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A17053	The life of religion: or Short and sure directions teaching how to 1 beleeue aright. 2 Liue aright, & 3 pray aright. In the forme of exposition on 1 the Creed. 2 The ten Commandements. 3 The Lords Praier. Put into this kind of method, that it might the better 1. Informe the vnderstanding. 2. Affect the soule, and 3. Helpe the memory. Hereunto is added also a short treatise on the Lords Supper: with praiers to be vsed before, at, and after the communion. By R.B. minister of Gods Word.	Bruch, Richard, minister of Gods word.	1615 (1615)	STC 3927; ESTC S114246	69,848	288

I had giuen ouer all hope of life and said in my weakenes I am cut off I shall no more returne to see the sunne yet thou gauest life which art my light and comfort thou gauest strength and madest me againe to reioice with my friends and to visit my dwelling Though thou brakest me with breach vpon breach in the day of my distresse though thou powredst out my gall vpon the ground though thou tookest mee by the necke and shakedst me in peeces and settedst me vp as a marke for all thine Archers yet haddest thou mercy on me to spare one that thou wouldest not put out all the light of my children in one day take both their parents from of their heads at once I should haue desired as did old Simeon when thou hadst set me on the way Lord now lettest thou thy seruant depart in peace I should haue earnestly beg'd of God that in death we might not haue been diuided whom no affliction nor sorrow nor want nor euill-deuised counsell of euill men could diuide in our liues I should haue reioiced as if I had found a treasure when I had found the graue and reckoned it a great successe and benefit to haue bid good-night to this world and to haue gone to sleepe together in the dust but that my bowels were moued within me in compassion of my children Alasse quoth I in the weakenes of my body in the weakenesse of my minde and heauinesse of my soule shall all these yong ones now be orphans yet thou O God art the father of orphans and shall the eye of mine enemie see in mee and them O take mee not therefore away in the midst of mine age spare my life O Lord of thy goodnesse helpe and heale thy seruant in remembrance of thy mercies visit thy sicke and prisoner to giue me health set my feet at liberty so didst thou heare heale me and hast done this great thing for mee whereof I reioice And now Lord what is that which I aske at thine hands namely this comfort me for the time wherein thou hast afflicted me and for the yeeres wherein I haue suffered aduersity Put to rebuke the men of mine hatred recompence their good to their soules that haue done me good binde vp now the bones which thou hast broken in me O Lord send me now prosperity make me to walke worthy of my calling to walke worthy of thee expressing my thankefulnesse vnto thee not in my tongue onely but in my life and conuersation also Giue me thy feare to wound my flesh thy comforts to sustaine my heart thy mercies to preuent me accompany me and follow me while here I liue and after this life translate me to that place where all teares shall be wipt from mine eies where there shall be no more death neither sorrow neither crying neither shall there be any more paine there in the company of all Saints and congregation of the first borne that are written in he●●●● ●●●●●y thy bright and blessed-mak●ng ●ig●t and to raigne with thee for all ●ge● through thy sonne Iesus Christ FINIS Triunni Deo Gloria Errata Page 54. l●●● 7. dele of p. 58. l. 3. put in for p 60. l. 17. r. my sinnes p. 85. l. 1. for bring r. being p. 97 in margin l. 8. r his l. 10. r. pure p. 112 l. 15. r. inwards p. 123. l. 22. r. him that was p. 13● l. 21 r. least approbation p. 133. l. 2 r. confederacies l. 6. r. errors p. 136. l. 9. for so truely r. seuer●ly p. 141. l. 12 r yet dowe say p. 153. l. 12. r. as through p. 155. l. 2. r for ●ea●d r. regard l. 15. r of all flesh p. 158. l. 20. for power r. praying p. 164. l 22. r. as a blasphemer p. 166. l. 25. r. your hand p. 172. l. 7. in some dele and haue power and l. 21. in some for shall r. should p. 177. l. 2 in some for vnchangeably r. vncharitably p. 178. l 11. d●le brother p. 182. l. 25. for immunity r. munition p. 184. l. 9. in some for know r. burne p. 198. l. 7. r. Iudas p. 199 l. 16. r. Is it not now p. 201 l. 23. for hoasts r. houses p. 217 l. 8. for concerne r. conce●● p. 220. l. 17. r. here are we c. l. 8. r word of euill p. 245. l. 10. r. shall he p. 254. l. 3. r. the examined p 264. l. 25. for mistery r. misery p. 265. l. 3. r. application p. 268. l. 14. for show r. s●ow p. 271. l 25. r. not withdrawing

titles 3. While in our hearts we religiously regard and thinke of thy power wisdome mercy iustice iudgements c. Thy kingdome come 1. In the preaching of thy Gospell 2. In the power of thy Spirit 3. In the appearing of thy glory Thy will be done in earth 1. On vs in all that thou shalt thinke good 2. In vs in all that shall be good 3. By vs in all that our hand shall finde to doe As it is in heauen 1. By thine only Sonne 2. By thy holy Angels 3. By thy blessed Saints Giue vs this day our daily bread 1. For our present necessitie 2. Further commodity 3 Future ability And forgiue vs our trespasses 1. Sinning of ignorance 2. Falling of infirmity 3. Offending of set purpose As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs 1. Not retaining their iniuries 2. Not returning their iniuries 3. Doing them good moreouer for their iniuries And leade vs not into temptation 1. With drawing thy grace assisting from vs. 2. Stirring vp stormes and warre against vs. 3. Laying baites blocks before vs. But deliuer vs from the euill 1. Of our owne concupiscence 2. Of the wicked aduersary 3. Of the examples of this naughty age For thine is the Kingdome 1. Ouer all excelling the power 2. All ruling and disposing and the glory 3. Alwaies brightly shining For euer 1. In all ages past 2. At this time present 3. In all times to come Amen So shall it be 1. As thou hast said 2. As we haue praied 3. Herevpon our faith is staid we beleeue Lord helpe our vnbeliefe euen so Lord Iesus Amen Amen The Resolution of the Creede 1. THere are three maine parts of this the Apostles creed 1. The obiect of our faith God 2. The subiect of beleeuing the Church 3. The benefits that we receiue of God in the Church 2. The obiect of our faith God is distinguished into three persons 1. The Father 2. The Sonne 3. The holy Ghost 3. The first person is set out vnto vs vnder these Appellations 1. Father 2. Almighty 3. Creator of heauen and earth 4. The second person is set out vnto vs by his 1. Titles 1. Iesus Christ 2. his Sonne 3. our Lord. 2. Incarnation containing his conception and birth 3. His double estate of humiliation and exaltation of humiliation he suffered c of exaltation he rose c. 5. The third person is set out vnto vs by his 1. Name Spirit 2. Attribute Holy 3. The intimation of his office vnder these his name and attribute 6. The Church is set out vnto vs by her qualities description to be 1. Holy 2. Catholique 3. The communion of Saints 7. The benefits that we receiue of God in the Church are these 1. Forgiuenesse of sinnes 2. Resurrection of the body 3. Life euerlasting THE LIFE of Religion The Creed The first Article I Beleeue in God 1. ACknowledging that hee is but one Perkins 2. Applying him to my selfe 3. Relying on his helpe For he is 1. Alpha and Omega Reuel 1. 2. My portion and my lot 3. A tower to those that put their trust in him Vse 1. Therefore resort I to his written word therein to bee instructed concerning him 1. That he is 2. What hee is 3. Who he is That I may haue a ground for this my faith 2. Therefore come I vnto his fountaine thence to draw of the 1. Fulnes of his grace 2. Sweetnesse of his comforts 3. Truth of his promises That I may taste see how good he is 3. Therefore walke I without all feare committing may way vnto him and what belongs vnto me 1. Not trusting in my s lfe 2. Not trusting in the sonne of man 3. Not trusting in any other creature That I may hold mee fast by him The Father 1. Of his eternall Sonne 2. Of his elect Angels 3. Of his faithfull people For 1. He came out of his bosome 2. They are called the children of God Iob 1.6 3. They are reckoned to him for a generation Vse 1. Hereupon I vtterly condemne the blasphemies of those that denie God to haue a Sonne and heresie of those that deny the Sonne to be begotten of the substance of the father such as are 1. The Iewes 2. The Mahumetanes and 3. The Arrians And doe beleeue and hold this generatiō 2. Hereupon I renounce the error of the Saduces which deny God to haue any such sonnes as Angels notwithstanding besides in the names of their nature and office the Scripture sets them out vnto vs terming them 1. Of their dignitie thrones and dominions Bucan 2. Of the effect Seraphim 3. Of the forme of their apparitions Cherubim And acknowledge that hee hath such ofspring 3. Hereupon I wholy build vpon my God that he will doe for mee as for other his faithfull people like a louing father 1. Chastening me in mercie 2. Prouiding for my need 3. Turning al my sufferings into good And in this confidence I draw neere vnto him Almightie 1. To doe whatsoeuer hee shall please 2. To doe things to vs impossible with ease 3. To giue strength to the feeble and increase power to him that hath no strength For 1. Nothing can hinder him to execute his will 2. He is neither faint nor weary of his worke 3. His power is performed in the weaknesse of the creature Vse 1. I am humbled therefore in my selfe thinking on such might and strength and doe learne 1. To trust in his mercies 2. To tremble at his iudgements 3. To magnifie his workes Which brings such mightie things to passe 2. I measure not his omnipotence by the scantling of my perceiuerance when I see him worke great effects by 1. Weake meanes 2. No meanes 3. Yea against all meanes Which doth that which is wonderfull in our eies 3. I consider not my weakenesse in the worke of his grace being perswaded that he will inable me in all things 1. To doe 2. To suffer and 3. To ouercome Which will be glorified in his Saints and made maruellous in all them that beleeue Maker of Heauen and Earth 1. Creating of all things the kindes 2. Establishing their order 3. Guiding their course For 1. This is the worke alone of his power 2. This is the worke of his wisdome 3. This is the worke of his prouidence Now then Vse 1. I acknowledge none for Gods to put my trust in them but this all forming power and forsake all other Idoll Gods whether they be the names of 1. Diuels 2. Men or 3. Fained Monsters For he is the true Iehouah 2. I wonder at no wisdome but at his which ordereth all things comely in 1. Measure 2. Number 3. Weight For he is the eternall 3. I bow my knee to him alone and rendring my selfe to him cast all my care vpon him 1. Giuing thankes in my successes Bas●in Caluin 2. Pati●nt in my sufferings 3. Hauing a good hope for the time that is to come For he doth gouerne all things The second

to the hoast of heauen this meets with the Papists and their images which they haue set vp to themselues to worship vnlawfull representations of the god-head seruice and reuerence done to such idols and other shapes of the creatures their crosses their hee Saints and their shee Saints all which as idolatrous and occasions of idolatry the Saints of God haue iustly 1. Cast out of their mindes 2. Cast out of their Churches 3. Cast out of their houses That so Gods worship might not be defiled 2. Here is that condemnes all outward showes of Gods worship when the heart is not inwardly affected with his loue and feare all negligence in Gods seruice all seruing of the intentions of the world by the causes of God Greg. lib. 21. Mor. Mat. 23.23 the tithing of mint anniseed and cummin and letting passe the waightier matters of the law such as are 1. Iudgement 2. Mercie 3. Fidelity That so Gods seruice might not be forshew 3. Here is that condemnes the contempt of religion and the omission of the worship of God whether inward or outward or any part therof when men account of this seruice but us a needelesse matter and of the dueties here required but as friuolous and things of no esteeme 1. Vilifying them in their thoughts 2. Iesting at them in their speeches 3. Slighting them in their gesture and behauiour That so these dueties might be disesteemd 3. The Appendix of the second Commmandement An exhortation to obedience set downe at large 1. Because the God that requires the true worship and forbids the false is a mighty and a iealous God 2. Because he punisheth the breach of this Commandement so truly on the wicked and their posteritie 3. Because he rewardeth the obseruance thereof plentifully to the godly and their seed after them For 1. Hee cannot indure that any part of of the worship due to him should either be with holden depraued or giuen to any other 2. Hee visits the iniquities of the fathers vpon the children vpon the third c. 3. Hee shewes mercie to thousands of them that loue him Vse 1. Although therefore we may flatter our selues in the breach of this precept and cry peace peace and all shall be well and the Lord will not regard to punish it although we can make a deminitiue of this as of other sinnes yet let vs know for certaine that God accounts it it hainous seeing hee doth thus intermine and threaten the trespassors shewing them that he wants 1. Noe cause 2. Not will 3. Nor power To plague punish such as breake this law 2 Although a man commits many sinnes against his owne soule only according to that of the Prophet that Soule that sinneth shall die Ezech 18.4 yet against him that setteth vp his Idols in his heart and putteth the stumbling blocke of his iniquity before his face the Lord will doe somewhat more Ezech. 18.7 8. for the Lord will not only set his face against that man and make him a signe and a prouerbe and cut him off from the midst of his people if hee doe not repent him bus he will also plegde his seed 1. Leauing them in their naturall corruption 2. Leading them forth in the steps of their parents 3. Giuing them vp to the hardnes of their heart and wilfull blindnes To make vp the measure of their fathers sinnes 3 Although Gods wrath and iealousie burne like a fire which will consume the aduersaries although the vengeance be great that visits to the third and fourth generation and able to affright vs yet must we here obserue how God sets but his goodnes to inuite vs to obedience amplifying his mercies and promising it to thousands the rather 1. By the greatnes of his goodnes 2. By the desire of our owne good and safetie 3. And the good and safety of o●r children To win vs to the obseruance of this his lawe The third Commandement Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine 1. The affirming part of this precept We must haue the name of God in singular reuerence The things inioined in this precept are 1 That we sweare in due lawfull manner 2. That wee zealously confesse to Gods glory the truth and will of God that we know 3. That we call vpon the Lord and glorifie him giuing thanks vnto him For 1. It is written Deut. 6.13 Thou shalt feare thy Lord God serue him and sweare by his name 2. Wee must as well confesse with the mouth to saluation as beleeue with the heart Rom. 10.10 3. We must sanctifie the Lord God as in our hearts so also in our words and workes 1. Pet. 3.15 Vse 1. Howsoeuer therefore the Anabaptist condemne all oathes De ser dom in monte and swearing yet dare say with Augustine Thou dost not ill that vsest an oath well that is which swearest to the glory of God thine owne and thy neighbors good 1. In truth 2. In iudgement and 3. In righteousnesse When thou art lawfully earnestly required thereunto 2 Howsoeuer all truths at al times are not to be spoken and that of the words which are good and things we know for certaine there is as well a time to keepe silence as a time to speake Eccl. 3.7 yet should it euer be vnto we as to the Prophet Dauid pain and griefe to abstaine from good words so to hide any thing within vs that may tend to Gods glory whose truth wee must confesse with boldnesse and not shrinke from the same for feare either of the faces of men or any worldly losses whether it be of 1. Friends 2. Good name and reputation 3. The meanes of liuelihood or life it selfe When it concerns the maintenance of his glory the aduancement of his kingdome Sup. mat cap. 24. 3 Howsoeuer some as Chrysostome saith worship Saints yet scorne sanctifie what manner of holines call ye this yee must wee know for surety that wee cannot be to the praise and glory of God as is required of his Saints vnlesse we haue as an holy confession and remembrance of his name in our mouthes so also an holy expression and resemblance of his vertues in our manners vnlesse whatsoeuer we doe or say we doe it to his honour which we must alwaies seek 1. Declaring his word and Gospell to our brethren 2. Imploring his aide and succour in our needs and troubles 3. Magnifying his mercies in our successes and deliuerances When at any time occasion shall be offered of these things 2. The Negatiue Wee must doe or speak nothing tending to the prophaning of the name of God The things forbidden in this precept are 1. That we vse no needlesse and vnholy oaths 2. That we speake not vnreuerently of God his word his workes or titles c. nor abuse them 3. That wee disgrace not our holy profession by an vnholy conuersation For 1. Wee must not