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human_a kind_n thus_o to_o confess_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o public_a fraud_n and_o common_a malice_n we_o trust_v no_o man_n now_o a_o day_n without_o a_o witness_n to_o answer_v for_o he_o and_o we_o be_v force_v to_o put_v more_o trust_n in_o the_o notarye_n book_n then_o in_o the_o mind_n and_o meaning_n of_o those_o we_o deal_v with_o but_o a_o true_a honest_a man_n faithful_o perform_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o never_o reveal_v any_o man_n secret_a he_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o promise_n even_o to_o his_o enemy_n and_o will_v rather_o die_v then_o break_v it_o it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v somewhat_o slow_a in_o promise_v because_o he_o know_v that_o he_o who_o be_v too_o hasty_a in_o promise_v be_v often_o force_v to_o repent_v very_o soon_o but_o if_o he_o have_v once_o promise_v he_o will_v not_o deceive_v he_o will_v not_o break_v his_o word_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o matter_n shall_v so_o change_v as_o it_o can_v be_v perform_v without_o sin_n no_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v a_o promise_n which_o can_v be_v fulfil_v without_o offend_a god_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o friendship_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v entertain_v certain_a rule_n of_o mutual_a conversation_n 1._o nothing_o be_v more_o necessary_a in_o human_a society_n than_o friendship_n nothing_o be_v more_o commodious_a nothing_o more_o sweet_a it_o consist_v in_o a_o mutual_a benevolence_n ground_v upon_o virtue_n betwixt_o two_o person_n and_o in_o a_o mutual_a communication_n of_o each_o other_o felicity_n how_o happy_a will_v thou_o be_v if_o thou_o can_v find_v a_o friend_n to_o who_o breast_n thou_o may_v safe_o commit_v thy_o most_o secret_a thought_n who_o conscience_n thou_o may_v trust_v as_o much_o as_o thy_o own_o who_o speech_n may_v comfort_v thou_o in_o thy_o affliction_n who_o advice_n may_v help_v thou_o in_o thy_o affair_n who_o merry_a disposition_n may_v dispel_v thy_o sorrow_n who_o only_a sight_n may_v recreate_v thou_o what_o be_v more_o sweet_a then_o to_o have_v a_o man_n unto_o who_o thou_o have_v no_o difficulty_n to_o confess_v any_o fault_n thou_o have_v commit_v as_o we_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o we_o be_v bite_v by_o certain_a little_a beast_n until_o we_o see_v the_o swell_a so_o in_o converse_v with_o a_o good_a friend_n thou_o will_v not_o perhaps_o perceive_v when_o and_o how_o he_o do_v thou_o good_a yet_o thou_o will_v find_v at_o last_o that_o thou_o have_v profit_v by_o his_o conversation_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o mutual_a love_n there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a friendship_n but_o it_o be_v more_o noble_a to_o love_v then_o to_o be_v love_v and_o therefore_o benevolence_n be_v the_o main_a ground_n of_o friendship_n and_o reciprocal_a love_n be_v but_o a_o addition_n to_o it_o beside_o that_o be_v to_o be_v count_v true_a christian_a friendship_n which_o be_v begin_v not_o for_o any_o temporal_a interest_n but_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o god_n which_o be_v entertain_v not_o by_o a_o corporal_a presence_n vain_a service_n or_o deceitful_a flattery_n but_o by_o a_o mutual_a assistance_n in_o the_o study_n of_o holy_a thing_n there_o can_v be_v no_o solid_a friendship_n if_o ground_v on_o evil_a 2._o great_a caution_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o choose_v a_o friend_n according_a to_o the_o common_a say_n that_o we_o must_v eat_v many_o bushel_n of_o salt_n together_o before_o we_o make_v a_o perfect_a friendship_n with_o any_o man_n four_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v try_v in_o one_o who_o thou_o desire_v to_o choose_v for_o thy_o friend_n first_o his_o fidelity_n a_o thing_n which_o be_v very_o rare_a in_o this_o world_n that_o thou_o may_v safe_o trust_v he_o with_o thy_o person_n and_o most_o secret_a affair_n second_o his_o intention_n that_o friendship_n may_v have_v a_o lawful_a end_n &_o least_o that_o a_o holy_a thing_n be_v change_v into_o some_o shameful_a commerce_n three_o his_o discretion_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v what_o to_o ask_v of_o he_o and_o what_o service_n thou_o be_v to_o render_v he_o four_o his_o patience_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v whither_o or_o no_o he_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o undergo_v any_o hazard_n or_o adversity_n for_o his_o friend_n when_o thou_o have_v try_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o he_o inform_v thyself_o also_o how_o he_o have_v behave_v himself_o former_o towards_o other_o friend_n for_o thou_o may_v expect_v he_o will_v prove_v the_o same_o to_o thou_o as_o he_o be_v to_o other_o a_o true_a friend_n be_v a_o live_a treasure_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o great_a care_n and_o to_o be_v lament_v if_o lose_v with_o great_a sorrow_n thou_o be_v happy_a if_o thou_o have_v a_o friend_n who_o love_v thou_o and_o not_o thy_o riches_n table_n or_o wit_n who_o will_v correct_v thou_o commit_v any_o
that_o the_o pilot_n shall_v call_v and_o give_v sign_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v ready_a to_o set_v sail_n which_o sign_n give_v thou_o will_v present_o make_v haste_n to_o the_o ship_n so_o thou_o be_v to_o do_v in_o this_o life_n fix_v thy_o mind_n always_o on_o god_n and_o use_v the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n so_o as_o not_o to_o tie_v thy_o hart_n unto_o they_o nor_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o withdraw_v thou_o from_o thy_o last_o end_n which_o be_v god_n all_o the_o riches_n and_o creature_n of_o this_o world_n serve_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v serve_v god_n the_o neglect_n of_o this_o necessary_a care_n of_o thy_o salvavation_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o thou_o permit_v thy_o thought_n to_o wander_v after_o many_o unnecessary_a object_n so_o that_o it_o be_v true_a to_o say_v thou_o adore_v as_o many_o idol_n as_o thou_o love_v creature_n with_o a_o disordinate_a love_n these_o be_v thy_o god_n unto_o who_o thou_o offere_v sacrifice_v not_o of_o a_o ox_n or_o buck_n but_o thyself_o &_o thy_o whole_a salvation_n it_o be_v not_o permit_v in_o the_o law_n of_o divine_a love_n to_o love_v any_o thing_n else_o beside_o god_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o he_o and_o for_o he_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a misery_n then_o to_o abandon_v the_o sovereign_a good_a &_o to_o place_v our_o affection_n on_o creature_n 4._o that_o which_o the_o prince_n of_o physician_n say_v of_o sick_a body_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o vicious_a soul_n to_o wit_n the_o more_o they_o be_v feed_v the_o worse_o they_o be_v for_o those_o who_o intend_v to_o pass_v from_o a_o bad_a life_n to_o a_o better_a oughts_z first_o to_o vomit_v up_o all_o the_o poison_n of_o their_o past_a sin_n before_o they_o begin_v to_o receive_v the_o solid_a nourishment_n of_o virtue_n this_o purgation_n of_o thy_o soul_n must_v be_v do_v so_o as_o not_o only_o to_o expiate_v thy_o past_a sin_n but_o also_o to_o extirpate_v all_o affection_n unto_o they_o to_o root_v out_o all_o thy_o vicious_a habit_n to_o master_v all_o thy_o disorder_a appetite_n and_o make_v they_o subject_a unto_o reason_n to_o subdue_v thy_o body_n &_o sense_n particular_o that_o of_o the_o tongue_n and_o to_o avoid_v all_o that_o may_v hinder_v thou_o from_o arrive_v to_o the_o state_n of_o perfection_n why_o do_v thou_o fear_v and_o imagine_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o eternal_a felicity_n to_o be_v hard_a and_o difficile_a it_o lie_v in_o thy_o own_o power_n to_o make_v thyself_o happy_a assist_v with_o his_o grace_n who_o be_v the_o beginning_n &_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o thou_o must_v first_o go_v out_o of_o thyself_o before_o thou_o can_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o the_o more_o thou_o leave_v thyself_o the_o nigh_a thou_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o 5._o wherefore_o thou_o shall_v first_o consider_v with_o thyself_o what_o thou_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v and_o whither_o thou_o be_v go_v &_o then_o examine_v the_o mean_n thou_o be_v to_o use_v for_o arrive_v to_o that_o happy_a state_n which_o do_v thou_o will_v easy_o perceive_v what_o progress_n thou_o do_v make_v every_o day_n be_v very_o careful_a in_o examine_v thy_o conscience_n and_o take_v a_o serious_a view_n of_o thyself_o consider_v what_o thou_o ought_v to_o be_v whilst_o thou_o have_v time_n to_o amend_v it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o to_o discover_v the_o deceit_n when_o thou_o can_v not_o avoid_v it_o learn_v how_o to_o moderate_v the_o violence_n of_o thy_o passion_n and_o desire_n &_o how_o to_o appease_v the_o fright_n and_o fear_n of_o thy_o mind_n learn_v to_o contemn_v all_o earthly_a thing_n and_o willing_o forsake_v those_o thing_n which_o can_v remain_v long_o in_o thy_o power_n leave_v all_o thing_n before_o they_o leave_v thou_o that_o so_o when_o death_n come_v it_o may_v find_v nothing_o to_o rob_v thou_o of_o let_v thy_o chief_a care_n be_v to_o provide_v for_o thy_o soul_n for_o consider_v it_o be_v first_o in_o dignity_n it_o be_v not_o fit_v it_o shall_v be_v the_o last_o in_o thy_o care_n what_o 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himself_o who_o do_v not_o attend_v to_o rule_v his_o tongue_n 2._o be_v ever_o wary_a in_o thy_o discourse_n and_o moderate_v that_o unbridled_a custom_n which_o most_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o of_o speak_v without_o any_o consideration_n all_o that_o come_v into_o their_o fancy_n fly_v all_o dissimulation_n &_o still_o declare_v thy_o mind_n open_o without_o all_o reserve_a meaning_n god_n have_v give_v thou_o the_o faculty_n of_o speak_v that_o thou_o shall_v use_v it_o to_o express_v thing_n true_o and_o sincere_o as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o before_o thou_o speak_v consult_v thy_o reason_n and_o see_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o possess_v with_o some_o disorder_a affection_n and_o do_v not_o speak_v till_o that_o passion_n be_v over_o otherwise_o thou_o may_v speak_v many_o thing_n which_o hereafter_o thou_o will_v repent_v to_o have_v speak_v thou_o will_v have_v no_o difficulty_n to_o be_v silent_a provide_v thou_o be_v not_o disturb_v with_o some_o irregular_a clamour_n within_o and_o that_o thou_o enjoy_v a_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n our_o speech_n and_o mind_n can_v easy_o disagree_v if_o the_o mind_n be_v temperate_a quiet_a and_o in_o good_a order_n our_o speech_n will_v also_o be_v sober_a and_o good_a if_o the_o mind_n be_v any_o way_n discompose_v with_o passion_n the_o tongue_n will_v also_o discover_v the_o same_o for_o we_o all_o discover_v what_o we_o be_v within_o by_o our_o outward_a speech_n 3._o do_v not_o use_v thyself_o to_o idle_a word_n as_o thou_o choose_v what_o to_o eat_v so_o choose_v what_o to_o speak_v thou_o examine_v the_o meat_n that_o go_v into_o thy_o mouth_n and_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o examine_v the_o word_n that_o be_v to_o come_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n which_o many_o time_n be_v occasion_n of_o great_a trouble_n and_o disorder_n in_o thy_o house_n than_o thy_o meat_n be_v in_o thy_o stomach_n accustom_v thyself_o to_o speak_v little_a unto_o other_o and_o much_o with_o thyself_o wise_a man_n often_o repent_v themselves_o to_o have_v speak_v but_o never_o to_o have_v hold_v their_o peace_n even_o among_o irrational_a creature_n those_o which_o seem_v to_o have_v most_o wit_n be_v observe_v to_o make_v the_o least_o noise_n too_o much_o prattle_v be_v the_o defect_n of_o child_n and_o woman_n who_o have_v natural_o less_o reason_n than_o man_n he_o have_v little_a virtue_n who_o be_v always_o speak_v vain_a and_o frivolous_a thing_n if_o thou_o do_v love_v god_n and_o be_v careful_a of_o thy_o salvation_n all_o thy_o discourse_n will_v be_v of_o god_n of_o virtue_n and_o perfection_n love_n can_v feign_v can_v be_v hide_v every_o one_o common_o speak_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o love_v &_o his_o tongue_n be_v ever_o subject_a to_o discover_v that_o which_o his_o hart_n feel_v the_o reason_n why_o thou_o speak_v so_o little_a of_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v because_o thou_o be_v still_o plunge_v in_o the_o deep_a abyss_n of_o thy_o old_a vice_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v another_o reason_n to_o wit_n the_o little_a read_n and_o less_o meditation_n which_o thou_o practise_v so_o that_o if_o thou_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o speak_v of_o good_a thing_n thou_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v the_o mouth_n speak_v out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o hart_n 4._o when_o we_o be_v in_o company_n we_o common_o talk_v of_o nothing_o else_o but_o of_o the_o life_n manner_n and_o affair_n of_o our_o neighbour_n thus_o every_o man_n have_v as_o many_o judge_n of_o his_o action_n as_o there_o be_v head_n in_o the_o city_n every_o one_o have_v his_o eye_n abroad_o to_o see_v the_o fault_n of_o other_o and_o scarce_o any_o one_o keep_v they_o at_o home_n to_o see_v his_o own_o imperfection_n we_o be_v blind_a in_o our_o own_o concernment_n and_o quick_a sight_v in_o what_o belong_v to_o other_o we_o be_v still_o ready_a to_o hearken_v unto_o detraction_n against_o our_o neighbour_n fame_n but_o seldom_o or_o never_o willing_a to_o hear_v any_o thing_n say_v in_o his_o praise_n wherefore_o by_o how_o much_o this_o sin_n be_v more_o common_a we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v it_o with_o so_o much_o more_o care_n thou_o have_v enough_o to_o do_v with_o thy_o own_o vice_n mark_v and_o correct_v those_o take_v heed_n of_o reveal_v to_o any_o man_n thy_o own_o or_o other_o secret_n in_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v conceal_v many_o have_v put_v themselves_o into_o great_a disquiet_n and_o trouble_v by_o their_o own_o indiscretion_n in_o commit_v their_o secret_n unto_o such_o as_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o keep_v they_o private_a there_o be_v little_a difference_n whither_o thou_o reveale_v such_o thing_n to_o one_o or_o more_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o a_o secret_a to_o be_v tell_v from_o one_o to_o another_o and_o so_o to_o be_v diwlge_v to_o all_o the_o world_n this_o facility_n of_o discover_v our_o mind_n too_o free_o common_o arise_v from_o talki_v too_o much_o and_o too_o long_o so_o that_o we_o take_v a_o pleasure_n in_o talk_v which_o have_v the_o same_o effect_n on_o our_o mind_n as_o drunkenness_n will_v have_v for_o by_o this_o it_o happen_v that_o there_o be_v no_o secret_a however_o so_o private_a and_o holy_a which_o do_v not_o come_v forth_o in_o discourse_n he_o with_o who_o thou_o talk_v first_o tell_v thou_o his_o secret_n and_o thou_o upon_o this_o as_o be_v assure_v of_o his_o faithfulness_n present_o discover_v thy_o also_o unto_o he_o but_o thou_o perhaps_o be_v true_a unto_o he_o in_o keep_v his_o secret_n whilst_o he_o be_v unfaithful_a unto_o thou_o and_o reveal_v thou_o unto_o every_o one_o he_o meet_v so_o that_o by_o this_o mean_n although_o they_o be_v all_o ignorant_a of_o thy_o business_n in_o public_a yet_o thy_o all_o know_v it_o in_o private_a a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o a_o hundred_o tongue_n do_v secret_o fly_v to_o all_o ear_n until_o at_o last_o that_o which_o be_v a_o secret_a be_v now_o diwlge_v and_o become_v a_o common_a report_n all_o the_o mischief_n commit_v under_o the_o heaven_n have_v be_v either_o cause_v immediate_o or_o promote_v by_o the_o tongue_n wherefore_o make_v a_o balance_n for_o thy_o word_n and_o bridle_v thy_o tongue_n and_o never_o speak_v any_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v better_a unspoken_a it_o be_v more_o commendable_a to_o be_v spare_v in_o thy_o word_n then_o in_o thy_o money_n he_o that_o prodigal_o spend_v his_o money_n do_v good_a to_o other_o although_o he_o be_v bad_a to_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o be_v prodigal_a of_o word_n hurt_v other_o and_o himself_o too_o he_o imitate_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o almighty_a who_o can_v be_v content_a to_o hear_v much_o and_o say_v little_a 5._o nothing_o be_v secure_a from_o a_o evil_a tongue_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o free_a from_o calumny_n though_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n have_v place_v they_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o their_o enemy_n sword_n those_o who_o be_v eminent_a for_o sanctity_n be_v not_o yet_o free_a from_o slander_n though_o the_o innocency_n of_o their_o life_n be_v above_o all_o censure_n christ_n himself_o whilst_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n be_v not_o exempt_a from_o the_o calumny_n and_o censure_n of_o evil_a tongue_n consider_v these_o example_n learn_v to_o be_v patient_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o calomny_n look_v upon_o detraction_n as_o a_o incitement_n to_o virtue_n and_o a_o bridle_n to_o keep_v thou_o from_o run_v out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n to_o it_o nothing_o be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o vice_n than_o the_o censure_n of_o other_o when_o any_o one_o speak_v ill_a of_o thou_o thou_o be_v teach_v what_o to_o avoid_v if_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v secure_a from_o the_o poisonous_a sting_n of_o a_o evil_a tongue_n contemn_v all_o its_o dart_n thou_o will_v feel_v
folly_n of_o his_o infancy_n to_o undergo_v again_o all_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o childhood_n all_o the_o danger_n of_o his_o youth_n all_o the_o care_n of_o his_o manhood_n all_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o old_a age_n no_o man_n have_v live_v so_o happy_o as_o to_o wish_v to_o be_v bear_v again_o consider_v therefore_o whither_o thou_o be_v go_v and_o whence_o thou_o be_v part_v but_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v if_o thou_o do_v certain_o hope_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o fear_n because_o thou_o be_v void_a of_o all_o virtue_n and_o good_a work_n and_o only_o now_o begin_v to_o be_v good_a when_o thou_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n be_v it_o not_o for_o this_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o gate_n to_o eternal_a felicity_n it_o will_v be_v a_o torment_n to_o a_o just_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v unless_o death_n be_v to_o follow_v 5._o no_o man_n die_v with_o joy_n unless_o he_o have_v long_o prepare_v for_o it_o before_o hand_n render_v it_o familiar_a to_o thy_o thought_n by_o a_o continual_a meditation_n of_o it_o that_o so_o thou_o may_v receive_v it_o when_o it_o come_v with_o a_o joyful_a hart_n a_o man_n be_v not_o say_v to_o have_v live_v enough_o for_o have_v live_v many_o day_n or_o many_o year_n but_o for_o have_v a_o mind_n that_o desire_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n &_o to_o fly_v to_o its_o origine_fw-la he_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o who_o die_v well_o and_o he_o die_v well_o who_o have_v live_v well_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o procure_v thyself_o a_o quiet_a death_n accustom_v thyself_o first_o to_o contemn_v all_o temporal_a thing_n he_o can_v fear_v death_n who_o have_v already_o deprive_v himself_o of_o more_o than_o death_n can_v take_v away_o from_o he_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o lead_v a_o pleasant_a life_n clear_a thy_o mind_n of_o all_o un-necessary_a care_n concern_v it_o be_v ready_a for_o all_o sort_n of_o death_n and_o do_v not_o concern_v thyself_o whither_o thou_o be_v to_o die_v by_o the_o sword_n or_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o favour_n live_v foe_n that_o thou_o may_v daily_o say_v i_o have_v live_v he_o live_v in_o security_n and_o die_v with_o joy_n who_o daily_a fancy_n himself_o carry_v to_o his_o grave_n and_o who_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v after_o he_o be_v content_a to_o die_v it_o be_v impossible_a thou_o shall_v live_v well_o unless_o thou_o die_v every_o day_n chap._n xxix_o of_o magnanimity_n the_o character_n of_o a_o magnanimous_a man_n 1._o the_o very_a name_n of_o magnanimity_n denotate_n some_o great_a matter_n it_o be_v a_o high_a virtue_n of_o great_a force_n and_o always_o tend_v to_o great_a thing_n without_o this_o all_o other_o virtue_n will_v droop_v and_o languish_v for_o whereas_o there_o occur_v many_o difficulty_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n magnanimity_n resist_v all_o and_o overcome_v all_o and_o never_o shrink_v until_o have_v past_o all_o difficulty_n it_o have_v generous_o arrive_v unto_o what_o it_o have_v propose_v to_o bring_v to_o effect_v this_o be_v the_o property_n of_o magnanimity_n to_o wit_n to_o incline_v we_o at_o all_o time_n to_o great_a and_o heroical_a action_n and_o with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o make_v we_o undertake_v the_o most_o difficile_a labour_n with_o a_o secure_a and_o ready_a mind_n thou_o must_v resolve_v to_o be_v bold_a and_o courageous_a if_o thou_o intend_v to_o come_v to_o any_o thing_n we_o can_v expect_v to_o perform_v great_a matter_n without_o great_a pain_n man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o when_o he_o resolve_v to_o do_v like_o a_o man_n 2._o a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n always_o aspire_v to_o great_a thing_n and_o contemn_v all_o those_o thing_n as_o little_a which_o the_o vulgar_a esteem_v great_a he_o do_v thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o much_o honour_n but_o be_v not_o sorry_a when_o this_o honour_n be_v not_o pay_v and_o contemn_v it_o when_o offer_v unless_o obedience_n or_o god_n honour_n require_v the_o contrary_a he_o do_v nothing_o for_o ostentation_n but_o all_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o seek_v a_o reward_n for_o do_v well_o not_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o world_n but_o from_o the_o work_n itself_o he_o stand_v always_o firm_a be_v invincible_a above_o all_o bad_a fortune_n and_o still_o equal_a to_o himself_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o do_v not_o strive_v to_o ascend_v to_o high_a dignity_n but_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o greatness_n he_o be_v above_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o no_o body_n beg_v and_o entreat_v nothing_o of_o other_o because_o he_o want_v nothing_o of_o all_o that_o be_v without_o he_o nothing_o can_v frighten_v or_o make_v he_o yield_v sometime_o he_o make_v show_v of_o his_o generous_a nature_n but_o then_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o vain_a glory_n for_o he_o still_o consider_v the_o degree_n he_o be_v in_o &_o the_o gift_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o but_o he_o always_o join_v unto_o this_o a_o firm_a and_o profound_a humility_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n because_o he_o refer_v all_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n which_o he_o possess_v unto_o he_o alone_o hold_v for_o certain_a that_o of_o himself_o he_o have_v nothing_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o be_v real_o nothing_o this_o be_v to_o know_v the_o true_a limit_n of_o virtue_n always_o to_o have_v a_o humble_a opinion_n of_o ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o action_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o refuse_v those_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o such_o action_n when_o we_o may_v accept_v they_o without_o break_v the_o rule_n of_o modesty_n we_o must_v not_o pursue_v honour_n but_o permit_v they_o to_o follow_v we_o 3._o he_o that_o have_v this_o virtue_n of_o magnanimity_n receave_v all_o the_o blow_n of_o adverse_a fortune_n with_o a_o undaunted_a hart_n that_o he_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o height_n of_o perfection_n when_o he_o meet_v with_o inferior_a person_n he_o can_v still_o carry_v himself_o towards_o they_o with_o a_o certain_a moderation_n and_o when_o he_o meet_v with_o prince_n or_o some_o other_o powerful_a and_o wealthy_a person_n he_o do_v not_o cast_v himself_o at_o their_o foot_n in_o a_o flatter_a manner_n nor_o will_v he_o permit_v his_o liberty_n to_o be_v oppress_v with_o their_o tyrannous_a power_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o hatred_n he_o hate_v open_o and_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o love_n he_o love_v they_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o those_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v and_o speak_v open_o he_o do_v and_o speak_v they_o open_o because_o he_o fear_v nothing_o and_o hope_n for_o nothing_o he_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o other_o man_n do_v but_o not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o therefore_o he_o hide_v his_o action_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o common_a people_n and_o do_v not_o willing_o make_v himself_o familiar_a with_o they_o he_o soon_o forget_v injury_n and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o complain_v when_o force_a to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n he_o praise_v few_o nor_o do_v he_o desire_v the_o praise_n of_o other_o but_o still_o labour_v to_o do_v thing_n worthy_a of_o praise_n he_o care_v not_o for_o please_v any_o but_o his_o friend_n and_o superior_n nor_o do_v he_o easy_o admire_v any_o thing_n because_o nothing_o ever_o seem_v great_a or_o new_a unto_o he_o he_o fear_v no_o disastrous_a event_n be_v ever_o secure_a in_o his_o own_o virtue_n he_o have_v a_o slow_a gate_n a_o grave_a voice_n a_o moderate_a stay_a speech_n for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o solicitous_a about_o many_o thing_n have_v no_o need_n to_o make_v great_a haste_n and_o he_o that_o be_v content_a within_o himself_o need_v not_o any_o great_a wrangle_n chap._n xxx_o of_o patience_n the_o occasion_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o mark_n of_o true_a patience_n a_o exhortation_n to_o patience_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o sufferance_n the_o necessity_n of_o perseverance_n 1._o patience_n be_v a_o virtue_n which_o make_v we_o suffer_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n with_o a_o willing_a mind_n but_o because_o these_o misery_n be_v manifold_a this_o virtue_n have_v several_a name_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o evil_n which_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o suffer_v it_o be_v proper_o call_v patience_n when_o it_o bear_v injury_n with_o a_o equal_a mind_n it_o be_v call_v equanimity_n when_o we_o suffer_v patient_o the_o loss_n of_o outward_a good_n it_o be_v call_v longanimity_n when_o it_o fortify_v the_o hart_n in_o the_o long_a expectation_n of_o some_o good_a it_o be_v call_v constancy_n when_o it_o strengthen_v the_o will_n to_o bear_v all_o other_o sort_n of_o public_a and_o