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A16904	An exposition of the Creede, the Lords Prayer, the Tenne Commandements, and the Sacraments. Catechetically composed by Iohn Bristovv, minister of the Word of God	Bristow, John, minister of the word of God.	1627 (1627)	STC 3798; ESTC S114177	90,695	265

13.7.5 The sinne is first rash and light speaking of and spreading abroad the sins others Leuit. 19.16 Secondly praising wicked persons Prov. 28.4 Thirdly spreading false and slanderous reports Ps 15.3 Fourthly speaking euill of that which may or ought to bee taken in good sense 1 Sam. 17. 2 Sam. 10.13 14. Rom. 1.28 Mat. 7.1 3 Secret faults of others are not to be spred abroad Lev. 19.16 Prov. 25.9.11.13 or being commonly knowne they are to be spoken of with compassion to the offenders if they be not desperate opposers of grace or for the warning of others Gal. 6.1 Iohn 66.67 Rom. 11.20 21 22. The sinne is to publish secret faults Prov. 11.13 4 Priuately to admonish others of ●heir faults Leuit. 19.16.17 Pro. 27.5.6 and to instruct them in good duties whereby they may get and keep a good name The sinne is first omission of priuate reproofes and instruction secondly vnmercifull censuring the slippes and weakenesses of our brethren Iam. 4.11 5 In all our words wee must auouch nothing but the truth Eph. 4.25 and where in wisedome any thing ought to be concealed it must be done either by silence or such words as containe nothing but truth in them 1 Sam. 16.2.3 vsing few and wise speeches Prou. 10.19 Concerning this last point of truth there is required more particularly not to be rash in receiuing reports Pro. 11.9 and to report nothing for truth but what wee know speaking doubtfull things doubtfully And wee ought to ioyne with promises a purpose of performing them without equiuocating and after to performe them accordingly vnlesse first by mutuall consent the things promised bee altered or secondly the promises were vnlawfull being against Gods Word or made by him that wanted reason and discretion or that was not able to binde himselfe being vnder the gouernement of his Parents or were at the first lawfull and afterward vnlawfull and impossible The sinnes forbidden bee first all kindes of lies pernicious iesting or officious Rom. 3.7.8 Eph. 4.4.9 secondly willing imbracing lies from others or lightly giuing credit to them Pro. 14.15 thirdly auouching as truths things vnknown and doubtfull fourthly vnfaithfull promising equiuocating and breaking promise Concerning our owne good name there is commanded a care of getting and preseruing the same first by auoiding euill and the appearance of it Eccl. 10.1 secondly by being plentifull in good workes Phil. 4.8 Pro. 10.7 thirdly by vsing lawfull meanes to cleare our selues from slanderous imputations Psal 101.5 fourthly to haue a care to thinke and speake well of others Math. 7.2 Eccl. 7.23 and if praise of good men be added to our worke it is not to be contemned but if it bee wanting it is to be taken in good part 2 Cor. 1.12 Psal 16.6 1 Cor. 1.31 The sinnes forbidden be first vaine boasting secondly accusing our selues falsely thirdly losing our good name by sinfull courses Pro. 6.33 fourthly neglect of iust and orderly defence of a mans credit in matters of weight Q. Concerning the tenth Commandement Thou shalt not couet c. what is commanded and forbidden therein A. The scope of this Commandement is that our mindes bee full of that charity which may be free euen from euill thoughts and lusts that so the internall powers of the reason and will of man be carried to good in the duties concerning man in particular there is commanded first Eph. 4.23 1 Thes 5.23 a minde rightly informed of Gods wisedome and iustice concerning our outward estate secondly affections and motions holy so as first to be contented with that portion of outward things which God hath giuen vs and in want of any thing to rest vntill God giue it or by lawfull meanes wee may be disburdened of afflictions secondly to reioyce at the prosperous estate of our neighbours thirdly to represse euill motions Rom. 7.22 The sinnes forbidden be first delight in euill motions although without consent to doe the euill or to the titillation or delight Eph. 4.18 Luk. 10.27 Gal. 5.17 secondly not repressing euill motions but giuing way to enuy at others prosperity or to reioyce at their aduersity Q. You haue shewed already that no man in this world can perfectly and legally keepe all these Commandements tell mee now more fully to what vse or profit the Law serueth A. First it teacheth vs the nature of God that he is iust true bountifull holy according to the image of him expressed in the Law secondly it sheweth vs what our estate was in our originall righteousnesse in Adam before the fall namely a perfect conformity with the whole Law of God thirdly it reuealeth the nature of sinne and is a testimony of the iudgement of God especially at the last day fourthly it is in some sort a schoole-master to Christ although it doe not teach him in that it sheweth vs our misery so as wee must goe out of our selues if we would bee saued and serueth to prepare vs to bee humble fiftly it is a rule of good life to which all our counsels studies and actions are to be directed that wee may daily aspire to more holinesse and it is the rule of ciuill actions amongst men and the bond of humane society and doth teach vs what our estate of holinesse shall be at the resurrection when this law shall bee perfectly fulfilled by vs. Q. As you haue shewed in some measure the meaning of the Creede and tenne Commandements proceede to the Lords Prayer and first tell me what praier is A. Prayer is an asking of things lawfull of God in the name of Christ with a contrite heart and affiance to be heard and giuing thankes to God for benefits receiued or promised Phil. 4.6 Ioh. 16.23 Psal 51.17 2 Chron. 20.18.19 Q. Why should wee pray seeing God knoweth what we want before we aske and we cannot moue God with our prayers A. First because God hath commanded vs to pray Psal 50.15 secondly that wee may thus worship God acknowledging him the author of euery good thing Psal 106.23 Ier. 22.30.31 thirdly because of our necessity considered with Gods order who reserueth to praier things that otherwise he will not doe or giue Matth. 17.21 Iam. 4.2 Ezek. 36.37 Q. The Lords Praier being a perfect patterne of praier tell me how many parts it doth containe A. Three first a Preface secondly Petitions thirdly the Conclusion Q Concerning the Preface in these words Our Father which art in heauen who is meant by the word Father A. Properly the fi●st person in the Trinity called God the Father first because he is the Father of Christ by nature secondly in him hee is our Father by adoption and regeneration Matth. 23.9 Q. To whom ought we to pray A. Onely to God and not to Saints or Angels Psal 50.15 first because God will not giue his glory to others Esa 42.8 Rom. 10.14 secondly hee onely is euery where present and alsufficient able willing to heare vs and we haue no other Father in heauen but him Esa 63.16 1 King

●xcrements Gen. 23.12 1 Sam. 24.4 The sins are first wantō gestures Pro. ● 13 wanton lookes treading on the ●●e c. carnall kissing an impudent ●●ce strengthned against modesty Pro. ● 13 which is called a whores forehead ●econdly haunting suspected places ●hirdly nightwalking Prov. 5.8 ●●d 7.8 9. Gadding out to places vnfit ●●ov 7.11.12 Tit. 2.5 Fourthly ●●ence of words and ribald talke Prov. ● Fiftly wanton apparell curious dres●●g 1 Pet. 3. Q. Concerning the eight Commande●ent Thou shalt not steale what is the scope ●it and what duties be commanded and ●hat sinnes forbidden therein A. First in generall it commandeth preserue our neighbours goods and ●r owne In particular concerning our neighbours there is commanded first in the minde a right conceiuing o● distinction of estates and possession among men Deut. 32.8 Ier. 27.5 6. The sinne is to hold all things common as the Anabaptists doe Secondly contentation with our ●state Phil. 4.11 1 Tim. 6.8 The sinne is couetousnesse a desi●● to be rich with discontent in prese●● estate Heb. 13.5 1 Tim. 6.9.10 Thirdly an inward affection to righteous dealing and to all such vertuo● actions as be here inioyned for the l●● is spirituall Rom. 7. Mat. 7.12 The sinnes be first the outward act●on without affection to the vertue Secondly consenting to or fauourin● theft Psal 50. Prov. 1. and 29.24 Fourthly to walke in some hon●● vocation whereby hee may deriue 〈◊〉 himselfe iust possession and maintenance without wronging the Comm●●-wealth Prov. 7. Ephes 4.28 The sin is an inordinate life in idl●nesse or without a vocation 2 Thes ● 11. Fiftly frugality an honest and car●full preseruing of the riches wee haue ●hat they may not bee vnthriftily laid ●ut on vnnecessary things that so wee ●ay the better doe good to others ●ith them as occasion may be Prov. 5. ●7 and 12.26 The sinne is a needlesse and wastfull ●isspending of goods Prov. 21.17 ei●●er in gaming feasting whoring or considerate entring into suretiship ●rov 11.15 and 17.18 and 22.26 or ●ing taken not seeking by friends to 〈◊〉 free Prov. 6.4.5 Sixtly an honest plainnesse and sim●●city in all our dealings speaking and ●eaning plainly without guile or de●●t not as Absolon did steale the heart 〈◊〉 the people from his father or as false ●●chers from God Rom. 16. they whose ●●uth is a snare and whose hands as ●rs and bands Eccl. 7. Seuenthly faithfulnesse and constan●● in words and promises Psalm 15.4 ●ov 25.14 The sinne is breaking couenant ei●●r simply by which we bring damage ●our neighbor Amos 1.9 or in some ●●ect of time as they that hauing promised faithfully and are put in trust defraud widowes or orphans Prov. 3.27 denying to pay debts or deferring to their losse that gaue them day for payment keeping backe the wages of seruants or changing it as Laban did I●cobs Deut. 24.15 Iam. 5.4 denying o● deferring to restore that which is r●ceiued to be kept Exod. 22. with-holding the pledge or vsing it to the lo●● of our neighbour Amos 2.8 Eightly iustice and righteousn●● in bargaining 1 Thes 4.6 Phil. 2.4 C●● 5.13 The sinne is not to keepe proporti● betweene the worth of the thing w● sell and the price Levit. 25.15 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 8.13 as taking dearer for ti●● Secondly to sell that which is not to 〈◊〉 sold as iustice the goods of the Chu●● Prov. 20.25 soules Rev. 18.13 Thir● when corrupt wares are sold for g● and pure Amos 8.6 Fourthly to 〈◊〉 diue●s weights a greater to buy w● and a lesser to sell with so of measu●● Deut. 25.13.14 Lev. 19.35 Fiftly conceale the fault and colour it 〈◊〉 deceit Mat. 7.12 Pro. 20.14 to 〈◊〉 ●o lower price by his necessity that must ●ell Ninthly restoring things found la●ouring to finde out the owner Deut. ●2 1 2 3. The sin is to detaine the goods from ●●e owner Prov. 3.27 as they that find ●he purse the beast or any thing else of ●nother mans and conceale it Tenthly to vse onely honest good ●eanes of getting Ephes 4.28 The sinnes be to gather treasures of ●ickednesse as by open and violent ●heft Zach. 5. by oppression Eccl. 7.8 ●y vnlawfull pyracie by play for gaine ●y vsury Prov. 28.8 which is a certaine ●aine by couenant for the bare act of ●●nding The duties concerning our selues are ●rst to labour in a lawfull calling for ●ur owne maintenance 2 Thes 3.12 ●●condly to order expenses according ●o our ability Pro. 27.25 26. Thirdly ●o avoid rash suretiship Pro. 6.1 2. and ●ot lightly to giue credit to the hazar●ing of what is gotten by lawful means ●ourthly to suffer nothing to perish ●●rough slothfulnesse Ioh. 6.12 Fiftly in giuing and lending to haue respe● to our ability Psal 112.5 2 Cor. 16.2 The sinnes be idlenes niggardline● to himselfe prodigality rash and vna●uised suretiship Q. Concerning the Ninth Commandment Thou shalt not beare false witnesse ●gainst thy neighbour what is command●● and forbidden herein A. In generall to defend the goo● name of our neighbor and of our selue● and therefore to speake the truth and ●uoid lying Inward duties In particular there is commande● first inwardly in the mind to know t●● excellency of a good name Prov. 22. ● Eccl. 7.1 and of the truth Ephes 4 1● Secondly in thoughts taking thin● doubtfull in the best part as far as m● be 1. Cor 13.5 Gen. 37.31 Mat. 10 1● Prov. 14.5 and 25.2 Thirdly in 〈◊〉 fection a gladnesse to heare good rep● of others and euill with griefe Rom. 8. Ezra 9. Fourthly loue of the tru●● Psal 15.2 Prov 13.5 Sins forbidden here be first desp●sing others Prov. 14.21 Secondl● disdaining and enuying at the credit 〈◊〉 others 1 Cor. 13.4 Thirdly vniust suspition 1 Tim. 6.4 Fourthly thinking lying to be no sinne or very small not hating lying nor louing the truth Outward duties be either in publike course of iudgement Outward duties Publike or in priuate conuersation In publike course of iudgement first Iudges not to be too credulous in beleeuing accusations Psa 101.5 Deut. 19.16 17 18 19. and therefore not to proceed without sufficient witnesses Deut. 19.15 Mat. 18.16 17. 1 Tim. 5.19 The sinne is to entertaine false accusations Proverb 27.12 2 Sam. 16.2.3 1 Sam. 22.9 10 c. Secondly witnesses ought to auouch nothing but truth knowne and that certainly The sinne is when witnesses testifie false things Deut. 19.16 17 18 19. 1 Kings 21.13 Matt. 26.61 1 Sam. 22.9 10. Concerning priuate conuersation Priuate first by word or writing to testifie the good knowne of any as occasion may be 1 Sam. 20.24 1 Cor. 16.10 2 Cor. 8.22 23. 3 Iohn 12. The sinne is first to omit the defence of the good name of our neighbor Pro. 12. not to cleare the afflicted Secondly to forbeare his company without cause Psal 38. Iob 19. Thirdly to mock 2 In ordinary speeches of others we must neither vtter nor receiue the reports of the faults of others false or doubtfull Exod. 23.1 Psal 15. 1 Cor.