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A15824	A modell of divinitie, catechistically composed Wherein is delivered the matter and method of religion, according to the creed, ten Commandements, Lords Prayer, and the Sacraments. By Iohn Yates, Bachelour in Diuinitie, and minister of Gods word in St Andrewes in Norvvich.	Yates, John, d. ca. 1660.; Yates, John, d. ca. 1660. Short and briefe summe of saving knowledge. aut; Richardson, Alexander, of Queen's College, Cambridge.	1622 (1622)	STC 26085; ESTC S103644	253,897	373

a savour of rest from vs wee a savour of peace and life from him That which was said of Maries Spicknard wherewith she anointed Christ that the whole House was filled with the savour of the oyntment Ioh. 12.3 The same may be said of these pleasant perfumes of our religious prayers that they are fragrant to God and men and the reason is because Christ by a liuely faith lyes as a bundle of Myrrh betweene the breasts of euery Christian and that he himselfe in regard of the graces of Gods spirit is as an Orchard Can. 4.13 of Pomegranates with pleasant fruits as Cypres Spicknard Saffron c. and all the chiefe Spices of the Marchant And in this sense the voyce of the Church is most sweet in prayer Can. 2.14 On the contrary if our hearts be like Ezechiels bloudy pots Ezek. 24.6 that boile with the scum and rust of lust revenge ambition wanton pampering of the flesh in painted faces prodigall garishnesse monstrous disguisednesse c. bringing in all excesse in our respects to our selues and content with all defects in our respects to God wee may well say death is in such a pot and that the sacrifice thereof is more noysome to God then any caryon Never did the fiue Cities of the plaines send vp such poysonous vapours to God as the prayers of a corrupt and polluted person and God being not able to abide these ill sents sends downe vpon such a counter-poyson of fire and brimstone Oh then let not this pot of the heart that should boile these sweet sacrifices of prayer either be dry for want of the liquor of grace or grow rusty for want of daily vse but let them be full of liquor and meat so the flesh-pots of these sacrifices erunt sicut aromata shall be as perfumes in the bowles of incense Zech. 14.20 I know some are very short in prayer for want of matter and affection but this will make vs short and pithy for the abundance of matter and affection Prayer consists not more in fragore quam fervore more in contention of voyce then in intention of heart Q. How is vocall prayer distinguished A. It is either in prose or meeter sung or said And hereupon it followes that the Liturgie of the Church may be not onely in set forme of prayers but also in dimension of words for meeter is the measure of words and syllables Let therefore the doting dizie headed Brownists either confesse Psalmes hymnes and spirituall songs to be no parts of divine worship or else that prayer may be in a set forme but they can on the sudden both sing and say yet in their dotage they haue taken paines to bring Davids Psalmes into an English meeter and vse them when they meet notwithstanding they reiect their owne practise and will not pray in any set forme of words as if singing as well as saying were not praying Colos 3.16 Ephes 5.19 But our case is never the worse for that the Lords prayer beares part with vs in this baffling of theirs Q. How must all these be done A. Seriously in the spirit Rom. 8.26 Colos 3.16 It must be done with grace in our hearts to the Lord. Q. How is vocall prayer deliuered either in prose or meeter distinguished A. It is either publicke or private In the Church Familie or Chamber Act. 10.2.9 and 14.23 Zech. 12.11.12.13.14 Q. What is publicke Prayer A. That which is performed to God in the publicke place of his worship and in the publicke meeting of the Congregation where the Pastour is to goe before in a liuely voyce and the people to follow after in minde and heart and in the conclusion to say Amen to testifie their consent and desire to be heard Deut. 27.14 to the end Q. What is private Prayer A. It is euery where and in all places and at all times where either more are gathered together and then one is to goe before and the rest follow in consent as before or else one by himselfe alone which may pray only in mind or also with his voyce and this againe may be more solemne and accustomed or a short ejaculation c. 1 Tim. 2.8 Math. 18.19 Ion. 2.1 Exod. 14.15 Zach. 12.13 Q. To whom are wee to pray A. To the Father Sonne and holy Spirit and to them alone Psal 50.15 Rom. 10.14 Wee are onely to call vpon them in whom wee are to beleeue and that is onely in God I beleeue in God not in any creature for that is blaspheme Neither is there in all the prayers of the Bible any other mentioned to whom wee are to sue but God alone If any shall demand whether he may direct his prayer to one person of three the answere is he may doe it safely and with comfort What need we feare while we haue our Sauiour for our patterne Oh my Father if it be possible let this cup passe And Paul euery where both in thankes and requests bowes the knees to the Father c. yet must this be done with due care of worshipping all in one Exclude the other while we fixe our heares vpon one our prayers will be sinne retaine all and mention one wee offend not None of them doth ought for vs without all It is a true rule of Divines all their externall workes are common to sollicite one therefore and not all were iniurious Q. Hitherto of Prayers generall affections What are the kinds A. Prayer is either simple or compound Sometimes we are all suites vnto God another time all thankes and somtimes againe wee ioyne all together 1 Tim. 2.1 Q. Whas is simple Prayer A. Where Prayer is of one nature onely Eph. 1.3 Blessed be God ver 2. Grace be to you c. Q. How manifold A. It is either Petition or thankesgiuing Either wee request some thing at Gods hands or blesse him for the receipt of it Q. What is Petition A. When by prayer we craue any thing of God according to his will Math. 26.39 Iam. 1.6 1 Ioh. 2.1 Q. What may fall out heresometimes A. Making of vowes which is a solemne promise made to God with mature deliberation of things lawfull and possible c. Psal 76.11 Q. How many sorts of Petitions are there A. Two either a crauing of some things to be done for vs or an entreating that some thing may be avoyded by vs or remoued from vs. Eph. 6.18 Heb. 5.7 Q. What is the crauing of something to be done for vs A. Our petitions to God to bestow good blessings vpon vs where we are to labour to haue a true sense of the want of these blessings Psal 119.17.18 Q. Wherein consists it A. Either in good things that concerne God or our selues the first wee must desire infinitely as the end of our thoughts the other with moderation as meanes to helpe vs to that good No man desires meate or medicine infinitely but for health wee never thinke wee haue enough of it so God and his goodnesse must be sought

without measure but the things of this life in a meane as meanes of a better kingdome Math. 6.33 Q. What concerning God A. Our sanctification of his name the comming of his kingdome and performance of his will first wee pray that God may be glorified by vs and secondly wee pray that the meanes of his glory may be sanctified vnto vs. Math. 6.9.10 Q. What concerning Man A. All things convenient and necessary for him in his condition that both himselfe may line by Gods blessing and others by him c. Math. 6.11 Eph. 4.28 Q. What are the things we intreat to be remoued from vs A. Sinne and misery Where we are to make vse of that holy exercise of fasting which is to abstaine from Gods creatures for a time to testifie our humiliation before his Maiestie Iocl 2.15 Q. What is our deprecation for the pardon of our sinne A. It is our intreating of God to forgiue them and that he will never lay them to our charge Remission is an action of God the Father whereby for the merites of his Sonne applied by his spirit he accounts sinne as no sinne or as if it had never beene committed Isa 38.17 and 44.22 Ier. 31.34 and 50.20 Mic. 7.19 Math. 6.12 Colos 1.14 1 Ioh. 1.7 Q. What is our deprecation in regard of miseries A. That the Lord would deliuer vs out of all temptations and other afflictions and calamities which if we consider them as they are sent of God then our entreating is in Lamentation if as they are inflicted by the wicked It is a Complaint Psal 35. and 69. In both which Psalmes Dauid lamenteth for the wicked and complaineth of their ingratitude to God Ier. 9.19.20 Q. What is thankesgiuing A. An heartie acknowied gement of Gods mercies bestowed on vs yeelding him due praise and ascribing vnto him kingdome power and glory for ever Amen Psal 29.2.9 and 66.2.3 and 96.6.7 Luk. 1.68 Eph. 1.3 Col. 3.17 1 Tim. 2.1 Q. What is a compound Prayer A. A prayer consisting of all or some of these simples 1 Tim. 2.1 I exhort that supplications prayers intercessions and giuing of thankes be made for all men As faith is the Conduit cocke that watereth all the herbes and flowers that grow in the Garden of obedience so prayer is the messenger that knockes at heauen gates for the showers and dewes of heauenly benediction to make all thriue and prosper Oh that euery soule whiles it is feasting and banqueting with God by faith as Ester with Ahasuerosh could bethinke it selfe what suites it hath to him or what trouble some enemie it would be rid off suppose it to be some potent Haman of pride c. How soone should it be executed and crucified before our eyes if wee could but make our complaint to our best beloued or if wee find we haue more need to petition for ourselues then deprecate against others then let vs duely consider what grace wee want ana make our suite to God as Achsah to Caleb and wee shall haue giuen vs the plentifull springs of grace both aboue and beneath And that we may doe all these the Lord powere vpon vs the spirit of grace and supplication and that we may cheerefully looke vp to him whom we haue pierced with our sinnes c. Zech. 12.10 CHAPTER III. Of the Sacraments Question HItherto of Prayer What is the celebration of a Sacrament Answere An act of faith whereby according to Gods institution wee celebrate the Sacraments or dained of God by the reciprocall action of godly giuing and taking 1 Cor. 11.23.24.25.26 Hence the Lords Supper is called a Communion God communicating to vs by giuing wee with him by receiuing 1 Cor. 10.16 Q. What is a Sacrament A. It is a divine testimony wherein externall sensible things by a solemne right are separated from common vse to signifie seale and represent vnto the faithfull assurance of life in Christ Iesus Rom. 4.11 Circumcision is sayd to be a signe and seale of righteousuesse by faith A signe in regard of the thing fignified a seale in regard of the covenant made betwixt God and man of righteousnesse not our owne but that of Christ both actiue and passiue for all the wayes of God are iust and true and therefore no imperfect righteousnesse can be sealed in Gods contracts and treaties with men by faith for that as the instrument makes the righteousnesse of Christ ours by imputation Q. How many parts or members be there in a Sacrament A. Two The outward and sensible signe and the inward and spirituall grace for as man consists of a body and soule and that nothing ordinarily comes to the soule but by the body Almightie God condescending to our weaknesse hath ordained outward teachers to convey knowledge and comfort to the inward man Math. 26.26 This is my body If bread and the body of Christwere not two distinct parts of a Sacrament the Sacrament it selfe should be lame and imperfect both in reason and religion In reason because the relation betwixt the signe and the thing signified should be taken away the one being present without the other as a reall presence of flesh without a reall presence of bread and so the teacher of the outward man being remoued God is so farre in the Sacrament aboue our capacitie that it is incredible to beleeue either the thing or the power of God in such a conversion for it were vnreasonable to turne a peece of bread into a glorified body or a glorified body into an omni-present God A Sacrament is the plainest part of Divinitie and commeth lowest both to our necessitie and capacitie yet Papists elevateit aboue all Divinitie and make it obscure aboue measure Secondly it is against reason in proper speech to call a member the whole and to say the body of Christ is the whole intyre and perfect Sacrament If they say it is but a part then let them shew vs the other the bread being vanished away and remaining no more in his substance Thirdly it is against Divinitie and Religion to thinke any part of it to be corporall food for it is the rule of the will and consequently of the whole man and so is a spirituall teacher though it be helped by sensible meanes to convey it selfe into the soule and therefore Christ in the Sacrament profiteth not except he be eaten by faith A reprobate may receiue bread but the signe seale and thing signified are none of his for he hath no experience of this mystery that wants the first part of Divinitie without the which the second cannot worke no more then a man liue without a soule Q. What is the sensible signe A. That externall part which is lyable to the senses whereby our faith being weake and our sanctification but in part our chedience very imperfect and prayers not as they should be Notwithstanding the divine Goodnesse witnesseth to our senses the constancie of his purpose to saue vs and it is as it were the badge symbole and