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A60361	The compleat Christian, and compleat armour and armoury of a Christian, fitting him with all necessary furniture for that his holy profession, or, The doctrine of salvation delivered in a plain and familiar explication of the common catechisme, for the benefit of the younger sort, and others : wherein summarily comprehended is generally represented the truly orthodox and constant doctrine of the Church of England, especially in all points necessary to salvation / by W.S., D.D.	Slatyer, William, 1587-1647.	1643 (1643)	Wing S3983; ESTC R38256	385,949	1,566

either our necessities require or Gods blessings invite every day houre minute of time yeelding some new blessing or it selfe a blessing in the enjoying a longer time of grace and so such imitation 6. Fideliter fidenter in true saith with love unsained and sure confidence reposing our trust in God without waving or doubting as Saint James speaketh 7. Presenter as knowing or considering with the Philosopher the present time is only ours and delay breeds danger and here is no delaying or dallying with God in this to be used for true it is Nescis quid serus vesper ferat qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erat as true in this 8. Perseveranter with all constancie and patienc waiting the Lords seisure and never weary of weldoing remembring the widow importunity prevailing with the unjust Judge as much more we with the most good God 9. Practice and thus as perseveringly even to pray continually not only the vicissitude of frequent confession in humility fervent prayer in true faith pious intercession in unfaigned charity and praise and thanksgiving in duty and gratitude a forcible kinde of prayer to pull downe new blessings each taking their turns in a constant and continued course but such gracious speech of the tongue seconding the humble desires of the heart and both seconded by a godly course of life best fitting a devout Christian as the good life of the Preacher may seeme a continuall Sermon so this godly life of a good Christian in this course may seeme a continuall prayer from which directions how great abundance of holy meditations and helpes to devotion all incentives to this divine duty will arise may plainly appeare What followeth in speciall to be considered The Lords prayer as an absolute platforme of true prayer the Preface and other parts of it SECT 3. Of the Lords Prayer in particular and the Preface thereof and that fitly in the words or forme of the Lords prayer or any part of its the Analysis of the same prayer and first of the Preface of it how is our Father and what sons he hath with the comfort that we have of such his being our Father more then in any other title or respect and what use we should make of it in our well living hom he is said ours and in what respect so by us in our prayers to be named viz. to minde us to pray for the generall good of all our brethren why it is said in heaven to minde us of our owne low estate and his excellent Majesty so to elevate our eyes and soules to his Throne of glory Whence we hope for and expect all our helps and supply from him who though on earth and in all places most gloriously there raigning with our greatest joy and comfort if we be truly his why we ought to pray and not neglect it how in this Preface the holy Trinity in m●●ed or to be understood 1. IS it fit to pray in the very words of the Lords Prayer It is very convenient and being rightly understood there cannot be conceived better that if all the wise men in the world had consented together a more absolute frame could not be contrived nor uttered with humane wisdome and therefore well worthy to be used and if God be pleased with us for his sake his words also may well be deemed acceptable especially when we present our selves in his merits and our minde in his words 2. But may we not alter them 3. Not in substance but in circumstance or manner to expresse more in particular our necessities or desires which there in generall are contained 3. May we not pray the effect of any one petition by it selfe Yes if our necessities so require and though in more ample illustration yet the same in effect for if opposite or besides the matter there expressed in briefe it cannot be right or accepted and so having used our best skill to expresse our wants or desires in any particular we usually close with this as in the most perfect and assured acceptable forme that can be uttered and more acceptable how much better understood for so we pray more truly in his words and with his Spirit wherefore we ought to take the best care we may rightly to understand the same 4. What is therein contained Three parts the Preface of confession Our Father which art in heaven The Petitions for our selves and other six in number Hallowed be thy name c. The conclusion of praise and thanksgiving For thine is thy Kingdome power and glory c. 5. What is contained in the Preface I. A confession of Gods great Majesty mercy and goodnesse in that a Father our Father in heaven his throne of glory II. A confession of our owne 1. humility 2. duty 3. wants and 4. hope As we are sonnes we say our Father as we are in earth looke up to heaven up to the hills from whence commeth our helpe even to our God in his holy habitation 6. Who is here understood called Father 1. Either God according to his essence the Father of lights and so the whole Trinity may bee understood as Father of spirits and as the Sonne is called Counsellour everlasting Father and Prince of peace Isaiah 9. 6. 2. Or first Person in Trinity in relation to the Sonne and Holy Ghost and so we pray to the Father in the name of the Sonne and by the help of the Holy Ghost 7. How is God our Father Not only by creation for so are all creatures also with men and Angels But first more particularly as made sonnes in Christ his naturall Son By redemption restored By adoption acknowledged 2. Manifested sonnes by our education in his house the Church Teaching by his word and doctrine Correction by his fatherly chastisements Sanctification by his holy Spirit Inheritance of Sons in his blessing 8. What Sons hath God Both 1. generally all creatures by creation 2. Specially Princes by participation of honour and authority children called of the most High and Gods Most especially and naturally Christ by eternall generation 3. Particularly and legally all Christians by adoption in Christ and though false restored to be the Sons of God 9. What are we put in minde of by this name Father 1. Of the means wherby we are restored to favour our elder brother Christ. 2. The confidence that we may come with before him being admitted Sons 3. The love that he beareth to us whom hee accounteth so as himselfe our Father 4. The dignity and what persons we ought to be so accounted his Sons 5. The indignity we offer if we be not Sonnes or faithfull to presume and so to be assured our prayer is but sinne and we deserve a curse and not a blessing 10. Why call we him Father rather then by any other name Because a name as most truly honourable so most arguing love for though King or Judge or Prince or the like seem in common eyes more honourable titles yet

The Compleat CHRISTIAN And Compleat Armour and Armoury OF A CHRISTIAN Fitting him with all necessary furniture for that his holy Profession OR The Doctrine of Salvation Delivered in a plain and familiar explication of the Common Catechisme for the benefit of the younger sort and others Wherein summarily comprehended is generally represented the truly Orthodox and constant Doctrine of the Church of England especially in all points necessary to salvation By W. S. D. D. Hac est Porta Domini Justi intrabunt in eam Printed for the Authour 1643. This Treatise is divided into five Parts according to the five Parts of the Catechisme THe first Part Explicating the Title and Introduction in the 4. first Questions The Second Part Concerning the Creed or Articles of the Beleefe the summe of our Christian faith in the 2. next Questions The Third Part Concerning the Law of God or ten Commandments the Rule of our obedience teaching our duty and good works in the next five Questions The Fourth Part Concerning prayer and the rule or paterne thereof the Lords prayer in the 2. next Questions The Fifth Part The Doctrine of the Sacraments in the 12. last Questions with an Appendix Concerning holy Scripture and the due hearing reading and Art of meditating on the same To the thrice Excellent and Illustrious Charles Prince of Wales his Highnesse Most Noble Prince THough the present paterns of your Royall Parents and lasting Monuments of your famous Ancestors remaining in Memory to all Posterity may fully and lively de●●●ia●e and daily instructions of your grave and learned Teachers and Governours may most amply expresse the Portraiture of a true perfect and compleat Christian whereof the one may be said to enforme the other to enforce you to the imitation of their Heroicall vertues and graces in the Profession of Christianity the one guiding you by rule the other by example that it may seem nothing wanting to make you abound in such heavenly knowledge and Divine Philosophie yet since Nunquam nimu discitur quod nunquam satis discitur and no word is to be accounted out of time that may be spoken profitably whereby and so accounted of the wiseman as apples of gold in silver or transparant dishes and more especially since the subject of this discourse and Bafis whereon this Compleat Christian standeth and is founded so properly pertaineth as by the Lawes appropriated to those of the younger sort and your Highnesse the head of the Infantery On whom the eyes of all those Minims of Nobility and other the younger plants of this flourishing Kingdom are fixed and ready to admire your Princely expression and expresse the imitation of you in their action Let it not seem strange that I thus present this to you so properly to the younger sort and Primarily to your self belonging as Prince of the Youth and Prime Mirror of all those younger Plants The next Ages hope the story and glory of succeeding times or stay and prop of the flourishing of this famous Kingdom many things and of meane worth are usually and frequently I know offered unto your Highnesse and you have been pleased to accept of so meane dedication as of Grammar and other the inferiour sciences how much more to cast a favourable aspect hitherwards and to dayne your Graces acceptance of this Treatise of so high and heavenly a Nature as holy Divinity the Queene and Mistresse of all other Arts and Sciences bringing with her and bestowing on her followers such ornaments as best suite from the meanest to the Mightiest to all the Professors of true Christianity As this Treatise also may serve if need were to make not onely a Complementall but a Compleat Christian and afford to all as we ought to desire the good of all profit or contentment profit to the meanest who may learne by it contentment to those of riper Maturity who can best judge of it if many of ablest judgement and Masters in their Profession be not deceived Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci. What the Authour faileth of this and of the generall good he faileth of his best vote who heartily desireth the spirituall and best good of all Such as it is it lieth prostrate with the Authour himself at your Highnesse feet onely begging such your gracious favour as good deservings or best desires do usually finde and obraine at your Princely hands So tendering his Orisons at the Throne of Grace for the aboundant store of all heavenly and earthly blessings for the continuall increase of your happinesse as your increase in dayes to Crowne and attend you The due and daily prayers of a faithfull and sworne Servant in that your Royall family sometime Chaplaine to your worthy and Illustrious Grand Mother of blessed Memory and no lesse for many other respects in all dutifull observance to your Highnesse Most Humbly Devoted Ever William Slatyer The Table or the Contents of the whole booke divided in five parts THe First Part Concerning the Title and Introduction The Second Part Concerning the Creed The third Part Concerning the Commandments The Fourth Part Concerning Prayer The Fifth Part Concerning the Sacraments with an Appendix The Contents of the first Part devided into five Sections THe First Section discourseth of the Title of the Catechisme The Second Section Treating of the first Question The third Section of the second Question The fourth Section Of the third Question The fifth Section Handling the fourth Question The second Part divided into 13. Sections THe first Section whereof is of the fifth Question and of the Creed in generall and of faith The second Section a more particular explication of the Creed The third Section more neerly following the words of the Creed and the first Article thereof The fourth Section of the second Article of the Creed The fifth Section of the third Article Christs incarnation The sixth Section of the fourth Article his Passion The seventh Section of the fifth Article his descent into hell The eight Section Concerning his exaltation in five and sixe Articles The ninth Section of the seventh Article his coming to judgement The tenth Section the eight Article Concerning the holy Ghost The eleventh Section of the ninth Article Concerning the holy Catholique Church The twelfth Section the 10. 11. and 12. Article concerning the priviledges of the Church The thirteenth Section Of the sixth Question concerning the summe of the Creed The third part of the Catechisme divided into thirteen Questions THe first Section the seventh Question of the law in Generall The second Section the eighth Question of the Commandments and the Preface to them with divers necessary rules The third Section Of the first Table and first Commandment The fourth Section Concerning the second Commandment The fifth Section Concerning the third Commandment The sixth Section Concerning the fourth Commandment The seventh Section Concerning the fifth Commandment first of the second Table with some other necessary rules The eighth Section Concerning the sixth Commandment The

their truest honour from this that fathers of the Countrey and Common-wealth and for God though King of Kings Lord of Lords God of Sabbath Judge of the world and such his names seem of more honour yet full of terrour as Majesty and we poore creatures more need comfort and he most honoured in his mercy and how can those names be such comfort as Father since he a 1. King of Kings we dust and ashes 2. Lord of Lords we poore slaves 3. God of Sabbath we poore wormes 4. Judge of all we poore and miserable sinners So what doe these great titles but strike a terror into us that have need of mercy to comfort us in our deep necessity and of a Father not a severe Judge our great Warriour of Prince to looke upon our misery 11. How are we then comforted in the name Father In that it is a name of love and mercy and as there is mercy with him he shall be feared and so also honourable to him and to us most comfortable according to which name shewing mercy to all his creatures and most particularly to us in Christ so we may consider his fatherly love and affection I. As he is a Father that 1. can deny us his sons nothing that is requisite 2. Is ready to forgive and receive the penitent sinner and sonne as in the parable of the prodigall 3. Is full of compassion in the bowells of his mercy to his creatures and sons II. As we in Christ in whom he is well pleased III. As we either 1. aske or pray asking him blessing 2. Returne or are penitent aske forgivenesse 3. Desire his love favour or mercy 4. Aske his grace 12. What else learne we hence As Sons to be like him to have his image in us Eph. 5. 1. To be holy as he is holy To be mercifull as our heavenly Father is mercifull Luke 6. 36. To be perfect as he is perfect Matth. 5. 48. To be humble and shew all filiall duty towards him our Father 13. Why say we our Father 1. In regard of God who is all our Father 2. In regard of Christ in whom he is so particularly made our Father 3. In regard of the Holy Ghost by charity speaking in our hearts Abba and shewing him all our Father 4. In regard of the Church in whose words as in generall we are taught to pray being many but one body 5. In regard of our faith in that Church in Christ whereby we have all one Father 6. In regard of our charity as we are to pray for and to remember all and so say our Father 14. But why may we not as well say my Father Though my Father and my God or Lord in particular confidence in any distresse may be well said of us as Eli Eli c. yet for a generall form of prayer to be used by all nothing so fit as our Father in regard of his mercy love and compassion ready to receive forgive and releeve us and our Father especially 1. As in Christ in whose name and words we speake for whose sake are not else accepted 2. As in faith and confidence of this in him and by his Spirit 3. As in charity with all men so in body the Church and taught to pray for others as well as our selves and that our prayers can never be effectuall for our selves farther then as in charity earnest for others 15. Of what doth it then chiefly minde us 1. Of our Brother Saviour Redeemer Judge also Christ in whom God is made ours and we his 2. Of the strict union with God by Christ whereby he being ours whom have we to flie unto but him 3. Of the communion of Saints the family of God of which we are made a part and so to pray for our brethren 16. What learne we farther hence To take heed of all contempt of our brethren for without that charity to pray for them our prayers can never be effectuall for our selves no not holy neither nor prayers but rather a cursing and no way comfortable nor a blessing since God is not our Father if we be not in charity for God is love 17. Whom are we then to pray for Generally for all men of all estates and conditions whatsoever even our enemies persecutors and slanderers that God may turne their hearts and for Turkes Jewes Infidells and Hereticks that they may be converted to the faith 1. Especially for Princes that under God may be the meanes of his glory by good government 2. All good people and benefactors to us or the poore Saints on earth 3. All those to whom in any particular respect we are bound as Fathers c. 4. All those in any necessity need danger distresse or sicknesse 5. Our selves and all our brethren the elect whom God in his predestinate counsell hath appointed to salvation 18. Are there not some then we ought not to pray for Yes first the Divell our and Gods enemies against whom we are to pray 2. All knowne enemies of God so David against his enemies viz. as enemies of God and whiles so And so did the Church against Julian and such as he and Samuel forbidden to pray and mourne for Saul 1 Sam. 16. viz. as enemies of God or whiles s. 3. The dead not to be prayed for neither as whose estate is unchangeable of paines or glory 19. Why added which art in heaven 1. To remember us of his excellent Majesty and power and glory as who dwelleth in the heavens 2. To elevate our mindes to his Throne of glory 3. To minde us where we are and so of our meannesse and to teach us humility 20. Why to remember us of his Majesty Power and Glory For our comfort and that as he is our Father and so willing to doe us good so also 1. In Majesty honourable wherein our honour to be his Sons 2. In Power able to doe what ever we desire or he thinke fit or please 3. In Glory and of the same will impart to us and doe us good and advance us for his glory 21. Why to clevate our minds I. That we may alienate our minds from earthly things to be fitter to pray II. That we may not be glewed to the earth for then we can have no desire or power to pray III. That we may looke towards our Fathers house and our native home heaven IV. That we may consider 1. who it is and where he is that we pray unto 2. What things we ought especially to pray for heavenly and spirituall things 3. Whence those best blessings and indeed all good gifts else descend from above from the Father of lights 22. How to minde us where we are To make us in humility to consider our meane estate and so 1. How we are in a vale of misery this earth in a place of necessity 2. How far from our home and thence long for heaven our native soile and fathers house 3. How much we want of perfection so to desire