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A75820	A practicall catechisme of purpose framed for the help of such as desire to enjoy more sweet and intimate soul-communion with Jesus Christ in that sacred ordinance of his own Supper. Begun at Newport-Pagnel in Buckinghamshire, revived at Luton in Bedfordshore, and now perfected at Queen Hithe in London. By Samuel Austin, an unworthy minister of the Gospell of Jesus Christ.	Austin, Samuel, Minister of St. Michael's Queenhithe.	1647 (1647)	Wing A4258; Thomason E1187_4; ESTC R208239	16,915	47

to offend their Parents carefull to please them So we must be afraid to offend our heavenly father c. as Mar. 1.6 4. Children go to their Parents to supply their wants cast all their care upon them to feed and cloath them c. So we on God Mat. 6.25 26. c. 31 32. Mat. 6.25 26. c. 31 32. If we have those dispositions and affections of Gods children in us this bread of the Lord is provided for us but not else If we be not born of God partakers of the divine nature are not holy heavenly mercifull c. But prophane earthly cruell c. we are not the persons here invited Quest How shall we know whether we be the servants of God Answ The Apostle resolves us Rom. 6.16 His servants we are to whom we obey If we do the works of God and obey him we are his servants but if we do the works of sin and Satan and obey them we are their servants not Gods Quest Which are the works of God Answ Those duties which God himselfe commands to be performed in his own way and manner Deut. 12.32 Mat. 28.20 1 Chron. 15.13 Quest What are those duties Answ They are of two sorts First Of Piety towards God as in the first table of the Law Mat. 22.37 38. Secondly of charity towards our neighbour as in the second table Mat. 22.39 Quest Which are the speciall duties of Piety which we owe to God Answ They are many according to the severall Commandements in the first Table as these especially 1. To know him as our God to believe or rest on him in all our straights to hope in him to fear him to love him with all our hearts c. To make choyce of him and him only as our God to be zealous for him his truth cause glory c. As in the first Commandement Exod. 20.3 2 Chron. 28.9 Joh. 17.3 Psal 9.10 Jer. 17.7 Psal 31.19 23. Deut. 10.20 Psal 119.139 2. To worship him not by images or any imaginary way of man but purely spiritually sincerely faithfully reverently c. as he requires without prophaness ignorance or superstition on the one side or formality and hypocrisie on the other as in the second Commandement Exod 20.4 5. Joh. 4.22 23 24. Acts 17.22 23. Isa 29.13 3. To honour him in his name titles attributes his word worship works c. and that in our hearts words and conversations as in the third Commandement Deut. 28.58 4. To sanctifie his Sabbath by consecrating it as holy and honourable to the Lord setting apart the Lords day to the Lords Service scil to duties of 1 praise 2 prayer 3 reading and hearing of the VVord 4 Catechizing 5 meditation 6 godly conference 7 examination and repetition of what we hear to apply the same to our practise and edification also to duties of * mercy and necessity as there is occasion as to visit and administer to the sick to comfort the sad instruct the ignorant warne the unruly to convince and bring home poor seduced and sinfull souls to the ways of truth and holiness reconcile differences c. To provide necessarie food raiment quench a dangerous fire lift up the Oxe fallen in the ditch preserve the creature which would else be spilt c. as in the fourth Commandement Compare Isa 58.13 Rev. 1.10 1 Psal 92. the whole Psalm entituled a Psalm for the Sabbath day 2 See Isa 55.6 7. Mark 1.35 c. 38 39. 3 Luke 4.14 15. and 15.21 4 16 17. c. Act. 13. Deut. 6.6 7. Gal. 6.6 5 Psal 1.2 Luke 2.19 6 Luke 24.17 c. 25. c. 32. with Act. 13.43 7 Act. 17.11 12. Joh. 13.17 * For duties of mercy and necessity see these Scriptures Mat. 12.1 c. 7.10 11 12. Ibid. Mat. 25.35 c. with 1 Thes 5.14 15. Gal. 6.1 c. Jam. 5.19 20. Rom. 12.18 1 Cor. 1.10 c. 6.1 c. Mat. 12.1 c. with Luke 6.1 c. 10. Quest Which are those duties of charity we owe to our neighbours as in the second Table Answ They are these two in brief 1. VVe must love them as our selves * Mat. 22.39 not only in their souls as our own souls Luke 22.32 Phil. 2.4.20 c. But in their honours as if our own in every relation whether our Parents naturall politick or spiritual c. whether as superiours equalls or inferiours as in the fifth Commandement Exod. 20.12 2. In their lives by seeking the preservation and comfort of them and that in our thoughts words and deeds as of our own as in the sixth Commandement Exod. 20.13 So 3. In their chastities 4. Their estates 5. Their credits and good names in the same manner as of our own i. e. as we ought to love our own As in the seventh eighth ninth Commandements Exod. 20.14 15 16. 6. And lastly We must conscientiously resist every covetous thought or desire * Jam. 1.14 arising in us or cast into our souls by Satan * Luke 22.3 4. after any thing that is our neighbours whether his house wife c. and be sweetly satisfied with that portion and condition which is or shall be allotted to us by the Lord. As in the tenth last Commandement Exod. 20.17 Rom. 7.7 Compare the examples of David Paul c. Psal 16.5 6. Phil. 4.11 12. These and the like are the works of God Quest Which are the works of sin and of the Devill Answ Every breach of the Law of God or whatsoever is contrary to these former duties 1 Joh. 3.4 8. as 1. All ignorance of God unbelief want of hope in God fear of him or love to him all hatred or contempt of him neglect of zeal for him his cause truth c. The not making choice of him as our God the loving our pleasures profits or any thing more then him c. 2 Tim. 3.4 Jam. 4.4 against the first Commandement 2. All worshiping of God by Images or any imaginary way of man without warrant of the word of God Deut. 12. Ma. 32.15.9 As al prophanes ignorance superstition irreverence infidelity formality or hypocrisie in his worship * Isa 29.13 Iohn 4.23 24. or the wilfull contempt and neglect of it against the second Commandement 3. All abusive cursing swearing irreverent use of Gods name his titles attributes word worship works or servants either in thought word or deed against the third Commandement Deut. 28.58 4. All prophanation of the Lords day by vain sports worldly imployments c. giving way to our own thoughts words or works on that day not making it our delight to consecrate it as holy and honorable to the Lord as is required Isa 58.13 Or by neglect of the duties of this day before mentioned whether of Piety towards God or of charity and mercy towards our selves or others in publike private or secret against the fourth Commandement 5. All hatred or injurious dealing towards our neighbour his soul body honour or

from the creature or carryed out of our selves to rest on him This is to take the name of the Lord our God in vain * Against the third Commandement Exod. 20.7 to sin against him with aggravation we had need to take heed of sinning there where we come to confess bewaile and ask pardon for our sin † See Isa 1.13 14. c. Jer. 3.4 5. cap. 7.8 9 10. Quest How divinely and spiritually without earthliness Answ By raysing our hearts to high and holy meditations in the outward Sacramental signes actions of this Ordinance and thereby feeding and solacing our souls with the inward grace of Christ herein presented to us Exod. 12.24 c. 27. 1 Cor. 11.25 26. As for example 1. When we see the Minister in the name of Christ setting apart the bread and wine then Meditate on Gods gracious act of setting apart his Son Iesus Christ for the work of our Redemption Joh. 3.16 2. When he blesseth the bread then let us lift up our souls to bless God for Iesus Christ Luke 1 68. c. Eph. 1.3 c. 3. When we see the bread broken and the wine poured out in this Ordinance then think with our selves even thus was the blessed Body of Iesus Christ broken and crucified for us and his pretious bloud poured out for us viz. For me and thee in particular Isa 53.5 6. 1 Pet. 1.18 19. Gal. 2.20 Rev. 1.5 c. 4. VVhen the Minister gives unto us the Bread and VVine then think thus does God freely offer and give unto us Jesus Christ Isa 9.6 Joh. 3.16 5. VVhen we receive the Bread and VVine by the hand of the body then stretch we out our speciall faith which is as the hand of the soul to receive and apply Iesus Christ with all his pretious Merits and Excellencies to our everlasting good Joh. 1.12 6. VVhen we feed upon the Bread and VVine by the mouth and stomake of our bodies then let us sweetly feed by faith upon Jesus Christ to the refreshing and nourishing of our souls to everlasting life See Joh. 6.51.53.54 c. We must take heed of sitting idly or in a brown study as our poor ignorant people use to do but let our hearts be wholly taken up with sweet meditations of Jesus Christ and him crucified and of Gods free and infinite love to us in him as presented to us in this Ordinance 1 Cor. 2.2 Gal. 3.1 As John was ravished in the spirit on the Lords day Rev. 1.10 so we should be ravished in the spirit at the Lords supper Quest How must this be done with renovation of our covenant of faith and obedience towards God and of love unto the Saints without back-slidingness Answ 1. We must renew our faith as the Spouse in the Canticles by closing more intimately with Christ then ever saying I am my beloveds and my beloved is mine Cantic 2.16 6.3 2. Our obedience to God as Israel in Moses and Joshuahs time Exod. 24.3 c. 7 8. verses with John 24.16 17 18. as we take the Lord to be our God so we must ingage our selves by grace assisting us to be his people And that we will never swear lie steal cozen be drunk prophane his Sabbaths slight and despise his Ordinances or break Covenant with him as we have done either by wilfull commission of any sin or neglect and omission of any duty and therefore this is called a Sacrament or Military Oath whereby as souldiers of old did ingage themselves to be true to their Captain as well as he to them So we in this Ordinance do solemnly ingage our selves to be true and faithfull to Jesus Christ as well as he to us 3. Our love unto the Saints as David Paul and the Saints did to each other of old Psal 16.3 2 Cor. 7.1 3. Phil. 4.1 1 Thes 3.12 4.9 10. Ephes 1.15 So we must now resolve by the grace of Christ that there shall be more true love and mutuall dear affections between us that are members of the same body united by the same Spirit partakers of the same Table professors of the same faith and hope and to be heirs of the same Kingdom then ever there hath been Ephes 4.3 4 5. c. and that we will not admit of any more unchristian bitterness wrath anger clamour or evill speaking or any malice heart-burnings or unbrotherly jealousies against one another or strifes and contentions with each other as heretofore * Gen. 13.8 Eph. 4.31 32. And therefore this is fitly called the Sacrament of our Communion with Christ by faith and in him with each other by the bonds of Love 1 Cor. 10.16 17. cap. 12.12 13. Quest What is the third and last thing required of those that would be worthy and welcome partakers of this Ordinance Answ A carefull Christian carriage when they are gone such as may in some measure answer their sweet Communion with Iesus Christ Col. 2.6 7. As ye have therefore received Christ Iesus the Lord so walk ye in him c. Quest How must this be done Answ These 4. wayes 1. Thankfully without forgetfulness Ps 103.1 2 3. 116.12 13. 2. Worthily without baseness Col. 1.10 3. Thrivingly without fruitlesness 1 Thes 4.1 2 Pet. 3.18 4. Hungringly without fulsomness Mat. 5.6 Quest Pray explain these 4. particulars a little more fully for the better knowledge and practise of them 1. How may we carry our selves thankfully without forgetfulnes when we are gone from this Ordinance Answ By stirring up our souls all that is within us to bless the Lord exceedingly who hath vouchsafed to invite admit us freely to his own table to feed and feast us with the pretious merits and excellencies of Iesus Christ And although we deserve not the least crumb of mercy nay deserve nothing but hell misery in our selves and to have Communion with Devils damned spirits to all eternity yet that he should please to take us into blessed intimate Communion with himself Oh! what should we render to the Lord for this We can never be sufficiently thankfull to him for so great a mercy Ps 116.12.13 Ephes 1.3 c. Quest How Worthily without Baseness Answ By behaving our selves suteably to so high a priviledge Col. 1.10 As a man who is admitted to feast at a great mans table will not away with base inferiour company and course or nasty dyet So we being admitted into high Communion with Iesus Christ and to feast upon his pretious excellencies should loath our former vain base companionships with drunkards swearers c. to feed upon the filth of our own lusts pride malice c. 1 Cor. 6.15 2 Cor. 6.14 15. Quest How thrivingly without fruitlesness Answ By getting strength and growth in every grace as in faith hope repentance humility holiness heavenly-mindedness love patience c. and more power against our spirituall enemies as sin Satan c. 1 Thes 4.1 2 Pet. 3.18 Eph. 6.10 c. 1 Pet. 5.8 9. c. As a man that hath been at a feast becoms more strong 〈…〉 for his work so we in the wor●● of Iesus Christ Quest How hungeringly without fulsomness Answ By earnest desires and resolution to come again as God shall give us opportunity 1 Cor. 11.26 As a travellour that hath a great journey to go baits often So we having a great journey to go from earth to heaven to the heavenly Canaan the new Jerusalem we must feed upon Christ often in this Sacrament till we grow up in him who is our head unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ Eph. 4.13 15. And so at length obtain the end of our hopes the everlasting salvation of our souls 1 Pet. 1.9 Gloria sola Deo FINIS