present and eternall glory FINIS PAge 41. line 1. read he walloweth P. 46. read Apharantes P. 65 read Mycerninus P. 86. li. 5. read Pulcheria P. 87. li. 20. read infortunio P. 88. l. 1. dele not P. 90. li. 12. Villegisus so in the margent 118. li. 15. read King 132. li. 12. read dry 145. line 2. read auidissima Eccle. 2 25 ConscientiaÌ„ malaÌ„ laudaÌ„tis preconiuÌ„ non sandt nec bonam vulne rat conuitiuÌ„ Aug. contra petil Your Lordshipp shall finde them anciently diuided into Regra satrapicia ciuilis priuata of which the second which is the Lordly House fitteth your Honour Iul. Capitolinus Auenti lib. 1. annal Bocor Plutarch Luke 1 63 Victor de persecv vaÌ„d lib 2. Swearers drunkardes are no more tollerable in a family theÌ„ Arrians in a Church Being a straÌ„ ger in Midhurst in August this yeare 1609 I hearde by one whome I beleeue that at Cowdrey were fed daily relieued wel neere 200. of all sortes Lady MouÌ„tacute daughter of the late fia of Dorset Aunt to the now Earle Procop. de bell Goth. lib 2. Vxorem euntem adsacra christianorum stercoribus proâ—ectis defoedari curauit verberibus cam immanitur tractauâ—â—t Herod lib. 6 They were Thracians called Dolonci They shall be Barons of Dacres in the right of their Mother Psalme 23. Gilbertus de Aquila was the Lorde of Laughton Sir Nicholas Pelham Sir William Pelham Sir Iohn Pelham M. William Morley of Gliude M. Henrie Carey son and heire to the Lorde Hunsdon Coelius Erasmus M. T. P. Mistris Blount was daughter to the Lorde La-ware M. W. B. Luke 10 5. Aug. ser de ehrlet caueÌ„d Hom. 1. Cap. 5 v. vlt a Ioh. 11. 25 b Act. 17. 28 Psal 49 20. Acts 8 20. Iudg. 17 30 c Psal 14. 3. 2. Sam. 23. Ecc. 7. 30 1 Reg. 10 27. Heb. 20. 22 Mat. 10 16 Dan. 12. 3. Psa 107. 43 De gentib scriptor Prou. 9 4. Eccl. 12 13 Gen. 25 32 33. Doctor Babington L. Byshop of Worcester vppon Exodus Beda Luk. 12 20 Mat. 15 23 Herod lib. 4 Stobaeus ser 42. vocat eas Apharants Sab. lib. 4. cap. 9. Gel. lib. 6. cap. 11. Herod lib. 4 Herod lib. 1 Erasmus Eustathius super odyss Plutarchus Suidas Gilbert li. 1 Narrac IdeÌ„ lib. eod Mat. 6 33. 〈…〉 Esay 30. 1 Heb. 9 28 Prou. 1 22. Prou. 9 12. Psal 2 10. Prou. 8 10. Mat. 18 10 Deut 6 7. Deut 17 4. 〈◊〉 58 2. Pet. 3 15. Luke 2. 8. * Centur x. In his Chappell where none came but the Emperor himself he caused to bee written Villegese prioris fortunae esto memor qui nunc ses considera Centur. 11. 1 cor 14 31 Eccl. 9 11. Esay 8 21. Iudg. 15. Dan. 10 8 Reuel 1 17 Luke 14. Exod. 23 4 1. Tim. 5 8 Gen. 41. 1. Tim. 3. 4. Pro. 31 13 Psal 127. 2. Luke 12. Cant. 2 5. Gen. 8 22 Alex. ab Alex. Psal 50 13 Psa 145 15 Act. 20 35. 2 Tim. 6 17 Iames 5 3. Luke 12 15 Micah 6 8. Luke 12 20 Ideo rogans diues non exauditur in tormentis quia rogantem pauparem non exaudiuit in terris Aug. De consul lib. 2. Pet. Rauisi Lonicerus Valer. lib. 3 Tuscul In. Prou. De cond huma Plutarch Plutarch Nicetas Prou. 22 2 Psal 137. Neh. 1 4. Aug. ad Nectar Isaiah 37. Iero. lib 4. com Ranulphus Polychr Ephe. 5 25 Ambr. Psal 128 3 Mowing Apes Digging Pigges Gen. 27 43 Gen. 24. 2. Reg. 5 3 Iustine Pro 23 2. Gen. 42. 43 Iud. 19 16 and 20. Heb. 13 12 Gen. 18 19 Gen. 21 19 Luke 10. Leaud descr Italiae Cran. lib. 4. Iob. 31 32. Genesis 2 6 Exod. 2. In Abdiam
THE House-holder OR Perfect MAN Preached in three Sermons lately by ED TOPSELL preacher at Saint Buttolphs without Aldersgate Prou. 27 23 c. Be diligent to know the estate of thy Flock and take heed to thy heards c. The Contents follow in the next leafe Printed for Henry Rockyt and are to be sold at his shop in the Poultry vnder the Diall 1610. ⧠Contentes of the first Sermon 1 DIfferences of men because few be good 2. A perfect man described by the text 3. Wisedome needefull for all especially for the teacher of other 4. The way to attaine it 5 Neglecters of the meanes reprooued 6. multitude of fooles and a remedy for them 7. All wants sensible except the want of true Wisedome 8. odiousnesse of spirituall folly by Doctrine 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. And by comparatiue examples 19 20. Exhortation to wisedom and dehortation from folly Contents of the second Sermon 1 THE subiect of priuate wisedome 2. Diligence described 3. The necessity thereof 4. The diligent shall beare rule 5. And is rewarded 6. The praise of diligence 7. Dispraise of negligence and sloth 8. Commodities of diligence amplified in mo rewards 9. As Nobility and acquisition of honour 10. comfort to the diligent and good presidents to other 11 Discommodities of negligence 12 Education to labour desert of hire necessary for al men Contents of the third Sermon 1 THE generall charge of Householders praise of knowledge 2. Euery man shold know his owne estate and affaires 3. And not onely belieue other 4. Comparison of Faith Knowledge 5. Dignity of knowledge especially Diuine 6. Ignorance cause of many euils 7. Who and what must bee knowne in Oeconomicks 8. God and reason commaundeth it 9. Honour of Household prouision and cares 10. Yet with predominancy of spirituall things 11. The Householders Store-house necessary 12. This store must be giuen forth commaunded by God 13. By Nature 14. By Men. 15. Exemplified in Beasts and Creatures 16. 17. yet so that we leaue rather then lacke 18. It must be spent on our Countrey 19. 20. 21. 22. And on Wiues Children Seruants and Strangers To the Right Honourable and right worthy young Plants of Nobility highly borne Diuinely educated and happily married the Lord RICHARD SACKVILL Earle of Dorset Baron of Buckhurst and the Lady ANNE his beloued wife sole Daughter and heire to the renowned Lord GEORGE late Earle of CVMBERLAND and the truly Religious Lady MARGARET Countesse Dowager of CVMBERLAND Great LORD and LADY IT were vaine to excuse this enterprize your goodnesse will not refuse it it were folly to commend it your wisdomes might iustly explode it I will not say I contriued and compiled it for your sakes so shoulde I seeme to begge your thanks and depriue my selfe of a vniuersall benefite for wee that labour in the Church must not bee personall Yet I will say that I would not divulge it to the world but vnder the honor of your names And if it could adde either Goodnesse or greatnesse to your Honours as I hope Almighty God in time will both I would euery line had beene a leafe and euery page a volume till both your soules and selues could say with Salomon who could eate or hast to these things more then we You are nowe become other then you were and the graces of your Noble Natures and education begin to appeare to the view of all that will beholde you for your great places haue mounted you on the highest seates whereby you cannot bee secret though you woulde for you may not discend that Theater of Honor till you dye Principibus regnare est viuere non regnare est mori Princes Rulers their life is to be eminent and when they cease to be eminent they dye and cease to liue VVherefore you see without my Narration the good and euil in great personages will disclose it selfe so as all the enemies shall not staine their Vertues which will breake forth like the Sunne in his heighth and heate nor all the flatterers with their seuerall false colours and false praises so enammell and gilte ouer their vices but they will discouer themselues and if they would not yet an euill conscience is not cured with false praises nor a good one wounded by vniust reproaches Your Hon are greatly blessed by Almighty God I am assured you will as you ought euer acknowledge his goodnesse and greatnesse the Author of yours For you haue not forsaken your Fathers houses with Abraham Iacob and other but you are both heires of your Fathers houses and in their houses to your mutuall glory your coniunction hath increased their honour for you acquired And that which hapneth to fewe is fallen vpon you euen in your first and yonger yeares to be rich and good God graunt it to continue and without blemish to the Noble Stemmes from which you are descended I will not cease to pray that you may bee glad Parentes of many children like your selues and you and your Posterity be greater and better then they if it bee Gods good will and pleasure The first thing wherein your Hon must now shew your selues to the worlde is your Houshold gouernment Houshold Gouernment I say the Parent first beginner of Common-wealthes the Seminary of Kingdoms Counsels the discerner of naturall wisedome the Architect of honour and Disciplinarie schoole of a wise vertuous and happy life from which Almighty God setcheth his Byshops The Romaines and best common-wealth-men fetched their Consuls Tribunes and many times Kings haue beene chosen out of this ranke The wise Salomon is an Authour of this gouernment as you may reade in the succeeding discourse Antoninus was made an Emperor out of this sight proofe and hope who is commended for taking away all wages from the ydle and leauing nothing to his Daughter but his priuat Patrimony Hermion the fift King of Germanie who liued after the floud foure hundred and eleuen yeares much about Abrahams time is likewise remembred for his oeconomy VVhē he went abroad to fight he gaue diligent order for his Husbandry at home I could speake of Eberhard a Duke of VVittenberge for this cause honoured like a God Of Galeacius of Columella and of Cato the wise who wrote heereof and is commended for this saying Non deterior domus rector quam ciuitatis A Housholder is not inferiour to the Gouernour of a Citty and he that is not wise in Domesticall matters shall neuer bee trusted in the Common-wealth For these causes when I came vnto Hartfield after seauenteen years absence the first Pulpit that euer I ascended and the first place of my Ministerial function I chose to speake heereof how and with what successe your Hon haue hearde and I am not now bound to make relation thereof or trouble my selfe against rash ydle false and at the best ignorant censures yet as euill Lawes gaue occasion to good manners sinnes
him for the Prince and restorer of their Country who did first of all inuite them to his house after their departure out of the Temple vvho passing by this Miltiades and hee by their apparrel knew them to be strangers hee called to them and offered them entertainment in his house which they accepted and the next day they shewed him the Oracle and intreated him to go with them possesse their Countries principality which thing hee did and happily enioyed many yeares the reward of his hospitality Euen so the Diuine Oracles I know haue prouided for you your posterity in Testimony that almighty God loueth Hospitality more honour on earth and an incorruptible kingdome in Heauen Maister PELHAM WHo may in all your Country say better then you My shepheard is the Lorde his rod his staffe comfort me My head he hath annointed with Oyle and my Cup doth ouerflow My table is decked in the presence of my foes I dwell by greene Pastures and stil waters You are seated in the Eagles nest it is a regal Bird you if I be not deceiued are descended of that race Royall thinges do therefore become you Good Sir let me not slatter you the fame and name of your Antecessours haue long sounded in those partes Honour of Armes commended your Father and Vncle Loue of his Countrey your Brother Hospitality in peace hath bin your honour I trust you haue not nor will not giue ouer to feed Your Patrimony hath beene by your thrift augmented and there is no cause why your mind should not euer tast of her prime and most honoured graces mercy liberality and hospitality These things brought me first vnto you And I confesse as I had heard so I foūd neither want nor wast neither an euil eye nor a sparing hand and in that time of your greatest expence on your poore Countreymen you increased most in fame and wealth I cannot forget that note of a neighbour of yours the woorthiest learnedst iustest most ingeniously affable Gentleman that euer I knew in all my courses to whose noble memory Iowe a better Sacrifice then now I giue that your house hande were open whē your mouth was shut and other men had their mouths open when their houses and handes were shut You haue ennobled your family by honorable alliance in marriage I need not commend him he honoureth your family and none that knoweth him but honoureth him beeing a louer of the meanes of Honour Learning and Armes without which no man is Noble or woorthy of Honour It is the basest and vnworthiest mark of a Gentleman to care for nothing nor to dignifie his house but by purchases gallant Sutes Rapiers and Spurs gaming and playing scores and hundreds and neuer to doe any part of Honour whereof he boasleth A man may say vnto them as Herodes Atticus did to Bradeas his Wiues Brother when hee had praised his race and descent and yet beeing vnwoorthy himselfe Tu equidem in astragalis nobilitatem gestas They haue no Honour but in olde bones I will pray that your Sonne may Patrizare and that if Heauen resist not you may liue to see him most happie for you will make him Rich. And I will end as Stratonicus sayde of his Hoast vvho receyued him kindly and welcommed him most heartily although he knew him not and after him two or three in the same curteous maner Discedamus ò puer nam inuenimus pro columba palumbum pro hospite pandocheum Let vs bee gone and depart for insteade of a Doue we haue founde a Ring-Doue and where we thought to find a speciall fauour to bee receiued alone wee finde a House-keeper that entertaineth all Maister BLOVNT YOu are my latest acquaintance therefore with you I must conclude not as the least but as the vpper most in my hart and if I would praise you for houskeeping you might giue me leaue to say as much of you as of the residue and in your proportion equall to the best For with the Centurion you haue euer loued our Nation I meane the Preaohers vnto your commendation do al the Prophets and Children of the Prophets giue Testimony You and your nobly borne minded wife neuer refused him that came vnto you in the name of a Prophet Wherefore faint not but expect a Prophets reward a prophets rewarde what is that Nothing in earth but an empty Cup Heathy and Barren Land God forbidde so the world rewardeth vs and woulde admit vs but one foote before the Begger viz. we must stand in the Porch the begger without the doore but a Prophets reward is to be partaker of all the good labors of the Prophets For the louers of goodnesse are respected before God with the Preachers But especially the reward of the olde Prophets was the assured performāce of al that they had foretolde of Iesus Christ and thereof they are not now ashamed no more nor no lesse is the assurāce of those things which you belieue hope for they that trust in the Lord shal not be ashamed These lines I mean the succeeding Booke were written in Dedsham house how vnthankful should they be if they did not leaue a long lasting Monnument vpon that Housholder vnder whose roofe they had their first being in letters Beleeue me Sir I was neuer better pleased nor had more cause of cōtent then in your house Where besides Leuies large feast we had Christ at the table euery day I meane the holy scriptures we wanted nothing fit for Christians or fitting vs for heauē only the prime part of your family your owne worthy selfe was absent the hope of your name your son Oh that you had more of such hope so you had more inheritances for thē and for the residue of your hapy issue you are blessed in them al they for a father a mother are as happy as euer were any of their bloud yet by father mother nobly discended Now must I your latest Oratour and as it were a child of yesterday blesse you all in the name of al my brethren the Prophets your ancient wel respected ghests to whō with the Sumanite you haue giuē lodging and light with the Sarepthian widdow Oile Meal with Lazarus Mary and Martha meate drink entertainment obediēce with Onesiphorus sought them out being not ashamed of their chains So as Candala Q. of Panonia neece to Lewis the 12. of France said to the Venetians for her royall entertainmēt that she neuer knew her selfe to be Queene til she came to their teritory so may the Preachers say they know not themselues to bee Christes Ministers til they come to your house The Lorde shewe mercy to this house and the peace of Christ which the Apostles preached and the sonne of peace rest in it to the worlds end So be it FInally vnto al other Noble worthy Worshipfull Housholders