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A42886	The instruction of youth in Christian piety taken out of the sacred Scriptures, and Holy Fathers; divided into five parts. With a very profitable instruction for meditation, or mental prayer. By Charles Gobinet, Doctor of Divinity, of the House and Society of Sorbon, principal of the College of Plessis-Sorbon. The last edition in French, now render'd into English.; Instruction de la jeunesse en la piété chrétienne. English.	Gobinet, Charles, 1614-1690.	1687 (1687)	Wing G904D; ESTC R217420	333,500	593

he suffer'd this with an admirable Meekness comforting himself in the satisfaction of his Innocence of which he had God for Witness and Protector And God who had always been with him leaves him not on this Occasion but as the Sacred Scripture says * Descenditque cum illo in foveam in vinculis non dereliquit eum donec afferret illi Sceptrum regni Sap. 15. he descended with him into the Cistern assisting him with his Grace and wonderfully delivering him as he did presently after To these two Trials succeeds the Third yet greater This was the high Prosperity to which he was rais'd For having Interpreted Pharaoh's Dream by the Knowledge God gave him of Things to come Gen. 41. this King not only delivers him out of Prison but makes him the Chiefest of all his Kingdom over which he gave him a general Charge with an absolute Power to dispose of all things according to his Will and with a Command to all his Subjects to Obey him as himself In this high Degree of Fortune which ordinarily dazles Mens Eyes and where mean Vertues are lost and quickly ruin'd Joseph remains firm in his former Vertue always like himself The forgetfulness of God Pride Covetousness Revenge which are accustom'd to attend upon high Fortunes could never prevail upon his Mind Having occasion to revenge himself of his Brothers who came into Egypt to make their Provision during a severe Famine he not only refuses to do it but receives them with such Tenderness and Testimonies of Affection as draw Tears from those who read the Account the Scripture gives of it He governs himself in his Charge with so much Justice Gen. 45. that never any made Complaint of his Conduct And on the contrary the Egyptians did Honourably acknowledge him for their Deliverer being freed from Want during a Seven-years Famine by his eminent Prudence which purchas'd for him in those Countries the Name of The Saviour of the World. He persever'd thus in Vertue and Fear of God in the midst of his Grandeurs from the Age of Thirty when he was rais'd to that Fortune even to the Age of an Hundred and ten wherein he dy'd O Theotime reflect well upon this Example and learn from it what a Vertue acquir'd in Youth is able to do I should content my self with this Example if that which follows were not also admirable to discover the same Verity It is of Toby the Father of young Toby of whom the Scripture reports things full of Admiration which he perform'd first in his Youth and afterwards in the remainder of his Life See what it says Toby was a young Man of the Tribe and City of Nephthali Second Example of Toby Tob. 2. Cumque esset Junior omnibus in tribu Nephthali nihil tamen Puerile gessit in opere Denique cum irent omnes ad vitulos aureos quos Jeroboam fecerat Rex Israel Hic solus fugiebat consortium omnium pergebat in Jerusalem ad Templum Domini ibi adorabat Dominum Deum Israel omnia primitiva sua decimas suas fideliter offerens Haec his similia secundum legem Dei puerilus observabat and altho' he were the youngest of all those of his Tribe yet nothing of Youth or Childishness appeard in his Actions And when all others went to Sacrifice to the Golden Calf of Jeroboam King of Israel he alone flying the Company of them went to Jerusalem to the Temple of God and there Ador'd the God of Israel Offering to him faithfully all his First-fruits and Tenths He perform'd these things adds the Scripture and many other such like according to the Law of God being yet very young O the admirable Life Theotime of a young Man who acted nothing Childish that is nothing contrary to Vertue who permitted not himself to be carry'd away by the Torrent of ill Example continuing in the Service of God when all others withdrew themselves from it A Youth spent so vertuously could not but be follow'd by a perfect and a Saintly Life as you shall see Toby being come to Mans Age In captivitate positus viam veritatis non deseruit was sent into Captivity by the Assyrians with all his Country-men to the City of Ninive Being there he departed not from the Path of Vertue which he had so happily enter'd in his Youth For First Et cum ederent ex cibis Gentilium Ipse custodivit animam suam nunquam contaminatus est in escis eorum As he had learn'd in his Youth to resist the wicked Examples of others he permitted not himself to be corrupted in his Captivity by the Example of his Country-men who eat licentiously the Meat of Gentiles which the Law of God forbad them Secondly Having receiv'd from the King of the Assyrians whose special Favour he had gain'd by the reputation of his Vertue Permission to go freely thro' all his Kingdom he went to Visit all those who were in Captivity Pergebat ergò ad omnes qui erant in captivitate monita Salutis dabat eis and gave them Admonishments concerning their Salvation Exhorting them to continue faithfully in the Service of God. Thirdly The Affliction of the Captiv'd Israelites being become more severe he daily went to Visit and Comfort them Distributed amongst them what he was able to give them Fed the Hungry Cloth'd the Naked and had a particular Care with an unparallell'd Charity to Bury all the Dead he found notwithstanding the Displeasure of the King which he had incurr'd by that Action even to the danger of his Life But what is yet more admirable is the Patience with which he endur'd the most sensible Affliction of Blindness which befell him by an unexpected Accident in the Fifty sixth Year of his Age. One Day as he return'd to his House weary'd with the Burial of many Dead he chanc'd to fall asleep under a Wall from the top whereof the Dung out of a Swallows Nest fell upon his Eyes and took away his Sight This was doubtless a very great Affliction and a most rigorous Trial but he supported it with so admirable a Patience that the Sacred Scripture compares it to that of Job And that which is most considerable is that it attributed the Cause thereof to the Piety and Fear of God wherein he had liv'd in his Youth Behold what it says a Hanc autem tentationem ideo permisit Deus evenire illi ut posteris daretur exemplum patientiae ejus sicut sancti Job Nam cum ab insantia sua semper Deum timuerit mandata ejus custodierit non est contristatus contra Deum quod plaga caecitatis evenerit ei sed immobilis in Dei timore permansit agens gratias Deo omnibus diebus vitae suae Now God permitted that this Temptation should befall him to give to Posterity an Example of his Patience as of that of holy Job For whereas he always feared

her Mysteries so pure and holy in her Maxims supported by so great Authorities foretold by the Prophets confirm'd by so many Miracles cemented by the Blood of Martyrs defended by so many Learned and Saintly Persons embrac'd by such a multitude of People continu'd during so many Ages which hath never been shaken either by the Persecution of Pagans or by the false Doctrin of Hereticks or by the wicked Lives of Catholicks After all these things says St. Augustin shall we doubt to enclose our selves in the Bosom of this holy Church Cum igitur tantum auxilium Dei tantum profectum videamus dubitabimus nos ejus Ecclesiae condere gremio quae usque ad confessionem generis humani ab Apostolica Sede per successiones Episcoporum frustra haereticis circumlatrantibus partim plebis ipsius judicio partim conciliorum gravitate partim etiam miraculorum majestate damnatis culmen authoritatis obtinuit Cui nolle primas dare vel summae profecto impietatis est vel praecipitis arrogantiae S. Aug. ib. circa finem which according to the Confession of the whole World since the Apostles to this present Time by a perpetual Succession of Bishops and Pastors hath always stood on foot in the midst of a vast number of Hereticks who have in vain assaulted her and who have always been condemn'd either by the Judgment of the People themselves or by the Authority of Councils or by the Force of Miracles Not to acknowledge the Primacy of this Church is an Effect of the highest Impiety or of an unbridled Arrogance Meditate well on these Considerations which are powerful enough to subdue the most rebellious Spirits Give thanks to God that he hath plac'd you in the Lap of this Holy Church continue firm and constant therein adhere always to the pious Doctrin of this infallible Guide be subject to her Pastors and to her visible Head the supreme Bishop This is the Body of the Tree from which we must never be separated to stick to the Boughs But to conserve your Faith remember to lead a good Life because the Corruption of Faith is an Effect of Sin. * Hoc praeceptum commendo tibi Timothee ut milites militiam bonam habens fidem bonam conscientiam quam quidam repellentes circa fidem naufragaverunt 1 Tim. 2. I recommend unto you chiesly says S. Paul to Timothy that you fight stoutly conserving Faith and a good Conscience which some having rejected have made Shipwreck of their Faith. ADVICE XI That they must be strongly setled in the Christian Maxims opposite to those of the World. It is not sufficient to be establish'd in the solid Sentiments of Faith you must also be setled in the Maxims of Manners and of a Christian Life The greatest Danger you will find in the World is that of corrupting your Mind by the false Maxims of the World quite contrary to those of Salvation by which the Judgment being corrupted it is impossible that the Life and Actions should not be absolutely deprav'd * Vi lebitis in Babylonio Deos au●eos argenteos ligneos in humeris portari ostentantibus metum gentibus videte ergo ne vos similes efficiamini factis alienis metuatis metus vos capiat in ipsis visa itaqe turba de retro ab ante adorantis dicite in cordibus vestris Te oportet adorari Domine Bar. 6. You will see in Babylon said the Prophet Jeremy writing to the Jews in Captivity the Idols of Gold and Silver which are carry'd upon their Backs to cause a terror and respect in Men Have a care you adore them not with others When therefore you shall see the World which adores them in great troops from all Parts say in your Heart O Lord thou alone art he who ought to be ador'd I say the same unto you Theotime you will see Men in the World adoring Idols that is Pleasures Vanities Riches the Flesh and their Passions you will there see Vice honor'd Vertue contemn'd you will there hear Maxims according to that Corruption which the Devil hath introduc'd Be careful that you permit not your self to be deprav'd by the Example of the Multitude For this Effect place frequently before your Eyes the true Maxims of Christianity those Eternal Verities which the World will not know and which will never alter or change Imprint them deeply in your Mind to have recourse to them there agaist the Example and false Maxims of the World And to the end they may serve you as certain Rules for the Conduct of your Life I shall give you here the most important which I beseech you to read often CHAP. XV. Christian Maxims MAXIM I. That we are not created for this present Life but for Heaven THIS is the Fundamental Truth of Christianity Credere enim oportet accedentem ad Deum quia est inquirentibus se remuneratus sit Heb. 11. Non habemus hic manentem civitatem sed futuram inquirimus That there is a God and that he hath prepar'd an Eternal Reward for them who serve him That this Life is but a Passage and Way by which we must walk towards Life everlasting We have not here a permanent City says the Apostle but seek for one hereafter MAXIM II. That the most important Affair which we have in this Life is our Salvation There is one thing necessary Unum est necessarium Luc. 10. Quid prodest hemini si universum mundum lucretur animae vero suae detrimentum patiatur Mat. 16. saith Truth it self What doth it profit a Man to gain the whole World and lose his own Soul MAXIM III. That Salvation is not obtain'd without Pains and Labor This is what Men cannot be convinc'd of and yet it is most certain The Son of God cries out aloud to all Christians a Regnum coelorum vim patitur violenti rapiunt illud Mat 11. Si quis vult venire post me abneget semetipsum tollat crucem suam sequatur me Mat. 16. The Kingdom of God suffers Violence If any one will follow me he must renounce himself and carry his Cross b Quam angusta porta arcta via est quae ducit ad vitam pauci sunt qui inveniunt eam Mat. 7. The Gate is narrow and the Way strait which leads to Salvation and there are few who find it Observe these words In another place he says c Contendite intrare per angustam portam multi dico vobis quaerent intrare non poterunt Luc. 13. Strive to enter by the narrow Gate many I tell you will seek to enter therein but cannot MAXIM IV. That our chiefest care in this Life must be to please God and live in his Grace To please God his Creator his Lord and his Sovereign Good is the sole and real Happiness of Man in this Life A Happiness without which all the greatst Blessings are extreme Miseries and