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covet_v that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n as_o who_o will_v say_v he_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o covetousness_n be_v put_v away_o it_o be_v a_o very_a easy_a matter_n to_o do_v well_o s._n jerome_n say_v that_o righteousness_n be_v a_o equal_a distribute_v of_o all_o thing_n whereunto_o whosoever_o cleave_v keep_v uprightness_n in_o every_o thing_n it_o know_v what_o be_v due_a to_o god_n to_o the_o saint_n to_o his_o fellow_n and_o companion_n to_o his_o neighbour_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o stranger_n for_o it_o be_v good_a right_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v love_v and_o worship_n god_n honour_v his_o companion_n pay_v tribute_n to_o prince_n abstain_v from_o pride_n be_v meek_a and_o gentle_a not_o hate_v stranger_n no_o nor_o his_o enemy_n but_o rather_o love_v they_o and_o submit_v himself_o to_o his_o superior_n or_o elder_n from_o thence_o spring_v mercy_n and_o the_o service_n which_o we_o yield_v unto_o god_n now_o then_o righteousness_n righteousness_n according_a 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people_n be_v quite_o quail_v on_o the_o contrary_a part_n the_o fear_n which_o his_o enemy_n have_v conceive_v at_o the_o first_o brunt_n when_o they_o see_v so_o great_a a_o power_n by_o little_a and_o little_o vanish_v away_o and_o he_o be_v to_o blame_v for_o that_o by_o too_o long_a linger_a upon_o desire_n to_o do_v his_o thing_n too_o sure_o he_o let_v slip_v the_o occasion_n of_o do_v many_o good_a and_o â—aite_a exploit_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o undertake_v they_o well_o and_o execute_v they_o with_o speed_n but_o he_o be_v slow_a in_o resolve_v and_o cowardly_a in_o adventure_v battle_n the_o four_o manner_n of_o defend_v be_v to_o have_v a_o army_n ready_a within_o the_o country_n and_o there_o to_o wait_v to_o give_v he_o battle_n as_o thomyris_n do_v against_o cyrus_n for_o she_o tarry_v for_o he_o with_o a_o quiet_a foot_n and_o her_o massaget_n about_o she_o within_o her_o country_n of_o scythia_n and_o as_o basiil_n duke_n of_o moscovia_n do_v who_o do_v the_o 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