Now touching religion, it hath 1certain principles, rudiments I say and Catechisms to teach by: Secondarily, it hath the Scriptures setting out the word of God, with a full exposition of all things belonging to God: it hath also mysteries, holy signs and Sacraments to teach and to learn by. If the householder be conversant among a people which honoureth the true religion, and hath received the lawful worship of God, with true faithful and godly Ministers and teachers of Christ his Church, let him give charge and see that his children go to the holy congregation, there to be instructed in religion by the public preacher. Yet nevertheless, let the father at home examine his children, ⟨p. 159⟩and know what they have learned by hearing the sermon. Let both the father and mother also at home privately do their endeavour to teach their children the. 10. commandments, the Apostles Creed, & the Lords prayer, and let them teach them a brief and ready rule out of the Scriptures, for the understanding of the sacraments. Let them often and many times cause them to repeat the Catechism, and beat into their heads such sentences as are most necessary to put them in memory of their faith and duty of 2life. But if so it be, that the householder have his dwelling with a people that persecuteth the Christian faith and doctrine, which hateth the true and lawful worship of Gods name, & cannot abide the congregation & ministers of Christ: as it happeneth in the Turkish captivities, and troublesome persecutions of our days: then shall he take heed and keep him self from idolatry, neither shall he in his own person go, nor suffer his family to come to those ungodly assemblies, but shall rather in his own house at home instruct them in true religion, first in the Catechism, and then in deeper divinity. Moreover, so oft as the case and necessity shall require, he must freely and openly profess Christ and his Gospel. For it is apparently evident by the Epistles of Paul and other histories, that such Churches were in private houses of great cities in the time of the Apostles, and thickest of those hot and ancient persecutions. Neither is it likely that the Jews in their captivity at Babylon, although they lacked the outward use of sacrifices, were altogether without all worship of God.
Nowe touching religion, it hath 1certaine principles, rudiments I say and Catechismes to teach by: Secondarily, it hath the Scriptures setting out the word of God, with a full exposition of all things belonging to God: it hath also mysteries, holie signes and Sacraments to teache and to learne by. If the housholder be conuersant amonge a people whiche honoureth the true religion, and hath receiued the lawfull worship of God, with true faythfull and godly Ministers and teachers of Christ his Church, let him giue charge and sée that his children goe to the holy congregation, there to be instructed in religiō by the publike preacher. Yet neuerthelesse, let the father at home examine his children, ⟨p. 159⟩and know what they haue learned by hearing the sermon. Let both the father and mother also at home priuatly doe their indeuour to teache their children the. 10. commaundementes, the Apostles Créed, & the Lords prayer, and let them teach thē a briefe and ready rule out of the Scriptures, for the vnderstanding of the sacraments. Let them oftē and many times cause them to repeate the Catechisme, and beate into their heads such sentences as are most necessarie to put them in memorie of their faith and duetie of 2life. But if so it be, that the housholder haue his dwelling with a people that persecuteth the Christian faith and doctrine, which hateth the true and lawfull worship of Gods name, & cannot abide the congregation & ministers of Christ: as it hapneth in the Turkish captiuities, and troublesome persecutions of our days: then shal he take héede and kéep him self from idolatrie, neither shal he in his owne person goe, nor suffer his familie to come to those vngodly assemblies, but shall rather in his owne house at home instruct them in true religion, first in ye Catechisme, and then in déeper diuinitie. Moreouer, so oft as the case and necessitie shal require, he must fréely and openly professe Christe and his Gospell. For it is apparantly euident by the Epistles of Paule and other hystories, that such Churches were in priuate houses of great cities in the time of the Apostles, and thickest of those hote and auncient persecutions. Neyther is it likely that the Iewes in their captiuitie at Babylon, although they lacked the outwarde vse of sacrifices, were altogether without all worship of God.
- 1Children to be i• structed relig•••Childrē to be i• structed relig•••
- 2Counsel & advise given to householders in captivity.Counsel & aduise giuen to housholders in captiuitie.
