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write_v chap._n xiii_o ¶_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o province_n that_o rebel_v in_o his_o reign_n and_o the_o prodigy_n of_o his_o death_n there_o rebel_v against_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o commodus_n the_o mauritane_n the_o datian_n the_o sarmatian_n and_o the_o german_n all_o which_o be_v only_o come_v by_o the_o roman_a capiteine_n for_o that_o commodus_n do_v rather_o employ_v his_o valiantness_n in_o vice_n then_o in_o resist_a enemy_n he_o be_v not_o only_o in_o his_o word_n and_o work_n vain_a and_o frivolous_a but_o also_o in_o his_o letter_n which_o he_o write_v for_o the_o empire_n for_o that_o many_o time_n be_v advertise_v from_o country_n and_o province_n of_o cause_n of_o great_a importance_n he_o will_v answer_n they_o with_o matter_n of_o vanity_n and_o sometime_o will_v send_v a_o whole_a sheet_n of_o paper_n seal_v and_o firm_v contain_v only_o one_o latin_a word_n that_o be_v to_o say_v vale._n notwithstanding_o the_o day_n of_o his_o reign_n 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shall_v have_v prove_v a_o paragon_n in_o virtue_n and_o not_o as_o thou_o be_v a_o monster_n in_o all_o vice_n if_o thou_o will_v consider_v many_o thing_n do_v persuade_v and_o also_o bind_v thou_o to_o be_v good_a but_o nothing_o provoke_v thou_o to_o be_v evil_a that_o be_v to_o weet_v ▪_o to_o be_v a_o man_n reasonable_a to_o have_v be_v a_o priest_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o rome_n to_o be_v now_o a_o emperor_n to_o have_v nourish_v thou_o in_o my_o house_n and_o to_o be_v descend_v of_o blood_n so_o noble_a and_o generous_a for_o it_o much_o provoke_v man_n to_o perform_v that_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v &_o to_o remember_v from_o whence_o they_o be_v descend_v believe_v i_o my_o son_n that_o with_o less_o cost_n and_o more_o ease_n thou_o shall_v be_v virtuous_a then_o vicious_a because_o vice_n content_v the_o flesh_n when_o they_o be_v commit_v and_o torment_v the_o heart_n after_o they_o be_v perform_v but_o virtue_n yield_v not_o so_o much_o grief_n in_o their_o work_v as_o pleasure_v when_o we_o have_v give_v repulse_n unto_o vice_n i_o may_v not_o comprehend_v the_o froward_a fortune_n that_o follow_v thou_o or_o the_o sorrowful_a destiny_n which_o have_v pursue_v i_o since_o i_o nourish_v thou_o in_o truth_n and_o thou_o prove_v and_o be_v become_v a_o liar_n i_o breed_v thou_o chaste_a and_o thou_o be_v imbrue_v with_o impudicitie_fw-la i_o bring_v thou_o up_o in_o temperance_n &_o thou_o have_v stain_v thyself_o with_o excess_n and_o gluttony_n i_o train_v thou_o in_o shamefastness_n and_o thou_o rendre_v a_o life_n most_o dissolute_a and_o that_o which_o be_v worst_a above_o the_o rest_n thou_o do_v neither_o fear_n to_o offend_v the_o god_n or_o escandalize_v man_n admit_v thou_o will_v not_o be_v good_a for_o any_o offence_n unto_o the_o god_n that_o have_v create_v thou_o or_o any_o grief_n or_o scandal_n unto_o man_n with_o who_o thou_o do_v live_v yet_o ought_v thou_o so_o to_o be_v to_o remove_v all_o heaviness_n and_o displeasure_n 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