A16325:52
Helps to humiliationHelpes to humiliation
London: printed by T. Cotes for Peter Whaly, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
That thou say over the greek Alphabet before thou say any thing in rage.
That thou say ouer the greeke Alphabet before thou say any thing in rage.
That thou look thy self in a glass, and thou shalt see what an ugly creature thou art in that rage; for saith Homer, his eyes sparkle like fire, his hart swells, ⟨p. 23⟩his pulse beats. &c. so that if in this mood he should see himself in a glass, he would never again be angry.
That thou looke thy selfe in a glasse, and thou shalt see what an vgly creature thou art in that rage; for saith Homer, his eyes sparcle like fire, his hart swels, ⟨p. 23⟩his pulse beates. &c. so that if in this moode he should see himselfe in a glasse, he would neuer againe be angry.
Secondly, observing §2the endowments of the Heathen. For instance, Regulus the Roman, being taken prisoner of his enemies the Carthaginians, & upon promise of return if he sped not, obtaining to go home to Rome to treat with ⟨p. 24⟩the Senate for a commutation of Captives, Carthaginians for Romans, of whom himself was one: Coming to the Senate, he gave weighty reasons to dissuade them from commucation; so as choosing rather to abide the certain cruelty of his Enemies, then to break his faith and promise; he returned, where he was most cruelly used