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A13139 The summe of Christianitie set downe in familiar questions and answers. 1600 (1600) STC 23432.7; ESTC S105679 9,270 18

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owne power A. No. It is the gift of God vnto his children Ephes 2. 8. Q. What is the summe of our Christian beleefe A. That which is expressed in the Creed of the Apostles I beleeue in God the Father almightie c. Q. How doth God giue this gift of faith A. It is the worke of his spirit in our harts somtimes Gal. 1. 16. Rom. 10. 14. immediatly by instinct but ordinarily by the preaching of the word Q. What is the word of God A. Generally the holy Scriptures contained in the canonicall bookes of the olde and new Testament written by the Prophets Apostles but here Ephes 2. 20. particularly the doctrine of the grace of God vnto saluation by faith in Christ Iesus 1. P●t 1. 25. Q. What is the authoritie and vse of the holie Scriptures in Gods Church A. They are saith the Apostle inspired from God profitable to teach to confute to reproue 2. Tim. 3. 16 to instruct finally to make the man of God perfect vnto euery good worke Qu. How is it then that some say the word of God is vnperfect doubtfull and obscure A. These are in deede the blasphemies of Antichrist Psal 19. 7. Psal 119. 105. Prou. 8. 9. but God him selfe witnesseth of his word that it is perf●ct plaine and lightsome Qu. But you say the holy Ghost worketh faith by the preaching of the Gospell A. So it is for God who commaunded light to shine out of darknes is he that shineth in the harts 2. Cor. 4. 6. of his seruāts that they might giue fotth the light of the glorie of God in the face of Iesus Christ Qu. What is this ministerie of preaching A. That ordinance of Christ wherby he is propounded and offered vnto saluation committed Ioh. 3. 14. 2. Cor. 5. 18. vnto those whom he hath called Qu. What is the vse and frute of this ministery A. Being the power and wisdome of God vnto saluation first the word is thereby made the incorruptible seed of a new birth to beget vs again vnto 1. Pet. 1. 23 God Qu. What else A. It is afterwards that sincere milke whereby as new borne babes we do grow vp vnto the Lord. 1. Tet. 2. 2. Q. Proceede A. It is finally that strong meate wherby we are fed continually vnto euerlasting life and that preseruatiue whereby we are kept from euerie blast of 1. Cor. 3 2. Ephes 4. 14. vaine doctrine Q. What is that of the keys of the kingdome of Mat. 16. 19 heauen and the power of binding and loosing A. It is that authoritie that Christ hath giuen vnto his ministers exercised publikly both in preaching Mat. 18. 18 the promises and iudgements of God and in the administration of the censures of the Church 1. Cor. 5. 5. Q Is there any priuate vse hereof A. Verie great and necessarie in comforting of Luc. 7. 48. Act. 8. 20. 13. 10. afflicted consciences and in terrifying the obstinate offenders Q. What other meanes hath God giuen vnto his Church for confirmation and increase of faith A. He hath for releefe of our infirmities added vnto the preaching of the word the administration Act. 2. 38. of his holy Sacraments Qu. What is a Sacrament A. A Sacrament is an holy signe and seale ordained of God to continue confirme and increase Rom. 4. 11. our faith in Christ We do also thereby professe and vow to be his seruants Q. How is it a signe A. In that it visibly representeth and expresseth vnto vs that of Christ and our saluation by him Luc. 22. 19. 1. Cor. 11. 26 which we are taught by the word preached and therfore is not vnfitly called a visible word Q. How is a Sacrament a seale A. In that it is annexed of God as a seale vnto his couenant of grace to assure vs of the truth and Rom. 4. 11. effect thereof Q. How manie Sacrameets be there A. Two Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord. Mat. 28. Mat. 26. Q. What is Baptisme A. A Sacrament wherein we are baptized with water into the name of the Father the Sonne and 1. Ioh. 1. 7. 1. Pet. 1. 2. the holy Ghost to teach assure vs that our sins are washed away by the blood of Christ that we are iustified by his obedience that we are ingrafted into the bodie of Christ and adopted to be the children of God Q. Is there anie other frute of this Sacrament A. It is also a Sacrament of our mortification vnto sinne by the death of Christ of our sanctification Rom. 6. 3. 4. Ephes 2. 12. 1. Cor. 15. 29 by his rising from the dead also of our own resurrection in the last day and of our communion with the Saints of God Qu. Why are infants baptized A. Because being borne in the couenant and communion of the Church they are holy vnto the Lord as was Isaac who was circūcised the eight day 1. Cor. 7. 14 Qu. What is the Supper of the Lord A. A Sacrament in bread and wine visibly representing vnto vs the death sacrifice of Christ Mat. 26. 28 1. Cor. 11. 24 and assuring vs of the benefit thereof Q. What else A. A pledge of our spirituall communion with Christ the bread of life food of our soules wherby 1. Cor. 10. 16 Ioh. 6. 51. he dwelleth in vs and we in him and are made bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh It is also a pledge of our loue towards all men Ephes 5. 30. Q. Who are fit to be admitted vnto this sacrament A. Such only as can and do examine thēselues 1. ●or 11. 28 that they may be worthie receiuers thereof Q. Wherein standeth this examination A. We must examine our knowledge and profiting in the principles of religion our faith in applying that we know vnto our selues our repentaunce and purpose of amendement of life finally our reconciliation with others and loue towards all men euen Mat. 5. 24. our enemies V. Qu. Our saluation then being in Christ not in our selues enioyed by faith in him may we not Rom. 6. 1. now liue as we lust A. God forbid Nay who so is in Christ is a new 2. Cor. 5. 17. Ephes 2. 10. 2. Tim. 2. 19 creature and who so nameth the name of Christ must depart from iniquitie Qu. Why so A. Because that grace of God which bringeth saluation vnto all men teacheth vs to denie all vngodlinesse and worldly lustes and to liue soberly Tit. 2. 11. righteously and godly in this present world Q. Must we then be a people studious of good workes Tit. 2. 14. A. Christ therfore died for vs and rose againe that we who liue by him should not liue vnto our 2. Cor. 5. 15. Ephes 2. 10. selues but vnto him exercising those good workes which he hath appointed vs to walke in Q. Are not then