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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27456	Historical applications and occasional meditations upon several subjects written by a person of honour.	Berkeley, George Berkeley, Earl of, 1628-1698.	1667 (1667)	Wing B1963; ESTC R8483	20,594	142

Faithful to have God to be his Friend and to be called the Friend of God I pray God we may have the like felicity that following Abraham's example we may rest in his bosome which God of his infinite mercy grant for Christ Jesus his sake Amen VIII THere was a great contest between Apelles a famous Painter and another which should appear the better Artist and as a trial of skill Apelles drew Grapes which were so naturally done that the Birds pecked at them supposing them to be real Grapes The other drew onely the lively picture of a Curtain and bringing it to Apelles for his approbation he was desired to draw away the Curtain that his Picture might be judged of He then concluded himself the better-Artist For says he Apelles deceived the Birds but I deceived Apelles Thus with Art and cunning we may deceive birds beasts and men nay our selves but we cannot deceive God Let us therefore so behave our selves in our words gestures thoughts actions as considering we are alwaies in God's presence to whom we must be accountable at our Death and at the day of Judgment and therefore let us not dare to commit sin unlesse we can conceal our actions from his all-seeing Eye IX I Have heard of a Jury of twelve men who being asked by the Judg whether the Prisoner at the Barre were Guilty or Not guilty before the Fore-man could conveniently make answer another person who stood by said Not guilty to whom the Fore-man looking with indignation repeated his words Not guilty adding I say my Lord he is Guilty but before he expressed the latter his two first words were recorded according to Law and by this mistake the Offender escaped But at the day of Judgment the Guilty have no advantage by any possibility of a mistake or accident for the Judge is infallible and righteous and the Conscience which is both Jury and Witnesse Conscientia mille Testes will certainly deliver true evidence not being deceived in the least tittle At this Barre voluble Oratorie prevails not neither can subtile Law-distinctions any waies avail but Judgment shall be given to every one in Righteousnesse and in Truth by him who is Truth it self and cannot lie whose mercy we had need implore in our lives and at our Deaths that he may not be severe to mark what is done amisse but forgive and pardon us for Christ his sake X. THe Dog in the Fable having meat in his mouth by the water side and perceiving the shadow of it reflect which he erroneously mistook for real flesh opened his mouth greedily in hopes to get it and by this means lost the true substance Thus it fares with many worldly men to whom God hath given meat in their Mouths his blessings in a liberal proportion Eccles. 6. 2. Riches wealth and honour so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof but they not satisfied therewith seek to increase their wealth per fas nefas ravenously coveting the shadow which is vexation and vanity and neglecting to improve their Talents to God's glory and their own good and by this means lose the true substance their hopes of eternal welfare XI A Scholar of Socrates observing that many of his fellow-Pupills had presented their Master with great and rich presents which he was uncapable of doing by reason of his poverty came to Socrates and told him he freely gave him what was in his power Himself devoted to his service The most acceptable Gift to the God of Heaven is our selves our hearts and affections My son give me thy heart says Solomon Without this Present all others are vain Oblations Sacrifices which are an abomination to the Lord He will despise us and our Offerings if they are not tendred with an intire humble dutiful and obedient heart which I beseech God to give us that we may retribute the same to him again Amen XII A Story is told of the same Socrates that one day being in his School a Physiognomist came to visit him and taking great remark of his face plainly averred that Socrates was guilty of such and such notorious Vices which Accusation his Disciples heard with much impatience and could hardly forbear striking him declaring that he was a silly fellow and that he had done their Master injurie for what he had said was very false upon their knowledge Socrates interposes and assures them that what this Artist had delivered concerning him was well grounded and therefore they had no such reason to blame him for says he I have a great natural propensity and inclination to those Crimes which certainly would have had a great predominancy over me had not my Reason and my Philosophie prevailed over them which was no small difficulty Thanks be given to Almighty God for his restraining Grace that we have not been actually guilty of those sins to which our particular natures do so much incline us that every single offence hath not been the unhappy parent of many more and this is wholly to be imputed to God's goodnesse to us for our resolutions may fail us of doing good and avoiding evil our Reason may be blinded and deceived Philosophie both as to the Theorie and as to the Practick part may be vain and unprofitable but if we are indued with God's Grace this cannot fail us He giveth us to will and to doe of his good pleasure but the more we rely upon him and pray for his blessed assistance the surer we are to find the happy influence and benefit of his good Spirit which will teach us to walk holily penitently soberly not as fools but as wise redeeming the time because the daies are evill XIII IT was said of a good man that he should confesse he had been undone unlesse he had been undone meaning that if God had not awakened his Conscience with temporal losses and afflictions and caused him to look into himself Prosperity and inconsideration had swallowed him up God many times grants our requests in denying of them when to his Majestie these appear inconsistent with his Glory and our Good for he onely knows what is best for us In a prosperous condition we seldome take up the complaint of that good Heathen who sadly said O Amici diem perdidi O my friends I have lost a day because he could not call to mind any good he had done that day but lose day after day for many years together untill at last we have not a day left to repent in though many a misspent day to repent of and then we must know though true Repentance is never too late yet late Repentance is seldome true XIV ALL Societies and Compaines of men as well Merchants as others who are sober industirous wise and well-governed conduce much to the advantage and benefit of that Kingdome or Common-wealth in which they live Rich Merchants make a Rich Kingdome But let the great Traders have a