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B08739 The doctrine of the Sacrament, with the right use therof catichistically handled by way of question and answer. / By Mr. Charles Chancy sometimes minister of Ware. Chauncy, Charles, 1592-1672. 1642 (1642) Wing C3737E; ESTC R173815 9,457 23

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wrought in us or not which are sound knowledge a 1 Cor. 11.29 saving faith b Rom. 4.11 Mark 16.16 true repentance for all our sins c 1 Cor. 11.31 unfained obedience d Pro. 9.5 6. entire love to God and man e Mat. 5 25. 1 Cor. 12.13 earnest hunger and thirst after Christ f Ioh. 7.37 Lu. 22.15 and lastly the sincerity and uprightnesse of our hearts g 2 Chr. 30.18 19. Q. How may we know that our knowledge is sound and sufficient to receive A. By the measure and properties of it Q. What is the measure of sound knowledge required A. A Christian must know all the principles of the doctrine of Christ which are chiefly these a Heb. 6.1 he must understand the 10. commandements with the spirituall meaning therof to work repentance from dead works and he must be able to conceive the true meaning of all the Articles of our Christian faith together with the nature use and end of each Sacrament Q. What are the marks or properties by which our knowledge may be tryed A. Sound knowledge makes a Christian humble a 1 Cor. 3.18 Pro. 26.16 and ready to render a reason of the hope that is in him with all meeknesse b 1 Pet. 3.15 and willing to receive every truth revealed out of the word of God c 1 Tim. 6.5 and carefully to put in practice whatsoever hee knoweth already d 1 Iohn 2.3 4 5. and painfully to increase the knowledge already attained e Prov. 2.3 4 5. Hos 6.3 Q. What are the marks the Scripture gives of saving faith A. Saving faith in the least degree is ever wrought and preserved in the heart by the word of God preached a Rom 10.14 whereby wee are weary and heavy laden with sins b Mat. 11.28 and utterly rid of all confidence in our owne righteousnesse c Rom. 10.3 4. and restlesse in desiring after Christ till we finde comfort in the promises of the pardon of our sins d Mat. 6.5 withall it mak●s us to looke at sin as the greatest evill and the grace of Christ as the greatest good in the world e Heb. 11.24 28. it purifieth and cleanseth the heart f Act. 15.9 will thoughts and affections from all love and allowance of sin and so works inward sanctification g Act. 26.18 it wrastles against temptations of unbeliefe h Mar. 9.24 Lu. 22.31 32. and works by love of God and our bretheren i Gal. 5.6 Q. What are the marks and tryals of true repentance A. True repentance may be knowne by our willingnesse and gladnesse to have any sin discovered a Psa 141.5 and hearty love of those that discover and reproove it b 2 Sam. 12.13 an inward godly sorrow for all knowne sins as they are a breach of Gods comma●dements and are displeasing unto God c 2 Cor. 7.10 a forsaking of all known sins d Ezek. 18.5 6. c. Psa 119.3 out of a perfect hatred of them care to avoid all the occasions of them e 2 Cor. 7.11 an universall turning to God f Deut. 30.10 and constant cleaving to him in all his revealed will and the practice of all knowne duties of obedience Q. What are the tryals of unfained obedience A. Vnfained obedience may be known thus that it is grounded only on the word of God a Eph. 2.10 and not on the traditions and inventions of men b Mar. 7.6 7. that it hath respect to all Gods commandements without partiality or exception c Ps 119.6 that it aimes alwaies at a right end the praise and glory of God d Phil. 1.11 and not at any private advantage that it is alwaies accompanied with zeale e Gal. 4.18 humility f Mich. 6.8 and constancy g Ps 106.3 Q. How may we know whether our love to God and man be intire A. We may be sure that our love to God is intire if that no commandement of God be grievous unto us a 1 John 5.3 if it weanes our hearts from the love of the world b 1 John 2.15 1 John 4.20 21.1 Iohn 5.1 1 John 4.12 and if it make us love the children of God Q. What are the markes of entire love to Gods children A Entire love to Gods children makes us love godly men for godlinesse sake a 2 John 1.2 that is it will make us love all the Saints b Ephes 1.15 whether rich or poor strangers or kindred and that constantly c Pro. 17.17 and communicates it selfe in doing good to their soules and bodies d 1 Joh. 3.17 18. Q. How may we know entire love to our Neighbour A. Entire love to our neighbour will make us willing to forgive wrongs a Col 3.13 and to seeke peace b Rom. 12.18 and to make satisfaction if wee have wronged them c Rom. 13.10 it will cause us to love their soules and not suffer sin to lye upon them d Lovit 19.17 it will make us to overcome evill with good e Rom. 12.17 20 21. by heaping offices of love upon them Q. What are the tryals of our earnest hunger and thirst after Christ A. True hunger and thirst after Christ will make us seeke him with our whole heart in the diligent and constant use of all the meanes a Prov. 13.4 so that nothing else will satisfie us without Christ b Ps 73.25 it longs after Christ for himselfe so as to part with any thing for him c Mat. 13.44 and to be content to have him upon the hardest conditions d Phil. 1.21 Phil. 3.8 it is ready to entertain with great thankfulnesse whatsoever mea●es or messenger shall bring him home unto the soule e Rom. 10.15 it seeks after him for holinesse f Isa 51.1 as well as for happinesse Q. What are the tryals of the sincerity and uprightnesse of our hearts A Sincerity and uprightnesse of heart shewes it selfe in the reformation of our delightfull and bosome corruptions a Psalme 18.23 and carefull endeavour to finde them out and gladnesse when they are discovered b Psal 119.59 Psalm 141.5 by the denyall of our selves in parting with any outward comfort to keepe a good conscience c Iob 27.2 Heb. 11.24 27. by making conscience of the fruitfull performance of holy duties d Rom. 12.11 especially in secret e Mat. 6.6 and l●stly an earnest desire and indeavour of growth unto perfection f Phil. 3.12 14. Q. What duties are required of a Christian after examination that he may finish his preparation to the Sacrament A. If hee shall finde any of these graces to be wanting in him hee is bound for the present to abstaine from the Sacrament a Ex. Chapter 12.48 Numbers 9. from the 6. to the 12. if he doubt whither they be wrought in him or