A candle lighted at the lampe of sacred scriptures. Or, A catechisme conteining all truths fundamentall, and none but fundamentalls. By Richard Bifield, minister of Gods word, and pastor in Long Dutton..
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- A candle lighted at the lampe of sacred scriptures. Or, A catechisme conteining all truths fundamentall, and none but fundamentalls. By Richard Bifield, minister of Gods word, and pastor in Long Dutton..
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- Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.
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- Imprinted at London :: [s.n.],
- 1627.
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- Catechisms, English -- Early works to 1800.
- Bible -- Examinations, questions, etc -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- A Precept to Parents.
- To children and seruants.
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TO THE CHILDREN AND youth of Long-Ditton, Kingstonvp∣on Thames,and East Molsey:Grace be vnto you and peace, from him which was, and which is, & which is to come. -
A CANDLE LIGHT∣ed, at the Lampe of Sacred
Scriptures. -
The first part conteining the grounds of Faith.
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Quest. How was all Scripture of the old and new Testament given? -
Q. Hath God revealed all things there∣in necessary to salvation? -
Q. May a simple man learne so much by them? -
Q. Seeing they are so plaine in all ne∣cessary truthes, tell me what they teach you concerning God? -
Q. What else? -
Q What is this one God who is three in persons? -
Q. Wherein did God manifest his wis∣dome power & goodnes? -
Q. How did he make man? -
Q. What was this image chiefly? -
Q Did man remaine thus righteous? -
Q▪ How did they fall? -
Q But that they sinned and fell, what is that to vs? -
Q. What is our estate then by nature? -
Q. What is sinne? -
Q What is the wages of sinn? -
Q When God had made the world. doth he leaue it without regard? -
Q. Doth this his prouidence reach to all? -
Q. He saueth then both man & beast? -
Q. Yet many miseries befall men? -
Q. But if the Lord guide all, how com∣eth sinne into the world, is he the author of sinne? -
Q. God is holy then, when we are wick∣ed: what shall be come of man? -
Q. Who is the Christ, the Sonne of God that was promised should come into the world? -
Q. What was his office? -
Q. Did any helpe in this worke? -
Q. Were our workes or ought in vs, the cause of this salvation? -
Q. How then are we saued by Christ? -
Q. How came we to vnderstand this? -
Q. When? -
Q. But our sins separat God & vs? -
Q. But the enemies of our saluation, he flesh the world & the diuel are mighty? -
Q. What kind of Kingdome is his? -
Q. Who may be subiectsthis king∣ ome? -
Q. How long lasteth it? -
Q. When was he ordained of God to this great worke? -
Q. When was he manifested? -
Q. How? -
Q. How did he become flesh? -
Q. He was not then sinfull as we are? -
Q. That he is righteous, what is that to vs? -
Q. What else did he for vs and for our saluation? -
Q. That was an accurssed death? -
Q, Did he suffer any thing else? -
Q: Was nthing here to be considered but the mallice of the Iewes▪ -
Q Why was the Lord pleased thus to brus him? -
Q. What benefite reape we thereby? -
Q. Was he holden downe of death? -
Q. What followed after his resurrecti∣on▪ -
Q. What is that glory the father hath bestowed on him? -
Q. How long must he thus sit? -
Q. What is his speciall worke now at the right hand of his Father? -
Q. For whom maketh he request? -
Q. Doe not Angels and Saints make intercession for vs? -
Q. How long must the heauens re∣ceiue our Sauiour? -
Q. When shall that be? -
Q. Shall their be such a day? - Q. When shall this be?
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Q. Who shall be iudge? -
Q. Who shall be iudged? -
Q. Of what shall they be iudged? -
Q. How shall men receiue their iudg∣ment? -
Q. Well is it with them that are in Christ, for to them is no condemnation: who are in him? -
Q. What is this Spirit? -
Q. Where might wee pertake of this spirit? -
Q. What is his speciall and peculiar worke in them that shall be saued? -
Q. What else doth he? -
Q. How? -
Q. What is sanctfication? -
Q. Is this of absolute necessity? -
Q. Are any perfectly holy in this life? -
Q. May one then haue a good hart to God who is of an euill life? -
Q. Can such sinne to death? -
Q: What is the chiefe grace of the spi∣rit in our new birth? -
Q. What is faith? -
Q. How doth the Holy Ghost work this faith in vs? -
Q. In whom is this sanctification of the spirit and beleife of the truth wrought? -
Q. Is faith a common guift? -
Q. What moued God to chuse some & passe by others? -
Q. How doth he bring his chosen to saluation? -
Q. What are those his chosen called? -
Q. Was there euer a church of God vp∣on earth, and shall there bee so to the end? -
Q. How is this Church noted out? -
Q. How else? -
Q. Who is the head of this Church? -
Q. What is the condition of the Church in this life? -
Q. Doth the benefit of Christ death & resurrection belong to all? -
Q. Where is this Church to be found? -
Q. What is the signe of a true visible Church? -
Q. Is there not vnity in the Church? -
Q. What ariseth hence? -
Q. What speciall benefit is purchased by Christ, and conferred on his Church in this life. -
Q. But the Church is holy? -
Q. Must every member of the Church know that he is a sinner? -
Q. What is this forgiuenes? -
Q. May these that haue their sinnes forgiuen, liue as they list? -
Q. What is in man to moue God to forgiue? -
Q. Can this stand with his iustice, to account a sinner righteous he being yet a sinner? -
Q. How are we made partakers of this righteousnes of Christ? -
Q. Doth not God iustifie vs for our works? -
Q. What is the fruite of this iustifica∣tion by faith? -
Q Who are appoynted of God to dispense this grace? -
Q. What benefite do we beleeue we shall receiue from Christ in another world? -
Q. Is life eternall the wages of righte∣ousnes: as death is the wages of sinne? -
Q. How hath God confirmed to vs thismercy and redemption wrought by Iesus Christ, for the strengthning of our faith? -
Q. What are those Seales? -
Q. What is a Sacrament? -
Q. What is this righteousnesse of faith? -
Q. How are the Sacraments to be v∣sed by vs. -
Q. What is the outward signe in Bap∣tisme? -
Q. What is signifyed and sealed hereby to the beleeuing penitent? -
Q. What else doth baptisme assure vs of? -
Q. What is the outward signe in the Lordes supper? -
Q. What is signifyed & sealed hereby? -
Q. Is it enough to receiue the bread and wine? -
Q. What is then to be done before we come? -
Q. And what are you to do in receiuing? -
Q. How ought you to bee affected to∣wards the godly? -
Q. What is to be done after you haue receiued? -
Q. How must our thirst after this Sa∣crament bee raised in vs? -
Q. What is the force of it? -
Q. What els might excite this thirstin vs?
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The second part conteining the rules of life.
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Q. What doth the grace of God which bringeth saluation teach vs? -
Q. How may I know godlinesse from vngodlinesse, and worldly lusts from righ∣teousnesse and sobriety? -
Q. But we are not vnder the law, but under grace? -
Q. Giue me the summe of the ten Com∣mandements? -
Q Rehearse the first Commandement? -
Q. What is here required? -
Q. What is it to haue God for our God -
Q. What hath the knowledge of God in the nature of it. -
Q. What hath faith in it? -
Q. What is the nature of loue? -
Q. That mst needes breede delight: what is found in the nature thereof? -
Q. What is in the feare you spake of? -
Q. What is the nature of hope? -
Q. How are these graces exercised? -
Q. How is the truth of them tried? -
Q. How are they preserued? -
Q▪ What is the due proportion they ought to haue? -
Q. What is the second thing required in the first Commendement? - Q. What is then charged on vs?
- Q. What is the third thing required?
- Q. What then is charged on vs:
- Q. Tell me generally what is condemned herein.
- Q. Rehearse the second Commandement?
- Q. What is forbidden in this precept?
- Q. When is a man said to make to him∣selfe any thing?
- Q. What is meant by Grauen Image?
- Q. What is condemned in those wordes, thou shalt not bow to them, nor serue them.
- Q. Tell me then what is here required?
- Q. What else?
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Q. And what else? -
Q. Rehearse the third Commandement. -
Q. What doth this Commandement di∣rect vs vnto? -
Q. What is meant by the name of God? -
Q. When are wee said to take vp his name. -
Q. And what is it to take it vp in vaine. -
Q. Tell me then what is here charged vpon vs? -
Q. What is condemned? -
Q. When is swearing prophane? -
Q. May we be guilty herein any other way? -
Q. What else is condemned? -
Q. Rehearse the fourth Commande∣ment? -
Q. What is the intent of this Comman∣dement? -
Q. To whom is it chiefly giuen? -
Q. What is inioyned therein? -
Q. How is the day to be kept? -
Q. What are the workes of holinesse? -
Q. When are they done in a Sabbath-like manner? -
Q. What are required as meanes to sanctifie this day? -
Q▪ What are the open breaches of the Sabbath? -
Q What are the secret breaches which are noregar ed? -
Q▪ These foure Commandemets teach our duty to God, what is taught in the sixe following? -
Q. And who is our neighbour? -
Q. How is this loue shewed? -
Q. Rehearse the fift Commandement? -
Q. Is any thing meant by father and mother more then our naturall parents? -
Q. What is meant by honour? -
Q. By this me thinks the beames of fa∣therhood are light, though diuersely, vp∣on all? -
Q. Why then is the Commandement giuen to children and parents chiefely▪ -
Q Tell me then what owe parnts to their children? -
Q. And what is the honour children owe to their parents? - Q. Seeing all gouernours are called pa∣rents, and the gouerned are children, doe they owe in some measure the like dueties each to other?
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Q. Rehearse the six
Commandement? - Q. Is any thing condemned here be∣sides the embruing of the hands in blood?
- Q. Which way are we selfe-murtherers besides by laying violent hands upon our selues?
- Q. All this is against our bodily life: How doe we kill our soules?
- Q. Wherein may wee be murtherers of our neighbour?
- Q. What is the murther of the heart?
- Q. What is the murher in the gestures?
- Q. What words are murtherous.
- Q. And who murthers him in his deeds?
- Q. Are there not some degrees of mur∣ther more directly against the bodies of our neighbours.
- Q. Who more especially must beware of killing?
- Q. How are we guilty of murthering the soule of our neighbour?
- Q. Who in speciall must take heede of soule-murther?
- Q. Is it vnlawfull to wrong a priuate man, and may we wrong societies?
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Q. How are they wronged chi
▪ - Q. How else?
- Q. How in warre?
- Q. May any wrong bee offered to our neighbours dead;
- Q. You said that cruelty towards the beasts is condemned?
- Q. Rehearse the seauenth Commande∣ment.
- Q. What is condemned vnder adultery?
- Q. What else?
- Q. What else is condemned?
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Q. Are there not some monstrous trans∣gressions condemned here? -
Q. To auoide these euills more to keepe chastity in body and spirit, and to possesse our vessells in holinesse and honour. R∣hearse the eight Commandement? -
Q. What is here charged vpon vs? -
Q. What is stealing? -
Q. How doe men steale from God? -
Q. How do men steale from themselues? -
Q. How steale we from our neighbors by withholding more then is meete? -
Q. How steale we by taking away? -
Q. By these sinnes we may easily know the contrary dueties enioyned. Reh
e the ninth Commandement? - Q. What wayes may this be done?
- Q. Out of iudgement how?
- Q. In iudgement how.
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Q. Who
lse b areth false witnesse▪ - Q. Rehearse the tenth Commandement
- Q. What is meant by coueting?
- Q. Why is there added, thy neighbors wife, his seruant, his maid, his oxe or asse, or any thing that is his▪
- Q. What is here required▪
- Q. You haue vnfolded the precepts of the Law: Giue me now the precepts of the Gos∣pell
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Q. How is this worke to be done? -
Q. What is the second precept? -
Q. What is here to be done? -
Q. How may this faith and repentance be wrought in vs? -
Q. How may they be encreased? -
Q. How may wee know our encrease of faith and repentance? -
Q. Through whom must out prayers be offered vp to Gd? -
Q. What is the rule of prayer? -
Q. Rehease it? -
Q. When must we pray? -
Q. Where? -
Q. What is a fourth precept of the Gospell? -
Q. How must this loue be manifested? -
Q. What must be auoided that we may keepe and expresse this loue? -
Q. What is a Saint? -
Q. What is the sixt precept? -
Q. What is a seuenth? -
Q. What is the eight you may giue; -
Q. What is the ninth? -
Q. How? -
Q. What is the tenth? -
Q. What direction is giuen to dis∣charge this sincerely? -
Q. What comfort haue we in this worke?
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The first part conteining the grounds of Faith.