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A49605	Ethice christiana, or, The school of wisdom wherein the grounds of moral philosophy are demonstrated to comply with the principles of Christian religion, by a mixt exercise of grace and vertu / written originally in French ... by M. De la Serre ; and done into English by J.A.	La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600-1665.; Alardis, James.	1664 (1664)	Wing L457; ESTC R24425	37,313	130

it the same Eternity shall be the measure of your torments 16. It is not our part to make out own destiny unless it be for our salvation or destruction seeing every man hath liberty to do what he can for his own salvation or damnation the events of our life are in the hands of Him who hath numbred our dayes We must undergo with submission the laws which he imposeth upon us 17. He is most unhappy who wisheth alwayes for the good he hath not and is never contented with that he hath The Wise-man is never in quest of his repose because he finds it within himself 18. Although a man be considered in regard of his Condition yet that doth not-render him considerable Suppose his name make a noise and his greatness a splendor yet the noise is dissipated and the splendor vanisheth unless his vertue preserve the memory of the one and the beauty of the other 19. All men do complain of their fortune notwithstanding they have cause to be contented therewith If God suffers you to enjoy riches are you not sati fy'd and if it be his will to withhold them you have no ground of discontent provided he give you patience a Poor contented is far more happy than a Rich disquieted 20. Never cast your eyes upon other mens goods lest Envy give you a salfe possession making you Proprietary of them without enjoying content your self with what God is pleased to bestow upon you how can you pretend to new favours from his Bounty if his Justice have cause to upbraid you with unthankfulness for that which he hath donal ready 21. Consider that the felicity of this life consisteth not in passing it without trouble but rather in passing it without offence so that the troubles of our life pass away with it but the torments of our sins are everlasting 22. What mattereth it in the Runing of our Race whether it be at high noon-day or in the evening I mean with magnificence or without pomp All consisteth in this to run happily to the end we may obtain the Crown 23. The Favorites of Fortune may well rejoyce in the light of the Sun as they walk in their favour upon Ice but the same Star that beholds them continually makes the Ice melt away suddenly whence it comes to pass that they vanish in an instant leaving us nothing but the memory of their mifery with that of their name 24. Suffer not you self to be tempted with Ambition the good thereof is to come and the trouble of it is present It gives nothing but unprofitable desires and vain hopes It argues great weakness to lose the Repose we enjoy in expectation of a greater 25. Do not take much heed to the roughness of the path of your life that part of it which is past will trouble you no more and that which is before may become fairer and more pleasant by walking on in a continuall chearfulness All consists in your skilful entring the gate of death of all the moments of life the last is only to be feared 26. The Wise-man findeth his Repose every where all times are his season and all places his abode he waxeth old with contentment because his old age makes him draw near his grave whence after he is sown in rottenness he is to arise in glory 27. This should be a great comfort to us to know that we breath continually under the protection of Providence seeing that a haire cannot fall from our head without the appointment thereof in all our distresses this ought to be our consolation as well as our remedy CHAP. VII That he that knoweth how to live well is the most learned man in the World 1. IF it be true that the object of Knowledge is Truth then know that there is nothing more true than this that we are born to worke out our own salvation and that we are to be rewarded according to our works 2. The most learned man in the world knoweth nothing if he be ignorant of the means to be saved and seeing Time and Nature can teach us only to die we must seek for other School-masters who can teach us to be born again out of our own ashes to enjoy that immortality which we hope for 3. Put the case you were a great Astrologer and by the rules of this Scienc 〈◊〉 could foresee your good or bad 〈…〉 fore-sight were unprofitable to you because during the course of your lise you have nothing to do but to shun the misery of your damnation to be esteemed happy 4. It is not enough to be a good Divine to comprehend according to the capacity of your understanding the mysteries of the Trinity Faith and submission are the Principles of true Divinity it is better to believe then dispute 5. I grant that Philosophy may inlighten your mind in the knowledge of the wonders of Nature but you must ascribe the glory of all to the Creator and by meanes of these pleasant streams re-ascend to their scource 6. Logicks may teach you the Art to put Arguments in forme but you must alwayes come to the conclusion of this last that being born to die you must die to revive 7. The science of true Physick consists only in this to find out soveraign remedies against the feaver of our passions because if we die of this disease our loss is irrecoverable for all Eternity 8. Suppose you were a great Lawyer then do reason to your self do it to all the World the only practice of this Law of Nature doth briefly comprehend the whole science of the Institutions 9. What doth it availe to be learned in Languages is it not sufficient if a man can speak the language of Reason where works are necessary words are needless 10. There are many who are curious to learn by Cards and Maps to know the extent of the Earth but never reflect upon this truth that if one little point doth there represent a whole City in what space can they remarke that of their grave 11. True Morals do only consist in living without reproach to die without sorrow and the means to compass this is to consider the end of our actions having alwayes Honour for our object and duty for our guide 12. Not that Sciences are to be contemned the study of them is as commendable as necessary but it is a sa●● thing for a man to imploy the whol● time of his life in the diligent search of their Truths without making profit of this that he who knoweth how to obey the Commandments of God is the most learned man in the World 13. O how learned he is in all Sciences that knoweth how to love God! and which may satisfy us in this it is the Will alone that can render us learned without standing in need of any other Master 14. Wonder not if the Spirit of God saith that The feare of the Lord is the beginning of Wisedom seeing the Love of him ought to be both the progress

Prince James D. of York with his Character 4. 8. The States man or Modern Policie the second part 8. 9. The Devils Gabinet-Council discovered or the Plots and contrivances of O. Cromwel and the Long-Parliament in order to the taking away the Life of his Sacred Majesty of blessed memory 8. 11. The Soveraigns Prerogative and the Subjects Priviledge Comprised in several Speeches Cases and Arguments of Law discussed between the Kings most Sacred Majesty and the most eminent Persons of both Houses of Parliament Collected by Dr. Tho. Fuller Folio 11. Fathers Blessing or a Legacie to his son fitting him to carry himself through the various Encounters of this world 12. 12. The History of the affairs of Scotland under the conduct of the Illustrious and truly valiant James Marquess of Montross 8. 13. A short view of the Lives of those-excellent Princes Henry D. of Gloucester and Mary Princess of Orange deceased 8. 14. Lessius of health with Cornaro's Treatise of Temperance 24. 15. A new English Grammar prescribing certain Rules for Foreiners to learn English with a Grammer of the Spanish or Castilian Tongue with special Remarks upon the Portugees Dialect c. to which is annexed a ●erambution of Spain and Portugal which may serve for direction to travel through both Countries for the service of Her Majesty whom God preserve 8. 16. Overbury Revived or a Satyrical Description of the Vices of our late Times in Essays and Characters by L. G. 12. 17. The true Portraiture of Her most excellent Majesty Donna Catherino Queen of Great Britain Fol. 17. Summum Bonum or a Plain Path-way to Happiness conducting the Soul to its Haven of Rest through the stormy passage of Worldly troubles to which is added a short Dialogue of that excellent Vertue of the Submission of Mans Will to the Will of God 8. 18. The History of Independency compleat being the first second third fourth and last Part which may be had single by such as have bought the other 4. Choice Poems by eminent Wits of this Age. 19. Regale Lectum Miseriae or a Kingly Bed of Miserie in which is contained a Dream with other Poems by J. Quarles the last Impression 8. 20. A New Survey of the Turkish Empire and Government in a brief History deduced to this present Time and the reign of the now Grand Seignior Mahomet the fourth the present and 14 Emperor with their Lawes Religions Customs as also an account of the Seige of Newhausal FINIS Ethice Christiana OR The Precepts of Christian Morals CHAP. I. That we ought to have God for the Object of all our actions 1. ALL Worldly Actions do nothing but strike the eare with their noise and what Glory soever doth accompany them passeth away with us This doth oblige us to have Eternity alwayes wayes before our eyes because Time destroyeth all that it bringeth forth in making it self the first object of its fury 2. Although God be the Judge as well as the witness of our Actions we ought to consecrate them unto him rather out of love then duty to the end that that voluntary submission preventing the constraint of necessity may make us hope for a favourable success thereof 3. All that we do out of the sight of God must needs redound to our confusion and disadvantage for seeing we work in darkness the pain of our unprofitable labour is the only reward thereof 4. Rejoyce not at the success of your designes unless God hath given you the first thoughts thereof the joyes of Fortune are never of long continuance and if they happen to last for a space you ought to fear that that long calme will at last bring forth a storm where you may find your shipwrack 5. If you consult the Wisdom of the World in your attempts you shall never come to a happy conclusion for the light of humane Prudence not being able to penetrate into the obscurity of that which is to come doth often take the appearance of Truth for the Truth it self so that of a bright day it maketh a dark shadow 6. The counsels of the men of this World ought alwayes to be suspect unto us not because they are hurtfull for they may sometimes happen to our advantage but we must consider that as those counsels which belong to our salvation are of greatest concernment so all other cannot be but unprofitable 7. Do not expect the success of your designes from your Industrie For she is a Work-woman that is ever learning and continueth alwayes in her Apprentiship and we know by experience that when she worketh alone all her work is to no purpose 8. Whatsoever a man doth in Time his Actions in the end have neither Witness nor Judge seeing he is the first that accuseth himself I would have all Actions performed as in the publick view of the whole World for they must needs perish with it seeing they are enclosed within its circumference 9. They that labour only for that which is to come do enjoy a present satisfaction for as much as when they waxe old in a sensible hope to be crowned with their labours they come to taste of that good which they formerly hoped for 10. Consider with your self that all your actions have a certain relation to Eternity if to Eternity you ought to be rewarded or punished Do all what you will God reserveth to himself the finall judgement of your works leaving you free liberty to make choice either of Heaven or Hell 11. Again consider that all our actions have no other object but our salvation or destruction and that they are alwayes present in the sight of God either to reward or punish them 12. Render an account of all your Actions unto your self that you may shun the censure of others and if you be afraid of Gods chastisement punish your self first voluntary penitence may appease his wrath 13. Like as good actions crown themselves by reason of the glory that doth accompany them so do the evill Actions carry their punishment along with them through the shame which followeth them This obligeth us to do the good and shun the evill even out of the consideration of their own nature although we should have no other object 14. Behold alwayes the end of your actions if you would prevent the repenting of them and be you the first Judge of them to the end you may never have any other We must not be indulgent to our selves when it concerneth our salvation or Honour 15. Do no action that may be unworthy of you although you should have no other witness but your self seeing your own memory doth sufficiently know it and as your memory would upbraid you with it every day so you should suffer the punishment thereof every hour 16. He that hath an eye towards God in all his Actions healeth himself of the evill of Fear and may challenge a propriety in Hope and as he liveth without reproach so he dyeth without sorrow 17. What should it availe

every day a making You may draw your advantage from their loss in considering from the Haven wherein you are the storms wherewith they are encompassed 3. It is true that the World hath nothing to give but Roses but afterwards it afflicteth our spirits and to encrease our miseries the Roses thereof last but for a Morning but the Thorns are Everlasting the Pleasures thereof pass away but the Torments follow us beyond the Grave 4. I know very well that it is hard to resist the Worlds allurements and that Reason must needs employ her uttermost endeavors to render her self Commandress of its Charms but a humble spirit and a zealous heart may hope for all things from Grace It is this alone that maketh us triumph in Combats to give us the Crown of the Victory 5. If the World tempt you with Riches it is a Good whereof the ill-imploying may render you eternally miserable And truly it is so difficult to imploy them well that the wisest men in this point are in continual fear because they are in continual danger 6. If the World tempt you with Greatness of Birth consider that it is a Rose-bud whereof you are both the Sun and the Dew because you cannot be truly Great but by your own Vertue Nature indeed may crown you from your Cradle but it is onely the crowns of your own making that must render you truly Glorious 7. If your Youth suggest any temptation to engage you to follow the World consider that it is the Hand of a Clock which commonly goeth false because every moment may be that of your Retreat but such a Retreat as hath no Return 8. Be not surprised by the smiles of Fortune All the Calms of the Sea thereof are so many presages of an ensuing Tempest and Shipwrack is so much the more unavoidable as the Calm hath been of long continuance Fortune alone never rendered a Man happy 9. There is no condition in the World to adventure upon and although Crowns and Scepters be as Laurels under the shelter of which we may be safe from Lightnings yet Fortune hath settled on Earth her Right of taking them away though she do not give them Every Age furnisheth us with said examples of this Truth 10. The Chains which tye us to the World are hard to be broken unless we break them betimes because when we use our strongest endeavors to make them take effect the trouble doth astonish us and courage fails us with so much the more reason as we endeavor the ruine of our own Contentments 11. We must live in the World as in a strange Country where we are every day taking our Farewel being always ready to depart and because the moment of our departure is uncertain we ought to wait for it every hour The Wise Christian that hearkneth to the minutes of his breathing can never be surprised when the hour of his l●st sigh striketh 12. The World never made but unhappy men these are works of its own making and it can make no other It is a fine thing for the Slaves thereof to live and die in the pomp they are in But the splendor thereof doth onely dazle feeble spirits because strong ones breaking the berk of appearances do evidently see their mi●fortunes 13. I do not wonder that our first Parents were deceived by the World seeing they were deprived of those Precepts that Example might give them But I think it very strange that walking on the Sepultures of those whom the World hath deceived we become not wise by the remembrance of their folly 14. Take leave of your self before Necessity constrain you to take your last Farewel and seeing it is the Trade of the World to make men slaves as well as miserable follow it without being tyed to it to the end that dying in that freedom wherein you was born you may have no other Master to give an account unto but one 15. They who devote themselves to the World for a time render their Vow eternal before they are aware having neither leasure nor courage to violate it and if by good luck this doth not fail them the want of the other makes their destruction infallible and their loss unrecoverable 16. All the lovers of the World die commonly Idolaters thereof but the misery is that Time exposeth them for Sacrifice upon the Altar of Eternity seeing they are to be Martyrized for ever 17. Flee shun the World in Will and in Thought seeing you are not able to shun it in Deed. True every moment separates you from it in making you draw near your Grave But in that your Heart must go before your steps and you must go swifter in minde than in body to make the way pleasant which you are to go 18. Prevent those Farewels the World is to take of you in the Necessity to which you are reduced to forsake it for ever to the end that the hour of your departure may be without hinderance and without any other disquiet than what grief not to have lived better might have caused in you CHAP. XIV That the World is a Theatre where every man acteth his Part in Time for an Eternity 1. WHen I consider this sad Theatre of the World wherein Time destroyeth all that Nature produceth I bless that adored Providence which hath so ordained it seeing that the Necessity of Death perswades us of the Neccssity of a New life 2. Although we be born free yet Nature makes us subject to Reason and though this Subjection be voluntary as the Will hath no other object but Good there is a far greater pleasure in following it than there is in shunning it 3. Life hath no returning and though our Souls be Immortal the second Life which succeeds to the first is but the Fruit of the Seed of our Labors If we walk in darkness here below darkness will be our portion 4. The Immortality which the World promiseth can last no longer than it and it is sufficient that Time can mark the limits thereof to contemn it whatsoever is not Eternal is unworthy to be the object of our desires but Eternity is to be feared as well as desired And seeing it is unavoidable we must render it happy to our selves by a Godly life 5. How worthy of Compassion are some profound Wits They spend their whole life in the search of Immortality and in the end they finde nothing but Death Eternal Except we be inflamed with the Fire of Charity we cannot happily rise again out of our Ashes 6. You must never make tryal of a danger whereof the hurt is unrecoverable They who put their Salvation in hazard are men wilfully unhappy who run blind to their own destruction after they have foreseen it 7. Because we can onely be good Husbands of the time present we must employ it as it cometh it is the onely means to stay it though it do continually flee away since that the memory of the flight thereof is pleasant to