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A64668 VVits fancies, or, Choice observations and essayes collected out of divine, political, philosophical, military and historical authors / by John Ufflet ... Ufflet, John, b. 1603. 1659 (1659) Wing U20; ESTC R8998 43,009 138

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the Devills subtilty and delight in deluding ignorant men Christianity gives not rules but power to avoyd anger Philippus Vostrencis was the first Emperour of Rome that professed Christianity He is no Christian whose saith is not as sure as his sence The thoughts of death in a Christian are but the throes of the soul to a new birth for the second life for then chiefly a Christian begins to live when he is thought worthy to die in Christ A City taken by force is alwayes subject to the Souldiers fury but if surrendered by composition the Commanders are benefited by their corruption A City is nothing else but a multitude of men combined in one band of society That City is but in an in condition the riches whereof consists in some particulars and not in the publique In the 22 year of Henry the second in a Parliament held at Northampton Justices Itenerants were instituted to ride the Circuits the Realm was divided into six Circuits and three Judges to every Circuit In the 23. year of Henry the 8. the Clergy of England did grant to the King 00000 l. pounds to be good to them because they were within compass to be attainted by the Statute of Premunire for maintaining Cardinall Woolsyes power Legantine they also at the same time acknowledg'd confess'd the King to be supream head of the Church which they would never assent unto before The opinion of Clemency is needfull in those which are to sound a new Empire Far be the Sword from the hand of Princes Clemency not cruelty enforceth mens hearts the latter us'd against or alone begets the hatred of a thousand the former is not used without the addition of friends Private Cogitations have their progress of such a condition that they may take neither more or less of fortune but those which have raised their thoughts to sublimity of dominion a re no more in their own power having no means to step upon between the highest of all and precipitation The Cogitations of the heart fly swiftly through the intrinsicall middle of our life and leave behind in our memory such impressions of our lusts passions wrongs and sufferings that we make work enough in our minds to cover us all over with misery The intermission of comforts hath this advantage that it sweetens our delight more in our return then it was abated in the forbearance Comfort shall come unseasonably to that heart which is not apprehensive of sorrow A mans comfort must be in himself the conscience of deserving well The best things are but burthens to those that have them to those that use them the worst things have some mixtures of comfort to those that groan under them A private commodity ought to yeild to a publique benefit No Common-Wealth can stand without equity As the Common-Wealth is but one body so it ought to be governed but by one head It is a sign of a corrupt Common-Wealth where lawes are multiplied upon lawes The riches of a Common-Wealth are either natural or artificiall natural good lands rich mines c. Artificiall are manufactures c. The definition of a Common-Wealth is the estate of the people Res-publica quasi res populi A Kingdom is the government by one a Common-Wealth by many A Prince kept within bounds a People not corrupted and an humble Nobility is an excellent composition for a lasting Common-Wealth A Common-Wealth is a lawfull government of many families and so that which unto them belongeth in common with a puissant Soveraignty For as much as the wel-fare of private men and all the goods of the Subjects are contained in the health of our Country it beseemeth private men without grudgeing to forgive unto the Common-Weale not only their private injuries received from their enemies but to yeild also their goods for the benefit of the Common-Weale there is three sorts of Common-Weales Monarchy Democracy Aristocracy The Common-Wealth containes each private mans estate and a part must be put to hazard for the preservation of the whole Common-sence is the judge over all the sences corporall or a thing that is universally inherent as for the mother to love the child and natures community are those generall inclinations which are in all men A Commissioner is a publique person but with an extraordinary charge to him limited without Law by vertue of Commission only He leaves mens minds apt to commotions who takes not from them all means of defence Tell me with what company dost thou converse And streight I will thy deeds rehearse Pitty is a compassion in our own hearts of another mans misfortune urging us as far as our power stretcheth to relieve him Complaints are long muttered of the great ere they do break forth to open contestation Publique accusations of authority argues intolerable extremities of evil Comparisons ought not to be taken precisely but in resmblance they are not of equality but of quality Peace and composition is for the glory of the Conquerours and for the utility of the Conquered Pope Innocent the third who was also called Nocentissimus was the first that brought in Auricular confession and he was the first also that denyed the Wine in the-communion to be administred to the Layety he also ordained that a Bell and a Candle should be carried before the Sacrament to the sick Sins are so much the greater as they are more common so far is evil from being extinuated by the multitude of the guilty that nothing can more aggravate it with men community may plead for favour with God for judgement The rareness of Christian Communication argues poverty of grace The Custom of giving Lisence or Conducts for Passage was first begun in the 6 year of William the Conquerour who prohibited the Subjects going beyond the Seas but by Lisence He that will cast a stone at an offender must be free himself otherwise he condemns and executes himself in another mans person the conscience stops the mouth of the guilty man choakes him with that sin which lyes in his own brest and having not come forth by a penetent confession connot find the way out in a reproofe or if he do reprove he doth more shame himself then reform another Natures power is such that a Woman having once conceived cannot second any conception untill shee be delivered of the first it is the same in all other Creatures except the Hare and the Conney which only conceive double upon the first conception and having young in their bellyes will conceive a fresh The Splendor of wit as of all things else are often spoyled by too great a confidence of it self Nothing but innocencie and knowledge can give a found confidence to the heart Confession of our sins doth no less honour God then his glory is blemished by their commission where an act cannot be reversed there is no better amends then confession Gods judgements are the rack of Godless men if one strain make them not confess let them be stretched