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Scripture security for conscience. Reconciling the safety of truth with the safety of persons. By an honest counterplot to keep off the execution of an expected ordinance. With a Scripture catechisme very usefull in these times. For advancing unity. Suppressing errour. Stating present controversies. Vindicating the covenanted reformation.
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to lye to the holy Ghost Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart thou hast not lyed unto men but unto God Acts 5.3 4 Q. 18 Are the Scriptures the word of God A. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God 2 Tim. 3.16 Q. 19 Shall the bodies of men rise after they he dead A. I worship the God of my fathers beleeving all things that are written in the Law and the Prophets and have hope towards God which they themselves also alow that there shall be a resurrection of the dead both of the just and unjust Acts 24.14 15. Q. 20 Is there a day of judgement after death A. I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the Books were opened and another Book was opened which is the Book of life and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Books according to their works and the Sea gave up the dead which were in it and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them and they were judged euery man according to their works Rev. 20.12 13. Deut. 13.6 8 9. If thy brother the sonne of thy mother or thy sonne or thy daughter or the wife of thy bosome or thy friend which is as thine owne soule entise thee secretly saying let us go and serve other gods neither shalt thou spare neither shalt thou conceale him but thou shalt surely kill him thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death and afterwards the hand of all the people 2 Chron. 15.12 13 15. They entred into a Covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soule that whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death whether small or great whether man or woman And all Judah rejoyced at the Oath for they had sworne with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire and he was found of them and the Lord gave them rest round about Concerning Blasphemy and impugning the Word of God EXod 20.7 Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his Name in vaine Levit. 24.11.12 13 14. The Israelitish womans sonne blasphemed the Name of the Lord and cursed and they brought him unto Moses and they put him in Ward that the minde of the Lord might be shewed them And the Lord spake unto Moses saying bring forth him that hath cursed without the campe and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head and let all the Congregation stone him Dan. 3.29 Therefore I make a decree that every people Nation and Language which speak any thing amisse against the God of Shadrach Mishach and Abednego shall be cut in peeces and their houses shall be made a dunghill because there is no other God Job 2.9 Curse God and dye 1 Cor. 12.3 No man speaking by the spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed Acts 13.10 11. Thou enemy of all righteousnesse wilt thou not cease to pervert the right wayes of the Lord and now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee and thou shalt be blind Heb. 10.28 29. He that despised Moses Law died without mercy under two or three witnesses Of how much sorer punishment suppose ye shall he be thought worthy who hath trodden under foot the Son of God c. Rev. 22.18 19. If any man shall adde unto these things God shal adde unto him the plagues that are written in this Book and if any man shall take away from the words of the Book of this Prophecy God shall take away his part out of the Book of life The second ranke of Doctrines Q. 1 SHall all men be saved A. Then one said unto him Lord are there few that shall be saved and he said unto them strive to enter in at the strait gate for many I say unto you will seek to enter in and shal not be able Luke 13.23 24. Q. 2 Hath a man by nature free will to turne to God A. The naturall man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are folishnesse unto him neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned 1 Cor. 2.14 Q. 3 May God be worship'd by Pictures or Images A. Take ye good heed unto your selves for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire least ye corrupt your selves and make you a graven Image the similitude of any figure Deut. 4.15 16. Q. 4 Doth the soule of any man after death go to purgatory A. I heard a voyce from heaven saying unto me write blessed are the dead which dye in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them Rev. 14.13 Q. 5 Do the souls of good men dye or sleep when their bodies are dead A. Ye are come unto Mount Sion and unto the City of the living God the Heavenly Jerusalem and to an innumerable company of Angels to the generall assembly and Church of the first borne which are written in Heaven and to God the judge of all and to the spirits of just men made parfect Heb 12.22 23. Q. 6 Do the soules of bad men dye or sleep when their bodies are dead A. Their worme dyeth not Mark 9.44 Q. 7 Are there revelations or workings of the spirit as a rule for a Christians life though divers from or contrary to the written word of God A. This voyce which came from Heaven wee heard and we were with him in the holy Mount We have also a more sure word of prophecy whereunto yee do well that yee take heed as unto a light that shineth in a dark place untill the day dawne and the day-starre arise in your hearts Knowing this first that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private inrerpretation for the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2. Pet. 1.18.19 20 21. Q. 8 Is a man bound to beleeve no more then by his reason he can comprehend A Bebold thou shalt be dumbe and not able to speak untill the day that these things shall bee performed because thou beleevest not my words which shall be fulfilled Luke 1.20 Q. 9 Is the morall Law contained in the ten Commandements a rule of a Christian life A. Owe no man any thing but to love one another for he that loveth an other hath fulfilled the law For this thou shalt not commit adultery thou shalt not kill thou shalt not steale thou shall not beare false witnesse thou shalt not covet and if there be any other Commandement it is breifly comprehended in this saying namely thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self Rom. 13.8 9. Q. 10 Doth God see sinne in the justified A. Against thee
impugne the Word of God such offences shall be adjudged Felony and the offender committed without Bayl or Main-prize and the party being found guilty shall be branded in the left Cheek with the letter B. and upon the like offence the second time x Levit. 24 16. Job 2.9 Dan. 3.29 Heb. 10.28 29. shall suffer death The second ranke of Doctrines ANd be it further ordained that all persons who shall publish any of these severall Errors hereafter ensuing viz. y Matth. 25.41 That 1 all men shall be saved z Joh. 3.5 that a man by nature 2 hath free will to turne to God a Acts 17.25 That God 3 may be worshipt by Pictures or Images b Luke 16 22 23. or that the 4 soule of any man after death goes neither to Heaven nor Hell but to Purgatory c Acts 1.25 or that the soule 5 6 of man dies or sleepes when the body is dead d Ps 19.7 or that the 7 revelations or workings of the Spirit are a rule for a Christians life though divers from or contrary to the written Word of God e 1 Cor. 2.14 or that a man is 8 bound to beleeve no more then by his reason he can comprehend f Eph. 6.2 or that the 9 Morall Law contained in the Ten Commandements is no rule of a Christian life g 2 Sam. 12 9. or that God sees no 10 sinne in the justified or h Rev. 3.19 that a 11 Beleever need not repent i Ps 51.9 not pray for the pardon of sinne or that the two Sacraments of k John 4.1.2 12 Baptisme and the l Luke 22.19 20. 13 Lords Supper are not Ordinances commanded by the Word of God or that 14 the m Math. 19.14 Baptizing of Infants is unlawfull n Rom. 3.3 4. or that such 15 Baptizing is void and of none effect o Mark 16 16. or that such persons are to bee 16 Baptized againe and in pursuance thereof shall baptize any person formerly baptized p Exod. 20.8 or that the observation of the Lords Day as it is injoyned by the Ordinances and Lawes of this Realme is not according or contrary to the Word of God q 1 Cor. 14 15 16. or that it is not lawfull to joyn in 17 publike r 1 Pet. 3.7 or Family Prayer Å¿ 2 Tim. 3.15 or to 18 teach children to pray t Rev. 1.20 Or that the Churches of England are not true Churches u Rom. 10 13 14 15. Or that the Ministers or Ordinances are not true Ministers or Ordinances w 1 Tim. 4.14 Or that the Church government by Presbytery is Antichristian or unlawfull x 1 Pet. 2.13 14. or that the Magistracy or 19 power of the Civill Magistrate by Law established in England is unlawfull y Nehem. 4.14 or that all the use of 20 Armes for Publike defence be the Cause never so just is unlawfull And in case the party so accused for any of the said Errors bee committed before two Justices the party so committed shall bee ordered to renounce his said Error in the publike Congregation of the Parish Church whence the complaint comes and in case hee refuses or neglects the same at or upon the day time and place appointed by the said Justices z Num. 15.34 Tit. 1.10 11. Rev. 2.14 2 Pet. 2.10 12. Gal. 5.12 that he shall bee committed to prison by the said Justices untill hee shall finde two Sureties of Subsidy men that hee shall not publish or maintain the said Error or Errors any more FINIS A Scripture CATECHISME Very usefull in these Times For Advancing Unity Suppressing Errour Stating present Controversies Vindicating the Covenanted Reformation 1 COR. 3 2 3. I have fed you with milke and not with meat for hitherto ye were not able to bear it neither yet now are ye able For ye are yet carnall for whereas there is among you envying and strife and divisions are ye not carnall 2 COR. 11.3 I fear lest by any means as the Serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ 2 TIM 1.13 Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me in faith and love c. LONDON Printed by T. R. and E. M. for John Bellamie at the three golden Lions in Cornhill neer the Royall Exchange 1646. To the teachable Reader HVmble Reader who art willing to stoop to the contemned Ordinance of Catechisme God hath promised to teach you and to that purpose all are yours all his Ordinances all his servants their gifts experiences labours the ablest the meanest all are yours amongst which my poore mite is accountable to you Some few yeers since when divers of the new Opinions that now have seized upon many were first represented to me and I saw them entertained by some persons that were precious in my thoughts and managed by such arguments as at the first sight seemed to carry strength with them I must confesse I beganne to stagger thereat whereupon for my own satisfaction I was inquisitive after such Treatises on all hands as wrote either for or against them which I therefore mention that I may give you an account of what experience hath taught me namely that there is more satisfaction to be gained by a diligent weighing of some one Scripture then by reading over many other books for indeed the Scripture is the supreme judge of controversies and all that the ablest men can speak for the opening of Scripture must be resolved into Scripture before it can ground faith and satisfie conscience which is the drift of this Catechisme wherewith thou mayest expect a blessing if thou shalt pray read and study the answers wherein I have not been so carefull to give you the forme of an answer as to referre you to such Scriptures as afford matter for the Answer which course I finde warranted by the like practice of our Saviour and I judge it the profitablest way in a Tractate in this nature for thereby the Reader will be constrained to study the Scriptures to understand the force of them before he can satisfie himselfe with an answer from them as for example in the question concerning Baptisme the Reader must weigh the circumstances of the text and compare it with the History in Exodus and so he may be enabled to satisfie himselfe in forming an Answer thus All the Israelites presently after their coming forth from Egypt when many of them were little children were Baptized by the cloud which hung over their heads Thus much Reader I thought good to intimate to thee that thou mightest not take offence at my method A Scripture CATECHISME Very usefull in these Times First Question Q. 1 WHat speaks the Scripture of the doctrinall errors of these latter times A. The Spirit speaketh expressely that in the latter times some shal depart from the faith giving heed