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A09092	The faithfull shepheard the shepheards faithfulnesse: wherein is for the matter largely, but for the maner, in few words, set forth the excellencie and necessitie of the ministerie; a ministers properties and dutie; his entrance into this function and charge; how to begin fitly to instruct his people; catechising and preaching; and a good plaine order and method therein: not so as yet published ... By Richard Bernard, preacher of Gods Word.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1607 (1607)	STC 1939; ESTC S101671	78,081	104

with Stentors voice and then when either the excellency of a thing the greatnesse or strangenesse thereof requireth it Esa 1. 2. Ier. 22. 29. Interrogation made vpon occasion of time place and person from the matter in hand and the reasons it is much vsed in Scripture it enforceth the conscience to answer it makes the hearers iudges of the matter and so causeth them will they nill they to goe on with the speaker Compellation which is a calling vpon the hearers to a consideration of the thing spoken this stirreth vp attention and fetcheth in againe wandring thoughts Obseruation this is making of request intreating the auditorie to grant somewhat this argueth loue and humilitie it winneth by meekenesse an assent fit for any but neuer to bee vsed but when the matter hath beene well beat vpon before and enlarged sufficiently Optation when we fall to wishing to declare our desire and good will towards them it procureth good will Prosopopeia the feigning of a person when we bring in dead men speaking or giue voice vnto senselesse things as Rom. 8. this is patheticall and moouing Apostrophe which is a turning of the speech suddenly to some person or thing from that which we speake of it is to be vsed in some great matter as speaking of Churches calamities we must foorthwith turne our speech to Christ to respect his spouse or speaking of mans disobedience we might turne our speech to the earths obedience to condemne him Lastly Sermocinatio or Dialogisme which is when a question is made and foorthwith readily answered as if two were talking together this figure S. Chrysostome vsed much but more S. Augustine it stirres vp attention and makes the matter manifest with delight this our Sauiour vsed speaking to the people of Iohn Baptist. Many more there are but these are most in vse And thus much of the vse of Instruction Correctine vse III. Vse of Doctrine is correctiue which is when the lesson is vsed against corruption in maners vice and wickednesse whether it be for omission or commission In this the Prophets spent much as all their writing shew so Iohn Baptist Whence it ariseth and how to follow it Christ and his Apostles as their works declare This vse ariseth not onely from a doctrinall proposition but by the contrarie from the vse of instruction In following this First plainely lay downe the fault of How to prooue a thing to be a sin omission or commission Secondly if need require sometime proue it a fault either by the definition of sinne or by some expresse word condemning it or a negatiue commandement forbidding or by a dehortation or by consequent it being referred to some commandement negatiue or by the contrarie to an affirmation from the opposite vertue or by threats against it or by example of some penitent person for his fall thereinto as Dauids numbring of the people repented of or els by some punishment for the offence By these the sinne may be made manifest if any should doubt of it as manie doe of vsurie manie of non Residencie manie only of a reading Minister To disswade from vice and how to do it III. Disswade from the same by reasons First by a negatiue commandement dehortation the condemning of it by godly men and heathen writers Secondly by threats temporall and eternall Thirdly the fruits thereof and disprofit inward and outward publike and priuate to a mans selfe and other Fourthly examples of punishment in Scripture in approoued mens writings and of home-obserued iudgements of selfe knowledge by true relation and in Chronicles the Prophets vsed to alleage iudgements in their owne nation Deut. 11. 2. 6. Ierem. 7. 12. Deuter. 24. 9. Luk. 17. 32. 1. Cor. 10. 6. Fiftly similies liuely depainting the crime with comparison betweene it and other to make it to appeare odious as Salomon theft adulterie together IV. Shew how to giue it ouer and how to attaine to the contrarie vertue and goodnesse And heerein reprehension and reproofe and the vse of Rhetoricke is necessarie with the figures to make the disswasion and reprehension more forcible vpon the reasons which are also to be enlarged and enforced vpon the offenders consciences The affections and effects to be wrought in the hearers are these What to work in the hearers to make them leaue sin and how to effect it I. Shame of the fact by noting the filthinesse the basenesse of the thing to such a man of those qualities place and age as he before such and such in this or that place such a time before the holie Angels and God himselfe II. Compunction of heart by shewing our slauerie to the Diuell the curse of the Law the strangenesse and greatnesse of that sinne the fiercenesse of Gods anger against sinne in giuing the Law in punishing without respect all sorts the horror of an accusing conscience the agonie of death his short time of life apt to sudden death the terror of the last iudgement hell fire the eternall torture III. Louing and true compassion to themselues and others by shewing the escaping of these dangers and procuring to themselues and others much good if they repent IV. True repentant sorrow euen with teares by vrging their miserie internall externall eternall places inuiting to repentance examples of Prophets and Christ speaking with teares examples of repentant sinners liuely brought foorth mourning and lamenting If these stirre not then lay before them Christs dying for sinne his agonie in the Garden and crying vpon the crosse his vnspeakeable loue to bring and free vs from sin and lastly the outcryings of the damned in hell their weeping and howling and all too late V. True and reuerent feare of God and hatred against sinne VI. Hope of mercy by Gods promise and oath by his readinesse to forgiue examples of forgiuenesse c. And thus much also of the third vse of doctrine vz. Correction IV. And the last is Consolatorie which is when the doctrine Consolatorie vse is vsed to raise vp the spirit with comfort which is humbled and cast downe and to encourage such as be obedient So did Moses Exod. 14. 13. Esai 2. Kings 19. 6. Zach. 8. 11. 12. 13. Our Sauiour Christ Iohn 14. 1. The reasons of Comforts and Encouragements particularly How to comfort whence to raise them vp must be framed according to the discomforts and discouragements being diuers inward outward publike priuate in bodie in good name goods c. But generally from Gods prouidence his promises of helpe and blessings his minaces against the enemies of the godly his power his constancie from the benefits of tryall from experience of Gods former loue and examples of patience and of deliuerances the short abiding heere and durablenes of a happie estate after death As before is requisite the vse of Rhetoricke so heere in this place likewise The affection to be wrought chiefly hereby is ioifulnesse to be of a cheerfull spirit with patience hope and constancie And

Be familiar but beware of contempt neuer permit any to laugh at others wants that will vtterlie discourage them from comming Make much of the meanest the best esteeme of as is meete to make the rest aemulous But the wilfull obstinate rebuke as they deserue lest their example make the inclinable carelesse and the better sort lesse dutifull Thus through Gods goodnesse thou maiest profit by Catechising draw them to it also without compulsion but if thou beest proud and cannot stoupe to their capacitie or impatient to heare an ignorant answer or disdainfull to be familiar few will come to thee willingly and none but by force and these will profit little by thee Experience hath beene my Schoole-master and taught me these things and I finde great fruit to my comfort Suspect that we bee wanting in our dutie when none profit by our paines happely our hearts seeke not vnfeignedly what we seeme to professe we teach vsually of course but endeuour not to saue our people of conscience III. If they haue beene a people taught and hauing Taught but vnsanctified 2. Cor 7. 8. knowledge but without shew of sanctification the doctrine of the Law must be vrged vpon them with legall threats to bring them to a feeling of sinne and note some speciall sinne whereof they bee guiltie and vrge the euill of that sinne and wrath of God therefore vpon them to make Act 8. 22. them sorie that at length they may repent thereof and bring true repentance for one and it will cause a hatred of all when they are humbled preach consolation IV. If they know and beleeue liuing religiously in a A beleeuing an●●●●onable 〈◊〉 ● Thes 1. 5. 41. Act. 11. 23. holy conuersation they must be encouraged commended and entreated to continue with encrease daily deliuering the Law without the curse as a rule of obedience not to condemnation and prouoke them by the sweet promises of the Gospel to beleeue and practise vnto the end V. If they be declining or already fallen backe whether Backsliding Gal. 1. c. Esa 1. c. 1. Cor. in doctrine or maners recall them backe and labour to recouer them by conuincing the errors correcting the vices and by shewing their future miseries by relapse and their happinesse by a timely returne againe VI. If the people be mixt of all as our Congregations A mixt Congregation are they must be dealt withall euerie way as in the former particulars hath beene declared Informe the ignorant confirme such as haue vnderstanding reclaime the vitious encourage the vertuous convince the erroneous strengthen the weake recouer againe the backslider resolue those that doubt feede with milke and strong meat continually in season and out of season 2. Tim. 4. 1. 2. when thou thy selfe art loth to labour and the people list not to heare when pleasures withdraw wordly cares carrie away much labour before seeming mispent and little hope of after profit yea euen in persecution then cease not Remember Ezec. 3. Act. 20. that thou hast a flocke to feed and their blood to answer for weigh with compassion their miserie consider thy glorie and reward in winning of soules and that it is God that will fully recompence when the people despise thee and regard thee nothing But yet in performing thy office bee euer so desirous to It is not good to preach without prepararation speake as neuerthelesse thou come not to discharge the publike dutie vnprepared The best wit readiest to conceiue the firmest memorie to retaine nor the volublest tongue to vtter excellent gifts but much abused to idlenesse and vaine glorie may not exempt a man from studying reading writing sometime meditation and continuall praier The men of God indued with gifts extraordinarie were diligent searchers of the Scriptures The Sauiour and chief Prophet exhorts the Teachers in Ierusalem hereunto Ioh. 5. S. Paul bindes Timothie vnto it 1. Tim. 4. 13. S. Peter plainly shewes it to be the practise of the Prophets 1. Pet. 1. 10. It seemeth that Ieremie read the Psalmes Ierem. 10. Ps 79. 6. Daniel perused Ieremie It is certaine S. Paul had his books Dan. 9. 2. and parchments not to write in but to read on if Caluin 2. Tim. 4. 13. may be credited and Peter wee may see looked into Pauls Epistles 2. Pet. 3. 16. It is not beseeming the weightinesse of the worke nor reuerence The vanitie of Preaching extempore of the place to runne suddenly to stand vp in the roome of God A rash attempt in so high mysteries breeds but contempts A desire to shew a mans extemporall facultie declareth a mans indiscretion and folly Who will that is wise speake before Princes or Princelie Peeres of Princes affaires openly with leuitie of matters of great importance suddenly Who will that respects bloud giue sentence of life death rashly The Minister in Christs chaire speakes of Christ before God his Angels the matter is the secrets of the kingdome the precious treasures of heauen by him are opened and set to sale He is setting before his hearers life death heauen and hell and is pronouncing the sentence of saluation o● damnation vpon them Sudden conceits of the minde not digested must needs be rawly deliuered often little to the purpose and eftsoones as farre from the matter as he from serious meditations And the world is full of carpers all are not conscionable hearers by rash headdie powring out of some thing vnawares thou maiest giue an occasion to the euill disposed either of contempt or raising of contention Men of this disposition labour for pra●●e who either play the worldlings all the weeke or delight in their pleasures and yet of a sudden can giue men a sermon But they often lose that they looke for of the wise and iudicious hearers Holie things are not to bee handled hastily that we may not cast pearles to swine Maintenance is allowed time is allotted and suddenly we need not vnlesse we will vndertake such a worke without preparation This leuitie in preaching makes a light conceit of Preaching though not the often preaching done seriouslie by studie and foreset iudgement Preaching should not be a labour of the lippes or talke of the toong from a light imagination but a serious meditation of the heart in grounded knowledge by much study and illumination of the spirit So to preach will preuent light account of thy words it will moone the hearers to reuerence bring more credite to Gods ordinance worke more effectually yea pierce more deepely as spoken with authoritie when words carrie weight of reasons and religion and are deliuered with knowledge conscionablie CHAP. IV. Of Prayer before the Sermon THe Minister and man of God well prepared the godly order of Diuine Seruice so called as it is by the Church appointed without giuing of offence obserued and as the custome is after a Psalme sung then maiest Neh. 8. 7. thou ascend vp into the