thine owne THou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neighbour a Mat. 19 18. exod 23 3 to 8 deut 19 16 21. psal 12 2 3 15 2 3 34 12 1. pet 3 10. pro. 6 16. to 20 19 5. 24 9 25 18 rom 13 19 ephe 4 25. iam 4 1 1 pet 2 1. In this we are commanded that we neuer speake falsely in witnesse bearing nor neuer lye flatter nor dissemble wherby our neighbour may take harme The ende of this commaundement is the maintenance of truth amongst men Therefore all vntruthes lyes guyles dissemblinges slaunders backbitinges and euill speakings are for bidden for they are contrarie to truth THou shalt not couet thy neighbours 10 house Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maide nor his oxe nor his asse nor any thing that is his In this commaundement Almightie God in plaine wordes doth forbid all a Mat 5. 28. rom 6. 12. 13. 17 14. 1. tim 6. 6. to 11. heb 13 5. iam 1. 14. 15. â—sa 57. 17. â— Iohn 2 15. inwarde desires and affections what so euer is vnlawfull to be done So euery euill thought and motion is sinne and agaynst this commaundement The ende of this commaundement is a rightnesse and inwarde obedience of all our affections towards God and our neighbour and to maintaine the safetie of our neighbour The summe of the lawe Our Sauiour Christ hath included all these commandements in these twoo Thou Matth. 22. 37. to 41. luke 10. 27. to 38. shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thine heart with all thy soule and with thy minde this is the first and greatest commaundement The second is like vnto this Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe On these these twoo commaundements hang all the law and the Prophets A newe commaundement sayth our Iohn 13. 34. 3â— Sauiour Christ giue I vnto you that ye loue one another as I haue loued you By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples if ye loue one another And this is the coÌ„mandement of God saith 1. Iohn 3. 23. Saint Iohn that we beleeue in the name of his sonne Iesus Christ and loue one another as he gaue commaundement And saint Paule sayth the law is fulfilled Gal. 5. 14. rom 13. 8. in this thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe For the ende of the commaundement is loue out of a pure 1. Tim. 1. 5. heart and of a good conscience and of fayth vnfayned If any man say he loueth God and hateth 1. Iohn 4. 20. his brother he is a lyer These are the commaundements of Acts 15. 10. Gal. 3. 24. Rom. 8. 8. almightie God the perfect fulfilling thereof no flesh can attaine vnto Although I doe all that I can yet I breake them dayly Therefore the vse of the lawe to the The vse of the lawe Rom. 7 7 Gal. 3 24. godly Christian is the knowledge of sinne because it is a rule wherevnto he is to frame his life and a glasse wherein he may see his wantes whereby he may desire more and more to be conformed vnto God and his lawe The law of the ten commandements Rom. 7 20 21 22 is to be taught vnto all mankinde and vnto all the godly that we may striue and endeuour to come as neere as wee can vnto it That by this desire of fulfilling of the lawe God may exercise vs in repentance and obedience that wee may go forwarde more and more in godlinesse Although the lawe doth not binde Rom 8 1 2 3. 4 10 4. Ephe 2 14 1 Tim 1 9. the true Christian with the curse thereof and condemnation because Christ is the ende of the law for righteousnesse to all beleeuers yet it must bee our rule to frame our liues by vnto the vttermost of our power â—nd the law is our schoolemaster Gal. 3. 24. to bring vs to Christ our sauiour who hath redeemed vs from the curse of the lawe and obteyned Gods mercie for vs. The lawe is holy and the commaundement Rom. 7. 12. 1 Tim 1 â— is holy iust and good The lawe is good if that a man vse it lawfully The ende of the lawe Our neighbour is he that needeth our Luke 10 27 to 30. mat 23 8 1 cor 6 1 6 1 cor 12 1 15 1. 1. cor 16 1. our helpe Our brother in the scripture phrase is he that is a Christian Christians are brethren and Sainst Of Prayer THe things that haue bene hitherto spoken do plainly shew howe needie and voide man is of all good things and how he wanteth of himselfe al helpes of saluation Wherefore if we seeke for helpe for our releife and neede we must go out of our selues and by fayth to acknowledge that what so euer wee haue neede of what so euer wanteth in vs a Iohn 15. 7. Col. 1. 19. the same is in God and in our Lorde Iesus Christ And in Christ is the fulnesse of Gods goodnesse from whome we must drawe by prayer as out of a plentifull fountaine whatsoeuer wee haue neede of and whatsoeuer wanteth in vs. b Mat. 21. 22. mar 11. 24. roÌ„ 14. 13. 9. 14. 26. 33. eph 5 3 12 heb 4. 16. â—oÌ„ 12. iam 1. 5. 6. By faith our hearts are framed to call vpon the name of God and fayth obteyneth what so euer is graunted by prayer And with prayer we must craue of Christ that which we haue learned to be in him So by prayer our fayth is exercised for faith is the cause of prayer and prayer is the encreasing of fayth c 2. Chro. 7. 14. psal 66. 18. eze 18. 26 27. 31. 32. roÌ„ 14. 13 A right prayer requireth fayth and repentance Without fayth it is impossible to please God and where true fayth is there is also true repentaunce Without fayth rhere is no true prayer And without the loue of our neighbour there is no fayth Therefore wee are taught by Christ to pray one for another Prayer is necessarie for all Christians because it is the chief part of that thankfulnes which God requireth of vs. God will chiefely be worshipped of vs and magnified by praier and thankesgiuing And prayer was ordeyned for vs to bewaile our miseries to God Prayer is a petition with an ardent Prayer what it is and earnest desire whereby we aske of God those things which he haâ—h commanded to be asked of him And thankesgiuing is an acknowledging of a benefite receyued with giuing thanks and praise for the same d Rom. 12. 1â— ephe 6. 18. Iames 5. 15. We must pray continually for many daungers doe hang ouer vs euerye moment and temptations doe continually assault vs and force vs to craue helpe of God by Christ Neuerthelesse we must not trust by much e Mat. 6. 7. babling to wring any thing from God f Luke 11 2. 21 36. psal 50 14
9. 10 16. and 12. 5. Acts 4. 32. Phil. 2. 1. to 5. 1. Iohn 4. 13. b The faithfull are called Saints 1. Cor. 1 2. and 2 Cor. 1. 1. Ephe. 1. 1. Phil. 1. 1. and 4. 21. Philemon 5. verse Col. 1. 2. 1. Thes 5 27. 1. Cor. 6 15. 17. 16. 12. 1. Iohn 4 13. Rom. 8. 9. and 12. 13. THe forgiuenesse of sinnes 10 I beleeue and am fully perswaded in my The forgiuenes of sinnes heart that God will forgiue me all my sinnes and be mercifull vnto me for the merits death and passion of Christ Iesus my Sauiour Christ hath satisfied Gods iustice for mee Therefore I do assuredly rest and hope in the mercye of God through Christ and in no other meane nor way for my saluation A I am assured that by this faith and The faith that iustifieth And see before in the second Article trust in Christs death and merits that al my sinnes shall be forgiuen me and that I shall liue in heauen with Christ for euer So that I repent my sinnes past amende my wicked life and haue a continuall earnest desire and endeuour to my power to obey God to liue godly If I striue to resist sinne with all my power and so resist it that I doe not Rom. 7. 15. c. 8. 1. 2. 1. Iohn 3. 6. obey the lustes thereof and delight in it Then will God be merciful vnto me and forgiue mee all my sinnes For if I doe that I woulde not then is it not I that doeth it but the sinne that dwelleth in me which for the time hath ouercome me till Christ strengthen me with his holy spirit to ouercome it So a true christian in minde and affection doeth serue God with a readinesse of fayth and willing to keepe his commaundements and to Vse charitie to his neighbour But in his flesh and outwarde doings he is defiled with many corruptions Neuerthelesse hauing this fayth the holy Ghost will worke and frame his heart that all his desire to his power shall bee to glorifie God So the life of a true christian consistes inwardly in fayth towardes God and outwardly in charitie towardes his neighbour a He that beleeueth in Christ hath repentance newnes of life God will forgiue his sinnes for Christes sake Esay 1. 15. to 19. 55 6. 7. Eze. 18 21 c. 33. 11 to 20. Ioel 2. 12 13. Luke 24 46. 47. Iohn 3. 17. 18. 19. Mark 1 15. Matth. 3. 8. Iohn 13 34 35. Actes 2 38. and 3. 19. 26. and 5. 31. and 20. 21. and 26 18 20. Rom. 7. 15. c. and 8. 1. 2. and 12. 1. Cor. 6. 11. Galat. 5. 6. and 6. 10. Ephe. 1. 7 10. 11. and 2 Col. 1. 9. c. and 4. 23 24. 1. Thes 4. 3. 4. Heber 9. 14. and 10. 10 14. 1. Iohn 1. 8. 9. and 2. 1 2. 1. Cor. 1 30. Rom. 3. 23 24 25. Rom. 5. 10 and 6. 2. Cor. 5. 19. Prou. 28. 13. 2. Cor. 3. 10. 1. Tim. 1 15 16. and 6. 10 11. 2. Tim. 2. 19. 25 26. and 3 17. Reuel 2. 4 5. Tit. 2 11 c. and 3 4 to 9. Iam. 2 17 26 1. Pet. 1. 15 16. Hebr. 6 10. 11 and 12 â—4 Matth 5 16. and 7 12 and 12 33. Iohn 15 8. 2. Pet. 1 5 to 10. 1 Iohn 3 2. 5 6 23 24. 1. Thes 4 1. to 10. See more proofe aâ— large before in the seconde Article of the Creedâ— THe resurrection of the bodie A I beleeue that after this my life ended The resurrection of the bodie my soule shall go to God that gaue it and my bodie shall rest in the earth vntill the appoynted time for the generall resurrection of all mankinde At the generall resurrection by the power of Christ This my bodie which I nowe haue although it were eaten with the foules or deuoured by many wilde beastes or fishes or lye rotten in dust scattered a great many of yeares shal be ioyned againe to my soule and shall be made like to the glorious bodie of Christ without all corruption to liue with him in heauen for euer And I shall see God in heauen in this flesh mine eyes shall behold him for euer Almightie God by his worde onely made the heauens and earth of nothing therefore he is able to raise our bodyes out of the dust At this generall resurrection of all mankinde that euer were in this world my flesh and soule which I nowe haue shall bee restored and ioyned together againe in the same maner whereof they nowe consist beeing altered from corruption and made immortall and shall liue with Christ in heauen for euer And the bodies of the reprobate shall be then also restored to liue in hell for euer in euerlasting torments This resurrection as the holye Scripture 1. Thes 4. 16. 17 sheweth shall bee in this maner Christ shall discende from heauen with multitude of Angels and by his power all the bodies of all mankinde that euer were shall bee raysed to life And those which shall bee then lyâ—ing shall bee caught vp in the clowdes with them that were raysed to meete the Lorde in the ayre And then shall the elect be with the Lorde and remaine with him for euer And the reprobate shall be sent to hell there to remaine in torments for euer The day of the Lorde shall come as a 2. Pet. 3. 13. c. theefe in the night in the which the heauens shall passe away with a noyse and the elements shall melt with heate and the earth with the workes therein shall be burnt vp But we looke for newe heauens and a newe earth according to his promise wherein dwelleth righteousnesse Wherefore seeing wee looke for such thinges what manner of persons ought wee to bee in holy conuersation and godlinesse a The bodies of all mankind shall be raysed againe the elect to ioy the reprobate to torments Iob 19 25 26 Esay 26 16 66 14 and 65 17. Eze. 37. 5 6 10 13 14 and 18 24. 26. Dan. 12 2. Eccles. 12 7 and 11 3. Luke 16 22 23. and 20 35 36 and 32 43. Matth. 22 30. Iohn 5. 28. 29 and 6. 40. 44. and 11 24 25 26. 12 48. Actes 24 14 15. Rom. 8 21. 1. Cor. 15 20 c. Phil. 3 20 21. Col. 3 4. 1. Thes 4. 13. c. and 5 1 2. 1 Iohn 3 2. 2. Cor. 5. 2. 2 Pet. 3. 9 c. Mat. 25 and 19 28. Rene. 14 13. 20 10 c. 3 21. 1. Cor. 6. 2. See more proofe before in the seuenth Article of the Creede ANd the life euerlasting A I beleeue that after the resurrection And the life euerlasting of our bodies there is no more death or chaunge but the faythfull shall bee glorified to liue in ioy with Christ for euer of the which number I beleeue I am one B And the wicked shall bee
effect of this prayer In the first petition the Lord commandeth vs to desire the true knowledge and worship of God In the second That God woulde gouerne vs with his spirite and so continually preserue and confirme vs in this knowledge In the thirde That euery of vs by the helpe of his holy spirite and gouernment may doe and fulfill our duetie in our vocation that we may doe nothing against his will In the fourth That God would giue vs corporall blessings whereby euery of vs may doe his duetie In the fift That he would giue vs spirituall blessings in forgiuing vs our sinnes In the sixt and last That wee may bee vpholden by his grace that thereby we may bee deliuered from all euill And that so wee may bee able to hallow prayse and glorifie his name through Christ our Lord and Sauiour Before hath bene declared three parts of Religion fayth the lawe and praier nowe followeth the last part which is Sacraments Of Sacraments THe Sacraments which Mat. 28. 19. 20. Mark 16 16. Luk. 22. 19. 20. are to be vsed of vs Christians are onely those which our sauiour Christ did institute and command vs to vse Which are only twoo Baptisme and the Lords Supper which we commonly call the holy Communion These two Sacraments Baptisme and the holy Communion are holy signes ordeyned Gen. 17. 11. Rom. 4. 11. Exod. 12. 14. to be assured tokens and testimonies to me and all the faythfull of the mercie of God and forgiuenesse of sinnes for the merits death and passion of Christ Iesus my sauiour And with those holy Sacraments I receyue such grace and vertue from Christ the which my tongue cannot expresse And the holy Ghost by them doeth moue my heart to beleeue A Sacrament is a testimonie of Gods A Sacrament what it is fauour towardes vs confirmed by an outward signe Or a visible signe of inuisible grace There are three thinges in a Sacrament The first is the visible signe as in Baptisme water and in the holy Communion bread and wine The seconde is the wordes of the Lords ordinance And the third is The thing signified by them The thing signified is Christ for he is the substance of all Sacraments and they doe promise nothing without him For by Christ is the mercie of God and saluation giuen vnto vs. Our Sauiour Christ for the strengthening of our fayth hath ordeyned the preaching of the Gospell And for the further encreasing and confirming of our fayth hath instituted and left to be vsed of vs for euer so long as wee are in this world the twoo Sacraments aforesayde Baptisme and the holy Communion to be testimonies of his grace and saluation These are called the Sacraments of the newe Testament because Christ did institute them and left them to be vsed of all Christians And none other are to be vsed of vs as Sacraments but those onely The vse of our Sacraments are to be Why the Sacraments were ordeyned signes and testimonies of the eternal couenant of remission of sinnes or promise of saluation which God hath made to the faythfull in Christ And also serue to confirme our fayth for that they set before our eyes the good will of our heauenly father and leade vs vnto Christ to seeke our saluation onely in and by him And further by receyuing them wee testifie our profession before men that wee are Christians not Infidels Acts 10 47. And by them wee binde our selues to God to followe godlinesse in fayth and Rom. 6 3 4. Ephe 4 3 to 7. charitie and yeelde vnto God obedience prayse and thankes for our redemprion And in giuing vs these visible signes God testifyeth his benefites towardes vs. The Sacramentes before Christ Gen. 17 4 7 10 21. 1 Cor. 10 1 2 3 4. testified that Christ shoulde come for without Christ none was nor neuer shall be saued And the Sacraments which Christ hath left vs testifie that Christ is Mat. 28 19 20 1 Cor. â—1 26. come and are to vs signes of the couenant of saluation as aforesaid Christ teacheth and instructeth vs with his worde then strengtheneth our fayth with sacraments and by his holy spirite he openeth our hearts to receyue the word and sacraments which otherwise would nothing moue our inwarde parts So without the worke of the holy Ghost the sacraments doe nothing at all profite vs. It is the spirite of God which is the authour of the encrease of our fayth The office of the sacraments The office of the SacrameÌ„ts is to set forth Christ vnto vs and in him the treasures of heauenly grace And to confirme our fayth in setting before our eyes the good will of our heauenly father And by the healthfull working of the holy Ghost the faythfull do receyue with the sacraments such grace and vertue from Christ our sauiour the which we are not able to expresse And so that Note most learned man master Caluin writeth in his booke of institutions If any man aske me saith M Caluin what maner of presence of Christ is in the Lords supper I wil not be ashamed to confesse that it is a higher secret then that it can be either comprehended with my wit or vttered with my wordes And to speake it more plainly I rather feele it then I can vnderstand it Therefore I do here embrace the truth of God wherein I may safely rest With the holy sacraments Christ with his spirit discendeth to the faithful that he may truely quicken their soules Gal. 2. 20. Ephe. 3. 17. 2. Cor. 13. 5. 1. Cor. 6. 15 17. 19. 12. 13. Rom 8 9. 12 5. 1. Cor. 10. 17. Ephe. 5. 30. and dwell in them and they in him and they vnited to him and made members of his bodie he being their head and also members one of another by the wonderfull working of the holy Ghost This secret vniting of Christ with the godly is by nature impossible to bee comprehended For our instruction herein beholde Note the Sùnne shining forth his beames on the earth how it is one thing in the firmament yet all the worlde and euery thing is nourished and comforted with the light and heate thereof Much more and more then may bee expressed with our tongues or coÌ„ceyued in our minds doth the extending beames of the spirite of Christ discende to the faythfull to quicken comfort and defend them with the grace vertue and power that commeth from the bodie of our sauiour Christ Iesus whereby they hate the deuill and sinne and ouercome them Albeit the faythfull receyue the benefites Iohn 3. 18. 1. Pet. 3. 21. Acts 8. 13. 18. 20. 21. Ioh. 1 33 Rom 2. 29. 1. Cor. 10. 4 5. aforesayde with the holy Sacraments yet there is no such secret power knit and fastned to the Sacraments that they may of themselues giue vs the graces of the holy ghost The Sacraments doe not profite vs vnlesse the holy ghost ioyne with them