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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07540	Milke for babes. Or, a north-countrie catechisme. Made plaine and easy, to the capacitie of the countrie people. / By William Crashavv, Batchellor in Diuinity and preacher of the Word...	Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.	1618 (1618)	STC 6020; ESTC S91563	20,542	85

Milke for Babes OR A North-Countrie Catechisme Made plaine and easiy to the Capacitie of the Countrie people The second Impression By WILLIAM CRASHAVV Batchellor in Diuinity and Preacher of the Word LONDON Printed by NICHOLAS OKES and are to be sold by Thomas Langley at his shop ouer against the Sarazens head without Newgate 1618. TO The Right VVorshipful Sir Henry Griffith of Agnes Burton Knight one of his Maiesties Counsell in the North and Deputie Lieutenant in the East-Riding and William Saint-Quintin of Harpham Esquire Grace and peace GENTLEMEN SEeing they that liue vnder you for their estates and bodies are vnder my cure and care for their soules you will giue mee leaue nay thankes I am sure to be as carefull for the better part as you I hope are and wil be for the worse You know it were a shame to you if they could iustly say they were not able to liue and eate their bread vnder you their Lords and more were it to me their Pastor if they wanted either the Milke or the Meate fit for their soules To this end seeing I finde that Catechising is the life of Preaching and such a meanes of knowledge as without it all preaching is to little purpose I haue heere drest them their first dish euen a mease of Milke the old plaine and good meate of our forefathers I meane this short and easie Catechisme Not as making a new one for hat were a needlesse presumption but as a helpe to vnderstand that good Catechisme giuen vs already in the Common Prayer Booke Now seeing your experience in your families and mine in the whole Parish hath found the benefit of Catechising to be so extraordinary wee haue cause to acknowledge the godly wisdome and care of our Church Gouernours in commanding the performance of that duty in euery Parish which if it were duely obserued ouer all the Land I dare say where there is no Preaching the want would be lesse hurtfull and where it is the benefit much more aboundant And let it worke in you a care Gen 18. not onely as good Abrahams to command your families but seeing you are here Magistrates and Lords like zealous Dauids Psal 110. to take order that your people and tenants doe frequent this godly exercise which by Gods good blessing shall by mee or my sufficient Deputy bee continually kept vp as the time and season of the yeare will permit This will make our Sermons at home and our Exercises abroad much more profitable and effectuall your Seruants and Tenants more faithfull to God and more seruiceable to your selues And when they finde themselues mercifully delt withall by you their Land-lords for their bodies and good prouision both of Milke and strong meate for their soules Their Iob. 31. 20. Loynes as Iob saith shall blesse you their hearts loue mee and their soules and all within them shall praise God for vs both and their Neighbours about them shall say Blessed are the people that be in such a case yea thrice happy the people that haue the Lord for their God Now praying that both you and I and they that follow vs may striue to deserue this honour and enioy this comfort and our people receiue this double blessing by vs I rest Your Pastor and seruant in Christ WILLIAM CRASHAVV The Chapters of this Catechisme CHAP. 1. VVHat man is pag. 1. 2 What God is pag. 2. 3 Of Gods Word p. 3. 4 Of the knowledge of God out of his word p. 4. 5 Of Gods worship and the kindes of it p. 6. 6 Gf the parts or duties of it p. 7. 7 Of Gods workes and the Creation p. 9. 8 Of the worke of Gubernation p. 11. 9 Of the worke of Redemption and first of sinne that caused it p. 13 10 Of the Law of God p. 14 11 Of the first Table and first Commandement p. 16. 12 Of the second third and fourth commandements p. 17 13 Of the second Table p. 19. 14 Of the seuenth eight and ninth commandements p. 21 15 Of the last commandement and the vse of the whole Law p. 23 16 How the Law doth driue vs to Christ p. 25 17 Of Iesus Christ the Redeemer p. 26 18 Of the meanes to take hold of him and first of Faith and of the Creed p. 28 19 Of sauing Faith p. 31 20 Of the Sacraments and of Baptisme p. 32 21 Of the Lorde Supper p. 34 22 Of the workes of Sanctification p. 36 23 Of Repentance and good workes the fruits of Sanctification p. 38 24 Of workes of Piety and of Prayer p. 39 25 Of the circumstances of Prayer p. 41 26 Of the Lords prayer p. 42 27 Of the Petitions of the Lords Prayer p. 44. 28 Of the workes of Mercy or Charity p. 46 29 Of workes of Iustice or of Righteousnesse p. 48 30 Of the reward of good workes p. 50 The end of the Catechisme   An houshold prayer for the Morning p. 53 A prayer for the Euening p. 58 Saint Pauls words applyable to many of the people and professors in England VVHereas in regard of the time Heb. 5 12 13 14. you ought to be teachers you haue need that one teach you the first principles of the Oracles of GOD and are such as haue need of Milke and not of strong Meate for euery one that vseth Milke is vnskilfull in the Word of Righteousnesse for he is a Babe But strong Meate belongeth to them that are of full age euen those which by reason of vse are exercised to discerne of good and euill Heb. 5 12 13 14. Saint Peters exhortation which I direct chiefly to the people of the North. LAy aside all Malice all Guile 1 Pet. 2. 1 2 3. and Hypocrisies and Enuies and euill speakings And as new borne Babes desire the sincere Milke of the Word that you may grow thereby now that you haue tasted how gratious the Lord is 1. Pet. 2. 1 2 3. Milke for Babes OR A short Countrie Catechisme CHAP. 1. What Man is Question VVHat art thou Answer A Christian man Q. Who made thee a man A. God by his power and wisdome a Psal 100 3. Q. Who made thee a Christian A. God in his loue and mercy b Ephes 1 17. ●●d 24 5. Q. What ought a Christian man to know A. Two things God and himselfe c Phil. 3. Q. Tell me then what is man Ans A principall Creature of God consisting of a reasonable soule and humane body d Eccles 12 7. Q. What is the soule A. A spirituall inuisible and immortall creature created in Gods Image giuing life breath and being to the body e Gen. 1 26 27 and 2 7. Q. What is the body A. A corporall visible and corruptible creature the house and instrument of the soule f 2 Cor. 5 1. CHAP. 2. What GOD is Q. VVHat is GOD A. What GOD is in himselfe cannot be knowne g Ioh. 1 18 Q. Why can we not know what GOD