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account_v of_o nay_o nothing_o can_v be_v compare_v unto_o he_o nether_a gold_n nor_o silver_n nor_o any_o treasure_n now_o to_o that_o which_o follow_v ¶_o of_o friendship_n cap._n 38._o pytâ—â—goras_n define_v friendship_n to_o be_v a_o equal_a agree_v together_o cicero_n say_v freenship_n it_o be_v a_o wish_v of_o good_a thingê_n unto_o a_o man_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n who_o he_o love_v of_o these_o two_o with_o a_o little_a addition_n we_o will_v make_v a_o full_a definition_n of_o friendship_n in_o this_o wise_a friendship_n be_v a_o natural_a goodwill_n of_o well_o dispose_v person_n cause_v through_o likeness_n of_o manner_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o mind_n fancy_v each_o other_o for_o nothing_o else_o but_o only_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o virtue_n not_o for_o any_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n this_o definition_n shall_v be_v verify_v in_o that_o which_o follow_v friendship_n and_o that_o we_o may_v do_v it_o the_o better_a we_o will_v divide_v the_o same_o into_o her_o kind_n &_o therein_o we_o follow_v plato_n which_o be_v three_o to_o wit_n a_o natural_a friendship_n a_o civil_a and_o a_o hospital_n the_o nature_n of_o these_o in_o order_n shall_v be_v declare_v and_o first_o of_o that_o which_o be_v first_o place_v of_o natural_a friendship_n cap._n 39_o the_o natural_a friendship_n shall_v be_v declare_v by_o the_o division_n of_o the_o same_o sort_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o piety_n kockr_a &_o kindred_n the_o first_o again_o be_v divide_v either_o into_o the_o loove_n towards_o god_n towards_o our_o parent_n or_o towards_o our_o country_n of_o our_o loove_n or_o duty_n towards_o god_n we_o will_v not_o in_o this_o place_n talk_v of_o because_o hereafter_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o fit_n and_o proper_a place_n for_o the_o same_o to_o the_o duty_n towards_o our_o parent_n parent_n isocrates_n adhort_v we_o in_o this_o wise_a so_o behave_v yourself_o towards_o your_o parent_n as_o you_o will_v have_v your_o child_n love_v you_o and_o nature_n will_v we_o so_o to_o do_v for_o what_o be_v more_o according_a to_o nature_n then_o to_o love_v they_o of_o who_o we_o be_v bear_v beside_o the_o exhortation_n of_o isocrates_n and_o the_o commandment_n of_o nature_n many_o example_n of_o godly_a child_n may_v invite_v we_o to_o imitation_n wonderful_a be_v the_o loove_n of_o simon_n the_o athenian_a towards_o his_o father_n atheniensiâ—_n for_o be_v for_o debt_n cast_v into_o prison_n where_o he_o die_v miserable_o &_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o severe_a law_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o prison_n &_o bury_v except_o first_o the_o money_n be_v pay_v and_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o discharge_v the_o debt_n simon_n go_v to_o the_o prison_n and_o cause_v those_o iron_n which_o be_v upon_o his_o father_n to_o be_v lay_v upon_o himself_o and_o so_o deliver_v he_o and_o remain_v in_o prison_n surety_n for_o the_o money_n amphonius_n
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reason_n which_o he_o use_v be_v because_o no_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o himself_o but_o a_o piece_n of_o his_o birth_n his_o country_n a_o part_n his_o parent_n &_o a_o part_n his_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n callenge_v so_o that_o if_o he_o consider_v his_o estate_n thorough_o and_o discharge_v his_o duty_n as_o he_o ought_v very_o little_a time_n he_o shall_v find_v which_o he_o may_v say_v be_v reserve_v to_o himself_o alone_o aristotle_n aristotle_n likewise_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o live_v to_o himself_o but_o shall_v have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o parent_n of_o his_o child_n wife_n neighbour_n and_o countryman_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o man_n call_v animal_n sociale_a a_o fellow_n creature_n because_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v delight_v with_o company_n which_o make_v cicero_n to_o say_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o acceptable_a before_o god_n cicero_n then_o be_v the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o assembly_v link_v by_o a_o law_n which_o be_v so_o gather_v together_o all_o be_v call_v a_o city_n those_o which_o fly_v the_o company_n of_o man_n be_v call_v by_o a_o odious_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hater_n of_o man_n those_o contemplator_n have_v be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o not_o only_o odious_a but_o also_o ridiculous_a unto_o many_o as_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n thales_n which_o be_v earnest_o give_v to_o the_o behold_v of_o the_o star_n .._o not_o see_v that_o which_o be_v before_o his_o foot_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a hole_n which_o when_o a_o old_a woman_n see_v she_o break_v into_o a_o great_a laughter_n and_o say_v you_o in_o deed_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n thales_n which_o will_v geve_v yourself_o to_o contemplation_n and_o neglect_v thing_n before_o your_o eye_n who_o will_v not_o exclaim_v against_o epimenides_n epimenidâ—â—_n which_o be_v in_o hard_a contemplation_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o move_v when_o his_o country_n and_o city_n where_o he_o dwell_v and_o also_o his_o own_o house_n be_v consume_v with_o fire_n meton_n or_o that_o meton_n the_o astronomer_n which_o do_v not_o only_o feign_v himself_o to_o be_v frantic_a but_o also_o burn_v house_n book_n and_o all_o his_o substance_n because_o he_o will_v not_o break_v his_o study_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n to_o go_v a_o warfare_n a_o man_n in_o my_o judgement_n unworthy_a to_o reap_v any_o commodity_n of_o his_o country_n which_o be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o bestow_v his_o pain_n in_o keep_v it_o from_o servitude_n and_o therefore_o write_v they_o very_o well_o which_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o right_n good_a man_n which_o serve_v god_n devout_o and_o deal_v upright_o with_o all_o man_n such_o a_o man_n be_v call_v right_o â–ª_o a_o civil_a man_n man._n and_o he_o be_v adorn_v with_o all_o virtue_n and_o this_o be_v he_o which_o obey_v not_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n otherwise_o then_o honest_o he_o may_v but_o embrace_v virtue_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o because_o of_o his_o good_a disposition_n and_o honest_a behaviour_n he_o be_v say_v by_o virtue_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o happy_a estate_n and_o haven_n or_o heaven_n of_o joy_n here_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o i_o declare_v what_o this_o virtue_n be_v and_o of_o how_o many_o part_n it_o consist_v ¶_o the_o definition_n of_o virtue_n and_o her_o part_n chap._n 7._o pythagoras_n define_v virtue_n to_o be_v a_o natural_a harmony_n to_o which_o all_o honest_a thing_n do_v answer_v what_o many_o of_o the_o stoic_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o socrates_n do_v define_v virtue_n to_o be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n which_o opinion_n cause_v herillus_n to_o suppose_v knowledge_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a herillus_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v possidonius_fw-la which_o say_v that_o to_o live_v honest_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o perfect_v understanding_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o accompany_v nature_n horace_n by_o a_o contrary_n define_v the_o same_o and_o say_v that_o virtue_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o avoid_n of_o wickedness_n cicero_n define_v it_o in_o two_o sort_n for_o sometime_o it_o be_v a_o perfection_n of_o reason_n sometime_o a_o habit_n of_o the_o mind_n agreeable_a to_o reason_n cleanthes_n say_v it_o be_v a_o election_n of_o the_o mind_n obey_v to_o nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v a_o happy_a estate_n aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v a_o choose_v habit_n of_o the_o mind_n consist_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o extreme_n of_o which_o one_o exceed_v the_o other_o want_v much_o as_o fortitude_n when_o it_o exceed_v fall_v into_o rashness_n when_o it_o faint_v into_o childish_a fearfulness_n and_o liberality_n when_o it_o lavish_v out_o of_o reason_n be_v call_v prodigality_n when_o it_o be_v not_o extend_v any_o whit_n purchase_v the_o name_n of_o covetousness_n and_o thereof_o come_v this_o proverb_n that_o in_o good_a thing_n nothing_o be_v either_o want_v or_o superfluous_a the_o consideration_n of_o which_o make_v the_o pythagorian_n to_o say_v pythagorici_n that_o wickedness_n can_v not_o be_v comprehend_v but_o godliness_n may_v and_o therefore_o much_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o become_v wicked_a then_o virtuous_a for_o the_o way_n to_o wickedness_n be_v many_o plain_a and_o common_a but_o to_o goodness_n be_v not_o many_o but_o one_o &_o that_o same_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v because_o it_o be_v but_o little_o tread_v now_o see_v we_o know_v what_o be_v virtue_n let_v we_o learn_v of_o how_o many_o kind_n it_o be_v sort_n aristotle_n divide_v they_o into_o two_o sort_n and_o call_v they_o either_o moral_a or_o intellectual_a he_o call_v all_o such_o intellectual_a which_o by_o nature_n be_v ingraft_v in_o we_o virtue_n as_o heed_n wariness_n wisdom_n moral_a be_v such_o which_o by_o custom_n and_o civil_a conversation_n we_o attain_v these_o flow_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o use_n make_v they_o perfect_v the_o other_o out_o of_o the_o mind_n for_o many_o man_n may_v be_v find_v which_o be_v although_o not_o in_o like_a manner_n wise_a and_o have_v discretion_n to_o know_v good_a from_o evil_n although_o not_o perfect_o and_o full_o for_o wisdom_n perfect_v be_v get_v by_o long_a exercise_n and_o many_o year_n some_o call_v those_o as_o do_v panetius_fw-la either_o contemplative_a or_o active_a again_o some_o into_o three_o kind_n divide_v they_o and_o call_v they_o either_o natural_a rational_a or_o moral_a four_o but_o plato_n best_a of_o all_o say_v plain_o that_o virtue_n be_v divide_v into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o be_v prudence_n the_o second_o temperance_n the_o three_o fortitude_n and_o the_o last_o justice_n and_o he_o call_v they_o the_o four_o principal_a virtue_n because_o that_o out_o of_o they_o do_v spring_v all_o the_o other_o virtue_n now_o see_v we_o know_v which_o be_v they_o let_v we_o also_o tell_v what_o they_o be_v ¶_o of_o prudence_n and_o her_o part_n cha._n 8._o prudence_n or_o wisdom_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o diverse_a philosopher_n what_o be_v diverse_o define_v and_o yet_o in_o sense_n they_o all_o agree_v the_o stoic_n say_v it_o be_v a_o knowledgd_v of_o good_a thing_n bad_a thing_n and_o thing_n indifferent_a cicero_n be_v of_o their_o mind_n and_o give_v the_o very_a same_o definition_fw-la and_o sometime_o he_o call_v it_o the_o mistress_n of_o this_o life_n sometime_o the_o art_n teach_v how_o to_o live_v well_o aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v a_o habit_n of_o the_o mind_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o show_v what_o thing_n be_v hurtful_a or_o profitable_a unto_o man_n socrates_n be_v of_o that_o opinion_n socrates_n that_o he_o think_v all_o virtue_n shall_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o prudence_n but_o aristotle_n as_o be_v out_o of_o the_o
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