The seuenth Honicombe, yeelding most whoalsome dehortations from vice and vitious life. (Book 7)
21 BE not haunted with an hart that is full of wicked imagi∣nations: for that is the next waie to mischiese.
22 Be not a false witnesse that
The diamond of deuotion cut and squared into sixe seuerall points: namelie, 1 The footpath to felicitie. 1 2 A guide to godlines. 81 3 The schoole of skill. 181 4 A swarme of bees. 209 5 A plant of pleasure. 245 6 A groue of graces. 283 Full of manie fruitfull lessons, auaileable to the leading of a godlie and reformed life: by Abraham Fleming.
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- The diamond of deuotion cut and squared into sixe seuerall points: namelie, 1 The footpath to felicitie. 1 2 A guide to godlines. 81 3 The schoole of skill. 181 4 A swarme of bees. 209 5 A plant of pleasure. 245 6 A groue of graces. 283 Full of manie fruitfull lessons, auaileable to the leading of a godlie and reformed life: by Abraham Fleming.
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- Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.
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bringeth lies, nor a sower of dis∣cord among brethren.
23 Be not a companie kéeper with a faire woman, least thou be taken and intrapped with her faire lookes.
24 Be not familiar with an har∣lot, for she bringeth a man to beggerie: but an honest woman is worth gold.
25 Be not a tempter of thy neigh∣bours wife to lewdnesse, least thou runne in danger of Gods cursse.
26 Be not a blasphemer of the Lords name, least he be sharplie auenged of thée for thy pre∣sumption.
27 Be not a reprouer of the scorn∣full, least he owe thée euill will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thée.
28 Be not of the number that saie, Stolne waters are swéete, and the bread that is priuilie ea∣ten hath a good taste.
29 Be not a gatherer of goodes
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wrongfullie, for they profit no∣thing in the end.
30 Be not a stirrer vp of hatred and strife, but embrace loue: for loue couereth the multitude of sinnes.
31 Be not a much babbler, for therein is great offence: but re∣fraine thy lips, so shalt thou be wise.
32 Be not double of tongue, and a dissembler: for the Lord abhor∣reth the counterfeite hypocrite.
33 Be not an extortioner, nor an oppresser of the poore: for the Lord will take their cause in hand.
34 Be not fugitiue and lightfoo∣ted from place to place, but con∣tinue content with thine owne estate.
35 Be not gealous ouer thy faire and youthfull wife, least thou turne her loue into hate.
36 Be not couetous and gréedie of monie, for in time both thou and thy wealth shall awaie.
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37 Be not delicate and nice: for that is the propertie of women, but auoid all such vanities.
38 Be not inquisitiue after things aboue thy knowledge, least thou be counted a busie bodie.
39 Be not a mainteiner of wrong iudgement, least the Lord con∣found thée in thy wickednesse.
40 Be not ouer carefull for thy life, least thou fall into mistrust & despaire of Gods prouidence.