fatisfyed with what is taught them. But he 

 that will be of a fuperior orbe, muft make this 

 his ftudy. This is the adequate entertainment 

 of a worthy perfon. 



To conceive how high and excellent, this 

 fcience of governing a man in order to Beati- 

 tude in the next world is, we may confider, 

 how among all arts that concern this life, 

 the art of a Statesman, unto whom belongeth 

 to fee a Common- wealth well govrned,is by 

 much the nobleft. All other arts, are but mi- 

 nifterially to him. He maketh ufe of the Sol- 

 dier,of the Lawyer, of the Orator, of the An- 

 tiquary, of the Phyfitian, as bed eonduceth to 

 the end he aymeth at, of making the Com- 

 monwealth he governeth , happy and flou- 

 rifliing. All other meaner Trades ferve him 

 in a yet lower degree. Yet after all, he muft 

 take his meafures from the Metaphyfitian or 

 Divine. For fince the government of a foci- 

 ety of men, aymeth at giving them the beft 

 being they are capable of; and fince Mans 

 well-being here in this life, is but inftrumen- 

 tally good, as being the meanes for him to be 

 well in the next life ; It is evident, ' that the 

 , is but inftrumentall to that, 



which 



