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Fatherly Counsel, hath and ought to be pre∣valent with Children. [ 1573]
ARistotle that great Philosopher, tells us of Archilocus; who being desirous to give some prevalent Counsell,* 1.1 and effectual advice to Lycambes, whose Father was dead, did while he was writing his admonitions, by an ele∣gant Prosopopeia bring in his Father, and (as it were) so put the pen into his Fa∣thers hand, that Lycambes might receive those Instructions from one, who by his very Relation, was much more probable to prevail than himself; The like passage is also in Cicero, that Prince of Oratory and Eloquence, as the former was of Philosophy;* 1.2 that he being to read a lecture of Modesty and Tempe∣rance to his Friend Clodia, raised up her Father Appius Caius from the grave, and in his name delivered his directions to the daughter: Both of these in this pra∣ctise of theirs intimating thus much to all succeeding ages, that it is neither the Philosophers wisedome be it never so deep,* 1.3 nor the Orators eloquence, be it never so winning is so effectual in the hearts of Children as the voice of Fatherly Coun∣sell, being (as it ought to be) more perswasive and powerfull then any other Argu∣ment or Rhetorick whatsoever.