The sinners guyde A vvorke contayning the whole regiment of a Christian life, deuided into two bookes: vvherein sinners are reclaimed from the by-path of vice and destruction, and brought vnto the high-way of euerlasting happinesse. Compiled in the Spanish tongue, by the learned and reuerend diuine, F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian, and French. And nowe perused, and digested into English, by Francis Meres, Maister of Artes, and student in diuinitie.

The fourteenth chapter.

Of the bond and duty of man towards himselfe.

438

The matters handled in this Chapter.

The parts to be reformed in man.

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Of the reforming of the body.

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What manner of conuersation man ought to haue.

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A Caution.

439

The three fruites of modesty.

440

Of the vertue of Abstinence.

441

The body ought to be handled austerely.

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Rules to be obserued in eating.

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Gluttony is a deceitfull pretender of that which is not.

443

The touch and the tast are the ignoblest sences.

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The pleasure of the tast is short.

444

Wine immoderatly taken how dangerous.

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The Vine bringeth forth three kind of Grapes.

445

Wine is a very bad counsayler.

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Much talke is to be auoyded.

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Saint Augustines Distichon, written in his dining chamber.

446

Of the keeping of the sences.

447

At the time of prayer the eyes are especially to be kept.

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The eares are to be kept.

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The smelling is to be ordered,

448

The tast is to be moderated.

ibidem

Of the keeping of the tongue.

ibidem

Foure things are to be obserued in speaking; the matter, the manner, the time, and the intent.

ibidem

Of the mortification of the affections.

450

The euils and mischiefes of our owne will.

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The inferiour part of the soule is to be watched and kept.

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The difference between the sons of God, & the children of the world.

451

With what affections we are especially to warre.

452

Of the reforming of the Will.

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How the superiour part of the soule is to be reformed.

ibidem

The pouerty of the spirit.

453

Of the reforming of the Imagination.

454

The Imagination is a wanderer and a fugitiue.

155

Of the reforming of the vnderstanding, and of the duties of wisdom.

456

The duty and office of wisedome.

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Wisedome is the Captayne and guide of other vertues.

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No man hurteth more, then he that hurteth vnder the show of piety.

459

Of the wisdom which concerneth the practise & effecting of things.

460

What things are required for this wisedome.

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Foure step-dames of wisedome.

461

Vertue hateth extreames.

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Antiquity doth not patronize nor vphold sinne.

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Apparences of things doe often deceaue vs.

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In what a man ought to be circumspect.

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Of certayne meanes by which wisedome is gotten.

462

Euery opinion is not to be followed.

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