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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16904	An exposition of the Creede, the Lords Prayer, the Tenne Commandements, and the Sacraments. Catechetically composed by Iohn Bristovv, minister of the Word of God	Bristow, John, minister of the word of God.	1627 (1627)	STC 3798; ESTC S114177	90,695	265

secondly to see it and be silent thirdly to confesse the truth but with such as bee like our selues before others to bee ashamed of it or to confesse it but not defend it or to doe it ●hiftingly not plainly Mark 8.38 Rom. ●0 10 Matth. 10.32 Thus much of ●he first sort of things commanded Secondly there is commanded fit Duty 2 ●esture of the body belonging to the ●xercises of religion as in prayer bow●ng of the body Neh. 8.6 lifting vp the ●ies and hands Psal 141.2 and 121.1 ●ohn 17.1 they that with their eies loo●ed vpon Idols in a superstitious man●er are accused of idolatry Ezekiel Gestures should be decent and such as ●ay expresse the humility and deuoti●n of our mind and in the publike ser●ice of God it is good to follow the ●audable fashion and custome of that ●articular Church where we liue The sinne is first to neglect reuerent gestures as when in prayer men stare on ●uery one that commeth in and when ●ee giue such gestures to men out of ●eason as in the time of preaching and ●rayer they doe that leaue prayer and ●reaching and all to make a legge when ●heir landlord commeth in Secondly ●o giue religious adoration to creatures ●s to Angells and Saints departed Rev. 19.10 Acts 10. Though ciuill wo●ship or reuerence is to bee yeelded 〈◊〉 such as be our superiours yet not re●●gious as if they knew our hearts 〈◊〉 were euery where present Almighty 〈◊〉 the like And it is sin to adore relique● as the Crosse of Christ the sepulche● of dead men c. and it is sinne to ado●● the bread in the Sacrament for Chr●● is no otherwise present therein then the water at Baptisme So it is a sinne kisse an idoll shewing some approbatio● of the idoll thereby Hos 13.2 Duty 3 3 Such rites and ceremonies should 〈◊〉 vsed as bee decent Although the church of England retaine the name of saints dais yet without idolatry the dais being dedicated to the honour of God according to ord●● and tending to edification 1 Cor. 1● 13. and 14.26.40 The sin is when ceremonies bee r●diculous vnprofitable superstitious 〈◊〉 made parts of Gods worship And he is forbidden building of altars or te●ples and consecrating of daies to Sain● or Angells Exod. 22.20 also erecti●● altars burning incense and lighting t●pers to reliques 2 King 18.4 Fourthly we are commanded to sh● Duty 4 and watch against all meanes and occ●sions of idolatry or any false worshi● Deut. 7.3.4 and 11.16 and 12.13.30 ●●d Magistrates and Ministers and all ●●cording to their callings should bee ●alous to root out abolish superstiti●●s worship Exod. 23.24 Deut. 7.25 ● and 12.1 2 3. The sinne is to retaine reliques and ●onuments of Idolatry Esa 30.22 ●xod 23.13 Fiftly helps and furtherances to Duty 5 ●ods worship bee commanded and ●mely these foure things first fasting 1. Fast●●● religious fast is a voluntary abstinēce ●m all food and other comforts and lights for a conuenient time not ●eiudiciall to health Ioel 2.12.17 Matt. 5.15 16. They who cannot abstaine so long from all meat should eat for quantity very little and for quality coorse or mean food that our humilia●on and prayer may be furthered The ●●e of fasting ordinarily should last for ●e day at the least vntill the euening ●v 23.32 Iudg. 20.26 The causes of ●ting bee first if wee haue falne into ●y grieuous sinne 1 Sam. 7.6 second●en some among vs haue so falne 1 ●●r 5.2 thirdly when iudgment is vp●● vs or is imminent hanging ouer our ●ad Iudg. 20.26 2 Chro. 20.2 fourth●● for iudgment vpon others 2 Sam 12 ● fiftly when wee stand in need of some speciall benefit Acts 10. or for successe of the Gospell Acts 13.3 although all prayer require full ●ffection yet in the time of a fast it should bee extraordinary speciall in zeale strength and continuance therefore bring wee downe the body that the spirit may be caried vp Esa 22.12 c. The sinnes forbidden bee first no● fasting when there is occasion Secondly fasting is abused First when there i● onely outward abstinence without inward humiliation and aff●ction Esay 58. Sec●ndly to abstaine onely from flesh Thirdly to fast vnseasonably without respect of occasions as when God hath called vs to reioycing Fourthly to fast without extraordinary prayer Fiftly not to keepe the day of fasting in the nature of a Sabbath Lev. 23.30 Sixtly to keepe a fast to Saints Seuenthly to think to merit by fasting 2 Vowes bee helps commanded for the furthering of Gods worship Numb 30.2 Deut. 2● 21 Psal 22.25 2 King● 23.3 A vow is a promise made to God of things lawfull and possible There be three so●ts mentioned in the Scripture first of ceremoniall duties which bee now abolished secondly a promise of morall obedience which concerneth vs Psal 119 106. 1 Pet. 3.21 thirdly a promise of some bodily worke and outward duty as to fast to giue such or such almes to abstaine from some meates and drinkes and to vse or not vse other indifferent things 1 Tim. 4.8 this last may be lawfull for vs to make and keepe some cautions obserued as may be shewed further vpon the third Commandement The sinnes bee first to neglect this helpe and not to make vowes with care of keeping them secondly to make vowes to creatures as to Saints as the Papists doe A third helpe to Gods worship is preparation for the Preaching of the word by education and maintenance for education Ministers are to be trained vp in the schooles of learning 1 Sam. 10.5 and 19.20 2 King 4.38 the sinne is to take away schooles of learning as Iulian the Apostate did and secondly when men without gifts runne into the Ministery before they be sent 1 Kin. 13.33 Concerning maintenance God hath commanded the Ministers of the Word should competently bee prouided for Deut. 12.19 1 Tim. 5.17 Gal. 6.6.7 The sinne is sacrilegious taking away such things as belong to the maintenāce of the Ministery Mal. 3.8 Rom. 2.22 A fourth helpe is society and familiarity with the true worshippers of God Prou. 13.20 Psalm 16.3 and 119.63 The sinne forbidden in this respect is society with idolaters in religion 1 Cor. 10.20.21.22 and too familiar in ciuill affaires Mal. 2.11 2 Chro. 19.2 and selling things which the seller knoweth shall be superstitiously imploied and triall of suits before idolaters when we deale with our brethren and other decision may be had 1 Cor. 6.6 Q. What sinnes be forbidden more generally against the performance of Gods worship required in the second Commandement A. First making of Images of God Deut. 4 15.16 Esa 40.18 Rom. 1.25 secondly images of creatures religiously vsed Exod. 8.10 yet images and pictures of creatures ma●● be made for ciuill vse Matth. 22.20 profitable stories being drawne the nature of birds and beasts may more be knowne and cities and countries And the science of casting caruing and painting is reckoned among the gifts of God Exod. 31.3