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afterward_o take_v away_o and_o he_o put_v they_o in_o half_a a_o servitude_n be_v himself_o superior_a in_o all_o cause_n the_o like_a conceit_n have_v galba_n when_o he_o make_v himself_o sole_a lord_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o in_o the_o foresay_a oration_n every_o one_o may_v see_v augustus_n therefore_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v reprove_v than_o cleomenes_n and_o galba_n and_o hiero_n be_v and_o if_o his_o purpose_n take_v not_o effect_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o his_o fault_n but_o to_o the_o ill_a fortune_n of_o his_o successor_n see_v as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v himself_o till_o he_o come_v to_o his_o decrepit_a age_n he_o maintain_v the_o city_n in_o great_a quiet_a and_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o peace_n nulla_fw-la in_o praesens_fw-la formidine_fw-la dum_fw-la augustus_n aestate_fw-la validus_fw-la seque_fw-la &_o domum_fw-la &_o pacem_fw-la sustentavit_fw-la and_o if_o to_o romulus_n there_o have_v succeed_v tarqvinius_n superbus_n and_o to_o augustus_n numa_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n have_v in_o her_o beginning_n be_v ruin_v and_o after_o by_o augustus_n be_v restore_v and_o as_o after_o he_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n fall_v to_o a_o tyrant_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o caesar_n end_v in_o nero_n so_o also_o the_o power_n of_o romulus_n end_v in_o tarqvinius_n superbus_n the_o power_n of_o cleomenes_n in_o himself_o that_o of_o hiero_n in_o his_o nephew_n hieronymus_n and_o final_o that_o of_o galba_n present_o after_o his_o death_n fall_v to_o a_o tyrant_n and_o all_o these_o power_n except_o that_o only_a of_o cleomenes_n come_v to_o ruin_v by_o wicked_a successor_n the_o reason_n why_o these_o man_n power_n be_v not_o able_a to_o hold_v out_o long_o and_o to_o conserve_v their_o city_n in_o tranquillity_n be_v by_o some_o assign_v to_o the_o accommodation_n which_o either_o be_v so_o order_v that_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o city_n rest_v content_v and_o then_o it_o will_v last_v or_o else_o the_o accommodation_n 〈◊〉_d found_v upon_o the_o person_n who_o by_o his_o authority_n make_v it_o apt_a to_o continue_v and_o then_o it_o will_v last_v no_o long_o then_o while_o he_o live_v or_o at_o most_o till_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o wicked_a successor_n this_o in_o my_o opinion_n david_n know_v well_o when_o in_o a_o psalm_n he_o say_v deus_fw-la judicium_fw-la tuum_fw-la regi_fw-la da_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d tuam_fw-la filio_fw-la regis_fw-la as_o though_o he_o will_v say_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o a_o empire_n that_o the_o first_o king_n be_v good_a but_o it_o be_v necessary_a his_o successor_n be_v good_a also_o and_o then_o it_o be_v like_a to_o last_v a_o long_a time_n 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la sole_a &_o ante_fw-la lunam_fw-la in_o generatione_n &_o generatione_n but_o because_o after_o solomon_n there_o follow_v a_o wicked_a successor_n the_o kingdom_n be_v in_o part_n dissolve_v so_o the_o kingdom_n of_o romulus_n succeed_v well_o with_o he_o because_o there_o come_v after_o he_o numa_n pompilius_n who_o by_o give_v good_a law_n fill_v it_o with_o religion_n but_o afterward_o in_o tarqvinius_n superbus_n it_o come_v to_o ruin_v so_o also_o that_o of_o hiero_n come_v to_o nothing_o through_o a_o wicked_a successor_n so_o the_o reformation_n which_o augustus_n make_v of_o his_o country_n succeed_v ill_o to_o he_o because_o there_o come_v after_o he_o a_o tiberius_n a_o caius_n a_o claudius_z and_o last_o a_o nero_n who_o abrogate_a law_n &_o religion_n it_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o come_v to_o ruin_v the_o reformation_n therefore_o be_v ill_o found_v and_o never_o last_v long_o that_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o one_o see_v the_o city_n be_v eternal_a &_o the_o prince_n mortal_a but_o then_o be_v reformation_n like_o to_o continue_v when_o they_o be_v found_v upon_o those_o that_o receive_v they_o wherein_o for_o another_o reason_n i_o will_v help_v myself_o with_o a_o doctrine_n of_o s._n thomas_n where_o he_o say_v that_o when_o a_o form_n come_v to_o be_v perfect_o receive_v of_o the_o matter_n although_o the_o agent_n that_o introduce_v the_o form_n be_v remove_v yet_o the_o form_n remain_v in_o the_o matter_n still_o if_o fire_n be_v introduce_v in_o wood_n by_o another_o fire_n though_o the_o agent_n be_v remove_v yet_o the_o fire_n remain_v in_o the_o wood_n still_o but_o when_o a_o form_n be_v introduce_v unperfect_o or_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o s._n thomas_n inchoative_n there_o if_o the_o agent_n be_v remove_v either_o it_o last_v but_o little_a as_o water_v that_o be_v heat_v or_o else_o go_v whole_o away_o with_o the_o agent_n as_o the_o enlighten_v the_o air_n by_o the_o depart_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o likewise_o when_o a_o prince_n have_v perfect_o introduce_v good_a ordinance_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o city_n although_o he_o die_v himself_o yet_o they_o will_v still_o remain_v but_o if_o they_o be_v introduce_v but_o unperfect_o that_o be_v not_o full_o establish_v then_o certain_o either_o they_o will_v last_v but_o little_a as_o water_v heat_v or_o with_o his_o death_n that_o introduce_v they_o will_v die_v also_o as_o the_o enlighten_v of_o the_o air_n to_o return_v to_o our_o purpose_n i_o say_v before_o that_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o that_o augustus_n be_v not_o too_o blame_v for_o not_o give_v it_o liberty_n that_o it_o be_v not_o capable_a be_v manifest_a see_v in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o empire_n come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o person_n as_o more_o regard_v the_o good_a of_o their_o country_n than_o their_o own_o dignity_n such_o as_o trajan_n antoninus_n pius_n marcus_n aurelius_n and_o other_o be_v if_o they_o have_v know_v that_o it_o have_v be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n to_o have_v have_v liberty_n they_o certain_o will_v have_v give_v it_o i_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o give_v example_n of_o hiero_n as_o be_v indeed_o most_o like_a to_o augustus_n for_o he_o be_v a_o citizen_n of_o syracuse_n have_v in_o his_o hand_n a_o army_n for_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n and_o by_o devise_n cut_v they_o all_o in_o piece_n that_o be_v not_o for_o his_o turn_n and_o afterward_o with_o those_o very_a arm_n he_o make_v himself_o lord_n of_o syracuse_n in_o which_o government_n he_o raise_v not_o himself_o above_o equality_n rule_v with_o much_o prudence_n and_o content_n of_o the_o subject_n as_o also_o he_o enlarge_v the_o dominion_n of_o syracuse_n and_o last_o intend_v to_o leave_v it_o in_o liberty_n but_o that_o he_o do_v it_o not_o there_o be_v two_o impediment_n the_o first_o because_o the_o city_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o it_o and_o therefore_o livy_n say_v syracusaeque_fw-la cum_fw-la breve_fw-la tempus_fw-la affulsisset_fw-la in_fw-la antiquam_fw-la servitutem_fw-la reciderant_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n speak_v of_o the_o people_n of_o syracuse_n he_o say_v aut_fw-la seruit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aut_fw-la superb_fw-la dominatur_fw-la libertatem_fw-la quae_fw-la media_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d modice_fw-la nec_fw-la habere_fw-la sciunt_fw-la a_o second_o impediment_n be_v the_o woman_n who_o through_o desire_n of_o rule_n wrought_v so_o with_o he_o that_o he_o leave_v his_o nephew_n hieronymus_n his_o successor_n a_o most_o perfidious_a and_o cruel_a man_n and_o far_o differ_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o uncle_n augustus_n likewise_o be_v a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n and_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n a_o army_n for_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n when_o he_o put_v all_o those_o to_o death_n that_o be_v able_a to_o oppose_v he_o and_o then_o turn_v those_o very_a arm_n against_o his_o country_n he_o make_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n in_o which_o government_n he_o use_v great_a equality_n show_v great_a prudence_n enlarge_v the_o empire_n and_o last_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o leave_v it_o in_o liberty_n whereof_o he_o have_v often_o speech_n with_o 〈◊〉_d and_o agrippa_n and_o if_o he_o leave_v it_o not_o in_o liberty_n it_o be_v long_o of_o two_o thing_n one_o because_o the_o city_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o liberty_n non_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d discordantis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d remedium_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la uno_fw-la regeretur_fw-la and_o as_o galba_n say_v of_o the_o roman_n nec_fw-la totam_fw-la libertatem_fw-la nec_fw-la totam_fw-la servitutem_fw-la pati_fw-la possunt_fw-la a_o second_o cause_n be_v livia_n who_o have_v besot_v the_o old_a man_n augustus_n persuade_v he_o to_o leave_v tiberius_n his_o successor_n a_o cruel_a man_n and_o one_o that_o be_v no_o more_o of_o kin_n to_o augustus_n his_o condition_n then_o to_o his_o blood_n as_o tacitus_n show_v where_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d tibero_fw-la morum_fw-la via_fw-la and_o thus_o it_o appear_v that_o augustus_n and_o hiero_n be_v very_o like_a but_o yet_o in_o one_o thing_n they_o have_v very_o unlike_a fortune_n for_o the_o empire_n of_o augustus_n end_v not_o