Sermon Preached Several Times, Catechism – Title page 3
A Short Catechiſme for the Simpler Sort.
1 Q Who made the whole World, and Man at the firſt?
A. aGeneſ. 1.1.27.God,bEccleſ. 12.1. Rom. 11.36. Apoc. 4.11. the Creator of all things.
2 Q. What is God?
A. AndPſal. 90.2. & 102.27 eternall, andeApoc. 1.8. Pſal. 115.3. & 135.6. almightiecIohn 4.24. Spirit, moſtf1 Tim. 1.17. Iude 23. wiſe, moſtgEſai. 6.3. Apoc. 4.8. 1 Sam. 2.2. holy, moſthPſalm. 92.15. & 145.17. juſt, and moſtiPſal. 102.8. — 19. & 145.8. mercifull.
3 Q. How many Gods are there?
A. There is butkEſai. 44.6.8. 1 Cor. 8.5, 6. one God.
4 Q. How many Perſons are there in that one Deitie?
A. There arel1 Iohn 5.7. three Perſons,mMatth. 18.19. 2 Cor. 13.13. the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghoſt.
5 Q. Is each of theſe Perſons God?
A. Yea:nIohn 17.3. Eph. 1.3, 4. the Father is God,oIohn 1.1. Hebr. 1.4, 6, 8. Rom. 9.5. the Sonne is God, andpAct. 5.3, 4. the Holy Ghoſt is God.
6 Q. Are they then three ſeverall Gods?
A. No: they areq1 Iohn 5.7. Matth. 3.16, 17. three diſtinct Perſons, yet butrDeut. 6.4. Iohn 10.30. 1 Iohn 5.7. one God.
7 Q. Whereof did God create Man at firſt?
A. ſGen. 2.7. & 3.19. Eccleſ. 12.7.Hee made mans body of the mould of the earth; but his ſoule he created immediately of nothing.
8 Q. In what eſtate did God then make Man?
A. He made himtEccleſ. 7.31. pure & perfect,uGen. 1.26.27. & 9.5. in his owne Image, like himſelfe.
9 Q. Wherein was Man then like unto God?
A. In that he was perfectlyxColoſ. 3.10. wiſe, and perfectlyyEpheſ. 4.24. good.
10 Q. How came man then to be evill as now he is?
A. zRom. 5.12, 18, 19.By diſobeying God, in breaking his Commandement.
11 Q. Wherein did Man break the Commandement of God?
A. aGen. 3.6.In eating of the fruit of one Tree,bGen. 2.17. which God had forbidden him.
12 Q. Who perſwaded him ſo to doe?
A. c2 Cor. 11.3. Gen. 3.1, 4, 5.The Devill perſwaded the Woman, anddGen. 3.6. the Woman her Huſband.
13 Q. What is the Devill?
A. eMatth. 4.1.The Devill is anfLuk. 7.21. & 8.2. evill Spirit, who beingg2 Pet. 2.4. Iude 6. damned for ſinning againſt God, dothh1 Pet. 5.8. Iohn 8.44. ſeeke to deſtroy others.
14 Q. What became of Man after he had thus ſinned againſt God?
A. He became moſtiGen. 6.5. wicked, and moſtkIob 14.1. & 5.6, 7 wretched.
15 Q. In what regard wicked?
A. In thatlGen. 3.7. Epheſ. 4.22.24. he loſt Gods Image, and wasmGen 3.22. Deut. 32.4, 5. not now like unto God as before, butnIohn 8.44. 1 Iohn 3.8. like the Devill.
16 Q. In what regard wretched?
A. In thatoGen. 3.23. he loſt Gods favour, andpGen. 3.16, 17, 18, 19 Rom. 5.12, 16. brought upon himſelfe Gods everlaſtingqGalath. 3.10. curſe andrRom. 2.8, 9. wrath.
17 Q. In what ſtate are wee all then, ſince this fall of our firſt Parents?
A. We are all alſoſEpheſ. 2.2, 3. by nature moſttRom. 3.9.—20. & 5.12, 19. Titus 3.3. wicked, and moſtuRom. 3.23. & 5.12, 15, 16, 17, 18. wretched.
18 Q. When come wee to be thus evill and wicked?
A. Wee are evill and wickedxGen. 8.21. Pſal. 51.5. & 58.3. Eſai. 48.8. from our very breeding and our birth.
19 Q. What doe wee for this our wickedneſſe deſerve at Gods hands?
A. yIohn 5.28, 29. Matth. 25.46.Eternall damnationzMatth. 10.28. Apoc. 14.10, 12. & 21.14, 15. both of ſoule and body in hell-fire.
20 Q. Are wee able any way to ſave our ſelves from this?
A. No:aPſal. 22.29, & 49.7, 8, 9. Rom. 5.6. & 8.3. wee are not able: for wee are by nature ſpirituallybEpheſ. 2.1. Col. 2.13. dead in ſinne and naughtineſſe.
21 Q. Is there no meanes then to deliver us from eternall deſtruction?
A. Yes:cRom. 7.24, 25. Act. 4.12. wee may bee delivereddRom. 3.24.25, & 5.17-21. by Gods mercy in Jeſus Chriſt.
22 Q. Who is that Ieſus Chriſt?
A. Jeſus Chriſt iseIoh. 10.30. & 14.9, 10. Heb. 1.3. the ſecond Perſon,fProv. 30.4. & 8.23, 24, 25. Matth. 16.16. the eternall Sonne of God.
23 Q. What hath hee done to ſave us?
A. gEſai 53.4-2. Phil. 2.6, 7, 8. 1 Pet. 2.24He ſuffered death upon the Croſſe,hRom. 5.8, 9, 10. Galat. 1.4. & 3.13. 1 Theſſ. 1.10. Hebr. 2.9, 14, 15. & 9.12.15. to ſave us from death and deſtruction.
24 Q. How could he die being the eternall Sonne of God?
A. Hee was bothiIer. 23.6. & 33.16. Eſai. 9.6. 1 Iohn 5.20. God andkIoh. 1.10. Gal. 4.4. 1 Tim. 2 5. Man; andl2 Cor. 13.4. 1 Pet. 3.18. died as hee was Man; butmIohn 2 19. & 10.17, 18 raiſed himſelfe againe to life as hee was God.
25 Q. Shall all men then be ſaved by Chriſt?
A. nLuke 13.23-28. Matth. 7.13, 14, 21, 22.23.No: none ſhall be ſaved by Chriſt, butoMarke 1 15. ſuch aspLuke 13.3, 5. & 24.47. repent of their ſinnes, andqMarke 16.16. Iohn 3.14— 18, 36. beleeve in him.
26 Q. What is meant by repenting of Sinne?
A. To repent of our ſinnes is to berAct. 2.37. 2 Cor. 7.10. heartily ſory for them,ſPſal. 97.10. Rom. 7.15, 20. & 12.9. to hate and abhorre them, and to endevour carefullytProv. 28.13. Iohn 5.14. to ſhun and avoid them.
27 Q. What is meant by beleeving in Chriſt?
A. uRom. 3.25, 28. & 4.5. & 9.32, 33. & 10.4.9.11.To beleeve, orxPſal. 2.12. & 32.10. & 37.22. to truſt in Chriſt, isyEſai. 50.10. Phil. 3.7, 8, 9. to rely wholly upon him forzHeb. 1.2. & 9.14, 26. 1 Iohn 1.9. the pardon of our ſinnes, and*Rom. 5.9, 10. Hebr. 9.28. the ſafetie of our ſoules.
28 Q. How come wee thus to rely on him?
A. ByaRom. 1.16. & 10.14, 17. the word of God,bRom. 3.21, 22. & 10.5.—8. Gal. 3.2. making knowne Gods mercy in this behalfe towards us in Chriſt Jeſus.
29 Q. What meanes are there to give us further aſſurance of the mercy of God towards us?
A. ThecMarke 1.4. & 16.16 Act. 2.31. Luke 22.19, 20. Sacraments give us further aſſurance of Gods mercy revealed in the Word.
30 Q. What is meant by the word Sacrament?
A. Sacraments are as viſibledGen. 17.10, 11, 23. Exod. 12, 11, 13. Signes andeRom. 4.11. Pſal. 50.5. Ier. 34.18. Seales of Gods mercy towards us in Chriſt.
31 Q. How many Sacraments are there now in uſe?
A. There aref1 Cor. 12.13. two Sacraments;gMarke 1.4. Matth. 28.19. Baptiſme, andh1 Cor. 11.20, 23, 26. the Lords Supper.
32 Q. What is Baptiſme?
A. Baptiſme is a Sacrament, whereiniHebr. 10.22. Epheſ. 5.26. by waſhing of the Body is ſignifiedk1 Pet. 3.21. Rom. 6.2-9. the purging and cleanſing of the ſoule.
33 Q. What is the outward Signe in Baptiſme?
A. The outwardlIohn 1 26, 31. & 3.23 Signe in Baptiſme is water.
34 Q. What is that a Signe of?
A. Water in Baptiſme ismMatth 3.11. Iohn 1.33. & 3.3, 5. a Signe of the Holy Ghoſt,n1 Cor. 6.11. Tit 3.5. whereby we are inwardly renewed.
35 Q. What is the Lords Supper?
A. The Lords Supper is a Sacrament, whereino1 Cor. 1.28. & 10.21 Matth. 26.26, 27. by eating and drinking is repreſentedp1 Cor. 10.16, 17. & 12.13. our ſpirituall Communion with Chriſt.
36 Q. What be the outward Signes in the Lords Supper?
A. The outward Signes in the Lords Supper areqMatth. 26.26. 1 Cor. 10.16, 17. & 11.26, 27.28. Bread andrMatth. 26.29. Marke 14.25. Wine.
37 Q. What are they Signes of?
A. TheſMatth. 26.26. 1 Cor. 10.16. & 11.27, 29. Bread ſignifieth Chriſts Body, and thetMatth. 26.28. Luke 22.20. 1 Cor. 10.16 & 11.27 Wine ſignifieth his Bloud.
38 Q. What is meant by the breaking of the Bread, and the powring out of the Wine?
A. The Bread is broken, and the Wine powred out,uMatth. 26, 26, 28. Luke 22.19, 20. 1 Cor. 11.26. to repreſentxEſai. 53.3, 4, 5, 10. Luke 22.42-45. the cruell paines and torments, andyPhil. 2.8. Eſai. 53.12. Matth. 27.34— 50. the bitter and bloudy death that Chriſt ſuffered for our ſake,
39 Q. To what end are wee to come to the Lords Table?
A. Firſt,aLuke 22.19. 1 Cor. 11 24.25. to be put in minde of Chriſts death and paſſion:
And ſecondly,bMatth. 26.28. Luke 22.20. to be aſſured thereby of the forgiveneſſe of our ſins.
40 Q. How ought they to be affected that deſire to repaire thither?
A. Firſt, they oughtcIerem. 3.1.13. Pſalm. 51.1, 2, 3. to ſee and know their ſinnes;
Secondly,d2 Cor. 7.10. Zech. 12.10. to be truly and ſincerely ſory for them;
Thirdly,ePſalm. 97.10. Prov 8.13. to hate and abhorre them, asfEſai. 53.4, 5, 6. Rom. 4.23. 1 Pet. 1.18, 19. the cauſe of Chriſts death;
And laſtly,gIohn 5.14. Ier. 34.15, 16, 18, 20. 2 Pet. 2.20, 21, 22. Hebr. 6.4, 5, 6. & 10.26-29. to reſolve not to returne againe to the practice of them.
FINIS.
THE SPIRITVALL WATCH, OR CHRISTS GENERALL Watch-Word.
A MEDITATION on MARK. 13.37. What I ſay unto You, I ſay unto All, WATCH.
By THOMAS GATAKER B. of D. and Paſtor of Rotherhith.
LONDON, Printed for EDWARD BREWSTER. 1637.