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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91890	A briefe catechisme concerning church-governemnt. By that Reverend Divine Mr. Iohn Robinson, and may fitly be adjoyned to Mr. Perkins six Principles as an appendix thereto.	Robinson, John, 1575?-1625.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602. Foundation of Christian religion.	1642 (1642)	Wing R1693; Thomason E1105_1; ESTC R208369	8,342	16

A BRIEFE CATECHISME CONCERNING CHVRCH-GOVERNMENT BY That Reverend Divine Mr. IOHN ROBINSON and may fitly be adjoyned to Mr. PERKINS six Principles as an Appendix thereto 1 TIM. 3. 14. These things I write hoping to come unto thee shortly 1 TIM. 3. 15. But if I tarry long that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to behave thy selfe in the house of God which is the Church of the living God the pillar and ground of the truth LONDON Printed in the yeare 1642. AN APPENDIX TO Mr. PERKINS HIS SIX PRINCIPLES Of Christian Religion VNTO the former Principles published by that Reverend man Mr. William Perkins fully containing what every Christian is to beleeve touching God and himselfe I have thought it fit for the good especially of those over whom I am set the younger sort of whom I have formerly catechised in private according to the same Principles to annex a few other touching the more solemne fellowship of Christians the Church of God as being a divine institution the spirituall Paradise and Temple of the living God in which his most solemne Services are to bee performed and to which he addeth daily such as shall be saved promising to dwell in the middest of them by his most powerfull and gracious presence Question VVHat is a Church Ans. A company of faithfull and holy people with their seed called by the Word of God into publick covenant with Christ and amongst themselves for mutuall fellowship in the use of all the meanes of Gods glory and their salvation Qu Of what sort or number of people must this company consist A. It is all one whether they be high or low few or many so as they exceed not such a number as may ordinarily meet together in z one place for the worshipping of God and sanctification of the Lords day Qu. What are the reasons why the Church must consist of faithfull and holy persons A. 1. First the * Scriptures every where so teach 2. The * Church is the body of Christ all whose members therefore should be conformable in some measure to him their head 3 Onely such * worshippers please God as are accepted of him and have right to the covenant of grace and seales thereof Qu But are not hypocrites mingled with the faithfull in the Church A. None ought to bee by the word of God and where such are they are not truly added by the Lord to the Church but doe a creepe in through their owne hypocrisie and not without the Churches sin also if they may bee discerned to be such Qu. By what meanes is the Church gathered A. b By the word preached and by faith received of them that heare it Qu. Is every beleever a member of the visible Church A c No d but he must also by his personall and publick profession adjoyne himselfe to some particular fellowship and societie of Saints Qu. How prove you the Seed of the faithfull to be of the Church with them A. By the e covenant which God made with Abraham and his seed which was the covenant of the Gospell and confirmed in Christ the † seale thereof circumcision being the seale of the righteousnesse of Faith Qu. What are the essentiall markes of the Church A. f Faith and Order as the Church in them may be scene and beheld to walke in Christ Iesus whom shee hath received Faith professed in word and deed shewing the Matter to bee true and Order in the holy things of God shewing the Forme to bee true which are the two essentiall parts of the Church g Qu. Are not the preaching of the word and administring of the Sacraments certain marks of the true Church A. No for the word may and that rightly be preached to assemblies of unbeleevers for their conversion h as may the Sacraments also though unjustly bee administred unto them i and so be made sying signes Besides the true Church may for a time want the use of divers ordinances of God but hath alwayes right unto them as may also the false Church usurpe and abuse them but without right Qu. What are the meanes in and by which Christ and the Church have fellowship together A. k 1. In the gifts of the Spirit of Christ 2. In the offices of ministery given to the Church 3. In the workes done in and by those gifts and offices Qu. Wherein standeth this communion of the Spirit A. l In the in-dwelling and operation of the gifts and graces thereof conveyed from Christ as the head unto the Church as his body and members one of another Whence ariseth that most streit and divine conjunction by which as by the civill bond of marriage the man and wife are one flesh so they who are thus joyned to Christ are one spirit m Qu. How many are the offices of ministery in the Church A. Five besides the extraordinary offices of Apostles Prophets and Evangelists for the first planting of the Churches which are ceased with their extraordinary gifts Qu. How is that proved A. Partly by the n Scriptures which both mention them expresly and describe them by their principall gifts and workes and partly by Reason agreeable to the Scriptures Qu. Shew me which those officers bee with their answerable gifts and workes A. 1. * The Pastor to whom is given the gift of wisedome for exhortation 2. The Teacher to whom is given the gift of knowledge for doctrine 3. The governing Elder who is to rule with diligence 4. The Deacon who is to administer the holy treasure with simplicitie 5. The Widow or Deaconesse who is to attend the sick and impotent with compassion and cheerefulnesse Qu. What is the Reason for the proving of these ministeries A. Because all these are usefull and necessary and these alone sufficient for the Church as being the most perfect societie and p body of Christ which neither faileth in that which is necessary nor exceedeth in any thing superfluous Qu. Whence ariseth the usefulnesse and sufficiency of these ministeries in the Church A. From the condition partly of the soules and partly of the bodies of the members Qu. How doth that appeare A. 1. In the soule is the facultie of understanding about which the Teacher is to be exercised for information by doctrine 2. The will and affections upon which the q Pastor is especially to work by exhortation and comfort 3. Because that doctrine and exhortation without obedience are unprofitable the diligence of the ruling Elder is requisite for that purpose Qu. How are the other two Ministeries to be exercised A. As the Church consisteth of men and they of soules and bodies so are the Deacons out of the Churches treasure and contribution to provide for the common uses of the Church reliefe of the poore and maintenance of the Officers as are the widowes to afford unto the sick and impotent in body not able otherwise to