a Bottle of wine Moderation makes it last long Probatum est 177. We must like Mariners looke up the better to order our Course below see Prov. 3,5,6 178. Love is a Grace which doth most and distrusts leasts 1 Cor. 13.4,5 c. 1 John 3.16 Chap. 4,9,10 179. Love is a debt that must be so paid that still it is daily owing see Rom. 13.8 and Heb. 13.1 180. Pride makes us like swolne members to do little and suffer lesse 181. Reason is like the Sunne it shewes all under it nothing above it So Solomon oft hints in his Ecclesiastes 182. Patience suffers evills present and waites for good to come Rom. 12.12 compared with Psalme 37.7 and James 5.7,11 183. There is nothing terrible in Death but that our life hath made it so O never forget that 184. Reproof is very grievous where Grace is wanting see Psalm 141.5 and Prov. 9.8 and 13.1 185. Perseverance addes a Lustre to our Graces as Varnish does to the colours 186. Persecutions Prosperity and Errours discover Hypocrites Mat. 13.21 Job 21.7 to 16. Palme 40.4 187 Old love being rooted still revivies upon fresh Occasions as in Boaz Ruth 2.11 and Jonathan 1 Sam. 20.17 188. Thankfulness is bred of Blessings and preserves that which bred it Psalm 67.5 7. Psalme 50. last 189 Thankefulnesse is a Sacrifice most acceptable to GOD and least painfull to Man Psal 50 8 to the 15. 190. Things wittie and pretty are not alwaies wise and pithie The Tulip has rich Colours but a beggerly Savour 191. Ambition is the danger of the higher Contention of the lower sort of people 192. Time is like a Serpent with his tayle in his mouth we see not the end of it Eccles 3.22 and Chap. 10.24 193. Time is alwaies passing Eternity is alway standing still Time is a River Eternity the Sea 194. All our labour must be used with Prayer but Prayer must not be all our labour Ephes 6.13 to the 19. 195. Affliction is but our Shepherds dog he comes not to devour us but reduce us to the fold 196. The sins of GODS people are a surprizall not a Contrivall for the most part 197. No power but that which at first did form us is able to reform us also Psal 51.10 198. Naturall light is of it self enough to damne us but not enough to save us Rom. 2.12 to 16. with Chap 1.20 199. They that would have comfort in the day of the LORD must make conscience of the LORDS Day 200. Thy portion in Heaven is perfect let me hasten to a perfect fitnesse Amen Silver Sayings or A Pocket-companion The second part by N.C. 201. The whole Creation is full of labour and noyse only in the Creators Bosome is rest and quietnesse see Psa 73.25 202. Greedinesse of pleasure makes men take much pains here to suffer more hereafter 203. Take heed of an Agrippa or a Not-quiete Almost was never saved Acts 26.28 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 204. One honest Practitioner will out-ballance a throng of busie-brain'd Skepticques 205. He who looses All for Christ shall loose nothing by Christ but find all again in Christ Mat. 19.29 206. If the Mercies of God lead us to Repentance Repentance will lead us to the God of Mercies Rom. 2.4 Isa 55.7 207. We read that GOD had too many to fight his Battails but never that he had too few Judg. 7.2 208. The Curse of Meroz doth not prove Gods defect but only chides Mans neglect Judg. 5.23 and 1 Sam. 14.6 209. We should pray and endeavor that our sorrow for sin may drown all our sinfull sorrow 2 Cor. 7.10 210. Thy will be done is the beâ—… Prayer for Vs to utter or God to answer Matth. 26.39 211. Commonly where presumption leads the vann there Desperation brings up the rear 212. The worse the world is the letter let Vs be and the harder the Times the softer let our Hearts be 213. It argues little Wit and lesse Grace to prefer an uncertainty before a Certainty Prov. 17.16 214. Those who add affliction to affliction God will superadd iniquity to their iniquity Psal 79.26.27 315. A little Dirt and Ayr and a great deale of Sin this is that proud thing called MAN 216. If my sins dye while my Body lives when my Body dies my Soul shall live Col. 3.3,4,5 217. Those who are troubled most for sin shall be troubled least with sin Psal 32.3,4,5 218. Those that have mortall war with sin shall have immortall peace with God Isa 33.15,16,17 219. We may read a mans true Conversion in his faithfull Conversation The Life is from the Heart 220. An Hypocrite is not himself unlesse he be mistaken for another 221. Commonly there is but small correspondency betwixt a Leveller and an Impropriator The one would have all himself the other every man a share Both good alike 222. God never unsheaths the Sword of his Justice till our flinty Hearts turn the edge of his Mercy 223. Our Saviour is a Lyon for Power and Might yet a Lamb for Patience and Meeknesse Isa 53.7 with Revel 5.5,12 and Chapter 6.15,16,17 224. Build not upon futurity Health is better than Physick Prevention sweeter than a Cure 225. Sinfull Craft is a shelter for Fooles what is offensive to God cannot be defensive to Man 226. In Prayer we should not so much affect Expression as expresse Affection Prov. 23.26 Psalm 25 1â— Isa 29.13 227. God accepteth our poorest Endeavours yet we under-value his richest Favours 2 Cor. 8.12 Rom. 2.4 228. Lay not thy head to Rest untill thou hast got an Interest in everlasting Rest See 403. 229. One sinfull thought make Forfeiture of the Body to the wormâ—… and the Soul to the Devils Gal. 3.10 230. A gracious heart is ashamed of nothing but Sin and proud of nothing but his Saviour 231. A prayerlesse wretch is dead in sin for what Ayre is to the Body Prayer is to the Soul 232. The Devill supplants us in the first Adam but God transplants us into the second 33. No Sin or Mercy can be termed small in it Self and properly but comparatively it may 234. Some Giants are Dwarses in respect of Others and some Dwarfes are Giants compared with Others 235. Those Eyes that have beeâ— the In-le s to sweet Lust should be thâ— Out-lets of salt Tears Luke 7.37 38. 236. A good man in ill Companâ— is like a green stick among dry ones they may fire Him not He quenâ—… them 237. What ever we work for God God works first in us so there is nâ— plea for Mans pride but much foâ— Gods praise Esa 26.12 Phil. 2.13 238. A bad man would faine be worse but a good man chides himselâ— for being no better Compare Isa 1 5â— with Jer. 13.19 239. Bathsheba's Bathing proves Davids Defilement but Davids Defilement becomes his own Washing 2 Sam. 2.11 Psal 51. 240 A beggerly reward Iames Diligence but a bounteous Recompence will set it on its Feet again 241. 'T is abundantly better to prevent
parted with All that ever he had for Vs Phil. 2.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He emptied or Evacuated Himself 434 Say not in thy heart God is mercifull therefore I may be sinfull but God is mercifull therefore I must be thankefull 435. A little that is good is as much as I desire and more then I deserve or else I am a very lyar to say so See Prov. 30.8 Psal 37.16 Gen 32.10 436 God will not beat his Children for nothing much less wil he beat them to nothing Psalm 107.17 and Jer. 10.24 437 We are greedie of Benefits when we want them and yet we are ungratefull when we have obtained them see 456. 438 As those that will not work must not eat so those that may not eat cannot work Prov. 16.25 and a Thes 3.10 see Aph. 72. 339 The young Storke nourishes the old one and Children should not altogether die in the Parents debt 440 Many times as the Cat serves the Mouse even so the greater Thiefe leads the less to execution 441 The melancholly Soul fights with shadowes and beats himself with his own weapons 442 That which breaks out in the Body or Skin commonly went in first at the Head Docet experientia rerum 443 True Riches by distribution feel no diminution but by Communication get an Augmentation 444 'T is an ill Disease that hides it self and a soar beaten Child that dares not Cry Get that without book 445 To fast and watch and pray and then relapse again is to wash our Hands and snuff the Candle 446. One Calling is enough at once The deepest Engineers are not alwaies the richest Men. 447. One would think the Head should lay to heart what the Hand layes out of the Store-house Luke 14.28 448. There is no Patience in Hell but we may be sure that there is an Hell in Impatience Ephes 4.26,27 449. The whole world is full of Gods glory And yet our Wicked Hearts are empty of his grace 450 Commit thy way to GOD and submit thy Will and he will compose thy Affections and dispose thy Actions Psal 37.3 Prov. 16.3 451. What an Heaven would it be to our Souls if we were but halfe so unwilling to sin as God is to punish Lam. 3.33 452. So grosse is our folly that We take more paines to be miserable then we need to do to be happy Isa 55.1,2 453. Except Sin be seperate from our Souls it will seperate our Souls from our Bodies and both from God Isa 59.2 Ezek. 18.4 454. What loades of Offences and Provocations does the Lord beare long before ever he complains Isa 43.24 Amos 2.13 455. We are naturally more taken with a grain of seeming Pleasure then a mountain of reall Profit 456 We do contemptuously under value Mercies in the enjoyment but highly prize them at the removal see the 437. 457 Instead of conquering evil with goodness we repay evil for good unto God himself Isa 1.2 Deut. 32.5,6 458 God will assuredly answer our Prayers graciously if our lives and conversations answer them so 459 Christs Excellency is exalted farther above the Heavens then it is hence to the Heavens 460 The worst thinks himself better then he is and the best is worse then he thinks himself 461 The best work that ever we can perform in thought word and work is to reform All Isa 1.11.16 c. 462 Our most enlarged Prayers and Professions can no more satisfie GOD themselves then Thoughts and Words can pay Debts 463 In God not only We but also our Graces Comforts and Vertues do live move and exist Ioh. 15.5 464 We should shun such profits as purchase Gods displeasure and hate such pleasures as procure our Soules disprofit 465 GOD needs nothing that we have to felicitate Him no more then the Sun needs a Candle to see Day by 466. Never be weary of the godly Mans company In good society there should be no satiety Psal 16.3 467. The Lord Jesus hath more Compassion in store then all the World can make use of or stand in need of 468. The Soul is a Tree the Faculties are Branches the Thoughts are Buds the words are Leaves the Actions are Fruit. 469. That same Travailer that takes most heed to his Wayes makes best speede to his End Prov. 4.23,26 470. We cannot think too bad of our selves nor speake good enough of God Yet he prizes us we slight Him 471. The Lord is not only a God hearing Prayers but also Isa 65.24 preventing prayers 472. The Godly mans down-fall is his uprising the Wicked mans uprising is his down-fall Psal 37.23,24 Psal 73.18,19 473. Most men walk in the broad Way and yet every man thinks to enter in at the streight Gate Mat. 7.13 Prov. 16.25 474. There is no man living so Young that he should presume nor any so Old that he should despair of Mercy 475. I must pray for the Churches persecutors and so I do Lord forgive their sinnes and give them lesse Power and us more Patience 476 He that cheats Himself is a foolish Knave he that cheats the Devil is an honest Knave 477 Where is reall sinceritie in the Life there will be unwearied perseverance till Death Gal. 6.9 1 Cor. 15. last 478 That Eye will never endure to look the Sun in the face to which a Torch is tedious see Jer. 12.5 and Aph. next 479 How shall any behold a Consuming fire who cannot endure the sight of a Saint Psal 1.5 Heb. 12. last see John 5.35 480 'T is a royal shame when that vice is in a King that is intolerable in a Kingdome Deut. 18.10,11 1 Sam. 28.7 481. Magistrates and Ministers too oft like the Sea can tame others but not themselves Rom. 2.17 to 25. with verse 1,2,3 482. 'T is an unconceivable Advantage to let slip the Occasion of doing evill 1 Tim. 5.14 1 Thes 5.22 483. Be our Voyage long or short swift or slow prosperous or adverse We all anchor in the Earth See Job â—… 26. 484. Take but out the Water and ye shall find the Sea a Grave to bury thousands among Fish-Wormes 485. The Devill promises like a Merchant but he performes like a Man of War Matth. 4. Eph. 2.2 486. Those in high dignities like men upon perillous Precipices are more pittyable then envyable 487. A Venice glass may through carefull usage out last a piece of Silver Plate unlook'd unto 488. A small Boate many times out-lives a Tempest when an able Bottome makes an hole in the Sea 489. Many small Leakes may sinck the Ship and many small Sins may drown the Soul in Perdition 460. All carnall delights are Wine in the morning Beere at noone and Vinegar at night 491. Incendiaries want not VVoe but VVit When the House is on fire pray wher 's the Bellowes see Aphorism 495. 492. No sooner can any man get publique Approbation but base Envy fly-blowes his Reputation See to Eccl. 10.1 493. Every Foole can make a Foole but he is cunning indeed that can make a
never so much earnest businesse must be at leisure to Dye prepared or unprepared Luke 12.18,19,20 368. The loss of Evill is great gain The Mortification of the Old men is the Fortification of the New Rom. 8.13 369. Pray and Prosper Aske and receive Beg and speed but Nothing crave Nothing have Matth. 7.7 Jam. 4.2 370. The Supremacy of Reason must not be counter-byassed by the Popularity of the Senses 371. If poore sinners would but be more dutifull assuredly they would be lesse doubtfull 2 Cor. 9.7 Chap. 8.12 372. Where the water is parcel'd out into so many Rivolets the Main current starves See Luke 10.41,42 Psal 37.4 Psal 73.25 373. They that rage against the wayes of GODS Providence do but throw scalding Water to Windeward See Job 9.4 Cha. 33.13 1 Cor. 10.22 374 Self-love is the quench coal of Brotherly-love and Self-wil is the break neck of Self-denial Phil. 2.4,21 Mat. 24.12 2 Tim. 3.2,3,4 375 Tart Reprehension from a kind Friend is like Limmon and Sugar sharp and sweet see Prov. 27.5,6 Psal 141.5 376 Patiently hear Admonition Many that have lived Fearless have died Earless 377 The Conquest of one Bosome Foe is worth many Tears and much Time and Labour 378. Dispatch Dispatch make what haste we can possible Night will bring us home 1 Cor. 7.29 c. 379 'T is a mercifull Tyranny to wrack sinne and shew no favour to a Destroyer 380 Two hungry meales make the third a Glutton two gluttonous meales make the third a starveling 381 When we fight against God with his Own Mercies we beat our selves with our Own Sinnes 382 Our land is like Gydeons Fleece Judg. 6.38 and yet our hearts quite contrary are like Gideons Fleece verse 40. 383 The poor man is thus farre happy beyond others in that he hath nothing to loose Se Job 1.21 1 Tim. 9.7 314. From Creatures we must neither beg nor buy Commendation nor yet feare Condemnation 385. Good drinke makes good blood I but how Just as good Water makes good Pottage 386. The Devill commonly cozens us by perswading us we cozen him 387. A good mans Tongue many time shâ—edly sets an ill Dogs Teeth of work ex inopinato 388. He who is both prudent and innocent shall neither deceive nor be deceived See Mat. 10.16 389 The Highest greatest and richest are but Gods Beggers we all do live by his love 390. Wee must learn to promise with Vnderstanding and Discretion to perform with Love and Affection 391. Weeping Eyes are not to be wincked at nor yet to be looked upon with dry Eyes See Luke 7.38 Chap. 22.62 392. The World is the Booke of the Creature The Word is the Booke of the Creator too see Psalme 19.1.7 393. 'T is humane to suffer ill Divine to do good Patience and Love will go through both 394 A Schollar of great Reading and small Parts lives upon Collections and Exhibitions from Friends 395 He who makes great Promises and small Performances must expect great shame and small Thanks 396 Many abuse good will and turn a sacred Priviledge into a privie Sacriledge 397 Better do well and fare ill then do ill and fare worse Did not I tell you so before 398 This World is for labour and appetite the Next is for rest and satisfaction Be patient then a while 399 Teach without Envy Learn without Shame then thou art both wise and humble 400 Where Love hath ingress Thanks hath egress and where Grace hath progress Sin hath regress 401 Affection without Knowledge is Heat without Light like a close hot Oven 402 Knowledge without Affection is Light without Heat like a frosty Moon shine 403 Let it be thy firm Resolution to get thy full Absolution before thy finall Dissolution Mat. 5.25 see 228. 404 Vp and be doing and prosper More die of the Lazies then of Labour and Travail See 1 Chr. 22.16 405 A Brow of Brass and a Neck of Iron procures an Heaven of Brass and an Earth of Iron Jer. 3.3 406. Others Falls are not our Foot-stools or stumbling-blocks but rather our Looking glasses 407. Say not God hath thrown such an one by as an useless pot-sheard for The Lord knoweth who are his 2 Tim. 2.19 408. Despise none for their Weaknesse despair of none for their Wickednesse Our times are in Gods hand Psal 31.15 409. God will not endure to see Pride stamp on Peace Violence kick Mercy nor Rigour over-master Love 410. To bid carnall Security still Conscience is but to set a Sleeper to Rock the Cradle 411. Under-value not the Poore we cannot want the Dust-man the Dung-hill raker the Chimney-sweeper nor the Gold-finder 412. He that acts meerly from a principle of Power Policy and Self-will shall surely fall by his own Contrivances Job 5.12,13 413. It does me more good then my Victuals to see but the Devil miss of his Ayme and befoole himself Job 5.12,13,14,15 414 Wee should not thinke so much upon what others do as upon what our selves ought to do John 21.21,22 415. Brasse and Steele have slaine their thousands of Bodies but Gold and Silver their tenne thousands of Souls 416 Bad men indeed I confess have some good thoughts I but good men have more bad thoughts 417 Many hold forth so long that at last I fear they will hardly hold out to the last 418 They say Deeds are male and Words female but I am sure Thoughts are doubtfull 419 That whereon we lay out much unless we are compleat fools we lay up safe Mat. 13.44 420 Ply well the Twig while it is green If Youth be sick of the Will-nots Old-age will die of the Cannots 421 Fierie Furie and key-cold Charity opens the doors to a Luke-warm Christianitie 422 I have told you often enough of it That The poore in purse are for Communitie The poore in spirit are for Vnitie 423 One Vnion in Heaven is worth more then all the Gems Pearls Diamonds and Diadems on Earth 424 Fellow-members mutually sympathize but the whole Body condoles the sick Heart 425 Brotherly-love is no looser The Head is beholding to the Feet and the Belly is the Hands best Pay-master see the 72. Aph. 426. Mans Performances must learn to borrow strength of Gods Promises John 16.23 James 1.5 427. 'T is more tolerable and safe to suffer the greatest Injury then to do the least 2 Thes 1.6,7 428. Let us be thankfull for what we have and we shall the better obtain of God what we have not 429. The Lord will blesse that Basket and that Store out of the which we do relieve the Poore Luke 6.38 Eccles 11.1,2 430. Wealthy I would be for Live I may but Honest I will be for Dye I must Jer. 17.9,10,11 431. When we want Comforts then we are mad for Anger but when we have them then we are mad for Joy 432. Neither Creator nor creature would hurt us if we would but be true to our own Soules 1 Pet. 3.13 433. We can never part with too much for Him who