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A56983	Enchiridion miscellaneum spare houres improv'd in meditations divine, contemplative, practical, moral, ethical, oeconomical, political : from the pietie and learning of Fr. Quarles & Ar. Warwick, Gents. : by it they being dead, yet speak (Heb. XI. 4).	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Warwick, Arthur, 1604?-1633. Spare minutes, or, Resolved meditations and premeditated resolutions.	1677 (1677)	Wing Q94; ESTC R6261	74,920	244

a city let the Commander endeavour to take from the Defendants all scruples which may invite them to a necessity of defence Whom the fear of slavery necessitates to sight the boldness of their resolution will disavantage the assaylants and dissicilitate their design Sense of necessity justifies the Warr and they are hopefull in their arms who have no other hope but in their ams CHAP. LXXIX IT is good for States Princes if thy use ambitious men for their advantage so to order things that they be still progressive rather than retrograde When ambitious men find an open passage they are rather busie than dangerous and if well watcht in their proceedings they will catch themselvs intheir own snare and prepare a way for their own destruction CHAP. LXXX OF all Recreationis Hunting is most proper to a Commander by the frequency whereof he may be instructed in that necessary knowledge of situation with pleasure which by earnest experience would be dearly purchas'd The Chase is a fair Resemblance of a hopefull Warr proposing to the Pursuer a flying Enemy CHAP. LXXXI EXpect the army of thy Enemy on plain and easie ground and still avoyd mountainous and rocky places and straight passages to the utmost of thy power it is not safe to pitch any where thy forces cannot be brought together He never deserv'd the name of good Gaimster that hazards his whole Rest upon less than the strength of his whole Game CHAP. LXXXII IT matters not much whether in government thou tread'st the steps of severe Hannibal or gentle Scipio so thy actions be honourable and thy life vertuous Both in the one and the other is both defect and danger if not corrected and supported by the fair Repute of some extraordinary Endowments No matter whether black or white so the Steed be good CHAP. LXXXIII IT is the safest way in a Martiall expedition to commit the main charge to one Companions in command beget confusion in the Camp When two able Commanders are joyned in equall Commission each is apt to think his own way best and by mutuall thwarting each other both give opportunity to the Enemy CHAP. LXXXIV IT is a high point of Providence in a Prince to observe popular Sects in their first Rise and with a severe hand to nipp them in the Budd But being once full ag'd it is wisdom not to oppose them with too strong a hand lest in suppressing one there arise two a soft Current is soon stopped but a strong stream resisted breaks into many or overwhelm's all CHAP. LXXXV IT makes very much to thy advantage to observe strictly the Nationall vertues and vices and humours of forrein Kingdoms whereby the times past shall read usefull Lectures to the times present He that would see what shall be let him consider what hath been CHAP. LXXXVI IF like Manlius thou commandest stout and great things be like Manlius stout to execute great commands it is a great blemish in Sovereignty when the Will rores and the Power whispers if thou canst not execute as freely as thou commandst command no more than what thou maist also freely execute CHAP. LXXXII IF one Prince desire to obtain any thing of another let him if occasion will bear it give him no time to advise Let him endeavour to make him see a necessity of sudden resolution and the danger either of Deniall or Delay Hee that gives time to resolve gives leasure to deny and warning to prepare CHAP. LXXXVIII L Let not thine army at the first encounter be too prodigall in her strength for a dead lift When the enemy hath abated the fury of his first heat let him then feel thou hast reserved thy forces for the last blow So shall the honour he hath gained by his valour encrease the glory of thy victory Fore-games when they prove are speediest but after-games if wisely play'd are surest CHAP. LXXXIX IT is very requisite for a Prince to keep the Church always in proportion to the State If the Government of the one be Monarchicall and the other Democraticall they will agree like Metall joyned with clay but for a while Durable is that State where Aaron commands the people and where Moses commands Aaron But most happy in the continuance where God commands both CHAP. XC LEt not the Covetousness of a Captain purloyn to his own use or any way bereave his souldiers of any profit due unto their service either in their means or spoyls Such injuries being quickn'd by their dayly necessities are never forgot What Souldiers earn with the hazard of their lives if not enjoy'd prophesies an overthrow in the next Battell CHAP. XCI IF a Prince expect vertuous Subjects let his Subjects have a vertuous prince So shall he the better punish the vices of his degenerate Subjects So shall they trulier prize vertue and follow it being exemplified in their Prince CHAP. XCII IT is the property of a wise Commander to cast an eye rather upon Actions than upon persons and rather to reward the merits of men than to read the Letters of Ladies He that for favour or reward preferr's a worthless Souldier betray 's a Kingdom to advance a Traytor CHAP. CXIII WHere Order and Fury are well acquainted the Warr prospers and Souldiers end no less men then they begun Order is quickened by Fury and Fury is regulated by Order But where Order is wanting Fury runs her own way and being an unthrift of its own strength failing in the first assault cravens and such beginning more than men end less than women CHAP. XCIV IT is the quality of a wise Commander to make his Souldiers confident of his wisdom and their own strength if any danger be to conceal it if manifest to lessen it Let him possess his army with the justness of the Warr and with a certainty of the victory A good cause makes a stout heart and a strong arm They that fear an overthrow are half conquered CHAP. XCV IT is requisite in a Generall to mingle love with the severity of his Discipline they that cannot be induced to fear for love will never be inforced to love for feare Love opens the heart Fear shuts it That encourages This compell's And victory meets encouragement but flees Compulsion CHAP. XCVI IT is the part of a well advised State never to entrust a weighty service unto whom a noted injury or dishonour hath been done He cannever be zealous in performance of Service the height of whose expectation can rather recover a lost name than gain a fresh honour CHAP. XCVII THree ways there be to begin a Repute and gain dignities in a Common-wealth The first by the vertue of glorious Parents which till thou degeneratest too much may raise thee upon the wings of Opinion The second is by associating with those whose actions are known to be eminent The third by acting some exploit either publique or private which in thy handhath proved honourable The two first may miss being founded on Opinion the

enough hath a fool to his schollar He that thinks himselfe wise enough to instruct himself hath a fool to his master The end of the Third Century THE Fourth Century CHAP. I DEmean thy self more warily in thy study then in the street If thy public actions have a hundred witnesses thy private have a thousand The multitude look's but upon thy actions Thy conscience look's into them the multitude may chance to excuse thee if not acquit thee thy conscience will accuse thee if not condemn thee CHAP. II. OF all vices take heed of Drunkenness Other vices are but fruits of disordered affections this disorders nay banishes reason Other vices but impair the soul this demolishes her two chief faculties the Understanding and the Will Other vices make their own way this makes way for all vices He that is a Drunkard is qualified for all vice CHAP. III. IF thy sin trouble thee let that trouble comfort thee as pleasure in the remembrance of sin exasperats Justice so sorrow in the repentance of sin mollifies mercy it is less danger to commit the sin we delight in than to delight in the sin we have committed CHAP. IV. THe way to God is by thy self The way to thy self is by thy own corruptions he that balks this way err's he that travels by the creatures wanders The motion of the Heavens shall give thy soul no rest the vertue of Herbs shall not encrease thine The height of all Philosophy both natural and moral is to know thy self and the end of this knoweledg is to know God CHAP. V. INfamy is where it is receiv'd if thou art a Mudd-wall it wil stick if Marbl it will rebound if thou storm at it 't is thine if thou contemn it 't is his CHAP. VI. IF thou desire Magistracy learn to forget thy self if thou undertake it bid thy self farewell he that looks upon a common cause with private eyes looks through false Glasses In the exercise of thy politic office thou must forget both Ethicks and Oeconomicks He that puts on a public Gown must put off a private Person CHAP. VII LEt the words of a Virgin though in a good cause and to as good purpose be neither violent many nor first nor last it is less shame for a Virgin to be lost in a blushing silence then to be found in a bold Eloquence CHAP. VIII ARt thou in plenty give what thou wilt Art thou in poverty give what thou canst as what is receiv'd is receiv'd according to the manner of the receiver so what is given priz'd according to the measure of the giver he is a good workman that makes as good work as his matter will permit CHAP. IX GOd is the Author of Truth the Devill the Father of Lies If the telling of a truth shall endanger thy life the author of Truth will protect thee from the danger or reward thee for thy dammage If the telling of a Lie may secure thy life the father of Lies will beguil thee of thy gains or traduce the security Better by losing of a life to save it then by saving of a life to lose it However better thou perish than the Truth CHAP. X. Consider not so much what thou hast as what others want what thou hast take heed thou lose not What thou hast not take heed thou covet not if thou hast many above thee turn thy eye upon those that are under thee If thou hast no Inferiours have patience a while and thou shalt have no Superiours The grave requires no marshal CHHP. XI IF thou seest any thing in thy self which may make thee proud look a little further and thon shalt find enough to humble thee if thou be wise view the Peacock's feathers with his feet and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections He thar would rightly prize the man must read his whole Story CHAP. XII LEt not the sweetness of contemplation be so esteem'd that action be despis'd Rachel was more fair Lea more fruitfull as contemplation is more delightfull so is it more dangerous Lot was upright in the City and wicked in the Mountain CHAP. XIII IF thou hast but little make it not less by murmuring if thou hast enough make it not too much by unthankfulness He that is not thankfully contented with the lest favour he hath receiv'd hath made himself incapable of the lest favour he can receive CHAP. XIV WHat thou hast taken unlawfully restore speedily for the sin in taking it is repeated every minute thou keep'st it if thou canst restore it in kind if not in value if it may be restore it to the party if not to God the Poor is Gods Receiver CHAP. XV. LEt the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it He that fears otherwise gives advantage to the danger It is less folly not to endevour the prevention of the evil thou fearest then to fear the evil which thy endeavor cannot prevent CHAP. XVI IF thou hast any excellence which is thine own thy tongue may glory in it without shame but if thou hast receiv'd it thy glory is but usurpation and thy pride is but the prologu of thy shame Where vainglory commands there folly counsels where pride Rides there shame Lacquies CHAP. XVII GOd hath ordained his creatures not onely for necessity but delight since he hath carv'd thee with a bountifull hand fear not to receive it with a liberal heart He that gave thee water to allay thy thirst gave thee wine to exhilarat thy heart Restore him for the one a necessity of thanks return him for the other the chearfulness of prais CHAP. XVII IF the wicked flourish and thou suffer be not discourag'd thy are fatted for destruction thou art Dieted for health they have no other Heaven but the hopes of a long Earth thou hast nothing on Earth but the hopes of a quick Heaven if there were no journeys end the travell of a Christian were most comfortless CHAP. XIX IMp not thy wings with the Churches feathers least thou flie to thy own Ruine impropriations are bold Metaphors which continued are deadly Allegories one foot of land in Capite encumbers the whole estate The Eagle snatcht a coal from the Altar but it fired her Nest CHAP. XX. LEt that table which God hath pleas'd to give thee please thee He that made the Vessell knows her burthen and how to ballast her He that made all things very good cannot but do all things very well If thou be content with a little thou hast enough if thou complainest thou hast too much CHAP. XXI WOuld'st thou discover the true worth of a man Behold him naked dis-treasure him of his ill-got Wealth degrade him of his dear bought honour dis-robe him of his purple Habit. Discard his pamper'd body then look upon his soul and thou shalt find how great he is Naturall sweetness is never sented but in the absence of artificiall CHAP. XXII IF thou art subject to any secret folly blab it not last thou appear

let me rather be least there without honour here then the greatest here without glory there I had rather be a dorekeeper in that house then a ruler in these tents CHAP. XXXIV When I see the heavenly Sunn buried under earth in the evening of the day in the morning to find a resurrection to his glory Why think I may not the Sonnes of heaven buried in th' earth in the evning of their daies expect the morning of their glorious Resurrection Each night is but the pastdayes funerall and the morning his resurrection Why then should our funerall sleep bee other then our sleep at night Why should we not as well awake to our Resurrection as in the morning I see night is rather an intermission of day then a deprivation and death rather borrows our life of us then robbs us of it Since then the glory of the Sunn findes a Resurrection why should not the sonnes of glory Since a dead man may live againe I will not so much look for an end of my life as wait for the comming of my change CHAP. XXXV I See that candle yeelds me small benefit at day which at night much steeds me and I know the cause is not because the candles light was les at day but becaus the daies light is les in the evening As my friends love to me so mine to my friend may be at all times alike but we best se it when we most need it and that not because our love is then greater but our want Though then i welcome a courtesie according to my want yet i will value a courtesie according to its worth That my fortunes need not my friends courtesie is my happiness should my happiness sleight my friends courtesie 't were my folly CHAP. XXXVI I See that candle makes small shew in the day which at night yeelds a glorious lustre not becaus the candle has then more light but becaus the ayre hath then more darkness How prejudiciall then is that ambition which makes me seem less then Jam by presuming to make me greater then I should be They whose glory shines as the sparks amongst stubble loos their light if compared to the Sonne of glory I will not seat my self higher then my place least J should be disgraced to an humility but if J place my self lower then my seat J may be advanced to the honour of Friend sit up higher I had rather be exalted by my humility then be brought low by my exaltation CHAP. XXXVII I See that candle which is as a Sunn in the darknes is but as a darknes in the Sunn the candle not more lightning the nights darknes then the Sunn darkening the candles light I will take heed then of contention especially with great ones As J may be to strong for the weaker so J must be to weak for the stronger I cannot so easily vanquish mine inferiors but my superiors may as easily conquer me I will doe much to be at peace with all men but suffer much ere J contend with a mighty man CHAP. XXXVIII I See when J follow my shadow it flies me when I flie my shadow it follows me I know pleasures are but shadows which hold no longer then the sun shine of my fortunes Least then my pleasures should forsake me J will sorsake them Pleasure most flies me when J most follow it CHAP. XXXIX It is not good to speak evill of all whom we know bad it is worse to judge evill of any who may proove good To speak ill upon knowledg shewes a want of charity to speak ill upon suspition shewes a want of honesty I will not speak so bad as J know of many I will not speak worse then J know of any To know evill by others and not speak it is sometimes discretion to speak evill by others and not know it is alway dishonesty Hee may be evill himselfe who speaks good of others upon knowledg but he can never be good himself who speaks evill of others upon suspition CHAP. XL. A Bad great one is a great bad one For the greatnes of an evill man makes the mans evill the greater It is the unhappy priviledg of authority not so much to act as teach wickednes and by a liberall cruelty to make the offenders sin not more his owne then others Each fault in a leader is not so much a crime as a rule for error And their vices are made if not warrans yet presidens for evill To sin by prescription is as usuall as damnable and men run post in their journey when they goe to the divell with authority When then the vices of the rulers of others are made the rules for vices to others the offences of all great ones must needs be the greatest of all offences Either then let me be great in goodnes or else it were good for me to be without greatnes My owne sinns are burthen too heavie for mee why then should I lade my self with others offences CHAP. XLI TO speak all that is true is the property of fools to speak more the● is true is the folly of too many He that spends all that is his own is an unthrifty prodigall He that spends more then his own is a dis-honest unthrift I may sometimes know what I will not litter I must never utter what I doe not know I should be loath to have my tongue so large as my heart I would scorn to have my heart les then my tongue For if to speak all that I know shews too much folly to speak more then I know shews to little honesty CHAP. XLII It is the ambitious folly of too manny to imitate rather greatnes then goodnes They will sooner follow the example of their Lord then the precepts of their God I will alway honour greatnes I will onely imitate goodnes rather doe good without a pattern then commit evill in imitation 'T is better to be sived without a president then to be damned by example CHAP. XLIII THere is no security in evill society where the good are often made worse the bad seldom better For it is the peevish industry of wickednes to find or make a fellow 'T is like they will be birds of a feather that use to flock together For such commonly doth their conversation make us as they are with whom we use to convers I cannot be certain not to meet with evill company but I will be carefull not to keep with evill company I would willingly sort my self with such as should either teach or learn goodnes and if my companion cannot make mee better nor I him good I will rather leave him ill then hee shall make me worse CHAP. XLIV TO teach goodnes is the greatest praise to learn goodnes the greatest profit Though hee be wisest that can teach yet he that doth learn is wiser I will not therefore be unwilling to teach nor ashamed to learn I cannot be so ignorant but I may teach somewhat nor so wise