The works of George Swinnock, M.A

The whole body of Rome after their disaster at Cannae, where their Consul was slain, and the flower of their Gentry and Soldiery cut off by Hannibal; when the whole world did ring their Passing-bell, and judged their Fortune dying and desperate, were even then Heroic in their carriage, and acted nothing unworthy ⟨p. 818⟩their former greatness. In their Asian enterprise they proposed before the battle conditions to Antiochus as if they had conquered him, and after the •ight and victory offered him the same terms as if they had not conquered. Abdolomius a poor Gardine•, though of the Kings stock, when advanced by Alexander to be King of Zidon, and asked by him how it was possible for him to endure his poverty with contentedness; answered, I pray the gods I may continue the government of this Kingdom with the like mind; for those hands were sufficient for me to live by, and as I had nothing so I wanted nothing. 9. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. He doth thee no wrong, he cannot do thee any wrong, now why shouldst thou complain when not injured? Its unreasonable to murmur when a man hath right done him. 10. God is gracious and good in all his dealings with thee.

The whole body of Rome after their disaster at Canna, where their Consul was slain, and the flower of their Gentry and Souldiery cut off by Hannibal; when the whole world did ring their Passing-bell, and judged their Fortune dying and desperate, were even then Heroick in their carraiage, and acted nothing unworthy ⟨p. 818⟩their former greatness. In their Asian enterprise they proposed before the battel conditions to Antiochus as if they had conquered him, and after the •ight and victory offered him the same terms as if they had not conquered. Abdolomius a poor Gardine•, though of the Kings stock, when advanced by Alexander to be King of Zidon, and asked by him how it was possible for him to endure his poverty with contentedness; answered, I pray the gods I may continue the government of this Kingdom with the like mind; for those hands were sufficient for me to live by, and as I had nothing so I wanted nothing. 9. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. He doth thee no wrong, he cannot do thee any wrong, now why shouldst thou complain when not injured? Its unreasonable to murmur when a man hath right done him. 10. God is gracious and good in all his dealings with thee.