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A09219	Iosuahs godly resolution in conference with Caleb, touching houshold gouernement for well ordering a familie With a twofold catechisme for instruction of youth; the first short, for the weaker sort, set forth in sixe principall points; the latter large for other of greater growth, and followeth the order of the common authorized catechisme, and is an explanation thereof: both set forth for the benefit of his Christian friends and wel-willers. by Richard Bernard preacher of Gods word, at Woorksoppe in Nottingam-shire.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.; Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. Large catechisme.; Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. Double catechisme.	1612 (1612)	STC 1953; ESTC S113310	37,811	96

That I must not diminish the good name or credit of my neighbour whether friend or so known or vnknown but carefully preserue the same The occasiō of this commandement was our seditious nature Q. What things are hereby forbidden A. Lying in ieast or earnest backbiting slandering reuealing secret infirmities and priuate offences before admonition false witnesse by adding or detracting in words or sense to take a doubtfull matter in the worst part also all occasions to this sin as enuie disdaine anger selfe-loue to be too suspitious to be readie to receiue a false report against our neighbour The contrarie is commanded Q. What is the tenth commandement A. Thou shalt not couet c. Q. What doth this commandement teach you A. That I may not haue once an vnlawful lust to that which is my neighbors but for euer think good towards him The occasion of this cōmandement was the frailty of our ' flesh which intermitteth the work of the holy Ghost by sinful fantasies Q. What things are hereby forbidden A. Lust and sudden motions against our neighbour without consent which come from the corruption of nature also such as be offered by Sathan or man so farre as we giue any way consent thereto not to resist il motions The contrary is cōmanded Q. Are these commandements a prayer A. No but the summe of the morall law which is the other part of Gods word teaching the righteousnes of God and shewing me my sins and cursed estate and is a schoolemaster vrging to Christ and therfore ought in order first to be preached and then the Gospel shewing deliuerance and giueth grace withall Q. How must this law be obeyed A. Perfectly willingly and continually to God and my neighbour in thought word and deede agreeing with Gods nature and our first estate by creation Q. Can you then keepe the commandements A. No for I breake them alwaies either wittingly or ignorantly in committing euil or omitting my duty besides that I am guilty of them by naturall corruption through Adams fall before I could in my selfe either thinke speake or do any euill Q. What is this breach of the law called A. Sinne whereby the infinite iustice of God is iniured Q. What is then the reward of sinne A. The infinite wrath of God and his vengeance for euer in this world and in the world to come is due for the least sinne whether it be mortall or veniall Q. What are the punishmēts of sin in this life A. In name slander and shame in goods losses in his bodie paines and sicknesse all maner of aduersity all corporal plagues befalling in this life In the soule ignorance madnesse an ill conscience accusing benummed dead or desperate a heauie stony heart likewise disobedient and wicked children a disloyall wife false friends cruell aduersaries to be suffered to fall into sinne God taking away his grace especially the sin of whoredome as a punishment for sinne And lastly bodily death ordinarie or sudden Q. Comes alwaies afflictions as punishments for sinne A. Afflictions first came for sinne but are also to try our patience faith and constancie to weane vs from our selues and the world to become cōformable to Christ in persecutions that Gods power and goodnes may appeare to vs these afflictions be called fatherly chastisements of the godly to euery one in his measure Q. How may you perswade your selfe that afflictions are chastisements and not punishments of a Iudge when they befall A. If I can make good vse of them to further me in godlinesse els are they but fore-runners of my eternall destruction as they be to the reprobate that are not bettered by them Q. What are the punishments for sinne after death A. The separation from God the losse of heauen and of the ioyfull company of Angels Patriarkes Prophets Apostles Martyrs Saints the true professours of Christ for euer to be damned with the diuel his angels the infernall fiends with all the wicked accursed to hell there to be tormented vnspeakably without end Q. How must you escape this vengeance of God A. By no good deeds that I can doe but only faith in Iesus Christ who is the merit onely and wholly of my saluation without whome my best thoughts words and deedes are abhominable before God seeme they neuer so holy in mine and other mens iudgement Q. Why then should you doe good workes if you cannot nor may not thinke to win heauen by them A. I must do good works because I am already ordained to be saued 1. To make my electiō the more sure to my self which is certaine with God 2. To shew my loue and thankfulnes to God for it by obeying his commandements 3. To confirme the conuerted and to winne others not yet called 4. To stop the mouthes of the wicked to shame them by well doing when they speake ill of v 8. 5. To benefit one another for our quiet peaceablenes in Church and common-wealth Q. Are not then workes necessary A. Yes verily to such as will haue assurance of saluation for without works baptisme hearing the word knowledge faith loue hope fasting sorrow prayer and profession are in vaine Q. What is a good worke A. Whatsoeuer is done or spoken without doubting from the warrant of Gods word of a true beleeuer in charity and to Gods glory Q. Though our good workes merit not may we not yet thinke that they shall be rewarded A. Yes verily for in his mercy he hath so promised to doe both in this world and in the world to come Q. What is the blessing and reward in this life A. Increase of knowledge in Gods word assurance that his gifts in vs are graces and not only common fauours al earthly blessings a good name wealth honor friends and prosperous successe so farre as it shall be for Gods glory and my spirituall safety faith to apprehend as much as shall be necessary 6. My hope to waite without appointing God either time place manner or quantity of the matter 7. My will to vse afterwards all the honest meanes appointed to obtaine the same Q. What be the true properties of prayer A. 1. That it be in true loue for we must remember to pray for all our brethren not departed this life for there is no Purgatory 2. It must be made only to God for him only can we call heauenly Father neither to Saints nor Angels 3. In the name of Christ through whom onely hee is our Father by adoption 4. In faith for that hee is a Father and will not deny his children 5. Without a carnall conceipt of God vaine babling or wandering thoughts for he is in heauen Q. Which be the sixe petitions A. Hallowed be thy name c. Q. What doe these teach you A. The sum of al the things which I can lawfully aske at Gods hands for body or soule wherof the first 3. concerne the glory of God and the latter 3. the good of man Q. Which

them as that they feele nourishment to the body Q. What learne you by all these actions A. I am assured that the visible actiōs of the Minister do represēt the spiritual actions of God the Father to my soule who hath decreed his Son and elected him the Mediator to haue his body broken his precious blood shed for me being offered to all but giuen only to the true beleeuer that can by the hand of faith take hold of him who shewes as liuely the vertue of his death to preserue his soule as the vertue of the bread wine is felt to norish the body Q. Is the bread turned into Christs bodie and is the wine into his very blood A. No verily for then 1. it were no Sacrament 2. it is against reason 3. against scripture 4. against an article of our Creed 5. against the iudgment of ancient Fathers true writings 6. against the iudgement of reformed christian churches 7. against the opinion of holy Martyrs who shed their blood for the contrary 8. it is against experience of our senses that the bread shold be flesh or wine blood neither is Christs body in with or about the same Q. Is there then no difference of this bread and wine from that which we vse commonly A. There is no differēce in the substance but in the holy vse being at that time set apart to be signes of Christs body blood Q. May euery one offer to receiue that will A. No but onely such as come prepared and be fit that both are able in knowledge to examine and also by a good conscience wil iudge themselues whether they be in any measure prepared thereunto Q. What if you come vnprepared A. I am an vnworthy receiuer prouoking Gods wrath against mee and so eate and drinke my owne damnation Q. Who are those that ought not to come A. Open impenitent sinners fooles mad persons children all that be of yeares and yet ignorant not being able to try iudge themselues if such prophane ones do offer thēselues they are not to be admitted Q. What be those things whereof you must trie and iudge your selfe A. 1. Of my knowledge concerning my miserable estate through sin of Gods mercy our deliuerance by Christ and the vnderstanding of this Sacrament 2. Of my beleefe in Christ which I may doe by the Creed 3. Of my repentance towards God for old and new sins examined by his commaundements 4. Of my brotherly loue which I do owe to euery one which I may try and iudge by my forgiuing others as I desire God to forgiue mee and by my seeking to satisfie whome I haue offended of my knowledge either in word or deede Q. May any by omitting these duties be free from sinne if therefore they will not receiue the Sacrament with others A. No for as to come vnprepared is damnation so to neglect to prepare for any earthly occasion is a great wickednes such liuing in disobedience without repentance and charitie Q. Why doe you goe to the Lords Supper A. 1. To testifie my loue in obedience to God commanding 2. To strengthen my faith being weake 3. To maintaine and increase the holy communion fellowship of brotherly loue amongst vs the members of Christ 4. to keepe a remēbrance of his death till his second comming Q. How must you be exercised in the time of administration and afterwards A. I must 1. meditate vpon the death passiō of Christ how grieuously I haue sinned 2. Gods endles mercy 3. the vnity and fellowship that is amongst the true members of the Church with Christ and one with another reioycing in heart and praising God therfore with the congregation Afterwards 1. I must giue almes to the needy brethren doe other good workes of charitie in token of thankfulnesse that day especially for so great a mercy 2. Grow from thenceforth in obedience faith and vnfained loue to my liues end The sixth part Q. Can you briefly shew me any rules to be obserued that you may doe so as you haue bin taught A. I. Euery morning before other busines I must 1. thanke God for my safety 2. desire pardon of sin 3. Gods further protection against ghostly and bodily enemies II. I must know that that day and all other times after giuen me to liue in are for more earnest repentāce encrease of knowledge faith and practise of godlinesse and therefore of these continually I must be mindfull setting some part of the day aside for reading hearing or meditating vpon heauenly things that the vanities of the world short vncerten cary me not away III. I must haue or els prepare my self to some particular calling fit to keepe me frō idlenes and to exercise the duties of religion in which calling must I be both honest profitable to others to which 1. I must betake me speedily that no time be lost 2. to do therin as I would be done vnto 3. to seeke first in my labour Gods glory thē my own good with my neighbours profit 4. labour therin painfully cōstantly in aduersity vsing good meanes hoping for prosperitie in prosperity neglecting no humble duties for feare of aduersity 5. my present estate I must accoūt it euer the best for me and most for Gods glory 6. I must not feare to spend where God charitie requireth sparing from idle expences and onely lay vp for the time to come whatsoeuer shal remaine when I haue discharged necessary duties honestly and righteously IV. I must retire my selfe sometime frō my wearisome labour when I see need which must be 1. at times conuenient 2. in things lawfull 3. short delightsome to the mind healthful for the body 4. to make me more chearefull to returne to labour and not to draw me to loiter and to idlenes no end appointed to man or beast V. I must warily see to mine own waies I. My thoughts heart must 1. be far from vnlawfull affection 2. vpon lawfull things on earth moderate no more thē needs 3. vpon God heauenly things often feruently reuerently 4. that I striue against selfe-loue thinking of my selfe basely and waxe by more and greater gifts the more humble lesse enuious 5. Of other I must thinke highly and charitably iudging well without suspitiōs what I heare or see good in them receiuing with ioy and hoping of better what I see or heare to be ill in them taking doubtfull words or deeds from thē in the better part II. My eies must be shut against obiects to sin that they let thē not into my heart to stirre vp ill motions but quick to obserue euery good example and occasion to goodnes III. My eare must be exercised in hearing the truth good counsels friendly admonitions and godly exhortations but shut against flattery lyings slander filthy wicked speeches IV. My tongue must keepe silent vnlesse iust cause conuenient time place be to speake In speaking the matter must 1. be gracious to profit the hearers and also necessary to be vttered 2. in wisedome regarding circumstances 3. in sinceritie to speak it from the heart 4. speaking of God his word it must be religiously and ioyfully of our selues modestly of others louingly 5. to praise moderatly without contempt to dispraise meekely shewing loue to be cōstrained by necessity rather thē of will to speak of other mens faults expressing sorrow in vttering 6. to speake well of men in absence what good we know of thē to defend them in presence without flattery 7. to vse few words and effectuall to the matter without tediousnes 8. not to talke of needlesse matters or which concernes vs not as busi-bodies neither of any thing against religion charity commō good or chastity V. My behauiour 1. it must be lowly to superiours 2. gentle to inferiours and 3. louely to familiars VI. My apparell it must bee first for necessity and then for honest decency as wee are able agreeing with our calling VII My diet must be 1. sparing ordinarily a kinde of fasting rather then a feasting 2. taking my food with hunger thirsting 3. at seasonable houres 4. that thereby 1. my strength may be maintained encreased 2. my meditation and deuotion nothing hindred 5. that we be prepared in the beginning may feele a necessity pray to God and in the end sufficient refreshing may thank God VI. I must take heed what company I keepe with 1. that I make my familiars none but honest and religious 2. that they be my equals in estate and place not superiours to auoid suspicion of pride nor too much inferiours lest it bring contempt 3. that of these not many but one of all I warily deliberately with much triall chuse my secret friend 4. that in going or keeping with any I must euer purpose either to do good or receiue some VII At night the time of rest 1. I must call to mind Gods benefits receiued either by preuenting euill or by bringing good vpon me to thanke him 2. I must recount what I haue done either in euill to repent or what good I performed to iudge either of my encreasing or decaying in grace sorrowing more for the duties omitted sins committed then ioyful of any good done 3. In taking rest I must commit my selfe to God by a deuout faithful praier as thinking no more to rise 4. to haue my last thoughts of heauenly things by committing or recalling somewhat to minde of which I haue either heard or learned out of Gods word 5. that I take sleep to refresh nature and not to satisfie slouthfull flesh VIII and last is that all the weeke long I remember to labour in my calling and dispose of my ordinary busines that I bee prepared for the Lords day to keep it holy but especially at the end of the weeke so that when it comes I may neither by them breake it or be hindered Thus liuing to God holily to my neighbour charitably towards my selfe soberly my conscience shall bee comforted my weake brethren strengthened the strong confirmed the wicked made ashamed the diuell confounded and God greatly Glorified FINIS

3. 4 5 6 7. Rom. 11. 12. 2. Tim. 4. 8. Q. Why hath God thus made redeemed sanctified and hitherto preserued you A. To serue him truly all the daies of my life Eph. 2. 10. Tit. 2. 11. 12. Luk. 1. 74 75. Q. How must God be serued A. Onely after his will reuealed in his written word Deut. 30. 8. 10. and 4. 2. 2. Cor. 4. 6. Of our strengthening in the state of grace for the certaintie of our glorification Q. Is it needfull for such as are elected and once called iustified and sanctified that they should continue stil in vsing meanes to saluation A. Yea truely else they will fall away Pro. 29. 18. 2. Chro. 15. 2. Heb. 3. 12. 13. Q. What things must you continue in to assure your selfe of saluation and to grow strong in the way of life A. I. In the knowledge of Gods word Psal 1. 2. Act. 2. 42. 2. Pet. 1. 19. Ioh. 10. 27. 28. II. In faith Ioh. 3. 36. III. In loue to the godly Ioh. 13. 35. 1 Ioh. 3. 14. IV. In obedience Eze. 36. 26. Psa 15. 5. Ier. 32. 39 40. V. In patient suffering for Christ Rom. 8. 17. Iam. 1. 12. VI. In alonging after Christs comming 2. Tim. 4. 8. VII In sincerity without hypocrisie which will appeare by my appealing to God in these things Ioh. 21. 15. Of the Sacraments Q. Hath God giuen any helpes and commanded further any other meanes besides the word for the strengthening of vs herein A. Yes these two Sacraments praier Q. What is a Sacrament A. An outward signe and seale of inuisible graces Q. How do the Sacraments strengthen you A. By a reuerent vsing and meditating of them rightly vnderstood as signes representing Christ and his benefits and sure seales of his couenant with vs. Gen. 9. 9. to 18. and 17. 9 10. Q. How many Sacraments are there A. Only two Baptisme and the Lords Supper 1. Cor. 10. 1 2 3 4. Mat. 28. 19. and 26. 26 27. 1. Cor. 11. 23 24 25. Q. What is the signe and thing signified in Baptisme A. The signe is water and the grace is the blood of Christ by which I am washed from my sinnes Act. 2. 38. and 22. 16. Q. What are the signes and things signified in the Lords Supper A The signes are the bread and wine the things signified are the body blood of Christ 1. Cor. 11 23 24 25. Q. Why come you to receiue A. To strengthen my faith and to keepe in remembrance Christ his death till his comming again Rom. 4. 11. 1. Cor. 11. 26. Q. What ought you to doe before you come A. Prepare my selfe by examination 1. Cor. 11. 28. Q. What ought you to come with to the Sacrament A. With 4. things 1. Knowledge both of my misery Gods mercy the doctrine of the Sacrament II. With faith in Iesus Christ Heb. 11. 6. III. VVith repentance for all my sinnes Esa 1. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. Prou. 21. 27. IV. VVith heartie loue vnto my neighbour Math. 5. 23. Q. What if you come vnprepared without these A. I come vnworthy I am guilty of the bodie and blood of Christ 1. Cor. 11. 27. I doe eate and drinke my owne damnation verse 29. God may punish me verse 40. and the diuell may enter into me as he did into Iudas and bring me to destruction of body and soule Ioh. 13. 27. Of Prayer Q. What is prayer A. It is a right hearty and faithfull request made vnto God in the name of Iesus Christ 1. Ioh. 5. 14. Rom. 8. 26. Iam. 1. 6. Ioh. 14. 14. and 15. 16. Math. 3. 17. Q. Can or doth euery one pray that vttereth words and vseth a forme of prayer A. No. It is a speciall gift to Gods children and such onely pray as haue knowledge what to aske a heartie desire in asking and faith to beleeue Q. What direction of prayer haue you A. The same which our Sauiour Christ taught his disciples Our Father which art in heauen c. Q. What desire you of God in this prayer A. I desire my Lord God our heauenly Father who is the giuer of all goodnes to send his grace vnto mee and to all people that we may worshippe him serue him and obey him as wee ought to doe and I pray vnto God that hee will send vs all things that be needfull both for our soules and bodies and that hee will be mercifull vnto vs and forgiue vs our sinnes and that it will please him to saue and defend vs in al dangers ghostly and bodily and that he will keep vs from all sinne and wickednes and from our ghostly enemy and from euerlasting death And this I trust hee will do of his mercy and goodnes through our Lord Iesus Christ and therefore I say Amen So be it The first part of Catechism Of new birth Q. WHat is your name A. Channanuel God is gracious to vs. Loue wholly the Lord with the heart Benalleuel God is gracious to vs. Loue wholly the Lord with the heart Q. Who gaue you this name A. My Godfathers and my Godmothers who with my father brought mee to the Minister into the congregation to be baptized and were especiall witnesses of the same and professours of my faith and obedience to God for me Q. Why were you baptized A. That I might receiue a badge of my Christian religion be admitted into the Church to liue amongst the professors of Christs name and to be receiued of them and accompted as a member of Christ the child of God an inheritour of the kingdome of heauen vntil I shew the contrary Q. Whereby may you now be certaine that you are such a one in deede A. If I doe what my Godfathers and Godmothers did make professiō of for me Q. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers make profession of for you A. They did professe three things in my name the first was the forsaking of the Diuell and all his workes the pompes and the vanities of this wicked world all the sinfull lusts of the flesh Q. What were you then bound to them that you haue promised to forsake them A. Yea verily I am a bondslaue to Sathan by the corruption of my nature prone to all vice hauing the seede of all sinne in me and do hate both God and my neighbour Q. How can you then forsake this wofull estate and cease from any euill being thus bound and prone thereunto A. Not by any naturall power in or of my selfe but onely by the grace of God when it is giuen vnto me Q. Are you sure you haue forsaken them are you not deceiued A. I am not deceiued for I hate vnfainedly the workes of the diuell the worlds vanity all the vngodly manners of euery man and I labour by all good meanes to die to all sin daily louing the word of God following it all godly examples endeauouring to kill speedily euery ill motion but cherishing the good in my heart by

meditation vowes fasting and prayer Q. But can you tell me what are the works of the diuell the worlds vanitie and the ill motions of the heart A. Whatsoeuer I or any other doe thinke speake or doe against the will of God reuealed in his written word Q. What hath mooued you to forsake the diuell the world and the flesh A. For that I haue learned and do well perceiue by knowledge from the word mine owne experience that these three be the onely malicious spirituall powerfull subtill and continuall enemies of my eternall felicity Q. What are the other two things that your Godfathers and Godmothers made profession of for you A. They secondly made profession of my beliefe to all the twelue Articles of my Christian faith and thirdly of my willingnesse to learne diligently Gods holy will commandements and to walke obediently in the same all the daies of my life Q. Where is this will of God to be learned A. Not from mine owne fantasie mans wisedome traditions or examples of men but onely out of the Scripture which is the word written by his Prophets and Apostles in the bookes of the old and new Testament which is sufficient to teach vs all things necessary that we neede to beleeue for our saluation Q. What reasons haue you to perswade your selfe that this Scripture which we holde is the true word of God and none other A. First from the pen-men being many and most of them simple plaine persons who doe mutually consent setting downe their owne faults without partiality Secondly from the matter aboue naturall mens reach of mans creation resurrection last iudgement and of the Trinity in vnity prophecies also fulfilled in all circumstances Thirdly from the manner of speaking peremptorily reproouing or allowing without sinister respects Fourthly from the effect binding conscience conuerting men to hate euen life it selfe for Gods glorie Fifthly the miraculous preseruation thereof with punishment of such as seeke to ouerthrow either it or the professours thereof Lastly that it ascribes all glory to God the maine end that it aymeth at Q. What meanes must you vse to come to the sauing knowledge of Gods word A. 1. Daily reading 2. Learning the Catechisme the grounds of religion 3. hearing the Word with mind affection both read preached publikely by Gods Ministers 4. Meditation in minde to vnderstand the doctrine gathered in heart to affect the vse made after I haue either read or heard it 5. Conference by asking of superiours and Ministers by reasoning with equals and teaching inferiours all in reuerence and humility to vnderstand that I know not to be resolued in that I doubt of and to call to memorie what I haue forgotten 6. Continuall prayer with practise of it in my particular calling Q. Doe you thinke you are thus bound to forsake the diuell the world and the flesh to beleeue in God to learne to know and doe his will as they haue promised for you A. Yes verily and by Gods helpe so will I endeauour to doe or else were I vnthankfull to God my Father that hath called me into the state of saluation making me his child and also vnmindfull of my sureties that haue made such a profession for me Q. But tell me how could any perswade themselues that you should doe as they haue made profession for you A. By beeing assured by faith that the seede of the faithfull are blessed they iudging me charitably to be one of them did hope by the grace of God belonging vnto me in Christ and through the meanes which should be vsed I would performe the same Q. What are the meanes which ought to be vsed A. 1. To be taught so soone as I shall be able to learne what a solemne profession I haue made by them 2. To be exhorted to heare Sermons and to learne all things which a Christian ought to know for his soules health but especially the principles of religion contained in these foure the Creede the Lords prayer the tenne Commandements and the doctrine of the Sacraments The second part Q. Let vs then see whether these meanes haue beene vsed and how you haue profited rehearse the articles of your beleefe A. I beleeue in God the Father c. Q. What doe you chiefly learne out of these articles of your Christian faith A. 1. I learne to beleeue that there is a God to beleeue God and also in him 2. That he is but one in substance yet distinguished into three the Father Sonne and holy Ghost which distinction is in person property and manner of working 3. That this God hath a Church to which onely he is truly knowne and by the same sincerely worshipped Q. How can you be perswaded that there is a God A. 1. By his created workes declaring 2. by my conscience accusing 3. by iudgements terrifying 4. by order obserued in all things 5. by heathen authors consenting 6. by the Scripture confidently auouching the same Q. What is God we cannot tell therefore tell me what a one he is A. A spirituall substance most holy of glorious maiestie in finite in his beeing as euery where present in wisedome foreseeing and rightly disposing all things in power doing what he list in iustice punishing whom he will iustly and in mercie to saue whom he pleaseth Q. How doe you behold and conceiue of this God A. Not by any bodily shape but spiritually by his word as he hath therein manifested himselfe and by his workes of creation preseruation and gouerning euery thing according to his foreknowledge and appointment therein to his owne glory Q. What beleeue you concerning God the Father A. That he is God almighty in order the first Person in the Trinity begetting the Sonne from euerlasting of his whole substance maker of heauen and earth men and angels and all things else very good onely by his word of nothing at the beginning in sixe daies and still by his prouidence preserues the same for my benefite Q. What was man especially made of A. Man consists of body and soule the first mans body was made of the dust of the earth but our bodies come by generation and are with his mortall and both his and all our soules by inspiration and are immortall Q. What estate stood man in by creation and what a one did God make him A. In the estate of innocency void of all sinne free from any punishment● and was made after Gods Image that is holy and righteous hauing perfect knowledge of God and his will as much as was needefull for him and also readinesse of will in hearty affection with bodily strength to fulfill the same and had withall the rule of all Gods creatures made for his benefite Q. How then come you into this wretched estate A. By the fall of Adam and Eue my first parents who wilfully disobeyed God by the diuels inticement infidelity and pride possessing their hearts and stood and fell in the roome of all mankinde Q.

is the first petition and what desire you in it A. The first is Hallowed bee thy name and I desire therein in the first place that I and all other may acknowledge God so truly in his word and workes as in euery of our thoughts words and deeds he may be highly worshipped and praised Q. Which is the second and what desire you in it A. The second is Thy kingdome come and I desire that he will send vs the meanes thus to honour his name that is his word and Spirit with all things that do further thereunto that so the elect may be gathered and Christ come to the last iudgement to giue vs his kingdome of glorie Q. Which is the third petition and what desire you in it A. The third is Thy will be done and I desire that as we pray to do not ours but his will as all his commandements and word teacheth vs and as the blessed Saints and Angels doe in heauen heartily without hypocrisie willingly without grudging readily without lingring faithfully without sinister respects ioyfully without murmuring and constantly without wauering vnto the end Q. Which is the fourth petition and what desire you in it A. The fourth is Giue vs this c. and I desire that he will prouide those necessaries for our bodies without which we cannot serue him and that we may depend patiently vpon his prouidence vsing diligent labour and all honest meanes to help our selues and others Q. What is the fifth petition and what desire you in it A. The fifth is And forgiue vs our trespasses c. and I desire that he would forgiue al of vs friend or foe our sinnes lest they either hinder vs of the former mercies or cause them to be taken from vs and that he will perswade our consciences that we are forgiuen by giuing vs grace to forgiue freely and to forget those offences whereby in any thing or any way our neighbours haue beene grieuous vnto vs. Q. Which is the sixth and last petition and what desire you in it A. The sixth is Leade vs not into temptation c. and I desire that as he will pardon vs so he would also giue vs the gift of continuance that though we be tempted yet may we ouercome and be deliuered from sinne and Satan and neuer fall againe any more from God Q. Which is the confirmation A. For thine is the kingdome c. Q. What learne you by this A. I do learn hereby 2. things 1. that it is a reasō not to moue God but to stir vp our affectiōs to strēgthē our faith in asking Q. How doth it this A. When it teacheth mee to acknowledge the kingdome of God our Father that is his dominion and right ouer al and that his power is the greatest to compell all to doe what he will and as he will and his glory the highest which himselfe maintaines and we seeke aboue all Q. What is the second thing we learne A. 2. A thanksgiuing praising of God which we ought to vse in the end as the secōd part of praier which is done in giuing to God his owne the rule power glorie which we desire him to manifest by granting our petitiōs we wil acknowledg the same not for a time but for euer euer Q. Which is the conclusion A. This word Amen Q. What meane you by this word A. That I am perswaded by the aforesaid reasons that my request is granted and shall be performed as my Father shall see it conuenient for me and his glorie in time and place And therefore I say it is so or it shall be which is Amen The fifth part Q. What is a Sacrament A. It is a visible signe and seale of inuisible graces commanded ordained with a promise by Christ in the Church to be administred publikely by a lawfull Minister with the preaching of the word which Sacrament with all the rites thereof doth represent and conuay by proportion and relation in the present vse inuisible graces first Christ and then all his benefits for further assurance of the same things which God hath made by the promise of his word vnto a true beleeuer who is with Christ by the H. Ghost vnited made on Q. What meane you by Christ and all his benefits A. Whole Christ God man with his righteousnes iustice holines redemption who as he is Christ one person of two natures is truly said to be really present in the Sacrament not properly in his humanitie but by the communiō of properties Q. How may you be sure that you haue receiued true benefite by the Sacraments A. If I do feele a dying to sinne and liuing vnto righteousnes getting strength and also increasing therein daily by the force of Christs death and resurrection Q. How many Sacraments are there A. Two and no more Baptisme and the Lords Supper Q. What is Baptisme A. It is the first Sacrament in the new Testament by which such as are within the couenant are either washed sprinkled or dipped in the water in the name of the Father Sonne and holy Ghost Q. What is the outward signe and rite A. Water and washing Q. What is the inuisible grace A. The blood of Christ which clenseth vs of all sin original actual past to come Q. Are we then no sinners A. Yes in our selues for originall sinne still is sinne in vs but wee are washed from it because it shall not be imputed nor any sinne else vnto me a true beleeuer Q. Who are to be baptized A. Not only such as be of yeares that can and do testifie their faith but also infants of either father or mother professing Christ baptized for the promise of saluation belongs to them to their childrē Q. Is baptisme so necessary to saluation that without it children cannot be saued A. It is necessary to al that haue it but not of necessity to such as cannot rightly come by it for not the want but the careles neglect and contempt thereof condemneth Q. How oft should we be baptized A. But once for wee may not be baptized againe after true baptisme for beeing once borne wee cannot bee borne againe naturally nor spiritually Q. What is the Lords Supper A. It is the latter Sacrament in the new Testament whereby we are nourished and preserued in the Church to eternall life Q. What be the outward signes A. Bread and wine Q. What be the things signified A. The body and blood of Christ Q. What are the rites A. The actiōs of the Minister receiuer Q. What are the actions of the Minister A. 1. To take the bread and wine into his hands 2. to blesse it 3. to breake the bread and powre forth the wine 4. to offer and giue them to the receiuer Q. What are the actions of the receiuer A. 1. To take the bread wine offered into his hand 2. to eate the one and drink the other and so digest concoct