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A Tried method of catechising being an abstract of the Bishop of Corke's Shorter notes on the church-catechism : with the Scripture-proofs of them as far as necessary, and directions for the use of the abstract to advantage.
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Rosse, E. Corke.
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either of ripe Years as Jews Turks Heathens when converted to the Christian Faith together with all unbaptised Persons who have lived in the Church or else the Infants of Chistian Parents at least by one side 1 Cor. 7.14 The unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband Else were your children unclean but now they are holy On Ans 19. Proposi ∣ tion I Repentance is the forsaking all kinds of Sin Ezek 18.21 If the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed and keep all my statutes See an Example of such Repentance Judges 10.13 and 16. compared Ye have forsaken me and served other gods And they put away the strange gods from amongst them Proposi ∣ tion II Acts of Sin are forsaken by sorrowing for them and doing so no more Matth. 26.75 Peter went out and wept bitterly John 5.14 Sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee Habits or a use of any Sin by breaking our selves of that ill Use or Custom and of all love and inclination to it Gal. 5.24 They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts Proposi ∣ tion III Only that Belief is stedfast which sets us on performing the Condition of God's Promises namely good Works or doing our duty Jam. 2.17 18. Faith if it hath not works is dead being alone Shew me thy faith without thy works and I will shew thee my faith by my works Proposi ∣ tion IV A dependance on God in a way of well-doing with due regard to God's Promises in Christ Jesus is most certainly a saving Faith Proved from Heb. 11. the whole Chapter especially verses 8 10 11 17 18 19. On Ans 20. Proposition Christian Infants are within the Covenant and therefore may not be denied Baptism which is only the first Seal of the Covenant Deut. 29.10 11 12. Ye stand here this day all of you before the Lord all ye men of Israel your little ones and your wives that you should enter into covenant with the Lord your God and into his Oath which he maketh with thee this day On Ans 21. Proposi ∣ tion I A Sacrifice strictly is a Religious Offering made to God commonly of some living Creature slain by the hands of a Priest according to God's appointment as an Act of outward Worship and an acknowledgment that we our selves have deserved to die Levit. 1.25 Ye shall bring your offering of the cattle even of the herd and of the flock And he that is the Priest shall kill the bullock before the Lord c. Proposi ∣ tion II Christ Jesus by his death became a true Sacrifice or Offering for Sin to make peace for us Isa 53.10 Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin Heb. 9.26 Now once in the end of the world hath he Christ appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself Ephes 2.14 He is our peace On Ans 23. Proposi ∣ tion I By the Body and Blood of Christ we mean only Christ's Sacrifice of himself for Remission of Sin Matth. 26.28 This is my blood which is shed for the remission of sin Proposi ∣ tion II The Faithful verily and indeed in the Lord's Supper by Faith partake of the Sacrifice of Christ's Death that is All the Benefits of his Death and Sufferings are truly from God conveyed and sealed to them 1 Cor. 10.16 The cup of blessing which we bless is it not the communion of the blood of Christ the bread which we break is it not the communion of the body of Christ On Ans 24. Proposi ∣ tion I Our Souls in the Sacrament are strengthned by the Spirit of God conveyed to us as a fruit of Christ's Death 1 Cor. 12.13 We have been all made to drink into one spirit Namely into that Spirit of which our Lord spake John 6.63 It is the spirit which quickneth And which he promised John 15.26 to send from his Father after his departure Proposi ∣ tion II Our Souls are refreshed in the Sacrament by the apprehension and assurance hereby raised both of our pardon of Sin and right to Heaven through the Sufferings of Christ for us 2 Cor. 1.22 He hath also sealed us and given us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts On Ans 25. Proposi ∣ tion I The chief Steps of truly repenting our selves of our former Sins are 1. Examination of our selves what Sins we have been guilty of 2. Confession of them before God and 3. Resolution against them or stedfast Purposes of a New Life 1. Hag. 1.5 Consider your ways Psal 119.59 I thought on my ways and turned my feet unto thy testimonies 2. Levit. 5.5 When he shall be guilty in one of these things he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing 3. Hos 14.8 Ephraim shall say What have I to do any more with Idols Psal 101.2 3. I will behave my self wisely in a perfect way I will walk with a perfect heart I will set no wicked thing before my eyes Proposi ∣ tion II In repenting of Sins against our Neighbours we are to make due amends for the wrong done and reconcile our selves to them Matt. 5.23 24. If thou bring thy gift to the Altar and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee Leave there thy gift before the Altar and go thy way first be thou reconciled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gift Proposi ∣ tion III A lively Faith here is The actual casting our selves after all our Repentance on God's Mercy through the Sacrifice of Christ or acting such a dependance on God through Christ as before described Proposi ∣ tion IV We can only approve our thankful remembrance of Christ's death by endeavouring a constant sense of his Infinite Love in dying to redeem us and of the infinite Benefits we receive thereby And therefore by giving our selves up to obey him who has thus bought us Soul and Body to himself 1 Cor. 6.19 20. Ye are not your own for ye are bought with a price Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's Proposi ∣ tion V To be in charity with all men is to bear good will to all People whether Friends Enemies or Strangers forgiving all who have wronged us and being ready to do all good Offices in our power to any Persons living Matth. 5.44 45. Love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray for them that despightfully use you and persecute you that you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven For he maketh his Sun to rise upon the evil and on the good and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust Levit. 19.18 Thou shalt not avenge nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self I am the Lord. Luke 10.29 Who is my
Rom. 8.17 And if children then heirs heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ that we may be also glorified together To be a Member of Christ is to be a Member of the Church whereof Christ is the Head Ephes 5.30 Members of his body which is the Church And v. 23. Christ is the head of the Church To be a Child of God is to be put into the Condition of a Child or into an Estate of God's Fatherly favour 1 Cor. 12.13 We are baptised into one body by one spirit Namely Rom. 8.15 The spirit of adoption by which we cry Abba Father that is truly call God Father and may come to him as a Father with humble boldness Ephes 2.18 and 3.12 To be an Inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven here is to have a right to inherit it For in this Life we can only have a right Revel 22.14 That they may have a right to enter in through the gates into the city Heaven is a State and Place of Everlasting Happiness or Bliss after Death 1 Pet. 1.4 An inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away reserved in heaven for you By the Kingdom of Heaven is meant the Glory and greatness of that Happy State with God and Christ in Heaven Coloss We shall appear with him in glory Rom. 8.17 Be glorified together On Answ 3. To vow is to make a solemn Promise to God as strong as an Oath Psal 132.2 He sware unto the Lord and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob. The Vow which we made to God in Baptism consists of three things 1. Repentance or foregoing all wicked Life in renouncing the Devil and all his works the Pomps c. 2. Faith in believing all the Articles of the Christian Faith 3. Obedience growth and continuance therein in keeping God's holy Will and Commandments and walking c. proved by the form of Baptism To renounce is to disclaim disown or vow against Devils are Angels fallen from Heaven into an Estate of most malicious Sinning and most dreadful Torments Jude 6. The Angels which kept not their first estate but left their own habitation he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day Angels are such Beings as our Souls are without Bodies but exceedingly much more knowing and powerful Psal 103.20 Ye Angels that excel in strength that do his commandments hearkening unto the voice of his word All manner of Sin may be called the work of the Devil 1 John 3.8 He that committeth sin is of the Devil for the Devil sinneth from the beginning For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he may destroy the works of the Devil But especially seeking to the Devil or to those who are believed to deal with him Levit. 20.27 A man or woman that hath a familiar spirit or that is a wizard shall surely be put to death they shall stone them with stones 1 Chron. 10.13 Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit to enquire of it As also all Pride Envy Malice Murther Lying False accusing Temping others and Falling off from God Pride which is commonly believed one of the Sins by which Angels fell to be Devils Isa 14.12 13 14. How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer c. Envy or Malice Jam. 3.14 15. If ye have bitter envyings or strife in your hearts this wisdom is earthly sensual devilish Lying and Murther John 8.44 Ye are of your father the Devil and the lusts of your father ye will do He was a murtherer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him When he speaketh a lye he speaketh of his own for he is a lyar and the father of it False Accusing Revel 12.10 The accuser of our brethren which accused them before God day and night Corrupting or temping others to sin 1 Thess 3.5 The tempter hath tempted you Apostacy or falling from God Jude 6. The Angels which left their first estate The Pomps and Vanities of this wicked World are all lewd Shews and Sights provoking lust in our selves or others As also all remains of Heathenish Customs yet visible amongst us All other Customs contrary to Christ's Laws as is any making a sport of Sin And finally all wild Revelling Riot Luxury wanton Apparel and Habit above our Quality Lewd Shews and Sights provoking Lust Ezek. 23.14 15 16. She increased in her whoredoms for when she saw men pourtrayed on the walls exceeding in dyed or party-colour'd attire on their heads after the manner of the Babylonians she doted on them 1 John 2.16 All that is in the world the lusts of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the Father but of the world Remains of Heathenish Customs 1 Cor. 10.20 21. The things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to Devils and not to God and I would not that ye should have fellowship with Devils Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of Devils Ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of Devils Customs contrary to Christ's Law Rom. 12.2 Be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God Making a sport of Sin Prov. 14.9 Fools make a mock at sin Wild Revelling and Riot c. 2 Thess 3.6 We command you brethren in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that ye withdraw your selves from every brother that walketh disorderly and not after the tradition which he received of us Habit above our Quality 1 Pet. 3.3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold or of putting on of apparel Lust signifies an earnest desire commonly in some evil way The Flesh signifies the outward Natural Man as generally corrupt with all its Senses and Faculties Gal. 5.19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are these adultery fornication uncleanness lasciviousness The desires of the Flesh are sinful when they offend against the Christian Law That is when they are either of things evil and forbidden 1 Cor. 10.6 We should not lust after evil things as they also lusted Or of the unseasonable or immoderate use of things allowed Such was the Israelites lusting after Flesh in the Wilderness Psal 78.20 29 30. The Articles of our Christian Faith are the several parts of the Belief To believe these is to be so heartily persuaded of the truth of them as thereby to stir up our selves to the performance of our duty Acts 24.14 Believing all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets Gal. 5.6 Faith worketh by love To keep God's holy Will and Commandments is to do what he has bid us to do and to avoid what he has forbidden 1 Pet. 3. Eschew evil and do good Isa 1.16