Bishop Halls' Sayings CONCERNING TRAVELLERS, To prevent Popish and Debauched PRINCIPLES.  
Coin and Good Counsel are The travelers Eyes  
He does but Stray abroad wants those Supplies.  
I. SOlomon would never have sent his Navy for Apes and Peacocks, but yet held Gold and Timber for the building of God's House, and his own, worthy of a whole three years' Voyage.  
II. the Travel of Curiosity is that I quarrel at, and those inconveniences which the Parents of young Gentry run themselves into by the affectation of too early ripeness, that makes them prodigal of their children's safety and hopes; for, that they may be wise betimes, they send them forth into the World in their Minority both of Age and Judgement, like as fond Mothers use to send forth their Daughters on frosting, early in cold Mornings (though into the midst of a vapourous and foggy Air) and whilst they strive for a Colour lose their Health.  
III. Whereas experience gives us, that a weak limbed Child if he be suffered to use his legs too soon, too much, Iames himself for ever; not considering that young Twigs are bowed any way, or that any thing may be written upon a blank.  
IV. Thus like careless Ostriches, leave their Eggs in the open Sand for the Sun to hatch, without the fear of any Hoof that may crush them in pieces.  
V. Know therefore that nothing is more prejudicial than speed.  
VI Perfection is the Child of Time.  
VII. These Lapwings that go from under the wing of their Dam with their shell on their heads, run wild.  
VIII. Those Blossoms which overrun the Spring, and will be looking forth upon a February Sun, are nipped soon after with an April Frost, when they should come to the Knitting.  
IX. The Concourse of a populous City affords many Brokers of Villainy, which live upon the spoil of young hopes, whose very Acquaintance is destruction.  
X. For so far hath Satan's policy prevailed that those parts which are only thought worth our viewing, are most contagious with the most corrupted Air of Popery, not considering the danger of trusting young eyes with the view and censure of Truth or Falsehood in Religion.  
XI. That Courtesan of Rome, according to her profession setting out herself to sale in the most tempting fashion; here wants no Colours, no Perfumes, no wanton Dresses, rich Shrines, garish Altars, etc.  
XII. In a word, it hath been the old praise of early rising, that it makes a man Healthful, Holy, and Rich; whereof the first respects the Body, the second the Soul, the third the Estate; all these fall out contrary in an early Travel.  
XIII. Set an empty Pitcher to the fire, it cracks presently, whereas the full will abide boiling.  
XIV. It was the younger Son in the Gospel, who therefore turns unthrift, because he had got his portion too soon into his hands.  
XV. What is young Age fit to look after but Butterflies, or Birds-nests?  
XVI. We may as justly complain of the Inconvenience of haste in Marriages and Professions, the one fills the World with beggary, and the other with Ignorance and Imperfection.  
XVII. But let us give our Traveller maturity of Age, and let him be as ripe as time can make him; what is the best advantage his absence can promise? Lay the benefits of Travel in one Scale, the inconveniences in the other, whether soever outweighs, shall sway down the beam of our Judgement.  
XVIII. He that yields to run after his appetite and his eye, he shall never know where to rest, he may lay down weary, but never satisfied; for give me the man that hath seen Judas' Lantern, the Ephesian Diana in the Louvre, the Great Vessel at Heydelberg, the Amphitheatre at Nismes, the ruins and half-lettered of the seven Hills, etc.  
XIX. And what if Fancy call him to the Stables of the Great mogul, or to the Library of the Mountain of the Moon?  
XX. And why should not the Child thrive as well with the Mother's Milk as with a strangers?  
XXI. I have known some that have traveled no farther than their one Closet, which could both teach and correct the greatest Traveller.  
XXII. A good Book is at once the best Companion, and Guide, and way, and end of our Journey.  
XXIII. Necessity drove our Fore-fatherrs out of Doors, and now we may with the more ease and no less profit sit still and enjoy the Labours of them and our Elder Brethren.  
XXIV. We have heard a Bird in the Cage sing more change of Notes than others have done in the wild liberty of the Wo●ds.  
XXV. Our Complete Traveller must stake down for his goodly Furniture of his Gentry, a double danger; of Corruption of Religion, and depravation of manners, both capital.  
XXVI. And will any man (not desperate) run into an infected house, to rifle for a Rich Suit?  
XXVII. Through many insensible Declinations do we fall from Virtue;  
XXVIII. And by degrees Popery accounted no ill Religion.  
XXIX. How many like unto the Brook Cedron, run from Jerusalem through the Vale of Jehosaphat, and end their Course in the dead Sea?  
XXX. How many have we known struck with these Asps, which have died sleeping?  
XXXI. Never any Pharisee was so eager to make a Proselyte, as our late Factors of Rome.  
XXXII. No man setteth foot upon their Coast, which may not presently sing with the Psalmist, They come about me like Bees.  
XXXIII. Oh that our GOD would enkindle our hearts with the fire of Holy Zeal, but so much as Satan hath inflamed theirs with the fire of Fury and Faction.  
XXXIV. We see the proof of their Importunity at Home: No Bulwarks of Laws, nor Bars of Justice (though made of three Trees) can keep our rebanished Fugitives from returning.  
XXXV. How have their Actions said in the Hearing of the World, that since Heaven will not hear them, they will try what He● can do? What State is not haunted with these ill spirits? Not a Lady's Chamber can be free from their shameless Insinuations.  
XXXVI. What Gentleman of any note can cross our Seas, whose name is not landed in their Books beforehand. In prevention of his Person, whom now arrived, they labour first to temper with the plausible conversation of some smooth Catholic of his own Nation.  
XXXVII. But do you think this Doctor will begin first with the infallibility of his Great Master, or tell him he may as easily buy off his sins as he may buy Wares in the Market?  
XXXVIII. Or teach him that a man may and must both make and eat his God to his Breakfast? This hard meat is for stronger maws.  
XXXIX. He knows how first to begin with the spoon, and to offer nothing to a weak stomach, but discourse of easy digestion, etc.  
XL. And that now we are but a rag torn from their Coat, etc.  
XLI. It is impossible that any wise stranger should be in love with the face of their Church, if he might see her in her own likeness; and therefore they have cunningly masked one part of it, and painted another; so as those features of hers which are ugly and offensive, shall not appear to any but her own eyes.  
XLII. Some Countries yield more venomous Vipers than others; ours the worst.  
XLIII. It is observable, that as our English Papists are commonly more Jesuitish; so our English Jesuits are more furious than their fellows.  
XLIV. Even those of the hottest Climates cannot match them in fiery dispositions.  
XLV. And if this Great Courtesan of the World had not so cunning Pandours, I should wonder how she should get any but foolish Customers.  
XLVI. Look into their Churches; there their poor ignorant Laity hope to present their best services to God; And yet alas they say they know not what, they hear they know not what, they do they know not what.  
XLVII. Returning empty of all hearty edification, and only full of confused intentions, and are taught to think this sacrifice of fools meritorious.  
XLVIII. What do they in all they do but lull piety asleep?  
XLIX. In all that belongs to God the work done sufficeth, yea meriteth.  
L. If they hear the Beads knack upon each other, that's enough.  
LI. In their Melancholic Cells there you may perhaps find an Haircloth, or an Hurdle, but no true mortification.  
LII. What Papist was ever heard to pray daily in his Family, or to sing but a Psalm at home?  
LIII. Who ever saw God's day duly kept in any City, Village, or Household under the Jurisdiction of Rome?  
LIV. Every obscure Holiday takes the wall of it, and thrusts it into the Channel.  
LV. Thus Satan like the Raven first seizes upon the eye of Understanding, and then preys freely upon the other carcase.  
LVI. We may be bad enough at home; certainly we are the worse for such Neighbours.  
FINIS.   

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