting the worship of GOD Ezek. 18.10.11.12.13 Iam. 2.10.11 Q. Is the obseruation or breach of both Tables alike A. No the obseruation or breach of the first is greater Matth 22.36.37 Q. Is euery sinne against the first Table greater then euery sinne against the second without exception A. No the duties of both Tables must be compared together Commandement with Commandement inward duties with inward the greatest of the first with the greatest of the second and the least of the first with the least of the second Q. What rules haue you for vnderstanding the Commandements A. First when the Commandement is affirmatiue it implieth the negatiue and when it is negatiue it implieth thâ— affirmatiue Rom. 7.4 secondly the Law is spiriâ—tuall as the lawgiuer is and thereforâ— bindeth all the powers of the soule thirdly with things commanded anâ— forbidden the signes and outwarâ—â— notes are commanded and forbidden fourthly a part is put for the wholâ— wheresoeuer any thing is commande expresly or by name there all othâ—â— things of the same sort and nature thâ— occasions and meanes are commandeâ— which further obedience therunto anâ— the contrary are forbidden yet in tâ—â— second Table that degree of motiâ—â— which hath not obtained consent is bee referred to the tenth Commandment whereas such motions against â—ny Commandements of the first Tablâ— are to bee referred to that Law to tâ—â— scope whereof they tend fiftly whaâ—soeuer is commanded or forbidden 〈◊〉 be done or left vndone by our seluâ— we must procure it in others to be doâ—â— or left vndone so farre as our calliâ—â— will suffer vs Heb. 3.13 sixtly affirmâ—tiue Commandements binde at 〈◊〉 times but not to all times negatiue â—nde both at all and to all times Q. Concerning the first Commandeâ—ent I am the Lord thy God c. what â—â—e these words containe A. First a commandement or duties â—ommanded secondly three reasons â—rging the performance of the duties Q. What be the duties commanded A. In generall to haue God for our â—od giuing him such inward worship 〈◊〉 he hath required Pro. 23.26 Ioh. 4. â—4 in particular first 1 Chro. 28 9. Hos 6.6 Pro. 3.6 Ier. 9.23.24 a perfect knowâ—â—dge Duty 1 of God so farre as hee hath reâ—ealed himselfe in his word and works Deut. 29.29 as that he is one God of a â—ature spirituall infinite holy eternall â—nely wise c. and that in this one â—ssence or being there be three persons 〈◊〉 manners of being the Father Sonne and holy Ghost and that his works are â—he creation and prouidence as was â—â—ewed in exposition of the Creede The sinnes forbidden opposite to â—his knowledge of God be first Atheâ—â—me holding there is no God or that â—od knoweth not or careth not for â—hings of the world or cannot resist them or will not reward well doing and punish euill doing Psal 14.1 Exoâ— 5.2 Psal 10.11 Ezech. 9.9 2 King 1â— 32. c. Iob 21.14.15 Zeph. 1.12 sâ—condly ignorance of the true God Hâ—â— 4.1 2 Thes 1.8 thirdly presumptuoâ— knowledge when any falsly perswadeâ— himselfe that hee knoweth God whâ— doth not Ioh. 7.27 fourthly false opâ—nions of God as heretikes haue fiftlâ— too little knowledge Esa 28.9.10 Heâ— 5.12 sixtly ineffectuall knowledgâ— separated from practice 1 Ioh. 2.4 1 Coâ—â— 13.2 Duty 2 Secondly wee are commanded 〈◊〉 haue legall faith to trust vpon God fâ— defence and deliuerance succour aâ—â— blessednesse both in soule and body in legall faith there is required perfeâ—â— holinesse in the beleeuer which seeinâ— it cannot be had in this life wee muâ—â—
to them Esa 1.3.4 The eight duty commanded is praiâ—â— Duty 8 that which is inward in the heart Cor. 14.15 Exod. 14.14 Rom 8.26 it â—ust be made onely to God Rom. 10. â—4 it consisteth of petition and thanksâ—â—uing petition containeth first depreâ—tion when wee desire to haue some â—ill taken from vs for which there is â—â—quired confession of sinnes Psal 32 â—â— and 51.1 and secondly supplication 〈◊〉 haue some good thing granted and 〈◊〉 hath three degrees first that it be giâ—en Psal 119.34 secondly that it bee â—stablished Psal 68.28 thirdly that it â—e increased Luk. 17.5 Thanksgiuing is a returning to God praise for that vâ— receiue the end of all being his glorâ— this he bindes vs to in the same bonâ— that he bindes himselfe to vs Psal 5â— 15 he that receiueth ought receiueâ— it on this condition and without it is 〈◊〉 vsurper in it is required first confeâ—â—on that we haue nothing but we haâ— receiued it 1 Cor. 4.7 Iam. 1.17 sâ—condly contentation Psal 16.6 thirdly annunciation and telling it others Psal 66.14 fourthly a hâ—â— life Psal 106.2.3 Ioh. 15.8 for tâ— manner of prayer it must be first coâ—tinually without wearinesse Luk. 1â— 1. 1 Thes 5.17.18 secondly in faiâ— without wauering Iam. 1.5.6 thirdâ— in humblenesse without insolency Lâ—â— 18.8 9. Psal 3.2 fourthly in iudgâ—ment without impudency asking suâ—â— things as are fit with such hearts as a fit The sinnes forbidden be first omâ—sion of prayer Psal 14 4. and of than fulnesse Luke 17.17.18 Esa 5.4 â—condly to pray carelesly proudâ—â— grudgingly to make petition or ascriâ—â— thankes due to God to idols or othâ—â— creatures Hos 2.5.8 Ier 44.17.18 The ninth duty is to remember Duty 9 God thinking vpon those things which we haue learned concerning God and â—is Word Eccl. 12.1 Pro. 2.1 The sinne is to forget God Deut. 8 1.14.19 Psal 50.22 The tenth duty is to reioyce in God Duty 10 rising from the feeling of Gods goodâ—esse and loue to vs by which wee imâ—race him as our ioy and delight cleaâ—ing to him with all our soule and aâ—oue all things desire the fruition of â—is presence in heauen Can. 1.1.2 and â—he execution of his will Psal 16.10 â—â—d 37.4 and 104.24 Phil. 4.4 Rom. â— 11 Psal 19.10 1 Cor. 1.31 2 Cor. 10.7 2 Sam. 30.6 1 Thes 1.6 The sinnes herein be first not reioyâ—â—ng in God nor his Word 1 Pet. 2.3 â—â—condly delighting in any thing else â—rowning our ioy in God or comming â—â—ere in comparison to it and to desire â—e presence of wiues and children â—ore then the presence of God Phil. 3. â— Ioh. 12 43. Luk. 12.19 Deut. 4.27 The eleuenth duty commanded is inâ—ard Duty 11 obedience which is a willing and cheerfull subiection of our wils to Gods will accounting it a heauen to please him whom we so loue this obedience must bee cheerefull with the whole heart and vnto euery Commandement Rom. 6.17 Exod. 23.22 Ioh. 14.15 1 Ioh. 5.3 The sinnes forbidden here be first disobedience the degrees whereof arâ— neglect and contempt secondly obedience constrained by mens lawes only thirdly murmuring as the Israeliteâ— who did not cheerefully obey God fourthly counterfeit obedience foâ— some outward cause mouing vs not fulfilling the intent of the Law-giuer when our affection is not carried afteâ— God but following our owne iudgement wisedome and will and obeying God and man together commandinâ— contrary things Duty 12 The twelfth duty commanded iâ— zeale for God which is an ardent louâ— of God and a griefe for any reproach oâ— contempt done to him and an indeâ—uour to put it away or it is the heighâ— of all our affections for God 1 King 19.10 Reuel 3.19 The sinnes opposite hereunto be first â—oldnesse and luke-warmenesse Reuel â— 15.16 secondly ignorant zeale Rom. 10.2 thirdly zeale pretended where it is not Q. What be the three reasons by which â—he Commandement is vrged A. From that God is Iehouah an â—ternall being the beginning and end â—f all things performing his promises â—nd threatnings from none by none â—or none but all things from him by â—im and for him and therefore wee â—ust haue no other Gods before him Exod. 3.14 Reu. 1.8 Esa 44.24 Exod. â— 3 Deut. 28.58 Q. What learne we from this title Iehoâ—ah or Lord A. First that hee is of absolute auâ—hority and therefoâ—e his will is law â—one can call him to a reason of his doâ—â—gs so that wee must obey where hee â—ommandeth although we see no reaâ—â—n of the thing commanded wee must â—eleeue if he speake although wee see â—ot how it should be performed for he 〈◊〉 Lord. Secondly all our actions â—â—ught to bee directed to him as their end Thirdly there is no power tâ— withstand him no craft to deceiue hiâ— none to outliue him therefore no wâ— to escape him when we haue offendeâ— but to fall at his feete in whoâ—e hanâ— we are for life or death Fourthly wâ— ought to perseuere we should conforâ— our selues in euery vertue to some â—tribute of God as in knowledge to hâ— wisedome in beliefe to his truth in oâ— integrity to his vbiquity in our perâ—uerance to his eternity Q What is the second reason inforcâ— the obedience to this Commandement A. It is in these words thy God strong God in couenant with the wherein must be obserued the force the relaâ—ion if I be thy God thou mâ— be my people and set vp to thy selfe other God Q. How doth hee proue himselfe to 〈◊〉 their God A. By a notable and memorable 〈◊〉 of power and goodnesse which he 〈◊〉 for them their deliuerance from â—gypt whereby hee pledged to them 〈◊〉 fauour and proued his power Q. How can this be a reason to vs sâ—â—g we tasted not of that benefit A. God hath deliuered vs from a â—reater bondage of sinne and the deâ—ill and how much more the sting of â—onscience sinne death hell and the â—euill passed Pharaoh and all his taske-â—asters torments without number passe â—â—e tale of bricke so much must the reâ—embrance of our dâ—liuerance passe â—heirs to moue vs to obey Q. What is the third reason A. It may bee gathered from the alâ—nowledge of God in these words Beâ—ore me thus thou must not giue thine â—â—ffections to any other nor set vp anoâ—her but me for I am the Lord thy God â—nd able to punish and it is in my sight â—herefore thou shalt haue mee for thy God Q. What may wee learne out of these â—ords Before me A. It teacheth vs that the sinnes which are done in this Commandeâ—ent come onely to the sight of God Esa 45 7. 1 Ioh. 3.20 the inward man â—eing bound by it and requireth truth â—n the inward parts integrity is the vertue commanded Q. What is forbidden A. Hollow hypocrisie vnsoundnesse of heart when the outward man goeth without the inward as the Phariseeâ— or that so holdeth one religion as thaâ— he is ready to follow another Q. Concerning the second Commandâ—ment Thou shalt not make to thy selfe aâ— grauen
Image c. what is generally commanded herein A. The true outward worship of thâ— true God according as is prescribed iâ— the word written without adding 〈◊〉 detracting Deut. 12.32 Q. How hath this Commandement bâ— place next the first A. There followeth a profession 〈◊〉 that God whom we haue chosen whicâ— consisteth in publike worship so thâ— which commandeth the profession 〈◊〉 him in publike worship which himseâ—â— hath commanded followeth the former commanding vs to choose him Q. What may more particularly be oâ—serued in the second Commandement A. First the precept it selfe seconâ—ly reasons vrging the performance oâ— the Commandement Q. What particular duties be commanâ—ed and sinnes forbidden in the second Commandement A. First First sort of duties commanded containing seuen particulars to worship God by such meanes and after such manner as hee â—ath appointed as namely these seuen First to bee content with the Scripâ—ures for our direction in all things Deut. 4.2 Esa 8.20 2 Tim. 3.16.17 The sinne forbidden here is to set before vs for our direction for the rule of our faith and obedience any other word written or vnwritten besides thâ—â—nspired Bookes of Scriptures as first â—he Bookes called Apocrypha which although they may bee read as many other Bookes of godly men yet we may not build our faith vpon them secondly forged Bookes as the Gospell of Thomas Barnabas and Nicodemus thirdly Papists vnwritten traditions Matth. 15.9 fourthly loathing the simplicity of seruing God that the Word prescribeth and admiring will-worship Col. 2.18.23 1 Sam. 15.11.12 c. and all good intentions not grounded on the Word may bee referred hither 2 Sam. 6.6 Ioh. 16.2 Secondly here is commanded such a Ministery of the Woâ—d as the Loâ— hath appointed the Minister is to bâ— called of God and the Church Heb. 5.4 Rom. 10.15.17 Eph. 4.11 to Read and Preach the Word Mal. 2.7 1 Tiâ— 3.2 2 Tim. 4.2 Act. 13.14 and 15.21 Neh. 8.8 and people ought to heare thâ— Word Read and Preached 1 Thes 5 2â— Ioh. 8.47 Esa 2.3 Psal 122.1 The sinne forbidden is a false Ministery not appointed of God as Popeâ— Cardinals Priests to offer properly a râ— all sacrifice propitiatory for the quick and dead in the Mâ—sse Math. 15 1â— and hereunto may bee added a dumbâ— Ministery Neh. 8.8 1 Tim. 3.2 Esa 56 10. Hos 4.6 Ier. 23.31.32 Matth. 15.14 moreouer neglect of hearing thâ— Word preached Heb. 10.25 Thirdly prayer is commanded Psaâ— 65.1.2 Esa 56.7 which that it may bâ— vsed aright first it is to bee directed 〈◊〉 the true God onely Psal 50.15 secondly in the mediation of Christ alone Col 3.17 Ioh. 16.23.27 1 Tim. 2.5 otheâ— things belonging to prayer may be noted on the third Commandement The sins are first neglect of prayer Psal 14 4. secondly abuse thereof first when it is directed to Angels or Saints Rom. 10.14 Esay 63.16 Mal. 1.11 with 1 Tim. 2.8 secondly when men substitute other Mediators as S. Mary S. Peter c. Thirdly when people pray priuately in publike Yet condemne I nor a short ciaculation at entrance 〈◊〉 â—od assist me God sanctify me now to these holy duties or the like and joyn not with â—he assembly in prayer or hearing the word Eccl. 5.1 1 Cor. 14.40 Fourthly â—o leaue praying at the comming in of â—ny to make a legge or to place him Fiftly to pray with lips without touch of heart Es 29 13. Sixtly to pray onâ—y with the heart neuer vsing the voice when conueniently wee might Hos 14.2 A fourth duty commanded is to administer and receiue the Sacraments instituted by God Mat. 28.19 and 26. â—6 27 28. Sacraments beloâ—g to the Gospell properly in regard of signification â—nd end of institution but as parts of Gods outward worship commanded by him and as all nations by the light of nature obserue some externall rites in â—heir worship they are in a general manner reduced to the second Commandement The sins forbidden in this regard be first to neglect the sacraments when wâ— might be partakers therof Numb 9.13 Secondly to haue more sacrament then the Lord hath giuen to hiâ— Church as those fiue of the Papistâ— Confirmation Penance Matrimony Orders and extreme vnction Thirdly to take away the wine in the Lords supper from the people Fourthly hereunto may bee added Magicke worshipping the Deuill by charmes and otherwise wherein they haue as it were devillish sacraments and many wayâ— breake this Commandement Deut. 1â— 10.11 1 Sam. 28.11 12 13 14. Esa 8.19 and 65.4 Ezek. 21.21 Here is commanded discipline which is that order and gouernmeâ—â— which God hath left in his Church bâ— admonitions suspensions excommunications and absolutions to reforme abuses and to recouer such as fall into miâ—demeanors and sinnes Matth. 28.15 16 17 18. 1 Cor. 5.4 2 Cor. 2.6 The sinnes in this respect be first tâ— neglect this duty and to suffer notorious and grosse offenders to liue without discipline and to come to the saâ—â—ament without testifying repentance â—econdly to abuse this ordinance of â—od by excommunicating men for wel â—oing Iohn 6.2 and for trifles Sixtly Swearing by the true God may â—e referred to this Commandement as part of his outward worship Deut. 6.3 An oath is a religious and necesâ—ary confirmation of things by calling â—pon God to be a witnesse of truth and â—euenger of falshood first in assertion â—econdly in promise Esay 29.28 Heb. 6.16 Ruth 1.17 Heb. 3.11 2 Cor. 1.23 The sinnes and sinfull abuse of an â—ath as it is taken by the true God is â—gainst the third Commandement but some sinnes in swearing may be considered of here as first by naming parts of God as if hee were a man as heart â—oule sides feet nailes body Secondly by his pity mercy passion blood wounds life death Totus Christus adorandus est et humanitas Christi in composite c. if people hereby understand Christs humanity either they as much as in them lyeth teare his precious body or by superstitious ignorance deify the members of Christ for howsoeuer in some cases it may bee lawfull to worship Christ man yet not his humanity or parts of his body so considered as they doe Thirdly heathenish oathes as by Iupiter c. Fourthly Papisticall oathes by Angells and Saints S. Mary S George the Masse Roâ—d c. Is 5.7 Amos 8.14 Fiftly by other creatures as fire light siluer faith troth honesty c. Sixtly ridiculous nicknamed oahes as bodikin lakin cock fey fack fagges c. as if God regarded the pronunciation and outward found more then the oath it selfe or loued to be mocked in his worship Seuenthly to make confession of the truth and to defend it either by rendering a reason of it to euery one that iustly demands it 1 Pet. 3.15 or by departing with our goods for the defence and maintenance thereof is commanded of God and may be referred to this Precept The sinne is first to giue our bodily presence to idolatry our mindes being against it
in these they are lawful but the moral obseruing of the Sabbath is perpetuall bindeth vs as well as the Iewes as all the other of the â—enne Commandements also doe Q. How may this Commandement bee diuided A. First into the Commandement it selfe secondly reasons inforcing obedience to it Q. What are the duties commanded and sinnes forbidden A. First there is commanded to rest secondly to performe holy duties First 1 To rest to rest from our labours vpon that day the better to attend vpon the other duties commanded as to rest from the workes and labours of our honest and lawfull callings Leuit. 23.3 Exod 34.21 and 31.5 as the husbandmans plowing sowing reaping binding turning or bringing home his corne also from faires chafferings bargaines Neh. 13.15.16.17.19 and from ordinary and vnnecessary iournies Exod. 16.29 yet we must know that in case of necessity and charity a man may doe some of these workes that bee seruile and not breake the Sabbath Mat. 12.1.5.11 Luk. 14.5 Mark 2.27 first iournies to the Prophets and places appointed for Gods seruice are lawfull on this day 2 King 4.23 Psal 84.7 secondly to procure some speciall and necessary good to others so Midwiues and Physitians may trauell to women and them that be sicke and so to help a beast out of a pit Luke 14.15 to giue them meate and water and to prouide meate and drinke Matth. 12.1 but these must be done not as workeâ— of our calling simply but as workes of charity we must know also that wanton Dancings Drinkings Church-ales Stage-plaies great feasts in pampering the flesh hinder the performance of the duties of the Sabbath more then ordinary labour Concerning solemne and sumptuous feasts such as are made at marriages or admitting of men into their ciuill offices although they bee lawfull in themselues yet not on the Sabbath day being dangerous and vnfit to be vsed both because they detaine many from the assemblies and hinder almost all the priuate exercises and duties of the Sabbath In this case Dauids example is worthy of consideration 1 Chro. 11.18.19 so we may say of the meates in those pompous prepaâ—ations for they be not without the hazard of mens soules We must also know that in the thoughts and motions of our hearts the Sabbath is to be kept for the law is spirituall Rom. 7. and bindeth the spirit and soule of a man as well as his body as in all the rest of the Commandements where the action is forbidden the affection is forbidden and that which is vnlawfull to be spoken is vnlawfull to bee thought on this day as discoursing of worldly matters vnnecesâ—arily either in table talke or otherwise is forbidden so the thoughts of thâ— heart although neuer vttered God requireth the whole man Thou shâ—lt serue the Lord thy God with all thy thoâ—ght The sinnes foâ—bidden against the reâ—â— required on the Sâ—bbath bee to doâ— workes or speake words or thinkâ— thoughts about the affaires of this life further then necessity in charity requires 2 Holy duties The second thing commanded iâ— performing holy exercises whereby thâ— day may be sanctified as First preparation which is a sanctifying of our selues and of those that belong to vs to the performing of the workes of the Sabbath by praying to GOD and taking account of our seuerall sinnes and considering the end of the Sabbath with the publike and priuate exercises of the same Exod. 32.5.6 in which respect we rise something the earlier that wee may haue time for this Mark 1.35.39 The sinne forbidden is to omit this preparation to bestow the time about other matters as many that can scarcely get out of the looking-glasse by dinner-time but if they bee ready when the bell ringeth they thinke it well secondly to sleepe out the time Secondly to ioyne with the publike assembly to shew that wee are of the assembly of the Saints there to be ready at the ordinary houres of meeting and to continue from the beginning to the end Act. 20 7. and 13.15 2 King 4.22.23 Ezek. 46.10 The sinne is to refuse the assembly of the Saints and to come negligently to come in the fore-noone and neglect the after-noone as if the whole day were not to be sanctified Thirdly we are commanded to ioyne with the assembly in all the holy duties there to be done as in praiers supplications thanksgiuings of the Church 2 Tim. 2.2.4 The sinne is to separate our selues in priuate prayer from the common affection and prayer wee should haue with the Church Moreouer wee are commanded to heare reuerently and attentiuely the Word Read and Preached 2 King 4.22 Act. 13.15.16 and 20.7 The sinne is to reade or pray as some bring bookes for that purpose while the Minister is in Preaching whereas they should draw neere to heare secondly to sleepe thirdly to talke fourthly to content themselues with the Word read liuing in such Parishes where the Minister cannot Preach or where there is no Preaching long time together and in a manner a famine of the Word and not to seeke those places where it is preached Another duty that wee are to ioyne with the people of God in is to receiue the Sacraments Act. 20.7 another is to gather or giue to the publike gathering for the poore 1 Cor. 16.1 The sinne is to neglect these duties Fourthly wee are bound to priuate duties on the Sabbath that wee may reape profit of the publike as first to conferre of the Word wee haue heard and to meditate of it to labour the conscience and fruit of it in our hearts Mal. 3.16 Psal 119.11.13.14.15 herein the gouernour of the family may profitably to be imployed in calling his family together to require what they haue learned and to help them to further vnderstanding of it and to vrge the practice of it in their life Gen. 18.18 Secondly singing of Psalmes Ephes 5.19 Col. 3.16 Thirdly meditation of the workes of God as of the Creation Redemption preseruation Psal 92. Fourthly admonishing those that fall and exhorting one another Fiftly reconciling such as be at variance Sixtly visiting the sicke The sinnes be to omit these duties 5 Lastly there is commanded that we should account the sabbath a delight and our chiefe ioy our springs being in it Esay 58.13 Therefore although a man exercise both his thoughts and speech in holy duties and yet haue no cheerfulnesse in them but accompteth them wearinesse it is his sinne Q. What bee the reasons wherewith this fourth Commandement is vrged A. They are three one by a preuention drawne from the equitie â— permitted thee sixe dayes for thine owne labour thou shalt therefore set one a part for my seruice and that is equall Secondly I rested the seuenth day and sanctified it therefore thou must doe so an argument from Gods example Thirdly it is a day dedicated to my worship Q Concerning the fift Commandement Honour thy father c. What is generally commanded therein A. To preserue the dignitie of ouâ— neighbour and
our sad soule as Dauid doth Pâ—â— â—3 Thirdly when we neglect such means as may preuent diseases or cure them and preserue health Fourthly when we offer our selues willingly to danger and thrust our selues willingly into the handes of bloody men Q. Concerning the seuenth commandement Thou shalt not commit adultery what is the scope and summe thereof A. To preserue the chastity of our selues and others Lev. 18.24 Deut. 23.17 Prov. 5.8 Rom. 13.13 More particularly here is commanded first the parts of chastity secondly the meanes thirdly the signes thereof First sort of duties The parts are these first the mind is to iudge aright of the excellency of chastity Duty 1 and lawfulnes of mariage Math. 5.8.28 2 Cor. 7.1 Heb. 13.4 The sinnes forbidden contrary hereunto bee to thinke fornication veniall or a small sinne Gal. 5.19 c. and to thinke basely of mariage Secondly we are commanded to haue Duty 2 our affections holy and louingly disposed to chastity The sinne is vnlawfull lusting Mat. 5.28 Col. 3.5 which is called euill concupiscence or the inward burning of lust which shewes some mans necessity of mariage which is when the godlinesse of his heart is ouerwhelmed and as it were burnt with fire 1 Cor. 7.9 Thirdly outward chastity both to Duty 3 be practised by such as bee single and such as bee maried for single persons that are vnmaried they must liue chastly in that state while they are vnmaried and not determine to liue single longer then the gift of continency remaineth Sins forbidden be first fornication an vncleane act about generation between a single man and a single woman Gal. 5.19 Secondly adultery an vncleane act betweene two whereof one at the least is either contracted or maried Deut. 22.32 Thirdly rape a violent defiling of any maid widow or wife taking her from her parents tutors or gouernours either to marry her or not Gen. 6.7 and 34.25 2 Sam. 13. Fourthly Onans sinne Gen. 38.9 vncleannesse with ones selfe in filthy sort practising pollutions Fiftly bestiality Lev. 18.23 Sixtly Sodomy with one of the same sex Lev. 18.22 Gen. 19. A punishment of former sinnes specially of idolatry Rom. 1. For the second chastity in mariage consider first a right entrance into mariage and secondly right liuing in mariage consummated for the entring into mariage in a holy manner 1 Cor. 7.2 there is required first seeking of a yoke-fellow by prayer to God Gen. 24.12.60 and 28.2.2 Secondly some fitnesse for mariage duties Thirdly equality in respect of religion 2 Cor. 6.14 1 Cor. 7.39 Fourthly a fit distance in respect of kindred Lev. 18. Fiftly consent of parents 1 Cor. 7.38 Deut. 7.3 and of parties themselues Gen. 24.57 Sixtly propound the right ends of mariages namely mutuall help and comfort Gen. 2.18.20 increase of the Church in the yonger fort Gen. 1.28 Mal. 2.15 and auoiding of incontinency 1 Cor 7.2 Seuenthly not to know each other as husband and wife vntill mariage bee consummated Exod. 22. The sinnes forbidden in this respect by vnlawfully contracted mariages be first when beleeuers marry with vnbeleeuers they sinne against the holinesse of mariage Ob. The vnbeleeuer is sanctified to the beleeuer A. That is of them which were both vnbeleeuers in their contract or mariage and one of them after conuerted Secondly when the parties contracted are within the degrees forbidden either by affinity or consanguinity Lev. 18. 1 Cor. 5. Thirdly when the parties contracted are vnapt for mariage either by natural weakenesse and imperfection or by hauing some fowle incurable and contagious disease Fourthly when the parties contract themselues without the consent of parents Exodus 22.15 Fiftly by polygamy taking many wiues together or more then one during her life 1 Cor. 7.2 For the next branch a right liuing together when mariage is consummated first they are to delight in each other Prov. 5. Secondly not to forsake each other till death 1 Cor. 7. Sinnes forbidden be first intemperate vse of mariage and that for then satisfying of lust rather then suppressing it that there should appeare a difference betweene the people of God and infidels and betweene men and beasts that come together in the rage of lust 1 Thes 4. Secondly companying with a woman when she is by Gods Law and nature set apart Levit. 18.12 Ioel 2.15 Thirdly brawling betweene husband and wife Col. 3. Fourthly disdaine of each other 2 Sam. 6. Fiftly vnlawfull diuorce or forsaking each other Matt. 5.32 and 19.9 2. The meanes The second sort of duties commanded bee the meanes of chastity as first looking to the senses of seeing hearing c. Iob 31. Secondly labour in our particular calling 1 Cor. 7.17.24 Thirdly sobriety in food Pro. 23.29.33 apparell 1 Pet. 3. and â—ecreations The sins forbidden be al such means â—s inflame lust as first abuse of our senses â—f our eyes by wanton and wandring â—usts Matt. 5.28 1 Iohn 2.16 2 Pet. 2. â—4 Iob 31.1 our eares by hearkning â—o vnchast and wanton talke Esay 33. â—1 our taste by satisfying it in euery â—leasant meat and drinke Prov. 23. Eâ—ek 16.49 our touching by letting it â—oue euery where or vnlawfully Deut. â—5 12 Secondly idlenesse 2 Sam. 11. â— Ezek. 16.49 Thirdly fulnesse of â—read Ezek. 16.49 Fourthly wanton â—ancing of men and women by lasâ—uiâ—us gestures prouoking lust Iob 20.11 Ob. 2 Sam. 6. Dauids example Exâ—dus 15. Miram danced Eccl. 3. A. These are not warrants for the â—anton dancings now vsed so far being â—nlike first the matter mouing their â—ancing was some speciall benefit of God as of Dauid the bringing home â—f the Arke of God Of Miriam the â—he deliuerance of Israel ouerthrow of Pharaoh the matter of these ligâ—nesse wantonnesse secondly the eâ—â— of theirs was to witnesse Gods gooâ—nesse and to giue praise to God Therâ—fore Dauid said to Micol that mockâ— him I did it before the Lord. Thâ—â— haue their ends diuerse but all corrupâ— either to approue themselues in their â—â—pish gestures friskes capers iumpâ— turnes to the beholders as Herods wiâ—â— daughter or other carnall ends satisâ—â—ing their owne carnall lusts Fiftly Our ordinary vsuall stagâ— playes and interludes for first therâ— confunding of sex by apparrell whiâ—â— seemeth contrary to the expresse Lâ—â— Secondly there is filthy acting in 〈◊〉 seemly gesture the sinnes of other Coâ—trary to that Let it not be once nameâ— among Christians Ephes 5. and maâ— euill and vnseemely words which coâ—rupt good manners 1 Cor. 15. Sixtâ—â— wanton pictures Seuenthly wantâ—â— musicke Eightly lewd bookes or Baâ—lades Ninthly vnchast company Proâ— 7.25 and 5.8 1 Cor. 5.6.9 10. Epheâ— 5.5.9 Tenthly houses of whordome Deut. 23.17 Eleuenthly too light punishment of whoredome Deut. 12.22 â—ro 6.27.29 1 Cor. 5. 2 Cor. 2. For the third 3. Signes of Chastitie namely signes of chaâ—â—ity they are modesty first in counteâ—ance Gen. 24.64 Prov. 7.13 secondly 〈◊〉 words Gen. 4.1 Psal 51. title Iudges â— 24 Esay 7.20 Thirdly in apparell â—it 2.3 Deut. 22.5 Fourthly about
â—xcrements Gen. 23.12 1 Sam. 24.4 The sins are first wantoÌ„ gestures Pro. â— 13 wanton lookes treading on the â—â—e c. carnall kissing an impudent â—â—ce strengthned against modesty Pro. â— 13 which is called a whores forehead â—econdly haunting suspected places â—hirdly nightwalking Prov. 5.8 â—â—d 7.8 9. Gadding out to places vnfit â—â—ov 7.11.12 Tit. 2.5 Fourthly â—â—ence of words and ribald talke Prov. â— Fiftly wanton apparell curious dresâ—â—g 1 Pet. 3. Q. Concerning the eight Commandeâ—ent Thou shalt not steale what is the scope â—it and what duties be commanded and â—hat sinnes forbidden therein A. First in generall it commandeth preserue our neighbours goods and â—r owne In particular concerning our neighbours there is commanded first in the minde a right conceiuing oâ— distinction of estates and possession among men Deut. 32.8 Ier. 27.5 6. The sinne is to hold all things common as the Anabaptists doe Secondly contentation with our â—state Phil. 4.11 1 Tim. 6.8 The sinne is couetousnesse a desiâ—â— to be rich with discontent in preseâ—â— estate Heb. 13.5 1 Tim. 6.9.10 Thirdly an inward affection to righteous dealing and to all such vertuoâ— actions as be here inioyned for the lâ—â— is spirituall Rom. 7. Mat. 7.12 The sinnes be first the outward actâ—on without affection to the vertue Secondly consenting to or fauourinâ— theft Psal 50. Prov. 1. and 29.24 Fourthly to walke in some honâ—â— vocation whereby hee may deriue 〈◊〉 himselfe iust possession and maintenance without wronging the Commâ—â—-wealth Prov. 7. Ephes 4.28 The sin is an inordinate life in idlâ—nesse or without a vocation 2 Thes â— 11. Fiftly frugality an honest and carâ—full preseruing of the riches wee haue â—hat they may not bee vnthriftily laid â—ut on vnnecessary things that so wee â—ay the better doe good to others â—ith them as occasion may be Prov. 5. â—7 and 12.26 The sinne is a needlesse and wastfull â—isspending of goods Prov. 21.17 eiâ—â—er in gaming feasting whoring or considerate entring into suretiship â—rov 11.15 and 17.18 and 22.26 or â—ing taken not seeking by friends to 〈◊〉 free Prov. 6.4.5 Sixtly an honest plainnesse and simâ—â—city in all our dealings speaking and â—eaning plainly without guile or deâ—â—t not as Absolon did steale the heart 〈◊〉 the people from his father or as false â—â—chers from God Rom. 16. they whose â—â—uth is a snare and whose hands as â—rs and bands Eccl. 7. Seuenthly faithfulnesse and constanâ—â— in words and promises Psalm 15.4 â—ov 25.14 The sinne is breaking couenant eiâ—â—r simply by which we bring damage â—our neighbor Amos 1.9 or in some â—â—ect of time as they that hauing promised faithfully and are put in trust defraud widowes or orphans Prov. 3.27 denying to pay debts or deferring to their losse that gaue them day for payment keeping backe the wages of seruants or changing it as Laban did Iâ—cobs Deut. 24.15 Iam. 5.4 denying oâ— deferring to restore that which is râ—ceiued to be kept Exod. 22. with-holding the pledge or vsing it to the loâ—â— of our neighbour Amos 2.8 Eightly iustice and righteousnâ—â— in bargaining 1 Thes 4.6 Phil. 2.4 Câ—â— 5.13 The sinne is not to keepe proportiâ— betweene the worth of the thing wâ— sell and the price Levit. 25.15 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 8.13 as taking dearer for tiâ—â— Secondly to sell that which is not to 〈◊〉 sold as iustice the goods of the Chuâ—â— Prov. 20.25 soules Rev. 18.13 Thirâ— when corrupt wares are sold for gâ— and pure Amos 8.6 Fourthly to 〈◊〉 diueâ—s weights a greater to buy wâ— and a lesser to sell with so of measuâ—â— Deut. 25.13.14 Lev. 19.35 Fiftly conceale the fault and colour it 〈◊〉 deceit Mat. 7.12 Pro. 20.14 to 〈◊〉 â—o lower price by his necessity that must â—ell Ninthly restoring things found laâ—ouring to finde out the owner Deut. â—2 1 2 3. The sin is to detaine the goods from â—â—e owner Prov. 3.27 as they that find â—he purse the beast or any thing else of â—nother mans and conceale it Tenthly to vse onely honest good â—eanes of getting Ephes 4.28 The sinnes be to gather treasures of â—ickednesse as by open and violent â—heft Zach. 5. by oppression Eccl. 7.8 â—y vnlawfull pyracie by play for gaine â—y vsury Prov. 28.8 which is a certaine â—aine by couenant for the bare act of â—â—nding The duties concerning our selues are â—rst to labour in a lawfull calling for â—ur owne maintenance 2 Thes 3.12 â—â—condly to order expenses according â—o our ability Pro. 27.25 26. Thirdly â—o avoid rash suretiship Pro. 6.1 2. and â—ot lightly to giue credit to the hazarâ—ing of what is gotten by lawful means â—ourthly to suffer nothing to perish â—â—rough slothfulnesse Ioh. 6.12 Fiftly in giuing and lending to haue respeâ— to our ability Psal 112.5 2 Cor. 16.2 The sinnes be idlenes niggardlineâ— to himselfe prodigality rash and vnaâ—uised suretiship Q. Concerning the Ninth Commandment Thou shalt not beare false witnesse â—gainst thy neighbour what is commandâ—â— and forbidden herein A. In generall to defend the gooâ— name of our neighbor and of our selueâ— and therefore to speake the truth and â—uoid lying Inward duties In particular there is commandeâ— first inwardly in the mind to know tâ—â— excellency of a good name Prov. 22. â— Eccl. 7.1 and of the truth Ephes 4 1â— Secondly in thoughts taking thinâ— doubtfull in the best part as far as mâ— be 1. Cor 13.5 Gen. 37.31 Mat. 10 1â— Prov. 14.5 and 25.2 Thirdly in 〈◊〉 fection a gladnesse to heare good repâ— of others and euill with griefe Rom. 8. Ezra 9. Fourthly loue of the truâ—â— Psal 15.2 Prov 13.5 Sins forbidden here be first despâ—sing others Prov. 14.21 Secondlâ— disdaining and enuying at the credit 〈◊〉 others 1 Cor. 13.4 Thirdly vniust suspition 1 Tim. 6.4 Fourthly thinking lying to be no sinne or very small not hating lying nor louing the truth Outward duties be either in publike course of iudgement Outward duties Publike or in priuate conuersation In publike course of iudgement first Iudges not to be too credulous in beleeuing accusations Psa 101.5 Deut. 19.16 17 18 19. and therefore not to proceed without sufficient witnesses Deut. 19.15 Mat. 18.16 17. 1 Tim. 5.19 The sinne is to entertaine false accusations Proverb 27.12 2 Sam. 16.2.3 1 Sam. 22.9 10 c. Secondly witnesses ought to auouch nothing but truth knowne and that certainly The sinne is when witnesses testifie false things Deut. 19.16 17 18 19. 1 Kings 21.13 Matt. 26.61 1 Sam. 22.9 10. Concerning priuate conuersation Priuate first by word or writing to testifie the good knowne of any as occasion may be 1 Sam. 20.24 1 Cor. 16.10 2 Cor. 8.22 23. 3 Iohn 12. The sinne is first to omit the defence of the good name of our neighbor Pro. 12. not to cleare the afflicted Secondly to forbeare his company without cause Psal 38. Iob 19. Thirdly to mock 2 In ordinary speeches of others we must neither vtter nor receiue the reports of the faults of others false or doubtfull Exod. 23.1 Psal 15. 1 Cor.
of the wants and miseries of others to see how many walke ignorantly other many in security hypocrisie superstition and other sins many also in diseases and painefull troubles of body and minde We haue looked too narrowly vpon bad examples and neglected good thus vile we are and more then we are able to expresse all our sinnes are mortall and damnable being committed against thine infinite Maiesty and thine holy and vndefiled word We haue grieued thy good spirit wherby we are sealed to the day of our redemption wee are vnworthy to breathe in the aire or to tread on the earth but worthy to be left to our selues and to the malice of Satan to heape vp wrath against the day of wrath and the declaration of thy iust iudgement But seeing that thou so louedst the world that thou gauest thine only begotten Sonne that whosoeuer beleeueth in him should not perish but haue life euerlasting and seeing he hath cancelled the hand-writing and bond which was against vs and thou hast giuen him to bee made vnto vs wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption and that if we should despaire we should dishonour thee and giue aduantage to the enemies of our saluation Wee pray thee inable vs to glorifie thee by beleeuing that our sinnes are forgiuen Good Lord wash away our crimson and scarlet red sins with the precious blood of Christ that we may be as white as wooll and as snow that thou maiest see no iniquity and behold no transgression in vs set our sinnes as farre from vs as the East is from the West and seeing thou dost iustifie none by the merits of our Sauiour but whom thou dost sanctifie by the efficacie and vertue of his pretious death and gloâ—ious resurrection yea seeing it were hainous vnthankfulnesse to desire remission of sinnes and to liue wickedly we pray thee cause vs to be sorry for our sinnes with a godly sorrow and to testifie our sorrow by a care to auoide sinne and the occasions thereof and to doe holy duties in a holy manner imbracing the occasions of the same and by apology and herein we pray thee inable vs to confesse our sins and to craue pardon that we may be assured thou dost absolue and acquit vs from all our sinnes Moreouer giue vs indignation against our sinnes and ourselues by reason of them saying to them get them hence what haue we to doe with them any more also worke in vs a godly feare and desire draw vs and we will runne after thee and cause vs to testifie our repentance by a zeale of thy glory that the coales of our loue to thee may be fiery coals and a vehement flame and by reuenge offring violence to sinne resisting and striuing against especially such sinnes as we are most inclined to Sanctifie vs throughout our mindes that wee may know thee to be the onely true God and whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ purge our consciences from dead workes to serue thee the liuing God write thy lawes in our harts and mindes cause vs to obserue and doe them set a watch before our lippes that we offend not with our tongues but that we may be an humble people of a pure language seruing thee with one consent hating lying swearing and all euill speaking turne away our eyes from beholding vanity direct our steppes in thy word and let none iniquity haue dominion ouer vs cause vs to giue all diligence to make our calling and election sure by faith in thy promises and by adding to our faith vertue shining in a gracious course of life among men and to vertue knowledge seeing without knowledge wee can doe nothing well and to knowledge temperance auoiding curiosity riotousnesse wantonnesse and to temperance patience quietly willingly and constantly subiecting our selues to thy holy prouidence in afflictions comming either immediately from thy holy hand or from men although they wrong vs thereby and to patience godlinesse by a zealous worshipping of thee and to godlinesse brotherly kindenesse shewed to the houshold of faith in a speciall manner and to brotherly kindenesse loue euen to our enemies Cause vs to purge our selues from all pollution both of flesh and spirit and to grow vp to full holinesse in the feare of thy name that as our saluation is nearer then when we first beleeued it so our faith repentance and new obedience may be more Inable vs to put on weare the whole armour of God that wee may stand fast the girdle of truth against all hypocrisie and falshood the breastplate of righteousnesse against all vnrighteous and euill waies the shooes of peace assured of our reconciliation with thee against troubles the shield of faith against doubting the helmet of hope against fainting and the sword of the spirit thy holy word against all errour and ignorance O knit our hearts for euer to thee that we may feare thy name and so liue as to glorifie thee to winne others to thee and to proue our faith to be liuely and true that so we may reioyce in the Lord and lift vp our faces before the Almighty and wee pray thee to grant the same blessings that wee haue craued for our selues to al thy people according to their necessities and conditions Grant thy Gospell a free passage throughout all nations where thou hast appointed to gather thine elect by the ordinary meanes Blesse Kings and Magistrates that they may be nurses to thy Church Cause them to serue thee with feare and to reioyce with trembling especially we beseech thee to blesse our King and other Rulers in this land that true religion may flourish popery and superstition and all profanenesse and wickednesse more and more rooted out Blesse the Ministers of thy word it is thy will to conuey heauenly treasures in earthen vessels and although the word seeme to worldly men to be foolishnesse and as weake as the trumpets vsed in the ouerthrow of Iericho yet make it thy power to the saluation of thy people to the conuincing of gaine-sayers Forgiue the sinnes of this land other lands where thy name is called vpon and giue repentance to them that yet liue swearing drunkennesse oppression wantonnesse contempt of thy word and such other grieuous sins that make the land to mourne Purge thy Church that it may bee faire as the moon Purge as the sunne and terrible as an army with banners Comfort also we pray thee the afflicted with sicknesse pouertie wars trouble of conscience or any other aduersity distressed according to the multitude of their sorrowes let thy consolations refresh their soules blesse them also that we are bound to by nature charge desert or any other bond and those that pray for vs or haue desired our praiers And we desire to praise thy holy name and in that weake measure as wee are able wee giue thee humble and hearty thankes for our election redemption vocation iustification measure of sanctification and hope of glorification and also for all the blessings whereby this present life hath beene the more comfortable to vs anâ— grant that this may bee the chiefe end of all our petitions that wee may more cheerefully serue thee and that our loue may not be a selfe-loue but that wee may labour to preferre thy glory before our owne saluation and be grieued that we haue so much selfe-loue in vs and finally as thou hast graciously protected vs this day past for which we praise thy name so wee pray thee to preserue vs this night keepe vs from wicked dreames and from all dangers let thy watchfull prouidence compasse vs about and thine Angels defend vs grant vs such refreshing by rest and sleepe that if it please thee to giue vs more time in this world we may bee the more chearefull and fit for thy seruice and keepe our soules awake and watchfull that at our dissolution they may be carried by the Angels to heauen that when we shall awake at the last day we may be satisfied with thine image Heare vs in these things and whatsoeuer else thou knowest needfull for vs or any of thine for the merits of thy beloued Sonne in whom thou art well pleased to whom with thee and the holy spirit be all honour and glory dominion and power ascribed of vs the whole Church from this time forth and for euermore Amen FINIS