290 Catechi, ing. WCmay not moreperfitinftruaion,feeing this. catechizingwasinffituted but for aneafie entrance on., h'f "" e aJter ly,and not coperfievsinknowledge.z. Pet.3. t8. 1.Cor.!4.zo,Ephef,4.13.Heb,s.lz.13, Gzt{e know- Catechizing is milke, more exa& knowledge is thongmeate. Catechizing is the foorde ledge inahe wherein aLambemay wade ;moreexaaknowledgeis thegulfe, wherein an Elephantmay Catechifine. fwimme. Both thereare inthe Scriptures,-concerningwhich Chrif bath faid, Search the bfrh'Ig Scriptures. As for euidence in catechizing before the Rood, Lan-and Abels facrificmgisa flood figne, whichfacing therewas no word written,is judgedoftheirfather to betaught them; andtherefore they reafon probably that fay, without this catechizing, theword ofGod Catechising couldnothauecontinued. Afterthe flood fomefay, theyhad the likeexercife, which of- afterthe flood. terwards, as thelearned thinke, was put in writing, and called the bookes ofSybiiL , which sibil booker* were nothing elfe but traditions. i. thingsby wordof mouth delivered and taught. In Abrahamestfine,Gen.iS.God faith,he knoweth thatAbrahamwill be careful to teachhis family,and for that caufewill vouchfàfe him extraordinary fauor.Ifit be demannded,wl.at hetaught,Gen.17.z.thereis thefamine ofthelaw : Gen., S.18. there is alfothe abridge: ment oftheGofpell; pithyfiedfhall allnationsbebleffed. Thefruit of Abrahams-catechizing, hisTonnewcnt out to pray,Gen.24.3 7. his feruant praiethbefore hisbufines, verf t a. and giueth thanks after,verf.a6. he refufeth to este, till hehad difcharged himfelfe of his ma- nets meflage.In the timeofthe law,Deut.6.7. fo Tooneas the lawe was giuen, the Lord Catechising connmaunded them ro teach it their children.Thepra&deof this wemayfee inHannade- vnder thelaro. buttingSamuelto Hell his inftru&or,foToone ashe wasweaned,' .Sarn.1 . inDauid, as Sa- lomontellifieth ofhim,Pro.4,4. Iehoidataught theyoungKing lehoafh, z.King.tz.z. After thecaptiuitie,becaufe therethe Bible endeth,we mull gme credit tootherhitlories. 5 If webeleeuetheRabbins,there wereneuerinlerulàlem from Chrift toAntioch:atm. 400. Heifer of der4oo. hóufes of catechizing,what time alto they madetheirdecree, that their children Ceteahiveg in atthirteene yeeresfhould beput to catechizing.And to this order among thenmay Paul ,3:rafalim. feeme tohaue relation, Rom.z.l 8.where heat$nneth the Awes are catechizedin the lain. ¡x'm Ephef.6.4.they are willed tobring them vp ininftru &ion. Paul as tome thinke,fometime bearing this office faith,r.Cor.9a4. that I maycatechize. For catechizedwehaue,Luk,t 4. Who catechi- Theophiloso Ah.18.25. Apollo!: z.Tim. ;.15 Tmothie. Marke catechizingat Alexandria yd. with greatprofit wascommendedby Philoludaes,asEttfebius maketh mention. After Cle- Decarechi; meats nextOrigen. Wehauealto thecatechiftne ofCyril; GregoryNyfen: cluebookes ofAu- zandis sudi. guiine,ofcatechizingthe ignorant : and foure bookes defymboloadcatechumenos.AlloA- bus. thanafitts his SynoplisoffacredScripture:andFolgentittsde FideadPetrone Diaconstmin the Fathers time it may befèene by the fixt canonofthe counceiholden atNeociefaria:By the fixeandfeuen canons of thecouncell holden atIberis io Spaine: z.eouncell ofBraccarla, a .Can.4.Tolet.Can.o4. After ÿ is there no mentionmade,tillthe timeofLurher.Touching the greatgood,' thefrequentingofthis exercifebath done,this maybe added,thatAegeJip- 5o kingdome pusfaith,tbat by dievertue ofcatechizing therewas never* a kingdome,but receiuedalte- ofuate but by ration in theirheathenifhReligion within40. yeeres after Chrift hispafiion. Belisle the A- carechizingre- oft'ata that wasthought tobe the wifeft enemie that tuerthe Church had when hewent eeiuedtheGof- P peüvvirbira abouttofuppreffeReligion,didnot vferorments,but put downefchoolesand all lcatechi, fortieyeerer zing.Againe,when catechizingwasput downe,ignorancebegan togrow. ThePapiftsac- ., afterCbrifts knowledge that all thegroundwe hauegotof them, is by catechizing, as it appeared) b' P,4°,R thePopes Bull de moreproprio, before the catechiineofthe councellof Trident, and itis Cololtz.a3. thou.ht ifeuer theyget groundofvsagaine, it will be by theirmore diligent exafuingof Keaton for their catechizing. Noui,whywe mayexa& thecatechihne- againe, thefereafons mayferue.. Carechiing. Chrif't hisreafon tomoue meto carefulnesis this :Thou (halt renderan account,whereon - we ground this rule,thateueryonewill beammoreattentiuely,that which hemuffrepeate againe ; then that whereof Ilemuff gluenoaccount. Betides, weare all bound to giue an accountofour faith,i.Pet.3.15.And ifwedoe it beforeour catechift, we(hall be able the better todoeit before a ftranger. Thirdly, becaufe Chrift is becomenot onely our Neil 3 and King,but alfo our Prophet, and that all this is tothis end, that we -alto may become Prophetsto him(ourprophefie confining in examining thedoctrinewehaue heard,l.Ioh, 4.1. mexaminingofour lelues,z.Cor,13.5.inadülonit ingourbrethren,Ronl.13.i4.)ins expedient
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