am not to conceiue a false and an vnworthy opinion of God as that he is like vnto man or any other thing whatsoeuer or to expresse him in any such visible resemblance Image or Picture to worship it as God or God in it but rather am b Deut 12.30 c Iosu 4.23.24 Mat 15.9 Acts 10 33 Luk 1.75 Numb 16.1 1 Sam 15.19 1. Cor 11.20 Isai 1.10 c I so to thinke of God as he hath revealed himselfe and onely to worship him as he doth by his word direct me Q What is the meaning of these words For I the Lord thy God am a Iealous God and visit the sinns of the Fathers vppon the Children vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercy vnto thousands in them that loue me and keepe my Commandements A. In these words nothing is commanded but they are annexed to the second Commandement to perswade me to obedience and to a iust performance of the aforesaid Command Threatening Gods vengeance to all both Parents Childeren that offend against it and on the other side promising mercy and loue to many posterities of those that obserue to doe it Q. Repeate the third commandement 3. A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine Q. What doth God require of thee in this Commandement A. That in my outward actions dealings and commerce with others I doe not at any time abuse profane or mention the holy name of God or any thing that is properly vnbeseeming his great honour and maiestie but by all the meanes I may set forth his glory and with all possible devotion and reverence in word and deede vse his name to his honour Q. How is Gods name taken in vaine or abused A. Divers waies First to sweare by any thing besides God either supposed Gods or parts of God or other creatures Exod. 23.13 Ierem 5.7 Zepha 15. Mat. 23.6 c. Secondly by vsing his name or swearing in our ordinarie talke vpon every sleight occasion in some passion or otherwise Lev 5.4.5 1. Sam. 14.39.44 Mat. 5.34.37 Iam. 5.12 Thirdly to thinke and speake despitefully irreverently and reprochfully of God Exod 5.2 Lev 24.15.16 2. King 18.22.32 c. Psal 10.11.14.1.50.11.78.19 Rom 1 23 9 20. Fourthly to abuse his name in vowing and swearing that which is either absolutly false and vnlawfull or at least not to acknowledge true and lawful or with a purpose to deceiue the belieuer or not to stand to that which is sworne or 〈◊〉 vowed Lev 19 12 Ios 9 15 16 18. 1. Sa. 21.1.25.22.32.28.10 1. King 21.13 Ps 15. 4.24.4 Mar. 14.57.58 Act 5.1 Fiftly by rash sudden imprecatiōs cursings wishing evil to come on our neighbors our selues or other creatures from gods hands Num. 23.8 Rom. 3.14.18.12.14 Iud. 9. Sixtly by an open evill vngodly carriage demeanour contrary to our profession 2. Sa. 12.14 Ro 2.23.24 Col 4.5.6 Tit. 1.3.4.5.16 Seventhly by neglecting suppressing with holding opposing Gods will word or any meanes of his glory Levit 19.17.22 31.32 Numb 13.31 Prov. 30.9 Amo 2.7 Mal 1.11.12 Math. 12.36.25.25 Luk. 8.13.17 17.18 Ioh 9.21.22.12 42.43 Acts 26. 11. Q. You haue tolde how many wayes Gods name may be abused or taken in vaine now tell me how Gods name may bee vsed well or Glorified and Sanctified which is a Dutie implied and required of thee in this Commandement Psal 29.1.2 Mat. 6.9 1. Cor. 10.31 A. Gods name is glorified First by swearing and confirming all truth not other wayes to be manifested in his name only or with some invocation and attestation referred vnto him though not plainly named Exod. 22.11 Deut 6.13 1. King 8.31.32 Isay 45.23.65.16 Ierem. 4. 2. Heb. 6.16.17 Secondly by performing the workes of pietie as Blessing and Making Vowes in his name only and praising thanksgiving and praying vnto him only 1. Sam. 1.11 Psa 50.14.15.23.66 13.14.160.4.105 1. Mat 5.44 Rom. 12.14 2. Cor 11.31 Ephes 6.18 Philip 4.6 Colos 3.17 1. Thes 5.17.18 Thirdly by an holy and godly conversation of life answerable to our profession Ioh. 15.8 2. Cor. 8.19 Ephes 4.1.5.3.4 2. Tim. 2.19 Tit 2.10 Isay 1.13 c. 66.3 Philip. 2.11 Fourthly by teaching and causing others to glorifie Gods name and by increasing and spreading abroad his honour by all the meanes we may Deut 4.9.6.7 c. Psal 22.22.69.30.31 Mat 5.15 16.25.19.20 Luk. 22.32 Ephes 4.29 .. Colos 3.16 Q. What is the meaning of these wordes For the Lord will not holde him guiltles that taketh his name in vaine A. These are annexed to the commandement to giue warning to all that they take heede how they offend against it for whosoever they be that any way shall presume to dishonour Gods most holy name let them be assured that God doth take notice of their sinne and will esteeme of them as guilty and will in due time cause iust punishment to be executed vpon them Levit 24.15.16 Q. Proceed to the next Commandement A. Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabouth day Q. What doth God require of thee in this commandement A. Three things First to obserue one day of Seaven for a Sabboth day that is a day of rest and cessation from all worldly labours and busines To which vse the Lords day wherin he rose from the dead is generally receiued by Christians amongst vs commonly but corruptly called Sunday Secondly to set apart Sanctifie or keepe this daye holy to Gods service and worship Thirdly to remember that aboue all other things it be duly observed Q. How is the Sabbath day to be keept holy A. Divers waies First by ceasing from all manner of bodily labours and worldly businesses which are not agreable vnto or crosse slaken or hinder the service and worship of God As from the ordinary workes of our speciall callings from bargainings buying and selling and iourneying from mercy meetings feastings and drinkings and fruteles pastimes sports and gaimings yea from talking thinkeing or contriuing in our mindes any of these things against another day Exod. 16.29.31.14.32.6.18.19 1. Cor. 10.7 Exod. 34.21 Ierem. 17.21.22 Neh. 13.15 Isay 58.13.14 Q. It seemes by your answere that God doth not simply forbid all manner of workes and labours on the Sabbath day A. He doth not For workes of mercy and piety and such as directly tende to the good of man or other creatures and furtherance of the seruice of God he doth allow 2. Kings 4.44.23 Nehem. 8.10 Hosea 6.6 Mat. 12.1 c. Mark 3.4 Luk. 13.14 c. Acts 1.12 Iam. 1.27 Also workes of necessity such as cannot be deferred without perill or what nature and the maintenance of our being and common civility and decency doth require 1. Macab 2.40 Mat. 12.1.4.11 Mark 2.27 Luk. 14.5 Exod. 19.10.11 Q. You haue answered well Goe on now and tell me how els the Sabbath day is to be kept holy A. By a spirituall rest and cessation from sinne or the occasion of sinne either in word
thought or deed For such a rest and Sabbath there is in heauen whether wee are to laboure to come Heb 4.9.10 Isay 1 11 c 56 2 58 13 14 Ierem 7 9 c. Thirdly by exercising and performing all such holy workes which are commanded by God for the Sanctifying of the Sabbath namely by a Psalm 84 1 2 95 100 122 1 2 Ecles 5 1 Isai 2 3 Act. 2 1 1 Cor 11 18 14 26. repairing to the appointed and publike place of Gods worship with due reverence and preparation by b Levit 10 11 Nehem 8 4 8 Iohn 5.24 Acts. 2.14.13.14 c. 15.21.17.11 1. Tim 4.13.15.16 Heb 10.24.25 Psal 1.2.22.22 Luk 24.14.15 1. Pet 2.2 Iames 22. expounding reading hearing the word of God and meditating mutually discoursing thereon and doing it by c Mat 18.19.20.21.13 Psal 95.100.105.122.150 Ephes 5.18.19.20 Colos 3.16.17 1. Tim 2.1 praying thankesgiuing and singing of psalmes to the honour of his name by d Acts 2.42.20.7 1. Cor. 11.20 c. 16.2 Heb 3.16 Nehem 8.10 frequenting of his Sacraments and charitable contributions tothe poore and suchlike Godly workes Q. But why doth God require that wee should Remember to doe this commandement aboue any of the rest A. The reasons are divers First because the continuall remembrance and sight of this day or rather of God who is to be Sanctified this day will keepe vs more entirely in our obedience to him binde vs as it were to our good behaviour in all his other Commandements Secondly the remembrance thereof will cause vs to order all our doings and dealings so that on that Day wee may able be to give vp a good account thereof before him Lastly it will cause vs to cast and appointe our weekely busines with respect vnto this Day that by no meanes wee may be Distracted and hindered from an exacte observance thereof when it comes And thus we are to make a Dayly preparation for the Sanctifing of this one day as well by calling to minde and remembring what hath bene done in the Sabbath Day past as namely what we prayed for promised vowed to God touching the amendment and Sanctification of our liues and what wee were taught out of his word as what we are to doe on the next which is to come But more especially the day or rather the afternoone of the day immediatly goeing before the Sabbath or Lords day is appointed by the Church for preparation that is by giving over our weekely workes and laboures and by fasting and prayer Q. What doe the other wordes of this commandement serue for A. They containe divers reasons and motiues to perswade vs to the observation and keepeing of the Sabbath day As first God alloweth vs Six days in every weeke to doe our owne busines and therefore we may the willinger alow one to his honour and service Secondly the seaventh day is the Lords day he hath chosen and set it apart for himselfe and it is none of ours and therefore wee must doe his worke and none of our owne on this day Thirdly God himselfe rested from his worke on the Seventh day and therefore it will become vs to doe the like Fourthly god hath annexed a blessing vnto this day insomuch as that hee which observeth and Sanctifieth it shall also be blessed and holy and therefore for this cause are wee to keepe this Commandement namely that we may be holy blessed lastly this circumstance is to be noted by Parents Masters and Governors that they take especiall care that together with themselues there whole families and such as are vnder their power or soiournors sanctifie this day Q Tell me which is the Fift Commandement A. Honour thy Father and thy Mother Q. What doth God require in these words A. That all superiors or such as haue rule power and preheminenâ—e in any kinde aboue others as for example naturall Parents Princes Magistrates and their Debuties and Commissioners Ministers of the Gospel Husbands Masters of families and such as exceede in learning wisdome counsell riches age and other giftes and callings be honoured that is their worthines be acknowledged and reverent respect and due subiection yeilded vnto them by their inferiors Q. How are naturall Parents to be honoured by their Children A. First they are to be beloved and feared and not contemned and hated by them Levit 19. â— Ruth 1.16 Mat. 10.37 Deut. 27.16 Prov. 20.20 Secondly they are to be obeyed in all things which are lawfull and not any waies flighted and resisted Gen. 26. â—4 28.1.2.7.37 14.13 Prov 15.5.25 22. Luk 2 51 15 29 Ephes 6 1 Colos 3 20 Deut 21 18 27 16 1. Sam 2 25 Rom 1.30 Heb 12 7 9. Thirdly Children are to shew all reverence towards them in their wordes gestures and behaviours and not to seeme any way to Disesteeme them or vse any vncomely and vnmannerly carriage towards them Gen. 9.22.23.22.7.31.35.35 29.48.12 50.17 Exod. 21. 15.17 Prov. 30.17 Malac. 1.6 1. King 2. 19. Mat. 21.29.30 Isay 45. 10. Fourthly Children are to relieve cherish helpe and succour them when neede is and not be any way vnthankefull towards them or riotously and carelesly Diminish their goods Gen. 47.11.12 Prov. 28.24 Mat. 15.4.5.6 Luk. 15.29 1 Tim. 5. 4.16 Q. How are Princes to be Honoured A. They are to be feared loved and obeyed relieved served Defended prayed for reverenced and highly esteemed and the contraries avoided vy their Subiects Exo. 22.28 Iosua 1.18 1. Sam. 10.26.27.24.6 2. Sam. 16.7.18 3 21.16 c. 1. King 2.8 Psal 61.6.7 Prov. 24.21 Lam. 4.20 Eccles 10.20 Mat. 17.17.22.21 Act. 23.5 Rom. 13.1 c. 1. Tim. 2.2.3 1. Pet. 2.13.14.17 2 Pet. 2.10 Q. How are the Ministers of gods word to be honoured A. With loue obedience meanes of maintenance and a reverent and worthy estimation and vsage of them with forbearance of the contraries towards them Gal. 4.15.1 Thes 5.12 13. 1. King 22.8 Deut. 17.12 Hos 4 4. Heb. 13 17. Acts. 5.38.9.25.19.30 Prov. 3. 9. Mat. 3.8 1. Cor. 9.9 c. Gal. 6.6 c. 1 Tim. 5.17.18 1. Kings 13.4 2. Kings 2.23.24 Luk. 10.16 Gal. 4.14 Phil. 2.29 Q. How are Husbands to be honoured by their Wives A. By acknowleding them to be their Head by reverencing feareing obeying pleasing cherishing helping and assisting them in the goverment of the house and not the contrarye Gen. 20.16.24.65 Ephes 5.22 24.33 1. Pet. 3.6 Colos 3.18 1. Cor. 14.34 1. Tim. 5.14.2.12 Tit. 2.4.5 2. Sam. 6. 16.20 Prov. 7.11.12.21.9.19.31.10 c. Q. How are Masters to be honoured by their Servants A. With loue feare and obedience with faithfullnes and Diligence and due reverence Gen. 16.9 â—1 6.40 1. Kings 20.31 2. Kings 5.13 Malac 1.6 Luk 16. 1. Mat. 8.8.9.25.21.26 1. Sam. 9.6.25.14 2. Sam. 16 1. Ephes 6.5.6 Colos 3..22.23 1. Tim. 6.1.2 Tit. 2.9.10 1. Pet. 2. 18.19 Q. How are others of eminent gifts place and calling or the aged to be honoured A. It may be gathered by
MILKE FOR BABES THE ENGLISH CATECHISME SET DOWNE IN THE Common-Prayer Booke breifly explaned for the private vse of the Younger and more vnlearned sort of his Parishioners of Apleton in the County of Berks. By W. D. 1. PET. 2.2 As new borne Babes desire the sincere Milke of the word that yee may grow thereby Ad Ecclesiae filios instruendos addendum est nostri sermonis obsequium Non enim timens nè spiritales eruditi nota fastidiant ad quorum fructum pertinet alijs insinuare quod ipsi cum magnâ sui vtilitate didicerunt Leo Papa AT OXFORD Printed by IOHN LICHFIELD Printer to the famous Vniversity Anno. Dom. 1628. Errata Page 3. line 27. read substance and life Page 5. line 16. read truly and visible Page 11. line 29. read properly His Page 12. line 10. read not to our knowledge TO HIS PARISHIONERS GRACE MERCY PEACE AND LOVE BE MVLTIPLIed through our Lord Iesus Christ THE Title and frontispice of this booke shewes for whom it is provided such as haue need of milke and not of strong meate Heb. 5. and are vnskilfull in the word of righteousnesse And to these I doe present and offer it as the fittest dish for their vse wherein the milke of the Catechisme is as it were chewed and softned in the mouth that their vnderstandings may the more easily receiue and digest it into nourishment and strength It was my error I confesse to make an open and publique offer of this meat vnto you not considering how some had rather ever want then seeme at any time to be in need and to perish rather then acknowledge their infirmity But I am at length reform'd and become the man you would perchance haue me to bee an house-Chaplaine or priuate Minister to Catechise instruct and teach you and your Children and your seruants at home in the rudiments and beginnings of your Christian profession Whosoeuer you be take heed how you sleight and contemne the learning of these small Childish things for they are the first principles of the Oracles of God as the Apostle calls them Heb. 5. and the foundation whereon the spirituall building of Grace and everlasting blessednes standeth Neither doe yee that are yet vnlearned and ignorant content your selues with a bare memorie and Mother-beleefe of words without some knowledge and vnderstanding of what you speake and professe and to beleiue or doe For of good evill the more knowen the easier the one is to be avoided and the other done And in matters of faith perswasion takes most hold and application is made with most comfort and assurance where vnderstanding leads the way The like is to be obserued in Prayer and other Religious workes vnderstanding and knowledge must goe along with them 1. Cor 14.15 For I will pray with the spirit saith the Apostle and I will pray with vnderstanding also And I will singe with the spirit and I will singe with the vnderstanding also Jn your seuerall trades and callings it is easie to obserue that you haue them not by roate only but are therein skilfull and vnderstanding and able to giue an accompt and a reason of your worke And my desire and purpose is to make you as learned in the word of Righteousnes skilfull to discerne both good evill Heb. 5. 1. Pet. 3. able to giue an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you And for this cause I haue taken this forme with which the Printer hath pleas'd to Cloth me and wherein I may without any trouble continuallie be present among you and vpon all occasions readie to doe you seruice in the worke of the Ministrie No time wil be vnseasonable for me to be your Teacher as long as you shall finde any need or will in your selues to be instructed Fix and fasten me to some convenient place in your Houses otherwise I shall be in some danger to be swept out of dores and let me be vnto you for a Fringe that you may looke vpon it and remember all the Commandements of the Lord and do them And that you seeke not after your owne heart your owne eyes after which you vse to goe a whoring Numb 15. That you may remember and doe all the Commandements and be holy vnto your God J shal be well pleased to stand a side while your dayly and necessarie imployments are in your hands for there is no good kindred agreement betwixt vs but at your times of rest and leysure or in the Euenings or while you are absent from the Church I could wish my selfe your Compainon to passe a way the time with all Here together with your Children and the rest of your Familie yee may continually exercise your selues by conferring admonishing examining edifying one another searching the Scriptures whether the things be so as you finde them reported to be By this meanes you may cause the word of Christ to dwell in you richly Colos 3. your Faith may be encreased and confirmed your vnderstanding and knowledge in the things of God bettered and enlarged your affections and will refined and rectified at length come vnto a perfect man vnto the measure of the stature of the fullnes of Christ That henceforth yee be no more Children readie to be tossed to and fro and caried about with every winde of doctrine by the sleight of men Ephes 4. cunning craftines whereby they lie in waite to deceiue But being groūded setled in your owne professed Religion yee may with boldnes make resistance against the vnderminings of our Romish adversaries who closlie steale into our houses and surprise weake and vnsetled mindes and wrest them vnto a deniall and hate of the Church and profession wherevnto they were Baptised before they haue learn't either what our Church doth teach them to beleiue and know or they themselues ought to professe and practise for the salvation of their soules Therefore my people are gone into Captivitie saith the Lord Isai 5. because they haue noe knowledge Without this a man is like a Citie without a wall or a trench hauing not where with all to gainesay resist an assault made presently thinkes on a compositiō for some faire promises wil be content to exchange and deliuer himselfe for ever a slave vnto the Conquerour Luk. 11. But God be thanked hetherto our houses goodes are in peace as if we were all strong men armed the Enimie hath not broke in vpon vs spoiled our houses or carried any of vs away Captiues And in this estate and Libertie of trueth noe doubt we shall continew firms and setled if so be that wee be not at any time wanting vnto our selues and neglect the meanes of strength and knowledge whereby we may be enabled to resist in the day of temptation For whosoever hath to him shal be giuen he shall haue in more abundance Luk. 8. But
whosoever hath not from him shal be taken even that he seemeth to haue saith our Sauiour Christ I beseech you therefore beloued Parishioners and exhort you by the Lord Iesus Christ that yee labour to put of all Childishnes in vnderstanding and be strong in the word of God and in the knowledge of his truth and of your Christian dutie goe on from strength to strength from knowledge to knowledge from grace to grace and giue not over till you haue clothed your selues with the whole Armour of God Soe shall you approue your selues worthie of the vocation where with you are called in Iesus Christ and he will accept of your Godly endeauors and zeale and will add there-vnto of his spirit in more abundance and increase you with increase of God vntill he shall haue brought you to be perfect and compleat in himselfe who filleth all things to whome be honour and praise thankesgiuing now and for ever The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all Amen MILKE FOR BABES Question WHAT is your Name Answere N. or M. Question Who gaue you this Name Answere My a Examples shew that Parents haue anciently vsed to giue names to their owne Children Gen. 21.3 1 Sam. 1.20 Luk. 1.63 Mat. 1.21 wherein at this day it is very reasonable that their desire and direction should not be altogether neglected by godfathers and godmothers Godfathers Godmothers in my Baptisme The Christian man wherin I was made a b Not by the bare sprinkling or dipping into the water without the Spirit of God Ioh. 3.5 Rom. 8.9 1 Cor. 12.12.13 by whome wee are properly quickned and made liuely members of Christ Iesus 2. Cor. 3.6 Gal. 4.6.7 Rom. 8. 11. Now faith and the works of a new life wil shew whether the Spirit of God did assist and ioyne with the worke of the Minister or not 1. Cor. 12.3 Gal. 5.16 1. Ioh. 4.2 member of Christ the Child of God and an inheritour of the kingdome of Heauen Q. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers then for you A. They did promise and vowe three things in my name Note that all the good and benefit in the former answere mentioned and which wee are to expect from Christ in our Baptisme sealed vnto vs is with condition namely if wee shall performe the promise made in our behalfs by our godfathers and godmothers Math. 16.27 Q. What doth your Godfathers promise A. First that I should forsake the Devill and all his workes the pompes and vanities of the wicked world His vowe and all the sinfull lusts of the flesh The reason hereof is because being by baptisme entered and enroled a seruant of God and receiued into his house and familie that is into his Church you are therefore to renounce all loue and obedience to these masters to which by nature you are subiect and to put your selfe in open defiance against his enimies which are the Deuill this world and your owne flesh Math. 6.24 Rom. 6.12 c. Eph. 6.11 c. Secondly that I should beleeue all the Articles of the Christian faith The reason hereof is because Christ hath inseperably tyed and annexed faith vnto Baptisme without which Baptisme profiteth nothing and saluation is not to be had Mar. 16.16 Act. 2.41.8.36.37.38 Thirdly that I should keepe Gods holy will and commaundements and walke in the same all the dayes of my life The reason hereof is because the faith of beliefe here required of such as are Baptized must be a working and a liuely faith openly shewing forth in the sight of God and men their obedience and loue in performing the will and commaundement of God and of our Lord Iesus Christ Math. 5.16 Luk. 1.74.75 Tit. 1.16 Iam. 2.17 2. Pet. 1.4.5 1. Ioh. 5.1.2 Q. Doest thou not thinke that thou art bound to beleeue and to doe as they haue promised for thee A. Yes verily and by Gods helpe so I will 1. Cor. 15.10 Iam. 4.15 and I doe hartily thanke our heauenly Father that he hath called me to this state of saluation through Iesus Christ our Saviour Ephe. 1.3 c. 2. Tim. 1.9 and I pray god to giue me his grace that I may continue in the same to my liues end Math. 24.13 Luk. 22.32 Q. Rehearse Rom. 10.8.9 Math. 10.32.33 1. His beleife Pet. 3.15 then the Articles or seuerall parts or pointes of thy beliefe or of those thinges which thou art to beleeue for the saluation of thy soule A. 1. I Beleeue in God the father Almightie maker of heauen and earth That is I a Act. 8.37 my selfe doe beleeue that God the first Person in the Godhead is the b Math. 3.17 Ioh. 1.14.18 father of our Lord Iesus Christ through him my c Math. 23.9 Ioh. 20.17 Ephe. 1.5 Iam. 1.18 Father also in whom I trust d Luk. 12.22 c. relie on his providence prouision of all things necessarie both for my bodie and soule in as much as he is e Gen. 17.1 Luk. 1 37. Rom. 9.19 able hath the might power to doe all things whatsoeuer he will that he f Ioh. 1.3 Coll. 1.16 Rev. 10. 6. created made the heavens earth all things therein g Eph. 1.11.12 2.10 me in particuler to his owne glory service to the obteining of that salvation which he hath promised to all that beleeue in his sonne Iesus Christ 2 And in Iesus Christ his only sonne our Lord. That is I my selfe doe beleeue that Iesus Christ the second Person in the Godhead is the a Math. 3. 17. Ioh. 1.14.3.16 Colos 1. 15.2.9 only naturall and proper sonne of God begotten from everlasting of the Father having and receaving from him the same nature substance and b Ioh. 5.26 as naturall Children begotten doe receaue from there naturall parents and that he is c Math. 11.27 Luk. 2.11 Rom. 6.23 Lord as well as his Father having power and dominion to rule and dispose of all things according to his owne will and pleasure not onely as he is our d Ioh. 1 1.2.3 Heb. 1.10 creator maker but more especially do I acknowledg him our Lord for as much as he hath e Luk. 1.74 75. Gal. 4.4.5 Rom. 6. 22. redeemed and sett vs free from the power of the Devill sinne and death made vs his servants to serue him in righteousnes and holynes all the dayes of our life 3 Which was conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary That is I doe belieue that Iesus Christ the sonne of God was also a Iohn 1.14 Heb. 2.16 made man being b Gen. 3.15 Isa 7. 14 Luk. 1.35 conceiued of the seed of a woman the Virgin Mary by the holy Ghost after an vnspeakeable manner and in due time was borne of her a perfect man bone of her bone and flesh of her flesh in all things d Rom. 8.3 2. Cor. 5.21 Heb. 4.15 sinne
doest thou cheifly Learne in these Articles of thy Beliefe A. First I learne to beleeue in God the Father who hath made me and all the world As it doth appeare out of the first Article Secondly in God the sonne who hath redeemed mee and all mankind As it doth appeare both by the second third fourth fift sixt seaventh Articles which shew what God did or what meanes he vsed and will vse for the perfect redemption of them that beleeue as much and also by the Ninth Tenth Eleuenth and Twelfth Articles which shew what or wherein our redemption doth consist Thirdly in God the holy Ghost who Sanctifieth mee and all the Elect people of God As wee Learne out of the Eight and Ninth Articles Q. It semes by your answere that there are three gods God the Father God the Sonne God the Holy Ghost A. There is but one god 1. Iohn 5.7 but three Persons as I am taught to beleeue in Athanasius his Creede commonly called by the name of Quicunque vult which is not a Different or seuerall Creed from the Apostles Creed or the Nicene Creed which is vsually read after the Gospell but a commentary rather or large exposition thereof Q. What doe you meane by a Person A. By this word Person I doe vnderstand a diuerse and Incommunicable manner and order of being and working in God And this is plainely set forth in Athanasius his Creede Touching the diuers manner of being in the Godhead thus it is The Father is made of none neither created nor begotteÌ„ The SoÌ„ne is of the Father alone not made nor created but begotten The Holy Ghost is of the Father of the Sonne neither made nor created nor begotten but proceeding and as it were Breathed from both Ioh 15.26.16.15.20.22 Now the diverse order of working in God is thus The creation of all things is the proper immediate worke of the Father the first Person of the three The redemption of mankinde is the proper and immediate worke of the Sonne the second Person of the three Sanctification is the proper and immediate worke of the holy Ghost the third Person of the three And thus God is One in substance Power and Eternitie Three in Number of Persons both according to the diuerse manner of being in respect of one another and also of their Different order of working vpon other things Q. You said that your Godfathers and Godmothers did promise for you that you should keepe Gods Commaundements His workes Tell me how many there bee A. Tenne Q. Which be they A. The same which God spake in the Twentieth Chapter of Exodus saying I am the Lord thy God which haue brought thee out of the Land of Egypt out of the house of bondage Q. What doth God command in these words A. God commandeth nothing in these words but rather shewes vs his authority and power in making Lawes and the reasons why we are to obey and doe them First I am the Lord saith he and therfore to him belongs the power of making lawes Secondly I am thy God brought thee out of Egypt saith hee and therefore thou art to obey and suffer thy selfe to be ruled by me Q. Which then is the first commandement A. 1. Thou shalt haue none other Gods but me Q. What doth God require of thee in this first commandement A. This is to bee noted and obserued in generall of this of all the Commandements following that in those coÌ„mandements which are negatiue that is forbidding somewhat to be done there also is implyed a Command bidding vs to doe those dutiâ—â— which are contrary to them which are expresly forbidde◠〈◊〉 so in those CoÌ„mandements which are Affirmatiue that is bidding somewhat to bee done there is also implyed a comand forbidding vs to do the contrary to them which are expresly enioyned for example in this first commaundement as God forbids vs to be Atheists that is to haue and acknowledge no God at al Psa 13.1 or to be Idolators that is to haue a false god or many gods Exo. 23.24.25 Deut. 32.12 Iosu 24.14 so doeth he requier vs to haue him to our god only him Deut. 6.12.13.14 Ios 23.7.8 Math. 4.10 Q. What is it to Haue God or to haue no other God A. It is as much as if I should say First that I must a Deut. 31.12.13 1. Cron. 29.10 c. Psal 100.3 Ierem. 9.24.7 Zephan 1.5 Ioh. 17 3. Colos 3.10 know and acknowledge him to be the true and only god And b Psa 10.4 Esay 1.3 Ierom. 2. 8. Ioh. 9.3 Rom. 1.21 Ephes 4.17.18 2. Pet. 3.5 not be negligently ignorant contemne or doubt of him or those things which he hath reuealed of himselfe Secondly that I must humble and a Deut. 10.12 2. Sam. 10.12 Psal 39.9 Iob. 1.20 Malac. 1.6 Acts. 4.19 1. Pet. 5.6 Iam. 4.7 submit my selfe in all things vnto him my onely Lord and Master and b Exo. 4.10.15.2 Deut. 9.4 1. Sam. 15.23.22.18 2. Cron. 32.14 Act. 5.29.12.23 not aduance my selfe against him or obey other men or mine owne will or any way grudge at his doings or sleight his power and goodnes Thirdly that I must put my whole a Deut. 10.20.30.20.2 Cron. 20.20 Psal 27.1.32 10.37.4.104.34 Prou. 3.5 Acts. 11.23 Rom. 8.31.32 1. Cor. 1.31 Phil. 4.4 1. Pet. 57. beleefe trust confidence and delight in him alwayes and stick and cleaue vnto him in all occurrances whatsoeuer and b Leuit. 20.6 Deut. 18.10.11 Psal 62.10 Isay 2.22.29.13 Ierem. 2.5 Math. 6 21.13.10 Luk. 12.19 1. Cor. 10.7 Phil 3.19 1. Thes 4.13 1. Iohn 5.10 not forsake him or Distrust his word and goodnes or delight seeke or put my trust and hope in any thing contrary to his will Fourthly that I must a Deut 6.13 Psal 50.15 Daniel 6.10 Math. 4.10.7.7 Luk. 11.2.18 1. Iam. 1.5.5.13.14 worshipp him only by prayer and calling vpon his name and not b Iob. 21.15 Psal 14.1.4 Isay 63.16 Zephan 1.5 Acts. 10.26 Rom. 10.14 Reuel 19.10 neglect to doe it or doe it to any other Fiftly that I must giue a Psal 103.17.116 2. Iob. 1.21 Isay 12. Ephes 5.20 Colos 4.2 1. Thes 5.18 thanks vnto him the only author of al good things and the Deliuerer from all evill and not neglect this dutie or yeeld it to any other b Psal 106.13 Isay 5.4 Habuck 1.16 Hosea 2.5.8 Ierem 2.27.16 17. Luk 17.17 Rom. 1. 31. 1. Cor 4.7 1. Tim 2.3 Q. Which is the second Commandement A. Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any graven Image nor the likenes of any thing that is in Heauen aboue or in the Earth beneath or in the water vnder the Earth Thou shalt not bowe downe to them nor worship them Q. What art thou taught in this commandement A. I am taught after what manner god is pleased to be worshiped namely That I a Exod 23.24.32.1.4.5.8 Deut 4.15.16 27.15 Psal 50.21.97.7 Isay 40.18 Acts 17.23 1. Ioh 5.21
these texts of Scripture following Gen. 16.6 18.2 8. c. Leuit. 19.32 Iob. 29.8 9.10.32.4.6 7. 1. Sam. 1.15.25.8 Esay 3.5.5.3 1. Ki. 2. 19.12.8 1. Tim. 1.3 Prov. 15.10.32.30.17 Rom 13. 2. Iud. 8. Q. What is the meaning of these words That thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee A. These plainly speake themselues to be a promise made and offerd to al which doe keepe the Commandement aforesaid namely That vpon such both the blessing of God and of their Parents shall come to prolong their dayes here on Earth or in supply thereof with everlasting daies in the Land of the living Q. Name the sixt Comandement A. Thou shalt doe noe Murther Q Tell me the meaning of this Commandement A. This Commandement looks two waies not only forbidding all manner of iniurie and murther to be done in thought word and deede either vpon our selues or others But on the other side strictly requiring vs by all the meanes we may to preserue helpe further our owne and our Neighbours life health and welfare whether of body or soule Q. How is a man sayde to murther A. First by an vnlawfull violence done vpon his owne or his Neighbours person As striking wounding and takeing away his life or willfully and negligently omitting those meanes which should haue preserved him in safety or by approving counselling commanding consenting or concealing any such matter to the preiudice of his neighbour And after this manner the soule may be also spiritually killed As by an b Gen 26 35 27.46 Exod 1.14 Levit 19.17 1 Sam 1 6.7 Gen 4.9 Ezek. 3.18 Habb 2.15 Rom 1.32 1. Cor 8.11 Mat 16.22.23 Rom 14.15 2 Pet 2.1 1 Iohn 2 10. vniust vexing and grieving it by omitting and neglecting those things and meanes which tend to Salvation or by doeing counselling approving perswading or not hindering where power is the contraries which leade vnto Death a Gen 4.8.10.11.9.6 Exo. 21.24.25 Numb 35.33 Deut 21.7.22.8 2. Sam 12.9.16.23 1. Kings 2.6.7.21.7 Prou 24.11.12 Amos 6 6. Mat. 5.21 27.24 Mark 6.24 Luk 6.21 Acts 8. 1. Iames 5 4. Secondly by railing and cursed speakings and slaunderings false testimonies or by vniust censuring and seeking occasion to wrong and impaire his life good name and safety Psal 10.7 c. 15.3 Prov 12 18 Ezek 22.9 Mat 5.22.18.7 26 60 61.27 39 40 Acts 9 1. 1 Cor. 6 10.13 4.5 Gen 21 9. Gal 4 29. Ephes 4 31 1 Pet 3.9 Thirdly by secret malice of the heart as by revengefull and cruell Desires thoughts and wishes by envying maligning hating and wilfull neglecting the good of his Neighbour Leuit 19.17.18 Deut 19.19 Psal 5 6.7 Prov 20.22.24.29 Mat 5.22 Rom 1.29.31.12.19 1. Cor 13.4 c. 1 Thes 5.15 Iames 1.20.3.14 c 1. Iohn 3.15 Q. You haue told me how many wayes a man is saide to kill Tell me now how thou art to further helpe and preserve both thyne owne and the good health and life of thy neighboure which is also a dutie required in this Commandement A. By a Gen 45.27 Exod 23.5.31.32 Leuit 19.17 Numb 11.29 1 Sam 20.9.25.22 c 1 Kings 18.13 Iob. 29.12 c Prov 12.18.15.4 Zecha 7.9 Mat. 5.44.25.35 Acts 2.40 26.29 Rom 12.10.13.15 c. 1 Cor 9.19.22.12.26 Gal 6.10 Ephes 4.2.3 c. 32. Colos 3.12.13.16 Heb 3.13.13.3 1. Pet. 3.11 4.8 Iude. 23. doeing saying wishing and occasioning all the good to soule or body and by b Gen. 13.9 1. Sam 19.2.23.13.14 1. Kings 19.3 Ecclus. 28.13 Mat. 10.23 Acts. 23.16.27.31 Rom. 14.15 removing or avoiding all things harmefull and preiudiciall either to my owne or my neighbours good name health safety and Salvation Q. What is the next Commandement A. Thou shalt not Commit Adulterie Q. Tell me the meaning of this Commandement in more wordes A. In this Commandement as all manner of vncleannes and lustfullnes in soule and body is absolutly forbidden so on the other side is it as striktly required that wee should preserve keepe and possese body and soule in all cleannes and holynes Q. Name the vncleannes which is forbidden A. First all lust and vncleannes in act either solitary or with another as Fornication Adulterie incest rape or that against nature Gen. 34.2.38.9 Leuit. 10.6.19.20.10 18. Deut 17.17.22.22.23 25.23 10.17.18 Prov. 6.32 Ezek. 18.6.22.11 Amos. 2.7 2. Sam. 13.14 Rom. 1.26.27 1. Cor. 5.1.6.9.18.19.7 2. Gal. 5.19 Secondly all lust and vncleannes or Adulterie of the minde or hearte Prov. 6.25 Mat 5.28.15.19 Rom. 1.28 Ephes 4.22 Colos 3.5 2. Tim. 2.22 1. Pet. 2.11 1. Ioh. 2.16 Thirdly all Adulterous and vncleane behaviours in wordes gestures apparell and any other provocations and occasions therof whatsoever As evill Company Idlenesse Drunkennesse Gluttony wanton lookes songs and pictures and the like Gen. 6.2.34.2.39.7 2. Sam. 11.2.13.5 Isay 3.16.17 Ierem. 3.2.3 Ezek. 16.49 Hos 4.11 Zephan 1.8 Prov. 5.3.6.24.7.10.23.31 c. Ecclus. 8.9 1. Cor. 5 6.9.11.15.33 Ephes 4.29.5.3.4.6.11 Colos 3.8 1. Thes 5.22 1 Pet. 4.3 2 Pet. 2 7.14 Q. How are you to keepe and possesse your body and soule in Cleannes Chastitie and holynes A. Not only by an abstinence from the a foresayd vncleannes forbidden Iob. 31 1. Prov. 5.8 2. Cor. 7.1.1 Thes 4.3.4.5 But by the practise and exercise of cleannes and chastitie in our wordes deedes gestures attire and by vsing all meanes of preserving and increasing it both in our selues and others As by good company and example temperance in meats and drinkes fasting and prayer and busiing our selues in our severall callings and such like Gen. 39.8.9 Deut. 23.10 c. 2. Sam. 13.13 Psal 119.37 1. Cor. 7.2 c. 9.27 Phil. 4.8 1. Tim. 2.9.10 Tit. 2.3 c. Q. Proceede now and tell me the next Commandement A. Thou shalt not Steale Q. What doth God require of thee in this Commandement A. That I should not any way impaire Diminish hinder detaine detract take away and vniustly get from my neighbour any of his goods wealth possessions commodities and estate or his iust title and claime there vnto But rather that I should by all lawfull meanes further maintaine increase the same as mine owne and as I would haue him to doe vnto me Q. How many wayes is a man sayd to Steale A. First he doth steale who by open violence or secret and close convaiance getteth and taketh a way or detayneth or doth counsell assist consent conceale or pertake of those thinges of our neightbours detained and taken away Of this kinde are not open a Exod. 22.1 Levit. 19.11.13 Deut. 23.24.25 Iob. 1.15.17 Psal 50.18 Prov 6.30.31.28 24.29.24 Zachar. 5 3 4. Luk. 3.14.10.30 .1 Cor. 6.10 Ephes 4.28 Tit. 2.10 Robbers only on the land and sea housebreakers secret pilfarers But b Gen 21.25 Exod. 22.25.26 Levit 25.14 Deut. 23.19 Iudg. 18.25.27 1. Kings 12.11 Iob. 24.2 c 27.13.14 Psal 94.20 Prov. 11 26. Isay 1.23 Amos 8. 4.6 Ierem 17.11 Habb 2.6.9 Ezek 18.7 12.22.12.27.33.15.45.9 Luk.
A That is I doe pray God this day and every day to giue blesse and Sanctifie vnto vs all things needfull convenient and properly belonging to this present life as our Foode Rayment Health Peace Dwelling seasonablenes of weather and such like suitable to our condition calling Gen 3 19 Levit 26 4 5 c. Psal 104 27 c. 127.144 145.16 Prov 30 8.9 Mat. 6.26 c 1 Cor 9 27 2 Cor. 9.10 2. Thes 3 8 12 1 Tim 6 6 8 Isay 3 1 c 58 7 Q Which is the fift Petition A Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs. That is I beseech thee O Father in a Exod. 32.31.32 Deut. 9.18 Ps 51.1 c 32.1 c 79.8 c Isai 64.1 c Hose 14.1 c Acts. 5.31 Rom 8.1 Iam. 1.16 1. Ioh. 1.9 Iesus Christ to remit pardon and forget our sinnes and the manyfolde transgressions of thy holy will and word that wee may not therefore be condemned even as b Mat. 6.14 18.22.35 Mark 11.25.26 Luk 17.3 Acts. 7.60 wee our selues most freely and sincerely from the heart doe remise and forgiue all that revenge and punishment due vnto those men who haue sinned in offending wronging of vs. Q Now you are come to the sixt and last Petition what is it A Leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from evill Q What is the meaning of it A That is a Gen. 3 20.6 2. Sam. 24. 1. Psal 5.8 c. 19.13.119..37.117.133.81.11 c. 51.11 Mat. 4.1 c. 26.41 Iohn 17.15 Acts. 5.3 Rom. 1.24.26.28 2. Cor. 12.10 Ephes 6.11 c. 2 Thes 2.11 Iam. 1.14 withhold or take not away the assistance and power of thy grace and spirit that so th◠wicked inticements and temptations of the divill the world and our flesh may at any time prevaile over vs and drawe or harden vs in sinne but b Mat. 5.37.13.19 Luk. 1.74 Ioh. 8.44 Prov. 16.20 2. Cor. 12.9 Ephe. 6.11 Gal. 5.12 2. Tim. 4.18 Iam. 1.14 1. Pet. 5. 8. Psalm 141.4 be pleased to preserue keepe deliuer vs from all manner of evill which the wicked one the divill or his instruments or our owne evill deservings hath or may bring vpon vs. Q You haue truely numbred the Petitions what serve the next wordes for for thine is the Kingdome and the power and the Glory for ever Amen A These are the Conclusion of the prayer wherin by divers arguments and reasons wee are taught to assure our selues that our prayers will as certainly take effect as wee haue prayed for For first whome wee pray all right a 1. Sam. 2.8 1. Cor. 29.11 c. Psal 22.28 c. 24.1 c. Rom. 10.12 1. Thes 2.11.12 1. Tim. 6.15 and autoritie of granting our requests only belongs to him the Lord and King and therefore we may assure our selves that he wil be good and gratious vnto vs his Subiects and Servants in hearing our prayers and granting our requests Then he hath b 2. Chron. 20. 6. c. Iob. 42.2 Psal 18.1 89.8 Isay 40.26 Mat. 29.26 power to giue whatsoeuer he will giue or wee haue neeede of and nothing can hinder his good pleasure and therefore we are not to doubte of his goodnesse And lastly all this we are the rather confident he will doe because the honour c Psal 29.1 c. 95.1 c. 115.1 c. Ierem. 33.8.9 1. Tim. 1.17 2. Tim. 4.18 1. Pet. 4. 11. and glory of all shall returne and redounde vnto himselfe from whom everie good and perfect gift cometh vpon his people Even so O Father be al these petitions requests and prayers certainly accomplished in vs for the honour of thy kingdome and power the manefestation of thy everlasting glory and the good of thy Children Q What desirest thou of God in this prayer A I desire my Lord God c. The signes and seales of his Profession Q How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in his Church A Two a There be divers Sacraments in a large sense so called but generally necessary for all people there be two severall Sacraments appointed by Christ as wee may learne out of Mathew 28 19 Mark 14 22 16 15 16 Luke 22 19 20 1 Cor 11 23 12 13 and only two and noe more only as Generally necessarie to salvation that is to say Baptisme by which every one hath his begining and entrance into the life and being of a beleiuing Spirituall or Christian man and the supper of the Lord which affords spirituall foode and norishment to strengthen and preserue him in the saide life and new-beeing The reason is because to the making and being of a Sacrament of the Gospel or New Testamēt there is necessarily required First the worde and appointment of Christ Secondly the Ceremonie or visible signe with a certaine forme of wordes to be vsed there with all Thirdly the promise of grace annexed to the thing worthyly receiued Now these three thinges are to be founde in the Sacraments of Baptisme and the supper of the Lord and in nothing els that we can reade of in the holy Scriptures Q What meanest thou by this word Sacrament A I meane an outward visible signe of an inwarde sprituall grace giuen vnto vs by the hand of Gods minister so ordained by Christ himselfe and none other as a meanes whereby we receiue the same spirituall grace and a pledge or seale to assure vs thereof that we haue indeed received it and are to shew it forth to the honour of Christ Iesus in our life and conversation Q How many partes be there in a Sacrament A Two the outward visible signe and the inward spirituall grace Q what is the outward visible signe of forme in baptisme A Water vnmingled and cleane the vsuall meanes to doe a way filthines wherin the person Baptised is dipped or sprinkled with it and with this certayne forme of wordes In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost Q What is the inwarde and spirituall grace A A death a The outward washing dipping or sprinkling of the body with water whereby the foulnes thereof is vsually clensed a way doth shew and signifie vnto the partie Baptised that the vncleannesse and filthines of his soule that is his sinnes are forgiuen or as it were purged and washed a way in the bloude of Christ Iesus Ezek. 36.25 Acts. 22.16 Ephes 5.26.27 Tit. 3.5.1.1.2.3.21 Reve. 1.5 vnto sinne and a new b The grace of gods holy spirit sanctifiing and renewing the hearts of the Baptised vnto the workes of righteousnes together with their owne promised obedience vnto Gods holy will and Commandements and a purpose of proceeding in all virtue and Godlynes of liveing is the regeneration or New birth vnto rightteousnes heere spoken of which is represented vnto vs by takeing the Baptised out of the Four as it were from the graue of his sinnes washed and purified