A briefe catecheticall exposition of Christian doctrine Diuided into foure catechismes, comprizing the doctrine of the 1. Two sacraments. 2. Lords prayer. 3. Ten commandements. 4. And the creed.

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A briefe catecheticall exposition of Christian doctrine Diuided into foure catechismes, comprizing the doctrine of the 1. Two sacraments. 2. Lords prayer. 3. Ten commandements. 4. And the creed.
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Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.
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London :: Printed by G. M[iller] for Robert Bird, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Bible in Saint Laurence-lane,
1632.
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Lord's prayer -- Early works to 1800.
Ten commandments -- Early works to 1800.
Catechisms, English -- Early works to 1800.
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§ 2.

Q. How many articles are there of Gods Church?

A. Foure.

Q. Into how many parts are they di∣uided?

A. Into two parts.

Q. What doth the first part concerne?

A. The being of the Church.

Q. What the second?

A. The benefits this Church obtai∣neth, by Iesus Christ.

A. How many articles are there of the being of the Church?

A. One and but one.

Q. Repeate it?

A.g 1.1 I beleeue the holy Catholike Church,h 1.2 the communion of Saints.

Q. Why doe you say I beleeue the Church, and not in the Church?

A. Wee doe beleeue there is a Church;i 1.3 but we doe not beleeue in the Church, but in God; The Church at the best is but a company of men.

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Q. What is the Church?

A.k 1.4 A company of Gods children.

Q. How many sorts of Churches are there?

A. Two sorts.

Q. What are they?

A.l 1.5 Triumphant and militant.

Q. What is the Church triumphant?

A. Them 1.6 company of Gods chil∣dren in heauen.

Q. Why is it so called?

A.n 1.7 Because they are out of all dan∣ger, and so doe triumph.

Q. What is the Church militant?

A. The company of Gods children here on earth.

Q. Why are they thus called?

A.o 1.8 Because they fight the Lords battels against the world, the flesh, and the diuell.

Q. What Church is here meant?

A. The Church militant.

Q. What doe you learne here?

A. That God hath a Church,p 1.9 and will haue to the end of the world.

Q. How many properties doe be∣long to this Church?

A. Three.

Q. What are they?

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A. First it isq 1.10 holy: secondlyr 1.11 Ca∣tholike: thirdly it hath as 1.12 communion betwixt the members of it.

Q. Holinesse, of how many sorts is it?

A. Of two sorts.

Q. What are they?

A.t 1.13 Holinesse of faith, and holi∣nesse of life.

Q. Holinesse of faith, what is that o∣therwise called?

A. Ourx 1.14 iustification.

Q. What is holinesse of life other∣wise called?

A. Oury 1.15 sanctification.

Q. Is holinesse of faith perfect or imperfect?

A.z 1.16 Perfect holinesse.

Q. How so?

A. In regard of the obiect thereof.

Q. What is the obiect?

A.a 1.17 Christ, and his righteousnes.

Q. Holines of life, is that perfect or imperfect?

A. Imperfect.

Q. Of how many sorts is holines of life?

A. Of two sorts.

Q. Which are they?

A. There is a legall holines, accor∣ding

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to the Law; or Euangelicall, ac∣cording to the Gospell.

Q. What is legall holines?

A. Toa 1.18 be without sinne.

Q. Is this holines required of Gods Church?

A.b 1.19 No.

Q. What is Euangelicall holinesse?

A. Toc 1.20 confesse our sinnes; to be sorry for them; and to amend our liues.

Q. Is it required of Gods Church?

A.d 1.21 Yes.

Q. What is the second propertie?

A. It is Catholike.

Q. What is Catholike?

A. Universall, or ouer all.

Q. Ouer all what?

A.e 1.22 Ouer all parts of the world.

Q. Is the church of God ouer all parts of the world?

A.f 1.23 It is, or may be; it is not now tyed to any place.

Q. What is the third propertie?

A.g 1.24 It hath a communion betweene the members of it.

Q. How many sorts of famous com∣munions are there?

A. Thrée.

Q. What is the first?

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A.h 1.25 A naturall communion, & that is in bloud betwéene parents & children.

Q. Is this communion here meant?

A. No.

Q. What is the second?

A.i 1.26 A ciuill communion, consisting in gouernment.

Q. Is this the communion?

A. No.

Q. What is the third?

A.k 1.27 A spirituall communion.

Q. Is this the communion incident to Gods Church?

A.l 1.28 Yes, this is it.

Q. Wherein doth it consist?

A.m 1.29 In the root and the fruits.

Q. What is the root?

A.n 1.30 The Spirit of God.

Q. What are the fruits?

A. The graces of Gods Spirit.

Q. What are these graces?

A. Partly inward, and partly out∣ward.

Q. What are the outward?

A. Theo 1.31 Word of God, and the Sacraments.

Q. What are the inward?

A. Diuine, or morall.

Q. What are the diuine?

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A.o 1.32 The three theologicall ver∣tues, faith, hope, and charity.

Q. What are the morall?

A. All morall vertues sanctified by the Spirit of God.

Q. How many benefits doth the Church obtaine by Christ?

A. Three, expressed in three arti∣cles.

Q. What is the first?

A.p 1.33 Forgiuenes of sinnes, in this world.

Q. What is the second?

A. Theq 1.34 resurrection of our bodies at the end of this world.

Q. What is the third?

A.r 1.35 Life euerlasting, in the world to come.

FINIS.

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