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B21355 A catechism, or, Familiar instructions on the principal points of the Christian religion written for the use of his own family by Mr. Drelincourt.; Catechisme, ou, Instruction familiere sur les principaux points de la relgion chrĂȘtieno. English Drelincourt, Charles, 1595-1669. 1698 (1698) Wing D2159 63,542 132

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thou sluggard consider her ways and be wise He commands the Fathers to make provision for their Children if any provides not for his own and especially for those of his own house he hath denied the Faith and he is worse than an Infidel 1 Tim. 5. but he condemns the care of mistrust such as that of the Heathens who say what shall we eat what shall we drink or what shall we put on Mat. 6. Q. But rich men who have riches ready heaped for many years ought they to beg that of God A. Yes for it is not enough to have riches in abundance if God gives us not the use thereof and man liveth not of bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God Mat. 4. Of the Fifth Petition Q. SAY the Fifth Petition A. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us Q. Are all the faithful obliged to beg that A. Yes during their abode in this vale of tears for there is not a just man upon Earth that doth good and sinneth not and if we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us Eccles 7. 1 John 1. Q. Is there none but God that can forgive sins A. Who can forgive sins but God only Mark 2. I even I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for my own sake and will not remember thy sins Isa 45. Q. How is it then that the Pastors of the Chruch forgive sins A. They forgive them not as Judges and by form of Jurisdiction but as Ministers and Ambassadours who declare the grace and mercy of God through Jesus Christ we are Ambassadours for Christ as though God did beseech you by us we pray you in Christ's stead be ye reconciled to God 2 Cor. 5. Q. How is it that God forgiveth us our sins A. He forgives us all our offences * Of his free will is in the French version tho not in the English of his free grace Col. 2. Q. But can he show mercy without wronging his Justice A. Yes For Jesus Christ bore our sins in his own body on the Tree 1 Pet. 2. we have redemption through his blood for the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace Ephes 1. Q. Do you mean that those to whom God hath forgiven their sins for Jesus Christ's sake have no more need to satisfie his Justice A Yes For there is now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus Rom. 8. he that believeth on him shall not come unto condemnation but is passed from death to life John 5. Q. From whence comes then that the most regenerated and the best of people are subject to so many afflictions A As Christ ought to have suffered and so to enter into his glory Luke 24. likewise we must through much tribulation enter into the Kingdom of God Acts 14. but all those afflictions are ended with our life Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord yea saith the spirit ●or from this time forward they rest from their ●abours and their works do follow them Rev. 14 Q. When you add forgive us our trespasses as ●e forgive them that trespass a ainst us do you ●ean that in forgiving men their offences you de●erve that God forgive you yours A. By no means it is as of similitude and not of equality for when we forgive our Neighbours we do nothing but what we ought to do and there is no proportion between the trespasses we forgive and those that God forgives us O Lord righteousness belongs unto thee but unto us confusion of face Dan. 9. Q. What do you think of those who say this Prayer every day and notwithstanding are possessed with a spirit of revenge A. To speak properly they don't pray to God but they make an imprecation against themselves For if we forgive not them their trespasses our heavenly Father shall not forgive us ours and there shall be judgment without mercy on him that hath shewed us mercy Mat. 6. Jam. 2. Of the sixth Petition Q. HOW may sorts of temptations are there A. Two sorts one which is nothing else but a profitable tryal and of that it is spoken Gen. 22. where it is said that God did tempt or tried Abraham the other is a solicitation to Evil of which St James speaks in the first Chapter of his Epistle let no man say whe● he is tempted I am tempted of God for Go● cannot be tempted with Evil neither temptet● he any man but every man is tempted whe● he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed then when lust hath conceived it bringeth fort sin and sin when it is finished bringeth fort Death Q. Of what temptation do we speak here wh● we say to God lead us not into temptation but d●liver us from Evil A. Of both but with very great diversity Q. ●ow do you understand it of the first A. That we pray to God not to afflict us beyond what we can bear and that our temptation be but such as is common to man and that he will with the temptation also make a way to escape that we may be able to bear it 1 Cor. 10. Q. How can this be understood of the second sort of temptation since God never leads and induces men to do evil A. It is that we pray to God not to leave us to our selves nor permit that sin overcome us but to arm us with the shield of faith to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked Ephes 6. Q. Who is that wicked one you pray God to deliver you from A. It is the Devil that is so called because of his deep wickedness thus the Apostle St Paul calls him in the second to the Thessalonians ch 3. the Lord is fatihful who shall establish you and keep you from * The wicked one so the●e is in the Fr. Version and not from evil as the English but in Dr. Hammonds Paraphrase on this ch there is noted in the margin the evil one the wicked one Of the Conclusion Q. WHAT contains the Conclusion of this admirable Prayer A. As many arguments as there be words to incite our good God to grant us our requests for since that to him belongs the kingdom the power and glory it is just and reasonable that he be worshipped served and obeyed all over the Universe and consequently that his name be hallowed that his kingdom come and that his will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven Q. What signifies this word Amen A. It signifies so be it or it shall be so so that it is a● vow that we make to God with assurance that he shall hear it from his heavenly sanctuary End of the third Part. PART IV. Of Recognition or Acknowledgment Q. WHAT is the Recognition that we owe to God A. It is to acknowledge with our heart and to confess with our mouth that we enjoy no good but what proceeds