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A09219	Iosuahs godly resolution in conference with Caleb, touching houshold gouernement for well ordering a familie With a twofold catechisme for instruction of youth; the first short, for the weaker sort, set forth in sixe principall points; the latter large for other of greater growth, and followeth the order of the common authorized catechisme, and is an explanation thereof: both set forth for the benefit of his Christian friends and wel-willers. by Richard Bernard preacher of Gods word, at Woorksoppe in Nottingam-shire.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.; Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. Large catechisme.; Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. Double catechisme.	1612 (1612)	STC 1953; ESTC S113310	37,811	96

them as that they feele nourishment to the body Q. What learne you by all these actions A. I am assured that the visible actiōs of the Minister do represēt the spiritual actions of God the Father to my soule who hath decreed his Son and elected him the Mediator to haue his body broken his precious blood shed for me being offered to all but giuen only to the true beleeuer that can by the hand of faith take hold of him who shewes as liuely the vertue of his death to preserue his soule as the vertue of the bread wine is felt to norish the body Q. Is the bread turned into Christs bodie and is the wine into his very blood A. No verily for then 1. it were no Sacrament 2. it is against reason 3. against scripture 4. against an article of our Creed 5. against the iudgment of ancient Fathers true writings 6. against the iudgement of reformed christian churches 7. against the opinion of holy Martyrs who shed their blood for the contrary 8. it is against experience of our senses that the bread shold be flesh or wine blood neither is Christs body in with or about the same Q. Is there then no difference of this bread and wine from that which we vse commonly A. There is no differēce in the substance but in the holy vse being at that time set apart to be signes of Christs body blood Q. May euery one offer to receiue that will A. No but onely such as come prepared and be fit that both are able in knowledge to examine and also by a good conscience wil iudge themselues whether they be in any measure prepared thereunto Q. What if you come vnprepared A. I am an vnworthy receiuer prouoking Gods wrath against mee and so eate and drinke my owne damnation Q. Who are those that ought not to come A. Open impenitent sinners fooles mad persons children all that be of yeares and yet ignorant not being able to try iudge themselues if such prophane ones do offer thēselues they are not to be admitted Q. What be those things whereof you must trie and iudge your selfe A. 1. Of my knowledge concerning my miserable estate through sin of Gods mercy our deliuerance by Christ and the vnderstanding of this Sacrament 2. Of my beleefe in Christ which I may doe by the Creed 3. Of my repentance towards God for old and new sins examined by his commaundements 4. Of my brotherly loue which I do owe to euery one which I may try and iudge by my forgiuing others as I desire God to forgiue mee and by my seeking to satisfie whome I haue offended of my knowledge either in word or deede Q. May any by omitting these duties be free from sinne if therefore they will not receiue the Sacrament with others A. No for as to come vnprepared is damnation so to neglect to prepare for any earthly occasion is a great wickednes such liuing in disobedience without repentance and charitie Q. Why doe you goe to the Lords Supper A. 1. To testifie my loue in obedience to God commanding 2. To strengthen my faith being weake 3. To maintaine and increase the holy communion fellowship of brotherly loue amongst vs the members of Christ 4. to keepe a remēbrance of his death till his second comming Q. How must you be exercised in the time of administration and afterwards A. I must 1. meditate vpon the death passiō of Christ how grieuously I haue sinned 2. Gods endles mercy 3. the vnity and fellowship that is amongst the true members of the Church with Christ and one with another reioycing in heart and praising God therfore with the congregation Afterwards 1. I must giue almes to the needy brethren doe other good workes of charitie in token of thankfulnesse that day especially for so great a mercy 2. Grow from thenceforth in obedience faith and vnfained loue to my liues end The sixth part Q. Can you briefly shew me any rules to be obserued that you may doe so as you haue bin taught A. I. Euery morning before other busines I must 1. thanke God for my safety 2. desire pardon of sin 3. Gods further protection against ghostly and bodily enemies II. I must know that that day and all other times after giuen me to liue in are for more earnest repentāce encrease of knowledge faith and practise of godlinesse and therefore of these continually I must be mindfull setting some part of the day aside for reading hearing or meditating vpon heauenly things that the vanities of the world short vncerten cary me not away III. I must haue or els prepare my self to some particular calling fit to keepe me frō idlenes and to exercise the duties of religion in which calling must I be both honest profitable to others to which 1. I must betake me speedily that no time be lost 2. to do therin as I would be done vnto 3. to seeke first in my labour Gods glory thē my own good with my neighbours profit 4. labour therin painfully cōstantly in aduersity vsing good meanes hoping for prosperitie in prosperity neglecting no humble duties for feare of aduersity 5. my present estate I must accoūt it euer the best for me and most for Gods glory 6. I must not feare to spend where God charitie requireth sparing from idle expences and onely lay vp for the time to come whatsoeuer shal remaine when I haue discharged necessary duties honestly and righteously IV. I must retire my selfe sometime frō my wearisome labour when I see need which must be 1. at times conuenient 2. in things lawfull 3. short delightsome to the mind healthful for the body 4. to make me more chearefull to returne to labour and not to draw me to loiter and to idlenes no end appointed to man or beast V. I must warily see to mine own waies I. My thoughts heart must 1. be far from vnlawfull affection 2. vpon lawfull things on earth moderate no more thē needs 3. vpon God heauenly things often feruently reuerently 4. that I striue against selfe-loue thinking of my selfe basely and waxe by more and greater gifts the more humble lesse enuious 5. Of other I must thinke highly and charitably iudging well without suspitiōs what I heare or see good in them receiuing with ioy and hoping of better what I see or heare to be ill in them taking doubtfull words or deeds from thē in the better part II. My eies must be shut against obiects to sin that they let thē not into my heart to stirre vp ill motions but quick to obserue euery good example and occasion to goodnes III. My eare must be exercised in hearing the truth good counsels friendly admonitions and godly exhortations but shut against flattery lyings slander filthy wicked speeches IV. My tongue must keepe silent vnlesse iust cause conuenient time place be to speake In speaking the matter must 1. be gracious to profit the hearers and also necessary to be vttered 2. in wisedome regarding circumstances 3. in sinceritie to speak it from the heart 4. speaking of God his word it must be religiously and ioyfully of our selues modestly of others louingly 5. to praise moderatly without contempt to dispraise meekely shewing loue to be cōstrained by necessity rather thē of will to speak of other mens faults expressing sorrow in vttering 6. to speake well of men in absence what good we know of thē to defend them in presence without flattery 7. to vse few words and effectuall to the matter without tediousnes 8. not to talke of needlesse matters or which concernes vs not as busi-bodies neither of any thing against religion charity commō good or chastity V. My behauiour 1. it must be lowly to superiours 2. gentle to inferiours and 3. louely to familiars VI. My apparell it must bee first for necessity and then for honest decency as wee are able agreeing with our calling VII My diet must be 1. sparing ordinarily a kinde of fasting rather then a feasting 2. taking my food with hunger thirsting 3. at seasonable houres 4. that thereby 1. my strength may be maintained encreased 2. my meditation and deuotion nothing hindred 5. that we be prepared in the beginning may feele a necessity pray to God and in the end sufficient refreshing may thank God VI. I must take heed what company I keepe with 1. that I make my familiars none but honest and religious 2. that they be my equals in estate and place not superiours to auoid suspicion of pride nor too much inferiours lest it bring contempt 3. that of these not many but one of all I warily deliberately with much triall chuse my secret friend 4. that in going or keeping with any I must euer purpose either to do good or receiue some VII At night the time of rest 1. I must call to mind Gods benefits receiued either by preuenting euill or by bringing good vpon me to thanke him 2. I must recount what I haue done either in euill to repent or what good I performed to iudge either of my encreasing or decaying in grace sorrowing more for the duties omitted sins committed then ioyful of any good done 3. In taking rest I must commit my selfe to God by a deuout faithful praier as thinking no more to rise 4. to haue my last thoughts of heauenly things by committing or recalling somewhat to minde of which I haue either heard or learned out of Gods word 5. that I take sleep to refresh nature and not to satisfie slouthfull flesh VIII and last is that all the weeke long I remember to labour in my calling and dispose of my ordinary busines that I bee prepared for the Lords day to keep it holy but especially at the end of the weeke so that when it comes I may neither by them breake it or be hindered Thus liuing to God holily to my neighbour charitably towards my selfe soberly my conscience shall bee comforted my weake brethren strengthened the strong confirmed the wicked made ashamed the diuell confounded and God greatly Glorified FINIS

IOSVAHS GODLY Resolution in conference with Caleb touching houshold gouernement for well ordering a familie WITH A twofold Catechisme for instruction of youth the first short for the weaker sort set forth in sixe principall points the latter large for other of greater growth and followeth the order of the common Authorized Catechisme and is an explanation thereof both set forth for the benefit of his Christian friends and wel-willers By RICHARD BERNARD preacher of Gods word at Woorksoppe in Nottingam-shire 1. Pet. 2. 2. As new-borne babes desire that sincere milke of the word that ye may grow thereby Printed at London by IOHN LEGATT Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Crowne by Simon Waterson 1612. To the right Worshipfull Sir Henrie Pakenham Knight and to his religiously affected Ladie all good and sound comforts tending to the best and most assured ioyes in glorie are heartily wished RIGHT Worshipfull man was made for his Creators glorie the way is to know him to obserue his good pleasure and with alacrity of spirit to doe his will Though all receiue Being of him yet most as the Heathen know him not at all Some sort in the world professe him but are little obseruatiue of his will these onely say Lord Lord and therewith rest so content other doe aske what he would haue done and when they know his pleasure they haue it onely vpon their tongue but far from practise Very few know with faith and doe what they beleeue and know with conscience Turks for their liues are as good as many Christians and these no better then other but for an idle profession Meanes sure haue we many to amend this as his holy word his multitude of mercies and manifold chastisements But the first is despised therefore it preuaileth not the second is vnthankefully abused and mercies mooue vs not and the last is contemned we grow hard and therefore o Lord saue vs for iudgements reclaime vs not But the godly wise will I hope lay these things to heart though most be carelesse lest correction turne to destruction mercies be remooued and of the Gospel we be vtterly depriued The Lord may thus doe it is our deseruing that by iustice he reuenge not himselfe of vs it is mercy still without any mans merit God make vs thankefull that our knowledge may cause an acknowledgment heartily with amendment seriously so shall we enioy what we haue and haue what yet we possesse not for our greater good My words of complaint and my heartie wish tend to stirre vp some to well doing that if so God please in a world of wickednesse there may be found Noahs preparing the Arke and godly Lots dwelling in Sodome that when destruction commeth such may find in that day fauour in Gods sight for themselues and their families For this end I haue sent forth with the principles of religion and the points of Catechisme certaine instructions deliuered Dialogue wise teaching and perswading all Christians to a mutuall care of one an others saluation euery houshold gouernour with the members thereof to an orderly disposing of themselues that Iesus Christ may dwell amongst them and that the houses of Christians may be lodgings for the Lord and not dennes of infidells or habitations of diuells What hath bin deliuered after an other maner the same changed for a more easie information I now offer right Worshipfull thankefully vnto you let it please you to accept my litle labour for your Worships so large kindnesse alreadie shewed I do acknowledge my selfe beholden I professe readinesse to expresse still more thankfulnesse as time shall afforde fit occasion In the meane space I shall not cease to pray for you that Iosuahs resolution may be euer in you that you may follow the steppes of Father Abraham and your good Ladie imitate the holy graces of Sarah to your housholds happinesse and both your endlesse comforts here and in heauen Amen Worksoppe August 1. Your Worships to be commanded Richard Bernard Iosuahs resolution of houshold gouernment Iosua 24. 15. But I and my house will serue the Lord. IOSVA CALEB LET me speake vnto you Coherence of the text with that which went before O yee house of Israel our fathers haue receiued mercy diuers wayes wee their children haue experience of the goodnes of our God we haue sound proofe of his assured promise vs hath he deliuered our enemies confounded hath giuen vs possessiō ouer Canaan as appeareth this day Now my aduise and will is that you would therefore feare the Lord serue him in vprightnesse and truth and serue him alone abandoning all idolatry and not follow your own corrupt wayes nor errors of Forefathers in so great an euill If it seeme good vnto you so to doe I shall reioyce it is that I wish heartily for your good but if you will not bee it knowen vnto you all this day and take notice of my full determination herein that I and my house will serue the Lord. Cal. God forbid God forbid that wee should O most noble Prince be of any other mind then so also with thee to seeke the honour of our God and to serue him Ios Surely you well perswade mee of Gods continuing mercy to vs hereby for if we seeke him he will be found of vs if we 2. Chr. 15. 2 1. Sam. 2. honour him he will honour vs but if wee forsake him he will forsake vs. It is also my hearts ioy that we do conioine as one herein but neuertheles this know that though company doe encourage men to serue the Doct. First Lord yet if a man be alone and all do forsake him that is no barre that a resolued Christian should desist in his holy purpose Cal. Godly men tie not their religion Proofe vpon other mens sleeues they resolue with Peter to follow Christ if all els doe forsake him thy words Iosuah declare herein thy iudgement and thy promise what wee all ought to practise Ios Therefore as I purpose so ought Vse ye to walke with God alone if none will else ioyne with you Cal. Vrge I beseech thee this point vpon the people with reasons that they may see how they may perswade themselues herein to a resolution Ios The Lord in giuing his law doth Reasons speak singularly in the second person as to one man Thou shalt haue no other Gods before me Thou shalt make no grauen Image and so in the rest as if he had said Though other will not serue me though some will haue other Gods though all other will commit idolatrie yet see thou doe not so I charg al as one one as al that euery man may be obediēt to single himselfe forth alone to serue me the Lord his God Againe we all do couenant one by one at our baptisme and some doe promise as much for this that Infant that in particular God shall by them be worshipped now God will