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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56827	Institutions, essays, and maxims, political, moral, and divine divided into four centuries / by the Right Honoura[ble] L. Marqu. of H[alifax]; Enchiridion. 1698	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.	1698 (1698)	Wing Q100; ESTC R41062	51,002	313

Just thou secretly confessest thy Anger to be unjust He that is angry with the Just Reprover kindles the fire of the Just Revenger MAX. 43. Do well whilst thou mayst least thou do evil when thou wouldst not He that takes not advantage of a good power shall lose the benefit of a good will MAX. 44. Let not Mirth be thy profession lest thou become a make-sport He that hath but gained the title of a Jester let him assure himself the Fool is not far off MAX. 45. In every Relative action change Conditions with thy Brother then ask thy Conscience what thou wouldst be done to being truly resolved exchange again and do thou the like to him and thy Charity shall never err It is injustice to do what without impatience thou canst not suffer MAX. 46. Love thy Neighbour for God's sake and God for his own sake who created all things for thy sake and redeemed thee for his mercy sake if thy love have any other object it is false love if thy object have any other end it is self Love MAX. 47. Let thy conversation with Men be sober and sincere let thy Devotion to God be dutiful and decent let the one be hearty and not haughty let the other be humble and not homely so live with Man as if God saw thee so pray to God as if Men heard thee MAX. 48. God's pleasure is the wind our actions ought to sail by Man's will is the stream that Titles them up and down if the wind blow not thou mayst take the advantage of the Tide if it blow no matter which way the stream runs If with thee thy Voyage will be the shorter if against thee the Sea will be the Rougher It is eaffer to strive against the Stream than to sail against the Wind. MAX. 49. If thou desire much rest desire not too much there is no less trouble in the preservation than in the acquisition of abundance Diogenes found more Rest in his Tub than Alexander on his Throne MAX. 50. Wouldst thou multiply thy Riches diminish them wisely or wouldst thou make thy Estate entire divide it charitably Seeds that are scattered encrease but hoarded up they Perish MAX. 51. How cam'st thou by thy Honour by Money How cam'st thou by thy Money by Extortion compare the Pennyworth with the Price and tell me truly how truly Honourable thou art It is an ill purchase that is Cumbred with a Curse and that Honour will be Ruinous that is built on Ruines MAX. 52. If thy Brother hath privately offended thee reprove him privately and having lost himself in an injury thou shalt find him in thy forgiveness he that rebukes a private fault openly betrays it rather than reproves it MAX. 53. What thou desirest inspect throughly before thou prosecute cast one Eye upon the Inconveniencies as well as the other upon the Conveniencies weigh the fulness of the Barn with the charge of the Plough weigh Honour with her burthen and Pleasure with her dangers so shalt thou undertake wisely what thou desirest or moderate thy Desires in undertaking MAX. 54. If thou owest thy whole self to thy God for thy Creation what hast thou left to pay for thy Redemption that was not so cheap as the Creation In thy Creation he gave thee thy self and by thy self to him in thy Redemption he gave himself to thee and through him restored thee to thy self Thou art given and restored now what owest thou to thy God If thou hast paid all thy Debts give him the Surplusage and thou hast merited MAX. 55. In thy Discourse take heed what thou speakest to whom thou speakest how thou speakest and when thou speakest What thou speakest speak truly when thou speakest speak wisely A Fool 's Heart is in his Tongue but a Wise man's Tongue is in his Heart MAX. 56. Before thou act a Theft consider what thou art about to do if thou take it thou losest thy self if thou keep it thou disenablest thy Redemption till thou restorest it thou canst not be restored when it is restored` it must cost the more Sorrow and Pain than ever it brought thee Profit or Pleasure It is a great Folly to please thy Palate with that which thou knowest must either be vomited or thy Death MAX. 57. Silence is the highest Wisdom of a Fool and Speech is the greatest Trial of a Wise man if thou would'st be known a Wise man let thy Words shew thee so if thou doubt thy Words let thy Silence feign thee so It is not a greater point of Wisdom to discover Knowledge than to hide Ignorance MAX. 58. The Clergy is a copy-Copy-book their Life is the Paper whereof some is purer some courser their Doctrine is the Copies some written in a plain hand others in a flourishing hand some in a Text hand some in a Roman hand others in a Court hand others in a Bastard Roman If the choice be in thy power choose a Book that hath the finest Paper let it not be too straight nor too loosely bound but easie to lye open to every Eye Follow not every Copy lest thou be good at none among them all choose one that shall be most legible and useful and fullest of just Writing But if the Paper chance to have a Blot remember that Blot is no part of the Copy MAX. 59. Virtue is nothing but an Act of loving that which is to be beloved and that Act is Prudence from whence not to be removed by constraint is Fortitude not to be allured by Enticements is Temperance not to be diverted by Pride is Justice the declining of this Act is Vice MAX. 60. Rebuke thy Servant's Fault in Private publick Reproof hardens his Shame if he be past a Youth strike him not he is not fit for thy Service that after wise Reproofs will either deserve thy Stroaks or digest them MAX. 61. Take heed rather what thou receivest than what thou givest what thou givest leaves thee what thou takest sticks by thee he that presents a Gift buys the Receiver he that takes a Gift sells his Liberty MAX. 62. Things temporal are sweeter in expectation things eternal are sweeter in the fruition the first shames thy hopes the second crowns it It is a vain Journey whose end affords less pleasure than the way MAX. 63. Know thy self that thou may'st fear God know God that thou may'st love him in this thou art initiated to Wisdom in that perfected The Fear of God is the Beginning of Wisdom the Love of God is the fulfilling of the Law MAX. 64. If thou hast Providence to foresee a Danger let thy Providence rather prevent it than fear it the fear of future Evils brings often times a present Mischief whil'st thou seekest to prevent it practise to bear it He is a wise man can prevent an Evil he is a patient man that can endure it but he is a valiant man can conquer it MAX. 65. If thou hast the place of a Magistrate deserve it by thy