Certain godly instructions, very necessary to be learned of the younger sort, before they be admitted to be partakers of the holy Communion.  
Very easy to be understanded of the simple and unlearned sort, done by D.W. Arch.  
¶ Also certain Articles, very necessary to be known of all young Scholars of Christ's School done by D, W. Arch.  
Seen and allowed.  
¶ Imprinted at London for Henry Kirkham, dwelling at the little North door of Saint Paul's Church, and are there to be sold, at the sign of the black Boy. 1580.   

Instructions of the Godly instructions for every Minister to examine the younger sort, before they be admitted to receive the holy Communion.  Question. 
What do you come to receive.  Answer. 
The holy Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ.  Question. 
Why dost thou come to receive it?  Answer. 
Because Christ hath so commanded me.  Question. 
Of how many parts doth it consist?  Answer. 
Of two parts: namely, the outward sign, and the inward thing signified.  Question. 
Which be the outward sign●s in this Sacrament?  Answer. 
Bread and Wine.  Question. 
Which be the inward things signified?  Answer. 
Christ's body broken for me, and his blood shed for me, together withal the benefits of his Passion.  Question. 
How dost thou receive the outward signs?  Answer. 
I receive them with my hand, eat them with my mouth, and digest them with my stomach.  Question. 
How doest thou receive the inward things signified?  Answer. 
Only by faith, and feed of it as of a food, given to me to life everlasting.  Question. 
〈◊〉 did GOD choose these Crea●●res of Bread and Wine, too represent unto us the body and blood of Christ, rather than any other earthly creature?  Answer. 
Because there are none earthly creatures, that can so aptly represent unto our outward senses, those things that God would have us to learn by this Sacrament.  Question. 
What be those things which GOD would have us too learn by this Sacrament?  Answer. 
By the breaking of the Bread, we have to learn the breaking of the body of Christ upon the Cross: and by the pouring forth of the Wine, the shedding of his blood, and by the distributing too all that are present▪ Christ's communicating himself unto all those tha● will faithfully receive him: by the eating and drinking we le●●● that as Brea● and Wine do nourish our bodies in this life, so Christ's body and blood do nourish our souls to life everlasting. And as the substance of Bread and Wine by digestion, passeth into the substance of our bodies, even so by faith, Christ and we are united with an unspeakable union, and we made flesh of his flesh, and bones of his bones.  Question. 
What more is to be learned hereby?  Answer. 
That we being many, are made one in Christ, as of many grains is made one Lose, and of many Grapes, one Wine,  Question. 
Forasmuch as the unworthy receiver is dampened (for so Saint Paul testifieth) how wilt thou know whether thou art a worthy receiver or no?  Answer. 
If I examine me self, and find, that I humbly acknowledge mine own unworthiness, that is to say, my sins, and to be heartily sorry for them, and fully too purpose amendment of life, and faithfully to embrace God's promiss of remisson and Pardon offered in Christ, then am I worthy, because my unworthiness is forgiven me, and put out of remembrance.  
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Certain Articles, very ne-necessary to be known of all young Scholars of Christ's school.  Done by D.W. Arch. 
first, that the end of our creation is to glorify God.  
That the praise of God's glory beginneth at the knowledge of ourselves.  
That the knowledge of ourselves issueth out of the sound understanding of the law, contained in the ten commandments.  
That the law is the perfect rule of justice, teaching us what we should do, and forbidden the contrary.  
The law was divided into two tables, whereof the first containeth four commandments, touching our duty towards God, the second containeth our duty towards our neighbour.  
The end of the law is, to let us see ●●r sins: that by the sight thereof we might be constrained to fly unto Christ.  
Sin is the trasgression of the law.  
Sin entered into the world by Adam's transgression, and together with sin came death, and the curse of God upon all mankind.  
The reward of every sin, in God's justice, is eternal death and damnation.  
There is no means whereby we can either escape this eternal death, or deserve any remission of sins, but only Christ crucified by whom, we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose blood we have redemption, that is, the forgiveness of our sins.  
None shall be saved, but those that take hold upon Christ and his merits, by a true and lively faith.  
This true and lively faith is a full assenting of our hearts unto the promises of GOD in Christ, ioy●●d always with endeavour of righteousness.  
The sum of a Christian man's faith is contained in the twelve articles of our belief, commonly called the Apostles Creed.  
The preaching of the word is the ordinary mean, whereby faith is both bred and nourished in us.  
The inward working of the holy Ghost, maketh the word preached savoury and comfortable unto us.  
That good works although they neither justify us before God, nor deserve any remission of sin, yet have their proper place, and standing and serve for divers uses.  
First to glorify God.  
Secondly, to publish our faith unto the world.  
Thirdly, to bear witness unto our conscience of our election.  
Fourthly, to win Infidels, an● them that are without God.  
Prayer is a very earnest lifting up of the heart unto God in all kind of necessities, whether inwardly of soul or outwardly of body.  
The lords Prayer is a perfect pattern of all prayers, and containeth within his reach, whatsoever can be demanded of God, needful for our bodies or souls.  
The lords prayer containeth six petitions: three concerning the glory of God: and three touching our profit and welfare.  
There are four principal things to be observed in prayer.  
First, that we make our prayers to God only and not to Saints.  
Secondly, that we feel within ourselves the marvelous great want of the thing prayed for, having our minds wholly bend thereupon, & not carried away with bithoughts.  
Thirdly, that our prayers be grounded upon faith in God's promises, with full assurance that they shall be granted, so far as the Lord ●o●th know th●m to be meet and expedient for us.  
Fourthly, that we continue in prayer, although we speed not at the ●●st.  
The Sacraments are means, whereby the weakness of our faith is underpropped.  
A Sacrament is an outward sign of inward grace, instituted of God.  
There be two Sacraments, baptism, and the supper of the Lord.  
Baptism is an outward sign of the washing away of sin, which we have by Christ's blood.  
In Baptism, we have our names entered into the Family and Hosholde of God.  
The lords supper representeth our continual feeding in the same Family and Household of God.  
The lords Supper consisteth of outward signs and inward things signified  
The outward signs are Bread and Wine.  
The inward things signified are Christ's body broken, and his blood shed together, with all the benefits of his passion.  
Repentance is a bitter sorrowing and sobbing for sin, coupled always with a set purpose of amenment.  
It consisteth especially in two things: the killing of the old man, with all his corrupt lusts and affections, and the quickening of the new man, which after the image of God is created in righteousness & true holiness.  
The old man is then killed, and the new man quickened, when we die unto sin, and live unto righteousness: that is to say, when we are fallen into deadly hatred and malice, with our own sinful affections and ●aine conversation before paste, striving now at length to subdue our unruly lusts, and to bring into captivity, every thought to the obedience of Christ, that so his spirit may both rule and reign in us, and bring forth her goodly blossoms, faith, love, mercy, patience, humility, chastity, desire of God's word, hearty good will to his true ministers, diligence in prayer together with all increase of righteousness.  
FINIS.