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be_v noifull_a both_o unto_o the_o body_n and_o unto_o the_o soulle_n cato_n 3._o the_o chief_a of_o all_o virtue_n be_v thy_o tongue_n to_o repress_v he_o be_v next_o unto_o god_n that_o well_o can_v hold_v his_o peace_n erasmus_n ¶_o the_o chief_a of_o all_o virtue_n be_v to_o refreine_v thy_o tongue_n and_o to_o speak_v nothing_o unaduisedlie_o for_o god_n the_o father_n of_o all_o wisdom_n speak_v but_o seldom_o and_o that_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o he_o be_v account_v nerte_n unto_o god_n which_o can_v order_fw-fr his_o speech_n by_o soche_n discretion_n cato_n 4._o be_v constant_a in_o thy_o sai_n and_o do_v not_o contrary_a a_o foul_a vice_n it_o be_v with_o thyself_o to_o vary_v for_o needs_o thou_o must_v another_o offend_v when_o with_o thyself_o thou_o do_v contend_v erasmus_n ¶_o he_o that_o be_v repugnaunte_a to_o himself_o can_v never_o agree_v with_o other_o and_o he_o that_o do_v not_o order_fw-fr his_o life_n according_a to_o some_o rule_n or_o order_fw-fr be_v not_o meet_v to_o keep_v any_o man_n company_n cato_n 5._o if_o thou_o considre_fw-mi well_o in_o thy_o mind_n the_o fashion_n of_o man_n thou_o shall_v true_o find_v how_o every_o man_n other_o do_v defame_v for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o live_v without_o blame_n erasmus_n ¶_o all_o man_n lightelie_a mark_n othee_o â—nennes_n fault_n and_o look_v not_o upon_o â—heir_n own_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o man_n â—ut_v and_o if_o he_o be_v well_o try_v there_o â—ight_a be_v spy_v enough_o in_o he_o wherefore_o he_o may_v justly_o be_v blame_v cato_n 6._o if_o thou_o have_v a_o thing_n though_o thou_o â—ove_v it_o never_o so_o well_o and_o if_o the_o have_v thereof_o shall_v â—he_n offend_v rid_v thy_o hand_n of_o it_o by_o my_o council_n for_o for_o a_o profeicte_n thou_o must_v some_o â—ime_v thy_o money_n spend_v erasmus_n ¶_o some_o time_n it_o be_v expedient_a to_o depart_v from_o those_o thing_n that_o we_o â—earelie_o love_v if_o there_o be_v ieoperdie_o in_o â—he_n keep_v of_o they_o as_o to_o geve_v gold_n &_o silver_n to_o save_v thy_o life_n &_o to_o forbear_v thy_o pleasure_n to_o recover_v thy_o health_n cato_n 7._o some_o time_n be_v thou_o merry_a and_o some_o time_n be_v thou_o sad_a as_o place_n &_o time_n require_v to_o be_v have_v for_o in_o a_o wise_a man_n it_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o crime_n his_o manner_n to_o change_v according_a to_o the_o time_n erasmus_n ¶_o a_o man_n may_v well_o change_v his_o manner_n as_o time_n and_o place_n require_v as_o sometime_o it_o shall_v be_v expedient_a for_o the_o to_o be_v hard_a and_o stiff_o in_o thy_o cause_n &_o another_o time_n to_o be_v easy_a and_o soft_a cato_n 8_o believe_v not_o thy_o wife_n if_o thou_o will_v live_v in_o rest_n when_o on_o thy_o servant_n that_o she_o will_v complain_v for_o look_v who_o that_o the_o husband_n love_v best_a the_o wife_n for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v he_o in_o disdain_n erasmus_n ¶_o it_o be_v most_o the_o property_n of_o all_o woman_n to_o set_v their_o husband_n at_o debate_n with_o their_o servant_n therefore_o he_o warn_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o believe_v to_o light_o soche_n complaint_n cato_n 9_o if_o thou_o warn_v any_o man_n of_o his_o vice_n though_o with_o thy_o warning_n thou_o perceive_v he_o grieve_v if_o he_o be_v thy_o friend_n yet_o i_o the_o advice_n stint_v not_o but_o let_v his_o vice_n be_v repreve_v erasmus_n ¶_o if_o thy_o friend_n offend_v thou_o ought_v not_o to_o geve_v he_o a_o light_a warning_n and_o so_o let_v he_o alone_o but_o still_o to_o lay_v upon_o he_o to_o amend_v it_o if_o it_o be_v any_o sochâ—_fw-mi thing_n as_o do_v perteine_v either_o 〈◊〉_d his_o honesty_n or_o to_o his_o profeicte_n cato_n 10._o strive_v not_o with_o word_n but_o rath_n 〈…〉_o hold_v thy_o peace_n against_o they_o that_o of_o word_n never_o will_v cease_v for_o to_o many_o man_n be_v give_v thâ—_n gift_n of_o speech_n yet_o discretion_n with_o they_o perhaps_o be_v for_o to_o seache_v erasmus_n ¶_o if_o thou_o argue_v with_o wisemenne_n thou_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o spend_v many_o word_n but_o if_o thou_o meddle_v with_o 〈◊〉_d fool_n thou_o shall_v never_o have_v do_v cato_n 11._o love_v other_o so_o that_o unto_o thyself_o thou_o be_v a_o love_a friend_n likewise_o be_v good_a unto_o good_a man_n lest_o thou_o come_v to_o a_o evil_a end_n erasmus_n ¶_o do_v so_o to_o thy_o friend_n that_o thou_o be_v most_o friend_n unto_o thyself_o &_o so_o do_v for_o other_o that_o thou_o lack_v not_o thyself_o cato_n 12._o be_v thou_o no_o forger_n of_o tale_n that_o be_v new_a from_o all_o soche_n thing_n look_v that_o thou_o eschew_v for_o it_o never_o hurt_v man_n to_o be_v in_o peace_n but_o it_o do_v hurt_v oft_o to_o put_v the_o tongue_n in_o press_n erasmus_n ¶_o spread_v not_o tiding_n nor_o tale_n among_o the_o people_n for_o often_o time_n he_o that_o so_o do_v have_v cause_n to_o repent_v cato_n 13._o make_v no_o promise_n upon_o trust_n of_o other_o man_n for_o thereby_o thy_o credence_n thou_o may_v happen_v to_o spill_v for_o it_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o many_o now_o and_o then_o to_o promise_v moche_n more_o than_o they_o will_v fulfil_v erasmus_n ¶_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v thyself_o thou_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o promise_v but_o if_o thou_o trust_v to_o another_o man_n word_n thou_o may_v chance_v to_o be_v deceive_v for_o it_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o many_o man_n to_o promise_v more_o in_o a_o day_n than_o they_o will_v fulfil_v in_o a_o year_n cato_n 14._o if_o one_o to_o thy_o face_n do_v the_o laud_n &_o praise_n be_v judge_v unto_o thyself_o of_o that_o thing_n that_o he_o say_v for_o think_v thou_o never_o that_o another_o man_n can_v know_v the_o better_a than_o thyself_o can_v erasmus_n believe_v not_o he_o that_o so_o will_v flatter_v thou_o but_o search_v thy_o own_fw-mi conscience_n and_o see_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no._n and_o if_o thy_o own_fw-mi conscience_n show_v the_o that_o thou_o be_v far_o other_o than_o he_o make_v the_o then_o believe_v not_o he_o but_o believe_v thyself_o cato_n 15._o if_o a_o good_a turn_n unto_o the_o be_v wrought_v spare_v not_o to_o utter_v it_o both_o to_o least_o and_o most_o but_o unto_o another_o if_o thyself_o have_v do_v aught_o see_v in_o any_o wise_a thereof_o thou_o make_v no_o boast_n erasmus_n if_o thou_o have_v do_z a_o good_a turn_n unto_o another_o man_n it_o be_v not_o thy_o honesty_n to_o speak_v moche_n of_o it_o for_o that_o in_o a_o manner_n be_v half_a a_o cast_n in_o the_o t_v unto_o he_o to_o who_o thou_o have_v do_z it_o but_o if_o thou_o haste_v receive_v any_o benefit_n of_o another_o man_n if_o thou_o speakemoche_v of_o that_o it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o thankfulness_n cato_n 16._o when_o man_n be_v old_a they_o use_v oft_o to_o tell_v of_o their_o deed_n pass_v either_o good_a or_o bad_a therefore_o in_o thy_o youth_n order_fw-fr thyself_o so_o well_o that_o of_o thy_o deed_n to_o speak_v then_o thou_o may_v be_v glad_a erasmus_n old_a man_n that_o have_v seen_v many_o thing_n in_o their_o time_n use_v oft_o to_o speak_v of_o soche_n thing_n and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v so_o to_o directe_v our_o youth_n that_o we_o may_v speak_v thereof_o in_o our_o age_n to_o our_o worship_n and_o honesty_n cato_n 17._o though_o that_o man_n do_v speak_v or_o mutter_v privelie_o whatsoever_o they_o say_v care_v not_o thou_o a_o fly_n but_o he_o that_o be_v guilty_a in_o any_o manner_n thing_n think_v that_o only_a of_o he_o be_v all_o their_o whisper_n erasmus_n although_o thou_o see_v man_n speak_v soft_o or_o round_o to_o other_o do_v not_o by_o and_o by_o imagine_v that_o they_o speak_v of_o thou_o for_o that_o be_v a_o token_n that_o thou_o be_v guilty_a in_o some_o fault_n cato_n 18._o when_o thou_o be_v in_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n beware_v of_o the_o danger_n of_o adversive_a nor_o trust_v not_o fortune_n her_o chance_n be_v so_o slike_v for_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v be_v not_o always_o like_a erasmus_n when_o thou_o be_v in_o most_o prosperity_n then_o beware_v of_o adversity_n for_o fortune_n use_v ever_o to_o change_v and_o of_o a_o ioious_a beginning_n chance_v a_o lamen_n table_n end_v therefore_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o most_o wealth_n then_o ought_v thou_o most_o to_o premeditate_v how_o to_o take_v adversity_n if_o it_o chance_v to_o come_v lest_o if_o it_o sudden_o chance_n to_o the_o thou_o be_v therewith_o miserable_o oppress_v cato_n 19_o sith_o this_o life_n be_v uncertein_a here_o that_o we_o hold_v and_o die_v we_o must_v needs_o we_o can_v other_o choose_v to_o trust_v to_o another_o death_n then_o be_v not_o to_o bold_a for_o it_o be_v evil_o look_v
after_o deadde_a man_n shoe_n erasmus_n this_o lesson_n be_v good_a for_o heir_n and_o executour_n for_o they_o gape_v after_o other_o man_n death_n for_o many_o time_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o that_o look_v after_o other_o man_n death_n be_v the_o first_o that_o die_v albeit_o that_o they_o be_v far_o young_a and_o strong_a than_o the_o other_o cato_n 20._o if_o thy_o poor_a friend_n geve_v thou_o ought_v be_v it_o never_o so_o small_a receive_v it_o glad_o and_o thank_v he_o there_o withal_o erasmus_n a_o gift_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v accord_v to_o the_o value_n only_o but_o accord_v to_o the_o mind_n of_o he_o that_o give_v it_o for_o we_o read_v ofdiverse_a prince_n that_o have_v receive_v sometime_o alittle_o water_n or_o a_o apple_n or_o soche_v a_o small_a trifle_n aswell_o and_o as_o bemng_o as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a treasure_n cato_n 21._o if_o thou_o be_v in_o poverty_n so_o patient_o that_o thou_o take_v it_o and_o think_v how_o into_o the_o world_n thou_o come_v all_o naked_a erasmus_n if_o we_o considre_v how_o nature_n bring_v we_o all_o naked_a into_o the_o world_n we_o may_v thereby_o perceive_v that_o richesse_n be_v not_o our_o own_fw-mi nor_o do_v not_o of_o nature_n belong_v unto_o us._n if_o thou_o shall_v lose_v a_o member_n or_o a_o joincte_n thou_o have_v then_o a_o cause_n to_o be_v sorry_a therefore_o thou_o have_v then_o lose_v somewhat_o of_o thy_o own_fw-mi but_o if_o thou_o lose_v thy_o god_n never_o vex_v thyself_o therefore_o for_o as_o concern_v those_o thing_n that_o a_o man_n may_v say_v be_v his_o own_fw-mi the_o poor_a man_n have_v asmoche_n as_o a_o king_n will_v thou_o know_v true_o what_o thing_n thou_o may_v call_v thy_o own_fw-mi remember_v what_o thou_o have_v when_o thou_o waste_v bear_v and_o that_o be_v thy_o own_fw-mi and_o no_o more_o cato_n 22._o of_o death_n hardly_o be_v not_o to_o moche_v dismay_v for_o sure_o we_o must_v all_o needs_o follow_v the_o trace_n but_o he_o that_o of_o his_o death_n always_o be_v afraid_a lose_v of_o his_o health_n in_o the_o mean_a space_n erasmus_n he_o that_o so_o sore_o fear_v his_o death_n can_v thereby_o never_o the_o soon_o escape_v it_o but_o beside_o that_o he_o lose_v his_o health_n and_o the_o life_n which_o he_o have_v for_o to_o live_v always_o in_o soche_n agony_n it_o be_v as_o good_a to_o have_v no_o life_n at_o all_o cato_n 23._o if_o thou_o have_v do_z good_a unto_o one_o before_o and_o he_o have_v not_o the_o gentleness_n to_o thank_v the_o therefore_o blame_v not_o he_o for_o his_o unfrendlinesse_n but_o for_o soche_v man_n hereafter_o do_v thou_o the_o less_o erasmus_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o grevous_a than_o amn_v unkind_a friend_n which_o if_o it_o so_o chance_v thou_o yet_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o god_n as_o though_o it_o be_v his_o fault_n for_o some_o man_n use_v that_o if_o they_o be_v not_o reward_v for_o their_o deed_n accord_v to_o their_o mind_n by_o &_o by_o they_o blame_v god_n as_o though_o he_o be_v unjust_a and_o yet_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o theim self_o that_o take_v no_o heed_n for_o who_o they_o do_v good_a unto_o cato_n 24._o the_o good_a that_o thou_o haste_v spend_v it_o not_o to_o fast_v for_o fear_v lest_o thou_o chance_v to_o lack_v at_o the_o last_o therefore_o to_o thy_o substance_n look_v thou_o take_v good_a heed_n and_o reken_fw-mi evermore_o that_o thou_o shall_v have_v need_n erasmus_n ever_o keep_v somewhat_o in_o store_n for_o fear_v of_o lack_v another_o day_n &_o trust_v not_o to_o moche_v unto_o thyself_o but_o ever_o reken_fw-mi that_fw-mi thou_o may_v well_v enough_o come_v to_o necessity_n in_o thy_o age_n cato_n 25._o if_o thou_o be_v dispose_v for_o to_o geve_v or_o lend_v many_o promise_n thereof_o look_v thou_o do_v not_o make_v for_o where_o thou_o coumpte_v to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o friend_n they_o will_v then_o say_v thou_o can_v nought_o do_v but_o crake_v erasmus_n a_o man_n ought_v never_o to_o promise_v more_o than_o he_o can_v perform_v and_o to_o make_v many_o promise_n of_o that_o which_o he_o will_v not_o perform_v be_v but_o crake_v and_o boast_v and_o no_o good_a manner_n at_o all_o cato_n 26._o he_o that_o with_o his_o flatter_a word_n do_v feign_v for_o to_o be_v thy_o friend_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o same_o sauce_n serve_v he_o so_o again_o for_o with_o craft_n to_o beguile_v craft_n it_o be_v but_o well_o do_v erasmus_n use_v guile_n with_o he_o that_o use_v guile_n to_o the_o for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o entertein_a soche_n a_o feign_a friend_n with_o fair_a word_n then_o utter_o to_o make_v he_o thy_o enemy_n cato_n 27._o trust_v not_o he_o that_o have_v a_o fair_a tongue_n for_o light_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o great_a deceit_n for_o the_o foul_a with_o his_o feign_a song_n deceive_v the_o bird_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o bait_n erasmus_n the_o fair_a speaker_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v suspect_v nor_o yet_o esteem_v man_n accord_v to_o their_o fair_a word_n but_o accord_v to_o their_o true_a deed_n for_o he_o that_o speak_v fair_a go_v about_o to_o deceive_v the._n and_o remember_v that_o by_o soche_n dissimulation_n be_v the_o poor_a bird_n beguile_v and_o so_o likewise_o by_o flattery_n be_v many_o a_o man_n deceive_v cato_n 28._o if_o thou_o have_v many_o child_n upon_o thy_o hand_n and_o lack_v god_n wherewith_o they_o may_v be_v find_v learn_v they_o some_o science_n whereby_o they_o may_v help_v theimselue_n therewith_o another_o day_n erasmus_n science_n serve_v not_o only_o in_o every_o country_n but_o also_o it_o help_v in_o every_o fortune_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a conclusion_n that_o wheresoever_o thou_o come_v if_o thou_o have_v science_n thou_o shall_v therewith_o be_v able_a to_o get_v thy_o live_n but_o now_o a_o day_n many_o people_n bring_v up_o their_o child_n like_o lord_n son_n whereby_o they_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o slouthe_n and_o idleness_n ferthermore_o that_o which_o he_o here_o say_v to_o poor_a man_n that_o will_v i_o counsel_n prince_n to_o do_v to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o some_o craft_n or_o science_n whereby_o they_o shall_v attein_v a_o double_a profit_n for_o first_o when_o youth_n be_v use_v to_o be_v occupy_v it_o have_v the_o less_o leisure_n to_o learn_v vice_n and_o another_o be_v that_o if_o fortune_n shall_v change_v and_o bring_v they_o to_o poverty_n as_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v seen_v â–ª_o yet_o than_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o beg_v nor_o to_o get_v their_o live_n unhonest_o cato_n 29._o what_o other_o man_n set_v most_o by_o let_v it_o be_v vile_a unto_o thou_o that_o other_o man_n set_v least_o by_o esteem_v it_o best_o of_o all_o so_o to_o thyself_o thou_o shall_v no_o niggard_n be_v nor_o other_o man_n shall_v not_o the_o covetous_a call_n erasmus_n despise_v thou_o that_o other_o man_n delight_v most_o in_o and_o set_v by_o that_o that_o they_o least_o set_v by_o so_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v a_o nigarde_n to_o thyself_o for_o that_o that_o a_o man_n set_v not_o by_o he_o force_v not_o how_o soon_o he_o spend_v it_o nor_o other_o man_n shall_v not_o think_v the_o to_o be_v covetous_a when_o thou_o do_v not_o covet_v nor_o be_v greedy_a of_o soche_n thing_n that_o they_o will_v so_o fain_o have_v for_o common_o the_o people_n set_v moche_n by_o riches_n and_o care_v little_a for_o virtue_n and_o learning_n for_o every_o thing_n be_v value_v accord_v as_o man_n mind_n listen_v to_o take_v it_o but_o be_v thou_o of_o contrary_a judgement_n to_o the_o common_a sort_n as_o for_o example_n the_o most_o part_n of_o people_n esteem_v phesante_n and_o partriche_fw-it to_o be_v a_o very_a dainty_a dish_n but_o esteem_v thou_o they_o but_o for_o gross_a and_o reken_fw-mi thou_o that_o egg_n milk_n and_o these_o be_v the_o deinty_a meat_n that_o thou_o can_v find_v and_o so_o thou_o shall_v live_v a_o pleasant_a life_n thyself_o sit_v he_o thou_o have_v that_o which_o thou_o deme_v best_o nor_o thou_o shall_v never_o care_v to_o take_v other_o man_n pleasure_n from_o they_o in_o so_o moche_v as_o thou_o accoumpte_v they_o nought_o worth_a cato_n 30._o that_o thing_n which_o in_o another_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o blame_v be_v well_o ware_n that_o thou_o offend_v not_o in_o the_o same_o for_o it_o be_v very_a shame_n when_o a_o man_n will_v preach_v if_o that_o his_o deed_n against_o his_o word_n do_v teach_v erasmus_n it_o be_v a_o foul_a fault_n for_o a_o man_n to_o blame_v another_o for_o soche_n thing_n as_o he_o himself_o most_o use_v for_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o preacher_n minish_v great_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o word_n cato_n
31._o if_o thou_o require_v aughte_v see_v that_o thy_o demand_n be_v accord_v unto_o right_n &_o to_o good_a honesty_n for_o doubtless_o he_o be_v a_o very_a fool_n in_o deed_n soche_n thing_n to_o demand_v as_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o speed_n erasmus_n every_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v require_v but_o he_o that_o in_o manner_n ought_v to_o grant_v thy_o request_n nor_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v crave_v but_o soche_n thing_n as_o a_o man_n may_v ask_v with_o honesty_n cato_n 33._o forsake_v not_o those_o thing_n which_o thou_o know_v of_o old_a for_o thing_n which_o thou_o do_v not_o know_v for_o of_o that_o thou_o know_v thou_o may_v be_v sure_a and_o bold_a but_o of_o soche_n as_o be_v new_a thou_o can_v be_v nothing_o so_o erasmus_n change_n not_o shall_z for_o the_o new_a neither_o thy_o old_a friend_n for_o a_o new_a nor_o thy_o old_a trade_n of_o live_v for_o a_o new_a which_o thou_o know_v not_o for_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v already_o try_v thou_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o use_v they_o but_o as_o for_o the_o new_a thou_o wot_v not_o how_o they_o will_v prove_v for_o often_o it_o happen_v that_o those_o which_o at_o the_o beginning_n seem_v very_o good_a in_o the_o end_n will_v prove_v the_o contrary_n cato_n 33._o see_v how_o frail_a the_o life_n be_v that_o we_o have_v and_o through_o how_o many_o ieopardy_n daily_o we_o run_v every_o day_n that_o thou_o haste_v escape_v well_o and_o save_v account_v it_o firm_a and_o sure_a that_o it_o be_v well_o win_v erasmus_n ¶_o see_v our_o life_n be_v so_o uncerteine_a and_o subject_v to_o so_o many_o danger_n we_o may_v reken_fw-mi every_o day_n well_o win_v that_o we_o have_v free_o escape_v for_o there_o pass_v we_o no_o day_n in_o which_o we_o may_v not_o have_v chance_v to_o die_v nor_o we_o have_v never_o no_o warrant_v of_o our_o life_n therefore_o see_v there_o hang_v so_o many_o ieopardy_n over_o we_o it_o be_v meruaille_n that_o we_o escape_v any_o day_n cato_n 34._o though_o thou_o of_o thy_o power_n may_v have_v althy_a wil._n follow_v it_o not_o always_o but_o sometime_o geve_v place_n for_o if_o thou_o of_o gentleness_n do_v other_o mind_n fulfil_v so_o shall_v thou_o best_o stand_v in_o thy_o friend_n grace_n erasmus_n ¶_o this_o sai_n be_v as_o true_a as_o can_v be_v for_o if_o thou_o sometime_o break_v thy_o own_o will_n and_o follow_v other_o man_n mind_n thou_o shall_v acquire_v great_a benevolence_n but_o some_o be_v so_o stiff_o mind_v that_o they_o will_v contend_v &_o strive_v with_o their_o friend_n and_o that_o for_o a_o matier_n of_o no_o weight_n and_o have_v rather_o be_v at_o utter_a destaunce_n with_o his_o friend_n than_o once_o break_v his_o wilful_a mind_n cato_n 35._o as_o thou_o will_v that_o other_o man_n shall_v geve_v unto_o the._n so_o to_o geve_v to_o other_o thou_o must_v content_v be_v for_o soche_v mutual_a benevolence_n ever_o cause_v man_n in_o friendship_n long_o to_o persevere_v erasmus_n ¶_o frendeshippe_n must_v be_v use_v upon_o both_o side_n for_o as_o the_o common_a proverb_n say_v one_o good_a turn_n ask_v another_o cato_n 36._o beware_v that_o thou_o engendre_fw-fr no_o debate_n nor_o kindle_v no_o malice_n betwixt_o thy_o friend_n and_o the._n for_o wrath_n engender_v strife_n and_o hate_n and_o concord_n ever_o cause_v love_n and_o charite_v erasmus_n ¶_o be_v well_o ware_n thou_o fall_v not_o out_o with_o thy_o friend_n for_o soche_v dissension_n bread_v great_a hatred_n therefore_o to_o thy_o friend_n thou_o ought_v to_o use_v all_o gentleness_n cato_n 37._o ¶_o when_o thy_o servant_n offence_n do_v move_v the_o unto_o ire_n look_v that_o with_o discretion_n thou_o moderate_v the_o fire_n erasmus_n ¶_o beat_v not_o thy_o servant_n in_o thy_o anger_n for_o ire_n can_v do_v nothing_o well_o therefore_o first_o tempre_fw-it thy_o wrath_n as_o a_o philosopher_n say_v once_o to_o his_o servant_n &_o i_o be_v not_o angry_a quoth_v he_o i_o will_v sure_o now_o walk_v thy_o coat_n and_o so_o upon_o a_o time_n plato_n be_v angry_a with_o his_o servant_n and_o he_o take_v up_o a_o staff_n one_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o will_v do_v marry_o quoth_v he_o beat_v this_o intemperate_a person_n mean_v himself_o that_o be_v so_o oversee_v by_o anger_n cato_n 38._o with_o patience_n and_o sufferance_n do_v thou_o thy_o enemy_n win_v and_o conquer_v he_o not_o by_o force_n and_o violence_n for_o emonge_v all_o other_o virtue_n that_o here_o be_v patience_n evermore_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n erasmus_n ¶_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a verity_n to_o suffer_v thy_o adversary_n when_o thou_o may_v overcome_v he_o for_o emonge_v all_o virtue_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a cato_n 39_o if_o thou_o with_o thy_o labour_n have_v get_v aught_o at_o al._n in_o spend_v thereof_o be_v not_o to_o prodigal_a but_o if_o that_o thou_o labour_n to_o a_o evel_a intent_n those_o god_n so_o evil_a get_v must_v needs_o be_v evil_a spend_v erasmus_n ¶_o it_o be_v good_a to_o labour_n and_o get_v to_o have_v wherewith_o no_o live_a honest_o for_o he_o that_o true_o so_o get_v his_o live_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o necesserie_n but_o he_o that_o labour_v for_o the_o intent_n that_o he_o will_v after_o live_v the_o more_o prodigal_o may_v soon_o be_v oppress_v with_o poverty_n cato_n 40._o when_o thou_o be_v wealthy_a make_v good_a cheer_n but_o see_v unto_o thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v most_o never_o erasmus_n ¶_o when_o thou_o be_v scotfree_a spend_v some_o of_o thy_o riches_n upon_o thy_o friend_n but_o yet_o spend_v so_o that_o thou_o lack_v nothing_o thyself_o another_o date_n and_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o thy_o friend_n but_o yet_o see_v that_o thou_o most_o of_o all_o be_v thy_o own_o friend_n ☞_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n ¶_o the_o second_o book_n of_o cato_n cato_n 1._o if_o thou_o will_v learn_v how_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n virgil_n will_v the_o teach_v the_o feat_n of_o housbandrie_n the_o property_n of_o herb_n in_o macer_n may_v be_v find_v also_o the_o roman_n war_n lucan_n do_v versify_v and_o in_o declare_v louc_n ouide_v bear_v the_o mastery_n but_o if_o thou_o listen_v to_o learn_v wisdom_n and_o sapience_n how_o to_o govern_v thy_o life_n well_o and_o virtuous_o draw_v never_o then_o and_o harken_v to_o my_o sentence_n erasmus_n ¶_o every_o diverse_a author_n teach_v diverse_a thing_n as_o virgil_n in_o his_o book_n of_o georgikes_fw-gr teach_v the_o feacte_n of_o housbandrie_n macer_n the_o poet_n write_v the_o property_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o herb_n lucan_n write_v of_o the_o evil_a war_n betwixt_o cesar_n and_o pompeie_n ouide_v teach_v of_o all_o matier_n appertein_v unto_o love_n with_o her_o daliaunce_n but_o if_o thou_o listen_v to_o learn_v the_o craft_n or_o science_n how_o to_o live_v well_o and_o virtuous_a then_o read_v this_o little_a book_n which_o teach_v the_o no_o trifle_a matier_n but_o the_o very_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o virtuous_a live_n and_o high_a perfection_n cato_n 2._o do_v good_a to_o stranger_n ever_o by_o my_o advice_n for_o in_o so_o do_v thy_o honesty_n shall_v arise_v for_o why_o it_o be_v a_o far_o better_a thing_n for_o to_o have_v friend_n then_o to_o be_v a_o king_n erasmus_n ¶_o we_o ought_v not_o only_o to_o do_v for_o our_o friend_n but_o also_o sometime_o to_o do_v for_o stranger_n and_o to_o endever_n our_o self_n to_o get_v their_o kenevolence_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o get_v the_o many_o friend_n then_o to_o win_v a_o whole_a kingdom_n as_o for_o a_o kingdom_n a_o man_n may_v lose_v but_o a_o friend_n will_v help_v a_o man_n in_o his_o necessite_n and_o sure_o those_o person_n shall_v be_v more_o steadfast_a unto_o the_o that_o thou_o win_v with_o gentleness_n and_o benevolence_n than_o those_o which_o thou_o constreign_a with_o power_n and_o might_n cato_n 3._o let_v god_n alone_o with_o his_o secret_n all_o nor_o of_o the_o heaven_n ensearche_v not_o the_o privity_n for_o sith_o thou_o be_v but_o a_o man_n mortal_a meddle_v with_o soche_n thing_n as_o mortal_a be_v erasmus_n as_o socrates_n write_v that_o which_o be_v above_o we_o belong_v not_o unto_o us._n wherefore_o this_o author_n here_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v leave_v the_o high_a study_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n and_o study_v those_o thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o our_o own_o life_n as_o to_o use_v good_a &_o virtuous_a way_n and_o to_o pourge_v our_o mind_n from_o all_o evil_a affect_n cato_n 4._o the_o fear_n of_o death_n hardelie_a let_v it_o pass_v for_o he_o may_v be_v call_v well_o a_o very_a ass_n that_o of_o his_o death_n be_v afraid_a so_o sore_o that_o he_o can_v take_v no_o joy_n in_o his_o life_n therefore_o erasmus_n thesame_a sentence_n be_v in_o the_o first_o
same_o to_o other_o teach_v thou_o again_o the_o knowelege_v of_o good_a &_o profitable_a thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o huggermug_a but_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v cato_n 25._o drink_v as_o thou_o may_v if_o thou_o will_v live_v well_o at_o case_n many_o time_n a_o man_n pleasure_n be_v cause_n of_o a_o evil_a disease_n erasmus_n so_o that_o short_a pleasure_n and_o felicity_n of_o this_o boll_n and_o bibbing_a do_v often_o time_n get_v unto_o a_o man_n a_o grevous_a and_o a_o long_a disease_n cato_n 26._o whensoever_o any_o thing_n thou_o do_v open_o either_o praise_n or_o commend_v see_v that_o the_o same_o by_o any_o fault_n of_o lightness_n thou_o do_v not_o reprehend_v erasmus_n thou_o shall_v be_v think_v light_n and_o inconstant_a if_o that_o thou_o have_v praise_v before_o many_o thesame_a that_o afterward_o thou_o do_v reprove_v therefore_o if_o thou_o have_v change_v thy_o mind_n see_v thou_o hold_v thy_o tongue_n cato_n 27._o in_o prosperite_n beware_v of_o thing_n adversaunte_a again_o in_o adversite_a trust_n to_o have_v the_o time_n more_o pleasant_a erasmus_n be_v thou_o not_o without_o all_o fear_n and_o care_v when_o fortune_n be_v good_a and_o lucky_a but_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o storm_n to_o come_v again_o when_o fortune_n be_v cruel_a faint_v not_o but_o be_v of_o good_a heart_n upon_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a chance_n to_o come_v in_o thing_n prosperous_a and_o lucky_a adversity_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v lest_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v careless_a in_o adversite_n thing_n more_o pleasant_a be_v to_o be_v trust_v for_o cato_n 28._o cease_v not_o to_o learn_v for_o by_o diligence_n and_o heed_n wisdom_n do_v augment_v by_o long_a use_n and_o time_n be_v give_v prudence_n excellent_a erasmus_n according_a to_o the_o same_o mind_n of_o solon_n we_o must_v be_v old_a always_o learn_v one_o thing_n or_o other_o for_o singular_a &_o excellent_a wisdom_n do_v chance_n to_o a_o man_n by_o long_a use_n that_o be_v by_o long_a experience_n of_o age_n or_o year_n howbeit_o it_o please_v i_o better_o that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n or_o understand_v learn_v always_o for_o by_o study_n wisdom_n increase_v for_o there_o be_v few_o that_o prove_v wise_a by_o experience_n of_o thing_n either_o because_o it_o do_v happen_v few_o to_o live_v long_o or_o else_o for_o that_o that_o very_o few_o extirp_v and_o put_v of_o their_o foolishness_n by_o this_o way_n of_o experience_n the_o most_o sure_a &_o ready_a way_n to_o wisdom_n be_v learning_n and_o knowelege_v cato_n 29._o seldom_o praise_v any_o man_n for_o who_o thou_o do_v oft_o commend_v in_o a_o day_n it_o wilappeare_v how_o well_o he_o be_v thy_o friend_n erasmus_n praise_v not_o thy_o friend_n overmoche_n of_o who_o thou_o have_v make_v no_o proufe_v for_o he_o be_v often_o time_n praise_v of_o the_o in_o one_o day_n or_o other_o he_o shall_v show_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v another_o manner_n of_o fellow_n than_o thou_o have_v praise_v he_o for_o cato_n 30._o shame_v not_o to_o learn_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v teach_v but_o be_v ashamed_a of_o ignorance_n for_o that_o be_v naught_o erasmus_n some_o of_o a_o certain_a foolish_a shame_n have_v rather_o always_o to_o be_v ignorant_a then_o once_o to_o learn_v any_o thing_n whereas_o to_o know_v be_v a_o fair_a thing_n and_o a_o shame_n to_o will_v to_o learn_v nothing_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o honest_a point_n to_o desire_n knowelege_v cato_n 31._o with_o lechery_n and_o dronkenesse_n strife_n and_o pleasure_n be_v tangle_v what_o coumfort_v the_o mind_n that_o take_v let_v strife_n be_v avoid_v erasmus_n pick_v out_o what_o be_v good_a fly_v whatsoever_o be_v evil_a thereunto_o couple_v drink_n and_o good_a cheer_n make_v a_o man_n merry_a &_o put_v away_o care_n use_v this_o commodity_n but_o again_o drunkenness_n provoke_v to_o brawl_a and_o chide_v that_o beware_v and_o lechery_n delight_v but_o it_o have_v with_o it_o wrangle_a and_o quarel_v love_n therefore_o without_o strife_n &_o debate_n cato_n 32._o beware_v of_o he_o that_o be_v solemn_a and_o sit_v like_o a_o sleper_n for_o where_o the_o flood_n be_v calm_a the_o water_n be_v the_o deper_n erasmus_n eschew_v these_o solemn_a and_o still_a fellow_n for_o they_o seem_v to_o compass_v some_o great_a thing_n like_a as_o the_o flood_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v in_o that_o part_n where_o it_o be_v most_o calm_a for_o that_o be_v wont_v to_o be_v deep_a so_o cesar_n do_v more_o fear_n brute_n &_o cassy_n be_v pale_a &_o still_a then_o drunken_a anthony_n cato_n 33._o if_o fortune_n happen_v to_o yield_v the_o displeasure_n with_o another_o man_n chance_n do_v thyself_o measure_v erasmus_n as_o often_o as_o thou_o be_v weary_a of_o thy_o state_n and_o condition_n match_n it_o with_o other_o man_n fortune_n and_o thou_o shall_v perceive_v thyself_o never_o a_o deal_n the_o worse_o that_o be_v more_o unhappy_a than_o many_o other_o cato_n 34._o desire_v rather_o by_o the_o shallow_a shore_n to_o row_n then_o to_o hoist_v up_o the_o sail_n 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alas_o what_o misery_n be_v it_o of_o who_o thou_o can_v not_o complain_v or_o requite_v erasmus_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v endomage_v or_o displease_v either_o of_o his_o friend_n or_o else_o of_o a_o great_a man_n for_o as_o of_o the_o one_o it_o be_v little_a honesty_n to_o complain_v so_o of_o the_o other_o it_o be_v not_o the_o sure_a and_o so_o he_o shall_v bring_v himself_o into_o a_o shrewd_a picle_n if_o either_o of_o they_o will_v go_v about_o to_o requite_v he_o with_o like_a displeasure_n publius_n 163._o extreme_a need_n and_o wretched_a poverte_a cause_v a_o man_n to_o aventure_n in_o great_a jeopardy_n erasmus_n povertie_n be_v witty_a and_o full_a of_o innention_n and_o a_o finder_n out_o of_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n and_o evil_a and_o naughty_a thing_n do_v many_o time_n stir_v and_o move_v a_o man_n brain_n according_a to_o the_o sai_n of_o naso_n burrant_n as_o in_o some_o idolatry_n in_o some_o theft_n in_o some_o other_o lechery_n and_o so_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n poverty_n do_v cause_n to_o be_v attempt_v and_o approve_v publius_n 164._o alas_o how_o miserable_a be_v that_o peine_fw-fr which_o in_o torment_fw-mi may_v not_o complain_v erasmus_n the_o truth_n be_v try_v out_o in_o torment_n and_o punishemente_n but_o some_o be_v so_o torment_v that_o they_o dare_v not_o tell_v the_o truth_n know_v what_o he_o will_v have_v keep_v privy_a and_z nor_o to_o be_v utter_v that_o do_v torment_fw-mi and_o punish_v they_o publius_n 165._o alas_o in_o long_a life_n how_o many_o do_v chance_n that_o cause_v a_o man_n to_o take_v great_a repentance_n erasmus_n many_o thing_n do_v happen_v by_o live_v long_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o to_o happen_v by_o thy_o wil._n burrant_n forasmoche_n as_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v never_o without_o misery_n and_o wretchedness_n &_o ever_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o hasarde_n and_o danger_n of_o fortune_n publius_n 166._o pleasant_a and_o sweet_a communication_n have_v his_o veneme_n and_o poison_n erasmus_n fair_a speech_n be_v full_a of_o subtlety_n &_o deceit_n and_o a_o sweet_a honey_a poison_n burrant_n who_o taste_n be_v pleasant_a and_o delectable_a and_o yet_o the_o operation_n and_o work_v of_o the_o same_o be_v most_o noisos_fw-la and_o deadly_a publius_n 167._o so_o often_o time_n a_o man_n die_v how_o often_o as_o he_o his_o friend_n lese_v erasmus_n death_n be_v a_o certain_a bunum_a or_o lack_v of_o a_o man_n best_a ivelle_n as_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n his_o father_n and_o mother_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o familiar_n or_o who_o he_o dere_o love_v publius_n 168._o a_o man_n always_o bear_v one_o thing_n in_o himself_o privily_o and_o think_v toward_o another_o clean_a contrary_n erasmus_n every_o man_n be_v a_o dissembler_n burrant_n there_o be_v not_o the_o perfeict_a friend_n and_o lover_n but_o he_o will_v dissemble_v and_o gloze_v and_o whereas_o he_o do_v bear_v himself_o out_o wardelie_a to_o be_v a_o friend_n yet_o he_o think_v otherwise_o in_o his_o heart_n publius_n 169._o a_o good_a report_n of_o a_o man_n honesty_n be_v another_o inheritance_n and_o patrimome_n erasmus_n a_o good_a name_n and_o honest_a report_n be_v almost_o asmoche_v worth_a as_o any_o god_n or_o land_n that_o a_o man_n have_v by_o his_o inheritance_n burrant_n yea_o whosoever_o have_v a_o good_a name_n have_v purchase_v to_o himself_o a_o more_o ample_a and_o sure_a state_n of_o inheritance_n than_o can_v by_o any_o gift_n or_o natural_a dissent_n or_o by_o any_o other_o earthelie_o thing_n be_v obtain_v publius_n 170._o a_o man_n perceive_v not_o any_o grief_n or_o peine_fw-fr as_o long_o as_o by_o good_a fortune_n he_o do_v gain_v erasmus_n that_o peine_fw-fr and_o grief_n be_v not_o feel_v nor_o perceive_v wherewith_o any_o commodite_n or_o profeict_n be_v gorten_v burrant_n for_o the_o swetenes_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o one_o do_v allay_v the_o bitterness_n and_o peine_fw-fr of_o the_o other_o publius_n 171._o he_z with_o moche_n honesty_n serve_v that_o to_o time_n always_o obei_v erasmus_n ¶_o it_o be_v a_o honesty_n for_o a_o man_n to_o serve_v and_o apply_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o time_n and_o to_o geve_v place_n to_o fortune_n for_o a_o space_n burrant_n for_o she_o be_v not_o so_o continual_o cruel_a but_o that_o she_o will_v change_v herself_o into_o a_o better_a mode_n publius_n 172._o man_n be_v lend_v but_o for_o a_o time_n to_o live_v for_o ever_o this_o life_n god_n do_v not_o he_o geve_v erasmus_n life_n be_v give_v but_o for_o a_o season_n in_o so_o moche_v that_o he_o which_o give_v it_o may_v require_v it_o lawful_o and_o as_o he_o of_o right_n whensoever_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o publius_n 173._o it_o be_v better_a to_o know_v thy_o own_o heir_n then_o for_o thy_o inheritance_n to_o seek_v a_o stranger_n erasmus_n it_o be_v more_o profit_n for_o thou_o to_o have_v child_n of_o thy_o own_fw-mi to_o who_o thou_o may_v leave_v thy_o land_n and_o god_n then_o to_o look_v and_o seek_v for_o stranger_n child_n to_o who_o thou_o may_v leave_v thy_o inheritance_n publius_n 174._o at_o his_o father_n death_n the_o heir_n weep_v be_v but_o a_o very_a counterfeict_n laugh_v erasmus_n the_o weep_v of_o the_o heir_n be_v but_o a_o feign_a and_o a_o dissemble_a laughter_n for_o he_o reioise_v &_o his_o glad_a although_o he_o put_v his_o anger_n in_o the_o yeah_a burrant_n and_o this_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o unnatural_a son_n who_o love_v more_o the_o inheritance_n than_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n and_o a_o very_a little_a time_n god_n wot_v he_o w_v enjoy_v thesame_a publius_n 175._o a_o woman_n that_o do_v oft_o marry_v have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o infamy_n erasmus_n the_o
man_n be_v the_o loss_n and_o disprofite_n of_o another_o but_o not_o like_a in_o thing_n of_o the_o mind_n burrant_n if_o the_o buier_n have_v a_o great_a peniewoorth_n in_o his_o merchaundise_n the_o seller_n must_v needs_o sustain_v loss_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o all_o other_o worldly_a thing_n but_o in_o virtue_n &_o cunning_a it_o be_v not_o so_o for_o in_o they_o that_o which_o one_o win_v neth_n &_o gain_v be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o another_o of_o who_o he_o get_v soche_n virtue_n or_o quality_n publius_n 213._o wantonness_n and_o commendation_n can_v never_o yet_o agree_v as_o on_o erasmus_n intemperauncie_n and_o unchaste_a live_n be_v always_o subject_v to_o a_o evil_a man_n burrant_n for_o whereas_o other_o kind_n of_o vice_n although_o heinous_a yet_o they_o be_v many_o time_n bear_v withal_o but_o riotous_a live_n and_o carnal_a delight_n no_o good_a man_n can_v allow_v or_o commend_v publius_n 214._o the_o guilty_a person_n fear_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o ungiltie_a of_o fortune_n stand_v in_o awe_n erasmus_n the_o innocent_a &_o guiltless_a although_o he_o stand_v in_o no_o droade_a of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o offendor_n or_o guilty_a do_v yet_o he_o fear_v fortune_n which_o many_o time_n do_v oppress_v and_o wrong_v the_o just_a and_o upright_o liver_n burrant_n for_o she_o have_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n but_o aswell_o the_o good_a as_o the_o evil_a she_o do_v honour_n and_o dishonour_n and_o make_v high_a and_o low_a at_o her_o wil._n publius_n 215._o to_o the_o riotous_a man_n many_o thing_n do_v want_n and_o to_o the_o niggarde_n all_o thing_n be_v scant_o erasmus_n the_o prodigal_a and_o wasteful_a spender_n do_v need_v many_o thing_n and_o the_o coveteouse_a person_n do_v lack_v at_o thing_n he_o have_v need_n of_o many_o thing_n which_o spend_v moche_n to_o the_o other_o there_o be_v nothing_o enough_o forasmoche_o as_o he_o be_v insatiable_a &_o never_o satisfy_v publius_n 216._o churl_n and_o unthankeful_a person_n most_o of_o all_o do_v teach_v a_o man_n to_o be_v hard_a and_o unliberal_a erasmus_n unthankeful_a person_n do_v cause_n that_o they_o which_o have_v be_v kind_a and_o beneficial_a do_v now_o withdraw_v their_o liberality_n and_o to_o geve_v more_o seldom_o than_o they_o have_v do_v heretofore_o publius_n 217._o he_z who_o do_v to_o one_o man_n a_o injury_n do_v threaten_v to_o do_v the_o same_o to_o many_o erasmus_n every_o man_n do_v look_v to_o have_v a_o shrewd_a turn_n or_o injury_n at_o his_o hand_n which_o have_v do_v thesame_a to_o one_o already_o burrant_n little_o be_v his_o conscience_n to_o be_v trust_v but_o that_o he_o will_v in_o like_a case_n do_v wrong_a to_o all_o man_n if_o he_o may_v have_v like_o avauntage_n of_o they_o if_o he_o stick_v not_o to_o do_v one_o man_n displeasure_n wrongful_o publius_n 218._o leasure_n in_o all_o thing_n we_o hare_n and_o despise_v but_o yet_o it_o be_v that_o which_o do_v make_v we_o wise_a erasmus_n ¶_o troublous_a and_o grevous_a be_v tarriance_n in_o every_o matier_n yet_o thesame_n do_v make_v we_o wise_a and_o wary_a lest_o we_o do_v any_o thing_n rash_a and_o unaduisedlie_o burrant_n and_o here_o upon_o be_v a_o true_a sai_n among_o the_o common_a people_n hasty_a man_n never_o lack_v wo._n publius_n 219._o that_o be_v a_o evil_a cause_n to_o be_v judge_v for_o the_o which_o mercy_n be_v require_v erasmus_n innocence_n and_o uprightness_n of_o line_n need_v no_o favour_n or_o mercy_n but_o desire_v the_o judge_n to_o be_v indifferent_a and_o righteouse_a but_o whereas_o all_o the_o trust_n and_o hope_n of_o the_o matier_n rest_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o judge_n the_o cause_n be_v very_o evil_a publius_n 220._o his_o death_n be_v to_o be_v think_v more_o happy_a which_o die_v before_o he_o do_v desire_n to_o die_v erasmus_fw-la he_o die_v then_o happy_o who_o die_v while_o his_o life_n be_v yet_o pleasant_a unto_o he_o and_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o through_o the_o werinesse_n of_o thesame_n wish_v to_o die_v burrant_n like_a sentence_n have_v he_o before_o where_o he_o reken_v no_o death_n so_o happy_a as_o that_o which_o take_v a_o man_n in_o his_o best_a ruff_n and_o when_o he_o most_o desire_v and_o delight_v to_o live_v publius_n 221._o to_o be_v constrain_v to_o hold_v thy_o tongue_n it_o be_v misery_n when_o thou_o will_v utter_v thy_o mind_n willing_o erasmus_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n when_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o to_o speak_v what_o thou_o will_v for_o there_o thou_o shall_v have_v liberty_n much_o less_o to_o do_v what_o thou_o desire_v if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o to_o speak_v thy_o mind_n free_o publius_n 222._o the_o chance_n be_v most_o miserable_a and_o unluckic_a which_o do_v want_v alspite_n and_o envy_n erasmus_n happiness_n do_v stir_v and_o provoke_v hatred_n and_o malice_n therefore_o who_o no_o man_n do_v hate_v must_v needs_o be_v most_o wretched_a of_o all_o other_o publius_n 223._o he_o full_o evil_a may_v i_o call_v who_o for_o his_o own_o profeicte_n be_v beneficial_a erasmus_n he_o that_o do_v a_o good_a turn_n for_o his_o gain_n sake_n he_o do_v evil_a burrant_n as_o many_o a_o man_n will_v be_v count_v great_a and_o special_a good_a friend_n for_o lend_v their_o neighbour_n in_o his_o necessity_n a_o sum_n of_o money_n when_o they_o receive_v it_o with_o a_o overplus_n and_o to_o their_o most_o avauntage_n i_o may_v rather_o call_v they_o usurer_n than_o friend_n for_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o gain_n they_o will_v lend_v no_o money_n nor_o do_v any_o other_o deed_n of_o charity_n and_o after_o this_o sort_n it_o be_v no_o charitable_a deed_n to_o be_v suppose_v publius_n 224._o a_o lewd_a person_n when_o he_o do_v countrefaicte_a goodness_n then_o he_o be_v dispose_v to_o most_o unthriftines_n erasmus_n a_o dissemble_a and_o a_o cloak_v malice_n and_o mischief_n be_v wour_v of_o all_o other_o burrant_n for_o soche_n be_v like_a unto_o serpent_n and_o adder_n that_o sting_n prive_o who_o in_o their_o outward_a behaviour_n be_v as_o meek_a as_o lamb_n and_o in_o their_o harre_n raven_a wolf_n and_o subtle_a fox_n then_o most_o purpose_v michiefe_n and_o naughtiness_n when_o they_o pretend_v most_o holiness_n publius_n 225._o when_o that_o fear_n upon_o man_n do_v come_v then_o shall_v he_o sleep_v but_o very_o seldom_o erasmus_n fear_n do_v drive_v away_o sleep_v or_o else_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o sleep_v when_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n burrant_n like_a rest_n take_v he_o which_o be_v besiege_v with_o his_o enemy_n or_o that_o be_v toss_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sea_n among_o the_o storm_n and_o tempest_n where_o be_v but_o a_o thin_a board_n between_o he_o and_o his_o death_n publius_n 226._o death_n of_o necessity_n no_o man_n can_v refuse_v but_o to_o die_v when_o thou_o will_v not_o thou_o shall_v not_o choose_v erasmus_n ¶_o sometime_o man_n wish_v to_o die_v when_o they_o can_v die_v and_o they_o will_v never_o so_o feign_v and_o once_o we_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v for_o all_o together_o for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n give_v we_o to_o rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n at_o our_o pleasure_n this_o be_v speak_v against_o those_o person_n which_o as_o often_o as_o there_o chance_v any_o grief_n or_o displeasure_n in_o their_o life_n by_o and_o by_o they_o wish_v themselves_o rake_v under_o the_o earth_n as_o though_o they_o may_v relieve_v when_o they_o will_v publius_n 227._o that_o be_v evil_a do_v and_o uncertainlie_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v upon_o fortune_n fidelity_n erasmus_n whatsoever_o do_v hang_v of_o fortune_n that_o be_v nothing_o steadfast_a and_o sure_a burrant_n let_v not_o a_o man_n have_v to_o moche_v confidence_n in_o fortune_n for_o she_o will_v sudden_o unwares_o deceive_v he_o it_o be_v no_o wisdom_n to_o set_v all_o upon_o six_o &_o seven_o and_o to_o stand_v at_o hazard_n whether_o to_o win_v or_o lose_v all_o soon_o chance_v seven_o then_o six_o there_o come_v more_o after_o loss_n then_o gain_v wherefore_o let_v 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