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B08027	The choise of change: containing the triplicitie of diuinitie, philosophie & poetrie, short for memorie, profitable for knowledge, and necessarie for maners: whereby the learned may be confirmed, the ignorant instructed, and all men generally recreated. / Newly set foorth by S.R. Gent. and student in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge..	S. R. (Simon Robson), d. 1617.	1585 (1585)	STC 21132; ESTC S94922	45,848	96

good shoulde be created of God that is good Wherefore hee made it 81 The whole worlde hath bene three times ruled by 3 lawes The lawe of nature The lawe of Moses Sixe thousande yeres the world shall endure thē be burned saith Elias 2000. before the lawe 2000 vnder the lawe 2000 vnder the Gospell But for y● elect sake these last daies shal be shortned The lawe of the Gospell 82 Faith as August saith is of 3 thinges and times Of things past We beleeue that Christ is dead which is past Of things present We beleue that Christ sitteth at the right hand of his Father which is present Of things to come We beléeue that he shall come to iudgement which is to come 83 Beliefe is of three sortes To beléeue that there is a God is of knowledge To beléeue God is to consent to his trueth To beleeue in God is to haue true confidence in his mercie 84 There be 3 kindes of knowledge To learne to knowe onely for knowledge sake To learne to knowe to that ende to bee knowen of others The first curiositie The second vaine glorie The thride perfect charitie To learne to knowe that thou maist be edified 85 Faith and hope differ in three things In obiectes Faith apprehēdeth a present benefit Hope looketh for one to come In offices Faith apprehendeth the promise made by Christ which neither hope nor other workes can doe In subiectes Faith is a knowledge in the mind and trust in the will Hope is in the will and in the hart 86 Faith excéede three thinges as Bernard saith The end of mans reason The vse of nature The bondes of experience 87 Thée thinges without all doubt are to be hoped for of God Pardon Grace Pardon of our sinnes Grace in regeneration Glorie after resurrection Glorie 88 Three things in which our whole hope consisteth In the loue of adoption In the truth of Christ his promises In the power of his redemption 89 The hope of the wicked may bee compared to three things To dust scatered in the winde To smoke flying in the ayre To a guest departing the same day that he cam 90 Charitie is of three sorts Towards God Towardes our selues Towards our neihbous 91 Our neighbour though he be euill must be loued for 3. causes For Gods sake For his own sake If thou louest God thou wilt loue his sonne also If thou louest thy brother when he is in health thou wilt loue him also being diseased Thou shalt loue him that thou mayest gaine his loue which seeketh hurt to thee For thine own sake ●2 Golde and charitie are compared together three manner of waies As golde doeth excell all mettals so charitie doth excell all vertues As golde is rare and deare so likewise is charitie As gold is more faire and durable then other mettals so farre charitie endureth 93 The humble ma● efcheweth three vices Singularitie whereby a man will bee accounted more holy Arragancie whereby a man doth set foorth himselfe aboue others Presumptiō whereby a man doth account him selfe fit for greater matters then in deede he is fit for 94 Patience doeth suffer any paine for three things God and Godlinesse Faith and religion Vertues and lawes 95 By three maner of meanes the vertue of patience is exercised Of God we suffer punishments Of the deuil temptations Wherein we must take heere That we do not murmure against god for our afflictiōs That the temptations of the deuil cause vs not to consent to sinne That the mischife of our neighbor prouoke vs not to requite euill Of our Neighbors persecutions losse reproch 96 These 3. thinges are a great praise in the iust To holde his peace when his seruant reuileth him If he forbeare him that is sicke when hee offereth iniurie If he make no answere to a poore mā charging him with vntruth 97 Patience is a great vertue for 3. things If thou hurtest not him of whō thou wast first borne If thy selfe being hurt thou doest forgiue him If thou fearest him whom thou couldest haue hurt 98 Three examples of patience in the scripture Of Iob Iames 5. you haue heard of the patience of Iob and sene his end Of Christ the only paterne of patience 1. Cor. 1. 1 Pet. 2. Of Lazarus which bare patiently infamie diseases and contempt Luk. 16. 99 A good life consisteth in these three things To eschew euil To do good To perseuer in goodnes to the end 100 Perseuerance hath affinitie with these three It is the sister of patience The daughter of constancie In aduersitie In labour I prosperitie The friend of peace THE SECOND HVNDRETH OF THE ●riplicitie of Diuinitie 1 Three things are comprehended in the knowledge of God TO know who God is namely the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost To beleeue in him To direct and gouerne our life accordinge to his will 2 Abraham receiued 3. Aungels into his house and they talked familiarly with thrée persons of the same house With Abraham the master of the house With Sara his wife With their maide Hagar 3 Three things which the deuil will not graunt That Christ is the sonne of God Hee cannot abide that Christ shoulde be man Hee will not confesse that Christe hath done those thinges which in trueth hee hath done 4 Three things chiefly to be remembred Gods benefites that wee maye render thanks Our sinnes that we may be sorie for them Our death that we may be carefull to liue well 5 Poore men are more easily cōuerted vnto God then rich men for 3. causes Because pride is annexed with riches and as Gregorie noteth Pride of minde is a hinderance vnto truth Because the hart of a rich man is full of the cares of this world which choke the worde of God Because rich mē haue temporal comfortes and therefore do little regarde spirituall consolation 6 Our olde aduersarie the deuill is bound with three things When our minde being tempted doeth not consent to euill and take delight therein When we can so rule our minde that wee hate not our neighbour when he speaketh reprochfull words against vs. When we can so gouerne our minde that wee murmure not against God when he punisheth vs for our desertes 7 Three weapons where with we may repulse the deuil The worde of God Faith in Christ Iesus Feruent praier 8 Saint Ierome saith that wee ought only to boast of one thing which is that we knowe God aright not of those 3. things which worldlings do glorie in Wisedome Strength Richesse 9 To loue God with all our heart with all our soule with all our might consisteth in 3. thinges Not to be led away with slattery Not to be seduced with deceites Not to be ouercome with iniuries 10 We must praise God with three instruments Our mouth Our hart For it is the instrument wherewith he will be glorified Singing and giuing thankes in hart vnto God Let your light so shine before men that they may sée your good works

THE Choise of Change Containing the Triplicitie of Diuinitie Philosophie and Poetrie short for memorie Profitable for Knowledge and necessarie for Maners Whereby the learned may be confirmed the ignorant instructed and all men generally recreated Newly set foorth by S. R. Gent. and student in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge T●ia sunt omnia AT LONDON Printed by Roger Warde dwelling neere Holborne Conduite An. Dom 〈…〉 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR HENRY HERBERT Knight of the most noble order of the Garter Lorde of Cardiffe mannor and S. Quintin and Earle of Pembrocke the right worshipfull Sir PHILIP SIDNEI knight with the right worthy Gentleman M. Robert Sidney Esquire S. R. wisheth increase of vertuous qualities in the minde of the giftes of the body and goods of Fortune RIght Honorable and Worshipful If I should follow the custome of ●uch as set forth bookes to the viewe of the world which passe vnder the protection of noble personages besides the dread of offending wise men I should run into one of these three errours either to praise your H. and W. by adulation praise my selfe by ostentation or praise my worke by seeking to bring men into admiration I purpose none of all these The first I leaue least my wordes should empaire your worthines The second I refrain because I find nothing in my self which can deserue praise The third I will avoide for if my labor hath bene so wel imployed as it may please you right H. and W it is able enough to praise it selfe I therefore present these my three bookes of Diuinitie Philosophie and Poetrie comprized together in one volume vnto you three right H. and W. who are linked vnited together in an indissoluble band of amitie fraternitie humbly requesting that you will countenance thē with fauour patronage them by your authoritie that therby they may eschew the reproches of malitious tongues and bleare the enuious eies of such as prie at other mens faultes in the water which cause things seeme bigger then they be but regard their owne faultes as through small nets which cause things to seeme lesse In so doing you shall giue me cause to reioice in my trauell and occasion by thankfulnes to acknowledge my bounden duetie Thus leauing your Honour and Worships to the direction of the Almightie I cease referring my selfe to your good opinions Your Honor and Worships to commaund S. R. TO THE READER 1 HE that knoweth not that he ought to knowe is a brute beast among men 2 He that knoweth no more then he hath neede of is a man among brute beastes 3 He that knoweth all that may be knowne is a God among men 1 Reade willingly 2 Correct friendly 3 Iudge indifferently THE FIRST HVNDRETH OF THE Triplicitie of Diuinitie 1 Three things doe witnes the worde of God to be true and of great authoritie THe historie of the world comprehended in the holy scripture Many notable and strange reuelations The miracles of the Church which do cōfirme the word 2 The preaching of the worde of God is comprehended in three things In doctrine In consolation In precepts 3 The holy Scripture is diuided into three parts Into histories Into precepts Into prophesies Histories consist in those things which are done Precepts in those thinges which are commanded Prophesies in foreshewinge things which either are alreadie come to passe or shall hereafter be fulfilled 4 Thrée good things are set forth in the scripture which the Philosophers neuer attained vnto The true knowledge of god and calling on of his name True comfort in aduersitie The way to liue well and worship God aright 5 Thrée things are most certain in the word of God Promises Prophesies Threatnings 6 There be thrée singuler things proper to the Scripture Hugo Whatsoeuer is taught is trueth without falshood Whatsoeuer is commanded is goodnesse without malice Whatsoeuer is promised is happinesse without miserie 7 The word of God was reuealed for thrée causes To be learned To be beleeued To be practised 8 There are three vnderstandings of y● scriptures set down by Hugo in his third booke of the s●ule Historicall Misticall The first containing examples fit for the simple The second mysteries fit for the learned By miracles By Figures By words The third manners common for both Morall 9 All Scripture giuen by inspiration as Paule saith 2. Tim. 3. is profitable to thrée To teach To improue and correct To instruct in righteousnes 10 There be thrée kinds of meditations in contemplation Hugo In creatures In scriptures The first ariseth of admiration The second of reading Admiration bringeth Question Question searching out Readinge mynistreth matter to know y● truth circūspectiō bringeth operatiō Operation is y● end of Meditation The thirde of circumspection In maners 11 Thrée waies God spake vnto our forefathers as Luther is witnes in his exposition vppon the xxxv chap. of Gen. By dreames By manifest visions By the voices of proph● 12 The holy scripture is diuided into 3. partes The law The prophets The gospell 13 S. Paule in his thrée epistles to the Romanes Galathians Ephesians teacheth thrée things He sheweth that all men are sinners He teacheth that man is iustified by faith onely without the workes of the law He prescribeth them that are iustified to do good works by Gods law 14 Three thinges make men suspect the Epistle of Iude not to be Canonicall The narration of the strife of Michaell the Archangell with the deuill The narration of the bodie of Moses The prophesie of Enoch 15 There are three sayinges founde in S. Paule his Epistles which are borowed of Heathen Antiquaries Of Meander Euill wordes corrupt good maners 1. Cor. 5. ver 33 Of Aratus Couetousnes is the roote of all euils 1. Tim. 6. ver 10. Of Epimenides Cretians are alwaies lyers euill beasts now bellies Tit. 1. ver 12 16 Three thinges chiefly to bee obserued in the olde and newe Testament Faith that we may beléeue those things to be true which Moses y● Prophets Christ and his apostles haue spoken by the inspiration of the holy ghost Hope that with a stedfast beliefe we maye assure our selues that wee shall obtaine those things that are promised Charitie that we neither doe nor say any thing but y● which is acceptable to God and profitable to men 17 For three causes the worde of God is to be preached That the hearers may vnderstand because without preaching he cannot heare That he which vnderstandeth may beleue because without hearing he cānot beleue That he which beléeueth may do good because without faith he can not do good 18 For three causes wee ought to bee attentiue in hearing the word of God For the reuerence due to God whose word we come to heare That wee may auoide the dangers of negligence For the profite which is manifold 19 There be thre inuisible vertues of God Power Wisdom Gf y● which al things proceed In the whiche all things censist The Father is power The sonne is wisedome Power