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A08202	An order of houshold instruction by which euery master of a familie, may easily and in short space, make his whole houshold to vnderstand the principall and chiefe points of Christian religion, without the knowledge whereof, no man can be saued.	Nichols, Josias, 1555?-1639.	1595 (1595)	STC 18539.5; ESTC S2248	53,178	122

teach thē to sing some short psalmes as the 117. the 131.133 and such like as they are in English meter CAP. 2. The second order of instruction for the opening of the vnderstanding This order is best from sixe yeare olde and vpwards in some capacities before and for such as are ignorāt of what age so euer AFter that they can handsomely do these things then this catechisme following will be most necessarie for the opening of their vnderstanding where the master of the house must not binde the learner to the very words as before here set downe but so teach as euery time he repeateth any question there may bee some little difference in his wordes And for that cause I will shewe him diuers formes of speaking in some of the most needefull pointes teaching the meaning of one poynt which a childe or young man will quickelie conceiue and by the variation be able to vnderstand and beare away and to answer with his own words in diuers sortes at diuers times and all to one sense The Catechisme for the second order b Or thus How many Gods are there But one only and three persons c. VVHat thinkest thou of God I beleeue there is one God and three persons God the Father God the Sonne and God the holy Ghost c Was there not a time whē there was neither heauē nor earth c. Yea How did they begin God created them by his word c. How came the World God made all things of nothing in sixe dayes In what day made he man The sixt day Was the woman made the same daye Both man and woman were made in one daye How were they made God made man of the dust of the grounde and breathed in his face the breath of life and the man was a liuing soule that is a liuely creature hauing bodie and soule After God cast Adam into an heauie sleepe and tooke out one of his ribbes and closed vp the flesh and of that rib hee made the woman so there was man and woman the mans name was Adam and the womans Eue. Was man made any whit more excellent then other creatures Yes in two things he was made after Gods image and clothed with happines What was that image of God Knowledge holines and righteousnes What was the happines He was made Lord ouer the creatures and being naked was not ashamed What did God with man after hee had thus made him Hee set him in a most pleasant place of the world called the garden of Eden appoynted him to keepe and dresse the garden gaue him leaue to eate of all the trees in the garden sauing one called The tree of knowledge of good and euill and if he eate of that tree he should die the death What death Of bodie and soule Was there not another tree of speciall name Yes the tree of life which was a Sacramentall signe that if man continued in his vprightnes he should liue for euer d If Adā were made good and happie how came wickedne● and punishments By eating the forbiddē fruit sinne shame damnation and all other miseries came vpon mankinde Did man continue in his vprightnes No for the diuell abusing the bodie of a serpent tempted the woman Eue and shee did eate of the forbidden fruite and she gaue Adam and he did eate and then they were ashamed And so Adam and Eue and all mankinde were dead in sinne and vnder damnation of bodie and soule e How shall we 〈◊〉 deliuered 〈◊〉 How shall we escape sinne and damnation Onely by Iesus Christ f 〈◊〉 ●●leefe in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was he 〈◊〉 Of God 〈…〉 ●●man Of ●●ngin Ma 〈◊〉 If Mary 〈◊〉 this Mo●er who was 〈◊〉 He as ●uching his Godhead and she touching his manhood What is Christ He is the eternall sonne of God made man that is perfect God and perfect man What did he for vs to saue our soules Hee died and shed his most precious blood to redeeme vs from our sinnes Is it not possible for a man to liue so iustly and vprightly that he may g Deserue or merit obtaine his owne saluation by well doing No man hath such a gift or power Why Because no man can keepe al the commandements of God if we breake any one we be guiltie of all How shall we doe then If we beleeue in Iesus Christ we shall be saued All All doe not beleeue What neede we then care to do h To liue honestly or godly good works We must doe good works because they are commanded by God and it is our duetie to obey him that made and saued vs wee ought to bee thankefull and to glorifie him and to declare our faith by our workes for the good ensample of others and for many other necessarie vses How are we saued by Christ seeing we die daylie This bodily death is but the parting of the soule from the bodie for a time but the bodie shall rise againe euen as Christ rose the third day for at the last day when Christ shall come againe to iudge the quicke and the dead all that beleeue in him shall rise againe vnto euerlasting life and all other to euerlasting damnation How come we to know these things God sendeth his word to bee preached vnto vs. Doe all beleeue who heare the worde None but they whose hearts are opened by his holy spirit Are there no other helps of i Beleese faith Many as the experience of all Gods doings according to his word and namely in tribulation the exercise of all good works and especially the right vse of the seales of the promise which are commonly called Sacraments Which be they Baptisme and the Lords Supper What is to be seene in them The outward signe as water bread and wine and the signification which is the * The death or promise of Christ the benefits of Christes death grace of Christ Wherefore bee children baptized with water In token that their sinnes are washed away by the blood of Christ Why doe men receiue the bread and wine in the Communion In token that Christ gaue his bodie and blood for our redemption Are they onely tokens or bare signes No they are also as seales to assure vs of the grace of Christ and his last will How doe Baptisme and the Lordes supper differ Baptisme is outwardly with water and the Lordes Supper with bread and wine secondly Baptisme signifieth the washing of our sinnes to enter vs into the Church the Lords Supper is for the strengthening of our faith thirdly Baptisme is once signifying that wee which are by nature the children of wrath are once borne in Christ to be Gods children but the Lords Supper is often signifying by eating bread and drinking wine the davly nourishing of our faith in and by Christ that wee may continually grow stronger and stronger vnto eternall life What is eternall life To liue with God and to bee partakers of his glorie for euer

saluation expressely and some to damnation by consequent Iud vers 4. Pro. 16.4 1. Pet. 2.8 The performance of this predestination is by election in Christ expressely by reprobation from Christ by consequent such as refuse Christ Ioh. 8.42.43.47 CAP. 4. Of the execution of Gods decree Psalm 33.6.7.8.9.10.11 The execution of Gods decree is that he performeth his eternal purpose by creating all things vers 6.7.8 By gouerning all things in their times seasons vers 10.11 CAP. 5. Of the creation Gen. chap. 1. and chap. 2. These two chapters teach vs. 1. God made all things by his word of nothing 2. In sixe daies 3. Man in the sixt day 4. God made man and woman that is male and female in one day cap. 1.26.27 5. God made man of the dust of the earth touching his body and breathed in him his soule so he had both body soule cap. 2.7 6. The woman was made of the man God cast him in a deepe sleepe took out one of his ribbes and closed vp the flesh and of the ribbe made the womā the mans name was Adam the womans Eue chap. 2.21.22 chap. 3.20 7. The excellencie of man aboue other earthly creatures is in two thinges 1. They were created after the image of God which shineth principally in the soule chap. 1.27 which is in knowledge Coloss 3.10 and practise of holines righteousnes Eph. 4.24 2. They were created in most perfect happines where vnto the image of God these things were ioyned they had authoritie and Lordship ouer the creatures chap. 1.28 they were so beautifull that being naked they were not ashamed cap. 2.25 CAP. 6. Gouernment before the fall Gen. cap. 2. God placed man in a most pleasant place of the world called the garden of Eden vers 15. 2. He gaue him commandement to keepe and to dresse the garden vers 15. 3. He gaue him the tree of life in the middest of the garden as a Sacrament that if hee continued in well doing he should liue for euer vers 9. cap. 3.22 4. He gaue him this order he might take of all the trees in the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and euill and in that day he should eate thereof he should dye the death vers 16.17 5. Hee instituted marriage to bee of one man and one woman that they two should be one flesh vers 24. CAP. 7. The fall of man Gen. 3. In this chapter the storie of the fall of man is set forth in these poynts 1. The diuell abusing the tongue of a serpent entised the womā Eue and she did eate of the forbidden fruite and she gaue to her husband Adam he did eate and so the cōmandemēt of God was broken ver 1.2.3 c. 2. By this disobedience Adam and Eue and all mankind were dead in finne and vnder damnation of bodie and soule that is hee lost his excellencie and became ashamed of himselfe vers 7.8.9.10 expounded Eph. 2.1.2.3 Rom. 5.12.13.14 3. To make man to see his owne miserie God cursed the earth for his sake that it shuld bring forth briers thistles and thornes made the man to get his liuing with toile and paine till hee dyed the woman with sorrowe and griefe to bring forth and bring vp her childrē and banished them both out of the garden of Eden vers 16.17 c. CAP. 8. Gouernment after the fall The restoring of man The two couenants Iere. 31.31.32.33.34 This place teacheth 1. For the restoring of man from the death of sinne and damnation God made two couenants the couenant of workes and the couenant of mercie 2. The couenant of works is that God will be our God if wee keepe all his commaundements vers 31.32 3. The couenant of mercie is God will bee our God by forgiuenes of sinnes thorow Christ and write his lawes in our hearts vers 33.34 Heb. 10.12.13.15.16 4. We are not saued by the couenant of workes that is by keeping of Gods commandements for no man can do them vers 32. But wee are saued by the couenant of mercie that is by beleefe in Iesus Christ by whom our sins are forgiuen vers 33.34 Rom. 8.3 Eph. 2.8.9 CAP. 9. Of the first couenant which is of workes and the true force and perpetuall vse of the law Rom. 3.10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. The lawe bewrayeth sinfulnes pronounceth vs guiltie maketh vs vnable to open our mouthes to claime any things at Gods hand for our owne righteousnes or well dooing that we might run vnto Christ in the couenant of mercie to be iustified and saued by beleefe in him Gal. 3.21.22 Ephes 2.8 9 10. Although we cannot bee saued or iustified by our workes or well-dooing yet God hath ordayned the good workes commanded in his lawe for those who shall be saued by the couenant of mercie to walke in as a perpetuall rule of right liuing to all beleeuers 1. Thess 4.2.3.4 with 1. Ioh. 3.6 7 8 Here the ten Commaundements are to be expounded CAP. 10. Of the couenant of mercie and the mediator thereof 2. Cor. 5.19 This teacheth the order of the couenant of mercie namely thus God calleth vs by his Gospell vnto his mercie thorow Christ and offereth to reconcile vs vnto himselfe thorow him by forgiuenes of sinnes and we are in couenant with him when he giueth vs faith in Christs blood Rom. 3.25 Gal. 4.4.5 This place sheweth the mediator Christ by his person and office His person that he is the sonne of God made man that is to say perfect GOD and perfect man in one person man to be like his bretheren as Heb. 2.17 God to be holy harmeles c. as Heb. 7.26 His office to be the mediator of the couenant of mercie in that by his death he redeemeth vs from vnder the lawe to bee made the children of God Psal 110.1 2 3 4. This text sheweth the parts of Christs office of mediatorship namely that hee should bee King verse 1.2.3 and Priest verse 4. CAP. 11. Of the Priesthoode of Christ 1. Pet. 3.18.19 This declareth that Christs Priesthoode is fulfilled in two points 1. in his perfect obedience as a iust and holy man vnto death and all other priestly actions thereunto adioyned verse 18. Secondly in his propheticall function verse 19. Rom. 8.33.34 This declareth the priestlie actions of Christ to be of two sortes 1. the sacrifice of his death and his resurrection to put away our sinnes and to make vs righteous Rom. 4.25 2. sitting at the right hand of God to make intercession for vs. CAP. 12. Of the Kingdome of Christ and namely before and vntill the last iudgement Ephes 4.11 12 13 14 15 16. Here is the kingly office of Christ described 1. Hee is head of his church who nourisheth it and furnisheth it in all things verse 16. 2. This furniture is in the applying of the workes of his priesthood both before and vntill the last iudgement and at the iudgement verse 11.12.13 3.

CAP. 3. The third order of teaching HEre followeth diuers Catechismes for confirmation of knowledge This order is for all that can conceiue well of the former how young or olde soeuer they be but in common and meaner capacities from 8. yeares and vpwards drawne out of the words of some place of holy Scripture Where I must admonish the Master or teacher in the familie to follow this order First to teach his people perfectly and distinctly to saye the place of Scripture without booke which being perfect to shew them the briefe meaning and then the seuerall poynts of doctrine and how they bee gathered out of the text For which cause he shall finde the addition of other textes and notes in the margin for his help and direction which he must keep to himselfe and giue them the meaning or substance onely Yet if he once get his family to conceiue deeper hee may acquainte them with all but he must take heede hee oppresse not their memories with ouer much at once but giue them more or lesse as hee perceiueth them able to conceiue and beare away and to remember at the next time for it is very needefull to repeate that which was first learned before he begin any more Therefore for a while after they can saye the place without booke and shew where it is written what chapter what verse and the meaning let them haue onely some two or three poyntes but after a while hee shall perceiue that by vse they will bee able to take a great deale more euen an whole Catechisme at once yea and by often practise to gather some poyntes of themselues yet must hee not cease going forward because that the k Philip. 3.1 oftener the safer it is and happier for them to bee grounded Now as ofte as they haue learned any one Catechisme thorough out cause them to repeat all that whole Catechisme together as the place of Scripture the meaning all the poyntes of doctrine and how they are gathered out of the text and after but not before begin the next Catechisme The first Catechisme for confirmation of knowledge is drawne out of this text or place of Scripture Gen. 3.15 I will put enmitie betweene thee and the woman and betweene thy seede and her seede he shall breake thine head and thou shalt * Heb. breake bruise his heele The interpretation or meaning THe Master must consider out of the text This is for the masters helpe that the diuell abused the bodie of the serpent to deceiue Euah therefore the punishment is pronounced vpon the serpent which partly and especially is in the words going before but although he speak to the serpent yet these l As these places expound Esay 27.1 Micah 7.17 Psalm 91.13 Luk. 10.18.19 Rom. 16.20 Reuel 12.7.8.9.10 wordes are properly to bee applyed against the diuell himselfe whose instrument the serpent was although they haue accomplishment euen against the beast it selfe in that hee is hated naturally of all mankinde therefore the Master hauing wayed the places in the margin may giue his familie this interpretation following By the serpent and his seede This is for the familie is meant Satan and his members wicked men by the seede of the woman is ment Christ and his members by breaking of head and heele is meant that either shall wound each other but the diuell shall bee vanquished The meaning is then that God will haue this to bee a punishment of the diuell that he should haue continuall warre with Christ and his Saints and finally be ouercome and all that take his part Out of which interpretation arise these poynts of Catechisme The poynts of doctrine 1. 1 This appeareth in the circumstāce of the text which inclusiuely cōdemneth Adā for his sinne to haue an enemie to him his seede for euer By the temptation of the serpent the diuell and Satanas man became a great sinner and subiect to great miserie 2. 2 This followeth of the former and is shewed cap. 1. and 2. Man was made good without sinne and miserie before this temptation 3. 3 Because the wordes are the indivial sentēce of God to that purpose and is to expounded Iohn 8.44.47 Acts. 13.10 2. Cor. 4.3.4 cap. 11.13.14 Eph 2 1. 1. Ioh. 3.10 God hath decreed what shall bee the estate of Satan and mankinde namely that some men shall be the seede of Satan and the children of perdition and some with Christ conquerers of them both 4. 4 So expounded Gal. 4.4 Here the person of Christ is declared that he is as all other men the seed of the woman that is the sonne of God made man 5. 5 Expressed in the meaning and is seene in Caine and all of like sort following There shall be alway enmitie of Sathan and his members against Christ and his members 6. 6 This is the breaking of the heele as appeareth Esay 53.2 Cor. 4.8 chap. 6.4.5 Ioh. 15.19 20. 2. Tim. 3.12 1. Pet. 5.8.9 Great sorrowes temptations and persecutions in bodie goods name and life come vnto Christ his members by Satan and his members 7. 7 This is the breaking of the serpents head is expounded Act. 26.18 Hebr. 2.14 Rom. 8.31.32 Mat. 5.10.11 19.28 Phil. 3.21 By the death of Christ and all the parts of his mediation hee for vs and wee thorow him doe ouercome the diuel to the restoring of the bodie in the resurrection of life and endowing with immortall riches both bodie and soule in the saluation of all beleeuers 8. 8 Plaine in the words and is expounded 2. Corint 6.14 Iam. 4.7 Eph. 6.10 5.6 7. Psal 15.4 The duetie of all Christian beleeuers is to resist the diuell and his members and to haue no fellowship with the workes of wickednes CAP. 4. The second Catechisme for confirmation The Text. Gen. 12.3 In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed The Interpretation For the master THese words containe Gods promise touching the blessed seede made vnto Abraham when he called him to be his childe and father of the faithfull which m Gen. 3.15 before was spoken in generall hard to bee knowne but here is shewed more plaine and easie to bee found by the particular namely that it must be in Abrahams stocke and linage This clause For the familie in thee is to be vnderstood of Abrahams n Gen. 22.17 and Gal. 3.16 seede which is Christ who after a sort was in him that is in his loynes By all families is meant o Act 3.25 Galat. 3.6 all nations as well Iewes as Gentiles And by blessed is meant the p Gal 3.13.14 Rom. 5.12.13 1. Tim. 1.1 deliuerance from the cursed and damnable estate wherein we were by Adams fall The summe is God doth promise that both Iewes and Gentiles shall haue saluation in none other but in Christ who as touching his manhood was Abrahams seede This teacheth especially