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A09077	A double catechisme one more large, following the order of the common authorized catechisme, and an exposition thereof: now this second time published: the other shorter for the weaker sort: both set forth for the benefit of Christian friends and wel-willers. By Richard Bernard, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods word at Worsop in Nottingham-shire.; Large catechisme	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1607 (1607)	STC 1936; ESTC S113787	23,289	50

saued A. It is necessarie to all that may haue it but not of necessitie to such as cannot rightly come by it for not the want but the carelesse neglect and contempt thereof condemneth Q. Hovv oft should vve be baptized A. But once for we may not be baptized againe after true baptisme for being once borne we cannot be borne againe naturally nor spiritually Q. VVhat is the Lords Supper It is the latter Sacrament in the new Testament whereby we are nourished and preserued in the Church to eternall life Q. VVhat be the outvvard signes B. Bread and wine Q. VVhat be the things signified A. The bodie and bloud of Christ Q. VVhat are the rites A. The actions of the Minister and receiuer Q. VVhat are the actions of the Minister A. 1. To take the bread wine into his hands 2. to blesse it 3. To breake the bread and powre foorth the wine 4. to offer and giue them to the receiuer Q. VVhat are the actions of the receiuer A. 1. To take the bread and wine offered into his hand 2. to eate the one and drinke the other and so digest and concoct them as that they feele nourishment to the bodie Q. VVhat learn● you by all these actions A. I am assured that the visible actions of the Minister doth represent the spirituall actions of God the Father to my soule who hath decreed his Sonne and elected him the Mediator to haue his bodie broked and his precious bloud shed for me being offered to all but giuen onely to the true beleeuer that can by the hand of faith take hold of him who shewes as liuely the vertue of his death to preserue his soule as the vertue of the bread and wine is felt to nourish the bodie Q. 〈◊〉 the bread turned into Christs bodie and is the wine into his very bloud A. No verily for then 1. it were no Sacrament 2. it is against reason 3. against Scripture 4. against an article of our Creed 5. against the iudgment of anncient Fathers true writings 6. against the iudgement of reformed Christian Churches 7. against the opinion of holy Martyrs who shed their bloud for the contrarie 8. it is against experience of our senses that the bread should bee flesh or wine bloud neither is Christs bodie in with or about the same Q. Is there then no difference of this bread and vvine from that vvhich vve vse commonly A. There is no difference in the substance but in the holy vse being at that time set apart to be signes of Christs bodie and bloud Q. May euery one offer to receiue the vvill A. No but onely such as come prepared and be fit that both are able in knowledge to examin and also by a good conscience will iudge themselues whither they be in any measure prepared thereunto Q. VVhat if you come vnprepared A. I am an vnworthie receiuer prouoking Gods wrath against me and so eate and drinke my owne damnation Q. VVho are those that ought not to come A. Open impenitent sinners fooles madde persons children all that be of yeares and yet ignorant not being able to trie and iudge themselues and if such prophane ones do offer themselues they are not to be admitted Q. VVhat be those things vvhereof you must try and iudge your selues A. I. Of my knowledge concerning my miserable estate through sinne of Gods mercie and our deliuerance by Christ and the vnderstanding of this Sacrament II. Of my beleefe in Christ which I may do by the Creede III. Of my repentance towards God for old and new sinnes examined by his commaundements IV. Of my brotherly loue which I do owe to euery one which I may trie and iudge by my forgiuing others as I desire God to forgiue me and by my seeking to satisfie whom I haue offended of my knowledge either in word or deed Q. May any by omitting these duties be free from sinne if therefore they vvill not receiue the Sacrament vvith others A. No for as to come vnprepared is damnation so to neglect to prepare for any earthly occasion is a great wickednesse such liuing in disobedience without repentance and charitie Q. VVhy do you go to the Lords supper A. 1. To testifie my loue in obedience to God commaunding 2. To strengthen my faith beeing weake 3. To maintaine and increase the holy cōmunion and fellowship of brotherly loue amongst vs the members of Christ and 4. to keepe a remembrance of his death till his second comming Q. Hovv must you be exercised in the time of administration and aftervvards A. I must 1. meditate vpon the death and passion of Christ how grieuously I haue sinned 2. Gods endlesse mercie 3. the vnitie and fellowship that is amongst the true members of the Church with Christ and one with another reioycing in heart and praysing God therefore with the congregatiō Afterwards 1. I must giue almes to the needie brethren and do other good works of charitie in token of thankfulnesse that day especially for so great a mercie 2. Grow from thenceforth in obedience faith and vnfained loue to my liues end The sixt part Q. Can you briefly sh●vv me any rules to be obserued that you may do so as you haue bene taught A. I. Euery morning before other businesse I must 1. thanke God for my safetie 2. desire pardon of sinne 3. Gods further protection against ghostly and bodily enemies II. I must know that that day and all other times after giuen me to liue in are for more earnest repentance encrease of knowledge faith practise of godlinesse and therefore of these continually I must be mindfull setting some part of the day aside for reading hearing or meditating vpon heauenly things that the vanities of the world short and vncertaine carie me not away III. I must haue or else prepare my selfe to some particular calling fit to keepe me from idlenesse and to exercise the duties of religion in which calling must I be both honest and profitable to others to which 1. I must betake me speedily that no time be lost 2. to do therein as I wold be done vnto 3. to seeke first in my labour Gods glorie then my owne good with my neighbours profite 4. labour therein painefully and constantly in aduersitie vsing good meanes hoping for prosperitie in prosperitie neglecting no humble duties for feare of aduersitie 5. my present estate I must account it euer the best for me and most for Gods glorie 6. I must not feare to spend where God and charitie requireth sparing from idle expences and onely lay vp for the time to come wh●tsoeuer shall remaine when I haue discharged necessarie duties honestly religiously IV. I must recreate my selfe sometime from my wearisome labour when 〈◊〉 see need which must be 1. at times conuenient 2. in things lawfull 3. short delightsome to the mind healthfull for the bodie 4. to make me more chearefull to returne to labour and not to draw me to loiter to idlenes no

insufficient to creepe in or to abide still neither the able to liue idlely by carelesnes pride or couetousnesse 3. That there be a godly order established and peaceably kept of euery one without giuing offence 4. That there be a holy and right vse continually of true discipline to admonish suspend and excommunicate obstinate offenders whosoeuer they be Q. Are not the articles of your beleefe a prayer A. No but onely a summe of the Gospell which is one part of Gods word containing the promises of saluation by Christ and is also a rule by which I must examine my faith Q. VVhat meane you by faith A. Not faith to worke miracles which is past nor historicall onely beleeuing that to be true which God saith nor temporarie to know professe and to teach Christ feare to commit sinne sorrow after to make satisfaction to destroy the wicked to make many prayers wishing heauen and to liue for a time in shew honestly yet out of Christ but iustifying faith is here meant Q. VVhat is iustifying faith A. It is a gracious and true perswasion in my heart grounded vpon Gods promises concerning Christ whereby I do apply him and all his benefits to my selfe being assured that he is my wisedom strength righteousnesse holinesse and redemption and that what he hath done it is as well done for me as for any other and so is mine as if my selfe had done it Q. Hovv came you by this faith A. By the holy Ghost working the same inwardly by the outward ministerie of the Gospell preached ordinarily is by the same word Sacramēts and Prayer confirmed continued and increased Q. VVhat prosite reape you by this beleefe A. I a wretched sinner in my selfe being pardoned of sinne and Christ giuen to me am in him the adopted sonne of God and righteous before him my heart purged my conscience quieted my imperfect workes do please him all crosses are for comfort and further to saluation holy Angels tend vpon me heauen is mine inheritance I am set at libertie from the curse of the lawe Sathan the world and fleshly lusts without feare of death damnation and hell fire Q. Hath euery one this faith and so these benefites A. No but onely such as shewe repentance the fruite of faith Q. VVhat is repentance A. It is a true turning of my mind will and heart wholly from the world the flesh and diuell vnto God with full purpose to attend carefully to the counsell of his word and spirit and through the whole course of my life readily and constantly endeauour to follow the same Q. VVhat are the true tokens of this true repentance A. 1. A continuall striuing of the flesh and spirit 2. A hatred of my former vanities auoyding occasion companie counsell or example to ill with loue vnfained to the contrarie 3. Increase of peace in conscience with comfort in affection for righteousnesse sake 4. A ioyfull expecting and wishing Christs comming to iudgement Q. May not a man that truly repenteth fall aftervvards A. Yes indeed and into the same sinne or some other Q. Hovv then may a man be persvvaded that his repentance vvas then true before A. 1. If this be of infirmitie feeling before and in the committing a dislike thereof for after true repentance sinne is neuer wholy committed 2. If that Godly sorrow follow which is not either for earthly shame temporall punishments hellish torments or losse of heauen but for displeasing God so mercifull a Father and this is called renewed repentance Q. Hovv should this appeare to be true A. 1. By an vtter loathing and condemning my selfe for the sinne newly committed with desire and perswasion of pardon 2. A godly anger burning zeale against my selfe with taking reuenge vowing and practising strictly the contrary vertue for offending 3. A watchfull care and continuall feare lest I fall afterwards at any time againe into the same Q. VVhat may comfort a troubled conscience A. These things 1. That God can pardon any sinne 2. That he will by promise made pardon euery penitent 3. That he which feeleth a true desire to leaue sinne and to please God is bound to beleeue his sinnes are both pardonable and pardoned 4. That doubting of saluation with feare to offend God is a signe of saluation 5. No condemnation to such as are in Christ and therefore their sinnes cannot damne them 6. Iustification must not be iudged after sanctification there is no perfection here and the best children of God haue grieuously fallen and haue felt this sting of conscience 7. The assurance of saluation must not be iudged as men feele assurance in affliction but by the stabilitie of Gods promises from former comforts and tokens of grace but in trouble from present desires onely The third part Q. You said that your Godfathers and Godmothers did promise for you that you should keepe Gods commaundements tell me hovv many there be A. Ten and are diuided into two tables Q. VVhat doth the first table teach you A. The dutie which I owe vnto God in holinesse whome I must loue with all my heart with all my mind and with all my soule and with all my strength set downe in the foure first commandements containing the matter manner end and time of Gods worship Q. VVhat doth the second Table teach you A. The dutie which I owe vnto my neighbor which is euery one in righteousnes whom I must loue as my selfe set downe in the sixe last Commaundements containing his dignitie life bodie goods credit and more spiritually all of thē Q VVhich be the Commaundements A. The same which God spake in the 20. of Ezodus saying I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage which is no commaundement but the preface vnto them Q. VVhat is the first commandement A Thou shalt haue none other Gods but me Q. VVhat doth this Commaundement teach you A. To make choice of one and the true God to be my God and not to take that for God which is not God by nature the occasion whereof was the lusting after strange gods Q. VVhat are the things forbidden by this Commaundement A. Ignorance of God and the truth not to pray distrust of God impatiencie to feare loue or ioy in the creature more then in the Creatour to deny God or his word power presence iustice o● mercie openly or secretly in heart securitie without feare of God The contrarie is commaunded Q. VVhat is the second Commaundement A. Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any graven image c. Q. VVhat doth this Commaundement teach you A. I must neither worship false Gods nor this true God with false worship but in spirit and truth as his word onely teacheth The occasion of this Comman was our foolish desire of a carnall worship and a false conceipt to be able to prescribe a manner of worship to God of our selues Q VVhat things are hereby forbidden A. Idolatrie picturing of God or