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A70809 An endeavovr of making the principles of Christian religion, namely the Creed, the Ten Commandements, the Lords prayer, and the Sacraments, plaine and easie tending to the more speedy instruction of the meanest capacities, and weakest memories, and for the making triall also of their understandings, who though they have attained some measure of saving knowledge, yet through the weaknesse of their abilities cannot expresse even that which they doe conceive. Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647. 1644 (1644) Wing P230A; ESTC R2981 30,876 53

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No   Or Must it be to any one o●…●●ce and no more Yes   And 〈…〉 it so because as we ●…n ●…t once naturally b●● once spiritually Yes   Q. 9. How is it proved th●… within the Ch●…   9. A. Children born within the Church are to be baptised because 〈…〉 a just proofe of it th●…   children were wont to be circumcised by Gods command Yes they were y wont be circumcised a● because 〈…〉 they 〈…〉 within Gods Gov●…nant and ●●●●ve 〈…〉 to the seal of it y G●● 17. 12. ● Gen. 17. ● 1 Cor. 7. 14. Or Is there any such difference between Circumcision and Baptisme as for children to be admitted to the one and not to the other No   And Is it not also a just proofe of it because such children are within Gods Covenant and so have right to the seale of it Yes   10. Q. Since nothing can be required of children when they are brought to Ba●●isme what is required of them afterward when they come to yeeres of discretion in consideration that they have been baptized   10 A. Children ba●…tized are ●ound wh●● they come to yeers 〈…〉 discretion to practi●…a faith 〈…〉 and obed●ence and then th●● shall feel the bene●… of their Baptism● a Gal. 3. 26. b. Ro● 6 3 4. Are they not then bound to practise faith and obedience Yes   Or Are they free from any such engagements although their sureties that required baptisme for them did promise and vow it in their names No   And Shall they feele any benefit of their Baptisme when they come to yeares without this No   Or Faile to feele it if they practise this No   11 Q. What is the Lords Supper outwardly in regard of the visible g●e or crea●●●● commanded to be applied to our bodies   11 A. The Lor● Supper outwardly c both eating brea● and drinking wit● in remembrance 〈…〉 Christ and his de●… Is it both eating bread and drinking wine in remembrance of Christ and his death for us Yes   Or May we not onely eat   〈…〉 bread and for beare to drink 〈…〉 wine No for us c 1. Cor. 11. 23. 24 25 26. 〈…〉 After the ●…tration for 〈…〉 Sacrame●… it still bread ●hich we 〈…〉 and eate Yes   And Wine which we drink Yes   Or Is it substantially changed into the very body and blood of Christ No   And Do● wee receive a right 〈…〉 receive the bread and wine ●nd forget Christ No   Or 〈…〉 person and 〈…〉 his death for us No   12. Q. What is the Lords Sup●… towardly in regard of the reward ●nd spirituall grace there offered 〈…〉 i●   12 A. The spirituall grace in the Lords Supper is d Christs body blood e nourishing our souls by renewing pardon for sin past and grace against sinne hereafter d 1 Cor. 10. 16. e Ioh. 6. 51 54 55 58. Is it not Christs body and blood nourishing our soules by renewing pardon for sin past and grace against sin hereafter Yes   Or Is there onely a bare remembrance of Christs body and blood without an effectuall par●aking of them by those that ●ome aright to receive them No   Or Can the body and blood of Christ bee received by any without benefit to their soules No   And They missing pardon for 〈…〉 past No   Or Missing of some renewed grace against sin hereafter No   13. Q. Who doe partake of the ●…y and blood of Christ in the 〈…〉 Supper and how is it re●…   13 A. The body blood of Christ in the Lords Supper is f only Is it onely received by the faithful and onely by thei● faith Yes received by the faithfull and only b● their g faith f 〈…〉 11. 29. g 〈◊〉 6. 3 〈…〉 48. 54. Or Doe any else receive it though they eate the bread and drink the wine No   Or Doe the faithfull them selves receive it with their hands and mouthes No   14 Q. How often is the Lord Supper to bee administred and received   14 A. The Lords Supper is to be often administred and received often by ever● Christian h 1 Cor. 2● 25 26 27 28. Is it often to be administred Yes   Or Seldome No   And Must it be received often Yes   Or Seldome No   Or May any keepe away at their owne pleasure and come onely when they lift No   Or Are they excusable that refuse to come because they have no leisure for worldly businesses No   Or Because they have not repented of their sins No   Or Because they are not in charity No   Or Any such like excuse No   15 Q. How must a man come to the Lords Supper   15. A. He that commeth to the Lord● Supper must i i exami● himself or else he ea●eth and drinketh unworthily and so 〈◊〉 ignorant person 〈◊〉 come i 1 Cor. 11. ●● 28 29. May a man come carelesly without preparing himselfe No   Or Can a man prepare himself sufficiently unless he examin himself No   And Doth not a man else eate and drink unworthily Yes   And May any ignorant persons   whether children or grown 〈…〉 come to the Lords Supper 〈…〉 they ●n●●●ot how to examine them●… No   16 Q. What is the sinne ●nd danger of these t●●● eate and drinke ●● the Lords Supper unworthily   16. A. ● They that eate and drink unworthily at the Lords Supper are guilty of Christs body blood and eate and drinke damnation to themselves if they repent not of it k 1 Cor. 11. 27 29 31 32. Are● they ●●● guilty of the body and blood of Christ Yes   And do they not eat and drink damnation to themselves if they repent not of it Yes   Or 〈…〉 to accuse them of such a sin●● No   Or Is that too sort a punish them for such an offence No 17 A. When a man commeth to the Lords Supper the things he must examine himself about are l repentance and m faith n thankfulnesse and o charity for a man is no Christian that is altogether without these l Luke 13. 3 5. m Iohn 3. 36. n Col. 3. 15 17. o Mat. 6. 15. 1 Cor. 10. 17. 17 Q. What are the things 〈…〉 man must examine himselfe about 〈…〉 to the Lords Supper     Are they not repentance and faith and thankfulnesse and charity Yes   Or May a man come in his 〈◊〉 unrepented of No   Or Without faith in Christ No   Or Without thankfulnesse ●o Christ No   Or Without charity to men No   Or Is any man a christian that 〈◊〉 altogether without these No   18 Q. H●… a man examine himselfe about his repentance ●o as hee may know hee doth ●…pent   18 A. A man may know that he truly repenteth when he seeth sin p so odious and so q mischievous as he Is it when he seeth sin so odious ●●● mis●●ievous as he resolveth   nothing shall make him willing to sin againe Yes r resolveth nothing shall make him willing to sin again p. Ezek. 36 31. q Ro. 6. 11 r Esay 30. 22. Ioh. 34 31 31. Hos. 14. 38. Or Doth a man truly repent unlesse he see sin to be most odious and most mischievous No   Or Vnlesse he resolve against all sin No   19 Q. How may a man examine himselfe about his faith so as to know he hath true faith in Christ   19 〈…〉 man may know hee hath tru●… faith in Christ when s onely from his dea●… he looketh for pardon and all good to h●… soule and looking at that keepeth his soule from fainting utterly s Phil. 3. 7 8 9 10. Is it not when he looketh for pardon and all good to his soule onely from Christs death and looking at that keepeth his soule from fainting utterly Yes   Or Doth he truly beleeve that ioyneth any creature with Christ in expectation of pardon and good to his soule No   Or Whose spirit so fainteth as he looketh not at all for any good from Christ No   20 Q How may a man examine himselfe about his thankfulnes to Christ so as he may know he is truly thankfull   20 A. A man may know he is truly thankfull to Christ when he esteemeth Christs love and u benefits above all others and so desireth to x please Christ in all things t Eph. 3 17 18 19. ●Phil 3. 8 x 2 Cor. 5 14 15. Is it when he esteemeth Christs love and benefits above al others and so desireth to please him in al things Yes   Or Is he truly thankful that esteemeth the love of men or their benefits more then Christs No   Or Equall to them No   Or Any benefits in temporall respects equall to Christs No   Or That is not moved by   Christs love and benefits to de●… please him in all things No   21 Q. How may a man examine ●…selfe about his charity so as he 〈…〉 know he hath true charity to●…d all men   21 A. A man may know he hath true charity toward all men when he loveth x every one y even those that have wronged him as he desires z God or men should love him x James 2. 8 9. y Mat. 5. 43 44 45. z Math. 12. Mat. 7. 12. 1 Ioh. 3. 18 19. Is it when he loveth every one ●…en those that have wronged ●● as he desireth God and men ●…uld love him Yes   Or Hath he true charity that ●…ly loveth his friends who are ●…de to him No   Or At the most those onely it wrong him not No   Or Pretending to love even ●●e that wrong him yet his ●●art and words and dealings 〈◊〉 otherwise towards them ●…en he desireth from God and ●●th men as love him No   FINIS I II III. 1 2 3 4 IV 1 2 3 4 5 6 Esay 12. 9 Esay 54. 13. Ier. 31. 34 Heb. 8. 11 Ephes. 4. 43.
glory their k perfection l power upon consciences i Iohn 7. 18. k Psal. 19. 7. l Heb. 4. 12. Psal. 19. 7. Is their being wholly to Gods glory and their perfection and their power upon consciences a sufficient proof of it Yes   Or May all this be yet they be but the word of a meer man No   Or Doe these things agree to any other word or booke not   taken out of the Scriptures No   32 Q In what condition was man created by God at first   32 A. Man was created at the first in a very happy condition in the m Image of God m Gen. 1. 26. VVas he made miserable No   Or Very happy Yes   In the Image of God Yes   Or No better then other earthly creatures Yes   33 Q. What was the Image of God in man   33 A. Gods n Image in man stood in the perfection of his immortall soule and dominion over the creatures n Gen. 1. 26 27 28. Did it stand in the shape and frame of mans body No   Or In the perfection of his immortall soule Yes   And Had he dominion given him over the creatures Yes   Or VVas any of them as they are now rebellious against man No   Or Hurtfull to him No   34 Q. In what specially did Gods Image in mans so●●e stand   34 A. Gods Image in mans soule was specially in a knowledge p righteousnesse and holinesse o Col. 3. 10. p E●hes 4. 24. VVas he created in knowledge Yes   Or Ignorant No   In righteousnesse Yes   Or Sinfull No   In holinesse Yes   Or Vnholy No   35 Q. What condition is mankinde now naturally in   35 A. Mankinde is now naturally in a very q miserable condition q Ephes. 2. 1 2 3. Still happy No   Or Very miserable Yes   36 Q. Wherein is mankinds condition now so miserable   36. A. Mans misery is that they are now r all sinners and subject to s punishment for sin and that Is not mankind still righteous No   Or Are they all sinners Yes   And Are you a sinner as well as others Yes   And Are they all subject to punishment Yes     is t my condition as well as others r Rom. 3. 9. to 19. s R● 5. ●2 t. Ephes. 2. 3 4. And Is that your condition is well as others Yes   Or Are any free from punishment you or others No   Or Out of danger of it No   37 Q. What is sin   37 A. Sinne is any u transgressiō of Gods Law bee it but in x words or y thoughts u 1 Ioh. 3. 4. x Mat. 12. 36 37. y Ier. 4. 14. Is it onely a transgression of Gods Law in deeds No   Or Any transgression be it in words or thoughts Yes   38 Q. How came mankind to be miserable     Was it without their owne fault No 38 A. Mankind became miserable by sinning z all with our first parents Adam Eve in eating the forbidden fruit and I sinned among them ●Rom ● 12 18. Gen. 3. 6. Or Because they all sinned with our first parents Adam and Eve in eateng the forbidden fruit Yes   And Did you sinne among them Yes   39 Q. Why should children ●e charged with their parents faults     Is it not unjust No 39 A. Men confess it just to charge children sometimes with the parents faults doing so to Bastards and Traitours children Or Do● men conf●sse it just sometimes doing so to bastards and traitors children Yes   40 Q. How farre are all mankinde corrupted with sin     Are they onely guilty of that first sin of Adam No 40 A. All mankinde are a altogether corrupted with sin and that in every part both of soul and body and b so am ● a Gen. 6. 5. Or Are they all in themselves corrupted with sin Yes   And ●●e you so too Yes   And That altogether in every part both of soule and body Yes   Or Onely in some part No   41 Q. What doe you meane by saying all men are altogether corrupted with sin   Rom. 3. 9. to 19. b Rom. 7. 24. Prov. 27. 19. Are they all inclined to all sins Yes 41 A. c All men are inclined to all sns and d untoward to any good and e I as much as any other by nature c Rom. 3. 9. to 19. d Ier. 4. 22. e Tit. 3. 3. Or Only to some No   And Are they all untoward to any good Yes   Or Inclined at least to some good No   And Are you as much inclined to fin and as untoward to good as any other by nature Yes   42 Q. What say you of children new borne   42. A. f All children that are conceived a naturall way are conceived and borne in sin and so was g I too f Ephef. 2. 3. ●g Psal. 51. 5. Are they not altogether innocents No   And Free from all taint of sinfulness and corruption No   Or Are they all that are conceived a naturall way conceived and borne in sin Yes   And Were you your self conceived and born so too Yes   Or Without any sin or sinfulness No   43. Q. You say all mankinde are altogether corrupted how then came any to be of a better minde or behaviour then others   43 A. Gods h grace is onely that that makes one man better then another h 1 Cor. 4. 7. 1 Cor. 15. 10. Doth not that shew they are of a better nature No   Or Is it only Gods grace that makes one man better then another Yes   44. Q. What is the punishment due to sin which even the least sinne deserveth   44 A. The punishment due to sin even the least is i death and k eternall damnation Is it death and eternall damnation Yes   And All curses and crosses in the meane time besides Yes and all l curses and crosses in the meane time i Rom. 6. 23. k 2 Thess. 1. 8 9. Psal. 9. 17. l Deut. 27. 26. Or Is that too great a punishment No   Specially for some sins No   45 Q. What punishment do● your sins deserue   45 A. Even m my sins deserve damnation and all punishments besides m Ephes. 2. 3. Doe you acknowledge that even they deserve damnation Yes   And All punishments besides Yes   Or Is any of that too much No   Or All that too much No   46 Q. If the least sin deserves damnation and all punishments besides● what matter is it what sins a man commits that is guilty of any   46 A. They that have n more and greaters sins shall have more punishment in Hell if they o repent not n Luke 12. 47 48. Mat. 11. 20. to 24. o Rom. 2. 4 5. Do men make their condition no worse by living in the world and multiplying sins Yes   Or Shall all be punished alike in hell whether their sinnes bee more or
Or Did he know and proclaim him innocent and yet condemn him Yes   60 Q. What speciall suffering did Christ undergoe   60 A. Christ was a crucified that is b hanged c naked and alive upon a crosse of wood by d nailing his hands and feet to it a 1 Cor. 1. 23. Ioh. 19. 17 18. b Gal. 3. 13. c Iohn 19. 23. d Iohn 20. 25. Was it onely some small paine or shame No   Or Was he crucified that is hanged naked and alive upon a crosse of wood by nailing his hands and feet to it Yes   61 Q. What necessity was there ●hat Christ should undergoe such a punishment as to be hanged on a crosse of wood   61 A. Christ to Redeeme us from the ● curse of the law and our sins was to endure a cursed punishment as hanging was by f Gods law e Gal. 3. 10 13. f Deut. 21. 23. Was not hanging a cursed punishment by Gods Law Yes   And Was it fit that to Redeem ●…s from the curse of the Law and our sins Christ should endure ● cursed punishment Yes   Or Was not that too much for him to endure No   62 Q. How long did Christ continue on the crosse   62 A. Christ hung ●pon the Crosse till he g died and gave his very h life a ransome for us g Iohn 19. 30. Phil. 2. 8. h Mat. 20. 28. VVas hee taken down alive after he had hanged a while upon it No   Or Did he hang upon the cross till he died and gave his very life a ransome for us Yes   63 Q. Why would Christ dye   63 A. Christ to deliver us from i death was to undergo death it selfe for us i Heb. 2. 14 15. Might he not have spared himself in that and yet we have been redeemed No   Or Was it necessary to deliver us from death that Christ should undergoe death it selfe for us Yes   64 Q. What became of Christs body and soule after death   64 A. Christs body was k buried and he descended into l hel to shew him to be truly dead and to make his Resurrection m more glorious k 1 Cor. 15. 4. ●Acts 2. 27 31. m Luk. 24. 26. Was not his body buried Yes   And Did he not descend into hell Yes   And Was not this fit to shew him to be truly dead and to make his Resurrection more glorious Yes   Or Was it unfit he should tarry at all in the state of death No   65 Q. How long did Christ continue dead   65 A. Christ n rose againe the third day from the dead n Luke 24. 46. 1 Cor. 15. 4. Did he rise againe the third day from the dead Yes   Or Is he dead still No   Or Did he rise sooner No   Or Later No   66 Q. How came Christ out of the prison of the grave since he wa● the surety to pay the debt of our sins   66 A. Christ rising and comming out of the prison of the grave sheweth that he as our Doth his rising from the dead shew that he hath fully paid the d●bt● Yes   Or Might he have beene raised and yet the debt of our sins still remaine to be paid by our selves No o surety hath p fully payed all the debt of our sins o Heb. 7. 22. p Rom. 4. 24 25. Or By some other No   67 Q. How long did Christ continue on the earth after his rising from the dead   67. A. q Forty daies after his rising from the dead Christ ascended into r heaven body and soule q Acts 1. 3 9. r Acts 3. 2● Is he still upon earth No   Or Did he forty dayes after ascend into heaven body and soule Yes   Or Is he anywhere else No   Or Stayed he longer on earth No   Or Lesse while No   68 Q. What honour and happinesse hath Christ in heaven   68 A. Christ s sits at the right hand of God in the highest t happinesse and u glory that can be s Mark 16. 19. t Psal. 16. 11. u Ephes. 1. 20 21 22. Doth he sit at the right hand of God in the highest happinesse and glory that can be Yes   Or Doth he want either happinesse and glory now No   Or Hath any of the Saints or Angels any higher honour then hee No   Or Equall to him No   69 Q. What power and authority hath Christ by being a Gods right hand   69 A. Christ at Gods right hand ruleth Gods Kingdome with all power and x authority Heb. 8. 1. x 1 Pet. 3. 22. Ephes. 20 21 22. Doth his sitting at Gods right hand signifie that he is upon a seat there No   Or That God hath any hand properly right or left No   Or Doth it signifie that hee ruleth Gods Kingdome with all power and authority Yes   70 Q. What is the greatest proofe of Christs authority   70 A. Christ shall come to y judge the quick and the dead even z all mankinde none excepted y Acts 10. 42. z 2 Cor. 5. 10. Shall hee come with glory to judge both the quicke and the dead Yes   Or Shall his authority bee at an end before the last day No   Or Some other be Iudge No   Or Shall not some or other of mankinde be excepted from being judged by him No   71 Q. What is the meanes of partaking of Christ and making him and all his benefits ours   71 A. Faith is the only means wherby we a partake of Christ make him and b all his benefits ours a Ioh. 1. 12. b Acts 26. 18. Is faith the onely meanes Yes   Or Is there any other meanes wherby we can partake of him No   72 Q. What is faith I meane true justifying ●●●ing faith   72 A. True faith in Christ is to c rest in him alone for d pardon through his death e according to Gods offer and then for all f grace and g salvation c Phil. 3. 7 8 9. d Ro. 3. 25 26 e Luke 24. 47. Esay 59. 20. f Iohn 1. 16. g Acts 15. 11. Is it not to rest on Christ alone for pardon through his death according to Gods offer and then for all grace and salvation Yes   Or Do they truly and throughly believe the doctrine of Christ who rest not on him No   Or Who rest on any thing or person besides him No   Or Together with him No   Or Who think of resting on him otherwise then God offers him No   73 Q. What warrant have you to believe in Christ and rest so on him   73 A. God in his h Word offers Christ to me as well as to any other man and i commands me to Is it not presumption for such a sinner to offer to rest on him No   Or Doth God in his Word   ●ffer Christ to you as well as ●o any other man Yes believe in him as well as to believe or obey
any other thing in his Word h Iohn 3. 15 16. 36. i 1 Iohn 3. 23. Iohn 6. 29. And Doth he command you ●o beleeve in him as well as to beleeve or obey any other thing in his word Yes   And Do all the promises which are of all sorts to second the Commandment to beleeve concerne you as well as any other man Yes   And Do the threatnings against unbeliefe also concerne you in like sort Yes   And Likewise the examples of grace Yes   And As well as any other thing in the word doth Yes   74 Q. How do you call the generall company of those that do truly beleeve in Christ   74 A. the generall company of those that truly believe in Christ is called the holy Catholick k Church k 1. Cor. 1. 2. 1 Thess. 1. 1. Is it not that which you mean by the holy Catholike Church Yes   Or Doth the holy Catholike Church signifie any other sort or company of men No   75 Q. Why is the Church said to be holy   79 A. Every true l believer and member of the m Church is a Saint and holy truly sanctified though not n fully in this World ●Acts 15. 9. in Ephe. 5. 25 26 27. n Iames 3. 2. Is it for that every true beleever and member of the Church ●● a Saint and holy truly sancti●●ed though not fully in this world Yes   Or Is any one a true beleever and member of the Church that is not sanctified and holy No   Or Are any of them fully sanctified in this world No   76 Q. What is it to be truly sanctified or holy   76 A. To be truly holy one is to o hat● all sin and p forsake all creatures so far as to strive to q serve God according to r all his will o Psalm 97. 10 p Luke 14. 26 33 q Heb. 9. 14. r Col. 4 12. Heb. 13. 21. 1 Pe●. 4. 2 3. Are they so who allow themselves in any one sin how smal● so ever they judge it to be No   Or How necessary soever No   Or That are so fond of any creature as that they cannot be content if they enjoy it not at their owne desire No   Or Who serve God after their own will No   Or Who will do his will ●n some things but not in all No   Or Do they hate all sin and forsake all creatures so far as to strive to serve God according to all his will Yes   77 Q. Why is the Church called Catholicke that is universall or generall   77 A. The Church is called Catholicke because in s all ages Christ hath had Church and he gathereth it out of all t Countrys u ranks of people s Heb. 13. 8. Mat. 28. 20. t Rom 13. 29 30. Act. 10. 34 35. u Gal. 3. 28. Col. 3. 11. Is it because in all ages God hath had a Church Yes   And Because he gathers it out of all Countreys and ranks of people Yes   Or Was there never no time since Christ was first preached unto mankinde when there was no Church at all No   Or Are there some Nations or conditions of men out of which God never takes any to be of his Church No   78 Q. What generall benefit do all true beleevers and members of the Church enjoy from Christ together   78 A. All true beleevers and member● of the Church enjoy together a communion of Saints that is a fellowship with x Christ and y one with another 1 Iohn 1. 3. 7. x 1 Cor. 1. 9. y Iohn 17. 11. Do they not enjoy together a communion of Saints that is ● fellowship with Christ and one with another Yes   Or Is any of them being poor o● the like denied fellowship with Christ in his grace in any respect No   Or Denied a right to any good their fellow members might do for them No   79 Q. What speciall benefit hath every true beleever from Christ in this life   79 A. z Every true believer hath from Christ in this life forgivenesse of sinnes z Acts 10. 43. 1 John 2 12. Acts 5. 31. Have they not forgivenesse of sins Yes   Or Are they not forgiven till after this life Yes   And So any of them die without forgivenesse No   80 Q. What do you meane by forgivenesse of sins   80 A. Forgivenesse of sins is a Gods not requiring of us ourselves to satisfie for our sinnes because Christ hath done that already a Rom. 3. 24 25 26. Is it not that God requireth not of us ourselves to satisfie for our sins because Christ hath done that already Yes   Or Must we notwithstanding our pardon make God satisfaction by doing somewhat ourselves in this world No   Or By suffering in this life No   Or Afterward No   81 Q. But why then are the faithfull afflicted in this life   81 A. The afflictions that the faithfull endure in this life are onely b fatherly corrections for their amendment Is it not to make at least part of the satisfaction to God for their sins No   Or Is it not a wrong that they   should be afflicted when Christ hath made satisfaction for their sins No and c trials of Gods grace in them and to make them d like Christ b Heb. 12 6. 10 11. c Jam. 1. 2 3 4. d Rom. 8. 29. John 15. 18. 20. Or Is it onely fatherly correction for their amendment and triall of Gods grace in them and to make them like Christ Yes   82. Q. But what say you to death which the faithfull en●ure as well as others   82 A. e Death it self to the faithfull is but a temporall chastisement at the worst and withall a passage to a better condition e 1 Cor. 15. 54 55. Is not that at least laid on them to satisfie God in part for their sins No   Or Is death it selfe a temporall chastisement at the worst to the faithfull Yes   And Withall a passage to a better condition Yes   83. Q. What benefit or better condition can there be to the body after death   83 A. There shall be to every faithfull soul f resurrection of the body from death f 1 Cor. 15. 42. 44. 1 Cor. 6. 14. Shall there be to every faithfull soule a resurrection of the body from death Yes   Or Shall not the bodies even of the faithfull remaine for ever in their graves dead and rotten No   84. Q What bodies shall be raised againe   84 A. The g very same body shall be raised again that died ● but the bodies of the faithfull shall ●ow be made strong and h glorious g 1 Cor. 15. 42. 43. 44. h Phil. 3. 21. Shall they be the very same bodies that died Yes   Or Others like them new created and joyned to the soules No   And Shall the bodies of the faithfull be now made strong and glorious Yes   Or Be
raised weak and imperfect as they were before No   85. Q. What shall become of the bodies of the wicked at the last day   85 A. The bodies of the ● wicked shall be raised also at the last day that being con●emned both body soule may be cast into k hell fire for ever ●John 5. 29. k Matth. 25. 41 and 46. Shall they be raised also Yes   Or Shall they continue in the grave still No   And Shall they be raised with any honour or for their good No   Or That being condemned both body and soule may be cast into hell fire for ever Yes   86 Q. What benefit shall be to the faithfull after the generall resurrection   86 A. After the generall resurrection the faithfull shall l die no more but enjoy m life everlasting all happines and glory o with Christ p in heaven l Luke 20. 35 36. m Mat. 25. 46. n Eph. 1. 18. o John 17. 24. p 1 Pet. 1. 4. Shall they die any more No   Or Enjoy life everlasting Yes   And Shall they live upon earth any more No   Or Endure any more misery pain or sorrow No   Or Enjoy all happinesse and glory with Christ in Heaven Yes   Questions and Answers tending to explaine the Ten Commandments Question 1. HOw do they live here who partake of Christ and all his benefits   A. They that partake of Christ and all his benefits do a serve God and b keepe his Commandments a Heb. 9. 14. Rom. 6. 22. b 1 Joh. 2. v. 3 4 5. Do they live in sin as they list No   Or Do they serve God and keep his Commandments Yes   2 Q. How many Commandments are there   2. A. There are ten Commandments wch are the sum and substance of all Gods perpetuall Law c Deut. 10. 9. Exod. 34. 28. Are there not ten Yes   And Are they not the summe and substance of all Gods perpetuall Law Yes   And Hath not every one of them a gener●ll meaning and ●●pe and so ●●●●a●●th whatsoever tendeth to that Yes   And Do they not among them forbid all evill Yes   And Command all good Yes   And That in words thoughts as well as deeds Yes   Q. What is the first Commandment   A. I am the Lord c. 3 Q. What is the generall meaning and scope of the first Commandment   3 A. The generall meaning and scope of the first Commandment is the giving all possible d glory and Is it not the giving of all possible glory and worship to one onely God without any equal or partner Yes   Or May ●e worship more ●●ds then one No e worship to one onely God without any equall or f partner d Psal. 96 7 8. Mat. 4. 10. 1 John 2. 15. Or Faile to love trust feare praise or obey God sometimes without sin No   Or Love trust feare praise or ●●ey some creature at least ●ometimes more then God No   Or As much as God in any ●espect whatsoever No   Or Set up our owne selves by ●●●de or trusting to our selves without regard of God No   Q. What is the second Commandment   A. Thou shalt not make c. 4 Q. What is the generall mean●ing of the second Commandment   4 A. The generall meaning of the second Commandment is the worshipping of God with those things and actions which g himselfe onely hath appointed g Deut. 4. 2. Matth. 15. 9. Is it not the worshipping of God with those things and action● which himself onely hath appointed Yes   Or May we not use as parts of worship and matters of Religion and holinesse something or o●her meerly invented by man No   Or Be carelesse of those duties which God hath appointed for his worship No   5 Q. Why are Images forbidden by name in the 2. Commandment ●●● how far are they forbidden   5 A. All h Images and Pictures to represent God are ● abomi●●ble to be made and so is all k worship of them though with pretence of ● worshipping God by them Are all Images and Pictures to represent God abominable to be made Yes   And Are all pictures of a man as of ones friend and the like also unlawfull and abominable No   But is not all worshipping of   any Image or Picture and bowing own to them also abominable Yes h Deut. 4. 15 16 1● 18. i Deut. 27. 1● k Esay 44. 15. 17. 19 I Exod. 32. 4. 5. un the 8. And Is it any way excusable though it be with pretence of worshipping God by them No   What is the third Commandment   Thou shalt not tak● c. 6 Q. What is the generall meaning of the third Commandment   6 A. The genera meaning of the thi●… Commandment is t●… reverent using whatsoever belonget to God and to tho●… ends onely which 〈…〉 hath allowed Is it not the reverend using of whatsoever belongeth to God and to those ends onely which he hath alloweth Yes   Or May we profane any of them No   Or Abuse them to ill ends No   Or Neg●●● Gods ends in the using of them No   Q. What is the fourth Commandment   A. Remember ● ● Q. What is the generall meaning of the 4. Commandment   2 A. The genera meaning of the four●… Commandment is th●… solemn times of wo●…ship necessary to Religion at Gods one● appointment an chiefly a standing d●… in the weeke of Re from worldly busin●… to attend on God Is it not the solemne times of worship necessary to Religion at Gods one y appointment and chiefly a standing day in the week of rest from worldly businesse to attend on God Yes   Or May men of themselves appoint any dayes or times as necessary to Religion No   Or May we unnecessarily spend Gods Day upon our selves No   Or Vpon any worldly mattes No   Q. What is the fifth Commandment   A. Honour thy F●…ther c. ● Q. What is the generall meaning of the fifth Commandment   8 A. The generall meaning of the fifth Commandment is the giving all due m honour and respect to all men specially n superiours m 1 Pet. 2. 17. n Rom. 13. 7. Is it not the giving all due honour and respect to all men specially superiours Yes   Or May we disobey the lawfull commands of superiours when they please us not No   Or Carry our selves proudly toward any even the meanest under●ing No   Q. What is the sixth Commandment   A. Thou shalt not kill 9 Q. What is the generall meaning of the sixth Commandment   9 A. The generall meaning of the sixth Commandment is the preserving of mens o persons and p lives q and fouls in all safety o Math. 5. 21 22. ●Proverbs 24. 11 12. q Jude 22 23. Levit 19. 17. 〈…〉 not the preserving of 〈…〉 and lives and souls ●n all safety Yes   Or May we though we are ●…oked
freedome from all 〈…〉 y Prov. 30. 8. ●Psal ●8 9. a Ps● 17. 8. Or i●●●re ●●ead the onely 〈…〉 we are ●llowed to 〈…〉 No   13 Q. What are we taught to 〈…〉 saying 〈…〉   13 A. When wee say Forgive us our ●rrespasses wee beg or God ● never to require of us ourselves to suffer and satisfie for our c sins past and to d assure us that hee will not b Psal. 143. 2. c Psal. 79. 8. Psal. 25. 7. d Psal. 51. 12. Doe wee not beg of God never to require of us ourselves ●o suffer o● satisfie for our sinne● 〈…〉 Yes   And Wi●… that ●…e will not Yes   Or Are wee forgiven if God ●oe require of us ourselves to suffer or satisfie for our sinnes ●ast No   Or Vnlesse he accept the suffering and satisfaction of another namely of Christ No   14 Q. What are wee taught ●o pray for saying Lead us not into ●emptation   14 A. When wee say Lead us not into temptation we beg of God that we may not meet with any e provocation to sin and may have f a●● helps to grace e Prov. 30. 8 9. Psal 141. 4. f Psal. 43. 3. Psal. 119. 43. Psal. 141. 5. Doe we not beg of God that we may not meet with any pro●ocation to sin Yes   And May also have all helps ●o grace Yes   Or May we be so confident of ourselves as wee need not aske these things No   15 Q. What are we taught 〈…〉 pray for saying Deliver us from 〈…〉   15 A. When we say Deliver us from evill wee beg of God to be kept from g sin specially Doe we not beg that we may ●e kept from sin Yes   And Specially from living in sinne Yes from the living in it and so from Satan and k Hell having all things blessed to ou●l grace and m salvation g Ioh. 17. 15. Psal 19. 12 13. ●Psal 119 133. i Zach. 3. 2. ● ●Tim 1. 18. l Ioh. 17. 17. m Iohn●7 24. And To have all things bles●… to our grace and salvation Yes   And So kept from Satan and Hell Yes   Or Is any of this needlesse to be asked No   Or May wee presume to live in sin and yet thinke to escape Satan and Hell and be saved No   Questions and Answers tending to explaine the Sacraments Question 1. WHat other meanes besides prayer hath God appointed i● to use to confirm● and increase our faith and grace   A. To confirme and increase our faith and grace God besides prayer hath appointed us to use his a word b Sacraments a Col. 3. 16. b Marke 16. 16 Luke 22. 19 20. Hath he not appointed us to ●se his Word and Sacraments Yes   Or May we at any time wilingly forbeare the use of them without offence to God and hurt ●o our selves No   2 Q. How will God have us ●se his word that it may doe us further good   2 A. We are both to c read Gods Word d heare it e preached and f read with g delight h meeknesse i faith and a faithfull k desire to grow thereby e Iohn 5. 39. Acts 17. 11 12. d 1 Thes. 5. 20. e 2 Tim. 4. 1 2. f Acts 13. 15. g Psal. 1. 2. h Iam. 1. 21. ●Heb 42. k 1 Pet. 2. 2. Is it enough onely to reade it without hearing of it preached No   Or To heare it onely preached without reading of it No   Or Without hearing it read No   Or Will it doe us any good ●…ther way unlesse wee use it with delight meeknesse faith and ● faithfull desire to grow thereby No   3 Q. How many Sacraments are ●…re appointed by Christ   3 A. There are two Sacraments appointed by Christ namely Are there onely two namely   Baptisme and the Lords Supper Yes Baptisme and the Lords 〈…〉 more l Matth. 28. 1● m ●Cor. 11. 23 24 25 Or Are to ●re more then two No   O ●●●ter No   4 Q. What is a Sacrament   4. A. Sacrament the applying an outward visible creature to our bodies as 〈…〉 signe seal and pledge from God of a ● like inward and spiritual grace to our soules n Gen. ●●●● Rom. ● 11. ●●Cor 10. 16. Is it not the applying of an outward visible creature to our bodies as a signe seale or pledge from God of a like inward and spirituall grace to ou● soules Yes   Or Is there a Sacrament where there is no outward visible signe No   Or Where the outward creatures are not applyed to our bodies but onely gazed on No   Or Are the Sacraments bar● signes without any spirituall grace to our soules offered by them No   ● Q. Who hath authority and power to ordaine a Sacrament   5. A. p Christ ●●on● hath authority to command the use of any creature for a Sacrament and q alone power to assure any r grace with i● p Ma● 7. 7. q. Col. 2. 8 9 10 r John 1. 16 17. Hath not Christ alone authority to command any such use of any creature for a Sacrament Yes   Or Hath any man or company of man any such authority No   And Hath Christ alone power to assure any such grace with it Yes   Or Can any man or men of themselves promise it No   6. Q. What is baptisme outwardly in regard of the vi●●l● signe or creature commanded to be a pli●●t to our bodies   6. A. Baptisme outwardly is washing the body with s water b● dipping or sprinkling Is it washing the body with   water by dipping or sprinkling the name of the Father ●● Yes ●n the t name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Ghost Iohn 3. 23. t Mat. 28 19. Or May not any other creature 〈…〉 for it 〈…〉 water No   And Will sprinkling the 〈…〉 d●● it without dipping 〈…〉 it Yes   And Will not other words do as well where there is not all the three persons of the blessed Trinity named No   7 Q. What is the inward and 〈…〉 grace sealed to the faithfull ●…li●…   7 A. The inward grace sealed to the faithfull in Baptisme is the u vertue of Christs blood and of his Spirit to the x was●ing away of sin and y new birth to the life of grace u Rom. 6. 3 4. x Acts 22. 16. y Titus 3. 5. 〈…〉 of Christe 〈…〉 and of 〈…〉 to the washing awa● of sin and new ●…rth to the life of grace Yes   Or Do any of the faithfull ●●o are baptized mi●●e of this 〈…〉 No   Or Do hypocri●es though outwardly baptized partake of his grace No   8. Q. How often is baptisme to 〈…〉 administred to any one party No 8. A. Baptisme is to be administred to any one onely once and no more because as we can be borne but once naturally so but once spiritually Must it be often administred 〈…〉 the same party No   Or May it be if any desire it