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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	holy_a	sabbath_n	45,615	5	10.2433	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12161	The testimonie of a true fayth conteyned in a short catechisme necessary to all families, for the more knowledge of God, and better bryngyng vp of chyldren in his fayth and feare. Gathered and written for the benefite of Gods well disposed children, By C.S. Preacher.	Shutte, Christopher, d. 1626.	1577 (1577)	STC 22467; ESTC S114822	15,501	36

THE TESTIMOnie of a true Fayth Conteyned in a shorte Catechisme necessary to all Families for the more knowledge of God and better bryngyng vp of Chyldren in his fayth and feare Gathered and written for the benefite of Gods well disposed children by C. S. Preacher ¶ Jmprinted at London nygh vnto the three Cranes in the Vintree by Thomas Dawson and Thomas Gardyner Anno Do. 1577. March. 10. ❧ The Testimonie of a true fayth Question IT is the duetie of a true Christian alwayes to be readye to render an account of his fayth to the ende it may appeare that he is not ashamed of Christ his Doctrine Let me therefore heare what thou canst saye of the principall poynts of Christian Religion Answeare There be three speciall parts therof the first is to know God and my selfe the second is the meanes wherby my saluation is wrought the third what helpes God doth further mee withall vnto lyfe euerlasting Question What sayst thou of the knowledge of God Answeare The same is of two sortes the one is vniuersall and knowen by the creation of heauen and earth wherin God offereth him selfe to be seene and knowen of me as the onely fountayne of all goodnesse who alone ought to be worshipped For his eternitie appereth in the making of the world his goodnes in preseruing the same his prouidence in the tokens whiche are seene and felt wherby what pleaseth his godly will commeth to passe and not by blynd fortune his wisedome in ordering of the things created hys ryghtuousnesse in deliuering the godly punishing the wicked hys mercy in paciently forbearing synners and calling them to repentance So that what may be knowen of God is manyfest in the things created which vniuersall knowledge taketh away al excuse from the vngodly whiche worshyp not God aryght but to me it is a ready way to bring me to the true worship of God. The other knowledge is special onely proper to the elect wherby through faith poured into my hart by the holy ghost I am assured that my saluation is wrought by Christ the Sonne of God by whome I am made the childe of God thorow grace and heyre with Christ of his kingdome which knowledge onely commeth of grace and so is giuē to me but it is restrayned from the wicked because of their sinne and hardnes of hart Question What sayst thou of the knowledge of thy selfe Answeare By creation I was made in Adam according to the Image of God I meane not any bodily shape for God is a spirit and without body in true rightuousnes holynes that is to say in al perfectiō and happines of nature both in ryght iudgement reason wyll strength In which happy state if Adam had continued both I and al his posteritie had bene blessed for euer Question How diddest thou fall from this grace Answeare My fall appeareth in that Adam who had thys blessing for me thorow the intisement of the serpent brake the commaundement of God in eating of the forbidden fruite and by the same depriued him selfe of his former happynes and brought synne death hel the wrath of God and all kynde of miseries into the world as iust punishmēts for his deserts In which his sinful act his pride disobedience lacke of fayth vnthankfulnesse to his creatour lyght credit to the Deuyll appeared In which offence both I and all his ofspring are wrapped in as much as in hym we all haue synned for he had the blessing geuen to keepe or loose for hym and his Wherfore I and al others descending of hym by him and in hym haue fallen from grace and are infected wyth hys corruptions conceyued in sin borne in eniquitie and by nature the children of wrath and vtterly vndone without the grace and mercy of God. Question How art thou restored to grace agayne Answeare My restauration commeth thorow the free mercy and fauour of God who after this my fall in Adam raysed both hym and me vp again with the comfortable promise of a Saueour who by his death shoulde pacifie the wrath of God and bring me into his fauour agayne by whose obedience I am made ryghtuous which my regeneration commeth thus to me whylest by the preaching of the Lawe I am brought to the feeling of my syns and raysed vp with the comfortable promises of the Gospell receyued by fayth My hart is lightned purifyed and gouerned by the holy Ghost my wil and mind reformed and the image of God renued agayne in me Question Shewe me what be the meanes wherby thy saluation is wrought Answeare The ordinary meanes commonly are two that is to say the word of God and fayth Question What is the word of God Answeare It is those Canonicall scriptures written by the spirit of God and commended to man both in the olde and in the new Testament wherin are conteyned all things necessary to saluation according to the which the Lord will haue all his religion measured without eyther addyng or dimishing Question How canst thou know the true Religion in so many opinions of the same as be in the world Answeare Fyrst I trye the religion taught me by the word of God and by his spirit geuen me to vnderstand the same Secondly I know thys spirit to be a ryght spirit because it confesseth Christ to be come in the fleshe that is to say ascribeth the whole worke of my saluation to him and to no other thing Thyrdly I expound one place of Scripture as it is not contrarye to another And thus I trye the truth making the worde of God to iudge and determine what I ought to folowe Question How is the worde of God deuided Answeare Into the Law and Gospell Question What is the Lawe Answeare It is the ten commaundementes of God requiring of euery one most pure perfect and perpetuall obedience promisyng saluation to them which fulfill the same threatning death and damnation to the transgessours thereof Question Rehearse the same to me Answeare 1 Thou shalt haue none other Gods but me 2 Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image nor the likenes of any thing that is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath or in the waters vnder he earth thou shalt not bowe down to them nor worship them for I the Lord thy God am a ielous god visiting the iniquities of the fathers vpon the children vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shewe mercy to thousandes in them that loue me and keepe my commaundements 3 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vayne for the Lord will not holde him giltles that taketh his name in vayne 4 Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabboth daye sixe dayes shalt thou labour and do all that

thou hast to doo but the seuenth day is the Sabboth of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt doo no manner of worke thou nor thy sonne nor thy daughter thy man seruaunt and thy mayde seruaunt thy cattel and straunger within thy gates for in sixe dayes the Lord made heauen and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seuenth day wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and hallowed it 5 Honour thy father and thy mother that thy dayes may bee long in the land which the Lord thy God geueth thee 6 Thou shalt not kill 7 Thou shalt not commit adultry 8 Thou shalt not steale 9 Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour 10 Thou shalt not couet thy neyghbours house thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruaunt nor his maid nor his oxe nor his asse nor any thing that is his Question What sayst thou of the first commaundement Answeare The Lord therin requireth true obediēce to his word the feare loue of his name a sure faith trust in his promises the right inuocatiō vpon his name with thankes geuing for his benefites whereby his true worship may be knowē aryght which things as he dooth commaund so doth he forbid all maner of superstition and Idolatry the contempt denial of his word the lacke of feare faith and loue towards him calling vpon other creatures finally what soeuer polluteth his seruice or our consciences in whose presence all our doings do appeare Question What sayest thou of the second Thou shalt not make c. Answeare God doth therein declare how he will be worshipped for seeing that his true worship is a worke or seruice commaunded in his woord proceeding of fayth tending to his glory as he is a spirit so wil he be worshipped in spirit truth without any myxture of Idolatry or superstition And therfore he forbiddeth the making of Images to expresse hym by all maner deuotion or reuerence giuing to thē either in looking at them or in bowing the knee before them in prayer for he is the Lord our God and wyl not haue his power to be contemned he is ielous ouer vs wyl not suffer eyther our soules or bodyes to be defiled with any filthines of Idolatry which if we doo he wyll reuenge the same to the third fourth generation Briefly he forbiddeth hereby all representations tokens of Idolatrie al straunge worship deuised by man all Antichristian Decrees and whatsoeuer corrupteth the true seruice spiritual worship of God. Question What is cōmaunded in the third Thou shalt not take c. Answeare Herein the Lord commaūdeth a reuerend vse of his Name truely to sweare and testifie the truth not only in truth iudgment rightuousnes but also for necessities sake especially whē the glory of God the saluation of our brethren is sought requiring also herein a faithfull zeale and loue towardes his word Sacraments and what soeuer may set forth his glory forbidding the indiscret vnreuerend vse of his name in vaine friuolous things al rash othes al othes made for fauor lucre and feare rather than for trial of truth al periurie al othes made by Saints Idols Meate or other creatures all Coniurations Sorceries Charmyngs Soothsayings witchcraft cursing bannyng all false doctrines and corruptions of true Religion and what soeuer causeth the name of God to be euyll spoken of Question Shewe the meanyng of the fourth Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabboth day Answeare The Lord cōmaundeth herein the ceassyng from bodyly labors sinnes to meete together in his true feare and loue to heare learne confesse his woord and to instruct one another in the same to communicate at his Sacramentes to render thankes for his benefites to distriubute vnto the necessitie of the poore to meditate our spiritual rest which shal be after this lyfe forbidding likewise the contempt of Ecclesiastical meetings his woord and Sacraments the superstitious obseruance of dayes tymes the folowing of pastymes gamyng daunsing banquetting and other outward pleasures without meditation of heauenly things Question What is the meanyng of the fift Commaundement Honour thy father and thy moother Answeare Herein the Lorde requireth humble reuerence loue not only towardes our natural parents but also towards our Magistrates Ministers and maisters whom he placeth ouer vs for the benefite of them which doo well and for the punishment of the euyl requiring our obedience towardes them so long as they obey his word from whence whē they decline they are no longer to be obeyed forbidding also al disobedience ingratitude of chyldrē towards their parents al contempt and rebellion of subiects against their magistrates also to blaspheme them and to obey them in matters contarry to the truth Question What canst thou say of the sixt Thou shalt not kyll Answeare God in this cōmaundeth faithful loue mercy kindnesse compassion reconciliation mutual embracyng one another in peace as wel of our enemyes as of those which loue vs forbydding al vnlawfull murder and quarelling outwardly al fayned loue vnmercyfulnesse hatred malice anger reproches tauntes slaundering murmuring contentions desire of vengeance whatsoeuer is repugnant to Christian loue Question Proceede to the seuenth Thou shalt not commit adultry Answeare The Lord commaundeth not only perfecte chastitie both in soule and body whether it be in mariage or in single life that all our partes may be sanctified vnto him but also he forbiddeth al maner of adultry fornication the restraining of lawfull mariage in any calling and the rashe vowing of single life vnlawfull lustes lyght behauiour and vnseemely adorning of the body filthy talke and idle pastimes drunkennes minstrelsie daunsing what besides tendeth to impurity and lecherous lust Question Declare the eyght Thou shalt not steale Answeare Herein God commaundeth rightuousnes true dealing in euery calling that euery man be content with his owne state geuing to euery one what of right he ought to haue forbidding also all robbing fashood couetousnes vsury oppression bying and selling with false measures idle liuing vnhonest wasting of goods or substance what els doth sauour of deceyt the same is stealing Question Shewe the sense and meanyng of the Ninth Thou shalt not beare false witnesse c. Answeare God cōmaundeth herein in court iudgmēt in al our wordes couenaunts that truth may florish to saue our neighbors harmles forbidding wrong iudgment or any respect of persons therin the making of wicked Lawes decrees also false witnes and lying tales flattery suspitions false accusations and what so euer empayreth the good name