the strength of sin and wrought the power of godlinesse in me Seruant I pray you declare more particularly when you can perceiue that Scholler First i Rom. 7.15 16. c. to the end Phil. 3.10 11 c. Psal 51. when I haue an vnfained hatred and striuing against all sinne but specially against mine owne corruption and contrariwise an earnest studie and delight to all vertue but speciallie to doe mine owne dutie Secondly k Psal 119.1 2 3 4 5 6. Deut. 10.12 13 16. Mat. 5.48 Col. 2.6 7. when I doe constantly labour both for sincerity and vprightnesse of heart in all duties which I vndertake and also for perfection to kéep all the Commandements of God vnto the vttermost Thirdly l 1 Cor. 6.19 20 10.31 Deut. 30.20 1 Thes 5.18 Col. 2.6 7. when I am moued with a holy zeale to doe all things to the glory of God for obedience to his supreame authoritie and in way of thankefulnesse vnto him for all his benefits but chiefelie for giuing me Iesus Christ and his gospell Fourthly and lastly m Psal 15.4 16.3 1 Pet. 1.22 23. 1 John 3.14 5.1 Ps 139.21 22. when I bear a singular loue towards godly persons because they are godly and contrariwise a holy hatred against the vngodlie because of their vngodlinesse * Parent But what if one shall alwaies continue vnregenerate for vnsanctified after his baptisme Childe n Deut. 10.16 Eccles 5.4 5. Ezek. 44.9 Ierem 9.26 Iohn 3.3 5 18 19 c. Rom. 2.28 29. That is a plaine token that such a one wanteth faith therefore is vnbaptized in heart whose damnation must néeds be the greater because he breaketh his vow made vnto God ☞ Of the Lords Supper in particular Parent WHat is the Lords Supper Child o Mat. 26.26 c. 1 Cor. 11.23 c. The seale of our spirituall nourishment and growth in Christianitie Parent What are the outward parts in the Lords Supper Childe p Mat. 26.26 27 c. Bread and Wine Parent What be the inward parts or graces Childe q Mat. 26.26 27 c. Iohn 6.35 51. The Body and Bloud of Christ yea whole Christ God and Man with all his merits Parent What is the worke of the Minister and the right forme of administring the Lords Supper Childe First r 1 Cor. 11.24.25 26. 1 Tim. 4.5 2 Chr. 30.16 17 21 22 c. Exod. 12.6 26 27. to consecrate the bread and wine to this holy vse by Praier and Thanksgiuing declaring the Institution and vsing them accordingly together with a cleere opening of the Couenant of Grace Secondly ſ 1 Cor. 10.16 11.24 Acts 2.42 to breake the bread and poure out the Wine Thirdly t 1 Cor. 11.23 24 25. to deliuer them to the people in Christs owne words or to that effect Parent Which are Christs owne words Child Of the Sacramentall bread Christ said u Math. 26.26 27 28. Mark 14.22 23 24. Luk. 22.17 19 20.1 Cor. 11.24 25. compared Take eat * That is an effectuall Sacrament of my bodie that shall be broken and of my blood which shall be shed this is my bodie which is broken for you do this in remembrance of me And of the sacramentall wine thus u Math. 26.26 27 28. Mark 14.22 23 24. Luk. 22.17 19 20. 1 Cor. 11.24 25. compared Take this diuide it among you for * That is an effectuall Sacrament of my bodie that shall be broken and of my blood which shall be shed this is my blood of the new Testament which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sinnes this do in remembrance of me Parent And what is the outward worke of the Receiuers Child ’ 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26 28. with 10.16 14.40 Reuerently decently to take with their hands the bread and wine so consecrated and deliuered and to eat and drinke them Parent Which are then the principall outward actions in the vse of the creatures when we celebrate the Lords Supper Child First the Ministers breaking of the bread and powring out of the wine Secondly the Ministers giuing and the Peoples taking of both the bread and wine into their hands Thirdly the eating of the bread the drinking of the wine by all the Receiuers Parent What grace of Christ is set forth by the Ministers breaking of the bread and powring out of the wine Child x Esai 53. Math. 26.37 38. 27.46 Luk. 22.44 Iob. 19.17 18 33 34. 20.25 27. 1 Cor. 5.7 The most gréeuous and vnspeakable torments that Iesus Christ suffered in soule and bodie for his elect yea euen vnto the death and specially the breaking of his bodie the shedding of his blood vpon the Crosse Parent What inward worke of Christ is sealed by the Ministers giuing and the peoples taking of both the bread and wine into their hands Child y John 6.27 29 35 47 c. Rom. 8.30 Eph. 3.17 c. with 1 Cor. 11.24 25. 1. Iob. 1.12 That Christ offereth to all but truly giueth himselfe and all his merits vnto euery one of them particularly that doe receiue him by the hand of faith Parent And what graces do the eating of the bread and the drinking of the wine assure vnto vs Child First z Math. 26.26 27. Ioh. 6.35 40 51 56. 1 Cor. 10.16 17. that Iesus Christ with all his benefits is become wholy the true beléeuers to the féeding vp of their soules in the Couenant of Grace Secondly a Iohn 17.21 22 23. 1 Cor. 10.16 17. that they are made one with him Thirdly b 1 Cor. 10.16 12.13 Ephes 4.15 16. that they shall increase and grow in the féeling and enioying of him and of his grace Parent What then is the cheifest inward action of the Receiuers Child c 1 Cor. 10.16 The Communion or partaking of the Bodie and Blood of Christ Parent How doe you communicate or partake the bodie and blood of Christ in the Lords Supper Child First d Act. 2.42 Rom. 4.11 with 1 Cor. 10.16 I féede spiritually by faith in my soule on Christ and his merits vnto a more comfortable assurance and féeling of the forgiuenesse of my sinnes and of my further iustification Secondly e 1 Cor. 12.13 with Ephes 5.26 27. Deut. 16.6 7 12 16 17. Exod. 13.8 9 10. 2 Chr. 30.19 Ezra 6.21 22. with Deut. 26.16 17. in remembring his Loue with thankfulnes I gather more and more strength to dye vnto my sinnes and to liue vnto God in new obedience whereunto by receiuing this Sacrament I do vow my selfe in my best endeuours Parent But what is represented by this that you receiue the same creatures in the Lords Supper which all other the faithfull doe throughout the whole world and that in the companie of the faithfull in the Congregation Child f 1 Cor. 10.16 17. The Communion mutuall loue and vnitie that I and
Conference with good men and chéefely with the Minister Seruant May notorious offenders that are impenitent fooles madde men and children be admitted to the Lords Supper Scholler ſ 1 Cor. 11.28 Exod. 12.15 18 19 20 43. Numb 9.6 No for they either cannot or doe not examine themselues aright before they come and therefore are not rightly prepared II. Dispositiō in the action Parent What disposition is required in the whole action of celebrating the Lords Supper Childe First t Num. 9.3 5. 1 Cor. 11.24 25. a diligent obseruing of al the holy signes and actions together with a wise vnderstanding of their right vses and applying them accordingly by each particular person vnto himselfe for his owne spirituall profit Secondly u 1 Cor. 11.20 c. and 14.40 The reason of due preparation and disposition such decent behauiour and gesture of the body as are agréeable vnto euery holy action Parent Why must wee thus prepare and behaue our selues Child * 1 Cor. 11.20 c. to the end of the chapter Because otherwise wée shall receiue vnworthily Parent What danger is it to receiue vnworthily Child Very great x Ibid. and 1. Sam. 4.3 4 10. 5.6 7 9 11 12. for then wée are guilty of the body and bloud of the Lord and so doe eat and drinke our own damnation or temporary iudgement at the least because we discerne not the Lords body Seruant How is the vnworthy Receiuer guilty of the Body and Bloud of the Lord Scholler y 1 Sam. 2.29 30. Because the indignation or reproach which hee offereth to this holy Sacrament redoundeth to the things thereby signified and set forth to wit to the body and bloud of Christ as the disgrace done to the Kings picture Broad Seale or Ambassador turneth to the disgrace of the King himselfe Seruant What indignity or reproch is that Scholler z Psal 50.21 Rom. 2.24 In that the vnworthy Receiuer himselfe estéemeth and giueth cause for others also to thinke that Christ is the Sauiour of euill men or otherwise to blaspheme Seruant How is it said that the vnworthy Receiuer discerneth not the Lords body Scholler a 1 Cor. 11.20 c. to the end Exo. 12.11 14 15 16 17 c. Because he commeth to receiue the Sacrament with no other preparation nor deuotion then as if it were but common bread and wine III. Of duties afterward Parent What dueties are required after we haue receiued the Lords Supper Child First b Psal 26.7 to blesse God heartily for our redemption Secondly c Nehem. 8.10 1 Cor. 16.2 to giue to the poore as God hath prospered vs. Thirdly d Deut. 10.16 to labour to féele in our selues the strength and comfort of this Sacrament Parent What shall a true Receiuer feel in himselfe after the partaking of the Lords Supper Childe e 1 Cor. 10.16 17. 11.24 Acts 16.33.34 The increase of his faith and sanctification in Christ and so a greater measure of cōfort in Christs merits and a greater care power to dye vnto sinne and to walke in newnesse of life Parent What if one after the receiuing of the Sacrament neuer find any such thing in himselfe Child f Act. 8.13 14 c. 10 24. John 12.4 5 6. 13.21 26 27 c. and 18 2 3 c. He may well suspect himselfe whether hee did euer repent or not thereupon is to vse meanes to come to sound faith and repentance ☞ THE FIFTH AND LAST PART Concerning the Practise of the Communion of Saints The fourth outward meane of Grace Parent WHat is the Practise of the Communion of Saints Childe g Heb. 10 24.25 1 Thes 5.11 12. Act. 2.42.44 Such holy fellowship as the faithfull doe exercise among themselues according to the word of God Seruant What faithfull doe you meane Scholler h Psalm 16.3 Gal. 4.15 Act. 18.3 26. Iames 2. All and euery one of the godly whether teacher or learner gouernor or gouerned great or small Seruant When is this followship exercised Scholler i Ioh. 20.19 26 Acts. 20.6 7 c. Psal 101.6 122. Acts. 18.3 Not onely in the publike vse of Gods worship as vpon the Sabbath daies but also in priuate as much as may be throughout their daily conuersation Seruant And how and after what manner exercised Scholler k 1 Tim. 4.6 2 Tim. 3.16 1 Thes 4.18 Iam. 5 1◠Rom. 12.15 Gal. 6.1 Luk 22.31 1 Sam. 15.24 c. 1 Cor. 5. 2 Cor. 2. By teaching admonishing remembring exhorting comforting reproouing confessing praying and giuing thankes each with other and for other mutuall reioycing and mourning conferring aduising considering to stirre vp reléeuing correcting accompanying and otherwise as is taught in the holy Scriptures Seruant But what saith the Word concerning fellowship with the wicked Scholler l 1 Sam. 25.14 17 18 19 25. c. Psal 120.5 101.6 7. 1 Cor. 5.11 Luke 5.30 31 32. 2 Cor. 6.14 15 16 17 18 c. If your calling estate will permit we must carefully auoid all speciall fellowship with them vnlesse it be to heale them and chiefely those that are hardned in their sinnes and doe contemne admonition Seruant What reasons bee there why a Christian must make speciall conscience of his company in his dailie conuersation Scholler First m Mal. 3.16 2 Cor. 6.17 18. God noteth it in his book of remembrance as being specially delighted with it how they that feare the Lord speake often one to another Secondly n Pro. 1.10 13.20 1 King 11.1 2 3 4 5. Psalm 106.34 35 36. Companie whether it good or ill will intise men to be like vnto themselues and the euent is commonly answerable that Euerie man is like his companions So hée that maketh little conscience of his company vsually maketh little of sin Thirdly o Psal 1 33.1 2 3. 1 Thes 5.11 not only the benefit that we receiue yea and yéeld to other the faithfull by keeping brotherly fellowship with them Euen Iudas absteined frō much euill in his Maisters fellowes company Eccles 4.9 10 11.12 1 Pet. 4.9 10 11 is vndoubted and oftentimes very great in ministring of grace as sauing knowledge wisedome loue zeale comfort cheerefulnesse and such like at least restraint from the outward committing of sin and that euen in the hypocrites but also we inable one another thereby against the enmiful courses of the wicked on the one side and for the performance of many actuall dueties on the other and all to the glory of God Fourthly p Gen. 19.8 42 16. Psalm 119.115 though wee be not grossely corrupted and peruerted by them nor yet apparantly defiled with their pitch yet our nigh and speciall fellowship with them will eyther diminish our zeale to goodnesse and our hatred of euill and so q Reuel 3.15 16 c. luke warmenesse which is an estate very odious in the sight of God will creepe
a longer space or lesse commandment 6 6. The sixth all duties teacheth me to others and my selfe Mans person eke with due regard of soules and bodies health commandment 7 7. The seuenth Precept doth injoyne the rule of Chastity In heart and tongue and euery part to leade my life thereby commandment 8 8. The eight Cōmandement biddeth me for goods and maintenance To yeeld the right to euery one to pore his sustenance commandment 9 9. The ninth concerning mans good name all duties doth command In publike and in private both God lookes for at my hand commandment 10 10. The last of all bids keepe my heart from ill concupiscence And pleasing-sinfull thoughts before consent to such offence * Then out alas and welladay what shall of me become That euery day doe breake Gods law euen from my mothers wombe I wretched soule haue spent my time each day and night in sinne By thought by word and deed yet I haue seldome knowne wherein From sinne therfore which I not feele I little care to flee Nor if I did could I escape by any meanes in mee Against Gods Law a Rebell I to God and selfe a foe And in that state fast held I am by Satans snares also Gods curse is mine by due desert euen hellish condemnation Who then can worke my liberty my peace and my saluation Secondly Of Christ and his Gospell O Heauēly father thou sent'st forth the second person hye Thine onely Son who was conceiu'd in wombe of maid Marie By holy ghost and in due time was borne our nature in In all respects a very Man excepting onely sinne Christ Iesus hee both God and man Gods holy Law obai'd And yet the endlesse curse thereof for vs on him was laid His soule was heauy to the death his bodie hang'd on tree Till wrath of God was satisfy'd It 's finisht then said he His bloud he shed to saue our soules he put to shamefull death For to preuent our hellish paine our sinnes did stop his breath So in our stead himselfe he gaue an holy sacrifice Imputed to the faithfull flocke that serue him in right wise For Faith beleeues Christ loued mee himselfe for me he gaue Embracing firm Christs righteousnes which Gods Elect doth saue This Faith if true will comfort yeeld to each repentant heart And certainly repentance shall performe a happy part Thy minde full sore shall grieued be for all offences past Because therby thou piercedst Christ full bitter shall they taste And them to leaue Repentance will thee teach and sanctifie In holinesse and righteousnesse to lead thy selfe godly Such thankefulnesse will faith bring forth from secret heart within That Christ his will to know and doe forthwith thou shalt begin And then thy conscience shall be built vpon his holy Word To serue him so and for to wait onely vpon the Lord. Ye further eke his crossing crosse thy minde shall not abhorre To take it vp with Patience and beare it lesse or more And finally to giue thy selfe entirely vnto him Thy heart will melt for his great loue and pardoning thy sinne But as for vnbeleeuing soules conuerting not to God Vnthankfull and impatient they to kisse his blessed Rod. They worke their owne inuentions Christs word they doe neglect They doe but prate and make a shew sure Christ will them reiect Therefore deare Christian take good heed and follow not their guise Their course is nought their hope also is vanitie and lies And for to traine thy silly soule to walke the way aright Behold Gods rich prouision to giue thee true insight His Law doth shew thy foule great sin thy misery and curse And terrifie thy heart that is conuict but yet the worse But Christs Gospell doth shew thee grace speakes peace and giues thee Faith And leads thee straight to obey the law as holy Scripture saith Thirdly of the Word of God and of Prayer FIue Exercises Christ hath fram'd for thee to labour in To purge thy heart from vnbeleefe corruption and sinne * The first and chiefest is his Word both truly preach'd and heard Next often read and thought vpon and soberly conferd * And Prayer is the second thing in Christ his name with Faith With puritie and feruencie such shall be safe he saith For God hath sanctified this course to be his Ordinance Thereby to blesse whom euer hee will with louing countenance The Lords Prayer To God therfore the gracious Lord to call be not thou dull He is become through Iesus Christ Our Father mercifull And pray with reuerence and withall belieue that helpe he giues And say which art in Heauen still thy power and mercy liues petition 1 1. And looke that thou doe zealously desire to glorifie Gods holy name before all things and each necessitie For Hallowed be thy name Christ made the first Petition Now Hallowed meaneth magnified Gods name himselfe alone petition 2 2. And secondly Christ bid vs pray Thy kingdome come apace Enlarge thy Kingdome here O Lord by thy good meanes of grace Thy spirit let worke effectually and holy word let runne And quickly end these sinfull daies euen so Lord Iesus come petition 3 3. The third Request thy will be done in earth to wit that we May doe his will as 't is in heauen where Angells perfect be And that withall we may submit our selues his will to bide In time of our aduersitie when crost on euery side petition 4 4. The fourth Petition Christ taught vs Giue vs this day O Lord Our daily bread each needfull thing conuenient for this world Yet so in case it be thy will none otherwise we pray These earthly things doe sometimes helpe and sometimes turne away But sauing grace most absolute without an If or And We aske and seeke without a Nay at thine Almighty hand petition 5 5. The fifth is And forgiue vs Lord our debts and trespasses Remit our sinnes vs iustifie and giue Christs righteousnesse As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs great and small For thy free grace doth mollifie our hearts to debters all For why our brothers dreatest debt is but an hundreth pence But ours to God who knowes how much ten thousand great talents petition 6 6. Our last suit is And lead vs not into temptation But Lord deliver vs from ill Satans suggestion Oh mortifie our nature vile and quicken vs afresh Thy speciall ayd wee need each day for weakenesse of our flesh And Lord I ground my heart onely to haue these things from thee For thine is eke the kingdome and the powre and the Glory For euer So full right and power sure thou hast ouer all And al things dost to thine own praise all times perpetuall Amen so be it and so it is and so shall be for aye Therfore till God shall grant my suite I will not cease to pray Fourthly Of the Sacraments the Communion of Saints and the consideration of Gods workes THe third Meane is Christs Sacraments Baptisme and Supper his The seales of
Christes righteousnes and pledges of his blisse Baptisme For why In Baptisme sure there is assured vnto thee Thy sinnes are washed by his blood and thou renew'd shalt bee And thou art entred once for all into the fellowship Of Father Sonne and Holy Ghost at no time thence to slip This holy Trinitie is thy God and thou his Child become His grace is thine thou not thine own through Christ these things are done And Faith is it that consecrates thee to the Lord alone Yea Faith I say in Christes death and Resurrection Therefore vnto the Lord see thou thy selfe do dedicate To dye to sinne and liue to him in state regenerate As water skowreth filth away so makes it faire and cleane Thinke not thy sin is washt when yet thou wicked dost remaine The Supper of the Lord. * So in the Supper of the Lord this gratious Couenant Is otherwise set forth to thee that art the Lords seruant The broken bread doth signifie Christs bodie put to death The powred wine his pretious blood doth note vnto thy Faith When Bread and Wine are ministred by Minister to thee Thinke with thy selfe Christ offereth himselfe and grace to mee And when thou eatst drinkst the same perswade thy selfe withall Christs Merits now belong to me to set me free from thrall Thy Baptisme once was ministred the Supper often ought The new birth needeth oft releefe though once t was truly wrought Wherefore as bread and wine do fresh our bodies oftentimes So comforts Christ the conscience with guilt of sinne that pines And as mans bodie gathers heart by bread and wine to liue So by this sacred food the Lord more spirituall strength will giue To doe his will with thankfulnesse more perfect for to be And better able sinne to leaue this is the veritie And finally as thou dost joyne and that in open place Amids Gods people that receiue before Christ Iesus face See then that peace and loue in thee vnfained be to Men And specially to faithfull folke else thou art none of them Stirre vp thy knowledge and thy faith repentance and thy loue Be zealous of this holy food vnworthy lest thou proue Examine well thy heart before to God thy prayer powre And look try how thou dost thriue in grace from that same howre * The fourth good Meane or Exercise that Christ bids thee to vse Is speciall fellowship with Saints the bad thou must refuse The Saints will teach comfort thee and many waies thee aide The bad will badly teach and will make thee of grace afraid * The fifth and last is noting well Gods creatures workes and hand His iudgements and his benefits God cause thee to vnderstand His patient long-sufferance and doings good alway Repentance and Obedience do teach thee euery day Fifthly Of the right vse of the Meanes of Grace and the Reward thereof DRaw neere to God with vpright heart and vse these meanes of grace Then Christ will be thy King Priest and Prophet in ech case Thy King to worke rule thy heart according to his will Most ready for to do thee good and saue thee from all ill Thy Priest for why he offred vp himselfe to death for thee And will apply his precious merits thy heart to purifie And of this thing thou maist be sure because he rose againe From death to life ascended vp and raigneth now in heauen And thence it is he worketh by his scepter and his rod Making his Meanes effectuall to bring thee vnto God And thence he is thy Prophet eke by Ministers that teach His holy word which thou must heare and diligently search Directing all thy wayes thereto with good and honest hart Christ wholly thine thou wholly his by true indeuour art Then God will surely saue thy soule for Christes sake his Sonne And prosper thee in all thy wayes what ere is said or done Hee 'l turne thy suffrings to the best and Satan eke confound His Promises he will fulfill if that thy heart be sound Beleeue then firmely in thy minde that God will count thee pure Full freely and full gratiously Christs Gospell is most sure Repent thee turne and grow in grace be thankfull and rejoyce In suffering with thy Sauiour obey his holy voice And keepe thy selfe within thy lot thy calling and degree Take paines be iust meeke mercifull and God will harke to thee And alwaies watch for Christ shall come to iudge both quicke and dead Thy Bodie shall be raisd from dust and to thy soule joyned Thy sinnes he will not mention the iust he will declare But iudge he will the Reprobate their sinnes he will not spare Their damned state thou shalt behold Christs sentence to commend Yet thou the joyes vnspeakable shalt haue without all end 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Forme of Prayer after Conference Parent WE Coloss 1.9 pray thée O God to fill vs with the knowledge of thy will in all wisedome and spirituall vnderstanding to giue vs grace to walks worthy of thée Lord vnto all pleasing being fruitfull in euery good worke and increasing in the knowledge of God to strengthen vs with all might according to thy glorious power vnto all patience and long-suffering with ioyfulnesse and to make vs truly thankfull vnto thée O Father who hast made vs méete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light and for that thou hast and wouldst deliuer vs from the power of darknes and translate vs into the kingdome of thy deare Sonne in whom we haue redemption through his blood euen the forgiuenesse of our sinnes and Rom. 9.5 who is God ouer all blessed for euer Child Amen Seruant Amen Scholler Amen HEB. 6.1 Let vs goe on to perfection FINIS
26. Mat. 28.19 As the very pledges of his loue the assurances and instruments of his grace and honourable badges to professe his name by Seruant And how doe you esteeme them in respect of your mind towards Christ Scholler d Acts 8 36 37 39. 1 Cor. 10.16 17 As the testimonies of my Faith receiuing his grace the tokens of my thankefulnes and the very bands of my duety both to him and his Church Parent Who hath authoritie from the Lord to administer the Sacraments Child e 1 Chron. 13.10 11. 15.12 13. 2 ChroÌ„ 30.3 35.3 6. Iohn 4.1 2. Exod. 4.16 Mat. 28 18 19 They only who are sent to preach the Word Parent To whom do they of right belong to be receiued Childe f Act. 2 38 8.37 1. Cor. 12 13. To sound hearted Christians Parent What then haue the wicked to doe with them Child g Act. 2.38 1 Cor. 11.28 Nothing at all till they be purged from their sinnes by Faith and Repentance Seruant But what if they presume to receiue them without faith and repentance Scholler h Deut. 23 21 22. 1 Cor. 10.1 2 3 c. with Exo. 14.27 28 29. Eccl. 3.4 Mat. 7.7 to 13 Yet they shall reape no benefit by them but rather increase their sinne and condemnation Seruant And what if they shall neglect or contemne them Scholler i Gen. 17.14 Num. 9.13 Luk. 7.30 They are then speciall enemies of Gods glory and of their owne saluation cutting themselues off from Gods couenant and Church and so they incur Gods heauy wrath vnlesse they repent * Oh coÌ„sider that the Lord Iesus himselfe was baptized ate the Lords supper and commanded both Seruant How is that proued Scholler k Exod. 4.24 25 c. 1 Cor. 11.25 26 c. Séeing God hath sharply corrected his owne children sound hearted and otherwise godly with sickenesse and weakenesse yea euen with death for some negligence or irreuerence about the Sacraments much more fearefullie will he punish the wicked and vngodly for their grosse abusing or refusing of them Parent After what manner are the Sacraments to be celebrated Childe l Num. 9.3 4 5 12. 1 Cor. 11.23 As is prescribed in the word of God Parent How many Sacraments be there Child Two m 1 Cor. 12.13 Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord. Parent Of what parts do they consist Child n Heb. 6.2 1 Cor. 10.16.17 Both of outward and inward things Parent What are the outward things Child The earthly creatures and certaine actions of Minister the and Receiuers about the same Parent What are the inward things Childe Christ himselfe his spirituall graces and workes and certaine spirituall actions of the Receiuers Parent What then is the benefite which the Faithfull receiue by the Sacraments Child o Mat. 28.19 1 Corin. 1â— 20 c. 12.13 Gen. 17.7 8. Ephes 5.26 They are confirmed in the vnion that they haue with Christ yea and with God the Father and with with God the holy Ghost through Christ Of Baptisme in particular Parent What is Baptisme Child p Mat. 28.19 The Seale of our Entrance and first admission into the profession of Christianity Parent What is the outward thing in baptisme Childe q Math. 3.16 28.19 Washing or sprinkling with water Parent What spirituall thing is meant thereby Child r Eph. 5.25.26 1 Iohn 1.7 Apoc. 1.5 Heb. 9.14 Math. 3.11 The bloud of Iesus Christ our Sauiour shed for vs yea whole Christ himselfe purging our sinnes Parent What is the worke of the Minister and the right forme of Baptizing Childe First Å¿ Math. 28.19 1 Tim. 4.5 to open the couenant of grace Secondly t 1 Tim. 4.4 5. Acts 22.16 Luke 1.59 to sanctifie the water to this holy vse by praier and thankesgiuing Thirdly u Mat. 28.19 with the water to baptize * That is into the Communion into the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost Parent What is the inward worke performed by Christ Child * 1 Cor. 1.13 14 15 16. 6.11 12.13 Mat. 3.11.12 Iohn 17.21 22 23 24 26. He putteth away my sins and giueth me a new life thereby making mee one with himselfe and with his Church vnto my certaine assurance of eternall life Parent How doth Baptisme represent the putting away of your sinnes by Christ Child x Act. 2.38 22.16 1 Ioh. 1 7. Rom. 6.6 Col. 2.11 12. Psal 32.5 Euen as the water sprinkled by the hand of the Minister washeth away the filth of my bodie so the bloud shedding of Iesus Christ layed hold vpon by the hand of faith cleanseth me from all my sinnes and that not onely by forgiuing mee both the guilt and punishment but also by mortifying sinne in me Parent How doth Baptisme represent the giuing of a new life vnto you by Christ Childe y Mat. 3.11 Mark 1.4 Acts 15.9 1 Pet. 3.21 22. Tit. 3.5 6. Euen as water maketh that faire which before was foule so the holy Ghost purifying my heart by Faith both iustifieth me before God in the imputation of Christs righteousnesse and sanctifieth me to lead a holy life who before was vnholy and vncleane Parent What is the outward worke of those that are to be baptized Childe z Math. 3.6 Act. 8 36 37 38. Confession of their sins of their faith and of their repentance and readily to receiue baptisme in forme aforesaid Parent And what is their inward action Child a Gal. 3.27 5.3 1 Pet. 3.21 22. To put on Christ by faith vnto newnesse of life Parent Why then should infants bee baptized which can doe none of these things Childe First b Gen. 17.7 Mark 10.14 Act 16.15 23 1 Cor. 7.14 because they belong to the Couenant of Gods grace and vnto his kingdome God himselfe saying I am God vnto thée and to thy séed after thee Secondly c Gen. 17.11.12 13 14. Exo. 12.48 Col 2.11 12.13 compared they haue as good right to Baptisme as the infants of the Iewes had to circumcision Parent What is the duety of children after baptisme Childe First d Heb. 8.11 Psal 110 27 33 to learn the waies of the Lord and to kéepe his statutes Secondly e Ephes 4.1 2 â— 4 5 6 Acts. 2.41 c. to kéepe a holy fellowship with Christ and his Church Parent When may you haue true comfort by your Baptisme Childe f Câ—â— 2.12 13. Tu. 3.5 2 Cor. 5.17 When I feele my selfe to be regenerate or sanctified Parent What May you feele your selfe to be regenerate Childe g Rom. 7.14.15 c. Ps 119.93 94. Yes verily if I be regenerate indeed Parent How may you know that you are regenerate indeed Child h Ephes 5.26 1 Pet 1.23 2.1 2. 2 Tim. 3.5 Psal 119.40 If I can find that the light and efficacie of Gods Word shining and burning in my hearts hath truely killed
all the rest of the faithfull haue amongst our selues from and vnder Iesus Christ our Head Parent How do you then communicate with the faithfull in the Lords Supper Child First g Ephes 4.1 2 3 4 5 6 15 16. I am confirmed in all such graces as other the Faithfull do receiue from Christ that they do also belong to me Secondly h Col. 3.14 Act. 2.41 42 c. 1 Cor. 12. 13. I binde my selfe in a speciall bond of Loue to practise all the duties thereof vnto them in generall as to the ioynt members of the same mysticall bodie and particularly to remember the poore Seruant Is there any change as the Papists say of the bread and wine into the naturall bodie and blood of Christ Scholler i 1 Cor. 11.26 27 28 29. There is a change of their vse but not of their substance Seruant What is their vse at that time Scholler Twofold First k 1 Cor. 11.26 a solemne shewing forth of the Lords death Secondly l 1 Cor. 10.16 17. with 11.27 29. the nourishment of our soules and bodies vnto euerlasting life Seruant Whence haue they that strength and vse Scholler m 1 Cor. 11.23 24 c. From the ordinance and blessing of Christ whereby they are consecrated to that purpose Seruant How do you proue that bread and wine remaine still in their owne nature after consecration Scholler n 1 Cor. 11.26 27 28 29. First the word of God calleth them so after Secondly o 1 Cor. 11.26 there must néedes be true outward signes Thirdly p Experience this consecrated bread and wine will corrupt in time Fourthly q The Reason is good vnles wee had a word of faith to build a matter of faith vpon we sée féele and taste nothing but bread and wine Seruant But seeing Christ saith This is my Bodie and This is my Blood why should we not beleeue that they are changed into his bodie and blood Scholler There are many reasons why we should not beléeue so Seruant Let vs heare some of them Scholler First the naturall sense of those words teacheth no such change Secondly Christ was neuer corporally present in any of the Iewish Sacraments Thirdly Christ was not corporally present in this Supper when he did first administer it Fourthly r Act. 3.21 Christs bodie shall not come downe from heauen till the last day Fiftly it possesseth but one place of a true naturall bodie wheresoeuer it is Sixtly it is absurd and wicked to hold that Christ hath many bodies and in many places at once and that men though Reprobates yea Dogs Cats and Mice may chew his flesh in their téeth Seruant Why are they then called his bodie and blood Scholler First because they are the Sacraments of his bodie and blood Secondly for the great similitude betwéene them And thirdly to assure vs more strongly of his spirituall presence Seruant Is it lawfull to with hold either the bread or the wine from any of the Communicants Scholler No for first the Lord Iesus ordained both and secondly there is necessarie vse of both Seruant What necessarie vse Scholler ſ Iohn 6.35 53 54 55 56. Act. 4.12 To shew that he is our full and sufficient foode Parent You said that Christ giueth himselfe and all his merits vnto euery true beleeuer in receiuing the Lords Supper Of fit and worthy Receiuers Child Yes t Luk. 3.8 20.35 Col. 1.12 Reuel 3.4 for the Lord in his frée Grace and Mercy estéemeth such to be worthy Receiuers Parent Shew mee more at large whom the Lord esteemeth worthy Receiuers Child They that are furnished with such Graces as are both necessarie and fit in this case and that do vse it as Christ hath appointed and as becommeth so heauenly mysteries Parent Which are those Graces that are most necessarie and fit Child These fiue First u Ioh. 17.3 Knowledge Secondly * 2 Cor. 13.5 a true and liuely faith Thirdly x 1 Cor. 11.31 Repentance newnesse of life Fourthly y Col. 3.14 Charitie towards men Fiftly z Luk. 22.15 Act. 8.36 an earnest desire to receiue this Sacrament Parent 1. Of Knowledge What knowledge is required at the least for the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper Child Some true knowledge of God of his Law of his Gospell of our selues or our owne estate and of the Sacraments Parent What knowledge of God is required Child That there is a 1 Cor. 8.4 but one God b Gen. 1.1 the maker and c Act. 17.28 gouernor of all things and d 1 Ioh. 5.7 distinguished into the persons of the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost Parent What is God Pastor e Reuel 4.9 God is a liuing f Iohn 4.24 spirituall g 1 Tim. 1.17 eternall h Job 11.7 8 9. infinite and i Revel 4.8 most holy essence k Exod. 3.14 existing onely of himselfe in all perfection l Psal 135.6 Esai 46.10 11. Iam. 1.17 Mal. 3.6 as touching his will most absolute free and vnchangeable m Psal 147.5 Gen. 17.1 in his working all-sufficient for wisedome and strength n Mica 7.18 19 20. Ps 99.8 145.17 Exod. 34.6 7. and to his creatures most mercifull and iust Parent What is a Person Pastor o Iohn 14.9 16 17 18. 17.21 A distinct manner of subsisting in the Godhead Parent Declare vnto mee more largely how the one onely God is distinguished into three persons and how the three persons subsist in the one God which we commonly call the Vnitie in Trinitie and the Trinitie in Vnitie Pastor The three persons are so distinguished one from another that they are neither separated nor confounded either in themselues or in their working * A mysterie to be reuerently beleeued not curiously searched Hypostases inseratabiles Diuinitas indiuidualis personarum proprietates incommunicabiles Ioh 1.33 5.19 20 21 22 23. 8.16 17 18 19. 10.30 14.9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 23 16. In themselues for First ech person hath the whole Godhead in it in such sort as the Vnitie of the essence or nature of God is neither diuided into parts nor destroyed Secondly ech person is coeternall coequall without difference of time or greatnesse Thirdly ech person is in and with ech other and possesseth ech other so that yet the Father is not the same with the Sonne or the Holy Ghost or the Sonne the same with the Father or the Holy Ghost or the Holy Ghost the same with the Father or the Sonne as touching their persons And fourthly ech person enjoyeth equall glory with other and ech hath euerlasting delight in other yet not the same but according to the distinct manner of ech persons subsistence in the Godhead In their working for though ech person doth the same things that the other do in euery thing that is done without absence or weaknesse yet