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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69163	Paradise within us: or, The happie mind. By Robert Crofts	R. C. (Robert Crofts)	1640 (1640)	STC 6043; ESTC S116646	41,645	221

PARADISE WITHIN US OR The happie Mind By Robert Crofts LONDON Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet 1640. To the Readers FOrmerly having studied out of many good Authors divers notes concerning this Subject of Mans Happinesse And since for private use written the same together in a Booke Entituled VIA FOELIX The happy Way in three generall Partitions The first of Terrestriall The second of Morall And the third of Divine happinesse on Earth And further devided the same in divers particular Sections I have new lately for some Reasons abstracted and new studied out of the same but in a different manner and method and with divers alterations and additions Three little Generall Treatises The first of Earthly happinesse Entituled The Terrestriall Paradice The second this of Morall happinesse Entituled Paradice within vs. And the third of Divine happinesse on Earth Entituled Heaven within vs. The first and the third I have lately publish't This having Relation to both the other I thought not amisse to be impressed last of the three Having beene encouraged in the former I doe intend hereafter to Review new study and publish the Rest Being a farre more particular and large discourse of this Subject Happinesse on Earth and Physically Philosophically Historically and Divinely digested But not entertaine you with a Prolix Preamble Forasmuch as the Preface to the Readers In the Terrestriall Paradice may in divers respects bee applyed to this Booke also without any further Introduction I proceed THE CONTENTS OF the Booke DIVIS I. THE felicity of a vertuous Mind II. How to gaine the same III. How the body worketh upon the Mind And how we may and ought thereby to mainetaine and encrease the Felicitie thereof IV. Directions concerning Phlegmaticke Complexions and such as are of slow dull lazie heavie minds exciting to Quicknesse Livelinesse and cheerefulnesse V. Concerning Sanguine Complexions And such as are of Intemperate voluptuous minds Also of conceited and vaine-glorious Exciting to Meeknesse and Humility also to moderate delectation VI. Of Chollericke Complexions and such as are of haughty Ambitious Angry Rash violent furious minds exciting to Mildnesse Meeknesse Moderation and Tranquility to affable sweet and pleasing conditions VII Of Melancholly Complexions Of Covetous fearefull Sad sorrowfull Minds exciting to moderate desires and contentment to fortitude cheerfulnesse Ioy and happinesse VIII Of mixt Complexions and various minds of such as are of Envious malicious Revengefull Cruell obstinate froward sullen desperate minds exciting to love kindnesse Clemency humanity and to all vertue pleasantnesse delights and felicities IX That by vertue the mind becomes apt and well prepared to enjoy the choycest and sweetest felicities on Earth X. That by vertue also the Mind becomes apt and well disposed to know attaine and enjoy as farre as the same is capable the felicities of Heaven on Earth PARADICE WITHIN US OR The happie Mind THE I. DIVISION Shewing briefly The felicitie of a vertuous Mind THE happie Mind which in this compendious Treatise J intend to discourse of is That true Joy and Tranquillity of spirit which is said to be the fruit and Crowne of vertue or wisdome and by some Philosophers The soveraigne Good of Man It is an equall firme amiable pleasant and joyfull estate of the soule whereby the same becomes free from Sloth from intemperate desires and from all ill passions and perturbations And possest with true wisdome lightsomnesse tranquillity affability pleasantnesse and well prepared to enjoy either in contemplation or action the most delightfull felicities both Terrestriall and Heavenly So that while wee can maintaine our minds in this estate wee may sweetly enjoy even a Paradice of happinesse within us Who traceth right in Vertues wayes most certainely shall find A Paradice of sweetest joyes within his happie Mind But let us view the same more plainely The fountaine and object of this happinesse in the Mind which we now seeke for is Vertue or true Wisdome the Compound light and directresse thereof is Reason Vertue in generall is described to be A laudable pleasant and constant habit in the Mind which being wrought in us by divine Reason impresseth in our understanding a perfect knowledge of the true good according whereunto as it is requisite and expedient we must Love or hate take or leave The same being the never erring directrix of our affections and actions and alwayes rewarding us with internall Tranquillity Ioy and happinesse More particularly Vertue is usually devided into foure principall Parts namely Prudence Temperance Fortitude and Justice To which all other vertues are subordinate and may be reduced And from which as from the maine branches thereof they as lesser boughes doe spring and proceed All which with their peculiar definitions descriptions differences and kinds are at large described in the Ethicks and are the subject of Morall Philosophy A million of good and happy effects doth vertue produce in such as doe conforme themselves thereunto The same instructeth us to over-sway and command all the Inclinations and Actions of the mindes irrationall parts bridling and cutting off all both the excesses and defects of passions and affections keepeth them within the circle of mediocrity directly betweene too much and too little Expelleth out of the mind all vices as Covetousnesse Ambition Intemperate desires Choller Sloth Melancholy all base feare of danger and of death and armeth with resolution and comfort even against all manner of Tribulations The same also accomplisheth us with true and habituall Wisdome Verity Sobriety Magnanimity Confidence Patience Perseverāce Honesty Gratitude Humanity Liberality Clemency Courtesie Affability Cheerefulnesse Pleasantnesse and all good and amiable conditions It is a light unto our life shewing us that which is good and comely and teaching us how to performe all good and laudable Actions It giueth us also a will to all manner of goodnesse and to declare the same by a sweet and loving Conversation Vertue also advanceth the mind and infuseth thereinto a generous desire of aspiring even to the highest part of that which is most excellent most profitable and most honourable exciting the same to goe on constantly freely fearelessely and cheerefully though through many dangers and difficulties to all good and worthy Actions Maketh a man truely worthy of honour alwaies filleth the mind with good and high resolutions and with inward delectation and happinesse Soe as there is nothing Terrestriall that merits to bee in equipage with Divine vertue The same is a daughter of Heaven If wee could truely know the excellency thereof we should presently commit our selves to her perfect guidance we should incontinently embrace the same with deerest affections And know that the Incirculing Armes of the whole world embraceth nothing that is nigh so excellent as Divine vertue The same being a divine and Immortall quality in us alwaies excites our minds to some good Action or other by an earnest desire to make the same agreeable unto God himselfe and to obtain an Eternal guerdon given by him in the world