THE HISTORY OF MODERATION; OR, THE Life, Death and Resurrection OF MODERATION: TOGETHER WITH Her Nativity, Country, Pedigree, Kindred, Character, Friends, and also her Enemies. 
Tam prodesse velit, quam delectare.—  
Nec prodesse sibi, sed pluribus.—  
Immoderata ruunt, sed moderata struunt.  Let your moderation be known to all men, the Lord is at hand, Phil. 4. 5. Written by Hes●…chius Pamphilus: And now faithfully translated out of the Original.  
London, Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, at the Golden Bible on London Bridge, next the Gate. 1669.   

TO HIS HONOURED FRIENDS T. E. J. B. and H. S. ESQUIRES, The Translator wisheth all Health.  
Gentlemen,  
I Find this following discourse was written many a day ago by Hesychius Pamphilus, in the native Language of Feliciana (a Language peculiar to that Island.) And because there are not many Copies of it, and the Language itself not much understood, but by such as have been bred and born in that Island, or have traveled thither, I thought good to translate it for the common benefit or delight of our Countrymen.  
The Story is not long, and in some things parallel to our present times, therefore did I judge the Translation more seasonable. If any reap either benefit or delight by reading of it, I reckon my pains more than requited. And for yourselves, Gentlemen, if you shall please to own it as a testimony of singular respect to you (after that to the Public) I shall superadd that to the other Engagements upon him, who is,  
Gentlemen, Yours to serve you, N. S.   

THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.  
TO the Courteous or Curious Reader, all Moderation. The like to all bystanders, Hearers, Examiner's, and Censurers of this discourse; and but one thing more, viz. To make this your Moderation known to all men, ('tis Apostolical) that with whomsoever you converse, you commend, promote, propagate and countenance it; then have I as many Licensers (as I need;) so many Readers, so many Licensers, who though they subscribe not to the Letter, yet do concur with the Spirit of this Treatise. Then what happy Times! no more Swords, but Ploughshares; nor Spears, but Pruning-hooks; then no more jars, divisions, dissensions, schisins, or heart-burnings, but the voice of the Turtle shall be heard in our Land, and the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace in the Church.  
Then shall you not need to inquire where Feliciana is, we shall have it here:  Est hic, est Ulubris, animus si te non deficit aequus. 
Nor yet to inquire what this Hesychius Pamphilus was, for I can promise for him, being in my younger days as well acquainted with his Spirit and Temper as any one. That he was one who would not willingly offend any one, no not the worst Sons of Disobedience here spoken of, but to desire they might all be reduced to the wisdom of the Just: And that by Disobedience here described, he meant not any who in controverted Points do soberly and peaceably descent,  Omnes hic veniam petimusque damusque vicissim. 
But only such as are disturbers of the Civil Peace; and for such, Moderation herself hath not a word to say, but hath in readiness the weapons of her warfare, to revenge all such Disobedience.  
Nor did he in speaking of Extremity, Politicus, or any other, intent any reflection upon any particular Person or Persons whatsoever, but had the same design with the wise Tekoitess, who fetched about a form of words, in a Parabolical strain, only to reduce the Lords banished, and to prevent the putting out the Coal of Israel, the Sacred Coal of Religion and Peace.  
Now Reader, if thou carest neither for Hesychius, nor Pamphilus, nor the Translator neither, if thou art but for Moderation, I have enough, and shall love thee, and thank thee, yea, give thee the public thanks of the Nation.  
And then have a Commission to invite thee to a meeting with some of Moderations Friends, to congratulate her uprising, and the hopes of her Churching in due time, where we shall be merry, and more than that, thankful; and the Dishes we shall provide are but two great standing Dishes; the one, the largest that can be, of the greatest thankfulness to Almighty God for his Mercy; and the other, as near that as may be, of heartiest thanks to his Majesty, for his Gracious Indulgence, and Royal Clemency; and after both, one sober draught in a friendly Cup, called Poculum Charitatis, which we desire may go round the whole Nation.  
Now, Reader, go on, or farewell.  
Thine N. S.   
THE HISTORY OF MODERATION.  

CHAP. I. The Country, Pedigree, Parentage, Kindred and Acquaintance of Moderation.  
MODERATION, howsoever she hath of later days lived obscurely, as a Stranger to most Nations of the Earth, and altogether unknown to not a few, is descended of a very ancient and honourable Family, famous for their Piety and Loyalty; She came out of the holy Land, was born at Arimathea, of the most Honourable Family in that City, and of the Senatorian Dignity.  
A Family which brought forth more Saints than all the world besides; all the holy Prophets of old, and the blessed Apostles, sprang out of it; and very near in blood she was, and intimately acquainted with those many Worthies famed in ancient Story, whose Race is almost wholly worn out since, to wit, famous Urban, Pudens, Clemens, Justus, Aristobulus (an excellent Statesman and a Privy Counsellor) Aristarchus (a great and gracious Prince) and Fortunatus (a happy and experienced General) Saints all in the Primitive Calendar: As also with those of her own Sex, the Lady Dorcas, the Lady Elect, and her Sister Elect (whose names I do not now rememb●…r) so well known, and so much honour●…d by the beloved Disciple, and Saint Lydia, Saint Priscilla, Saint Damaris, Saint Tryphaena, and her Sister Saint Tryphosa, and Saint Cl●…udia (supposed to be our Countrywoman:) But all of them unquestioned Saints in the first Primitive Calendar, before any of those were Canonised, whose names fill up our present Calendars.  
Many great Personages besides desired acquaintance with her, and some claimed Kindred of her; as first the Lady Pilate, but it was afar off, who privately sent word to the Lord Deputy her Husband, sitting Precedent in the High Court of Justice (as then called) that he should in no hand proceed to the condemnation of the Prisoner then at the Bar, whatsoever should come of it, though he lost his place upon it.  
And King Agrippa, who was much further off, who though he foully disliked the bandying against Moderation, yet he spoke but one word, and that but faintly, in favour of the cause, and was but almost persuaded to countenance ●…t. Doctor Gamaliel was the nearest of the three, and spoke more in her behalf, to stop the further prosecution against her for a time, and so did help her out.  
But Tertullus the Solicitor, was a a pestilent Adversary (whether, as one said, Avaritiae magis quam malitiae causa, I will not determine) and he spent all his Oratory and Rhetoric to make her as black and odious as he could.  
The place of h●…r birth was Arimathea (as I said before) and is the same with that which was called Rama●… of old, where was the first Academy of Divine Students, and the ancientest College that was for the sons of the Prophets, whereof Samuel was Precedent; and the self same City, where before him Deborah, that renowned Princess, and first Queen Regent, kept her Court. There was she born.  
Her Father's name was Signior Gravity: Her Mothers, Matron Sagacity (a Woman of few words, but great understanding.) And a happy Couple they were, and of ancient and honourable Extractions. Gravity's Father was a Grandee of State, an Honourable Privy Counsellor, lived and died at Arimathea, his name Joseph, whose Genealogy may be fetched from the Second Adam, it was so high, so holy, and so ancient; his Father Ben Hagios, surnamed Bar-Jonah, he the Son of David, he the Son of Abraham, he the Son of Noah, he the Son of Enoch, he the Son of Seth, he the Son of Adam the Second, he the undoubted Son of God, and the firstborn of every Creature.  
He it was that in open Court, when that first High Court of Injustice was set to arraign and condemn the most Innocent Person that ever was, and their Sacred Sovereign besides, the Lords Anointed, persuaded and pressed, with all his might, to stay that bloody Sentence from being pronounced and executed, which, as he then told them, might sooner be repent then recalled, and would set all the Nation a bleeding; and when he saw he could not be heard, he entered his Protestation, arose from the Bench, and withdrew with much detestation from their Assembly, with whom he would not have his Honour united, nor his Loyalty and Conscience stained.  
Sagacity's Ancestors were Churchmen; some of them had been present at the first and best Synod that ever was called together, met purposely for Accommodation, where all unanimously voted no Imposition of things burdensome to Conscience, and agreed to pass a very few Canons, enjoining only some things necessary, whereby the Peace of the Church was then happily settled.  
The Children did not at all degenerate from their Parents, but as they had been virtuously brought up, so they lived together as sweetly, not being married till of full age, and good understanding; and as their Fathers had been, each of them, the glory of their resp●…ctive Professions, so were the Children the glory and joy of their Parents.  
But it happening after a certain time, that Persecution wasting on the one hand, and desolating Armies on the other overrunning all, their Native Country grew too hot for them to abide in: Therefore were they forced to seek out some more safe and quiet habitation; and having traveled many Countries, but finding no such, where they might quietly settle, they came at last to a certain Island, called Feliciana, by others corruptly, Elysiana; an Island nearest the Aequator of any other, yet not under the Equinoct●…al line; that being an error which our times have corr●…cted, the just Aequator not being where days and nights are of equal length, but where the Inhabitants minds and spirits are ●…qually affected each to other, therefore by some called the Aequianimal, or Aequi-amicitial line, by others the Aequi-scriptu●…al line, more easy to be found in the new Celestial Globe, then in the old Terrestrial; th●…re did they plant themselves and their Family. A very fertile Isle it is, and seated in a most temperate Clime, there being no extremity of heat or cold; blessed with a happy Government and Laws, squared many of them to a Conformity to Divine Precepts, others suited to the condition of the people, in order to public good: No where is a Deity more honoured, a Prince more beloved, a people more happy, and peaceably disposed. There they usually live to a great age, and in much health and plenty, and die not till they are full of days. The temperateness of the Clime may be easily conjectured, if you consider the situation of it, it being seated just in the very middle Degree of Latitude, and in the very utmost and most remote degree of Longitude from the Meridian of Rome.  
Thither, I say, came this Family, and there seated themselves, and there had they the Children which they had, of whom we shall speak; whose History being many a day ago written in the native Language of that Island, is here transcribed and translated out of the Original, for the benefit or d●…light of our own Country.   

CHAP. II. Of the two Brethren of Moderation.  
THe Parents had but a few Children, though they lived long together, to a great age; never had but two Sons (and they Twin) and one only Daughter, of whom this Discourse chiefly relates. The name of the elder was Philodike, or Love-Justice, a rare Patriot, and excellent Statesman: of the other Philotheos', a true friend to Religion, and as eminent a Clergyman.  
They were Twins, as I said, and so alike, that you could ●…ot know the one from the other▪ Both were nurs●…d by their own Mother Sagacity, of like feature, stature and disposition; always bred up together, equally beloved of their Parents, and (which is rare to be found among Brethren in these days) no emulation or unkindness in the earth, but always i●…tire love and firm agreement to their dying day; whatsoever pleased or displeased the one, did the same to the other; they both joyed and grieved together, liked and disliked alike, by a strange and rare sympathy of nature and affection: They lived both to be good old men, and died both together, immediately after their Sist●…r Moderation (even the selfsame D●…y) and all three buried in one and ●…he same Grave.  
The Mother, if she might have had the name, would have had the elder called Philotheos', and bred a Divine, because her father was so; but her Husband perswad●…d her, and she presently yielded to have the younger so called, adding withal, that it could be no 〈◊〉 to him, to have the elder called Philodike, for otherwise, said he again, it were but small honour or comfort to me, to give the name of Religion and Love to God, if there were not first had a respect to Justice and Righteousness.  
But it made no matter which was which, for not only their age, habit and complexion were alike, but their disposition too, so that you had not been much mistaken, or at all called them out of their names, if you ●…ad called either of them Philodike, or Philotheos'▪ for Philodike, the Lover of Justice, was as true a Friend to Religion as Philothe●…s hims●…lf was; and Philotheos', the Lover of God and Religion, was as much for Justice and Righteousness as his Brother was.   

CHAP. III. The Birth and Breeding of Moderation.  
THey had but one Sister b●…tween them, her name was Moderation (born to her Parents when they were well in years:) And she bred up at home, and nursed by her Mother Sag●…city, who, with Signior Gravity the Father, had instilled into her the chief Principles of Religion, Morality and Prudence, and she so apt and apprehensive withal, to conceive and retain (whatsoever she heard or read was all her own pres●…ntly:) And besides it was observed in her, she would o●…t ask such Q●…estions, and make such Q●…eries, to understand the reason ●… thi●…gs that se●…med high, or doubt●…l and obscure (but ●…ill things pertinent and serious) as was to be wondered at in a Woman, and of her age especially: Neither did she ever trouble her head about Niceties and Impertinencies, that it was verily conceived she could give as good satisfact●…on in most points of Religion and Practice as most Divines; and in matters of Pruden●…e, and right State-Policy, few Statesmen could go beyond her: So that it was said, of all hands, of her when she was young, that she must be married, either to some eminent Statesman, or Churchman, for she would make an excelle●…t Wife for either, and accordingly it fell out, for she was married to two such, one after the other, as you will hear anon.   

CHAP. IU. Of Experience, Aunt to Moderation, her Husband, Children, Character and Employment, and how Moderation was bred in her School.  
I Might have informed you also, that Sagacity had an elder Sister, called Experience, a very wise, knowing and virtuous Woman, and she lived to a very great age, in so much as she was commonly called Old Experience: Bu●… she had gone through a world of troubles as ever any did (inward and outward) for many year●…, much sickness, m●…ny cross●…s in the world, yet would she still say, all were for her good. And the least was not in her Husband, to whom she was married very young; his name Philantos (he loved himself, and cared for no body else) a great Gallant he was, and newly come of age, and of a fair Estate; but a wilful and heady young man he was, and must not be contradicted nor counselled neither: He would never hearken to the advice of his Wife Experience till all was gone; He was many times hasty and unkind to his Wife besides, when any thing had crossed him, and this was a great cut to her. But at last she, by her wisdom and fair carriage, wrought a great change in him; so that people would often say, See by Experience, what may not a wise Woman bring a bad Husband to in time? The Good Gill may mend the Bad Jack.  
She had by him many Children, three Sons, and as many more Daughters: The three Sons first, whose names were, Philedonos, Misoponos, and Asotos, all three too like the Father.  
Philedonos was all for play and his pleasure; a dainty and delicate youth he was, and his Father had spoiled him, by making a very Wanton of him, and he must be a Gentleman because the eldest.  
Misoponos was put to a Trade, but a deadly lazy Boy he was, very dull at learning, and hardly brought to settle to any thing, or stay with any Master.  
Asotos' was worst of all, a prodigal vain he had in spending whatever he could wrap and rend, and good at nothing in the Earth but stroying.  
When many saw these young Lads, and beheld their carriage, they said, it was not for nothing that that Proverb was raised, Experientia Mater Stultorum, that is, Experience is the Mother of Fools. But all three at last having well smarted for their folly, and being well taught by their Mother, Dear Experience (she took a world of pains with them first) they were much reclaimed.  
But her Daughters proved all singularly good. The first was Probation; she had endured much, and had been exercised with many temptations.  
The second Patience, a very meek, quiet and submissive a Creature as lived, never murmuring, fretting, or discontented.  
And the third Diligence, a mighty active and handy body, and so willing and desirous to please, as you never saw the like.  
These three she had pretty thick one after the other in her younger days, and stayed a fair while ere she had any more; in so much that many thought she would have had no more Children: An●… all these three went through much hardship; you might, if you had looked wishly on them, have disc●…rned somewhat of Care in their very Co●…ntenances, for the Mother had been under several troubles all the while she went with them: And they had all of them a spice of Melanch●…ly, and were troubled with the hypocondriac wind, which they after rubbed out, and then grew very healthful, and lived all of them comfortably.  
After these three, Probation, Patience and Diligence, were a little grown up, she had thr●…e other goodly Children: Hope the first, after her Confidence, and last of all Assurance: These she had not so thick as the other three, but she stayed a fair while between Hope and Confidence, and somewhat longer ere she had Assurance. Thes●… three l●…st made Experience a joyful Mother, and crowned her later days with much happine●…s, and they were as happy for their part in their Mother: Tender Children all three when young, and had never grown up, if their own Mother had not carefully nursed them: But when grown, they were of an excellent Complexion, and rare Constitution, ever healthful, and so cheerful, that they were never known to have an ill day, or look with a sad Countenance: Nay, the Mother never had an ill fit all the while she went with Hope, Confidence and Assurance, as she had formerly had with all her other Children: Yea, it is thought she lived ●…he longer for them; and they were such good Children, and so tender o●… their Mother, that they eased her of all troubles, so that she was never troubled with any earthly business after, but lived as i●… she had been in Heaven already, no Creature in all the world so happy as she.  
Her wild Husband Phila●…tos, having now made away all his Estate, and his Wife's Portion too, was at last fain to live upon his Wife's care and pains; and she maintained him and all her Children very comfortably.  
She taught a School, and was excellently qualified for that Employment; a mighty judicious and solid Person she was; a great and diligent Observer she had been of whatever memorable matters she had read, or had occurred in her time: She was universally read, I suppose, in all Histories whatsoever, Ecclesiastical or Civil, Ancient or Modern; she had all the Chronicles of the Kings of the Land, and all the remarkable Accidents and Occurrents that had happened in their several Reigns, ad unguem, besides what she had furnished herself with of her own Collections and Observations for many years; and she had a most rare memory.  
She could tell you by variety of Examples, and plenty of Instances, what had made Princes happy or unfortunate, what would make a Common wealth flourish or decay; what would raise or ruin a Family, what would settle or disturb the Church's peace: In a word, you could hardly put that to her, which she could not ●…tisfie you in; she could tell you who, or what, was like to thrive or miscarry; what Match was like to prove well or ill: And her Judgement seldom failed.  
She had an Aphorism, which was frequently and familiarly in her mouth, and called it an infallible Maxim, by which you might guess at what was future by what was past, which, she said, she had from the Pen of a matchless Prince, a man of the deepest insight, and greatest wisdom and observation in the world, and was this, That which hath Been will Be, and there is nothing new under the Sun.  
With her Moderation had much of her breeding, besides what she had had put to her by her Father Gravity, and her Mother Sagacity; and careful she was to treasure up her Aunt Experiences Aphorisms and Dictates as so many Jewels of Gold; yea, in every matter of moment she would still come and advise with her Aunt Experience, to her dying day, for she long outlived Moderation.  
Moreover, Philodik●… and Philothe●…s, the two Brothers, were wont, at every breaking up at School, to come and spend their time with her; yea, after they had been at the University, they would often come and visit her, and they thought their time well spent while they were with her: They would often confess, they had learned that from her mouth, which they might have looked for long enough in their Books, and not have met withal: Yea, when they were advanced to that greatness, whereof I shall tell you more anon, they would familiarly come to her for advice and counsel, and this made the one so happy and accomplished a Statesman, and the other a Divine.  
She had not, as was thought by some, much of Learning or Languages, knew none but her Mother-tongue: But she had read most of the Writings of the Divines, and of the Histories of her own Country ove●… and over, and had them perfect: And ●…he did constantly back her Precept●… with such choice and pregnant Examples that made such impression in her Scholars, as that her Dictates w●…re looked upon as Authentic ●…strations, or Probatums at least; and Ipse dixit was never more current in the old Philosopher's School, then ipsa dixit, or Experientia doevit, was in hers; yea, Experientia docuit went for currant Authority all the Land over.  
Very famous she was for the great good she did in teaching, and indeed she excelled all other Schoolmasters and Mistresses whatsoever, so that she was by some, for a singular Gift she had in teaching above all others, by way of Honour and Eminency, styled, Experientia Magistra Stultorum, Experienc●… the Mistress of Fools, because where none else could do good of them she could; but by most she was styled, Magistra Sapientum, the Mistress of the wisest. But to be sure all were the better that came under her Education and Instruction; and this was an Observation that was generally taken of her Scholars, That they always were better Livers, than those who had been taught only by Book.  
Moderation was bred up in her School, as I said, and profited much, was the most pliable Scholar she had in all the School, and therefore she took the more delight to discourse with her, read her many a long Lecture: She would sometimes take her in private with her into her Closet, and say to her, Moderation, thou art my near Kinswoman, I love thy very name, I would there were more of it; and next to my three youngest Daughters, Hope, Confidence and Assurance, so necessary to my Salvation, I love thee as well as any Child I have, and above any other mortal Creature whatsoever; thy name and nature being so full of benignity and beneficialness to all mankind, because so full of charity, which brings us Mortals on Earth to the nearest affinity with those Immo●…tals in Heaven; and should I ever have another Daughter, I would call her by thy name.  Moderation, I will tell thee what I have observed, and know to be most certain; Thy Ancestors have been blessings to Mankind in all Ages, and in whatsoever Countries they have lived, have honoured God, preserved Peace, secured States, prevented Commotions, suppressed Insurrections, united Hearts, strengthened Hands, confirmed Love, rooted out Discord, countenanced Piety, cherished Loyalty, protected Innocency, settled the Church, secured Religion, prevented Schisms, extirpated Heresies, enacted wholesome Laws, established Commonwealths, enriched the lower World with the highest blessings of Heaven, Peace, Joy, Unity and Concord, and with the best of earthly blessings, Love, Friendship, Plenty and Prosperity. Oh! how good and joyful it is, to see Brethren dwell together in Unity, cemented together with the Spirit of true Christian Moderation! Let me advise thee, my Child, said she, to hearken to old Experience; If thou lovest thy life, and desirest to see good days, refrain thy Tongue from evil, and thy Lips from speaking guile; eschew evil and do good, seek peace and ensue it: follow Peace with all men and Holiness: Be sure thou follow him, who said, learn of me that I am meek and lowly: Get that meek and quiet Spirit, which is said to be of so great price with God: Honour the King, obey Principalities and Powers; speak evil of no man, much less of Dignities; cloth thyself with humility, meekness and inoffensiveness; and be sure to remember thy own old short Lesson, Let thy moderation be known to all men: be not highminded, envy no man's greatness; study to be quiet▪ and to do thy ow●… business; fly, as the most dangerous disease, and most infectious Pest to a State, that itching and bewitching evil, called Polypragmosyne, in our Language, pragmaticalness, the fatal break-neck of many and many: Avoid Contentions, detest Schisms; conjure down by faithful prayer, self-denial, and all other honest means, that evil spirit of Divisi●…n, Censoriousness and Superciliousness: Mark them that cause Divisions and avoid them: Have no commerce with wickedness, and the rebellious sons of Belial, those of a fiery and turbulent spirit; in no hand meddle with them who are given to innovations and ●…hange; pray for all, and do good to all, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty; learn to bear and forbear: whosoever saith a Confederacy, say not thou a Confederacy, but let integrity and uprightness preserve thee; remember him, who watched over himself, when he saw others watched over him, that they might not take him tardy in any matter of the Kingdom: and who then will harm thee, if thou followest that which is good? But if thou meetest with trouble when thou dost well, remember who said, it is better, if the will of God be so, to suffer for well doing then for evil, and whose Legacy that was, In the world you shall have trouble, but in me peace: But be sure you never suffer as an evil doer, or busybody in other men's matters: then trust in God, and take his promise, and Experiences t●…stimony to it, He will never fail thee, nor forsake thee, but make thy righteousness shine as the light, and thy innocency as the noonday: Then Moderation thou shalt be a happy Woman, blessed in thy life, and more bless●…d in thy death; blessed in thy coming into the world, and more bless●…d in thy going out of this world into a better. 
This, and ●…uch more to this purpose, did Experience say to Moderation, and the like precepts she gave to all her Scholars.  
And when Philodike and Philotheos' came to visit her at any time, she would be lessoning them the best she could, and she would say to them▪  
You are young, and I am old, I have seen many changes, I hope you will see an happy settlement; I have lived to see an end of Wars, I hope you shall never see an end of Peace; I have lived privately, being a Woman, and of many sad trials, you are hopeful and likely young men, and it may please God so to bless you, as that you may be called forth to public Employment, and if ever it shall please God to raise you, remember you are not born for yourselves: Labour to be as good as great, more to please God then men; more to mind the public good than your private interest: First seek the Kingdom of God, and the righteousness thereof; next, the happiness of this Kingdom, and the welfare thereof; next to the Peace of God, and a good Conscience, prefer the Peace of Church and State, without which you can neither have nor keep the former; nor make nor cherish Panties.  
Drive on no Interest or Design but the public good; contend for nothing but Piety, Sanctity, Unity and Charity; oppose and detest nothing so much as Irreligiousness, Profaneness, Pride, Division and Revenge; fear God, honour your Sovereign, love your Country, pray for the Church, then shall you be blessed of God, protected, and, it may be preferred by your Prince, and beloved of your Country: Remember that old never failing Oracle, that Experience hath ever seen made good, Them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. And last of all, let me charge you, in whatsoever place you may be set, that you never forget your Sister Moderation; whom she held all that time in her hand, and there we now leave her at present, with her Aunt Experience.   

CHAP. V. of Philodike and Philotheos' bred together. Philodike's Profession, Character, Advancement, Death, Burial and Epitaph.  
NOw leaving Moderation and her Aunt Experience together, we will return to Philodike and Philotheos', the elder Childr●…n; While they were young they were bred together under the same Tutors and Teachers: Towardly and hopeful Children both (the forwardest Scholars in all the School) learning the same Authors, and performing the same School-Exercises, and profited so much, that in a short time (being well fitted first) they were sent to the University, where bothwe●… taken much notice of for their extraordinary diligence, early rising, and sometimes late sitting up at their study, and their great pro●…iciency. There when they had taken their several Degrees (which had been conferred on them, not out of favour, but merit) Philodike removed thence first, to the Inns of Court, where he was none of your young Gallants, that brave it in rich Apparel, as if they came thither merely to see and learn fashions; but a close and hard Student he was, diligently examining and enquiring into the Reasons and Grounds of the Law, and diving deeply, and piercing thoroughly into the more knotty Intricacies and profound Mysteries of his Profession; to which having so well attained, he was called to the Bar, and in short time became famous for his practice; a most courteous and affable Gentleman he was, of a quick apprehension, clear head, firm memory, free expression, and excellent good language, and above all, very conscientious as to his Clients and their Fees (great or small) he looked not so much at Client or Fee, as at the Cause, and that not whose it was, but what it was.  
He was afterwards, by many steps, advanced to be Lord Chief Justice in the Island Feliciana; which Dignity he did more honour with his worthy carriage, than the place did honour him; there was he commonly styled, the Incorrupt Judge, and the Poor man's Advocate.  
And after that, his Prince taking further notice of him, he was taken in to be one of the Privy Council, and had the Great Seal committed to his custody, and so he continued to his dying day; living in the high favour of his Prince, and dying in the love and honour of his Country.  
Never was Great Patriot more generally lamented, and his Funeral Hearse more loaden with E●…comiastick Elegies, then when he was buried. One Paper I snatched, which had at the foot of every Tetrastick this for the Burden; translated out of the Original, thus it may be rendered;  

Mourn, mourn for Philodike:  
Pray, pray God send's more likc.   
And upon his Monument this Epit aph engraven.  

Here lies Great Philodike, of Gravity descended,  
And Matron Sagacity, so much commended;  
The Glory, Peace, Welfare, Pillar of the Nation,  
He served God, Prince, Country in his Generation,  
Brother to Great ●… Philotheos' and Moderation.    

CHAP. VI Of Philotheos', his Profession, Preferments, Character, Life, Death, Burial, Epitaph.  
Philotheos', as the Mother desired, was bred a Divine, and stayed much longer at the University, till he was accomplished with all Endowments requisite for a Churchman; And being of great note there for his good life, solid preaching, and depth of learning, he was presented by a worthy Patron to a competent Living, whereto he went, and was there constantly Resident, never had Plural●…y, preached painfully, did very much good, kept Hospitality, made Peace among his Neighbours (if any were at variance) brought his Parish to a great measure of knowledge in Religion, and to a general good Conformity.  
There had he died incumbent, had not his Prince, hearing of his singular worth, promoted him to a Bishopric (that Government being then in use in that Island, and so had been time out of mind) which though he accepted, he was not yet at all changed from what he was before, nor lifted up above his Brethren, but continued his former constancy in preaching, became a Pattern to his Flock in Doctrine and Conversation; a great encourager of Learned, Orthodox, painful, pious and peaceable Ministers; nor did he more ●…trictly inquire after their conformity to the Church, then to the Scripture-Canons.  
In a word, he so gave himself to Reading, E●…hortation and D●…ctrine, and the other duties of a worthy Past●…r, so fulfilled his Ministry which he had receiv●…d, as a good Stew●…rd of the House of God; and one he was besides, that so well ruled his own house, that had he lived in the Primitive times, he might have been accounted a second Timothy, or in later times, he might have been called another Jewel: He also died full of days, and was much lamented: And upon his Hearse many a sad Elegy was fastened, and one much longer than all the rest, had at the end of every Verse this Burden, supposed to be made by the same Author, and translated into English, thus it runs.  

All weep for the death of worthy Philotheos';  
Most pray, that the World become no●… now Atheos'.   
And upon his Monumen●… this Epit●…ph inscribed.  

H●…re lies Philotheos', of Churchmen best,  
Him the good will follow; God mend the rest:  
Moderation loved him, he Moderation:  
His death fills all with sad lamentation.    

CHAP. VII. Of Moderation her Virtues and Character, her two Enemies.  
ANd now to return again to Moderation: Her two Brothers, while living, being of such eminent Quality (as you have heard) you would not think that their only Sister Moderation could want pr●…t. or sit long without many fair offe●…s ●…or a Great Match, and many such she had: But though she was a Lady of a most amiable Aspect, and completely accomplished, yet did she never a●…ect Curiosity in her Dress, nor Costliness in her Apparel (though very de●…ent and comely;) and upon that account partly, some of the 〈◊〉▪ who had heard much of her fame, wisdom and virtues, and had begun to court her▪ fell off again, and could give no other reason for it but this, that they f●…ared she had so much of her Father Gravity in her, as was not suitable to their youthful and frolic humours.  
And indeed she had a great resemblance both of Father and Mother; Her Father Gravi●…y she resembled to the life in her compos●…d Countenance and Gesture, and her Mother Sagacity for all the world for her speech, prudence and t●…mper of spirit; so full of serious consideration▪ and so judiciously circumspect, as not to take up ●…very thing upon vulgar estimation, and common report, but duly examining a●…d deliberately weighing ●…very thing still, as was to admiration: And the truth is, her two Brethren, Philodike and Philotheos', even in their highest Dignities, held it not below them to advise with Moderation, but in difficult cases especially, they would be sure to consult with her, because she had had more of her breeding with their Aunt Experience then themselves: Neither did they ever repent their harkening to her, for they still found, by Expe●…ience, that her counsel was 〈◊〉 safest; she was a Woman of a deep insight into matters of concernment for ●…urch or State, and was never known to be biased by interest or private passion (as most an end others are) but always warily foresaw what was like 〈◊〉 be the issue of things, and accordingly she advised what was most for p●…blick good. She was universally beloved of all, above any mortal Creature, and had no Enemy in all the World, save only two, Extremi●…y and Disobedience.  
Extremity hated her with all her heart, though she had never given her any cause: And Moderation hated Dis●…bedience with a perf●…ct hatred (and blame her not) she had just cause.   

CHAP. VIII. Of Extremity, her ●…ed g●…ee, Character, and Enmity to Moderation.  
EXtremity was descended of an Ancient and Noble Family in Cilicia, sometimes a famous Province of the old Roman Empire; Her Father Saul the second, surnamed Hyperzelotes, a man known far and near, whose education had been choice, proficiency incredible, parts great, abilities rare, travels m●…ny, in his life always irreprovable, and in his way very devout: In his younger days he had been of a hot and eager spirit, a Proto-persecutor of the Proto-Martyr Steven, but as he grew eld●…r he grew more mild and moderat●…; and as he changed his harsher name of Saul, into a softer, Paul, so was he quite changed in his disposition from Hyperzelotes to Hyper-philadelphote●…, and was turned into another man, as Saul the first was for a while, but he for ever.  
He had been once of that Opinion, that no sort of men ought more severely to be Animadverted into, and dealt with, than such, who in the least dissented from the Religion and Rites of their For●…fathers; and would but Authority pass Acts severe enough ●…or suppr●…ssion of such by Banishment, Bonds, ●…mprisonment, or death, he would be the man that would see them put in execution, which he also did, judging it the best service could be done to God, or his Church; thereupon he haled many into Prisons, and compelled them to abjure, recant and blaspheme, or suffer and die.  
But after he was (I say) quite of another mind, and became the most complacent and complying Person in the world, and held with Mod●…ration as much as any▪ Now (he said) what was his gain before was now his loss, and what he formerly esteemed his glory, he looked o●… as his shame: Circumcision was no more with him now then Uncircumcision; both nothing to the new Creature, to faith in Christ, to the keeping of the Commandments of God. He could condescend and comply so far now, as to be made all things to all men, so it were to further the salvation of any. His Daughter Extremity was begotten by him in his younger years, as he was travelling to Damascus, before he had been better catechised and instructed by Ananias.  
The younger days of the Daughter, were an imitation of the Father's younger days, who observing, in those unsettled times that had been in Feliciana, about that time when there was no King in Israel, and every man did what was right in his own eyes, that many distempered Humours, ●…ven to a plain Delirium, if not 〈◊〉, had pestered both Church and State, thought it high time to awaken Authority, to revive former severity, wit●… some further addition too, to curb Moderation; and being passionately z●…alous to prevent any Rupture in the Church, b●…fore many other Disorders in the State, would have all brought into an exact Uniformity.  
It fell out also unhappily, and much to the prejudice of Moderation, that some of tho●… Sons of Disobedience, and Grand-●…hildren of Belial, had much about that time, or not long before, b●…oke out into an open Rebellion, and made s●…ditious Commotions, when all were in exp●…ctation of settlement in the Island; and not long after a bloody War was commenced, between that Island and some other potent Neighbours in the adjacent Islands: And Extremity, zealously watchful, and prudently solicitous, to pr●…serve common Peace at home, held a suspicious eye over Moderation and all her Actions, as mistrusting she had underhand countenanced the former, or corresponded with the latter; both which (God knows) she was far enough from, constantly praying for public Peace, and the prosperity of the Church and State; yet could not Innocency (as yet unknown) secure poor Moderation from many a harsh Censure and bitter Taunt. Then would Extremity twit Moderation, and charge her with disaffection, and often hit her in the t●…th with the miscarriages of others, that she had nothing to do withal; and would be saying, you must go a way by your s●…lves, and be wiser than all the world▪ and had I power in my hands, said some (which was well they had not) I would make Moderation pack, or change her note.  
But a●…terwards, to the great sati●…faction of all, upon a through observation, (I will not say a better information) Extremities prejudice against Moderation was abated, and afterwards became perfect Friends, as we shall say anon.   

CHAP. IX. Of Disobedience, Moderation's only Enemy, whom she hated, her Pedigree, Character and vile Poflerity.  
DIsobedience was the other Enemy Moderation had, and her indeed did she as much hate as Extremity did her, and much more justly, for her many wicked pranks and practices against both Church and State, yea, against all humane Society.  
She was a Woman of an ill feature, and more untoward nature; descended of an infamous and stained Family, yet very ancient; she was the Daughter of old Belial, and that by a strange woman; she was of a shrewd and subtle wit, misshapen countenance, monstrous in her birth (being born with teeth in her head, came laughing into the world, with a Coal of fire in one hand, and a Sword in the other) of hollow eyes, and looking asquint very ill-favouredly; besides, by a fall in the Cradle, she had her back broken, and wry-necked ever after: Nature had branded her ●…or a prodigious Carrion: She was twice married, first to Sheba, the Son of Bichri, an old Incendiary, and head of a seditious Crew; and after he had lost his head, she ma●…ried with Elymas the Sorcerer, who dealt with the black Art, an utter enemy to all Righteousness, and as full of all subtlety, malice and wickedness, as his Brethren the Jesuits could wish, or his Father Beelzebub could make him; and he was fittest for her, for it was shrewdly susp●…cted, they had been naught together before.  
She was a Woman too too fruitful, and had by both her Husbands a many lewd, vicious, and graceless Children.  
Her first Husband openly taught the Art, and invented the Instruments of Rebellion, was the first that blew a Trumpet of Sedition against his Sovereign; and it is thought she set him on: She had instructed her Children in all the ways of Impiety and Disobedience; a Roman Catholic she was, and therefore sent some of her Children beyond-sea; some were Students at Douai, some at Lovayn, and one she sent to John of Leyden's College at Munster: They were great Proficients all in the Arts, and very forward to propagate those Principles taught by the Hebrew Doctor Abaddon, the Greek Professor Apollyon, and the Latin Dictator Filius Perditionis; for some of them understood all Languages; men of working brains and restless spirits; a viperous Generation, tea●…ing out the bowels of whatsoever Nation bred them; skilful to divide, destroy and supplant; the only Enemies to Monarchy and public Peace; they have set their heads and their Agents a-work to destroy Kings, blow up Parliaments, burn Cities, lay waste Churches, to divide between Prince and people, to make or increase parties, and their last end is to bring in the Abomination of Desolation.  
The Children by the later Husband were the more by far, and of several Complexions and Dispositions, as if they had not been by the same Father and Mother; yet were they their natural Children, and had somewhat of both in them, for both were notorious for all or any manner of▪ wickedness imaginable, neither barrel better Herring; and the Children like them, nothing came amiss to them, so it were 〈◊〉 ●…ough; such a Generation for swearing▪ st●…ring, drinking, whoring, ranting, roaring, quarrelling, fight, ●…ilching, stcaling, cutting of Purses, a●…d cutting of Throats, as was not i●… the world ag●…in, f●…aring nor God nor man, slighting Laws, Statutes, Penalties, Stocks, Pillory, Prison, G●…llows, Death, and Hell too, as if they had been the Spawn of the old Leviathan, of whom it is said, he is made without fear; the Mother, for the children's sake, was call●…d Mystical Babylon, the Mother of whoredoms and all abominations in the earth.  
Some of her Children are professed Atheists, and deriders of all Religion, of the Sadducean Herd, believing nor Angel, nor Spirit, nor Heaven, nor Hell, regarding nor Law nor Gospel: Some again she hath taught and trained up to be the Inventors of new coined Oaths, prodigious Blasphemies, and worse than hellish Execrations, and Preterplu-Satanical Imprecations, out-daring God's Justice and Patience, and dastarding Satan himself, yea a whole Legion of Devils, not one of them once saying Dammee, but all Let us alone, I beseech thee torment us not.  
Sure enough their damnation li●…greth not, who draw sin thus with Cords, and damnation with Cart-ropes, and say, L●…t the most High make speed, that we may see him, and make haste, that we may know what Hell is: This I know, that when these wretched Souls are excoriated, and shall but begin to feel those torments, they will presently relent, and change their note, either seemingly to say their Lord's prayer, Let us alone now, and torment us not, or to say their own backward, Lord Un-Dammee.  
Others again are the Masters and Professors of the Liberal Science of Carousing, and prescribe the rules and method of drinking round by number and measure, till it be without either number or measure.  
Others are devising new Games at Cards and Dice, and new ways of cheating by them.  
Out of t●…is Family, as once out of that monstrous Palladian Beast, came out ●…ose that set Troynovant afire; or out of this Pit came those swarms of Locusts, Drunkards, Gamesters, Whorers, Epicures, Luxurious and Riotous persons, who darken the glory of Feliciana, and besides the devouring their own patrimonies, devour the fat and the best fruits and wealth of our Land.  
All these called Disobedience Mother, and were looked upon as hers by all that knew them, having the lively Image of the Beast in their foreheads; others had it in their right hand, set on by the right hand of Justice; others had it in their Noses, by drinking too freely of Madam Porne's Cup; and others had a brand all their Face over, by tasting too oft of their Sister Crapula's Bowl; but all spoke one Language, which was the Language of the Beast (used by no Nation, Civil or Barbarous, but themselves) every word an Oath, or a Curse, or profane Scoff and Jest at Scripture and Piety, or a Belch of Bawdry, which some called a corrupt or bastard Hellenish, but others, who had more understanding, said, it was pure and perfect Hellish Language.  
I should have told you also, that Disobedience, after her second marriage, kept a common Inn (otherwise a common Stews.)  
And as Experience, Moderation's Aunt and best Friend, kept her School, so did Disobedience, her worst Enemy, set up a School to increase her come in; but with this difference, that all were made the better (even the worst) that came under her hands; so all were the worse (even the best) that came under the hands of Disobedience.  
Many a fair estate was soon made away there, and many a hopeful person utterly undone and quite marred, that came to be acquainted with her, or any of hers.  
She had six Daughters, to whom she committed the carrying on of her Trade. The Eldest was Madam Porne, a Woman of person proper and handsome enough, but otherwise more common than proper, mighty gallant in her Dress and Apparel.  
The Second Donna Spatalosa, a very lascivious Wanton and enticing Creature.  
The Third Mistress Crapula, a fowl Beast, all Belly and Guts.  
The Fourth Bold Anaideia, a confident and brazenfaced Slut, a Shameless and impudent Carrion.  
The fifth Donna Olympia, lately come from the Holy Mother-See, where she had practised the same Art, with much success, for many years.  
The youngest Damosilla Blandula, a mighty fair tongued, smiling, and bewitching Creature.  
They lived all under the same Roof, and had their several Offices; their Lodgings are within, or over one another.  
Blandula, the youngest, was to sit at the door, and watch and ●…spy who went by, and what Passengers were fit to be called in; them would she invite to come and make choice of a Room, and tell them what Entertainment was to be had in the House: Being entered, she conveys them presently into Donna Olympia's Lodging, who, for herself, was richly adorned with Jewels taken out of the Triple Crown, and her Room was hung with the rich Hangings she had brought out of the Vatican.  
After a short stay there, and a Collation given, and the Curiosities viewed and looked over (that came from beyond Sea) among which w●…re certain Beads, and Medals, and some Images of our Lady and other Saints, and a fair Crucifix, she desires them to go up stairs to Mistress Anaideia's Lodgings; Her they found at her Glass, curiously curling her Locks, and spotting her Face, with her naked Breasts, and her Chamber all round hung with many a lascivious Picture.  
If then any one startled, and thought they had seen enough, and craved leave to return, they would all three tell them, there was more to be seen above, and they must not refuse to go up one short pair of Stairs and taste of their Sister Crapula's Cup; It was a Gilt Bowl of old and clear Circe, a Liquor, whosoever once tasted was turned into a Swine at the second draught; then they would of themselves desire to go on and see all, and to behold Donna Spatalosa; She was preparing Bracelets made of her hair, and mixing Potions for Guests, that she had expected, and she came boldly and saluted them, offering them the courtesy of the House; and tells them, they must not refuse to visit their eldest Sister, Madam Porne, whose Room would give them more contem, than all they had yet seen: There sat she on a stately Couch, in rich array of Silk and Crimson Satin, all daubed with broad Goldlace; her Face new painted; she wa●… old and wrinkled, but h●…r paint made her look as fair as a Rose and a mixture of Lily; a fair Room it was indeed, hung with the richest Arras; and you would wonder to see what a Cupboard was there of Plate, and what a fair Prospect into all the Fields and Gardens round about: She presented them by the hands of her waiting Gentlewoman Eutrapeleia, a smiling, merry and witty young Woman (all Jests and mirth) with a Venus' Glass of Wine, and some costly Sweetmeats: But under the Balcony was a close Trap-door (discerned by few) over a deep Ditch and narrow Pit, called Avernus, into which, after a few short Amorous Embraces, she was wont to throw her Guests headlong, with the help of her Sisters, after they had first stripped them of all they had about them, and they were never heard of more: Few, or none, that ever I heard of, that came once into Madam Porne's Clutches, ever came back again, or were seen alive, but sometimes a naked Corpse was seen floating on the top of the Ditch: Only one escaped once, as Lot out of Sodom, to make the relation of their Entertainment; and he said, it was almost as great a miracle as his was; for he was fain to steal out at a backdoor, which he found locked, but putting forth all his strength, he burst it open, and then came down a narrow pair of Stairs, very steep and dark, which few were able to find, and so got away, resolving never to come more there; for said he, had I stayed longer, or attempted to go back the same way I came, I had certainly been snapped: He would ever after call them, the six fatal Sisters, and would warn all his Acquaintance not to come near them.  
But enough, and too much of Disobedience, and I fear I have troubled the Reader, with this long Discourse of her and her Children, and their wicked pranks; and no wonder, for it is this Disobedience that hath troubled all the World, troubled both God and Man.  
To return therefore to Moderation; the ways both of the one and other Litter she could not choose but detest; and for the latter breed, she never had so much as her name called in question to favour any of them; but when any of the former Race broke out into Rebellion, she could not help it; but watchful and jealous Extremity would have some hard thoughts of her, as if she had been an Abettor, whereas she was never so much as privy to any of their Designs, and whensoever she came to hear of them, was as forward as any to declare against them, and to give her best assistance to suppress them; and whensoever any of the Sons of Rebellion and Disobedience were taken, and did receive condign punishment, she did heartily rejoice, as having no such enemies of her own in that defiance, as those that were enemies to God, to the King, to Religion, and to her Country.   

CHAP. X. Of the Pedigree and Progeny of Politicus, no great friend to Moderation.  
I Could give you a Relation of a third Person also, that lived in the midway between Extremity and Moderation, who was no sure friend to Moderation, yet can I not call him an enemy neither. His na●…e Politicus; and a mere Politician he was; no body could tell of what Religion he was, neither fish nor flesh; as he loved not Moderation, so he cared not for Extremity; he hated Disobedience indeed to the very death, and was for that much to be commended.  
He came of the Ancient Roman Race, Gallio his Grandfather, and Portius Festus his near Alliance: Politicus was no bad Member in the Commonwealth, though none of the greatest Friends to the Church nor Churchmen, at whose Revenues he would sometime have a fling; no Recusant, much less Fanatic; scarce good Protestant, but of the Epicene Gender.  
He was a conformable, quiet and peaceable Subject, and many ways useful and serviceable, being an extreme good natured man, ever loyal to his Prince, and true to his Country.  
In times of Peace he had a Commission for the Peace, and was in Authority, and singular good service he did, and kept his Country in quiet and good order, executing Justice between man & man, & now & then he would put down some notorious ill Alehouse. In time of War he had a Command, and kept his Soldiers in good discipline, from Robbing and Plundering, as severe as Tamerlane: But he never troubled his head about Religion.  
If God Almighty had created man for no higher end, then to live in Civil Society, and to mind the things of this inferior world, and this present life, there had been no better man than Po●…iticus. But in as much as man, ●…reated in the Image of God, hath (as a more excellent natu●…e and b●…ing then other Creatures, and more nobl●… Endowments, so) a more excellent and higher end, viz. to seek, know, s●…rve and worship God, and at last come to enjoy him, and have Communion with him; and th●…t Religion and true ●…iety is the only way and means to attain that end, and that there is another Country to be looked for after this, H●… was much to blame for his coldness and indifferency in matters of Religion; many thought him little better than an Atheist in his heart, though his life not much faulty▪  
He never expressed much zeal or regard to Piety, nor was he ever known to go to prayers by himself, nor much to look into his Bible: A piece of Tacitus, or Livy, or Machiavelli, he would sometimes discourse of, and their Observations he did seem to relish, as well as any in the Books of Moses and the Prophets: And for Seneca, and his Epistles of Morality, he did, in his Judgement, prefer them above, and did take more delight to ●…ead them, than all Saint Paul's Epi●…tles of Divinity.  
Several Children he had, both ●…ons and Daughters: His Sons, he ●…ave them all a taste of good Lite●…ature, and gave them the breeding ●…nd education which was fit for 〈◊〉.  
His eldest Son was bred a Courtier, his name Honorius.  
The second a Soldier, called Captain Eupo●…emus.  
The third a Physician, who traveled France and Italy, and took his Degree at Milan, his name Temerarius.  
A fourth he bred a Merchant, his name D●…sus.  
And the youngest he made a Scholar, and a va●…n in Po●…try he had, hi●… name Gelas us, a ●…rvellous witty an●… 〈◊〉 Gentlem●…n he was, full of h●… Joques and merry Conceits, that h●… made all the Comp●…ny mirth wherever he came. Civil Gentleme●… all, but of the Father's Religion.  
His eldest Daughter he named H●…nora, her great Grandmother 〈◊〉 a Lady of Honour to Queen Bernice.  
And her Sister Phantasia was waiting L●…dy to her Highness Drusilla, much abou●… the s●…me time, in re●… of whom he called his second 〈◊〉 by her name.  
And the third was Madam Eulalia; she could sing and dance rarely well, and had her French and Italian very perf●…ct, and was well read in foreign Histories, yet had never read the New Testament over twice in all her life, nor the Old Testament so much as once.  
Eudoxia, the youngest, was the tallest and handsomest Woman of them all; an absolute Beauty, and of so rare a temper you could never anger her, and of so graceful a deport, that she took all persons: Had you seen her at Church, which was but seldom, you would think you saw a Saint; would you be 〈◊〉 at other times, she would be serious; would you be pleasant, she would be as facetious.  
Goodly Ladies they were indeed all four, and as great Gallants as were either in Court or City: But to tell you how they spent their time, and what was their employment, would be a strange story to tell our Grandmothers, wer●… they alive again, ●…nd much more strange to the old Christian Ladies that lived longer before them: Their morning was all taken up wi●…h Dr●…ssing, Painting, Powdering: The afternoon usually spent in Visits, or a Playhouse; and at night a Pack of Cards: These were the Books they were most read in, and had them more in their hands, than either Bible, Sermon, or Prayer-book; and indeed all of them did mor●… frequent the Playhouse then th●…ir Parish-Church, the Prayer-ho●…se, and were more attentive ther●… then here: Twice or thrice a month was fair to come to Church; but at a Play three or four times a week was ordinary: To Church th●…y came to see and to be seen, and that usually when Sermon or P●…ayers were hal●…●…nded; but to the Play-●…ouse they went to learn, and came in with the first, and stayed it out without tediousness, as never thinking a Grace or Sermon too short, or a Play too long.  
Rabbi Ben- Johnson was highly in their Books, and they more versed in his Writings, than either Rabbi Ben-Syrach, or Rabbi Solomon.  
But in as much as P●…liticus was no professed Enemy to Moderation, but wished her as well as he did Extremity (he cared for them much alike) we will let him go, wishing that the State may never have cause to fear any Enemy more, nor the Church and Religion need a Friend less.   

CHAP. XI. Of the Marriage of Moderation, her two Husbands, and Children by them.  
NOw to return to t●…e Marriage of Moderation. Her Brother Philodike would fain have brought her to Court, and have her married to one of his own Rank, a Privy Counsellor of State, as knowing full well, how much more good he might do, being assisted by such another Privy Counsellor in his own Bosom.  
But her Brother Philotheos' was earnest for a Churchman, his old Acquaintance, bred with him in the same College, and his Chamber-fellow (somewhat his Junior) Doctor Eusebius, and now also settled near him in a competent Living; a Grave and Reverend Minister he was as any in all the Country, an Orthodox and able Divine; to him the motion was no sooner made by the Brother, but he presently embraced it, both in respect of her singular Virtues, and of the Alliance to her Brethren. Soon after they were married, and most happily they lived, beloved of all the Parish, and honoured of all that knew them (Gentry, Clergy, and others;) but long she enjoyed not that happiness, for her Husband, being a sickly man, and worn out with his Studies and painfulness in preaching, was taken away, to her great loss, and gri●…f of the Country, and she left a sad Widow, big with Child, of which she was after delivered, whom she called Settlement; as sweet and hopeful Child as ever Woman bare, had he lived, but he died in his Cradle.  
After some good space of time, her Brother Philodike desired she might be married to a Statesman; and he was intimate with an Honourable Privy Counsellor, whose na●…e was Philodemus; to him he re●…ommended his Sister, and to him she was married, to his great contentment, and of all the Court b●…sides: He lived not long with her neither, being aged when he married h●…r, and left her with child again of Twins, who only lived to be christened: They were two Sisters, as lovely Babes as was ever looked on, their names, Peace and Plenty, who died soon after their Father.   

CHAP. XII. Of the Trouble ●…nd Grief of Moderation: Her last Will: Her Heir: Epitaph.  
ANd being now a Widow again, as seldom one Cross or grief comes alone, both her Husbands, Eusebius and Philodemus (and the Children by them) being dead, who would suffer no injury to be done her while they lived, they so dearly loved her. It fell out afterwards, that some of her envious Neighbours, who bore her no good will before, though she never did them the least wrong, would be offering her many an affront, and ready to pick any Quarrrel with her.  
A poor Widow is ever like the gap 〈◊〉 in the hedge, soon trod●…en ●…own, and old Fri●…nds now w●…re grown 〈◊〉 and, which went 〈◊〉 to her heart, her two 〈◊〉, who w●…re wont form●…rly ●…o support and countenance h●…r in every thing, t●…at was just and reasonable, were now under a Cloud: Philodike for appearing in a C●…use, wherein Innocency had b●…n oppressed had he been sil●…nt (as his Gr●…nd-father Joseph and his Uncle Nicodemus had done before him) incurred the displ●…asure of some gr●…at On●…s, who procured his troubles; and Philothe●…s for being now and then ●…ome hat plain, and a little s●…art in an Use of Reproof▪ at both which she was inwardly grieved in her mind (and they b●…ing under restraint, or else keeping their Chamber by reason of their Ag●… and Infirmities) though she had le●…ned to endure any thing, and was nev●…r forward to stir or move in h●…r own private Cause; yet when she saw her two Brethren concerned in point of their Honour and Reputation, and th●… Public mor●… in point of 〈◊〉, she could not for her life sit still▪ bu●… presents a●… humble and mod●… Petition in their behal●…, whic●… wa●… but this, that they might come ●…o ●… fair hearing▪ and when matters should be rightly understood, if th●…y were found Offenders, she d●…sired no favour for th●…m; she desired no more, and 〈◊〉, at l●…ast, ●…he might have b●…en 〈◊〉 in, and spoken to, or ●…r Petition re●…d 〈◊〉: But when no admit●…ance could be obtained for Moderation, and instead thereof T●…unts and R●…proaches sent after, a●…d told withal, that if she moved any further sh●… should be secured (her old friend Extremity was then Doorkeeper, and to be sure would do her no good office, and ●…he it was gave th●… answer, and it is thought of her ow●… head:) Moderation took it so t●… heart, that she never joyed her sel●… after, nor had any delight to go abroad, but lived retired in her privat●… Lodgings, and gave her se●…f to her Devotions, and not long after departed this life.  
The news whereof no sooner came●… to the Brothers hearing, but it struck them to the very h●…art, that they both of them departed the selfsame day, not willing to outlive their Sister Moderation. Never was the like heard of by all Relation, that two Brothers and Sister should all three die in one day (but they had loved most entirely, as if they all had but one Soul) and they were all three buried together in the same Grave; the same Grave it was, wherein Eusebius and Philodemus, the two Husbands, and Settlement the Son, and Peace and Plenty the Daughters of Moderation, had been laid before.  
Now was both Court, City and Country full of Lamentations for the death of three such eminent Persons; neither were the two Brethren more jamented, then was sweet and allcontenting all-pleasing Moderation; only Extremi●…y rejoiced extremely at the death of Moderation; and D●…sobedience rejoiced as much at the death of Philodike and Philotheos'.  
Philodike was most lamented at Court by the Grandees, Sag●… Statesmen and Patriots, for his grave advice and equal administration of Justice, whereby the general Peace of Feliciana was preserv●…d.  
Philotheos' was most lamented by the Cl●…rgy, and such as were learned, and abl●… to judge of his Elaborate Tracts, his Solid and Learned Sermons, ●…nd his great Prudence in Ecclesiastical Affairs, whereby the Cause of Religion, and the Peace and Honour of the Church, had been maintained and pres●…rved But as their names were above the understanding, so w●…s their worth above the cognizance of the Vulgar.  
But as for Moderation, all knew what she was w●…ll enough; all Feliciana had heard and talked much of her all the Island over, as good a Subject as could live under a Prince, a true Daughter of the Church, and a Mother in Israel; and bewailed she was both in Court, City and Country, by Man, Woman and Child, young and old, simple and gentle, because all understood she had no interest but the public good, and desired favour and protection only for such, as should be judged worthy to live in any well-governed State in the World: And the more lamented she was, because she died without ●…ssue, and left none of her name behind; yet being sick, and knowing she was now near her end, she made her Will, and sent for a Kinswoman of hers, named Repentance (a Kinswoman once removed) younger sister to Consideration, dead before, and her she made her adopted Child, and sole Heir and Executrix; who so sadly took her death, that she was not only Close Mourner at the Funeral, but went in mourning to her dying day, and could never get Moderation (dear Moderation) out of her mind.  
Never was the Lady Dorcas more lamented, and her recov●…ry more desired than was this Ladies: And very remarkable it is, though it be against the Religion professed in Feliciana, to put up any Prayers for their b●…st Friends when dead, yet did all prey for Moderation when she was dead and gone, and the most Religious, the most heartily of all others, and so do to this day; yet not for the resting of h●…r Soul, but for her return or Resurrection, of which they have a steadfast belief and full expectation, grounded on an old Prophecy, whereof I sh●…ll tell you more anon. And seldom did any come near her Tomb, but they bedewed it with their Tears, over which, as I remember, was Engraven in a Latin Character,  Heu placidè obdormit Veneranda Matrona Moderatio novam expectans Resuscitationem ante novissimam Resurrectionem. 
And under it was this Epitaph, written in that Country Language,  

Here lies Entombed Matron Moderation,  
True Friend of the Church, Joy of the Nation;  
Her worth to few was known  
Until that she was gone:  
No Issue great or small,  
This the saddest of all.  
All ye friends that look on,  
Pray for Moderation.  
Long may she not stay, let the next Generation  
See out of these Stones rise a New Mode●…ation.   
And to see what good Prayers can do! Not long after, when you would have thought she had been quite consumed, Moderation did revive, and her Spirit did return, yet not into the former Corpse (that had been too great a Miracle for this latter Age to believe) but as Moses Spirit was once transfused into seventy others, so did her Spirit return, and was transfused, and did enter into many more, and made a happy change in them; They were now so many new Creatures, which made the Author, and many others, sing in the words of that famous Verser,  Jam nova Progenies Coelo dilabitur alt●…. 

There dropped down from Heaven high,  
Of Mankind a new Progeny.   
Yea, and which was the wonder of all, and you will hardly believe it, even Extremity herself was changed, and endued with another spirit, as the next Chapter will inform you.   

CHAP. XIII. Of the wonderful change wrought in Extremity, and the occasion and means of it.  
BEfore I make an end, I shall tell you what became of Extremity and Disobedience: Extremity made a happy end, repent, reformed, and died comfortably; Disobedience lived obstinately and died miserably, and who could look for other?  
Extremi●…y, as I told you before, was the only Enemy that Moderation had in all the world, and had hated her extremely while she lived; and she the only Person that rejoiced, and i●…deed she insulted at her death.  
But this E●…mity lasted not always; for, as God would have it, within a few years after Moderation's death, Extremity fell into a fit of Sickness, and a happy Sickness it was to her, (her Extremity was Grace's Opportunity) she was sore handled: An ordinary Disease it was not, but she was in great extremity and pain.  
The Physicians, who were sent for, were at their Wit's end, when they saw her: They perceived her trouble lay deeper, and concluded, by all Conjectures they could make, it was some inward trouble or grief oppressed her: And being much pressed by them, to declare whether it were so or no, she confessed at last it was so indeed, and that she was much troubled in her Mind, and could get no rest.  
It was about her former course of life, and her many sins; especially she ●…aid, one thing lay heaviest upon h●…r above all others, which they were long ere they could get out of her; yet she was observed by them that watched with her, sometimes, between sleeping and waking, to mutter to herself, and they could overhear her now and then, and her talk was of Moderation; and many times she would start of a sudden, and look aghast, and bid the By-stand●…rs look about, and tell her if they saw any thing; and sometimes would ask them, if they saw not Moderation there. Once she lay, as in a Trance, and seemed to them to pray and call upon God for mercy: At another time she would cry out of herself, and her former miscarriages, saying, Ah! vile Extremity! Ah! sin●…ul wretch Extremity! Ah! cruel Extremity! And once she told one of her Maids, that Moderation had appeared to her in her sleep, all clothed in white, and with a smiling Countenance asked her, what reason she had to be so bitter an Enemy to her, who had never done her wrong in all her life? and now she was dead continued her Enmity to her Friends: Told her, she was sent to admonish her to repent, and amend her ways, than should she be a happy Woman.  
This did much run in her mind, and she would often say, O! that Moderation were alive again! All the World should see, I did not so much hate h●…r before, as I should now prise and love her.  
She would often wish also, that Eusebiu●… or Philotheos', the Husband and Brother of Moderation, were now alive, that she might manifest what respect she bore them, and that in h●…r distress she might ease her mind to th●…m, and receive some comfort f●…om them, which she thought was not possible for her to have, but from the hands of some of Mode●…ation's Friends.  
Then she began to make enquiry, what able and discreet Divine there was, to whom she might unbosom herself: And was told, there lived not far from her, a choice and prudent Minister, named Agathophilus, one well experienced in Cases and perplexities of Conscience, and one mighty tender in dealing with a troubled Spirit (a cheerful and comfortable old Man he was, and a great ch●…risher of every Spark of good, were it never so little) and for that he had his name given him.  
Extremity had never been acquainted with him before, although they lived not far the one from the other (nor indeed with many other strict Divines, whom she had looked upon, ●…or the most of them, formerly, as a company of Sour and discontented persons) for him she presently sends, and he came immediately, and she at first sight of him was ready, somewhat like Cornelius to Saint Pe●…er, to rise off her Couch and fall down upon her knees to him. He asked her how she did? what was her grief? She confessed she had been a grievous sinner, and had much offended; but one thing there was, which she had hitherto concealed, but now she would hide nothing from him; one thing there was, that troubled her more than all the rest; she had been a bitter Enemy to Moderation; and now she saw plainly (the Evening of Sickness is the Morning of Light) that she had been much mistaken in her, and feared she had much to answer for her uncharitableness; she had alway●…s looked upon Moderation with an evil eye, as if she had been the 〈◊〉 Creature alive, and thereupon had hat●…d her to the death; but now she was quite and clean of another mind, and did think she was as good a Soul as liv●…d, and the most innocent, and saw that she was a better Christian then herself; wishing, with all her heart, that when she died, she might change places with Modera●… and were she now alive again, he would show her all the love was ●…ossible: This and much more she ●…onfest, and the Tears gushed out ●…hen she mentioned these things; ●…nd ofttimes would lift up her eyes ●…o Heaven and pray, God forgive ●…e my bitterness against Moderati●…n.  
And another thing she charged herself withal, which she thought made her more inexcusable, and she said, she had never thought of it till in this her sickness; and that was this; she had been formerly under the hands of cruel Oppressors, and could not help herself; and indeed she had had hard measure, but it was not from the hands of Moderation, nor any of her Friends, who could only pity her, and were troubled to see it; but by other hands as extreme as Extremity herself: Scholars have a saying, One extr●…am is most opp●…site to 〈◊〉: But then s●…e had promised, and made a solemn Vow, that if ●…ver sh●… should come out of her sufferings, she ha●… learned to pity sufferers while she lived, and should never countenance Violence again; yet since she had bee●… in that good condition she now enjoyed; and Moderation she acknowledged had not been backward to contribute her best assistance for hers an●… the common benefit; she had bot●… forgotten Moderation, and her own former Vows and Promises: And here she burst out into Tears a●…resh.  
Agath●…philus seeing her in such an Agony, 〈◊〉 to comfort her, yet told her, she had been much to blame for her former Violence; but seeing she was now so true a Pen●…tent, and so changed in her mind, as she declared, he bad h●…r not fear, her case was no ways desperate; and to confirm her, he told her further, that in his Experience he had m●…t with the like before▪ and could give her many Scripture Instances.  
He would not tell her of Manas●…es (he said) and what he had done, yet found mercy, for his Case was quite beyond the Line, and Eccentrical to her Relation she had made.  
But he could tell her of divers of no mean Quality, whose Names and Stories are no ways blemished by it, that had been drawn aside sometimes as she had been: As Darius, a Median King; and Ahasuerus, the Persian Emperor (some part of whose Story is recorded by a Sacred Pen) whose good Natures had been wrought upon, by the solicitation of some mis-informers, to pass some Acts, severe enough, against some of Moderation's Ancestors; yet upon further enquiry and satisfaction, gave a check and stop to further proceedings, repealing those Acts, and receiving into highest favour such as, by misrepresentation, they had been whetted against; nor was it ever imputed to them as a note of Inco●… stancy, that they had rescinded suc●… Acts, but is the brightest St●… of Glory that shines in their St●…ry.  
And for your Father, Saul th●… Second (said he) of ever blesse●… Memory, that famous Saint an●… Martyr, I need not tell you wha●… the former part of his Story was somewhat like yours, by your ow●… relation: But he had been outra●… gious when time was, not onl●… hunting Moderation out of hou●… and home in h●…r own Corporat●… on's, but persecuting her and he●… followers into strange Cities; ye●… did he not only find mercy, bu●… for his memorable change and Pi●… tie, afterwards hath his Name s●… down among the first Three.  
He was content to take the Tau●… 〈◊〉 Heretic at the hands of Tertullu●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Mad. Fanatic at the hands ●… Festus afterwards, he was so much alt●…red.  
The like, I trust, said he, will befall you, whose former days, by your own confession, have been like his, that your last end will be as his also; and if you continue in this good mind, you will hereafter come into the same estate he is possessed of; for which purpose I shall ever pray for you, and, if you please, am now ready to pray with you— which accordingly he did before they parted.  
She was not a little comforted and settled in her mind, after her discourse with Agathophilus; and soon after she mended apace and recovered, lived many a day after, and made an happy end.  
And to testify the reality of her change (not long after this ill Fit she proved with Child, and when she had gone her time she was delivered of a Daughter, and would have her called Mitigation, her elder Daughter being dead a little before, whose name was Violence, and upon her Deathbed she made it her last R●…quest, to some of Moderation's Acquaintance, that her Daughter might be brought up with their Children, and if she lived to be bestowed in marriage, it mightbe to one of that Family, which she desired above any thing in this World, as being verily persuaded, God had a bl●…ssing in store for that Family, then should she die in peace.  
And so it came to pass as she desired, for Mitigation was married to a near 〈◊〉 of Moderation's, called Philallelos, the loveliest Person in the World: He was all Love, and nothing but Love, and so much his name signified when it was given him, and he made it good.  
And now ca●… it not be exp●…ssed, what joy this Marriage caused all the Country over; ●…or by this means, those two great Families, of Extremity and Moderatiou, were united, which, while at enmity, had divided and dis●…racted all the Neighbourhood.  
Of the which memorable Sickness, Repentance and Recovery of Extremity, and her change, and the Marriage of her Daughter, one made this following Verse, which though a plain and homely one, I thought fit to have inserted.  

Extremity was sick, and hard it is to say,  
In what extremity Extremity than lay,  
Troubled much in mind about Moderation,  
Whom she had pursued with much Indignation.  
Extremity recovers, and a while after  
Into Moderation's Stock marries her Daughter.  
They being made Friends, the World was well amended:  
Mitigation survives, Extremity is ended.    

CHAP. XIV. Containing a digression of the Author.  
I Am not ignorant, that many will look upon all this that hath been said of Extremities Sickness, trouble in mind, and Repentance, to be but a Story, no more than Moderation's rising again. I shall ●…ot go about to impose upon any man a belief of what he dislikes, but leave every one to think what he pleaseth.  
Only it is certain, that Philallelos and Mitigation made a happy match, and many there were that gave them Joy, and wished they might live many a good day together, and have many good Children between them, and hoped there would be much more Love among all the Neighbours, than there had been for a while before: And, whencesoever it came, it was observed there was a fresh breathing of a Spirit of Love all over the Land, as if serene Zephyrus had blown away all the former Storms and Clouds, and presented Men with a milder Air to breath in; and the content that most had in their hearts and their hopes, were legible in the cheerfulness of their Countenances. But what the secret causes of this alteration and reconciliation between Extremity and Moderation w●…re, is too deep a Mystery for Hesychius Pamphilus to penetrate. Only I sh●…ll relate to you, what were the several Conjectures of several Persons, who would, as they pleased, assign their several apprehensions, which might produce this happy effect.  
First, This is not to be concealed, that the Inhabitants of Felici●…na are a people above any in all the World beside, next to the Word of God, given much to the observation of Divine Providences; and they h●…d taken notice, that after some hard dealing with Moderation, many disasters had besallen that Island (which though it were too high presumpti●… to give the reason of, yet is it but piety to take notice of) as the Apparition of some prodigious Comets, which amazed the Spectators, and were seen in that Island (whether one and the same, or two, or thr●…e) for about six months together, followed with a sweeping 〈◊〉, which took away an hundr●…d thousand out of the Capital City; and the ●…ame City, the y●…ar following, co●…sumed with Fire, for the greatest part of it; and during all this time, a chargeable and doubtful War with potent Neighbours, consuming what Lives the Pestilence had spared, and what Treasure had escaped the Fire. Dreadful and amazing Judgements all.  
With the pious sense whereof, many of the Islanders being duly affected, began to reflect upon themselves, as sometimes the Patriarches did, in a day of their distress, and said, Are 〈◊〉 not guilty concerning our Brother, because we saw the anguish of his Soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear?  
Others there are, that, next to the Goodness of God, ascribe it principally to the Native and large-hearted Clemency and Prudence of the Prince; who having observed how patient and silent Moderation had been under her Trials; and moreover, when some unqui●…t Spirits had been formerly stirring at home; and during the time of that War, that was then afoot with the Neighbours abroad, Extremity itself could not find the least defection in Moderation from her wont constant Fidelity. Thereupon the prudent Prince said to his people, as formerly another Prince had said to his, concerning the Family of Jacob, Behold, these men are quiet and peaceable, let them dwell in the Land, and trade t●…erein; behold, the Land is large enough, let us make Marriages with them, and take their Daughters in marriage with our Sons.  
Others again said, it was no more but this; the good hour was come, wherein God would bring Moderation out of her Troubles, as he had done Joseph, who had lain in disgrace under some foul Accusations, till the time that his Word came, the Word of the Lord had tried him; then the King sent and loosed ●…im, the Ruler of the people, and let him go free: And the rather, because he had been ●…formed by some about him, that he had skill in opening Divine Revelations, and might be of great use in preventing a (spiritual) Famine.  
Others again, that it had been with the Daughter now, as it was with her Father Hyperzelotes, both in his first and last: Time and immediate inspiration from God, had wrought this 〈◊〉 change in him; who, after his intemperate zeal spent against Mode●…ation, became now her great Friend, Patron and Advocate, and then the most glorious Champion for Truth, Piety and Charity that ●…ver was, and a most Emin●…nt Instrument of good to the universal Church; after which, it is observed by a Sacred Pen, Then had the Church's rest in all Judea, 〈◊〉 and Galil●…e, ●…nd ●…re edified▪ and, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the Comforts of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. And in all the Churches, where Tidings came of this blessed change, They glorified God in him. The like was now done in all Feliciana.  
Howsoever it was, and whatsoever may be thought the cause, it becomes not Pamphilus to determine; but all remembered, what a Blessed, Peacemaking, and GreatUniting-Monarch of a famous Island, had given for his Motto upon his Coin, A Domino factum est illud, & est mirabile in oculis nostris: This was the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes: who h●…d united Kingdoms, formerly divided, and at enmity; and said, the like had befallen them; and therefore desired God might 〈◊〉 the whole glory and praise ascribed to him.  
Only this is certain, nothing could have b●…n done more to the general satisfaction of the sober sort of Men in the Island, to r●…ise up their hearts in the highest praise o●… God, and to the greatest measu●… of thankfulness to so Graci●…us a●…d Prudent a Prince, and to the cementing of Christian Love and mutual good Affection all the Island over only Disobedience was much dis●…ontented; and looking seorn●…ully ou●… at a Window (as M●…chal o●…e, when all Is●…ael were in their highest joy at a great Festival) and shook her head:) So that Isr●…el of old did not more rejoice, when the King had brought the Ark out of a private House into public again, and appointed it a fixed Station; or when the Son of the same King had newly Dedicated the holy Temple; it being set down in their sacred Stories, that both these Princes blessed their people, and th●…y were again blessed by their people: And the conclusion of the Story of the lat●…er was this; after his Devotions ended, He sent away the people, and they blessed the King, and went into their Tents, joyful and glad in heart, for all the goodness the Lord had done for David his Servant, and for Israel his People.   

CHAP. XV. What became of Disobedience and her Children, they being quelled and reduced, what a happy World followed, according to an old Prophecy.  
NOw, when we shall have dispatch●…d Disobedie●…ce out of th●… way, our work is at an end; we shall ther●…fore tell you what b●…came of her, now th●…re was no other Enemy to be 〈◊〉; And would we could say, she came to the like good end Extremi●…y made: But it was 〈◊〉 likely.—  
She was not of like Temper and Spirit as Extremity was, ever to be touched with any sense of Honour or Conscience.  
Extremity was of a Generous Spirit, and Noble Education, and ever bare a true Love to her Country; only too too passionate.  
Disobedienc●…, on the other side, was of a dogged, surly and unquiet Spirit; nothing could pl●…ase her, neither could she well tell what she would have, only fretted at the times, and her own private condition.  
But now those great Famili●…s of Extremity and Moderation being united and allied, there was no fear of any considerable disturbance Disobedience could make. And to make sure, and timely to pr●…vent any mischief that any of the Children of Disobedi●…nce could hatch or devise, Extremity and Moderation's Friends agreed, with their united Forces to fall upon them: And they being within a short time after up in Rebellion, it was the Lot of a Party of Extremities Forces to give the first charge, who scattered the body, and took some of the chief Heads, and made them Examples; and Moderation's, with their Party, took some others: And both agreed, to the terror of the rest, to send them bound to their Father Absalom's Oak, drawn backward in his Chariot by his Mule, whom when she carried thither, and had left them safe hanging by the head, between Heaven and Earth, upon a three-forked Branch (the Wood devoured more that day than the Sword) the lightened Beast went away from under them, leaving them hanging.  
Some of the rest that were taken straggling, were made to go on Pilgrimage a foot to the Oak of Reformation, a Tree which had formerly done good service o●… like occasion in the days of their forefathers: And because this Tree was somewhat higher than the former, they were fain to climb or else to be lifted up to it, an●… 〈◊〉 after, the kind Earth, ●…o 〈◊〉 the World of them, opened, and they were swallowed up wi●…h the Congregation of Abiram.  
The Heads being taken off thus, the rest submitted, and f●…ll to hard Labour; all save a f●…w desperate ones, who seeing they could do no more good on it (others call it mischief and wickedness) fled the Island: Only some (too many of them too) of the latter brood of Disobedience, the Hectors and T●…ries, the Drunkards, Whoremongers, and other vicious persons, remained skulking in Corners, and har●…oured in wicked houses, who●… it is hoped, the good and wholesome Laws of the Island (for there are no better any where) and due execution of them, may, in time, reduce from the evil ways of their Mother Disobedience; then no Nation in the World more happy, and may well be called Feliciana, or Elisiana for ever.  
But already all S●…orms were scattered, and an happy Calm followed, and there seemed to be a new World: The Island was settled, Armies disbanded, every Man sat under his own Vine and Figtree, eating, drink●…ng and making merry, as in the older World, or in the Halcyon and Golden days of Solomon's Reign, rejoicing, that Mercy and Truth, Righteousness and Peace, Extremi●…y and Moderation, had kissed each other: And the Primitive times did seem to be returned, wherein they did eat their meat with gladn●…ss and sing●…eness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord added to his Church daily such as should be saved. And all good Men prayed, long may Extremity and Moderation be friends, or rather, no more Extremity, but always Moderation.  
And then many could remember, there ha●… been an old Prophecy, which their Fathers had told them (foretold many a day agone by a holy Man) which was now fulfilled, and was to this effect.  

Moderation shall Revive, Extremity shall Cease,  
Disob●…dience stoop to Reason, All end in Peace.   
The Envy of Ephraim shall cease; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, no●… Judah vex Ephraim.  

Te Deuce, siqua manent sceleris vestigia nostri,  
Irrita perpetua solvent formidine ●…erras. Virgil.   
Glory to God in the highest, on Earth Peace, and good will amongst Men.   

Moderations Rec●…ipt, (taught her b●… her Aunt Experience;)  
Sovereign to cure any Distempers i●…●…he Church, especially in●…ard in the Bowels▪ as ●…lso of excelle●…t vert●…e against a Rupture.  

Blessed Soul! she taught how to secure  
The Church. 'Twill do, if put in ure.  
A Pound of Piety she singles,  
As much of Charity than mingles:  
Zeal bruised with Knowledge next she takes,  
(Two Pugils a rare Compound makes)  
Than tops of Prudence, and the Pith  
Of Elder Faith; Stale Truth, therewith  
A good handful of Humility,  
Some mild Forbearance, Unity  
In Matters Main; Opinions New,  
Leaves, Roots and Stalks away she threw;  
And to make sure it shall Digest,  
Loyalty sweetens all the rest.    

THE Outlandish Names IN THIS DISCOURSE ENGLISHED.  

ABaddon, and Apollyon, Names given in Scripture to Satan, signify a Destroyer.  
Agathophilus, a Lover of Goodness or good Men.  
Anaideia, Impudence.  
Asotos, a Prodigal or Riotous person.  
Avernus, a Lake put for Hell.  
Blandula, a fair spoken Woman, or a Flatterer.  
Ben-hagios, an holy Son.  
Bar-Jonah, the Son of the Dove.  
Crapula, Drunkenness, or Excess.  
Circe, a Witch, whose Cups turned men into Swine.  
Donna Olympia, a Roman Lady, who lately managed all Affairs for the Pope, at the Court at Rome.  
Donna Spatulosa, a lascivious Lady.  
Dolosus, Subtle, or Crafty.  
Eulaleia, a well-spoken Woman.  
Eudorla, Comeliness, or making a fair show.  
Eupolemus, a good Warrior.  
Eusebius, a Godly person.  
Eutrapeleia, Jesting, or Merriment.  
Feliciana, an happy Island.  
Gelasius, one given to Laughter.  
Hyperphiladelphotus, one exceeding loving to the Brethren.  
Hyperzelotes, excessively zealous.  
Misoponos, one that hates labour and pains.  
Phantasia, Pomp, or Gallantry.  
Philautos', one that loves himself.  
Philallelos, one that loveth others.  
Philedonos, a lover of pleasure.  
Philodemus, a lover of the people.  
Philodike, a lover of Justice.  
Philotheos', a lover of God.  
Porne, a Harlot.  
Probation, Trial.  
Temerarius, Rash, or venturous.   
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