Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Dallington, Robert, 1561-1637.
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London :: Imprinted [by R. Field] for Edward Blount,
1613.
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Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Political science -- Early works to 1800.
Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Italy -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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APHORISME XLVI.
COntrarie1causes, cannot but produce contrarie ef∣fects.2Sanctitie and integritie of life (with puritie of doctrine) gaue the first maiestie and awfull re∣uerence to the Sea of Rome, and made her the most eminent seate of Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction and au∣thoritie: which, since, by the dissolute conuersation of those men, and corruption of religion in that Church, is verie much di∣minished, and verie worthily. If they will call men to their former obe∣dience, let them first re-call themselues to their former puritie of do∣ctrine, and integritie of life and good manners.
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The Pope, at the instance of the State of Venice, and Duke of Millan, sends his Sergeant with a Brieffe or Mandate to the French king: VVherein he peremptorily chargeth him to de∣part out of Italie with all his forces, within ten daies; and within certaine daies after, to call home all his souldiers out of the kingdome of Naples: otherwise, that vnder paine of the Chur∣ches Censure, he faile not to appeare personally at Rome, to an∣swer the contempt. The King scorning his vaine message, and proud menace, returnes him this answer: That seeing the Pope would not stay to see him, as he passed by Rome to Naples (for indeed he had fearfully and shamefully runne away, and durst not abide his sight) he maruels much he should now be so de∣sirous of his companie. But yet to shew his Holinesse, how du∣tifull a sonne he was, it should not be long ere he would come to him, though he made his way with the sword; and therefore that he would haue the patience to stay till he came. Much vn∣like the effect which Pope Adrians message wrought in elder times, with Desiderius king of Lombardie, whom he disswaded from a warre, wherein he was much engaged, and well aduan∣ced, causing him and all his troupes to retire home from Terni to Pauia. Neither is it maruell, when that awfull and fearfull reuerence is decayed, which grew in mens hearts by admira∣tion of the Churches sanctitie and holinesse of life, if now there succeed not the like effects.
Notes
1
Contrariarum causarum, contrarij effectus: Et contraria ratio.
Nemo potest personam fictam diù ferre: ficta in naturam suam citò recidunt:quibus autem veritas subest, quaecunque ex solido enascuntur, in maius melius{que} procedunt.
Nulla res multitudinem efficaciùs regit, quàm superstitio.
Eò trahunt ij, quibus quaestui sunt, capti superstitione animi.
Superstitione qui est imbutus, quietus esse nunquam potest.
Foris Antipater albo vtitur pallio, intus verò totus est purpureus.
Combien que Benoist 3. & Iules 2. ayent excommunié nos Roys, si n'ont ils rien diminué, ains plus tost accroist l' obeissance des suiets. Car, il se trouue que le Por∣teurde la Bulle de l' interdiction, fut constitué prisonnier, & la Bulle lacerée pub∣liquement, par Arrest de la Cour.
Iean de Nauarre, se disant Conte Palatin, fit quelques Notaires, & legitimades Bastards, en vertu du pouuoir qu'il disoit auoir du Pape: Et fut condamné par Arrest du Parlement, comme coulpable delese Maiesté.