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Selected sentences out of sacred antiquitie, conducing to the establishment of faith and good manners. Gathered by W. Wynne
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Wynne, William, fl. 1616-1624.
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vnlesse the one bee rooted out the other will neuer be planted 26. Hee verily is a Christian that worketh Mercy to all that is mooued with no Iniury that feeles the griefe of others as his owne to whose Table the Poore is no stranger who is reckoned inglorious before men that hee may be glorious before GOD and his Angels who despiseth Transitory thinges to enioy Eternall who suffereth not the poore to bee oppressed if he can helpe and to conclude who weepes with them that weepe which was well obserued by St. Paul Quis saith hee infirmatur ego non infirmor Who is infirme or grieued and I not so too 27. In vaine takes hee vpon him the name of a Christian that doth not imitate the life of Christ for alasse what is it for you to bee called that you are not or to vsurpe anothers name 28. A Christian is hee that thinkes himselfe a Stranger in his owne house our Countrey being aboue our home at Heauen 29. Will you walke Christ saith I am the way will you not bee deceiued I am the Truth will you not dye I am the life Aug. 30. As the many branches of a Tree doe grow from the roote onely so many virtues spring from Charitie alone nor hath the branch of a good worke any life or greennesse if it abide not in the roote of Charitie Greg. 31. Say not that you carry chaste mindes when you haue wanton eyes for a wanton eye is the messenger of a wanton heart Hierom. 32. Among all Christian conflicts those of Chastitie are the sharpest for there is continuall batterie and rare victorie Beautie and Chastitie seldome lodge together Ibid. 33. Confession is the health of Soules the destroyer of Vices the scourge of Deuils briefely it stops the mouth of Hell and opens the gates of Paradice 34. A cleere Conscience is that which can neither bee justly accused with what is past nor vniustly delighted with what is present Aug. 35 Gold is Caesars Coyne Man is GODS Caesar is seene in his Gold GOD in Man Therefore offer your wealth to Caesar but reserue your Conscience for GOD. Chrysost 36. You should rather thinke of what you want then of that you haue what you haue beware you leese not and that you want pray God for Consider in what you are lesser not in how much you are greater for if you compute onely wherein you are or haue beene excellent that may ingender vanitie and pride in you which is to be feared but if you reckon wherein you are or haue beene lesse or defectiue this will breed humilitie and teares in you which are to be wished And doubtlesse if you striue to bee humble you shall walke more safely you shall not runne headlong your foote shall not slippe 37. God is aboue you the Beasts are vnder you acknowledge him that is aboue you that they may acknowledge you which are vnder you Therefore when Daniel acknowledged God aboue himselfe the Lyons acknowledged him aboue them 38. O Man if thou didst consider what comes frō thee by thy mouth by thine eares by thy nostrils by thy pores other euacuations of thy body Thou wouldest confesse neuer to haue seene a more vile and loathsome dunghill then thy selfe Aug. 39. To giue a simple man Counsell is Charitie to a Wise man Presumption but to giue it in case of peruersitie or necessitie is Wisedome Greg. 40. Among the Sages one was wont to say that a good Custome is neuer diswonted without shame and that good Communication runnes into affectuall habit according to that who fore-goeth Vertue being young shall not know how to forbeare Vice beeing olde Basil 41. Let not your heart vary from your face or Countenance carry not a face vpward and a heart downward The heart is little and desireth much it is scarse enough to giue a Kite his breakfast and yet the whole world is not able to satisfie it Bern. 42. Open Sinne before all requireth open Punishment for example of all Aug. 43. Impunitie is the of-spring of negligence the mother of Insolence the roote of vnshamefastnesse the Nurse of Sinne. 44. Couetousnesse is the roote of all mischiefe it commits Sacriledge and Theft it rauins and deuoures it makes warre and murther it buyes and fels by Symonie it asketh and receiueth wrongfully it negotiates and floords vp vniustly it is at hand with all fraud and deceit it dissolues pacts and violates oathes it corrupts Witnesse and peruerts Iustice 45. Three thinges are most affected Wealth Pleasure and Honour of Wealth comes wickednesse of Pleasure turpitude of Honour vanitie for wealth breeds Cupiditie and Auarice Pleasure breeds Lust and Gluttony Honour fostereth Pride and Ostentation Innoc. 46. The Thiefe confessed Christ Peter denyed him in Peter the Iust are taught not to presume in the Thiefe a Sinner conuerted not to despaire Therefore let the Iust be off aid of falling through Pride and the Sinner of despairing through malice 47. Let no man distrust nor any sinner despaire of Gods mercy for God knowes how to change his Iudgment if you know how to change your life Aug. 48. Desperation holts the gates of the Eternall Citie Hope vnbolts them but Faith sets them wide open Chrysost 49. Not onely they are guiltie that vtter falshood but such also as easily hearken thereunto Ibid. 50. The heart lifted vp to God corrupteth not if your Corne were layde in vnder-romes to saue it from moulding you would remoue it higher you raise your graine to higher losts so lift vp your hearts to Heauen But now should this bee done say you what strong Cords what Ladders what Engines will bee required to this Isay the first step is your affection the lest of your labour is your will by Loue you ascend by neglect you descend and when you loue God you are in Heauen vpon Earth 51. The Deuill is euery where ready to hurt euery one but that his power is restrained by a greater power for if he could but what hee would there should not a Iust soule bee left to breath Aug. 52. The DEuils office is to suggest ours not to consent as oft as wee resist euill so oft wee ouer come it wee glad and glorifie the Angels wee honour God who visites vs that wee may fight helpeth vs that wee may conquer and aydes vs that we may not shrinke Bern. 53. O wretch that I am how much am I bound to loue my God who Created me when I was not and redeemed me being lost for I was not and hee made me of nothing yet hee made me not a stone not a tree not a meere Animal but a Man hee gaue mee to liue to feed to vnderstand hee deliuered me from bondage redeemed mee from seruitude and called mee by his Name that I might remember him for euer 54. CHRIST annoynted mee with the Oyle of gladnesse wherewith himselfe was annoynted that of the annoynted I might bee annoynted and of Christ bee called a Christian August 55. To
the torments of Caiphas Herod and Pilate then of a Priest that celebrates vnworthily Aug. 181. Hee that tels a Lye and hee that concealeth Truth are both culpable and guilty before God the one for desiring to doe hurt and the other for not doing good Hier. 182. If scandall arise from truth it is rather to bee permitted the truth pretermitted Greg. 183. If I doe good with a good intention though euill come thereof yet it shall not bee imputed to mee for sinne Ambr. 184. Certainely hee cannot bee good that would not bee better For where hee begins not to be made better there hee leaues off being good 185. No man is more incurable then hee that thinkes himselfe sound when hee is truly sicke August 186. To stand and not to fall into sinne is Angelicall to fall and rise againe is Humane but to fall and arise is Diabolicall 187. The Deuill hurteth by perswasion not by compulsion Hug. 188. The Deuill neuer tempts or assaults those that are in his quiet possession 189. That sinne which is not consented to is no sinne but in atter of exercise to vertue Greg. 190. The worlds Mirth is vnpunisht Wantomesse Aug. 191. He that taketh vniustly seldome restoreth iustly Isid 192. He that is proud of his owne vertue killeth himselfe not with a Sword but with a Salue 193. Who often with their good-will fall into offence must sometimes against their will abide the smart of punishment Greg. 194. God neuer forsakes man before man forsakes God Hier. 195. It is monstrous to behold an eminent state with a base minde a high seate with a meane life a nimble tongue with an idle hand many wordes with no deeds graue lookes with light actions great authoritie with little constancie Bern. 196. Bee alwayes doing of some good worke that the Deuill may neuer finde you at leysure for him Hier. 197. God deferres the giuing of that wee aske that we may aske more often and more feruently 198. Hee that made you without you will neuer saue you or iustifie you without you Aug. 199. Doe not that euill your selfe which you would not haue another to doe Greg. 200. As Iustice without Mercy is not Iustice but Crueltie so fauour without Iustice is not fauour but folly 201. Correction without instruction is Tirannie 202. The last thinges euermore to bee remembred are Death Iudgement Hell Glory what is more horrible then Death what more terrible then Iudgement what more intollerable then Hell and what more joyfull then Glory Bernardus Deo Gratias Short Prayers or Meditations vpon the last thinges viz. Death Iudgement Hell Glorie Vpon DEATH OEternall GOD in whose hands the soules of the Iustare and vnder whose protection the torment of Death doth not touch them take from my foule the disordinate loue of all visible thinges that in departing from them it may haue no feeling of torment O my Soule if thou desirest that the bitternesse of Death should not touch thee loue not those thinges that Death can take from thee for if thou possesse them not with loue thou shalt leaue them in Death and Dolour Vpon IVDGEMENT O How afflicted shall my poore Soule finde it felfe with so straight and rigorous an examination O how astonied shall it bee with the euidence of so certaine and cleere proofe O Eternall GOD enter not into Iudgement with thy Seruant for none that liue shall be justified in thy presence Feare O my Soule although thou findest no great sinnes in thy selfe for hee that is to examine and Iudge thee is GOD that seeth more then thou and can finde them Examine thy selfe with the greatest rigour thou canst and judge seuerely thy selfe for the sinnes thou shalt finde for if thou judgest thy selfe with Dolour thou shalt no more bee judged to Damnation Vpon HELL O Good IESVS ayde mee to bewaile bitterly my sinnes that I may not goe to that tenebrous Land couered with the shadow of Death the Land of those that are in Despaire O touch mee with thy mercy that being freed from the feares of Hell I may euer enioy thee world without end Vpon GLORY O Infinite GOD center of my Soule conuert mee to thee that on thy eternall Sabboth I may partake of thy Glory for thou madest mee for thee and my heart is vnquiet till it come neere thee O Eternall Father seeing thou Createdst mee that I might Loue thee as a Sonne giue me Grace for thine owne sake that I may loue thee as a Father O onely begotten Sonne of the Father and Redeemer of the world seeing thou Createdst mee and Redeemedst mee that I might obey and imitate thee ayde me that I may alwayes obey thee and imitate thee in all thinges O most Holy Ghost seeing that of thy goodnesse thou diddest Create me to bee Sanctified grant that it may bee for thine owne Glory world without end Amen FINIS