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it_o be_v a_o sovereign_a good_a and_o a_o confederate_a to_o faith_n which_o whosoever_o have_v may_v well_o assure_v himself_o that_o he_o in_o continuance_n of_o time_n may_v attain_v any_o thing_n how_o difficult_a so_o ever_o whereupon_o socrates_n the_o philosopher_n say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o either_o woman_n without_o man_n shall_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n or_o good_a hope_n without_o labour_n whereby_o he_o judge_v that_o good_a hope_n shall_v not_o be_v ground_v upon_o any_o unconstancy_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o a_o vain_a and_o licentious_a life_n whereupon_o evil_a hope_n which_o take_v no_o toil_n be_v plant_v therefore_o socrates_n say_v hope_v without_o labour_n can_v effect_v no_o good_a thing_n which_o like_o a_o careful_a nurse_n shall_v be_v always_o employ_v or_o busy_v about_o some_o affair_n or_o other_o which_o hinder_v the_o increase_n of_o vice_n for_o security_n and_o idleness_n be_v account_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o 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a_o dastardly_a lover_n shall_v never_o without_o hope_n gain_v fair_a love_n without_o frown_a fortune_n 4_o mellifluous_a word_n procure_v hope_n large_a protestation_n cherish_v it_o and_o contempt_n spill_v it_o 5_o hope_n be_v the_o fool_n sovereign_a the_o merchant_n comfort_n the_o soldier_n confederate_a and_o the_o ambitious_a man_n poison_n of_o faith_n cap._n 29._o faith_n as_o cicero_n say_v be_v a_o constant_a &_o firm_a bond_n of_o all_o say_n and_o contract_n appoint_v for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o promise_n and_o what_o shall_v be_v assure_o decree_v upon_o or_o as_o divine_n term_v it_o be_v a_o sure_a stay_n and_o rock_n of_o all_o christian_n whereupon_o consist_v all_o their_o felicity_n and_o if_o it_o be_v firm_o settle_v it_o never_o deceive_v the_o which_o to_o infringe_v there_o can_v be_v nothing_o worse_o unto_o any_o man_n especial_o to_o he_o that_o rule_v because_o this_o blemish_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o excellent_a the_o party_n be_v wherein_o it_o rest_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o open_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v and_o more_o hardly_o to_o be_v root_v out_o ennius_n reprehend_v the_o carthaginian_n because_o they_o violate_v their_o faith_n and_o fidelity_n which_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o subversion_n of_o their_o city_n who_o contend_v for_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n with_o the_o roman_n which_o of_o all_o nation_n be_v a_o people_n of_o most_o prowess_n and_o valour_n but_o what_o marvel_n be_v it_o that_o these_o be_v so_o slender_a in_o observe_v of_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o fundation_n of_o all_o equity_n when_o in_o all_o place_n it_o be_v little_o regard_v and_o utter_o exclude_v out_o of_o doones_o beg_v her_o bread_n with_o tear_n as_o a_o vagabond_n of_o no_o reputation_n that_o i_o be_o almost_o ashamed_a to_o speak_v of_o