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A46794	The Christian tutor, or, A free and rational discourse of the sovereign good and happiness of man, and the infallible way of attaining it, especially in the practice of Christian religion written in a letter of advice to Mr. James King in the East-Indies / by Henry Jenkes ... ; and now published for the benefit of all others.	Jenkes, Henry, d. 1697.; King, James.	1683 (1683)	Wing J628; ESTC R1916	24,940	82

Cosmica in two Folio's Couringii Oldenburgeri Thesaurus Rerum publicarum Totius Orbis Quadripertitus in four Octavo's The first will instruct you fully in the General part of Geography and the others in the Special part of it as to the Topography and Situation of all particular Countries and also as to the Government Customs and Manners of the People III. Johannis Cluverii Epitome Historie Vniversalis in Quarto I have pitched upon this Book because in my judgment I think it the best in the universal way of History it is very good Latin and well digested as to the matter of it After this read Marci Zuerii Bu●hornii Historia Sacra Prophana Novi Testamenti in Quarto A learned and most excellent Book both for Ecclesiastical and Civil History For Chronology the best in that way of History are D. Petavii Rationale Temporum in Twelves Sethi Calvisii Chronologia in Folio as to Computation and Synchronisms IV. Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World in Folio This excellent Author was a great Traveller both by Sea and Land and a great States-man to boot and therefore well accomplished to write such an History Had it been compleatly finished as he designed to have it done you could not have read a better Book in the kind However so far as he hath carried it on with great judgment and discretion it is exceeding well worth your reading V. Doctor Howell's General History in two Folios A Book so well worth my recommending to you and your reading of it over that I heartily wish the learned and worthy Author of it had quite finished it for your sake and all others that love History as I hope he will do so in due time VI. R. Verstegan's Antiquities c. in Octavo R. Sheringhami de Anglorum Gentis Origine Disceptatio in Octavo Milton's History of England in Octavo Medulla Historiae Anglicanae or a Comprehensive History of England in Twelves Cambden's Britannia Baker's Chronicle and Speed's Chronicle all Folio's The Present State of England Twelves I would not have you ignorant of your own Country nor the History of it and therefore you may serve your self out of these good Books with such profitable Instructions as will render you very knowing in those matters VII Doctor Gilbert Burnet's History of the Reformation in two Folio's This judicious and learned Author in this Book of his hath given you a true and impartial Account of the Reformation of the Church of England from the most Authentick Records of those Times Here you will see with what Prudence and Moderation our Reformation was begun and continued Which excellent Book I would have you therefore read when you have time and leisure that you may be well grounded and satisfied in the present established Religion of the Church of England An account of some Books that Vindicate and defend the Church of England If you desire to know more particularly what those Books are of Eminent Note that have been written in Defence of the Church of England against those that dessent from her I shall only recommend to you these few viz. I. Bishop Jewell his Apologia Ecclesia Anglicanae in Twelves A Book of great Sense and written in a very Elegant Latine stile II. Bishop Laud against Fisher in Folio with Dr. Stilling fleet 's Rational account of the Grounds of Protestant Religion c. in Fol. III. Mr. Richard Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity in Folio IV. The Serions and Compassionate Enquiry c. in Octavo V. Dr. Patrick's Friendly Debate in Octavo and then Dr. Parker's Case of the Church of England briefly and truly stated in Octavo A farther Account of some other good Books in Philosophy and Mathematicks I know not whether you have a mind some time or other to entertain your self with some other parts of Human Learning as Philosophy and Mathematicks if you be so minded these are the Books that I would recommend to you I. Antonii Le Grand Institutio Philosophiae grounded upon the Great Des-Cartes his Principles together with his Historia Naturae in Quarto Item Petri Gassendi Syntagma Philosophiae Rel qua ejusdem in four Folio's Rehaulti Tractatus Physicus in Octavo Sir Francis Bacon's Works in Folio And The Honourable Mr. Boyl's Choice Pieces in Experimental Philosophy some in Octavo's and some in Quarto's to which you may adjoyn Dr. Sprat's History of the Royal Society in Quarto A Book of great Excellency and Eloquence Item Mr. Oldenburg's Philosophical Transactions in several Quarto's To entertain Inquisitive minds withal Item The Weekly Memorials for the Ingenious relating to most Arts and Sciences in Quarto Item Pancirollus his Treatise de rebus repertis deperditis in Quarto with Salmuth's Annotations A Book of very Curious Learning as to things newly found out and lately lost In Moral Philosophy especially read P. Charron of Wisdom in Quarto Henrici Mori Enchiridion Ethicum in 80. Puffendorff de Officiis Hominis Civis in Octavo Hermanni Conringii Pro-Politica vel Prudentia Civilis in Quarto Hugo Grotius de Jure Belli ac Pacis in Quarto Doctor Cudworth's true System of the Intellectual Universe A Book of great Learning and invincible Reason there wants nothing to recommend it further but his Moral Vniverse c. After this you may read some of the Ancients as Plato Aristotle Plutarch's Morals and Lives and sometimes Tully and Seneca some of which are in Folio and some in lesser Volumes Besides Horis Subsecivis when you have not much to do you may turn over some of the Ancient Poets in which you were brought up as Lucretius Virgil Horace Ovid Plautus Terence Seneca's Tragedies c. Books of several sizes that contain a great deal of the Natural and Moral Philosophy of the Ancients II. Petri Galtruchii Institutio Mathematica in Octavo Andreae Tarquiteti Opera Mathematica in Folio De Chales Cursus seu Mundus Methematicus in three Folio's The most complete System of Mathematical Learning that I know Books that will sufficiently instruct you either in Philosophy or the Mathematicks and by reading of them you will come to the knowledge of others that are eminent in all the particular Arts and Sciences But so much for Books and the best Account of them I could have mentioned more in each kind but I was not willing to create you too much trouble nor to swell the Letter to a greater bulk than I designed at first and therefore I have forborn And now for a Close that in the reading of them and others Some Directions concerning Reading and the right use of good Books you may attain your End and so come to the most Vseful Knowledge always take along with you These Monita a few Directions The first Direction Wisely and well consider what you read that is understand the sense and reason of every Author you read and make the best Use of his Notions in order to Practice and Human Conversation By this way of Procedure Liberty

THE Christian Tutor Or A Free and Rational Discourse OF THE Sovereign Good and Happiness of MAN AND THE Infallible Way of attaining it especially in the Practice of CHRISTIAN RELIGION Written in a Letter of ADVICE to Mr. James King in the East-Indies By HENRY JENKES Fellow of Gonvil and Caius College in the University of Cambridge and of the Royal Society And now Published for the Benefit of all others LONDON Printed for Henry Faithorne and John Kersey at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCLXXXIII A GENERAL VIEW Of the Principal CONTENTS Sect. I. THe Occasion of this Letter Page 1 Sect. II. The main Argument or Subject-matter of it p. 3 Sect. III. Of the Sovereign Good of Man p. 4 1. Wherein it consists p. 5 2. Wherein it cannot consist p. 7 Sect. IV. Of the Infallible way of attaining it p. 8 Sect. V. In the General way p. 9 1. By loving God p. 10 The best Expressions of that Love p. 11 2. By loving our Neighbour p. 12 The Principal Parts or Acts of this Love are two Ibid. 1. To wrong no man Ibid. 2. To do men all the Good we can p. 13 Instances of it Ibid. Our Particular behaviour towards our Superiours Equals Inferiours p. 14 3. By loving our selves p. 16 This Love consists in two things p. 17 1. In denying our selves in somethings Ibid. What these things are Ibid. 2. In making much of our selves in some other things p. 18 What those things are is here declared as for instance p. 19 1. The good Health of the Body Ibid. The best Rule for that Ibid. 2. The Perfections of the Mind p. 20 1. Vseful Knowledge Ibid. An Account of some of the best Books p. 21 An Account of the best Books in Christian Religion Ibid. Another Account of the best Books in Geography and History p. 26 An Account of some Books that Vindicate and defend the Church of England p. 31 A farther Account of some other good Books in Philosophy and Mathematicks p. 32 Some Directions concerning Reading and the Right use of good Books p. 36 The first Direction Ibid. The second Direction p. 37 The third Direction Ibid. The fourth Direction p. 38 The Author 's Political Compass p. 43 2. Vertuous Practices p. 46 Especially the due Government of our Thoughts and Passions Ibid. 1. The Government of our Thoughts p. 47 The true way of it by Avocation and Revocation Ibid. 2. The Government of our Passions p. 48 In the first Effort p. 49 Two Rules to be observed Ibid. The first Rule to determine our Passions to their proper Objects Ibid. The second Rule to regulate and order them in such a way and manner as may be proportionate to those Objects p. 50 The Vse of this Rule is shewn in most Passions p. 51 In the second Effort p. 55 Two Maxims of State must be observed and practised p. 56 The first Maxim Divide and Command Ibid. The second Maxim Trust but look well whom you trust Ibid. 3. The whole Man must be also regarded by us p. 58 4. Our good Name and Reputation p. 59 5. Our Real and Personal Estate p. 60 The Transition to the next head of Discourse p. 61 Sect. VI. The Infallible way of attaining the Sovereign Good of Man in the special way of Christian Religion p. 63 By loving our Lord Jesus Christ in Truth and Sincerity that is to say Ibid. 1. Honour him Ibid. 1. As to his Person p. 64 2. As to his Offices p. 65 1. As he is your Prophet Ibid. 2. your High-Priest Ibid. 3. your King p. 66 2. Entertain his Doctrine p. 67 1. Believe his Promises Ibid. 2. Obey his Precepts p. 68 3. Imitate his holy Life and Example p. 69 Sect. VII The Conclusion p. 72 ERRATA Page 21 line 17. for Twelves read Octavo p. 27 l. 5. r. Tabulae p. 31 l. 17. r. Ecclesiae p. 36 l. 12. for a r. or Ibid. l. 21 and 22. for at best hand r. are best secured THE CHRISTIAN TUTOR Dear Sir THE great Kindness I have for you and always had makes me at this time write to you §. 1. The Occasion of this Letter and that the rather because the good Character that has been given of late by the President Aungier a Person of great Honour and Integrity of your Honesty great Diligence and graceful Behaviour in all your Actions as it has procured you the Company 's Favour in making you one of their Factors in India so it has exceedingly rejoyced me that I cannot but with this New Year congratulate to you all Health and Happiness long may you live to Enjoy that Place to your Contentment Satisfaction c. You shall never want my good Counsel and Prayers to further you with Gods Blessing in all Well-doing Silver and Gold have I none to send you but what is above the Price of Rubies and Diamonds and above all the Riches of the East You shall not fail every Year to have a just Letter full fraught with them and that is Wise and serious Directions for the Conduct of your Life here to the Attainment of a Better hereafter Instructions that shall never hinder Business either Publick or Private such wholsom Advices that you shall be the better for them or at least never repent that you have follow'd them An Example and Proof of them this Paper-Messenger brings you by this present Shipping from one that heartily loves you and all your Relations after the highest rate of Friendship and therefore what he says you will I doubt not entertain with the like good Affection I will not long detain you with any tedious Prefaces §. 2. The main Argument or subject matter of it for Time is short and precious but immediately betake my self to that Argument of Discourse I have proposed to my self to enlarge my good Will upon with the best Understanding I have of it You know very well that It is the great Desire of all men to be Happy For no man would be Miserable Every one of us takes care to establish his Happiness in some good thing or other which he judges will most Contribute to that End but in the several Ways and Means that are made Choice of all Men but the Wise and Virtuous are mistaken and therefore I will God willing for your Information and my own give you my Choicest Thoughts about this matter And that we may proceed Methodically herein I shall first paint out unto you what I judge to be a Man's Sovereign Good that can only render him Happy and then shew you the most Direct and Infallible Way of Attaining it First §. 3. Of the Sovereign Good of Man By the Sovereign Good of Man I mean the Acquisition and Possession of such a thing as is most Beneficial to him and all others in the whole World that which gives him full Content and Satisfaction of Mind the greatest Peace and Tranquillity a permanent Joy sincere and unmixed that