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many_o godly_a action_n and_o commendable_a example_n but_o he_o want_v the_o good_a end_n in_o himself_o and_o the_o perfect_a intention_n 5._o omniae_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ut_fw-la videantur_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la this_o only_a suffice_v to_o check_v all_o his_o other_o action_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v hold_v bad_a because_o this_o aim_a end_n of_o the_o work_n be_v not_o good_a and_o that_o be_v it_o only_o which_o give_v the_o name_n to_o the_o work_n ambrose_n according_a as_o s._n ambrose_n say_v intentio_fw-la tua_fw-la operi_fw-la tuo_fw-la nomen_fw-la imponit_fw-la thy_o irtent_n do_v give_v the_o name_n to_o thy_o work_n lodovico_n it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o that_o vain_a woman_n husband_n that_o delight_v to_o spend_v the_o whole_a morning_n in_o paint_v &_o colour_v herself_o jewel_v her_o hair_n advaunce_v her_o periwig_n curl_v and_o plait_v her_o lock_n adorn_v her_o coronet_n with_o variety_n of_o flower_n load_v her_o body_n with_o precious_a 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tenebat_fw-la gladium_fw-la aedificantium_fw-la enim_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la gladio_fw-la erat_fw-la accinctus_fw-la renes_fw-la 18._o and_o they_o that_o build_v do_v the_o work_n with_o one_o hand_n and_o with_o the_o other_o hold_v a_o sword_n for_o every_o one_o of_o the_o builder_n have_v his_o sword_n gird_v on_o his_o loin_n the_o like_a be_v require_v in_o we_o preacher_n with_o one_o hand_n we_o ought_v to_o do_v good_a work_n and_o with_o the_o other_o to_o beat_v away_o the_o temptation_n of_o vainglory_n which_o the_o subtle_a devil_n do_v most_o of_o all_o use_n especial_o when_o he_o see_v that_o preacher_n do_v strive_v to_o appear_v gracious_a and_o please_v to_o their_o hearer_n finis_fw-la chap._n 17._o the_o argument_n wherein_o those_o be_v reprove_v that_o be_v good_a only_o of_o their_o tongue_n but_o wicked_a in_o their_o deed_n resemble_v the_o poor_a man_n who_o will_v fain_o take_v a_o rich_a wife_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o poverty_n none_o in_o his_o 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mouth_n o_o lord_n open_v thou_o my_o lip_n and_o then_o my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o thy_o praise_n psal_n 140._o 9_o jesus_n open_v his_o mouth_n and_o teach_v they_o mat._n 5._o 2._o of_o brotherly_a correction_n if_o thy_o brother_n offend_v against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 18._o 15._o 16._o a_o most_o excellent_a and_o learned_a dialogue_n in_o praise_n of_o silence_z declare_v both_o the_o dignity_n and_o defect_n of_o the_o tongve_n the_o speaker_n in_o this_o dialogue_n be_v the_o right_a reverend_a lord_n count_n claudio_n bishop_n of_o placentia_n and_o the_o most_o honourable_a lord_n lodovico_n rangone_n his_o brother_n marquesse_n of_o gibello_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o argument_n it_o be_v here_o discourse_v in_o a_o please_a controversy_n whether_o silence_n or_o speak_v merit_v most_o praise_n and_o the_o one_o contrary_v the_o other_o very_o familiar_o each_o strive_v to_o maintain_v 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