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A44096	The principles of Christian religion in twenty questions and answers whereunto is added, a compendious history of the most memorable passages of Holy Scripture by way of questions and answers, for the use and benefot of the inhabitants of the parish of Wotton in Oxford shire. By John Hoffman B.D. minister of Gods Word.	Hoffman, John, b. 1601 or 2.	1653 (1653)	Wing H2348; ESTC R215272	23,157	80

sinners and thy holy Word doth assure me that if I confesse and forsake my sinnes I shall have mercy and that if I repent and believe in Christ I shall not perish I pray thee holy Lord God give mee a broken and a contrite heart and spirit give me repentance unto Life and true Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ that he may be all in all unto me Oh let his pecious Bloud clense me from all my sinnes let him be my Heavenly Prophet to teach me my great high Priest to redeem me and to pray in Heaven for me let him be my King to rule and guide me by his word holy Spirit tha● by him I may overcome the Divell th● world the Corruptions of my heart and so perfect holinesse in thy feare 3. Keep me O Lord from all such occasions and company where I may be tempted to offend thee help me to see how vain● and uncertaine all things of the world are Oh give me a heart to love the Lord Jesus in sincerity and to think nothing too much I can do or suffer for his sake strenthen I pray thee my weake Faith in thee my unfaigned Love to thee make good to me all those sweet and precious Promises of the Covenant of Grace to write thy Law in my heart and to remember my sinnes and iniquityes no more Fit me for troubles and tryalls for sicknesse and death and for the coming of the Lord Jesus in Glory that I may be found among the wise Virgins and be counted worthy in Christ to receive the Kingdome prepared for thine Elect before the foundation of the world was laid 4. Be Mercifull to Church and people in the whole world Maintaine thy Gospell against all opposition of Hell and Antichrist acording to thy Promise Have mercy upon this Land of my Nativity preserve truth and peace amongst us and do good to all that are true of heart whether they be my Superiours Equalls or Inferiours and those that are Enemies the Lord pitty them and forgive them Be Gracious to the place and family where I live O suffer not sinne to raigne in this place pitty all those of our Neighbours or Kinsfolks that are carnall and unconverted Oh turne their hearts from sinne to Grace and from the power of darknesse to God give me a heart to pray for them and to watch and take all oportunities to win them by my good example and those that are converted keep them me O Lord by thy power through Faith unto Salvation to the end and in the end 5. Blesse the Ministry of thy Word and all holy Ordinances to me and to all thine let thy Word be my delight and my Councellor in all things what I know not Lord teach thou mee that I may be built up daily in saving knowledge and in grace 6. Now blessed be the Lord for all the many testimonies of his love to mee for my health and strength daily preservation and manifold deliverances but above all for thy free grace and everlasting love in Jesus Christ to mee and to all thine Elect for bringing mee to the knowledge o● Christ and for the many oportunities o● Grace O Lord enable me to make a blessed use of all that I may not give thee just cause to repent of all the good thou doe●… for me daily Preserve and keep me and this place this Day Night from all evill command thy Holy Angells to pitch their Tents about us oh let me find grace in thy sight I pray thee for thy favour is better then life it selfe Heare me and answer mee and do●… more for mee then I can aske or think of and all for Jesus Christ's sake my dearest Saviour and only Mediator In whose holy Name and Words I say Our Father which art c. FINIS

THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION In Twenty Questions and Answers Whereunto is Added A Compendious History of the most Memorable passages of HOLY SCRIPTURE by way of Questions and Answers for the use and benefit of the Inhabitants of the Parish of WOTTON in Oxford shire By JOHN HOFFMAN B. D. Minister of Gods word 1 TIM 4.8 Godlinesse is Profitable to all things OXFORD Printed by L. Lichfield 1653. TO My Beloved Neighbours and Parishioners the Inhabitants of the Towne and Parish of WOTTON In Oxford-shire Beloved in the Lord 1. IT hath been my greatest care and constant endeavour ever since by Gods providence I was called to be your Pastour how I might withstand and hinder the growth of sinnes Prov. 14.34 Ioh. 17.3 which are a reproach to any People and how to build you up in the saving knowledge of Iesus Christ which is eternall life To which purpose in the ordinary course of my Ministry as you know I have gone over the principles of Religion by way of Catechizing more then once that so I might with the Lords assistance and blessing upon my labours lay a sure and a sound foundation in the tender hearts of the yonger sort of people who are so sweetly exhorted by Solomon ●ccles 12. to know and to remember their Creator now in the daies of their youth 2. It hath of late much troubled my spirit what good course I might take in these evill and unsetled times to settle and establish you in the Truth of the Gospell ●evel 3.1 to hold fast that which you have received that no man may take your Crowne and how to Preach the Word unto you that all may profit and upon my seeking of God in private to direct mee and after much selfe-disputing I resolved at last to look beyond all discouragements and frivolous exceptions of persons disaffected to Truth and Holinesse and in the integrity and simplicity of my heart to adventure upon this plaine and easy way First to Compose and Print a short Catechise containing the fundamentalls of our Christian Religion which being known and understood will enable you to give an account to every man 1 Pet. 3.15 that shall aske you a reason of the hope that is in you with meeknes and feare Sermons without the knowledge and understanding of fundamentall Truths are as if you should set a Browne Loafe and a Cheese Heb. 5.13.14 before Infants that call for Milke Secondly for as much as it is a sad thing to consider how many heare Gods word it may be every Lords day yet understand little and remember lesse having never been acquainted with the Historicall part of the Scripture to any purpose I have therefore very briefely contracted and set downe the most memorable Historicall passages thereof the knowledge whereof will I am confident be very helpfull unto you to understand Gods mind delivered in those comfortable Doctrines which upon the explication of any Text are by worthy Ministers of Christ commended unto you Thirdly because without the Lords blessing nothing can doe us good I have therefore in the latter end of this little Manuall set downe a short direction for younger Christians to pray by There are Foure holy duties which I heartily commend unto you and intreat you to practice 1. To read Gods word much in private and to pray with your Families the blessing of God is upon such Families 2. To take heed of prophaning the Lords Day and instead of unnecessary worldly works or sinfull recreations to call your Children and Servants after Dinner together before the second Sermon to give you an account of some part of the Catechise and of the History of the Bible which will put yours and their hearts into a holy posture for the publique exercises of the Church 3. I would intreat you to examine all your Doctrines you heare by the Word of God it is a way very pleasing to God as we see in the Example of the Noble Bereans 4. I would desire you to search after and to be well setled in the Doctrine of justification and of the Sacraments Other duties there are I should speake of but I would willingly be as short as I could Now the Lord Jesus blesse you and yours and so appeare upon you and my labours amongst you that in the day of judgement we may not be ashamed but stand with comfort before the Tribunall seat of Christ and receive an Fuge well done good and faithfull servants enter into your Masters joy Which shall be the daily prayer of Your most affectionate Friend and Pastour to serve you in Christ. JOHN HOFFMAN From my study at Wotton Feb. 16. 1653. A Short Catechisme OR Twenty Questions and Answers Containing the first Elements or Principles of our CHRISTIAN RELIGION The 1. Question WHAT is every one by Nature The Answer Every one by Nature is a poore miserable sinner not able of himselfe to doe any thing pleasing to God Rom. 7.24 Q. 2. How came wee to be so wretched A. 1. By the guilt of the first sinne commited by Adam and Eve in Paradise 2. By originall sinne which is not only a want of Gods image consisting in holinesse and righteousnesse but also a pronenesse and inclination to all sinnes 3. By our daily Actuall transgressions in thought word and deed Psal 51.5 Rem 5.12 Q. 3. What is sinne A. Sinne is a breach of Gods Law making us guilty of Gods curse and heavy judgements temporally and eternally 1 Ioh 3.4 Gal 3.10 Q. 4. How may wee be freed from this miserable condition A. Only by Jesus Christ the alone Mediator 'twixt God and Man 1 Tim 2.5 Q. 5. What is God A. God is a spirit infinite in power justice and mercy distinguished into three Persons God the Father God the Sonne and God the Holy Ghost and these three are one 1 Ioh 5.7 Q. 6. What believest thou concerning God the Father A. I believe that he created me and all the World out of nothing and that by his Almighty providence he upholds and most wisely disposes of all things to his own glory and the good of his Church Heb 11.3 Math 10.29 Prov 16.33 Q 7. What believest thou concerning Iesus Christs A. I believe that he being God from everlasting took mans Nature upon him in the fulnesse of time being conceived by the Holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary That he fulfilled the Law of God for mee and suffered much misery the death of the Crosse and Hells Torments That he was buried and rose againe the third day That he ascended up into Heaven to the highest glory and that he shall ere long come in great glory to judge the quick and the dead Phil 2.7 8 9. Q. 8. How many Natures hath Christ and how many Offices did he undertake for us A. Christ hath two Natures the humane and the Divine Nature Ioh 1.14 1 Tim 3 16. And he undertook three Offices for us 1 To be our Prophet to teach