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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	believe_v	father_n	maker_n	2,113	5	10.1076	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12161	The testimonie of a true fayth conteyned in a short catechisme necessary to all families, for the more knowledge of God, and better bryngyng vp of chyldren in his fayth and feare. Gathered and written for the benefite of Gods well disposed children, By C.S. Preacher.	Shutte, Christopher, d. 1626.	1577 (1577)	STC 22467; ESTC S114822	15,501	36

of our brethren Question What sayst thou of the last Thou shalt not couet Answeare In this the Lord commaundeth the whole harte to be possessed with loue that what soeuer man doth wish or desyre it may be free from lust corrupt affection serue to the glory of God and profit of his neighbours forbidding hereby al wicked thoughts vnlawful desires both of soule body although our cōsent be not therto al corruptiō of original sinne by Adam al lack of grace and what soeuer wanteth of the integritie perfectiō wherin man was made By al which precepts it may appere that nothing but true rightuousnes and innocencie can please God. Question By this I vnderstād that thou art not able of thy self because of thy sins to fulfil these lawes why therfore did God commaund that which thou canst not do Answeare First hereby he declareth how that his Image in me is corrupted with sin for nothing is here required which I could not haue done before my fal in Adam Secondly here is nothing commaūded which I am not bound to do Thirdly he doth not respect what I of my self cand do but what his iustice doth require Last of al it setteth forth the wrath of God bryngeth me to the feelyng of my sinnes Question Why God is mercyful to thousands wil not surely punish sinne so sharply as thou thinkest Answeare God in deede is mercyfull to them that loue hym truly repent but he is a iust Iudge a God of vēgeance to punish the wickednes of the vngodly which breake his commaundementes Question By this I gather that many are in a woful case Answeare Concernyng the wicked which be voyde of fayth of the mercy of God the curse of the law hangeth vpon them But touching the elect of which company I am perswaded that I am one Iesus Christ the sonne of God in myne own nature hath suffred to deliuer me from sinne the punishments therof hath brought me into the fauor of God againe of which benefite I lay holde with a true fayth which commeth by the preaching of the Gospell Question What is the Gospell Answeare It is the doctrine of faith conteynyng the promises of God vnto saluation to all whiche truely repent and lay hold of Christes merites by a sure trust in the same Question What do the promises of the Gospel meane Answeare First they teach me that the law of God is fulfilled for me by Christ by whom I haue my sins forgiuen with whose ryghtuousnes I am clothed may now boldly stand before the iudgmēt seat of god Secondly that my saluatiō commeth onely of the free mercy of God without my merites or good deedes Thirdly although they be offred to all yet they take effect in none to saluation but onely in the electe whose harts God lighteneth with fayth Question Shew me what fayth is Answeare There is a kind of faith called a dead faith beleuing the word of God to be true al things therein conteyned and goeth no further but the true faith is the faire knowledge of the fatherly good will and mercy of God shewed towards man in Christ a sure trust in the same which in due time bringeth forth the fruites of good liuing Question What doest thou learne hereby Answeare First I learne to know God who is made my father by Christ thorow adoption and grace 2 Secōdly I apply to my selfe by this my fayth al the merits of Christ as fully as if I had done the same my selfe 3 Thirdly I haue a sure trust in his merits and mercy boldnes to offer vp my prayers to God the father by him 4 Last of all I knowe his promises to be faithfull true and that he will performe them when it pleaseth his godly wisdome Question Whence commeth fayth Answeare It is the gifte of God wrought in my hart by the preaching of the Gospel and by the holy Ghost Question What is the summe of the fayth Answeare I beleeue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth and in Iesus Christ his only sonne our Lord which was conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the virgin Mary suffred vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead buried he descended into hel and rose again the third day frō the dead he ascended into heauē sitteth on the ryght hand of God the father almighty frō thence shall he come to iudge the quicke and the dead I beleeue in the holy Ghost the holy catholike church the communion of saintes the forgeuenes of sins the resurrection of the body the life euerlasting Question What art thou taught hereby Answeare 1 First what to beleeue of God my father creatour 2 Secondly of Christ my redeemer Thirdly of the holy ghost my sanctifier Last of all concerning the church of God. Question What canst thou say of God Answeare God is a spiritual nature euerlasting almighty infinite true good righteous and mercifull who hath made the world hath begotten the sonne of him selfe frō euerlasting The sonne is wisedome image of the father begotten of the father very God of very God who in his tyme appoynted became man. The holy Ghost is the power vertue proceeding from them both which three although they be distinct in persons yet are they equall and al one in Godhead eternitie dignitie and power Question What saist thou of the first part of this faith Answeare I beleeue that God is not only the natural father of his sonne Christ but also that he is by grace my father by whose wisedome as heauen and earth and all things therin conteyned were made so the same by his power is gouerned preserued Question What thinkest thou of the second Answeare I beleue that the sonne of God became man in al things lyke vnto me onely syn excepted in my nature wrought what was needfull to my saluatiō wherefore he is named Iesus that is a saueour Question How is thy saluation wrought Answeare This word Christ doth teach the same for first it signifieth him to be a king to haue purchased to him selfe by his blood the spirituall kingdome of his church all the enemies therof cōquered Which kingdome now he gouerneth by his word and by his spirit wherby he raigneth in my hart and in the harts of his elect Secondly it teacheth that he was a priest to offer vp him self once for al a sweet sacrifice to take away my sins to be a mediator by whō in whose name I maye offer vp my prayers to God my heauēly father through him be heard Thirdly it putteth me in minde that he was a Prophet sent to

preach the wil of his heauēly father whom alone I must heare and obey as my Lord who being thus appoynted of his father was betraied of Iudas condemned by Pilat crucified by the Iewes buried by Ioseph of Aromathia and Nicodemus suffred in his body not onely the punishmēts due to my body but also in his soule the punishments due to my soule that was the very torments of hel death and separation from God by whose death my obedience is wrought the malediction of Gods law cancelled the diuel al his power subdued the wrath of God appeased and I set in his fauor agayne And thus is the death of Christ the onely and full raunsome for my sins by vertue whereof sin also dyeth and is killed in me Question What sayst thou of his resurrection Answeare As he dyed for my sins so he rose agayne for my iustification hauing gotten the victorye ouer sin death hel and damnatiō geueth me power through his spirit to rise vnto newenes of lyfe assuring me that my bodily death shal be no destruction but I shall ryse againe at the last day to lyfe euerlasting Question Shew thy mynd of his ascension Answeare He ascended with his body into heauē where he remayneth hauing al power giuen him of his father but with his spirit he is present with his people by which his ascensiō he hath takē possession for me in heauē where he also continueth a mediator to make intercession for me to his father finally teacheth me to set myne affection vppon heauenly things Question What meanest thou by his cōming to iudgement Answeare I beleeue that he which is my saueour shall come to cleare me and al his elect in iudgemēt to condemne the wicked which in their lyfe tyme refused him to folow their pleasures Question What saiest thou of the holy Ghost Answeare I beleeue that he is the spirit of sanctification geuen to lighten my mynde to lead me into all truth he is the earnest of myne inheritance in heauen the seale to imprinte Gods promises in my hart the fountayne of grace and the water which purgeth mee from myne vncleannes and maketh me to dye to sin to be holy vnto God. Question Shew thy mynde concerning the church Answeare The church is the societie of al faithful people whom God in Christ hath chosen to saluation before the world was made of which number I beleeue that I am one Question What be the markes thereof Answeare The sincere word of God the right administration of the sacraments ecclesiasticall discipline Question Why is the church called holy Answeare Because God wil haue his people to liue holyly soberly rightuously in this world not to greue the holy ghost by any vncleannes by whō they be sanctified by whom whilest they suffer themselues to be led they cānot erre in matters of fayth and saluation Question What meaneth the Communion of Saintes Answeare It signifieth the felowship which al the elect haue one with another communicating according to the measure of fayth al spiritual graces amongest themselues studying to keepe the vnitie of the spirit in the bonde of peace Question What beleeuest thou of the forgiuenes of sins Answeare First I beleeue that before my sins be forgeuen me there is nothing in me but mere wickednes Secondly I beleeue that al my sins the punishmēt therof be takē away by Christs death and I made partaker of his rightuousnes Thirdly I beleeue that fayth alone without any worthines of my self doth make me partaker of these graces Question What sayst thou of the rest the resurrection of the body and life euerlasting Answeare I beleeue when this lyfe is ended that my soule shall go to God my body rest in the earth to the last day whē they shall both ioyne togither againe incorruptible and remayne with God for euer in the kingdome of heauen Question Can such a faith as this be fruitlesse without good workes Answeare No but good workes do folow fayth as the testimonies and fruites of my thankfulnesse to God wherby my fayth is known and approued by men wherfore it is called a fayth which worketh by loue Question What workes must thou do Answeare Such as be cōmaunded me in the law of God which as they come of grace geuen me not of mine owne power so must they needs be done for first God hath so commaunded Secondly his benefits bynde me thereto Thirdly my baptisme doth teach me to dye vnto sin and liue vnto rightuousnes Fourthly I must gloryfy god by my wel doing Last of all I must make strong my faith and election learne to auoyde the wrath of God. Question What rewarde shalt thou haue for thy good deedes Answeare The workes which I do before I be iustified before God by Christ cannot please him because they be done without faith The workes which folow my regeneration do please God not because of any worthines of mine in them but God accepteth them because of my fayth in Christ through whom they are not don in vaine so that the reward which is giuen vnto them cōmeth onely of the free mercy fauour of God whilest he rewardeth not my deserts but crowneth his giftes of grace in me Question With what helpes doth God further thee to saluation Answeare Besides that the word of God doth help to vphold my fayth the sacraments prayer are also helpes to me for by them the Lord helpeth myne infirmitie by outward signes representing to mee spirituall graces Question Do the sacraments serue thee to any other purpose Answeare They serue not onely to teach me heauenly thyngs but also to kyndle a desyre of Gods promises in my hart to styrre me vp to thankes geuing for my redemption to knyt me in loue with the godly and as markes of Religion to testifie how I differ from the Heathen wicked wherfore such as refuse to vse the same do not only deny God but are also arrogant and proud Question What is a Sacrament Answeare It is an holy signe instituted of God to cōfirme my fayth and to seale in my hart the promises of Gods mercy towardes me for the forgiuenes of my sins and saluation in Christ Question Whether do the sacraments giue grace to the receiuer or no Answeare They neither of themselues nor in thēselues includ or giue grace for that is the gift of the holy ghost but they be holy signes whereby as by an instrument God dooth worke and seale grace in my hart by fayth receyued and yet they be not bare or naked signes but grace is truely present to my fayth when I receyue the same aryght Question How many Sacraments be there Answeare Two