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A69076	A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.; Christian religion	Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.	1616 (1616)	STC 4707.7; ESTC S107471	214,101	390

all kind of delicates flesh and that which commeth of flesh only excepted so that the fastings of the one and the other is but a fulnesse and the latter may be more truly said to feast then to fast Q. Wherein else doth this outward abstinence consist A. In wearing of old homely and meaner apparell a Exod. 33. 4. 5. Ionas 3. 6. also in ceasing from labour on the day of the fast to the end we may the better attend vnto the holy exercises b Leuit. 23. 28. 30. 31. 32. Numb 29. 7. vsed in fasting and this abstinence is required of all that celebrate the fast but c Ioel 2. 16. 1. Cor. 7. 5. of married persons there is further required a forbearance also of the companie each of others Q. Is there any necessity of this outward abstinence A. Yea as the words of our Sauiour in this place do declare who saith that the time shall come when his Disciples shall fast For euen after the ascension of Christ when the graces of Gods spirit were most abundant vpon them they should need this exercise Q. What may be noted by the way from this that our Sauiour would not haue his Disciples fast till after his ascension A. His kindnesse and care ouer their weaknesse that would suffer no great trouble or cause of fasting to befall them before they had strength to vndergoe the same and to make a right vse thereof Q. They then that are sicke and weake are not tied to this strict abstinence A. No they may take somewhat for necessarie sustenance thereby to be better inabled to serue God in the day of the fast prouided that they doe not abuse this liberty to the satisfying of the flesh Q. What are the spirituall affections A. First a Leuit. 23. 27. 29. Iudg. 20. 26. Neh. 1. 4. Ioel. 2. 12. 13. Mat. 9. 15. speciall anguish and griefe of our harts conceiued for our sinnes and the iudgements of God due vnto them grounded vpon the meditation of the Law and threats of God secondly a speciall sorrow for those speciall iudgements of God that are vpon vs or are likely to fall vpon vs with a holy feare of the encrease or continuance of them without speciall humiliation and repentance Where we may by the way note the great abomination in Poperie for in stead of being truly humbled in soule the Papists in the day of their fast b Esay 58. 3. pride themselues and lift vp their hearts thinking they deserue some great matter at Gods hand for their very outward abstinence Q. VVhat are the spirituall exercises vpon this day A. First an acknowledgement and profession of our vnworthinesse of any blessing or benefit from God either concerning this life or the life to come and of our worthinesse of all iudgements and calamities euen death it selfe which by the abstinence aforesaid wee testifie and which the holy Fathers in times past did signifie by putting ashes or dust vpon their Iohn 3. 8. Esay 58. 4. heads Ester 4. 1. Lament 2. 10. Dan. 9. 3. The truth whereof remaineth still although the ceremonie bee not vsed Secondly earnest and strong crying and calling vpon the name of God for mercy grounded vpon the meditation of the promises of God touching the remouing of our sins that iudgement that is vpon vs for them and for the bestowing of such gifts and graces vpon vs as wee stand in need of Thirdly an humble carefull harkening vnto such parts of Gods word as may further vs in the affections and exercises Q. Thus much of the exrcise of fasting in generall What are the kinds thereof A. Two either publike or priuate Q. What is the publike A. It is when for a generall cause the Churches do fast and it is either more publike when all or many Churches fast generally or lesse publike when some Ionah 3. 7. Iudg. 20. 26. Ierem. 36. 9. Ioel 14. 2. 17. Dan. 9. 3. Neh. 1. 4. particular Church is humbled by fasting Q. What is the priuate fast A. It is either lesse priuate as when a particular house or more priuate when a particular person is humbled in fasting CHAP. 42. Of a holy Feast Where of The parts consisting in Certaine duties To God Man Friends Poore Liberall vse of food and apparell The sorts Publike Priuate ESTER chap. 9. vers 17. 18 c. 17. On the thirteenth day of the moneth Adar and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they and made it a day of feasting and gladnesse 18. But the Iewes that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof and on the fourteenth thereof and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladnesse 19. Therefore the Iewes of the villages that dwelt in the vnwalled townes made the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar a day of gladnesse and feasting and a good day and of sending portions one to another 20. And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters vnto all the Iewes that were in all the prouinces of the king Ahassuerus both nigh and farre 21. To stablish this among them that they should keepe the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar and the fifteenth day of the same yeerely 22. As the dayes wherein the Iewes rested from their enemies and the moneth which was turned vnto them from sorrow to ioy and from mourning into a good day that they should make them daies of feasting and ioy and of sending portions one to another and gifts to the poore 23. And the Iewes vndertooke to doe as they had begun and as Mordecai had written vnto them 24. Because Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite the enemie of all the Iewes had deuised against the Iewes to destroy them and had cast Pur that is the lot to consume them and to destroy them 25. But when Ester came before the King he commanded by letters that his wicked deuice which hee deuised against the Iewes should returne vpon his owne head and that hee and his sonnes should be hanged on the gallowes 26. Wherefore they called these dayes Purim after the name of Pur therfore for all the words of this letter of that which they had seene concerning this matter and which had come vnto them 27. The Iewes ordained and tooke vpon them and vpon their seed and vpon all such as ioyned themselues vnto them so as it should not faile that they would keepe these two daies according to their writing and according to their appointed time euery yeere 28. And that these daies should bee remembred and kept throughout euery genereation euery family euery prouince and euery city and that these daies of Purim should not faile from among the Iewes nor the memoriall of them perish from their seed 29. Then Ester the Queene the daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Iew wrote with all authority to confirme this second letter of Purim 30. And he sent the letters

vnto all the Iewes to the hundred twentie and seuen prouinces of the kingdome of Ahasuerus with words of peace and truth 31. To confirme these daies of Purim in their times appointed according as Mordecai the Iew and Ester the Queene had enioyned them and as they had decreed for themselues and for their seed the matters of the fastings and their cry 32. And the decree of Ester confirmed these matters of Purim and it was written in the booke Q. HItherto of a holy Fast what is a holy Feast A. A day of reioycing before the Lord for some singular benefit especially for some great deliuerance from some notable euill either vpon vs or hanging ouer our heads which ought to be the greater if vpon our humiliation by fasting and prayer God hath granted the same Q. What is the most conuenient time for a holy feast A. That time especially which is nearest vnto the mercy benefit receiued as we may perceiue by this storie where the Iewes that were in the countrey and in the prouinces did celebrate it the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar because they had ouerthrowne their aduersaries the thirteenth day before and the Iewes that were in Susis because they made not an end of the slaughter of their enemies before the fourteenth day was past they celebrated their feast the fifteenth Q. Wherefore is it most conuenient to take the time that is next the deliuerance especially A. Because we vse to be most strongly throughly 2. Chron. 20. 26. affected with the benefit wee receiue at that time that first it is bestowed vpon vs especially as hath bin said before when there is not onely a notable benefit befallen vnto vs but withall we are freed thereby from some notable euill that was vpon vs or neare vnto vs. Q. Wherein consists this holy feast A. Partly in certaine holy duties to God and man and partly in a more liberall vse of food apparell and other comforts of this life so far forth as they may further the said duties Deut. 14. 26. Nehem. 8. 10. Q. What is our duty vnto God in the day of the feast A. First to lift vp our voice in thanks-giuing to God Psa 116-1 4. 103. 1. c. not onely for that speciall benefit which is the occasion of the feast but for other his mercies which that benefit should bring to our remembrance Secondly by a diligent meditation of the present benefit 2. Cor. 1. 10. to confirme our faith and confidence in God that hee that hath so mightily and graciously deliuered vs will also in the same or the like dangers deliuer vs hereafter so farre as the same shall be good for vs. Q. What is the duties we should performe to men A. An exercise of speciall kindnesse and liberality Deut. 12. 17. 18. according to our power out of the feeling of the bountifull hand of God towards vs. Q. How must this be shewed A. By mutuall sending of gifts and presents one Reu. 11. 10. Neh. 8. 10. to another and portions to the poore and needy Q. How many kinds of a holy feast are there A. Two publike and priuate as of a holy fast CHAP. 43. Of the rule of Prayer where of the Lords Prayer in generall The speciall rule of prayer is the Lords praier which consists of A preface and the prayer it selfe which is A forme of petition of things concerning Gods glory which concern The glory it selfe Ch. 40. 44. The meanes Ch. 45. Our selues our neighbours Chap. 47. and of thankes-giuing Chapter 50. M●r. chap. 6. vers 9. After this manner therefore pray ye Our Father which art in heauen hallowed be thy name Q. HItherto of the sorts of Prayer what principall rule are wee to follow for our direction in the matter and manner of our prayers Q. We are herein for helpe of our weaknesse to looke vnto the prayers of the holy men of God set downe in Scripture according as the estate wherein they were at the time of those prayers may best sort with the speciall cases and conditions that wee are in when wee pray But especially and aboue any other yea aboue all of them we are to looke vnto that most absolute prayer a Mat. 6. 9. Luk. 11. 2. which our Sauiour Christ hath taught vs in the Gospell Q. Doe you call that a prayer which of some is thought onely a for me to direct our prayers by A. It is both a prayer which we may and ought to vse and also a forme of prayer whereunto wee are to conforme and by which wee ought to square all our prayers by and therefore as Christ biddeth vs pray Mat. 6. 9. Luk. 11. 2. after this sort so in Luke hee biddeth vs say Our Father c. Q. May there not besides this prayer of the Lord be now vnder the Gospell a set forme of prayer in the Church A. Yes verily and it is conuenient it should bee so so that it be left to the liberty of the Church to alter it Q. Wherefore is it conuenient that there be a set forme of prayer A. First for testifying the consent of all true Churches in the things that concerne the worship and seruice of God which may appeare by such bookes Secondly for direction of the Ministers to keepe in their administration for substance like soundnesse in doctrine and prayer Thirdly to helpe the weaker and ruder sort of people especially and yet so as the set forme make not men sluggish in stirring vp the gift of prayer in themselues according to diuers occurrents it being incident to the children of God to haue some gift of prayer in some measure 〈◊〉 12. 10. Q. VVhat is the Lords prayer A. It is a prayer which the Lord Iesus Christ taught his Disciples which is an absolute prayer in it selfe and a prayer giuing a perfect direction to frame all other prayers by Q. VVhat are we to consider in this prayer A. Two things the preface and the parts of prayer Q. What gather you of this that there is a preface set before the prayer A. That Christian men are not to come rashly vnto Psal 10. 17. Eccles 5. 1. 2. prayer but with preparatiō for the Angel of the Lord standeth at the entrie to strike with hardnes and blindnesse c. those that come without preparation for if wee come not without preparation before an earthly Prince but bethinke vs of our words and gesture how much more ought we to doe it when we come before the Prince and Lord of heauen and earth Q. How are we to prepare our selues A. Not onely by putting off our euill affections Exod. 3. 5. Psal 26. 6. 1. Tim. 2. 8. but euen our honest and otherwise in their due time necessarie cogitations as the cares and thoughts of our particular vocations as of house or family c. Q. VVhat is the Preface A. Our Father which art in heauen Q. VVhat is to be considered