17Z God preuents our necefìtiet. Patiencethe beltPhyfike in all extremi- ties. lobzo. Vpon the Fryday after downe his boughes, offersit's fruit vntovswhen it is ripe; Sicut malum inter lig_ nafyluarum,fac amicus meus,ác. So that onHeauens part,ourdefrres(hall not be frullrated, nor our hopesdeluded. Saint utugufline faith, That there is agreatdealeof difference betweenevel- le, b veulefortitèrb integrè, Willing a thing, andwilling itfloutly and entirely. The Sluggard(fàith Salomon) will,andwil not, turning himfelfe too and frovpon his bed, as a doore vponhis hinge : now thedoore, though itmoouea little, yet it Rill keepes it's place. And inanother place, the fame Saint Auflenfaith,That he hadmade triall inhimfelfe of two contrarie wills ; one which led him on to Vice ; another, to Vertue : asone that is forced to rife , andyet would faine he abed; Vertue crying out tohim on theone fide, Surge,quidormis,Arife thou that fleepefl;&vice onthe other,Nefurgas,feddormias,Ariyenot,6utfleep;for it is afweet & a pleating thing,to fleep.11lud placebat &vincebat,hoc lrbebat b vinciebat: faring with fuchas with thofe thatare inloue, whofe torments bid them leaueoff, but the content they take therein, makes them fall fettered in Loues prifon. Certain men askedofThomas of Aquine, Howwe might goe to Heauen ? His anfwere vnto themwas, By defiring togoe thither : but aduifingwithall, That this our defiremull be a trueand feruent defire. That Phyutionwho knowesthy difea- fesgrieuoufnefl'e,and thy impatiencie,will notfticketo fayvnto thee, Sir,ifyou haue amind to be wel,you muff haueamind to be patient,you muffnot by your fretting fret your fore,and make it worfe. ,xis ell home qui vult vitam ? Diligit dieshalvebons?Whok he that wouldnot liue long ? Who,that ;mishit):feegooddays.? Many, rather than they willbe tied to thofe conditionswhich Dauid in thenext words followingfers before them, Prohibe linguam tuam á male, b labia tua ne lo- quanturdolum ; diner}e ti mala, e fac bonum ; inquirepacem, e ierfèquereeam ge. Keepe thy tonguefrom euill, andthy lips from f eakingguile ; turnefromIniquitie, and doe that which isgood ; enquire after Peace, andfollow it : Many that theymay not paffe through thefeballs of fire, had rather continueRill ficke,than endure any the leaf} paine, tobe cured. OldSickeneffes,and antient Cuftornes,are a fecondkindof nature : &there- fore our Sauiour Chrift, Cumcognouifét quodmultum tempushaberet,When heknew that hehadbeene longficke,would now lingerthe timeno longer. Your Moorifh Slaue,after hehath enduredmany yeares offeruitude, is fo farre from defiring his liberrie, that he fcarce thinkes vpon it ; the Oxevfed to the yoke , willingly fubmirs himfelfe vnto it ; an old Souldier will neuer goe without his Armes; and therefore Tulliecalls them, Militum Membra,ASoldiersLimmes ; forthrough vfe, theyarenomore rroublefome to him than a leg or an arme , for continuall trauell hardneththe hoofe : Etfuperatur omnisfortuneferendo; fo faid the Poet. In aword, Cuftomemakes things little leffe familiar vntovs, thanNature. lob treating of thofe which haue beeneaccufromed tofine from their youth,faith, That they leauenot theirvices till they leaue to liue, [°1f eiusreplebunturvi- cÿs adolefentt"afue, efcumeo inpulueredormient, His bonesarefullof the f nnesofhit Toutb,anditfhall liedownewithhim in thedull : ] And prefentlyrendringthe rea- fon thereof, he further faith, That Cuftome madewickedneffe feeme fweet in his mouth,and that he hid it vnderhis tongue,like aPaf illade boca ; that bee fa- uoured ir,and would notforfake it, but kept it clofe in his mouth. So that lace that bath onceenured himfelfe totail much ill,it is not muchthathe shouldnot defire hishealth. Balsams Affecomplained ofhis mailers iIl vfage; and(accor- ding toSaint AuguHine)it was a fettere reprehenfion for theProphet : but Balaamrt was not anywhitamafed to heare his beat}fpeake, becaufe his thoughts were carried
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