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A07448	Wits common wealth The second part. A treasurie of diuine, morall, and phylosophicall similies, and sentences, generally vsefull. But more particularly published, for the vse of schooles. By F.M. Master of Arts of bot Vniuersities.; Palladis tamia	Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.; N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607. Politeuphuia.	1634 (1634)	STC 17835; ESTC S121517	258,252	788

condemned to dye so the Suns face was couered when Christ was condemned to dye As Dauid rent his garment when he heard of Ionathans death so the Temple rent his vaile when it heard of Christs death As the King of Ni●iuy threw vp dust vpon his head when he and his subiects were appointed to dye so the Graues opened and threw vp dust vpon their Heads when Christ was appointed to dye As Iob cut his haire when he heard of his Childrens death so the stones were cutt in peeces and cloue asunder when they heard of Christs death As there were foure riuers in the terrestriall Paradise which watered the whole earth so in Christ who is our Paradice there are found foure fountains The first fountaine is mercy to wash away our sinnes with the water of remission The second is of wisdomc to asswage our thirst with the water of discretion The third of grace to water the plants of good works with the dew of deuotion And the fourth fouutaine is to season our affections with the waters of emulation Bernar dus sermone prima de natiuitate Christi As the Sunne exceedeth all celestiall lights in quantity brightnesse dignity and power so Christ excelleth all the Saints in goodnesse wisedome honour and might F. Ioannes à S. Geminio lib. 1. de c●lo elem●ntis cap. 91. Olimpus a mountaine of Macedonia is so hye that the clouds are said to be vnder it for it is of such an altitude that neuer any wind toucheth the top of it neither any grosnesse of ayre ascendeth to it which the Phylosophers ascending that they might view the courses and motions of the stars could not liue there vnlesse they caried with them spunges full of water that so by the at●raction of water they might draw grosserayre as it is reported in history so Christ hath so farre exceeded all the Saints in excellencie of life all the whirle-winds of passions and tribulations in the altitude of patience and all men in the height of wisedome so that the Phylosophers could not reach vnto the height of his diuinity but by spunges that is by creatures full of the water of celestiall wisdome Ibidem As the hearbe Dracontea hath the similitude of a Serpent but is without venim yea it is most contrary to Serpents and especially to vipers so Christ had the shape of sinfull flesh but he was altogether without sin yea he is most opposit to it and especially to the Deuill Idem lib 3. de vegetabilibus plantis cap. 85. As the flower is the Medium betweene the branch and the fruit so Christ is the mediatour betweene man and God Ibidem As a Hen doth gather her chickens vnder her wings doth defend them against the Kite and doth feed them with the meate shee findeth so Christ doth gather his elect vnder the wings of his protection in one faith and vnity of the Church doth defend them against the raging of the world and doth feed them not onely with materiall bread but with the spirituall food of his heauenly Doctrine Idem lib. 4. de natalibus volatilibus cap. 98. The Holy GHOST AS Iron cast into the fire doth participate of the nature of fire his owne substance still remayning so man by the working of the holy Ghost is transformed into God yet still remaining man being a partaker of the diuine purity and noblenesse as he was a partaker who said I doe not now liue but Christ liueth in me Ludov. Granat lib I. duc peecat As oyle among all liquid substances is the fittest too preserue light and to cure wounds so the diuine vnction of the holy Ghost doth cure the wounds of our will and doth illuminate the darknesse of our vnderstanding Ibidem As hee that is ouercome with much wine looseth the vse of his fences neither differeth much from a dead man by reason of the strength of the wine so when any one is full of the heauenly wine of the holy Ghost he dyeth to the world and hath all his sences with al● their desires shackled and fettred ibid As water set ouer a fire when it doth wax hot as if it had forgot the own proper nature swelleth aloft imitating the nature and lightnesse of the fire so also the soule being inflamed with the heauenly fire of the holy Ghost is exalted aboue it selfe and caried vp to heauen whence that fire is sent ibidem As the Sun shineth of his owne accord the day is enlightned a fountaine streameth and a showre falleth so the heauenly Spirit infuseth it selfe Cyprian As the soule infused into the body is sufficient to make all the members liuing and to moue and direct them vnto their senerall offices and functions which are many and diuers so the grace of the holy Ghost which is a forme supernaturall and diuine when it once hath ent●ed into the soule is sufficient to moue and direct it to the acting and executing of all the duties of a spirituall life Lod. Gran. in lib. de deuotione As it is not possible that the earth should fructifie onely by raine except the wind doth blow vpon it so it is not possible that onely doctrine should correct a man except the holy Ghost worke together in his heart Chrysost hom 20. oper imperf As the figures of things are not seene in a blemished glasse so a man cannot receiue illumination from the holy Ghost except he cast away sin and the lusts of the flesh Basilius de spiritu sanct● As fire is not diminished albeit many candels be lighted at it and as Science is not impaired although it maketh many men skilfull● so the holy Ghost is neuer a whit impouerished although they b● innumerable that participate of his graces Philo Iudaeus lib. de gigantibus As one and the same showre discending vpon the world appeareth white vpon thornes red vpon roses purple vpon the hyacinth and of other colours falling vpon diuers and sundry coloured things so the holy Ghost being one and not any way diuisible doth diuide his grace to euery one as he pleaseth i● in one he is wisdome an other sanctification in an other prophecy c. and yet the same Spirit Cyrillus Ierosoly r●●t catechesi 16. As the body of the flesh is none other thing but flesh so the gift of holy Ghost 〈◊〉 none other thing but the holy Ghost ●ug lib. 15. de trinitate cap. 19. As the soule doth giue life to all the arts and members of mans body ●●aking the eye to see the eare to heare ●nd so in the rest so the holy Ghost ●oth giue life to the members of Christs ●ody which is his Church Idem lib. de ●ratia noui testamenti As heate commeth from fire so the ●oly Spirit proceedeth from the Father ●aschasius de Spiritu sancto As Aaron is called Christ and Dauid●nd ●nd Saule and others also and yet ●●ere is but one true Christ so an Angell ● called a Spirit and our soule is called 〈◊〉 Spirit and

feare of the Lord being heated with the loue of Christ doth burue the hand of bearer so that it maketh him to labour in his vocation very ardently ibidem As Princes haue Porters that keepe out vnruly pleople from their pallaces so the soules of the righteous haue the feare of the Lord for their porter to keepe sinnes from them Idem lib. 10. de act ib. Morib Human. cap. As hee that hath his body fastned thorow with a naile cannot easily doe any thing without griefe so hee that hath his soule pierced thorow with the feare of God cannot easily commit any filthy offence Basil. in principium Prouerb As by a bridle a Horse is held from his rage so by feare the soule is kept from sinne Chrysost de verbis Isayae homil 5. As an Oake deepely rooted is not ouerthrowne by force of the wind so a soule deepely founded in the feare of the Lord is not ouerwhelmed by the winds of temptation Idem Hom. quinquagesimatertia in Ioan. As a beame of Sunne entring into a house by a cranny doth enlighten all things in the house so if the feare of the Lord bee in the soule it sheweth vnto it all her sinnes albeit they be very small Climacus de discretione gradu 26. Perseuerance AS it doth not profit to haue sailed succesfully and prosperously a long voyage if at length wee make shipwracke in the Hauen so it profiteth not to haue liued religiously without finall perseuerance L●douicus Granatensis lib. 2. Ducis Peccatorum Euen as a student in the liberall sciences if he daily make progresse in good letters and diligently frequent the Schooles in a very short time commeth to the perfection of the arts he studieth so on the contrary part he that often and much intermitteth and breaketh off his study either very late or neuer becommeth learned idem lib. de deuot As hee that hath a iourney to goe must not sit downe in the midst of his way and there leaue off so hee that trauelleth to heauen must not only begin to liue honestly but must continue so till death Chrysost. hom 4. ad Ephes. As a Rhetorician doth not onely begin his oration but also doth end it so a Christian must begin in vertue and end in vertue Idem hom 24. ad Hebraeos As that physicke is vnprofitable which doth not restore the sicke to health so that life well lead is to no purpose which doth not so continue to the end Ibidem As that debtour doth not satisfie his ●reditour that payeth part but hee ●hat payeth all so hee doth not please God that giueth part of his life vnto him but he that bequeathed all Greg. ●ib 22. Moral cap. 6. As no man obtaineth victory but he ●hat goeth thorow stitch so no man ●ttaineth vnto the glory but hee that ●●ontinueth in vprightnesse vnto the ●nd Ibidem As that seed is sowne in vaine whereof the reaper filleth not his hand in the ●●ruest so an honest life is ill begun and to no purpose except it perseuere vnto the end Caesarius Arelatensis hom 25. As light is necessary for corporall eyes that they may enioy their end and ●vse so perseuerance i● necessary for all them that are predestinated and called to the Kingdome of Heauen Laurentius I●stinianus cap. 1. de perseuerantia As the eye is opened in vaine without the light so hee runneth in vaine that doth not preseuer to the end of his life ibidem Hard stones are pierced with soft drops great Oakes hewne downe with many blowes so the stoniest heart is mollified by continuall perswasions or true perseuerance As no beast without a taile was offered vnto the Lord so wee cannot offer vp our selues vnto God without perseuerance F. Ioannes à S. Geminiano lib. 10. de actibus moribus humanis cap. 61. It is said a Pecocke hauing lost her taile is ashamed to shew her selfe to any body so without perseuerance no man shall dare to appeare before God in iudgement ibidem Pietie IF you doe anoynt C●dar and Iuniper with oyle they neither feele rottennes nor are subiect to worms so a soul● endued with piety from aboue is not subiect to the corruption of this world Plin. lib. 16. cap. 40. As the precious pearles called Vnions although they are bred in the Sea yet haue more affinity with Heauen whose face they resemble so a godly and generous spirit doth depend of Heauen whence he taketh his original ●hen of the earth vpon which he liueth Pliu. lib. 9. cap. 35. As the Painter Apelles had wont to complaine when any day passed him ●n which he had not drawne a line so ● godly Christian should grieue if any day passeth in which hee hath profi●d in pietie As Iron and steele exceed other metals in hardnesse but a●e excelled of the Adamant so the loue towards our Children is is powerfull but our piety 〈◊〉 God doth farre exceed it Goodnesse AS Scarabees and Vultures are offended at oyntmentes and as the Scythian sware that hee had rather ●●are the neighing of an horse then a Musitian sweetly singing so the best things do not please all men Plut. As the Phoenix is neuer but one a●one which is scarcely credited of any man so there is the greatest scarcity of ●he best things As there is but one Phoenix bred in fiue hundred yeares so the increase of famous and excellent men is very rare Seneca As wormes engender sooner in sof● and tender wood then in that which is more hard and knottie and as moathes doe breed sooner in the fine wooll then in course flockes so ambition sooner assaulteth an excellent and rare man in all kind of vertue then another who is not so vertuous As Pindarus writeth that King Therons courses were such as would neuer be weary of going so should we be● neuer weary of well doing Humility AS the vallies are more aboundan● and bring forth more fruit the● the mo●utoines doe by reason that being more low they receiue more commodiously all the dew and fatness●● which falleth and descendeth from th● high hils euen so it behooueth that we bee low and humble in our owne eyes● if wee will that God replenish vs with his graces the which can find no place in vs if wee presume any whit of our vertues As the Heart doth kill all sensible venemous beasts so humility doth kill all intellectuall venemous Serpents Climacus de discretione gradu 26. As a Barrell except it bee close hooped and haue no leakes cannot hold wine so the heart except it bee defended with humilty and chastity and haue not any leakes for vices it cannot bee the receptable of God Sanctus Isayus abbas oratione 12. de vino As wine doth become naught except it bee kept in Vaultes and Cellars so all the labours of youth are vaine ●xcept they be preserued with humility Ibidem As we cannot drinke out of an earthly fountaine except wee bend downe our selues so wee cannot drinke of the liuely fountaine Christ

vnmake them againe so that Nature can best dissolue a man that framed him Cicero de Senectute As no honest man taketh it in ill part that a due debt is demanded of him or a thing that was lest with him so when Nature requireth againe what is her owne wee ought not to spurne against her but willingly yeeld vnto necessitie Philo lib. de Abrahamo It is naturall for the Vine to spread the more you seeke by Art to alter it the more in the end you shall augment it it is proper for the Palme tree to mount the heauier you loade it the higher it sprowteth though Iron bee made soft with fire it returneth to his hardnesse though the Falcon bee reclaimed to the first shee returneth to her haggardnesse the Whelpe of a Mastiffe will neuer be taught to retriue the Partridge so where the excellencie of Nature doth beare sway it is a very hard thing or altogether impossible to alter it The silly Mouse will by no manner of meanes bee tamed the subtle Fox may bee well beaten but neuer broken from stealing his pray if you pownde spices they smell the sweeter season the wood neuer so well the Wine will tast of the Caske plant and translate the Crab tree where and whensoeuer it please you and it will neuer beare sweete Apples so where the force of Nature keepeth possession it is hard to displace it Lilly As the stone Abeston being once made hot will neuer be made cold and as fire cannot be forced downward so Nature will haue course after kind As the Aethiope cannot change his skin nor the Leopard alter his hew as it is not possible to gather Grapes of Thornes or Figges of Thistles so it is to no purpose to force any thing to striue against Nature As in tilling of the ground and husbandrie there is first chosen a firtile soile then a cunning sower then good seed euen so we must compare Nature to the fat earth the expert husbandman to the Schoolemaster the faculties and sciences to the pure seeds As the fertill soile if it be neuer tilled doth wax barren so that which is most noble by nature is made most vile by negligence As the Torch turned downeward is extinguished with the selfe same waxe which was the cause of his light so Nature turned to vnkindnesse is quenched by those meanes it should bee kindled leauing no branch of loue where is found no roote of humanitie Newes AS Cookes wish for a plentifull breed of eattell and fishers of fishes so busie brained innouaters doe hunt after newes and innouation in states Plut. As wee set vp meate from cats and dogges so we must take heed what we speake before newes mongers and insinuating intelligencers idem As our bodies are more indangered by the Spring in Autume by reason of change so all noueltie doth offend and hurt the common-wealth As change of meate drinke and aire doth offend albeit it be into like or into better so it is better still to retaine our old Princes and Magistrates then to gape for new because all inn●uation is full of danger and disturbance As A●ion called Homer from the dead for none other cause but to know from what parentage he was descended so many take great paines and bestow much cost onely to heare newes and know nouelties Plin. lib. 30. cap. 2. Recreation AS we see birds for procreation and profits sake make themselues nests and afterwards being freed from their labours freely do flye abroad and take their pleasure so our minds being wearied with labour and businesse doe couet and delight to expatiate abroad being free from carke and care Cicero lib. 2. de Oratore As an ingrauer that hath had his eyes long fastened vpon his worke and wearied doth againe refresh them by withdrawing them from their former intensiuenesse so we ought sometimes to recreate our minds and with certaine delights to refresh them but let thy delights bee such as may bee wholesome and profitable vnto thee Seneca lib. 2. epist. 59. As land although sowen but euery other yeare doth recompence that intermission by fruitfulnesse so wit refreshed with a little recreation doth returne to studie with alacritie and vigour of Spirit that it doth more in a shorter time then before being dulled it would haue done in a longer Plin. lib. 18. cap. 16. As there is intercourses of sleepe and waking of night and day of faire weather and fowle of warre and peace so labours are to be eased by disportes and recreations Plutarchus in Moralibus As wee vnloose the strings of a harpe or a bow that wee may the better stretch and bend them againe so the minde is to bee recreated with leasure that it may bee made more fit for labours Ibidem A wagoner doth not alwaies hold streight his raines but doth sometimes loose them so Children are sometimes to be refreshed fauoured and cherished Ibidem A bow that alwayes stands bended becomes the weaker so a wit that is alwayes toyled becomes duller As there is watching so there is sleepe As there is warre so is there peace As there is winter so is there summer As there bee many working dayes so is there also many holy dayes Wee vnbend the bow that wee may the better bend it wee vnloose the harpe that wee may the sooner tune it the body is kept in health as well with fasting as eating so the minde is healed with ease as well as with labour Hippomanes ceased to run when he had gotten the goale Hercules to labour when he had obtained the victory Mercurie to pipe when he had cast Argus in a slumber so euery action hath his end and then wee leaue to sweat when wee haue found the sweete The Ant though she toyle in summer yet in winter shee leaueth to trauaile the Bee though she delight to sucke the faire flower yet is shee at last cloyed with the honie the Spider that weaueth the finest thread ceaseth at the last when shee hath finished her web so after earnest study wee are to recreate our wearied minds Reprehension AS he is to blame that blameth Nilus for bringing forth the crocodile and the aspe neuer remembring what fruitfulnesse it bringeth vnto Aegypt so is he to be reprehended that reprehendeth nature for bringing forth some fruitfull things neuer calling to mind the innumerable good things shee produceth Plut. Fables tell vs that the hagges called Lamiae were cleare sighted abroad but when they came home they put their eyes in a box and saw nothing so some are verie cleare sighted to reprehend others and are stone blind to espy any thing in themselues Idem As they that haue no quiet at home haue all their pleasure to be abroad so a mind that vnto it selfe is guilty of villanie abhorring it selfe doth feed with the malicious reprehension of others Idem It is an easie matter to pull downe that another hath builded but it is a very hard matter either to re-edifie the same