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The principles of holy Christian religion, or, The catechism of the Church of England paraphrazed for the use of Borwick-Hall.
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Sherlock, R. (Richard), 1612-1689.
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support and the relief of others 2. Rom. 7.7 1 Joh. 2.16 Mat. 15.19 Jam. 1.15 I am herein forbidden not only not to wrong my neighbour in body goods or good name but not so much also as to covet or desire it neither in relation to my profit to covet my neighbours house oxe asse neither in relation to my pleasure to cover his wife maid neither yet in relation either to profit or pleasure to covet any thing that is his Quest What doest thou chiefly learn by these Commandements Answ I learn two things to be chiefly and summarily enjoyned and commanded me namely 1. My duty towards God 2. My duty towards my neighbour Mar. 22 37 38 39 40. Exod. 31.18 32.15 16. which divides these ten Commandements into two Tables the former consisting of the four first and the latter of the six last Commandements Quest What are the particulars of your duty towards God in the four first Commandements enjoyned Answ The sum of all in general is Deu 30.16 20. Mat. 22.37 Luk. 10.27 to love the Lord my God with all my heart and with all my soul with all my minde and with all my strength More particularly Command 1 * To beliebe in him to fear him to put my whole trust in him to call upon him by servent and frequent prayers to give him thanks for his mercies and daily to praise and magnifie his name Command 2 * To worship him and that not only with all inward devotion of soul but also with all outward reverence and low prostration of body Command 3 * To honour his holy Name and hie Word and what ever hath his holy name and mark imprinted thereon Command 4 * To serve him truly all the daies of my life and also punctually to observe those daies that are consecrate to his publick and solemn worship Quest What are the particulars of your duty towards your neighbour in the six last Commandements enjoyned Answ The sum of all in general Rom. 13.9 Mat. 7.12 is to love my neighbour as my self and to express this love by doing unto all men as I would they should doe unto me More particularly Command 5 * To love honour and succour my father and mother to honour and obey the lawful Power of the land whether supreme or subordinate to submit my self to all my Governors Teachers spiritual pastours and Masters to order my self lowly and reverently to all my betters and affably courteously and kindly to all persons whatsoever Command 6 * To hurt no body by word nor deed to bear no malice nor hatred in my heart Command 7 * To keep my body in temperance soberness and chastity Command 8 * To be true and just in all my dealings and to keep my hands from picking and stealing Command 9 * To avoid all evil speaking lying and slandering Command 10 * Not to covet or desire other mens goods but to learn and labour truly to get mine own living and to do my duty in that state of life whereunto it shall please God to call me Lord have mercy upon me and write all these thy Lawes in my heart I beseech thee and give me thy grace enabling me to express my obedience hereunto in all the actions of my life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen CHAP. III. Of the Lords Prayer Quest DOest thou think that thou art able to do all these things of thy self to walk in the Commandements of God and to serve him Answ I do most humbly confess that without Gods special Grace Isa 26.12 Joh. 15.5 Phil. 2.13 4.13 Psal 105.4 Mat. 7.7 11. Luk. 11.9 10 11 12. I cannot observe to do the least of Gods commandements I must therefore learn at all times to cal upon God by diligent prayer for the assistance of his divine grace Quest After what manner are you to pray unto God Answ After the same manner that Christ in his holy Gospel hath taught me saying Our Father which art in heaven hallowed c. Quest Of how many parts doth this prayer consist Answ Of three parts 1. The Preface 2. The Petitions 3. The Doxologie or conclusion Quest Rehearse the parts distinctly Answ 1. The Preface in these words Our Father which art in heaven 2. The Petitions are six in number The three first concern the glory and service of God viz. 1. Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdome come 3. Thy will be dome in earth as it is in heaven The three last concern our own wants and engagements viz. 4. Give us this day our daily bread 5. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgve them that trespass against us 6. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil 3. The Doxologie or conclusion in these words For thine is the Kingdome the power and the glory forever and ever Amen Quest What do you desire of God in this Prayer Answ I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father Preface who is the giver of all goodness and gives willingly because a father and plentifully because in heaven that he would be pleased to send his grace unto me and unto all people Petition 1 1. That we may worship him as we ought to do That his ever blessed name may be sanctified by me and by all men upon whom his holy Name is called Petit. 2 2. That we may serve him as becomes the faithful subjects of his kingdome submitting unto and walking after his most holy Lawes Petit. 3 That we may obey and do his will both readily sincerely and constantly here upon earth as 't is done by the blessed Angels and Saints in heaven Petit. 4 And I do further pray unto him that as our necessities are renewed every day so he would be pleased to send us day by day all things that be needful both for our souls and bodies Petit. 5 That he would be merciful unto us and forgive us our sins through Jesus Christ resolving for his sake and according to his command to forgive all others in what they do or shall offen â—â—nd trespass agninst me Petit. 6 That he would save and defend us from all dangers ghostly and bodily preserving us from the evil of sin by his Grace and delivering us from the evil of punishment by his Mercy and more particularly that he would deliver us from all the temptations of that grand enemy of our souls the Devil that so we may be delivered from the wrath of God and from everlasting death and damnation hereafter And this I trust he will do of his great mercy and goodness Conclusion being infinite in both as he is in glory power and dominion His Kingdome is over all His Power is infinite and His Glory is above the heavens and this from everlasting to everlasting And 't is the hearty desire of my soul that it should be so and therefore I say Amen that is So be it Quest Must you alwaies make use of this form when you pray unto God Answ