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and_o valour_n attain_v great_a honour_n pizarro_n that_o poor_a spanish_a soldier_n be_v by_o charles_n the_o five_o for_o his_o valour_n make_v marquesse_n of_o anatillo_n pertinax_n valentinian_n probus_n aurelius_n and_o other_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o worthy_a action_n become_v emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o divers_a other_o in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v advance_v to_o great_a honour_n and_o dignity_n for_o their_o valour_n and_o other_o virtue_n and_o for_o those_o glorious_a action_n which_o they_o have_v do_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o common_a wealth_n wherein_o they_o have_v live_v socrates_n virgil_n horace_n homer_n demosthenes_n bias_n and_o infinite_a other_o of_o low_a and_o unworthy_a birth_n have_v be_v famous_a for_o their_o wisdom_n and_o very_o many_o also_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o best_a honour_n have_v be_v famous_a for_o piety_n and_o those_o worthy_a action_n which_o they_o have_v do_v for_o the_o advancement_n thereof_o and_o so_o for_o the_o good_a of_o 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heroical_a and_o noble_a spirit_n than_o other_o for_o honourable_a descent_n authority_n and_o dignity_n be_v strong_a motive_n and_o spur_n to_o the_o noble_a exploit_n of_o virtue_n they_o can_v but_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o unworthy_a thing_n to_o belie_v a_o man_n birth_n and_o authority_n and_o most_o worthy_a to_o ennoble_v the_o same_o by_o honourable_a action_n wherefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o such_o as_o be_v of_o royal_a and_o noble_a birth_n and_o in_o place_n of_o great_a dignity_n majestracy_n and_o authority_n either_o in_o church_n or_o common_a wealth_n aught_o to_o demean_v themselves_o most_o worthy_o and_o noble_o for_o virtuous_a pious_a and_o worthy_a action_n be_v legitimate_a parent_n of_o true_a honour_n without_o which_o it_o can_v no_o more_o be_v than_o a_o shadow_n without_o a_o body_n for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v only_o as_o a_o shadow_n of_o honour_n and_o a_o bubble_n of_o vain_a glory_n nor_o can_v such_o false_a and_o vicious_a honour_n 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for_o he_o that_o possess_v virtue_n give_v law_n unto_o himself_o and_o thereby_o endeavour_v to_o conquer_v his_o unruly_a and_o moderate_a passion_n and_o affection_n whereby_o he_o become_v lord_n of_o his_o own_o dominion_n and_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o perfect_a man_n by_o the_o exercise_n of_o good_a and_o virtuous_a action_n without_o this_o no_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v true_o honourable_a for_o what_o great_a servitude_n and_o baseness_n then_o to_o be_v in_o a_o slavish_a subjection_n to_o our_o own_o disorder_a passion_n and_o affection_n and_o what_o a_o excellent_a honour_n be_v it_o such_o as_o god_n and_o angel_n approve_v of_o to_o see_v a_o man_n conquer_v and_o be_v commander_n of_o himself_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o true_a honour_n the_o second_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o a_o family_n when_o a_o man_n have_v once_o get_v a_o habit_n of_o virtue_n and_o so_o know_v how_o to_o govern_v himself_o he_o shall_v easy_o be_v able_a also_o to_o govern_v and_o instruct_v a_o family_n no_o man_n live_v more_o unworthy_o than_o he_o that_o live_v mere_o for_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o employ_v his_o endeavour_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o family_n friend_n kindred_n and_o neighbour_n in_o good_a and_o laudable_a way_n live_v well_o worthy_o and_o honourable_o the_o three_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n there_o be_v great_a affinity_n between_o a_o political_a and_o oeconimicall_a body_n insomuch_o as_o some_o politician_n say_v they_o differ_v only_o in_o magnitude_n and_o proportion_n of_o business_n and_o have_v likely_a the_o same_o period_n so_o that_o he_o who_o well_o know_v how_o to_o govern_v himself_o and_o a_o family_n may_v by_o diligence_n study_n wisdom_n and_o usual_a conversation_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n in_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n be_v able_a to_o govern_v a_o common_a wealth_n or_o at_o least_o with_o no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o execute_v and_o 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