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A11949	A catechisme briefly opening the misterie of our redemption by Christ hauing the proues of euery point so annexed, and ioined vnder euery answer, that the ruder sort of people may be much furthered thereby, if they would vse a little diligence and endeuor to commit it to memory, or be much conuersant in reading thereof, or if they cannot read in hearing it read by others, vnto knowledge, and godlinesse.	Settle, Thomas.	1587 (1587)	STC 22267; ESTC S114769	38,264	95

thrée places Paule setteth foorth the power of the Holy ghost in begetting of faith by the outward ministrie of his preaching In the fift chapter to the Galathians Paule saith Galat. 5.22 The fruit of the spirite is loue ioy peace long suffering gentletlenesse goodnesse faith meekenesse temperancie Qu. What men are meet for the planting of faith An. Those onely that haue a féeling of their owne miserie and woe due from Gods instice for their sinnes For those onely dooth Christ call in the eleuenth of Mathew saying Math. 11 28 Come vnto me all yee that are weary and laden and I will ease you In the second of the Acts we read that those that were pricked in their harts and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles Acts. 2. ℣ se 37 38 39. Men and brethren what shall we do immediatly after beléeued Qu. To what head or point of religion do you refer this sorrow and trembling conceiued of the sight of Gods displeasure for sinne An. To the point of Repentance Acts. 2 ●7 as a foregoer thereof in the elect Qu. What is Repentance An. Repentance is a turning frō sin vnto God What Repentance is that is to say a framing of our whole life to obey him And the word that the Scripture vseth most commonly to expresse it by doth signifie a change or alteration of the minde That new birth which our sauiour Christ speaketh of in the 3. of Iohn vnto Nicodemus is nothing but Repētance Iohn 3 3. It is called Regeneration Regeneration or Repentance hath two parts represented in baptisme that is Dying vnto sinne called mortification termed in the Scripture circumcision of the hart And newnesse at life Both these partes of repentance are in sundrie places of the Scriptures expressed As in the 2. chapter vnto Titus in these words Titus 2. ℣ se 11 12. For that grace of God that bringeth saluation vnto all men hath appeared and teacheth vs to deny vngodlines and worldly lusts this is Mortification and to liue sobe●ly righteously and godly in this present world this is Newnesse of life In the 2. to the Collossians these two parts are also expressed where the Apostle saith Coloss 2. ℣ s 11 12. In whom also ye are circumcised with circumcisiō made without hands by putting off the sinfull body of the flesh through the circumcision of Christ in that ye are buried with him thorough baptisme Ephes 4. ℣ se 22 23.24 in whom ye are also raised vp together through the faith of the operation of God In the 6. of the epistle to the Romans Rom. 6.4 and in the 4. of the first epistle of Peter both these parts are manifestly expressed 1. Pet. 4. ℣ se 1 2. the one procéedeth of the force of Christs death the other of his n = * Phil. 3 10. resurrection Qu. How is repentance wrought in mans hart An. By the holy ghost in preaching of the lawes and the gospell John 3 5. Except a man saith Christ be borne of water and the Holy ghost he cānot enter into the kingdome of God Againe Paule saith in the 6. of his first epistle to the Corinthians 1. Cor. 6.11 And such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are iustified in the name of the Lord Iesus by the spirit of our God And againe in the 3. chapter of the secōd epistle to the Corinthians 2. Cor. 1 12. But we all behold as in a mirrour the glory of the Lord with open face and are chaunged into the same image from glory to glory as by the spirit of the Lord. Qu. You haue proued that Repentance is the worke of the Holy ghost Now proue that it is in the ministry of the law and the gospell An. In the 1. chapter of Titus it is commaunded Titus that he should sharply rebuke the Cretians Titus 1. ℣ se 12 13. because one of their own prophets witnesseth that they were alwaies liers euill beasts slow bellies that they may bée sound in the saith Rom. 3.20 The whole Scripture both the law the gospell saith the same Apostle in the 3. of his 2. Epistle to Timothie 2. Timoth. 3. ℣ se 16 17. is giuen by inspiration from God and is profitable to conuince to correct and to instruct c. thus much for the ministry of the lawe For the gospell Our Sauiour Christ saith in the fiftenth of Iohn Nowe are yee cleane through the word that I haue spoken vnto you Iohn 15 3. Also Peter saith in the 1. chapter of his first epistle Being borne againe not of mortall seede but of immortall 1. Pet. 1.23 by the word of God Lastly in the twenty and six of the Acts it is witnessed that Paule was sent by Iesus Christ by preaching the gospell vnto the Gentiles To open their eies Acts. 26 18. that they might turne from darknes to light and from the power of Satan to God that they might receiue forgiuenes of sinnes inheritance among them that were Sanctified by faith in him Thus it is plaine that Repentance is the worke of the Holy ghost by the ministry of the law and the gospell Qu. Whether is faith before Repentance or Repentance before faith An. The question is busie there is no doubt but faith repentance are very nigh adioined as touching their beginning as is the cause and the effect Let it suffice vs to know that when a sinner thorow the preaching of the lawe is throwne downe to the sight of his deserued damnation by the auenging iustice of God that thē if he be Gods elect faith in Gods promise of saluation in Christ is wrought in him by the preaching of the gospell whervpon followeth an hatred of sinne and care to auoid it a loue of righteousnes and care to doo it which are especiall effects of repentance in token of thankefulnesse for saluation by Christ The Scripture in sundry places doth ascribe sanctification and purging of the hart vnto faith As in the twentie and six of the Acts Acts. 26 18 That they may receiue forgiuenes of sinnes and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in mee Againe in the 15. He put no difference betweene vs and them after that by faith he had purified their harts Now Sanctification regeneration repentance being all one it followeth that they are effects of faith Further because without faith as the Apostle saith in the 11. to the Hebrewes it is impossible to please God Hebr. 11 6. in another place Rom. 14.23 What soeuer is not of faith is sinne We haue most warrant to think that faith is before repentance Notwithstanding some writers are of mind that some part of repentance goeth before faith and some part followeth as an effect therof Qu. When ceaseth repentance in men An. When men cease altogether to sin But sin doth not cease to be in the

also the husband hath not power of his owne bodie but the wife Defraude not one another that is leaue not one anothers bed except it be with consente for a time that ye may giue your selues to fasting and praier and againe come together that Sathan tempt you not for your incontinencie 29 That one Christiā ought to instruct edifie and exhort another WHerefore exhorte one another s Thes 5 11 and edifie one another euen as ye do Take héede brethren Heb. 3 ver 13 14. least at any time there bée in any of you an euill hart and vnfaithfull to departe away from the lyuing God but exhort one another daily while it is called to day least any of you bée hardned through the deceitfulnesse of sinne And let vs consider one another to prouoke vnto loue Heb. 10 2. to good woorkes not forsaking the fellowship that wee haue among our selues as the manner of some is but let vs exhort one another that so much the more bicause you sée that the day draweth néere Then spake they that feared the Lord Mal● .3 16 euerie one to his neighbour the Lorde harkened and heard it and a booke of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord. The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked Prou. 21 1 The lippes of the righteous féede manie Prou. 10 21 Let euerie man as hee hath receiued the gift 1 Pet 4 10. minister the same one to another as good disposers of the manifolde grace of God 30 That euerie Christian is bounde in conscience when his brother sinneth to rebuke him for his sinne THou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart Leuit. 19 17 but thou shalt plainly rebuke thy neighbour and suffer him not to sinne Let the righteous smite me Psal 141 5. for that it is a benefite and let him reprooue me it shall bee a pretious oyle that shall not break my head for within a while I shal euen pray in their miseries We desire you brethren admonish thē that are vnruly 1 Thes 5 14 comfort the féeble minded beare with the weake be patient towards all men 31 That priuate offences are to bee rebuked priuately or secretly IF thy brother trespasse against thée Math. 18 15 go and tell him his fault betwéene thée and him alone if he heare thée thou hast wonne thy brother 32. That open sinne must haue open rebuke THem that sinne rebuke openly 1. Tim. 5.20 that the rest also may feare And whē Peter was come to Antioch I withstood him openly Galat. 2 11. for he was worthie to be rebuked He that rebuketh a mā shall find more fauour at the length Prou. 28 23. then he that flattereth him with his lips why then should any man cast any of these doubts why then I shall loose his good will and I am afraid he will not take it well hauing his promise of God A reproofe entreth more into him that hath vnderstanding Prou. 17. then an hundreth stripes into a foole A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him Prou. 15 12. neither will he go vnto the wise A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father Prou. 13 1. but a scorner will heare no rebuke Better is it to heare the rebuke of wise men Prou. 7 7. then the song of fooles He that hardneth his necke when he is rebuked Prou. 29 1. shall suddenly be destroyed and cannot be cured 33. That no Christian ought to haue any felowship with any wicked mā who professing christianitie leadeth his life lewdly to the slander of the profession but to auoid such a one as filthines and dirt IF any that is called a brother that us to say a Christian man be a fornicatour 1. Cor. 5. or couetous or an idolater or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner with such one eat not Haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse Ephes 5.11 but euen reprooue them rather If any man obeye not our sayings 1. Thes 3. verse 14. note him by letter and haue no companie with him that he may be ashamed He that walketh with the wise shal be wise Prou. 13 20. but a companion of fooles shal be afflicted For Epes 5. verse 6.7 for such things cōmeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience be not therefore companions with them They that forsake the law praise the wicked Prou. 28 4. but they that kéepe the law set themselues against them Lord who shall dwell in thy tabernacle Psal 15.1 4. c. He in whose eies a vile person is contemned but he honoureth them that feare the Lord. Example ℣ se 2 And Iehu the son of Hannani the Seer went to méet him that is Iehoshaphat who went to the war with Ahab king of Israell and said to king Iehoshaphat 2. Chron. 19. wouldest thou helpe the wicked and loue them that hate the Lord therefore for this thing the wrath of the Lord is vpon thée Yet after this did Iehoshaphat king of Iudah ioyne himselfe with Ahaziah king of Israell who was giuen to do euill 2. Chron. 20 ℣ s 35 36 37 and he ioyned with him to make ships to go to Tarshish they made the ships in Ezion Gaber then Eliezer the son of Dodauah of Meresha prophesied against Iehoshaphat saying because thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziah the Lord hath broken thy workes the ships were broken that they were not able to go to Tarshish 34. That all Christians ought to be full of good workes and to what end FOr wée are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good works Ephes 2 10. which God hath ordeined that we should walke in them This is a true saying Titus 3 8. these things I will thou shouldest affirme that they which haue beléeued God might be carefull to shew forth good works these are good and profitable to men Who gaue himselfe for vs Titus 2 14. to redéeme vs from all iniquitie and to purge vs a peculiar people vnto himselfe zealous of good workes Charge them that are rich in this world that they be not high minded 1. Tim. 6 17 that they trust not in vncertaine riches but in the liuing God which giueth vs aboundantly all things to enioy that they do good and be rich in good workes and ready to distribute and communicate End of good workes Let your light so shine before men Math. 5.16 that they may sée your good workes and glorifie your father which is in heauen And haue your conuersation honest among the Gentils 1. Pet. 2 12. that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers may by your good works which they shal sée glorifie God in the day of their visitation And this I pray that your loue may abound Philip. 1. ℣ se 9 10 11. yet more and more in knowledge and in all iudgement that ye may discerne things that differ one from another that ye may be pure and without offence vntill the day of Christ filled with the fruits of righteousnesse which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and praise of God Ioine moreouer vertue with your faith 2 Pet. 1. ℣ se 5 6 7. and with vertue knowledge and with knowledge temperance and with temperance patience and with patience godlinesse and with godlinesse brotherly kindnesse and with brotherly kindnesse loue For if these things vs among you and abound they will make you that ye neither shal be idle nor vnfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ for he that hath not thess things is blind and cannot sée farre of and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sinnes And let ours learne to shewe foorth good works for necessarie vses Titus 3.14 that they be not vnfruitfull Now good Reader this being ended there remaineth nothing but thy diligēce carefully to practise that which thou shalt here find as thy calling shal require and bind thee which that thou maist do I shal not cease to pray And thus in Christ I bid thee farewell FINIS