The true tryall and examination of a mans owne selfe wherein euery faithfull Christian, by looking into his conscience, may most plainely behold his spirituall deformity by nature, described, his actuall rebellion by disobedience detected, his promise breach at baptisme, by ordinary transgression apparantly proued, his lamentable estate through sinne discouered, his wilfull obstinacie by dayly disorder displayed, and lastly howe by earnest repentaunce, and faith in Christ Iesu, he is from all the same clearely pardoned, forgiuen, released and reconciled / done in Englishe by Tho. Newton.

For the trade of life.

MInister of the Church. Whether in doctrine, in administratiō of the Sacraments & other holy rytes and vsages, thou haste added, taken away or altered any thing, contrary to that which the holy Catholique. Church by authority, and warrant of the sacred Scriptures doth witnesse to be alowable, & pleasing vnto almigh∣ty God, and consonāt vnto his diuine worde.

Whether in the deliuery and admi∣nistration of those thinges which are certainlye knowne to bee instituted

and propunded according to the will of God, thou haue executed and cele∣brated the same with a deuour, re∣ligious, willing and vndaunted mind, and also with a seemely grace & com∣linesse. And whether thou haue beene very circumspect and heedefull, least thy negligent & remisse dealing ther∣in, shoulde bring the same into con∣tempt among the people, and not to be regarded and esteemed according to their worthinesse.

Whether thou haue approoued, and obserued anie ceremonies or traditi∣ons against thy conscience. Whatsoe∣uer is not of fayth, is sinne.

Whether thou haue bidden any su∣perstitious holy daies, or appointed a∣ny other obseruations, whereby might growe any danger, eyther for corrup∣tion of manners, or finally of offence to others.

Whether thou haue permitted and suffered, Games, Playes, Enterludes, Pageants, or Sights to be shewed, fre∣quented and kept in the Churche, Church-yard, or other place appoin∣ted for holy exercise. And whether thou haue suffered the vessels, instru∣ments, furniture and goodes of the

Church, seruing for ecclesiastical pur∣poses to be loosely conuerted and put to any prophane vses.

Whether thou haue admitted any notorious wicked liuers, to the blessed Communion: and whether thou haue debarred and put back from the same, any whose sinnes are hidden and not manifestly knowne.

Whether thou haue at any time abu∣sed the seueritie of Ecclesiasticall Dis∣cipline, specially and namely Excom∣munication, or the power of binding and loosing, onely to serue thy cor∣rupt affection, vsing the same (in dād∣lyng wise) with too much lenitie: or whether when thou oughtest at any hande seuerely to vse it, thou haue altogether neglected and omitted it.

Whether thou haue eyther prefer∣red, wincked at, or suffered any such within thy charge, as negligently deal in matters of religion, or bee remisse and secure in their offices, & by whō the quiet state and good order of the Church is disturbed.

Whether thou haue sought all pos∣sible meanes, and euery way diligent∣lye endeuoured thy selfe to plant

in the heartes and mindes of all per∣sons vnder thy charge and cure, the cheef pointes and principall grounds of religion, namely the Catechisme, which euery Christian is bounde to learne and know perfectly.

Whether thou haue laboured and done thine endeuour to redresse such disorders and faults as are crept into rytes and ceremonies, whereby the good ordinaunces and constitutions of the Church, do generally grow into contempt, or be quite abolished.

¶ Gouernours of the common-wealth, Prince, Peere, Judge. Whether thou haue assisted the Ministers of the Church, desiring to remoue & banish errors and superstition, and bene wil∣ling also and ready to aduaunce and establish godly orders, for the good & quiet gouernment of the same.

Whether thou haue any wayes in∣fringed the right of the Churches, or violated and taken away their priui∣ledges and immunities,

¶ Teachers, and schoole-masters. Whe∣ther, thou haue suffered the younger sort to be absent from the Church, or haue discouraged, disswaded or called them away from reading the Scrip∣tures

and bookes of Godlinesse, speci∣ally on the Sabboth dayes.

Whether on the same dayes thou haue giuen them leaue to vse games, playes, and exercises, for the time and quality, eyther vnmeete or vndecent.

Whether thou haue disswaded any from the studie of diuinity, and from the Ecclesiasticall ministerie, which were meete and fitte thereunto, and woulde haue profitablye proceeded therein, haddest not thou by counsell drawn them frō their good purpose.

¶ Schollers. Whether on the holy days and other set dayes and houres, they reuerently giue themselues to the reading of Godly and holy books, and to other vertuous meditations and exercises.

¶ Scriuener or Notary. Whether hee haue endited, drawen, or written, or caused to be endited, drawen, or writ∣ten any billes, bonds, or other writings whatsoeuer, on the Sabboth dayes.

Whether hee haue made any such, whereby Religion or the dignity of the Church, might any way be empai∣red and diminished.

¶ Tauerner. Whether on the Sabboth days, and especially in the time of di∣uine

seruice, he haue suffered any dis∣order in drinking and tipling within his house: and whether he hath made a common practise or custome at such times and on such dayes, to sell his wines, &c.

¶ Merchant. Whether on the Sab∣both day he hath bartered & bargay∣ned, cast vp his reckonings, and writ∣ten his accounts.

Chapman. Whether on such dayes & times, he hath set open his shoppe, or set his wares to sale.

Stage-player. Whether by his Enter∣ludes & Stage-playes, he haue drawn the people away from spirituall exer∣ercises, and godly meditations.

¶ Musicion & Mynstrel. Whether hee haue bene the author and occasioner, of wanton dancing, or other vnseem∣ly pastimes.

¶ Craftes-men of any trade whatsoeuer. Whether they haue wrought on the Sabboth and holy dayes, when no ne∣cessitie enforced them, but onely for lucre sake: or whether they haue cau∣sed their apprentises and seruants the same dayes to worke, without eyther going to church or giuing themselues to godly meditations: as the Taylor

or Botcher to sow a garment: the hus∣bandman to hedge, ditch, plowe, gar∣den, cleanse his Stable, &c. whereas at these times these thinges, and so of o∣thers might & ought to be forborne.

Whether any person whosoeuer hee be, haue enticed and procured others to any vaine games, vnlawfull sports, or other light and lewde exercises, as dice-playing and such like.

House-holder. Whether as specially on the Sabboths and festiuall dayes, so also sometimes on the worke dayes he haue propounded or caused to be pro¦pounded and taught to his children and family, the cheefe heads of Chri∣stian religiō, namely such as be taught and contayned in the Catechisme.

Finally, whether any person by cō∣mitting any of these aforesayd faults, haue therby giuen occasion to others to commit the like: and whether hee haue beene a stumbling blocke and cause of fall vnto others, eyther in worde or deede.

And again: whether in seeing others to do ill, thou haue not let them vn∣derstande thy great mislike thereof. For, thine assenting to others sinnes, loadeth thee a newe with mo sinnes,

and maketh thee a partaker thereof.

Notes

• Minister.
• Magistrate.
• Schoole-master.
• Merchant.
• Chapman.
• Stage-plai∣ers.
• Musicion. Minstrell.
• Artificers.
• House-holder.
• 5. Comman¦dement.