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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.
92. Zenophon tells us, that when Cyrus gave Artabasus one of his Courtiers, a Cup of Gold, he gave Chrysantas his Favourite nothing at that time but a kiss, which occasioned this speech from Artabasus ⟨p. 214⟩to Cyrus, Sir, the Cup you gave me was not so good gold as the kiss you gave Chrysantas. God gives wicked men many times gold, but without kisses, and godly men kisses, but without gold; yet the godly may say, there's more gold in their kisses, then in the others gold.
92. Zenophon tells us, that when Cyrus gave Artabasus one of his Courtiers, a Cup of Gold, he gave Chrysantas his Favourite nothing at that time but a kisse, which occasioned this speech from Artabasus ⟨p. 214⟩to Cyrus, Sir, the Cup you gave me was not so good gold as the kisse you gave Chrysantas. God gives wicked men many times gold, but without kisses, and godly men kisses, but without gold; yet the godly may say, there's more gold in their kisses, then in the others gold.
93. There was a long feud between Themistocles and Aristides, but being both employed in service for their Country, Aristides bespake Themistocles thus, If we be wise, its high time we should now leave off this vain envy and spite we have a long time born each other, and that we should enter into another sort of envy more honourable and profitable; I mean which of us two, shall do his best endeavour to save Greece. To which Themistocles made this answer, I am sorry, Aristides, that herein your honesty appeareth no greater then mine; but seeing it is so that you have deserved the ⟨p. 215⟩honour in beginning and procuring such a commendable strife between us, I will henceforth endeavour to exceed you in continuing this your desire.