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A49980	The temple of vvisdom for the little world in two parts. The first philosophically divine, treating of the being of all beeings, and whence everything hath its origins as heaven, hell, angels, men and devils, earth, stars and elements. And particularly of all mysteries concerning the soul, and of Adam before and after the fall. Also, a treatise of the four complexions, and the causes of spiritual sadness, &c. To which is added, a postscript to all students in arts and sciences. Second part, morally divine, containing abuses stript and whipt, by Geo. Wither, with his description of fair virtue. Secondly. A collection of divine poems from ... Essayes and religious meditations of Sir Francis Bacon, Knight. Collected, published and intended for a general good. By D.L.	Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Abuses stript, and whipt.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1688 (1688)	Wing L915; ESTC R224149	138,032	220

them occasion to pl●…ase themselves in speaking and himself shall continually gather K●…dge If you dissemble sometimes your Knowl●…dge of that you are thought to know you shall be thought another time to know that you know not Speech of a man's self is not good often and there is but one case wherein a man may praise himself ●…th good Grace a●…d that is in commending Virtue in another esp●…ially if it be such a Virtue as whereunto himself pr●…ndeth Speech of touch towards ot●…ers should be sparingly used for Discourse ought to be as a ●…ield without coming home to any man. Discretion of Speech is more then ●…loquence and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more then to speak in good Words or in good Orde●… ●…astly in a set Speech in an Assembly it is expected a man should use all his Reasons in the case he handleth but in private Perswasions it is always a great Error XIV ●…f Riches I Cannot call Riches better then the baggage of Virtue for as the Baggage is to an Army so is Riches to Virtue it cannot be spared nor well left behind but it hindreth the march yea and the care of it sometimes loseth or distributeth the Victory Of great Riches there is no real use except it be in the distribution the rest is Conceit O saith Solomon where much is there are many to consume it and what hath the Owner but the sight of it with his Eyes The personal Fruition of any man cannot reach to feel great Riches there is a Custody of them or a power of Dole or Donative of them or a Fame of them but no solid use to the Owner Do you not see what feigned Prices are set upon little Stones and Rarities and what works of Osten●…ation are undertaken because there might seem to be some use of great Riches But then they may be of use to buy men out of Dangers or Troubles As Solomon saith Riches are as a Strong-hold in the Imigination of the Rich man. But this is excellently expressed that it is in the Imagination and not always in Fact. ●…or certainly great Riches have sold more men then they have bought out Seek not proud Riches but such as thou mayst get justly use soberly distribute cheerfully and leave contentedly yet have no abstract or ●…ryerly contempt of them Neither trust thou much others that seem to despise Riches for they despise them that dispair of them and none worse when they come to them Be not Penny wise Riches have wings and sometimes they fly away of themselves Sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more Men leave their Riches either to their Kindred or to the Publick and moderate Portions prosper best in both Measure not thy Advancements by Quantity but frame them by Measure and defer not Charities till Death for certainly if a man weigh it rightly he that doth so is rather liberal of another man's than of his own XV. Of Young Men and Age. A Man that is young in Years may be old in Hours if he have lost no time But that happens rarely Generally Youth is like the first Cogitations not so wise as the second for there is a Youth in Thoughts as well as in Ages Natures that have much Heat and great violent Desires and Perturbations are not ripe for Action till they have past the meridian of their Years But reposed Natures may do well in Youth As on the other side Heat and Vivacity in Age is an excellent composition for Business Young men are fitter to invent than to judge fitter for execution then for Counsel and fitter for new Projects then for settled Business ●…or the experience of Ag●… in things that fall within the compass of it directeth them but in things meerly new abuseth them The Errors of young men are the ruin of Business But the Errors of aged men amount to this That more might have been done or sooner Certainly it is good to compound Imployments of both for that will be good for the present because the Virtue●… of either Age may correct the Defects of both and good for Succession that young men may be Learners while men in Age are Actors and lastly in respect of extream Accidents because Authority followeth old men and Favour and Popularity youth A certain Rabby upon the Text Your young men shall see Visions and your ol●… men dream Dreams Inferreth that young men are admitted nearer to God then old because Vision is a clearer Revelation then a Dream And certainly the more a man drinketh in of the World the more it intoxicateth And Age doth profit rather in the power●… of Understa●…ing then in the Virtues of the Will an●… Affections XVI Of Beauty and Virtue VIrtue is like a rich Stone best plain set and surely Virtue is best set in a Body that is comely thoug●…●…ot of delicate Features and that hath rather Dignity of presence then Beauty of respect Neither is it always seen that very beautiful Persons are otherwise of great Virtue as if Nature were rather busie not to err then in labour to produce Excellency And therefore they prove accomplished but not of great Spirit and study rather Behaviour then Virtue In Beauty tha●… of Favour is more then that of Colour and that of Decent and gracious Motion more then that of Favour That is the best part of Beauty which a Picture cannot express no not the first sight of the Life and there is no excellent Beaut●… that hath not some strange●…ess in the proportion If it be true that the principal part of Beauty is in desent Motion certainly it is no marvel though Persons in years seem many times more aimable ●…or no Youth can be comely but by pardon and considering the Youth as to make up the Comliness Beauty is as summer Fruits easie to corrupt and cannot last and for the most part it makes a dissolute Youth and Age a little out of Countenance But yet certainly again if it light well it makes Vertues shine and Vices blush The Poet saith Virtue 's a chaste Queen and yet doth not scorn To be imbrac●…d by him that 's meanest born She is the Prop that 〈◊〉 support Yet one whom Slaves as well as Kings may court She loveth all that bear 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 And yields to any that hath Heart to woe her So Vice how high so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be in place Is that which Grooms m●…y 〈◊〉 at in Disgrace She is a Strumpet and m●…y be 〈◊〉 Yea spurn'd at in the 〈◊〉 of a Lord. The Epicures say to the Sto●…ks ●…licity placed 〈◊〉 Virtue that it is like the 〈◊〉 of a Plaver who if he were left of his Auditors and their applause 〈◊〉 would straight be out of Heart and Countenance and therefore they call Virtue 〈◊〉 Thea●…rale XVII Of Deformity DEformed Persons are commonly even with Nature for as Nature hath done ill by them 〈◊〉 do they by Nature being for the most part as the Scripture