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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13314	The hauen of pleasure containing a freemans felicitie, and a true direction how to liue well : profitable and del[i]ghtfull to all, hurtfull and displeasing to none, except it bee to such pecuish dames as do either foolishlie reiect, or carelesly neglect the dutie of chast matron[e]s / gathered out of the best approued authors.	I. T.	1597 (1597)	STC 23621; ESTC S1650	98,226	170

honour who bringeth himselfe or his neighbour for there is nothing more pretious with God than man from vile deedes a life most foule and defiled from a vvrong course and is his author and leader to soundnesse of life and good manners To which belongeth that saying of Iames the Apostle Cap. 5 Brethren if anie among you straie from the trueth and another conuert him let him knowe hee hath called a sinner from death and saued his soule In al thy actions let reason be thy counseller Chap. 45. IN euerie action and in all the affaires of this life so gouerne all thinges by reason and good aduise that thou do nothing this daie whereof thou mayest repent thee to morrovv for it is a filthie and foolishe thinge to doe that which after it is finished will compell thee to say I had not thought Against this rocke thou shalt not offend if thou doe nothing rashlie and headlong but al things aduisedlie vviselie and with good iudgement leuelling all thinges by the rule of reason For so dooth Salomon teach vs vvhen he sayeth Remember the end and thou shalt neuer doe amisse And Salust sayeth rightlie Before thou dost begin any thing take aduise when thou art vvel aduised then make hast to finish it speedilie And Cicero saieth In all thinges vvhatsoeuer thou goest about bee firste of all diligentlye prepared thereto To vvhich purpose serueth our prouerbe Be not too hasty for that is doone soone enough that is doone well inough and Salomon saith Seest thou one that is hasty in his businesse there is more hope of a foole then of him Do nothing thou doubtest of Chap. 46. THou shalt do nothing that breedes a scruple in thy conscience or bringeth such a doubt that thou canst not tell wheth●r it bee right or wrong which thou goest about to doe For equitie as Cicero saith Lib. 1. O●●●● doth manifest itselfe and is ioined to vertue and honesty but doubtfulnes is neere kinsman to iniustice and all kinde of vice To which agreeth that saying of Paule Rom. 14 Blessed is hee which iudgeth not himselfe in that he alloweth that is which in any thing he doth feeleth not his cōscience bidding him stay Which sentence albeit the Apostle writ touching choise of meate and auoiding of offence at I saide before yet may it bee very fitly applied to other things For in euery action we do if it bee not in faith and constancy but in a wauering and doubtful minde we are condemned by the iudgement of our own conscience because whatsoeuer is not of faith wherewith we approue our mindes to God by the consent of our consciences is altogether vicious and sinfull For if any man doubting in his minde whether a thing bee good or bad and yet doth it hee sheweth the worlde that if occasion happened and oportunity were offered he woulde commit any notorious crime But true godlines and perfect wisdome attended on by faith strengthned with the holy ghost discerneth al things wisely and vndertaketh nothing that carrieth with it any shew of euill or may affect his minde and conscience with any griefe That there are rewardes both for vice and vertue Chap. 47. THat which Cato the wise was wont to teach his fellowe soldiours the same shoulde bee fixed in euerie ones mind If thou atchieue anie thing with great labour that is honest the labour goeth from thee but the vertuous deede abi deth with thee but if thou do anie euill with plesure as a thing of no continuance it flieth away and quicklie vanisheth but the euill and naughtie deede as a vice not to bee blotted out doth alwaies cleaue to thee To which agreeth the prouerbe Once a Iester and neuer a housekeeper For whosoeuer in a matter of discredite hath made shipwracke of his good name and honestie shall hardelie recouer againe the name of an honest man though he growe to bee rich and come to great wealth With the like reason doeth Plato stirre on young men to come to happinesse by setting before their cies the image of vertue and vicious pleasure because sudden repentaunce vexation of spirit an vnquiet minde and euerlasting griefe doe alwaies accompany the momentanie sweetenesse and inticementes of pleasure but a quiet minde rest of Spirit a safe conscience and euerlasting ioy doe alwaies follow the short labors and griefes of vertue To which belongeth this sentence That which delighteth is but for a time but that which greeueth is euerlasting A lour actions must begin with praiers to God Chap. 48. WHatsoeuer thou goest about to attempte and effect desire God almightie to bee thy counsailour So that if thou determine to take any thing in hande or if thou execute any office priuate or publike call for his helpe that by the inspiration of his holie Spirit hee may prompt and instill into thy minde that which is best and most profitable for thee For it cannot bee expressed vvhat great helpe the making of our praiers to GOD doeth bring to the beginning of all our actions Cap. 30 and to the happie successe and ende of our labours For most commonlie our labours fall out vnluckelie and vnfortunately vvhich are not begunne with inuocation From hence came that threatning of GOD by Esayas Woe to those trayterous children which take counfaile but not of me which prepare their weapons but not by mie spirit By which wordes hee denounceth an vnlucky and euil successe to such as seeke for helpe any where else then of God and take not him for their counsailor nor seeke oracles from him to whome all thinges are subiecte and in whose power the rule and gouernement of the whole worlde doeth consist For by him as Salomon sayth Prou. ● kinges raigne and law makers do the things that are right by him princes beare rule mightie men execute iustice For iustice and counsaile are his wisdom strength comlines power cōmeth frō him wherby he establisheth the kingdomes of such as beare rule and keepeth their subiects in obedience Wherefore seeing all thinges are done according to the wil and iudge●ent of God and that he is the onely cause of all thinges from him therefore must we with earnest praiers craue the happy successe of our labors and al other thinges that are profitable and necessarie to liue in perfect happinesse Which Christ teacheth vs when hee saith Matth. 6. Luke 12. first seeke the kingdome of God and the righteousnesse thereof and all these thinges shal be freelie giuen you and shal be plentifully cast vnto you for an increase And most fortunate is the beginning of that day which is taken from the contemplation of heauenly things from the doctrine of the gospel and from glorifying the maiesty of God himselfe The fittest time to frame our minds lift vp our harts to God is early in the morning in the dawning of the day Chap. 49. THere is no part of the day so fit to lift vp our mindes to God as