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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