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B15647
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Satyræ seriæ, or, The Secrets of things written in morall and politicke observations.
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1640
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STC 21771.5; ESTC S116797
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futile_a loquacity_n of_o of_o those_o who_o have_v not_o so_o much_o knowledge_n as_o to_o conceal_v their_o ignorance_n but_o by_o untimely_a discourse_n do_v forfeit_v the_o opinion_n of_o their_o wisdom_n who_o let_v the_o stock_n of_o their_o knowledge_n run_v into_o the_o channel_n of_o watery_a discourse_n before_o their_o breast_n the_o fountain_n be_v full_a the_o other_o husband_n well_o his_o talk_n and_o to_o that_o end_n lay_v up_o the_o fruit_n of_o knowledge_n and_o ut_fw-la sapiens_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o se_fw-la reconditur_fw-la wisdom_n rest_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o he_o that_o have_v understanding_n but_o that_o which_o be_v among_o fool_n shall_v be_v make_v know_v the_o way_n of_o a_o fool_n be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n but_o he_o that_o harken_v unto_o council_n be_v wise_a he_o that_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v weak_a be_v but_o weak_a in_o knowledge_n a_o man_n have_v need_n view_v himself_o oft_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o divinity_n to_o see_v what_o habit_n &_o form_n his_o soul_n wear_v not_o in_o the_o flatter_a glass_n of_o his_o own_o thought_n neither_o must_v he_o too_o much_o trust_v to_o his_o own_o heart_n for_o he_o be_v wise_a that_o know_v the_o deceitfulnes_n thereof_o the_o opinion_n of_o be_v virtuous_a be_v reckon_v among_o the_o cause_n of_o vice_n it_o be_v a_o safe_a rule_n for_o one_o to_o say_v i_o will_v avoid_v this_o because_o judgement_n tell_v i_o it_o be_v nought_o than_o to_o say_v i_o love_v and_o follow_v this_o because_o i_o affect_v and_o think_v it_o good_a for_o the_o receit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o instruction_n will_v give_v subtlety_n to_o the_o simple_a to_o the_o wise_a man_n knowledge_n &_o discretion_n a_o fool_n wrath_n be_v present_o know_v but_o a_o prudent_a man_n cover_v shame_n there_o be_v no_o passion_n so_o soon_o betray_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o anger_v and_o none_o discover_v this_o passion_n so_o much_o as_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o fool_n the_o poet_n 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faculty_n of_o the_o imagination_n that_o can_v turn_v itself_o and_o make_v every_o thing_n appear_v to_o itself_o as_o it_o will_v itself_o say_v antoninus_n it_o be_v not_o the_o outward_a thing_n but_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v capable_a of_o content_a non_fw-la est_fw-la beatus_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la beatum_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la putat_fw-la the_o other_o who_o riches_n be_v large_a than_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o knowledge_n lose_v the_o use_n of_o they_o by_o a_o unruly_a desire_n of_o have_v more_o when_o as_o david_n say_v man_n walk_v in_o a_o vain_a shadow_n he_o heap_v up_o riches_n and_o know_v not_o who_o shall_v gather_v they_o a_o desire_n of_o wealth_n still_o show_v the_o poorness_n of_o a_o man_n mind_n or_o thus_o there_o be_v some_o who_o vain_o glory_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o be_v hold_v rich_a advancing_z in_o fame_n that_o which_o he_o real_o find_v the_o want_n of_o other_o who_o through_o a_o narrowness_n of_o understanding_n will_v be_v think_v 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obliquity_n and_o crossness_n in_o business_n yet_o they_o can_v present_o descend_v into_o themselves_o and_o there_o find_v special_a preservative_n and_o good_a precept_n against_o the_o distaster_n of_o outward_a loss_n the_o simple_a believe_v every_o word_n but_o the_o prudent_a do_v look_v well_o to_o his_o go_n there_o be_v still_o a_o privation_n of_o judgement_n where_o there_o be_v a_o too_o great_a facility_n of_o believe_v our_o saviour_n warn_v we_o of_o the_o deficiency_n of_o faith_n cum_fw-la venerit_fw-la filius_fw-la hominis_fw-la non_fw-la inveniet_fw-la sidem_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la distrust_n be_v the_o chief_a antidote_n against_o the_o poison_n of_o deceit_n it_o be_v a_o character_n of_o wisdom_n the_o prudent_a man_n be_v ever_o suspicious_a to_o his_o own_o credulity_n care_v rather_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v what_o he_o ought_v than_o to_o hear_v other_o talk_v of_o what_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o he_o that_o have_v understanding_n seek_v knowledge_n but_o the_o mouth_n of_o fool_n feed_v on_o foolishness_n all_z man_n mind_n either_o feed_v on_o their_o own_o virtue_n or_o the_o detraction_n of_o another_o vice_n for_o in_o all_o knowledge_n which_o be_v but_o the_o food_n of_o the_o mind_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o assimilation_n they_o who_o have_v drink_v a_o more_o full_a draught_n of_o wisdom_n do_v still_o desire_v to_o preserve_v it_o by_o the_o same_o nourishment_n by_o which_o it_o first_o take_v life_n the_o other_o like_o a_o prodigal_a child_n feed_v not_o clean_o but_o among_o his_o base_a lust_n and_o pleasure_n which_o prove_v but_o husk_n which_o may_v provoke_v the_o appetite_n but_o can_v fill_v it_o excellent_a speech_n become_v not_o a_o fool_n much_o less_o do_v lie_v lip_n a_o prince_n in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o speech_n there_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v a_o decorum_n what_o word_n shall_v fit_v the_o speaker_n great_a word_n become_v not_o a_o servant_n nor_o wise_a the_o 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thereof_o shall_v not_o be_v bless_v this_o reprehend_v the_o immature_n access_n to_o abundancy_n of_o wealth_n qui_fw-la festinat_fw-la ad_fw-la divitias_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la insons_fw-la its_o true_a many_o have_v make_v a_o short_a cut_n to_o riches_n have_v some_o knowledge_n and_o not_o too_o much_o honesty_n who_o though_o they_o may_v keep_v a_o great_a noise_n in_o man_n mouth_n yet_o a_o prosperous_a success_n scarce_o favour_v they_o illis_fw-la vix_fw-la gaudet_fw-la tertius_fw-la haeres_fw-la and_o beside_o solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o take_v wing_n like_o the_o eagle_n and_o fly_v away_o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la breve_fw-la durant_fw-mi brevi_fw-la parantur_fw-la a_o goodname_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v rather_o than_o great_a riches_n a_o good_a name_n be_v the_o best_a heir_n of_o a_o man_n virtue_n no_o man_n bonum_fw-la est_fw-la instar_fw-la unguenti_fw-la fragrantis_fw-la praise_n in_o life_n
imprimatur_fw-la tho._n wykes_n martij_fw-la 18._o 1639._o satyrae_n seriae_fw-la or_o the_o secret_n of_o thing_n write_v in_o moral_a and_o politic_a observation_n vtilius_fw-la libri_fw-la scribuntur_fw-la ad_fw-la incrementum_fw-la literarum_fw-la &_o literae_fw-la frequentius_fw-la habentur_fw-la ad_fw-la augmentum_fw-la librorum_fw-la london_n print_v by_o j._n okes_n for_o abel_n roper_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o black_a spread_v eagle_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1640._o to_o the_o reader_n some_z advise_v to_o put_v one_o thought_n into_o word_n lest_o they_o prove_v ungrateful_a &_o smother_v their_o owner_n other_o to_o put_v a_o man_n word_n into_o write_v lest_o they_o pass_v for_o what_o they_o be_v not_o so_o that_o like_a unto_o those_o i_o have_v unfold_v my_o thought_n to_o see_v what_o complexion_n they_o be_v of_o in_o the_o open_a light_n since_o nothing_o be_v more_o prejudicial_a to_o a_o discreet_a value_n of_o thing_n than_o to_o see_v they_o at_o half_a and_o counterfeit_a shadow_n i_o have_v not_o deliver_v they_o with_o insinuation_n or_o advantage_n of_o art_n for_o essay_n be_v but_o the_o image_n of_o affair_n which_o be_v quicken_v with_o the_o life_n and_o vigour_n of_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n may_v add_v motion_n to_o your_o like_n and_o these_o be_v only_a speech_n the_o representation_n of_o man_n thought_n and_o therefore_o may_v challenge_v a_o easy_a access_n unto_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n insinuate_v and_o return_v into_o man_n bosom_n whence_o they_o come_v farewell_n the_o head_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n 1_o of_o ceremony_n and_o civil_a compliment_n 2_o of_o multiplicity_n of_o book_n 3_o of_o fortune_n 4_o of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o speech_n 5_o of_o trust_n and_o distrust_n 6_o of_o jest_n 7_o of_o love_n 8_o of_o contemplation_n and_o action_n 9_o of_o deceit_n and_o error_n 10_o of_o content_a 11_o of_o friendship_n 12_o of_o silence_n 13_o of_o question_n 14_o of_o life_n 15_o of_o science_n 16_o of_o danger_n 17_o of_o precept_n of_o policy_n satyrae_n seriae_fw-la or_o the_o secret_n of_o thing_n write_v in_o moral_a and_o politic_a discourse_n 1_o of_o ceremony_n and_o civil_a compliment_n one_o say_v wise_o that_o ceremony_n be_v but_o the_o translation_n of_o virtue_n into_o the_o know_a tongue_n the_o distinction_n and_o full_a point_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v understand_v if_o we_o be_v so_o careful_a in_o the_o set_a form_n of_o speech_n and_o language_n why_o not_o in_o action_n &_o gesture_n the_o one_o speak_v to_o the_o eye_n the_o other_o to_o the_o ear_n they_o be_v but_o transitory_a hyeroglyphick_n and_o not_o to_o use_v they_o bespeak_v neglect_n to_o other_o when_o themselves_o be_v best_a express_v by_o a_o seem_a neglect_n it_o be_v the_o mind_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o decent_a carriage_n which_o if_o you_o first_o make_v expert_a they_o will_v be_v better_o express_v to_o the_o life_n than_o only_o by_o a_o apish_a imitation_n of_o corporal_a action_n to_o use_v they_o too_o much_o towards_o inferior_n be_v popularity_n to_o use_v they_o towards_o equal_n be_v civility_n and_o love_n towards_o superior_n they_o become_v reverence_n and_o companion_n of_o their_o honour_n for_o bow_a head_n bare_a cap_n ceremony_n and_o respect_n do_v make_v honour_n so_o desirable_a and_o the_o weak_a look_v no_o far_o than_o to_o these_o outward_a accident_n never_o think_v that_o true_a bravery_n and_o honour_n con_v in_o honerante_fw-la non_fw-la honorato_fw-mi not_o only_o in_o formality_n of_o worship_n but_o a_o mental_a reverence_n to_o their_o virtue_n which_o be_v the_o most_o worthy_a part_n of_o dignity_n though_o of_o themselves_o they_o be_v light_n and_o vain_a yet_o they_o have_v that_o command_n in_o the_o respect_n of_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o which_o they_o use_v to_o signify_v that_o some_o who_o mind_n be_v 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perfection_n than_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v either_o delian_a divers_a of_o question_n or_o to_o have_v the_o ilumination_n of_o a_o interpreter_n or_o the_o name_n of_o a_o exact_a methodist_n and_o for_o the_o variety_n of_o they_o and_o their_o adulatory_a dedication_n i_o may_v say_v of_o they_o as_o of_o our_o farthing_n the_o impression_n make_v they_o go_v the_o currant_a though_o the_o matter_n debase_v they_o book_n be_v only_o free_v from_o the_o power_n of_o oblivion_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n the_o poet_n do_v promise_v to_o themselves_o a_o immortality_n of_o name_n esteem_v all_o other_o thing_n as_o subject_a to_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o affair_n and_o period_n of_o time_n pectoris_fw-la exceptis_fw-la ingeniijque_fw-la bonis_fw-la which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o fable_n of_o they_o how_o that_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o thread_n of_o every_o man_n life_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a coin_n affix_v upon_o which_o be_v 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heir_n of_o a_o man_n knowledge_n they_o be_v the_o monument_n wherein_o lie_v hide_v the_o sacred_a relic_n of_o knowledge_n &_o wisdom_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o book_n yield_v not_o advancement_n to_o learning_n be_v because_o they_o be_v but_o as_o rivulet_n draw_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o some_o author_n and_o convey_v by_o the_o secret_a passage_n of_o man_n understanding_n and_o fancy_n return_v to_o it_o again_o keep_v still_o the_o same_o level_n with_o the_o wellspring_n which_o deny_v a_o further_o rise_v it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n in_o natural_a philosophy_n interitus_fw-la rei_fw-la arcetur_fw-la per_fw-la reductionem_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la principia_fw-la which_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n also_o in_o the_o course_n of_o learning_n for_o common_o for_o prevention_n of_o corruption_n in_o letter_n there_o need_v the_o reduce_n of_o the_o understanding_n to_o the_o first_o original_a and_o sometime_o if_o they_o begin_v not_o 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