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A brief summe of Christian religion, or, Of things most necessary for a Christians knowledge, practice, and comfort composed by Thomas Greaves.
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Greaves, Thomas.
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while make you perfect stablish strengthen setle you To him be Glory and Dominion for ever Amen The Epitome and Contents of this Summe very fit and easie to be remembred THe only way to eternall happiness is taught in the Scriptures which shew unto us 1. The Nature and works of God 2. The Misery of man by sin 3. Our Redemption and deliverance by Iesus Christ of which we are made partakers by Faith ioyned with Repentance and holiness of life 4. Our Duty to believe in Jesus Christ To shew our faith by obedience to Gods Commandments To use the Sacraments and constant Prayer To confess and forsake our sins Continually to give thanks and praise unto God which are the Meanes of Grace leading Gods people to eternal Glory 2 Tim. 1. 13. Hold fast the forme of sound words which thou hast heard of me in faith and love which is in Christ Iesus The Chief Articles of Christian Belief contained in the Scriptures and generally received by the Ancient modern Churches of God as doth appear by their joynt Confessions I Believe in God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven and earth And in Iesus Christ his only Son our Lord which was conceived by the Holy Ghost born of the Virgin Mary suffered under Pontius Pilate was Crucified dead and buried he descended into Hell The third day he rose again from the dead he ascended into Heaven and sitteth on the Right hand of God the Father Almighty from thence he shall come to Judge the quick and the dead I believe in the Holy Ghost the holy Catholike Church the Communion of Saints the forgivenesse of sins the Resurrection of the Body and the Life everlasting The Ten Commandements GOD spake all these words saying I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the Land of Egypt out of the house of bondage Thou shalt have no other Gods before me Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image nor the likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth thou shalt not bow down thy self to them nor serve them For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God visiting the iniquities of the Fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandments Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy six dayes shalt thou labour and do all thy work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter thy man servant nor thy maid servant nor thy cattel nor thy stranger that is within thy gates For in six dayes the Lord made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day hallowed it Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy dayes may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Thou shalt not kill Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife nor his man servant nor his maid servant nor his oxe nor his ass nor any thing that is thy neighbours The Lords Prayer OVR Father which art in heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from Evil For thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen This Summe may easily be reduced to the usual Form of Gatechismes by Questions Answers to which end that it may also serve I have here distinctly set down the most materiall Questions to which the Propositions in the Summe being equal in number are direct Answers and may be readily applied Question  Answer 1 Which is the Way to eternal happiness Prop. 1 * 2 What is the Word of God Prop. 2. 3 What doe the Scriptures chiefly declare Prop. 3. 4 What is the Nature of God Prop. 4. 5 Who is the True God Prop. 5. 6 Which are the chief Works of God Prop. 6. 7 What was Mans first state Prop. 7. 8 How did Man loose his first happiness Prop. 8. 9 What is the Misery of Man Prop. 9. 10 What is Sin and the punishment due unto it Prop. 10 11 How are we freed from sin and all misery Prop. 11 12 What was Gods Covenant Prop. 12 13 What is the Office of Christ Prop. 13 14 What Benefits hath Christ obteined for us Prop. 14 15 How are we made partakers of Christs Benefits Prop. 15 16 What is it to Believe in Christ Prop. 16 17 How ought we to receive Christ Prop. 17 18 What is inseparably joyned with saving Faith Prop. 18 19 What is Repentance Prop. 19 20 What is Christian Obedience Prop. 20 21 How may we attain to Faith and all other Graces Prop. 21 22 Which are the principal meanes to Work Faith other Graces Prop. 22 23 Which are the chief points of Christian belief Prop. 23 24 What is the rule of Mans duty and practice Prop. 24 25 What doth Gods Law command and forbid Prop. 25 26 What is the End and summe of the Law Prop. 26 27 Why were the Sacraments ordeined Prop. 27 28 What is the Church to which alone the Sacraments do belong Prop. 28 29 What are Sacraments Prop. 29 30 What Benefit have we by Baptisme Prop. 30 31 What is further confirmed unto us and required of us in Baptisme Prop. 31 32 What is the End and Benefit of the Lords Supper Prop. 32 33 Who are fit Receivers of the Lords Supper Prop. 33 34 What is the Work and Office of Ministers Prop. 34 35 What is the Use and efficacie of prayer Prop. 35 36 What is the best Rule and Forme of Christian Prayer Prop. 36 37 What is to be joyned with Prayer Prop. 37 38 What maketh our prayers and all other Duties acceptable to God Prop. 38 39 How may we continue increase in Grace Prop. 39 40 Who are Gods Elect and Heires of of Salvation Prop. 40 2 Tim. 2. 23. Foolish and unlearned Questions avoid knowing that they do gender strifes Some special places of Scripture expressing the whole Duty of man So Worship I the God of my Fathers believing all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets And have hope towards God that there shall be a resurrection of the dead both of the just and the un just And herein do I exercise my selfe to