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consilijs_fw-la pessimum_fw-la very_fw-la affectus_fw-la &_o iudicij_fw-la venenum_fw-la sva_fw-la cuique_fw-la utilitas_fw-la last_o precipitation_n tacit._n tacit._n precipitation_n sec_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o tacit._n a_o enemy_n to_o all_o good_a counsel_n and_o only_o fit_a to_o do_v mischief_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o manner_n of_o man_n good_a counsellor_n ought_v to_o be_v now_o a_o prince_n must_v make_v choice_n of_o such_o as_o be_v good_a either_o by_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o judgement_n or_o if_o he_o can_v so_o counsellor_n 18_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o prince_n in_o abuse_v good_a counsellor_n do_v by_o their_o reputation_n which_o do_v seldom_o deceive_v whereupon_o one_o of_o they_o say_v to_o his_o prince_n hold_v we_o for_o such_o as_o we_o be_v esteem_v to_o be_v nam_fw-la singuli_fw-la decipere_fw-la &_o decipipossunt_fw-la nemo_fw-la omnes_fw-la neminem_fw-la omnes_fw-la fefellerunt_fw-la and_o let_v he_o take_v heed_n that_o he_o choose_v not_o his_o minion_n and_o favourite_n courtier_n flatterer_n slave_n who_o shame_n their_o master_n and_o betray_v they_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dangerous_a than_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o cabinet_n and_o have_v choose_v and_o find_v they_o he_o must_v wise_o
4_o difficult_a and_o dangerous_a affair_n page_n 406_o 5_o conjuration_n page_n 407_o 6_o treason_n page_n 409_o 7_o popular_a commotion_n page_n 410_o 8_o faction_n and_o confederacy_n page_n 411_o 9_o sedition_n page_n 412_o 10_o tyranny_n and_o rebellion_n page_n 414_o 11_o civil_a war_n page_n 415_o 12_o aduisement_n for_o particular_a person_n touch_v the_o foresay_a public_a division_n page_n 416_o 13_o of_o private_a trouble_n and_o division_n page_n 419_o of_o justice_n the_o second_o virtue_n chap._n 5_o of_o justice_n in_o general_n page_n 419_o chap._n 6_o of_o the_o justice_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o man_n towards_o himself_o page_n 422_o of_o the_o justice_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o man_n towards_o man_n with_o a_o advertisement_n page_n 428_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 7_o of_o love_n or_o friendship_n page_n 429_o chap._n 8_o of_o faith_n fidelity_n treachery_n secrecy_n page_n 436_o chap._n 9_o verity_n and_o free_a admonition_n page_n 439_o chap._n 10_o of_o flattery_n lie_v and_o dissimulation_n page_n 441_o chap._n 11_o of_o benefit_n obligation_n and_o thankfulness_n page_n 446_o the_o second_o part_n which_o concern_v the_o special_a duty_n of_o certain_a man_n towards_o certain_a man_n by_o certain_a and_o special_a obligation_n the_o preface_n page_n 453_o chap._n 12_o the_o duty_n of_o marry_a folk_n page_n 454_o chap._n 13_o household_n husbandry_n page_n 456_o chap._n 14_o the_o duty_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n page_n 457_o chap._n 15_o the_o duty_n of_o master_n and_o servant_n page._n 486_o chap._n 16_o the_o duty_n of_o sovereign_n and_o subject_n page_n 488_o chap._n 17_o the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n page_n 491_o chap._n 18_o the_o duty_n of_o great_a and_o small_a page_n 497_o of_o fortitude_n the_o three_o virtue_n preface_n page_n 498_o chap._n 19_o of_o fortitude_n or_o valour_n in_o general_a page_n 499_o of_o fortitude_n or_o valour_n in_o particular_a page_n 503_o chap._n 20_o the_o first_o part_n of_o outward_a evil_n page_n 504_o chap._n 21_o of_o outward_a evil_n consider_v in_o their_o effect_n and_o fruit_n page_n 509_o of_o outward_a evil_n in_o themselves_o and_o particular_o a_o advertisement_n page_n 510_o chap._n 22_o of_o sickness_n and_o grief_n page_n 511_o chap._n 23_o of_o captivity_n and_o imprisonment_n page_n 513_o chap._n 24_o of_o banishment_n and_o exile_n page_n 515_o chap._n 25_o of_o poverty_n want_n loss_n of_o good_n page_n 516_o chap._n 26_o of_o infamy_n page_n 518_o 27_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o friend_n page_n 519_o chap._n of_o death_n page_n 520_o the_o second_o part_n of_o inward_a evil_n etc._n etc._n the_o preface_n page_n 520_o chap._n 28_o against_o fear_n page_n 521_o chap._n 29_o against_o sorrow_n page_n 522_o chap._n 30_o against_o compassion_n and_o mercy_n page_n 523_o chap._n 31_o against_o choler_n page_n 524_o chap._n 32_o against_o hatred_n page_n 528_o chap._n 33_o against_o envy_n page_n 528_o chap._n 34_o against_o revenge_n page_n 529_o chap._n 35_o against_o jealousy_n page_n 530_o of_o temperance_n the_o four_o virtue_n chap._n 36_o of_o temperance_n in_o general_n page_n 532_o chap._n 37_o of_o prosperity_n and_o counsel_n thereupon_o page_n 533_o chap._n 38_o of_o pleasure_n and_o advice_n thereupon_o page_n 534_o chap._n 39_o of_o eat_v and_o drink_v abstinence_n and_o sobriety_n page_n 539_o chap._n 40_o of_o riot_n and_o excess_n in_o apparel_n and_o ornament_n and_o of_o frugality_n page_n 541_o chap._n 41_o carnal_a pleasure_n chastity_n continency_n page_n 542_o chap._n 42_o of_o glory_n and_o ambition_n page_n 545_o chap._n 43_o of_o temperancie_n in_o speech_n and_o of_o eloquence_n page_n 547_o the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n of_o wisdom_n three_o book_n the_o preface_n where_o the_o name_n subject_n purpose_n and_o method_n of_o this_o work_n be_v set_v down_o with_o a_o advertisement_n to_o the_o reader_n it_o be_v require_v at_o 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that_o a_o man_n have_v that_o the_o thing_n that_o present_v themselves_o unto_o we_o be_v either_o good_a or_o ill_n for_o have_v conceive_v they_o to_o be_v such_o we_o either_o follow_v they_o or_o with_o violence_n fly_v from_o they_o and_o these_o be_v our_o passion_n of_o passion_n in_o particular_a a_o advertisement_n we_o will_v entreat_v of_o their_o nature_n that_o we_o may_v thereby_o see_v their_o folly_n vanity_n misery_n injustice_n &_o that_o foulness_n that_o be_v in_o they_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v know_v &_o learn_v how_o just_o to_o hate_v they_o the_o counsel_n that_o be_v give_v for_o the_o avoidance_n of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o book_n follow_v these_o be_v the_o two_o part_n of_o temperance_n lib._n 3._o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o fortitude_n &_o temperance_n physic_n to_o show_v the_o malady_n and_o to_o give_v the_o remedy_n it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o here_o we_o first_o speak_v of_o all_o those_o that_o respect_v the_o appear_v good_a which_o be_v love_n and_o the_o kind_n thereof_o desire_n hope_v despair_n joy_n and_o afterward_o all_o those_o that_o respect_v the_o ill_a which_o be_v many_o choler_n hatred_n envy_n jealousy_n revenge_n cruelty_n fear_n sadness_n compassion_n chap._n xix_o of_o love_n in_o general_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a mistress_n of_o all_o the_o passion_n be_v love_n comparison_n the_o distinction_n of_o love_n and_o comparison_n which_o consist_v of_o diverse_a subject_n and_o whereof_o there_o be_v diverse_a sort_n and_o degree_n there_o be_v three_o principal_a kind_n unto_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v refer_v we_o speak_v of_o the_o vicious_a and_o passionate_a love_n for_o of_o the_o virtuous_a which_o be_v amity_n charity_n dilection_n we_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o virtue_n of_o justice_n 3._o lib._n 3._o that_o be_v to_o say_v ambition_n or_o pride_n which_o be_v the_o love_n of_o greatness_n and_o honour_n covetousness_n the_o love_n of_o riches_n and_o voluptuous_a or_o carnal_a love_n behold_v here_o the_o three_o gulf_n and_o precipitate_a steep_n from_o which_o few_o there_o be_v that_o can_v defend_v themselves_o the_o three_o plague_n and_o infection_n of_o all_o that_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n the_o mind_n body_n and_o good_n the_o armoury_n of_o those_o three_o captain_n enemy_n of_o the_o health_n and_o quiet_a of_o mankind_n the_o devil_n the_o flesh_n the_o world_n these_o be_v in_o truth_n three_o power_n the_o most_o common_a and_o universal_a passion_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n have_v divide_v into_o these_o three_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n quicquid_fw-la est_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la est_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la oculorum_fw-la aut_fw-la carnis_fw-la aut_fw-la superbia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la ambition_n as_o more_o spiritual_a so_o it_o be_v more_o high_a and_o noble_a than_o the_o other_o voluptuous_a love_n as_o more_o natural_a and_o universal_a for_o it_o be_v even_o in_o beast_n themselves_o where_o the_o rest_n be_v not_o so_o it_o be_v more_o violent_a and_o less_o vicious_a i_o say_v simple_o violent_a for_o sometime_o ambition_n excel_v it_o but_o this_o be_v some_o particular_a malady_n covetousness_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v the_o sick_a and_o most_o sottish_a chap._n xx._n of_o ambition_n ambition_n which_o be_v a_o thirst_n after_o honour_n and_o glory_n a_o description_n 1_o the_o description_n gluttonous_a and_o excessive_a desire_n of_o greatness_n be_v a_o sweet_a and_o please_a passion_n which_o distil_v easy_o into_o generous_a spirit_n but_o be_v not_o without_o pain_n get_v forth_o again_o we_o think_v it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o embrace_v what_o be_v good_a and_o among_o those_o good_a thing_n we_o account_v of_o honour_n more_o than_o they_o all_o see_v here_o the_o reason_n why_o with_o all_o our_o strength_n we_o run_v unto_o it_o a_o ambitious_a man_n will_v always_o be_v the_o first_o he_o never_o look_v backward_o but_o
refuse_v and_o trample_a glory_n under_o foot_n than_o in_o the_o desire_n and_o fruition_n thereof_o as_o plato_n tell_v diogenes_n and_o ambition_n be_v never_o better_o carry_v better_o guide_v than_o by_o wander_v and_o unusual_a way_n ambition_n be_v a_o folly_n and_o a_o vanity_n for_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o a_o folly_n 10_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n man_n shall_v run_v to_o catch_v the_o smoke_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o light_n the_o shadow_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o body_n to_o fasten_v the_o contentment_n of_o his_o mind_n upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n voluntary_o to_o renounce_v his_o own_o liberty_n to_o follow_v the_o passion_n of_o other_o to_o enforce_v himself_o to_o displease_v himself_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o beholder_n to_o let_v his_o own_o affection_n depend_v upon_o the_o eye_n of_o another_o so_o far_o forth_o to_o love_v virtue_n as_o may_v be_v to_o the_o like_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n to_o do_v good_a not_o for_o the_o love_n of_o good_a but_o reputation_n this_o be_v to_o be_v like_a unto_o vessel_n when_o they_o be_v pierce_v a_o man_n can_v draw_v nothing_o forth_o before_o he_o give_v thm_n a_o vent_n ambition_n have_v no_o limit_n it_o be_v a_o gulf_n that_o have_v neither_o insatiable_a 11_o it_o be_v insatiable_a brink_n nor_o bottom_n it_o be_v that_o vacuity_n which_o the_o philosopher_n can_v never_o find_v in_o nature_n a_o fire_n which_o increase_v by_o that_o nourishment_n that_o be_v give_v unto_o it_o wherein_o it_o true_o pai_v his_o master_n for_o ambition_n be_v only_o just_a in_o this_o that_o it_o suffice_v for_o his_o own_o punishment_n and_o be_v executioner_n to_o itself_o the_o wheel_n of_o ixion_n be_v the_o motion_n of_o his_o desire_n which_o turn_n and_o return_v up_o and_o down_o never_o give_v rest_n unto_o his_o mind_n they_o that_o will_v flatter_v ambition_n say_v it_o be_v a_o servant_n or_o help_n unto_o virtue_n and_o a_o spur_n to_o beautiful_a action_n for_o it_o quit_v vain_a 12_o the_o excuse_n of_o ambition_n vain_a a_o man_n of_o all_o other_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o himself_o too_o and_o all_o for_o virtue_n but_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o that_o it_o hide_v sometime_o our_o vice_n but_o it_o take_v they_o not_o away_o but_o it_o cover_v or_o rather_o hatch_v they_o for_o a_o time_n under_o the_o deceitful_a cinder_n of_o a_o malicious_a hypocrisy_n with_o hope_n to_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n altogether_o when_o they_o have_v get_v authority_n sufficient_a to_o reign_v public_o and_o with_o impiety_n serpent_n lose_v not_o their_o venom_n though_o they_o be_v freeze_v with_o cold_a nor_o a_o ambitious_a man_n his_o vice_n though_o with_o a_o cold_a dissimulation_n he_o cover_v they_o for_o when_o he_o be_v arrive_v to_o that_o pitch_n of_o height_n that_o he_o desire_v he_o than_o make_v they_o feel_v what_o he_o be_v and_o though_o ambition_n quit_v a_o man_n of_o all_o other_o vice_n yet_o it_o never_o take_v away_o itself_o a_o ambitious_a man_n put_v himself_o forth_o to_o great_a and_o honourable_a action_n the_o profit_n whereof_o return_v to_o the_o public_a good_a but_o yet_o he_o be_v never_o the_o better_a man_n that_o perform_v they_o because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o action_n of_o virtue_n but_o of_o passion_n no_o though_o that_o say_n be_v often_o in_o his_o mouth_n we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o but_o the_o weal_n public_a the_o mean_n man_n use_v to_o mount_v themselves_o to_o high_a estate_n and_o their_o carriage_n in_o their_o state_n and_o charge_n when_o they_o be_v arrive_v thereunto_o do_v sufficient_o show_v what_o man_n they_o be_v and_o their_o own_o conscience_n tell_v the_o most_o that_o follow_v that_o dance_n that_o howsoever_o the_o public_a good_a be_v their_o outward_a colour_n yet_o their_o own_o particular_a be_v that_o they_o intend_v particular_a advisement_n and_o remedy_n against_o this_o evil_n you_o shall_v find_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 42._o chap._n xxi_o of_o covetousness_n and_o her_o counterpassion_n to_o love_n and_o affect_v riches_n be_v covetousness_n not_o only_o the_o be_v 1_o what_o it_o be_v love_n and_o affection_n but_o also_o every_o overcurious_a care_n and_o industry_n about_o riches_n yea_o their_o dispensation_n themselves_o and_o liberty_n with_o art_n and_o too_o much_o attention_n procure_v have_v a_o send_v of_o covetousness_n for_o they_o be_v not_o worthy_a a_o earnest_a care_n and_o attention_n the_o desire_n of_o good_n and_o the_o pleasure_n we_o take_v in_o possess_v thereof_o 2_o the_o force_n thereof_o of_o they_o be_v ground_v only_o upon_o opinion_n the_o immoderate_a desire_n to_o get_v riches_n be_v a_o gangrene_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o with_o a_o venomous_a heat_n consume_v our_o natural_a affection_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v fill_v we_o with_o virulent_a humour_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v lodge_v in_o our_o heart_n all_o honest_a and_o natural_a affection_n which_o we_o owe_v either_o to_o our_o parent_n or_o friend_n or_o ourselves_o vanish_v away_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o respect_n of_o our_o profit_n seem_v nothing_o yea_o we_o forget_v in_o the_o end_n and_o contemn_v ourselves_o our_o body_n our_o mind_n for_o this_o transitory_a trash_n and_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v we_o sell_v our_o horse_n to_o get_v we_o hay_n covetousness_n be_v the_o vile_a and_o base_a passion_n of_o vulgar_a fool_n point_n 3_o the_o folly_n &_o misery_n of_o covetousness_n in_o fine_a point_n who_o account_v riches_n the_o principal_a good_a of_o man_n and_o fear_v poverty_n as_o the_o great_a evil_n and_o not_o content_v themselves_o with_o necessary_a mean_n which_o be_v forbid_v no_o man_n weigh_v that_o be_v good_a in_o a_o goldsmith_n balance_n when_o nature_n have_v teach_v we_o to_o measure_v it_o by_o the_o ell_n of_o necessity_n for_o what_o great_a folly_n can_v there_o be_v than_o to_o adore_v that_o which_o nature_n itself_o have_v put_v under_o our_o foot_n and_o hide_a in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o unworthy_a to_o be_v see_v yea_o rather_o to_o be_v contemn_v and_o trample_v under_o foot_n this_o be_v that_o that_o the_o only_a sin_n of_o man_n have_v tear_v out_o of_o the_o entrail_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o bring_v unto_o light_n to_o kill_v himself_o in_o lucem_fw-la propter_fw-la quae_fw-la pugnaremus_fw-la excutimus_fw-la nonerube_n scimus_fw-la summa_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la haberi_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ima_fw-la terrarum_fw-la nature_n seem_v even_o in_o the_o first_o birth_n of_o gold_n and_o womb_n from_o whence_o it_o proceed_v after_o a_o sort_n to_o have_v presage_v the_o misery_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o love_n with_o it_o for_o it_o have_v so_o order_v the_o matter_n that_o in_o those_o country_n where_o it_o grow_v there_o grow_v with_o it_o neither_o grass_n nor_o plant_v nor_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v worth_a any_o thing_n as_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v thereby_o that_o in_o those_o mind_n where_o the_o desire_n of_o this_o mettle_n grow_v there_o can_v not_o remain_v so_o much_o as_o a_o spark_n of_o true_a honour_n and_o virtue_n for_o what_o thing_n can_v be_v more_o base_a than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o disgrade_v and_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o servant_n and_o a_o slave_n to_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v subject_a unto_o he_o apud_fw-la sapientem_fw-la divitiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o seruitute_fw-la apud_fw-la stultum_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la for_o a_o covetous_a man_n serve_v his_o riches_n not_o they_o he_o and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v good_n as_o he_o have_v a_o fever_n which_o hold_v and_o tyrannise_v over_o a_o man_n not_o he_o over_o it_o what_o thing_n more_o vile_a than_o to_o love_v that_o which_o be_v not_o good_a neither_o can_v make_v a_o good_a man_n yea_o be_v common_a and_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o most_o wicked_a of_o the_o world_n which_o many_o time_n pervert_v good_a manner_n but_o never_o amend_v they_o without_o which_o so_o many_o wise_a man_n have_v make_v themselves_o happy_a and_o by_o which_o many_o wicked_a man_n have_v come_v to_o a_o miserable_a end_n to_o be_v brief_a what_o thing_n more_o miserable_a than_o to_o bind_v the_o live_n unto_o the_o dead_a as_o mezentius_n do_v to_o the_o end_n their_o death_n may_v be_v languish_v and_o the_o more_o cruel_a to_o tie_v the_o spirit_n to_o the_o excrement_n and_o scum_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o pierce_v throw_v his_o own_o soul_n with_o a_o thousand_o torment_n which_o this_o amorous_a passion_n of_o riches_n bring_v with_o it_o and_o to_o entangle_v himself_o with_o the_o tie_n and_o cord_n of_o this_o malignant_a thing_n as_o the_o scripture_n call_v they_o which_o do_v likewise_o term_v they_o thorn_n and_o thief_n which_o steal_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n snare_n of_o the_o devil_n idolatry_n and_o
whereby_o it_o draw_v after_o it_o if_o it_o go_v not_o before_o many_o evil_n all_o worse_o than_o the_o action_n itself_o the_o charge_n rise_v above_o the_o principal_a and_o this_o be_v to_o fish_n as_o it_o be_v say_v with_o thread_n of_o gold_n and_o purple_a and_o all_o this_o be_v pure_o humane_a beast_n that_o follow_v simple_a nature_n be_v quit_v from_o all_o these_o trouble_n but_o the_o art_n of_o man_n on_o the_o one_o side_n set_v a_o strait_a guard_n about_o it_o plant_v at_o the_o gate_n shame_n to_o give_v it_o a_o relish_n on_o the_o other_o side_n o_o the_o cousinage_n of_o man_n it_o inflame_v and_o sharpen_v the_o desire_n it_o devise_v remove_v trouble_v turn_v all_o topsy_n turuie_o to_o attain_v unto_o it_o witness_n poetry_n which_o sportteh_n not_o itself_o in_o any_o thing_n so_o much_o as_o in_o this_o subject_n and_o find_v every_o entrance_n unto_o it_o to_o be_v better_o than_o by_o the_o gate_n and_o the_o lawful_a way_n and_o follow_v every_o wander_a way_n rather_o than_o the_o common_a way_n of_o marriage_n chap._n xxiii_o desire_n concupiscence_n there_o arise_v not_o so_o many_o billow_n and_o wave_n in_o the_o sea_n as_o desire_n 1_o the_o bottomless_a depth_n of_o desire_n desire_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o bottomless_a depth_n it_o be_v infinite_a diverse_a inconstant_a confuse_a and_o irresolute_a yea_o many_o time_n horrible_a and_o detestable_a but_o ordinary_o vain_a and_o ridiculous_a in_o it_o own_o desire_n but_o first_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o distinguish_v they_o some_o 6._o 2_o their_o distinction_n natural_a necessary_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o be_v natural_a and_o they_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a they_o be_v likewise_o in_o beast_n they_o have_v their_o limit_n and_o bound_n a_o man_n may_v see_v the_o end_n of_o they_o and_o live_v according_a to_o those_o there_o be_v no_o man_n a_o beggar_n of_o these_o shall_v be_v speak_v hereafter_o more_o at_o large_a for_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n these_o be_v not_o passion_n other_o natural_a not_o natural_a be_v beside_o nature_n proceed_v from_o our_o opinion_n and_o fantasy_n artificial_a superfluous_a which_o we_o may_v for_o distinction_n sake_n call_v concupiscence_n or_o lust_n these_o be_v pure_o humane_a beast_n know_v not_o what_o they_o be_v only_a man_n be_v immoderate_a in_o his_o appetite_n these_o be_v without_o limit_n without_o end_n and_o be_v naught_o else_o but_o confusion_n desideria_fw-la naturalia_fw-la finita_fw-la sunt_fw-la ex_fw-la falsa_fw-la opinion_n nascentia_fw-la ubi_fw-la desinant_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la nullus_fw-la enim_fw-la seneca_n seneca_n terminus_fw-la falso_fw-la est_fw-la via_fw-la eunti_fw-la aliquid_fw-la extremum_fw-la est_fw-la error_n immensus_fw-la est_fw-la and_o therefore_o live_v according_a to_o these_o there_o be_v no_o man_n can_v be_v rch_n and_o content_v of_o these_o it_o be_v proper_o that_o we_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n 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say_v and_o for_o fear_n as_o aristotle_n say_v lest_o provoke_v her_o desire_n too_o wanton_o the_o pleasure_n thereof_o make_v she_o to_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o care_n of_o health_n for_o too_o hot_a and_o too_o frequent_a a_o pleasure_n alter_v the_o seed_n and_o hinder_v generation_n on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o the_o end_n she_o be_v not_o over-languishing_a barren_a and_o subject_a to_o other_o disease_n he_o must_v offer_v himself_o unto_o she_o though_o seldom_o solon_n say_v thrice_o in_o a_o month_n but_o there_o can_v no_o certain_a law_n or_o rule_n be_v give_v hereof_o solone_a plutar._n in_o solone_a the_o doctrine_n of_o household_n husbandry_n do_v willing_o follow_v and_o be_v annex_v unto_o marriage_n chap._n xiii_o household_n husbandry_n 1_o household_n husbandry_n be_v a_o excellent_a just_a and_o profitable_a occupation_n it_o be_v a_o happy_a thing_n say_v plato_n for_o a_o man_n to_o go_v through_o his_o private_a affair_n without_o 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make_v new_a by_o this_o mean_v we_o shall_v not_o lose_v they_o but_o multiply_v they_o of_o death_n we_o have_v speak_v hereof_o so_o much_o at_o large_a and_o in_o all_o respect_n in_o the_o eleven_o and_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n that_o there_o remain_v not_o any_o thing_n else_o to_o be_v speak_v and_o therefore_o to_o that_o place_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n the_o second_o part_n of_o inward_a evil_n tedious_a and_o troublesome_a passion_n the_o preface_n from_o all_o these_o above_o name_v evil_n there_o spring_n and_o arise_v in_o we_o diverse_a passion_n and_o cruel_a affection_n for_o these_o be_v take_v and_o consider_v simple_o as_o they_o be_v they_o breed_v fear_n which_o apprehend_v evil_n as_o yet_o to_o come_v sorrow_n for_o present_a evil_n and_o if_o they_o be_v in_o another_o pity_n and_o compassion_n be_v consider_v as_o come_v and_o procure_v by_o the_o act_n of_o another_o they_o stir_v up_o in_o we_o the_o passion_n of_o choler_n hatred_n envy_n jealousy_n despite_n revenge_n and_o all_o those_o that_o procure_v displeasure_n or_o make_v we_o to_o look_v upon_o another_o with_o a_o envious_a eye_n now_o this_o virtue_n of_o fortitude_n and_o valour_n consist_v in_o the_o government_n and_o receipt_n of_o these_o evil_n according_a to_o reason_n in_o the_o resolute_a and_o courageous_a carriage_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o keep_n of_o himself_o free_a and_o clear_a from_o all_o passion_n that_o spring_v thereof_o but_o because_o they_o subsist_v not_o but_o by_o these_o evil_n if_o by_o the_o mean_n and_o help_n of_o so_o many_o advisement_n and_o remedy_n before_o deliver_v a_o man_n can_v vanquish_v and_o contemn_v they_o all_o there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o place_n leave_v unto_o these_o passion_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a mean_a to_o free_v himself_o and_o to_o come_v to_o the_o end_n as_o the_o best_a way_n to_o put_v out_o a_o fire_n be_v to_o withdraw_v the_o fuel_n that_o give_v it_o nourishment_n nevertheless_o we_o will_v yet_o add_v some_o particular_a counsel_n against_o these_o passion_n though_o they_o have_v be_v in_o such_o sort_n before_o decipher_v that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o difficulty_n to_o bring_v they_o into_o hatred_n and_o detestation_n chap._n xxviii_o against_o fear_n let_v no_o man_n attend_v evil_n before_o they_o come_v because_o it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v never_o come_v our_o fear_n be_v as_o likely_a to_o deceive_v we_o as_o our_o hope_n and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o those_o time_n that_o we_o think_v will_v bring_v most_o affliction_n with_o they_o may_v bring_v great_a comfort_n how_o many_o unexpected_a adventure_n may_v happen_v that_o may_v defend_v a_o man_n from_o that_o blow_n we_o fear_v lightning_n be_v put_v by_o with_o the_o wind_n of_o a_o man_n hat_n and_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o great_a state_n with_o accident_n of_o small_a moment_n the_o turn_n of_o a_o wheel_n mount_v he_o that_o be_v of_o low_a degree_n to_o the_o high_a step_n of_o honour_n and_o many_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o we_o be_v preserve_v by_o that_o which_o we_o think_v will_v have_v be_v our_o overthrow_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o easy_o deceive_v as_o humane_a foresight_n that_o which_o it_o hope_v it_o want_v that_o which_o it_o fear_v vanish_v that_o which_o it_o expect_v happen_v not_o god_n have_v his_o counsel_n by_o himself_o that_o which_o man_n determine_v after_o one_o manner_n he_o resolve_v after_o another_o let_v we_o not_o therefore_o make_v ourselves_o unfortunate_a before_o our_o time_n nay_o when_o perhaps_o we_o be_v never_o likely_a to_o be_v so_o time_n to_o come_v which_o deceive_v so_o many_o will_v likewise_o deceive_v we_o as_o soon_o in_o our_o fear_n as_o in_o our_o hope_n it_o be_v a_o maxim_n common_o receive_v in_o physic_n that_o in_o sharp_a malady_n the_o prediction_n be_v never_o certain_a and_o even_o so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o most_o furious_a threaten_n of_o fortune_n so_o long_o as_o 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the_o four_o virtue_n chap._n xxxvi_o of_o temperancie_n in_o general_a temperancie_n be_v take_v two_o way_n general_o for_o a_o moderation_n and_o sweet_a temper_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o a_o special_a general_n 1_o temperancie_n twofold_n general_n virtue_n but_o general_a and_o common_a the_o season_v sauce_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o it_o be_v perpetuallie_o require_v especial_o in_o those_o affair_n where_o there_o be_v controversy_n and_o contestation_n trouble_n and_o division_n for_o the_o preservation_n thereof_o there_o be_v no_o better_a way_n than_o to_o be_v free_a from_o particular_a fantasy_n and_o opinion_n and_o simple_a to_o hold_v himself_o to_o his_o own_o devoir_n all_o lawful_a intention_n or_o opinion_n be_v temperate_a choler_n hatred_n be_v inferior_a to_o duty_n and_o to_o justice_n and_o serve_v only_o those_o that_o tie_v not_o themselves_o to_o their_o duty_n by_o simple_a reason_n special_o for_o a_o bridle_n and_o rule_v in_o thing_n pleasant_a delightful_a special_a 2_o special_a which_o tickle_v our_o sense_n and_o natural_a appetite_n habena_fw-la voluptatis_fw-la inter_fw-la libidinem_fw-la &_o stuporem_fw-la naturae_fw-la posita_fw-la cvius_fw-la dvae_fw-la part_n verecundia_fw-la in_o fuga_fw-la turpium_fw-la honestas_fw-la in_o obseruatione_n decori_fw-la we_o will_v here_o take_v it_o more_o at_o large_a for_o a_o rule_n and_o duty_n in_o all_o prosperity_n as_o fortitude_n be_v the_o rule_n in_o all_o adversity_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o bridle_n as_o fortitude_n the_o spur_n with_o these_o two_o we_o shall_v tame_v this_o brutish_a savage_a untoward_a part_n of_o our_o passion_n which_o be_v in_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v carry_v ourselves_o well_o and_o wise_o in_o all_o fortune_n &_o accident_n which_o be_v a_o high_a point_n of_o wisdom_n temperancie_n then_o have_v for_o the_o subject_n and_o general_a object_n thereof_o all_o prosperity_n pleasant_a and_o plausible_a thing_n but_o especial_o temperancy_n 3_o the_o description_n of_o temperancy_n and_o proper_o pleasure_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o razor_n and_o the_o rule_n the_o razor_n to_o cut_v off_o strange_a and_o vicious_a superfluity_n the_o rule_n of_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a voluptatibus_fw-la imperat_fw-la alias_fw-la odit_fw-la &_o abigit_fw-la alias_fw-la dispensat_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la sanum_fw-la modum_fw-la redigit_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la ad_fw-la illas_fw-la propter_fw-la illas_fw-la venit_fw-la scit_fw-la optimum_fw-la esse_fw-la modum_fw-la cupitorum_fw-la non_fw-la quantum_fw-la velis_fw-la sed_fw-la quantum_fw-la debeas_fw-la this_o be_v the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o reason_n over_o concupiscence_n and_o violent_a affection_n which_o carry_v our_o will_n to_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n it_o be_v the_o bridle_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o proper_a instrument_n to_o clear_v those_o boil_a tempest_n which_o arise_v in_o we_o by_o the_o heat_n and_o intemperancy_n of_o our_o blood_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v always_o keep_v one_o and_o appliant_a unto_o reason_n that_o it_o apply_v not_o itself_o to_o sensible_a object_n but_o that_o it_o rather_o accommodate_v they_o unto_o itself_o and_o make_v they_o serve_v it_o by_o this_o we_o wean_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o sweet_a milk_n of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n and_o we_o make_v it_o capable_a of_o a_o more_o solid_a and_o sovereign_a nourishment_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n that_o sweet_o accommodate_v all_o thing_n unto_o nature_n to_o necessity_n simplicity_n facility_n health_n constancy_n these_o be_v thing_n that_o go_v willing_o together_o and_o they_o be_v the_o measure_n and_o bound_n of_o wisdom_n as_o contrary_o art_n lust_n and_o superfluity_n variety_n and_o multiplicity_n difficulty_n malady_n and_o delicatenesse_n keep_v company_n together_o follow_v intemperancy_n and_o folly_n simplici_fw-la cura_fw-la constant_a necessaria_fw-la in_fw-la delitijs_fw-la laboratur_fw-la ad_fw-la parata_fw-la nati_fw-la sumus_fw-la nos_fw-la omne_fw-la nobis_fw-la difficilia_fw-la facilium_fw-la fastidio_fw-la fecimus_fw-la chap._n xxxvii_o of_o prosperity_n and_o counsel_n thereupon_o that_o prosperity_n which_o sweet_o fall_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o common_a course_n and_o ordinary_a custom_n of_o the_o world_n or_o by_o our_o own_o wisdom_n and_o discreet_a carriage_n be_v far_o more_o firm_a and_o assure_v and_o less_o envy_v than_o that_o which_o come_v from_o heaven_n with_o fame_n and_o renown_n beyond_o and_o against_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o and_o the_o hope_n even_o of_o he_o that_o receive_v these_o bounty_n prosperity_n be_v very_o dangerous_a whatsoever_o there_o be_v that_o be_v vain_a and_o light_a in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v raise_v and_o carry_v with_o the_o first_o favourable_a wind_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o make_v a_o man_n so_o much_o to_o lose_v and_o forget_v himself_o as_o great_a prosperity_n as_o corn_n lodge_v by_o too_o great_a abundance_n and_o bough_n overcharge_v with_o fruit_n break_v asunder_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o a_o man_n look_v to_o himself_o and_o take_v heed_n as_o if_o he_o go_v in_o a_o slippery_a place_n and_o especial_o of_o insolency_n pride_n and_o presumption_n there_o be_v some_o that_o swim_v in_o a_o shallow_a water_n and_o with_o the_o least_o favour_n of_o fortune_n be_v puff_v up_o forget_v themselves_o become_v insupportable_a which_o be_v the_o true_a picture_n of_o folly_n from_o thence_o it_o come_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n more_o frail_a and_o that_o be_v of_o less_o continuance_n than_o a_o ill_o advise_v prosperity_n which_o common_o change_v great_a and_o joyful_a occurrent_n into_o heavy_a and_o lamentable_a and_o fortune_n of_o a_o love_a mother_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o cruel_a stepdame_n now_o the_o best_a counsel_n that_o i_o can_v give_v to_o a_o man_n to_o carry_v himself_o herein_o be_v not_o to_o esteem_v too_o much_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o prosperity_n and_o good_a fortune_n and_o in_o any_o sort_n not_o to_o desire_v they_o if_o they_o shall_v happen_v to_o come_v out_o of_o their_o good_a grace_n and_o favour_n to_o receive_v they_o willing_o and_o cheerful_o but_o as_o thing_n strange_a and_o no_o way_n necessary_a but_o such_o as_o without_o which_o a_o man_n may_v pass_v his_o life_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n he_o shall_v make_v account_n of_o they_o or_o think_v himself_o the_o worse_a or_o better_a man_n for_o they_o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr tuum_fw-la fortuna_fw-la quod_fw-la fecit_fw-la tuum_fw-la qui_fw-la tutam_fw-la vitam_fw-la agere_fw-la volet_fw-la ista_fw-la viscata_fw-la beneficia_fw-la devitet_fw-la nil_fw-la dignum_fw-la putare_fw-la quod_fw-la spear_n quid_fw-la dignum_fw-la habet_fw-la fortuna_fw-la quod_fw-la concupiscas_fw-la chap._n xxxviii_o of_o pleasure_n and_o advice_n thereupon_o pleasure_n be_v a_o apprehension_n and_o sense_n of_o that_o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a motion_n and_o tickle_a pleasure_n the_o description_n and_o distinction_n of_o pleasure_n as_o contrarilie_o grief_n or_o sorrow_n be_v unwelcome_a and_o unpleasing_a to_o the_o sense_n nevertheless_o they_o that_o place_v it_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o make_v it_o the_o sovereign_a good_a as_o the_o epicure_n take_v it_o not_o so_o but_o for_o a_o privation_n of_o evil_a and_o displeasure_n in_o a_o word_n indolence_n according_a to_o their_o opinion_n the_o not_o have_v of_o any_o evil_n be_v the_o happy_a estate_n that_o man_n can_v hope_v for_o in_o this_o life_n nimium_fw-la boni_fw-la est_fw-la cvi_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la mali_fw-la this_o be_v as_o a_o midway_n or_o neutralitie_n betwixt_o pleasure_n take_v in_o the_o first_o and_o common_a sense_n and_o grief_n it_o be_v as_o sometime_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o be_v betwixt_o paradise_n and_o the_o hell_n of_o the_o damn_a this_o be_v a_o sweet_a and_o peaceable_a state_n and_o settle_v a_o true_a constant_a and_o stay_a pleasure_n which_o resemble_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o soul_n account_v by_o philosopher_n the_o chief_a and_o sovereign_a good_a the_o other_o first_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n be_v active_a and_o in_o motion_n and_o so_o there_o shall_v be_v three_o estate_n the_o two_o extreme_a opposite_n grief_n and_o pleasure_n which_o be_v not_o stable_n nor_o durable_a and_o both_o of_o they_o sickly_a and_o that_o in_o the_o middle_n stable_n firm_a sound_a whereunto_o the_o epicure_n give_v the_o name_n of_o pleasure_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n make_v it_o the_o chief_a and_o sovereign_a good_a this_o be_v that_o which_o have_v so_o much_o defame_v their_o school_n as_o seneca_n have_v ingenuous_o acknowledge_v and_o say_v that_o their_o evil_n be_v in_o the_o title_n and_o word_n not_o in_o the_o substance_n have_v never_o have_v either_o doctrine_n or_o life_n more_o sober_a temperate_a and_o enemy_n to_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n than_o they_o and_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o without_o reason_n that_o they_o call_v this_o indolence_n and_o peaceable_a state_n