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the_o time_n of_o your_o health_n as_o may_v put_v he_o in_o possession_n of_o they_o and_o put_v good_a example_n before_o his_o eye_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v learn_v that_o this_o possession_n be_v lovely_a and_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v love_v more_o than_o riches_n and_o other_o good_n which_o perish_v v._o maxim_n axe_n horse_n not_o break_v become_v headstrong_a and_o a_o child_n leave_v to_o himself_o will_v be_v wilful_a ecc._n 30._o paraphrase_n a_o horse_n neglect_v and_o that_o one_o tame_v not_o betimes_o become_v untameable_a and_o a_o child_n that_o one_o abandon_v to_o his_o liberty_n without_o reproof_n or_o correction_n become_v incorrigible_a reflection_n expect_v not_o but_o that_o you_o shall_v commit_v crime_n great_a enough_o for_o you_o to_o correct_v or_o reprove_v malice_n increase_v with_o age_n and_o in_o the_o end_n arrive_v to_o a_o pitch_n and_o to_o a_o excess_n where_o chastisement_n be_v not_o only_o very_o unprofitable_a but_o very_o dangerous_a do_v not_o expect_v but_o that_o his_o little_a indevotion_n will_v become_v sacrilege_n and_o that_o his_o little_a anger_n will_v change_v themselves_o into_o fury_n and_o they_o may_v meditate_v design_n of_o treachery_n and_o parricidie_n punish_v they_o whilst_o you_o can_v draw_v honour_n and_o profit_n out_o of_o your_o severity_n and_o have_v a_o great_a care_n that_o other_o have_v not_o occasion_n to_o punish_v he_o when_o the_o punishment_n shall_v be_v the_o death_n of_o your_o son_n the_o loss_n of_o your_o honour_n the_o ruin_n of_o your_o house_n and_o the_o reproach_n of_o your_o posterity_n vi_o maxim_n cocker_v thy_o child_n and_o he_o shall_v make_v thou_o afraid_a play_n with_o he_o and_o he_o will_v bring_v thou_o to_o heaviness_n eccl._n 30._o paraphrase_n if_o you_o treat_v your_o son_n always_o with_o caress_n and_o kiss_n and_o if_o you_o continue_v to_o give_v he_o milk_n at_o the_o age_n of_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o he_o will_v return_v you_o 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when_o he_o have_v do_v well_o let_v he_o be_v ravish_v to_o see_v you_o and_o let_v he_o take_v that_o for_o his_o recompense_n approve_v what_o he_o have_v do_v but_o let_v your_o approbation_n be_v if_o possible_a without_o word_n at_o least_o let_v it_o not_o be_v much_o and_o let_v the_o declaration_n that_o you_o shall_v make_v to_o he_o of_o your_o sentiment_n touch_v his_o demeanour_n be_v little_o better_a than_o silence_n itself_o vii_o maxim_n laugh_v not_o with_o he_o lest_o thou_o have_v sorrow_n with_o he_o and_o lest_o thou_o gnash_v thy_o tooth_n in_o the_o end_n eccl._n 30._o paraphrase_n do_v laugh_v with_o a_o child_n if_o you_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o weep_v with_o he_o if_o you_o have_v not_o incessant_o the_o hook_n in_o hand_n to_o prune_v the_o branch_n of_o this_o tree_n and_o to_o lop_v off_o that_o which_o be_v offensive_a you_o shall_v pluck_v but_o bitter_a fruit_n such_o as_o shall_v make_v your_o tooth_n gnash_v and_o make_v you_o feel_v most_o grievous_a pang_n in_o your_o latter_a day_n reflection_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o necessary_o make_v you_o loose_v your_o authority_n over_o your_o son_n to_o laugh_v with_o he_o and_o render_v he_o too_o familiar_a to_o suffer_v and_o dissemble_v his_o fault_n and_o in_o the_o end_n to_o give_v he_o evil_a example_n and_o to_o make_v your_o passion_n and_o weakness_n appear_v before_o he_o these_o be_v the_o three_o indiscretion_n that_o take_v away_o the_o respect_n that_o be_v due_a to_o you_o and_o which_o accustome_n he_o to_o contemn_v you_o avoid_v they_o careful_o for_o assoon_o as_o you_o see_v your_o authority_n lose_v be_v you_o assure_v that_o your_o son_n himself_o be_v lose_v in_o one_o word_n do_v not_o adore_v he_o and_o in_o regard_n of_o child_n take_v heed_n of_o follow_v the_o fatal_a example_n of_o so_o many_o other_o father_n who_o make_v fool_n of_o they_o by_o their_o education_n and_o then_o judge_n magistrate_n and_o master_n of_o the_o people_n by_o their_o silver_n or_o credit_n viii_o maxim_n bow_v down_o his_o neck_n whilst_o he_o be_v young_a lest_o he_o wax_v stubborn_a and_o be_v disobedient_a to_o thou_o and_o so_o bring_v sorrow_n to_o thy_o heart_n eccl._n 30._o paraphrase_n bow_v down_o his_o neck_n in_o his_o youth_n and_o bring_v down_o his_o pride_n and_o make_v his_o rebellious_a spirit_n bend_v to_o obedience_n and_o duty_n with_o all_o the_o strength_n you_o be_v able_a never_o fail_v to_o correct_v he_o on_o occasion_n lest_o he_o harden_v himself_o in_o evil_a and_o his_o wicked_a nature_n become_v inflexible_a otherwise_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o displeasure_n and_o the_o shame_n of_o see_v he_o arrive_v at_o that_o pass_n and_o you_o shall_v suffer_v eternal_a repenting_n for_o your_o negligence_n reflection_n nevertheless_o in_o tame_v he_o free_v yourself_o from_o anger_n correction_n do_v wonder_n against_o the_o looseness_n of_o youth_n when_o most_o incorrigible_a and_o desperate_a but_o choler_n mix_v in_o this_o most_o excellentmedicine_n be_v poison_n if_o you_o give_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o you_o go_v to_o destroy_v he_o believe_v thereby_o to_o remedy_v his_o distemper_n and_o you_o render_v yourself_o his_o murderer_n in_o act_v the_o physician_n learn_v to_o be_v severe_a and_o dreadful_a without_o be_v in_o rage_n to_o be_v firm_a and_o inflexible_a without_o cease_v to_o be_v reasonable_a to_o be_v just_a and_o entire_a without_o be_v violent_a and_o know_v the_o way_n to_o have_v the_o countenance_n and_o the_o word_n of_o a_o terrible_a judge_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o you_o conserve_v a_o father_n heart_n ix_o maxim_n give_v not_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o wife_n thy_o brother_n and_o friend_n power_n over_o thou_o whilst_o thou_o live_v and_o give_v not_o thy_o good_n to_o another_o lest_o it_o repent_v thou_o and_o thou_o entreat_v for_o the_o same_o eccl._n 33._o paraphrase_n and_o reflection_n whilst_o you_o live_v do_v put_v yourself_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o those_o who_o you_o yourself_o ought_v to_o manage_v neither_o wife_n child_n nor_o friend_n retain_v always_o that_o authority_n that_o god_n have_v give_v you_o and_o the_o free_a disposal_n of_o your_o good_n without_o confide_v in_o any_o whosoever_o it_o be_v for_o fear_n lest_o instead_o of_o the_o ease_n and_o rest_v you_o hope_v for_o you_o fall_v into_o contempt_n and_o that_o you_o do_v not_o render_v those_o cruel_a and_o ungrateful_a who_o you_o think_v your_o liberality_n shall_v render_v wise_a and_o more_o acknowledge_v assoon_o as_o you_o shall_v have_v give_v all_o to_o your_o son_n and_o daughter_n they_o will_v believe_v that_o they_o now_o owe_v you_o nothing_o more_o and_o when_o your_o hand_n shall_v be_v empty_a your_o countenance_n shall_v be_v odious_a and_o intolerable_a suffer_v not_o that_o by_o any_o prayer_n or_o application_n whatsoever_o they_o make_v you_o ever_o to_o change_v your_o resolution_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o see_v your_o child_n dependent_a on_o your_o good_a will_n then_o to_o rely_v upon_o their_o acknowledgement_n and_o justice_n deal_v so_o as_o that_o they_o have_v always_o need_v of_o you_o or_o hope_v for_o something_o from_o you_o but_o stand_v not_o in_o need_n of_o they_o if_o you_o intend_v to_o be_v love_v by_o they_o show_v they_o your_o hand_n during_o life_n but_o keep_v they_o shut_v and_o do_v let_v all_o go_v but_o at_o death_n article_n iii_o maxim_n for_o the_o government_n of_o servant_n the_o first_o maxim_n a_o yoke_n and_o a_o collar_n bow_v the_o neck_n so_o be_v torment_n and_o torture_n for_o a_o evil_a servant_n eccl._n 33._o paraphrase_n the_o mighty_a yoke_n bring_v down_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o lofty_a neck_n and_o daily_o labourâ—â—enders_v a_o servant_n humble_a anâ—_n in_o the_o end_n give_v he_o a_o inclination_n to_o his_o duty_n never_o leave_v your_o servant_n
yet_o have_v not_o if_o the_o person_n that_o you_o have_v long_o love_v be_v less_o perfect_a and_o less_o precious_a it_o be_v nevertheless_o proper_a for_o you_o and_o best_a make_v to_o your_o humour_n the_o sweetness_n of_o friendship_n come_v not_o from_o the_o nobility_n of_o a_o man_n nor_o his_o knowledge_n nor_o the_o beauty_n of_o his_o mind_n but_o from_o the_o conformity_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o you_o you_o can_v be_v more_o ill_o clad_v then_o by_o a_o gaudy_a and_o rich_a suit_n too_o big_a for_o you_o and_o that_o fit_v not_o well_o neither_o can_v you_o be_v more_o ill_o belove_v then_o by_o a_o man_n that_o nature_n have_v not_o make_v for_o you_o moreover_o there_o be_v no_o new_a garment_n that_o do_v not_o incommode_v the_o body_n nor_o new_a acquaintance_n that_o do_v not_o torment_n and_o wound_v the_o spirit_n the_o reserve_v and_o ceremony_n continue_v a_o long_a time_n and_o these_o be_v the_o grand_a affair_n at_o the_o beginning_n of_o friendship_n in_o a_o word_n whosoever_o can_v cease_v to_o love_v a_o first_o friend_n be_v unworthy_a to_o have_v a_o second_o and_o whosoever_o can_v let_v a_o good_a and_o a_o true_a friendship_n die_v shall_v never_o have_v another_o which_o may_v be_v immortal_a xi_o maxim_n do_v good_a to_o thy_o friend_n before_o thou_o die_v eccl._n 14._o paraphrase_n do_v not_o stay_v till_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n to_o do_v good_a to_o your_o friend_n love_n make_v companion_n not_o heir_n it_o do_v not_o offer_v what_o it_o lose_v and_o what_o it_o be_v constrain_v to_o leave_v but_o it_o render_v that_o common_a which_o it_o possess_v the_o time_n of_o its_o liberality_n be_v the_o time_n of_o its_o life_n it_o be_v avarice_n or_o necessity_n that_o give_v at_o death_n and_o which_o make_v testament_n in_o do_v well_o do_v not_o make_v reproach_n 18._o in_o bonis_fw-la non_fw-la des_fw-fr querelam_fw-la &_o in_o omni_fw-la dato_fw-la non_fw-la des_fw-fr tristitiam_fw-la verbi_fw-la mali_fw-la eccl._n 18._o and_o when_o you_o oblige_v a_o friend_n by_o any_o favour_n let_v your_o countenance_n and_o your_o word_n oblige_v yet_o more_o the_o sadness_n of_o the_o giver_n offend_v he_o who_o receive_v and_o change_v the_o good_a do_v into_o displeasure_n denial_n oftentimes_o aught_o to_o be_v excuse_v because_o it_o may_v come_v from_o inability_n but_o a_o sad_a consent_n and_o trouble_v can_v but_o be_v very_o odious_a because_o it_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o but_o covetousness_n or_o want_n of_o affection_n when_o you_o have_v occasion_n to_o help_v your_o friend_n have_v always_o three_o thing_n open_a your_o hand_n your_o countenance_n and_o your_o heart_n to_o do_v a_o kindness_n with_o speed_n be_v to_o do_v it_o twice_o but_o to_o do_v it_o in_o a_o civil_a and_o courteous_a manner_n be_v to_o do_v it_o more_o than_o a_o hundred_o time_n in_o like_a manner_n 3_o ne_fw-fr dicas_fw-la amico_fw-la tuo_fw-la vade_fw-la &_o reverte_fw-fr tras_fw-la dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la prov._n 3_o let_v that_o never_o happen_v as_o to_o say_v to_o a_o friend_n come_v again_o to_o morrow_n and_o i_o will_v give_v it_o you_o a_o favour_n delay_v be_v scarce_o more_o worth_a than_o denial_n and_o it_o be_v not_o give_v from_o the_o day_n that_o one_o can_v give_v it_o one_o give_v but_o at_o half_n it_o seem_v as_o if_o by_o this_o delay_n you_o do_v seek_v time_n to_o find_v mean_n to_o do_v nothing_o at_o least_o you_o demonstrate_v that_o you_o do_v not_o oblige_v with_o pleasure_n joy_n be_v ready_a and_o every_o thing_n that_o please_v it_o be_v sudden_o do_v xii_o maxim_n change_v not_o a_o friend_n for_o any_o good_a by_o no_o mean_n eccl._n 7._o paraphrase_n molest_v not_o your_o friend_n who_o defer_v the_o payment_n of_o what_o he_o owe_v you_o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v your_o money_n a_o little_a too_o late_o then_o lose_v so_o dear_a a_o friendship_n too_o soon_o to_o lend_v by_o affection_n be_v to_o employ_v your_o money_n well_o but_o to_o loose_v a_o friend_n to_o recover_v it_o be_v to_o loose_v more_o than_o that_o be_v worth_a reflection_n since_o you_o be_v in_o haste_n to_o be_v pay_v conceive_v that_o he_o be_v more_o straighten_a to_o perform_v it_o and_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o painful_a to_o a_o honest_a man_n to_o want_v money_n as_o it_o be_v to_o owe_v it_o be_v content_a that_o he_o be_v afflict_v and_o disturb_v do_v it_o render_v he_o shameful_a by_o speak_v to_o he_o of_o that_o affair_n those_o who_o have_v a_o little_a true_a friendship_n blush_v at_o the_o call_n to_o mind_n the_o debt_n of_o a_o friend_n since_o you_o have_v much_o courage_n and_o much_o love_n do_v you_o yourself_o blush_v at_o the_o remembrance_n thereof_o to_o hold_v one_o peace_n thereupon_o be_v not_o to_o be_v generous_a enough_o perfect_a kindness_n be_v quite_o to_o forget_v it_o xiii_o maxim_n loose_v thy_o money_n for_o thy_o brother_n and_o thy_o friend_n and_o let_v it_o not_o rust_v under_o a_o stone_n to_o be_v lose_v eccl._n 29._o paraphrase_n hazard_v your_o money_n by_o lend_v it_o to_o your_o brother_n or_o your_o friend_n and_o know_v that_o it_o be_v always_o more_o honourable_a and_o more_o safe_a than_o it_o will_v be_v in_o a_o hide_a treasure_n and_o shut_v up_o under_o stone_n reflection_n you_o ought_v to_o believe_v it_o lose_v assoon_o as_o it_o be_v useless_a to_o your_o friend_n when_o they_o come_v to_o ask_v a_o favour_n of_o you_o be_v you_o ready_a to_o offer_v it_o fear_v no_o other_o danger_n but_o that_o of_o deliberate_v too_o long_o and_o have_v no_o other_o displeasure_n then_o for_o not_o have_v prevent_v they_o and_o for_o not_o be_v happy_a enough_o to_o guess_v that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o you_o have_v herein_o the_o maxim_n of_o that_o ancient_a hero_n who_o be_v advise_v by_o his_o treasurer_n that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o leave_v and_o that_o his_o liberality_n have_v exhaust_v it_o make_v he_o this_o heroic_a answer_n you_o deceive_v yourself_o say_v he_o there_o 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of_o a_o man_n who_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o sentiment_n or_o a_o heart_n which_o be_v that_o they_o never_o give_v he_o any_o more_o the_o occasion_n to_o fall_v again_o xv._o maxim_n if_o thou_o have_v open_v thy_o mouth_n against_o thy_o friend_n fear_v not_o for_o there_o may_v be_v a_o reconciliation_n eccl._n 22._o paraphrase_n if_o be_v in_o a_o ill_a humour_n you_o have_v happen_v to_o say_v aught_o to_o your_o friend_n in_o cross_a term_n or_o have_v inconsiderate_o injure_v he_o but_o that_o signify_v nothing_o fear_v not_o for_o reconciliation_n be_v not_o difficult_a in_o like_a manner_n if_o during_o a_o flâ—sh_n of_o anger_n desperes_fw-la ad_fw-la amicum_fw-la si_fw-la produxeris_fw-la gladium_fw-la non_fw-la desperes_fw-la you_o draw_v a_o sword_n against_o he_o despair_v not_o of_o re-establish_a your_o friendship_n man_n be_v indulgent_a towards_o the_o passion_n of_o his_o brother_n when_o they_o be_v blind_a and_o carry_v away_o the_o reason_n there_o need_v but_o 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