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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85405	Os ossis & oris. Or A collection of the most remarkeable passages in a book intituled, Os ossorianum. Or A bone for a bishop to pick, written by a worthy minister of the VVord, John Goodwin, of Coleman street. Viz. 1. The most grave and weighty sentences and proverbs. 2. His most meeke and charitable demeanour. 3. The most home and reverent similitudes. 4. The neatest phrases, and most queint expressions. 5. His excellency in the allegoricall use of the militia. 6. The most concordant, and consonant passages. 7. His most modest, and mannerly behaviour towards his adversary. viz. the Reverend Father in God, Gr. Williams, Lord Bishop of Ossory.; Os Ossorianum. Selections	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1643 (1643)	Wing G1184; Thomason E96_15; ESTC R11747	3,731	8

Os Ossis Oris OR A COLLECTION OF The most remarkeable passages in a book intituled Os Ossorianum OR A bone for a Bishop to pick Written By a worthy Minister of the VVord JOHN GOODWIN of Coleman street Viz. 1. The most grave and weighty Sentences and Proverbs 2. His most meeke and charitable demeanour 3. The most home and reverent similitudes 4. The neatest phrases and most queint expressions 5. His excellency in the allegoricall use of the Militia 6. The most concordant and consonant passages 7. His most modest and mannerly behaviour towards his Adversary viz. The Reverend Father in God Gr. Williams Lord Bishop of Ossory Printed in the yeere 1643. A Collection of the most remarkable passages in a Book entituled Os Ossorianum HAving falne upon this Tract written by a most judicious Divine of this City by which I seriously professe my selfe to be more improved then by any other of the same nature and considering that books of that bulk and value are not so generally dispersed or so throughly read in these nimble and dispatchfull times I have thought it not unworthy my Christian pains to cull out the most usefull and edifying passages as well for the ease and benefit of this City and Kingdome as for the more speedy advancement of the Cause in hand and the reputation of the grave learned modest ingenious humble and charitable Author Which are as followeth 1. The most grave and weighty Sentences and Proverbs 1 THe Countrey Proverb is that Good Ale never wants a friend on the Bench applyed to the Episcopall chaire Page 1 2 Much like a Rat before he is aware He squeaks himselfe into a trapping snare p. 8 3 You will never thrive by hogs if you bring them to no fairer market then this p. 13 4 It may be he was afraid of the end of an old Saw Pauperis est numerare pecus 'T is poor mans guise his cattle ere to number p. 17 5 I see it is ill halting before a cripple however the common saying is Set a thief to take a thief p. 19 6 But in the meane time let the saddle be set on the right horse and he that cries out against the thiefe be laid hold of for the thiefe himselfe p. 40 7 They tell you they have a needle of nine-pence in a bottle of hay disprove them if you can p. 55 8 Therefore Sir you are faln into the Premunire of the old Proverb Sutor ultra crepidam having playd the Cobler beyond your Last p. 61 9 They have laid your wallet upon your owne neck and have concluded Stop the thiefe to be the thiefe himselfe ibid. II. His most meek and charitable demeanour 1 INtending chiefly to abuse the consciences of the weaker he blusters and thunders and arms himselfe with hell-fire p. 9 2 Which is an accusation of that desperate malice that the Accuser of the Brethren seems to have given him his power his throne as being more able to manage them for his advantage then himselfe p. 36. 3. Let the Bishop beare testimony against me and upon due proofe made Satiet se sanguine quem semper sitivit let the Anti-cavalier be sacrificed upon his Anti-Christian and bloudy Spirit p. 40. 4. Bishops surely are more afraid of scruples and qualmes of conscience then they are of hell-fire p. 50 5. He is inforced to furnish his pen with the rankest slanders and lies he could rake off from the Divels dunghill p. 54. 6. Surely he hath good correspondence with Pluto for we have here stampt together as the principall ingredients in the composition p. 58. Oris Cerberei spumas virus echidnae i. e. The foamy froth of Cerberus triple chaps Mixt with the poyson of a female aspe Brai●… Stairs III. The most home and reverent similitudes 1. AS Peter and John had neither silver nor gold but gave the poor cripple such as they had so this man hath neither learning nor modesty but such as he hath he gives his poore brother Ignorance and Impudence p. 14. 2. To say that any Magistrate hath any power at all from God to lay punishment unjustly upon any man is as like the sound of an empty tub as may be p. 15 3 When Herod had killed James because he saw that it pleased the people he proceeded further to take Peter also Act. 12. 2 3. The Bishop it seems hath either so pleased himself or his friends with confuting the Anti-Cavalier over the shoulder once that he proceeds to the like confutation of him the second time p. 36 4 However the Lamb hath no great cause to be sorry if the Wolfe knew her not nor hath this Goodwin any cause to be troubled that these great overseers over-look him p. 37 5 This is but a saying of like notion with this that all the fishes in the sea that are fowles in the ayre are able to fly Or this all the lambs in the fold that are Lions in the forest will be able enough to deale with the wolfe p. 44 6 But is he as strong in his evidence as he is in his judgment Not by as many degrees as the Sun went back in the diall of Ahaz in Hezekiahs dayes p. 47 7 In this Nation your credit is broken in pieces like a Potters vessel whereof there remains not so much as a sheard or piece wherewith to take either a little fire from the harth or a little water out of the pit p. 56 8 His angry Lordship in joyning the Anti-Cavalier with M. Burroughs hath accommodated him with the like honour wherewith the blind man restored to sight by our Saviour Joh. 9. vvas gratified by the Scribes and Pharisees who excommunicated him and cast him out of their society to Christ and his Apostles p. 57 9 It may be you are best in the dark and the light is to you that which Job sayes it is to theeves in the shadow of death Job 24. 17. p. 60 IV. The neatest Phrases and most queint Expressions 1. I Wonder what crotchet hath fallen in conjunction with the Rotcher p. 21 2. The ruine and destruction of the land by those walking sacks of blood the Cavaliers ib. 3. Hence it fully appeares how left-handed the Bishop is in his understanding of Scriptures p. 31 4. The design of this confession seems to be to indigitate his adversary as a filius terrae and himselfe brother to the Sunne and Moone p. 37 5. He casts out his sacred anchor betakes himself to his bottome answer p. 45 6. I professe ingeniously I have not so bad an opinion of the man as to set the foote of my judgement by his in this p. 48 7. A man would have thought that what the Anti-Cavalier hath written should have beene a bridle in the lips of this mans pen. But jacta est alta he hath adventured upon a Bishoprick p. 50 8. Sir let me tel you one thing which may be worth many a two that are told you otherwise p. 56