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Canaan's flowings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of…Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of…
Canaan's flowings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1653
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.
24. Marius Curio sitting at home at dinner with a dish of Turnips, some of Romes adversaries sent him many bribes and promises of great rewards, to have made him unfaithful to his Country; but said he, that man that can be contented with such fare as I have, will not be tempted with your rewards. Could we be content with a little, the temptations of much, would not much tempt us.
24. Marius Curio sitting at home at dinner with a dish of Turnips, some of Romes adversaries sent him many bribes and promises of great rewards, to have made him unfaithful to his Countrey; but said he, that man that can be contented with such fare as I have, will not be tempted with your rewards. Could we be content with a little, the temptations of much, would not much tempt us.
25. One saying to a Philosopher, Couldst thou but please Dionysius, thou needest not eat herbs and roots; the Philosopher answered, couldst thou but eat herbs and roots, thou needest not to please Dionysius. To the humble-minded, temptations of greatness are no great temptations.
25. One saying to a Philosopher, Couldst thou but please Dionysius, thou need'st not eat herbs and roots; the Philosopher answered, could'st thou but eat herbs and roots, thou needest not to please Dionysius. To the humble-minded, temptations of greatnesse are no great temptations.
26. When Pyrrhus designed war against the Romans, one Cineas said to him, if we overcome the Romans, what benefit shall we have of the victory? We shall then ⟨p. 286⟩answered Pyrrhus, overcame all the rest of Italy with ease; but said Cineas, when we have won Italy, what shall we do then? Why then said Pyrrhus, we will pass into Africa, and conquer Carthage; but said Cineas, when we have all in our hands, what shall we do then? Why then said Pyrrhus, we will be quiet, and take our ease, and make merry: and why said he, may we not do so now without further travel and trouble? Many persons design these and these things, and then give their soul a quietus est, a writ of ease. But he that cannot be quiet in his present state, cannot promise himself quiet in a future state; we many times go from quiet for quiet, and from rest for rest, and lose what we have for hopes of more. Why not quiet now?