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A61120	Kaina kai palaia Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. : with their severall applications / collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present by John Spencer ...	Spencer, John, d. 1680.; Fuller, Thomas, (1608-1661)	1658 (1658)	Wing S4960; ESTC R16985	1,028,106	735

digging all about the Vines and though they found no gold yet by stirring the mould about the roots of the trees gained a great Vintage that year Even so it falleth out in in the labour of our Calling though by them we reap not alwaies that which we expect and the world so much looks after Riches Preferment c. yet thereby we may manure if I may so say the ground of our hearts and gain great store of those fruits peace of Conscience joy in the Holy Ghost the blessing of God such as the branches that are grafted in the true Vine Christ Iesus bear Good Men as the Pillars of both Church and State to be preserved St. Paul gives the name of Pillars to Peter Iames and Iohn Gal. 2. Nazianzen saith of Athanasius that he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and of A●talus Nicephorus saith that he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Neither is this true onely of the Worthies of the Church but of the Common-weal also Ioseph is not onely called Pastor but Petra Israelis the like is of Eliakim the son of Helkiah of whom God saith I will fasten him as a Nail c. Esa. 22. And indeed there is no good Man on whom the Land doth not rest for as the World was made for them so they bear it up and when God removes them the World grows so much the weaker that any man enjoyes his Estate that one friend hath society with another they are beholden to the good they think poor Souls that when they break Lawes and persecute good Men themselves fare the better and their Posterity is the greater but fools they are and therein prove their own foes for they overturn the Pillars both of Church and state whereupon themselves do lean And whereas there is that care in unreasonable Creatures of the preservation of the whole that every part will hazard it selfe to prevent the common ruine onely Men forgetting that themselves must perish when the Common-wealth goes to wrack to satisfie their own lusts continually push at and would overturn the Pillars that bear them and Sampson-like though not with so good a will as Sampson nor in so good a cause for themselves are more like Philistims endeavour the ruine both of others and themselves A contented Mind suits with all Conditions ONe observeth how truly I dispute not that the French naturally have so elegant and graceful a carriage that what posture of body soever in their salutations or what fashion of attire soever they are pleased to take on them it doth so beseem them that one would think nothing could become them better Thus contentment makes men carry themselves gracefully in wealth and in want in health and in sickness in freedom and fetters in what condition soever God allots them To be thankfull unto God in all Conditions FAbritius told Pyrrhus who one day tempted him with Gold and the next day sought to terrifie him with an Elephant a beast that he had never seen before Yest●rday I was no whit moved with your Gold nor to day with your Beast So let neither abundance transport us not wants dismay us nor Adversity deject us but both incite us to bless God in Prosperity to praise his bounty and in Adversity his Iustice and in both his provident and fatherly care over us Church-spoilers condemned IN the end of an old Latin Verse are reckoned up three great wonders of England Eccl●sia foemina Lana The Churches the Women and the Wool Foemina may pass still who may justly challenge wonder for vanity As for Lana if it be wonderful alone most sure it is that it is ill joyned with Ecclesia The Church is fleeced and instead of wool hath gotten nothing but a bare pelt upon her back And as for Ecclesia either Men have said with the Babylonians down with it down with it even to the ground or else in respect of the maintenance with Iudas Ut quid perditio haec Why was this waste they would have the Church put to board wages the Ministers like S. Paul to labour with their hands rather then to be troublesome but they will not in the mean time like those good primitive Christians lay down all they have at the Apostles feet Act. 4. 35. Wicked Men instrumental for the good of Gods Children SOlinus writeth of Hypanis a Scythian River that the water thereof is very bitter as it passeth through Exampius yet very sweet in the Spring So the Cup of trembling which is offered to the children of God is often very bitter at the second hand as it is ministred unto them by prophane Persons such as are haters of God and despisers of goodn●sse yet is it sweet at the first hand as it is sent them from Heaven What Christ spake to Pilate vaunting of the Power and Authority that he had over him the feeblest Christian may reply to the greatest Potentate on Earth Thou couldst have no power at all against me unlesse it were given thee from above the wicked may have a will to hurt them but power they have none unlesse it be given them from above by God who can and doth usually execute his judgements by unjust Ministers by the very worst of Men and let them intend never so much evill plot never so much mischiefe against his servants yet he will turn it to their good Riches Honour c. the Devils bait IN some Fenny places in England where they are much troubled with gnats they use to hang up duing in the midst of the room for a bait for the ignats to fly to and so catch them with a Net provided for the purpose Thus the Devill ensnareth the souls of many Men by alluring them with Riches Honours Preferments the muck and dung of this World to undoe them eternally Neglect of Prayer unto God condemned IT is observable that amongst the worst of Men Turks and the worst of Turks the Moores it is a just exception against any witness by their Law that he hath not prayed six times in every naturall day It being usuall with them That before the day break they pray for day when it is day they give thanks for day At noon they thank God for halfe the day past after that they pray for a good Sun●set after that they thank God for the day past and lastly pray for a good night after their day Shall not such as these rise up against many Christians amongst us who suffer so many Suns and Moons to rise and set upon their heads and never lift up their hearts to their Creator to ask his blessing or to acknowledge it such as rush into the affairs of God and of their calling and thrust themselves into actions either perilous or important without ever lifting up their eyes unto the God of Heaven as if they made good that slanderous speech which Surius the Jesuite cast upon Mart. Luther

like the light in Goshen when all Egypt was dark besides or like Gideons fleece onely watered with the dew of Heaven whilst the rest of the earth was dry and destitute of his favour Great cause of thankfulnesse indeed Perjury attended by Gods Iudgments ULadislaus King of Hongary one that professed Christ covenanteth with Amurath Emperour of the Turks Articles are drawn up betwixt them a Peace is concluded for ten years Uladislaus swears to the agreement signes it as his act and deed and delivers it to the Emperour But the Pope Eugenius not well liking the businesse dispenseth with the Kings oath Whereupon provision is made for war the Turk is met with a great Army the Battle is joyned the service grew hot on both sides and the Turk is worsted at the first which Amurath their Emperour perceiving drawes the Articles out of his bosom spreads them in the face of Heaven with these words O Iesu Christ these men call themselves Christians and they have sworn in thy Name not to have war upon us for ten years If thou be Christ as they say and we dream shew thy self upon this People in the breach of their Covenant Whereupon the Battle turned and there were eleven thousand Christians slain upon the place in that day Thus it is that perjury hath ever been attended with Gods judgments who will not part with his honour though it be in the midst of a company of Infidells Can a perjured man prosper Was it ever neard that any false forsworn perjured wretch did prosper and if he did all that he got by it was put into a bag with holes witnesse Zedechiah Where was it that the flying Role of curses light where where but in the house of him that swearesh falsly Perjury may be carried off smoothly here in this world and walk up and down with an impudent face but yet for all that judgment dogs it at the very heeles so that one may casily read the fathers fault many times in the sons punishment even to the ruine of posterity Swelling big words of wicked men not to be regarded AFter the defeat of that great Armado in 88. the Duke of Ossuna presented himself to the King of Spain with a distaff at his side and a spindle at his back in stead of a sword and dagger the King hereby understanding that Dux foemina facti a Woman had foil'd them hastily stept to the Altar and taking a silver candlestick up in his hand swore a monstrous oath That he would waste all Spain yea his whole Indies to that candlestick but he would be revenged on England But praised be God those high words were but the effects of his malice without Englands ruine And had not a seasonable Peace not many years after been concluded he might for all his far streich'd greatnesse have been reduced to a Kingship of Oranges and Lemons And thus the swelling big words of wicked men are not to be regarded It were no living for any good man if the hands of foul mouth'd men were as bloody as their hearts Men and devills are under the restraint of the Almighty neither are their words more high or their designes more lavish than their atchievments be vain and their executions short like the reports of Ordinance they blaze and crack and smoak and stink and vanish away Men of self-ends condemned IT was a sweet and savoury saying of Oecolampadius Nolui aliquid loqui vel scribere c. I should be loath to speak or write any thing that Christ should dsiallow he is that Master to whom every man must stand or fall one good look from him is beyond all vulgar acclamation according to that of the Apostle Not he that commendeth himself nor he whom the world commends is approved but he whom the Lord commendeth Reprovable then are the Gnosticks of old who gloried in themselves and our modern Iesuits who vaunt that the Church is the soul of the world the Clergy of the Church and they of the Clergy And many amongst our selves that have as our English Seneca said Eve's sweet tooth in their heads would be more then they are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or ● the man or some body such as are never well but when they are setting their good parts a sunning to gain the applause and admiration of the world such as turn the Perspective-glasse see themselves bigger others lesser then they are sacrificing to themselves as those Babylonians and setting up and serving themselves of Christ and his service as Iudas and his successors that rob him of his rents and run away with his glory Good Christians alwaies thankful unto God IT was an ancient custome amongst us though now much sleighted upon every New-years day mutually to give and receive Gifts as lucky pledges of an hopefull year to come according to that of the Poet Mos vetus est Iani dare mutua dona Calendis Annus ut auspicio prosperiore flua● yet good and faithfull Christians are not contented to give thanks unto God onely on the first day of the year the first moneth of the year the first week of the Moneth the first day of the week or the first hour of that day but alwaies at all times upon all occasions they do but Think and Thank God lades them ●ayly with benefits and they press him dayly with thanks Be it Prosperity they look upon it as a pledge of his favour be it Adversity they entertain it as a tryall of Patience still thankfull Parents to be carefull what they say in presence of Children ELiah was taken up to Heaven in a fiery Charior and having left Elisha behind him in his room there was no want of mockers and jeerers in Israel that were ready to laugh at any goodnesse such as made themselves sport with the Prophets of God saying that Elisha should be taken up into Heaven too and this they did in the hearing of their Children No sooner was Elisha come to Bethel but a company of Children meet him saying Goup thou bald pate go up thou bald pate do as thy Master did thou must be in his room forsooth then thou mayst mount as he did The Propher hearing this turned back and looked on them it had been better for them if he had looked another way and cursed them whereupon there came forth two she-bears out of the woods and tore forty two of them asunder 2 King 2. 24. Here was a company of ill-bred Children Their Fathers had in their hearing abused the Prophet and they like ready Schollers were not long in taking our such a lesson though they paid very dear for their learning Let Parents therefore be carefull what they say or do in presence of their Children it cannot be imagined what large ears such slender pitchers have how apprehensive how imitable they are especially in that which is bad To