Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A17478
|
A briefe and necessarie catechisme, concerning the principall poynts of our Christian religion Written for the good of all such as seeke after consolation in Christ. By R.C.
|
R. C., fl. 1602.; Greenham, Richard, attributed name. aut
|
1574
(1574)
|
STC 4296; ESTC S115042
|
20,180
|
63
|
haue in Christ all that the Law requireth But yet they remayne transgressors of the Law. They are transgressors in themselues and yet righteous in Christ and in their inner man they loue righteousnesse and hate sinne VVhat then is the state of the faithfull in this life They are sure in Christ and yet fight against sinne VVhat fight haue they 1 Within they haue the battaile of the flesh against the spirit 2 Without the temptations of sathan and of the world How shall they ouercome By a liuely faith in Iesus Christ. VVhat call you the flesh The corruption of our nature wherein we were borne and conceiued Doth that remaine after regeneration Yea it dwelleth in vs and cleaueth fast vnto vs so long as we carry the outward flesh about vs. How doth the flesh fight against the spirit By continuall lusting against it and that is two waies 1 By hindering or corrupting vs in the good motions works deeds of the spirit 2 By continuall moouing vs to euill motions words and déeds What call you the spirit The holy spirit which God in Christ hath giuen vs wherby we are begottē againe Doe wee not receiue the spirit in full measure and in perfection at the first No But first wee receiue the first fruits afterward daily increases of the same vnto the end if that fault be not in vs. How doth the spirit fight in vs. By lusting against the flesh and that is also two waies 1 Partly by rebuking and partly by restrayning in vs the euill motions and déeds of the flesh 2 By continuall inlightening vs affecting vs with thoughts words déeds agreeable to Gods will. What call you the world The corrupt state condition of men and the rest of the creatures How doth the world fight against vs. By alluring and drawing vs to the corruptions thereof and the meanes it vseth héerein are two 1 Oft times by false pleasures profit and glory of this world from our obedience to God. 2 Oft times it draweth vs by paines and losses and reproches to distrust Gods promises How shall we ouercome the pleasures profit and glory of this world 1 By a true faith in Iesus Christ who desposed all these things to work our saluation and to make vs able to ouercome them 2 By a faith in Gods word that feareth vs from doing any thing that is against his will. How shall we ouercome the paines losses and reproches of this world 1 By a liuely faith in Iesus Christ who suffered all these things to worke our saluation and inableth vs to suffer them 2 By a stedfast faith in Gods prouidence that we shall want no good thing and that all things soeming hurtful shall be turned to the furtherance of our saluation What call you sathan The aduersarie and enemie of God and his people How doth he fight against vs 1 By subtilty alluring vs to sinne and therefore he is called a tempter and a Serpent 2 By laying fearfully to our charge our sinnes committed and therefore he is called the deuill that is an accuser 3 By séeking by manifold inward terrors and outward troubles to swallow vs vp and therefore hee is called a roaring Lyon. How shall we fight against him and his temptations 1 By faith in Iesus Christ who ouercame all his temptations in his owne person to the end we might ouerthrow him 2 By resisting the inward motiens and outward occasions of sinne How shall we doe that By beleeuing that we are baptised into the death and resurrection of Christ. How shall we ouercome sathan and his accusations 1 By faith in Iesus Christ who hath iustified vs for all the sinne for the which he can accuse vs. 2 By all those comfortable promises of the forgiuenes of sins which in Christs name is made vnto vs. How shall we ouercome him in our terrors and troubles 1 By faith in Iesus Christ who was heard in all his terrors and troubles to giue vs an assurance that we shall not be ouercome by them 2 By faith in Gods prouidence wherby we knowe that he can doe no more vnto vs then the Lord doth direct for our good VVe haue hard that the word is the first chiefe means not only to beget but also to strengthen and increase faith in vs what is the next principall meanes That is Prayer chiefly seruing for the strengthning and increasing of faith vvhat is Prayer Prayer is a lifting vp of the minde and a powring out of the hart before God. Is there any prescript rule of Prayer left vs in the Scriptures Yea euen that which our Sauiour Christ taught his disciples called the Lords Prayer Is it lawfull to vse no other manner of words Yea we may vse an other forme but we must pray for the same things and with like affection as are prescribed ther. How is that Prayer deuided Into three parts 1 The preface or enterance thereto 2 The prayer it selfe 3 The cōclusion or shutting vp of that same vvhich is the Preface Our Father which art in heauen vvhat doth this put vs in minde of 1 Of him to whom we pray 2 Of our owne estate in prayer To whom doe we pray To God the Father the Sonne and the the holy Ghost vvhy doe you heare name the father Because discerning the persons wee pray vnto the father secretly vnderstanding that wee doe so in the mediation of his sonne by the working of the holy Ghost vvhy must we pray to the father in the mediation of Christ his Sonne Because God beeing displeased for sinne we can haue no dealing with him but only by the meanes of his sonne in whom he is well pleased vvhy must we pray by the working of the holy Ghost Because the holy ghost assureth vs that God is our Father whereas we know not what to pray nor how he teacheth vs. vvhat must we be perswaded of our owne estate in prayer Partly concerning our selues and partlie concerning others VVhat perswasion must wee haue touching our selues We must be truly humbled and withall haue a certaine confidence that wee shall be hard How shall we be truly humbled 1 With a perswasion of our sinfull miserie and vnworthines to be holpen 2 With a most certaine perswasion of the most glorious Maiestie of God in heauen that must helpe vs. How shal we be assured that we shall be heard 1 By being perswaded that God loueth vs as his own children in our Lord Iesus Christ. 2 By faith being perswaded that God our Father is able to doe whatsoeuer he will in heauen and earth What must wee be perswaded concerning other 1 That all Gods people pray for vs. 2 We must be perswaded that it is our bounded dutie to pray for other as well as for our selues How are the petitions duided 1 We make our requests for those things which concerne Gods Maiestie 2 For those things which concerne our owne welfare Which be those that concerne Gods Maiestie The thrée first 1 Hallowed be thy name 2 Thy kingdome come 3 Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen What is meant by the name of God. 1 The names and titles of God as Iehoua the Lord of Lords c. 2 The wisedome power mercy goodnes truth righteousnes and the eternitie of God. Why be these called the names of God. Because as names serue to discerne things by so by these things GOD is knowne to be God. What is meant by this word sanctified We pray that God as he is glorious in himselfe so he may be declared and made knowne to men How shall Gods name be declared to be holy and glorious 1 We pray that his wisedome power mercy c. may more and more be imparted into vs and other of Gods people 2 We pray that according as wee know these things so the fruits of them may appeare in ours all Gods peoples liues that so Gods name may be honoured and praised What doe we pray against in his petion 1 Against all ignorance of the holy things we should know and want of good workes whereby God wants of his glory 2 Against all false religion wickednes and vngodlines by which Gods name is dishonoured FINIS Com. 1. Com. 2. Com. 3. Com. 4. Com. 6. Com. 7. Com. 8. Com. 9. Com. 10. The Beleefe 1. Cor. 15 20. Act. 1. 2. 9. Heb. 9. 15. 1. Pet. 3. 22. Math. 6. 26. c. 1. Cor. 15. 51. 52. Reue. 22. 20 Rom. 8. 1.
profiting by the forenamed meanes 2 The leauing vnused any of those publike or priuate exercises Rehearse the fift Commaundement Honour thy father and thy mother c. VVhom doe you vnderstand by Father and Mother Not onely my naturall parents but also all those whom God hath set ouer me for my good as Magistrates Ministers Maisters c. What duties doe Children owe to their Parents Reuerently and obediently to receiue their instructions commandements and corrections to succour and pray for them vvhat are they forbidden to doe To refuse or murmure their instructions commaundements and corrections or to neglect any duty belonging to them vvhat duties doe seruants owe to their maisters In feare and trembling to submit themselues to their instructions commaundements and corrections and to pray for them vvhat are they forbidden To refuse or repine their instructions corrections and commaundements and to doe no eye seruice to them vvhat if parents and maisters doe not their duties Yet they must obey for conscience to Gods ordinance vvhat if they command vniust things They must obey God rather then man and submit themselues to their corrections vvhy are those things added That thy daies may be long in the land To allure vs more carefully to kéepe and willingly to obey his commaundements whereas disobedience shall be punished with a short and miserable life Rehearse the sixt Commaundement Thou shalt do no murther vvhat is heere forbidden 1 Foure things especially First by weapen or poyson to kill our brother 2 By wound or blow or any such means to shorten the life or impaire the heath of any man. 3 By word countenance or gesture to mocke grieue or contemne any man. 4 To be mooued with anger hatred or enuie whereby we may be brought to reuenge our selues on our brother vvhat is commaunded 1 To haue peace with all men as much as possible is in vs. 2 In thought word or déed to seeke the preseruation of all Rehearse the seuenth Commandement Thou shalt not commit adulterie How many things are heere forbidden 1 Thrée 1 All those outward actes wherby the bodie is defiled as adulterie fornication and vncleannesse and this is committed two waies 1 Eyther against our owne bodies which is vnnatural or against the bodies of other creatures which is monstrous 2 By marrying one either of a false religion or no religion or within the degrees forbidden or by the intemperate vse of the marriage bed 2 All those instruments and occasions are forbidden whereby this sinne is stirred vp or strengthened in vs and they be all contained in this word wantones Which is 1 When eyther the whole body is abused in idlenes or vaine sports or else when any part of the bodie as the eye the eare the tongue the nose the head or the foot are abused to euil 2 When we vse intemperately meat drinke sleepe or apparrell or any inconuenient company time or place 3 All that inward setled lust is forbidden whereunto the hart doth giue consent VVhat good is commaunded 1 To keepe my selfe pure and chast in minde and bodie 2 To vse those means carefully which may keepe vs chast What meanes be those Continuall temperance in meat drinke sleepe and apparrell continuall painefulnesse in our calling fasting and watching so long as need requireth What if by these meanes we cannot be kept chast Then may we marrie and in marriage to vse those meanes carefully wherby the marriage bed may be kept pure and vndefiled Rehearse the eight Commaundement Thou shalt not steale How many euils are heere forbidden 1 Three 1. All those outwarde actes whereby stealth is committed and that is by our selues or by other By other when wee commaund or counsaile others to steale eyther by keeping counsell or any way consenting to them By others 1. All secret filching and open robberie of neuer so small a thing for neuer so great a neede 2. All extortion or violent wrong all oppression and vnmercifull dealing 3. All deceit in buying or selling or exchaunging and not restoring things borrowed found giuen to be kept and such like 2 All the outward occasions of stealth ▪ 1 As false waights measures coyne c. 2 Liuing in an vnlawfull calling idlenes wastfull spending of our goods 3 All inward stealth of the hart is forbidden that is the setled will or desire of our neighbours goods although wee cannot get them eyther for feare shame or c. we doe not take them What is heere commaunded 1 To restore goods euill gotten or wrongfully kept 2 To labour faithfully in a lawfull calling to be sparing of that we get and to helpe others as need requireth Rehearse the ninth Commandement Thou shalt not beare false witnes c. What is heere forbidden Not onely to beare false witnes our selues but also to be partakers with false witnes bearers How may waies is false witnes borne Two Outwardly and inwardly Against whom doe men beare false witnes outwardly Against others or themselues against others two waies 1 In iudgement when they giue or receiue false information pronounce or write false sentence 2 Out of iudgement and that is also two waies 1 When any rayse vp spread abroad or listen after false reports 2 When any report the falts of others without care of their credit or when with flattering hearts they commend any man. How doe men beare false witnes against themselues Eyther when they denie that to be in them which is indeed or take that vpon them which is not good or euill VVhat be the occasions of false witnes The fleshly hatred of our enemies or carnal loue of our selues or our friēds to get the things we loue auoid that we hate How do mē beare false witnes inwardly Eyther in suspition without a iust cause or in iudging falsly or hardly of any man. How are we partakers with false witnes bearers If we eyther commaund or counsaile it to be done or if we mislike it not staying it if we can VVhat is heere commaunded 1 In iudgement to further righteous causes so far forth as my calling requires 2 To speake the truth from my heart to euery man so much as is requisite for him to know 3 To be as carefull of the credit of my neighbour as the nature of his offences will permit Rehearse the tenth Commaundement Thou shalt not couet c. Are all motions and desires euill No For the desire and appetite of meat drinke and sleepe are naturall and in their owne nature good vnlesse through our corruption they become sinfull What motions then be euill Those which are eyther against God or our neighbours Are all such forbidden in this Command No For those which are against God are forbidden in the first commaundement those therefore are forbidden heere which are against our neighbour Seeing in the former commaundement we are forbidden to hurt our neighbour in hart how doth this differ from the former There the setled desires of the hart are forbidden but