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commit_v themselves_o to_o no_o hazard_n nor_o danger_n whereby_o they_o be_v uncapable_a of_o any_o virtue_n or_o honour_n for_o honour_n as_o aristotle_n in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o ethic_n say_v be_v a_o reverence_n that_o be_v give_v to_o man_n in_o reward_n and_o recompense_v of_o their_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o the_o marquis_n say_v that_o whosoever_o be_v so_o valiant_a as_o not_o to_o regard_v his_o life_n in_o any_o virtuous_a attempt_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o receive_v the_o crown_n of_o mars_n that_o be_v the_o renoun_n &_o reward_n of_o a_o virtuous_a mind_n which_o he_o shall_v quick_o attain_v unto_o if_o he_o repress_v fear_n and_o where_o as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o virtue_n of_o fortitude_n two_o extreme_n or_o vice_n the_o one_o in_o venture_v to_o far_o the_o other_o in_o fear_v to_o much_o the_o marquis_n have_v not_o here_o say_v if_o thou_o restraine_v boldness_n as_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o abandon_v fear_v because_o as_o aristotle_n in_o the_o third_o of_o 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day_n to_o day_n nor_o can_v the_o appoint_a hour_n be_v shun_v nor_o scape_v any_o way_n the_o paraphrase_n the_o emperor_n do_v in_o their_o law_n careful_o provide_v for_o the_o behoof_n and_o good_a estate_n of_o their_o subject_n to_o set_v down_o reward_n and_o encouragement_n for_o such_o as_o be_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a and_o to_o devise_v punishment_n and_o correction_n for_o such_o as_o be_v wicked_a and_o evil_a dispose_v and_o it_o be_v very_o well_o think_v as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o that_o such_o as_o valiant_o lose_v their_o life_n either_o in_o defence_n of_o their_o faith_n or_o for_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n be_v reward_v with_o everlasting_a life_n or_o if_o any_o man_n die_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o honesty_n he_o shall_v continual_o be_v well_o think_v of_o and_o commend_v but_o such_o as_o cowardly_a forsake_v the_o field_n and_o run_v away_o from_o the_o war_n the_o law_n have_v appoint_v to_o die_v and_o be_v account_v for_o wretch_n and_o villain_n whether_o they_o die_v or_o live_v and_o their_o shameful_a and_o reproachful_a life_n be_v more_o grief_n to_o they_o then_o any_o death_n that_o can_v be_v devise_v especial_o a_o honest_a death_n &_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o proverb_n detest_v a_o evil_a life_n etc_n etc_n for_o as_o aristotle_n in_o the_o 3._o of_o his_o ethic_n say_v a_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o honour_n &_o liberty_n which_o two_o thing_n we_o ought_v always_o to_o keep_v and_o maintain_v and_o to_o covet_v by_o all_o mean_v we_o can_v to_o diehonest_o &_o to_o live_v virtuous_o the_o proverb_n say_v further_a that_o life_n can_v not_o be_v borrow_v for_o as_o job_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v rate_v the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n which_o can_v not_o be_v lengthen_v and_o therefore_o no_o man_n may_v shun_v the_o appoint_a hour_n that_o god_n have_v determine_v and_o hereupon_o arise_v the_o tale_n among_o the_o poet_n of_o the_o three_o sister_n of_o destiny_n whereof_o the_o 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king_n codrus_n rather_o choose_v to_o have_v the_o conquest_n then_o to_o live_v and_o never_o do_v his_o noble_a mind_n refuse_v his_o life_n to_o give_v to_o save_v a_o valiant_a company_n of_o such_o as_o he_o do_v serve_v the_o life_n be_v always_o well_o bestow_v that_o do_v such_o praise_n deserve_v the_o paraphrase_n codrus_fw-la be_v as_o both_o saint_n austin_n &_o valerius_n report_n the_o king_n of_o athens_n when_o as_o he_o be_v to_o fight_v with_o pelops_n duke_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o have_v answer_v of_o his_o idol_n to_o who_o he_o sacrifice_v that_o the_o side_n who_o captain_n be_v slay_v shall_v have_v the_o victory_n preferrin_n glike_a a_o worthy_a gentleman_n the_o life_n &_o prosperity_n of_o his_o poor_a subject_n far_o above_o his_o own_o apparail_v himself_o in_o a_o base_a and_o simple_a habit_n and_o rush_v into_o the_o thick_a of_o the_o enemy_n be_v present_o slay_v of_o who_o virgil_n write_v that_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v with_o the_o victory_n then_o to_o live_v with_o the_o overthrow_n 59_o take_v no_o delight_n to_o hear_v thy_o deed_n commend_v to_o thy_o face_n a_o thing_n that_o wisdom_n always_o have_v account_v for_o disgrace_n and_o if_o thou_o do_v reproachful_a word_n of_o any_o man_n sustain_v it_o be_v no_o commendation_n to_o to_o report_v the_o same_o again_o the_o paraphrase_n under_o the_o virtue_n of_o fortitude_n be_v take_v and_o include_v all_o manner_n of_o virtuous_a and_o godly_a action_n that_o be_v do_v without_o respect_n of_o praise_n for_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o look_v for_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o people_n as_o a_o recompense_n for_o his_o good_a deed_n and_o special_o if_o it_o be_v do_v in_o his_o own_o presence_n which_o for_o two_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v dislike_v the_o one_o because_o that_o glory_n nor_o praise_n be_v no_o perfect_a recompense_n or_o reward_v for_o any_o virtue_n for_o as_o boecius_fw-la say_v praise_n or_o glory_n be_v nought_o else_o amongst_o 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