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manful_o and_o valiant_o this_o
in_o vice_n and_o uncleanness_n a_o counsellor_n therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v careful_a that_o the_o life_n of_o subject_n be_v not_o tumble_v into_o this_o mire_n of_o voluptuousness_n and_o soul_n delight_n but_o that_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v with_o shamefastness_n and_o honesty_n all_o dishonest_a and_o unlawful_a delight_n shall_v be_v extirp_v and_o likewise_o all_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n whereby_o the_o people_n be_v train_v to_o live_v dishonest_o shameless_o wicked_o and_o imtemperate_o ought_v be_v remove_v the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v wont_a to_o show_v their_o drunken_a servant_n unto_o their_o child_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o loathe_v their_o vile_a gesture_n and_o bestiality_n may_v avoid_v the_o vice_n of_o much_o drink_n but_o will_v god_n we_o be_v as_o willing_a to_o follow_v as_o remember_v those_o ancient_a custom_n great_a be_v the_o moderation_n and_o temperance_n which_o our_o ancestor_n use_v in_o their_o diet_n for_o they_o live_v not_o to_o eat_v but_o do_v eat_v to_o live_v in_o these_o day_n the_o plague_n of_o intemperance_n be_v grow_v so_o great_a as_o more_o man_n perish_v by_o incontinency_n and_o gluttony_n then_o by_o force_n or_o fury_n of_o war_n also_o in_o some_o nation_n man_n take_v no_o delight_n but_o only_o in_o drink_v who_o will_v not_o then_o commend_v m._n curius_n the_o roman_a senator_n that_o be_v content_v the_o ambassador_n send_v by_o the_o samnite_n shall_v find_v he_o homely_a set_v at_o supper_n by_o his_o fire_n drink_v in_o a_o cup_n of_o wood_n and_o there_o refuse_v the_o gold_n which_o they_o do_v present_v he_o say_v i_o have_v hather_o command_v rich_a man_n then_o be_v a_o rich_a man_n myself_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o fabricius_n tubero_n fabius_n cato_n and_o scipio_n who_o temperate_a and_o sober_a life_n have_v be_v by_o immortal_a fame_n preserve_v hortentius_fw-la be_v much_o reproove_v for_o that_o he_o at_o a_o supper_n prepare_v for_o the_o auguri_n set_v before_o his_o gest_n a_o boil_a peacock_n likewise_o cassius_n be_v deem_v intemperate_a because_o public_o he_o drink_v water_n and_o can_v not_o endure_v thirst_n for_o a_o short_a time_n duronius_n be_v also_o remove_v from_o the_o senate_n for_o that_o he_o be_v tribune_n he_o cass_v the_o law_n concern_v the_o restrainte_fw-fr of_o feast_v sure_o the_o roman_a state_n be_v happy_a in_o have_v such_o senator_n as_o be_v not_o only_a prince_n of_o counsel_n but_o also_o master_n of_o good_a manner_n and_o virtue_n whereof_o may_v be_v conjecture_v how_o temperate_a the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v in_o those_o day_n it_o be_v report_v that_o when_o the_o present_v which_o pirrus_fw-la king_n of_o epirus_n after_o his_o overthrow_n be_v bring_v unto_o rome_n and_o show_v about_o the_o street_n hope_v thereby_o to_o win_v good_a will_n of_o the_o people_n there_o be_v nor_o one_o man_n see_v to_o put_v out_o his_o hand_n towards_o they_o foe_o as_o that_o king_n find_v himself_o no_o less_o vanquish_v with_o continency_n then_o force_v of_o arm_n but_o when_o excess_n after_o the_o victory_n of_o asia_n have_v enter_v rome_n and_o that_o through_o plenty_n and_o idleness_n the_o people_n mind_n begin_v to_o grow_v wanton_a sudden_o that_o civil_a discipline_n of_o temperancy_n parcimonie_n and_o society_n be_v extinguish_v and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o covetuonsnes_n accompany_v with_o all_o mischief_n possess_v the_o city_n which_o as_o sallust_n say_v way_n the_o very_a cause_n that_o destroy_v the_o roman_a empire_n the_o counsellor_n therefore_o must_v foresee_v that_o in_o the_o commonweal_n excess_n may_v not_o long_o endure_v because_o it_o pervert_v public_a peace_n and_o make_v the_o subject_n soft_a effeminate_a miserable_a and_o needy_a diogenes_n hear_v that_o the_o house_n of_o a_o certain_a prodigal_a man_n be_v offer_v to_o sale_n say_v i_o know_v well_o that_o house_n be_v so_o full_a of_o meat_n and_o wine_n as_o or_o long_o it_o will_v vomit_v out_o the_o master_n the_o counsellor_n shall_v also_o eschew_v nothing_o more_o in_o his_o own_o person_n then_o immoderate_a eat_v and_o drink_v because_o it_o consume_v the_o force_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n notable_a be_v that_o law_n of_o solon_n which_o judge_v a_o drunken_a prince_n worthy_a of_o death_n philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n be_v disguise_v with_o drink_n give_v judgement_n against_o a_o woman_n she_o forthwith_o appeal_v and_o be_v ask_v to_o who_o answer_v to_o king_n philip_n when_o he_o be_v sober_a certain_o the_o force_n of_o wine_n take_v away_o all_o judgement_n in_o man_n in_o so_o much_o as_o thereby_o king_n be_v make_v servant_n old_a man_n become_v child_n wise_a folk_n be_v turn_v to_o fool_n and_o fool_n change_v to_o mad_a man_n the_o counsellor_n therefore_o shall_v observe_v measure_n and_o drink_v for_o necessity_n not_o for_o satiety_n follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o anacharsis_n who_o say_v that_o the_o first_o draught_n be_v of_o necessity_n the_o second_o of_o superfluity_n and_o the_o three_o of_o madness_n it_o be_v most_o unseem_o in_o a_o senator_n to_o have_v a_o countenance_n full_a of_o fury_n eye_n full_a of_o anger_n and_o speech_n full_a of_o pride_n all_o which_o do_v accompany_v drunkenness_n and_o as_o evil_a it_o will_v become_v he_o be_v overcharge_v with_o meat_n and_o wine_n to_o consume_v the_o whole_a night_n in_o sleap_v but_o how_o much_o good_a diet_n help_v to_o preserve_v health_n &_o prepare_v the_o body_n to_o action_n we_o may_v learn_v by_o experience_n for_o by_o moderate_a diet_n we_o find_v not_o only_o the_o mind_n but_o the_o body_n also_o more_o obedient_a but_o satiety_n and_o fullness_n of_o belly_n be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o sepulture_n to_o a_o live_a mind_n it_o therefore_o beseem_v a_o senator_n not_o only_o private_o but_o also_o public_o to_o observe_v parcimonie_n and_o frugality_n yet_o heed_n must_v be_v take_v lest_o he_o seem_v oversparing_a hard_a or_o straight_o in_o expense_n for_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o base_a and_o abject_a mind_n to_o abuse_v comeliness_n and_o honour_n in_o his_o live_n therefore_o private_a excess_n be_v banish_v and_o public_a magnificence_n life_n retain_v needless_a delicacy_n but_o much_o more_o misery_n and_o nigardlines_n must_v be_v avoid_v for_o as_o immoderate_a expense_n be_v hurtful_a so_o necessary_a and_o convenient_a fare_n be_v honest_a and_o wholesome_a respect_n be_v also_o to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o place_n the_o time_n and_o person_n weigh_v therewithal_o what_o belong_v to_o private_a and_o public_a honesty_n dignity_n and_o profit_n not_o neglect_v the_o change_n of_o exercise_n and_o honest_a pleasure_n l._n tubero_n make_v a_o public_a feast_n cover_v all_o his_o bed_n with_o the_o skin_n of_o kid_n and_o for_o so_o do_v be_v think_v indiscrete_a and_o ignorant_a in_o thing_n belong_v to_o public_a honour_n and_o reputation_n also_o for_o the_o same_o be_v depose_v from_o the_o office_n of_o praetor_n but_o of_o temperancy_n let_v this_o suffice_v which_o we_o have_v hitherto_o speak_v let_v we_o now_o since_o the_o time_n and_o order_n of_o our_o matter_n so_o require_v entreat_v of_o the_o good_n of_o body_n and_o fortune_n wherewith_o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o counsellor_n be_v not_o only_o ornify_v but_o also_o make_v perfect_a for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o dwell_a place_n and_o tabernacle_n of_o his_o mind_n it_o behove_v we_o and_o our_o life_n to_o be_v furnish_v no_o less_o with_o the_o perfection_n of_o mind_n then_o of_o body_n for_o as_o the_o action_n of_o virtue_n can_v be_v exercise_v by_o a_o weak_a body_n so_o the_o body_n want_v power_n to_o perform_v his_o duty_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o imperfect_a mind_n these_o two_o be_v so_o coople_v and_o conjoin_v together_o that_o as_o the_o master_n without_o a_o servant_n so_o the_o mind_n may_v not_o execute_v his_o duty_n without_o obedience_n of_o the_o body_n therefore_o the_o 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what_o kind_n of_o lot_v be_v best_a what_o consideration_n the_o roman_n have_v in_o the_o election_n of_o senator_n the_o evil_a example_n of_o magistrate_n worse_o than_o their_o vice_n lysander_n lycurgus_n what_o election_n of_o magistratesis_n must_v perfect_v whether_o senator_n ought_v be_v choose_v by_o one_o or_o diverse_a the_o multitude_n no_o 〈◊〉_d judge_v 〈…〉_o the_o election_n of_o counsellor_n appertain_v to_o one_o what_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v respect_v in_o choice_n of_o counsellor_n the_o knowledge_n of_o commonweal_n necessary_a in_o a_o counsellor_n the_o knowledge_n of_o sundry_a state_n very_o profitable_a the_o state_n of_o polonia_n the_o art_n of_o tyrant_n the_o office_n of_o king_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o king_n and_o tyrant_n the_o popular_a sort_n inconstant_a who_o be_v good_a subject_n seditious_a subject_n the_o office_n of_o counsellor_n the_o duty_n of_o private_a person_n great_a state_n most_o subject_a to_o trouble_v in_o appease_v sedition_n what_o order_n be_v to_o be_v take_v precept_n of_o plato_n equality_n of_o commonw_n of_o great_a necessity_n wherein_o equality_n consist_v equality_n arithmetical_a equality_n geometrical_a wherein_o law_n and_o popular_a liberty_n consist_v sedition_n the_o poâ—son_n of_o commonw_n what_o to_o be_v consider_v in_o appease_v sedition_n in_o prevent_v of_o sedition_n what_o the_o counsellor_n ought_v do_v in_o a_o perfect_a counsellor_n four_o virtue_n chief_o require_v prudence_n what_o prudence_n be_v theorical_a wisdom_n differ_v from_o prudence_n contemplative_a philosopher_n call_v right_o sapientes_fw-la but_o not_o prudentes_fw-la the_o original_n of_o prudence_n prudence_n of_o two_o kind_n a_o wise_a man_n what_o be_v to_o be_v eschew_v in_o prudence_n the_o end_n of_o counsellor_n wisdom_n the_o felicity_n of_o commonweal_n law_n the_o conserver_n of_o virtue_n what_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o make_v of_o law_n occasion_n of_o offend_v to_o be_v remove_v by_o law_n 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