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shall_v be_v send_v against_o he_o lodovico_n very_o worthy_o do_v god_n send_v a_o cruel_a messenger_n against_o the_o murmurer_n murmurer_n because_o himself_o be_v most_o cruel_a against_o his_o neighbour_n stir_v up_o unjust_a and_o causeless_a quarrel_n because_o indeed_o he_o know_v not_o else_o how_o to_o live_v without_o speak_v false_a and_o injurious_o of_o some_o body_n manifest_o declare_v that_o where_o he_o can_v not_o hurt_v with_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o do_v it_o with_o a_o spiteful_a tongue_n hereupon_o brusonius_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o first_o book_n zoilus_n that_o zoilus_n be_v ask_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o speak_v evil_a of_o every_o one_o return_v this_o answer_n i_o speak_v ill_a because_o i_o can_v do_v no_o ill_a detractour_n this_o be_v the_o infamous_a poet_n that_o write_v against_o homer_n and_o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o detractor_n whereupon_o all_o those_o that_o write_v against_o man_n of_o merit_n be_v call_v zoili_n 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dolosi_fw-la dividet_fw-la vulnera_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la foveam_fw-la fodit_fw-la incidet_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la statuit_fw-la lapidem_fw-la proximo_fw-la svo_fw-la offendet_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la laqueum_fw-la alii_fw-la ponit_fw-la peribit_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la facienti_fw-la ne_fw-la quissimum_fw-la consilium_fw-la supra_fw-la ipsum_fw-la devoluetur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la agnoscet_fw-la unde_fw-la adveniet_fw-la illi_fw-la whoso_o cast_v a_o stone_n on_o high_a cast_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o head_n and_o he_o that_o smite_v with_o guile_n make_v a_o great_a wound_n whoso_o dig_v a_o pit_n shall_v fall_v therein_o and_o he_o that_o lay_v a_o stone_n in_o his_o neighbour_n way_n shall_v stumble_v thereon_o and_o he_o that_o lay_v a_o snare_n for_o another_o shall_v be_v take_v in_o it_o himself_o he_o that_o work_v evil_a shall_v be_v wrap_v in_o evil_n and_o shall_v not_o know_v from_o whence_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o nay_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o worse_a 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of_o hell_n of_o this_o nature_n have_v you_o many_o blasphemer_n in_o the_o world_n utter_v holy_a word_n but_o with_o unholy_a intention_n yet_o not_o dare_v to_o speak_v one_o heretical_a word_n for_o fear_n of_o public_a punishment_n lodovico_n you_o have_v begin_v well_o proceed_v i_o pray_v you_o claudio_n the_o sin_n of_o blasphemy_n be_v worse_a than_o that_o of_o murder_n murder_n because_o oftentimes_o it_o happen_v that_o if_o the_o man_n killer_n can_v compass_v his_o revenge_n and_o kill_v his_o enemy_n without_o offence_n of_o his_o divine_a maker_n he_o will_v willing_o do_v it_o but_o be_v thus_o disable_v he_o will_v still_o retain_v his_o murder_a intent_n wherein_o he_o high_o offend_v god_n but_o not_o so_o immediate_o as_o the_o blasphemer_n trespass_v who_o principal_o &_o direct_o oppose_v himself_o against_o god_n blaspheme_v &_o abuse_v he_o in_o mere_a despite_n lodovico_n but_o under_o your_o favour_n my_o good_a lord_n i_o be_o of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n 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grace_n thou_o have_v evacuate_v their_o proper_a will_n singular_a sense_n and_o private_a affection_n which_o give_v they_o now_o to_o know_v both_o their_o own_o frailty_n &_o how_o much_o they_o be_v subject_v to_o misery_n but_o by_o send_v thy_o sanctify_a spirit_n into_o they_o thou_o have_v create_v a_o new_a man_n within_o they_o form_v according_a to_o thy_o own_o divine_a will_n 24._o induimini_fw-la nowm_fw-la hominem_fw-la qui_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la creatus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o iustitia_fw-la &_o sanctitate_fw-la veritatis_fw-la put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n which_o after_o god_n be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n the_o just_a man_n spirit_n be_v fill_v with_o this_o spirit_n speak_v holy_a word_n deliver_v heavenly_a doctrine_n frame_v argument_n of_o truth_n and_o ground_v altogether_o upon_o god_n word_n eructavit_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la verbum_fw-la bonum_fw-la 2._o my_o heart_n will_v utter_v forth_o a_o good_a matter_n and_o as_o a_o glass_n be_v full_a other_o with_o a_o very_a little_a turn_v aside_o do_v empty_a some_o part_n of_o the_o liquor_n contain_v in_o it_o even_o so_o the_o just_a man_n with_o the_o least_o breath_n of_o a_o ardent_a sigh_n send_v forth_o part_v of_o his_o grace_n receive_v unto_o we_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o inward_a blessing_n and_o so_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o good_a spirit_n he_o purge_v and_o dry_v up_o the_o watrishnesse_n of_o our_o sin_n so_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v lodovico_n how_o can_v this_o doctrine_n hold_v if_o wind_n be_v of_o a_o cold_a and_o moist_a quality_n than_o it_o have_v no_o dry_a virtue_n if_o we_o do_v press_v it_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n i_o speak_v not_o this_o to_o gainsay_v you_o but_o rather_o to_o learn_v claudio_n aristotle_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o peripatecian_o 5._o in_o his_o twenty_o seven_o problem_n and_o five_o particle_n go_v about_o to_o search_v by_o what_o occasion_n the_o wind_n be_v of_o quality_n cold_a and_o moist_a have_v yet_o notwithstanding_o a_o dry_a virtue_n answer_v himself_o thus_o because_o it_o take_v away_o and_o evaporate_v the_o part_n more_o cold_a wind_n as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v the_o wind_n be_v of_o a_o temperate_a coldness_n and_o humidity_n therefore_o it_o make_v the_o part_n more_o cold_a and_o moist_a to_o evaporate_v itself_o as_o mean_v thereby_o mud_n and_o water_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v call_v a_o spirit_n ghost_n and_o wind_n tanquam_fw-la spiritus_fw-la vehemâ—â—tis_fw-la 2._o as_o of_o a_o rush_v and_o mighty_a wind_n veni_fw-la auster_n perfla_fw-la hortum_fw-la meum_fw-la 16._o &_o fluent_a aromata_fw-la illius_fw-la arise_v o_o north_n and_o come_v o_o south_n and_o blow_v on_o my_o garden_n that_o the_o spice_n thereof_o may_v flow_v outâ—_n because_o it_o cool_v the_o heat_n of_o carnal_a concupiscence_n therefore_o the_o angel_n speak_v of_o this_o spirit_n to_o the_o virgin_n marie_n 35._o say_v spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la superveniet_fw-la in_o te_fw-la &_o virtus_fw-la altissimi_fw-la obumbrabit_fw-la tibi_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o most_o high_a shall_v overshadow_v thou_o this_o shadow_a be_v expound_v by_o almost_o all_o the_o doctor_n doctor_n that_o it_o signify_v the_o take_v away_o of_o all_o lascivious_a or_o carnal_a affection_n and_o purge_v every_o loose_a concupiscence_n when_o therefore_o the_o holy_a spirit_n blow_v on_o the_o mind_n of_o he_o that_o listen_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o cause_v to_o evaporate_v and_o vanish_v by_o his_o expulsive_a virtue_n the_o excessive_a coldness_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v of_o such_o chillness_n as_o it_o freeze_v up_o the_o heat_n of_o all_o charity_n so_o evacuate_v this_o cold_a it_o dispose_v the_o soul_n to_o quietness_n and_o to_o lend_v attention_n to_o the_o holy_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n for_o saint_n john_n chrysostome_n say_v chrysostome_n that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o earth_n to_o fructify_v by_o water_n only_o without_o wind_n even_o so_o as_o impossible_a be_v it_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o just_a which_o be_v as_o the_o water_n celestial_a &_o they_o like_o pregnant_a cloud_n 8._o qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la isti_fw-la qui_fw-la ut_fw-la nubes_fw-la volant_fw-fr what_o be_v these_o that_o fly_v like_o a_o cloud_n that_o they_o i_o say_v shall_v cause_v any_o fruit_n to_o grow_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o soul_n without_o the_o sweet_a breathe_a wind_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o of_o itself_o dispose_v man_n heart_n to_o the_o hear_n of_o god_n word_n and_o make_v they_o to_o bloom_v forth_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o earth_n mantuan_n even_o as_o when_o zephyrus_n send_v his_o kindly_a blast_n abroad_o in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n according_a to_o the_o poet_n mantuan_n description_n the_o just_a man_n therefore_o open_v his_o mouth_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o lord_n fill_v it_o with_o the_o divine_a spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o from_o hence_o proceed_v infinite_a good_a fruit_n sermon_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o hearer_n according_a as_o from_o the_o apostle_n peter_n it_o do_v who_o at_o the_o very_a first_o sermon_n he_o make_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n three_o thousand_o person_n 41._o or_o thereabouts_o as_o be_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o second_o chapter_n lodovico_n yet_o by_o your_o licence_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o know_v what_o wisdom_n be_v so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o according_a to_o the_o prince_n of_o latin_a oratory_n tully_n it_o be_v most_o expedient_a in_o a_o orator_n who_o without_o wisdom_n be_v term_v ignorant_a and_o his_o full_a tide_n of_o speech_n be_v call_v loquacity_n not_o eloquence_n whereupon_o be_v once_o demand_v what_o eloquence_n be_v he_o answer_v nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la eloquentia_fw-la nisi_fw-la copiose_fw-la loquens_fw-la sapientia_fw-la claudio_n job_n make_v a_o long_a discourse_n of_o wisdom_n wisdom_n search_v where_o it_o shall_v be_v and_o what_o it_o be_v final_o after_o a_o long_a repetition_n of_o sententious_a word_n and_o a_o very_a large_a investigation_n of_o they_o he_o conclude_v that_o god_n only_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o he_o reveal_v the_o same_o unto_o man_n say_v that_o wisdom_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n 28._o et_fw-fr dixit_fw-la homini_fw-la ecce_fw-la timor_fw-la domini_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la &_o recedere_fw-la a_o malo_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la and_o unto_o man_n he_o say_v behold_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v wisdom_n and_o to_o depart_v from_o evil_n be_v unde_fw-la stand_v 10_o and_o david_n say_v initium_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la timor_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n be_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o peripatecian_o use_v to_o say_v 5._o that_o wisdom_n be_v a_o intellectual_a virtue_n and_o by_o the_o high_a and_o most_o noble_a cause_n make_v thing_n to_o be_v know_v whereupon_o in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o ethic_n the_o six_o chapter_n and_o in_o the_o first_o of_o metaphysic_n the_o first_o chapter_n defyne_a a_o wise_a man_n aristotle_n say_v sapiens_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la scit_fw-la omne_fw-la difficilia_fw-la propter_fw-la certitudinem_fw-la &_o causam_fw-la ipsum_fw-la scire_fw-la propter_fw-la se_fw-la quaerens_fw-la &_o alios_fw-la ordinans_fw-la &_o persuadens_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v that_o the_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v know_v not_o only_o by_o the_o cause_n but_o also_o by_o the_o highness_n of_o the_o the_o cause_n according_a to_o the_o stoic_n wisdom_n and_o moral_a philosopher_n such_o perhaps_o as_o be_v seneca_n socrates_n and_o boetius_fw-la wisdom_n be_v take_v for_o none_o other_o but_o a_o mass_n or_o a_o heap_n of_o moral_a virtue_n which_o make_v a_o man_n to_o be_v virtuous_a therefore_o according_a to_o this_o kind_n of_o wisdom_n seneca_n say_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o to_o a_o wise_a man_n there_o can_v happen_v no_o injury_n or_o offence_n at_o all_o anim_fw-la to_o molest_v the_o felicity_n of_o his_o mind_n which_o in_o the_o stoic_n opinion_n ought_v to_o be_v imperturbable_a and_o his_o heart_n adamantine_a but_o according_a to_o the_o sacred_a theologian_n or_o divine_v wisdom_n wisdom_n be_v a_o gift_n supernatural_o infuse_v whereby_o a_o man_n have_v cognition_n of_o divine_a thing_n and_o of_o humane_a by_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a inspiration_n or_o by_o some_o especial_a gracious_a vicinity_n to_o god_n god_n and_o because_o there_o be_v none_o more_o near_o unto_o god_n than_o the_o innocent_a man_n so_o clean_o as_o possible_a he_o may_v be_v from_o the_o foul_a stain_n of_o sin_n who_o by_o such_o innocence_n be_v make_v apt_a to_o understand_v the_o secret_n divine_a therefore_o say_v job_n that_o wisdom_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o the_o
precedent_n resemble_v they_o that_o take_v care_n for_o a_o close_a neat_a shoe_n and_o regard_v not_o how_o much_o it_o pain_v the_o foot_n fol._n 15_o parent_n reprehend_v by_o crates_n the_o philosopher_n ibid._n plutarch_n reprove_v father_n of_o family_n for_o their_o great_a negligence_n towards_o their_o child_n fol._n 16_o parent_n that_o study_v how_o to_o leave_v their_o child_n good_n of_o fortune_n and_o nothing_o else_o do_v bring_v they_o up_o like_o dog_n goat_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n philip_n of_o macedon_n thank_v the_o god_n that_o his_o son_n alexander_n be_v bear_v in_o aristotle_n time_n to_o who_o he_o make_v he_o scholar_n ibid._n parent_n shall_v resemble_v a_o nurse_n deal_v with_o a_o weak_a child_n fol._n 17_o parent_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o give_v example_n to_o their_o child_n of_o not_o sin_v but_o of_o good_a honest_a and_o laudable_a action_n ibid._n parent_n that_o be_v nice_a in_o correct_v their_o child_n resemble_v a_o mother_n who_o see_v her_o son_n in_o the_o water_n and_o be_v fearful_a to_o catch_v he_o by_o the_o lock_n of_o hair_n to_o save_v he_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v drown_v they_o be_v like_a to_o david_n who_o not_o reprove_v amnon_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o many_o disorder_n compare_v be_v they_o likewise_o to_o heli_n the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n peril_n of_o man_n life_n be_v only_o in_o his_o tongue_n fol._n 19_o pardon_n be_v a_o peculiar_a virtue_n belong_v to_o god_n only_o fol._n 20_o pain_n of_o the_o rich_a glutton_n for_o his_o wicked_a tongue_n fol._n 21_o plutarch_n say_v that_o of_o silence_n god_n only_o be_v the_o master_n but_o of_o talk_v man_n be_v master_n fol._n 27_o pitheus_n by_o over_o liberal_a talk_n obscure_v his_o many_o victory_n fol._n 28_o phormio_n the_o philosopher_n live_v in_o the_o wood_n because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v offend_v by_o man_n vain_a talk_n fol._n 29_o philippides_n the_o poet_n humble_o desire_v of_o prince_n lysimachus_n that_o he_o will_v not_o acquaint_v he_o with_o any_o of_o his_o secret_n fol._n 34_o plague_n of_o a_o wicked_a tongue_n break_v the_o bone_n which_o a_o whip_n can_v do_v and_o therefore_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v much_o worse_o fol._n 41_o pambus_n the_o abbot_n concern_v the_o best_a lesson_n that_o ever_o he_o learn_v fol._n 36_o plato_n say_v that_o a_o man_n can_v be_v wise_a except_o he_o be_v able_a to_o retain_v a_o secret_a fol._n 42_o prophecy_n of_o caâ—phas_n not_o understand_v of_o himself_o fol._n 51_o preacher_n be_v coffin_n or_o trunk_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o s._n augustine_n fol._n 70_o property_n of_o the_o bear_n when_o she_o bring_v forth_o her_o young_a one_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o we_o man_n fol._n 78_o prudence_n be_v the_o fit_a for_o government_n &_o the_o praise_n thereof_o fol._n 78_o pyrrhus_n king_n of_o epire_n say_v he_o shall_v be_v my_o successor_n that_o have_v his_o sword_n keen_a ibid._n philopoemenes_n give_v sentence_n against_o a_o trumpeter_n take_v in_o the_o war_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v fol._n 94_o pythagoras_n say_v that_o truth_n make_v man_n like_a unto_o god_n fol._n 100_o problem_n of_o the_o three_o young_a man_n in_o the_o court_n of_o king_n darius_n what_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v strong_a fol._n 107_o preacher_n be_v like_o watchful_a dog_n careful_a of_o keep_v their_o flock_n f_o 122_o pharisie_n in_o the_o temple_n as_o he_o pray_v both_o cry_v out_o and_o yet_o be_v silent_a too_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n fol._n 130_o pharisy_n and_o their_o unjust_a murmur_a against_o christ_n fol._n 138_o plistoaxax_n give_v a_o excellent_a sentence_n against_o bad_a man_n fol._n 140_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o god_n upon_o a_o religious_a man_n for_o his_o evil_a tongue_n fol._n 145_o punishment_n must_v be_v answerable_a to_o the_o offence_n fol._n 161_o pain_v impose_v upon_o detractor_n ibid._n pharisy_n preach_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o their_o own_o benefit_n but_o make_v no_o observation_n thereof_o fol._n 183_o province_n of_o the_o world_n be_v three_o and_o no_o more_o fol._n 210_o privation_n or_o lack_n of_o speech_n beget_v the_o quiet_a and_o security_n of_o the_o mind_n fol._n 218_o port_n or_o gate_n of_o heaven_n of_o paradise_n of_o figure_n of_o the_o prophet_n mouth_n and_o of_o god_n marvel_n be_v all_o fast_o shut_v up_o before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n but_o afterward_o christ_n side_n be_v no_o soon_o open_v but_o they_o all_o be_v open_v fol._n 246_o perillus_n have_v fifty_o talent_n give_v he_o by_o alexander_n towards_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n fol._n 250_o peter_n the_o apostle_n at_o his_o first_o sermon_n convert_v three_o thousand_o soul_n fol._n 255_o prince_n be_v compare_v to_o bee_n fol._n 268_o precept_n of_o how_o many_o kind_n they_o be_v fol._n 269_o q_n quintilian_n write_v that_o there_o be_v no_o virtue_n more_o painful_a to_o be_v follow_v than_o silence_n fol._n 35_o quality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v best_a know_v by_o our_o speech_n fol._n 210_o queen_n of_o saba_n see_v the_o greatness_n of_o solomon_n lose_v her_o spirit_n with_o amazement_n fol._n 233_o r_o rich_a glutton_n be_v give_v to_o many_o sin_n and_o therefore_o deserve_v many_o chastisement_n nevertheless_o the_o gospel_n make_v mention_n of_o no_o punishment_n but_o of_o that_o he_o suffer_v in_o his_o tongue_n &_o the_o reason_n thereof_o fol._n 21_o reason_n be_v that_o which_o rectify_v the_o will_n fol._n 57_o reason_n be_v give_v to_o man_n for_o a_o aid_n to_o his_o soul_n fol._n 58_o reprehension_n be_v not_o please_v to_o the_o world_n ibid._n reproof_n that_o god_n will_v give_v to_o those_o hypocrite_n that_o have_v nothing_o but_o good_a word_n only_o fol._n 199_o reason_v or_o discourse_v declare_v of_o what_o nation_n a_o man_n be_v &_o thereby_o the_o blasphemer_n be_v noated_a to_o be_v of_o hell_n kingdom_n fol._n 210_o reason_v or_o speak_v be_v of_o two_o kind_n as_o the_o lip_n be_v two_o fol._n 220_o request_n make_v unto_o god_n aught_o to_o be_v great_a answerable_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o majesty_n fol._n 249_o request_v make_v by_o perillus_n to_o alexander_n receiver_n and_o giver_n ought_v to_o open_v their_o hand_n fol._n 253_o reprehension_n of_o prince_n how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v fol._n 267_o reprehension_n must_v be_v gild_v over_o like_o pill_n fol._n 268_o reprehension_n and_o brotherly_a correction_n how_o and_o after_o what_o kind_n fol._n 274_o reprehender_n must_v imitate_v hunter_n ibid._n reprehension_n for_o great_a sin_n fol._n 279_o reprehension_n brotherly_o make_v confound_v the_o devil_n ibid._n reprehension_n must_v be_v use_v after_o the_o cock_n quality_n ibid._n s_o solon_n say_v that_o word_n be_v the_o image_n of_o deed_n and_o the_o lively_a figure_n of_o a_o man_n life_n fol._n 2_o socrates_n to_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o young_a man_n command_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o ibid._n solon_n a_o man_n great_o give_v to_o silence_n say_v to_o periander_n king_n of_o corinth_n a_o foolish_a man_n can_v be_v silent_a fol._n 5_o scholar_n of_o pythagoras_n for_o their_o first_o lesson_n learned_a silence_n fol._n 7_o scholar_n that_o will_v learn_v knowledge_n must_v first_o believe_v fol._n 8_o silence_n sometime_o may_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o many_o inconvenience_n ibid._n solomon_n the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n say_v that_o it_o be_v and_o be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n to_o speak_v well_o fol._n 9_o sasiades_n the_o philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o tongue_n ought_v not_o to_o speak_v until_o the_o mind_n have_v first_o forethink_v what_o be_v to_o be_v speak_v fol._n 12_o silence_n commend_v by_o isocrates_n for_o to_o teach_v well_o speak_v ibid._n silence_n be_v to_o be_v praise_v in_o all_o man_n but_o especial_o in_o young_a man_n be_v a_o most_o goodly_a ornament_n ibid._n seneca_n say_v that_o silence_n render_v most_o commodious_a quiet_n to_o the_o mind_n fol._n 13_o sentence_n of_o plutarch_n against_o such_o father_n as_o do_v not_o instruct_v their_o child_n in_o action_n of_o virtuous_a life_n fol._n 16_o similitude_n of_o father_n of_o family_n that_o reprove_v not_o their_o child_n fol._n 17_o silence_n make_v a_o man_n near_o and_o like_v unto_o god_n fol._n 18_o silence_n in_o time_n beseem_v it_o be_v more_o commendable_a than_o a_o choice_o deck_v oration_n fol._n 25_o silence_n be_v the_o guard_n of_o the_o conscience_n a_o bridle_n for_o insolence_n the_o beauty_n of_o innocence_n the_o badge_n of_o wisdom_n and_o this_o be_v approve_v by_o many_o singular_a reason_n fol._n 27_o silence_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o wall_n of_o a_o city_n ibid._n silence_n preserve_v man_n from_o offend_a god_n &_o our_o neighbour_n foe_fw-mi 29_o socrates_n write_v a_o book_n in_o praise_n of_o
silence_n fol._n 38_o silence_n and_o the_o commendation_n thereof_o fol._n 37_o school_n for_o instruction_n of_o silence_n be_v very_o convenient_a ibid._n silence_n help_v both_o the_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o fool_n ibid._n sum_n of_o all_o that_o seneca_n write_v to_o lucullus_n be_v to_o be_v slow_a in_o speak_v ibid._n secret_n of_o a_o friend_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o know_v they_o fol._n 42_o silence_n eternal_o man_n ought_v to_o keep_v fol._n 44_o s._n stephen_n in_o disputation_n overcome_v many_o nation_n fol._n 51_o silence_n breaker_n the_o first_o in_o heaven_n be_v lucifer_n and_o on_o earth_n it_o be_v our_o grandmother_n eue._n fol._n 52_o seneca_n say_v that_o anger_n be_v not_o good_a for_o any_o virtuous_a thing_n fol._n 59_o seneca_n will_v not_o smite_v his_o servant_n in_o his_o anger_n fol._n 60_o silence_n be_v the_o only_a remedy_n against_o anger_n ibid._n senacherib_n slay_v by_o his_o two_o son_n and_o his_o army_n slay_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n only_o for_o blasphemy_n &_o such_o be_v the_o slaughter_n that_o in_o one_o night_n there_o perish_v 185._o thousand_o soldier_n fol._n 64_o saul_n the_o king_n among_o the_o prophet_n fol._n 71_o samson_n and_o his_o mishap_n by_o speak_v improvident_o fol._n 86_o sigismond_n the_o emperor_n give_v a_o flatterer_n a_o blow_n on_o the_o ear_n demand_v why_o he_o bite_v he_o fol._n 93_o sacred_a scripture_n why_o they_o be_v write_v in_o marble_n and_o the_o law_n not_o rather_o give_v without_o writing_n fol._n 104_o sin_n why_o it_o be_v call_v a_o lance_n sharpen_v on_o both_o side_n fol._n 133_o socrates_n see_v a_o youngman_n come_v forth_o of_o a_o harlot_n house_n give_v he_o a_o witty_a reprehension_n fol._n 123_o sede_n tacâ—_n intra_fw-la tenebras_fw-la and_o the_o same_o explain_v fol._n 134_o sinner_n have_v more_o need_n of_o tear_n then_o of_o talk_v fol._n 135_o scripture_n read_v of_o many_o by_o abuse_v they_o the_o heretic_n suck_v out_o false_a opinion_n and_o the_o true_a christian_a gather_v nothing_o but_o sound_a doctrine_n and_o whence_o this_o variety_n ensue_v fol._n 139_o seneca_n his_o learned_a say_n against_o evil_a tongue_n fol._n 142_o sichemite_n circumcise_v themselves_o only_o to_o inherit_v the_o israelit_n good_n and_o possession_n fol._n 193_o sin_n in_o several_a kind_n do_v pretend_v some_o excuse_n for_o themselves_o but_o the_o sin_n of_o blasphemy_n can_v pretend_v none_o at_o all_o fol._n 207_o silence_n be_v beget_v of_o the_o hymn_n fol._n 232_o sanctify_a spirit_n or_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o reason_n wherefore_o it_o be_v call_v in_o 〈…〉_z t_o there_o belong_v as_o much_o blame_n to_o unproportionable_a silence_n as_o to_o vain_a and_o careless_a talk_n fol._n 4_o the_o precept_n divine_a as_o it_o command_v obedience_n in_o the_o son_n to_o his_o father_n so_o do_v it_o also_o bind_v the_o father_n to_o bring_v up_o his_o son_n in_o virtuous_a education_n fol._n 15_o to_o keep_v silence_n be_v the_o noble_a philosophy_n in_o man_n fol._n 26_o to_o keep_v silence_n be_v a_o especial_a gift_n of_o god_n ibid._n thomas_n aquinas_n be_v term_v by_o his_o master_n albertus_n magnus_n the_o ox_n for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o silence_n ibid._n theodavas_fw-la and_o agatonus_n two_o worthy_a lover_n of_o silence_n ibid._n tiberius_n teach_v a_o talkative_a senator_n silence_n cause_v he_o to_o use_v very_o absurd_a and_o antiquelike_o behaviour_n fol._n 35_o those_o thing_n that_o god_n command_v be_v most_o just_a fol._n 57_o three_o kind_n of_o speak_v and_o three_o kind_n of_o tongue_n foe_fw-mi 112_o three_o thing_n ought_v every_o penitent_a soul_n to_o do_v in_o seek_v pardon_n for_o her_o transgression_n fol._n 134_o the_o whole_a power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v step_n forth_o for_o sake_n and_o leave_v the_o slanderer_n fol._n 150_o the_o â—â—â—gue_n of_o man_n be_v as_o a_o touchstone_n whereby_o to_o try_v he_o fol._n 2_o the_o tongue_n give_v to_o man_n for_o a_o reward_n fol._n 3_o the_o rich_a glutton_n tongue_n be_v more_o punish_v than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o his_o body_n fol._n 21_o the_o tongue_n without_o a_o bridle_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o city_n without_o a_o wall_n or_o any_o guard_n or_o defence_n fol._n 22_o tongue_n first_o before_o hand_n do_v crucify_v christ_n fol._n 24_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n be_v like_o a_o city_n or_o castle_n build_v in_o a_o most_o artificial_a manner_n fol._n 27_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o so_o many_o evil_n wherefore_o it_o be_v by_o god_n bestow_v upon_o man_n fol._n 39_o the_o tongue_n compare_v to_o riches_n ibid._n the_o tongue_n compare_v by_o david_n to_o a_o sword_n and_o to_o a_o pen._n fol._n 40._o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o best_a and_o worst_a thing_n in_o a_o man_n ibid._n the_o wicked_a tongue_n be_v worse_a than_o hell_n fol._n 41_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o hart_n ibid._n the_o tongue_n have_v four_o way_n to_o walk_v by_o all_o which_o do_v necessarilye_o require_v great_a care_n and_o circumspection_n fol._n 55_o the_o tongue_n ought_v to_o have_v five_o condition_n needful_a for_o well_o speak_v fol._n 66_o the_o tongue_n bewray_v the_o health_n or_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n fol._n 71_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o property_n of_o a_o dog_n tongue_n fol._n 77_o the_o reason_n why_o god_n do_v shut_v up_o the_o tongue_n between_o tooth_n &_o lip_n fol._n 79_o the_o tongue_n have_v two_o vein_n one_o answerable_a to_o the_o hart_n and_o the_o other_o agreeable_a to_o the_o brain_n foe_fw-mi 85_o the_o serpent_n tongue_n be_v always_o black_a and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o fol._n 136_o the_o reason_n why_o god_n permit_v the_o devil_n to_o bind_v up_o the_o dumb_a man_n tongue_n ibid._n the_o bull_n in_o india_n have_v their_o tongue_n so_o long_o that_o they_o reach_v forth_o unto_o their_o ear_n foe_fw-mi 155_o the_o hypocrite_n tongue_n how_o hurtful_a it_o be_v fol._n 182_o testimony_n of_o the_o conscience_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 186_o three_o several_a way_n we_o may_v derogate_v from_o god_n goodness_n fol._n 202_o three_o several_a kingdom_n make_v by_o god_n and_o each_o of_o they_o have_v his_o particular_a language_n and_o phrase_n of_o speak_v fol._n 210_o the_o wicked_a man_n mouth_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n fol._n 241_o three_o several_a kind_n of_o precept_n fol._n 269_o time_n place_n and_o manner_n aught_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o brotherly_a correction_n fol._n 270_o five_o virtue_n first_o of_o all_o to_o be_v learn_v be_v to_o govern_v the_o tongue_n fol._n 18_o vessel_n that_o be_v open_a and_o have_v no_o cover_v fasten_v upon_o they_o by_o god_n law_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v unclean_a fol._n 26_o understanding_n apprehend_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n fol._n 50_o understanding_n divine_a be_v the_o cause_n and_o measure_n of_o thing_n ibid._n understanding_n of_o man_n be_v a_o liar_n without_o god_n the_o only_a truth_n fol._n 51_o variable_a aught_o our_o discourse_n to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o object_n and_o subject_n whereof_o we_o speak_v fol._n 77_o verity_n seldom_o know_v of_o prince_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o flatterer_n fol._n 89_o vanity_n of_o flatterer_n very_o lively_o describe_v fol._n 90_o variable_a name_n of_o the_o flatterer_n and_o all_o significant_a fol._n 86_o verity_n like_v unto_o honey_n fol._n 97_o verity_n belove_v of_o liar_n themselves_o ibid._n verity_n be_v hate_v and_o thence_o arise_v flattery_n approve_v by_o many_o notable_a place_n of_o scripture_n fol._n 98_o verity_n so_o belove_v of_o christ_n as_o for_o it_o only_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n fol._n 99_o verity_n contend_v with_o eternity_n fol._n 109_o virgin_n deflower_v in_o the_o field_n clear_v from_o punishment_n by_o the_o old_a law_n but_o be_v dishonour_v in_o the_o city_n the_o law_n command_v all_o the_o people_n to_o stone_n she_o quia_fw-la non_fw-la clamavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n fol._n 127_o vice_n of_o detraction_n how_o great_a and_o odious_a it_o be_v fol._n 144_o virtue_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o verb_n but_o in_o the_o adverbe_n fol._n 167_o virgin_n in_o the_o parable_n mat._n 25._o notable_o expound_v fol._n 184_o w_n way_n of_o wisdom_n for_o a_o guide_n to_o the_o tongue_n fol._n 65_o will_n be_v one_o of_o the_o tongue_n way_n whereto_o there_o need_v a_o very_a good_a guardian_n fol._n 56_o will_n command_v all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n ibid._n word_n of_o god_n how_o sweet_a it_o be_v and_o able_a to_o convert_v man_n fol._n 68_o word_n of_o god_n compare_v to_o a_o ploughshare_n fol._n 75_o whence_o it_o ensue_v that_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o earth_n produce_v diverse_a and_o sundry_a fruit_n and_o graft_v diverse_a upon_o one_o stock_n fol._n 139_o work_v good_a and_o virtuous_a in_o