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cause_n	body_n	great_a	soul_n	2,575	5	4.9117	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14530	An introduction to vvysedome, made by Ludouicus Viues, and translated in to Englyshe by Rycharde Morysine; Ad sapientiam introductio. English	Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540.; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. Aliquot sententiae insignes. English. Selections.; Morison, Richard, Sir, d. 1556.; Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575.; Berthelet, Thomas.	1544 (1544)	STC 24848; ESTC S119289	45,201	146

be it thou shalte shewe it fyrste vnto thy maister there to be reformed before thou presume to send the same notynge and bearyng wel in mynde such fautes as he shall correct that thou mayst not mysse in them or any like in tyme to come After meate as whan thou haste dyned or supte brethe for a space before thou go to thy study and sytte downe in somme place where thou mayste talke and here somme pleasaunte communication or playe at somme suche game whereby thou mayste not chafe or moche comber thy bodye After supper walke with some mery company that is learned whiche may make the merier with his communication and whose wordes and sentences thou mayste with honestie folowe Betwene supper and bed drynke not in any wyse for there is nothing more pernitiouse bothe to the body the memory and also the wyt Wherfore if thyrst shall at any tyme constraine the to drynke goo not to reste vnder the space of halfe an houre after at the least Thou shalte not neglecte thy Memory nor suffer it to decaye through ydelnesse for it reioyceth aboue all thynge to be sette a worke and increaseth not a lytel therby Exercyse it therfore dayely with some worthy busynesse The more oft thou committest thinges to her custodye the more better and faithfuller wolle she kepe them And contrarylye the more selde the more vntrusty thou shalt fynde her Whan thou haste put any thynge to her kepinge suffer it to reste in her handes for a season and within a while after require it of her ageine as a thing lefte for a tyme in her custody If thou wylte lerne any thing perfectely rede it with attention foure or fyue tymes ouer nyghte and soo to bedde and whan thou risyst the nerte mornynge aske a reckenynge of thy memorye for that thyng thou diddest deliuer to her custody the euenyng before Thou must beware of surfettes of rawnes in the stomake and specially of colde in thy necke As to moche wyne weakeneth the sinewes in a man so it kylleth his memorye It shulde be very well done and if thou woldest a lyttell before thou goeste to reste calle to thy remembraunce all suche thynges as thou haste sene redde hearde or done all the day before And yf thou hast behaued thy selfe worthily to thy commendation thou shuldest reioyce and knowlege it to come of god purposynge to continue in lyke goodnesse on thother syde if thou haste done any thynge filthily outragiousely chyldysshely fondly worthy rebuke forgette not to ascribe it to thyne owne lewdenes and to be sory therfore neuer willing to do any like trespas ageyne If thou haste herde or redde any feate graue or godly sentence forgette it not And if thou hast sene any commendable thynge folowe it and shonne the contrary Let no daye scape the but thou rede here or wryte somewhat that may increase eyther thy knowledge thy iudgement or thy lyuynge Whan thou prepareste thy selfe to bedde rede or here some thyng worthy memory and let it be suche that thou dreamyng of it mayst take both pleasure and profitte that euen by nyght visions thou mayste lerne to amende thy lyfe There is no ende appoynted vnto the studye of wysedome in thys worlde but it muste be ended togither with lyfe It behoueth man to reherse these three thynges with him selfe all the tyme of his lyfe that is to say howe he may thynke well saye well and do well All arrogancie muste be secluded from studies For all that that he knoweth whiche is euen the beste lerned man a lyue is verye lyttell or nothynge in comparyson of the infinite thynges whiche he is ignorant in The knowledge of man is sclender a meruaylous smalle thynge and that very obscure and vncertayne our myndes beynge tyed and bounde in the prison of this body be oppressed with great darkenes in so moche that harde it is for our wyttes to enter euen in to a meane knowledge of thynges Furthermore Arrogancy moche encombereth the profyte of studyes for many myght haue come to wisedome if they had not thought them selfes there all redy Also Contention Emulation Bacbirynge vaine desyre of Glorye muste be eschewed For we folowe studies for this cause in special that we may by their helpe be deliuered from y e cruel dominion of the sayd vyces Nothynge can be imagined more pleasaunt than the knowlege of manye thynges fewe or none moore fruytefull than the intelligence of Uertue Studies be of suche efficacie and strength that they temper Prosperitie they mytigate Aduersitie they kepe vnder the hasty and rashe motions of youth they delyte and comforte croked and peynefull age being with vs at home abrode in publike and priuate busynesse whan we are alone whan we be accompanied in idelues in labours neuer absent but alwaies redy to helpe and aide vs. As Erudition is the rightest and moste holsome foode of the mynde so is it a thinge vumete that the body shulde haue his nouryshment the soule beynge kepte hungery from whense springeth out plentuously all delectation and perfecte pleasures and as among these the one bringeth in an other and those that be present do renewe theym past so they neuer depart ne make any man wery whā he hath most of them ¶ Of vertue and affection VERTVE the moste hygh and excellente treasure surmountynge all worldely ryches is not gyuen by man but commeth only from god wherfore we must desyre it of god with meke and humble harte The hyghest amonge all lyberall artes is that phylosophy whiche bryngeth remedy and helth for the greate and peynefull diseases of the mynde Moche dilygent labour is taken to cherysshe the bodye moche more oughte to be giuen to the soule for as moche as the diseases therof be more priuy more greuouse and also more perillous These dyseases be named and not without a cause Sharpe stormes greuous tormentes scourges brōdes and the furyes of mannes mynde whiche brynge with them moche calamitie and intollerable corsies if they be suffered to reygn'e and contraryly most pleasant tranquillitie if they be cōquered and kept downe And to the easy accomplishement of this suche documentes serue moche as haue ben of moste excellent wyttes for the furtherance of good life and mayntenaunce of maners prescribed This is the great rewarde and the very fruite that lerned men take of theyr longe and peynefull study not to gather many thynges for men to wonder at or elles such as he him selfe maye crake of but rather to haue gotten wherby he may helpe al men and most chiefely him selfe and not to lette them lye as in a boxe of ointmentes where out is taken salues to help other men the boxe there with all neuer a deale the better Christen Religion loketh for nothyng so moche as that a cleane and a pure conscience maye exhylarate the mynde and that affections beinge ones stayed and setteled we may be like vnto god and his angels in continuall quietnes and tranquillitie of mynde Remedyes for suche

do the contrary the children of the deuyll as Chryste him self plainly testifieth The hyghest poynt wherin a man passeth the fyercenesse of all wylde beastes is battell a thynge more agreing to beastes vnreasonable than to man which is weldeclared by the name that the latines haue giuen it Howe moche doth nature her selfe abhorre from warre which brought forth man in to this worlde naked without armure shapynge hym to mekenesse and louely societie of life God also abhorreth the same which wol and commaundeth mutual loue betwene man and man One of vs may not warre with annother ne hurt one the other without greuous offence If thou suspecte any man to beare grudge or displeasure in his mynde towardes the labour with hande and fote to reconcile and pacify him spare thou not in this behalf to pray to flatter and to bestowe thy goodes so that thou mayst therby obteyne the fauour of all men for this is the most redy and compendious way to come to goddis fauour Thou shalt scorne no man remembring that what so euer chanceth to one may hap to an other No rather gyue thankes to god that he hath kepte the from suche daunger and pray partly that no like thing may fortune to the partly for remedy vnto hym that is thus afflycted or at the least that god wyll gyue hym grace to take it thankefully and helpe hym yf thy power wyll extend therto It is a token of a dogged harte to reioyce in an other mans misfortune and not to pitie the common course of nature Be mercyfull to man and GOD woll haue mercy vpon the. The fortune and chaunce that foloweth mankynde is common to euery man thretnyng dayly all men and hanging ouer euery mans head Thynke it not possible that thou canst do any thynge more agreing to this loue dewe vnto man than if thou bring them to the greatest good of this worlde Uertue Ageine thou canst do nothing more repugnaunt to loue than to brynge any man to euill counsell example or otherwise vnto synne The chyefest and happyest of all other thynges is for a man to loue yea although he be not loued ageine yet that not withstandyng to be loued is the swetest the surest thing No treasure is of so great certaynty as perfect loue and amytie no gard so strong as faythfull frendes He taketh the son out of the world that taketh loue from life Trewe loue sure and stable frendshyp resteth in thē only that be good and vertuous amonge whom loue lightly encreaseth Euyll men are so farre from louyng the good that they can not one loue an other The redyest way to be loued is fyrst to loue For loue is allured by nothyng so moche as by loue Loue is gotten also by Uertue whiche of her self is so amiable that ofte times she inuiteth and in maner constraineth men to loue her whiche neuer knewe her Loue is also allured by tokens of vertue as by demure softnesse by comely shamefastnes by humanity by gentyll and fayre speche specially if thou neyther say ne do any thyng that sauereth of arrogancy insolency or malopert vncleannesse Let al thy actes be sweete softe gentyll and pure The venome of loue and amitie is to loue thy frende so that thou yeldest vpon occasion to hate him or so to take him thy frend that thou thinkest he may be thyn ennemy This sayeng is godly I hate as one redy to loue Let no remembrance of displeasure be where loue is nother thinke that he whom thou takest for thy frende can be thy ennemy for els shall thy loue be very weake and brickle In frendshyp must be such fayth constancy and symplicitie that in no wyse thou haue any suspition in thy frende or gyue eare vnto them that suspecte hym or shall euyll reporte hym Lyfe is no lyfe to suche as lyue in suspition or feare but rather suche lyfe is a continuall death Be not inquisitiue howe other men liue for they that passe to moch of other mens affayres ofte tymes loke vpon theyr owne busynes but sklenderly It is a poynt of great foly well to knowe other men and not to knowe thy selfe Of this thynge ryse many pryuy grudges and suche as vse these thinges be most commonly they whiche can spye a small mote in an other mans eye and not see a great beame in their owne It is great folyshnes to knowe other men so well and to knowe them self neuer a deale Thou mayst not alonely loue men but also reuerence suche as becommeth the honestly behauyng thy self among them wherin consisteth the offyce and duety of our hole life To the better accomplishment wherof thy part is diligently to mark wher whan and with whom thou doest or speakest any thyng Whan thou art in presence of men so order all the partes of thy body and in especiall thy eies and countenance that there may be no token of disdaine or contempt perceiued Use no wanton gesture but let quietnes and pleasant serenitie tokens of a quiet and clere minde alwayes temper thy countenaunce The fayre and most fauourable couerture of mans face is modestie and shamefastnesse whiche so sette forth mans countenance that without the same it semeth a thing very deformed and detestable Al hope of recouery is paste in him whiche nowe is no more ashamed of euyll doinge Shewe not to moche seueritie or grimnesse in thy countenaunce For therby men coniecture the mynde to be cruell and vnruly Laugh not to ofte nor out of mesure laugh not to loude nor that thy body shake withal lest thou be mocked and laught to scorne for such thy folyshe laughter There may be a cause of laughter but there can be no cause of scornefull laughter To scorne good thynges is wickednesse to mocke euyll crueltie and to iest at other meane thinges great folyshnes to scorne good men wickednes leude men cruelnes familiarly acquainted immanitie vnknowen men madnes to be shorte a man to scorne a man inhumanitie Let thy eyes be quiete and stedy play not with thy fyngers as iuglers vse to do Accustome not thy self to strike for oft times after a fyllyp foloweth a blowe and from blowes men come to clubbes and swordes Gyue onely good men true and ryght honour which commeth from the reuerence of the mynde Honour suche as be in office and auctoritie and be obediēt vnto them although they commaunde greuous and peinfull thinges for god willeth it so to be for a publike quietnes Gyue place vnto ryche men leste they stered to angre hurte bothe the and other good men to Aryse vnto age and reuerence it as in whom consysteth ofte tymes great experience and knowledge of godly liuing and worldly policy Be not onely euen with them that honour the but according to the apostels precepte preuent them whan thou mayst It is an argument of great rudenes not to salute hym that saluteth the a great point of barbarousnes not to wishe wel ageine to him that wisheth wel to the. 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