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A short instruction for all such as are to be admitted to the Lords Supper
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Gawton, Richard.
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To teach vs that we must be ready to forgiue others if we will haue God to forgiue vs. Mat. 6.14 Q. Rehearse the sixth petition A. And lead vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill Q. What desire we in this petition A. That God will not permit vs to bee further tempted eyther by the Diuell or wicked men then hee giues vs strength to resist their wicked temptations Q. Rehearse the words of the conclusion of this Prayer A. For thine is the Kingdome and the power and the glory for euer Q. VVhat learne you by this conclusion A. It serueth for the confirmation of my Faith that God both can and wil grant the things I haue prayed for Q. VVhereby is your faith so confirmed A For that first I beleeue that God being our King is both able and willing to grant our requests And secondly for that it serueth to extoll and aduance the power and glory of God in that he heares the humble petitions of his Children and grants their requests Psal 32.8 Psal 65.2 Q VVhy is this word Amen added A To shew that wee rest wholly vpon God as vpon our mercifull and louing Father in Iesus Christ and therefore doubt not but hee will do as we haue prayed Q Hauing heard that the continuall hearing of Gods word preached prayer and the vse of the Sacraments are the meanes to encrease in vs a liuely faith let me heare now what you call Sacraments A Sacraments are outward Signes ordained of God to be vnto vs as seales of the inward and inuisible graces hee bestowed vpon vs for the confirming of our faith in the assurance of our saluation by Christ Gen. 17.11 Rom. 4.11 Q How many such Sacraments are there A Two to wit Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord. 1. Cor. 10.1.2.3 Math. 28 19. 1. Cor. 11.23.24 25.26 Q VVhat is the outward Sign in Baptisme A. Water Act. 8.36 Mat. 3 11. Iohn 1. 31.33 Q VVhat is the inuisible grace signified A The washing of our sinnes Act. 2.28 Reu. 1.5 Mat 3.11 And our ingrafting into Christ Rom. 6.4 And our dying vnto sinne and liuing vnto righteousnesse Rom. 6 5 11. Q. VVhy are Infants baptized A. For that the couenant of eternall life pertaineth not onely to beleeuing Parents but also to their seed Gen. 17 7. 1 Cor. 7.14 Q VVhy is Baptisme administred but once in our liues A For that our Regeneration wherof Baptisme is a seale continueth for euer Rom. 6.9.10.11 Q VVhat is the outward Signe in the Lords Supper A Bread and Wine put apart to that holy vse 1. Cor. 11.23 25. Q VVhat be the inuisible graces therby signified A Our spirituall nourishment by the body and bloud of Christ 1. Cor. 10.16 Iohn 6.53.54 55 56. Q VVhy is the Supper of the Lord administred often A To put vs in remembrance of the death and passion of Christ and to assure vs that the benefit thereof pertaines to vs Luk. 22.19 1. Cor. 11.24 26. Q What is to bee required of such as offer themselues to bee partakers of the Lords Supper A That they examine themselues what measure of knowledge they haue in all the principles of Christian Religion 1 Cor. 11.28 and specially of the Sacraments 1. Cor. 10 15 16. Q Is that knowledge sufficient A This will teach them that without faith it is impossible to please God Heb. 11.6 and therefore that they come not without faith the fruits thereof with an vnfeigned repentance and charity Phil. 1 9. 11 1 Cor. 13.13 Matth 5.25 Luk. 15.8 Galat. 5 6. Q Wherein stands true repentance A In two things First an vnfained sorrow and remorse of conscience for our former sinnes 2 Cor. 7.10 Psal 51.2.3 17. Secondly a true conuersion and turning to God in an holy life and conuersation Ro. 6.19 Eph 4.22.23 Tit. 2.11.12 Q. Wherein stands charity A In two things First to loue God who hath loued vs so deerely as to giue his only sonne Christ to be our Sauiour Redéemer 2. Cor. 5.14 15. Gal. 5.22.23 Q What is the second thing A To loue all men vnfainedly euen our enemies Ro. 12 10. 20 and therefore wee are to cut off all occasions of discord and dissention by reconciling our selues to all such as wee haue offended Mat 5 25. 44 and fréely forgiuing all those who any way offended vs euen as God fréely for Christs sake forgaue vs. Colos 3.12.13.14 Q What danger is there in comming vnworthilie to the table of the Lord A The vnworthy receiuer is guilty of the body and bloud of Christ and eateth and drinketh his owne damnation 1. Cor 11.17 29. Q What benefit hath the worthy receiuer A First his faith is confirmed Rom. 4.11 he is filled with ioy in the holy Ghost A 4.31 2 38. and gets new strength against sinne and Sathan Secondly he hath peace of conscience béeing assured of Gods fatherly loue and protection in this world and of eternall glorie after this life FINIS
A SHORT INSTRVCTION FOR ALL such as are to be admitted to the Lords SVPPER LONDON Imprinted by William Hall for Iohn Hedgets 1612. TO THE PEOPLE of REDBVRNE in the Countie of Hartford BRrethren as heretofore I furnished you with a short Catechisme so now for your further profiting in the means of your saluation I haue reuiewed the same and added to it a briefe exposition of the ten Commandements of the Articles of the Faith and the Lords Prayer hoping that as my care is to do you good so you will endeuour to profite by my labours that as in mine old age my desire is to bring forth more fruits as one plāted in the house of God Psal 92.13 14. so I may see you to walke worthy of the Lord and please him in all things being fruitfull in all good works Colos 1.10 and encreasing in the knowledge of God And that when I shall examine you before you come to the Lords Table I may not find you so ignorant as formerly I found you your families but that I may see the care you haue had to shew your selues worthy of that fauour which God hath extended to you by the preaching of the Gospell hitherto Heb. 13.17 that so I watching ouer your soules as one that must giue accounts vnto God may doe it with ioy and not with griefe And albeit that honourable Lady the Lady Anne Bacon be since departed this life hauing finished her course 2. Tim 4 7. and fought that good fight kept the faith and now resteth with Christ yet you may acknowledge her Christian care to doe you good hath taken effect in some measure amongst you in placing mee ouer you as your Pastor by whose painefull labours you enioy that which many want And that when I am gone hence to the Lord as I attend dayly the time of my dissolution that worthy and right Noble Gentleman Sir Frances Bacon her sonne may shew the like care in placing ouer you a learned godly and painefull Pastor that may build you vp further till you grow to an holy Temple in the Lord. To whom with my continuall prayers for you to keepe you vnspotted of this wicked world I commit you all Redburn this 20. of March 1611. Your louing Pastor in Christ Iesus RICHARD GAWTON A SHORT INSTRVCTION FOR ALL SVCH AS are to be admitted to the Lords Supper WHat is the chiefest thing euery one should be most carefull of Ans How to serue God in this world Luke 1.75 Ephes 1.4 and to be saued at the day of iudgement Matt. 16.26 Luke 21.36 1. Pet. 1.9 Quest How shall we know these two things A. By the Law of God and the Gospell Rom. 3.20 7.7.8.9 c. 1. Tim. 1.19 Rom. 1.16 Q. Where haue wee a briefe summe of the Law A. In the Decalogue or ten commandements Q. Rehearse the ten commandements A. God spake all these words c. Exo. 20.2 Deut. 5.6 Q. How many parts are there of this morall law A. Two parts or tables Q. How many commandements are there in the first part A. Four which concerne our duties towards God Q How many in the second part A. Sixe which concerne our duties to our neighbour Q. Which is the first commandement A. I am the Lord thy God c. Exo. 20.2.3 Deut. 5.6.7 Q. How many things are contained in this first commandement A. Two Q. Which be they A. First a preface Ex. 20.2 declaring vnto vs who is the true and only God Q. Whereby doth he declare who is the true and onely God A. Saying I am the Lord thy God who chose the people of Israel to bee his people And secondly in putting them in mind how he had wonderfully deliuered them from Idolatrie and from the bodily seruitude they had endured vnder the tyranny of Pharo in Egypt Exod. 20.2 Deut. 5.6 Q. What is the second thing contained in this first commandement A. A prohibition in these words Thou shalt haue none other Gods before my face Exod. 20.3 Q. What is contained in this prohibition A. As hee forbids the seruice and worship of any other false God so hee commands vs to serue and worship him Q. Wherein standeth his seruice and worship A. Moses sheweth vs Deut. 6.4 Heare O Israel the Lord our God is Lord onely 5. And thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with al thine heart and with all thy soule and with all thy might Q. What is here required at our hands A. That all the powers and faculties both of our soules bodies should wholy bee dedicated to the seruice and worship of this our Lord God in all dutifull obedience Q. What is the second commandement A. Thou shalt make thée no grauen Image c. Deut. 5.8.9 Exod. 20.4.5.6 Q. How many things are contained in this second commandement A. Two things First all making of Images or likenesses of God and the worshipping of them or of God by them is heere forbidden Secondly it sheweth how seuerely God will punish all false worshippers and their Idolatrie and how hee will blesse his true worshippers and their true worship Q. What is the third commandement A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord wil not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine Ex. 20.7 Deut. 5.11 Q. How many things are contained in this third commandement A. Two First the abusing of Gods name is forbidden either in professing his religion and not liuing accordingly or to thinke or speake of God vnreuerently Mat. 15.18.19 Eccles 5.1 1. Chro. 13 1◠Secondly a threatning that God will certainely punish the dishonouring of his name 1. Chron. 13.10 Q. What is the fourth commandement A. Remember the Sabbath to kéep it holy c. Ex. 20.8.9.10.11 Deu. 5.12.13 c Q. How many things are contained in this commandement A. Two things First we are commanded to sanctifie the Sabbath day as peculiar vnto the Lord both I and all mine repayring to the publike assembly of Gods people and with them to heare the word of God preached and taught Act. 13.27 Act. 15.21 Act. 13.15.16 c. to ioine in praier with the rest of Gods people Act. 16.13 and at the times appointed to participate in the vse of the Sacraments Act. 20.7 and priuately to spend that day religiously in holy exercises Act. 2.42 and not to prophane that day Nehem. 13.17.18.19.20.21 Secondlie to remember how God appointed the Sabbath day for vs to meditate in of his creation and gouernment of the world and to follow his example in ceasing from our works as God did from his Gen. 2.2 Hebr. 4.10 Q. What is the fifth commandement or first of the second Table A. Honor thy father thy mother that thy daies may be long c. Exod. 20.12 Deu. 5.16 Q. How many things are contained in this commandement A. Two things First the honoring of our naturall parents all such as are to vs in