A Protestant CATECHISM FOR Little Children, OR Plain Scripture against POPERY.  
LONDON, Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, at the Bible and three Crowns in Cheapside, near Mercer's Chapel, 1673.   

A PROTESTANT Catechism for little CHILDREN, etc.  
1. Q. WHat Miracles is your Religion confirned by?  
A. Divine, Mark. 16, 17, 18.20. These signs shall follow them that believe: in my Name shall they cast out Devils, they shall speak with new Tongues, they shall take up Serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. And they went forth, and preached every where. The Lord working with them, and confirming the Word with signs following.  
2. Q. What confirmation hath the Popish way?  
A. Devilish. 2. Thess. 2.9. After the working of Satan, with all Powers, and Signs, and lying Wonders.  
3. Q. Are the Apocrypha Books to be owned as God's Word?  
A. No. Pro. 30.5, 6. Every word of God is pure: add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.  
4. Q. Is the Scripture sufficient for us without unwritten Traditions?  
A. Yes. 2. Tim. 3.16, 17. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for Doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto all good works.  
5. Q. Is it fit for the common people to read the Scriptures?  
A. Yes. Acts 17.11, 12. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed.  
6. Q. Are we bound to own the Pope's interpretation of Scripture?  
A. No. 2 Pet. 1.20, 21. knowing this first, that no Prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation: for the Prophecy came not in old time by the will of Man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.  
7. Q. Are all things necessary to Salvation plainly to be found in Scripture?  
A. Yes. 2 Tim. 3.15. From a Child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation.  
8. Q. Is the Church of Rome Mother and Mistress of all Churches?  
A. No. Gal. 4.26. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the Mother of us all.  
9 Q. Ought we firmly to receive and embrace all customs and constitutions of the Roman Church?  
A. No. Acts 15.28, 29. For it seemed good unto the holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that ye abstain from Meats offered to Idols, and from blood, and from thingsstrangled, and from Fornication.  
10. Q. Ought all things delivered by the council of Trent to be undoubtedly received?  
A. No. 1 Tim. 4.1, 2, 3. The spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall departed from the Faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of Devils; speaking lies in Hipocricy, having their conscience seared with a hot Iron: forbidding to Marry.  
11. Q. Is outward prosperity a note of the true Church?  
A. No. 1. Cor. 15.19. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.  
12. Q. Do you not dread the Pope's Bulls?  
A. No. Mar. 16.16. He that believeth, and is baptised, shall be saved.  
13. Q. Hath the Pope Authority to depose Kings?  
A. No. 1 Pet. 2.13, 14, 15. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake; whether it be to the King as supreme, or unto Governors, as unto them that are sent by him, for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God.  
14. Q. May the Pope absolve us from our Oath of Allegiance?  
A. No. Ecc. 8.2. Keep the King's commandment, and that in regard of the Oath of God.  
15. Q. May the Pope dispense with God's Commands?  
A. No. Mat. 5.19. Whosoever shall break one of these least Commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven.  
16. Q. Have Peterpence their Original from Peter?  
A. No. Acts 3.6. Peter said, Silver and Gold have I none.  
17. Q. Is the Praelate of Rome Peter's Successor?  
A. No. Gal. 2.7, 8, 9 But contrariwise, when they saw, that the gospel of the Uncircumcision was commited unto Me, as the gospel of the Circumcision was unto Peter: (for he that wrought affectually in Peter to the Apostilship of the circumcision; The same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles.) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be Pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to Me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Heathen, and they unto the Circumcision.  
18. Q. Is there on Earth, one visible head of the Church?  
A. No. Eph. 4.4, 5, 6. There is one Body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of All.  
19 Q. Is the Popedom an office in the Ministry?  
A. No. Eph. 4.11, 12. He gave some Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors and Teachers; for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the Ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.  
20. Q. Is the Pope rightly termed His Holiness?  
A. No. 2 Th. 2.3. That man of sin.  
21. Q. Is the Pope's power from God or from Satan?  
A. Satan, Rev. 13.2. The Dragon gave him his Power, and his Seat, and great Authority.  
22. Q. Are the Clergy exempt from under the civil Jurisdiction?  
A. No. Rom. 13.1. Let every soul be subject unto the higher Powers: for there is no Power but of God.  
23. Q. Is it fit that Ministers should be Married?  
A. Yes. 1 Tim. 3.2.4. A Bishop must be blameless, the Husband of one Wife, having his Children in subjection.  
24. Q. Do you approve of munkish Vows of single life?  
A. No. 1 Cor. 7.9. If they cannot contain, let them Marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.  
25. Q. Are the Popish Festivals to be approved?  
A. No. Gal. 4.9, 10. How turn you again to the weak and beggarly Elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe Days, and Months, and Times, and Years.  
26. Q. Do you forbear flesh Meats on the Popish fasting days?  
A. Nay. 1 Tim. 4.4, 5. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified by the Word of God, and Prayer.  
27. Q. May we worship Angels?  
A. No. Rev. 22.8, 9 I fell down to worship before the feet of the Angel, which shown me these things. Then saith he unto me, see thou do it not: for I am thy fellow Servant, and of thy brethren the Prophets, and of them which keep the say of this Book: worship God.  
28. Q. Is it lawful to pray to an Image?  
A. No. Is. 45.20. They have no knowledge, that set up the wood of their Graven Image, and pray unto a God that cannot save.  
29. Q. Is it lawful to worship Images?  
A. No. Ex. 20.4, 5. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image, or any likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above, or that is in the Earth beneath, or that is in the Water under the Earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the Fathers upon the Children, unto the third and fourth Generation of them that hate me.  
30. Q. Do the Papists well in leaving out the second Commandment?  
A. No. Deu. 4.13. He declarded unto you his Covenant, which he commanded you to perform. Even Ten Commandments, and he wrote them upon two tables of Stone.  
31. Q. Is, thou shalt not covet thy Neighbour's Wife, the Ninth Commandment?  
A. No. Exod. 20.17. Thou shalt not covet thy Neighbour's House, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's Wife, nor his Man servant, nor his Maid servant, nor his Ox, nor his Ass, nor any thing that is thy Neighbours.  
32. Q. Are the Relics of Saints to be worshipped?  
A. No. Acts 14.15. Sirs, why do ye these things? we also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you, that ye should turn from these Vanities, unto the living God.  
33. Q. May I worship a Crucifix?  
A. No. Luk. 4.8. For it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.  
34. Q. May we pray to the Virgin Mary.  
A. No. Luk. 11.2. When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in Heaven.  
35. Q. May we pray to Saints?  
A. No. Acts 10.25.26. As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, stand up. I myself also am a man.  
36. Q. Are Latin Prayers to be used in a congregation that understand not that Language?  
A. No. 1 Cor. 14.14, 15. For if I pray in an unknown Tongue, my Spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and will pray with the understand also.  
37. Q. May a Christian be in this life assured of salvation?  
A. Yea. 1 Joh. 3.14. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.  
38. Q. Is salvation to be attained by the Merits and Grace of Saints departed?  
A. No. Gal. 6.4, 5. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bare his own burden.  
39 Q. Are the souls of the deceased helped by the suffrages of the faithful?  
A. No. Luk. 12.58, 59 When thou goest with thine Adversary to the Magistrate; as thou art in the way, give diligence, that thou mayest be delivered from him, lest he hale thee to the Judge, and the Judge deliver thee to the Officer, and the Officer cast thee into Prison. I tell thee, thou shalt not departed thence, till thou hast paid the very last Mite.  
40. Q. Are there works of Supererogation.  
A. No. Mat. 22.37, 38, 39, 40. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart, and with all thy Soul, and with all thy Mind. This is the first and great Commandment, and the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thyself. On these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.  
41. Q. Is the Virgin Mary our Saviour?  
A. No, Acts 4.10, 11, 12. Jesus Christ is become the head of the Corner, neither is there salvation in any other.  
42. Q. Are all sins deadly, or but seven?  
A. All. Ro. 6.23. For the wages of sin is Death.  
43. Q. Is there a Purgatory to cleanse the righteous from the Sins, for which they have not satisfied in their life time?  
A. No. 1 Joh. 1.7. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin.  
44. Q. Can we deserve Salvation?  
A. No. Rom. 3.27, 28. Where is boasting then! it is excluded. By what Law of works? Nay, by the Law of Faith. Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by Faith, without the deeds of the Law.  
45. Q. May Pardons be bought?  
A. No. 1 Pet. 1.18. For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as Silver and Gold.  
46. Q. Is Concupiscence in the Baptised sin?  
A. Yea. Rom. 7.7. I had not known Sin, but by the Law: For I had not known Lust, except the Law had said, thou shalt not Covet.  
47. Q. Is the practice of Baptising Bells warrantable?  
A. No. Mat. 28.19, 20. Teach all Nations, Baptising them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things, Whatsoever I have commanded you.  
48. Q. Is the Mass a sacrifice for the Quick and the Dead?  
A. No. Heb. 10.14. For by one Offering, he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.  
49. Q. Ought they which have right to the Lords Table, to partake of the Cup, as well as of the Bread?  
A. Yes. Mat. 26.26, 27. As they were eating, Jesus took Bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the Disciples, and said, Take, Eat, this is my Body. And he took the Cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it.  
50. Q. Doth the Bread in the Communion remain Bread after the words of Consecration?  
A. Yes. 1 Cor. 11.26, 27, 28. For as often as ye eat this Bread, and drink this Cup, ye do show the Lords death till he come: wherefore, whosoever shall eat this Bread, and drink this Cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that Bread, and drink of that Cup.  
51. Q. Is Rome styled Babylon in the Revelation?  
A. Yea. Rev. 17.3.5.9.18. I saw a woman sit upon a Scarlet-coloured Beast, full of names of Blasphemy, having seven Heads: and upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots, and Abomination of the Earth. The seven Heads are seven Mountains, on which the Woman sitteth; and the woman which thou sawest, is that great City which reigneth over the Kings of the Earth.  
52. Q. May we join with Rome?  
A. No. Rev. 18.4, 5. I heard a voice from Heaven, saying, come out of her my People, that ye be not partakers of her Sins, and that ye receive not of her Plagues. For her sins have reached unto Heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.  
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