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Enchiridion Containing institutions, divine contemplative. Practicall. Moral ethicall. Oeconomicall. Politicall. Written by Fra: Quarles.; Enchiridion
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Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
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if not strengthened by the Commons Then is danger when the Commonalty troubles the water and the Nobility steps in CHAP. LIV. 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 forreign Authority It is dangerous in a Kingdome where the Crosiars receive not their power from the Regall Sword CHAP. LV IT is a perillous weaknesse in a State to be slow of resolution in the time of Warre To be irresolute in determination is both the signe and the ruine of a weake State such affaires attend not Time Let the wise Statesman therefore abhor delay and resolve rather what to doe then advise what to say Slow deliberations are symptomes either of a faint courage or weake Forces or false Hearts CHAP. LVI IF a Conquerour hath subdued a country or a city abounding with pleasures let him be very circumspect to keepe himselfe and his souldiers temperate Pleasures bring effeminacy and effimenacy fore-runs ruine such conquests without blood or sweat sufficiently do revenge themselves upon their intemperate conquerours CHAP. LVII IT is an infallible signe of approaching ruine in a Republike when Religion is neglected and her establisht ceremonies interrupted let therefore that Prince that would be potent be pious and that he may punish loosenesse the better let him be religious the joy of Ierusalem depends upon the peace of Sion CHAP. LVIII LEt that Prince that desires full soveraignty temper the greatnesse 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 CHAP. LIX IT is dangerous for a Prince to use ambitious Natures but upon necessity either for his Warres or to be Skreens to his dangers or to be instruments for the demolishing insolent greatnesse and that they may be the lesse dangerous let him chuse them rather out of meane births then noble and out of harsh natures rather then plausible And alwayes be sure to ballance them with those that are as proud as they CHAP. LX LEt Princes be very circumspect in the choyce of their Councellours chusing neither by the greatnesse of the beard nor by the smoothnesse 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 Princes businesse then his Nature and a riddle onely to be read above CHAP. LXI IN a mixt Monarchy if the Hierarchy grow too absolute it is wisdome in a Prince rather to depresse it then suppresse it all alterations in a fundamentall Government bring apparent dangers but too sudden alteration threatens inevitable ruine when Aaron made a moulten Calfe Moses altered not the Government but reproved the Governour CHAP. LXII BEfore thou build a Fortresse consider to what end if for resistance against the Enemy it is uselesse a valiant Army is a living Fortresse if for suppressing the subject it is hurtfull 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 weake it conduces much to thy danger the surest Fortresâ—e is the hands of thy souldiers and the safest Citadell is the hearts of thy subjects CHAP. LXIII IT is a Princely Alchymie out of a necessary Warre to extract an honourable Peace and more beseeming the Majesty of a Prince to thirst after Peace then conquest blessednesse is promis'd to the Peace-maker not to the conquerour it is a happy State whose Prince hath a peacefull Hand and a Martiall Heart able both to use Peace and to manage Warre CHAP. LXIV IT is a dishonourable thing for a Prince to â—unne in debt for Stateservice but to pay it in the pardon of a Criminall Offence is most dangerous To cancell the faults of subjects with their deserts is not onely the symptome of a disordered Common-wealth but also of her Ruine CHAP. LXV LEt not a Commander be too forward to undertake a Warre without the person of his Prince it is a thanklesse imploiment where mischiefe attends upon the best successe and where if a Conquerour he shall be in danger either through his owne Ambition or his Princes suspition CHAP. LXVI IT is a great oversight in a Prince for any respects either Actively or Passively to make a forreigne Kingdome strong he that gives meanes to another to become powerfull weakens himselfe and enables him to take the advantage of his own weaknesse CHAP. LXVII VVHen the humours of the people are stirr'd by discontents or popular griefe it is wisdome in a Prince to give them moderate liberty to evaporate he that turnes the humour backe too hastily makes the wound bleed inwardly and filâ— the body with malignity CHAP. LXVIII IF having levyed an Army thou findest thy selfe too weake either through the want of men or mony the longer thou delayst to fight the greater thy Inconvenience growes if once thy Army falls asâ—nder thou certainly loosest by thy delay where hazarding thy fortunes betimes thou hast the advantage of thy men and mayst by fortune wiâ—â—e the day it is lesse dishonour to bee overcome by force then by flight CHAP. LXIX IT is the part of a wise Commander in Warres either Offensive or Defensive to work a necessity of fighting into the brests of his Souldiers Necessity of action takes away the feare of the Act and makes bold Resolution the favourite of Fortune CHAP. LXX CLemency and mildnesse is most proper for a Principality but reservednesse and severity for a Republique but moderation in both Excesse in the one breeds contempt in the other Hatred when to sharpen the first and when to sweeten the the last let Time and Occasion direct thy judgement CHAP. LXXI IT is very requisite for a Prince that desires the continuance of Peace in time of Peace to encourage and respect his Commanders When brave Spirits finde neglect to be the effect of quiet times they devise all means to remove the Cause and by suggesting inducements to new Warres disturb and unsettle the old Peace buying private honour with publique danger CHAP. LXXII BE not covetous for priority in advising thy Prince to a doubtfull Attempt which concernes his State if it prosper the Glory must be his if it faile the dishonour will be thine When the Spirit of a Prince is stopped in the discharge it will recoyle and wound the first adviser CHAP. LXXIII IF being the Commander of an army thou espiest a grosse and manifest error in thine Enemy look well to thy selfe for treachery is not farre off Hee whom desire of victory binds too much is apt to stumble at his owne Ruine CHAP. LXXIV IT is the height of a provident Commander not only to keep his own designes indiscoverable to his Enemy but likewise to be studious to discover his
He that can best doe the one and nearest guesse at the other is the next step to a conqueror But he that failes in both must either ascribe his Overthrow to his owne Folly or his victory to the Hand of Fortune CHAP. LXXV IF thou be ambitious of Honour and yet fearfull of the Canker of Honour Envy so behave thy self that Opinion may be satisfied in this that thou seekest Merit and not â—â—me and that thou attributeâ—t thy Preferment rather to Providence then thy own Vertue Honour is a due debt to the deserver and who ever envied the payment of a debt a just advancement is a providentiall act and who ever envied the act of Providence CHAP. LXXVI IT behoves a Prince to bee very circumspect before hee make a League which being made and then broke is the forfeiture of his Honour He that obtaines a Kingdome with the rupture of his faith hath gain'd the Glory of a Conquest but lost the honour of a Conquerour CHAP. LXXVII LEt States that aym at greatnesse beware lest new Gentry multiply too fast or grow too glorious Where there is too great a disproportion betwixt the Gentry and the common Subject the one growes insolent the other slavish When the body of the Gentry growes too glorious for a Corslet there the heads of the vulgar waxe too heavy for the Helmet CHAP. LXXVII VPon the beleaguering of a city let the Commander endeavour to take from the Defendants all scruples which may invite them to a necessity of defence Whom the feare of slavery necessitates to fight the boldnesse of their resolution will disadvantage the assaylants and difficilitate their design Sense of necessity justifies the Warre and they are hopefull in their armes who have no other hope but in their armes CHAP. LXXIX IT is good for States Princes if they use ambitious men for their advantage so to order things that they be still progressive rather then retrograde When ambitious men finde an open passage they are rather busie then dangerous and if well watcht in their proceedings they will catch themselves in their own snare and prepare a way for their own destruction CHAP. LXXX OF all Recreations 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 faire Resemblance of a hopefull Warre 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 anywhere where thy forces cannot be brought together He never deserv'd the name of good Gamster that hazards his whole Rest upon lesse then the strength of his whole Game CHAP. LXXXII IT matters not much whether in government thou tread the steps of severe Hannibal or gentle Scipio so thy actions be honourable and thy life vertuous Both in the one and the other there is both defect and danger if not corrected and supported by the faire 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 maine charge to one Companions in command beget confusion in the Campe 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 â— severe hand to nippe them in the Budde But being once full ag'd it is wisdome 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 streame resisted breaks into many or overwhelmes all CHAP. LXXXV IT makes very much to thy advantage to observe strictly the Nationall vertues and vices and humours of forrein Kingdomes 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 command stout and great things bee like Manlius stout to execute great commands it is a great blemish in Soveraignty when the Will roares and the Power whispers if thou canst not execute as freely as thou commandst command no more then what thou maist as freely execute CHAP. LXXXVII IF one Prince desire to obtaine any thing of another let him if occasion will beare 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 LEt not thine army at the first encounter be too prodigall in her assaults but husband 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 alwayes 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 Covetousnesse of a Captaine purloyne to his owne use or any way bereave his souldiers of any profit due unto their service either in their meanes or spoyles Such injuries being quickn'd by their dayly necessities are never forgot What Souldiers earne 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 then upon persons and rather to reward the merits of men then to read the Letters of Ladies He that for favour or reward preferres a worthlesse Souldier betrayes a Kingdome to advance a Traytor CHAP. XCIII VVHere Order and Fury are well acquainted the Warre prospers and Souldiers end no lesse men then they begunne 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 owne strength failing in the first assault cravens and such beginning more then men end lesse then women CHAP. XCIV IT is the