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spirit_n	aaron_n	call_v	gospel_n	29	3	5.5240	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

nature although most carefull to preserue it selfe doth receiue much helpe of externall medicines created to that end of God so also the light and inward helpe of grace is much helped by the light and doctrine of the Church Lodouicus Granatensi libro 2. Ducis Peccatorum As men are caried ouer the Sea in a ship to the Court of any Prince so men are caryed to God in the ship of the Church whose Pilot Christ is Clemens Rom. epist. 1. Iacobum As they that are wronged at one Hauen doe ariue at another so they that haue beene misled by the false Church let them hast to the true Cyprianus li. 3. epist. 13. As a branch is nourished by the sap of the roote so are Christians nourished by the milke of the Church Cyprianus de simplicitate pralatorum As God is our Father so the Church is our Mother Cyprianus As a fountaine hath many riuers so the Church hath many members Cyprianus As a man trauelling to a far Country commendeth his Wife to his deare friend whom hee choisly keepeth that her chastitie may not bee corrupted so Christ going to his Father commended and committed his Church to Preachers and Ministers his faithfull Seruants which they must keepe till his comming incorrupt and inuiolate Cyprianus ex sententiis Episcoporum concilij Carthaginensis As Musicke doth not delight the hearer except there bee concord so God is not delighted in the Church except there bee vnitie and consent Origenes tractatu 6. in Math. As many cornes make one loafe so many faithfull people one Church Eusebius Emissenus hom 5. de pascha As in a Common-wealth some rule and some obey so in thē Church some are pastours and some are sheepe Gregorius Nazianz. de modestia in disputationibus As a Wife is not put from her Husband but onely for fornication so the Church is not put from Christ but only for transgression Chrisost. hom 32. oper is imperfecti As a Woman is not knowne whether she will stand chast till she hath beene solicited of vicious men and then shee is discerned so the faith of the Church is not well knowne except Antichrists come vnto it Chrysost. Homil. 2 in epist. Rom. PREACHERS AS Trees which make large increase for themselues before they ●eare become much more fruitfull af●wards vnto their owners so Preachers ●he more learned they are and the more time they haue well spent in the deepe mysteries of Diuinitie the more profita●le they are vnto their hearers for according to the qualitie of their fruits such shall bee the profit of their auditours Lodouicus Granat lib. de Denotione As that Gould is not baser which is found among coales than that which is found among precious stones and as that imedicine is not of lesser vertue which is drunke out of a vessell of claie than that which is drunke out of a vessell of Alablaster so the Word of God preached by a wicked man is not debased nor made better by a good man but of it selfe is foreible neither needeth the authority of ma● to grace it Ibidem As the prayer of Moses rather procured the victory against Amelech then all the swords that were drawne so also wee must suppose and beleeue that in the conuersion of a sinner the prayers sighes and grones of a true Preacher haue no lesser part than all the other voyces and words albeit they bee ingenious acute and eloquent Ibidem As water is conueied into Orchards and Gardens by conduit pipes so by Preachers the water of wisdome is conueied into the Church ibidem As a sower casteth some seeds into barren land so Preachers cast some of the heauenly seed in barren eares and sterill hearts Clemens Rom. lib. 3. recognitionum As the Priest when he sacrificed was to looke that there was no spot nor blemish in the beast so he that preacheth the Gospell to looke that there be no errour in his preachiug nor fault in his doctrine Orignes libro 10. in Epist. ad Rom. cap. 16. As the Priests of the old Testament caried Vrim and Thummim vpon their breasts so the Preachers of the new Testament should bee vnto their auditors both an instruction of verity and an example of sanctity As men that are giuen to wine and banketing doe enquire after feasts and ryotous persons so men studious of their saluation should seeke after learned Preachers and zealous Diuines Chrys. ●rateone 2. aduersus Iudaeos As a fountaine doth flow albeit few or none doe drinke of it so a Preacher should not desist from his function albeit few or none doe heare him idem concione 1. de Lazaro As a Merchaunt doth not leaue off his trafficke for a few losses so a Preacher should not leaue his preaching for the ingratitude of a few lost cast-awayes Ibidem As a Hammer an Anuile and a paire of Tongs are a Smiths instruments by which he effecteth what he intendeth so the bookes of the Prophets and Apostles and all the Holy Scriptures are instruments of Preachers by which they worke mens soules either vnto reformation of a new life or vnto confirmation in vprightnesse Chrysost. conci●ne 3. de Lazaro As laborious husband-men by tillage reape earthly gaines of the earth so painfull Pastors by their Doctrinereape spirituall gaines which neither can perish nor be corrupted Idem hom 1. in Isaiam super illis verbis vide dominum sedentem As good Parents giue vnto their Children not only those things that doe delight but those things that also benefite so faithfull Preachers and iust dispensers of Gods mysteries doe not preach pleasing things and sow pillowes vnder their auditors elbows but doe tell them what is best for their behoofe ibidem As Mothers beare with their wayward Children so should Preachers beare with their vntoward hearers and seeke by all meanes to winne them for greater is the affection of the Spirit than of nature idem hom 1. in eadem verba As Saylers haue hauens and Ilands to rest themselues in so Preachers should haue their times and oportunities of recreation and repast idem sermoue in Oziam As a husbandman there soweth his feed plentifully where hee seeth the ground fruitfull purged from weeds so a Preacher hauing got a spirituall field fruitfull and cleane doth aboundaintly with great a lacritie disseminate the diuine seede idem hom 2 in Genesin As Physitions first minister corasiues than cordials and as Fathers seeing their Children disordred doe first correct them with words and after doe admonish and comfort them so a Preacher after increpation and rebuking doth adde comfort and consalatition and after the killing letter of the Law doth Preach the quicking Spirit of the Gospel ibidem hom 7. in Genrsin As husbandmen do make ready their sithes prepare their barnes feed their oxen that they may the better inne their haruest so a Preacher must make his best preparation for the winning of soules ibid. As no man ●lameth a Physition that hath well done his duty so no man should