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vii_o the_o second_o general_a virtue_n which_o consist_v in_o maintain_v of_o human_a society_n two_o part_n of_o it_o justice_n and_o liberality_n the_o first_o duty_n of_o justice_n all_o thing_n at_o first_o common_a the_o original_a of_o property_n man_n be_v bear_v for_o the_o good_a etc._n etc._n of_o one_o another_o whence_o arise_v the_o second_o duty_n of_o justice_n two_o sort_n of_o injustice_n the_o one_o of_o commission_n the_o other_o of_o omission_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o injustice_n first_o fear_v second_o desire_n of_o the_o other_o remain_v three_o 14._o three_o which_o may_v be_v call_v justice_n in_o a_o large_a signification_n of_o that_o word_n as_o it_o take_v in_o all_o the_o duty_n man_n owe_v to_o one_o another_o which_o be_v the_o second_o general_a head_n he_o mention_v and_o comprehend_v under_o it_o justice_n strict_o so_o call_v and_o liberality_n or_o kindness_n one_o to_o another_o of_o which_o he_o begin_v to_o treat_v chap._n 14._o that_o which_o consist_v in_o uphold_v society_n and_o keep_v up_o mutual_a love_n and_o good_a nature_n among_o mankind_n seem_v of_o the_o large_a and_o most_o diffusive_a extent_n it_o comprehend_v under_o it_o these_o two_o part_n first_o justice_z which_o be_v much_o the_o most_o glorious_a and_o splendid_a of_o all_o virtue_n and_o alone_o entitle_v we_o to_o the_o name_n and_o appellation_n of_o good_a men._n and_o second_o beneficence_n which_o may_v also_o be_v call_v either_o bounty_n or_o liberality_n now_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o justice_n require_v of_o we_o be_v this_o that_o no_o one_o shall_v do_v any_o hurt_v to_o another_o unless_o he_o be_v necessary_o drive_v upon_o it_o for_o his_o own_o security_n proprius_fw-la security_n the_o word_n deinde_fw-la do_v not_o denote_v a_o second_o duty_n of_o justice_n but_o only_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o first_o duty_n of_o do_v no_o wrong_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o of_o thing_n which_o be_v common_a he_o 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constitution_n will_v carry_v we_o through_o with_o it_o thus_o for_o instance_n the_o son_n of_o the_o former_a africanus_n who_o adopt_a this_o latter_a be_v son_n to_o paullus_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o weakness_n and_o indisposition_n of_o his_o body_n can_v not_o so_o well_o tread_v in_o the_o step_n of_o his_o father_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v in_o those_o of_o his_o they_o his_o p._n cornelius_n scipio_n a_o famous_a and_o valiant_a roman_a who_o together_o with_o his_o brother_n brave_o defend_v spain_n while_o hannibal_n be_v in_o italy_n rout_v the_o carthaginian_n in_o several_a battle_n at_o last_o they_o be_v both_o slay_v and_o young_a scipio_n who_o be_v afterward_o first_o surname_v africanus_n succeed_v '_o they_o grandfather_n but_o then_o if_o a_o man_n be_v in_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o that_o he_o be_v unable_a to_o plead_v at_o the_o bar_n to_o harangue_n the_o people_n or_o conduct_v a_o army_n retirement_n army_n those_o who_o for_o any_o of_o the_o forementioned_a reason_n relinquish_v the_o public_a must_v not_o think_v '_o emselve_n immediate_o excuse_v from_o serve_v it_o in_o their_o proportion_n and_o in_o the_o way_n they_o be_v able_a the_o most_o solitary_a life_n shall_v do_v some_o good_a and_o retirement_n shall_v not_o minister_v to_o luxury_n or_o idleness_n but_o to_o virtue_n and_o sobriety_n those_o that_o can_v show_v their_o valour_n eloquence_n or_o policy_n for_o the_o public_a may_v however_o their_o modesty_n liberality_n fidelity_n etc._n etc._n in_o retirement_n he_o shall_v take_v the_o more_o care_n that_o he_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o his_o power_n such_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o justice_n and_o fidelity_n of_o modesty_n temperance_n and_o liberality_n the_o performance_n of_o which_o may_v serve_v to_o make_v amends_o for_o his_o want_n of_o the_o other_o now_o the_o noble_a inheritance_n that_o can_v be_v leave_v by_o a_o father_n to_o his_o son_n and_o far_o exceed_v that_o of_o house_n 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intolerable_a in_o old_a age_n but_o shall_v lust_n and_o wantonness_n come_v into_o the_o bargain_n those_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o be_v double_o faulty_a for_o first_o they_o bring_v a_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n upon_o themselves_o and_o withal_o make_v the_o young_a man_n more_o shameless_o wicked_a beside_o these_o duty_n already_o mention_v it_o may_v be_v amiss_o to_o say_v something_o of_o those_o which_o peculiar_o belong_v either_o to_o 32._o to_o these_o he_o bring_v in_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o buy_v here_o thâ—â—_n they_o may_v i_o think_v have_v be_v put_v under_o the_o three_o sort_n â—â—_o decorum_n live_v according_a to_o one_o station_n and_o character_n in_o the_o world_n see_v ch_n 32._o magistrate_n private_a citizen_n or_o stranger_n first_o then_o a_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o consider_v that_o he_o do_v in_o his_o person_n represent_v the_o whole_a city_n and_o accordingly'_v bind_v to_o maintain_v the_o credit_n and_o dignity_n of_o it_o that_o he_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o law_n and_o see_v that_o all_o people_n have_v their_o due_a right_n remember_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o trust_n which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o render_v up_o faithful_o and_o honest_o '_o tâ—_n the_o duty_n of_o those_o in_o a_o private_a capacity_n to_o live_v aâ—_n the_o rest_n of_o their_o citizen_n do_v neither_o debafe_v themselves_o below_o their_o just_a height_n nor_o endeavour_v 〈◊〉_d raise_v '_o emselve_n up_o above_o it_o and_o to_o follow_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v honest_a and_o peaceable_a in_o the_o commonwealth_n these_o be_v they_o who_o we_o usul_o call_v and_o account_v good_a citizen_n and_o last_o for_o stranger_n and_o sojourner_n in_o a_o place_n it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o follow_v their_o own_o business_n and_o not_o intermeddle_v with_o any_o body_n be_v else_o not_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o in_o what_o no_o way_n concern_v they_o or_o be_v curious_a in_o pry_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o a_o state_n which_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o by_o observe_v these_o rule_v we_o may_v general_o speak_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v our_o duty_n whenever_o it_o be_v inquire_v what_o be_v suitable_a and_o become_v for_o such_o a_o person_n such_o a_o time_n or_o such_o a_o age_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o in_o all_o our_o design_n and_o all_o our_o undertake_n nothing_o more_o become_v than_o constancy_n and_o regularity_n chap._n xxxv_o decorum_n show_v itself_o outward_o in_o three_o thing_n rule_n of_o modesty_n take_v from_o nature_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o our_o body_n obscene_a talk_n discover_v ill_a inclination_n the_o false_a reason_v of_o the_o cynic_n and_o some_o stoic_n upon_o this_o subject_n rule_n of_o exterior_a decency_n in_o our_o carriage_n posture_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a care_n the_o old_a roman_n take_v of_o modesty_n but_o see_v this_o decorum_n of_o which_o we_o be_v speak_v be_v see_v more_o especial_o and_o discover_v itself_o in_o our_o these_o our_o have_v discourse_v of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o decorum_n he_o proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o several_a thing_n in_o which_o it_o appear_v they_o be_v 1._o our_o action_n 2._o our_o word_n and_o 3._o our_o bodily_a carriage_n dress_n etc._n etc._n he_o discourse_v therefore_o of_o each_o of_o these_o action_n our_o word_n and_o our_o carriage_n and_o exterior_a ornament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o consist_v in_o one_o of_o these_o three_o thing_n 40._o thing_n what_o formositas_fw-la ordo_fw-la and_o ornatus_fw-la mean_a in_o which_o he_o make_v decorum_n to_o consist_v be_v more_o difficult_a to_o understand_v than_o it_o be_v to_o express_v and_o commentator_n can_v agree_v about_o it_o not_o to_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o their_o several_a opinion_n by_o formositas_fw-la i_o suppose_v may_v be_v understand_v the_o natural_a beauty_n of_o the_o body_n and_o natural_a
nation_n and_o according_o rule_v it_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n if_o they_o do_v sometime_o use_v rigour_n and_o severity_n like_o master_n towards_o their_o slave_n when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n of_o hold_v they_o in_o subjection_n but_o for_o those_o who_o be_v magistrate_n in_o a_o free_a city_n to_o endeavour_v to_o make_v themselves_o fear_v by_o the_o people_n be_v one_o of_o the_o mad_a and_o most_o desperate_a attempt_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o though_o a_o man_n shall_v by_o his_o power_n and_o greatness_n oppress_v the_o law_n and_o over-awe_n liberty_n by_o terror_n and_o threaten_n yet_o still_o they_o will_v find_v time_n to_o recover_v again_o first_o by_o the_o private_a resentment_n of_o the_o citizen_n and_o afterward_o by_o their_o choose_n in_o secret_a consult_v some_o worthy_a person_n to_o free_v they_o from_o the_o oppressor_n and_o liberty_n after_o she_o have_v be_v chain_v up_o a_o while_n be_v always_o more_o curse_v and_o bite_v deep_a than_o she_o will_v otherwise_o have_v do_v if_o she_o have_v never_o be_v restrain_v let_v we_o therefore_o embrace_v and_o adhere_v to_o that_o method_n which_o be_v of_o the_o most_o universal_a influence_n and_o serve_v not_o only_o to_o secure_v we_o what_o we_o have_v but_o moreover_o to_o enlarge_v our_o power_n and_o authority_n that_o be_v in_o short_a let_v we_o rather_o endeavour_v to_o be_v love_v than_o fear_v which_o be_v certain_o the_o best_a way_n to_o make_v we_o successful_a as_o well_o in_o our_o private_a as_o our_o public_a business_n for_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o have_v other_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v afraid_a of_o those_o other_o in_o their_o turn_n what_o for_o instance_n shall_v we_o imagine_v of_o dion_n of_o a_o tyrant_n of_o syracuse_n son_n of_o one_o hermocrates_n he_o seize_v upon_o the_o government_n at_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a about_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n 447._o see_v our_o author_n be_v tuse_a quest._n his_o son_n of_o the_o same_o name_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o tyranny_n but_o be_v expel_v for_o it_o by_o dion_n see_v plut._n life_n of_o dion_n the_o elder_a dionysius_n with_o what_o eternal_a fear_n and_o apprehension_n must_v he_o needs_o be_v rack_v when_o of_o when_o his_o barber_n one_o day_n happen_v to_o say_v that_o his_o life_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v murder_v and_o make_v his_o daughter_n shave_v he_o for_o some_o time_n but_o afterward_o suspect_v even_o they_o too_o he_o use_v sing_v as_o the_o safe_a way_n he_o can_v think_v of_o dare_v not_o to_o venture_v his_o throat_n to_o any_o razor_n he_o be_v force_v even_o to_o singe_v off_o his_o beard_n with_o coal_n or_o what_o of_o while_n of_o see_v chap._n 30._o book_n 1._o he_o by_o his_o savage_a cruelty_n and_o injustice_n make_v all_o the_o world_n hate_v he_o the_o thessalian_n beg_a aid_n of_o the_o theban_n against_o he_o who_o send_v their_o general_n pelopidas_n several_a time_n who_o he_o by_o treachery_n get_v into_o his_o power_n and_o keep_v prisoner_n a_o good_a while_n alexander_n who_o be_v surname_v the_o pheraean_a in_o what_o torment_n think_v we_o must_v he_o perpetual_o live_v when_o as_o it_o be_v usual_o report_v of_o he_o he_o dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o rise_v from_o table_n and_o go_v to_o his_o own_o wife_n thebe_n chamber_n one_o who_o he_o love_v with_o a_o entire_a affection_n without_o a_o barbarian_a and_o he_o as_o it_o be_v say_v too_o a_o greece_n a_o the_o thracian_n be_v count_v some_o of_o the_o savage_a barbarian_n and_o ordinary_o make_v use_n of_o by_o tyrant_n in_o those_o time_n as_o the_o fit_a executioner_n of_o their_o bloody_a design_n to_o be_v mark_v on_o the_o forehead_n be_v a_o token_n of_o honour_n among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v of_o disgrace_n and_o slavery_n among_o other_o but_o cic._n here_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o this_o man_n as_o a_o slave_n or_o villain_n it_o be_v probable_a therefore_o he_o may_v be_v a_o thracian_a slave_n and_o mark_v as_o such_o after_o he_o come_v into_o greece_n brand_a thracian_a to_o lead_v the_o way_n with_o his_o naked_a sword_n and_o will_v always_o dispatch_v some_o of_o his_o guard_n before_o he_o to_o search_v all_o the_o clothes_n and_o coffer_n of_o the_o woman_n for_o fear_v lest_o any_o weapon_n may_v be_v conceal_v within_o '_o they_o o_o miserable_a and_o unhappy_a man_n who_o can_v think_v a_o barbarian_a one_o that_o carry_v the_o mark_v of_o his_o condition_n in_o his_o forehead_n will_v be_v faithfull_a to_o he_o than_o his_o own_o wife_n neither_o it_o seem_v be_v he_o mistake_v in_o it_o for_o he_o be_v afterward_o murder_v pelopidas_n murder_v she_o persuade_v she_o three_o brother_n to_o it_o who_o according_o fly_v he_o in_o his_o bed_n see_v plut._n life_n of_o pelopidas_n by_o her_o procurement_n upon_o suspicion_n of_o have_v to_o do_v with_o someother_n woman_n nor_o indeed_o can_v any_o authority_n how_o absolute_a soever_o subsist_v 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