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Jiiisw, ]My Godfathers and Godmo- thers in my Baptism, wherein I was made a jMemher ol' Clirist, the Child of God, and an Inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven. (luest. What did your Godfatliers and Godmothers then for you ? Anstv, They did promise and vow three things in my name. First, that t should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh. Secondly, That 1 should be- lieve all the Articles of the Christian Faith. And thirdly, That I should keep God's holy will and Commandments, and walk "^in the same all the days of my life. }.i TlIK CHURCH CArECIIIS>f. (Ijiest. Bostiiot tlioii think tiiattliou art bound to believe, and to do as tbej have promised tor thee. Ansiv. Yes, verily : and by God's help go 1 will. And 1 heartily thank our lieavenly Father, that he hath called nie to this state ofsalvation, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. And I pray unto God to give me his grace, that [ may continue in the same unto my life's end. Catechist. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief. Ansiver. I BELIEVE in God the Father Al- mighty, 3Iaker of Heaven and Earth : And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suf- fered under Pontius Pilate, was cruci- fied, dead and buried. He descended into Hell, The third day he arose again from the dead. He ascended into Hea- ven. And sittetli at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; F'rom thence ho shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holyCatholicChurch ; TheCommunion of THE CIILIICII CATECHIS*!. of Saints; Tlic tbrj^iveiiess of sins; The resurectiou of the hody, and the life everlaslin^i^. Amen. ^lest. AVhatdost thou chiefly learn in these Articles of thy Belief-^ Ansiv. First, I learn to helieVi^ in Ciotl the Father who hath made me and all the world. Secondly, In God the Son, m ho hath redeemed me, and all mankind. Thirdly, In God the Holy Ghost who sanctifieth me and all the elect people of God. Qiiest. You said that your Godfathers and Godmothers did promise for you, that you should keep God's command- ments. Tell me how many there be ? Answ. Ten. ({aesL Which be they ? Jlnswer, The same which God spake in the twentieth Chapter of Exodus, sayin^j^, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. I. Thou shalt haye none other Gods but me. A 2 II- Thou ■»?■ G THE CHURCH CATECHISM. II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness ot* any thin«^- that is in Heaven ai)ove, or in the earth heneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them: For 1 the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love me and keep my command- nients. III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord w ill not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. iV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do ; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou sliall do no manner of work, thou, and thy son andthy dau«:hter,thy man-servant and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates- For :„ ^:,, A^^rr. +K0 T r»wl ii-iorlo h<^nven and tjarth, the sea, and all that in them is, and THE CHURCH CATECHISM. 7 and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh dav, and hallowed it. V. Honour thy father and thy mo- ther, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. VI. Thou shalt do no murder. VII. Thou shalt not commit adul- tery. VIII. Thou shalt not steal. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- bour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. Qiiest. What dost thou chiefly learn of these commandments ? minsiv, I learn two things : my duty towards God, and my duty towards my Neighbour. QjiesL What is thy duty towards God? Answ, My duty towards God, is to believe in liim. to feflf bim. nnrl tn Inve 7 7 bim with all my heart, v/ith all my mind, with 8 THE CHURCH CATECHISM. ^vitU all my soul, and with all my strength ; to worship him, to give him tlianks, to put my whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy Name and his AVord ; and to serve him truly all the days of my life. quest. What is thy duty towards thy Neighhour ? Answ. My duty towards my Neigh- bour is to love him as myself, and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me. To love, honour, and succour my father and mother. To honour and obey the King, and all that are put in authority under him. To submit myself to all my governors, teachers, spiritual pastors, and masters. To order myself lowly and reverently to all my betters. To hurt nobody by word nor deed. To be true and just in all my dealmgs. To bear no malice nor hatred in my heart. To keep my hands from picking and stealing, and my tongue from evil speaking, lying and slandering lo keep my body in temperance, soberness and chastity. Not to covet, nor desire Other men s gooas, uai lu luuru auw labour truly to get mine own living,and to THE CIIUHCII CATIXIIISM. to do my duty in that stute of life, unto which it shall please God to call mo. Catcchist, My <;"ood child know this that thou art not ahle to do these thinj^s oi' thyself, nor to walk in the command- ments of God, and to serve him, with- out his special j^race, which thou must learn at all times to call for hy dilij^ent prayer. Let me hear tl. jrefore if thou canst say^ the Lord's Prayer. Ansiver. Our Fatlier, which art in HeaTcn : ILallowed he thy name. Thy Kinj^dom come. Thy will ])c done in Earth, as it is ill Heaven. Give^, us this day ouj: daily hread. And forj^ive us our tres- passes as wc forgive them that tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil. Amen. ((iiest. What desirest thou of God in this prayer ? Jinsw, I desire my Lord God our Heavenly Father, who is the giver of nil goodness, to send his grace unto me, and to all people, that we may wors!iip him, serve him, and ohey him, as we ou \ "Tk t\ I •%rk.^f%c\-mt ti»\-lr> ■_/\*l -2.iivi JL i^iil'y «.i«.i%)\/ V^V^Vi* that ■909 10 T[1E CnUHClI CATECHid3I. that he will send us all things that he iieedlul both for our souls and bodies : and that be will be merciful unto us, and forgive us our sins ; and that it will please him to save and defend us in all dangers, ghostly and bodily; and that lie will keep us from all sin and wicked- ness, and from our ghostly enemy and from everlasting deatb. AndthisI trust he will do of iiis mercy and goodness, throusch our Lord Jesus Christ. And therclbiJ I say Amen, feo belt. Oiieslion. How many Sacraments bath Cbrtst ordained in his Church ? Msw Two only, as generally neces- sary to salvation, that is to say Baptism, and the supper of the Lord- Qiiest What meanest thou by t\m word Sacrament ? Answ, I mean an outward and visibie sign of an inward and spiritual grace, given unto us, ordained by Christ him- self, as a means whereby we receive tlttt same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. Qiiest. How many parts are there in a Sacrament ? dnsw. Two *, the outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual grace. Ques, THE CHURCH CATECHISM. 11 qiiest What is tlic outward visibte sign or form in Baptism ? Mr^w. Water : wherein the person is baptized In the JS*ame of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Qiiest. What is the inward and spiri- tual grace? Jlns7V, A death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness ; for being by nature born in sin, and the children of wrath, we arc hereby made the children oi* grace. ^lest. ^\Tiat is required of persons to be baptized ? Msw. Repentance, whereby they fop- sake sin ; and faith, whereby they sted- t'astly believe the promises of God madtj to them in that Sacrament. Quest, Why then are infants baptized, when by rea"^son of their tender age they cannot perform them? Msw. Because they promise them both by their Sureties • which promise, when they come to age, themselves are l>ound to perform. Quest, Why was the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained ? r — m^ 12 THE CHURCH CATECHISM. Jlnsw. For the continual remembranco of the sacrifice of tlie death of Christ,and of the benefits whicli we receive thereby. Quest, Wliat is tlie outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper? Jinsw, Bread and Wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be received. Quest, What is the inward part or thing signified ? Answ, The body and blood of Christ, which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper. . Quest, What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby ? ^nsw, Tlie strengthening and re- freshing of our Souls ])y the body and blood of Christ, as our bodies are by tlie Bread and Wine. Quest, What is required of them who come to the Lord's Supper ? Answ, To examine themselves, whe- ther they repent them truly of their for- mer sins, stedfiistly purposing to lead a new life ; Jiave a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of his death, and be in charity with all men. THE END.