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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

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

an aversion for Drunkenness but not for Impurity Others hate lewd Actions but not unchast Desires and Discourses Others love to do well to their Neighbor but never will be brought to pardon an Offence Now all these Pieties are false because he who is defective in one sole Commandment hath no Charity The Fourth is of those who observe the things of Obligation which are common to all Christians Fourth and perform not those which belong to the particular Duty of their State. Thus for a Superior a Pastor a Magistrate to live like an honest Man and in the mean time to neglect the care of his Charge and the particular Obligations of his Calling is not a true but false Vertue The Vertues of a private Man are different from those of a publick Person and in each Condition there are particular Obligations wherein one cannot fail without being wanting to Vertue and entirely destroying it I should be too long if I should handle all sorts of false Piety That you may comprehend them briefly Theotime I shall advise you not to embrace a proud and arrogant Vertue which despises others which can suffer nothing which takes notice of the Faults of others but acknowledges not its own Nor a sad and melancholy Vertue which makes it self troublesom and difficult to all severe to others mild to it self ready to blame but never to excuse even when there is great reason Nor a singular Vertue which sequesters it self from the Ways of others to follow extraordinary Practices new Devotions affected Singularities which are often the Effects of a secret and great Presumption Nor a mean silly and childish Vertue which trembles where it ought not to fear stands in dread where it ought not to doubt which makes a scruple of things which are not Sins and no difficulty of those which are Nor on the contrary a rash and too bold a Vertue which under pretext of not committing great Crimes gives it self liberty for all other Sins which is a great Error because he who contemns little Faults shall fall into great ones Nor an imprudent and indiscreet Vertue which takes no care of many Fults which offend their Neighbor and which destroys more by its ill Conduct than it edifies by the Good it does Nor a human and politick Vertue which acts Good for worldly Considerations to please some one to be esteem'd to obtain some Design briefly which regards its self in all things it performs Nor an interessed Vertue which addicts it self to Good by reason of the Benefit it receives from it and its Temporal Advancement Nor a remiss Vertue or of short continuance which is dejected by the least Obstacle which desists from doing well and returns back because of the Difficulties it encounters therein Be cautious to avoid all these sorts of Vertues Theotime or rather all the Faults which destroy Vertue labor to shun them and acquire the contrary Qualities Let your Vertue be humble in it self sweet and charitable towards others no-wise singular which loves the Order of the Church and Conduct of its Pastors rational that is neither too fearful nor too bold discreet in its Actios disinteressed in its Pretensions which seeks only to please God and to perform Good only for his sake generous in the midst of Impediments and persevering when surrounded with Difficulties ADVICE X. That young Persons ought to fix themselves more and more in the solid Sentiments of Faith and Religion This is also a very necessary Admonition because Faith is the solid Ground-work of Piety and without her * Sine fide impossibile est placere Deo. Heb. 12. Domus Dei credendo fundatur sperando erigitur diligendo perficitur S. Aug. Ser. 20. de verb. Dom. there is is no Salvation Now you will find in the World many Machins level'd against this Fundamental Rock from which you must guard your self and for this end it is good you should be advertis'd of them These Machins are Impiety Heresie and Licenciousness Impiety of the Wicked Heresie of Reformers in Matters of Religion and the Licenciousness of some wicked Catholicks Impiety is a Monster which attacks God himself which lifts up its Head against Heaven * Tetendit adversus Deum manum suam contra omnipotentem roboratus est Cucurrit adversus eum erecto collo Job 15. Servi erunt creaturae potius quam cretori Rom. 1. and its Hand against the Omnipotent and which revolts against its Creator to serve unworthily the Creature endeavoring to deface in its Heart the most holy and inviolable Sentiments which Faith Reason and Nature her self had imprinted there to give it self over to its Passions with more liberty and less remorse of Conscience Heresie to follow its own proper Judgment in Matters of Faith shakes off the Yoke of the Catholick Church which is the a Columna firmamentum veritatis Pillar and Rock of Truth b Super hanc Petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam Mat. 16. against which the Gates of Hell shall never prevail according to the Promise of the Son of God who commands us to hearken to her except we will be accounted Heathens c Qui Ecclesiam non audierit sit tibi Ethnicus Publicanus Mat. 18. so that he who doth not acknowledge this holy Mother shall not have God for his Father d Habere non potest Deum Patrem qui Ecclesiam non habuerit Matrem S. Cypr. lib. de unitat Eccl. as St. Cyprian and S. Augustin and others speak The Licenciousness of wicked Catholicks making them seek Means to cherish and flatter themselves in their Vices emboldens them to take the Liberty to Examin Divine Truths and Judge of them by human Reasoning and by this Liberty makes them fall into doubt and from doubt into impious Opinions secret and hidden Errors which lead them to Perdition These are the three Monsters Theotime whose Encounter in the World you ought to stand in dread of Fly them and have a horror and abomination for them as the Offspring of Hell and the Plague of Human Kind Avoid all those in whom you shall find them * Erunt homines seipsos amantes cupidi elati superbi blasphemi scelesti voluptatum amatores magis quam Dei hos devita 2 Tim. 3. There will be Men says the great Apostle lovers of themselves covetous proud blasphemers wicked who love pleasures more than God avoid them Account it for an infallible Maxim Hoc factum est divina providentia per Prophetarum oracula per humanitatem doctrinamque Christi per Apostolorum itinera per Martyrum contumelias cruces sanguinem mortes per sanctorum praedicabilem vitam atque in his universis digna rebus tantis atque virtutibus pro temporum opportunitate miracula S. Aug. de utilitat credend That there is nothing more certain and immovable than the Christian Catholick Faith. This Faith so sublime in