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A32913 More cheap riches, or, Heavenly aphorismes viz. a third, or rather true first part of the pocket companion compleated : being 300 golden sayings more / faithfully copied out of the manuscripts of Mr. H.C. (that eminent and faithful servant of God, many years agoe deceased) by N.C. Church, Nathanaell. 1660 (1660) Wing C3991; ESTC R37674 15,757 83

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More Cheap Riches OR HEAVENLY APHORISMES VIZ. A Third or rather true First Part of the POCKET COMPANION Compleated Being 300 Golden Sayings more Faithfully Copied out of the Manuscripts of Mr. H.C. that eminent and faithful Servant of God many years agoe Deceased By N. C. Master of Arts of Emanuel Colledg in Cambridg Zach. 4.10 For who hath despised the Day of small things c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 et inest sua gratia parvus LONDON Printed by D.M. for J. Rothwell at the Fountain in Cheapside 1660. Friendly Readers IF you be so to your own Souls I shall neither care nor question whether you be so to me or no. Let not I pray the Plainness nor the Commonness of some of these Heavenly Aphorismes render null the Total Are you Learned and knowing men then you know that a●● know not all of these Non omnia noscimus Omnes Neither are your selves unconcerned herein you may be reminded of what you do know to do it Etiam sapientissimus est commonefaciendus Is a Master-piece expected that every man likes we must please the best not the most Haud pluribus placendum sed purioribus Is not this Piece ingenious enough or sufficiently quaint and curious What will you put up no Coyn but mill'd Pieces Nor eate wholsome Food because the Dishes are not bedect with Flowrs or adorned with Orange and Lymond Pieles Jeanus rarò stomachus vulgaria temnit Are there some small Defaults or Imperfections in Writer or Printer 'T is as honorable to pardon as comfortable to be pardoned Humanum est errare Divinum ignoscere If you have a ripe cordial Pippin or Pearmain that is a little perished in one or two places will you throw it wholly away I trow not no more then eat it wholly but you 'l chew the Best and eschew the Worst Et sorte tuâ contentus Et. sic hîc Are the Phrases too homely for these our critical Times Here is more Wisdome then Words The best is at the Bottom like sugered Wine Potiora latent quam patent Is it needless in this bookish Age to cast in these Mites into the Treasury Why They are of the Remains of an eminent and godly man whom whosoever knew shall require none Encomiastick no more then the Work needs an Apologetick Quippe Opus Authorem plaudat Author opus Besides these 300 make up his 200 Golden Sayings compleat 500 in all of his own besides the 300 Silver ones of mine Whereby he that hath an honest wise diligent heart may make haste to be rich and yet be innocent yea be the more innocent and wise too Prudens ut Serpens innoxius utque Columba Well Shall they all be counted such ordinary and common Notions that some that are extraordinary amongst them shall not make superabundant satisfaction in Lieu of the rest Verily any man of a modest Wit and moderate Spirit shall find some special benefit by every fift Aphorism of them or else I have misplaced some against my will Si non his utere mecum Thus hoping friends that you will be civil in your Demands and praying That you may not need to be hired to do your selves a Courtesie I must embolden my self to encourage you to bestow a Groat or Six pence upon your own or any of your poor Friends Souls who probably will be glad of it after you have read it if you be rich enough to spare it them withal assuring you that if you practice it you shall never repent the Price thereof and that if you accept of what is best in it you shall not need to except against what is worst thereing Furthermore expect not great things but respect what good things ye find here and in short I shall if the LORD give Life and Leave pacifie your Inquisitive Appetites with an Obrizâ more industriously Elaborate Despise not the Day of small things and then you shall see greater things then these with him in the Gospel John 1. last and with Your Friend without Guile whether you be your own or no NAT. CHURCH From my Chamber in Cambridge 1659. HEAVENLY APHORISMES 1. A Good Book is to be read or heard with great Attention 2. A wicked Man is the Devils Looking-glasse wherein he sees his own Image reflected 3. The greatest Favours have been shewn to the Saints most humbled 4. The Absence of God is the Desire of the Wicked here and the Curse of the Damned hereafter 5. Good Motions to the Reprobate are as Sparks to the Water soon quenched 6. Graces must be still evermore tried and repaired 2 Tim. 1.6 2 Cor. 13.5 7. Those that let their Virtues decay without Fear shall die without Favour Ezek. 33.12 13. 8. Some men are in bondage to Sin and some to Opinion both are under Vassalage 9. The weight of Cares and Pleasures clogges the Soul the weight of Afflictions presses the Mind 10. Those that are old in Knowledge should be old in Gravity and Sobriety See 1 Cor. 13.11 11. The chief cause of the Wickedness of Youth is want of timely and prudent Correction Prov. 13.24 19.18 23.13 14. 12. Many are discontent at their estates because they see their own Discommodities not others Psal 37.1 16. 13. A Christians Care in all Companies should be either to do good or receive good Gal. 6.10 Heb. 13.16 14. The causes of distraction in Prayer is because our Mindes are at other times too much estranged from God 15. We should observe where we profit most in Conference and there often to Visit Mal. 3.16 16. The Remembrance of Death will beat down High-mindednesse and Earthly-mindednesse Psal 39.5 Psal 49 6 7 c. 17. We should labour to get Heavenly Wisdome and having gotten it well to imploy it Prov. 4.5 with Luk. 12.48 18. The Truth of Grace manifestly appears by the growth of Grace Isa 22.3 Phil. 1.6 19. Let us labour for Conscience for the Devil hath great Knowledge and Science Therefore called Daemon 20. We should first be Good and then we should labour to do Good like God himself Psal 119.68 21. Worldly Men desire Worldly Comfort but the truly Religious desire Spiritual comfort Psal 4 6 7. 22. Private Prayer is a note of Sincerity if it be done sincerely from a sincere Heart Prov. 15.8 29. Prov. 21.27 23. Known Hypocrites be hated of God and Man of Man for making a shew of God for having but a shew 24 The World cannot abide Zeal and God rejects Luke-warmness Rev. 3.16 Let us consider which to follow 1 King 18.21 25. Every Accusation is not a Condemnation as in Job Daniel Christ c. 26. A Man must be convicted by Law before he be put from the Sacrament 27. Many Professors have fallen but an humble Man I never heard of to be an Apostate See Prov. 28.14 1 Cor. 10.12 28. We carry corruption about us the best of us therefore we should be content to bear any Crosse or Trouble Micah 7.9 29. Those that