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Certaine godly inſtrucbefore they be admitted to be parta
Verie eaſie to be vnderſtanded of the ſimple and vnlearned ſorte, dooen by D.W. Arch.
¶ Alſo certaine Articles, very neceſſarie to bee knowen of all young Schollers of Christes Schoole dooen by D,W. Arch.
Seen and allowed.
¶Imprinted at London for Henry Kirkham, dwellyng at the little North dore of Sainct Paules Churche, and are there to bee ſolde, at the ſigne of the blacke Boye. 1580.
The holie Sacrament of the bodie and bloud of Chriſt.
Why doeſt thou come to receiue it?
Becauſe Chriſt hath ſo commaunded mee.
Of how many partes doeth it conſiſt?
Of two partes: namely, the outward ſigne, and the inward thing ſignified.
Bread and Wine.
Whiche be the inward thinges ſigni
Chriſtes bodie broken for me, and his bloud ſhed for me, together withall the benefites of his Paſſion.
How doeſt thou receiue the outward ſignes?
I receiue them with my hande, eate them with my mouthe, and digeſte them with my ſtomacke.
How dooeſt thou receiue the inward thynges ſignified?
Onely by faithe, and feede of it as of a foode, giuen to me to life euerlaſting.
Becauſe there are none earthly crea
What be thoſe thinges which GOD would haue vs too learne by this Sacrament?
By the breakyng of the Bread, wee haue to learne the breakyng of the bodie of Chriſte vppon the Croſſe: and by the powryng forthe of the Wine, the ſheadyng of his bloud, and by the diſtributyng too all that are preſente
What more is to be learned hereby?
That we beyng many, are made one in Chriſte, as of many graines is made one Loſe, and of many Gra
Foraſmuche as the vnworthie re
If I examine mee ſelfe, and finde, that I humblie acknowledge myne owne vnwoorthineſſe, that is to ſaie, my ſinnes, and to bee hartely ſorie for them, and fullie too purpoſe amende
That the prayſe of Gods glorie begin
That the knowledge of our ſelues iſſueth out of the ſounde vnderſtan
That the lawe is the perfect rule of iuſtice, teachyng vs what wee ſhould doe, and forbidden the contrarie.
The lawe was deuided into twoo tables, whereof the firſte contayneth foure commaundements, touchyng our duetie towards God, the ſeconde
Sinne is the traſgreſſion of the lawe.
Sinne entered into the worlde by Adams tranſgreſſion, and together with ſinne came death, and the curſe of God vpon all mankinde.
The reward of euery ſinne, in Gods iuſtice, is eternall death and damna
There is no meanes whereby we can either eſcape this eternall death, or deſerue any remiſſion of ſinnes, but onely Chriſte crucified by whom, we are free from the curſe of the lawe, and by whoſe bloud we haue redem
None ſhall be ſaued, but thoſe that take holde vpon Chriſte and his me
This true and liuely faithe is a full
The ſumme of a Chriſtian mans faithe is contained in the twelue ar
The preaching of the worde is the ordinary meane, whereby faithe is bothe bred and nouriſhed in vs.
The inward workyng of the holly Ghoſte, maketh the worde preached ſauory and comfortable vnto vs.
That good workes although they neither iuſtifie vs before God, nor de
Firſt to glorifie God.
Secondly, to publiſhe our faith vn
Thirdly, to beare witneſſe vntoo our conſcience of our election.
Fourthly, to winne Infidels, an
The Lordes Prayer is a perfecte patterne of all prayers, and contay
The Lordes prayer contayneth ſixe peticions: three concernyng the glorie of God: and three touching our profite and welfare.
There are foure principall thinges to be obſerued in prayer.
Firſt, that we make our praiers to God onely and not to Saints.
Secondly, that wee feele within our ſelues the marueilous greate want of the thinge prayed for, hauing our mindes wholy bent therevppon, & not caried awaie with bithoughts.
Thirdly, that our praiers be grou
Fourthly, that wee continue in prayer, although we ſpeede not at the
The Sacramentes are meanes, whereby the weakeneſſe of our faith is vnderpropped.
A Sacramente is an outwarde ſigne of inwarde grace, inſtituted of God.
There be two Sacraments, bap
Baptiſme is an outwarde ſigne of the waſhyng awaye of ſinne, whiche we haue by Chriſtes bloud.
In Baptiſme, we haue our names entred into the Family and Hoſholde of God.
The Lordes ſupper repreſenteth our continuall feedyng in the ſame Familie and Houſholde of God.
The Lordes Supper conſiſteth of outward ſignes and inward thinges
The outwarde ſignes are Bread and Wine.
The inward thinges ſignified are Chriſtes bodie broken, and his bloud ſhed together, with all the benefits of his paſſion.
Repentance is a bitter ſorrowing and ſobbing for ſinne, coupled always with a ſet purpoſe of amenment.
It conſiſteth eſpecially in two thin
The olde man is then killed, and the newe man quickned, when we die vnto ſinne, and liue vnto righteouſ