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A11459	A briefe summe of Christian religion collected for a preparation to the Lords Supper / published for the benefit of the simpler sort of people of the parish of Saint Lawrence by Thomas Sanderson Doctor in Divinitie.	Sanderson, Thomas, 1560 or 61-1614.	1640 (1640)	STC 21710.7; ESTC S4880	4,475	16

A BRIEFE SUMME OF Christian Religion Collected for a preparation to the Lords Supper Published for the benefit of the simpler sort of people of the Parish of Saint Lawrence BY THOMAS SANDERSON Doctor in Divinitie PROV 22. Teach a Child in the trade of his way and when he is old he shall not depart from it 1 PET. 2.2 As new borne Babes desire the sincere milke of the Word that yee may grow thereby London Printed by E. P. for F. Coules at his shop in the Old-Bayly neere the Sessions-house 1640. AN INTRODUCTION to the Lords Supper Question WHo made you Gen. 1.1 c. Esay 66.2 Acts 17.24 Iohn 4.24 Iohn 1.18 1 Tim. 6.16 Exod. 33.20 Iob 11.7 Esay 40.12.13 c. Esay 57.15 Rom. 1.20 Gen. 17.1 Iob 37.23 Esay 54.5 Deut. 4.35 6.4 Mat. 3.16.17 and 28.19 1 Iohn 5.7 Pro. 16.4 Psal 104. and 145.146 and 148. A. GOD that made Man and all things in the beginning Q. What is God A. A Spirit Invisible Incomprehensible Infinite Eternall and Almightie One in nature and substance but distinguished into thrée persons namely the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost Q. Why did God make all things A. For his owne glory Q. Why for his glory A. Because he is most worthy to be glorified that onely was and is able to give glory to all things Q How doth man glorifie God A. By beléeving in him and kéeping his Commandements Iohn 15.1 Q. What is to be beléeved of God A. The Articles of the Christian Fath comprehended in the Apostles Créed which is I beléeve in God c. Q. Which are Gods Commandements Exod. 20.1 Deut. 5.6 and how many be they A. Ten The same which GOD spake unto Moses and Israel in the twentieth Chapter of Exodus saying I. I am the Lord thy God c. Q. Can you kéepe these Commandements Rom. 2.9 Gal. 3.22 A. I cannot Q. What is due unto them that doe not keepe Gods Commandements Deut. 25.26 Rom. 4.15 Deut. 23.22 A. The Curse of the Law the wrath of God and therefore the vengeance of eternall fire Q. How will you then escape these things Gal. 3.13 1 Thes 1.10 Ephes 1.7 Acts 4.1.2 A. By Iesus Christ mine onely Redeemer and Saviour Q. Why what did Christ for you A. Hée dyed for my sinnes and rose againe for my justification Rom. 4.25 Q. What is Christ A. The Sonne of God Mat. 16.16 and 17.5 Luke 4.14 Heb. 1.5 1 Pet. 3.18 Q. Why how could the Sonne of God suffer death A. Hee suffred in his Man-hood for hee is both God and Man in one person Q. How can that be Rom. 1.3.4 Phil. 2.6 7. A. Yes very well for as the bodie and the soule doe make but one Man so God and man are but one Christ A●hanas Symb. Q. How doe you know that Christ dyed and rose againe for you A. By Faith because I verily beléeve it Q. Whence commeth faith A. It is the gift and worke of God Phil. 1.29 Iohn 6.29 wrought in my heart by the Holy Ghost who sanctifieth me and all GODS chosen Children Iohn 12.13 Rom. 8.11 1 Cor. 6.11 2 Thes 2.13 Q. By what meanes doth the Holy Ghost worke faith in you A. By the Word of GOD called the Old Testament and the New Q. How by the Word of God Iosu 2.8 Iob 5.19 Acts 17.11 Esay 1.2 A. By reading and meditating and conferring upon it But most especially by hearing it preached and expounded unto me as Saint Paul saith in the tenth Chapter to the Romans Faith commeth by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Rom. 10.17 Q. How is Faith strengthned and encreased A. By the same Word and by the Sacraments Acts 2.42 Q What is a Sacrament A. It is an outward signe ordained by Christ to signifie an inward and invisible Grace Q. How many Sacraments be there 2 Cor. 11.12 Iohn 5.6 1 Cor. 11.23 Mat. 28.16 Acts 8.38 10.47 A. Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. It is both an eternall or outward washing of the body with water and also an inward and spirituall washing of our soules and bodies from sinne in the blood-shed and merits of our Lord IESVS Christ 1 Cor. 12.13 Ephes 5.26 Titus 3.5 Q. So then the signe in Baptisme is Water and the invisible Grace is Regeneration or New birth which we have of Iesus Christ Is it not so A. It is so For by Iesus Christ wee have both remission of our sins and Sanctification from them Col. 1.14 1 Iohn 1.7 1 Cor. 1.30 and that is Regeneration or New-birth Q. What is the Lords Supper A. It is the representation of his death and passion under the visible signes of Bread and VVine Luke 22.19 1 Cor. 11.24.25 Q. Why is it called the Lords Supper A. Because it was ordained by the Lord immediately after Supper as a second banquet or spirituall Supper Luke 22.29 1 Cor. 11.25 For as our bodies doe feed upon naturall food So our soules and bodies both are spiritually nourished with the spirituall Manna that came downe from heaven which is our Lord Iesus Christ Iohn 6.41 1 Cor. 10.3.4 Q. What is then received by you in this Supper A. Outwardly by the Mouth Bread and Wine But inwardly by faith in my heart Mat. 26.2 1 Cor. 10.21 Verse 16. the Body and Blood of Christ and therefore it is also called the Lords Table and the holy Communion Q. How can you doe this Mat. 26.27 27.26.29 Iohn 19.34 Heb. 9.28 1.10 A. Thus I doe stedfastly beleeve that Iesus Christ the Sonne of God is God and Man and that his Body was broken that is to say whipped scourged and buffetted and crucified and pierced with a speare and many wayes afflicted and that his Blood gushed out and flowed from him to make a sacrifice to God and satisfaction for my sinnes and so féeding upon my Lord and Saviour spiritually by faith I eate and drinke his body and blood Q. Then doe you not thinke that in this Bread and Wine there is present the very naturall Bodie and Blood of Christ as hée was borne of the Virgin Mary A. No. God forbid For his naturall Body is now ascended up into Heaven and is glorified Acts 1.9 and ●itteth at the right hand of GOD the Father Ephes 7.55 Ephes 1.10 Colos 3. Acts 3.25 and from thence hée ●hall not come till the end of the world Q. Is not Christ then present in the Sacrament A. Yes Hee is truly and indeed represented unto our saith For the breaking of the Bread signifieth his tormented body and the powring out of the Wine the shedding of his most precious Blood 1 Cor. 10.16 Q. Then me thinks there is a difference betwéene our common bread and wine which wee receive for our daily sustenance and this Bread and Wine A. No doubt there is Q. What

is that A. The Bread and Wine which wée commonly receive doe nothing differ from these in substance but onely in the use and end Q. How so A. For these wee take and use to the end that our bodies onely may bee nourished But these wee receive to signifie the great mysterie of our Redemption purchased by Iesus Christ And therefore they are called holy mysteries because they lively set forth and seale the same unto us Q. Doe all that receive the Bread and Wine also partake the Body and Blood of Christ A. No verily For they that receive unworthily eate and drinke their owne damnation as Sain● Paul saith Cor. 12.9 Q. How then shall wee bee worth● receivers and come to this Table a● wée ought to come A. If wee examine and prepare ou● selves Ibid verse 28. Q. How shall wée come prepared A. Observing foure things First If wée have true repentance for ou● sinnes past Secondly If wee hav● a lively Faith in the death of ou● Lord Iesus Christ 1 Repentance 2 Faith Thirdly I● wée bée in love and charitie with all ●uen Fourthly 3 Charity 4 Thankfulnesse If wee bee thankfull to our Almighty Saviour for his great goodnesse declared in his holy Supper as a sure pledge of his love In respect of which duty of ours it is called the Eucharist or Sacrament of thanksgiving Q. What is required in true Repentance A. Chiefly foure things Confession Contrition Faith and purpose of amendment First That wee acknowledge our selves sinners Secondly Psal 32.5 1 Iohn 1.9 Ioel 2.13 2 Cor. 7.10 that wee be heartily and sincerely sory for our sins Thirdly that wee beleevee stedfastly for the merits Iesus Christ they shall bee forgiven Fourthly Acts 10.13 that wee fully resolve and purpose with our selves never to commit them nor the like againe but to lead the rest of our lives according to Gods holy will and commandements Mat. 3.8.11 and 4.17 Ephes 4.28 2 Pet. 1.20 Heb. 10.26 Q. What faith is heere required of you A. A speciall and peculiar faith th●● applyeth to my soule and conscien●● the Body and Blood of Iesus Christ crucified and shed for me as truly 〈◊〉 my mouth receiveth the Bread that broken Iohn 6.47.48 c. and the Wine that is powr●● out Q Why is charity so necessary A. For these causes first becaus● our Saviour Christ commandeth it secondly Mat. 5.13 because if we doe not from our hearts forgive one another n● more will our heavenly Father fo●give us thirdly because the Supper doth signifie unto us Mat. 61.8.5 and 18.35 first the unspeakeable love of Christ towards us that gave himselfe fo● us Gal. 1.4 Secondly the uniting of u● all that are Gods Children bot● with him our Head and amon● our selves And for that reason it i● called by the Apostle Paul Iohn 1.3 1 Cor. 10.16.17 Ibid. the Communion Q. Well how shall we be thankfull A. If we worship and serve God Q How ought GOD to be worshipped A. In spirit and truth Iohn 4.25 Q. How must we serve him ● With all our heart and all our ●●ule and all our minde and all our ●trength and that not so much for ●are as for love Deut. 6.5 Mat. 22.27 Luke 1.74 Rom. 8.15 Q. Are we able of our selves to per●●rme these things ● No truly But onely by the ●rée Grace of GOD in Iesus Christ our Lord without whom ●ee can doe nothing for whose ●●ke 1 Iohn 15.5 whatsoever is done amisse 〈◊〉 pardoned and whatsoever is ●eft undone is supplied 2 Cor. 5.22 For when wee have done all that we can ●oe wee are but unprofitable ser●ants Luke 17.10 Q. How will you obtaine the grace ●f God A. By true and hearty prayer in the ●ame and mediation of his Sonne Iesus Christ Mat. 7.7 Luke 11.9 Iohn 14.13 16.23 Mat. 21.22 Marke 11.24 Iames. 1.6 Luke 1.81 Iames 5.16 Q. How ought wee to pray that we may obtaine A. First faithfully with an assured trust in GODS mercies Secondly fervently with an earnest desire and zeale to obtain● Thirdly Rom. 12.12 Ephes 5.18 2 Thess 5.17 continually with godly perseverance and importunity neve● fainting till wée be heard Q. What is the best forme of Prayer A. The same which is called th● Lords Prayer because the Lord him selfe devised and delivered it t● his Disciples in the Gospell saying When yée pray pray thus Mat. 6.4 Luke 11.2 Our Father which art in heaven hallowed be thy name c. A Prayer ALmighty God most gracious and loving Father vouchsafe wee beseech thee to lighten our minds with the knowledge of thy Truth to mollifie our hearts with the dew of thy grace to subdue our affections to the obedience of thy heavenly will Forgiving our sinnes and making us thankfull for all thy benefits that we may live and dye in thy faith feare love through Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour Amen Laus Deo semper FINIS