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A05326	A helpe to discourse. Or, A miscelany of merriment Consisting of wittie, philosophical and astronomicall questions and answers. As also, of epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, and iests. Together with the countrymans counsellour, next his yearely oracle or prognostication to consult with. Contayning diuers necessary rules and obseruations of much vse and consequence being knowne. By W.B. and E.P.	Basse, William, d. ca. 1653, attributed name.; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?, attributed name.; Pond, Edward, d. 1629, attributed name.	1619 (1619)	STC 1547; ESTC S117185	70,959	300

be made by his word why God made choyce of a remnant and reiected the greatest part and the like let such questions say we amaze the curious and humble the wise and let it be thought a sinne in vs to haue a tongue to speake or a heart to thinke where the Spirit of God had not a penne to write and let such be answered as Saint Austine answered one curious in such questions That he ordayned a hell for such kind of inquirers as Euclid the Phylosopher answered one so demāding what thou asketh quoth he I am ignorant but this I know God is angry with such kinde of inquirers Q. There is a thing which is the Temple it selfe the Altar the Priest he to whom it was offered he that was offered and who was that A. A strange collection proposed and resolued by them that haue sweat in the trau●ll of the Scripture and verified of him of whom alll the Prophets beare witnesse that is Christ for in a Sacrifice foure things are to bee considered 1. To whom it it is offered 2. by whom 3. what is offered 4. for whom it is offered which all haue their concurrence on him Q. Whether did the Crosse beare Christ or Christ beare the Crosse. A. It did both and both at once and in bearing him it bore all our iniquities and therefore as a Father prayd so I desire that he may be wholly fastned in my heart that was wholly fastned on the crosse for me Inter carnifices sancto pendente latrone Par est poenatrium sed dispar causa Deorum Hi mundo sunt quippe rei pro crimine multo Huic reus est mundu● saluatus sanguine iusto Betweene two theeues the iust condemnd to die Did hang where al like punishmēt did trie Though for a cause vnlike they both death tryde Fo● sinnes i' the world hee for the worlds sinnes dyde Of which one wittily addes that if euer goodnesse were in the middest of euill then it was Q. What were the first and last words that Christ spake in this world A. The first was fiat let there bee and after he added increase and multiply The last words were Father into thy handes I commend my spirit Q. Whether is it more necessary that Christ should bee in heauen or in the Sacrament as the Papists would haue him A. In heauen witnesse Christ himselfe when hee saith It is expedient that I go away from you for vnlesse I goe the comforter will not come Q. What wicked man was that that for a most vilde price solde to others what he had not in his power and yet what was more pretious then all the world besides A. Iudas that sold Christ of whom as a Father writes his death was answerable to his life in that he was hanged being a theefe that hee bu●st being a traytor c. Q. A certaine godly man fr●m a wicked required a guift that was more excellent then all the world and what was that A. Ioseph of Arimathea when hee begged of Pylate Christs body Q. What part of the body of man doth God chiefly require for his seruice A. The heart that inward triangle of loue for which hee calls for in these words My sonne giue me thy heart and in another place this people honour mee with their mouthes but their hearts are farre from me To which purpose is here annexed a fable of a certaine Hermit that in his deuotion besought God that he might know what worship he required chiefly who was answered by the Oracle in these words Da mediam Lunam Solem simul Canis iram Giue the halfe Moone the Sunne and the anger of the Dogge Hee good old man hearing this oenigma began to bee perplext to thinke of these impossibilities as how he should bee able to pull the Moone from the skie though the lowest of all the Planets yet too high for his reach or capacitie much lesse the Sunne in a higher Sphere and more difficult vntill it was thus explaned to him Giue the halfe Moone that is C The Sunne that is O the Dogges anger that is R And that is the heart a guift that God requires Q. Into how many faiths is the world deuided in A. The world is deuided into foure parts and foure Religions possesse the same and with much diuersitie in euerie one for as the saying is how many heads so many opinions which foure are Iudaisme Christianitie Mahomatism and Paganisme Therefore it was the good counsell of Vincentius where he sayd wee are not to sway religion to what fancie we would haue her but we must be swayde by her whither she leades vs whereupon wee conclude it vnaduisedly spoken by an Emperour who walking in his garden answered one that had endeuoured to roote out many sects out of his land that their diuersitie delighted him as the diuersitie of his flowers to looke vpon and that seeing euerie man made a religion to his humour there would assoone be an vnitie therein as a truce betweene the winde and the Sea Q. To what is an Hypocrite most fitly compared A. To a candle that carries a fayre light or shew to others but wastes it selfe for his vaine glory to the socket Beside euery hypocrite is sayd to haue the voyce of Iacob but the heart and hands of Esau. Q. What was the difference betweene Caine and Abels Sacrifice A. Thus much hath beene obserued by the Poet where Abell sayth Sacram pingue dabo nec macrum sacrificabo My fat to holy vse I le giue And not my leane they still shall liue But euery hypocrite sayth thus with Caine. Sacrificabo macrum nec dabo pingue sacrum My leane shall to the Alter flie And not my fat that ought to die Q. VVhether were the heathen Gods or heathen men more antient A. Certainely the men that made the Gods Q. In what place was it that the voice of on creature purced all the cares in the world A. In Noes Arke Q. By what precept was it that Philip king of Macedon became something humbled in his thoughts after his victories when nothing else could admonish him A. By the wise counsell of one of his Captaines who noting his ambition bad him measure his owne shadow and hee should finde it no longer then it was before Q. By what meanes came Sesostris a king of the Egyptians somwhat to pul down his ambitious plumes of vanity and pride A. This king Sesostris as stories mention hauing conquered diuers kingdomes and led captiue their kings vassailed foure of them to the seruice of his horses to draw his chariot where euer as the wheele turned one of them looking backe euer earnestly noted it insomuch that Sesostris perceiuing it demanded his reason therefore who told him that he obserued the mutability of fortune in the present subiecting suddē aduancing of fir●t the one part thē the other how the highest came presently to be lowest and the lowest wheeled presently to be highest and al

with humour to giue fancy tast When as some other whose successe more bad Tugs 60. years like leathern Adā clad For skinnes or figge leaues for to hide his skinne Whose heart being plaine hee cannot this way sinne Whose total substance all his hopes to boote Was neuer worth the trust of such a shute What should I say of this vnequall lotte Would God thus haue it surely I thinke not Though some distinctions hee would haue to bee Yet not in such a terrible degree Hee would not haue thee see thy brother lacke Then flake thy cost and cloath some naked backe Hee would not haue thee see thy brother pine But him sustain'd from that excesse of thine If for thy selfe thy whole endeauours tend If what thou hast thou wouldst bee thine heyre and spend Then know like that rich glutton thou mayest craue A droppe and be denide because he gaue Not to the needy crummes that did belong Droppes were denide him for to coole his tongue Vpon the late Starre This yeare there hath appear'd a streaming starre Within our natiue Hemisphere or clime But whether it brings vs newes of peace or warre Of plague or famine who i' st can diuine Though some interprete it to change of State Hostile inuasion or some great mans end Rumors of warres here landed to vs late Or like particulars that they entend But since the Character hath such a letter That none can vnderstand but he that writ Let 's feare the worst our sins and make vs better And not to other ends enterprete it For in the same there 's matter vnderhil'd Which shall not to our knowledge be made plaine Till the portant and purpose bee fulfil'd For neuer came such messengers in vaine How ere with meekenesse let vs kisse the rod Hoping the best yet leauing●al to God Epit. 4. S● Tho. Becket Pro Christi sponsa Christi sub tempore Christi In templo Christi verus amator obit Englished For Christ his Spouse his Cause and at Christ tide Within Christs temple Christs true louer dyde Epit. 5. Written by a Religious Gent before his death Earth take my earth Sathan my sinne I leaue The world my substance Heauen my soule receiue Vpon Ionas in the Whales belly Buried I am and yet I am not dead Though neither earth inclose nor stone me keepes I speake I thinke with liuing ayres am fed In liuing tombe in vnfaddom'd deepes What wight besides my selfe for shame or grace Ere liu'd in death in such a tombe or place Epitaph 6. In Verolamium A forgotten Citie sometimes neere Saint Albons Stay thy foot that passest by Here is wonder to discry Churches that inter'd the dead Here themselues are sepulchred Howses where men slept and wak't Here in ashes vnderrak't In a word to allude Here is corne where once Troy stood Or more folly home to haue Here 's a City in a graue Reader wonder thinke it then Cities thus should dye like men And yet wonder thinke it none Many Cities thus are gone Epit 7. Vpon a Chambermaid Vnderneath this stone is laide A Ladies sometimes Chambermaide Who was yong and plump and prety And yet a Maid alas 't was pittie Epit. 8. Vpon a Loue sicke youth Here lyeth he he lyeth here That bounst and pitty cride The Dore not op't fell sicke alas Alas fell sacke and dide Epit. 9 On a rich couetous Lawyer Within this euerlasting Tombe Whose house containes her dead till doome Is one possest here to abide That yet had liu'd and had not dide If Death like him would haue agreed At any rate to haue been fee'd Or if he could at point of death That sold his wind haue bought but breath This crosse to him could neere so fall To haue wed the Church that woo'd the Hall Epit. 10. Vpon a Citizen From wares and cares fained breath Heere I at last am freed by death If that my dealings were not iust The more I feare the lesse I trust What though 100. Blue coates sing My friends did● mourne the bels did ring The earth receiu'd me with applause All doth not better mend my cause Fed I the hungry cloath'd the poore Made I these friends to goe before No I left wealth behind vnspent Coines vnreceiu'd that I had lent And suites vnended wag'd by cost And all I left behind is lost Good deeds I did and gifts I gaue Those went before me those I haue Epit. 11. A memento for mortalitie Taken from the view of Sepulchres of so many Kings and Nobles as lye interred in the Abbey of Westminster Mortality behold and feare What a change of flesh is here Thinke how many royall bones Sleepe within this heape of stones Hence remou'd from beds of ease Dainty fare and what might please Fretted roofes and costly showes To a roofe that flats the nose Which proclaimes all flesh is grasse How the Worlds faire Glories passe That there is no trust in Health In youth in age in greatnesse wealth For if such could haue repreeu'd Those had been immortall liu'd Know from this the World a snare How that greatnesse is but care How all pleasures are but paine And how short they doe remaine For here they lie had realms and lands That now want strength to stir their hands Where from their Pulpits seel'd with dust They preach In Greatnes is no trust Heere 's an Aker sowne indeed With the richest royalst seed That the earth did ere sucke in Since the first man dide for sin Here the bones of birth haue cride Though Gods they were as men they dyde Here are sands ignoble things Dropt from the ruin'd sides of kings With whom the poore mans earth being showne The difference is not easily knowne Here 's a world of pompe and state Forgotten dead disconsolate Kings Thinke then this sith that mows down Exempts no meaner mortall things Then bid the wanton Lady tread Amid ●hese mazes of the dead And these truely vnderstood More shall coole quench the blood Then her many sports aday And her nighty wanton play Bid her paint till day of doome To this fauour she must come Bid the Marchant gather wealth The Vsurer exact by stealth The proud man beat it frō his thought Yet to this shape all must be brought A short addition or memento hereunto annexed vpon the death of Queen ANNE See here this plotte for all her store With greedy throate still gapes for more Which with our griefe and her successe Concludes not now in emptinesse For newly now shee hath tom'bd in earth One great in good as high in birth Vnto a hopefull Prince the mother Wife to one King and sister to another A king her father euery way borne high Match't great liu'd great in speare of maiestie Yet notwithstanding this bloud high discēt As rich in virtue and more eminent Respectiue liber all with a plenteous hand Where desert crau'd or she might vnderstand A needfull good or seasonable supply To such her streame of goodnes neere

neuer losse of dayes Q. It being demanded of Aristotle whether a fault committed in drunkennesse were to be punished or remitted a man not being the ●● himselfe A It was answered Hee which in drunkennesse committed any offence was worthy of double punishment first for being drunke secondly for his offence therein Q. Who are those that draw death out of that wherwith others preserue life A. The Drunkard and the Glutton Q. What two Monasillables are those that diuide the whole world A. These two Pronownes Mine and Thine Q. Of Retribution how many bee the sorts and what are the best or worst degrees therein A. There are foure sorts which are these following 1. To repay good for good fitnesse 2. To repay euill for euill peruersenesse 3. To repay euill for good Diuellishnesse 4. To repay good for euill Blessednesse Q How many things are chiefly required in a good Chirurgion A. These three properties 1. A Hawkes eye 2. A Lyons heart and 3. A Ladies hand Q. Cato repented himselfe of three things and what were they A. 1. That euer hee beleeued a woman 2. That he euer spent time idlely 3. That hee euer went by water when he might goe by land Q What were those three things Saint Austin wished he had liued to haue seene Paulum in ore Romam in flore Christum in corpere A. 1. Rome in her flourishing estate 2. To heare Saint Paul preach 3. To haue seen Christ in the flesh But we saith Lactantius will giue God thankes that wee are not Pagans but Christians that wee liue in the time of the new Testament and not of the Olde Q Plato gaue thankes to nature for foure things and what were they A. 1. That he was a man and not a Beast 2. That hee was a man and not a woman 3. That he was a Grecian and not a Barbarian 4. That he liued in the time of Socrates Q. In how many formes doth a Physition appeare to his Patient A. In these three formes 1. In the forme of an Angell when he promiseth helpe 2. In the forme of a God when he performes it 3. In the forme of a Deuill when he asketh his reward And therefore it is the Physitions rule Accipe dum dolet Take the sound fee whilest the sicke hand giueth it Q. What three things are those that chiefly preserue life A. A ioyfull Heart a quiet Minde a moderate Diet. Q. What two things are those that make equall the Miserable and the Happy A. Sleepe and death Q. What passion and disease are those that cannot be hid A. Loue and the Chin● cough Q. What is the cause that the Deuill aboue any other beast of the field should assume the forme of a Serpent and that out of the putrifaction of mans body wormes and serpents should be produced A. It is answered according to Melancthon because man was puft vp with the Poyson of the Serpent in Paradise the Deuill hath euer since delighted in the forme of a Serpent for the conquest then atchieued in that shape and to this day it is reported that in some part of Africa and Asia are found Serpents that Deuils doe inhabite And that out of mans corruption Serpents doe and should spring the cause is manifest that it is from the impuritie and filthinesse of sinne of which as one implyeth it is not vnnecessary that out of a mans flesh a substance of the greatest sinne against God should creatures be ingendred of the greatest hate and enmity to man Q. What is the wisest of all things A. Tha. Mal. answered Time for it finds out all things teacheth and altereth all things Q. What People are those that haue but one Day and Night in the whole yeare A. Those that liue vnder the Pole Articke for to those the Sunne neuer ascends the Horizon 24. degrees nor comes vnder it so that they haue sixe signes aboue and sixe beneath it Q. Whether may the Bat be reckoned amongst the number of birds or Mice A. The Bat possesseth such an euennesse betwixt both that shee cannot iustly bee sayd to be absolutely either the one or the other for she hath wings but no feathers shee flies but in the Euening shee hath teeth which no bird hath and she nourisheth her yong with milke which no bird doth yet because she hath wings and flies wee reckon her among the Number of Birds Q. What birds are the most wicked but the shortest liu'd A. Sparrowes which for their much salacitie and wan●onnesse liue not aboue two yeares Zenocrates telles a story of a Sparrow which pursued by a Hawke flew into his bosome for refuge which he tooke and kept and the bird would still attend on him Q. What creatures of all other are the longest liu'd A. Man the Dawe the Hart and the Phoenix whereas most other compared with them are short the Hare liuing but ten yeares the Cat as many the Goat but eight the Asse 30. The Sheepe ten the Dogge 14 and sometimes 20. The Bull 15. the Oxe because gelded 20. the Sow and Peacocke 20. the Horse 20. and somtimes 30. the Doue eight the Turtle eight the Partrich twentie and fiue Q What Creature of all other sheds Teares at his death A. The Hart that fearefull and drie creature that brayes after the water Brookes Psal. 24. Q. What chiefly fats a Horse A. The eye of the Master Q. One asked Aristotle what was the fruit of all his Phylosophy A. Who answered to do that out of a free disposition which lawes and enforcements doe compell others vnto Q. What kinde of Creatures are those that sleepe not with their owne faces A. Painted women for the most part suspitious harlots Q. What is that that is too hard for one to keepe enough for two and too much for three A. A Secret Q. To whom may a man best commit his secret A. To a common Lyar for hee shall not bee beleeued though hee tell truth Q What waters of all others ascend highest A. The Teares of the faithfull which God gathers into his Bottle Q. Of all the Fishes in the Sea which do our Naturalists obserue the swiftest A. The Dolphin which swimmes faster then either Bird or Arrow flies which fish of all others is most dangerous to Marriners Q. What three Letters are those that make vs bond men and free A. They are E V A which inuerted are A V E the Angels salutation Q. VVhat two Letters are those that yong Infants first cry out vpon A. E A according to the Poet Clamabunt E A quotquot nascuntur ab Eua. All cry out of E. and A. That are borne of Eua. The males especially vpon A. and the females vpon E. except Zoroastes of whom it is read that hee was borne laughing who as Plinie notes was the first finder out of Magicke Q. VVhat is that which being contained in it selfe yet from it thousands doe dayly spring and issue A. The Eg frō whence are produced fowles fishes birds and