Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	forgive_v	name_n	trespass_n	2,415	5	10.9746	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

the one is Baptisme wherwith I am receyued into Christes church The other is the Supper of the Lord wherwith I am nourished in the same Question What is Baptisme Answeare It is a sacramēt wherin as water washeth away the filthines of my body so the blood of Christ sprinkled vpon my soule by the hand of fayth washeth away my sins and the punishmēt therof wherby I am incorporate into his body made partaker of his benefits to dye vnto sin to liue vnto rightuousnes Question Why are children to be baptised Answeare Because by nature they be the children of wrath by Adams sin to whom also the promise of Gods free mercy and fauour reacheth Question What is the Lords supper Answeare It is the sacrament of my redemptiō by the death of Christ wherin by the misticall receyuing of bread and wyne through a true fayth I am made partaker of al the benefits of Christs passion for as bread broken doth feede nourish my body wine refresh my hart so the body of Christ was torne vpō the crosse his blud shed to wash away my sins and to feed refresh my soule to lyfe euerlasting Question Whether is the bread chaunged into the naturall body of Christ or no Answeare The Sacraments of bread and wyne remaine still in their former nature and substance neuerthelesse there is a great chaunge for those things which before were but as cōmon meats are now made the Sacraments or holy signes of Christes body and blood Question How dost thou eat Christs body or drinke his blood Answeare Spiritually and by grace whilest I beleeue that he dyed for my sins and rose agayne for my iustification for it is fayth that maketh me partaker of his benefits goodnes which are sealed to me by his Sacraments Question Do all men which receyue this sacrament receyue the spirituall grace alyke Answeare As in Baptisme none but the faithfull receiue remissiō of their sins so in the Lords supper none but such are partakers of the grace and benefits of Christes death The wicked in deed receyue the outward elements of bread and wine but because they lacke true fayth they are not partakers of the spiritual grace Question How must thou frame thy selfe to receyue this sacrament worthily Answeare First I must consider the greeuousnes of my sins from my hart vnfaynedly hate and detest the same euer after giue my selfe to godlines vertue Secondly I must try and examin my selfe whether I haue a true fayth in the promises of Christ Thirdly I must reconcile my selfe to all men and continue in Christian loue Question Now remayneth the other helpe giuen thee of God that is to say prayer tel me what it is Answeare Prayer is the lifting vp of my hart to God and the asking in Christs name of things needfull to me and the whole church with thankes geuing for his benefits and goodnes Question To whom must thou pray Answeare To God alone first because I beleeue in him alone Secondly he alone knoweth my hart thirdly he wil not giue his glory to any other therfore I am forbidden to pray to saints Question How canst thou which art a sinner pray to God which hateth sinne Answeare I pray not in trust of myne own rightuousnes but in the name of Christ who is the way for me to come to the father who continueth my mediatour at the right hand of the father d who loueth hath reconciled me to the father in whom the father is wel pleased Question For whom must thou pray Answeare For all men liuing for kings magistrates ministers yea and for my enemies but for the dead I haue no commaundement to pray neyther can I help them after they be gon hence for as they be found at the day of their death so shal they ryse agayne onely this I can doo to giue God thankes for their deliuerance out of this world Question How must thou prepare thy selfe to pray Answeare First I must be touched with the necessity of those whome I pray for my mynd must be deuout and not caried to fro with vayn thoughts I must appere before God in true repentance and fayth being at loue with al men framing my life ryghtuously asking in such a tongue as I vnderstand according to the will of God. Question How must thou pray Answeare According to the forme prescribed of our sauior Christ in these wordes Our father which art in heauē halowed be thy name Thi kingdom come Thy wil be done in earth as it is in heauē Geue vs this day our dayly bread And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespasse agaynst vs And leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill For thyne is the kingdome the power and the glory for euer So be it Question What is the meaning of this prayer Answeare We pray to God in the first petition that his glory may appeare and that our liues conuersation may set forth the same In the second we pray that God would gouerne the kingdom of his church killing sin and the lusts thereof in the same and to renue it to rightuousnes of lyfe That he would also tread downe Satan and al his power and that he would shortly accomplish the number of his elect hasten the comming of Christ to iudgement In the third we pray that al our doings may be agreable to his will without contradiction or murmuring In the fourth we desire him to grant vs whatsoeuer is needful to the sustenance and preseruation of our life and that all our doings may be to his glory and the profit af our neyghbours In the fift we pray for the forgiuenes of our sins the punishment thereof for his mercyes sake euen as we shal pardone others their offences done to vs without bearing malice or hatred towardes them In the last we pray that God would guyde vs with his spirit that we may get the victory ouer Sathan sin and hel be defended from all euyll After we conclude with these wordes For thyne is the kingdome c. to set forth our desire to his glory his honour prayse whose power is also infinit and therfore he can graunt our requestes We end with this word Amen both desiring that what we haue asked maye be fulfilled and also assuring our selues that our requestes shall be fulfilled accordingly as they be agreeyng to the wil of God. Question Is there any helpe for thee to praye more deuoutly Answeare Yea truely fasting is a special preparatiue to the same ▪ Question What is a Christian fast Answeare It is not onely an abstinence from meats and drynkes to chastice my body but also from sin and the delights thereof which