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after_o then_o to_o seem_v thankfulness_n and_o be_v account_v thankful_a for_o that_o say_v he_o be_v not_o only_o the_o great_a but_o also_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o virtue_n chilo_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n of_o gréece_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v chilo_n that_o no_o man_n live_v can_v accuse_v he_o of_o ungraetfulnes_n for_o their_o be_v none_o that_o ever_o do_v he_o a_o good_a turn_n but_o he_o do_v requite_v the_o same_o also_o for_o this_o virtue_n do_v king_n pyrrhus_n pass_v all_o the_o other_o of_o his_o time_n as_o those_o which_o write_v of_o he_o do_v say_v for_o all_o his_o diligence_n be_v chief_o employ_v in_o reward_v they_o to_o who_o he_o be_v any_o thing_n bind_v pyrrhus_n hereof_o it_o be_v that_o hear_v the_o death_n of_o aesop_n aesop._n he_o weep_v bitter_o not_o because_o he_o be_v dead_a for_o he_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o man_n to_o be_v such_o as_o always_o they_o shall_v not_o live_v because_o he_o be_v so_o negligent_a in_o reward_v his_o pain_n take_v for_o his_o profit_n and_o be_v of_o one_o of_o his_o fréendê_n demand_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o grief_n he_o give_v that_o reason_n before_o mention_v and_o add_v that_o it_o be_v not_o one_o thing_n to_o owe_v good_n and_o good_a wil._n for_o he_o which_o owe_v good_n unto_o any_o man_n though_o he_o die_v to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a yet_o will_v it_o be_v as_o welcome_a unto_o his_o heir_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v soon_o repay_v but_o he_o which_o owe_v goodwill_n if_o it_o be_v not_o requite_v before_o his_o death_n it_o can_v no_o way_n be_v repay_v well_o this_o magnifical_a can_v commit_v that_o he_o be_v find_v either_o negligent_a in_o requite_v or_o forgetful_a of_o receive_v a_o good_a turn_n but_o hereof_o hereafter_o ¶_o of_o constancy_n cap._n 32._o now_o that_o we_o
upon_o his_o carcase_n and_o so_o fall_v in_o a_o sound_n sleep_n then_o be_v at_o rest_n there_o seem_v to_o come_v before_o his_o presence_n a_o dragon_n which_o his_o mother_n olympias_n have_v nourish_v and_o bring_v in_o his_o mouth_n a_o certain_a root_n which_o be_v of_o such_o virtue_n as_o it_o will_v restore_v ptolemy_n from_o death_n to_o life_n again_o and_o he_o tell_v likewise_o the_o place_n where_o it_o grow_v now_o when_o alexander_n do_v awake_a he_o tell_v the_o same_o unto_o his_o friend_n &_o companion_n which_o counsel_v he_o forthwith_o to_o send_v some_o to_o seek_v the_o same_o root_n which_o be_v find_v do_v not_o only_o bring_v life_n unto_o ptolemy_n but_o also_o heal_v many_o which_o be_v sore_o wound_v this_o happen_v when_o alexander_n give_v credit_n unto_o the_o vision_n but_o when_o alexander_n believe_v not_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v declare_v unto_o he_o by_o dream_n great_a hurt_n come_v towards_o he_o as_o by_o this_o example_n which_o follow_v shall_v appear_v be_v sometime_o in_o a_o sound_a sleep_n there_o come_v before_o he_o a_o image_n which_o will_v he_o not_o to_o receive_v the_o cup_n of_o poison_n which_o the_o young_a man_n who_o face_n he_o behold_v shall_v bring_v unto_o he_o short_o after_o cassander_n come_v unto_o he_o which_o be_v that_o young_a man_n which_o the_o image_n give_v warning_n to_o avoid_v &_o be_v before_o he_o alexander_n demand_v who_o son_n he_o be_v who_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o antipater_n alexander_n hear_v that_o forget_v his_o dream_n as_o he_o which_o have_v not_o power_n so_o much_o as_o to_o suspect_v cassander_n that_o cassander_n the_o son_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o familiar_a antipater_n will_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o friendship_n seek_v his_o destruction_n but_o the_o friendship_n of_o alexander_n be_v a_o furtherance_n to_o cassander_n treason_n for_o at_o the_o length_n puff_v up_o with_o pride_n &_o ambition_n by_o poison_n he_o deprive_v of_o life_n that_o noble_a alexander_n in_o his_o flourish_a age_n hannibal_n cicero_n tell_v that_o hannibal_n by_o dream_n be_v foretell_v of_o all_o his_o war_n for_o on_o a_o time_n be_v in_o a_o sleep_n it_o seem_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o be_v call_v into_o counsel_n with_o the_o god_n and_o be_v come_v he_o be_v will_v by_o jupiter_n to_o gather_v a_o army_n &_o invade_v italy_n and_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o prudent_a and_o politic_a captain_n who_o counsel_n in_o all_o his_o affair_n he_o may_v follow_v the_o captain_n be_v join_v with_o hannibal_n command_v he_o in_o any_o case_n not_o to_o look_v back_o but_o hannibal_n with_o ambition_n inflame_v will_v not_o obey_v his_o counsel_n but_o still_o look_v back_o then_o appear_v a_o great_a and_o savage_a beast_n accompany_v with_o many_o serpent_n whethersoever_o it_o wâ—nt_v overthrow_v and_o destroy_v all_o thing_n utter_o hannibal_n wonder_v at_o the_o same_o ask_v of_o god_n what_o that_o monster_n signify_v it_o be_v answer_v that_o it_o foreshow_v the_o destruction_n of_o italy_n and_o he_o be_v warn_v again_o not_o for_o to_o look_v back_o but_o according_a to_o his_o commission_n to_o go_v forward_a in_o his_o enterprise_n which_o example_n recite_v if_o they_o be_v true_a then_o may_v some_o credit_n he_o give_v to_o dream_n but_o to_o my_o purpose_n fearfulness_n the_o cause_n of_o fearfulness_n we_o have_v say_v to_o be_v either_o a_o imbecility_n or_o weakness_n of_o nature_n in_o respect_n of_o year_n in_o childhood_n or_o dote_v old_a age_n or_o by_o sickness_n or_o it_o rise_v from_o a_o conscience_n convict_n &_o guilty_a of_o some_o offence_n other_o show_v a_o apparition_n in_o sleep_n be_v so_o far_o from_o terrefi_v and_o cause_v fearfulness_n that_o they_o comfort_n and_o delight_v the_o mind_n of_o they_o to_o who_o they_o appear_v by_o signify_v danger_n imminent_a or_o the_o profit_n which_o shall_v be_v reap_v and_o thus_o much_o concern_v fear_n and_o his_o part_n ¶_o of_o sorrow_n the_o last_o of_o all_o perturbation_n chap._n 24._o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o last_o of_o the_o four_o springe_n or_o fountain_n of_o perturbation_n which_o be_v sorrow_n affection_n who_o property_n be_v to_o cause_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n a_o bite_a grief_n and_o vexation_n even_o as_o fear_n cause_v a_o â—light_n and_o depart_a of_o the_o mind_n and_o as_o pleasure_n raise_v a_o over_o prodigal_a merriness_n and_o lust_n a_o unbridled_a appetite_n and_o as_o we_o have_v the_o other_o both_o define_v and_o divide_v into_o their_o part_n and_o property_n so_o will_v we_o likewise_o declare_v what_o sorrow_n be_v what_o and_o how_o many_o branch_n spring_v out_o of_o she_o it_o be_v define_v of_o cicero_n to_o be_v a_o fresh_a conceit_n of_o a_o present_a evil_n in_o latin_a it_o be_v call_v aegritudo_fw-la which_o have_v another_o nature_n then_o aegrotatâ—o_o for_o as_o write_v cicero_n aegritudo_fw-la the_o one_o aegritudo_fw-la be_v a_o vexation_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o other_o aegrotatio_fw-la be_v a_o sickness_n of_o the_o body_n aegrotatio_fw-la this_o sorrow_n the_o stoic_n call_v grief_n and_o dolour_n &_o they_o say_v it_o be_v a_o unmeasurable_a contraction_n of_o the_o mind_n a_o perturbation_n altogether_o contrary_a to_o pleasure_n lust_n or_o fear_v out_o of_o her_o springe_n sorrow_n pity_v envy_n emulation_n backbite_a fret_v sadness_n sorrowfulness_n bewail_v troublesomeness_n lamentation_n carefulness_n molestation_n afflictation_n and_o despair_n of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o likewise_o as_o of_o the_o rest_n we_o will_v speak_v some_o what_o and_o explicate_v their_o nature_n ¶_o of_o pity_n or_o compassion_n chap._n 25._o what_o pity_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o cicero_n and_o the_o stoic_n be_v a_o sorrow_n conceive_v by_o the_o misery_n of_o another_o man_n the_o greek_n name_n the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o suppose_v the_o same_o to_o be_v a_o manifest_a token_n of_o great_a good_a will_n reason_n will_v we_o in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o our_o friend_n to_o rejoice_v friend_n and_o to_o be_v grieve_v at_o their_o adversity_n which_o be_v the_o part_n &_o duty_n of_o a_o true_a &_o faithful_a friend_n this_o pity_n the_o athenian_n account_v not_o only_o as_o a_o most_o excellent_a virtue_n athenian_n but_o also_o worship_v for_o some_o divine_a thing_n and_o therefore_o they_o consecrate_v and_o build_v altar_n and_o temple_n unto_o she_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o pity_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v more_o wretched_a and_o miserable_a and_o have_v his_o derivation_n from_o the_o softness_n of_o oil_n and_o therefore_o less_o appertain_v to_o a_o wise_n man_n the_o latin_n call_v the_o first_o misericordiam_fw-la from_o whence_o misereri_fw-la which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o man_n and_o the_o late_a they_o say_v be_v miseratio_fw-la miserari_fw-la and_o thereof_o come_v miserari_fw-la and_o none_o have_v that_o but_o weak_a and_o effeminate_a person_n there_o be_v a_o third_o kind_n of_o pity_n which_o spring_v from_o the_o recordation_n of_o a_o grief_n and_o trouble_n pass_v for_o the_o secure_a consideration_n either_o of_o our_o misery_n which_o we_o have_v be_v afflict_v withal_o ourselves_o delight_v we_o as_o very_o well_o maro_n fòrsan_fw-la et_fw-la hoc_fw-la òlim_fw-la meminisse_fw-la iwabit_fw-la perhaps_o to_o remember_v this_o hereafter_o will_v do_v good_a and_o euripides_n to_o the_o like_a sense_n dulce_fw-la est_fw-la meminisse_fw-la malorum_fw-la the_o memory_n of_o misery_n be_v a_o pleasant_a thing_n lucilium_fw-la either_o of_o the_o calamite_n of_o other_o pass_v do_v comfort_v we_o as_o cicero_n say_v notable_o which_o of_o we_o do_v not_o the_o remembrance_n of_o epaminundas_fw-la much_o delight_n which_o be_v about_o to_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n epaminundas_fw-la will_v the_o poison_a shaft_n to_o be_v pluck_v from_o his_o deadly_a wound_n when_o it_o be_v give_v he_o to_o understand_v that_o his_o shield_n be_v sound_o fâ—lse_o &_o his_o enemy_n put_v to_o flight_n &_o then_o cheerful_o be_v content_a to_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n no._n much_o contention_n be_v amongst_o the_o philosopher_n whether_o this_o affection_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o no_o of_o either_o part_n great_a patron_n the_o stoic_n deny_v that_o a_o man_n of_o judgement_n shall_v have_v this_o affection_n for_o they_o suppose_v that_o he_o have_v enough_o to_o do_v to_o keep_v himself_o from_o sin_n and_o offend_v and_o therefore_o they_o think_v it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v grieve_v at_o another_o damage_n or_o pity_v another_o misery_n when_o as_o at_o his_o own_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v but_o content_v himself_o &_o bear_v all_o patient_o whatsoever_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v without_o sin_n and_o endue_v with_o all_o kind_n
conception_n of_o thing_n contemplatio_fw-la these_o kind_n of_o contemplation_n have_v all_o the_o virtue_n sure_o root_v in_o their_o mind_n so_o that_o every_o degree_n have_v his_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a take_n the_o first_o root_v all_o perturbation_n out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o second_o do_v altogether_o forget_v they_o the_o last_o know_v they_o but_o either_o to_o exercise_v or_o name_n wickedness_n it_o judge_v sacrilege_n the_o commendation_n of_o this_o felicity_n be_v infinite_a theophrastus_n extol_v the_o same_o to_o the_o sky_n who_o praise_n if_o it_o be_v my_o purpose_n at_o large_a to_o discourse_v hereof_o i_o will_v recite_v but_o have_v another_o end_n of_o my_o talk_n i_o come_v to_o the_o active_a felicity_n ¶_o of_o civil_a or_o active_a felicity_n cha._n 6._o plato_n see_v archytas_n tarentinus_n bend_v altogether_o to_o contemplation_n tarentinus_n and_o compare_v that_o with_o civil_a virtue_n do_v dehort_v he_o from_o the_o same_o his_o reason_n which_o he_o use_v be_v because_o no_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o himself_o but_o a_o piece_n of_o his_o birth_n his_o country_n a_o part_n his_o parent_n &_o a_o part_n his_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n callenge_v so_o that_o if_o he_o consider_v his_o estate_n thorough_o and_o discharge_v his_o duty_n as_o he_o ought_v very_o little_a time_n he_o shall_v find_v which_o he_o may_v say_v be_v reserve_v to_o himself_o alone_o aristotle_n aristotle_n likewise_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o live_v to_o himself_o but_o shall_v have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o parent_n of_o his_o child_n wife_n neighbour_n and_o countryman_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o man_n call_v animal_n sociale_a a_o fellow_n creature_n because_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v delight_v with_o company_n which_o make_v cicero_n to_o say_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o acceptable_a before_o god_n cicero_n then_o be_v the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o assembly_v link_v by_o a_o law_n which_o be_v so_o gather_v together_o all_o be_v call_v a_o city_n those_o which_o fly_v the_o company_n of_o man_n be_v call_v by_o a_o odious_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hater_n of_o man_n those_o contemplator_n have_v be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o not_o only_o odious_a but_o also_o ridiculous_a unto_o many_o as_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n thales_n which_o be_v earnest_o give_v to_o the_o behold_v of_o the_o star_n .._o not_o see_v that_o which_o be_v before_o his_o foot_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a hole_n which_o when_o a_o old_a woman_n see_v she_o break_v into_o a_o great_a laughter_n and_o say_v you_o in_o deed_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n thales_n which_o will_v geve_v yourself_o to_o contemplation_n and_o neglect_v thing_n before_o your_o eye_n who_o will_v not_o exclaim_v against_o epimenides_n epimenidâ—â—_n which_o be_v in_o hard_a contemplation_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o move_v when_o his_o country_n and_o city_n where_o he_o dwell_v and_o also_o his_o own_o house_n be_v consume_v with_o fire_n meton_n or_o that_o meton_n the_o astronomer_n which_o do_v not_o only_o feign_v himself_o to_o be_v frantic_a but_o also_o burn_v house_n book_n and_o all_o his_o substance_n because_o he_o will_v not_o break_v his_o study_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n to_o go_v a_o warfare_n a_o man_n in_o my_o judgement_n unworthy_a to_o reap_v any_o commodity_n of_o his_o country_n which_o be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o bestow_v his_o pain_n in_o keep_v it_o from_o servitude_n and_o therefore_o write_v they_o very_o well_o which_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o right_n good_a man_n which_o serve_v god_n devout_o and_o deal_v upright_o with_o all_o man_n such_o a_o man_n be_v call_v right_o â–ª_o a_o civil_a man_n man._n and_o he_o be_v adorn_v with_o all_o virtue_n and_o this_o be_v he_o which_o obey_v not_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n otherwise_o then_o honest_o he_o may_v but_o embrace_v virtue_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o because_o of_o his_o good_a disposition_n and_o honest_a behaviour_n he_o be_v say_v by_o virtue_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o happy_a estate_n and_o haven_n or_o heaven_n of_o joy_n here_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o i_o declare_v what_o this_o virtue_n be_v and_o of_o how_o many_o part_n it_o consist_v ¶_o the_o definition_n of_o virtue_n and_o her_o part_n chap._n 7._o pythagoras_n define_v virtue_n to_o be_v a_o natural_a harmony_n to_o which_o all_o honest_a thing_n do_v answer_v what_o many_o of_o the_o stoic_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o socrates_n do_v define_v virtue_n to_o be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n which_o opinion_n cause_v herillus_n to_o suppose_v knowledge_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a herillus_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v possidonius_fw-la which_o say_v that_o to_o live_v honest_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o perfect_v understanding_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o accompany_v nature_n horace_n by_o a_o contrary_n define_v the_o same_o and_o say_v that_o virtue_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o avoid_n of_o wickedness_n cicero_n define_v it_o in_o two_o sort_n for_o sometime_o it_o be_v a_o perfection_n of_o reason_n sometime_o a_o habit_n of_o the_o mind_n agreeable_a to_o reason_n cleanthes_n say_v it_o be_v a_o election_n of_o the_o mind_n obey_v to_o nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v a_o happy_a estate_n aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v a_o choose_v habit_n of_o the_o mind_n consist_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o extreme_n of_o which_o one_o exceed_v the_o other_o want_v much_o as_o fortitude_n when_o it_o exceed_v fall_v into_o rashness_n when_o it_o faint_v into_o childish_a fearfulness_n and_o liberality_n when_o it_o lavish_v out_o of_o reason_n be_v call_v prodigality_n when_o it_o be_v not_o extend_v any_o whit_n purchase_v the_o name_n of_o covetousness_n and_o thereof_o come_v this_o proverb_n that_o in_o good_a thing_n nothing_o be_v either_o want_v or_o superfluous_a the_o consideration_n of_o which_o make_v the_o pythagorian_n to_o say_v pythagorici_n that_o wickedness_n can_v not_o be_v comprehend_v but_o godliness_n may_v and_o therefore_o much_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o become_v wicked_a then_o virtuous_a for_o the_o way_n to_o wickedness_n be_v many_o plain_a and_o common_a but_o to_o goodness_n be_v not_o many_o but_o one_o &_o that_o same_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v because_o it_o be_v but_o little_o tread_v now_o see_v we_o know_v what_o be_v virtue_n let_v we_o learn_v of_o how_o many_o kind_n it_o be_v sort_n aristotle_n divide_v they_o into_o two_o sort_n and_o call_v they_o either_o moral_a or_o intellectual_a he_o call_v all_o such_o intellectual_a which_o by_o nature_n be_v ingraft_v in_o we_o virtue_n as_o heed_n wariness_n wisdom_n moral_a be_v such_o which_o by_o custom_n and_o civil_a conversation_n we_o attain_v these_o flow_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o use_n 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and_o her_o part_n cha._n 8._o prudence_n or_o wisdom_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o diverse_a philosopher_n what_o be_v diverse_o define_v and_o yet_o in_o sense_n they_o all_o agree_v the_o stoic_n say_v it_o be_v a_o knowledgd_v of_o good_a thing_n bad_a thing_n and_o thing_n indifferent_a cicero_n be_v of_o their_o mind_n and_o give_v the_o very_a same_o definition_fw-la and_o sometime_o he_o call_v it_o the_o mistress_n of_o this_o life_n sometime_o the_o art_n teach_v how_o to_o live_v well_o aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v a_o habit_n of_o the_o mind_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o show_v what_o thing_n be_v hurtful_a or_o profitable_a unto_o man_n socrates_n be_v of_o that_o opinion_n socrates_n that_o he_o think_v all_o virtue_n shall_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o prudence_n but_o aristotle_n as_o be_v out_o of_o the_o
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wiliness_n craftiness_n subtlety_n and_o righteousness_n what_o each_o of_o these_o be_v according_a to_o our_o skill_n and_o hability_n shall_v be_v manifest_v ¶_o of_o reason_n chap._n 9_o the_o first_o and_o most_o principal_a part_n of_o wisdom_n be_v reason_n what_o which_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o cicero_n be_v a_o order_n to_o do_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o consideration_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v finibus_fw-la and_o he_o prefer_v the_o same_o above_o all_o other_o gift_n which_o man_n be_v endue_v with_o all_o and_o that_o worthy_o especial_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la he_o have_v a_o notable_a place_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o reason_n his_o word_n be_v these_o man_n although_o by_o many_o other_o thing_n yet_o chief_o by_o this_o one_o do_v most_o differ_v from_o beast_n for_o that_o they_o have_v reason_n of_o nature_n and_o a_o mind_n give_v they_o which_o be_v sharp_a lively_a and_o note_v many_o thing_n at_o once_o most_o ready_a which_o do_v behold_v both_o the_o cause_n and_o event_n of_o thing_n it_o compare_v one_o thing_n with_o another_o and_o join_v that_o which_o be_v separate_v and_o tie_v that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v with_o thing_n present_a and_o do_v consider_v the_o state_n of_o our_o life_n which_o we_o have_v to_o live_v the_o same_o reason_n make_v a_o man_n to_o love_v man_n and_o to_o live_v with_o they_o charitable_o not_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n to_o disagree_v that_o so_o from_o a_o domisticall_a friendship_n they_o may_v step_v to_o a_o civil_a to_o a_o general_a good_a will_n towards_o all_o man_n and_o as_o plato_n write_v unto_o archytas_n the_o same_o reason_n make_v a_o man_n to_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v not_o bear_v to_o himself_o only_o but_o also_o for_o his_o parent_n friend_n country_n and_o for_o other_o man_n cause_n so_o that_o little_a time_n he_o have_v to_o bestow_v for_o his_o private_a profit_n but_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o study_v shall_v be_v confer_v to_o the_o profit_v 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the_o part_n of_o a_o prudent_a man_n well_o to_o consult_v before_o he_o begin_v and_o that_o must_v be_v have_v in_o all_o which_o he_o go_v about_o which_o consultation_n be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o reason_v do_v spring_n from_o reason_n and_o when_o we_o have_v well_o ponder_v any_o thing_n in_o our_o mind_n reason_n must_v be_v judge_n and_o geve_v sentence_n whether_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v or_o no._n hereof_o be_v that_o of_o salluste_n prinsquam_fw-la incipias_fw-la consulto_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la consulueriâ—_n maturè_fw-la facto_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la before_o a_o man_n begin_v any_o thing_n consultation_n shall_v be_v have_v but_o have_v deliberate_v speedy_a execution_n ¶_o of_o understanding_n chap._n 10._o understanding_n which_o otherwise_o may_v be_v call_v judgement_n or_o discretion_n consist_v in_o two_o thing_n in_o discern_a truth_n from_o falsehood_n &_o in_o take_v heed_n lest_o the_o mind_n he_o overmuch_o delight_v &_o so_o deceive_v 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