A brief instruction for all Families, to be brought up in the knowledge of their duty to God, and one to another: and to be taught in the hope of salvation in Christ jesus.  Deut. 6. 4. Hear (O Israel) the Lord thy God is Lord only: 6. And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart. 7. And thou shalt rehearse them continually unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou tarriest in thy house, & as thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 
Sperando spiro.  
Operando despero.  
S. S.  
¶ imprinted at London, for William Ponsonby. 1583.   

To the Church of God, in Walsingham, beloved in Christ, and called to be Saints: grace, mercy, and the hope of salvation, from God the Father, through Christ jesus his Son, be multiplied unto you.  
AS your place hath been before (my brethren) famous▪ or rather for Idolatry infamous: non tam nobilis, quàm nota, not so noble as notorious: so would I now, (if I were able) persuade you, to redeem, and purchase a new the loss of that long time so evilly spent: with the gain of greater knowledge, and more conscionable practice, in old and young of that glorious Gospel, which now through God's mercies hath driven away ignorance, enlightened your hearts, beegotten you to GOD, taught you his fear, and whereof you have no farther hold, then at the 
a Mat. 21. 33.  will of the Lord. If Ephesus must redeem the time spent in the honour of Diana, and 
b Acts. 19 28.  dishonour of God, which walking now in the 
c Ephe. 5. 17.  knowledge of his will: what price think you of repentance must Walsingham lay down, to recover the loss of those days, in the worship of an Idol▪ and neglect of God's service? If Adam be 
d Gene. 3. 17.  cursed, for pleasing his own fancy, and displeasing God: how sharp a curse think you, deserved that serpent, that first 
e Gene. 3. 4.  enticed him hereunto? If Israel did smart for Idolatry, by whoring at 
f 1. King. 12.  Bethel: shall H●eroboam go free, that moved them to sin? If the days of josiah must 
g 2. King. 23.  mourn, for the time of his Fathers: what tears must Manasses shed that caused them to err? And if all places in this land had need to lament the filthy Idolatries of the former ages: how much more oughtest thou (Walsingham) bewail, that hast reached forth that Cup of poison to infect them with all? The brazen Serpent was (
h ●. King. 18. 4. ) powdered to dust, as the instrument of the people's fall: fear lest God in judgement make thee as dust, which hast caused many to slumber in their sins. The Temple, and house of that Idol Baal was (
i ●. King. 10. 27 ) broken down, and the Lord in his hot displeasure made thereof a place of vile use: thou hast been the seat and throne of many Balimes. Fear thou, and repent: lest the Lord in his fiery wrath, make of thy proud shrine of Satan, a poor and miserable cottage. Thou hast shaken the state, and enchanted the minds of kings, and princes, with the baneful dregs of men's inventions: Now nourish the souls of thy children that are in thee, with that (
k Pet. 2. 2. ) sincere milk of God's holy word: thou hast been the puddle to defile thousands, now become that same Bethesda (
l hn. 5. 2. ) to heal thyself: thou hast been to England as the waters of (
m ●od. 15. 23. ) Marah to Israel, now sweeten thyself with the tree of life: thou hast been to all inhabitants as the unfruitful water of (
n Kings. 2. 19 ) Hiericho, now become seasoned with the salt of grace: thou hast by thy former filthiness, drawn many to Hell: repent thee of that, and now let thy (
o atth. 5. 16. ) light shine forth, to call many to God. To conclude, thou hast been the very (
p ●ue. 16. 2. ) foul cage of all hateful and ugly birds: now pray and labour that thou mayest become the happy haven, & safe harborough of all godliness, and integrity of life.  
Amen. Thine to do thee good. S. S. Sperando spiro. Operando despero.   

A brief instruction for Families.  
WHo made you?  
A. God. Goe 1. 27. Psa. 95. 7.  
Q. What is God?  
A. He is an heavenly spirit, almighty, & incomprehensible. Apoc. 18. joh. 4. 24.  
Q. How many gods are there?  
A. There is but one God. Ephe. 4. 6. Esay 44. 6.  
Q. What are those then that are set up by men?  
A. They are no Gods but vain Idols, Psal. 96. 5. 115. 4.  
Q. How many persons are there?  
A. Three. 1. joh. 5. 7. joh. 14. 26.  
Q. By what name do you call them?  
A. God the father, God the son, and God the holy Ghost. Mat. 28. 19  
Q. How are these one God, and yet three persons?  
A. They are one in substance, and three in persons.  
Q. What is the son?  
A. jesus▪ Christ both God and man. joh. 1. 1. 14.  
Q. What is the holy Ghost?  
A. A divine substance proceeding from the Father, & the Son. joh. 14. 26. Act. 5. 4.  
Q. What do you attribute to the father?  
A. The creation of me, and all the world. Math. 10. 29. john. 5. 17.  
Q. What unto God the Son?  
A. The redemption of me, and all mankind. 1. Pet. 1. 18. 19  
Q. What unto the holy Ghost?  
A. The daily work of holiness in me. 1. Cor. 12. 3.  
Q. Wherefore were you made?  
A. To glorify God, by doing of his will. Ephe. 2. 10.  
Q. What brief contents have you of his will?  
A. The ten Commandments. Mat. 19 17  
Q. Rehearse them.  
A. God spoke these words, etc.  
Q. What meaneth this preface?  
A. I● showeth me, that these are the laws of the eternal God, who both for his majesty, & his mercy, aught to be obeyed. De. 28. 1. 15. Q. What is the meaning of this first commandment: Thou shalt have, & c? Herein doth God charge me, that in no manner of way, I esteem more of any thing, then of him, or set by any so much, as by him. Hier. 17. 5. Leu. 14. 26.  
Q. What is the meaning of this second commandment? Thou shalt not, etc.  
A. Herein I am forbidden, to make the likeness of any creature that is in any place, either to worship it, or God in it, or so much as to think the incomprehensible majesty of the everliving GOD to be like unto it. Deut. 4. 15. 16. 17. 18. Rom. 1. 22. 23. Esa. 40. 18. 25.  
Q. What is the meaning of these words? Thou shalt not bow. etc.  
A. Here am I forbidden to worship, or in any religious manner to serve the work of other men's hands, or any of the creatures of God, though that I myself never made them. Exo. 23. 24. 25. Hie. 10. 5.  
Q. What is the meaning of these words, For I the Lord thy God, etc.  
A. Herein he threateneth punishment to the obstinate, and mercy to the obedient. Deu. 29. 19 20 isaiah. 1. 19  
Q. What is the meaning of this third commandment: Thou shalt not take, etc.  
A. Herein am I straightly charged, that I do not any way abuse the glorious majesty of God, either in my common talk, by swearing, cursing, or testing, or in wicked practices: as conjuring, witching, enchanting, and such like. Zach. 5. 3. 4. levit. 24. 14. 15. 16. Rom. 12. 14. Ephe. 4. Apoc. 21, 8.  
Q. What is the meaning of this fourth commandment, Remember thou keep?  
A. Herein am I charged the the day which the Lord hath appointed for his service to be kept holy, be not by me either in ordinary business, & works, or in idle places & pastimes profaned: but the therein I be occupied in prayer, giving of thanks, hearing of his word & the due receiving of his sacraments, & always to rest from sin. Hier. 17. 21. 22. Ro. 12. 12. 1. Thes 5. 18 Esay. 58. 13. Act. 20. 7. Heb. 4 10.  
Q. What is the meaning of this fift commandment, Honour thy father, etc.  
A. Herein doth God straightly charge, the all subjects to their governors, people to their ministers, children to parents, servants to masters pupils to their tutors, & other to their superiors, give all reverence, obedience, & duty: & these again in their callings to their inferiors, as by God's word they are bound. levit. 19 32. Ro, 12. 7. 1. pet. 2. 13. 14. 17. 18. Col. 4. 1.  
Q. What is the meaning of this sixth commandment, Thou shalt not kill?  
A. Herein God straightly forbiddeth all kind of murder & hurt, either in heart, tongue, or deed. Deu. 19 6. Mat. 5. 22. Psa. 109. 17. Deu. 19 11. 12. 13. & commandeth that in all these three, we preserve the life & good name of our neighbour. Pro. 31. 8, Psal. 7. 4.  
Q. What is the meaning of this seventh commandment. Thou shalt not?  
A. Herein god forbiddeth all kind of filthiness, either in thought, word, or deed. 1. The. 4. 5. Col. 3. 8. Eph. 5. 5. and commandeth in all these three to live unspotted. 1. Thes. 4. 4.  
Q. What is the meaning of this eight commandment: Thou shalt not & c?  
A. Herein god forbiddeth all wrongful possession, or hindering of other men's goods by any means. Le. 19 11. Pr. 20. 23. & commandeth every one to preserve to the proper use of the owner: and every one to be content with his estate. Exod. 23. 4. 5. Phil. 4. 11.  
Q. What is the meaning of this nienth commandment: Thou shalt not bear & c?  
A. Herein God forbiddeth all lying, and dissembling: Pro. 19 5. 9 & commandeth every one to speak the truth from his heart. Eph. 4. 25.  
Q. What is the meaning of this tenth commandment: Thou shalt covet?  
A. Herein God forbiddeth even the first beginnings & motions unto sin: Act. 8. 22. Pro. 6. 18. and commandeth all purity & uprighnes of the heart. Deut. 10. 16.  
Q. What are you briefly taught in all these?  
A. My duty to God, and to my neighbour, Luke. 10. 27.  
Q. Are you not straightly bound to do the same '▪  
A. Yes, most straightly. Deut. 8. 1. Mat. 7. 12.  
Q. And are you able of yourself so to do?  
A. No, not any way. Rom. 7. 18.  
Q. What is then the punishment for breaking of them?  
A. Everlasting condemnation in hell fire: Deut. 27. 26. Mat. 5. 19  
Q. Why then, are all condemned?  
A. No, a remnant are saved. Mat. 7. 21. Ro. 11. 6.  
Q. By whom?  
A. By jesus Christ. joh. 3. 16. 1, Tim. 1. 15  
Q. How hath he saved you?  
A. In that he fulfilled the law. joh. 19 30. and was put to death for me. Ro. 5. 10.  
Q. Who are those remnant that shall be saved?  
A. They that truly repent and believe in him. joh. 3. 18.  
Q. What is a true repentance?  
A. It is a hearty sorrowing for sins passed, with a hope of pardon, and an earnest purpose of amendment. Mat. 3. 8. 9 joel 23.  
Q. What is a true belief?  
A. It is a full assurance, and hearty persuasion, grounded on the promises of God, that Christ jesus is wholly mine, & I his. Heb. 11. 1. Gal. 3. 7. 8.  
Q. Rehearse the principles of your belief?  
A. I believe in God, the father almighty, etc.  
Q. What is the meaning of this: I believe in God etc.  
A. I do herein assure myself, that the god of all power, and creator of all things, is unto me a provident father. Psa. 100 2. & 23. 1. Act. 17. 28.  
Q. What of this: and in jesus Christ his only son our Lord?  
A. I do herein assure myself, that jesus Christ is very God of his father, Ioh 1. 14. 1. Cor. 8. 6. & that he hath redeemed us to be a people peculiar to himself. 2. Tit. 14. Act. 20. 28.  
Q. What is the meaning of this: Which was conceived by, etc.  
A. Herein I assure myself that Christ jesus being conceived not by man which is sinful, but by the holy Ghost, is free from sin. joh. 3. 6.  
Q. What of this: Borne of the virgin Mary?  
A. Herein I believe that jesus Christ is very man, and took that flesh of Mary, and yet she a pure virgin. Esay, 7. 14. Gal 4. 4. Rom. 1. 3. joh. 1. 14.  
Q. What mean you by this: Suffered under Pontius Pilate?  
A. Herein I believe that jesus Christ suffered many things at the hands of the jews, that man Pontius Pilate being 1. Pet. 2. 32. Mat. 27. 18.  
Q. What mean you by this: Crucified, dead, and buried?  
A. In this I do believe, that he was nailed on a cross, and thereupon died, and in token of his death, he also was buried in the earth. joh. 19 18. 30. 42. and all this was done, that he might deliver me from the curse of God, and everlasting death. Gal. 3. 13. Rom. 8. 32.  
Q. What mean you by this: Descended into Hell?  
A. I do believe herein that he suffered all the torments of Hell, which were due to me for sin, and also was holden down of the same death for the space of 2. days, that he might get the victory over it for ever. Psal. 18. 5. 4. Act. 2. 24.  
Q. What is the meaning of this: The third day he rose again from & c?  
A. I believe herein that jesus Christ hath overcome death, and hell, and in token thereof did rise out of the grave the third day after his passion, who also is the first fruits of our resurrection: Mat. 28. 6. Col. 2. 13. 15. 1. Cor. 15. 4. 20.  
Q. What is the meaning of this: Ascended up into heaven?  
A. Herein I believe, that jesus Christ after he rose from death, did in the sight of men go up into heaven, that through him we also which are his members, might ascend thither. Mar. 16. 19 joh. 14. 19 and 2. 3.  
Q. What mean you by this: sitteth on the right hand of God?  
A. I believe in this, that he now being in heaven, hath all glory, power and dominion given unto him over all things: which is meant by sitting at the right hand, Mark 16. 19 Ro. 8. 3. 4. Phil. 2. 9 10. 11.  
Q. What is the meaning of this: from thence he shall come to judge etc.  
Q. I believe in this, that Christ jesus shall come again in body at the end of the world, & shall call to judgement every work be it good or bad, both of those which shall be living at his coming, & which shall be dead before: Eccle. 12. 14. 2, Tim. 4. 1 joh. 5. 25.  
Q. What believe you in this: I believe in the holy ghost, etc.  
A. Herein I believe, that the third person in trinity (the holy Ghost is God) and that he is the worker of all the graces of God, in men, and sanctifieth us unto all goodness. Mat. 28. 19, Acts. 5. 3. 4. 1 Cor. 12. 3. 13.  
Q. What do you mean by this: the holy Catholic Church:  
A. I believe in this, that God by Christ jesus hath purchased to himself, a congre gation, or flock, professing faith in his name, holy, and unspotted, which church is not now only included within the bounds of jury as afore time, but is general of every nation and place whatsoever. Eph. 5. 25, 26. 27▪ Gal. 3. 28. Ephe. 2. 12.  
Q. What mean you by this: Communion of saints?  
A. I believe herein, that there is & aught to be a mutual communicating in this holy fellowship, of such things as they have received from God, to the help one of another. Esay. 2. 3. 1 Pet. 4. 10.  
Q. What by this: forgiveness of sins?  
A. I do believe, that unto them which are of this holy fellowship, there is through jesus Christ for all sins forgiveness to the repentant. Psal. 103. 3. Acts. 10. 43.  
Q. What mean you by this the resurrection of the body?  
A. I believe herein, that my body which shall turn into dust from whence it was taken: shall again at the coming of Christ, through him be raised out of the grave, & joined with my soul. joh. 6. 39 40.  
Q. What is this: The life everlasting?  
A. Herein I believe, that after this life, as many as die in the faith of Christ, shall rise again to an eternal and happy life, whose joys no tongue can express. joh. 3. 16. 1. Cor. 2. 9  
Q. How come you by this faith?  
A. It is God's gift. Ephe▪ 2. 8. joh. 6. 24.  
Q. By what ordinary means doth he give it?  
A. By the preaching of his most holy word Rom. 10. 17. joh. 8. 47  
Q. What call you the word of God?  
A. The Law, the preaching of the Prophets, the gospel of Christ, and doctrine of the Apostles, contained in the old and new Testament: Heb. 1. 1. john. 6. 68 1. Pet. 1. 25.  
Q. How is that faith sealed up in you?  
A. By the due receiving of the sacraments. 1 Cor. 11. 26. Act. 2. 41.  
Q. What is a Sacrament?  
A. It is an institution of the Lord, having an outward, and visible substance, representing an invisible grace understood  
Q. How did God deliver this law unto his servant Moses?  
A. Written in two tables of stone.  
Q. How many commandments are there in the first table?  
A. Four Commandments.  
Q. What do these four commandments teach us?  
A. Our duty towards God.  
Q. How many Commandments are in the second table?  
A. Six Commandments.  
Q. What do these six commandments teach us?  
A. Our duty to our neighbour.  
Q. Why is the duty to God, set before the duty to our neighbour?  
A. Because we should serve him above all things.  
Q. And why art thou taught thy duty to thy neighbour?  
A. That it might be known whether I do my duty to God, or no.  
Q. How many Commandments be there?  
A. Ten.  
Q. Which be they?  
A. God spoke these words and said.  
Q. Is this a commandment?  
A. No. but a preface unto them.  
Q. What learnest thou by these words then?  
A. I learn that God was the author of them.  
Q. So, than I perceive thou dost confess it to be God's word?  
A. Yea that do I.  
Q. What dost thou gather in those words? I am the Lord.  
A. By this word, Lord, I gather that he is of power to punish the offenders.  
Q. What comfort have we in these? which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.  
A. I gather this comfort, that God is the deliverer of me and all the faithful from hell, as he delivered Israel from Egypt.  
Q. What dost thou learn by this commandment? Thou shalt have none other Gods but me.  
A. I learn hereby to rejoice only in the Lord God, and to rest in him only.  
Q. What shall we say of those that trust in saints and Angels, and make them as intercessors to God for them? do they fulfil this commandment?  
A. They can not.  
Q. How so?  
A. Because they rest not only in jesus Christ.  
Q. In the second commandment why doth God forbid the making of Images, and the likeness of any other thing?  
A. Because they dishonour him.  
Q. In that he forbiddeth us to kneel before them or to worship them: what would he have us to do?  
A. To worship the Lord God only and serve him.  
Q. How should he be worshipped?  
A. In spirit and in truth.  
Q. Why doth God call himself a jealous God visiting the sins of the fathers?  
A. To show his anger against Idolaters  
Q. What call you Idolaters?  
A. Those which maintain superstitious doctrine.  
Q. How doth the Lord promise to show himself to such as love him, and endeavour themselves to keep his commandments?  
A. He will be merciful to such.  
Q. What art thou commanded in the third commandment?  
A. I am commanded reverently to use the name of God, in all my doings that I go about.  
Q. What are you forbidden to do?  
A. All swearing, cursing and banning of any thing that he hath made.  
Q. If a man or woman, whether it be, call God to record in a false matter: doth he use God's name reverently?  
A. No, but calleth him to be his condennor.  
Q. How is the Sabbath day kept holy?  
A. In hearing & learning the holy word of God.  
Q. It is apparent that in this fourth commandment is expressed to kinds of labour, the one of the body, the other of the mind, the one earthly the other heavenly, are both these labours forbidden in this commandment?  
A. No, but the one.  
Q. Which is forbidden?  
A. The bodily labour.  
Q. Then thou confessest that the spiritual & heavenly labour ought to be done: what should we seek for in this heavenly labour?  
A. The kingdom of heaven and the righteousness thereof.  
Q. What shall we say of those that will not come at the Church to learn the way to heaven and to understand the right points of God's law?  
A. Such regard not God's commandment.  
Q. In the fift commandment what meaneth this word honour?  
A. To honour, is to obey, fear, relieve and serve.  
Q. What meaneth this word? father and mother.  
A. By father and mother I understand all that have any office or authority over us.  
Q. As how for example?  
A. As the Prince over the people, the magistrates over the places where they rule, the ministers over their charge or parish, the masters and dames over their servants, fathers and mothers over their children.  
Q. Dost thou hereby acknowledge that those that are over others, should teach them that are under them?  
A. They ought to learn God's word to the end they might teach others the same.  
Q. Ought not the subjects, townsmen, servants, and children to be diligent in learning of God's word?  
A. Yea, if not, they disobey Gods commandemet.  
Q. Why is the promise of long life added to this commandment?  
A. To encourage us unto the better performance of our duty in obeying.  
Q. In this sixth commandment, Thou shalt do no murder, doth God only forbid the outward act of murder, and not also the consent unto murder?  
A. Yea, he forbiddeth the consent unto murder.  
Q. Doth it forbidden nothing else?  
A. It also forbiddeth us anger & malice.  
Q. What do those that revile, mock & despise others be they never so simple?  
A. Such do also against this commandment.  
Q. What say you of pride, surfeiting and drunkenness, whether be they murder or not?  
A. They be the greatest kind of murder.  
Q. How so?  
A. Because they hurt the soul and do great dishonour to God which made us to set forth his glory.  
Q. In the seven. commandement, Thou shalt not commit adultery, what doth the Lord require at our hands?  
A. To keep our bodies as fit vessels for the holy Ghost to dwell in.  
Q. Doth he only forbidden the outward fact of whoredom and adultery?  
A. He forbiddeth us the very thought and enticement to such lewdness, as well as the outward fact.  
Q. What meaneth this eight commandment, Thou shalt not steal.  
A. That I should refrain from hurting any, by taking from them that which is theirs.  
Q. Doth this word steal signify nothing but taking away and robbing?  
A. Yea: if I keep from another that which he hath laboured for, I steal because I give him not his duty.  
Q. What are we commanded?  
A. To live a contented life.  
Q. What shall we say of those that keep the knowledge of God's word from the simple and ignorant, which Christ would have to be taught?  
A. Such also steal, because they do withhold the truth. joh. 10. 10.  
Q. What art thou taught by this ninth commandment, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour?  
A. I am taught to speak nothing but truth, neither for the love nor hatred of any.  
Q. What do you say of liars, slanderers, and such as are busy bodies, meddling of such things as they have nothing to do withal.  
A. Such regard not this law of God.  
Q. What is this tenth commandment, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, wife, goods, servant, nor any thing else which is his?  
A. It is a bridle unto my mind.  
Q. What learnest thou to do by it?  
A. To refrain from wishing any thing at all to my neighbour's hurt or hindrance, be it never so small.  
Q. What is the short sunune and effect of the term Commandments?  
A. To love God above all things, and my neighbour as myself ..  
Q. Art thou able to keep these commandments of thyself?  
A. Of myself I am not able to keep the least of the ten, if I could tell which it were▪  
Q. How shall we then satisfy the law?  
A. By Christ, for he hath fulfilled it fo● us.  
Q. Should we live careless because Christ hath fulfilled the law?  
A. God forbidden.  
Q. What must we do then?  
A. Learn to pray unto the Lord God in the only name of his son Christ jesus our Lord.  
Q. How must it be then that we pray?  
A. Thus, Our father which art in heaven, etc.  
Q. Why dost thou call God father?  
A. Because by faith in Christ we be chosen for the children of God. john. 1. 12.  
Q. Why sayest thou our father, and not my father.  
A. Because he is not only my father, but also the father of all the faithful.  
Q. Is God no where but in heaven?  
A. Yes, he is in all places at once, and therefore in our creed, we call him almighty.  
Q. Why doth our master Christ teach us to say heaven?  
A. Because in praying we should lift up our minds to heaven whether he is gone before.  
Q. What desire you in this petition? Hallowed be thy name.  
A. Here we desire God to give us grace that we may reverently esteem of his holy word which teacheth him unto us.  
Q. What more do we pray for?  
A. That we might live a holy life agreeable to his word.  
Q. What doth Christ teach us to pray for, in this petition? Thy kingdom come.  
A. That the love of God might be among us, and that his word which teacheth him unto us, might freely of us be received.  
Q. How should this be known, that God's love is among us?  
A. By this, if we have love one to an other.  
Q. What more are we taught?  
A. We are also taught to pray for a patiented waiting for of his coming to judgement.  
Q. Are we not also in this petition taught to pray for the increase of faith?  
A. Yea, for the more that our faith increaseth, the more doth God's kingdom increase.  
Q. In that Christ teacheth us to pray that Gods will may be done, in earth as it is in heaven: what doth he seem to forbid?  
A. In teaching us so to pray, he would not have us to seek our own wills, or to stick to our own wisdom.  
Q. Then it followeth that we pray against pride, covetousness, extortion, usury, bribery, excess, drunkenness, whoredom, theft, lying & such like vices, for these be the will of man, & contrary to the will of God.  
A. We do so I confess.  
Q. If we pray against those sinners, and to be endued with righteousness, and yet take a delight in them: what do we?  
A. Even mock with God, and so do heap punishment upon ourselves for it.  
Q. Because I see this to be against me, should I not therefore pray?  
A. If we should not pray, we were the despisers of his commandment. Mark. 14. 38.  
Q. What are we here taught to ask? give us this day our daily bread.  
A. All things necessary to this present life.  
Q. Why doth he teach us to pray daily for daily bread?  
A. Because without his daily blessing our food could give small nourishment unto us.  
Q. What desire ye in this petition: Forgive us our trespasses.  
A. Here I desire his mercy: for unless he be pitiful unto us, we are ready to fall into utter destruction.  
Q. What meaneth the condition? As we forgive them that trespass against us.  
A. Here we desire, that it may be his pleasure to give us grace that we may be ready to pardon those that have offended us.  
Q. Why do you say? Lead us not into temptation?  
A. Here we pray that God will not suffer us to be overcome of temptation: but that being for our profit or trial, we might boldly be strengthened in him to abide that which his pleasure is to lay upon us.  
Q. Why is this added? For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever.  
A. This doth teach us to confess that all rule and authority doth come from God, and ruleth all things according to his will.  
A. Why sayest thou, Amen, in the latter end of the prayer?  
A. By that word I desire the Lord God to grant all things which before I prayed for.  
Q. Tell me the effect in few words of all that thou hast said upon the lords Prayer?  
A. I desire God's grace to do his will, and things necessary both to body and soul.  

A Prayer.  
THe Lord give us grace to lay these things up deeply in our hearts, and always to be mindful of them, as it behoveth his true and faithful Children in Christ jesus. So be it.   
FINIS.