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the_o pestilence_n and_o the_o contagious_a disease_n of_o the_o plague_n for_o a_o grain_n of_o envy_n be_v able_a to_o stain_v and_o blemish_v all_o the_o spiritual_a grace_n of_o a_o christian_n finis_fw-la
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of_o marseilles_n be_v a_o sordid_a passion_n passion_n see_v p._n 369._o of_o the_o book_n upon_o this_o passion_n beget_v a_o repine_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n who_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o 2._o the_o nature_n cause_n and_o propriety_n of_o this_o passion_n of_o envy_n may_v be_v these_o first_o envy_n the_o nature_n of_o envy_n envy_n be_v by_o accident_n of_o a_o cold_a and_o dry_a nature_n have_v a_o shrink_a quality_n like_v unto_o that_o of_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n for_o although_o wrath_n of_o which_o it_o be_v compose_v be_v hot_a and_o fiery_a yet_o be_v turn_v into_o hatred_n it_o lose_v its_o natural_a heat_n become_v cold_a by_o accident_n as_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o yellow_a choler_n which_o be_v hot_a be_v burn_v change_v its_o nature_n and_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o cold_a melancholy_a humour_n second_o the_o cause_n of_o envy_n be_v these_o 1._o pride_n 2._o self-love_n 3._o malice_n first_o pride-begetteth_a envy_n for_o all_o such_o 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because_o envy_n be_v not_o like_a hatred_n which_o continue_v till_o death_n and_o sometime_o after_o death_n as_o it_o have_v be_v prove_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o hatred_n but_o it_o increase_v or_o decrease_v according_a to_o the_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n of_o those_o that_o be_v envy_v by_o other_o for_o if_o the_o party_n envy_v become_v poor_a or_o fall_v into_o misery_n the_o envious_a party_n will_v change_v oftentimes_o his_o envy_n into_o compassion_n and_o pity_n the_o second_o propriety_n of_o envy_n be_v that_o man_n of_o different_a calling_n seldom_o envy_v one_o another_o but_o prince_n envy_n prince_n commander_n envy_v commander_n learned_a man_n envy_v the_o lean_v merchant_n envy_n merchant_n and_o artificer_n envy_v artificer_n of_o their_o own_o call_n for_o a_o smith_n will_v not_o envy_n a_o carpenter_n nor_o a_o carpenter_n a_o smith_n marius_n do_v envy_n sylla_n pompeius_n caesar_n francis_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n do_v envy_v the_o 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mankind_n and_o the_o painter_n that_o do_v first_o represent_v this_o passion_n under_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o woman_n have_v a_o wrinkle_a face_n squint-eye_n a_o crown_n of_o snake_n on_o her_o head_n envy_n the_o evil_a effect_n of_o envy_n and_o a_o vulture_n gnaw_v her_o breast_n be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o evil_a nature_n and_o pernicious_a effect_n of_o envy_n for_o the_o feminine_a sex_n first_o intimate_v the_o pusillanimity_n of_o this_o passion_n second_o her_o wrinkle_a face_n represent_v the_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n that_o be_v incident_a to_o such_o as_o be_v possess_v with_o envy_n thrid_o her_o squint-eye_n demonstrate_v the_o indirect_a object_n of_o this_o passion_n four_o the_o crown_n of_o snake_n on_o her_o head_n signify_v the_o anxiety_n of_o their_o mind_n five_o the_o vulture_n gnaw_v her_o breast_n be_v a_o lively_a emblem_n of_o the_o wrack_a torture_n wherewith_o envy_n do_v continual_o afflict_v the_o heart_n of_o envions_n man_n the_o first_o 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