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A56988
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Institutions, essays and maxims, political, moral & divine divided into four centuries.; Enchiridion
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Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
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Wing Q99; ESTC R21810
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ridiculous Novelty which may present new matter to their various fancy and stave their Tongues from off thy worried name the first subject of the common Voice is the last News MAX. 18. If thou desire to see thy Child Virtuous let him not see his Father's Vices Thou canst not rebuke that in them that they behold practis'd in thee Till Reason be Ripe Examples direct more than Precepts Such as thy behaviour is before thy Childrens Faces such commonly is theirs behind their Parents backs MAX. 19. Use Law and Physick only for necessity they that use them otherwise abuse themselves into weak Bodies and light Purses They are good Remedies bad Businesses and worse Recreations MAX. 20. Be not over curious in prying into Mysteries lest by seeking things which are needless thou omit things which are necessary it is more safe to doubt of uncertain Matters than to dispute of undiscovered Mysteries MAX. 21. If what thou hast received from God thou sharest to the Poor thou hast gained a blessing by the hand If what thou hast taken from the Poor thou givest to God thou hast purchased a Curse into the bargain He that puts to Pious Uses what he hath got by Impious Usury Robs the Spittle to raise an Hospital and the Cry of the one will out-plead the Prayers of the other MAX. 22. Let the end of thy Argument be rather to discover a doubtful Truth than a Commanding Wit in the one thou shalt gain substance in the other Froth That Flint strikes the Steel in vain that propagates no sparkles Covet to be Truth 's Champion at least to hold her Colours He that pleads against the Truth takes pains to be overthrown or if a Conqueror gains but a Vain-Glory by the Conquest MAX. 23. Take no pleasure in the death of a Creature if it be harmless or useless destroy it not if useful or harmful destroy it mercifully He that mercifully made his Creatures for thy sake expects thy mercy upon them for his sake mercy turns her back to the unmerciful MAX. 24. If thou art called to the Dignity of a Priest the same Voice calls thee to the honour of a Judge If thy Life and Doctrine be Good thou shalt Judge others if thy Doctrine be Good and thy Life bad only thy self If both be Good thou teachest thy People to escape Condemnation If this be good and that bad thou teachest God to Condemn thee MAX. 25. If thou be not a Prometheus to adivise before thou dost be an Epimetheus to examine what thou hast done when the want of Advice hath brought forth an improvident act the Examination may produce a profitable Repentance MAX. 26. If thou desire the happiness of thy Soul the health of thy Body the prosperity of thy Estate the preservation of thy Credit converse not with a Harlot her Eyes run thy Reputation in debt her Lips demand the Payment her Breast arrest thee her Arms imprison thee from whence believe it thou shalt hardly get forth till thou hast either ended the days of thy Credit or paid the utmost farthing of thy Estate MAX. 27. Carry a watchful Eye upon those Familiars that are either silent at thy Faults or sooth thee in thy Frailties or excuse thee in thy Follies for such are either Cowards or Flatterers or Fools If thou entertain them in prosperity the Coward will leave thee in thy Dangers the Flatterer will quit thee in thy Adversity but the Fool will never forsake thee MAX. 28. If thou hast an Estate and a Son to Inherit it keep him not too short lest he think thou livest too long what thou givest let him receive from thy hand as Gifts not from thy Tenants as Rent keep the Reins of thy Estate in thy own hand lest thou forsaking the Sovereignty of a Father he forget the Reverence of a Child let his liberty be grounded upon thy permission and keep him within the compass of thy Instructions Let him feel thou hast the Curb though occasion urge thee not to Check Give him the choice of his own Wife if he be wise Counsel his affection rather than Cross it if thou be'st wise let his Marriage-bed be made in secret or depend upon thy Grave If he be given to Lavish Company endeavour to stave him off with lawful Recreations be cheerful with him that he may love thy presence and wink at small faults that thou mayst gain him be not always chiding lest thou harden him neither knit thy brow too often lest thou dishearten him Remember the discretion of a Father oft times prevents the destruction of a Child MAX. 29. If thou hide thy Treasure upon Earth how canst thou expect to find it in Heaven canst thou hope to be a sharer where thou hast reposed no stock That thou gavest to God's Glory and thy Soul's Health is laid up in Heaven and is only thine That alone which thou exchangeth or hidest upon Earth is lost MAX. 30. Regard not in thy Pilgrimage how difficult thy passage is but whither it tends nor delicate thy Journey is but where it ends if it be easie suspect it if hard endure it He that cannot excuse a bad way accuseth his own sloth and he that sticks in a bad passage can never attain a good Journey 's end MAX. 31. Money is both the Generation and Corruption of Purchased Honour Honour is both the Child and Slave to Potent Money The Credit which Honour hath lost Money hath found when Honour grew Mercenary Money grew Honourable the way to be truly Noble is to Contemn both MAX. 32. Give not thy Tongue too great a liberty lest it take thee Prisoner a word unspoken is like the Sword in thy Scabbard thine if vented thy Sword is in another's hand If thou desire to be held wise be so wise as to hold thy Tongue MAX. 33. If thou be a subject to any great Vanity nourish it not If it will be entertained encourage it not if it grow strong more strongly strive against it if too strong Pray against it if it weaken not joyn Fasting to the Prayer if it shall continue add perseverance to them both if it decline not add Patience to all and thou hast Conquered it MAX. 34. Hath any wounded thee with Injury meet them with Patience hasty words rankle the wounds soft language dresses it forgiveness cures it and Oblivion takes away the scar it is more noble by Silence to avoid an Injury than by Argument to overcome it MAX. 35. Be not instable in thy Resolutions nor various in thy Actions nor inconstant in thy Affections so deliberate that thou mayst resolve so resolve that thou mayst perform so perform that thou mayst persevere Mutability is the badge of Infirmity MAX. 36. Let not thy good intention flatter thee to an evil action what is essential Evil no circumstance can make Good it matters not with what mind thou didst that which is unlawful being done if the act be good the intention crowns it if bad
exasperates Justice so sorrow in the Repentance of Sin mollifies Mercy It is less danger to Commit the Sin we delight in than to delight in the Sin we have Committed and more Joy is promised to Repentance than to Innocency MAX. 4. The way to God is by thy self the way to thy self is by thy own Corruptions he that baulks this way errs he that travels by the Creatures wanders the motion of the Heavens shall give thy soul no rest the virtue of Herbs shall not encrease thine the height of all Philosophy both Natural and Moral is to know thy self and the end of this Knowledge is to know God MAX. 5. Infamy is where it is received if thou art a Mud-wall it will stick if Marble it will rebound if thou storm at it 't is thine if thou contemn it 't is his MAX. 6. If thou desire Magistracy learn to forget thy self If thou undertake it bid thy self farewel He that looks upon a Common Cause with private Eyes looks through false Glasses In the exercise of thy Politique Office thou must forget both Ethicks and Oeconomicks He that puts on a publick Gown must put off a private Person MAX. 7. Let the words of a Virgin though in a good Cause and to as good purpose be neither violent many nor first nor last it is less shame for a Virgin to be lost in a blushing silence than to be found in a bold Eloquence MAX. 8. Art thou in Plenty give what thou wilt art thou in Poverty give what thou canst as what is received is received according to the manner of the Receiver so what is given is priz'd according to the measure of the Giver He is a good work-man that makes as good Work as his matter will permit MAX. 9. God is the Author of Truth the Devil the Father of Lies if the telling of a Truth shall endanger thy Life the Author of Truth will protect thee from the Danger or reward thee for thy Damage if the telling a Lie may secure thy Life the Father of Lies will beguile thee of thy Gains or traduce the Security Better by losing of a Life to save it than by saving of a Life to lose it However better thou perish than the Truth MAX. 10. Consider not so much what thou hast as what others want what thou hast take heed thou lose not what thou hast not take heed thou cover not If thou hast many above thee turn thy Eye upon those that are under thee If thou hast not Inferiors have patience a while and thou shalt have no Superiors the Grave requires no Marshal MAX. 11. If thou seest any thing in thy self which may make thee proud look a little and thou shall find enough to humble thee if thou be Wise view the Peacock's feathers with his Feet and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections he that would rightly prize the man must read his whole story MAX. 12. Let not the sweetness of Contemplation be so esteemed that action be despised Rachel was more fair Leah more fruitful as Contemplation is more delightful so is it more dangerous Lot was upright in the City and wicked in the mountain MAX. 13. If thou hast but little make it not less by murmuring if thou hast enough make it not too much by unthankfulness he that is not thankfully contented with the least favour he hath received hath made himself incapable of the least favour he can receive MAX. 14. What thou hast taken unlawfully restore speedily for the Sin in taking it is repeated every minute thou keep'st it if thou canst restore it in kind if not value if it may be restore it to the Party if not to God the Poor is God's Receiver MAX. 15. Let the fear of a Danger be as a spur to prevent it he that fears otherwise gives advantage to the Danger it is less folly not to endeavour the prevention of the evil thou fearest than to fear the Evil which thy endeavour cannot prevent MAX. 16. If thou hast any Excellence which is thine own thy Tongue may glory in it without shame but if thou hast received it thy Glory is but Usurpation and thy Pride is but the Prologue of thy Shame where Vain-Glory Commands there Folly Counsels where Pride Rides there Shame Lacquys MAX. 17. God hath ordained his Creatures not only for necessity but for delight since he hath Carv'd thee with a bountiful hand fear not to receive it with a liberal heart he that gave thee Water to allay thy thirst gave thee Wine to exhilerate thy heart Restore him for the one the necessity of thanks Return him for the other the cheerfulness of Praise MAX. 18. If the Wicked flourish and thou suffer be not discourag'd they are fatted for destruction thou art dieted for health they have no other Heaven but the thoughts of a long Earth thou hast nothing on Earth but the hopes of a quick Heaven If there were no Journey 's end the Travel of a Christian were most Comfortless MAX. 19. Imp not thy Wing with the Church's Feathers lest thou fly to thy own Ruine Impropriations are bold Metaphors which continued are deadly Allegories one foot of Land in Capite encumbers the whole Estate the Eagle snatch'd a Coal from the Altar but it fir'd her Nest MAX. 20. Let that Table which God hath pleased to give thee please thee he that made the Vessel knows her burthen and how to ballast her he that made all things very good cannot but do all things very well if thou be content with a little thou hast enough if thou complainest thou hast too much MAX. 21. Wouldst thou discover the true worth of a Man behold him Naked distreasure him of his ill got Wealth degrade him of his dear bought honour disrobe him of his purple habit discard his pamper'd body then look upon his Soul and thou shalt find how great he is Natural sweetness is never scented but in the absence of Artificial MAX. 22. If thou art subject to any secret folly blab it not lest thou appear impudent nor boast of it lest thou seem insolent every man's Vanity ought to be his greatest shame and every man's Folly ought to be his greatest secret MAX. 23. If thou be Ignorant endeavour to get Knowledge lest thou be beaten with stripes If thou hast attained Knowledge put it in practice lest thou be beaten with many stripes better not to know what we should practice than not to practice what we know and less danger dwells in unaffected Ignorance than unactive Knowledge MAX. 24. Take heed thou harbour not that Vice called Envy lest another's happiness be thy torment and God's blessing becomes thy Curse Virtue corrupted with Vain-glory turns Pride Poison'd with Malice becomes Envy Joyn therefore Humility with thy Virtue and Pride shall have no footing and Envy shall have no entrance MAX. 25. If thy endeavour cannot prevent a Vice let thy Repentance lament it the more thou remember'st it without hearts-grief