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A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by George Purslowe for John Budge, 1616London: printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, 1616
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Penny-royal, and Content,
Peny-royall, and Content,
Doth poverty fasten her sharp teeth in a mans sides and cannot all his good industry keep want from his family? Let him come to this Garden for a little Penny-royal, Content. This will teach him to think, that God who feeds the Ravens, and clothes the Lilies, will not suffer him to lack food and raiment. The birds of the air neither plough nor sow, yet he never sees them lye dead in his way for want ⟨p. 79⟩of provision. They sleep, and sing, and fly, and play, and lack not. He gathers hence infallibly, that God will bless his honest endeavours: and whiles he is sure of Gods benediction, he thinks his Penny royal, his poor estate rich. No man is so happy as to have all things; and none so miserable as not to have some. He knows he hath some; and that of the best riches: therefore resolveth to enjoy them, and to want the rest with Content. He that hath this herb in his garden, Penny-royal, contentation of heart; be he never so poor, is very rich.
DOth pouerty fasten her sharpe teeth in a mans sides and cannot all his good industry keepe want from his familie? Let him come to this Garden for a little Peny-royall, Content. This will teach him to thinke, that God who feedes the Rauens, and clothes the Lillies, will not suffer him to lacke foode and rayment. The birds of the ayre neither plow nor sow, yet hee neuer sees them lye dead in his way for want ⟨p. 79⟩of prouision. They sleepe, and sing, and fly, and play, and lacke not. He gathers hence infallibly, that God will blesse his honest endeuours: and whiles he is sure of Gods benediction, he thinks his Peny royall, his poore estate rich. No man is so happy as to haue all things; and none so miserable as not to haue some. He knowes hee hath some; and that of the best riches: therfore resolueth to enioy them, and to want the rest with Content. He that hath this herbe in his garden, Peny-royall, contentation of heart; bee he neuer so poore, is very rich.