A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

So long as it was kept bright, if it were put into the balance with the choicest gold or most precious stone, it would out-poise and out-value them all: but if it once fell into the dust, and took rust, it would be lighter and slighter than a feather. What meant the Sage, but to moralize to that great Monarch his own Life: which being kept bright and healthful, commanded the world; but once fallen to the dust, even Grooms would despise it. For Hares dare pluck dead Lyons by the beard. Luci•• hath a fable, the moral is good. Menippus meeting Mercury in the Elysian fields, would needs know of him, which among all the ghosts was Philip that great King of Macedon. Mercury answers; He is Philip, that hath the hairless scalp: Minippus replies, why they have all bald heads. Mercur. Then he with the flat nose. Menip. they all have flat noses. Merc. Then he with the hollow eyes. Menip. they all have hollow eyes: all have naked ribs, disjointed members: all are carcasses. Mercur. Then Menippus, in death there is no difference betwixt the King and the beggar. Mors dominos servis, & sceptra ligonibus aequat: Dissimiles simile conditi•• ⟨p. 277⟩ligans; Men upon earth, as in the game at Chess, supply different places: one is a King, another a Queen, another a Bishop, another a Knight, another a Pawn. But when the game is done, and they are shuffled into one bag; all are alike.

So long as it was kept bright, if it were put into the balance with the choicest gold or most precious stone, it would out-poise and out-value them all: but if it once fell into the dust, and tooke rust, it would be lighter and slighter than a feather. What meant the Sage, but to moralize to that great Monarch his owne Life: which being kept bright and healthfull, commanded the world; but once fallen to the dust, even Groomes would despise it. For Hares dare plucke dead Lyons by the beard. Luci•• hath a fable, the morall is good. Menippus meeting Mercury in the Elisian fields, would needs know of him, which among all the ghosts was Philip that great King of Macedon. Mercury answers; He is Philip, that hath the hairelesse scalpe: Minippus replies, why they have all bald heads. Mercur. Then he with the flat nose. Menip. they all have flat noses. Merc. Then he with the hollow eyes. Menip. they all have hollow eyes: all have naked ribbes, disjoynted members: all are carcases. Mercur. Then Menippus, in death there is no difference betwixt the King and the beggar. Mors dominos servis, & sceptra ligonibus aequat: Dissimiles simili conditi