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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19432	A very short and pithie catechisme verie profitable for all that will come prepared to the Supper of the Lord: VVith a forme of confessyon, prayer and thanks giuing, very necessary and comfortable for all christian families. Made by Bartimeus Andrewes, preacher of the word of God at great Yarmouth: published at the request of the vvorshipfull and godlie magistrates there.	Andrewes, Bartimaeus.	1586 (1586)	STC 586; ESTC S108527	21,533	78

A very short and pithie Catechisme verie profitable for all that will come prepared to the Supper of the Lord VVith a forme of confessyon prayer and thanks giuing Very necessary and comfortable for all Christian Families Made by Bartimeus Andrewes Preacher of the word of God at great Yarmouth Published at the request of the vvorshipfull and godlie Magistrates there Deute 6.6.7.8 6 And these words which I commaunde thee this day shall be in thy hart 7 Thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto thy Children and shalt talke of them when thou tarriest in thy house and as thou walkest by the way and when thou lyest downe when thou rysest vppe 8 And thou shalt binde them for a signe vppon thine hand and they shal be as frontlets between thine eyes c. 1. Peter 3.15 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your harts and be ready alwayes to giue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with méekenes and reuerence AT LONDON Printed by I. Charlewood 1586. To the right worshipfull and my deerelye beloued in the Lord M. Baileifes of great Yarmouth with the residue of the worshipfull Brethren the whole congregation there B. A. wysheth increase of all true ioy and peace with the multiplying of all spirituall graces vpon your soules to the fulfilling of your saluation in Christ Iesus Amen HAuing drawne a verye briefe and small Catechisme worshipful M. Baileifes and the residue of my deere Brethren for the priuate instruction of the petites and families of this great congregation for the better preparing of them to the reuerent vse of the holy Supper of the Lord and being required by your godly Pastor and diuers other to haue it published for the more easie helpe of the simple and ignoraunt I your vnworthy Teacher beeing ready to doo what duetie I can for the furtheraunce of your saluation generally which I wish and long for from my verye heart roote in Christ Iesus haue thought good to prefixe these fewe words in way of dedication of this small thing to your worshippe and the residue presuming vppon your Christian allowance of my well meaning hauing added heerevnto a certaine forme of confession prayer thanksgiuing though plaine yet I hope necessarie and comfortable for the vse of the Christian Families of your congregation And sith God hath by his owne hand sette your worships in the place of ciuill gouernment in this your corporation graunted by the noble progenitors of her Maiestie and continued stil and vpholden by her gracious bounty Let me bee so bolde with you as in a word to put you in minde and the residue of your worshipfull cōpany eligible to that office what thinges are most necessary for you to looke vnto in that charge God hath gyuen you a benefite and priuiledge of liberty not common to all her Maiesties people that you might the better bee fortified with meanes to further Gods glorie in your charge and because I perswade my selfe of the readines of you and the residue of your Brethren to set your hands and helpe to each lawful thing tending to Gods glory agreeable to his word which you all solemnly promised at my firste entrie amongst you and haue somewhat approued the same by your electing both of faithfull helpfull ministers of the word as also of so wise and godlie a Steward among you I resolue my selfe of the good successe of my labours of your willing obeisance to the Lordes wyll propounded in his word You must know that the burthen of this people lieth vppon your shoulders and that their eyes looke at you as those by whose example the people either perish and fall or are preserued and staied vp for the fall and vprysing of manie dependeth vpon publique persons Therefore in a Magistrate first is required a religious minde acquainted with Gods counsel in his word that hee exercising himselfe therein day and night Psal 1 2 might growe wyse in the Lords causes for this charge is laide vpon you from the Lorde to applie your selues to the worde of God for so it is saide of the Magistrate Deu. 17. Deu. 17 19 The word shal be with him and he shall reade therein all the dayes of his life that he may learne to feare the Lord his God and to keepe all the wordes of this Lawe to doo them c. Iosu 1.8 Also Ioshua is straightly charged Let not this booke of the Lawe depart out of thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou mayst doo according to all that is written therein then shalt thou make thy way prosperous c. So Iethro commaundeth Moses to chuse men fearing God Exo. 18. Exo 18 21 Prouide you among all the people men of good courage fearing God men dealing truely hating couetousnes and appoint them to bee Rulers c. So as you see that Magistrates must be religious and also men of courage Iosu 2 7 Exo 18 21 to execute iustice in all causes not corrupt with gyftes nor accepting the faces of menne without foolish pittie or faint-harted feare and without crueltie or reuenging affections but of al meeknes lenitie They must performe all faythfulnes and truth with equitie as those that are members of the same bodie appointed to see distributiue and equall iustice to bee administred to eache man accordinglie for so Moses requireth that they shal be men dealing truely Exo 18 21 so as they must not looke to men but to the causes taking heede of that caueat that Moses giueth Exo. 23. Exo 23 12 Thou shalt not receiue a false tale thou shalt not follow a multitude to doo euill neyther agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrow the trueth c. Neither must such neglect the execution of iustice against the offenders either for feare of reproche or rebuke least they countenaunce sinne thereby and beare the guylt of other mens fals Eccl. 8 11 For because sentence against an euyl worke is not executed speedely therfore the hart of the Chyldren of men is fully sette in them to doo euill Exo. 18 21. In all these thinges Couetousnes must be shunned the stepmother and ouerthrower of all iustice and truth which throweth out the harts euen of the wise to manie noisome lustes which drowne men in perdition 1 Tim 6 9 10 verie daungerous to men of wealth or authority and euer weighting vpō that degree of men VVherefore I beseeche you good my worshipfull Brethren vouchsafe the accepting of these instructions written in hast with a minde vnfeynedlie wishing you all good Be you presidents in godly sober exāple to this great people ouersee your own housholds first that they may be patterns lights of godlie discipline to others Remember Ioshua his protestation Iosu 2.4 I and my housholde wyll serue the Lord. Remember Nehemiah Nehe. 5. who enforced hys owne example and his seruantes to