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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06447	The sinners guyde A vvorke contayning the whole regiment of a Christian life, deuided into two bookes: vvherein sinners are reclaimed from the by-path of vice and destruction, and brought vnto the high-way of euerlasting happinesse. Compiled in the Spanish tongue, by the learned and reuerend diuine, F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian, and French. And nowe perused, and digested into English, by Francis Meres, Maister of Artes, and student in diuinitie.; Guía de pecadores. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.	1598 (1598)	STC 16918; ESTC S108893	472,071	572

THE SINNERS GVYDE A WORKE CONTAIning the whole regiment of a Christian life deuided into two Bookes VVHEREIN SINNERS ARE RECLAIMED FROM THE BY-PATH OF VICE AND destruction and brought vnto the high-way of euerlasting happinesse COMPILED IN THE SPANISH TONGVE BY THE LEARNED and reuerend Diuine F. Lewes of Granada Since translated into Latine Italian and French ¶ And nowe perused and digested into English by FRANCIS MERES Maister of Artes and student in Diuinitie 1. TIMOTHIE 4. verse 8. Godlines is profitable vnto all things which hath the promise of the life present and of that that is to come ¶ AT LONDON Printed by Iames Roberts for Paule Linley Iohn Flasket and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Beare Anno. Dom. 1598. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE SIR THOMAS EGERTON KNIGHT LORDE Keeper of the Great-Seale of England and one of her Maiesties most honourable priuie Counsell * IN the shoare of the Sea Euxinus in the land of Colchis there stoode a Cyttie named Dioscurias so much haunted of strangers that as Plinie writeth by record of Thimostenes it was resorted vnto of three hundred Nations of distinct languages and that the Romans for the better expedition of their wares there had at length lying in the same 130. Interpreters Saint Ierome testifieth that men in times past came to Rome from the furthest Coastes of Spayne and Fraunce to see Titus Liuius whose eloquence was famous throughout the whole vvorld Certainly famous and excellent was that Citty that so many resorted vnto and where the renowned Romans had so many Interpreters lying And without all question admirable was the eloquence of Titus Liuius that fetched men frō so farre to see him Then vndoubtedly Right Honorable diuine learned is this reuerend Authour F. Ludouicus Granatensis whō not onely the spacious Empire of the Latines but Spayne Fraunce and Italie haue trauailed to see and tasting the honnyed sweetnes of his celestiall ayre and finding such supernaturall and heauenly treasures in him haue not onely com'd to see him but haue sent thether their Interpreters there to soiourne for the better transportation of his wares and commodities Onely I wondred that England whose Voyagers were neuer out-stript by any had so sparingly and slenderly visited this famous and renowned Diuine that shee I say as Germany had but onely one Interpreter lying with him seeing that otherwhere she had such aboundance of worthy Factors rich linguists Entering into consideration of the great scarcity of our Traffickers to so rich a Mine I discouered certaine corruptions which as dangerous Rockes threatned shipwracke to them that sailed vnto him The Poets faine that a Dragon kept the Golden-fleece and yet that hindered not Iason from the conquest of it neyther did Gyants nor Monsters fright Hercules from his rich spoyles glorious conquests Cosmographers write that in the Mountaines of Albania and Hircania Countries of Scythia there are found the best and freshest Emeralds the purest Christall much gold precious stones but these Mountaines are encircled with huge woods wherein are aboundance of fierce and cruell wilde beastes as Gryphons Leopards Tygers Panthers and Dogs of that fiercenes and greatnes that they pull downe Bulls and slay Lyons But as the Dragon amated not Iason nor the Monsters amazed Hercules and as these Scythian dangers doe not hinder men from seeking and finding these earthly terrestriall iewels so should wee not be discouraged in this spirituall pursute for a few corruptions and dangers remembring that all wrytings the sacred Scriptures excepted which are absolutely pure and perfect haue a relish of theyr earthly and corruptible Authours Nihil ex omni parte beatum sayth Horace and yet wee must not doe as Lycurgus dyd who because the Grape was abused by potte companiors cutte downe all the Spartan Vines For we finde by experience that this Argument Ab abusu ad non vsum from the abuse of good things to the abolishing of them as it hath bred heresies and schismes in the Church so also rebellions treasons in the Common-wealth Plutarch sayth that it had beene better for Lycurgus to haue digged Wells and Fountaines neere vnto the Vines and as Plato counselleth Insanum Deum alio sobrio repressum that is to take away the abuse by mixing some quantitie of water with it Which gaging moderation as I haue performed in this interpretation by remouing corruptions that as Rocks would haue endangered many so if other Interpreters as good Pylots doe the same in this learned Iberian neuer had Dioscurias moe Interpreters nor Titus Liuius moe visiters then Granatensis shall haue For if that most famous and excellent Phylosopher Apollonius Tyaneus as Philostratus writeth trauailed almost throughout the whole world and passed euen to the Mountaine Caucasus and to the Brachmanes Phylosophers of India that he might onely heare Iarchas an Indian Philosopher in his golden throne professing wisedome among the small number of his schollers and disputing of the motion of the celestiall Spheres what ought not Christians to doe and whether shoulde not they trauell to heare one not teaching how the heauens are mooued but how men may come to heauen yea how Sinners may be Guyded thether And albeit all the workes of this reuerend Diuine are profitable for instruction in religion and very auaileable for perswasion to good life yet my iudgement beeing grounded vpon the iudgements of graue and worthy Diuines doth estimate this booke aboue the rest as Sybilla Cumaea did the last of her three Bookes vnto King Tarquine Which with all humility I dedicate vnto your Honor whom God of his great mercy hath vouchfafed in this decrepit and ruinous age of the world to bestow vpon our state for the maintenaunce and countenaunce of Religion and Learning and for the defacing suppressing of vice and corruption like as in times past hee gaue vnto Common-wealths that needed such helpe Dauid Hezekiah Iosiah Hercules Cyrus Artaxerxes Alexander Magnus Scipio Affricanus Iulius Caesar Augustus Mecaenas Constantinus Magnus Theodosius Carolus Magnus Sigismundus Ferdinandus Alphonsus King of Naples Fredericke Duke of Saxon Prince Elector and Lord Ernestus his Brother Laurentius Medices Duke of Florence and Borsus Duke of Ferrara with many other Princes and Nobles some of which were mighty Pillars and Protectors of true Religion and Christianity others liberall maintainers and bountifull Patrons of learning and vertue against all Licinians Iulianists Valentinians Caligulaes Neroes Dioclesians Mahometists Baiazets Aretinists Simonists such like Monsters of nature beeing cruell persecuters of true Religion enemies of all humanity and destroyers of all learning and discipline who despising God and all goodnes did degenerate so farre from their forefathers that they delighted wholy to spill the blood of worthy men to burne famous Libraries to rob the Church of her patrimony and to rase and ouerthrow the Vniuersities and Schcoles of all Artes Sciences as in the tragicall Histories of former times is recorded cannot