Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

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heaven_n	dead_a	holy_a	pilate_n	2,163	5	11.4686	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02884	The catechisme, or maner to teach children and others the Christian fayth used in all the landes and dominions that are under the mighty Prince Frederike, the Palsgraue of ye Rhone, elector of the empyre, &c. Translated out of Latin into Englysh, by William Turner Doctor of Phisicke, easely to be vnderstanded and read, aswell of the people of the north cuntry, as others.; Heidelberger Katechismus. English.	Turner, William, d. 1568.	1572 (1572)	STC 13028; ESTC S112597	22,595	59

faith AN. It is not onely a knowlege wherby I doo surely assent to all thinges which God hath opened to vs in his worde but also a sure trust kindled in my harte by the Holy ghost through the Gospell whereby I am at peace with God surely rekenyng with my selfe and iudgeyng that forgeuenes of sinnes euerlastyng lyfe rightuusnes was geuē not only to other but also to me that fréely by the mercy of God for the deseruing of Christ alone QV. * What are those thinges that a Christ●n man must néedes beleue AN. * All thinges that are promised in the Gospel the sum whereof is contayned in the Creede or articles of our faith wherein is shortly conteyned as in a certayne shorte sum the cheif poyntes of the catholike and vndoubted faith of all Christians QVESTION ¶ What is the Créede ye speake of ANSVVER I Beleue in God the Father almighty maker of heauen earth And in Iesus Christe his onely begotten sonne our lord Which was conceyued by the holy gost borne of the virgin Mary Suffred vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead buried went downe into Hell. The thyrd day he rose agayne from the dead And went vp into heauen sitteth there at the right hand of god the Father almighty From thence shall he come to iudge the quicke the dead I beleue in the holy gost That ther is a catholike church A communion of Saints Forgeuenes of sinnes The rising agayne of the flesh And the lyfe euerlastyng Amen QVE Into how many partes is this Créede deuided AN. ¶ Into thrée partes the firste is of the euerlasting father and of our creation The seconde is of the sonne our redemption or deliuerance The thyrd is of the Holy gost and makyng of vs holy sauing vs from sinne QV. ¶ When as there is but one onely substance of God why namest thou three the father the son and the Holy gost AN. ¶ Because God hath so opened him self in his word that these thrée sundry persōs are that one trew euerlastyng God. ¶ Of the Father QVESTION WHat doest thou beleue when thou sayest I beleue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth AN. ¶ I doo beleue that the euerlastyng Father of our Lorde Iesus Christ which hath made of nothyng heauen and earth and althinges that are therein with his euerlastyng counsel prouision vpholdeth and gouerneth al the same for Christs sake is my God and my father and therefore so trust rest in him that I doo not doubt but he wyl prouide for me al thīgs nedful both for my soule and body and that he wil also tourne vnto my Saluation all the euyls and troubles that he layeth vpon me in this troublesome lyfe both because he can doo it as an almighty God and will do it as a gentil Father QV. ¶ What is the prouision or prouidence of God AN. The almighti power of god present in euery place whereby it holdeth vp as it were with his hand gouerneth heauen and earth and all creatures in so much that those things that grow vpon the earth rayne also faire wether and drines plentuusnes in bearing barrennes meat and drink health and sicknes ryches pouerti and to conclude all thinges fall and come vnto vs not without aduice or by chance but by his fatherly aduised counsell wyll and purpose QVE ¶ What profite haue we by this knowlege of the creatiō prouidēce of god ANS ¶ That in aduersitie we maye be pacient and in prosperytie thankfull and in time to come we maye haue a very good hope in God our moste faythfull Father knowing that there is nothyng that can drawe vs awaye from his loue for all creatures are so in his Power that withoute his wyll they can not onely doo nothynge but euen not so much as to stere or moue Of the Sonne QVESTION WWhy is the Son of God called Iesus that is the Sauer AN. * Because he saueth vs from al our sinnes as no saluatiō ought to be craued of any other so can there none be found in other but in him alone QV. * Then whether doo they beleue in the onely sauer Iesus which séeke happynes saluation of saints or of themselues or of any other thyng AN. * No For although they boast thēselues and reioyce in him as their Sauer in their words yet for al that in very ded● they deny the only Sauer Iesus for either must Iesus not be a perfit Sauer or els al they that receaue him with a trew faith for a Sauer haue in their possessyon in hym all thinges necessary vnto saluation QV. * Why is he called Christus that is annoynted AN. * Because he was ordayned of the Father and was annoynted of the Holy gost the highest prophet and doctor which hath opened vnto vs the secret counsel and all the wyll of his father concerning our redemption deliuerance And the hye Preist who with one sacrifice or offring of his body and no mo hath bought vs agayne and continually maketh intercession to his Father for vs And a Kinge which gouerneth vs with his worde and his spirit and defēdeth and kepeth the Saluation which we haue gotten by hym QV. ¶ But why art thou called a christian AN. Becaus through faith I am a mēber of ●esus Christ and am pertaker of his anointing ▪ so that I confesse his name geue my selfe vp vnto him to be a liuing offring of thankfulnes in this life to fight against sin Sathan with a fre and good conscience and afterwarde may hould enioy the euerlastīg kyngdōe with Christ ouer al cretures QV. ¶ For what cause is Christ called the onely begotten son of god whē we are also the sonnes of God AN. * Because Christ is only the euerlastyng and natural son of the father euerlastyng and we are but sonnes chosen and taken vp of the Father of fauour for Christes sake QV. * Why callest thou hym our Lord ANS ¶ Because he byinge agayne our bodyes and soules from sinne not with Golde nor Siluer but with his precious bloud and deliuering them from all power of the deuyll hath claymed vs for his owne proper seruants belongīg vnto none other Lord or master QV. ¶ What beleuest thou when thou sayest he was conceiued by the holy ghost and borne of the virgin Mary AN. ¶ That the sonne of God which is and abydeth trew and euerlasting god hath taken the very trewe nature of man of the flesh and bloud of the virgin Marye by the workyng of the Holy ghost that he might be also with al the true seed of Dauid lyke vnto his Brethern in all thinges sauing onely in sinne QV. ¶ What profite takest thou of the holy conception and birth of Christ AN. That he is our meane or mediator and with his innocentnes perfite holines couereth my sinnes in the which I am conceiued to com into the sight of God.

QV. ¶ What beleuest thou when thou sayest he suffred AN. ¶ That he all the time of his lyf● while he was here vpon earth but special● at his last time dyd suffer the wrath of go● against the sin of all mankynd that with his passion as one Sacrifice once for all should purchace mercy and should deliue● both our bodies and our soules from euerlastyng damnation and get vs the grace o● God and rightuusnes euerlasting lyfe QVE ¶ For what cause dyd he suffer vnder iudge Pilate ANS ¶ That he being innocent yet condempned before a ciuyll iudge might deliuer vs from the straight iudgement of God which we had deserued should haue suffred yf Christ had not suffred this sharp iudgement for vs. QV. ¶ Is there any other cause besyde way that he shuld rather suffer on the crosse then dye any other death AN. ¶ Yes there is one in déede for by this thing I am assured that he toke vpon himself the curse which was dew vnto me For the death of the Crosse was cursed of God. QV. * Why must Christ humble himselfe euen vnto the death AN. * Because that the iustice truth of God could not be contented swaged for our sinnes by ani other meanes but by the death of the son of God. QV. ¶ Why was he also berried AN. ¶ That therby he should haue sure witnesse that he was truely dead and not feynedly QVE But when as Christ dyed for vs why must we also dye ANS ¶ Our death is not a makynge of amendes for our sinnes but dyinge from Sinne and a goynge into euerlastynge lyfe QV. What profit doo we further receiue by the sacrifice and death of Christ AN. * That by the vertue of his death our old man is crucified kylled and berried with him that the euyl desires and lustes of the flesh should not afterward rayne in vs but that we shoulde offer our selues vnto him an offring of thanksgeueing QV. * Why is it further said he went downe into Hell AN. * That in my greuous temptations and assaltes I might stay● and make sur● my selfe by this comforte that my Lord● Iesus Christ by vnspeakable veracious griefes painful troubles feares of mind into the which both before and most of all when he hanged on the crosse he was cas● into hath deliuered me from the sorowfull griefe and paynes of Hell. QV. ¶ What profite haue we by the rysyng agayne of Christ AN. * Firste that by his rysinge agayne he ouercame death that he might make vs partakers of his rightuusnes which he had purchased vnto vs by his death Moreouer we are also styrred vp by his power vnto a new lyfe And the thyrde profite is that the resurrection of our head Christ is a Pleadge and a perfite assurance vnto vs that we shall ryse agayne in glory QVE How vnderstaundest thou this that he is gone vp into heauen AN. ‡ That Christ the Apostles lookyng on was taken vp from the earth into heauen yet styll is there for our sakes and wyl be vntyl he shall com againe to iudge the quicke and the dead QV. ¶ Shal Christ not then be with vs vntyll the end of the worlde as he hath promised AN. * Christ is true God and true man and so according vnto his mans nature he is not nowe vpon the Earth but after his Godly nature maiesty grace and Spirit he is neuer away from vs. QV. ¶ But whether by this meanes ar the .ij. natures of Christ pulled in sunder or no if Christes man hed be not where soeuer his Godhed is AN. ‡ Nay for when as the Godhead of Christ cannot be inclosed nor holden within any certaine compasse and is present in euery place it must néedes be a good argument that his Godhead is without the nature of his manhead which he hath taken vpon hym and reacheth farther and yet for all that it is fast in the same and abydeth personally ioyned therevnto QV. ¶ What fruite haue we by the goyng vp of Christ into Heauen AN. Fyrst that he maketh intercessiō for vs in heauen vnto the father Then that wee haue our flesh in heauen that therby we may be surely assured as by a sure pledge that hereafter he wil take vs that are his mēbers vnto him which is our head Thirdly that he sēdeth vnto vs his spirit ī the stede of a pledge betwene him and vs by whose strong workyng we seeke not earthly things that are aboue where he is sitting at the right hand of God. QV. ¶ Why is it further sayd that he is sitting at the right hand of God AN. * Because Christ therefore is gone vp in to heauen to shew that he is the head of the church by whome the father gouerneth all thynges QV. ¶ What profit is this glory of our head Christ vnto vs AN. * Fyrst that through his holy spirite he powreth into vs his members heauēly gyftes the next is that he shildeth and defendeth vs by his might agaynst all our enemies QV. ¶ What comfort hast thou by the commyng agayne of Christ to iudge the quicke and the dead AN. * That in all my persecutions and troubles I doo looke vp to heauen holdynge my head cherefully vp for the self same iudg which purposedly before dyd delyuer himselfe to the iudgement of God for me and hath taken away all curse from me which shall cast all his and my ennemies into euerlastyng payne shal bryng me with al other chosen persons into the heauēly ioys and euerlastyng glory ¶ Of the Holy ghost QVESTION WHat doest thou beleue of the holy gost AN * Firste that he is true and euerlastyng God with the euerlastyng father and the sonne Secondly that he is geuen vnto me that by true faith he maketh mée partaker of Christ and all his good déedes And thirdly comforteth mée and abydeth with me for euer QV. ¶ What is thy beléefe concernyng the holy and catholyke Church of Christ AN. * I beleue that the son of God doth gather from the beginnynge of the world vnto the end out of hole mankynd a chosē company by the spirit and the word agréeing together in a true faith and ▪ that h● defendeth and saueth the same and that I am one liuely member of that company shal so abyde for euer QV. ¶ What meanest thou by the communion and felowshyp of saints AN. * Firste that all and euery one that beleueth ar in cōmon partakers of Christ and of all his good déedes as his members and partes of his body then that euery one man ought willyngly redely and chearefully to bestowe the gyftes which he hath receyued to the common profit and health of all men QV. ¶ What beleuest thou of the forgeuenes of sinnes AN. * That God for the satisfaction or mendes that Christ hath made he hath put out the remembrance that my sinnes and also of that my crooked wickednesse wherw t I must fight al