A short and briefe summe of saving knowledge consisting of the creed, ten Commandements, Lords prayer and the sacraments. And is made profitable introduction to the larger art of divinitie, composed by the methodicall tables of A.R. and published by I.Y.

CHAP. III. Of good workes.

Q. Hitherto of faith, what are the workes of Faith?

A. That ready act of Faith to doe as we are bidden. Rom. 6.16.1. Sam. 12.25. Iam. 2.14 17. Iohn 14.15.1. Thess. 1.3. Tit. 3.1.8.

Q. How are these workes deuided?

A. They are either our walking with God, or conferring with him, or receiuing from him. 2. Cor. 7.1. Phil. 1.6. 2. Thess. 1.11. heb. 6.17.18. Faith bids the cleansed, goe away and sinne no more, but walke after the Spirit, it prouokes to prayer, and giues vs full confir∣mation of Gods loue.

Q. What is our walking with God?

A. It is our due obseruation of his lawes in all our wayes. Psal. 119.6.

Q. What is the law of God?

A. The rule that God hath prescribed vs, for the holy performance of all our actions. Isa. 8.20. Rom. 2.15. and 7.7.

Q. How is the law distributed?

A. It is either concerning the worship of God, or loue of our neighbour. Marke 12.29.30.31.

Q. What is the first Commandement, concerning the worship of God?

A. Thou shalt haue no other Gods before my face. Gen. 39.9. Iob 31.23.24. Psal. I 12.1. Pro. 3.5. Isay 8.13. and 51.12. Haback. 1.16. Luke 12.45. Phil. 3.19. Colos. 3.5.

Q. What is the summe of this precept?

A. The hauing of the true God, and him alone, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with the whole man, in the best of all 〈…〉〈…〉.

Q. What is the second Commaunde∣ment?

A. 〈…〉〈…〉 not make to thy selfe any gra∣uen Image, &c. Exod. 20.4.5.6. Psal, 44.21. and 10•• 35.39. Deut. 4.12. Isay 42.2. Hos. 14.8. Hab. 2.18. Math, 15.9.1. Iohn. 5.21.

Q. What is the Summe heereof?

A. That wee worship God with his owne worship, and not our owne deuises.

Q. What is the third Commandement?

A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine, &c. Deut. 38.58. Psal. 5.16.17. Dan. 4.34. Math. 6.9. Rom. 11.33. 1. Tim. 6.1.

Q. What is the summe thereof?

A. Due reuerence to be shewed in the worship of God.

Q. What is the fourth Commande∣ment?

A. Remember thou keepe holy the Sabboth day, &c. Neh. 13.15. to 22. Exod. 20.8.9.10.11. Isa. 58.13. Ier. 17.27. Rev. 1.10.

Q. What is the summe of this law?

A. All diligence in publique Prayer to God, and in learning the will of God, espe∣cially vpon his owne day.