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B12280	An explication of those principles of Christian religion, exprest or implyed in the catechisme of our Church of England, set downe in the Booke of Common Prayer Vsefull for housholders, that desire heaven in earnest: and are willing to discharge their dutie in examination of their charge, before they send any of them to our communion. Begun and finisht in Barstaple, in the Countie of Devon, according to his maiesties late pious directions, for the renewing and continuing of the ordinance of catechising, so generally sleighted and neglected: now thus farre published respectively for the benefit of that corporation.	Crompton, William, 1599?-1642.	1633 (1633)	STC 6057; ESTC S114531	131,550	448

taking c. Pharesaicall by the head by Ierusalem c. Popish by Saints and Idols Amos 8.14 c. as by Saint Mary Saint Anne by the Masse c. heathenish as by love c. or Atheisticall by the blood of God wounds of Christs Deut. 28.58 Phil. 2.10 c. Fifthly an idle wanton repeating of any of the names of God in ordinarie discourse Sixthly Esay 19.13 Prou. 7.14 all formall hypocriticall praying hearing professing preaching with a heartlesse mouth for carnall ends Seuenthly 1 Sam. 23 21. all breach of lawfull vowes and promises in baptisme sickenesse dangers vnthankefulnesse for Gods blessings spirituall corporall c. Q. What hath he commanded here to be done A. First Psal 29.2 1 Cor. 10.31 to sanctifie the Name of God in my heart mouth and life by thinking speaking and walking holily Secondly in all my actions whether in or out of Gods seruice to aime at his glorie Thirdly to vse his name in lawfull and weightie affaires onely Num. 25.6 Deut. 28.58 then to stand vp for him and his truth zealously Ier. 4.2 Psa 15.2 4. Fourthly to sweare by his name only in truth iudgement and righteousnesse being lawfully called Fifthly to make profession of his religion in sinceritie without hypocrisie purpose of changing or backe-sliding 1 Tim. 4.4 Psal 116.14 Col. 3.17 Sixthly to be thankefull for mercies faithfull in vowes and promises Seuenthly to receiue and vse the Word and Creatures of God as from his hand and in his sight Q. What is required that you may endeauour to keepe this law A. First knowledge how the Lord hath combined his owneglorie and the saluation of his children vnder one and the same meanes one cannot be had without the other Secondly a grounded feare of the great name of the Lord my God Deut. 28.58 Thirdly loue of his truth aboue all worldly things Fourthly Psal 15.2 Acts 11.23 purpose of heart to cleane vnto him and to aduance his honour and glorie Fifthly Psal 39.1 setting and keeping of a constant watch ouer my heart and lips Q. What doe you learne from this Commandement thus explained A. First to be zealously forward in all things Num. 25.8 Eccles 5.2 both in regard of my selfe and neighbours whereby God may haue any glorie Secondly neuer to thinke or speake of God without great reuerence Thirdly Iames 5.12 2 Tim. 2.22 aboue all to auoid swearing in ordinarie talke and as a witnesse to sweare truely FourtWy to goe about all the parts of Gods seruice and worship heartily Fifthly to endeauour to make a holy vse of all Gods blessings 1 Tim. 4.4 5 Rom. 13.4 especially of his Word the food of my soule and of his creatures the sustenance of my bodie Sixthly that Magistrates who supply Gods roome on earth should not hold a swearer guiltlesse nor passe ouer any vnpunisht Q. Which is the fourth Commandement A. Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabbath Day sixe daies shalt thou labour and doe all that thou hast to doe but the seuenth Day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt doe no manner of worke thou nor thy Sonne nor thy Daughter thy man seruant nor thy maide nor thy beast nor thy stranger that is within thy gates for in sixe daies the Lord made Heauen and earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seuenth Day wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth Day and hallowed it Q. What is the meaning of this Commandement A. First that the whole course and continuance of time is measured out in seuen daies often comming and going Gen 2.3 Secondly that sixe of those daies must be spent in some lawfull calling and necessarie emploiment whereby the Church or Common-weale may be benefited Luke 13.14 mispence of our time and prophanation of Gods time are both vnlawfull Thirdly Gen. 2.3 that a seuenth Day must be kept holy separate from common businesses to be spent holy in spirituall exercises Exo. 16.29 that God may be that day more especially glorified by vs. Q. Is this precept morall or ceremoniall A. Partly morall that one day in seuen should be set a part to the solemne seruice of God partly ceremoniall that this or the other should bee the day Iewes kept the last day of the weeke for their Sabbath in memorie of their creation Exo. 34.21 Acts 20.7 Christians haue the first day of the weeke Reu. 1.10 in memorie of the accomplishment of their redemption by order and practice of Christs Apostles Q. What doth this Commandement containe A. First a strict iniunction touching the sanctifying of the Lords Day Secondly an amplification of this precept pointing to whom it belongs superiours inferiours sonnes daughters seruants cattle strangers with all in our iurisdiction Thirdly Reasons of it to enforce obediēce Luke 13.14 which are three First because God hath granted sixe daies vnto men to follow their owne businesse Reu. 1.10 Secondly the seuenth is the Lords Day Thirdly wee haue the Lords owne example hee rested and hallowed it to teach vs what wee should doe Gen. 2.2 Fourthly it containes a word or note of speciall obseruation aboue the rest Remember Q. What is the meaning of the word A. First that such a day of rest hath beene or ought to haue beene obserued from the beginning remember it is no new thing Secondly that it must continue till the end of time euen as long as Matrimonie Gen. 2.2 3. they were ordained and shall end together Thirdly that men ought to haue a speciall care of this aboue other and to thinke of it before it come Fourthly Esay 58.13 Iohn 9.16 that it is a verie difficult thing to keepe this day Holy as wee ought Q. How is the Lords Day kept holy A. By abstaining from the ordinarie works of our calling except it be a worke of and for the day in obedience vnto God and spending the whole day in those spirituall employments in that deuout manner and to those holy ends hee himselfe hath appointed to the compleate sanctification of this day these things are requisite First a grounded knowledge touching the diuine institution thereof else we may keepe it vnto men Esay 58.13 not vnto God Secondly some answerable preparation both in regard of our worldly businesse and inward disposition of mind Exod. 35.32.5 by thinking vpon it euer the day before and rising so that the priuate duties of meditation and praier by our selues Acts 13.14 15.16.13.20.7 with our charge may be performed before the publike begin Thirdly Christian practice of those duties in publike which are the workes of the day comming at the beginning staying till the end Fourthly Meditation after Psal 92.5 application and holy conference about the Word and workes of God Fifthly a seasonable conclusion of it by repeating what we haue heard Acts 8.30 1 Cor. 3.6 7 examining those vnder vs praising

God and praying vnto him for a blessing vpon the whole Q. Why this day instituted to bee kept thus holy A. First Exod. 31.13 1 Thes 5.23 that all may know who heare and know of such a day the Lord to be the sole author of sanctification Secondly for the preseruation of our publike Ministrie in the exercise of doctrine and discipline 1 Cor. 16.2 Acts 2.1 Ephes 4.13 therfore the chiefe Actors in the publike sanctification of this day Ministers are enioyned by the Law to reside vpon their particular charge Thirdly that the Church might one day at least in seuen be gathered together visible Deut. 5.14 Exod. 22.31 to giue strangers good example to signifie their meeting in Christ as members of one bodie to exercise and haue their graces increased and to show their hope of a future meeting one day in Heauen neuer to part Fourthly for a helpe of humane frailtie and weakenesse not able labour continually without rest exceeding subiect to forget God and his seruice 1 Pet. 1.16 Leuit. 10.3 Fifthly to teach men what they should be holy c. as also what they may expect if they be such an eternall Sabbath of rest from labour feares sinne and all the euill consequents thereof Q. What benefit is there in keeping this day holy A. Much euery manner of way for first it is an expression of obedience vnto Gods command 1 Sam. 15.22 and Euangelicall obedience is better then any legall Sacrifice Iohn 9.16 Secondly it is a signe of grace and of the filiall feare of God Esay 56.2.58.14 Thirdly it is a spirituall Faire or Market day for the inner man as we haue many for the outward carefully obserued Fourthly men thereby are made more holy procuring Gods blessing on them and theirs all the weeke after a conscionable keeper of the Lords day cannot but walke with God euery day Q. What is forbidden in this precept A. All pollution and prophanation of the Lords Day Exod. 34.21 as First not keeping it but following worldly businesse Esay 113 14 Amos 8.5 Secondly keeping it superstitiously the outward rest without any inward disposition towards sanctification Thirdly mispending it in worldly thoughts and constant vncheerefulnesse in euery dutie Fourthly abusing it Esay 58.13 Exod. 32.6 by idlenesse vanitie in prophane talke games and pastimes and impietie by feasting immoderately gluttonie drunkennesse with all vnprofitable meetings Thou shalt doe no manner of worke Q. May men doe nothing on that day A. Yes the workes of the day as First of pietie touching the being or wel-being of that seruice which is to be performed vnto God Math 12.5 Iohn 7.23 Mat. 12.11 12. Luke 6.9 Secondly of charitie concerning the being or wel-being of the creature as feeding of cattel releeuing those in distresse visiting the sicke dressing necessarie prouision making and keeping peace c Hither referre the labour of Physitians and Mid-wiues c. Thirdly of necessitie vnfained as the labour of Mariners on the Sea fighting of souldiers in defence of their countrie it is lawfull to doe good on the Sabbath Day Q. How then is it most vsually prophaned amongst vs A. First when men rest not from seruile works that day either in regard of the mind by sinne or bodie by an improuident ordering of businesse or referring some worldly affaires purposely to that day so making bold to borrow a part of Gods time Exod. 16.29 Esay 58.13 Matth. 20.6 1 Kin. 18.21 to ich out their owne whereby they are hindered wholly or made very vnfit for Gods seruice Secondly Acts 26.28 when men rest from labour but sanctifie not making rest the end when indeed it is but a meanes to a further end idlenesse condemned all the weeke cannot bee allowed that day Thirdly when men rest and sanctifie partly giuing one halfe to God another to themselues for profit or carnall delight running to Ales wakes or reuels gaming dancing drinking c. The Lord saith Remember to keepe the whole day these forget one halfe Fourthly when men rest and sanctifie it wholly themselues but regard not those within their gates Neh. 13.19 Amos 8.5 6. they are sent on iournies set to drie Mault kept in to prouide for a Mundaies Feast c. Fifthly when men rest and sanctifie it wholly both by themselues and theirs but not to the right end they could be content if there were none or not so much preaching or that it were quickly past Q. What doe you learne from this precept thus explained A. First a necessitie of ceasing frō all seruile labour for our pleasure or profit on the Lords Day superiours may not depriue their inferiours of this priuiledge Secondly to dedicate it wholly to his seruice in spirituall exercises with cheerefulnesse and delight Leuit. 19.30 Ios 24.15 Gen. 18.19 Thirdly to permit none within my charge publike or priuate to be idle or ill employed that day through my default 1 Tim. 5.17 Phil 2.29 1 Thes 5.13 Fourthly to affect and reuerence the Ministerie as the meanes vnder God of this daies sanctification where this is wanting all humane lawes are not able to preuent a prophanation Fifthly to confine my thoughts words and actions that whole day to religious obiects or to others in order there vnto Q. Which is the fifth Commandement A. Honour thy Father and thy mother that thy daies may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee Q. Why is this made the first precept of the second Table A. First to show that vnseparable connexion which is betweene the seruice of God and the loue of our neighbour Mat. 22.37 39. hypocrites diuide them when good Christians looke vnto both Secondly because this is the foundation of obedience vnto the rest that follow respect to superiours keeps men from killing stealing c. Ephes 6.2 Thirdly because it containes a promise which preuailes much with men and ought to precede the worke as a motiue to encourage Q. What is the meaning of this Commandement A. First that when men haue disposed of their hearts and bodies for the seruice of the true God they must then thinke of their dutie towards men Math. 6.33 1 Pet. 2.17 and not before Secondly that amongst men speciall regard must be had to superiours 1 Tim. 2.1 2 3 Thirdly that humane societies doe consist and are preserued in being and order by the due performance of mutuall duties Q. What doth it containe A. Two things First a precept honour thy Father and Mother Eph. 6.1 2. Secondly a promise that thy daies may be long or then they shall be long which is not absolute but conditionall as it may stand with Gods glorie and be good for the obedient childe of God Q. Who are meant by Father and Mother here A. All superiours in calling Phil. 2.22 Ios 7.19 1 Cor. 4.15 2 Kin. 5.13 Prou. 22.7 1 Tim. 5.1 2. age gifts such as