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father_n	husband_n	sister_n	wife_n	16,299	5	9.4514	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16739	A dialogue full of pithe and pleasure: betvveene three phylosophers: Antonio, Meandro, and Dinarco vpon the dignitie, or indignitie of man. Partly translated out of Italian, and partly set downe by way of obseruation. By Nicholas Breton, Gentleman.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1603 (1603)	STC 3646; ESTC S104777	26,456	38

a little speake of his vilenes which is the iust cause of hi● indignitie Man being at the first created so pure within and perfect without that there was no creature so pleased God hauing made all creatures to please man man onely to please himselfe oh how soon● began the in●ection of corruption to enter into this excell●nt matter when the subtiltie of the Serpent began so closely to spet his poyson that the venome was not felt till it came to the heart and so ranne to the very soule when ●it proud of vnderstanding vnthankful for his knowledge in séeking more then néedfull lost that was necessarie and by whom was this bane brought him but by her that came out of him euen a part of himselfe the R●●me of his whole selfe and which is most to be lamented a piece so neare his heart should béé the hurt of his owne soule ● oh what indignitie can there be more in wit to proue it more truly ●olly then like Aesops dogge to loose a bone for a shadow or worse comfort for sorrow and what more indignitie to the nature of man then to be so vntha●kfull to his maker to make no more regard of his commaund then hauing b●t one thing forbidden and with a penaltie of offence yet would presume to aduenture that ill that might be the l●sse of all his good Oh vnwise vnthankfulnesse the first ground of his vnha●pinesse and first note of his vnworthin●sse Oh most vnhappinesse of all other that he who was made of loue should so be made a subie●● of hate and oh most vnworthy of all creatures to be honoured that was so vngratefull to his most honorable Creator and note now how by one sinne he lost all his honors he lost the perfection that he liued in before this his desert of death his perfection of that loue which let him lack nothing while he loued by tasting the forbidden fruit he swallowed the poyson of presumption and by the Angell was driuen out of Paradise Here was two honors lost the Image was now defaced the creature of his place dispossessed and from his pleasures banished for whose sin the earth that before was blessed was now accursed oh two plaine a note of his Indignitie when for his vnworthinesse the earth was cursed with barrennes he that was only framed ●y the loue of God should now flie from the voice of God Now the third honor where he before had the seruice of all earthly creatures he now w●s faine to labor with thos● creatures and in seeing their obedience to his wil sorow in shame to thinke of his owne disobedience to his ma●●ter Now to the last honor his companion his wife that woman that part of himselfe which in loue might haue beene his comfort by want of loue through the poyson of pride wrought his vtter dishonor where the shame of his nakednesse was too true a note of his wickednesse too plaine a proofe of his vnworthines Thus lost the first man through pride the whole honor of his first happines Now to enter into further parts of dishonor what wickednes was in Cham to vncouer the nakednes of his fa●h●r which proued vnworthines to be a son that would be the shame of his father what dishonor was in Cain who slew h●s brother Abel how vnworthy was he to be a brother that sought the death of his dearest nea●est bloo● what Indignitie of a Crowne shewed Pharaoh when in the swelling pride of his power he would oppose himselfe against the 〈◊〉 o● Kings How vnworthy was he to be a king on the earth that proued such a rebell vnto the king of ●ea●en how dishonorable were So●ome and Gomorrah who with the fi●●h of their concupis●ence would haue pr●●sed vpon the Angelles what Indignitie was in those Princes that ston●s the Prophets the Embassadors of heauens Emperor what Indignitie was in Iudas to b●tray his m●ister Christ Iesus was he worthy to be a seruant that would be a villaine to such ● maister and what Indignitie was in all the Iewes that sought ●he death of the sonne of God Tedious it were to runne ou●● all the examples of the Indignitie in man which in the sacred word of truth are set downe where ye may plainly discouer all the due causes both of mans honour and dishonour but leauing that true discourse for all gratious eyes to looke on let me a litle lower discend into reasons daily obseruation What dishonor it is to a King to be vngratious to his subiect what dishonour in a subiect to be disloy●ll to his Prince what Indignitie it is to Counsellour to be either f●i●hlesse to his King or carelesse of his commaund what a dishonor t is to a souldier to betray his trust to an enemy how vnworthy is that Lawier that pleades against conscience for coyne how vnworthy is that Marchant that plaies ●anquerou● without néed how vngratious is that Farmer that starues the poore people and féeds the Rats with his corne how vnhonest is that labourer who will not worke for his wages and how base a villaine is that begger that makes an art of his rogery let the agréeued confesse I would it were not to be considered Let me looke f●rther into other proofes of the Indignitie of man where the sonne is ●ike of the father the sister of the brother the seruant of the maister the wife of the husband and the subiect of the Prince where the sonne is vnnaturall the sister is vnkinde the seruant is vntrue the wife is vnhonest and the subiect is vnfaithfull what Indignities are these to proue the disgratious nature of man Againe where the wrath of the mightie is more fierce then the Lion and the pride of the ambitiou● flies higher then the Eagle and the gréedinesse of the couetous swallowes more then the Whale oh how great are these Indignities apparant yea in those in whom they are most to be lamented What Crocodile so dangerous as the tongue of a Parasite and what Cockatrice so venemous as the eye of a leaud womon and what Indignitie it is to a scholler that should be the minister of truth to couer craft with eloquence and what ignominy to beautie that is an enemy to Vertue let the deceiued confesse and abusers amend In summe of what estate can that man or woman be that some way shews not some such part of Indignity a● speakes not something in their dishonor B●t to be short the chiefe cause of all the Indignitie that I finde in man groweth either through impatience in the proud pride in the mighti● disobedience in the subiect or vnthankfulnesse in the poore Learn then the honour of humilitie the vertue of patience the grace of obedience and the blessing of thankfulnesse in which onely and God● mercie I finde lies mans all and onely truest happine●●e and his honours most apparant worthinesse And therefore leaue to make comparisons betwixt either beast fowle or fish and man knowing the excellencie of his

of the world Of which Truth while Enuy is eating of her snaky haire● with anger to heare of Fame ioyfully soundeth her name in eternall tryumph But least I blot my paper in séeking to shewe a faire hand and abridge much of her worth in so litle touching the wonder of her worthinesse I wil only leaue Princes to admire her the vertuous to loue her the honourable to atten● her the learned to commend her the deuout to pray for her that God who by his Almightie power for the good of her kingdome did in her seate of Maiestie place her will so in his glorious mercy in the same euer preserue her that while the whole world is full of her worthy fame her subiects may ioy to behold the Maiestie of her person and while the greatest part of the worlde doth admire her the heart of Englande may euer ioy to enioy her to which prayer I hope he liues not s● vnworthily borne that wil not ioyfully say Amen And now if in the weake sexe of humaine nature be founde this matter of so excellent a Maiestie let no creature by many degrées of commendation come neare vnto man in his true dignitie Now to answere more briefly vnto subiects of lower tytles If a Lady shée may want honour but not vertue If shée be a Gentlewoman shée may be mistaken and so wronged If a Citizen shée may bee proude to auoyde base familiaritie If a Countrey-woman shée may bee ●auncing yet no fi●ling And if a begger though poore yet may shee be honest In summe there is no estate of man from the Prince to the begger but in the worst that they are they may be better then th●y seeme to be in youth he 〈◊〉 wittie ●n age he is wise in wealth he is wary in pouertie he is patient i● wise he is honoured if l●nd he may be instructed or pittied what feedes so finely speaks more sweetly or liues so vertuously being man as he is indeed or el●e indeed is not man the stooping of a high minde shewes the vertue of humilitie and to roo●e ●ut th● ofspring of Idolatry if it be it is a good tyrannie who reclaimes the Hawke to the lure but the expert Faulconer or why loues the horse the Ryder but for his good keeping and managing A seruant will kéepe his maisters cophers while a dogge wil steale his meate from his Trencher and a peasant wil plant him a v●n●yard while a spaniell can but spring him a Partridge A Nightingale cannot but sing nor sing but one m●neth man singeth or sorroweth as he seeth cause in reason at what time so●uer The fish cannot but swimme nor swi●me but in the water man can swimme in the water and walke out of the water the Elephant wil lead a man out of the wildernesse man wil deliuer man out of much wofulnesse the ●yzard keepes man from the Serpent and man instructs man how to shunne the diuel yea and in his diuine counsa●le may be called a God vnto man Man laboureth for the corne whereon the Ant féedeth and teacheth the Sparrow the cut that she keepe● In summe all creatures feare their king for his greatnesse onely man loueth his Soueraigne for his goodnesse Now what Bees ●iue is so cleane as the Merchants parlour or the milke-maides dairy And for appar●ll what Swannes feathers more neat then the Courtiers cloake and the Citizens gowne and while man plants his gardens with sweete flowers the droanes deceiue the Bees of the hony And how weake the webbe of the Spider is euery common Weauer can decipher Now while the beast lickes his haire man brusheth his coate while the bird pruneth her feathers man combeth his haires and while the fish scowreth his skales man batheth his skinne so that for outward neatnesse there is no comparison in any creature to be had with man Now for the inward part the Spirit man is not carried only by the instinct of nature to seeke out his 〈…〉 lust but by reason to loue the obiect where vertue is the grace of the subiect where beautie mu●t please the eye and th●se qualities the minde that make marriage honourable and loue comfortable When conceit hauing met with contentment cannot only kéepe company for a time but is so tyed in the bandes of affection that fancie can neuer get loose but continneth loue vnto liues ende where both are so kinde that there can nothing be too deare for each other and a louing iealousie is a pleasing humour while hée laboureth abroad and shée hu● wi●eth at home for their owne profite and theyr childrens comfort and while the Wolfe killeth the Lambe and the Kite ●he Chickin man kéepeth his litle ones from the daunger of all hurt and being satisfied with one choyse they neuer make other chaunge How many Histories are to be alledged for the approouing of this truth yea how many haue dyed for want and losse of theyr beloued and for theyr loue to theyr little ones oh how infinite are the studies labours and trauailes in the parents for the bréeding nourishing instructing and bestowing of their children in their liues and what care in laying vp f●r them after theyr deathes what care hath the husbande for his wife in her childe-bedde what solemnitie at a Christening and what sorrowe at a buriall and for knowledge how many Fathers haue not only begot but bredde theyr owne Children so that God knoweth they are not ignorant of his blessings Now for theyr deathes as they were borne so they dye in a bedde or Chamber among suche as are by goods or good counsaile to bee the better for them and in Cities for that there is moste hope of remedie and amongst friendes wh●re is moste assurance of helpe and comfort and sometime dye as well pleased as to liue and rather to dye then liue diseased so that in all estates of what condition soeuer I still finde man to be the moste honourable creature Thus haue I a● neare as I can answered Antonio ●o eneuery particular poynt of his Inuectiue but in briefe who could consider the maiestie of a King the wisedome of a Counsellour the valour of a souldi●r the learning of a Lawier the trauaile of a Marchant the husbandry of a Farmer the toyle of a Tradesman and the patience of a beggar might well auow loyaltie to the Prince loue to the Counsellour honour to the souldier seruice to the Lawier and praise to the Marchant and wish a good haruest to the Farmer a good chapman to the Tradesman and a good almes to the beggar and in all and euery of them finde so much matter of commendatiō as no other creature can come neare but since it were a Laborinth too long to enter into the infinite causes all other creatures I wil say but this in conclusiō that the faire Ladies of a Court the gallant souldiers in a Campe the graue schollars in a Universitie and the solemne companies of a Citie and the good fellowes in a Countrey