grudge_v thou_o to_o see_v war_n among_o man_n there_o be_v likewise_o between_o the_o element_n element_n what_o great_a land_n have_v be_v waste_v yea_o whole_o swallow_v up_o by_o sudden_a deluge_n and_o violent_a overflowing_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o old_a time_n the_o sea_n overwhelm_v whole_o a_o great_a island_n call_v atlantis_n i_o think_v not_o the_o story_n fabulous_a and_o after_o that_o the_o mighty_a city_n corinth_n helice_n and_o bura_n but_o to_o leave_v ancient_a example_n in_o our_o own_o father_n age_n here_o in_o belgica_n zealand_n two_o island_n with_o the_o town_n and_o man_n in_o they_o and_o even_o now_o in_o our_o time_n this_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n neptune_n open_v to_o himself_o new_a gap_n and_o swip_v up_o daily_a the_o weak_a bank_n of_o frizeland_n and_o other_o country_n yet_o do_v not_o the_o earth_n sit_v still_o like_o a_o slothful_a huswife_n but_o sometime_o revenge_v herself_o and_o make_v new_a island_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o sea_n they_o though_o neptune_n marvel_v and_o be_v move_v thereat_o and_o if_o these_o great_a body_n which_o to_o we_o seem_v everlasting_a be_v subject_a to_o mutability_n and_o alteration_n why_o much_o more_o shall_v not_o town_n commonwealth_n and_o kingdom_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v mortal_a as_o they_o that_o do_v compose_v they_o as_o each_o particular_a man_n have_v his_o youth_n his_o strength_n old_a age_n and_o death_n so_o fare_v it_o with_o those_o other_o body_n they_o begin_v they_o increase_v they_o stand_v and_o flourish_v and_o all_o to_o this_o end_n that_o they_o may_v decay_v one_o earthquake_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n overthrow_v twelve_o famous_a town_n of_o asia_n and_o as_o many_o in_o campania_n in_o constantine_n time_n city_n one_o war_n of_o attila_n a_o scythian_a prince_n destroy_v above_o a_o hundred_o city_n the_o ancient_a thebes_n of_o egypt_n be_v scarce_o hold_v in_o remembrance_n at_o this_o day_n and_o a_o hundred_o town_n of_o crete_n not_o believe_v ever_o to_o have_v be_v to_o come_v to_o more_o certainty_n our_o elder_n see_v the_o ruin_n of_o carthage_n numantia_n corinth_n and_o wonder_v thereat_o and_o ourselves_o have_v behold_v the_o unworthy_a relic_n of_o athens_n sparta_n and_o many_o renown_a city_n yea_o even_o that_o mean_v lady_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o country_n false_o term_v everlasting_a where_o be_v she_o overwhelm_v pull_v down_o burn_v over-flowed_n she_o be_v perish_v with_o more_o than_o one_o kind_n of_o destruction_n and_o at_o this_o day_n she_o be_v ambitious_o seek_v for_o but_o not_o find_v in_o her_o found_v proper_a soil_n see_v thou_o that_o noble_a turkish_a byzantium_n be_v proud_a with_o the_o seat_n of_o two_o empire_n venice_n lift_v up_o with_o the_o stableness_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n continuance_n their_o day_n shall_v come_v at_o length_n and_o thou_o also_o our_o antwerp_n the_o beauty_n of_o city_n in_o time_n â—halt_v come_v to_o nothing_o for_o this_o great_a master-builder_n pull_v down_o set_v up_o and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o lawful_o speak_v make_v a_o sport_n of_o human_a affair_n and_o like_o a_o image-maker_n form_v and_o frame_v to_o himself_o sundry_a sort_n of_o portrature_n in_o his_o clay_n i_o have_v speak_v yet_o of_o town_n and_o city_n country_n likewise_o and_o kingdom_n run_v the_o very_a same_o race_n once_o the_o east_n flourish_v annal._n assyria_n egypt_n and_o jewrie_n excel_v in_o war_n and_o peace_n that_o glory_n be_v transfer_v into_o europe_n which_o now_o like_o a_o disease_a body_n seem_v unto_o i_o to_o be_v shake_v and_o to_o have_v a_o feel_n of_o her_o great_a confusion_n nigh_o at_o hand_n yea_o and_o that_o which_o be_v more_o and_o never_o enough_o to_o be_v marvel_v at_o this_o world_n have_v now_o be_v inhabit_v these_o five_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o year_n be_v at_o length_n come_v to_o his_o dotage_n and_o that_o we_o may_v now_o approve_v again_o the_o fable_n of_o anaxarchus_n in_o old_a time_n hiss_v at_o behold_v how_o there_o arise_v else_o where_o new_a people_n &_o a_o mutability_n new_a world_n o_o the_o law_n of_o necessity_n wonder_a and_o not_o to_o be_v comprehend_v all_o thing_n run_v into_o this_o fatal_a whirl_n pool_n of_o ebb_a and_o flow_v and_o some_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n be_v long_o last_v but_o not_o everlasting_a lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n and_o look_v about_o with_o i_o for_o it_o grieve_v i_o not_o to_o stand_v long_o upon_o this_o point_n and_o behold_v the_o alteration_n of_o all_o human_a affair_n and_o the_o swell_a and_o swage_v of_o they_o as_o of_o the_o sea_n arise_v thou_o fall_n thou_o rule_v thou_o obey_v thou_o hide_v thou_o thy_o head_n lift_v thou_o up_o thou_o and_o let_v this_o wheel_n of_o changeable_a thing_n run_v round_o so_o long_o as_o this_o round_a world_n remain_v have_v you_o germane_a in_o time_n pass_v be_v fierce_a be_v you_o now_o mild_a than_o most_o people_n of_o europe_n '_o have_v you_o briton_n be_v uncivil_a heretofore_o now_o exceed_v you_o the_o egyptian_n and_o people_n of_o world_n sybaris_n in_o delight_n &_o tiche_n have_v greece_n one_o flourish_v now_o let_v she_o be_v afflict_v have_v italy_n sway_v the_o sceptre_n now_o let_v she_o be_v in_o subjection_n you_o goth_n you_o vandal_n you_o vile_a of_o the_o barbarian_n peep_v you_o out_o of_o your_o lurk_a hole_n and_o come_v rule_v the_o nation_n in_o your_o turn_n draw_v near_o you_o rude_a they_o scythian_n and_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n hold_v you_o a_o while_o the_o reins_n of_o asia_n and_o europe_n yet_o you_o again_o soon_o after_o give_v place_n and_o yield_v up_o the_o sceptre_n to_o another_o nation_n border_v on_o the_o ocean_n be_o i_o deceive_v or_o else_o do_v i_o see_v the_o sun_n of_o another_o new_a empire_n arise_v in_o the_o weâ—t_n chap_a xvii_o we_o come_v to_o that_o necessity_n which_o be_v of_o destiny_n first_o destiny_n itself_o avouch_v that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o general_a consent_n therein_o of_o the_o common_a people_n and_o wise_a man_n but_o different_a in_o part_n how_o many_o way_n destiny_n have_v be_v take_v among_o the_o auncientes_n thus_o speak_v langius_n and_o with_o his_o talk_n cause_v the_o tear_n to_o trickle_v down_o my_o cheek_n so_o clearelie_o seem_v he_o to_o behold_v the_o vanity_n of_o human_a affair_n with_o that_o lift_n up_o my_o voice_n alas_o quoth_v i_o what_o be_v we_o or_o all_o these_o matter_n for_o which_o we_o thus_o toil_v what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v some_o body_n what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v no_o body_n man_n be_v a_o shadow_n and_o a_o dream_n as_o say_v the_o poet._n then_o speak_v langius_n to_o i_o but_o thou_o young_a man_n do_v not_o only_o contemplate_v on_o these_o thing_n but_o contemn_v they_o destiny_n imprint_v constancy_n in_o thy_o mind_n amid_o this_o casual_a and_o inconstant_a variableness_n of_o all_o thing_n i_o call_v it_o inconstant_a in_o respect_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o judgement_n for_o that_o if_o thou_o look_v unto_o god_n and_o his_o providence_n all_o thing_n succeed_v in_o a_o steady_a and_o immovable_a order_n now_o i_o cast_v aside_o my_o sword_n and_o come_v to_o my_o engine_n neither_o will_v i_o any_o long_o assault_v thy_o sorrow_n with_o handy_a weapon_n but_o with_o great_a ordinance_n run_v against_o it_o with_o the_o strong_a and_o terrible_a wit_n ram_n which_o no_o power_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o put_v back_o nor_o policy_n to_o prevent_v this_o place_n be_v somewhat_o slippery_a yet_o i_o will_v enter_v into_o it_o but_o wary_o slow_o and_o as_o the_o grecian_n speak_v with_o a_o quiet_a foot_n and_o first_o that_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o fatal_a destiny_n in_o thing_n i_o think_v neither_o thyself_o lipsius_n nor_o any_o people_n or_o age_n have_v ever_o doubt_v of_o here_o i_o interrupt_v he_o say_v i_o pray_v you_o pardon_v i_o if_o i_o hinder_v you_o a_o little_a in_o this_o course_n what_o do_v you_o oppose_v destiny_n unto_o i_o alas_o this_o be_v but_o a_o weak_a engine_n pusshed_a on_o by_o the_o feeble_a stoic_n i_o tell_v you_o plain_o i_o care_v not_o a_o rush_n for_o the_o destiny_n nor_o for_o the_o they_o lady_n of_o they_o and_o i_o say_v with_o the_o soldier_n in_o plautus_n i_o will_v scatter_v this_o troop_n of_o old_a wife_n with_o one_o blast_n of_o breath_n even_o as_o the_o wind_n do_v the_o leaf_n langius_n look_v stern_o on_o i_o will_v thou_o so_o rash_o and_o unaduised_o say_v he_o delude_v or_o deny_v utterlie_o destiny_n thou_o be_v not_o able_a except_o thou_o can_v at_o once_o take_v away_o the_o divine_a godhead_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o for_o if_o there_o be_v a_o god_n cause_n there_o be_v also_o providence_n if_o it_o a_o decree_n and_o order_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o
i_o mislike_v the_o inequality_n punishment_n in_o that_o some_o folk_n have_v trespass_v but_o a_o little_a be_v greevouslie_o correct_v and_o other_o notorious_o naught_o be_v suffer_v to_o flourish_v and_o have_v dominion_n i_o see_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v be_v like_o thou_o will_v take_v the_o balance_n of_o justice_n out_o of_o god_n hand_n &_o will_v poise_v it_o after_o thy_o own_o fantasy_n and_o pleasure_n to_o what_o else_o tend_v this_o thy_o valuation_n of_o great_a or_o small_a offence_n which_o thou_o assume_v unto_o thou_o before_o god_n but_o here_o lipsius_n i_o will_v have_v thou_o consider_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o man_n can_v neither_o aught_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o judge_v of_o other_o fault_n for_o how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o thou_o silly_a man_n shall_v weigh_v fault_n upright_o which_o do_v not_o mark_v they_o thorough_o judge_n can_v thou_o give_v sentence_n just_o of_o that_o which_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o examine_v diligent_o thou_o will_v easy_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n or_o soul_n which_o sin_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o sense_n but_o yet_o so_o that_o the_o whole_a weight_n and_o burden_n of_o sin_n rest_v upon_o it_o this_o be_v so_o true_a that_o if_o thou_o grant_v a_o man_n have_v commit_v aught_o against_o his_o will_n than_o he_o have_v not_o there_o in_o sin_v if_o it_o be_v so_o how_o be_v thou_o able_a to_o behold_v the_o offence_n which_o â—eest_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o harbour_n and_o seat_n thereof_o and_o sure_o thou_o be_v so_o far_o from_o see_v a_o other_o man_n mind_n that_o thou_o perceave_v not_o thy_o own_o therefore_o this_o be_v great_a folly_n or_o temerity_n in_o arrogate_a to_o thyself_o the_o censure_a and_o judgement_n of_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v nor_o to_o be_v see_v neither_o know_v nor_o able_a to_o be_v comprehend_v by_o any_o man_n knowledge_n second_o admit_v there_o be_v such_o inequality_n as_o thou_o speak_v off_o yet_o be_v there_o no_o harm_n nor_o wrong_v do_v herein_o no_o harm_n in_o y_z t_z it_o be_v for_o their_o good_a which_o be_v present_o punish_v even_o for_o their_o least_o fault_n therein_o god_n love_v us._n good_a and_o we_o ought_v great_o to_o misdoubte_n long_o forbearance_n which_o ever_o bring_v with_o it_o more_o grievous_a pain_n again_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o wrong_n do_v thereby_o because_o as_o i_o say_v we_o have_v all_o of_o we_o deserve_a punishment_n and_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o best_a any_o such_o purity_n but_o that_o some_o spot_n do_v stain_v they_o which_o must_v be_v wash_v away_o with_o this_o salt_n water_n of_o adversity_n alone_o wherefore_o young_a man_n let_v pass_v this_o most_o intricate_a disputation_n of_o the_o estimate_v of_o fault_n and_o offence_n thou_o be_v a_o earthly_a and_o very_a simple_a judge_n refer_v it_o to_o god_n who_o discern_v more_o upright_o and_o sound_o that_o matter_n from_o his_o high_a throne_n of_o justice_n he_o alone_o it_o be_v that_o esteem_v indifferent_o of_o desert_n he_n which_o without_o all_o fraud_n or_o dâ—â—lling_v of_o dissimulation_n behold_v beguile_v virtue_n and_o vice_n in_o their_o proper_a hue_n who_o can_v deceive_v he_o which_o search_v all_o outward_a and_o inward_a thing_n alike_o which_o see_v both_o body_n and_o mind_n the_o tongue_n and_o the_o very_a vein_n of_o the_o heart_n final_o all_o thing_n whether_o open_a or_o secret_a who_o see_v not_o only_o y_fw-mi e_o deed_n â—on_v but_o even_o the_o cause_n &_o proceed_n of_o they_o as_o clear_a as_o the_o noon_n light_n thales_n be_v once_o demand_v whether_o any_o one_o can_v beguile_v god_n that_o do_v commit_v wickedness_n no_o nor_o if_o he_o do_v but_o imagine_v it_o only_o so_o say_v he_o true_o but_o now_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o we_o be_v here_o in_o darkness_n who_o not_o only_o do_v not_o see_v secret_a sin_n but_o also_o such_o as_o be_v do_v under_o the_o coat_n and_o skirt_n as_o they_o say_v no_o nor_o scarce_o those_o that_o be_v manifest_a and_o commit_v in_o the_o day_n light_n for_o we_o do_v not_o discern_v the_o fault_n itself_o and_o the_o whole_a force_n thereof_o but_o only_o some_o external_a sign_n of_o the_o same_o when_o it_o be_v do_v and_o have_v turn_v the_o back_n to_o be_v go_v again_o we_o do_v oftentimes_o think_v they_o the_o best_a man_n who_o god_n know_v to_o be_v the_o worst_a and_o those_o we_o reject_v who_o he_o do_v elect_v wherefore_o if_o thou_o have_v wisdom_n shut_v thy_o eye_n and_o stop_v thy_o mouth_n from_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v touch_v the_o worthiness_n or_o unworthiness_n of_o man_n such_o hide_a cause_n be_v hardly_o know_v for_o certain_a chap_a xvii_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o thy_o objection_n touch_v punishment_n translate_v or_o put_v off_o from_o one_o person_n to_o another_o it_o be_v show_v by_o example_n that_o the_o same_o be_v usual_o do_v among_o man_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n wherefore_o god_n â—iseth_v such_o translate_n of_o punishment_n from_o one_o to_o another_o also_o certain_a other_o matter_n full_a of_o subtle_a curiosity_n but_o now_o the_o three_o cloud_n bring_v in_o to_o over_o shadow_n god_n justice_n punishment_n must_v be_v blow_v away_o for_o some_o say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o deal_v upright_o in_o shift_v over_o punishment_n from_o one_o to_o another_o neither_o be_v it_o well_o that_o the_o posterity_n shall_v suffer_v pain_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o predecessor_n what_o be_v that_o such_o a_o rare_a or_o strange_a matter_n nay_o 〈◊〉_d i_o marvel_v why_o these_o man_n shall_v marvel_v at_o that_o man_n see_v they_o do_v even_o the_o same_o here_o in_o this_o world_n tell_v i_o in_o good_a forth_o do_v not_o the_o reward_n that_o prince_n bestow_v upon_o the_o ancestor_n for_o their_o virtue_n remain_v and_o redound_v also_o to_o their_o posterity_n sure_o they_o do_v and_o i_o think_v the_o like_a of_o revenge_n and_o punishment_n for_o their_o evil_a deserving_n posterity_n behold_v in_o case_n of_o treason_n against_o the_o state_n or_o person_n of_o a_o prince_n some_o be_v apparent_o in_o the_o fault_n and_o other_o do_v communicate_v with_o they_o in_o the_o punishment_n which_o thing_n be_v so_o far_o intend_v by_o man_n severity_n as_o it_o be_v provide_v by_o law_n that_o the_o innocent_a child_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o perpetual_a poverty_n so_o as_o death_n may_v seem_v a_o solace_n to_o they_o and_o life_n a_o scourge_n your_o mind_n be_v altogether_o malicious_a you_o will_v permit_v that_o to_o some_o king_n or_o pettie-potentate_n which_o you_o will_v not_o unto_o god_n who_o notwithstanding_o if_o you_o consider_v it_o well_o have_v far_o great_a reason_n of_o this_o severity_n punishment_n for_o we_o have_v transgress_v and_o rebel_v against_o this_o mighty_a king_n every_o one_o of_o we_o and_o by_o many_o descent_n be_v that_o first_o blemish_n or_o stain_v dirive_v to_o the_o unhappy_a child_n such_o a_o chein_v and_o link_a together_o of_o offence_n there_o be_v before_o god_n offence_n neither_o be_v it_o my_o father_n or_o thy_o that_o first_o begin_v to_o sin_n but_o the_o father_n of_o all_o father_n what_o marvel_n be_v it_o then_o if_o he_o punish_v in_o the_o posterity_n those_o fault_n which_o be_v not_o proper_o diverse_a but_o by_o certain_a communication_n of_o seed_n make_v joint_a and_o never_o being_n discontinue_v but_o to_o let_v pass_v these_o high_a mystery_n and_o to_o deal_v with_o thou_o by_o a_o more_o familiar_a kind_n of_o reason_v know_v this_o separate_v that_o god_n join_v together_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o through_o frailty_n or_o ignorance_n do_v separate_v and_o put_v a_o sunder_o and_o that_o he_o behold_v family_n town_n kingdom_n not_o as_o thing_n confuse_v or_o distinguish_v but_o as_o one_o body_n and_o entire_a nature_n the_o family_n of_o the_o scipio_n or_o caesar_n be_v but_o one_o whole_a thing_n to_o he_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n or_o athens_n during_o all_o their_o time_n of_o their_o continuance_n one_o so_o likewise_o the_o roman_a empery_n thing_n and_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a bond_n of_o law_n and_o communion_n of_o right_n that_o knit_v together_o these_o great_a body_n which_o cause_v a_o participation_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n to_o be_v betwixt_o those_o that_o have_v live_v in_o diverse_a age_n therefore_o be_v the_o scipio_n good_a man_n in_o time_n past_a their_o posterity_n shall_v speed_v the_o better_a for_o it_o before_o the_o heavenly_a judge_n be_v they_o evil_a let_v their_o posterity_n fare_v the_o worse_o have_v the_o fleming_n not_o many_o year_n pass_v be_v lascivious_a covetous_a godless_a let_v we_o smart_v for_o it_o
under_o honorius_n the_o emperor_n there_o be_v such_o scarcity_n and_o lack_n of_o victual_n at_o rome_n annal_n that_o one_o man_n feed_v upon_o another_o and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o common_a assembly_n to_o see_v play_n and_o game_n there_o be_v hear_v a_o voice_n open_o say_v set_v a_o price_n upon_o man_n flesh_n more_o again_o throughout_o all_o italy_n what_o time_n as_o the_o goth_n ransack_v it_o under_o justinian_n there_o rage_v so_o sore_a a_o famine_n that_o in_o the_o country_n of_o picem_fw-la fifty_o thousand_o man_n perish_v with_o hunger_n and_o not_o only_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o very_a excrement_n of_o man_n serve_v common_o for_o meat_n two_o woman_n i_o quake_v to_o speak_v it_o kill_v 17._o man_n in_o the_o night_n by_o treachery_n and_o do_v eat_v they_o at_o length_n themselves_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o eighteen_o who_o perceave_v the_o matter_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o famine_n in_o the_o holy_a city_n nor_o of_o other_o example_n common_o know_v and_o now_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v somewhat_o concern_v tribute_n time_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o they_o be_v very_o grievous_a wherewith_o we_o be_v oppress_v if_o we_o consider_v they_o in_o themselves_o alone_o without_o compare_v y_z â—_o same_o with_o those_o of_o old_a time_n civilie_o almost_o every_o province_n under_o the_o roman_a empire_n pay_v yearly_o the_o first_o of_o their_o pasture_n land_n and_o the_o tent_n of_o their_o earable_a neither_o do_v antonius_n and_o caesar_n stick_v to_o exact_v the_o tribute_n of_o 9_o or_o 10._o year_n altogether_o in_o one_o year_n after_o the_o kill_n of_o julius_n caesar_n when_o arm_n be_v take_v for_o defence_n of_o liberty_n every_o citizen_n be_v command_v to_o defray_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o part_n of_o all_o his_o good_n &_o more_o than_o this_o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o the_o degree_n of_o senator_n pay_v 46._o six_o ass_n for_o every_o tile_n stone_n of_o their_o house_n which_o amount_v to_o a_o infinite_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o in_o our_o opinion_n neither_o credible_a nor_o payable_a but_o octavianus_fw-la caesar_n i_o believe_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o 1._o name_n aliter_fw-la exact_v &_o receive_v of_o his_o enfranchised_a seruamt_n y_fw-fr e_o eight_o part_n of_o all_o their_o good_n i_o omit_v that_o which_o y_o e_fw-la triumviri_fw-la &_o other_o tyrant_n practise_v least_o by_o the_o rehearsal_n thereof_o i_o shall_v instruct_v they_o of_o our_o time_n let_v one_o example_n of_o pill_v &_o powl_n serve_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n namely_o that_o of_o place_n colony_n which_o devise_n as_o it_o be_v most_o assure_v for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o the_o empire_n so_o there_o can_v nothing_o be_v imagine_v more_o heavy_a to_o the_o subject_n that_o be_v conquer_v whole_a legion_n and_o band_n of_o old_a soldier_n be_v send_v abroad_o into_o country_n and_o town_n and_o the_o poor_a natural_a inhabitant_n there_o be_v in_o short_a time_n fleece_v of_o all_o their_o good_n and_o substance_n and_o that_o without_o any_o fault_n or_o offence_n of_o they_o but_o only_o their_o wealth_n and_o fat_a field_n be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o in_o which_o one_o kind_n of_o pill_v be_v contain_v a_o gulf_n of_o all_o calamity_n beside_o be_v it_o a_o miserable_a case_n to_o be_v spoil_v of_o our_o money_n what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o our_o field_n and_o house_n if_o it_o be_v grievous_a to_o be_v thrust_v out_o of_o they_o what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v banish_v our_o country_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o our_o church_n and_o altar_n colonies_n for_o lo_o certain_a thousand_o of_o people_n be_v take_v up_o child_n from_o their_o parent_n master_n from_o their_o family_n woman_n from_o their_o husband_n and_o be_v disperse_v abroad_o into_o diverse_a country_n every_o one_o as_o his_o lot_n be_v some_o among_o the_o thirsty_a african_n as_o the_o poet_n speak_v of_o this_o matter_n say_v britannes_n part_n of_o they_o into_o scythia_n or_o among_o the_o britanne_n inhabit_v the_o utmost_a end_n of_o the_o world_n from_o us._n only_a octavianus_fw-la caesar_n in_o italy_n alone_o place_v 28._o colonies_n and_o in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o many_o as_o please_v he_o and_o i_o know_v not_o of_o any_o one_o thing_n more_o pernicious_a than_o that_o to_o the_o frenchman_n we_o and_o spaniard_n chap_a xxiiii_o some_o strange_a example_n of_o cruelty_n and_o butcherlie_a slaughter_n surpass_v all_o the_o mischievous_a massacre_n of_o our_o time_n but_o thou_o say_v further_o that_o the_o cruelty_n and_o butcherly_a slaughter_n of_o this_o age_n be_v such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v hear_v of_o before_o i_o know_v thy_o meaning_n time_n and_o what_o have_v be_v day_n late_o do_v yet_o upon_o thy_o credit_n lipsius_n tell_v i_o have_v not_o the_o like_a be_v among_o the_o ancient_n thou_o be_v ignorant_a if_o thou_o know_v it_o not_o and_o scarce_o honest_a if_o thou_o dissemble_v it_o the_o example_n be_v so_o many_o and_o ready_a at_o hand_n that_o it_o be_v a_o business_n for_o i_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o they_o have_v thou_o hear_v of_o the_o name_n of_o sylla_n that_o happy_a man_n then_o be_v thou_o not_o ignorant_a of_o his_o infamous_a and_o tyrannous_a proscription_n whereby_o he_o deprive_v one_o city_n of_o 11._o four_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o citizen_n and_o lest_o thou_o shall_v think_v they_o be_v of_o the_o base_a and_o mean_a condition_n know_v this_o that_o 140._o of_o they_o be_v senator_n i_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o manifold_a murder_n that_o be_v do_v by_o his_o permission_n or_o commission_n so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o with_o out_o cause_n that_o q._n catulus_n utter_v these_o word_n with_o who_o shall_v we_o live_v at_o last_o if_o we_o kill_v arm_v man_n in_o war_n and_o the_o unarmed_a in_o peace_n not_o long_o after_o i_o read_v that_o three_o of_o sulla_n scholar_n be_v triumvir_n imitate_v their_o master_n banish_v they_o 300._o senator_n and_o above_o 2000_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n o_o monstrous_a wickedness_n the_o like_a whereof_o the_o sun_n never_o see_v nor_o shall_v see_v from_o east_n to_o west_n read_v appian_n if_o thou_o will_v and_o there_o behold_v the_o variable_a and_o loathsome_a spectacle_n of_o some_o hide_v in_o corner_n some_o fly_v away_o some_o draw_v back_o other_o pluck_v forward_o child_n and_o wife_n make_v lamentation_n round_o about_o i_o will_v i_o be_v dead_a if_o any_o man_n will_v not_o affirm_v that_o humanity_n itself_o be_v utter_o extinguish_v in_o that_o bloody_a and_o brutish_a age_n these_o thing_n be_v execute_v upon_o senator_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n even_o knight_n that_o be_v almost_o upon_o so_o many_o king_n &_o prince_n but_o peradventure_o the_o common_a sort_n taste_v not_o of_o this_o sauce_n yes_o mark_v how_o the_o very_a same_o sylla_n ira_fw-la when_o as_o four_o legion_n of_o the_o contrary_a party_n have_v yeeeld_v to_o his_o fidelity_n he_o cause_v they_o every_o man_n to_o be_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n in_o a_o common_a village_n they_o cry_v out_o in_o vain_a for_o mercy_n at_o his_o trecherus_fw-la hand_n the_o pitilfull_a groan_n of_o which_o man_n at_o their_o death_n come_v to_o the_o senate_n &_o the_o senator_n turn_v about_o therewith_o amaze_v o_o reverend_a father_n quoth_v he_o let_v this_o be_v only_o a_o few_o seditious_a personne_n be_v punish_v by_o my_o appointment_n and_o sure_o i_o know_v not_o at_o whether_o of_o these_o two_o i_o shall_v maruill_a most_v that_o a_o man_n can_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o commit_v such_o a_o fact_n or_o to_o utter_v such_o word_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v yet_o more_o example_n of_o cruelty_n hear_v then_o valerius_n servius_n galba_n assemble_v together_o the_o people_n of_o three_o town_n in_o spain_n as_o if_o he_o have_v to_o treat_v of_o some_o thing_n of_o their_o wealth_n cause_v sudden_o to_o be_v murder_v 7000._o among_o who_o be_v the_o power_n of_o all_o the_o youth_n in_o the_o same_o country_n appianus_n l._n licinius_n lucullus_fw-la the_o consul_n contrary_a to_o his_o promise_n make_v at_o the_o yield_n of_o the_o caucaean_n send_v his_o soldier_n into_o their_o city_n and_o slay_v of_o they_o 20000._o octavianus_fw-la augustus_n when_o he_o take_v perowse_v word_n choose_v out_o 300._o of_o those_o that_o have_v yield_v as_o well_o of_o the_o better_a sort_n as_o of_o the_o vulgar_a slay_v they_o in_o manner_n of_o sacrifice_n before_o a_o altar_n new_o erect_v julius_n divo_fw-la julio_n antonius_n caracalca_n be_v for_o some_o kind_n of_o jest_n i_o know_v not_o what_o offend_v with_o they_o of_o alexandria_n herodianus_n enter_v the_o city_n in_o peaceable_a manner_n and_o call_v out_o all_o their_o youth_n into_o a_o fair_a field_n enclose_v they_o with_o his_o soldier_n and_o at_o a_o
humane_a affair_n i_o come_v now_o from_o skirmish_n to_o handie-gripe_n and_o from_o light_a bicker_n to_o the_o main_a battle_n constancy_n i_o will_v lead_v forth_o all_o my_o soldier_n in_o order_n under_o their_o ensign_n divide_v they_o into_o four_o troop_n â—irst_n i_o will_v prove_v that_o these_o public_a evilles_n be_v impose_v upon_o we_o by_o god_n himself_o secondlie_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v necessary_a and_o by_o destiny_n three_o that_o they_o be_v profitable_a for_o us._n final_o that_o they_o be_v neither_o grievous_a nor_o strange_a these_o troop_n if_o they_o discharge_v their_o part_n each_o one_o in_o his_o place_n can_v the_o whole_a army_n of_o your_o sorrrow_n make_v any_o resistance_n or_o once_o open_a the_o mouth_n against_o i_o no_o true_o i_o must_v â—ave_n the_o victory_n in_o token_n wheroâ—_n sound_v the_o trumpet_n and_o strike_v up_o the_o drum_n whereas_o lipsius_n all_o affection_n that_o do_v disturb_v man_n life_n calamity_n proceed_v from_o a_o mind_n distemper_a and_o void_a of_o reason_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o more_o in_o my_o conceit_n than_o that_o sorrow_n which_o be_v conceive_v for_o the_o commonwealths_a sake_n for_o all_o other_o have_v some_o final_a cause_n and_o scope_n whereto_o they_o tend_v as_o the_o lover_n to_o enjoy_v his_o desire_n the_o angry_a man_n to_o be_v revenge_v the_o covetous_a churl_n to_o get_v and_o so_o forth_o only_o this_o have_v no_o end_n propose_v unto_o it_o and_o to_o restrain_v my_o talk_n unto_o some_o certainty_n thou_o lipsius_n prevail_v the_o state_n of_o thy_o country_n decay_v hope_n tell_v i_o to_o what_o effect_n or_o what_o hope_v thou_o to_o obtain_v thereby_o to_o amend_v that_o which_o be_v amiss_o to_o preserve_v that_o which_o be_v about_o to_o perish_v or_o by_o weep_v to_o take_v away_o the_o plague_n or_o punishment_n that_o hang_v over_o thy_o country_n none_o of_o all_o these_o but_o only_o that_o thou_o may_v say_v with_o the_o common_a sort_n i_o be_o sorry_a in_o all_o other_o respect_v thy_o mournine_n be_v in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v past_a god_n himself_o will_v not_o have_v to_o be_v undo_v again_o neither_o be_v this_o weep_n of_o thou_o vain_a only_a but_o also_o wicked_a and_o ungodlie_a god_n if_o it_o be_v right_o consider_v for_o you_o know_v well_o that_o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a spirit_n who_o we_o call_v god_n which_o rule_v guide_v and_o govern_v the_o roll_a sphere_n of_o heaven_n the_o manifold_a course_n of_o the_o star_n and_o planet_n the_o success_n in_o alteration_n of_o the_o element_n final_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n think_v thou_o that_o chance_n or_o fortune_n bear_v any_o sway_n in_o this_o excellent_a frame_n of_o the_o world_n or_o that_o the_o affair_n of_o mortal_a man_n be_v carry_v headlong_o by_o chance-medley_n affair_n i_o wot_v well_o thou_o think_v not_o so_o nor_o any_o man_n else_o that_o have_v either_o wisdom_n or_o wit_n in_o his_o head_n it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o nature_n itself_o and_o which_o way_n so_o ever_o we_o turn_v our_o eye_n or_o mind_n confirm_v all_o thing_n both_o mortal_a and_o immortal_a heavenly_a and_o earthly_a sensible_a and_o insensible_a do_v with_o open_a mouth_n cry_v out_o and_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v somewhat_o far_o above_o we_o that_o create_v and_o form_v these_o so_o many_o wonderull_n work_v which_o also_o continual_o govern_v &_o preserve_v the_o same_o this_o be_v god_n to_o who_o absolute_a perfection_n nothing_o be_v more_o agreeable_a than_o to_o be_v both_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o take_v the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o his_o own_o workmanship_n and_o why_o shall_v not_o he_o be_v willing_a see_v he_o be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v able_a see_v he_o be_v the_o mighty_a of_o all_o in_o so_o much_o y_o it_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n above_o he_o infinite_a no_o nor_o any_o but_o that_o proceed_v from_o he_o neither_o be_v he_o let_v or_o trouble_v with_o the_o greatness_n or_o variety_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n for_o this_o eternal_a light_n cast_v forth_o his_o bright_a beam_n every_o where_o and_o in_o a_o moment_n pierce_v even_o into_o the_o bosom_n and_o bottom_n of_o the_o heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n it_o be_v not_o only_a precedent_n over_o all_o thing_n but_o present_a in_o they_o and_o no_o marvel_v what_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v the_o sun_n lighten_v at_o once_o what_o a_o mass_n of_o matter_n can_v our_o mind_n comprehend_v at_o once_o o_o fool_n can_v not_o he_o that_o make_v this_o sun_n &_o this_o mind_n perceive_v and_o conceive_v far_o more_o thing_n than_o they_o well_o and_o divine_o speak_v world_n one_o that_o have_v small_a skill_n in_o divinity_n as_o be_v the_o pilot_n in_o a_o ship_n the_o car-man_n to_o his_o wain_n the_o chaunter_n in_o a_o choir_n the_o law_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o general_n in_o a_o army_n so_o be_v god_n in_o the_o world_n herein_o only_o be_v the_o difference_n that_o their_o charge_n be_v to_o they_o laboursome_a grievous_a and_o painful_a but_o god_n rule_v without_o all_o pain_n and_o labour_n or_o bodily_a strive_n wherefore_o lipsius_n there_o be_v in_o god_n a_o watchful_a and_o continual_a care_n yet_o without_o cark_n whereby_o he_o behold_v search_v and_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o know_v they_o dispose_v and_o order_v the_o same_o by_o a_o immutable_a course_n to_o we_o unknown_a and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o here_o i_o call_v providence_n providence_n whereof_o some_o man_n through_o infirmity_n may_v grudge_v or_o complain_v but_o not_o doubt_v except_o he_o be_v benumb_v of_o his_o sense_n and_o besot_v against_o nature_n chap_a xiiii_o that_o nothing_o be_v here_o do_v but_o by_o the_o beck_n of_o this_o providence_n that_o by_o it_o desolation_n come_v upon_o man_n and_o city_n therefore_o we_o do_v not_o the_o part_n of_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n to_o murmur_v or_o mourn_v for_o they_o final_o a_o exhortation_n to_o obey_v god_n against_o who_o we_o strive_v unaduised_o and_o in_o vain_a if_o you_o conceive_v this_o right_o and_o do_v believe_v hearty_o that_o this_o govern_v faculty_n insinuate_v itself_o providence_n and_o as_o the_o poet_n speak_v pass_v through_o every_o path_n of_o sea_n and_o eke_o of_o shore_n i_o see_v not_o what_o further_o place_n can_v be_v leave_v for_o your_o grief_n and_o grudge_n for_o even_o the_o self_n same_o foreseeing_a intelligence_n which_o turn_v about_o the_o heaven_n daily_o which_o cause_v the_o sun_n to_o rise_v and_o set_v send_v which_o bring_v forth_o and_o shut_v up_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n produce_v all_o these_o calamity_n and_o change_n which_o thou_o so_o much_o maruell_a and_o mutter_v at_o think_v you_o that_o god_n give_v we_o only_o please_v and_o profitable_a thing_n no_o he_o send_v likewise_o noisome_a and_o hurtful_a neither_o be_v any_o thing_n contrive_v toss_v or_o turn_v sin_n only_o except_v in_o this_o huge_a theatre_n of_o the_o world_n the_o cause_n and_o fountain_n whereof_o proceed_v not_o from_o that_o first_o cause_n of_o cause_n for_o as_o pindarus_n say_v well_o pindarus_n the_o dispenser_n and_o doer_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o there_o be_v let_v down_o from_o thence_o a_o golden_a chain_n as_o homer_n express_v by_o a_o figment_n whereto_o all_o these_o inferior_a thing_n be_v fast_o link_v homer_n that_o the_o earth_n have_v open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v up_o some_o town_n come_v of_o god_n providence_n that_o otherwhere_o the_o plague_n have_v consume_v many_o thousand_o of_o people_n proceed_v of_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o slaughter_n war_n and_o tyranny_n rage_n in_o the_o low-countries_n therhence_o also_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v from_o heaven_n lipsius_n from_o heaven_n be_v all_o these_o misery_n send_v therefore_o euripides_n say_v well_o and_o wise_o euripides_n that_o all_o calamity_n come_v from_o god_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o all_o human_a affair_n depend_v upon_o that_o moon_n the_o rise_n and_o fall_v of_o kingdom_n come_v from_o this_o sun_n thou_o therefore_o in_o lose_v the_o reins_n thus_o to_o thy_o sorrow_n and_o grudge_v that_o thy_o country_n be_v so_o turn_v and_o over-turned_n consider_v not_o what_o thou_o be_v and_o against_o who_o thou_o complain_v it_o what_o be_v thou_o a_o man_n a_o shadow_n dust_n against_o who_o do_v thou_o fret_v i_o fear_v to_o speak_v it_o even_o against_o god._n the_o auncientes_n have_v feign_v that_o giant_n advance_v themselves_o against_o god_n to_o pull_v he_o out_o of_o his_o throne_n let_v we_o omit_v these_o fable_n in_o very_a truth_n you_o querulous_a and_o murmur_a man_n be_v these_o giant_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o god_n do_v not_o only_o
of_o the_o commonwealth_n howbeit_o whether_o she_o shake_v or_o fall_v whether_o she_o impair_v or_o whole_o perish_v be_v thou_o not_o afflict_v constancy_n but_o take_v unto_o thou_o the_o noble_a courage_n of_o crator_n who_o when_o alexander_n ask_v whether_o he_o will_v have_v his_o country_n restore_v again_o to_o liberty_n why_o shall_v i_o say_v he_o for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o another_o alexander_n will_v oppress_v she_o this_o be_v the_o property_n of_o wise_a and_o valiant_a heart_a man_n as_o achilles_n be_v warn_v in_o homer_n though_o cause_n of_o grief_n be_v great_a yet_o let_v we_o keep_v all_o to_o ourselves_o it_o boot_v not_o to_o weep_v else_o as_o creon_n mention_v in_o fable_n embrace_v his_o daughter_n be_v a_o burn_a do_v not_o help_v she_o but_o cast_v himself_o away_o so_o lipsius_n thou_o shall_v soon_o with_o thy_o tear_n quench_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o own_o life_n than_o this_o general_a flame_n of_o thy_o country_n time_n while_o that_o langius_n be_v thus_o speak_v the_o door_n rack_v with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o behold_v there_o come_v a_o lad_n direct_o towards_o we_o send_v from_o that_o worthy_a personage_n torrentius_n to_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o hour_n of_o supper_n then_o langius_n as_o it_o be_v one_o awake_v sudden_o out_o of_o a_o sound_a sleep_n oh_o say_v he_o how_o have_v this_o talk_v beguile_v i_o how_o be_v this_o day_n steal_v away_o and_o there_o withal_o he_o arise_v take_v i_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o say_v come_v lipsius_n let_v we_o go_v to_o our_o supper_n long_o wish_v for_o nay_o quoth_v i_o let_v we_o sit_v still_o a_o while_n long_o i_o account_v this_o the_o best_a supper_n of_o all_o other_o which_o i_o may_v call_v as_o the_o grecian_n do_v the_o meat_n of_o the_o god_n while_o we_o be_v at_o this_o banquet_n i_o do_v always_o hunger_n and_o be_o never_o satisfy_v but_o langius_n draw_v i_o along_o with_o he_o say_v let_v we_o now_o have_v regard_n to_o our_o promise_n make_v and_o that_o which_o be_v behind_o of_o our_o duty_n to_o constancy_n we_o will_v if_o it_o please_v you_o perform_v tomorrow_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n justus_n lipsius_n his_o second_o book_n of_o constancy_n chap_a i._o the_o occasion_n of_o renew_v their_o â—alke_n the_o go_v unto_o langius_n his_o pleasant_a garden_n and_o the_o commendation_n thereof_o the_o next_o day_n it_o seem_v good_a to_o langius_n to_o bring_v i_o unto_o his_o garden_n be_v two_o which_o he_o keep_v with_o very_o great_a care_n garden_n one_o in_o the_o hill_n over_o against_o his_o house_n the_o other_o far_o off_o in_o a_o valley_n by_o the_o river_n of_o moze_n which_o river_n hold_v his_o course_n gentle_o ennius_n by_o a_o town_n seat_v most_o pleasant_o therefore_o come_v somewhat_o timely_o into_o my_o chamber_n what_o lipsius_n say_v he_o shall_v we_o walk_v abroad_o or_o have_v you_o rather_o take_v your_o ease_n and_o sit_v still_o nay_o langius_n i_o have_v rather_o walk_v with_o you_o but_o whether_o shall_v we_o go_v if_o it_o please_v you_o quoth_v langius_n to_o my_o garden_n by_o the_o river_n side_n the_o way_n be_v not_o far_o you_o shall_v exercise_v your_o body_n and_o see_v the_o town_n final_o the_o air_n be_v there_o pleasant_a and_o fresh_a in_o this_o haot_a weather_n it_o please_v i_o well_o say_v i_o neither_o shall_v any_o way_n be_v tedious_a for_o i_o to_o follow_v if_o you_o go_v before_o though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o further_a indies_n and_o therewith_o call_v for_o our_o cloak_n we_o put_v they_o on_o we_o go_v and_o go_v into_o the_o garden_n garden_n in_o the_o very_a entrance_n as_o i_o cast_v my_o eye_n about_o with_o a_o wander_a curiosity_n wonder_v with_o myself_o at_o the_o elegancy_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o place_n my_o sire_n say_v i_o what_o pleasantness_n and_o bravery_n be_v this_o it_o you_o have_v heaven_n here_o langius_n and_o not_o garden_n neither_o do_v the_o glitter_a star_n shine_v clear_a in_o a_o fair_a night_n than_o your_o fine_a flower_n glister_v and_o show_v their_o colour_n with_o variety_n poet_n speak_v much_o of_o the_o garden_n of_o adonis_n and_o alcinous_n they_o be_v trifle_n and_o in_o comparison_n of_o this_o no_o better_a than_o picture_n of_o fâ—ies_n when_o i_o draw_v near_a and_o apply_v some_o of_o the_o flower_n to_o my_o nose_n &_o eye_n what_o shall_v i_o wish_v first_o quoth_v i_o to_o be_v all_o eye_n with_o argus_n or_o nose_n with_o catullus_n this_o delight_n so_o tickle_v and_o feed_v both_o my_o sense_n at_o once_o away_o away_o all_o you_o odour_n of_o arabia_n you_o be_v loathsome_a unto_o i_o in_o comparison_n of_o this_o pure_a and_o celestial_a air_n that_o i_o savour_v then_o speak_v langius_n wring_v i_o soft_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o not_o without_o laughter_n it_o be_v well_o commend_v of_o you_o lipsius_n but_o true_o neither_o i_o nor_o my_o country_n dame_n flora_n here_o present_a do_v deserve_v these_o lofty_a and_o friendly_a praise_n yea_o but_o they_o be_v true_o deserve_v langius_n think_v you_o that_o i_o flatter_v you_o i_o speak_v in_o good_a earnest_n and_o from_o my_o heart_n the_o elysian_a field_n be_v not_o elysian_a in_o respect_n of_o this_o your_o farm_n for_o behold_v what_o exquisite_a neatness_n be_v here_o on_o every_o side_n what_o order_n how_o proportionable_o be_v all_o thing_n dispose_v in_o their_o border_n and_o place_n that_o even_o checker-worke_n in_o table_n be_v not_o more_o curious_a again_o what_o plenty_n be_v here_o of_o flower_n and_o herb_n what_o strangeness_n and_o novelty_n in_o so_o much_o that_o nature_n seem_v to_o have_v compact_v with_o in_o this_o little_a plot_n whatsoever_o thing_n of_o price_n be_v comprise_v in_o this_o or_o that_o new_a world_n chap_a ii_o the_o praise_n of_o garden_n in_o general_n that_o the_o care_n of_o they_o be_v ancient_a and_o from_o nature_n itself_o that_o it_o be_v use_v by_o king_n and_o great_a personage_n final_o the_o pleasure_n of_o they_o lay_v open_a before_o our_o eye_n and_o my_o wish_n not_o ungodlie_a and_o sure_o langius_n this_o your_o industrious_a care_n of_o garden_n be_v a_o labour_n well-beseeming_a and_o praise_v worthy_a many_o a_o labour_n whereto_o if_o i_o guess_v not_o amiss_o every_o good_a man_n as_o he_o be_v most_o temperate_o give_v so_o be_v he_o draw_v by_o nature_n and_o addict_v thereunto_o a_o argument_n thereof_o be_v this_o that_o you_o can_v name_v any_o kind_n of_o delight_n which_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o all_o age_n have_v more_o affect_v than_o this_o look_v into_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o you_o shall_v see_v that_o garden_n have_v their_o beginning_n with_o the_o world_n god_n himself_o appoint_v the_o first_o man_n his_o habitation_n therein_o thereto_o as_o the_o seat_n of_o a_o bless_a and_o happy_a life_n in_o profane_a writer_n the_o garden_n of_o adonis_n of_o alcinous_n tantalus_n &_o the_o hesperide_n be_v grow_v into_o fable_n and_o common_a proverbe_n also_o in_o very_o good_a approve_a history_n you_o shall_v find_v antiquity_n that_o king_n cyrus_n have_v garden_n and_o orchard_n plant_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n that_o semiramis_n have_v goodly_a flower_n hang_v in_o the_o air_n marsinissa_n strange_a and_o famous_a garnish_v garden_n to_o the_o wonder_n of_o africa_n moreover_o among_o the_o ancient_a grecian_n and_o roman_n how_o many_o can_v i_o allege_v that_o have_v cast_v aside_o all_o other_o care_n and_o betake_v themselves_o whole_o to_o this_o study_n delight_n and_o they_o all_o in_o a_o word_n philosopher_n and_o wise_a man_n who_o eschew_v the_o city_n and_o troublesome_a assembliees_fw-fr of_o people_n contain_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o their_o garden_n and_o among_o these_o i_o think_v i_o see_v king_n tarqvinius_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o first_o old_a rome_n walk_v pleasant_o in_o his_o garden_n and_o crop_v the_o top_n of_o poppy_n i_o remember_v cato_n censorius_n give_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o garden_n and_o write_v serious_o of_o that_o argument_n lucullus_n after_o his_o victory_n obtain_v in_o asia_n take_v his_o recreation_n in_o his_o garden_n silla_n who_o forsake_v the_o roman_n dictatorship_n spend_v his_o old_a age_n ioyous_o here_o last_o i_o may_v not_o forget_v dioclesian_n the_o emperor_n that_o prefer_v his_o potherb_n and_o lettuce_n of_o a_o poor_a farm_n at_o salona_n before_o the_o imperial_a sceptre_n and_o robe_n of_o purple_a neither_o have_v the_o common_a people_n dissent_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n in_o this_o point_n in_o that_o i_o know_v all_o honest_a mind_n and_o free_a from_o ambition_n have_v ever_o be_v delight_v in_o this_o exercise_n for_o there_o be_v in_o we_o a_o secret_a and_o natural_a force_n the_o cause_n whereof_o i_o
you_o so_o indeed_o aristophanes_n and_o think_v you_o to_o bring_v i_o into_o that_o belief_n no_o langius_n not_o so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o sense_n in_o my_o head_n for_o what_o age_n past_a if_o you_o examine_v the_o matter_n right_o have_v at_o any_o time_n be_v so_o miserable_a as_o this_o we_o or_o ever_o be_v what_o country_n what_o region_n have_v suffer_v so_o many_o thing_n grievous_a to_o be_v speak_v off_o and_o rigorous_a to_o be_v endure_v lowe-country_n as_o we_o fleming_n do_v at_o this_o day_n we_o be_v shake_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o war_n not_o only_o foreign_a but_o civil_a and_o not_o such_o only_a but_o intestine_a dissension_n even_o within_o our_o own_o bowel_n for_o there_o be_v not_o only_a party_n among_o we_o but_o new_a party_n of_o those_o same_o party_n alas_o my_o dear_a country_n what_o safety_n can_v save_v thou_o add_v hereto_o pestilence_n and_o famine_n tribute_n rapine_n slaughter_n also_o the_o uttermost_a extremity_n of_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n not_o of_o body_n only_o but_o also_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o what_o be_v there_o in_o other_o part_n of_o europe_n decay_v war_n or_o fear_v of_o war_n and_o if_o any_o peace_n be_v it_o be_v join_v with_o shameful_a servitude_n under_o petty-lord_n and_o no_o better_a at_o all_o then_o any_o kind_n of_o war_n whithersoever_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n or_o cogitation_n all_o thing_n hang_v in_o susspence_n and_o suspicion_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o old_a ruinous_a house_n there_o be_v many_o token_n of_o fall_v down_o in_o fine_a langius_n like_o as_o all_o have_v run_v into_o the_o sea_n so_o it_o seem_v that_o all_o misfortune_n be_v fall_v upon_o this_o present_a age_n i_o speak_v only_o of_o those_o evil_n which_o be_v in_o action_n and_o now_o present_o toss_v us._n what_o need_v i_o make_v mention_n of_o such_o as_o hang_v over_o our_o head_n to_o which_o i_o may_v true_o apply_v that_o say_n of_o euripides_n i_o see_v so_o great_a a_o sea_n of_o evil_n nigh_o at_o hand_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v a_o matter_n hard_a safety_n to_o swim_v to_o land_n langius_n turn_v himself_o towards_o i_o angry_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o intent_n to_o rebuke_v i_o what_o do_v thou_o yet_o again_o cast_v thyself_o down_o by_o these_o querulous_a complaint_n forget_v i_o think_v thou_o have_v stand_v fast_o like_o a_o man_n and_o i_o see_v thou_o fall_v that_o thy_o wound_n have_v be_v quite_o close_v up_o but_o i_o perceive_v thou_o do_v open_v they_o again_o howbeit_o thou_o must_v be_v endue_v with_o contentation_n of_o mind_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v in_o perfect_a health_n thou_o say_v this_o age_n be_v the_o unhappy_a that_o ever_o be_v this_o have_v be_v a_o old_a lie_v long_o ago_o use_v i_o know_v thy_o grand_a father_n say_v so_o and_o likewise_o thy_o father_n i_o know_v also_o that_o thy_o child_n and_o child_n child_n will_v sing_v the_o same_o note_n sorrow_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n natural_o give_v unto_o man_n to_o cast_v their_o eye_n narrow_o upon_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v grievous_a but_o to_o wink_v at_o such_o as_o be_v pleasant_a as_o fly_v &_o such_o like_a vile_a creature_n do_v never_o rest_v long_o upon_o smooth_a &_o fine_a polish_a place_n but_o do_v stick_v fast_o to_o rough_a and_o filthy_a corner_n so_o the_o murmur_a mind_n do_v light_o pass_v over_o the_o consideration_n of_o all_o good_a fortune_n but_o never_o forget_v the_o adverse_a or_o evil_a it_o handle_v and_o pry_v into_o that_o yea_o and_o oftentimes_o augment_v it_o with_o great_a wit_n like_a as_o lover_n do_v always_o behold_v somewhat_o in_o their_o mistress_n whereby_o they_o think_v she_o to_o excel_v all_o other_o even_o so_o do_v man_n that_o mourn_v in_o their_o misery_n yea_o moreover_o we_o imagine_v thing_n that_o be_v false_a and_o bewail_v not_o only_a thing_n present_a but_o also_o such_o as_o be_v to_o come_v and_o what_o gain_n we_o by_o this_o fore-reaching_a wit_n of_o we_o surely_n nothing_o else_o true_a but_o that_o as_o some_o espy_v a_o far_o off_o the_o dust_n raise_v by_o a_o army_n do_v there_o upon_o forsake_v their_o tent_n for_o fear_n so_o the_o vain_a shadow_n of_o future_a danger_n cast_v we_o down_o into_o the_o pit_n of_o desperation_n chap_a xxi_o the_o same_o be_v more_o proper_o and_o precise_o confute_v by_o comparison_n with_o the_o evil_n of_o old_a time_n first_o of_o the_o war_n and_o marvelous_a desolation_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o thou_o lipsius_n let_v pass_v these_o vulgar_a matter_n and_o follow_v i_o now_o to_o that_o comparison_n which_o thou_o so_o much_o desire_v thereby_o it_o shall_v most_o plain_o appear_v unto_o thou_o that_o the_o miserable_a desolation_n of_o old_a time_n be_v not_o only_o in_o all_o respect_v equal_a to_o these_o of_o our_o age_n but_o do_v far_o surpass_v they_o and_o that_o we_o which_o live_v in_o these_o day_n have_v cause_n to_o rejoice_v rather_o than_o to_o grudge_v thou_o say_v we_o be_v toss_v with_o war_n what_o then_o comparison_n be_v not_o they_o of_o old_a time_n likewise_o yes_o lipsius_n they_o have_v their_o beginning_n with_o the_o world_n and_o shall_v never_o be_v at_o a_o end_n so_o long_o as_o the_o world_n last_v but_o perhaps_o they_o be_v not_o so_o great_a nor_o so_o grievous_a as_o we_o be_v nay_o but_o it_o be_v so_o far_o otherwise_o that_o all_o we_o be_v mere_a iestinge_n and_o toy_n calamimity_n i_o speak_v in_o good_a earnest_n if_o they_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o ancient_a age_n i_o shall_v hardly_o find_v a_o entrance_n in_o or_o a_o way_n out_o if_o once_o i_o throw_v myself_o into_o this_o deep_a sea_n of_o example_n notwithstanding_o shall_v we_o wander_v a_o little_a through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n let_v we_o go_v we_o will_v begin_v with_o judea_n war_n that_o be_v with_o the_o holy_a nation_n and_o people_n jew_n i_o let_v pass_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o suffer_v in_o egypt_n &_o immediate_o after_o their_o departure_n therhence_o for_o they_o be_v record_v and_o may_v easy_o be_v see_v in_o holy_a scripture_n i_o will_v come_v to_o the_o last_o of_o all_o even_o such_o as_o be_v annex_v to_o their_o final_a destruction_n which_o it_o be_v expediente_a that_o i_o josephus_n propound_v particular_o as_o it_o be_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o table_n they_o suffer_v therefore_o in_o civil_a and_o foreign_a war_n within_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o year_n these_o thing_n ensue_v first_o there_o be_v slay_v at_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o florus_n 630_o at_o caesarea_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o for_o hatred_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o their_o many_o religion_n at_o once_o 20000._o at_o scithopilis_n a_o town_n of_o syria_n 13000._o at_o ascalon_n in_o palestina_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o 2500._o also_o at_o ptolomais_n 2000_o at_o alexandria_n in_o egigpt_n under_o tiberius_n alexander_n then_o precedent_n 50000._o at_o damascus_n 10000_o and_o all_o this_o happen_v as_o it_o be_v by_o sedition_n and_o tumult_n afterward_o by_o lawful_a and_o open_a war_n with_o the_o roman_n when_o joppa_n be_v take_v by_o cesius_fw-la florus_n there_o be_v slay_v of_o they_o 8400._o also_o in_o mount_n cabulon_n 2000_o in_o fight_v at_o ascalon_n 10000_o again_o by_o deceit_n 8000._o at_o the_o take_n of_o aphaca_n 15000._o in_o mount_v garizin_n be_v slay_v 11600._o at_o jotapa_n where_o josephus_n himself_o be_v about_o 30000._o again_o at_o the_o take_n of_o joppe_n be_v drown_v 4200._o in_o tarichaeis_n slay_v 6500_o at_o gamala_n kill_v &_o y_fw-fr â—_o wilful_o cast_v themselves_o headlong_a down_o from_o steep_a place_n 9000._o and_o not_o one_o man_n bear_v in_o that_o town_n escape_v save_o two_o woman_n that_o be_v sister_n  _fw-fr giscala_n be_v abandon_v there_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o fight_n 2000_o and_o of_o woman_n and_o child_n take_a captive_n 3000._o of_o the_o gaderens_n be_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n 13000._o take_a captive_n 2200._o beside_o a_o infinite_a number_n that_o leap_v into_o the_o river_n  _fw-fr in_o the_o street_n of_o idumaea_n be_v kill_v 10000_o at_o gerasium_fw-la 1000_o at_o macheruns_fw-la 1700._o in_o the_o wood_n jarde_n 3000._o in_o massada_n a_o little_a castle_n be_v slay_v wilful_o by_o themselves_o 960._o in_o cirene_n slay_v by_o catulus_n the_o precedent_n 3000._o but_o in_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o siege_n there_o die_v and_o be_v kill_v 1000000._o take_a captive_n 97000._o this_o whole_a sum_n mischance_n beside_o a_o innumerable_a company_n not_o speak_v of_o amount_v to_o 124000._o what_o say_v thou_o lipsius_n do_v thou_o cast_v down_o thy_o eye_n at_o this_o nay_o rather_o lift_v they_o up_o and_o see_v whether_o thou_o dare_v again_o compare_v the_o war_n that_o have_v
lay_v in_o our_o power_n to_o forget_v as_o it_o do_v to_o hold_v our_o peace_n chap_a xxvi_o final_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o these_o evil_n be_v neither_o strange_a nor_o new_a but_o at_o all_o time_n common_a to_o all_o people_n and_o nation_n and_o therein_o some_o comfort_n be_v seek_v for_o great_a neither_o will_v i_o add_v any_o more_o touch_v comparison_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o last_o troop_n of_o my_o legion_n which_o fight_v against_o novelty_n but_o brief_o and_o with_o contempt_n of_o it_o for_o it_o shall_v rather_o gather_v up_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o conquer_a enemy_n than_o be_v force_v to_o any_o fierce_a grapple_v with_o they_o for_o in_o very_a truth_n what_o be_v there_o here_o that_o can_v be_v account_v new_a to_o any_o man_n unless_o that_o thou_o thyself_o be_v new_o bear_v be_v a_o novice_n in_o human_a affair_n well_o speak_v crantor_n and_o wise_o who_o have_v ever_o this_o verse_n in_o his_o mouth_n sumus_fw-la woe_n be_v i_o what_o woe_n be_v i_o we_o have_v suffer_v but_o thing_n pertain_v to_o man_n for_o these_o misery_n do_v but_o wheel_v about_o continual_o &_o circular_o run_v about_o this_o circle_n of_o the_o world_n why_o sigh_v thou_o for_o the_o happen_v of_o these_o heavy_a accident_n why_o maruell_a thou_o at_o they_o o_o agamemnon_n atreus_n thy_o sire_n beget_v thou_o not_o to_o joyfulness_n alone_o as_o mirth_n so_o sorrow_n sometime_o be_v thy_o hire_n mortal_a thou_o be_v and_o thereto_o be_v thou_o bear_v yea_o though_o thou_o strive_v and_o stubburn_o refuse_v god_n have_v wild_a it_o so_o thou_o can_v not_o choose_v this_o rather_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o any_o man_n be_v lawless_o exempt_v from_o this_o common_a law_n &_o carry_v none_o of_o that_o burden_n whereof_o every_o man_n bear_v a_o part_n solon_n see_v a_o very_a friend_n of_o he_o at_o athens_n mourn_v piteouslie_o consolation_n bring_v he_o into_o a_o high_a tower_n and_o show_v he_o underneath_o all_o the_o house_n in_o that_o great_a city_n say_v unto_o he_o think_v with_o thyself_o how_o many_o sundry_a mourninge_n in_o time_n past_a have_v be_v in_o all_o these_o house_n how_o many_o at_o this_o present_a be_v and_o in_o time_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v and_o leave_v off_o to_o bewail_v the_o misery_n of_o mortal_a folk_n as_o if_o they_o be_v thy_o own_o i_o will_v wish_v thou_o lipsius_n to_o do_v the_o like_a in_o this_o wide_a world_n but_o because_o thou_o can_v not_o in_o deed_n and_o fact_n go_v too_o do_v it_o a_o little_a while_n in_o conceit_n and_o imagination_n world_n suppose_v if_o it_o please_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o the_o top_n of_o that_o high_a hill_n olympus_n behold_v from_o thence_o all_o town_n province_n and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o think_v that_o thou_o see_v even_o so_o many_o enclosure_n full_a of_o human_a calamity_n these_o be_v but_o only_a theater_n and_o place_n for_o the_o purpose_n prepare_v wherein_o fortune_n play_v her_o bloody_a tragedy_n neither_o cast_v thy_o eye_n far_o hence_o see_v thou_o italy_n it_o be_v not_o yet_o full_a thirty_o year_n ago_o since_o it_o have_v rest_n from_o cruel_a and_o sharp_a war_n on_o every_o side_n do_v thou_o behold_v the_o large_a country_n of_o germany_n there_o be_v late_o in_o her_o great_a spark_n of_o civil_a dissension_n which_o do_v begin_v to_o burn_v again_o and_o unless_o i_o be_v deceive_v will_v grow_v to_o a_o more_o consume_a flame_n britain_n in_o it_o there_o have_v be_v continual_a war_n and_o slaughter_n and_o in_o that_o now_o it_o rest_v a_o while_n in_o peace_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o government_n of_o a_o peaceable_a sex_n what_o of_o france_n see_v and_o pity_v she_o even_o now_o a_o fester_a gangraene_n of_o bloody_a war_n creep_v through_o every_o joint_n thereof_o so_o be_v it_o in_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o which_o thing_n think_v well_o upon_o lipsius_n and_o by_o this_o communication_n or_o participation_n of_o misery_n lighten_v thy_o own_o and_o like_v as_o they_o which_o ride_v glorious_o in_o triumph_n have_v a_o servant_n behind_o their_o back_n who_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o all_o their_o triumphant_a jollity_n cry_v out_o often_o time_n thou_o be_v a_o man_n so_o let_v this_o be_v ever_o as_o a_o prompter_n by_o thy_o side_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v humane_a or_o appertain_v to_o man_n for_o as_o labour_v be_v divide_v between_o many_o be_v easy_a even_o so_o likewise_o be_v sorrow_n chap_a xxvii_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a conference_n with_o a_o short_a admonition_n to_o the_o often_o repeat_v and_o careful_a consideration_n thereof_o i_o have_v display_v all_o my_o force_n lipsius_n and_o all_o my_o argument_n exhortation_n thou_o have_v hear_v as_o much_o as_o i_o think_v necessary_a to_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o constacie_n against_o sorrow_n which_o god_n grant_v it_o be_v not_o only_o please_v but_o profitable_a unto_o thou_o and_o that_o it_o do_v not_o so_o much_o delight_n as_o benefit_n or_o help_v thou_o as_o certain_o it_o will_v do_v if_o it_o sink_v not_o into_o thy_o ear_n alone_o but_o also_o into_o thy_o mind_n and_o if_o have_v once_o hear_v the_o same_o thou_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o lie_v still_o and_o wither_v away_o as_o seed_v scatter_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n final_o if_o thou_o repeat_v the_o same_o often_o and_o take_v due_a consideration_n thereof_o because_o that_o as_o fire_n be_v not_o force_v out_o of_o the_o flint_n with_o one_o stroke_n so_o in_o these_o freeze_a heart_n of_o we_o the_o lurk_a and_o languish_v spark_n of_o honesty_n be_v not_o kindele_v with_o the_o first_o stroke_n of_o admonition_n which_o that_o they_o may_v at_o the_o last_o be_v thorough_o enkindle_v in_o thou_o not_o in_o word_n or_o appearance_n but_o in_o deed_n and_o fact_n i_o humble_o and_o reverentlie_o beseech_v that_o eternal_a and_o celestial_a spiriâ—_n fire_n when_o he_o have_v thus_o speak_v he_o rise_v up_o hasty_o and_o say_v i_o be_o go_v lipsius_n for_o this_o south_n sun_n be_v unto_o i_o a_o token_n of_o dinner_n time_n follow_v thou_o after_o i_o even_o so_o quoth_v i_o glad_o and_o with_o a_o very_a good_a will_n and_o now_o may_v i_o right_o sing_v together_o with_o you_o in_o the_o order_n antiphonie_n as_o be_v use_v in_o holy_a ceremony_n i_o have_v escape_v the_o evil_a and_o find_v the_o good_a finis_fw-la laus_fw-la honour_n &_o gloria_fw-la deo_fw-la trino_fw-la &_o uno_fw-la ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o richard_n johnes_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n nigh_o unto_o saffron_n hill_n in_o holborn_n 1595._o 1595._o antimachiavell_n antimachiavell_n lipsius_n politics_n a_o defence_n for_o the_o author_n a_o reason_n of_o the_o translator_n do_n herein_o herein_o i_o mean_v the_o greek_a and_o latin_a phrase_n the_o praise_n of_o charles_n langius_n â—he_v mischief_n of_o civil_a war_n flaunders_n flaunders_n petwixt_v who_o horrible_a incest_n and_o murder_n be_v commit_v the_o trouble_n of_o europe_n which_o do_v threaten_v a_o subversion_n or_o conversion_n a_o common_a remedy_n of_o avoid_v trouble_n to_o flee_v from_o they_o the_o former_a opinion_n confute_v the_o original_n of_o trouble_n be_v ourselves_o therefore_o change_v of_o place_n can_v take_v they_o away_o but_o only_o bewray_v they_o they_o senâ—ca_n senâ—ca_n 4._o of_o his_o aeâ—eidos_n for_o it_o be_v a_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o no_o place_n have_v power_n to_o cure_v no_o nor_o the_o self_n change_n or_o alteration_n although_o thâ—_n same_o do_v lighten_v and_o lesser_a some_o kind_a oâ—_n tediousness_n tediousness_n the_o stoickcal_a these_o first_o motion_n against_o reason_n affection_n buâ—_n be_v reiterated_a and_o continue_a long_o they_o name_v they_o disease_n yet_o old_a fester_a affection_n be_v not_o dimish_v by_o such_o outward_a mean_n a_o objection_n prevent_v and_o in_o change_n of_o place_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o solace_n which_o in_o truth_n be_v not_o but_o the_o mischief_n be_v aggravate_v thereby_o the_o true_a remedy_n consist_v in_o the_o change_n and_o alteration_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o curious_a cark_n of_o traveller_n about_o external_a matter_n which_o be_v better_a to_o be_v refer_v to_o internal_a and_o to_o seek_v thing_n profit_v more_o than_o please_a trouble_n be_v always_o companion_n ready_a at_o hand_n with_o us._n therefore_o we_o â—ust_z resist_v &_o â—â—ght_n against_o â—orrow_n with_o â—he_n weapon_n of_o constancy_n constancy_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o fable_n of_o prometheus_n who_o heart_n be_v continual_o feed_v only_a eagle_n and_o yet_o consume_v not_o what_o constancy_n it_o what_o obstinacy_n or_o forwardness_n be_v constancy_n spring_v of_o patience_n which_o be_v define_v and_o distinguish_v from_o baseness_n of_o mind_n constancy_n
sign_n give_v kill_v they_o every_o man_n use_v the_o like_a cruelty_n against_o all_o the_o residue_n whereby_o he_o leave_v utterlie_o without_o a_o inhabitant_n that_o populous_a city_n other_o king_n mithridates_n by_o one_o letter_n cause_v to_o be_v murder_v 4_o score_n thousand_o citizen_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v disperse_v abroad_o throughout_o asia_n about_o their_o merchandise_n and_o other_o affair_n ira._n volesus_n messala_n be_v proconsul_n of_o asia_n slay_v with_o the_o sword_n 300._o in_o one_o day_n &_o then_o walk_v proud_o among_o y_o e_o corpse_n with_o his_o hand_n cast_v abroad_o as_o though_o he_o have_v achieve_v a_o worthy_a enterprise_n cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d oh_o kingly_a deed_n i_o speak_v only_o of_o profane_a and_o wicked_a heathen_n but_o behold_v also_o among_o those_o that_o be_v in_o name_n consecrate_v to_o the_o true_a god_n theodosius_n the_o prince_n most_o mischievous_o and_o fraudulent_o call_v together_o at_o thessalonica_n 7000._o innocent_a person_n as_o it_o be_v to_o see_v plate_n send_v in_o soldier_n among_o they_o and_o slay_v they_o then_o the_o which_o fact_n there_o be_v not_o any_o more_o impious_a among_o the_o impiety_n of_o the_o old_a tyrant_n go_v to_o now_o my_o country_n man_n of_o belgica_n and_o complain_v of_o the_o tyranny_n and_o treachery_n of_o prince_n in_o this_o age_n chap_a xxv_o the_o tyranny_n of_o our_o time_n be_v extenuate_v show_v that_o the_o same_o be_v a_o thing_n incident_a either_o to_o the_o nature_n or_o malice_n of_o man_n and_o that_o both_o external_a and_o internal_a oppression_n have_v be_v in_o old_a time_n final_o thou_o do_v accuse_v moreover_o the_o tyranny_n of_o these_o time_n and_o the_o oppression_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n ambitious_o to_o extol_v this_o our_o age_n or_o to_o afflict_v and_o grieve_v it_o for_o what_o good_a will_v come_v thereof_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o that_o that_o make_v for_o my_o purpose_n of_o comparison_n when_o be_v not_o these_o evil_n rife_o and_o where_o not_o name_v i_o any_o age_n without_o some_o notable_a tyranny_n or_o any_o country_n if_o thou_o can_v do_v so_o let_v i_o abide_v the_o danger_n of_o this_o hazard_n i_o will_v confess_v that_o we_o be_v the_o most_o wretched_a of_o all_o wretch_n time_n why_o houlde_v thou_o thy_o peace_n i_o see_v the_o old_a taunt_a byword_n be_v true_a that_o all_o good_a prince_n may_v be_v nature_n write_v at_o large_a in_o the_o compass_n of_o our_o ring_n for_o it_o be_v natural_o give_v to_o man_n disposition_n to_o use_v imperial_a authority_n insolent_o neither_o can_v they_o easy_o keep_v a_o mean_a in_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o mediocrity_n even_o we_o ourselves_o that_o thus_o complain_v of_o tyranny_n do_v bear_v in_o our_o breast_n some_o seed_n thereof_o and_o many_o of_o we_o do_v not_o want_v will_n to_o perform_v it_o but_o ability_n the_o serpent_n be_v be_v numb_a with_o cold_a have_v yet_o his_o poison_n within_o he_o but_o do_v not_o cast_v it_o out_o so_o be_v it_o with_o we_o who_o only_a imbecility_n keep_v back_o from_o do_v harm_n and_o a_o certain_a coldness_n of_o fortune_n geve_v strength_n give_v fit_a opportunity_n or_o instrument_n and_o i_o fear_v i_o that_o they_o which_o now_o be_v so_o querulous_a against_o mighty_a man_n will_v be_v most_o unruly_a themselves_o we_o have_v example_n in_o the_o common_a course_n of_o our_o life_n see_v how_o this_o father_n tyrannize_v over_o his_o child_n that_o master_n over_o his_o servant_n another_o schoolmaster_n over_o his_o scholar_n every_o one_o of_o these_o be_v a_o tyrant_n phaleris_n in_o his_o kind_n and_o they_o do_v stir_v up_o wave_n as_o much_o within_o their_o river_n as_o king_n do_v in_o their_o great_a sea_n creature_n neither_o be_v other_o live_a creature_n free_a from_o this_o natural_a disposition_n among_o who_o many_o do_v exercise_v their_o cruelty_n upon_o their_o like_a in_o kind_n both_o in_o the_o air_n earth_n and_o water_n as_o it_o be_v well_o say_v of_o varo_n so_o little_a fish_n to_o great_a one_o be_v a_o prey_n and_o silly_a bird_n the_o greedy_a hawk_n do_v slay_v thou_o reply_v yet_o religion_n that_o all_o these_o be_v only_a oppression_n of_o the_o body_n but_o now_o this_o pass_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o we_o endure_v also_o servile_a oppression_n of_o our_o mind_n be_v it_o so_o indeed_o of_o our_o mind_n take_v heed_n this_o be_v not_o speak_v more_o envious_o than_o true_o he_o seem_v unto_o i_o to_o know_v neither_o himself_o nor_o the_o celestial_a nature_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o think_v it_o may_v be_v oppress_v or_o constrain_v for_o no_o outward_a force_n can_v ever_o make_v thou_o to_o will_v what_o thou_o will_v not_o or_o to_o believe_v that_o thou_o believe_v not_o a_o man_n may_v have_v power_n upon_o this_o bond_n or_o fetter_v of_o the_o mind_n but_o not_o over_o the_o mind_n itself_o a_o tyrant_n have_v power_n to_o loose_v it_o from_o the_o body_n but_o not_o unloose_v the_o nature_n thereof_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v pure_a everlasting_a and_o of_o fiery_a nature_n set_v nought_o by_o all_o external_a &_o violent_a handle_n but_o say_v thou_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o express_v my_o mind_n free_o past_a be_v it_o so_o herein_o thy_o tongue_n alone_o be_v bridle_v not_o thy_o mind_n thy_o judgement_n be_v not_o restrain_v but_o thy_o act_n but_o this_o be_v a_o strange_a course_n &_o never_o before_o herd_n off_o alas_o good_a man_n how_o be_v thou_o deceive_v how_o many_o can_v i_o recount_v unto_o thou_o who_o for_o their_o unaduised_a tongue_n have_v suffer_v punishment_n of_o all_o their_o sense_n under_o tyrant_n how_o many_o of_o they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o force_n &_o constrain_v man_n judgment_n yea_o their_o judgment_n i_o say_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o of_o the_o east_n make_v it_o a_o ordinary_a custom_n to_o be_v adore_v and_o we_o know_v that_o alexander_n assume_v to_o himself_o the_o same_o divine_a honour_n his_o own_o plain_a country_n man_n the_o macedonian_n mislike_v it_o among_o the_o roman_n that_o good_a and_o moderate_a prince_n augustus_n have_v his_o flamen_fw-la &_o priest_n in_o all_o province_n yea_o in_o private_a house_n as_o a_o god_n caligula_n cut_v off_o the_o head_n from_o the_o image_n of_o their_o heathen_a god_n cause_v the_o likeness_n of_o his_o own_o to_o be_v put_v in_o their_o steed_n and_o with_o a_o ridiculous_a impiety_n he_o erect_v a_o temple_n institute_v priest_n and_o most_o exquisite_a sacrifice_n in_o honour_n of_o his_o own_o majesty_n nero_n will_v needs_o be_v take_v for_o apollo_n and_o the_o principal_a citizen_n be_v by_o he_o put_v to_o death_n under_o this_o pretence_n thrasea_n because_o they_o have_v never_o sacrifice_v before_o the_o heavenly_a voice_n as_o for_o domitian_n he_o be_v common_o call_v our_o god_n and_o our_o lord_n what_o vanity_n lipsius_n or_o impiety_n be_v it_o to_o speak_v aught_o at_o this_o day_n against_o any_o king_n i_o purpose_v not_o to_o sail_v near_o this_o gulf_n wherinto_o no_o stormy_a wind_n of_o ambition_n shall_v ever_o draw_v or_o drive_v i_o premium_fw-la for_o the_o reward_n of_o silence_n be_v void_a of_o danger_n i_o will_v allege_v only_o one_o testimony_n concern_v all_o this_o matter_n of_o servitude_n in_o old_a time_n &_o that_o out_o of_o thy_o familiar_a writer_n which_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o well_o to_o mark_v tacitus_n write_v of_o domitian_n time_n have_v thus_o we_o read_v that_o it_o be_v make_v a_o matter_n of_o death_n tacitus_n when_o petus_n thrasea_n be_v praise_v unto_o arulenus_n justicus_fw-la or_o priscus_n heluidius_fw-la to_o herennius_n senecio_n neither_o extend_v this_o cruelty_n unto_o those_o author_n only_o but_o also_o to_o their_o book_n the_o triumuiri_fw-la have_v the_o charge_n commit_v unto_o they_o to_o see_v the_o monument_n of_o those_o excellent_a wit_n burn_v in_o open_a view_n of_o the_o people_n and_o in_o the_o market_n place_n forsooth_o they_o suppose_v by_o that_o fire_n utterlie_o to_o abolish_v or_o suppress_v the_o speaeh_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o mankind_n tyrant_n expel_v more_o over_o all_o professor_n of_o wisdom_n and_o banish_v all_o good_a art_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o no_o honest_a thing_n shall_v remain_v in_o ure_n sure_o we_o have_v give_v a_o notable_a experiment_n of_o patience_n and_o as_o the_o old_a age_n have_v see_v the_o very_o high_a degree_n in_o liberty_n so_o have_v we_o feel_v the_o uttermost_a extremitte_v in_o servitude_n the_o very_a society_n of_o speak_v and_o hear_v be_v take_v from_o we_o by_o straight_a inquisition_n we_o shall_v also_o have_v lose_v our_o memory_n with_o our_o voice_n if_o so_o be_v it_o