THE Knowledge of God is three-fold: Generall, Spe­ciall, and Singular. Gene­rall, as the Philosophers: Speciall, as of the Chri­stians: and Singular, as of them that are blessed.

The sweetnesse of this Name JESVS con­sists in three things: It is honey to the mouth, Melodie to the Eare, and joy to the Heart.

All men are busied about one of these three [...]hings: Honesty, Profit, or Pleasure.

Three abominable sayings of all Epi­ [...]ures: there is no pleasure after death; a [...]engeance on him that careth for to mor­ [...]ow: neither feare the latter day, nor wish [...]r it.

Three things doe study to unite with Pride: Power, [...], Riches.

All Idols had their originall of three things, Superstition, wicked Imagination and Flattery.

Three things to bee considered in the creation of the world: Who made it, by what he made it, wherefore he made it. If wee aske who made it? Why, there is no Author more excellent than God. If by what he made it? Why, no Art of more force, then the Word of God. If wherefore he made it? Why, no cause better than this: that good should be created of God, who is good.

A good life consist [...]th [...] these things: to eschew evill, to doe goodnesse and to persevere in godlinesse to the end.

Three benefits which we haue receive [...] ought to move us daily and hourely t [...] giv [...] God great thankes: our Creation, ou [...] Redemption, our Justification.

Three guides to Poverty: Gluttonie Sloth and Whoredome.

Hope is very good for three causes: I [...] is a remedy in adversity, wiping tear [...] from the eyes; for Hope onely doth s [...] staine th [...]m whom injurious Fortune do [...] [Page] most oppresse: It nourisheth life, promi­sing better successe to morrow: It leaveth not a man at his death, but exalteth his heart unto immortality.

Three things not any way to be tolera­ted: a long tongue in a Fooles head, a loose life in a godly Professor, a proud Heart and a beggers purse.

Three things be never silent where they be: Money in the purse, Wantonnesse in the heart, Griefe in sicknesse.

Three sorts of men are evermore very slothfull: they that sit long at Dinner, they that lye long in Bed when they should rise to their labour; and they that come to the Church when the doores are shut up.

Three things which seldome can bee seene: a Broker that never made a lye, a Collier which never was blacke, and two Hils neere together without a valley.

A man is most grieved at three things especially: To see the Adversities of his Children, to heare of the losse of his goods, and to see the prosperity of his heaviest enemies.

We should not be carefull nor curious in three things: of good order in another [Page] mans house, of the divine government of the Almighty, nor in the Counsels of great Estates.

Three causes why men love one another. One loveth, because he is loved; another, because he is advanced to honor: the third, for that he expects a benefit from the hand of him whom he so loveth.

Three proud creatures: a Knave sitting in a Chaire; a que [...]ne riding in a Chariot, a r [...]mping louse in a scabbed Head.

Three sorts of men are for the most part extreme babblers: Barbers, Bath-keepers, and Victuallers: and the reason is this, be­cause they deale with Mariners, Souldiers, and many other: calling themselves tra­vellers, and are indeed extreame vagrant fellowes, reciting many strange tales; whereby being as it were infected with their very talke, they become in the end great Babblers.

Three things necessary for the increase of Corne: good Seed, good ground, and Gods blessing.

Three things in the night which doe im­portune us to sleepe: Darknesse, (for men desirous to sleepe, doe seeke for the darkest places;) Cold, (for in winter, men sleepe [Page] more soundly than in Summer; and those that are cold of complexion, will sleepe longer than others that are not:) Moy­sture, for (according to all Philosophy) moist vapours arise from the Stomacke, ascend up into the braine, and provoke sleepe.

Three things are sayd to be very bitter: Gall, Griefe and Death.

Three things which Women can doe all at once: Spin, Weepe and Prattle.

Three things which for the uncertainty of that which may happen, men cannot safely give any counsell to undertake them: that is, a Wife, to travell by Sea, to follow the Warres.

Hope doth comfort three sorts of men (of whom all others are past hope:) him whom the Physicians have given over; him that is bound and cast into a deepe dungeon; and him that hath suffered ship­wracke, being tossed with waves, yet hope perswades to cast his armes abroad.

Three things chiefly to be remembred: Gods ben fits, whereby we are ever to give thankes; our sins, that we may be sorry for them; and our death, that we may be care­full to live well.

Three things manifest GODS Judge­ments: Corporall punishment, the sting of an evill Conscience, the torments of Hell-fire.

There bee three things that the bodie is most addicted unto, and as it were covet­eth: Good cheare, Sleepe, and Merry or pleasant talke and company.

Also there be three outward proper­ties of the Persons in the Trinity: the Fa­ther sends, and is not sent: the Sonne is sent to be made a sacrifice: and the Holy Ghost is sent to sanctifie our mindes.

There be also in our Saviour Jesus Christ three things worthily to be wondred at: the examples of his life, whereby he edified the envions: his words of wisedome, whereby hee instructed the ignorant: and the marvels of his glory, whereby he did convert the unbeleevers.

Gold (as the Learned write thereof) hath three outragious properties: for first it is the Sna [...]e for our soules; the hooke of Death, and the Bait of sinne.

It is great gaine and also wonderfull pleasure for these three sorts of men to tell lyes: Poets, Painters, and Astronomers.

All men should suffer these three evils [Page] with patience: necessary evils, such as can neither be altered, amended, or hindred: Accidentall evils, which have happened unto us by our owne evill courses: and such evils as we have justly deserved.

As after men behold a Rainebow, they are put in mind of three speciall things: of the anger of God, when he destroyed the world with water, whereof the [...] colour is a witnesse: of the mercy of God, who will never us [...] that punishment againe: o [...] the latter judgement and burning of the world with fire, and that doth the red [...] fiery colour thereof represent.

Three things make most men very sorrowfull: that he must needes die▪ that he knowes not the time or day when; and tha [...] after death, he knowes not where he shal bee.

Three things there be that are sayd to undoe a man: to deferre and prolong hi [...] businesse; to meddle with other mens matters; to reject the good Counsell of hi [...] friend.

Three things there be very necessary for a sort of men called Fencers: a quicke eye, a strong Arme, and a stout Heart.

All those which are angrie make but [Page] small account of three speciall things which should be highly esteemed: Old age, which ought to be reverenced: Affinity in kindred, and benefits past.

Humility is a vertue which doth chiefly comprehend three things: First, it ac­knowledgeth her owne uncleannesse and infirmity, and doth feare God: Shee doth not desire matters above her vocation, but keepeth her selfe within her bounds: Shee doth not despise others which are Gods instruments, but acknowledgeth Gods gift in them, knowing all labour is vaine, unlesse God prosper it.

In three things consisteth the whole course of mans life: to be borne weeping, to live laughing, to die sorrowfull and sighing.

Three things make a man willing to brooke a servile life: Gaine, Love, and Covetousnesse.

Three things doe most of all hasten Death: Sorrow, Solitarinesse, and Despe­ration.

There be also three kindes of guests which are the first at a banquet: Flies, dogs and Flatterers.

Three small Beasts are said to bee most [Page] full of wisedome: the Bee, the E [...]met, the Spider.

Three things there be, that ma [...] a man beguile: Essex miles, Kentish stiles, and Norfolke wiles.

Three things are required, that are as necessary to a man and his wife: Love in­wardly in the heart; Concord outwardly in dwelling together peaceably; both an outward and inward agreement to doe good workes.

There are three sorts of Ignorance: Some is good, when we are ignorant of evill: some is evill, when we are ignorant of good: some is indifferent, which is nei­ther good nor evill.

There be three things that are very pro­per to Beauty: First, it is fraile, and soon fadeth; many vices of the minde are cov [...] ­red with the vaile of Beauty: it bringeth commoditie to few, but unto many de­struction.

Three things there are that make a Common-wealth happy: that is, a wise Prince, a wise Magistrate, and la [...] up­right Judge.

Three commodities there are that fol­low Beauty: it winneth the praise▪ [Page] i [...] obtaineth favour, it getteth profit.

Three things there are necessary in a Flatterer: an impudent face, a stedfast co­lour, a changing voyce.

Three things are alwayes very good cheape: Earth, VVords and Lies.

There are three things especially that being in a house, maides wish out of the house: an angrie Mistresse, Smoake, and a broken or molten dish.

There are likewise three sorts of people worthy to be beloved: A loving VVife, a faithfull friend, and a trustie servant.

There was a Plough-man that gave these three Lessons unto his Sonne: To be in Lent holy, in Harvest painefull, and at Christmasse merrie.

Three things there are that doe make Patience to suffer any thing: God and Godlinesse, Faith and Religion, Vertue and Law [...].

There be three notable Ornaments be­longing to the house of [...] Minister: an o­pen gate, a godly Houshold or Family, and a good Library.

Truth is stronger than three strong things: strong VVine, a VVoman, or a mighty King.

The country life is mistresse of three things: Frugality, Diligence, and Justice.

Three things are most necessary to the maintenance of our bodies. Sufficiency of meate to appease the rage of hunger; clo­thing to cover the body, and expell away cold: Sleepe, which doth refresh the wea­ried limbes with labour.

Three Mothers there are that bring forth three evill Daughters: Truth the Mother, Hatred the Daughter: Riches the Mother, Envie the Daughter: Fami­liarity the Mother, and Contempt the Daughter.

Three sorts of people worthy to be ha­ted: A malicious VVoman, a faithlesse Friend, and a proud Beggar.

There bee three things that can by no meanes be hidden: A VVhore in a cham­ber, a Spindle in a Sacke, Straw in the Shooes.

An Epitaph alwayes to be remembred of all mankind, when he doth behold the picture of Death in any place: O man thou beholdest what I am; thou knowest I have beene as thou art: then thinke with thy selfe what thou shalt be.

Three things make a man weary of [...] [Page] house, and oftentimes of his life: Smoake, Raine, and a curst and dogged wife.

Three things require to bee attendant in a Chirurgion: a Hawkes eye, a Lyons heart, and a Ladies hand.

The invention of three things are ex­ceeding wonderfull: the Printing of Bookes, the invention of Guns and Gun­powder, and the making of glasses.

Three properties that belong to Epi­cures: they neither feare nor reverence God, and esteeme all godlinesse a mockery: they offer sacrifice unto their guts, other God they know not: neither griefe nor feare can compell them to be carefull for the time to come, but for the present.

A Traveller hath these three points of wisdome: To choose a faire way and a good horse, a warme chamber for to lodge in, and an honest man for his Host.

Three principall desires amongst friends: to have and enjoy wealth, to possesse honour: not to suffer necessity.

Three things worthy of consideration in a Witnesse: the nature, the condition, the life. The nature, that a witnesse be a man, and not a woman; for women be divers and inconstant in their reports: that he be [Page] free, and not a bond-slave, for he will con­ceale a truth for feare of his masters dis­pleasure: that hee be innocent, not infa­mous; for justice will not accompany wic­ked men.

Three things are good and necessary for every man: To understand well, to speake better, to doe best of all.

There be three sorts of people that will never be good: Old men without govern­ment, Young men without reverence, Maides without modesty.

Three neuer failing weapons, where­with a man may expell the diuell: the Word of God, Faith in Christ Iesus, fer­uent prayer.

Three things chiefly to be remembred Gods benefits that we may render thankes: our sins, that we may be sorry for them; our death, that we may be carefull to live well.

Three things are called excellent Go­vernours; God governeth the world, the mind governeth the soule, wisedome doth rule and governe the felicity of this life.

Three things not to be trusted in: the Heeles of a wilde Horse, the teeth of a mad Dog, the Vowes of a strumpet.

Three things which are sayd to whet the [Page] eye-sight: to view Fountaines of water, to looke upon greene things, to behold a mans face in a looking-glasse.

Three things, though they bee very good, yet they please not every body: Raine, though it doe much good to the earth: Vpright government: the labours of Learned men.

There be three causes that make men to speake loud: First, when they are farre off unto whom they would speake, when they talke to one that is deafe, when they are inraged with anger.

Three things which our Ancestours have ever abhorred: a reconciled Enemy, meate twise sodden, and a woman with a Beard.

Women desire three things principally: to be gorgeously apparelled, to be esteem­ed, and to goe where they list.

God made three places for three severall purposes: Heaven for the good, Hell for the wicked, Earth for both.

Beliefe is of three sorts: to beleeve that there is a God, is of knowledge: to beleeve God is to consent to his truth: to beleeve in God, is to have true confidence in his mercy.

Whosoever will retaine a Lawyer, and [Page] lawfully seeke his owne right, must be fur­nished with these three pockets: In the first pocket hee must have his Declaration and Certificate, wherewith hee may shew his Right: in the second pocket he must have store of Red-ruddockes: in the third poc­ket hee must have patience, although the Law proceed against him.

Three things will not prove well with­out beating: a Walnut-tree, an Asse, and a Woman.

Three trades of life that may travell without Pasports: Pedlers, Tinkers, and Minstrels.

Three things bite sore: an old Dog, an hungry Flye, and an unconscionable V­surer.

The Holy Ghost doth governe three things in every godly person: the mind, the heart, and the wil: it doth inlighten the minde with the light of the holy Word, it doth kindle the heart, that it may conceive what it is that best pleaseth God: It doth move the will, to be willing to doe what­soever God willeth in his VVord.

The Holy Ghost doth confirme three things in us: Faith, Hope and Love.

The proud Heart is destitute of three [Page] good things: It is hardned, and wanteth Godlinesse: it is void of Contrition, it is dry, wanting the deaw of spirituall grace.

A guilty Conscience wo [...]eth in man three miracles: It maketh the heaven and the earth, though never so spatious, to be narrower than a mouse hole: It causeth e­ven the strongest heart to be afraid at the wagging of every leafe: It stirreth up it selfe like a thousand witnesses.

A man must keepe his minde from these three things: Anger, because it fretteth; Hatred, because it consumeth; Glory, be­cause it puffeth up with pride.

The Judge must have respect into three things; the law, the guilty, and the people.

A gentle mind is of three sorts; milde to suffer, ready to forgive, willing to helpe.

A VVise man repenteth these three things; That he hath gone by Sea when he might have gone by land, that he hath re­vealed his secrets; that he hath let one day passe, wherein he hath not done some good and vertuous thing.

Three sorts of women to be forsaken; an old woman wanton, a Maide full of Sleepe, and a wife full of words.

Three things to be pittied: a house full [Page] of motherlesse children, an honest man wrongfully accused, an old man left com­fortlesse.

Three kind of people be much spited at, but daily prosper: that is, the informing Lawyer, the usuring Broker, and the mer­cilesse Sergeant.

Three kinde of people fill Cities and Townes full of Vanity: that is the Poet, the Player, and the Pander.

Three kind of people be seldome with­out company: that is the Vsurer, without riotous gentlemen, the faire woman with­out wanton customers, and the liberall man without shamelesse beggers.

Three pleasures may be well banish'd out of cities: that is, common bowling allies, publike stage-plaies, and begging musicke.

There be three kinde of people that be counted mad, (viz.) a rich VViddow that marrieth an unthrifty Courtier, an old man, to please his child, makes himselfe a begger, and he that gives trust to a drunken woman.

There bee three Plagues none worse: that is, to marry a foole, to hire a slut, and to serve a knave.

Aristotle affirmeth, that a man can never [Page] yeeld thanks enough unto three: our God, our parents, and our masters.

Three vertues worthy commendations in a woman: Sobriety, silence, and cha­stity.

VVee salute three sorts of people where we meete them: our betters of necessity, our equals of our owne will, our inferi­ours of our meere vertue.

Gluttony doth hurt many three manner of wayes: It maketh the body deformed: it breedeth infirmities, it causeth them to be insatiable like brute beasts.

Three kinds of people are jealous: such as be evill of condition themselves, such as have faire wives, old men that marry young girles.

There are three trades which are chiefly maintained in most places: that is, Bakers, Brewers, and Butchers.

Three kinde of things can never be sup­pressed: that is, the pride of women, the folly of young Heires, and the Jealousie of old wives.

Labour is good for three things: It oc­cupieth the minde, and drives away fan­tasies: it helpeth the body in digestion, i [...] increaseth the substance.

It is not good to brag of three things: that thou hast good wine, a faire wife, and plenty of money.

A man may doe three things without teaching: laugh, weepe, and sleepe.

Men may lawfully fight in defence of these three: the Law, the Prince, and the Countrey.