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A20262	A briefe & necessary instruction verye needefull to bee knowen of all housholders, whereby they maye the better teach and instruct their families in such points of Christian religion as is most meete. Not onely of them throughly to be vnderstood, but also requisite to be learned by hart of all suche as shall bee admitted vnto the Lordes Supper.	Dering, Edward, 1540?-1576.; More, John, d. 1592.	1572 (1572)	STC 6679; ESTC S114092	20,602	56

it is they are shut vp in blindnes and God hath couered them with a spirit of slomber they are set down in the counsels of the mockers despisers which say in much securitye where is the promise of his cōming O curssed law of liberty that hath so dulled their spirit And O bottomles pit and hel of whooredomes out of which such a stincking sauour cōtinually breatheth of Pluralities Totquots and al maner faculties and dronken dregs of popish abominations O Lord God we beseche thée multiply thy spirit yet more vpon thine anoynted chosen seruantes Leade them into the mydst of thy Sanctuary that they may drinke full of thy louing kindnes And enrich them so far wyth all thy blessinges that they may sée wyth thy Saintes what is the height the breadth the length the deapth and how vnsearchable is the ritches of thy glorye that hast alone immortalitie and dwellest in light which shall shine for euer That thy manyfolde mercies which thou hast multiplyed vnto them may be made perfect in that fulnes of spirit vntyl they shal say vnto themselues euen with the zeale of that noble Prophet and King I wyll not enter into the tabernacle of my house nor get vp into my bed I wil not suffer mine eyes to sleepe nor mine eyelyds to slumber vntyl I haue caused this land which thou hast blessed to spue out the surfetings of this deadly poyson O Lord God thou that art able bryng this good thing to passe let not our synnes seperate betwene vs and thy goodnes but open thine eares vnto our praiers and poure out thy compassions vpon vs that we our Rulers may all reioyce and syng together wyth thy Saintes in the Apocalips Allelu-iah saluation and glory power be to thée O Lord our God for true and righteous are thy iudgementes and thou hast condemned the great whoore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication And therfore make vs say continuallye Allelu-iah and her smoke let it ryse vp for euermore Amen Farewell good Christian Reader and forget not thy deutie to blesse them wyth thy prayer who haue blessed thée with libertye and helpe them to the gloryous triumphe of the Gospel of Christ who haue broken from thy neck the yoke of Antichrist that they may long rule with righteousnes with peace and with ioy in the holy Ghost whose gouernmēt hath made thée free from the bondage of Aegypt from the spiritual Baby lou from Pope and papacie which shame hath shadowed and shal at the last close it vp for euer From my Chamber the. 22. of Aprill 1572. Thyne in the lord vE D. Roma 8. 22. ¶ Euery creature groneth together and traueleth in payne vntyll this present and not onelye the creature but we also which haue the first fruites of the spirit euen we do sigh in our selues wayting for the adoption euen the redēption of our bodies ¶ A short instruction very necessary for all suche as shall be receiued to the Lordes Supper Question What is ●●e chiefest dutie of a Christian ●an 〈◊〉 this lyfe Aunswer ●he chiefest duty of man not ●●●●an onely but of all the creatu●es in the world in their nature is to set forth the glory of God. Question How shall we perfourme this dutie Answer To perfourme this duty it is necessary to know vnto what death we by our selues ar subiect What great saluatiō God of his free mercy hath geuen vnto vs throughe faith And what thankfulnes we owe vnto him for our deliuerance Question Tell me these thynges in order Fyrst what is syn and what doth it deserue Aunswer Synne is the breach of the law of God contayned in the ten commaundements and the reward of this synne is eternal death Question Rehearse the ten Commaundements Aunswer God spake these wordes sayd I am the Lord thy GOD whych brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage thou shalt haue none other Gods but me c. Question What meaneth this commaundement thou shalt haue none other Gods but me Aunswer The meaning of it is that I should acknowledge but one onely God that I shoulde honour and feare him that I should cleane vnto him that I should not do after the abominations of anye idolatrous people to worship stocks or stones that I ●●ould not harken to anye false Prophetes that teache their own fantasies and not the woord of God That I should not seeke to any Sorcerers Cōiurers Witches Soothsayers Charmers or any such But that I should harken vnto Christ alone and adde no thing to the woord which he hath spoken but put all my trust in God alone call vpon hym alone feare him alone and loue hym aboue all All this is contayned in thys fyrst commaūdement Thou shalt haue no other Gods but me Question What meaneth the second commaundement that we shall not make anye granen Image Aunswer The meaning of this is that we shoulde not thinke God to be lyke either man or woman or gold or syluer or anye manner creature that we should not woorshyp hym vnder the similitude of Sunne Moone or any other thyng what soeuer it be to how downe before it But onely in spirite and truth we must woorship God alone and beside him no other no Saint no Angell no creature And that the worshipping of God alone be not according to our fansies but onely as hym selfe hath commaunded in hys woord If in anye of these pointes we be faulty we haue broken this second commaundement Question What meaneth the third commaundement that we should not take the name of God in vayne Aunswere The meaning of it is that we shoulde not sweare falselye nor rashly nor in light matters but with feare and reuerence make mencion of the name of the Lorde our God in truth in iudgement and in righteousnes to the glorye of God or maintenance of brotherlye loue in which causes we must sweare by the name of God alone neither by heauen nor earth neither by booke Saint nor Angell nor any creature As for Masse Crosse Roode or suche other we ought so to detest suche manner Idols that they shoulde not once be named among vs But we should haue onely precious in our eies the glorious and fearfull name of the Lord our god This is to obey this thirde commaundement Question What meaneth the fourth commaundement Remember that thou keepe holye the Sabboth day Aunswer To keepe holye the sabboth day is to come together and with feare and reuerence to heare the word of God preached vnto vs to receaue his Sacramentes with fayth and with repentaunce to pray together with one heart and voyce to shewe in outwarde doyng our inwarde sabboth that we rest from sinne and wickednes that the spirit of God dwelleth in vs and wor keth in this lyfe the beginnyng of our euerlastyng

rest Thys is the fourth commaundement Question What meaneth the fift commaundement Honor thy father and thy mother Aunswer To honour our Parentes is to feare loue obey and reliefe them or anye other that are vnto vs in their steede As our Princes and Rulers our Pastors and Ministers our Maisters and Teachers the aged and graye headed men And also all maner of Superiors that they may be honorable they must put on a fatherly affection toward their Inferiours Question The sixt commaundement Thou shalt do no murther what meaneth this Aunswer The Lorde here forbyddeth all kyllyng fightyng quarrelling and inward hatred all desire of reuenge all reproches and mockes of the dumme the deafe the lame or anye other impotent All hurt towarde our brother and that we should do good vnto all yea euen to our enemies and loue one another as our selues Question What meaneth the seuenth commaundement Thou shalt not commit adulterie Aunswer In thys commaundement the Lorde forbyddeth all fornication adultery vncleannes wantōnes al vnnatural lusts vnpure thoughts vnchaste behauiour filthye talke wanton apparell ydle pastimes glottony dronkennes houses of open whoredome and whatsoeuer els may allure to vncleaues Question What meaneth the eight commaundement Thou shalt not steale Aunswer The Lorde here forbyddeth all stealyng both in deede thought all deceite all lying and oppression all withholding of the laborers hire all vncourteousnes to the straunger widow and fatherles all gyftes to peruert iudgement all false measures and couetousnes and chargeth vs to be content wyth our callyng and to lyue of our own To obserue these thinges is not to steale Question What meaneth the ninth commaundement Thou shalt beare no false wytnes against thy neighbour Aunswer We are here forbidden to beare witnes in any vntruth by othe or by word we are forbiddē al flatterie and dissemblyng all flaunderous and yll reportes either our selues to speake them or to heare them of others nor in priuate offences we may not speake the truth to the hurt of our brothers good name if by priuate admonitions he mai be won but carefully bold ly we must testefy al truth what so euer we knowe to the furtherance of iustice Question What meaneth the tenth commaundement Thou shalt not couet thy neyghbours house c Aunswer Here in plaine wordes God forbiddeth all inward desire what so euer is vnlawful to be done which desire is not onely synful when we consent vnto it but the very motion is enemy vnto God and banished from his presence For it is vn possible those bodyes shoulde see God which can nourish euyll concupiscence in them euen as it is vn possible that corruption should inherite incorruption or that flesh and bloud in this similitude of old Adam shoulde inherite the kyngdome of god So that by this commaūdement most clearely we may see the image of that man that plea seth God euen such a one in whom is nothing impure neither in wyll nor nature Question Sithe these are Gods commaundements I sée now most assuredly how there is no man that synneth not tell me then what punishment is due vnto our synne Aunswer The reward of synne is death not onely the present and transitory chaunge which we shal all taste of but ● second death an other euerlasting death the cursse of God and his heauie wrath which hath no end euerlasting condemnation and the paines of hel which abide for euer not onelye in soule whose worme dyeth not but in body also whose fyre shal neuer be quenched Question How say we then that God is merciful if his anger be such as shall neuer be pacified Aunswer God is in dede a God of all mercies and father of all consolations whose louyng kyndnesse hath no end and in the great ritches of hys compassions he hath appointed to make knowen the glory of his maiestie vnto hys children But God is also iust iudgeth righteously and therfore to such as through infidelitie despise the ritches of hys goodnes and disobey the woord of hys gloryous power he hath appointed a iuste recompence of eternall death Question Now I know what is sinne euen the breache of the lawe of god And because of the excellencie of Gods maiesty whiche by sinne is offended I see the greatnes of sinne and how it deserueth eternall death of which without exception by nature we are all gyltie But tell me now is there no punishment in this lyfe by which we may recompence our sinne Aunswer There is no sufficient recompence in the world no goods nor multitude of ritches no liberalitie to the poore no whipping nor scourging nor hurt of thine own body nothing that thou canst deuise so precious is the redemption of thy soule and the continuaunce for euer Question Nowe I know what sinne is to what death it hath condemned vs without all remedie in our selues tell me now how we may be deliuered from the anger of God and the paynes euerlasting Aunswer Marke and I will tel thee pray vnto God to geue thee vnderstanding and low in humilitie of spirit I will declare the saluation of the Lorde when we had sinned and by sinne had prouoked God to anger and so wer subiect to Satan hell and condemnation that the righteousnes of God might stand it was necessary that these things should be borne and suffered the anger of God the tyrannie of Satan and the paines of hell which all folowed sinne and therefore he that shal be a sauior for our sinnes he must take this vpon him in his owne righteousnes he must be deliuered agayne from them Question Tell me then where shall we finde such a Sauiour Aunswer The Lord lighten our eyes that we may vnderstand the ritches of his glorious misterie the Lorde reueale his secret vnto vs the Lord make vs see with all his Saintes what is the height the breadthe the length the depth that we may syng vnto him the praises of al his mercies This Sauior whom we seeke for who for our synnes must taste of death yet in the power of his owne ryghteousnes must rise from death to life he cannot be found among the childrē of men All the righteousnes of Abrahā Isaac and Iacob it cannot recompence the least of all my synnes Adam and Eue while they were yet in integritie they could not beare the synne of the eating of one apple which was forbydden them Yea the Angels of heauen when they kept not the first estate but fell away from the truth in which they were created they could not beare vp their syn but it weyed them downe to hell and bound them for euer in the chaines of darknes so that in men and Angels ther is no hope But God that is ritche in mercies and whose compassions haue