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balance_n of_o his_o divine_a providence_n who_o choose_v these_o and_o refuse_v those_o use_v they_o as_o mean_n to_o work_v his_o secretend_v 29.26_o prou._n 29.26_o many_o say_v solomon_n seek_v the_o ruler_n favour_n but_o every_o man_n judgement_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n the_o election_n come_v from_o god_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o king_n that_o choose_v they_o as_o god_n who_o move_v his_o heart_n thereunto_o and_o if_o he_o do_v uphold_v they_o with_o his_o powerful_a hand_n in_o vain_a be_v it_o for_o other_o to_o go_v about_o to_o trip_v up_o their_o heel_n for_o as_o saint_n cyprian_n say_v calamitas_fw-la sine_fw-la remedio_fw-la est_fw-la livo_o cypr._n de_fw-fr zelo_fw-la &_o livo_o odisse_fw-la foelicem_fw-la to_o hate_v a_o happy_a and_o fortunate_a man_n be_v a_o misfortune_n beyord_n all_o remedy_n it_o be_v a_o torment_n and_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v ever_o gnaw_v and_o martyr_v of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xxxvi_o whether_o the_o kinsfolk_n and_o friend_n of_o favourite_n be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o office_n this_o place_n require_v that_o we_o aver_v that_o which_o among_o discreet_a person_n and_o such_o as_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o common_a good_a be_v usual_o call_v in_o question_n and_o make_v a_o doubt_n to_o wit_n whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v inconvenient_a that_o the_o kinsfolk_n friend_n and_o follower_n of_o king_n favourite_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o place_n of_o office_n and_o government_n for_o it_o can_v but_o seem_v a_o unreasonable_a thing_n that_o those_o who_o have_v such_o part_n and_o quality_n as_o well_o deserve_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o such_o place_n of_o charge_n and_o command_v shall_v therefore_o only_o and_o eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la be_v exclude_v from_o they_o for_o that_o they_o have_v alliance_n and_o friendship_n with_o the_o say_a favourite_n be_v that_o this_o in_o itself_o be_v not_o ill_a beside_o the_o love_n and_o affection_n which_o king_n bear_v unto_o their_o 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the_o latter_a to_o that_o distribution_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o distributive_a justice_n there_o be_v likewise_o a_o great_a difference_n in_o the_o person_n for_o some_o be_v of_o better_a quality_n and_o desert_n than_o other_o some_o and_o these_o be_v in_o all_o provision_n that_o be_v make_v to_o be_v first_o prefer_v be_v they_o or_o be_v they_o not_o of_o kin_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o the_o favourite_n and_o there_o be_v many_o good_a reason_n that_o make_v for_o their_o part_n other_o there_o be_v that_o be_v inferior_a in_o merit_n and_o the_o foresay_a quality_n and_o these_o in_o no_o wise_a may_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v prefer_v for_o the_o kindred_n or_o friendship_n which_o they_o hold_v with_o favourite_n for_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o accept_v of_o person_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o distributive_a justice_n other_o there_o be_v that_o be_v every_o way_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o pretender_n and_o on_o this_o hinge_v hang_v the_o force_n of_o the_o question_n now_o if_o they_o shall_v stand_v in_o this_o equality_n and_o upon_o these_o equal_a term_n with_o the_o rest_n in_o those_o quality_n that_o be_v fit_v for_o office_n it_o seem_v that_o they_o shall_v receive_v some_o wrong_n in_o be_v exclude_v without_o any_o fault_n of_o they_o for_o it_o be_v no_o fault_n to_o be_v the_o friend_n or_o kinsman_n of_o a_o favourite_n to_o this_o doubt_n the_o answer_n will_v be_v make_v the_o more_o difficult_a if_o your_o favourite_n through_o their_o too_o much_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n have_v not_o teach_v we_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n which_o result_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n by_o open_v this_o door_n unto_o they_o and_o confer_v the_o say_a office_n on_o their_o friend_n and_o ally_n under_o colour_n and_o pretext_n that_o they_o be_v as_o well_o deserve_v as_o other_o first_o of_o all_o for_o that_o king_n as_o shepherds_z and_o common_a parent_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n be_v to_o make_v a_o distribution_n of_o honour_n and_o of_o wealth_n equal_o repart_v and_o divide_v they_o in_o that_o indifferent_a manner_n that_o they_o may_v reach_v to_o all_o house_n and_o family_n or_o at_o least_o to_o extend_v they_o as_o far_o as_o they_o be_v able_a like_o a_o good_a husbandman_n who_o that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o good_a and_o plentiful_a crop_n throw_n and_o scatter_v his_o seed_n on_o this_o side_n and_o that_o side_n and_o every_o where_o second_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a odious_a thing_n and_o which_o breed_v bad_a blood_n and_o engender_v ill_a humour_n in_o those_o who_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o this_o their_o kindred_n and_o friendship_n see_v themselves_o deprive_v and_o dedebarred_a of_o that_o which_o they_o may_v otherwise_o challenge_v by_o desert_n and_o other_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o they_o see_v that_o they_o can_v neither_o come_v to_o be_v kinsman_n nor_o friend_n nor_o of_o familiar_a acquaintance_n with_o favourite_n which_o be_v the_o 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power_n than_o they_o can_v have_v wish_v it_o or_o have_v be_v needful_a to_o have_v repress_v and_o cut_v short_a the_o ambitious_a wing_n and_o high_o fly_v insolence_n of_o their_o favourite_n four_o for_o that_o under_o this_o colour_n occasion_n may_v be_v give_v to_o favourite_n to_o dispose_v in_o such_o sort_n of_o the_o government_n of_o kingdom_n that_o king_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o aught_o that_o pass_v in_o they_o be_v it_o good_a or_o bad_a more_o than_o shall_v stand_v with_o the_o good_a like_n of_o their_o favourite_n and_o make_v most_o for_o their_o own_o end_n so_o that_o neither_o those_o that_o be_v wrong_v shall_v find_v mean_n to_o be_v right_v nor_o those_o that_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o common_a good_a and_o of_o their_o king_n authority_n and_o reputation_n be_v admit_v to_o advertise_v and_o give_v notice_n unto_o he_o of_o that_o which_o do_v most_o concern_v he_o for_o king_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o retiredness_n can_v come_v to_o the_o full_a knowledge_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v one_o of_o the_o thing_n wherewith_o they_o charge_v that_o great_a favourite_n of_o king_n don_n juan_n in_o that_o sentence_n which_o they_o pronounce_v against_o he_o be_v that_o he_o have_v put_v into_o the_o office_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o without_o his_o house_n and_o in_o place_n of_o government_n person_n that_o be_v tie_v and_o wedge_v to_o his_o house_n either_o by_o fee-tail_n or_o by_o friendship_n i_o refer_v myself_o to_o that_o which_o the_o sentence_n say_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o king_n don_n juan_n the_o second_o and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v that_o when_o favourite_n shall_v whole_o apply_v themselves_o to_o seize_v upon_o all_o the_o port_n thereby_o to_o know_v all_o and_o so_o to_o stop_v up_o all_o the_o door_n and_o passage_n that_o none_o can_v come_v to_o
estate_n and_o complexion_n of_o the_o man_n and_o according_a thereunto_o to_o make_v use_n thereof_o and_o of_o its_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o he_o that_o have_v by_o his_o king_n favour_n the_o supreme_a disposal_n of_o all_o let_v he_o consider_v and_o know_v either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o other_o that_o be_v his_o confident_a friend_n be_v as_o free_v as_o free_a may_v be_v from_o natural_a affection_n the_o disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o man_n and_o together_o with_o this_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o office_n and_o person_n which_o be_v to_o govern_v and_o be_v govern_v and_o let_v he_o imply_v every_o one_o in_o that_o for_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v find_v fit_a and_o good_a and_o keep_v this_o course_n he_o shall_v comply_v with_o his_o own_o inclination_n and_o natural_a desire_n and_o shall_v therein_o do_v his_o king_n and_o country_n good_a service_n but_o for_o a_o conclusion_n and_o upshot_n of_o all_o that_o be_v past_a let_v those_o advertisement_n serve_v which_o follow_v in_o the_o subsequent_a chapter_n chap._n xxxvii_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o former_a discourse_n with_o some_o advertisement_n for_o king_n and_o favourite_n all_o those_o that_o write_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o good_a prince_n do_v agree_v in_o this_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v his_o will_n free_a independent_a subject_a only_a to_o god_n and_o his_o divine_a law_n without_o subiect_v or_o submit_v it_o to_o any_o other_o love_n for_o it_o boot_v little_a that_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o many_o kingdom_n if_o he_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o that_o which_o he_o extreme_o love_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o a_o good_a courage_n and_o of_o a_o sound_n and_o settle_a iungement_n not_o suffer_v a_o superior_a or_o equal_a in_o his_o government_n for_o as_o we_o say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n kingdom_n be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o sustain_v and_o augment_v by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o near_o they_o approach_v to_o the_o government_n 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chap._n 13._o the_o author_n prosecute_v the_o same_o subject_n and_o show_v how_o king_n ought_v to_o carry_v themselves_o with_o their_o counsel_n and_o counsellor_n chap._n 14._o it_o be_v demand_v by_o way_n of_o question_n whether_o king_n ought_v inviolable_o to_o observe_v the_o foresay_a order_n chap._n 15._o whether_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o king_n to_o use_v much_o the_o remit_v of_o business_n chap._n 16._o of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o fight_n that_o be_v of_o those_o business_n which_o king_n ought_v to_o reserve_v for_o their_o own_o view_n and_o to_o dispatch_v with_o their_o own_o hand_n chap._n 17._o he_o prosecute_v the_o same_o matter_n and_o show_v how_o king_n ought_v to_o carry_v themselves_o towards_o those_o that_o find_v themselves_o aggrieve_v chap._n 18._o of_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v and_o the_o audience_n which_o king_n ought_v to_o give_v chapter_n 19_o he_o go_v on_o with_o the_o same_o matter_n treat_v of_o the_o audience_n of_o minister_n and_o 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in_o judgement_n but_o shall_v hear_v the_o small_a as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a you_o shall_v not_o fear_v the_o face_n of_o man_n for_o the_o judgement_n be_v go_n chap._n xxii_o of_o justice_n distributive_a it_o appertain_v to_o distributive_a justice_n as_o we_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n to_o repart_n and_o divide_v in_o a_o convenient_a and_o fit_a manner_n the_o good_n the_o honour_n dignity_n and_o office_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o as_o dionysius_n say_v bonum_fw-la est_fw-la diffusinum_fw-la good_a be_v a_o diffusive_a kind_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o scatterer_n and_o of_o itself_o a_o spreader_n of_o itself_o and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a the_o good_a be_v by_o so_o much_o with_o the_o great_a force_n do_v it_o communicate_v itself_o and_o hence_o do_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o god_n be_v so_o liberal_a and_o so_o exceed_o bountiful_a as_o he_o be_v that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v prodigal_a with_o man_n by_o communicate_v himself_o 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〈…〉_o quality_n and_o so_o much_o the_o near_a shall_v they_o resemble_v god_n with_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o liberality_n they_o shall_v repart_n and_o diffuse_v these_o outward_a good_n who_o distribution_n appertain_v unto_o they_o and_o â—o_o he_o can_v the_o name_n of_o king_n true_o suit_n who_o have_v not_o always_o a_o willing_a mind_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o long_a desire_n to_o communicate_v himself_o now_o for_o to_o temper_v and_o moderate_v this_o general_a longing_n and_o inflame_a desire_n &_o this_o so_o natural_a and_o proper_a and_o appetite_n of_o bestow_v and_o divide_v the_o riches_n and_o common_a good_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n this_o part_n of_o justice_n which_o they_o call_v distributive_a be_v hold_v the_o most_o necessary_a which_o aristotle_n say_v either_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o a_o king_n as_o in_o such_o a_o lordly_a subject_n and_o person_n to_o who_o this_o repartition_n and_o communication_n proper_o belong_v wherein_o above_o all_o 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