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A12162	A compendious form and summe of Christian doctrine, called The testimonie of a true faith meete for well disposed families, for the more knowledge [in] God, and better nourishing vp, and confirming of all such, as loue saluation in Iesus Christ. Gathered, corrected, and newly augmented, by Christopher Shutte, Maister of Arte, seene and allowed.	Shutte, Christopher, d. 1626.	1579 (1579)	STC 22468; ESTC S100084	27,860	76

number I beleeue that I am one 50. Question What is there no saluation without the Church Answeare No for as the branch except it abide in the Vine cannot bring foorth fruite but dyeth and withereth and so is cast into the fyre euen so except a man be graffed into the bodye of Christ which is the Church therein continue he can not be saued And therefore not euery religion shall saue the professour thereof but onely the truth of Iesus Christ 51. Question What be the markes thereof Answeare The sincere woord of God the right administration of the Sacraments and Ecclesiasticall discipline 52. Question Why is the Church called holy Answeare Because God will haue his people to liue holily soberly righteously in this world and not to greeue the holy Ghost by any vncleannesse by whom they bee sanctified and by whom whilest they suffer themselues to be led they cānot erre in matters of faith and saluation 53. Question I pray thee herein by the way what thinkest thou of the church of Rome whose doctrine hath bene receiued many yeares hath she erred and beene deceiued Answeare The Churche of Rome in the beginning and long after the Apostles time was a true Churche and so long as she followed the worde of God and suffered her selfe to be guided with his spirite shee was free from eroure in matters of faith But when she began to abounde in wealth she forgate hir former husband Christ Iesus and committed fornication with straunge Gods leauing the doctrine of Christ and his religion and deuising a new worshippe of her owne wherein according to the iust iudgement of God she florished a long time and therewithall polluted and made drounken the most part of the worlde whilest so many embraced her lawes and religion yea euen all those whiche were not chosen to saluation and sealed by the spirit of faith And of this her departing from the faith sprang that great darkenesse and ignoraunce of true religion in these latter dayes 54. Question What meaneth the communion of Saintes Answeare It signifieth the felowshippe which all the electe haue one with an other communicating according to the measure of faith all spirituall graces amongest themselues the studying to keep the vnitie of the spirit in the bound of peace 55. Question What beleeuest thou of the forgiuenesse of sinnes Answeare First I beleeue that before my sinnes be forgeuen me there is nothing in me but meere wickednesse Secondly I beleeue that al my sinnes and the punishment thereof bee taken away by Christes death and I made pertaker of his righteousnesse Thirdly I beleeue that faith alone without anie worthinesse of my selfe doth make me partaker of these graces and this my righteousnes before God. 56. Question What sayest thou of the rest the resurrectiō of the bodie life euerlasting Answeare I beleeue when this life is ended that my soule shall goe to God and my bodie to rest in the earth til the last day when they shall both ioyne together againe incorruptible and remaine with God for euer in the kingdome of heauen 57. Question Howe knowest thou that thou hast suche a faith as this Answeare First I knowe the same by the testimonie of the holie Ghost which assureth my conscience that I am the childe of God and whiche maketh me crie Abba father in ful and perfect assurance thereof Secondly I knowe by the workes and fruites of faith whiche Iesus Christ being vnited and ioyned vnto me bringeth forth in me by the vertue of his spirit killing my corrupt and sinfull nature and quickening me to righteousnesse of life 58. Question Than cannot such a faith as this bee fruitelesse and without good workes Answeare No but good workes doe follow faith as the testimonies and fruites of my thankfulnesse to God whereby my faith is knowne and approued of men wherefore it is called faith whiche worketh by loue 59. Question What workes must thou doe Answeare Suche as be commaunded me in the lawe of God whiche as they come of grace geuen me and not of mine owne power so must they needes be done for first God hath so commaunded Secondly his benefits bind me thereto Thirdly my baptisme doth teach me to die vnto sinne and liue vnto righteousnesse Fourthly I must glorifie God by my well doing Last of all I must make strong my faith and election and learne to auoyde the wrath of God. 60. Question What rewarde shalt thou haue for thy good deedes Answeare The woorkes whiche I doe before I be iustified before God by Christ can not please him because they be done without faith The workes which follow my regeneration doe please GOD not because of anie woorthinesse of mine in them but God accepteth them because of my faith in Christ through whom they are not done in vaine so that the rewarde which is geuen vnto them commeth onely of the free mercie and fauour of God whilest he rewardeth not my deserts but crowneth his giftes of grace in me 61. Question But the Scripture maketh mention often of rewarde to good woorkes Answeare It is true that my labour is not in vayne in the Lorde yet my good workes are not such that of themselues they can deserue any suche thing For there bee three thinges required to the nature of merites First that the good woorkes be mans owne for but to bestowe and repay agayne the same which he had lent him what rewarde can he haue But as for mans good workes they be not his own but the giftes of God lent him to vse he himselfe Gods instrument to occupie the same Secondly it is required that a man doe the worke of his owne accorde without constreint or respect of duetie for he that is bound to doe the same cannot wel pleade of merite for he doeth but what of duetie he oughte to doe But whatsoeuer the righteous doe it is of duetie for he is infinite wayes indebted vnto god Thirdly to the nature of deseruing it is required that there be a iust proportion betweene the thing giuen and the thing receiued but none of mans works are comparable to euerlasting life And therefore I confesse that I can not deserue any thing of the kingdome of heauen by mine owne works for the reward which God geueth vnto my woorkes is the free gift of grace giuen to me onely for my faithes sake in Christ in whome my workes please god Wherefore yf man be neuer so vertuous in the sighte of the world haue neuer so faire a shewe of good deedes and not being graffed by fayth on Iesus Christ they are altogeather vnfruitefull and vayne 62. Question With what helpes doeth God further thee to saluation Answeare Besides that the worde of God doth helpe to vphold my faith the sacraments and

prayer are also helpes to me for by them the Lorde helpeth mine infirmitie by outwarde signes representing to me spirituall graces 63. Question Doe the Sacramentes serue thee to anie other purpose Answeare They serue not onely to teache me heauenlie thinges but also to kindle a desire of Gods promises in my heart to stirre me vp to thankesgeuing for my redemption to knitte me in loue with the Godlie and as markes of religion to testifie howe I differ from the heathen and wicked Wherefore such as refuse to vse the same do not onlie denie God but are also arrogant and proude And therfore not to be accompted Christians because they refuse in vsing of the Sacramentes to make open profession thereof 64. Question What is a Sacrament Answeare It is an holy signe instituted of God to confirme my faith and to seale in my heart the promises of Gods mercie towards me for the forgiuenesse of my sinnes and saluation in Christ 65. Question Whether doe the Sacraments geue grace to the receiuer or no Answeare They neither of themselues nor in themselues include or geue grace for that is the gift of the holie Ghost but they be holy signes whereby as by an instrument God doth worke and seale grace in my heart by faith receiued and yet they bee not bare or naked signes but grace is truely present to my faith when I receiue the same aright 66. Question Who ought to minister the Sacramentes Answeare None but suche as be ministers too preach the woorde for these two offices in the scriptures concurre and goe together and therefore to none but to such as may lawfully minister the woorde apperteineth the ministring of the Sacramentes And hereby women are forbidden to minister baptisme 67 Question How manie Sacramentes be there Answeare Two the one is Baptisme wherewith I am receiued into Christs church The other is the Supper of the Lorde wherewith I am nourished in the same 68. Question What is Baptisme Answeare It is a Sacrament wherein as water washeth away the filthinesse of my body so the blood of Christ sprinkled vpon my soule by the hand of faith washeth away my sinnes and the punishment thereof whereby I am incorporate into his body and made partaker of his benefites to dye vnto sinne and to liue vnto righteousnesse and this is the right vse of baptisme that we be sure that our conscience be cleane and that we shewe it to others by our good woorkes in mortifying our affections in doing the will of God. 69. Question Why are children to be baptized Answeare Because by nature they be the children of wrath by Adams sinne to whom also the promise of Gods free mercy and fauour reacheth So that being inhetours of Gods free graces they must be baptized and whan they come to age be instructed what the meaning of baptisme is 70. Question What is the Lordes Supper Answeare It is a Sacrament of redemption dy the death of Christ wherein by the misticall receiuing of breade and wine thorow a true faith I am made pertaker of all the benefits of Christes passion for as bread broken doth feede and nourish my body and wine refresh my hart so the body of Christ was torne vpō the crosse and his blood shed to washe away my sinnes and to feede and refresh my soule to life euerlasting 71. Question Whether is the bread chaunged into the natural body of Christ or no Answeare The Sacramentes of bread and wyne remaine still in their former nature and substance neuerthelesse there is a greate chaunge for those thinges which before were but as common meates are nowe made the Sacramentes or holy signes of Christes bodye and blood b but so that we must seeke Christes body in heauen and not in the Sacrament 72. Question How doest thou eate Christes body or drinke his blood Answeare Spiritually by grace whilest I beleeue that he dyed for my sinnes and rose againe for my iustification for it is faith that maketh me pertaker of his benefits and goodnes which are sealed to me by his Sacraments And therefore by faith I am made one with him for by his spirit he dwelleth in me and is ioyned with me as the heade with the members So then by this coniunction I may be pertaker of his graces 73. Question Do all men which receiue this Sacrament receiue the spirituall grace alyke Answeare As in baptisme none but the faithfull receiue remission of their sinnes so in the Lords supper none but such are pertakers of the grace and benefittes of Christes death The wicked in deede receyue the outward elementes of breade and wine but because they lacke true faith they are not partakers of the spirituall grace 74. Question Whither must thou once a yeare as some doo of custome or often come to the Lordes supper Answeare Although the benefit rest not in the often but in the worthy receiuing thereof yet must I so often as I can conueniently do the same euer more and more to be thankefull for my redemption wrought by Christ 75. Question How must thou frame thy selfe to receiue this Sacrament worthily Answeare First I must consider the greeuousnesse of my sinnes from my hart vnfaynedly hate and detest the same and euer after geue my selfe to godlynesse and vertue Secondly I must try and examen my selfe whether I haue a true faith in the promises of Christ Thirdly I I must reconcile my selfe to all men and continue in Christian loue 76. Question What thing is required that thou mayest doo these thinges the better Answeare It is very expedient that as in the primitiue Church the woord of God was preached before the administratiō of the Sacramentes which thing is the life of the Sacrament and also an examination taken of the communicantes before the Lords supper was eaten So is it I say necessarie that the woorde bee preached and the people instructed in this mistery that they may shewe foorth the Lordes death vntill his comming againe 77. Question Nowe remaineth the other helpe geuen thee of God that is to say prayer Tell me what it is Answeare Prayer is the lifting vp of my hart to God and asking in Christes name of thinges needefull to mee and the whole Church with thankesgeuing for his benefites and goodnesse 77. Question To whome must thou pray Answeare To a God alone first because I b beleeue in him alone Secondly he alone knoweth my harte thirdly he will not geue his glory to any other and therefore I am forbidden to pray to Saintes 79. Question How canst thou which art a sinner pray to God that hateth sinne Answeare I pray not in trust of mine owne righteousnesse but in the name of Christ who is the way for me to come to the father who continueth my Mediatour at the righte hande of the Father loueth mee

with the good spirit of God that my whole delight may be reposed where true ioyes are to be sought that whan I shall finish this mortal race I may end the same in the faith and true profession of Iesus Christ my onely redeemer and sauiour To whom with the father and the holy ghost three distinct persons and one eternal God be al glorie praise for euer So be it A prayer to be sayde before the receiuing of the Lordes Supper O Most mercifull God whiche of thine euerlasting kindnesse haste wroght our redemption by the mediation of thy onely sonne our Sauiour Iesus Christ and also sealed the same vnto vs for the more confirmation of our faith by the heauenly and misticall banquet of his last supper instituted and ordeined as a pledge of his endles loue towardes vs that we in vsing the same from tyme to time might keepe a continuall remembraunce of his death and passion and testifie our thankefulnesse for our redemption We most humbly beseeche thee in thy tender mercies to looke vpon vs and to pardon vs all our iniquities our incredulitie and hardnes of hart and to poure into vs thy heauenly grace that wee being watred with the same and purified by faith in thine euerlasting promises may be arayed and clothed with the excellent righteousnes of Iesus Christ to the end hauing vpon vs our wedding garment we may be welcome ghuests by thy grace to thy holy table Where our soules may be nourished with the precious merits of thy sonne our Sauiours death and passion and that we also through faith in the same by thy grace may be fedde vnto immortallitie and lyfe O Lorde wee beseech thee to nourish and sustaine our hungry soules with the spiritual graces of thy sōne quēch the thirst of our harts with the dew of thy holy spirit that we may feele our sinnes clearely to be forgiuen vs and our consciences assured by faith of all the benifites of thy sonnes suffrings euen so fully to be doone for vs as if wee had doon the same our selues Good Lord for his sake geue vs grace to proced from faith to faith and more and more to bee confirmed in the way of our saluation by the reuerent and godly vse of these thy holy misteries giue vs a right iudgment and vnderstanding thereof and euer hold vs from all Popish corruptions of the same vnite vs more and more through thy grace vnto thy Sonne that hee maye dwell in vs and wee in him that he may be one with vs we with him to the end that being graffed and planted in him we may be thankefull and bring foorth the fruites of all holines of lyfe to the honour and glory of thy holy name through Iesus Christ our lord So be it 1. Cor. 11.28 Let a man examen himselfe and so let him eate of this breade and drink of this Cuppe For he that eateth and drinketh vnwoorthily eateth and drinketh his owne damnation because he discerneth not the Lordes body ¶ The forme of the confession of the Christian faith meete for all well goueruerned housholdes and necessarie for euery one to confesse which sincerely professe Christ and his truth I Beleeue and confesse my Lorde God the onely true eternal and almightie God incōprehensible infinit righteous and mercifull being but one in nature and substance but distinct in three persons the father sonne and holie Ghost Which God by his wisedome and almightie power made heauen and earth and all thinges therein and nowe by his fatherly prouidence gouerneth and preserueth the same I beleue confesse that Iesus Christ the sonne of God equall to the father and the holy Ghost at the time appointed of the father became perfect man yet without sinne borne of the virgin Mary the Godhead and manhood being vnited and ioyned together Who in mine owne nature sanctified by his grace fulfilled the Lawe of God for me and suffered in his body and soule the punishmentes due to my sinnes and made full satisfaction and payment for the same with his sacrifice vppon the crosse doone once for all And deliuered me from the curse of the Lawe from sinne hell death and damnation reconciled me to God the Father washed me from my sinnes cloathed me with his righteousnes and renued mee to righteousnes of lyfe And as by his death my sinnes are taken away and I set in the fauour God so by his resurrection death was conquered and righteousnesse restored vnto me wherein the victorie of my faith consisteth I beleeue and confesse that Iesus Christ ascended into heauen with my fleshe where he hath takē possessiō for me where he maketh intercession for me And yet neuerthelesse is present with me and all his elect by his spirit and grace and at the end of the world shall visibly come to iudgement I beleeue the holy Ghost equall with the father and the sōne who regenerateth and sanctifieth me from my vncleannes to liue holilie and righteously in this worlde assuring my conscience that I am the childe of God and heire with Iesus Christ of life euerlasting I beleeue and acknowledge the vniuersall Church of Christ euen al the companie of the elect agreeing together in the vnity of spirit and truth which church is not seene to the eyes of man but onely knowen to God of which number I am perswaded that I am one I acknowledge also a visible Church of God in this world wherein first the sacred woord of God is taught vnto his people being sufficient to instruct them in all thinges necessarie to saluation Wherwith together with the ministerie of the spirit he ruleth the same Secondly in this Church the two Sacramentes of Baptisme and the Lords Supper are rightly and sincerely ministred Wherin as by Baptisme I am regenerate and receiued into the houshold and felowship of Christians my sinnes being washed away through faith in Christes blood So by the Supper of the Lorde wherein spiritually by faith my soule is fed with the graces and benefits of Iesus Christ I am nourished and sustayned in the church being one with Christ and Christ with me dwelling also in him and hee in mee Thirdly there is in this Church due punishment and correction for offences the end whereof is excommunication by the consent of the Church Lastly I beleeue and confesse that onely in this Church there is saluation and free forgiuenes of sinnes to mee al the elect of God through faith in Christ by whose obedience we be made righteous and by whom we are chosen to an inheritance immortall and euerlasting in heauen Which I most humbly beseeche my Lord God to confirme and strengthen in me and shortly to make an ende of these sorrowful daies to translate me to euerlasting glory through Iesus Christ my redeemer and Sauiour Amen O Lorde increase our faith 1. Re. 2.1 Pro. 4.1 2. Re. 23.1 1. Luc. 214. Deut. 4.4 Psal. 89. 132. 1. Reg. 2.1 Fox Pag 125 Rom. 11.17 Eph.