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to_o be_v free_a who_o his_o affection_n sway_v and_o over_o who_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o desire_n have_v dominion_n lipsius_n cent._n 1._o ad_fw-la belg._n epist._n 5._o say_v ut_fw-la torrem_fw-la semiustum_fw-la foco_fw-la qui_fw-la tollit_fw-la non_fw-la ea_fw-la parte_fw-la arripit_fw-la &_o tractat_fw-la qua_fw-la incanduit_fw-la sed_fw-la qua_fw-la ignem_fw-la nondum_fw-la accepit_fw-la sic_fw-la nos_fw-la docet_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n as_o he_o who_o snatch_v a_o brand_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n take_v not_o hold_v thereof_o by_o that_o part_n which_o be_v flame_v but_o rather_o that_o which_o have_v not_o touch_v the_o fire_n so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o bitter_a and_o burn_a thing_n of_o chance_n but_o rather_o such_o as_o be_v more_o benign_a and_o comfortable_a the_o author_n invention_n follow_v hinc_fw-la rubet_fw-la igne_fw-la sudes_fw-la nullis_fw-la crepat_fw-la inde_fw-la favillis_fw-la hinc_fw-la poterit_fw-la tangi_fw-la sauciat_fw-la 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ambition_n do_v make_v they_o to_o forget_v man_n frail_a condition_n for_o none_o but_o such_o who_o sense_n have_v they_o forsake_v by_o arrogance_n and_o vain_a applause_n be_v take_v eurip._n in_o glauco_fw-la cum_fw-la videris_fw-la in_o sublime_a quenquam_fw-la elatum_fw-la splendidius_fw-la gloriantem_fw-la opibus_fw-la &_o genere_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o thou_o behold_v a_o proud_a man_n other_o scorn_n because_o he_o be_v rich_a himself_o or_o noble_o bear_v and_o therefore_o cast_v on_o they_o a_o scornful_a eye_n imagine_v that_o from_o heaven_n his_o judgement_n be_v nigh_o sophocles_n in_o aiace_n flagif_n video_fw-la nos_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la praeter_fw-la simulacra_fw-la quaedam_fw-la quotquot_fw-la vivimus_fw-la aut_fw-la umbram_fw-la levem_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o see_v that_o we_o who_o mind_n so_o lofty_a sore_n be_v image_n light_a shadow_n and_o no_o more_o consider_v this_o o_o man_n thou_o shall_v not_o break_v into_o vain_a fury_n nor_o a_o 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seek_v temperance_n for_o that_o be_v a_o divine_a treasure_n which_o thou_o shall_v find_v if_o thou_o thyself_o can_v measure_v mortales_fw-la cum_fw-la sitis_fw-la say_v demosthenes_n ne_fw-la supra_fw-la deum_fw-la vos_fw-la erexeritis_fw-la i_o know_v yourselves_o to_o be_v but_o mortal_a seek_v not_o to_o be_v advance_v above_o god_n and_o we_o find_v it_o thus_o in_o the_o excellent_a poet_n simon_n nauquerius_fw-la quod_fw-la juvat_fw-la homines_fw-la tanto_fw-la turgescere_fw-la fastic_a non_fw-la certe_fw-la heroë_n semi-dijque_a sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o help_v it_o you_o o_o man_n to_o be_v so_o proud_a for_o heroës_n or_o halfgod_n you_o be_v not_o allow_v come_v not_o our_o substance_n from_o the_o earth_n below_o and_o from_o above_o nought_o save_o the_o breath_n we_o blow_v be_v not_o our_o flesh_n nay_o bone_n from_o dust_n create_v and_o we_o the_o subject_n of_o inconstant_a fate_n what_o be_v in_o grow_v man_n what_o be_v all_o his_o strength_n within_o more_o than_o the_o earth_n bowel_n wrap_v up_o in_o soft_a skin_n even_o from_o our_o parent_n dregs_n conceive_v at_o first_o naked_a and_o weep_v bear_v then_o swath_v and_o nurse_v think_v only_o of_o thy_o ruin_n wretched_a man_n and_o that_o than_o thy_o corrupt_a flesh_n nothing_o can_v be_v think_v more_o vile_a the_o tree_n and_o plant_n we_o see_v bear_v pleasant_a fruit_n beast_n bring_v that_o which_o feed_v thou_o when_o from_o thy_o body_n nothing_o can_v proceed_v but_o what_o be_v foul_a and_o nasty_a and_o do_v breed_v loathsomnesse_n to_o thyself_o disease_n sore_n and_o excrement_n by_o all_o thy_o vent_n and_o pore_n behold_v how_o faint_a how_o weak_a how_o poor_a thou_o grow_v that_o not_o one_o safe_a hour_n in_o thy_o life_n time_n know_v of_o which_o thou_o can_v presume_v and_o be_v indeed_o nought_o but_o a_o putrid_a coarse_a the_o worm_n to_o feed_v to_o this_o pride_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o therefore_o the_o cause_n that_o they_o be_v precipitate_v from_o heaven_n into_o hell_n we_o may_v add_v their_o ingratitude_n who_o notwithstanding_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o divine_a nature_n dare_v oppose_v themselves_o against_o he_o who_o have_v create_v they_o of_o such_o excellence_n how_o heinous_a may_v we_o imagine_v that_o offence_n be_v in_o angel_n towards_o their_o god_n when_o it_o be_v hold_v so_o odious_a and_o abominable_a for_o any_o benefit_n receive_v in_o one_o man_n towards_o another_o saint_n augustine_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la cuique_fw-la peccato_fw-la fit_a culpabilior_fw-la quo_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la acceptior_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o this_o every_o sinner_n be_v make_v more_o culpable_a in_o that_o to_o god_n he_o be_v more_o acceptable_a and_o therefore_o adam_n sin_n be_v the_o great_a in_o regard_n that_o in_o his_o creation_n he_o be_v the_o pure_a and_o bernard_n serm._n 1._o in_o epiphan_n domin_n acknowledge_v how_o much_o god_n have_v esteem_v thou_o by_o those_o benefit_n he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o and_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o that_o unto_o thou_o his_o benignity_n may_v the_o better_o appear_v in_o take_v upon_o he_o humanity_n for_o the_o less_o he_o make_v himself_o in_o his_o incarnation_n the_o great_a appear_v his_o goodness_n for_o thy_o salvation_n by_o how_o much_o for_o i_o he_o be_v the_o vile_a by_o so_o much_o to_o i_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o dear_a and_o therefore_o observe_v o_o man_n because_o thou_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o earth_n be_v not_o proud_a and_o be_v join_v unto_o god_n be_v not_o ingrateful_a of_o the_o general_a ingratitude_n of_o man_n gentes_fw-la lactantius_n firmianus_n thus_o just_o complain_v if_o any_o necessity_n oppress_v we_o than_o god_n be_v remember_v if_o the_o terror_n of_o war_n threaten_v we_o if_o any_o sickness_n afflict_v we_o dearth_n and_o scarcity_n punish_v we_o if_o storm_n or_o tempest_n trouble_v we_o then_o we_o fly_v unto_o god_n than_o we_o desire_v his_o help_n than_o we_o offer_v our_o fervent_a prayer_n unto_o he_o if_o any_o be_v in_o a_o storm_n or_o distress_v at_o sea_n than_o he_o invoke_v he_o if_o any_o violence_n or_o oppression_n be_v offer_v he_o implore_v he_o if_o he_o be_v drive_v to_o poverty_n than_o he_o seek_v unto_o he_o or_o if_o force_v to_o beg_v he_o crave_v the_o people_n charity_n only_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o in_o his_o name_n but_o save_v in_o their_o adversity_n they_o never_o remember_v he_o after_o the_o fear_n be_v past_a and_o that_o the_o danger_n be_v blow_v over_o he_o who_o assistance_n they_o implore_v in_o their_o want_n they_o forget_v in_o their_o fullness_n and_o who_o they_o seek_v after_o in_o their_o penury_n they_o now_o fly_v in_o their_o plenty_n o_o fearful_a ingratitude_n for_o then_o man_n most_o forget_v god_n when_o enjoy_v his_o blessing_n and_o benefit_n they_o have_v cause_n to_o be_v thankful_a unto_o he_o 17._o for_o then_o he_o that_o return_v evil_a for_o good_a evil_a shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n say_v solomon_n and_o therefore_o bless_v god_n 102._o o_o my_o soul_n say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o forget_v not_o his_o great_a benefit_n the_o ingrateful_a man_n or_o rather_o monster_n be_v by_o the_o ethnycke_a author_n diverse_o brand_v one_o write_v thus_o ingratus_fw-la qui_fw-la beneficium_fw-la accepisse_fw-la negat_fw-la quid_fw-la accepit_fw-la ingratus_fw-la qui_fw-la id_fw-la dissimulat_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v call_v a_o ingrateful_a man_n who_o have_v receive_v a_o benefit_n yet_o deny_v to_o have_v receive_v it_o he_o be_v so_o call_v that_o dissemblerh_n it_o he_o likewise_o incur_v the_o same_o aspersion_n that_o requite_v it_o not_o but_o above_o all_o that_o character_n be_v most_o just_o confer_v upon_o he_o that_o forget_v it_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n that_o walk_v hand_n in_o hand_n with_o insolence_n and_o brasen-fronted_n impudence_n say_v stobaeus_n and_o according_a to_o theophrastus_n it_o arise_v either_o from_o covetousness_n or_o suspect_v archimedes_n say_v benefit_n
well_o and_o careful_o confer_v strengthen_v and_o establish_v a_o kingdom_n but_o service_n unrewarded_a and_o gift_n unworthy_o bestow_v weaken_v and_o dishonour_v it_o old_a kindness_n say_v pindarus_n the_o excellent_a greek_a poet_n be_v apoplexed_a and_o cast_v asleep_a as_o void_a of_o all_o sense_n and_o all_o man_n as_o stupefy_v be_v turn_v ingrateful_a for_o according_a to_o the_o cynic_n diogenes_n nothing_o so_o soon_o wax_v old_a and_o out_o of_o date_n as_o a_o courtesy_n receive_v quintilian_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o such_o as_o receive_v gift_n courtesy_n or_o good_a turn_n from_o other_o shall_v not_o only_o frequent_o remember_v they_o but_o liberal_o requite_v they_o thereby_o imitate_v our_o mother_n earth_n which_o still_o return_v more_o fruit_n than_o it_o receive_v seed_n socrates_n affirm_v all_o such_o as_o be_v unthankful_a to_o have_v in_o they_o neither_o nobility_n nor_o justice_n according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o stobaeus_n gratitude_n 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world_n yet_o be_v accuse_v by_o petilius_n they_o arraign_v he_o in_o open_a court_n and_o proscribe_v he_o because_o that_o all_o the_o treasure_n which_o he_o have_v win_v in_o asia_n he_o have_v not_o bring_v into_o the_o treasury_n of_o rome_n but_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o to_o i_o be_v most_o remarkable_a record_v by_o zonarus_n &_o cedrenus_n of_o the_o emperor_n basil._n macedo_n who_o being_n hunt_v as_o he_o much_o delight_v in_o that_o exercise_n a_o great_a stag_n encounter_v he_o fasten_v one_o of_o the_o brouche_n of_o his_o horn_n into_o the_o emperor_n girdle_n and_o lift_v he_o from_o his_o horse_n bear_v he_o a_o distance_n off_o to_o the_o great_a endanger_n of_o his_o life_n which_o a_o gentleman_n in_o the_o train_n espy_v draw_v out_o his_o sword_n and_o cut_v the_o emperor_n girdle_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o be_v preserve_v and_o have_v no_o hurt_n at_o all_o but_o note_v his_o reward_n the_o gentleman_n for_o this_o act_n be_v question_v and_o adjudge_v to_o have_v his_o head_n strike_v off_o because_o he_o dare_v to_o expose_v his_o sword_n so_o near_o the_o emperor_n person_n and_o suffer_v according_a to_o his_o sentence_n infinite_a be_v the_o history_n to_o this_o purpose_n which_o for_o brevity_n fake_n i_o omit_v shut_v up_o this_o argument_n with_o that_o out_o of_o petrus_n crinitus_n lib._n 2._o poemat_n de_fw-fr fugiendis_fw-la ingratis_fw-la ingratus_fw-la est_fw-la vitandus_fw-la ut_fw-la dirum_fw-la scoelus_fw-la nil_fw-la cogitari_fw-la pestilentius_fw-la potest_fw-la nec_fw-la esse_fw-la portentiosius_fw-la quicquam_fw-la puto_fw-la etc._n etc._n ingratitude_n i_o wish_v thou_o shun_v as_o the_o worst_a deed_n that_o can_v be_v do_v nothing_o more_o pestilential_a can_v enter_v into_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n the_o ingrateful_a man_n be_v prodigious_a who_o if_o his_o bad_a act_n he_o can_v show_v yet_o study_v ill_a himself_o he_o spare_v but_o against_o other_o all_o thing_n dare_v he_o hate_v all_o but_o those_o 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who_o you_o may_v read_v esdras_n lib._n 1._o c._n 5.23_o
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confidence_n of_o his_o future_a victory_n he_o present_v jaddus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n from_o who_o he_o receive_v that_o light_n of_o the_o prophecy_n with_o many_o and_o rich_a gift_n and_o moreover_o give_v they_o not_o only_o free_a liberty_n to_o use_v their_o own_o law_n and_o religion_n but_o release_v they_o from_o a_o seven_o year_n tribute_n panormitan_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr dictis_n &_o factis_fw-la alphons_n report_v that_o alphonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n and_o sicily_n never_o suffer_v any_o man_n to_o exceed_v he_o in_o bounty_n and_o gratitude_n and_o herodotus_n lib._n 1._o tell_v we_o that_o though_o cyrus_n know_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o cambyses_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o mandanes_n daughter_n to_o astyages_n king_n of_o the_o mede_n yet_o his_o nurse_n spaco_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v cino_n from_o whence_o grow_v the_o fable_n that_o he_o be_v nurse_v by_o a_o bitch_n who_o be_v wife_n to_o the_o herdsman_n of_o king_n mithridates_n he_o hold_v in_o such_o great_a honour_n that_o no_o day_n pass_v he_o in_o which_o he_o have_v not_o the_o name_n of_o cino_n in_o his_o mouth_n hence_o come_v it_o according_a to_o hect._n both_o lib._n 2._o that_o the_o nurse-children_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a scot_n affect_v those_o of_o who_o milk_n they_o have_v suck_v and_o title_n they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o foster-brother_n plutarch_n speak_v of_o pyrrhus_n king_n of_o the_o epyrot_n that_o he_o be_v humane_a and_o gentle_a unto_o his_o familiar_a friend_n and_o ever_o ready_a to_o requite_v any_o courtesy_n do_v unto_o he_o and_o caspinus_fw-la report_v of_o henry_n the_o second_o emperor_n that_o only_o because_o he_o be_v instruct_v in_o learning_n and_o art_n in_o a_o town_n of_o saxony_n call_v hildescheim_n he_o for_o that_o cause_n make_v it_o a_o episcopal_a see_v and_o endow_v it_o with_o many_o fair_a and_o rich_a revenue_n it_o be_v report_v by_o plutarch_n of_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n the_o 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and_o be_v weak_a support_v she_o on_o her_o wing_n saint_n bernard_n super_fw-la cantic_n say_v disce_fw-la in_o ferendo_fw-la gratias_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la tardus_fw-la non_fw-la segnis_fw-la etc._n etc._n learn_v in_o thy_o thankfulness_n not_o to_o be_v slack_a nor_o slow_a but_o for_o every_o singular_a courtesy_n to_o be_v particular_o grateful_a and_o in_o his_o first_o sermon_n upon_o the_o same_o he_o use_v these_o word_n as_o often_o as_o temptation_n be_v overcome_v or_o sin_n subdue_v or_o imminent_a peril_n escape_v or_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o adversary_n avoid_v or_o any_o old_a and_o inveterat_fw-la disease_n of_o the_o mind_n heal_v or_o any_o long-wished_a and_o oft-deferred_n virtue_n obtain_v by_o the_o great_a grace_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n so_o often_o ought_v laud_v and_o praise_n with_o thanksgiving_n be_v render_v unto_o he_o for_o in_o every_o particular_a benefit_n bestow_v upon_o we_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v particular_o bless_v otherwise_o that_o 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