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without_o estate_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v to_o be_v join_v with_o god_n and_o to_o have_v the_o â—…uition_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v our_o beatitude_n and_o sovereign_a good_a that_o we_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o same_o it_o behoove_v we_o felicity_n daily_o to_o pray_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v give_v we_o his_o grace_n to_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v please_v &_o acceptable_a in_o his_o sight_n that_o as_o the_o only_a mean_n we_o have_v to_o be_v restore_v to_o our_o felicity_n and_o sovereign_a good_a be_v to_o return_v to_o god_n again_o from_o who_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n we_o be_v fall_v by_o the_o way_n of_o true_a religion_n which_o teach_v we_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o assure_v â—…s_n of_o his_o favour_n by_o the_o mediation_n and_o merit_n of_o his_o only_a son_n christ_n jesus_n our_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n so_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v draw_v and_o lead_v astray_o from_o he_o by_o the_o deceitful_a allurement_n and_o unbridled_a lust_n after_o volpruousnesâ—…e_n and_o worldly_a pleasure_n which_o like_o a_o violent_a torrent_n carry_v we_o away_o from_o our_o true_a felicity_n and_o beatitude_n into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o gulf_n of_o misery_n and_o that_o heâ—…_n will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v overcome_v with_o the_o intemperare_fw-la and_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o riches_n and_o possession_n which_o puff_v we_o up_o in_o pride_n and_o vain_a glory_n a_o grievous_a sin_n and_o odious_a in_o his_o sight_n &_o chase_v out_o of_o we_o his_o humility_n &_o meekness_n in_o spirit_n for_o which_o his_o son_n jesus_n pronounce_v man_n bless_v and_o which_o divert_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o he_o and_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o love_n and_o desire_v of_o earthly_a thing_n which_o riches_n prepare_v for_o we_o but_o if_o it_o please_v he_o to_o bless_v our_o labour_n or_o estate_n with_o plenty_n of_o riches_n and_o possession_n that_o it_o will_v also_o please_v he_o so_o plentiful_o to_o endue_v we_o with_o his_o grace_n that_o we_o abuse_v not_o his_o liberality_n and_o blessing_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o ourselves_o or_o prejudice_n of_o any_o other_o but_o rather_o that_o we_o employ_v they_o to_o the_o use_n for_o which_o they_o be_v ordain_v to_o our_o own_o necessity_n and_o to_o the_o benefit_n and_o profit_n of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o if_o it_o please_v god_n not_o to_o bless_v we_o with_o riches_n as_o except_o they_o come_v by_o his_o blessing_n it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v without_o they_o then_o that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o grant_v we_o a_o content_a mind_n with_o tolerable_a poverty_n without_o grudge_n or_o disdain_n see_v much_o quietness_n and_o security_n always_o attend_v upon_o that_o estate_n which_o be_v also_o free_a from_o many_o evil_n that_o common_o accompany_v riches_n and_o especial_o see_v it_o please_v our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o make_v choice_n to_o walk_v upon_o the_o earth_n in_o a_o poor_a estate_n that_o be_v master_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o also_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o by_o his_o grace_n to_o extinguish_v or_o suppress_v in_o we_o the_o furious_a passion_n of_o ambition_n and_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o honour_n and_o vain_a glory_n which_o be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o all_o our_o woe_n and_o misery_n that_o we_o may_v be_v coâ—…tented_v with_o our_o call_n and_o estate_n to_o which_o he_o have_v appoint_v we_o and_o the_o same_o to_o perform_v according_a to_o the_o talon_n he_o have_v give_v we_o that_o he_o will_v endue_v we_o with_o virtue_n both_o moral_a and_o christian_n that_o by_o the_o one_o we_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o bridle_v and_o moderate_v the_o intemperate_a affection_n and_o violent_a motion_n of_o our_o corrupt_a mind_n which_o throw_v we_o down_o headlong_o from_o the_o quietness_n and_o happiness_n of_o this_o life_n into_o a_o sea_n of_o trouble_n and_o calamity_n and_o in_o a_o civil_a life_n the_o better_a to_o know_v how_o to_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o man_n and_o by_o the_o other_o to_o live_v in_o the_o love_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n to_o use_v patience_n in_o adversity_n and_o affliction_n if_o they_o happen_v and_o to_o be_v humble_a in_o prosperity_n to_o worship_n and_o glorify_v god_n in_o this_o life_n that_o we_o may_v be_v join_v with_o he_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v which_o be_v our_o beatitude_n and_o summum_fw-la bonnm_fw-la or_o sovereign_a good_a and_o all_o this_o for_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n his_o saâ—…e_n our_o only_a saviour_n and_o redeemer_n to_o who_o be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n amen_n thus_o have_v i_o end_v god_n be_v thank_v this_o discourse_n apology_n of_o the_o felicity_n of_o man_n which_o i_o trust_v will_v be_v hurtful_a to_o no_o man_n except_o there_o be_v any_o that_o will_v take_v that_o with_o the_o left_a hand_n which_o i_o deliver_v with_o the_o right_a hand_n the_o bee_n and_o the_o spider_n go_v both_o to_o one_o flower_n the_o one_o gather_v honey_n the_o other_o poison_n evil_n mind_n through_o their_o corrupt_a disposition_n may_v turn_v that_o good_a thing_n to_o their_o own_o harm_n which_o the_o virtuous_a and_o well_o dispose_v receive_v simple_o to_o their_o benefit_n many_o precept_n and_o good_a lesson_n i_o have_v gather_v our_o of_o the_o philosopher_n and_o divine_n medicinable_a to_o qualify_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o to_o moderate_v the_o rigour_n of_o unruly_a affection_n which_o draw_v the_o mind_n to_o worldly_a desire_n and_o subject_v it_o unto_o peftilent_a passion_n that_o be_v great_a hindrance_n unto_o happiness_n and_o it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o which_o way_n soever_o we_o do_v turn_v our_o eye_n whether_o unto_o divine_a or_o profane_a history_n to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o own_o country_n or_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n we_o shall_v find_v all_o full_a of_o â—…ours_n wicked_a act_n decery_n lie_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o we_o may_v not_o only_o be_v teach_v advise_o to_o beware_v that_o we_o be_v not_o entrap_v by_o they_o but_o also_o that_o we_o leave_v to_o wonder_v at_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o a_o delicate_a life_n which_o the_o common_a sort_n do_v most_o marvel_n at_o for_o see_v for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v bestow_v upon_o those_o that_o be_v unworthy_a and_o have_v never_o any_o certain_a place_n nor_o sure_a ground_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v call_v very_a care_n and_o painful_a labour_n and_o the_o frump_n of_o fortune_n rather_o than_o the_o instrument_n of_o felicity_n and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o cicero_n say_v that_o philosophy_n heal_v man_n mind_n drive_v away_o carefulness_n deliver_v from_o cupidity_n or_o desire_n expel_v fearfulness_n then_o of_o much_o more_o force_n be_v divine_a philosiphie_n join_v with_o it_o to_o bring_v these_o thing_n to_o pass_v but_o say_v he_o this_o power_n of_o philosophy_n be_v not_o of_o like_a validity_n with_o all_o man_n yet_o it_o prevail_v great_o where_o it_o have_v get_v a_o ant_n nature_n our_o mind_n have_v their_o disease_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d have_v which_o must_v be_v cure_v with_o 〈◊〉_d and_o appropriate_a medicine_n they_o that_o be_v circumvent_v and_o seduce_v by_o a_o common_a and_o inveterate_a custom_n ground_v upon_o false_a opinion_n &_o estimation_n of_o thing_n and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n where_o they_o 〈◊〉_d muzzle_v like_o swine_n in_o the_o earth_n must_v by_o true_a sentence_n and_o persuasion_n with_o example_n of_o life_n be_v raise_v again_o &_o reduce_v to_o the_o right_a path_n that_o lead_v to_o felicity_n and_o think_v the_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o pleasure_n riches_n honour_n and_o pomp_n of_o the_o world_n have_v take_v so_o deep_a root_n in_o the_o multitude_n or_o great_a part_n of_o man_n that_o it_o will_v be_v as_o hard_a a_o matter_n and_o great_a a_o labour_n to_o purge_v they_o of_o those_o evil_a humour_n as_o it_o be_v for_o hercules_n to_o draw_v cerberâ—…_n out_o of_o hell_n yet_o as_o some_o body_n be_v of_o such_o constitution_n that_o medicine_n will_v more_o easy_o work_v in_o they_o than_o in_o 〈◊〉_d so_o some_o mind_n be_v so_o tractable_a and_o apt_a by_o a_o natural_a inclination_n to_o receive_v and_o embrace_v reasonable_a and_o fruitful_a persuasion_n that_o they_o digest_v they_o into_o a_o good_a nutriment_n and_o habit_n and_o reap_v thereby_o many_o time_n great_a comfort_n and_o profit_n and_o if_o the_o counsel_n or_o say_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n and_o other_o learned_a man_n seem_v to_o any_o in_o some_o part_n too_o severe_a or_o hard_a to_o be_v observe_v let_v they_o consider_v that_o a_o staff_n that_o be_v warp_a and_o grow_v crooked_a must_v be_v bend_v as_o much_o
their_o pride_n parallel_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o peter_n and_o jobn_n 89._o of_o pope_n sixtus_fw-la the_o four_o and_o a_o friar_n 89._o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d husbandman_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cullen_n 90._o the_o great_a humility_n of_o origen_n &_o his_o entertainment_n by_o alexander_n severus_n 91._o his_o learned_a sermon_n 92._o contempt_n of_o riches_n often_o find_v among_o heathen_a than_o christian_n cap._n 3.97_o of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o senator_n of_o abderita_n ibid._n his_o excellent_a apprehension_n 98._o diogones_n against_o rich_a man_n and_o riches_n 99_o bias_n his_o contempt_n of_o riches_n 100_o a_o golden_a table_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n by_o fisherman_n ibid._n the_o modesty_n of_o the_o sage_n 101._o ferdinando_n king_n of_o spain_n against_o lawyer_n ibid._n the_o modesty_n of_o agasbooles_n king_n of_o sicilia_n 102._o of_o philip_n king_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d her_o report_n of_o covetousness_n ibid._n the_o covetousness_n of_o cardinal_n angelo_n 103._o 〈◊〉_d maria_n duke_n of_o milan_n and_o a_o priest_n ibid._n of_o the_o envious_a and_o the_o covetous_a man_n 104._o a_o excellent_a law_n make_v by_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o egypt_n ibid._n alexander_n severm_n against_o usury_n ibid._n the_o story_n of_o a_o advocate_n of_o venice_n and_o his_o father_n 106_o of_o money_n bestow_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v 107_o how_o king_n 〈◊〉_d deal_v with_o a_o rich_a man_n ibid._n a_o caliph_n of_o persia_n slay_v in_o his_o treasure_n house_n 108_o renown_n better_o than_o riches_n ibid._n wisdom_n the_o great_a riches_n and_o ignorance_n the_o worst_a poverty_n 109_o a_o strange_a story_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o covetous_a emperor_n ibid._n the_o first_o supremacy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n give_v by_o 〈◊〉_d emperor_n 110_o gonstantine_n first_o enrich_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n ibid._n riches_n first_o kindle_v the_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n ibid._n none_o can_v be_v true_o good_a and_o very_o rich_a at_o one_o time_n 111_o riches_n and_o honesty_n seldom_o dwell_v together_o ibid._n the_o philosopher_n and_o sage_n concern_v poverty_n and_o riches_n 112_o the_o great_a temperance_n of_o pbocionâ—…_n and_o diogenes_n 113_o the_o bold_a answer_n of_o diomedes_z the_o pirate_n to_o king_n alexander_n 114_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o king_n fillip_v 115._o magician_n punish_v in_o seek_v hide_a gold_n 116_o of_o mark_n 〈◊〉_d his_o concubine_n 〈◊〉_d caura_n and_o his_o death_n 117_o chap._n four_o the_o bounty_n of_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 118_o the_o 〈◊〉_d against_o riches_n 119_o a_o rich_a cardinal_n of_o england_n his_o death_n ibid._n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d for_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cardinal_n etc._n etc._n 120_o example_n of_o continent_n man_n 〈◊〉_d the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d a_o theban_a a_o knight_n of_o malta_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 121_o a_o character_n of_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d the_o five_o his_o charity_n with_o the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 122_o charity_n liberal_o reward_v ibid._n a_o epigram_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 123_o observable_a answer_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 124_o a_o rich_a man_n compare_v to_o a_o peacock_n ibid._n contempt_n of_o riches_n in_o 〈◊〉_d the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 125_o 〈◊〉_d the_o cause_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ruin_n ib._n 〈◊〉_d accuse_v 〈◊〉_d before_o 〈◊〉_d 126_o 〈◊〉_d apology_n and_o submission_n to_o nero_n 127_o the_o admirable_a continence_n of_o roman_a 〈◊〉_d 128_o of_o the_o emperor_n 〈◊〉_d the_o proverb_n verify_v in_o he_o honour_n 〈◊〉_d manner_n 129_o 〈◊〉_d censure_n of_o the_o rich_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a turk_n justice_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 130_o usurer_n compare_v to_o the_o fish_n five_o pag._n 131_o a_o excellent_a discourse_n draw_v from_o sir_n thomas_n 〈◊〉_d utopia_n reprove_v pride_n 132_o the_o covetousness_n of_o the_o french_a and_o portugal_n nation_n reprove_v 133_o the_o covertousnesse_n of_o the_o spainard_n ibid._n the_o great_a cruelty_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o spaniard_n 134_o his_o barbarous_a cruelty_n reprove_v by_o a_o prince_n of_o florida_n ibid._n no_o felicity_n can_v consist_v 〈◊〉_d in_o riches_n 135_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n honour_n and_o glory_n no_o part_n of_o true_a felicity_n cap._n 1_o pag._n 137._o honour_n follow_v those_o which_o fly_v it_o 138_o alexander_n ambition_n be_v a_o child_n ibid._n cyncas_n excellent_o reprove_v the_o ambition_n of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 139_o ambition_n the_o ruin_n of_o king_n pyrrbus_n 140_o ambition_n the_o subversion_n of_o kingdom_n and_o commonweal_n ib._n ambition_n without_o limit_n 141_o the_o unnaturalness_n of_o adolphbus_fw-la duke_n of_o geldria_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d henry_n the_o five_o emperor_n frederick_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o bloody_a murderer_n and_o parricide_n 142_o a_o strange_a history_n betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d k._n of_o denmark_n and_o 〈◊〉_d k._n of_o succia_n and_o gothland_n 143_o the_o inhumanities_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d queen_n of_o naples_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cardinal_n of_o valentia_n etc._n etc._n 144_o example_n in_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o richard_n the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 145_o â—…he_v nature_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d styx_n ibid._n the_o church_n of_o milan_n oppose_v against_o rome_n 200._o year_n ibid._n the_o aâ—…bition_n of_o henry_n king_n of_o france_n after_o slay_v by_o count_n montgomery_n 146_o strange_a prediction_n before_o his_o death_n 147_o seventy_o emperor_n of_o rome_n come_v to_o untimely_a end_n ibid._n the_o rise_n of_o 〈◊〉_d from_o a_o slave_n to_o the_o empire_n 148_o 〈◊〉_d slay_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 150_o the_o empire_n set_v to_o sale_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d soldier_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d buy_v the_o empire_n his_o wretched_a death_n 151_o the_o noble_a 〈◊〉_d of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d of_o france_n be_v present_v a_o prisoner_n to_o king_n 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o 152_o the_o like_a of_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d present_v before_o the_o emperor_n 〈◊〉_d pag._n 153_o the_o ambition_n of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d modest_o 〈◊〉_d 154_o the_o modesty_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d life_n ibid._n man_n in_o great_a place_n rather_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d than_o envy_v 155_o of_o many_o misery_n that_o seem_v happy_a 156_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o 〈◊〉_d reprove_v greatness_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d do_v the_o like_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 157_o the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o tyrant_n ib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o in_o his_o poverty_n 158_o the_o modesty_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o roman_a emperor_n ibid._n a_o speech_n to_o the_o like_a purpose_n of_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 159_o the_o modesty_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o prince_n 166_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n concern_v empire_n and_o government_n cap._n 2_o pag._n 162_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o letter_n to_o a_o friend_n concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 163_o the_o emperor_n 〈◊〉_d slay_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o dictator_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 167_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d private_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 168_o his_o retire_v life_n 170_o 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o depose_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 172_o 〈◊〉_d depose_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 173_o 〈◊〉_d depose_v by_o the_o former_a 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d slay_v by_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d depose_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 174_o 〈◊〉_d depose_v by_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n contention_n betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ib._n the_o inhuman_a tyranny_n of_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 13_o his_o death_n 175_o three_o pope_n at_o one_o time_n 〈◊〉_d the_o popedom_n equal_o together_o 176_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n of_o alexander_n and_o king_n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n of_o alexander_n and_o k._n 〈◊〉_d 178_o the_o horrible_a treason_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n the_o observable_a death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d &_o alexander_n 〈◊〉_d over_o he_o 180_o the_o horrible_a death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 181_o the_o horrid_a death_n of_o abraham_n k._n of_o morocco_n with_o his_o wife_n ibid._n of_o 〈◊〉_d cossa_n pope_n depose_v and_o cast_v in_o prison_n 182_o the_o 〈◊〉_d end_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 183_o of_o 〈◊〉_d who_o 〈◊〉_d asia_n 184_o 〈◊〉_d against_o flattery_n ibid._n the_o ridiculous_a 〈◊〉_d of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 185_o of_o divers_a strange_a tenant_n hold_v by_o the_o pope_n 186_o of_o pope_n that_o have_v be_v profess_a magician_n 188_o pope_n clement_n ball_n ibid._n a_o parish_n priest_n sermon_n 189_o a_o notable_a trick_n put_v upon_o the_o cardinal_n of_o lorreine_a 190_o of_o one_o 〈◊〉_d a_o necromancer_n 191_o the_o speech_n of_o erasmus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 192_o chap._n iii_o paulus_n jovins_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 194_o the_o strange_a death_n of_o benedict_n the_o nine_o 195_o the_o miserable_a end_n of_o sylvester_n the_o second_o 196_o a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o bonicasius_fw-la the_o eight_o to_o become_v pope_n 197_o of_o cornelius_n agrippa_n concern_v the_o augustine_n 〈◊〉_d 198_o example_n of_o insuffrable_a pride_n in_o the_o clergy_n 199_o the_o proud_a letter_n of_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d to_o philip_n k._n of_o france_n 201_o the_o king_n answer_v 202_o the_o witty_a answer_n of_o henry_n
felicity_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o future_a 371_o the_o first_o step_n to_o felicity_n 372_o timon_n of_o athens_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 373_o timon_n death_n and_o epitaph_n etc._n etc._n 374_o a_o meditation_n of_o marcus_n aurelius_n etc._n etc._n 375_o david_n isaiah_n and_o solomon_n upon_o the_o same_o 376_o plato_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o man_n life_n 377_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o seafaring_a man_n 378_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o husbandman_n 379_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o merchant_n 380_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o soldier_n 381_o of_o sundry_a calamity_n incident_a to_o the_o war_n 382_o of_o the_o famine_n in_o jerusalem_n 383_o inhuman_a cruelty_n in_o the_o â—…ews_n 384_o barbarous_a cruelty_n in_o the_o numantian_o 385_o 〈◊〉_d conquer_v by_o scipio_n 386_o of_o hade_a king_n of_o dane_n and_o usfo_o king_n of_o suecia_n ibid._n the_o miserable_a extremity_n of_o famine_n etc._n etc._n 387_o the_o insolence_n of_o war_n etc._n etc._n 388_o the_o siege_n of_o sanserra_n 389_o the_o siege_n of_o paris_n 390_o barbarous_a inhumanity_n in_o soldier_n 391_o blasphemy_n &_o inhumanity_n against_o god_n 392_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o soldier_n true_o decipher_v 393_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o lawyer_n 394_o a_o difficult_a law-case_n 395_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o client_n etc._n etc._n 397_o lawyer_n and_o physician_n banish_v 399_o lawyer_n and_o physician_n have_v one_o common_a aim_n 400_o lawyer_n be_v necessary_a evil_n 401_o the_o lawyer_n penance_n etc._n etc._n 402_o chap._n ii_o the_o estate_n of_o â—…udges_n and_o of_o magistrate_n pag._n 403_o the_o poverty_n of_o 〈◊〉_d general_a to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 404_o charge_n that_o belong_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 405_o a_o dialogue_n betwixt_o a_o philosopher_n and_o justice_n 409_o the_o senator_n of_o athens_n hear_v cause_n only_o in_o the_o night_n 410_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o courtier_n 411_o how_o far_o their_o estate_n differ_v from_o felicity_n 412_o the_o manner_n and_o fashion_n of_o the_o court_n &_o what_o be_v cheap_a in_o it_o 413_o queen_n zenobia_n answer_n unto_o marcus_n aurelius_n emperor_n 414_o the_o estate_n of_o prince_n 415_o their_o suppose_a felicity_n cause_n of_o their_o unhappiness_n 416_o the_o history_n of_o cleandor_n under_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n 417_o the_o history_n of_o planitanus_fw-la under_o the_o emperor_n 〈◊〉_d 419_o too_o much_o grace_v often_o beget_v ingratitude_n 420_o the_o great_a care_n that_o belong_v to_o prince_n 421_o chap._n iii_o the_o estate_n of_o prelate_n 422_o pope_n adrian_n concern_v pope_n &_o bishop_n 423_o a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n bold_a speech_n to_o pope_n innocent_a 424_o the_o archbishop_n of_o salisburg_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o pope_n 426_o st._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o st._n 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o pride_n &_o avarice_n 427_o of_o the_o ambition_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 430_o gregory_n the_o great_a 432_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o clergy_n with_o the_o estate_n of_o friar_n etc._n etc._n 433_o diversity_n of_o sect_n beget_v atheism_n 434_o the_o estate_n of_o marriage_n 435_o a_o love_a husband_n express_v in_o a_o neapolitan_n 436_o example_n of_o conjugal_a love_n etc._n etc._n 437_o a_o man_n that_o have_v have_v 20._o wife_n marry_v one_o that_o have_v have_v 22._o husband_n 438_o of_o a_o most_o remarkable_a pieticibid_v inconvenience_n that_o belong_v unto_o marriage_n 439_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v woman_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d of_o marriage_n 440_o the_o trouble_n of_o child_n 441_o a_o disputation_n betwixt_o tbales_n and_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v marriage_n 442_o of_o needless_a jealousy_n 443_o pleasant_a and_o witty_a husband_n ibid._n the_o time_n seem_v tedious_a spend_v with_o a_o bad_a wife_n ibid._n xantippe_n the_o wife_n of_o socrates_n 446_o of_o a_o law_n observe_v among_o the_o massagate_n ibid._n the_o witty_a answer_n of_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o mother_n 448_o the_o counsel_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o wife_n 449_o metellus_n the_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v marriage_n 450_o the_o witty_a answer_n of_o a_o woman_n to_o her_o jealous_a husband_n 451_o the_o opinion_n of_o divers_a concern_v marriage_n 452_o felicity_n consist_v not_o in_o marriage_n 452_o the_o effect_n of_o peace_n the_o mother_n of_o idleness_n 453_o peace_n the_o mother_n of_o persecution_n 454_o of_o calamity_n happen_v by_o disease_n and_o other_o accident_n 455_o chap._n four_o of_o sundry_a kind_n of_o pestilence_n 456_o three_o hundred_o several_a disease_n belong_v unto_o man_n 457_o god_n judgement_n on_o popielus_n 457_o upon_o the_o emperor_n arnolphus_n and_o hatto_n bishop_n of_o mentz_n 458_o of_o harold_n king_n of_o denmark_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 459_o the_o history_n of_o a_o archbishop_n of_o mentz_n call_v henry_n 460_o three_o fearful_a judgement_n &_o strange_a story_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 461_o the_o dream_n of_o atterius_n 〈◊〉_d 462_o example_n of_o fear_n and_o joy_n ib._n example_n of_o sorrow_n &_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o joy_n 463_o of_o barbarous_a cruelty_n and_o extreme_a tyranny_n 464_o necessary_a consideration_n of_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o man_n 465_o of_o the_o general_a judgement_n and_o the_o account_n of_o lawyer_n judge_n and_o soldier_n 466_o the_o account_n of_o usurer_n 467_o of_o imaginary_a felicity_n 469_o all_o felicity_n depend_v upon_o god_n 472_o of_o two_o sort_n of_o end_n precedent_n &_o subsequent_a 473_o earthly_a felicity_n be_v only_o in_o name_n 474_o four_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v buy_v with_o gold_n 475_o that_o no_o man_n live_v content_v with_o his_o own_o estate_n 476_o no_o prosperity_n but_o attend_v by_o adversity_n 477_o of_o amasis_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o polycrates_n king_n of_o samos_n ibid._n no_o man_n happy_a before_o his_o death_n 479_o four_o sure_a anchor_n to_o trust_v unto_o 480_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o future_a life_n the_o true_a beatitude_n 482_o the_o contrariety_n of_o man_n inclination_n 483_o the_o use_n of_o god_n affliction_n 484_o what_o gratitude_n we_o owe_v unto_o god_n 486_o the_o counsel_n of_o david_n to_o salomon_v and_o tobit_n to_o his_o son_n 487_o how_o to_o examine_v one_o self_n to_o find_v whether_o we_o be_v happy_a or_o not_o 488_o the_o vanity_n of_o fear_n 489_o diogenes_n concern_v patience_n 490_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o quiet_a and_o content_a mind_n 491_o of_o a_o limitation_n for_o pleasure_n 492_o riches_n in_o poverty_n and_o poverty_n in_o riches_n 493_o the_o avarice_n of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d and_o pitbens_n 495_o rich_a man_n the_o great_a slave_n 497_o no_o true_a felicity_n can_v consist_v in_o riches_n 498_o saint_n gregory_n and_o other_o of_o riches_n and_o poverty_n pag._n 499_o chap._n v._o the_o modesty_n of_o etc._n etc._n 500_o the_o contempt_n of_o honour_n in_o 〈◊〉_d pompus_fw-la agesilans_fw-la king_n of_o sparta_n etc._n etc._n 501_o honour_n a_o hindrance_n unto_o felicity_n 502_o the_o best_a riches_n not_o to_o fall_v into_o poverty_n 503_o the_o great_a moderation_n of_o king_n calvicius_fw-la 504_o three_o kind_n of_o man_n in_o every_o commonwealth_n 505_o plato_n dialogue_n of_o socrates_n and_o another_o 507_o death_n no_o way_n terrible_a unto_o a_o godly_a christian_n 508_o of_o the_o woman_n of_o narsinga_n and_o india_n 509_o the_o contempt_n of_o death_n in_o the_o people_n of_o the_o mountain_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 510_o charles_n the_o five_o his_o preparation_n to_o death_n 511_o thing_n above_o the_o power_n of_o fortune_n 513_o pride_n and_o vainglory_n beget_v confusion_n 515_o the_o great_a part_n of_o felicity_n consist_v in_o the_o mind_n 516_o our_o life_n compare_v by_o plato_n to_o table-play_a 517_o moderation_n to_o be_v use_v in_o prosperity_n and_o patience_n in_o adversity_n 518_o false_a felicity_n consist_v in_o 5._o thing_n 519._o the_o gift_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v use_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o necessity_n of_o industry_n industry_n of_o wisdom_n and_o a_o wise_a man_n 603_o the_o ignorant_a live_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 604_o empire_n make_v man_n monstres_n 606_o the_o prince_n court_v a_o theatre_n 607_o the_o expression_n of_o a_o good_a king_n 608_o the_o counsel_n of_o a_o good_a king_n 609_o truth_n necessary_a to_o be_v whisper_v in_o prince_n care_n 611_o the_o education_n of_o the_o persian_a prince_n 612_o the_o court_n of_o good_a prince_n be_v school_n of_o virtue_n 613_o who_o good_a prince_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d their_o familiar_n 614_o gift_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v only_o to_o the_o worthy_a 615_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n honour_v in_o the_o prince_n 617_o the_o office_n of_o a_o prince_n 618_o chap._n vi_o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o mean_a estate_n 619_o good_a fortune_n the_o great_a riches_n 621_o concern_v law-suite_n 623_o three_o thing_n to_o be_v avoid_v 624_o three_o thing_n to_o be_v practise_v 625_o to_o beget_v commendable_a envy_n 626_o who_o it_o be_v that_o may_v be_v esteem_v happy_a in_o this_o world_n 629_o man_n participate_v both_o of_o