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A72530	A plaine and profitable catechisme with certaine prayers adioyned, meete for parents and housholders to teach their children and seruants.	Leech, James, fl. 1605.; More, John, d. 1592.	1605 (1605)	STC 15363.3; ESTC S123497	32,265	88

thy whole church and euery part ●nd member thereof glorifie thy name ●duance thy kingdome confound the ●ower of Sathan Antichrist sinne and ●arkenes blesse this thy church and countrie where we liue giue thy gos●ell a free passage amongst vs remooue all the hindrances thereof ●aise vp daily by thy almightie power and goodnes all those means instruments that may further it aright blesse ●we beseech thee prosper and preserue the excellent estate of our soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiestie our gratious Queene the Prince their eldest sonne and all their royall posteritie multiply thy blessings vpon them preserue them from all dangers make them earnest louers fauorers and furtherers of thy truth and gospell and tender nursing fathers and nursing Mothers vnto thy Church people all the daies of their life Good Lord blesse the honorable councellors magistrates and nobility of this land and all that be in authoritie vnder the Kings highnes that they ma●● carefully faithfully in all their cour● sails consultations and gouerment labour for and procure the promoting 〈◊〉 thy glorie the aduancement of th● gospell the maintenance of true religion vertue and godlines the suppressio● of sinne and wickednes the peace and prosperitie of the church and commo●wealth that we may liue vnder his highnes and them a peaceable and quiet life in all godlynes and honestie Lord furnish thy Church continually with godly faithfull learned and worthy pastors and teachers of thy holy word blesse their ministerie to thy people and defend it against all the malice of the wicked Lord blesse all the christian families in the land and encrease the number of them dayly open the eies of the ignorant mollifie the hearts of the obstinat conuert them that run astray comfort the feeble hearted raise vp such as bee falne if they belong vnto thee adde vnto thy church dayly such as shal be saued be mercifull to all thy seruants ●hat be in any manner of affliction cō●ort them and releeue them help them ●nd succour them according to their se●erall necessities giue them a holy vse of al their afflictions and a gratious deliuerance in due time finally good Lord send thy blessings vpon all our land with fruitfull seasons and plentifull encrease of al thy good creatures which in thy gracious prouidence thou hast ordeyned for our vses and necessities that we may chearfully sing vnto thee from day to day the praises of thy mercies through Iesus Christ An Euening prayer O almightie and eternall Lord God father of our Lord Iesus Christ wee thy poore vnworthie seruants beeing come together to offer vp vnto thee our euening sacrifice of praier thanksgiuing according to our bounde duty doe first of all acknowledge against our selues that we are al of vs most vile wretched sinners not worthie the least of al thy mercies being guiltie of the fall of our forefather Adam of our owne originall corruption and of innumerable most heynous transgressions of all thy ho●● lawes and commandements both 〈◊〉 our sinfull thoughts words and deed and so much the more guiltie because we haue not regarded the good meane which thou hast mercifully ordeyne● for vs to haue wrought in our heart true knowledge and vnderstanding o● thy will and commandements repentance of our sinnes and amendment of our life we confesse therefore that we haue infinitely prouoked thy wrath iudgement against vs and iustly deserued all curses plagues and miseries to be poured vpon vs in this life and to be cast for euer hereafter into the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone but good Lord wee appeale vnto the vnsearchable riches of thy mercies in Christ Iesus beseeching thee to wash away all our sins guiltines in his most precious blood to burie them all in his most glorious death that they may be remooued for euer out of thy sight and be vnto vs as though they had never bene lett thy blessed spirit of Adoption good lord seale vnto our hearts ●he full assurance of this thy euerlasting ●oue and mercy and lord work in vs ●ayly more and more a godly sorrow ●or all our sinnes with hearty and vnfei●ed repentance and so worke in our ●earts by thy holy spirit that all the ●ower of sinne may dayly die in vs more and more and all good graces of ●hy spirit may dayly grow and encrease ●n vs that our hearts may be strengthned with an vnfeined faith and we may be purged from euill consciences and made fruitfull in all duties of christian loue so as in the whole course of our life hereafter we may walke before thee in all simplicity and godly purenes and serue thee vnfeinedly in all the duties of true holines and righteousnes all the daies of our life And now lord we further commend our selues and euery member of this familie into thy mercifull protection this night beeseeching thee to preserue and keepe vs from all dangers and perills to which we are subiect in soule or bodie or any thing that belongeth vnto vs to giue vs quiet and comfortable rest with the continuance of our health peace and saftie to the glorie of th● name that we may be more fitt for th● duties of our calling when thou sha●● raise vs againe and so to guide vs and sanctifie vs throughout that whethe● we sleepe or wake liue or die we ma● be thine After this the thanksgiuing to this marke * and then adde this following Finally we giue thee humble thank● that it hath pleased thee to preserue 〈◊〉 this day and for all those blessings tho● hast vouchsafed vnto vs our health peace and saftie the comfortable vse 〈◊〉 all thy good creatures with thy ble●sing vpon our labours and last of a● for this libertie we haue to come befor● thee beeseeching thee to accept of thi● our euening sacrifice gratiously t● heare vs and grant vnto vs c. as before A praier before the reading of scriptures Almightie Lord God our most mercifull and heauenly father in Iesus Chri●● we beseech thee vouchsafe by thy holy spirit to prepare our hearts that with ●ll reuerence and diligence we may at●end to this thy holy word and soe to open our vnderstanding and to sanctifie our affections as thou mayst therby disperse in vs more and more all the ●mists and darknesses of Sathan and of sinne and make vs apt to euerie good worke and wise vnto saluation through ●esus Christ our Lord only Sauiour Amen A prayer before Catechising O lord our god and our most mercifull father in Iesus Christ which hast commanded vs to lay vp thy words in our hearts and to speake of them when we rise vp when we lie downe when we goe forth when we come home to ●each them and rehearse them continually to our children And seeing our lord Iesus Christ hath commanded vs to search the scriptures that we might know thee the onely true god and him whom thou hast sent and soe attaine to eternall life wee beseech thee

faith is like a liuing and fruitfull tree that euer bringeth forth good fruit to the glorie of God Q. What be the fruits of a true faith A. A continuall and true repentance and euery good grace of Gods spirit and all the good workes which he hath ordained for vs that we should walke in them Eph. 2.10 2. Pet. 1.5.9.11.12 Eph. 415. Q. What meane you by repentance Gal. 6.15 2. Cor. 7.1 R●● 12.1 2 Eph. 4.20.21.22 c. 1. Pet. 1.13 ●● 15.1 Pet. 2.1.11.12 A. That change and renewing of the whole man that bringeth forth a new Christian and holy life and conuersation growing and increasing more and more Q. How many things be required in true repentance A. Two the mortifying and subduing of sinne and the liuing growing in the practise of true godlines and righteousnes 2. Cor. 7.1 both which doe proceede from the vertue of the death and resurrection of Iesus Christ ●om 6.2.3.4.5 ●1 12 ●m 12.1.2 ●l 3.1.2.5.9 ●1 Pet. 1.2 ● 23 Gal. 6. ● 15.16 into whome we are ingrafted by faith Q. Seeing then we be saued by Christs works without our deseruings whereto serue our wel-doings or what auaileth it to doe good works A. We must doe good workes not to deserue (a) Esay 46.6 ●b 35.7 ●al 17.2 ●ik 17.10 saluation by them but by our works to (b) ●at 5.16 ●or 6.20 ●t 2.12 ●ol 1.10 ●l 1.27 2. glorifie God in (c) Thes 2.12 ●h 4. 4.1 walking as becometh Gods children (d) Rom. 6.11 ●3 12.1.2 declaring thereby our thankfulnes to God for our redemption Secondly by our works to make our (e) ● Pet. 1.10 electiō more certaine to our selues Thirdly to (f) Pet. 3.1.2 ●m 14.29 win others to Christ by our holy life and conuersation Q. What works callest thou good works An. Our worke can neuer be acceptable and good in the sight of God vnles in doing of them wee keepe these two things first that a Eph. 2.10 Collos 2.10.22.23 Esay 9.13 Mat. 15.9 Rom. 14.23 Heb. 11.6 1. Cor. 5.7 they be framed according to the will of Gods lawes and commandements and not after our owne deuises Secondly that they proceede from an heart purged by fairh if either of these points be lacking our works are abhominable in the sight of God although they appeare neuer so glorious in the eyes of men Q. What things ought euery one to beleeue which hath this true faith in Iesus Christ with out the which none can be saued 4. parte An. All those things which are contained in the articles of our christian faith Q Rehearse the articles of our christian faith A. I beleeue in God the father almightie maker of heauen and earth and in Iesus Christ his only sonne our Lord which was conceiued by the holy ghost borne of the virgin Marie suffered vnder Pontius Pilat was crucified dead and buried he decended into hell the third day he rose agane and ascended into heauen and there he sitteth at the right hand of God the father Almightie from thence he shall come to iudge both the quicke and the dead I beleeue in the holy Ghost the holy Catholike Church the Communion of Saints the forgiuenes of sinnes the resurrection of the bodie and the life euerlasting Amen Q. What things are contained in these articles of your christian faith An. First what we ought to beleeue concerning God Secondly what we ought to beleeue concerning Gods people called the Church Q. What ought we to beleeue concerning God A. First such things as concerne God in his nature and essence Secondly such things as concerne God in his actions Q. What ought we to beleeue concerning God in his nature or essence A. First that he is one infinite inuisible and eternall spirit of vnsearchable maiestie most holy mightie wise iust and mercifull a Secondly b that the selfe same God beeing one in essence hath made himselfe knowne vnto vs in three sundrie persons the father the sonne and the holy Ghost a Rom. 11.34.35 36. Rom 9.11.22 23. Deut. 6.4 Ies 43.11 44.8 46.5 46.5 Ies 57.15 66.1 2. Ioh. 4.24 Ioh. 1.18 1. Tim. 1.17 Rom. 9.33 Exod. 34.6 7. Psal 103.8 9 10 11. b Psal 33.6 Gen. 1.31 Ie● 10.10.11.12.16 Col. 1.16 Matth. 3.16 17 28.19 Q. What ought we to beleeue concerning God in his actions A. First a Rom. 11.34.35 36. Rom 9.11.22 23. that he hath decreed and ordained all things in his eternall purpose and counsell before all worlds Secondly that by his Almightie power he hath made the heauens and the earth and all the creatures therein Thirdly c Mat. 10.39.30 Psal 115.3 135.6 Psal 145 17. that he doth rule gouern them and all their actions according to the good purpose of his owne will most holily righteously and wisely Q. Why is God called Almightie A. Because he is of all-sufficient power in himselfe to worke all things according to the good purpose of his owne will Ies 42.8 4● 13 44 24.2● 49.7 Mat. ● 29.30 so as nothing can be done in heauen earth or hell without his prouidence Act. 4.28 Q. Why doe you call God father A. First in respect of creation Secondly in respect of adoption Q. Why in respect of creation Rom. 11.38 Acts. 17.25.38 A. Because of him from him and by him all things haue their beeing beginning Q. Why in respect of adoption Eph. 1.5 Gal. 4.5.6 A. Because he hath adopted those whome he hath chosen to be his children in Iesus Christ Q. What comfort haue you in this that you call God father A. I learne thereby that he loueth me and hath a most tender care ouer me Psal 103.13 Rom. 5.5.8 Q. What comfort haue you in this that God whome you call father is Almightie A. I learne thereby that he can and will defend me from all euill so as nothing can hurt me and that he can and will giue me all things that be good for me in this life and in the life to come Q. Why so An. He can because he is almightie he will because he is my louing father Q. What dutie doe you learne here concerning your selfe An. That I should honor him as my heauenly father Malech 1.6 Q. How An. In louing him fearing him reuerencing him and obeying him the sixt commandement Qu. Wherin must we shew forth this An. In the care that I haue to keepe his commandements Q. Wherin standeth the keeping of the commandements An. In doeing those good things which the lord hath commanded and in leauing vndone those euill things which the lord hath forbidden Q. What beleeuest thou in the second part concerning god the sonne An. I beleeue that Iesus Christ one (a) Rom. 9.5 Iohn 1.1 Ioh. 14.10 God in subtance with the father the holy ghost b Rom. 1.3 Mat. 1.20.2 tooke flesh of the virgin Marie is become perfect man as I

am in all things Heb. 2.14.15 Rom. 8.3 sinne onely excepted c Heb. 2.14.15 Rom. 8.3 and in my nature hath wrought whatsoeuer was needfull for my saluation Q. What meanest thou when thou saiest he suffered vnder Pontius Pilate An. Because that manner of death which men doe suffer by the sentence of the iudg vnder the title of iustice is more shamefull slanderous and terrible then if a man should die naturally in his bed Therfore our sauiour Chris● tooke vpon him our person to shew himselfe (a) Psal 2.2 Acts. 4.27 before an earthly iudg and to be b Mat. 27.16 Ioh. 19.1.13.23 condemned by the mouth of Pilate he beeing then Iudg that thereby we might bee cleared before the iudgement seate of God Q. What meanest thou when thou sayest Christ was crucified dead and buried An. First I meane in that he was crucified that he suffered (a) Luk. 23.33 the death of the Crosse which was an abhominable and cursed death b Gal. 3.13.14 to deliuer me from the curse which was due for my sinnes Secondly for as much as death was a punishment due to man for sinne therefore our Sauiour Christ ●d suffer death and by suffering ouer●●me death for in his death did lie 〈◊〉 principall point of our saluation ●r if he had not bin truly c Esay 53.12 Rom. 5.8 1. Cor. 15.3 1. Pet. 2.24 dead we ●d bin yet subiect to eternall death ●d damnation Thirdly he was buried ●r the greater assurance and confirma●on of his death and resurrection and 〈◊〉 the intent to make it more certainely ●owne vnto vs it pleased him also to ●e buried after the common manner of men and that by two Notable persons d Mat. 27.57 Mar. 15.43 Luke 23.53 Nicodemus and Ioseph of Ara●athia which was also doone by the will and consent of Pilate who caused the bodie to be deliuered vnto them Q. What meanest thou concerning that Christ descended into hell An. Where it is sayd that Christ descended into hell therby I beleeue that Christ did not only suffer in his body the punishment due to my body (a) Esay 53.4.8.10 but also in his soule the punishmēt due to my soule c Luk. 2● 44 which was the torments of hell d Luk. 23.46 Math 27.46 second death b Act. 2.24 Math. 26.38 sorrowes of death abiection from god as it doth appeare by the anguish of 〈◊〉 soule in the garden c Luk. 22.44 when drops blood issued out of his body and a●● vpon the crosse d Luk. 23.46 Math. 27.46 by his lamentab● crie vnto his father for in a miserab● case had we bin in if he had only su●fered the punishment due to our bodie and not to our soules Q. What fruite hast thou by th● death of Christ An First I beleeue that this dea● and punishment which Christ suffere● is the whole appeasing of Heb. 9.12.13.14.28 1. Pet. 2.24 1. Ioh. 2.1 go● wrath and a full satisfaction to god f●● all my sinnes Secondly that b Gala. 5.24 Gala. 2.29.7.8 ●1 as he is dead f●● sinne so he will cause sinne to die i● my mortal body Q. What profitt hast thou by th● rising againe of Christ An. First I am assured by this risin● that he hath (a) 1. Cor. 15.55.56.57 Rom. 8.33.34 Rom. 4.15 overcome death hell sinne and finished my iustification Secondly that as he is risen from deat● so he causeth me as a member of hi● b Rom. 6.4 Colos 3.1.2 to rise from sinne and delight i● righteousnes Thirdly his rising again● ●a sure pledge c 1. Cor. 15.16 ●0 to me that my body ●hall in like manner rise againe Q. What is the meaning of this ●at Christ ascended into heauen An. Christ as touching his man●ood is a Act. 1.11 Act. 3.21 onely in heauen but b Mat. 28.20 as ●ouching his godhead and comfort of ●is holy spirit he is with vs to the end ●f the world Q. What good gettest thou by the ●scending of Christ into heauen An. First Christ his ascending into ●eauen is a sure pledge vnto me that a Ioh. 14.3 Phil. 3.21 1. Cor. 1.7 1. Thes 4.16.17 ● shall in like manner as a member of ●y his power be receiued into heauen 〈◊〉 the same nature wherein he is ascen●ed Secondly Christ hauing ascended ●nto heauen b 1. Ioh. 1.2 Heb. 9.12 Rom. 8.32 maketh cōtinuall inter●ession for me Q. What meane you by this that Christ sitteth at the right hand of the father An. Christ sitteth at the right hand of the father that is he hath a Mat. 28.18 Eph. 1.20.21.22 all power giuen him of the father ouer all things being exalted into the full power of his kingdome and preisthood made the only head of his Church Q. What fruit doest thou receiue● this that Christ shall come to iudge● quick and the dead An. To me that am a member 〈◊〉 Christ it is singular comfort a Mat 24.31 Mat. 25.34 Mat. 19.28 2. Thes 1.10 whe● doe knowe assuredly that none shall 〈◊〉 my iudge but he that is my Sauiour b● terrible will it be to those that flee fro● Christ b 2. Thes 1.4.7.8 Luk. 21.25 Mat. 15.41 when they shall see him com● to iudge them whome they in their li●● time haue refused Q. What beleeuest thou in the thi● part concerning God the holy Ghos● An. I beleeue that God the hol● Ghost the third person in the godhead equall God with the father and the sonne finisheth and maket● perfect all the works of God and a Rom. 8.9.10.11.15.16 Gala. 4.6 sealeth into my heart all Christs benefits to bee mine and b Ephes 1.17 Eph. 4.23 Psal 1.3 Col. 2.11.12.13 maket● sinne to die in me and stirreth me vp to holines and righteousnes of life Q. What call you the chatholike Church An. The chatholike Church is the a Rom. 8 20. Eph. 1.10.11.12.13 Mat. 16.21 Ioh. 10.26 whole companie of faithfull people which euer were since the beginning of the world in all places which also bee ●ow shal be to the end of the world of the which number I beleeue that b 1. Ioh. 3.21 2. Cor. 13.5 Rom. 8.16 I am one I beleeue that God c 2. Tim. 2.19 1. Pet 5.7 Esay 49.15 Mat. 10.29.30.31 knoweth them all and hath a most tender care ouer them Q What callest thou the communion of Saints An. The communion of Saints is that societie that all we which beleeue haue one with another as a 1. Cor. 12 12.13.14 c. 5.30 Col. 1.18 Rom. 1.12.5 members of one head Iesus Christ Whereby we are b 2. Cor. 11.28 Gala. 6.2 Phil. 2.1.23.4 readie to communicate all gods benefits both spirituall and temporall to the mutuall helpe and comfort one of another according to the measure which we haue receiued of God in this life Q. What beleeue you of the forgiuenes of sinne An. I beleeue that Iesus Christ