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A11949	A catechisme briefly opening the misterie of our redemption by Christ hauing the proues of euery point so annexed, and ioined vnder euery answer, that the ruder sort of people may be much furthered thereby, if they would vse a little diligence and endeuor to commit it to memory, or be much conuersant in reading thereof, or if they cannot read in hearing it read by others, vnto knowledge, and godlinesse.	Settle, Thomas.	1587 (1587)	STC 22267; ESTC S114769	38,264	95

visite his temple Dauid by the beautie of the Lorde in this place meaneth neth nothing else but the hearing of Gods holy word praiers praises thanksgiuing the vse of other Gods ceremonies for that ministration appointed For a day in thy courts is better then a thousand other where Psal 84 10. I had rather be a doore kéeper in the house of my God then to dwell in the tabernacle of wickednes 4 That al must heare receiue Gods worde REceiue with méekenes the word that is grafted in you Iames 1 21. which is able to saue your soules As newe borne babes desire the sincere milke of the worde 1 Pet 1 2. that you may growe thereby He that is of God heareth Gods word Iohn 8 47. ye therefore heare them not because yee are not of God Hee that turneth away his eare from hearing the lawe Prou. 28 9. euen his praier shal be abhominable Despise not prophesiyng 1 Thes 5 20 Prou. 13 13. He that despiseth the word shall be destroyed 5 That Gods worde is effectuall and full of power to conuert men and to alter their mindes and cleanse their hartes THe lawe of the Lorde is perfect Psal 19 7. conuerting the soule Now are ye cleane through the worde which I haue spoken vnto you Iohn 15 3. Sanctifie them with thy truth Iohn 17 17. Thy word is truth For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ Rom. 1 16. for it is the power of God vnto saluation to euerie one that beléeueth For the word of God is liuely Heb. 4 12. mightie in operation sharper then anie two edged sword entreth through euen vnto the diuiding a sunder of the soule the spirite of the ioints and the marrowe and is a discerner of the thoughtes and the intents of the hart Neuerthelesse though wee walke in the flesh 2 Cor. 10. ℣ 5 6 7. yet we war not after the flesh For the weapons of our warfare are not carnall but mightie through God to cast downe holdes casting downe the imaginations and euerie high thing that is exalted aboue the glorie of God bringing into captiuitie euery thought to the obedience of Christ And hauing readie the vengeance against al disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled Is not my worde euen like a fier saith the Lord Ierem 23 29 and like an hammer that breaketh the stone Surely as the raine commeth downe and the snowe from the heauen Esay 55. ℣ 10 11. and returneth not thither but watereth the earth and maketh it to bring foorth and bud that it may giue séede to the sower and bread vnto him that eateth So shall my word be that goeth out of my mouth it shal not returne vnto me voide but it shall accomplish that which I will and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it 1 Cor. 14. vers 24 25. But if all prophesie and there come in one that beléeueth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all and is iudged of all and so are the secretes of his heart made manifest and so he wil fal downe on his face and worship God and say plainely that God is in you indéede These places then considered it will appeare that they which neglect and despise the hearing of the worde preached cannot be saued though they trust neuer so much to secret reuelations they shall shall assoone come to heauen as hee to Fraunce that will passe the sea without a shippe 6 That for euerie thing that a Christian man doth hee ought to aske councell at the worde of God and make that the rule of al his doings TAke héede therefore that yée doo as the Lord your God hath commanded you Deut 5 32. turne not aside to the right hande nor to the left Whatsoeuer is not of faith that is of knowledge from the word is sinne Rom. 14 verse 23. And when they shall say vnto you enquire at them that haue a spirit of diuination Esay 8. verse 19 20. at the southsayers which whisper and murmur Should not a people enquire at their God From the liuing to the deade to the lawe and to the testimony if they speake not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Wo to the rebellious children saith the Lord that take councell but not of mée Esay 30 ℣ se 1 2 couer with a couering but not by my spirit the they may lay sin vpon sin which walke foorth to goe downe into Egypt haue not asked at my mouth Examples of Dauid Thy word is a lanterne vnto my féet Psa 119 105 and a light vnto my path Also thy testimonies are my delight Psal 119 24 my councellers 7 That the worde of God conteineth all things necessary vnto saluation THe Law of the Lorde is perfect Psal 19 7. conuerting the soule And that thou hast knowne the holie scriptures of a child 2. Tim 3. ℣ 15 16 17. which are able to make thée wise vnto saluatiō through the faith which is in Christ Iesus For the whole scripture is giuen by inspiratiō of God is profitable to teach to improue to correct to instruct in righteousnesse That the man of God may bee absolute being made perfect vnto all good woorks Receiue with méekenes the word that is grafted in you Iames 1 21. which is able to saue your soules Search the scriptures Iohn 5 39. for in them yee thinke to haue eternall life Then if eternal life saluation of our soules bee obteined by the scripures and doctrine of the worde conteined therein much good doe the Papistes with the rest which they get more by the meanes of traditions and vnwritten verities 8 Of Magistrates and first what men are to be chosen MOreouer prouide thou among al the people men of courage Exod. 18.21 fearing God men dealing truly men hating couetousnes appoint such ouer thē to be rulers ouer thousāds rulers ouer hundreds c. 9 That Magistrates are to execute Iustice vprightly towards all ANd I charged your iudges that same time saying Deut. 1 16. Heare the causes of brethren and iudge righteously betwene euery man and his brother the stranger that is with him ye shal haue no respect of persons but shall heare the small aswell as the great ye shal not feare the face of man for the iudgment is Gods Ye shal not do vniustly in iudgement Deuitie 19. verse 15 thou shalt not fanour the person of the poore nor honour the person of the mighty but thou shalt iudge thy neighbor iustly Thou shalt not estéeme a poore man in his cause Exod 23.3 Iudges officers shalt thou make thée c. and they shall iudge the people with righteous iudgement Deut. 17 18. 10. That Iudges and magistrates must take no rewardes nor bribes nor wrest the Lawe ANd he set

not as many which make marchandize of the word of God 2. Cor. 2.17 but as of sinceritie but as of God in the sight of God speake we in Christ O I would to God that all our ministers could thus in truth speake 17. That ministers and pastours ought to be examples to their flockes in holy conuersation and godly life otherwise they are a slander to the ministrie BE vnto them that beléeue an example in word 1. Tim. 4.12 in conuersation in loue inspirit in faith and in patience In all things shew thy selfe an example of good workes Titus 2 7. with vnedrrupt doctrine with grauitie and integritie and with the wholesome word which cannot be condemned that he which withstandeth may be ashamed hauing nothing conrerning you to speake euill of Féed the flocke of God 1. Pet. 5 3. c. That ye may be examples to the flocke Ye are witnesses and God also saith Paule how holily iustly 1. Thess 2. ℣ se 10. and vnblameablely wée behaued our selues among you that beléeue We giue none occasion of offence in any thing that our ministrie should not be reprehended 2. Cor. 4.6 Brethren be ye followers of me Philip. 3. ℣ se 17 18. and looke on them whiche walke so as you haue vs for an example For many walke of whom I haue told you often now tell you wéeping that they are the enimies of the crosse of Christ whose end is damnation whose God is their belly whose glorie is to their shame which mind earthly things 18. That the pastors and ministers of Gods word are to bee esteemed greatly of to be reuerenced and to be obeyed in their message otherwise reproch is offered to God LEt a man so thinke of vs 1. Cor. 4 1. as of the ministers of Christ and disposers of the secretes of God How bewtifull are the féete of them that bring glad tidings of peace Rom. 10 15 〈◊〉 bring glad tidings of good things Now we beséech you brethren that ye acknowledge them 1. Thes 5. verse 12 13. which labour amōg you and are ouer you in the Lord and admonish you that ye haue them in singular loue for their workes sake Obey them that haue the ouersight of you Hebr. 13 17 and submit your selues for they watch for your soules as they that must giue accompts that they may do it with ioy and not with griefe for that is vnprofitable for you Verely Iohn 13 20. verely I say vnto you if I sēd any he that receiueth him receiueth me and he that receiueth me receiueth him that sent me He that heareth you heareth me Luke 10 16. and he that dispiseth you dispiseth me and he that dispiseth me dispiseth him that sent me Example And the trial of one which was in my flesh ye dispised not neither abhored Gal. 4.14 but ye receiued me as an angell of God yea as Christ Iesus Receiue him therefore that is Epiphroditus in the Lord with all gladnes Philip 2 29. and make much of such 19. That the people or parishes which haue Gods word preached diligētly faithfully vnto thē are bound in conscience liberally to susteine and nourish those that preach vnto thē BEware that thou forsake not the Leuite Deut. 12 19. as long as thou liuest vpon the earth The Leuits were appointed to teach the people which came of Leui Iacobs son Deut. 33 10. And into whatsoeuer house ye enter first Luke 10 ver 5 6 7. say peace be to this house c. in the house tarrie still eating drinking such things as shal be set before you by them for the laborer is worthie of his wages My defēce to thē the examine me is this 1. Cor. 9. ver 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14. haue we not power to lead about a wife being a sister as wel as the rest of the Apostles as brethren of the Lord and Cephas or I onely Barnabas haue not we power not to worke who goeth a warfare any time at his owne cost c. If we haue sowne vnto you spirituall things is it a great thing if we reape your carnal things Do ye not know that they which minister about the holy things eat of the things of the temples they which the altar so also hath the Lord ordeined that they which preach the gospell should liue of the gospell The elders that rule wel are worthy double honour 1. Timoth. 5. ℣ se 17 18. that is double reward specially they which labour in the word doctrine For the Scripture saith thou shalt not mosel the mouth of the are that treadeth out the corne the labourer is worthie of his wages Let him that is taught in the word Galath 6.7 make him that teacheth him partaker of all his goods be not deceiued God is not mocked 20. That the not hauing or to bee depriued of faithful Pastors Ministers is a signe of Gods wrath and displeasure against a people and to haue them is a signe of mercie SVrely I will no more spare those that dwell in the lande Zachar. 11 ℣ 6 15 16. saith the Lorde c. And the Lord said vnto mee take to thée yet the instrumentes of a foolish shepheard for loe I will raise vp a shephard in the land which shall not looke for the thing that is lost nor séeke the tender lambs nor heale that which is hurt nor féede that which standeth but he shal eat the flesh of the fat and teare their paws in pieces The daies of visitation are come Osei 9 v. 7. the daies of recompence are come Israell shall knowe it the prophet is a foole the spirituall man is mad for the multitude of thine iniquities therefore the hatred is great We sée not our signs Psal 74 9. there is not one Prophet more nor any with vs that knoweth how long Behold the daies come saith the Lord God Amos 8 11. that I will sende a famine in the lande not a famine of bread and a thirst for water but of hearing the word of the Lord. For loe Esay 3 v. 1 2 the Lorde God of hostes will take away frō Ierusalem c. The iudge the prophet the prudent and the aged Beholde Esay 24 ℣ s 1 2. the Lorde maketh the earth emptie and hée maketh it waste hée turneth it vpside downe and scatteresh abroad the inhabitants thereof and there shall be like people like Priest like seruant like maister Turne againe Ierem. 3. ℣ se 34 15. O ye disobedient children saith the Lorde for I am your Lorde and I wil take you one of a Citie and two of a tribe and will bring you to Zion And I will giue you Pastors according to mine heart which shall féede you with knowledge vnderstanding 21 That parents ought to instruct their children and bring them vp in the feare of the Lord