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A72530	A plaine and profitable catechisme with certaine prayers adioyned, meete for parents and housholders to teach their children and seruants.	Leech, James, fl. 1605.; More, John, d. 1592.	1605 (1605)	STC 15363.3; ESTC S123497	32,265	88

thy whole church and euery part ●nd member thereof glorifie thy name ●duance thy kingdome confound the ●ower of Sathan Antichrist sinne and ●arkenes blesse this thy church and countrie where we liue giue thy gos●ell a free passage amongst vs remooue all the hindrances thereof ●aise vp daily by thy almightie power and goodnes all those means instruments that may further it aright blesse ●we beseech thee prosper and preserue the excellent estate of our soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiestie our gratious Queene the Prince their eldest sonne and all their royall posteritie multiply thy blessings vpon them preserue them from all dangers make them earnest louers fauorers and furtherers of thy truth and gospell and tender nursing fathers and nursing Mothers vnto thy Church people all the daies of their life Good Lord blesse the honorable councellors magistrates and nobility of this land and all that be in authoritie vnder the Kings highnes that they ma●● carefully faithfully in all their cour● sails consultations and gouerment labour for and procure the promoting 〈◊〉 thy glorie the aduancement of th● gospell the maintenance of true religion vertue and godlines the suppressio● of sinne and wickednes the peace and prosperitie of the church and commo●wealth that we may liue vnder his highnes and them a peaceable and quiet life in all godlynes and honestie Lord furnish thy Church continually with godly faithfull learned and worthy pastors and teachers of thy holy word blesse their ministerie to thy people and defend it against all the malice of the wicked Lord blesse all the christian families in the land and encrease the number of them dayly open the eies of the ignorant mollifie the hearts of the obstinat conuert them that run astray comfort the feeble hearted raise vp such as bee falne if they belong vnto thee adde vnto thy church dayly such as shal be saued be mercifull to all thy seruants ●hat be in any manner of affliction cō●ort them and releeue them help them ●nd succour them according to their se●erall necessities giue them a holy vse of al their afflictions and a gratious deliuerance in due time finally good Lord send thy blessings vpon all our land with fruitfull seasons and plentifull encrease of al thy good creatures which in thy gracious prouidence thou hast ordeyned for our vses and necessities that we may chearfully sing vnto thee from day to day the praises of thy mercies through Iesus Christ An Euening prayer O almightie and eternall Lord God father of our Lord Iesus Christ wee thy poore vnworthie seruants beeing come together to offer vp vnto thee our euening sacrifice of praier thanksgiuing according to our bounde duty doe first of all acknowledge against our selues that we are al of vs most vile wretched sinners not worthie the least of al thy mercies being guiltie of the fall of our forefather Adam of our owne originall corruption and of innumerable most heynous transgressions of all thy ho●● lawes and commandements both 〈◊〉 our sinfull thoughts words and deed and so much the more guiltie because we haue not regarded the good meane which thou hast mercifully ordeyne● for vs to haue wrought in our heart true knowledge and vnderstanding o● thy will and commandements repentance of our sinnes and amendment of our life we confesse therefore that we haue infinitely prouoked thy wrath iudgement against vs and iustly deserued all curses plagues and miseries to be poured vpon vs in this life and to be cast for euer hereafter into the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone but good Lord wee appeale vnto the vnsearchable riches of thy mercies in Christ Iesus beseeching thee to wash away all our sins guiltines in his most precious blood to burie them all in his most glorious death that they may be remooued for euer out of thy sight and be vnto vs as though they had never bene lett thy blessed spirit of Adoption good lord seale vnto our hearts ●he full assurance of this thy euerlasting ●oue and mercy and lord work in vs ●ayly more and more a godly sorrow ●or all our sinnes with hearty and vnfei●ed repentance and so worke in our ●earts by thy holy spirit that all the ●ower of sinne may dayly die in vs more and more and all good graces of ●hy spirit may dayly grow and encrease ●n vs that our hearts may be strengthned with an vnfeined faith and we may be purged from euill consciences and made fruitfull in all duties of christian loue so as in the whole course of our life hereafter we may walke before thee in all simplicity and godly purenes and serue thee vnfeinedly in all the duties of true holines and righteousnes all the daies of our life And now lord we further commend our selues and euery member of this familie into thy mercifull protection this night beeseeching thee to preserue and keepe vs from all dangers and perills to which we are subiect in soule or bodie or any thing that belongeth vnto vs to giue vs quiet and comfortable rest with the continuance of our health peace and saftie to the glorie of th● name that we may be more fitt for th● duties of our calling when thou sha●● raise vs againe and so to guide vs and sanctifie vs throughout that whethe● we sleepe or wake liue or die we ma● be thine After this the thanksgiuing to this marke * and then adde this following Finally we giue thee humble thank● that it hath pleased thee to preserue 〈◊〉 this day and for all those blessings tho● hast vouchsafed vnto vs our health peace and saftie the comfortable vse 〈◊〉 all thy good creatures with thy ble●sing vpon our labours and last of a● for this libertie we haue to come befor● thee beeseeching thee to accept of thi● our euening sacrifice gratiously t● heare vs and grant vnto vs c. as before A praier before the reading of scriptures Almightie Lord God our most mercifull and heauenly father in Iesus Chri●● we beseech thee vouchsafe by thy holy spirit to prepare our hearts that with ●ll reuerence and diligence we may at●end to this thy holy word and soe to open our vnderstanding and to sanctifie our affections as thou mayst therby disperse in vs more and more all the ●mists and darknesses of Sathan and of sinne and make vs apt to euerie good worke and wise vnto saluation through ●esus Christ our Lord only Sauiour Amen A prayer before Catechising O lord our god and our most mercifull father in Iesus Christ which hast commanded vs to lay vp thy words in our hearts and to speake of them when we rise vp when we lie downe when we goe forth when we come home to ●each them and rehearse them continually to our children And seeing our lord Iesus Christ hath commanded vs to search the scriptures that we might know thee the onely true god and him whom thou hast sent and soe attaine to eternall life wee beseech thee

sixt petition we pray that god would not lead vs into temptation but deliuer vs that is that he o Rom. 16.20 ● Tim 14.17.18 ●ph 6.10.11 ● Cor. 10.13 ● Pet. 2.9 would not lead vs further into battaile with our spirituall enemies then we by his holy spirit may be able ●o preuaile and ouercome Q. Which is the thanksgiuing An. For thine is the kingdome the ●ower and the glory for euer and euer Amen Q. Why is this added A. Not only to kindle in our hearts to a 1. Cor. 10.3 Rom. 11.36 desire the glory of god but also to ●each vs that this prayer is grounded vpon none other then god only and that we should not thinke the b Psa 114.7 kingdome of god to be weake and voide of force and might but that c Deut. 9.13 Apo. 4.9.11 Apo. 5.12.13 1. Cor. 26.10.11.12.13 he is to ●e honored praised and glorified and that his power is infinite perpetuall euerlasting Q. What meaneth this word Amen An. And in this word d 1 Pet. 5.11 Apo. 6.14 Apo. 7 1● Amen is the feruent desire that we haue to obtaine those things which we aske and our hope is confirmed that those things which we aske are granted vnto vs wherby our consciences are pacified and with this word Amen we end our praiers 1. Cor. 1 4.16 Q. Is there any speciall helpe of praier ● part An. There is a speciall helpe wherof we haue both commandements and many examples in the scriptures And that is fasting Leuit. 23.27.28 Iosua 7.6 Math. 9.15 Ioel. 2.12.15 Dan. 9.3 Q. What meane you by fasting An. The christian and religious fasting is an holy abstinence ioyned with praier in humbling of our selues that our praiers may be the more feruent Dan. 9.3 Iona. 3.8 Q. From what must we abstaine in this christian fasting An. Not only from all meates and drinks so far as the state of our bodies may beare but also from all other euen lawfull things delights recreations which we naturally desire and may lawfully vse Iona. 3.5 Ezra 10.6 Ester 4.6 Q. How long must this abstinence be vsed An. According to the cause for which we take it in hand at the least on● whole day from euening to euening or from morning to morning wherein we must cease from all other labours and keepe it in the manner of a Saboth Leuit. 23.32 Dan. 10.2.3 Ester ●4 16 Q. For what cause are fasts appointed An. To the better humbling of our selues in praier to obtaine some speciall grace at gods hand when we feele the want of any necessarie blessing gift or benefit or to intreat the Lord to turne away or remooue any greiuous afflictions from our selues or others either presently vpon vs or like to come Iosua 7.6 1. Sam. 7.6 Iudges 20.26 Q. How many sorts of christian fastes be there An. Two A priuat fast that is of any particular persons or of seuerall families by themselues Nehem. 1.4 Cornelius Act. 10.30 Ester 4.16 And a publique fast in a whole congregation some part of a country or a whole nation being ordained and appointed by such as are in authoritie 2. Chron. 20.3 Iona. 3.7 Q. What meane you by christian gouerment An. That order which god ha● appointed to be amonge his people for the maintenance of peace and god lines Q. How many sorts be there of 〈◊〉 Ans Two ecclesiasticall and Ciuile and both these are both publike 〈◊〉 priuate Q. What call you publike ecclesiasticall gouerment An. That order of discipline which God hath appointed for his Church in exercising the power of the keyes to the censuring of offenders the remoouing of offences and the restoring o● such as haue falne Math. 18.15.16 c. 1. Cor. 10.31.32 1. Cor. 14.40 1. Thes 5.14 Q. By whome and how is this power to be vsed Tim. 5.17.16 ●0 An. By the ministers and such as are lawefully called to haue gouerment in the church admonishing suspending o● excommunicating offendors according to the qualitie of their offence ●estoring and receiuing into the church those offendours that doe repent and reforme themselues 1. Thess 5.14 1. Cor. 5.4.5.13 2. Cor. 2.6.7.8 2. Thess 3.14.15 1. Tim. 5.20 Q. What call you the publike civill gouernment A. That order which God hath appointed to be kept by the authoritie of the Prince Rulers and Magistrates for the punishment and brideling of sinne and the maintenance of peace quietnes among other people Rom. 13.1 2 3 4 5. 1. Pet. 2.13.15 Q. What difference is betweene the Ecclesiasticall and ciuill punishment A. The punishment of the Church ●s inflicted vpon the soule and conscience by admonitions reprehension or separating of the offendours from the Fellowship of the Church 1. Cor. 5.4.5 ●3 The ciuill punishment is inflicted vpon the bodie or goods of malefactors according to the lawes of Princes and countries Q. To what ende hath the Lord appointed this order A. That men might liue a peaceable and quiet life in all godlines and honestie 1. Tim. 2.2 Q. What call you priuate ecclesiasticall gouernment A. That gouernment which parent and gouernours of families ought t● obserue in teaching instructing and informing their wiues children and seruants in the knowledge and fearing 〈◊〉 God to auoid sinne and to liue god● and vertuously Gen. 18.19 Ios 24 1● 1. Cor. 15.34.39 Eph. 6.4 5 6 7 8 9. ● Tim. 2.9.10.11 c. 1. Pet. 3.1.23 Q. What call you priuate ciuill gouernment A. That gouernment which parent and gouernours of families ought al● to obserue in correcting their childre● and seruants for their amendment a●cording to the qualitie of the cause a● person and to keepe them in a lawf●● and orderly course of life Prov. 19 1● 22.15 23.13 14. 20.30 1. Pet. 18.19 Deut. 21.18 19 20. The end of the Catechisme A morning prayer for a familie O Most mightie eternall and euerliuing Lord God maker of heauen and earth and in Christ Jesus thy deare● beloued sonne our most patient gracious and mercifull father wee thy ●oore vnworthie seruants here humbling our selues before thy diuine Maie●●e doe vnfainedly acknowledge that ●e are not worthie to lift vp our eyes 〈◊〉 heauen nor to enioy the least of thy ●ercies beeing in our selues most vil●●d wretched sinners guiltie both of ●at originall corruption which wee ●e receiued from the fall and disobedience of our forefather Adam and al● of most grieuous and innumerable ●●●nsgressions of all thy holy lawes and ●●mmandements in our thoughts ou●●ctions our wordes and deedes ●erein we haue fearefully sinned and ●elled against thee both in omitting 〈◊〉 good things thou doest command vs and in cōmitting those euill things thou dost forbid vs in the duties of thy holy worship the loue of our brethren and the labours of our calling we haue infinitely dishonoured thy holy name and taken it in vaine in that we haue not walked worthie of thy Gospel our holy calling and profession we haue defiled thy