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the_o four_o pillar_n in_o the_o house_n of_o wisdom_n pillar_n wisdom_n pillar_n viz._n easiness_n to_o be_v entreat_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n may_v either_o signify_v a_o easiness_n to_o believe_v any_o good_a of_o another_o or_o that_o may_v mitigate_v his_o fault_n and_o so_o our_o doctor_n hammond_n paraphrase_v it_o and_o thus_o it_o cast_v a_o frow_a eye_n upon_o those_o that_o be_v very_o prone_a to_o evil_a surmise_n malignant_a interpretation_n of_o other_o man_n action_n and_o intention_n to_o calumniate_a and_o backbiting_a their_o brethren_n and_o who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2.10_o 2_o pet._n 2.10_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n at_o least_o in_o their_o secret_a discourse_n a_o sin_n which_o as_o it_o be_v very_o common_a so_o be_v it_o very_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o charity_n which_o as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 7._o 1_o cor._n 13.6_o 7._o do_v not_o rejoice_v in_o iniquity_n in_o 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when_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n for_o their_o governor_n but_o exhort_v we_o to_o be_v obedient_a not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o fear_v of_o wrath_n and_o punishment_n but_o chief_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o conscience_n sake_n 13.5_o rom._n 13.5_o and_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n so_o strange_a be_v it_o that_o any_o man_n can_v pretend_v conscience_n as_o a_o encouragement_n to_o disobedience_n 2.13_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o and_o st._n peter_n exhort_v we_o to_o be_v obedient_a to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o lord_n sake_n strange_a then_o it_o be_v that_o any_o can_v pretend_v obedience_n to_o god_n as_o opposite_a to_o their_o allegiance_n to_o caesar_n piety_n be_v define_v by_o cicero_n deor._n cicero_n de_fw-fr na._n deor._n to_o be_v justitia_fw-la erga_fw-la deos_fw-la and_o st._n augustine_n explain_v it_o it_o be_v verus_fw-la cultus_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o right_a way_n of_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n ludovicus_n vives_z aug._n aug._n civ_o d._n l._n 4._o c._n 23._o comment_fw-fr in_o aug._n tell_v we_o that_o piety_n be_v also_o take_v for_o reverence_n to_o our_o elder_n and_o superior_n which_o make_v it_o the_o more_o strange_a that_o any_o shall_v oppose_v piety_n to_o that_o reverence_n and_o obedience_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o parent_n and_o superior_n what_o shall_v we_o then_o say_v of_o they_o who_o 2._o tacitus_n hist_o l._n 2._o as_o the_o historian_n say_v of_o otho_n soldier_n jussa_fw-la dueum_n interpretari_fw-la quam_fw-la exequi_fw-la malunt_fw-la be_v nimble_a at_o dispute_v then_o at_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o their_o governor_n how_o far_o be_v they_o from_o that_o wisdom_n which_o be_v from_o above_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o such_o person_n be_v furnish_v with_o many_o plea_n to_o colour_n and_o countenance_v their_o disobedience_n some_o will_v find_v fault_n with_o those_o that_o rule_v they_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o facilis_fw-la cuivis_fw-la rigidi_fw-la censura_fw-la chachinni_fw-la 18._o juvenal_n sat._n 18._o he_o that_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o malicious_a mind_n towards_o any_o person_n and_o carry_v a_o pestilent_a tongue_n in_o his_o head_n may_v easy_o open_v his_o mouth_n against_o that_o man_n person_n or_o action_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o see_v fault_n in_o those_o that_o govern_v then_o to_o rule_v well_o if_o ourselves_o be_v in_o authority_n he_o take_v but_o little_a notice_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o present_a world_n who_o be_v not_o sensible_a that_o one_o great_a cause_n of_o breed_v and_o nourish_v this_o malignant_a and_o disobedient_a temper_n in_o man_n spirit_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o seducer_n who_o creep_v into_o house_n and_o lead_v by_o the_o ear_n not_o