Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	emperor_n	king_n	2,890	5	4.1642	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03850	The nobles or of nobilitye The original nature, dutyes, right, and Christian institucion thereof three bookes. Fyrste eloquentlye writte[n] in Latine by Lawrence Humfrey D. of Diuinity, and presidente of Magdaleine Colledge in Oxforde, late englished. Whereto for the readers commodititye [sic], and matters affinitye, is coupled the small treatyse of Philo a Iewe. By the same author out of the Greeke Latined, nowe also Englished. 1563.; Optimates. English	Humphrey, Laurence, 1525 or 6-1589.; Philo, of Alexandria. De nobilitate. English.	1563 (1563)	STC 13964; ESTC S104304	130,119	392

hardest firste imprinted For growen ryper in yeares and knowledge they lightly neglect them as trifles Therfore not litle helpeth it euen at firste to learne them Greeke and Hebrewe preposterously do al vnyuersities scholes and teachers that contrarye it For aboute the bushe runne they to arts who vnderstād not the Original tounges Of the Greeke no vnpleasaunte authours are Esope Ioachimus Camerarius Ethike Arithmologie a lytle booke but ladynge fewe preceptes with great stoare of learnyng of oratours Isocrātes Demofthenes and the moste reuerende aucthour and Oratour Christ Iesus with Thapostles whose wrytynges I alowe euer fyrste and laste The Hebrewe oute of the Bybles moste purelye and onely floweth In these harder tounges muche auayleth the trustye playne and learned explycation of a paynefull teacher The auncyent Nobilytie reuerenced chiefelye Poetes Therefore Senekes Tragedyes Plautus Comedies Vergiles Georgykes and Warryour of the Latynes for the statelynes of the matter and stile are moste honoured which yet ought that knowledge of versifieng forgoe Euripides Ciceros authority preuaileth to admit Whos 's euery verse he deemth as many Oracles The diuynitie of Sibilles verse commendeth be he also skilfull in the Chronicles of his countrey Least amids hys trauail in foren Realmes he become a forren at home To this ciuyle knowledge also belong Iustinians institutions the Pandects and the whole course of the ciuyle lawe And bothe all antiquitye and the law and statutes of our owne realme wherin so skilful ought he be as he dare professe it For the Nobles palayces ought be the whole contries Oracles Plato had I almoste ouerpassed with whose lawes and commen welth he ought moste samylierlye acquaynte hym The Mathematicals haue theyr manyfolde profite Arithmetike can hee not want Geometry muche helpeth to placinge framinge and conueyinge of buyldings Great dolyghte and profite bryngeth Geography But Astrology I see so rauened embraced and deuoured of many as they neede no spurre to it but rather a brydle frō it no trompetter to encourage them but a chider to restrayne theyr vehement race Whereto some haue so much credyted as almost dyscrediting god they lyghted not on altogethe● luckye ende nor fortolde of the starres nor foreseene of them I condemne not vniuersally the arte but thereto get they me nor counceller nor fauourer it hath plenty enough of praysers Be the fine of theyr whole studye fyrste to knowe god next them selues To gouerne well theyr famylye the state Thus leaue I muche to priuate readynge and ouerpasse both Christyan and heathen wryters of later age or nearer yeares I passe by also the Cate chifmes and institutions of Christian Religion Wherein the chiefe of our age is Iohn Caluir And forgat Commentaryes wherein bothe of oure time and the auncients many excelde Nor meant I to enter that large playne of determynynge what autthours speciallye they should folow in eche trade of studye Wherefore nowe wyll I ende If first I propose oure Nobles Alexander Seuerus paterne Wherein as a moste compendyous forme is closed the sum of theyr whole study For he was not altogether estraunged from oure relygion But in his Oratory and secrete Closet besydes the Images of the greate Alexander and Appolonius had also Christes Abrahams counterfaites Of all aucthours hee moste delyghted Virgil and Cicero of the common welth Which spent throughe the malyce of tyme nowe appeareth not and the same aucthour of dutyes But commonly red-hee Greeke wryters After longe readynge reuyued hys spirytes wyth wrestlynge and Musyke In the after noones gaue hym selfe to wrytinge pennynge and pervsynge letters which exercises likewise must our Noble man obserue Translate in to dyuers tounges penne Orations Epistles declame expound aucthours recount historyes and Apothegmes dylate and amplyfie tales ken by roate sage sawes and pleasaunt and wittye prouerbes haue in store ciuile phrases of talke to greete all commers entertayne straungers and furnish embassades And courteous manners of speache in thankinge table talke demaunds sutes requests counsayles perswasions and other vsuall cyuyle theames which practises may not neglect who coueteth to thriue and profite in learninge of Aristotle and Plato I gather the practises of the auncyents were exercise Musike paynting a gentlemanlye recreation and those partes of learnynge where of presentlye wee entreate But whereto bable I thus much sith this matter requyreth a peculyer treatyse and more playne and plentifull dyscourse yea of suche one as aboundeth bothe in wit and leasure Therfore this last piller and precept adde I that in all his life myds all hys sortes of siudyes he be a deuyne For as the aunciente sages accompted philosophy th ende of all studyes and euen the Castle of knowledge so I in this oure Noble mans race of studye determyne dyuynytie both the bound whence and the gole wherto he runneth So shall hee imitate the auncient maner of the auncyentes and become a godly and Chrystian Noble There are also other pryuate vertues embrace others be dutieful to his coūtrey louynge to the multitude and eue populer In amtry with ofter his poeres beneficiall to the poore bol●●tifull to the learned a ●atrone garden of schooles and vniuersities hospitall and gent●●● straungers fanotable to the godlye and gods fainces rust to all The thir●e and principall e●arge is to be religious to Gos wardes As Moses Iost●s Dauid Iostas Ezechias Constantine Theodostus Aurchiar Who though a heathen Emperour him selfe assisted with his presence the church of Antioche agaynst Samosatem●● the heretyke byshop Whom by his authority he enforced to resygne both the bishoppes house goodes Thus much at this presence thought I necessarye to counfayle Nobilitye Namely to vse godlynes goodnes wisedome learning This commen deth the lord to them by the mouth of Diuyd that wisest king of the Helrewes in the second psalme sayeng Ware wise O ye kinges be learned ye that iudge the earth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyce with reuerence Embrace his sonne least bappelye he ware wrathfull and so ye wander frō the waye If his furye but a litle kindle o happy who trust in him Wisedome learning worship seruyce ioye with reuerence the embracinge and kissyng of the Sonne In fine what within so longe processe I haue preached this smal sentēce cōpriseth And in this short circle compasse of wordes the deuine prophete closeth faith religion purenes of life maners Wherefore forasmuch as to thē as gardens God cōmitteth the custody of his orphane and widowe churche they oughte prouide in the burnynge heate to be coole shadowes to it in affliction stayes in persecution refuge in tempestes bayes Finally remember they that in accomplishinge the dutyes we haue reckened consisteth the whole nature maiestie and honour of true Nobilitye Wherefore O Noble worthyes both agayne and agayne recount the with your selues what herein I thinke I haue vttred And vttred in my parciall fansie trulye With you resteth both the power to iudge and wyll to accomplyshe Whereto to trayne ye many causes haue ye Farre other

and empouerysheth the lordes of the land so as they neither plāt nor sowe nor theyr stocke spreadeth who withereth them with his breath causeth the wherlwynde to tosse them as strawe And albeit fooles and doltes as Dauid termeth them seke to leaue their children infinite substaunce and to roote theyr seates and memory for euer and name whole lands after them yet shal they not longe last in price and honor But theyr beauty wither theyr buildinges molte them selues rott like dienge beastes Yea truly all can they vouche infinite auncestours grandsyers possesse they whole myllyons of Coyne add hereto be they beautifyed with vertues and furnyshed wyth all those partes of Nobilitie whiche erste wee mencioned but they ioyne hereto Iesus Christ the piller crest and perfection of al Nobillty nought worth are all these whiche moste are prysed and accompted moste precious Be thou auncienter then Adam stronger then Sampson wyser rycher and more learned then Salomon more vprighte then Abraham Haue thou moste Noble and vertuous auncestours possesse thou all goods purchase thou all vertues be skylful in al thynges be thou Noblest beste hyghest and learnedst yet not but in Chryste onely mayest thou bee termed Noble yet shalt thou remaine anvnprofitable seruant For wyth God is no accompte or respecte eyther of stocke honoure or person eyther of deserte or dignytie but throughe Christe Iesus For ye see For ye see brethren sayeth Paule ye are calld not many wyse as to the fleash not many mightie not many Noble But god chose the foolishe of the worlde to shame the wyse the weakest to confounde the myghtie and basest and moste contemptuous and suche as were not to abolyshe the thynges that are That no flesh might glory in his sighte Albeit who clensed Naaman the Sirian the generall of hys Prynces armie and counsailour of greatest authoritie with his lorde as witnesseth the holy ghost in the second chapter of the fift of the kynges taught hym to professe his true confession and not reiected him who cald the Noble chamberlaine of Candace Queene of Ethiope treasurer of all hir Iewels to acknowledge his trueth wyll also admit Nobles if first they seeme to them selues vnnoble so they folow Christ the prince and spring of al Nobility Who being in forme of God thought no robbery his equalitie with god But so farre humbled him self that taking on hym a seruile forme hee became lyke men and in shape a man So lowe abiected hym selfe that hee was obedient euen to death yea the death of the crosse as we reade in the second Chapter to the Philippians But that this may more plainly appeare and the Nobles vnderstād how they ought folow christ let them a while with me recount his high humilitie and noble basenes Far different is his and the worlds Nobilytie Christes Nobility As neare as the East and West the heauen earth For of how base how infamous line good God as to hys manhoade descended hee Not of the aunciente Monarches of Assiria Persia Greece but of the scorned Iewes Abraham Isaac Iacob shepheardes Not of Queenes or Coye Ladyes but of Thamar Ruth Rachel either strangers or harlots And in clothinge hys godheade with fleshe would not be fathered of August then Emperour or any other Monarche but chose Ioseph the carpenter his Father Mary an humble Mayde h●s Mother Not at Hierusalem but in Bethlem was hee borne Nor laye in princely downe or proude Palayce but in maunger swathed with bratts Nor wente hee garded with greate trayne of Seruaunts but picked oute his Disciples Fishermen and Publicanes to whome as Seruaunt hee serued Nor haunted he the scornefull Courts but more beggerly then Birdes or Fores had neyther benne nor neast to couche hys heade Nor roade he on moile but asse accompanyed with no gards but enfants and sucklinges cryenge Hosanna and the lame blynde and deaffe limpinge after Nor fared he sumptuouslye but fasted in the desert thirsted hongred Nor bare he armes but pryntes of nayles woundes whiplashes and the crosse which for our sake he bare He rose as witnesseth Esaye as a sprygge or roote out of a drye thirstye ground where in is neyther shape nor seemelynesse the worldes scorne a soppe of sorowe a pacient of all infirmityes bearer of our grieues a simple sheepe ledde to slaughter and dombe lambe not bleatyng before the shearers And yet his Genealogye who maye blase Blush not for I propose ye this Chryst as paterne Blushe not though noble to humble your selues as base thoughe ryche to be poore in spyryte thoughe somewhat to accompt oure selues as nothynge But by his president laye of your pryde your stomacke your plumes Prostrate your selues and youres at his feete Submitte your Nobilitye maces Scepters and armes to hym Nothynge weygh your discents your petigrees though fette from farthest auncientye Fleshe Bloud Circumcision and forreyne happes what other are they in respect of this Nobilitye then rubby she as Paule termeth them Condemneth he not the auncienties and Genealogies of the Iewes Reiecteth he not the carnall sonnes of Abraham when the Iewes boasted Abraham theyr father For this Nobilitye is carnall mannyshe durtye sadinge incertayne whyche God can euen of stones rayse Be not then ashamed of this his leadyng Blushe not of Chryste whome god hath nowe aduaunced with highest honour and geuen a name aboue all names euen Iesu whereto al knees howe as well heauenlye earthlye as vnder the earth He once inglorious nowe glorifyed wyll heaue ye to the selfe same glorye He humble wyll rayse ye hyghe He poore will enryche ye He vnnoble will make ye moste noble Nor wyl he reeue the Nobility ye haue but geue ye grace to vse it Then this Nobility nothyng nobler Nor ought more honourable then he whoe borne to God regenerate in Chryste stampynge forreine pomye reposeth hym selfe in this heauenlye and Chrystyan Gentrye who is begotten not of bloude not of the wyll of fleshe or man Of this father thys brother these auncestoures who so is borne is both moste happelye and trulye Noble Gloryenge not in him selfe but God For he nor stayneth nor blemysheth but honoureth his parentes Nor leaneth onelye on theyr shadowe but to the prayses receyued of his aun cestoures addeth his owne and heapeth theyr gyftes wyth hys worthelye reuerenceth vertue yea more then the meaner sorte for he is Nobler Yet contemneth nobilitye honoures yea his vertues good deedes and deemeth hym● selfe aboundantlye honoured in Chryste not nobled or bettred by them Neuertheles stantelye and wyth Gentylmanly courage marcheth forwardes in good workes and trauayleth in excellent actions prepared of God for euery man accordynge to to his dignity● power and offyce to waine in But what der des and dutyes pertayne to Noble men we wyll nowe perticulerlye describe so farre forth as our lord Chryst the mayster of all truthe and teacher of al knowledge hath reuealed vnto vs. Wherby they may attaine to the siluer roūt of glorye whych floweth from God and

notwithstanding my garrison heedefufly garding the tombe the third day he arose Which so redoubled the rage of the Iewes the moneyeng my men they sought to bie their silence therein Which caused thē more and more to brute the rumour thereof which therfore I thought to certify you that you suffer not youre selfe to be misled by the missen forminges of the Iewes Thus fare ye wel A worthy fact not of Pilate only but al courtiers Nobles wherin he doubteth not onelye to professe what him selfe thought But also seemeth to endeuoure by heapinge his manye miracles to assaye to hale his emperour to the same fayth So must Nobles confesse so call leade allure by al meanes their princes to christian doctrine So confute reproue cōtrary ●ales and sclaunders And who other where in euery tryfle and matter of nothing are stout ouerflowe wyth ●tomake they much more here shoulde proue them selues Lions men yea noble men As Dauid also the noblest kynge who blushd not before kynges and princes to talke of Gods prayses As it is in the psalmes For this confession seemeth in them more commendable glorious then in any other Nor is there any cause why they should be ashamed trulye to professe chryst and freely from the bothomes of theyr hartes to protest his religion but rather such as they ought accompt most glorious Nor is it a shameful but an honorable profession Nor shal it ought decrease but encrease their estimacion if in perillous aduerse times they be accompted godly and Gospellers But then say they they must diuorce them selues from wealth and lyuinge nowe in honourable estate forth with resigne both honour richesse This heauy importable burthen of pouertye they thinke them selues vnable to beare But Christe though otherwise most riche rightfullest owner of all they possesse became for theym moste beggerlye And whereto lente he them the same but to spēd them selues and theyrs to renowme his glorye But farre is he beguiled who accompteth this christian profession crosse a losse It is the greatest gaine yea ryghtlye gaineful not damage O happye losse that rendreth hundred folde both here and hereafter So as for earthly ye receiue heauenly for fading lasting for vaine true vnpassable ioyes England at this day ministreth many presidents of gods prouidence Whereby it is manifest God hourdeth not hate nor is altogether vnmindefull of hys seruants but at length respecteth his and locketh vp for them the guerdon of their pacience confessiō Many great and noble men late exiles can I cite now worshipful gentlemen knightes lordes coūtesses duchesses wiues virgines of noblest house plentifullest possessions most worthy honourable rulers counsailours in their coūtrey who when after the wrack of al theyr wealth shonnyng the surges of that ●resēt storme they fledde to the church no Christyan congregation then dispersed in forreiue realmes as to a safest baye nowe the anger of the wrathful god appeased returnīg with calme sea and prosperous saile what loste they Who not onely are restored to theyr former authoritye but also raysed and preferred to hygher The virgine princesse Elizabeth moste famous for godlines and learning not dissembling but freely constantly and faithfully disclosing her sayth tossed wyth many stormye iniuries afflicted and wounded with many launcinge troubles calamities pente vp in pryson though a kinges doughter the quene● sifter where dayly hourely she awaited present death what losse at length sustained sh● From infamous prison lifted to the scepters of the realme frō wailing dishonor to glory frō death to life of a prisoner crownd Queene of England Herein shineth the prouident mercy politike pitie of our God who chastneth his for a time the chastned with his rod as purged with fier he may make them worthy higher dignitie and m●ete for greater charge But bothe they shrugge sorowe and flatly deny to lose theyr parents theyr Chyldren theyr wife and dearest life Nay wyl they nil they they shall lose them if by denieng Christ or not confessinge him as they ought they coueyte to keepe them For who findeth hys life saith Chryst shal lose it And who loseth his life for my sake shall finde it For why refuse they to repay this loane of life Chiefely sith the lender condicionallye lente it that when he should demaunde it we shold faithfully restore it why render they it not to hym demaundinge it who iustlye and rightfully claymeth it as his due Why sticke they to aduenture theyr lyues for Christe and surrender hym theyr bodye and bloud who is their creatour and carpenter They replye they are of noble bloud But hit receaueth no stayne by sheadinge in assertion of Christes faith but then is most Noble and precyous in hys syghte who on the aulter of the crosse suffred moste plenteouslye hys heauenly and noble blond to streame oute for oure sakes Life is not here by losse but wonne Yea such life wher they shal finde other father other kinne other brethren Sisterne other ancestours most nearelylinked coupled to them not so much by flesh as spirite where also with heauenly pleasure and glad some eies they shall behold embrace their forefathers foregone them Blessed therefore are those troupes of heauenly soules who both in former yeares this oure later age yelded them selues to death in the lord Who now at length liue euerlastingly who euer in this life bare about them death As oft as I recount the armies of Martirs I meane not of so many poore or welthy men so many seruaunts artifycers so many olde grayberds grene Imps of all degrees kinds ages both in all other realmes of Christendom and in this our Englande marchinge towards the skie but euen of the Noblest stateliest personages flieng frō this worlde to the heauēly seates who for they would needes be confessours were by the mischiefe of the time made Martirs so oft greete I them whō this happe befell and dreade thothers lot that did them die Seeinge the meane whyle a Noble presidente proposed all men for Chryst to contemne all dreades threates horrours and terrours Whose reuerende trayne the earth abādoning the heauen receiued There enioye they immortalitie and perpetuall felycitie Whom no other guilt then iustice then constancy then godlines condemned Who seeme to me not so much with the Noblesse as the sheading of their bloud to haue renoūmed them selues and all theyr house Meruailous and most reuerend was that troupe of Alsatian Gentlemen Of whome in one day as it is writen the Bishops burnt an hundred Innocentius the third then raging the yere 1212. A great nūber a greuous payne a trifeling cause For they taught the vse of maryage to be permitted priests eating flesh licensed christians at all seasons Out of whose cinders such gentry I wishe to reuiue springe as not onely ioyfull in prosperity would tryumpbe with Christe in glory but also with hym afflicted suffer afflicted wretched