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B07539 Meate for men, or, a principall seruice of the sacraments. Wherein (amongst many) these two points are specifically handled [brace] 1. Of the baptizing of infants. 2. Of kneeling in the act of breaking and receiuing the Lords Supper. For the vse of all religious families and monethly communicants in the kingdome when they come to the Lords table. / Written by way of briefe questions and answers, for the ease and benefit of the simple. By W. Crashaw B. of Divinitie, and sometimes pastor at White-Chappell.. Crashaw, William, 1572-1626. 1629 (1629) STC 6019.5; ESTC S91562 12,410 39

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MEATE FOR MEN. OR A Principall Seruice of the SACRAMENTS Wherein amongst many these Two Points are specially handled 1. Of the Baptizing of Infants 2. Of Kneeling in the act of Breaking and receiuing the Lords Supper For the vse of all Religious Families and monethly Communicants in the Kingdome when they come to the Lords Table Written by way of briefe Questions and Answers for the ease and benefit of the Simple By W. Crashaw B. of Divinitie and sometimes Pastor at White-Chappell HEB. 5. 14. Strong Meat belongeth to them that are of age LONDON Printed for G. Fayer-beard at the North doore of the Royall Exchange 1629. To the many thousands of Professors of CHRISTS Religion in all places in this Kingdome Brethren bee not Children in vnderstanding howbeit in Malice bee yee Children but in Vnderstanding bee Men. So teacheth you the holy Apostle so aduiseth exhorteth and prayeth for you all A helper of your Faith and a Seruant of your soules in CHRIST IESVS W. Crashaw To the right Honourable the Countesse of Deuonshire Grace and Peace Right Honourable HAuing knowne you so ancient a Hearer and which makes a true Disciple of Christ so carefull a practiser of Religion I presumed therefore this Principall dish of Spirituall meate would not bee vnwelcome to you as I know it will bee more welcome to the World after so great and good a taster as your selfe And though I may safely say as one long before mee All Gods dishes are dainties yet doubtlesse this of the Sacraments carieth with it a peculiar Excellencie And I bring it in first not that there are not others to come in before it but for the generall vse and present necessitie of it euen at this time That this may serue first to stay and comfort many weake and then if it may bee to satisfie certaine curious and squeasie stomackes amongst vs Who some of them about the Sacrament of Baptisme others in some circumstantiall matters concerning the Lords Supper haue kindled such a fire of contention in the Church as now diuers of them would bee glad with many teares to quench if they knew how It hath pleased God who workes euen by weake meanes by my words in publike and priuate to satisfie many if by writing also I may doe good to them that cannot heare mee let the glory bee His the comfort theirs and the seruice acceptable to the Church So the labour shall willingly bee mine and I shall take joy and comfort in such courses in Pulpit and by Penne Preaching writing and conferring to spend and end the few dayes I haue remaining and so to make ready for a better life And wherein Madame any of my labours may be seruiceable to you or yours Commaund mee Your seruant in Christ W. CRASHAVV The points here handled are these OF true sauing Faith Chap. 1 How Faith is wrought Chap. 2 How Faith is encreased Chap. 3 Of the Nature of a Sacrament Chap. 4 Of the Sacraments of the Old Testament and who hath power to ordaine a Sacrament Chap. 5 Of the Sacraments of the New Testament and the Relation betwixt them and those of the Old Chap. 6 What be the essentiall parts of a Sacrament Chap. 7 Of the nature and vse of Baptisme Chap. 8 Of the outward and inward things in Baptisme Chap. 9 Of the difference betwixt Baptisme and the Lords Supper Chap. 10 Who may be Baptized Chap. 11 That Children may and ought to bee Baptized Chap. 12 Of the Names and Nature of the Lords Supper Chap. 13 Of the outward Elements in the Lords Supper Chap. 14 Of Bread and the excellent resemblance betwixt it and the Body of Christ Chap 15 Of Wine and the notable correspondencie betwixt it and the Bloud of Christ Chap 16 Of the outward actions to bee performed in the Ministration of the Lords Supper Chap 17 Of the inward actions Spirituall which are performed in this Sacrament betwixt God and the Soule of the worthy Receiuer Chap 18 What preparation is necessarie in regard of God to make a man a worthy Receiuer Chap. 19 What preparation is requisite in regard of our Brethren Chap 20 Of the Circumstances obseruable in this Sacrament Chap 21 That kneeling in the very act of Breaking giuing and Receiuing is not onely lawfull but conuenient commendable Chap. 22 What a Christian man is to doe when hee hath Receiued Chap. 23 MEATE FOR MEN. CHAP. 1. Of Faith Question WHat is the end of a Christian mans life Answer The saluation of his 1. Pet. 1. 9. Soule Q. How can a man bee saued Seing he is a Sinner A. By true Faith in CHRIST Rom. 3. 22 c. 1. Ioh. 5 4. 1. Sam 8. 3 4 5. Q. How come wee by this Faith A. It neither comes by Nature from our Parents nor by humaine instruction from any Teachers nor by imitation of them that haue it Q. How then must wee get it A. It is the guift of God Heb. 12. 2. Q. Doth God giue it to all men A. No all men haue not Faith no 2. Thes 3. 8 not all that bee in the Church Q. To whom then belongs it A. To those that are the Elect of God Tit. 1 1. Q. How doth God giue it them A. By meanes of his owne appointing 1. Cor. 1. 21 he doth begin and encreaseth it Q. Is it not then perfect at the first A. No it is true but not perfect for Tim. 1 5. Rom. 4. 19. 20. Mat. 14. 31. Faith is first weake and afterward becomes a strong Faith Chap. 2. How Faith is wrought Question BY what meanes doth God begin or beget Faith in his Children A. Ordinarily by hearing the Word Rom 10 12. 1. Cor. 1. 21 preached Q. By what parts of his word the Law or Gospell A. By both for the law begins and Gal. 3 23 24. Rom. 7. 24 25. the Gospell finisheth that worke Q. How is that done A. The Law prepares the hart by humbling it and making it a contrite heart Q. How doth the Law humble the heart A. By shewing a Man Gods Iustice Rom. 7 9 10 11. and his owne sinnes Q. And how doth the Gospell finish the worke of faith A. It purifies the heart of man and Acts. 15. 9. 1. Ioh. 3 3 makes it a new heart Q. How doth the Gospell purge the heart A. By letting vs see the great loue of 2. Cor. 2. 14 15 1. Pet. 1. 22 God in Iesus Christ Q. Can then the Preachers of the Word giue this Faith A. No. they preach the Word but it 's 1. Cor. 3 5 6 7. onely God that inspires Faith Q. How may a man know that hee hath true Faith A His Soule must bee inflamed with Ioh 7. 37 38 a holy desire to please God and to doe all good workes Chap. 3. How Faith is maintained and encreased Question HOw doth God maintaine and encrease Faith in his Children A. By diuers meanes whereof some
are principall and some inferiour Q. What bee the principall meanes A. Two the continuall Preaching of Mat. 28. 19. Acts. 2 41 1. Thes 3. 11 12 13 the same Word and the holy vse of the Sacraments Q. And what be the Inferiour meanes A. Three 1. The reading of Gods Ioh. 5. Word 2. Holy conferences with holy men Heb. 10. 24 25 Lam. 3. 22 23. 24. Zeph. 3 5 Psal 107. 3. Daily obseruation of Gods Mercies and Iudgements and meditation vpon the same Q. How differ these A. The principall are publicke and performed by Gods Ministers the other are dayly to bee practised by our selues in priuate Q. How differ the Word and Sacraments A. Thus the word containes the Heb 13. 20 Rom. 4 11. Couenants of God and the Sacraments are seales confirming that Couenant of our soules Againe the Word is the holy and internall Iam. 1. 18. Ioh. 1. 13 1. Pet. 1 23. seed of our Regeneration and by Sacraments we are borne anew and fed vp for Heauen Chap. 4. Of the Nature of a Sacrament in Generall Question IS not the Preaching of the Word sufficient for Faith A. No the Sacraments must also bee Rom 3 1 10 14 receiued as Couenants after they be made must be sealed Q. What are the Sacraments in their generall nature A. Outward visible signes of inward Gen. 17. Exod 12. and inuisible graces Q. What be they in regard of God A. Tokens of his loue pledges of his fauour and seales of his Couenant Q. What be they in regard of Christ A. Commemorations of his death and 1. Cor. 11. 24 25 26 applications of the vertue thereof vnto our selues Q And what be they in regard of vs A. Seales of his Couenants betwixt Rom. 4 ●● God and vs and effectuall meanes to strengthen our Faith and all other holy graces in vs. Chap. 5. Of the Sacraments of the old Testament and to whom it belongs to ordaine a Sacrament Question MAy the Church ordaine Sacraments A. No it belongs to God as a Exod. 14. Gen. 17. part of his Prerogatiue Q. Why may God alone ordaine Sacraments A. Because they bee Seales of his Couenants tokens of his loue and parts of his worship Q. How many bee the Sacraments of the new Testament A. As many as were the ordinary Sacrament of the old namely two Q. Which were the ordinary Sacraments of the old Testament A. Circumcision and the Passeouer Q. Why do you call them extraordinary Gen. 17 Exod. 12. A. Because there were extraordinary Q. How did they differ A. Thus the extraordinary were such as God ordained vpon some speciall occasion were to last but for that time Exod. as the Manna the Rocke the Cloud c. Q And what then were the ordinary A. Such as were alwayes in force from the time of their ordination till Christs comming Chap. 6. Of the Sacraments of the new Testament and a comparison with them of the Old Question VVHat be the Sacraments of the new Testament A. These two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What say you then to Confirmation and marriage and the rest of the fiue Sacraments of the Romane Church A. They are some of them Gods holy ordinances and some of them may be holy signes but they were neuer ordained by Christ for Sacraments nor euer so vsed in the ancient Church Q. How doe these answere to those of the old Testament A. Thus our Baptisme answeres to 1 Pet. 3 21 Circumcision and the Lords Supper succeeds in the roome of the Passe ouer Q How differ these from those A. Nothing at all in matters of efficacy or power but onely in manner and 1 Cor. 10 3 4 circumstance for those did point at Christ to come ours at Christ come already Q. What need then was there to haue any other in the new Testament A. Because the Sacraments are Seales of Gods Couenant and its fit that the Heb. 7 8 9. Couenant being renewed the Seales also should be new Chap. 7. Of the essentiall parts of a Sacrament Question VVHat bee the essentiall parts of euery Sacrament A. Two one outward and visible the other inward and inuisible represented thereby Q. What outward things bee there in euery Sacrament A. These 1. A visible Minister a Man called therunto of God 2. Some visible Elements ordained of God 3. Some outward actions appointed by God Q And what spirituall and inuisible A These 1. The inuisible God represented by the Minister 2. Some holy grace or blessing represented by the Element 3. Some gracious workes of God represented by the externall actions of the Minister Q What circumstances or Ceremonies are required in the Sacraments A. Such as the Church shall appoint by lawfull authoritie Chap. 8. Of the Nature and vse of Baptisme Question VVHat is Baptisme A. The word signifieth a washing Heb. 9. 10 with water Q. What is the Sacrament of Baptisme A. In it owne generall nature it is Acts. 2. 38 a washing of the body in the name of the Lord. Q. And what is it in regard of God A. A badge or cognizance which God sets vpon such as hee takes to bee his seruants Q. And what is it in regard of Christ A. An application of the vertue of his 1. Cor. 5. 7. bloud-shedding to cleanse the Soule from the guilt of Originall sinne Q. And what is Baptisme in respect of our selues A. The Sacrament of our entrance or Admission into the Couenant and Church of God Q. When may Baptisme bee administred A. At any time if there bee cause but ordinarily when the Congregation is assembled to worship God Chap. 9. Of the outward and inward things in Baptisme Question VVHat is the outward and visible Element in Baptisme A. Water and nothing but water Q What is the outward action A. To wash the Body in water 1. Pet. 3. 21 Q. Why is not better liquor to bee vsed as milke or bloud A. Because washing is the effect of 1. Cor. 5. 7. this Sacrament and those may be better for feeding but not for washing Q. What is the inward and invisible things A. The bloud of Christ Reu. 1. 5. 1. Pet. 3. 21 Q. What is the spirituall action in Baptisme A. The cleansing or purging of the 1. Ioh. 1 7 19. Soule by the bloud of Christ Q Who is the outward Minister of this Sacrament A. He that is also a Minister of the Acts. 2. 41. Mat. 28. 19. Word for these 2 must both goe together Q. Who is the Minister of the inward Baptisme A. The Lord Iesus who hath washed vs from our sinnes in his bloud Q Where is the Institution of Baptisme set downe in the Scripture A. In the Gospell where Christ after his Resurrection commands his Apostles Mat. 28. 18 19 20. Go teach all Nations Baptizing them in the name of the Father of the Son and of the holy Ghost Chap. 10.