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ful + matter to: aletates 
" ſeluesby,to their fongutr p 
and commodytps . 'T 


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OI IU IRIS RENE DS 


RT 2 
rre terra pzyuyleale, ps. 
uy Pozifpne wth mach 
_ vealth,wyth rontings).” 
aek-ree of vertue. 


p of mannes Uſe called qt ory 
CEE Charites , rae nf 


ſtrengths alacritle 4 
full ptomptenes of courage; Rupee th: 
gratifte you, ſtudye to make por bea 


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CT TS Eos 


Wn 6 A] ne Wa - 


e337 8 TT ACE.” 

naimee,and noble ſforake , one the 
alwayes longeth ,yll haupng that" ſh? 
lonigeth fo2,alwapes wpth chylde ,and 
fpll delvuered,alwaye p2ofptynge,and 
ftpliluſtyng to p2ofytte,alwayhelppng 
ſome , andffpll deſpzefull to helpe mo, 
The Greekes nameher ſometyme Fu: 
rpdomene,whych ſignifpeth a large and 
a plentyfall gyuer. ſometpme Aglaia, 
whych ſoundeth amonges vs gladnes, 
teachpng men enenby her name, tha 
\ of dntpe, benefptes'onghte to be gynen 
y thierctallyg . ' The ſ:conde Ladye tx 
| Thankefulneſſe ofmyrids,never fo2get: 
| 


wu. 


4 


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L. 
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png benefytes recepned, hefname 1s 
Thalia, wbych ſygnyfpeth ſreſheneſſle 
8 areenencile , bycauſe dutye and ho; 
neftve woll.all pleaſures,all benefptex 
&pll to be freſhe ity memozpe, fipltobe 
grrencneuer fo wpther.never fo fade 
all tyme to flo2ythe' ' The thpzde La 
vpetsEuphroſyne, muche lpke her fp 
fter Aglaia.a damoſell fo! of ſolace,fu 
of delectacton,;contynuallye deuyſpnge 
by what meancs ſhe mape do pleaſn? 
fo pleaſure , recompence thmbenef 
-wpth kyndeyefſe. Authours' of great 
M134 1632 | nant 
We 


| THE PREFACE, _ 
9 Sane and muchewyſdome,maketheſe 
” Whzcc-to goalhand inhand;the fy21 loo- 
mie {tpll foz warde,not once caſtynge 
rcpe backe,nener imb2apdyng bene- 
tes giten «nd paſt. The ſeconVandthe 
KMby2d;ener moze beholdyng fhe fyze, 
KWythamible countenance,with faiths 
Bulepe of remembzeaunce,and ful intent 
ff recompence,asfarre as power, furs 
d wyth moſt deſy2e mayo? can. Uns 
Wer ſuchecloudcs., ſage and graue w2ps 
ers.,are wont darckelye to inſinuate 
hinges of great wayght,tbynges very 
zeccfſarye fo2 the quyet and honell leas 
wng of mans ipfe,thynges wozthpe to. 
zeof almen embzaced,wozthy tobe lef 
wed and engraffed in almens hartes. 
Ther percepuecd thatmozall pzeceptes 
xfantlye ſette out in feate colonrs of 
pttpe phantaſpes,bothe creepe fafter 
\þn 3 onre boſomes, and allo tarye there 
upth-muche moze delectacion and p30s 
pt;then the woulde, beyng plapnetye 
py ken. Wherſoze as pou now fe what 
mew Kbey ment by thoſe thzee Ladies;ſoyou 
- puuſt alſo ncdcs ſee, howeJam bounde 
gowe pou mp hart,ny feruyce, wpth  --- 


* 


THE PREFACE, _ 
all that they both maye do fo; you; Foz 


wpyth fo manyand ample hys benefites 
not delire Thaliaand Fuphroſine that 
. they botherepo:te me.to lacke power, 
but nogood wyll, I cruſft thep both ſthal 
bane good cauſe,ſo todoe, Certes, pf 
_ hadſene,where eyther my lptle wptte, 
92 poo2e hart myght better have ſerued - 
bys lo:dſhpp,then in openyng vnto pox 
bys deare and entiretpe beloued ſonne, 
fuch p2eceptrs of vertne,as map maks 
you molt lpke pour noble father , theres 
are no papnes that could have keptme 
from doing of it. Alure peur ſelfc, ma 
ferC rumwel, i{laboer and hart may 
paye the trpbute,that louc oweth , you - 
thal nener nede toareft me. This bo 
was gathcred by Ludomcus Uines,a 
man grcatlp converſant in all good aus 
thonrs,amdexcellentlye wel ſenein-all 
kpndes of lcarnpng. The boke hath 'vn» 
doutedlye, mach moze lyeng in ”—_ 


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FS | T HE PREFACE. 
ſome, the the tytle pzomiſeth in the foze 
+ head. It (snot onely an Introdnccion to 

wyldome, but if ye go as it leadeth por, 

ik introduseth wpledometnto you, roos 
tpnge the loue and deſp2e of vertue in 
pot harte from tt al maner 
of vpce,andal Ai 
pou wpth 


=_ ws ea aWUTAOoAOOuMGGWHusoT 


to feable 
ar 


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.may ſo wel leade Lip by right wape to 
frue honour,none where yemapelther . 
Wwyth moze delpte oz moze hope. of pong 
we G edptin nobility. Folowe you 
Nie cans your = 4rd ſhall fpnde 
eppes and grices, wherebynot 
anpenpLane your father honoura- 
blybathe clymmed tonobilitye, but-all 
other that itn deed? F1 e wcre at anye 
tymenoble.Bon ſhallfpnde manp thin- 
im wh pen fag in LES th 


1 books a ol CROP os 
asthe Jewelles whyche it effereth,va- 
fopon,be greate, rare., and piccpouſp, 


that arewollſeethem la vpin 
meete fo; ſuche riches. Locke thi themlaſt 
We the devs rc 


in the cheGbe of your 

foremcmbzaſice. Pepe natt.a map 
put.andcarpthent taevod Hy | 
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THE/iPREFACEs 
Þ# Ifye maketheſe-pzeceptes poures, | by 
- | vſeof them ſpeaking asthey teach you, 
F wozkingeas-thep aduilſe you,who-ſhall 
bane moze-canſe fo reiopſe of it;tha pou - - 
vour ſelfe? wherin can youmo2e pleaſe 
my lo2d your fathers mpnd? what thing 
canmoze ſatiſſye bys deſp2e: what-grea 
ter coinfozte canne come to hys Lo20cy 
fhyp, then to ſe pon moolte tpke bym ft 
conditions? What greater w22ſhpppe 
to pon , then to-treade-in bys eppes? 
what bygher pleaſarefo all them that 
love both:pour coftrepknoweth ,what 
Boble feates.mp-Loade youre father 
hath w2ought:by-wpledome , Lady go* 
_ nernoure of all vertues? who kngweth 


- not, hows honoſtyemave rejople, howe 
trathe and xeligionmapy hold vp they - 


handes foheanen,that God bathe ſente 
to ſo gratfons ſo p2udent 4 wile a pz;nce 
ſo good ſo wpſe and ſo faptheful a coun- 
 eciiour:to fo noble a maifer,fo diligent. 
a miniter, to ſo hyghe couragtons and 
bertnous a kpnge, a ſubfecte of ſo No» - 
bleanharte and fomacke 2 J muſte 


| leaneof,Jamentredintotolongamats 
 terlozaſhozte Epiſtle. 
| PIPE TI: Tat  Wherfozs 


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THE PREFACE. . 
Wherefoze J can no moze,but wyth af. 
part delhze God that iti lene he 
long to pzeſerne noble Henrpe the, vig. 


fpll mal wealthe,in al | 
over $600 thſetig Crreprordans 


- CAninfroduccon to 


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Rue and be- 
rie wiſdome, 


thinges wozthy 
Foz from thys ſpzing 
a{errour runneth into meas myndes, 
— Thereis nothynge moze burtfulli 
mans lyfe than thys corupt tudgemtt, 
this I lap, where enerpe thyng is not e- 
(:med as itonghte to bee, and at ſache | 
F2»ce as if is wozth.* 
_ The opinionsand common perfivas. 
ſons of the people, arc pernicious ; by- 
cqle fo; the molt part they ons of al 

_—_ .  thynges 


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d — 


AN INTRODY CCIOV 
fhynies motte fondly. 
Certes the vulgare people is a great 
ſchole maſer af gceat errours. = 
There is nothing that we oughte tv. 
ſeke for, wth mo2eſtudy,than te b2ynig 
[44's at geueth him ſelfto knowledgs 
the exciat, from the indgementt of 
e 


tytude, 

let biar ſuſpect as mant things: 
8 the mettifude with greataſent,and 
conſertt;doth app:one, vutill he hath ex- 

anined them after thoſe mennes rule, 
Whythe make vertue a meaſure toftye 
altmattersby, - 
Let efterp man,evenſr6 his c<ildhod 
be to have right optnions of al thinges, 


Mlgrowe aud encreafe, ikeas 
f Fry: thec ery mide 


madere ve pright things 

good,x refulg 

Moy Aly bn rags chi dd 
weldopng almoſt tntonature.g wages, 
tate but ſache asare copel 
fuch ch 8 ur in ſfryfe found the weak! 
hey to docu. 
NE era 
anſod TN Coffome ſhall make* 


thys, 


ors; to bemoff wbocgnky [-95 | 
Al the reſf of onrelife hangeth vpont 
our b:inging vp,whan we be chyldzen. 
Wherfozethe fy2be grice, that men 
Aimme vnto coiſdomn by; is that that ſs 
many ancient w2itcrs ſpeakeof Seipſd 


no ſce,Euery manto know him leife, 
'C U diniſton of ſuche thpnges , as - 
are 


pertcining buts tc, 
Ants conffitatedand made ofbs 
dy andminde:the bodpe we hane 
of theearth,and thoſe elementcs 
"that Mom and tonche, lyke onto the bo- 


dyes of beaſtes. 
& yeanen.bkevato Ange vs feour 
nto Angets , lyke fo God 
Lonyaer part man iseſtemed nia 
and as $44 nd ove think,theyalone 
are to be takenfo2 m#,that in this baus 

they! (nf pozcyon. 
ere be (n the bodp,as belongynge 
dnto it,beanty,health, (ntegrite of mes 
bzes,ffrength,lightnes, 'delectattb, and 
theſe chtraries.as defozmitye fickntetts, 
facke of I OE 
nd inns 2 as wel Foot = 


-  ANINTRODVCTION _. 
the body as incommodities of therntns 
- as learninge and vertue,and they} con 
trartes,rnudeneſſe and vice. 
- There be certain thinges nof geuen 
toallmen,but channcyng to afew, and 


| xtra hominem 
de yan ngrs, 2h" $4497" 


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es molt highet, 

Wakes allother lcerus , as hande 
miltreſſes,if 


'} ſ | | 
4 . ending t1 woo2des, but 1opned wpth an 
: earneſt wyl to'do cood:Dther thinges, | 
it to; thep be ſoughte, kepte, andſpente |}. 
13 fo2 her lake gather commaundement, |} 
/ - "thepcannat ſeemeenell, Porper ther 


that call riches,and other thynges like 


ted the true and natine 
thinges,that manye of them hane loſfe 


their right 
bp ſet downe. Foz we muſt bnder land 


 -- TO VVISEDOME.. 


goodes, coat oaſhom, wth 
rude edoth,which 0 
peop Pp 


eſtimation,and are changed 


where,whan,and how farre theſe thin- 
ges be good, 


plementes «ml expe 


We maye notefeme rychelle abous 
thep? valne,oz (udge,y pzecious owed, 
metalles places,02 g—_ 
203 


riche,that haue theſe: 7 bat rather riches 


isnot to want fache thinges, 


fo; vertnes ſake. 


tlon la2 ſome great vertuc. 


82 other p 
to them fo3 


ns Y av» os ev » Wo © &w % 


as are ugs 
Tarily required to mans life. 
True glozye, is to be well ſpgken of, 


True honour (s to be hadin venera- : 


The grace that m# obtein of pzinces 
; ſhuld be fanonre bozne 

amiable vertnes, and 
gualiftes,loue woztbye. 
Dignttte ts elther a righte 


| COA fan harey ter 


ſoms 


— 


4 1d beantie of *< 


we INTEODVCTTON 
fomc ittward vertue,outwardlyerpzeb 
(ed befozermens eye tones, « ka 

Power and reigne many, 
Whome thou mayſfe ſuccoure and avde, 
mrypahtandhoncſfty. 

Þeiwto'bercckened Noble, that ils I 
Knowne by fome excelente acte , to be 
noble, ozelfſecommeth of an auncenfe 
ſtocke,andſheweth himſeiftobetn vets 
—_— qualcies,lpke vnto wh 


'A right gentle man is he -whome ”Y 
ture hath fa(hponed x ſet,as it wereng! 
fandpng fo2 the recep 5 ofvertie. © 
Þealthe ts a ciperatehabitude of the 
bodp,wher by the mind both kepeth her 
. krength,and exercyſeth her power, 
Beautle tandethinfach 
 hape,and poztratireof the bodpe as do 
ſhcw abeautiful mpndetodwel therin., 
- -Dtrenathand valianntnes is; toſaf- 
-fiſeandaccomplylh the exerciſes ofvet- 
-tuc wpthout wearmes. 
e is apnre Fotttbe, bole, and 
.  rontinnall delecation, whyrhe is taken 
the onlyof 299d em PING vnta 


It | 


46 ws 4Eb ohh 
MY maft do diſcriſe and reaſon thefs 

| thinges afo2e reberſed,other wile,'that 
(after theminde andin ib 3 


f nt he Apt gg 
bn thongeo mee mom 


| vainie,and ll vere very hurtfi 
\ Fypzif aloutward ings bs ether res 
ferred vnto the bodp,02 to the mind, as 
richeſfe are to the mayntenaunce of our 
life;hononr to bear wftnes ofoare vers 
tae,and well doyng. 
'The body it ſeifts niothyng elffe but | 
& conerture,and a thpng bound to ſerne 
I boa col _ Tos 
,and comlpnefſe commannd the laid 
body'o be ſabiecte as a thyng bzute , to 
8 Lek of hathe 8 thinge earthly, 
o 4 pozcyonol deupns 
natare in it; * 
Furthernioze,learriing is fought fo2 
and lodged in the mitide fo? thys intent, 
that we may thereby both know ſinne, - 
"and eſchue the ſame, andknow uertue, 
andatteyne to if. 
Repay 
e Wau er wys one 
"What other thingy gy” x 


=, i 
hy * 8 "2 


— - " 


rertaine peregrination, 


| and ſo POTTED, thatit nedeth very 


"AN: INTRODVYECION. 
ten enerys 


ſo manydaing 
ITS 


cs gy were ſure to 
asÞ 0 ox thy naughty dong, -:-;/-/+ 
As it is (na fourney, lo is itin mans 


- bfe, oy oe andlefſe burdenamay 


carpeth the caſperaud Pramege bes 
lournep is. 


"Pozeoner the. nature dfman (ſuch 


pnges. In (o mache.that Br 


mo2e nerelper on ob outs 
1:fehecannot but tterl condempne 
only | ned folke, whiche ſo ined 
lyeand.ſo ca accumulate es 
Opon pPoNoy ol pes ere asſolitlel p 
ve er zefed 1 elle. POR Ls 
"ec (USEFO uiaticum that is: Thep-are 
,Eroat and (pb $3 Rua 


heron 


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$23 bis 


0 VVESEDOME, 199 
apparelonghte to be'pzepared onlye fo! 


= - - o 


penby vnmeaſurable rycheſle , but ra- 
ther oppreſſed, as ſhypsonerladeir with 
to ereata frapte; ''- * 
©/"Goldit ſelf{fthon vle it tidt.differeth 
berye litle from clape; fanynge that the 
Cleo thereof dothe put the fomoze 
ing nyetneſſe, raufpnge the , by reaſon 
mynde is onlyſet theron,to neglect 


IT agg aboue all other, 


" Money men info a kindeof 
Iv 170; as as v agar Frneana gue 
nges (means 
Rule od Fs oo an bych are the 


arent cnet ano tare b Tis 
eg 3 
= orc | en 


bn ne 
Spretiti teiyuentedfhe 
Meet and Fi%g ues 


_ WTO SO WW kN a._. 9H SOR nw Woo WH. "8. WS” OS Ws. WO T9 on OT Wu ww 


our neceſarpvle, which vle is not hol- 


_ _AN-INTRODVCCION 
thepzectons, which banity faſhioned bits 
- tohertrycke, eng contention fs tn 
varieties of appirell, which hath taught 
men manys ſuperfluous. and hnrtetnll 
thynges,by reaſon that ſhevle ſeeke dub be 
_— ene ſha wc 8 \plapniye 
ey3 inkyzmitle, ye, and 
weakeneſſe. 
= p it cometh fo paſſe, that thys 


of xxchelle,qozgpons l 
bentho PE Notts 


and o raps Aa pip ira be et onte 
rather foz a -bzagge and fo ſerne other 
epes,than fo2 the vſeand p2ofit of 


mens 
thoſe that pzofeſſe them. 


r th is nobiltty now baf 
OR opinion rat von th 


wv ah SGTrovU mn ©N 


 SICn= 


TO VVISEDOME.; 

Trnelp we bealmade oflikeelemen- 
fes,aud hane all one god,father to vs al 
pet to contempne the by:the o2 ffocke of 

anye man,ts vnder a co[oureto rep2ous 
God ,wbpch isthe antour of gnery mis 
nafiuitis. 

What other thynge is power,than a 
fayzecumbzaunce.,wherin if ma knews 
what troubles and cares lyebide, howe 
greataſea ofenyls enery day oner runs 
neth the ſmal Nwetenetſe oft, ther isno 
man ſoambitions, noman ſo gredye of 
bonour,but he woldflie it,as a grenous 
oy he wold as that kinge ſayde, not 

ſtgupe to take vp a diedeme,if if lay be- 
fozebym onthe ground. 

wodiouſeathingls tf, togonerne 

Lone og much moze.if thon be-e- 

— Honour ,if itſp2zyng not of derfne , fs 
falfpe genenand wongfutiygenen,ne- 
ther it can fullpe delpte the, wheras thy 
denyeth the fo ſerne if. A- 
gapne.ifitds acyſe ofvertue,vertne fe- 
cheth theto refuſeit. Fo2 that onghte 
not to be called o2 take foz vertne, whb 


eve noſes velyze ofhonoure. 


48.cit,- Honour : 


AN. INTROD VCcTroN. 
Honour muſt folo® wel dopnge, and is 
not to be craued ofthe weldoers. 

Howe can dignittes bo called tignf- 
fies,02 wozthineſſe,whan thep chaunco 
fomott vnwozthy perſons, gotteby de - 
ceite,bycrauinge fo? monep.and ſuch 0- 
ther naughtye mcanes. in elpectal wher 
_ thepbegenenby the arbytermente of, 
the rude multytude,' abeaſte of manye 
hcadrs,whyche dothe -nothynge as rea- 
' 'fonand ryghte tudgemente wolde.. And 
what other thyrige! is glozve, thanas he 
apde,a vayne blafte, that fylleth fooles 
eares:and as hondure and dignitte, are 
ratherinhym that {144/k them,thanin 
arc tm the receyn ot ſo. TEE 


rtes they bothe are 
burat 1e-warderpnge and ſone gon, 


rp p like bnto Sem multykude they? pa- 
e ofa day ; byghs 


'To'V i k SEDOM 
Mild eople, which FEEDOME: 
bymy e thep ongbte ſonc{to fol- 
lows: 'J nede not fo cap; that thys honoz 
_ diguitte ariſe ofcanfes ſometime fq- 
plh.forrtime very noughty, Oft times 
Lag rand aſe, thafcan play wetl 
= ttennylle.oftet tymes he wareth hongs 
rabls,thatleanethboneffye, ſpendpngs 
hys patrjmonye vpon lonckettes myn 
ſrelles! ers: '/ -+ | 
'4But warre. thattsfo ſape, robbery 
Withoat'punyſhement, is a greataua 
cer of men fo _— (uche is the mads 
_ e people. 
nil doſeend down ntohing 
og thoreTecretelpthinke wel-vps 
on thys matter,andthan he ſhall ſpndeg 
hold iptle commethfoh fame, by 
ramones;by woztHypzbyfuch honour, 
Jw neem" bimwhertn many 
now muc 
" aohathierec ts betwenethe bigh 
ethat is, and thelowelt Lane? 
epbeboth a flepe? 
- Whafis beanttointhe bodp-trnelya; 
wel colozed ha fitbnes inwardparftes 


egno'"s Flon6, What ſhould-be 
tiff, efpped 


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AN Mn Renata 
e cautifu | 
a—_—_ bobpis nothin bs 
CNL Peron dex v9 mg | 
beauty 02 p2 Pichoalah | 


and if there be as the Greke w2 laps 
eh, 1nhoſpicio Le; Hal ve ap ooh 


rs thats s top , a fonleguefte (n a 


| bs ra Apr mind be 


fuer what: pu! rpoſe ſerneth ftrengthe 
| ot whthges molt greteſt,cme- 

not gotten by ſtrength of 
lope p: the giftes of wytte. Qure 
gth,be itnener lo may inno-wile 


EE 
engthe, andother 
bro OE body: thoztlpbanuth aways 
jar vo} WUD RL 

a cuera one 
geth oftentymes a Ain gage 
ppon toJeathes doo2e,and ſone ſhaketh 
ants eo frelh colourzbys beautye,and 


| engthe, 
And nd althongh- iced ozother mil- 
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To VVISED OME:. "4 
| Was prmos ipduwaoe j- 5 - 
$n*celiity thzough age, whych enercrees 
peth on,mult nedcs decap, 
- No man therfaze of rpght can connt 
Kſach outward thynges,as ſo ſodapnelye 
d:part away from bym , to other men 
to be hys,noman can reken thinges of - 
the bodp to'be hys,whbych flye away ſo 
faft,;and9 ſone depart. 
What wolpe nowe ſaye, when thoſe 
bynges,whych ſo manymen do btghlp 
deſp2e,be occaſions of great vices,as of 
mfolent arrogancye, of luſkyſhenes, of 
tercenes,of tk ps batred, of 
of e,of debate,of battaile,murderand 
nanſlaughter, 
The delectacton of thebodpe is vyle 
and beaſtiye.as the bodpe it ſelfe is ,and 
zeaſtes be mozeoftener moned, 4 haus 
mo2e pleaſure,and longer alſo the me, 
be whpch pleaſurenot onely onerwhel 
eth the bodpwith many diſeaſes,bzin- 
xwng great damageand loſſe of goodes, 
2ntalſo woundeth the mynde wpth ſo- 
owful repentafice,and dulleth the wit 
vhpch is much extennated,abated, and 
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' AN INTRODVCCTON 
of the bodf. Finally there foloweth trk- 
Cmencs of tt (eife and hatred of all 
bertue, WEIS: 

'It is not lawful foz anye man fo ble 


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miſbecome the noblenes of magminde; it ' 
fois therenoneſov farrepaſte all grace, Þ| | 
buthebatheth to vſe them in p2eſence | 
of many wptneſſes, No,becauſe thei in-} t 
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gender ignomtnie and ame , ſiche as 
vle them,are d2pnen to ſceke darkenes 
and ſecrete co2ners. | 
And furthermoze.thele flyingſhozte 
andſoone paſſyngpleaſures,mape val | 
ther agnk en. beretepned 4 ke 
neither pet comethep pure,but ar wi 
ſome bytternes ttormpngied 6 Thers- 
foze cmdgenot after the: conſente of the: 
common peogle;thegreateſt enpl to be! 
pourerty,tanobilitve, impztfonment.,na- 
kednes,wo2lolyve.Chame, defo2mitye of 
body,ſpckenes,andimbectlitye , but ra-: 
ther thynke vpces,and they? afftnities, 
as foolyſhnes,ignozancpe , amaſed dut-: 
nefſe,andlacke of 'bzapne,the greateſt! 
ewis:and they? contrartes,knowledge;'Y 
OY of Prey” Iihait: of yur 6g ( 

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fo be greatvertues, | fab 

If thon haue epther gvftes of F0{ 
tane,o2 of body,thep ſhalmache p2ofpt 
thee.if thon beffow them vertnoulely, 
but if thep helpc toſette out vyce. thep 
muſt needes do the muche burt,Jethon 
baue neſther the.one noz theother,ſeke 
them aot wyth the loſſe of honeſtpef oz 
that locre enen to bycalptle clap wyth. 
a grcate fumme of golde, oz to chaunge 
health fo2 papuful ſpckenes, 

There can be.no greater bauntfage 
fo the ſonle.then is the increaſe of gods 
lynelſe,no greafer gaynes to the body, 


| then to knowehow. to ble the ſkate 1P265 


th: ſent,and ts bee content wyth tf , bqws. 


ſymple ſo enerif be. . 
And al beff we onght to.do een 


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tickle vs wtth fond pzaiſes,yct wemt 
labour to keye our goodname et reac 
{| vnſpotted., fo} the regarde thereofkee- 
bs oft tymes from much natightis. 
alſo isa good example to Turre 


id hereof cometh thatold pzecepte p 


ofgreat wiſe ;Thou ſhalt no cutldo, 
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AN INTRODVCoroNn. 
nozange tbyng that longeth thereto.Jf 
we-cannot attaine tothis,wel,we mult . 
be contef.thatim our conſcience we fele 

_ our ſelues. bv offecrete grudge and 
vbnqutetnes. Foz whemens ſudgemets 
beſo co2rupt, that they count vertue to 
be vyce, then wemuſte be content that 
God alone apzone our fnward and ont- 
warde actes,thoughe men alowe nere 
nother. 

It is eaſy fo turne ether the incoms 
modities of the body,oz myſchanncesof 
foztnne,to our p2ofpt,and of enylles. to 

makethem good,ifthon ſuffer tbem pa 
ciently;and the leffethat theyſerne the, 

the maze endenoureſt to folow verttte, 
Uertnes oft tymes hane bene erceding 
ly encrealed by hartes of the body , and 
laife of goodes. |- 
CC Dfehe body. 
Ndfo2 as wary bad tit this onr 
gremage, wr bad aſoul 


our bodtes,great Fate 
veffels;we map not vtteripe 


refuſe. caft aivay al regardo andre» 

ſpect tothe body. Pet we muſt ſoint 

and Nai Te Mar” '» ls 
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| TO VVISEDIOME.. ® 
tſelfe,to be a maſfer o2 a ſelow,buf ra 


Sther a ſernant,and that bodye (#nof fed 
Foz h1s owne ſake, but foz @Doules ſake. 


Mhe mo2e cherithyng that the carcaſe 


Hhath,tbe lefe ts the ſoule laoked vpon, 
the 020 delicately the bod is handled” 


the moze fubbournelye it wzeffleth as 
gainlt the mynde,and doth calf it of, as 
an hozſe to wel terith ed,vleth to caſts 


bys rpdcr, Theheanp burden of the bo» 
dy ſo2e opp2offeth the mynde.fatnefſe e 
oner wn cheriyng of the bealye , dis 
mintſheth « dulleth the quyknes of wit. 
-  Peate.ſleepe,al maner of exerciſe, 
al the hole gonernance of the body maſt 
be vled fo; the helth thereof and multg 
not beſet vpon pleaſure and delicacye. 
Thusi«map the better ſerne theminde 
and not ens .thzough to muche 
pamparyng,nq2 yet fal indecay,fo2 lack 
of ſtrength not nazyſhed. 

- There is nothyng that doth ſomuche 
debilitate the Iynely power, the quycks 
bygo2 of the mpnde,+ alſo the frengthe 
of the bodye,as doth voluptaouſnes, fo; 
asal the trength of the bodt and minds. 


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anerofmeate 
Pl aſec tho,let 
clome,ipne.and 
ofitcaf groſhes, Cate butofone,thongh 
therebe many'dpſhes,and yf thoy beat 


[fvyne owne fable, ſuffer notmaiwe to 
"of £ome dpon if;Wartetp of meates-is bes 


rye-hurtfull,yetthe diner] Sfiſanſes 
(smuche wnrfſs;: © - ox as | 


v , eane ndpranwet.grabetss 
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gatatoneſheweth 
vs how few thynges wehanencedeof, 


1: F/; -Lefvsdono notable offence; epther 
» | (nbopeof luker;o2 thtruſ way 
I plenyfh our belles with depnty delpca« 
| *£5,and farre ſonght diſhes,  .-  [* 
| Wethatoo wel;ifwenot onely con» 
J fentourſelues withſachthyngesas ws 
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ANINTRODVCTION. 
Pur Lo2d hymſclfe gineth bs an ex 
iplevfchis, whiche after he had fealtet 
_ a mulfitnde of NC heteods hes 
bzeav and fyſth  axletrtobe 
Nature teacheth vs thinges necelay 
cy whycb/bp but fewde,and ſoone p3 <= 
red: Foollthnes hath intented thy 
rag tas jy voip. 
and come 
tiecefſaries bnto Hatrtrs.; the is delytet 
andmade ftrongas with thynges ny 
fo: her , but ifthou gyne here (nx 
ous.the is weakened and afflycted, 
w gobbets not agreeyng vnto beret 
As neceſſaries do avtutrile., 
faolyſhnes cranerh ſoſuperfinons tt ty 
ces oterwhelme , rather thenla zf 4} 
where appetites are fo beſerned. 
 Tbhpdzpnketſhalbe that naturall ty 
quonr;p2epared of God tndifkeret to all 
lyning creatures,which is pure x cleane 
| owns 6 el ongl vie. wine alaid 


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"Eherwnat tmgti _ maze bart 
" the of yong men , then 

tes andhot d2ynckes. fo2- thep inflame 
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1 0 vv TO EDOME; 4 

And heroby mennes myndes are-xtabe 

hotte-angry5Þ20a5tmpudente, and/are 

thonceſo caryed wyth raſhnes;thatlike 

. asthep weremadde, thep ſeeke fo acch- 
pipe all they luſtes' , be they nener 

thy. 4 

- Dypiiko ti6v after ſupper: mY thyzf 

| mois the, take ſome moyſt02 cold thing 

ef 02 a little quatitity of dzinke,and thatof 
*£ the:malleft, 0 Js 

tte  Setwenethafand thy gopng fo bed; 

n let it beat the lcaſt half an boure, Shs 
fg .-/ Whan yo wol refreſhe your minde 

wpth any paſtaunce,loke pou, , conſpder 


how thozte time is Cateifin Hintty lvfe, 
thinke ft vnlawftil;to- mh nertdce tig1o,fn 


on ames,nfeaſtig,o7 ſnanyother chilatth 
wr, t ——_ —_"p eve e right name thei," 
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| @he courſe of our life is butſhozte,N 
f| ſapalthough it'wereenery whit beſfow 
no apnea pmcpmorl Ley 

1d] © [Thinkenot,that we be madeof 
| to yaming;totrifieo,but rather ſe 
T beoccapicdinlage matfers,as fo attelin 
vnto CDT an odeftie, 

bay = and al dtder kindes of ve 

" enonat ye tkenleleart 


ANI INT RODVCCION 
Dith the.diſcales of minde. Better it is, 
thatthat beſycke, then this not hole, . 

-Exerciſes of bodyſhalnot be togreat 
but vſed wa certain regarde of health, 
wherin-we muff folowe the counſels of 
expert and counnyng phiſitions,ſofarrs 
_ as they.ſhall nof franſcend the limittes 
of honeſtpneyther bid vs do any filthye 
thoug pgarnlh godies Jain, 

© hemine fe iether 
ct be 
of verſa alwap.'; . | 1 
. Banilhe all arrogancie, contention, 
Ungs,enuy, and couefouſnes, foz 
on;o2 rather folſhnes is it,to 
lnqpict Oe mEne, whiles thou fndieff, 
Renta apſopleve as they 
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TO VVISEDOME,” | 
Vita enim Vigiliaeft, Lyfe is a watfchs 
o2awakyng, 

- CDfthe mpnde. | 
Tenet be two partes in the ſonl, the 


I one that vnderſtadeth, remebzcth, 

and ſauercth thyngesas they are, 
vipng reaſon, tudgement,and wyk, and 
is called Pens, that is, the Ppnde, the 
ſuperiour parte,by whych'alone we aro 
knowen to be menne, made lpke vnto 


ene par; <p pet: lpupng cres 
arares, d.\1, 
 Thother part,whych is called w(l,is 


vopd of reaſo,b2ute,fiers, cruell, mozs 
lker a beaſf,thana man,wherin dwel- 
leth theſe motions whych be named el- 
ther affections,o2 perturbations, Arro- 
gancp,enup,malice,Jre,feare, ſozowe, 
deſze nener ſatiſfied,and vain foy, This 
is called the inferpourand vpler parte, 
wherebp we lpttle o2 nothyng,do differ 
from beaſtes.at the leaſt, we gofar frb 
God,whych is wythout allſpcknes,and 
all affections. © 4 0 
Thisis the ozder ofnature, y wiſdie 
gonerneallthynges and that all creas 
Ir ny oy” 


ANINTRODVCCION 
and that (aman,the body be obedſent to 
the ſonle,and the ſoule vnto God. _ _| 
If anpe thyngebzeake thys ozdze , if 
offendeth, 
As itistherefozea ,opnte of treaſon 
that ſach leude pertu ,ASAre as 
fo:e reberſed.hald rage rebel and take 
vponthent the rule of the hole manne, 
cntemtundy deſpiſing the ancto2itye 
ofthempndezſo if wes ann follpe foz 
the mynde to be flaue vnto fond affectts 
ons,and to ſcerue ata becke,the vilecars 
keys,nepther the dignitye of Nature, 
neyther the erp:eſſe lawe of God » anye 
thynge regarded. | |: 
; Therfo2e, asftrength ofintelligence 
is geuentfothe mynde , to waye euerye 
thyng; andtoknowe' whatis goodto be 
' done,and what fo be lefte vndone , ſo is 
 TAploffo greate power that there is 
nothynge inthe nlp Lutf it is fozced 
toobep wpll,ifthe ſtandeat ſfryfe , and 
dear wad no parte of her ryghte to ber 


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versfeates, muche ſharpenede inſtruc fg 
ap nk CECTFEee of ntters qu 
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TO VVISEDOME; 
maffers,wherby if map eractly nn ateny 
the natures and values of all thyn 
and ſo tcach mans wpll, what is (and £- 
be folowed,and what contrariwiſe.fsto 
becſchued ach craftes mnſf therfo2 be 
ſhonned that fyght agapnlte bertue, all 
craftes, that wozke by vain confectnres 

as palmeftry,pp;omancte, Nicromicte, 
Hyd2omancic,aſtrologie,wherin much 
peſfilent vanity lyeth hyd,fnuentedofp 
denyl,our deceitful ennemy:fo2 they — 
treat andp2ofelle thoſe thinges,why! 
God hathreſerued vnto hym ſeife bh 
thatisto ſap, the knowledge of thynges 
to come. We may notſeke to know the 
and ſecreates of God, beyngfar 
fromour knowledge, and fuche as God | 
woldnotmantomedle wythall,” | / 
ethat ſercheth the greatnes ofgods 
;thall be oppzeſſed x onerwhel- 
med with hits exuperant glozy, Where- 
foePanle biddeth vs , to be no wyſer 
than it becommeth vs, but moderafelp 
to bo wple,ſaytng:that heſawe 
not fo be ſpoken,that noman | 
Alſo Salomonſapth: Thou ory 
quirgof thinges aboue thy ln, on 
Mr -— Uh, | of of 


AN INTROD VCCION. 
ther of thinges aboue thyftrength , but 
content thy ſeife with the knowledge of 
thoſe, that-god hathe commaunved the; 
thpnkealway vpon the, neuer being to 
curvouſe in ſearching of hys wo: kes, 

All artes inuented by the devit,muſt 
be rcfuſed and fozſakenof vs, wyth who 
as wpth the ennempss of God, we map 
inno wiſe be comirſenint, 02 haue anye 
thing todo, It tsnot expedicnt fo2vs,ta 
knowe the opinions. eyther of Philoſo- 
phers.,02heretikes,contrary toour p204 
teſſion/lcaſt that ubtil tcraftpmerchat 
the deuil,caft ſome ſcrupulous doubt in- 
to our hartcs, which map much tolle vs 
Eperchaunce b2png vs into diſtruction. 

. . Authours that w2yte watonly,wher 
by may ſp2ing occaſionofhurt,muſtnot 
be touchedzleſt any filthynes remain in 
the nund though the reding of them. . 

Cuill communication oft co2 rupteth 
good maners, : | 

Dther erudifton is fi incere andfrute- 
full, ſo that it be applyed to hys ryghte 
marke , that ts , to Tere and well 


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TO.VVISEDOME.....-. 

'6of God, whereſn all treaſures of "4 
ence and wiſdomeare lapd vp,and thys 
is the verye and frne Ughte of inannes 

mynde. 
All otherlearnynges, compared bn- 
to thys,be verye darkeneſeand chple- 
dyſhe tryfles," 

Pet thep be red fo2 thys.intent; that 
otir lyght,by comparyng of thone wpth 
th2 other.mapeſhpne and appeare mo2e 
bzyghter. Further moze, that ago ion ye 
vſethe ſatdlerninges,as teſtimonyes of 
menagatnlt thei, which ci littel pins 
the dſnine ſcrip fure ,than ſopze epes can 
the bzightnes ofthe fone. -6abp.ry wheras 
we ſhall ſe ſach excellent vertne rg 
hn geo wel 4 oot . hr 

ow much becojmmeth atrued 
our maſter Chzift it gs de by realohe 
knoweth thys lygbt,chargev vppo ec 
ſmall bonde , tolyne SO MngEL py 
goddes commanndement. bf 

Beſide thole thinges, they by 
much bd, dy" how we ſhou! bk 

to endo oo experie 
encewherof we lacke of? 

| Webeſramedandfaion obytheſ 


ANINTROD \ CcIoN 
th:cthinges, Knowledge, wit,t Memos , 
ry,xthe diligence, biche we ble to the 
atteyning ofthem,ſscalledNudy.” /'". 

Writ is quickened'by exerciſe and me 
mop Repeal ſed,by M zent tillinge and 
occuptenge qd tatchande 
yu # thei both! 6 

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Be tbuheds ern + aſkeſuch 8 
As knowelt not, foz asniuchs | 


# -. TO VVISEDOME, 

- & notbenaſhamed therof,but rather bluſh 
e | becauſe thou arte ignozaunte , andnof 
willinge to learne. 

Bolt not thy ſelf,fo hane knowledge 
of thoſe thpnges, wherin thouart igno- 
raunt, but rather inquere and learneof 
ſuche perſons, as thou doell luppoſe,do 
vaterſtand them. 

Ifthon wolte be. faken fo2 a learned 
man,endeuour thy ſelf,that thouſo be, 
faz there is none other wap moze com- 
pendfous 92 nearer there vnto. As thou 
cant by #21 other meanes, moze caſi- 
ly obtetn,fo be eſfemed an boneſtman, 


than if thou ſo.be in very deede.. Final- 
lp,labour alway,to be oy ſuchaonetn 
dede,as thoudeſpzcſt to qepere vntome 
clles th thon deſpzelt it all in 

Falſe » chpnges,fapt oo hs te and fall away 


by p29ce - _R yams Wight 
neth the truthe.... - 
Folow thy maſter oC e0t+ FLBED 
thou ufo 5a befozehim,belene him 
Loue -him and fake himas thy father 


thenbyng cuery thyng.what! by Foe: 24 


AN INTRODVCCION 
' fapth,to be verytrne andſure, 
Weware thou offed not in that wher: 
in thou bepnge culpabte, waft twyſe o2 
th:ile refozmed,falnot the fourth time 
that thyne amendement and refozmg- 
cionmap ſeme to haue p2ofpted the, _ 
- It becommeth the chiefelye. to hane 
thoſe thyngs in rem?ebzaunce thathane 
in tymes paſt d the, leff thou be 
in like maner by them ſeduced againe. 
FW: ehrvotniow1 niebod all men a 
no man fo cr and 
kinuetheretn,except hebe vnwyſe and: 
averynan ghty perſon. 
5 Nearneand buteFand, that ther is 
n« ſence wherby we be better, 02 moze 
nn boy ct and taught,the by heas 
there (snothyng moze ea- 
| tthent hears a thynges, fother 


ern »abte | ees,thpngs to 
jo? paths atibur ra ther earncl, wyſe, 


weyghty. 
They be both ied withlike pain' | 
elabour,albeitthechmovit, that riſeth 
of the one, tsfarre vnlpke the other, 
Seke not to pea mane weakes:io 
«| | mak | 


| 


TO VVISEDOME; 
makea long anſwer,but rather ſe thou 
ſpendethy wozdes fn tyme; -Aandlet the 
inthep} place. 

Adtopne ſuch companpe fo the at dys 
er and ſupper,as can bothe make thes 
merpwyth they? pleaſant and learned 
a an ew allo make the riſe 
pler,then thoa ſattelf downe, | | 
Suffer not ſuch as be ſcofers., ſmell 
feaſtes,foolpth and fplthy talkers, trifs 
lcrs.bpbbers,fylthyand Dameles lars 
kers,bealp guttes,and ſuch other, apte 
epther by cheyz woozdes 92 deedes., to 
chſe lewd langhter,to (pt at thp table, - 
neytherhaueany delight in the, 'bat ras 
ther ſeke thy paſtime ofſuch as ca with 
feate,wpttye,andlearned talkez/maks 
the merp. Kepe nat onely thi mouth frs 
foule andimpudent commamcacts;buf 
alſo thyne eares bepngas a man ſhulde 
ſaye,wpndowes of the mpnde, remems 
b2pngener that oldeſapingofibe Apos 
tle. Nanghtycommunicacts off tymes 
__ cozrupteth good maners,” > {7/1 
Gpne diligent earewhat every marr 
cayth whether it beat the table; 02any 
ARE Pere x73) @.0opngs than ſalts 


AN INTRODVCcTo 
learneofthe wyſe,to make thy ſelf bet- 


tobenoted,be it other feate ſentence 02 
wozde,meete fo2 familia 

thou. mayeſt haue 

tpme requyzeth, 44 


and redthe- 
ſame 


', TO VVISEDOME. 
ſame befo2e.fo2 thus doyng, thou ſhalfe 
exercyſe both thy wyt and thy founge, 

Thy file mult alſo be exerciſed, wht- 
chets the beſf maiſter of cleane and elss 
quente ſpeeche. ; 

Warte and w3yte agayne,making 
nery ſeconde daye,o2 at the leaff cuerye 
thy2de daye.an epyſtle vnto ſome man, 
that knoweth how fo aunſwer therun- 
to agayne.How be if,thou ſhalt ſhew if 
fp:ite vnto thy mayltcr , there to be re- 
fozmed, befoze thou pzeſumeto ſend the 
ſame notyng and bearing welin minde 
/uch fautes as he ſhal cozrect. that thou 
mayſt ngt mylle in them, o2 any lyke in 
tyme tocome. 

After meate,as when thon haffe ds 
ned o2 ſupte , bzeathe fo2 a ſpace vefoze 
thou go to thy fndye, and (pt downe in 
ſane place where thon mayeft talk and 
heare ſome pleaſauint communicacion. 
02 playcat ſome ſache game , wherebp 
thou mapeſt not chafe oz much comber 
thy bodye. 

After ſupper walke with ſome merp 
company that is learned, whyche mays 
make the merper wyth þis communica ing: 

» 


_ ANINTRODVCTION 
clon,and whoſe woozdes and ſentences 
thou mapelt wyth honeſty folow. 
Betwene ſupper and bed, d2ynk not 
inanp wpſe,foz there is nothyng mo2e 
pernittous,both to the bodf,the memo- 
rp,andalſothe wit, Wherefoze if thirſt 
thal atany tyme conſtrapn the to dzink 
gonot to reſt vnder the ſpace ofhalfan 
boure after.at the leaſt, | 
Thou ſhalt not neglect thy memozp 
no2ſuffer it to decap th2ough pdlencſle: 
fo: it retopceth aboue al thyng,to be ſef 
a wozkezand increaſeth nota lytle thers 
by.Erercyſe it therſozedaply wpth om 
wozthy buſyneſſs, | 
' Themoz2eoft thou comittelf thinges 
fo her cuſtody,the moze better « fapths 
fullurwollthe kepe them. And, contras 
ryly,the mozeſelde,the moze vntruſtye 
thou ſhalt fpnde her,- - | " 
Whan thon haſfc put anye thyng fo 
ber keppng., ſufferit toteſtin her han- 
desfo2 a ſeaſotz,and wpthin a whple afs 
fer requy2e it of her agapne,asa thyng. 
leftſoza tyme inhercuſtody.. | 
-  Ifthou wilt lerneany thing perfect- 
lp,rcdeit wityattenclon.tiit.0z.v.times 
Gent FE oner 


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- TO VVISEDOME. 
oner nyght.and ſq to bed;and whe thou 
ryſelt thenexte moznyng,aſkea reckes 
nynge of thy memo2ye,fo2 that thynge 
thou dyddelfdelyner to her cuſtodp.ths 
enenyng befoze, - Py potves 

Thou muſte beware of furfetfes, of 
rawnes 1n the fomake, and ſpectallyg 
ofcoldetnthynecke, | | 

Astomuch wine weakeneth the ſp- 
noes in a ma.ſo it killethhis memozye. 

\ It Houlde be very well done, and pf | 
thou wouldeft alptle befoze thou goeſt | 
torelt.to cal tothpreftrembzaunce, all 
ſuch thingesas thou haſt ſene,red,herd 
o2 doneal the dap befoze. 

Andif thou haſfe behaned thy ſelfs 
wozthely to thy comendacion,thonſhul 
def retopce, and knowledge it to come - 
of God,purpoſpnge to continne in lyke 
goodnelſe:on thother ſpde,ifthou haſte 
done any thyngfylthply outragionſiye, 
childiſhly,fondlp,wo2thirebuke,fozget 
not.toalcribe tt to thyneowne leudnes, 
and to be ſ0zy therefoze,nener wpllpng, 
fodoany lpketreſpas agapne, 

If thou halt heard 02 redde any feate; 
graue,oz godly lentence,fogettt __ ih 


Wi 


ANINTRODYCTION 
A ate Ab = — 
thyng if;and tonne the cc 
trary-Let no dap ſcape the.but $ reade, 
beare 02 wtte ſomewhat that they may 
increaſe , epther thy knowledge , thy 
tudgement,o2 thylynyng. 

. When thou pzepareft thyſelf to bed; 
reade 02 heare ſome thyng wozthy me- 
mo2y-and letit be ſuche,that thou ew 

myngof (t,mapeſt take both pleaſure 
p2ofyt,thateuenbynyght vyſlons,thon 
 1napeſt learne toamende thy lyfe, - 

Lhere isnoende appointedbnto the 
ſtudye of wyſedome in thys wozlde,but 
it muſt be ended togcther wyth-lyfe. - 

Itbehoueth mit to reherſe theſe-thze 

thynges wyth hym ſelfe,al the tyme of 
ary anon tb IW YL m8 LY il 
lacopancomott be ſecluded fr5 Gn 
CS e ſecluded feb 
dyes. Foz al that, he knoweth, whiche. 
* m the beſte learnedman alpue ,is- 
ttle oz nothyng,in comparyſon of: 
the the inf $þynges,whycbe be (s igno-: 
a di Ll \ 
The kirowledge ofman is (clender;a 


Gp (mal thyng,and that oben 


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EL TO VVISEDO 2 
g's MTS FYLSEDONE, 
| nnoonurtenu I 
WOT opp?! great darknesz. 
in ſo much thathard ACE IPGOSS: 7 
nfo ene ſuis Ameans, knowledge of 
earthermore mach 
F 2rmoze,arrogan e 
ran ih hang co of pms by 
-haue co hetbem a 
obs Paraiergnn (elnes ere 
neention,emn mlatfon FI 
yne deſp2e of glo2y, mult 
OED por gl mat heck 
canſc inſpeciall, that we maye; byfheyd 
hel od -bralinerad fromthe domt- 


_—_ 
cunt tenth knowledge of many thin 
ne moze fri 
g, einen luchefficar NE RT 
; e of ſuch efficarie 
that ee temper p2oſperitte. + wr mitt- 
rlitie;they kepe buder the ha- 
and 5 top wraxaaleoe wree-arton 
and comfozt croked'andpaynfulage 
"ng 5 we douthomalpor, imp 


 ' TO VVISEDOME, 
ryſh the body, much moze onghte to be 
geten tothe ſonle , foz as mucheas the 
diſeaſes therof,be moze pziuy,mozegre 
uots,andalſo moze periious. = 
'K Lheſediſeaſes be named,xnot with- 
& ont acauſe-fharp ſfozmes.grenous toz- 


's | mentes,ſcourges.b)3des and the furtes 


oftnans mynde,whych bzyng wyth the 
much calamit(e,and intollerable cozſies 
they he ſuffered to reſgn; and confra- 
rily,molk pleaſant tranquillity,iftheibe 
conquered and kept downe. And to the 
eaſpaccomplyſhment of this;luch docu- 
ments ſerue much ,as hane ben of moſt 
excellent wyttes,foz the furtherance of 
good lyfe.and maintenance of maners, 
preſcribed, © | 
Zhys (s the greate retdarde,andtho 
very frute;that learned menne take of 
they longand paynful ſfudy,not to gas 
ther manpe thinges fo2z men to wonder 
.{t;03 elles ſuch as he himſelf mapcraks 
-_ $%vut rather,to hane goten,wherbp he 
nay helpe all men,and mofte elpe 
ym lelfe,and not to let them lye ,as in 
Bore of oyntmentes + where _ 
ay Df, - Tanien 


; , 


AN INT RODV.CCION ] 
taken ſalues,to help other men,the box 
there pon ah r a deale the bettex. 

Chifſtenreligion non loketh fo2 nothyng 
fomuch,asthat a andapure con- 
ſcience may erhilarate abby Han Dj 
that affections Fooge ones ſtayed,and 
ſeflen,Lue Wap. elike vnto god and hys 

gels in  guyetyes, and tran- 
quility of mpnde. | | 


Ep ennint, | 
erof e 

our ſelues;02 af $90.0 elle of the law 
and lyfe of Thailke, THAT 


The nature of tbyngcs (8 ſuche,that 
as they be allvncertay o:t,channge- 


able.,and vple,the ſoule.onlpe exceptei 
which ts indede veryma,o2 at the leaſt, 
the molt pzeclousparte of man:ſo all o 


ther thynges be franſlated from one t 
gs ld cal anye tbyng 
qcantiety at x" 401 thynge "1 | 
binke 
whyche he qarrip detubbony 
gap 4 hg but ratherts Tongs 


=) 6444 if is great madnes: to 
int apr or greuous punyſ 


T0 VVISED OME.. 
,fo2 any wozldly trifles, .. | _ 
Let no or ORE ARA, Meme 
th es of Fo2tune 020 brptnis ce 
f ced vntobim,ſepng all ſach traſh, 
oztl\ vadeth awat,as being vncertain 
andnot pope vntovs. No no, as dag. 
be graunted vs,ſo they thatbe 
acgapne one: atthevttermolte whan deat 
commeth:and oft fymesenen while we 
be one. 
epther we ought fo mourne,if hat 
chin Hobo tes lent vs,andasaman 
wold ſaye,genen bs to kepe, be aſked a- 
gapmbatit at rather beciiicnrnth dato res 


ber pans Red y becundy we eve long 


Als isto D—_  vnkindnes, to thynke, 
ifthothaddeft along ſeaſona benefyte, 
8 thatthou takeſt wzong,ffitdo notalwaf 
| continue. Thou doeft rather wzong ng,not 
| to conſpder,what thonhaſtehad, 4 how 
2 longe, then ffpll to thyncke what thon 
batte not had,o2 howe longe thou haſte 


L nothadit. 


Thonoughteftnof,to mach fo reſoile 
whan thingesfaken from thyenemies, 


come to the oz thp frendes foz ach is the. 
i D.ttt. woue 


AN INTRODVCCION © 


ſpede offoztune,and ſuche doubtfulges 
(s.n all thinges,that bitter wapling of 
ten fimes foloweth bapne mp2kh. _ 

Lct nof thy hart fayle the,althonghe 


tydes do oftftymes folowe carefu 
- Now,what condition be our bodpes 
(n,whatf lyfe can we loke fo2 whyche ve 
 madeof ſo vyle,and ſo bzyckle a mettle 
our lpucs beyng wyth ſo many pearilss 


beſlegedoncnery ſpde. Andalthough it. 


ct if'wpl not long 

indure.Thercfoze whathane we,wher 
bpon we ſhoulde (chefelyc in ſuche vn- 
certaintlofiyfe)bc high minded ozferſe 
ofharte. . Ls Cl 
Andf92 as mnch,as thyslifc isnone 
ofher thynge,but a certapn pilgremage 
wyzerebp we ftpl beentrynge into an 0- 
ther , vx eternall,+ ſeyngealſo,we nede 
veryfewthynges,fe; the perfozmance 
ofthe ſayd toznep,what hath this wo2ld 
wo:thy log ſaft.Uhat foly,fo ſeke ſich 


thinges by papnfulſeruytade , as we ſe 


femeſurefo2a tyme,yct 


toſſed andtourned ſna moment hyther 
and tbyther. | | 


Foz 


foztune tourne her face:foz mery » 
0? eb tmoz! 


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- TO VVISEDOME. 
"F07 what ende o2 purpoſe Gul _ 
ſerueonr neucr ſatiſfied deſp2e and aps 
petyte,whan thinges tocome be vncers 
tain,and weat thys preſent nede verye 
fewe thynges. 
= a very freeman. whycho deſps 
thollti_nge.as bein his own 
owes, thother ſide conedenegs hae 
and flane,that doth the contrarp. 
- Now J p2zap you; whatother thynge 
ts1t, to ve replenyſhed wytb the gyfres 
ofſo:tniie;thanafotemanto be cobzed 
wth dyuers and many fardles. 
There is ndmanſo dul,noſach lacke 
wpt,but berather pzeparethandfitteth 
bym ſelf fo; thecitte,wher he purpoſeth 
_—_— , thanftpitſceketh thynges foz 
| ournep, : | | | 
.  Dithens thysonre lyfe is of nature 
douppngand fleyng=the moſt part ther 
of,and almooſte all, ts ſpente in periur- 
bation,tn tronbles,in rantaf es : we cd 
not ſave,we [pneall the whyle. that we 
be toſſed wpthaffectyons , and in eſpe- 
cyall,whanthe feare of death troubleth 
vs. And whcereasdeathe maye come to 
vs tity infinite lozte of wayes, 3s 


ID, itif, 


A $45 or Coro 
Iti9/fireatfolpo;to wy gan 


there theilofneroMtys come we mage 


pr, wry vs nreatmttbelcces po 
kednes., , to anopde it, noz we oughteto 
gh itchannce..: 

Duvipfe being efſed withſoma- 
radar. neede weto 
kepe it withfuch atirietie,tolct ſfomnch 
hpi Cpngalſowego toangther,which 

salfe everlaſtynge.Let vs ſoo2derouc 
ſelgesthat we'hane readye' —___ 
that lyfe,whych ts replenyſt :d wythall 
ey Ge vey 2 moon area of myzthe 


Cd rnU 6s arted hag 
themlſelf: wheras we oft times 
thynke them to be greateupts;;thatare 
none in dedeandgreate goodes, that of 
troutheare wozth nought,. |. || 
: Thenature ,condition; andtruevas 
lue of thynges be thoſe, whyche Zhaue 
reherled in the begpnnpnge, wherby it 
mapbeplainlygathered that ther (sno- 
wo dna ky re hong wry 


-yaher | 


Ow» 0 a 


oY Tv oo as 


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TO Vv V ” SEDOM E: 

"Aitheve as deliberacton ts taken, we 
bepngin dotibt.ts whych part we _ 
moſt hay rgrs berry tnthng bodp Ng oy 
the deſpzeo erc p 
thats to ſai;the loue ofourſelf.i chief 
counfaplonr,and one thatweealltoges BY 
ther folowe. 

'Thys weakeneth the frengthe and 
manhood ofour myndes,fo muche that 
nothpngcan be fo Itle,but it is eaſelys 
ableto penetrate theym , nothynge lo 
ſcleder 02 ſmal, but it maybeable to db 
fturbe them. 

This blindeth the eps of the mindez 
and when affections haue once gotten 
the vpperhand, we flatter ,we yeld, wo 
obepthem.as As our lo2des and rulers. , 

hns we hold thyngs with toth and 
nayle,that are altene from vs. as 
wire otrs: and if theybe woythdiawen 
from vs,we lament, tozmentynge our 
ſelnes,as though we had great lolſe. 

We neglectour ownas none ofonrs 
and do ſhonne thyngs p:ofitable,as ve- 
ryhurtful tovs ,enb2alyng things burf 
ful,as dery noatitable.- ; 

The harmes ofthe folkes ſemeſinal, 


AN INTRODVCCION 
but we thinke ouro 


content wypth that we | 


ourſelnes, 


and eſtate. thereof,do not ſatiſfpe vs: 
we wold haue the.nataresof al thyngs 
turned;ſuch is the impactency that gro 
weth of depntp fantaſpes. 

What punpthonens, ye be compa- 
red wpth the eeteeuve e tozmentes a- 
mon dampned ſpirytesbe none other. 
he dyuels thi ſclues haue none other 
punyſhement , then that thep be vexed 


wyth enup,batredzand wzath, 
A man may lee 4 countenaunce of 


them.(hatbeinon ed/\with thcſe affec . 


carefull ,how 


tiens,how variab 


pantyng,how cruet;b ocarefll thep 
be, andan lyke lpke trade be they? mpudes 
racked and to2mented wpthin them. 


Anacr,which is oq 2c of al other 
pcrturbacions,and wozlt ofal other,be 
CT nota man , fo2 it turncth bys 
nature into a cruel heat, and although 
FoOnce trou vie doth obſcure and i 
e 


e beingnothing 
Kerable: neſther 


no? pet pleaſed if we mpght obtein that 
that other men mache deſp2e.We lpke 
not our ſelnes, this wo2ld.the condicion 


CTY __—_r—_—_——r__ _-_ ac crc. -.-.3-5% 


. . FO VVISEDOME, | 
theſudgement ofthe mpnde, pet moſke 
omen 
nclle e 
p;ofptte,02.comelyneſſe.. It eateth vp 
the harte,and dzpncketh bp the whole- 
ſome blonde of the bodpes conſfrainpng 
mantodo that thing, wherofrepentice 
ſhoztly enſaeth..- 

How ſhamefull achannge is therein 
the face,what ſodayne tempeſtcs aryſe 
there,what buruynge epes , whatſnufs 
fyng of the noſe,what grynnynge ofthe 
tcthe,what fompngofthe mouth,what 
palenes. what ffutting of to ng: fpnally, 
what terrpble and ature cryinges 
be there (in hym, that is inflamed wpth 
thys frye 2 Truelye ſuche,that ſome, 
which haue in thep2 angre beholdenth# 
ye aglaſſe,hagenot knowen them 

The angry manne  fo2 hys groymme 
countenaunce,hys ſharpe woozdes,and 
cruel dedes,0 4a. es looſeth much of 
bys autho pliare beneuolencpe is 
faken from bys fciendes fo2iake 
bym,no man ets bymzhets left 
allen amen hate and abhozre whe 

| er 


RODYCCTON 
Hans, enenereſchety» jy 


ned yo te Seem 5-46 


the wozks of Ire. Jn fo much} 
—— pen yt tgaynh 
e 

rand oi you as 

What is mz foe 
then fo lyfle and 2 an\anyma _ 
to rage and aprevpet great ir FS 
ket trap 5 aki [evtreſles 

no Adovrufdr a 

the gyftesof the bodyzo? of foztnne,yea 
pred r= ter wabAy a Gods name> fo) 

Lhou Halte foone ſubdne anger pf 
thon hatds and faften thys thyngin thy 

nriongy conan No inturpeto be | 

done; 6rcepte when the mide eketh 
burt o HTN BO 1HAI CAR COoLUpte,BRE 
onelp he that aha » nd that by des 
fplyng it wpth 

Wehane ſpoken ent hitherto ofthynges 
commpnge from man toman, we woll 
nowe talke of bygher matters,as conv 
myngof God .How be tt thoſe thynges 
alfo belozerebearced, were APE 

e 


El TO'VVISED OMF.. 
theſe that folow;come: Pang 
operand waperipſrom byn. 
>DfRelpgpon 
Here cond-nothrogh be. ovuen bn 
fo omoiges rec ocoteega bt 
ledgr-loueand veneraxion of the: pznce 
- God tslo beneftciall to mat nchs 
{a fo them,whom heteacheth-how thep 
ſhal truely wozthyp him. Therfaze Das 

utd the pzophet reberſeth thys amonge 
_ the great gyftes of God ,ſhewed to the 
people of JſraekQui annunciat verbum 
ſuum Jacob.&c.that is,which ſheweth 
hys wozd-vnto Zacob:histuſtice x iudge 
mentes to Iſraell; Þehathnot ſo done 
to allnations ,noz bathe he opened hys 


tudgementes bnto al met. 
God is knowen by religizand being 
ed and 


knowen.he niult nedes be b 
woz(ypp eds i--). 

Dnelp Godis ozpnce,maker.q Lod . 
ofal thynges,whych alone.is able co dos 
althynges .and knoweth how to doeall 
| Tys wojlv is lnmaner is i were 


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AN INTEODVETION 

ny TRY 
,” 
nacye;that itnow (sin.Therfoze | 
ithath rerepand thy nine Coſmos aj 0! 
monge theGrekes, etscalledMundus F- 
of the Latynes , whyche bothe are as 
muche to laps,as a comely Dznament, 
a beautiful thyng; whpche be ſo ruleth 
and'goaerneth , thatwee maye no leſſs 
wonder at the conſernation,chanat the 
creatſon ofit, | | © 

And lykeas in the houſe of 'a moſre 


p2udet gouernour,nothing is donwith» 
out bh! ade nan mty<odadredo | 


ts there nothyng done wpthout 
o: byddyng : the che as he pokinbogs 
thinges do.ſo he knoweth how to do all 


Aungels Donels,Pen, andbealtes} | 
frecs,ftockes and virnain, thehranens, 


the clements,and fobewort, al things 
are goucrned by hym.and obep hym. - 
Theris nothyng made,nothing that 


morneth, nothpng 
therſtocke noz ftrawe, 
from the grounde,neyther flockenefes 


ther,nay flyefurth 


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voth atthynges wpth hys equyte 
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Whatſo ener hap veneth to anym 
thatſame turneth tohys p2ofyt,ifbe b2 
good:but not top2ofpt of w2etched mos 

ney,02of worldly thynges tranlitozye, 
but ofeternal felicity. 

What ſo ener thynges thereſoze 
channce tnthys wozld, they mult be pas 
cientlp taken andallowed.as comming 
of Godthe authonre, lealfe we tn oure 
fondeaffecctonand foolyſh iudgement, 
ſeeme to condempne and jmp2one the 
wyll of that ae ryghteous and wyſe 
gonernour ofalthynges,Gov,, © 

And becauſe wee be not able tocoms 
paſſe , fo2 what purpoſe he dathe ſache 
thyn ges:We,as chyld2en and ignozat, 
whats belt fo2 vs,do lament that thpi- 
ges moſfe hnrtfullbe not gyuen vs, ta- 
kvng them as motte p2ofptable : on the 
other ſpde abhozrynge thynges moſts 


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de wpth -God, and 
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| -Tov ISEDO 
Pore op almighty, whome the fi 
ther foz the ſame purpoſe, whan it 
oN leaſed: to take pttye'vppon \man- 
kynde,whyche had made hym ſelfe-, to 


s | bys own great hynderaunce,an enemy 


vato God.” - 
Ther can be no greater hurf thi by 


I ſynne fo be ſeperated from God, the 

fountayne of all goodnes.and fo be turs 
-- 8 ned £09 moſt huctfil-miſery.to be taken 
from a moſt ſwete lifezx left toa moltz 
bytter deathe. 

Fo2 this purpoſe,among other thin 
ges,Ch:ilt came,thathe mpght teachg. 
bs the truce and ſtrait wap, wherin ws 
myght ſtedfaltly/ſtande, and take once. 
tourney to god ward; not ſwaruingfrs 
F it; the bzedth of an hear,Hehath ſhews 
ed this way,both by wozds, andalſo by 
erampleof hys holp lyfe. 

Aithumapne wpſoome z compared 
with Ch2iltes religton,(s but durt; and 
verye folyſhnes. | 

What fo ener graue, p2udent, wiſe; | 
pure,holy,o2 religious thing ts with ad 
miration, with exclamation , with claps 
par handas.ln the bokes __ get 


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tiles red;commended,learned by hart; 
p:ayſod aboue-the mone al thys: isfoind 
moze/purely.ngze rightly,moze open 
1517020 ea inour religion, / - 

© Perfect wiſedsts,toknow this relf 
gſon:etoliue acco;ding toit, ts perfect 
vertne. Fo: no man knoweth in verp 
dede,epcept he lfne therafter, :; 151) 
;\\Thatſes life witnefſcth his perfecte 
humanity, his mpzacles deckiny the (n- 
finite power of his detfte,his law ſew 
eth bis heanenlp wiſdom:ſo that of his 
perfect goodnes of lining, we hane exd- 
ple to folow him of his power and auc- 
tozity,ftrength to obcp him: ofhis wil- 
| th to belenehym, | 

'Ket his goodnes 969-465 the fo loue 
Hym,bys mateſty to wo?ſhyp hym, his 
tobelenehym, 

Ifaman do wel conſiver thoſe thin- 
ges;which Chzilf comanndeth, he thal 
finds alone fo? our p2ofit.in o moch, 
that who ſo feleth himſelfe , fo beleuc 
rinhtly;ſhal percepue it is to bys own 
ofit,goodnes,and comfozt. 

» As ther is nothing moze pleſat towa 
thatobe! beleaey, > if (cene toGod,foz 
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no man canthinke welofhim,towhie 
be committethhymlelf,afratdof hurt. 
. The formdation of our ſaluacyon is 
to belene God, fo be father , and Jeſus 
Ch:tſthys only tbne;tobeour law mas 
ker,x the holy goſt to be bzethedout of 
| both, wythout whb,we do nothing, we 
thynke nothyng, that can pzofyt vs. 
The true wo:z(hyppyng of god, is fo 
clenſe + purify the foul fromal diſeaſes 
tE bnclene ltifkes, 4 to be furned as nere 
tohis ſimilifude as we may,(o that we 
be as hehym ſelfeis , cleane and holye 
and thatws hate no manne , but ras 
ther tudpe by all meanes to p2ofytts 
allmen, at 1-83 
The moze thou franſpoſeſt thy ſclfs 
from thpnges cozpozall, vnto thpnges 
inco2pozate,the moze godlp lpfe ſhalte 
thou leade. Si Y 
Thus ſhal it be bzonght fo paſſe, that - 
god mayacknowledge oure nature, as 
of kyn,x lyke vnto hym,+ map delite in 
if,makyng it hys true and right teple, 
muche mooze acceptable to hym; than 
c<urches made of lyme and ſfone. - 
The tepleof godis holy , whychare 
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thatif thou fear hys p2eſence.thou will 
not only auoyd al naughtines outward: 
ly,but alſo thon wplt not ſuffer'v 


thoughtes to enter intothy mpnde. | | 
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TO VVISED OME, 

| that.a greater,t a mozeexcellent he 
ftrpke thy remembzaance-and 'mynde, 
thawmans knowlcdge canattein to; - 

- Þeretheſapinges, that -be ſpokenof 
hym,and ofhys ſapnects, not as thon he- 
reſt vaine fables, but with great adml- 
ration of mpnde, 

- Judge nothyng raſhly,no? ponofice 

thotranye thynge of God, and hys woz- 

kes;bat tho! doit wyth renerence and 
ety! 

It is wickednes, fo teſt vppon holpe 
thinges,o3to.vſe the ſapinges of holye 
reciptureinsfolpſh toyeand tryflytigs 
tates.andſcofiynges;cuenas a mann 
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al INTROD VCCION he 
- Mmoſtholpx eth vnto goddes 
mateſtp;whych as we maycaſily woz- 
thypandadozeſſo we cancbp2ehid it by 
no:meanes.90 thou mayft'alwapes 


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doth it beſcme vs,to gene condigne Tee: 
gerence vnfo. godly ſayinges?-! »: : 
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of and prape-berto tia; 'thatihe wpll 
whym ſeif,coenfuchacne towards: 
be. As whan:thon: heareff hynrealled/ 


mercyfnl,mekee2 gitle,p2aythatthou 
one hymtbe-lame vnto-thet: 


maylte p2 
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TO VVISEDOME.. ..... 
"ofthe mooſte w2ctched ſpnner >a \ good 
Ipner,of an ennempe,hys ſonne, of no- 
thyngo.fomethyng:when thon hcareft 
bim called terrible,tntreat bimr,fo fear 
them,of whome thouart feared: Wha 
iy ne hym L92d, looke that thout 
ſerae hym:Whan thou calleft hym fav 
ther,fe Tool lone hym, eſe thon ſhews 
thy ſeifea chplde, wozthv to hane ſo n9- 
bleafather, zR 

' Thereisnothyng fnallthe-wozlde; 


whoſe ozygynell , whoſe begynapnge, 


Whoſe power x vertne if thou beholvg 
but 1t map gene the matter , bygbly fo 
p:ayſe.hartely to wozthyp god, the ans 
thonre of all together. 
Begynnothyng , but thou fy2ffe call 
fo2 p help of god. Fo? nod fn whoſepow 


. erare althyngs, genethp2oſperusfur- 


therance x finythyng vntoſuche actes, 
as we do begynne in his nam?, 


What foener Þthalt go aboute,, ciiet 


hane an eve to the end therof,x whan 
baſf ken good confel, be not carcfint; 
but putthy tru{t inhymin whoſe harid 


Telleth the lucke ofall thpnaes: - 


Al holpnes remapneth inthe ſecrete 
C.tit, | partes 


AN Ts c oDV.ccion 


partes of the hartes, labour Ay to 


- buderffad, what thou pzateſt at thou 
malt loſe no time in lypp labs 
Aid whanthou waltett: "ct thy tartth 
APe-Up tonj Endal thy geſturcagre 
togethcr,j al thphole actyon inay inod 
excellently agre init ſelf.Dfvuine ſcryp- 
ture accurſeth hym, that doth the woz- 
kes of God negligently, 

If it be ſhame fo2 a minſtrchto ſinge 
one thing,x play an other, not conſonat 
toy he ſyngeth,it is muche moze ſhame 
foz vs,to ſapone thyng with our nivuth 
a0 thinke ao rinour hart,Letour 
deſp2es be ſober,and of ſuch ſo:te, as be 
wozthye tobe axed,and mecte to be ge- 
nen.of God,leſtour vumeete and fonde 
deſp2es offend by 

Whan thou oclt fomeate .remibye 


dome and hid ene 
the ſame:4finallp call vnto mpund 2bys 
mekenes,andclemency, whiche fede h 
pea bys ertremeenncmpes. | 
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1-0" VVISEDOME: 
fo.ſo manye monthes as in thewozlde; 
what a thyng it ts toconſerue al things 
and:kepe themfromdeſtruccionz whe- 
ther they fat bowe of their inclinacih. 
No wyſedome'of man, no? yet of aw 
gel,wereablein anp wiſe to perfourme 
thys thyng;no no2 yet once ondertond 
how itts bzought to paſſe; - - -- | 
Depng therefo:e that thou lyneſt of 
bys gyftes ; conſyder what curſed vn- 
kyndenes,and.what dampnable raGe- 
nes it is to be (0 bolde to fall at-debate 
wyth hym;by'/whboſe benefyt and wyll, 
thon haſt thy beynge,and-lenger thoul- 
deff thou notbejif be woulde nof,- | - 
At thy table tetalithpng be chatte, 
pure, wyſe, holye-evenas he is, whoſe 
gvftes thonartnowe in hand with.Let 
al bakbytyng,bytter wo:des,fierce;and 
£ruct ſpeakyngzbe (ecludedfr6 thy table 
where thon forieſ the incredible-ſwete 
nes and clemency af God towards the. 
Wherfo2zettismoze intollerable that 
- thou ſhouldeſt contaminate that place 
wyth-tharpenes « hatred agaynite-thy 
b:other , where thou fpndeft muche fas 


Uonr and gentle foftnes towardcs the. 
| This 


LANTNTRODVCCTON. 
- Thys thyng the Gentylles welper-Pof: 
whych! foz the ſame ſtip] nanedſlac 
al thpnges,dedicate and belongpnge toſth! 
tht table,wythnames-of pleaſantnrs4hne 
my:th.as feaſtes,fumkets andgawdes, | ©? 
Where it was counted agrenous vffeceſ te 
_ anyad;heau Oe thyng eſther 
.to be done 02- 
: Hepug ther ze thouhaft God to thy 
 gonernour;whych i« moſte kn mpghte, 
wyſedomecandiiberatity, putawaythe 
\noddinate regarde of thy ſelfe, wherein 
tbon (cmet-to inyffrafthys goodneſſe, 
anvlabour onely.howthon mailt pleaſe 
and content hym. It is a great foolpths 
.nes to ſay 02 don thine amieA mad 
nesto pteaſe ym, fo: thecontencion 
of thy table,from wh al nouryſhmetes 
Er 2A a madnesto get hys dpſpleas 
ſure,ofwhom thou laboureft to obtayn 
a bencfpt,namelpe fo2 as muche as the 
lpfe (s not p2eſerned! by meate , but by 
the'wpl and pleaſureof God: accozdin ng 
to the taxings of the ſcrypturesNot'in 
b2cad onelve [pueth man apa eo 
wog2de of God. $ 
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BN HA heauen amd earth.thatthet hal 


per- 
medflacke nothyng,whych leke accozdynaly 
e fo the 6Þngdoms: 'of God, and ryghtzoul- 


rs nes alowedbefozehy 


des, 


:@eingtherefoze th God (s ſo bouns 
teful towardesthe in hys gyftes;benot£ 


ber | thou bnkindeto thpbzother-accomting 
- [hymnoleTetdbs the fonne of God, the 
p thotrthvſeife:and that God isnb moze 


baunde to the;thento hpm,and that be 
hath onelpe made thea miniſter of hys 


apftes,of whom next unto God; AHhybz0 


v, ther houldaſkerelpofe. -. 


- Netther ts ther arp thyng nioze frm 
ly gpuen to'Ch)ils;then that Thabwbes 
towed vpon the pooze,. 00568 * 

: *Warhjerth6n fe- wyth meates and 
dzpntkes refveſhed.thp ſelfe, conſyder 
whoſs pavatdenco and p olver it tstoſt- 
fapncthe lyke Nuth thirigs asthou 
batrecepued;and'gyne thankes there- 
foze toGod,not as thou woldelt tohinr 
whyche hathe pzepared ſuſtenance foz 


1 [bee wyth his monep;bat ſuch thatkes. 


as are meete fo; hym,which hathmads. 
= thee,and alſo the meate — 3 
the ve eek by the ſtrengthoſ the ns | 
meate 


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_ Chauimult ſa mucbthe mozemnſtant! 
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meate,but by hys.d{uine pgwer, and | 
-Atthy downe lying and vpryſyng.ve 
4 ; nad woe bg wa ye of God,not ones 
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A both in tiare ay: 
and thathe vouchſafe to graunt that to 
bepleaſantand qupetbntd vs, -/ 
We munſte pzape bym.thatſfratnge 
dzeames feare vs not. ont bh cente ſlices 


"| pyng(we map hane hym eand 


that refreſhed wyth W - :t, wee 
inay rple merylp in the chwper>onl ror 
bzyng bys bleſſed death thepzorewher | 
byheredemed mankpnde, 

Mhou ſhalt kepe thy bed chaſtxpure; 
ſothatthyenemythe authour and head 
of alfplthynes,map hane NETIayme ne 
ryght therein, - 

And wyth ths ſygne af Fa ©: 2;and 
innocacton of the namr o/ © tf Hogs 
cfally thzongh holy th 524 py i Fl "-- 5h 
onsand ſtedfaff purpoſe,aener ater fo 
offend,ſhalt thou dzyneal the power of 
the feendfrom if, - | 

When thou ryſefT inthe moznynge, 
commyt thp lelfe fo Chailfe rend2ynge 
thankes vnto hpm,that he hath pzeſer- 
ned the that pat: th:onghe hys1 helps 
and tuition,from the deceytes andenup 
ofthat crnel engny. 


© Asthonhai hy Neptoſhe might 


ANINTR oDV — if 
fyme;and art now ryſen agapne : ſq re- 
member that-our hodies ſhal fy2ft lepe | 
BP dcathe, and after be reſto2ed to lyfe 
byThaſte, when hee hallappeare and Jv 
_— tojudge piowen the:quycke and the ot 
deades::; | 
Beleche bym 1 that (ft map behys wil, 
 andthathe ar the taſpende the days 
folowyngo inhys ſerupce , ſp that thou 
mapeft nepther hurt,no2 pet be hurt of 
any man,and that thou ſo compaT:don 
every ſpde,and defended wyth Chailkia 
godiynes,mayeſt Gfelycſcape the nets 
and ſnares,whych the dynell,moffe de- 
ceptefr cr Is," hn ccaſeth to lag 


| «ob —_ Move the bleſſed mother of 
God,ahd other holy ſapntcs , the deare 
beloned friendes of Chztlte , dwcllynge 

wyth hymin lyfc cuerlaſtyng. | 
Reade 8nd heare ofte tymes the lpfe 
andactcs ofthem that thou mayel {0- 

lowe the ſame. | 

Let thy thought and repo2t ofthem 
be,not as of mezbut as NS: that 
by the goodnes of Cod. haue tranſcen- 


ded gigature ap humapne excellencys 
an 


E4 "(1 LVVISED OMP. / 
; landnow nygh confopned wpth God; 
"Whereas there 1s ſa.great phenes 
zfmen, both in bodyeand mynde,, they 
bepngall b:onghte tnto thys wozlde by 
one ryght and tyttle, made andappoypns 
ted to a cerfapne commitnfon and! forſes 
'Itye of ipfe.to the pzeſernacton wherof, 
nature hath pzoclapmed thys lawe.Lef 
no min to'an other dooe, that that hee 
woulde not haue done fo hymſelfe - He. 
that reſtozednature decayed , hath,p20s 
were thys one doctryne to be bys , but 
pet EFP2eNPiS the ſame mo2e at large, F-4] 
ettpnge it out moze playnelpe, foz 
to perk thenatureofmanperfect in es 
uerycondicion,and aslike vntoGod,as 
of Fit mapbe,he commannded vs, not one- 
re Elyeto lone oneanother ,bntalſo to long 
our enemyes,that we maye be lyke the 
| fatheroſheauen;which ſpncerelploned 
hys ennem1Es , as hee declarcth byhys 
great benefyts thewed vato them. | 
| And how tsif tobe marked that the 
8 natare of mans ſuche,that we woulde 
them to be cur friendes whom we ours 
elnescan der orey lone, | 
GX Fyaritys- 


Thys 


FI. KEYS 


A N INTRODVCTION - 
moſt wyſe mayfter and 


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''s ;fo loue one another:knowpnge, tt 
by thys:onely rule wemight leada ble! re 
ſed Iyfe, utnedeofanymo lawes, 
There 1s not a mo2e bleſſed thynge, 
| thento lone. And therfoze God and: his 
aungels be moſte bleſſed ,as they that 
logealthynges, 
_ » Nothyng is moze w2etched, than fo 
hate,by the wbych affect, the dytels be 
moſt myſcrable. 
\Trucloue: weyeth alla lpke.; where 
trac loue retgneth.noman ſeeketh pz | 
ferment ,no nianſtealeth from hys wel 


beloned,accomptyng al ſuchthyngesto 


bew hin ſelf. which are with bis frend,Þ - 


-Louc contendeth not with hysdeare 
b:other,noz thynketh not , thathe that * 
doth hym any infuryat anytyme,t ther 
fozchee nepther remembreth. dylplea-Y ! 
ſaxe;ne enupeth bym;becauiſe he loneth Y. 
bym,no man retopſeth in the myſfozti- Bl 
nes of bys friend?,neptherts greucdat 
bys p:olperitye,butcontraryewyſe,hee 


topeth wpth themehatrelopce, and _ i 
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Ibueth,as gWNne. -- | 
bb; moltlure founde, $frne exants 
ple of thys manner of lpupnge are the 
actes of Chzilt, ſet befoze our 2ies. 
" Þ ;: #22 the ſonne of gad tame downfrb 
o} yeauen,to teach vs the ryghte trade of 
lnnig,not dnlye tn '1003de, but alſo by | 
Nt  plnminate by tha 
*L hartes bepnge Ullaminate by that yy 
| care tome beames? verry vicar 
trurh of ene To *> Eby 
| the ori Ho beyng cxerciſed in al kinds 
of pactency.what Mr pry 
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_ 2Uye hatredes, whyche ſp:ynge onte of 
'Y 


hole wool topth a becke. Hows paces 
ge W209 Wpty 2 Lectc. Yowe pacys 
entlyſaferedbe;bys falſe accuſers, 
{.Fanalli,be.ſo bebaned him ſelf, that 
yo man mighte percepue,he bad anye 
power,but alonlp to helpe other, © 
The kingand lozd ofall,by whome 
the father made this wozld,how lowli 
ſaffred be bym ſelf, to be made equall 
with the vileſt ſozt of mcn, hauing no 
Wer houſe fa; bym ſelf.noz ſuſtenafice 
To: bys beloned miniſters, / - | -:+/;- 
© he maker and gonernonrce of yas 
ure, was partaker , and fealte all the 
anfſerresof the ſame 2 bebnagred , bs 
thayſed, he:was:wearped -,;and ofte 
dyd mourne, Whye ſuffered he-theeſs 
infynnitteghut onlye fo2 our inffruc- 
fion:D0 greatelye loued he peace;cons 
\£02de,and:Charitye, that he purſued 
wo{ynne,moze than p2yde, arrogancy 
uition,contention,ffrines, and p2e- 


«&be landepzpde; ſhewynge, that there 
is notbprge-,;:wbre a manne ſhonlde 

take anye thynge vpon himarrogan 

Ive.byreaſan of theſe outward, oz els 


-bode| ovſtes- .feynge theyarecom-|| 
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"T0 VVISED OME.' 
mpnee and/goynge not of ofr ownnss 
ture;neyther are theſe thynges derys * 
ned front the tnward powers oftman,' 
22 of vertae, brit gencn and taken a 
waye by God: becanſe no man ſhouly . 
ſtirs hym ſelfe fo; ſuche gyftes , o2 
fozgetfrom whence thepcom, neglec- 
tpng thoſemen, foz whole relief heres 
cetued them of God, ; 

''And to ſubdue thys ſphiie of pyyde, | 
Ethat no ntan ſhuld'ffandin hys owne: 
conceit,thoughhe had ben obedient in' 
all potates of religion,x fally dblerned 
the lawe ofthe naſpell, Th)ilte ſaythe 
theſe wozdes : whan ye hanedone all 
that Jhaue commaunded pou, ſay that. 
peare but vnp3zolptable ſernauntes. 

: How qreat therfoze 48 they2 foliſh- 


nes. ,whych glozp-as perfect ch2ttians; - 
preferring them ſelfesas concernyng 


the obſernattonof thelawe,, befoze all 
other,where asofte tymes,he whome 
thon thoynkeT verpe naughty,incom- 
pariſon of thy ſelfe,(s macho rpcher in 
'vertnethan'thon, anddeftinate to: (als 


-uatyon, whan thou ſhalte be 
bs x4; Hap myſertcs? '" Tens 


Fill, jd 


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'AVN de arcctil 

.God,that bath taken all indgemenf 
of men fro man,breauſe thone ts blinds 
and ignozaunte in the ſecretes ofan o- 
ther mans harf, reſernpng the knowes 
ledge of hartegonlp to bo ſelf. -- 
The outward thynges, whyche the 
epe of manne onlye bcholdeth , arebut 
weake and.vncertain tokens of the in- 
ward ſecreates. | 

Whercfoze{t is not lawfull to gene 
ful ſentenceofgnap mis bertne, vpce 02 
dilpoſition , : becauſe ye hane twyſe 03 
thzpſe bene tnbys companye.PYecanns 
pm ime of hym , thonghe ye 
ben wyth hym an bund2zed tymes 
He.bope pe bene of longeſt fas 

r. 


'Uerp depe and darke are the dines 

on ihe ſo ” » 
0 perſe th2oug grea a 

WRANIPEs. 


- AadGong that God bather redemed 
and that wpthſa greata 


obey ihedens, 
[Ez 
D up which God ot 


that he thzqnke not.to 
geug 


1e bys lpfe therefoze, B | 
TheLo:de was crucifyed fo; bs ally 
and foz eche oneof vs. 
Thynkenot, that thou canſte pleaſe 
God,if thor hateft hym ; whome God 
loncth . Fo2 he requyzeth noone other 


thankes,but thaf wedoloue and ſhews | 


our ſelues frendly toour felow ſernats 
as he bepnge our Lozde,louedvs,whii 
we were lzud and noughtye,and deſers 
ned muche eupl. 

: Here began he the muttral bonde of 
loue betwene man & man, and men to- 
wardes god, that is to ſay, here helaps 
the foundation of mans felicity and fi» 
nplheth the ſame inheanen, 3%; 

This is the life ,and grace ofch:tifes 
wiſedomeexceadpng mans 


onderanong a0 ag and-allurynge allmen 


allurynge all men 

EG man thenke bom felfa ryght 

Chiſtian ,02 to be ti the fanoz of Godz 

if hebate any perſonfepng that Ch21't 

batbe commended all men fo oure loue 
and frendſhyp. 

[Bolan fo 74 god leth 


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AN 19TROD VCEDON 

teth the to fauqure:1f he be wozthye} 
Tone hym fo2 bys wo:thyneſſe:(fhe be 
vbnwozthy ,vet toue bym, becauſe God 
is wozthy toby.obeped. 7:1! 

. Nevther faſtpnges; noz yet: greate 
richele beffowed amonge poze. folkes 


_ anakeamanatceptable to God.:Only 
charity dren: wary ng geth tvs! to 
eapofictlha tangyt 8. 
wee dere onghteſt tolone cu 
as thy Donrall bother, relopſynge'vf: 
\hispofperitioand 1o:0wprige fophys 
op aaa ape prin redy to helphim' 
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{Let-neithermacton citie,noz kifiret 
lct not p2ofefion .tate.neconditicd' of 
itaing;{ct not:wyt dimhutſh thys affect 
of lone;fo2 there 1s'one father iof all; 
god,whome thou art tayght of Chatſh: 
to call father datlye.z whyche woll ard 
knowledge ths to bebrs chilveyfthou! 
in lyke maner knowledge al bys chyl 
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fone into the wozld:the denth as moſts 
.£xpext artificer (nuented-partgkinges 
ON WIRTET gens) 
debate and warre. . 
G8d;wyllinge oure Caluation forme 
kelethamonge vs benenolence:the des 
nil,willing our deffraction foweth = 
tred and enmitfe. + 
 Smallſnbftance encreaſeth,whers 
cocq2d relgneth:by diſco2d, great thin- 
gcs areſcattered,andcome-to:naught; 

| Thep that ftudye , to makepeace+ 
conco2de betwene man and-man., ffas 
bliſhing the ſame withal thetv myght; 
ſhall be; called the chyldzen: of God: 
and the that do the py ae ;the chilz 
dog Neel CH Nevo leife 
PeAInip Te 

W-+4 e whereina may 

Neth.t bigh ercenclſe. of all, Wylde 

itel,a thynge-moze agr 
e fo bealtes vnre Hey frpprtt 

ich is. wel. dec ſaredbithename. 
ge > eo rn YE 

ymuche do 
"obbozrefrom warre,whic Chzeughgo 


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wpthout armtir; ſhaping 


ſo abhoreth the:ſame , whyche woll 
and comaundeth muttalloue bekwens 
manand titatt. - | 
- Pnevrvs viaye ndf war wpth atios 


ther,nvhurte tis the other, wy.heute 


Jreuous offence 
[Ifrhod 


ſaſpect any thiniie: to beare 
gritdge 02 diſpleaſure in hysyride to- 
wardesithe. labour wth handand fote 
to rocuntpleagd pacit mr e tho 
to beſtow thi- abes fo that thiw har 
the ſanonrvfal mcnyfos 


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we 4 pkethyn i > 4 mamay- - 
anne genn tifo (im; 
atthe leaſt ; "alGod 
grace\to take it thar efully, 


_”Y de hw, if thy ound ——— 


bum wo 
ncſe nd lonely wetcty of te? God als 


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nature, 


ny VVISED OMP: 

kende thereto. 
| Jtisa tokenofa do 7ged 
reloycetn an other mans m-ſfoztune, 
and not topitye 


- Be mercyfull to marn,and God woll 


harte fs 


the common courſc of 


hane mercy bp onthe. 


do any 


*Againe 


' Mhe ite and channce , that ſol- 
loweth mankynde.ts common ten 
near, thzeatipng dayly al norgp ie 


uer every mans head, 


gyng 0 
\Tbynke itnot poffyble, thatF canlt. 
thy mozeagreing 
dewe bnto man,than if thotr 'b2yng 
tofgreatelt' 'goodof this wozld,verfue 
thou canſt vv nothyngemoze 
| repugnant to lone , than to bzyng anys 
wile rno counſel,example oz others 
7 ſinne, 
***Whe chefeſtand happyeſfifalvther | 


tothisloue - 
the 


fox a manne to lone, yea ale 


though he be not loned againe, yet that 


Trong as ar 


not withſtidyrt tobe loned,is theſwes 
te end th fre he 


capt, Fn exrta'ntie, 
and en hw: nogarde 
fulfrcndes.. | 


A 18: RODV.CO 
WEE: TRODVCE 3 the wool J 
th lone from 


-, Trewe lone, ſure ſtable frien 
g Ferve me ee mol that be good þ T 
and rope amog whont lo ne light 
ER areſo farre from loning of 
Roghedetbnt they: can not ne_lo 


e.redieft wapco be onch. fits wh 
Mtn SADR nothong be 
aac) AS UPWUE,,.......... 


RY 0 ye hs, 


The benowe ha ig | | ; 


2 ro EET key 
bþ FR friendeſo,that thon yelveff 
om occaſion to hate him,o2 ſoto take 
nd pi ho Gags that thou'thynckett he 
eroy 


M his ſay is gadlye, hatens ons 
ridy fo lotie, -- | , 
'S Let no remembzafice of diſpleaſure 


' {be; where lonets,netther thinkthaths 

4 [ovoin thou takeft f92 thy friende , cart 

p.f02 » 8 hat tylonebe 

; vely meth! and b:tckle. 
"0 Jt rem tang chm nfs 


; Tien = rene, 

a S's re 02 . 

"AM s 60  awlitthr 

Wir 0; fenre buy rther ſuchelpfe ts" 
CeSinfinial death; © 

ens howe other mer 


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Y 17 ofte tymes love - * 

) eſſe-butſklen 

; Ng 1s a precbi great folp,wel” 

; b 2 other memanmd notto knowe' q 
elle; 


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df thys thpnge ryſe manye prone” 
grid? 


AN INTRODVCCION 
grud as ble thele thingr 

be moſt common they, whych can {p 

a lmall motein anothermans epe.; 

not ſcea great beame tn owns, am 
Sl Pon folyſhneſſe, to 

men (o well Andtoknowe themelfng F 


wer adeals. 


ha map notalone onomer, Lat 7 


a dan 
an one oma. 
er: #deparſeg prom thy bodye , and iy 


10nd countenance,that b 


pectal ba no 
” Fain 


aqupctand  roangl 
——_ m Q.. far 

c and e fano wah re 
nrture fnannecela mn: —_ n 


ber Je tſemethathyng verpe dcfozmed 
het 


To VVISEDOMEP. 
] mefaſtneſe , whpcheſolette foozthe 
$ countenaunte , that wpthout the 


 deteſfable. 


ne : Allhopeofreconery is paſte in by 


phpche nowse is no mooze aſhamed of 


uthcuell dopnge. 


; 


Shewe not to muche ſenerſfpe 03 

neCe in thy countenaunce . Foz 

reby men contfecture the mpnde to 
vel” Tangd no bntrulp, 

Laugh notto offe ,noz onfe of mens 
hive Janghe not to londe, no? that thy 
bodpſhalic wythall, leaſt thou be moce 
kedand laught to (cozne fo2 ſuch thy ſos 


o ſpſhe laughter. 


There maye be a cauſe of langhter, 


| but there canbe no caulc of ſcoznefull | 


laughter. - 
"Lo ſco:ne good thpnges fs wyckeds 


| neſſe,to,mocke,euell cruelfye, andfo 


teſt at other meanethpnges, greate fos 


| | lyſhnes, to ſco2n good men; wickedness 


lend men cruelnes,familiarlp acquain- 
ted-fmmanitte,vnknowen men, made 
neſſc:to belhozte,a man to ſcozn aman 


inhumanitie, 


angmTRrODY cTION 

Let thp epes be quyet and ſfeadpe,not/ 
playe not wpth thy fyngers as tuglers ae 
vleto do. 

Accuſtome not thy ſeife to ſryke,[1 
fo2 oft tymes after a tvityp faloweth af / 
blowe,and from þlowes men-come to 
clabbes and ſweardes. "7 
-  Gpne onelye.good menne-fruc and 
ryghthonour, whpche commeth from} 
the reuerence of the mynde.\Yonourehy i 
ſuche as bee tn offpce and at! te, : 
and be obedient vnto them, althoughe 
they commaund greuous and: paſnfull 
thinges,fo2 God wylleth itſo tobe,fo; 

a publyke quictnes, -- 
Gpne place vnto the ryche men)lef 
they ftyzred toanger, hurt both thee « 
other good men ts. 
Ariſe vnto age-and renerenceit, as 
in whom-conlilteth oft times areat cr 
pericnce and knowledge of godlye ly 
ypng and wo2ldlp policy; © 
, Benotonely even wyth them that Ws 
| honour thee,vut acco2dyng to the apo'y 

ſtles p2ecepte., pzxuente theym whey 
thou mapclt. - | 

It is an argnonpult of great rudenes 


\  TOFEYISED OME: | 
\Snot'fo ſalute hym,that ſalnteth thee , a 
great poynte ofbarbarouſneſſe, not fo 
wylhe wel agafne to him;that wiſheth 
| well tothe. 
" Howe ſmall thynges;2nd of hows 
I iight coffe are ſalutacion, fapze ſpeche, 
genftelneſſe,reuerence? Andypet hows 
xreat frendſhpp engender they, if thep 
$ 1e bledewhat amitpes da they diColus 
te i Row ompyt them? 
tperucrſe ſaqnozaunce (sf not 
to —_ e and get again the'good wil 
ty of manye,whan pe mape haueit wpth 
ſoſinalla trifle? | 
\Themoz2 nented man,and the bef- 
T ter a mants bzonght vp, the moze low 
rf lpand curteiflp he behaneth bhym ſclfe: 
the mo2e vilaine, the moze diſdapneful 
and fierce. Dome time theſe vices com 
ofdulncefſe and lacke of knowcledge, 
and fo2 thys cauſe, good learenyngs is 
called bumantipye. 
If thou ſalnte,and be nof faluted as 
Aſcribeit fone glpgrce rather thd 
toc6tept, 3fthou be (poken fo vumans 
nerlpe,attribute if to lacke of goodma- 
ners, 02 fonaturs ,andnotto __ 


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AW mTRODVCTION 
N92 be not ſo lyghte, to bemone 
w beth ofa mans mouth. 


- - ferpietacions,thou ſhalt leade an holpe 


; Byſache ano of warafequry IEF 


and pleafaunt {fe, fo2 ſo ſhalt thon lone 
eneryman,and not thpnke thp ſelfe of- 
fended oz hurt of anp perſb. 3tſs an old 
pouctbe,vtveraxne ſufpicax ,Þ thou 
be trup,be not ſuſpitious, theſe wozde 
may b2 new,the ſetence isold've quie*s 
casne: ſuſpicax,that thou be quyet zbe 
not ſuſpicions. 

 Looke thaf thon ſhcwe not thy 
to contemne any man in countenau 
in geſture,wo2d,o} dede-AIf thou been! 
oftowe degree, deſpyſeſnache as be thy 
ſapercours :; bowe ſhall thp inferyours 
obepe thes./--- 1 

Ifthon be the-grcater , thon by thy 
poude contenpiyng ofhym , ,tourneſ 


4 


I 


tbyne inferiours hartfromtbe, | *hix 
Cotempt ts attpugtellcondiy, fo) 

as miiche asnonian canthinkebi 

ſo vyle;that be onght to be efppſed. /- 
-"Panylabour to delpuer themſelt 

aomten vt rag yy to bi 


9 IU. rampage 


Renged thercof. | 
Th Tha 


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| TO VVISEDOME,. 
Whore is noman lo great,but foztuns 
may d2yue hym to fiede the helpe of þ 
po2ett.x ſeke ſucconre of the fpmplell. 
Beſides al this,ther is no m4,who 
God is content to take foz his ſonne,Þ 
can juſtlye be confemned z ercepf thou 
alſo in him cotemne gods fudgement. 
Uſe no doggith eloquencs , ſeke not 

{ of cunnynge by contumeliouſe 
eche againſt thi b:zother,as tonching 

repzochs, better fo; 


pze 
life,fo2 the 
ture 
inodities, if thou vle it well , cauſe of 
many milchiekes,tkf thou miule it. , 
e James the 


Fs ks F 

; ANINTRODVCTION 
not ſo lyghte, to bem 
beth ofa mans mouth. 

2265 fachyanoof ber yke bolcſom # 


- - ferpyetacions,thou ſhalt lcade an bolpe 


and plrafaunt lyfe, fo2 ſo ſhalt thon lone 


eaeryman,and not thpnke thy ſeife of-j 


fended oz hurt of any perſd. 3tis an old] | 


ponerbe,vtverax ne ſufpicax ,Þ thou 


be trae,be ndt ſuſpitious, theſe wozdes] . 


map b2 new, the ſetence isold've quies 
easneſuſpicax,that thou be quyet zbe 
not ſuſpicious. 

- Lovke thaf thou ſcwe not thy ſeife 
tocontemne any man in countenaunce, 
in geſture,wo2d,o2 dede-Af thou bepng 
oflowe degree, deſpyſeſnche as be thy 


ſaperſfours : bowe ſhall thy inferyours 


obepe thee. 

'Ifthon be the greater , thon by thy 
proude contempiyng ofhvm ;tourne 
tbyne inferiours hartfromtbe, | p07 

Cotempt is athyngintollcrable, fo) 
fo vole-thet be ongyeto bedefppſed. + 

at be ttove ”, 
cg. patent them ſelues 
from contempt,butmo nope tobex 


de tHe Ther 


ras a. 


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Theres noman ſo great,but Rotwls 
may dzyue hym fo nede the helpe of Þ 
pozeft.+ ſcke ſiicconre of the ſpmplett. 
Beſides al this,ther isno md who 
God is content fo take foz his ſonne,s 
can juſflye be confemned fra thou 


old gyms" gods fud 


Uiſe no doggilh eloquence , cke nof 

p2ayſe of cunnynge by contumeliouſe 

8 ſpeche againſt thi b:other,as tonching 
w OE TON fo; the 

fo be ton 

[4 Ofe thires men bukriviven and deb 

| —— i 


" CDffpeche and communication, 
"—qDd gane man atong; fo be an (tt 
: yadermngs v.75 


Mey wn > 


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agapnuft no manne, althoughe thon be 
thertop2onoked, fo2 ſo dopnge , thou 
ſhalf mozehurt thy ſells befoze ad E 


ome,thenbym,againit 


men of wpl; 

To gene one encl wozdfo2 another 
is as muchas to wype away onedart 
Wwpth an other, pk 


a popnk of nanghtie 


| ©: 20 vvremponr; 
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waathol.ve ble no crneltpe tn [hors | | 
Tpcry ono || 


thatifthou "—_— > 

anp wound , it maps 
be ſwaged thereby. but ener takyngs 
your t the frute of rep2ehenlton bs 
whiles that thou uy 5 
tnnch tonxigatothe matter. 9 
- * Bewars thon ſlido not intoflattery 
- --Alentation is a foule vice, e b2pn- 
geth the ayer to dilhoneltys ,and the 
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Chow meuought tobe vied, | 


Heres acertaine diference fo be 
'3 had,vetwene man andman. _ _ 

E F0; ſome of chem beof houſehold, 
fome onely ofacquaintaunce,andfoms 
be ftraungers bnknowen, _ 

'Jcal them of houſeholve, that be of 
kyn,o; of affynitte ,0z wpth whom we 
lpue together in onefamily, | 
- Thou mutt loneail men , andfo bes 
haue thy ſelftowardes them; thatenen 
they whomthon knoweff not,may pex 
cefus the to be a friende vniuerſallye to 


al mankpnde,and to wpland with well 
bnfo al men. =Y 


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{ Joone thzon 
rs onghier uſe. 
einearth,xthetnomen loneth the moze 
we. | Ber'omta hte be (ehoteapters 
LET vnto Ciel be ſcholemaplers, 
rs vp of childzen,tufours, fingl- 
4 inde tairgh ftheanye good 
i |cianers ,which hos 2 great at balne.# 
mancan hane nothyng moze pzectous. 
8 | «Lone theſe me,and hane them in res 
rr. g@rence as thy ſecond parentes, e lows 
WFP obey theym; conntyng what ſo ener 
0 Ftb 7do,Þ they do it not fo2 they; owns 
0 Icumodity,but fo2 thpne. And ſeyng ths 
Inatter isfo,thon ſhuldeft make ſklens 
: bi eps te brotts tho 
| pea yamcon difobep them,” 
not bat he loneth the tidex 
repzehendeth the frendly: be ſcf 
ome hrteththatrepouethth «Al 
though he be thyenemys, fo2 ifhe ſape 
,eſheweth thee ,in what thou 
vughtel tq refozme thy elſeif he laye 
e thinges agaynlt thee, he teacheth 
what thou mapelk eſchewe : ſo that 
nero ooten at che j 


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cans of th whom non ack yrpls f 
Ae Thoied three eltes! = 
other frendes,leaſt it may after repent 
pet mm: accuaintaunce. : 
Refule dr naymamgoany Se 
Whoſe famillarity thou ſceft 
fois Henneſhenrtod thou percel 
om 
veil to lous thygoodhs better thetn toy 
ſcife,as ſmel feaſtes,o; ſuche by whols 
connerſation thou mapeflt either were 
worſe 6: fal into dauncer and peril. 
+ Shomnealſachas ca not ſulſer theſe 
ne better foztune than 
thep haue. ue no ſuche friendes; as | 
le paſſe to {cit of thy lyfe,tobozde at 


as thon wouldeſt wo 4 


e thyn 
ke vt ſecret, butmolt ofal anopd them, | 
that fo; a thing ofnovgbt,wpibeat vt-| - 
ter defiance wyth they; beff friend. reo J 
_nengyng themlelfe maze vpon fuche,ll | 
as they hane loned befo2e , than vppon}] 
chale 1 whom they alwaies hated : bars 

barouſelyp erſwading thepm lelfe , the 
, Marpeaneafs friends ,leſſe to bee ; 


© Fo vvISEDOME 
tDenelsbondman. And come the lye 
outearly oz late. Shamefulignominle 
cram Foy 

What is! mozevylee what 
wozle thi a lier? Ifmenknowethe foz 
alyer.noman wilbelene the,although 
thou ſpeakefnener fo truely, - 

Contrary wyſe, fthonbstrews of 
wozd, thy beckethalbe better belened, 


thanother mensholyothesand great 


+ If thou fpeakef: notbyngs repng#/ 

naunte. and iftby wozdes agree.one 

nee toceoſmenans names 
er g 

therarte. but alwayesto ſay that thou 

F. Trathe ener conſenteth to trathe} 

neither wyth truthe.,no2 yet 


_— Butifthon wiltthine0p infontabs [1 
a nciing p,butthyw 
ges appzoned, 8zelsthynges thathaus | 
nn toon 
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ſelfe,that he cau notbe looſen, 4s F 
leaſyng. 


Accuſtome not thy ſelf tn ſwearing. 
Foz the wyſe mi fapth:That be Which 


lweareth muche is replenyſhed wpth 


wickednes ;and the plage of vengeacs 
thalnot be long from bys houle, . /- - 

Chulſtin bys goſpct vtterly fo:byd- 
deth bs ſweaxpng , and teachpng vs co 
afirmeal that Ttrath is,with pea pea, + 
to denyc al that falſe ts, with nap nay. 

Dur reucrence to God onghte to bs 


great,we oughtnot to calbym to wyts 


ncs in cuery place foz every trifle. 
"H6,weoughtto call bymtorecozds 


nener,but agaynitour wyls ,and wha 


wo are compelled, 

Hetbat ſwereth in rious 
wpllalſoſweare.in bozde fo; bis 
ſure. And he that wpl \weare foz alc 


wyllnot ltycke kgz an othe be 


rth. 


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lenethee, nyo thonfwcarele-t the 


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To vyIs 7 OMP; 
Moo, the inſurie done of theſs | 
enempe,wherein they plainelpdeclars 
that thep neuer loued, fo2 if thep had, 
they wouldenotſo ſoone hane 6h of 
fended, It wer to have (nch pers 
ſons fo2 enemies.then fo; ſriendes, 

- Be llowe in reccpuing a friende ,be 
conftant inretepning hym. 

Chole a friende that wpl nof onelyg 
plea(z thee,but alſo pzofyt the, Anopde 
bpm that ſpeaketh all foz fanonr : and 
embzace thon hym that wplfruelpand 


plapnelp admontherbesf thy fant 


If thou take delpte to heare theyny 
that flatter the,thon Halt nener bears 
the trouthe. 

-. Amonge the wplbe bcaftes,there is 

te moze pernicious the enup , amog 


Thoteme,nome foburtfallas 6 fatter ye. 


As wpſedome and-bertue be mo 
wozteyeall mens lone ,ſois a 
on to-bee curſed, hated andabhozreds 
whyche letteth vs to come to the ſayds 


vertne and wyſedome,by reaſon (t per 


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. Andyet thou muſt not fruff thyſell 
herein to much;fp! remembztng, thaf 
as our nature of it ſelfe is pzoneto vice 
that fo the gateandpaſſage to vertne, 
is very and with much traualt 
anddifficultyfiniſhed. 7 
- Alfoſercheofwhat degreand condl#/ 
clon thonart, what place fo:tune hath 
ſet the in:x thincke what ſoener effatg 
thon bettzno mo thynges be lefull fog 
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nd Be ntleto thy infertours, lowlys 
thy befters —_—_ tractable to tht 
Peees;and ex panyons, 

Bat pct lo.;that thoube all wayes 
barde Ooife-aRd inerozable to theym, , 
that intiſe the to vpce. 

'Dyſdapne not , to pros orb 
thy ſup crio?s, but thinke that thpn 
fo come bf courſe offoztune; rather ris 
by the faut of the man, > 

Ffanp thing bedone bnfo the of thi 
inferiour,whych diſpleſeth the,thynke 
it nof fozthwpth,to be done ofchtumes 
ly.but rather ofa certain liberty:reck- 
ningalſo, that thon art verye delpcate 
and impacient, if thou cotnt fmal tick- 
lynges,greate-woundes, Thou mufte 
not ſuppoſe thy ſelfe a man and other 
F. men beafFes,and that ts not leftrifo; 

—cndy nes ery ſpeake. 

::Thonarta m4, line vnder likelaw,” 
gs other mendo. 

And if thou hane irioze wifdome,oz 
bea better liner , than other men be, 
ſhew thy ſelfe fanourable vnto the, as 
to men vnlearned and weke. Pardon 
not eating +=" wildome and ' 
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| AN INTRODVCCION 
vertue bath ſo enfrengthened, - | 
..»Ifthen excell not invertne, why x: 
| quireſt thou to be better eſtemed the} 
an othere if thou paſſe ether , why.mo: 
 deratelt thoutbyne affectios-no betts 
then the common ſozteof people. 
\It1s befter to fake w2onge, then fo 
 dow2onge, better to be decepned. then 
to decepue , whpche thynge naturall 
wyſedome taught many,as Socrates, 
Plato, Ariftoteles , Cicerg Nancy 
fuche ofher, | | 
Rememberifisa popnt of humaine 
vmbect lityo,tobe dece(u2d and wander 
in blyndenes.. Letnot therefoze other 
mens offences.» and chicfelye ſuche ag 
be doneagapnſte thy ſcife,ouer muchs 
offende thee.: | 
Zt4is atokenofa nentyll and noble 
bart to fozgyue:of a cruel;fierce, vana 
turaland vyle fomake, to retayne an- 
ger, whyche thyng cnen verye naturs 
eweth dombe beaffes. <0 | 
-. , . Andſeynge God fs readye fo do no! 
thing moze ofte,oz moze gladipe-then 
foloog0e , w bo is ſomadde to denpe, 
OR 12 fa me pa; is both moſte 


godly 


- x0 vv I SEDO ME; - 
=adlp emoff exxcellent.by which we ''Þ 
mithe reſtble the nature ofthat bighe 


and mighty God? 
Deale thou with other men,as thott 


4 wouldeff Chzift Honlddeale wth the. 


' And truely is mete that thou grafif 


Ipke fozgpnenes to thy nepghbonre, as 
thou nedeff at Gods hands, eyther foz 


the fame,02 other lpke offences, 


Therets nop2aſer mo2e acceptable} 


02 of moze cfficaci afo2ze God, than that 
hisſonans Jeſus Ch2iff our Lo2dezhath 
taught vs, whych is therefoze named, 
Dur Lozdes pzater: Now, thou canſte 
not ſap that pzayer with apure minde, 
excepr Tehon vttecly « withalthy harts, 
| | fozapue thybzofher,what ſo ever thou 
+ | wonlde# God to fozgſne the, A greate 
fauf isfozginen vs,vnder this condicts 
that we fozaine alyght offence,  _- 
What ſo-ener one man offendeth an 
other.it is nothing in cdpariſon of that 


' wherin we al offend God enery hours 
whych is to be eſtemed and waped ene 


fo much the grenonſer as God is great: 
ther-mant. 


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"AN INTRODVCCFON - 
folow the counſail of thapoſtles, ſaping 


thy 

w2ath,whan thou goſt to bed, eaſt out 
of thy mind, al debate.al angre. all dyſ- 
pleſares,all deſpzes xpenſinuenes, that 
thy mtnde being quiet and ſetled,thou 
EE addzefſe thy ſelfto quiet lepe. 


bim,whs thou haſt once fozge- 
cen rceive bp ſome token that thou 
be may 


gene bhym vnfepnedipe,p bothe 
palt and fd the ſrendly, where thon 
And e frendly, where thou 
maylt hclp 02 do hym pleaſure. 
; Vane wha thou art moued, that 
enge not thine own quarel,ey- 
bet - thy ſelf/03 anyother pcrſon, 
Foz thou haſte none aucozitte ouer an 
other mans ſcruaunt ,much lefſc in thi 
felow fees Thor s art iniurions-to 
thy lo2d,if thou leane not the cozrecty- 
ofthy felowe vnto hym. OY 
” God is 10zd oper allmen, weal hys 
ſeruauntes, bethon content tohane c> 
plained fo him,yea complainnot at aly 
the eyeof God ſeeth altbynge, 4 as 
dcripture t rift ),heknoweth both 


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AN IN! RODVCCION 
and condem thynges vnknowen, | - 
A txonbleſome conſctence tozmen- | 
teth the mpnde,, a quyet-confetence is 
bygh felity palſyng al wozidlpe tregs 
ſure and dignitpe. 
Whys is it that God pzompleth (n 
o hts welbeloned chpl- 
d2en that thet al receiue,cuen im this 


-ufe much moze pleaſure then thel baue 


fo:ſaken fo2 bysſake. - 
Fame ſhalneyther 


2ofpt the wycs 


"ked perſon,ne infamye hurt the good, 


What p:ofptthaite thou bane moze of 


. thy great famezwhan thou artonce ds 


parted hence,then the pzapſed pycture 
* Apclles, oz the hozſe that hathe the 
'victozy in Dlympta? 

The lapd fare vr ivttle pzofpteth anve 
maninbys lyfetyme, if that he knows 
if not,and he knawe it , what p:ofpt I 
p2ay you b2yngeth ita wpſe man wyll | 
deſpyle my it cauſcty fooles moze ta 
Thewptneſſcofconſeicnee, is true 
ſound,qpcrmanet,andſhalbe of. great 
auctozity,when God ſhalſit tr! that his 
FR grant en is Fee 


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"TO VVISEDOME, 
© of great gouernaunce,eue fn life, 
This Conlctence ts, as the poet featly 
- .nameth (t,a'bzalon wall, toſkande bes 
+ fwirt vs xall daungers of this wo2ld, 
-neſther is therany things ſo terrible,s 
ca ſhake him,whom this wal vefedeth 
being conpledahid knit vnto-:god wpth | 
-harteand mynde, puttinge hys truſts 
-1n hym only; knowyng that he hathta- 
"ken the pecullar charge ofhimzto wbs 
all thynges obey. ' © 

Jt is greatſhame fo? theyto te-better 
\knowen of other men, thanof thy ſelf,” 
' Js it not inoughfo2 the tobs 'known 

of thy ſelfe andof God? :/ + © 

- ,-- Thepthat caſfaway the rewardof 
od, c lie fftl without fearmfinfalnes, 
_ [aretwyſe to-be:condfned: becauſe thep 
, regard neither godno} man. Atl ache 
are ſniurpous to they; own conſciece, 
.dzxidinge and denn pace the ſame z as 
thoughe they had therfoze diſpyſed the 
' \fameofthe wozld, becauſe thep wolde 
themoze frelpe frame ſalhyon then 
elf vnto theyzown conſcpence, whyth 
now runncthat large in fmfulnes,bes 
_odjeſe it {is not bypdeledwptd'! Ro 


| AN'INTRODY CCION 
- Beloneth im ſelf,that wythal bys 
endevour +fernent pzaper, deſireth of 
God,that be vouchſafe to gar 
. mind, themott 


| none atall, y 
| ouch loue ima: man(snof to be cog 
fedthe loue | 


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TO VVISED OME.” 


t bys| ſelfeafter this maner;he loneth noms 


thofk andno man hym, 


ethe 


Thepzoud man agreeth not wyth 
the mecke,and mache icfie wyth men 
of hys owne dy ſeaſe, 

Dar mrnbag by his hcauenly wife 
dome b2tefly declareth vnto vs , bothe 
what it is,a man fo lone and what it 
ws,aman to hate hym ſelfe,ſapinge af 
ter thys manner ; He that hatethbys 
fonle;and doth not ſuffer it tobe intan 
gled with the pleaſant intiſementesof 
the wozld,he traly loneth hys ſonle, & 
willeth it fo be faued . Contrariwyſs 
be that loueth hys ſonl ſetting 1t vpoin 
voluptnouſneſſe, , the ſame hateth bys 
foule;and wollit come-tonanght.' '  .. 

- Who,ercept he be mad. wol refuſe 
iabooratd paines; to obtein py reward 
eternall inheauen , ſeynge that theeſe 
w2etched and tranſitozy thinges,with 
out great laboure and payncs\cannof 
beobteyned, 


4 - Thelaweof Adams chyld:en is fo 


lpue in labour,and the cure due beld- 
ging to babes boznof@ue, isto lutfer 


affucions and rene,” 
| Ther» 


TO VVISEDOME. 
on all occaſions , that we canneacr be 
careles. We maſt war with hymtpi!: 
mans lpfe bponecarthis,as Job trulpe 
ſayth,a colic warrefare. 
And fo2 as much 2s our enemy fsſg 
mighty.,lo tronge,lo ſabtyll,fo crafty, 
and of ſo greate erperfence,hanupnge fo 
many polycies of war agapnlfk vs, that 
we can byno meanes,craftyne poiwer, 
matchehim:let vs,caſtpnge awape all 
affiaunce ofgurown nature and pow- 
erfle bnto God foz ſacconre. Foz thys 
cauſe ; oure Lozdecommanndeth hys 
bilciples to p2ap.and deſire they? holys 
father wpthpure hart and minde, thaf 
they may not be led into temptacton.S 
ts fo ſap ety fighte,intohande gripes 
with they2 adnerſary. 
Andin the pzater that he taught vs 
this ts the laſt; peinte,whiche knitteth 
bp all tonether: Ne nos inducas in ten 
tacionem,Lead vs not info femptact- 
on,but deliner vs from our aduerſary ' 
that ſtyl lpethin waytfoz vs, © 

Let vs therfozealwayes doas men 

py; | armed inwar,keping dilfacnt watche 
in 8 and dwarde not letting NIN} 
. Iwaye 


ANIVNT R ODV.CCLON 
away bp ſlep TAN ont 
And hires ths} fleeth fo faſt 
awap,bepng of Jae vncertentye, that 
no man to dap,ci make ſure pzo || 
<r dahapat it ia great Er g 
lihnes,and very daiigerons,in hops 
of log lyfe,not topzepare vs, tsonr fi- || 
nal iozny\ſeing þ we are calledvpone- |1 
neri hour,andyet know nothing of ths |! 
time,whan we -(halbe copelledto thys 
journey, wheth er we wiloz no.Let vs 
therfoze haſte , to pzepare vs treaſure 
bntothe life to come,being alwales re 
dy! with diligent attendance. that wh 
ſhalbe » we be not found vis 
redy, opp2eſſed wheuy e dul luggyſh- 
nes,that we depart not ſad and ſozows 
ful,bat as men bring full ſatiſfied,and 
wery of thys wozld, retopſinge in hope 
though faithe in Ch:ilte: whereby we 
know god;and asfarfo:th as the pows 
er of man may, we imitate,folow,and 
finde him:withoute this thynge,what 
is4-man,but a beaft immoztall? 
Asone day of mans life is wo2thye 
to be pzeferred, befoze the longelt age 


a Ravpn 0} Omen one Day, _ 


XO VVISED OM.” Ke. 
iterthe ior Inar”"oey x ern 


fat bervans vr beau [i 


that by 0 life ſafth Chztſfour 
ep2o |102d;to know the father 4 whom he (ef 
ntsf |anong vs. Jeſus Chzilf hys ſonne. 
hops | | This is the courſe of moſt abſolufe 
Ir ' wiſoome whereof the fy2ite teppe is, 
one- {to knowe thy (elfe,and the laſte of all, 
fthe | to-knowe God. To theinmo2tall and 
| + Mnuiſible kynge of the GED. 
God wk beall Jorure-. 
. Amen, 


& 4 CFINIS: 


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Pagesh tolotarg:webnnr 
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fogcther byEraſmus of Roter 
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2 lk Oh dedes. {eat 
| Gpectaite] lone peace, | 
Doſo.that thou maylt be commens 
ded of all folke. 
If thou haue a Tale bearer in thp 
houſe,auoyde hym on!, | 
If that thon arte aſhamed to do befoze 
an other , thon thaldeit not beſohardp. 
todo alone , as thoughe thy ſ(clfe than 
were wytnes, 
' Zfthou parpoſe todo a thyng kepe 
ſilecret, lead any thould let the, 


' Þeargineteth his grefe, that feareth 
wy "_ can "ut be elchcwed.. 


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Betfter ik (#to be rebuked of a fols] 


aue | 
fabls than failly pzayſed of a frend. 


ed .|-/"To machisnought; fozmeaſure ln 


4 


All thpngests bell, 
Solon. 
Dnoure God. 
Wothip thy father anb mothes 
Socour thp frendes. 
Papntepne frouthe. - 
"Be "bedient to thy lawes, 
..-B2ydel thyneangre, * 
' Enupno perſon. 
Pinde that isrightuous. - 
:: Commend vertue. 
-Nons (s luckpe, but he thaf dyeth- 
wvelthfully. 
- Polk fureamitie is, that reffeth bee 
tiene equalles. 
+. The gnerdon of verfue,fs beryho- 
nour not the reward of foztune. 
Commend thy frend op?lp, but'whant 
be erreth cozrect him lecretelpe. 
Mo2e clereis the noblenes 


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ode imeges of thy fo:efather. 


- | NF OY SR LGN 


" whyche 
thou th2zough thine owne vertucs oft 
obtain; than thatthathappeth bnto #- 


” | 94 


SATINans or. Bp 3 
iphatp Ae any ney" 


ws 
tho omen 4 
8 02 not, | __ 

| | Nowe thy Hi 
Vſe temperance, | 
Gette thy good truelpe; 
Let thy maners bealowa ns 


\Þ -» Withſuch ſkil the ifehuld be mo- | 
i" 


derate,y thy inferiours dzede thenof, | | 
which 1s tiranny: Noz thy lu erloures 
| deſpile th iscalt aſpde.. 
' Line cleane © pure.as thou ſhuldeff 
| | dye this daye. Gene thyſelfe to honeff 
il | Tfudies,as thouſhuldeſt lpneener. > 
Boſt not thy good dedes , but lef oy 
ther commend them. . 
_ Flouryngolde age,ismoſt ikevn- 4 
to pouthe-. : 
;; Wapwarhe youthe, is moſt like vn 
f09 de age, [116i 


--Þole thinges that thon ptirpaſes 
| to do; not of befoze., it thou: 


-— can no me ene terropets EY. 


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VvISE MEN. nit; 
»bn4../ The thynges thatcan not bs dorie; 
hoy [wo thou veſp;s or greatly. ct 

wo ecrafte tokepe ce 

It rozceth'nothow many, buf what 
they be that p2aiſe the + foz tobe pzape 
fev ofenel perſons is dyſpzapſe, - 

It ts foliſhnes to be greued With # 
felicity ofthem that beeuel, as though 
wealth reffed in gooves vulgare; ': 

.” As foltſheit'is to retopee to le'theny 
- that be enel in calamify,as though by 
koze they werenot buwealthye, 

That thou ozdetnelt other todo,ohy 
ſeruethylelf, _ 

> Intime of moſperitpe thou tates 
hane inanpefrendes, 

Wat in adnerſitye fewe trendes 


mapne;bnt they be-trne, i 
tas, 


@bolde thyſelfe fra myrronſs Fi 4 
Prnnpprrtounrn/2orvrk 
leemeth thy fayzenelſe. If tho 
diſfozmed,that that wantfeth in thy bi 

Oye eay 


$s AY YEN GES OF 

-.1; Get 02 apply the in pouthe to lobze- 
'Hes,and inage to \£ (8 

; 01s not rych that much poſſeſſeth 
rt he that is contet with that he hath 
= wi) wh rad whohath 
| .not £. 

| 9 "qg ond webon dowry,;is inongh 
18 \xndowed if ſhe be chaſte. 

l \; The pzoperty'ofa-pzudent man'is, | 
bi not to berevenged whan he might. - 
'q , i or LR TEIgbE PRURERge, 


l 
% « 


F i do th ace the B 
no 

ji Aer lpon wp by OE: . 

Soner viet tine infxtunate, than 


" Falle 1 detraction hurfeth the lyfe.. 
's {hat beppudenteand wyle, hate 


X wo e mote might thou art;5 moze 
mani types of. Andihe ins 
02 rule permit 

do, the leſſe take vppon the 


S”; 


\ Wet cnelgatenareth nat lang 


-VVISEMEN; -- 
' Be mpldeto other to thene own 


'ﬆ Felfe roughe. 
Neth The pale dfthe fozefathexs,goth ng F: 
bath bytnherttance to the that ele 
bath - But yet oftentimes the chpid2eare 
| | blamed foz thefaultes of their parets. 
ugh Pertander. 
y Dthyng is p2ofytable thats nof 
", WF: 13 ba, yet wat 
| pcher one mogze 
ot,  carefulhe lyneth. ls; 
Þets a w2etch who fo: wearinesof 
bis life deſireth deathe, but he is moze 


nof | *w2etched,that dzeadeth deathe.. ; *: 
7 | + It that muſte of neceſſitys be dorie 
make as thou.dyddeft it gladiye. ' -; 
He thatts dzadofmanp,mult nedes 
Feare many. 
- Though foztune be fanoutable, be 
neuer the higher mpnded. |! 
Though Sandy apnenſig haps 
 ©vallantmynde,. 


bo nay rotuttts bat the goues6f 
e 0 
- the mynde whyche be onelpe the 
can be taken pe by 
e no2 by ſhipw2ake. 
; 'Lerne\whan thotart a childe ſache 
thyngs as ſhalbe p;ofptable to thewhii 
* thou arte a man, 
';:*::-:  Thcophzaftus. 
Imeis the a ar 
Tow aman.canbeſtowe, '. 
, . Antiſthenes; |: 
TL is nenen toa ynge, thoughe hg 
p 15d _ ſo well pet to be cuell ſp0# 
of; {7 
Atts better of the tweinzto fal amogs 
a ſozt of rauens,the amaoges flatterers 
The ranegcata mat whanheis dead, 
_ butt the flatterers eate hym quycke.. 
. That cuſtedoth to p:ou, on doths 
enny fo man. - 
The conco2de of tethzen, is fare 
than any ffone wall, 
Zbe vopng: ior is fo vnlerne 


_ VVISE MEN. 
Hedp age (s a thing moſt miſerable; 
here be two which bite moſt dead 
lde bealtes the backebiter,and 
of tame the flatterer. 


8 of 
eatis 
by 


barp which maketh a ounde foother, 
bat ifſelfnether hereth no2 perceineth 
He lyneth *"1,jo0pe whyche hath no 
care tplpne wel. 
A goodlye perſon that ſpeaketh vn-/ 
ly wozdes, dzaweth fo:th a leaden f 
ſwo2deout'efantneryſcaberd,””!:. | 
Bonde men be thzall to theſr-maps 
Kers.,and wycked men to their luffes, 
Learning is topong men aſobernes,' 
foold men a ſolace,to pooze me richss, 
to rych men agarnithment, 
Nobllity,glop,rpches;be the clokes 
of naughtynes. = 
| Socrates. ” 
qo 6 thinges that be aboue vs, pers 
noughtvnto vs, 
\"Thys one thyng J know fayde: 
| .that I knowenothyng. | 
Cul 


<e Aflatte ſpeche is a hon fwete 4 þ 

oy ryng ſp p | 
* They that ſpeake! , but do l 

nothyng thereafter the ſelf, be ike to a | 


\ eoresthenvy thegowne)that i tolay 
the thy vpolence, 


\sAvENGRS 2 
4s . Crates. | 
" Iheaofnevery pomngranae ther 
. ts fome kernyU xotten :(o there is 


no man founde though 
Gon \ ary i OM 


edres,rbut one mouth avat we Hhonld 
be redter tobeare then to ſpeake,,/ 
:Pendiight to be 2aws.cather by 5 


rather 'by: 


It 6 betterto have men wantyngs 
ny wantpng, men,” 


LS pabL.,. a friend, but be mult 


go no further with hts friend the | 
come toaultare,that is,he may 19t 
fend God foz hys frendes cauſe, * 


It is not lawl lin batt atapletonaſo 
a faute nk 169” | 
Inblrs's 


3h 


'Itis_ 


AY. - VYYSE © 20000 

an bncoinely ſapifia 

titants ſap;I wotildenot hane thuogh: 

it;0z J would? riot hats looked that ic 

ſhoulyy hate come ſv tb pale, 
P.Curius. 

Jt i fitre better fo? a itfan fs beare 
« rule vpoti menhaupng goulde,then to 
haite gold hpmſelfe. 

Cato ſents2; 
Va is thatteyl that that cifpe can 
p2pce Apron up 6s foide os M 
Frhoogy hen 2b wok 
r thou 
w62thip;the labour vaiitſheth,and 
Tr wozlhpp taryeth. Wat yf xe tongh 


Anarcharſis. 
Facrafte can no man ſndge bnk 
Me iftid mai 
5p other mens byces , learne | 
howe foule thyne owne be. 
harms thy founge,belly, and pay- 


ales. 33S, 


