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A03082	The gouernement of all estates, wherein is contayned the perfect way to an honest life gathered out of many learned authors, a boke right profitable for all estates, but especiallie for the trayning [and] bringing vp of the yonger sort: written in Latin by that excellent learned man Andreus Hesse, translated into Englishe.	Schottennius, Hermannus.; Baarland, Adriaan van, 1486-1538. aut; Bourman, Nicholas.; Hermann IV, Landgrave of Hesse and Archbishop of Cologne, d. 1508, attributed name. aut	1566 (1566)	STC 13207; ESTC S116007	59,116	260

of a Citie shining you might drawe the rest vnto you ¶ The vertues of those which dyed long since to be profitable to vs of this present state LEt this alwayes be the desire of a Christiā mā let all his endeuouring tende herevnto that in liuing well he might leaue a perpetuall memorie of his prayse and no vain glorie as the Poets did in the art of versifying behind him but that he passing from hence his successors may haue his diligent conuersation of life as a monument looking glasse dayly to beholde A good righteous and chast man hath not onely a respect seeing the body which he carieth about is brickle and mortall to liue in this world but study how to profite by examples of vertue those after his discease that be willing to liue in the same rate That euery mā therfore might know and vnderstande howe much the good workes of others and like examples might kindle vs to do well if we be willing to follow continencie and chastitie we will bring to your minde a notable exāple of Ioseph the Israelite which beeing a yong man of an excellēt shape or making as euer nature framed had a maruellous constancie of chaste lyuing before his eyes who in this slipperie time of brickle age would not maruell to see the like Ioseph being made Prefect ouer Putiphar his masters housholde being a proper yong man hys Mistres burnt vehemently in lust after hym and when shee spyed hir tyme caught hym by the cloake as he passed by exhorting him to this horrible fact and wickednesse with hir but he leauing his cloake behinde him fledde from hir presence c. O notable spectacle to all the whole world The simple Lambe fel into the handes of the gredie and reuenous Lion yet escaping without hurt ¶ By the great loue we beare to god charitie to arise towarde our neighbour IAcob serued for Rachell seauen yeares counting them for a fewe dayes bycause he loued hir Heare this O thou ignorant Christian and most vnthankeful toward God This righteous man that he might obtaine this virgin disdayned not to suffer all the bitter troubles of a shepeherdes lyfe to lie on the ground to feede with miserie despising raine winde colde and snowe How wilt thou then excuse thy selfe which louest not God the giuer of all good giftes with a like feruent zeale which requireth none other thing of thee than that thou loue hym with al thy heart Which thing if thou doe being mindefull of the word of our lord thou wilt neuer despise thy brother Math. 23. He that bestoweth any thing on the least of these bestoweth it on mee Thus bestowing thy almes with a liberall minde vpon the poore and as it were laying it in the hand of the Lord he wil restore it vnto thee with a double aduantage ¶ That almes to be bell wherevnto other vertues he adioyned WIlte thou profite thy selfe gyue of thy substāce to the nedy Suppresse all the affections of the fleshe roote out of thy minde the inticemēts of cōcupiscence as euill cogitation anger hatred in whose stede lette vertues succede ¶ Many offende by anger and lust bicause they know not the ends of good and euill AS God hath gyuen dyuers senses to mannes body to the vse of lyfe verie necessarie so likewise are there attributed various effections to the soule Of the which reason or way of mannes conuersation doth depend containing also a certaine lust prescribed by the worde of God to beget children The affection of anger is giuen to brydle offences But what a griefe is it to see howe many being ignorant of the fines of good and euil vsed the wicked lust of their flesh to punish virgins at wicked metings or assēblies Thei vse their anger to hurte those whom they hate Herevpō dayly it aryseth that we runne to great wickednesse and thereby likewyse ensueth strife betwene men fight cōtention ¶ The manners and conuersation of many to be chaunged in tyme. WE se many daily in age to repent that of sinners they bee made righteous of wicked good of dishonest honest I haue seene many extorcioners in youth Dycers I will not say worsse which afterward were worthie of prayse ¶ God is pacified in no other thing so much as in the amending of our manners THe amendement of our behauiour appeaseth the heauenly power being displeased with our wickednesse and not Frankincense not sacrifices not precious or costly giftes which we see subiect to corruption Wilte thou make the anger of God transitorie not lōg induring Ceasse from doyng yll Therefore God doth punish those things which we do in this presēt life so that we might haue leysure to repent ¶ God is to be loued and feared LEt vs loue God as a father let vs worship him as a Lorde let vs giue honor to him as a benefactor and let vs feare him as replenished with seueritie We can not be Godly if we do not loue God the nourisher or tender father of our soule Neyther cā he be despised without daūger vnto whom the Creator of all things and Lord ouer al men true eternall power remayneth He is a father as the which hath ministred a birth or beginning to vs to see the light which we enioy He is God whose gentlenesse aydeth the vsage of mankinde He alone nourisheth vs he alone feedeth vs. And therfore this to be his house in which we dwell and we to be his familie we cannot once denie ¶ Fayth is nothing without good workes Ex Chrisostomo THou art learned thou despisest life What profiteth life Againe thou carest for lyfe For life thou bostest in fayth neyther truely canst thou so be saued He that heareth and doth the same him we liken to a wyse man ¶ We must haue a regard to our brethren IT is the duetie of euery man to leade as it were by the hand vnto vertue our brother wādring through the pronenesse of sinne God him selfe for this cause taking vpon him our flesh entred into the world He suffered did many things being a child To conclude he tooke death vpon his shoulders that he might redeme mankind from sinne being giltie of damnation By the which exāple we must remēber to further our neighbor or brother considering he is a mēber of vs. I pray you is not our brother delyuered out of the chaps of the Diuell which by any mannes sounde doctrine is reduced into the path of vertue doth that which is right being riche bestoweth much vpō the poore Great great is hys reward that by continual admonition and teaching bringeth the slouthfull apte vnto vice into the right way ¶ What maner of Wyfe is to be sought WHat tyme as the vnquenchable thirst and greadie desire of couetousnes was but of smal force if a yong honest man coueted a wyfe ther was no questioning of muche substance no reasoning of ryches small demaunding of lande and scarce anie question propoūded of the beautifulnesse

of hir persō but how honest shee was ciuill which shuld marrie the foresaid yong man But nowe a dayes we demaund how rich is she what heritage doeth she loke for according to the saying of Horace Horat. We seeke euen to the very apparell of hir backe as for hir maners that is no matter that is last A proude Damasell a wicked Mayd if she be riches if she haue coyne or if she be landed makes vp our mouth ¶ Why god should the day of death to be vncertaine vnto vs. FOr this cause god wold that man should be ignor at of the tyme of his fate that he might by a continuall studie of vertues he prepared to watch He sayth Vigilate quia nescitis diem neqúe horam Watch bycause ye knowe not the tyme and houre c. But men do quite contrarie He cōmaunded them to watch and they sleepe downe righte not practising any goodnesse at al. Therfore they slumber in vertue and watch in vice What kind of men is this How many do we see dayly to bolde in wickednesse and slowe or tardie in goodnesse They die thei fade away as well the yong Lambes skin as the olde sheepes Death is indifferēt death spareth none yet notwithstāding are we led by this vnto vertue neyther doe we so prepare our selues to despise thys present estate and couet the estate to come ¶ We must haue a regard to our children YOu Parents teach your children cōtinencie For the custome of doing euil after that it hath once taken roote and is of any force by the the trauace of tyme it can not be wonne by any admonition Then youth being ledde as it were into captiuitie rusheth whyther so euer the wicked spirite calleth it and followeth the same willing nothing but pernitious destruction or obeyeth it onely hauing respect of present pleasure vnmindfull of the torments to come according to the prouerbe Sweete meate must haue sower sause Therefore yoke your children in tyme least they be punished for their sinnes It is best to resist euilles alwayes assaying vs. The medicine is to late prepared when the wounde is to much festured You that haue children take heede that they be vertuously brought vp You Masters also others which nourter youth be it to your charge and thinke it a great profite or vtilitie to instructe them to liue godly Teach thē to flee sinne exhort thē to vertuous exercise ¶ To hourd vp treasure is a daungerous thing THou couetous rich man to leaue much behinde thee thou hourdest vp dayly thou byest ground thou buildest thou pluckest downe thou choppest and chaungest foure cornerd stones for roūd And that thou mayst finish all this thy gredie desire thou pillest and pullest from other thou defraudest other and makest the workeman labour in vaine If any aske thee why thou doest thus streight wayes thou makest an answere for thy childrens behouf O blindnesse O madnesse doest thou not see these ryches to be left as an occasion for thy children to lyue wickedly If this age be prone by it selfe vnto lust to riottousnesse other vices howe much the more then by aboundance of welth doth it runne hedlong vnto the Diuell Hast thou neuer sene fire as sone as it hath found out a breach to issue out with strōger flames So also youth is kindled or stirred vp to sinne by riches the prouocation of all euils ¶ Who be poore who be rich to God IF thou neuer stirrest or stryuest to attaine righteousnesse thou art pore although a thousande of thy barnes were filled with grain He is onely rich vnto God that is indued with vertue Wilte thou be acceptable vnto him Perform goodnesse and innocencie Wilt thou be excellent Sowe the seede of mercifulnesse Wilte thou be perfecte Fulfill all the degrees of vertue that is abstaine from wicked workes euill wordes the cogitation of pestilent things ¶ What man is healthfull truly IF thine eyes thy heade thy feete thy syde thy other members be in good taking the common people iudge thee in health But the Philosopher sayth nothing lesse If thou be angrie if thou be puffed vp with pryde if thou be subiecte vnto lust if thou burne in concupiscence or if thou be couetous He will say that thou art sounde if thou bende not thine eyes vpon other mennes goodes For an enuious person waxeth leane or repyneth at an other mans prosperitie If thou gase not vpon riches if thou lust not after an other mans wife if thou desire or couet nothing at all then is there Mens sana in corpore sano But thou must also be hūble pityfull beneficious gentle and hauing a perpetuall peace in thy minde He that leadeth his life in this race according to the saying of the Philosopher he is healthfull and in euery member perfect ¶ The workes of mercy THat man is mercifull in deede which redeemeth the captiues from their enimies that visiteth the poore that cherisheth the nedie and suffereth them not to lie vnburied which die in the streates A pitifull person taketh away by violence those that be oppressed of the mighty opening his doore to them that want lodging defendeth the cause of the widdowes fatherlesse He that doth these workes offereth vnto God a true and acceptable sacrifice ¶ The comfort of Repentance REpe thy house immaculate cleare thy breast frō euery spotte that it may be the Temple of the Lorde which is not decked with the comelinesse of gold or Iuorie but with the brightnesse of fayth chastitie I heare what thou sayest verie well But I say it is a harde thing for a man to liue without spotte or blemish Therefore I counsell thee to flee vnto Repentance whiche possesseth not the least place among vertues For this is hir correction that if by chaunce thou offend in worde or deede by and by repent confesse thou hast offēded and desire of God pardō for thy sinnes which he will not denie for his vnspeakable mercie except thou perseuer still in thine offence and returne as the Dogge doth againe to his vomit Great is the comfort of Repentance It healeth our woundes and our sinnes this hope this porte of saluation haue we ¶ Where and what Godlynesse is BOdlynesse dwelleth in his breast which knoweth not dissentiō which agreeth with his neighbour which is a frend vnto enimies whiche loueth all men as his owne brethrē which knoweth how to brydle his anger and appease all the furie of his mind by a quiet meane ¶ All wickednesses which are done spring of these thrée affections anger desire and lust ANger is to be cohibited desire to be kept vnder lust to be subdued so shalt thou flee vice For al things almost which we vniustly and wickedly committe flowe and proceede from these three affections All the strife of men shall be drowned if the vyolēce of anger be suppressed Thou shalt see no man tangled in deceites or readie to mischiefe If we keepe vnder gredinesse