Milke
for
Babes
.
OR
,
A
North-Countrie
Catechisme
.
Made
plaine
and
easiy
,
to
the
Capacitie
of
the
Countrie
people
.
The
second
Impression
.
By
WILLIAM
CRASHAW
,
Batchellor
in
Diuinity
,
and
Preacher
of
the
Word
.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
NICHOLAS
OKES
,
and
are
to
be
sold
by
Thomas
Langley
,
at
his
shop
ouer
against
the
Sarazens
head
without
Newgate
.
1618.
TO
The
Right
Worshipful
,
Sir
Henry
Griffith
,
of
Agnes
Burton
,
Knight
,
one
of
his
Maiesties
Counsell
in
the
North
,
and
Deputie
Lieutenant
,
in
the
East-Riding
,
and
William
Saint-Quintin
of
Harpham
Esquire
,
Grace
and
peace
.
GENTLEMEN
,
SEeing
they
that
liue
vnder
you
for
their
estates
and
bodies
,
are
vnder
my
cure
and
care
for
their
soules
,
you
will
giue
mee
leaue
(
nay
thankes
I
am
sure
)
to
be
as
carefull
for
the
better
part
as
you
I
hope
are
and
wil
be
for
the
worse
:
You
know
it
were
a
shame
to
you
,
if
they
could
iustly
say
they
were
not
able
to
liue
and
eate
their
bread
vnder
you
their
Lords
:
and
more
were
it
to
me
their
Pastor
,
if
they
wanted
either
the
Milke
,
or
the
Meate
fit
for
their
soules
.
To
this
end
seeing
I
finde
,
that
Catechising
is
the
life
of
Preaching
,
and
such
a
meanes
of
knowledge
as
without
it
all
preaching
is
to
little
purpose
,
I
haue
heere
drest
them
their
first
dish
,
euen
a
mease
of
Milke
(
the
old
,
plaine
and
good
meate
of
our
forefathers
)
I
meane
this
short
and
easie
Catechisme
:
Not
as
making
a
new
one
,
for
hat
were
a
needlesse
presumption
but
as
a
helpe
to
vnderstand
that
good
Catechisme
giuen
vs
already
in
the
Common
Prayer
Booke
.
Now
seeing
your
experience
in
your
families
,
and
mine
in
the
whole
Parish
hath
found
the
benefit
of
Catechising
to
be
so
extraordinary
,
wee
haue
cause
to
acknowledge
the
godly
wisdome
and
care
of
our
Church
Gouernours
in
commanding
the
performance
of
that
duty
in
euery
Parish
:
which
if
it
were
duely
obserued
ouer
all
the
Land
,
I
dare
say
,
where
there
is
no
Preaching
the
want
would
be
lesse
hurtfull
,
and
where
it
is
,
the
benefit
much
more
aboundant
.
And
let
it
worke
in
you
a
care
,
Gen
18.
not
onely
as
good
Abrahams
,
to
command
your
families
,
but
(
seeing
you
are
here
Magistrates
and
Lords
)
like
zealous
Dauids
,
Psal.
110.
to
take
order
that
your
people
and
tenants
doe
frequent
this
godly
exercise
,
which
by
Gods
good
blessing
shall
by
mee
,
or
my
sufficient
Deputy
bee
continually
kept
vp
,
as
the
time
and
season
of
the
yeare
will
permit
.
This
will
make
our
Sermons
at
home
,
and
our
Exercises
abroad
much
more
profitable
and
effectuall
,
your
Seruants
and
Tenants
more
faithfull
to
God
,
and
more
seruiceable
to
your selues
.
And
when
they
finde
themselues
mercifully
delt
withall
by
you
their
Land-lords
for
their
bodies
:
and
good
prouision
,
both
of
Milke
and
strong
meate
for
their
soules
:
Their
Iob.
31.
20.
Loynes
(
as
Iob
saith
)
shall
blesse
you
,
their
hearts
loue
mee
,
and
their
soules
and
all
within
them
shall
praise
God
for
vs
both
:
and
their
Neighbours
about
them
shall
say
.
Blessed
are
the
people
that
be
in
such
a
case
,
yea
thrice
happy
the
people
that
haue
the
Lord
for
their
God
.
Now
praying
that
both
you
and
I
,
and
they
that
follow
vs
may
striue
to
deserue
this
honour
,
and
enioy
this
comfort
;
and
our
people
receiue
this
double
blessing
by
vs
,
I
rest
Your
Pastor
and
seruant
in
Christ
,
WILLIAM
CRASHAW
.
The
Chapters
of
this
Catechisme
.
CHAP.
1.
WHat
man
is
.
|
pag.
1.
|
2
What
God
is
.
|
pag.
2.
|
3
Of
Gods
Word
.
|
p.
3.
|
4
Of
the
knowledge
of
God
out
of
his
word
.
|
p.
4.
|
5
Of
Gods
worship
,
and
the
kindes
of
it
.
|
p.
6.
|
6
Gf
the
parts
or
duties
of
it
.
|
p.
7.
|
7
Of
Gods
workes
and
the
Creation
.
|
p.
9.
|
8
Of
the
worke
of
Gubernation
.
|
p.
11.
|
9
Of
the
worke
of
Redemption
,
and
first
of
sinne
that
caused
it
.
|
p.
13
|
10
Of
the
Law
of
God
,
|
p.
14
|
11
Of
the
first
Table
,
and
first
Commandement
.
|
p.
16.
|
12
Of
the
second
,
third
,
and
fourth
commandements
.
|
p.
17
|
13
Of
the
second
Table
.
|
p.
19.
|
14
Of
the
seuenth
,
eight
and
ninth
commandements
.
|
p.
21
|
15
Of
the
last
commandement
,
and
the
vse
of
the
whole
Law
.
|
p.
23
|
16
How
the
Law
doth
driue
vs
to
Christ
.
|
p.
25
|
17
Of
Iesus
Christ
the
Redeemer
.
|
p.
26
|
18
Of
the
meanes
to
take
hold
of
him
:
and
first
of
Faith
,
and
of
the
Creed
.
|
p.
28
|
19
Of
sauing
Faith
.
|
p.
31
|
20
Of
the
Sacraments
,
and
of
Baptisme
.
|
p.
32
|
21
Of
the
Lorde
Supper
.
|
p.
34
|
22
Of
the
workes
of
Sanctification
.
|
p.
36
|
23
Of
Repentance
and
good
workes
,
the
fruits
of
Sanctification
.
|
p.
38
|
24
Of
workes
of
Piety
,
and
of
Prayer
.
|
p.
39
|
25
Of
the
circumstances
of
Prayer
.
|
p.
41
|
26
Of
the
Lords
prayer
.
|
p.
42
|
27
Of
the
Petitions
of
the
Lords
Prayer
.
|
p.
44.
|
28
Of
the
workes
of
Mercy
or
Charity
.
|
p.
46
|
29
Of
workes
of
Iustice
or
of
Righteousnesse
.
|
p.
48
|
30
Of
the
reward
of
good
workes
.
|
p.
50
|
The
end
of
the
Catechisme
.
|
|
An
houshold
prayer
for
the
Morning
.
|
p.
53
|
A
prayer
for
the
Euening
.
|
p.
58
|
Saint
Pauls
words
applyable
to
many
of
the
people
and
professors
in
England
.
WHereas
in
regard
of
the
time
,
Heb.
5
,
12
,
13
,
14.
you
ought
to
be
teachers
,
you
haue
need
that
one
teach
you
the
first
principles
of
the
Oracles
of
GOD
,
and
are
such
as
haue
need
of
Milke
,
and
not
of
strong
Meate
:
for
euery
one
that
vseth
Milke
,
is
vnskilfull
in
the
Word
of
Righteousnesse
,
for
he
is
a
Babe
.
But
strong
Meate
belongeth
to
them
that
are
of
full
age
,
euen
those
which
by
reason
of
vse
,
are
exercised
to
discerne
of
good
and
euill
Heb.
5
,
12
,
13
,
14.
Saint
Peters
exhortation
,
which
I
direct
chiefly
to
the
people
of
the
North.
LAy
aside
all
Malice
,
all
Guile
1
Pet.
2.
1
,
2
,
3.
and
Hypocrisies
,
and
Enuies
,
and
euill
speakings
.
And
as
new
borne
Babes
,
desire
the
sincere
Milke
of
the
Word
,
that
you
may
grow
thereby
,
now
that
you
haue
tasted
how
gratious
the
Lord
is
.
1.
Pet.
2.
1
,
2
,
3.
An
houshold
Prayer
for
the
Morning
.
O
Thou
most
mighty
Creator
,
Preseruer
and
Sauiour
of
our
soules
and
bodies
,
we
heere
acknowledge
to
thy
Glory
,
that
it
is
onely
through
thy
Power
and
Mercie
,
we
haue
enioyed
the
rest
,
and
escaped
the
dangers
of
the
night
past
:
for
,
wee
confesse
wee
haue
deserued
,
that
the
darkenesse
of
Death
should
haue
seazed
on
vs
,
and
giuen
vs
vp
into
the
hands
of
eternall
darkenesse
,
because
wee
haue
spent
our
liues
in
the
deedes
of
darkenesse
:
Blessed
therefore
bee
thy
holy
Name
,
for
that
thou
hast
not
delt
with
vs
according
to
our
deseruings
.
And
now
we
humble
our selues
before
thee
,
and
pray
thée
on
the
knees
of
our
hearts
,
that
as
thou
hast
deliuered
vs
from
the
darkenesse
of
the
Night
,
so
thou
wouldest
deliuer
our
soules
from
the
spirituall
darkenesse
of
Sinne
,
Error
,
Superstition
and
Prophanenesse
,
that
so
we
may
neuer
come
within
the
daunger
of
eternall
darkenesse
:
And
as
thou
hast
restored
to
vs
the
light
of
this
life
,
so
good
LORD
vouchsafe
to
enlighten
our
hearts
with
the
better
light
of
thy
heauenly
truth
,
and
holy
Grace
:
that
as
the
light
of
this
world
sufficiently
shewes
vs
our
way
,
and
directs
our
steppes
and
actions
of
the
body
:
so
the
Spirit
and
Grace
of
Christ
Iesus
,
shining
in
our
soules
,
may
shew
vs
the
way
to
walke
in
,
leade
vs
in
the
way
euerlasting
,
and
guide
our
féete
in
the
way
of
peace
.
And
thou
most
mercifull
God
,
who
hast
giuen
our
bodies
rest
and
sléepe
,
we
beséech
thée
in
thy
greater
mercie
,
giue
rest
to
our
soules
,
and
sweete
peace
vnto
our
consciences
this
day
,
and
all
our
dayes
:
and
thou
that
hast
deliuered
vs
from
the
perils
of
the
night
,
saue
vs
from
the
sinnes
of
this
day
,
and
deliuer
vs
from
the
farre
greater
dangers
,
which
our
sinnes
may
pull
vpon
vs
.
O
Lord
wee
goe
into
the
world
,
and
can
hardly
haue
to
doe
with
it
,
but
the
contagion
of
sinne
,
will
catch
hold
of
vs
,
Lord
teach
vs
with
heauenly
wisdome
,
to
sée
and
auoide
the
same
:
arme
vs
with
heauenly
courage
,
to
breake
through
the
snares
which
sinne
and
Sathan
,
and
the
wicked
world
shall
lay
in
our
way
.
And
thou
that
art
the
God
of
blessing
,
vouchsafe
to
blesse
vs
this
day
in
our
soules
and
bodies
,
in
the
vse
of
both
our
callings
,
generall
as
wee
are
Christians
,
and
members
of
thy
Church
,
and
personall
,
as
wee
are
members
of
this
common-wealth
:
In
our
personall
callings
Lord
enable
vs
to
loue
our
Neighbour
as
our selues
,
and
to
doe
to
euery
one
as
wee
would
haue
them
doe
to
vs
:
and
giue
vs
a
conscionable
care
of
such
duties
as
belong
vnto
vs
,
make
vs
faithfull
,
laborious
and
diligent
in
the
discharge
of
them
,
yet
suffer
vs
not
so
farre
to
be
carried
away
with
the
cares
of
the
world
,
and
the
labour
of
our
callings
,
as
that
we
should
neglect
the
duties
of
Pietie
and
godlinesse
,
commaunded
vnto
vs
in
our
generall
calling
;
but
teach
vs
gracious
GOD
,
to
ioyne
the
practice
of
these
both
together
,
and
neuer
to
separate
them
whilst
wee
liue
in
the
world
,
but
that
in
the
one
wee
may
labour
faithfully
to
serue
our
brethren
,
and
in
the
other
,
zealously
to
serue
and
glorifie
thée
our
God
;
That
thus
wee
may
with
cheereful
hearts
,
and
good
consciences
,
spend
our
dayes
,
and
waite
for
our
consummation
in
Heauen
,
when
our
dayes
on
earth
shall
be
accomplished
:
And
when
these
dayes
and
nights
,
which
now
eat
vp
our
liues
,
shall
haue
an
end
,
wee
may
then
escape
the
euerlasting
night
,
and
enioy
the
blessed
fruition
of
that
bright
and
ouer-shining
Day
in
thy
Kingdome
,
where
all
our
cares
and
cumbers
,
our
toyles
and
troubles
,
our
wrongs
and
oppressions
shall
haue
an
end
,
where
all
teares
shall
bee
wiped
from
our
eyes
,
and
where
with
thee
,
the
blessed
God
,
the
Father
,
the
Sonne
,
the
Holy-Ghost
,
and
with
Iesus
Christ
,
in
our
owne
flesh
,
and
with
all
the
Holy
Angels
,
and
the
Saints
gone
before
vs
,
wee
shall
receiue
the
reward
of
our
labours
,
the
issue
of
our
hope
,
the
end
of
our
faith
,
and
saluation
of
our
soules
,
through
the
blessed
and
glorious
merits
of
our
onely
Lord
and
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
in
whose
most
holy
Name
we
recommend
to
thy
mercy
,
thy
whole
Church
:
and
these
especially
,
whereof
thou
hast
made
vs
members
and
beséech
thée
for
thy
speciall
blessing
vpon
our
gratious
Soueraigne
the
King
,
the
Queene
,
the
Prince
,
the
Prince
and
Princes
Palatine
:
This
whole
State
and
all
whom
thou
hast
set
ouer
vs
in
Church
or
common-wealth
:
vpon
the
Ministery
,
with
our
Vniuersities
,
the
Magistracie
,
with
the
Iudges
,
and
Innes
of
Court
,
vpon
our
brethren
in
Virginia
,
and
Sommers
Islands
,
and
all
that
helpe
to
beare
thy
name
vnto
the
Gentiles
:
whose
conuersion
Lord
we
beséech
thée
hasten
as
also
the
restoration
of
the
Iewes
,
thy
ancient
and
beloued
people
.
As
for
the
Turke
and
Pope
and
all
the
known
enemies
of
thy
Grace
and
Glorie
,
conuert
them
Lord
if
they
belong
to
thee
,
else
remooue
them
out
of
the
way
,
and
let
them
goe
to
their
owne
place
.
Remember
all
thy
Children
afflicted
in
minde
or
distressed
in
bodie
,
and
all
those
whom
we
ought
peculiarly
to
pray
for
:
Lord
blesse
them
and
vs
,
and
heare
vs
for
them
,
and
them
for
vs
:
and
Christ
Iesus
our
glorious
Mediatour
for
vs
all
:
In
whose
Name
we
offer
to
thy
Maiestie
our
soules
and
bodies
,
and
this
our
poore
Morning
sacrifice
,
in
that
most
holy
and
perfect
prayer
that
hee
hath
left
vs
.
OVr
Father
which
art
in
Heauen
,
hallowed
bee
thy
Name
:
Thy
Kingdome
come
:
Thy
will
be
done
in
earth
,
as
it
is
in
Heauen
:
Giue
vs
this
day
our
dayly
Bread
:
And
forgiue
vs
our
trespasses
,
as
we
forgiue
them
that
trespasse
against
vs
:
And
leade
vs
not
into
temptation
:
But
deliuer
vs
from
euill
:
For
thine
is
the
Kingdome
,
the
Power
,
and
the
Glory
,
for
euer
and
euer
.
AMEN
.
THe
grace
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
the
loue
of
GOD
our
Father
,
and
the
comfortable
fellowship
of
God
the
Holy-Ghost
,
&c.
A
houshold
Prayer
for
the
Euening
.
MOst
Mighty
Lord
GOD
,
and
mercifull
Father
,
the
day
is
thine
,
and
the
night
is
thine
,
thou
hast
created
the
Light
and
the
Sunne
,
and
cals
for
darkenesse
at
thy
pleasure
:
blessed
for
euer
be
thou
,
who
giues
vs
the
rest
of
the
night
,
and
comforts
of
the
day
:
And
now
wee
confesse
to
thy
glory
,
O
Lord
,
that
euen
for
the
sinnes
of
this
day
,
if
thou
shouldest
call
vs
to
account
,
we
were
not
able
to
abide
it
,
for
wee
haue
sinned
against
thée
this
day
,
both
in
Omission
of
good
,
and
in
doing
of
euill
,
both
towards
thée
,
and
towards
our
brethren
,
we
haue
not
dealt
with
others
,
as
we
would
haue
them
deale
with
vs
,
we
haue
taken
vnlawfull
libertie
to
our selues
,
in
thoughts
,
words
and
déeds
,
we
haue
abused
thy
good
creatures
to
gluttony
,
drunkennesse
,
wantonnesse
,
or
excesse
,
we
haue
delt
either
negligently
or
vnfaithfully
in
our
callings
:
and
all
this
,
O
Lord
,
and
much
more
,
because
wee
haue
not
set
thée
before
our
eyes
,
nor
nourished
thy
feare
in
our
hearts
.
To
vs
therefore
in
iustice
,
belongs
nothing
but
shame
and
confusion
.
For
thou
art
a
righteous
and
a
powerful
God
,
and
we
confesse
there
is
good
cause
,
that
thy
iustice
should
condemne
vs
,
and
thy
power
confound
vs
;
Haue
mercie
therefore
vpon
vs
O
mercifull
Father
,
euen
for
thy
Sonne
our
Lord
Iesus
Christs
sake
,
forgiue
vs
all
that
is
past
,
and
remember
that
hee
came
into
the
world
,
to
saue
sinners
:
we
haue
sinned
,
O
Lord
,
and
haue
need
of
thy
mercy
:
O
Lord
,
shew
thy
mercie
vpon
vs
,
and
grant
vs
thy
saluation
:
And
séeing
thy
promises
are
effectuall
to
none
,
but
them
that
beléeue
,
O
LORD
,
increase
our
Faith
in
thée
,
and
in
all
the
sweete
promises
of
thy
Word
,
let
vs
take
hold
of
them
,
beleeue
them
,
and
rest
vpon
them
in
life
and
death
.
And
forasmuch
as
pardon
is
not
giuen
but
to
the
penitent
,
O
LORD
worke
in
vs
true
repentance
for
all
our
sinnes
past
.
Let
vs
sorrow
more
for
sinning
against
thee
,
then
for
all
the
wants
and
miseries
,
crosses
and
losses
of
this
world
:
And
Lord
make
vs
new
creatures
,
worke
in
vs
reformation
and
amendemnt
of
life
,
and
euery
day
wee
liue
,
let
vs
grow
in
grace
and
spirituall
strength
,
that
as
wee
are
daylie
elder
,
so
wee
may
be
better
,
and
the
nearer
wee
draw
to
our
ends
,
grant
Lord
,
wee
may
draw
the
neerer
to
thee
,
and
to
euerlasting
happinesse
with
thee
in
Christ
Iesus
.
And
now
being
reconciled
to
thee
our
God
,
giue
vs
leaue
to
call
for
a
blessing
vpon
vs
and
our
labours
in
our
callings
this
day
,
for
without
thee
O
Lord
all
is
in
vaine
,
though
wee
rise
earely
and
goe
late
to
bed
,
and
eate
the
bread
of
carefulnesse
:
Blesse
vs
therefore
most
blessed
God
,
and
all
the
workes
of
our
hands
,
Lord
reward
what
is
well
done
,
and
pardon
what
is
amisse
,
giue
vs
also
good
Lord
hearts
humbled
vnder
thy
Iudgements
,
thankefull
for
thy
mercies
and
contented
in
our
places
with
the
portion
thy
prouidence
assignes
vnto
vs
,
and
teach
vs
to
waite
on
thee
and
on
thy
good
prouidence
in
all
our
needes
and
necessities
of
soule
and
body
.
And
let
nothing
of
this
world
trouble
our
hearts
,
O
Lord
our
God
,
but
let
vs
haue
grace
to
beleeue
that
thou
who
hast
giuen
Iesus
Christ
to
saue
vs
,
canst
deny
vs
nothing
:
thus
good
Lord
let
vs
liue
the
life
of
Faith
,
whilst
we
are
héere
,
that
after
this
life
ended
,
we
may
receiue
the
end
of
our
Faith
,
the
saluation
of
our
soules
,
through
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
In
whose
Name
and
mediation
wee
recommend
to
thy
mercie
,
thy
whole
Church
,
and
all
whom
we
any
way
ought
to
pray
for
,
as
well
as
if
wee
had
named
them
particularly
:
for
thou
knowest
them
all
O
Lord
,
better
then
wee
,
and
what
they
néede
for
soule
and
body
,
Lord
bee
mercifull
;
to
them
and
blesse
them
,
as
our selues
,
make
vs
partakers
of
their
prayers
,
and
them
of
ours
,
and
let
thy
protection
be
ouer
them
and
vs
,
and
al
ours
this
night
following
,
giuing
vs
the
rest
and
sléepe
thou
knowest
néedfull
for
these
poore
and
vile
bodies
,
and
thereby
enabling
vs
to
the
duties
and
burdens
,
which
the
day
following
shall
bring
vpon
vs
.
Heare
vs
for
our selues
good
Lord
,
and
for
all
thine
,
and
for
euery
one
of
vs
in
this
family
,
from
the
highest
to
the
lowest
,
(
for
with
thée
is
no
respect
of
persons
)
and
answere
vs
in
these
,
and
all
other
good
blessings
,
which
thou
knowest
good
for
vs
,
and
make
vs
truely
thankefull
for
thy
many
good
blessings
,
this
day
,
and
all
our
dayes
,
bestowed
on
vs
,
euen
for
the
merites
and
blood-shedding
of
Iesus
Christ
.
To
whom
blessed
Father
,
with
thee
,
and
the
Holy
Spirit
of
Grace
,
our
onely
and
Eternall
God
,
bee
praise
and
glory
,
now
and
euermore
.
Amen
.
THe
Grace
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
the
loue
of
God
our
Father
,
and
the
comfortable
fellowship
of
God
the
Holy-Ghost
,
bee
with
all
Gods
children
,
and
vs
in
this
family
,
in
our
soules
and
bodies
,
this
night
,
and
euermore
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.