conception_n of_o thing_n contemplatio_fw-la these_o kind_n of_o contemplation_n have_v all_o the_o virtue_n sure_o root_v in_o their_o mind_n so_o that_o every_o degree_n have_v his_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a take_n the_o first_o root_v all_o perturbation_n out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o second_o do_v altogether_o forget_v they_o the_o last_o know_v they_o but_o either_o to_o exercise_v or_o name_n wickedness_n it_o judge_v sacrilege_n the_o commendation_n of_o this_o felicity_n be_v infinite_a theophrastus_n extol_v the_o same_o to_o the_o sky_n who_o praise_n if_o it_o be_v my_o purpose_n at_o large_a to_o discourse_v hereof_o i_o will_v recite_v but_o have_v another_o end_n of_o my_o talk_n i_o come_v to_o the_o active_a felicity_n ¶_o of_o civil_a or_o active_a felicity_n cha._n 6._o plato_n see_v archytas_n tarentinus_n bend_v altogether_o to_o contemplation_n tarentinus_n and_o compare_v that_o with_o civil_a virtue_n do_v dehort_v he_o from_o the_o same_o his_o 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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 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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 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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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fellow_n neighbour_n if_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n in_o this_o world_n and_o everlasting_a pain_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v yet_o because_o he_o be_v animal_n sociale_a a_o creature_n who_o nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v without_o company_n and_o neighbourhood_n which_o hurtful_a person_n in_o that_o which_o in_o they_o lie_v will_v not_o have_v as_o appéer_v by_o their_o kill_n undo_v or_o molest_v their_o fellow_n citizen_n but_o i_o may_v not_o stand_v long_o upon_o any_o particular_a thing_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v cut_v of_o the_o commend_v of_o this_o innocent_a man_n only_o with_o plato_n i_o say_v plato_n that_o this_o be_v he_o that_o well_o may_v by_o trust_v of_o every_o man_n to_o who_o without_o fear_n of_o revel_v or_o disclose_v of_o they_o any_o may_v unfold_v his_o secret_n theognis_n and_o with_o the_o poet_n theognis_n i_o say_v that_o of_o all_o treasure_n in_o a_o common_a weal_n this_o innocent_a man_n be_v most_o to_o be_v esteem_v and_o 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