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A Godly and short treatise vpon the Lordes prayer, the xii articles of the Christian faith, and the Ten commaundementes.
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Some, Robert, 1542-1609.
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God his children Luke chap. 21. verse 28. Philip chap. 3. ver 20.21 1. Thessa chap. 4. ver 16.17 for then they shal haue ful possession aswel in body as soule of Gods euerlasting kingdome Matthew cap. 25. ver 34.49 It will bee a fearefull day to the wicked 2. Thessalonians chap. 1. verse 7.8.9 For then Gods vengeaunce shall bee plentifully powred vppon them Apocalips chap. 20. ver 15. Matthewe chap. 25. ver 41.46 I beleeue in the holy Ghoste By holy ghost I vnderstand the third person of the holy Trinitie proceeding frō the father and the sonne Iohn cap. 15. ver 26. who as he is true God Act cap. 5. ver 3.4 1. Cor. cap. 3. ver 16. so by his inwarde and heauenly working in our harts he assureth vs that wee are of the number of Gods children Rom. chap. 8. ver 16. and that we are shal be cloched with Christ as with a precious garment and haue Christes benefices plentifully and with a full horne powred vpon vs. The holy Catholike Church that is to say I beleeue that almightie God had from the beginning of the worlde hath presently in the world and shall haue vntil the ende of the world his church on the earth Ezdr. cap. 9. ver 8. Esay cap. 29. ver 18.22 though not alike visible at al times in the eyes of men Esay chap. 49. ver 21 Dan. cap. 7. ver 21.22 Apoc. chap. 12. ver 6. The visible Churche is the company of those which make profession too serue the true god in Christ The Church is called holy not because it is without sinne or cannot be dusked with some spot for the whole Church prayeth for pardō of their sinnes Math. cap. 6. ver 12. But for that Iesus Christe who is the head of the Church is holy and that the holinesse of the Church is begun in this life The Church is called Catholike or vniuersall because it is not tyed to any time persons or place Ezech cap. 11. ver 22.23 Mat. cap. 23. ver 37.38.39 Act. cap. 13. ver 27.28 but because it is scattered ouer the face of the world according to the plesure of almightie God This Catholike Church of God standeth not in multitude of persons Act cap. 19. ver 27. Apo. cap. 28. ver 28. but in weight of trueth Ephe. chap. 2. ver 20 otherwise Christe himselfe and his Apostles had not byn Catholike for his flock was very litle Luk. ca. 12. ver 33. and the catholik or vniuersal consent of the world stoode against it Acts. cap. 4. ver 26.27 The communion of Saints By Saints are mental the faithful whersoeuer sanctified by the holy Ghost so that this is the meaning of this Article I beleeue that there is a communion or felowship of and amongest the children of God This communion or felowship of Saints is first especially with Iesus Christ who as he is the onely head of the Church Col. cap. 1. ver 18. Eph. cap. 4. ver 15.16 So he giueth life and spirituall giftes to the faithful who are his members This communion or felowship is also amongst the godly themselues appeareth euidently by vnitie of faith by partaking of the holy Sacraments lastly by relieuing one another either with spiritual graces Heb cap. 3. ver 13.1 Thes chap. 5. ver 11.14 Which must bee vsed to the comfort and good of others according to our calling or els with part of those external blessings which the Lorde in mercy hath made vs stewards of 2. Cor. cap. 8. ver 3.11.12 Heb. cap. 13. ver 16. The forgeuenes of sinnes that is to say I beleeue that Almightie God hath doth and will forgiue me and al his children al our sinnes committed both before and after baptisme 1. Iohn cap. 1. ver 7.1 Pet. cap. 2. vers 24. howe greate and many so euer they bee Esay cap. 1. ver 18. Mat. cap. 12. ver 31 not for any worke or merite of ours Luke cap. 17. ver 10. Esay cap. 43. ver 25. and chap. 64. ver 6. but for the death bloodshed of the immaculat lambe Iesus christ 1. Pet. chap. 1. ver 18.19 Apoc. chap. 1. ver 5. With whose righteousnes because we are clothed we may assure our selues that we are deliuered from eternal death which is the stipende and wages of sinne Rom. cap. 6. ver 23. Almightie god hath and doth bestow many good things dayly vpon vs for which wee are greatly and deepely bound vnto his maiestie but this benefite of washing vs from our sinnes in Christs blood if it be compared with the other doth as farre passe thē as the Diamond doeth the Peeble stone The resurrection of the body that is too say I beleeue that all mens bodyes euen the selfe same wee carrye about vs in our life time and no other then they as touching the substaunce whether they rotte in the Graue or bee any otherwise consumed shall bee raysed vp againe at the last day and bee ioyned to their soules Iob. chap. 19. ver 26.27.1 Cor. cap 1.5 ver 52.53 Philip cap. 3. ver 22. At which time the godly shal haue ful possession of eternal life and the wicked of eternall death Iohn cap. 5. ver 28.29 The life euerlasting That is to say I beleeue that as I haue the seede of eternal life already sowne in my heart which is very sweete and a sure staffe to rest on in all miseries of this life whatsoeuer so I shall be perfectly happy in the life to come and shal then there praise the Lorde God without ceassing and yet without weatinesse Apoc. cap. 21. ver 4. If Gods children do beleeue eternal life then they neither can nor ought to doubte of the certayntie of their saluatiō for faith and doubting cannot stand togeather 2. Cor. chap. 13. ver 5. Rom. chap. 8. vers 14.16.7 The Lorde for his mercy sake increase our faith and giue vs grace to liue alwayes in his feare that when we shal leaue this transitorie life we may haue the ende of our faith which is the saluation of our soules purchased vnto vs by the precious death and bloodshed of our Lorde and onely Sauiour Iesus Christe Amen Without faith it is impossible to please GOD. Heb. chap. 11. vers 6. Sinne is a breaking of Gods law 1. Iohn 3. ver 4. either in woorde thought or deed The ten Commaundements of almghtie God The first 4. Commaundements teache vs our duetie to God The 6. last teache vs our dutie towards men 1 THou shalt haue no other gods but me that is thou shalt put thy trust in god only worship him only Deut. cap. 6. ver 13. Mat. cap. 4. ver 10. The Lord cannot abide to haue any ioyned with him Deu. cap. 6. ver 14.15 He will either haue al or none Ezec. cap. 20. ver 39. Iosua cap. 24. ver 23.24 They which trust in any other then God alone doe forget the Lorde Psalm 44. ver 20. 2 Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any
dealing must not be vsed in things that appertaine to this life Leuit. chap. 19. ver 11. much lesse are Gods people to bee spoyled of the foode of their soules either by corrupting the word of life or making marchaundise thereof 2. Cor. chap. 2. ver 17. and. chap. 4. ver 2. 9 Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour that is thou shalt not put thy hand with the wicked to be a false witnesse Exod. chap. 22. ver 1 either by word or othe thou shalt not by receiuing or reporting a lye Exod. cap. 23. ver 1. either impaire thy neighbours good name Psal 15. ver 3. Prou. cap. 22. ver 1. or diminishe the leaste parte of his goods much lesse endanger his life Thou halt not misconstrue his woordes as the wicked doe Matth. chap. 16. ver 6. Act. chap. 6. ver 13.14 But thou shalt cast of lying and speake trueth vnto thy neighbour Ephe. chap. 4. ver 25. plainely but yet louingly rebuking him and not suffering him to sinne Leuit. chap. 19. ver 17. Mat. cap. 18. ver 15. As it is great wickednesse to beare false witnesse any way or to any end so is it very lawfull to witnesse a trueth either for the increase of Gods glory the ending of controuersies amongst our neighbours or for the safety of our Prince Country To refuse too witnesse or vtter the truthe in these cases either by worde or othe is too be wicked and false witnesses 10 Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maid nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is his that is thou shalt be so far from doing the least wrong vnto thy neighbour in any of thy outwarde doings that thou shalt not once think or desire to hurt him any way Zac. cap. 8. ver 17. Gods lawe doeth not onely binde our bodies euery part therof to obedience but our mindes also it is therefore spiritual Rom. cap. ver 14. Gods lawe doeth forbid all vnlawfull concupiscence therefore vnlawfull concupiscence though it burst not out into outward act is sinne Rom. cap. 7. ver 7. CAn any of Gods children keepe gods commaundementes perfectly in this life no not one of thē onely Iesus Christ excepted who was free from sin 2. Cor. chap. 5. ver 21. 1. Pet cap. 2. ver 22. not one of thē I say eyther was is or shal be able to keepe Gods commaundements in this life SEeing that none can keepe gods commaundemēts in this life why wil the Lorde haue them so exactly and seuerely preached I answere that we seeing in the law as in a glasse what greeuous sinners we are and how by our corrupt nature we doe incline yea rather are carried headlong to sin Rom. cap. 3. ver 20. cap. 7. ver 8. might haue feeling of be sory for our sinnes and so be led by the law as by a scholemaister to Iesus christ that we might be made righteous by faith in him Galat. chap. 3. ver 24. by whose stripes we are healed 1. Pet. ca. 2. ver 24. The Lord possesse our hearts with his holy spirite that wee may be carefull too please and affraid to displease him The Lorde forgiue vs all our sinnes euen for his great mercies sake Amen OH that my wayes were directed to keepe thy statutes Psal 119. ver 5. Open mine eies that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe ver 18. I am a stranger vpon earth hide not thy commaundements from mee vers 19. Make mee to vnderstande the way of thy preceptes and I will meditate in the wonderful workes verse 27. FINIS