and Anen 2. Verbe so his actions that are done in truth and his fiat or Amen was the foundation of all creatures 3. Adverbe so it signifies certainly or without end or doubt and so are all his words and truth and such and hence our confidence 21. How is Amen used Either for 1. Wishing as usually in prayer Amen fiat 2. Confirmation or ratification as Gal. 1. 20. 3. Usuall affirmation single in speech Amen I say c. 4. Asseveration doubled as Amen Amen dico vobis even almost to oath Jo. 16. 23. 5. Consent as in many prayers praises in the Church 1 Cor. 14. 16. c. used by the people 22. How here used In any of these present respects as in 1. Our confession of praise and consent to the praises of God 2. Our affirmation or asseveration of his glory and our duty 3. Our wishing and hearty desiring our prayers to be heard 4. Our ratification of our vowes and thanksgiving and confirmation of our faith 23. For what may it serve us then 1. To confirme us in the faith and confidence we should pray with 2. To comfort us in assurance of the promises of God and truth of them 3. To Convince and 4. To condemne us if as gracelesse ones we pray unfaithfully Hypocrites wee pray but dissemblingly 24. In what may we then be assured or confirmed in this faith and confidence 1. In God who hath commanded us to pray and offer this sacrifice of praise 2. In the promises of God assuring us to bee heard if we pray faithfully 3. In the testimony of a good conscience that we pray as we ought faithfully and charitably 4. In the holy Spirit who witnesseth with our spirits and maketh us truly say Abba Father 5. In Christ in whom the promises of God are Yea and Amen and in whom as we say Father at first we may here also most confidently say Amen 25. What followeth in the Catechisme The question concerning the sum and substance of the Lords Prayer SECT 8. The thirteenth Question The summe of the Lords Prayer and all the parts thereof and petitions before rehearsed epitomized and hereby paralelled with the answer to the thirteenth Question As else the preface both severally and other petitions explained In the first petition hallowing Gods name The second petition thy Kingdome come in all the parts and branches thereof and 3. Petition Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven so likewise explicated as the fourth petition for our daily bread and â— Petition for forgivenesse of our sinnes as we forgive others and the 6. Petition for deliverance from temptation and all evill as those before with the conclusion and the whole doctrine in them comprised thus epitomized and explaned An other manner of exposition of the same by some propounded wherein the seven deadly sins in the seven Petitions so by them numbred prayed against and the opposite virtues desired though rather in very deed in every of the petitions are all the said vices and vertues and all others whatsoever plainly deprecated or desired 1. VVHat desirest thou of God in this Prayer I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father who is c. 2. What is here in these words contained An exposition by way of paraphrase of the Lords Prayer and so if we marke it we may find all the parts and petitions of it delivered and expressed in other words a little more at large for our better understanding of the sense and meaning of the same 3. How then shew you the parts and petitions of it particularly 1. The Preface of our Father which art in heaven in these words I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father who is the giver of all goodnesse 2. The first Petition Hallowed be thy name The second Petition Thy Kingdome come The third Petition Thy will be done c. That he will send his grace to me and to all people that we may worship him hallowing his name Serve him in his Kingdome Obey him as we ought according to his will 3. The fourth petition And give us this day our daily bread in these words That he will send us all things necessary both for our soules and bodies 4. The fifth petition To forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them c. in this That he will be mercifull unto us and forgive us our sinnes 5. The sixth petition Not to lead us into temptation but to deliver us from evill in these words That it may please him to save and defend us from all dangers ghostly and bodily and from all sin and wickednesse from our ghostly enemy and from everlasting death 6. The conclusion For thine is the Kingdome power and glory for ever and ever Amen in these words And this I trust hee will doe of his mercy and goodnesse in Jesus Christ our Lord and therefore I say Amen So be it 4. And how doe you more particularly shew the full exposition thereof By considering the substance of what is intimated or expressed in the severall parts and petitions aforesaid 5. How in the Preface In the confession of the great mercy love and compassion of our Father as well as his Majesty and glory in the heavens whither we are to elevate our soules and eyes considering our wants and miseries here on earth and so we say and confesse Him 1. Father of mercy and consolation and fountain of goodnesse Light and Spirits and so of our spirits 2. Our father in Jesus Christ and our loving and mercifull God 3. Who is now and for ever the same Alpha and Omega the first and last 4. In heaven the Throne of his glory by his powerfull presence glorious Majesty The Kingdome of his Church by his graces The hearts of the faithfull by his holy Spirit And thus wee confesse him giver of all goodnesse and elevating our eyes and mindes to heaven say Wee have lifted up our eyes unto the hills from whence commeth our help and to thee that dwellest in the heavens in majesty power and glory most gracious God and our loving father which art in heaven 6. How in the first Petition 1. In our confession of Gods goodnesse Thy name is worthy to receive all honour O thou holy one of Israel and holiest of all holies Our duty and it is fit O Lord wee should set forth thy praise and ever be telling of thy glory and sanctifying thy name Our neglect yet O Lord we have not honoured thee as we ought but rather many wayes prophaned thy most holy name and word and other means of our good Lord we bewaile and give us grace truly to lament our sinnes negligences and offences 2. In our requests our petition and intercessions Lord let thy name bee hallowed by us and all people more conscionably in our lives and all our actions that our tongues may shew forth thy praise and wondrous works and that we may ever be doing good and giving of thankes 3. In our deprecation
either our necessities require or Gods blessings invite every day houre minute of time yeelding some new blessing or it selfe a blessing in the enjoying a longer time of grace and so such imitation 6. Fideliter fidenter in true saith with love unsained and sure confidence reposing our trust in God without waving or doubting as Saint James speaketh 7. Presenter as knowing or considering with the Philosopher the present time is only ours and delay breeds danger and here is no delaying or dallying with God in this to be used for true it is Nescis quid serus vesper ferat qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erat as true in this 8. Perseveranter with all constancie and patienc waiting the Lords seisure and never weary of weldoing remembring the widow importunity prevailing with the unjust Judge as much more we with the most good God 9. Practice and thus as perseveringly even to pray continually not only the vicissitude of frequent confession in humility fervent prayer in true faith pious intercession in unfaigned charity and praise and thanksgiving in duty and gratitude a forcible kinde of prayer to pull downe new blessings each taking their turns in a constant and continued course but such gracious speech of the tongue seconding the humble desires of the heart and both seconded by a godly course of life best fitting a devout Christian as the good life of the Preacher may seeme a continuall Sermon so this godly life of a good Christian in this course may seeme a continuall prayer from which directions how great abundance of holy meditations and helpes to devotion all incentives to this divine duty will arise may plainly appeare What followeth in speciall to be considered The Lords prayer as an absolute platforme of true prayer the Preface and other parts of it SECT 3. Of the Lords Prayer in particular and the Preface thereof and that fitly in the words or forme of the Lords prayer or any part of its the Analysis of the same prayer and first of the Preface of it how is our Father and what sons he hath with the comfort that we have of such his being our Father more then in any other title or respect and what use we should make of it in our well living hom he is said ours and in what respect so by us in our prayers to be named viz. to minde us to pray for the generall good of all our brethren why it is said in heaven to minde us of our owne low estate and his excellent Majesty so to elevate our eyes and soules to his Throne of glory Whence we hope for and expect all our helps and supply from him who though on earth and in all places most gloriously there raigning with our greatest joy and comfort if we be truly his why we ought to pray and not neglect it how in this Preface the holy Trinity in mâ—â—ed or to be understood 1. IS it fit to pray in the very words of the Lords Prayer It is very convenient and being rightly understood there cannot be conceived better that if all the wise men in the world had consented together a more absolute frame could not be contrived nor uttered with humane wisdome and therefore well worthy to be used and if God be pleased with us for his sake his words also may well be deemed acceptable especially when we present our selves in his merits and our minde in his words 2. But may we not alter them 3. Not in substance but in circumstance or manner to expresse more in particular our necessities or desires which there in generall are contained 3. May we not pray the effect of any one petition by it selfe Yes if our necessities so require and though in more ample illustration yet the same in effect for if opposite or besides the matter there expressed in briefe it cannot be right or accepted and so having used our best skill to expresse our wants or desires in any particular we usually close with this as in the most perfect and assured acceptable forme that can be uttered and more acceptable how much better understood for so we pray more truly in his words and with his Spirit wherefore we ought to take the best care we may rightly to understand the same 4. What is therein contained Three parts the Preface of confession Our Father which art in heaven The Petitions for our selves and other six in number Hallowed be thy name c. The conclusion of praise and thanksgiving For thine is thy Kingdome power and glory c. 5. What is contained in the Preface I. A confession of Gods great Majesty mercy and goodnesse in that a Father our Father in heaven his throne of glory II. A confession of our owne 1. humility 2. duty 3. wants and 4. hope As we are sonnes we say our Father as we are in earth looke up to heaven up to the hills from whence commeth our helpe even to our God in his holy habitation 6. Who is here understood called Father 1. Either God according to his essence the Father of lights and so the whole Trinity may bee understood as Father of spirits and as the Sonne is called Counsellour everlasting Father and Prince of peace Isaiah 9. 6. 2. Or first Person in Trinity in relation to the Sonne and Holy Ghost and so we pray to the Father in the name of the Sonne and by the help of the Holy Ghost 7. How is God our Father Not only by creation for so are all creatures also with men and Angels But first more particularly as made sonnes in Christ his naturall Son By redemption restored By adoption acknowledged 2. Manifested sonnes by our education in his house the Church Teaching by his word and doctrine Correction by his fatherly chastisements Sanctification by his holy Spirit Inheritance of Sons in his blessing 8. What Sons hath God Both 1. generally all creatures by creation 2. Specially Princes by participation of honour and authority children called of the most High and Gods Most especially and naturally Christ by eternall generation 3. Particularly and legally all Christians by adoption in Christ and though false restored to be the Sons of God 9. What are we put in minde of by this name Father 1. Of the means wherby we are restored to favour our elder brother Christ. 2. The confidence that we may come with before him being admitted Sons 3. The love that he beareth to us whom hee accounteth so as himselfe our Father 4. The dignity and what persons we ought to be so accounted his Sons 5. The indignity we offer if we be not Sonnes or faithfull to presume and so to be assured our prayer is but sinne and we deserve a curse and not a blessing 10. Why call we him Father rather then by any other name Because a name as most truly honourable so most arguing love for though King or Judge or Prince or the like seem in common eyes more honourable titles yet
Magistrates that set forth his honour 2. All faithfull Pastors Prelates and Teachers that set forth the true faith 3. All godly Elders that governe well and give good example 4. All holy Confessors and Saints that have so set forth his glory 5. All glorious Martyrs Apostles Prophets Patriarkes and good men that have done and do their best endeavours to set forth and witnesse the truth 24. What doe you then pray for in this respect That God will be pleased to enable them with his graces more readily and cheerfully to set forth his glory as that 1. The King and Magistrate may be Carefull and zealous Prudent and Religious Just c. 2. Pastors and Prelates may be Faithfull in their places Diligent in their duty Conscionable and carefull of their charge all others may be godlily disposed according to their severall offices and duties and so to praise God for any his excellencies and graces appearing in them to the advancement of his Kingdome 25. What is opposite to this Kingdome The Divell and all his wicked agents and instruments raised up against God and his truth such 1. All evill Princes and Lawes 2. All evill Magistrates and negligent Pastors and slothfull 3. All evill and false Prophets and Idolaters 4. All evill blasphemers and 5. Generally all ungodlinesse and vanity 26. What of these That God would be pleased to overthrow root out and destroy all such as the power of the kingdome of Satan and opposite to his Kingdome 27. What in summe is there then expressed or intimated in this Petition 1. The part expressed as before shewed the 1. Petition it selfe for our selves 2. Intercession for others let thy Kingdome come for all our good II. The part intimated both a First confession of a 1. due that Gods Kingdome ought to be advanced 2. Duty from us and others that we ought so much as in us lies to advance that Kingdome 3. Defect in us and others too common to be too negligent hereof Secondly deprecation against all oppugners and opposition thereof whether in our selves or others Thirdly thanksgiving and praise 1. For the graces in us or others tending to the propagation of his Kingdome 2. For his so gracious government of us and of all things 28. How sum you up this in order 1. Confession of a 1. Due that it is most holy and just that Gods Kingdome should come and his power thereof declared 2. Duty of our selves and others that O Lord it is our duty all of us to endeavour the same and wish and seeke by all meanes to advance it 3. Defect that there is even too supine a negligence in us and others in this as well as in many other good duties II. Our petition for 1. Gods power to be shewne in advancing it 2. For our owne well disposednesse that it may be such that we may doe our best to promote it and that his Kingdome may come in us III. Our intercession for others that others may be as well disposed as we our selves and that his Kingdome may come in their hearts IV. Our deprecation that God will be pleased to pull downe all enemies of his Kingdome and all opposition and opposers with their malice and envy V. Our thanksgiving that it hath pleased him 1. So graciously to governe all things as hee doth to a good end 2. To give us grace to desire the same and to seeke it as well as many others 3. Further to assure our selves and soules of that his Kingdome so to be encreased perfected and consummate in his due time in us and others to the glory of his grace and power 29. What the third petition That Gods will may be done as readily by mee and all Gods people upon earth as by those blessed Saints and Angels in heaven where it is to be done with all joy courage and alacrity 30. What is the order of it After the desire of sanctifying Gods name and of the advancement of his Kingdome that in that Kingdom his will may be done by us and all men whereby better to be assured we are his subjects as well as those willing and ready Ministers of his Saints and Angels in heaven that his illustrious Kingdome of glory 31. What the parts The 1. Object the will of God 2. Action to be done or performed 3. Collimation of the action after the sublimed rule of Angels obedience and duty 32. What is the will of God Understood to be either his 1. Secret will which we are not to search into but he will see in due time and manner performed 2. His revealed will which is for us and other children which is required of us to be knowne and performed and so for us and our instruction revealed in his holy Word Law and Gospel a most sure and true record written for our remembrance 33. What the doing or performance of it Our holinesse in the 1. Faith knowing and beleeving it 2. Practice of good workes and obedience answerably to be thought on and proposed by us to be done as it is required at our hands by God and so herein professed obedience generally to Gods holy will and commandements and that in speciall sense as not only the actions but the heart and cogitations submitted to the performance thereof as in the last Commandement the very inmost cogitations of soule and thought to be reduced to this obedience and the love of God and thither tendeth that following collimation and direction 34. How is this that rule of direction or imitation In earth as it is in heaven understood either I. Improperly in 1. Our bodies and members that are earthly as well as in our soules and mindes that are heavenly 2. The lower parts and powers of our affections as well as higher power of will 3. Those that are yet uncalled as well as those that are called and already in the heaven of the Churches bosome and Kingdome of grace 4. In our owne selves endeavouring as in Christ to perfect the same II. Properly in earth by us that dwell in this world in the midst of many temptations and provocations to sin as well as by the inhabitants of heaven Saints and Angels free from all temptations and discouragements 35. How is it so done If as by them usually performed so we strive to doe it obeying both 1. Voluntarily which is with all our hearts willingly freely cheerfully readily without hypocrisie grudging repining murmuring griefe or delay 2. Totally endeavouring to his whole will for the matter of it manner of it every part of it so his will and not ours to the denying of our selves 3. Continually so with Constancie in our good intention Perseverance to the end and thus striving to perfection of obedience we yeeld true and sincere obedience which though in us imperfect when thus regulated by this perfect obedience and aiming at that perfection of Angels though not attaining unto it is accepted of God and so to the proportion of our ability here
and expedient Extended over all creatures whatsoever life and death heaven and hell that hath the keyes of both time and eternity Paradise and hell and will doe as he please shutteth and no man openeth openeth and no man shutteth giveth life or taketh but referreth all to his glory 8. What is that glory The scope and end of all things in the manifestation of his power and excellency of his Kingdome proposed 1. By God himselfe to all his actions of mercy justice 2. To men that they should seek it 3. To Angels and Saints eternally to desire and doe and sing it 4. To the Divells and worst creatures that though unwillingly in their misery shall shew it and in his justice be made spectacles of his glory and so we see to which end all things are and shall be referred 9. Wherein his glory most seen 1. In his creatures heaven and heaven of heavens Sun and stars that he ordained Men his Image c. Angels his glorious Courtiers c. 2. In his actions of creation redemption governance c. Mercies to all that desire them Benefits to all creatures especially Men and Angels Wisdome truth justice c. 3. In his house or Church in 1. Earth where his graces praises c. 2. Heaven where Saints and Angels perpetually his glorious servants and delight in setting forth his glory 10. How the eternity In that all other Kingdomes and Empires have their periods and ends as the heavens their revolutions but Gods Kingdome no end all other power is limited Kings nor Tyrants whose breath is in their nostrills their hearts and all in Gods hand can doe but what he appointeth nay the very Divell is herein limited that else would as a roaring Lyon be a more terrible Dragon and destroyer onely Gods power is without limit of time or coertion bounded only by his holy and good will and pleasure and to eternity and all earthly glory and beauty is fraile and mortall like that of the lillies or flower of the field though in Solomon and his royalty and shall have end yea the heavens and Sunne and Moone as they were create though of long continuance at last will perish They wax old as doth a garment but his glory in the heaven and in his servants that attend it are to endure for ever and so in his presence is fulnessesse of joy life and power kingdome and glory for evermore 11. How the certainty of it In the truth and consistency of this being who is I am who was who is and who is to come blessed for ever who is true and the truth even eternall truth and fountaine of life and of truth and so kingdome power and glory is truly and for ever his the Divell did say of the power and glory of the kingdomes of the world that they were his and he would give them but he was a lyar and that not the truth but all earthly glory power kingdome and dominion is from God and truly his and heavenly kingdome power and glory more appropriated to him and his as more fitting the Majesty of his glory and thus certainly a King powerfull and glorious holy and blessed for ever 12. How is this ascribed By all good inen Saints and Angels by the tongues of all creatures in their kindes The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth c. So the Sunne and Moone hoasts of heaven showres and dewes earth and seas and all things praise and magnifie him for ever but most especially all spirits and soules of the righteous and all holy and humble men of heart and his servants shew his glory and confesse that his is Kingdome power and glory for ever 13. What doth this teach Princes To remember to whom they owe a tribute of praise who hath given them that high estate who is absolute King of Glory and Lord of Hoasts and their Lord as King of Kings and Lord of all lords and so to doe according to his will exalt his honour follow his Law which will bee their honour and happinesse when they come to render an account of their stewardship and Kingdome to him that is their Lord Paramount and King for ever 14. What to Magistrates To remember of whom they and all Kings have that power and from whom and to what end derived unto them so to use their power so committed to them to his glory who gave or sent it them remembring also their accounts that they must make of their power and authority to him that is King of eternall power and glory 15. What to any other of high condition To remember from whom they have all their glory and high estate and so to use it as to his glory and praise him for it who is the King of glory and hath ordained all things for and to the same 16. What to all other the faithfull To erect and raise up their mindes and cogitations to heaven where they have such a Father who hath all Kingdome and Empire Power Majesty and Glory at his dispose and in his hand yea most eminently in his person for ever to whom all earthly Kings and Emperours compared are but wormes and their greatest glory to be his servants and vassalls in whose service also who most humble most honourable and so to consider the excellent dignity of the Sonnes of God to the despising and contemning of all earthly things as but clay and durt and drosse in comparison of this 17. What else learne you out of this conclusion The summe of the Lords Prayer and our desires briefly recollected and recommended to us in this close and words of the same 18. How is that observed 1. The Preface Our Father which art in heaven signified in the eternity and certainty of his Kingdome power and glory 2. The first Petition his name hallowed by this setting forth his praise and excellency of his glory 3. The second Petition his Kingdome come in the acknowledgement here of his eternall Kingdome 4. The third Petition his will be done by his Almighty power both now and for ever 5. The fourth Petition for our good comprehended in his glory for which and to which referred they ought to be desired and not else to the confidence and assurance of all of them asked in faith in the last word Amen 19. What or whence the ground of our confidence Manifested partly in the Preface and more fully in the conclusion and so most amply in both joyned together well considered here included or as I. In the Preface Our Father which art in heaven his love mercy and compassion His eternall Majesty and eminencie II. In the conclusion our Father his 1. Kingdome and dominion over all 2. Power ruling and governing all 3. Glory to it guiding and directing all 4. Eternity the happinesse of all 5. Certainty and truth that is Amen 20. How is Amen understood Either as a 1. Nowne the truth it selfe and so God and Gods word who is Yea
O Lord take evill out of our wayes and remove all lying lips and deceitfull tongues and keep us from blasphemy and all cursed speaking and whatsoever may polute us or prophane thy holy and sacred Name that ought to be sanctified 4. In our thanksgiving for all graces reeceived so O Lord we remember those blessings bestowed on our souls that we doe desire thy glory or in any measure performe the same Others that O Lord many on earth doe with us sanctifie thy Name shewing thy praise and so consort with those holy Quires in the heaven that doe ever sing thy honour Our blessed hope of continuance for ever in that holy course of sanctifying thy name and that confidence of that thy grace 7. How in the second Petition 1. In our confession of Gods glory Thy kingdome O Lord is an everlasting Kingdome and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages and thou O Lord art King for evermore Our duty it is meet O Lord that wee should desire thy glory and advancement of thy Kingdome Our neglect but in stead thereof wee have neglected our duty and in too many things we lament our misdeeds rather promoted the kingdome of Satan 2. In our petition and intercession of us all that thy kingdome may come both by us and all people thy kingdome may bee desired and promoted and that thou wilt 1. Governe thy universall kingdome to thy glory and in the same erect 2. Enlarge and confirme thy kingdome of grace and thereby also 3. Perfect and hasten thy kingdome of glory for the good of us and all Saints 3. In our deprecation that O Lord thou wilt bee pleased to remove all impediments of thy kingdome in us and all others and destroy the kingdome of Satan and Antichrist 4. Thanksgiving for the 1. The advancement of thy kingdome O Lord both in thy universall government and guiding all things to thy glory and particularly in thy kingdome of grace for thy erecting increasing and restoring the kingdome of Christ and the Gospel 2. The blessed hope wee have of thy everlasting kingdome of glory in the heavens 8. How in the third Petition 1. In our confession of Gods great power and authority that thy will O Lord is the perfect rule of all right cousnesse and goodnesse and so worthy to be obeyed by all as for thy wills sake they had a being and all things are and were created Our duty that it is just and meet that we and all creatures should obey thy will and conforme our selves unto it In our defects that we have been too negligent and disobedient children and have gone astray from our mothers womb it is too apparant and we lament the same 2. In our requests and intercession for our selves and others Lord let thy secret will be done according to thy good pleasure and thy revealed will so likewise by us and all creatures with ready cheerfull and willing obedience here on earth as it is in heaven 3. Deprecation Remove O Lord all obstacles both of our stubborne and uncircumcised hearts and whatsoever is displeasing to thee either in us or the world as all sinne and disobedience 4. Thanksgiving for our selves and that measure of obedience which wee are enabled unto and for thy will accomplished in us for our good Others in the like sort that doe thy will or patiently suffer the same and that thy Saints doe it jo fully Our hope and assurance that it shall be fulfilled by us and in us to our comforts though lesse perspicuously here yet more perfectly hereafter in heaven 9. How in the fourth Petition 1. In our confession of 1. Gods bounty That thou O Lord openest thy hand and fillest all things living with good feedest the hungry the Lions and young Ravens that call upon thee clothest the Lillies and refreshest all things with thy goodnesse 2. Our duty to looke up to thee the spring of all comfort and fountaine of living waters 3. Our neglect that O Lord wee have been too neglective and undutifull we have not herein honoured thee wee have fallen from thee trusted to our strength and arme of flesh and uncertaine riches we bewaile our foolishnesse and offences II. In our request or petition and intercession for all other our necessities Give us this day our daily bread all necessaries for this life yea comfort both of body and soul spirituall and temporall food and blessings with comfort to eate our bread III. Deprecation of evill and famine O Lord to keep us from hunger and want from plague pestilence and famine from battell and murder and from sudden death and all other misery and wayes of the destroyer IV. Thankesgiving 1. For ourselves and others the peace plenty and prosperity wee enjoy our daily food and comforts received both temporall and spirituall of our souls and bodies 2. For our hope and assurance of his favour and continuance of all blessings that O Lord we and all that are thine may bee sure wee shall want no manner of thing that is good for body or soul and we doe therefore praise thee and will ever sing of thy mercies 10. How in the fifth Petition 1. Confession of Gods mercy That there is mercy with thee O Lord and plenteous redemption and therefore thou shalt be feared and thou O Lord onely canst absolutely forgive sinnes 2. Confession of our duty that we should flye to the shadow of thy wings for mercy to cover our transgressions and wee ought to forgive our enemies 3. Our neglects that 1. O Lord we have gone astray every way from thee and have not hearkened to thy law and we are miserable sinners 2. Our neglects that we have not sought thee or thy mercies betimes we have not repented as we ought we lament both our sinnes and unrepentance 3. Our neglects that wee have not been mercifull as wee ought to bee the better assured and prepared for mercy c. II. In our request and intercession Lord forgive us our trespasses our sinnes and ignorances our infirmities and presumptions our unrepentant and unmercifull behaviour as we desire that wee may have thy graces more freely hereafter to performe these things and so O Lord make us to forgive others that we may be forgiven III. Deprecation Take from us O Lord our hard and stony hearts and give us hearts of flesh that we may obey thee repent us of our sinnes and forgive others as wee hope for forgivenesse from thee remove sinne and all obstacles of mercy or penitence all unmercifulnesse and impenitence IV. Thanksgiving 1. For Gods mercies that thou O Lord art so ready to forgive more then we to ask 2. For his grace that hee hath promised and assured us his mercies in Christ and hath so forgiven sealed to us his forgivnes of our many misdeeds 3. For that measure of grace and repentance give us to fly from sin desire repentance shew mercy 4. For our hope and assurance of his mercies to our selves and others and all graces
names of Daniel and his fellowes when he consecrated them to his Idols service Dan. 1. 7. 2. The Turkes doe by their Christian Renegadoes and their Janizaries 3. The Popes doe usually change their names at entrance to the Papacy 4. Kings of Scotland have done Ominis causâ changing their names one for another as Iohn to Robert 5. Queenes of England many before the Conquest tooke the name of Algive in honour of a worthy Queene of that name so did the Caesars from Julius Caesar and divers others 28. How if for any evill intention It is unlawfull and aggravated according to the quality of the offence and villany intended 29. Who have power to change names The same that have power to impose them 30. Who are they Superiours as parents or ones selfe so God gave Adam his name Adam named his wife Eva and gave names to all creatures Eva named her sonne Cain Rachel hers Benoni whom Jacob named againe Benjamin the Angell from God and Zachary John the Baptist the Angell Gabriel from God Jesus before conceived in the wombe 31. How for alteration of them So also Abram called Abraham by God Sarai Sarah Iacob Israel Benoni Benjamin by Jacob Simon also Peter by Christ Saint John Baptists name by his father changed Naomi saith of herselfe call mee Marah The Popes doe usually change their names and fathers may change their childrens with diseretion or on good occasion if they mislike them 32. Is it not a falshood or lye to change ones name No for superiours and ones selfe have such power authority over the name on good occasion 33. How in doing ill or mischiefe Then it is not onely a falshood or lye but a mischievous and malicious lye or otherwise capitall according to the nature and quality of the offence and villany thereby intended against any else an equivocation or imposture and so an offence and heynous sinne before God and men 34. How the concealing of ones name According to the former lawfull and tolerable on good occasion as in danger of life or other eminent perill or inconveniency so Beza that silencing his owne name writ a Treatise in Nath Neskius name Bucer of Aretius Fellinus with lesse envie to be read of others so in ancient stories many as Saint Athanasius in danger of killing silencing his name and Saint Paul supposed silencing his in the Epist. to the Hebrewes to be read with lesse envy or prejudice by his Countrimen who hated his person as is seene in his story 35. The occasion then ought to be good of the changing and concealing of ones name Yes or else it argueth lightnesse or rashnesse and folly if not worse 36. Names are also imposed for some good reasons and occasions as well as distinction It is apparantly seene in all the chiefest and the best of the ancients and especially in the holy Scriptures so Adam earth Eva mother of the living Noah rest Abraham Israel David beloved Salomon peacefull Jesus a Saviour and our Christian names for that blessed hope we have in Christ our Saviour 37. What then doest thou particularly minde by thy Christian name My Christian duty calling and profession 38. As how As 1. my duty to God my heavenly Father the Church my Mother Christ my Saviour and all the faithfull my brethren and kindred in the flesh and more especially in him 2. My calling to this happy estate begunne in Baptisme where I receive this name 3. My profession of this faith then promised for me at Baptisme by them that gave mee this name SECT 3. Quest. 2. The imposition of the name and benefit thereof Authority of such imposers of the name with the ancient and laudable use in the Church and therefore retained Of taking new or keeping the old name in and after baptisme Of the new name received in baptisme and for that compared with circumcision Divers instances to the contrary and reasons of them The generall and received use now and reasons of it Why children baptised as in imitation of circumcision and from Christs example of receiving them The covenant also pertaining to them and they can never be too soone presented to God this being the ordinary meanes of salvation and way to heaven How faith required with baptisme and in very infants of faithfull parents and in the bosome of the Church Charity binding us to doe and thinke the best we can of all So the new Christian use and benefit of Baptisme Further described as thereby made a member of Christ the members of Christs mysticall body◠and the difference and degrees of them as in a well governed common-wealth the like to be seone The profit of being Christs members that we thereby become best the children of God How Christ Angels Men and all Creatures Sonnes of God the elect and their hope and preeminence The falling Angels And their losse and misery How workes required As signes of sons and heires not cause of inheritance The Lawyers question discussed And how heaven An inheritance or kingdome and the excellency of that inheritance 1. VVHo gave you this name My Godfathers and Godmothers who were my sureties to God in receiving his Covenant of grace and promising and undertaking covenants on my part to be performed 2. When was it In my Baptisme at the Font solemnly before God and the congregation 3. What benefit thereby I was thereby made A member of Christ The childe of God Inheritor of the kingdome of heaven 4. Why doe you call the Sureties Godfathers and Godmothers Because betweene God and me for my good they did undertake such things for mee and in my name that I should have done my selfe if I had beene able 5. What authority had they for it The ancient use and institution of the Church and primitive times continued to our dayes the order of the present Church and times concurring with the bond of charity doing good for one another and at the request of my naturall parents 6. Js it an ancient use or custome Yes as used neere from the Apostles times it appeares in the Ecclesiasticall Histories and Decretals as Higinus Bishop and Martyr in the 5. Decretall mentioneth so in our Church from the first plantation of faith here even Adulti those of yeares had Godfathers as appeares by Cunigils King of West Saxons baptized by Birinus whose Father in law and Godfather King Oswald was 7. But how have Godfathers authority to name the childe At the request of the parents who have the absolute authority to name it 8. Are the parents hereby barred No it is likely as they request the sureties and that they doe it so at their request and in love that they have the greatest stroke and it appeareth the Priest was went before at the Church doore to aske the name of the parents 9. How then is it said the Godfathers doe it or are required to name it For publique testification of it so they doe it and that most publiquely and solemnly by
their owne accord perversnesse and pride when mans disobedience by the meanes subtilty and solicitation of that wicked one the old Serpent and enemy of mankinde one of those rebellious Angels the originall of his owne and Adams fâ—ll and so all our ruine 57. There is then onely that meanes left of mans salvation Onely in Christ the Mediator and Redeemer one of our owne bloud as man and one with God and in whom we are sons and beloved 58. This is then a great priviledge The greatest priviledge and prerogative that can be and most glorious title to be the sonnes of God for if Kings sons on earth bee honourable how much more sons of the King of heaven 59. What benefit by this priviledge or prerogative To be inheritors of the kingdome of heaven due onely to the sonship and to no other worthinesse or workes 60. How is the inheritance of heaven then due to us As sons not without doing good workes nor yet for the workes sake but for Christ in whom God is well pleased with us and our workes that would else bee but splendida peccata even our best works without Christ. 61. Why did the Lawyer then say Master what shall I doe to inherit eternall life A solecisme in both Law and Divinity to think that inheritance should descend by workes or doing and not by filiation or being sonnes which as sons will doe the will of their Father yet hope to have the inheritance not for doing the works but by being sons 62. The question was not then well proposed It shewed the propounder was no perfect scholler in Christs schoole and howsoever signifieth his good intention yet arguing him in that point neither good Lawyer nor found Divine 63. How is heaven then an inheritance As it belongs to the sons of God and by them to be inherited as they are members of Christ. 64. Are they inheritors then onely so Onely as they are thought worthy to have the prerogative to be accounted sons of God being members of Christ so accepted in him and made acceptable by him who is the true Vine and naturall Olive and all the elect the branches 65. How is it said a kingdome As it hath all the honour nobility splendor and glory that can be ensignes or annexed to dominion or majesty with stability of peace and eternity of durance in that most happy estate and in so high measure of contentment that all earthly Kingdomes State and Majesty are but drosse and contemptible in comparison of the same 66. How a kingdome of heaven In regard of the excellency and eminency of glory in that highest degree that nothing can bee more whereas in the kingdome of grace a small sparke of peace and comfort is onely seene to the soule and conscience of the faithfull all true sons and servants of God there God himselfe in full and beatificall vision is seene in the heavenly Jerusalem the City of God and supernall Palace and Courts of that great King filled with his glory presented before and in presence of Cheruh Seraph with all those heavenly Quires Orders and Hierarchy that celestiall company innumerable Saints and Angels 67. Is this the benefit of Baptisme It is thereunto ascribed as whereby I am so admitted into the Church the visible company of the faithfull and being engrafted into Christ accounted a childe of God and heire in hope of the kingdome of heaven SECT 4. The third Question The Godfathers promise in Baptisme for the performance of our Christian duties Of repentance faith and obedience our Repentance in forsaking world flesh and Divell The Divell and enmity to God man being anthor of all evill and sin in heaven paradise â—on the 〈◊〉 continually by his wicked motions and suggestions and Agents or instruments so sowing tares in Gods field Sin in the heart of seduced mankind The Divels works being sias of all sorts so evill and opposite to the works of God as sins of omision ana of commission of ignorancâ— and of malâ— of weaknesse of infirmity Or presumption and the like All workes of the Divell the wicked world with her ompes and vanities Or vain pompes how to be understood and distinguished from the necessary ornaments of the Prince or State How sinne is vaine and all worldly things vanity the sinful lusts and corruptions of the flesh all evill how to be resisted of faith and how we make profession of it in Baptisme and reason Of it The fruit of faith obedience So then also professed showne in our diligence to seeke learne and will therein revealed with constancy all the dayes of our life 1. VVHat did your Godfathers and Godmothers then for you They did promise and vow three things in my name 2. What is meant by promise and vow That they did Both promise the matter and for assurance Confirme it with a solemne vow for me and so not Only simply and Barely promise though promise bee much to be respected and kept in all honest and lawful things but solemnly vow and confirme that promise by publique profession and protestation Made Before God and the Church To God and his Church so In the face of his Congregation and for such things so Good holy and Just and My duty that had they neither been promised vowed or protested yet in all right ought to have beene so soone as knowne acknowledged and to the utmost of my power performed 3. Wherefore is this question here put To shew the reason of the ancient custome and use to have sureties at Baptisme 4. What is that To undertake for us between God and us so before the face of his Church our Christian duties 5. How our Christian duties here described By these three things in the answer propounded Of 1. Forsaking evill The Divell and all his works The world and the flesh 2. Beleeving the Articles of the Christian faith 3. Both Keeping Gods holy Will and Comandments Walking Diligently in the same Continually all the daies c. 6. Whence is this question and answer taken From the very words of the Liturgy where the things here repeated in the ordinary administration of Baptisme are required of the Infant and sureties and by them vowed and promised according to the Churches laudable and most ancient in stitution 7. Recite these three things briefly Repentance faith and the fruits thereof obedience 8. How Repentance To forsake all evill 9. How faith To cleaveto God by believing on him and pursuing that which is good 10. How obedience In that generall duty to feare God and keepe his Commandements 11. How is repentance described here By forsaking all evill in these three branches intended comprehended the Divell World Flesh. 12. What is the Divell The ancient and accursed enemy of Adam and all his posterity who fallen from God expelled out of heaven devoid of grace is the author of sin and of our ruine and misery 13. How fell he from God By disobedience and pride and so called 1. In
Father c. as let thy name be sanctified by all 12. What farther intimated Very apparantly also a I. Confession of a 1. Due to God to have his name hallowed 2. Duty of our selves and others to sanctifie the same 3. Defect that it is too often and ordinarily prophaned and so we pray for reformation II. A deprecation against that abuse and prophanation and that God will be pleased to vindicate his honour III. Profession of praise and thanksgiving for that measure of grace whereby we are able to desire this That hope we have to have it performed by our selves and others 13. How summe you up all these together I. Our confession of a 1. Due it is sit O Lord that thy name should receive the glory and be sanctified 2. Duty of our selves others it is just O Lord that we should give thee praise 3. Defect it is too manifest O Lord that thy name is not honoured as it ought to be but by us and others too much dishonoured and prophaned II. Our petition O Lord let thy name be hallowed by us III. Our intercession we pray not only for our selves but O Lord let thy name be hallowed and sanctified by us all and thy glory among all Nations IV. Deprecation we beseech thee to vindicate thy name and honour and let not thy name be prophaned by the enemy V. Our thansgiving for this well disposednesse to his honour that it hath pleased thee O Lord to give us this grace Our hope in respect of our selves and others that thou O Lord hast ordained thy name by us and many others to be hallowed 14. What the second petition That Gods Kingdom may come the number of true beleevers encreased the Kingdome of grace enlarged and his Kingdome of glory hastened 15. What the order of it That after Gods name sanctified his glory desired and advanced his Kingdome and power of grace is thereby promoted extolled within us in our heart by faith and the working of his good Spirit to the subduing of sinne and all that is against God and without us in the world in which Kingdome we and all that are his may readily obey him and doe his will both men on earth with willingnesse as Saints and Angels in heaven with all readinesse joy and alacrity 16. What parts of this petition Two the 1. Object Gods Kingdome 2. Action to come 17. What meane you by his Kingdome That mighty power and infallible providence seen in guiding governing and directing all things to good end for his glory and we use to shew a threefold Kingdome of his as of I. Power in his universall Kingdome the world unto which all creatures are subject both men and Angels yea and Divels and this Kingdome Gods fold and field and draw-net c. as in the Parables and the parts both 1. Good and bad sinners and others 2. Wicked men and tyrants 3. Who are the tares drosse chaffe goats cockle and the like c. 4. As the godly the sheep and the like wheat gold c. and all shall bow under Gods hand II. Grace in his Church militant on earth of which only the godly are subjects as the wheat gold sheep that shall be severed from the tares and chaffe drosse and goats 3. Glory in the Church triumphant in heaven in the which Angels and Saints or soules of the just after the separation are his subjects 18. What meane you by the action come That his Kingdome may be 1. Erected where it is not 2. Continued and confirmed where it is 3. Restored where it is decayed 4. Encreased and enlarged by his effusion of his graces more abundantly 5. Perfected in us and our translation to felicity 6. Consummate in all and in due time compleat to his glory in eternity 7. Universally ruled and guided according to his good pleasure and will 19. How make you application particularly of the action to the object For the universall Kingdome that it may be so universally governed and if it be his good will all Turkes Pagans Infidels and Hereticks converted or confounded all evill men reduced to godlinesse tyrants and persecutors tamed the Divell and his wicked instruments brideled that his power may be seen in all things and celebrated by all and his good pleasure performed 20. What for his Kingdome of grace That it may be erected where it is not both in our hearts by faith and praces of his Spirit and in all places of the world where it is not or where it never was planted so among the heathen and to the ends of the earth that they may glorifie God with us 2. That it may bee continued and strengthened by his gracious presence and blessings where it is both within us in our hearts and without us where ever in the world 3. That it may be daily encreased and enlarged by more abundant measure of his graces and effusion of his Spirit into our hearts and upon all flesh to his more honour and praise and more and more willing obedience 4. That it may be restored where ever by Satans malice decayed whether within us by temptations of sinne from the world the flesh or the Divell or without us in any others or in the vastity of those decayed but sometime flourishing Churches where Gods honour did formerly stand and as among the Turkes and Jewes at this day in that wonder of the world Jerusalem and her Sion now under Turkish bondage and slavery those famous Churches in Asia Greece and Alexandria now oppressed by savage Barbarisme and Mehometicall insidelity and tyranny and where ever else the true faith now oppressed or opposed that God will be graciously pleased to relieve and restore it 21. How for the Kingdome of glory That as begun in grace in us and others by the power and earnest-penny of his Spirit and gracious revelations of his presence that it may be more perfected by our translation to that beatificall vision of his glory and for as much as it is daily tending to more perfection in the encrease of the number and approaching of the determinate consummation that finally he will hastening the marriage of the Lambe consummate and make compleat that number and give them full complement of all joy in eternity that all Saints and Angels together in fullest happinesse and felicity may set forth and enjoy his glory everlastingly 22. What is the Scepter of this Kingdome of God The power of Gods Spirit ruling every where most perspicuously and over all creatures universally as more particularly by grace in his Church militant and in most excellent glory in his Church triumphant 23. What instruments doth God exercise in it Even all creatures generally as instruments of his glory so shall the very Divells be wicked men and tyrants though unwillingly and constrained godly men more willingly and with readinesse and joy Saints and Angels most willingly cheerfully and speedily and more particularly seen by us in this Kingdome of grace 1. All good Kings and
us to 1. Observe and watch against the Divell world flesh and their temptations 2. To shut the corporall and spirituall eyes and senses against the baits of sinne and temptations of Satan and take heed especially of most dangerous sins as presumption despaire oblivion c. II. Of defence taking the whole armour of God Eph. 6 13. the 1. Shield of faith 2. Helmet of salvation 3. Sword of the Spirit 4. The word of God 5. Breastplate of righteousnesse c. III. Of deliverance by Christ and taken hold on by faith and effectually applied proved in true repentance and humility whereby rest and peace to the soule 14. What is here then desired All things that may confirme and strengthen us in goodnesse and to the resisting and extinguishing of evill 1. As Gods graces both preventing subsequent persevering with us to the end 2. A illumination of our spirit to discern what is good 3. As stedfastnesse of â—aith and that spirituall armour to resist temptations and evill 4. As comfort of his Spirit unto us in this life by turning evill to good unto us in humiliation of us In making us more carefull In estranging our affections from sin In privation of power to sin In preventing herein eternall death 5. Patience under the crosse c. 6. Everlasting life and blessednesse hereafter 15. What prayed against 1. Against sollicitation to sin in any degree as evill suggestion counsell consent delight c. 2. Against disertion and forsaking of God or his forsaking and leaving us 3. Against sin it selfe and the adjuncts of it oblivion of God presumption obduration despair 4. Against grievous and long afflictions and calamities 5. Against sudden death or strange and fearfull death or dangers and trialls 6. Against everlasting death and hell and our arch enemy the Divell 16. What expressed in the letter 1. The deprecation against all leading into temptation or evill 2. The Petition for deliverance from evill sin temptation 3. The intercession for others as well as our owne deliverance from evill defence against temptation 17. What intimated I. A confession of Gods power graces and free Spirit that is able ready and willing to aid us Our weaknesse and frailty ready to be tempted and overthrowne of evill Our duty to seek to him for his graces and so decline temptation and evill II. A thanksgiving and praises for 1. His graces we have had experience of Assistance in temptations and giving a happy issue to many of them 2. Many deliverances of us and others and that full deliverance the Saints enjoy 3. Our hope of full deliverance being freed from sinne hereafter in life everlasting 18. How summe you it up together in order 1. Our confession of Praises to God that he is only our Lord and Redeemer powerfull and able and willing and ready to deliver Our weaknesse that we poore creatures subject to many temptations and calamities Our duty therefore O Lord we looke to the hills whence our helpe and defence 2. Our Petition that thou O Lord wilt be a Tower of defence our Castle and defendor from temptation our deliverer from evill 3. Our intercession to him to deliver Israel from all her sinnes 4. Our deprecation against all the wicked men and instruments of the Divell temptations c. All evill remove O Lord lying lips and a deceitfull tongue and a heart that is froward all ungodlinesse and wrong all evill c. 5. Our thanksgiving and praises for our selves that have received many graces deliverances and best things as faith c. Others with us and bewayling our unfaithfulnesse and forgetfulnesse Our blessed hope of Saints that thou givest us and life everlasting promised The happinesse that thy Saints enjoy in thee O Lord eternally SECT 7. The Conclusion The conclusion with the reason and Analysis of the same wherein is shewed what is to be understood by Kingdome power and Glory so in their eminency excellency heere taught to him to bee ascribed and are now and ever shall be by all creatures most certainely to all eternity to be attributed which may teach all Kings Princes and Potentates as well as all other the aithfull and servants of God how zealously they ought to remember to set forth his glory in which conclusion the whole prayer seemes epitomized and included in assurance and confidence of which our zealous and faithfull prayers and praises as else diversly and for good respects used and here explicated as added Amen 1. VVHat is the conclusion added For thine is the Kingdome power and glory for ever and ever Amen whereby we acknowledge God both able to doe all hee will and willing to doe all for his glory which only we desire in all the Petitions and therefore in assurance to be heard in our just desires we say Amen 2. Why is it added As a very fit conclusion to prayer in the forme of praise and thanksgiving to him for so we acknowledge him the only powerfull King worthy to be praised and that there is no end of his greatnesse and honour and withall intimate our desire of his honour and that glory unto which all things are directed as to their end and it selfe without end even for ever and ever we give thanks for our and others good in it included and rejoyce in the same in that hope and assurance resting confident of his favour as our God and King as well as Father in Christ and in that desire of his glory thus conclude the thanksgiving and praises againe with prayer saying So be it 3. What herein contained A most firme reason of our faith and assurance as well as thankfulnesse drawne from 1. The object or matter ascribed Kingdome power and glory 2. The action or ascribing it Thine is the Kingdome power and the glory 3. The circumstance of the eternity of it for ever and ever certainty of it Amen 4. How a reason of our faith and assurance For that he whom we pray unto is so great and powerfull and glorious a God and King as to whom both 1. All Kingdome Power and Glory over all is due and to be ascribed 2. It is ascribed by all tongues and hearts both of men and Angels 3. It is ever and shall be acknowledged either by the good to their comfort or others to their condemnation 4. It is so certaine as truth it selfe for he hath said it that will doe it who is Yea and Amen 5. How a reason of our praise and thanksgiving Because who is more worthy to receive praise and thanksgiving then this our God whose Kingdome power and glory is so established in the heavens and whole truth endureth for ever in heaven 6. What meant by Kingdome His dominion and government absolute over and above all both generally in the world Specially over his Church in grace glory as in the second Petition more amply expressed 7. What his power His Almightinesse able to doe all that he pleaseth That we can desire That shall be good
Homilies Sermons and such like godly discourses whatsoever whether 1. Of any Catecheticall point plainly and directly of the Catechisme 2. Of any other point of doctrine concerning faith or manners that may be reduced to as deduced from and grounded on some point in the Catechisme 3. Of any or many points of such doctrine together asusually taken out of any sentence or parcell of the Scripture they can never be well understood without these points of the Catechisme and grounds of Religion first learned and in some measure understood as the foundation of all further knowledge as a childe can never read that hath not learned to spell nor spell that hath not learned the letters or A B C or if he hap to know any word or so by some speciall marke it is by so rude uncertaine and imperfect knowledge he is little or never the better for the same so uncertaine and imperfect is their knowledge usually in these divine things that did never fitly lay this foundation 38. What else required Prayer for a blessing upon good endeavours to have profit thereby for though Paul himselfe plant or Apollos water yet is it God that giveth the encrease and prayer usually the key to open doore to enter way to goe and conclusion of every good designe we ought to begin continue and end with it every good and godly action and as on Jacobs ladder Angels did ascend and descend so in this our prayers ascending grace will descend being so disposed ascendat oratio ut descendat gratia our blessing of God hereby ascending his blessings will descend to our eternall comfort which he grant of his mercy in Christ Jesus to whom with the holy Spirit be praise and glory for ever Amen An Alphaâ—eticall Table of the Principall Matters herein contained as they lie dispersed in this Book P. noting Parâ— S. Section Q. Question And may serve for most common places of Divinity The maine Heads in the Method as they were digested following the course of the Catechisme being shewne in the Table at the beginning A ABolition of Ceremonies vid. Ceremonies Abrogation of the old Law vid. Morality of the Law Absolution the true use of it p. 2. s. 12 q. 9. seq p. 4 s. 11. q. 30. Adoption vid. Sons Adultery p. 3. s. 9. q. 33. Aequivocation vi Fraud Amen and the use of it p. 2. s. 12. q. 63. p. 4. s. 7 q. 22. Antichrist his Name and Number explained p. 5. s. 2. q 77. Ancient ordring of Churches vid. Degrees Ascension of Christ p. 2. s. 8. q. 23. Atheisme p. 3. s. 3. q. 15. seq Attributes of God p. 2. s. 2. q. 25. p. 3. s. 2. q. 23. B Baptisme of Infants p. 1. s. 3. q. 20. p. 5. s. 2. per tot divers sorts of Baptisme p. 5. s. 2. q. 41. compared with Circumcision ibidem Beleeve God and in God p. 2. s. 3. q. 5. q. 31. seq Bible the Bookes thereof and how divided p. 5. s. 5 q. 10. excellencie truth â—nd certainty therof ib. Blasphemy p. 3. s. 5. q. 22. Bread and food of life to men and Angels p. 4. s. 5. q. 5. C. Catechising and use of Catechismes p. 1. s. 1. q. 16. c. Ceremonies and their use p. 3. s. 1. q. 22. s. 4. q. 27. and how far abolished p. 3. s. 6. q. 29. c. Chastity p. 3. s. 9. q. 9. Children who accounted p. 1. s. 1. q. 10. Childe of God who p. 1. s. 3. q 49. Christ his name nature and offices p 2. s. 4. q. 1. c. His many actions q. 85. c. Christian name p. 1. s. 2. per tot Church Catholique p. 2. s. 11. q. 22. how holy and the markes of it ibid. Communion of Saints p. 2 s. 11. q. 46. Concupiscence p. 3. s. 12. q. 7. c. Confession vid. Absolution prayer Confirmation and the right use of it p. 1. s. 1. q. 25. Contentednesse p. 3. s. 12. q. 24. Covenant described p. 5. s. 1 q. 12. Covetâ—usnesse vid. Concupiscence stealing Couzenage vid. Fraud Creation and order of it explained p. 2. s. 3 q. 67 Creed how named and composed p. 2. s. 1 q 7. severall Creeds and their use ibid. the division of it p. 2. s 1. q. 67. D Daily bread p. 4. s. 5. q. 5. Dancing p. 3. s. 9. q. 24. Day of doome and last judgement p 2. s. 9 q. 11. Death and descent of Christ into hell p. 2. s. 6. 7. q. 1. c. Divers doubts explained ibid p. 2. s. 7. per tot Deceit vid. Equivocation and Fraud Degrees for order and decency in the Church p. 5. s. 2. q. 50. Devils and his works p. 1 s. 4. q. 30. Divers Divisions of the Catechisme p. 1. s. 1. q. 43. E Efficacies and other Considerations concerning prayer p. 4. s. 2. q. 38. Emanuel vid. Iesus Excellency of prayer and other adjuncts p. 4. s. 2. q 35. Exposition of the Lords prayer p. 4. s. 8. q. 11. Exaltation of Christ. p. 2. s. 8. q. 1. Everlasting life p. 2. s. 12. q. 42. c. F Faith and the severall sort of it p. 2. s. 1. q. 18. c. causes â—â—tes and degrees of it ibid. works the fruit and other effects ibidem Faith p. 5. s 4. q. 22. False testimonies sundâ—y sorts p. 3. s. 11. q. 14. Father the first person p. 2. s. 3. q. 35. Feasts and fasts p. 3. s. 6. q. 73. Flattery p. 3. s. 11. q. 27. Forgivenesse of sins vid. Absolution Fornication vid. Adultery Fraud and Couzâ—enage p. 3. s. 10. q. 26. G Genealogy of Christ p. 2. s. 5. q. 30. Glory of God p. 4. s. 7. q. 8. God and his Essence how known p. 2. s. 2. q. 5. c. Godfathers their ancient use 1. s. 3. q. 4. c. and their vow p. 1. s. 4 q. 1. Grace our estate in it p. 1. s. 5. q. 2. c. H Heaven an inheritance and kingdom p. 1. s. 3. q. 65. Holy â—aves vid. feasts Holy Ghost p. 2. s. 10. q. 10. per tot his name actions gifts c. ibid. Honouring Superiors vid. Parents Hâ—mility to God and honouring God p. 3. s. 3. q. 44. c. I â—esus or Emanuel p. 2. s. 4. q. 4. Idolatry vid. Atheisme p. 3. s. 4. per tot Ignorance p. 3. s. 3. q. 26. Images vid. Idolatry p. 3. s. 4. q. 14. Incarnattiâ— conception birth of Christ p. 2. s. 5. q. 2. seq Inâ—ants how bound in Baptisme p. 1. s. 5. q. 3. c p. 5. s. 2. q. 27. c. â—ustification by faith in Christ p. 2. s. 1. q. 5. s. 5. q. 27. K Keyes and the Churches power and authority p. 4. s. 5. q. 44. vide Absolution Kings vid. Magistrates p. 3. s. 7. q 43. c. Kingdome of Grace and Glory p. 4. s. 4. q. 20. s. 7. q. 6. Knowledge of God p. 3.