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A19065 Christian offices crystall glasse In three bookes. First written in Latine, by that famous and renowned Father, Saint Ambrose Bishop of Millane. Whereunto is added his conuiction of Symmachus the Gentile. A worke tending to the advancement of vertue, and of holinesse: and to shew how much the morality of the Gentiles, is exceeded by the doctrine of Christianity. Translated into English by Richard Humfrey ...; De officiis. English Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397.; Humfrey, Richard. 1637 (1637) STC 548; ESTC S100171 335,831 469

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seek_v who_o he_o may_v kill_v and_o devour_v let_v he_o not_o find_v in_o thou_o the_o desire_n of_o gold_n the_o heap_n of_o silver_n locum_fw-la silver_n john_n 14.30_o satan_n non_fw-la habet_fw-la quicquam_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nullis_fw-la erat_fw-la peccatis_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la nec_fw-la habet_fw-la quicquam_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la qui_fw-la christo_fw-la sunt_fw-la conjuncti_fw-la qui_fw-la licet_fw-la peccatis_fw-la sint_fw-la obnoxij_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la corrupto_fw-la &_o perdito_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la selecti_fw-la super_fw-la cap._n 15.19_o animadversio_fw-la musculi_fw-la haec_fw-la vera_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la ambulant_a idem_fw-la musculus_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la the_o image_n and_o shape_n of_o vice_n let_v he_o not_o deprive_v thou_o of_o the_o voice_n of_o liberty_n for_o this_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o liberty_n that_o thou_o may_v say_v the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v not_o find_v aught_o in_o i_o therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v secure_a that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o make_v search_n he_o may_v find_v nothing_o in_o thou_o thou_o shall_v say_v that_o which_o jacob_n the_o patriarch_n sometime_o say_v to_o 31.37_o to_o genes_n 31.37_o laban_n what_o of_o all_o thy_o good_n haste_v thou_o find_v with_o i_o worthy_o bless_a be_v jacob_n with_o who_o laban_n can_v find_v nothing_o that_o be_v he_o for_o rachel_n have_v hide_v 34._o hide_v verse_n 34._o the_o golden_a and_o silver_a image_n of_o his_o god_n in_o the_o camel_n litter_n and_o be_v sit_v down_o upon_o they_o wherefore_o if_o thy_o wisdom_n faith_n contempt_n of_o the_o world_n if_o thy_o grace_n may_v cover_v all_o thy_o perfidiousness_n and_o disloyalty_n thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v and_o this_o may_v be_v a_o good_a mean_n thereunto_o if_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n to_o vanity_n and_o such_o unsound_a dotage_n 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and_o care_v rake_v it_o together_o how_o know_v thou_o whether_o god_n will_v suffer_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o one_o moment_n be_v it_o not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o the_o merchant_n night_n and_o day_n to_o toil_n and_o tug_v upon_o the_o sea_n in_o a_o long_a voyage_n that_o by_o his_o traffic_n he_o may_v treasure_n up_o many_o rare_a and_o precious_a commodity_n especial_o for_o that_o when_o he_o have_v purchase_v they_o with_o his_o penny_n he_o be_v trouble_v about_o their_o price_n lest_o peradventure_o he_o undervalue_v they_o to_o his_o loss_n such_o hunt_n and_o harken_v out_o place_n of_o mart_n where_o he_o may_v best_o vent_v they_o and_o again_o while_o he_o make_v such_o open_a inquiry_n how_o be_v he_o fright_v with_o fear_n of_o pirate_n and_o robber_n that_o perhaps_o envy_v his_o so_o famous_a negotiation_n may_v be_v stir_v
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babitant_n etiamsi_fw-la hominesque_fw-la caesare_fw-la possimus_fw-la so_o seneca_n in_o rhetor._n ecce_fw-la torpent_fw-la ingenia_fw-la desidiosae_fw-la iuventutis_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o unius_fw-la honestae_fw-la rei_fw-la labour_v vigilatur_fw-la somnus_o languorque_fw-la &_o somno_fw-la &_o languore_fw-la turpior_fw-la malarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la industria_fw-la invasit_fw-la animos_fw-la thus_o common_o sometime_o it_o signify_v fair_a sometime_o honourable_a sometime_o continent_n honest_a action_n belong_v both_o to_o their_o place_n concur_v to_o be_v execute_v at_o the_o same_o time_n let_v they_o think_v that_o the_o more_o honest_a of_o the_o two_o be_v always_o to_o be_v prefer_v these_o may_v worthy_o be_v style_v 1._o style_v psal_n 112.1_o &_o 144.15_o continent_n but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v put_v for_o that_o which_o be_v according_a to_o order_n and_o discipline_n most_o seemly_a and_o convenient_a gloriam_fw-la ingentem_fw-la divitias_fw-la honestas_fw-la 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to_o captivate_v they_o under_o satan_n it_o follow_v not_o therefore_o from_o hence_o the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v forbear_v yea_o rather_o if_o we_o true_o weigh_v the_o matter_n there_o be_v among_o sundry_a other_o three_o singular_a commodity_n why_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v special_o foster_v in_o the_o church_n first_o it_o be_v a_o ample_a witness_n of_o god_n and_o his_o attribute_n next_o when_o it_o and_o the_o gospel_n be_v compare_v together_o it_o bring_v in_o much_o light_n to_o the_o comprehend_v of_o the_o several_a doctrine_n contain_v in_o they_o both_o last_o the_o sundry_a part_n thereof_o thorough_o learn_v yield_v no_o small_a advantage_n above_o such_o as_o want_v they_o no_o less_o for_o more_o facility_n in_o open_v then_o for_o solidity_n in_o defend_v the_o divine_a tenet_n notwithstanding_o we_o confess_v that_o not_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o rom._n 8.6_o pbilosophie_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d flesh_n but_o that_o of_o the_o spirit_n be_v it_o alone_o which_o be_v life_n and_o peace_n for_o may_v that_o be_v admit_v for_o a_o good_a kind_n of_o argue_v philosophy_n because_o it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v death_n and_o therefore_o utter_o to_o be_v reject_v with_o the_o like_a reason_n may_v we_o conclude_v against_o the_o sacred_a book_n for_o that_o without_o faith_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n they_o bring_v not_o life_n and_o peace_n wherefore_o this_o take_v not_o away_o the_o good_a that_o may_v be_v reap_v by_o the_o use_n of_o philosophy_n though_o in_o a_o infinite_a inferior_a degree_n to_o that_o receive_v from_o the_o divine_a oracle_n the_o very_a name_n of_o virtue_n likewise_o how_o glorious_a soever_o seem_v to_o some_o not_o to_o sort_v with_o divivinity_n and_o the_o appellation_n of_o good_a work_n to_o be_v much_o more_o proper_a to_o it_o and_o therefore_o frequent_o use_v and_o that_o of_o virtue_n rare_o and_o not_o 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not_o away_o without_o fruit_n but_o stir_v up_o a_o fiery_a affection_n and_o firm_a purpose_n of_o performance_n in_o the_o hearer_n i_o can_v say_v that_o those_o special_a motion_n in_o the_o ethnic_n alexander_n scipio_n augustus_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v mere_o natural_a but_o rather_o the_o work_n cic._n work_n nemo_fw-la sibi_fw-la quicquam_fw-la sumere_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la fit_a datum_fw-la ei_fw-la desuper_fw-la nullus_fw-la fuit_fw-la vir_fw-la magnus_fw-la sine_fw-la afflaru_fw-la divino_fw-la cic._n of_o god_n to_o manifest_v his_o powerful_a presence_n in_o order_v of_o the_o state_n political_a hence_o be_v those_o noble_a spirit_n call_v the_o child_n of_o the_o god_n and_o in_o that_o any_o excel_v in_o goodness_n he_o do_v seem_v to_o be_v not_o of_o mortal_a but_o of_o plato_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n homer_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n plato_n immortal_a generation_n and_o where_o god_n have_v not_o the_o 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judgement_n to_o that_o they_o be_v voluntary_a &_o of_o right_a judgement_n nimroth_n not_o only_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o strong_a hunter_n but_o add_v withal_o before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o bestow_n upon_o he_o strength_n victory_n and_o happy_a success_n for_o the_o erect_n of_o a_o empire_n to_o proceed_v from_o divine_a ordinance_n in_o these_o regard_v therefore_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v good_a work_n and_o not_o virtue_n in_o common_a use_n be_v much_o more_o perspicuous_a and_o express_v better_a the_o 18.32_o the_o psalmista_fw-la heroicos_fw-la viros_fw-la comparat_fw-la sagittis_fw-la validâ_fw-la manu_fw-la contortis_fw-la quae_fw-la omne_fw-la prosiernunt_fw-la psal_n 18.32_o property_n of_o humane_a action_n well_o manage_v some_o work_n be_v of_o external_a discipline_n and_o not_o raise_v from_o x_o magnanimity_n and_o from_o divine_a instinct_n as_o the_o efficient_a these_o latter_a be_v as_o gem_n and_o pearl_n of_o high_a price_n those_o common_a 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office_n and_o duty_n
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division_n that_o honesty_n and_o comeliness_n from_o the_o which_o duty_n may_v well_o be_v draw_v and_o be_v to_o go_v before_o in_o the_o first_o place_n what_o belong_v to_o utility_n be_v to_o follow_v after_o in_o the_o second_o and_o as_o in_o the_o former_a we_o have_v note_v a_o certain_a distinction_n and_o difference_n between_o that_o which_o be_v honest_a and_o that_o which_o be_v comely_a but_o yet_o such_o as_o may_v better_o be_v understand_v then_o express_v so_o now_o when_o we_o handle_v that_o be_v profitable_a this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o chief_a and_o prime_a thing_n to_o be_v consider_v of_o what_o be_v more_o profitable_a but_o we_o value_v not_o profit_v according_a to_o the_o estimate_n of_o pecuniary_a commodity_n but_o according_a to_o the_o gain_n of_o piety_n the_o apostle_n rule_n 4.8_o rule_n 1_o tim._n 4.8_o must_v be_v our_o derection_n godliness_n be_v profitable_a unto_o all_o thing_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v therefore_o when_o we_o do_v diligent_o search_v the_o divine_a scripture_n we_o often_o find_v therein_o that_o what_o be_v honest_a be_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 1_o cor._n 6.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d profitable_a all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a for_o i_o but_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o profitable_a he_o speak_v before_o of_o vice_n now_o therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v la_fw-fr full_a that_o his_o sin_n be_v in_o our_o power_n but_o unseem_o be_v it_o and_o dishonest_a to_o fall_v into_o they_o freewill_n we_o have_v to_o run_v into_o evil_n but_o not_o to_o be_v honest_a ready_a and_o easy_a be_v the_o way_n to_o grow_v loose_a and_o riotous_a but_o not_o righteous_a and_o just_a for_o thereby_o meat_n be_v make_v to_o serve_v the_o belly_n not_o to_o 22._o to_o non_fw-la vivendum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la edamus_fw-la sed_fw-la edendum_fw-la ut_fw-la vivamus_fw-la vivendum_fw-la verò_fw-la ut_fw-la dei_fw-la gloriae_fw-la promovendae_fw-la studeamus_fw-la 1_o cor._n 10.31_o cum_fw-la bona_fw-la sit_fw-la omnis_fw-la creatura_fw-la &_o benè_fw-la potest_fw-la amari_fw-la malè_fw-la benè_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ordine_fw-la custodito_fw-la malè_fw-la atuem_fw-la perturbato_fw-la aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 15_o cap._n 22._o serve_v the_o lord_n wherefore_o whatsoever_o be_v profitable_a that_o also_o be_v just_a it_o be_v just_a that_o we_o shall_v serve_v christ_n who_o have_v redeeem_v us._n therefore_o they_o be_v just_a who_o for_o his_o name_n sak_n have_v offer_v themselves_o to_o death_n unjust_a who_o have_v refuse_v or_o seek_v to_o avoid_v it_o in_o the_o person_n of_o these_o latter_a the_o psalmist_n 30.9_o psalmist_n psal_n 30.9_o break_v out_o what_o profit_n be_v there_o in_o my_o blood_n when_o i_o go_v down_o to_o corruption_n or_o at_o least_o his_o phrase_n may_v well_o fit_a this_o construction_n what_o profit_n do_v i_o reap_v by_o my_o righteousness_n and_o if_o it_o may_v 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i_o may_v take_v you_o in_o a_o snare_n but_o that_o you_o may_v follow_v that_o which_o 〈◊〉_d which_o psal_n 119.36_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v honest_a improper_o honest_a 1_o cor._n 7.35_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d participium_fw-la nominis_fw-la vim_o obtinens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o signify_v not_o improper_o it_o be_v manifest_a therefore_o what_o be_v honest_a to_o be_v profitable_a and_o just_a and_o what_o be_v profitable_a to_o be_v honest_a and_o just_a and_o what_o be_v just_a to_o be_v profitable_a and_o honest_a for_o neither_o be_v my_o discourse_n to_o merchant_n covetous_a after_o the_o desire_n of_o gain_n but_o to_o son_n and_o of_o office_n which_o great_o rejoice_v to_o inculcate_v and_o be_o very_o desirous_a likewise_o to_o infuse_v into_o you_o who_o i_o have_v choose_v into_o the_o lord_n ministry_n that_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v grow_v up_o and_o be_v imprint_v in_o your_o mind_n and_o 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