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A43351	Miscellanea, or, A mixture of choyce observations and institutions, moral, and divine, composed for private use being the product of spare hours, and the meditations of J.H.	Henshaw, Joseph, 1603-1679.	1669 (1669)	Wing H1480; ESTC R4644	40,398	215

accompany all these it will be a woful adventure for that man when the sin of his Soul and the end of his Life shall meet together as the trespass of Jonah and his being cast out of the Ship CHAP. LXXXI DEfer not thy Repentance lest thou be denyed Pardon Late Repentance is seldom true He that hath promised thee pardon upon thy repentance hath not promised life till thou repent and every day thy Repentance is deferred thou hast a day more to Repent of and a day less to repent in 'T is folly beyond expression while the Ship is sound the tackling sure the Pilot well the Saylors strong the Gale favourable and the Sea calm to lye idle at road carding dicing drinking burning seasonable weather and when the Ship leaks the Pilot is sick the Marriners faint the storm boysterous and the Sea tumultuous then to lanch forth and hoyst up sayl for a voyage into far Countries Such is the skill and case of evening repenters who in the morning of youth soundness of health and perfect use of reason will not weigh Anchor hoyst up Sail and cut the Cables that with-hold them from seeking God but feed themselves with a fond perswasion that when their reason is distracted their senses astonied all the powers of their mind and parts of their body distempered they shall leap into heaven with a Lord have mercy upon us in their mouths and become Saints at their death who have demeaned themselves like Devils all their life But think not if thou serve Satan and thy youthful lusts with full dishes that God will accept the abject scraps of old age 'T is easier to pass the Foard in the morning when the water is low then in the evening when the banks are full By delay thy account is encreased thy debt augmented thy enemy grows stronger thy self the more enfeebled and all the difficulties of conversion daily more and more multiplied upon thee CHAP. LXXXII AS the wise Physitian gives not the same physick to all Patients nor in the same proportion but he fitteth it in quantity and quality to every ones constitution strength and disease giving to one a Pill to purge him to another a cordiall to restore him one must be lanced another must be healed one must have sauce to quicken his appetite another must fast it out and be cured by abstinence Thus the Lord in wisdom dealeth with the sons of men he giveth that allowance to every one that he knoweth to be most requisite respecting the person of none but doing good to all as their state and condition doth require one is bettered by liberty another by restraint one being ingenious by nature is made better by benefits another of a more servile disposition is made worse and only mended with threats and punishments one man is fit to be rich another to be poor one for the Court another for the Cart thus every one hath his Portion his Station allotted him by God in his wisdom and goodness See thou pay God that tribute of praise and acknowledgment which is due for the portion he hath given thee lest thy ingratitude deprive thee of his benefits or lest they prove pernitious Rivers receiving their fullness from the Ocean pay their Tribute by returning back their streams which homage if they should deny their swelling waters would break down their banks and drown the Country CHAP. LXXXIII HAve frequent and serious thoughts of the last and dreadful day of Judgment when thou must appear and when all thy actions with all their circumstances will be weighed in the ballance of equity by the impartial judge of all whom thou canst not pervert with bribes nor perswade with Rhetorick nor move with tears but thy doom shall pass according to thy desert and if sentence pass against thee it can never be reversed for from this high Court of Justice there lyeth no appeal and as the Sentence so shall be the Execution which will neither be delayed nor can be avoided And think not to appear before this Tribunal in thy scarlet Robe thy rich attire or with thy Golden Scepter Those sparkling Diamonds and that curious dress which may commend thee to the blind world will not be valued here this Sin revenging-Judge knoweth no distinction but of good and bad It is reported of a Christian King of Hungary that being sad and pensive at the remembrance of his sin and the thoughts of his appearing before the Judgment Seat of Christ his brother a resolute Courtier observing him and understanding the Cause made a mock of it as gallants use to do accounting it nothing but a melancholy dump The King replies not at present but the custom being that if the Executioner sound a Trumpet before any mans door that man without delay or further tryal is had away to Execution hereupon the King commands his death's-man in the dead time of the night to sound his Trumpet before his Brothers door who hearing the Messenger of death springs in pale and trembling into his Brothers presence beseeching the King to let him know wherein he had offended him Oh Brother replies the King thou hast not offended me but if the sight of thy Executioner be so dreadful to thee shall not we miserable sinners tremble to appear before Gods Tribunal CHAP. LXXXIV AVoid as well the occasion and appearance of evil as the evil it self The appearance of evil will blast thy good name for men judge according to appearance and an evil occasion frequently produceth an evil action Look what a clear Fountain is to the thirsty what the shade is to the weary Travelour such is occasion to corrupt nature St. Augustine maketh mention of his friend Alipius that having resolved never to look upon the Fencers Prizes was through the importunity of friends drawn along to the Theatre where these bloody sports were performed protesting that he would keep his eyes shut all the while he was there the people giving a suddain shout he looked about to see what the matter was whereupon he became pleased with the sport which before he had abandoned He that toucheth Pitch shall be defiled therewith Remember Dinah the Daughter of Lea who went forth a Virgin to see the Daughters of the Land in their sports and May-games but was defiled before her return CHAP. LXXXV BUsie not thy self in matters which concern thee not if they succeed well thou art not concern'd if ill thou shalt have blame for thy intermedling God hath given to every Tree its proper work to bring forth its own fruit every Bird to build her own nest to every man a Calling which if attended will find him employment and yield him profit but observe he that 's busie abroad either wanteth business or neglecteth his business at home See thou hasten not to give counsel in any case the event whereof is doubtful if the event happen according to expectation it will be imputed to the discretion and industry of him that managed it

if otherwise it will be fathered upon thy ill counsel CHAP. LXXXVI LEt thy care be to secure thy principal concerns Lesser dammages are recoverable Get thy eternal Inheritance made sure and the evidence thereof sealed and it will abundantly answer all the discouragements or allurements this world can put upon thee Henry the Fourth late King of France being told of the King of Spains ample Dominions that he was King of Castile and I quoth Henry am King of France That he was King of Navarre and I am King of France That he was King of Naples and I am King of France That he was King of both the Cicilia's Nova Hyspania of the Western India's and I am King of France He thought the Kingdom of France equivalent to all these One hath more wit and learning then thy self yet thou art a Christian another hath more Gold and Silver yet thou art a Christian a third hath more honour and better preferment in the World yet thou art a Christian a fourth hath richer attire goodlier possessions fairer buildings and more delicious fair yet thou art a Christian which consideration alone weighed in the ballance of the Sanctuary will weigh down all the excellencies and glory this world can give bear up against all the necessities perturbations and disappointments this world can inflict upon thee CHAP. LXXXVII WHom thou canst not know by himself thou mayst learn in part by his companions for as is the man such will be his companions whom he chooseth and in whom he delighteth As light and darkness agree not but mutually expel each other so the unjust man is an abomination to the just and he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked As the chased Deer will not be admitted of the Heard for fear the Hounds in pursute of him fall on them in like manner a knot of bad-good-fellows perceiving one of their society to become another man they will decline him preferring his room before his company he shall no longer be welcome in their company then he is willing to sing his part in the jovial consort Augustus Caesar desirous to know the inclination of his Daughters Livia and Julia diligently observed who came to Court them and perceiving that grave Senatours talked with Livia Riotous and wanton youths with Julia he presently discerned their several humors CHAP. LXXXVIII BE not too ambitious of being a Court favourite nor too confident in Court promises nor too proud of Court preferment the first will vanish upon the least disgust the second is easie to be forgotten the third doth often end in ruine Look upon a gallant Ship well rigg'd trim'd and tackl'd and man'd and munition'd with her top and top gallant and her spread Sayles swelling with a full gale in fair weather putting out of the Haven into the smooth Main and drawing the spectators eyes with a well-wishing admiration but soon after the same Ship is split upon some dangerous Rock or wrecked by some disastrous Tempest or sunk by some Leak sprung in her by accident Such is the Court favourites condition To day like Sejanus he dazleth all mens eyes with the splendour of his glory and with the proud beak of his powerful prosperity cutteth the waves and ploweth through the press of the Multitude scorning to fear any remora at his Keel below or any cross winds from above and yet to morrow in some storms of unexpected disfavour springs a leak in his honour and sinks in the quick-sands of disgrace or dash'd against the Rocks of displeasure is split and wreck'd in the charybdis of Infamy and so concludes his Voyage in misery and misfortune CHAP. LXXXIX LEt thy serious thoughts of Eternity like a perspective-glass present it near considering thou art alwayes upon the verge of that estate where time and change shall be no more Xeuxis that famous Painter being slow at his work and suffering no Piece of his to go abroad without often reviewing and being demanded why he was so curious and so tedious in the use of his Pensil answered that what he Painted he Painted for Eternity even so what thou dost shall be transmitted to Eternity but what thou hast will perish with the using be careful therefore rather of what thou dost then what thou hast neglecting rather thy Temporal then thy Eternal concerns CHAP. XC NEither contemn nor superstitiously fear the Constellations and Signes of Heaven God hath set them above thee to the end thou shouldst observe them he himself sits above them to the end thou shouldst not fear them but him who is Lord of all 't is true they are Gods voice but not easie to be understood either what they mean or whether judgment or mercy if Judgment whether Sword Plague or Famine or some other effect of the Divine displeasure or whom they mean what Kingdom Family or Person or when they mean it whether this or the next or many years hence rather hearken to his voice in the Holy Scripture which is most certain and tells thee plain that he is long suffering and of great pity yet will at length plentifully reward the wicked doer and relieve the oppressed CHAP. XCI TAke heed lest being desirous to become a wit in jest thou become a fool in earnest for commonly they are the trifling things of this World which serious men have to do withal when they have nothing else to do their greatest business then being to laugh and their reward to be laught at Some are so unhappy in having happy wits that they make their wits their happiness jesting themselves out of all that is earnest CHAP. XCII I Conclude these my mean Animadversions with the authentick Adagies of the wisest that ever writ which if well understood and duly applyed will serve and satisfie thee in most of thy concerns being of Divine Authority 1. A Prudent man concealeth knowledge and keepeth his mind till afterwards but the heart of the fool proclaimeth foolishness he uttereth all his mind 2. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise but a companion of fools shall be broken 3. Devise not evil against thy neighbour seeing he liveth securely by thee debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself and discover not a secret to another lest he that heareth it put thee to shame and thine infamy turn not away 4. Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbours house lest he be weary of thee and so hate thee 5. He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly 6. A soft answer turneth away wrath but grievous words stir up anger 7. The wrath of a King is as the messengers of Death but a wise man will pacific it for by long forbearing is a Prince perswaded and a soft tongue breaketh the bone 8. Many seek the Princes favour and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts a gift in secret pacifieth anger and a reward in the bosome strong wrath 9. Make no friendship with an angry man and with a furious man thou shalt not go lest thou learn his wayes and get a snare to thy Soul 10. He that answereth a matter before he hear it it is folly and shame to him Speak not in the ears of a fool for he will despise the wisdom of thy words 11. A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself but the simple pass on and are punished Happy is the man that feareth alwayes but he that hardneth his heart falleth into mischief 12. Remove not the old Land-mark neither enter into the field of the fatherless for their Redeemer is mighty Rob not the poor because he is poor neither oppress the afflicted in the Gate for the Lord will plead their Cause and spoyl the Soul of those that spoyled them 13. Rejoyce not when thine enemy falleth and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth lest the Lord see it and it displease him and he turn away his wrarth from him 14. Whoso keepeth his mouth and tongue keepeth his Soul from trouble 15. The rich ruleth over the poor and the borrower is servant to the lender 16. Let another man praise thee and not thy own mouth a stranger and not thy own lips 17. He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a Child shall have him become his Son at length 18. Accuse not a Servant to his Master lest he curse thee and thou become guilty 19. Look not upon the Wine when it is red when it giveth his colour in the Cup when it moveth it self aright at the last it biteth like a Serpent and stingeth like an Adder 20. There is no wisdom nor understanding nor Counsel against the Lord. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Table Action Chapter 24. Anger Chapter 30. Apparel Chapter 7. Appearance of evil Chapter 84. Business Chapter 23. Busie bodies Chapter 85. Censorious Chapter 27. Censure Chapter 44. Chance Chapter 67. Charity Chapter 54. Children Chapter 17. Church Chapter 35. Companion Chapter 15. Companions Chapter 87. Concerns Chapter 86. Conscience Chapter 77. Consideration Chapter 53. Content Chapter 37. Contention Chapter 59. Countenance Chapter 34. Court favorite Chapter 88. Creatour Chapter 6. Cross Chapter 41. Danger Chapter 40. Death Chapter 42. Design Chapter 4. Designe Chapter 13. Discourse Chapter 8. Discretion Chapter 72. Dreams Chapter 71. Enemy Chapter 31. Envy Chapter 39. Expence Chapter 64. Eternity Chapter 89. Faith Chapter 5. Fame Chapter 45. Fancy Chapter 57.60 Fast Chapter 29. Felicity Chapter 80. Fortune Chapter 19. Friend Chapter 12.66 Gift Chapter 43. God Chapter 1. Gods way Chapter 73. Gods will Chapter 76. Gods glory Chapter 75. Great men Chapter 74. Honour Chapter 32. Holy Scripture Chapter 46. Imitation Chapter 47. Injury Chapter 48. Judgment-day Chapter 83. Chapter 33. Luck Chapter 20. Marriage Chapter 11. Misery Chapter 18. Meditation Chapter 63. Melancholy Chapter 70. Master Chapter 10. Mirth Chapter 49. Multitude Chapter 78. Neighbour Chapter 51. News Chapter 65. Passion Chapter 55.99 Pleading Chapter 28. Poverty Chapter 61. Prayer Chapter 2. Preferment Chapter 56. Pride Chapter 21. Prosperity Chapter 58. Proverbs Chapter 92. Reading Chapter 25. Recreation Chapter 16. Reproach 〈…〉 Repentance 〈…〉 Resolution 〈…〉 Rest 〈…〉 Servant 〈…〉 Sin 〈…〉 Signes of Heaven 〈…〉 Soules health 〈…〉 Table 〈…〉 Times 〈…〉 Thankfulness 〈…〉 Vanity 〈…〉 Virtue 〈…〉 Wisdom 〈…〉 Wit 〈…〉 FINIS