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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

inflamed and burning vnto it Ibidem As it was said of the Greeke Musitians that they become Pylots that could not proue Harpers so wee see many that when they cannot become Orators proue Lawyers Idem orat pro Murena As certaine vessels of Clay are had in estimation by reason of the Art that is vsed in making them so many times a matter of no moment and of small consequence doth commend the wit of an Orator If the grauing Iron bee hot thou mayst easily engraue in precious stones what thou listest so an Orator shall more easily moue and perswade if hee not onely plead vehemently but feruently and affectionately loue that he prayseth and detestably hath that he discommendeth As it is dangerous if all incline and runne to one side of the ship but then the ship is well peysed when one bends one way and an other an other so dissention and discord among Orators Rhetoricians Lawyers and Players doe make the state of a City more safe Plut. in Moral As hee is ridiculous Musitian that pricketh a graue matter with a Lydian note so is he a ridiculous Orator that speaking of the precepts of well liuing doth lasciuiously and riotously superabound in Rhetoricall exornations and figuratiue condiments ibidem Eloquence AS it is not enough to haue a bridle or the sterne of a ship except there bee one that may guide and moderate them by skill so eloquence is not sufficient to gouerne and rule the people except reason be present the moderator of the speech Plut. in Moral As it is the prayse of water if it sauour of nothing for sauour is a signe of that which is putrified 〈◊〉 although of all others wee require ●oquence yet wee say that a Diuine ●ught to bee without glosing and af●ctation As that is not the best picture which ●y the matter testifieth the wealth of ●e owner or the Art of the Painter ●ut that which truely representeth the ●●ing it personateth so that is the best ●oquence which maketh no ostentati●n of the wit of the speaker but very ●tly sheweth the matter As silken garments are discommen●ed because the body appeares thorow ●em whereas garments were inuented 〈◊〉 couer the body so that eloquence is ●idiculous which doth not declare the ●atter but obscure and darken it seeing ●at speech was giuen vs to lay open our ●inds and matters Plin. lib. 11. cap. 22. As the Box tree is alwayes greene ●ut of naughty sauour and hath seed ●dious vnto all liuing creatures ●ome ●esides the grace of speech do bring ●othing but that which is to bee a●oyded Idem lib. 16. cap. 17. The tree Tilia hath a sweete barke ●nd sweet leaues yet no liuing creature can abide to tast or touch the fruit of it so the speech of some is elegantly com●posed and Rhetorically deliuere● and yet there is no fruite of matter ● sentence in it Ibidem cap. 15. The● phrastus lib. 1. cap. 10. As some Physitions are almost ski●full in the cure of all diseases and la●guors and yet can render no true re●son of them so some very eloquent know all the points of Rhetoricke and the grounds of their Art yet are ver● bare in the substance of argument o● soundnesse of matter Philo in lib. qu● deterius potiori insidetur As infants cannot speake but by hearing others talke so none can be eloquent but by reading and hearing e●ocutions and exornations of speech August lib. 4. de doct Christ. cap. 3. As hee that hath a beautious body and deformed mind is more lamente for then if both parts were deformed so they that deliuer false things eloquently are more to be pittied the● if they spake them rudely clownishly ibidem cap. 28. As wholesome meate retaineth hi● owne vertue whether it bee deliuered out of an earthen vessell or a siluer Platter so truth is not impayred whether it bee vttered politikely or plainely Idem lib. 5. confessionum cap. 6. As luxurious persons behold the comelinesse of the body and not the beauty of the mind so some onely marke the structure of Orations and not frame of arguments Theophilus Alexand. Epist. 2 Paschali As Brasse is ingendred of Sulphur and Quicksiluer so eloquence is compounded of two things of interiour meditation which resembleth sulphur and of exteriour pronunciation which resembleth Quicksiluer As brasse being mingled with other mettals changeth both colour and vertue whereupon there comes three kinds one white like siluer another yellow like gold and a third also like gold drawne into thinne plates which Players make their crownes of so eloquence is threefold spirituall eloquence which gaines soules secular eloquence which wins gaine poeticall eloquence which moues delight As Brasse soone rusteth it it bee not oyled so ●loquence soone becommeth offensiue if it be not annointed with the oyle of charity As bars●e is the fittest mettall to make bels and trumpets of by reason of the sound so eloquent men are best to make preachers of because they will be heard As brasse hath many vertues against many infirmities for as Plin. and Diose say brasse being burnt and puluerized doth purge hurtfull humors heale wounds expel darknesse from the eyes and eateth away supe●●uous flesh so diuine eloquence and the tongue of a Preacher being burnt that is inflamed with the fire of the holy Spirit and puluerized that is grounded on humility hath vertue to dissolue the hardnesse of heart to d●ie the lust of the flesh to purge the noysome affections of sinfull men to heale the wounds of temptations to banish the mists of errors and to eate away the gluttony of intemperate persons Through the Rose be sweete yet being tied with the Violet the smell is more fragrant though meate nourish yet hauing good sauour it prouoketh ●ppetite the fayrest nose-gay is made of many flowers the finest picture of ●undry colours and the wholesomest medicine of diuers hearbs so though the naked truth bee welcome yet it is more gratefull if it come attired and ●dorned with fine figures and choyce ●hrases A good gouernor that is also beau●ifull is more acceptable to the people ●o is a Phylosopher that is eloquent ●eneca A Diamond set in Gold is more ●ratefull so is the truth adorned with ●loquence Speech AS neying is proper to a Horse barking to a Dogge bellowing to ●n Oxe and roaring to a Lyon so ●●eech is proper vnto man Philo lib. de ●mmijs As a sicke man doth not seeke for a ●arned Physition but for one skilfull 〈◊〉 cure him so wee doe not expect a flaunting speech of a Phylosopher Seneca apud Erasmum Musitians make the sweetest melody by the gentlest touch so a gentle speech doth more moue the people then 〈◊〉 crabbed Plut. in Moral As a horse is turned about with a bridle and a ship by a sterne so men are led by speech ibidem As houses without doores are vnprofitable so are men that haue no rule of their speech Ibidem As in calamitie our firmest and best friends