Wits common wealth The second part. A treasurie of diuine, morall, and phylosophicall similies, and sentences, generally vsefull. But more particularly published, for the vse of schooles. By F.M. Master of Arts of bot Vniuersities.
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- Wits common wealth The second part. A treasurie of diuine, morall, and phylosophicall similies, and sentences, generally vsefull. But more particularly published, for the vse of schooles. By F.M. Master of Arts of bot Vniuersities.
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- Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.
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- 1634.
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Contents
- title page
- To the Reader.
-
The Authours both sa∣cred
and profane, out of
which these similitude
are for the most part gathered. -
WITS COMMON
WEALTH.
- Of GOD.
- God is inuisible and incompre∣hensible.
- God is not the Authour of sinne.
- The patience and long animi∣ty of God.
- Gods Prouidence.
- The mercy and loue of God.
- The iustice of God.
- CHRIST.
- The Holy GHOST.
- HEAVEN.
- ANGELS.
- The Word of God.
- The CHVRCH.
- PREACHERS.
- SERMONS.
- A CHRISTIAN.
- MAN.
- Good MEN.
- The gifts of Men are di∣uerse.
- So many Men, so many minds.
- Wicked and vngodly▪ Men.
- WOMEN.
- The SOVLE.
- The MINDE.
- The goods of the Minde.
- The diseases of the Minde.
- The HEART.
- CONSCIENCE.
- Doctors and Doctrine.
- Artes and disciplines.
- EDVCATION.
- PARENTS.
- CHILDREN.
- COCKERING.
- YOVTH.
- YOVTH.
- VERTVE.
- FAITH:
- HOPE.
- CHARITIE.
- Prudence.
- IVSTICE.
- FORTITVDE.
- TEMPERANCE.
- ABSTINENCE.
- Prayer.
- Almes deeds.
- Deuotion:
- The feare of the Lord.
- Perseuerance.
- Pietie.
- Goodnesse.
- Humility.
- Patience.
- Obedience.
- Repentance.
- Truth.
- Concord.
- Decency:
- Hospitality.
- Liberality.
- Silence.
- Mediocrity.
- Chastity.
- Virginity.
- Wisedome.
- A wise Man.
- Friendship.
- The friendship of many.
- The friendship of a few.
- Friendship neglected.
- Friendship broken off.
- Friendship reconciled.
- The choyse and tryall of Friends.
- A true Friend.
- A fained Friend.
- The comparison of a friend and a flatterer.
- Mariage.
- A wife.
- Matrimoniall Society.
- Loue.
- Selfe-Loue.
- Affections.
- Brethren.
- Admonition.
- Beautis.
-
In bodies of lesser stature and corpulency
commonly there is greater valour and
more wit, then those that be h
ger and vaster. - Time, Age.
- Benefice
- Beneuolence
- Businesse.
- Exercise.
- Petvrbations
- Commodity.
- Assiduity.
- Assiduity taketh away admi∣ration.
- Adoption. Abdication.
- Emulation.
- Exhortation.
- Endeuour.
- Correction.
- Chaunce.
- Ceremonies.
- Comfort.
- Labour.
- Imitation.
- Mourning.
- Manners.
- Nature.
- Newes.
- Recreation.
- Reprehension.
- Sorrow.
- Prayse.
- Praysers of themselues.
- The Tongue.
- Contraritie.
- Counctation.
- Choyse.
- Glory.
- Vaine Glory.
- Braggers.
- Gratitude.
- Ingratitude.
- Chiding.
- Affliction.
- Prosperitie.
- Tribulation.
- Debt.
- Defence.
- Custome.
- Conuersing and liuing together▪
- Feare.
- Olde age.
- Olde mens Counsell.
- Counsell.
- Euill counsell is the worst vnto him that giueth it.
- Rash Counsell.
- Fortune.
- The vse and abuse of a thing.
- Riches.
- Rich men.
- Pouerty.
- Those things are difficult which are excellent.
- Dignitie.
- Honour.
- Nobilitie.
- A good name.
- An ill Name.
- A Courtly life.
- Courtiers.
- Kings.
- A Kingdome.
- Princes.
- The education of a Prince.
- A good Prince.
- An euill Prince.
- Empire.
- Power.
- A Common-wealth.
- A Captaine.
- Warre.
- Victorie:
- Lawes.
- Lawyers.
- A Iudge.
- Iudgement.
- Magistrates.
- Vengeance.
- Punishment.
- Banishment.
- Trauailing.
- The World.
- The loue and vanity of the World.
- The contempt of the World.
- Reason.
- Schollers.
- Studie.
- Contemplation.
- Sophisters.
- Memorie.
- Learning.
- The manner of Learning.
- An Oratour.
- Eloquence.
- Speech.
- Pronunciation.
- Hearing.
- An Auditour▪ and his Dutie.
- Breuiloquence.
- Disputation.
- Examples of life.
- Zeale:
- Wit.
- Diuersitie of Wits.
- Bookes.
- Reading of bookes.
- A choyce is to be had in reading of bookes.
- The vse of reading of many Bookes.
- Philosophie.
- Phylosophers.
- Poetrie.
- Poets.
- A comparatiue discourse of our English Poets, with the Greeke, Latine, and Italian Poets.
- Painters.
- Musicke.
- Sinne.
- Pride.
- Couetousnesse.
- Luxurie.
- Enuie.
- Gluttonie.
- Anger.
- Idlenesse.
- Vice.
- Pleasure.
- Drunkennesse.
- Adultery.
- Iealousie.
- Inconstancie.
- Ambition.
- Flatterers and Parasites.
- Hypocrisie. Hypocrites.
- Vserie.
- Heresie, Heretikes.
- Death.
- The Deuill.
- Hell.
- A Table of the Common places into which the Similitudes are digested.