and vertue Deutero 6. 6. Ezra 8. 22. God here forbiddeth not onely blasphemy profane swearing and cursing but also all foolish and idle talking of his Maiesty and all profane maintayning of sinne and error of his word or of his workes Matth. 5. 34. Iob 33. 8 9 10 11. Iob 38. 2. and 39. 37 38. Iob 42. 3. Ephes 4. 29. Col. 4. 6. Q. Which is the fourth Commandement A. Remember that thou keepe holy c. We are here commanded to bestow Gods Sabbath in holy exercises both publike and priuate as in hearing reading praying singing meditating God here forbiddeth not only the labours of husbandry handicrafts and such like but also iournies on the Lords day paying and also receiuing sums of money following of Law businesse making of bargaines idlenesse and the choking of heauenly and spirituall delights by those that on this day specially giue themselues ouer to carnall pleasures and pastimes Esay 58. 13. Act. 20. 7. 1 Cor. 16. 2. Reu. 1. 8. Neh. 13. 15. Q. What is the fruit of such profaning of the Sabbath A. Barbarous and heathenish ignorance and all manner of wickednesse Q. Which is the fifth Commandement A. Honour thy father and thy mother c. By this Commandement children seruants and all inferiours must honour that is loue reuerence and obey their parents masters and other superiours And parents masters are commanded to traine vp their children and seruants in godlinesse and Magistrates to gouerne Ministers to instruct the people as carefull tender fathers The contrary sins greater or lesse are here forbidden Eph. 5. 22 c. Col. 3. 18 19 20. 21 22. 4. 1. Rom. 13. 1. 1. Pet 2. 13 14. Psalm 78. 71 72. Hebr. 13. 17. 1 Pet. 5. 1 2 3. Q. Which is the sixt Commandement A. Thou shalt doe no murther We are here commanded to performe all works of mercy towards our neighbour both for body and soule Esay 58. 7. 1 Thess 5. 14. Matth. 25. 35. Not only killing but also wounding fighting quarrelling al malice all vnaduised anger and all cruelty in thought word or deed are here forbidden Matt. 5. 22. 1 Cor. 13. 4 5 6. 1 Ioh 2. 11. and 3. 15. Q. Which is the seuenth Commandement A. Thou shalt not commit adultery Here all chastity of body and minde is commanded with a settled and constant resolution neuer to defile our selues Iob 31. 1. 1. Cor. 7. 34. 1 Thess 4. 4. Not only fornication and adultery are here forbidden but also all wanton desires and purposes all vnchaste speeches songs gestures sporting and dalliance with all degrees allurements and occasions of wantonnesse to the corrupting of our selues and others Gen. 38. 14. Gen. 39. 7. 2 King 9. 30. Prou. 7. 10 11 12. 13. Matt. 5. 28. Mar. 6. 22. 1 Thess 5. 22. Ephes 5. 4. Q. Which is the eighth Commandement A. Thou shalt not steale Wee are here commanded to labour with body or minde for our owne maintenance and the reliefe of others Ephesians 4. 28. 2 The. 3. 10. Not only robbing or stealing things of value but also the fraudulent taking of any the least thing that is not ours all false weights and measures bribery all deceit in bargaining all gaine with the iniury and hurt of our neighbour and all desires and purposes tending thereto are here forbidden Mat. 7. 12. 1 Thess 4. 6. Q. Which is the tenth Commandement A. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse c. The preseruing of our neighbours good name is here commanded Prouerbs 22. 1. Eccles 7. 3. Not onely false witnesse-bearing before a Magistrate but all backbiting slandering or listning to slanderers all hurting of our neighbours good name all desires purposes tending thereto all false reports false promises flattery and al such lies are here forbidden Exod. 23. 1. Leuit. 19. 16. Ephes 4. 25. Psal 12. 2 3. 1 Pet. 2. 1. Q. Which is the tenth Commandement A. Thou shalt not couet c. All purity of the heart towards our neighbour is here commanded The first motions of sin against our neighbour euen without the consent of the will are here forbidden Rom. 7. 7. Q. I heare no mention of the sin of drunkennes doth no commandement forbid this sin A. Yes for drunkennes is a cause of many sins and drunkards sin either directly or by consequence against euery Commandement Q. How sin they against the first second third and fourth Commandements A. They loue pleasures more then God they neglect the outward seruice of God they are commonly great swearers and Sabbath breakers Q. How sin they against the Commandements of the second table A. They disobey parēts masters Magistrates and Ministers they often brawle and fight and sometimes kill or wound many of them resort to wicked houses not only for drinke but for whoredome also They deceiue their Creditors and begger their owne wiues and Children They are railers and slanderers all concupiscence raignes in them and they omit all maner of duties to God and their neighbour Q. But who are drunkards A. Not only they that reele or are void of reason but all riotous and idle tipling Companions that for loue of drinke do liue in the forenamed sins or in any of them Q. Thou saidst that the Law is a schoole-master to bring vs vnto Christ if we can make right vse of it Shew me then what vse is to be made of these Commandements A. By these the wicked are taught to see and discerne their owne wickednesse in that they doe not keepe any of Gods Lawes nor truly endeuour to keepe them but that they daily and hourely rebell against God and so are vnder the power of sinne and Satan their master and in the ready way to be damned for euer with him Romans 3. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. Eph. 2. 1 2. 2. Cor. 4. 4. 2. Tim. 2. 26. Deut. 27. 26. Q. Yea but this Doctrine is grieuous and vncomfortable A. So it is to the wicked but it is wholesome for them if they will receiue it for vnfained sorrow is the onely way to true comfort If we labour and bee heauy laden with our sinnes Christ inuiteth vs to come vnto him wlth promise to ease vs Matthew 11. 28. Iohn 3. 16. 1 Tim. 1. 15. Q. After that we are come vnto Christ is there no more vse to be made of these Commandements A. Yes for they serue as a rule to the godly whereby they measure all their actions yea their words and al their inward thoughts and affections Psal 18. 21 22 23. Psal 19. 11. and 119. 1 9. and where they finde themselues to swarue and decline though neuer so little from this rule they bewaile their infirmity and stir vp their repentance 2 Sa. 24. 10. Mat. 26. 75. Rom. 7. 22 23. Q. How doth the Law of God bring a man vnto Christ A. By shewing him his misery that hee may sue to Christ for mercy Matt. 9. 12. Q. And what then doth Christ for him A.
1 Tim. 2. 2. Mat. 9. 38. Reu. 23. 20. Q. Which is the third petition A. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would enable vs to walke in the way of all his Commandements And that Magistrates and people Ministers and hearers husbands and wiues parents and children masters and seruants may performe those duties of their seuerall callings which they owe one to another Ephes 4. 1. and 5. 21 22 c. Q. What meane these words In earth as it is in heauen A. Wee desire grace to doe Gods will gladly and cheerfully as the Angels in heauen doe the same Psal 103. 20 21. Q. Which is the fourth petition A. Giue vs this day our daily bread Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would giue vs food raiment health peace and all things needfull for this present life That he would stirre vs vp to labour and diligence that hee would keepe vs from sloth and idlenesse and giue a blessing to our honest endeuors Q. What learnest thou further from the words of this petition A. First that whatsoeuer wee lawfuly possesse is Gods gift Deuteronomie 8. 17 18. Habac 1. 16. Secondly that we must haue a feeling of other mens wants as well as of our owne and shew it by charitable deeds Heb. 13. 3. Thirdly that if we haue maintenance only for the time present and none for the time to come we must bee content and depend on Gods prouidence Matth. 6. 25. Fourthly that although we liue not in ease plenty and pleasure yet if we haue things necessary we must be content Gen. 28. 20. 1 Tim. 6. 8. Q. Which is the fift petition A. Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs. Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would forgiue vs all our sinnes originall and actuall of commission and omission secret and open whether knowne or vnknowne euen to our selues Psal 51. Psal 19. 12. And that he would not only pardon our sinfull deeds but all our wicked vnprofitable and idle words all our sinfull purposes and all our desires ioyes feares and griefes that are against the loue of God and of our neighbour Ecc. 11. 9. and 12. 14. Matth. 12. 36. And further that God would giue vs grace truly to examine our selues to discerne our sinnes to confesse them to hate and forsake them Q. Why is this added As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs A. To teach vs to forgiue all wrongs to end our quarrels and to be free from malice or else God will not forgiue vs Matth. 5. 23. and 6. 14 15. and 18. 23. Q. Which is the sixt petition A. And lead vs not into tentation but deliuer vs from euill Q. What desire we in this petition A. We pray that God would not suffer the deuill nor the world to preuaile against vs nor our owne corruptions to preuaile within vs but that he would giue vs strength to ouercome them Eph. 4. 22. and 6. 10 11. 1 Ioh. 5. 4. That we may be wise to discerne when Satan tempteth vs to those things which seeme to be no sinnes Matth. 4. 3 6. or when he vseth our owne friends for his instruments to deceiue vs Gen. 3. 6. Mat. 16. 22 23. Q. Which is the conclusion of the Lords praier A. For thine is the Kingdome the power and the glory for euer and euer Amen Q. What is the meaning of this conclusion A. Because God is our gracious King and carefull for his subiects and seeing his power is such that he can giue vs all good things and defend vs from all euill 1 Chr. 29. 10 11. 2 Chr. 20. 6. Psal 62. 11. 115. 1. 1. Tim. 1. 17. Reu. 4. 11 and 5. 12 13. And seeing the things we haue prayed for are for his owne glory therefore we earnestly desire and stedfastly beleeue that he wil grant them vnto vs. Amen let it be so yea without doubt it shall be so Q. How doe the wicked pray this prayer A. They shew their vile hypocrisie in euery part thereof Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the preface A. They call God Father and yet haue no assurance of his loue nor care to please him but shew themselues to be his enemies and children of the deuill Ioh. 8. 44. 1 Ioh. 3. 8. Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the three first petitions A. They dishonour God they despise his iustice power and prouidence They take part with euill men in euill causes and so contend and fight for Satan and his kingdome against Christ and his subiects Psal 2. 1 2 3. Luk. 19. 14. They reiect Gods will and doe their own they follow their owne lusts they imitate not Angels in heauen but beasts on earth or deuils in hel Q. How doe they shew their hypocrisie in the rest of the petitions A. Daily bread contents them not their wealth is euill gotten or euill spent They aske pardon of sinne but haue no purpose nor desire to leaue the same They forgiue not wrongs receiued but beare malice against Gods children which haue not wronged them They are not wary against temptations but run on boldly thus their prayer is contrary to the whole course of their life Q. Then none but a sincere Christian truly called and conuerted can pray this prayer or the like with vnderstanding and with an vnfained desire A. It is euen so and therefore this prayer being rightly vnderstood is a perfect tryall of a mans true conuersion Rom. 8. 15 16. Q. Thou saist that thy faith is preserued and increased by the Sacrament what is a Sacrament A. Gods seale of his couenant made with the faithfull and their seed Gen. 17. 7 8 9 10. Rom. 4. 11. Q. In this Couenant what doth God vndertake on his part A. To defend the faithfull in all dangers to giue them all good things expedient for them to cause all things to worke for their good and to crowne them with eternal glory Gen. 15. 1. and 17. 1. Psal 84. 11. 1 Tim. 4. 8. Rom. 8. 28. Q. What doe the faithfull vndertake for their part A. Not to follow their owne lusts nor the worlds allurements nor euil examples nor the deuils tentations but readily to obey all Gods Commandements Ephes 4. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 c. Tit. 2. 11 12. 1 Pet. 2. 9. Rom. 12. 1 2. Luc. 1. 72 73 74 75. Q. How many Sacraments be there A. Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. Gods seale whereby we enter into Couenant with him by the washing of our soules from sinne through Christs bloud as our bodies are washed with water Rom. 4. 11. Eph. 5. 26. Tit. 3. 5. Col. 2. 12. Q. What is the Lords Supper A. Gods seale wherby we renue our Couenant with him whereby our soules are nourished and comforted with the body and
the Prince and Princesse Palatine with their Issue the honourable Priuy Counsellors Nobles and Magistrates the Bishops and Ministers the Vniuersities and Nurseries of learning Among all sorts stirre vp those that may valiantly fight thy battels against the Deuill against this world that lieth in wickednes Be gracious O Lord to our * Parents Brethren sisters c. to those for whom wee are specially bound to intreate thee and They that haue such may here mention them whom thou hast made thy instruments of good vnto vs. Protect this family prosper vs in our health our credit and in our worldly estate Aboue all let vs grow rich in godlinesse sobriety and righteousnesse Giue vs this night quiet rest and safetie raise vs vp againe in due time that wee may the next day and so from day to day doe thee acceptable seruice glorifie thee in our seuerall callings For these and for all good things needfull for vs and for al thy children we pray as thy Sonne our Sauiour hath taught vs. Our Father c. A Prayer vpon the Lords Prayer O Lord our God thy Sonne our Sauiour hath assured Vpon the Preface vs that thou art through him a louing Father to the godly and willing to helpe them and that thou art an heauenly and powerfull Father alwaies able to comfort them therefore we come vnto thee with boldnesse and confidence through faith in him and we desire and endeuour to pray vnto thee now and hereafter not with profane carnall and earthly hearts but with reuerence to thy diuine Maiesty and with heauenly affections O helpe vs and strengthen vs and raise vp our soules from earth and earthly things to thee that dwellest on high Petition 1 First and aboue all things we desire that praise may be giuen to thee for all thy worthinesse that thy enemies may know thee to be the Lord and themselues to be but men that their power is but weaknesse and their wisedome but foolishnesse when they lift vp themselues against thee and thy deare Spouse the Church Get thee honour vpon thine obstinate enemies as thou didst vpon Pharao and the Egyptians But let thy seruants and faithful people know thee to their comfort Let them sanctifie thee in their hearts let them euer beleeue and also finde by ioyfull experience that thy power is their protection thy wisedome their direction thy iustice their deliuerance from all wrongs And let all prayse and thanks be giuen vnto thee for all thy benefits for our health and peace for our food and raiment for thy great fauours so extraordinary bestowed vpon this land for many yeares and for those which we in particular haue receiued and do inioy from thy bountifull hand specially for those heauenly and spirituall blessings our election redemption vocation assurance of glorification and for the comfort of thy most holy Word Petition 2 Let thy Kingdome come conuert the wicked as many as belong to thine election enlighten the eyes of them that are blinded with the loue of superstition grant that those which wallow in sin may begin to hate that mire and filth wherein they haue delighted O Lord increase thy gifts and graces in the godly reigne in them by thy powerfull spirit thou that art the God of peace sanctifie them thorowout that their whole spirit and soule and body may be kept blameless vnto the comming of Iesus Christ Kill and crucifie in them daily the old man and let the new man be raised vp in them O Lord blesse and prosper the meanes which thou hast ordained for these euds Raise vp godly Kings that may walke in the steps of Dauid Ezekiah Iosiah and religious Nobles like Ioseph Obadiah Daniel Nehemiah Mordecai that may administer iustice and maintaine truth and seeke the prosperity of Israel-Increase we pray thee the number of faithfull Pastors and teachers endue them with excellent gifts of Learning and Godlinesse that they may be able to conuince heresies and errours to confound euery Iannes and Iambres that shall resist thy truth O let thy seruants walke in the steps of the Apostles and Prophets and not in pride couetousnesse or idlenesse Vnite them in thy truth lest by their diuisions thy people be also diuided grant that they may be knit together in one minde and in one iudgement that with one minde and with one mouth they may prayse thy name And let vs earnestly wait for thy comming to iudgement that thou maist put all thine enemies vnder thy feet and reigne for euer in perfect peace that wee may reigne with thee triumphantly Petition 3 In the meane time direct and teach vs to doe thy Holy and blessed will to renounce and denie our owne wills that are so foolish so peruerse and wicked Teach vs to walke in the way of all thy Commandements let our hearts be seasoned with godlinesse let vs loue thee aboue all let vs feare thee and euer walke in all sinceritie as in thy sight and presence let vs trust in thee and rest vpon thy promises for the things of this life and of the life to come Let it be our chiefe delight to speake to thee by prayer and thanksgiuing and to heare thee speaking vnto vs by thy word both read and preached Inable vs by thy grace to obey thee in those generall duties that belong to all Christians and in the particular duties of our seuerall callings grant that Magistrates and people Ministers and hearers husbands and wiues parents and children masters and seruants may conscionably and in heartie obedience vnto thee performe those duties which they owe one to another Grant that in whatsoeuer profession trade or course of life thou hast placed vs we may not liue to our selues but make this our speciall end to please and to glorifie thee And whereas the wicked performe heauenly duties in earthly manner defiling their praiers and thy word Sacraments by their hypocrisie grant that we may performe not only heauenly but also earthly duties and businesses in a heauenly manner walking cheerfully in our vocations endeuouring with all our might to doe thy Maiesty acceptable seruice euery day and to be through thy grace profitable members of the Church Common-wealth and family where we liue Direct vs and inable vs that we on earth may doe thy worke and businesse wisely and also gladly and cheerfully with strength and courage fearing no aduersary euer beholding thy face and following the patterne of thy heauenly Angels Petition 4 Vouchsafe O Lord to giue vs foode raiment health peace publike and priuate blessings and all things needfull for this present life Stirre vs vp to labour and diligence keepe vs from sloth and idlenesse giue a blessing to our endeuours Let vs neuer goe about to inrich or maintaine our selues by lying by deceit or oppression or any vnlawfull meanes let vs seeke nothing at the hands of Satan by sinfull practices or purposes but let our consciences assure vs that whatsoeuer things we