these texts of Scripture following Gen. 16.6 18.2 8. c. Leuit. 19.32 Iob. 29.8 9.10.32.4.6 7. 1. Sam. 1.15.25.8 Esay 3.5.5.3 1. Ki. 2. 19.12.8 1. Tim. 1.3 Prov. 15.10.32.30.17 Rom 13. 2. Iud. 8. Q. What is the meaning of these words That thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee A. These plainly speake themselues to be a promise made and offerd to al which doe keepe the Commandement aforesaid namely That vpon such both the blessing of God and of their Parents shall come to prolong their dayes here on Earth or in supply thereof with everlasting daies in the Land of the living Q. Name the sixt Comandement A. Thou shalt doe noe Murther Q Tell me the meaning of this Commandement A. This Commandement looks two waies not only forbidding all manner of iniurie and murther to be done in thought word and deede either vpon our selues or others But on the other side strictly requiring vs by all the meanes we may to preserue helpe further our owne and our Neighbours life health and welfare whether of body or soule Q. How is a man sayde to murther A. First by an vnlawfull violence done vpon his owne or his Neighbours person As striking wounding and takeing away his life or willfully and negligently omitting those meanes which should haue preserved him in safety or by approving counselling commanding consenting or concealing any such matter to the preiudice of his neighbour And after this manner the soule may be also spiritually killed As by an b Gen 26 35 27.46 Exod 1.14 Levit 19.17 1 Sam 1 6.7 Gen 4.9 Ezek. 3.18 Habb 2.15 Rom 1.32 1. Cor 8.11 Mat 16.22.23 Rom 14.15 2 Pet 2.1 1 Iohn 2 10. vniust vexing and grieving it by omitting and neglecting those things and meanes which tend to Salvation or by doeing counselling approving perswading or not hindering where power is the contraries which leade vnto Death a Gen 4.8.10.11.9.6 Exo. 21.24.25 Numb 35.33 Deut 21.7.22.8 2. Sam 12.9.16.23 1. Kings 2.6.7.21.7 Prou 24.11.12 Amos 6 6. Mat. 5.21 27.24 Mark 6.24 Luk 6.21 Acts 8. 1. Iames 5 4. Secondly by railing and cursed speakings and slaunderings false testimonies or by vniust censuring and seeking occasion to wrong and impaire his life good name and safety Psal 10.7 c. 15.3 Prov 12 18 Ezek 22.9 Mat 5.22.18.7 26 60 61.27 39 40 Acts 9 1. 1 Cor. 6 10.13 4.5 Gen 21 9. Gal 4 29. Ephes 4 31 1 Pet 3.9 Thirdly by secret malice of the heart as by revengefull and cruell Desires thoughts and wishes by envying maligning hating and wilfull neglecting the good of his Neighbour Leuit 19.17.18 Deut 19.19 Psal 5 6.7 Prov 20.22.24.29 Mat 5.22 Rom 1.29.31.12.19 1. Cor 13.4 c. 1 Thes 5.15 Iames 1.20.3.14 c 1. Iohn 3.15 Q. You haue told me how many wayes a man is saide to kill Tell me now how thou art to further helpe and preserve both thyne owne and the good health and life of thy neighboure which is also a dutie required in this Commandement A. By a Gen 45.27 Exod 23.5.31.32 Leuit 19.17 Numb 11.29 1 Sam 20.9.25.22 c 1 Kings 18.13 Iob. 29.12 c Prov 12.18.15.4 Zecha 7.9 Mat. 5.44.25.35 Acts 2.40 26.29 Rom 12.10.13.15 c. 1 Cor 9.19.22.12.26 Gal 6.10 Ephes 4.2.3 c. 32. Colos 3.12.13.16 Heb 3.13.13.3 1. Pet. 3.11 4.8 Iude. 23. doeing saying wishing and occasioning all the good to soule or body and by b Gen. 13.9 1. Sam 19.2.23.13.14 1. Kings 19.3 Ecclus. 28.13 Mat. 10.23 Acts. 23.16.27.31 Rom. 14.15 removing or avoiding all things harmefull and preiudiciall either to my owne or my neighbours good name health safety and Salvation Q. What is the next Commandement A. Thou shalt not Commit Adulterie Q. Tell me the meaning of this Commandement in more wordes A. In this Commandement as all manner of vncleannes and lustfullnes in soule and body is absolutly forbidden so on the other side is it as striktly required that wee should preserve keepe and possese body and soule in all cleannes and holynes Q. Name the vncleannes which is forbidden A. First all lust and vncleannes in act either solitary or with another as Fornication Adulterie incest rape or that against nature Gen. 34.2.38.9 Leuit. 10.6.19.20.10 18. Deut 17.17.22.22.23 25.23 10.17.18 Prov. 6.32 Ezek. 18.6.22.11 Amos. 2.7 2. Sam. 13.14 Rom. 1.26.27 1. Cor. 5.1.6.9.18.19.7 2. Gal. 5.19 Secondly all lust and vncleannes or Adulterie of the minde or hearte Prov. 6.25 Mat 5.28.15.19 Rom. 1.28 Ephes 4.22 Colos 3.5 2. Tim. 2.22 1. Pet. 2.11 1. Ioh. 2.16 Thirdly all Adulterous and vncleane behaviours in wordes gestures apparell and any other provocations and occasions therof whatsoever As evill Company Idlenesse Drunkennesse Gluttony wanton lookes songs and pictures and the like Gen. 6.2.34.2.39.7 2. Sam. 11.2.13.5 Isay 3.16.17 Ierem. 3.2.3 Ezek. 16.49 Hos 4.11 Zephan 1.8 Prov. 5.3.6.24.7.10.23.31 c. Ecclus. 8.9 1. Cor. 5 6.9.11.15.33 Ephes 4.29.5.3.4.6.11 Colos 3.8 1. Thes 5.22 1 Pet. 4.3 2 Pet. 2 7.14 Q. How are you to keepe and possesse your body and soule in Cleannes Chastitie and holynes A. Not only by an abstinence from the a foresayd vncleannes forbidden Iob. 31 1. Prov. 5.8 2. Cor. 7.1.1 Thes 4.3.4.5 But by the practise and exercise of cleannes and chastitie in our wordes deedes gestures attire and by vsing all meanes of preserving and increasing it both in our selues and others As by good company and example temperance in meats and drinkes fasting and prayer and busiing our selues in our severall callings and such like Gen. 39.8.9 Deut. 23.10 c. 2. Sam. 13.13 Psal 119.37 1. Cor. 7.2 c. 9.27 Phil. 4.8 1. Tim. 2.9.10 Tit. 2.3 c. Q. Proceede now and tell me the next Commandement A. Thou shalt not Steale Q. What doth God require of thee in this Commandement A. That I should not any way impaire Diminish hinder detaine detract take away and vniustly get from my neighbour any of his goods wealth possessions commodities and estate or his iust title and claime there vnto But rather that I should by all lawfull meanes further maintaine increase the same as mine owne and as I would haue him to doe vnto me Q. How many wayes is a man sayd to Steale A. First he doth steale who by open violence or secret and close convaiance getteth and taketh a way or detayneth or doth counsell assist consent conceale or pertake of those thinges of our neightbours detained and taken away Of this kinde are not open a Exod. 22.1 Levit. 19.11.13 Deut. 23.24.25 Iob. 1.15.17 Psal 50.18 Prov 6.30.31.28 24.29.24 Zachar. 5 3 4. Luk. 3.14.10.30 .1 Cor. 6.10 Ephes 4.28 Tit. 2.10 Robbers only on the land and sea housebreakers secret pilfarers But b Gen 21.25 Exod. 22.25.26 Levit 25.14 Deut. 23.19 Iudg. 18.25.27 1. Kings 12.11 Iob. 24.2 c 27.13.14 Psal 94.20 Prov. 11 26. Isay 1.23 Amos 8. 4.6 Ierem 17.11 Habb 2.6.9 Ezek 18.7 12.22.12.27.33.15.45.9 Luk.
purpose of the heart to doe them be forbidden A These texts of holy Scripture do shew as much Gen 3.6 Exod 16.3 Numb 15.39 c Deut 15.9 Psal 139.23 Prov 15.26.24.9 Isai 55.7 Acts 8.22 Rom 1.21.24.7.5 7.22.23 Gal 5.16 Coloss 3.5 Tit 2.12 Iam 12.14.15 Q And where doe you finde that the concupiscence and desiring of the particular things of our neighbour which are specified in the commande are forbidden A. These texts of Scripture following speake as much Deut 5.21 Iosh 7.21 1. Sam. 12.3 2. Sam. 12.1 King 21. Isai 5.8 Acts 20.23 Q. You haue tould and proved vnto me what is forbidden in this tenth Commandement tell me now what it is which God doth require of us to be done A. The contrary to that which is forbidden that is That a Lukâ— 1. 74.75 Ephe. 4.23.24 1. Thes 5.23 1. Tim 1. 5. 1. Pet. 1.15 16. 2 Pet. 3 10.11 all our thoughts desires imaginations motions inclinations or covetings of our hearts should be alltogether pure holy righteous and blamelesse as God in Adam first made them to bee and that wee should labour b Psal 119. 37. Iob 31.1 Prov. 4.23 Mat 6.13 Rom 7.15 16.22 1. Cor 10.24 2. Cor 10.5 Ephes 4.22.6.10 c Philip 4.11 1. Pet 2.2 2. Pet 3.18 and delight to make and keepe them so by all the meanes we may Q What doest thou chiefely learne by these Commaundements A I learne two things My duty towards God set downe in the first Table containing the first foure Commaundements and My duty towards my Neighbour comprised in the second Table which doth containe the six last Commandements Deut 10.1 c Mat 22.36 c Q What is thy duty towards God A My duty towards God is c Q What is thy duty towards thy Neighbour A My duty towards my Neighbour is c Q My good Childe knowe this that thou art not able to do these things of thy selfe nor to walke in the Commandements of God and to serue him Gen 6.5 Isai 6.4.6 Mat 7.18 c 8.3 2. Cor 3.5 Without his speciall grace Psal 119. 33. Ioh. 1. 17. Ephes 2.1 8.9.10 Which thou must learne at all times to call for by diligent prayer Luk 18.1 11.9 Let me here therefore if thou can'st say the Lords prayer His Prayer A Our Father c Q Why is this prayer called the Lords prayer A Because Christ Iesus our Lord vpon request taught and appointed his Disciples to vse this forme of prayer Mat 6.9 Luk 11.1 Q. What are you taught to pray for in this patterne and plat-forme of prayer A As it is an absolute good and perfect prayer of it selfe So doth it teach vs as it were by a sampler and patterne how I am to frame and fashion my particular and private prayers vnto God for all things that are needfull for my body and soule or which concerne either this life or that which is to come in the next world or as St Peter speaks which pertaine to life and godlinesse As it may more plainely appeare by the severall petitions prayers and requests which are easily to be seene and distinguished in this prayer Q Are there then severall matters to bee noted in this prayer A There be For this Prayer hath first a Preface or Compellation of him to whome it is directed then follow the severall Petitions and lastly the conclusion shuts vp all with Amen Q Which words call you the Preface A These Our Father which art in heauen That is to say O God which dwellest in the a Psal 123.1 Isai 66.1 heauens full of all glory and maiesty who art pleased to be a Father b Isai 63.16 Mat 23.9 Ioh 20.17 Rom 8.15 vnto vs in creating c Gen 1.26 Luk 3.38 and making vs out of the dust the chiefest of thy creatures but more especially by regenerating d Gal 4.6 and calling vs to be thy Children in Iesus Christ Q How many Petitions be there A Six severall Petitions or Prayers whereof the first three teacheth and directeth vs to aske those things which principally respect the honour of God our Father and our duty and thankfulnesse towards him the three last tell vs what we are to pray for touching our present life and wellfare Q Name the first Petition A Hallowed be thy name Q Tell me the meaning of this Petition in more words A That is to say Graunt O Father which art in heaven or I pray thee to giue vs the grace alwayes to acknowledge thee such as thou hast declared thy selfe to be the only Holy one and accordingly to reverence and magnifie thy greatnesse and worthynes and that in all our thoughts words dealings and doings wee may principally seeke desire confesse and declare thy glory and shew forth the honour and reverence wee beare vnto thy holy name by giuing all due observance respect thanksgiving and worship therevnto and that wee may not at any time forget or neglect this our duty or prophane thy most holy name 2. Sam 7.26 1. Chron 16.35 Nehem 9. 4. c Iob 1.21 Psal 71.8.18.72 18 19 113 3 Isai 29 23 Ierem 10 6 Malac 1 6 11 Mat 11 19 Luk 1 46 Rom 11 36 Ephes 5 20 1. Cor 10 21 1 Tim 1 17 Revel 4 8. Q Proceed and tell me the next Petition A Thy Kingdome come Q Speake this Petition or prayer in more plaine words that I may perceiue you do fully vnderstand it A That is to say I pray thee O Father let no thinge hinder but that thy power a Psal 29 1 c 93 1 94 95 providence and government may continually be exercised and flourish in this world and thy grace b Psal 51 10 119. 5 33 c 143 10 Mat 6 33 Luk 17 21 Rom 5 21 16 24 Ephes 1 17 c 1 Thes 3 12 13 may come vpon vs and by all meanes be increased and improued in vs dayly that being ruled and guided thereby wee may haue thy promised c Psal 24 7 2 Tim 4 8 Revel 22 17 20 glory and salvation hastened and accomplished in vs. Q Which is the third Petition A Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Q What do you prâ—y for in this A That is I pray thee O Father not to leaue vs to the lust and errors of our owne or other mens will to follow our owne evill imaginations and desires but to giue vs the grace alwayes to do obserue and keepe thy will Commandements and word here on earth as sincerely constantly and fully even as the holy Angels are said to doe in heauen Psal 27 9.51 10 c 119.11 17.19.33 c Ezek 18.31 Mat 7.21.12.30 16.24 Luke 22 42. Rom. 12.2 Ephes 4. 23.24.5.10 6.8 1. Thes 4.3.4 Act. 13 21 1. Pet. 2 15 Psal 103 20 21 Revela 5 11 c. Q The fourth Petition followes repeate it A Giue vs this day our daily breade Q What is your request to God in this Petition
only excepted like vnto other Children sonnes of men c Isay 9.6 Luk. 2. 11. Heb. 2.14 4. He suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was Crucified dead buried That is I do belieue that Iesus Christ to a Is 53.5 Ioh. 3. 14. Rom. 4.25 Gal. 3.13 deliver me body and soule from the curse of the law and euerlasting Damnation and to b Isay 53.5 Rom. 5.10.6.23 2. Cor. 5.18 Colos 1.20 procure vnto me peace with God and the gift of euerlasting life hath c Math. 2.13.4 1. c. 11.19 Luk. 9.58 Ioh. 7.44.8.48.9 22.10.31 11.53 suffered the wrath of God al his life time but especially neer his end not in body only but in d Ps 116.3 Mat. 26. 38.27.46 Luk. 22.42.43.44 Heb. 5.7 Isay 53.6 Gal. 3.13 soule he was humbled and suffered the vttermost extremitie of his Iustice and of those vnvtterable sorrows and torments due to the sinnes of the whole world vnder e Math. 26.27 Mark 14.15 Luk. 22.23 Ioh. 18.19 Pontius Pilate the gouernor of the country being adiudged by him to be nayled and fastened to the accursed Crosse whereon he died and was after taken downe and layed into a graue and buried 5. He descended into Hell the third day he rose againe from the deade That is I doe belieue that Iesus Christ went downe and plainly appeared and presented himselfe in hell a Psa 86.12.13 Ephes 4.9.10 Colos 1.18 and on the b Math. 12.40 Mark 8.31 Ioh. 19.42.20.1 c. Act. 10.40 third day after he had beene deade and buried his soule and body came together againe and he the very same person revived from death by his owne c Ioh. 2.19.10.18 power came forth a conqueour from Hell rose and came out of the Sepulcher or graue wherein he had beene layd Hereby shewing d 1. Cor. 15.17.54.55.56 Rom. 4.25.14.9 that he had fully satisfied ouercome the Devill Death Hell and the graue and all punishment due vnto my sinnes and hath from henceforth cleared a passage e Hosea 6.2 1. Cor. 15.20 c. Thes 4.14 Rom. 8.11 for me al beleeuers vnto life eternal 6. He ascended into Heauen and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almightie That is I doe belieue that the a Ioh. 3.13 same Christ Iesus after he had staied b Act. 11.3 some dayes and conversed with his Disciples on Earth was truly c Luk. 24.51 Act. 1.9 and iustly translated and moued from thence vp into Heaven d Ioh. 14.2.3.17.24 there to prepare a place for me where he hath all power maiestie and glory all things being made subiect vnto him e Psa 110.1 Colos 3.1 Mark 14.62 Luk. 22.69 Ephes 1.20 c. 2. Pet. 3.22 7. From thence hee shall come to iudge the quicke the dead That is I doe belieue that Christ Iesus wil a Act. 1.11 come againe from Heauen b Math. 24.30 visibly and c Ioh. 5.22 Act. 10.42 2. Tim. 4.1 iudge and giue sentence vpon all men according to their d Math. 12.36.37.25.34 2. Cor. 5.10 Reuel 20.12 workes as well those that are then living as those which haue beene dead vnto that day 8. I beleeue in the holy Ghost That is I doe acknowledge the holy Ghost the third person in the Godhead to be a Math. 28.19 Acts. 5.3.4.28.25 Iob. 33.4 1. Cor. 12.11 God the b Math. 21.19 28.19 Luk. 12.10 Heb. 9.8 1. Ioh. 5.7 same and equall with God the Father and his sonne Iesus Christ in whome also I doe belieue and trust vpon as the especial worker of all grace and holynesse in me by c Mar. 13.11 Ioh. 14.26.16.13 Act. 2.33 Rom. 8.15.16 1. Cor 2.12 teaching d Math 1.20 Rom 1.4 1. Cor 3.16.17.6.11 1 Pet 1.2 sanctifying e Ioh 14 16.17 Acts 5 41.7.55 comforting f Ioh 14 23. Rom 8.11 1. Cor 12.13 2. Cor 1.22 Gal 4.6 Ephe 1 13 4. 1. Ioh 3.24 and knitting or vniting me and all belieuers into Christ Iesus 9. The holy Catholique Church the communion of Saintes That is I doe beleeue and acknowledge that God hath and will gather and call forth through his spirite and the preaching of his word a Church Catholique or vniversall that is a a Gen. 12.1.15.6.7 Mat. 16.18 Acts. 2.41.47 Rom. 1.7.10.12 c. 1. Cor. 10.2 Rev. 2. Company of men of b Esay 49. 5.6 Mar. 16.15 Act. 10.34.35 Ephe. 5.26 Gal. 26. c. Reuel 5.9 all sorts times and places through out the whole world agreeing in the faith of Iesus Christ and through him made c Esay 62.12 Acts. 9.13.26.10.18 1. Cor. 14.33.16.11 Ephe 5.27 1. Pet. 2.9 Reuel 19.8 holy sanctified and set a part for his owne service and honour and the attainment of everlasting life And I doe likewise beleeue that these men thus sanctified and made holy are vnited as members of one and the same body into Iesus Christ and are d Isay 65.25 Ioh. 10.16.17.21 1. Cor 12.13.14 Ro 8.32 Ephe. 2.19 c. 4.5.16 fellowes and partakers or intercommoners in al the promises of his Gospell and in all those guifts and graces which are requisite and needfull either for his owne glory or the common good and saluation of his whole Church 10. The forgiuenesse of sinnes That is I do beleeue that God for that all sufficient satisfaction made vnto his Iustice by Iesus Christ through his blood and death and his fullfilling c Math. 3.15 of all righteousnes will d Psal 32.2 2. Cor. 5.19 Rom. 4.6.7.8 pardon and forgiue all my sinnes accompting of them as if no sinne had bene committed and that he will e Ro. 5.18.19 1 Cor. 1.30 2. Cor. 5.21 impute vnto me his righteousnes that so I may not at any time come into f Rom. 5.1.8.1 condemnation a Exo. 34.7 Mar 2.7 Ioh 20.23 b 1. Ioh 1.7 2.2 Colos 1.14.19.20 Gal 3.13 11. The resurection of the body That is I doe beleeue that the a Ioh. 5.28 1. Cor. 15. Reuel 20.12.13 Iob. 19.26.27 bodies of al men shall be raised to life againe and being vnited to their soules they the same men in substance both b Math. 16.27 2. Cor. 5 10. 2. Thes 1.7 c. Revel 22.12 good and bad shall stand before Gods Iudgment seate and be sentenced according to their works done in there life time 12. And the Life euerlasting That is I doe beleeue that both to a Ioh. 3.16.5.24.10.28 Rom. 6.23 1. Cor. 2.9 1. Thes 4.16.17 2. Tim. 4.8 me all the elect Saints of God the guift of euerlasting life that is an euerlasting estate in perfect holines and vnvtterable happines shall be giuen by Christ Iesus my Saviour and together with him I shall liue in his kingdome and enioy the full measure of blessednes for euer and euer Amen That is So verily are these thinges and may they be as I haue confessed and acknowledged them Q. What
whosoever hath not from him shal be taken even that he seemeth to haue saith our Sauiour Christ I beseech you therefore beloued Parishioners and exhort you by the Lord Iesus Christ that yee labour to put of all Childishnes in vnderstanding and be strong in the word of God and in the knowledge of his truth and of your Christian dutie goe on from strength to strength from knowledge to knowledge from grace to grace and giue not over till you haue clothed your selues with the whole Armour of God Soe shall you approue your selues worthie of the vocation where with you are called in Iesus Christ and he will accept of your Godly endeauors and zeale and will add there-vnto of his spirit in more abundance and increase you with increase of God vntill he shall haue brought you to be perfect and compleat in himselfe who filleth all things to whome be honour and praise thankesgiuing now and for ever The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all Amen MILKE FOR BABES Question WHAT is your Name Answere N. or M. Question Who gaue you this Name Answere My a Examples shew that Parents haue anciently vsed to giue names to their owne Children Gen. 21.3 1 Sam. 1.20 Luk. 1.63 Mat. 1.21 wherein at this day it is very reasonable that their desire and direction should not be altogether neglected by godfathers and godmothers Godfathers Godmothers in my Baptisme The Christian man wherin I was made a b Not by the bare sprinkling or dipping into the water without the Spirit of God Ioh. 3.5 Rom. 8.9 1 Cor. 12.12.13 by whome wee are properly quickned and made liuely members of Christ Iesus 2. Cor. 3.6 Gal. 4.6.7 Rom. 8. 11. Now faith and the works of a new life wil shew whether the Spirit of God did assist and ioyne with the worke of the Minister or not 1. Cor. 12.3 Gal. 5.16 1. Ioh. 4.2 member of Christ the Child of God and an inheritour of the kingdome of Heauen Q. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers then for you A. They did promise and vowe three things in my name Note that all the good and benefit in the former answere mentioned and which wee are to expect from Christ in our Baptisme sealed vnto vs is with condition namely if wee shall performe the promise made in our behalfs by our godfathers and godmothers Math. 16.27 Q. What doth your Godfathers promise A. First that I should forsake the Devill and all his workes the pompes and vanities of the wicked world His vowe and all the sinfull lusts of the flesh The reason hereof is because being by baptisme entered and enroled a seruant of God and receiued into his house and familie that is into his Church you are therefore to renounce all loue and obedience to these masters to which by nature you are subiect and to put your selfe in open defiance against his enimies which are the Deuill this world and your owne flesh Math. 6.24 Rom. 6.12 c. Eph. 6.11 c. Secondly that I should beleeue all the Articles of the Christian faith The reason hereof is because Christ hath inseperably tyed and annexed faith vnto Baptisme without which Baptisme profiteth nothing and saluation is not to be had Mar. 16.16 Act. 2.41.8.36.37.38 Thirdly that I should keepe Gods holy will and commaundements and walke in the same all the dayes of my life The reason hereof is because the faith of beliefe here required of such as are Baptized must be a working and a liuely faith openly shewing forth in the sight of God and men their obedience and loue in performing the will and commaundement of God and of our Lord Iesus Christ Math. 5.16 Luk. 1.74.75 Tit. 1.16 Iam. 2.17 2. Pet. 1.4.5 1. Ioh. 5.1.2 Q. Doest thou not thinke that thou art bound to beleeue and to doe as they haue promised for thee A. Yes verily and by Gods helpe so I will 1. Cor. 15.10 Iam. 4.15 and I doe hartily thanke our heauenly Father that he hath called me to this state of saluation through Iesus Christ our Saviour Ephe. 1.3 c. 2. Tim. 1.9 and I pray god to giue me his grace that I may continue in the same to my liues end Math. 24.13 Luk. 22.32 Q. Rehearse Rom. 10.8.9 Math. 10.32.33 1. His beleife Pet. 3.15 then the Articles or seuerall parts or pointes of thy beliefe or of those thinges which thou art to beleeue for the saluation of thy soule A. 1. I Beleeue in God the father Almightie maker of heauen and earth That is I a Act. 8.37 my selfe doe beleeue that God the first Person in the Godhead is the b Math. 3.17 Ioh. 1.14.18 father of our Lord Iesus Christ through him my c Math. 23.9 Ioh. 20.17 Ephe. 1.5 Iam. 1.18 Father also in whom I trust d Luk. 12.22 c. relie on his providence prouision of all things necessarie both for my bodie and soule in as much as he is e Gen. 17.1 Luk. 1 37. Rom. 9.19 able hath the might power to doe all things whatsoeuer he will that he f Ioh. 1.3 Coll. 1.16 Rev. 10. 6. created made the heavens earth all things therein g Eph. 1.11.12 2.10 me in particuler to his owne glory service to the obteining of that salvation which he hath promised to all that beleeue in his sonne Iesus Christ 2 And in Iesus Christ his only sonne our Lord. That is I my selfe doe beleeue that Iesus Christ the second Person in the Godhead is the a Math. 3. 17. Ioh. 1.14.3.16 Colos 1. 15.2.9 only naturall and proper sonne of God begotten from everlasting of the Father having and receaving from him the same nature substance and b Ioh. 5.26 as naturall Children begotten doe receaue from there naturall parents and that he is c Math. 11.27 Luk. 2.11 Rom. 6.23 Lord as well as his Father having power and dominion to rule and dispose of all things according to his owne will and pleasure not onely as he is our d Ioh. 1 1.2.3 Heb. 1.10 creator maker but more especially do I acknowledg him our Lord for as much as he hath e Luk. 1.74 75. Gal. 4.4.5 Rom. 6. 22. redeemed and sett vs free from the power of the Devill sinne and death made vs his servants to serue him in righteousnes and holynes all the dayes of our life 3 Which was conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary That is I doe belieue that Iesus Christ the sonne of God was also a Iohn 1.14 Heb. 2.16 made man being b Gen. 3.15 Isa 7. 14 Luk. 1.35 conceiued of the seed of a woman the Virgin Mary by the holy Ghost after an vnspeakeable manner and in due time was borne of her a perfect man bone of her bone and flesh of her flesh in all things d Rom. 8.3 2. Cor. 5.21 Heb. 4.15 sinne
A That is I doe pray God this day and every day to giue blesse and Sanctifie vnto vs all things needfull convenient and properly belonging to this present life as our Foode Rayment Health Peace Dwelling seasonablenes of weather and such like suitable to our condition calling Gen 3 19 Levit 26 4 5 c. Psal 104 27 c. 127.144 145.16 Prov 30 8.9 Mat. 6.26 c 1 Cor 9 27 2 Cor. 9.10 2. Thes 3 8 12 1 Tim 6 6 8 Isay 3 1 c 58 7 Q Which is the fift Petition A Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs. That is I beseech thee O Father in a Exod. 32.31.32 Deut. 9.18 Ps 51.1 c 32.1 c 79.8 c Isai 64.1 c Hose 14.1 c Acts. 5.31 Rom 8.1 Iam. 1.16 1. Ioh. 1.9 Iesus Christ to remit pardon and forget our sinnes and the manyfolde transgressions of thy holy will and word that wee may not therefore be condemned even as b Mat. 6.14 18.22.35 Mark 11.25.26 Luk 17.3 Acts. 7.60 wee our selues most freely and sincerely from the heart doe remise and forgiue all that revenge and punishment due vnto those men who haue sinned in offending wronging of vs. Q Now you are come to the sixt and last Petition what is it A Leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from evill Q What is the meaning of it A That is a Gen. 3 20.6 2. Sam. 24. 1. Psal 5.8 c. 19.13.119..37.117.133.81.11 c. 51.11 Mat. 4.1 c. 26.41 Iohn 17.15 Acts. 5.3 Rom. 1.24.26.28 2. Cor. 12.10 Ephes 6.11 c. 2 Thes 2.11 Iam. 1.14 withhold or take not away the assistance and power of thy grace and spirit that so th◠wicked inticements and temptations of the divill the world and our flesh may at any time prevaile over vs and drawe or harden vs in sinne but b Mat. 5.37.13.19 Luk. 1.74 Ioh. 8.44 Prov. 16.20 2. Cor. 12.9 Ephe. 6.11 Gal. 5.12 2. Tim. 4.18 Iam. 1.14 1. Pet. 5. 8. Psalm 141.4 be pleased to preserue keepe deliuer vs from all manner of evill which the wicked one the divill or his instruments or our owne evill deservings hath or may bring vpon vs. Q You haue truely numbred the Petitions what serve the next wordes for for thine is the Kingdome and the power and the Glory for ever Amen A These are the Conclusion of the prayer wherin by divers arguments and reasons wee are taught to assure our selues that our prayers will as certainly take effect as wee haue prayed for For first whome wee pray all right a 1. Sam. 2.8 1. Cor. 29.11 c. Psal 22.28 c. 24.1 c. Rom. 10.12 1. Thes 2.11.12 1. Tim. 6.15 and autoritie of granting our requests only belongs to him the Lord and King and therefore we may assure our selves that he wil be good and gratious vnto vs his Subiects and Servants in hearing our prayers and granting our requests Then he hath b 2. Chron. 20. 6. c. Iob. 42.2 Psal 18.1 89.8 Isay 40.26 Mat. 29.26 power to giue whatsoeuer he will giue or wee haue neeede of and nothing can hinder his good pleasure and therefore we are not to doubte of his goodnesse And lastly all this we are the rather confident he will doe because the honour c Psal 29.1 c. 95.1 c. 115.1 c. Ierem. 33.8.9 1. Tim. 1.17 2. Tim. 4.18 1. Pet. 4. 11. and glory of all shall returne and redounde vnto himselfe from whom everie good and perfect gift cometh vpon his people Even so O Father be al these petitions requests and prayers certainly accomplished in vs for the honour of thy kingdome and power the manefestation of thy everlasting glory and the good of thy Children Q What desirest thou of God in this prayer A I desire my Lord God c. The signes and seales of his Profession Q How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in his Church A Two a There be divers Sacraments in a large sense so called but generally necessary for all people there be two severall Sacraments appointed by Christ as wee may learne out of Mathew 28 19 Mark 14 22 16 15 16 Luke 22 19 20 1 Cor 11 23 12 13 and only two and noe more only as Generally necessarie to salvation that is to say Baptisme by which every one hath his begining and entrance into the life and being of a beleiuing Spirituall or Christian man and the supper of the Lord which affords spirituall foode and norishment to strengthen and preserue him in the saide life and new-beeing The reason is because to the making and being of a Sacrament of the Gospel or New Testamēt there is necessarily required First the worde and appointment of Christ Secondly the Ceremonie or visible signe with a certaine forme of wordes to be vsed there with all Thirdly the promise of grace annexed to the thing worthyly receiued Now these three thinges are to be founde in the Sacraments of Baptisme and the supper of the Lord and in nothing els that we can reade of in the holy Scriptures Q What meanest thou by this word Sacrament A I meane an outward visible signe of an inwarde sprituall grace giuen vnto vs by the hand of Gods minister so ordained by Christ himselfe and none other as a meanes whereby we receiue the same spirituall grace and a pledge or seale to assure vs thereof that we haue indeed received it and are to shew it forth to the honour of Christ Iesus in our life and conversation Q How many partes be there in a Sacrament A Two the outward visible signe and the inward spirituall grace Q what is the outward visible signe of forme in baptisme A Water vnmingled and cleane the vsuall meanes to doe a way filthines wherin the person Baptised is dipped or sprinkled with it and with this certayne forme of wordes In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost Q What is the inwarde and spirituall grace A A death a The outward washing dipping or sprinkling of the body with water whereby the foulnes thereof is vsually clensed a way doth shew and signifie vnto the partie Baptised that the vncleannesse and filthines of his soule that is his sinnes are forgiuen or as it were purged and washed a way in the bloude of Christ Iesus Ezek. 36.25 Acts. 22.16 Ephes 5.26.27 Tit. 3.5.1.1.2.3.21 Reve. 1.5 vnto sinne and a new b The grace of gods holy spirit sanctifiing and renewing the hearts of the Baptised vnto the workes of righteousnes together with their owne promised obedience vnto Gods holy will and Commandements and a purpose of proceeding in all virtue and Godlynes of liveing is the regeneration or New birth vnto rightteousnes heere spoken of which is represented vnto vs by takeing the Baptised out of the Four as it were from the graue of his sinnes washed and purified
from his naturall corruptions and receiuing him into the number of the faithfull and to the service of a new master in whose name he is Baptised as it were a new creature vnto a new maner of being and liuing Rom. 6.4 1. Cor. 6.11 Colos 2.12 c. Tit. 3.5 birth vnto righteousnesse for being by nature borne in sinne and the Children of wrath wee are hereby made the Châ—lderen of grace Now sinnes being thus taken away or forgiuen vnto the Baptised through faith in the bloode of Iesus Christ they also themselues by the mouth of their Sureties professing and promising to renounce and forsake the workes of the Divell the covetous desires of the world the carnall desires of the flesh are from henceforth accounted as if sinne were dead in them and they to it so that they will not follow nor be lead by it And this death of sinne or rather to sinne is the spirituall and inward grace represented and assured vnto every true Christian and beleiver by the outward washing and Baptisme Q What is required of Persons to be Baptised A Repentance wherby they forsake sinne Mat. 2 7. 8.11 4.17 Mark 1.4.5 Acts. 2.38 and faith whereby they stedfastly beleiue the promises of God made to them in that Sacrament Mark 16.16 Acts. 8.37 c. Q Why then are Infants Baptized when by reason of their tender age they cannot performe them A Yes They do performe them Acts. 2.39 Rom. 11.16 by their sureties who promise and vow them both in their names which when they come to age themselues are bound to performe them that is both to repent and to beleiue in Christ Iesus and that this worke is acceptable and well pleasing to God done in the behalfe of Infant-children of the faithfull examples do testify Gen. 17.7 c. Mat. 19.14 Luk. 1.59 1. Cor. 1.16 Q Why was the Sacrament of the Lords supper ordained A For the continuall a Luk. 22.19 1. Cor. 11.24 c. remembrance of the b Heb. 5.7.7.25 c. Revel 5.12 sacrifice of the death of Christ offered vp to God vpon the Altar of the Crosse and the benefits which wee receiue thereby that is by that sacrifice of his blood and life made in our behalfe clensing vs from sinne and sanctifying and renewing vs vnto righteousnesse for which cause Sacrifices were figuratiuely in vse in the old Testament Lev 4.5.6 12.14 Ephe 2.13 c. Heb. 7. 1. Ioh. 1.7 Q What is the outward part or signe of the Lords supper A a These two things most fitly represent both Christ Crucified and also the spirituall benefits and blessings which belong to those who doe beleiue in him so crucified The resemblance of Christs body broken and mangled on the Crosse and of his blood shed is in the threshing grinding baking breaking and eating of the bread and in cutting pressing or treading of the grape powring out of the wine and drinking of it For as the corne and grape are so to be vsed before they become foode to them that eate or drinke thereof euen so Christs body first bruised and broken on the Crosse and his most precious blood pressed forth becomes spirituall foode to such as by faith eate and drinke thereof Bread and Wine which the Lord hath commanded to be receiued Mat. 26.26 c. Q What is the inward part or thinge signified A The body and blood of Christ Mark 14.22 c. Luk. 22.19.20 Ioh. 6.47 c. 1. Cor. 11. 23. c. which after an heavenly spirituall manner are verily and indeed taken and receiued of the a faithfull in the Lords supper A Faith or beliefe in the passion and death of Christ is the meanes the hand as it were to take the mouth to eate the stomack to receiue and digest the body and blood of Christ that so the beleiuer Christ may thereby be incorporated and vnited and after an heauenly and spirituall manner made one and the same body as the naturall body and the foode thereof eaten and digested becomes one and the same flesh Ioh. 6.35.55.56 1. Cor. 10.16.17 2. Cor. 13.5 Ephes 5.30 Q What are the benefits whereof wee are partakers thereby A The strengthening and refreshing of our soules by the body and blood of Christ a Wee may obserue and consider these two things in Bread and Wine receiued First there is a mutuall vnion and incorporation of them and the body they become one and the same flesh and bone and body Secondly the benefit of this vnion or incorporation namely the body is strengthned refreshed and preserued thereby so is it betwixt the beleiuer and worthy receiuer of the Sacrament and Christ first they are mutually vnited communicated or incorporated one into the other and are made the same flesh bone and body Ioh. 6.56.17.21 My beloued is mine and I am his saith the Spouse in the Canticles 2.16 and more plainely speakes the Apostle St Paule Ephes 5.30 We are members of his body and of his flesh and of his bone This is a great mistery or secret saith the Apostle too deep for our shallow vnderstanding to conceiue or our tonges to expresse how Christ and his Spouse the Church that is every true beleiuer becomes one flesh Yet so far forth as secrets are revealed wee may as Christ speakes of himselfe handle them and see how or what they be The stringes by which they are knit together or the hands by which they are as it were moulded one into the other and made one lumpe and bread are plainely named vnto vs in the holy Scripture and these are the Holy Spirit or Spirit of Christ and Faith His Spirit vnites and quickneth Ioh. 6.63 1. Cor. 6.17 Gal. 2.20 1. Ioh. 4.13 For as the Nerues or Sinewes passe into all parts of the body from the braine tye all together Euen so his spirit from him the Head descending is deriued into every one of his members 1. Cor. 12. and thereby the whole body by joyntâ— and bands hauing nourishment ministred and knit together increaseth with the increase of God Colos 2.9 And againe as the soule diffuseth it selfe thorough the whole and every faculty and limbe of the body and giues life and motion proportionable to the condition and being of euery part In like sort his spirit goeth into euery member and quickneth it with the life of Christ according to the effectuall working in the measure of every part Ephes 4. 16. And thus we see what meanes Christ for his part vseth to vnite and quicken yet every man is not hereby vnited into his body and made a liuing member of him but only such as are fitted and disposed by Faith which is the pipe as it were and doore thorough which Christs Spirit doth descend and comes into mens harts quickens them with his life of grace and as it were moulds them into his body and makes them one flesh Ioh. 1.22 Rom. 1.17 Gal. 2.20 â—5 5 Ephes 3. 17. Heb. 3.14 And let