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The Art of catechising, or, The compleat catechist in four parts ...
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reverence and respect to Men of Wisdom Piety and Learning Yes May we envy those who are above us or do exceed us in any thing No. Should we out of envy go about to lessen any man's worth or excellency No. Should all men bear a respect and reverence to those that are of a higher rank and quality than themselves Yes May a man behave himself proudly or scornfully towards his Betters No. Dues to thosâ— in any sort of want Should a Christian supply the needs of all men according to his ability Yes If a man be ignorant and wants knowledge should he not instruct him if he can do it Yes Should not a Christian endeavour to comfort them that are in sâ—dness and affliction Yes If a man be under any slander are we bound to clear him if we know he be innocent Yes To the Poor If a man be in Poverty and Need may they refuse to relieve him who are in Plenty No. Should we not labour to imploy all our abilities to the glory of God and the good of our Neighbour Yes If we refuse so to imploy them will not God take them from us Yes Thankfulness to Benefactor May a Christian refuse to be thankful to his Benefactors or those who have done him any good No. Ought he not to pray for them Yes Admenition and Reproof May a Christian refuse to be thankful to them who reprove him or admonish him or advise him for his Soul 's good No. Should not a man admonish another when he sees him going on in a course of sin Yes But then should he not do it mildly and privately Yes Should we be angry with those who reprove or admonish us No. Should not he who is reproved reform and amend after Reproof Yes If a man owe any thing or have borrowed any thing or have promised any thing is he not bound to pay it Yes Should not Creditors deal charitably and Christianly with their Debtors if they are not able to pay Yes Sunday XIV Duties to Parents To the King Honour Triâ—ute Prayers SHould not a Christian honour all lawful Magistrates especially the King Yes Should we grudge or refuse to pay them Tribute No. Are we bound to pray for them Yes Must we obey all the lawful commands of our King Yes â—bedience Suppose he command us any thing plainly against the Word of God must we obey then No. Must we not in such a Case patiently suffer what he shall inflict on us Yes May we rebel or rise up against him for any cause whatever No. 〈◊〉 our Pastors Must we Love and Honour the Bishops who are the Governours of the Church Yes â—ove Esteem Are we bound to have a great love and respect and esteem for our Ministers Yes May we with-hold from them their just maintenance Maintenance without sin No. Are we bound to obey those Commands of God â—bedience which they preach to us Yes â—â—ayers for â—â—em Should we pray for them Yes May we forsake our own Minister to go to hear Factious Nonconformist Teacher No. Natural Parents Reverence Are we to honour and behave our selves with respect and humility to our Parents Yes If they have any Infirmities must we conceal and cover them Yes May a Child be stubborn and irreverent toward his Parents No. Should Children love and pray for their Parents Love Prayers and endeavour to bring them Comfort Yes Obedience c Must not a Child obey all the lawful commands of his Parents Yes If a Parent command a Child to Lye or Steal should the Child obey in that Case No. If the Child refuse to obey an unlawful Command should he not refuse it humbly modestly and respectfully Yes May a Child despise the Counsel of his Parents or mock at them No. Is it not a dreadful sin to curse our Parents Yes May a Child without a great sin desire his Parents Death for Love of their Estate or for any other thing No. Should not a Child help his Parents in their needs Yes Should the Child marry against the Consent of the Parent No. Is a child bound to perform these Duties to his Parents though they be unkind or wicked Yes Parents Duâ— to children Are Parents bound to sustain and nourish their Children Yes To nourish and bring them to Baptism May Mothers refuse to nurse them without a just Cause or Impediment No. May Parents delay to bring their children to Baptism No. To educate and instruct them Is it not the Parents Duty to instruct them early in the ways of God Yes Ought not the Parent to bring up the child in some honest Trade or Employment Yes Should not Parents try to make them in Love with their Duty by Invitation and Encouragement Yes May Parents discourage or provoke them by harsh and cruel Usage No. Should not Parents if need require correct them timely Cirrection moderately and gently Yes Should a Parent permit any vice to get the least root in a child No. Should a Parent watch over their souls when they are grown up Yes To provide for them Should Parents provide for their subsistence according to their Ability Yes May Parents provide for their children by any unjust dealings No. Is not that the way to leave a Curse with them instead of a Blessing Yes Good example Should not Parents give them a good example by that to win them to Vertue Yes To bless them by their Prayers and Piety Should they seek a Blessing on their Children both by their Prayers and their Christian Life Yes May Parents consume their Portion in their own Excess and Riot No. Or should Parents reserve all till their death and let them want or put them upon unlawful shifts in the mean time No. May Parents oppress them with harsh and unreasonable Commands No. May a Parent marry them utterly against their Will No. Sunday XV. Dues to Brethren SHould Christians bear a great Love and Kindness toward their natural Brethren Yes Should not natural Brethren and Sisters beware of Envyings and Heart-burnings toward each other Yes Natural Should we not have a great love and affection for our Spiritual Brethren Yes Spiritual Are not Spiritual Brethren our fellow-Christians Yes Should we not join with them in holy Duties in Prayers hearing the Word and receiving the Sacraments Yes May we despise or hate a Fellow-Christian because he differs from us in some Opinions No. If a Brother be overtaken in a fault should we not do our best to bring him to Repentance Yes Should we triumph over him in respect of our own Innocence No. Should we Christians have a fellow-feeling of one anothers sufferings and afflictions Yes May we rejoice at the Sins or afflictions of any Man No. Wives Duty-Obedience Is the Wife to obey the Husband in all lawful Commands Yes But what if the thing commanded be inconvenient
must she obey him then too Yes Can any thing warrant the Wife 's not obeying besides the unlawfulness of the Command No. Is the Wife to be faithful to the Husband's Bed Yes Fidelity And faithful and careful of his worldly affairs Yes May the Wife strive for Rule and Dominion over her Husband No. Is the Wife tenderly to love her Husbands Yes Love Can the faults of a Husband justifie the frowardness of a Wife No. Husbands Duty Love Faithfulness Does the Husband owe the Wife a tender Love Yes Is the Husband to be faithful to her Bed Yes Is not unfaithfulness to the Bed in either Perjury as well as Adultery Yes May the Husband deny the Wife maintenance No. Maintenance and Instruction Is the Husband to instruct the Wife according to his knowledge and ability Yes To pray for each other Should the Husband and the Wife pray for each other and advance one anothers good Yes Is it not a great sin to marry any that is promised to another Yes May those marry that are within the degrees of Kindred which are forbidden by God No. If a person marry one that is too near of Kin to his deceased Wife is not that as bad as if she were too near of kin to himself Yes Must not a Christian be faithful to his Friend Yes May he betray the Secrets committed to him by his Friend No. Friendship Its Duties Should he not assist his Friend in his needs and pray for him Yes Should he kindly admonish him of his Faults Yes Should we be constant to our Friend Yes Servants Duty Obedience Diligence Is a Servant to obey his Master in all lawful Commands Yes Ought not a Servant to be diligent in his labours as well in his Master's absence as when his Eye is over him Yes Ought a Servant to be faithful in those things which are committed to his trust Yes Faithfulness c. May a Servant waste or purlion his Master's Goods No. Or convert them to his own use No. Ought a Servant to be meek and patient under his Master's Reproofs Yes May a Servant give his Master or Mistress rude and surly Answers No. Ought not a Servant to be diligent in his Master's business Yes Should a Servant give himself to Idleness and Company-keeping No. Ought not Servants to be present at Family-Prayers Yes Masters Duty Ought not Masters to be Just to their Servants and to perform what they have promised Yes Is it not a great Oppression Justice and crying Sin to with-hold the Wages of the Hireling and the Servant Yes Ought not Masters to admonish and reprove their Servants Admonition when they sin against God Yes And should they not exhort and perswade them to Religion and Virtue Yes Instruction May Masters use Servants Cruelly and Tyrannically No. Should they not remember that they have a Master in Heaven Yes Should Masters be moderate and reasonable in their Commands Yes Should not Masters give them a good Example Good Example c. Yes Ought not Masters to provide them means of Instruction in Religion Yes Should they deny them time and opportunity for Prayer and the Worship of God No. Should Masters permit their Servants to live idly and neglect their Duty No. Should not Masters encourage them in well doing Yes Sunday XVI IS not Charity a great Christian Duty Charity Yes Are not all the parts of it to be seriously considered and conscientiously practised by all that will be true Christians Yes Is not Charity a sincere love of God and of our Brethren for God's sake Yes Does not Charity ingage us to desire and wish good to others In the Affections Yes Can a charitable Man wish any hurt either to the Soul or the Body or the Goods or the Credit of any Man No. To Mens Souls Is not a charitable Man first of all to wish all good to the Souls of all Men Yes Is it not a great uncharitableness to wish the damnation of any Man Yes Effects of this Charity If we love our Neighbour as our selves may we wish that evil to him which we would not have befal our selves No. Is not the charitable Man to be meek and peaceable with all Yes Is the charitable Man contentions or easily provoked No. Is not the charitable Man to be compassionate towards the miseries of others Yes Should not the charitable Man rejoice in the good and prosperity of others Yes Is it not the property of the charitable Man to pray for the good of others Yes Can a charitable Man be envious or grieve at the prosperity of another Man No. Will not true Charity cast Pride out of the Heart Yes Is the charitable Man apt rashly to judge or censure others No. Is not the charitable Man forward to believe the best and hope the best of all Men Yes Can a truly charitable Man be a Dissembler or pretend a false Love No. This Charity to be extend to Enemies Is that Charity where a Man loves another only because he may get by him No. Does not the true Christian Charity cast out of the Heart all malice and desires of revenge Yes May Christians desire to be revenged on their Enemies No. Can a malicious revengeful Man be charitable No. Must a Christian love and be ready to do good to his spitefullest Enemy Yes Should we make them any returns for their Injuries besides Blessings and Prayers No. Though this seem to be a hard Duty must not Christians chearfully obey it Yes Will not Heaven and Happiness make amends hereafter for our conscionable Practice of all such self-denying Duties Yes Should Enemies Persecutors slanderers Revilers or any that have wronged us conquer our Love toward them No. Should we endeavour to overcome the evil they do us by doing good to them Yes Should not Christians carefully practise such a Charity as this to Enemies though it be contrary to the customs and fashion of the World Yes Motives to it If any man should jeer you or despise you for such a Charity will not that liken you to your dear Saviour Yes And is it not a blessed thing to be likened to him Yes The command of Christ Seeing this Charity to and forgiveness of Enemies and returning kindnesses for affronts and injuries seems hard would you know how much you are ingaged to practise it Yes Well then is it not an express Command of Christ's Yes And should a Disciple desire to be excused from obeying so great a Command of his master's No. Example of God and Christ If the Command of our Saviour prevail not with us should not the Example of God and our Saviour prevail with us Yes When we were Enemies to God did he not send his Son to die for us Yes Did not Christ lay down his Life for his Enemies Yes And should we refuse to copy out his Example in