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A64986 An explicatory catechism: or, An explanation of the assemblies shorter catechism Wherein those principles are enlarged upon especially, which obviate the great and growing errors of Popery; useful for those families that desire to hold fast the form of sound words. Vincent, Thomas, 1634-1678. 1675 (1675) Wing V434; ESTC R220763 119,453 302

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supposition renders it most probable be it known to all such unnatural Parents as reject Infant Baptism that they harden their hearts against their own flesh Q Why so A. Because Children are parts of Parents and by this contempt of Baptism they reject the Counsel of God against themselves and their Children Q What other reason have you for Infant Baptism A. 3. Children were ever admitted to the sign and Seal of this Covenant which of old was Circumcision and Baptism succeeds in the room of Circumcision Q. How doth that appear A. 1. It appears in that the Apostle of the Circumcision commands Baptism upon the same ground that Circumcision was 2. Because St. Paul in Col. 2. gives to Baptism the very Name of Circumcision to teach us that it succeeds i● Object But if Baptism ought to be administred to all those to whom Circumcision was administred because Baptism succeeds Circumcision by the same reason the Eucharist ought to be administred to all those who did eat the Paschal Lamb seeing the Eucharist succeeds the Iewish Passover But you stay longer before you admit your Children to the Lords Supper than the Iews did before they admitted their Children to the eating of the Paschal Lamb. A. The Jews admitted their Children to eat of the Paschal Lamb so soon as they were able to eat flesh and to ask their Fathers the reason of that legal ceremony and we defer the admitting of ours to the Lords Supper until they be capable of those dispositions which God requires and are able to examine themselves according to the command of the Apostle 1 Cor. 11. Let a man examine himself and so let him eat of that Bread and drink of that Cup. Q. 96. What is the Lords Supper A. The Lords Supper is a Sacrament wherein by giving and receiving Bread and Wine according to Christs appointment his Death is shewed forth and the worthy receivers are not after a corporal and carnal manner but by Faith made partakers of his Body and Blood with all his benefits unto their spiritual nourishment and growth in Grace Explic. Q. What is the other Sacrament of the New Testament called A. The Lords Su●p●● Q. Why so A. Because it was instituted at that time after the Paschal Supper was end●d Q. Are we therefore bound to celebrate it alwaies at the same time A. No because there is no command for it nor is there the same reason for it now as then this circumstance of time not obliging us to do it after Supper any more than the fashion of lying along binds us to the using of the same posture both of them being upon occasion of the Paschal Supper then Q. Why do you super add the circumstance and limitation of that present time A. Because the first Paschal Supper in Egypt was eaten standing but afterwards sitting and lying along leaning one on anothers breasts in sign of their rest and security otherwise than they had in Egypt Q. What are the sacramental Elements in the Lords Supper A. Bread and Wine Q What are the sacramental actions A. Breaking the Bread giving and receiving the Bread and Wine Q. What is signified by the Bread and Wine A. The Body and Blood of Christ. Q. What are the Ministers actions A. Breaking the Bread and giving the Bread and Wine not withholding the Cup from the people as the Papists sacrilegiously do Q. What is signified by the Ministers breaking the Bread A. Christs Body being broken for us Q. Why must the people partake of the Elements of both kinds A. Because all that were present at the first Sacrament given by the Lord Jesus himself did so Q How d●th that appear A. By the plain express words of Scripture Mat. 26. 26 27. Mark 14. 22. 23. Q. But all present at the first Sacrament were the twelve whom Christ sent forth as Apostles to Preach the Word and administer the Sacraments and therefore they and their Successors only had the priviled●e to drink of the Cup A. 1. By this argument the Bread may be taken away from the people too and so they would have no right to any part of this Sacrament And what is this but egregious sacriledge in robbing the people of their highest Church-priviledge 2. The practice and writings of the ancient Church in this matter which is the best way to explicate any such difficulty in Scripture is a clear Testimony that both the Bread and the Wine belong to all the people in the Name of the twelve Disciples at that time Q. What is signified by the giving of the Bread and Wine A. Gods giving all Christ to us Q. What is the peoples action A. Receiving eating and drinking the Bread and Wine Q. What is signified by the peoples receiving A. Their taking a whole Christ. Q. Why are the Bread and Wine given apart and not together A. To shew forth Christs Blood in the parting of his Blood from his Body Q. What is the rule of Administration and Participation A. All must be done according to Christs appointment Q. For what end is this Supper cele●rated A. Hereby Christs death is shewed ●orth Q. How many sorts of Receivers are there A. Two worthy and unworthy Q. What do the unworthy Receivers partake of A. They pertake of the outward Elements only Q. What do the worthy Receivers partake of A. They partake of Christs Body and Blood Q. After what manner do not these worthy Receivers partake of Christs Body and Blood A. Not after a corporal and carnal manner they partake not of the substance of his fl●sh and blood Q. Why so A. For that is in Heaven Q. But do not you affirm with the Pa●ists that in this Sacrament the Body and Blood together with the Divinity of Iesus Christ are truly really and substantially present and that the whole substance of the Bread is converted into his Body and the whole substance of the Wine into his Blood A. N● should we do it our Senses our Reason and the Word of God would give us the Lye We perceive by our Senses that the Bread and Wine are the same they were before Consecration And we are not more certain that there is a God who created us and a Sun that gives us light than we are fully perswaded that the Divinity of Jesus Christ is every where and his humane nature at the right hand of God from whence he shall come to Judge the quick and the dead Q. And why are you afraid to affirm that the Elements of Bread and Wine art transubstantiate and changed into the substance of the Body and Blood of Christ when the Scripture is plain and express that Christ took the Bread and said This is my Body And after the same manner took the Cup which Protestants as well as Papists interpret figuratively for the Wine in the Cup and said This is my blood of the New Testament c. as you m●y read in the following Texts Mat. 26. 26