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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02588	Salomons diuine arts, of 1. Ethickes, 2. Politickes, 3. Oeconomicks that is; the gouernment of 1. Behauiour, 2. Common-vvealth, 3. Familie. Drawne into method, out of his Prouerbs & Ecclesiastes. With an open and plaine paraphrase, vpon the Song of songs. By Ioseph Hall.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1609 (1609)	STC 12712; ESTC S122080	69,867	286

I can speak it is he come neere vnto me close to the doore and wall of my heart And tho this wall of my flesh hinder my full fruition of him yet loe I see him by the eye of faith looking vpon me I see him as in a glasse I see him shining gloriously through the grates and vvindowes of his Word and Sacraments vpon my soule And now mee thinkes I heare him speake to mee in a gracious invitation say Arise O my Church rise vp whether from thy security or feare hide not thy head anie longer O my beautiful Spouse for danger of thine enemies neither suffer thy selfe to bee pressed with the dulness of thy nature or the carelesse sleepe of thy sinnes but come forth into the comfortable light of my presence and shew thy self cheerefull in me For beholde all the cloudie winter of thy afflictions is passed all the tempests of tentations are blowen ouer the Heauen is cleare and novv there is nothing that may not giue thee cause of delight Euerie thing novv resembles the face of a spirituall Spring all the sweete flovvers and blossomes of holy profession put forth and shewe themselues in their opportunities now is the time of that heauenly melodie which the cheerefull Saints and Angells make in mine eares vvhile they sing songs of deliuerance and praise me with their Alleluiahs and say Glory to God on hie in earth peace good-will towards men What speake I of blossoms beholde those fruitfull vines and fig-trees of my faithfull ones whome my husbandry hath carefully tended dressed yeeld forth both pleasant tho tender fruits of obedience and the wholsome and comfortable sauours of better desires wherefore now O my deare Church shake off all that dull securitie wherewith thou hast beene held and come forth and inioy me O my beautifull pure and chaste spouse which like vnto some solitary doue hast long hid thine head in the secret inaccessible clifts of the rocks out of the reache and knowledge of thy persecutours how-euer thou art concealed from others shew thy selfe in thy works and righteousnesse vnto me and let me be euer plied with thy words of imploration and thankesgiuing for thy voice tho it be in mourning and thy face tho it bee sad and blubbered are exceedingly pleasing vnto me And in the meane time O all yee that wishe vvell to my Name and Church do your vtmost indeauour to deliuer her from her secret enemies not sparing the least who either by hereticall doctrine or profane conuersation hinder the course of the Gospell and peruert the faith of many especially of those that haue newly giuen vp their names to me and are but newly entred into the profession of godlinesse My beloued Sauior is mine through my faith and I am his through his loue and we both are one by vertue of that blessed vnion on both partes whereby wee mutually inioy each other with all sufficient contentment And how worthily is my loue placed vpon him who leadeth mee forth into pleasant pastures and at whose right hand there is the fulnesse of ioy for euermore Come therefore O my Sauiour and vntill the day of thy glorious appearance shall shine forth to the world wherin our spirituall marriage shall be consummate and vntill all these shadowes of ignorance of infidelity of troubles of conscience and of outwarde tribulations be vtterly dispersed and chased away come and turne thee to me againe thou which to the carnall eyes of the world seemest absent come quickly and delay not but for the speed of thy return be like vnto som swift Roe or Hind vpō those smooth hills of Gilead which Iordan seuers from the other part of Iury. CHAP. III. MY securitie told me that my Sauior was neer vnto my soule yea with it and in it but vvhen by serious and silent meditation I searched my owne heart I found that for ought my ovvne sense could discerne hee was farre off from me Then thought I vvith my selfe Shall I lie still contented with this want No I wil stirre vp my selfe and the helpe I cannot finde in my selfe I will seeke in others Of all that haue been experienced in all kinde of difficulties of all deep Philosophers of the wisest and honestest worldlings I will diligently enquire for my Sauiour amongest them I sought him yet could receiue no ansvvere to my satisfaction Missing him there I ran to those vvise and carefull Teachers whom God hath set as so many watch-men vpon the walles of his Ierusalem vvho sooner found me then I could aske after them to whome I sayde as thinking no man coulde bee ignoraunt of my loue Can you giue mee no direction where I might finde him vvhome my soule loueth Of whome when I had almost left hoping for comfort that gracious Sauiour vvho would not suffer mee tempted aboue my measure presented himselfe to my soule Loe then by a newe act of faith I laide fast holde vpon him and will not let him anie more part from my ioyfull embracements vntil both I haue brought him home fully into the seate of my conscience and haue won him to a perpetuall cohabitation with mee and a full accomplishment of my loue in that Ierusalem which is aboue which is the mother of vs all CHRIST NOw that my distressed Church hath beene all the Night long of my seeming absence toyled in seeking mee I charge you O all that professe anie friendship with mee I charge you by whatsoeuer is comly deare and pleasant vnto you that as you will answere it you trouble not her peace vvith anie vniust or vnseasonable suggestions vvith vncharitable contentions with anie Nouelties of doctrine but suffer her to rest sweetelie in that diuine truthe vvhich shee hath receiued and this true apprehension of mee vvherein shee reioyceth Oh who is this how admirable hovv louely vvho but my Church that ascendeth thus gloriouslie out of the vvildernesse of the world vvherein shee hath thus long vvandered into the blessed mansions of my fathers house all perfumed vvith the graces of perfect sanctification mounting right vpward into her glorie like some straight pillar of smoake that ariseth from the most rich and pleasant composition of odours that can be deuised The Church I Am ascended and loe how glorious is this place where I shall eternally inioy the presence and loue of my Sauiour hovv farre doth it exceede the earthlie magnificence of SALOMON about his bedde doe attende a guard of threescore choysest men of Israel All stout VVarriers able and expert to handle the sword which for more readinesse each of them weares hanging vpon his thigh so as it may be hastily dravven vppon anie suddaine daunger but about this heauenlie pauilion of my Sauiour attend millions of Angelles spirituall Souldiers mightie in power readie to bee commaunded seruice by him The Bride-bed that SALOMON made so much admired of the World vvas but of the

the wicked shall fall in his own wickednes for of it own selfe Iniquitie ouerthroweth the sinner But besides that the curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked tho hand ioyne in hand he shall not be vnpunished beholde the Righteous shall bee payde vppon earth how much more the vvicked and the sinner That then vvhich the wicked man feareth shall come vppon him both Death Hee shall die for default of instruction and that by his owne hands for by following euill hee seeks his ovvne death and after that damnation The vvicked shall bee cast awaie for his malice Hell and destruction are before the LORD and a man of vvicked imaginations vvill hee condemn so both in life in death after it nothing but Terror shall be for the workers of iniquitie where contrarily The feare of the Lord leadeth to life and hee that is filled therewith shall contontinue and shall not be visited with euill SALOMONS ETHICKES THE second BOOKE PRVDENCE §. 1. Of Vertue in cōmon Wherein it consisteth Whereby it is ruled and directed VErtue consistes in the mean vice in extreams Let thy wayes bee ordered aright Turne not to the right hand nor to the left but remoue thy foote from euill The rule whereof is Gods Lawe for the commandement is a lantern and instruction a light and euery word of God is pure My son hearken to my words incline thine eare to my sayings Let them not depart from thine eies but keepe them in the midst of thine heart For they are life vnto those that finde them and health vnto all their flesh Keepe my commandements and thou shalt liue and mine Instruction as the apple of thine eye Binde them vpon thy fingers write them vppon the Table of thine heart All Vertue is eyther Prudence Iustice Temperance Fortitude 1. Of Prudence which comprehends Wisdome Prouidence Discretion §. 2. Of wisdome the Description Effectes It procures Knovvledge safety from sinne from iudgemēt good direction for actions for words Wealth Honor Life THe prudent man is he whose eyes are in his head to see all ihings and to foresee and whose heart is at his right hand to doe all dextrouslie and with iudgement VVisedome dwelles with Prudence and findeth forth knowledge and counsels And to describe it The wisedome of the Prudēt is to vnderstand his way his owne If thou bee wise thou shalt be wise for thy selfe An excellent vertue for Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome and getteth vnderstandinge The merchandise thereof is better then the merchandise of siluer and the gaine thereof is better then golde It is more precious then pearles and all the things that thou canst desire are not to bee compared to her Length of dayes are in her right hand and in her left hand riches and glory Her wayes are wayes of pleasure and all her pathes prosperitie Shee is a tree of life to them that laie holde on her and blessed is he that receiueth her The fruites of it are singular for first A wise heart doth not only seeke but get knowledge without which the minde is not good the eare of the wise learning and not get it onely but lay it vp and not so onely but workes by it and yet more is crowned with it Besides knowledge heere is safety When wisdome entreth into thy heart and knowledge delighteth thy soule then shall counsell preserue thee and vnderstanding shall keep thee and deliuer thee from the euil way and from the man that speaketh froward things and from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnesse to walke in the wayes of darkenesse and as from sinne so from iudgement The way of life is on hy to the Prudent to avoid from hell beneath Thirdly good direction 1. For actions Wisdom causeth to walke in the waie of righteousnes and in the mids of the paths of iudgement 2. For words The hart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely and addeth doctrine to his lips So that the words of the mouth of a wise man haue grace yea he receiues grace from others Either Instruct or reprooue the Prudent and he wil vnderstand knowledge Not to speake of wealth shee causeth them that loue hir to inherit substance and filleth their treasures she giueth not onely honor for the wisdome of a man doth make his face to shine the wiseman shal inherit glory but life Vnderstanding is a wel-spring of life to him that hath it and he that findeth me sayth wisdome findeth life and shall obtaine fauour of the Lord. Wherfore Get wisdom get vnderstanding forget not neither decline from the words of my mouth Forsake her not and she shall keep thee loue her she shall preserue thee Wisdom is the beginning get wisedome therfore aboue all possessions get vnderstanding Exalt her and shee shall exalt thee Shee shall bring thee vnto honour if thou embrace her shee shall giue a goodly ornament to thine head yea she shall giue thee a crowne of glorie §. 3. Of Prouidence What shee is What her obiects What her effectes PRouidence is that wherby the heart of the wise fore-knoweth the time and iudgement the time when it will be the iudgemēt how it will bee done both which are appointed to euery purpose vnder heauen Not that man can fore-see all future things No he knoweth not that that shall be For who can tel him when it shal be not so much as cōcerning himselfe Neither doth man knowe his time but as the fishes are taken with an euill net and as the birdes which are caught in the snare so are the children of men snared in the euill time when it falleth on them suddenly yea the steps of a man are ruled by the Lord how should a man thē vnderstand his owne way but sometimes hee may The prudent man seeth the plague afarre off and fleeth and as for good things With the Pismire hee prouideth his meat in summer working still according to fore-knowledge yet not too strictly and fearefully for he that obserueth the wind shall not sowe and he that regardeth the cloudes shall not reape §. 4. Of Discretion what it is what it worketh for our acts for our speeches DJscretion is that whereby a man is wise in his businesses and whereby the heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely addeth doctrine to his lips For actions The Prudent wil consider his steps and make choice of times for To all things there is an appointed time and a time for euery purpose vnder heauen a time to plant a time to pluck vp that which is planted a time to slay and a time to heale