answering again and if when ye do well and suffer for it ye take it patiently this is acceptable with God 1 Pet. 2.20 Q. But should servants be also subject to wicked and froward Masters A. Yes servants be subject to your Masters with all fear not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward 1 Pet. 2.18 Q. Should not servants honour their Masters A. Yes let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own Masters worthy of all honour 1 Tim. 6.1 Q. May not such faithful servants expect a reward from God A. Yes knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance Col. 3.24 Q. Is not the Master obliged to be just to his servants A. Yes Masters give unto your servants that which is just and equal knowing that ye have a Master in Heaven Col. 4.1 Q. Is it not a great sin in Masters to keep back their wages from them A. Yes behold the hire of the labourers which have reaped down your fields which is of you kept back by fraud crieth and the cries of them which have reaped are entred into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth Jam. 5.4 Q. Should not Masters be gentle and meek to their servants A. Yes and ye Masters forbear threatning knowing that your Master also is in Heaven neither is there respect of persons with him Eph. 6.9 Q. Should not the Master of a Family admonish his servants if they commit iniquity against God and not suffer them if they continue so to remain in their house A. Yes he that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight but he that walketh in a perfect way he shall serve me Psal 101.6 7. Sect. 6. Other Branches of our duty to our Neighbour of Charity to mens Souls Bodies Goods and Credie of Alms-giving and of Peace-making Q. IS not love the great Gospel-duty often enjoyned us by Christ A. Yes a new Commandment I give unto you that ye love one another as I have loved you that ye also love one another John 15.34 15.17 Q. If this charity be sincere will it not keep the mind in a meek and peaceable temper towards others A. Yes charity doth not behave it self unseemly is not easily provoked 1 Cor. 13.5 Q. Will it not also breed compassion towards all the miseries of others and make us rejoyce in their prosperity A. Yes rejoyce with them that rejoyce and weep with them that weep Râ—m 12.12 Q. And will it not guard us against envy A. Yes charity envyeth not 1 Cor. 13.4 Q. Does it not keep down pride and haughtiness A. Yes charity vaunteth not it self is not puffed up pur on therefore bowels of mercies kindness humbleness of mind be kindly affectioned one towards another with brotherly love in honour preferring one another 1 Cor. 13 4. Col. 3.12 Rom. 12.10 Q. Doth it not cast out censoriousness and believeth and hopeth the best of all men A. Yes charity thinketh no evil but beareth all things believeth all things hopeth all things endureth all things 1 Cor. 13.5.7 Q. Is it not of so noble and generous a temper as to cast out all mercinariness and self-seeking A. Yes love seeketh not her own 1 Cor. 13.5 Q. Does it not also cast out of the heart all malice and endure the greatest injuries A. Yes charity beareth all things 1 Cor. 13.7 Q. Should we not then endeavour that our love be without dissimulation A Yes let love be without dissimulation Rom. 12.9 Q. Is not this charity to be extendâ—d even to enemies A. Yes I say unto you love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray for them that despitefully use you and and persecute you Matt. 5.44 Q. Should not the command of Christ move us to the practice of this duty A. Yes be ye kind one to another tender-hearted forgiving one another not rendring evil for evil nor railing for railing but contrariwise blessing Eph 4.32 1 Pet. 3.9 Q. Should not the example of God's love to us engage us to love him A. Yes beloved if God so loved us we ought also to love one another for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil 1 Joh. 4.11 Luke 6.35 Q. Are not malice and revenge the most restless tormenting passions that can possess the mind of man A. Yes it maketh men that they sleep not except they have done mischief and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall Prov. 4.16 Q. Can we reasonably expect that God will forgive us our sins if we do not forgive men that offend us A. No if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses Mat. 6.15 Q. But must not this inward love appear in our actions and good deeds done to our neighbour A. Yes let us not love in word neither in tongue but in deed and in truth 1 Joh. 3.18 Q. Is it not our duty to câ—mfort our neighbours when we see them under any sadness or heaviness A. Yes the God of all comfort comforteth us in our tribulation that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble 2 Cor. 1.3 4. Q. Is it not a very 〈◊〉 thing not to câ—mfort the afflicâ—â—d A. Yes she weepeth sore in the night and her tears are on her cheeks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her all her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies for these things I weep mine eye mine eye runneth down with water because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me Lam. 1.2 16. Q. Should it not be matter of grief to us that our neighbour will not hearken to reproof but will continue in his wickedness A. Yes but if ye will not hear reproof my soul shall weep in secret for your pride Rivers of waters run down mine eyes because men keep not thy Laws Jer. 13.17 Psal 119.136 Q. Are we not also to exercise this active charity toward the bodies of our neighbours and not only to wish but to do for their relief A. Yes if a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food and one of you say unto them depart in peace be ye warmed and filled notwithstanding ye give him not those things that are needful for the body what doth it profit Jam. 2.15 16. Q. Is there not a sad threatning denounced against those who neglect these acts of charity towards their brethren A. Yes depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels for I was an hungred and ye gave me no meat I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink I was a stranger and ye took me not in naked and ye clothed me not sick and in prison and ye visited me not Mat. 25.41 42 43. Q. If we find an innocent person condemned to death are we not to use all
I shall not be afraid for the terror by night in the night therefore is my prayer now unto thee O God of my life preserve my going out and my coming in and grant that I order my conversation aright I desire also to pray for all men for Kings and for all that are in authority O prolong the King's life and his years as many generations prepare mercy and truth which may preserve him Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee O let the earth be full of the knowledg of the Lord let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end but establish the just Be gracious to my brethren according to the flesh do thou O Lord for them exceeding abundantly above all that they ask or think Now unto him that is able to keep me from falling and to present me faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding ioy to the only wise God our Saviour be Glory and Majesty Dominion and Power both now and ever Amen A Prayer for children being a Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer OUR Father which art in Heaven from whom every good gift and every perfect gift cometh in whom I live and move and have my being hallowed be thy name for all thy benefits towards me thou art he that took me out of the womb and hitherto hast made me dwell in safety thy mercies they are new every morning and daily thou loadeth me with benefits I will sing unto thee O Lord as long as I live I will sing praise to my God while I have my being Let thy Kingdom come O Lord that thy way may be known upon earth thy saving health among all Nations Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven O Lord shew me thy ways teach me thy paths lead me in thy truth and teach me to say not my will but thine be done Give me this day my daily bread feed me with food convenient for me and bless my provision help me to seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and I know my heavenly Father shall add these other things he knoweth I have need of Forgive me my sins O Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the World Remember not against me former iniquities purge away my sins for thy names sake O cleanse me from all filthiness of flesh and spirit let integrity and uprightness preserve me and grant that I may remember thee my Creator in the days of my youth Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil be a shield and buckler unto me this day preserve my going out and my coming in give thy Angels charge over me to keep me in all my ways this night the Lord that keepeth Israel who neither slumbreth nor sleepeth be my keeper O hearken unto the voice of my cry my King and my God there is nothing too hard for thee for all that is in the Heaven and in the Eaath is thine thine O Lord is the greatness and glory and thou reignest over all In thine hand is majesty and might for thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever Amen Collects for several occasions very useful in Private Devotion comprehending the chief Heads of Prayer laid down in the language of the Holy Scripture Head I. Confession of Sin I Confess my transgressions unto thee O Lord I acknowledg my sin I am a transgressor from the womb Behold I was shâ—pen in iniquity and in sin did my Mother conceive me When I would do good evil is present with me O my God I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee my God for my iniquities are encreased over my head and my trespass is grown up unto the Heavens I have forsaken thee the fountain of living waters and hewed out cisterns broken cisterns that can hold no water Light is come into the world and I have loved darkness rather than light I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of men I acknowledg my transgressions and my sin is ever before me Father I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy son O Lord to me belongeth confusion of face because I have sinned against thee Head II. For Pardon of Sin HAve mercy upon me O God according to thy loving-kindness according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions wash me throughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin For thy names sake O Lord pardon mine iniquity for it is great Remember not the sins of my youth nor my transgressions cleanse me from secret faults Heal me O God of my salvation for the glory of thy name and purge away my sins for thy names sake O remember not against me former iniquities enter not into judgment with thy servant for in thy sight shall no man living be justified But thou O Lord art a God full of compassion and gracious long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth O turn unto me and have mercy upon me O Lord hear O Lord forgive O Lord hearken and do defer not for thine own sake O my God Head III. Against the Power of Sin O Let not sin reign in my mortal body that I should obey it in the lusts thereof but grant that I may put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and that I put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledg of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ O keep back thy servant from presumptuous sins let them not have dominion over me Head IV. For the Light of God's Countâ—nance GIve ear O Shepherd of Israel thou that dwellest between the Cherubims shine forth Turn me again O God and cause thy face to shine and I shall be saved make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit Hear me speedily O Lord my spirit faileth hide not thy face from me lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit Quicken me O Lord for thy names sake and cause me to hear thy loving-kindness for thy loving-kindness is better than life O turn unto me and have mercy upon me shew me a token for good and cause thy face to shine upon me How long wilt thou forget me O Lord for ever How long wilt thou hide thy face from me Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon me with-hold not thou thy tender mercies from me O Lord make thy face to shine upon thy servant and let the Lord be upon me Head V. For Grace and Spiritual good things SHew me thy ways O Lord teach me thy paths lead me in thy truth
his mercy to deliver their souls from death and to feed them in time of famine Psal 33.18 19. Q. Should we then give up our selves to idleness and expect to be fed by miracles A. Upon no means for the command is If any will not work neither shall he eat 2 Thes 3.10 Q. But what if our condition be such that we are not able to work may we then cast our burden upon God A. Yes cast all your care upon him for he careth for you 1 Pet. 5.7 Q. But if we use the means and yet cannot have whereupon to live may we in this case trust in God A. Yes when the poor and needy seek for water and there is none and their tongue faileth for thirst I the Lord will hear them I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land springs of water Isa 41.17 18. Q. Is it not then an extraordinary folly to distrust God A. Yes therefore I say unto you take no thought for your life what you shall eat or what you shall drink neither for your body what you shall put on behold the fowls of the air for they sow not neither do they reap nor gather into barns yet your heavenly Father feedeth them are ye not much better than they c. Mat. 6.25 26 Q. But I want grace and will God give me this if I ask it A. Yes if ye being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy spirit to them that ask him the Lord will give grace and glory and no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly Luke 11.13 Psal 74.11 Sect. 2. Of submission to God's will in respect of obedience of patience in suffering and of honour due to God in his house possessions his day and word Q. IS it not the duty of every man to give chearful obedience to the will of God A. Yes behold to obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of rams therefore I will hear what God the Lord will speak and I will say the will of the Lord be done 1 Sam. 15.22 Psal 85.8 Acts 21.14 Q. What is that obedience that God requires of man A. He hath shewed thee O man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God Miâ— 6.8 Q. Doth not God give up men to walk in their own counsel when they refuse to hearken to his will A. Yes but my people would not hearken to my voice and Israel would none of me so I gave them up unto their hearts lust and they walked in their own counsels Psal 81.11 12. Q. Is not a proud person very unfit to obey A. Yes the wicked through the pride of his countenance will not seek after God Psal 10.4 Q. But may not men have high conceits of their obedience to God's will A. No when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do Luke 17.10 Q. Is it not the duty of every Christian to be patient under affliction A. Yes take my brethren the Prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord for an example of suffering affliction and of patience behold we count them happy which endure ye have heard of the patience of Job be also patient Jam. 5.10 11.8 Q. We should not then murmur or grudg at whatever he does A. No it is the Lord let him do what seemeth him good I was dumb I opened not my mouth because thou didst it 1 Sam. 3.18 Psal 39.9 Q. Is it not very unlike the act of a child to oppose his Fathers will A. Yes furthermore we have had Fathers of our flesh that corrected us and we gave them reverence shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of Spirits and live Heb. 12.9 Q. Is it not sin that bringeth affliction upon people A. Yes fools because of their transgression and because of their iniquities are afflicted Psal 107.17 Q. God doth not then willingly send afflictions A. No he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men Lam. 3.13 Q. Is it not a mercy to many that they have been corrected A. Yes it was good for me that I have been afflicted before I was afflicted I went astray but now have I kept thy words Ps 119.71.67 Q. Should we not study fruitfulness under corrections A. Yes the Lord's voice cryeth unto the City and the man of wisdom shall see thy name hear ye the rod and who hath appointed it Mic. 6.9 Q. Is it not the duty of every man to honour God A. Yes a Son honoureth his Father and a Servant his Master if then I be a Father where is mine honour and if I be a Master where is my fear saith the Lord of Hosts unto you Mal. 1.6 Q. Should we not then have the highest and most excellent esteem of him in our hearts A. Yes O Lord our Lord how excellent is thy name in all the earth thy righteousness O God is very high who hast done great things O God who is like unto thee Psal 8.9.71.19 Q. And should we not so far honour his house as to set it a-part wholly for his use A. Yes and Jesus went up to Jerusalem and found in the Temple those that sold Oxen and Sheep and Doves and the Changers of money sitting and he said unto them take these things hence make not my Fathers house an house of merchandize Joh. 2.14 16. Q. Should we not also be glad when we have the opportunity of going thither A. Yes I was glad when they said unto me let us go unto the house of the Lord Psal 122.1 Q. But should we not be very careful over our hearts and all our senses when we go to the house of God A. Yes keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools Eccl. 5.1 Q. Is it not our duty also to have such a respect to his peculiar possessions which are set a-part for the maintenance of those that attend his service as not to turn it to any other use A. Yes will a man rob God yet he have robbed me yet ye say wherein have we robbed thee in Tithes and Offerings ye are cursed with a curse Mal. 3.8 9. Q. Is it not just and necessary that something be allotted for the support and maintenance of those that attend the service of God A. Yes the labourer is worthy of his reward and if we have sown unto you spiritual things is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things 1 Cor. 9.11 1 Tim. 5.18 Q. But should the Ministers of the Gospel have support and maintenance as well as those who did wait at the Altar were partakers with the Altar A. Yes Do
ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the Temple and they which wait at the Altar are partakers with the Altar even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel 1 Cor. 9.13 14. Q. Is it not our duty to honour God in keeping holy his Sabbaths A. Yes keep the Sabbath-day to sanctifie it as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee Deut. 5.12 Q. But must we abstain from all unnecessary works on the Sabbath-day A. Yes in it thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter thy man-servant nor thy maid-servant nor thy cattel nor thy stranger that is within thy gates Exod. 20.10 Q. Is it not a sin to be weary of the Sabbath A. Yes hear this ye who say when shall the Sabbath be gone that we may set forth wheat shall not the land tremble for this Amos 8.5 8. Q. Are there not special blessings promised to those that sanctifie the Sabbath A. Yes blessed is the man that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it and keepeth his hand from doing any evil even unto him will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters Isa 56.2 5. Q. But are we Christians obliged to keep one day of the seventh as well as the Jews were A. Yes think not that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets I am not come to destroy but to fulfil Mat. 5.17 Q. And have we any reason for the change of the Sabbath from the seventh day to the first A. Yes and upon the first day of the week when the Disciples came together to break bread Paul preached unto them Acts 20.7 Q. Is it not our duty to express our reverence to God by honouring his word A. Yes in God I will praise his word in the Lord will I praise his word Psal 56.10 Q. Is preaching of the Word necessary A. Yes for Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Rom. 10.17 Q. Should we not then be desirous to hear the Word preached A. Yes as new-born babes desire the sincere milk of the Word that ye may grow thereby 1 Pet. 2.2 Q. Will the hearing of the Word do us any good if we be not doers of it A. No be ye doers of the Word not hearers only deceiving your own souls Jam. 1.22 Q. May any man preach the Gospel at his own pleasure A. No how can they preach except they be sent no man taketh this honour unto himself but he that is called of God as was Aaron Rom. 10.15 Heb. 5.4 Q. Must we believe what every one that pretends to be a Preacher saith A. No believe not every spirit but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false Prophets are gone out into the World 1 Joh. 4.1 Q. Is not the Scripture the rule by which their doctrine is to be tried A. Yes and the Bereans were more noble than those in Thessalonica in that they received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily whether those things were so Acts 17.11 Q. But should not obedience be given to those that have a lawful calling to the Office and who preach sound doctrine A. Yes obey them that have the rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your souls as they that must give account that they may do it with joy and not with grief for that is unprofitable for you Heb. 13.17 Q. Should not such be also honoured and had in respect A. Yes let the Elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour especially they who labour in the word and doctrine How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things 1 Tim. 5.17 Rom. 10.15 Sect. 3. Of the Sacraments of Baptisme and of the Lord's Supper Q. IS it not the duty of all that would be saved and have the remission of their sins to be baptized A. Yes then Peter said unto them repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins Acts 2.38 Q. What is Baptism A. A washing with water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Mat. 28.19 Q. Are we not by vertue of our Baptism engaged against sin and to walk in newness of life A. Yes know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death therefore we are buried with him by Baptism into death that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we also should walk in newness of life What shall we say then shall we continue in sin Rom. 6.3 4.1 Q. Can any thing hinder those who believe in Christ to be baptized A. No and Philip said if thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest and he answered and said I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and they went both into the water both Philip and the Eunuch and he baptized him Acts 8.36 37 38. Q. Should the infants of Parents professing Faith in Christ be baptized A. Yes for the promise is to you and your children Acts 2.39 Q. Is it not the duty of every one that is baptized into Christ to walk as new creatures A. Yes for as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ and they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts Gal. 3.27 5.24 Q. Do not these men who walk in the lusts of the flesh and who walk not soberly righteously and godly blaspheme that holy name by which they are called A. Yes Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called Jam. 2.7 Q. Is it not the duty of every Christian to take the Sacrament of the Lords Supper A. Yes for I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread and when he had given thanks he brake it and said Take eat this is my body which is broken for you this do in remembrance of me After the same manner also he took the Cup when he had supped saying this Cup is the new Testament in my blood this do ye as oft as ye drink it in remembrance of me 1 Cor. 11.23 24 25. Q. Have not believers a communion with Christ in the Sacrament A. Yes the cup of blessing which we bless is it not the communion of the body of Christ 2 Cor. 10.26 Q. Are all those who eat the bread which signifieth the body of Christ as well obliged to take the cup which signifieth and represents the blood of Christ A. Yes and he took the cup and gave thanks and gave it unto them saying drink ye all of it Mat. 26.27
forbear to help him thou shalt surely help with him Exod. 23.4 5. Q. Is not covetous injustice or the defrauding of our neighbour an heinous iniquity A. Yes wo to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house that he may set his nest on high thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour neither wrong him Lev. 19.13 Hab. 2.9 Q. Is not oppression or seizing upon the goods or possessions of our neighbours especially of the poor a very crying sin which God will punish A. Yes rob not the poor neither oppress the afflicted in the gate for the Lord will plead their cause and will spoil the soul of those that spoiled them Prov. 22.22 Q. And is not God's heavy vengeance threatned against it Q. Yes he that hath oppressed the poor hath spoiled by violence c. he shall surely die his blood shall be upon him Ezek. 18.12 13. Q. Hath not God particularly taken upon him the protection of the poor and of the oppressed A. Yes for the oppression of the poor for the fighing of the needy now will I arise saith the Lord I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him Psal 12.5 Q. Is it not a great act of injustice for a man to defraud his neighbour A. Yes let no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter because that the Lord is the avenger of all such 1 Thess 4.6 Q. Should we not restore what we have taken from any man A. Yes if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation I restore him four-fold Luke 19.8 Q. Is it not the description of a wicked man to borrow and not to restore A. Yes the wicked borroweth and payeth not again Psal 37.21 Q. Doth not Justice tie every surety to pay those debts of others for which he stands bound A. Yes my son if thou be surety for thy friend if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger thou art snared with the words of thy mouth Prov. 6.1 Q. Is not the with-holding of the hire of the labourer a very great sin A. Yes behold the hire of the labourers which have reaped down your fields which is of you kept back by fraud crieth and the cries of them that have reaped are entred into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth Jam. 5.4 Q. Should not Masters then be very ready to give servants their hire A. Yes thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy whether he be of thy brethren or of thy strangers at his day thou shalt give him his hire neither shall the Sun go down upon it for he is poor and setteth his heart upon it lest he cry against thee unto the Lord and it be sin unto thee Deut. 24.14 15. Q. Are we not prohibited to steal the goods of our neighbour A. Yes thou shalt not steal Exod. 20.15 Q. Should it be any excuse for a thief to say he hath accustomed himself to steal and he cannot leave it off A. No let him that stole steal no more but rather let him labour working with his own hands the thing that is good that he may have to give to him that needeth Eph. 4.28 Q. Is it not a great injustice to deal deceitfully with our neighbour or to deceive a man in any trust that is committed to him and is there not a necessity of restitution A. Yes if a soul sin and commit a trespass against the Lord and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep or in fellowship or in a thing taken away by violence or hath deceived his neighbour or have found that which was lost and lieth concerning it and sweareth falsly in any of all these that a man doth sinning therein then it shall be because he hath sinned and is guilty that he shall restore that which he took violently away or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten or that which was delivered him to keep or the lost thing which he found c. Lev. 6.2 3 4. Q. Is it not a great injustice for a man to steal his neighbour and to sell him A. Yes if a man be stealing any of his brethren and maketh merchandize of him or selleth him then that thief shall die Deut. 24.7 Q. Is it not a very great sin to be partner with a thief A. Yes whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul Prov. 29.24 Q. And is it not a small gain that men make when they lose their soul A. Yes what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul Mark 8.36 Q. Is not fraud in matters of traffick and bargain viz. in having false weights and measures a very great injustice A. Yes a false balance is an abomination to the Lord but a just weight is his delight Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment in mere-yard in weight or in measure Just balances and just weights shall ye have Prov. 11.1 Lev. 19.35 36. Q Is not extortion and an heightning of the price of a commodity beyond its value to the ignorant buyer great injustice A. Yes thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbour by extortion and hast forgotten me saith the Lord God Ezek. 22.12 Q. Since there are so many opportunities of deceit in the business of traffick had not a man need to sence himself with a love to justice A. Yes these are the things that ye shall do speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates and let none of you imagine evil in his heart against his neighbour and love no false oath for all these are things which I hate saith the Lord Zâ—e 8.16 17. Q. Is the oppressing of the poor the way to prosper and to become rich A. No he that oppresseth the poor to encrease his riches shall surely come to want Prov. 22.16 Q. Is it not commonly the fortune of those that spoil and deceive others that they meet with some that do the like to them A. Yes wo to him that encreaseth that which is not his how long and he that ladeth himself with thick clay shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bire thee and awake that shall vex thee and thou shalt be for booties to them Hab. 2.6 Q. Hath not God threatned an utter destruction of all that belongs to him that is guilty of theft A. Yes and the curse shall enter into the house of the thief and it shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof Zec. 5.4 Sect. 3. Of false Reports false Witness Slanders Whisperings of Scoffing Of positive Iustice Truth of Lying of Envy and Detraction of Gratitude Q. IS it not our duty to speak the truth of our neighbour A. Yes thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour Exod. 20.16 Q. Is there not a promise of peace made to these who do not by false reports lessen or impair the credit of their
Isa 49.23 Q. Do not all those who are under the civil magistrates authority owe him honour and reverence A. Yes fear God honour the King 1 Pet. 2.17 Q. Should not men then beware of Speaking evil of the magistrate A. Yes thou shalt not revile the gods nor speak evil of the ruler of thy people curse not the king no not in thy thought Exod. 22.28 Act. 23.5 Eccl. 10.20 Q. Is not maintainance of their persons and authority a debt we owe to the Civil Magistrate A. Yes render therefore unto Cesar the things that are Cesars pay ye tribute for they are God's Ministers Mat. 22.21 Rom. 13.6 Q. Since the business of that calling is so weighty the dangers and hazards of it so great are we not obliged to pray earnestly to God for them A. Yes I exhort therefore that supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thanks be made for Kings and for all that are in authority that they may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty 1 Tim. 2.1 2. Q. Do not subjects owe obedience to the commands of the Magistrate A. Yes let every soul be subject to the higher powers and submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake whether it be to the King as supreme or unto Governors as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of them that do well Rom. 13.1 1 Pet. 2.13 Q. But what if the Magistrate enjoyns any thing contrary to what God hath commanded A. We ought to obey God rather than men Acts 5.29 Q. But must we not in this case patiently suffer and not to secure our selves rise up against him A. Yes for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless They that resist shall receive to themselves damnation 1 San. 26.9 Rom. 13.2 Q. Are not the Ministers of the Word Parents also A. Yes though you have ten thousand instructers in Christ yet have ye not many Fathers for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel 1 Cor. 4.15 Q. Since they do us the greatest benefits are we not obliged to honour and love them A. Yes and we beseech you brethren know them which labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you and esteem them very highly in love for their works sake 1 Thess 5.12 13. Q. Is it not very dangerous to despise and deride the Ministers of the Gospel A. Yes he that despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me Luke 10.16 Q. Do we not owe to Ministers maintenance and provision A. Yes the Lord hath ordained that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel therefore let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teacheth in all good things 1 Cor. 9.14 Gal. 6.6 Q. Are we not to give obedience to whatsoever they out of God's Word shall deelare to us to be our duty A. Yes obey them that have the rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your souls as they that must give account that they may do it with joy and not with grief Heb. 13.17 Q. Are not they who never had the Gospel preached unto them much more innocent than they that have heard and resisted it A. Yes wo unto thee Chorazin wo unto thee Bethsaida for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented long ago It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you Mat. 11.21 22. Q. Are we not also obliged to pray for Ministers A. Yes praying always with all prayer and supplication for all Saints and for me that utterance may be given unto me that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the Gospel Eph. 6.18 19. Q. Is it not the duty of children to honour and reverence their natural Parents A. Yes ye shall fear every man his Mother and his Father honour thy Father and thy Mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee Lev. 19.3 Deut. 5.16 Q. Should not this respect and reverence be given to Parents even when they are correcting their children A. Yes furthermore we had Fathers of our flesh which corrected us and we gave them reverence Heb. 12.9 Q. If Parents have any infirmities is it not the duty of children to cover and conceal them A. Yes and Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and went backward and covered the nakedness of their Father and their faces were backward and they saw not their Father's nakedness Gen. 9.23 Q. Is it not necessary for children to attend to the counsel their Fathers A. Yes my Son hear the instruction of thy Father and forsake not the Law of thy Father Prov. 1.8 Q. Is it not an heinous sin to despise their counsel and for children to mock the persons of their Parents A. Yes hearken to thy Father that begat thee and despise not thy Mother when she is old for the eye that mocketh his Father and despiseth to obey his Mother the Ravens of the valley shall pick it out and the young Eagles shall eat it Prov. 23.22 Prov. 30.17 Q. Is it not an horrid wickedness in children to curse their Parents and that which deserveth the severest punishment A. Yes every one that curseth his Father or his Mother shall surely be put to death he hath cursed his Father or his Mother his blood shall be upon him his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness Lev. 20.9 Prov. 20.20 Q. Is not the child bound to obey the command of his Parents when it hath nothing in it contrary to our duty to God A. Yes children obey your Parents in the Lord for this is right and well-pleasing unto God Eph. 6.1 Col. 3.20 Q. Should not Parents be careful how they educate and bring up their children A. Yes train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Prov. 22.6 Q. Should not Parents encourage their children in the ways of God and not be harsh and unkind to them A. Yes Fathers provoke not your children to wrath lest they be discouraged but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord Col. 3.21 Eph. 6.4 Q. Is it not a cruel fondness in Parents to spare the rod when childrens faults require it A. Yes he that spareth his rod hateth his son Prov. 13.24 Q. And must it not be given timely and not be delayed A. Yes he that loveth his son chasteneth him betimes and while there is hope Prov. 13.24 19.18 Q. Is not moderate correction given in meekness the best remedy to prevent the ruine of a wicked child A. Yes foolishness is bound in the heart of a child but the rod of correction shall drive it from him Prov. 22.15 Sect. 5. Of duty to
possible endeavours for his dâ—liverance A. Yes if thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death and those that are ready to be slain if thou sayest behold we know it not doth not he that pondereth the heart consider and he that keepeth thy soul doth not he know it shall not he render to every man according to his deeds Prov. 24.11 12. Q. Is not the duty of Alms-giving perfectly necessary for the approving of our love to God A. Yes whoso hath this world's good and seeth his brother hath need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him 1 Joh. 3.17 Q. And is not the performance of this duty very acceptable unto God A. Yes but to do good and communicate forget not for with such sacrifices God is well pleased Heb. 13.16 Q. Must not men beware that they prâ—pâ—se nâ—t tâ— themselves the praise of men as the motive of their charity A. Yes when thou doest thine alms do not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do in the Synagogues and in the streets that they may have glory of men otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven Mat. 6.2 1. Q. And is it not a vain thing to give alms where love to God and men is not the motive A. Yes though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burned and have not charity it profiteth me nothing 1 Cor. 13.3 Q. But must not men give cheerfully and without grudging A. Yes every man as he purposeth in his heart so let him give not grudgingly or of necessity for God loveth a chearful giver 1 Cor. 9.7 Q. Is it not vain and impious to think that the parting with any thing for Christ will impoverish men A. Yes every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my names sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life Mat. 19.29 Q. And hath not God particularly promised that the charitable shall not want but shall have a recompense of reward A. Yes the Liberal soul shall be made far and he that watereth shall be watered also himself he that giveth to the poor shall not lack but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse Prov. 11.25 and 28.27 Q. Is not this a putting our wealth in his hands who hath made solemn promise of repayment A. Yes he that hath pity on the poor lendeth to the Lord and that which he hath given will he pay him again Prov. 19.17 Q. And will not the reward be more or less according to to the degrees of our alms A. Yes he that soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly and he that soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully 2 Cor. 9.6 Q. Sh uld we not be very tender of the credit of our neighbour A. Y s a good name is better than precious ointment and rather to be chosen then great riches Eccel 7.1 Prov. 22.1 Q. Will not mens unmercifull judging of others be paid home to them in the strict and severe judgment of God A. Y s judg not that ye be not judged for with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure you mete it shall be measured to you again Mat. 7.1 2. Q. Is it not a christian duty to study to reconcile and make peace among brethren A. Yes blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called the children of God Mat. 5.9 Q. If Christians will observe all those duties which they owe to God to themselves and to their neighbour may they not expect the reward of eternal life Q. Yes this do and thou shalt live Luke 10.28 Q. Are not Christian duties both profitable and pleasant even when they expose us to outward sufferings A. Yes Christ's yoke is easie and his burden is light and his commandements are not grievous therefore rejoyce that ye are counted worthy to suffer shame for the name of Christ Mat 11.30 1 John 5.3 Act. 5.41 Q. Since the danger of delaying our turning to God is so evident and certain should we not betimes set about it A. Yes whatsoever thy hand findeth to do do it with thy might for there is no work nor device nor knowledg nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest Ecc. 9.10 The Ten Commandments 1. THou shalt have no other Gods before me 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above or that is in the Earth beneath or that is in the water under the Eâ—rth Thou shalt not bow down thy self to them nor serve them for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the Fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandments 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain 4. Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter thy man-servant nor thy maid-servant nor thy cattel nor thy stranger that is within thy gates For in six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it 5. Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee 6. Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit Adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife nor his man-servant nor his maid-servant nor his ox nor his ass nor any thing that is thy neighbour's The Lord's Prayer OUr Father which art in Heaven hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen The Belief I Believe in God the Father Almighty maker of Heaven and Earth and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord which was conceived by the Holy Ghost born of the Virgin Mary suffered under Pontius Pilat was crucified dead and buried he descended into Hell and rose again from the dead and ascended up into Heaven and fitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty from thence he shall come to judg the quick and the dead I believe in
the Holy Ghost the Holy Catholick Church the Communion of Saints the Forgiveness of sins the Resurrection of the Body and the Life everlasting Amen Private Devotions laid down in Scripture-Expressions A Prayer for Morning and Evening Our father which art in heaven who ruleth over all the kingdoms of the earth who searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts who art of purer eyes than to behold evil and canst not look on iniquity I which am but dust and ashes nor worthy of the least of all thy mercies being abominable and filthy and a transgressor from the womb do now come and kneel before thee O Lord my maker to offer to thee the Sacrifice of thanksgiving and to call upon thy name O let thy good spirit help my infirmities and make intercession for me for I know not what I should pray for as I ought I confess my transgressions unto thee O Lord I have sinned against heaven and before thee and am no more worthy to be called thy son iniquities so prevail against me that when I would do good evil is present with me O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of this death here mention thy most prevailing corruptions O my God I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee my God for my iniquities are increased over my head and my trespass is grown up unto the heavens But Lord to whom shall I go thou hast the words of eternal life thou hast no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from his way and live and thou hast said him that cometh to thee thou wilt in no wise cast out O stablish this word unto thy servant who is now devoted to thy fear Remember not the sins of my youth nor my transgressions for thy names sake O Lord pardon mine iniquity for it is great order my steps in thy word and let not any iniquity have dominion over me create in me a clean heart O Lord â—â—d renew a right spirit within me that I may no longer live the rest of my time in the flesh to the lusts thereof but as he that hath called me is holy so I may be holy in all manner of conversation denying ungodliness and wordly lusts and living soberly righteously and godly in this present world Into thine hand I commit my spirit and body O lord God of truth o let integrity and uprightness preserve me instruct me and teach me in the way wherein I should go guide me with thine eye this day Lord preserve my going out and my coming in establish thou the work of my hands set a watch before my mouth and keep the door of my lips encline not my heart to any evil thing to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity but give thy Angels charge over me to keep me in all my ways at night say let the Angel of the Lord encamp round about me that I be not afraid for the terror by night the Lord that keepeth Israel who neither slumbreth nor sleepeth be my keeper In confidence of this I will both lay me down in peace and sleep for thou Lord only makest me dwell in safety Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee that thy way may be known upon earth thy saving health among all Nations add to the Church daily such as should be saved give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death that the Kingdoms of this World may become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee and thy uprightness to the upright in heart Be a strength to the poor and a strength to the needy in his distress Abundantly bless our provision and satisfy our poor with bread make Wars to cease unto the end of the Earth break the bow and cut the spear in sunder let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end but establish the just and thou who hast commanded that supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men for Kings and for all that are in authority I beseech thee be a sun and shield to our dread Soveraign Lord King Charles O prepare mercy and truth which may preserve him prolong the King's life and his years as many generations that judgment may run down as waters and righteousness as a mighty stream do good in thy good pleasure unto Sion let our Priests lips always keep knowledg that the people may only seek the Law at their mouths and many may be turned away from iniquity O let the work of the Lord prosper in their hands be gracious to my brethren and kinsmen according to the flesh here thou mayest name particular persons and grant that all men do the will of their Father which is in Heaven And now what shall I render unto thee O Lord for all thy benefits towards me Thou art he that took me out of the womb and hitherto hast made me dwell in safety Many O Lord my God are the wonderful works which thou hast done for me I will sing unto thee O Lord as long as I live I will sing praise unto my God while I have my being Blessed be the Lord God who only doth wondrous things and blessed be his glorious name for ever and let the whole earth be filled with his glory Amen Our Father which art c. Another O Blessed and Glorious God who art exalted above all blessing and praise Thou even thou art Lord alone and there is no Saviour beside thee Lord what is man that thou takest knowledg of him or the son of man that thou makest account of him I confess I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee my God for my iniquities are encreased over my head and my trespass is grown up into the heavens I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of men here mention thy particular sins if thou Lord shouldest mark iniquities o Lord who shâ—ll stand but there is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared O Remember not against me former iniquities let thy tender mercies speedily prevent me Help me o God of my salvation for the glory of thy name purge away my sins for thy names sake cast down every imagination that exalteth it self against the knowledg of God and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ O grâ—nt that I may be renewed in the spirit of my mind that I put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness and that I no longer have any fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness And now what shall I render unto thee O Lord for all thy benefits towards me because thou hast commanded thy loving kindness in the day time therefore this night is my prayer unto thee O God of my life Lord be my keeper and