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A briefe catecheticall exposition of Christian doctrine Diuided into foure catechismes, comprizing the doctrine of the 1. Two sacraments. 2. Lords prayer. 3. Ten commandements. 4. And the creed.
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Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.
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looke to be serued of their children not by doing that which they thinke will please their pareÌ„ts but by doing what their parents command theÌ„ so masters look to be serued by their seruaÌ„ts so Princes looke to be serued of their subiects Yet the child is made after the image of God as well as the father the seruants as wel as the master the subiects as well as the Prince and therefore are able to vnderstand of themselues what is fit to please their parents their maisters their Princes But none of vs is of himselfe able to conceiue what is pleasing to God For my wayes are not your wayes neither are my thoughts your thoughts saith the Lord but as high as the heauens are aboue the earth so are my wayes aboue your wayes and my thoughts aboue your thoughts saith the Lord. Isa. 55. 8 9. Q. What is that worship of God which he hath commanded vs in his word A. It is of a different nature according vnto different times vnder the olde Testament and vnder the New Q. What was the worship that God commanded in the time of the old Testament A. It consisted in varietie of ceremonies both touching the place of his worship the temple in Ierusalem and touching the persons that performed it which were the Priests And last of all touching the actions performed by them in varietie of sacrifices Q. What was chiefly meant hereby A. The crucifying of Christ Iesus together with all the graces and benefits which the Church of God doth enioy through the death and passion of Christ Iesus Q. What be those benefits which we enioy by Christ A. They are in number three Q. What is the first A. Our attonement and reconcilement with God which consists in the forgiuenesse of our sinnes Q. What is the second A. The sanctification or purification of our natures Q. What is the third A. The saluation of our soules Q. What is the worship of God prescribed in Gods word in the dayes of the new Testament A. That which for the most part is meerely morall and perpetuall Q. How many parts be there of it A. Three Q. What is the first A. The ministry of the word in the preaching and hearing of it Q. What is the second A. The exercise of prayer Q. What is the third A. The administration and participation of the Sacraments Q. What is forbidden A. The contraries vnto these Q. What is contrary to the ministery of the word A. Two things Q. What is the first A. The contempt of it Q. Wherein doth this consist A. In two things to wit the disuse thereof or the vse thereof in an vnconscionable manner Q. What is the second A. The bringing in of a worship besides or contrary to the word of God Q. Giue some exampleâ— hereof A. As the sacrifice of the Masse amongst Papists Q. What els A. The making of images to superstitious endes the placing of them in Churches worshipping of them A. What else A. The worshipping of Reliques Q. What els A. The consecrating of oyle creame salt c. Q. What is contrary vnto prayer A. Two things Q. What is the first A. The neglect or disuse of prayer Q. What is the second A. An vnlawfull vse of prayer Q. Wherein doth this consist A. In two things Q. What is the first A. In praying without a right faith Q. Wherein doth that consist A. In praying vnto any other saue vnto God In praying in any other name then in Iesus Christ. Q. Doe Papists transgresse in this A. Yea. Q. How many wayes A. In praying vnto Saints in praying vnto Angels in praying vnto Images Q. What is the second A. In praying without right affections Q. How many wayes is that committed A. Two wayes Q. As how A. In praying superstitiously or in praying profanely Q. How superstitiously A. In praying in a tongue they vnderstand not as Papists Q. How profanely A. In praying without due reuerence and deuotion Q. What is contrary to the right administration of the Sacraments A. Two things Q. What is the first A. The contempt of Gods institution Q. How is that committed A. Two wayes Q. What is the first A. By not comming to the Lords Table Q. What is the second A. By receiuing it vnworthily when we doe come Q. What is the second way in generall A. By bringing in our owne institutions as the Papists haue brought in fiue Sacraments more Q. What is the third commandement A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine c. This is both a bidding and a forbidding Commandement Q. What is commanded in this commandement A. To take Gods name Q. What is forbidden A. To take it in vaine Q. Vnder this generall duty of taking Gods name How many duties are commanded in speciall A. Two Q. What is the first A. To pray vnto him Q. What is the second A. To sweare by him Q. What is the difference betweene prayer commanded in the second commandement And prayer commanded in this third commandement A. Solemne prayer is commanded in the second briefe eiaculations vpon occasion in the course of our common affaires is commanded here Q. How many things in speciall are forbidden vnder the generall of taking Gods name in vaine A. Two Q. What is the first A. To pray in vaine Q. What is the second A. To sweare in vaine Q. What is it to pray in vaine A. To pray with our lips when our hearts are farre from him Q. How many wayes may we sweare in vaine A. Thrée wayes Q. What is the first A. By swearing falsly For Ieremie saith Thou shalt sweare in truth Q. What is the second A. By swearing rashly for Ieremie saith Thou shalt sweare in iudgement Q. What is it to sweare rashly A. To sweare without iust cause Q. How many iust causes be there of an oath A. Two Q. What is the first A. When the magistrate putteth vs to it Q. What is the second A. When voluntarily we take it to end strife among our neighbours Q. What is the third A. By swearing wickedly For Ieremie saith Thou shalt sweare in righteousnesse Q. What is it to sweare wickedly A. To bind our selues with an â—ath or to vow some wicked thing As the Iewes Forty of them bound themselues with a vow that they would neither eate nor drinke till they had killed Paul Such oaths are better broken then kept all the sinne is in the making of them for how contradictious is it to desire that God would be reuenged on vs if we doe not dishonour him Q. How many wayes els may we transgresse this commandement A. Three wayes Q. What
A BRIEFE CATECHETICALL EXPOSITION OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE Diuided into foure Catechismes Comprizing the Doctrine of the 1. Two Sacraments 2. Lords Prayer 3. Ten Commandements 4. And the Creed LONDON Printed by G. M. for Robert Bird and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Bible in Saint Laurence-lane 1632. THE FIRST CATECHISME TOVCHING the SACRAMENTS § 1. Question HOw many wayes doth the word of God teach vs to come to the Kingdome of Heauen Answ. Two Q. Which are they A. The Law and the Gospel Q. What saith the Law A. Doe this and thou shalt liue Q. What saith the Gospel A. Beleeue in Iesus Christ and thou shalt be saued Q. Can wee come to the Kingdome of Heauen by the way of Gods Law A. No. Q. Why so A. Because we cannot doe iâ— Q. Why can we not doe it A. Because we are all borne in sinne Q. What is it to be borne in sinne A. To be naturally prone to euill and vntoward to that which is good Q. How commeth it to passe that we are all borne in sinne A. By reason of the sinne of our first Father Adam Q. Which way then doe you hope to come to the Kingdome of Heauen A. By the Gospell Q. What is the Gospel A. The glad Tidings of Saluation by Iesus Christ. Q. To whom is this glad tidings brought To the righteous A. No. Q. Why so A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because there is none that is righteous and sinneth not Q. What is the other reason A. Because if we were righteous that is without sinne we should haue no need of Christ Iesus Q. To whom then is this glad tidings brought A. To sinners Q. What to all sinners A. No. Q. To whom then A. To such onely as beleeue and repent This is the first lesson to know the right way to the Kingdome of Heauen And this consists in knowing the difference betweene the Law and the Gospel Q. What doth the Law require A. That we should be without sinne Q. What doth the Gospel require A. That we should confesse our sinnes amend our liues and then through faith in Christ we shall be saued Q. The Law requires what A. Perfect obedience Q. The Gospel what A. Faith and true repentance § 2. Q. Where doe you learne this lesson that Iesuâ— Christ came into the world to saue sinners A. In Gods word Q. Where els A. In Gods Sacraments Euery Sacrament teacheth vs this lesson as we shall easily perceiue if we vnderstand what a Sacrament is Q. What is a Sacrament A. A holy signe and seale of grace Q. How many Sacraments haue you A. Two Q. Which are they A. Baptisme and the supper of the Lord. Q. What is the signe in Baptisme A. The cleansing of the childes face or body by washing it with water Q. What is the grace signified A. The cleansing of the childes soule from sinne by washing it with Christs bloud Q. Christ is in heauen we are on earth How can his bloud wash our soules A. By faith Q. Haue children faith A. No for faith commeth by hearing and hearing by the word of God Q. Why are they then baptized A. God accepteth the faith of their parents Q. We are made cleane from sinne by baptisme But are we made without sinne A. No. Q. Why then are we said to be made cleane from sinne A. For two reasons Q. What is the first A. Because we are made free from the punishment oâ— sinne Q. What is the punishment of â—inne A. Death Q. How are we made free from it Q. Christ died for vs. Q. What is the other reason A. Because we are made free from the power of sinne Q. What is it to be made free from the power of sinne A. That sinne shall not reigne ouer vs though it dwell in vs. Q. How doe you know whether sinne reigneth ouer you or no A. By repentance If we repent sinne doth not reigne ouer vs otherwise it doth Q. What lesson doth this sacrament teach vs A. As truely as the water doth wash the childs face and make it cleane so truely doth the bloud of Christ wash our soules and make them cleane §. 3. Q. What is the signe in the Lords Supper A. The eating of the bread and drinking of the wine to the nourishing of the body Q. What is the grace signified A. The eating of Christs body and drinking of Christs bloud to the nourishing of our soules Q. Christ is in heauen we are on earth How can we eate his body and drinke his bloud A. By faith So saith our Sauiour Ioh. 6. 35. He that commeth to me shall neuer hunger He that beleeueth in mee shall neuer thirst Therefore to belâ—eue in him is to drinke him And consider in reason Q. What is the hunger and thirst of a Christian as a Christian A. An appetite after that which conserues the life of a Christian. Q. What is that A The fauour of God to the parâ—oning of our sinnes and to the sauing of our soules Q. What is the next way to satisfie this hunger and to quench this thirst A. To beleeue that Iesus Christ gaue his body to be crucified and his bloud to be shed for our sinnes Q. What lesson doth this Sacrament teach us A. As truely as the bread that wee eate and the wine that we drinke â—oth nourish and comfort our bodies so the body and bloud of Christ if we eate and drinke them by faith shall nourish our soules vnto euerlasting life Q. How many things are required to prepare vs to the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper A. Foure things Q. What are the two first A. Knowledge and faith Q. Where is that taught vs A. In our Creed and Catechisme Q. What are the two last A. Repentance and Loue. Q. Where is that taught vs A. In the ten Commandements Q. Why is knowledge required to the Lords Supper and not to Baptisme A. Because baptisme is the sacrament of our birth in Christ the Lords supper is the sacrament of our growth in Christ. Q. What is this faith that is required A. To beleeue that Iesus Christ gaue his body to be crucified and his bloud to be shed for our sinnes Q. Why is faith required A. Because well we may eate the bread and drinke the wine without faith but we cannot eat Christs body and drinke his bloud without faith True for the eating of his body is a spirituall eating and the drinking of his bloud is a spirituall drinking consisting in meditation of the wonderfull loue of God the Father who to saue our soules spared not his owne Sonne The