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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

with feare with some discouragement to follow largely any point and by forgetfulnesse to deliuer little of much before thought vpon or els confusedly to vtter diuers things impertinent withall It is more laudable and profitable than that conceited Arte of Memorie discommodious diuers waies yea and wicked also as is prooued by the learned Natures want must needs and may by good meanes be lawfully holpen Good gifts many haue from God yet with some defect this way good vnderstanding honest hearts feruent zeale and free libertie of speech the benefit whereof it were not well for the Church to lose for so little a defect supplied by so good meanes which to some which write well and haue a quicke eie to the note is no hinderance to stay them in vtterance but a singular encouragement who can so speake as if they neither had note neither needed the same in the iudgement of the hearers III. With vnderstanding and memorie must be the gift of vterance the free libertie of the toong without stammering Godly eloquen●e and how to be attended vnto or lisping readily and also plainly to deliuer the conceit of the minde This is the key to open the closet thereof by which men may see thy apprehension inuention iudgement and also discerne thy hearts affection ex cordis abundantia os loquitur words must be significant and apt for the matter in hand and as wee must speake plainly so properly Albeit as I said before we are not sla●●si●ly to tie our selues to words yet may we not neglect to speake wisely and as it is meete in words phrases commaes and periods varietie of things require varietie of words and that is a proper Epithet and fit phrase for one thing which is not meete for an other Speake of warres like a warriour and a martiall man in his tearmes of Ciuill gouernment like a States man picture out vice in his deformitie and draw out vertue in her liuely colours vttter threats with words of terror and the merciful kindnesse of the Lord with alluring speeches of consolation Be not too base vse no foolish termes ridiculous too meane for the matter for feare of contempt no scurrilous railing common termes These be incident and vnbeseeming the staid grauity of Gods Ambassadours Preuent hatred neither bee too lofty in hie tearmes strange speeches huffing words Beware of foolish affectation that we blase not our pride and too great folly There is a godly eloquence approued by the Scripture Godly eloquence approued and how to be attained vnto many speake well by nature an excellent gift of God and many by industrie attaine to commendation herein by reading well penned works by hearing the Sermons of such as be endued with eloquence by conuersing and talking with those that can speake well and putting in practise what they attaine vnto till they come vnto an habit No Col. 4. 8. man can neither will any wise man condemne eloquence or forbid by any good meanes to attaine to the gift To speake rashly without discretion in so holy things is a taking Gods name in vaine All men must order their words with discretion much more in that place a Minister As men write warily so must they speake respectiuely neglect of right speaking occasions much mistaking It hath bred heresies contentions haue and doe grow hereby and and many mens labours are despised by neglect of this whose paines might well be approoued for the matter and become an effectuall ministerie through Gods blessing by hauing care to speake as they ought Of the voice in speaking and how it must be ordered With the wordes there must be a care to the sound of the voice The voice must bee so farre lift vp as it may alwaies be heard but not strained aboue natures power neither one sound throughout but tuneable rising or falling as the matter requireth sometimes more roundly but euer distinctly sometimes more deliberately The voice is so to be guided as the hearers not vnderstanding the matter may yet by the manner discerne where about you are wee may not be loud where we should be low nor speake cheerefully in lamentable matters nor mournfully in causes of reioicing If farther direction be herein required let those peruse the rules giuen for this in learned mens labours IV. With the tongue must goe a gracious sanctified A gracious heart and the benefit thereof heart the tuner of the voice euen as a man would haue it For a man of a gracious heart neuer deliuereth that to an other which he feeleth not in some measure in himselfe and as he is affected he cannot but endeuour so to affect other with the same He seeth other mens miseries speaks with compassion he knowes the truth in himselfe and speakes confidently against sinne with hatred of God with holy reuerence of Iudgements with feare Words from such a hart cannot be vttered for and concerning Gods glory but zealously to the penitent with affection of loue in ioifull hope of Gods promises cheerefully to the obstinate with griefe and sharpely pronouncing against them with dreadfull threats exhorting and encouraging the vertuous with all endeuour carefully admonishing and freely reprehending yea euerie way to all sorts so approuing himselfe in the sinceritie of his heart as the wicked vnreclameable shall be bridled many shall be wonne and the godly shall iustifie his labours he shall speake with authoritie to mens consciences gracious wordes shall proceed from him and such as heare him by feeling the worke of the spirit shall as it is in 1. Cor. 14. 25. fall downe in humilitie worship God and shall plainely say God is in him assuredly V. A comely countenance not lumpish not frowning or Comely countenance irefull not light smiling as too full of laughter but sober graue and modest framed after the godly disposition of the heart aque vultus ac sermo animi est iudex A reuerend gesture of the body is to be obserued The ●●ly sture bodie stable and right vp as nature hath framed it The The head not wagging the eies moueable and thy right hand onely as occasion shall be offered but not alway mouing Vnseemelinesse in countenance and gesture is to be auoided which deformed persons either so by defect in nature or by accident cannot auoid and therefore not so fit to be set vp in the roome of God and to stand before the face of the Congregation such especially as haue great blemishes in the face want of eies or one eie a scarre on the mouth but a peece of a lippe the want of a nose and such like which cannot be hidden but are great eiesores to the beholders so huckle backt want of an arme These sorts must needs want countenance and gesture which no waies can be amended though some such be sometimes in the Ministerie and happely blessed therein Yet it is not laudable that parents should of all their children thrust such into the Ministerie as if