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A68393	The forme of prayers and ministration of the sacraments, &c. vsed in the Englishe Congregation at Geneua and approued, by the famous and godly learned man, Iohn Caluyn.; Book of common order.	English Church (Geneva, Switzerland); Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. Instruction et confession de foy. English.	1556 (1556)	STC 16561; ESTC S109631	153,918	420

it is rather in steade of a sure gyde to conduct vs and bryng vs vnto it ¶ The minister Yet it semeth that the law doth not sette out euery mans particular vocation and office ¶ The childe Where as the law of God prescrybeth that we ought to render vnto euerye man that that is his due we maye ryght well gather thereof what euerye mans duety is in his state and calling further as we haue already sayde the residue of the scripture maketh a more particular and playne declaration of the same for the selfe same thinges which God hath in few wordes comprehended in these tables of his commaundementes other partes of the scripture doe entreate here and there more at large ¶ The minister Sonday 34 Seing we haue now commoned sufficiently of the right seruyng of God that is to saye of obedience to his wil which is the second parte of the honour due vnto hym The iii. poincte towching the true honoring of God is calling on hym in our nede lette vs speake now also of the third point touching the honour which he demaundeth of vs. ¶ The childe We haue saied here before that the thyrd maner of honor which he demaaundeth of vs is to cal vpon him and to seke for helpe at hys hand in al our nedos ¶ The minister Doest thou meane that this honor to calle vpon God for help in our necessities is due vnto him alone ¶ The childe Yea for he chalengeth this as a peculiar honour due vnto hys hyghe and diuine maiestie onely ¶ The minister Since it is so after what forte is it lawefull for vs to require succor at mans hāde ¶ The childe There is great dyfference betwene those two thynges for we call vpon the name of God to protest and signifye that we looke for no helpe nor benefite but at hys hande hauynge oure whole affyance in him as a sure rocke and in none elles yet in the meane tyme we procure vse the helpe of men other creatures so farre furth as God geueth vs leaue as he hath lente thē ablenes and meanes to succour vs. ¶ The minister Thou meanest then that to demaund succor of man is no whit contrary to thys that we are boūde to make our inuocaciō prayer onely vnto God for helpe for somuch as we put not our trust in them neither seke their succour but so farre for the as God hathe ordeyned them minysters bestowers of hys goodes to oure necessitie and comfort ¶ The childe Ye say verye well ād in very dede what soeuer benence or frendshyp we receyue at anye mans hande we are bounde so to take it as if God hymselfe did deliuer it vnto vs for the trueth is that it is he who sendeth all suche benefites by the handes of hys creatures ¶ The minister Is it not then our duetye to geue thankes vnto menne for theyr benefites and to acknowledge gentilye theyr frēdelye helpe seinge the lawe of nature so teacheth ¶ The childe Yes verely and it were for no more but for that it hath pleased God to cal them to such honour as to be the dealers and distributers of hys benefites for God in so doig doth bind vs vnto them and wil that we take the same thankefullye at theyr handes but yet alwayes so that we must acknoweldge that they are but his ministers and almes dealers and that he alone is the prouyder of all ¶ The miister It appeareth by thys that we maye not call vpon Angelles or Saintes departed for helpe ¶ The childe You saye trueth for touching sainctes departed Neither Angels nor sainctes departed are to bee called vpon for any helpe God hathe not appoynted vnto them any such office as to help vs or geuen them any such charge as to ministre vnto our needes And as concerning hys angels although he haue ordeined thē as ministers to serue for oure healthe yet is it nothīg lesse then his will that we shoulde call vpon them for helpe eyther haue our recourse and refuge vnto them in time of neede ¶ The minister Thou supposest thē that whatsoeuer is not agreable to the ordre which God hath set furth vnto vs is repugnaunte vino his will ¶ The childe I meane euē so for if so be that we will become so curious as not to content our selues with that ordre and maner of doing which God hath by his woorde set furth vnto vs that is a token moste certayne of infidelitie Moreouer if in steade of seeking vpon God alone for help in al our nedes we shall haue recourse vnto Angels or anye other creatures puttinge anye parte of oure confydēce or truste in them we commytte therein dānable Idolatrie by atiributyng vnto the that thynge whiche ought to be peculiarelye reserued vnto God ¶ The minister Sonday 35 Let us come now to the right maner of makyng our prayer unto God is it inough to pray with the tongue Of prayer eyther is a feruēt minde and earnest affectiō of the hart also necessarily required ¶ The childe As for the speakyng with the tong is one of the least pointes neither is it alwaies necessary to vse the tong in praying but an attentife minde and earnest affection is alwaies necessaryly required ¶ The minister Howe proue you that ¶ The childe For somuche as God is a spirituall substance he requireth alwaies the spirite we muste praye with in hearty affection the heart as at al other tymes so specially in time of prayer when we shewe our selues in hys presence and enter into communication wih hym Psal 145. Esa 29. They are cursed of God that praye without hartie affection and therevpon he maketh a restrainte of his promise saing that he will be at hāde to heare only all them which cal vpon hym in trueth cōtrary wise he pronūceth all the accursed whiche praye hipocritically or without an earnest affection ¶ The minister I see then therby that al suche prayers as be made only with the mouth be vnprofitable and to no vse ¶ Thé childe They be not onely vnprofitable but they are superfluous prouoke God to dipleasure ¶ The minister What maner of affection is required to make the prayer acceptable ¶ The childe We must first of al haue such a feeling of oure pouertie and wretchednes that we maye perceaue an earnest vexacion griefe of minde through the lothsommes of synne or lacke of some grace expedient for vs we must also haue a feruente desire longynge to obtayne the same at gods hand which desire must kendle out hartes and engēder in vs a feruēte prayer ¶ The minister Doe these thynges procede of our nature either are they geuē vnto vs by the speciall goodnes of God ¶ The childe It is God that playeth the workeman for we are of oure selues dul and without al lust to prayer but the spirite of God doth styre vp in oure heartes such syghes as no tonge is able

hinderaunce of Gods honour ¶ The childe In one kinde of othe he teacheth vs a generall rule to wete that we ought not sweare at all that is to saye that we maye not cal God to wytnes vnlesse it be done with al humblenes of minde hauing a reuerente feare towardes hys maiestye before oure eyes to the entent to glorifie hys name for euen as it is holye and of most worthy pryce so it behoueth vs to take diligent hede wyth what reuerence we shoulde name God that we doe not in suche sorte name hym or call hym to witnes that either we may seeme to passe lyghtelye of hym oure selues either whereby other maye take occasiō to haue him in small reuerence ¶ The minister How shal a man vse his name with suche due reuerence ¶ The childe If we doe neyther thynke nor speake of God nor of his workes but with all reuerence and honor ¶ The minister What foloweth this commaundemēte ¶ The childe He addeth vnto it a threatnynge that he wyll coumpt hym that vseth his name irreuerenlye as a wycked malefactoure ¶ The minister Seyng that God pronounceth threatiningly in other places in a generalite that he will punishe al transgressoures what vehemencye is there besides in these wordes ¶ The childe He doth expressy declare hereby in howe greate estymacion he hath the honour of hys holy name forsomuche as he sayeth precysely by euidente woordes that he can not abyde that any man doe vse it vnreuerently to the intent we migth with so much the more careful dilygence haue it in honor ¶ The minister Sonday 26 Let vs goe to the fourth commaundemente ¶ The childe REmembre to kepe holye the sabboth daye syxe dayes shalt thou laboure The .iiii. commaundement do any neadfull worke thou hast to do but the seuenth day is the reste of the lorde thy God thou shalte do no worke that daye neyther thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter neither thy seruante nor thy handmayde no not thyne oxe or asse neither the straunger that is withe in thy gates for in syxe dayes God made heauē and earth and all that is in them but the seuenth daye he rested wherfore he hathe blessed the day of reste and hath dedicate it peculiarly to hymselfe ¶ The minister Geueth God in commaundemente that men shall trauaile sixe dayes euery weeke and so reste the seuenth ¶ The childe No he doth not precisely commaunde it but rather he doth geue menne leaue to trauaile aboute theyr commen busines for the tyme of syxe dayes and so maketh a restraint onely of the seuēth in the which he forbiddeth to laboure ¶ The minister Are we then bounde by Gods commaundement to refrayne one daye in the weeke from al maner of labour ¶ The childe This commaundemente hath a certayne speciall consideration in it for as touchynge the obseruation of bodely reste it belongeth to that parte of the olde law which is called ceremonial the which ceremonies were vtterly abolished at the comming of Christ ¶ The minister Sayest thou then that this commaundemente belongeth peculyerly vnto the Iewes that God did geue it onely for the time of the olde testament ¶ The childe Yea verely as touchyng the ceremonie therof and the outwarde bodely reste to be obserued therin ¶ The minister Why then is there any other thyng conteyned in it besydes the ceremonie ¶ The childe Yea truely for there be three consyderacions for the whych this commādement was geuen ¶ The minister What are they ¶ The childe The first is Thre consideracions for the whiche the sabboth day was ordained that it myght be a figure to represente our spiritual rest The seconde for a comely order to be vsed in the church or congregation And thirdely for the refreshyng of seruantes that they myghte haue some reliefe of theyr trauaile ¶ The minister What is that thou callest spiritual rest ¶ The childe That we cease to doe the workes of oure owne lustes wyl that the lorde may bring forth the woorkes of hys spirite in oure heartes ¶ The minister How may we do this ¶ The childe By mortifying our flesche and subduing the inordinate affections of our nature to the end that Gods spirite onely maye beare rule in vs. ¶ The minister Are we bound to this rest but one daye in the weeke ¶ The childe The spirituall Sabboth is cōtynuall It is our bounden duetye to continue in this rest alwayes so that when we haue once begon to entre in to it we muste goe on forwarde whiles oure lyfe lasteth ¶ The minister Howe happeneth it then that there is but one daye appointed to represent figure vnto vs a thinge that dureth our whole lyfe ¶ The childe It is not necessarye that the figure or shaddowe of a thyng doe resēble throughly in all pointes the thinge it is ordeined to represente it is to be thought suffyciente if they agre be lyke in sonne pointes ¶ The minister And wherfore was the seuenth daye appointed rather then any other ¶ The childe The numbre of seuen The nomber of seuen doth sygnifie ād importe a certayne perfection in the holye scripture wherfore the seuenth daye was moste meete to sette out vnto vs a thing that should stil continue moreouer it putteth vs in remembraunce that our spirituall rest or quietnes is not full nor perfecte whyles we lyue in this world neyther shall it be absolutely broughte to perfection vntyll we departe thys lyfe ¶ The minister Sonday 27 What is mente by that which our lord alleageth here saying that it behoueth vs to reste for so muche as he hath done the same ¶ The childe When God had created al his woorkes in syxe dayes he dedicated or appointed the seuenth to the vewe and beholding of his workmanship And to the intent we might be the more easely induced to the consideration there of he bringeth foorth his owne exaumple for that there is nothinge of so muche worthines to be desyred as to become lyke vnto him ¶ The minister Must we than daily haue consideration and remembraunce of goddes woorkes or is it inough to haue minde of them one day in the weeke ¶ The childe Verely our bound duety is to haue bothe daylye hourely a reuerent consideracion of hys merueillous woorkes We are bownde to praise God continuallie in his woorkes but for that we are through frailtie so negligent forgetful there is one certain daye peculiarelye appointed to renew from time to time the remembraūce of this our duety and that is the politique ordre which I spake of ¶ The childe What maner of ordre ought the people to obserue in that day ¶ The childe As touchinge pollitique or dre for dayes They are bounde that daye to come together and to geue diligente eare to the woorde of God to make theyr prayers vnto God and finallye to make open profession of their faith and religion ¶ The minister What meanest thou by saying

that it was partly ordeined for the recreation and ease of seruauntes ¶ The childe To thintente that they whiche be vnder the authoritye and power of others myght be released somewhat and lyghtened of theyr paynful laboures the whiche thyng also serueth to the furtheraunce of the common wealth for somuch as euery man hath iust cause to be the readyer willynglye to trauayle the other sixe days when they consider that they may take their rest in the seuenth ¶ The minister Goe to then let vs nowe also see how this commaundement belongeth vnto vs. ¶ The childe As touching the ceremony ther of Col. 2. The ceremoniall Sabbot● ys ended we haue nothing to do with it for the vse of al ceremonyes ceassed at the cumming of Christe who was the ende and substaunce of them ¶ The minister How so ¶ The childe For our old man vnto whome the ceremonies belonged is now crucifyed by the vertue of his death Rom. 6. through the merite of his resurrection we rise agayn into a newnes of lyfe ¶ The minister What is there than in this comaundement that concerneth vs ¶ The childe We are bounde to obserue the politique ordre appoynted in the churche for the hearyng of Goddes woorde for cumming together to make common prayers and for the ryghte vse of the sacramentes ¶ The minister And dothe the fygure profytt vs no more ¶ The childe Yes veryly for it leadethe vs to the trewth of that thing wherof the sabboth day is a figure which is that we being made the true mēbers of Christe ought to leaue of from doing the woorkes of our owne will to commit our selues wholy vnto his tuicion gouernance ¶ The minister Sonday 28 Lette vs come now to the seconde table ¶ The childe HOnor thy father thy mother ¶ The minister The 5 cōmaundement What doest thou meane by this woord Honour ¶ The childe what honor is due to our superiours The meaning is that children are of duetye bounde to vse humble obedience and lowlynes towardes their father and mother bearynge a reuerente minde towardes them ready to assyst and ayde thē and willyng to doe after theyr commaundementes according to their dutie ¶ The minister Proceade farther in thys commaundement ¶ The childe God ioyneth also a promes to this commaundement sayng that thou maist leade a prosperous lyfe many yeares in the lande whiche the lord thy God hath geuen thee ¶ The minister What is the meanyng of this promes ¶ The childe That God will indue them with a long lyfe here in thys worlde whiche haue theyr father and mother in due reuerence ¶ The minister How cummeth it to passe that god promiseth man to prolong hys life here in thys world as if it were a speciall benefite since this life present is so ful of al kynd of misery ¶ The childe Though our lyfe here in thys world be neuer so full of wretchednes yet not with standing a long life A longe life is a blessing of God vnto the faithfull for somuche as god doth shew furth his fatherly affection towardes his in that they knowe they are vnder hys protection and defence ¶ The minister May a man gather of the contrary parte that he who liueth not manye yeares is accursed of God ¶ The childe No but rather it cummeth to passe manye tymes that oure lord taketh them soneste of all out of thys world shortenyng theyr lyfe whome he loueth most dearely ¶ The minister Since he doeth thus It semeth that he keepeth not alwayes promesse ¶ The childe Benefites of this worlde are promysed with cōdicion Yes verelye for what promes soeuer god maketh vs touching the benefites of this world we ought to take it with this condicion so farfurth as it shal be expedient for the health of our soule For it were a meanes to haue the promes of god in smal reputacyon if the eyes of oure mynd wer not directed further then to cōsidre onely the state of thys present lyfe ¶ The minister And what is to be sayd of them that be disobedient vnto father and mother ¶ The childe The ponyshement of childrē whyche disobey their parents God will not onely punish them with euerlasting payne in the day of iudgement but he wil execute also punishmente on theyr bodyes here in thys worlde eyther by shortnynge their life eyther by procuring them a shameful death either at the least a life most miserable ¶ The minister Doeth not God speake expresly and namely of the lande of Canaan in thys promesse ¶ The childe Yes verely as touching the children of Israel vnto whom the commaundement was first geuen but since it hath pleased god to receyue vs also into the noumbre of hys people Psal 14 Psal 88. Psal 3. we must take it in a more general significatyon so that in somuche as the whole earthe is the lordes we ought to acknowledge that what countreye soeuer we do inhabite god hathe geuen vnto vs the same for a dwellinge place ¶ The minister Is there nothyng elles to be vnderstande in this commaundement ¶ The childe Yes for notwithstandyng no mencion is made in it expresly but of the father and mother yet we must vnderstand in them al magistrates rulers superiours for so muche as there is one maner of consideracion of theym all ¶ The minister What is that ¶ The childe AS God hath geuē vnto them all theyr authoritie and preeminence and because there is no prerogatiue of superioritye neither of father nor mother neyther of prynce or ruler magistrate or maister neyther anye other offyce or tytle of preemynence Rom. 13. but suche as God hath ordeyned therfore they require al by one maner of reason theyr due obedience ¶ The minister Sonday 29 Goe nowe to the sixt commaundement ¶ The childe The .6 commaundement THou shalt do no murther ¶ The minister Is there nothyng forbydden here but open murther ¶ The childe Yes verelye for consideryng that it is god who geueth thys in commaundemēt the which hath chiefe regarde vnto oure heartes he doth not only geue vs a law to restrayne our outward dedes but principally to brydle the affections of oure mynde ¶ The minister Thy meanynge is then that there is a certayne kinde of murther lying prieuelye in the heart the whiche is forbydden here of God ¶ The childe It is euen so and that is a malicious hatred or rancour and a desyer to doe hurt vnto our neyghbour ¶ The minister Is it inough then if we beare no hatred nor malice towardes any man ¶ The childe No for in that that god forbyddeth hatred it is to be vnderstand also that he requireth of vs to loue all men that vnfeynedly from the bottome of the hearte procuryng by all meanes theyr welth ¶ The minister Rehearse the seuenthe commaundement ¶ The childe THou shalt not commit adultery The .7 Cōmādement ¶ The minister What is the summe and