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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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haue knowledge being ignorant is rash who denyes that knowledge hee hath is vnthankfull 134. An Olde mans discourse should not onely bee weightie and graue but withall short or not very long Aug. 135. An Old man heareth the messengers of Death and will not beleeue them the messengers are three Casualtie Sicknesse and old Age it selfe Casualtie propounds thinges vncertaine Sicknesse thinges sorrowfull old Age thinges certaine Casualtie shewes death lurking Sicknesse death appearing old Age death present From vncertaintie of Death proceeds feare from paine of Sicknesse griefe and from the certaintie of old Age should come not obstinacy and stiffenesse but Mortification and Humilitie Hug. 136. The patience to say nothing the oportunitie of speaking and the contempt of worldly wealth are the chiefe foundations of Vertue 137. As it becomes not a Bishop to sell that hand hee layeth vpon others so the ordayned Minister must neither set his Tongue nor his Pen to sale 138. When a Bishop purchaseth vndue Order with money whereby his inward man is cast off his Body receiueth honour and his Soule loseth honestie Ambrose 139. Euery one is so much the more vnwise inwardly as hee striueth to bee thought wise outwardly Greg. 140. If a Rich man proud bee scarce tollerable who will suffer an insolent Begger Aug. 141. Pride precipitateth from the highest Heauen to the deepest pit of Hell Humilitie exalteth from below to aboue an Angell fell from Heauen into Hell Man from Earth ascendeth to Heauen Bern. 142. The vicious for the most part loue such as are like themselues onely one proud body can neuer indure another Inno. 143. Present feare begets eternall securitie now feare God aboue all thinges that you need not be affraid of Man 144. Let Man vnderstand that GOD is a Physitian and tribulation a Medicine to Saluation not a preparatiue to Damnation 145. In the Furnace Strawe burneth Gold purifieth the one consumeth to ashes the other is purged of drosse and corruption the Furnace is the World the Gold is the lust the Fire is Tribulation the cunning workman is GOD What the workman willeth I doe where and when hee appoints I suffer hee that appoints mee to endure knowes when I shall bee pure though the strawe burne and set mee on fire yet when it is turned to ashes I shall bee cleane without spot or staine 146. Our LORD saith Forgiue and you shall bee forgiuen say not with your tongue you forgiue and differ with your heart for God knowes what you say and thinke together Man heares what you say but GOD sees what you thinke It is much better to forgiue heartily and say nothing then to carry a faire golden mouth and a false froward heart Aug. 147. So mercifull is our Lord IESVS that hee would haue pardoned Iudas if hee had but craued pardon and hoped for CHRISTS mercy Ambr. 148. O Man thou canst not bee without sinne and if alwayes thou wilt bee forgiuen all then forgiue alwayes how much thou wilt bee forgiuen so much forgiue how often thou wilt bee forgiuen so often forgiue yea and because thou wouldest bee forgiuen all forgiue all I say O man conceiue that in forgiuing others thou forgiuest thy selfe Chrysost 149. Truth is both sweet and bitter sweet when it spareth bitter when it cureth Aug. 150. What booteth a cleane Body with a corrupt Minde an humble Wife is better then a proud Virgin 151. What is the Mindes virginitie entire Faith strong Hope and perfect Charitie Aug. 152. Virginitie surpasseth the condition of humane nature by which men are made like vnto Angels yet greater is the victory of Virgins then of Angels for Angels liue without Flesh but Virgins triumph in Flesh 153. Virginitie is the Sister of Angels the Conquest of Lusts the Queene of Vertues the Treasure of Goodnesse Cyprian 154. Vertue the more it contemneth the more it is esteemed It is great Vertue to striue with Prosperitie and great Prosperitie not to bee ouercome by it 155. The minde can neuer enioy the kingdome of Vertue vnlesse it first shake off the yoake of Vice Aug. 156. There is no such persuasion to Vertue as often to remember the vglinesse of Sinne. Chrys 157. There is nothing well-done vnwillingly though the thing done bee neuer so good 158. If you steale not because you are affraid to bee seene yet inwardly in your heart you haue stolne and are to bee held guiltie thereof though you take nothing away Bern. 159. When you will you cannot because when you might you would not so as through an ill will past you haue lost a good beeing present Aug. 160. With GOD who knoweth all thinges before they be done a resolued will to doe well or ill is reckoned for the deed done Aug. 161. His braine is taken away whom GOD intendeth to punish least hee should by prouidence auert the intended plague 162. He that makes an vndiscreet Vow is foolish and hee that keepes it is impious Hier. 163. Alwayes breake vnlawfull Promises and change vngodly Vowes 164. What good you haue vowed freely that you are bound to performe justly Bern. 165. A greedy Couetous man who deuoureth all like Hell would haue none left aliue but himselfe that hee might possesse all Aug. 166. When God rewardeth Merites hee crowneth nothing but his owne Guifts in the merite you doe nothing in the worke you worke alone your Crowne is of God your worke of your selfe yet not without Gods assistance Aug. 167. Many good things doth God in Man which man doth not for Man doth nothing which God doth not that Man may doe it Ibid. 168. All our merites are in such manner the guifts of God that Man is for the same more indebted to God then God to Man Bern. 169. Merite and Grace are at this oddes that Grace will neuer enter where Merite takes the vpperhand Bern. 170. I know well that by no vertue no merite he shall euer bee saued who by the Passion of CHRIST is neuer moued Aug. 184. Whensoeuer Ideuoutly remember and meditate the Passion of CHRIST I shall be safe Ibid. 172. Not any one vpon earth is so rich as hee desireth nothing but God and he is the Almes-man of CHRIST that is out of loue with the world Aug. 173. Among thirtie thousand men scarse one of those shall repent truly who driue of Repentance to the last cast 174. Hee is farre enough from Faith that deferreth his repentance till his Death Greg. 175. Repentance should not bee late not compelled not fained not desperate 176. In a sound man Penance is sound in a sicke man it is sicke and in a dead man it is dead 177. Reckon from Adam to the last Iust man and you shall find none to bee saued but by very hard and rough wayes 178. Alwayes in your heart eschew ill Company and when you cannot auoyde them conuerse very warily amongst them 179. The vertue of the Sacraments is not abated by the viciousnesse of the Priest 180. I had rather vndergoe
Soule Fasting cureth the wounds of the soule but without mercy it leaues the scarres behinde Pet. Rouan 94. The blessed shall first be called to their prepared Kingdome before the accursed bee cast into their burning Lake that their sorrowes may bee the sharper by seeing what they haue lost and the lust haue more joy by considering what they haue escaped Bern. 95. It is laudable to bee patient in our owne wrongs but to dissemble the iniuries of God is impious Chrysost 96. Enuy is the Daughter of Pride and that mother Pride is neuer barren but euer bearing strangle that mother and there will bee no more such Daughter August 97. Not to bee sory after you haue finned makes God more angry and displeased then the sinne you committed 98. The ignorance of Iudges for the most part is the misery of Innocents 99. I say vnto you Sweare not at all least Swearing breed a facilitie of swearing facilitie Custome and custome lead you to Periurie August 100. As that Tree hath no fruit which first had no blossome so that Age hath no honour whose Youth had no Discipline Cyprian 101. It is no true bountie that proceeds more from vaine Glory then from the occasion of mercy for your worke takes it name from your affection Ambrose 102. Very many haue I seene fall into sinne by speaking but seldome any by silence and doubtlesse it is harder to learne how to bee silent then how to speake Ambrose 103. O Infernall wantonnesse of the Flesh whose matter is Gluttony whose flame is Pride whose sparkles are lewd Speaches whose smoake is Infamie whose end is Hell fire Hier. 104. O extreame filthinesse of lust which not onely effeminateth the minde but enfeebleth the body not onely spotteth the soule but polluteth the person All other sinne which a man committeth is besides his body but the Fornicator sinneth against his owne body Heat and wantonnesse march before it vncleannesse and pollution accompany it Sorrow and repentance doe alwayes follow it Hier. 105. It is great vertue not to hurt him that hurts you it is no lesse fortitude when you are hurt to forgiue but to spare him whom you may hurt is great glory Ibid. 106. To search the reason of Gods secret councell is no other thing then proudly to vaunt against his Councell Greg. 107. I remember not to haue read of any that dyed an ill death who had freely vsed the workes of mercy in his life such a one surely hath many intercessors and impossible it is that the prayers of many should not bee heard Hier. 108. Good men are called away betimes that they may no longer bee vexed of the wicked and wicked persons are cut off that they may persecute the iust no further 109. In such estate as euery mans last houre leaues him in the like will the worlds last day finde him for as hee dyeth in the one so shall hee bee iudged in the other 110. Hee cannot Dye ill that hath Liued well and hardly can hee dye well that hath liued ill August 111. A Sinner should be astonisht with this note that when hee dyeth hee may forget himselfe who whilest hee liued forgot God Caesarius 112. To maintaine a poore wife is very hard to endure a rich one is a torment what booteth a diligent watch seeing a dishonest woman will not bee kept in an honest should not Necessitie is but a false keeper of Chastitie and shee onely is truly to bee reputed chaste that might haue sinned and would not Hier. 113. If it bee a sinne to put away a Wife and a torment to keepe her then of necessitie wee shall incurre danger of Adulteries by the one and suffer continuall brawles by the other Chrys 114. The Fetters of this world are truely rough and troublesome the Pleasures false the Sorrowes certayne the Ioyes inconstant the Labours hard the Rest doubtfull the Wealth accompanied with Care and the hopes of Earthly happinesse vaine August 115. The World proclaimes I will fayle you The Flesh cryes out I will infest you The Deuill roares I will betray you But CHRIST saith I will refresh you Bern. 116. Who would not be ashamed to say What will you giue mee that I may doe you Iustice Is it not as much as to say what will you giue mee to deny my selfe to forget my place and to sell God Almighty Chrys 117. A Christians chiefest libertie to God-ward is to bee no seruant to sinne his chiefest Noblenesse to excell in Vertues Hierom. 118. Prayer is talking to GOD when you read God speakes to you and when you pray you speake to God Therefore pray with attention for the prayer which man intendeth not God heareth not 119. God is neither forced nor mooued by a crying voyce but pleased and appeased by an vpright Conscience for hee is a hearer not of the voyce but of the heart 120. Many there are whom God heareth not to their intentions that he may heare them to their saluations Chrysost 121. Whether it bee Man or Woman that vseth wanton attyre to prouoke and tempt others though no hurt should come thereof yet hee or shee shall abide the eternall Iudgement because they proffered Poyson if any would haue drunke of it 122. The onely perfection of any is the knowledge of their owne imperfection Hier. 123. Seeing that Sinne must not scape vnpunished punish you it least it punish you euer let your sinne finde you a Iudge ouer it not a Patron for it 124. Vaine is that Repentance which is spotted with ensuing sinne Laments auayle nothing where sinne is doubled It is to no purpose to aske forgiuenesse and fall into the same sinne afresh 125. The practice of right Conuersation is not to presume to Command before wee haue learned to obey nor to impose that vpon our Inferiours which wee yeeld not to our Superiours 126. So farre should a Prelates behauiour transcend the Peoples as a Shepheard transcends his Flocke 127. If hee shall bee cast into the Fire that giueth not of his owne what may wee thinke will become of him that robbes another If hee burne with the Deuill that cloathed not the naked where shall hee burne that strippeth the Poore 128. What you haue found and not restored you haue carryed away by force for what you could doe you did and you did no more because you could not hee also that denyeth to another his owne as much as in him lyes robbes him 129. Sinne is not remitted vnlesse debt bee restored if it may bee August 130. Wee that liue vpon the oblations of the Faithfull which they offered for their sinnes doubtlesse if wee eate and bee silent we feed vpon their sinne 131. Consider O Brethren how damnable a thing it is to receiue wage for no worke what a crime to take the price of sinne and to Preach nothing against sinne Greg. 132. Whatsoeuer yee retayne of the Altars besides simple Food and Cloathing it is rapine it is Sacriledge Bern. 133. Who affirmeth to