Two guides to a good life The genealogy of vertue and the nathomy of sinne. Liuely displaying the worth of one, and the vanity of the other.

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Two guides to a good life The genealogy of vertue and the nathomy of sinne. Liuely displaying the worth of one, and the vanity of the other.

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London :: Printed by W. Iaggard,

1604.

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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the reader,
• text
  • The Anathomy of Sin, discouering the whold bodie of Imperfection and pollution,
    • section
      • What Sinne is.
      • How to detest Sinne in general.
      • How to auoide Sinne in generall.
      • Of vertue in generall.
      • Of vice in particular, and first of pride.
      • Of pride there are nine branches.
      • Presumption what.
      • Obstinacie what.
      • Hypocrisie what.
      • Boasting what.
      • Ingratitude what.
      • Contempt of others what.
      • Ambition what.
      • Curiositie what.
      • Disobedience what.
      • How to detest Pride.
      • How to auoide Pride.
      • What humilitie is.
    • Of Couetousnes.
      • Couetousnesse hath nine hands or hookes by which it snatcheth at the trash of this world.
      • Fraude what.
      • Vnquietnesse what.
      • Periurie what.
      • Taking of bribes what.
      • Sacriledge what
      • Theft what.
      • Vsurie what.
      • 4. Reasons to disproue Vsurie.
      • Fiue other reasons to shew the vilenesse thereof.
      • Rapine what.
      • Simonie what.
      • How to detest Couetousnes.
      • How to auoid Couetousnesse.
    • Luxurie.
      • There ate sixe kinds of Luxury.
      • There are nine forerunners of Luxurie.
      • Appendants to Luxurie.
      • Loue what.
      • Concupisence what.
      • Loue is of two sorts.
      • The difference betweene the loue of vertue which is called true-loue, and loue of Concu∣piscence.
      • Iealousie what.
      • Desire what.
      • The effect of Loue.
      • Mariage of Honor.
      • Marriage of loue.
      • Mariage of Labour.
      • Marriage of griefe.
      • The preseruation of mariage.
      • The dutie of a Husband.
      • The duty of a wife.
      • How to detest luxury.
      • How to auoide Luxurie.
      • Chastity what.
    • Of Enuy.
      • Detraction what.
      • Discord what.
      • The fruites of discord.
      • Murmuring what.
      • Hatred what.
      • How to suppresse hatred.
      • Reuenge what.
      • Hurt what.
      • Why it is easier to hate then loue.
      • How to detest enuy.
      • How to auoid Enuy.
      • How we ought to loue God
      • Fiue reasons why we ought to loue God.
      • How to loue our Neighbor.
      • Foure reasons why wee ought to loue our Neighbor.
    • Of gluttony.
      • We may eate or drinke immoderately, seauen manner of waies.
      • The effectes of Gluttony.
      • Lesse content in superfluity than sobriety.
      • How to drinke Wine.
      • How to detest gluttonie.
      • How to auoid Gluttonie.
      • The properties of true Fasting.
    • Of Wrath.
      • Of Wrath there are eleuen branches.
      • Mallice what.
      • Furie what.
      • Impatience what.
      • Malediction what.
      • Blasphemie what.
      • Reproch what.
      • Reuenge what.
      • Contention what.
      • Threatning what.
      • Cruelty what.
      • Murder what.
      • How to detest Wrath and Anger.
      • How Anger is good.
      • The difference betweene Indignation and Compassion.
      • How to auoyd Anger.
      • How to auoyd the anger of another man.
      • How to reconcle an enemy,
      • How to auoyd anger in our selues.
    • Of Sloth.
      • Ptotraction what.
      • Remisnesse what.
      • Negligence what.
      • Improuidence what.
      • Indeuotion what.
      • Sluggishnesse what.
      • Pusillanimity what.
      • The cause of Pusillanimity.
      • Good feare what
      • Bad feare what.
      • Irresolution what.
      • Desperation what.
      • Misprision of time what.
      • Omission what.
      • Duty what.
      • How to detest Sloth.
      • How to auoid Sloth.
  • The Genealogie of VERTVE.
    • section
      • How necessary it is to be made a subiect of Virtue.
      • How to be prepared to come to Vertue.
      • What Phylosophy is.
      • How to know God.
      • How to know our selues.
      • What this knowledge of ourselues doth worke in vs.
      • What the Soule is.
      • How the soule is celestiall.
      • How the soule is in the body.
      • The difference betweene soule and Spirit.
      • How the soule is immortall.
      • Why some beleiue not the immor∣tallity of the soule.
      • What makes the soule mortall and in danger of such a death.
      • The difference betweene vnderstan∣ding and the will and affections.
      • When vnderstanding and the affections agree.
      • What the affections are.
      • Why affections are in the Soule.
      • What Passions or perturba∣tions are.
      • How affections become passions.
      • How to remedie passions.
      • What Vertue is.
      • The effects of Vertue.
      • Why some men regard not vertue.
      • What Vice is.
      • The effects of Vice.
      • Why men are more prone to Vice then Vertue.
      • Vertues first issue.
      • What Dutie is.
      • The subiect of Theologicall Vertues.
      • How Pagans may haue Faith
      • Two sorts of christian Faith.
      • How Faith is in vs.
    • The opposite to Faith.
    • What hope is.
      • Two kindes of Hope.
      • The fruites of Hope.
      • The Titles of Hope.
      • The difference betweene Faith and Hope.
      • The opposite to Hope.
    • What Charity is.
      • How we may be Charitable.
      • In whom Charity is.
      • The opposite to Charitie.
      • A second issue of Vertue.
      • What Religion is.
      • What Deuotion is.
      • The Properties of Douotion.
      • What Comtemplation is.
      • What Zeale is.
      • What Indignation is:
    • What praier is.
      • Why our praiers manie times are not heard.
      • The efficacie of Praier.
      • What Repentance is.
      • What good workes we ought to doe.
      • How good workes are to be done.
      • The causes of good Workers.
      • The second cause of good works.
      • The third cause of good workes.
      • The Second braunch of Vertues first issue.
      • The subiect of Cardinall Vertues.
      • What Prudence is.
      • Why God gaue Prudence vnto man.
      • How this wisedome appeares.
      • The difference betweene wit and Wisedome.
      • Why wisedome is said to be the light of the minde.
      • Two sortes of Prudence.
      • The daughters of prudence or Vertues third issue.
      • The maimes to Prudence.
      • The opposites to Prudence.
      • What ignorance is.
      • The effects of Ignorance.
      • What subtletie is.
      • What Temperance is.
      • The opinions of Phylosophers con∣cerning Temperance,
      • To what Temperance may be compared.
      • The obiects of Temporance.
      • The daughters of Temperance, or vertues fourth issue.
      • What Continency is.
      • What Clemency is.
      • What Modestie is.
      • What Shame is.
      • Two kindes of Shame.
      • Rules of good shame.
      • Effects of bad shame.
      • What Sobrietie is.
      • What Frugalitie is.
      • What Order is.
      • The opposites to Temperance.
      • What Intemperance is.
      • How we may be intemperate.
      • What Stupiditie is.
      • Whence Fortitude hath her denomination.
      • Why it is annexed to mans nature.
      • What Fortitude is.
      • Two sortes of Fortitude.
      • The properties of Fortitude.
      • The obiects of Fortitude.
      • The daughters to Fortitude or ver∣tues fift issue.
      • What magnificence is:
      • What Confidence is.
      • What Patience is,
      • What Compassion is.
      • What perseuerance is.
      • The opposites to Fortitude.
      • What Cowardlines is.
      • Two sortes of Feare.
      • What wilfull presumption is.
      • What Iustice is.
      • Tenn sorts of Iustice.
      • Two parts of humane Iustice.
      • Whether all promises be to be kept.
      • If a lie be tollerable.
      • The necessitie of Iustice.
      • The end of Iustice.
      • The perfect vse of Iustice.
      • Denial of Iustice dangerous.
      • The opposites to Iustice.
      • What Iniustice is.
      • The effects of Iniustice.
      • What Seuerity is.
      • How all vertues are preserued.