¶ An ABC to the christian congregation Or a path way to the heavenly habitation. A Act. ●●. Gala v. dew. v. Deut iiii Deut. xxvii Act. xiiii. i. cor. v. vi. james. iiii. Apoc. xvii. Prou. xvii Gala v. Leuiti. ix. jam. ii● Abstain from pride, abstain from fornication Abstain from covetousness, abstain from idolatry Abstain from sedition, abstain from detraction Abstain from percyalyty, abstain from perjury. B ●. Pet. iiii. Prou. v. Ephe. iiii. col two Gala. i 〈◊〉 iiii. Math. vi. Lu. xii. ¶ Beware of riot, that spendeth a man's thrift Beware of dying that causeth dishonesty Beware of untrue making of shift Beware of the deadly poison hypocrisy C Eccle. seven. Prou●. xiii Deu. xxviii. i. cor. two. Rom. xii Esa. v. 〈◊〉 vi. Prou. xxviii 〈…〉. ¶ Covet for learning, that maketh a man wise Covet the knowledge, of gods precepts Covet for wisdom, chief of price Covet the company that honesty gets D Math. seven. Mat. v. Luke. vi. i Pet. ●●. Tob. iiii. i. Tessa. v. ¶ Do that god hath commanded thee Do thy duty to every man Do hurt to none, he saith truly Do good to all so nigh as ye can E i Cor. xiii iii. i petr. i Psal. two. Eph. iiii. jam. iii. iiii two. cor. v Math v. Mat. x. iii. Gal. vi. ¶ Envy not, but love thy brother Every christian saint Paul doth teach envying is forbid, to one another Every man the reward, of his own burden shall reach F Gala. iii. Hebr iiii. ●ac. two. Act. iii. i. joh. three jac. two. ¶ faith without works availeth not Faith that worketh, and is lively Fastened on god, and love the rote Fashyoneth a man to be heavenly G Luke. xii. Math. vi. Luke. vi. Math x●●. Roma two. co● i ●act. xiii. Luk. xiiii. i. pet. v ¶ Get the treasure, which the thief can not steal give to the poor, give also to thine enemy give god the glory, in woe and in weal. giving place to thy superior declareth humility H Math. xv. Exod. xi. Deu. v Ep●● v. Ma●●. seven. 〈◊〉 iii 〈◊〉. xi. Math. seven 〈…〉 xiiii. i. cor. viii. Rom. xvi ¶ Honour thy father and mother, for so is it right Help them in time of adverse necessity Have gods will in remembrance both day and night heavy burdens on thy brother to put is iniquity I Esa xiv. Rom. xiiii. john. v. Mat. seven ●. Luke. vi Rom two. Math. xii. ¶ judgement is mine, so saith the lord judge not thy brother, wherein thou hast offended Idle communication is to be abhorred judge never any, till thou hast thyself amended K Luke xi. Math. 〈…〉 iiii. Act. xx. Math. v. ¶ Keep thine eye single that thou mayst have light Knowledge thy fault to thy brother offended Keep never from the poor that is his right Kindle charity where hate is ascended L Esa ●●i. Rom xii 〈…〉 xi xiiii. i Pet. v i co. xiv. i. john two. 〈◊〉 xxiii. john ●●. Lu● two. ¶ Let him that hath an office attend thereto Let the teacher's doctrine be plain and not curious Let love be without dissimulation also Let not the business of christ to you be tedious M prover. iii i pet. iiii Luke xiii. xv math. xvii Heb xii. Rom. xii Deut viiii P●● xxv i Pet. two. 〈…〉 Rom xii. Pro●●●. xxv ¶ Mercy is a temperance of mind in time of traunsgression Mingled with meekness maketh great quietness Make no revenging against wrongful oppression Make heaps of fire coals of thy enemy's unfaithfulness N ¶ No man can serve two masters, Math. vi. Luke. xvi. i. Cor vi. math xv. Luke. x. joh. x. two. Corin. vi. Mar. ix. Ephe. viii. v ● col two. Math. xxiii i. mar. xii. xiii. Ro. xvi. ●. and at once them please Never put thy trust in works of man's invensions Never shalt thou give occasion of thy brother's disease Nether believe the false prophets, for any manner of affliction O ¶ Open thy hand to the poor with due administration Rom. xii. Heb. xiii. Baruc. vi. isaiah. xivi. Eccles. xi. i. cor. iiii. col. iii. two. tessa. two. Math. xii. Marc. seven. Apoc. xiii. x. two. petr. two. Apoc. xxii. Act. xvii. Ephe. v. Observe Christ's doctrine in scripture plainly declared omit the pope with all his ceremonial observation Unless thou wilt deserve pains, for the devils prepared P ¶ plenteously in all wisdom let the word of god in you dwell Colo. iii. i cor. i i Cor. vi. Exod. two. Pe. two. i. Cor two. Colo. two. Math. iiii Deu. vi. Exo. xx. i Timo. three two Timo. three Eph. iiii. ●o. i. pervert not the prole with reverent behaviour idolatry to use Put no mist before their eyes, pervert never the gospel Put away all ignorance, for that shall never excuse Q ¶ Quench the desire of carnal concupysence inordinate Quench thy anger from cursed speaking & all maliciousness i Timo. vi. i Tes. iiii. Math. v. Ephe. iiii. Colo. iiii. i Pet. two. Math. v. Luke. xii. two. T●s. iiii. Mark. viii. Luke. xi. quickly for thy offence to thy adversary thyself prostrate Quiet thyself from vain spirits man's doctrine & idleness R ¶ Refrain your tongue and bridle your heart james. iii. Gala. vi. prover. xv. Mat. xviii. Lu. xvii. jam iii. i. cor. vi. prover. iiii. Report the best, and judge truly Raise no slander to your neighbour's smart Reap never to your own soul any iniquity S ¶ Suffer Christ'S cross, Luke. xiiii. two. Tim. iii. i. Pet. iiii. math. v. two. tes. v. Ro. xiiii. xv. Luk. xiiii To●. iiii. ja. two. Pro. iii. when it is laid on your back Suffer patiently, all manner trouble and adversity Sustain them that have not, bear with them that lack Secure your poor neighbour relief him of his misery T ¶ There are diversities of gifts, i Cor. xii. Tit. two. i Pe. iiii. mat. nineteen. i. cor. xii. ro. xv. i Tim. vi two. Tim two. Ti. iii. Act. xv. rom. xiiii. i Timo. i. Phil. two. two. Tess. two. and but one spirit verily The gifts of the spirit, are given to every man To profit the congregation the week in faith to edify Trouble not his conscience, with questions of Satan U ¶ Utteraunce of wisdom cometh of the holy ghost Heb. iiii. Ro. iii. Rom. two. i. john. seven. two. Pe. two. 〈◊〉 Gala. iiii. Upon all them that believe, and trust in gods promise vengeance is reserved of god in every cost Unto the hard hearted and superstitious doubtless X ¶ Christ's blood hath washed us from our sins i Pet. i. Phi. two. i. cor. xv. Heb. ix. i. john. iii. xv. john. xiiii i. Pet. two. Esa iiii. Tit. iii. Act. iiii. rom. ●. i. Rom. i●. Let us follow diligently his steps Christ alone hath loosed us from pain Let us worship christ and his father and his gifts Y ¶ Yoke never thyself with infidelity Yoke not thyself with covetous advonterers two. Cor. vi. Gal. v. i. Cor. ●i. Act. nineteen. two. Pe. two. mar. x●. two Mat. xxiiii. Ro. iiii Yield the to god, and thy body sanctify Yield thy spirit among god's inheritors z ¶ zodome and gomer, Gen. nineteen Rom. i two. pet. two iii. i Cor. x. Esa. i mat. xxiiii. Luke. xvii. plagued for their iniquity zodometrye is a vice before god most detestable zeal of miserable mischief scripture doth verefy zodomites a fore warning, for us most profitable Quod Thomas Knell. Finis. ¶ Imprinted at London by richard Kele, dwelling in Lombardes' street next unto the stocks market at the sign of the Egle.