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A11949	A catechisme briefly opening the misterie of our redemption by Christ hauing the proues of euery point so annexed, and ioined vnder euery answer, that the ruder sort of people may be much furthered thereby, if they would vse a little diligence and endeuor to commit it to memory, or be much conuersant in reading thereof, or if they cannot read in hearing it read by others, vnto knowledge, and godlinesse.	Settle, Thomas.	1587 (1587)	STC 22267; ESTC S114769	38,264	95

also the husband hath not power of his owne bodie but the wife Defraude not one another that is leaue not one anothers bed except it be with consente for a time that ye may giue your selues to fasting and praier and againe come together that Sathan tempt you not for your incontinencie 29 That one Christiā ought to instruct edifie and exhort another WHerefore exhorte one another s Thes 5 11 and edifie one another euen as ye do Take héede brethren Heb. 3 ver 13 14. least at any time there bée in any of you an euill hart and vnfaithfull to departe away from the lyuing God but exhort one another daily while it is called to day least any of you bée hardned through the deceitfulnesse of sinne And let vs consider one another to prouoke vnto loue Heb. 10 2. to good woorkes not forsaking the fellowship that wee haue among our selues as the manner of some is but let vs exhort one another that so much the more bicause you sée that the day draweth néere Then spake they that feared the Lord Mal● .3 16 euerie one to his neighbour the Lorde harkened and heard it and a booke of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord. The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked Prou. 21 1 The lippes of the righteous féede manie Prou. 10 21 Let euerie man as hee hath receiued the gift 1 Pet 4 10. minister the same one to another as good disposers of the manifolde grace of God 30 That euerie Christian is bounde in conscience when his brother sinneth to rebuke him for his sinne THou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart Leuit. 19 17 but thou shalt plainly rebuke thy neighbour and suffer him not to sinne Let the righteous smite me Psal 141 5. for that it is a benefite and let him reprooue me it shall bee a pretious oyle that shall not break my head for within a while I shal euen pray in their miseries We desire you brethren admonish thē that are vnruly 1 Thes 5 14 comfort the féeble minded beare with the weake be patient towards all men 31 That priuate offences are to bee rebuked priuately or secretly IF thy brother trespasse against thée Math. 18 15 go and tell him his fault betwéene thée and him alone if he heare thée thou hast wonne thy brother 32. That open sinne must haue open rebuke THem that sinne rebuke openly 1. Tim. 5.20 that the rest also may feare And whē Peter was come to Antioch I withstood him openly Galat. 2 11. for he was worthie to be rebuked He that rebuketh a mā shall find more fauour at the length Prou. 28 23. then he that flattereth him with his lips why then should any man cast any of these doubts why then I shall loose his good will and I am afraid he will not take it well hauing his promise of God A reproofe entreth more into him that hath vnderstanding Prou. 17. then an hundreth stripes into a foole A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him Prou. 15 12. neither will he go vnto the wise A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father Prou. 13 1. but a scorner will heare no rebuke Better is it to heare the rebuke of wise men Prou. 7 7. then the song of fooles He that hardneth his necke when he is rebuked Prou. 29 1. shall suddenly be destroyed and cannot be cured 33. That no Christian ought to haue any felowship with any wicked mā who professing christianitie leadeth his life lewdly to the slander of the profession but to auoid such a one as filthines and dirt IF any that is called a brother that us to say a Christian man be a fornicatour 1. Cor. 5. or couetous or an idolater or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner with such one eat not Haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse Ephes 5.11 but euen reprooue them rather If any man obeye not our sayings 1. Thes 3. verse 14. note him by letter and haue no companie with him that he may be ashamed He that walketh with the wise shal be wise Prou. 13 20. but a companion of fooles shal be afflicted For Epes 5. verse 6.7 for such things cōmeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience be not therefore companions with them They that forsake the law praise the wicked Prou. 28 4. but they that kéepe the law set themselues against them Lord who shall dwell in thy tabernacle Psal 15.1 4. c. He in whose eies a vile person is contemned but he honoureth them that feare the Lord. Example ℣ se 2 And Iehu the son of Hannani the Seer went to méet him that is Iehoshaphat who went to the war with Ahab king of Israell and said to king Iehoshaphat 2. Chron. 19. wouldest thou helpe the wicked and loue them that hate the Lord therefore for this thing the wrath of the Lord is vpon thée Yet after this did Iehoshaphat king of Iudah ioyne himselfe with Ahaziah king of Israell who was giuen to do euill 2. Chron. 20 ℣ s 35 36 37 and he ioyned with him to make ships to go to Tarshish they made the ships in Ezion Gaber then Eliezer the son of Dodauah of Meresha prophesied against Iehoshaphat saying because thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziah the Lord hath broken thy workes the ships were broken that they were not able to go to Tarshish 34. That all Christians ought to be full of good workes and to what end FOr wée are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good works Ephes 2 10. which God hath ordeined that we should walke in them This is a true saying Titus 3 8. these things I will thou shouldest affirme that they which haue beléeued God might be carefull to shew forth good works these are good and profitable to men Who gaue himselfe for vs Titus 2 14. to redéeme vs from all iniquitie and to purge vs a peculiar people vnto himselfe zealous of good workes Charge them that are rich in this world that they be not high minded 1. Tim. 6 17 that they trust not in vncertaine riches but in the liuing God which giueth vs aboundantly all things to enioy that they do good and be rich in good workes and ready to distribute and communicate End of good workes Let your light so shine before men Math. 5.16 that they may sée your good workes and glorifie your father which is in heauen And haue your conuersation honest among the Gentils 1. Pet. 2 12. that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers may by your good works which they shal sée glorifie God in the day of their visitation And this I pray that your loue may abound Philip. 1. ℣ se 9 10 11. yet more and more in knowledge and in all iudgement that ye may discerne things that differ one from another that ye may be pure and without offence vntill the day of Christ filled with the fruits of righteousnesse which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and praise of God Ioine moreouer vertue with your faith 2 Pet. 1. ℣ se 5 6 7. and with vertue knowledge and with knowledge temperance and with temperance patience and with patience godlinesse and with godlinesse brotherly kindnesse and with brotherly kindnesse loue For if these things vs among you and abound they will make you that ye neither shal be idle nor vnfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ for he that hath not thess things is blind and cannot sée farre of and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sinnes And let ours learne to shewe foorth good works for necessarie vses Titus 3.14 that they be not vnfruitfull Now good Reader this being ended there remaineth nothing but thy diligēce carefully to practise that which thou shalt here find as thy calling shal require and bind thee which that thou maist do I shal not cease to pray And thus in Christ I bid thee farewell FINIS

A CATECHISME briefly opening the misterie of our redemption by Christ hauing the ●ro●es of euery point so annexed and ioined vnder euery answer that the ruder sort of people may be much furthered thereby if they vvould vse a little diligence and endeuour to commit it to memory or be much conuersant in reading thereof or if they cannot read in hearing it read by others vnto knovvledge and godlinesse Philipp 1.9.10 And this I pray that your Loue may yet more and more abound in knovvledge and all Iudgement that ye may knovv things vvhich differ that ye may be syncere and go forvvard in a blamelesse course vntill the day of Christ Prouerb 3.13.14.15 Blessed is the man that findeth vvisdome and the man that getteth vnderstanding For the merchandise therof is better then the merchandise of siluer and the gaine therof is better then gold it is more pretious then pearles and all that thou canst desire are not to be compared vnto her Seene and allowed by authoritie Printed by W. How for Henry Car and are to be sold at the Blasing starre in Paules Churchyard To the Right worshipful maister Henry Warner Esquier the vertuous Gentlewoman his wife T.S. wisheth grace and mercie from God thorough Christ Iesus and daily supplie of all godlinesse and vertue the right directors to and augmentors of all true worship THe Lord Right worshipfull the most wise disposer of all actions hauing giuen vnto me his least able minister an entrance into the Towne of Mildenhall to publish there in the cares of that great people according to his grace b●stowed vpon me his glorious Gospell I was streightway after I had some knowledge of their state moued with compassion towards them and framed my selfe so neere as I could to vse such a familiar and plaine kind of teaching as I thought to serue most for their vnderstanding and capacitie And although I had not granted vnto mee which was neuer yet granted to any faithfull minister to please approue my doings to all yet a fewe skorners set apart which seem as the Prophet speaketh E●●●●● To haue made a couenant with death and to bee at an agreement with hell being more deuout to serue Bacchus then the true God and therfore can like of no Prophet except such as saith an other Scripture Can walke in a liing spirit Mich. 2.11 and prophesie vnto them of wine and strong drinke And a few other which being altogether worldly minded be frosen in their dregges which seeme to haue made their large Fen their God it pleased God to make the rest likers allowers of the holy doctrine wishing to haue the same continued amongst them and willing to impart something of their substance vnto the disposer towards his maintenance and liuing In the behalfe of these Sir I doo vnfainedly thanke blesse God the Father Lord of heauen and earth by his Sonne Christ conceiuing no small hope through his blessing of their more increasing and growing in faith and godlines which God grant vnto them for his Christ his sake Amen In the behalfe of those I do earnestly pray inforcing my selfe in all my doctrine Iude. 23. as the Apostle Iude saith to saue them with feare and to pull them out of the fire wishing that at any time God would giue them repentance that they may come to amendment out of the snare of the Diuell But if they will not heare this My soule shall weepe in secrete for their pride Ierem. 13.17 as the Prophet speaketh mine eie shall weepe drop downe teares to see Gods iudgementes vpon them And now if I might speake of your worship without suspition of flatterie coorying of fauour by your diligent attending vpon the hearing accompaned alwaies with your vertuous wife most godlily likewise disposed to heare the holy word of God and so much as might be your whole familie And by your good countenāce most cheerefully shewed vnto me a poore minister of God that I may not speake of other your beneficence towardes mee you most euidētly declared not only what loue your selfe had vnto the truth of God that is his word his pure and holy worship but also your care by your godly exāple to draw others to like and allow of the same that so Christ Iesus might be enterteined his kingdome erected at Mildenhall And I cannot forget how which did declare your desire and care to haue the word of Gods grace that is the Gospel continued at Mildenhall for the saluation of the people you spake to the Right honorable the Lord North comming ouer to his house at Mildenhall not only to shew me his fauourable countenance for my continuance at Mildenhal but also to procure me a more ample and large salery and stipend which thing his Honour of his godly disposition vnto Religion was willing to doo In consideration of these things as they concerne Gods glorie first I giue God hartie thanks Secondly as they concerne the helpe of me his Minister not otherwise knowing how to requite any way your Worships good will as a testimonie of a gratefull minde I bestowe vpon your Worship the vertuous Gentlewoman your wife a litle Catechisme which I haue lately made in my small iudgement not altogether vnfit for indeed I laboured to make it fit for the state of the inhabitants of Mildenhall not for any great vse of your selues for I verily perswade my selfe that you haue not now neede to learne the first principles of the word of God but are able to disiest much stronger meat but for the vse of your babes your two sonnes and daughter and others which afterwards it may please God to giue and blesse you withall whome I doo not doubt to be instructed in the principles of Religion so soone as they haue laid away their stammering tongues according to Gods commaundement giuen to all parents Deut. 6.7 without exception of degree Psal 78. ℣ s● 5 6 7. Ephes 6.4 and condition in the world it will be vnto you both no little care and studie which that it may be so I shall daily pray Accept good Sir of this mine enterprise as I trust you will And thus I take my leaue beseeching God that yee doo none euill that his good graces may be multiplied vpon you and that your whole spirit soule and bodie may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ Your worships in all godly dutifulnes most readie Thomas Settle To the Christian Reader and especiallie to the inhabitantes of Mildenhall in the Countie of Suffolke for whose cause chiefly this little Catechisme was written grace mercie and peace AFter so many Catechismes of so many good and godly men had beene already published in our Church if thou demaundest why nowe I doe aduenture the publishing of this of mine as though I would seem to accuse them of some negligence or want in that behalfe or to ad vnto them I aunswere that my mind