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A catechism wherein the learner is at once taught to rehearse and prove all the main points of Christian religion by answering to every question in the very words of Holy Scripture : together with a short and plain discourse useful to confirm the weak and unlearned in his belief of the being of a God and the truth of Scripture / by Clement Ellis ...
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Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700.
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We must love our Enemies bless them that curse us do good to them that hate us and pray for them that despitefully use us and persecute us Mat. 5.44 If our Enemy hunger we must feed him if he thirst we must give him drink Rom. 12.20 Q. May you not avenge your selves on your Enemies A. We must not avenge our selves but give place unto wrath Rom. 12.19 nor recompense to any man evil for evil v. 17. Prov. 20.22 1 Thes. 5.15 nor railing for railing but contrariwise blessing 1 Pet. 3.9 not being overcome of evil but overcoming evil with good Rom. 12.21 waiting on the Lord who will save â—â— Prov. 20.22 for vengeance is his and he will repay Rom. 12.19 Q What are the properties of true Christian Charity A. Charity suffereth long and is kind Charity envyeth not vaunteth not it self is not puffed up doth not behave it self unseemly seeketh not her own is not easily provoked thinketh no evil rejoyceth not in Iniquity but rejoyceth in the truth beareth all things believeth all things hopeth all things endureth all things 1 Cor. 13.4 5 6 7. Q What is your duty when you have offended or wronged others A. If we remember that our Brother hath ought against us we must go and be reconciled to him Mat. 5.23 24. confâ—ssing our faults Iames 5.16 restoring that we have taken wrongfully Luke 19.18 Ezek. 33.15 owing no man any thing but to love one another Rom. 13.8 and as much as lyeth in us living peaceably with all men Rom. 12.18 Q. What is the duty of VVives to their Husbands A. Wives must submit themselves unto their own Husbands as unto the Lord in every thing Eph. 5.22.24 Col. 3.18 with chaste conversation coupled with fear and the Ornament of a meek and quiet Spirit 1 Pet. 3.2 3 4. with shame-facedness and sobriety 1 Tim. 2.9 reverencing Eph. 5.33 and loving their Husbands and their Children being discreet chaste keepers at home good Tit. 2.4 5. guiding the House and giving none occasion to the Adversary to speak reproachfully 1 Tim. 5.14 Q. What is the duty of Husbands to their Wives A. Husbands ought to love their Wives even as their own Bodies and as Christ also loved the Church and gave himself for it Eph. 5.25 28. not being bitter against them Col. 3.19 but dwelling with them according to knowledge and giving honour unto them as unto the weaker vessel 1 Pet. 3.7 Q. May a man put away his wife for any cause A. What God hath joyned together let no man put asunder Mat. 19.6 whosoever shall put away his Wife except it be for Fornication and shall marry another commâ—tteth Adultery v. 9. Q. What Command hath God given to preserve the Chastity and Honour of the Marriage Bed A. God's Command is thou shalt not commit Adultery Exod. 20.14 Marriage is honourable in all and the bed undefiled but Whore-mongers and Adulterers God will judge Heb. 13.4 Q. VVhat is the duty of Children to their Parents A. Children must honour their Father and Mother Mat. 15.4 Exod. 20.12 Eph. 6.2 obeying them in all things Col. 3.20 in the Lord Eph. 6.1 and labouring to requite their Parents 1 Tim. 5.4 Q. VVhat owe Parents to their Children A. Parents must bring up their Children in the Nurture and admonition of the Lord Eph. 6.4 chastening and correcting them Heb. 12.7.9 but not provoking them to Anger lest they be discouraged Col. 3.21 Q. VVhat is the duty of Servants to their Masters A. Let Servants count their own Masters wâ—â—thy of hâ—nour 1 Tim. 6.1 obeying them with fear and trembling in singleness of heart not with eye service as men-pleasers but as the Servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart Eph. 6.5 6. pleasing them well in all things not answering them again not purloining but shewing all good fidelity Tit. 2.9 10. not onely to the good and gentle but also to the froward 1 Pet. 2.18 Q. What is the Duty of Masters towards their Servants A. Masters must give unto their Servants that which is just and equal Col. 4.1 forbearing threatning knowing that their Master is also in Heaven neither is there respect of Persons with God Eph. 6.9 Q. What is the Duty of Subjects to Princes and Magistrates A. Let every Soul be Subject to the Higher Powers Rom. 13.1 not onely for wrath but for Conscience sake v. 5. submitting to every Ordinance of man for the Lord's sake whether to the King as Supreme or unto Governors as unto them that are sent by him 1 Pet. 2.13 14. paying them Tribute Custome Fear and Honour Rom. 13.7 praying and giving thanks for them 1 Tim. 2.1 Q. What is the Duty of Magistrâ—tes A. Magistrates are the Ministers of God to their Subjects for good Rom. 13.4 for the punishment of evil doers and the praise of them that do well â— Pet. 2.14 and are to see that we lead quiet and peaceable lives under them in all godliness and honesty 1 Tim. 2.2 Q. What if the Magistrate command things contrary to the Law of God A. We ought to obey God rather than men Acts 5.29 Q. What if the Magistrate persecute you for obeying God A. If when we do well and suffer for it we take it patiently this is acceptable with God 1 Pet. 2.20 blessed are they which are persecuted for Righteousness sake Mat. 5.10 1 Pet. 3.14 Q. But may we not rebell or take Arms against a wicked Prince A. Who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord 's Anointed and be guiltless 1 Sam. 26.9 whosoever resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation Rom. 13.2 Q. What is your duty to your Pastors and Teachers A. We must â—ccount of our Pastors and Teachers as of the Ministers of Christ and Stewards of the Mysteries of God 1 Cor. 4.1 esteeming them highly in love for their works sake 1 Thes. 5.13 obeying them that have the rule over us and submitting our selves for they watch for our Souls as they that must give account Heb. 13.17 communicating unto them in all good â—hâ—ngs Gal. 6.6 for so hath the Lord ordained that they which Preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel 1 Cor. 9.14 Q. Wâ—at is the duty of Ministers A. â—â—nâ—sters must take heed to themselves and to all the Flock over the which the Holy Gâ—ost hâ—th made them Overseers to fâ—â—d the Church of God which he hath purcâ—ased with his own Blood Acts 20.28 not by constraint but willingly not for filtâ—y lucre but of a ready mind neither as being Lords over God's Heritage but Ensamples to the Flock 1 Pet. 5.2 3. speaking exhorting rebuking with all Authority Tit. 2.15 Q. Having given me this account both of your Faith and Duty as a Christian now tell me in short what is the whole design of Preaching the Gospel of Christ A. The Gospel is preached to open our eyes and to turn us from dâ—â—kness to to light and from the
God Why did that eternal Man leave Children so unlike himself of so short a Life Or what is now become of him If he was eternally he had eternally a power to be and live and did chuse to dye and be no more and not leave the least notice to the World that ever he was Did that first man begin to be He gave not his beginning to himself for before he began to be he was not he had it from no other man for he was the first man did he spring out of the Earth Shew what power the Earth had to prodcue so noble a Creature and if it had that power did it spend it all at once that it should never before or since bring forth another man or any thing like him I know men may dream of strange â—hings and tell their dreams so often that they may forget they were dreams and begin to think them Truths and because wicked man is afraid of God he is willing to set hiâ— phansie aâ— work to hatch pretty conceits which he may play and sport with and divert himself from hearkning to his Conscience and fom all thoughts of God which disturb his quiet and imbitter his delights with fears of Judgment but he shall never be able by reason to satisfie himself that there is no God 3. The content of the whole World perswades me that it is at least a very great unadvisedness and arrogance hastily to dis-believe a God the whole frame and order of Nature convince me that it is very reasonable and highly satisfactory to the mind of man to believe there is a God but far greater satisfaction yet a man may receive from those clearer evidences which God hath given to the World of himself in Prophesies and Miracles Let a Man therefore thus reason with himself First Things have been fore-told many hundred years before they came to pass and these things have come to pass exactly in all circumstances of time place and manner as they were fore-told For my own part I know that I cannot tell what shall be to Morrow or the very next hour and others who have ventured to fore-tell such things have miserably befool'd both themselves and all that gave credit to them onely those few who pretended that they came from God and gave sufficient evidence to the world that they spake by God's Command have been so happy as to gain credit to the God from whom they came as the true God and to themselves as his true Prophets by a timely and evident fulfilling of those things which they did foretel Now seeing that there have been men who have foretold the the things which afterwards came to pass in all circumstances as they were fore-told and such things as did not depend upon the constant course of Nature and such as no man else could foresee and seeing that these men did profess they knew not these things by their own Art or Study nor by any natural means but only by the revelation which they had from God and seeing it is unconceivable how any should know such things but he alone who governs and orders all things I cannot but believe there is a God who sent these men and spake by them 2. Works have been done which not only exceed the power of man to do but are clearly above the power and against the course of nature these are truly called Miracles wonderful works The Fire hath refused to burn them that were cast into it the Waters have stood up like Walls on each hand whilst men have passed dry-foot through the midst of them the Sun hath been made to stand still for a time and the dead have been raised to life with a word these and the like things I am sure man hath of himself no power to do nor can any man imagin by whom they could be done but by him alone who hath the command of nature These things were done by men onely who said they came from God and to witness to the world that they said truly and all to perswade the world to acknowledge God to fear worship and obey him and therefore I cannot but believe that there is a God who sent these men and wrought by them If any man now ask how we know there have been such things as these he will receive a fuller answer in that which now follows to shew what reason we have to believe the Scriptures to be true wherein these things are recorded It is very reasonable to believe that if there be a God he expects some homage and duty from us and because we can of our selves but guess at most what duties they be which we are to pay unto him and so may be mistaken it is farther yet very reasonable to believe that God hath given us some notice of his will and pleasure and some rule to direct us how we may acceptably serve and honour him and that he should therein make known unto us so much of himself as may beget in us an honuorable esteem and reverend thoughts of his Majesty and so much of his works as to convince us that we came from him and do depend upon him and so much of his goodness and bounty as may encourage us to serve him cheerfully and lastly such demonstrations of his truth as may satisfie us that all this is real and no guile or deceit in it The reasonableness of believing this upon supposition onely that there is a God will make it still more reasonable to believe there is a God when we see that there is something which men do receive and own as a rule sent from God to teach us how we are to honour him and that it hath all those things in it which we suppose it reasonable that such a Rule should have Now we have in our hands a book called the Bible or book and the Scripture or Writing by way of excellency and it is believed that in this Book we have the Word of God whereby he hath revealed himself and his will unto us to teach us both what we are to believe and what we are to do and what we are to hope for That then which we are now to be satisfied in is how it appears that this Book doth indeed contain the Word of God Now this Book being made up of two parts the Old and the New Testament and the Writers of the New Testament bearing witness to the Writers of the Old Testament that they came from God it will certainly follow that if the Writings of the New Testament be true and from God the Writings of the Old are so too Therefore a man need do no more but satisfie himself in the truth and Divine Authority of the New Testament And here let a man thus reason with himself 1. I see that we have these Books and I see whose names they bear I see that the men who writ these Books pretend that they spake from God and that we ought to