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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03540	A guide to devotion: or, The penitent souls dayly practice. Containing, godly prayers for several occasions; with heavenly meditations, and graces before and after meat. : Together with a short catechism for the better instruction in the Christian religion. Also the holy sayings of several of the ancient fathers of the primitive church. : Very profitable for all people, and useful for families.		1682-1700? (1700)	Wing G2184C; ESTC R177729	8,768	29

Another Grace before Meat GRant O merciful Father as thou hast been pleased to grant us life unto this moment thou wouldst feed our Bodies with these thy good Creatures and our Souls with spiritual food for Jesus Christ his sake Amen A Grace after Meat O Heavenly Father we give thee most Humble and hearty thanks for these thy creatures bestowed upon us at this time beseeching thee likewise to feed our Souls with Heavenly food for the sake of Jesus Christ Amen Another Gr●ce after Meat WE return thee thanks O merciful Father for these and all other Blessings bestowed upon us Lord grant and bestow upon us likewise Heavenly Food for the refreshing our Souls for Jesus Christ his sake Amen Another Grace after Meat O Most gracious God and merciful Father we give thee thanks for feeding our Bodies with these thy good Creatures to this temporal life beseeching thee likewise to feed our Souls with thy Heavenly Mercies through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen A short Catechism for the better Instruction of Children in the Christian Religion Q WHo Created the World and the Creatures therein A. God Q. In what time were they Created A. In six days for on the seventh God rested from his Labour Q. Of what was Man made A. Of the Dust of the Earth Q. How came he by a Rational Soul A. God breathed into him the breath of Life Q. Of what was Woman made A. Of the substance of the Man Q. How doth that appear A. God cast Adam into a deep sleep and took from his side a Rib of which he made Woman and gave her him as a help meet Q. Was Man made in a state of Innocence A. Yes and placed in Paradice the Garden of God and all Creatures subjected to him Q. How came he to fall from that blessedness A. By disobeying the Command of his Maker and defacing by Sin his lively Image stamped on him Q. In what did he disobey A. In earing the forbidden Fruit which distinguished Good and Evil. Q. How came he to eat A. By the suggestion of the Woman whom the Serpent or rather the Devil begu●led with guilded allurements Q. What was their Punishment A. Death and the loss of Paradice Q. Was there no hopes left A. Yes The Great Creators promises in the Seed of the Woman Q. As how A. That her Seed should break the Serpents Head Q. And is that promise fulfilled A. Yes in the Birth of our blessed Saviour that Lyon of the Tribe of Judah that Star of Jacob. Q. And was he the promised Seed that should redeem us from the Bondage of Satan A. Yes for laying aside his glory and brightness in the fulness of time he suffered himself to be born of a spotless Virgin and so became perfect God and perfect Man Q. Why was he God A. That he might satisfie his Fathers Iustice for the Sins of Mankind by sustaining the weight of his Wrath which as Man he could not not do Q. Why was he Man A. That he might be capable of laying down his Life to redeem us from Death Q. What was the Office of Christ A. To become a Mediator for us and reconcile us to his offended Father and is stiled a Priest a Prophet and a King Q. What benefit do we receive by his Death A. We are restored to a state of Grace and a possibility of Salvation Q. On what terms A. If through Faith we lay hold of him as offered in the Gospel and receive him upon his own terms of Salvation Q. What are they A. Repentance and obedience a hearty sorrow for sin and a resolution to struggle with Temptation to the utmost Q. How is the Faith wrought in us by which we receive Christ A. By the outward hearing the Word and the inward motion of the Spirit Q. How is it increased A. By often hearing and meditating on the Sacred Promises in the Gospel and by Prayer and the like Q. How must we pray A. In Faith with Reverence Fervency and Charity Q. What must we do after Prayer A. We must observe what answer we receive Q. Who can or may pray with hope to be heard A. Those that are unwilling to Sin and resolve not to offend but are as far as human● frailty will admit conformable to the Will of God revealed in the Gospel Q. What else A. Above all to observe those Vows pledged for us in the Sacrament of Baptism and the worthy receiving the Sacrament of the Lords Supper which he hath enjoyned us as a remembrance of him till his coming at the last day Q. How shall his coming be A. With Glory and Power as a Iudge to Iudge the World Q. Is the time of his coming known A. No but we ought and are commanded to Watch and be prepared least it seize us at unawares by coming like a Thief in the night Q. What shall be the state of Man after this Life A. Happiness or Misery according as their deeds have been good or evil Q. When shall the happiness of the Elect be compleated A. At the beginning of Eternity when time shall be no more Thus far you have answered well now let me hear you repeat the ten Commandments Q. How many be there A. Ten. Q. Which be they A. The same which God spake in the twentieth Chapter of Exodus saying I am the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the Land of Egypt out of the House of Bondage Q. Which is the first A. Thou shalt have no other Gods but me Q. Which is the second A. Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven Image nor the likeness of any thing that is in the Heaven above or in the Earth beneath or in the waters under the Earth thou shalt not bow down to them nor worship them for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God and visit the sins of the Fathers upon the Children unto the third and fourth Generation of them that hate me and shew mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandments Q Which is the third A. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain Q. Which is the fourth A. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day six days shalt thou labour and do all that thou hast to do but the Seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt do no manner of work thou and thy Son and thy Daughter thy Man-Servant and thy Maid-Servant thy Cattel and the Stranger that is within thy Gates for in six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it Q. Which is the fifth A. Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Q. Which is the sixth A. Thou