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A56983	Enchiridion miscellaneum spare houres improv'd in meditations divine, contemplative, practical, moral, ethical, oeconomical, political : from the pietie and learning of Fr. Quarles & Ar. Warwick, Gents. : by it they being dead, yet speak (Heb. XI. 4).	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Warwick, Arthur, 1604?-1633. Spare minutes, or, Resolved meditations and premeditated resolutions.	1677 (1677)	Wing Q94; ESTC R6261	74,920	244

knowest must either be vomited or thy death CHAP. LVII 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 Wisdome to discover knowledg then to hide ignorance CHAP. LVIII THe Clergy is a 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 chuse a Book that hath the finest Paper let it not bee too straight nor too loosely bound but easie to lye open to every Eye follow not every Copy least thou be good at none Among them all chuse one that shall be most Legible and usefull and fullest of Instructions But if the Paper chance to have a Blot remember the Blot is no part of the Copy CHAP. LIX VErtue 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 allur'd by enticements is Temperance not to be diverted by Pride is justice The declining of this act is Vice CHAP. LX. REbuke thy Servants fault in private publique 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 strokes or digest them CHAP. LXI TAke heed rather what thou receivest then 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 CHAP. LXII THings Temporal are sweeter in the Expectation Things Eternal are sweeter in the Fruition The first shames thy Hope the second crown's it it is a vain Journey whose end affords less pleasure then the way CHAP. LXIII KNow thy self that thou maist Fear God Know God that thou maist 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 CHAP. LXIV IF thou hast Providence to foresee a danger let thy Prudence rather prevent it than fear it The fear of future evils brings oftentimes a present mischief Whilst thou seek'st to prevent it practise to bear it He is a wise man that can avoyd an evill he is a patient man that can endure it but he is a vailiant man can conquer it CHAP. LXV IF thou hast the place of a Magistrate deserve it by thy Justice and dignifie it with thy Mercy Take heed of early gifts an open hand makes a blind eye be not more apt to punish Vice then to encourage Vertue Be not too severe least thou be hated nor too remiss least thou be sleighted So execute Justice that thou mayst be loved so execute mercy that thou mayest be feared CHAP. LXVI LEt not thy Table exceed the fourth part of thy Revenu Let thy provision be solid and not farr fetcht fuller of substance than Art Be wisely frugall in thy preparation and freely cheerfull in thy entertainment If thy guests be right it is enough if not it is too much Too much is a vanity enough is a Feast CHAP. LXVII LEt thy apparell be decent and suited to the quality of thy place and purse Too much punctualitie and too much morositie are the two Poles of Pride Be neither too early in the Fashion nor too long out of it nor too precisely in it what custom hath civiliz'd is become decent till then ridiculous Where the Eye is the Jury thy apparell is the evidence CHAP. XLVIII IF thy words be too luxuriant confine them least they consine thee He that thinks he never can speak enough may easily speak too much A full tongue and an emty brain are seldom parted CHAP. LXIX IN holding of an argument be neither cholerick nor too opinionate The one distempers thy understanding the other abuses thy judgement Above all things decline Paradoxes and Mysteries Thou shalt receive no honour either in maintaining rank falshoods or medling with secret truths as he that pleads against the truth makes with the mother of his Errour so he that argues beyond warrant makes wisdom the midwife of his folly CHAP. LXX DEtain not the wages from the poor man that hath earn'd it least God withhold thy wages from thee If he complain to thee hear him least he complain to Heaven where he will be heard if he hunger for thy sake thou shalt not prosper for his sake The poor mans penny is a plague in the rich mans purse CHAP. LXXI BE not too cautious in discerning the sit objects of thy Charity least a soul perish through thy discretion What thou givest to mistaken want shall return a blessing to thy deceived heart Better in relieving idleness to commit an accidental evil then in neglecting misery to omit an essential good Better two Drones be preserv'd then one Bee perish CHAP. LXII THeology is the Empress of the world Mysteries are her Privy Covncell Religion is her Clergy The Arts her Nobility Philosophy her Secretary The Graces her Maids of Honour The Moral vertues the Ladies of her Bed-chamber Peace is her Chamberlain True joy and endless pleasures are her Courtiers Plenty her Treasurer Poverty her Exchequer The Temple is her Court If thou desire access to this great Majesty the way is by her Courtiers if thou hast no power there the common way to the Sovereign is the Secretary CHAP. LXXIII IT is an evill knowledg to know the good thou shouldst embrace unless thou likewise embrace the good thou knowest The breath of divine knowledg is the bellows of divine love and the flame of divine love is the perfection of divine knowledg CHAP. LXXIV IF thou desire rest unto thy soul be just He that doth no injury fears not to suffer injury The unjust mind is always in labour It either practises the evill it hath projected or projects to avoid the evill it hath deserved CHAP. LXXV ACcustome thy palate to what is most usuall He that delights in rarities must often feed displeased and somtimes lie at the mercy of a dear market common food nourishes best delicates please most The sound stomack preferr's neither What art thou the worse for the last years plain diet or what now the better for thy last great Feast CHAP. LXXVI WHo ever thou art thou hast done more evill in one day than thou canst expiate in six and canst thou think the evill of six days can require less then one God hath made us rich in days by allowing six and himself poor by reserving but one and shall we spare our own flock and shear his Lamb He that hath done nothing but what