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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	covenant_n	sacrament_n	seal_n	4,627	5	9.5821	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17038	The summe of Christian religion shewing the vndoubted truth holy practice, and heauenly comfort therein contained. With certaine necessary prayers. By Samuel Browne, preacher of Gods Word, at S. Maries in Shrewsbury.	Browne, Samuel, 1575?-1632.	1630 (1630)	STC 3911; ESTC S119313	26,424	74

1 Tim. 2. 2. Mat. 9. 38. Reu. 23. 20. Q. Which is the third petition A. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would enable vs to walke in the way of all his Commandements And that Magistrates and people Ministers and hearers husbands and wiues parents and children masters and seruants may performe those duties of their seuerall callings which they owe one to another Ephes 4. 1. and 5. 21 22 c. Q. What meane these words In earth as it is in heauen A. Wee desire grace to doe Gods will gladly and cheerfully as the Angels in heauen doe the same Psal 103. 20 21. Q. Which is the fourth petition A. Giue vs this day our daily bread Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would giue vs food raiment health peace and all things needfull for this present life That he would stirre vs vp to labour and diligence that hee would keepe vs from sloth and idlenesse and giue a blessing to our honest endeuors Q. What learnest thou further from the words of this petition A. First that whatsoeuer wee lawfuly possesse is Gods gift Deuteronomie 8. 17 18. Habac 1. 16. Secondly that we must haue a feeling of other mens wants as well as of our owne and shew it by charitable deeds Heb. 13. 3. Thirdly that if we haue maintenance only for the time present and none for the time to come we must bee content and depend on Gods prouidence Matth. 6. 25. Fourthly that although we liue not in ease plenty and pleasure yet if we haue things necessary we must be content Gen. 28. 20. 1 Tim. 6. 8. Q. Which is the fift petition A. Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs. Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would forgiue vs all our sinnes originall and actuall of commission and omission secret and open whether knowne or vnknowne euen to our selues Psal 51. Psal 19. 12. And that he would not only pardon our sinfull deeds but all our wicked vnprofitable and idle words all our sinfull purposes and all our desires ioyes feares and griefes that are against the loue of God and of our neighbour Ecc. 11. 9. and 12. 14. Matth. 12. 36. And further that God would giue vs grace truly to examine our selues to discerne our sinnes to confesse them to hate and forsake them Q. Why is this added As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs A. To teach vs to forgiue all wrongs to end our quarrels and to be free from malice or else God will not forgiue vs Matth. 5. 23. and 6. 14 15. and 18. 23. Q. Which is the sixt petition A. And lead vs not into tentation but deliuer vs from euill Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would not suffer the deuill nor the world to preuaile against vs nor our owne corruptions to preuaile within vs but that he would giue vs strength to ouercome them Eph. 4. 22. and 6. 10 11. 1 Ioh. 5. 4. That we may be wise to discerne when Satan tempteth vs to those things which seeme to be no sinnes Matth. 4. 3 6. or when he vseth our owne friends for his instruments to deceiue vs Gen. 3. 6. Mat. 16. 22 23. Q. Which is the conclusion of the Lords praier A. For thine is the Kingdome the power and the glory for euer and euer Amen Q. What is the meaning of this conclusion A. Because God is our gracious King and carefull for his subiects and seeing his power is such that he can giue vs all good things and defend vs from all euill 1 Chr. 29. 10 11. 2 Chr. 20. 6. Psal 62. 11. 115. 1. 1. Tim. 1. 17. Reu. 4. 11 and 5. 12 13. And seeing the things we haue prayed for are for his owne glory therefore we earnestly desire and stedfastly beleeue that he wil grant them vnto vs. Amen let it be so yea without doubt it shall be so Q. How doe the wicked pray this prayer A. They shew their vile hypocrisie in euery part thereof Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the preface A. They call God Father and yet haue no assurance of his loue nor care to please him but shew themselues to be his enemies and children of the deuill Ioh. 8. 44. 1 Ioh. 3. 8. Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the three first petitions A. They dishonour God they despise his iustice power and prouidence They take part with euill men in euill causes and so contend and fight for Satan and his kingdome against Christ and his subiects Psal 2. 1 2 3. Luk. 19. 14. They reiect Gods will and doe their own they follow their owne lusts they imitate not Angels in heauen but beasts on earth or deuils in hel Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the rest of the petitions A. Daily bread contents them not their wealth is euill gotten or euill spent They aske pardon of sinne but haue no purpose nor desire to leaue the same They forgiue not wrongs receiued but beare malice against Gods children which haue not wronged them They are not wary against temptations but run on boldly thus their prayer is contrary to the whole course of their life Q. Then none but a sincere Christian truly called and conuerted can pray this prayer or the like with vnderstanding and with an vnfained desire A. It is euen so and therefore this prayer being rightly vnderstood is a perfect tryall of a mans true conuersion Rom. 8. 15 16. Q. Thou saist that thy faith is preserued and increased by the Sacrament what is a Sacrament A. Gods seale of his couenant made with the faithfull and their seed Gen. 17. 7 8 9 10. Rom. 4. 11. Q. In this Couenant what doth God vndertake on his part A. To defend the faithfull in all dangers to giue them all good things expedient for them to cause all things to worke for their good and to crowne them with eternal glory Gen. 15. 1. and 17. 1. Psal 84. 11. 1 Tim. 4. 8. Rom. 8. 28. Q. What doe the faithfull vndertake for their part A. Not to follow their owne lusts nor the worlds allurements nor euil examples nor the deuils tentations but readily to obey all Gods Commandements Ephes 4. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 c. Tit. 2. 11 12. 1 Pet. 2. 9. Rom. 12. 1 2. Luc. 1. 72 73 74 75. Q. How many Sacraments be there A. Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. Gods seale whereby we enter into Couenant with him by the washing of our soules from sinne through Christs bloud as our bodies are washed with water Rom. 4. 11. Eph. 5. 26. Tit. 3. 5. Col. 2. 12. Q. What is the Lords Supper A. Gods seale wherby we renue our Couenant with him whereby our soules are nourished and comforted with the body and