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[ 1677] The excellency of a good Name.

THere is mention made by S. Basil 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of a certain art of drawing of Pidgeons to their Dove 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Countries,* 1.1 by anoi••ting the Wings of one of them with a sweet ointment, and it being sent abroad, doth by the fragrancy of that ointment, (as it were dequoy) invite and allure others to that house, where it self is a domestick: Thus as a good Name is bonum Utile,* 1.2 a second Patrimony, and bonum Honestum, one of the requisites that makes up a compleat Christian,* 1.3 so it is bonum Iucundum, better then a pretious ointment,* 1.4 then an ointment poured forth, drawing all good Men after the savour thereof,* 1.5 so that a Preacher well-reported of, shall not want Hearers; A Physitian of good report shall not want Patients; The Lawyer that hath a good report shall not want Clients; Nor the Schoolmaster, Schollers; Nor the Tradesman, customers; Nor the poor Man, friends; such is the attractive faculty of a good Name, Cant. 1. 3.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Epist. 175. ad Julittam.
• * 1.2

  Prov. 22. 1.
• * 1.3

  Phil. 8.
• * 1.4

  Eccles. 7. 1.
• * 1.5

  D. We••tfield Sermon at S. Pauls, Lond. 1••41.