a Seate Yet doth our bodie bound it which is smal But wert a Corps it could not doe that feate For that which can containe Heav'n earth and all Which they containe cannot be corporall The more it hath the more it vvill receiue The more it holdes the more it doth desire The more things bee it best doth them conceaue VVhether they be distinct or els intire All which at once may in the Soule retire Without disturbing or annoying either All which t' effect doth such a Soule require That infinite had neede be altogither And in a sort the soule can bee no other We may in Minde conceaue anothers Minde Then that which can conceaue things bodylesse Can be no body though pure as the winde But meerely Sp'rituall which may haue egresse Into each Sp'rite and from thence make regresse Without those Sp'rites perceaving of the same Then must the substance that makes such accesse Bee immateriall in deede and name The soule therefore is of a sp'rituall frame Two formes at once of quite repugnant kinde No Matter can receaue but the soule can Black VVhite Fire Frost Moist Dry these place doe finde Without resistance in the soule of man Then soules wee see at Matter nere began Nay sith the lesse with Matter we doe mell The more we vnderstand it followes than That nought can more against the soule rebell Then matter which the soule doth hate as Hell For wer 't Materiall whereof i st made If of the Elements how give they sense That never Life since their creation had Much lesse then can they giue Intelligence In whom nor Life nor sense hath residence A Body's meerely Passive But the Sp'rite Is absolutely Active And from thence The Bodies Actions doe derive their might Or els no Limbe could stirr or wrōg or right And that the soule is an immortall Minde Not mortall like the Body doth appeere That whereas Time in his turnes vp doth winde The Bodies substāce which those turnes doe weare Yet can those motions the soule nothing steere But to more staidnesse they the same doe turne And make her more immortall as it were VVho like the Pow'r divine can Time adiorne Or make it stay or it quite overturne The Time past present or to come are all As to the soules sire present to the soule VVhich makes her matterlesse and immortall For that which can stay Time when he doth rowle Must be Divine nought else can Time controule Then Time is subiect to the soule wee see VVhich as his Sov'raigne him doth over-rule And though in Time the soule was made to Bee Yet shee makes Times turnes to her tunes agree Beside her Food doth her immortall make For mortall Creatures feede on mortall things As Beastes on Grasse and Beasts mens hunger slake But shee doth feede on Truth which truely bringes Immortall state without al varyings For Truth 's as free from al corruption As from Tymes Turnes restlesse alterings Thē sith the Soule doth feede on Truth alone It needs must be immortall in Reason What soule can doubt her immortality But such as is immortal for that doubt Doth rise frō Reas'ns discourse ingeniously Then if by Reason shee brought that about That souls are mortal That soul 's not without The pow'r of Reason who hath that pow'r Must needs be of that rare Coelestial Route Which Iron Teeth of Time cannot devoure For Reas'n made Time and past Time doth endure No Soule humane but covetts stil to Bee VVhich could not be if shee but mortal were VVhen shee lookes backe AEternitie to see Shee sees she cannot past beginnings beare But be'ng begun would faine past Time appeere Then how is it that Men are al so faine If Nature therevnto all doe not steere But how i st naturall if it be vaine And vaine it is if it doe nought obtaine If ever thou resolved wer't to dye Consider how thy Soule discoursed then Coulde shee perswade her selfe that shee must fly Sith shee was made of nought to nought agen And as Beastes died so did mortal Men Maugre thy soule while shee doth thus discourse Shee slipps from al Conclusions and doth ren Quite from her selfe by Natures proper force To weigh which way she wends free'd frō her Corse The damned Epicurean-Libertine At Deathes approach stirr'd vp by Natures might To Life immortall would his Soule resigne And in his soule resistlesse reasons fight To proue the soule immortal by Birth-right Doe what he can his Thoughts to pacifie Whiles they immortal striue to make his Spright He cannot for his soule them satisfie But they wil stil beleeve shee cannot die If one weake thought say thy soul 's but a Blast That with thy Breath is vapored to nought A stronger thought saith it doth ever last For nought can mortal be that hath that thought By Reason thus the soule is inly taught If wandring thoughts perswade that Soules depend On that which Nature in the Bodie wrought Domestick thoughts against those thoughts contend And say Soules Bodilesse can never end They came from God to him themselues they lift They mount as high as they dismounted bee Ev'n as a Fountaine doth her Current shift As high as it descended naturallie So Soules doe mount to him of whome they Bee Beastes know no more but natures partes externe But our soules into Natures secrets see Nay stay not there but they thereby doe learne VVho gaue them sight such secrets ◠to discerne Some say the Soule and Bodie are but one Because their outward Sense perceaues no more They might denie God too by like reason Because they see him not yet evermore They see his deedes for which we him adore Then let the actions of thy soule perswade Thy thoughts thou hast a soule let the lore Which God in her infus'd whē he her made Teach thee to know that thy soul cānot fade The soule consists not by the outward sense But by the soule the outward sense consists The outward sense hath no Intelligence VVhich in and by an Instrument subsists But as an Instrument sense her assists The sense can see a Fort but if w'inferre Men made the same and it the Foe resists This doth surmoūt the outward senses farre And doth conclude our soules aboue thē are Our Reason often giues our sense the lye Whē sense would misinforme th' Intelligēce For sense gaine-saies the Heav'ns pluralitie But Reason proues the same by consequence The Moone at full hath greatest light saith sense But Reason by cleere Demonstration Doth proue her then to haue least radience Then Reason by this illustration The soule not sense makes Her foundation The Sunn 's one hundred sixtie six times more Then the Earthes Globe in compasse but the sense VVith Tooth and Naile with-stands it evermore And saies nay sweares ther 's no lesse difference Then twixt the Center and
were the first Astronomers Metaphisicks and Philosophers The steweâ— once stoode where now Play-houses stand The Peacock Neither delighteth he in any maÌ„s legs Psal. 147.10 Reproofes wher they are wel deserved must bee well paâ—ed b Meant of those that haue nothing to commende them but affected acting offensiue mouthing c W. S. R B. d Simonides saith that painting is a dumb Poesy Poesyâ— a speaking painting Roscius waâ— said for his excelleÌ„cy in his quality to be only worthie to come on the stage and for his honesty to be more worthy theÌ„ to come theron f â—her is good vse of plaies pastimes in a CoÌ„moÌ„-weale for thereby those that are most vncivill pâ—one to moue war and dissention are by these recreations accustomed to loue peace ease Tac 14. An. Ca 6. Though these words be vnfit â—or his mouth yet he fits his mouth to these words The ende of Artes giues theÌ„ their true valuation Gentlemen should hate Pride â—owe sith she is become the HaÌ„gmaÌ„s loue Hell the home of Pride The third wombe * Of mine vnderstanding * All Philosophers have erred touching the Soule Crates Hippaâ—châ—s Leucippus Democritus Diogenes Hippias Heliodorus A diametrical repugnancie of opinions amoÌ„g the Philosophers touching the soul. Critias Hippocrates Galen Heraclitus Aristotle Plato Seneca Hippocrates Strato Diogenes Stoickes Democritus Hierophilus Empedocles Galen Epicures Pythagoras Man is the HorizoÌ„ between Angels and Beastsâ— as far from Beasts as Angels Aristotle Christians differ touching the soules beginning Thomas Aquinas his opinion touching the soules beginning Diverse opinions concerning the souls continuance Plato Some make two distinct things of the Soule and vnderstanding Some suppose that humane soules are portions of the divine nature Our minds do remember Sciences not learne them Plato a Truth it selfe faith no vncleane thing can enter into the heavens Galat. 5.21 A Proverb God and the world are epitomiz'd in man Microcosmos The agilitie subtilty and capacity of the Soule Man is said to be man in â—espect of his humane Soule When the Minde is busie the outward Senses be at rest Life Sense depend vpon the Soule The Soule is no Quality but a SubstaÌ„ce The Soule is of capacity to comprehend Heaven and Earth The more the soule doth the more it may receiue The soule is in a sorte infinite We may enter into anothers minde with our mind No matter caÌ„ hold 2. formes at one instant of contrary kindes The lesse flesh the body hath the more wit the soule hath commonly That cannot give Sense that is seÌ„slesse nor intelâ—igence that is vnintellectual The Soule not subiect to Time Time is the Soules subiect The Soules food Truth argues shee is immortall like her foode The doubt of our Soules immortality prooves their immortality God the Fountaine of Reason The eternitie past overwhelmes the Soule as being too great for her capacitie but that which is to come she can and doth coÌ„ceave a Nature made nothing in vaine The Soule caÌ„not pâ—ssiblie perswade her selfe that shee is mortall No Athist but would faine dye the death of the righteous The Soule is taught by naturall reason by the light of nature that shee is immortall Simil. The actions of our Soules proue their immortalitie b The Soule is not subiect to the impression of the Senses because she is of an incorporall nature The Soules discourse surmountes the reach of the outward sense Our Reason doth oft correct our erring sense The Sunnes magnitude c Demonstration is the Piller wheron al scieÌ„ce depeÌ„ds The Soule makes generall rules of many particulers but seâ—se insists vpon particulers The true esseÌ„ce of things is vnknowne and to man knowne by their accideÌ„ts and actions Who vnderstaÌ„deth his waies and the storm that no man can see for the most part of his works are hid Eccle. 16.21 In theÌ„ which wil not vnderstand true doctrine ignorance is sinne and in them which caÌ„not it is the paine of sinne The soule is free from sin as shee was made by God Sinne deriues her force froÌ„ the soule To God all things are lawfull that like him and nothing likes him that is vnlawfull a Some certaine things though true are not vttered of God without daÌ„ger whoÌ„ we seem best to knowe when we confesse him and his councels to be incomprehensible b In doubâ—full matters wherin we may be ignorant without danger it were better suspend out iudgements then offer occasiâ—n of contention Calv. c Warrantably d Divine matters are ful of obscuâ—ity Cat. e Thâ—s secret must be lookt vnto not into f Faithfâ—ll ignorâ—unce is â—etter then rash knoweledge a Sinne flowes from Adam to the soule and enters into her when she first giues motion to the body The fault of Adam only infects the soule b It is farre off what may it be and it is a profouÌ„d deepnesse who caÌ„ finde it Eccl. 7.26 c Since the elementary diuine partes of MaÌ„ are corrupted one by another and both from AdaÌ„ they must be borne againe by elementary divine meanes by Water and the Spirit d Eccl. 25.3 Nature sittes in a precious Stone as in her Throne of Maiestie * Rebata Vertue Albion * Salomon Vanity is instant to gett attention because sense is betraide therby * H. 8. Leicester Essex Worcest * Death the fine of al flesh * Ne-vile * CoÌ„versation * William Wainflet Bishop of Winchester * Hen. 6. Ed. 4. Eccle. 2. 15. * A steele â—nstâ—ument * Faire wâ—iting * For writing Phil. 2. Hisp. Rex Totus non sufficit Oâ—bis
one selfe-wombe that both should be the same In Spirite in vertue nature and in name This World beginnes to cotton now for thee For whom the World sometimes was much to blame Vertue deere Sidney now advaunc'd shal be Sith Vertue knowes no partialitee Thou virgin Knight that dost thy selfe obscure From Worlds vnequall eies and faine wouldst dy Er ' thy name should be knowne to Worlds impure Now shew thy selfe thou canst not hidden lie From our newâ— Worlds desert â—out-searching Eie Great Sidneies loue true proofe of thy great worth Liue now for now thou maist not living die Vertue must vse thee then Dyer Knight come forth To haile thy vertues Loadstarre from the North. And Albions Scaeva whose crosse-wounded Corse Like t' an imbalmed dead-Corpse in aspect Twenty times dead yet still hast vitall force And so dost cousin death through deaths defect Yet scornst nay hat'st thy life in Fames respect Vp with thy Coate of Steele its time for thee No foe is now in field and in effect Thy Veines are drie thine eies do dimmely see Then ioy in peace with life at last agree Great Maiestie last let the least of all Thy Subiects least send from his hart a signe Of that it holds and whiles it is it shall That is that loue thou only mai'st define By that vnbounded loue to vs of thine I haile thee happy Sov'raigne from a farre Vnworthy to approach thy view of Eine Saying blest be him that blessed thee from warre To be our peace in whom we blessed are And be thine owne though others praise come short O sacred Sou'raigne Soule of Englandes ioy Let matchlesse vertues Vertues praise report VVhich thou alone dost questionlesse enioy The Vulgars laudes thine Eares doe nought but cloy The Concaue of a Crowne may cause that winde VVhich froward Fates haue power to destroy But that pure praise that 's due to thy pure Minde From Fates is free'd being of immortall kinde VVell wott'st thou Princes liues haue much more force Then purest Lawes their Subiects to refine For Subiects follow still their Sov'raignes course As Sunne-like Marigolds doe Sol divine VVho lose their grace when hee doth ceasse to shine This makes thee shun what may ecclipse thy light Because thou lead'st all by that light of thine And striv'st to glitter in all vertue bright That all might haue thereby direction right Though at thy becke be all sons-pleasing sweetes Yet art thou pleas'd with what thy sense containes In Straightes where Abstinence with Reason meetes Which head-strong Appetite Synne-spurred raignes And binds thy Passions in Soule-staying chaines Thus Reason strictly ruleth thee we see VVhich over thee as thou raign'st ore vs raignes If Reason thou obai'st much more should wee That are borne to obey Reason and thee How came I with thee to bee so acquainted That so I should discribe each part of thee Thy Booke wherin so liuely thou art painted Deere Liege I once ioy-ravished did see For which I shall till death the better bee Then saw I thee and then I heard thy VVordes VVhich with Gods and thy glory did agree And Charity beliefe to them affords Sith â—hee knowes nothing that with them discords And if the Bookes compil'd by vs do beare The Image of our Mindes as thou do'st say Then in that Booke that Image doth appeare Bright as the Sunne in Vertues best araye To light all Kinges to keepe their Kinges high Way No Sentence Line Clause VVord or Syllable Therein contain'd but doth pure thoughts bewraie Then sith thy Minde is to it semblable No Earthly King is to thee sutable Never was Piety with Policy So well componnded in the Head of State The Serpents wisedome many Snakes apply To Sores of Kinges Simplicity but hate The Doue-like innocence as out of date If Piety and Policy doe iarre As some suppose then can we bee s'ingrate As not to crowne him that did end the warre Nor be compos'd by such a Temperer For if from Hartes abundance Mouthes disperse Vertue or Vices Mammon all abroade What may we deeme thee theÌ„ that did'st reherse Such precepts as beseem'd a Semi-God How best the Sonne should beare an Empires Lode Which weakenesse oft back-broken vndergoes We needes must weene that Vertue makes abode As in her home in thy Hart sith it floes VVith goodnesse like Gods to thy Friends Foes How like a Lord of thy selfe do'st thou striue To conquer Passion Princes great'st disease In him that likely is thee to survive And as an oldâ—tride Sea-man tells at Seas VVhat Rocks and â—latts a yong one may displease Ere â—irst he setts out that he them may shunne So from thy proofe for thy Succeeders ease Thou tell'st him ere to rule he hath begune What Compasse he should keep safe Course to run For Empire is a Sea most faire to see But perillous to proue as they best kno That all their life-long to it bounden be Subiect each Tyde to be orewhelm'd with woe If not to wracke and finall overthro Wherein thou dost thy course so wisely guide That like a skilful Pilot thou dost sho By demonstration how this Sea t' abide And safely saile or else at Ancor ride Then ô how blessed is this blisful Ile VVhose God is Loue whose King is Vertues Host VVhose Grace and VVisdome with an holy guile Doth catch the Least and binds them to him most As to their Piller and vpholding Post VVho makes his Subiects great as good as great By his example without Checke or cost And to vnequalls equal Law doth meate With Loues right haÌ„d which stil doth hate defeate The Fire as be'ng the noblest Element Is plac'd by Natures hand aboue the rest That by it's actiue vertue prevalent It might repurifie the worst and best That be inferior or in lesse request So thou art iustly plac'd in Natures right Aboue the great'st that with thy vertue least Canst purge them from their greatest vices quight And make them shine through thy high vertues light Such Kings should be obaid and glory-cround Because their Vertues al mens else exceede For they that are in all abundance drownd Yet set no more in then may Nature feede And spare the rest for those that haue more need O! these are rightly Fames Superlatiues Gods vpon Earth that 's Kings like Gods in deede From whom the subiect vertue high derives VVhose liues are Lights to lead obscurer liues And Vertue in a King is more of price Then in a poore man though most vertuous For Kings haue more meanes to be drawn to Vice And may without controle be vicious But poore-men not for Want and Summumius If Sol would Venus vse what Starre comes not At becke wel-neere too neere to him to vse But if a naked poore Snake be so hott He may be coold but so be coold cannot VVhat glory gettes constrain'd Sobrietie If glorie gotten be by Vertue right Constrain'd b'imperious Necessitie Other then to be chast for want of might In
Sense But passing plaine and ful of Indigence Yet in my Brest true Glorie is enthron'd And al my Friends shal be with Glorie Crown'd On me doe waite the Ministers of Ioy To be dispos'd as I shal them imploy Death and Damnation I treade vnderfoote And over Lethe lake with ease I flote I am the Darling of the TRINITIE That ore Sinne Death and Hell hath Emperie When Heav'n shall melt Earth shal meare away I in his blessed Bozome live for aie If thou through humaine frailtie chance to trippe I le stay thy foote that downe thou shalt'uot slippe Or if in mire of sinne downe flatt thou fall I le wring Teares frō thine Eyes to wash off all What shal I say if thou wilt cherish me I le stil make peace betweene thy God and thee That neither Sathan Sinne nor ought beside Shall haue the pow'r your Vnion to devide Thinke what a comfort it wil be to thee By me t' enioy this VVorlds felicitee And when Confusion shal dissolve the same Thy Soule to live with God with Saints thy fame VVhich al eternity shall comprehend In ioy past ioy thus shee vvith ioy did end VVhen lo the other painted Butterfly That lookt too like voluptuous Vanity Seem'd greatly chafed with this lōg discourse And often mew'd and mop◠and which is vvorse The speech disgraced interruptingly VVith VVhat might make the same seeme al a ly But now shee gan to face her Countenance VVith many a smile and Eye-delighting glance And thus with voice that did her speech become Shee brake into her Tales Exordium Deere Albïon whom as my Soule I prize In whom as in my Heav'n my glorie lies If ever thou by following sound advice VVouldst tast the truest ioyes of Paradice Thē listen to me while I breath such breath As shal create a complete Heav'n on Earth If thou wilt me imbrace as did that Prince That was the Sourse of humane sapience Who in his wisedome knew wel what he did Sith he knew more then al the world beside When monge a thouzād Loues his wisdomes powre Did choose me for his chiefest Bellamoure If therfore thou wilt me indeere to thee That but one soule may be twixt thee mee I knowing what such wisdōe high did please Wil plunge thy soule in depth of pleasures Seas Where thou shalt meete with Ioyes vnsoūded deepe To lullabie thy waking Cares asleepe But to particulate what they shal be Requires the Tongue of some Divinitee Yet coldly as I can I wil expresse This onely heav'n-surmounting happinesse Deere sweete quoth she sweet she lisped foorth If thou wilt well conceave thine owne high woorth Listen to mee and I wil tell thee vvhat Shal glad thy Soule and correspond with that As stands thy case thou well maist prize thy Head With the extreamest rate of Ioues God-hed And sith aboue he raignes in boundles blisse Thy blisful raigne below should be like his I therefore wil draw VVit and Industry Al vvhose defects my science shal supplie To straine their powres to their extreame extent So to accomplish thy soules ravishment Thou on Triumphant Chariots like the Sunn 's That on the cristal Heav'ns in glorie runnes By Horses shalt be drawne as white as milke And al thy way shal cover'd bee with silke Of choisest kinde and of the Tyrian die As wel to show thy state as please thine eie Thy Robes shal be pure gold ten-times refin'd That like the Aire shal gently turne and winde Not fac'd with Ermine but with everie thing That to the heav'ns bright eie may wonder bring Which shal send backe when that eie on it stayes In counter change more glittering-glorious Raies Thy Horses heades vvith Phenix feathers deckt Shal vvorke on Angels eies the like effect The pillers of thy Pallaceis shal be Hewne out of rockes of purest Porphyree Their wals of Iasper square and eu'ry Ioint Dissolued Amber passing cleere shal point The columnes of thy windowes shal be Iet Inlaide with Pearle in many a curious fret Their Glasse of christ all in whose vpper part With stone of price past price and matchlesse Art Shal be inserted stories of thy deedes That both the eie delights and Spirite feedes Their Heav'n-high Roofes shal be embattelled With Adamant in gold enuelloped Their Tile of Currall and in Lozenge-wise Mother of pearle their sides shal circulize Vpon their crest as thicke as they may stād Saint George on horse-backe with a Lance in hand Charging a Dragon both of precious stone To wit the Emeral'd and Calcedone The roomes within al rooft in arched wise Like to the Convexe of the vaulted skies Shal be with purest Bice enammeld faire Enchas'd with stars like Ioues etherial chaire The chimny-peeces reaching through the sāe Of glorious Chrysolites that seeme to flame On whose fore-fronts below cut out shal be In Indian Berill curious Imageree The hangings of thy wals of that same ware That Salomon in al his glorie ware Thy floores shal be most glorious to behold Couerd with cloth of Bodkin Tyssue Gold Thy chaire of state t' amuse the gazers sight Cut out of one vnvalued Margarite Shal stand on top of Twelue most faire Ascents Like that wherein Ioue sits in Parliments Each steppe of stone of richest price and hue Deckt on each ende with beasts of dreadful view Huge Lyons Dragons Panthers and the like That in th'aspectors harts doe terror strike Shal seeme like that more then celestial Throne Which Iupiter in state doth sit vpon Thy cloth of state that it ore-canopies Shalbe stuffe brought from Earthly Paradise By sp'rits immortal which shal waite on thee And doe thy Heasts if thou wilt rule by me This precious geare no name is good ynuffe T' expresse the glory of this precious stuffe With Sunne-like Carbuncles in forme of eies Shal be embossed as if each were spies Which vvith their luster creepe in each darke hole That thou thereby maist pul thence by the Polle Who shal vnseene envie thy glorious state So with thy Sword of Iustice pole their Pate And when thou sitt'st vpon that royal seate Thou shalt seeme Iupiter if not more great Sitting on his celestial Throne of Thrones Compas'd about with many thousand Sunnes Thy privie chambers where thou privilie Shalt glut thy selfe vvithout satietie With what shal tickle al thy vaines with pleasure Measur'd by loues sweete motions without measure Shal be like Orchards fram'd so by mine Art That thou shalt seeme in Heav'n whē there thou art There wil I haue an artificial Sunne In the like Heav'n al daie his course to runne That though the daie abroad doe lowre like night Thy Sunne within shal shine exceeding bright The Moone and stars like to the lampes of heau'n By night shal light thee set in order ev'n And by their constellations and their frames Th'astronomer shal cal them by their names Al kinde of Trees of what soeuer sute That either Branches beare or Branch with fruit There vvil I cause or at
â—o traÌ„sgres theÌ„ a They that favor sin are aâ— worthye of death as they that coÌ„mit the sin Rom 1.31 The way by precepts is obscure long but by exampleâ— shoâ—te plaine Senec. b Princes and Priests ought to be the Exchequers of Gods inestimable Graces c Good works ar much more perswasiue to good life theÌ„ good wordes d Good life is the effect and glory of the church militaÌ„t of the good Pastors thereof Blessed is the Prince Priest whose liues serue for vnwriâ—en law Mâ—s-goveâ—nment â—or the most parte iâ— cauâ—e of rebellion an aâ—gument of the goodnes of ours WilliaÌ„ Duke of Normandy Others harme teach vs to shuÌ„ what caused them Brittanâ— Saxon Dane It is a glorious matter to coÌ„quer but a much more glorious to vse the Conquest well The way to establish a state purchased with the sword A consequent of removing great ones in a newe-conquered kingdome 20 And odde descentes of Kings and Queens since the conquest As this of this Conqueror France Our glory shame Avaâ—ice and Pride the perverters of Peace It is meer madnes to trust the Crown in their handes that long to put it on their owne heads Rich 1. taken prisoner in Austria The sincerest minds may be teÌ„pted aboue their strength by the glitering glosse of a crown lying within reach The Pope interdicted the land By poison as some saie Edward 1. All kings that thought so thrivâ—d the better * WaÌ„ ScotlaÌ„d That which is gotâ—eÌ„ with the Sword must so bee mainetained which little instrument can remooue Obstacâ—es bee they never so gâ—eat or keep them downe that wold rise without permission To rule is as much as to amend that which is amisse or awry b A Prince once in obloquie doe hee wel or ill al is ill taken of his subiects Tacitus Hist. Simil. Claw-backs and Sinn-soothers d The more wealth the more woo if evil imployed Edward 3. The divine Vengeance sleepes not though it wincks Richard of Burdeux One evil corrupteth another and evill put to evill is cause of mutuall destructioÌ„ h God executes his owne iustice by the iniustïce of others i Present pleasures take away the thought of future paine Henry 4. k A Kinge should be able to councell as chiefe councellor and direct as chiefe Captaine Henry 5. l Vengeance attends the 3. and 4 generation of mercilesse maÌ„quellers Henry 6. Rich. Duke of York claimed the crowne in Parliament * No king iâ— but halfe onâ—â— The fruites springing froÌ„ the powâ—e of ParliameÌ„ts to make Kings in England * Germanicus because one or two in the Army had only a purpose to salute him by the name of Emperor was never wel brooked til by his own death he had paide the price of other meÌ„s rashnes Tac Hist. * No wisdome prevailes against Gods decree Edward 4. a The effects of civil warre for looke how much Peace is betâ—er then warr so mâ—ch is â—orraine invasion better then civill dissention b Civill warre tenâ—es to the preiudice of the yet vnborne c Kings houses yeeld many such Vermine d For a poore and hungry Army cannot observe military disciplin Casiodorus e Ambition vpon the least opportunitie setts vpoÌ„ what so ere hinders hir rising f More coÌ„mon weales are ruined for want of good obayers theÌ„ good commanders g Iealousy is glued to loue and to a Crowne h Birth Bequest Laws of God Nature Nations and ReasoÌ„ togeather with all kingly worthines makes good our now kings possession i Neerenesse of blood doth oft put hartes furthest a sunder in Kâ—ngdomes cases k The Lawe it selfe will rather admitt a mischiefe theÌ„ an inconvenience l He alwaies shal be suspected hated of the Prince in possession whoÌ„ men doe account worthy or like to be Prince in succession Tacitus Hist. The Valor fierce courage of the great Cousin displeaseth the iealous Soveraigne Tacit. m All crafty Achitophell-like councels are in showe pleasant in execution hard and in event deadly dangerous n A BaÌ„kerours peace is in civill discord his discord is in peace o Gods Iudgments are inscrutable but none vniust p Iustice equal in quality quantity for Henry 6. and his Sonne were murdered c. q Man ought not to vse maÌ„ prodigally Seneca Richard 3. r Vnder this King to do ill wasâ— not alwaies safeâ— alwaies vnsafe to doe well as Tacitus reports of Neros raigne Princes that tyrannously governe their people haue greater cause to feare good men then theÌ„ that bee evill They which coÌ„teÌ„n peace and covet honour doe lose both peace honor A good cause in publike war like the Cape Bone spei coÌ„ducts to the laÌ„d of triumph Hen. 7. A good prince makâ— war that hee may haue peace and endures labor in hope of rest Salust Eccles. 5 8â— * Where God is praised meÌ„s endevors are blessed * Two things doe establish the Throns of kings prudeÌ„ce pietie the one aâ—earing in their Actions the other in their manners 1. King 3.12 Homer faineth all the Gods to sleep except Iupiter implying ther by the care of a good King for his subiectâ— Princes ought to measure their Actions by the standerd of their Laws as this did Hen. 8. His sword was so successefull as made his neighbours glad of his friendship feareful of his indignation Mercie may haue her excesse in humaÌ„ things Clemency is most daungerous where wheÌ„ soft quiet dealing draweth on more evil then severityâ— * Forrain CoÌ„questes were costly in achiving costly in holding oft no lesse costly then dishonoâ—rable in forgoing * In liberal larges to his friends servants Our Kinges might haue had a double intrest in their subiectes The hearts of Kings are in his hands that disposeth all things to effect his inevitable decrees Beheaded him He knew it was not the speach of a wise man to say who woulde haue thought it Edw. 6. Simil. a For private good b Disorder mother of Confusion c Sedition the plague of perverâ—nesse d Fortune ofteÌ„ reserveth tâ— the hardest chanceâ— them whoÌ„ she advaÌ„ceth to the greatest dignity The fortunate cannot doe ill iâ— they would He is made wise too late that is made wisâ— by his owne hâ—rme and irrecovâ—rable lâ—sâ—e f Dâ—pâ—â—t from thâ—â—e enemies and bewâ—re of thy fâ—iendes Eccle. 6.13 g Frailty is ful of falshood h There is nothing more profitable to mortall men then distrust Euripides i They that stand with all worldes will stand with no world if the world stand not with theÌ„ Queen Mary k Love covers the multitude oâ— sins in our neighboure what should it doe theÌ„ in our Soveraignes that haue more meanes inducemeÌ„ts to sin theÌ„ private peâ—sons l Queene Elizabeth m All that vnderstand the worth of blessed Peace will say Amen to a praier for Peace God will rather heare the Orisons of theÌ„ that pray for Peace theÌ„ the TruÌ„pets that proclaime warres n So often wee play with Gods