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spirit_n	faith_n	grace_n	work_v	7,291	5	7.3947	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70809	An endeavovr of making the principles of Christian religion, namely the Creed, the Ten Commandements, the Lords prayer, and the Sacraments, plaine and easie tending to the more speedy instruction of the meanest capacities, and weakest memories, and for the making triall also of their understandings, who though they have attained some measure of saving knowledge, yet through the weaknesse of their abilities cannot expresse even that which they doe conceive.	Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647.	1644 (1644)	Wing P230A; ESTC R2981	30,876	53

do them the least ●urt No   Or Give them any despight ●ull words No   Or Harbour hatred or maice against them No   Or May we be angry with ●hem without cause No   Or More then there is cause No   Or Forbeare to have a tender are of any to the utmost of our ●ower No   Q. What is the seventh Commandment   A. Thou shalt not commit adultery 10 Q. What is the generall meaning of the seventh Commandment   10 A. The generall meaning of the seventh Commandment is the Is it not the maintaining of ha●tity in all married and un   married and in the heart and words as well as behaviour Yes maintaining r chastity in all married or unmarried and in s heart and t words as well as u behaviour r 1 Thess. 4. 3 4. s Mat. 5. 27. 28. t Ephes. 3. 4. 5. Rom. 13. 13. Or May not any the unmarried at least especially young people take liberty to use some light and wanton carriage sometimes No   Or Wanton speethes No   Or Wanton looks No   Or At least have lustfull and wanton thoughts No   And Are not unnaturall lusts specially forbidden Yes   Q. What is the eighth Commandment   A. Thou shalt no●… steale 11 Q. What is the generall meaning of the eighth Commandment   11 A. The general● meaning of the eighth Commandment is the preserving of m●… goods and estates 〈…〉 x all safety ●Thess 4. 6. x Exod. 23. 4. 5. Is it not the preserving of mens goods and estates in all safety Yes   Or May we never wrong them in their estates any way though they be able to beare it and we are poor No   Or Oppresse them in any thing having the law of men on our side No   Or Defraud them in any kind when We find them unskilfull or heedlesse even though they pretend great skill or care No   Or May we forbeare to help them or further their good when we may without speciall wrong to our selves No   Q What is the ninth Commandment   A. Thou shalt not bear c. 12 Q. What is the generall meaning of the ninth Commandment   12 A. The general Is it not the maintaining of truth Yes meaning of the ninth Commandment is y the maintaining of a truth z and the preserving of mens a good names y Prov. 24. 28. z Ephes. 4. 25. ●●James 4. 11. Levit. 19. 16. And Preserving mens good names Yes   Or May we ●t any time ●ie No   Though it be for our advan●… No   Or For our safety No   Or For any other a sak● No   Or Even for Gods glory No   Or 〈…〉 just cause speake 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 No   Or Though the thing wee ●peak be true No   Or Forbear to speak good of 〈…〉 when we might speake with truth and wisdome No   Or Forbear to maintaine the 〈…〉 when it is seasonable and ●● are called to maintain it No   Q. What is the tenth Commandment   A. Thou shalt not covet c. 13 Q. What is the generall meaning of the tenth Commandment   13 A. The generall meaning of the tenth Commandement is b contentednesse with what is our own and c rejoycing in anothers good d as in our own e forbidding the least motions and inclinations to the contrary b Heb. 13. 5. c Rom. 12. 16. d Phil. 2. 4. e Rom. 7. 7. Is it not contentednesse with ●hat is our own Yes   And Rojoycing in anothers ●ood as our owne Yes   Or May we at any time grudge 〈…〉 good others enjoy No   Though we our selves did exect as much and have it not No   Or May we envy them at any ●●e for any thing No   Though we think they deserve or what they have No   Or That they ●ouse it No   Or Will abu●e it No 〈…〉 May ●…e 〈…〉 for our selves and regardlesse of others No   And Are not the least motions and inclinations to the contrary forbidden Yes   14. Q. How perfectly ●●● the faithfull keep Gods Commandments while they are upon earth   14 A. The faithfull do not f attain to perfection in Gods sight 〈…〉 g yet they str●… for it and may be ●…blameable before men f Phil. 3. 12 13. Gal. 5●… 17. g 1 Joh. 3. 3. h 1 The 2. 10. Phil. 2. 15. Is there a just man upon the earth that doth good and sinneth not No   Or Do any attaine to perfection in Gods sight here No   Yet Do not the faithfull strive for perfection Yes   And May they not be unblameable before men Yes   15 Q. How then are any justified and counted righteous before God   15 A. i None can ever be justified by thei● workes and obedience to the Law but onely by Gods free grac● through Faith 〈…〉 Christs righteousnesse i Gal. 4. 16. Rom. 3. 23 24 25 26. Ephes. 2. 8 9. Can they ever be justified by their works and obedience to the Law No   Or Onely by Gods free grace through faith in Christs righteousnesse Yes   16 Q. What must a faithfull man do when he hath again sinned and broken Gods Commandment after God hath justified him   16 A. When a faithful man hath sinned h● must k returne to God by renewing his l repentance and m faith in Christ k Hosea 1● 1. l 1 John 1. 9. He● 4. 14 15 16. May hee go on carelesly in sinne and presume God will justifie him still though he repent not No   Or Must he not returne to   God by renewing his repentance ●nd faith in Christ Yes   17 Q. But how can a man ●ave pardon that sinneth againe and againe   17 A. Christ is still our n Advocate and Surety procuring us pardon o when we repent and come to him by faith ● 1. John● ● 2. o Heb. 10. 21 22. Is it not impossible there ●…ould be any pardon for such No   Or ●● Christ still our Advocate and surety procuring 9● pardon when we repent and come to 〈…〉 by faith Yes   Questions and Answers tending to explain The Lords Prayer Question 1. WH●… that we repent and beleeue and keep● Gods Commandements   A. It is onely from Gods grace 〈…〉 Christ that we a repent and b believe and c keep Gods Commandments a 2 Tim. 2. 25. Acts 5. 31. b Ephes. 2. 8. Heb. 12. 2. e Heb. 8. 10. John 15. 5. Phil. 4. 13. Is it altogether from our selves No   Or Onely from Gods grace through Christ Yes   Or Partly from God and partly from our selves No   Or From God through any mediator besides Christ No   2 Q. How doth God use to work repentance and faith in us   2 A. God workes d repentance and e faith in us by his Word with which his f Spirit conveyeth his grace unto us d 2 Tim. 2. 25. e Rom. 17. 〈…〉 2 Cor. 3. 3. ●Pet. 1. 22. Is it not by

his word with which his Spirit conveyeth his grace unto us Yes   Or Vseth he to worke by his Spirit without his Word No   Or Would the Word doe us any good without the Spirit No   3 Q. How may we obtain grace from God when we finde our selves to want it   3 A. God will have us to g pray to him for grace as h also for all other good things when we want them g Ezek. 36. 25 with 37. h Jer. 29. 11. 12. Luke 11. 9 10. 13. Will ●e not have us to pray to him for it Yes   Or May we expect it without praying for it No   Or May we expect any other good thing without prayer No   Or Will God ●●ve us to pray to him also for all other good things when we want them Yes   4 Q. What is Prayer   4. A. Prayer is the i making of our requests to God by k powring out our hearts before him i Phi. 4. 6. k Psa. 62. 8. Is it not the making our requests to God by pouring out our hearts before him Yes   Or Is the repeating of the beliefe a Prayer No   Or Is the repeating of the ten Commandments a Prayer No   Or Do we pray when we say over the words of any prayer without understanding No   Or Without our hearts go a long with our tongues and lips No   5 Q. To whom must we pray or may we pray   5. A. We must pray to l God alone and none else l Psal. 65. 2. Must we pray to God alone Yes   And May we pray to none else No   Or May we pray to Angels No   Or To Saints in heaven No   Or To the blessed Virgin No   6 Q. In whose name must we pray or may we pray   6 A. We must pray in the m name of Christ alone and n of none else trusting only upon Him for making our Prayers accepted m John 16. 23. n Iohn 14. 6. 1. Tim. 2. 5. May we pray in our owne names that is trusting in our own righteousnesse No   Or In the name of any Saint No   Or Angel No   Or Of the blessed Virgin No   Trusting in any of them or any other meere creature for accepta●●on of our prayers No   Or Must we pray in the name of Christ alone Yes   Trusting upon him and none else for making our prayers accepted Yes   7 Q. What rule or direction have we for the making of our prayers With what affections we should pray and for what things   7 A. The rule of our Prayers is o Gods Word p specially the Lords Prayer o Esa. 8. 20. p Mat. 6. 9 c. Luke 11. 2 c. Q. What is that you call the Lords Prayer Repeat it   A. Our Father c. Is not Gods Word to be our rule and direction Yes   And Specially the Lords prayer which Christ himselfe hath taught us Yes   Or May we pray as we list No   Or For what we list No   8 Q. With what affections must we alwayes pray according to the direction of the Lords Prayer   8 A. the Lords prayer directeth us to pray in faith and humility and charity thankfulnesse Must we not alwayes pray in faith as coming to a father and one who hath all power Yes   And In humility as to our heavenly Father and the King of the whole world Yes   And In charity for others as for ourselves Yes   And Forgiving as we expect forgivenesse Yes   And In thankfulnesse as to him that ruleth all and doth all for us Yes   Or May any of these be altogether wanting and yet our prayer acceptable No   9 Q. What are we taught to pray for in the Lords Prayer saying Hallowed be thy Name   9 A. When we say hallowed be thy name we pray that God may be infinitely honoured q above us and all creatures and everlastingly glorified ● by us and all creatures q Psal. 115. 1 2. c. Psal. 103. 22. It is not that God may be infinitely honoured above us and ●ll creatures Yes   And Everlastingly glorified by us and all creatures Yes   Or May we at any time take the honour of any thing wholly ●o ourselves No   Or Match ourselves with God ●n any respect No   Or Ascribe like honour in any respect to any creature that wee do to God No   Or Be carelesse of glorifying God in some thing or other at ●ome time or other No   And Need wee trouble ourselves if others neglect to glorifie God any way Yes   Or When any thing is spoken or done to his dishonour may we be carelesse of it No   10 Q. What are wee taught to pray for saying Thy Kingdome come   10 A. When we say Thy Kingdome come we pray that s Christ may reign throughout the World t by his word in despite of Satan and all other rebellious enemies s Ps. 110. 1 2. t ●Thes 3. 1. Is it not that Christ may reign throughout the VVorld by his Word Yes   And That in despite of Satan and all other rebellious enemies Yes   And Is Gods Kingdome and Christs Kingdome all one Yes   Doth Christs Kingdome anywhere take place where his Word beareth not the sway No   Or Need we trouble ourselves 〈…〉 Christ and his Word doe not   prevaile anywhere so long 〈…〉 o●● ourselves a●● 〈…〉 by it Yes   Or When Satans kingdome prevaileth and any other rebellious enemies of Christ may wee 〈…〉 to see or hear● it No   11. Q. Wh●● are wee 〈…〉 to pray for saying Thy will b●● done   11 A. When 〈…〉 say Thy will be done we pray that 〈…〉 God will may be fully ye●ded to x not our ow● wils y nor the lusts 〈…〉 men ●Psal 142. 1● x Matth. 26. 39. 42. y Psal. 140. 8. 1 Pet 4. 2 3. Is it not that Gods will may bee fully yeilded to a● all times Yes   Or May wee not sometime● stand upon having our own● wils No   Or Grudge that we are forced to endure Gods will No   Or Give way sometimes to the lusts of men contrarying Gods will No   And Need wee trouble ourselves if Gods will be not done by 〈…〉 as we do it● ourselves Yes   Or If others grudge to be forced to endure Gods will may wee bee carelesse to see or heare it No   12 Q. W●●●●●● w●●●●●ght to pray for saying Give ●●●●is ●●y o●● daily bread   12 A. When wee say Give us this day our daily bread we begge all y needfull things for our bodily life and outward condition with a 〈…〉 Doe wee not beg of God all needfull things for our bodily life and outward condition Yes   And A blessing withall upon the things that are given us Yes   And Freedome also from all   〈…〉 ●● our ●●●ward 〈…〉 Yes sing o● them and a