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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15034	An heptameron of ciuill discourses Containing: the Christmasse exercise of sundrie well courted gentlemen and gentlewomen. In whose behauiours, the better sort, may see, a represe[n]tation of thier own vertues: and the inferiour, may learne such rules of ciuil gouernme[n]t, as wil rase out the blemish of their basenesse: wherin, is renowned, the vertues, of a most honourable and braue mynded gentleman. And herein, also, as it were in a mirrour the vnmaried may see the defectes whiche eclipse the glorie of mariage: and the wel maried, as in a table of housholde lawes, may cull out needefull preceptes to establysh their good fortune. A worke, intercoursed with ciuyll pleasure, to reaue tediousnesse from the reader: and garnished with morall noates to make it profitable, to the regarder. The reporte, of George Whetstone. Gent.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1582 (1582)	STC 25337; ESTC S111679	129,236	194

in our outwarde shape yet my knowledge is not perfect in what vertues we resemble the Image of God Referring you for your better knowledge to grauer iudgements quoth Ismarito I wyll onely to satisfye your request say what I haue reade and what in my oppynyon standeth with reason In our exterior body to say we resemble God were a grose ignoraunce but in that our soule is closed within our body and giueth life and mouing to the whole body it is no obsurdity to conclude the lesse within the greater to showe how the soule resembleth God who consisteth in a Trinity Notwithstanding she is but one yet she comprehendeth in her thrée dignities to wit Intendment Wit and Memorie And as the sonne is ingendered of the Father and the holy Ghost procéedeth from bothe euen so Will is engendred of Intendment and Memorie procéedeth from both and as the three persons of the Trinitie are but one God so the three powers of the soule are but one soule and in that man is created in this sorte according to the image of God because he should resemble his creator in excellencie he is formed straight and not curbed to behould the earth not thereby to shewe a dyfference betwéene him and other brute Beastes but only because he should raise his spirite and heaue hys eyes to heauen his originall to contemplate of diuine and dureable thynges and not of earthly and such as peryshe And sure the monuments that to this day renowne heathē Alexander Iulius Cesar Scipio Haniball and manye other stoute warriors Plato Pithagoras Socrates Solon and many thousand graue Philosophers weare the 〈◊〉 of the soule who in her function is alwaies occupied to make 〈◊〉 shine like Angels And doubtles the exploits of man would be wonderful glorious were not the passages of the thrée powers of the soule Intendment Will Memory stopped with these thrée euils or defects of y e body Ignorance of that which is good Couetousnes of that which is euill and the Infirmitie and langor of the body These be the euilles that eclipseth the excellencie of many who otherwise would appeare more glorious then the Sonne Moone Starres and Chrstall Firmament into whose motions reuolutions and influences his knowledge foreséeth or the earth with all her faire furniture which he gouerneth and therfore he is called Microcosmos for that in excellencie he egalleth the beautie of the whole worlde Sir quoth Soranso you haue inchauhted my Eares with such a pleasing regarde as if you were as tedious in discourse as I would be attentiue in hearing we should bothe lose our dinner without any great repining but in aduauntage I beseeth you what may be the remedy of these thrée euils which thus obscure the excellencie of man Thrée soueraigne remedyes quoth Ismarito to witte Wisdome Vertue and Necessitie which to chase the other thrée euils are thus ordered Wisdome against Ignoraunce Vertue against Vice and Necessitie against Infirmitie Wisdome is to be vnderstoode according to the condition of the things wherein we be ignorant Vertue is an habit of the soule which without great difficultie cannot be shaken out of his place and subiect By Necessitie absolutely is intended a supply against those wants with which Infirmitie hath charged vs as if we be lame to haue Horse to ride if we be sycke to haue medicine if our bodyes be weake 〈◊〉 haue nourishing meates c. And by these thrée re●…dyes all Artes and Disciplines haue béene muented to acquine Wisdome Theorique which is centemplatiue and consists in these thrée parts Theologie Phisick and Mathematique was found for Vertue Practise which is actiue and deuided into Solitarie Priuate and Publike was put in vse And for Necessitie all Me●…nicall craftes were inuented These three vertues if we imbrace them will chase the other thrée euilles bothe out of our body soule and remembrance You haue giuen me a short sweete reason quoth Soranso And a longe remembrance of my weake vnderstanding quoth Ismarito but for that I haue made this Sermon vppon your importunity your curtesy I hope will pardon me as well as your wisdome will correct my errours I had thought Ceremonies had béene in disgrace among you Englishmen quoth Soranso but I finde you superstitious in curtesie and therefore will take no example by you but let it suffise I am your fréend and wyll deserue this fauour in any resonable seruice By this time Dinner was ready to be set vpon the boarde and Quéene Aurelia came againe vnto the open viewe whose presence was as welcome vnto the generall company as the cleare Sunne after roughe stormes to the wether weried Sayler Aften she had acquited the courteous salutations of the whole troupe●… she ●…yrste take her plate and then the rest as they pleased or were accustomed At this Dinner there passed much pleasaunt Table talke impertinent for this report which béeing doone at the accustomed howre Quée●…e Aurelia sent for the chosen company who placed in the 〈◊〉 Chamber the Eunuck 〈◊〉 his charge tuned his Lute and songe this following S●… WHo prickels feares to pluck the louely Rose By my consent shall to a Nettle smell Or though fainte heart who dooth a Ladie lose A droyle I wishe or to leade Apes in Hell On Thornes no Grapes but sowre Slowes do growe So from base loue a base delight dooth flowe Then minde crowne thou my thoughts aboue the skie For easie gaynde the Conquest is not sweete My fancie swift with Icarus wings dooth flye Yet fastined so as fyre and Froste may meete For pleas'd am I if hope returne but this Grace is obtaynde thy Mistrisse hand to kisse A Grace indeede far passing all the ioye Of egall loue that offereth wish in wyll For though her scorne and light regard annoy Dispaire of grace my fancie can not kill For why this ioye all passions sets in rest I dayly see my Mistresse in my breast Who so inuented this sonet ꝙ Quéene Aurelia deserueth to be well fauoured of his Mistresse in that he kept her so carefully in his bosome Nay ꝙ Dondolo if his eyes were so subtyll as absent he could see her behauior his affection were more daungerous then his seruice necessarie We geue you to know ꝙ Isabella that we waye not though our husbandes a hundred myles of knowe our behauiours at home I thinke so quoth the plaine Doctor for so farre off they may sighe at their one mischaūce but not chastē your amisse Perchaunce they should not be charged with such iniurie as this company should be quoth Maria Belochy if wee would offer to aunswer your enuious sugiestions Laides I speake not with intent ꝙ Soranso to make a question of your behauiors but admit you of all creatures the most perfect yet for that you haue motions as well bad as good you maye many tymes make showe of euill and yet not doo amysse which if your husbandes be so quicke sighted