disputing are profitable for 3. things They sharpen the wit wonderfully They do consume strenthen our iudgement concerning profitable and necessary things They bréede quicknes in resoluing doubts and intricate questions 24 There is a continuall desire of riches in men as saith Democritus He that hath nothing is trobled with a desire to get wealth He that hath enough is molested with cares in kéeping that he hath He that hath lost all he had is vexed with sorow for his mishap 25 Three sortes of men gather riches couetously for 3 causes He that is giuen to pleasure loueth riches that by the help of them he may continue in his voluptious vaine He that is ambitious and desirous of vain glorie desireth treasurre that by the ayde thereof he may be aduanced accounted honorable A man fearing future pouertie scrapeth vp wealth by hooke or croake hâ—rdeth it and keeketh it doubting hunger age diseases banishment c. and reposing more trust and confidence therein then in God 26 Three thinges which seeme to make a man happie Sufficiencie Tranquilitie Wanting nothing Grieuing for nothing Fearing nothing Securitie 27 Three thinges proper vnto beautie It is fraile and fadeth in short time Many wicked vices of the minde are couered with the vale of beautie It hath brought commoditie to fewe but many vnto destruction 28 Our auncestours feigned a triple fortune or 3. fortunes One blind She was called blind because she bestowed benefits vpon euill vnthankful persons An other mad and furious Mad because she easily snaicheth taketh awaye that which she hath giuen The third deafe Deafe because shee will not heare the coÌ„plaints of the poore 29 Ignorance is of three sorts Some is good when wee are ignorant of euill Some is euill when wee are ignorant of good Some is indifferent which is neither good nor euill 30 We are ignorant of many things which we might know and that for 3 causes Either for carelesnes of the knoweledge of them Or for sloth to learne them This kind of ignoraÌ„ce hath no excuse Or for shamefastnes to enquire after theÌ„ 31 Ignorance also is of 3. sortes after another manner On is affected which will not knowe that which it knoweth Another grosse which for slouth and negligence will not learne and search foorth The third inuincible which remaineth after all diligence 32 Three thinges which are a ioy to beholders To sée agréement amongest brethren Looue amongest neighbours A man and his wife kéeping faith and loyaltie together 33 Beautie hath prerogatiue aboue deformitie three maner of waies Beautie setteth forth honestie as saith Pacatus for vertue in a comely bodye is alwayes more acceptable We more willingly talk with those which are faire then those which are foule as Aristotle witnesseth Beautie is of more force to commende any body then any letter of commendation 34 Three thinges make men breake their couenants Vngodly desire of gaine Heady anger Lust which sets mens hartson fire 35 Three euils for the moste parte accompany beautie Faire people are disdainfull and pride followeth beautie and beautie how litle soeuer it is proude it is There is great strife betwixt beautie chastitie And that which pleaseth manye is kept with great danger It is an oc casion of sinne or a stirrer vp of foolish looue for lightnesse hath alwayes beene a suter to the fairest 36 Three excellent gouernors God gouerneth the worlde The minde gouerneth the soule Wisedome doeth rule and gouerne the felicetie of this life 37 Lampedo is iudged happie for euer as Plinie writeth for 3 causes for that she was A kinges daughter A kings wife A kings mother 38 Al moral Philosophie is deuided into 3. parts Ethicall Oeconomicall Which pertaineth to the gouernement of a mans owne selfe Which belongeth to the gouernment of a mans house Which concerneth the gouernment of the common wealth Politicall 39 Thrée thinges which whette the eie sight To viewe fountaines of water To Looke vpon gréen thinges To behold a mans selfe in a looking glasse 40 Three commodities of letting bloud It cheareth the hartes of such as are sad It appeaseth such as are angrie It keepeth louers from running mad 41 Three sortes of people will tell trueth alwayes for the most part Children Fooles Carelesse men 42 Three chiefe parts in a man The braine The hart Yeeldeth sence Life Nourishment The liuer 43 Thrée things which can seldome or neuer be cured Frensie Heresie Ielousie 44 Thrée thinges necessary to obtain and maintaine by authoritie Wonderfull wisdome Happie and prosperous successe in the businesse of our vocation The good opinion and inclination of the peoples mindes towards vs. 45 Craftie and boulde counsels haue thrée thinges pioper vnto them At the first in shew they doe delight Afterwarde being in execution they appéere hard to be compassed Lastly in euent they are found to be woful and lamentable 46 We may fortell of yâ— change of weather 3 maner of wayes by the moone The moone appearing pale it betokeneth we shall haue raine The Mone appearing red foresheweth we shall haue windes The moon e appearing white presageth we shall haue faire weather 47 Three thinges which are as necessary as as any phisike A ioyfull heart Quiet rest A moderate diet 48 Three thinges necessary to be knowne in drinking To drinke but litle and often at dinner Not to drinke bâ—twene meales To drinke at the beginning of supper but not after 49 Three things ouercome patience Griefe conquereth yâ— stroÌ„gest hearts Tibul Vnskilfulnesse then which as Seneca affirmeth nothing is more vnpatient disdaining to heare any reason Feare lest yâ— sufferance of on iniurie should prouoke men to offer vs another iniurie 50 Thrée necessary offices for a good wife to execute wheÌ„ her husband is sicke Of a Cooke Of a Phisition Imitating yâ— example of Saratomacha the wife of K. Deiotarus Of a Chirurgian 51 Thrée causes why a man may weepe for the death of his friend In as much as we reâ—oyce in his life it is necessary we should weepe at his death Since two heartes vnited in one honest affection haue but one being and place of residence it is good reason that we bewaile the death of our chosen friend euen with the same nature and compassion that we would do our owne Least we be euill spoken of Eccl. 38 vers 17. 52 The glory of a man exalted vnto honor engendreth 3. thingâ— Strife anong great men Suspition among his equals Enuy among the meaner sort 53 Three things abate pride Sicknes Pouertie Imprisonment and bondage 54 Marcus Aurelius the Emperour was forewarned of great grieuous punishments whiche should fall vpon the citie citizens of Rome by 3. strange miracles which happened in yâ— time of his Empire As he was in the temple of the virgins vestals sodainely there entred in two hogs and ran about his féete there fell downe dead Another day as he came from his high Capitoll to haue gone out at the gate Salarie hee sawe two kites
THE Choise of Change Containing the Triplicitie of Diuinitie Philosophie and Poetrie short for memorie Profitable for Knowledge and necessarie for Maners Whereby the learned may be confirmed the ignorant instructed and all men generally recreated Newly set foorth by S. R. Gent. and student in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge Tâ—ia sunt omnia AT LONDON Printed by Roger Warde dwelling neere Holborne Conduite An. Dom 〈…〉 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR HENRY HERBERT Knight of the most noble order of the Garter Lorde of Cardiffe mannor and S. Quintin and Earle of Pembrocke the right worshipfull Sir PHILIP SIDNEI knight with the right worthy Gentleman M. Robert Sidney Esquire S. R. wisheth increase of vertuous qualities in the minde of the giftes of the body and goods of Fortune RIght Honorable and Worshipful If I should follow the custome of â—uch as set forth bookes to the viewe of the world which passe vnder the protection of noble personages besides the dread of offending wise men I should run into one of these three errours either to praise your H. and W. by adulation praise my selfe by ostentation or praise my worke by seeking to bring men into admiration I purpose none of all these The first I leaue least my wordes should empaire your worthines The second I refrain because I find nothing in my self which can deserue praise The third I will avoide for if my labor hath bene so wel imployed as it may please you right H. and W it is able enough to praise it selfe I therefore present these my three bookes of Diuinitie Philosophie and Poetrie comprized together in one volume vnto you three right H. and W. who are linked vnited together in an indissoluble band of amitie fraternitie humbly requesting that you will countenance theÌ„ with fauour patronage them by your authoritie that therby they may eschew the reproches of malitious tongues and bleare the enuious eies of such as prie at other mens faultes in the water which cause things seeme bigger then they be but regard their owne faultes as through small nets which cause things to seeme lesse In so doing you shall giue me cause to reioice in my trauell and occasion by thankfulnes to acknowledge my bounden duetie Thus leauing your Honour and Worships to the direction of the Almightie I cease referring my selfe to your good opinions Your Honor and Worships to commaund S. R. TO THE READER 1 HE that knoweth not that he ought to knowe is a brute beast among men 2 He that knoweth no more then he hath neede of is a man among brute beastes 3 He that knoweth all that may be knowne is a God among men 1 Reade willingly 2 Correct friendly 3 Iudge indifferently THE FIRST HVNDRETH OF THE Triplicitie of Diuinitie 1 Three things doe witnes the worde of God to be true and of great authoritie THe historie of the world comprehended in the holy scripture Many notable and strange reuelations The miracles of the Church which do coÌ„firme the word 2 The preaching of the worde of God is comprehended in three things In doctrine In consolation In precepts 3 The holy Scripture is diuided into three parts Into histories Into precepts Into prophesies Histories consist in those things which are done Precepts in those thinges which are commanded Prophesies in foreshewinge things which either are alreadie come to passe or shall hereafter be fulfilled 4 Thrée good things are set forth in the scripture which the Philosophers neuer attained vnto The true knowledge of god and calling on of his name True comfort in aduersitie The way to liue well and worship God aright 5 Thrée things are most certain in the word of God Promises Prophesies Threatnings 6 There be thrée singuler things proper to the Scripture Hugo Whatsoeuer is taught is trueth without falshood Whatsoeuer is commanded is goodnesse without malice Whatsoeuer is promised is happinesse without miserie 7 The word of God was reuealed for thrée causes To be learned To be beleeued To be practised 8 There are three vnderstandings of yâ— scriptures set down by Hugo in his third booke of the sâ—ule Historicall Misticall The first containing examples fit for the simple The second mysteries fit for the learned By miracles By Figures By words The third manners common for both Morall 9 All Scripture giuen by inspiration as Paule saith 2. Tim. 3. is profitable to thrée To teach To improue and correct To instruct in righteousnes 10 There be thrée kinds of meditations in contemplation Hugo In creatures In scriptures The first ariseth of admiration The second of reading Admiration bringeth Question Question searching out Readinge mynistreth matter to know yâ— truth circuÌ„spectioÌ„ bringeth operatioÌ„ Operation is yâ— end of Meditation The thirde of circumspection In maners 11 Thrée waies God spake vnto our forefathers as Luther is witnes in his exposition vppon the xxxv chap. of Gen. By dreames By manifest visions By the voices of prophâ— 12 The holy scripture is diuided into 3. partes The law The prophets The gospell 13 S. Paule in his thrée epistles to the Romanes Galathians Ephesians teacheth thrée things He sheweth that all men are sinners He teacheth that man is iustified by faith onely without the workes of the law He prescribeth them that are iustified to do good works by Gods law 14 Three thinges make men suspect the Epistle of Iude not to be Canonicall The narration of the strife of Michaell the Archangell with the deuill The narration of the bodie of Moses The prophesie of Enoch 15 There are three sayinges founde in S. Paule his Epistles which are borowed of Heathen Antiquaries Of Meander Euill wordes corrupt good maners 1. Cor. 5. ver 33 Of Aratus Couetousnes is the roote of all euils 1. Tim. 6. ver 10. Of Epimenides Cretians are alwaies lyers euill beasts now bellies Tit. 1. ver 12 16 Three thinges chiefly to bee obserued in the olde and newe Testament Faith that we may beléeue those things to be true which Moses yâ— Prophets Christ and his apostles haue spoken by the inspiration of the holy ghost Hope that with a stedfast beliefe we maye assure our selues that wee shall obtaine those things that are promised Charitie that we neither doe nor say any thing but yâ— which is acceptable to God and profitable to men 17 For three causes the worde of God is to be preached That the hearers may vnderstand because without preaching he cannot heare That he which vnderstandeth may beleue because without hearing he caÌ„not beleue That he which beléeueth may do good because without faith he can not do good 18 For three causes wee ought to bee attentiue in hearing the word of God For the reuerence due to God whose word we come to heare That wee may auoide the dangers of negligence For the profite which is manifold 19 There be thre inuisible vertues of God Power Wisdom Gf yâ— which al things proceed In the whiche all things censist The Father is power The sonne is wisedome Power
smalle account of 3 thinges which should be highly esteemed Olde age which ought to be reuerenced Affinitie of kinred Benefits which are past 28 Those iudges can not iudge vprightlye which either Suffer themselues to be corrupted with giftes Are moued with â—uthoritie Will requtie frendship or reuenge enmitie 29 Our minde must be preserued from three things Anger Hatred Fretteth Consumeth Puffeth vs vp with pride Glorie 30 A guiltie conscience worketh 3. miracles It maketh the heauen earth though they were x. times greater then they be to be narrower then a mouse hole It causeth strong men to be so fearefull that they are aâ—tonished at the shaking of a leafe It stirreth vp the little dog which though it hath slept al his life time yet at his death it barkes is in the stead of a thousand witnesses 31 Three thinges make a man very sorrowfull That he must die That he knowes not when That after death he knowes not where 〈…〉 shall be 32 Three powers of the soule assigned vnto three partes of the bodie Reason to the head Anger other perturbations to the heart Lust and concupiscence to the liuer 33 Three instrumentes of mens actions Sence Vnderstanding Appetite 34 The countrey life is maistresse of three things Frugalitie Diligence Iustice 35 The whole life of man passeth away with doing three vnnecessary things A great part with doing euill A greater doing nothing The greatest with doing things to smallâ— purpose 36 Al men are busied about one of these 3 things Honestie Profite Pleasure 37 The Sunne hath 3. titles atttributed vnto it It is called The eye of the worlde The pleasure of the day The beautie of heauen 38 The Astronomers testifie that there commeth profite from the Sunne 3. maner of wayes By influence By motion By light 39 The world is likened to the sca for 3 causes Bec ause Swelleth Burnes With pride With couetousnesse With lust and riot Fometh 40 We ought to rule our â—ong in speaking 3. maner of wayes To speake but little of the nobler sort To speake well of all men To speake nothing in commendation of our selues 41 Hée that will liue in quiet must frame himself to 3. things To Heare Sée And say nothing 42 Democritus the Philosopher is thought to haue thrust out his owne eies for 3. occasions Because his sighte did hinder his inwarde meditations Because he coulde not looke on women without lusting after them Because he could not patiently abide to beholde the florishing estate of wicked men 43 The Philosopher Aristotle beleeued but 3 thinges That which he touched with his hand That which he sawe with his eies That which he could co mprehend in argument 44 Hope is good for 3 causes It is aremedy in aduersitie wiping teares froÌ„ the eies for hope only doth sustaine theÌ„ whome iniurous fortune doeth oppresse It nourisheth the life promising better successe to morrowe It leaueth not a man athis death but exalteth his harte to immortalltie 45 Hope doeth comfort 3. sortes of men of whome others are past hope Him whome the Phisitions haue giuen ouer Him that is bound cast into a deepe dongeon Him that hath suffred shipwracke being tossed with waues hope perswades to cast his armes abroade 46 Hope is misliked of some men Plato and Pindarus call it a dreame of him that waketh Cato saith that it maketh great things small and small things nothing Another saith that it is a griefe and an vnprofitable burden which wanteth euent 47 Thrée things to be noted coÌ„cerning the affection of loue To loue them which hate vs is a deuine vertue To loue them that loue vs again is a common thing amonst men But to hate them that loue vs is worse theÌ„ brute beastlynesse 48 Three things requisite in al good works Knowledge how to do them Power able to do them Will to be readie to do them 49 Three guides to pouertie Gluttonie Sloth Whoredome 50 Three things worthy praise are attributed vnto perseueraÌ„ce Cicero saith it is a stedfast and continuall vpholder of that which is grounded vpoÌ„ reason It doth search out the truth and follow it alwaies It cannot be altered to departe from the truth neither by fauour allurements nor giftes 51 Thrée most daÌ„gerous things will not alter the mind of a iust man being resolute in his purpose from the state of stedfastnes Horace Not the rage of citizens commanding that which is euil Not the puffed and swolne countenance of a terrible tyrant Nor Iupiters thunderboltes the gates of hel no though the world should be turned topsi-turuie 52 Three abhominable sayings of the Epicures There is no pleasure after death A vengeance on him that careth for to morow Neither feare thou the latter day nor wish for it 53 Three causes why men loue â—â—e another One loueth because he is loued An other because hee is aduanced to honour The third because he looketh for some benefit at his hands whom he loueth 54 Prid doth studie to conioine 3. things her with selfe Power Nobilitie Riches 55 Thre things which Phytagoras chiefly wished for himselfe Beautie Riches Health 56 S. Ierome writing to Ruffinus saith That a friend Is long sought for Scarcely to be found And hard to be kept 57 Phauorinus writing of ambitious persons saith that Some be scoffers Which ambitiously attempts high matters Which haue obtained things too good for their degrees Which are deceiued by hope Some full of hate Some be miserable 88 Three things which cause a man keepe his frends If he giue much If he aske litle If he take nothing 59 Thrée things which we ought to take in good woorth of our friend A gift His good will His counsell 60 The minde which is couetous of money knoweth Neither howe to abstaine from that which is forbidden Nor how to reioice in that which is graunted Neither howe to frame it selfe vnto goodnes 61 Cicero saith that he is wont to be called a thriftie fellow Which neither for feare doeth forsake his fortresse which is the part of a coward Neither for couetousnesse doeth not restore that which was closely committed vnto him which is a point of iniustice Neither rashly hath misbehaued himselfe which is starke foolishnes 92 You may marke thrée things in slaunderers They are vaine in hart They haue lyes in their mouth Their throtes are open sepulchers breathing out filthy abhominable spéeches which seeme to infect the aire euen like the stench of dead bodies 63 Such as are hearers of slanderers as Philostratus witnesseth are Louers of many wordes Followers of lightnes and crudelitie Enuious hearers of iust matters 64 Trueth is likened vnto these 3. thinges The light The smell For the light is pleasaÌ„t vnto him that hath a cleare sight but offensiue to one that is pore blinde The smell which is comfortable to man will either driue away or kill a serpent Bread is sauory to a sound taste but vnsauorie to him that hath a sore mouth The Taste 65 Hatred
ioyning together with their talents and so fell down dead in his presence Within a short season after as he came froÌ„ hunting a wilde beast while hee was gining two greyhounds which hee loued well water to drinke sodainely they fell downe dead at his féete also 55 Three things do hasten our death Sorow Solitarines Desperation 56 One demaunded of Diogines what were best for a man doe to be in fauor of the gods belooued of the people He answered Reuerence and honour much the gods Bring vp his children in due correction And be thankefull to his benefactors 57 Three mothers bring foorth thre euill daughters Truth the mother hatred the daughter Riches the mother â—nuy the daughter Familiarity the mother contempt the daughter 58 A noble maÌ„ being desirous to knowe of K. AlexaÌ„der for what cause he would be gouernour of the whole world He made him this answer All wars are raised for one of these 3. causes either To haue many gods Many lawes Therfore would I be conqueror of the world that I might command through out the world That they honor but one God Obserue but one law Serue but one king Or many kings 59 Thrée tokens to know a wise man by To endure Not to exalte himselfe being praised If he know when to speake and when to be silent 60 Thrée principal plagues that Princes should take heede on To call their owne follies and rashnesse Prudence Their crueltie iustice To fatten themselues with the misery and calamitie of the poore 61 Thrée things which soone deceaue a man Faire speech Great giftes Little knowledge 62 Thrée sortes of men which are worthy to be accounted good Common peacemakers They that can forget iniuries doone vnto them They that will not forget to requite good turnes 63 The Romans had a law named Falcidia which was enacted for the reforming of disobedient childrens maners containing 3. things For the first offence hee was pardoned if there were any hope of amendment For the second he was punished For the third he was punished 64 Three sortes of men easilye get friends Pitifull men Curteous men Liberall rich men 65 No man should thinke himselfe worthy the honor of three Of a prince Of a priest Of a Iudge 66 Men may lawfully fight in defence of three thinges The Law The prince The countrie 67 Three things do allure vs to epicurisme The diuell which promiseth pleasures and the goods of this world to them yâ— worship him Our own flesh and frailtie which preferreth swéete and pleasant things aboue al goodnes Greedie gutlings which by their example entice the ignarant vnto the like beastlines 68 Patience ouercommeth any aduerse calamitie 3. manner of waies Not by striuing but by suffering Not by murmuring but giuing thanks Not by wéeping but by hoping 69 Pride being in a maÌ„ causeth him to be lesse estéemed though he haue these 3 things The fauour of men Wisedome Beaetie 70 We cannot yéelde worthie thankes vnto thrée as Aristotle affirmeth The gods Our parents Our maisters 71 Ambitious meÌ„ are not with 〈◊〉 these three vices They are very desirous of vaineglorie They are very wittie in cauilling at other mens wordes and reprouing their déeds that thereby themselues may winne the peoples hartes When they are become famous in the mouthes of the common people â—though through the labor of others yet they are so stout and high minded that they dare enterprise any thing 72 Three thinges are daungerous for young men Solitarines Common company Because wheÌ„ a maÌ„ is solitary the diuel is most readie to tempt him Because of euill talke which corrupteth good maners Because it is the inueÌ„ter of naughtines Idlenes 73 Humilitie is the key of knowledge whereof though there are many precepts yet these 3. chiefly to be obserued To contemne or despise no kind of learning or knowledge Not to be ashamed to learne Hauing obtained knowledge not to extoll himselfe aboue any man 74 For 3. causes men cry with a loud voice When he is far off vnto whoÌ„ they woulde speake When they talke with one that is deafe When they are incensed with anger 75 Iulius Caesar vsed to carie 3. things with him while he folowed the wars His penne to write the whole course of the Romans successe in their wars His bookes to find himselfe occupied His lance to helpe to repulse his enimies 76 The Bishop of Sarisbury did affirme that there is 3. waies to conclude peace betwéene the papists and protestants That the protestants should yéeld vnto the papists which they will neuer do beinge gouerned by the word of God That the papists shoulde yeelde vnto the Protestants which they will neuer doe while might and multitude might preuaile Wherefore it remaineth that the stronger in fight do vtterly ouerthrow and discoÌ„fit the weaker 77 Three euill qualities of euil customes They take away from a man the sense and feeling of his sinnes They make men euerie day worse worse They neuer forsake a sinner before his death 78 Pomponius affirmeth that there are 3. sorts of bodies One which hath but one shape As a man wood a stone Another which consisteth of many bodies agreeing or hanging together as a ship a house The third which is comprised of many and sundry as suppose of many bodies coÌ„prehended vnder one name as the people a congregation an armie a legion 79 Thrée things though they be very good yet they please not euery bodie Raine though it will do very much good to to the earth towards increase Vpright iudgement The labours of learned men 80 Gluttonie doth harme vnto men thrée maner of waies It maketh the bodie deformed mishapen It bréedes infirmities and sometimes bringeth death It causeth them to be insatiable like rauenous brute beasts 81 Appius Claudius did assay 3. maner of waies to bereaue Virginia of her virginitie By prayer and request By great giftes By threatnings 82 Augustine reporteth that there are three kind of errors The firste kinde when that which is false is thought to bee true according to his meaning that is the authour of it As if a man should thinke that Idoles are true gods because they are called gods in the scripture WheÌ„ that which is false is taken for truth as if by reading Lucretius bookes thou shouldest thinke the soule to consist of motes of the sunne which he both wroteand thought and yet it is an error WheÌ„ something of another mans writing is beléeued to be true which the Author neither thought nor meant as if a man should think the Epicure to account vertue to be the chiefe felicitie because hee praiseth continencie 83 Three vertues most commeÌ„dable in a woman Sobrietie Silence Chastitie 84 We salute 3. sortes of people when we meete them Our betters Of necessitie Our equals Of our own will Our inferiours Of méere vertue 85 Thrée renoumed kings haue 3. sundry titles The king of England is intituled defender of the church The king of Fraunce is called yâ— most christian
good shoulde be created of God that is good Wherefore hee made it 81 The whole worlde hath bene three times ruled by 3 lawes The lawe of nature The lawe of Moses Sixe thousande yeres the world shall endure theÌ„ be burned saith Elias 2000. before the lawe 2000 vnder the lawe 2000 vnder the Gospell But for yâ— elect sake these last daies shal be shortned The lawe of the Gospell 82 Faith as August saith is of 3 thinges and times Of things past We beleeue that Christ is dead which is past Of things present We beleue that Christ sitteth at the right hand of his Father which is present Of things to come We beléeue that he shall come to iudgement which is to come 83 Beliefe is of three sortes To beléeue that there is a God is of knowledge To beléeue God is to consent to his trueth To beleeue in God is to haue true confidence in his mercie 84 There be 3 kindes of knowledge To learne to knowe onely for knowledge sake To learne to knowe to that ende to bee knowen of others The first curiositie The second vaine glorie The thride perfect charitie To learne to knowe that thou maist be edified 85 Faith and hope differ in three things In obiectes Faith appreheÌ„deth a present benefit Hope looketh for one to come In offices Faith apprehendeth the promise made by Christ which neither hope nor other workes can doe In subiectes Faith is a knowledge in the mind and trust in the will Hope is in the will and in the hart 86 Faith excéede three thinges as Bernard saith The end of mans reason The vse of nature The bondes of experience 87 Thée thinges without all doubt are to be hoped for of God Pardon Grace Pardon of our sinnes Grace in regeneration Glorie after resurrection Glorie 88 Three things in which our whole hope consisteth In the loue of adoption In the truth of Christ his promises In the power of his redemption 89 The hope of the wicked may bee compared to three things To dust scatered in the winde To smoke flying in the ayre To a guest departing the same day that he cam 90 Charitie is of three sorts Towards God Towardes our selues Towards our neihbous 91 Our neighbour though he be euill must be loued for 3. causes For Gods sake For his own sake If thou louest God thou wilt loue his sonne also If thou louest thy brother when he is in health thou wilt loue him also being diseased Thou shalt loue him that thou mayest gaine his loue which seeketh hurt to thee For thine own sake â—2 Golde and charitie are compared together three manner of waies As golde doeth excell all mettals so charitie doth excell all vertues As golde is rare and deare so likewise is charitie As gold is more faire and durable then other mettals so farre charitie endureth 93 The humble maâ— efcheweth three vices Singularitie whereby a man will bee accounted more holy Arragancie whereby a man doth set foorth himselfe aboue others PresumptioÌ„ whereby a man doth account him selfe fit for greater matters then in deede he is fit for 94 Patience doeth suffer any paine for three things God and Godlinesse Faith and religion Vertues and lawes 95 By three maner of meanes the vertue of patience is exercised Of God we suffer punishments Of the deuil temptations Wherein we must take heere That we do not murmure against god for our afflictioÌ„s That the temptations of the deuil cause vs not to consent to sinne That the mischife of our neighbor prouoke vs not to requite euill Of our Neighbors persecutions losse reproch 96 These 3. thinges are a great praise in the iust To holde his peace when his seruant reuileth him If he forbeare him that is sicke when hee offereth iniurie If he make no answere to a poore maÌ„ charging him with vntruth 97 Patience is a great vertue for 3. things If thou hurtest not him of whoÌ„ thou wast first borne If thy selfe being hurt thou doest forgiue him If thou fearest him whom thou couldest haue hurt 98 Three examples of patience in the scripture Of Iob Iames 5. you haue heard of the patience of Iob and sene his end Of Christ the only paterne of patience 1. Cor. 1. 1 Pet. 2. Of Lazarus which bare patiently infamie diseases and contempt Luk. 16. 99 A good life consisteth in these three things To eschew euil To do good To perseuer in goodnes to the end 100 Perseuerance hath affinitie with these three It is the sister of patience The daughter of constancie In aduersitie In labour I prosperitie The friend of peace THE SECOND HVNDRETH OF THE â—riplicitie of Diuinitie 1 Three things are comprehended in the knowledge of God TO know who God is namely the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost To beleeue in him To direct and gouerne our life accordinge to his will 2 Abraham receiued 3. Aungels into his house and they talked familiarly with thrée persons of the same house With Abraham the master of the house With Sara his wife With their maide Hagar 3 Three things which the deuil will not graunt That Christ is the sonne of God Hee cannot abide that Christ shoulde be man Hee will not confesse that Christe hath done those thinges which in trueth hee hath done 4 Three things chiefly to be remembred Gods benefites that wee maye render thanks Our sinnes that we may be sorie for them Our death that we may be carefull to liue well 5 Poore men are more easily coÌ„uerted vnto God then rich men for 3. causes Because pride is annexed with riches and as Gregorie noteth Pride of minde is a hinderance vnto truth Because the hart of a rich man is full of the cares of this world which choke the worde of God Because rich meÌ„ haue temporal comfortes and therefore do little regarde spirituall consolation 6 Our olde aduersarie the deuill is bound with three things When our minde being tempted doeth not consent to euill and take delight therein When we can so rule our minde that wee hate not our neighbour when he speaketh reprochfull words against vs. When we can so gouerne our minde that wee murmure not against God when he punisheth vs for our desertes 7 Three weapons where with we may repulse the deuil The worde of God Faith in Christ Iesus Feruent praier 8 Saint Ierome saith that wee ought only to boast of one thing which is that we knowe God aright not of those 3. things which worldlings do glorie in Wisedome Strength Richesse 9 To loue God with all our heart with all our soule with all our might consisteth in 3. thinges Not to be led away with slattery Not to be seduced with deceites Not to be ouercome with iniuries 10 We must praise God with three instruments Our mouth Our hart For it is the instrument wherewith he will be glorified Singing and giuing thankes in hart vnto God Let your light so shine before men that they may sée your good works
glorifie your father which is in heauen Math. 5 ver 16. and chap. 7. ver 21. Rom. 2. ver 23. Our workes 11 The feare of God worketh 3. things It correcteth our minds It driueth away sinnes It preserueth innocencie 12 God is to be feared for 3. causes Because the house of him that feareth not God shal soone be ouerthrowne Eccles 27. Because he that feareth not God shall dwell in places where shal be no regard of knowledge Because that God is able to cast both bodie and soule into hell fire Math. 10. Luk. 12. 13 Thrée causes which mooue vs to feare God Al calamities which happen vnto maÌ„kind death diseases destructions of cities and nations hunger wars c. Also dreadfull punishments which afflict the wicked shewing that god is angry with sinners All the erhortations of the prophetes vnto repentaunce The lawe of God and the horrible curses which are added vnto the law The death of the sonne of God 14 About the time that the worlde shall haue end men shall be euil inclined 3. maner of waies They shall be louers of themselues following pleasure and riotousnes They shall be gréedie and couetous They shal be high minded and proud 15 Thrée sorts of people are called to religion One sort God calleth by holy inspirations Another sort is chosen of men by good counsels as Hippolito was conuerted to the Faith by the instructions of Saint Laurence The third sort is constrained to enter into religion by some necessitie or misaduenture happened vnto them 16 Humilitie is a vertue which doth chiefly comprehende three things Humilitie acknowledgeth our own vncleanes and infirmitie and doth feare God She doth not desire matters aboue her vocation but keeping her selfe within her bounds she resteth hoping in Gods help She doth not despise others that are Gods instruments but acknowledgeth Gods gifts in them knowing that all labour is in vaine vnlesse he prosper it 17 He that is humble and lowly as he ought doth reape triple commoditie He hath God dwelling with him The humble man is honored of men they alwaies giue him a good report He alone hath the fruit therof because humilitie is the mother of shamefastnes that way of patience which leadeth to wisedome the keeper of feare and faith 18 The tokens of true humilitie consiste in 3. things In behauiour In words He that is humble in mind body doth shew that same by loking stedfastly vpon the ground and in not laughing without great cause He speaketh few words and soft holdeth his peace vntill he be asked He doth nothing but that which is agreable with good maners that without pride In déedes 19 Patience doth comprehende and signifie three things A stedfastnesse of the mind suffring any affliction or contumelious reproches without murmuring or repining A reuenge giuing a deadly wound heaping coles of fire vpoÌ„ our enimies heads A close martering not without rewards 20 When wee suffer anye crosse or affliction we must be patient for 3. causes That wee maye followe the example of Christ Because God hath so commaunded That we may gather the fruites of patience 21 Christ commaundeth in the 5. chap. of Math. â—hat we should not resist eull and by 3. precepts doth exhort vs vnto patience He commaÌ„deth that whosoeuer shal strike thee on the right cheeke to turne to him the other also He commandeth if any man wil sue thée at the law and take away thy coate to let him haue thy cloke also He commandeth that whosoeuer wil compell thee to goe a mile to go with him twaine 22 We must suffer 3. kindes of euill patiently Necessarie euils such as can neither be altred nor amended nor hindered Accidental euils which haue not happened vnto vs by our own euill counsell Such euils as we haue deserued 23 The reward of patience 1. Iames. 1. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tryed he shall receiue the crowne of life which the Lord hath promised to them that loue him Prou. 19. A mans knowledge is perceiued by his patience 1. Pet. 2. If when yee doe well yee suffer wrong and take it patiently this is acceptable to God 24 Thrée things direct vs in the right path and suffer vs not to goe astray Loue which banisheth all wearines causeth all labour trauell to seeme easie Hope of promise or reward Faith which is grounded vpon promises and beleeueth in God 25 Vnlesse the spirite of God do establish and seale our mindes that they may continue stedfast in faith we shal be ouercome by one of these three things Either by sathan who is furnished with a thousand artes sleightes and deceites to entrap vs Or by our owne frowardnes inconstancie which is easily seduced by euil examples Or by persecution affliction which cause vs despaire throwe our selues headlong into hell 26 Three chiefe rewards of per seuerance A crowne of life Apoc. 3. A plentifull reward in heauen Life euerlasting Math. 24. He that endâ—reth to the end shal be saued 27 Three things wherwith we may comfort our selues being in tribulaiion That the sonne of God is our aduocate our mediator and maketh intercession for vs. Luk. 2. Ioh. 17. That he will not suffer vs to be tempted aboue our power 1. Cor. 10. ver 13. That he heareth our praiers and will helpe vs in time of need 28 Three properties that belong to Epicures They neither feare nor reuerence God and estéeme all godlinesse as a mokery They offer sacrifice vnto their guttes other God they knowe not Neither griefe nor feare can compell them to be carefull for the time present or to come 29 Three kinds of doubting repugnant to faith To doubt of God To doubt of his prouidence To doubt of the certaintie of that doctrine which the Prophets and Apostles deliuered 30 All idols had their originall oâ— three things Of superstition Of wicked imitation Of flattery 31 Three efficient causes of Idolatrie The deuill fretting with hellish heat and haggish hate and prouoking mans miserable nature to deuise idoles thereby to haue God in derision The blindnesse of mens mindes and boldnesse to reiect the worde which hath bene deliuered by the Prophets and Apostles and deuising strange opinions and worshipping of God after their own pleasure A perswasion of wisdom and a good intent which not content with the word of God onely doeth imagine it can inuent more excellent kindes of worship 32 Three causes why Idolatry should be abolished Because it is sinne against the first commaundement not to abolish images Iudges 2. Because not being abolished they trouble the church of God 3 King 18 Elias saith I haue not troubled Israell c. The are to be abolished for feare of punishment because God is angry with idolaters and will punish them Deuteron 4 Hos 2. and 7. 33 We must fight with three sorts of weapons against heretikes With prayers With learning To conuert them To conuince them To condemne them