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The principles of the doctrine of Christ: unfolded in two short catechismes, wherein those principles of religion are explained, the knowledge whereof is required by the late ordinance of Parliament, before any person bee admitted to the sacrament of the Lords Supper. For the use of the congregation at Fordham, in the county of Essex. By John Owen pastor there.
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Owen, John, 1616-1683.
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THE Principles of the Doctrine of Christ Vnfolded in two short CATECHISMES Wherein those principles of Religion are explained the knowledge whereof is required by the late Ordinance of Parliament before any person bee admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper For the use of the Congregation at Fordham in the County of Essex By John Owen Pastor there Come yee children hearken unto me I will teach you the feare of the Lord Psal. 34.11 LONDON Printed by R. Cotes for Philemon Stephens at the guilded Lion in Pauls Church-yard 1645. TO My loving Neighbours and Christian Friends at FORDHAM Brethren MY hearts desire and request unto God for you is that yee may bee saved I say the truth in Christ also I lye not my conscience bearing mee witnesse in the Holy Ghost that I have great heavinesse and continuall sorrow in my heart for them amongst you who as yet walk disorderly and not as beseemeth the Gospel little labouring to acquaint themselves with the mystery of godlinesse for many walk of whom I have told you often weeping and now tell you again with sorrow that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christ whose end is destruction whose God is their belly who minde earthly things You know Brethren how I have been amongst you and in what manner for these two yeers past and how I have kept back nothing to the utmost of the dispensation to mee committed that was profitable unto you but have shewed you and taught you publickly and from house to house testifying to all repentance towards God and faith towards our Lorâ— Jesus Christ Now with what sincerity this hath bin by mee performed with what issue and successe by you received God the righteous Judge will one day declare for before him must both you and I appear to give an account of the dispensation of the glorious Gospel amongst us in the mean while the desire of my heart is to bee sâ—rvant to the least of you in the work of the Lord And that in any way which I can conceive profitable unto you either in your persons or your families Now amongst my indevours in this kinde after the Ordinance of publick Preaching the Word there is not I conceive any more needfull as all will grant that know the estate of this place how taught of late dayes how full of grossely ignorant persons then Catechising which hath caused me to set aside some houres for the compiling of these following which also I have procured to bee Printed meerly because the least part of the Parish are able to read it in writing my intention in them being principally to hold out those necessary truths wherein you have been in my Preaching more fully instructed as they are the use of them I shall briefly present unto you 1. The lesser Catechisme may bee so learned of the younger sort that they may bee ready to answer to every question thereof 2. The greater will call to minde much of what hath been taught you in publick especially concerning the person aâ—â— Offices of Jesus Christ 3. Out of that you may have help to instruct your families in the lesser being so framed for the most part that a Chapter of the one is spent in unfolding a question of the other 4. The texts of Scripture quoted are dâ—ligently to bee sought out and pondered that you may know indeed whether these things are so 5. In â—eading the Word you may have light into the meaning of many places by considering what they are here produced to confirme 6. I have been sparing in the doctrine of the Sacraments because I have already been so frequent in examinations about them 7. The handling of morall duties I have wholly omitted because by Gods assistance I intend for you a briefe explication of the Lords Prayer and the ten Commandements with some Articles of the Creed not unfolded in these by themselves by the way of Question and Answer Now in all this as the paines hath been mine so I pray that the benefit may bee yours and the praise his to whom alone any good that is in this or any thing else is to bee ascribed Now the God of heaven continue that peace love and amity amongst our selves which hitherto hath ben unshaken in these divided times and grant that the Scepter and Kingdome of his Son may bee gloriously advanced in your hearts that the things which concern your peace may not bee hidden from your eyes in this your day which is the daily prayer of From my Study Septem. the last Your servant in the work of the Lord J.O. THE Lesser Catechisme Question WHence is all truth concerning God and our selves to bee learned Answ. From the holy Scripture the Word of God Q. What doe the Scriptures teach that God is A. An eternall infinite most holy Spirit giving beeing to all things and doing with them whatsoever hee pleaseth Q. Is there but one God A. One onely in respect of his essence and being but one in three distinct persons of Father Son and Holy Ghost Quest What else is held forth in the Word concerning God that wee ought to know A. His Decrees and his Works Q What are the Decrees of God concerning us A. His eternall purposes of saving some by Jesus Christ for the praise of his glory and of condemning others for their sins Q. What are the works of God A. Acts or doings of his power whereby hee createth sustaineth and governeth all things Q. What is required from us towards Almighty God A. Holy and spirituall obedience according to his Law given unto us Q. Are wee able to doe this of our selves A. No in no wise being by nature unto every good work reprobate Q. How came wee into this estate being at the first created in the image of God in righteousnesse and innocency A. By the fall of our first Parents breaking the Covenant of God losing his grace and deserving his curse Q. By what way may wee bee delivered from this miserable estate A. Onely by Jesus Christ Q. What is Iesus Christ A. God and man united in one person to bee a Mediator between God and man Q. What is hee unto us A. A King a Priest and a Prophet Q. Wherein doth bee exercise his Kingly power towards us A. In converting us unto God by his Spirit subduing us unto his obedience and ruling in us by his grace Q. In what doth the exercise of his Priestly office for us chiefely consist A. In offering up himself an acceptable sacrifice on the crosse so satisfying the justice of God for our sins removing his curse from our persons and bringing us unto him Q. Wherein doth Christ exercise his propheticall Office towards us A. In revealing to our hearts from the bosome of his Father the way and truth whereby wee must come unto him Q. For whose sake doth Christ perform all these A. Onely for his Elect. Q. In