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lesson_n which_o every_o private_a poor_a man_n and_o every_o man_n under_o authority_n althô_o not_o poor_a be_v to_o learn_v from_o the_o dehortative_a and_o from_o the_o bitter_a exprobration_n of_o god_n to_o baruch_n he_o must_v not_o make_v himself_o the_o moral_a of_o aesop_n toad_n which_o have_v a_o ambition_n to_o swell_v itself_o into_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o ox._n he_o must_v not_o make_v himself_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o reproach_n of_o that_o proverb_n scarabaeus_n contra_fw-la aquilam_fw-la being_n but_o a_o beetle_n or_o but_o a_o butterfly_n he_o must_v not_o emulate_v a_o eagle_n much_o less_o endeavour_n either_o to_o lure_v she_o or_o pluck_v she_o down_o he_o must_v not_o make_v himself_o liable_a to_o the_o woe_n which_o god_n denounce_v heretofore_o by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n must_v not_o say_v tacit_o to_o his_o 10._o father_n what_o begette_v thou_o or_o to_o the_o woman_n what_o have_v thou_o bring_v forth_o he_o must_v not_o mutiny_v and_o grumble_v against_o god_n providence_n and_o his_o will_n or_o seek_v to_o aggrandise_v himself_o whether_o his_o maker_n will_v or_o no._n be_v as_o he_o be_v but_o a_o earthern_a pitcher_n he_o must_v not_o contend_v with_o a_o brass_n pot_n or_o strive_v to_o equal_v much_o less_o to_o master_n the_o golden_a cistern_n but_o he_o must_v labour_v on_o the_o contrary_a to_o reckon_v himself_o as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o proper_a element_n and_o by_o consequence_n not_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o gravitation_n or_o levitation_n from_o which_o the_o element_n be_v exempt_a in_o their_o native_a place_n he_o must_v make_v it_o his_o whole_a endeavour_n his_o whole_a ambition_n and_o delight_n to_o acquiesce_v as_o thing_n do_v which_o attain_v their_o centre_n not_o to_o turn_v seeker_n how_o he_o may_v raise_v or_o disturb_v himself_o but_o to_o esteem_v it_o his_o private_a interest_n to_o contribute_v all_o he_o can_v to_o the_o public_a good_a to_o prove_v he_o love_v the_o public_a peace_n by_o his_o follow_v after_o the_o thing_n that_o do_v make_v for_o peace_n as_o by_o make_v his_o reason_n to_o reign_v within_o he_o over_o his_o passion_n and_o his_o will_n over_o his_o appetite_n by_o submit_v his_o more_o deceivable_a and_o private_a judgement_n unto_o the_o less_o err_a judgement_n of_o public_a reason_n by_o seek_v one_o great_a thing_n for_o himself_o which_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o obedience_n as_o tacitus_n call_v it_o to_o human_a law_n and_o lawgiver_n to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o by_o esteem_v it_o as_o glorious_a for_o a_o subject_a to_o be_v loyal_a and_o obedient_a unto_o his_o sovereign_n as_o for_o a_o sovereign_a to_o command_v and_o protect_v his_o subject_n it_o be_v every_o man_n duty_n as_o well_o as_o honour_n and_o every_o man_n