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The Cathechiſme or manner how to inſtruct and teach children and others in the Chriſtian faith.
¶ Appointed to bee read in all the lands and dominions of the late right and mightie Prince, Fredericke Coun
Newly tranſlated out of Latin and Dutch into Engliſhe.
AT LONDON. Printed by Henrie Middle
The firſte number of the notes in the margent ſignifieth the Chapter: The ſe
Queſtion.
Anſwere.
That both concerning my ſoule and my bodie,
Queſtion.
Howe many thinges are néedfull for thée to knowe, that thou maiſt come by, and inioy this comforte, that thou maiſt both liue and die bleſſedly?
Anſwere.
Thrée:
Queſtion.
BY what meanes ſhalt thou come by the knowledge of thy wretchedneſſe?
Anſwere.
By the lawe of God.
Queſtion.
What doth the lawe of God require of vs?
Anſwere.
That doth Chriſt in a ſhort ſumme teache vs. Mathew xxij. & Luke x. Thou ſhalt loue the Lorde thy God, with all
Queſtion.
Canſt thou kéepe all theſe thinges perfectly?
Anſwere.
No,
Queſtion.
Did God then make man ſo vntoward, crooked, and ſo frowarde?
Anſwere.
No,
Queſtion.
Then, from whence ſprange vp this
Anſwere.
Of the fall and diſobedience of our firſt father and mother, Adam & Eue,
Queſtion.
Are we then all ſo wounded, that we be vtterly vnſufficie
Anſwere.
Yes ſurely
Queſtion.
Doth not God then do wrong to man, whiles he requireth of him by the lawe to doe thoſe things which he is not able to doe, performe, and fulfill?
Anſwere.
Noe,
Queſtion.
Doeth God let go vnpuniſhed ſuch ſtubburnes, and departing from him?
Anſwere.
Nay, he is by horrible meanes angrie,
Queſtion.
Then is not God alſo mercifull?
Anſwere.
He is in déed mercifull,e that which is don againſt the moſt high maieſtie of God, ſhold be puniſhed with the greateſt pu
A. iiij.
Queſtion.
THen, when as by the right iudgeme
Anſwere.
God will that we ſhal make amends or ſatiſfactio
Queſtion.
Can we by our ſelues make amends or ſatiſfaction vnto him?
Anſwere.
By no meanes at all, but rather fro
Queſtion.
Can any creature in heauen or in earth, which is onely a creature, make ſatiſfaction, recompence, or amendes for vs and our ſinnes?
Anſwere.
None at all: For to beginne withall, God will not puniſh that in any other
Queſtion.
What manner of man is to be ſought out, to be our mediatour and deliuerer?
Anſwere.
He which is in déede, a verie right man, and perfectly righteous, and yet more mightie then al creatures, that is he which alſo is euen verie true god
Queſtion.
Why is it néedefull that hee ſhoulde be a verie man, & perfectly righteous?
Anſwere.
Becauſe the righteouſneſſe of God ree ſame nature which hath ſinned, ſhould pay and make amendes for ſinne.
Queſtion.
Why muſt he alſo be verie GOD withall?
Anſwere.
A.v.
That by his godly power he may abide the burthen of gods wrath in his fleſh,
Queſtion.
Who is that mediatour which is both verie God and verie man, and perfectly righteous withall?
Anſwere.
Our Lord Ieſus Chriſt,
Queſtion.
Howe knoweſt thou this?
Anſwere.
By the Goſpel which God did open in Paradiſe,(e) and laſte of all fulfilled it by his onely begotten ſonne.
Queſtion.
Then is ſaluation giuen by Chriſt to all men that periſhed in Adam?
Anſwere.
Not to all: but onely to them that by a true faith are graffed into him, & re
Queſtion.
What is faith?
Anſwere.
It is not onely a knowledge, wherby I do ſurely aſſent to al things
Queſtion.
What are thoſe thinges that a Chri
Anſwere.
All thinges that are promiſed in the Goſpel,
Queſtion.
What is the Créede ye ſpeake off?
Anſwere.
I Beleue in God the Father almighty, maker of heauen and earth. And in Ieſus Chriſt his onely begotten ſonne our Lord. Which was conceiued by the holy Ghoſt, borne of the virgin Mary. Suffered vnder Pontius Pilate, was crucified deade and buried, went down into hell. The thirde day he roſe againe from the deade. And went vp into hea
Queſtion.
Into how many parts is this Créede
Anſwere.
Into thrée partes: the firſt is of the euerlaſting father, and of our creation. The ſeconde is of the ſonne, and our re
Queſtion.
When as there is but one onely ſube father, the ſon, & the holy ghoſt?
Anſwere.
Becauſe God hath ſo opened him ſelfe in his worde,
Queſtion.
VVHat doeſt thou beléeue, when thou ſaiſt, I beléeue in god ye fa
Anſwere.
I doe beléeue that the euerlaſting fae I do not doubt but he will prouide for me all things néedeful both for my ſoule and
Queſtion.
What is the prouiſion, or prouidence of God?
Anſwere.
The almightie power of God
Queſtion.
What profite haue we by this know
Anſwere.
That in aduerſitie we may bee pati
Queſtion.
WHy is the Son of God called Ie
Anſwere.
Becauſe hee ſaueth vs from all our
Queſtion.
Then whether doe they beleeue in the onely ſauiour Ieſus, which ſéeke happi
Anſwere.
No, for although they boaſte theme receiue him with a true faith for a ſauiour, haue in their poſſeſſion in him, al thinges ne
Queſtion.
Why is he called Chriſtus; that is, anointed?
Anſwere.
Becauſe he was ordeyned of the Fa
Queſtion.
But why art thou called a chriſtian?
Anſwere.
Becauſe through faith I am a member of Ieſus Chriſt,e afterward I may holde and enioy the euerlaſting kingdome with Chriſt ouer all creatures.
Queſtion.
For what cauſe is Chriſt called the onely begotten ſonne of God, when we are alſo the ſonnes of God?
Anſwere.
Becauſe Chriſte is onely the euerla
Queſtion.
Why calleſt thou him our Lorde?
Anſwere.
Becauſe he buying againe our bodies and ſoules from ſinne, not with gould nor ſiluer, but with his pretious bloud, and deliuering them from all power of the diuel: hath claymed vs for his owne proper ſeruaunts, belonging to none o
Queſtion.
What beléeueſt thou, when thou ſaieſt: he was conceiued by the holy Ghoſt, and borne of the virgin Mary?
Anſwere.
That the ſonne of God, which is,e true ſéede of Dauid
Queſtion.
What profit takeſt thou of the holy conception and byrth of Chriſt?
Anſwere.
That he is our meane or mediator,
Queſtion.
What beléeueſt thou, when thou ſay
Anſwere.
That he, all the time of his life while hee was here vppon earth, but ſpecially at his laſt time, did ſuffer the wrathe of GOD againſte the ſinne of all man
Queſtion.
For what cauſe did hee ſuffer vnder iudge Pilate?
Anſwere.
That he being innocent, and yet con
Queſtion.
Is there any other cauſe beſide, why that he ſhold rather ſuffer on the croſſe, then die any other death?
Anſwere.
Yes, there is one in déede: for by this thing I am aſſured that he tooke vpon himſefe the curſe which was due vnto me. For the death of the croſſe was cur
Queſtion.
Why muſte Chriſt humble himſelfe euen vnto the death?
Anſwere.
Becauſe that the iuſtice and trueth of God
Queſtion.
Why was he alſo buried?
Anſwere.
That thereby we ſhould haue ſure wit
Queſtion.
But when as Chriſt died for vs, why muſt we alſo die?
Anſwere.
Our death is not a making of amends for our ſinnes: but a dying from Sinne, and a going into euerlaſting life.
Queſtion.
What profite doe we further receiue by the ſacrifice and death of Chriſt?
Anſwere.
That by the vertue of his death our olde man is crucified
Queſtion.
Why is it further ſaide: he went down into hell?
Anſwere.
That in my grieuous temptations & aſſaltes, I might ſtay & make ſure my ſelfe by this comforte, that my Lorde Ieſus Chriſt by vnſpeakable verations and griefs, painful troubles and feares of mind, into the which both before and moſt of all when he ha
Queſtion.
What profite haue wee by the riſing againe of Chriſt?
Anſwere.
Firſt that by his riſing againe he ouer
Queſtion.
Howe vnderſtandeſt thou this, that he is gone vp into heauen?
Anſwere.
That Chriſte (the Apoſtles looking on) was taken vp from the earth into hea
Queſtion.
Shall Chriſte not then bée with vs vntill the end of the worlde as hee hath promiſed?
Anſwere.
Chriſt is true God and true man, and ſo according vnto his mans nature, hee is not nowe vppon the earth,
Queſtion.
But whether by this meanes are the two natures of Chriſte pulled in ſun
Anſwere.
Nay, for when as the Godheade of
Queſtion.
What fruite haue we by the going vp of Chriſt into heauen?
Anſwere.
Firſt that he maketh interceſſion for vs in heauen, vnto the father.t are aboue, wher he is ſitting at the right hand of god.
Queſtion.
Why is it further ſaide, that he is ſit
Anſwere.
Becauſe Chriſt therefore is gone vp into heauen, to ſhew that he is the head
Queſtion.
What profite is this glorie of our head Chriſt vnto vs?
Anſwere.
Firſt that through his holy ſpirit, he powreth into vs, (his me
Queſtion.
What comfort haſt thou by the come quick and the dead?
Anſwere.
That in all my perſecutions & troue ſelf ſame iudge
Queſtion.
VVHat doſt thou beléeue, of the ho
Anſwere.
Firſt, that he is a true and euerlaſting God, with the euerlaſting father and the ſonne
Queſtion.
What is thy beliefe concerning the holy and Catholike Church of Chriſt?
Anſwere.
I beléeue that the ſonne of God dothe word,
Queſtion.
What meaneſt thou by the commu
Anſwere.
Firſt, that all and euerie one that beleeueth, are in common partakers of Chriſte and of his good déedes, as his members and parts of his body,
Queſtion.
What beléeueſt thou of the forgiue
Anſwere.
That GOD for the ſatiſfaction or full recompence that Chriſt hath madee I ſhall not come at any time to iudgement, to be condempned.
Queſtion.
What comfort haſt thou by the ry
Anſwere.
That not onely my ſoule (after that it ſhall departe from the bodie) ſhall ſtreight way be taken vp vnto Chriſte her head,
Queſtion.
What comfort takeſt thou of the ar
Anſwere.
That for as much as I féele alreadie, the beginning of euerlaſting life in my
Queſtion.
But when thou beleueſt all theſe thinges, what profite haſt thou there
Anſwere.
That I am righteous in Chriſt be
Queſtion.
Howe art thou rightuous before God?
Anſwere.
Onely by faith or beléefe in Ieſus Chriſt,
Queſtion.
Why doeſt thou holde that thou art made righteous by faith alone?
Anſwere.
Not becauſe I doe pleaſe God with the worthineſſe of my faith, but becauſe the amendes making or ſatiſfaction, righteouſneſſe and holineſſe of Chriſt, are my righteouſneſſe before god,
Queſtion.
Why are not our good workes accounted righteouſneſſe: or at the leaſt ſome parte of righteouſneſſe before God?
Anſwere.
becauſe that righteouſnes that muſt ſtande faſte before the iudgement of God, muſt be in all pointes perfect and
Queſtion.
Howe doe our good workes deſerue nothing, when as God doth promiſe that hee will giue a rewarde for them, both in this life, and in the life to come?
Anſwere.
That rewarde is giuen not of deſer
Queſtion.
Doth not this learning make men to be careleſſe, Godleſſe, and of a looſe life?
Anſwere.
No, for it is not poſſible but that they that are grafted into Chriſte through faith, ſhall bring forth good and thank
Queſtion.
THen, ſéeing that onely faith maketh vs partakers of Chriſt & of his good
Anſwere.
From the holy Ghoſt,
Queſtion.
What are the Sacramentes?
Anſwere.
They are holy ſignes and ſeales ſet bee onely ſacrifice of Chriſt, which he made perfect vppon the croſſe,
Queſtion.
Then whether do both the worde and Sacraments tend to that end, that they may leade our faith vnto the ſacrifice of Chriſt fully ended on the croſſe, as vnto
Anſwere.
It is ſo in déede, for the holy Ghoſte teacheth by the Goſpell, and aſſureth vs by the Sacramentes, that all our ſaluation ſtandeth in the onelye ſacri
Queſtion.
How many Sacraments hath Chriſt ordeined in the newe teſtament?
Anſwere.
Two, Baptiſme, and the holy ſupper.
Queſtion.
HOwe art thou warned and aſſured in Baptiſme that thou art partaker of that onely ſacrifice?
Anſwere.
Becauſe Chriſte commaunded the outwarde waſhing,t is, from all my ſinnes, as I am outwardly waſhed with water,
Queſtion.
What is it to be waſhed with the bloude and ſpirite of Chriſt?
Anſwere.
It is to receiue of God forgiueneſſe of our ſinnes freely for Chriſtes bloude ſake, which he ſhed for vs in his ſacrifice vpon the croſſe,
Queſtion.
Where promiſed Chriſte that hee would ſo ſurely waſh vs with his bloud and ſpirite, as we are waſhed outward
Anſwere.
In the xvi. of ſaint Marke, where as he firſt ordeined Baptiſme, whoſe wordes are theſe. Goe and teach all nations, and Baptiſe them in the name of the father, and of the ſonne, and of the holy Ghoſt.t will not beléeue ſhalbe dampned.
Queſtion.
Is not the outwarde baptiſing with water, the waſhing away of our ſinnes?
Anſwere.
It is not:
Queſtion.
Then why doth the holy Ghoſt call baptiſme the bath of the newe birth, and waſhing away of ſinne?
Anſwere.
God not without a great cauſe ſpeaketh ſo: to wit, not onely to teach vs ye as the filthines of our bodies is ſcoured away with water, ſo likewiſe are our ſins wat he might ſicker & aſſure vs by his good
Queſtion.
Ought all yong ſpeachleſſe children in be baptiſed?
Anſwere.
Yea in any caſe, for when as they be
Queſtion.
HOwe art thou in the Supper of the Lorde warned, aſſured, and ſicke
Anſwere.
Becauſe Chriſte hath commaunded me and all faithfull men, to eate of this breade that is broken, and to drinke of this cup that is reached vnto me in the remembrance of him, with promiſe put thereto,
More ouer that my ſoule is as wel fed vnto euerlaſting life with his body which was crucified for vs, and with his bloud whiche was ſhed for vs, as I re
Queſtion.
What is it to eate the body that was
Anſwere.
It is not onely to imbrace and receiue the whole Paſſion and death of Chriſte with a ſure truſt of minde, and to get by it forgiueneſſe of ſinnes and life euerla
Queſtion.
In what place
Anſwere.
In the place where he did firſt ordaine
e we giue tha
Queſtion.
Are then bread and wine made the very body and bloud of Chriſt?
Anſwere.
No but as the water of baptiſme is turned into the bloude of Chriſte, nei
Queſtion.
Why then doth Chriſt call bread his body, and the cup his bloude, or the new Teſtament through his bloude. And Paul calleth the breade and wine, the communion or partaking of his body & bloud?
Anſwere.
Chriſt ſpeaketh ſo, not without great conſideration: to wit, that he may not only teach vs, that euen as bread & wine hold vp and kéepe in the life of the body, ſo his crucified body and his bloude that were ſhedde, are the very true meate and drinke of our ſoule, whereby it is nouriſhed into euerlaſting life:
Queſtion.
What difference is there betwéene the ſupper of the Lorde, and the popiſhe Maſſe?
Anſwere.
The ſupper of the Lorde witneſſeth, that all our ſinnes are forgiuen vs through that onely one ſacrifice that he once made on the croſſe,e right hand of the father,
Queſtion.
Who ought to come to the ſupper of the Lorde?
Anſwere.
Onely they that repent, and are verie ſorie that they haue angried God with their ſinnes, and yet truſt that they are forgiue
Queſtion.
Ought we alſo to allow them to this ſupper which ſhewe themſelues to bee faithles and vngodly, both in their own confeſſion and naughtie life?
Anſwere.
No, for ſo is the couenaunt of God vnhallowed, and the wrathe of God is ſtirred againſt the whole Churche.
Queſtion.
What are the keyes of the kingdome of heauen?
Anſwere.
The preaching of the Goſpell, and correction or diſcipline of the Churche, whereby the kingdome of heauen is ope
Queſtion.
Howe is the kingdome of heauen o
Anſwere.
Where at the commaundemente of Chriſt we openly declare and ſhew, that all and euerie mans ſinnes are forgiuen them by God, for the onely deſeruing of Chriſte, as often as they receyue with a true faith and beléeue the promiſe of the Goſpell. Of the contrarie parte, it ſheweth vnto all them that beléeue not, and to all hipocrites, feigners of holy
Queſtion.
Howe is the kingdome of heauen ſhut to, or opened by the correction or diſci
Anſwere.
When as according vnto the come are Chriſten men in name, but ſhewe themſelues both in learninge and life farre from Chriſte,
Queſtion.
WHen as we are deliuered from all our ſinnes and wrechednes with
Anſwere.
Becauſe that after Chriſt hath bought vs againe with his bloude, and maketh vs newe men by his holy ſpirit, like vnt we may win other, vn
Queſtion.
Can they then not be ſaued which dee vnthanksfull, and abide ſtill careleſſe in ſinne, and are not turned to God from their wickedneſſe?
Anſwere.
In no caſe, for the ſcripture beareth witnes that no vnchaſt perſons, neither worſhipper of ſtraunge Gods, neither horemaiſter or aduoulterers, neither coe kingdo
Queſtion.
In what part ſtandeth the turninge of a man to God?
Anſwere.
In the killing or putting downe of the olde man
Queſtion.
What is the killing of the old man?
Anſwere.
It is truely and with all thy hearte to be ſorie that thou haſt angred GOD with thy ſinnes, and euerie day more & more to hate them & to flye from the
Queſtion.
What is the quickening or rayſing vp of the
Anſwere.
True gladnes or God through Chriſt,
Queſtion.
What are good workes?
Anſwere.
Onely they ye are done in faith,
Queſtion
Which is the lawe of God?
Anſwere.
God hath ſpoken all theſe wordes.
I. I am the Lorde thy God whiche hath brought thée out of Egypt, out of the houſe of bondage. Thou ſhalt haue no other Gods in my ſight.
II. Thou ſhalt make to thée no grauen image, nor the likenes of any thing that is in heauen aboue, or in the earth beIII. Thou ſhalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vaine, for the Lorde will not hold him giltles that ta
The IIII. Remember thou kéepe holye the Sabboth daye. Sixe dayes ſhalte thou labour and doe all that thou haſte to do, but the ſeuenth day is the Saboth of the Lorde thy God, in it thou ſhalt do no maner of worke, thou and thy ſonne and thy daughter, thy man ſeruaunt and thy maide ſeruant, thy cattell, and the ſtraunger that is within thy gate. For in ſixe dayes the Lord made heauen and earth, the ſea & al yt is in them, and reſted the ſeuenth day: wherefore the Lorde bleſſed the ſeuenth day and hallowed it.
The V. Honour thy Father and thy Mother, that thy dayes may be long in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God gi
The VI. Thou ſhalte doe no mur
The VII. Thou ſhalt not do aduoutrie.
The VIII. Thou ſhalt not ſteale.
The IX. Thou ſhalt not beare falſe witneſſe againſt thy neighbour.
The X. Thou ſhalt not couet thy neigh
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Howe are theſe commaundementes deuided?
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Into two tables;
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What requireth God of vs, in the firſt table?
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That euen ſo dearely as I loue the ſaluation of my ſoule, ſo earneſtly ſhould I ſhunne and flye Idolatrie,e deſires of ye ſame I ſhould loue him
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What is idolatrie?
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It is in the ſtede of one God, or beſide him that is the true God, who hath ope
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What requireth the ſecond commaun
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That we ſhoulde not ſhewe, ſet out, or expreſſe god, by any Image or figure,
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Whether then ought any images or, likeneſſe of thinges to be made?
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God neither ought, neither can by a
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Whether ought images to be ſuffered to ſtand in Churches to bee lay mens bookes or nor?
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No no. For it is not ſéemely that we ſhould be wiſer then God, who willeth that his Church ſhould bee taught with the liuely preaching of his word,
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What doth God ordayne in the third commandemente
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That we ſhould not onely, not vſe his name ſpitfully & vnreuerently in bant he may be worſhipped & honoured in all our wordes and deeds
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Is it then ſo gréeuous a ſin, to diſhonor the name of God in ſwearing & in cur
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Surely it is the moſt gréeuous ſinne,e it ſhold be puniſhed wt deth.
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May not a man ſometime godly and lawfully, ſweare by the name of God?
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He may. Either when the Magiſtrate Gods officer requireth or commandeth a man to ſwear, or otherwiſe when néed requireth, that by this meane a ma
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Is it lawfull for a man to ſweare by ſaintes or other creatures?
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Noe, for a lawfull othe is the calling vp
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What hath God commaunded in the fourth commaundement?
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Firſt that the ſeruing in the office of preaching and miniſtring of the ſacrae coe poore
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What inioyneth God vs to do in the fift commaundement?
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That we ſhould giue due honour, and ſhewe faithfulneſſe to our fathers and mothers, and to all that are gouernours ouer vs, and ſhould ſubmitte our ſelues with all conuenient obedience, vnto their faithfull commaundementes and chaſteninge God wil gouern & guide vs by their hand
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What doeth God require in the ſixte commaundemente
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That I ſhoulde do no iniurie wrong or reproch to my neighbour neither with my wordes, geſture or outwarde beha
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Doth this commaundement onely forbid manſlaughter?
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Almightie God by forbidding of mur
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Is it ynough for vs to kill no man, by thoſe meanes that are before rehear, ſede.
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Is it not ynough? For when as God forbiddeth anger, enuie, and hatred: hee requireth ye we ſhoulde loue our neigh
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What is the meaning of the ſeuenth commaundement?
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That God defieth all filthineſſe,
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Doth God forbide no more in this commaundement, but aduoultrie, forni
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When as our bodyes and ſoules are the Churches or Temples of the Holye Ghoſt, the will of GOD is, that wée ſhoulde kéepe them both cleane, and hal
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What doth God forbid in the eighte commaundement?
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Not onely ſuch theftes
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What are thoſe thinges which God commaundeth here?
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That as much as is poſſible, I ſhould helpe and increaſe the goods and profite of my neighbour. And that I ſhoulde do ſo vnto him, as I woulde he ſhoulde doe vnto me,
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What requireth the ninth comman
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That I ſhall not beare falſe witneſſe againſt any man,
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What forbiddeth the tenth comman
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That our heartes ſhould not be mo
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Can they that are turned to GOD kéepe perfectly, and fully, theſe comman
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No, for euen the holyeſt amongeſt all men (as longe as they liue here) haue but ſmall beginnings of this obedience,
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Why will God then that his lawe ſhoulde be ſo earneſtly and ſharply prea
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Firſt, that all the time of our life we ſhall confeſſe and acknowledge
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VVHy is prayer neceſſarie for a Chriſtian man?
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Becauſe it is the chiefe part of that thankefulneſſe that God requireth of vs.
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What thinges are required in that prayer which ſhall pleaſe God, and bee heard of him?
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That wee ſhoulde aſke of the onely true God which hath opened himſefe in his worde(c) and caſt our ſelues downe humbly and lowly in the ſight of Gods maieſtie,
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What are thoſe thinges that he com
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All thinges that are neceſſarie both for bodie and ſoule,
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What is that prayer?
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OVr Father
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Why doth Chriſt commaund that we ſhould call God our father?
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That he might ſtirre vp in vs euen in the verie beginning of our prayer, ſuch reuerence as is méet for the ſonnes of God, and a bolde truſt toward GOD, which is, to be the ground of our prayer, to wit, that God through Chriſt is made our father, and will much leſſe deny vn
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Why is it ſayd further, which art in heauen?
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That we ſhoulde not thinke to vylely,
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What is the firſt petition or aſking?
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Halowed be thy name, that is to ſay: at the beginning graue thy moſt holy name be not blaſphe
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Which is the ſeconde peticion?
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Thy kingdome come. That is, go
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Which is the thiroe petition?
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Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen. That is, graunt that we and all men renouncing and forſaking our owne willes
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Which is the fourth peticion?
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Giue vs this day our daily breade. That is, giue vnto vs all thinges which are néedful and neceſſarie for this life,
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Which is the fift petition?
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Forgiue vs our debttes, as we fort crooked frowardneſſe which cleaueth in vs ſtilt haue hurte or gréeued vs, or haue done vs any wrong.
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Which is the ſixt peticion?
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Leade vs not into te
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Howe maketh hee an ende of this prayer?
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For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glorie for euer. Amen. That is to ſay, we aſke all theſe thinges of thée, becauſe thou art both our king, and art almightie, and both will, and can giue al theſe thinges vnto vs,
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What meaneth this worde amen?
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That the matter is ſure and out of al doubt, & that my prayer is much more ſurely harde of God, then I doe féele in my hart, that I deſire it to be graunted.