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will_v ensue_v xix_o w_n 20_o your_o lot_n inform_v how_o to_o know_v where_o best_o your_o love_n you_o may_v bestow_v and_o by_o the_o same_o it_o may_v appear_v what_o music_n most_o affect_v your_o ear_n deny_v it_o not_o for_o by_o your_o leave_n we_o by_o your_o look_n your_o heart_n perceive_v and_o this_o perhaps_o you_o will_v think_v upon_o to_o purpose_n when_o you_o be_v alone_o xx._n 21_o this_o lot_n may_v make_v we_o all_o suspect_n that_o some_o wrong_a object_n you_o affect_v and_o that_o where_o dearness_n you_o pretend_v it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o noble_a end_n what_o mischief_n from_o such_o falsehood_n flow_v your_o emblem_n very_o true_o show_v and_o may_v more_o happy_a make_v your_o fate_n if_o counsel_n be_v not_o come_v too_o late_o xxi_o 22_o to_o trust_v on_o other_o thou_o be_v apt_a and_o have_v already_o be_v entrap_v or_o may_v ever_o long_o be_v much_o deceive_v by_o some_o who_o thou_o have_v well_o believe_v be_v heedful_a therefore_o of_o thy_o 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25_o â—y_a this_o your_o emblem_n we_o discern_v that_o you_o be_v yet_o of_o age_n to_o learn_v and_o that_o when_o elâ—er_n you_o shall_v grow_v there_o will_v be_v more_o for_o you_o to_o know_v presume_v nâ—t_n therefore_o of_o your_o wit_n but_o strive_v that_o you_o may_v better_v it_o for_o of_o your_o age_n we_o many_o view_n that_o far_o more_o wisdom_n have_v than_o you_o xxv_o 26_o by_o thy_o complaint_n it_o have_v appear_v thou_o think_v thy_o virtue_n want_n reward_n and_o that_o if_o they_o their_o merit_n have_v thou_o rich_a and_o noble_a shall_v be_v make_v to_o drive_v thou_o from_o that_o partial_a tâ—â—ught_n thou_o by_o a_o emblem_n shall_v be_v teach_v that_o where_o true_a virtue_n may_v be_v find_v the_o true_a wealth_n will_v still_o abound_v xxvi_o 27_o by_o this_o thy_o lot_n thou_o do_v appear_v to_o be_v of_o those_o who_o love_n to_o hear_v the_o preacher_n voice_n or_o else_o of_o they_o that_o undervalue_n or_o contemn_v those_o daily_a shower_n of_o 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signify_v thâ—se_o who_o in_o fiery_a chariot_n do_v aspire_v elijah-like_a to_o immortality_n or_o those_o heroic_a spirit_n who_o unharmed_a have_v through_o the_o fire_n of_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n with_o virtue_n and_o with_o innocence_n arm_v walk_v onward_o in_o the_o pathway_n of_o perfection_n the_o fiery-tryall_n which_o like_o wood_n and_o hay_n consume_v the_o work_n of_o every_o wickedone_a and_o make_v all_o their_o hope_n to_o fume_v away_o do_v purify_v what_o faithfullman_n have_v do_v they_o triumph_v in_o the_o flame_n and_o shall_v obtain_v the_o glorious_a crown_n of_o endlesse-happinesse_n when_o all_o that_o show_v of_o bliss_n appear_v vain_a which_o worldly_a man_n have_v seem_v to_o possess_v for_o though_o some_o sin_n and_o folly_n gild_a be_v and_o shine_v like_o pure_a gold_n and_o pretious-stone_n this_o test_n will_v find_v of_o what_o alloy_n they_o be_v and_o make_v they_o know_v but_o counterfeit_v one_o for_o in_o this_o furnace_n all_o such_o worm_n expire_v and_o none_o but_o virtue_n live_v in_o this_o fire_n he_o over_o all_o the_o star_n do_v reign_v that_o unto_o wisdom_n can_v attain_v sapiens_fw-la dominabitur_fw-la astris_fw-la illustr._n xxxi_o book_n 1._o i_o be_o not_o of_o their_o mind_n who_o think_v the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o planet_n and_o those_o glorious_a light_n which_o trim_v the_o sphares_n do_v in_o their_o motion_n run_v to_o no_o more_o purpose_n then_o to_o please_v our_o sight_n nor_o for_o distinguishment_n of_o night_n and_o day_n or_o of_o the_o season_n and_o the_o time_n alone_o can_v i_o suppose_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n display_v those_o many_o star_n we_o nightly_o gaze_v upon_o for_o both_o by_o reason_n and_o by_o commonsense_n we_o know_v and_o often_o feel_v that_o from_o above_o the_o planet_n have_v on_o we_o a_o influence_n and_o that_o our_o body_n vary_v as_o they_o move_v moreover_o holy_a writ_n infer_v that_o these_o have_v some_o such_o power_n even_o in_o those_o place_n where_o it_o name_v orion_n and_o the_o pleyade_n which_o star_n of_o much_o inferior_a nature_n be_v yet_o hence_o conclude_v not_o therefore_o that_o the_o mind_n be_v by_o the_o star_n constrain_v to_o obey_v their_o influence_n or_o so_o by_o they_o incline_v that_o by_o no_o mean_n resist_v the_o same_o we_o may_v for_o though_o they_o form_v the_o body_n temperature_n and_o though_o the_o mind_n incline_v after_o that_o by_o grace_n another_o temper_n we_o procure_v which_o guide_v the_o motion_n of_o suppose_a fate_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v noble_a than_o the_o sphere_n and_o if_o it_o gain_v the_o place_n which_o may_v be_v have_v not_o here_o alone_o on_o earth_n the_o rule_n it_o bear_v but_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o that_o god_n have_v make_v be_v wise_a in_o he_o and_o if_o just_a cause_n there_o be_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v stand_v and_o wait_v on_o thou_o a_o prince_n most_o ennoble_a part_n be_v skill_n in_o arm_n and_o love_n to_o arts._n exit_fw-la vtroqve_fw-la caesar_n illustr._n xxxii_o book_n 1._o right_o blessed_v be_v they_o on_o who_o god_n have_v bestow_v a_o king_n who_o virtue_n have_v approve_v he_o to_o be_v a_o ornament_n unto_o his_o throne_n and_o as_o a_o lustre_n to_o his_o diadem_n he_o seek_v not_o only_a how_o to_o keep_v in_o awe_n his_o people_n by_o those_o mean_v that_o rightful_a be_v but_o do_v unto_o himself_o become_v a_o law_n and_o by_o example_n pious_a way_n declare_v he_o love_v peace_n and_o after_o it_o pursue_v yet_o if_o of_o war_n a_o just_a occasion_n come_v do_v nor_o bellona_n challenge_n refuse_v nor_o fear_n to_o beat_v defiance_n on_o his_o drum_n he_o be_v as_o ready_a also_o to_o advance_v the_o liberal_a art_n and_o from_o his_o land_n to_o drive_v all_o false_a religion_n schism_n and_o ignorance_n as_o other_o public_a profit_n to_o contrive_v and_o such_o a_o prince_n be_v not_o a_o casuall-thing_n the_o glory_n of_o a_o throne_n by_o chance_n possess_v nor_o mere_o from_o his_o parent_n do_v he_o spring_v but_o he_o be_v rather_o god_n immediate_a blessing_n if_o thou_o desire_v such_o a_o prince_n to_o be_v or_o to_o acquire_v that_o worth_n which_o may_v allure_v such_o prince_n to_o vouchsafe_v some_o grace_n to_o thou_o their_o kingly_a virtue_n labour_v to_o procure_v in_o military_a practice_n delight_n not_o for_o a_o wicked_a or_o vainglorious_a end_n but_o to_o maintain_v the_o cause_n that_o be_v upright_o or_o thy_o distress_a country_n to_o defend_v and_o strive_v that_o thou_o as_o excellent_a may_v be_v in_o knowledge_n as_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o degree_n true-lover_n life_n in_o one_o heart_n lie_v both_o live_v or_o both_o together_o dye_v perseqvar_n exstinctu_n illustr._n xxxiii_o book_n 1._o he_o that_o shall_v say_v he_o love_v and_o be_v again_o so_o well-beloved_a that_o neither_o he_o nor_o she_o suspect_v each_o other_o neither_o needs_o to_o gain_v new_a proof_n that_o they_o in_o all_o desire_v agree_v and_o yet_o shall_v cool_v again_o in_o their_o affection_n and_o leave_v to_o love_n or_o live_v till_o they_o be_v lover_n the_o secondtime_n it_o some_o gross_a imperfection_n in_o one_o if_o not_o in_o both_o of_o they_o discover_v it_o be_v not_o love_n which_o do_v between_o they_o grow_v but_o rather_o somewhat_o like_a unto_o the_o same_o which_o have_v make_v a_o fair_a deceive_a show_n obtain_v a_o while_n that_o honourable_a name_n for_o false-affection_n will_v together_o play_v so_o love_o and_o oft_o so_o act_v those_o part_n which_o real_a seem_v that_o for_o a_o time_n they_o may_v appear_v the_o child_n of_o vnfeigned-heart_n yea_o manytime_n true_a turtle_n be_v deceive_v by_o counterfeit_a passion_n till_o their_o love_n of_o her_o true_a object_n find_v herself_o bereave_v and_o after_o it_o be_v force_v to_o remove_v but_o where_o true_a love_n beget_v and_o enjoy_v the_o proper_a object_n which_o she_o do_v desire_v nor_o time_n nor_o injury_n the_o same_o destroy_v but_o it_o continue_v a_o perpetual_a fire_n like_o amorous_a thisbe_n to_o her_o pyramus_n on_o all_o occasion_n it_o continue_v true_a nor_o night_n nor_o danger_n make_v it_o timorous_a but_o through_o all_o peril_n it_o will_v he_o pursue_v thus_o both_o in_o life_n in_o death_n in_o all_o estate_n true_a lover_n will_v be_v true_a associate_n when_o two_o agree_v in_o their_o desire_n one_o spark_n will_v set_v they_o both_o on_o fire_n flammescit_fw-la vterqve_fw-la illustr._n xxxiv_o book_n 1._o the_o westerne-indians_a when_o they_o want_v a_o fire_n to_o warm_v their_o naked_a limb_n or_o dress_v their_o food_n at_o every_o need_n accomplish_v their_o desire_n by_o often_o rub_v of_o two_o stick_n of_o wood._n from_o whence_o these_o observation_n we_o may_v take_v first_o that_o in_o they_o who_o nature_n gentle_a be_v a_o long_a contention_n such_o a_o change_n may_v make_v as_o do_v before_o scarce_o possible_a appear_v next_o that_o when_o two_o in_o opposition_n be_v who_o power_n and_o strength_n and_o malice_n be_v the_o same_o their_o struggle_a heart_n but_o seldom_o do_v agree_v till_o they_o beget_v a_o selfe-devouring-flame_n and_o three_o it_o inform_v that_o those_o chaste_a fire_n which_o on_o love_n altar_n keep_v a_o lasting-heat_a be_v those_o which_o in_o two_o heart_n two_o like-desires_a upon_o each_o other_o mutual_o beget_v hence_o therefore_o learn_v thou_o first_o not_o to_o contemn_v their_o mildness_n who_o to_o anger_n be_v not_o prone_a lest_o many_o wrong_n do_v stir_v up_o fire_n in_o they_o and_o work_v thou_o mischief_n when_o thou_o look_v for_o none_o be_v wary_a next_o though_o thou_o thyself_o be_v strong_a how_o with_o a_o powerful_a foe_n thou_o do_v contend_v for_o they_o that_o wrestle_v in_o contention_n long_o will_n sure_a beshrew_v their_o madness_n in_o the_o end_n and_o if_o to_o warm_v thou_o by_o love_n fire_n thou_o seek_v thy_o peâ—re_n in_o year_n and_o manner_n pray_v to_o find_v let_v both_o your_o aim_n and_o long_n be_v alike_o be_v one_o in_o faith_n and_o will_v and_o one_o in_o mind_n so_o you_o shall_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o your_o desire_n and_o warm_v each_o other_o with_o a_o kindly_a fire_n he_o that_o delight_v to_o plant_v and_o set_v make_v after-age_n in_o his_o debt_n post_z eritati_fw-la illustr._n xxxv_o book_n 1._o when_o i_o behold_v the_o havoc_n and_o the_o spoil_n which_o even_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o my_o day_n be_v make_v through_o every_o quarter_n of_o this_o i_o will_v in_o wood_n and_o grove_n which_o be_v this_o kingdom_n praise_n and_o when_o i_o mind_n with_o how_o much_o greediness_n we_o seek_v the_o present_a gain_n in_o every_o thing_n not_o care_v so_o our_o lust_n we_o may_v possess_v what_o damage_n to_o posterity_n we_o bring_v they_o do_v methinks_v as_o if_o they_o do_v foresee_v that_o some_o of_o