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A catechisme for, the times. Published according to order.
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false teachers use slights to inveigle such persons A. That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every winde of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they he in wait to deceive Eph. 4.14 19. Q. Are not some honest meaning persons seduced by their craft A. They deceive the hearts of the simple Rom. 16.18 20. Q. How come they to seduce them A. By good words and fair speeches Rom. 16.18 21. Q. If those whom you call seducers use such good language is there not good hopes of them A. Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving and being deceived 2 Fim 3.12 22. Q You seem to hate their ways that bold out the errours of the times doth such an affection become Christians A. This thou hast that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans which I also hate Rev 2.6 23. Q You not only distaste the errours but those also that teach them where is your warrant for that A. I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them which are evil and thou hast tryed them which say they are apostles and are not and host found them liars Rev. 2.2 24. Q Is it likely that if these courses were so dangerous God would suffer so many teachers to stand for them and prevail so A. There came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord and said I will perswade him and the Lord said unto him Wherewith and he said I will go forth and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his Prephets and he said Thou shalt perswade him and prevail also go forth and do so now therefore behold the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy Prophets 1. Kin. 22.21 22 23. 25. Q Seeing it appears that God gives Satan a power to prevail in the mouthes of seducers what doth God intend thereby towards such as walk closely with him is it likely that they shall be seduced A. There must be also heresies among you that they which are approved may be made manifest among you 1. Cor 11.19 26. Q. What is Gods aime therein towards false-hearted prosessours are not they in great danger to miscarry A. Because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved for this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should beleeve a lie that they all might he damned who beleeved not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse 2 Thes 1.10 11 12. 27. Q What use must we make hereof A. Ye therefore beloved seeing ye know these things before beware lest ye also being led away with the errour of the wicked fall from your own stedfastnesse but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Pet 3.17 18. 28. Q. Is there any hope that the errours shall be crusht A. The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Rom. 16.20 29 Q. How is that likely while they carry on their errours with such plausible pretences A. But they shall proceed no further for their folly shall be manifest to all men 2 Tim. 3.9 30. Q. In the mean while may not these men be connived at A. There are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not Tit. 1.10 11. 31. Q. May the civill Magistrate meddle with those that enaeavour to seduce others into errours in matter of Religion A. If thou do that which is evil be afraid for he beareth not the sword in vain for he is the Minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil Rom. 13.4 32. Q But though seducing be an evil work may it not be good Christian policy for those in authority to refrain from these men and let them alone A. I have a few things against thee because thou sufferest that woman Iezebel which calleth her self a prophetesse to teach and to seduce my servants Rev. 2.20 33. Q It seemes you would fain have some course taken to be rid of them what spirit doth that savour of A. I would they were even cut off which trouble you Gal. 5. 12. 34. Q Till some course be taken for their suppression what course must I take to keep out of the way of errour A. Now I beseech you brethren mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them Rom. 16.17 35. Q. Besides shunning their company what else must we do A. Beloved beleeve not every spirit but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world 1 Ioh. 4.1 36. Q. You would have us very suspicious in these times what generall ground have you whom to suspect as unsound A. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us 1 Ioh. 2. 19. 37. Q Many which seperate cry down your ministery for Antichristian and speak much of the spirit what can you say about them A. Beloved remember ye the words which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time who should walk after theit own ungodly lusts these be they who separate themselves sensuall having not the spirit Iud. 17 18 19. 38. Q. They have been very earnest with me to forsake your Ministers what is their designe in that A. They zealously affect you but not well yea they would exclude you that you might affect them Gal. 4.17 39. Q How can you justifie against them your ministery of the Church of England A. The seal of my Apostleship are ye in the Lord 1. Cor. 9.2 40. Q. Is then the ordinary conversion of souls a demonstrative argument of a right ministery A. How shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a preacher and how shall they preach except they be sent Rom. 10. 14 15. 41. Q. They deny your Church of England and say there is no Church visible in the new testament but a particular congregation how prove you the contrary A. God hath set some in the Church first Apostles secondarily prophets thirdly teachers after that miracles then gifts of healings helps in governments diversities of tongues 1 Cor. 12.28 42. Q Have you any further warrant to judge that there may be Nationall Churches in Gospel times A. In the last dayes it shall come to passe that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountaines and it shall be exalted above the hills and people shall flow unto it and many Nations shall come and say Come let us go up
A CATECHISME FOR THE TIMES 1 COR. 3. 2 3. I have fed you with milk and not with meat for hither to ye were not able to bear it neither yet now are ye able For ye are yet carnall for whereas there is among you envying and strife and divisions are ye not carnall JUDE 3 4. It was needfull for me to write unto you and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the Saints For there are certain men crept in unawares who were before of old ordained to this condemnation ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousnesse c. Published according to Order LONDON Printed by G. Miller and are to be sold at his house in Black-Fryers 1645. To the Reader ARt thou conceited of thine own knowledge then read no further thou art too wise to learn or dost thou desire to learn new notions then I must tell thee this treatise is not for thy palate here is nothing but plaine old and despised truth which thy queasie stomack will not away with or art thou a tender and humble Christian willing to stoop to the contemned Ordinance of Catechise that thou mayest be confirmed against the sects and errours of the Times if this be thy temper and this thy aime then mayest thou expect a blessing if thou shalt pray read and study my answers wherein I have not been so carefull to give you the forme of an answer as to referre you to such Scriptures as afford matter for the answer which course I finde warranted by the like practice of our Saviour and I judge it the profitablest way in a tractate in this nature for thereby the reader will bee constrained to studie the Scriptures to understand the force of them before he can satisfie himselfe with an answer from them as for example in the question concerning Baptisme the reader must weigh the circumstances of the text and compare it with the History in Exodus and so he may be enabled to satisfie himself in forming an answer thus All the Israelites presently after their comming forth from Egypt when many of them were little children were Baptized by the cloud which hung over their heads Thus much reader I thought good to intimate to thee that thou mightest not take offence at my method A CATECHISME for the Times First Question WHat times do we live in A. In the last dayes perillous times shall come 2 Tim. 3.1 2. Q Why so A. For men shall be lovers of their own selves 2 Tim. 1.2 3. Q What speaks the Scripture of the doctrinall errours of these latter times A. The spirit speaketh expresly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils 1 Tim. 4.1 4. Q. What think you of the ringleaders and teachers of such doctrines A. These resist the truth men of corrupt mindes reprobate concerning the faith 2. Tim. 3.8 5. Q But may we not think them sincere seeing they prosesse much holinesse A. Having a form of godlinesse but denying the power thereof 2 Tim. 3.5 6 Q But so far as we can judge they are the redeemed of God how then can you think so hardly of them and their doctrines A. There shall be false teachers among you who priâ—ily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them 2. Pet. 2.1 7. Q But if they and their opinions were so grosse would they be followed by so many professours A. Many shall follow their pernicious ways by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of 2. Pet. 2.1 8. Q. But the teachers are some of them knowing men and would they think you teach notorious falsehoods A. Speaking lies in hypocrisie having their conscience seared with a hot iron 1. Tim 4. 2. 9. Q Those which you count the seducâ—rs amongst us cry out upon antichrist and do not they stand then for the truth A. It is the last time and as ye have heard that antichrist come even now are there many antichrists whereby we know that it is the last time 1. Ioh. 2.18 10. Q But is it not strange that you should count these antichrists who seem rather Angels of light and Apostles A. Such are false Apostles deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ and no mervail for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the Ministers of righteousnesse 2. Cor. 11 13 14 15. 11. Q. But these men alledge Scripture for what they urge and can you say then that they follow the devil as his ministers A. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple and saith unto him If thou be the Son of God cast thy self down for it is written He shall give his Angels charge concerning thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone Mat. 4.5 6. 12. Q Those whom you count the ministers of Satan do they not serve God according to their light A. They that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but there own belly Rom. 16.18 13. Q You seem to imply that their hearts are corrupt as well as their judgements what corruption makes them seducers A. Through coveteousnesse shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you 2. Pet. 2.3 14. Q. But all of them seem not to be covetous what corruption then sways the rest A. If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholsome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the Doctrine which is according to godlinesse he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof commeth envy strife railings evill surmisings perverse disputings of men of corrupt mindes and distitute of the truth 1. Tim 6.3.4.5 15. Q. Is the want of Learning in some of their teachers any cause of their wresting the Scriptures A. In which are some things are hard to be understood which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest as they do also the other Scriptures 2. Pet. 3.16 15. Q Do not the affecting of new notions and other lusts in the hearers make them ready to embrace seducing teachers A. The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears and they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables 2. Tim. 4.3 4. 17. Q Do not also the weaknesse and shallownesse of the hearers together with other corruptions make them apt to be seduced by such men A. Of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with divers lusts ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth 2. Tim. 3.6 7. 18. Q Do the