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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

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

folly is vain mirth and profuseness of laughter is the City of Fools yet be not too sadd lest thou be thought sullen nor too austere lest thou be thought male content not too demure and precise lest thou distast the company and incline to melancholly then which nothing can be more hurtful to body or mind CHAP. L. VErtue is nothing but an act of loving that which is to be beloved and that act is prudence from whence not to be removed by constraint is fortitude not to be allured by inticements is temperance not to be diverted by pride is justice the declining of this act is vice CHAP. LI. LOve thy neighbour for Gods sake and God for his own sake who created all things for thy sake and redeemed thee for his mercy sake if thy love hath any other object it is false love if thy object hath any other end it is self love CHAP. LII IF thou desirest rest unto thy soul be just he that doth no injury fears not to suffer injury the unjust mind is alwayes in labour it either practiseth the evil it hath projected or projects to avoid the evil it hath deserved CHAP. LIII COnsider what thou wast what thou art and what thou shalt be thy first being was rude and indigested clay thy now being is clay refined but decaying and thou hastnest to return from whence thou art for dust thou art and to dust thou shalt return Consider what 's above thee what 's beneath thee and what 's within thee God's all-seeing Eye is above to observe thee his Almighty hand to protect punish or reward thee according to thy doings Hell is beneath to tempt thee here and to torment thee hereafter within thee is thy conscience a thousand witnesses against or for thee These considerations will bring to thy self humility to thy neighbour charity to the world contempt and to God obedience which will Crown thee with eternal felicity CHAP. LIV. CHarity is a naked Child giving honey to a Bee without wings naked because excuseless and simple a Child because tender and growing giving honey because honey is pleasant and comfortable to a Bee because a Bee is laborious and deserving without wings because wanting and helpless if thou denyest to such thou killest a Bee if thou givest to other then such thou preservest a drone CHAP. LV. LEt anothers Passion be a lecture to thy Reason and let the Ship-wrack of his Understanding be a Sea-mark to thy Passion so shalt thou gain strength out of his weakness safety out of his danger and raise thy self a building out of his ruines CHAP. LVI IF thou expect to rise by the means of him whom thy Fathers greatness raised from his service to court preferment thou wilt be deceived for the more in esteem thou art the more sensible is he of what he was whose former servitude will be Chronicled by thy advancement and glory obscured by thy greatness however he will conceive it a dead service which may be interpreted by thee as a merited reward rather then a meritorious benefit CHAP. LVII IF thou desirest to take the best advantage of thy self especially in matters where the fancy is most imployed keep temperate diet use moderate exercise observe seasonable and set hours for rest let the end of thy first sleep raise thee from thy repose then hath thy body the best temper then hath thy soul the least incumbrance then no noyse shall disturb thine ear no object shall divert thine eye then if ever shall thy sprightly fancy transport thee beyond the common pitch and shew the magazeen of high invention CHAP. LVIII SO use prosperity that adversity may not abuse thee If in prosperity thy security admits no fear in adversity thy despair will afford no hope he that in prosperity can foretel a danger can in adversity fore-see deliverance CHAP. LIX IF thou contend with any let thy contention be rather forced then voluntary rather to defend thy self then to offend and on thy part see that the cause of contention be just lest the just God contend with thee strive not in a matter which concerns thee not lest the issue be thy shame and just reproof be ever cautious how thou strivest with a mighty man lest thou fall into his hands and he crush thee The Iron rod doth easily break in pieces the Earthen Pitcher Be not at variance with a rich man lest he overthrow thee for Gold hath destroyed many and perverted even the hearts of Kings Strive not in words with him that is full of tongue for there is no end of his babling And strive not with an hasty man lest he do thee a suddain mischief which thou canst not prevent and he himself repent when it is too late In short as much as in thee lyeth be at peace with all men and the God of peace shall be at peace with thee CHAP. LX. LEt not thy Fancy be guided by thine eye nor let thy Will be governed by thy fancy thine eye may be deceived in her object and thy fancy may be deluded in her subject let thy understanding moderate between thine eye and thy fancy and let thy judgment arbitrate between thy fancy and thy will so shall thy fancy apprehend what is true so shall thy will elect what is good CHAP. LXI IF thou desire not to be too poor desire not to be too rich he is rich not that possesseth much but he that covets no more and he is poor not that enjoys little but he that wants too much the contented mind wants nothing which it had not the covetous mind wants not only what it hath not but likewise that which it hath be not therefore too greedy in desiring riches nor too eager in seeking them nor too covetous in keeping them nor too passionate in loosing them the first will possess thy Soul of discontent the second will dispossess thy body of rest the third will possess thy wealth of thee the last will dispossess thee of thy self thou canst not serve God unless Mammon serve thee CHAP. LXII IF evil men speak good or good men evil of thy conversation examine all thy actions and suspect thy self but if evil men speak evil of thee hold it as thy honour and by way of thankfulness love them but upon condition that they either cease to be evil or continue to hate thee however a good conscience without a good name is better then a good name without a good conscience CHAP. LXIII IN thy recited Meditations when thou hast neither fit companion nor good book to imploy thy active fancy admire the curious works of thy Creatour in his wonderful dispose of all things cast thine eyes upon the Sun that glorious Lamp of Heaven whose near approach doth cloath the mournful Earth in her summer hue consider the constancy the universal benefit of his light and heat and admire his Maker the lesser Stars though they borrow their light have their influence upon our Peace and War our