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A short catechisme wherein are briefely laid downe the fundamentall principles of Christian religion. Needfull to be knowne of all such as come to the Lords Table. Whereunto is added morning and euening prayer for a family.
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Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
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A short Catechisme wherein are briefely laid downe the fundamentall Principles of Christian RELIGION Needfull to be knowne of all such as come to the Lords Table Whereunto is added Morning and Euening Prayer for a Family The second Edition corrected and inlarged HEB. 5. 12. When for the time yee ought to bee teachers ye haue need againe that one teach you which be the first Principles of the Oracles of God LONDON Printed by Io. Beale 1616. ⧠The Printer to the Reader Good Reader THou hast here again these short Principles of Religion published for thy good I haue the opinion of others whose iudgements I haue iust cause to reuerence concerning the soundnes of them And I doubt not but thou thy selfe if thou shalt throughly obserue and weigh them wilt find abundance of matter couched in few wordes The fewer and briefer that the Principles bee the sooner are they learned by heart the more firmelie are they retained in memory They way easily be by word of mouth enlarged and amplified by any that hath anie competent measure of knowledge The texts of Scripture whereunto the Reader was referred before only by quotations in the margent are now expreslie set downe directlie against the wordes that thou maiest more readilie see the proofs and compare the Principles and proofes together There are also added two Praiers fit to bee vsed morning and euening in a familie by such as cannot pray without some such helps These formes of Praier were gathered out of such Praiers as the Authour of these Principles hath at diuers times vsed by one that hath oft heard him All âre published for thy good Farewell A SHORT Catachisme containing the fundamentall Principles of Christian Religion ¶ The places of Scripture for proofe of euery Answere Question 1 WHat is eueryone most bound to know Ans Euery one is bound to haue knowledge of God and of himselfe Question 1 They shall all know me from the least of them to the greatest of them This was one thing which God chiefly aimed at to make Iob know what man was compared vnto God Question 2 Q. Where is this knowledge to be had A. In the holy Scriptures contained in the old and new Testament Question 2 The Scriptures are able to make thee wise vnto saluation c. All Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine c. That the man of God may be perfect thorowly furnished vnto all good workes Question 3 Q. VVho is the author of the Scripture A. The holy spirit of God who inspired holy men to write them Question 3 Holy men spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost Question 4 Q. VVhy were they written A. For our learning Question 4 Whatsoeuer things were written afore time were writtē for our lerning Question 5 Q. What doe they teach concerning God A. That he is a Spirit of infinite perfection Question 5 God is a Spirit Gods infinite perfection is implied in these and such like phrases I am that I am I am the beginning and the ending God is light and in him is no darknes Question 6 Q. How many Gods are there A. Only one but distinguished into thrée persons the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost Question 6 There is none other God but one Teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost Question 7 Q. How is God further made knowne vnto vs. A. By his properties and by his workes Question 7 When God would make himselfe knowne vnto Moses hee declared his properties vnto him saying The Lord strong mercifull gratious c. The heauēs declare the glory of God The inuisible things of God from the creation of the world are cleerly seen being vnderstood by the things that are made euen his eternall power and God-head Question 8 Q. VVhat are the properties of God A. That hee is eternall almightie euery where present infinitelie wise iust mercifull c. Question 8 From euerlasting to euerlasting thou art God I am the almighty God Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him saith the Lord Doe not I fill heauen earth The onely wise God A God of truth without iniquitie iust and right is he The Lord God mercifull and gratious long suffering and abundant in goodnes truth keeping mercy for thousands forgiuing iniquitie and transgression and sinne Q. What are the workes of God A. His decrée and the execution thereof Question 10 Q. VVhat beleeue you touching his decree A. That he ordained all things before all times according to his will Question 10 God worketh all things after the counsell of his owne will Question 11 Q. VVherein consisteth the execution of Gods decree A. In the making and gouerning of all things Question 11 By him were all things created According to his will hee worketh in the army of Heauen and among the inhabitants of the earth Question 12 Q. How did God make al things A. By his word of nothing in sixe daies verie good Question 12 He cōmanded they were made In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth In sixe daies the Lord made heauen and earth God sawe all that hee had made and behold it was verie good Question 13 Q. How doth God gouerne all things A. By his wise prouidence he preserueth all and disposeth them to his owne glory and his childrens good Question 13 He vpholdeth all things by the word of his power Of him and through him and to him are all things to whom bee glorie for euer All things worke together for good to them that loue God Question 14 Q. How may we come to the knowledge of our selues A. By considering the seuerall estates of man Question 15 Q. VVhich are they A. First that happy estate wherein man was made Secondly that miserable estate whereinto he fell Thirdly that renewd estate whereunto by grace hee is called Fourthly that glorious estate which is in heauen preserued for him Question 15 God made man vpright Man that is borne of a woman is full of trouble O wretched man that I am God hath begotten vs againe vnto a liuely hope c. We know that when Christ shall appeare wee shall bee like him Question 16 Q. Doe all men passe thorow all these estates A. Noe onely the elect of God the rest as they fell into miserie so in misery they lie Question 16 There is a remnant occording to the election of grace Thou after thine hardnes and impenitent hart treasurest vp vnto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath Question 17 Q. Wherin especially did that happinesse consist in which