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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	3,982	5	9.9491	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16904	An exposition of the Creede, the Lords Prayer, the Tenne Commandements, and the Sacraments. Catechetically composed by Iohn Bristovv, minister of the Word of God	Bristow, John, minister of the word of God.	1627 (1627)	STC 3798; ESTC S114177	90,695	265

is contained in the Commandements Q. Is not the doctrine of the Papists in â—any things against the Creed the ten Commandements the Lords prayer and the â—octrine of the Sacraments A. Yes Q. Wherein name some particulars 1 Ioh. 5.21 Reu. 17.14 2 Thes 2. Reu. 18 4. for â—t were too long to name all yet it is meet to â—â—me some that â—e may know we must constantly stand on Christs side against the Devill and all Antichristian errours and heresies and know that so many martyrs haue â—ot without cause constantly withstood Paâ—istrie begin therefore to shew how their doctrine is against the Creed A. Against the first Article yea and â—ll the rest Ioh. 1.12 Gâ—l 2.20 1 Ioh. 4.16 and 5.13 14.15 is thâ—ir denying of particular â—aith which is required in all the Arâ—icles Also their defining of faith to â—ee no more but a firme assent of the mind to the whole truth of God which â—aith the deuills haue Pro. 19.2 And also they commend an implicit faith to beleeue â—s the Church beleeueth not knowing what the Church is or what it beleeâ—eth Against the second Article Heb. 7. â—5 Act. 4.12 whereas â—esus is a perfect Sauiour of his people from all their sinnes and punishments they ascribe associates to Christ as the Virgin Mary St. Francis the Popes pardon our owne merits c. and whereas the title Christ signifieth our Sauior to be the Prophet 1 Ioh. 2.22 Esa 42.8 and 43.25 Priest King of his Church and will not giue his honer to others but is the onely Messiah against his prophetical office they haue mens traditions against his Priesthood they haue their Masse and the mediation and intercession of Saints by their praiers and merits and against his kingly office they say the Pope can make lawes to bind mens consciences may make new Articles of faith and dispense with the old and new Testament some of these errours are also against the sixâ— and other Articles of the Creed Against the third they hold the humanity of Christ to bee in many placeâ— at once and by consequence deny him to be true man Heb. 1.3 and 7.27 and 10.14 Against the fourth wheras Christ suffered to purge away our sinnes alone bâ— himselfe by his one sacrifice once offered they hold purging of sinnes by ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ new sacrifice vnbloody which ouerturneth the foundation of remission of â—innes by Christs sacrifice once offered Heb. 9.22 1 Ioh. 1.7 Rom. 3.25 â—nd vnbloody differeth in substance â—rom Christs where blood was not accidentall and it argueth the first to bee â—neffectuall by renewing it And they â—erre in the doctrine of Gods iustice saying it may be satisfyed with mens poeâ—all workes as if it were not infinite Gal. 3.10 Rom. 6.23 â—nd they hold some sinnes not to bee â—amnable Also they erre in the docâ—rine of repentance by humane satisfacâ—ions to God and also such confession â—ontrition satisfaction as they make â—arts of repentance may be without saâ—ing faith Against the sixt and seuenth and also â—gainst some other Articles is their erâ—our of transubstantiation For if Christ â—e a true man borne of the Virgin Maâ—â— be ascended into heauen and there â—o be conteined vntill the end of the world Act. 1.11 and 3.21 when he shall come to iudge the â—uicke and the dead he cannot be made â—f bread and present bodily at the Masse and in many places at once Ier. 17.5 Against the ninth they deny men to â—e Saints vntill they be dead and so rob them of their coÌ„munion w th the Saints Against the tenth and many of the rest they trust in their workes for saluation holding their owne merits and humane satisfactions Rom 3 24 28. Ephes 2.8 9 10. and iustification by workes Q. How is their doctrine against the teâ—â— Commandements A. Against the first by maintaining ignorance to bee the mother of deuotion and by calling the Pope God anâ— saying hee can make holy the vnholy and iustifie the wicked Mat. 22.29 and dispensâ—â— with the law of nature and with thâ—â— Prophets and Apostles and calling thâ— virgin Mary a goddesse their hope anâ— the Queene of Heauen hauing powâ—â— to command her Son and also callinâ— the wodden crosse their hope Exod. 32.5 Hos 2.16 Hab. 2.18 19. Mat. 4.10 Psal 50.15 Exo. 22.20 Against the second by making imâ—ges of God and also of creatures for râ—ligious vses and worship Also they â—dore and pray to Saints and Angellâ— and burne tapers build temples anâ— altars and consecrate daies to them anâ— they worship the bread in the sacrameÌ„â— and yet know nor the intention of thâ— Priest who if he intended not consecrâ—tion it is not Christ according to their doctrine howsoeuer the bread is not to be adored Also they make vowes to creatures and fasting meritorious and their merits are against Gods shewing mercy to thousands of them that loue him and keepe his Commandements Against the third they dishonour God by keeping the scriptures prayers in an vnknowne tongue and by calling the virgin Mary all in all and by holding equiuocations in oathes and that one is not bound to such oathes as the Pope dispenseth with and swearing by creatures also by holy water and either they doe or haue baptized bells Against the fourth they hold many festiuall dayes to the saints to bee obserued with as much solemnity as the sabbath or Lords day Against the fifth Rom. 13.1 1 King 2.26 27. they hold the Pope and Clergy not to be subiect to Kings and Princes and that the Pope may depose Kings also they allow mariages and monasticall vowes without and against the consent of their wise and carefull parents Against the sixt they say that subiects may kill their King being excommunicated by the Pope and they hold men may bee saued by the merit of their workes Ier. 17.5 and so bring the curse and murther of soules Leu. 21. Matt. 8.14 1 Tim. 3. Lev. 18. Against the seuenth they forbid mariage to the Clergy and maintaine the vow of single life although there bee not the gift of continency and defend the toleration of Stewes and mariages within the degrees forbidden in the Scriptures Against the eight they sell remission of sinnes and merits of others and get money and lands vnlawfully by such meanes Against the ninth they hold iesting and officious lies not to bee damnable and that equiuocations may bee vsed and faith not to be kept with heretikes and they corrupt and falsifie mens workes Against the tenth they hold lust without consent and concupiscence in the regenerate to be no sinne Q. How against the Lord Prayer A. First against the Preface by praying to Saints and making them mediators whereas we are to pray to the Father in the name and mediation of Christ only Also they deny particular faith but how can hee say our Father that doth not know God is his Father Secondly against the

secondly to see it and be silent thirdly to confesse the truth but with such as bee like our selues before others to bee ashamed of it or to confesse it but not defend it or to doe it â—hiftingly not plainly Mark 8.38 Rom. â—0 10 Matth. 10.32 Thus much of â—he first sort of things commanded Secondly there is commanded fit Duty 2 â—esture of the body belonging to the â—xercises of religion as in prayer bowâ—ng of the body Neh. 8.6 lifting vp the â—ies and hands Psal 141.2 and 121.1 â—ohn 17.1 they that with their eies looâ—ed vpon Idols in a superstitious manâ—er are accused of idolatry Ezekiel Gestures should be decent and such as â—ay expresse the humility and deuotiâ—n of our mind and in the publike serâ—ice of God it is good to follow the â—audable fashion and custome of that â—articular Church where we liue The sinne is first to neglect reuerent gestures as when in prayer men stare on â—uery one that commeth in and when â—ee giue such gestures to men out of â—eason as in the time of preaching and â—rayer they doe that leaue prayer and â—reaching and all to make a legge when â—heir landlord commeth in Secondly â—o giue religious adoration to creatures â—s to Angells and Saints departed Rev. 19.10 Acts 10. Though ciuill woâ—ship or reuerence is to bee yeelded ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ such as be our superiours yet not reâ—â—gious as if they knew our hearts ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ were euery where present Almighty ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the like And it is sin to adore reliqueâ— as the Crosse of Christ the sepulcheâ— of dead men c. and it is sinne to adoâ—â— the bread in the Sacrament for Chrâ—â— is no otherwise present therein then the water at Baptisme So it is a sinne kisse an idoll shewing some approbatioâ— of the idoll thereby Hos 13.2 Duty 3 3 Such rites and ceremonies should ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ vsed as bee decent Although the church of England retaine the name of saints dais yet without idolatry the dais being dedicated to the honour of God according to ordâ—â— and tending to edification 1 Cor. 1â— 13. and 14.26.40 The sin is when ceremonies bee râ—diculous vnprofitable superstitious ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ made parts of Gods worship And he is forbidden building of altars or teâ—ples and consecrating of daies to Sainâ— or Angells Exod. 22.20 also erectiâ—â— altars burning incense and lighting tâ—pers to reliques 2 King 18.4 Fourthly we are commanded to shâ— Duty 4 and watch against all meanes and occâ—sions of idolatry or any false worshiâ— Deut. 7.3.4 and 11.16 and 12.13.30 â—â—d Magistrates and Ministers and all â—â—cording to their callings should bee â—alous to root out abolish superstitiâ—â—s worship Exod. 23.24 Deut. 7.25 â— and 12.1 2 3. The sinne is to retaine reliques and â—onuments of Idolatry Esa 30.22 â—xod 23.13 Fiftly helps and furtherances to Duty 5 â—ods worship bee commanded and â—mely these foure things first fasting 1. Fastâ—â—â— religious fast is a voluntary abstineÌ„ce â—m all food and other comforts and lights for a conuenient time not â—eiudiciall to health Ioel 2.12.17 Matt. 5.15 16. They who cannot abstaine so long from all meat should eat for quantity very little and for quality coorse or mean food that our humiliaâ—on and prayer may be furthered The â—â—e of fasting ordinarily should last for â—e day at the least vntill the euening â—v 23.32 Iudg. 20.26 The causes of â—ting bee first if wee haue falne into â—y grieuous sinne 1 Sam. 7.6 secondâ—en some among vs haue so falne 1 â—â—r 5.2 thirdly when iudgment is vpâ—â— vs or is imminent hanging ouer our â—ad Iudg. 20.26 2 Chro. 20.2 fourthâ—â— for iudgment vpon others 2 Sam 12 â— fiftly when wee stand in need of some speciall benefit Acts 10. or for successe of the Gospell Acts 13.3 although all prayer require full â—ffection yet in the time of a fast it should bee extraordinary speciall in zeale strength and continuance therefore bring wee downe the body that the spirit may be caried vp Esa 22.12 c. The sinnes forbidden bee first noâ— fasting when there is occasion Secondly fasting is abused First when there iâ— onely outward abstinence without inward humiliation and affâ—ction Esay 58. Secâ—ndly to abstaine onely from flesh Thirdly to fast vnseasonably without respect of occasions as when God hath called vs to reioycing Fourthly to fast without extraordinary prayer Fiftly not to keepe the day of fasting in the nature of a Sabbath Lev. 23.30 Sixtly to keepe a fast to Saints Seuenthly to think to merit by fasting 2 Vowes bee helps commanded for the furthering of Gods worship Numb 30.2 Deut. 2â— 21 Psal 22.25 2 Kingâ— 23.3 A vow is a promise made to God of things lawfull and possible There be three soâ—ts mentioned in the Scripture first of ceremoniall duties which bee now abolished secondly a promise of morall obedience which concerneth vs Psal 119 106. 1 Pet. 3.21 thirdly a promise of some bodily worke and outward duty as to fast to giue such or such almes to abstaine from some meates and drinkes and to vse or not vse other indifferent things 1 Tim. 4.8 this last may be lawfull for vs to make and keepe some cautions obserued as may be shewed further vpon the third Commandement The sinnes bee first to neglect this helpe and not to make vowes with care of keeping them secondly to make vowes to creatures as to Saints as the Papists doe A third helpe to Gods worship is preparation for the Preaching of the word by education and maintenance for education Ministers are to be trained vp in the schooles of learning 1 Sam. 10.5 and 19.20 2 King 4.38 the sinne is to take away schooles of learning as Iulian the Apostate did and secondly when men without gifts runne into the Ministery before they be sent 1 Kin. 13.33 Concerning maintenance God hath commanded the Ministers of the Word should competently bee prouided for Deut. 12.19 1 Tim. 5.17 Gal. 6.6.7 The sinne is sacrilegious taking away such things as belong to the maintenaÌ„ce of the Ministery Mal. 3.8 Rom. 2.22 A fourth helpe is society and familiarity with the true worshippers of God Prou. 13.20 Psalm 16.3 and 119.63 The sinne forbidden in this respect is society with idolaters in religion 1 Cor. 10.20.21.22 and too familiar in ciuill affaires Mal. 2.11 2 Chro. 19.2 and selling things which the seller knoweth shall be superstitiously imploied and triall of suits before idolaters when we deale with our brethren and other decision may be had 1 Cor. 6.6 Q. What sinnes be forbidden more generally against the performance of Gods worship required in the second Commandement A. First making of Images of God Deut. 4 15.16 Esa 40.18 Rom. 1.25 secondly images of creatures religiously vsed Exod. 8.10 yet images and pictures of creatures maâ—â— be made for ciuill vse Matth. 22.20 profitable stories being drawne the nature of birds and beasts may more be knowne and cities and countries And the science of casting caruing and painting is reckoned among the gifts of God Exod. 31.3

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