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A04132	Here be the gathered counsailes of saynct Isodorie to informe man, howe he shuld flee vices and folowe vertues	Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636.; Lupset, Thomas, 1495?-1530, attributed name.	1534 (1534)	STC 14270; ESTC S120749	7,218	34

well A siker cōscience suffreth easily heuines A good lyuer is euer more in ioy the cōscience of a sinful man is euer more in peine A gilty soule is neuer more siker Nother wound nedeth shall feare the if thou liue well and trewely Hyde vertue IF thou wolt multiply thy vertues shewe them not By thy wyll hyde thy vertues priuelye for drede of pride and vayne glorie Fle to be seene then thou deseruest mede That thou maistlese by shewynge kepe it by hydynge Confession SHewe the synnes of thyn hart make opē thy shrewed thoughtes A syn shewed is sone healed a defaute forsoth hyd is made more syn by silence it encreaseth more and more Trewely than hit behoueth to shewe yuel to amend it Fore thynkynge BE thinke the longe before the dede Auise the longe before the warke That thou wylte do inserche it longe proue it longe and so do it when thou hast long bethought the. Do than as thou hast proued in thynges that ben certayne Of wel doinge tary not ne put it not ouer tyll to morowe In good thynges taryenge harmeth letteth tho thynges that ben nedefull VVisedome THere is no thinge better than wysedome nothynge better than cunnynge nothynge lustier thā knowlege nothyng worse thā lewdnesse It is an hyghe counnynge to knowe what thou shalt flee and it is an hyghe wretchednesse not to knowe whither thou goeste Therfore loue wisedome and it shalbe shewed to the go to it and it shall come to the be busy there aboute and it shal lerne the. Teachynge LErne that thou canste not lest thou be founde an vnprofitable techer the good that thou haste harde sey it the good that thou hast lerned teache hit The more that is youē the more it waxeth but yet let dedes go before the worde The whiche thou shewest with thy mouth fulfyll hit with warke that thou teachest by wordes shewe it in ensample For if thou teache and doo hit thanne shalte thou be holde glorious In thy techyng kepe the from mans praysynge So informe other that thou kepe thy selfe Soo teach that thou lese not the grace of mekenes Beware lest whyle thou reysyste other by teachynge thou fal not thy selfe by praisyng When thou teachest vse not darknes of wordes saye so that thou be vnderstonden The diuersitie of persons is to be seen And whan and how thou teachest be aduised Speake common thynges to all men And to fewe men shewe that is hydde Be not ashamed to speake that thou canste well defende That thou wantest of cunnynge aske of other men By cunnynge trewly shewed hyd thinges ben opened harde thinges made lyght Curiositie BE not besy to knowe that is hydde coueite not to knowe In disputynge do away stryfe do a waye frowardnes and assente soone to trouth Say not ageynst ryghtousenesse Stryue not to auoyde that is ryght Loue more to here than to saye Here in the begynnynge and speake laste of all the last spech is better then the fyrste Obedience VUorshyp euery man for the merite of holynesse After theyr worthynes gyuen to euery man worshyppe Suppose not thy selfe euen to thy soueraygne Gyue obeysance to thyn elders Serue theyr byddynges bowe to theyr auctoritie folowe theyr wyll Obey to all men in good byddynges yet soo obey the to man that thou offende not the wyll of god Therfore fulfylle mekely the charges y t thou hast take vppon the be obediente to goddes ordinaunce be not hardy to do ageynst his wyll Dispose all thynges not with a sturdy but with an easye harte Beware of worshyppes whiche thou mayste not haue withoute synne Souerayntie BUsy the rather to be loued of thy subiectes then to be drad Let thy subiectes rather worshyp and serue the for loue than for drede or for nede Quite the such to thi subiectis that thou be more loued than dradde With a soueraygne goodnes gouerne thy subiectes Be not ferdful to thy subiectes be such lorde to them that they be glad to serue the. Both in punyshynge an cheryshyng kepe a meane be not to strayte ne forgyue not to soone Kepe maner in al thy warke It longeth to a wise man to measure all thynges lest of good be made yuell Beholde certaynely what is couenable for the tyme where when how and wherfore thou byddest any thyng to be done That thou wolt to be done to the do thou to an other Be suche to other men as thou desirest other men to be to the. Hynder no man with thy witnes Do no man harme leste thou suffer the same Kepe manlines kepe ryghtousnes defende no man agaynste trouth When thou demest be he poore be he ryche beholde the cause not the persone Kepe trouthe in all thynges Syt neuer in dome without mercy Be as meke in other mens defautes as in thyn owne So deme other men as thou desirest to be demed thy selfe While thou arte merciciful in other mens gilt thou hast mercy on thy selfe The dome that thou puttest vpon an other thou shalt beare thy selfe In what mesure that thou measureste shalbe measured to the. Deme no man by suspection fyrste proue and so deme In domes reserue the sentence to goddes iudgement And that that thou knoweste to thyn owne dome and that that thou knowest not to goddes dome Despite of the vvorlde IF thou wolte be in reste desire nothynge of the worlde Thou shalte haue rest of soule if thou put fro the y e busines of y e worlde Cast fro y e al that may let a good purpose be mesured to the world and the worlde to the as thoughe thou were dead Beholde not the glory of this worlde Set not by that whyle thou lyuest that thou mayste not haue when thou arte dead What so euer thou gyuest gyue it with a good wyl Do mercy withoute gyfte gyue almes without heuynes The good wil is more than that is gyuen That y t is giuen with good wyll y t god acceptethe but he that gyueth with heuynes shall lese his mede There is no mercye where is no good wyll Do nothynge for praysynge nothynge for worldely opiniō but onely for life euer lasting Amen FINIS ❧ Eccl. 12. Gal. 5. The. 5. Psal. 118. Eccl. 25. Mat. 26. Luc. 22. Eccl. 28. Eccl. 8. Nu. 16. Eccl. 28. Mat. 12. Luc. 6. Eccl. 7. Sap. 1. Iac. 5. Eccl. 23. Deut. 23. Eccl. 5. Baruc. 6. Sap. 1. Psal. 7. Rom. 8. Apoc. 2. Mat. 7. Mar. 4. Eccl. 3● 2. Cor. 9.

HERE BE THE GATHERED COVNSAILES OF saynct Isodorie to informe man howe he shuld flee vices and folowe vertues ❧ ☞ Thomas Berthelet regius impressor excudebat An. 1534. CVM PRIVILEGIO Consideration of man hym selfe O Man know thy selfe know what thou art knowe thy beginning why thou were borne vnto what vse or ende thou were gotten why thou were made of whose makynge thou were made to what thyng in this worlde thou were fourmed haue mynde of thy makynge be suche as thou were made yea suche as thy maker formed the. Euery day rensake thyn harte euery day examyne thyne harte kepe thy soule from synfulle thoughte lette not fowle thoughte ouerthrowe thy mynde When a shrewd thought toucheth the consent not to it Kyll the serpent when he fyrst appereth treade downe the serpentes heed Caste vnder foote the begynnynge of yuell suggestion or styrrynge to synne Amende synne there where it is knowen In the begynnynge withstande a shrewd thought and thou shalt escape well the remenant ¶ Ageynst Lechery BE thou not defowled with any vncleannesse be thou not spotted through any foule luste Lette lecherye growe no more in the Chastitie ioyneth a man to god To chastitie is behyght the kyngedome of heuen If thou yet fele the styrynge of thy fleshe if thou be touched with prickynges of thy flesshe if thou yet be styred with the suggestion of lust if the mynde of lechery yet tyckle thy wyll if thy flesshe yet fyght ageinst the yf lechery yet tempteth the if luste yet styreth the to synne sette before the the mynde of deathe put before the the day of thy deathe set before thyn eyen the ende of thy life put before the the strayte dome that is to come put before the the harde turmentes that ben to come sette before the the euerlastynge fyre of Hell put before the the horrible peynes of Helle. Busynes in Prayer PRay with wepynge continually pray busily beseche god daye and nyghte Mourne and sorowe euer for synne Aryse in the nighte to prayer lette prayer be to the a continuall armour This is the fyrste vertue ageinste temptation Diuels ben ouercom by prayer Prayer auaylleth ageynst all iuelles Fastynge and Abstinence CHastise thy body by fastynge by Abstynence and by scarcenesse thou mayste not ouercome temptations in their hyghe heate but if thou be lerned to faste Throughe meate forsothe groweth luste Plentie of meatis stereth men to lechery but by fastynge luste is restreyned by fastynge lechery is ouercome Drynkynge DRynke forsoth is instrument of lechery Fyre by castynge to of wodde increaseth more and more the more mattier is in the fyre the more is the flame The syght THyn eien ben the fyrst dartis of luste Sighte is desyre of womanne mynde is caughte by the eien Withdrawe thyne eien from wantonnes set theym not in the beautie of fleshe Beholde not a woman for to desyre her Do away the cause of synnynge Laye besydes the the mattier of trespasynge If thou wylte be sure from lechery be thou disceuered from woman in bodye and in syght Felovvshyppe of vvomen IF thou be departed in bodye from women thou shalte falle from the intent of synne If thou sytte besydes a serpent thou shalt not longe be vnhurte If thou be longe afore a fyre although thou were made of iron somtyme thou shalt melte If thou abyde ryght nygh peryll thou shalt not longe be sekyr oft tymes leysure hath ouercome whome wylle myghte not Traueyle LEcherye ouertornethe sone a man gyuen to idelnes Luste brenneth greuousely whome she fyndeth ydell Lust gyueth place to trauayle to warke to busynes and to labour Therfore beware of ydelnes spende thy good in labour vse some maner of busines seke vnto the a profytable warke whervpon the intent of thy soule may be sette Redynge of holy Scripture GIue the moche to redynge take hede in Meditation of scripture busye the in the lawe of god haue a customable vse in diuine bokes Redynge declareth trewely what thou shalte shone Redynge shewethe what thou oughtest to drede Redynge telleth whether thou goest In redynge wytte and vnderstandyng increaseth Thou shalte moche profyte in redynge yf thou doo as thou redest Mekenesse BE thou meke be thou groundid in mekenesse be thou leest and lowest of all By mekenesse make thy selfe leaste Set thy selfe tofore no man Auāt not thy self bost not thy selfe wantonly Streche not forth thy wynges of pryde So moche thou shalte be the more precious afore god that thou settest lyttelle price by thy selfe Beare therfore shamefastenesse in chere by myndynge of thy defautes For shame of thy syn be dismayed to loke proudly Walke with a lowe chere with a meke mouth and a sadde visage In hyghe worshyppe haue great mekenesse Al thoughe thou be hyghe of power restreyne hyghnes in thy selfe Let not worship make the prowde The hygher thou art in dignite the lower by mekenesse make thou the. Syckenesse and disease BE not sory in thy diseases In thy syckenesse thanke thou god Be busye rather to be hoole in thy soule than inbodye If prosperitie come be thou not proude if aduersite falle be thou nat heuy Knowe thy selfe that god hath proued the in sorowe for thou shuldest not be prowde Be euen therfore in all thynges For ioye ne for sorowe chaunge neuer thy mynde Understande well there is nothynge but hit may falle as god wyll And if those thynges be thought on before they ben the easier when they fal And what so euer therfore happeth suffer it mekely with fre wyl Sufferaunce BE more redy to suffre disease than to do hit Be patient be meke be softe be busye Kepe patience in all thynges Kepe softenesse Kepe mekenesse Set before a sharpe worde the shelde of Sufferaunce Thoughe any man styre the to wrathe though he whet the though he blame the though he repreue the though he chyde the thoughe he do wronge to the be thou stylle holde thy peace sette not therby speake not a worde stryue not therageynst by sylence thou shalte the sooner ouercome Lerne at Christe manlynesse take hede at Christe and be not heuy he suffrynge wronges lefte to vs ensaumple he was bobbed and buffetted spytte vpon and scorned nayled hande and foote crowned with thornes dampned to the crosse and euer more helde his peace Therfore what disease that falleth to the wytte it well it commeth to the for synne and for thy best And so tempre thy disease by consideration of rightousnes And thou shalt suffre it the lyghtlyer if thou take hede wherfore it cometh Loue peace LOue peace without fourthe loue peace within forth kepe peace with all men witholde all men in myldenes beclyppe Charitie Proue more thy selfe to loue then to be loued Make pece there hate is Haue stablenes of mynd Haue goodnes of wylle Be redy in good desyre Speke gladly to all men Flee chydynge Beware of stryfes Do away the occasion of Stryfe Despyse stryfe and lyue alwaye in peace stryue not in any