not_o look_v upon_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o bribe_n the_o right_a but_o the_o power_n the_o truth_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o great_a adversary_n again_o it_o add_v confidence_n to_o the_o poor_a sort_n when_o they_o see_v that_o equity_n &_o not_o favour_n procure_v the_o sentence_n and_o so_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v conserve_v from_o oppression_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o this_o in_o what_o a_o miserable_a case_n be_v these_o low_a degree_n of_o man_n subject_a to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n by_o their_o imperious_a adversary_n &_o then_o to_o have_v no_o mean_n leave_v for_o redress_n five_o it_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n and_o reputation_n a_o kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n can_v be_v ambitious_a of_o &_o enjoy_v to_o have_v justice_n just_o distribute_v and_o people_n obedient_a to_o law_n justice_n guard_v the_o people_n by_o correct_v &_o cut_v off_o such_o as_o give_v ill_a example_n to_o the_o rest_n and_o in_o what_o commonwealth_n soever_o this_o be_v neglect_v it_o breed_v confusion_n among_o themselves_o give_v advantage_n to_o their_o enemy_n &_o cause_v their_o disreputation_n to_o spread_v through_o the_o world_n next_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o kingdom_n it_o be_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n who_o be_v repute_v to_o be_v as_o the_o fountain_n of_o justice_n so_o justice_n keep_v the_o fountain_n free_a from_o corruption_n infection_n or_o danger_n prescribe_v rule_n for_o fear_v it_o corrupt_v ascribe_v antidote_n for_o fear_n of_o infection_n &_o preserve_v his_o person_n &_o reputation_n both_o from_o sensible_a &_o insensitive_a danger_n whereas_o if_o law_n be_v neglect_v his_o person_n be_v more_o subject_a to_o the_o attempt_n of_o traitor_n his_o life_n to_o the_o tongue_n of_o malice_n and_o detraction_n &_o his_o reputation_n to_o perpetual_a infamy_n and_o last_o this_o be_v it_o that_o enrich_v and_o secure_v the_o subject_n in_o all_o kingdom_n give_v he_o his_o right_n protect_v he_o from_o wrong_n increase_v commerce_n and_o proclaim_v traffic_n throughout_o all_o the_o world_n whereas_o if_o justice_n be_v not_o due_o administer_v there_o will_v follow_v a_o diminution_n of_o our_o substance_n a_o general_a disconsolation_n in_o our_o life_n &_o a_o certain_a separation_n from_o all_o trade_n with_o stranger_n and_o mark_v but_o narrow_o and_o you_o shall_v seldom_o find_v that_o god_n ever_o bless_v that_o country_n where_o justice_n be_v either_o neglect_v or_o abuse_v those_o therefore_o if_o any_o such_o insensible_a creature_n be_v that_o dislike_n therestraint_n &_o strive_v &_o declaim_v against_o obedience_n to_o law_n which_o may_v be_v true_o term_v the_o wall_n of_o government_n &_o nation_n they_o make_v themselves_o so_o contemptible_a as_o no_o objection_n of_o they_o can_v be_v worthy_a the_o answer_n for_o a_o general_a dissolution_n of_o law_n in_o a_o civil_a body_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o convulsion_n of_o the_o sinew_n in_o a_o natural_a decay_n and_o dissolution_n be_v the_o immediate_a and_o unavoidable_a succeeder_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n have_v better_o choose_v to_o live_v where_o no_o thing_n then_o where_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o all_o man_n have_v think_v it_o more_o dangerous_a to_o live_v in_o a_o anarchy_n then_o under_o a_o tyrant_n government_n for_o the_o violent_a desire_n of_o one_o must_v necessary_o be_v tie_v to_o particular_n in_o a_o multitude_n they_o be_v indefinite_a the_o first_o degree_n of_o goodness_n be_v obedience_n to_o law_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o virtue_n and_o good_a order_n of_o life_n reduce_v unto_o certain_a rule_n and_o as_o reason_n have_v the_o predominant_a power_n in_o our_o natural_a body_n so_o the_o body_n politic_a can_v subsist_v which_o the_o out_o soul_n to_o inanimate_a to_o govern_v to_o guide_v it_o &_o that_o be_v law_n proceed_v from_o the_o reason_n counsel_n &_o judgement_n of_o wise_a man_n for_o where_o law_n be_v want_v there_o neither_o religion_n nor_o life_n nor_o society_n can_v be_v maintain_v there_o be_v three_o branch_n that_o man_n law_n do_v spread_v themselves_o into_o every_o one_o strict_a than_o other_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o we_o enjoy_v in_o common_a with_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n the_o law_n of_o nation_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n in_o general_a &_o the_o municipal_a law_n of_o every_o nation_n which_o be_v peculiar_a and_o proper_a to_o this_o or_o that_o country_n and_o we_o to_o we_o as_o englishman_n that_o of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n or_o foundation_n of_o the_o rest_n produce_v such_o action_n among_o we_o as_o be_v common_a to_o every_o live_a creature_n and_o not_o only_o incident_a to_o man_n as_o for_o example_n the_o commixture_n of_o several_a sex_n which_o we_o call_v marriage_n generation_n education_n &_o the_o like_a these_o action_n belong_v to_o all_o live_a creature_n as_o well_o as_o to_o us._n the_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v those_o rule_n which_o reason_n have_v prescribe_v to_o all_o man_n in_o general_a &_o such_o as_o all_o nation_n one_o with_o another_o do_v allow_v and_o observe_v for_o just_a and_o last_o the_o peculiar_a law_n of_o every_o country_n which_o mix_v with_o the_o general_a law_n of_o all_o place_n some_o particular_a one_o of_o their_o own_o &_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o roman_n call_v among_o themselves_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o their_o city_n and_o be_v indeed_o in_o every_o nation_n the_o municipal_a law_n of_o that_o country_n as_o it_o be_v law_n only_o create_v for_o those_o climate_n for_o those_o estate_n take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o law_n and_o who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v say_v this_o be_v my_o house_n or_o my_o land_n or_o my_o money_n or_o my_o good_n or_o call_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v he_o his_o own_o therefore_o every_o man_n state_n and_o fortune_n be_v more_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v by_o law_n then_o by_o any_o will_n or_o power_n in_o those_o from_o who_o we_o receive_v they_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v leave_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o testament_n of_o another_o it_o be_v impossible_a we_o shall_v ever_o keep_v it_o as_o our_o own_o if_o law_n restrain_v not_o other_o claim_n &_o confirm_v they_o not_o unto_o us._n in_o which_o respect_n law_n be_v the_o strong_a sinew_n of_o humane_a society_n help_v for_o such_o as_o may_v be_v overbear_v and_o bridle_n to_o they_o that_o will_v oppress_v so_o that_o we_o receive_v much_o more_o benefit_n from_o law_n in_o this_o kind_n then_o from_o nature_n for_o whereas_o man_n be_v natural_o affect_v and_o possess_v with_o a_o violent_a heat_n of_o desire_n and_o passion_n and_o fancy_n law_n restrain_v &_o draw_v they_o from_o those_o action_n and_o thought_n that_o will_v precipitate_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o hazard_n and_o ill_a which_o natural_a inclination_n be_v prone_a enough_o unto_o and_o do_v govern_v direct_v alter_v dispose_fw-la &_o as_o it_o be_v bend_v they_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o virtuous_a &_o good_a action_n wherefore_o law_n be_v the_o true_a physician_n and_o preserver_n of_o our_o peaceable_a life_n &_o civil_a conversation_n prevent_v those_o ill_a accident_n that_o may_v happen_v purge_v and_o take_v away_o such_o as_o have_v break_v forth_o &_o sow_v peace_n plenty_n wealth_n strength_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o prosperity_n among_o man_n and_o for_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v ill_a but_o yet_o introduce_v by_o custom_n severe_a and_o just_a law_n will_v ready_o correct_v for_o the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o law_n do_v easy_o dissolve_v a_o ill_a custom_n though_o it_o have_v be_v of_o long_a continuance_n the_o excellency_n and_o praise_n of_o which_o law_n can_v never_o be_v better_o illustrate_v then_o in_o that_o say_n of_o solomon_n mandatum_fw-la lucerna_fw-la est_fw-la lex_fw-la lux_fw-la &_o via_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la increpatio_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la the_o commandment_n be_v a_o lamp_n and_o the_o law_n be_v light_a and_o reproof_n of_o instruction_n be_v the_o way_n of_o life_n the_o dispenser_n and_o interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n be_v the_o magistrate_n and_o judge_n and_o all_o sort_n and_o degree_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o be_v tie_v &_o bind_v to_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o same_o to_o this_o purpose_n solon_n be_v demand_v what_o city_n be_v best_o govern_v answer_v that_o wherein_o the_o city_n obey_v the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o magistrate_n the_o law_n and_o certain_o that_o government_n be_v better_a which_o use_v set_v and_o firm_a law_n though_o not_o all_o of_o the_o best_a sort_n then_o that_o where_o the_o law_n be_v most_o perfect_a and_o exact_a and_o yet_o not_o observe_v law_n therefore_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o ruler_n of_o man_n and_o not_o man_n the_o master_n of_o law_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o law_n be_v at_o the_o first_o invent_v as_o well_o to_o
horae_n subsecivae_fw-la observation_n and_o discourse_n london_n print_v for_o edward_n blount_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o black_a bear_n 1620._o to_o the_o reader_n i_o take_v not_o upon_o i_o to_o write_v either_o in_o the_o praise_n or_o discommendation_n of_o this_o book_n it_o belong_v not_o unto_o i_o but_o now_o it_o be_v abroad_o must_v whole_o be_v submit_v to_o your_o judgement_n and_o censure_n and_o i_o know_v it_o must_v be_v the_o worth_n of_o a_o book_n and_o not_o the_o flourish_a of_o a_o epistle_n that_o cause_v your_o approbation_n so_o that_o this_o must_v stand_v or_o fall_v in_o your_o opinion_n by_o the_o weight_n or_o lightness_n that_o you_o shall_v find_v therein_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n i_o know_v not_o but_o by_o chance_n hear_v that_o a_o friend_n of_o i_o have_v some_o such_o paper_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o have_v hear_v they_o commend_v i_o be_v curious_a to_o see_v and_o read_v they_o over_o and_o in_o my_o opinion_n which_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o other_o judicious_a and_o learned_a suppose_v if_o i_o can_v get_v the_o copy_n they_o will_v be_v welcome_a abroad_o my_o friend_n courtesy_n bestow_v it_o free_o upon_o i_o and_o my_o endeavour_n to_o give_v you_o contentment_n cause_v i_o to_o put_v it_o in_o print_n and_o therefore_o to_o keep_v decorum_n and_o follow_v custom_n in_o default_n of_o the_o author_n appearance_n i_o present_v it_o to_o you_o with_o this_o short_a epistle_n the_o book_n you_o see_v be_v of_o mix_a matter_n by_o the_o way_n of_o observation_n or_o essay_n and_o discourse_n there_o have_v be_v so_o many_o precedent_n of_o this_o kind_n and_o when_o they_o have_v come_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o good_a writer_n always_o so_o approve_v that_o there_o need_v no_o apology_n for_o put_v in_o one_o book_n so_o different_a argument_n if_o the_o observation_n or_o essay_n seem_v long_o to_o you_o because_o most_o that_o have_v write_v in_o that_o way_n have_v put_v they_o in_o less_o room_n for_o that_o if_o the_o fault_n grow_v by_o multiplicity_n of_o word_n repetition_n or_o affect_a variation_n of_o phrase_n than_o your_o dislike_n be_v well_o ground_v but_o when_o you_o have_v read_v and_o find_v the_o length_n to_o have_v proceed_v from_o the_o matter_n and_o variety_n of_o it_o i_o know_v your_o opinion_n will_v easy_o alter_v i_o will_v hold_v you_o no_o long_o from_o that_o to_o which_o this_o but_o introduce_v but_o if_o the_o book_n please_v you_o come_v home_o to_o my_o shop_n you_o shall_v have_v it_o bind_v ready_a to_o your_o hand_n where_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o expect_v you_o and_o remain_v at_o your_o command_n ed_z blount_n observation_n 1_o of_o arrogance_n 1._o 2_o of_o ambition_n 11._o 3_o of_o affectation_n 30._o 4_o of_o detraction_n 52._o 5_o of_o self-will_a 74._o 6_o of_o master_n and_o servant_n 85._o 7_o of_o expense_n 103._o 8_o of_o visitation_n 114._o 9_o of_o death_n 124._o 10_o of_o a_o country_n life_n 135._o 11_o of_o religion_n 176._o 12_o of_o read_v history_n 193._o discourse_n 1_o upon_o the_o beginning_n of_o tacitus_n 223._o 2_o of_o rome_n 325._o 3_o against_o flattery_n 419._o 4_o of_o law_n 505._o of_o such_o error_n as_o have_v escape_v in_o the_o press_n i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o collect_v only_o those_o which_o may_v be_v suppose_v likely_a to_o trouble_v the_o reader_n in_o his_o way_n the_o rest_n be_v few_o and_o but_o literal_a i_o hope_v shall_v either_o pass_v unobserue_v or_o excuse_v page_n line_n fault_n correction_n page_n 28._o lin_v 20._o for_o metire_fw-la read_v metiri_fw-la pag._n 32._o lin_v 11._o for_o observe_v read_v observe_v pag._n 39_o lin_v 17._o for_o english_a read_v english_a pag_n 41._o lin_v 20._o for_o employment_n r._n employment_n pag._n 43._o lin_v 6._o for_o least_o read_v most_o pag._n 96._o lin_v 19_o for_o he_o read_v they_o pag._n 112._o lin_v 17._o for_o it_o read_v and_o pag._n 126._o lin_v 16._o for_o a_o read_v a_o pag._n 128._o lin_v 2._o for_o natural_o read_v natural_a pag._n 133._o lin_v 8._o for_o reduce_v some_o r._n reduce_v to_o some_o pag._n 142._o lin_v 17._o for_o aâ—_n read_v and_o pag._n 156._o lin_v 11._o for_o nation_n read_v nature_n pag._n 173._o lin_v 3._o for_o altogether_o read_v all_o together_o pag._n 174._o lin_v 18._o for_o safe_a read_v safe_a pag._n 184._o lin_v 14._o for_o multi_fw-la neglecta_fw-la read_v multa_fw-la neglecti_fw-la pag._n 193._o lin_v 11._o for_o detraction_n r._n detraction_n and_o pag._n 195._o lin_v 11._o for_o must_v read_v much_o pag._n 221._o lin_v 4._o for_o mutius_n read_z mutius_z pag._n 264._o lin_v 13._o for_o prescription_n read_v prâ—scripâ—â—on_n pa._n 290._o l._n 12._o for_o tribunitiae_fw-la read_v tribunitiae_fw-la pag._n 319._o lin_v 5._o for_o have_v read_v have_v pag._n 328._o lin_v 14._o for_o and_o those_o r._n and_o 〈◊〉_d thâ—se_a pag._n 422._o lin_v 2._o for_o unseen_a read_v unseen_v pag._n 495._o lin_v 7._o for_o anothey_v read_v another_o p._n 517._o l._n 13._o for_o soul_n to_o inanimate_a r._n a_o soul_n to_o animate_v of_o arrogance_n arrogance_n be_v the_o assume_v to_o a_o man_n self_n the_o title_n of_o virtue_n learning_n honour_n riches_n or_o the_o like_a without_o the_o possession_n or_o if_o with_o the_o possession_n without_o the_o evidence_n for_o not_o only_o he_o that_o speak_v of_o himself_o more_o good_a than_o be_v true_a but_o he_o also_o that_o say_v more_o than_o he_o be_v sure_o will_v be_v believe_v just_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o arrogant_a this_o vice_n be_v offensive_a more_o to_o equal_n then_o to_o superior_n or_o inferior_n because_o they_o be_v seldom_o the_o one_o sort_n or_o the_o other_o competitor_n with_o a_o man_n in_o praise_n and_o more_o when_o it_o concern_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o mind_n especial_o wisdom_n and_o valour_n then_o when_o it_o touch_v only_o upon_o the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n or_o ability_n of_o the_o body_n prerogative_n in_o these_o being_n less_o esteem_v nam_fw-la cum_fw-la omnis_fw-la arrogantia_fw-la odiosa_fw-la est_fw-la tum_fw-la illa_fw-la ingenij_fw-la atque_fw-la eloquentiae_fw-la molestissima_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la nihil_fw-la dico_fw-la de_fw-la meo_fw-la ingenio_fw-la etc._n etc._n whereas_o all_o arrogance_n be_v odious_a that_o of_o a_o man_n own_o wit_n and_o own_o eloquence_n be_v most_o tedious_a wherefore_o i_o will_v speak_v nothing_o of_o my_o own_o wit_n etc._n etc._n say_v cicero_n likewise_o it_o be_v worse_o in_o mediocrity_n than_o extreme_n though_o in_o most_o vice_n it_o be_v otherwise_o because_o it_o become_v by_o excess_n ridiculous_a rather_o then_o hateful_a and_o so_o pass_v with_o better_a toleration_n pretend_v to_o sufficiency_n argue_v the_o want_n of_o it_o the_o claim_n itself_o be_v a_o plain_a conviction_n that_o there_o want_v right_a to_o the_o thing_n claim_v for_o where_o virtue_n be_v real_o her_o own_o light_n discover_v the_o owner_n vino_fw-la vendibili_fw-la suspensa_fw-la hedera_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la good_a wine_n need_v no_o bush_n so_o that_o he_o need_v not_o be_v his_o own_o trumpet_n that_o be_v true_o virtuous_a but_o rather_o he_o that_o be_v not_o but_o only_o in_o his_o own_o conceit_n which_o opinion_n make_v he_o also_o by_o not_o pursue_v that_o which_o he_o suppose_v he_o have_v already_o obtain_v to_o be_v out_o of_o all_o possibility_n of_o gain_v the_o same_o honour_n find_v out_o cincinnatus_n dig_v in_o his_o garden_n and_o make_v he_o dictator_n and_o many_o that_o in_o their_o own_o disposition_n desire_v to_o live_v obscure_o have_v be_v against_o their_o will_n expose_v to_o the_o toil_n of_o great_a affair_n by_o the_o lustre_n of_o that_o virtue_n which_o they_o never_o boast_v if_o to_o admire_v any_o thing_n argue_v defect_n of_o knowledge_n much_o more_o to_o admire_v a_o man_n self_n which_o all_o man_n ought_v best_a to_o know_v and_o be_v most_o familiar_a withal_o a_o arrogant_a person_n if_o he_o join_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o laudable_a action_n with_o man_n of_o modest_a nature_n deal_v with_o they_o in_o the_o share_n of_o the_o praise_n as_o the_o lion_n in_o the_o fable_n do_v with_o the_o other_o beast_n divide_v the_o prey_n they_o have_v take_v who_o make_v of_o the_o whole_a four_o part_n plead_v a_o title_n to_o three_o of_o they_o at_o least_o and_o if_o they_o yield_v he_o not_o the_o four_o of_o their_o own_o goodwill_n he_o will_v be_v no_o long_o friend_n and_o such_o a_o nature_n can_v hardly_o hold_v friendship_n that_o admit_v not_o the_o pillar_n thereof_o which_o be_v parity_n but_o think_v himself_o superior_a to_o all_o if_o not_o in_o fortune_n at_o which_o he_o therefore_o grudge_n taunt_v she_o with_o her_o blindness_n and_o rail_v at_o she_o with_o
for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v never_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o especial_o on_o sunday_n because_o it_o be_v the_o best_a day_n in_o the_o week_n all_o that_o while_o they_o be_v building_n themselves_o and_o view_v their_o own_o proportion_n feed_v in_o stead_n of_o a_o breakfast_n upon_o how_o brave_a they_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o they_o they_o go_v to_o the_o most_o public_a and_o most_o receive_a place_n of_o entertainment_n which_o be_v sundry_a and_o therefore_o they_o stay_v not_o long_o in_o a_o place_n but_o after_o they_o have_v ask_v you_o how_o you_o do_v and_o tell_v some_o old_a or_o fabulous_a news_n laugh_v twice_o or_o thrice_o in_o your_o face_n and_o censure_v those_o they_o know_v you_o love_v not_o when_o peradventure_o the_o next_o place_n they_o go_v to_o be_v to_o they_o where_o they_o will_v be_v as_o courteous_a to_o you_o speak_v a_o few_o word_n of_o fashion_n and_o alteration_n whisper_v some_o lascivious_a motion_n that_o shall_v be_v practise_v the_o next_o day_n fall_v into_o discourse_n of_o liberty_n and_o how_o it_o agree_v with_o humanity_n for_o woman_n to_o have_v servant_n beside_o their_o husband_n make_v leg_n and_o posture_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n with_o three_o or_o four_o new_a and_o diminutive_a oath_n and_o protestation_n of_o their_o service_n and_o observance_n they_o then_o retire_v to_o their_o coach_n and_o so_o prepare_v for_o another_o company_n and_o continue_v in_o this_o vocation_n till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o next_o day_n that_o be_v till_o past_a midnight_n and_o so_o home_o when_o betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o decorum_n be_v if_o it_o be_v a_o lady_n visitor_n to_o send_v her_o gentleman_n usher_n to_o see_v if_o all_o those_o be_v well_o that_o she_o see_v in_o perfect_a health_n but_o the_o night_n before_o this_o have_v be_v more_o to_o show_v the_o deformity_n of_o it_o than_o the_o danger_n which_o i_o will_v rather_o avoid_v then_o unmask_v because_o it_o touch_v too_o many_o particular_n but_o in_o general_a this_o it_o be_v the_o index_n of_o a_o idle_a and_o unprofitable_a disposition_n a_o taker_n up_o of_o time_n that_o may_v be_v better_o dispose_v and_o such_o a_o spender_n of_o time_n that_o in_o few_o action_n it_o can_v be_v worse_o employ_v many_o a_o unlawful_a bargain_n be_v conclude_v upon_o this_o exchange_n contrary_a purpose_n be_v conceal_v under_o this_o vizard_n and_o few_o be_v practic_a in_o this_o art_n who_o manner_n and_o life_n be_v not_o corrupt_v beside_o this_o vain_a custom_n once_o begin_v induce_v a_o habit_n not_o easy_o lose_v therefore_o not_o good_a to_o begin_v and_o once_o practise_v it_o be_v not_o so_o safe_o leave_v for_o begin_v and_o not_o continue_v make_v the_o leave_v of_o it_o off_o esteem_v a_o neglect_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v never_o claim_v as_o a_o due_a there_o be_v of_o this_o family_n or_o sect_n that_o be_v so_o punctual_a and_o methodical_a in_o their_o art_n that_o they_o turn_v critic_n and_o censure_v those_o that_o be_v not_o as_o pertinent_a in_o impertinency_n and_o spit_v not_o with_o as_o good_a a_o grace_n or_o speak_v not_o to_o as_o good_a a_o tune_n for_o all_o their_o word_n be_v but_o sound_a and_o no_o sense_n as_o themselves_o when_o such_o as_o be_v true_o intelligent_a think_v this_o scorn_n their_o praise_n for_o no_o man_n that_o have_v any_o thought_n worthy_a consideration_n will_v bestow_v the_o labour_n to_o speak_v or_o to_o entertain_v argument_n in_o such_o a_o case_n upon_o so_o barren_a and_o worthless_a a_o occasion_n and_o these_o kind_n of_o ceremony_n be_v equal_o tedious_a to_o the_o complementer_n and_o complementee_n if_o they_o reciprocal_o respect_v not_o this_o fond_a and_o dissimulate_v kind_a of_o conversation_n and_o though_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o in_o some_o place_n where_o they_o visit_v their_o tedious_a society_n be_v well_o accept_v which_o then_o must_v only_o be_v allow_v to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o occupation_n &_o be_v even_o with_o they_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n yet_o sometime_o it_o fall_v out_o they_o thus_o run_v over_o all_o kind_n of_o company_n they_o be_v to_o many_o so_o unwelcome_a and_o troublesome_a in_o distract_n or_o divert_v their_o better_a employment_n that_o oftentimes_o those_o they_o come_v to_o conceal_v themselves_o upon_o purpose_n or_o suppose_v some_o necessary_a business_n that_o call_v they_o away_o with_o intention_n only_o to_o get_v rid_v of_o they_o from_o which_o tediousness_n if_o no_o better_a employment_n of_o their_o own_o can_v divert_v they_o yet_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o unseasonable_a trouble_n they_o put_v those_o to_o who_o they_o visit_v shall_v even_o shame_v they_o from_o frequent_v so_o bad_a a_o custom_n yet_o custom_n have_v so_o far_o prevail_v that_o i_o dare_v not_o prescribe_v a_o total_a neglect_n but_o counsel_n to_o avoid_v frequent_a and_o assidual_a practice_n of_o so_o superfluous_a though_o receive_v a_o fashion_n those_o that_o duty_n love_n respect_n business_n or_o familiarity_n bound_v we_o to_o we_o must_v observe_v and_o visit_v lest_o they_o interpret_v our_o absence_n to_o be_v either_o in_o contempt_n of_o their_o person_n or_o a_o carelessness_n and_o disesteem_v of_o their_o favour_n and_o friendship_n and_o howsoever_o with_o a_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la i_o do_v not_o by_o this_o seclude_v society_n and_o conversation_n for_o such_o a_o solitary_a &_o unsociable_a disposition_n i_o hold_v to_o be_v worse_o than_o this_o gadder_n of_o death_n nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o death_n and_o nothing_o more_o uncertain_a than_o the_o the_o time_n every_o man_n be_v to_o pay_v this_o debt_n though_o few_o be_v ready_a at_o the_o day_n life_n be_v but_o lend_v we_o and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o obligation_n be_v death_n yet_o not_o without_o a_o penalty_n if_o in_o this_o wander_a and_o uncertain_a state_n we_o make_v no_o preparation_n life_n then_o be_v so_o short_a death_n so_o certain_a a_o man_n shall_v not_o confine_v his_o thought_n within_o the_o small_a circle_n of_o the_o present_a be_v but_o dilate_v they_o to_o more_o high_a and_o worthy_a consideration_n and_o one_o be_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o without_o comparison_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o only_a happiness_n the_o next_o be_v perpetuate_a of_o a_o good_a name_n which_o according_a to_o the_o action_n of_o our_o life_n good_a or_o bad_a continue_v in_o memory_n and_o fame_n after_o we_o be_v dead_a and_o sure_o a_o man_n that_o have_v any_o affinity_n with_o virtue_n or_o goodness_n and_o be_v not_o only_o bear_v for_o but_o bury_v in_o himself_o as_o he_o shall_v desire_v a_o honest_a report_n and_o memory_n to_o continue_v of_o he_o so_o he_o shall_v fear_v the_o contrary_n every_o man_n natural_o desire_v to_o have_v his_o name_n continue_v by_o child_n and_o posterity_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v a_o great_a blessing_n yet_o sure_o the_o action_n of_o a_o great_a man_n life_n if_o they_o be_v good_a make_v his_o name_n when_o dead_a more_o durable_a beatitude_n be_v never_o see_v in_o this_o life_n but_o by_o a_o false_a light_n we_o must_v be_v dissolve_v transform_v and_o change_v before_o we_o arrive_v to_o fullness_n and_o fruition_n which_o can_v be_v confer_v in_o this_o but_o a_o high_a habitation_n many_o example_n especial_o if_o common_a or_o usual_a convert_v into_o precept_n yet_o these_o which_o be_v most_o visible_a lest_o avail_n for_o though_o we_o daily_o see_v our_o acquaintance_n friend_n and_o child_n take_v from_o we_o yet_o we_o provide_v and_o prepare_v for_o this_o life_n as_o if_o we_o be_v irremovable_a and_o think_v of_o death_n no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o a_o tale_n that_o be_v report_v to_o fright_v we_o till_o the_o stroke_n come_v home_o to_o our_o own_o door_n so_o fond_a so_o unsettled_a be_v our_o cogitation_n for_o a_o man_n in_o nothing_o more_o show_v the_o goodness_n and_o greatness_n of_o his_o spirit_n then_o in_o contemn_v and_o not_o fear_v death_n for_o it_o must_v come_v and_o fear_n can_v prevent_v it_o and_o i_o think_v therefore_o the_o certainty_n of_o it_o shall_v abate_v timidity_n therefore_o rely_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o so_o uncertain_a and_o transitory_a a_o estate_n and_o the_o continual_a pass_v away_o of_o our_o child_n and_o kindred_n and_o friend_n by_o this_o gate_n be_v but_o so_o many_o guide_v and_o forerunner_n to_o we_o and_o the_o near_a one_o be_v either_o in_o affection_n or_o alliance_n the_o application_n shall_v be_v more_o particular_a to_o ourselves_o some_o think_v to_o deceive_v or_o prevent_v or_o delay_v this_o blow_n and_o attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o rather_o to_o accident_n than_o providence_n as_o if_o the_o rule_n of_o diet_n or_o physic_n be_v able_a to_o oppose_v fate_n though_o i_o dispute_v not_o
pleasure_n that_o they_o quite_o divert_v we_o from_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n like_o some_o kind_n of_o meat_n that_o neither_o breed_v good_a blood_n nor_o engender_v spirit_n nor_o add_v vigour_n or_o strength_n but_o only_o breed_v fog_n and_o rot_a humour_n that_o be_v neither_o fast_n nor_o sound_n so_o if_o a_o man_n look_v narrow_o into_o a_o flatterer_n all_o the_o good_a he_o shall_v find_v to_o come_v from_o he_o be_v only_o the_o increase_n and_o settle_v of_o our_o worst_a and_o base_a affection_n whereunto_o we_o seem_v to_o have_v but_o the_o least_o inclination_n so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a a_o true_a friend_n always_o respect_v the_o good_a of_o another_o more_z which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o love_n than_o any_o particular_a purpose_n or_o design_n for_o his_o own_o advantage_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o end_n of_o a_o flatterer_n be_v antipode_n to_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o friend_n who_o will_v no_o less_o be_v willing_a to_o participate_v of_o his_o calamity_n than_o prosperity_n whereas_o the_o other_o do_v observe_v and_o follow_v he_o only_o in_o his_o prosper_a evil_n by_o which_o you_o see_v it_o can_v possible_o stand_v together_o for_o one_o man_n to_o be_v both_o a_o friend_n and_o a_o flatterer_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v a_o friend_n and_o no_o friend_n or_o rather_o a_o enemy_n than_o a_o friend_n finis_fw-la a_o discourse_n of_o law_n a_o discourse_n of_o law_n the_o nature_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o law_n whether_o they_o concern_v god_n and_o religion_n and_o so_o have_v reference_n to_o divine_a law_n or_o whether_o they_o concern_v society_n and_o conversation_n and_o so_o be_v mere_o humane_a be_v proper_o this_o to_o be_v the_o straight_a and_o perfect_a rule_n by_o application_n whereunto_o right_a and_o wrong_n be_v discern_v and_o distingnish_v one_o from_o another_o and_o the_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n of_o they_o bring_v a_o double_a benefit_n either_o public_a which_o be_v the_o general_a good_a &_o government_n of_o the_o state_n or_o private_a which_o consist_v in_o the_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n of_o every_o one_o in_o particular_a so_o the_o true_a end_n of_o all_o law_n be_v to_o ordain_v and_o settle_v a_o order_n &_o government_n among_o we_o the_o jurisdiction_n whereof_o we_o be_v rather_o bind_v to_o obey_v than_o dispute_n law_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o prince_n we_o ought_v to_o serve_v the_o captain_n we_o be_v to_o follow_v the_o very_a rule_n by_o which_o all_o the_o action_n of_o our_o life_n be_v square_v and_o dispose_v they_o be_v the_o people_n bulwark_n and_o defence_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o safety_n and_o peace_n that_o no_o unjust_a thing_n be_v do_v against_o they_o that_o by_o the_o law_n man_n may_v be_v make_v good_a and_o happy_a and_o that_o the_o punishment_n of_o offender_n shall_v appear_v to_o proceed_v from_o a_o necessity_n force_v rather_o than_o a_o will_v voluntary_a and_o that_o by_o the_o example_n of_o punish_v some_o other_o may_v be_v make_v the_o better_a that_o by_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o they_o man_n audacity_n may_v be_v repress_v and_o their_o innocence_n &_o peace_n secure_v from_o force_n and_o oppression_n if_o man_n be_v not_o limit_v within_o certain_a rule_n such_o confusion_n will_v follow_v in_o government_n that_o the_o difference_n of_o right_n &_o wrong_n just_a and_o unlawful_a can_v never_o be_v distinguish_v and_o that_o will_v cause_v such_o distraction_n in_o the_o people_n &_o give_v so_o great_a a_o overthrow_n to_o conversation_n and_o commerce_n among_o man_n that_o all_o right_n will_v be_v pervert_v by_o power_n and_o all_o honesty_n sway_v by_o greatness_n so_o that_o the_o equal_a administration_n of_o justice_n be_v the_o true_a knot_n that_o bind_v we_o to_o unity_n and_o peace_n among_o ourselves_o and_o disperse_v all_o such_o violent_a and_o unlawful_a course_n as_o otherwise_o liberty_n will_v insinuate_v preserve_v every_o man_n in_o his_o right_n and_o prevent_v other_o who_o if_o they_o think_v their_o action_n may_v pass_v with_o impunity_n will_v not_o measure_v their_o course_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o aequum_fw-la and_o justum_fw-la but_o by_o the_o square_n of_o their_o own_o benefit_n and_o affection_n &_o so_o not_o be_v circumscribe_v within_o reasonable_a bound_n their_o reason_n become_v invisible_a whereas_o when_o they_o find_v that_o justice_n have_v a_o predominant_a power_n they_o be_v deter_v from_o proceed_v in_o those_o act_n that_o otherwise_o their_o own_o will_n and_o inclination_n will_v give_v they_o leave_v to_o effect_v plato_n affirm_v the_o necessity_n of_o law_n to_o be_v so_o great_a and_o absolute_a that_o man_n otherwise_o can_v not_o be_v distinguish_v from_o unreasonable_a creature_n for_o no_o man_n natural_o be_v of_o so_o great_a capacity_n as_o complete_o to_o know_v all_o the_o necessity_n and_o accident_n which_o be_v require_v for_o a_o common_a good_a and_o then_o if_o a_o man_n can_v suppose_v in_o any_o so_o perfect_a a_o knowledge_n yet_o be_v that_o man_n not_o to_o be_v find_v that_o either_o absolute_o can_v or_o will_v do_v all_o that_o good_a which_o he_o know_v so_o that_o in_o a_o utopia_n of_o such_o man_n as_o be_v not_o yet_o the_o necessity_n of_o law_n be_v absolute_a but_o where_o man_n affection_n and_o manner_n be_v deprave_a and_o give_v over_o to_o unruly_a and_o unreasonable_a desire_n there_o law_n be_v so_o necessary_a that_o heraclitus_n say_v a_o city_n need_v rather_o to_o defend_v their_o law_n than_o fort_n for_o without_o law_n no_o people_n can_v subsist_v without_o defence_n it_o be_v possible_a that_o they_o may_v agree_v with_o demosthenes_n observation_n who_o suppose_a law_n to_o be_v as_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n for_o as_o a_o body_n without_o a_o soul_n remain_v not_o so_o a_o people_n without_o due_a administration_n of_o law_n do_v whole_o decline_v but_o take_v people_n as_o they_o be_v common_o mix_v of_o the_o good_a and_o worse_a sort_n nay_o rather_o more_o of_o the_o bad_a then_o better_a composition_n yet_o it_o will_v evident_o appear_v that_o law_n be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o restrain_v from_o ill_a to_o confirm_v in_o good_a to_o make_v a_o happy_a concord_n and_o union_n in_o our_o civil_a conversation_n to_o make_v such_o a_o distinction_n betwixt_o lawful_a and_o exorbitant_a desire_n as_o unlawful_a affection_n may_v not_o be_v colour_v with_o good_a appearance_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o law_n be_v the_o only_a sinew_n of_o contract_a people_n together_o and_o not_o mere_o useful_a but_o necessary_a but_o in_o the_o exercise_n and_o execution_n of_o law_n such_o moderation_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v hold_v that_o it_o may_v appear_v rather_o to_o to_o be_v use_v as_o a_o prevent_a physic_n by_o way_n of_o example_n to_o warn_v other_o that_o they_o fall_v not_o into_o the_o like_a danger_n than_o out_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o afflict_v or_o make_v miserable_a any_o private_a person_n and_o therefore_o the_o conclusion_n of_o tacitus_n be_v very_o observable_a pauca_fw-la admodum_fw-la vi_fw-la tractata_fw-la quo_fw-la caeteris_fw-la quies_fw-la esset_fw-la in_o some_o few_o matter_n severity_n be_v use_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o cause_n quietness_n in_o the_o rest_n so_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o every_o commonwealth_n to_o cut_v off_o offender_n as_o well_o for_o present_v safety_n as_o prevention_n of_o further_a mischief_n which_o will_v be_v plain_a if_o we_o will_v but_o observe_v the_o benefit_n that_o follow_v and_o inconvenience_n that_o arise_v if_o this_o exemplary_a justice_n be_v not_o execute_v first_o when_o any_o fact_n be_v unlawful_o commit_v there_o be_v no_o other_o satisfaction_n leave_v to_o the_o world_n or_o the_o party_n offend_v than_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o offender_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o execute_v injustice_n be_v as_o well_o offer_v to_o the_o public_a state_n as_o to_o the_o private_a person_n of_o he_o who_o have_v suffer_v the_o injury_n next_o as_o it_o incourage_v honest_a man_n in_o their_o just_a and_o lawful_a action_n so_o it_o abate_v the_o insolency_n of_o other_o who_o be_v only_o bridle_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n for_o otherwise_o the_o worst_a man_n by_o wicked_a course_n be_v most_o likely_a to_o make_v great_a fortune_n and_o to_o carry_v the_o great_a sway_n which_o will_v so_o discourage_v man_n honest_o dispose_v that_o they_o will_v neither_o have_v will_n nor_o power_n nor_o confidence_n to_o labour_v for_o the_o public_a three_o it_o banish_v all_o presumption_n from_o such_o as_o think_v that_o their_o reputation_n &_o wealth_n riches_n or_o office_n can_v press_v down_o justice_n or_o make_v it_o incline_v to_o their_o purpose_n for_o if_o these_o respect_n shall_v prevail_v judgement_n be_v mere_o invert_v and_o will_v