V. Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy dayes may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee VI. Thou shalt not kill VII Thou shalt not commit adultery VIII Thou shalt not steale IX Thou shalt not bear false witnesse against thy Neighbour X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house thou shalt not covet thy Neighbours wife nor his man-servant nor his maid-servant nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is thy Neighbours The Lords Prayer in a Preface six Petitions a Confirmation and a Conclusion The Preface The Petitions OVr Father which art in Heaven 1. Hal lowed be thy Name 2. Thy Kingdome come 3. Thy will be done in Earth as it is in heaven 4. Give us this day our dayly Bread 5. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our Debtors 6. And lead us noâ— into Temptation but deliver us from evill For thine is the Kingdome and the Power The Confirmation and the glory for ever The Conclusion Amen â—race before meat BLessed God the Father of all blessings and God of all comfort and consolation blesse us and the Creaturs whatever now provided for us so fill both our bodies and soules with good that both may abound in all goodnesse to thy only glory and both their good through Jesus Christ our Lord to whom with thee and the holy Spirit be all honour and glory for ever Amen Grace after meat Give us O Lord we beseech thee all thankfull hearts for all thy good graces and benefits what ever now and at all times bestowed on us that by us and all the faithful for that all thy good thou maist receive all praise and glory now and for ever Amen A short Catechisme 1. Question WHat ought to be our chiefest care Answer To glorifie God a 1 Cor. 10. 31. II. Q That we may have that Care and shew forth that glory what ought we especially to have A Zeale b Numb 25. 11. III. Q Is Zeale enough to shew it A No we must have also knowledge c Rom. 10. 2. IV. Q That we may have both that zeal and knowledge what ought we especially to understand and consider A The works of God and the Word of God V. Q What are the works of God A The world and all things therein contained VI. Q Dothâ—bat glorifie God A Yes d Psal 19. 1 2. VII Q Why would he have his works to glorifie him A That we might be without ex cuse e Rom. 1. 19 20. VIII Q What is the Word of God A The holy Scriptures of the old and new Testament commonly called the Bible IX Q Why ought we to understand and consider that Word A That we might have a certaine rule to go by X. Q Have we a certaine rule in that Word A Yes f Is 8. 20. XI Q What especially teacheth that Word A The Knowledge of God and our selves g 2 Tim. 3. 16 17. XII Q What ought we to know of God A Two things especially XIII Q What be they A First what he is secondly what he hath done XIV Q First what is God A He is a Spirit h Jo. 4. 24. XV. Q Secondly what hath God done A He hath made all things i Gen. 1. â— XVI Q What ought we to know of our selves A Three things especially XVII Q What be they A First â—â— what we were Secondly what we are Thirdly what we shall be XVIII Q First then what weâ—e we A At our first Creation when God made man and all things he and they all Gen. 1. 31 were good k XIX Q Secondly what are we A Since that our first Parent Adams Gen. 6. 5. Ro. 6. 23. fall evill 1 And unlesse by Grace renewed subject to death m XX. Q Thirdly what shall we be A At the last day the generall Resurrection of all Mankind they by grace Mat. 25. 34. renewed shall be blessed in Heaven'n they that continue in sin shall be accursed in Mat. 25. 41. Hell o XXI Q Well but what was Adams sin to us Rom. 5. 18. 1 Cor. 15. 22. A We sinned in him p XXII Q How then can we be redeemed from that his guilt A By Jesus Christ XXIII What or who is Jesus Christ A The Sonne of God and Saviour of man XXIV Q Why must we be redeemed by Jesus Christ A Because the sin of man was against God God that is also man as Jesus Christ was and is must make the satisfaction XXV Q Are there more Gods then one A No there is but one God but there are three Persons in the Godhead XXVI Q What are those three Persons A The first the Father the second the Son and the third the holy Ghost XXVII Q How doe you know this A My Creed tels me so XXVIII Q What is the Creed A The Articles of our Faith XXIX Q Why doe some call it the Apostles Creed A Because some say the Apostles composâ—d it XXX Q What doe you think who composed it A It is uncertaine XXXI Q Why then is it râ—ceived A Because whoever composed it makes no great matter but being of old received and certainely containing the sum or grounds of Christian Religion comprised in the Gospell of Christ it is therefore received XXXII Q How many be those Articles of it A According to the number of the twelve Apostles twelve XXXIII Q What be those Articles A I beleeve in God c. XXXIV Q What is Faith A A certaine confidence in and dependance on Jesus Christ q Eph 3. 12. XXXV Q Why need we that confidence and dependance on Jesus Christ A Because we are sinners and none but he bare those sins i Heb. 9. 28. XXXVI Q What is sin A A transgression of the Law s 1 Jo. 3. 4. XXXVII Q What is that Law A The Commandements of God XXXVIII Q How many Commandments are there A Ten in two Tables t Deut. 4. 13. XXXIX Q Which be the Commandments A I am the Lord thy God c. XL. Q What learne you by these Commanmandements A My duty towards God and my duty towards my Neighbour XLI Q What is your duty towards God A To love him above all things u Mat. 22. 37. XLII Q What is your duty towards your Neighbour A To love him as my selfe w Mat. 22. 39. XLII Q Well but can you exactly keepe them in every point A No but I dayly breake some one or other of them in thought word and deed x Psal 14. 1. 3. And breaking but one I am guilty of all y Ja. 2. 10. XLIV Q How then to any purpose can you keepe any of them A I must labour what I may to keepe them XLV Q Why must you labour to keepe them A Because they are the rule prescribed of God XLVI Q Well but being as you say not able to keepe them as you ought how
better doe your worke If a quarter or halfe an houre in a day be sometimes spent in the practice at the weekes end you will find it no prejudice to your work but an excellent preparation on Gods day to do his worke in who doubtlesse will thereby both blesse and prosper the workes of every your owne dayes But let not the Gate be great where the City is but little or I lavish out time by a long Preface before a little booke which for the good of you all I composed and herein now propose to your both courteous and Christian entertainment and so I rest Yours in the Lord. L. THOMAS MILKE FOR CHILDREN The Great letters of all sorts A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. W. X. Y. Z. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. W. X. Y. Z. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. V. W. X. Y. Z. The small Letters of all sorts a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. r. s s. t. v. u. w. x. y. z. c. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s s. t. v. u. w. x. y. z. c. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s s. t. v. u. w. x. y. z. c. The Double letters of all sorts ff ss sh sl fl st ct ff ss sh sl fl st ct ff ss sh sl fl st ll ct The numeral letters I. V. X. L. C. D. M. The Figures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0. The points or stops in reading A Comma or short stop A middle distinction A full point A note of Interrogation A noâ—e of Admiration Lines including a Parenthesis The division of the letters Of the letters these six a. e. i. o. u. y. are Vowels all the rest are Consonants And sometimes i. u. y. are Consonants when going before themselves or other Vowels This kind of v. v. v. is used when a Consonant and whether Consonant or Vowell ever in the beginning of a Syllable word or sentence The other u. u. u. is alwayes a Vowell It is called a Consonant because it must alwayes be sounded with a Vowell as ab eb ad ed. ba. be da. de c. where a. and e. are Vowels b. and d. are Consonants In the English letters these two sorts of small ers r. r. are used indifferently but the small esses s s. are thus used this s alwayes in the beginning and middle this s alwayes at the end of words There are Syllables in words every Syllable must have one vowel at the least and every word if it hath more syllables then one must have also more vowels A Syllable is the pronouncing of one letter or more with one breath One Syllable may make one word as of in One word may have many syllables as division PSAL. 34. vers 11. Come ye Children hearken unto mee I will teach you the fear of the Lord. ECCLES 12. verse 13. Let us beare the conclusion of the whole matter Feare God and keep his Commandements for this is the whole duty of man PSAL. 111. vers 10. The feare of the Lord is the beginning of wisedome a good understanding have all they that do thereafter his praise endureth for ever ECCLES 12. vers 1. Remember now thy Creator in the dayes of thy youtb while the evill dayes come not nor the years draw nigb when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them 1 KINGS Chapt. 18. Vers 25 Therefore now Lord God of Israel keepe with thy servant David my Father that thou promisedst him saying there shall not faile thee a man in my sight to sit on the Throne of Israel so that thy Children take beed to their way that they walke before me as thou hast walked before me Vers 26 And now O God of Israel let thy word I pray thee be verified which thou spakest unto thy servant David my Father Vers 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth Behold the Heaven and Heaven of Heavens cannot containe thee how much lesse this house that I have builded Vers 28 Yet have thou respect unto the Prayer of thy servant to this supplication O Lord my God to hearken unto my cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day Vers 29 That thine eyes may be open to this house night and day ever toward the place of which thou hast said my name shall be there that thou maist hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place The Creed in twelve Articles 1. I beleeve in God the Father Almighty maker of heaven and Eaâ—th 2. And in Jesus Christ his onely Son our Lord 3. Which was conceived by the holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary 4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified dead and buried he descended into Hell 5. The third day he rose againe from the dead 6. He ascended into Heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty 7. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead 8. I beleeve in the holy Ghost 9. The holy Catholicke Church the Communion of Saints 10. The forgivenesse of sins 11. The resurrection of the Body 12. And the life everlasting Amen The Commandements in a Preface and ten Precepts And God spake all these words saying The Preface I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage 1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before The Precepts or Commandements themselvs me II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image or any likenesse of any thing that is in the Heaven above or that is in the Earth beneath or that is in the water under the Earth Thou shalt not bow downe thy selfe to them nor serve them For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the Children unto the third and foâ—rth generation of them that hate me And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandements III. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his Name in vaine IV. Remember the Sabbath day to keepe it holy Six dayes shalt thou labour and doe all thy worke Bâ—t the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not doe any work thou nor thy Sonne nor thy Daughter thy man-servant nor thy maid-servant nor thy cattell nor thy stranger that is within thy gates For in six dayes the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed iâ—
goodnesse As out of the Old Testament g Gen. 18. 18 19. where greatnes seems to be consequent of goodnesse and godlinesse and that God will blesse them whose children and houshold by living uprightly blesse God Also h Pr. 22. 6. where that men in their old age depart not from godlinesse and goodnesse is that in their youth they were trained up in it Againe i Ecc. 12. 1 where the wise Preacher wishes as we say to take time by the fore-lock and betimes to informe in golinesse And then that k V. 13. 14 to be godly and goe by the rule of Gods Commandments is mans whole endeavours Then out of the New Testament l Mat. 6. 33. that our first care Christ would have to be to be godly and no doubt the endeavours of our first yeares as who secking first to be godly should not misse any good according to that of David m Psa 8 4. 11. who assures all good to the godly as Christ makes goods the additions to godlinesse Also n Jo. 14. 15 Christ would have us to testifie our love of him and to shew it by keeping his Commandements which is by having faith and workes of faith hope charity and what other Christian vertues commanded by him Againe o 1 Jo. 2. 1. as if to prepare us for all these vertues the Apostle warnes against all vice and under the salute or title or appellation of Children as if to shew we could not be too timely in a contest with them the spirit of God p Rev. 22. 14. assuring heaven to the godly blessednesse as the right of their inheritance These and the like Expositions over and these like more plaine instructions instilled into youth for their further growth in godlinesse may you next doe well by yet larger expositions to explain unto them the meaning of the Creed the ten Commandements and the Lords Prayer with here and there some hints to some usefull Applications And first of the Creed A breif Exposition of the Creed THe Creed though as some will have it the immediate dictates of the twelve Apostles however it be uncertain who were the first compilers of it is the most ancient summe of Christian faith received by the Primitive Church and fathers and though containing in it the pith and marrow of Gods promises in in the Gospell yet because no Canonical Scripture in the exposition thereof it behoves us out of the Scriptures to prove every article thereof and to produce still such places of Canonical writ as shall infallably set forth the substance and sum of it And first for the Creed in generall thus the sum of our faith it behoves first to prove the necessity of faith And that doe these Scriptures as Habac. 2. 4. the last clause of the verse recited Rom. 1. 17. and Gal. 3. 11. and further explained or exemplified Jo. 3. 36. and 1 Jo. 5. 10. By collation of all which places there 's no living without it no living as to please God a Heb. 11. 6. without pleasing whom even better were it not to be b Mat. 18 6. No but this faith is it that justifies uâ— before God c Rom 5 1 Gal 1 15 sanctifies us before men d Act 15 9 Gal 5 6 is that by which we must live in which we must dye live we must by faith and that is when all we doe we doe in faith and when all we suffer we suffer in faith And then dye we must in faith and that first by weaning our selves from an immoderate love of this world secondly by depending on the promises of God thirdly by adhering to all helpes may bring us to heaven and fourthly in the pursuit of this adherence by no means to fall backe or faulter but though perhaps at present seeing little or no good come to hope and goe on still as faithfully assured of its coming e Job 13 15 Ps 30 5 These and the like places prove the necessity of faith And being that faith comes by hearing of the word f Ro 10 17 of God see we now next the symboll of faith it selfe the Creed and come we by the test of that word to prove every the Articles thereof and first of the First Article I beleeve in God the Father Almighty maker of Heaven and Earth which is also the first Part of it wherein is to be proved 1. That there is a God 2. that he is a Father 3. that he is Almighty 4. that he is Maker of Heaven and Earth 5. that this must be our faith and 6. that this must be every particular mans faith 1. For the first that there is a God though none but fooles a Ps 14 1 will deny his being these like Scriptures prove and as if the better to worke upon our capacities prove it by evident reasons As by his works of Creation b Ro 1 20 and Providence c Heb 1 3 where by the one we are to told he made e all things by the other that he preserves all things which none bâ—t God can doe Where might be added the Nature of the Creatures Whose motion points at some still first mover their multitudes at some Vnite which againe must needs be God yea our owne dayly experience that see his wrath emergent against the wicked and goodnesse and mercy eminent to the good and the godly Vse Which may teach the foolish and dull Atheist to lay by his stupid infidelity and confesse with his mouth what he durst but deny in his heart that there is a God may teach men to live so as if there were a God godly and serve him as they ought both dutifully and duly Besides that these like Scriptures and Reasons may prove not onely that there is a God but also that there is out one God However to backe this assertion have we also Gods owne Testimony in these other like Scriptures as Deut. 4. 39. Isa 45. 5. 1 Cor. 8. 4. and the like Vse Which again may instruct us against all filthy Idolatry and them that count ought else a. God beside him may teach unity among our selves d Act 4 32 and our onely sole salvation by him e Is 43 11 Ro 3 30 When proving him thus to be but one we need not presse further or be driven to prove that he is true or good all these like terms being convertible this one being every of those two and they all three but as all one 2 That he is a Father con we that Scripture f Isa 9. 6. where though speaking of Christ the Son of God the Prophet cals him Son as the second person in the Trinity Father as the first person both Father and son together with the holy Ghost though being but one entire substance God yet thus are three distinct subsistences one God three Persons g Mat. 28. 19. 1 Joh. 5. 7. That he is called Father shewes
him the fountaine love to the other persons making the streame thereof flow to us in his Son and so in him our father thus shewing God not onely good in himselfe but good also to us that as it is evident by Christs owne testimony i Jo 20. 17. God is both his and our father though we be but the adopted Sons of God k Gal. 4. 4 5. he onely his naturall son yet have we with him this right to call him Father Vse Which should teach us to be imitators of Christ that our brother as he did in all things so we study how to please that our father to doe as Christ did the will of God l Jo. 5. 30. with David to delight in doing that his Will m Ps 48. 8 to be as Paul would have his Ephesians be n Ep. 5. 1. followers of God as deare children Children of the father who is good to all o Mat. 5. 45. to shew our selves his children by our alike generall goodnesse 3. That he is Almighty besides that the frame of the most glorious Universe p Ps 19. 1. shewes that the maker thereof can be no lesse then the Almighty God God himself declares q Gen. 17. 1. that his Almighty being As also this cloâ—d of Scriptures though being infallible Scriptures yet to prove the Almightinesse producing undenyable Reasons As r Psa 111. 3 Psal 135. 6. where God is said to doe what he will hath might and power to doe all things as Psal 115. 3. Mat. 19. 26. Eph. 3. 20. and the like Vse Which should bridle the stubborn heads of them and check the bâ—â—d foreheads that will be questioning the will and power of God as can God doe this or this or this or this God cannot do when thus he can doe what he will and they have not the wit to conceive though the impudence thus to question his doings No beleeving that he is Almighty humbly bow s Ps 95. 6. we should labour to make him our friend by our obedience and not by our busie impudence to provoke his indignation As he is a Father and thus an Almighty God to comfort our selves not doubting his fatherly care nor distrusting his Almighty power but that as he is Father he will and as Almighty can depending upon him safely t Ps 27. 1. 1 Pet. 1. 5. keepe and defend us 4. That he is Maker of Heaven and Earth the Scriptures are plaine as Gen. 1. 1. and Act. 14. 15. and the like Where in these two thus cited one place expounds the other by heaven and earth in the first meaning as in the second both them and whatever else contained in them and as the whole first Chapter of Genesis doth more at large set forth When though this Creation be ascribed to the Father think not therefore the â—on or the holy Ghost excluded but that according to the Rule in Divinity In works without themselves they all three Persons worke together the Father by the Son through the holy Ghost the Son from the Father through the holy Ghost the holy Ghost from both the Father and the Son This which Creation is made of no pre-existent matter but made as we say of nothing u Heb. 11. 3. but by the word of God as Psal 33. 6. 9. as also Psal 148. 5. And made also good w Gen. 1. 25 31. and in good order the Heaven first and the things of Heaven and after the earth and its things And that in six dayes x Gen. 1. Ex. 20. 11. and that and all for his glory y. That and all which he hath since still gloriousl y Pro. 16. 4. and graciously governed and preserved z Act. 17. 28. Vse Which may teach us that as God is thus the Creator of all the Author of all our good so that him also we â—agnifie and praise for it a Ps 8. 1. 73 25. That he made all of nothing may teach us to consider his power that pleasing and faithfully depending on him from nothing he can raise our poore estate to something can again displeasing him bring us to nothing or worse then nothing to the penalty of his displeasure b 1 Sam. 2. 6 7. That he made all in this good order Heaven first and after the Earth may teach us where first to set oâ—r affection on Heaven c Mat. 11. 33. Col. 3. 2. and then in six dayes that as well in a moment might have made it to shew thereby not onely his infinite power but his mercy to us by his example to doe things orderly and with deliberation Besides that as Father prettily hints that his mercy to shew the superabundant goodnesse of it when it should cost the Son of God thirty yeares worke to redeeme lost man that wrought out the fabricke of the world in six dayes shewing thereby the Redemption of man a far greater worke both of mercy and power then the worke of that Creation And then making all for his glory and then gloriously still and graciously governing and preserving all may teach us where still to refer our glory and how even with all dutyfull respect and reverence to attribute to him and ascribe all glory doing all still to that end he made all to that his glory d 1 Cor. 10. 31. 5. That this must be our faith our certain our assured perswasion intimates e Heb. 11. 6. not onely our this beliefe of him as he is God but our trust and confidence in him as good f Jo. 17. 3. Vse Which may teach our discarding whatever trust or confidence on any other but that faithfully we have our whole and sole dependâ—nce on him And 6. Lastly that this must be every particular mans faith that we must not onely in Genneralâ— make this symboll all our beliefe bâ—t that every ones beliefe it must be that beforesaid assertion of St Paul may well hint g Heb. 11. 6. where he saith not they but hee that cometh to God must beleeve c. as if saying that this must be the faith of every particular person and where shewing who t is and how we must wait upon God the just shall live by his faith h Hab. 2. 4. saith the Prophet His faith in particular and not to depend on the generall faith of others When then this I in the fiâ—st Article must be still carried along to every of the other Articles and as well as say in this first I beleeve in God the Father c. say also in the second I beleeve in Jesus Christ his onely Son c. and in the third I beleeve â—hat he was conceived c. and so of the rest Vse Which may teach our care of every particular perswasion and not in hopes of happinesse to pin our faith on the implicit Creed of another Every man to seeke the salvation of his owne soul and in Jesus
the Scriptures being silent let us not press the knowledge of the place but rather duly prepare our selves wherever and whensoever it be that also being uncertaine I meane so as to us uncertaine but certainly knowne to God t Mat 24 26 Act 17 30 that Christ shall come to judge the quick and the dead which is our fourth note in this Article The quick they that u 1 Cor 15 51 then shall be found alive and the dead all them sleeping in their dust from the first man Adam to the last that ever shall dye all others whoever w Rom 14 10 all the world x Act 17 31 2 Cor 5 10 And all in this manner shall then appeare in Judgement where shall be Christ the Judge sitting on his throne of glory with his Assessors the twelve Apostles y Mat 19 28 on theirs assenting to his glory and judgement Then the Parties to appear at this judgement all Natitions z Mat 25 31 32 When this shall be the proceeding of it The cause shall be pleaded the good and the bad severed one from another a vers 33 When they that have done good shall go into life everlasting b vers 34 they that have done evill into everlasting fire c vers 41 Applic. That first there shall be a Judgement a general Judgement of all at the last day may teach us all carefullnesse in faith and holinesse to prepare for it to repâ—nt us of our sins done to others d â—uk 12. 58. not to repine at injuries done unto us by others e 1 Cor. 4. 4. as knowing there is a righteous Judge shall take due cognizance of both which is Christ When secondly that he is the Judge labour should we to be found in him as without whom all is but as losse f Phâ— 3. 78 and but in him no life at all g Rom. 8. 1. To avoid whose severer sentence and happily to hand his milder one see we that we displease not this Judge but labour we in all we may to please him h 2 Cor. 5. 10. That thirdly Christ shall certainly come from heaven though uncertaine it be where he shall judge may prompt us to prepare for him when and wherever he comes From that uncertainty of his coming gathering that this is our certaine duty at all times to looke for his coming patiently to waite for that his coming i Hab. 2. 3. Then fourthly that come he shall to judge quicke and dead may hint us the impartiall proceeding at this Tribunall when now there will be no excuse of appearance no shifting off this appearance but that all shall appeare Let then all duly prepare for it Labour to be of the number of the godly who then shall be called to glory and be carefull not to be of the number of the ungodly shall then go into condemnation which may teach us by well living to love the presence of Christ who then shall present us to this glory and not by ill living to incur that condemnation but as of fire the tormenting Agent to be as much affraid of doing or committing sinne the cause of this torment as of running headily into the fire the tormentor Come we now next to expound the third part of the Creed which some make all the Articles following othersome onely that one that next followes which is the VIII Eighth Article I beleeve in the holy Ghost where is to be considered these two particulars as first what or who the holy Ghost is and then secondly what we must beleeve as touching the holy Ghost As to the first The holy Ghost is a Spirit as God is and is even the same or that very God that is a Spirit k Jo. 4 24 is the third Person in the Trinity distinct from the other two also distinct persons Father and Son a reall subsistence though one be the substance of all three and that God l Act. 5 3 4. 1 Jo. 5 7 He is called Spirit because of his spirituall being not that more a Spirit he is then or Father or Son but that spired or breathed he is by them both and breathes in the hearts of Gods chosen And holy he is called not that properly he is more holy then any of the rest of the Persons for they also have this like Title or attribute of holy both the Father m Jo 17 11 and the Son n Act 4 30 are termed holy yea men o 2 Pet 1 21 women p 1 Pet 3 5 Angels q Mark 8 38 have sometimes this Epithet of holy but that his proper office it is to sanctifie and make holy r 1 Cor 12 3 11 by him to acknowledg Christ of him to receive what ever gift or grace he hath he rules s Act 2 4 he leades t Rom. 8 14 he regenerats u Mat 3 11 he teacheth w Jo 16 13 he comforts x Act 5 41 he confirmes y Jo 14 16. And as he is this all so 2. this all must we beleeve this ought to be every particular mans Creed as of Father and of Son so also of the holy Ghost I beleeve must be every ones Profession of every one of them of this third Person the holy Ghost as well as of the first or second Father or Son to beleeve as we have said a distinct person a true God equall to both Father and Son though a distinct subsistence another person yet for substance the same God though proceeding from Father Son all three one God from whom all good cometh z Jam 1 17 yet as holy Ghost the third Person the distributer dispenser of that good as of knowledge a 1 Cor 2 12. utterance b Act 2 4. love c Cal. 5 22. joy peace d and the whatever like gifts and graces holy men are endued with Applic. That first the holy Ghost is thus God as God let us love and honour him by faith and obedience make our selves fit Temples for him d 1 Cor. 6 19. by sin not to grieve or reject him e 1 Cor. 3. 16. Eph. 4. 30. And then secondly that he is the Author of holâ—nesse may teach us faithfully to acknowledge that Author not to any power of our own but to him to ascribe the working of it by the energy of his word and working to accost still our Christianity to come to Christ by him f 1 Cor. 12 3. by them both to God g 1 Jo. 4. 12 13 14 15. And thus much of the third part the fourth and last followes in the following Articles of which next Or otherwise we may consider this Creed being as saith a Father the Rule how to order our faith concerning God and the Church of God as divided into these two Parts first of God secondly of the Church of God 1. Of God that as already explained there are three
11 And X. In the Tenth respecting the inward actions of one man towards another and as â—eflecting upon all the former both speciall and generall duties even in our very thoughts and desires which unlesse well rectified are the very fo intaines oâ— evil o Jam. 4. 1 is commanded in all our parts body and soule through sanâ—tification and to our owne estate to be content with it p Heb. 13 5. to bemoan the ill condition of it q Job 42. 11. and to rejoyce in the good r Ex. 18 9 And forbidden in all our parts all unholinesse or unrighteousnesse s Ro. 6 13 all or any discontent with our own estate t Est 5. 13 and to that of our Neighbours by envy u Gal. 5 26. or repining w Ja. 5 9. any whatever inordinate x Col. 3. 5 or lustfull y 1 Cor. 10. 6. desire to him z Gen. 39 12 or his * 1 Ki 21 2 4 12. Zâ—c 7 10 In every of which these Commandements both of the things commanded and forbidden we have instanced in them we could remember most obvious in the large extent of which we writing but a short Commentary some thingâ— in both may perhaps be omitted and thus in briefe supplyed What as to the things commanded let be referred to this Finally my Brethrâ—n c. Phil. 4. 8. And as to the things forbidden to this Abstaine c. 1 Thes 5. 2 And thus have we done with this before Exposition of the Commandements come we next to that of the Lords Prayer A briefe Exposition of the Lords Prayers THis Prayer as the Commandements are is also a part of the Canonicall Scriptures and at two severall times produced by our Saviour himselfe as recorded by two severall Evangelists a Mat. 6 9 c Luke 11 2 who both have upon the matter the same like Copy in almost the very same words That we have this Prayer thus twice repeated warrants a set â—orme of prayer and confirmes the practice usuall under both the Law and the Gospell As under the Law in a set forme was Aaron and his sons enjoyned to blesse the Children of Israel as you may see both the Injunction b Numb 6. 22 23 and the forme c 24 25 26. See another set forme of Prayer of him that was to present his third yeares Tith d Deut. 26. 15. A set forme of Thanksgiving e Is 12. ch See also a set forme on the peoples conversion f Joel 2. 17 1 Ki. 8. 47. repeated even word for word g Dan. 9 5 as a set forme in the time of Captivity Then compare Ezra 3. 11. Psal 136. Jer. 33. 11. together and see how as may be well gathered by the burden of the song that Psalme is recorded by those other two places and made as a set forme of thanksgiving See also other Injunctions and examples of set formes h 2 Chro. 29. 30. Ezr. 3. 10. The Titles of many Psalmes shew them set formes as that for the Morning i Psal 22. for the Sabbath k Psal 92. and the like And under the Gospell Our Saviour himselfe not onely twice prescribeth this forme as for others but himselfe also useth a set forme l Mat. 27. 46. in the very same words of David m Psa 22. 1. yea another also of his owne words three severall times in the same words n Mat. 26. 44. Enough to warrant set fâ—rmes But to goe on with this Prayer that there is some variety in the words though to one and the same purpose as where Matthew hath debts and debtors Luke hath sins or trespasses and indebted as if both compared to shew that sins or trespasses are debts and an omission of some part of the one that is in the other Copy warrants also somewhat varied formes according to this and that something now may be omitted that at another time is or may be said That in one place it is said o Mat. 6. 9 After this manner pray yee hints that all our Prayers be by this patterne the most exact forme and comprising in briefe what ever more at large may be delivered in Prayer And then that in the other place it is said p Ln. 11. 2 When ye pray say Our Father c. hints not onely this a set forme of Prayer but that also even with this most exact and perfect forme we or begin or end ours more imperfect When as recorded by St Matthew q Mat. 6. 9 10 11 12 13 Presace to goe on with the Exposition of that most perfect forme the Lords Prayer From the Preface consider we first the object of all prayer God r Ps 62. 2. Then secondly under what Appellation Father And thirdly in what place heaven and then fourthly as to uswards most propitious under this notion of Our For to come to God were it without this or under any other Title of Majesty might make us affraid to come unto him that inglorious s Gen. 18 27 dust and ashes should dare to approach so incomprehensible t 1 Kin. 8 27 glory u Ps 24 7 But Father may give us confidence of love that though in heaven he beholdeth us also in earth w Ps 11. 4 and when the Father of lights x Jam. 1 17 is the giver of all good and in heaven the Lord of both it and earth and as who hath all power in both y Ps 135 6 and can give it to z 1 Kin. 8 30 and to whom he plâ—aseth a Dan. 4 27 Bâ—t yet what may all this be to us unlesse to us he will please to give that goodnesse what that he is that Father unlesse also Oâ—rs Our there is it confirmes our happinesse that we though on Earth and he in Heaven thus a Father can thus in prayer come unto him under the Notion of our Father Which Our cacheth us how 't is we come to God to the Father by the Son through the holy Ghost When then thus praying Our Father we pray not to any one alone Father Son or holy Ghost but thus to the whole Trinity Father teacheth God not only d Jo 5 22 a Judge b Gen. 15 25. but also a Saviour c Hos 13 4 Our that we come to him by Christ who is both that Judge and Saviour e Mat 1 21 Our Father as he is God f Isa 9 6 our Brother as Man g Heb 2 11 Our teaches that by him we come to that his and our Father h Jo 20 17. he the Naturall Son of God i Jo 1 14 we but in him the adopted k Gal 4 4 5 So as but by him no comfortable l Jo 14 16 26 no effectual m vers 6 coming though in and by him we are made all able n Ph 4 13 in thus coming Nor
to our God who dwelleth in inaccessible light whose love blessings and comfort love of God as our deare and loving father blessing of Christ as his dear son and our Saviour comfort of the Holy ghost that proceedeth from them both to comfort and establish us in the truth 3 persons and one God be with us and be by us and all the Church of God ever called upon and blessed to the blessing and preserving of our soules from whatever siâ— our bodies from whatever sicknesses or calamities our estates from whatever ruine and destruction Now and for ever Amen A Morning Prayer for a Familie O come let us worship and bow down and kneele before the Lord our maker O eternall everliving and everloving Lord God and saviour thou that art most powerfull yet gratious most just yet merciful too rich in graces and superabundant in goodnes give us O give us both of that thy grace goodnesse that in this humble offerture of our morning Exercise we be duly prepared for it And that in the first place in the due acknowledgment of our many and manifold sins and transgressions that though we thus come nigh thee in this weighty busines of prayers praises yet shouldest thou come nigh us and weigh us in the ballances of thy justice we might be found lighter then vanity so horrid so hideous have been our sins so many so infinite our transgressions So as whilest looking on them alas what can we look for but a fearefull downefall to death and damnation Ouâ— pride our covetousnes our drunkennes our deboyshery or deceit our hypocriasic our neglect of thy word our disobedience to thee our God despite to our neighbours an aggravation of that desobedience with whatever other breach of thy blessed commandments have so far broken in upon us that when but seriously laying it to heart we may not have heart to hope our aÌ„y wise evading that downfal Yea so besotted are we with sin that notwithstanding our daily both hearing and handling thy blessed word we heare but heede it not yea we know what 's good but practise it not A sort of arrand hypocrites we are that mock thine house of prayer thy word thy sacraments and whatever other seemly ducies of Religion and devotion bâ—t stales to our lewdersin cloaths to cover our licenciousness Yea and too too oft the very practise of prayer but a practise also to bolster up our carnall desires not therein heeding the due Method end of it thy endlesse praise and our eternall Salvation No though covertly so contemne thy word we do by our careless unconscionable regard of doing thereafter so grieve thy good spirit by our sin so abuse thy mercy by our presumption so forget thy judgments cauteriz'd as t' were and hardned in that sin presumption that looking upon us so many sinkes of sin so many presumptuous vassalls of indignation what can we expect but our portion with the wicked and with them that forget God but to be turned into hell the place appointed for the Devill and his Angels Bâ—t yet O Lord there is mercy with thee weigh us in the ballanees of that when then our hopes may be it may poize down the scale of thy justice and being turned from our sins by thy mercy we may so evade the fury of thy justice and by true faith timely repentance happy sanctification of life knowledge of thy will love of thy name zeale of thy glory sincerity for thy truth boldnesse in the profession of thy word perseverance in godlinesse and goodnesse patience under whatsoever crosse or calamity contentment with our whatever estate so arme us against the evill of sinne the evill of punishment may not fray us so order our steps to God by good that no step be made to either of those evils When to further our dayly morning exercise yea our alwayes excecises in these like duties what especial obligations have we as thy continual mercies which should stir up our continual thankfulnesse for those thy mercies our own miseries which should also force our prayers for the continuance of those thy mercies thy mercies that we are not confounded our miseries that they become not that our confusion Let us O let us in a due acknowledgement of those thy mercies both to free us from and prevent our those whatever miseries let us make conscience of all our doings not to do any thing contrary to the law of good conscience but as directing to that good Conscience to go by the rule and directions of thy good word in the Scriptures and be guided by the dictates of thy good spitit in that Word Try we thereby and prove we all our thoughts examine we thereby and therein all our words and works that so we may seek thee our good God in all and find thy good grace in the execution of our goodnesse Nor for our selves O Lord let 's onely become thus suppliant to thee but let our prayers also extend to the good both of our selves and others and be now next extended for a blessing upon thine holy Catholike Church c. Here go on as occasion serves as in the genenerall Prayer till you come thus to conclude And now O Lord having thus made a tender of our bounden duty in this our first offerture of this morning worke of thine in thus calling upon thee be favourable now next to us in the workes of our owne callings that by effecting them to our comfort we may effect them also to thy glory That even every one of us in our severall places and callings may as not onely thus opening the day thy glory by this thy worke bâ—t by thy goodnesse may goe through with it to our comfort in our own workes When now to conclude these our imperfect requests we have thus made to thee both for our selves and others imperfect in as much as many things are omitted we should pray for for our selves many things omitted we should praise thee for to supply that imperfection of both our prayers and praises let us now at last make our addresse unto thee for them in that most absolute forme that perfectly compriseth them all saying as our Saviour himselfe hath taught us to say unto thee Our Father which art in Heaven c. The peace of God which passeth all understanding preserve us in peace and keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and understanding of him our God and Father that his out-stretched arme be our defence stretched out in the mercifull exhibition of his Sonne Christ our Saviour Whose salvation let be our auspicious aid and that made good to us by the grace of that good spitit of grace the holy Ghost the Comforter he hath sent to be with us To which Father of peace Son of mercy holy Spirit of comfort and consolation three Persons and one God be by us and all the faithfull ascribed all honour and glory praise power might Majesty and Dominion
at this Resurrection â—ee God 34. T. You say out of that of St Paul d Ro. 6. 23 that the wages of sin is death and in your answer to our one twentieth question that we all finned in Adam How can we then be freed from the death of sin L. Why that I told you in our answer to yâ—ar two and twentieth question that it is by Jesus Christ 35. T. How prove you that L. Why those places before cited c Ro. 5. 18 1 Cor. 15. 22. prove it 36. T. All finned in Adam and if all be made alive in Christ then are none subject to death L. True it is all finned in Adam but they all that are made alive in Christ are only Beleevers all that are made alive are made alive in him but they all are onely such as beleeve in him Explic. Salvation in Christ is offered to all d Mat. 11. 28. though none lay hold of it but the chosen when though he was a sufficient satisfaction for all yet was he efficiently satisfactory onely for them e Jo. 18. 9. Where though but the chosen are saved yet in that Salvation though perhaps but of a few in comparison of the damned doth mercy yet prevaile against justice and more it is that one is saved by his merit then that thousands dye by their owne merits And that in as much as possible it is that all without him may be damned and though but one saved that impossible is that salvation of that one but by him 37. T. You said in answer to our eight and twentieth question that the Articles of our faith are called the Creed What mean you by that word Creed L. The sum of our Faith Explic. Creed is an Appellative from a Latin word that signifies to beleeve whence we take the thus naming of the summe or symbol of our Faith Creed Which in sum is distributed unto these three parts as some divide First of God the father and our Creation secondly of God the Sonne and our Redempâ—ion Thirdly of God the holy Ghost and our sanctification Other some make foure parts of it by dividig this â—hird into two parts making that of God the holy Ghost one and Gods holy Catholicke Church with the Articles that follow the other Both making up but the same in sum and that as we have said the sum of our Faith 38. T. In your definition of Faith you said in answer to our foure and thirâ—ieth question that it is a certaine and sole dependance on Jesus Christ How prove you that L. By that of St Paul f Eph. 3. 12. Explic. Faith is diversly taken as for Constancy and Fidelity in keeping promises g Ro. 3. 3. for the Doctrine of the Gospell h Ga. 1. 22. the profession of any kind of Religion i Ro. 1. 8. and the like And is a perswasion or assent to any purpose And in Scripture is four-fold 1. Historicall as is the Faith of Devils they beleeve there is a God k Ja. 2. 19 and tremble too at the presence and and power of God beleeve there is a word of God c. but they beleeeve not he is their God or that Word good for them c. which like faith wicked men may have and have no more faith nor hopes then the Devils 2. Temporary Faith a degree yet beyond that of Devils and those wicked men to assent to Gods truth for a time but in time againe to fall away typified by that Parable of the seed that fell in stony ground l Mat. 13. 20. 3. Faith of Miracles which is a perswasion that God will doe miracles in the now worke of our salvation which is a perswasion of ill men and a perverse generation are they that after so glorious a light of the Gospell will besides the promises of the Gospell now seeke unto God for a Miracle m Mat. 12. 38 39. 4. Justifying Faith which is as you have said a certaine and sole dependance upon Jesus Christ an assent to God and his Word that he is our God and his Word good for us that in Jesus Christ we have peace with God will without any miracle by the sole guidance of his Word not only beleeve nor only beleeve for a time but will in this holy perswasion live and dye 39. T. What faith is there meant L. Justifying faith 40. T How prove you our salvation by Jesus Christ L. Because as we answered to your five and thirâ—ieth question he bare oâ—r sins 41. T. How prove you that he bare our sins L. Out of that of St Paul n Heb. 9 28. 42. T. Why could no other doe iâ— I. No no man else bâ—t the man Christ Jesus 43. T. How prove you that I. By those two places of Poul o 1 Tim. 2. 5. Rom. 5. 6. both which places shew him alone our Redeemeâ— that he bare our sins freeing us from the guilt of them which none others strength could doe 44. T. You said in answer to our six and thirtieth question that sin is a transgression of the Law how prove you that L. By that of St John p 1. Jo. 3. 4 45. T. What is that transgression of the Law L. A breach of Gods Commandments 46. T. Where in consists that breath L. In committing what they forbid and in omitting what they require 47. T. You said the Commandements are ten in two Tables How prove you that L. They are ten as we read in the Law Deut. 10. 4. and in two Tables in the verse next before or both together in Deut. 4. 13 that one verse or place q. 48. T. Where are they written or repeated at large L. In the twentieth Chapter of Exodus where it is said And God spake c. from the first verse of that Chapter downe to the eighteenth verse 49. T. What meane you by those two first verses And God spake all these c. Are they part of the Commandements L. No but they are the Prâ—face to them 50. T. What learne you from that Preface L. That God is the Author of them and so they are Gods Commandements 51. T. But God there speakes to the Jewes and of their freedome from Egypts bondage what is all that to us L. Yes it is spoken as to us too that freedome from Egypts bondage by Moses being a Type of our freedome from sinne by Jesus Christ 52. T. Why but will Christ have us keepe the Commandements L. Yes all that will testifie theâ—r love to Christ must keepe the Commandements r Jo. 14. 15. all that will seeme truly to know God must by keeping the Commandements shew that knowledge s 1 Jo. 2 3. 53. T. Why you said before that we are saved by Christ and that he baâ—e our sins and before that that faith was a sole dependance upon him as if that and no more were requisite to salvation and yet here againe you say we
Christ a justification by his owne faith From this exposition of the first part and article come we to the second article And in Jesus Christ his onely Son our Lord t which is now the second Article of the Creed and with the five that follow next the second part of it Of which in their order and first again of the first to wit the II. Second Article And in Jesus Christ his onely Son our Lord where now the maine obâ—ect of this Article with all the rest that follow in this Part is Jesus Christ when in this Article are offered to oâ—r consideration 1 Titles of office as he is Jesus Christ 2. Of dignity as onely Sâ—nne 3. Of dominion as our Lord. 1. As to his titles of office by Jesus is meant that he is a Saviour so callâ—d of the Angel before he was borne of the Virgin i Mat 1 1. testifyed to be so after his birth k 1 Joh. 4. â—4 yea such a Saviour as there is none other such but he alone l Act. 4. 12 yea that he that not onely can but will as said the Angel save those that are his his people our faith in him making us his people and every ones particular perswasion making him every particular faithfull mans Saviour m Joh. 19. 25. Applic. Which may teach us first to beleeve the Angels report n Lu. 2. 10. that we have cause of ioy in this Jesus that when by sin we hâ—d lost our selves he saves us o Mat. 18. 11 through faith by his free grace p Ep. 2. 8. and then being no other then he could do it Jesus Christ who as saith this Article is also Christ c. how horrible a thing was sin and how carefull we should be to forsake sin Then by Christ is meant anâ—oinâ—ed and is the same in Greeke as that Mâ—ssâ—â—h is in Hâ—brew q Jo. 1. 41. Now anointed of old were Kings r 1 Sam. 10. 1. 16. 11. Priest s Lev. 8. 12. 1 Chr. 29. 22. and Prophets t 1 King 19. 16. They that were anointed all were anointed with materiall Oyle by men but he of God with the spirituall Oyle of gladnesse above all u Ps 45. 7. Not by pouring out the materiall Oâ—le but spiritual gifts and graces w Is 61. 1. And that as a King x Luke 1. 32. jâ—stly to governe his Church and chosen y Ps 45. 6. to fight for them his friends z vers 3. and to subdâ—e his and there enimies a Col. 1. 13. Then as a Pâ—iest to intercede with God b Heb. 1. 25. and make at onement for us c Rom. 5. 11. And then as a Prophet to teach and declare Gods will doctrine d Joh. 4. 34. 7. 36. And that by his word the sum as 't were of all his Prophesies e Ep. 2. 17 Which offices of Kings Priests and Prophets some of old had one as Saul he was a King Aaron he was a Priâ—st Eliâ—h he was Prophet Some had two of them as Melchizedeck he was a Priest and a King David he was a Prophet and a King Jeremy he was a Priest and a Prophet No one as Christ was all three King f Zech. 9. 9 Priest g Ps 110. 4 and Prophet h Act. 3. 22. Applic. Which that his Kingly power may be a terror and astonishment to the wicked a comfort and encouragement to the godly that God fights against the one i Exo. 14. 13. defends and supports the other k vers 25. Then his priestly office may encourage us to lay fast hold of our Christian profession l Heb. 4. 14. as being assured of grace by him m ver 16. And then that his propheticall office may teach our hearing of him and adhering to him it being not only comfortable to do so but dangerous if we doe it not n Act. 3. 23. Heb. 2. 21. The hearing of and adhering to whom is our hearing of and adhering to his Word and Sacraments by the administration of his Ministers they being as St Paul saith o 2 Cor. 5. 20. the Ambassadors for Christ and the despising of whom is no lesse then the both despising and despiting of Christ yea of God himselfe p Luk. 10. 16. Whose anointing hath yet a further reach the faithfull thereby participating of both the vertue of his graces r Act. 11. 26 having gâ—ace q Jo. 1. 16. called Christians c and dignity or his person made also Kings and Priests s Rev. 1 6 As Kings by him to rule over their owne lusts as Priests through him to offer up unto God all those Christian sacrifices of praise t Heb. 13. 5. prayer u Psa 141. 2. thanksgâ— ving w Psal 51 14. and the like And as Prophets too by his word to teach and admonish our selves and others x Deut. 6 6. Col. 3 16 Thus of his titâ—es of â—ffice 2. By those words or that title his only Son is to the full set forth the Title of dignity as God the second person in the Trinity That these Titles of dignity doe of due belong unto him have we testimonies to shew both his Son y Ps 2 7 his onely Son z Jo. 3 16 And for the dignity by Son is shewed him to be as the Father is God by onely Son to be that his Son by nature coeternall with him and not as good men and Angels are by creation and adoption Applic. Which may teach our beleefe of him as of the onely God and our thanks as the onely Saviour that having him we have all good a Rom. 8 32 and wanting him have nothing at all but evill b Jo. 15 5 2 Cor. 3 5 Labour we then to become one in grace with him and then may we become sons of God with him c Jo 1 12 Gal 3 26 Thus much of his Titles of dignity 3. Of this Title of Dominion a word or two in those words of the Article that remaine Our Lord That he is Lord let that his Lordly title over the world shew d Lu 1 33 as to whom belongs the power e Mat 11 27 and service f Ps 119 91 of all and then Our Lord how may our creation g Ps 110 3. Cor. 1 16. and redemption h Lu 1 68 Col 1 15 shew it yea that we are his by Gods free gift i Psal 2 8 yea by the willing service of the godly k Act 9 6 They are his members and subjeâ—ts acknowledging him as their head and Soveraigne l Col 2 10. Applic. That he is thus Lord of all how may it amate any that confront him or over masterly are proâ—d of any their own Dominion That he is Our Lord how teach us the happinesse of all that pioâ—sly depend upon him m Psa 96 10 Luk 15 17
any the over-sollicitous cares of earth or earthly things put over any our care of heaven or the things of heaven but with our owne estate what ere it be let 's learne therewith to be content if prosperous to praise thee our God for that prosperity if in adversity or under the Crosse that patiently we may beare it Turne O turn away those whatever wofull punishments our sins have justly deserved and the better to turne away those punishments for sin turn us away from those our sins that so from both them we turne unto thee our God And that thou wilt be thus propitious we beg not only for our selves here assembled but became also Petitioners both in our Prayers and Praises for In our Prayers that thou wilt blesse and be favourable to thy holy Catholike Church wheresoever dispersed or howsoever distressed defend all and every the members of it let not any the little Lambs there of be by Sin Satan or the World made to stray from out of that little flock thou hast reserved the Kingdome for But them already called to thy fold keep Lord and blesse them in it and them as yet without the Pale thereof bring in in thy good time that at last we may become one fold under one Shepherd And to the furthering thereof as thy Sons Coat was without seame so make and keepe the garment of that thy spouse the Church to be without schism that by any our divided opinions the Enemy what ever that is vigilant to sow sedition among us may not at any time so get the advantage over us as to breake our unity from thee our God or our amity unto goodnesse and so instead of being knit unto thee by it we be severed by the Babel of his lewd confusion Here now next as occasion serves are we to pray for the Common-wealth in generall wherever we live in that God will blesse it with peace and plenty and for the happy support thereof for the supreme Magistrates of State whatever for the Ministry Soldiery and whole People of God in generall that they all in their severall places and callings may make God and godlinesse their aime Then as need shall require for any one in speciall for the obtaining any blessing wanting for the turning away any emergent evill â—present or to come As for a sick person sick whither in body or mind or boâ—h or under whatever crosse or calamity that God will gratiously looke down upon him visite him with his mercy and relieve him in that what ever his exigencie That if so be it may stand with his good pleasure he may againe recover the strength of both mind and body be freed and exempted from any whatever crosses or afflictions he may so groan under comfortably to walk in his holy and Christian vocation Or if by it he be to be brought to his grave that while waiting for that he may have in that Gods mercy favour grace and comfort to that with patience he may attend till his change come whatever Gods good will and pleasure whither living or dying be so united unto God that in the end he may obtaine Salvation For a woman intravell of Child-birth that God will be gracious to her though by the fate of sin at that present destinated to great pain that he will yet favourably deliver her out of it and by a blessed issue mitigate the sorrow of hers it must be born with that both in God and it she may have after much joy and comfort that she as a faithfull Hannah may with her young Samuel intend most and eâ—er Gods service Thus and the like may be the Prayers The Prayes thus as For one delivered from any such like sickness crosse or calamity either the party himselfe by himselfe to pray or others for and with him that God will accept the Generall acknowledgment of his Grace and favour to the whatever person so delivered As For one recovered from sicknes of body or minde that after in the strength of both he may grow in strength of grace and goodnesse or freed from other crosses or calamities in that freedome then and ever by his thankfullnesse that he acknowledg that Gods especial favour to him that more then the skil of Chyrâ—rgians or Phyâ—itians means ordained of God for the ease and reliefe of sick people more then of friends favours to expedit also out of miseries that yet Gods grace and mercy is the supreame meane of health and happinesse that though by them brought onwards sometimes unto it yet that that must be it must Crowne the happinesse For a woman delivered that God be acknowledged as in travel her only support so after her chiefe comfort that for therein his especiall favour he have therefore an especiall gratitude praise for that whatever his goodnes And that as he was thus propitious to her that she may be sedulous to magnifie and ever to praise him for it that by a safe deliverance granting her desire her still after-desires may be to maintaine his glory That by his blessing on the fruite of her wombe there may stil be an increase of blessings to the setting forth of that his glory an addition still to the number of Christs faithfull ones For any whoever departed in the faith and feare of God If notwithstanding any the former prayers God saw it best and had decreed it otherwise to take him to himselfe that he have our praise also for that goodnesse that hath not onely by life and health and peace prosperity here a comfortable assistance for his people but even in and after death a more glorious life an health without any danger of impaire peace without perturbation prosperity without end or diminution So as not only comfortable is the life of the godly but pretious in Gods sight their death also So as even for Gods favours to the thus departed our praise is also due unto him And then aefter thus to proceed to a Conclusion with thankes for whatever blessing Let O Lord these our both prayers and Prayses as allwayes acceptable so alwayes be seasonable in thy sight And for that our allways both acceptable and seasonable offerture of them keep in us humble and prepared hearts that in nothing we be wanting for the whatever and whenever due accomplishment of them And then O Lord when ever and whatever this according to thy Will we pray for or praise thee for be with us still auspitious to both And in both and for both and whatever else requisite for us grant us Lord we beseech thâ—e for thine owne sake and for the sake of thy Son Christ our Saviour In whose name and words the name onely by which we are saved and the Words the most exact and perfect patterne of prayer we conclude these our imperfect Prayers saying as he hath taught us to pray unto thee saying Our Father which art c. Blessing and glory honour and might and majesty be