faith AN. It is not onely a knowlege wherby I doo surely assent to all thinges which God hath opened to vs in his worde but also a sure trust kindled in my harte by the Holy ghost through the Gospell whereby I am at peace with God surely rekenyng with my selfe and iudgeyng that forgeuenes of sinnes euerlastyng lyfe rightuusnes was geueÌ„ not only to other but also to me that fréely by the mercy of God for the deseruing of Christ alone QV. * What are those thinges that a Christâ—n man must néedes beleue AN. * All thinges that are promised in the Gospel the sum whereof is contayned in the Creede or articles of our faith wherein is shortly conteyned as in a certayne shorte sum the cheif poyntes of the catholike and vndoubted faith of all Christians QVESTION ¶ What is the Créede ye speake of ANSVVER I Beleue in God the Father almighty maker of heauen earth And in Iesus Christe his onely begotten sonne our lord Which was conceyued by the holy gost borne of the virgin Mary Suffred vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead buried went downe into Hell. The thyrd day he rose agayne from the dead And went vp into heauen sitteth there at the right hand of god the Father almighty From thence shall he come to iudge the quicke the dead I beleue in the holy gost That ther is a catholike church A communion of Saints Forgeuenes of sinnes The rising agayne of the flesh And the lyfe euerlastyng Amen QVE Into how many partes is this Créede deuided AN. ¶ Into thrée partes the firste is of the euerlasting father and of our creation The seconde is of the sonne our redemption or deliuerance The thyrd is of the Holy gost and makyng of vs holy sauing vs from sinne QV. ¶ When as there is but one onely substance of God why namest thou three the father the son and the Holy gost AN. ¶ Because God hath so opened him self in his word that these thrée sundry persoÌ„s are that one trew euerlastyng God. ¶ Of the Father QVESTION WHat doest thou beleue when thou sayest I beleue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth AN. ¶ I doo beleue that the euerlastyng Father of our Lorde Iesus Christ which hath made of nothyng heauen and earth and althinges that are therein with his euerlastyng counsel prouision vpholdeth and gouerneth al the same for Christs sake is my God and my father and therefore so trust rest in him that I doo not doubt but he wyl prouide for me al thiÌ„gs nedful both for my soule and body and that he wil also tourne vnto my Saluation all the euyls and troubles that he layeth vpon me in this troublesome lyfe both because he can doo it as an almighty God and will do it as a gentil Father QV. ¶ What is the prouision or prouidence of God AN. The almighti power of god present in euery place whereby it holdeth vp as it were with his hand gouerneth heauen and earth and all creatures in so much that those things that grow vpon the earth rayne also faire wether and drines plentuusnes in bearing barrennes meat and drink health and sicknes ryches pouerti and to conclude all thinges fall and come vnto vs not without aduice or by chance but by his fatherly aduised counsell wyll and purpose QVE ¶ What profite haue we by this knowlege of the creatioÌ„ prouideÌ„ce of god ANS ¶ That in aduersitie we maye be pacient and in prosperytie thankfull and in time to come we maye haue a very good hope in God our moste faythfull Father knowing that there is nothyng that can drawe vs awaye from his loue for all creatures are so in his Power that withoute his wyll they can not onely doo nothynge but euen not so much as to stere or moue Of the Sonne QVESTION WWhy is the Son of God called Iesus that is the Sauer AN. * Because he saueth vs from al our sinnes as no saluatioÌ„ ought to be craued of any other so can there none be found in other but in him alone QV. * Then whether doo they beleue in the onely sauer Iesus which séeke happynes saluation of saints or of themselues or of any other thyng AN. * No For although they boast theÌ„selues and reioyce in him as their Sauer in their words yet for al that in very dedâ— they deny the only Sauer Iesus for either must Iesus not be a perfit Sauer or els al they that receaue him with a trew faith for a Sauer haue in their possessyon in hym all thinges necessary vnto saluation QV. * Why is he called Christus that is annoynted AN. * Because he was ordayned of the Father and was annoynted of the Holy gost the highest prophet and doctor which hath opened vnto vs the secret counsel and all the wyll of his father concerning our redemption deliuerance And the hye Preist who with one sacrifice or offring of his body and no mo hath bought vs agayne and continually maketh intercession to his Father for vs And a Kinge which gouerneth vs with his worde and his spirit and defeÌ„deth and kepeth the Saluation which we haue gotten by hym QV. ¶ But why art thou called a christian AN. Becaus through faith I am a meÌ„ber of â—esus Christ and am pertaker of his anointing â–ª so that I confesse his name geue my selfe vp vnto him to be a liuing offring of thankfulnes in this life to fight against sin Sathan with a fre and good conscience and afterwarde may hould enioy the euerlastiÌ„g kyngdoÌ„e with Christ ouer al cretures QV. ¶ For what cause is Christ called the onely begotten son of god wheÌ„ we are also the sonnes of God AN. * Because Christ is only the euerlastyng and natural son of the father euerlastyng and we are but sonnes chosen and taken vp of the Father of fauour for Christes sake QV. * Why callest thou hym our Lord ANS ¶ Because he byinge agayne our bodyes and soules from sinne not with Golde nor Siluer but with his precious bloud and deliuering them from all power of the deuyll hath claymed vs for his owne proper seruants belongiÌ„g vnto none other Lord or master QV. ¶ What beleuest thou when thou sayest he was conceiued by the holy ghost and borne of the virgin Mary AN. ¶ That the sonne of God which is and abydeth trew and euerlasting god hath taken the very trewe nature of man of the flesh and bloud of the virgin Marye by the workyng of the Holy ghost that he might be also with al the true seed of Dauid lyke vnto his Brethern in all thinges sauing onely in sinne QV. ¶ What profite takest thou of the holy conception and birth of Christ AN. That he is our meane or mediator and with his innocentnes perfite holines couereth my sinnes in the which I am conceiued to com into the sight of God.
the Lords supper vntyl they repent amend their maners QV. ¶ What are the keyes of the kingdome of heauen AN. * The preachyng of the Gospell correction or discipline of the chyrch wherby the kingdome of Heauen is opened to them that beleue and is shut vp agaynste them that beleue not QV. ¶ How is the kingdome of heauen opened shut by the preaching of the Gospell ANS * Where at the commaundement of Christe we openly declare and shewe all and euery Mannes Sinnes are forgeuen them by God for the onely deseruing of Christe as often iâ— they receyue with a true fayth beléefe thâ— promise of the Gospell Of the contrary parte it sheweth vnto all them that beleuâ— not and to all hypocrites feigners of holynes and are wicked within that the wratâ— of God and euerlastyng damnation hangeth ouer their heads accordinge to which witnesse of the Gospell God wyl iudge aâ— well in this lyfe as in the lyfe to come QV. ¶ How is the kingdome of heaueâ— shut too or opened by the correction or discipline of the Church AN. * When as according vnto the coâ—mandement of Christ they that are chrisâ— men in name but shew them selues both iâ— in learning and lyfe fare from Christ aftâ—â— that they haue bene certayne times brotheâ—ly warned to forsake their errors and leaâ— their euil deedes are preseÌ„ted or shewed tâ— the chyrch or to them that are appointed 〈◊〉 the chyrch vnto that office and wyll not â—bey their warning they are shut out by 〈◊〉 same froÌ„ the vse of the Sacraments froâ— coÌ„ming to the felowship of Christs chyrch from God himselfe and the kyngdome 〈◊〉 Christ But agayne if they promise to amend their liues and do so in deed they aâ— receaued in to the Church agayn as members of Christe and of the Chyrch ¶ The third parte is of thankfulnesse QVESTION WHen as we are deliuered from al our sinnes and wretchednes without any deseruing of vs by the onely mercy of God for Christes sake why should we then doo good workes AN. * Because that after Christe hath bought vs agayne with his blood maketh vs new meÌ„ by his holy spirite like vnto the ymage of himselfe that we hauing receued so many good turnes should shew our selues all our lyfe time thankefull to God that he may be honored afterward we euery man maye be assured of his faith by his fruites last of all that we may wyn vnto Christ other by our honeste sober lyfe or good example of liuing QV. ¶ Can they then not be saued being vnthankful abyde styl careles in sin and ar not turned to god froÌ„ their wickednes AN. * In no case for the scripture bereth witnesse that no vnchast person neyther worshipper of straing gods neither hore master or aduouterers neyther couetus men neither Théeues nor Drunkardes neither scoldyng raylers neyther robbers shall enter into the kingdome of God. QVE ¶ In what partes standeth the turning of a man to God AN. * By the kylling or puttyng downe of the old man and the quickning and raysing vp of the new man. QV. ¶ What is the kylling of the old man AN. * It is truely and with all thy harte to be sory that thou hast angred God with thy sinnes and euery day more and more to hate them and to flye from them QV. ¶ What is the quikninge and raysing vp of the new man. AN. True gladnes in god thrugh christ and an ernest and redy desyre of a man to order his lyfe accordyng to the wyl of god of doyng of all maner of good workes QV. Which are good workes AN. * Onely thei that are done in fayth accordyng to the law of God ar wrought for that end that God may be honored therby and not they that are deuised by vs and in our opinion withoute the worde of God seeme to be good QV. ¶ Which is the law of Good AN. * God hath spoken al these words ¶ The fyrst commaundement I Am the Lorde God whiche hath brought thee oute of Egipte oute of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue no other gods in my sight ¶ The II. commandement ¶ Thou shalt make vnto thee no grauen image nor the lykenes of any thing that is in Heauen aboue or in the erth beneth nor in the water vnder the earth Thou shalt not bowe downe to them nor worship them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God and visite the sinnes of the fathers vpon the children vnto the thyrde and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercy vnto thousands in theÌ„ that loue me and kepe my commandementes The III. commandement ¶ Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy god in vayne For the Lorde wyl not hold hym gyltles that taketh his name in vaynâ— The IIII. Remember thou kepe holy the Saboth dâ—y Syxe dayes shalt thou labor and doo all that thou hast to doo but the seuenth day is the Saboth of the Lorde thy God in it shalt thou doo no manner of work thou and thy Son and thy daughter thy man seruaÌ„t and thy maide seruant thy cattell and the strainger that is within thy gate For in six dayes the Lord made Heauen earth the Sea al that in them is and rested the seuenth day wherfore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and halowed it ¶ The V. Honor thy Father thy Mother that thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lorde thy God geueth thee ¶ The VI. Thou shalt doo no murther ¶ The VII Thou shalt not do aduoutry ¶ The VIII Thou shalt not steale ¶ The IX Thou shalt not beare fals witnesse agaynst thy neighbor ¶ The X. * Thou shalt not couet thy neighbors house nor his wyfe nor his seruant nor his maid nor his oxe nor his asse nor any thyng that is his QV. ¶ How ar these commaundements denided AN. * Into two tables of the which the former teacheth in it foure coÌ„maÌ„dements how that we shall behaue our selues towarde god The second table teacheth in six commandements what dewty good déeds and gentylnes we owe vnto our neiâ—â—bor QV. What requireth God of vs in the fyrst table AN. * That euen so dearely as I loue the saluation of my soule so earnestly should I shunne and flye Idolatrye Maumetrye or worshipping of false Gods Witchcraft Sorcerye Enchauntmentes supersticion or worshippinge of God by other meanes then he hath taught in his worde callyng for helpe of saintes or any other creatures But that I should rightly confesse and acknowledge the onely and true God and onely trust in hym and should with great lowlinesse submit my selfe vnto hym and looke for all good thinges of hym alone and that with all my harte and with all the desires of the same loue hym and with reuerence worshyp and honor hym so much that I had leauer forsake all Creatures then to doo any thyng contrary to his wyll QVESTION ¶
vnlawful ware counterfet and vnlawfull money vsurye al vnlawfull meanes and wayes that God hath forbydden to get a mans lyuyng withal Héer vnto may be put and ioynd all couetusnes and vnthrifty and prodigal powryng out and spendyng and wastyng of Gods gifts and euyll vsing of the same QV. ¶ What are those thinges whiche God commandeth here AN. That as much as is posible I shuld helpe and increase the goods and profite of my neighbor And that I should doo so vnto hym as I wold he should doo vnto mée and that I should doo my worke earnestly truly and faithfully that I mai therby be able to releue and helpe them that haue néede QV. ¶ What requireth the nynth commaundement AN. * That I shall not beare false witnes agaynst any man neither falsly turne the meanyng of any mans wordes nether shal backbyghte any man or spightfully rayle agaynste any man neyther shall rashly without the shewynge of a lawfull cause condemne any man. But with al the meanes that I can I shaâ— slye and eschew al kynd of lyes deceipts as the proper works of the deuyll except â— be disposed to stere vp agaynst me the grâ—uous wrath of god In iudgments otheâ— matters I shall folowe it that is true anâ— stedfastly fréely tel confesse the matteâ— as it is indéede morouer I shall as mucâ— as I can defende and increase the goâ—â— name fame and credit of my neighbors QV. What forbiddeth the .x. commandement AN. That our hartes should not be moued or stirrid vp with so much as with thâ— least thought or desire agaynst any of god commandementes but that we shall haâ— and defy at all times al kynd of sinne anâ— shal delyte our selues in all rightuusnes QV. ¶ Can they that are turned to Goâ— kepe perfitly fully these coÌ„mandements AN. ¶ No For euen the holyest amoÌ„g all men as longe as they lyue héere haâ— but smal beginings of this obedience Bâ— yet go so farre that they earnestly with â— feigned desire begin to liue not onely aâ—cordyng vnto som of these commandemâ—tes but accordyng to al the commandemeâ—tes of God. QV. ¶ Why wyll God then that hiâ— law shuld be so ernestly sharply preched when there is no man in this lyfe that is â—ble to kepe it AN. * Fyrst that all the time of our lyfe we shall confesse and acknowleadge how â—reatly we are disposed of nature to sin â—o thereby that we more greedely and with â— greatter desire call for the forgeuenes of â—ur sins that we should always be occupied â—n this that we alwayes be thinking and â—ecording with our selues of godlines and â—al vpon the Father for the grace of the holy â—oste that we may be renewed fashioned â—o the lykenesse of god euery day more and more vntyll at the length after that we be departed out of this lyfe we may with ioy and gladnes get the full perfitnes that is purposed set foorth and requyred of vs. ⧠Of Prayer QVESTION WHy is prayer necessary for a Christen man ANS * Because it is the chiefe parte of that thankfulnes that God requireth of vs and also because God onely geueth them his grace and holy spirit who ar thinges necessary of hym with true vnfeigned gronynges and geueyng thankes for suche benefytes as they haue receiued QV. ¶ What things ar required in thâ— prayer which shal please God and be heâ— of him AN. * That we should aske of the onelâ— true God whiche hath opened him selfe 〈◊〉 his worde al those thinges whiche he hatâ— commanded to be axed with a true desiâ—â— of the harte and an inwarde felyng of oâ— beggerly need and wretchednes cast oâ— selues downe humbly and lowly in the sigâ—â— of Gods maiestie leane to this sure fouâ—dation that although we be vnworthy yâ— we shal surely be hard for Christes sake â— he hath promised vs in his word QV. ¶ What are those thynges that 〈◊〉 commaundeth to be axed axed of hym AN. * Al thinges that are necessary bâ— for body and soule which our Lorde Iesâ—â— Christe conteineth in his prayer that 〈◊〉 hath taught vs. QV. ¶ Which is that prayer ANSVVER OVr father whiche art in heâ—uen halowed be thy namâ— Thy kyngdome come Tâ— wyll be done in earth as it in heauen Geue vs this dâ— our dayly bread And forgeâ—â— vs our dettes as we forgeue our detteâ— And lead vs not into temptation Bâ—â— deliuer vs from euyl For thine is the kingâ—ome the power the glorye for euer and â—uer Amen QV. ¶ Why doth Christ command that we should call God our father AN. That he might styrre vp in vs euen â—n the very beginning of our prayer suche â—euerence as is méet for the sonnes of God â—nd a bolde trust toward God which is to â—e the ground of our prayer to wyt that God throgh Christ is made our father and wyll much lesse denye vnto vs those things â—hat we axe of hym with a true faith then â—ur earthly father wyl deny vnto vs erthly thyngs QV. ¶ Why is it sayde further whiche art in heauen AN. * That we shoulde not thynke to â—ylely bacely or earthly of his heauenly maiestie and that we should looke for and wayte of his almightynesse for all things whatsoeuer ar necessary for our soules and bodyes QVESTION ¶ Which is the first pitition or axyng AN. * Halowed be thy name that is to say at the beginninge graunt vs that we may rightly know thee and worship praise and honor thy almightines thy wisedome thy rightuusnes and gentylnes thy mercy and thy truth and afterward purpose and driue al our life our thoghts words deeds vnto this ende thy most holy name be nâ— blasphemed or euyll spoken of for vs bâ— rather be hyghly honored and praysed QV. ¶ Which is the second peticion AN. * Thy kyngdome come That is gâ—uerne vs so with thy worde and spirit thâ—â— we maye humble and submite oure selueâ— more and more vnto thée kepe and increâ—â— thy church destroy the works of the deuyâ— and all power that lifteth it selfe agaynsâ— thy Maiesty disapoynt and make voyd anâ— of none effect al he counselles that ar tâ—ken agaynst thy worde vntyl thou mayâ— at the length reigne and rule ful perfitâ— when as thou shalt be all in all QV. ¶ Which is the thyrd peticion AN. * Thy wyll be done in earth as it 〈◊〉 in heauen That is grant that we and aâ— men renounsing and forsakyng our owâ— wylls may be obedyeÌ„t redyly bent and 〈◊〉 out any grudge vnto the kepyng of thy wâ— which is onely holy and that so euery oâ— of vs may fulfyll and doo the office that 〈◊〉 appoynted vnto vs faithfully cherefullâ— as the Angels doo in Heauen QV. ¶ Which is the fourth peticion AN Geue vs this day our dayly bread That is geue vnto vs al thyngs which néedfull necessary for this lyfe the throuâ— them we may knowledge confesse that the art onely
The Cathechisme or maner to teach Children and others the Christian fayth Vsed in all the landes and dominions that are vnder the mighty Prince Frederike the Palsgraue of the Rhene Elector of the Empyre c. Translated out of Latin into Englysh by William Turner Doctor of Phisicke Easely to be vnderstanded and read aswell of the people of the North cuntry as others ¶ Imprinted at London by Richarde Iohnes dwellyng in the vpper end of Fléetlane 1572. A Cathechisme for Children QVESTION WHich is the onely comforte â—oth in lyfe and in death ANS ¶ That both concernyng my soule and my body whether I liue or I dye I am not mine owne but belong only vnto my most faithfull Lord and sauer Iesus Christ who with his precious blud moste fully makyng amendes for all my sinnes hath delyuered me from the power of the Deuyll and kéepeth mée so that without the wyll of my heauenly Father ther can not so much as an hâ—ire fall from my head Yea and further that all things must serue for my saluation wherfore he hath made mee sure of euerlastyng lyfe by his holy spirite maketh mée prompt and redy from henceforth to lyue accordyng to his wyll QVE ¶ How many thinges are néedfull for thée to know that thou mayst come by and enioy this cumforte that thou mayste both liue and dye blessedly AN. ¶ Thrée first how great my sinne and wretchednes is The second by what meanes I may be deliuered from my sin The thyrd is what thanks I owe vnto my Lorde God for my deliuerance ¶ The first parte of mans wretchednes or miserable state QVESTION BY what meanes shalt thou com by the knowledge of thy wretchednes AN. ¶ BY the law of God. QV. * What doth the lawe of God require of vs. AN. ¶ That doth Christ in a shorte sum teach vs Mathew .xxij. and Luke .x. Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy hart with all thy soule with all thy thought and with al thy strength This is the first and greatest coÌ„mandement And the second is lyke vnto this Thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thyne owne selfe And the whole law prophetes hang vpon these two commandements QV. Canst thou kéepe al these things ê‘fitly AN. No for I am ready disposed of nature to hate God and my neighbor QV. ¶ Did God then make man so vntoward crooked and so froward AN. * No for he made him good and vnto the likenes of his owne selfe that is endewed with trew rightuusnes holynes that he should rightly know god his maker and hartely loue him liue for euer with him to that end that he might loue and praise him QVE * Then from whence sprang vp this crooked frowardnesse of mans nature ANS ¶ Of the fall disobedience of our first Father and Mother Adam Eue by whoÌ„ our nature is so made crooked naughty that we al be concepued and borne in sin QV. * Are we then all so wounded that we be vtterly vnsufficient to do any good thing and disposed and ready to all vice wickednes AN. Yea surely except that we be borne agayne by the Holy ghost QV. * Doth not God then doo wronge to man whiles he requireth of him by the lawe to doo those thinges which he is not able to doo perfourme and fulfill AN. ¶ No for God made Adam so that he might fulfill those things but he at the entisment of the Deuyll and by his owne stubbornesse both spoiled himselfe and his after commers of those godly gifts QVE Doth God let go vnpunished such stubburnes and departing from him ANS * Nay he is by horible meanes angry both with our sinnes that are grafted in vs by nature also with them that we afterwardes worke and doo and the same he punisheth by his moste rightuus iudgement with present and euerlastinge punishmentes as he doth pronounce Cursed is euery man that abydeth not in all thynges that are written in the Booke of the Law that thou shuld kepe them QVE ¶ Then is not God also mercifull AN. He is in déede mercifull but so that he is also rightuus wherfore his rightuusnes requireth that it the is done against the moste highe maiestie of God shuld be punished with the greatest punishments both of soule and body ¶ The seconde parte of the deliuerance of man. QVESTION THen when as by the right iudgemeÌ„t of God we ar in danger both of euerlasting paines of suche that lasteth here but for a time is there yet any way or meanes wherby we may be deliuered from these paynes may be brought in fauour agayne with God AN. ¶ God wyl that we shall make amends or satisfaction vnto his rightuusnes wherfore we must néedes eyther by our selues or by some other content him QVE ¶ Can wée by our selues make amendes or satisfaction vnto him ANS ¶ By no meanes at all but rather from day to day do encrease our det QV. ¶ Can any creature in heauen or in earth whiche is only a creature make satisfaction recompence or amendes for vs and our sinnes AN. None at all For to begyn withal God wyl not punish that in any other creture which is due to be paid by man and moreouer it can not because it is nothyng but a creature abyde the wrath of God against sin and deliuer other from the same ¶ QVESTION ¶ What maner of man is to be soughtout to be our mediator and deliuerer AN. He which is in déede a very ryght man and perfitly rightuus and yet more mighty theÌ„ al creatures that is he which also is euen very trew God. QV. Why is it needefull that he should be a very man and perfitly rightuus ANS Because the rightuusnes of God requyreth that the same nature which hath sinned should pay make amends for sin But he that is a sinner can not pay and make amendes for other sinners QVE ¶ Why must he also be very God withall AN. That by his godly power he may abyde the burthen of Gods wrath in his flesh and maye gett agayne and restore vnto vs the rightuusnes and lyfe which we haue lost QVE ¶ Who is that mediator which is both very God and very man and perfitly rightuus withall AN. * Our Lord Iesus Christ which is made vnto vs the wisdome of God rightuusnes hallower and deliuerer QVE * How knowest thou this AN. ¶ By the Gospell which God dyd open in Paradise and afterward hath farther set it abroade by the Patriarches and prophets did darkly declare as it wer in a shaddow by the Sacrifices and other ceremonies of the lawe and last of al fulfilled by his onely begotten sonne QV. Then is saluation geuen by Christ to all men that perished in Adam AN. ¶ Not to all but onely to them that by a trew faith are graffted in him and receyue or be pertakers of his benefites or good déedes QV. * What is
QV. ¶ What beleuest thou when thou sayest he suffred AN. ¶ That he all the time of his lyf◠while he was here vpon earth but special◠at his last time dyd suffer the wrath of go◠against the sin of all mankynd that with his passion as one Sacrifice once for all should purchace mercy and should deliue◠both our bodies and our soules from euerlastyng damnation and get vs the grace o◠God and rightuusnes euerlasting lyfe QVE ¶ For what cause dyd he suffer vnder iudge Pilate ANS ¶ That he being innocent yet condempned before a ciuyll iudge might deliuer vs from the straight iudgement of God which we had deserued should haue suffred yf Christ had not suffred this sharp iudgement for vs. QV. ¶ Is there any other cause besyde way that he shuld rather suffer on the crosse then dye any other death AN. ¶ Yes there is one in déede for by this thing I am assured that he toke vpon himself the curse which was dew vnto me For the death of the Crosse was cursed of God. QV. * Why must Christ humble himselfe euen vnto the death AN. * Because that the iustice truth of God could not be contented swaged for our sinnes by ani other meanes but by the death of the son of God. QV. ¶ Why was he also berried AN. ¶ That therby he should haue sure witnesse that he was truely dead and not feynedly QVE But when as Christ dyed for vs why must we also dye ANS ¶ Our death is not a makynge of amendes for our sinnes but dyinge from Sinne and a goynge into euerlastynge lyfe QV. What profit doo we further receiue by the sacrifice and death of Christ AN. * That by the vertue of his death our old man is crucified kylled and berried with him that the euyl desires and lustes of the flesh should not afterward rayne in vs but that we shoulde offer our selues vnto him an offring of thanksgeueing QV. * Why is it further said he went downe into Hell AN. * That in my greuous temptations and assaltes I might stay◠and make sur◠my selfe by this comforte that my Lord◠Iesus Christ by vnspeakable veracious griefes painful troubles feares of mind into the which both before and most of all when he hanged on the crosse he was cas◠into hath deliuered me from the sorowfull griefe and paynes of Hell. QV. ¶ What profite haue we by the rysyng agayne of Christ AN. * Firste that by his rysinge agayne he ouercame death that he might make vs partakers of his rightuusnes which he had purchased vnto vs by his death Moreouer we are also styrred vp by his power vnto a new lyfe And the thyrde profite is that the resurrection of our head Christ is a Pleadge and a perfite assurance vnto vs that we shall ryse agayne in glory QVE How vnderstaundest thou this that he is gone vp into heauen AN. ‡ That Christ the Apostles lookyng on was taken vp from the earth into heauen yet styll is there for our sakes and wyl be vntyl he shall com againe to iudge the quicke and the dead QV. ¶ Shal Christ not then be with vs vntyll the end of the worlde as he hath promised AN. * Christ is true God and true man and so according vnto his mans nature he is not nowe vpon the Earth but after his Godly nature maiesty grace and Spirit he is neuer away from vs. QV. ¶ But whether by this meanes ar the .ij. natures of Christ pulled in sunder or no if Christes man hed be not where soeuer his Godhed is AN. ‡ Nay for when as the Godhead of Christ cannot be inclosed nor holden within any certaine compasse and is present in euery place it must néedes be a good argument that his Godhead is without the nature of his manhead which he hath taken vpon hym and reacheth farther and yet for all that it is fast in the same and abydeth personally ioyned therevnto QV. ¶ What fruite haue we by the goyng vp of Christ into Heauen AN. Fyrst that he maketh intercessiō for vs in heauen vnto the father Then that wee haue our flesh in heauen that therby we may be surely assured as by a sure pledge that hereafter he wil take vs that are his mēbers vnto him which is our head Thirdly that he sēdeth vnto vs his spirit ī the stede of a pledge betwene him and vs by whose strong workyng we seeke not earthly things that are aboue where he is sitting at the right hand of God. QV. ¶ Why is it further sayd that he is sitting at the right hand of God AN. * Because Christ therefore is gone vp in to heauen to shew that he is the head of the church by whome the father gouerneth all thynges QV. ¶ What profit is this glory of our head Christ vnto vs AN. * Fyrst that through his holy spirite he powreth into vs his members heauēly gyftes the next is that he shildeth and defendeth vs by his might agaynst all our enemies QV. ¶ What comfort hast thou by the commyng agayne of Christ to iudge the quicke and the dead AN. * That in all my persecutions and troubles I doo looke vp to heauen holdynge my head cherefully vp for the self same iudg which purposedly before dyd delyuer himselfe to the iudgement of God for me and hath taken away all curse from me which shall cast all his and my ennemies into euerlastyng payne shal bryng me with al other chosen persons into the heauēly ioys and euerlastyng glory ¶ Of the Holy ghost QVESTION WHat doest thou beleue of the holy gost AN * Firste that he is true and euerlastyng God with the euerlastyng father and the sonne Secondly that he is geuen vnto me that by true faith he maketh mée partaker of Christ and all his good déedes And thirdly comforteth mée and abydeth with me for euer QV. ¶ What is thy beléefe concernyng the holy and catholyke Church of Christ AN. * I beleue that the son of God doth gather from the beginnynge of the world vnto the end out of hole mankynd a chosē company by the spirit and the word agréeing together in a true faith and ▪ that h◠defendeth and saueth the same and that I am one liuely member of that company shal so abyde for euer QV. ¶ What meanest thou by the communion and felowshyp of saints AN. * Firste that all and euery one that beleueth ar in cōmon partakers of Christ and of all his good déedes as his members and partes of his body then that euery one man ought willyngly redely and chearefully to bestowe the gyftes which he hath receyued to the common profit and health of all men QV. ¶ What beleuest thou of the forgeuenes of sinnes AN. * That God for the satisfaction or mendes that Christ hath made he hath put out the remembrance that my sinnes and also of that my crooked wickednesse wherw t I must fight al
the Holy gost that worker of fayth is as wel promised to them through the bloud of christ as to them that are full growen men and women they ar to be grafted into the chyrch by baptisme and are to be knowne from the children of vnbeleuers or infidels as in the olde testament the children of them that beleued were knowne from them that beleued not by circumcision In whose place sted now being taken away Baptisme was appoynted ¶ Of the Supper of the Lorde QVESTION HOw art thou in the Supper of the Lord warned assured and sickered that thou art partaker of that onely one sacrifice of Christ offred vpon the crosse and of all his good déeds AN. * Because Christ hath commanded me and al faythfull men to eat of this bred that is broken and to drinke of this cup that is reached vnto me in the remeÌ„brance of him with promise put there to y firste his bodye was assurely broken on the Crosse offred for me and his bloud as surely shed for me as I se the bread of the Lord broken vnto me and the cuppe of the Lord reched vnto me More ouer that my soule is aswell fed vnto euerlastyng lyfe with his body which was crucified for vs and with his bloud which was shed for vs as I receyue with the mouth of my body the bread and the wyne which are tokens of the body bloud of our Lord at the haÌ„ds of my sheppard or elder of the chyrch QV. What is it to eate the body that was crucified to drinke the bloud that was shed AN * It is not onely to embrace and receyue the hole Passion and death of christ with a sure trust of minde and to get by it forgeuenes of sinnes and lyfe euerlastyng but also to bée so ioyned vnto his holy body more more through the Holy gost which dwelleth in christ and in vs that although he be in heauen we in earth yet for al that we are flesh of his fleshe and bones of his bones and as all the members or limmes of a manes body ar quickned or haue life of one soule so are we quickned gouerned haue lyfe with one spirite QV. ¶ In what place promysed Christe that he would as surely geue his body and bloud to be eaten dronken to theÌ„ that beleue as they doo eat the bread that is broken anâ— drinke the wyne out of the cup AN. * In the place where he dyd fyrst oâ—dayne his supper in these words Our Lorâ— Iesus Christ in that night that he was betrayed tooke the bread after he had geueâ— thankes he brake it sayd take eate thâ—â— is my body which is broken for you do thâ—â— in the remembraÌ„ce of me And so lykewisâ— after supper he toke the cup sayinge thiâ— cup is the new testament in my bloud doâ—â— this as oft as ye shal drinke in my remembrance For as ofte as ye shal eat this breaâ— and drinke of this cup ye shal shew the deatâ— of the Lord tyl he come .j Cor. xj This promise is rehersed again by S. Paule .j. Cor x. where he sayeth The cup of thaÌ„ksgeuiÌ„g wherwith we geue thanks is it not the peâ—taking of Christs bloud is not the bread that wâ— breke the partaking of the body of Christ Because we beinge many are one bread oâ—â— body for we are al partakers of one bread QV. ¶ Are then bread and wyne made very body and bloud of Christ AN. * No but as the water of baptismâ— is not turned into the bloud of Christ neyther is the washinge awaye of sinne buâ— onely a token and pleadge of those thingeâ— that are sealed into vs in Baptisme euen so is not the Breade of the Lordes Supper the very body of Christ Notwithstanding after the manner of speakinge of Sacraments and the accusstumed fashion of speakyng of the Holy gost of these thinges bread is called the body of Christ QV. ¶ Why then doth christ cal bread his and the cup his bloud or the new testameÌ„t through his bloud And Paule calleth the bread and wyne the communion or partaking of his body and bloud ANSVVERE Christ speaketh so not without great consideration to wite that he maye not onely teach vs that euen as bread and wyne hold vp and kéepe in the lyfe of the body so his crucified body and his bloud that wer shed are the very trewe meate and drinke of our soule wherby it is nourished in to euerlasting lyfe but also much more he speaketh so to assure and sicker vs with this sée able token and pleadge that we are as truly pertakers of his bodye and blood by the workyng of the Holy goste as we haue receued these holy Tokens in the remembrance of him with the mouth of our body and also that his passion or suffring and his obedience or kéepynge of the whole lawe are as surelye owers as though we had suffered our owne selues for our sinnes and had made ameÌ„ds to god for them QV. ¶ What diffrence is there betwen the supper of the Lord and the popysh Mesâ— AN. * The supper of the Lorde witnesseth that al our sins ar forgeuen vs throgâ— that onely one sacrifice that he once madâ— on the crosse and that we are also througâ— the holy gost grafted into christ who afteâ— his mans nature is onely in heauen at thâ— right hand of the Father and wyll be worshipped ther of vs But in the Messe it iâ— denyed that the quicke and dead haue forgeuenesse of sinnes through the passion oâ— Christ alone excepte Christ be offred euerâ— day for them by the sacrificyng mess préesâ— Moreouer it is taughte in the Messe thaâ— Christ is bodely present vnder the likenessâ— of bread and wyne is therefore to be worshypped in them And so the foundacion oâ— the Mess is nothyng els but a denyall of 〈◊〉 one onely sacrifice passion of Iesus chrisâ— and cursed Iolatrie maumetry and worshippyng of by gods beside the lyuiÌ„g God. QV. ¶ Who ought to come to the supper of the Lorde AN. * Onely they that repent and are very sory that they haue angred God with their sinnes and yet trust that they are forgeuen them for Christs sake that the rest of their weaknes vnperfitnes is couered whith his death and passion who also desyre to go forward and grow more more in honest lyfe and conuersation But hypocrites false feigners of holynes they that repent not and wyl not amend their liues eat and drinke their owne damnation QV. ¶ Ought we also to allowe them to this supper which shew them selues to bée faithlesse and vngodly both in their owne confession and noughty lyfe AN. * No for so is the couenaunt of god vnhallowed the wrath of God is styrred agaynst the hole church Wherfore the church of God accordyng to the appoyntment of Christ and his Apostles vsing the keyes of the kyngdome of heauen ought to hold backe such from