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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78329	A brief and perspicuous manuduction to practical divinity, by way of question and answer wherein the chief principles of religion are so explained as to infer a good life from them.	B. C.	1670 (1670)	Wing C13A; ESTC R229568	14,880	42

that di●th not and torments intolerable the portion of every soul that doth evil Then shall the wicked go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternal Q. Seeing we Christians do all profess to believe these things The Conclusion what manner of persons ought we to be A. We ought to live in all holy conversation and godliness being diligent that we may be found of God in peace without spot and blameless growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and H. Spirit be glory as is due both now and for ever Amen Amen Blessed is that Servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing but that servant which knew his Lords will and prepared not himself neither did according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes Luke 12.43 47. The end of the Commandment charity out of a pure heart and of good conscience and of faith unfeigne● from which some having swerved ha●● turned aside unto vain jangling 1 Tim. 〈◊〉 5 6. This is a faithful saying and the things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in Go● might be careful to maintain goo● works These things are good and profitable unto men But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and stirrings about the law for they ar● unprofitable and vain Tit. 3.8 9. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts glory not and lie not against the truth James 3.13 14. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering for he is faithful that hath promised and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works Heb. 10.23 24. Giving all diligence add to your faith vertue and to virtue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to ●emperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity For if these things be in you ●nd abound they make you that you shall be neither barren nor unfruitful in ●he knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ But he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off and hath for gotten that he was purged from his old sins Wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall for so an entrance shall be ministred to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things though ye know them and be stablished in the present truth Yea I think it meet as long as I am in this tabernacle to stir you up by putting you in rmembrance knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me Moreover I will endeavour that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance 2 Pet. 1.5 to 〈◊〉 Yet therefore beloved seeing y● know these things before beware les● ye also being led away with the erro● of the wicked fall from your own stedfastness but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ To him be glory both now and for ever Amen ch●p 3.17 18. Little children let no man deceive you he that doth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous He that commiteth sin is of the devil for the devil sinneth from the beginning For this purpose the Son of God was manifest that he might destroy the works of the devil 1 Joh 3.7 8. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly rigteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and that glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Tit. 2.11 14. Blessed are they that do his commandments ●hat they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in thorow the gates into the City Rev. 22.14 PRevent us O Lord in all our doings with thy most gracious favour and further us with thy continual help that in all our works begun continued and ended in thee we may glorifie thy holy Name and finally by thy mercy obtain ever●asting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O Almighty Lord and everlasting God vouchsafe we beseech thee to direct sanctifie and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws and works of thy commandments that through thy most mighty protection both here and ever we may be preserved in body and soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen ALmighty God who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of godly life give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit and also daily endeavour to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty God who shewest to them that be in error the light of thy truth to the intent that they may turn into the way of righteousness grant unto all them that are admitted into the fellowship of Christs Religion that they 〈◊〉 eschew those things that are contrary to 〈◊〉 profession and follow all such things as a … … greeable to the same through our Lord 〈◊〉 Christ Amen BLessed Lord who hast caused all holy S … tures to be written for our learning g … that we may in such wise hear them read 〈◊〉 learn and inwardly digest them that by pat … and comfort of thy holy Word we may emb … and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlas … life which thou hast given us in our Savi … Jesus Christ Amen The End The Stationers Advertisement to the Reader THere is a most useful Tract now in the P … from the same Author explaining the genu … meaning and rational equity of that comprehen … rule of righteousness Do as you would be done by ● and applying of it to particular states and cases 〈◊〉 life in order to the cure of many misdemeanours pr●vailing among us Newly printed the third and fourth part of T … Friendly Debate

useful to provoke you unto newness of life A. Besides the secret influence and blessing of God accompanying of this Ordinance whilst the evil of sin for which Christ died and the love of Christ crucified is herein set before my eyes I am constrained to hate sin the cause of his death and to love and live to him who died for me embracing all men with an hearty charity for whom he died and those in particular who with me commemorate his death Q. I pray God that whensoever you receive you may but do all men reap this benefit thereby A. No they cannot who 1. understand not the ends of Christs death and this memorial of it Nor they 2. who desire not to enjoy them nor they 3. who prepare not themselves for coming worthily to the Sacrament Q. What preparation required to it How are you to prepare your self for this Sacrament A. The Apostle St. Paul saith Let a man examine himself and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. Q. Self-examination What is that self-examination recommended by the Apostle A. The word imports 1. To tr● and prove and 2. thereupon to allo● and approve So that every communicant is hereby admonished beforehand to make a diligent scrutiny and enquiry into himself and pass a judgmen● of approbation and allowance of himself Q. But in what particulars ought h● thus to examine himself A. In these two 1. as to the common qualifications of a Christian 2. as to the more immediate qualifications of a Communicant that is Whether he be a Christian filty disposed for the worthy partaking of this blessed Sacrament Q What are the Qualifications of a Christian 1. As to the qualifications of a Christian A. Supposing him to be already ingrafted into Christ and admitted into his Church by Baptism That which bespeaks him a Christian is 1. Competent Knowledge and 2. Pious Resolutions directed thereby Q. What mean you by this Competent Knowledge A. I mean the knowledge in some measure of truths necessary to salvation such as the divine commands whereby he ought to rule his life the Articles of the Christian faith which he must believe the nature design and use of the Sacraments and the way of obtaining divine aid and assistance by Prayer with the sacred vow upon him to direct his practice accordingly which are the main branches of our Church Catechism Q. What are the pious resolutions you spake of A. Such sincere and hearty purposes as are professed by us in answer to that question of our Church Catechism Dost thou not think that thou art bound to believe and do as thy Godfathers and Godmothers promised for thee Q. Let me hear how you paraphrase upon that answer which you refer me to A. Thus I do verily think and judge that I am indispensably bound to make good my baptismal vow and I engage by God's help for the performance of it so I will and this I do not as one constrained thereto by any unworthy motives but as sensible that this is my great priviledge with thanksgiving to our heavenly Father that he hath ca●led me to this state of salvation by Jes●● Christ that he admits me upon so equ●● and easie terms to the hope and expectation of eternal bliss and glory and ye● knowing how insufficient I am of m● self for the discharge of this my vow resolution and promise I pray unto G●● to give me his grace that I may continue in the same unto my lifes end Q. I am satisfied in the description you have given me of a Christian by this competent knowledge and pious resolutions nor do I know what more ca● reasonably be required to bespeak a ma● such to the charity of others than this profession we have been train'd up unto by our Church Catechism which good profession every one is supposed publickly to have made at his confirmation or at least-wise ready and desirous so to do ● As to the more immediate qualifications of a worthy Communicant before he be admitted to the Holy Communion But tell me now What are the more immediate qualifications of a worthy Communicant A. They also are plainly and usefully set down in the last answer of our Church Catechism to be these four 1. A true repentance of all his former sins with a stedfast purpose to lead a new ●ife that is A sense of sorrow for confession and relinquishment of his most be●oved sins in order unto which must necessarily be presupposed a serious com●are of his thoughts affections words and wayes with Gods commands and laws that ●he may know his sins and the aggravations of them 2. A lively faith in Gods mercy through Christ viz. upon the account of his alsufficient sacrifice and oblation made for Sin Faith and that Faith lively that is active and working for faith without works is dead 3. A thankful remembrance of Christs death of his manifold sufferings for us and the love whence they proceeded and the fruits and benefits arising to us from and by them which will enflame our gratitude to Christ again And 4. Charity with all men Love without dissimulation the charity of forgiveness where others have offended us and seeking reconciliation where we have offended others The charity of good will and prayer for our very enemies but much more brotherly love to those that communicate with us and the charity of almes and offerings for the relief of the needs and necessities of the poor Th● are the graces which we are especia●● to excite and actuate in order to 〈◊〉 effectual and worthy participation of t●● Lords Supper Q. Well you have run through t●● chief of those good means we are to expect the blessing of God The danger and penalty of a careless and contemptuous neglect of these means and grace his Spirit in the use of but what now you should neglect these means and grieve and quench the Spirit A. I shew that I wofully undervalu● all that Christ hath done and suffered fo● me and provoke God to bring on me 〈◊〉 greater measure of his wrath for this my ingratitude and contempt than if I had never heard of a Saviour Q. Do you then believe God wil● bring this wrath on you if you thus behave your self A. Yes I verily believe God hath appointed a day Of future Judgement Heaven and Hell wherein he will judge the world in righteousness by this very Saviour before whose tribunal we must all appear and who will render to every man according to what he hath done in the body whether it be good or evil Q. What shall be the condition of all men in and after that great day of judgement A. To them who by patient continuance ●n well-doing seek for glory God will give ●ternal life the heavenly inheritance of ●ever-ending and unspeakable bliss but ●o them who obey not the truth and live in enrighteousness tribulation and anguish indignation and wrath the worm