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A17053	The life of religion: or Short and sure directions teaching how to 1 beleeue aright. 2 Liue aright, & 3 pray aright. In the forme of exposition on 1 the Creed. 2 The ten Commandements. 3 The Lords Praier. Put into this kind of method, that it might the better 1. Informe the vnderstanding. 2. Affect the soule, and 3. Helpe the memory. Hereunto is added also a short treatise on the Lords Supper: with praiers to be vsed before, at, and after the communion. By R.B. minister of Gods Word.	Bruch, Richard, minister of Gods word.	1615 (1615)	STC 3927; ESTC S114246	69,848	288

precept and practise of the duties that are required This is for conuersation 3. The rule of a mans praiers is that praier which the Lord himselfe hath taught vs somwhat for a mans learning to teach him to pray according to this praier may hee find in this small Booke This is for deuotion 3. The Lord of life giue vnto vs to liue in this World the life of grace that in the other vve may liue the life of glory here to liue religiously that there vve may liue blessedly through his Sonne our Lord and Sauiour Christ Iesus Amen THE LIFE of Religion The first Heads or Grounds of the Exposition following The Creed I Beleeue in God 1. ACknowledging that hee is but one 2. Applying him to my selfe 3. Relying on his helpe The Father 1. Of his eternall Sonne 2. Of his elect Angels 3. Of his faithfull people Almightie 1. To doe whatsoeuer hee shall please 2. To doe things to vs impossible with ease 3. To giue strength to the feeble and increase power to him that hath no strength Maker of Heauen and Earth 1. Creating of all things the kinds 2. Establishing their order 3. Guiding their course And in Iesus which saueth vs 1. From the guilt of sinne 2. From the punishment of sinne 3. From the power of sinne and Satan Christ annointed vnto vs 1. A Prophet 2. A Priest 3. A King His onely Sonne 1. Not by creation 2. Not by adoption 3. But by eternall generation Our Lord 1. Not by a power vsurped and vniust 2. Not by a power borrowed and limited 3. But by a power ingenit and lawfull purchase Which was conceiued by the Holy Ghost 1. After the will of God alone 2. After a manner vnspeakeable 3. After the prophecies that went before Borne of the Virgin Mary A thing 1. In reason wonderfull 2. In example singular 3. In effect desirable Suffered 1. According to the truth foretold 2. With great fruit to vs. 3 Leauing vs an example to follow his steps Vnder Pontius Pilate 1. Before whom hee was brought bound 2. To whom he was accused falsly 3. By whom hee was condemned vniustly Was Crucified 1. Despising the shame 2. Enduring the torment 3. Bearing the curse Dead 1. Verily and really 2. Voluntarily 3. Necessarily Buried 1. That he might shew the certaintie of his death 2. That hee might bury our sinnes with him in the graue 3. That pursuing death vnto his farthesest hold he might there conquer him and sanctifie the graue He descended into Hell 1. That he might deliuer vs from the streights and torments of hell 2. That he might destroy the ●●els Kingdome 3. That hee might triumph ouer powers and principalities and make an open shew of them hauing disarmed them The third day he rose againe from the dead 1. Which is to vs a signe that hee hath ouercome death and fully satisfied for all our sinne 2. Which is to vs a token that wee must be raised here to newnesse of life 3. Which is to vs a pledge that we shall rise againe to the resurrection of life He ascended into Heauen 1. That he might prepare the way thither and take possession therof for vs. 2. That he might giue gifts vnto men 3. That he might send the comforter vnto his Church And sitteth on the right hand of God the father almighty 1. Partaking of endlesse rest and felicity 2. Administring and gouerning all things both in Heauen and in Earth 3. Making intercession to his Father for his people From thence he shall come 1. Visibly 2. Gloriously 3. Sodainely To iudge both the quicke and the dead 1. The wicked of them with all severity 2. The iust amongst them with all clemency 3. All in generall with all equity I beleeue in the holy Ghost 1. Acknowledging his Godhead 2. Taking him to be my Sanctifier and comforter 3. Putting all the confidence of my heart in him I beleeue the Church 1. The house of God 2. The piller ground of the truth 3. The mother of the faithfull Holie 1. By imputation of righteousnes 2. By inchoation of righteousnesse 3. By being consecrate to an holy and diuine vse Catholique 1. In respect of place 2. In respect of time 3. In respect of men the members of the same The communion of Saints which consists 1. In the vnion and coherence of the faithfull with Iesus Christ 2. In the vnion and fellowship of the faithfull one with another while they liue together here on earth 3. In that which these of the Church militant partake with those of the Church triumphant The forgiuenesse of sinnes 1. The guilt of them done away 2. The spot of them purged 3. The punishment remitted The resurrection of the body 1. Wherein there shall be a finall destruction of the workes of the diuell 2. Wherein there shall be a full manifestation of Gods mercy on the faithfull 3. Wherein there shall be a fearefull declaration of his iustice on the wicked And the life euerlasting 1. Which is the gift of our God 2. Which is the end of our hopes 3. Which is the complement of our happinesse The ten Commandements God spake these words 1 VVhose is the gretest authority 2 Whose words are words of veritie 3. Who requires our perfect obedience and the hearts sinceritie Saying I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage In the words of which preface that we should yield more willing obedience to the precepts following the Lord sets out vnto vs three things to induce 1. A declaration of his eternall rule and power 2. A promise of the goodnesse of his grace 3. A remembrance of his benefits before conferd The first Commandement Thou shalt haue none other gods before me First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That we know the true God and acknowledge him 2. That we fall downe and doe reuerence before him 3. That with purpose of heart and minde we cleaue fast vnto him Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. Ignorance of God his word and works 2. Errors concerning God the persons of the godhead and their properties 3. The affection set on any other thing but God The appendix of the first Commandement Thirdly Promises and threatnings not exprest 1. If herein we harken to his voice we shall be his chiefe treasure aboue all people Exod. 19.5 2. If we like not to retaine him in our knowledge he will giue vs ouer to a reprobate minde and vile affections Rom. 1.26.28 3. If in our hearts we estrange our selues from him he also will be farre from vs and from our helpe The second Commandement Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen image c. The things required in this precept are 1. That we be religiously carefull of all the parts of Gods seruice 2. That we stir vp our selues thereunto by all godly meanes 3. That we stoutly oppose against all corruptions which may defile the

hope consists 1. The charity of his adoption 2. The trueth of his promise 3. The power of his performance Hauing an annointing from him which is the oile of gladnes Bern. de frag sep hom 3. The ninth Article I beleeue the Church 1. The house of God 2. The piller groūd of the truth 3. The mother of the faithfull For Mat. Virell Caluin li. 4. Institut c. 1 l. 4. 1. Hee dwelleth in it to defend it and-guide it by his spirit 2. By the ministery thereof God preserueth and propagateth his truth in the world 3. Shee brings forth sonnes and daughters vnto God Vse 1. Happy therefore am I liuing in this family where God the father is the House-holder Iesus Christ the first borne and the heire the holy Ghost dispencer of all graces the Preachers of the word the Stewards the word it selfe the foode and portion the faithfull the domesticks liuely stones of that building and golden vessels of that house which are 1. Elect of God before all world● 2. Separate from the rest of men 3. Knit and vnited vnto Christ their head They bring one body and one spirit as they are called in one hope of their vocation Ephe. 4.4 2. Sure shall I be to bee led into all truth and to come to him which is way life and truth Iesus Christ the righteous if I hold mee fast by this piller and be led by it as the Israelites by the pillar of cloude and fire in the wildernesse Exod. 13.21 and seeke him in this Church and with this Church of which hee is head 1. In perfection 2. In office and 3. In efficacie Hauing in all things the praeeminence Bucan Col 1.18 gouerning and inspiring all his members 3 Worthy were I to perish for want of food Caluin li. 4. Iustitut 1. sect 5. if I should refuse it giuen vnto mee from Heauen by the hand of such a mother worthy were I to be driuen out of the tents of the godly and to be cast out of the sight of God my Father if I should despise the instruction and the gouernment of the Church of my mother Pro. 30.17 known to me to be the true spouse of Christ by the 1. Profession of true doctrine Vrsin 2. Right vse of the Sacraments Bucan 3. Profession of obedience to the doctrine or Ministerie Nourishing vp children vnto God by the preaching of the Gospell examples of good workes Holie 1. By imputation of righteousnesse Vrsin 2. By inchoation of righteousnesse 3. By being consecrate to an holy and diuine vse For 1. Christ● hol●nesse and obedience is imputed vnto ●t 2. The regenerate members 〈◊〉 ●●e diligently apply themselues to newnesse of life 3. It is sequestred from the r●●t of the wicked and those that are without the Church Vse 1. Because therefore I am assured that I am a member of this Church which is holy by being clothed with the ro●●● of Christ his righteousnes when I pro●●rate my selfe before my heauenly Iudge in the examination of mine owne conscience here searching my heart and sifting my life or els at the last iudgement should I fo●le and feare 1. The imperf●ction of mine own righteousnesse 2. The multitude grieuousnes of my sinnes 3. The dread and terror of the angry Iudge I will hide my sinne from sight my selfe from wrath vnder the skirt couering of his roabe 2 Because I professe my selfe to be one of this congregation which is called of God vnto holines followes the example of the Sonne of God in holines is guided by the spirit of holines is instructed in the word concerning holines and daily profi●● more and more in holines keeping these three things for holines sake Aug. li. de doc Christiana 1. Purity and cleannesse of bod● 2. Chastity of minde 3. Veritye of doctrine I will exercise my selfe to godlines Holines of ●ife 2 Tim. ● 7 Perkins in lec 3. Because I haue ioined my selfe to the people of God am become one of his house I will be no companion to Atheists drunkards blasphemers fornicators and other godlesse persons which are not of this people neither are they of this house but all my delight being on the Saints in earth and those that excell in vertue conuersing with them alone 1. B●●●●se they are ●ust 2. Because I may mak● them iust 3. Because I may bee b●ttered by them my selfe I will haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darknesse Octau de trin cap. 6. Ephe. 5.7 Catholike 1. In respect of place 2. In respect of time 3. In respect of men the members of the same For 1. It spreads it selfe throughout the world 2. It hath had a being i● all times and ages 3. It is gathered out of all sorts of men states kindreds and nations Vse 1. ●●m therefore from the largenes of the Church i● respect of the place taught that it can neither bee shut vp in one corner of the world Caluin Orb●●● in orbem nor the world be brought into one City nor the Church restrained to one schismaticall congregation though there hath beene and is much and earnest contention with the 1. Donatists 2. Romanists 3. Separatists While they would assert the Church to their quarter City side alone 2. I haue to answere the ad●ersarie when hee shall aske me● of our Church where it was before the preaching of these men Luther Melanchton Zwinglius and such like that neither are they the founders of our faith neither is our Church or yesterday 〈◊〉 would they pretend but that it had its being in all ages 1. Before the law 2. Vnder the law 3. In the time of grace While we hold ●ast the foundation wheron the faithfull al times haue been built 3. I see how vniustly the Romish Priests Perkins and shauelings doe challenge to themselues to their tribe alone the name of the Church which consists of all degrees of men estates and callings I see here matter of incredible comfort ministred vnto all Gods people in that no degree or estate of men are excluded from grace in Christ Ambros sup luc li. 5. and that none can take him from them but that they may 1. Follow him 2. Lay holde of him 3. Feed on him While they ●hut not out themselues by vnbeleefe Bernard in ser and take themselues from him The Communion of Saints which consists 1. In the vnion and coherence of the faithfull with Iesus Christ 2. In the vnity and fellowship of the faithfull one with another while they liue together here on earth 3. In that which these of the Church militant pertake with these of the Church triumphant For 1. Hee i● their head they are his body and members for their part 1. Cor. 12.27 2. They haue all things common amongst themselues 3. These conuerse with those in heauen in affection those other pray for these ●n earth Now then Vse 1.

Article And in Iesus which saueth vs 1. From the guilt of sinne 2. From the punishment of sinne 3. From the power of sin and Satan For 1. He was made sin for vs. Gal. 3.13 2. He was made a curse for vs. Ga. 4.4 3. Hee appeared to loose the workes of the diuell Ioh. 16.54 Vse 1. Whereas therefore the law of God accusing me in my selfe I am but a lost creature and can find nothing in me but 1. A froward heart 2. A wicked life and 3. A defiled conscience I betake me to this saluation 2. Whereas wrath is here gone forth against me and hell else-where prouided that I may yet haue hope and safety 1. In life 2. In death 3. In iudgement I cleaue vnto this Iesus 3. Whereas solde vnder sinne a captiue to the Diuell I haue liued long in bondage that now I may be freed from such 1. Bad Masters 2. Heauy chains 3. Seruile labours I flie vnto this Sauiour Christ annointed vnto vs 1. A Prophet 2. A Priest 3. A King For he 1. Teacheth his people the will of his Father 2. Maketh atonement twixt them and their God 3. Doth mightily gouerne and defend his Church Vse 1. I therefore leaue all other teachers which speake not as the word of God to harken to this Prophet with whose 1. Threatnings I am terrified 2. Promises I am allured 3. To whose precepts I doe obey Because hee hath the words of truth and peace 2 I come vnto the father through him offering spirituall sacrifice trusting to be accepted and lay hold vpon his sacrifice which was 1. Priest 2. Altar 3. Sacrifice Because hee is the high and only sacrificer 3 I count me happy liuing in his gouernment and will shew me faithfull to him that so 1. Mightily ouer-rules and punisheth his enemies 2. Gratiously rules protects his subiects 3. Bountifully rewardeth all their seruices Because he is the King of p●ace righteousnesse His onely Sonne 1. Not by creation 2. Not by adoption 3. But by eternall generation For 1. So are oth●r men and Angels sonnes of God 2. So are sonnes all the chosen people of God 3. So is Iesus Christ himselfe alone Vse 1. These ot●er therefore men and Angels though they are called sonnes of God as being from him in the institution of their nature in whome 1. They liue 2. They moue 3. They haue their being Yet do they not partake of Gods own nature 2. These other Saints of God and chosen people ●hough they haue the honour to bee called the Sonnes of God because they are 1. Elect of him before all worlds 2. Begotten of his immortall seede the word 3. Borne againe of water and of the spirit Yet do they not communicate of Gods owne essence 3 But this his Sonne alone his vndefiled of-spring begotten of him before all worlds and deare to him that did beget him is rightly called his onely Sonne being 1. The bright image of his Father 2. Light of his light 3. Coaeternall to him and consubstantial Because hee alone communicates of the diuine nature and essence Our Lord 1. Potestas arrepta Accepta Not by a power vsurped and vniust 2. Not by a power borrowed and limitted I●genita de Soto 3. But by a power ingenit and lawfull purchase For 1. So are Lords also the tirants of the earth 2. So are Lords also those that raigne by him 3. So is he our Lord alone that is heire of all things Vse 1. Hence therfore am I quickened in my seruice to performe all due obedienc● and doe willingly resigne to him my body soule substance whom I serue Greg. li. 2. Morall 1. Out of the affection of charity 2. Out of the loue of iustice 3. Free from all seruile feare and terror Because his gouernment is so iust and equall 2. Hence draw I no small comfort both for the hope of the reward of my seruice and helpe in need and trouble as also from the dignity of this my calling that I serue a power 1. Whose ability is not poore to reward 2. Whose arme is not short to helpe 3. Whose will cannot bee crossed by a greater power Because he is chiefe Lord subordinate to none 3. Hence thinke I of the account that I am to make of my goods and tallent and withall referre all that I haue to his goodnesse and all that I speak think or do to his praise from whom I haue so much receiued and whose I am by right of 1. Creation 2. Redemption 3. Preseruation Because he is my true and naturall Lord. Vrfin in loco The third Article Which was conceiued by the Holy Ghost 1. After the will of God alone 2. After a manner vnspeakeable 3. After the prophecies that went before For 1. He decreed it thus to come to passe 2. Wee cannot conceiue nor vtter how 3. They spake thus of it long agoe A Virgin shall conceiue All which was done Vse 1. That he might be without all spot or blemish in his conception 1. The sourse of corruption being stopped in his mother 2. Purenesse infused into the masse wherof he was made 3. The humane nature vnited vnto the god-head That so his integrity might couer our defects 2. That we might know that by the same spirit Christ may be formed in our hearts ●ulgent li. de incarnatio August in Ps 17 by which he was conceiued in the wombe if we haue the virginity of the minde which is 1. Sound faith 2. Solid hope 3. Sincere charity That so a fit receptacle bee prouided for him in our soules 3. That we might be assured that nothing shal fall to the ground which the Lord hath spoken though it seeme as impossible to vs as a Virgin to conceiue a thing 1. Which is beyond the course of nature 2. Which hath not entred into the heart of man 3. Which hath not otherwise been hard of in the world That so our faith may bee confirmed in the promises Borne of the Virgin Mary A thing 1. In reason wonderfull 2. In example singular 3. In effect desirable For 1. Who can tell out of his generation 2. Who can euer instance in the like 3. Blessed and happy is the wombe that beares him Vse 1. I acknowledge herein therefore the great worke of God maruellous in our eies so strangely ioyning these three things together Bern. ser in vigil natiu 1. God and man 2. A mother and a maide 3. Faith of these things and the hart of man And magnifie his glorious name therefore 2. I regard herein the humility and loue of my Sauiour which being borne from euerlasting of the father God rich ouer all dwelling in the heauenly palaces came downe into this earth to be 1. Borne of his hand-maide 2. Wrapt in clouts 3. Laide in a manger And follow him in and loue him for these vertues 3. August I long to beare him blessedly in my heart as the mother of God did beare him