Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	bad_a	evil_a	good_a	2,734	5	4.0767	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28640	A gvide to heaven, or, Morall instrvctions compiled partly out of the maximes of Holy Fathers and partly out of the sentences of antient philosophers / written in Latin by John de Bona ; translated into English by Iames Price.; Manductio ad coelum. English. l675	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; Price, James, 17th cent.	1675 (1675)	Wing B3550; ESTC R26447	94,815	245

better news canst thou desire then to renew thyself Learn that Art thou moved to reprehend other mens faults why dost thou not rather correct thy own dost thou take pleasure in reading Histories and to know the actions of others There is no hurt in this provided in the mean time thou dost not forget what thou art to doe thyself Dost thou delight in composing the differences of other men why dost thou not rather compose and reconcile thy own passions If thou didst not seek after superfluous things thou wouldest easily find enough to doe in what is necessary That science only is necessary which makes thee rather good then learned 3. To what purpose dost thou spend thy time and break thy head in studying Questions which thou shouldest rather contemn then strive to understand Why dost thou labour to learn those things which if known thou shouldest desire to forget but as in all other things we are intemperate also in our studies There is no end of Books How many are there who buy great Libraryes more for a shew and ornament then for any use or reading Though thou shouldest live many years yet thou wilt scarce have time to read all the Titles only of all the books which have bine written Of these many treat of evill subjects many again are unworthy to be read many are vain and foolish which when thou hast read thou wilt be nothing the wiser for them I doe not mis-approuve that thou shouldest read and passe over sleightly many books least that thou shouldest think some great and excellent matter is hidden in them but I would have thee fixe thy study upon few and those well chosen We doe not need many books or much learning to lead a good life or to frame a vertuous mind 4. Oh the vanity of human thoughts we spend all our dayes in studying books and exercise our wits in all sort of arts and sciences as if we were to live many ages but we neglect the care of our salvation which is purchased not by learning but by vertue What doth it avail thee to know all the actions of forreign Kings to compose whole volumes of the wars troubles and enterprises of other nations It were much better thou wouldest seek a remedy to thy own misfortunes then write what others have suffered Thou learnest by Geometry how to measure Lands how much better would it be that thou wouldest learn to measure and know what is enough for thee Arithmetick teaches thee how to cast accounts and how to apply thy fingers to Avarice why dost thou not rather learn to contemn and to be willing to loose those riches which are gathered with soe much care Musick teaches thee how to accord different voyces why dost thou not rather learn how to accord thy own thoughts soe that thy Reason and thy senses may not disagree or give a different sound Thou art taught how to distinguish merry and dolefull Tunes learn rather how to comport thyself in prosperity without pride and how to suffer Adversity with patience resignation I doe not blame the study and knowledge of those Arts but that thou maist make thy profit of all such things first learn to know thyself and thy last ends Although thou knewest all things yet if thou knowest not thyself thou knowest nothing 5. T is a shamefull vice to be alwaies observing the actions of others to be alwaies searching into their manners and rashly to interpret all things in an ill sense For Who art thou that judgest another mans servant To his his own master he standeth or falleth It is he that judges all men and hath reserved all judgment to himself With what boldnes darest thou attempt to judge in Gods tribunall Look to thyself and search into thy own conscience See the evills which reign there within thee see the good which is wanting and doe not turn thy eyes to behold the life of others Thou wilt find imperfections enough in thyself which deserve thy censure There is scarce any thing which by a malitious spirit may not be interpreted to a bad sense Hereticks abuse the very Gospell itself the Jews calumniate the actions of our B Saviour Even as melancholy bodyes and such as are of a bad temper convert all their nourishment into evill humors soe a soul that is full of evill dispositions whatsoever it sees whatsoever it hears it still interprets all to a bad sense A good or bad intention often maketh mens actions good or bad but this intention is known only unto God who sees the harts of men But if the actions of other men cannot be excused from being bad what is this to thee why art thou not ashamed to discover the fowl and hidden sins of others to make them known to all the world why dost thou not observe thyself who art worse then others Exercise thy censuring Tongue upon thyself blame thy own actions within thyself accuse thy own malice and perversenes and judge thyself For if thou dost fist judge thy self thou wilt be secure from the rigorous judgments of God 6. As we are alwaies ready to censure carp at the actions of others seeking by this means to be esteemed wise and discreet Soe we are apt to suspect that others think or speak ill of us and that they hate and contemn us That thou maist overcome this vice endeavor first to moderate in thyself the desire of pleasing and to be well esteemed of by others In the next place thou must endeavor to remove out of thy mind the thought of desiring to know what others think or speak of thee whereas it often happens that those whom thou supposest to speak ill of thee to mark thy actions doe not soe much as think of thee Say with S. Paul If I should please men I should not be the Servant of Jesus-Christ Whatever others speak of thee doe thou still say with the same Apostle To me it is a thing of least account to be judged of men Such as thou art in the sight of God such thou art in thyself What others think and speak of thee cannot make thee better or worse It is better to be good then only seem to be soe 7. Nothing can happen contrary to thy will if thou canst wholly renounce thy own will and seek nothing but to conform thyself to the will of God Soe thou wilt enjoy solid peace and true quiet of mind Thou maist live as thou wilt if thou first learnest what thou art to desire But thou must remember thou art to desire nothing but what God willeth The only felicity we can have in this life is to desire to doe all our actions according to Gods will and not according to our own God leads thee to thy Soveraign end for which he had decreed thee from all Eternity through sorrow and joy through adversity prosperity Submit thyself to his divine providence and cheerfully obey his will for although thou resistest his will yet