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Organon reipublicæ, or The north starre of pollicie, by which the course of a common-wealth may be directed..
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J. R.; I. R.; Sadler, Edmund.
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people erected To equalls by theyr equalls that is to say To Magistrates by Magistrates Hereby deadly warre haue oftentimes arose Empires haue bene rent and torne asunder The times of Sylla Marius were most lamentable to the coÌ„mon wealth of Rome By one priuate man to another Through a rod kindled or a candle left negligently in a houseâ— the whole Cittie is oftentimes set on fire so of priuate ha 〈…〉 and dissension a publick dammage sometimes ariseth Inward sedition is by so much more hurtfull than warre whereas it is archieued against forreyners with agreeing mindes by how much warre is worse then peace Wee ought to contend at all times not with priuie grudgâ—â— and hatreds but whether of all can best deserue of o 〈…〉 Prince and Countrey and doe most good for it Aristides Themistocl All things are to bee ordered and gouerned at home with counsell and the arts of peace The disagreement of degrees is the bane of the common-wealth The ambition of superiours are to bee taken heede off The enuie of equalles The suspition of inferiours Withdraw the matter and the fire will be quenched Take away the occasion and hatred or enuie will cease Friendship ought to bee immortall andenmities ought to bee mortall â—ouching foode and victualls necessary for â—he sustenaunce of a common wealth In preparation of foode and victualls necessary to sustaine the common-wealth c. wee ought To consider all things In their kindes for either they are ministred to vs by forraine Countreys or are at home growing in our owne Countrie in their quantity How much the coÌ„monwealth wil need in time of warre peace how much will be spare to transport to whom when how how much is to be distâ—ibuted to euerie one in warre and peace To take heede least by the malice and enuie of some our common wealth be destitute afflicted by vnlawfull transportations or Monopolies at home our friends being in great want bee not satisfied and refreshed our ennemies do freely eniâ—y our benefites and commodities Heereof many men make greeuous complaint and therefore gâ—â—eat care is heere to bee vsed For it suffiseth not to haue lawes and proclamations touching loue and charity and moderating our desires superfluous expâ—nâ—es but couetousnes and blinde lusts being repressed to deale more moderately and religiously towards our Countrie and neighbours For not our wordes but our deedes ought to agree to holie lawes The sight also and almost the feeling of most wofull calamities the long continuance and great burden of warres famine pestilences seditions and great slaughters which for very many yeares hath spoyled adioyning countries ought to mooue vs through true penance godlinesse and obedience of our whole life to put away henceforth the anger of God and perhaps the like punishments hanging ouer our heads It comforteth me to haue escaped so many Grecian cities and to haue kept the middle way through my enemies Virg. We ought also to be mindfull that dâ—â—th hangeth ouer euery mans head and we must once tread the way of death Therefore we must prouide such wealth which the ship being broken may swim out together with their maister There is nothing worse nothing more hated nothing more repugnant to Gods ordinances than the crime of auarice and cruell outragiousnesse Cursed is that couetous Steward whose maister is bountifull Bernard As in quick-siluer all things swimme except gold for this is one thing it draweth too it so nothing sinketh into the mind of a couetous man beside gayne Charitie pietie and honestie swimme on the top they descend not into the heart The fish Polypus being otherwise a blockish creature vseth incredible skill in catching the oyster so some men are verâ— wise onely in gayning in other things they are mere beasts Let him that is condemned of Auarice enuie and impietie be excluded from euery office of the Common-wealth Touching the principall and chiefest notes wherein we must pursuâ— a matter in disputation Perswadeth â—n a quesâ—ion Simple wee must vrge that this is possible easie honest religious laudadle honourable profitable necessary safe pleasant Comparatiue more possible more easie the ten wayes as aboue more honest c. Disswadeth in question Simple here we must vrge that this is Impossible hard vnhonest Irreligious discommendable Ignoble vnprofitable vnnecessary dangerous vnpleasant Comparatiue more impossible the ten wayes as aboue more difficult more irreligious more dishonest c. Touching the Methode which is to be obserued in perswading and disputing Inuention of Arguments wherewith we may prooue things refute amplifie we may effect the Auditors beningnely pleasantly vehemently with hope with feare Placing of Arguments for arguments of greater efficacie and vertue are to be placed in the beginning ending of lesser moment are to be heaped together n the midst 〈…〉 with what excelleÌ„t sentences elâ—quent 〈◊〉 Heere aâ—so is to be noted that argumeÌ„ts are to be taken froÌ„ places of Rhetoricians which are called Aâ—tributes of Persons where are comprehended the name of a man the nature are related the Nation countrey kindred flocke sexe age commodities discommodities of body of fortune Herodotus admonisheth vs sometime to imitate the natures and manners of men the natures of the countries and places wherein they are borne Life where are considered the fosteres and helpers Schoole-maisters teachers friends seruants profession Sort state Habite of Bodie minde Studies and counsels Accidents which haue happened to them Conferences and often speeches Actions Things whereof are numbred Time place fact matter cause power instruments and the manner of doing Logicians according to Ramus vz. by the Causes Effects Subiects Adiuncts Disagreeing things Compâ—red things Name Distribution Definition Testimonie But now Methode and order require that this my Epitome beganne with holy things should be ended with holy and diuine things Let it please you therefore that fewe things bee in generall explicated touching the three Theologicall vertues It is necessary that our soule as touching the superiour part wherein the image of God consisteth be rectified by the three Theologicall vertues Faith Hope Charitie Faith according to the Apostle is saide to be the substance or foundation of things to be hoped for through Grace and an argument of things not seene inclining the vnderstanding to beleeue those things which appeare not This is a very excellent description of faith by the Effects because it representeth things as yet consisting in hope and putteth inuisible things as it were before our eyes Hope is a certaine expectation of future blessednesse proceeding from the onely grace of God Charitie according to the Apostle is said to be a diuine loue and right will altogether turned away from all worldly and present things vnseperably ioyned and vnited to God kindled with a certaine fire of the holy Ghost from whence it is and whereunto it is referred free from all pollution not knowing to be corrupted desirous of diuine contemplation the life of vertues and is accounted the end of all heauenly precepts Faith directeth in beleeuing the chiefest truth Hope in imitating and expecting the chiefest hard thing â—ut â—â—aritie in desiring and louing the chiefest good â—â—ese vertues h 〈…〉 their proper actions Faith maketh vs assent to God Hope maketh vs trust in God Charitie maketh vs to loue God They also worke diuers wayes by reason of the obiect Faith is conuersant about the truth Hope a difficult thing Charity good Lastly they differ by reason of the effect Faith followeth God presently Hope accompanieth to Heauen Charitie euerlastingly embraceth Almighty God Hence it is manifest that amongst these three Vertues Faith is accompted the greatest as which according to the Apostle is not abolished in the life to come as the others but is perfected Because whereas Faith and Hope is caried into promised and future things when wee haue obtained them present to what ende should wee have Faith and hope But there both wee shall alwayes mutuallie loue God and God will loue vs truely and perfectly To conclude euen as God hath placed in Heauen the Sun who representeth him towardes all men both in Theologicall and also in Cardinall vertues that is to say Temperance Iustice and Liberalitie FINIS
TO THE RIGHT WORTHIE Knight Sir Iulius Caesar one of the Maisters of his Maiesties Court of Requestes c. Right worthie Sir IT is so familiar a custome to dedicate books to some person or other of note As he keepes not decorum with these times that accompanies not the same course The fashion at first questionlesse was propagated by those two parents Affection and Care Affection rising from the merrited good conceit of the Patrone Care to preuent the malice of detractors vnder the Shield of some more potent Arme. By the first I deuotedly beare this worke to your worthie iudgeâ—ent as one whose imminent knowledge in matter of State well fits a worke of such â—ualitie and the thing it selfe though I imagine it aboue the reach of short-armd detracâ—ion yet your iudiciall allowance may giue it a more quiet passage If I seeme ouer-bold in â—his sort to dispose it Let my good intent I pray you excuse me which like true truth apâ—eares nakedly in plaine termes The Originall was in Latin dedicated to the Kings most â—xcellent Maiestie The matter such as I thought pittie should be lockt from those which want the perfection of that Language and yet would be glad from such a methodicall Picture of words both to forme their dutie to the State as also to manage their priuate interests Thus hauing according to my poore measure yeelded the reasons for this my Dedication as also the cause which moued me to publish the same in English desiring your pardon if you should distaste my boldnesse I humbly cease further to trouble you Resting Your VVorships most deuoted Edmunde Sadler The Contents Of Studie Of Gouernments Touching Lawes The foure Cardinals vertues Generall and particular Of Warre Of Peace Directions for methodicall disputations Concerning Study and the way to frame ones Study In framing ones study two things are to be considered 1. What study is to be chosen But it is chosen either of Necessity of State if one be poore Nature if the wit bee somewhat dull Free will when either A man is wealthy By reason of these some men set before themselues Commoâ—ities Priuate As â—hey which follow Diuinity Ciuill Law CoÌ„mon Phisicke Schoole disputations and the like studies Publike Delights of the minde as they who giue themselues to Philosophy by help wherof they may 1. Iudge â—ightly of matters And this is called 1. Rational vz. Grammer Rhetoricke the Art to speake to pleaâ—e well to diâ—pute Logicke 2. Morall viz. Ethiâ—ke Politick And these are to be learned out of holy Scriptures especially void of all error Prophaâ—e Authors as Aristostle Cicero Seneca Co 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 g more or 〈◊〉 this or that way Hâ—â—â—oriâ—â— grapheâ—s â—â—ets Oâ—atâ—rs â—â—â—ers Recommicke 3. Naturall here are to be considered 1. Profit for it is auaileable 1. To purge the minde of corruptions 2. To contemne eâ—rthly things 3. To shâ—w the frailâ— estate of â—ll things 4. To increase the care of the soule 2. Obiects viz. the Elements Earth S 〈…〉 Mountaiâ—â—s Riuers Manners bouÌ„â—s conditions of countries their gouernmets received pronounced Vertue of Stones Trees Hearbes Liuing things their story generation parts 3. Arts of a like nature viz. Phisicke husbandry warfare building painting engrauing c. 2. Vtter their minde in fitâ—e termes See after in Aâ— Hath store of wit giueÌ„ him 2. How men ought to perseuer therein See after at B. b. Aa 2. The care to expresse the minde in fit termes is two-fold 1. That you may speake well which is brought to passe 1. In reading goâ—d and corrected Authors 2. By translating their workes into the mother tongue in significant words 3. By rightly framing within our minde whatsoever thing wee goe about to write in ouâ— Country language 4. By expressing it in Latine words properly and purely signifying the same thing 5. By endeuouring that whatsoeuer you are about to write that at the beginning you write it very purely and in good Latine 2. That you speake eloquently which will neuer be vnlesse your speech be perfect and haue all the parts Bb 2. Of the choice of study wee haue spokeÌ„ The way to perseuer in our study followeth And this is effected in obseruing 3. things 1. In rightly perceiuing what wee learne This is a worke of diligent reading which is conuersant in throughly vnderstanding the thing which is deliuered clearely perceiuing the force propriety of words construction garnishing considering the force of expressing things in words and speaking perseuering although we happen vpon a place obscure and darke vntill time man place or reading make it manifest 2. In faithfully keeping that which wee learne This is a work of a trusty memory which partly consisteth by Nature is holpen by Art vz. if when we must plead we take heed that we want not order proportion an often vse be applied negligence and carelesnesse be remoued with most diligent care we comprehend what we reade very often we require them of our minde the minde be free and quiet from the multitude of other cares 3. In bringing forth framing some thing out of these which is a worke of continuall exercise This place comprehendeth two things 1. The things which we learne to be had in a readinesse 2. Things to bee inuented and made by our selues out of those things which we haue learned Heere three things are necessary 1. That we haue certain heads as are vertue vice life death learning want of learning good will hate and other of the same kinde Whatsoeuer things we learn may well be directed to those heads But heere we must note that oftentimes one example or sentence may bee brought to the same heads according to the signification of the words 2. That out of those things which wee learne we carfully and diligently conferre the words together and expresse them with a larger dilating 3. That wee deduct these through all the places of Logicke whence will spring great abundance both for pleading and inventing Of Gouernments Perfect gouernments are three Basiliâ— that is to say Monarchy or princely gouernment as it is with vs at this time laudable and mo 〈…〉 blessed Aristocratia viz. The gouernment of the Nobility as was the gouernment of the first and former R 〈…〉 mane Coâ—â—ulls Politia viz. The ciuill Magistrate and politique iurisdiction such as free Cittizens ruling by right 〈…〉 doe vse Imperfect gouernments are three Tyrannis where the King abtruding his commandements for all reason vndeseruedly afflicteth t 〈…〉 Common-wealth Oligarchia is the vsurping of a few such as were some Senators made by the common people at Rom 〈…〉 inclining vnto the wandring affections of the multitude that they might merite the peoples fauour Anarchia is the iurisdiction of the multitude and of the mischeeuous and rash common people When as heeretofore in Persia King Cambyses being dead the Kings Counsellors and Peeres viz. Darius Megabiz 〈…〉 Ottaâ—es c. had convented themselues in the Parliament house to consult of the safety