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A17038	The summe of Christian religion shewing the vndoubted truth holy practice, and heauenly comfort therein contained. With certaine necessary prayers. By Samuel Browne, preacher of Gods Word, at S. Maries in Shrewsbury.	Browne, Samuel, 1575?-1632.	1630 (1630)	STC 3911; ESTC S119313	26,424	74

bloud of Christ as our bodies are with the Bread and Wine 1 Cor. 10. 16. and 11. 24 25. 26. Q. Doe all that come to the Lords Supper receiue profit thereby A. No for all vnworthy receiuers receiue much hurt thereby 1 Cor. 11. 17 27 29. Q. Who are vnworthy receiuers A. 1. All that are carnall and vnregenerate 2. The godly themselues when they come with security hauing offended God and neglecting to renue their repentance 2 Sam. 11. 27. 1 Cor. 11. 30. Q. How must thou prepare thy selfe for the Lords Supper A. I must examine my selfe 1. Whether I repent me truly of all my sinnes past 2. Whether I stedfastly purpose to leade a new life 3. Whether I haue a liuely faith in Gods mercy through Christ 4. Whether I remember and meditate on Christs death with thankfulnesse 5. Whether I be in charitie with all men freely forgiuing them all wrongs done against me as God for Christs sake hath freely forgiuen me Q. Thou saist that thy faith is preserued and increased by continuall meditation in the Word of God shew me then to what end and in what manner oughtest thou both to reade Gods word and to heare it preached A. Not for fashions sake to seeme religious but with a sincere purpose earnest desire constant endeuour and feruent prayer that thereby my faith may bee strengthened my life amended and my soule comforted 1 Cor. 14. 3. 2. Tim. 3. 16. Psal 19. Psal 119. And further I must beware of malice against the Preacher and of a preiudicate opinion of his person or gifts of pride and selfewill I must reade and heare with an humble heart so that when the Word sheweth me any errour of mine in iudgement or practice on the right hand or on the left I must bee readie to reforme it 1 Pet. 2. 1 2. Iames 1. 21 22. c. Q. What if the Preacher deliuer things vnsound or vnprofitable A. I must pray that I may with wisdome discerne and with modesty refuse the same but euer I must beware that I bee not a rash and proud censurer of any man specially of Gods messengers 1 Thess 5. 21. Matth. 7. 1. Iam. 3. 1. Iam. 1. 19 20. Q. How oughtest thou to prepare thy selfe for death at all times specially in time of sicknes A. After the same manner as I ought to prepare my selfe to receiue the Lords Supper so that if I recouer I must walke the more circumspectly afterward MORNING PRAYER for a Family A briefe Confession with thanksgiuing WEE most humbly present our selues O LORD before the Throne of thy great Maiesty in the name of thy beloued Sonne our onely Sauiour confessing that of our selues we are most vile polluted with sinnes originall and actuall sinnes against thee and against our neighbour sins of omission and commission secret and open known and vnknown euen to our selues O let them not make a separation betwixt thee and vs seeing thou art reconciled vnto vs and not onely so but also thou hast vouchsafed to become our louing Father hauing redeemed vs by thy Sonnes bloud and adopted vs by his Spirit whom thou hast sent into our hearts thou hast also fed clothed and lodged vs thou hast strengthned and preserued vs euen to this houre therefore for all thy mercies so many and so great we praise and blesse thy holy name And now Lord as thou hast raised our bodies from sleepe so raise vp our hearts from their naturall dulnesse and earthly disposition Sanctifie vs more and more in soule and body that euery day wee may grow in grace and in the knowledge of Christ by the workes of the Spirit O Lord increase our faith giue vs yet more assurance of that thy Prayer for strength of faith eternall loue that therein we may reioyce with ioy vnspeakable and glorious and obediently wait for the performance of all thy promises both to prouide for vs and to defend vs in this life and after to crowne vs with eternall glorie Let this assurance bee such that thereby we may bee able to endure al the miseries and trials of this mortall pilgrimage not only with patience and quietnesse but also with heauenly comfort And teach vs O Lord to loue thee and that sincerely that our Prayer for loue to God false hearts may not goe a whoring after the world whiles wee foolishly and wickedly admire the riches and pleasures and pride of this life and suffer our selues to be snared therewith O let vs know that the loue of thy glorious Maiestie and of these vile things cannot stand together As wee desire to loue thee sincerely so to loue thee abundantly that wee may bee the better assured that wee loue thee let not our loue bee as a sparke of fire couered with the ashes of our darke and earthly corruptions but let it be as burning coles and as a vehement flame And let it appeare by our heartie loue to our neighbour specially Prayer for loue to our neighbour to those whose good fruits declare them to be thy faithfull children Suffer vs not this day nor heereafter to be iniurious to any by deceit or oppression by slandering or back-biting those that are absent by reproching or disgracing those that are present or by any other wrongs but let vs be profitable and helpfull to many to the vttermost of our power Grant that wee may instruct those that are more ignorant then our selues let vs relieue according as thou hast enabled vs those that stand in need of our helpe O Lord preserue vs from the damnable error of those that Against counterfet happines place their greatest happiness in worldly wealth and pleasure open our eyes to discerne yet more cleerely that if thou be our riches then wee shal be rich indeed if thou be our delight then shall we perceiue how vile and vaine all carnall delights are Let vs know how good a thing it is to draw neer vnto thee by hearing thy voyce in thy most holy Word and by speaking to thee in our prayers and thanksgiuing withdraw not thy Spirit from vs giue vs not ouer vnto Satan and worldly lusts for then shall we runne headlong into all sinne and misery This that followeth is verie needfull in many houses of the Gentrie and richer sort LOrd preserue this family from the sinnes of idlenesse pride fulnesse of bread from contempt or neglect of the poore from foolish and corrupt communication from chambering and wantonnesse from excessiue and vnseasonable eating and drinking from louing of pleasures more than thee the chiefest Good In a meane and laborious Family prayer to this purpose will be conuenient WEE beseech thee cheere vs vp and comfort vs in the middest of our labours and trauels let vs not admire or enuie the happinesse of those that abound with ease and wealth but euer let vs remember that a painefull and godly life is the way to perfect rest and endlesse ioy that an idle voluptuous and vnprofitable

1 Tim. 2. 2. Mat. 9. 38. Reu. 23. 20. Q. Which is the third petition A. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would enable vs to walke in the way of all his Commandements And that Magistrates and people Ministers and hearers husbands and wiues parents and children masters and seruants may performe those duties of their seuerall callings which they owe one to another Ephes 4. 1. and 5. 21 22 c. Q. What meane these words In earth as it is in heauen A. Wee desire grace to doe Gods will gladly and cheerfully as the Angels in heauen doe the same Psal 103. 20 21. Q. Which is the fourth petition A. Giue vs this day our daily bread Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would giue vs food raiment health peace and all things needfull for this present life That he would stirre vs vp to labour and diligence that hee would keepe vs from sloth and idlenesse and giue a blessing to our honest endeuors Q. What learnest thou further from the words of this petition A. First that whatsoeuer wee lawfuly possesse is Gods gift Deuteronomie 8. 17 18. Habac 1. 16. Secondly that we must haue a feeling of other mens wants as well as of our owne and shew it by charitable deeds Heb. 13. 3. Thirdly that if we haue maintenance only for the time present and none for the time to come we must bee content and depend on Gods prouidence Matth. 6. 25. Fourthly that although we liue not in ease plenty and pleasure yet if we haue things necessary we must be content Gen. 28. 20. 1 Tim. 6. 8. Q. Which is the fift petition A. Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs. Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would forgiue vs all our sinnes originall and actuall of commission and omission secret and open whether knowne or vnknowne euen to our selues Psal 51. Psal 19. 12. And that he would not only pardon our sinfull deeds but all our wicked vnprofitable and idle words all our sinfull purposes and all our desires ioyes feares and griefes that are against the loue of God and of our neighbour Ecc. 11. 9. and 12. 14. Matth. 12. 36. And further that God would giue vs grace truly to examine our selues to discerne our sinnes to confesse them to hate and forsake them Q. Why is this added As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs A. To teach vs to forgiue all wrongs to end our quarrels and to be free from malice or else God will not forgiue vs Matth. 5. 23. and 6. 14 15. and 18. 23. Q. Which is the sixt petition A. And lead vs not into tentation but deliuer vs from euill Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would not suffer the deuill nor the world to preuaile against vs nor our owne corruptions to preuaile within vs but that he would giue vs strength to ouercome them Eph. 4. 22. and 6. 10 11. 1 Ioh. 5. 4. That we may be wise to discerne when Satan tempteth vs to those things which seeme to be no sinnes Matth. 4. 3 6. or when he vseth our owne friends for his instruments to deceiue vs Gen. 3. 6. Mat. 16. 22 23. Q. Which is the conclusion of the Lords praier A. For thine is the Kingdome the power and the glory for euer and euer Amen Q. What is the meaning of this conclusion A. Because God is our gracious King and carefull for his subiects and seeing his power is such that he can giue vs all good things and defend vs from all euill 1 Chr. 29. 10 11. 2 Chr. 20. 6. Psal 62. 11. 115. 1. 1. Tim. 1. 17. Reu. 4. 11 and 5. 12 13. And seeing the things we haue prayed for are for his owne glory therefore we earnestly desire and stedfastly beleeue that he wil grant them vnto vs. Amen let it be so yea without doubt it shall be so Q. How doe the wicked pray this prayer A. They shew their vile hypocrisie in euery part thereof Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the preface A. They call God Father and yet haue no assurance of his loue nor care to please him but shew themselues to be his enemies and children of the deuill Ioh. 8. 44. 1 Ioh. 3. 8. Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the three first petitions A. They dishonour God they despise his iustice power and prouidence They take part with euill men in euill causes and so contend and fight for Satan and his kingdome against Christ and his subiects Psal 2. 1 2 3. Luk. 19. 14. They reiect Gods will and doe their own they follow their owne lusts they imitate not Angels in heauen but beasts on earth or deuils in hel Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the rest of the petitions A. Daily bread contents them not their wealth is euill gotten or euill spent They aske pardon of sinne but haue no purpose nor desire to leaue the same They forgiue not wrongs receiued but beare malice against Gods children which haue not wronged them They are not wary against temptations but run on boldly thus their prayer is contrary to the whole course of their life Q. Then none but a sincere Christian truly called and conuerted can pray this prayer or the like with vnderstanding and with an vnfained desire A. It is euen so and therefore this prayer being rightly vnderstood is a perfect tryall of a mans true conuersion Rom. 8. 15 16. Q. Thou saist that thy faith is preserued and increased by the Sacrament what is a Sacrament A. Gods seale of his couenant made with the faithfull and their seed Gen. 17. 7 8 9 10. Rom. 4. 11. Q. In this Couenant what doth God vndertake on his part A. To defend the faithfull in all dangers to giue them all good things expedient for them to cause all things to worke for their good and to crowne them with eternal glory Gen. 15. 1. and 17. 1. Psal 84. 11. 1 Tim. 4. 8. Rom. 8. 28. Q. What doe the faithfull vndertake for their part A. Not to follow their owne lusts nor the worlds allurements nor euil examples nor the deuils tentations but readily to obey all Gods Commandements Ephes 4. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 c. Tit. 2. 11 12. 1 Pet. 2. 9. Rom. 12. 1 2. Luc. 1. 72 73 74 75. Q. How many Sacraments be there A. Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. Gods seale whereby we enter into Couenant with him by the washing of our soules from sinne through Christs bloud as our bodies are washed with water Rom. 4. 11. Eph. 5. 26. Tit. 3. 5. Col. 2. 12. Q. What is the Lords Supper A. Gods seale wherby we renue our Couenant with him whereby our soules are nourished and comforted with the body and