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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09092	The faithfull shepheard the shepheards faithfulnesse: wherein is for the matter largely, but for the maner, in few words, set forth the excellencie and necessitie of the ministerie; a ministers properties and dutie; his entrance into this function and charge; how to begin fitly to instruct his people; catechising and preaching; and a good plaine order and method therein: not so as yet published ... By Richard Bernard, preacher of Gods Word.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1607 (1607)	STC 1939; ESTC S101671	78,081	104

to begin with these of later times Caluin Peter Martyr Cranmer Iuell Fulke Sadel Beza Whittakers Mornay and Reinolds then to other of former times and also to the Fathers But heere take these caueats touching the Fathers First see that the name be not counterset and Caueats in reading of the Fathers the worke falsified as of late the Fathers haue beene by the Papists Secondly approoue of their opinions and of all other mens onely as farre as they agree with Scriptures in matters of saluation Thirdly when they differ consider them as men reuerence them and receiue them in the truth but be tied to none in their errors If it be possible reconcile and cure the iarre to make them agree If thou canst not by the rules deliuered trie which is sound that hold If an equall probability be of two and reasons seem to thee alike for both make a profitable vse of either but publikly broach neither vnto the auditory if it be a matter of importance for it will but breed contention If wee will thus bee wary we shall not runne into error for company wee shall vphold a consent and preserue a godly peace in the Church When wee are thus fitly prepared and armed with the sound knowledge of the truth against sophistrie and subtile distinctions then may wee boldly enter vpon a dangerous sort for yoong nouices vpon whom neuerthelesse in these daies proud conceits for shew of learning wild youths wanton by their wits foolehardily rush vpon in their very a b c of Diuinitie to their ruine and Churches disturbance Scholemen Papists Catechismes Commentaries histories c. as First Schoolemen Peter Lombard Thomas Aquinas Scotus Bonauentura and Durandus Secondly Catechismes Canisius c. Thirdly Commentaries Caietanus Ferus Tolet Arias Montanus Stella Pintus Tansenius Riberus and others with Postils Fourthly Histories Caesar Baronius Onuphrius August Stuchus Platina Anastasius Iacobus de Voragine Fiftly Gratian decrees Raymondus Decretals Clementius Constitutions the Extrauagants the Epistles of Romish Bishops the Canon Law the Glosses and Commentaries of the Canonists the Acts of late Councels set foorth by Peter Crabbe Martyrologies Sixtly Controuersies of Roffensis Gregorie de Valentia Stapletons Hosius Eccius Harding Bellarmine with others and those that haue answered them Seuenthly and lastly a Minister The holy spirit of God besides all these helpes must haue to rule and direct him in these subordinate meanes the holie spirit of God the onely true interpretour of the Scriptures which are his owne words who is the spirit of trueth leading and guiding all his in the same without which men for all the means may runne into errours and grow into heresies aboue all this therefore pray for CHAP. VIII Of gathering doctrines from the Text. AFter Interpretation Logicall Grammaticall and Rhetoricall doubtfull things being resolued and obscure What a Doctrine is made plaine followes the Collection of Lessons or Doctrines which are propositions drawen from the Scripture teaching somewhat to be beleeued onely for informing of the iudgement Heere first a Teacher must begin to builde that knowledge may goe before zeale to guide the same this of some is called the Didascalike or Doctrinal part of a Sermon wherein a trueth is deliuered and confirmed by this we onely learne to know and beleeue But to effect and doe is another part of the Sermon following vpon this As for example This is a plain Doctrine deliuered by the holy Ghost Prou. 29. 18. Where there is no vision the people perish This onely informeth my iudgement to take knowledge of a thing which is this That they which want the preaching of Gods word are in a fearefull estate it is neither exhortation dehortation reprehension commandement promise nor any such thing for these indeed are consequents of doctrines Many such places be which are euident doctrines of themselues Roman 8. 1. 1. Corint 2. 14. Galath 3. 10. 11. Hebr. 13. 4. Psalm 19. 17. and a thousand moe out of which if we please we need not stand to make How to handle a did ascalike text or a Scripture which is a doctrine of it selfe A particular explanation of euerie word other collection of Doctrines except from the emphasis of a word as an obseruation by the way but foorthwith come to the vse which is to be made therof after the words be explaned and a briefe Paraphrase made thereon As for example take these words of Salomon Prouerb 29. 18. They are a Doctrine of themselues as other Prouerbes be Heere then begin to expound the words thus Where there is no in the Hebrue it is onely in not a Preposition with an Aduerbe in stead of a Noune meaning in the want or in not hauing vision Vision this word is diuersly taken in Scripture first for an ordinarie meanes wherby God The diuers acceptions of a word and the same prooued reuealed his will to his Prophets as Numb 12. 6. and 24. 4. Secondly for a more speciall manifesting of himselfe to Moses as Numb 12. 8. Thirdly for the place of visions Ierusalem Esai 22. Fourthly and lastly for the word of the Prophets the messengers of God to his people Esai 1. 1. Obediah 1. 1. where by vision is meant prophecie and Obediah 1. 1. vision and prophecie both one 2. Chron. 32. 32. Act. 2. 17. Seers and Prophets were one 1. Sam. 9. 9. Preaching is also called Prophecying 1. Cor. 14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 13. which stands in the interpretation of the Scriptures vers 13. or expounding thereof vers 5. by words which may be vnderstood v 9. What preaching is to edifie exhort comfort and instruct the Congregation vers 3. 4. 19. In this last sense must this word vision be taken After that the diuers signification of the word is noted them set downe one proper and apt for the text and prooue how that and not the other is fittest The emphasis is noted and how it serues to the purpose and not in any of the three former senses for this proposition is generall and euer true but if we put in stead of vision Hierusalem it would be absurd to say Where there is no Hierusalem the people perish or vnderstand it of vision to Moses or the other which were but temporary are ceased must therfore we perish It is to be interpreted therfore preaching called vision and prophecie for the excellencie thereof so do also the learned expound it The people that is persons of all sorts and not onely the ruder multitude the word is generall and conteineth all Perish there is a singular emphasis in this word and therefore interpretors diuerslietranslate it To cease and leaue off to decay to go backe to rebell to be naked to perish all which doe well agree to this matter in hand So it is as if Salomon had said more at large Where men are without and want the true A paraphrase briefe in significant words according to the explanation acceptation

with Stentors voice and then when either the excellency of a thing the greatnesse or strangenesse thereof requireth it Esa 1. 2. Ier. 22. 29. Interrogation made vpon occasion of time place and person from the matter in hand and the reasons it is much vsed in Scripture it enforceth the conscience to answer it makes the hearers iudges of the matter and so causeth them will they nill they to goe on with the speaker Compellation which is a calling vpon the hearers to a consideration of the thing spoken this stirreth vp attention and fetcheth in againe wandring thoughts Obseruation this is making of request intreating the auditorie to grant somewhat this argueth loue and humilitie it winneth by meekenesse an assent fit for any but neuer to bee vsed but when the matter hath beene well beat vpon before and enlarged sufficiently Optation when we fall to wishing to declare our desire and good will towards them it procureth good will Prosopopeia the feigning of a person when we bring in dead men speaking or giue voice vnto senselesse things as Rom. 8. this is patheticall and moouing Apostrophe which is a turning of the speech suddenly to some person or thing from that which we speake of it is to be vsed in some great matter as speaking of Churches calamities we must foorthwith turne our speech to Christ to respect his spouse or speaking of mans disobedience we might turne our speech to the earths obedience to condemne him Lastly Sermocinatio or Dialogisme which is when a question is made and foorthwith readily answered as if two were talking together this figure S. Chrysostome vsed much but more S. Augustine it stirres vp attention and makes the matter manifest with delight this our Sauiour vsed speaking to the people of Iohn Baptist. Many more there are but these are most in vse And thus much of the vse of Instruction Correctine vse III. Vse of Doctrine is correctiue which is when the lesson is vsed against corruption in maners vice and wickednesse whether it be for omission or commission In this the Prophets spent much as all their writing shew so Iohn Baptist Whence it ariseth and how to follow it Christ and his Apostles as their works declare This vse ariseth not onely from a doctrinall proposition but by the contrarie from the vse of instruction In following this First plainely lay downe the fault of How to prooue a thing to be a sin omission or commission Secondly if need require sometime proue it a fault either by the definition of sinne or by some expresse word condemning it or a negatiue commandement forbidding or by a dehortation or by consequent it being referred to some commandement negatiue or by the contrarie to an affirmation from the opposite vertue or by threats against it or by example of some penitent person for his fall thereinto as Dauids numbring of the people repented of or els by some punishment for the offence By these the sinne may be made manifest if any should doubt of it as manie doe of vsurie manie of non Residencie manie only of a reading Minister To disswade from vice and how to do it III. Disswade from the same by reasons First by a negatiue commandement dehortation the condemning of it by godly men and heathen writers Secondly by threats temporall and eternall Thirdly the fruits thereof and disprofit inward and outward publike and priuate to a mans selfe and other Fourthly examples of punishment in Scripture in approoued mens writings and of home-obserued iudgements of selfe knowledge by true relation and in Chronicles the Prophets vsed to alleage iudgements in their owne nation Deut. 11. 2. 6. Ierem. 7. 12. Deuter. 24. 9. Luk. 17. 32. 1. Cor. 10. 6. Fiftly similies liuely depainting the crime with comparison betweene it and other to make it to appeare odious as Salomon theft adulterie together IV. Shew how to giue it ouer and how to attaine to the contrarie vertue and goodnesse And heerein reprehension and reproofe and the vse of Rhetoricke is necessarie with the figures to make the disswasion and reprehension more forcible vpon the reasons which are also to be enlarged and enforced vpon the offenders consciences The affections and effects to be wrought in the hearers are these What to work in the hearers to make them leaue sin and how to effect it I. Shame of the fact by noting the filthinesse the basenesse of the thing to such a man of those qualities place and age as he before such and such in this or that place such a time before the holie Angels and God himselfe II. Compunction of heart by shewing our slauerie to the Diuell the curse of the Law the strangenesse and greatnesse of that sinne the fiercenesse of Gods anger against sinne in giuing the Law in punishing without respect all sorts the horror of an accusing conscience the agonie of death his short time of life apt to sudden death the terror of the last iudgement hell fire the eternall torture III. Louing and true compassion to themselues and others by shewing the escaping of these dangers and procuring to themselues and others much good if they repent IV. True repentant sorrow euen with teares by vrging their miserie internall externall eternall places inuiting to repentance examples of Prophets and Christ speaking with teares examples of repentant sinners liuely brought foorth mourning and lamenting If these stirre not then lay before them Christs dying for sinne his agonie in the Garden and crying vpon the crosse his vnspeakeable loue to bring and free vs from sin and lastly the outcryings of the damned in hell their weeping and howling and all too late V. True and reuerent feare of God and hatred against sinne VI. Hope of mercy by Gods promise and oath by his readinesse to forgiue examples of forgiuenesse c. And thus much also of the third vse of doctrine vz. Correction IV. And the last is Consolatorie which is when the doctrine Consolatorie vse is vsed to raise vp the spirit with comfort which is humbled and cast downe and to encourage such as be obedient So did Moses Exod. 14. 13. Esai 2. Kings 19. 6. Zach. 8. 11. 12. 13. Our Sauiour Christ Iohn 14. 1. The reasons of Comforts and Encouragements particularly How to comfort whence to raise them vp must be framed according to the discomforts and discouragements being diuers inward outward publike priuate in bodie in good name goods c. But generally from Gods prouidence his promises of helpe and blessings his minaces against the enemies of the godly his power his constancie from the benefits of tryall from experience of Gods former loue and examples of patience and of deliuerances the short abiding heere and durablenes of a happie estate after death As before is requisite the vse of Rhetoricke so heere in this place likewise The affection to be wrought chiefly hereby is ioifulnesse to be of a cheerfull spirit with patience hope and constancie And