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A10850	The vineyarde of vertue collected, composed, and digested into a tripartite order, conteining XXXII. most excellent plants of fruitful vertue: in most beautiful and blessed maner enuironing the true elect churche of God vpon earth. Euery plant conteining this tripartite order: namely definition testimonie examples of vertue by R.R.	Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.; Uvedale, E.	1579 (1579)	STC 21121; ESTC S105759	48,653	138

he of many vertues is mercy more wonderful and more gracious For men do not in any thing more resemble or come neare vnto the likenesse of God then in relieuing and shewing mercy one towardes an other Heerein fortune hath nothing greater wherof shee may nor nature any thing better whereof she would impart from her owne brestes Cicero in Oratio pro. Qu. Ligurio A great trauel is there ordeined for all men and a great burden for all the chidrē of Adam from the day of their birth vntil the day of their graue the mother of all thinges Eccle. 40. Mercy and trueth shall preserue the King and with mercy his Throne shal bee established for euer Prouer. 20. Blessed are the mercifull because they shall receiue mercy Mat. 5. Goe rather and learne what that meaneth I will haue mercy and not sacrifice Mat. 9. Forgeue your offenders with mercy as equitie requireth you your selues shall haue your offences forgeuen you Luk. 6. Who so hath this worldes good and seeth his brothers neede and shal shut his compassion from him how dwelleth the loue of God in that man Iohn 1. 3. Mercy is the safegarde of health the Ornamēt of faith the offered satisfaction by Christ for our sinnes This is she which commendeth the iust strengtheneth the holy ones and aduaunceth the worshippers or seruauntes of god Ioh. Chrysost super Matthaeum Mercy is there more bountifull where faith is more ready Nothing so muche cōmendeth a Christian as the charitable mercye of one man towardes another Ambro. de officiis Examples Our Sauiour and redeemer Christe Iesus the most excellent mirrour of milde mercie by his example biddeth vs to be mercifull because saith he your heauely father is mercifull Luke 6. Also saying you shall finde rest vnto your soules in so doing Mat. 11. So had hee compassion vpon the woman whose sonne was dead when he said vnto her weepe not so that hee raised her sonne from death to life Luke 7. Vnto the sicke of the Palsey did he shew also his meruaylous mercy both in curing his disease and forgeuing his sinnes Mat. 9. Vpon the woman diseased with the blooddy Issue vpon the two blinde and vpon the possessed with a dumbe spirite did hee worke his wonderful mercies to the greate admiration of the multitude standing by Mat. 9. Ruben and Iudas were mooued with naturall compassion to withstande the other brethren which would haue slayne their brother Ioseph whom although they brought not againe to their father yet by their meanes his life at that ttme was saued Gen. 37. When the children of Israell had taken 200000. of their enimies men women children prisoners they spared them sent them backe againe vnto their owne dwelling places appareling thē and relieuing them 2. Par. 2. Nehemias hearing of the miserable state of the Citie of Hierusalē wept many dayes both procured oportune helpe and counsell to remedie the distressed state therof Neh. 1. 2. The xx Plant Innocencie Definition INnocencie is a most notable vertue signifiyng that purenes of minde which abhorreth from all reuenge of priuate iniurie done to vs by any man not onely in our selues ought this to be for our soules saluation for the sauegarde of our owne life goods and good name but also inasmuch as in vs lieth we are bounde to instruct teach and exhort this vertue vnto all others that by all good meanes they may be harmelesse of thought deede and woorde free from offence blame or shame So ought we to haue Adams innocencie in our minds before he was tempted how cleare he was and when he tasted the fruite how much he had defiled him self Wherefore let vs alwaies liue like litle infantes in respect of true innocencie which as S Hierom. saith proceede not in wrath remember not harmes doone to them lust not after the eye thinke not one thing and speake an other This innocencie except we haue saith S. Herome we shall not as the children of God enter into the kingdome of heauen super Matt. cap. 18. Testimonies Blessed are ye when men reuile you and shall falsly speake al maner of euill against you for my sake Mat. 5. ●● Verily I say vnto you except ye repent and become as litle children you shal not enter into the Kingdome of Heauen Mat. 18. 3. Who so receiueth one of these litle ones in my name receiueth me And who so offendeth one of these litle ones which beleeueth in me it were meete that a Milstone were hanged about his necke and that he were cast into the bottome of the Sea ibidem ● 6. You haue heard how it hath been said an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth But I say vnto you resist not euill with euill Mat. 5. The simple beleeue euery woorde so long as the innocent cleane vnto righteousnes they shal not be ashamed Pro 14. See that you render not euill for euill but alwayes persiste in dooing good 1. Thes 5. Who is innocent hee which neither hurteth others nor himselfe for hee that hurteth himselfe is not innocent Aug. super Psal 35. Bee glad of thine innocencie and reioyce be glad I say because she is harmelesse in euery place safe in euery place If thou bee tempted thou profitest if thou beest brought lowe thou shalt bee exalted if thou fightest thou winnest if thou be slayne thou shalte bee crowned Chrysost in Homil. Lord who shal enter into thy holy hil euen he that is innocent of his handes and pure of heart which hath not taken his soule in vayne nor hath sworne to deceaue his neighbour he shal receiue blessing from the Lorde and mercie from God his Sauiour Psal. 25. That most innocent Lambe Christe Iesus our Sauiour in whose mouth was founde none euil in whose heart was foūd no guyle both liued in innocencie as he taught died in inno ēcie for our example that we should refuse no domage daunger nor iniurie for the testimonie of a good conscience towardes God in true innocencie of life Mat. 23. Iohn 19. Susanna was innocent from that heynous fact wherewith the false iudges charged her for testimony of which truth God sent Daniel his seruaunt to diiudicate the cause of her innocencie and to condemne the false iudges of their mischeuous malice Dan. 13. Dauid serued Saule in all innocencie truth fidelitie a long time yet was he persecuted by him but in the end he was crowned king after Saule 1. Reg. 28. vsque ad 26. cap. Ioseph was also innocent iust faithfull towards his Maister albeit his Mistresse went about to tempt him procure reuenge vppon him for not fulfilling her pleasure But the Lord preferred his innocency that he foūd farre more grace fauour both with God man Gen 39. Iob both iust and innocent before GOD though Sathan desired God that he might diuersly touch him with vexation aduersity yet did he neuer departe from his innocencie but walked vprightly glorified God and beleued

curiositie or vsing captiousnesse Rom. 12. Examples Our Lord sauiour Iesus Christ the sole singular patern of godly simplicitie came simply into this world borne in a simple barne or stable simply in nature was obedient to his parents simply taught and simply liued according to his teaching in whose mouth there was no guide in whose heart no deceyte neither in any externall doings any harme Mat. Mar. Luke Iohn His beloued Apostles Peter Andrew and others of simple fishermen poore vnlerned base and abiect in worldly wisedome did he traine teach and instruct with the fulnesse of the holy Ghost as well by his life and doctrine making them perfect followers of him as also worthie examples for his chosen seruants in this world whose testimonies are left vs for our worthy examples of imitation Mat. Mar. Luke Iohn Iob is commended vnto vs to haue liued alwayes iust and simple in the sight of the Lorde iust by warinesse of wisedome and simple by innocencie of meekenesse simple bicause he neuer desired to hurt any but rather to profite al men iust bicause he would not suffer himselfe to bee deceyued by any Iob. 1. Beda de templo Solemonis lib. 1. All the Patriarkes and Prophets were men of simple life and conuersation in the sight of God. S. Hierome writing de Sapientia Serpentina simplicitate Columbina hath these wordes Vse simplicitie of a Doue that thou do not deceiue or iniurie any man and haue wisdome of a serpent that thou bee not supplanted in other mens snares for otherwise in respect of offence it differeth smally but thou shalt either deceiue or be deceiued Hier. ad Rust Mona The .xxviii. Plant Sinceritie Definition SInceritie is to be vnderstoode for truth the verie bright beames of that shining Sunne which reuealeth the puritie of God and his worde and discouereth the falshood of the Diuell and his workes By which touchstone golde is tried from drosse By which fanne wheate is sifted from the chaffe and by which searce of sinceritie the sweete sauorie Cinamon of saluation is separate from the bruised barke of bitter bale by the operation of the holy Ghost which is therfore called the spirite of truth and sinceritie bycause hee is true and sincere that is agreeable vnto the will of God and the authour which first expressed the true doctrine of God enclining the hearts of men to assent and consent vnto the same true doctrine to worship the true god thereby to honour and obey the superiour powers therby to professe with the heart and confesse with the tongue all one in al worldly dealings towards all men That the name of the true and euerliuing God may in truth bee glorified That the true and sincere Church in truth may be amplified and increased That the true consolations of Christ may in our consciences truly be multiplied eternally to our saluation triumphing with Christ ouer Satan sinne and hell to rest with him in the sincere seate of celestiall glorie Testimonies In spirite and truth do the true worshippers worship the father Iohn 4. Thy worde is the truth sanctifie them in the truth Iohn 17. God will that all men shoulde bee saued and come to the knowledge of the trueth that is of the true doctrine of the true God and of the mediatour his sonne Iesus Christ 1. Tim. 2. The spirite of truth shall bring you into all truth Iohn 16. The truth is great and stronger than al things 1. Esd 4 We can do nothing against the truth but for the truth 2. Cor. 13. If you remaine in the truth of my word you are my disciples rightly and my truth shall deliuer you Iohn 8. Laying aside all leasings let euery one of you speake the trueth vnto his neighbour Ephe. 4. The Lorde abhorreth lying lippes but who so speaketh trueth shall bee safe for euer Pro. 10. Lorde who shall ascende into thy hill or who shall rest in thy holy place euen hee whose handes are innocent from harme whose heart is cleane which hath not takē his soule in vaine nor hath not sworne to deceiue his neighbour c. Psal. 23. This is our glorie onely and in this wee are glad as to witnes we take our cōscience that we are exercised in the simplicitie and sinceritie of God in this world and not in carnall wisedome but in the grace of God c. 2. Cor. 1. Examples Iesus Christ our Sauiour is that shining sonne of sinceritie which rightly calleth himselfe the sonne of righteousnesse Sapien. the light of the world Iohn 1. the way the truth and the life Iohn 14. all whose wayes as Dauid sayth are mercie and truth Psal. 25. His Apostles Prophets Patriarks Martyrs and Confessors haue preached this truth practised the same in life and conuersation suffered persecution for the testimonie thereof Iacob had this sinceritie with him when he said let vs make an altar vnto the lord bicause he hath heard me in the day of my trouble and hath bene a companion of my iourney Gen. 35 Daniel had this sinceritie of truth with him when all the wise men of Babylon were by Nabuchodonoser commanded to bee slaine then he being inspired with the spirit of truth exhorted his sociates to seeke for mercie of the Lord who reuealing a vision vnto Daniel in the night by this aduertisement of Daniel the king spared to execute his determined iudgement vpon the sayd wise men Dan. 2. When all the Disciples of Christ were altogether of one minde in praying the holy Ghost wonderfully discended vpō them taught them comforted them directed them in the truth Act. 1. 2. This spirit of sinceritie had the same Daniel in disprouing those false Gods Bel and the Dragon and in worshipping the true and euerliuing God mauger the malice of the malignant enemies of the truth Dan. 14. The .xxix. Plant Iustice Definition IVstice is one of the soure moste excellent vertues called cardinall vertues whereout flowe as from out of foure pure fountaines al the other springs of vertues albeit these foure called Cardinall vertues namely Iustice Prudence Temperance and Fortitude are so tearmed of the Latin Erymologie Cardo which is in English the hindge of a doore for as the hindge doth catie the force of the doore opening to and fro and beares the stresse of the same against all other strength so do these foure vertues euery one in his propertie cary support and beare certaine other vertues as it were imposed vpon them or rather depending vpon their force and effect As namely Cicero terming this Iustice the first Cardinal vertue sayth lib. 1. Offici That she is a great brightnesse and excellencie whereof good men are so called whose first office is to hurt no man except he bee first prouoked by iniurie Againe to vse things common for common and thirdly priuate thinges as his owne But more truely and amply in his 2. Rhetor. he sayth Iustice is an excellent qualitie of the minde to the profite of all men applyable

vnto thee for thou shalt bring in this people vnder thy correction Deut. 31. Iosua himselfe with valiant courage in the seruice of God enioyned him so constantly behaued himselfe that he sayd vnto those princes about him go your wayes and set your feet vpon the neckes of those fiue kings that withstand the will of the most highest Iosua 10. For other notable examples of fortitude in defence of the righteous and iust quarell of God and his truth looke and reade of Phinees Numb 31. Caleb Iosua 14. Ahud iudge of Israel Iudicum 3. Gedeon Iudicum 6. Sampson Iudicum 14. Dauid 1. Regum 17. Eleazarus 2. Machab. 6. The seuen brethren 2. Macha 7. Saint Paule Actes 11. and others The foure Arbours of amiable amenitie within this Vineyarde The first Arbour Zeale to Godlinesse VVHo so being desirous to view suruey this Vineyard of Vertue hath ●●tisfied his bodily eyes with the beautifull ●rāches of euery Plant hath satisfied his lon●ing mind with the tast of the heauenly fruite ●ereof and delighteth in the sweet digestion ●ereof vnto eternall saluation Let him here ●●uch safe to sit down vnder my beames and ●rowd him vnder the boughes of my beati●●de who being termed Zeale to godlines do ●●omise such happy interteinment perform ●●th blessednes that they shal not repēt thē which ●●me to me nay the lōger they tary with me the more shall they labour in loue with me 〈◊〉 and neuer be wearie of their well doing 〈◊〉 when they thinke they haue done they sha● newe begin againe So that the more ofte● they see the more often they desire the oftn●● they desire the oftner they shall be an hu●gred the more they hunger the more the● shall seeke to satisfie and the more that the● satisfie them the more they will come to 〈◊〉 For the more they come to me the better th● fare Wherefore whatsoeuer thou art whi●● after long looking hast liked and in lyking hast longed for the effectuall digestion of 〈◊〉 fruite of this Vineyarde Disdaine not he● in this place to rest after repast and perswa●● thy selfe to be with Abraham in the valley 〈◊〉 Mambrey sitting in the doore of the tent 〈◊〉 the verie heate of the day and that by rep●sing thy delectation in this vertuous life 〈◊〉 by his grace will appeare vnto thee as 〈◊〉 than appeared vnto Abraham Gen. 18. 〈◊〉 perswade thy selfe whiles thus thou re●● thy selfe with me that as Iacob rested hi● self in Aram after the Sunne was set so sh●● thou not gather stones but feathers of dow●● to lay vnder thy heade if thou sleepest in 〈◊〉 place and as hee sawe in his dreame a ladd●● reaching to the heauens so shalt thou 〈◊〉 thy selfe to be in heauen euen whilest thou yet dwellest vpon earth Gen. 28. Be also surely perswaded in thy selfe that resting with this Seale to godlinesse thou art not sleeping with Samuel in the temple of the Lord but waking ●nd the readier for the Lorde when hee shall ●all thee to what ende and purpose he will. ● Reg. 3. To be short thou shalt not seeme to 〈◊〉 exercised in a Vineyarde of vanitie but of such vertue that Dauids house of Ceder trees was not comparable to it Solomons gorge●us dwelling places of pleasure nor yet the 〈◊〉 winged Chariot of Elias were more de●ectable for thy soules health in his life and 〈◊〉 the life to come eternall The second Arbour Societie of good men VVHilest thou art yet plucking a cluster of grapes from this plant here there taking thy pleasure in another place 〈◊〉 replenish thy longing minde with delight●●me and pleasant fruite digesting the same 〈◊〉 full Come hither yet one steppe further vn●● me which am called the second Arbor and ●est thee nowe in the Societie of good men For be sure thou hast neither plowed in stony ground walked amongest weedes beaten the busie waues gathered Caterpillers for good fruit eaten sowre grapes nor tasted dregs wine lees in stead of comfortable Muscadell But thou hast bestowed thy labour in the land which bringeth foorth good fruite thou hast with the Bee borhe away honie out of sweete and fragrant flowers thou hast sayled in the portes of safetie brought home sounde fruite tasted of the wine of gladnes and satisfied thy mind with cordial comfort in the companie of men not of bruite beasts and not of men but of good men not onely of good men but of Angels and not onely of Angels but of the Almightie whose ministers they are for thy welfare saluation to accompanie thee vnto the resting place of eternal ioy blessednesse And as Laban had verte smal store of worldly substance before Iacob came vnto him and by his companying with him was made riche Gen. 30. So thou which shalt imitate the vertuous examples of these good and godly men dayly accōpanying that is to say meditating and practising their vertues in life conuersation thou shalt be rich in the grace fauor of God for euer Yea in often vsing the counsels of these thou shalt with Tobias hee sure to haue alwayes as guestes with thee such men as feare god Tob. 24. Thou shalt thus conuersant as Dauid sayeth bee holy with those that are holy and innocent with those that are innocent Psal. 17. Yea thou shalt by companie and conference with these good neighbors dwelling in the middest of the vngodly as S. Isydore saith lib. 2. soliloq glorifie God edifie thy neighbor damnifie thine enimie To conclude whilest thou as Peter did remainest Mat. 26 firme in conformitie of mind and maners with these Apostles thou art in the right way and art established in safetie but beware thou hast no societie with the chief priests as Pope tyrant hypocrite infidel nor irreligious persons which denie the Lorde of hostes the giuer of saluation only Thus with Paule shalt thou passe the stormie rage of this worlde and all those vnder thy charge safely vnto the port of ioyes and blessednesse perpetuall Actes 27. The third Arbour Obseruation of the Sabaoth AFter thou hast laboured thus in the Lordes Vineyarde with continual companie counsell and comforte of the elect it shall behoue thee to call to minde what our Sauiour by the mouth of his seruant Moyses commanded shoulde be establised for a peculiar law amongst the children of God namely That thou shalt keepe holy the Sabboth day Which keeping holy of the Sabaoth for asmuch as he himself first obserued for our example when after his sixe dayes workes hee rested the seuenth day and hallowed it we must therefore so construe this rest and so accomplish the same in our life conuersation that in resting from labour we giue no liberty to idlenesse vaine cogitations vaine speeche nor vaine deedes so resting as though we neuer ceased to turmoyle both bodie in vnquietnesse and soule in desolation For what profiteth this Sabothes rest vnto the bodie with pampering her selfe in carnall pleasures putting on gorgeous apparell wallowing in all kinde