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A06165	Euphues shadow, the battaile of the sences Wherein youthfull folly is set downe in his right figure, and vaine fancies are prooued to produce many offences. Hereunto is annexed the deafe mans dialogue, contayning Philamis Athanatos: fit for all sortes to peruse, and the better sorte to practise. By T.L. Gent.	Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 16656; ESTC S109569	72,106	104

be fruitfull and bring thee infants euen herein maist thou be infortunate when loofe heyres shall l●…ish out thy heritage say she hee barrame thou wilt loath hir what so euer she be beleeue me she hath a longing tooth and a long tonge two ill neighbors in one bodie the one will weaken thy purse if it be still pleased the other waken thee from thy sleepes if it be not iustly charmed Beleeue me it was worthily sayd of Tully and not fo worthily as wisely that it is extreame follie to delight our selues in those things in which there is more excessing pleasure then exceeding profit The baites of louers saith Ruben the art they vse the snares they set the 〈◊〉 they shew are not all these fruites of Uanitie It is 〈◊〉 ●…aith 〈◊〉 to behould faire things but not to bee too bould with them for as Zenophon ●…aith the fire burneth and a faire face inflameth harke what Seneca alledgeth there was neuer faire woman whose beautie was not accompanied eyther with crueltie or whose heart was not thrauled by ingratitude To bee briefe my Philamour since nothing is more curssed then curious follie nor anye thing more vncomlie then for a man to disclaime libertie good friend be good to thy selfe and leaue griefe otherwise in languis●…ing as thou doost and liuing thus desolate thou wilt kill me in being cruell to thy selfe and end my dayes by eternizing thy discontents Philamour finding that as the fire cannot be opprest nor the ayre be indomaged by strokes so the minde afflicted by loue cannot bee drawne from affection returned 〈◊〉 this aunswer Deare friend as no tyrant in Scithia is so cruell as to forbid the miserable to weepe so no mans heart can be so incensed to draw them from distresse who wholy are deuoured in heau●…nesse hast thou not read of Socrates who being by onely death sayd he for 〈◊〉 dateth ●…ut 〈◊〉 ●…eath and calamitie finisheth with life Thou art sorry to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sad and this is kindnesse but wert thou settled to 〈◊〉 my s●…ccors how palpable were thy curtesie Well sayd Menander that he that is sick in body had néede of the 〈◊〉 but he that is crucified in spit it had need of a friend I haue heard thee speake well Philamis but would haue thee doo well thou perceiu●…st I loue thou then perceiuest a deepe wound Philamis a lingring passion but deuine in possession loue is like Darius Uine ritch in showe like Architas Doue cunning in flight which thou maist catch with thine eye but not cast of without thine end your proud Philosophers for all their precepts haue sacrificed Roses to this Venus borne a Candle before this Saint being Lordes of theyr sayings but not of theyr sences Plato commended by Augustine for his heauenly policies had his paramoure who in his deepest studdies had rather see Archanaesse naked then discourse vpon nature who being a block in euery letchers way in hir youth when the Crowes foote had caught hir eye was Platoes deerest pigsney and hee who before time was famous in many wrightings became in his best time in●…amous being besotted on many wrinckles Socrates though he were patient was entangled by Aspatia Demosthenes the eloquent a louer Leocrates though a great Philosopher loued the flesh Pericles though famous for wit loued a faire Woman Aristotle for all his Metaphiskes was loue sick making his happines of none but Hermia in briefe it is a common rule these leárned men haue y e lightest mistresses do penance before the world for their peremptorines of wit O Philamis if it be possible to charme loue why were these inchanted if they were toucht in their excelence why should I greeue to be tryed in my ignorance who washeth the Asses eares looseth both his Sope and his labour who endeuoreth impossible things mispendeth his cost and his candle in disswading loue Then sweete friend thou followest the nature of Hiosciames which hath a blacke graine but a grosse fruite and vnder shadowe of inforcing sleepe ●…ereaueth the sences Make mee Caucasus a playne Danubie drie Ripheus without snowe driue the Pilat fish from the Sharke the Iron from the Loadstone then take loue from a liberall minde Oh Philamis Loue is the bond that linketh the heauens and should I loath it Loue the sweet that makes the Gods insaciate and should I leaue it But to proceed and prosecute reason Thou condemnest Loue seeking by a fewe shadowes of imperfection to extinguish the sweetnesse of pleasure Oh my Philamis thou canst not haue the effecte but the defect followeth neyther the honny in the Bee but the pricke in the bum beleeue mee as it is rashnesse to condemne that which thou canst not determine So in some thinges it is better to bee deceyued than to distrust You blame all for one making all skinnes fowle in that some are scard all bodyes without beautie in that some haue blottes attyring all natures in one necessitie as if all 〈◊〉 shoulde bee blasted because some bloome not all waters shoulde bee deadly in that some indaunger and all women wicked in that some are wanton Oh Philamis though there was a lew●… Phillis there was a louely Philacides and though a loose Lais yet a louing Iphias Parcite paucarum diffundere crime●… in omnes Spectetur meritis quaeque puella suis. Heare Ouid for hee was ominous Saepe viri fallunt els Iason had vsed lesse iest and Medea possessed more ioy Theseus had deserued more Ariadne had serued lesse Demophon had kept his promise Phyllis scapther penance You iudge women by colours and tye diuinitie to conceits where Aristotle neuer wrote surer Axiome t●…an this that as when the Raine-bow sheweth then there forepasseth a show●…r So when Ladies shew freshest coulo●…s of coustancie then men do●… most colour b●…shrow their painting women owe them penance But to drawe nearer to catch occasion by the fore-locke and curtall my Philamis in his folly if nature had done nothing in vaine as the philosopher affirmeth then the bonde wherewith shee tyeth thinges cannot bee in vaine the harmony of the heauens consisteth on loue yea such force and effect hath loue in all thinges that the Uine imbraceth the 〈◊〉 the Iui●… the Oke seeming to delight in the barke when the body is dead in stones the 〈◊〉 loues iron in mettals golde quick-siluer among mortall which are saints man would not be besotted with these sweete saints Proue that Venus haue a yellow colour yet Mars will followe Venus good mens pleasures depende not vppon bad mens precisenes But to leaue long discourse since wordes haue no power to expresse true worthinesse my Philamis know thou that I loue neyther can I discharge mee of that thraldome but by myne owne ouerthrowe It behooueth thee therefore in louing mee to styrre vp Harpastes loue towardes mee otherwise as thou vnderstandest not the least of my ieopardies so shalt thou beholde the last of my ioyes Philamis that knewe the cloth by the lyst the Lyon by his clawe and

Paul another from an Apostle doth grow to be an ●…oistata for such as may and will not be let their sinnes light on their heads for the righteous blessed be the Lord that hath chosen them into his fould for such as fall and may rise I wyll 〈◊〉 somewhat Philamis for it is my custome but I would 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that were all our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thou 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 th●…u 〈◊〉 thy fault 〈◊〉 leaue O mortal man to perseuer in thy follyes For 〈◊〉 Augustine saith As the loue of God is the well of vertue so is the loue of the world the wel of vices Come vnto me saith Christ all such as are laden I will ease 〈◊〉 Bernard saith the perfect seruaunt of Christ loueth nothing but him If then 〈◊〉 man thou 〈◊〉 doted on thy riches reconcile thy selfe take thy crosse follow Christ. He that setteth his ●…and to the plough and looketh 〈◊〉 he that would follow him and will straight bury his father he is vnworthy of the haruest vnmeet of such a maister Hath the Deuill tempted 〈◊〉 lay hold on Christ. Heare Hierome The power of the Deuill is of no force beeing resisted by a strong faith And Augustine who saith That the Deuill can deceiue no man excepthe confidently put his trust in him 〈◊〉 thou 〈◊〉 through contention with thy brother amend thy selfe Learne of Paule to the Galathians the sixth chap. Let euery one saith he among you ●…eare the burthen of another ●…eare Tully There is nothing saith he but may bee suffered by him that perfectly loueth his neighbour I haue read in the Ecclesiasticall historie that Antipater Idumeus which was Father of Herod the great in diuers battayls receiued diuers wounds bearing such perfect loue to the Emperour his maister that he indured them patiently notwithstanding afterwards being falsely accused before the Emperour and brought vnto him not relying on his accusers complaints but guided by his owne innocencie hee spake in this sort to his Maiestie Mightie Soueraigne I will vse no great wordes for my excuse but these greene wounds which I haue suffered for your loue and aduentured in your seruice which are euidences of my deuotion towardes you and not of any doublenes let them speake for me and expresse my loue condemn my accusers commend my constancie The Emperour beeing of iudgement receyued him into grace and in stead of punishing him plagued his accusers a lesson to reconcile friendes and hauing 〈◊〉 them 〈◊〉 arme them to die well For true friendship 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but amongst good men as Tully 〈◊〉 neyther 〈◊〉 a good man that truly trusteth in the euer liuing God euer fayle of a good end But leaue we offences towards man and cast we our eyes vp to heauen there sitteth a Sauiour who hath suffered for all our sins hath beene buffeted for our benefit hath borne the burthen to lighten vs hath beene cruci●…ed for our comfort hath had wounds to heale our weakenes hath suffered shame to subdue our sinne hath swet bloud to graunt vs sweet blessings hath beene plagued for our peace hath groned to end our griefe his mild hands hath been wounded for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he hath suffered for vs that did sin in his body which had no sin who endured that which we deserued and compare we our 〈◊〉 in offending him with his righteousnes in pardoning vs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 offended him as thou canst not but sin in this flesh lift vp thy heart and be 〈◊〉 sorry then see how 〈◊〉 calleth from the heauens I am come to destroy saith he be thou therefore stedfast I wil locke the penitent man in my 〈◊〉 I will loue thee if thou but leane towards me Poure my repentance in thy lappe my brother and I will saue thee I haue compassion on thee and will gather thee though a straying lambe cal thee home tho a lost sheepe and kisse thee though a 〈◊〉 son and pray for thee in that I am thine aduocate Oh vnspeakable mercy who would not cleaue to this anchor to leaue the worlde Who would not be reconciled to this God for a litle calami tie who would not be hartily penitent for such a patron ' Phi. Oh deuine spirit in a deafe man good Celio proceede for thou comfortest my soule Ce. Trouble me not to conclude Philamis but heare thou can the pilat in the storm refuse a good 〈◊〉 can the condemned in his danger contemn his pardon vnlesse eyther the 〈◊〉 be desperat or y e other deuilish it is impossible it is inconuenient among men it is incredible how then shuld we refuse Christ when he calleth vs who through the narrow seas of death calleth vs to the hauen of heauen who would 〈◊〉 imbrace these waues thogh they embowell them kisse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though they ouerflowe him and blesse this de●…th for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. I but Celio this wealth is a great foe of 〈◊〉 this is a deepe thorne as Gregory 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 in all 〈◊〉 to leaue rich possessions kind frends to dwell in the graue is not this a griefe Ce. What griefe Philamis what griefe can it be Barnard saith your 〈◊〉 be bayne for they 〈◊〉 Lordshippe and cause 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but make payment of feare And Paul writeth to Timothy they that will be rich fall into greate temptations and snares of the Deuil and into diuers 〈◊〉 desires 〈◊〉 and noysome which bring men to death and perdition are not these euen reasons enough vnto reasonable men to forsake wealth What is a rich man but the flower of the grasse A poore man in his good heart is better than a gay man with his golde ring God 〈◊〉 the hungry and sendeth the rich empty away The poore widdow in Luke was commended aboue the great rich men for 〈◊〉 is as great in a poore widowes inyte as in a rich mans Miriade Say thou 〈◊〉 riches will they not wast and are they not subiect to rust betrayed by fire But gather not riches my sonne the wealth that will perish but that which wil endure all pompe is vaine all pleasure but a shadowe seest thou not them die daily before thyne eyes and wilt thou liue to them They are the foes of men Philamis they bring traytors to thy bed worke murthers 〈◊〉 father and sonne twixt mother and daughter Oh vanitie of vanities which men call riches Art thou rich know that the things which are at fulnes must haue a fall wilt thou say vnto thy selfe come let me reioice in my possessions my barns are ful my bagges stuffet 〈◊〉 the sentence sounding in thine eare Thou foole thy soul shal be taken from thee Crates the Theban a man of great fortunes and a graue Philosopher threw great substance into the Sea and sayd thus 〈◊〉 you from me ye fruits of 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 in detayning you I drowne with you Saint 〈◊〉 alleadgeth the example of an other 〈◊〉 who 〈◊〉 a great 〈◊〉 of golde with him in hys tranaile and considering in his minde that he could not