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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

3. 4 5 6 7. Rom. 11. 12. 2. Tim. 4. 8. Q. Why hath God thus made redeemed sanctified and hitherto preserued you A. To serue him truly all the daies of my life Eph. 2. 10. Tit. 2. 11. 12. Luk. 1. 74 75. Q. How must God be serued A. Onely after his will reuealed in his written word Deut. 30. 8. 10. and 4. 2. 2. Cor. 4. 6. Of our strengthening in the state of grace for the certaintie of our glorification Q. Is it needfull for such as are elected and once called iustified and sanctified that they should continue stil in vsing meanes to saluation A. Yea truely else they will fall away Pro. 29. 18. 2. Chro. 15. 2. Heb. 3. 12. 13. Q. What things must you continue in to assure your selfe of saluation and to grow strong in the way of life A. I. In the knowledge of Gods word Psal 1. 2. Act. 2. 42. 2. Pet. 1. 19. Ioh. 10. 27. 28. II. In faith Ioh. 3. 36. III. In loue to the godly Ioh. 13. 35. 1 Ioh. 3. 14. IV. In obedience Eze. 36. 26. Psa 15. 5. Ier. 32. 39 40. V. In patient suffering for Christ Rom. 8. 17. Iam. 1. 12. VI. In alonging after Christs comming 2. Tim. 4. 8. VII In sincerity without hypocrisie which will appeare by my appealing to God in these things Ioh. 21. 15. Of the Sacraments Q. Hath God giuen any helpes and commanded further any other meanes besides the word for the strengthening of vs herein A. Yes these two Sacraments praier Q. What is a Sacrament A. An outward signe and seale of inuisible graces Q. How do the Sacraments strengthen you A. By a reuerent vsing and meditating of them rightly vnderstood as signes representing Christ and his benefits and sure seales of his couenant with vs. Gen. 9. 9. to 18. and 17. 9 10. Q. How many Sacraments are there A. Only two Baptisme and the Lords Supper 1. Cor. 10. 1 2 3 4. Mat. 28. 19. and 26. 26 27. 1. Cor. 11. 23 24 25. Q. What is the signe and thing signified in Baptisme A. The signe is water and the grace is the blood of Christ by which I am washed from my sinnes Act. 2. 38. and 22. 16. Q. What are the signes and things signified in the Lords Supper A The signes are the bread and wine the things signified are the body blood of Christ 1. Cor. 11 23 24 25. Q. Why come you to receiue A. To strengthen my faith and to keepe in remembrance Christ his death till his comming again Rom. 4. 11. 1. Cor. 11. 26. Q. What ought you to doe before you come A. Prepare my selfe by examination 1. Cor. 11. 28. Q. What ought you to come with to the Sacrament A. With 4. things 1. Knowledge both of my misery Gods mercy the doctrine of the Sacrament II. With faith in Iesus Christ Heb. 11. 6. III. VVith repentance for all my sinnes Esa 1. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. Prou. 21. 27. IV. VVith heartie loue vnto my neighbour Math. 5. 23. Q. What if you come vnprepared without these A. I come vnworthy I am guilty of the bodie and blood of Christ 1. Cor. 11. 27. I doe eate and drinke my owne damnation verse 29. God may punish me verse 40. and the diuell may enter into me as he did into Iudas and bring me to destruction of body and soule Ioh. 13. 27. Of Prayer Q. What is prayer A. It is a right hearty and faithfull request made vnto God in the name of Iesus Christ 1. Ioh. 5. 14. Rom. 8. 26. Iam. 1. 6. Ioh. 14. 14. and 15. 16. Math. 3. 17. Q. Can or doth euery one pray that vttereth words and vseth a forme of prayer A. No. It is a speciall gift to Gods children and such onely pray as haue knowledge what to aske a heartie desire in asking and faith to beleeue Q. What direction of prayer haue you A. The same which our Sauiour Christ taught his disciples Our Father which art in heauen c. Q. What desire you of God in this prayer A. I desire my Lord God our heauenly Father who is the giuer of all goodnes to send his grace vnto mee and to all people that we may worshippe him serue him and obey him as wee ought to doe and I pray vnto God that hee will send vs all things that be needfull both for our soules and bodies and that hee will be mercifull vnto vs and forgiue vs our sinnes and that it will please him to saue and defend vs in al dangers ghostly and bodily and that he will keep vs from all sinne and wickednes and from our ghostly enemy and from euerlasting death And this I trust hee will do of his mercy and goodnes through our Lord Iesus Christ and therefore I say Amen So be it The first part of Catechism Of new birth Q. WHat is your name A. Channanuel God is gracious to vs. Loue wholly the Lord with the heart Benalleuel God is gracious to vs. Loue wholly the Lord with the heart Q. Who gaue you this name A. My Godfathers and my Godmothers who with my father brought mee to the Minister into the congregation to be baptized and were especiall witnesses of the same and professours of my faith and obedience to God for me Q. Why were you baptized A. That I might receiue a badge of my Christian religion be admitted into the Church to liue amongst the professors of Christs name and to be receiued of them and accompted as a member of Christ the child of God an inheritour of the kingdome of heauen vntil I shew the contrary Q. Whereby may you now be certaine that you are such a one in deede A. If I doe what my Godfathers and Godmothers did make professiō of for me Q. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers make profession of for you A. They did professe three things in my name the first was the forsaking of the Diuell and all his workes the pompes and the vanities of this wicked world all the sinfull lusts of the flesh Q. What were you then bound to them that you haue promised to forsake them A. Yea verily I am a bondslaue to Sathan by the corruption of my nature prone to all vice hauing the seede of all sinne in me and do hate both God and my neighbour Q. How can you then forsake this wofull estate and cease from any euill being thus bound and prone thereunto A. Not by any naturall power in or of my selfe but onely by the grace of God when it is giuen vnto me Q. Are you sure you haue forsaken them are you not deceiued A. I am not deceiued for I hate vnfainedly the workes of the diuell the worlds vanity all the vngodly manners of euery man and I labour by all good meanes to die to all sin daily louing the word of God following it all godly examples endeauouring to kill speedily euery ill motion but cherishing the good in my heart by