from_o a_o friendly_a hand_n from_o those_o who_o a_o man_n be_v incline_v to_o love_n without_o this_o occasion_n and_o contrary_o it_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o be_v oblige_v unto_o he_o who_o a_o man_n like_v not_o and_o to_o who_o he_o will_v not_o willing_o be_v indebt_v such_o benefit_n also_o be_v welcome_a that_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o be_v any_o way_n bind_v to_o the_o receiver_n for_o here_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o justice_n and_o they_o bind_v less_o those_o good_a deed_n that_o be_v do_v in_o necessity_n and_o great_a extremity_n carry_v with_o they_o a_o great_a force_n they_o make_v a_o man_n forget_v all_o injury_n and_o offence_n past_a if_o there_o be_v any_o and_o bind_v more_o strong_o as_o contrarilie_o the_o denial_n in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v very_o injurious_a and_o make_v a_o man_n forget_v all_o benefit_n past_a such_o benefit_n likewise_o as_o may_v be_v requite_v with_o the_o like_a be_v more_o glad_o receive_v than_o their_o contrary_n which_o engender_v a_o kind_n of_o hate_n for_o he_o that_o find_v himself_o whole_o bind_v without_o any_o power_n or_o possibility_n of_o repayment_n as_o often_o as_o he_o see_v his_o benefactor_n he_o think_v he_o see_v a_o testimony_n of_o his_o inability_n or_o ingratitude_n and_o it_o be_v irksome_a to_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v some_o benefit_n the_o more_o honest_a and_o gracious_a they_o be_v the_o more_o burdensome_a be_v they_o to_o the_o receiver_n if_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o credit_n as_o they_o that_o tie_v the_o conscience_n and_o the_o will_n for_o they_o lock_v fast_o keep_v a_o man_n in_o his_o right_a memory_n and_o some_o fear_n of_o forgetfulness_n and_o fail_v his_o promise_n a_o man_n be_v a_o safe_a prisoner_n under_o his_o word_n than_o under_o lock_n and_o key_n it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v tie_v by_o civil_a and_o public_a band_n than_o by_o the_o law_n of_o honesty_n and_o conscience_n two_o notary_n be_v better_a than_o one_o i_o trust_v your_o word_n and_o your_o faith_n and_o conscience_n here_o be_v more_o honour_n do_v to_o the_o receiver_n but_o yet_o constraint_n fasten_v sollicit_v and_o press_v much_o more_o and_o here_o be_v more_o safety_n to_o the_o lender_n and_o a_o man_n carry_v himself_o more_o careless_o because_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o the_o law_n and_o those_o outward_a tie_n will_v awaken_v he_o when_o the_o time_n shall_v serve_v where_o there_o be_v constraint_n the_o will_n be_v more_o loose_a where_o there_o be_v less_o constraint_n the_o will_n have_v less_o liberty_n quoth_v i_o ius_fw-la coget_fw-la vix_fw-la a_o voluntate_fw-la impetrem_fw-la from_o a_o benefit_n proceed_v a_o obligation_n and_o from_o it_o a_o benefit_n turn_n 16_o obligation_n the_o mother_n and_o daughter_n of_o a_o benefit_n or_o good_a turn_n and_o so_o it_o be_v both_o the_o child_n and_o the_o father_n the_o effect_n and_o the_o cause_n and_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a obligation_n active_a and_o passive_a parent_n prince_n and_o superior_n by_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o charge_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v good_a unto_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v and_o commend_v unto_o they_o either_o by_o law_n or_o by_o nature_n and_o general_o all_o man_n that_o have_v mean_n be_v bind_v to_o relieve_v those_o that_o be_v in_o want_n or_o any_o affliction_n whatsoever_o by_o the_o command_n of_o nature_n behold_v here_o the_o first_o obligation_n afterward_o from_o benefit_n or_o good_a turn_n whether_o they_o be_v due_a and_o sprine_n from_o this_o first_o obligation_n or_o free_a and_o pure_a merit_n arise_v the_o second_o obligation_n and_o discharge_v whereby_o the_o receiver_n be_v bind_v to_o a_o acknowledgement_n and_o thankful_a requital_n all_o this_o be_v signify_v by_o hesiodus_n who_o have_v make_v the_o grace_n three_o in_o number_n hold_v each_o other_o by_o the_o hand_n the_o first_o obligation_n be_v discharge_v by_o the_o good_a office_n of_o every_o one_o that_o be_v in_o any_o charge_n which_o shall_v present_o be_v discourse_v mother_n 17_o the_o first_o obligation_n and_o mother_n of_o in_o the_o second_o part_n which_o concern_v particular_a duty_n but_o yet_o this_o obligation_n be_v strengthen_v and_o weaken_a and_o lessen_v accidental_o by_o the_o condition_n and_o action_n of_o those_o that_o be_v the_o receiver_n for_o their_o offence_n ingratitude_n and_o unworthiness_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n discharge_v those_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o have_v care_n of_o they_o and_o a_o man_n may_v almost_o say_v as_o much_o of_o their_o natural_a defect_n too_o a_o man_n may_v just_o with_o less_o affection_n love_v that_o child_n that_o kinsman_n that_o subject_n that_o be_v not_o only_o wicked_a and_o unworthy_a but_o foul_a misshape_a crooked_a unfortunate_a ill_o bear_v god_n himself_o have_v abate_v he_o much_o from_o their_o natural_a price_n and_o estimation_n but_o yet_o a_o man_n must_v in_o this_o abatement_n of_o affection_n keep_v a_o justice_n and_o a_o moderation_n for_o this_o concern_v not_o the_o help_n and_o succour_n of_o necessity_n and_o those_o office_n that_o be_v due_a by_o public_a reason_n but_o only_o that_o attention_n and_o affection_n which_o be_v in_o the_o inward_a obligation_n the_o second_o obligation_n which_o arise_v from_o benefit_n be_v that_o thankfulness_n 18_o the_o second_o obligation_n which_o be_v thankfulness_n which_o we_o be_v to_o handle_v &_o concern_v which_o we_o must_v at_o this_o time_n set_v down_o some_o rule_n 1._o the_o law_n of_o dutiful_a acknowledgement_n &_o thankfulness_n be_v natural_a witness_v beast_n themselves_o not_o only_o private_a and_o domestical_a but_o cruel_a and_o savage_a among_o who_o there_o be_v many_o excellent_a example_n of_o this_o acknowledgement_n as_o of_o the_o lion_n towards_o the_o roman_a slave_n officia_fw-la etiam_fw-la ferae_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la second_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a act_n of_o virtue_n and_o a_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a mind_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o to_o be_v esteem_v than_o bounty_n or_o benefit_n which_o many_o time_n proceed_v from_o abundance_n from_o power_n love_v of_o a_o man_n proper_a interest_n and_o very_o seldom_o from_o pure_a virtue_n whereas_o thankfulness_n spring_v always_o from_o a_o good_a heart_n and_o therefore_o howsoever_o the_o benefit_n may_v be_v more_o to_o be_v desire_v yet_o kind_a acknowledgement_n be_v far_o more_o commendable_a three_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n yea_o a_o pleasant_a and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o man_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o easy_a than_o to_o do_v according_a to_o nature_n nothing_o more_o please_v than_o to_o be_v free_a from_o band_n and_o to_o be_v at_o liberty_n by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v how_o base_a and_o villainous_a a_o vice_n forgetfulness_n and_o ingratitude_n be_v ingratitude_n 19_o of_o ingratitude_n how_o unpleasing_a and_o odious_a unto_o all_o man_n dixeris_fw-la maledicta_fw-la cuncta_fw-la cum_fw-la ingratum_fw-la hominem_fw-la dixeris_fw-la it_o be_v against_o nature_n and_o therefore_o plato_n speak_v of_o his_o disciple_n aristotle_n call_v he_o a_o ungrateful_a mule_n it_o be_v likewise_o without_o all_o excuse_n and_o can_v come_v but_o from_o a_o wicked_a nature_n grave_n vitium_fw-la intolerabile_fw-la quod_fw-la dissociat_fw-la homines_fw-la revenge_n which_o follow_v a_o injury_n senec._n senec._n as_o ingratitude_n a_o good_a turn_n be_v much_o more_o strong_a and_o press_a for_o a_o injury_n enforce_v more_o than_o a_o benefit_n altius_fw-la iniuriae_fw-la quà m_fw-la merita_fw-la descendunt_fw-la it_o be_v a_o very_a violent_a passion_n but_o yet_o nothing_o so_o base_a so_o deform_v a_o vice_n as_o ingratitude_n it_o be_v like_o those_o evil_n that_o a_o man_n have_v that_o be_v not_o dangerous_a but_o yet_o be_v more_o grievous_a and_o painful_a than_o they_o that_o be_v mortal_a in_o revenge_n there_o be_v some_o show_n of_o justice_n and_o a_o man_n hide_v not_o himself_o to_o work_v his_o will_n therein_o but_o in_o ingratitude_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o base_a dishonesty_n and_o shame_n thankfulness_n or_o acknowledgement_n that_o it_o may_v be_v such_o thankfulness_n 20_o rule_n of_o thankfulness_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v must_v have_v these_o condition_n first_o he_o must_v gracious_o receive_v a_o benefit_n with_o a_o amiable_a and_o cheerful_a visage_n and_o speech_n qui_fw-la gratè_fw-la beneficium_fw-la accepit_fw-la primam_fw-la eius_fw-la pensionem_fw-la soluit_fw-la second_o he_o must_v never_o forget_v it_o ingratissimus_fw-la senec._n senec._n omnium_fw-la qui_fw-la oblitus_fw-la nusquam_fw-la enim_fw-la gratus_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la cut_v totum_fw-la beneficium_fw-la elapsum_fw-la est_fw-la the_o three_o office_n be_v to_o publish_v it_o ingenui_fw-la idem_fw-la idem_fw-la pudoris_fw-la est_fw-la fateri_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la profecerimus_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la quasi_fw-la merces_fw-la authoris_fw-la as_o a_o man_n have_v find_v the_o heart_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o another_o plin
so_o high_a as_o when_o it_o be_v most_o deject_a so_o that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v miserable_a because_o to_o be_v happy_a it_o must_v be_v as_o it_o be_v lose_v and_o without_o itself_o this_o touch_v not_o in_o any_o sort_n the_o divine_a disposition_n for_o god_n can_v to_o who_o and_o when_o it_o please_v he_o reveal_v himself_o man_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n continue_v settle_v in_o his_o sense_n and_o understanding_n as_o the_o scripture_n make_v mention_n of_o moses_n and_o diverse_a other_o 16_o to_o conclude_v can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o judgement_n than_o not_o to_o esteem_v of_o judgement_n not_o to_o exercise_v it_o and_o to_o prefer_v the_o memory_n and_o imagination_n or_o fantasy_n before_o it_o we_o see_v those_o great_a goodly_a and_o learned_a oration_n discourse_n lecture_n sermon_n book_n which_o be_v so_o much_o esteem_v and_o admire_v write_v by_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n in_o this_o age_n i_o except_v some_o few_o what_o be_v they_o all_o but_o a_o heap_n and_o collection_n of_o allegation_n and_o the_o labour_n of_o other_o man_n a_o work_n of_o memory_n and_o read_n and_o a_o thing_n very_o easy_a be_v all_o cull_a and_o dispose_v to_o their_o hand_n and_o hereof_o be_v so_o many_o book_n compose_v with_o some_o few_o point_n handle_v with_o a_o good_a instruction_n or_o two_o a_o work_n of_o imagination_n and_o here_o be_v all_o this_o be_v many_o time_n a_o vanity_n and_o there_o appear_v not_o in_o it_o any_o spark_n of_o judgement_n or_o excellent_a virtue_n so_o likewise_o the_o author_n themselves_o be_v many_o time_n weak_a and_o common_a in_o judgement_n and_o in_o will_n corrupt_v how_o much_o better_a be_v it_o to_o hear_v a_o country_n swain_n or_o a_o merchant_n talk_v in_o his_o countinghouse_n discourse_v of_o many_o goodly_a proposition_n and_o verity_n plain_o and_o true_o without_o art_n or_o form_n and_o give_v good_a and_o wholesome_a counsel_n out_o of_o a_o sound_n strong_a and_o solid_a judgement_n in_o the_o will_v there_o be_v as_o many_o or_o rather_o more_o misery_n and_o will._n 11_o of_o the_o will._n more_o miserable_a they_o be_v without_o number_n among_o which_o these_o follow_a be_v some_o few_o of_o they_o 1_o to_o be_v willing_a rather_o to_o seem_v a_o honest_a man_n than_o to_o be_v and_o rather_o to_o be_v such_o to_o another_o than_o to_o himself_o 2_o to_o be_v far_o more_o ready_a and_o willing_a to_o revenge_v a_o offence_n than_o to_o acknowledge_v a_o good_a turn_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o be_v a_o corrosive_a to_o his_o heart_n to_o acknowledge_v pleasure_n and_o gain_v to_o revenge_v a_o proof_n of_o a_o malignant_a nature_n gratia_fw-la oneri_fw-la est_fw-la ultio_fw-la in_o quaestu_fw-la habetur_fw-la 3_o to_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o hate_v than_o to_o love_n to_o slander_v than_o to_o commend_v to_o feed_v more_o willing_o and_o with_o great_a pleasure_n upon_o the_o evil_a than_o the_o good_a of_o another_o to_o enlarge_v it_o more_o to_o display_v it_o more_o in_o his_o discourse_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o stile_n witness_v lawyer_n orator_n and_o poet_n who_o in_o recite_v the_o good_a of_o any_o man_n be_v idle_a eloquent_a in_o evil_n the_o word_n invention_n figure_n to_o speak_v ill_a to_o scoff_n be_v far_o otherwise_o more_o rich_a more_o emphatical_a and_o significant_a than_o to_o praise_v or_o speak_v well_o 4_o to_o fly_v from_o evil_a to_o do_v what_o be_v good_a not_o proper_o for_o the_o good_a effect_n by_o natural_a reason_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o virtue_n but_o for_o some_o other_o strange_a consideration_n sometime_o base_a and_o idle_a of_o gain_n and_o profit_n vainglory_n hope_v fear_v of_o custom_n company_n and_o to_o be_v brief_a not_o simple_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o duty_n but_o for_o some_o other_o outward_a occasion_n and_o circumstance_n all_o be_v honest_a man_n by_o occasion_n and_o accident_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v such_o unequal_o diverse_o not_o perpetual_o constant_o uniform_o 5_o to_o love_v he_o the_o less_o who_o we_o have_v offend_v and_o that_o because_o we_o have_v offend_v he_o a_o strange_a thing_n and_o which_o proceed_v not_o always_o from_o fear_n that_o he_o will_v take_v occasion_n to_o be_v revenge_v for_o it_o may_v be_v he_o wish_v we_o never_o the_o worse_o but_o it_o be_v because_o his_o presence_n do_v accuse_v we_o and_o bring_v to_o memory_n our_o fault_n and_o indiscretion_n and_o if_o the_o offendor_n love_v not_o the_o offend_v the_o worse_a it_o be_v because_o the_o offence_n he_o commit_v be_v against_o his_o will_n for_o common_o he_o that_o have_v a_o will_n to_o offend_v love_v he_o the_o less_o who_o he_o have_v offend_v chi_fw-mi offend_v mai_fw-gr non_fw-it perdona_fw-mi he_o that_o offend_v never_o forgive_v 6_o as_o much_o may_v be_v say_v of_o he_o to_o who_o we_o be_v much_o bind_v for_o courtesy_n receive_v his_o presence_n be_v a_o burden_n unto_o we_o he_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o our_o band_n and_o duty_n he_o reproach_v unto_o we_o our_o ingratitude_n and_o inability_n and_o we_o wish_v he_o be_v not_o so_o we_o be_v discharge_v of_o that_o duty_n villain_n by_o nature_n quidam_fw-la quo_fw-la plus_fw-la debent_fw-la magis_fw-la oderunt_fw-la leave_n aes_fw-la alienum_fw-la debitorem_fw-la facit_fw-la grave_n inimicum_fw-la 7_o to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o evil_a hurt_n and_o danger_n of_o another_o to_o grieve_v and_o repine_v at_o his_o good_a advancement_n prosperity_n i_o mean_v when_o it_o be_v without_o cause_n of_o hatred_n or_o private_a quarrel_n for_o it_o be_v another_o thing_n when_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o ill_a desert_n of_o a_o man_n i_o speak_v here_o of_o that_o common_a and_o natural_a condition_n whereby_o without_o any_o particular_a malice_n man_n of_o indifferent_a honesty_n take_v pleasure_n to_o see_v other_o adventure_v their_o fortune_n at_o sea_n and_o be_v vex_v to_o see_v they_o thrive_v better_o than_o themselves_o or_o that_o fortune_n shall_v smile_v more_o upon_o other_o then_o they_o and_o make_v themselves_o merry_a with_o the_o sorrow_n of_o another_o this_o be_v a_o token_n of_o a_o malicious_a seed_n in_o us._n to_o conclude_v that_o i_o may_v yet_o show_v you_o how_o great_a our_o misery_n 12_o the_o conclusion_n of_o these_o spiritual_a misery_n misery_n be_v let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o world_n be_v replenish_v with_o three_o sort_n of_o people_n who_o take_v up_o much_o room_n therein_o and_o carry_v a_o great_a sway_n both_o in_o number_n and_o reputation_n the_o superstitious_a formalist_n pedanties_n who_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v in_o diverse_a subject_n jurisdiction_n and_o theater_n the_o three_o principal_a religion_n life_n or_o conversation_n and_o doctrine_n yet_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o stamp_n weak_a spirit_n ill_o bear_v or_o very_o ill_o instruct_v a_o very_a dangerous_a kind_n of_o people_n in_o judgement_n and_o touch_v with_o a_o disease_n incurable_a it_o be_v lose_v labour_n to_o speak_v to_o these_o kind_n of_o people_n or_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o change_v their_o mind_n for_o they_o account_v themselves_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a in_o the_o world_n opinative_a obstinacy_n be_v there_o in_o his_o proper_a seat_n he_o that_o be_v once_o strike_v and_o touch_v to_o the_o quick_a with_o any_o of_o these_o evil_n there_o be_v little_a hope_n of_o his_o recovery_n who_o be_v there_o more_o sottish_a and_o withal_o more_o brainsick_a and_o heady_a than_o these_o kind_n of_o people_n two_o thing_n there_o be_v that_o do_v much_o hinder_v they_o as_o have_v be_v speak_v natural_a imbecility_n and_o incapacitie_n and_o afterward_o a_o anticipate_v opinion_n to_o do_v as_o well_o and_o better_a than_o other_o i_o do_v here_o but_o name_n they_o and_o point_v they_o with_o the_o finger_n for_o afterward_o in_o their_o place_n here_o quote_v their_o fault_n shall_v be_v show_v more_o at_o large_a the_o superstitious_a injurious_a to_o god_n and_o enemy_n to_o true_a religion_n cover_v themselves_o with_o the_o cloak_n of_o piety_n zeal_n and_o 5._o 1_o superstitious_a see_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o love_n towards_o god_n even_o to_o the_o punish_v and_o torment_v of_o themselves_o more_o than_o be_v needful_a think_v thereby_o to_o merit_n much_o and_o that_o god_n be_v not_o only_o please_v therewith_o but_o indebt_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o rest_n what_o will_v you_o do_v to_o these_o kind_n of_o people_n if_o you_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o do_v more_o than_o they_o need_v and_o that_o they_o receive_v thing_n with_o the_o left_a hand_n in_o not_o understand_v they_o aright_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v you_o but_o tell_v you_o that_o their_o intent_n be_v good_a whereby_o they_o think_v to_o save_v themselves_o and_o that_o they_o do_v it_o for_o devotion_n howsoever_o they_o
four_o principal_a and_o princely_a virtue_n virtue_n 3_o especial_o 4._o virtue_n in_o principality_n and_o therefore_o that_o great_a prince_n augustus_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o piety_n and_o justice_n do_v deify_v prince_n and_o seneca_n say_v that_o clemency_n agree_v better_a with_o a_o prince_n than_o any_o other_o the_o piety_n of_o a_o sovereign_n consist_v in_o his_o care_n for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o preservation_n of_o religion_n as_o the_o protector_n thereof_o this_o make_v for_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o preservation_n of_o himself_o for_o they_o that_o fear_v god_n dare_v not_o attempt_v nay_o think_v of_o any_o thing_n either_o against_o their_o prince_n who_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n upon_o earth_n or_o against_o the_o state_n for_o as_o lactantius_n do_v many_o time_n teach_v it_o be_v a_o religion_n that_o maintain_v humane_a society_n which_o can_v otherwise_o subsist_v and_o will_v soon_o be_v fill_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o savage_a cruelty_n if_o the_o respect_n and_o fear_n of_o religion_n do_v not_o bridle_v man_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_n do_v increase_v and_o flourish_v more_o by_o religion_n say_v cicero_n himself_o than_o by_o all_o other_o mean_n wherefore_o a_o prince_n must_v take_v care_n and_o endeavour_n that_o religion_n be_v preserve_v in_o it_o purity_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o country_n and_o hinder_v all_o innovation_n and_o controversy_n therein_o roughlie_o chastise_v those_o that_o go_v about_o to_o break_v the_o peace_n thereof_o for_o doubtless_o change_v in_o religion_n and_o a_o wrong_n do_v thereunto_o draw_v with_o it_o a_o change_n and_o declination_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n dion_n dion_n as_o maecenas_n well_o discourse_v to_o augustus_n after_o piety_n come_v justice_n without_o which_o state_n be_v but_o justice._n 4_o justice._n robbery_n which_o a_o prince_n must_v keep_v and_o practice_n both_o in_o himself_o and_o other_o in_o himself_o for_o he_o must_v detest_v all_o those_o tyrannical_a &_o barbarous_a speech_n which_o dispense_v with_o sovereign_n quit_v they_o from_o all_o law_n reason_n equity_n obligation_n which_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v unto_o any_o other_o duty_n than_o to_o their_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n for_o they_o that_o all_o be_v good_a and_o just_a that_o serve_v their_o turn_n that_o their_o equity_n be_v their_o force_n their_o duty_n be_v in_o their_o power_n principi_fw-la leges_fw-la nemo_fw-la scripsit_fw-la licet_fw-la si_fw-la libet_fw-la in_o summa_fw-la fortuna_fw-la tr_fw-la plin._n pan._n tacitus_n senec._n in_o tr_fw-la id_fw-la aequius_fw-la quod_fw-la validius_fw-la nihil_fw-la iniustum_fw-la quod_fw-la fructuosum_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la pietas_fw-la fides_fw-la privata_fw-la bona_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà _fw-la iwat_fw-la reges_fw-la eant_fw-la and_o he_o must_v oppose_v against_o they_o those_o excellent_a and_o holy_a counsel_n of_o the_o wise_a that_o he_o that_o have_v most_o power_n in_o he_o to_o break_v law_n shall_v take_v most_o care_n to_o keep_v they_o and_o live_v most_o in_o order_n the_o great_a power_n shall_v be_v the_o straight_a bridle_n the_o rule_n of_o power_n be_v duty_n minimum_fw-la decet_fw-la liberè_fw-la cvi_fw-la euripides_n senec._n euripides_n nimium_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la fas_fw-la potentes_fw-la posse_fw-la fieri_fw-la quod_fw-la nefas_fw-la the_o prince_n then_o must_v first_o be_v just_a keep_v well_o and_o inviolablie_o his_o faith_n the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n to_o all_o and_o every_o one_o whosoever_o he_o be_v then_o he_o must_v cause_v that_o his_o justice_n be_v keep_v and_o maintain_v in_o other_o for_o it_o be_v his_o proper_a charge_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o be_v install_v he_o must_v understand_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o person_n give_v unto_o every_o one_o that_o which_o appertain_v to_o he_o just_o according_a to_o the_o law_n without_o delay_n labyrinth_n of_o suit_n and_o controversy_n involution_n of_o process_n abolish_n that_o villainous_a and_o pernicious_a mystery_n of_o plead_v which_o be_v a_o open_a fair_a or_o merchandise_n a_o lawful_a and_o honourable_a robbery_n concessum_fw-la latrocinium_fw-la avoid_v the_o multiplicity_n of_o law_n and_o ordinance_n a_o testimony_n of_o a_o sick_a commonweal_n corruptissimae_fw-la tacit._n colum._n tacit._n reipublicae_fw-la plurimae_fw-la leges_fw-la as_o medicine_n and_o plaster_n of_o a_o body_n ill_o dispose_v and_o all_o this_o to_o the_o end_n that_o that_o which_o be_v establish_v by_o good_a law_n be_v not_o destroy_v by_o too_o many_o pan._n plin._n pan._n law_n but_o you_o must_v know_v that_o the_o justice_n virtue_n and_o probitie_n of_o a_o sovereign_n go_v after_o another_o manner_n than_o that_o of_o advertisement_n a_o advertisement_n private_a man_n it_o have_v a_o gate_n more_o large_a and_o more_o free_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a weight_n and_o dangerous_a charge_n which_o he_o carry_v and_o sway_v for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o march_v with_o a_o pace_n which_o seem_v to_o other_o uneasy_a and_o irregular_a but_o yet_o be_v necessary_a and_o lawful_a for_o he_o he_o must_v sometime_o step_v aside_o and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n mingle_v prudence_n with_o justice_n and_o as_o they_o say_v cover_v himself_o with_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o lion_n if_o that_o of_o the_o fox_n serve_v not_o the_o turn_n but_o this_o be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v do_v and_o in_o all_o case_n but_o with_o these_o three_o condition_n that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o evident_a and_o important_a necessity_n of_o the_o weal-public_n weale-pub_a for_o the_o weale-pub_a that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o state_n and_o of_o the_o prince_n which_o be_v thing_n conjoin_v unto_o which_o he_o must_v run_v this_o be_v a_o natural_a obligation_n and_o not_o to_o be_v dispense_v with_o and_o to_o procure_v the_o good_a of_o the_o commonweal_n be_v but_o to_o do_v his_o duty_n salus_fw-la populi_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la esto_fw-la that_o it_o be_v to_o defend_v and_o not_o to_o offend_v to_o preserve_v himself_o and_o not_o to_o increase_v his_o greatness_n to_o save_v and_o shield_v himself_o conservation_n for_o defence_n and_o conservation_n either_o from_o deceit_n and_o subtlety_n or_o from_o wicked_a and_o dangerous_a enterprise_n and_o not_o to_o practice_v they_o it_o be_v lawful_a by_o subtlety_n to_o prevent_v subtlety_n and_o among_o fox_n to_o counterfeit_v the_o fox_n the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o art_n and_o malicious_a cozenage_n and_o by_o deceit_n and_o cunning_a subtlety_n state_n be_v common_o overthrow_v say_v aristotle_n why_o then_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a nay_o why_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v necessary_a to_o hinder_v and_o to_o divert_v such_o evil_a and_o to_o save_v the_o weal-public_n by_o the_o selfsame_o mean_n that_o other_o will_v undermine_v and_o overthrow_v it_o always_o to_o deal_v simple_o and_o plain_o with_o such_o people_n and_o to_o follow_v the_o straight_a line_n of_o true_a reason_n and_o equity_n be_v many_o time_n to_o betray_v the_o state_n and_o to_o undo_v it_o three_o it_o must_v be_v with_o discretion_n to_o the_o end_n that_o other_o abuse_v it_o not_o and_o such_o as_o be_v wicked_a take_v from_o thence_o occasion_n wickedness_n 5_o discreet_o without_o wickedness_n to_o give_v credit_n and_o countenance_n to_o their_o own_o wickedness_n for_o it_o be_v never_o permit_v to_o leave_v virtue_n and_o honesty_n to_o follow_v vice_n and_o dishonesty_n there_o be_v no_o composition_n or_o compensation_n betwixt_o these_o two_o extremity_n and_o therefore_o away_o with_o all_o injustice_n treachery_n treason_n and_o disloyalty_n curse_a be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o those_o who_o teach_v as_o have_v be_v say_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v good_a and_o lawful_a for_o sovereign_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v sometime_o necessary_a and_o require_v that_o he_o mingle_v profit_n with_o honesty_n and_o that_o he_o enter_v into_o composition_n with_o both_o he_o must_v never_o turn_v his_o back_n to_o honesty_n but_o yet_o sometime_o go_v about_o and_o coast_n it_o employ_v therein_o his_o skill_n and_o cunning_a which_o be_v good_a honest_a and_o lawful_a as_o say_v that_o great_a s._n basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o do_v for_o the_o weal-public_n as_o mother_n and_o physician_n who_o feed_v their_o child_n and_o sick_a with_o fair_a speech_n &_o deceive_v they_o for_o their_o health_n to_o be_v brief_a do_v that_o close_o which_o he_o may_v not_o do_v open_o join_v wisdom_n to_o valour_n art_n and_o spirit_n where_o nature_n and_o the_o hand_n suffice_v not_o be_v as_o pindarus_z say_v a_o lion_n in_o his_o blow_n a_o fox_n in_o his_o counsel_n a_o dove_n and_o a_o serpent_n as_o divine_a verity_n speak_v and_o to_o this_o matter_n more_o distinct_o there_o be_v require_v in_o a_o sovereign_a distrust_n and_o that_o he_o keep_v himself_o close_o yet_o so_o as_o
truth_n be_v multitude_n of_o year_n and_o believer_n now_o fool_n do_v win_v the_o game_n sanitatis_fw-la patrocinium_fw-la est_fw-la insanientium_fw-la turba_fw-la it_o be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o resolve_v and_o settle_v his_o judgement_n against_o the_o common_a opinion_n all_o this_o may_v easy_o appear_v by_o those_o many_o imposture_n and_o foolery_n which_o we_o have_v see_v to_o go_v for_o miracle_n and_o ravish_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o admiration_n but_o instant_o extinguish_v by_o some_o accident_n or_o by_o the_o exact_a inquiry_n of_o such_o as_o be_v quick_a sight_v who_o have_v clear_v and_o discover_v the_o cozenage_n which_o if_o they_o have_v have_v but_o time_n to_o ripen_v and_o to_o have_v fortify_v in_o nature_n they_o have_v continue_v for_o ever_o be_v general_o receive_v and_o adore_v and_o even_o such_o be_v diverse_a other_o which_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n have_v pass_v for_o currant_n and_o gain_v public_a belief_n whereunto_o man_n afterward_o accommodate_v themselves_o without_o any_o far_a desire_n to_o know_v the_o thing_n in_o it_o first_o form_n and_o original_a nusquam_fw-la ad_fw-la liquidum_fw-la fama_fw-la perducitur_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o there_o be_v so_o many_o kind_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n so_o many_o superstitious_a custom_n of_o the_o pagan_n which_o be_v yet_o remain_v even_o in_o christendom_n and_o concern_v which_o we_o can_v not_o whole_o assure_v the_o people_n by_o this_o whole_a discourse_n we_o see_v what_o we_o be_v and_o to_o what_o we_o tend_v since_o we_o be_v lead_v by_o such_o guide_n the_o five_o and_o last_o consideration_n of_o man_n by_o those_o variety_n and_o great_a difference_n that_o be_v in_o he_o and_o their_o comparison_n chap._n xli_o of_o the_o difference_n and_o inequality_n of_o man_n in_o general_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o low_a world_n wherein_o there_o be_v find_v so_o great_a difference_n as_o among_o man_n and_o where_o the_o difference_n be_v so_o distant_a and_o diverse_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_a and_o kind_a if_o a_o man_n shall_v believe_v pliny_n herodotus_n plutarch_n there_o be_v shape_n of_o man_n in_o some_o country_n that_o have_v very_o little_a resemblance_n with_o we_o and_o some_o that_o be_v of_o a_o mix_v and_o doubtful_a kind_n betwixt_o man_n and_o beast_n there_o be_v some_o country_n where_o man_n be_v without_o head_n carrying_z their_o eye_n and_o mouth_n in_o their_o breast_n where_o they_o be_v hermaphrodite_n where_o they_o go_v with_o four_o foot_n where_o they_o have_v one_o eye_n in_o the_o forehead_n and_o a_o head_n like_a to_o a_o dog_n head_n than_o a_o man_n where_o they_o be_v fish_n from_o the_o navel_n downward_o and_o live_v in_o the_o water_n where_o their_o woman_n bear_v child_n at_o five_o year_n of_o age_n and_o live_v but_o eight_o where_o they_o have_v their_o head_n and_o forehead_n so_o hard_o that_o iron_n can_v not_o pierce_v they_o where_o they_o do_v natural_o change_v into_o wolf_n and_o other_o beast_n and_o afterward_o into_o man_n again_o where_o they_o be_v without_o a_o mouth_n nourish_v themselves_o with_o the_o smell_n of_o certain_a odour_n where_o they_o yield_v a_o seed_n that_o be_v black_a where_o they_o be_v very_o little_a and_o dwarf_n where_o they_o be_v very_o great_a and_o giant_n where_o they_o go_v always_o naked_a where_o they_o be_v all_o hairy_a where_o they_o speak_v not_o but_o live_v in_o wood_n like_o beast_n hide_v in_o cave_n and_o hollow_a tree_n and_o in_o our_o time_n we_o have_v discover_v see_v with_o the_o eye_n and_o touch_v with_o our_o finger_n where_o the_o man_n be_v without_o beard_n without_o use_n of_o fire_n corn_n wine_n where_o that_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v the_o great_a beauty_n which_o we_o account_v the_o great_a deformity_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o touch_v the_o diversity_n of_o manner_n we_o shall_v speak_v elsewhere_o and_o to_o omit_v many_o of_o these_o strange_a wonderment_n we_o know_v that_o as_o touch_v the_o visage_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o find_v two_o in_o all_o thing_n alike_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o we_o may_v mistake_v and_o take_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o because_o of_o the_o great_a resemblance_n that_o may_v be_v between_o two_o but_o this_o must_v be_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o one_o for_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o they_o both_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o note_v a_o difference_n though_o a_o man_n know_v not_o how_o to_o express_v it_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n there_o be_v a_o far_o great_a difference_n for_o it_o be_v not_o only_o great_a without_o comparison_n betwixt_o a_o man_n and_o a_o man_n than_o betwixt_o a_o beast_n and_o a_o beast_n but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o man_n and_o a_o man_n than_o a_o man_n and_o a_o beast_n for_o a_o excellent_a beast_n come_v near_a to_o a_o man_n of_o the_o base_a sort_n and_o degree_n than_o that_o man_n to_o another_o great_a and_o excellent_a personage_n this_o great_a difference_n of_o man_n proceed_v from_o the_o inward_a quality_n and_o from_o the_o spirit_n where_o there_o be_v so_o many_o part_n so_o many_o jurisdiction_n so_o many_o degree_n beyond_o number_n that_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_a thing_n to_o consider_v we_o must_v now_o at_o the_o last_o learn_v to_o know_v man_n by_o those_o distinction_n and_o difference_n that_o be_v in_o he_o which_o be_v diverse_a according_a to_o the_o many_o part_n in_o man_n many_o reason_n and_o mean_n to_o compare_v and_o consider_v of_o he_o we_o will_v here_o set_v down_o five_o principal_a unto_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v refer_v and_o general_o all_o that_o be_v in_o man_n spirit_z body_n natural_a acquire_v public_a private_a apparent_a secret_a and_o so_o this_o five_o and_o last_o consideration_n of_o man_n shall_v have_v five_o part_n which_o be_v five_o great_a and_o capital_a distinction_n of_o man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o first_o natural_a essential_a and_o universal_a of_o all_o man_n soul_n and_o body_n the_o second_o natural_a and_o essential_a principal_o and_o in_o some_o sort_n acquire_v of_o the_o force_n and_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o three_o accidental_a of_o the_o estate_n condition_n and_o duty_n of_o man_n draw_v from_o superiority_n and_o inferioritie_n the_o four_o accidental_a of_o the_o condition_n and_o profession_n of_o life_n the_o five_o and_o last_o of_o the_o favour_n and_o disfavour_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o fortune_n chap._n xlii_o the_o first_o distinction_n and_o difference_n of_o man_n natural_a and_o essential_a draw_v from_o the_o diverse_a situation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o first_o most_o notable_a and_o universal_a distinction_n of_o man_n world_n 1_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n proceed_v from_o the_o diverse_a situation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o concern_v the_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o whole_a essence_n of_o man_n be_v take_v and_o draw_v from_o the_o diverse_a site_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o which_o the_o aspect_n and_o influence_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o sun_n the_o air_n the_o climate_n the_o country_n be_v diverse_a so_o likewise_o not_o only_o the_o colour_n the_o feature_n the_o complexion_n the_o countenance_n the_o manner_n be_v diverse_a but_o also_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n plaga_fw-la coeli_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la ad_fw-la robur_fw-la corporum_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o animorum_fw-la facit_fw-la athenis_fw-la tenue_n caelum_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la etiam_fw-la acutiores_fw-la attici_fw-la crassum_fw-la thebis_fw-la ideo_fw-la pingues_fw-la thebani_fw-la &_o valentes_fw-la and_o therefore_o plato_n thank_v god_n that_o he_o be_v a_o athenian_a and_o not_o a_o theban_a as_o fruit_n and_o beast_n be_v diverse_a according_a to_o the_o diverse_a country_n wherein_o they_o be_v so_o man_n be_v bear_v more_o and_o less_o warlike_a just_a temperate_a docible_a religious_a chaste_a ingenious_a good_a obedient_a beautiful_a sound_a strong_a and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o cyrus_n will_v not_o agree_v to_o the_o persian_n to_o abandon_v their_o sharp_a and_o hilly_a country_n to_o go_v to_o another_o more_o plain_a and_o pleasant_a say_v that_o fat_a country_n and_o delicate_a make_v man_n soft_a and_o effeminate_a and_o fertile_a ground_n barren_a and_o infertile_a spirit_n follow_v this_o foundation_n we_o may_v in_o gross_a divide_v the_o world_n into_o three_o part_n and_o all_o man_n into_o three_o kind_n of_o nature_n part_n 2_o the_o division_n of_o the_o world_n into_o three_o part_n we_o will_v make_v three_o general_a situation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o two_o extremity_n south_n and_o north_n and_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o they_o both_o every_o part_n and_o situation_n shall_v have_v sixty_o degree_n the_o southern_a part_n which_o be_v under_o the_o aequator_fw-la have_v thirty_o degree_n on_o this_o side_n
of_o the_o wife_n be_v keep_v apart_o and_o carry_v in_o some_o place_n the_o title_n of_o lawful_a wife_n in_o other_o of_o concubine_n and_o their_o child_n be_v only_a pensioner_n the_o use_n of_o repudiation_n in_o like_a sort_n be_v different_a for_o with_o diverse_a 12_o repudiation_n diverse_a some_o as_o the_o hebrew_n greek_n armenian_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o separation_n be_v not_o express_v and_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o retake_v the_o wife_n once_o repudiate_v but_o yet_o lawful_a to_o marry_v another_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o mahumet_n the_o separation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o judge_n with_o knowledge_n take_v of_o the_o cause_n except_o it_o be_v by_o mutual_a consent_n which_o must_v be_v adultery_n sterility_n incompatibilitie_n of_o humour_n a_o enterprise_n on_o he_o or_o her_o part_n against_o the_o life_n of_o each_o other_o thing_n direct_o and_o especial_o contrary_a to_o the_o state_n and_o institution_n of_o marriage_n and_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o retake_v one_o another_o as_o often_o as_o they_o shall_v think_v good_a the_o former_a seem_v to_o be_v the_o better_a because_o it_o bridle_v proud_a woman_n and_o over-sharp_a and_o bitter_a husband_n the_o second_o which_o be_v to_o express_v the_o cause_n dishonour_v the_o party_n &_o discover_v many_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v hide_v and_o if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o sufficient_o verify_v and_o that_o they_o must_v continue_v together_o poison_n and_o murder_n do_v common_o ensue_v many_o time_n unknown_a unto_o man_n as_o it_o be_v discover_v at_o rome_n before_o the_o use_n of_o repudiation_n where_o a_o woman_n be_v apprehend_v for_o poison_v of_o her_o husband_n accuse_v other_o and_z they_o other_o too_o to_o the_o number_n of_o threescore_o and_o ten_o which_o be_v all_o execute_v for_o the_o same_o offence_n but_o the_o worst_a law_n of_o all_o other_o have_v be_v that_o the_o adulterer_n escape_v almost_o every_o where_n without_o punishment_n of_o death_n and_o all_o that_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o be_v divorce_n &_o separation_n of_o company_n bring_v in_o by_o justinian_n a_o man_n whole_o possess_v by_o his_o wife_n who_o cause_v whatsoever_o law_n to_o pass_v that_o may_v make_v for_o the_o advantage_n of_o woman_n from_o hence_o do_v arise_v a_o danger_n of_o perpetual_a adultery_n desire_v of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o one_o party_n the_o offender_n be_v not_o punish_v the_o innocent_a injure_v remain_v without_o amends_n the_o duty_n of_o marry_a folk_n see_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 12._o chap._n xlvii_o of_o parent_n and_o child_n there_o be_v many_o sort_n and_o degree_n of_o authority_n and_o humane_a power_n public_a and_o private_a but_o there_o be_v none_o power_n 1_o fatherly_a power_n more_o natural_a nor_o great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o father_n over_o his_o child_n i_o say_v father_n because_o the_o mother_n who_o be_v subject_a unto_o her_o husband_n can_v proper_o have_v her_o child_n in_o her_o power_n and_o subjection_n but_o it_o have_v not_o be_v always_o and_o in_o all_o place_n alike_o in_o former_a time_n almost_o every_o where_o it_o be_v absolute_a and_o universal_a over_o the_o life_n and_o death_n the_o liberty_n the_o good_n the_o honour_n the_o action_n and_o carriage_n of_o their_o child_n as_o to_o plead_v to_o marry_v to_o get_v good_n as_o namely_o with_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o express_a law_n of_o romulus_n parentum_fw-la in_o liberos_fw-la omne_fw-la ius_fw-la esto_fw-la relegendi_fw-la vendendi_fw-la occidendi_fw-la except_o only_a child_n under_o sigism_n dion_n halic_fw-mi li_z 2._o antiq_n rom_n l._n in_o â—uis_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr lib._n &_o post_n aul._n gell._n lib._n 20._o lib._n 8._o eth._n cap._n 20._o lib_fw-la 6._o bel._n gal._n prosper_n aquitan_n in_o epist_n sigism_n the_o age_n of_o three_o year_n who_o as_o yet_o can_v not_o offend_v either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n which_o law_n be_v afterward_o renew_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n by_o which_o the_o father_n be_v allow_v to_o sell_v his_o child_n to_o the_o three_o time_n with_o the_o persian_n according_a to_o aristotle_n the_o ancient_a french_a as_o caesar_n and_o prosper_n affirm_v with_o the_o muscovite_n and_o tartar_n who_o may_v sell_v their_o child_n to_o the_o four_o time_n and_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o that_o fact_n of_o abraham_n go_v about_o to_o kill_v his_o son_n that_o this_o power_n be_v likewise_o under_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v against_o his_o duty_n and_o without_o the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n he_o have_v never_o consent_v thereunto_o neither_o have_v he_o ever_o think_v that_o it_o be_v god_n that_o command_v he_o to_o do_v it_o if_o it_o have_v be_v against_o nature_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v that_o isaac_n make_v no_o resistance_n nor_o allege_v his_o innocence_n know_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o father_n which_o derogate_v not_o in_o any_o sort_n from_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n because_o he_o will_v not_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o right_n or_o power_n nor_o for_o any_o demerit_n of_o isaac_n but_o only_o to_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v in_o force_n by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n though_o somewhat_o 21._o deut._n 21._o moderate_v so_o that_o we_o see_v what_o this_o power_n have_v be_v in_o ancient_a time_n in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o which_o endure_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n with_o the_o greek_n it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a and_o absolute_a nor_o with_o the_o egyptian_n nevertheless_o if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o father_n have_v kill_v his_o son_n wrongful_o and_o without_o cause_n he_o have_v no_o other_o punishment_n but_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o three_o day_n together_o with_o the_o dead_a body_n now_o the_o reason_n and_o fruit_n of_o so_o great_a and_o absolute_a a_o power_n thereof_o 2_o the_o reason_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o of_o father_n over_o their_o child_n necessary_a for_o the_o culture_n of_o good_a manner_n the_o chase_v away_o of_o vice_n and_o the_o public_a good_a be_v first_o to_o hold_v the_o child_n in_o awe_n and_o duty_n and_o second_o because_o there_o be_v many_o great_a fault_n in_o child_n that_o will_v escape_v unpunished_a to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o weal_n public_a if_o the_o knowledge_n and_o punishment_n of_o they_o be_v but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o public_a authority_n whether_o it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v domestical_a and_o secret_a or_o because_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o will_v prosecute_v against_o they_o for_o the_o parent_n who_o know_v they_o and_o be_v interest_v in_o they_o will_v not_o discredit_v they_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v many_o vice_n and_o insolency_n that_o be_v never_o punish_v by_o justice_n add_v hereunto_o that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v try_v and_o many_o difference_n betwixt_o parent_n and_o child_n brother_n and_o sister_n touch_v their_o good_n or_o other_o matter_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v publish_v which_o be_v extinct_a and_o bury_v by_o this_o fatherly_a authority_n and_o the_o law_n do_v always_o suppose_v that_o the_o father_n will_v never_o abuse_v this_o authority_n because_o of_o that_o great_a love_n which_o he_o natural_o carry_v to_o his_o child_n incompatible_a with_o cruelty_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o in_o stead_n of_o punish_v they_o with_o rigour_n they_o rather_o become_v intercessor_n for_o they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o law_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a torment_n to_o they_o than_o to_o see_v their_o child_n in_o pain_n and_o it_o fall_v out_o very_o seldom_o or_o never_o that_o this_o power_n be_v put_v in_o practice_n without_o very_o great_a occasion_n so_o that_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o scarecrow_n to_o child_n and_o very_o profitable_a than_o a_o rigour_n in_o good_a earnest_n now_o this_o fatherly_a power_n as_o over-sharpe_a and_o dangerous_a be_v almost_o of_o itself_o lose_v and_o abolish_v for_o it_o have_v rather_o happen_v declination_n 3_o the_o declination_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o discontinuance_n than_o any_o express_a law_n and_o it_o begin_v to_o decline_v at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n for_o from_o the_o time_n of_o augustus_n or_o short_o after_o it_o be_v no_o more_o in_o force_n whereby_o child_n become_v so_o desperate_a and_o insolent_a against_o their_o parent_n that_o seneca_n speak_v to_o nero_n clem_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr clem_n say_v that_o he_o have_v see_v more_o parricide_n punish_v in_o five_o year_n past_a than_o have_v be_v in_o seven_o hundred_o year_n before_o that_o be_v to_o say_v since_o the_o foundation_n of_o rome_n in_o former_a time_n if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o father_n kill_v his_o
child_n he_o be_v not_o punish_v maxim_n sallust_n in_o bell_n catil_n valer._n maxim_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o the_o example_n of_o fuluius_n the_o senator_n who_o kill_v his_o son_n because_o he_o be_v a_o partner_n in_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o catiline_n and_o of_o diverse_a other_o senator_n who_o have_v make_v criminal_a process_n against_o their_o child_n in_o their_o own_o house_n and_o have_v condemn_v they_o to_o death_n as_o cassius_n tratius_fw-la or_o to_o perpetual_a exile_n as_o manlius_n torquatus_n his_o son_n sillanus_n there_o be_v afterward_o law_n ordain_v that_o enjoin_v the_o father_n to_o present_v unto_o the_o judge_n his_o child_n offend_v that_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v and_o that_o the_o judge_n shall_v pronounce_v such_o a_o sentence_n as_o the_o father_n think_v fit_a which_o be_v still_o a_o kind_n of_o footstep_n of_o antiquity_n and_o go_v about_o to_o take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n they_o dare_v not_o do_v it_o but_o by_o half_n and_o not_o altogether_o and_o open_o these_o latter_a law_n come_v somewhat_o near_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o will_v that_o at_o the_o only_a complaint_n of_o the_o father_n make_v before_o the_o judge_n without_o any_o other_o knowledge_n take_v of_o the_o cause_n the_o rebellious_a and_o contumacious_a child_n shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n require_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o judge_n to_o the_o end_n the_o punishment_n shall_v not_o be_v do_v in_o secret_a or_o in_o choler_n but_o exemplarilie_o so_o that_o according_a to_o moses_n this_o fatherly_a power_n be_v more_o free_a and_o great_a than_o it_o have_v be_v after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n but_o afterward_o under_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o theodosius_n and_o final_o under_o justinian_n it_o be_v almost_o altogether_o extinct_a from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o child_n have_v learned_a to_o deny_v their_o obedience_n to_o their_o parent_n their_o good_n their_o aid_n yea_o to_o wage_v law_n against_o they_o a_o shameful_a thing_n to_o see_v our_o court_n full_a of_o these_o case_n yea_o they_o have_v be_v dispense_v herewith_o under_o pretext_n of_o devotion_n and_o offering_n as_o with_o the_o jew_n before_o christ_n wherewith_o he_o reproach_v they_o 15._o matt._n 15._o and_o afterward_o in_o christianity_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o yea_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v they_o either_o in_o their_o own_o defence_n or_o if_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o commonweal_n although_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n there_o shall_v never_o because_o just_o enough_o for_o a_o son_n to_o kill_v his_o father_n nullum_fw-la tantum_fw-la scelus_fw-la admitti_fw-la potest_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la parricidio_fw-la vindicandum_fw-la &_o nullum_fw-la scelus_fw-la rationem_fw-la habet_fw-la now_o we_o feel_v not_o what_o mischief_n and_o prejudice_n have_v happen_v to_o the_o world_n by_o the_o abolish_n and_o extinction_n of_o this_o fatherly_a power_n the_o commonweal_n wherein_o it_o have_v be_v in_o force_n have_v always_o flourish_v if_o there_o be_v any_o danger_n or_o evil_n in_o it_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n be_v rule_v and_o moderate_v but_o utter_o to_o abolish_v it_o as_o now_o it_o be_v be_v neither_o honest_a nor_o expedient_a but_o hurtful_a and_o inconvenient_a as_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o reciprocal_a duty_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n see_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 14._o chap._n xlviii_o lord_n and_o slave_n master_n and_o servant_n the_o use_n of_o slave_n and_o the_o full_a and_o absolute_a power_n of_o lord_n and_o master_n over_o they_o although_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n common_a nature_n 1_o the_o use_n of_o slave_n universal_a and_o against_o nature_n throughout_o the_o world_n and_o at_o all_o time_n except_o within_o these_o four_o hundred_o year_n in_o which_o time_n it_o have_v somewhat_o decay_v though_o of_o late_o it_o revive_v again_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n both_o monstrous_a and_o ignominious_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o find_v in_o beast_n themselves_o who_o consent_v not_o to_o the_o captivity_n of_o their_o like_a neither_o active_o nor_o passive_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n have_v permit_v this_o as_o other_o thing_n ad_fw-la duritiam_fw-la cordis_fw-la eorum_fw-la but_o not_o such_o as_o have_v be_v elsewhere_o for_o it_o be_v neither_o so_o great_a nor_o so_o absolute_a nor_o perpetual_a but_o moderate_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o seven_o year_n at_o the_o most_o christianity_n have_v leave_v it_o find_v it_o universal_a in_o all_o place_n as_o likewise_o to_o obey_v idolatrous_a prince_n and_o master_n and_o such_o like_a matter_n as_o can_v not_o at_o the_o first_o attempt_n and_o altogether_o be_v extinguish_v they_o have_v abolish_v there_o be_v four_o sort_n natural_a that_o be_v slave_n bear_v enforce_v distinction_n 2_o distinction_n and_o make_v by_o right_a of_o war_n just_o term_v slave_n by_o punishment_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o offence_n or_o debt_n whereby_o they_o be_v slave_n to_o their_o creditor_n at_o the_o most_o for_o seven_o year_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o always_o until_o payment_n and_o restitution_n be_v make_v in_o other_o place_n voluntary_n whereof_o there_o be_v many_o sort_n as_o they_o that_o cast_v the_o dice_n for_o it_o or_o sell_v german_n tacit._n de_fw-fr mort_fw-fr german_n their_o liberty_n for_o money_n as_o long_o since_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o almaigne_n and_o now_o likewise_o in_o some_o part_n of_o christendom_n where_o they_o do_v give_v and_o vow_v themselves_o to_o another_o for_o ever_o as_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_v to_o practice_v who_o at_o the_o gate_n bore_v a_o hole_n in_o their_o ear_n in_o token_n of_o perpetual_a servitude_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o voluntary_a captivity_n be_v the_o strange_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o almost_o against_o nature_n it_o be_v covetousness_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o slave_n enforce_v and_o lewdness_n the_o cause_n of_o voluntary_n they_o that_o be_v lord_n and_o slave_n 3_o the_o cause_n of_o slave_n master_n have_v hope_v for_o more_o gain_n and_o profit_n by_o keep_v than_o by_o kill_v they_o and_o indeed_o the_o fair_a possession_n and_o the_o rich_a commodity_n be_v in_o former_a time_n slave_n by_o this_o mean_v crassus_n become_v the_o rich_a among_o the_o roman_n who_o have_v beside_o those_o that_o serve_v he_o five_o hundred_o slave_n who_o every_o day_n bring_v gain_v and_o commodity_n by_o their_o gainful_a art_n and_o mystery_n and_o afterward_o when_o he_o have_v make_v what_o profit_n by_o they_o he_o can_v he_o get_v much_o by_o the_o sale_n of_o they_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n to_o read_v of_o those_o cruelty_n practise_v by_o lord_n upon_o their_o slave_n even_o by_o the_o approbation_n and_o permission_n slave_n 4_o the_o cruelty_n of_o lord_n against_o their_o slave_n of_o the_o law_n themselves_o they_o have_v make_v they_o to_o till_o the_o earth_n be_v chain_v together_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o barbary_n at_o this_o day_n they_o lodge_v they_o in_o hole_n and_o ditch_n and_o be_v old_a or_o impotent_a and_o so_o unprofitable_a they_o sell_v they_o or_o drown_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o lake_n to_o feed_v their_o fish_n withal_o they_o kill_v they_o not_o only_o for_o the_o least_o fault_n that_o be_v as_o the_o break_n of_o a_o glass_n but_o for_o the_o least_o suspicion_n yea_o for_o their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o pastime_n as_o flaminius_n do_v one_o of_o the_o honest_a man_n of_o his_o time_n and_o to_o give_v delight_n unto_o the_o people_n they_o be_v constrain_v in_o their_o public_a theater_n to_o kill_v one_o another_o if_o a_o master_n happen_v to_o be_v kill_v in_o his_o house_n by_o whosoever_o the_o innocent_a slave_n be_v all_o put_v to_o death_n insomuch_o that_o pedonius_n the_o roman_a be_v slay_v although_o the_o murderer_n be_v know_v yet_o by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o senate_n four_o hundred_o of_o his_o slave_n be_v put_v to_o death_n on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n as_o strange_a to_o hear_v of_o the_o rebellion_n insurrection_n and_o cruelty_n of_o slave_n against_o their_o lord_n 5_o the_o cruelty_n of_o slave_n against_o their_o lord_n lord_n when_o they_o have_v be_v able_a to_o work_v their_o revenge_n not_o only_o in_o particular_a by_o surprise_n and_o treason_n as_o it_o fall_v out_o one_o night_n in_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n but_o in_o set_a battle_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n from_o whence_o the_o proverb_n be_v so_o many_o slave_n so_o many_o enemy_n now_o as_o christian_a religion_n and_o afterward_o mahumetism_n slave_n 6_o diminution_n of_o slave_n do_v increase_v the_o number_n of_o slave_n do_v decrease_v and_o servitude_n do_v cease_v insomuch_o that_o the_o christian_n and_o afterward_o the_o turk_n like_o ape_n imitate_v they_o give_v
young_a active_a the_o ordinary_a view_n of_o so_o many_o accident_n and_o spectacle_n liberty_n and_o conversation_n without_o art_n a_o manly_a fashion_n of_o life_n without_o ceremony_n the_o variety_n of_o diverse_a action_n a_o courageous_a harmony_n of_o warlike_a music_n which_o entertain_v we_o and_o stir_v our_o blood_n our_o ear_n our_o soul_n those_o warlike_a commotion_n which_o ravish_v we_o with_o their_o horror_n and_o fear_n that_o confuse_a tempest_n of_o sound_n and_o cry_n that_o fearful_a order_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n with_o so_o much_o fury_n ardour_n and_o courage_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o man_n may_v say_v that_o the_o art_n and_o experience_n of_o undo_v one_o another_o of_o kill_v ruinate_a destroy_v dispraise_n 2_o the_o dispraise_n our_o own_o proper_a kind_n seem_v to_o be_v unnatural_a and_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o alienation_n of_o our_o sense_n and_o understanding_n it_o be_v a_o great_a testimony_n of_o our_o weakness_n and_o imperfection_n and_o it_o be_v not_o find_v in_o beast_n themselves_o in_o who_o the_o image_n of_o nature_n continue_v far_o more_o entire_a what_o folly_n what_o rage_n be_v it_o to_o make_v such_o commotion_n to_o torment_v so_o many_o people_n to_o run_v through_o so_o many_o danger_n and_o hazard_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n for_o a_o thing_n so_o uncertain_a and_o doubtful_a as_o the_o issue_n of_o war_n to_o run_v with_o such_o greediness_n and_o fierceness_n after_o death_n which_o be_v easy_o find_v every_o where_o and_o without_o hope_n of_o sepulture_n to_o kill_v those_o he_o hate_v not_o nor_o ever_o see_v but_o whence_o proceed_v this_o great_a fury_n and_o ardour_n for_o it_o be_v not_o for_o any_o offence_n commit_v what_o frenzy_n and_o madness_n be_v this_o for_o a_o man_n to_o abandon_v his_o own_o body_n his_o time_n his_o rest_n his_o life_n his_o liberty_n and_o to_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o another_o to_o expose_v himself_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o own_o member_n and_o to_o that_o which_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n worse_o than_o death_n fire_n and_o sword_n to_o be_v tread_v to_o be_v pinch_v with_o hot_a iron_n to_o be_v cut_v to_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n break_a and_o put_v to_o the_o galley_n for_o ever_o and_o all_o this_o to_o serve_v the_o passion_n of_o another_o for_o a_o cause_n which_o a_o man_n know_v not_o to_o be_v just_a and_o which_o be_v common_o unjust_a for_o war_n be_v common_o unjust_a and_o for_o he_o who_o a_o man_n know_v not_o who_o take_v so_o little_a care_n for_o he_o that_o fight_v for_o he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v content_a to_o mount_v upon_o his_o dead_a body_n to_o help_v his_o own_o stature_n that_o he_o may_v see_v the_o far_o i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o subject_n towards_o their_o prince_n and_o country_n but_o of_o voluntary_n and_o mercenary_a soldier_n the_o five_o and_o last_o distinction_n and_o difference_n of_o man_n draw_v from_o the_o favour_n and_o disfavor_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n the_o preface_n this_o last_o distinction_n and_o difference_n be_v apparent_a enough_o and_o sufficient_o know_v and_o have_v many_o member_n and_o consideration_n but_o may_v all_o be_v reduce_v to_o two_o head_n which_o a_o man_n may_v call_v with_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n felicity_n or_o good_a fortune_n and_o infelicity_n or_o ill_a fortune_n greatness_n or_o littleness_n to_o felicity_n and_o greatness_n belong_v health_n beauty_n and_o the_o other_o good_n of_o the_o body_n liberty_n nobility_n honour_n dignity_n science_n riches_n credit_n friend_n to_o infelicity_n or_o littleness_n belong_v all_o the_o contrary_n which_o be_v privation_n of_o the_o other_o good_a thing_n from_o these_o thing_n do_v arise_v a_o very_a great_a difference_n because_o a_o man_n be_v happy_a in_o one_o of_o these_o or_o in_o two_o or_o in_o three_o and_o not_o in_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o more_o or_o less_o by_o infinite_a degree_n few_o or_o none_o at_o all_o be_v happy_a or_o unhappy_a in_o they_o all_o he_o that_o have_v the_o great_a part_n of_o these_o good_n and_o especial_o three_o nobility_n dignity_n or_o authority_n and_o riches_n be_v account_v great_a he_o that_o have_v not_o any_o of_o these_o three_o little_a but_o many_o have_v but_o one_o or_o two_o and_o be_v account_v midling_n betwixt_o the_o great_a and_o the_o little_a we_o must_v speak_v a_o little_a of_o they_o all_o of_o health_n beauty_n and_o other_o natural_a good_n of_o the_o body_n 11._o chap._n 11._o have_v be_v speak_v before_o as_o likewise_o of_o their_o contrary_n 6._o chap._n 6._o sickness_n grief_n chap._n lviii_o of_o liberty_n and_o servitude_n liberty_n be_v account_v by_o some_o a_o sovereign_a good_a and_o servitude_n a_o extreme_a evil_n insomuch_o that_o many_o have_v choose_v rather_o to_o die_v a_o cruel_a death_n than_o to_o be_v make_v slave_n or_o to_o see_v either_o the_o public_a good_a or_o their_o own_o private_a endanger_v but_o of_o this_o there_o may_v be_v too_o much_o and_o of_o these_o too_o many_o as_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o twofolde_a liberty_n the_o true_a which_o be_v of_o the_o mind_n or_o spirit_n and_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o one_o and_o can_v not_o be_v take_v away_o nor_o endamage_v by_o another_o nor_o by_o fortune_n itself_o contrariwise_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o most_o miserable_a of_o all_o other_o to_o serve_v our_o own_o affection_n to_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v devour_v by_o our_o own_o passion_n to_o be_v lead_v by_o opinion_n o_o pitiful_a captivity_n the_o corporal_a liberty_n be_v a_o good_a great_o to_o be_v esteem_v but_o subject_a to_o fortune_n and_o it_o be_v neither_o just_a nor_o reasonable_a if_o it_o be_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o other_o circumstance_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o life_n itself_o as_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n have_v do_v who_o have_v rather_o make_v choice_n of_o death_n than_o to_o lose_v it_o and_o it_o be_v account_v a_o great_a virtue_n in_o they_o so_o great_a a_o evil_n be_v servitude_n think_v to_o be_v seruitus_fw-la obedientia_fw-la est_fw-la fracti_fw-la animi_fw-la &_o abiecti_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la carentis_fw-la svo_fw-la many_o great_a and_o wise_a man_n have_v serve_v regulus_n valerianus_n plato_n diogenes_n even_o those_o that_o be_v wicked_a and_o yet_o dishonour_v not_o their_o own_o condition_n but_o continue_v in_o effect_n and_o truth_n more_o free_a than_o their_o master_n chap._n lix_n nobility_n nobility_n be_v a_o quality_n every_o where_o not_o common_a but_o honourable_a bring_v in_o and_o establish_v with_o great_a reason_n and_o for_o public_a utility_n it_o be_v diverse_a diverse_o take_v and_o understand_v and_o according_a to_o diverse_a nation_n and_o judgement_n it_o have_v diverse_a kind_n according_a nobility_n the_o description_n of_o nobility_n to_o the_o general_a and_o common_a opinion_n and_o custom_n it_o be_v a_o quality_n of_o a_o race_n or_o stock_n aristotle_n say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o antiquity_n of_o a_o race_n and_o of_o riches_n plutarch_n call_v it_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o race_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mean_v thereby_o a_o certain_a habit_n and_o quality_n continue_v in_o the_o lineage_n what_o this_o quality_n or_o virtue_n be_v all_o be_v not_o whole_o of_o one_o accord_n save_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v profitable_a to_o the_o weal-public_n for_o to_o some_o and_o the_o great_a part_n this_o quality_n be_v military_a to_o other_o it_o be_v politic_a literarie_a of_o those_o that_o be_v wise_a palatine_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o the_o military_a have_v the_o advantage_n above_o the_o rest_n for_o beside_o the_o service_n which_o it_o yield_v to_o the_o weal-public_n as_o the_o rest_n do_v it_o be_v painful_a laborious_a dangerous_a whereby_o it_o be_v account_v more_o worthy_a and_o commendable_a so_o have_v it_o carry_v with_o we_o by_o excellency_n the_o honourable_a title_n of_o valour_n there_o must_v then_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n be_v two_o thing_n in_o true_a and_o perfect_a nobility_n profession_n of_o this_o virtue_n and_o quality_n profitable_a to_o the_o commonweal_n which_o be_v as_o the_o form_n and_o the_o race_n as_o the_o subject_n and_o matter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o long_a continuance_n of_o this_o quality_n by_o many_o degree_n and_o raze_n and_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n whereby_o they_o be_v call_v in_o our_o language_n gentleman_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o a_o race_n house_n family_n carry_v of_o long_a time_n the_o same_o name_n and_o the_o same_o profession_n for_o he_o be_v true_o and_o entire_o noble_a who_o make_v a_o singular_a profession_n of_o public_a virtue_n serve_v his_o prince_n and_o country_n and_o be_v descend_v of_o parent_n and_o ancestor_n
make_v asport_n and_o play_n game_n of_o shame_n want_v sickness_n grief_n torture_n death_n they_o do_v not_o only_o contemn_v patient_o endure_v and_o vanquish_v all_o asperity_n and_o difficulty_n but_o they_o fight_v they_o they_o take_v pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o they_o and_o all_o to_o keep_v their_o virtue_n in_o breath_n and_o in_o action_n which_o make_v they_o not_o only_o firm_a constant_a grave_a and_o severe_a as_o cato_n and_o the_o stoic_n but_o cheerful_a merry_a wanton_a and_o if_o a_o man_n may_v so_o say_v foolhardy_a too_o by_o the_o comparison_n of_o these_o three_o together_o it_o seem_v to_o some_o who_o understand_v not_o the_o height_n and_o value_n of_o the_o three_o that_o the_o second_o which_o we_o call_v virtue_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o difficulty_n danger_n endeavour_n thereof_o carry_v the_o honour_n and_o that_o as_o metellus_n say_v to_o do_v evil_a be_v a_o idle_a and_o a_o base_a thing_n to_o do_v good_a where_o there_o be_v neither_o pain_n nor_o danger_n be_v a_o common_a thing_n and_o too_o easy_a but_o to_o do_v good_a where_o there_o be_v danger_n and_o pain_n be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n and_o of_o virtue_n it_o be_v the_o mot_n of_o that_o divine_a philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o speak_v in_o truth_n that_o which_o it_o be_v beside_o that_o difficulty_n as_o elsewhere_o have_v be_v say_v be_v no_o true_a not_o just_a and_o lawful_a cause_n why_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o esteem_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o the_o like_a thing_n the_o natural_a be_v more_o worth_a than_o the_o acquire_v that_o it_o be_v far_o more_o noble_a more_o excellent_a and_o divine_a to_o work_v by_o nature_n than_o by_o art_n easy_o equal_o uniform_o than_o painful_o unequal_o with_o doubt_n and_o danger_n god_n be_v good_a after_o the_o first_o manner_n that_o be_v the_o natural_a and_o essential_a goodness_n we_o dare_v not_o call_v he_o virtuous_a nor_o the_o angel_n and_o spirit_n fortunate_a they_o be_v call_v good_a but_o because_o virtue_n make_v a_o great_a clamour_n and_o stir_v and_o work_v with_o great_a vehemency_n than_o goodness_n it_o be_v more_o admire_v and_o esteem_v of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n who_o be_v but_o foolish_a judge_n but_o wrongful_o for_o these_o great_a exalter_n and_o extravagant_a production_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o zeal_n and_o fire_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o play_n and_o do_v not_o in_o any_o sore_n appertain_v to_o true_a honesty_n they_o be_v rather_o malady_n and_o furious_a entrance_n fair_a distant_a from_o that_o wisdom_n we_o here_o require_v which_o be_v sweet_a equal_a &_o uniform_a thus_o much_o be_v speak_v in_o gross_a of_o honesty_n for_o the_o part_n thereof_o and_o the_o duty_n shall_v be_v handle_v in_o the_o three_o booken_v especial_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o justice_n i_o will_v here_o add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o according_a to_o promise_v to_o rebate_v and_o blunt_v the_o point_n of_o detraction_n and_o to_o stay_v the_o plaint_n of_o those_o that_o dislike_n that_o i_o attribute_v so_o much_o to_o nature_n although_o it_o be_v god_n as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o this_o book_n speak_v not_o but_o of_o the_o natural_a and_o humane_a as_o if_o that_o be_v all_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o be_v require_v wherefore_o beside_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v there_o remain_v yet_o one_o thing_n to_o make_v this_o work_n complete_a and_o perfect_a and_o that_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n whereby_o this_o honesty_n goodness_n virtue_n have_v life_n be_v bring_v forth_o in_o his_o due_a tune_n and_o receive_v it_o last_o and_o perfect_a portrait_n it_o be_v elevate_v christen_v crown_v that_o be_v to_o say_v accept_v verify_v approve_v by_o god_n and_o make_v after_o a_o sort_n worthy_a it_o due_a reward_n honesty_n be_v like_a to_o a_o good_a organist_n who_o touch_v well_o and_o true_o according_a to_o art_n the_o grace_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o blast_n and_o wind_n which_o express_v the_o touch_n give_v life_n and_o make_v the_o instrument_n to_o speak_v and_o to_o make_v a_o pleasant_a melody_n now_o this_o good_a consist_v not_o in_o long_a discourse_n precept_n and_o instruction_n neither_o be_v it_o attain_v by_o our_o own_o proper_a act_n and_o labour_n it_o be_v a_o free_a gift_n from_o above_o whereof_o it_o take_v the_o name_n grace_n but_o we_o must_v desire_v it_o ask_v implore_v it_o both_o humble_o and_o ardent_o o_o god_n vouchsafe_v of_o thy_o infinite_a goodness_n to_o look_v upon_o i_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o clemency_n to_o accept_v &_o to_o like_v of_o my_o desire_n i_o essaye_v my_o little_a work_n which_o come_v originallie_o from_o thou_o by_o that_o obligation_n and_o instruction_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o thou_o have_v plant_v in_o i_o to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v return_v unto_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o may_v end_v that_o thou_o have_v begin_v that_o so_o thou_o may_v be_v both_o my_o α_n and_o ω_fw-gr sprinkle_v i_o with_o thy_o grace_n keep_v i_o and_o account_v i_o thou_o and_o so_o forth_o the_o better_a to_o obtain_v it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o incline_v god_n unto_o we_o be_v this_o 14._o art_n 14._o honesty_n as_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o preface_n whither_o that_o i_o may_v not_o iterate_v it_o i_o resend_v the_o reader_n the_o matter_n be_v well_o prepare_v be_v the_o fit_a for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o contrary_a neither_o do_v it_o enforce_v or_o destroy_v nature_n but_o sweet_o it_o releeve_v and_o perfect_v it_o so_o that_o it_o must_v not_o oppose_v itself_o thereunto_o as_o to_o it_o contrary_a but_o put_v it_o on_o as_o a_o crown_n they_o be_v both_o of_o god_n they_o must_v not_o therefore_o be_v confound_v every_o one_o have_v his_o jurisdiction_n his_o action_n apart_o the_o organist_n and_o he_o that_o work_v at_o the_o bellows_n be_v two_o so_o be_v honesty_n and_o grace_n the_o action_n good_a in_o itself_o natural_o rhorhl_o humain_o and_o that_o by_o grace_n make_v acceptable_a that_o may_v well_o be_v without_o this_o and_o have_v his_o worth_n as_o in_o those_o philosopher_n &_o great_a man_n in_o time_n past_a admirable_a in_o nature_n and_o in_o all_o kind_n of_o moral_a virtue_n and_o be_v likewise_o find_v in_o misbeliever_n or_o infidel_n but_o this_o can_v be_v without_o that_o no_o more_o than_o the_o cover_n the_o crown_n and_o perfection_n can_v be_v without_o the_o entire_a body_n the_o player_n or_o organist_n may_v in_o every_o point_n exercise_v his_o art_n without_o the_o bellowes-blower_n and_o so_o likewise_o honesty_n without_o grace_n it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o can_v be_v but_o aes_fw-la sonans_fw-la and_o cymbulum_fw-la tinniens_fw-la but_o this_o require_v that_o â—_o wherein_o i_o see_v many_o to_o mistake_v themselves_o very_o gross_o who_o never_o have_v any_o taste_n or_o do_v ever_o conceive_v the_o image_n of_o true_a honestle_n and_o continue_v puff_v up_o with_o a_o persuasion_n of_o grace_n which_o they_o think_v to_o practice_v to_o attract_v to_o attain_v by_o certain_a easy_a &_o idle_a mean_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o pharisy_n where_o with_o they_o rest_v content_v not_o trouble_v themselves_o any_o further_a for_o the_o true_a honesty_n promotiper_n saltum_fw-la master_n without_o apprenticeship_n doctor_n and_o noble_n in_o parchment_n now_o i_o see_v many_o of_o these_o kind_n of_o people_n in_o the_o will_v but_o very_o few_o such_o as_o aristides_n bhotion_n cato_n regulus_n socrates_n scipio_n epaminondas_n that_o be_v to_o say_v professor_n of_o a_o exact_a true_a and_o solid_a moral_a virtue_n and_o philosophical_a probitie_n that_o complaint_n and_o reproach_n so_o frequent_a of_o the_o sovereign_a doctor_n of_o the_o truth_n against_o hypocritical_a pharify_v will_v always_o have_v place_n for_o such_o people_n will_v never_o be_v want_v no_o not_o among_o the_o censor_n and_o refourcer_n of_o the_o world_n now_o have_v speak_v much_o of_o honesty_n we_o must_v likewise_o in_o a_o word_n or_o two_o touch_n the_o contrary_a the_o reunto_o wickedness_n iâ—s_v against_o nature_n it_o be_v foul_a deform_v and_o unprofitable_a it_o offend_v every_o good_a judgement_n fit_a breed_v a_o wickedness_n 17_o the_o description_n of_o wickedness_n hatred_n of_o itself_o be_v well_o know_v whereupon_o some_o have_v say_v that_o it_o be_v breed_v and_o bring_v forth_o by_o idleness_n and_o ignorance_n again_o wickedness_n engender_v offence_n and_o repentance_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o like_o a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o flesh_n eat_v and_o fret_v it_o malice_n and_o mischief_n build_v up_o torment_n against_o itself_o malitia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la maximam_fw-la partem_fw-la veneni_fw-la svi_fw-la bibit_fw-la malum_fw-la consilium_fw-la consultori_fw-la possimum_fw-la like_o
state_n the_o preface_n this_o doctrine_n belong_v to_o sovereigns_n and_o governor_n of_o state_n it_o be_v uncertain_a infinite_a difficult_a and_o almost_o impossible_a to_o be_v range_v into_o order_n to_o be_v limit_v and_o prescribe_v by_o rule_n and_o precept_n but_o we_o must_v endeavour_n to_o give_v some_o small_a light_n and_o brief_a instruction_n thereof_o we_o may_v refer_v this_o whole_a doctrine_n to_o two_o principal_a head_n which_o be_v the_o two_o duty_n of_o a_o sovereign_a the_o one_o comprehend_v and_o intreat_v of_o the_o prop_n and_o pillar_n of_o a_o state_n principal_a &_o essential_a part_n of_o public_a government_n as_o the_o bone_n and_o sinew_n of_o this_o great_a body_n to_o the_o end_n that_o a_o sovereign_a may_v provide_v for_o himself_o and_o his_o state_n which_o be_v seven_o principal_a that_o be_v to_o say_v knowledge_n of_o the_o state_n virtue_n manner_n and_o fashion_n counsel_n treasure_n force_n and_o arm_n alliance_n the_o three_o first_o be_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o sovereign_a the_o four_o in_o he_o and_o near_o he_o the_o three_o latter_a without_o he_o the_o other_o be_v to_o act_v well_o to_o employ_v and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a mean_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o gross_a and_o in_o a_o word_n well_o to_o govern_v and_o maintain_v himself_o in_o authority_n and_o the_o love_n both_o of_o his_o subject_n and_o of_o stranger_n but_o distinct_o this_o part_n be_v twofold_a peaceable_a and_o military_a behold_v here_o summary_o and_o gross_o the_o work_n cut_v out_o and_o the_o first_o great_a draught_n that_o be_v to_o be_v handle_v hereafter_o we_o will_v divide_v then_o this_o politic_a matter_n and_o of_o state_n into_o two_o part_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v of_o provision_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o seven_o necessary_a thing_n the_o second_o and_o which_o presuppose_v the_o first_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o prince_n this_o matter_n be_v excellent_o handle_v by_o lipsius_n according_a as_o he_o think_v good_a the_o marrow_n of_o his_o book_n be_v here_o i_o have_v not_o take_v nor_o whole_o follow_v his_o method_n nor_o his_o order_n as_o you_o may_v already_o see_v in_o this_o general_a division_n and_o more_o you_o shall_v hereafter_o i_o have_v likewise_o leave_v somewhat_o of_o his_o and_o add_v something_o of_o my_o own_o and_o other_o man_n chap._n ii_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o politic_a prudence_n and_o government_n of_o state_n which_o be_v of_o provision_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o be_v require_v before_o all_o other_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o state_n for_o the_o first_o rule_n of_o all_o prudence_n state_n 1_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o this_o provision_n to_o know_v the_o state_n consist_v in_o knowledge_n as_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o second_o book_n the_o first_o in_o all_o thing_n be_v to_o know_v with_o who_o a_o man_n have_v to_o deal_v for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o this_o roll_a and_o moderate_v prudence_n of_o state_n which_o be_v a_o knowledge_n and_o sufficiency_n to_o govern_v in_o public_a be_v a_o thing_n relative_a which_o be_v handle_v between_o the_o sovereign_a and_o the_o subject_n the_o first_o duty_n and_o office_n thereof_o be_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o two_o part_n that_o be_v of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o sovereignty_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o state_n first_o then_o the_o humour_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o people_n must_v be_v know_v this_o knowledge_n form_v and_o give_v advice_n unto_o he_o that_o shall_v govern_v they_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o people_n in_o general_a have_v be_v describe_v at_o large_a in_o the_o first_o book_n light_n inconstant_a mutinous_a vain_a a_o lover_n of_o novelty_n fierce_a and_o insupportable_a in_o prosperity_n cowardly_a and_o deject_a in_o adversity_n but_o it_o must_v likewise_o be_v know_v in_o particular_a so_o many_o city_n and_o person_n so_o many_o diverse_a humour_n there_o be_v people_n choleric_a audacious_a warrior_n fearful_a give_v to_o wine_n subject_a to_o woman_n some_o more_o than_o other_o noscenda_fw-la natura_fw-la vulgi_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quibus_fw-la modis_fw-la temperanter_fw-la habeatur_fw-la and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v that_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a to_o be_v understand_v he_o that_o have_v not_o obey_v can_v tell_v how_o to_o command_v nemo_fw-la bene_fw-la imperat_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la ante_fw-la paruerit_fw-la imperio_fw-la not_o because_o sovereigns_n senec._n senec._n shall_v or_o can_v always_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n of_o subject_n for_o many_o be_v bear_v king_n and_o prince_n and_o many_o state_n be_v successive_a but_o that_o he_o that_o will_v well_o command_v shall_v acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o humour_n and_o will_n of_o his_o subject_n as_o if_o himself_o be_v of_o their_o rank_n and_o in_o their_o place_n he_o must_v likewise_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o state_n not_o only_o in_o general_n such_o as_o it_o have_v be_v describe_v but_o in_o particular_a that_o which_o he_o have_v now_o in_o hand_n the_o form_n establishment_n birth_n thereof_o that_o be_v to_o say_v whether_o it_o be_v old_a or_o new_a fall_v by_o succession_n or_o by_o election_n obtain_v by_o the_o law_n or_o by_o arm_n of_o what_o extent_n it_o be_v what_o neighbour_n mean_n power_n it_o have_v for_o according_a to_o these_o and_o other_o circumstance_n he_o must_v diverslie_o manage_v the_o sceptre_n loose_a and_o straiten_v the_o reins_n of_o his_o government_n after_o this_o knowledge_n of_o the_o state_n which_o be_v as_o a_o preamble_n virtue_n 2_o the_o second_o head_n of_o this_o provision_n be_v virtue_n the_o first_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v require_v be_v virtue_n necessary_a in_o a_o sovereign_a as_o well_o for_o himself_o as_o for_o the_o state_n it_o be_v first_o necessary_a and_o convenient_a that_o he_o that_o be_v above_o all_o shall_v be_v better_a than_o all_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o cyrus_n and_o then_o it_o stand_v he_o upon_o for_o his_o credit_n and_o reputation_n for_o common_a fame_n and_o report_n gather_v and_o spread_v abroad_o the_o speech_n and_o action_n of_o he_o that_o govern_v he_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o and_o can_v no_o more_o hide_v himself_o than_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o what_o good_a or_o ill_a soever_o he_o do_v shall_v not_o want_v mean_n to_o blazon_v it_o shall_v be_v talk_v of_o enough_o and_o it_o import_v he_o much_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o state_n that_o his_o subject_n have_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o he_o now_o a_o sovereign_n ought_v not_o only_o in_o himself_o and_o in_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n to_o be_v virtuous_a but_o he_o must_v likewise_o endeavour_n that_o his_o subject_n be_v like_a unto_o himself_o for_o as_o all_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o world_n have_v ever_o teach_v a_o state_n a_o city_n a_o company_n can_v long_o continue_v nor_o caesar_n sallust_n ad_fw-la caesar_n prosper_v where_o virtue_n be_v banish_v and_o they_o do_v gross_o aequivocate_v who_o think_v that_o prince_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o assure_v in_o their_o state_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o wicked_a their_o subject_n be_v because_o say_v they_o they_o be_v more_o proper_a and_o as_o it_o be_v bear_v to_o servitude_n and_o the_o yoke_n patientiores_fw-la seruitutis_fw-la quos_fw-la pan._n plin._n pan._n non_fw-la decet_fw-la nisi_fw-la esse_fw-la seruos_fw-la for_o contrary_o wicked_a man_n bear_v their_o yoke_n impatientlie_o and_o they_o that_o be_v good_a and_o debonair_a fear_n much_o more_o than_o their_o cause_n be_v pessimus_fw-la cuique_fw-la asperrime_fw-la caesar_n sallust_n ad_fw-la caesar_n rectorem_fw-la patitur_fw-la contrà _fw-la facile_fw-la imperium_fw-la in_o bonos_fw-es qui_fw-la metuentes_fw-la magis_fw-la quà m_fw-la metuendi_fw-la now_o the_o most_o powerful_a mean_n to_o induce_v they_o and_o to_o form_v they_o unto_o virtue_n be_v the_o example_n of_o the_o prince_n for_o as_o experience_n tell_v we_o all_o man_n do_v frame_v themselves_o to_o the_o pattern_n and_o model_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o example_n press_v more_o than_o law_n it_o be_v a_o mute_a law_n which_o carry_v more_o credit_n than_o a_o command_n nec_fw-la tam_fw-la imperio_fw-la paneg._n pli._n paneg._n nobis_fw-la opus_fw-la quà m_fw-la exemplo_fw-la &_o mitius_fw-la iubetur_fw-la exemplo_fw-la now_o the_o eye_n and_o thought_n of_o the_o lesser_a be_v always_o upon_o the_o great_a they_o admire_v and_o simple_o believe_v that_o all_o be_v good_a and_o excellent_a that_o they_o do_v and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o that_o command_v think_v they_o sufficient_o enjoin_v and_o bind_v their_o inferior_n to_o imitate_v they_o by_o act_v only_o virtue_n then_o be_v honourable_a and_o profitable_a in_o a_o sovereign_a yea_o all_o virtue_n but_o especial_o and_o above_o all_o piety_n justice_n valour_n clemency_n these_o be_v the_o
take_v upon_o it_o the_o guardianship_n &_o protection_n of_o the_o body_n so_o far_o shall_v it_o be_v from_o serve_v the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o most_o base_a unjust_a shameful_a and_o burdensome_a servitude_n that_o be_v that_o it_o shall_v assist_v counsel_v it_o and_o be_v as_o a_o husband_n unto_o it_o so_o that_o it_o owe_v thereunto_o care_n not_o service_n it_o must_v handle_v it_o as_o a_o lord_n not_o as_o a_o tyrant_n nourish_v it_o not_o pamper_v it_o give_v it_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o live_v not_o for_o it_o but_o that_o it_o can_v live_v here_o below_o without_o it_o this_o be_v a_o instruction_n to_o the_o workman_n to_o know_v how_o to_o use_v and_o make_v use_n of_o his_o instrument_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o no_o small_a advantage_n to_o a_o man_n to_o know_v how_o to_o use_v his_o body_n and_o to_o make_v it_o a_o fit_a instrument_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n final_o the_o body_n be_v preserve_v in_o good_a estate_n by_o moderate_a nourishment_n and_o orderly_a exercise_n how_o the_o spirit_n must_v have_v a_o part_n and_o bear_v it_o company_n in_o those_o pleasure_n that_o belong_v unto_o it_o have_v be_v say_v before_o and_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o temperance_n touch_v good_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o every_o man_n in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v many_o and_o diverse_a office_n for_o to_o gather_v riches_n to_o keep_v they_o to_o husband_n they_o to_o employ_v they_o to_o yield_v unto_o they_o all_o that_o be_v fit_a be_v different_a science_n one_o be_v wise_a in_o the_o one_o of_o they_o that_o in_o the_o other_o understand_v nothing_o neither_o be_v it_o fit_a he_o shall_v the_o acquisition_n of_o riches_n have_v more_o part_n than_o the_o rest_n the_o employment_n be_v more_o glorious_a and_o ambitious_a the_o preservation_n and_o custody_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o arbour_n to_o cover_v they_o these_o be_v two_o extremity_n alike_o vicious_a to_o love_v and_o affect_v riches_n to_o hate_n and_o reject_v they_o by_o riches_n i_o understand_v that_o which_o be_v more_o than_o enough_o and_o more_o than_o be_v needful_a a_o wise_a man_n will_v do_v neither_o of_o both_o according_a to_o that_o wish_n and_o prayer_n of_o solomon_n give_v i_o neither_o riches_n nor_o poverty_n but_o he_o will_v hold_v they_o in_o their_o place_n esteem_v they_o as_o they_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o itself_o indifferent_a matter_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o to_o many_o good_a thing_n commodious_a the_o evil_n and_o misery_n that_o follow_v the_o affect_v and_o hate_v of_o they_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o before_o now_o in_o five_o word_n we_o set_v down_o a_o rule_n touch_v a_o mediocrity_n therein_o 1._o to_o desire_v they_o but_o not_o to_o love_v they_o sapiens_fw-la non_fw-la amat_fw-la divitias_fw-la sed_fw-la mawlt_fw-la as_o a_o little_a man_n and_o weak_a of_o body_n will_v willing_o be_v high_o and_o strong_a but_o this_o his_o desire_n be_v without_o care_n or_o pain_n unto_o himself_o seek_v that_o without_o passion_n which_o nature_n desire_v and_o fortune_n know_v not_o how_o to_o take_v from_o he_o 2._o and_o much_o less_o to_o seek_v they_o at_o the_o cost_n and_o damage_n of_o another_o or_o by_o art_n and_o bad_a and_o base_a mean_n to_o the_o end_n no_o man_n shall_v complain_v or_o envy_v his_o gain_n 3._o when_o they_o come_v upon_o he_o enter_v at_o a_o honest_a gate_n not_o to_o reject_v they_o but_o cheerfullie_o to_o accept_v they_o and_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o his_o house_n not_o his_o heart_n into_o his_o possession_n not_o his_o love_n as_o be_v unworthy_a thereof_o 4._o when_o he_o possess_v they_o to_o employ_v they_o honest_o and_o discreet_o to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o man_n that_o their_o departure_n may_v at_o the_o least_o be_v as_o honest_a as_o their_o entrance_n 5._o if_o they_o happen_v to_o depart_v without_o leave_n be_v lose_v or_o steal_v from_o he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o sorrowful_a but_o that_o he_o suffer_v they_o to_o depart_v with_o themselves_o without_o any_o thing_n of_o he_o si_fw-la divitiae_fw-la effluxerint_fw-la non_fw-la auferent_fw-la nisi_fw-la semetipsas_fw-la to_o conclude_v he_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n and_o be_v unworthy_a his_o love_n and_o the_o profession_n of_o virtue_n that_o make_v account_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o this_o world_n aude_n hospes_fw-la contemnere_fw-la &_o te_fw-la quoque_fw-la dignum_fw-la sing_v deo_fw-la of_o the_o justice_n and_o duty_n of_o man_n towards_o man_n a_o advertisement_n this_o duty_n be_v great_a and_o have_v many_o part_n we_o will_v reduce_v they_o to_o two_o great_a one_o in_o the_o first_o we_o will_v place_v the_o general_a simple_a and_o common_a duty_n require_v in_o all_o and_o every_o one_o towards_o all_o and_o every_o one_o whether_o in_o heart_n word_n or_o deed_n which_o be_v amity_n faith_n verity_n and_o free_a admonition_n good_a deed_n humanity_n liberality_n acknowledgement_n or_o thankfulness_n in_o the_o second_o shall_v be_v the_o special_a duty_n require_v for_o some_o special_a and_o express_a reason_n and_o obligation_n between_o certain_a person_n as_o between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n prince_n and_o subject_n magistrate_n the_o great_a and_o powerful_a and_o the_o less_o the_o first_o part_n which_o be_v of_o the_o general_a and_o common_a duty_n of_o all_o towards_o all_o and_o first_o chap._n vii_o of_o love_n or_o friendship_n amity_n be_v a_o sacred_a flame_n kindle_v in_o our_o breast_n first_o by_o nature_n and_o have_v express_v it_o first_o heat_n between_o the_o husband_n description_n 1_o the_o description_n and_o the_o wife_n parent_n and_o child_n brother_n and_o sister_n and_o afterward_o grow_v cold_a have_v recover_v heat_n by_o art_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o alliance_n company_n fraternity_n college_n and_o community_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o all_o this_o be_v divide_v into_o many_o part_n it_o be_v weaken_v and_o mingle_v with_o other_o profitable_a &_o pleasant_a consideration_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v restrengthen_v itself_o and_o grow_v more_o fervent_a it_o have_v recollect_v itself_o and_o unite_v it_o own_o force_n into_o a_o narrow_a room_n betwixt_o two_o true_a friend_n and_o this_o be_v perfect_a amity_n which_o be_v so_o much_o more_o fervent_a and_o spiritual_a than_o other_o by_o how_o much_o the_o heart_n be_v hot_a than_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o blood_n than_o the_o vein_n amity_n be_v the_o soul_n and_o life_n of_o the_o world_n more_o necessary_a say_v the_o wise_a than_o fire_n and_o water_n amicitia_fw-la necessitudo_fw-la amici_fw-la necessary_a it_o be_v the_o sum_n the_o staff_n the_o salt_n of_o our_o life_n for_o without_o it_o all_o be_v darkness_n and_o there_o be_v no_o joy_n no_o stay_n no_o taste_n of_o life_n amicitia_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la consors_fw-la naturae_fw-la vinculum_fw-la civitatis_fw-la praefidium_fw-la senectutis_fw-la solatium_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la humanae_fw-la portus_fw-la ea_fw-la omne_fw-la constant_a discordia_fw-la cadunt_fw-la and_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o friendship_n weale-pub_a 3_o how_o necessary_a to_o the_o weale-pub_a be_v profitable_a and_o delightful_a to_o private_a man_n only_o for_o it_o be_v more_o commodious_a to_o the_o weal-public_n it_o be_v the_o true_a nurse_n mother_n of_o humane_a society_n the_o preserver_n of_o state_n and_o policy_n neither_o be_v it_o suspect_v nor_o displease_v any_o but_o tyrant_n and_o monster_n not_o because_o they_o honour_v not_o it_o in_o their_o heart_n but_o because_o they_o can_v be_v of_o that_o number_n for_o only_a friendship_n suffice_v to_o preserve_v the_o world_n and_o if_o it_o be_v every_o where_n in_o force_n there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o law_n which_o have_v not_o be_v ordain_v but_o as_o a_o help_n and_o as_o a_o second_o remedy_n for_o want_n of_o friendship_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v enforce_v and_o constrain_v by_o the_o authority_n thereof_o that_o which_o for_o love_n and_o friendship_n shall_v be_v free_o and_o voluntary_o but_o howsoever_o the_o law_n take_v place_n far_o below_o friendship_n for_o friendship_n rule_v the_o heart_n the_o tongue_n the_o hand_n the_o will_n and_o the_o effect_n the_o law_n can_v provide_v but_o for_o that_o which_o be_v without_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o aristotle_n say_v that_o good_a lawmaker_n have_v ever_o have_v more_o care_n of_o friendship_n than_o of_o justice_n and_o because_o the_o law_n and_o justice_n do_v many_o time_n lose_v their_o credit_n the_o three_o remedy_n and_o least_o of_o all_o have_v be_v in_o arm_n and_o force_n altogether_o contrary_a to_o the_o former_a which_o be_v friendship_n thus_o we_o see_v by_o degree_n the_o three_o mean_n of_o public_a government_n but_o love_n or_o friendship_n be_v worth_a more_o than_o the_o
diverse_a thing_n pass_v more_o strange_a more_o great_a and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o wise_a socrates_n call_v himself_o a_o citizen_n of_o the_o world_n and_o contrary_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o do_v more_o deprave_v and_o enthraule_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n than_o to_o make_v he_o taste_v and_o understand_v but_o one_o certain_a opinion_n belief_n and_o manner_n of_o life_n what_o great_a folly_n or_o weakness_n can_v there_o be_v than_o to_o think_v that_o all_o the_o world_n walk_v believe_v speak_v do_v live_v and_o die_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o country_n like_o those_o bar_v blockhead_n who_o when_o they_o hear_v one_o recite_v the_o manner_n and_o opinion_n of_o foreign_a country_n very_o different_a and_o contrary_a to_o they_o they_o tremble_v for_o fear_n and_o believe_v they_o not_o or_o else_o do_v absurd_o condemn_v they_o as_o barbarous_a so_o much_o be_v they_o enthrall_v and_o tie_v to_o their_o cradle_n a_o kind_n of_o people_n bring_v up_o as_o they_o say_v in_o a_o bottle_n that_o never_o see_v any_o thing_n but_o through_o a_o hole_n now_o this_o universal_a spirit_n must_v be_v attain_v by_o the_o diligence_n of_o the_o master_n or_o teacher_n afterward_o by_o travel_n and_o communication_n with_o stranger_n and_o the_o read_n of_o book_n and_o the_o history_n of_o all_o nation_n final_o he_o must_v teach_v he_o to_o take_v nothing_o upon_o credit_n and_o by_o authority_n this_o be_v to_o make_v himself_o a_o beast_n and_o to_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o nose_n like_o a_o ox_n but_o to_o examine_v all_o thing_n with_o reason_n to_o propose_v all_o thing_n and_o then_o to_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o choose_v and_o if_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o choose_v but_o doubt_v which_o perhaps_o be_v the_o better_a sound_a and_o sure_a course_n to_o teach_v he_o likewise_o to_o resolve_v of_o nothing_o of_o himself_o but_o rather_o to_o distrust_v his_o own_o judgement_n after_o the_o mind_n come_v the_o body_n whereof_o there_o must_v likewise_o be_v a_o care_n take_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o instant_n with_o the_o spirit_n body_n 32_o a_o advisement_n touch_v the_o body_n not_o make_v two_o work_n thereof_o both_o of_o they_o make_v a_o entire_a man_n now_o a_o master_n must_v endeavour_n to_o keep_v his_o child_n free_a from_o delicacy_n and_o pride_n in_o apparel_n in_o sleep_v eat_a drink_v he_o must_v bring_v he_o up_o hardly_o to_o labour_v and_o pain_n accustom_v he_o to_o heat_n and_o cold_a wind_n and_o weather_n yea_o and_o unto_o hazard_n too_o harden_v his_o muscle_n and_o his_o sinew_n as_o well_o as_o his_o mind_n to_o labour_v and_o then_o to_o pain_n and_o grief_n too_o for_o the_o first_o dispose_v to_o the_o second_o labour_n they_o obducit_fw-la dolori_fw-la to_o be_v brief_a he_o must_v endeavour_n to_o make_v he_o lusty_a and_o vigorous_a indifferent_a to_o all_o kind_n of_o viand_n all_o this_o serve_v not_o only_o for_o his_o health_n but_o for_o public_a affair_n and_o service_n we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o three_o head_n which_o concern_v manner_n wherein_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n have_v a_o part_n this_o be_v twofold_a manner_n 33_o 3_o a_o advisement_n touch_v manner_n to_o hinder_v the_o evil_a to_o engraft_v and_o to_o nourish_v the_o good_a the_o first_o be_v the_o more_o necessary_a and_o therefore_o the_o great_a care_n and_o heed_n must_v be_v take_v it_o must_v therefore_o be_v do_v in_o time_n for_o there_o be_v no_o time_n too_o speedy_a to_o hinder_v the_o birth_n and_o growth_n of_o ill_a manner_n and_o condition_n especial_o these_o follow_v which_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v in_o youth_n to_o lie_v a_o base_a vice_n of_o servant_n and_o slave_n of_o a_o licentious_a and_o fearful_a mind_n the_o cause_n whereof_o arise_v many_o time_n manner_n 1_o evil_a manner_n from_o bad_a and_o rude_a instruction_n a_o sottish_a shame_n and_o weakness_n whereby_o they_o seek_v to_o hide_v themselves_o hold_v down_o their_o head_n blush_v at_o every_o question_n that_o be_v propose_v can_v endure_v a_o correction_n or_o a_o sharp_a word_n without_o a_o strange_a alteration_n of_o countenance_n nature_n do_v many_o time_n bear_v a_o great_a sway_n herein_o but_o it_o must_v be_v correct_v by_o study_n all_o affectation_n and_o singularity_n in_o habit_n carriage_n gate_n speech_n gesture_z and_o all_o other_o thing_n this_o be_v a_o testimony_n of_o vanity_n and_o vainglory_n and_o mar_v all_o the_o rest_n even_o that_o which_o be_v good_a licet_fw-la sapere_fw-la sine_fw-la pompa_fw-la sine_fw-la inuidia_fw-la but_o above_o all_o choler_n sullenness_n obstinacy_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o necessary_a that_o a_o child_n never_o have_v his_o will_n by_o such_o froward_a mean_n and_o that_o he_o learn_v and_o find_v that_o these_o quality_n be_v altogether_o unprofitable_a and_o bootless_a yea_o base_a and_o villainous_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n he_o must_v never_o be_v flatter_v for_o that_o mar_v and_o corrupt_v he_o teach_v he_o to_o be_v sullen_a and_o froward_a if_o he_o have_v not_o his_o will_n and_o in_o the_o end_n make_v he_o insolent_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o work_v any_o good_a upon_o he_o nihil_fw-la magis_fw-la reddit_fw-la iracundos_fw-la quà m_fw-la educatio_fw-la mollis_fw-la &_o blanda_fw-la by_o the_o selfsame_o mean_v a_o man_n must_v engraft_v into_o he_o manner_n 34_o good_a manner_n good_a and_o honest_a manner_n and_o first_o instruct_v he_o to_o fear_n and_o reverence_n god_n to_o tremble_v under_o that_o infinite_a and_o invisible_a majesty_n to_o speak_v seldom_o and_o sober_o of_o god_n of_o his_o power_n eternity_n wisdom_n will_n and_o of_o his_o work_n not_o indifferent_o and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n but_o fearful_o with_o shame_n and_o reverence_n not_o to_o be_v over_o scrupulous_a in_o the_o mystery_n and_o point_n of_o religion_n but_o to_o conform_v himself_o to_o the_o government_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n second_o to_o replenish_v and_o cherish_v his_o heart_n with_o ingenuity_n freedom_n candour_n integrity_n and_o to_o teach_v he_o to_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n out_o of_o a_o honourable_a and_o honest_a mind_n not_o servile_o and_o mechanical_o for_o fear_v or_o hope_v of_o any_o honour_n or_o profit_n or_o other_o consideration_n than_o virtue_n itself_o these_o two_o be_v especial_o for_o himself_o for_o another_o and_o the_o company_n with_o who_o he_o converse_v he_o must_v work_v in_o he_o a_o sweet_a kind_n of_o affability_n to_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o all_o kind_n of_o people_n to_o all_o fashion_n omnis_fw-la aristippum_fw-la decuit_fw-la colour_n &_o status_fw-la &_o res_fw-la herein_o alcibiades_n be_v excellent_a that_o he_o learn_v how_o to_o be_v able_a and_o to_o know_v how_o to_o do_v all_o thing_n yea_o excess_n and_o licentious_a behaviour_n if_o need_v be_v but_o that_o he_o love_v to_o do_v only_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o he_o refrain_v to_o do_v evil_a not_o for_o want_v of_o courage_n nor_o strength_n nor_o knowledge_n but_o will_n multum_fw-la interest_n virùm_fw-la peccare_fw-la quis_fw-la nolit_fw-la aut_fw-la nesciat_fw-la modest_o whereby_o he_o conte_v not_o nor_o ti_v himself_o either_o to_o all_o as_o to_o the_o great_a and_o most_o respective_a person_n or_o such_o as_o be_v his_o inferior_n either_o in_o condition_n or_o sufficiency_n nor_o 9_o see_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o defend_v any_o thing_n obstinate_o with_o affirmative_a resolute_a command_a word_n but_o sweet_a submiss_a and_o moderate_a specche_n hereof_o have_v be_v speak_v elsewhere_o and_o thus_o the_o three_o head_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n be_v dispatch_v the_o four_o concern_v their_o affection_n and_o communication_n with_o they_o when_o they_o be_v great_a and_o capable_a of_o that_o whereunto_o parent_n 36_o the_o four_o part_n touch_v the_o duty_n of_o parent_n they_o be_v instruct_v we_o know_v that_o affection_n be_v reciprocal_a and_o natural_a betwixt_o parent_n and_o their_o child_n but_o that_o of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n be_v far_o more_o strong_a and_o more_o natural_a because_o it_o be_v give_v by_o nature_n to_o love_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v come_v on_o to_o the_o maintenance_n and_o continuance_n child_n the_o love_n of_o parent_n great_a than_o the_o love_n of_o child_n of_o the_o world_n especial_o those_o in_o who_o a_o man_n do_v live_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a that_o of_o child_n towards_o their_o parent_n be_v retrograde_a and_o therefore_o it_o go_v not_o so_o strong_o nor_o so_o natural_o and_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o payment_n of_o a_o debt_n and_o a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o a_o benefit_n receive_v than_o a_o pure_a free_a simple_a and_o natural_a love_n moreover_o he_o that_o give_v and_o do_v good_a love_v more_o than_o he_o that_o receive_v and_o be_v
s._n basil_n affirm_v feed_v and_o nourish_v examer_n in_o examer_n their_o old_a dame_n cover_v they_o with_o their_o feather_n when_o they_o fall_v from_o they_o and_o couple_n themselves_o together_o to_o carry_v they_o upon_o their_o back_n love_n furnish_v they_o with_o this_o art_n this_o example_n be_v so_o lively_a and_o so_o significant_a that_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n towards_o their_o parent_n have_v be_v signify_v by_o the_o quality_n of_o this_o creature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reciconiare_fw-la and_o the_o hebrew_n call_v this_o bird_n for_o this_o cause_n chasida_o that_o be_v to_o say_v 11._o levit._fw-la 11._o the_o debonair_a the_o charitable_a bird_n we_o have_v likewise_o notable_a example_n here_o among_o man_n cymon_n the_o son_n of_o great_a miltiades_n who_o father_n die_v in_o prison_n as_o some_o say_v for_o debt_n and_o not_o have_v wherewithal_o to_o bury_v his_o body_n much_o less_o to_o redeem_v it_o be_v arrest_v for_o the_o debt_n while_o it_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o burial_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o that_o country_n cymon_n sell_v himself_o and_o his_o liberty_n for_o money_n to_o provide_v for_o his_o funeral_n he_o with_o his_o plenty_n and_o good_n relieve_v not_o his_o father_n but_o with_o his_o liberty_n which_o be_v dear_a than_o all_o good_n yea_o and_o life_n too_o he_o help_v not_o his_o father_n live_v and_o in_o necessity_n but_o dead_a and_o be_v no_o more_o a_o father_n nor_o a_o man_n what_o have_v he_o do_v to_o succour_v his_o father_n live_v want_v and_o require_v his_o help_n this_o be_v a_o excellent_a precedent_n we_o have_v two_o the_o like_a example_n even_o in_o the_o weak_a and_o feeble_a sex_n of_o woman_n of_o two_o daughter_n which_o have_v nourish_v and_o give_v suck_v the_o one_o to_o the_o father_n the_o other_o to_o her_o mother_n be_v prisoner_n and_o condemn_v to_o die_v by_o famine_n the_o ordinary_a punishment_n of_o the_o ancient_n it_o seem_v in_o some_o sort_n a_o thing_n against_o nature_n that_o the_o mother_n shall_v be_v nourish_v with_o the_o daughter_n milk_n but_o this_o be_v true_o according_a to_o nature_n yea_o those_o first_o law_n that_o the_o daughter_n shall_v nourish_v her_o mother_n the_o four_o be_v not_o to_o do_v to_o attempt_v or_o enterprise_v any_o thing_n of_o weight_n or_o importance_n without_o the_o advice_n consent_n and_o approbation_n of_o parent_n and_o especial_o in_o marriage_n the_o five_o be_v mild_o and_o gentle_o to_o endure_v the_o vice_n imperfection_n and_o testy_a and_o impatient_a humour_n of_o parent_n their_o severity_n and_o rigour_n manlius_n have_v make_v good_a proof_n hereof_o for_o the_o tribune_n pomponius_n have_v accuse_v the_o father_n of_o this_o manlius_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n of_o many_o crime_n and_o among_o other_o that_o he_o over_o cruel_o handle_v his_o son_n enforce_v he_o to_o till_o the_o earth_n the_o son_n go_v to_o the_o tribune_n and_o find_v he_o in_o his_o bed_n put_v the_o point_n of_o his_o dagger_n to_o his_o throat_n inforce_v he_o to_o swear_v that_o he_o shall_v desist_v from_o that_o pursuit_n he_o make_v against_o his_o father_n desire_v rather_o to_o endure_v his_o father_n rigour_n than_o to_o see_v he_o trouble_v for_o it_o a_o child_n shall_v find_v no_o difficulty_n in_o these_o five_o duty_n if_o he_o consider_v how_o chargeable_a he_o have_v be_v to_o his_o parent_n and_o with_o what_o care_n and_o affection_n he_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o but_o he_o shall_v never_o know_v it_o well_o until_o he_o have_v child_n of_o his_o own_o as_o he_o that_o be_v find_v to_o ride_v upon_o a_o hobby-horse_n play_v with_o his_o child_n entreat_v he_o that_o so_o take_v he_o to_o hold_v his_o peace_n until_o he_o be_v himself_o a_o father_n repute_v he_o till_o then_o no_o indifferent_a judge_n in_o this_o action_n chap._n xv._o the_o duty_n of_o master_n and_o servant_n here_o come_v the_o three_o and_o last_o part_n of_o private_a and_o domestical_a justice_n which_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o master_n and_o servant_n touch_v which_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o know_v the_o distinction_n of_o servant_n for_o they_o be_v principal_o three_o sort_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o slave_n whereof_o all_o the_o world_n have_v be_v full_a in_o former_a time_n and_o be_v at_o this_o present_a except_o a_o part_n of_o europe_n and_o no_o place_n more_o free_a than_o here_o about_o france_n they_o have_v no_o power_n neither_o in_o their_o body_n nor_o good_n but_o be_v whole_o their_o master_n who_o may_v give_v lend_v sell_v resell_n exchange_n and_o use_v they_o as_o beast_n of_o service_n of_o these_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o at_o large_a there_o be_v inferior_a servant_n and_o servant_n free_a people_n master_n of_o their_o person_n and_o good_n yea_o they_o can_v bargain_n or_o otherwise_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o their_o own_o liberty_n but_o they_o owe_v honour_n obedience_n and_o serve_v until_o such_o time_n and_o upon_o such_o condition_n as_o they_o have_v promise_v and_o their_o master_n have_v power_n to_o command_v correct_v and_o chastise_v they_o with_o moderation_n and_o discretion_n there_o be_v also_o mercenary_n which_o be_v less_o subject_a they_o owe_v no_o service_n nor_o obedience_n but_o only_o work_v and_o labour_n for_o money_n and_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n in_o command_v or_o correct_v they_o the_o duty_n of_o master_n towards_o their_o servant_n as_o well_o of_o slave_n as_o inferior_a servant_n be_v not_o to_o handle_v they_o cruel_o remember_v they_o be_v man_n and_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o we_o but_o only_a fortune_n have_v put_v a_o difference_n which_o be_v ever_o variable_a and_o sport_v itself_o in_o make_v great_a man_n little_a and_o little_a great_a and_o therefore_o the_o difference_n be_v not_o so_o great_a so_o much_o to_o contemn_v they_o sunt_fw-la homines_fw-la contubernales_fw-la humiles_fw-la senec._n senec._n amici_fw-la conserui_fw-la aequè_fw-la fortunae_fw-la subiecti_fw-la to_o handle_v servant_n gentle_o seek_v rather_o to_o be_v belove_v than_o fear_v be_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a nature_n to_o use_v they_o rough_o and_o too_o severe_o proceed_v from_o a_o crabbed_a and_o cruel_a mind_n and_o that_o he_o bear_v the_o same_o disposition_n towards_o all_o other_o man_n but_o want_v of_o power_n hinder_v the_o execution_n thereof_o they_o ought_v to_o instruct_v they_o with_o godly_a and_o religious_a counsel_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v requisite_a for_o their_o health_n and_o safety_n the_o duty_n of_o servant_n be_v to_o honour_n and_o fear_v their_o master_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v and_o to_o yield_v they_o obedience_n and_o fidelity_n serve_v they_o not_o for_o gain_v or_o only_o outward_o and_o for_o countenance_n but_o hearty_o serious_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o without_o dissimulation_n we_o read_v of_o most_o worthy_a noble_a and_o generous_a service_n perform_v in_o former_a time_n by_o some_o towards_o their_o master_n even_o to_o the_o engage_v and_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n for_o their_o master_n safeguard_n and_o honour_n chap._n xvi_o the_o duty_n of_o sovereign_n and_o subject_n of_o prince_n and_o sovereign_n their_o description_n note_n humour_n mark_n and_o discommodity_n have_v be_v discourse_v in_o the_o first_o book_n chap._n 49._o their_o duty_n to_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n have_v be_v speak_v at_o large_a in_o this_o present_a book_n chap._n 2._o and_o 3._o which_o be_v of_o politic_a prudence_n yet_o we_o will_v touch_v a_o little_a here_o the_o head_n and_o general_a point_n of_o their_o duty_n the_o sovereign_n as_o the_o mean_a between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n sovereign_n 1_o the_o duty_n of_o sovereign_n and_o debtor_n to_o these_o two_o ought_v always_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v the_o lively_a image_n the_o officer_n and_o lieutenant_n general_a of_o the_o great_a god_n his_o sovereign_n and_o to_o the_o people_n a_o perfect_a mirror_n a_o bright_a beam_n a_o clear_a look_a glass_n a_o elevate_v theatre_n for_o every_o one_o to_o behold_v a_o fountain_n where_o all_o refresh_v themselves_o a_o spur_n to_o virtue_n and_o who_o do_v not_o any_o good_a that_o be_v not_o famous_a and_o put_v in_o the_o register_n of_o perpetual_a memory_n he_o ought_v then_o first_o of_o all_o to_o fear_v and_o honour_n god_n to_o religious_a to_o be_v religious_a be_v devout_a religious_a to_o observe_v piety_n not_o only_o for_o himself_o and_o for_o conscience_n sake_n as_o every_o other_o man_n but_o for_o his_o state_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o sovereign_a the_o piety_n which_o we_o here_o require_v in_o a_o prince_n be_v the_o care_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o to_o show_v for_o the_o conservation_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o country_n provide_v by_o law_n
common_a say_n tyrannicallie_o it_o be_v then_o also_o to_o be_v distinguish_v for_o it_o may_v be_v so_o three_o way_n and_o every_o one_o require_v particular_a consideration_n the_o rebellion_n hereof_o see_v above_o chap._n 4._o in_o chap._n of_o tyranny_n and_o rebellion_n one_o be_v in_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n that_o be_v to_o say_v against_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o country_n the_o commandment_n of_o god_n enforce_v and_o constrain_a their_o conscience_n in_o this_o case_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o yield_v any_o duty_n or_o obedience_n follow_v those_o divine_a axiom_n that_o we_o ought_v rather_o obey_v god_n than_o man_n and_o fear_v he_o more_o that_o command_v the_o entire_a man_n than_o those_o that_o have_v power_n but_o over_o the_o least_o part_n yet_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o oppose_v himself_o against_o he_o by_o violence_n or_o sinister_a mean_n which_o be_v another_o extremity_n but_o to_o observe_v the_o middle_a way_n which_o be_v either_o to_o fly_v or_o suffer_v fugere_fw-la aut_fw-la pati_fw-la these_o two_o remedy_n name_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o verity_n in_o the_o like_a extremity_n 2._o the_o other_o less_o evil_a which_o concern_v not_o the_o conscience_n but_o only_o the_o body_n and_o the_o good_n be_v a_o abuse_n to_o subject_n deny_v they_o justice_n imprison_v their_o person_n and_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o good_n in_o the_o which_o case_n he_o ought_v with_o patience_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n yield_v these_o three_o duty_n follow_v honour_n obedience_n vow_n and_o prayer_n and_o to_o be_v mindful_a of_o three_o thing_n that_o all_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v from_o god_n and_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n principi_fw-la summum_fw-la rorum_fw-la indicium_fw-la dij_fw-la dederunt_fw-la subditis_fw-la obsequij_fw-la gloria_fw-la relicta_fw-la est_fw-la bonos_fw-es principes_fw-la voto_fw-la expetere_fw-la quale_fw-la scunque_fw-la tolerare_fw-la and_o tacit._n tacit._n he_o ought_v not_o to_o obey_v a_o superior_a because_o he_o be_v worthy_a and_o worthy_o command_v but_o because_o he_o be_v a_o superior_a not_o for_o that_o he_o be_v good_a but_o because_o he_o be_v true_a and_o lawful_a there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o true_a and_o good_a every_o one_o ought_v to_o obey_v the_o law_n not_o because_o it_o be_v good_a and_o just_a but_o simple_o because_o it_o be_v the_o law_n 2._o that_o god_n cause_v a_o hypocrite_n to_o reign_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n though_o he_o reserve_v he_o for_o a_o day_n of_o his_o fury_n that_o the_o wicked_a prince_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o justice_n the_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o endure_v as_o other_o evil_n which_o the_o heaven_n do_v send_v we_o quomodo_fw-la sterilitatem_fw-la aut_fw-la nimios_fw-la imbres_fw-la &_o cetera_fw-la naturae_fw-la mala_fw-la sic_fw-la luxum_fw-la &_o avaritiam_fw-la dominantium_fw-la tolerare_fw-la tacit._n tacit._n 3._o the_o example_n of_o saul_n nabuchodonoser_n of_o many_o emperor_n before_o constantine_n and_o other_o since_o he_o as_o cruel_a tyrant_n as_o may_v be_v towards_o who_o nevertheless_o these_o three_o duty_n have_v be_v observe_v by_o good_a man_n and_o enjoin_v they_o by_o the_o prophet_n and_o learned_a man_n of_o those_o day_n according_a to_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o great_a doctor_n of_o truth_n which_o infer_v a_o obedience_n to_o they_o which_o sit_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o government_n notwithstanding_o they_o oppress_v we_o with_o insupportable_a burden_n and_o their_o government_n be_v evil_a the_o three_o concern_v the_o whole_a state_n when_o he_o will_v change_v or_o ruinate_v it_o seek_v to_o make_v it_o elective_a hereditary_a or_o of_o a_o aristocracy_n or_o democracie_n a_o monarchy_n or_o otherwise_o and_o in_o this_o case_n he_o ought_v to_o withstand_v and_o hinder_v their_o proceed_n either_o by_o way_n of_o justice_n or_o otherwise_o for_o he_o be_v not_o master_n of_o the_o state_n but_o only_o a_o guardian_n and_o a_o surety_n but_o these_o affair_n belong_v not_o to_o all_o but_o to_o the_o tutor_n and_o maintainer_n of_o the_o state_n or_o those_o that_o be_v interest_v therein_o as_o electour_n of_o elective_a state_n or_o prince_n apparent_a in_o hereditary_a state_n or_o state_n general_a that_o have_v fundamental_a law_n and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a case_n wherein_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o resist_v a_o tyrant_n and_o all_o this_o be_v say_v of_o subject_n who_o be_v never_o permit_v to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n for_o what_o cause_n eccles_n l._n cogitationis_fw-la ff_fw-mi de_fw-fr poen_fw-mi l._n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la non_fw-la dicam_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr sacros_fw-la eccles_n soever_o and_o the_o law_n say_v that_o he_o deserve_v death_n who_o attempt_v or_o give_v counsel_n and_o which_o intend_v or_o only_o think_v it_o but_o it_o be_v honourable_a for_o a_o stranger_n yea_o it_o be_v most_o noble_a and_o heroical_a in_o a_o prince_n by_o warlike_a mean_n to_o defend_v a_o people_n uniustlie_o oppress_v and_o to_o free_v they_o from_o tyranny_n as_o hercules_n do_v and_o afterward_o dion_n timoleon_n and_o tamburlaine_n prince_n of_o the_o tartar_n who_o overcome_v bajazeth_n the_o turkish_a emperor_n and_o besiege_a constantinople_n these_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o subject_n towards_o their_o live_a sovereign_n death_n 12_o examination_n of_o sovereign_n after_o their_o death_n but_o it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o justice_n to_o examine_v their_o life_n after_o they_o be_v dead_a this_o be_v a_o custom_n just_a and_o very_o profitable_a which_o benefit_v much_o those_o nation_n where_o it_o be_v observe_v and_o which_o all_o good_a prince_n do_v desire_n who_o have_v cause_n to_o complain_v that_o a_o man_n handle_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o well_o as_o they_o sovereign_n be_v companion_n if_o not_o master_n of_o the_o law_n for_o see_v justice_n can_v touch_v their_o life_n there_o be_v reason_n it_o take_v hold_v of_o their_o reputation_n and_o the_o good_n of_o their_o successor_n we_o owe_v reverence_n and_o duty_n equal_o to_o all_o king_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o dignity_n and_o office_n but_o inward_a estimation_n and_o affection_n to_o their_o virtue_n we_o patient_o endure_v they_o though_o unworthy_a as_o they_o be_v we_o conceal_v their_o vice_n for_o their_o authority_n and_o public_a order_n where_o we_o live_v have_v need_n of_o our_o common_a help_n but_o after_o they_o be_v go_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o reject_v justice_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o express_v our_o true_a thought_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o very_a excellent_a and_o profitable_a example_n that_o we_o manifest_v to_o the_o posterity_n faithful_o to_o obey_v a_o master_n or_o lord_n who_o imperfection_n be_v well_o know_v they_o who_o for_o some_o private_a duty_n commit_v a_o wicked_a prince_n to_o memory_n do_v private_a justice_n to_o the_o public_a hurt_n o_o excellent_a lesson_n for_o a_o successor_n if_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v chap._n xvii_o the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n good_a people_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n will_v love_v better_a to_o of_o 1_o for_o what_o cause_n magistrate_n be_v allow_v of_o enjoy_v ease_n of_o contentment_n which_o good_a and_o excellent_a spirit_n know_v how_o to_o give_v themselves_o in_o consideration_n of_o the_o good_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n than_o to_o undertake_v public_a charge_n be_v it_o not_o that_o they_o fear_v to_o be_v ill_o govern_v and_o by_o the_o wicked_a and_o therefore_o they_o consent_v to_o be_v magistrate_n but_o to_o hunt_v and_o follow_v public_a charge_n especial_o the_o judgement_n seat_n be_v base_a and_o vile_a and_o condemn_v by_o all_o good_a law_n yea_o even_o of_o the_o heathen_a witness_v the_o law_n julia_n de_fw-fr ambitu_fw-la unworthy_a a_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o a_o man_n can_v better_o express_v his_o insufficiency_n than_o by_o seek_v for_o it_o but_o it_o be_v most_o base_a and_o vile_a by_o bribery_n or_o money_n to_o purchase_v they_o and_o there_o be_v no_o merchandise_n more_o hateful_a and_o contemptible_a than_o it_o for_o it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o he_o which_o bui_v in_o gross_a sell_v by_o retail_v whereupon_o the_o emperor_n severus_n speak_v against_o the_o like_a inconvenience_n say_v lamprid._n lamprid._n that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o just_o condemn_v he_o which_o sell_v that_o he_o buy_v even_o as_o a_o man_n apparrel_v himself_o and_o put_v on_o his_o charge_n 2_o how_o a_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o prepare_v himself_o before_o he_o take_v the_o charge_n best_a habit_n before_o he_o depart_v his_o house_n to_o appear_v in_o public_a so_o before_o a_o man_n undertake_v public_a charge_n he_o ought_v private_o to_o examine_v himself_o to_o learn_v to_o rule_v his_o passion_n and_o well_o to_o settle_v and_o establish_v his_o mind_n a_o man_n bring_v not_o to_o the_o tourney_n a_o raw_a
this_o be_v to_o ask_v counsel_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o sera_n in_o fundo_fw-la parsimonia_fw-la it_o be_v to_o play_v the_o good_a husband_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v but_o bare_a wall_n to_o make_v his_o market_n when_o the_o fair_a be_v end_v it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o accustom_v himself_o to_o a_o delicate_a diet_n lest_o when_o he_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o his_o body_n grow_v out_o of_o order_n and_o his_o spirit_n languish_v and_o faint_a and_o contrary_o to_o use_v himself_o to_o a_o grosser_n kind_n of_o sustenance_n both_o because_o they_o make_v a_o man_n more_o strong_a and_o healthful_a and_o because_o they_o be_v more_o easy_o get_v chap._n xl._n ofriot_n and_o excess_n in_o apparel_n and_o ornament_n and_o of_o frugality_n it_o have_v be_v say_v before_o that_o garment_n be_v not_o natural_a nor_o necessary_a to_o a_o man_n but_o artificial_a invent_v and_o use_v only_o by_o he_o in_o the_o world_n now_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v artificial_a for_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o thing_n artificial_a to_o vary_v and_o multiply_v without_o end_n and_o measure_n simplicity_n be_v a_o friend_n unto_o nature_n they_o be_v extend_v and_o multiply_v into_o so_o many_o invention_n for_o to_o what_o other_o end_n be_v there_o so_o many_o occupation_n and_o traffic_n in_o the_o world_n but_o for_o the_o cover_n and_o deck_v of_o our_o body_n dissolution_n and_o corruption_n insomuch_o that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o a_o excuse_n and_o cover_n of_o our_o defect_n and_o necessity_n but_o a_o nest_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o vice_n vexillum_fw-la superbiae_fw-la nidus_fw-la luxuriae_fw-la the_o subject_n of_o riot_n and_o quarrel_n for_o from_o hence_o do_v first_o begin_v the_o propriety_n of_o thing_n i_o and_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o great_a community_n or_o fellowship_n that_o be_v apparel_n be_v always_o proper_a which_o be_v signify_v by_o this_o word_n disrobe_v it_o be_v a_o vice_n very_o familiar_a and_o proper_a unto_o woman_n i_o mean_v excess_n in_o apparel_n a_o true_a testimony_n of_o their_o weakness_n be_v glad_a to_o win_v credit_n and_o commendation_n by_o these_o small_a and_o slender_a accident_n because_o they_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v too_o weak_a and_o unable_a to_o purchase_v credit_n and_o reputation_n by_o better_a mean_n for_o such_o as_o be_v virtuous_a care_n least_o for_o such_o vanity_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o any_o to_o wear_v garment_n of_o rich_a and_o costly_a colour_n but_o to_o common_a woman_n that_o be_v their_o part_n as_o virtue_n and_o honour_n belong_v unto_o other_o now_o the_o true_a and_o lawful_a use_n of_o apparel_n be_v to_o cover_v ourselves_o against_o wind_n and_o weather_n and_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o air_n and_o shall_v never_o be_v use_v to_o other_o end_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v excessive_a nor_o sumptuous_a so_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v too_o base_a and_o beggarly_a nec_fw-la affectatae_fw-la sordes_fw-la nec_fw-la exquisitae_fw-la munditiae_fw-la caligula_n be_v as_o a_o laugh_a stock_n to_o all_o that_o behold_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o dissolute_a fashion_n of_o his_o apparel_n augustus_n be_v commend_v for_o his_o modesty_n chap._n xli_o carnal_a pleasure_n chastity_n continency_n continency_n be_v a_o thing_n very_o difficult_a and_o must_v have_v a_o careful_a and_o a_o painful_a guard_n it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n whole_o 24._o 1_o see_v the_o chap._n 24._o to_o resist_v nature_n which_o in_o this_o be_v most_o strong_a and_o most_o ardent_a and_o this_o be_v the_o great_a commendation_n that_o it_o have_v that_o there_o be_v difficulty_n in_o it_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v without_o action_n and_o without_o fruit_n it_o be_v a_o privation_n a_o not_o do_v pain_n without_o profit_n and_o therefore_o sterility_n be_v signify_v by_o virginity_n i_o speak_v here_o of_o simple_a continency_n and_o only_o in_o itself_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n altogether_o barren_a &_o unprofitable_a and_o hardly_o commendable_a no_o more_o than_o not_o to_o play_v the_o glutton_n not_o to_o be_v drunken_a and_o not_o of_o christian_a continency_n which_o to_o make_v it_o a_o virtue_n have_v two_o thing_n in_o it_o a_o deliberate_a purpose_n always_o to_o keep_v it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v for_o god_n cause_n non_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o virginibus_fw-la august_n august_n praedicamus_fw-la quòd_fw-la sint_fw-la virgin_n sed_fw-la quòd_fw-la deo_fw-la dicatae_fw-la witness_v the_o vestalle_n and_o the_o five_o foolish_a virgin_n shut_v out_o of_o door_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o common_a error_n and_o a_o vanity_n to_o call_v continent_n woman_n honest_a woman_n and_o honourable_a as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o virtue_n and_o there_o be_v a_o honour_n due_a unto_o he_o that_o do_v no_o evil_a do_v nothing_o against_o his_o duty_n why_o shall_v not_o continent_n man_n in_o like_a sort_n have_v the_o title_n of_o honesty_n and_o honour_n there_o be_v more_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o there_o be_v more_o difficulty_n they_o be_v more_o hot_a more_o hardy_a they_o have_v more_o occasion_n better_a mean_n so_o unlikely_a be_v it_o that_o honour_n shall_v be_v due_a unto_o he_o that_o do_v no_o evil_a that_o it_o be_v not_o due_a unto_o he_o that_o do_v good_a but_o only_o as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o he_o that_o be_v profitable_a to_o the_o 60._o lib._n 1._o ca._n 60._o weal-public_n and_o where_o there_o be_v labour_n difficulty_n danger_n and_o how_o many_o continent_n person_n be_v there_o stuff_v with_o other_o vice_n or_o at_o least_o that_o be_v not_o touch_v with_o vainglory_n and_o presumption_n whereby_o tickle_v themselves_o with_o a_o good_a opinion_n of_o themselves_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v other_o and_o by_o experience_n we_o see_v in_o many_o woman_n how_o dear_o they_o sell_v it_o unto_o their_o husband_n for_o dislodging_n the_o devil_n from_o that_o place_n where_o they_o row_n and_o establish_v the_o point_n of_o honour_n as_o in_o it_o proper_a throne_n they_o make_v it_o to_o mount_v more_o high_a and_o to_o appear_v in_o the_o head_n to_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o any_o low_a elsewhere_o if_o nevertheless_o this_o flatter_a word_n honour_n serve_v to_o make_v they_o more_o careful_a of_o their_o duty_n i_o care_v not_o much_o if_o i_o allow_v of_o it_o vanity_n itself_o serve_v for_o some_o use_n and_o simple_a incontinency_n and_o sole_a in_o itself_o be_v none_o of_o the_o great_a fault_n no_o more_o than_o other_o that_o be_v pure_o corporal_a and_o which_o nature_n commit_v in_o her_o action_n either_o by_o excess_n or_o defect_n without_o malice_n that_o which_o discredit_v it_o and_o make_v it_o more_o dangerous_a be_v that_o it_o be_v almost_o never_o alone_a but_o be_v common_o accompany_v and_o follow_v with_o other_o great_a fault_n infect_v with_o the_o wicked_a and_o base_a circumstance_n of_o prohibit_v person_n time_n place_n practise_v by_o wicked_a mean_n lie_n imposture_n subornation_n treason_n beside_o the_o loss_n of_o time_n distraction_n of_o those_o function_n from_o whence_o it_o proceed_v by_o great_a and_o grievous_a scandal_n and_o because_o this_o be_v a_o violent_a passion_n and_o likewise_o deceitful_a advisement_n 3_o a_o advisement_n we_o must_v arm_v ourselves_o against_o it_o and_o be_v wary_a in_o descry_v the_o bait_n thereof_o and_o the_o more_o it_o flatter_v we_o the_o more_o distrust_n it_o for_o it_o will_v willing_o embrace_v we_o to_o strangle_v we_o it_o pamper_v we_o with_o honey_n to_o glut_v we_o with_o gall_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o consider_v as_o much_o that_o the_o beauty_n of_o another_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v without_o we_o and_o that_o as_o soon_o it_o turn_v to_o our_o evil_n as_o our_o good_a that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o flower_n that_o pass_v a_o small_a thing_n and_o almost_o nothing_o but_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o body_n and_o acknowledge_v in_o beauty_n the_o delicate_a hand_n of_o nature_n we_o must_v prize_v it_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n for_o the_o excellency_n that_o be_v in_o it_o and_o come_v to_o the_o fruition_n thereof_o by_o all_o honest_a mean_n always_o remember_v that_o the_o immoderate_a use_n of_o this_o pleasure_n consume_v the_o body_n effeminate_v the_o soul_n weaken_v the_o spirit_n and_o that_o many_o by_o give_v themselves_o overmuch_o thereunto_o have_v lose_v some_o their_o life_n some_o their_o fortune_n some_o their_o spirit_n and_o contrary_o that_o there_o be_v great_a pleasure_n and_o glory_n in_o vanquish_a pleasure_n than_o in_o possess_v it_o that_o the_o continency_n of_o alexander_n and_o of_o scipio_n have_v be_v more_o high_o commend_v than_o the_o beautiful_a countenance_n of_o those_o young_a damsel_n that_o they_o take_v captive_n there_o be_v many_o