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water_n	call_v	earth_n	sea_n	3,957	5	6.9260	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28489	The theatre of the world in the which is discoursed at large the many miseries and frailties incident to mankinde in this mortall life : with a discourse of the excellency and dignity of mankinde, all illustrated and adorned with choice stories taken out of both Christian and heathen authors ... / being a work of that famous French writer, Peter Bovistau Launay, in three distinct books ; formerly translated into Spanish by Baltazar Peres del Castillo ; and now into English by Francis Farrer ...; Theatrum mundi. English	Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566.; Farrer, Francis.	1663 (1663)	Wing B3366; ESTC R14872	135,755	330

man is not able to resist the fire what will you say of that which Alexander and above fifty other Historians relate happened in their times in Secilia that there was a man called commonly by all the Fish Colax For from his youth he was accustomed to swim in the Sea he proceeded so far therein that the greatest part of his time he lived in the water turned into the nature of a Fish or creature of that Element he would stay five or six houres under water after that whole dayes and by degrees he brought himself to stay eight dayes without comming forth so at last he accustomed himself to live under water the most part of his life which was above eighty years many times he appeared when he came into any ships way at Sea he would go aboard eat and drank what the Marriners gave him sometime he came to land into his own Countrey where he stayed but little because great pains of stomack possessed him if be stayed out of the water The which also Pontano affirms for a truth What more wisdome or divine ingenuity can possesse man to peirce the foure Elements familiarly to make use of them and serve himself of them as of other Creatures except he should soare in the ayre and through it to passe both Soule and Body to Heaven Nay there hath not wanted some who have attempted it For Leonardo Vincio invented the art of Flying and exceeded therein to the admiration of all I need not mention here of a multitude of Vaulters and Juglers who with so much dexterity and boldnesse doe act their parts that especially those which to this day vault upon Cables c. do often cause Kings Princes and Commons to retire themselves from Balcones and Windows and avoid the sight of so desperate horrible fearfull and supernatural actions insomuch that the Actor often remains alone because the people cannot endure to behold the desperate and unfortunate condition to which they exposed themselves For which cause that great Phylosopher Mercurius Trismagistus endeavouring to extol the subtilty of mans ingenuity yet admiring at the divine agility and quicknesse with which it acts declares to his Son these following words What thinkest thou at this or what treasure thinkest thou Hast thou shut up within the members of thy body Command thy soule that it cross the main Ocian and thou shalt perceive how soon it will passe overs nay in a manner before thou canst imagine without changing its place of abode Command it to ascend to Heaven and there thou shalt apprehend it to be in a moment and that without any wings for it hath none yet there is nothing that doth disturbe or impede its flight no not the wide and large tenebrosity of the Ayre can hinder its carreare the burning heat of the Sun the swift motions of the starry heavens and Planets it penetrates all even to the most pure celestial and excellent species of them If thou findest not contentment in this if thou wilt not abide amongst the sphears and heavenly bodies search out and understand what vastnesse there is beyond those heavens we see sure thou mayest easily doe it consider then what the agility of thy soule is hold thy self immortal and believe that thou art able to understand all the Arts and Sciences of the world ascend above the highest Elements descend to the deepest Gulfs think upon and call to minde what passages thou hast met with and what thou hast acted search out the effects of Fire Water Ayre of the drouth and moysture that goes through all parts of the World fix thy self in Heaven on Earth in the Sea in the Ayre and dwell if thou pleasest without the body Sure then by this we may collect that the nature of man is a strange and miraculous thing for although it hath one part of its being mortal decaying and perishable the other and more noble is Immortal derives its original from heaven very well remembers its splendid Country the glorious gifts and graces which it hath received from its Creator and so despiseth all terrenal enjoyments but fighs and grones for those of heaven with an earnest desire to purchase those felicities which it left there for certainly in it self it knows that its Principal Parents Friends and Aliance are there and that naturally is the country where first it received its being The which if it could clearly see with its eye of reason which is a power of the soul that never can or doth part from it more then the light from the Sun and from hence sweetly enjoy without this clod of earth or spoyle of worms Oh what wonderfull things would it act how rare and strange would its designes be but this lump of clay the body weighs it down and hinders which Mercurius calls a Tyranical Prison of the soul for that ever impeds when this would set forth its divine Essence but when it goes forth of this body by contemplation and meditation and freeth it self from the weighty burthen thereof subjecting the vitious appetites of it it no sooner remaines at liberty but receives the Noble influences of Heaven and being purified and cleansed from the filthinesse of these earthly members goes skipping in the Aire from Element to Element holds communication and converse with the Angels and can Penetrate even to the Throne of the most high God Whence being inflamed with a divine fury or Zeal acts here below strange and wonderfull things as Moses relates of himself that after he had parted from men to converse with God and stayed some few dayes his face was so bright and shining that the Children of Israel could not behold him St. Paul was caught up into the third heaven Socrates often being elevated in serious contemplation would earnestly behold the Sun for the space of an houre without motion so that he seemed rather dead then a live Alexander the great being once in exceeding danger of his life surrounded with enemies his Army almost lost and discomfited he fell into such a furious passionate rage that he sweat throughout his whole body drops of blood which appeared to his adversaries as flames of fire that issued from his face and eyes at the which being frighted they began one by one to fly and left him alone without any hurt By which we may clearly discern the power and command that the soul hath over the body's Sepulcher in the which it lyes buried in this life and how many times it freeth it self from the chaines with which it is bound and in spight of the body goes to visite her antient habitation which is heaven leaving in a manner for that time the body as dead the which St. Augustine very well asserts in a Preist of Calamensa that always when he would wrap himself up in contemplation he did it with so much gust delight and so profound a forgetfulnesse of things here below that he remained stretched out upon the ground without any sense

do we finde in this Life For if 〈…〉 do but put our Hand into our Bosome 〈…〉 hall finde that from the day of our Birth to ●●e day of our Death there is no calamity nor trouble with which we are not afflicted of which we do not taste there is no kinde of misery or affliction with which Man is not acquainted with which he is not some time or other persecuted and afflicted there is no Poverty Cold Heat Whips and Stripes of which man cannot be a Witness in Death understanding it and that before he attains to the perfect light of Reason or indeed have any Tongue to complain or desire favour of which we can understand no other signe or better testimony then the teares sighs and groans he casts forth at his Birth which are as fore-runners and discoverers of the Field of miseries and calamities into which he is come and of which the sorrowful entrance makes him sensible But after he hath passed by an infinite number of evils and attained to the age of seven years what a necessity he hath of Guides and Masters to teach instruct and correct him to look after him and keep him from harms and in growing up more strict and severe Masters are necessary to correct his extravigancies and lead him in the paths of Vertue for Childhood and Youth have need of a Bridle more strong then Iron to withdraw it from all Vices with which it is assaulted and bring it to accustome it self to virtuous actions Thence in few years his face begins to be covered with Hair a Beard adorns his Chin and he comences to right Man with which his cares and troubles doubly encrease and he enters into a Stage where he meets with new afflictions and vexations He must goe forth into publick to seek company and go in Society which is like a Touch-stone to try the purity of his inclination to good or evil If he be descended of a Noble house of a Famous and Illustrious Family or if he be an ordinary Gentleman that he may maintain his Honour and follow the foot-steps of his predecessors and imitate his superiours he must seek out many inventions provide rich and convenient accouterments be hardy in Battle and understand stratagems and policies of War expose himself to a thousand dangers and hazards lay his life at stake upon all occasions spend his blood prodigally and without fear to die with Honour and thereby to obtain a new and immortal fame for himself and his successors and all this he must do if he will not be taken for a cowardly lazie and ignoble person and be disesteemed and despised of all men And if he be a man of a low degree born for a Farmer a Labourer or a Servant he is not for that more free from cares troubles pains and restlesness in body and soul He must labour night and day toiling and sweating even to drops of blood many times that he may procure bread and water If he strive never so much to imploy himself in his Calling yet very often though he labour and travel and do his uttermost endeavour to releive his necessity he cannot attain to what is requisite for him Then not without cause did Marcus Aurelius the seventeenth Roman Emperor considering the condition of Humanity complain who was wont to say Many times have I contemplated within my self if there ever were now or could be found any Estate Degree Condition Land Countrey Kingdome or Age in the which there hath lived a Man that hath not in his life tasted what thing is adverse Fortune that hath not met with Crosses and Afflictions And if there could be discovered such a one I believe he must be some abominable Monster and a strange sight to Mortals and ends his Reason with this saying To be brief I finde that he that yesterday was rich to day becomes poor he that yesterday was in health to day is visited with sickness he that yesterday was in jollity laughing to day I see him weeping he that yesterday was in prosperity and esteem to day I see him despised and in adversity and he that yesterday was alive to day I see him dead and in his Grave But now le ts return to our commenced purpose and le ts search more particularly into things Shew me that man that hath most desired obtained a condition and that more suitable to his wishes and contentments then any other manner of living that hath not at last grown weary despised and complained of his sad hope repented and been sorry that he had spent so much pretious time in proceeding in it To see this more cleerly le ts consider some principal degrees of men in the World beginning with such as saile upon the waters most part of their lives swiming like fishes which are Mariners to how many dangers are they subject night and day what a house do they enjoy what thing is there dwelling but a continual filthy prison what cloaths do they wear but of Cloth like a spunge fit for nothing but to receive filth and water they go like voluntary Vagabons and are in a seeming and perpetual exile they have seldome any repose they are encompassed with blustring Windes on all sides they have but small guard from the Waters Tempests Hailes and Snowes and are subject to Pirates and Robbers to Rocks Shelves Sands and surging Sulkes of the superbious Sea and ever in danger of drowning and being interred in the bellies of Fishes which being seriously considered by that famous Greek Phylosopher Bias who doubted whether such people were to be accounted amongst the Earthly Creatures or those that live on the Water or whether they were to be accounted amongst the living or the dead And another Phylosopher called Anacharsis said That there was not above two or three Fingers betwixt them and Death that is as the planks are in thickness this life appearing so detestable Peradventure thou wilt think to find more quietness in that of a Husbandman and that there is less troubles in a Countrey life thou wilt be apt to question whether a Rustick life be not better and give the answer thy self that it is because it is more easie more quiet sweet and more pleasant especially knowing that most of the Patriarches and Prophets made choice of this manner of living being the most sweetly quiet without prejudice or guile to any the most plain and sincere free from the difficult Catches Traps and Turmoils of Traffick Also many of the ancient Roman Emperors left their Royal commands and employments forsook their Palaces their Capatals Triumphant Arches Amphitheators Pleasures and many other Magnificent Ornaments to withdraw and retire themselves into the Countrey to prune and graft the Trees with their own hands to plant Flowers and sow Seeds in the Gardens as did Dioclesian Attalus Cyrus Beroaldus Constantine one of the Caesars and many others which Columellia and other Historians doe make mention of But those that would attentively