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B08027	The choise of change: containing the triplicitie of diuinitie, philosophie & poetrie, short for memorie, profitable for knowledge, and necessarie for maners: whereby the learned may be confirmed, the ignorant instructed, and all men generally recreated. / Newly set foorth by S.R. Gent. and student in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge..	S. R. (Simon Robson), d. 1617.	1585 (1585)	STC 21132; ESTC S94922	45,848	96

THE Choise of Change Containing the Triplicitie of Diuinitie Philosophie and Poetrie short for memorie Profitable for Knowledge and necessarie for Maners Whereby the learned may be confirmed the ignorant instructed and all men generally recreated Newly set foorth by S. R. Gent. and student in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge T●ia sunt omnia AT LONDON Printed by Roger Warde dwelling neere Holborne Conduite An. Dom 〈…〉 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR HENRY HERBERT Knight of the most noble order of the Garter Lorde of Cardiffe mannor and S. Quintin and Earle of Pembrocke the right worshipfull Sir PHILIP SIDNEI knight with the right worthy Gentleman M. Robert Sidney Esquire S. R. wisheth increase of vertuous qualities in the minde of the giftes of the body and goods of Fortune RIght Honorable and Worshipful If I should follow the custome of ●uch as set forth bookes to the viewe of the world which passe vnder the protection of noble personages besides the dread of offending wise men I should run into one of these three errours either to praise your H. and W. by adulation praise my selfe by ostentation or praise my worke by seeking to bring men into admiration I purpose none of all these The first I leaue least my wordes should empaire your worthines The second I refrain because I find nothing in my self which can deserue praise The third I will avoide for if my labor hath bene so wel imployed as it may please you right H. and W it is able enough to praise it selfe I therefore present these my three bookes of Diuinitie Philosophie and Poetrie comprized together in one volume vnto you three right H. and W. who are linked vnited together in an indissoluble band of amitie fraternitie humbly requesting that you will countenance thē with fauour patronage them by your authoritie that therby they may eschew the reproches of malitious tongues and bleare the enuious eies of such as prie at other mens faultes in the water which cause things seeme bigger then they be but regard their owne faultes as through small nets which cause things to seeme lesse In so doing you shall giue me cause to reioice in my trauell and occasion by thankfulnes to acknowledge my bounden duetie Thus leauing your Honour and Worships to the direction of the Almightie I cease referring my selfe to your good opinions Your Honor and Worships to commaund S. R. TO THE READER 1 HE that knoweth not that he ought to knowe is a brute beast among men 2 He that knoweth no more then he hath neede of is a man among brute beastes 3 He that knoweth all that may be knowne is a God among men 1 Reade willingly 2 Correct friendly 3 Iudge indifferently THE FIRST HVNDRETH OF THE Triplicitie of Diuinitie 1 Three things doe witnes the worde of God to be true and of great authoritie THe historie of the world comprehended in the holy scripture Many notable and strange reuelations The miracles of the Church which do cōfirme the word 2 The preaching of the worde of God is comprehended in three things In doctrine In consolation In precepts 3 The holy Scripture is diuided into three parts Into histories Into precepts Into prophesies Histories consist in those things which are done Precepts in those thinges which are commanded Prophesies in foreshewinge things which either are alreadie come to passe or shall hereafter be fulfilled 4 Thrée good things are set forth in the scripture which the Philosophers neuer attained vnto The true knowledge of god and calling on of his name True comfort in aduersitie The way to liue well and worship God aright 5 Thrée things are most certain in the word of God Promises Prophesies Threatnings 6 There be thrée singuler things proper to the Scripture Hugo Whatsoeuer is taught is trueth without falshood Whatsoeuer is commanded is goodnesse without malice Whatsoeuer is promised is happinesse without miserie 7 The word of God was reuealed for thrée causes To be learned To be beleeued To be practised 8 There are three vnderstandings of y● scriptures set down by Hugo in his third booke of the s●ule Historicall Misticall The first containing examples fit for the simple The second mysteries fit for the learned By miracles By Figures By words The third manners common for both Morall 9 All Scripture giuen by inspiration as Paule saith 2. Tim. 3. is profitable to thrée To teach To improue and correct To instruct in righteousnes 10 There be thrée kinds of meditations in contemplation Hugo In creatures In scriptures The first ariseth of admiration The second of reading Admiration bringeth Question Question searching out Readinge mynistreth matter to know y● truth circūspectiō bringeth operatiō Operation is y● end of Meditation The thirde of circumspection In maners 11 Thrée waies God spake vnto our forefathers as Luther is witnes in his exposition vppon the xxxv chap. of Gen. By dreames By manifest visions By the voices of proph● 12 The holy scripture is diuided into 3. partes The law The prophets The gospell 13 S. Paule in his thrée epistles to the Romanes Galathians Ephesians teacheth thrée things He sheweth that all men are sinners He teacheth that man is iustified by faith onely without the workes of the law He prescribeth them that are iustified to do good works by Gods law 14 Three thinges make men suspect the Epistle of Iude not to be Canonicall The narration of the strife of Michaell the Archangell with the deuill The narration of the bodie of Moses The prophesie of Enoch 15 There are three sayinges founde in S. Paule his Epistles which are borowed of Heathen Antiquaries Of Meander Euill wordes corrupt good maners 1. Cor. 5. ver 33 Of Aratus Couetousnes is the roote of all euils 1. Tim. 6. ver 10. Of Epimenides Cretians are alwaies lyers euill beasts now bellies Tit. 1. ver 12 16 Three thinges chiefly to bee obserued in the olde and newe Testament Faith that we may beléeue those things to be true which Moses y● Prophets Christ and his apostles haue spoken by the inspiration of the holy ghost Hope that with a stedfast beliefe we maye assure our selues that wee shall obtaine those things that are promised Charitie that we neither doe nor say any thing but y● which is acceptable to God and profitable to men 17 For three causes the worde of God is to be preached That the hearers may vnderstand because without preaching he cannot heare That he which vnderstandeth may beleue because without hearing he cānot beleue That he which beléeueth may do good because without faith he can not do good 18 For three causes wee ought to bee attentiue in hearing the word of God For the reuerence due to God whose word we come to heare That wee may auoide the dangers of negligence For the profite which is manifold 19 There be thre inuisible vertues of God Power Wisdom Gf y● which al things proceed In the whiche all things censist The Father is power The sonne is wisedome Power

maruelous coniunctions as Luther saith in the exposition on that xx cap. Gen. The coniunction of the Father and Sonne in diuinitie The coniunction of diuinitie and humanity in Christ The coniunctiō of Christ with his church 55 Christ confoundeth that worlde and all things therein 3. waies He accounts the chiefe wisedome therof to be folishnes He reckoneth their best workes for iustice He changeth their best good into euill 56 Christ hath made vs partakers of thrée necessarie things Of his Crosse Of his Gospel He hath redemed vs by his death on the crosse He hath instructed vs by his gospell He hath confirmed and sanctified vs by his spirite Of his spirite 57 The whole world did maruell at three workes of Christ Chrys That he rose againe after death That he ascended into heauen in the flesh That he conuerted the whole worlde by his twelue apostles 58 Christ had thrée witnesses which did testifie of him Iohn Baptist Ioh. 1. ver 15. His works Ioh. 5. ver 36. His Father Math 3. ver 17. 59 Christ doth excell the Saintes in three things In dignitie of person In worthynes of office These doe not exclude his diuinitie In perfectnes of giftes 60 The ioy which the aungels did expresse at the natiuity of Christe is said to be great for 3. causes For the matter which is great namely our reconciliation with God For the continuance and stedfastnes thereof for it continueth constant for euer Because it is spiritual pertaining vnto all those that haue the gift of faith 16 Christ did foreshew 3. kinds of war Of outward enimies Of seducers Paule saith fighting abroad feare within dāgers in false brethrē Of false brethren 62 Christ did raise thrée persons from death as some iudge in 3. seuerall yeares The first yeare the widowes sonne Mar. 7 ver 14. 15. The second yeare the daughter of Iairus Luk. 8. ver 54. 55. The third yeare Lazarus Ioh. 11. ver 44. 63 Christ reuealed three singular secretes vnto three Apostles Iohn the Euangelist Peter and Iames. His transfiguration on the hil Thabor Luk 9. ver 28. The reuining of Iairus daughter Luk. 8. ver 51. The treason which Iudas practised against him Ioh. 13. ver 26. 64 Christe is to be considered of vs in three times Before his incarnation At the time of his incarnation God the worde the Image the sonne of God Iesus Christ God and man the sonne of Mary the sonne of god the sonne of man Emanuell Al God al man the truth of his diuine humane nature remaining In his glorification after his resurrection and ascension 63 Thrée thinges doe teache vs that the holy ghost is true God with the father and the sonne Testimonies out of the scripture as Actes 5. Ananias did lie vnto the holy ghost not vnto men but vnto God The worke of creation Iob 33. the spirite of God made me and the breath of the almightie receiued me That which is euery where seeth killeth al things with his presence knoweth and hearesh al things Psal 139. whether shall I go from thy spirit 66 The Apostles receiued thrée giftes when the holy Ghost descended vpon the day of the feast of Pentecost The gift Of interpreting the scriptures Of knowledge of al languages Of a constant heart bold to set forth the truth 67 The light of the holy Ghost doth rule vs in three things In our counsels In our maners In the actions of our whole life 68 The holy Ghost doeth confirme three things in vs. Faith Hope Loue. 69 The holy Ghost doeth gouerne thrée things in euery godly person The minde The heart It doth lighten the mind with the light of thy holy word It doth kindle the heart that it may cōceiue the motions of good works and vertues which please God It doth moue the will to bée willing to doe whatsoeuer God willeth in his word The will 70 Thrée especial heresies which do ouerthrow the doctrine of the holy ghost Of the Graecians which will haue the holy ghost to proceede from the Father only and not so likewise from the sonne The Macedonians which say the holy spirite is a liuing crature Of the Sabellians which affirme the holie ghost to be all one with the Father and Sonne and not three persons 71 Wee commit sinne three maner of waies In not rewarding good thinges with good things In requiting euill with euill things On the contrary these 3. things are praiseworthy To reward good thinges with good things Not to acquite euil with euil To recōpence euil thinges with good In recompensing the good with euil things 72 The almightie created three vitall spirites Which is not couered with flesh Which is couered with flesh but dieth not courced with f●esh Of Angels Of men Of brute beastes Whiche is couered with flesh and dieth with the flesh 73 We sinne 3. maner of waies Of infirmitie Of ignorance Against the Father because he is the God of might Against the Sonne because he is the perfection of wisedome Against the holy ghost because he is the giuer of grace Of malice 74 Wee are put in minde of three things so oft as we beholde a rainebowe Of the anger of god when he destroyed the worlde with water whereof the blew colour is a witnesse Of the mercy of God who wil not vse that punishment againe Of the latter iudgement and burning the worlde with fire The fierie coulour of the rainbowe shewing the same 75 The creation of the world is an euident testimonie of three excellent things Of the Wisedome Omoipotencie Goodnesse of God 76 Three things shew that the ende of the world is at hand Because the ende of the Romane Empire is at hand Because there is a generall defect and apostacie from the Faith throughout the world Because the Gospell hath bene preached throughout the worlde 77 Three sayings of Angels are vsed in the scriptures more th●n oth●rs Michaell who is like God Dan. 10 12 chap. Raphaell Gods Phisition Tob. 3. verse 17 Gabriel The strength of God Dan. 8. and 9. chap. Luke 1 78 Three chiefe offices which Angels doe execute towards vs. They withdrawe vs from sinne They defend vs from enemies They lead vs into heauen 79 The holy Ghost the comforter giueth vs three thinges The earnest of saluation That he may beare witnesse tothy spirit that thou art the Sonn of God The light of knowledge That whē thou hast don al that thou caust thou shouldst think thy self to be an vnprofitable seruant The strength of life That which is vnpossible for thee by nature is made easie to thee by grace 80 Three things to be cōsidered in the creation of the cceature Who made it By what hee made it If we aske who made it God For there is no authour more excelthen God If by what hee made it Hee saide it was done No Arte of more force then the word of God If therefore hee made it because hee is good No causebetter thē that

Thrée things God requireth at our hands Deut. 10. That we feare him That we loue him That we walke in his wayes 67 Paule in the epistle to the Galathians doth warne Chrstians to take héede of thrée things That they be not desirous of vaine-glory That they prouoke not one another to anger That they enuie not one another 68 Paul in the fift to the Ephesians will not haue thrée things named among Christians Fornication Vncleannes Couetousnesse 69 Christians haue 3. accusars before God The diuill The lawe Their owne conscience guilty of a faulte 70 Paule in the 2. chap. to Titus willeth a minister to do 3. things with authoritie To Speake Erhort Reproue 71 Thrée things are necessarie for a christian at all times Faith towards God Loue towards our neighbour Mortification of the flesh towards our selues 72 The Israelites being in aduersitie and comforting and exhorting one another vnto faith and obedience vsed to speake thus as in a prouerbe Be of good courage Trust in God That God which prouided the Ramme for Abraham to sacrifice hée also wil sende happi● successe to thy enterprises Gen. 22. ver 13. Follow thy vocation 73 Preachers and Ecclesiastical rulers should alwaies meditate on 3. sayings in the scripture and not suffer them to slide out of their memories We must one day render an account of our stewardship and of euery idle word Luk 16. Whē I shal say vnto the wicked thou shalt surely die and thou giuest not him warning nor sp●●kest to admonish the wicked of his wicked way that he may liue the same wicked man shall die in his ini quitie but his bloud wil I require at thyhand Ezech. 3. verse 18. An hard iudgement shal they haue y● beare rule Wisd 6. ver 5. 74 Thrée things by which appeareth that it is very difficult to preach Because of all things it is most laborsome Because of all things it is most dangerous Because of al things in the world it is most despised and subiect to the iudgements of most vile persons 75 Thrée things necessarie for a Preacher that he may haue many hearers Learning Eloquence Holines of life 76 The preacher of the woorde of God ready to goe vp into the Pulpet must remember three things That he hath Christ for his iudge Angels beholders of him Simple hearers whose mindes are easilye wounded 77 Thrée ornaments fitte for a ministers house An open gate A godly houshold A good librarie 78 Thrée sorts of euil ministers Which teach ill and liue wickedly Which teach well and liue euilly Which teach ill and seeme toliue well 79 One of these 3. things doeth surely happen vnto Ministers which preach the worde of God in euil princes courtes Either for feare they denie their maister Christ as Peter did Iohn 18. Or they are handled as Christ was in Herodes court and made a mocking stocke Luke 23. verse 11. Or they are cast in prison tormented and slain as was Iohn Baptist Mathew 14. verse 10. 80 Thrée horrible euils were the cause of the rich mans cōdempnation of whom there is mention made in the 16. of Luke Securitie in that he didnot repent nor had no féeling of Gods wrath and iudegment Riot and surfeiting Hauing no care of the saluation of his soule Want of faith In that he did not respecte Lazarus for where true faith is there cannot be crueltie towards the afflicted 81 The man is blessed that doth these 3. thinges Psal 112. Pitieth the poore Lendeth to them that want Gouerneth his affaires by iudgment 82 Truth is stronger then thrée strong thinges 1. Esdras 3. Strong wine A woman A strong king 83 Heretikes do represent the properties of 3. beasts Bernard They are byting lyke dogs Subtill like foxes Proud like lions 84 Histories and the old fathers doe attribute three things vnto heretikes Great knowledge A shew of wonderfullull holines A disagréeing with other Churches 85 Three sortes of Angells The sonne of God Gen. 48. The preachers of the word Malach. 2 Spirits created by God Mat. 18. 2 Pet. 〈◊〉 86 For 3. causes heretikes doe troble more the godly teachers then the common lay men Godly teachers do more easily vnderstand their deceites and barke at them as good dogges doe in the entrie of their masters house Godly teachers cannot defende themselues with externall force and many times the communaltie which should defend them doth forsake them The pretence of heretikes is alwaies to diminish the glorie of God and holye worshippe whereof the ministers are perfect and godly teachers 87 Three things to be noted in the enimies of Christ and his Church First they are vnthankefull and after the maner of the worlde for a great good turne they repay great ingratitude Secondarily they haue zeale wtout knowledge they will seeme and be accounted defenders of trueth Lastly they are manslears doe all things with execrable cruel●tie 88 Three sortes of hypocrites workes which compell Esay in his fift chapiter to crie Wo vnto them Such as speake good of euill euill of good Such as stand in their owne conceits Such as draw wickednes vnto themselues with the cordes of vanitie 89 Whatsoeuer we doe is both good and iust if we be not deceiued with three thinges Augustine If forgetfulnesse confound not our memorie If error obscure not our vnderstanding If iniquitie depraue not our will 90 Hypocrites as Bernard witnesseth are Iudges Witnsses But without authoritie But by hearesay But without truth Accusers 91 Christ hath 3 sortes of souldiers Some he hath placed in the kingdom of the earth and these are fighting souldiers Ephes 6 Some are triumphant souldiers for these he hath ordained the kingdome of heauen vnto whom after the victorie he wil giue a crowne 2. Tim. 4. Some are cowardes and fugitiues and for these he hath appointed the prison of hell Esay 24 92 The godly are afflicted some time for 3. causes That their faith may be tried That true repentance may increase in thē That they may be stirred vp vnto the desire of eternall life 93 The thoughts of men not regenerate are of 3. sorts 1. Iohn 2 verse 16. After the concupiscence of the slesh After the lust of the eyes After the pride of life 94 Let a minister liue so that he may bée as a paterne of good life vnto his hearers following the example of Paule 1. Cor. 4. verse 16. 1. Cor. 11. verse 1. Phil. 3. verse 17. 95 The chiefe knowledge of a Christian consisteth in 3. things To beléeue inuisible thinges To hope for thinges promised To loue God though he s●eme to shew himselfe to be our enemie by punishing vs. 96 Thrée things to be obserued in all thinges that we doe That we followe the expresse word of God That we craue Gods aide That we looke for such euent as shal please him to send 97 Thrée giftes of God which procéede out of his owne mouth Prouerb 2. Wisedome Knoweledge Vnderstading 98 Three kindes of knowledge requisite in a