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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41556	Some observations on the fables of Æsop as commented upon by Sir Roger L'Estrange, kt. Yet not on all, for some need not any addition or review, and there be many of them which are coincident as to the individual scope, I mean the same moral instruction, which is couched in them. Illustrated with several pertinent stories of antient and modern history. By a divine of the Church of Scotland.	Gordon, James, 1640?-1714.	1700 (1700)	Wing G1284; ESTC R215162	66,798	60

been minded the witty answer which Apollonius Tyanaeus gave the Emperour Vespasian concerning the government of that Monster of nature Nero Nero said the Philosopher could tune the Harp well but as for his politicall government he sometimes wynd up the strings thereof too high and at other times suffered them to fall too low so that Themistocles was much more to be commended who tho' He could not fidle at all yet he had the proper art of making a litle burnt City a great State and of preserving the interest and honour of Athens in wooden walls FAB CCCCXIV Page 390. Ne sutor ultra crepidam is the true morall of this fable in verie few Words and as such ignorants ought not to be found tampering with heterogeneall matters which are far above their Sphaere so they are not better than fools who consult or imploy them in any excentrick business tho' that Apocryphall book called Ecclesiasticus is no part of canonicall scripture for which some pregnant intrinsick Reason might be given beside the Testimonie of the Iews yet Syracides hath set down many excellent moral Instructions therein among which is found a large and notable advice to this purpose which thus begins Consult not a coward in maters of War c. the curious will find the rest in the author himself FAB CCCCXVI Page 392. This Apologue minds me of that unkingly answer which the Emperour of Iapan made to some Iesuites not long agoe for that polypragmatick Sect having by the presents of many curious Clocks and Watches obtained a licence from that Prince to preach the Gospell within his dominions how soon he had drained them of all their gifts he then revoked that licence he had granted them and when the Iesuits had the confidence to insinuate that it was no better than perfidious dealing which was unsuitable in any man but abominable in a King whose Word ought to be equivalent to another Man's Oath He most impudently replyed that his tongue was not made of bone now whither there be a greater repugnancie in this short but vi●…e answer to moralitie or the regall dignity it can hardly be determined for a King's word ought to be no less sacred than his person and when He is found to make no bones to violat his word of honour there is no more intrinsick honour due unto him and he will have a better luck then he deserves if the externall ceremonies thereof be long continued with him When the Emperour Sigismond had promised to give a considerable Sum of money to an old souldier at a certain day before the time of performance came he repented of it and told the Promittee that he could not spare so much Sir said the bold son of Mars you ought to have considered that before you made the promise but now Promissum cadit in Debitum and without a palpable violation of your honour you cannot ●…esile from it Is it so said the good Emperour I will chose rather to part with my monie than to lose mine honour any more by the last words he alluded to the violation of the safe conduct granted ro Iohn Huss when he went to the councill of Constance which gave occasion to many to reflect on Him as a Prince regardless of his Honour therefore he was become more sensible of that tender point which reflection had its own influence on his successour Charles V. for about an hundred years after the burning of that Goose for Huss signifies no less in the Bohemian language there rose a Swan out of its ashes as I. Huss had truly prophecied I mean Martine Luther for his name imports the same in that Language he being called by Charles V. to the city of Wormes with a promise of free e●… trie issue when some bigotts about him who had a Zeal but neither according to Knowledge Iustice Charitie nor Truth urged Him to put in execution that odious Canon of the councell of Constance that no faith should be kept to Here●…icks the noble Emperour answered tho' Faith and Truth were lost they should be found among Kings and Emperours The generous Prince hating Cane Angue pejus that most detestable Canon as a mighty scandal and disgrace both to Christianity and Morality FAB CCCCXVII Page 394. Wittie Lucian in that Dialogue betwixt a poor Cobler and his Cock which at last forsooth He found to be a new Metamorphosis of the Philosopher Pythagoras who had made a transmigration from Euphorbus to Chanticleer He exemplifies the anxious Cares and Fears of a covetous rich man in most lively colours which the curious may see at large in the said Author but a rich Miser needs no more but look into his own Breast and there He will find next to a poor desparing sinner as absolute an image of Hell as can be found in this World The Author might have illustrated what He says at the end of his Reflection on this Fable by that storie of the Poor Widows two Mites which were more acceptable to Him that sees the Heart and will reward according to the sincere intention therof than all the great Gifts of the rich Men which were that day cast into the Iewish Corban for She threw in all She had and the greatest King upon Earth could do no more Yea all generous Souls in this World do regard the Heart of the Giver so far as they can guess by their Frankness allmost infinitly above the Gift it self as We may perceave from the great Reward Artaxerxes Longimanus bestowed upon a poor man for a Cup of cold Water and the no less Guerdon which a countrey man receaved from Theodosius the youngr for an extraordinarie big Apple not to speak of that extraordinarie Favour shown by Artaxerxes Mnenion to him who brought him a Dose of puddle Water which was the best that could be found to supply the present necessity of that Persian Prince FAB CCCCXVIII Page 394. That storie of the unruly Horse of the Prince of Orange that killed the Lyon with a back blow of his hinder foot upon the Lyons Front is so well known through all Europe that We need not insist upon it Only I shall ad that the Ass in the fable had a better fortune than the Horse in theh istorie for the Ass became no whit less than himselfe by his victorie over the Boar But the dreadfull pursuit made by this lyon tho' he lost his life in the cause did so stun the spirits of the Horse that he who was so sprightly before as that he would suffer none to back him became such a tame jade that a Child might mount him and he was judged fit for no other imployment than the drawing of a Cart. FAB CCCCXXVII Page 40●… Titus Livius would allmost cause an Heraclitus to laugh at the event of Fae minine Futility when there was no ground in Nature for it Papyrius Curser famous enough in the Roman historie when he was but a young stripling was importuned by his