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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	pray_v	prayer_n	13,124	5	6.7659	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01125	A most breefe manner of instruction, to the principles of Christian religion. By J.F.	J. F., fl. 1587.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587, attributed name.; Fielde, John, d. 1588, attributed name.	1587 (1587)	STC 11238; ESTC S113436	4,491	18

see hereby two speciall things to be remembred 1. First Gods fatherlie care loue goodnesse towardes vs in both warning vs and teaching of vs Both what he would haue done and what he would not haue done What we should doo and what we should not doo 2. Secondly againe I see first how fraile and vntoward we are either to doo that he commaundeth or to forbeare that hee forbiddeth such is our corrupt and sinful state and naughtie nature and euill inclined disposition Q. Then thou hast profited somthing hereby A. Yea I thanke God I know and haue learned both how gratiously and mercifullie God hath dealt with vs in this and all other his holy Scriptures And how far we are from dooing his holy will and how prone ready and foreward we are to doo the contrarie euen our owne will and heart lusts and delights And yet by this meanes I hope heereafter by Gods grace to be put in minde remembrance to haue more care to doo Gods will and lesse delight in mine owne will then euer I had before Q. God graunt it to thee and vs all to haue such grace for Christes sake A. Amen Q. Seeing we be in such a daungerous state of dampnation what meanes haue we to obtaine Gods mercie and pardon for our sinnes A. Ouely by faith in Christ Iesus Q. And nothing else but faith A. No no other thing but faith in Christ ioyned with true repentaunce Christiā loue charity And then folowes a zelous minde to the truth ane a harty and an vnfeined purpose to amend whatsoeuer is amisse before God and man c. Q. Rehearse the sum and effect of that faith perticularly and distinctly A. 1. I beleeue in God y e Father almightie maker of heauen and earth 2. And in Iesus Christ his onely sonne our Lord which was cōceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the Uirgin Marie suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was crucified dead and buried 3. He descended into hell 4. The third day he rose againe from the dead 5. He ascended into heauen and sitteth on the right hand of God y e Father almighty 6. From thence he shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead 7. I beleeue in the holie Ghost 8. The holie Catholique Church 9. The Communion of Saintes 10. The forgiuenesse of sinnes 11. The resurrection of the body 12. And the lyfe euerlasting Q. How many Articles be there A. Twelue Q. Howe many partes is the Creede to be deuided into A. Into three in generall 1. As to God the Father and our creation by him 2. To God the sonne and our redemption in him 3. To God the holy Ghost our sanctificatiō and regeneration new birth in him Q. Is there any moe diuisions vsed A. Yea by some two other Q. VVhich be they A. 1. One of the Cotholique Church and the Communion of Saintes 2. The other of these three Articles specially to be noted as the sum comfort and effect of all our faith c. And they be 1 The forgiuenes of sinnes 2 The resurrectiō of y e body 3 And the life euerlasting Q. Are these the cheefe partes of our Creede or Articles of our Faith both generall speciall and perticular A. Yea this is the summe of our faith in the blessed Trinity our creation redemption and sanctification and regeneration and new byrth wrought by Gods spirite in the hearts of euerie faithfull creature of the true Church of Christ. Q. How is this Faith obtained encreased and established A. By three speciall meanes 1. By our humble and heartie Prayer to God 2. By hearing of the word and receiuing of the Sacraments 3. By the working of Gods holy spirit in our harts in hearing of the same word receiuing of the same Sacraments c. Q. What is the cheefest prayer to obtaine all thinges at Gods hand by A. The same which Christ hath taught vs saying when you pray pray on this manner c. Luk. II. O Our Father which art in Heauen 1. Halowed be thy name 2. Thy kingdome come 3. Thy will be doone in earth as it is in heauen 4. Giue vs this day our dayly bread c. 5. And forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue c. 6. And lead vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill c. Q. How many partes are contained in the prayer A. There be three partes in generall 1. The preface 2. Sixe peticion 3. The conclusion But two partes speciall c. 1. The preface is Our Father wich art in heauen 2. The sixe peticions be deuided into two partes in speciall The fyrst contayneth three peticions The second cōtaineth other three peticions The 1. cōtaining y e glorie of God The 2 cōtaining y e necessity of mē The fyrst three bee 1. Hallowed be thy name 2. Thy kingdom come 3. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauē This consernes the glorie of God The other three 1. 4. Giue vs this day our daylie bread 2. 5. And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that c. 3. 6. And leade vs not into temptation c. These concernes the necessity of men Q. Then I perceiue this beginning Our Father which art in heauē is but a preface or an entrance into the prayer or a preparing Gods eare and our heartes therevnto And so the end but a conclusion yeelding all power and glorie to God A. You saye verie truelie Q. I see also that you vnderstand both what thou speakest and also what thou prayest for A. Yea that I doo I thanke God I giue you thankes also for your freendly and Christian endeuour And the Lord giue me grace to vse this prayer and all other a right And so hartelie reuerently faithfully and vnfeinedly as may be to Gods glorie and my comfort Q. Amen The Lord graunt it to all men c. FINIS