An easy ent 〈…〉 into the principle 〈◊〉 Religion, set down for the preparation of the unlearned sort to the right receiving of the holy Supper of our only Saviour jesus Christ. By William Horn. 1. Pet. 3 15.16. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason, of the hope that is in you, and that with meekness and ●euer●nce. London Printed for Edward White and are to be sold at his Shop near the little North door of Saint Paul's Church at the sign of the Gun. 1610. The right receiving of the holy Supper of our only Saviour jesus Christ. Question. WHo made thee, I all things else? A a Isay 44.2 Psa. 139.13 14. Nehem. 9.6 God. Q What is God? A b john 4.2. jer. 10.10. Gen 17.1. Deut. 32.30 Math 28. 19 1. john 5.7. A spirit, almighty and eternal, one in essence, and three distinct persons: the Father, Son and holy Ghost. Q Wherefore hath he made thee? A To know him and worship him. Q How is he known? A c Psal. 10.1. Rom 1.20. john 5.37. john 4.2 By his works and word. Q How must he be worshipped? A In spirit and truth. Q What is truth? A His holy word containing the law and the Gospel. Q What is the law? A d Erod. 20 Deur. 5.6. etc. Math. 22.37.38.39. That which is comprehended in the ten commandments. Q What requireth he of us? A Love to God, and love to our neighbours. Q How is God to be loved? A With all the heart, with all the soul, and with all the mind. Q How is this known? A e Phil. 3.7.8 Heb 11.24.25. If we prefer his glory and worship before all things. Q How is our neighbour loved? A f Math. 7.12 If we do to him as we would be done by. Q Doth any man haerein satisfy the law? A g Gal. 3.22. No, and therefore all are concluded under sin Q How so? A h Deut. 27.26 Because it curseth all that do it not, and none do it. Q How are we than delivered from the tursse and bondage of the law? A i Gal. 4.45. ●lla. 3.13. By Jesus Christ that kept it, and was accursed for us. Q How knowest thou this? A By the Gospel. Q What is the Gospel? A k Rom. 2.16. The power of God to salvation to every bellovet proclaiming for givenes in Christ Q What is Christ? A l ●ath. 17.5 ●eb. 1.2 3 Luke 2.11. ●●b. 1.9 The Son of the living God, our Saviour anointed. Q Why callest thou him anointed? A m Psal. 2.6. 〈◊〉 1 32.33 For that he is King, Prophet, & priest. Q Why a King? A To reign and rule ovet us. Q Why is he a prophet? A To teach us his Fathers Will. Q Why a Priest. A n Heb. 9.12. For that he hath sacrificed for us. Q What hath he sacrificed for us? A That part of himself that suffered. Q What suffered in Christ, his Godhead or manhood? A o Phi. 2.6.7.8 1 Pet. 3.18. His Godhead can not suffer, it was therefore his manhood. Q What suffered he in soul? A p Mat. 27.46 Luke 12.44. Hellish torments to acquit our soul's Q What suffered he in body? A q Mat. 27.50 Mat. 15.37. Luke 23.46. Death temporal, to deliver us from death eternal. Q I perceive then, that he gave body for bodies, and soul for souls. A He did so. Q How knowest thou this to be for thee? A By the certificate of God's spirit, faith, and the Sacraments. Q Why what doth God's Spirit? A r Rom. 8.16. Certify my Spirit, that I am the Son of God. Q What doth faith? A s Acts 15.9. Rom. 10.10. Purify my heart, assuring the same, ●at Christ with his merits is mine. Q How is this? A t 2 Cor, 21. All my sins became his, and his right teousnes by imputation became mine. Q Where of cometh this faith? A u Rom. 10.17 By hearing, and hearing by the wo●● of God. Q How is this faith increased or strengthened? A By the word preached and the Sacraments. Q How many Sacraments? A w 1 Cor. 10.1.2.3.4. Two, Baptism and the Lords Supper. Q What is the sign of Baptism? A x Acts 8.36 Water. Q What is the thing signified? A y 1. john 7 Christ's blood, cleansing us from all sin. Q What benefit have we by Baptism? A z 1 Pet. 3.21 Acts 2.41. Acts 2.36 Rom. 6.6. Incorporation into the visible Church, assurance of God's promise: and that as water washeth away all filthiness of body, so by Christ we are washed from all evil of body and soul: teaching us also our new birth. Q What doth the Lord's Supper? A a 2 Cor. 11.26. Acts 2.20. 〈◊〉 Co. 10.17 Set out the Lords death, seal by God's promise, and teach us love one another. Q What are the parts hereof? ● b Mat. 〈◊〉 26. Ma. 14.22.23 Lu. 22.19.10 1. Cor. 11.23 25. ●●uble agnes and inui●●●e graces, ●●hat are the visible signs? ●●read and wine. ● What are the invisible graces? ● c Rom. 4.25. Rom. 5.9. Full redemption, and justification by 〈◊〉 Christ. ● Why is there used both Bread and 〈◊〉? ● To teach us that Christ is our meat, d Io. 6.55.56 Christ is our drink. ●●he Bread then is not Christ's body? ● e Act 3.21. Heb. 10.14. No, for bodily the heavens hold him, ●●e day of the resurrection of all things, 〈◊〉 represents his body, as the wine doth ●…ood, she wing that by one oblation he consecrated forever them that are ●…fied. ● Why then, Masses are blasphemous, 〈◊〉 ●●asseniongers, and such as seek sal●…n by works, blasphemers. ● f Ephe. 2.10 They are so for that they rest not upon ●…nely Sactifice. ● But yet works must be done? ● g Luke 17.10 I grant so, but not o●● will works, ●…th as God hath commanded, and to h●ve no trust in them: for when we 〈◊〉 done all we can, we are unprofitable ●…nts. ●●ow must we come to the Supper? A h 1. 〈◊〉 11. 2● 2. Cor. 7.10 Gall 6.15. 2. Cor. 13.5 1 Cor. 10.17 Math. 26.30 Math. 14.26 1. In ammination of ourselves Wh●…ther we have a Godly sorrow for ●… past, and purpose of new life. 2. Whether we have faith to take ●… of Christ and his righteousness. 3 Whether we have love, declari●… one body. 4 Whether thankfulness to God 〈…〉 benefits. Q Whence cometh it if we so com●… A i jae. 1.17 john 16.23 Of the grace of God. Q How is that obtained? A k 1 co. 11.29 1. cor. 11.33 1. cor. 14.16 By prayer made in Christ's na●… Q Than that we eat not, nor drink●… unworthily, and so have damnation 〈…〉 good we come together in prayer, joy 〈…〉 with the minister in the congregation 〈…〉 we worthily take it. A God grant us so to do. Amen Philip. 3.13.14 brethren I account not myself to 〈◊〉 attained to it; but one thing I do, 〈◊〉 get that which is behind, & end●… myself to that which is before, 〈◊〉 follow hard towards the mark 〈◊〉 the price of the high calling of G●… Christ jesus. FJNJS.