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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60088	Short principles of religion		1644 (1644)	Wing S3612; ESTC R214772	4,826	17

so to bring up their Children in the nurture of the Lord as that in time by the Lords mercy they themselves may performe them and thus were the children of the godly in the old Testament circumcised Gen. 17.12 Q. By what action are the aforesaid benefits which we receive by Christ confirmed unto us in the Lords Supper A. By the eating and drinking of bread and wine according to Christs institution for the nourishing of our bodies for thereby is signified our spirituall eating and drinking of Christ Iesus his body and blood and so of all the benefits of his death buriall and resurrection for the nourishment of our souls 1 Cor. 10.16 17. Q. What doth the Ministers consecrating of the bread and wine signifie A. The Lords consecrating of his Sonne to be our high Priest and Redéemer Joh. 6.26 Psal 110.4 Q. What doth the breaking of the bread and the powring forth of the wine signifie A. The crucifying of Christs body and the shedding of his blood 1 Cor. 11.24 25. Mat. 26.28 Q. What doth the Ministers offering of the bread and wine to every one and his commanding him to take it signifie A. The Lords offering of his Sonne to every one of his elect particularly and his commanding of him to beléeve on his Name Luke 22.19 Q. What must he doe who would receive this Sacrament worthily A. He must examine himselfe before he doe receive it 1 Cor. 11.28 Q. Wherein A. In these 5. things chiefly 1. Whether he understand and know the Principles of Religion 2. Whether he beléeve 3. Whither he repent 4. Whether he be in love and charity with his brethren 5. Whether he come with a reverent respect to this Sacrament as Gods holy Ordinance Q. What must he doe after he hath received it A. 1. He must be thankfull 2. He must examine what benefit he hath got by recording of it waiting for a blessing 1 Cor. 11.25 Q. How many wayes doe the Sacraments confirme our faith and assure us of the benefits mentioned before to wit of our Justification Mortification Sanctification c A. 4. wayes 1. as Signes 2. as Seales 3. as Pledges 4. as Instruments of conveyance thereof Q. What difference is there betweene these two Sacraments A. Baptisme cofirmeth unto us our first ingrafting into Christ and our first participation of these benefits The Lords Supper confirmeth the continuance and increase of these benefits in and unto us Q. What other grace is bred with faith and doth most specially manifest it selfe together with saith A. The grace of true repentance Zach. 12.10 Q. How is repentance occasioned A By the sight and sence of the multitude and greatnesse of a mans sins so of the staine and desert of them Jer. 39.19 Q. How may a man come to know the multitude of his sinnes A. By the holy law of God rightly understood Rom. 3.20 Jam. 1.25 Q. How may we understand the law aright A. For the understanding of it we must observe these four rules Q What is the first A. 1. In every Commandement where any evill is forbidden there the contrary good is commanded and backe againe where any duty is commanded there the contrary sinne is forbidden Q. What is the second A. 2. Vnder one good or evill action all of the same kind are comprehended yea all occasions and meanes leading thereunto Q. What is the third A. 3. The Law is spirituall and binds even the heart and the thoughts thereof Q. What is the fourth A. 4. The Law requireth not onely our observation but even our preservation also that is that we do not onely kéep it our selves but cause others also as much as in us lyeth to kéep it Q. How may a man know the greatnesse of his sinnes A. By considering the circumstances of committing them as namely that they have béen committed against knowledge and conscience against the meanes of restraint and the meanes of grace that we have long lien in them without repentance that by them we have pierced Christ grieved his spirit dishonoured his Gospell offended our brethren c. Q. What are the parts of repentance A. Two humiliation and conversion Q. How doth humiliation shew it selfe A. 1. By making a man humbly heartily confesse all and especially his known and greatest sinnes and corruptions 2. By making him judge and condemne himselfe for them Ezek. 36.31 Q. What be the parts of conversion A. These two turning from all sinne and turning to all manner of good and from these two spring a godly life Q. What is a godly life A. A sincere earnest and constant endeavouring to forsake all sinne in thought word and déed and to practise all Gods Commandements Luke 1.74 75. Q. VVhat must we doe to live a godly life A. Two things 1. Vse carefully and conscionably all Gods Ordinances and meanes of grace 2. Follow sound directions and rules of Gods Word Q. VVhich are the meanes of grace A. They are of two sorts more ordinary and lesse ordinary Q. VVhich be the ordinary A. 1. The Word preached 2. The Sacraments 3. Prayer 4. Reading 5. Singing of Psalmes 6. Meditation 7. Conference Q. VVhich be the lesse ordinary A. They be thrée holy fasting to be used upon some speciall cause of mourning secondly holy fasting to be used upon some speciall cause of rejoycing and thirdly Vowes Q What rules of direction may follow to help us forward in a godly life A. These following Q. What is the first A. 1. We must have a daily care to renew our faith and repentance Heb. 10.38 Q. What is the second A. 2. We must daily labour to maintaine and intrease our first love and liking of God and his wayes Rev. 2.4.5 Q. What is the third A. 3. We must daily watch in our spirituall armour against all sinne having an eye to our selves both in company and solitarinesse in prosperity and adversity Ephes 6.10 Q. What is the fourth A. We must daily meditate and pray Psal 1.2 1 Thes 5.17 Q. What is the fift A. 5. a We must upon the six dayes follow our particular callings faithfully or otherwise lawfully intermit them b and upon the Lords day attend the duties of the Lords immediate worship and service and duties of Charity a 1 Cor. 7.20 b Ex. 20.8 Q What is the sixth A. 6. We must daily renew and continue our thanksgiving for old and new mercies and for mercies yet still hoped for 1 Thes 5.18 Thus let us maintaine our peace with God rising up and lying down with it Q. What shall become of the ungodly after this world be ended A. They shall be cast both bodies an● soules into hell into torments easelesse endlesse remedilesse helplesse and hopelesse everlastingly Mat. 25.46 Q. What shall become of the Godly A. Their bodies shall be raised again by the omnipotent power of God and being conjoyned to their soules shall enjoy eternall glory with God and his holy Angels in Heaven for ever and ever Matthew 25.46 FINIS