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A09077	A double catechisme one more large, following the order of the common authorized catechisme, and an exposition thereof: now this second time published: the other shorter for the weaker sort: both set forth for the benefit of Christian friends and wel-willers. By Richard Bernard, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods word at Worsop in Nottingham-shire.; Large catechisme	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1607 (1607)	STC 1936; ESTC S113787	23,289	50

A Double Catechisme one more large following the order of the common authorized Catechisme and an exposition thereof now this second time published the other shorter for the weaker sort both set forth for the benefit of Christian friends and wel-willers By Richard Bernard Master of Arts and Preacher of Gods word at Worsop in Nottingham-shire 1. TIM 4. 1. 2. I charge thee before God and before the Lord Iesus Christ which shall iudge the quicke and dead at his appearing and in his kingdome preach the word be instant in season and out of season r. Pet. 2. 2. As new-borne babes desire that sincere milke of the word that ye may grow thereby CAMBRIDGE Printed by Iohn Legate 1607. To the right Worshipfull the towardly young Gentleman and of great good hopes M. William Cavendish sonne and heire to the right Honorable William Lord Cavendish increase of all true honour and happines is most hartily wished RIGHT Worshipfull it is written of one a kings sonne that he asked 3. things at Gods hands outward prosperitie inward comforts and such glorie as shold be neither false nor fained What more to be happy The first of these you haue by birth and your parents wealth honor the second Salomon tels you how you may haue by the getting keeping a good conscience which is a continual feast and the third is purchased for you by Christ if you by faith can take hold of him by whom which is the true and greatest glorie we are made the sonnes of God and coheires with him of the Paradise of God and the vnspeakable ioyes thereof All these three must concurre to make a man blessed no happinesse in the first without the second no soundnesse in the second to abide without the third Loose Christ a dew conscience comforts and outward goods and honour without inward health of grace is an estate carnally of estimation but indeed hopelesse of the Saints blessed condition Great wealth noble birth without the soules spirituall breath is as a shippe vnder full saile in a tempestuous Sea without sterne or Pylote a case most daungerous more like it is there should be shipwracke than that it should come in safety to the hauen Your ship is not yet at the sea you are but launching out hitherto you haue lyen in harbour ballance your soule with sound knowledge and holy affections before you aduenture take with you your prouision and be sure you season your flesh with the salt of Gods word lest it corrupt at sea and you want necessaries and be forced to go a shore before you come vnto your determined place Salomon telleth vs that the young man which cheareth his heart vp in the dayes of his youth to walke in the euill waies thereof and in the sight of his eyes must know that for these things God will bring him to iudgement and therefore he aduiseth him to remember his Creator in the dayes of his strength before the time come when he shall confesse that sinne hath as much left him as he it Surely Sir if you betimes as I hope you do remember the Lord and seeke him as Dauid said to the child Salomon he will be found of you which he of his mercy graunt but if you forsake him he will forsake you which God of his goodnesse forbid The aduancement of Ioseph amongst Pharaoes Princes and Daniels honour aboue the great Bassaes of Babylon may shew you the truth of the one and that young mans miserable end beautifull Absolon and Dauids deare sonne may ratifie the certaintie of the other Gods fauour is the fountaine of blisse and in those onely he delighteth that feare him The good tokens of your good affectiō towards me and towards the preachers of Gods word the loue you do shew to further the passage of the Gospell both in word and liberall deeds hath mooued me to offer this my labour vnto you both to testifie my thankfulnesse and to manifest vnto the world our good hopes of you which I desire that you may daily occasion by holy fruites of obedience to be iustified of many to Gods glory and your owne welfare The Lord Almightie protect you and that honorable house whereof you are and enlarge the name thereof as with earthly renowne so euer much more with spirituall blessings that it wishing well to the Israel of God peace and mercie may be vpon it and the louing countenance of God now shine vpon all therein that hartily desire the welfare of Sion and the peace of Ierusalem for euer Amen Worsop the 28. of Nouember Your Worships euery way readie in all things in Christ Iesus Richard Bernard The Catechisme Q. HOVV many things are needfull for you to vnderstand that you may knovv both God and your selfe A. These 6. things I. rightly to conceiue of God what he is by his word and workes II. to vnderstand the creation III. mans miserie by the fall IV. our redemption V. our sanctification VI. the certaintie of our glorification Of God Q. VVho made yovv A. God Esa 42. 2. Gen. 26. 27. Q. VVhat a one is God A. God is a spirit Joh. 4. 24. Holy Exod. 15. 11. Iust Exod. 34. 6. and Mercifull Exod. 34. 7. Q. Hovv many Gods are there A. But onely one God Deut. 6. 4. yet three persons Mat. 3. 16. 1. Ioh. 5. 7. Q. VVhich are the three persons A. The Father begetting the Sonne begotten and the Holy Ghost proceeding 2. Cor. 13. 13 Mat. 28. 19. and these three are God Ioh. 1. 1. 1. Ioh. 5. 7. Act. 5. 3. 4. Q. VVhich of these three became man A. The second Person Iesus Christ both God and man Esa 9. 6. Heb. 2. 17. Of our Creation Q. Of vvhat did God make man A. His bodie was of dust the womans of Adams ribbe Gen. 2. 7. Q. VVhat a one did God make him A. Both good Gen. 2. 31. holy and righteous Gen 1. 26. Eph. 4. 28. Col. 3. 9. Q. VVhat vvas then mans estate and happines A. It was the state of innocencie without sin or miserie and to God was he acceptable Gen. 1 27. 31. 2. 25. 1. 28. Of mans fall and miserie Q. Are you novv such a one by birth as he vvas by creation A. Alas no I am by nature full of sinne Ps 51. 5. Iob. 25. 4. 5. 6. Rom. 3. from vers 9. to 19. and so most miserable Iob 14. 1. 2. Rom. 5. 14. Eph. 2. 1. 2. 3. Rom. 3. 23. 2. 8. 9. and to God detestable Psal 11. 5. Gal. 3. 10. Mat. 7. 23. 25. 41. Q. VVhat is sinne A. The breaking of Gods commandements by thought word or deed 1. Ioh. 3. 4. Q. Hovv many commaundements are there A. Tenne Deut. 10. 4. diuided into two Tables Deut. 4. 13. Q. VVhich be the commandements A. I am the Lord thy God c. Exod. 20. Deut. 5. 6. Q. Do these ten commaund or forbid but onely vvhat is there set dovvne in shevv A. No they commaund or

end appointed to man nor beast V. I must warily see to mine owne waies 1. My thoughts and heart must 1. be far from vnlawfull affection 2. vpon lawfull things on earth moderate and no more then needes 3. vpon God and heauenly things often feruently and reuerently 4 that I striue against selfe-loue thinking of my selfe basely and waxe by more and greater gifts the more humble and lesse enuious 5. On others I must thinke highly and charitably iudging wel without suspitions what I heare or see good in thē receiuing it with ioy and hoping of better what I see or heare to be ill in them taking doubtfull words or deeds from them in the better part II. My eyes must be shut against obiects to sinne that they let them not into my heart to stine vp ill motions but quicke to obserue euery good example and occasion to goodnesse III. My eares must be exercised in hearing the truth good counsels friendly admonitions and godly exhortations but shut against flatterie lyings slaunder filthie and wicked speeches IV. My tongue must keepe silent vnlesse iust cause and conuenient time and place be to speake In speaking the matter must 1. be gracious to profit the hearers and also necessarie to be vttered 2. in wisedome regarding circumstances 3. in sinceritie to speake it from the heart 4. speaking of God and his word it must be religiously and ioyfully of ourselues modestly of others louingly 5. to prayse moderately without contempt to disprayse meekely shewing loue to be constrained by necessitie rather then of will to speake of other mens faults expressing sorow in vttering 6. to speake well of men in absence what good we know of them and to defend them and in presence without flatterie 7. to vse few wordes and effectuall to the matter without tediousnesse 8. not to talke of needlesse matters or which concerne vs nor as busi-bodies neither of any thing against religion charitie common good or chastitie V. My behauiour 1. it must be lowly to superiours 2. gentle to inferiours and 3. louely to familiars VI. My apparell it must be first for necessitie and then for honest decencie as we are able and agreeing with our calling VII My diet must be 1. sparing ordinarily a kind of fasting rather then a feasting 2. taking my foode with hunger and thirsting 3. at seasonable howers 4. that thereby 1. my strength may be maintained and encreased 2. my meditation and deuotion nothing hindred 5. that we be prepared in the beginning may feele a necessitie and pray to God and in the end sufficient refreshing may thanke God VI. J must take heed what companie I keepe with 1. that J make my familiars none but honest and religious 2. that they be my equals in estate and place not superiours to auoid suspition of pride nor too much inferiour least it bring contempt 3. that of these not many but one of all I warily deliberately and with much triall chuse my secret friend 4. that in going or keeping with any J must euer purpose either to do good or receiue some VII At night the time of rest 1. I must call to mind Gods benefites receiued either by preuenting euill or by bringing good vpon me to thanke him 2. J must recount what I haue done either in euill to repent or what good I performed to iudge either of my increasing or decaying in grace sorowing more for the duties omitted and sinnes committed then ioyfull of any good done 3. In taking rest I must commit my selfe to God by a deuout and faithfull prayer as thinking no more to rise 4. to haue my last thoughts of heauenly things by committing or recalling somwhat to mind of I haue either heard or learned out of Gods word 5. that I take sleepe to refresh nature and not to satisfie slouthfull flesh VIII And last is that all the weeke long I remember so to labour in my calling and dispose of my ordinarie businesse that I be prepared for the Lords day to keepe it holy but especially at the end of the weeke so that when it comes I may neither by them breake it or be hindred Thus liuing to God holly to my neighbour charitably and towards my selfe soberly my conscience shall be comforted my weake brethren strengthened the strong confirmed the wicked made ashamed the diuell confounded and God greatly glorified FINIS