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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85373	A new catechisme, commanded to be set forth in this time of reformation, being the principall grounds of Christian religion, with directions for the examining of all persons, before they come to receive the holy Communion, or Lords Supper. Also, with a breefe direction, how to read the Holy Scriptures with profit. / Written by William Good, minister of Gods word, at Denton in Norfolke. Published according to order.	Goode, William, b. 1599 or 1600.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1096; Thomason E1185_6; ESTC R210211	4,207	17

A NEW CATECHISME Commanded to be set forth in this time of Reformation being the Principall grounds of Christian Religion with directions for the Exammining of all Persons before they come to Receive the Holy Communion or Lords Supper ALSO With a breefe Direction how to Read the Holy SCRIPTURES with profit Written by WILLIAM GOOD Minister of Gods word at Denton in Norfolke Published according to Order LONDON Printed by Bernerd Alsop 1645. A GODLY DIRECTION For the Receiving of the HOLIE COMMUNION Q. WHat is required of a man that he may receive the Communion to his comfort A. Some thing is to bee done before some thing in the receiving some thing after Q. What is to be done before A. * To perepare our selves rightly for the receivng of it Q. Wherein consists this preparation A. In getting sound knowledge true Faith Repentance Obedience Love and earnest and humble desire of it and in exammination and renewing of these graces Q. What knowledge must we have A. A sanctified knowledge of God of our selves of Christ of the grace of Christ and the meanes of this grace as hath been shewed before Now the Sacraments are one meanes of grace the doctrine whereof we must know particularly Q. What is a Sacrament A. An outward signe ordained of God Gen. 17.11 Math. 26.26 whereby Christ and all his benifits are signified Rom. 4.11 if we truly beleeve are converted and sealed unto it 1 Pet. 3.21 1 Cor. 10.16 Exod. 12.3.4.5 Q. What meane you by Christ and and all his benifits A. Not a corporall eating of Christ as the Papist vainly immagin compare Acts 3.21 with Matt. 28.6 Iohn 16.10 but Christ is received by a spirituall union with him and being made liveing members of that body whereof Christ is the head Iohn 15 2. Ephes 5.30 Acts. 3.21 Q. What meane you by the benifits of Christ A. Iustification comfort in affliction sanctification and all other blessings merited by him for us T it 3.5 Q. How many Sacraments be there A. Two Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord. Q What is Baptisme A. A Sacrament of over ingrafting into Christ and the society of the faithfull and of receiving of the seale of the covenant of grace Tit. 3.5 Matth. 28.17 Q. How many parts be there in a Sacrament A. The signe and the thing signified Q What is the outward signe in baptisme A Water wherewith the child is Babtized in the Name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost Q. What is the inward Grace or thing signified A. The blood of Christ whereby we are purged from sinne justified Heb. 9.14 and the spirit of Christ whereby we are sanctified enabled to die to sinne and lead a new life These benifits are sealed by Baptisme to the true beleever Rom. 6.3.4.5 2. Cor. 3.17 Gal. 5.24 Q. What is the Lords Supper A. A Sacrament that causeth our continuance and groweth in Christ Matt. 26.27 1. Cor. 10.16 Q. What is the outward signe in the Lords supper A. Bread and Wine with the actions pertaining to them according to Christs constitution as breaking by any lawfull meanes Receiving Eating Drinking Matt. 26.26 Q. What ia the thing signified A. Christ and all his benifits which I shall as certainly receive if I beleeve as I receive the Bread and Wine into my body 1 Cor. 11.24 1 Cor. 1.30 Rom. 4.23 Q. How doe the Bread and Wine in the Sacrament differ from common bread and wine A. Not at all in nature and substance but in use only being now made meanes to increase in us our Sanctification and to assure us of Iustification Rom. 411. Q. Who ordained this Sacrament A. Christ himselfe 1. Cor. 11.23.24 Matt. 26.26.27 Q. What are the reasons which are the ends for which we must receive the Sacrament A. First that we may obey Christ that hath so commanded Matth. 26.27 Secondly that we may the better understand and remember what Christ hath done for us of whose death and blood shed the breaking of the Bread and the powring out of the Wine is a lively resemblance 1 cor 11.26 Heb. 9.26 Gal. 3.1 Thirdly that I may be stirrred up to be more thankfull to him for his infinite Mercy 1 Cor. 11.24 Fourthly that all Graces needfull to salvation may be increased in me Rom. 8.29 Matt. 25.45 2 Cor. 11.25 Fiftly that the assurance of my salvation may be hereby sealed unto me John 6.51 Rom. 4.11 Sixtly to teach us what union and love ought to be amongst Christians being all but one body represented by one Bread 1. Cor. 10.13 Q. What else is required in our preparation A. Faith Repentance Oobedience Love as may be seen before Q. VVhat is the summe of them A. First to take Christ as my only Lord and Saviour beleeving the forgivenesse of all my sinnes and punishment due to them by Christ only Ephes 1 13. Acts 16 3. Secondly that I grive for nothing so much as that I have offended God by my sinnes Ezech. 10.12 Mourning and bewayling from my very heart all my sinnes even my uncleane thoughts and evill motions though I consent not to them Rom. 7.2 Thirdly that I hate and leave every sinne Psal 119.104 and walke in obedience to every Commandement so that I alow my selfe no sinne to raigne in me but mortifie and lessen every sinne Psal 119.104 James 2.19 so that I am willing and resolved rather to suffer death then to continue in any knowne sinne Luke 14.26 Fourthly that I love God above all Matt. 22.37 grived to see him offended by any Psal 119.136 useing all meanes carefully and constantly whereby I may be enabled to keep all His Commandements and desire nothing so much as grace and power to doe His will Matth. 5.6 Fiftly if any offence be between my Brother and me that I reconcile my selfe unto him wishing the same good to his soule and body as to my owne that I labour to bring others to true Repentance that I love Gods people and that for their holynesse above all others 1 John 3.14 that I love and doe good to my enemies Q. VVhat else is required in this Preparation A. That humbly and earnestly thirst after this sacrament and the blessing of God upon it that it may worke these effects in me for which it is ordayned Q. VVhat meane you by humble thirsting A. That I acknowledge my selfe altogether unworthy to receive it in respect of any thing in my selfe and that I looke for acceptance of my worke through Christ Q. VVhat else is required A. That I would strictly examine my selfe whether I have these graces or no. 1 Cor. 11.28 2 Cor. 13.5 Q. VVhat else A. That I should renew all these graces 1 Cor. 11.31 Q. VVhat is it to renew the graces of God in us A. To quicken and stirre them up and to make them more active Q. How may this be done A. First our knowledge may be renewed by meditating reading and conferring on the the cheife principalls of