gain_n than_o a_o loss_n dignity_n be_v but_o honourable_a servitude_n whereby_o a_o man_n by_o give_v himself_o to_o the_o weal-public_n be_v deprive_v of_o himself_o honour_n be_v but_o the_o torch_n of_o envy_n jealousy_n and_o in_o the_o end_n exile_n &_o poverty_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v call_v to_o mind_v the_o history_n of_o all_o antiquity_n he_o shall_v find_v that_o all_o they_o that_o have_v live_v and_o have_v carry_v themselves_o worthy_o and_o virtuous_o have_v end_v their_o course_n either_o by_o exile_n or_o poison_n or_o some_o other_o violent_a death_n witness_v among_o the_o greek_n aristides_n themistocles_n photion_n socrates_n among_o the_o roman_n camillus_n scipio_n cicero_n papinian_n among_o the_o hebrews_n the_o prophet_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o livery_n of_o the_o more_o honest_a man_n for_o it_o be_v the_o ordinary_a recompense_n of_o a_o public_a state_n to_o such_o kind_n of_o people_n and_o therefore_o a_o man_n of_o a_o gallant_a and_o generous_a spirit_n shall_v contemn_v it_o and_o make_v small_a account_n thereof_o for_o he_o dishonour_v himself_o and_o show_v how_o little_o he_o have_v profit_v in_o the_o study_n of_o wisdom_n that_o regard_v in_o any_o respect_n the_o censure_n report_n and_o speech_n of_o the_o people_n be_v they_o good_a or_o evil_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o friend_n i_o here_o comprehend_v parent_n child_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v near_o and_o dear_a unto_o a_o man_n first_o we_o must_v know_v upon_o what_o this_o pretend_a complaint_n or_o affliction_n be_v ground_v whether_o upon_o the_o interest_n or_o good_a of_o our_o friend_n or_o our_o own_o upon_o that_o of_o our_o friend_n i_o doubt_v we_o shall_v say_v yea_o to_o that_o but_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o be_v too_o credulous_a to_o believe_v it_o it_o be_v a_o ambitious_a feign_v of_o piety_n whereby_o we_o make_v a_o show_n of_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n for_o the_o hurt_n of_o another_o or_o the_o 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make_v new_a by_o this_o mean_v we_o shall_v not_o lose_v they_o but_o multiply_v they_o of_o death_n we_o have_v speak_v hereof_o so_o much_o at_o large_a and_o in_o all_o respect_n in_o the_o eleven_o and_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n that_o there_o remain_v not_o any_o thing_n else_o to_o be_v speak_v and_o therefore_o to_o that_o place_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n the_o second_o part_n of_o inward_a evil_n tedious_a and_o troublesome_a passion_n the_o preface_n from_o all_o these_o above_o name_v evil_n there_o spring_n and_o arise_v in_o we_o diverse_a passion_n and_o cruel_a affection_n for_o these_o be_v take_v and_o consider_v simple_o as_o they_o be_v they_o breed_v fear_n which_o apprehend_v evil_n as_o yet_o to_o come_v sorrow_n for_o present_a evil_n and_o if_o they_o be_v in_o another_o pity_n and_o compassion_n be_v consider_v as_o come_v and_o procure_v by_o the_o act_n of_o another_o they_o stir_v up_o in_o we_o the_o passion_n of_o choler_n hatred_n envy_n jealousy_n despite_n revenge_n and_o all_o those_o that_o procure_v displeasure_n or_o make_v we_o to_o look_v upon_o another_o with_o a_o envious_a eye_n now_o this_o virtue_n of_o fortitude_n and_o valour_n consist_v in_o the_o government_n and_o receipt_n of_o these_o evil_n according_a to_o reason_n in_o the_o resolute_a and_o courageous_a carriage_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o keep_n of_o himself_o free_a and_o clear_a from_o all_o passion_n that_o spring_v thereof_o but_o because_o they_o subsist_v not_o but_o by_o these_o evil_n if_o by_o the_o mean_n and_o help_n of_o so_o many_o advisement_n and_o remedy_n before_o deliver_v a_o man_n can_v vanquish_v and_o contemn_v they_o all_o there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o place_n leave_v unto_o these_o passion_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a mean_a to_o free_v himself_o and_o to_o come_v to_o the_o end_n as_o the_o best_a way_n to_o put_v out_o a_o fire_n be_v to_o withdraw_v the_o fuel_n that_o give_v it_o nourishment_n nevertheless_o we_o will_v yet_o add_v some_o particular_a counsel_n against_o these_o passion_n though_o they_o have_v be_v in_o such_o sort_n before_o decipher_v that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o difficulty_n to_o bring_v they_o into_o hatred_n and_o detestation_n chap._n xxviii_o against_o fear_n let_v no_o man_n attend_v evil_n before_o they_o come_v because_o it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v never_o come_v our_o fear_n be_v as_o likely_a to_o deceive_v we_o as_o our_o hope_n and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o those_o time_n that_o we_o think_v will_v bring_v most_o affliction_n with_o they_o may_v bring_v great_a comfort_n how_o many_o unexpected_a adventure_n may_v happen_v that_o may_v defend_v a_o man_n from_o that_o blow_n we_o fear_v lightning_n be_v put_v by_o with_o the_o wind_n of_o a_o man_n hat_n and_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o great_a state_n with_o accident_n of_o small_a moment_n the_o turn_n of_o a_o wheel_n mount_v he_o that_o be_v of_o low_a degree_n to_o the_o high_a step_n of_o honour_n and_o many_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o we_o be_v preserve_v by_o that_o which_o we_o think_v will_v have_v be_v our_o overthrow_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o easy_o deceive_v as_o humane_a foresight_n that_o which_o it_o hope_v it_o want_v that_o which_o it_o fear_v vanish_v that_o which_o it_o expect_v happen_v not_o god_n have_v his_o counsel_n by_o himself_o that_o which_o man_n determine_v after_o one_o manner_n he_o resolve_v after_o another_o let_v we_o not_o therefore_o make_v ourselves_o unfortunate_a before_o our_o time_n nay_o when_o perhaps_o we_o be_v never_o likely_a to_o be_v so_o time_n to_o come_v which_o deceive_v so_o many_o will_v likewise_o deceive_v we_o as_o soon_o in_o our_o fear_n as_o in_o our_o hope_n it_o be_v a_o maxim_n common_o receive_v in_o physic_n that_o in_o sharp_a malady_n the_o prediction_n be_v never_o certain_a and_o even_o so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o most_o furious_a threaten_n of_o fortune_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v life_n there_o be_v hope_n for_o hope_n continue_v as_o long_o in_o the_o body_n as_o the_o soul_n quamdiu_fw-la spiro_fw-la spero_fw-la but_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o fear_n proceed_v not_o always_o from_o the_o disposition_n of_o nature_n but_o many_o time_n from_o a_o over_o delicate_a education_n for_o by_o the_o want_n of_o exercise_n and_o continual_a travel_n and_o labour_n even_o from_o our_o youth_n we_o many_o time_n apprehend_v thing_n without_o reason_n we_o must_v by_o a_o long_a practice_n accustom_v ourselves_o unto_o that_o which_o may_v most_o terrify_v we_o present_a unto_o ourselves_o the_o most_o fearful_a danger_n that_o may_v light_v upon_o we_o and_o with_o cheerfulness_n of_o heart_n attempt_v sometime_o casual_a adventure_n the_o better_a to_o try_v our_o courage_n to_o prevent_v evil_a occurrent_n and_o to_o seize_v upon_o
prepare_v to_o it_o form_n to_o receive_v the_o soul_n which_o fail_v not_o to_o insinuate_v and_o invest_v itself_o into_o the_o body_n towards_o the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o or_o forty_o day_n after_o the_o five_o week_n end_v double_v this_o term_n that_o be_v to_o say_v at_o the_o three_o month_n this_o infant_n endow_v with_o a_o soul_n have_v motion_n and_o sense_n the_o hair_n forth_o endow_v with_o soul_n motion_n bring_v forth_o and_o nail_n begin_v to_o come_v triple_v this_o term_n which_o be_v at_o the_o nine_o month_n he_o come_v forth_o and_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o light_n these_o term_n or_o time_n be_v not_o so_o just_o prefix_v but_o that_o they_o may_v either_o be_v hasten_v or_o prolong_v according_a to_o the_o force_n or_o feebleness_n of_o the_o heat_n both_o of_o the_o seed_n and_o of_o the_o matrix_fw-la for_o be_v strong_a it_o hasten_v be_v weak_a it_o slow_v whereby_o that_o seed_n that_o have_v less_o heat_n and_o more_o moisture_n where_o of_o woman_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v conceive_v require_v long_a time_n and_o be_v not_o endow_v with_o a_o soul_n until_o the_o forty_o day_n or_o after_o and_o move_v not_o till_o the_o four_o month_n which_o be_v near_o by_o a_o quarter_n more_o late_a than_o that_o of_o the_o male_a child_n chap._n ii_o the_o first_o and_o general_a distinction_n of_o man_n man_n as_o a_o prodigious_a creature_n be_v make_v of_o part_n quite_o contrary_a part_n 1_o the_o division_n of_o man_n in_o two_o part_n and_o enemy_n to_o themselves_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o little_a god_n the_o body_n as_o a_o beast_n as_o a_o dunghill_n nevertheless_o these_o two_o part_n be_v in_o such_o sort_n couple_v together_o have_v such_o need_n the_o one_o of_o the_o other_o to_o perform_v their_o function_n alterius_fw-la sic_fw-la altera_fw-la poscit_fw-la opem_fw-la res_fw-la &_o coniurat_n amicè_fw-la and_o do_v so_o with_o all_o their_o complaint_n embrace_v each_o other_o that_o they_o neither_o can_v continue_v together_o without_o war_n nor_o separate_v themselves_o without_o grief_n and_o torment_n and_o as_o hold_v the_o wolf_n by_o the_o ear_n each_o may_v say_v to_o other_o i_o can_v neither_o live_v with_o thou_o nor_o without_o thou_o nec_fw-la tecum_fw-la nec_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la but_o again_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v in_o this_o soul_n two_o part_n very_o different_a the_o high_a pure_a intellectual_a and_o divine_a wherein_o the_o beast_n have_v no_o part_n and_o the_o base_a sensitive_a and_o brutish_a which_o have_v body_n and_o matter_n and_o be_v as_o a_o indifferent_a mean_n betwixt_o the_o intellectual_a part_n and_o body_n a_o man_n may_v by_o a_o distinction_n more_o moral_a and_o politic_a note_v three_o part_n and_o degree_n part_n into_o three_o part_n in_o man_n the_o spirit_n the_o soul_n the_o flesh_n where_o the_o spirit_n and_o flesh_n hold_v the_o place_n of_o the_o two_o extreme_n as_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o soul_n the_o middle_a region_n where_o be_v engender_v the_o metheor_n tumult_n and_o tempest_n the_o spirit_n the_o high_a and_o most_o heroical_a part_n a_o diminutive_a a_o spark_n a_o image_n and_o dew_n of_o the_o divinity_n be_v in_o man_n as_o a_o king_n in_o his_o commonweal_n it_o breathe_v nothing_o but_o good_a and_o heaven_n to_o which_o it_o tend_v the_o flesh_n contrariwise_o as_o the_o dregs_n of_o a_o people_n besot_v and_o common_a sink_n of_o man_n tend_v always_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o to_o the_o earth_n the_o soul_n in_o the_o middle_n as_o the_o principal_a of_o the_o people_n betwixt_o the_o best_a and_o the_o worst_a good_a and_o evil_a be_v continual_o solicit_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o flesh_n and_o according_a unto_o that_o part_n towards_o which_o it_o apply_v itself_o it_o be_v either_o spiritual_a and_o good_a or_o carnal_a and_o evil_a here_o be_v lodge_v all_o those_o natural_a affection_n which_o be_v neither_o virtuous_a nor_o vicious_a as_o the_o love_n of_o our_o parent_n and_o friend_n fear_v of_o shame_n compassion_n towards_o the_o afflict_a desire_v of_o good_a reputation_n this_o distinction_n will_v help_v much_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thereof_o 3_o the_o utility_n thereof_o man_n and_o to_o discern_v his_o action_n that_o he_o mistake_v not_o himself_o as_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n to_o do_v judge_v by_o the_o bark_n and_o outward_a appearance_n think_v that_o to_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o the_o soul_n nay_o of_o the_o flesh_n attribute_v unto_o virtue_n that_o which_o be_v due_a unto_o nature_n nay_o unto_o vice_n how_o many_o good_a and_o excellent_a action_n have_v be_v produce_v by_o passion_n or_o at_o least_o by_o a_o natural_a inclination_n ut_fw-la seruiant_fw-la genio_fw-la &_o svo_fw-la indulgeant_fw-la animo_fw-la chap._n iii_o of_o the_o body_n and_o first_o of_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o and_o their_o place_n the_o body_n of_o man_n consist_v of_o a_o number_n of_o part_n inward_a body_n 1_o the_o division_n of_o the_o body_n and_o outward_a which_o be_v all_o for_o the_o most_o part_n round_o and_o orbicular_a or_o come_v near_o unto_o that_o figure_n the_o inward_a be_v of_o two_o sort_n the_o one_o in_o number_n and_o quantity_n many_o 2_o inward_a and_o many_o spread_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n as_o the_o bone_n which_o be_v as_o the_o base_n and_o uphold_v pillar_n of_o the_o whole_a building_n and_o within_o they_o for_o their_o nourishment_n the_o marrow_n the_o muscle_n for_o motion_n and_o strength_n the_o vein_n issue_v from_o the_o liver_n as_o channel_n of_o the_o first_o and_o natural_a blood_n the_o artery_n come_v from_o the_o heart_n as_o conduit_n of_o the_o second_o blood_n more_o subtle_a and_o vital_a these_o two_o mount_v high_a than_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o heart_n their_o original_a source_n be_v more_o strait_a than_o those_o that_o go_v downward_o to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v help_v to_o mount_v the_o blood_n for_o that_o narrowness_n more_o straighten_a 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be_v in_o three_o degree_n of_o excellency_n the_o natural_a vital_a animal_n the_o fat_a which_o be_v the_o thick_a and_o gross_a part_n of_o blood_n the_o other_o be_v singular_a save_o the_o kidney_n and_o stone_n which_o be_v double_a and_o assign_v to_o a_o certain_a place_n now_o there_o be_v body_n 3_o singular_a four_o region_n of_o the_o body_n four_o place_n or_o region_n as_o degree_n of_o the_o body_n shop_n of_o nature_n where_o she_o exercise_v her_o faculty_n and_o power_n the_o first_o and_o low_a be_v for_o generation_n in_o which_o be_v the_o privy_a part_n serve_v thereunto_o the_o second_o near_o unto_o that_o in_o which_o be_v the_o entrails_n viscera_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o stomach_n yield_v more_o to_o the_o left_a side_n round_a straight_a in_o the_o bottom_n than_o at_o top_n have_v two_o orifice_n or_o mouth_n the_o one_o above_o to_o receive_v the_o other_o beneath_o which_o answer_v the_o bowel_n to_o cast_v forth_o and_o discharge_v itself_o it_o 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and_o be_v their_o own_o executioner_n either_o for_o the_o future_a glory_n of_o their_o name_n as_o many_o greek_n and_o roman_n or_o for_o the_o hope_n of_o another_o life_n as_o martyr_n the_o disciple_n of_o hegesias_n and_o other_o after_o the_o read_n of_o plato_n his_o book_n to_o antiochus_n de_fw-fr morte_fw-la contemnenda_fw-la or_o to_o avoid_v the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n and_o for_o other_o reason_n all_o these_o be_v they_o not_o diversion_n few_o there_o be_v that_o consider_v evil_n in_o themselves_o that_o relish_v they_o as_o socrates_n do_v his_o death_n and_o flavius_n condemn_v by_o nero_n to_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o niger_n and_o therefore_o in_o sinister_a accident_n &_o misadventure_n and_o in_o all_o outward_a evil_n we_o must_v divert_v our_o thought_n and_o turn_v they_o another_o way_n the_o vulgar_a sort_n can_v give_v this_o advice_n think_v not_o of_o it_o such_o as_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o those_o that_o be_v any_o way_n afflict_v shall_v for_o their_o comfort_n furnish_v affright_v spirit_n with_o other_o object_n abducendus_fw-la est_fw-la animus_n ad_fw-la alia_fw-la studia_fw-la solicitudines_fw-la curas_fw-la negotia_fw-la loci_fw-la denique_fw-la mutatione_n saepe_fw-la curandus_fw-la est_fw-la chap._n xxx_o against_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a mercy_n the_o one_o good_a and_o virtuous_a which_o be_v in_o god_n and_o in_o his_o saint_n which_o be_v in_o will_n and_o in_o effect_n to_o succour_v the_o afflict_a not_o afflict_v themselves_o or_o diminish_v any_o thing_n that_o concern_v honour_n or_o equity_n the_o other_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o feminine_a passionate_a pity_n which_o proceed_v from_o too_o great_a a_o tenderness_n and_o weakness_n of_o the_o mind_n whereof_o have_v be_v speak_v before_o in_o the_o abovenamed_n passion_n again_o this_o wisdom_n teach_v we_o to_o succour_v the_o afflict_a but_o not_o to_o yield_v and_o to_o suffer_v with_o he_o so_o be_v god_n say_v to_o be_v merciful_a as_o the_o physician_n to_o his_o patient_n the_o advocate_n to_o his_o client_n afford_v all_o diligence_n and_o industry_n but_o yet_o take_v not_o their_o evil_n and_o affair_n to_o the_o heart_n so_o do_v a_o wise_a man_n not_o entertain_v any_o grief_n or_o darken_n his_o spirit_n with_o the_o smoke_n thereof_o god_n command_v we_o to_o aid_v and_o to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o poor_a to_o defend_v their_o cause_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o forbid_v we_o to_o pity_v the_o poor_a in_o judgement_n chap._n xxxi_o against_o choler_n the_o remedy_n be_v many_o and_o diverse_a wherewith_o the_o mind_n must_v before_o hand_n be_v arm_v and_o defend_v like_o those_o that_o fear_v to_o be_v besiege_v for_o afterward_o it_o be_v too_o late_o they_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o three_o head_n the_o first_o be_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o way_n and_o to_o stop_v all_o the_o passage_n unto_o choler_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o head_n 1_o the_o first_o head_n withstand_v it_o and_o to_o stay_v the_o passage_n thereof_o in_o the_o beginning_n than_o when_o it_o have_v seize_v upon_o a_o man_n to_o carry_v himself_o well_o and_o orderly_o he_o must_v therefore_o quit_v himself_o from_o all_o the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o choler_n which_o heretofore_o have_v be_v produce_v in_o the_o description_n thereof_o that_o be_v to_o say_v 1._o weakness_n and_o tenderness_n 2._o malady_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o harden_v itself_o against_o whatsoever_o may_v happen_v 3._o too_o great_a delicatenesse_n the_o love_n of_o certain_a thing_n do_v accustom_v a_o man_n to_o facility_n and_o simplicity_n the_o mother_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n adomnia_fw-la compositi_fw-la simus_fw-la quae_fw-la bona_fw-la &_o paratiora_fw-la sint_fw-la nobis_fw-la meliora_fw-la &_o graviora_fw-la it_o be_v the_o general_a doctrine_n of_o the_o wise_a king_n cotys_n have_v receive_v for_o a_o present_a many_o beautiful_a and_o rich_a vessel_n yet_o frail_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v break_v break_v they_o all_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v not_o be_v stir_v to_o choler_n and_o fury_n when_o they_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v break_v this_o be_v a_o distrust_n in_o himself_o and_o a_o base_a kind_n of_o fear_n that_o provoke_v he_o thereunto_o 4._o curiosity_n according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o caesar_n who_o be_v a_o conqueror_n and_o have_v recover_v the_o letter_n writing_n and_o memorial_n of_o his_o enemy_n burn_v they_o all_o before_o he_o see_v they_o 5._o lightness_n of_o belief_n 6._o and_o above_o all_o a_o opinion_n of_o be_v contemn_v and_o wrong_v by_o another_o which_o he_o must_v chase_v from_o he_o as_o unworthy_a a_o man_n of_o spirit_n for_o though_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o glorious_a thing_n and_o to_o proceed_v from_o too_o high_a a_o esteem_n of_o himself_o which_o nevertheless_o be_v a_o great_a vice_n yet_o it_o come_v of_o baseness_n and_o imbecility_n for_o he_o that_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v contemn_v by_o another_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n his_o inferior_a judge_v himself_o or_o fear_n that_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v so_o or_o be_v so_o repute_v and_o distru_v himself_o nemo_fw-la non_fw-la eo_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la se_fw-la contemptum_fw-la iudicat_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la a_o man_n must_v therefore_o think_v that_o it_o proceed_v rather_o from_o any_o thing_n than_o contempt_n that_o be_v sottishness_n indiscretion_n want_v of_o good_a manner_n if_o this_o suppose_a contempt_n proceed_v from_o his_o friend_n it_o be_v too_o great_a familiarity_n if_o from_o his_o subject_n or_o servant_n know_v that_o their_o master_n have_v power_n to_o chasten_v they_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o they_o have_v any_o such_o thought_n if_o from_o base_a and_o inferior_a people_n our_o honour_n or_o dignity_n or_o indignity_n be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o such_o people_n indignus_fw-la caesaris_fw-la ira_fw-la agathocles_n
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but_o by_o a_o shameful_a patience_n do_v thou_o therefore_o rather_o pity_v other_o than_o envy_v they_o if_o it_o be_v a_o true_a good_a that_o be_v happen_v to_o another_o we_o shall_v rejoice_v thereat_o for_o we_o shall_v desire_v the_o good_a of_o one_o another_o to_o be_v please_v with_o another_o man_n prosperity_n be_v to_o increase_v our_o own_o chap._n xxxiiii_o against_o revenge_n against_o this_o cruel_a passion_n we_o must_v first_o remember_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o honourable_a as_o to_o know_v how_o to_o pardon_v every_o man_n may_v prosecute_v the_o law_n to_o right_v that_o wrong_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v but_o to_o give_v grace_n to_o remit_v and_o forgive_v belong_v to_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n if_o then_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o king_n of_o king_n themselves_o and_o do_v a_o act_n that_o may_v become_v a_o king_n pardon_v free_o be_v gracious_a towards_o he_o that_o have_v offend_v thou_o second_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o great_a and_o so_o victorious_a as_o hardiness_n and_o a_o courageous_a insensibility_n in_o the_o suffering_n of_o injury_n whereby_o they_o return_v and_o rebound_v whole_o upon_o the_o wrongers_n as_o heavy_a blow_n upon_o a_o hard_a and_o steel_a anvil_n which_o do_v no_o other_o but_o wound_n and_o benumb_v the_o hand_n and_o arm_n of_o the_o striker_n to_o meditate_v revenge_n be_v to_o confess_v himself_o wound_v to_o complain_v be_v to_o acknowledge_v himself_o guilty_a and_o inferior_a vltio_fw-la doloris_fw-la confessio_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la magnus_fw-la animus_n quem_fw-la incuruat_fw-la iniurta_fw-la ingens_fw-la animus_n &_o verus_fw-la aestimator_fw-la svi_fw-la non_fw-la vindicat_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la sentit_fw-la but_o some_o will_v object_v that_o it_o be_v irksome_a and_o dishonourable_a to_o endure_v a_o offence_n i_o agree_v thereunto_o and_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n not_o to_o suffer_v but_o to_o vanquish_v and_o master_v it_o but_o yet_o after_o a_o fair_a and_o honourable_a fashion_n by_o scorn_v it_o and_o he_o that_o offer_v it_o nay_o more_o than_o that_o by_o do_v good_a unto_o he_o in_o both_o these_o caesar_n be_v excellent_a it_o be_v a_o glorious_a victory_n to_o conquer_v and_o to_o make_v the_o enemy_n to_o stoop_v by_o benefit_n and_o of_o a_o enemy_n to_o make_v he_o a_o friend_n be_v the_o injury_n never_o so_o great_a yea_o to_o think_v that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a the_o wrong_a be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o worthy_a it_o be_v to_o be_v pardon_v and_o by_o how_o much_o more_o just_a the_o revenge_n be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o commendable_a be_v clemency_n again_o it_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_n and_o a_o party_n too_o as_o he_o that_o revenge_v be_v he_o must_v commit_v the_o matter_n to_o a_o three_o person_n or_o at_o least_o take_v counsel_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o of_o the_o wise_a sort_n not_o give_v credit_n unto_o himself_o jupiter_n may_v alone_o dart_v out_o his_o favourable_a lightning_n but_o when_o there_o grow_v a_o question_n of_o send_v forth_o his_o revenge_a thunderbolt_n he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o without_o the_o counsel_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o twelve_o god_n this_o be_v a_o strange_a case_n that_o the_o great_a of_o the_o god_n who_o of_o himself_o have_v power_n to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o whole_a world_n can_v not_o hurt_v a_o particular_a person_n but_o after_o a_o solemn_a deliberation_n the_o wisdom_n of_o jupiter_n himself_o fear_v to_o err_v when_o there_o be_v a_o question_n of_o revenge_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v need_n of_o a_o counsel_n to_o detain_v he_o we_o must_v therefore_o form_v unto_o ourselves_o a_o moderation_n of_o the_o mind_n this_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o clemency_n which_o be_v a_o sweet_a clemency_n 5_o clemency_n mildness_n and_o graciousnesse_n which_o temper_v retain_v and_o repress_v all_o our_o motion_n it_o arm_v we_o with_o patience_n it_o persuade_v we_o that_o we_o can_v be_v offend_v but_o with_o ourselves_o that_o of_o the_o wrong_n of_o another_o nothing_o remain_v in_o we_o but_o that_o which_o we_o will_v retain_v it_o win_v unto_o we_o the_o love_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o furnish_v we_o with_o a_o modest_a carriage_n agreeable_a unto_o all_o chap._n xxxv_o against_o jealousy_n the_o only_a mean_a to_o avoid_v it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v himself_o worthy_a of_o that_o he_o desire_v for_o jealousy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o distrust_n of_o ourselves_o and_o a_o testimony_n of_o our_o little_a desert_n the_o emperor_n aurelius_n of_o who_o faustine_n his_o wife_n demand_v what_o he_o will_v do_v if_o his_o enemy_n cassius_n shall_v obtain_v the_o victory_n against_o he_o in_o battle_n answer_v i_o serve_v not_o the_o god_n so_o slenderlie_o as_o that_o they_o will_v send_v i_o so_o hard_a a_o fortune_n so_o they_o that_o have_v any_o part_n in_o the_o affection_n of_o another_o if_o there_o happen_v any_o cause_n of_o 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