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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

meditation vowes fasting and prayer Q. But can you tell me what are the works of the diuell the worlds vanitie and the ill motions of the heart A. Whatsoeuer I or any other doe thinke speake or doe against the will of God reuealed in his written word Q. What hath mooued you to forsake the diuell the world and the flesh A. For that I haue learned and do well perceiue by knowledge from the word mine owne experience that these three be the onely malicious spirituall powerfull subtill and continuall enemies of my eternall felicity Q. What are the other two things that your Godfathers and Godmothers made profession of for you A. They secondly made profession of my beliefe to all the twelue Articles of my Christian faith and thirdly of my willingnesse to learne diligently Gods holy will commandements and to walke obediently in the same all the daies of my life Q. Where is this will of God to be learned A. Not from mine owne fantasie mans wisedome traditions or examples of men but onely out of the Scripture which is the word written by his Prophets and Apostles in the bookes of the old and new Testament which is sufficient to teach vs all things necessary that we neede to beleeue for our saluation Q. What reasons haue you to perswade your selfe that this Scripture which we holde is the true word of God and none other A. First from the pen-men being many and most of them simple plaine persons who doe mutually consent setting downe their owne faults without partiality Secondly from the matter aboue naturall mens reach of mans creation resurrection last iudgement and of the Trinity in vnity prophecies also fulfilled in all circumstances Thirdly from the manner of speaking peremptorily reproouing or allowing without sinister respects Fourthly from the effect binding conscience conuerting men to hate euen life it selfe for Gods glorie Fifthly the miraculous preseruation thereof with punishment of such as seeke to ouerthrow either it or the professours thereof Lastly that it ascribes all glory to God the maine end that it aymeth at Q. What meanes must you vse to come to the sauing knowledge of Gods word A. 1. Daily reading 2. Learning the Catechisme the grounds of religion 3. hearing the Word with mind affection both read preached publikely by Gods Ministers 4. Meditation in minde to vnderstand the doctrine gathered in heart to affect the vse made after I haue either read or heard it 5. Conference by asking of superiours and Ministers by reasoning with equals and teaching inferiours all in reuerence and humility to vnderstand that I know not to be resolued in that I doubt of and to call to memorie what I haue forgotten 6. Continuall prayer with practise of it in my particular calling Q. Doe you thinke you are thus bound to forsake the diuell the world and the flesh to beleeue in God to learne to know and doe his will as they haue promised for you A. Yes verily and by Gods helpe so will I endeauour to doe or else were I vnthankfull to God my Father that hath called me into the state of saluation making me his child and also vnmindfull of my sureties that haue made such a profession for me Q. But tell me how could any perswade themselues that you should doe as they haue made profession for you A. By beeing assured by faith that the seede of the faithfull are blessed they iudging me charitably to be one of them did hope by the grace of God belonging vnto me in Christ and through the meanes which should be vsed I would performe the same Q. What are the meanes which ought to be vsed A. 1. To be taught so soone as I shall be able to learne what a solemne profession I haue made by them 2. To be exhorted to heare Sermons and to learne all things which a Christian ought to know for his soules health but especially the principles of religion contained in these foure the Creede the Lords prayer the tenne Commandements and the doctrine of the Sacraments The second part Q. Let vs then see whether these meanes haue beene vsed and how you haue profited rehearse the articles of your beleefe A. I beleeue in God the Father c. Q. What doe you chiefly learne out of these articles of your Christian faith A. 1. I learne to beleeue that there is a God to beleeue God and also in him 2. That he is but one in substance yet distinguished into three the Father Sonne and holy Ghost which distinction is in person property and manner of working 3. That this God hath a Church to which onely he is truly knowne and by the same sincerely worshipped Q. How can you be perswaded that there is a God A. 1. By his created workes declaring 2. by my conscience accusing 3. by iudgements terrifying 4. by order obserued in all things 5. by heathen authors consenting 6. by the Scripture confidently auouching the same Q. What is God we cannot tell therefore tell me what a one he is A. A spirituall substance most holy of glorious maiestie in finite in his beeing as euery where present in wisedome foreseeing and rightly disposing all things in power doing what he list in iustice punishing whom he will iustly and in mercie to saue whom he pleaseth Q. How doe you behold and conceiue of this God A. Not by any bodily shape but spiritually by his word as he hath therein manifested himselfe and by his workes of creation preseruation and gouerning euery thing according to his foreknowledge and appointment therein to his owne glory Q. What beleeue you concerning God the Father A. That he is God almighty in order the first Person in the Trinity begetting the Sonne from euerlasting of his whole substance maker of heauen and earth men and angels and all things else very good onely by his word of nothing at the beginning in sixe daies and still by his prouidence preserues the same for my benefite Q. What was man especially made of A. Man consists of body and soule the first mans body was made of the dust of the earth but our bodies come by generation and are with his mortall and both his and all our soules by inspiration and are immortall Q. What estate stood man in by creation and what a one did God make him A. In the estate of innocency void of all sinne free from any punishment● and was made after Gods Image that is holy and righteous hauing perfect knowledge of God and his will as much as was needefull for him and also readinesse of will in hearty affection with bodily strength to fulfill the same and had withall the rule of all Gods creatures made for his benefite Q. How then come you into this wretched estate A. By the fall of Adam and Eue my first parents who wilfully disobeyed God by the diuels inticement infidelity and pride possessing their hearts and stood and fell in the roome of all mankinde Q.

and the grace of sanctification maketh the same more glorious By deuotion in true religiō we become Saints on earth we haue the fruit of the spirit the earnest and assurance of our adoption By sensible life are we better then things without life and are but equall with beasts by reason we are better then these but no better then Heathen by religion though false are we worshippers of a diuine power and therin more then Sauages but by true religion are we Christians and by sincerity therin with religious practise are we more then common Christians euen true and liuely members of Christ in whom we are Gods adopted children righteous before him we haue inward peace of conscience and outward grace by the approbation of the godly Angels are giuen to attend vpon vs who are the children of the great King Heauen is our inheritance we haue seats prepared and shall with Christ iudge the whole earth and with him enioy the eternall happinesse for euer when the damned wicked shall be tormented world without end Cal. The weight of these reasons may force any man to hold religion and sincere walking with God to be a grace vnto him be he neuer so mightie in this world He hath here honour and men attend him but by a holy conuersation he hath honor with God Alsufficient Angels wait vpon him Here a man hath wealth but by religious holines he hath an euerlasting tresurie and a supplie of all wants by grace Here hath he as a man his pleasures and delights but by deuout seruing of God he hath peace which passeth all vnderstanding that which the eie hath not seene nor eare heard nor the heart of a naturall man able to comprehend Therefore ought we Vse in what glory so euer we be before men to adde religion to our state and iudge it our crowne and glory Ios Els may we rightly be iudged with Reasons out it no better then Heathen rich Barbarians honourable Atheists if men haue delights without pietie they be but prophane Epicures which things indure not and without Gods good mercy men without grace quaile by that very same thing whereby among men they be of highest estimation Achitophels policie ouerthrew him Absoloms beauty brought him to destruction Hamans honor was his ruine Religious feare of God is mans stay in euery earthly estate els the higher he is aduanced the more he possesseth without religion the worse he is farthest from God and nigher to confusion I therefore and my house will serue the Lord. Cal. Mee thinke Sir by adding these And my house The groūd of the doctrine following words my house in your speech you insinuate your care to haue other religious as well as your selfe Ios True it is you say I now desire as did my Master Moses Would to God all the people could prophecie Indeede rather then God be vnserued a man ought alone to serue the Lord this is his feruencie zeale to God but true grace rests not in the bosome Doctrine of a true beleeuer as gold in a nigards chest but sprouteth forth to the benefit of other for he desireth to make other like himselfe this is his compassion and loue Cal. I am able to avouch this from my Proofe owne feeling blessed be God and I find it true in that worthy Apostle who saith My Rom. 10. 1. hearts desire and prayer to God is for Israel that they may be saued who after his conuersion did labour in the Lords vineyard with vndurable paines to bring men vnto God Ios Vse So ought all of vs to doe in our places Reasons the Lord commandes it Returne cause other to returne our Sauiour said to Peter When thou art conuerted strengthen thy Ezec. 18. 33 Luk. 22. 32. brethren The hatred of sinne should mooue vs where we may to roote it out the griefe which we ought to take when we see men to sinne should cause vs as far forth as wee be able to reclaime them and not suffer sin Leu. 19. to rest vpon them That we ought to grieue for sinne in our selues so for the same in other Psal 119. 136. wee see by Dauid whose eyes gushed out riuers of water at the sight of other men breaking Gods law Our Sauiour wept Luk. 19. 41. Ier. 13. ouer Ierusalem Ieremies soule mourned in secret S Paul writ with teares shall we haue a passion for sinne committed and not vse meanes to haue it amended Cal. He that is truely touched with the sight of sinne cannot possibly neglect the meanes to winne men from sinne It is the nature of griefe to manifest it selfe and workes in man an endeauour to vse means to haue the cause of grief taken away Therfore if wee truely grieue that men offend God wee will not suffer them to goe on in sinne if we may amend it Ios And as griefe may mooue vs so the consideration of the sinners misery may enduce vs to care for their saluation The sinner is Sathans slaue subiect to wrath the heire of confusion who may daily looke for damnation and vengeance oh who can but pitty a man in so great misery is he not mercilesse and cruell that seeth one in a deadly danger and may releeue him and yet will not Can wee see a man hanging himselfe stand by and not cutte the cord Can we beholde one running into a pit to drowne himselfe and if we may not holde him backe These be mercilesse cruelties if so we should neglect our brothers bodily life and it is no lesse hardnesse of heart to suffer men by sinne if it lie in vs to reclaime them to runne headlong to hell where they shall hang in torments and be drowned in the gulfe of perdition Cal. Condemnation mercilesse belongeth Iam. 2. to such as will shew no mercy it is true touching soule and body No doubt holy men iudged rightly of this and therfore did discharge their duty herein Abraham our Forefather taught his housholde Dauid the King was so minded who professed to teach Gods waies vnto the wicked Psal 51. 23. that sinners might be conuerted vnto the Lord. Philip we see sought out Nathaniel brought him to Christ and the woman of Samaria did runne hastily for her neighbors to behold the Messias all which are written for our learning that wee by their examples should doe the like Ios A man would thinke that enough were said to stirre vp one to care for anothers saluatiō but for that men herein are too remisse and indeed professe a carelesnes of this with cruell Cain What am I my Gen. 4. 9. brothers keeper I will the longer stay vpon this point as a matter of absolute necessity the neglect wherof is the cause of so great encrease of wickednesse at home and abroad It is the fruit of loue in the communion and holy fellowship of Saints One article of our Creed is to beleeue this communion but we by no mutuall