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army_n because_o that_o the_o sinew_n of_o war_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o principal_a force_n be_v depose_v and_o put_v into_o their_o hand_n chapter_n viii_o ¶_o of_o the_o warlike_a vocation_n the_o warlike_a vocation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o man_n of_o war_n comprise_v also_o under_o the_o politic_a vocation_n and_o yet_o differ_v from_o that_o we_o have_v hitherto_o speak_v of_o in_o that_o it_o be_v exercise_v by_o arm_n and_o the_o other_o without_o arm_n be_v not_o as_o it_o be_v show_v in_o many_o place_n reprove_v but_o allow_v and_o commend_v provide_v there_o be_v no_o injury_n molestation_n or_o oppression_n do_v to_o any_o one_o by_o they_o that_o be_v call_v to_o this_o vocation_n of_o arm_n but_o that_o they_o content_v themselves_o with_o their_o pay_n and_o wage_n so_o that_o be_v call_v by_o the_o king_n prince_n or_o magistrate_n have_v authority_n to_o do_v the_o same_o to_o go_v on_o warrefare_n to_o maintain_v subject_n in_o peace_n and_o repulse_n 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the_o reason_n thereof_o ne_o yet_o under_o that_o pretext_n to_o refuse_v the_o obedience_n due_a unto_o his_o prince_n unless_o the_o cause_n be_v notorious_o know_v to_o be_v unjust_a and_o unreasonable_a as_o to_o maintain_v or_o set_v uppe_o a_o false_a religion_n or_o other_o wise_a for_o the_o natural_a and_o due_a order_n to_o conserve_v peace_n among_o man_n require_v that_o the_o authority_n advice_n &_o enterprise_n of_o war_n shall_v apperteine_v to_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o not_o to_o particular_a person_n prince_n the_o authority_n and_o advice_n of_o war_n be_v long_v to_o the_o prince_n the_o prince_n also_o undoubted_o ought_v considered_o by_o good_a advice_n and_o not_o through_o ambition_n glory_n and_o greediness_n revenge_n or_o other_o passion_n of_o mind_n enter_v into_o the_o high_a path_n of_o king_n as_o the_o orator_n cineas_n say_v to_o pyrrhus_n name_v insatiable_a desire_n to_o reign_v and_o without_o great_a occasion_n cineas_n cineas_n to_o come_v unto_o this_o extreme_a mean_a and_o remedy_n of_o war_n to_o be_v short_a man_n of_o war_n ought_v to_o be_v such_o plato_n pyrrhus_n what_o kind_n of_o man_n soldier_n ought_v to_o be_v plato_n as_o plato_n in_o few_o word_n advertise_v they_o to_o wit_n like_v unto_o good_a watch_v dog_n which_o be_v curse_v and_o dangerous_a unto_o such_o as_o come_v from_o without_o to_o do_v hurt_v and_o courteous_a gentle_a and_o tractable_a to_o they_o which_o be_v within_o and_o not_o as_o the_o greek_a proverb_n say_v lion_n at_o home_n and_o fox_n abroad_o and_o i_o will_v to_o god_n that_o they_o of_o our_o time_n have_v this_o lesson_n well_o in_o mind_n themistocles_n themistocles_n and_o will_v show_v themselves_o such_o that_o man_n may_v not_o just_o upray_v they_o as_o themistocles_n do_v some_o of_o his_o time_n that_o they_o be_v like_a unto_o casserons_n because_o say_v he_o that_o you_o have_v a_o knife_n in_o deed_n but_o you_o have_v no_o heart_n chapter_n ix_o of_o the_o comparison_n of_o vocation_n one_o with_o a_o other_o and_o first_o of_o the_o contemplative_a with_o the_o active_a we_o have_v see_v what_o the_o vocation_n particular_a and_o general_a be_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o vocation_n contemplative_a &_o active_a and_o the_o active_a vocation_n aswell_o private_a as_o public_a with_o all_o their_o kind_n and_o difference_n without_o omission_n as_o we_o think_v of_o aught_o that_o may_v belong_v to_o the_o politic_a civil_a and_o humane_a declaration_n vocation_n the_o author_n mean_v not_o to_o speak_v but_o of_o humane_a vocation_n for_o as_o touch_v the_o high_a secret_a and_o especial_a vocation_n of_o god_n and_o chéef_o that_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v to_o example_n as_o of_o many_o call_v to_o diverse_a action_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v in_o consequence_n here_o be_v no_o place_n meet_v to_o speak_v of_o they_o now_o to_o make_v the_o excellency_n &_o utility_n of_o all_o the_o vocation_n above_o 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