With lawes 34 Euill men doe persecute the good three manner of waies By hatred of their hearts By iniuries in deedes God commaundeth that wee resist them which three contrary things With loue of hart wheÌ„ he saith loue your enemies With giuing bene fits when he saith doe good to them that hate you with praying for theÌ„ when he saith pray for theÌ„ which reuile persecute you By reuyling wordes 55 Three things to be knowen and marked coÌ„cerning superstition That it doth spring of true godlinesse and diuers wayes doeth weary mens minds That it doth vaunt of the title of true religion and doeth allure multitudes of people vnto it and doeth gouern them It atributeth a certain vertue vnto things without Gods ordinaÌ„ce or naturall reason 36 Magical blessings or enchantings do differ froÌ„ the blessings of the Patriarchs thrée manner of waies Magicians are not called of God to blesse They abuse good wordes and wrest them to another end then God hath appointed They haue no promise that their endeuour shall take effect 37 The proud mans hart is destitute of thrée good things It is hardened and wanteth godlines It is voyde of Contrition It is dry wanting the dew of spirituall grace 38 Three horrible thinges may be noted in a proude man That he striueth against God That he will make him selfe equall with God By transgressing Gods coÌ„mandements By desiring to be almightie as God is In that he will haue his own coÌ„maÌ„dement obserued though it bee coÌ„trary to gods coÌ„mandement That he exalteth himself That he exalteth himself aboue God 39 Three things being thought vppon shoulde abate the pride of man Our birth which is lamentable because we are borne in sinne Our life which is nothing els but labour and griefe and subiect to many inconueniences Our death which is terrible especially because we shall be consumed with wormes 40 Three partes of repentance Contrition Gonfession In the hart In the mouth Because we be seene with the hart vnto righteousnes Because we confesse with the mouth vnto saluatioÌ„ Rom. 10. ver 10. Because the offence is not forgiuen before restitution be made In workes Satisfaction 41 Pride is an exalting of the minde which doeth raise it selfe aboue our Creation Vocation Humane condition 42 By the shameful falles of three it doth appeare that security hath no place to rest in Neither in heauen In paradise In heaueÌ„ lucifer sinned through securitie In paradise AdaÌ„ sinned through securitie In yâ— world Iudas being one of Christ his disciples sinned thorow securitie Nor in the worlde 43 Thrée things in Christ worthy to be woÌ„dered at The examples of his life His words of wisdome Whereby he edified the enuious Wherby he instructed the ignorant Wherby he did conuert the vnbeléeuers The maruels of his glorie 44 Three benefices which wee haue receiued ought to moue vs dayly and hourely to giue thaÌ„ks vnto God Our creation Our redemption Our iustification 45 Let vs giue thankes to God al the day lonâ—â—â—d especially to acknowledge three benefits Because hee hath sanctified vs beeing vncleane Because we haue receiued those thinges of his maiestie which we had not Bicause he hath giueÌ„ vnto vs those things which we neuer deserued 46 The thankesgiuing of thrée sorts of men ought deseruedly to he reprehended Of hipocrites which is fained Of worldlings which is for custome sake Of such as are newly recouered of a sickenes which is wont to be very short 47 Preaching is vsed for three purposes That God may be feared That God may be known and his wil fulfilled That many may be made inheritors of eternall life 48 Thrée kindes of confession in the holy scriptures Confessioâ— of praise Confession of trueth Confession of a fault 49 Three effectes of confessing the trueth A confirming of the doctrine sent from heauen A strengthening of those which are weake in faith Testimonies of the iudgment to come and eternall life 50 Christ in the fift ot Mathew commaundeth vs not to sweare by 3. thinges By heauen By earth Because it is that throne of God Because it is his footstoole Because man cannot make on white hair or one blacke By our head 51 For 3. causes as Augustine saith it seemes that we shoulde not sweare at all Least we should take a facility in swearing Least our facilitie bring vs to a custome of swearing Least by that custome we fall into that daÌ„ger which is prouided for swearers 52 For 3. causes we may lawfully sweare That God may be worshipped glorified Esa 19. ver 8. 1. King 22 ver 14. That trueth may be maintâ—â—ned That Iunocentes being 〈…〉 nuented by crafte may be deliuered from danger 53 Thrée things to be obserued in othes We must not vse all maner of othes We must not vse them alwaies We must not vse them for light occasions 54 By 3. maner of wayes men forsweare them selues Either when they deceiue or are deceiued When they thinke that to be false whiche is true Or when they think that to be true which is false 55 Thrée things are like othes Vowes Couenantes Promises 56 The 4. commaundement of those ten which were deliuered vnto Moses was appointed to be kept for thrée causes To signifie vnto vs the spirituall rest To maintaine ecclesiastical gouernment That cattel and seruantes might cease froÌ„ their labour 57 Thrée principall holidayes on which the Iewes vsed to goe vp to Ierusalem On Easter day On Whitsonday otherwise caled the feast of Pentecost On the day of the feast of tabernacles which was wont to be obserued the 15 of Sept. 58 We ought to méete togither on those dayes whiche by the church are appointed holidayes for thrée causes That me may heare the word of God That we may pray vnto him That we may confirm our faith with the Sacramentes 59 Thrée things which as Luther affirmeth wil destroy christian religion Forgetfulnesse of benifits which we haue receiued by the Gospell Mans wisdome which â—il bring al things in order and with euill counsaile make common quietnes Securitie which reigneth here and there and in euerie place 60 Three kinde of hearers of the worde of GOD are praise worthie They which listen attentiuely They which lay it vp in their heart They which shew foorth the fruits thereof in their life 61 The knowledge of 3. things very necessary for a christian To knowe God To knowe his will To knowe himselfe 62 Thrée most necessary things for a christian man True repentance Feruent praier Patience 63 The whole life of Christians as Melancthon teacheth ought to bee directed vnto three purposes That God may be glorified That the Church may be beautified That we our selues in the Church seruing God may looke for eternall rewardes 64 Thrée thinges in a Christian whiche must agree together That his light may shine before God and men Faith Doctrine and Life 65 S. Paule vnto Titus chap. 2. saieth that a Christian ought to liue 3. manner of waies Soberly Honestly Discréetly 66
creates WisdoÌ„ gouern goodnes preserue The holy ghost is goodnes By which al things are gouerned Goodnes Rom. 11. ver 36. Because of him in him and by him are all things To him be praise for euer and euer Amen 20 God is three maner of waies al in al. August In heauen onely he is all In earth onely he is al. In heauen and earth he is all 21 Three manner of waies god is euery where By his essence By his presence By his power 22 He that will know God as he ought must think vpon these 3. things Luther What he hath commanded What he hath promised Hee that meditateth these three findeth God What he hath threatned 23 For three causes are three things attributed to God Eies because he seeth all things Hands because he maketh all things Feete because he is euery where 24 There is none like vnto God for 3. things Bernard He is rich in mercie He freely respecteth that huÌ„ble Mightie in iustice Iustly iudgeth the wicked Bonâ—tifull in grace Pitifully saueth sinners 25 We haue receiued 3. sortes of thinges of God our Creator wherof we ought alwaies to be mindful Such as lead vs vnto the feare of God Such as moue vs to loue God Such as prouoke vs to yeeld thankes vnto his maiestie 26 The knowledge of God is threefold Generall as of the Philosophers Rom. 1. 〈◊〉 2. Iob. 36. Speciall as of the Christians 1. Cor. 13. Rom. 10. Singular as of theÌ„ that are blessed 1. Cor. 13. Ioh. 3. 27 These things are to be knoweÌ„ in disputing about God Not alwaies Nor to all The first is referred to the time The second to the person The third to the matter Nor all things 28 Three notable benefits of God Creation Redemption By the three persons in Trinitie The Father The sonne The holy Ghost Sanctification 29 There are 3 inwarde properties to be obserued in discerning the persoÌ„s of the Trinitie To beget To be borne The Father onely begets The Sonne onely is borne The holy Ghost onely proceeds from both To procéede 30 Three outwarde properties of the persons in Trinitie The Father sendes and is not sent The Sonne is sent to be made a sacrifice The Holy Ghost is sent to sanctifie our mindes 31 Three beare witnesse in heauen The Father The Sonne And these thrée are one Vnion Vniting Vnited The holy Ghost 32 There are three qualities in the Sunne representing the qualities of the Trinitie The infinit fountaine of light The brightnesse comming from that light The heate proceeding and breathing from them both 33 Three thinges in vs which do represent the holy Trinitie Memorie Vnderstanding Represents the Father Represents the Sonne Represents the holy Ghost Will. 34 Three names beeing one thing in deed are liketo the Trinitie Snowe Ice So God is thrée in personne and but one in Substance Water 35 Gods iudgemeÌ„ts are knowen by 3 things Corporall punishments The sting of the conscience The torments of hell 36 Three manner of wayes wee may sinne in the worship of God When for onely true God there are worshipped many Gods as the heathen did When the true God is worshipped but not according to his will WheÌ„ that true God is worshipped but not onely which is done of theÌ„ that worwip other Gods beside the true God 37 By three things the loue of God appeareth towards men That he hath giuen to man the vse of heauen earth and all his creatures Gene. 1 Eccle. 17. That he hath graunted Angels to be ministers to men Heb. 1. vers 14. For that he hath offred himselfe for mankind taking vpon him the forme of a seruant Phil. 2. vers 17. 38 We may commit three things safely into Gods hands Iniurie Losse Because he is a reuenger of iniuries Because he is the restorer of losse Because he is our Phisition and best comforter Griefe 39 The swéetnesse of this name Iesus consisteth in three things It is hony to the mouth Melodie to the eare Ioy to the hart 40 The sonne of God according to his office is named in thrée seuerall languages Messias in Hebrew Christ in Greeke And according to these three names hee is called A Priest A Prophet A King Annointed in English 41 Three things to be considered in Christ our sauiour He prayeth for vs as he is our Priest He prayeth in vs as he is our head He is praied vnto of vs as he is our God 42 Christ was knowne to the world to be true Messias by thrée thinges The opening of heauen The appearing of the holy Ghost By the voice of his heauenly Father 43 Christ is called a Priest and his office consists in 3. things In teaching Malaehie 2. So thâ— Sonne brought forth the Gospell in the bosome of his Father In praying as appeareth in Leuitcus And hee prayed for vs. Iohn 17 Heb. 1. 7. In offring sacrifice Hebr. 5. He offred himselfe for our sinnes 44 Christ is called a King for 3. causes Because he put downe all power and destroied the workes of the deuill Because by the vertue of the spirit he raigneth in the minds of the faithfull Because he defendeth his Church against the tyrannie of the deuil 45 Christ the true teacher doeth instruct vs 3. waies because he is The way The truth They way not erring In example The truth not deceiuing In promise The life not ceasing In reward The life 46 There are three causes of the incarnation of Christ That he might bruise the Serpents head Gen 3. That by his sacrifice hee might appease Gods wrath That he might iustify the vniust by the imputation of his obedience 47 Thrée figures of Christ his crucifying set down in the scripture The sacrifices lifted vp on high The offering vp of Isaac The brasen Serpent lifted vp in the will dernes Num 21. Iohn 3. 48 Christ his death for vs and satisfaction for our sinnes is thrée fold A worke without example Fauour without desert Charitie aboue measure 49 The passion of Christ is applied 3. waies It is offered by the word as by the hand of God It is receiued by faith as by the hand of man It is sealed by the Sacraments the vse thereof set downe as it were in a table 50 There are 3. fruits of Christ his ascension To send the holy Ghost To be a mediator to God the father To preserue the Word and the Church 51 The sonne of god was chaunged thrée manner of waies From his humility to his diuinitie in his transfiguration From passion to immortalitie in his resurrection From immortalitie to his fathers equalitie in ascention 52 Thrée things concurre in the person of Christ Bernard The worde These thrée are one this one is 3. The flesh Not by confusion of substance but by vinitie of person The soule 53 Christ loued vs thrée maner of waies Bernard Swéetely In that he tooke our flesh vpon him Wisely In that he eschewed all fault Valiantly In that he suffered death 54 There are three
Christian Wisedome to knowe what belongeth to God that we may desire heauenly things Vnderstanding for the world that we may learne to despise it Foreknowledge of our death that while we liue we may liue to God 99 For 3 causes it was necessary that Christ should rise again the third day That the prophesie might be fulfilled Hos 6. verse 2. That his bodie should not corrupt Psal 16. verse 14. That the omnipotencie of his Diutnitie might be linked with his humanitie 100 Thre argumentes and testimonies agaynst the Anabaptistes to prooue that Christ was borne of the flesh of the Virgine Marie Of the promises made vnto Abraham and our fore fathers Gen. 22. verse 18. item 26. verse 3. And in thy séede shall all the nations of the earth bee blessedâ— All such promises shoulde be false if Christ had not come out of the wombe of the Virgine Marie It is necssarythat Christ should take flesh of the virgin Marie seeing in many places of the scripture he calleth himselfe the sonne of man It is manifest in the first chapter of the epistle of S. Paule to the Romans verse 3. the wordes be these Who was borne of the seede of Dauid according to the fleshe THE FIRST HVNDRETH OF THE Triplicitie of Philosophie 1 The whole course of mans life consisteth in these three TO be borne wéeping To liue laughing To die fighing 2 Hee is worthyly called a wise man Which remembreth things past Which marketh the course of thinges present Which foreséeth things to come 3 Three thinges obtaine great frendship Faire spéech in presence Good report in absence Faithfulnes in frendship 4 Thrée sortes of men differ in wishing The ambitious The base minded Wisheth so much that for it hee is hated Craueeh so little that euery maÌ„ ouercroweth him Desireth a meane with loue The vertuous 5 Thrée sorts of men accounted happie in this world He that oweth nothing A man single and not maried He that hath new buried his riâ—h parents 6 Three sortes of men wofull to be scene A rich man fallen into pouertie A vertuous man dispraised A wise man scorned of the ignorant 7 Three thinges which euery man doth in respecte of his enimies He feares He hates Whom he feares Whom he hates he bewares Whom he bewares he seekes his destruction He bewars 8 Plutarch doth require these 3 things in a young man Temperance in his minde Silence in his tongue Bashfulnes in his countenance 9 The art of gouernment was Found out Defended By experience By science By prudence Conserued 10 Pride is noted in a man by 3. things To shew a certaine statelines in going To disdaine his companions and equals To separate himselfe from the companie of others with a vaine kind of selfeloue 11 Three causes why a man may be earnest in giuing good counsell because It is an easie thing Of little cost And the best gift a man can giue vnto his friend 12 Thrée desires amongst freÌ„ds To enioy health To possesse honour Not to suffer necessitie 13 Three soueraigne plaisters for a heart which is greeued Temperance Time Forgetfulnes 14 Three things good for euery man To vnderstand well To speake better To doe best of all 15 Alphonsus king of Aragon vsed to thanke God most hartily especially for 3. causes For that he made him a man not a brute beast For that he was a christian For that he was Prince and ruler ouer so many countries 16 Plato at the point of death yeelded thanks vnto nature for 3. causes That he was borne a man and not a beast For that he was a Grecian borne and not a Barbarian That it was his chance to liue in the time of Socrates 17 Aristotle that philosopher approching vnto death his scholers requested him to vnter some sententious saying vnto them in stéed of a last wil test ament who sighing saide I came huÌ„bled into this world Here I haue liued carefully I depart troubled being vnskilfull and ignorant 18 As dogs be like wolues so three sorts of meÌ„ are like friendes Parasites Flatterers Fawne for the belly Cosen for the coyn e. Dissemble in religion Hypocrittes 19 The couetous maÌ„ doeth alwaies â—ffende three persons God His neighbour From God he withholdeth his right He denieth things necessary vnto his neighbour Vnthankful to God Wicked to his neghbour Cruell to him selfe He keepeth that which is 〈◊〉 needefull from himselfe Him selfe 20 Euill counsellors teach a yong and vnskilful prince 3. things which after ward hurt him and his subiects much To prefer Profite before honestie Gaine before vertue Tyrannie before modestie 21 A good counseller shoulde be furnished with these 3. Experience of many thinges True loue towardes him vnto whome he ministreth counsell Libertie to speake freely 22 Three things ought to bee considered in a witnesse The nature The condition That a witnes be a maÌ„ and not a womaÌ„ for women are diuers in constant in their reporte That he be frée not a boÌ„dslaue for he wil conceale a trueth for feare of his masters displesure That he be innocent not infamous for iustice will not accompany a wicked man The life 23 We ought to beare 3 sortes of affection towards him that is conuicted of a crime Loue. Hatred CoÌ„sidering his nature we ought to loue him because he is a man Considering his fault which he hath coÌ„mitted we should hate him Considering that paine which he must suffer for his fault we ought to pitie him Pitie 24 No man ought to praise himself nor desire to be praised for 3. causes For if he respect the time he hath passed he shall finde that he hath done many thinges for which he ought to be sory If he consider of the time to come he shal perceiue many imminent dangers whereof he should be afraid If he regard yâ— preseÌ„t time he shal find many defects much want in himselfe which minister occasion of bashfulnesse 25 Vpon 3 occasions men vse to excuse themselues for not doing thinges which they were enioyned to doe Either when they are weary would rest Or when that which is appointed doeth seeme to be hard and difficult Or when it seemeth to be vnfruitefull and vnprofitable 26 For three causes wee ought to vse fewe words Because of manye wordes proceede many faults Because it is a signe of Foolishnesse to vse many words Socrates the Philosopher holding his peace amongst coÌ„pany being asked why he did so answered Because I haue bene sory sometimes for speaking but neuer for holding my peace Solon the Philosopher being sileÌ„t when other men talked one demanded of him whether he held his peace for want of wordes to speake or for that he was a foole He answered No foole â—an hold his peace Xenocrates the Philosopher sayd vnto one yâ— was a great babler If you hard your selfe with my eares you would hold your peace Because many words are the causes of discontentment displeasing 27 Those which are angry make
is likened vnto these 3. things Fire A Both. For as the fire doth consume that substance whereby it is norished so hatred consumeth the hart wherein it hath bin nusled As the Moth doeth gnaw yâ— garment wherof it is bred so hatred gnaweth the harte wherein it is conceiued As a bée pricking another doth lose his sting and can neither make hony nor liue but a small time after so the hart pricking another with the sting of hatred doth lose many swéete vertues and killeth it selfe A Bee 66 Thrée things to be learned of theÌ„ that applie themselues to any Arte. Let him be apt to learne neither let him perswade himselfe that he knoweth all things after a litle instruction Let hym be ready to beléeue though he vnderstand not al things because as Aristotle saith the learner must beleeue Let him be obedient not contemne good admonitions nor condemne wholsome counsels 67 Thrée thinges beeing in one man make him very learned Arte maketh him certaine Vse maketh him ready Imitation maketh him expert 68 The drunken man commeth in contâ—mpt by his surfeâ—ting He is an abhomination before God and his angels He is scoffed and scorned of men thought vnsit for honest exercises He is confounded with the diuel and led in all maner of mischiefe 69 Drunken men by too much swilling bring 3. euils vpoÌ„ them selues To stumble and tremble Madnes That aâ— length theâ— die either blasted or striken with a planet 70 King Philip of Macedon receiued 3. lucky messages at one time That he had wnone the games at Olympus by the running of his chariots That his Captaine Parmenio had ouerthrowne the Dardanians That his wife Olympia had borne him a sonne which was called Alexander 71 Three things to be required of a Iudge which are necessarie to the discharging of his office Let him heare the accusation and listen as well to the poore mans complaint as to the rich mans request Let him sift the accusation by examining witnesses allowing of lawfull proofes Let him pronounce the sentence of Iustice earnestly without respect of fauouring one or hating the other 72 The Iudge muste haue respecte vnto three things The law The guiltie The authoritie of the law must be defended without crueltie The former life of him that is guiltie his disposition and his nature must be considered He must haue respect vnto the people least he spare them that be guiltie to the hinderance danger of the common wealth The people 73 Three thinges as Aristotle saith make a iudge ignorant of the truth Loue. Hatred Priuate gaine 74 Lycurgus almost al the other Lawreaders of the worlde albeit in many things they were different yet they had full concord agreement in these three To honour God To owe compassion to the poore To beare a reuerence to olde men 75 All mens actions or all the deedes of men are thréefold Some things are done to a godly a honest ende and purpose and these are worthye praise Some are done vpon vrgent necessitie and these are not worthy of excuse Some are done to an euil intent yet not of necessitie and these deserue punishment 76 A wise man lamenteth and repeÌ„teth that he hath done these 3. things Gone by sea when he might haue gone by land That he hath reuealed his secrets That he hath let one day passe without doing some vertuous thing 77 Marcus Sergius had the vse of 3. hands A right hand When he lost his right hand he receiued 23. woundes A left hand He fought in 4. sundrie battels with his left hand An iron hand in stead of his right hand He fought with his iron hande at the siege of Cremona and tooke 12. places in Gaule 78 Three great benefites we receiue when we eate cheries They clense our stomacke The meate of them brâ—â—â—eth good bloud The kernels of them are good against the disease of the stone 79 The gentle minde is of thrée sortes Milde to suffer Readie Willing to helpe 80 We must put 3. thinges out of our mindes Cares Feare The desire of other mens welth 81 Golde as Basilius saith is The snare of soules The hooke of death The baite of sinne 82 The craftines of the Eagle is knowen by three things She layeth stones in the nest which haue the vertue to driue away serpents She teacheth her yong ones to flie She buildeth her nest in a safe place 83 Thrée excellent things in the flying of the Eagle She flyeth very swift She flâ—eth far higher then any other bird She is neuer wearie of flying 84 Three things shew that there is great clemencie in Lions They wil not hurt them that lie groueling They will exercise their crueltye sooner against men then women They will not hurt children vnlesse it bee when they be almost famished for hunger 85 There bee 3. things in that night which cause vs to sleâ—pe The darkenesse The colde For men desirous to sleepe doe seeke the darkest places For both in winter men sleepe more soundly such as are colde of complexion will sleepe longer then others which are hâ—te For according to Philosophie moiste vapours arising from the stomacke and ascending to the braine doe prouoke sleepe The moisture 86 There be 3. things very commendable in the Dolphin The loue it beareth vnto man The protection of her yong ones Arion was saued in the sea by a Dolphin If it chaunce any of her yong ones to be taken by Fishermen they will not forsake them but follow them so extremely that they will suffer themselues rather to be taken then forsake them For Plime reporteth that she is the swiftest of all fishes Her swiftnes 87 We must seek to get money for 〈◊〉 causes For necessarie expences To keepe eredit To preuent grinous mishaps 88 Thrée famous ciuill warres among the Romans Betweene Sylla and Maurius Betweene Cesar and Pompey Beteene Antonius Augustus Octauus 89 Thrée thinges necessarie for the increase of corne Good séede Good ground Gods blessing 90 Three monstrous thinges which be in many men An enuious harte A couetous minde A proude looke 91 Thrée thinges very necessary in warr to obtaine victorie To deliberate consult wisely of al thâ—ngs To keepe close that counsell which is concluded on least by treason it be reuealed to the enemies To knowe assuredly by espials the conditioÌ„ and state of the aduersaries 92 Charles the 5. said that there is thrée things whic h maintaine warre Victuals Money Souldiours 92 Thrée things nedeful for theÌ„ that wil ouercome cruel enemis with a smale armie Munition Money Counsaile 94 He that will place his battell must foresâ—e three thinges The sunne The dust The sunne before the face taketh away the sight The dust fillteh the eies and hurteth them The winde in fight helpeth the weapons The wind 95 Three things which deserue the praise of goodnesse To ouercome crueltie with gentelnesse To moue them to be betâ—er affected that doe vs iniurie To suffer patieÌ„â—ly what