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kind_n of_o person_n shall_v not_o any_o long_o be_v in_o repute_n and_o esteem_v man_n shall_v not_o either_o by_o mistake_n or_o flattery_n soothe_v up_o other_o in_o their_o vice_n that_o which_o we_o translate_v vile_a be_v elsewhere_o render_v foolish_a nabal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o sam._n 25.25_o nabal_n be_v his_o name_n and_o folly_n be_v with_o he_o but_o be_v here_o oppose_v to_o liberal_a it_o may_v signify_v a_o foolish_a niggard_n not_o without_o some_o allusion_n to_o the_o story_n of_o nabal_n who_o name_n may_v in_o those_o day_n be_v use_v as_o a_o byword_n in_o the_o original_n there_o be_v a_o elegant_a paranomasia_fw-la nabal_n shall_v not_o be_v nadib_a though_o their_o name_n be_v somewhat_o near_o yet_o their_o nature_n be_v vast_o distant_a because_o such_o vile_a person_n will_v both_o speak_v and_o contrive_v and_o practice_v vile_a disingenuous_a false_a unworthy_a thing_n v_o 6.7_o whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o liberal_a devise_v liberal_a thing_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o connexion_n of_o the_o word_n in_o they_o we_o have_v these_o three_o part_n or_o term_n to_o be_v explain_v 1._o the_o subject_n or_o person_n speak_v of_o the_o liberal_a man_n 2._o the_o property_n ascribe_v to_o he_o devise_v liberal_a thing_n 3._o the_o benefit_n or_o advantage_n promise_v to_o it_o and_o by_o liberal_a thing_n shall_v he_o stand_v 1._o for_o the_o subject_n or_o person_n speak_v of_o the_o liberal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o the_o prince_n the_o lxx_o and_o the_o arabic_a the_o religious_a the_o syriac_a the_o great_a man_n 22._o the_o original_a verb_n signify_v proper_o to_o give_v with_o a_o ready_a willing_a mind_n 110.3_o voluntariness_n freeness_n generosity_n largeness_n of_o heart_n a_o cheerful_a bountiful_a giver_n it_o be_v frequent_o use_v in_o scripture_n for_o a_o prince_n 118.9_o or_o a_o lord_n because_o such_o kind_n of_o person_n be_v by_o their_o condition_n more_o peculiar_o oblige_v to_o be_v so_o answerable_a to_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o translate_v benefactor_n luke_n 22.25_o and_o equivalent_a to_o those_o english_a phrase_n a_o man_n of_o honour_n a_o generous_a person_n one_o that_o be_v true_o noble_a and_o worthy_a of_o a_o free_a ingenuous_a spirit_n without_o any_o tincture_n of_o servility_n or_o baseness_n in_o opposition_n to_o a_o narrow_a abject_a sordid_a mind_n 2._o the_o property_n ascribe_v to_o this_o liberal_a person_n he_o devise_v liberal_a thing_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o act_n and_o object_n 1._o the_o act_n he_o devise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consulit_fw-la meditatur_fw-la the_o bent_n and_o inclination_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v set_v this_o way_n his_o thought_n be_v continual_o work_v upon_o it_o the_o word_n