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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56827	Institutions, essays, and maxims, political, moral, and divine divided into four centuries / by the Right Honoura[ble] L. Marqu. of H[alifax]; Enchiridion. 1698	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.	1698 (1698)	Wing Q100; ESTC R41062	51,002	313

He that pulls down the Old to set up a New may draw the Roof upon his head and ruine the Foundation MAX. 46. It is a necessary Wisdom in a Prince to encourage in his Kingdoms Manufacture Merchandise Arts and Arms in Manufacture lies the Vital Spirits of the Body-Politique In Merchandise the Spirits Natural In Arts and Arms the Animal If either of these Languish the Body droops as these flourish the Body flourishes MAX. 47. True Religion is a Settler in a State rather than a Stickler while she confirms an Established Government she moves in her own Sphere but when she endeavours to alter the old or to erect a new she works out of her own Vineyard When she keeps the Keys she sends Showers of Milk But when she draws the Sword she sails in Seas of Blood Labour therefore to settle Religion in the Church and Religion shall settle Peace in thy Land MAX. 48. If thou entertain any Foreign Soldiers into thine Army let them bear thy Colours and receive thy pay lest they Interest their own Prince Auxiliary Soldiers are most dangerous A Foreign Prince needs no greater Invitation to seize upon thy City then when he is required to defend it MAX. 49. Be cautious in undertaking a design upon the report of those that are banish'd their Country lest thou come off with shame or loss or both Their end expects advantages from thy actions whose miseries lay hold of all opportunities and seek to be redrest by thy Ruines MAX. 50. If thou endeavourest to make a Republick in a Nation where the Gentry abound thou shalt hardly prosper in that Design and if thou would'st erect a Principality in a Land where there is much equality of People thou shalt not easily effect it The way to bring the first to pass is to weaken the Gentry The means to effect the last is to advance and strengthen ambitious and turbulent Spirits so that being placed in the midst of them their Forces may maintain thy Power and thy Favour may preserve their Ambition Otherwise there shall be neither Property nor continuance MAX. 51. It is more excellent for a Prince to have a provident Eye for the preventing future mischiefs than to have a potent Arm for the suppressing present Evils Mischiefs in a State are like Hectick Feavers in a Body in the beginning hard to be known but easie to be cured But let it alone a while it becomes more easie to be known but more hard to be cured MAX. 52. If a Kingdom be apt to Rebellion it is Wisdom to preserve the Nobility and Commons at variance where one of them is discontented the Danger is not great The Commons are flow of motion if not quicken'd with the Nobility The Nobility is weak of Power if not strengthen'd by the Commons Then is Danger when the Commonalty troubles the Water and the Nobility steps in MAX. 53. It is very requisite for a Prince to have an Eye That the Clergy be elected and come in either by Collation from him or particular Patrons and not by the People and that their Power hold Dependance upon home and not foreign Authority It is dangerous in a Kingdom where the Crosiers receive not their Power from the Regal Sword MAX. 54. It is a perillous Weakness in a State to be slow of Resolution in the time of War To be irresolute in Determination is both the sign and the Ruine of a weak State Such Affairs attend not time Let the wise Statesman therefore abhor Delay and resolve rather to do than advise what to say Slow Deliberations are Symptoms either of a faint Courage or weak Forces or false Hearts MAX. 55. If a Conqueror hath subdued a Country or a City abounding with Pleasures let him be very circumspect to keep himself and his Soldiers temperate Pleasures bring Effeminacy and Effeminacy foreruns Ruine Such Conquests without blood or sweat sufficiently do revenge themselves upon their intemperate Conquerors MAX. 56. It is an infallible sign of approaching Ruine in a Republick when Religion is neglected and her establisht Ceremonies interrupted Let therefore that Prince that would be Potent be Pious and that he may punish Loosness the better let him be Religious The Joy of Jerusalem depends upon the Peace of Sion MAX. 57. Let that Prince that desires full Sovereignty temper the Greatness of too potent a Nobility A great and potent Nobility quickens the People but presses their Fortunes It adds Majesty to a Monarch but diminishes his Power MAX. 58. It is dangerous for a Prince to use ambitious Natures but upon necessity either for his Wars or to be Skreens to his Dangers or Instruments for the demolishing insolent Greatness and that they may be the less dangerous let him choose them rather out of mean Births than noble and out of harsh Natures rather than plausible and always be sure to ballance them with those that are as proud as they MAX. 59. Let Princes be very circumspect in the choice of their Councellours choosing neither by the greatness of the Beard nor by the smoothness of the Face Let him be wise but not crafty active without private ends couragious without malice religious without faction secret without fraud One better read in his Prince's Business than his Nature and a Riddle only to be read above MAX. 60. In a mixt Monarchy if the Hierarchy grow too absolute it is Wisdom in a Prince rather to depress it than suppress it all Alterations in a Fundamental Government being apparent Dangers but too sudden Alteration threatens inevitable Ruine When Aaron made a molten Calf Moses alter'd not the Government but reproved the Governour MAX. 61. Before thou build a Fortress consider to what End If for Resistance against the Enemy it is useless a valiant Army is a living Fortress If for suppressing the Subject it is hurtful it breeds Jealousies and Jealousies beget Hatred If thou hast a strong Army to maintain it it adds nothing to thy Strength If thy Army be weak it conduces much to thy Danger The surest Fortress is the Hands of thy Soldiers and the safest Cittadel is the Hearts of thy Subjects MAX. 62. It is a Princely Alchymy out of a necessary War to extract an Honourable Peace and more beseeming the Majesty of a Prince to thirst after Peace than Conquest Blessedness is promised to the Peace-maker not the Conqueror It is an happy State whose Prince hath a Peaceful Hand and a Martial Heart able both to use Peace and to manage War MAX. 63. It is a dishonourable thing for a Prince to run in Debt for State-service but to pay it in the Pardon of a Criminal Offence is most dangerous To cancel the Eaults of Subjects with their Deserts is not only the Symptom of a disorder'd Commonwealth but also of her Ruine MAX. 64. Let not a Commander be too forward to undertake a War without the Person of his Prince It is a thankless Employment where Mischief attends upon the best