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A22778	The glasse of vaine-glorie: faithfully translated (out of S. Augustine his booke, intituled, Speculum peccatoris) into English, by W.P. Doctor of the Lawes; Speculum peccatoris. English.	Prid, W.; Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, attributed name.	1585 (1585)	STC 929; ESTC S104431	30,907	96

THE GLASSE OF vaine-glorie Faithfully translated out of S. AVGVSTINE his booke intituled Speculum peccatoris into English by W. P. Doctor of the Lawes MORS · TVA MORS · CHRISTI FRAVS · MVNDI GLORIA · COELI QVOD VNI ET OMNIBVS ET · DOLOR · INFERNI · SVNT · MEDITANDA · TIBI · MIHI · HODIE · CRAS TIBI MORS SEPTRA LIGONIE ' EQVAT Sic transit gloria mundi Printed at London by Iohn Windet dwelling at the signe of the white Beare nigh Baynards Castle 1585. TO THE WORSHIPFVLL EDMVNDE HASSELVVOOD of Ringestone in the Countie of Lincolne Esquier W. P. wisheth most prosperous felicitie in this world and in the world to come life euerlasting IF GOD HIM selfe so bitterly inueieth against the extreame ingratitude of his people by his holy Prophet Esaias saying I haue nouris●ed brought vp children and they haue rebelled against me yea if hee preferreth bruite beastes in the returne of their duetie before them saying The oxe knoweth his owner and the asse his maisters crib but Israel knoweth not me If the Persians likewise so worthily abhorred this vice of Ingratitude so as they extremely punished such as they found more willing to receiue than readie to requite adiudging them execrable vnto God iniurious to nature and vnprofitable members of a common wealth If the Ciuill Lawe also with good reason bindeth men by nature ad antidora to requite a good turne receiued in duetie I trust no reasonable man will blame me if I seeke by all meanes possible to shunne so foul a blemish as vnthankefulnesse is so hatefull to God so lothsome to man and so repugnant to nature Wherefore finding my selfe deepely indebted by your onely meanes to all the name of Hasselwood and namely to master Edward Hasselwood your good brother and to that vertuous gentlewoman his wife a rare example of godlines and modestie but especialy to your worship both for them and all other your kindnesse curtesie and great frindships shewed towardes mee a stranger And hauing no other way in the world to requite any part of the same then by leauing a publike testimonie to all posteritie of my loyall loue and hartie good will towardes you likewise to stande for the meede of so great a merite I haue presumed to dedicate to your worship this litle booke of S Augustines translated by me into English and with great labor quoted confirmed by scripture in the margeant as you see very profitable to the Christian Reader that can finde in his heart to sequester his mind from the vice of vaine-glory that proceedeth from the ignorance of our owne estate the very snare of Satan the puddle of pride and the fountaine from whence distilleth all kinde of poysoned infection as by the viewe of this glasse may easily appeare Wherfore the premises duely considered I doubt not but that you will of your accustomed curtesye pardon my presumption and of your wonted Zeale to godlines accept of my trauaile herein and thinke me rather vnable then vnwilling any way to discharge my dutie whereof I am carefull as knoweth the Lorde who euer preserue your worship and that vertuous Gentlewomā your wife long to continue amongest vs with increase of godlinesse and worshippe in his feare Your worships most faithfull friend in the Lord. W P. A PREFACE to the Christian Reader and louing looker in this Glasse of vaine glorie AS those beastes that did not ruminate nor chewe the cud were iudged filthie and vncleane by the law Leuiticall a Leuit. 11 7 Deut. 14 4 5.6.7.8 So no doubt all they that neuer enter into due consideration of their estate and duetie must needes be wicked and vnholy in the sight of the Lorde b Ierem. 12 11. 1. Cor. 10 11 9.10 who most carefully recommendeth this exercise of meditation vnto vs saying These wordes must remaine in thy heart thou c Deut. 6.7 8. shalt meditate vpon them both at home and abroad when thou goest to bedde at night and when thou risest in the morning d Deut. 6 7 22. And againe Teach your children these things that they may meditate vpon them So is Ioshua commaunded to doe by the Lord himselfe e Ioshua 1.8 And so is Timothie likewise by his maister Paule willed to meditate f 1 Tim. 4 15. Haec meditare thinke of these things This meditation hath alwaies bene the ordinarie exercise of the righteous godly g Sirach 14.21 psal 1.2 prou 6 21. Iob 1 5. yea likewise of all wise heathen men h Seneca So did Isaac the patriarch i Gene. 24 63 So did Dauid the Prophet k psalm 119 28 So did Ezechias the King l Isa 38.13 14 And so did Plato the Philosopher m Ieron in epistola ad Heliodorum saying that the life of Philosophers was nothing els but a dayly memoriall of their death and n Seneca epist 147. dissolution o Tim 4.10 The remēbrance whereof made the world that we for want of this meditation so willingly p Ieron ad paulinum epistola 125. imbrace vile and contemptible q Seneca li 18 de nat quoestionib August lib. 13 de ciuitate Dei ca 11 Eccle. 7 16 19 vnto them and auailed greatly to guide them in all r Sirac 7 36 godlines wherefore full well the sonne of Sirach doth say in all thy works whatsoeuer thou doest remēber the ende and thou shalt neuer doe amisse s Ion 3 10 How beneficiall it hath bene the Niniuites can testifie z 1 Kinges 21 29 and Ahab can witnesse u Contrariwise howe hurtful the want of this prouidence circumspection hath beene besides daily v Experientia docet experience the wofull destruction of the Sodomites and the vtter ruine of the cittie of Laish x Gen 19 24 Deut 29 23 Isa 13.9 do sufficiently witnesse And God himself by his holy Prophet doeth signifie saying All the earth is fallen into vtter desolation for that there is no man that deepelye considereth these things in his heart z Ier 12 11 Wee wonder greatly not without cause at the madnes of theeues that seeing a many hanged euery day for thefte yet without any regard Reuela 22.11 they continue their practise y Iudg 18.28 and consider not their z, psal 53.1 perill How much the rather ought we to be amazed at the humor of these worldlings how possibly they can be so sottish a Wisdom 54 32. frantike knowing the vanitie of the world b Eccle. 1 1 Rom 8 28. 1 Cor 7 31. and the vengeance c Iuc 3 7. to come as to follow the one so much d Iacob 4 4 and feare the other so e psalm 36 Rom 3 18. little The peacocke is not alwaies tooting on his traine to further his pride but somtimes he loketh downwarde to his legs though it quaileth his courage but man so delighteth