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A Christian exercise, containing an easie entrance into the principles of religion and the chiefest points of our saluation in Christe, with a direction for all Christians, into the true seruice of God. By VV. Horne.
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Horne, William.
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1585
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STC 13826; ESTC S118318
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cor 14.16 Of the grace of God Question How is that obtayned Answere By prayer made in Christes name Question Then that we eate not or drink not vnworthily and so haue damnation it is good we come together in prayer ioyning with the Minster in the congregation that we worthily take it Answere God graunt vs so to do Amen W. HORNE A moste easy and plaine instruction for all Christians Question VVhether arte thou a sinner or not Answere I am a sinner by nature a (1) Rom. 3.9 eph 2.1.3 1 Iohn 1.8 childe of wrath most worthie of eternal damnatiō Question How becamest thou a sinner and childe of wrath Answere By the fal and transgression (2) Gen 3.6 of Adam (3) Psal 51.5 rom 5.12 for we comming of him that was corrupt are corrupt as he was Question What is sinne Answere Sinne is the transgression of the (4) 1. Ioh. 2.4.15 law of God (5) Mat. 5.22.27 12.36 iam 3.2 be it either by thought word or deede Question By what means commeth the knowledge of sinne Answere By the law (1) Rom 5.20 7.7 of God Question What is the reward of sinne Answere The rewarde of sinne (2) Rom. 6.23 math 25.41 is eternall death Question What is the remedy and meanes to be deliuered from that eternall death which sinne deserueth Answere (3) Ioh. 14.6.25 Onely our Lord and sauiour Iesus Christ (4) Rom. 4. who hath dyed to deliuer vs from our sinnes and rose againe to iustifie vs. Question By what means shal we know that the death of Christ is profitable for vs to deliuer vs from our sins and to reconcile vs to God Answere (5) Ioh. 6.3.16 acts 13.39 rom 3.25 By faith which Gods spirit worketh in our hearts Question What is the means to come to faith whereby we apprehend Iesus Christe with his righteousnesse Answere (1) Rom. 10.17 acts 2.37.38.41 1. cor 4.15 The means to come to faith and to haue the same increase in vs is the ministery of the worde or Gospell of God and the Sacraments with continuall and hearty prayer to God for his grace and blessing in the same Question Seeing that by the law commeth the knowledge of sinne and the ten commaundements containe the summe of the law it shall be profitable to know what sinnes the Lord condemneth and forbiddeth and what vertue he requyreth in each commaundement Therefore rehearse the commaundements Answere (2) Exod. 20. deut 5. Heare O Israel I am the lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egipt and out of the house of bondage c. Question What doth the Lorde teach vs by this preface Answere In that he saith (1) Gen. 17.1 leuit 19.12 20.17 deut 32.39 I am the Lord thy God he sheweth his almighty power and excellent maiestie Also the high authoritie hee hath ouer his people And when he sayth he brought them out of the land of (2) Esai 1.2 5. 4. ezek 16. rom 2.4 Egipt and out of the house of bondage He setteth foorth his infinite goodnesse and so giueth a reason to stir vp the people of Israel vnto the obedience of his lawes vnles they will shew them selues both rebellious and disobedient to his power and authoritie and vnthankfull for his goodnes So (3) Rom. 9.25 1. pet 2.10 now seeing the lord hath deliuered vs out of the bondage of sinne and from the tyrannie of the Deuill and blesseth vs with his manyfold benefites both for our bodyes and soules the same reason serueth no lesse for vs then it did for them Question Rehearse the first commaundement Answere Thou shalt haue none other Gods before me Question What doth the Lorde requyre of vs in this commaundement Answere First that we shoulde acknowledge him to be the (1) Iam. 1 17. fountaine and giuer of all good thinges (2) Psa 115.3.135.6 eph 1.11 and the preseruer and gouernour of all things Secondly (3) Deut. 10.12 mal 1.6 that we feare reuerence and loue him aboue all things Thirdly that our (4) Ier. 17.7 eph 1.12.13 trust and confidence be fixed and stayed in him onely Fourthly that we (5) Psal 50.15 rom 10.12 iam 1.5 call vpon him in faith for what soeuer thinges we stande in need of either for our soules or bodies Fiftly that we (6) Psal 50.14 ephe 5.20 thes 5.18 heb 13.15 be thankful to him for all his giftes Question What sinnes doth the Lorde forbid and condemn in this commandement Answere All those which bee contrary to the vertues required As not to (7) Esai 31.1.2 ie 17.5 48 7. acknowledge him to be the fountaine and giuer of all good-thinges the preseruer and gouernour of all thinges or to attribute the same to anye other or to transfer that fear reuerence and loue trust or confidence that is due to God to any thing els whatsoeuer it be or in our necessity to call vppon any other c. Question Rehearse the second commaundement Answere Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen image nor the likenes of any thing that is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath nor in the water vnder the earth thou shalt not bowe downe to them nor worship them for I the Lord thy God am a ielous God and visite the sinnes of the fathers vppon the Children vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercy vnto thousandes of them that loue me and keepe my commaundements Question What sin doth God forbid and condemne in this commaundement Answere That we shoulde thinke God to be like either man or woman or any other creature whatsoeuer it be (1) Deu. 4.15.16 esa 40.18 1. tim 6.16 and therefore the we make no image of God to expresse him by Secondly that we make no image of any other thing for religion either to worship (2) Exo. 32. psa 97.7 106.36 the image it self either God saint or angel by the image neither yet to this ende to be the better put in mind of God by the image Question What doth God require of vs in this commaundement Answere That we should worship God (3) Ioh. 4.23 deut 5.32.12 32. according to his worde and ordinaunce and not after (4) Esay 29 13. mat 15.9 our fantasies or commandementes of men Question What haue we to learne by the the addition Answere In the same the Lorde doth stirre vs to the obedience of his commaundementes by a dubble reason of the one side to flye sinne for (5) Exod. 34.7 Leuit. 26.14 deut 28.15 luk 13.3 feare of his iuctice and on the other to follow vertue for the (1) Leuit. 26.3 deut 28.1 esai 1.19 mat 5.3.7 promise of his mercie Question Rehearse the third commandement Answere Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vaine for the Lorde will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine Question What