spare when sin affront's the throne This tolerate's God's wrongs and their own 'T is sin to suffer and much more condemn'd To make their own autoritie contemn'd The Pastors next and elders of the Church Must watch the flock and diligently search Lest heresie discord or presumptuous sin Apostacy or ignorance creep in The publick preaching catechising prayer With constant study is the elders care These also privately Instruct exhort Rebuke admonish comfort and support They must bee prime examples in their place And guide their housholds with especial Grace â—n secret pray'r they must not come behinde For this the flock is to requite in kinde â—ut negligence in watching or in teaching â—rroneous or unprofitable preaching â—earing with such as ought to bee restrain'd â—nd letting Ordinances be profan'd Rash laying on of hands in ordination Without due triall and examination Hard censures Not receiving the weak saint And letting souls for lack of comfort faint To Lord it o're the flock and domineer When the chief shepherd com's will cost men dâ— Next Masters must choos servants with good hâ— And teach them chiefly what their souls do neeâ— Instruct th'Apprentice in his occupation Allowing him all fit accommodation Which must extend unto the sick and lame For then to leav them helpless is a shame Reward their faithfull service that stay long And justly pay them wages without wrong Forbear both wrath and threatning in displeasuâ— Although for crimes they should correct in meaâ— But not to care for servants that are good Letting their souls or bodies lack their food Detaining wages or deserv'd reward Oâ— suffring crimes to pass without regard Whereby iniquitie and vice grow's faster Make 's us obnoxious to our heavenly master And chiefly them that teach their striplings frâ—â— To gain by Vice and do these pranks applaudâ— Conjugal love now for the next place strivâ— And pious choice of husbands and of wives Wherein the age and all should correspond To binde them fitly in the marriage bond Other endowments alwaies giving place To hearty love fine parts and gifts of grace Yet should they stay and never rashly strive For that estate before a means to thrive But more they sin that basely entertain A match unmeet for greediness or gain Marriage contrived for unworthy ends Neither keep 's conscience nor the Consort 's fâ— Both owe dear love and due benevolence And in each other mutual confidence Continual aid and prayer and last of all A solemn mourning at their funeral Bur want of love and therefore to discover The secrecies or failings of each other Dishabitation jealousie and strife Hasty remarriage These shame man and wife Chiefly a taunting tongue and over topping Is like a tempest or continual dropping Duties peculiar to the Husband are Fit maintenance protection honest care Of dowry good exanple honouring her The Wife should bee a living Register Or glass to represent her Husband's worth Hee should instruct her and shee set him forth But if hee should bee of a froward spirit Then must shee win him by peculiar merit Being obedient faithfull meek and chaste Thrifty not spending of his goods in waste Making provision to his best content And let her carriage still bee reverent â—f hee bee virtuous hee deserv's this more However justly shee must use his store But disrespect in him improvidence And bad example breed no small offence And hee that hate's and torture 's his own flesh â—s wors then Canniballs of the wilderness â—ne bitter word is steep'd in too much gall â—nd for a Lover too unnatural Irreverence disobedience peevishness 〈◊〉 sullen carriage prodigal excess â—adding abroad imbezeling his estate â—nd lightness shew's her an unworthy mate Next parents must prevent and bless their seed â—ith godly pray'rs a blessed way to speed Tame them betimes and bow their stubborn will But with great mildness and Compassion still Holy example they must ever give And teach them truly in God's fear to live In fit and honest callings train them up For to som good imployment all must stoop Give them in marriage in convenient time And portions as abilitie can climb The Mother if inabled thereunto Must nurs the new-born babe then Baptism's duâ—â— For blessing whereupon their pray'r must strive To name the child is his prerogative The name should some good document import Not being fantastical in any sort Now bad example and indulgence fond Or in correcting them to go beyond Due moderation Rigorous Tyrannie Is wors then fond familiaritie To train them up in ignorance or sloth Or pamper'd pride more hurtfull than them boâ— And negligence of duties mentioned Make parents guilty and the sons ill bred And wors is the defrauding them of marriage And portion then the children's worst miscarriâ—â—â— To force for gain a match against their minde Is full as irreligious as unkinde stead-Stead-parents next and Guardians must engaâ— To deal as tenderly with tender age Which must not be provok'd in any fashion By cruel dealing sway'd with furious passion But needs must bee allow'd with moderation The sweet encouragement of Recreation And all their education and estate The best they can must Guardians regulate The Tutors too the Schoolmasters likewise And Rulers of the Universities Are all obliged as in parents room To tend this tender offspring of the womb Indeavouring the most delightfull way To train them up in learning day by day Curbing corruption native to the soul For they have best advantage to controul And with compassion in corruption's place Instilling all the principles of grace Preferring them that seem to be design'd As instruments excelling in their kinde But they that dare be careless of their charge Are such as are resolv'd to sin at large As for those Stepdames that oppress with spite And Guardians that betray the children's right Their seed likewise must look for such success And they the vengeance of the fatherless Lastly Superiours not in power and place But gifts of providence nature art and grace These must bee wise grave humble godlie kinde Which get's a great repute in others minde â—or lewdness lightnes and austerity â—iscredit such Superiors shamefully And chiefly pride shame's them in every place And make's them guiltie of their own disgrace Wit wealth and learning birth and parentage Married estate and reverend hoary age â—hould make men in example so to shine â—s having others under discipline Now equalls next must equally affect â—llowing each to other due respect Walking in love and sweet societie â—nd each preferring other Courteously But now disdain ambition envy pride â—nd treachery a kinde of parricide â—eglect of mutual pray'r behaviour rude â—re here condemn'd and all ingratitude For love respect and pray'r and friendly aid Are duties upon all relations laid Though friends and families and the near a kin Are most engaged and concern'd herein The last though not the least of requisites Is due performance of the funeral rites A good report moreover of the dead Whose lives and labors have so merited
MAN'S MONITOR OR The Free-school of VIRTUE Holding forth the Duties required and Sins forbidden in the two Tables of the LAW In easie ENGLISH VERS Fit to bee implanted in the memories of all Christian Children By W. BARTON Preacher of God's Word at North-winfield in Darby-shire PROV 22.6 Train up a child in the way that hee should go and when hee is old hee will not depart from it Ovid. Adde quod ingenuas didicisse fideliter artes Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros LONDON Printed by W. D. for T. Underhill and are to bee sold at the Blue Anchor in Pau'ls Church-yard 1655. THe Author of this little Book was formerly 〈◊〉 Preacher in this City well known and much esteemed by his godly brethren in the Ministry Hee hath put forth a New Translation of the Psalms which first and last hath obtained the publick Approbationâ— and attest of four or five-score eminent Ministers in the City and Country For my part I do heartily wish that the dâ—fects of the Old Psalm-book were now laied to heart aâ— that so good a Translation as this Author's might bee unâ—versally received in the room of it The design of the eâ—suing Book is to set down in Vers not only the duties that 〈◊〉 required but also the Vices which are forbidden in the Teâ— Commandements Which thing hee hath so well peâ—formed that hee hath manifested himself both a gâ—â— Poët and a good Divine I commend this together with Psalm-book to your perusall and rest Your servant in the work of the Ministry Edm. Calamy Sep. 27. 1655. THE DEDICATION LOrd I present thee on my bended knee With that choice vow which I have vow'd to thee The prais is thine who gav'st the power to mee At first methoughts I saw what craggy rocks Were in my way what Labyrinths and locks What shadie woods what mighty bars and blocks But Jacob 's Ladder standing still upright The clue of Scriptures and thy sunbeams bright Made easie all and open in thy sight But Lord is this the champion am I com To view a vast a vast and dreadfull sum Of sin contracted from my Mother's womb So huge an Army marshal'd in array Against a sinner sure must needs dismay For plainly sin portend's a judgment day What wilt thou bate mee Lord of this large scroll I ask in vain unless I ask the whole Since one unpardon'd sin will slay the soul If one condemned a whole world of men One sin I say at first how much more then Shall a whole world of sin one man condemn I thank my God through Jesus Christ my Lord That us to Pardon freely can afford To take my sins clean off clean of record This Lamb of God took worlds of sins away And surely hee was God that would defray So vast a debt so rich a ransom pay Doubtless God would without a Mediator Forgive our debt and heal our sinfull nature Rather than give that glory to a creature God was in Christ to reconcile mankinde He might leav trials but no curs behinde Only men out of Christ no comfort finde Yet still to griev my God I also griev Faith work 's by fruits O let mee thus believ And labor all good actions to atchiev This gild's again thy grace to thine Elect Who can fulfil the Law in no respect Yet God accept's and pardon 's our defect O let mee still upon my pardon look And bee the first to practise this my book Sharpning the spur but shunning bait and hook O let my labors in exactest vers The ample praises of my God rehers And fit all customers with rich commerce Then should I vow another vow as free Of all my Incom a full tenth to thee And this my Will and Testament should bee The APOLOGIE To the Reverend and Religious Schoolmasters of the English Nation WHat Scholar in the world most learned Sirs Ow's not great honors to his Schoolmasters And which of all the children that wee breed To your Instructions give 's not greatest heed And what instructions can you give so great As the Religious letters you repeat And what more likely to bee helpfull for The rivetting of them than this Monitor Which that it may both profit much and pleas Is interlac'd with various sentences That once read over leav's som print behinde And got by heart will never out of minde But bee a sure remembrancer within To help on virtue and to hinder sin And here or there doth comprehend or hint More points then usually are put in Print The Creed alone for knowledge yield's a Sea Fit to rais questions on extempore An instrument that may not well bee miss'd Or by the Scholar or the Catechist Let none object 't is hard to understand You are the sure Interpreters at hand Besides it harp's on scriptures that will show And if not now they shall hereafter know Let none object and say it is too light God's graver servants have brought in more slight By cock a pie and Mous-foot Dent bring 's in Examples to express forbidden Sin The Reverend Bishop Vsher instanceth How some are guilty of untimely death Hee talk's of narrow stairs built to som Room And children smother'd in their mother's womb By cloathing dancing or som such disquiet Or by misgovern'd and unwholsom diet Besides the fault 's not ours these sins to name Let the Committers of them bear the blame What if the watchman name the boggs and dirt The passengers should shun can this do hurt Conscience of sin may make a sin withstood And by God's blessing do a world of good Som never know what sins and duties are Unless wee name them in particular Let none object wee oft tautologize And yet no perfect catalogue comprize Or that wee are far too prolix and large For answer to the first part of the charge Our work admit's of augmentation still Let him that find's a hole thrust in his quill As for exuberance it is no sore And som sins do not break one law but more And som the oftner inculcation need That by more warning men may take more heed Happy the Christian that hath that or this Alwayes to check him when hee doth amiss Nor let them say it is too flat and plain Why should it bee a monitor in vain Nor blame's it any man unless hee err If guilty 't is a good remembrancer If haughty youth or froward age shall spit At these Monitions childhood will submit To these direct your speech as I my pen And by God's blessing wee shall build up men The PREPARATORY To the Young SCHOLAR at School MY little Child chief of thy Parent 's Goods That grow'st among the tender plants and buds Hearken to mee that act a Parent 's part To discipline thee with Diviner Art Mark how I lead thee quite beyond the Schools To prove a man and practice all my Rules FIrst Read this Monitor then get by heart And oft rehers it as thou dost thy part Then hearken to
late and earlie hour In true devotion to our utmost power And Magistracie is God's ordinance In sacred things God's glory to advance The churche's peace and happiness to purchase Besides the keyes committed to the Churches But these are sins from which we must withdraw Condemned by the second sacred Law Neglect of duties mentioned before For meer omission set's us on the score Wil-worship which quite alter's or withdrawe's And man's invention adding to the Lawes The superstitious use of Images Although wee aim at the true God in these Religious honors don in any kinde To Creatures shapes of God within our minde All reverencing pictures or thereby To point out any of the Trinitie All that in idol-service are partakers All idol-mongers and all idol-makers All Superstitiousness when any one Doth put religion where the Lord put 's none Or when wee binde our selvs contrarily With the fals snares of scrupulosity For all wee reckon to our souls propitious Without a scripture rule is superstitious As Consecrating or forbidding dayes Religious places orders or arraies Processions pilgrimages popish pix Bell book or candle cross or crucifix Beads relques altars holy waters shed And worlds of superstions tow'rds the dead Rash vows and mock-fasts yea this Law debar's Too neer acquaintance with idolaters To let whose monuments go undefac'd Hath Christian Kings and princes much disgrac'd Rash vows are such as do from passion spring Or such as offer an unlawfull thing Oâ— such as are not in our power to do Yet of all these the saying is most true Vows rashly made may not bee rashly broken Though fit to bee repented of e're spoken Affected poverty is much a kin And single life when it occasions sin Defrauding our own families to dwell Within a monkish solitary cell The wilfull suffering of some hard distress As whips and haircloth sores and raggedness Which seem humility and self denial But pride and popery when they com to trial Moreover it condemn's all thâ—se that dare Without commission sit in Moses chair They that do want endowments and a call Had best keep to their shop-board and their stall Let Vzzah and Vzziah bee example To all that on these sacred orders trample Yea 't is a sin if such as have desert Refuse God's order to be set apart And they that thrust out by unruly stirr's True doctrines Ordinances officers And bring in false or let the Church to fall By Anarchie offend the most of all Christ's seamless coat may not be rent with Schism Nor truth admit of sect or Sectarism Much less of Heresie and wide Division Which ruines the foundation of Religion No fictions being fitlier term'd then these Man 's own invented graven images Duties and Trespasses implied in the third Commandment A Reverent meditation of God's Word Titles and attributes take up the third God's works must be observ'd with diligence Those of Creätion those of Providence Hearing and reading pray'r and spiritual songs Must exercise all awfull ears and tongues With understanding care and constancy With faith zeal gladness and humility With earnest purpose what wee hear to do Adding both pray'r and practice thereunto Confessing sin with grief when wee offend And with a speedy purpose to amend All weighty business must be usher'd in With solemn pray'r before the work begin Nor may wee here pass over or conceal The duty of thanksgiving at our meal The very mention of God's Name and Laws Must bee with reverence and upon just caus Swearing by God alone when call'd thereto And knowing what we swear is just and true Using God's blessings in a lawfull sort Even food and raiment labor sleep and sport And joining with Profession of God's name A conversation worthie of the same But these are sins of which wee must repent Forbidden by the third Commandement Irreverent words or thoughts of the most high Or mention of him in hypocrisie Privie hypocrisie is sin though small Wors is the formal Pharisaïcal But gross hypocrisie is worst of all Which under the pretence of pietie Dare's enterprise the greatest villanie Regardless Naming God in salutation In begging borrowing or vain admiration God save you God bee with you O good Lord Oh Christ Oh Jesus many a such like word May bee and should bee in right manner us'd But infinitely often are abus'd Because the Name of God by many a one Is us'd with slightness or not thought upon So singing psalms and tunes for recreation Not with devotion or due meditation Prayer or praise for small or sinfull things Cursing or swearing which from passion spring's From wanton custom or profane neglect Of that great name to which wee owe respect Thus som in simpleness when at their game They pray to win or praise God for the same Say God forbid to that which God will do And God save all when ther 's a damned crew They say if God will when the Lord will not But when they should say so 't is oft forgot Dreadfull is swearing by Christ's humane nature Or the great titles of the great Creätor But when by mortals or base things wee swear Greater reproach wee make God's name to bear Chiefly by Idols Hee commit's a sin of highest nature that offend's therein Yea vowing and protesting is too much Or calling faith or conscience to avouch Clipt oaths and curses which few people balk All idle words and foolish jesting talk And whatsoever phrase of speech bear's sway In common meaning more then Yea and Nay To say I le swear offend's and as I live Too bold attest for mortal man to give Or when for truth and certaintie wee dare With God and Gospel make a proud compare Or offer by presumptuous speech or spell To prophecy or work a miracle As vain are any kind of words brought in To jest with Scripture sacred things or sin Societie with mockers whose pastimes Are oaths and sportings at profanest crimes To hear the voice of swearing and forbear To warn reprove or punish them that swear Although it more prophane's the things divine To cast away reproofs on dogs and swine Such are those miscreants that care not for So rich a pearl or do the pearl abhor Bold adjurations to extort and draw The truth from others violate this law So do those pray'rs that never can be sped Vain repetitions dirges for the dead To pray for friends deceased is the trade Of such as seldom in their life time prai'd As vain are prayers for great cures appli'd But in a way God never sanctifi'd So are the prayers and presumptuous praise Which fond affection and false rumors raise Abuse of blessings or a mouth that 's dumb To give him prais from whence the blessings com Babbling in pray'r or preaching void of reason Duties misplac'd and acted out of season As private duties in the publick don More faulty when the publick is begun To read when wee should hear or pray's a crime For it profane's two duties at one time Prayer in unknown
To wrong the Name the tomb the bones the 〈◊〉 Of a just man are actions most unjust Titles and Salutations every where After the fashion and within our sphere To honor those wee send to see or meet Is very civil Christian and discreet Knowing that if wee meet unworthy men Our salutation turn's to us agen But who more vile than that vile generation That have not grace to own their own relation That call their parents by their common Name And bid their sons and servants do the same No science nor superior they discern But prate blaspheme and lie and scorn to leaâ— These and such Hereticks are the men indeed To whom when known wee should not say speâ— Now follow several orders of Inferiors And Duties which they owe to their superiors First Subjects must obey the Lawes in force Suffering at least though Lords Laws were 〈◊〉 Reverence they owe and humble courtesie Suiting with their Superior's dignitie Tribute and Custome may they not refuse In legal wayes for these are Ruler's dues When need require's they humbly must deâ— And seek for justice at their ruler's hand Not letting wicked acts proceed and spread Becaus the autors go unpunished But disobedience and contempt of Lawes Not to seek justice in a needfull caus Whereby the wickedness that well succeed's May nourish Malefactors in misdeeds Treason rebellion fraudfull injuries Cursing and speaking ill of Dignities Or if to pray for lawfull powers wee grudg It is our guilt before the highest judg The Flock must next attend with carefull ear Their Pastor's charge and their just censures bear Strong Christians must not seek themselvs to pleas But bear with lower Christian 's weaknesses They must with care watch over one another Admonish privately the offending brother Then before others then the Church must know Whom if hee hear not count him half a foe For there is none may think himself exempt From the Church-order nor may shew contempt Nor from a soul's assistance may withdraw But hee shall violate this sacred Law Yea every familie should in a sort Becom a Church The Master should exhort Instruct admonish censure pray and sing With all his hous as prophet priest and king Next servants must obediently fulfill In every lawfull thing their master's will They must bee reverent dutifull and meek In case of wrong and remedie to seek They may not murmur neither may they hate But seek for justice by the magistrate They must bee faithfull patient of reproof Hearkning to counsel for their souls behoof Industrious neat and quick they ought to bee And may advise but with humilitie Indeavouring to bee skilful in device Abstemious sober temperate yet not nice Faithfull in counsel secrets to conceal And in discoverie dangers to reveal For treacherie talebeaâ—ing daintiness Sloth dulness gluttonie and all excess Disdain and pride and prodigalitie And loathsome drunkenness and slovenrie Negligence disobedience idleness Purloining from their masters more or less Scorning to bear the least rebukes or blows Not scorning to deserv such things as those Doubling their faults as 't is the common use By making lies their refuge and excuse Sullen or stubborn carriage saucie tongues All these are servant's sins and ruler's wrongs Next Children's duties much like servant's are In all subjection but in love more rare To bee the joyfull props of parents age And theirs to whom they owe their parentage Their special duty is not to attempt A married state til first their friends consent Who should be guides if crossness bear the sway Or covetousness the civil paâ—ent may But the stoln Marriage and unlicensed Is like bold robberie where the bloud is shed Also to smite or with prodigious breath To curs a parent Mose's Law made death All scorning also to be subâ—ugate To parent's counsels wasting their estate Contemtuous carriage sloth and stubbornness Neglecting to reliev them in distress Mocking at their defects disdainfull laughter Are sins too shamefull for a son or daughter And lastly all Inferiors in deserts Owe their subjection to Superior parts As first to reverence the hoary head And the blest honors of the Nuptiall bed The rare deserts of learning and high birth And least of all the riches of the earth Untill som power or place therwith bee join'd Or the more noble riches of the minde But for the rude and ignominious rabble To slight the ancient learn'd and honorable When simple men presume that scarce speak sens To teach their betters 't is a foul offence To bee unlearn'd and lofty poor and proud Young and yet saucy may not bee allow'd For even the want of manners is a breach Of God's Command and thus the Scâ—iptures teach Duties and Trespasses implied in the Sixt Commandment THese are the Duties which the Word mak's cleer That in the Sixt Commandement appear First that great care which tend's to saving souls And godliness which killing lusts control's A special heed to that Commandement Where life is promis'd to th' obedient A due preparing of our selvs for death Then willingly resigning our last breath The slavish fear of death is foul offence And scarce permit's a martyr to commence Yet should hee first commend what he command's As near as may bee unto trusty hands And e're a sudden danger doth surprise Think of his will and funeral obsequies For hee that care's not till his soul bee gone Loseth two lives and links two deaths in one As for the body these things here set down Are most effectuall and of great renown A cheerfull heart a temperate sober life A meek and peacefull spirit shuning strife Fit food and physick mirth and recreation Expedient for our health and preservation Yet out of mirth pick all abusiveness Scurrility prophaneness and excess Weapons somtime are needfull and to crave The help of justice our own selvs to save And justice too must somtimes put on arms To punish sin and shield from greater harms These also are our duties towards man Peace-making and peace-keeping all wee can Compassion patience and kinde neighbourhood And true rejoycing at our neighbour's good Calmness in arguing lest wee should not light On peacefull truth while passion blinde's our sighâ— To pardon many wrongs and sympathize When good or ill befall's him in our eyes Soft answers courteous carriage suffering still Rather then doing or rewarding ill Yet should wee rescue to our power and might The weak and wronged from oppressor's spite And wee must visit comfort cloath and feed The sick and sad and such as stand in need For if thou dost not feed the Law saith plain For want of yielding succour thou hast slain Wee should do good to all as Scripture saith But chiefly to the family of faith Remembring evermore that charity Begin's at home and succoureth speedily Nor may wee fail of mercy in the least To strangers enemies no nor to the beast Spiritual aid no neighbour may deny To very malefactors that must die On just occasion must a State make war Justly