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A54269
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Some useful sayings, in verse and prose collected by a lover of vertue and goodness in whomsoever.
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Pennyman, John, 1628-1706.
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deprive us of that time which ought to be better employ'd 23. Time fruitlesly passed away will in the end cause an aking Heart 24. Defile not thy Mouth with Swearing neither use thy self to the Naming of the Holy ONE 25. Let the Name of GOD be sparing in your Mouth but abundantly in your Heart 26. The Jews of Old accounted the Name JEHOVAH so Sacred that they durst not utter it the High Priest alone and that in the Temple only but once in the Year at their Solemn Feast while he blessed the People might have leave to mention it for others it was Death Buxt Lex Youths Monitor p. 100. 27. It is a mark of folly and ill nature to hate reproof and far from his mind that said If the Righteous smite me it shall be a kindness and let him reprove me it shall be an excellent Oyl 28. Sin and Sorrow are inseparable Companions thou canst not let in the one and shut out the other he that swims in Sin must sink in Sorrow Divine Breathings p. 66. 29. Corrupt Examples may sway with weak Minds but the wise in Heart will regard and consider their own Duty Sam. Crosland 30. Noah had perished in the Waters if Times had carried him LOT had Burnt in Sodom if the Multitude had sway'd him The sins of Times GODS People may alwaies be pious mourners for them but never practisers of them Be ye what ever others are Righteous in your Generation before the LORD Idem 31. Oppose no Man willfulâ—lâ— neither follow any in evil Courses Idem 32. Obstinacy is an Advantage to our Enemies a Trouble to our Friends and the assured overthrow of our Selves 33. SO gracious is Providence that every Man has a Light set up within himself for a Guide Seneca 34. An Immutable Law which with the knowledg of Good and Evil is Engraven upon the Heart and Grafted into the Soul of Man. Origen 35. Let none blame the Light they are not Saved but their own Rebellion who refuse to be Saved by it No Man is without a Teacher to Instruct or Assist him in the Way to Eternal Life Chrysostom 36. The most excellent thing the Soul is awakened to is her Guide that is a Divine Spirit within But if man be Rebellious to it it will prove his Torment Pythagoras 37. Socrates frequently said he had the Guide of his Life within him and call'd it his good Angel or Spirit that suggested to his Mind what was Good and Vertuous and inclined and disposed to a Pious Life and that it furnished him with Divine Knowledge 38. The Vertue and Happiness of a Man depends upon the close correspondence of his mind with the Divine Will. Cleanthus 39. Seneca saith I have a clear and certain Light by which I may judge the Truth from Falshood that which appertains to the felicity of the Soul the Internal will direct to GOD is in us the Holy Spirit sits or resides in Man and is the observer of our Good or Evil Actions as HE is dealt with by us HE deals with us 40. GOD hath Built to HIMSELF a Temple in the Consciences of Men as the Place wherein HE would be Worshipped and that there Men ought to look for HIS Appearance Justinus 41. A Life Subject to the holy Guidings of the Universal Light in the Conscience is a kind of a natural Christianity or to be naturally a Christian Tertullian 42. Worship GOD reverence thy Parents know thy Self in Child-hood be Modest in Youth Temperate in Man-hood Just and in Old Age Prudent that thou maist die untroubled Chilon 43. Vertue is the Beauty and Vice the deformity of the Soul Socrates 44. Vertue is an Armour that none can pierce or take from good men Pleasure is one of the greatest Mischiefs in the World. Antisthenes 45. Where mens Souls are deeply and frequently employed in Spiritual Retirement and waiting for Divine Strength and are oft exercis'd in Meditation Holy Revelations or Illuminations will occur which enlightens the Soul and enables it the better to live and act Virtuously Diogenes 46. GOD grant that I may alwaies be so happy as to observe the venerable sanctity in my Words and Deeds which are commanded by those Noble Laws written in mens Hearts Sophocles 47. Cordially espouse all Vertue constantly hate and decline all Vice 48. To be humble to Superiors is Duty to Equals Civility to Inferiors Courtesie to all Safety 49. It is to be Observ'd that the Poor Man Sings at his Plow while the Rich Man frets in his Palace This shews that 't is the Mind not the Fortune that makes us happy 50. The Glory of the Aged is their Experience and their Wisdom the Glory of a young Man is his Modesty and Submission 51. He that is a Companion of Riotus Men shameth his Father and dishonoureth his Mother 52. 'T is not for young Men to drink Wine nor for lovers of Vertue to be Drinkers of strong Drink 53. Be not a Companion with Wine-bibbers nor with Riotous eaters of Flesh Pro. 23.20 54. Deal by thy Estate which GOD in HIS Providence shall please to give Thee as Cicero once Ingeniously and Prudently advis'd Let them not be lockt up so close but that Wisdom and Liberality may have the Key and at any time come freely to them Neither let them lie so loose and open that Prodigality should abuse and wast them S. Crosland 55. He that will be Lavish in his Superfluities will afterwards find himself unavoidably straitned in his necessities Idem 56. Conscience once embased the Heart once polluted by Vicious Courses is not easily recover'd to the true Fear of the LORD Idem 57. Honour thy Father and forget not the Sorrows of thy Mother and take heed of Grieving Contradicting or Contending with them But with all Tenderness Modesty and Submission behave thy self towards them 58. Youth should be a Pattern for Vertue not a Priviledg for Vice Therefore let thy Vertues be Grave whilst thy Years are Green. 59. Plato seeing a young Man play at Dice reprov'd him sharply the other answered what for so small a matter custom said Plato is no small thing let idle hours be spent more usefully 60. Let youth take delight in good things for Pleasures are the Baits of evil Observe the momentary sweetness of a delicious life is follow'd with eternal Sorrow the short pain of the contrary with eternal Pleasures 61. Be meek and courteous to all yet choose only the Vertuous and Harmless for your Companions The Dove flocks not with Ravens 62. Let thy Speech be sober and seldom To know how to be silent is a great advantage to speak well and he that knows not how to do the one knows not the other 63. Who heareth much and speaketh little may best discern Falshood from Truth 64. We ought alwaies to keep a Bridle at our Mouths even in Religious and Holy Occasions because it is hard to fall into Arguing without offence to GOD and our Neighbour 65. Let
if iniquity be regarded in the Heart GOD regardeth not that mans Prayers 106. Religion however pull'd several waies is of it self a quiet and strifeless thing Holy indeed but Harmless and Divine yet still shining forth in much Plainness and Simplicity Be you of that Religion which gives Glory to GOD on High on Earth Peace and Good will towards Men. 107. True Religion is not to fill Heads with Notions and Opinions but to Sow in the Mind the Seed of Vertue to direct how to Govern Passions and to destroy self-will 108. Of all the divers Religions that are or may be in the World they seem to be most Noble and to have greatest appearance of Truth which without much external and bodily service draw the Soul into it self and raise it by pure Contemplation to admire and adore the Greatness and Infinite MAJESTY of the cause of all things and the BEING of Beings without any great Declaration or Prescription of HIS service Charon 109. Virtue and Goodness ought to be own'd in all Parties and Opinions and if these were practis'd it would reconcile all men to each other 110. Happy is he that shall be exercis'd in these things and he that layeth them up in his Heart shall become Wise He that can Read let him understand what follows 111. THat the Soul may be the Habitation of the Celestial KING it is necessary that it should be pure and without any blemish wherefore the LORD purifies it as Gold in the Furnace of Tribulations and Temptations 112. Thou art to know that the humble Soul is a Habitation for GOD that therefore to the end the Sovereign KING may rest in the Throne of Thy Soul thou oughtst to take care it be Clean Quiet and Peaceable 113. Think not that GOD esteemeth him most that doth or talketh most but he is most belov'd who is most Humble most Faithful and Resign'd and most conform to the DIVINE WILL and Pleasure 114. Where the DIVINE SPIRIT dwells there is alwaies Simplicity and Innocency which are the proper fruits and effects of it 115. The Spirit of DIVINE WISDOM fills men with Sweetness governs 'em with Courage and enlightens those with excellence who are subject to Its direction 116. It is a constant Maxim that DIVINE Wisdom begets Humility But that which is acquir'd by the Learned or others begets Pride 117. The LORD takes delight only in those Souls where Peace and Quietness Reins and Self-love and Self-will are banished 118. Self-love and Self-will are two of the greatest Enemies to Mankind and are hard to be discover'd or overcome 119. Incourage thy self to be Humble embracing Tribulations as Instruments of thy good and desite that GOD may be thy only Refuge Comfort and Consolation 120. Happy 's that Soul who when Afflicted and disconsolate keeps steady within and goes not forth for outward Comfort but relies only upon the DIVINE Goodness 121. The Soul that would be United to Christ must be conformable to HIM and follow HIM through Good and Evil report 122. Resign and deny thy self wholly for tho' true self-denial seem harsh at the beginning 't is easie in the middle and becomes most exceeding Sweet and Pleasant in the End. 123. The disesteem of the delights of the World and accounting of 'em troublesome is a sign of a Mortified Man. 124. Inward Mortification and perfect Resignation are necessary for obtaining inward peace 125. Happy is he who by DIVINE assistance suffers both Internal and External Croâ—â—â— with Content and Resignation 126. Never disquiet thy self for any Accident because unquietness is the Door by which the Enemy gets entrance into the Soul to Rob it of its Peace 127. Enjoyment and Internal Peace are the fruits of the DIVINE SPIRIT which no man gets into his Possession if in the Closet of his Soul he is not a resigned man. 128. Take heed of thy Self for thou of thy Self art the greatest Enemy to thy Self 129. The Spiritual man that lives inwardly with his MAKER is contented in the midst of all Adversities 130. The Way of inward Peace is in all things to be conformable to the pleasure of the DIVINE WILL. This Conformity is the Sweet Yoak that introduces us into the Region of Internal Peace and Serenity Hence we may know that the Rebellion of our Will is the chief occasion of all our disquiet 131. O how much is there to be purified in a Soul that must arrive at the Holy Mountain of Perfection O how Innocent Sincere and Humble ought that Soul to be which would not hinder the entrance of the DIVINE BEING into it nor HIS communication with it 132. This preparing the Soul for DIVINE entrance must of necessity be made by the DIVINE WISDOM 133. He that will follow CHRIST and come unto Perfection let him part with his own Will wholly let him intirely submit to the Yeak of Obedience and Subjection by means of Solf dental which is the truest Cross 134. Perfection doth not consist in Teaching it but in living it Because he is neither the greatest Saint nor the wisest Man that knows the Truth most but he that practices it 135. The LORD hath HIS repose in Peaceable and quiet Souls and in those in whom the fire of Tribulation and Temptation hath burnt up the Dregs of Passions and the bitter water of Afflictions hath washed off the Filthy Spoâ—s of Inordinate lusts and Affections HE reposes only where Quietness Reins and Self-love is Banished 136. Tho the Soul be wanting in Sensible Devotion yet it covets Solitude and avoids Conversation that it may be in readiness to receive the influences of the DIVINE Bounty 137. How is it possible for any to have Communication with the Sweet Inward and Powerful Voice of GOD who are not sequester'd from the Noise and Cumults of the World 138. And tho' exterior Solitude doth much assist for the obtaining inward Peace yet 't is the inward Solitude that chiefly brings a Man into the enjoyment of the CHIEFEST GOOD 139. He is busied enough who is alwaies waiting to do the will of GOD to Whom one pure Act of Internal Resignation is more acceptable then a thousand Exercises in ones own Will. 140. Behold to Obey is better then Sacrifice and to hearken better then the fat of Rams 141. He that is upon excuses and replies to his Superiors has not a Simple and Humble heart because replies grow from a secret Pride that reigns in the Soul and from thence the Total ruin of it 142. The Soul when it is in the deepest Contemplation and in the feeling of the Ravishing delights of its BELOVED is seldom seen in much Shew or Ceremony 143. And when the Soul is in those enjoyments which Eye hath not seen Ear heard nor enter'd into the Heart of Man to conceive then the Enemy seeks by various Temptations and Aluteinents to draw the Mind from a Steady Quiet and intire Resignation But the true Spouse who is kept Chast to her BELOVED cannot be drawn