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A87647 A catechisme for, the times. Published according to order. J. K. 1645 (1645) Wing K11; Thomason E1185_7; ESTC R208212 7,934 16

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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
to the mountain of the Lord c. Mich. 4. 1.2 43. Q. Others dislike your Ministers because they do not work for their livings as Paul did what say you to that A. Or I only and Barnabas have not we power to forbear working who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit thereof or who feedeth a flock and eateth not of the milk of the flock say I these things as a man or saith not the Law the same also 1 Cor. 9.6 7 8. 44. Q But your Ministers are maintained by tithes were not they proper to the Leviticall Priest hood and therefore to be abolished with it A. He whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promises Heb. 7.8 45. Q Others separate onely from the Communion because unworthy receivers are known to come to the table how may their consciences be satisfied till discipline be restored more exactly A. Let a man examine himself and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup for he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himself 1 Cor. 11.28 ●9 46. Q. Others take exception chiefly at your administring of baptisme can you shew them by Scripture the baptizing of infants and that without dipping A. Brethren I would not that ye should be ignorant how that our fathers were vnder the cloud and all passed thorow the Sea and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud c. 1 Cor. 10. 11 2. 47. Q But you serve God according to a Directory where is your warrant for that A. One of his disciples said unto him Lord teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples and he said unto them When ye pray say Our Father which art in Heaven hallowed he thy Name c. Luke 11. 1 ● 48. Q. But where is your warrant for singing of Psalmes together at your meetings A. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and hymnes and spirituall songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord Col. 3.16 49. Q Others dislike the matter of your preaching generally as too legall for these Gospel-times what generall answer will you give them A. Do we then make void the law through faith God forbid yea we establish the law Rom. 3.31 50. Q Is it our duty then to keep the Law A. If you fulfill the royall law according to the Scripture Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self ye do well Iam 2 8. 51. Q. But what if we fail in any point of the Law A. Ye commit sin and are convinced of the law as transgressiours for whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point he is guilty of all Iam. 2. 9 10. 52. Q. Should then a childe of God take notice of and lay to heart the guilt of his sins A. Deliver me from blood-guiltinesse O God Psa 51.14 53. Q. Some say David was under another dispensation then we are can you shew them the like precedent before the Covenant from mount Sinai which gendreth to bondage A. I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of men why hast thou set me as a mark against thee so that I am a burden unto my self and why dost thou not pardon my transgression and take away mine iniquity Iob. 7.20 21. 54 Q What should a childe of God do then to get his sins pardoned A. Forgive us our sins Luke 11. 4. 55. Q. What must he do besides praying for pardon A. If we confesse our sins he is faithfull and just to forgive us our sins 1 Iob. 1.9 56. Q. What further condition is there required of a childe of God for the obtaining of pardon A. If ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you but if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses Mat 6. 14 15. 57. Q. Your doctrine implies that God observes the sins of his people can you prove that A. Neverthelesse I have somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first love Rev. 2.4 23. 58. Q Doth God also correct his children for their sins A. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you and many sleep for if we would judge our selves we should not bee judged but when we are judged we are chastened of the Lord that we should not be condemned with the world 1 Cor. 11. 30 31 32. 59. Q May then a childe of God when he is corrected look upon God as angry and upon sin as the procuring cause A. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him untill he plead my cause and execute judgement for me he will bring me forth to the light and I shall behold his righteousnesse Mic. 7.9 60. Q. Why must not a Christian look upon Gods love and not upon his dreadfulnesse A. We receiving a Kingdom which cannot be moved let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear for our God is a consuming fire Heb. 12. 28 29. 61. Q. Would you have a childe of God mourn for his sinnes A. I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for his only son and shall be in bitternesse for him as one that is in bitternsse for his first-born Zech. 12. 10. 62. Q. Would you have Christians to try the goodnesse of their estates by the work of grace in them A. Examine your selves whether you be in the faith prove your own selves know ye not your own selves how that Jesus Christ is in you except ye be reprobates 2 Cor 13.5 63. Q. What evident mark can you instance in for a Christian to try himself by A. We know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the brethren 1 Iob. 3.14 64. Q. Should we now have legall terrours prest A. Others save with fear pulling them out of the fire Iude 23. 65. Q. Should wicked men pray to God A. Pray God if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee for I perceive thou art in the gall of bitternesse and in the bond of iniquity Acts 8 22 23. 66. Q Is the usuall discourse of hard controversies among weak Christians to be approved A. Him that is weak in the faith receive you but not ●o doubtfull disputations Rom. 14.1 67. Q. If I have a true opinion which cannot be vented without offence may I vent it A. Hast thou faith have it to thy self before God happy is hee that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth Rom. 14.22 68. Q. I have heard of a book written to prove that the soul of man remains not after death how will you confute that A. He went and preached to the spirits in prison which sometimes were disobedient when once the long-suffering of God waited in the dayes of Noah 1 Pet. 3.19 20. 69. Q They say there is another book out to prove that a man may out away his wife if she be not a meet helper how may I answer all the arguments there alleadged A. It hath been said Whosoever shall put away his wife let him give her a writing of a divorcement but I say unto you that whosoever shall put away his wife saving for the cause of fornication causeth her to commit adultery and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery Mat. 5.31 32. 70. Q. There are many other new opinions that men teach and write for with specious arguments I would fain be satisfied about them how shall I discern the truth A. If any of you lack wisdome let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him Iam. 1.5 If any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God c. Iob. 7.17 To the Law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Isa 8.20 Postscript to the judicious Reader IF thou hast read over this Catechise their mayest easily perceive that it was penned for Christians of the lowest forme to whom the Author intended with briefnes clearnes and Scripture language to give generall notes for caution against all the dangerous Doctrines of the times and speciall hints for satisfaction concerning some of the most obvious mistakes and errours If the sight of this may occasion from thee a fuller and exacter treatise of this nature none shall be more willing to study such a Catechise then my selfe Thine and the truths I. K. FINIS Imprimatur JOHN DOVVNAME