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A56988
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Institutions, essays and maxims, political, moral & divine divided into four centuries.; Enchiridion
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Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
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1695
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Wing Q99; ESTC R21810
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If by thy ignorance of Evil thou art surpriz'd with Evil it is an unhappy Ignorance Happy is he that hath so much Knowledge of Good as to desire it and but so much Knowledge of Evil as to fear it MAX. 63. When the Flesh presents thee with delights then present thy self with dangers Where the World possesses thee with vain Hopes there possess thy self with true Fear When the Devil brings thee Oil bring thou Vinegar The way to be safe is never to be secure MAX. 64. If thy Brother hath offended thee forgive him freely and be reconciled To do Evil for Evil is humane Corruption to do Good for Good is civil Retribution To do Good for Evil is Christian perfections the Act of Forgiveness is God's Precept the manner of Forgiveness is God's President MAX. 65. Reverence the Writings of Holy Men but lodge not thy Faith upon them because but Men They are good Pools but no Fountains Build on Paul himself no longer than he builds on Christ If Peter renounce his Master renounce Peter The word of Man may convince Reason but the word of God alone can compel Conscience MAX. 66. In Civil things follow the most in matters of Religion the fewest in all things follow the best so shall thy ways be pleasing to God so shall thy behaviour be plausible with Men. MAX. 67. If any loss or misery hath befallen to thy Brother dissemble it to thy self and what Counsel thou givest him Register carefully and when the case is thine follow it so shall thine own Reason convince thy Passion or thy Passion confess her own Unreasonableness MAX. 68. When thou goest about to change thy Moral Liberty into a Christian Servitude prepare thy self to be the world's laughing stock if thou overcome her Scoffs thou shalt have double honour if overcome double shame He is unworthy of a good Master that is ashamed of a bad Livery MAX. 69. Let not the falling of a Salt or the crossing of a Hare or the crying of a Cricket trouble thee They portend no evil but what thou fearest He is ill acquainted with himself that knows not his own Fortunes better than they If evil follow it it is the Punishment of thy Superstition not the fulfilling of their Portent All things are lucky to thee if thou wilt nothing but is ominous to the Superstitious MAX. 70. So behave thy self in thy course of Life as at a Banquet Take what is offered with modest Thankfulness and expect what is not as yet offered with hopeful Patience Let not thy rude Appetite press thee nor a slight carefulness indispose thee nor a sullen discontent deject thee Who desires more than enough hath too much and he that is satisfied with a little hath no less than enough MAX. 71. Is thy Child dead He is restored not lost Is thy Treasure stoln It is not lost it is restored He is an ill Debtor that counts Repayment loss but it was an ill chance that took thy Child and a wicked hand that stole thy Treasure What is that to thee It matters not by whom he requires the things from whom he lent them what Goods are ours by Loan are not lost when willingly restored but when unworthily received MAX. 72. Censure no man detract from no man praise no man before his Face traduce no man behind his back Boast not thy self abroad nor flatter thy self at home If any thing cross thee accuse thy self if any extol thee humble thy self Honour those that instruct thee and be thankful to those that reprehend thee Let all thy Desires be subjected to Reason and let thy Reason be corrected By Religion Weigh thy self by thy own Ballances and trust not the Voice of wild Opinion Observe thy self as thy greatest Enemy so shalt thou become thy greatest Friend MAX. 73. Endeavour to make thy discourse such as may administer Profit to thy self or Standers by lest thou incur the danger of an idle Word Above all Subjects avoid all those that are scurrilous and obscene Tales that are impertinent and improbable and Dreams MAX. 74. If God hath blest thee with a Son bless thou that Son with a lawful Calling chuse such Employment as may stand with his Fancy and thy Judgment if his Country claims his Ability towards the building of her Honour if he cannot bring a Cedar let him bring a Shrub He that brings nothing usurps his Life and robs his Country of a Servant MAX. 75. At thy first Entrance into thy Estate keep a low Sail thou must rise with Honour thou canst not decline without Shame He that begins as his Father ended shall end as his Father begun MAX. 76. If any obscene Tale should chance to slip into thine Ears among the Varieties of Discourse if opportunity admit reprove it if otherwise let thy Silence or change of Countenance interpret thy dislike The smiling Ear is Bawd to the lascivious Tongue MAX. 77. Be more circumspect over the Works of thy Brain than the Actions of thy Body these have Infirmity to plead for them but they must stand upon their own bottoms these are but the Objects of few they of all these will have Equals to defend them they have Inferiours to envy them Superiours to deride them all to censure them It is no less danger for these to be proclaimed at Paul's-Cross than for them to be protested in Paul's Church-yard MAX. 78. Use Common place-books or Collections as Indexes to light thee to the Authors lest thou be abused He that takes Learning upon Trust makes him a fair Cupboard with another's Plate he is an ill advised Purchaser whose Title depends more on Witnesses than Evidences MAX. 79. If thou desire to make the best advantage of the Muses either by reading to benefit thy self or by writing others keep a peaceful Soul within a temperate Body A full Belly makes a dull Brain and a turbulent Spirit a distracted Judgment The Muses starve in a Cook 's Shop and a Lawyer 's Study MAX. 80. When thou communicatest thy self by Letters heighten or dâ—press thy Stile according to the Quality of the Person and Business that which thy tongue would present to any if present let thy pen represent to him absent The Tongue is the Mind's Interpreter and the Pen is the Tongue 's Secretary MAX. 81. Keep thy Soul in exercise lest her Faculties rust for want of Motion to eat sleep or sport too long stops the natural course of her natural actions To dwell too long in the Employments of the Body is both the Cause and Sign of a dull Spirit MAX. 82. Be very circumspect to whose Tuition thou committest thy Child every good Scholar is not a good Master He must be a man of invincible Patience and singular Observation He must study Children that will teach them well and Reason must rule him that would rule wisely he must not take advantage of an ignorant Father nor give too much ear to an indulgent Grandmother The common Good must outweigh