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Thrifts equipage Viz. fiue diuine and morall meditations, of 1. Frugalitie. 2. Prouidence. 3. Diligence. 4. Labour and care. 5. Death.
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Aylett, Robert, 1583-1655?
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thy Writings do increase To largest Volumes for the Churches Peace For Christs pure Spouse and thy deare Kingdomes weale Thy Watchings Prayers Labours neuer cease Else blos'mes of Vines the Fâ—xes soone would steale Or wild Bore root vp all thy Church and Commonweale When in his large wise vnderstanding heart We for our Good such cares continuall see What secret Malice can a man peruert To deeme that in his Loue and Wisedome he Aduance will any to Authoritie But whom he eu'ry way doth able finde To care and labour for the safety Of Church and Kingdome to his care assign'd Wise Masters best discerne how Seruants are inclin'd Great Peeres appointed by this Master wise To Rule his Kingdome and adorne his Hall Of him learne Labour and braue exercise And doe not vnto idle gaming fall The Bane of Court Towne Country Church and all Oh spend the time you from emploiment spare In Tilting Hunting Armes Arts Liberall And so with Piety your minds prepare To labour in your charge and haue of heau'n a care Besides examples of your earthly King Looke on our Lord that sits in heau'n aboue Who heere on earth was alwayes labouring Now as our Head himselfe he doth approue Most carefull for his Spouse and dearâ—st Loue. See his Disciples Saints and Martyrs all How carefull and laborious they proue In Writings Preachings Counsels generall Relieuing poore in want redeeming Saints from thrall Amongst these Lights of Labour with me looke On one though little yet of wondrous might Who Dauid-like takes stones out of the Brooke The proud Goliah in the front to smite Oh how do'st thou most valiantly acquite God and his Church against Rome's railing Host And that Augean stable purgest quite Though it thee mickle care and labour cost Of this would Herâ—'les more than all his labours boast Could Sloth her selfe that sweet Delight but taste Which comes of Paines and honest exercise Her precious time strength she would not waste In Idlenesse and worldly vanities But like to nimble â—arke woâ—ld early rise Who mounting first to heau'n Deuotions sings And afterwards her businesse applyes So long as Light lends vse of eyes or wings And then in â—est enioyes fruit of her trauellingâ— Most sweet Delight at night when wearied We end the Cares and Troubles of the day When priuate publique hauing profited We down our selues with Peace and Comfort lay Not like rich Mizers to their Soules that say In this abundance lye thee downe and rest When ah Who knowes but eu'n that night away His Soule forth from his Body may be prest And he all vnawares o're taken in his nest Vnnecessary Labours worldly Cares Which on themselues not Prouidencâ— depend My Muse to them no such great fauour beares As heere amongst the Graces to commend All things created serue vnto their end For which God at the first did them ordaine And all vnto his Glory doe intend Why then should man be slothfull idle vaine So long as heere on earth he doth in health remaine He hath a minde firme valid rais'd on high Able to soare aboue the Firmament And by sweet Contemplation to descry The heau'ns swift motion Order Gouernment All things are subiect to his Regiment In squallid Slouth and ease yet downe he lyes Till thou who first didst frame his earthly tent Dost raise his mind to heau'nly exercise Which may by Care and Labour him immortalize Not aâ—xious vnprofitable cares Base off-spring of Distrust and Diffidence With present alwayes discontent and feares Vaine future wants or childrens Indigence Distrusting thus Gods gracious Prouidence Which fils with open hands the mouthes of all Whose eyes looke vp to his Beneficence And Lillies clads in colours naturall More faire than Salomons rich robes imperiall He that this all did first of nought ordaine And now it gouernes by wise Prouidence Is by his Bounty able to sustaine All those that labour with true Diligence Sure he will giue aboundant recompence To all who carefull faithfully doe heere Rely on him without least Diffidence He for his Foes did spend his bloud most deare Why then should Friends distrust his Prouidence and Careâ— Kindle thy Loue then in my frozen brest Frame in my minde a study and desire To follow thee that canst direct me best By thy command to march on or retire Awake me from Slouth's filthy durt and mire Lest darknesse me fast-sleeping apprehend From which to Light againe iâ— no retire Let me no houre vnprofitably spend Nor passe one day vnfruitfully vnto mine end That faithfull seruants blessing on him light Whom Thou so doing when thou com'st shalt find Grant whatsoeuer hower of the night My Lord and Master comes my soule and mind May to continuall watching be inclin'd But lest I labour heere too long in vaine I next will passe vnto my Port assign'd To Death the end of all my Care and Paine To graue where till the finall doome I must remaine There quiet I shall sleepe and be at rest With Kings which heere their houses fill'd with gold And Emperours which all the world possest Yet all too streight ambitious thoughts to hold There small and great free bond rich poore young old Oppressors prisoners haue like fruition Of rest All turne againe to dust and mould As small an Vrâ—â— then limits the Ambition Of Popes and Caesars as of Beggers meane condition MEDITATION 5. Of Death COme let 's shake hands we in the end must meete I haue prouided me this goodly Chainâ— Of Graces at thy comming thee to greete For thou wilt not for fauour gold or gaine Thy fatall stroke one moment heere refraine Well close mine eyes and dimme my Bodies Light These shining Gems for euer shall remaine My soule for to enlighten Oh! then smite It skils not when nor how so as my heart stands right Ah! why look'st thou so pale as thou didst feare Thee before men and Angels I forgiue I wish thee not a minute to forbeare I neuer shall the Life of Glory liue Till thou vnlock'st the doore my soule to giue Inlargement from this Prison-house of clay For which she long hath struggled and did striue Yet still the Flesh the Spirit downe doth way And fitting 't is I should my Makers leasure stay Thou earthquake-like this prison house must shake Before my Soule be loosed from her â—ands And make my Kâ—â—pers tremble all and quake Lo then a holy Angell ready stands To saue her from heâ—s-watches grizly hands And though heau'ns sudden Light my Soule amate She forward goes and nothing her withstands A ioyfull entranâ—e to most happy state Thus passe we thorow Deaths-doore in at heau'ns narrow gate Welcome as sleepe to them that right thee know And easie as a Downy-Bed of Rest But thou most gastly-terrible dost show To those that thou do'st vnawares arrest Sweet hau'n to Soules with worlds winds waues opprest A Rocke to those that swimme in sweet Delight Sweet hoast of Saints who with perfumes hath drest The Beds wherein their
they may more indulge to ease and pleasure vaine One praiseth hunger as best sawce to meat Because it cost him least yet sauour'd best And alwaies with delight did drinke and eate Because he ne're did without hunger feast Some onely liue to eate drinke and digest But we ought onely eate and drinke to liue To liue to feed is to be like a beast Who would in reason more than sense be thriue To body needfull things to Soule must plenty giue Xantippe's said once Socrates too blame For that he often made an inuitation Of greatest friends yet 's fare was still the same Auoyding alwaies costly preparation Soone he replide thus to her allegation If as they seeme they be our friends indeed They will respect our Thrift but if for fashion They make a shew let 's to our selues take heed And not spend our estate them daintily to feed These patternes are of frugall abstinence Which as you see the Heathen eu'n adore Now see the holy fathers prouidence To raise themselues to plenty being poore Noâ— Abraham Booz and a thousand more Liue vpon Tillage Grazing Husbandry And tend their flockes come cattell grasse and store Yea Kings did hereunto themselues apply To ioyne Magnificence with this Frugality Eu'n after Saul anoynted is a King He followeth the Cattell from the field And they that death to Ishbosheth did bring Came to buy Corne it seemes he Tillage held None e're did so magnificently weld A Scepter as did royall Salomon To which his Thrift such wondrous store did yeeld To his sheepe-shearing sprucest Absolon Inuites eu'n princely Dauid and his eldest sonne See how great Princes and the sonnes of Kings Are not ashamed of Frugality Priests liu'd indeed of Tythes and Offerings And therefore lookt most to Gods husbandry Paul had a trade although a Pharisie And though he to th' Apostleship attaine Yet workes he in his Trade and Mysterie His liuing with his labour here to gaine Nor will he charge the Church though bound him to maintaine Th' Apostles all were Fishermen and gain'd Their liuing by induring wet and cold Diuines thinke Ioseph blessed Iesus train'd In his owne Trade till he thrise ten yeeres told I could be yet three times as manifold This Vertue with examples to commend But I had rather be a little bold And you perswade her practice to intend One's for her praise but this is counsell for a friend Oh what a happinesse it is to liue And do much good without offence to all To eate secure those cates our ground doth giue To lie so low one can no lower fall Yet haue eu'n there Content imperiall No wickednesse can enter such a Cell Highest delights that can a Prince befall This priuate Cottage may affoord as well Where care not halfe their sorrowes vnto thee will tell To many Riâ—t from meane to great estate Is not an end but change of Misery The fault is in the Mind not in the Fate Which is the same in wealth and pouerty Who onely mind change and variety Liue ill because they still begin to liue They rightly here inioy prosperity That so much pleasure to their Bodies giue As they not for but in the Body sought to liue Happy is he who neuer saw that one With whom he would exchange his meane estate Most miserable who to that are come They things which were superfluous of late Haue now made necessary to their state Such are eu'n slaues not masters of their pleasure They loue their ills which is the hardest fate Alas there is no remedy nor measure Of Vices when as men esteeme them as a treasure No good befals a man vnder the Sunne The which his mind is not prepar'd to lose No losse more easie is to any one Than of the things he hath no need to vse He 's neuer poore who Natures rules doth chuse Nor rich that liueth by Opinion Natures desires be finite boundlesse those That false Opinion depend vpon Loathing no Sallet Hunger likes an Onion Sure he is best to whom with sparing hand God giues sufficient let him wish no more In need of things superfluous to stand Is miserable want in greatest store Excesse oppresseth many who before With little could haue liu'd and beene content These though they haue enough yet stil be poore Because they first beyond their compasse went This euill prudent Thrifâ— betimes seeke to preuent Who is not made in Husbandry to sweat May sweat in Arts or Lawes politicall 'T is fit all earne their bread before they eate Nothing is more expensiue prodigall Than to haue nothing here to doe at all Want of employment Ease and Idlenesse Haue caus'd more noble Houses here to fall Than Fortunes blasts or Enuies bitternesse Let him not liue to spend that nothing doth professe Then let him neuer liue that doth professe What 's worse than nothing basest Vsury Herein is certaine profit I confesse But alwaies with anothers misery Is this the vertue of Frugality By others losses to increase our store Then so is rapine theft and robbery Selling of Iustice which oft bring in more Than all the frugall Trades I named haue before Since Nature with so little is content Who here would vse vnlawfull Arts for gaine We are but Stewards here of what is sent If we our Talents vse aright to gaine We twice as many shall of God obtaine But if to hide them in the earth we chuse Or spend them on our Lusts and Pleasures vaine They shall be tane from vs who them abuse And giu'n to such as shall them to Gods glory vse But I so worldly Thrift haue followed That I forgotten haue to thriue in Grace And as it in the world is practised Must put her off vnto the second place For I so neere haue finished my race I must deferre this to another time God grant we may them both aright imbrace Now like good husbands knocke we off betime And be at worke to morrow in the mornings prime BEhold how Birds for morrow take no care Secure God will due food for them prepare Can woorthlesse Birds be confident of meate And is a farthing-Sparrowes Faith so great She knowes but by Gods will she cannot fall And shall Gods sonnes Christs images once call In doubt their Makers will to do then good No sure who lends them life will giue them food MEDITATION 2. Of Prouidence THe frugall Husband which I erst describ'd So soone as Titan with his glistring Beames Begilds the locks of stately Pines which hide The tops of Mountaines from his hotter gleames Walkes foorth amongst his cattell flocks teames His Land to open to Sunnes mellowing heate And feed his Herds along the siluer streames To drinke and bathe when they their fil haue eate That fat they him may feed that now prouides them meate Thus early rising as the Prouerbe sayes Brings Thrift in body in estate and mind The early riser spends in health his dayes And by his diligence doth plenty find And in the