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A14092	A briefe catecheticall exposition of Christian doctrine Diuided into foure catechismes, comprizing the doctrine of the 1. Two sacraments. 2. Lords prayer. 3. Ten commandements. 4. And the creed.	Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.	1632 (1632)	STC 24400; ESTC S111490	21,821	64

office of Christ A. The office of a Sauiour Q. How many parts hath it A. Two Q. What is the first A. To die for vs. Q. What is the second A. To ouercome death for vs. Q. How many articles are there concerning his dying for vs A. One and but one Q. Repeat it A. He suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead and buried he descended into hell Q. What did he suffer A. Death Q. What death did he suffer A. The death of the crosse Q. What death was that A. A putting to death by the racke Q. Vnder whom did he suffer A. Under Pontius Pilate Q. What was he A. The Romane Iudge that condemned him Q. How many articles are there concerning his victory ouer death A. Three as he ouercame death by thrée degrees Q. What are they called A. The articles of his exaltation as the former the articles of his humiliation Q. Repeate the first A. The third day he rose againe from the dead Q. What article is this A. The article of his resurrection Q. Why the third day A. Because it was prophecyed of him that he should see no corruption Q. What is the second A. The article of his ascension Q. Repeat it A. He ascended into heauen and there he sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty Q. Whither did He ascend A. To the right hand of God Q. Hath God a right hand or a left in proper speech as we haue A. No. Q. How is it then spoken A. Figuratiuely Q. What then is meant by it A. Two things Q. What are they A. First the honour God hath giuen him secondly the power God hath giuen him Q. He sitteth Is sitting spoken properly or figuratiuely A. Figuratiuely Q. What is meant by it A. Two things Q. What are they A. First to shew that the workes of our redemption is finished secondly to represent his state or maiestie Q. What is the third article A. The article of his comming to iudgment Q. Repeate it A. From thence he shall come to iudge both the quicke and the dead Q. What is meant by quicke A. Those who shall be found aliue at that day Q. What is meant by the dead A. All that haue departed this life from the beginning of the world Q. How many articles be there concerning God the holy Ghost A. One and but one Q. Repeate it A. I beléeue in the holy Ghost Q. Why do you say I beleeue in him A. I put my trust and confidence in him and hope to be saued by him Q. What is the thing you beleeue A. That there is also a God the holy Ghost Q. Are these three Gods A. No though thrée persons yet but one God § 2. Q. How many articles are there of Gods Church A. Foure Q. Into how many parts are they diuided A. Into two parts Q. What doth the first part concerne A. The being of the Church Q. What the second A. The benefits this Church obtaineth by Iesus Christ. A. How many articles are there of the being of the Church A. One and but one Q. Repeate it A. I beleeue the holy Catholike Church the communion of Saints Q. Why doe you say I beleeue the Church and not in the Church A. Wee doe beleeue there is a Church but we doe not beleeue in the Church but in God The Church at the best is but a company of men Q. What is the Church A. A company of Gods children Q. How many sorts of Churches are there A. Two sorts Q. What are they A. Triumphant and militant Q. What is the Church triumphant A. The company of Gods children in heauen Q. Why is it so called A. Because they are out of all danger and so doe triumph Q. What is the Church militant A. The company of Gods children here on earth Q. Why are they thus called A. Because they fight the Lords battels against the world the flesh and the diuell Q. What Church is here meant A. The Church militant Q. What doe you learne here A. That God hath a Church and will haue to the end of the world Q. How many properties doe belong to this Church A. Three Q. What are they A. First it is holy secondly Catholike thirdly it hath a communion betwixt the members of it Q. Holinesse of how many sorts is it A. Of two sorts Q. What are they A. Holinesse of faith and holinesse of life Q. Holinesse of faith what is that otherwise called A. Our iustification Q. What is holinesse of life otherwise called A. Our sanctification Q. Is holinesse of faith perfect or imperfect A. Perfect holinesse Q. How so A. In regard of the obiect thereof Q. What is the obiect A. Christ and his righteousnes Q. Holines of life is that perfect or imperfect A. Imperfect Q. Of how many sorts is holines of life A. Of two sorts Q. Which are they A. There is a legall holines according to the Law or Euangelicall according to the Gospell Q. What is legall holines A. To be without sinne Q. Is this holines required of Gods Church A. No. Q. What is Euangelicall holinesse A. To confesse our sinnes to be sorry for them and to amend our liues Q. Is it required of Gods Church A. Yes Q. What is the second propertie A. It is Catholike Q. What is Catholike A. Universall or ouer all Q. Ouer all what A. Ouer all parts of the world Q. Is the church of God ouer all parts of the world A. It is or may be it is not now tyed to any place Q. What is the third propertie A. It hath a communion betweene the members of it Q. How many sorts of famous communions are there A. Thrée Q. What is the first A. A naturall communion that is in bloud betwéene parents children Q. Is this communion here meant A. No. Q. What is the second A. A ciuill communion consisting in gouernment Q. Is this the communion A. No. Q. What is the third A. A spirituall communion Q. Is this the communion incident to Gods Church A. Yes this is it Q. Wherein doth it consist A. In the root and the fruits Q. What is the root A. The Spirit of God Q. What are the fruits A. The graces of Gods Spirit Q. What are these graces A. Partly inward and partly outward Q. What are the outward A. The Word of God and the Sacraments Q. What are the inward A. Diuine or morall Q. What are the diuine A. The three theologicall vertues faith hope and charity Q. What are the morall A. All morall vertues sanctified by the Spirit of God Q. How many benefits doth the Church obtaine by Christ A. Three expressed in three articles Q. What is the

wonderfull loue of God the sonne who to saue our soules spared not his owne selfe but gaue himselfe to suffer a shamefull death a bitter death and an accursed death for our sinnes Here is the loue of Christ that passeth knowledge such is the breadth and length and depth and height of it that we are not able sufficiently to comprehend it And like as the body by feeding and drinking doth gather strength for the better performance of all actions of nature so the soule of a Christian by meditation on this loue of Christ in giuing his body to be crucified and his bloud to be shed for our sinnes doth gather more and more strength continually for the better performance of all actions of grace whether they be actions of dependance to depend vpon him and put our trust in him in all states in all conditions euen in the time of affliction and persecution and at the very hou●e of death Or whether they be actions of conformitie to his will in obeying him and walking in the wayes of his holy commandements vnto the end Q. Why is repentance required● A. Because faith is required For by faith we beleeue that Christ died for vs. Q. What ought we then to doe for him A. To serue him all the dayes of our life And sith we cannot serue him by perfect obedience to serue him as we can by true repentance Q. How many parts be there of repentance A. Foure parts Q. What are the two first A. To confesse our sinnes and to be sorry for them Q. What are the two last A. To pray to God to forgiue them for Christs sake and to amend our liues desiring God to giue vs grace that we may amend them Q. How many offices be there of loue A. Three Q. What is the first A. To doe our neighbour no wrong Q. What is the second A. To doe him good if wee can Q. What is the third A. If he doth vs wrong to forgiue him Q. Why must we haue this loue A. Because we looke that God for Christs sake should forgi●e vs. THE SECOND CAtechisme concerning the LORDS Prayer §. 1. Question SAy the Lords Prayer A. Our Father which art in heauen c. Q. Why is it called the Lords Prayer A. Because our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ taught his Disciples thus to pray Q. Why are you taught to say Our Father and not my Father A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because God is the father of vs all Q. What is the second A. To teach vs to pray for others as well as for our selues Q. Which art in heauen In what heauen doth God dwell A. In the third heauen called the heauen of heauens Q. How many heauens are there A. Three heauens Q. What is the first A. Where the birds of the ayre are They are called in Scripture the birds of heauen Q. What is the second A. Where the sunne moone and starres are They are called in Scripture the starres of heauen Q. What is the third A. Aboue all where God is Q. Is not God euery where A. Yes Q. Why then is he said to be in heauen A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because he is there in most speciall manner Q. What is that speciall manner A. He doth communicate himselfe in glorious manner to his Saints and Angels God is in all creatures as the author of nature and communicating vnto them the gifts of nature God is in speciall manner in his Church as the authour of grace and communicating vnto them the gifts of grace but in most speciall manner he is in heauen as the authour of glorie and communicating the riches of his glory vnto the Angels and Saints Q. What is the second A. To teach vs that when we pray our affectious should be in heauen Q. Do you beleeue that God is your Father A. Yes Q. And what Father A. An heauenly Father That is the best Father for heauenly things are better then earthly things as the light of the sunne is better then the light of a candle Q. What lesson doth this teach vs A. Therefore he is willing to heare vs. Q. For thine is the Kingdome say this in plainer manner A. The kingdome is thine Q. What Kingdome A. The kingdome ouer all the world Q. What is the meaning A. Thou art King ouer all the world Q. Thine is the power say this in plainer manner A. The power is thine Q. What Power A. Ouer all the world Q. What is the meaning A. All power belongeth to thee Q. Thine is the glory say this in plainer manner A. The glory is thine Q. What is the meaning A. All Glory belongeth to thee Q. Doe you beleeue that God is King ouer all the world A. Yes Q. And that all power belongs to him A. Yes Q. What lesson doth this teach vs A. Therefore he is able to helpe vs. This is the first part of the prayer commonly called the Inuocation And it conteines the profession of our Faith in God both touching his goodnesse that he is our Father and therefore willing to heare vs. And touching his power that he is King of all the world and therefore able to helpe vs without this faith we cannot pray Now followeth the petition § 2. Q. How many Petitions are there A. Sixe petitions Q. Into how many parts be they diuided A. Into two parts Q. How many petitions be there in the first part A. Three Q. What doe we pray for in the three first A. Such things as immediately concerne Gods glory Q. What doe we pray for in the three last A. Such things as immediately concerne our owne good Q. Say the first petition A. Hallowed be thy name Q. Say this in plainer manner A. We pray thee that thy name may be hallowed Q. What is hallowed A. Made holy Q. Is not Gods name holy already A. Yes Q. Hath it any need of our making A. No. Q. What then is the meaning of the word A. Made knowne to be holy Q. What is the meaning of the petition A. We pray thee that this holy name may be made knowne ouer all the world Thus we see the first thing our Sauiour would haue vs pray for is the knowledge of God For he well knew the want of this is the cause of all euill And the knowledge of God is the beginning of all goodnesse Q. To what end doe wee pray thus A. To this end that knowing him to be a God that delighteth in holines we might therby be moued to refer all things to the glory of his holy name Q. What is the next petition A. Thy kingdome come Q. Say this in plainer manner A. We pray thee that this Kingdome may come Q. What is the meaning A. We pray thee