and without all bitternesse And to loue cherish and to nourish their wiues euen as their owne bodies Yea that Husbands ought to loue their wiues euen as Christ loued the Church and gaue himselfe for it to sanctifie it M. Shew me now how Wiues ought to behaue thēselues towards their Husbands S. I haue learned also that the same holy Apostles S. Paule and S. Peter do teach that wiues ought to reuerence their Husbands and that they should submit themselues and be obedient vnto their owne husbands as vnto the Lord for the Husband is the Wiues head euen as Christ is the head of the Church Therefore as the Church or Congregation is subiect vnto Christ so likewise the Wiues also should bee in subiection vnto their own Husbands in all things as is conuenient in the Lord euen as Sara obayed Abraham called him Lord. And Wiues are forbidden in the holie scriptures to weare gorgious or sumptuous apparell or broydred haire trimmed with gold But that after the example of holy womē that trusted in god they should be sober in outward apparell and be decked inwardly with vertues of their mindes as with gentlenes meekenes quietnes and chastitie which are most precious things in the sight of god M. How many Sacraments hath Christ ordayned in his Church S. Two Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord. M. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament S. I meane an outward and visible signe representing an inward and inuisible spirituall grace ordayned by Christ himselfe to testifie Gods good will and bountifulnes towards vs through the same Christ our Sauiour by the which Gods promises touching forgiuenes of sinnes and eternall saluation giuen through Christ are as it were sealed the truth of them is more certainely confirmed in our hearts M. How many parts then bée there in a Sacrament S. Two the outward visible signe and the inward spirituall grace M. What is the outward signe or forme in Baptisme S. Water wherein the person Baptised is dipped or sprinkled with it in the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost M. What is the secret and spirituall grace S. Forgiuenes of sinnes regeneration or new birth Both which we haue by the death resurrectiō of Christ therof we haue a pledge seale in this Sacramēt M. Shew mée the effect of Baptisme yet more plainely S. Where by nature wee are none of Gods Church or houshould but through sin are the children of wrath most worthy of eternall damnation wee are by baptisme receiued into the Church and assured that we are now the Children of God ioyned and grafted into the body of Christ and become his members and doe grow into one body with him M. What is required of persons to be baptized S. Faith and Repentance M. Declare this more largely S. First wee must earnestly repent vs of our former wicked life and beleeue assuredly that we are clensed frō our sinnes by the blood of Christ and so made acceptable to God and that his holy spirit dwelleth in vs. And according to our profession promise made in baptisme wee ought to endeauour our selues to mortifie our flesh and by our godly life to shew that we haue put on Christ and haue his spirit giuen vs. M. Why then are Infants baptized when by reason of their tender age they cannot yet performe these things S. Because they belong to GODS Church and Gods blessing and promise made to the Church by Christ in the faith of the which Christ our Sauiour they are baptized pertayneth vnto thē Which when they come to age they must themselues learne beleeue and acknowledge and endeauour in their liues to expresse the dutie at their baptisme professed and promised M. What is the order of the Lords Supper S. The same which the Lord Christ did institute who in the same night that he was betraied tooke bread and when he had giuen thankes he brake it and gaue it to his disciples saying Take eate this is my body which is giuen for you doe this in remembrance of mee Likewise after Supper he tooke the cuppe and when he had giuen thanks he gaue it to them saying Drinke ye all of this for this is my blood of the newe Testament which is shed for you and for many for remission of sinnes do this as oft as ye shall drinke it in remembrance of me This forme and order we ought to hold truly to keepe and to celebrate deuoutly till he come againe M. To what vse S. For a continuall thankefull remembrance of his death and the benefites that wee receiue thereby And that as in baptisme we are borne againe so with the Lords Supper we are alwaies fed and sustained to spirituall euerlasting life And therefore it is ynough to bee once baptised as to be once borne but as we need oft to be fed so is the Lords Supper oft to be receiued M. What are the parts and matter of this Sacrament S. The matter and parts hereof euen as of baptisme are of two sorts the one is earthly and sensible the other is heauenly remoued from all outward senses M. What is the earthly and sensible part S. Bread and Wine both which matters the Lord hath expresly commanded all to receiue M. What is the heauenly part and matter remooued from all outward sences S. The body blod of Christ which are giuen taken eaten and drunken of the faithfull in the Lords supper only after a heauenly and spirituall maner but yet verely indeed Insomuch that as the Bread nourisheth our bodies so Christs body hath most singuler force spiritually by faith to feed our soules And as with wine mens hearts are cheered and their strengths confirmed so with his blood our soules are refreshed through faith which is the meane whereby the body blood of Christ are receiued in the Supper And that Christ as surely maketh them that beleeue in him partakers of his body and blood as they surely know that they haue receiued the bread wine with their mouths and stomacks M. Is then the bread and wine changed into the substance of the body blood of Christ S. No. For that were to destroy the nature of a sacrament which must consist both of heauenly and earthly matter M. Was this Supper ordayned of Christ to be offered as a Sacrifice to God the Fathe◠for remission of sinnes S. No. For the burden of sin and damnation due vnto it is so great horrible that the sonne of God Iesus Christ onely was able to offer sacrifice for our deliuerance frō the same When Christ therfore our Sauiour died vpon the crosse he once for all fullie made that euerlasting sacrifice acceptable to God the Father for the propitiation of sinne washing vs from the same in his blood for our saluation for euer hath left nothing for vs to do but firmely to fix our faith in him and thankefully to take the vse and benefite of that
eternall sacrifice which we chiefly doe in the Lordes Supper M. What is our dutie to doe that wée may come rightly to the Lords Supper S. To examine our selues whether wee be true members of Christ M. By what token shall wée know this S. First if wee hartily repent vs of our sinnes Next if we stay our selues and rest in a sure hope of Gods mercie thorow Christ with a thankefull rememâ—rance of our redemptioÌ„ purchased by his â—eath Moreouer if we conceiue an earâ—est minde determinate purpose to lead â—ur life godly hereafter Finally if seing 〈◊〉 the Lords Supper is conteyned a toâ—en of friendship loue among men wee â—eare brotherly loue to our neighbours â—hat is to all men without any euill will â—r hatred The end of the Catechisme ¶ Godly Graces to be said before or after meate Grace before meate THe eies of all things do looke vp trust in thée O Lord thou giuest thy meat in due season thou openest thy hand and fillest with thy blessing euery liuing thing Good Lord â—lesse vs all thy gifts which wée receiue of thy â—ounteous liberality through Christ our Lord Amen ✿ Our Father which art c. Grace after meate THe King of eternall glorie make vs partakers of his heauenly table Amen God saue his Church our Quéen the Realme and send vs peace in Christ our Lord Amen ✿ Grace before meat VVHether yée eate or drinke sayth Sainâ— Paule or whatsoeuer yée doe else let aâ—… be done to the praise and glorie of God Amen Grace after meat GLorie honor and praise be giuen to thée O Lord which hast fed vs froÌ„ our tender age giuest sustenance to euery liuing thing replenish our hearts with ioy gladnes that wée alway hauing sufficient may be rich plentiful in all good works through our Lord Iesus Christ So be it God saue his Church our Quéene c. Grace before meate GRaunt O most mercifull Father that hunger and thirst being satisfied with moderate vse of these thy gifts sanctified with thy holy word both our bodies and minds may so be refreshed that we may be made more apt able to doe good works to the glorie of thy holy name Amen Grace after meate VVE yéeld our hartie thanks vnto thée most louing father by whose bountifull goodnes our bodies are continually refreshed beséeching thée to refresh our soules also with thy heauenly grace and with thy liuely bread of thy most holy woord and true faith in the same and with certaine hope of life euerlasting through our Sauiour Iesus Christ to whome with thée and the holy Ghost be all honor glorie Amen ✿ Grace before meate THe Father of mercie and God of all consolation giue vs grace to consent together inâ—o the knowledge of his truth that wée may with one mind and one mouth glorifie God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ Amen Grace after meate THanks be vnto thée O Lord God almightie most déere Father of Heauen for bringing againe from death our Lord Iesus Christ the great sheapeheard of thy shéepe through the blood of the euerlasting Testament And wée beséech thée to make vs parfit to doe his will woorking in vs that which is pleasant in his sight that wée be not only the speakers of his woord but the vnfayned followers of the same Amen Grace before meate CHrist which at his last Supper gaue himselfe vnto vs promising his bodie to be crucified and his blood to be shed for our sinnes blesse vs and our meate Amen Grace after meate THanks be vnto thée O Lord God almightie most déere Father of Heauen which at this time hast fed vs with meat not only the perisheth but with the word which abideth into euerlasting life Grant most mercifull Father wée hauinâ— the knowledge of thy word may also practise thâ— same in our conuersation that wée both intierlâ— louing and vnfainedly beléeuing thy holy woord may after this life liue with thée for euer AmeÌ„ ✿ Grace before meate REceiue your meat without grudging Take héed yée neuer abuse the same Giue thankes to God for euery thing And alwaies praise his holy name Who doth not so is sore to blame No euill example sée that yée giue Thus doth gods woord teach vs to liue ✿ Grace after meate VVHatsoeuer ye do either in word or déed do all in the name of our Lord Iesus Christ giuing thanks vnto God the Father by him ✿ Blessing glorie wisedome thanks honor power and might be vnto our God for euermore Amen This litle Catechisme learned by hart for so it ought The Primer next coÌ„manded is for Children to be taught LONDON Printed by Thomas Purfoot for th'assignes of Richard Day Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis Forbidding all other to print this Catechisme 1601.
dealing To beare no malice nor hatred in my heart To keepe my hāds from picking stealing And my tongue from euil speaking lying slandering to keepe my body in temperance sobernesse chastitie Not to couet nor desire other mens goods but learne labour truly to get my owne liuing to do my duty in that state of life vnto which it shal please God to call me M. My good Child know this that thou art not able to doe these things of thy selfe nor to walke in the commaundements of God to serue him without his especiall grace which thou must learne at all times to call for by diligent prayer let me heare therefore if thou canst say the Lords prayer OVr Father which art in Heauen hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heauen Giue vs this day our dayly bread And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespas against vs. And leade vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill For thine is the kingdome the power and the glory for euer and euer Amen M. What desirest thou of God in this prayer S. I desire my Lord God our heauēly father who is the giuer of all goodnes to send his grace vnto me and vnto all people That we may worship him serue him and obey him as wee ought to doe And I pray vnto God that he will send vs al things that be needful both for our soules and bodies And that he will bee merciful vnto vs forgiue vs our sinnes And that it will please him to saue defend vs in all dangers ghostly bodily And that he will keepe vs from all sinne wickednes from our ghostly enemy and from euerlasting death And this I trust he will doe of his mercy goodnes through our Lord Iesus Christ therefore I say Amen So be it Maist I would my good Child heare of thée yet more largely the speciall duties of certain persons and first of those duties that doe stand chiefly in obedience and vertue by reason of thine age and condition specially appertaining vnto thee Tell me therefore first what is the dutie of Subiects towards their Prince Scholler The holy Apostles saint Paule saint Peter declaring that the higher powers are ordained of god that whosoeuer do resist the power resist the ordinance of God and doe purchase to themselues damnation do straightly charge all Subiects to feare loue and to honor their Prince Humbly to obay all their Princes Lawes Commaundements Ministers or Officers And that not for feare onely but for conscience sake also To pay all Tributes Subsidies due to their Prince And with al their goods bodie faithfully to serue their Prince Hartely to pray to God for their Prince that he may continue and encrease in all goodnes godlines Or for his amendment if it chance that he be euill And in all things to bee themselues good Subiects that they may the better deserue to haue a good Prince M. Now tell mée the duties of Children towardes their Parents S. The holy Scriptures doe teach Children to obey their Parents and to serue them to feare loue honor and reuerence them not onely in word and deed but in their hearts and minds also To follow their good precepts and examples of life And patiently to take correction at their hands And to make continuall and hartie prayers to God for them And to relieue nourish their Parents in case they shall fall into pouertie or decay And in all points by shewing themselues obedient and good children to mooue their parents to bee louing and good to them M. I would now haue thée to shew mee what thou hast learned concerning the dutie of spirituall Children as Parishioners and Hearers towards their Pastors Preachers as their spirituall Fathers S. Parishioners and Hearers are commaunded in the word of GOD to giue double honor vnto their Pastors preachers that is aswell to reuerence and obey them as also to assist and ayde them in word deed And they ought to take great care that the good seede of Gods word by them sowne through the lacke of their good heed taking and following of the same do not perish as cast into stonie and barren grounds M. Declare now the dutie of Seruants S. Seruants are thus taught their duties to their Masters in the holy Scriptures seruants obey them that are your bodily Maisters in al things with feare trembling in singlenes of your hart as vnto Christ not with eye seruice as men pleasers but as the seruants of Christ whatsoeuer you doe doe it as the will of God hartily with good wil as seruing the Lord and not men Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receiue the reward of inheritance for ye serue the Lord Christ M. Now my good Child though thou by age hast as yet more néed of thy precepts of obedience then of gouernement yet because God may will I trust make thée a good old man I would not haue thée ignorant how to behaue thy selfe in any estate of life whereunto God may call thée hereafter Wherefore I would haue thée to tell me what on the other part thou hast learned touching the duties of Parents Maisters or Houshoulders also of Husbands Wiues and first what is the dutie of Parents toward their Children S. The dutie of Parents towards their children as the same Apostle S. Paule teacheth is to bring them vp euen from the cradle in the feare and nurture of the Lord in shamefastnesse hatred of vice and loue of all vertue And to be themselues vnto their children examples of all godlines and vertuousnes And they ought to see their children kept frō idlenesse the Mother of all mischiefes and brought vp either in learning or in some good science or Art whereby they may get their liuings with honstye truth when they doe come to age M. Procéed now to the duties of Maisters and Houshoulders S. I haue learned that Maisters and Houshoulders as they are become in the stead of Parents to their Seruants and families so ought they to refraine them from idlenesse and by diligent instruction and good example to bring vp their seruants and housholdes in honest and comely manners and in all vertue And they ought to instruct their Apprentices in the knowledge of their occupatiōs euen as Parents would teach their own Children without all fraude delaying or concealing and when correction is necessarie they ought to giue it thē with such discretion pitie and desire of their amendment as louing Parents vse to deale with their deare children remembring alway that they haue also a Maister in Heauen M. Tell me nowe the dutie of Husbands towarde their Wiues S. I haue learned that the holy Apostle Saint Peter who was himselfe a maried man and S. Paule also doe teach maried men to liue with their wiues discreetlie according vnto knowledge