Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	word_n	worship_v	writing_n	15	3	8.3673	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00831	A very fruitfull exposition of the Commaundements by way of questions and answeres for greater plainnesse together with an application of euery one to the soule and conscience of man, profitable for all, and especially for them that (beeing not otherwise furnished) are yet desirous both to see themselues, and to deliuer to others some larger speech of euery point that is but briefly named in the shorter catechismes. By Geruase Babington.	Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610.	1583 (1583)	STC 1095; ESTC S108401	209,221	568

and zeale of spirite wherewith this author aboundeth Which although so much and with such life and mouing will not nowe altogether appeare in this writing as when it was with the liuely voyce and earnest spirite deliuered because that GOD promiseth to that the more especiall blessing yet shall you easily see that it is a worke comming out of the same shoppe a streame flowing from the same fountaine a print stamped with the same seale and sparckles flying out of the same flame Which the more they shall inflame you which ought most to inflame you you hauing beene ●●readie with them set on fire the more they ●●all heate others and by your example be ●●ofitable to all which is that the author wisheth ●●d I his welwiller heartily pray for to him who 〈◊〉 the able worker of it to whose especiall grace 〈◊〉 good reader in reading this worke to direct ●●ee I commende thee Thine in the Lorde Iesu Abraham Conham Certaine profitable Questions and Answers vpon the Commaundements The first Question HAth there euer been in the world amongst men some Religion Ans Yea for to make all men inexcusable the Lorde hath ingrafted in the minde of euerie one a secrete sure perswasion that there is a God who as he made man so is he of man to bee serued and obeyed By which secrete perswasion it came to passe that there was neuer from the beginning of the worlde any Region Towne or House wherein was not some Religion Que. Then is not Religion a pollicie of man to keepe people in obedience Ans No it were horrible to thinke so for it is plaine that religion is of nature and by nature though true religion be not Que. How prooue you that Ans First verie reason teacheth it For what policie could euer haue made man the Lorde of all Creatures fall down and worship the vilest creatures vnlesse there had béen something before in his nature to leade him to it Secondly it is plainely prooued in the example of Pilate Iohn 19.8 who assoone as he heard that Christ was God euen by very nature feared and stoode in awe of him And by the example of Gamaliel with diuers others Acts. 5.39 Que. Seeing then that there hath bene euer in the worlde some Religion because it is naturall whether is there but one or many Ans There can be but one true Religion but of false there haue béene and are diuers and euer will be till Christ come againe vnto iudgement Que. What false Religion can you name Ans There hath béene and is false re●igion in the Church Hist Magdeburg and out of the Church In the Church Poperie Out of the Church the religion of the Iewes of the Gentils and of the Turkes Que. What is the Religion of the ●ewes Ans They obstinately denying that Christ is yet come worshippe God still with sacrifices burnt offerings and other ceremonies of Moses lawe Que. What the Gentiles Ans Their Religion is a confused worshipping of all things for so wee ●eade in the 14. of the Actes of the Apostles in the 17. and in the 19. And the Poet saieth of them thus Quicquid humus pelagus coelum mirabile gignit Id dixere deos colles freta flumina flammas That is What so the earth the sea the heauen doeth wonderfull beget As hils seas flouds and flames of fire for Gods that haue they set Que. What the Turkes Ans Their religion is a masse of all heresies denying Christ to be God and vainely worshipping with mans deuises Que. What is true Religion Ans True religion is the true worshipping of God and the kéeping of his commaundements Que. Whence is it to be learned Ans Onely out of the written word of God and not out of mans heade or writings Que. How is that prooued Ans Both by Scripture and reason sufficient Que. What Scripture Ans Esay 29.13 verse God threateneth to plague them because their feare or religion towardes him was taught by the precept of men Michah the 4.2 He shall teache vs and we will walke in his pathes Daniel the 9.10 Daniel confesseth that because the people obe●ed not Gods voyce therefore al their worship was sinne Que. What reason Ans By many might it bee prooued but these may suffice First whatsoeuer pleaseth God must be according to his will but his will is onely knowen in his worde and therefore if our Religion please God it must be according to his word Secondly if whatsoever bée not of faith is sinne and faith onely is out of the word then what Religion soever is not out of the worde is sinne Thirdly the practise of Gods Church hath euer béen both to reforme religion and to confute heresies out of the word and by the word and therefore the same must euer bee the grounde of our Religion Que. Howe is it to bee learned out of the word Ans By hearing it preached by reading it our selves by prayer by conference one with another by temptations and by this exercise of Catechising For the other they are vsual meanes in déede but this maner of Catechising it is a newe deuise not knowne to our olde Fathers No it is no newe deuise but an olde custome and auncient begun assoone as euer God had a Church and continued euer since Que. How may that be prooued Ans First in the fourth of Genesis i● appeareth Gen. 4. that euen Adam the first man vsed it to his Sonnes teaching them to worship God with sacrifices o● else they coulde neuer haue doone it A●gaine wee sée Abraham vsed it to his housholde Gen. 18. and God commended him fo● it For if he had not by this exercise w●● instructed his seruantes before would● they euer haue suffered him to cut a●way their foreskinnes In many place● also beside did God flatly commaund al● parentes to vse it to their children I● the 6. to the Hebrues mention is mad● of the parts of the Catechisme then vsed the ancient Fathers haue carefully tra●uailed in this exercise all well ordere● Churches haue euer had their Cate●chismes which we also haue and reade therefore no newe deuise Que. What be the partes of the Catechisme Ans The parts of the Catechisme are these two generaly doctrine discipline vnder doctrine these foure contained to wit The law of God a sum whereof is in the ten Commaundements Faith a sum whereof is in the 12. Articles Prayer a forme whereof is the Lordes Prayer The Sacraments Of these partes in order afterwarde Now to some questions in your booke And first Que. What is the cheefest thing which euery one ought to be most careful of so long as they liue An. Euerie one ought to be most carefull of these two points first and chiefely how to be saved in the day of iudgement before Gods iudgement seate and so to come to life euerlasting Secondly howe to liue according to Gods holy will during our life in which two pointes wholy standeth