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in_o it_o be_v true_a some_o of_o the_o poet_n among_o the_o heathen_a be_v as_o wanton_a and_o impure_a in_o their_o imagination_n as_o lascivious_a and_o profane_a in_o their_o write_n as_o t._n hobbs_n encomiast_n ab._n c._n but_o be_v not_o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n yea_o and_o many_o of_o the_o heathen_a poet_n of_o another_o mind_n do_v not_o aristotle_n say_v express_o ethic._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v never_o be_v worthy_a of_o honour_n who_o be_v addict_v to_o vice_n for_o honour_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n and_o be_v give_v to_o good_a and_o virtuous_a men._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o good_a man_n be_v true_o honourable_a what_o say_v the_o wise_a of_o the_o latin_a author_n m._n t._n cicero_n concern_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o honour_n they_o attribute_v to_o jupiter_n by_o which_o name_n they_o signify_v the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la ipse_fw-la jupiter_n id_fw-la est_fw-la juvans_fw-la pater_fw-la quem_fw-la conversis_fw-la casibus_fw-la appellamus_fw-la â_fw-la juvando_fw-la jupiter_fw-la â_fw-la poetis_fw-la pater_fw-la diâ—â—â—que_fw-la hominumque_fw-la dicitur_fw-la â_fw-la majoribus_fw-la autem_fw-la nostris_fw-la optimus_fw-la maximus_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la ante_fw-la optimus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la beneficentissimus_fw-la quam_fw-la maximus_fw-la quia_fw-la majus_fw-la est_fw-la certèque_fw-la gratius_fw-la prodesse_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quam_fw-la opes_fw-la magnas_fw-la habere_fw-la jupiter_n be_v call_v by_o our_o ancestor_n the_o most_o good_a and_o the_o most_o great_a and_o true_o the_o most_o good_a that_o be_v the_o most_o gracious_a and_o beneficent_a before_o the_o most_o great_a and_o powerful_a because_o it_o be_v more_o great_a and_o certain_o more_o acceptable_a to_o do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n than_o to_o have_v the_o fullness_n of_o wealth_n and_o power_n 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in_o word_n and_o deed_n i_o will_v grant_v thou_o noble_a then_o be_v not_o the_o word_n turpe_fw-la i._n e._n base_a and_o dishonourable_a the_o epithet_n which_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a give_v to_o injustice_n and_o all_o other_o vice_n honour_n say_v he_o consist_v only_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o power_n ans._n honour_n consist_v indeed_o in_o the_o esteem_n of_o true_a power_n but_o that_o be_v never_o separate_v from_o true_a goodness_n which_o imply_v justice_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n go_v you_o hobbi_v and_o hide_v your_o head_n for_o shame_n and_o never_o more_o appear_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o so_o vile_a a_o sophister_n who_o may_v have_v learn_v from_o the_o admirable_a boetius_fw-la if_o his_o pride_n have_v permit_v he_o what_o power_n be_v which_o he_o see_v but_o confuse_o as_o in_o a_o dream_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o object_n of_o honour_n lib._n 4._o the_o consolation_n philosophiae_fw-la bonorum_fw-la quidem_fw-la potentia_fw-la malorum_fw-la verò_fw-la minimè_fw-la dubit_fw-la abilis_fw-la apparet_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la etc._n etc._n veramque_fw-la illam_fw-la platonis_fw-la esse_fw-la sententiam_fw-la liquet_fw-la solos_fw-la quod_fw-la desiderent_fw-la facere_fw-la posse_fw-la sapientes_fw-la improbos_fw-la verò_fw-la exercere_fw-la quidem_fw-la quodlibeat_fw-la quod_fw-la vero_fw-la desiderent_fw-la explere_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la faciunt_fw-la enim_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la dum_fw-la per_fw-la ea_fw-la quibus_fw-la delectantur_fw-la id_fw-la bonum_fw-la quod_fw-la desiderant_fw-la se_fw-la adepturos_fw-la putant_fw-la sed_fw-la minime_fw-la adipiscuntur_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ad_fw-la beatitudinem_fw-la probra_fw-la non_fw-la veniunt_fw-la it_o be_v evident_a that_o good_a man_n be_v always_o powerful_a that_o wicked_a man_n be_v most_o feeble_a and_o impotent_a and_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o say_v of_o plato_n can_v be_v doubt_v that_o only_o wise_a man_n do_v what_o they_o desire_v but_o that_o the_o wicked_a exercise_n their_o 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liberty_n each_o man_n have_v to_o use_v his_o own_o power_n as_o he_o will_v himself_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o consequent_o of_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n and_o reason_n he_o shall_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o apt_a mean_n thereunto_o here_o he_o express_v a_o plain_a contempt_n of_o the_o word_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o consequent_o before_o all_o the_o world_n renounce_v his_o christianity_n luk._n 14._o 26._o if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n it_o be_v manifest_a and_o unquestionable_a that_o by_o a_o man_n hate_v his_o own_o life_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v his_o abhor_v the_o preservation_n of_o it_o by_o any_o unlawful_a mean_n whereas_o this_o industrious_a agent_n for_o 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good_a man_n carm._n lib._n 4._o ode_n 9_o duramque_fw-la callet_n pauperiem_fw-la pati_fw-la pejusque_fw-la letho_n flagitium_fw-la timet_fw-la non_fw-la ille_fw-la pro_fw-la charis_fw-la amicis_fw-la aut_fw-la patriâ_fw-la timidus_fw-la perire_fw-la which_o that_o excellent_a person_n sir_n r._n f._n translate_v thus_o if_o he_o know_v how_o hard_a want_n to_o bear_v and_o fear_v a_o crime_n more_o than_o his_o end_n if_o for_o his_o country_n or_o his_o friend_n to_o stake_v his_o life_n he_o do_v not_o fear_n as_o for_o t._n h._n his_o mad_a conceit_n concern_v liberty_n and_o necessity_n his_o assert_v that_o the_o holy_a one_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o sinful_a purpose_n etc._n etc._n since_o they_o be_v so_o general_o abhor_v even_o by_o those_o person_n who_o assert_v such_o proposition_n from_o which_o the_o same_o most_o execrable_a conclusion_n may_v be_v infer_v i_o think_v it_o not_o requisite_a that_o i_o shall_v spend_v any_o time_n in_o animadvert_v on_o they_o in_o 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