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A10557	The Christian divinitie, contained in the divine service of the Church of England summarily, and for the most part in order, according as point on point dependeth, composed; and with the holy Scriptures plainly and plentifully confirmed: written for the furtherance of the peoples understanding in the true religion established by publike authoritie, and for the increase of vnitie in that godly truth eternall. By Edmund Reeve Bachelour in Divinitie, and vicar of the parish of Hayes in Middlesex.	Reeve, Edmund, d. 1660.	1631 (1631)	STC 20829; ESTC S115773	277,054	457

many times in a yeere so is it exceeding furthersome for all younger people to have it all in perfect memory and at least once a weeke to examine themselves by the same CHAP. 62. Of Excommunication IT is said in the second part of the * T. 2. p. 213. Homily concerning the Holy Ghost or in the Homily for Whitsunday Christ ordained the authority of the keyes to excommunicate notorious sinners and to absolve thē which are truly penitent In the second part of the * Homily concerning the right use of the Church T. 2. p. 9.10 it is said In the primitive Church which was most holy and godly and in the which due discipline with severitie was used against the wicked due discipline with severitie suffered once to enter into the house of the Lord nor admitted to Common Prayer and the use of the holy Sacramēts with other true Christians untill they had done opēpenance before the whole Church And they that were so justly exempted and banished as it were from the house of the Lord were taken as they be indeed for men divided and separated from Christs Church and in most dangerous estate yea as Saint Paul saith even given unto Satan the Devill for a time and their company was shunned and avoided of all godly men and women untill such time as they by repentance and publike penance were reconciled Iesus Christ said unto Peter To thee I will give the c Mat. 16.19 keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven The same d Mat 18.18 19 20. authority hee afterward pronounced unto the rest of his Apostles Also when after his resurrection hee breathed on them and said Receive ye the Holy Ghost he gave the keyes of the Kingdome of heaven unto them all saying e Ioh. 20.22 23. Whose soever sins yee remit they are remitted unto thē whose soever sinnes ye retaine they are retained Saint Paul saith to the Corinthians concerning excommunicating the incestuous person In the name of our Lord Iesus Christ when ye are gathered together and my Spirit with the power of our Lord Iesus Christ To f 1 Cor. 5.4 5. deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may bee saved in the day of the Lord Iesus He said of Hymenaeus and Alexander that he had g 1 Tim. 1.20 delivered them unto Satan that they might learne not to blaspheeme Concerning what persons are to be excommunicated if otherwise they will not be reformed it is observed that the Apostle signifieth where he saith If any man that is called a brother be a fornicatour or covetous or an Idolater or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner with h 1 Cor. 5.11 such a one no not to eate Vnto the Thessalonians he saith And if any man obey not our word by this Epistle note that man and have i 2 Thes 3.14 no company with him that he may be ashamed The Apostle speaketh of disorderly living and living out of a vocation by the sweat of other mens browes or eating other mens bread for nought The Apostle also faith If any man love not the Lord Iesus Christ let him be k 1 Cor. 16.22 anathema Maran atha The speech here l Sunt enim hae● dicendi genera Haebraeis non 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inquit Buxtorfiu● in Gram. Heb. pag. 548. excusâ anno 1620. love not is observed to signifie hateth Anathema is interpreted a curse a cursed thing or one accursed Maran signifieth our Lord and atha signifieth commeth The excommunication which was called anathema maranatha is accounted to be the greatest kinde thereof and so the very last namely when as one for his persevering wilfull hatred against Iesus Christ is quite forsaken by the Church and left unto the just judgement of Christ of whom Enoch said m Iude 14.15 Arabs juxta sensum reddidit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Apud Rabbinos est 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 contractè 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Videt ur dicià syriac● verbo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nominare quòd h●c sit nominatissima excommunicatio Vulgò ta●en volunt esse nomen compositum ex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 id est Deus venit Alij ex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. ibi mors Behold the Lord commeth with ten thousands of his Saints to execute judgment upon all and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him The holy scriptures deliver other causes also for which there may be excommunication the which the Church of England hath partly mentioned in the Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiasticall as also when any being summoned to appeare before ecclesiasticall authority will contemptuously refuse c. The Lord Christ Iesus hath in his Gospell given an everlasting generall rule If any one neglect to heare the Church let him be unto thee as an n Mat. 18.17 Heathen man and a Publicane CHAP. 63. Of Confession and Absolution in particular manner BEsides the generall Confession and Absolution to be said and pronounced in the beginning of the Divine Service and afore receiving the holy Communion holy Church hath ordained that a private may be made In the second Exhortation to be read afore the Communion it is said Because it is requisite that no man shold come to the holy Communion but with a full trust in Gods mercy and with a quiet conscience therefore if there be any of you which by the meanes aforesaid cannot quiet his owne conscience but requireth further comfort or counsell then let him come to me or some other discreet and learned Minister of Gods Word and open his griefe that he may receive such ghostly counsell advice and comfort as his conscience may be relieved and that by the ministery of Gods Word he may receive comfort and the benefit of absolution to the quieting of his conscience and avoyding of all scruple and doubtfulnesse In the Rubricke of the Service for the Visitation of the Sicke it is said The sicke person shall make a speciall confession if he feele his conscience troubled with any weighty matter After which confession the Priest shall absolve him after this sort * The forme of absolution used to one in particular Our Lord Iesus Christ who hath left power to his Church to absolve all sinners which truely repent and beleeve in him of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences and by his authority committed to me I absolve thee from all thy finnes In the Name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost Amen Concerning Confession the Church in the 113. Canon delivereth That if any man confesse his secret and hidden sinnes to the Minister for the

lusts which warre against the soule having your conversation h 1 Pet. 2.11 12. honest among the Gentiles that whereas they speake against you as evill doers they may by your good workes which they shall behold glorifie God in the day of Visitation Whence it may appeare that that is Honesty which is not onely expresly approved by the holy Scriptures but also whatsoever is accounted honourable or worthy of praise according to the light of true reason S. Paul saith For when the Gentiles which have not the law doe by nature the things contained in the law these having not the law are a law to themselves which shew the i Rom. 2.24 15 worke of the law written in their hearts their conscience also bearing witnesse and their thoughts the meane while accusing or else excusing one another c. Also nothing ought to be supplicated unto a King but what is rightfull and Honest For Solomon saith Righteous lips are the delight of Kings and they love him that speaketh k Prov. 16.13 right Of Courtesie IN the first part of the * T. 2. p. 157. Homily concerning Almes-deeds it is said Be courteous unto the poore Saint Peter saith Finally be ye all of one minde having compassion one of another love as brethren be pitifull be l 1 Pet. 3.8 9. Courteous not rendring evill for evill or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing King Rehoboam for giving m 1 King 12 13 14 16. uncourteous answeres to his subjects when they came unto him lost the most part of his Kingdome thereby Solomon signifieth that a Superiour should not without just cause answere his inferiour discourteously saying He that n Prov. 14.21 despiseth his neighbour sinneth but he that hath mercy on the poore happy is hee He that o Prov. 14.31 oppresseth the poore reproacheth his Maker In Ecclesiasticus wholesome counsaile is given hereto Turne not away thine eye from the needy and give him none occasion to curse thee for if he curse thee in the bitternesse of his soule his prayer shall be heard of him that made him Let it not grieve thee to bow downe thine eare to the poore and give him a p Ecclus. 4.5 6 8. friendly answer with meeknesse We ought not to despise any for any bodily deformity or infirmity The Apostle saith q 1 Pet. 2.17 Honour all men Bee gentle shewing all r Tit. 3.2 meeknesse unto all men Of retaining the memory of Saints IN the Kalender set afore the Common Prayer the names of sundry men and women which in their life time here on earth were famous for piety and vertue are inserted for perpetuall memory as Cyprian Benedict Anne Katherine c. Wherein holy Church doth according to the Scripture which saith The Prov. 10.7 memory of the just is blessed but the name of the wicked shall rot The righteous shall be had in everlasting t Psal 112.6 remembrance In the third part of the * T. 1. p. 65. Homily concerning the feare of death there is a Saints saying mentioned namely Saint Martin who said Good Lord if I be necessary for thy people to doe good unto them I will refuse no u Phil. 1.24 labour but else for mine owne selfe I beseech thee to take my soule In the eleventh Chapter to the Hebrewes the memoriall of many Saints is blessed so in Ecclesiasticus Chap. 44.45 46 47 48 49 50. Of Veracity or True Speaking IN the first part of the * T. 1. p. 47 48. Homily concerning Swearing it is said Every Christian mans word saith Saint Hierome should be so true that it should bee regarded as an oath And Chrysostome witnessing the same saith It is not convenient to sweare for what needeth us to sweare when it is not lawfull for one of us to make a w Col. 3 9. Isa 63.8 lye unto another Hee that useth truth and plainnesse in his bargaining and communication hee shall have no need by such vaine swearing to bring himselfe in credence with his neighbours nor his neighbours will not mistrust his sayings The Prophet Ieremiah saith Take ye heed every one of his neighbour and trust ye not in any brother for every brother will utterly supplant and every neighbour will walke with slanders and they will deceive every one his neighbour and will not speak the truth they have taught their tongue to speake x Ier. 9.4 5. lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity David saith Lord who shall abide in thy Tabernacle who shall dwell in thy holy hill He that walketh uprightly worketh righteousnesse and y Psal 15.1 2 3. speaketh the truth in his heart Of Diligence IN the admonition to all Ministers Ecclesiasticall set afore the second Tome of Homilies it is said It shall be necessary that yee z 1 Tim. 4.12 1 Pet. 5.3 above all other doe behave your selves most faithfully and diligently in your so high a function After it is said It shall be well done to spend your time to consider well of such Chapters before hand whereby your a Eccles. 12 9 10 11. prudence and diligence in your office may appeare c. In the first part of the * T. 2 p. 115. Homily concerning the place and time of prayer it is signified That by the fourth Commandement it appeareth no man in the sixe dayes ought to be sloathfull or idle but b Exod. 20.9 Rom. 12.11 diligently to labour in that state wherein God hath set him Most divinely doth the Church counsell us unto diligence in the third part of the * T. 2. p. 232. Homily for Rogation weeke saying Brethren howsoever the c 1 Cor. 11.32 world in generality is d Hos 4.6 forgetfull of God let us particularly attend to our time and e Eph. 5.15.16 Col 4.5 winne the time with diligence and apply our selves to that light and f 2 Cor. 6.1 2. grace that is g Tit. 2.11.12 offered us let us if Gods favour and judgements which he worketh in our time cannot stir us to call home to our selfe to h Phil. 2.12 doe that belonging to our salvation At the least way let the malice of the devill the naughtinesse of the world which wee see exercised in these i 1 Tim. 4.1 2 Tim. 3.1 c. perilous and last times wherein we see our daies so dangerously set provoke us to k Mar. 13.33 34 35 36 37. Ephes 4.1 watch diligently to our l 1 Cor. 1.9 vocation to walke and goe m Phil. 3.13 14. 2 Pet. 1.3.10 Prov. 4.18 forward therein In the * T. 2. p. 241. Homily concerning the state of Matrimony it is said But to this prayer must bee joyned a n 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7 8. singular diligence c. In the third part of the * T. 2. p. 272. Homily of Repentance it is said If we should suspect any uncleannes to be in us