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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18965	A godlie forme of householde gouernment for the ordering of priuate families, according to the direction of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned in a more particular manner, the seuerall duties of the husband towards his wife: and the wifes dutie towards her husband. The parents dutie towards their children: and the childrens towards their parents. The masters dutie towards his seruants: and also the seruants dutie towards their masters. Gathered by R.C.	Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625, attributed name.; Deacon, John, 17th cent, attributed name.; Carr, Roger, d. 1612, attributed name.; Cawdry, Robert, attributed name.	1598 (1598)	STC 5383; ESTC S108061	199,347	392

Let these wordes Due 6.6 7 8 9 which I commaund thee this day be in thine heart and whet them vpon thy children and speake of them when thou sittest in thy house when thou walkest in the way whē thou lyest downe and when thou risest vp c. So that it is not enough to bring thy children to bee catechised at the Church but thou must labour with them at home after a more plaine and easier manner of instruction that so they may the better profite by the publike teaching Looke Pro. 22.6 Thou euen by breeding thy children hast helped them into corruption a damnable estate how oughtest thou then by al holy care and paines taken with them in teaching them the knowledge of God in Christ helpe them out of it that they may not be firebrands of hell And for seruants seeing they spend their strength wearie out their bodies and bestow their dayes and yeeres in seeking their profit and ease oughtest not thou then to seeke the saluatiō of their soules Salomon saith the iust man hath regarde to his beast much more shouldest thou haue regard to thy seruant who is made according to the image of God with thee is redeemed with as deere a price as thou art And thy care for him should not stretch to his body alone but especially to his soule that seeing his calling will not suffer him to vse so many so often meanes for the good of it as were requisite hee might herein be helped by thee The second speciall is an acquainting them with the Scriptures by reading them dayly in thy house Reading the scriptures in their hearing and directing them to marke and make vse of those things which are plaine and easie according to their capacitie 2. Tim. 3.15 So Timothie was trained vp by his parents in the Scriptures so hat he knew them from a child that is was made acquainted with them by reading them and being instructed in them according to his capacitie This shall make them the fitter to heare and profite by the publike ministerie Whereas the neglect of this dutie makes them vnable to heare and vnderstand the Preacher when hee citeth examples or quoteth texts out of sundry places of scripture The helpe that their familie might reape by it should make them carefull in this reading of the Scripture Thirdly in looking that they profite by the publike ministerie of the word Sacraments euery one according to their capacitie and this duty requireth that they should not only looke that they do diligently frequent the preaching of the word and carefully come to the Sacraments in due time but also that they shew thē how and put them in mind of preparing themselues to the word Sacraments as Iob did his sons Prepare them to heare the word by considering Gods ordinance his promise and their own necessity c. by laying aside al such cares thoughts and affections as might hinder them frō a diligent hearing To the Sacraments prepare them by considering of Gods institution the ministerie of his Sacraments his mercie in Iesus Christ their faith their repentance their wants and so seeking assurance of grace of reconciliation comfort to come to the Lords table Againe to further their profit they must diligently examine them what they haue learned what vse they can put such doctrine also helpe and direct them wherein they faile Thus did our Sauior Christ his disciples Mat. 16.15.16.17 Besides they must call vpon them for the practise of that which they learne out of the worde that the worde grow not to a cōmon matter of no further vse but to talke of vpon the Sabboth day The fourth special duty that belongeth to instruction is that they teach them how to make vse of Gods works either past or present as of examples of his mercie and goodnes to be encouraged by them to trust in him by workes of his iustice to be moued to feare him and so to sowe the seedes of conscience and religion in them Thus did Abraham Genes 18.19 which care of his moued the Lorde to reueale his purpose to him of destroying the Sodomites The duties which they are to require of them concerning godlinesse bee to vse the publicke Ministrie carefully to be diligent and reuerent in the priuate worship of God to submit themselues to priuate instruction of all sortes and to make their vse of it to the building vp of themselues in faith and lastly to practise all holy and christian duties which beeing comprised brieflie in the ten Commaundements are more largely layd open by the publike ministrie of the word and by priuate Catechising But after what manner must they require these duties We answere not onely by telling of them what they must do and calling vpon them for the doing of it and by gentle admonition when they bee backward but also by correcting them if they shall be negligent and contemptuous in the practise of them This correcting is either by Rebuking or Chastising them according to the qualitie of the fault and the condition of the partie that is so to be dealt with Leuit. 19.17 2. Tim. 4.2 A rebuke is a pronouncing of some misbehauiour or knowne wickednesse of any with condemning of the same by the word of God whereby they may haue shame that others might feare Pro. 27.5 and 29.19 Correction is a sharpe thing and therefore not easilie borne of our nature which is full of selfe-loue and through the corruption of nature it is turned into an occasion of great frowardnes sturdines and naughtines where it is not wisely dealt in Now the better to minister correction with more hope of doing good by it we must consider First the end of correcting Secondly the matters which must bee corrected Thirdly the maner of correcting 1. The ende in correcting must not bee to wrecke and reuenge thine anger or malice or to reuenge thy selfe for an iniurie done nor yet alone ly the preuenting of the like hurt by the like fault afterward but in zeale of Gods glorie who is dishonoured by the lewdnes of the offender and in loue to the partie Thou must seeke by wise correction to reclaime him from such euill as bringeth danger to him and make him more careful of his dutie afterwards Herein they faile who in correcting haue no respect but to their owne commoditie 2. For the matters that deserue correction this is a rule that there must bee no rebuking much lesse chastising but where there is a fault for where any is vniustly corrected besides the iniurie it hurteth him by hardning him against iust correction for he will thinke that it is the rash hastines of his gouernour that putteth him to smart and not his owne desert By fault I meane not onely the committing of that which was forbidden but also the omitting of that good which was commaunded But euery such fault is not to be censured with correction sometime ignorance

they will conuay God his blessings to their posterities then they must do and performe the duties belonging therevnto yea let them if they be loth to conuey God his iudgements to their children carefully auoyde the meanes vnto it And surely Luk. 2 2● as it is a blessed thing in the houre of death with Simeon to depart in peace leauing their wiues children and seruants members of Christ spouses to Christ children to God and seruants to the Lord so in the extremitie of death no one thing wil bee more greeuous vnto Parents and Householders then the Lord hauing giuen them the charge of so many soules to be furthered to saluation that their own tormented cōsciences shall presse them who in as much as they could haue helped their children and seruants forward to their damnation so which is more fearefull they shall haue them spewing and foming out on their faces continuall curses in hell accusing them for euer to be murtherers of their soules and cut throats of their saluation Is it any maruell if Householders many times finde small obedience and lesse dutifulnesse and faithfulnesse at the hands of their children and seruants seeing they omit and leaue vndone the performance of these so christian duties towards them herein expressed and inioyned of the Lord For so doth God often leaue manifest tokens of his wrath in punishing disobedience with disobedience How can any maister of a Household whosoeuer he bee looke to haue his familie trustie and faithfull vnto him and yet he himselfe is faithlesse to God Doth he maruell that his children and seruants feare not him whereas hee himselfe feareth not the Lord Will he maintaine his authority ouer those vnder his charge and he himselfe doth not yeelde obedience vnto the authoritie of God his Creator Moreouer it is manifest that the goodman of the house by planting Gods religion in his familie shall not a little aduance and set forward his owne priuat profit and commoditie For wicked and vngodly seruants are for the most part loyterers pickers and deceitfull whereas on the other side godly seruants are iust and faythfull whom in his absence he may trust to doo such businesse and worke as hee willeth them to doo Gen. 30.30 and 39.5 c. If maisters of families be carefull and desirous as in conscience they ought that their wiues children seruants should reforme themselues and endeuour to practise such duties as do appertaine and belong vnto them then they must likewise be diligent and carefull to reforme themselues both inwardly outwardly in such poynts and duties as hitherto they haue left vndone otherwise they may iustly say vnto thē Phisitian Luk. 4.23 and 22.32 Rom. 2.21 heale your selfe or why doe you wil vs to doe that which you do not practise your selfe For as one candle cannot light another if it selfe be out euen so a maister of a Household shall not reforme those of his charge and inflame them with the loue of God and godlinesse if he himselfe be voyd of the same Let euery master of a Household therfore say and performe with Iosua I and my familie will serue the Lord Iosua 24.15 And likewise let euery christian ●adie Mistresse and Dame say with Hester I and my maides will doo the like Hest 4.16 And so no doubt God will poure his blessings on them and theirs in this life and euerlasting happinesse on them in the life to come Touching the booke it selfe I will not say any thing to the commendatiō thereof but onely this That I am assured that if such duties as are mentioned therein were dulie and carefully practised of al such as are named in it thē no doubt vertue and godly religion would greatly florish to the aduauncement of God his glory and also sinne and wickednesse would then decrease and fal downe to the vtter subuersion and ouerthrow of Sathans kingdome This Treatise I confesse is not garnished with eloquence not full of great cunning nor beautified with flower of mans wisedome neither yet doth it discourse or treate of high or darke things neither is it stuffed with subtill questions and arguments nor indited with Rhetoricall and eloquent stile as those commonly be which are propounded and set foorth to the world rather for boasting and vaine-glorie sake then for any desire to edifie and to do others good This booke is plaine The profit of this booke and without any great gaynesse but yet so ful of good necessary and wholesome instructions that whosoeuer readeth and ma●keth it with a right disposed minde and willing to practise it without respect to any other thing then God the reformation of his life and the saluation of his owne soule which is the onely marke that christians must leuell at hee may reape singular profit thereby Good bookes as ladders to climbe vp to heauen And vndoubtedly it may well bee saide that vnto true christians good and holy bookes are as ladders to climbe vp to heauen as sparkes to kindle the heate of the spirit when it is quenched or waxed colde in them and as proppes to stay vppe their faith that it may increase Praying therefore your worships to accept of my dutifull good will and to pardon my boldnesse I cease to adde any further thing beseeching God of his endlesse mercy for his Christs sake to strengthen you still in that good and happie course of his word and all other good learning to furnish you all aboundantly with all spirituall and heauenly knowledge to the carefull practizing of the same in the fruites of your most holy and blessed callings to the aduancement of the glorie of our God and to your owne euerlasting comfort in Christ Iesus So be it Your worships in all Christian dutifulnesse most willing R. C. A GODLIE FORME OF Household Gouernment carefully to bee practised of all Christian Householders A Householde is as it were a little common wealth by the good gouernment wherof Gods glorie may be aduaunced the common wealth which standeth of seuerall families benefited and al that liue in that familie may receiue much comfort and commoditie But this gouernment of a familie is not very common in the world The rule of good gouernment is wisedome Prou. 24.3.4 for it is not a thing that men can stumble on by chance but wisdome must leade vs vnto it Though wisedome saith Salomon is an house builded and with vnderstanding it is established and by knowledge shall the Chambers thereof bee filled with all precious pleasant riches that is shall obtayne all kind of blessings See also Pro. 28.2 by which two places it is manifest that such families as are not ordered by hap-hazard or as it falles but by Wisedome Not carnall wisedome Discretion and Counsell do prosper in inward and outward goods and indure long When we speake of Wisedome we do not meane that this gouernment can be in al points executed by naturall reason and Wisedome for mans wisedome reacheth but vnto