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in_o thing_n of_o importance_n he_o who_o do_v not_o take_v into_o his_o consideration_n all_o the_o particular_n relate_v thereto_o can_v frame_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o they_o in_o regard_n that_o any_o single_a circumstance_n how_o inconsiderable_a soever_o it_o be_v may_v change_v the_o whole_a face_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v yet_o true_a it_o be_v that_o many_o time_n a_o man_n may_v frame_v a_o good_a judgement_n thereof_o though_o he_o have_v the_o knowledge_n but_o of_o the_o affair_n only_o in_o general_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o who_o know_v the_o particular_n may_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a miscarriage_n in_o regard_n that_o if_o his_o head_n be_v not_o clear_a and_o disengage_v from_o passion_n his_o attention_n to_o the_o particular_a part_n will_v confound_v and_o disturb_v his_o apprehension_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n under_o consideration_n clxxxvi_o it_o be_v a_o great_a felicity_n for_o a_o man_n to_o see_v his_o enemy_n 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to_o himself_o and_o that_o intention_n of_o his_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n unknown_a to_o the_o party_n consult_v he_o make_v no_o discovery_n if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o prudent_a person_n of_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o the_o counsel_n that_o be_v give_v he_o xxxv_o he_o who_o be_v desirous_a to_o balance_v thing_n between_o prince_n and_o to_o observe_v a_o punctual_a neutrality_n must_v with_o the_o great_a circumspection_n he_o can_v abstain_v not_o only_o from_o all_o act_n but_o also_o from_o any_o discovery_n which_o may_v raise_v a_o suspicion_n of_o his_o be_v incline_v to_o one_o side_n more_o than_o the_o other_o xxxvi_o youth_n as_o it_o be_v that_o part_n of_o man_n age_n which_o be_v most_o greedy_a of_o honour_n and_o look_n upon_o disgrace_n with_o the_o great_a indignation_n so_o be_v it_o also_o the_o most_o capable_a of_o endure_v the_o inconvenience_n difficulty_n and_o hardship_n which_o necessary_o attend_v war._n the_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o 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person_n the_o depravation_n of_o morality_n and_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o time_n and_o accident_n the_o best_a expedient_a be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o take_v such_o order_n in_o his_o affair_n as_o that_o the_o enemy_n may_v not_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o annoy_v he_o xliii_o the_o present_a method_n of_o carry_v on_o a_o war_n be_v much_o different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o ancient_n who_o do_v not_o their_o work_n by_o assassination_n and_o surprise_v but_o discover_v to_o the_o enemy_n if_o any_o base_a contrivance_n be_v in_o hand_n against_o he_o and_o all_o out_o of_o a_o confidence_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o overcome_v he_o by_o virtue_n xliv_o when_o a_o man_n be_v advance_v to_o some_o great_a charge_n it_o be_v soon_o discover_v whether_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a ability_n or_o not_o but_o above_o all_o by_o the_o augmentation_n of_o his_o worldly_a concern_v and_o the_o advantage_n he_o may_v have_v by_o his_o office_n the_o affection_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v discover_v together_o with_o his_o disposition_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o great_a person_n he_o be_v so_o much_o the_o less_o cautious_a will_v he_o be_v in_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o current_n of_o his_o own_o natural_a humour_n xlv_o be_v it_o thy_o continual_a care_n that_o thy_o superior_a conceive_v no_o ill_a opinion_n of_o thou_o and_o be_v not_o over-confident_a of_o the_o lead_v a_o unblameable_a course_n of_o life_n but_o endeavour_v to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o be_v much_o afraid_a to_o fall_v into_o his_o hand_n inasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o unforeseen_a occasion_n wherein_o thou_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o he_o and_o be_v glad_a to_o insinuate_v into_o his_o favour_n xlvi_o the_o governor_n ought_v rather_o to_o fix_v his_o consideration_n upon_o the_o substance_n and_o reality_n of_o the_o thing_n than_o upon_o the_o appearance_n of_o it_o measure_v it_o rather_o 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cxlviii_o peace_n be_v desirable_a and_o holy_a
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