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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

Grecians Chiron among the Centaures Maris among the Laodicians Ripheus among the Troyans and Hermes Bochyris and Mycerinus among the Egyptians Frabricius Camil●us Cato Titus Manlius Augustus Alexander Seuerus and Vrsus Nolan●s were accounted the iustest men among the Romaines FORTITVDE AS a stone cutter ought alwayes to haue his mallet in his hand by reason of the hard matter which hee laboureth in so he that will either become good or continue vertuous must alwayes haue fortitude in a readinesse as a spirituall mallet to tame and and ouercome the difficulties which meete with him in the way of vertue Lodou Granat lib. de deuotione As Harts haue great hornes in vaine because they want courage so it is not inough to bee rich except thou bee valiant Plut. As they that walke stroutingly and Shakerleyan like are called proud and haughtie persons whereas they are termed valiant and valorous that aduance themselues in fight and combat so hee that reares and lifts vp his minde in aduersitie is to bee accounted valiant and inuincible Idem As an ill chance at dice is by art and cunning to be turned to the best aduantage so whatsoeuer happeneth in the life disasterously fortitude and true valour turneth it to the best part and maketh the be vsest of it Idem As Iron doth bruse all other metalls so fortitude doth ouercome all kind of danger F. loannes à S. Geminiano lib. 2. de metallis lapidibus cap. 40. If a waight be laid vpon the branches of the Palme tree they doe not bend downewards after the manner of other trees but of their owne accord doe striue and mount aloft against the waight of the burthen so the mind of a valiant man by how much it is pressed and held downe by aduerse fortune by so much it becommeth more vigorous and valorous Plin. libro 16. cap. 43. As those parts of trees are stronger that are opposit to the North then those that looke toward● the South or west so wee are more firme and valiant in those things in which Fortune hath exercised our fortitude The Crocodile is terrible against them that flye but doth flye from them that follow him so many if thou ●eeldest vnto them rage like Lyons but if thou valiantly conte●●●●● and withstandest them they become as fearefull as Hares Plinius As a Lyon feareth nothing but a Cocke so a valiant heart and a magnanimous spirit feareth nothing but reproach slander and disgrace As a beard is a token of heate and naturall vigour so fortitude to ●●●st sinne is a signe of spirituall strength F. Ioannes à S. Geminiano lib. 6. de homine membris eius cap. 29. As three of the nine valiant worthies Hector Alexander Magnus and Iulius Caesar were Ethnickes and other three Iewes Iosua Dauid and Iudas Machabaeus so the other three Carolus Magnus Godfrey of Bullen and Arthur of Britaine were Christians As Hercules was the strongest among the Heathen so was Sampson among the Iewes As Milo Crotoniata did carry at the games of Olympus a Bull a furlong and when hee had done slew him with a blow of his fist and eate him vp in one day so Bithon was so strong that as Pausanias testifieth in Caelius he caried a Bull on his shoulders for which memorable and prodigious strength he had his picture set vp at Argos TEMPERANCE AS Iustice commeth not by auarice and desire of gaine so neither temperance is obtained by intemp●rance nor Christian conuersation by delicates and dainties Clemens Alex. lib. 2. paed cap. 1. As intemperance threw Adam out of Paradice so temperance is a good mean● to cast sin out of the soule Chry. hom 10. in Math. As horses are curbed with bridles least they should proue resty iades so the body is to bee moderated with temperance least it proue an vnruly Seruant to the soule Augustinus cap. 10. De salutaribus documentis As it is impossible for a Serpent to put off his old skin except he glide thorow a narrow place so is it impossible for vs to put off our old man with his corruptions except wee enter thorow the straight gate of abstinence fasting and temperance Climacus de discretione gradu 26. As swine cannot wallow in hard dryed clay so Diuels cannot tumble and keepe● euell-route in abstemious and temperate soules ibidem As the earth if it bee moderately watered doth aboundantly yeeld the seed it receiued but if glutted with showers it bringeth forth thornes and weeds so our heart if it be moderately maintained it plentifully powreth forth graces receiued of the holy Spirit but if it be glutted with wine and belly cheere it bringeth forth thornie cogitations and corrupt weeds ibid. Cap. 48. As a lampe is without oyle so is abstinence fasting temperance without charity Cesarius Arelatensis hom 32. As gluttony kindleth the concupiscence of Iuxury so temperance a●d abstinence mortifieth the lust of the body Isaac presbyter de mundi contemptu As the stomacke being corrupted with the immderate eating of sweete meates is purged by a bitter potion they that haue liued riotously and luxuriously are neuer better cured then by a temperate and an austere kind of life especially if there bee giuen vnto them to drinke the bitter wine of the Lords passion Guerricus abbas sermone primo de Epiphania As the Athenians did neuer consult of peace but in mourning apparell as Demades said so moderate liuing doth neuer enter into our minds except we be driuen to it by sicknes and diseases Plut. in Moral As in a calme the ship is mad ready against a tempest so by slender fare and spare diet wee are made more fit to auoide surfet at a large banquet ibidem Men that are onely fat tall and strong are like vnto the Pillers of buildings as Aristotle said ibidem As from ships whose p●mpe is full the burden and loade is to bee withdrawne so from surfet swolne churles that carry slesh budgets about them meate and drinke is to be withdrawne Ibidem As Marriners in faire weather doe spread their sailes but when they feare a tempest they draw them in so the body when it is in sound health may feed more largely but fearing a disease it must be dealt withal more warely ●b As the Planet Mercury is said to rule ouer the water so temperance doth rule ouer the waters of concupiscence and the fluds of lust F. Ioanne à S. Geminiano lib. 1. de caelo elementis c. 77. As Mercury doth dispose the Child vnto wisdome that is borne vnder his predominancy so the moderation as well of meate as of venery doth dispose vnto the atchiuement of prudence ibid. As Mercury doth alwayes goe after the Sunne so temperance maketh the flesh to yeeld obedience to reason ibid. As Mercury according to Ptolomy swaieth rule in Gemini and Virgo but not in Piscis so temperance hath dominion ouer Gemini that is ouer the senses of the body which are two fold as ouer the two eyes two eares

elementis aap. cap. 47. As muky whitnesse doth grace the celestiall circle Galaxia so the pure whitnesse of wind doth beautifie Virginitie Idem lib. 1. de caelo elementis cap. 83. As the circle Galaxia doth not depart from one place of his orbe to an other loue but is moued with the fixed Starres so pure Virginity doth neuer depart from Christ to follow any other but is moued with fixed constancy of euer-during resolution ibid. As the stone Asterites hath light included in it so Virginitie hath resplendent graces included in it idem lib. 2. de Metallis Lapid cap. 39. As the Cedar is delighted in by man for the pleasing greenesse so Virginity is acceptable vnto God for the p●re and flourishing vnspottednesse idem lib. 3. de vegetabilib Plant. cap. 80. As the odour of Cedar doth profligate Serpents and recreate men so the odour of Virginitie doth driue away Diuels and dilight Angels because Virginitie is of affinity with Angels as Hierom saith ibidem As the gumme of the Cedar tree doth keepe books from wormes moathes so Virginitie doth keepe lust from deuouring of the body and concupiscence from feeding on the soule ibidem As the fruit of the Cedar tree is of three tasts sweete in the rind sowre neere the core but in the midst of a medley tast betweene both so holy Virgins must be sweete and milde in externall conuersation but inwardly sowre that is fearefull and carefull but in the middest that is in their body they must be somewhat temperate that they bee neither weakened by the sowrenesse of too much austeritie nor grow dissolute by the sweetenesse of too much delicacy ibidem As Roses by their vertue heale many languors so virginity doth deliuer from many tribulations which the maried doe suffer ibidem As Violets are cold watry and odoriferous so Virgins are cold in the concupiscence of the flesh watred by the teares of deuotion and odoriferous in the example of their honesty ibid. As a violet by the swell doth mitigate the heate of the braine doth comfort 〈◊〉 animall Spirit and doth prouoke sleepe so Virginity by her smell doth coole the heate of the flesh doth comfort and recreate the Spirit and doth dispose and prepare vnto sleepe that is vnto the quiet of contemplation ibid. As the Lilly is of a wonderfull beauty so Virginity is of a wonderful purity Ibidem As the Lilly being whole and vntouched long continueth and sweetely smelleth but being broken foyled and rubbed strongly stinketh so the flesh of man whilest it continueth vntouched and whole by Virginity it smelleth sweetly both to God and man but when the seale of Virginity and chastity is broken and when it is rubbed by the vice of luxury then it yeeldeth both a carnall and spirituall ferour Ibidem As a Lilly is beautifull with seauen white leaues and seauen golden grains growing within the leaues so holy Virgins haue seauen vertues of the soule which resemble the seauen leaues to wit iustice temperance fortitude prudence faith hope and charity and seauen of the holy Ghost which resemble the seauen golden graines to wit wisedome science vnderstanding counsell courage pietie and feare Ibidem As a broken lampe is not repaired so lost Virginity is not recouered Idem lib. 9. de Artificib reb Artif cap. 81. As a lampe doth not cast light without oyle so Virginity and chastitie doe not please without grace and charitie Ibidem As wild Beasts haue fairer skins then tame Beasts so solitary Virgins are more beautifull then affable ibid. As the thighes are made of great bones because they sustaine great waight so Virgins haue neede of great strength because as Saint Augustine saith among all the combats of Christians there is none more hard then that of chastitie Gird saith Dauid Psal. 44. thy sword vpon thy thigh for hee is girded with a sword vpon his thigh who doth alwayes warre against the temptations of the flesh Idem lib. 6. de homine membris eius cap. 76. As Eue a Virgin brought forth sinne into the World which brought destruction to mankind as Hugh Broughton writeth in his Consent of Scripture so Mary a Virgin brought forth Christ who brought saluation to the world Wisedome AS by the lessening of our shadow wee perceiue that we are more in the light so by the diminishing of our foolishnesse wee know that we haue profited in wisdome Plut. As he that extreamly hungreth and thirsteth can by no meanes be pulled from his victuals till he hath satisfied his appetite so all other things are to be neglected of him that thirsteth after wisdome idem Seed although it bee little yet being sowne in a fit place commeth to great growth so wisdome consisteth in few words but encreaseth in the action Seneca Some cannot see things that are very neere vnto them but they can well discerne those things that are further off so some men are more wise in other mens matters then in those things that appertaine vnto themselues As great Obeliskes are squared by great labour and placed by the exceeding strength and wit of man but being once placed they indure infinite ages so it is a very hard thing to obtaine a fame of vertue and wisdome but being once gotten it neuer dieth As the Wine called Maroneum which Homer remembreth being mixed with twentie times so much water yet keepeth his owne strength so true wisdome is not polluted by any filthy pleasures Plin. lib. 24. cap. 4. If the Starres of Caftor and Pollux appeare seuerally the one from the other it portendeth ill hap but if they be seene ioyntly together it prognosticateth good lucke so it is requisite that might bee not se●ered from wisdome otherwise it is pestilent As the Load-stone by a certaine secrete and vnknowne force doth draw Iron vnto it so wisedome by a secret reason doth draw the minds of men vnto it Plin. lib. 35. cap. 10. The Northen winde is vehement in the beginning but milder at the end and contrarily the South wind is milde in the beginning but vehement at the end so they that take matters in hand boy sterously haue no good successe but they that with wisdome begin with good successe make an end As the S●n the more direct it is ouer ●s the lesser is our shadow but the more indirect it is by so much encreaseth the shadow of our bodies so the more true wisdome a man hath gotten the lesse gloriously hee thinks of himselfe but the further he is from it the more hee vaunteth of that hee would seeme to haue The roote of a Reed being powdred and laid on the stemme of ferne doth extract a stalke and in the like manner so doth the roote of ferne being laid on the stemme of a reed so wisdome doth roote out of the soule the loue of mony and in like manner the loue of money doth roote out wisdome As the Lord granted the office of baptizing to many but kept the power and