The French Academie. Fvlly discovrsed and finished in foure bookes. I. Institution of manners and callings of all estates. 2. Concerning the soule and body of man. 3. A notable description of the whole world, etc. 4. Christian philosophie ... This fourth part neuer before published in English / All written by the first author Peter de la Primavday.
- La Primaudaye, Pierre de, approximately 1545- Académie françoise. English
- Date:
- 1618
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Credit: The French Academie. Fvlly discovrsed and finished in foure bookes. I. Institution of manners and callings of all estates. 2. Concerning the soule and body of man. 3. A notable description of the whole world, etc. 4. Christian philosophie ... This fourth part neuer before published in English / All written by the first author Peter de la Primavday. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![6. Afflittions which paffetightly ener, are recompenced with diners celeftiall ble/- i Jfings, and at the laft with eternal glory, , ii] -Butfpecially, we mutt thinke vpon thenotablefentence of Saint Pas/(that our lighe af. 1-Cor.4.17 fition which is but for amoment , caufeth vatovs a farre more excellent aad an eternal! waight of glory; forit is ¢rue(as he faith before) chat our outward man peri theth: as if be “+” would fay, that we lofe our health, riches, honours, friends, fathers, wives, children, and other commodities and helpes , ferving for this temporall life, yeaand our lives alfo: Bot onthe other (ide, (faiththe Apoftle) the inward man, (thatisthefpirit)is renewed, and dayly encreafeth.. Inthe graceof regencration, whereby alfo it fortifyeth it felfe io ailver. tue, by heavenly benedition, finally and aboundantly to obtainc true eternall bleflings. In fach manner that. although our bodies languifh and are ficke, ourfovles are quickened andlive, Itmen bereauevsof earthly riches, GOD prefeotethvato vs the kiogdome of heaven, If wee be put from oureftates and offices here inthis worldly citie , Telus Chrilt , m giveth vs greater in the celeftiall Citie, therein making vs kings, and {acrificators to GOD sei his Father, If welofe our fathers, the busband bis wife, the wite ber busband, and both of ehem their children and friends, God is alwayes for vs, and neuer forfaketh vs, andtaketh not his {pirit of confolationfrom vs, to make vs remember, and to confider,that hee which gaue them vatovs, hath taken them from vs, and that being Lordofall men, and of all it) things, heemay without doing vs any wrong, difpofe of his benefits according to bis good | willand pleafure, and to be breefe, that wee haue greater occafion to praifeand tothanke him for the time, that helent vs thofe aides, meanes, and helpes ia thislife, then to coms plaineof this, that being his, hee hath taken them vato himlelfe, intothe numberof the ble(fed.lfon the other fide,the earth and that which iseartbly,willno more foltaine nor fufe fer vsin this hore and painfull pilgrimage: heaven tothe which wetrauell,draweth neere, andopeneth it (elte to receivevsintorelt eternall. If worldly men banifk and drivevs a- - way, the angels of God, meet with vs; andauouch vs to beetheir companions in glory: If men curfe and {peake euill of vs , they are words like tothe winde,God in the meane time ble(feth vs, converting thecurfesof ourenemiesinto bleffings, (as Dania faith ) If our 2,Sam.16.13 carnall fathers difdaine vs; lefus Cbri(t the King of gloty is not afhamed of vs, but avou- Heb, 2. 11, cheth vsto bee his brethren , Ifthey deprive vs of theiriaheritance, which is but earthly, | God acknowledgeth vs to be hisheires3and coheires with hisfoone, inthe Kingdome of Rom 8.17. | heaven. lfmen conflrainevsto weepe with griefe and forrow for traniitorie and waucring things 5 Iefus Chrift prefenteth himfelfe to wipe away ourteates , and tocomvert our Efa.25.8. fades into perfectand perpetualligy. If wee bée banifhed out of our Countreys or from Apoc.7 17. | our Townes, God giueth vs the freejome of heaven in thefuperceleftiall lerofalem;which Apoc.ar. 18. Nl jsmadeof pure gold, precious ftones,and pearles, Cc whereof the LordGod almightie, and hi the Lambe arethe Temple. And ifthe worlt happen , ifthey put vsto death 5 it is our ads | vancement fo eternall felicitie, and it openeth vntovs, the way ia tantly to enter intoit. Then asthofe that paffe overa river which rileth high,and (tormeth, trouble not them- felues to looke vpon the currant of thewarer, let theirheadesfhouldtatne, and fo they might fall into fome greater danger,but to the contrary lift vp their eyes to heaven, or elie cat them downe on the firmeland’, to fortifie their hearts, and to put themfelues in good bope. Sowe muft doe all ehetimethat our thip floteth beere in the middett of fo maay furious waters of humane tribulations, withdrawing the eyesof our thoughts from them; to fixe them vpward to heaven, whichis the onely aud perpetual habitation of theliving; i where theioy and glory which wee expect remay neth. Andtherefore wee ought {pecially | to meditate vpon the comparifon which the Apoftle maketh in the place beforerehearfed; il betweene our light affliGions,and of {mall moment,and the permanent weight of glorie, of an infinite reward, which they produce, For fo wee may boldly fay; that our euills are fhort,fecing that our dayes pa(fe away in amoment of time,and that the bleffedneffe of the lite to come, is very long, becaufeit contioveth forever. Ourdayes((aith the Prophet) Piilgo. re. coe aot patfeabouefeuenty oreighty yeres,andthatid men that are of Quang complexion. And God fpeakiog of the captiuitie of Babylon,which continued feuentic yeresjlaid ; For 4 maoment im mine anger, 1 bid my facefremetlee for a luttle feafou : calling that time of feucntic EG, 54. 8: | yecres, | Mi &](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30335103_1039.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
