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A00945	Certaine very proper, and most profitable similies wherein sundrie, and very many, most foule vices, and dangerous sinnes, of all sorts, are so plainly laid open, and displaied in their kindes, and so pointed at with the finger of God, ... Collected by Anthonie Fletcher, minister of the word of God, ... This present yeere of our happines 1595.	Fletcher, Anthonie.	1595 (1595)	STC 11053; ESTC S116009	166,265	184

thing that is right For he that instructeth others with wholesome doctrine and doth so staine and blemish himselfe with vile and naughtie v●●es that his life and doctrine be opposite and cleane contrary the one to the other so that it is séene and perceiued of all that there is no agréement betwéene them he is like vnto a sieue or a boulter wherewith meale is sifted or boulted which sendeth foorth the finest floure and best of the wheate and kéepeth the bran and woorst to it selfe The Lord coupleth togither in the priestes of the old law Doctrine and Truth regarding both their teaching and liuing He is a true and trustie teacher which doth himselfe that same that he teacheth The disciples of the Pharysies could espie so much though they loued it not when they said to Christ We know that thou art true and that thou teachest the way of God truely They confesse though with a wicked purpose that he did not onelie teach but also liue after the truth Wherein all christians ought to imitate Christ WHen in mans body the hart doth not impart vnto the members the vitall spirits but the arteries are stopt and shut vp and the blood forsaketh the veines it is a signe of death That man is either already dead or else he will die shortly Euen so when kings and princes of the earth are tyrannicall towards their loyall subiects withdrawing from them pittie mercy loue and liberalitie it threatneth and doth prognosticate the ruine of their kingdomes But through the mercy clemencie and loue of princes their kingdomes do mightily florish and the princes themselues do inioy great tranquillitie securitie and peace God put thankfulnes into the harts of all the true and faithfull subiects of England and else where within hir Maiesties dominions for our most gratious dread soueraigne Quéene Elizabeth for certainly that saieng of Salomon in his Prouerbes was neuer more truely verified in anie king or Quéene since the foundation of England then it hath béene in hir highnes Mercie and truth do kéepe the king and with clemency the kings throne is strengthened and established So all the worlde must be faine to saie Mercie and truth do kéepe good Quéene Elizabeth and clemencie doth strengthen hir throne Hir highnes doth that same that Artaxerxes speaketh of himselfe in the booke of Ester When saith he I did rule and gouerne many nations and had brought the whole world vnder my dominion I would not abuse the greatnes of my power but would gouerne my subiects with clemencie and lenitie All the world must néedes confesse the same of hir Maiestie towards all hir subiects Hir seate hath alwaies béene inuironed and compassed about with mercy which as Hieronimus saith doth lift man vp to Godward All the world is not able to lay to hir highnes charge so much as one dram of crueltie which as the same author affirmeth doth cast man downe to hell ward Euen as among the pretie swéete Bées that Bée onely which leadeth and ruleth all the rest either hath no sting or at the least doth not vse it So clemencie and mercy agréeth with none more in al the world then with a prince God giue grace to all hir Maiesties subiects so loyally louingly obediently and faithfullie to beare and behaue themselues that the mighty God of Israell may affoorde vs hir Maiesties life happy raigne chearefull countenance many yéeres Amen For in the chéerefulnes of hir countenuance is life INgratitude is a thing that the Lord could neuer abide It is a scorching winde that drieth vp the fountaines of piety and the streames of grace Whereas euery thing that is weighty and heauie tendeth and preaseth downward yet notwithstanding the cloudes that are full of water and swelled with moisture do ascend vpward bicause the sunne taketh them from the earth and with his force draweth them vp on high Which being lifted vp in the aire are gathered togither and thickened and so do couer and hide the brightnes of the sunne by whose helpe and attraction they were taken and caried vp but notwithstanding their malice they being dispersed and scattered abroad the sun that conquerer and ouercommer of darknes thrusteth through his beams breaketh the cloudes and giueth light with his shine Euen so the Israelites when they lay in Egypt a long time in obscuritie thraldome bondage and slauerie to Pharao and his people and were euen nailed as it were to the earth of all contempt and crueltie were then taken vp and set in great and high dignitie by the sunne of righteousnes but afterward they went about to obscure and extinguish the brightnes and light of God himself by whose benefit they had gotten that honor and dignitie which they had a●d without whom they were nothing but bond slaues of miserie and wretchednes but séeing they were like foule blacke cloudes they were dispersed scattered and vanished away And the glorie of Christ against their wils in spite of them togither with the brightnes of his name did break out and shine abroad and giue light throughout all the world I would to God that this ingratitude and vnthankfulnes had neuer a corner in England nor in any English hart it hath pleased the almightie by his faithfull seruant Elizabeth by his owne grace Quéene of England to deliuer our countrie from no lesse bondage thraldome and seruitude than he did the Israelites by Moses and Aaron and yet we finde to too manie that haue béen bred in England and owe their liues to hir highnes to murmure no lesse against hir happines than the Israelites did against the lords seruants Moses and Aaron The seruitude and slauerie of the Israelites was not greater nor woorse vnder Pharao that tyrant in Egypt than the bondage of England was vnder the Pope neither ought we to be lesse thankfull for our deliuerie from the slauerie of Rome than they should haue béen if they had well remembred themselues from the slauerie of Egypt We read in the booke of Wisdome that the hope of the vnthankfull man shall waste and consume like winters ice c. And t●…e Dauid the prophet saith O my soule praise the Lord and forget not all his benefits The Lord grant that we neuer forget any of the Lords benefits and that we may euer be thankfull to his diuine maiestie for the great benefit that he hath bestowed vpon England in his most faithfull seruant Elizabeth by his owne prouidence and appointment our most gratious Quéene and soueraigne whose life health and happines O Lord continue long Amen Amen Amen EVen as a moth or worme doth not bréede in the Cedar being a goodly and odoriferous trée alwaies fresh and florishing the wood whereof doth not rot So enuie is not bred in the hart of a wise and vertuous man but in the minde of a man that is wicked and vngodly and is gréeued and tormented at the happines and welfare of other men

when their pride pleasures and riches and themselues be parted and on the other side there be not a fewe which do liue heere in great troubles and manifold afflictions and are no whit regarded of the world f●●re they God neuer so truely the end of whose liues doth bring the beginning of their ioyes S. 191. 105. Whatsoeuer this world doth or can afford vs is so light as a feather more subiect to a change then the moone more vnconstant then the winde The world therefore with all the trifles and trash it hath is to be contemned and the kingdome of God and the righteousnes therof is diligently to be sought for for that indureth for euer S. 192. P. 106. 107. The vertue of godly princes do mightilie mooue the harts of subiects to true religion a right worshipping of God and due obedience S. 193. P. 117. Humble men when they stoupe lowest and prostrate themselues most before the Lords throne then rise they vp highest and draw neerest to the likenes of God on the otherside vaine and proud men when they exalt themselues most then are they likest vnto the deuill S. 194. P. 107. They that be in great prosperitie are commonly in great dangers a low and meane estate is safest S. 195. P. 107. 108. To be vnder the Lords protection and in his fauour is to be in all safetie against all power of men and diuels and to be from vnder the wings of his grace is to ●●e open to all dangers euen to death and destruction of soules and bodies It is good for vs therefore in al obedience to keepe our selues neere vnto the Lord S. 196. P. 108. Calamities troubles and afflictions will ouerthrow any thing whatsoeuer is in man saue onely firme and constant vertue but that is so goodly so fresh and so florishing a lawrell tree that it will not be cōsumed burnt vp nor destroied with any fire that breaketh out of the clouds be it neuer so fearce nor with any torments or troubles whatsoeuer S. 197. P. 109. When princes will haue godly vertuous loyall and obedient subiects they must vse them as Iacob did his sheepe they may laie before them the rod of true religion iustice holines righteousnes and integritie of life that by the sight of those things they may conceiue good things and bring foorth fruit of that colour And so must parents deale with their naturall children and ministers of the word with their spirituall children and masters with their seruants S. 198. P. 110. When a man is in most danger and greatest distresse then is his vertue and constancie best tried S. 199. P. 110. The last daie of all daies that is the generall iudgement daie wil be a verie glomy and a blacke sessions daie for those men that do keepe their gold siluer and riches and see their poore brethren distressed and in great want and will not releeue them S. 200. P. 110. 111. Riches as gold money and such like laide vp in chestes and lockt vp in cofers are in danger to be lost through theeues fire or other meanes but being dispersed and scattered among the poore they are in safetie and will bring foorth much fruit and will be very profitable both to the giuer and to the receiuer S. 201. P. 112. The Lord calleth him a blessed man that releeueth the poore and needie and doth promise that he will deliuer him in the day of trouble A little is great riches to him that hath nothing S. 202. P. 112. It is very vnreasonable and vngodly that one christian doth not comfort and releeue another in their tribulations and wants S. 203 P. 113. Christians are commanded to lend without looking for any gaine thereby V●u●ers commit theft they must die and not liue They make marchandise of other mens myseries and their owne gaine of other mens losses The vsurer is like him that vnder the colour of loue wil take his neighbour which is alreadie downe by the hand to lift him vp that he may giue him a greater fall S. 204. P. 114. In the ministers of the word true doctrine and godly life must go togither He that teacheth good things to others and teacheth not himself to do them is like a sieue or boulter wherewith meale is sifted or boulted which sendeth foorth the finest floure and best of the wheat and keepeth the bran and woorst of the wheate to it selfe S. 105. P. 114. The tyrannie and crueltie of princes towards their loyall subiects doth threaten the ruine of their kingdomes but lenitie mercie doth make their kingdomes mightilie to florish and brings peace and safetie to themselues Mercy becommeth a christian prince verie well Mercy and truth haue kept do keepe Elizabeth our gratious Queene of England and elemencie doth strengthen hir throne Mercy doth lift man vp to Godward but crueltie doth cast man downe to hell warde S. 206. P. 114 115. Ingratitude is a greeuous sinne wherwith the Lord hath euer beene highly offended the Lords hand hath euer beene stretched out against it England hath receiued great infinite benefits both for their bodies and souls but England is far behind with thanks giuing vnto the Lord wherefore we must be either more thankfull or else looke assuredly for more punishment S. 207. P. 115. 116. Enuie is not bred in the harts of vertuous and godly men but in the harts and minds of the wicked and vngodly Enuie will not be tamed a man may ouercome and subdue his enimies but not their enuie Enuie doth teare and rende in peeces the man in whom it is The enuious man doth make the felicitie of another man his owne torment S. 208. P. 117. The Lord will haue his seruants tried in this world with many afflictions to the ende that the difference which is betweene them and the children of this world may appeere and be euident and that vertue may growe to perfection in them A christian man may be a martyr and euen liuing without losing his life by fire or sword S. 209. P. 117. 118. 119. Words of doctrine are verie profitable but when they are seene to worke holines and righteousnes in the teachers they then preuaile the more with them that are taught S. 210. P. 119. 120. The lighter ballance will euer be highest and the vainer and woorse man will euer extoll himselfe most the heauier ballance will euer be lowest and the better man will euer humble himselfe most It is in a christian man som perfection to know and to acknowledge his owne imperfection S. 211. P. 120. A theefe will speake thee faire and yet wil rob or kill thee The nature and conditions the bloodie tyrannie and more the beastlie crueltie of vsurers plainly and truly opened S. 212. P. 120. 121. 122. A verie true perfect and plaine description of hypocrites what is true vertue among Christians They that would seeme to be religious vertuous godlie and honest do differ so far from that they seeme to be as the

word of God And by this their sorcerie they do bewitch and deceiue many weake and fraile soules perswading them that their foule figure of a dog that is their pestilent and most detestable heresie is the goodly picture and resemblance of the king that is the expresse proportion of a right faith and truth it selfe From all such sorcerers good Lord deliuer vs. EVen as the raine watereth the fields and maketh them fruitfull and causeth corne to grow giueth strength vnto the same and garnisheth and beautifieth all goodly plants with abundance of most pleasant fruits Euen so the word of God and doctrine of Christ bedeweth moisteneth the children of God and féedeth nourisheth their soules to euerlasting life and causeth them to bring foorth very excellent vertues and most rich and plentifull fruits effects of a true Christian faith This swéete dew of the Gospell of Christ God hath giuen to vs in our daies very plentifully and in great measure according to that the kinglie prophet saith Thou O God wilt reserue a seasonable raine for thine inheritance that is thy heauenly doctrine for thine elect and chosen children Ezechiel also There shall be the dewes of his blessing AS he that entreth into a faire and goodly goldsmithes shop richly furnished with pretious pearles and costly iewels of all sorts ought not to mislike those excellent things great treasures bicause he séeth among them a blacke fornace dustie coles and sundrie instruments of base mettall bicause those instruments coles and fornace must néedes be had to make those iewels as chaines earerings and bracelets of gold withal So in the church of God where are innumerable men some famous for their wisedome some renowmed for their pietie some forward and feruent in Christian loue and charitie and many excelling in all kinde of vertues if a man shall sée there some vnlearned some deceiuers some wicked ones some tyrants and many vngodlie ones he ought not therefore to picke a quarrel against the church of Christ nor yet to thinke of the ruine and destruction of the same For there should be no martyrs if there were no tyrants The Lord would not haue created saith Augustine either angell or man whom he knew would prooue wicked but that he also knew to what vses of good men he would imploy them AS one candle cannot light another if it selfe be put out So a prelate or preacher shal not inflame others with the loue of God himselfe being voide and without that same loue And yet I know it is possible if it please God that by a wicked and vngodly man sinners may be conuerted and brought to repentance FOr euen as a godly maister somtime giueth a good almes by the hand of a wicked seruant So God if it seeme good to him by the ministerie of an euill man can draw the vngodly to know him to feare and to loue him Yet neuertheles I do exhort all the ministers and preachers of the Gospell to do their best indeuour to kéepe themselues vnspotted of the world and so boldly but charitably to reprooue taunt checke and chide the sinnes and iniquities of others The tongs and the snuffers which were in Salomons Temple wherewith they did snuffe the lamps were of most pure golde as the scriptures do report to signifie the puritie and cleannes of them which are bound to reprehend and to correct the slips and faults of others AS he which hoordeth vp and hideth his wheate that it may not helpe succour hungrie soules in the time of dearth is grieuously cursed of men women and children and he that in a famine and great dearth doth bring foorth his corne and selleth it is highly praised and praied for of the people So that minister and preacher deserueth sharpe and rough reprehensions which will not impart his knowledge and skill to the hungrie and thirstie soules of the children of God and he is woorthily praised which openeth vnto them the garner of diuine doctrine which teacheth and preacheth and doth faithfully exercise the office of a watchman He that kéepeth close and hideth his corn saith Salomon shal be cursed among the people and a blessing shall be vpon the head of the sellers EVen as Perillus that skilfull workman of Athens that he might gratifie Phalarides that cruell tyrant presented him with an vglie bull of brasse wherin men being inclosed might be tormented and afflicted with a strange engine and new deuised torture lost his life suffered a most fearfull death by that his owne inuention as Plinie reporteth in the tenth booke of examples for at the commandement of the wicked tyrant he being inclosed and fast shut vp in the bull which with great skill and no lesse charges he had most cunningly and curiously wrought that he might delight the eares of Phalarides a most sauage tyrant and void of all humanitie with the lamentable shrikes and intolerable tortures and torments of men he himselfe first by experience tried the paine and smart thereof and imbrewed in his owne blood that famous and curious péece of worke which he had deuised to torment others withall Right so wicked and cruell counsell many times redoundeth vpon the heads of the authors of the same according to that of the Psalmist He spred his net he digged déepe and fell himselfe into the pit which he made for others Let his craftines be turned vpon his owne head and let his iniquitie fall vpon his owne pate Wicked Haman was hanged himselfe vpon the gallowes which he had prepared for good Mardocheus AS a field although it be fertile without tillage cannot be fruitfull So the minde of man without the word of God and heauenly instruction must néedes be barren and can bring foorth no effects of faith nor fruits of godlines AS the sea especially that which is called Mare mediterraneum is woont to imitate the aire as if the aire be calme the sea is very calme also if the aire be stormie the sea also is very stormie Euen so the common sort of people in all places for the most part do follow their prince if princes be iust subiects loue iustice if the prince be vngodly they imbrace vngodlines Therefore it was woorthily obserued and said of wise men in times past That the people is the shadow of the prince A king or prince giuen to iniquitie with his sin killeth himselfe and with his example many others bicause he hath many followers For we do sée that whatsoeuer alteration and change of maners shall be in princes the same is woont to follow in the people for princes do not onely conceiue vertues or vices themselues but also they do as it were powre them into the citie and countrie where they raigne and rule EVen as a brooke doth follow the nature of the fountaine from whence it commeth So people do follow the disposition of their prince the fountaine