A fruteful and a very Christen instructioÌ„ for childreÌ„ with a Dyalogue wherin the chyld asketh certayn questions answeryng to the same with a generall confession And thre maner of loues The saying of Salomon in the vi of the Prouerbes And also many godly lessons whiche we ought dayely to haue in our remembraunce M. D. xl vii God saue the kyng Wyllyam Coplande A frutefull instruction IN the mornyng at thy vp rising / thou shalt make the signe of the crosse ouer the sayiÌ„g thus In to this dai do I entre all thynges for to do In the name of the father of the sonne and the holy gooste Amen ¶ TheÌ„ knele done vpon thy knees or els standing saye thy Patet Aue. and Crede as followeth OUR father whych art in heauen halowed be thy name Thy kingdome come Thy wyll be done in earth as it is in heauen Gyue vs thys daye our dayly breade And forgyue vs our trespaces / as we forgyue them that trespace against vs And let vs not be led into temptation But deliuer vs from euill Amen ¶ The Aue maria Hale Mary ful of grace the lord is wyth the blessed art thou among women and blessed be the frute of thy wombe Amen ¶ The Credo I Beleue in GOD the father all mightie maker of heauen and earthe And in Iesus Christe his onely sonne our Lorde Whiche was conceiued by the holye goste borne of the virgin Mary Suffred vnder Ponce Pilate was crucified dead buried and descended into hell And the third day he rose again from death He ascended into heaueÌ„ and sitteth on the right hande of God the father almighty From thence he shal come to iudge the quicke and the dead I beleue in the holy ghost The holy chatholike faith The communion of sainctes The forgyuenes of synnes The resurrectioâ— of the body And the life euerlastyng Amen I Thanke the my heuenly father by thy dere beloued sonne Iesus Christ that this night thou hast giuen me slepe and rest preseruyng me from all hurtes and peâ—illes I beseche the to kepe me lykewyse this daye from synne and all euills so that al my dedes yea al my lyfe might please the for I commit my self bothe body and soule and al thynges that I go aboute in to thy handes Thy holy angell be with me lest the deuill my aduerâ—ary haue any power ouer me AmeÌ„ ⧠Thus thou armed with goddes helpe spede the forth to scole or to thy crafte and to thy callyng ¶ The grace or blssynge of the table to be sayd of children standinge before it their handes eleuated and ioyned to gether saying thus deuoutly sadly THe yies of all thynges loke vp and wayte vpon the O Lorde and thou gyuest theim maete iÌ„ dewe tyme when thou gyuest it them then they gather it when thou openest thy hande then are they well satysfyed Thou openest thy hande and replenisshest all thinges liuyng with thy blessyng Our father c. ⧠O Lorde God our heauenly father blesse thou vs these thy giftes which we here receiue of the blyssing bountuous goodnese thorow thy sonne Iesu Christ Amen Grace after dyner LET vs gyue thaÌ„kes vnto the Lorde for he is right good his mercy is layed forth for vs at al tymes It is he that gyueth meate vnto euery thyng liuyng He gyueth cattell theyr fode and fedeth the raueÌ„s birdes that cal vpon hym He deliteth not in stroÌ„g stedes nether standeth his pleasure in the trompet of men But he is wel pleased with them that feare him and trust in his mercy Our father which art c we thaÌ„ke the O lorde god my father by thy sonne Iesus Christ our Lorde for all thy benifites whiche liuest and reignest from age to age worlde with out ende Amen Our father c. ⧠Grace before supper CHriste whiche at his last supper gaue hym selfe vnto vs. promysyng his body to be crucified and his bloude to be shed for our synnes blesse vs and our supper Amen Our fa. c. ¶ Grace after supper HOnour and praise be vnto God the kyng euerlastyng immortal inuisible and who is oneli for euer and euer Amen Our father whiche art c. ¶ God almightie father of all mercy and GOD of al consolation gyue vs grace to coÌ„sent togither into the knowlege or his truth through Iesu Christ that we maye with one minde and one mouthe gloryfi God the father of our Lorde Iesu Christ Amen Our fa c. ¶ Grace for fisshe dayes BEnedicite Dominê° That meat that goeth into the mouth saith Christ Math. xv defileth not a man but that thyng which procedeth by the mouthe from the hearte defileth man whiche are euill thoughtes murther breakyng of wedloke horedome theft false witnesse bering blasphemy these defile man Prayse ye the Lo. de Our father whiche art in heauen et c. ¶ After dyâ—er THese are the veri wordes of the holy ghost in the first epistle to Tymothe the fourth chapiter In the latter dyaes some shall departe from the faith forbidding to mary and commaundyng to abstain fro meates whiche God hath created and ordeined to be receiued with thankes gyuyng of theÌ„ whiche beleue and knowe the troth for al the creaturs of GOD are good and nothing to be refused if it be receiueâ— with thankes gyuynge for it is saÌ„ctified by gods worde Prayse ye the Lorde al Gentiles magnifie hym all nations for his mercye is spred ouer vs and the trueâ—h of the Lorde standeth foreuer Glory be to the father to the sone to the holy ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shal be Amen ¶ when thou shalt go to bed _â—Lye me downe to rest In the name of the father of the son and of the holy ghost Amen Then as thou dyddest in the mornynge saye thy Pater noster the Aue. and the Credo with this prayer Iesus Christ that this daye of thy pleÌ„tuous riche mercie thou hast thus preserued me I praye the forgyue me al my synnes whiche I haue this daye vnrightuouslye committed in deede woorde and thought and that thou wouldest wouchsafe of thy gracious goodnes to kepe mâ— this night for I commit my selfe bothe body and soule and all myne into thy handes Thy holy angell be with me lest my aduersary haue entresse in to me Amen Finis A dialogue wher in the chylde asketh certayne questioÌ„s aunsweryng to the same The question SPeake my fayre chylde what art thou ¶ The aunswere ¶ As concerning my first birth I am a creature of God endewed with wyt and reson the sonne of adam and as touchyng my newe and seconde byrth I knoweledge my self to be a chrystiâ— The question ⧠wherfore sayest that thow arte a Chrystian The aunswere ☞ Because I am christened in the name of the father of the sonne and of yâ— holy ghost The question ⧠what iâ— Baptysme The aunswere ¶ It is called of Paule the lauer or water of regeneration by the whyche euery man
that beleueth is receyued and consecrated into the felowshyp of Christes churche to be parte taker of life euerlastyng The question ¶ In whom beleuest thou The aunswere ¶ I beleue onely in God the father almighty and so torth as it standeth â— the Câ—ede The question ¶ what is fayth The aunswere ⧠Faith is a sure coÌ„fidence and trust of a mynde trustyng and beleuyng in the very lyuyng God The question ¶ How many goddes are there The answere ¶ There is but one GOD alone for all sufficient whiche hath his beynge of hymself and al creatures hath their beyng of hym The question ⧠How many persons then are there in the godhed The aunswere ¶ There are thre persons whiche are god the father god the sonne and god the holy ghost thre persones in trinite and one god in essence The question ⧠what is god The aunswere ☞ God is he of whose goodnesse and by whose power I am perswaded and assured through my faith to receiue al that good is vnto whom also I flie in all aduersities and periles as vnto a present and all alone sufficient helpe for me he pacientely abydeth our turnyng from synne full of mercy gentle good redye alwayes to forgyue and suffereth no synne to be vnpunyshed and that into the thirde and fourth generation vntyll none of that synnefull stoâ—ke be left alyue The questione ☞ In whome beleuest thou The aunswere ☞ I beleue iÌ„ god the father almighty maker of heauen and earth And in Iesu Chryst his only sone our Lorde c The question ¶ what meanest thou by the fyrst article The aunswere ¶ I beleue tyat he is my GOD and mercyfull father vnto me tenderyng me as his dere beloued chylde and to be euermore vnto me an almighty helper The question ⧠What meanest thou by the thyrde fourth fyfte and syxte artycles The aunswere ¶ I beleue that Christe was conceyued borne and suffered for my synnes and yâ— he roâ—e to make me righteous The question ¶ what thyng woorketh this faith in the The aunswere ⧠It worketh in me loue to GOD / and to my neighboures / as to myself and so chaungeth me in to a new man so that I beleuyng and knowyng god to haue shewed so excediÌ„g loue for me study to do hys commaundementes / and am full heuy iÌ„ my heart that I caÌ„not fulfyll them The question ¶ why what are thy conmaundemeÌ„tes The aunswere ¶ These are hys commaundementes The fyrst commaundemeâ—â— Thou shalte haue none other goddes but me The .ii. commaundement ¶ Thou shalt not make to thy self anâ— grauen image nor any likenesse of anithynge that is in heuen aboue or in earthe beneth nor in the water vnder the earth thou shalte not bowe downe to them nor worship them The .iii commaundement ¶ Thou shalt not take the name of thâ— Lorde god in vain The .iiii. commaundement â— Remember that thou keye holy the sabboth daye The .v. commaundement ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother The .vi. commaundement ¶ Thou shalt do no murther The .vii. commaundement ¶ Thou shalte not commit adultry The .viii. commaundement ⧠Thou shalt not steale The .ix. commaundement ¶ Thou shalt beare no false witnesse aagynst thy neyghbour Thou shalt not desyre thy neigbours house thou shalt not desyre thy neighbours wyfe nor his seruaunte nor his mayde nor his oxe nor his asse nor any thyng that is thy neighbours The question ¶ what meanest thou by the first commaundement The aunswere ⧠I know therby that I am coÌ„maunded to beleue to trust to cleue to the lord which promiseth himself to be my god to worship and to loue hym alone with all my herte mynde powers of my soule And that it is he only of whoÌ„ all goodnesse is giuen me vnto whoÌ„ I must flye call vpon in all my trouble for he only delyuereth me The question ⧠what meanest thout by the seconde coÌ„maundement The answere ¶ Euen as the wordes shew playnely for whaÌ„ the lorde spake vnto you saith Moises in the fourth of deuteronomi Than saw ye no image or simlitude of him lest ye disceyued shuld make ye images The voyce of his wordes ye herd but as for any shap or similitude of him in nomaner of wise haue ye sen ye shall not make ye siluer goddes neither golden Goddes shall ye make you Exo .xx. Also ye shal make my an Alter of earth but if ye wyll nedes make it of stones yet shall ye not hew them for if you set any instrument of yron to them than shal they be defyled Also this I beleue was ernestly spoken with so many wordes to auoyde all caruyng curiosite in setting forth of images whan Christ declaringe the same sayd That the very trew worshippers aâ— thei that worship the fader in spirite and trouth for GOD is the spirite Iohan .iiii. The question ¶ Forasmoch than as god is the sprit and may not be imagined of our wyâ— how shall we know him The answere ¶ Faith trust fynde him whan we aâ— in perell shew him vnto vs. And yet this fayth to fynde him must be giuen vs for if we get vs a faith of our own facionyng wherby we beleue and trust in any other thyng than god than make we vs an Idole for it is the faith trust only in our hertes that maketh other god or Idole for if ouâ— faith and trust be right pure than haue we the very trew god but if it be false or fayned than must we nedes faine vs false and alyeng god for trew faith god aâ— ioyned togither with one knotte so that in whatsoeuer thing thou trustest and beleuest that same is thy god Here now maist thou well se that in these .ii. first coÌ„maundementes god requiâ—eth and asketh all ouâ— hole hertes and in yâ— thyrd he asketh our mouthes and tongues to be vsed for his praise holynesse of his name The questyon ⧠why what meanest thou by yâ— thyrd commaundement The answere ¶ Than take I the name of God in vayne whan I vse it to confirme a lye or to hurt my neyghbour yea whan neither bi it god is glorified nor yet mâ— neighbour is profited Also if I fli not to hym for helpe in my troble nor take him for my benefytes in my prosperice welth than take I his name in vain Also if I entend and do not all thinges for his names glory than take I his name in vayne The questyon ⧠what meanest thou by the fourthe coÌ„maundement The answere ¶ I sanctify the Saboth day whan I giue my selfe hole to here the holi scripture taught me or to rede it so ocupy my mynde in it for whan I gyue my self to any other holy workes or as Esai saith whan I cesse to do mine own wyll or to folow myne owne wayes although they appere to me right gloryouse and good For thus me thinketh the Prophet expoundeth this point of the law in the .lviii. chap. 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for the fulfilling of these .ii. last preceptes we pray sayeng Thy name be halowed and thy wyll be fulfylled not owers Thus maist thou se these first foure preceptes to pertein to the glori of god and to the halowing of his name The question ☞ wherfore than coÌ„maundeth he the other syxe The answere ⧠For our neighbours helth profit to serue them and especially our fader and mother whom next god we ought to honour to do reuerence to obey to comfort to helpe to folow their godli monicion and instruction The questyon ¶ what meanest thou by the other The answere ¶ That in no maner a way I sholde hurt mi neibour but to do to him as I wold be done vnto not to desyre or coueyt any thing of his The question ¶ what is Thought than synne The answere ¶ yea verely for so expoundeth oure sauyour the law in the .v. chap oâ— Mo sayeng That whosoeuer casteth his eye wantonli vpoÌ„ an other mans wife desyring her hath committed aduoutrye with her alredy in his hert The question ¶ Than ar we all synners and haue broken all gods commaundementes The answere concludeth ¶ we ar al synners haue nede of the mercy of god yf we were not all synners the merci of god shuld take none effect in vs wherfore the scripture concludeth that all men ar synners that as many as shal be saued shal be saued by gods mercy only ⧠A Generall confessyon for euery synner broughi into the knowlege of his synnes to confesse hymself with penytent hert before god at all tymes ⧠OH my moste mercifull father the father of mercies and god of all consolacioÌ„ mi god mi father I knowlege my self vnfanedly with hirt mind mouth now before yâ— to haue offeÌ„ded greuously thy high maiest goodnes I knowlege I knowlege mi self to be full of syn full of vnfaithfulnesse and a seruaunt vnprofytable for al thy holy coÌ„maundementes haue I transgressed and broken Fyrst I haue not set al my belefe confidence trust and hope in the I haue not loued the with al my hert with all my soule mynde and powers of my soule Secondly I haue deuyded thy honour and worship from the and giuen it to the creatures dyd thinges imagined of my onwne fantasy Thirdly I haue abused thy holye name by false and disceytfull sweryng to the hindrannce of my neybour and idely and vainly haue I vsed thy holi name I haue not sayd ne done / nether thought all thinges to thy glory Frourthli in the Saboth dai haue I not gyuen my self to hering reding and lerning thy holy sriptures nether visited the sicke pore confortles / norcessed fro my nowne synful wyl lust prayeng at all tymes thy wyl and not myne to be fulfylled wherfore I crye the mercy and desire the of forgiuenes Furthermor I haue not honoured mi father and mother I haue not so moch set by them as thou commaundest me / ne obeyed them nether conforted them or holpeÌ„ them c. I haue sâ—ayne I haue broken wedlocke I haue stolne and boorne false witnes Also I haue coueted my neibours house his other godes vnlaufully I haue desyred his wyfe his seruauÌ„t his catell / c. wherfore I crye the mercy most merciful father and desyre yâ— for that loue which thou bearest to thy deare sonne my sauyour Christ to forgyue me in his bloud for whaÌ„ I went about to seke the to trust to beleue in the or to doo any thinge to thy glori yet wold not this lust concupiscence this contagious originall poyson and fleshly dregges drawen of our father Adam suâ—â—re me to do that I wold haue doen thorowe this naturall concupiscence I stryue and fyght daily agaiÌ„st the holy gost in me which vnlaufull lust and desyre I knowlege to be a greuous syn agynst thy highnesse without the whiche concupiscens I can not be wherfore I being a synner of my self without al rightousnes without all goodnes all holynes all deseruyng am come â—ow by fayth before the vnto Christes mercy stole and rightousnes vnto his goodnes holynes deseruyng and satisfactions desyring the O mercifull Father for his deathes sake that his rightwisenesse / his wysdome holynes goodnes meryts and satisfactions may be myne serue me for my forgiuenes saluatioÌ„ For likwise as thou gauest me him to dye for my synnes eueÌ„ so beleue I that thu hast gyuen me with him all hys to be myne and to serue me for my saluacion wherfore glory worshipe impery rule be to the o father with thy soone in the holy gost for euer Amen The seuen workes of merycy ¶ Furthermore I haue not giueÌ„ met to the houÌ„gry drinke â—o the thirsty lodged the harberles clothed the naked visyted the sycke conforted releued them in prysone For I haue not extemed of how great weight these wordes of thy sonne my sauiour Christ ar neither beleued him saieng In as moch as ye haue done these thynges vnto one of the lest of these my brethren ye haue done it to me Mat .xxv But I haue bestoed my golde syluer vpon dead stones and stockes haue suffred the liuing creatures and der beloued brethâ—â—n of Christ to go naked to perish for cold and hongre Thus gruously haue I synned leuing thy commaundements oh father to do deedes of my nowne imagination wherfore I cry the mercy my god my father desyring forgeuenes of the bloud and for yâ— dethes sake of thy sonne my sauyour Iesus christ to whom with the be glorie world without ende Amen ¶ Thre maner of loues Fyrst the loue of god the loue of thy selfe and the loue of thy neighbour IN this true belefe I shal first loue god the father almighty that mademe and our lord Iesu Christ that redemed me the holi ghost that alway inspireth me This blessed holy Trinite I shall alway loue honour and serue with all my hert miÌ„de and strength and fere god alonly and put my trust in hym only ¶ The loue of thy selfe ⧠Secondly I shall loue my selfe to god ward and shall abstayne from all synne as moch as I may specially froÌ„ the synnes dedly I shall not be proude nor enuious nor wrothfull I shall not be glotonous nor lecherous nor slouthfull I shall not be couetous desyryng superfluite of worldly thynges And euyll company I shall eschew and fly as moch as I may I shall gyue me to grace and vertue and cunnyng in god I shall pray often specially on the holy day I shall lyue alway temperately and sobre of my mouth I shall fast the dayes commaunded in Christes church I shall kepe my mynde from euell and foule thoughtes I shall kepe my mouth from sweryng lyeng and foule speking I shall kepe my handes from steylyng and piking Thinges taken awaye I shal restore agayne Thinges fouÌ„d I shall restore agayn The loue of they neibour ¶ Thirdly I shall loue my neybour that is euery man to god ward as min owne self and shal helpe hym all his nâ—â—â—eitie spirituall and bodâ—ly as I wolde beholpeÌ„ my nowe self specially my faâ—â—â— and my mother that brought me into this world The maister that techeth me I shal honour and obey My fâ—lows that lerne with me I shall loue â— Penaâ—ce If I â—al to syne I shall anone ryse agayne by penaunce and pure confession Here after foloweth the saing of Sal ¶ These vi thynges the lorde hateth the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth â—Proud loke a disseÌ„bling touÌ„g handes that shead InnoceÌ„tes bloude an hert that goeth about with wicked ymaginacions feete that be swift in runnyng to do mischief a false witnes that bringeth vs lies and suche one as soweth discorde amonge brethren Prouerbes vi These thynges folowyng should we euer haue in our mynde THe sinnes that we daily do the short time yâ— we shal abide heâ—e The vncertainte of yâ— dai of our death The vnstablenes and frailte of vs. The strayte and fearfull iudgement of God The bitter and vnspekeable paynes ordeined for synnes The euerlastyng losse of eternall glory ¶ Imprinted at London by Rychard Kele dwellyng in Lombert streat at the syne of the Egle