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nothing_o strange_a that_o ancient_a philosopher_n who_o want_v the_o assistance_n of_o revelation_n place_v man_n happiness_n in_o it_o how_o many_o brave_a and_o gallant_a action_n have_v be_v perform_v which_o if_o they_o have_v want_v the_o bait_n of_o honour_n have_v never_o be_v attempt_v gallant_a soul_n who_o despise_v all_o other_o reward_n have_v be_v hereby_o excite_v to_o undergo_v the_o great_a danger_n now_o since_o honour_n be_v so_o high_o esteem_v especial_o by_o those_o who_o pretend_v to_o generosity_n i_o shall_v to_o encourage_v such_o to_o befriend_v holiness_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o most_o effectual_a mean_n to_o procure_v honour_n and_o to_o be_v in_o esteem_n both_o with_o god_n and_o man_n be_v to_o live_v as_o the_o apostle_n advise_v man_n sober_o righteoous_o and_o godly_a only_o before_o i_o proceed_v to_o prove_v this_o i_o shall_v premise_v one_o caution_n namely_o that_o by_o honour_n i_o do_v not_o chief_o understand_v one_o dignify_v with_o any_o extrinsical_a honour_n arise_v either_o from_o his_o birth_n or_o office_n though_o both_o these_o be_v to_o be_v high_o esteem_v and_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o external_a respect_n due_a unto_o they_o but_o by_o honour_n i_o understand_v that_o esteem_n and_o reputation_n that_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a man_n do_v give_v to_o any_o who_o moral_a honour_n be_v conspicuous_a and_o under_o this_o notion_n the_o stoick-moralist_n have_v very_o well_o express_v it_o nobilitas_fw-la sola_fw-la est_fw-la atque_fw-la unica_fw-la virtus_fw-la which_o upon_o the_o matter_n disagree_v not_o much_o from_o that_o sacred_a position_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 22.1_o a_o good_a name_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v choose_v than_o great_a riches_n have_v premise_v this_o i_o come_v now_o to_o prove_v that_o holiness_n be_v the_o pathway_n to_o honour_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v so_o plain_o assert_v in_o scripture_n that_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o insist_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v assure_v we_o that_o those_o that_o honour_n he_o he_o will_v honour_v and_o those_o that_o despise_v he_o shall_v be_v light_o esteem_v 1_o sam._n 2.30_o much_o like_a to_o this_o be_v that_o inducement_n to_o holiness_n urge_v by_o our_o lord_n christ_n joh._n 12.26_o if_o any_o man_n serve_v i_o he_o will_v my_o father_n honour_n now_o man_n can_v honour_v god_n more_o than_o by_o be_v holy_a for_o the_o word_n be_v comprehensive_a and_o include_v all_o those_o duty_n that_o god_n have_v enjoin_v but_o every_o vice_n be_v a_o despise_n of_o his_o sacred_a authority_n if_o then_o holy_a man_n be_v those_o only_o who_o god_n will_v honour_v and_o vicious_a man_n those_o who_o he_o will_v contemn_v we_o may_v easy_o conclude_v who_o be_v the_o honourable_a and_o who_o be_v the_o base_a and_o ignoble_a sure_o those_o man_n must_v be_v honourable_a who_o the_o fountain_n of_o honour_n esteem_v such_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o the_o saint_n be_v call_v in_o scripture_n the_o excellent_a of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o worthy_n of_o the_o world_n how_o mean_o soever_o man_n esteem_v they_o of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a and_o the_o righteous_a be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o his_o neighbour_n and_o indeed_o holiness_n do_v not_o only_o promote_v the_o honour_n and_o esteem_v of_o private_a person_n but_o of_o public_a community_n and_o kingdom_n also_o prov._n 14.34_o righteousness_n exalt_v a_o nation_n but_o sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n this_o be_v a_o truth_n which_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o heathen_n who_o yet_o want_v revelation_n constant_o teach_v namely_o that_o honour_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n hence_o the_o large_a lecture_n they_o have_v write_v in_o the_o commendation_n thereof_o it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o transcribe_v even_o the_o eulogy_n that_o they_o have_v write_v in_o the_o praise_n of_o virtue_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v well_o worthy_a of_o our_o observation_n that_o as_o they_o have_v illustrate_v virtue_n by_o their_o large_a encomium_n of_o it_o so_o virtue_n which_o they_o court_v have_v make_v they_o venerable_a to_o posterity_n and_o transmit_v to_o we_o their_o memory_n under_o the_o most_o amiable_a encomium_n imaginable_a and_o however_o their_o birth_n be_v but_o mean_a and_o almost_o regardless_o yet_o their_o virtue_n have_v make_v they_o more_o famous_a than_o prince_n and_o emperor_n the_o virtue_n of_o aristides_n socrates_n seneca_n marcus_n regulus_n and_o many_o other_o have_v make_v their_o renown_n glorious_a whileas_o many_o emperor_n and_o great_a man_n have_v have_v their_o name_n bury_v in_o silence_n let_v a_o man_n be_v as_o rich_a as_o ever_o any_o of_o adam_n posterity_n be_v or_o that_o i_o may_v extend_v it_o far_o as_o high_a as_o his_o ambitious_a thought_n can_v wish_v let_v he_o be_v wise_a as_o solomon_n and_o endue_v with_o all_o other_o perfection_n and_o advantage_n yet_o if_o he_o want_v virtue_n how_o insipid_a will_v his_o name_n be_v to_o posterity_n it_o be_v virtue_n alone_o that_o conduce_v to_o fame_n it_o be_v true_a some_o wicked_a man_n call_v in_o scripture_n vile_a notwithstanding_o their_o authority_n have_v be_v set_v in_o high_a place_n and_o honour_v for_o fear_n when_o alive_a yet_o they_o never_o receive_v that_o honour_n which_o have_v in_o all_o age_n accompany_v the_o righteous_a they_o have_v have_v the_o external_a which_o be_v indeed_o due_a to_o man_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o descent_n or_o office_n but_o want_v that_o internal_a reverence_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v only_o due_a to_o good_a man_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o incongruous_a and_o unsuitable_a than_o to_o see_v honour_n give_v to_o such_o man_n as_o snow_n in_o summer_n and_o as_o rain_v in_o harvest_n so_o honour_n be_v not_o seemly_a for_o a_o fool_n prov._n 26.1_o vice_n be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o consider_v man_n so_o mean_a and_o base_a that_o it_o cast_v a_o stain_n and_o reproach_n upon_o man_n make_v their_o name_n unsavoury_a and_o stink_v in_o the_o nostril_n of_o after-age_n but_o holiness_n force_v a_o veneration_n from_o man_n and_o make_v posterity_n raise_v eulogy_n in_o their_o memory_n but_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v forget_v virtue_n be_v that_o alone_o whereby_o many_o kingdom_n and_o empire_n have_v be_v raise_v be_v that_o which_o make_v they_o so_o flourish_v and_o potent_a and_o prevail_v more_o to_o their_o establishment_n and_o advancement_n than_o strength_n or_o policy_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o the_o old_a roman_n for_o their_o virtue_n be_v a_o shame_n to_o the_o present_a state_n of_o that_o empire_n their_o clemency_n and_o justice_n conquer_v kingdom_n and_o make_v rome_n renown_v and_o glorious_a beyond_o all_o other_o kingdom_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o as_o virtue_n have_v raise_v kingdom_n so_o have_v it_o also_o particular_a person_n whileas_o vice_n have_v cast_v emperor_n from_o their_o throne_n and_o make_v they_o as_o unfortunate_a as_o they_o be_v wicked_a many_o of_o the_o primitive_a martyr_n who_o be_v renown_v by_o kingdom_n and_o commonwealth_n who_o keep_v festival_n in_o honour_n of_o their_o memory_n be_v but_o of_o a_o inferior_a degree_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o recommend_v they_o to_o posterity_n but_o their_o holiness_n and_o sanctity_n and_o indeed_o any_o man_n that_o consult_v reason_n will_v easy_o find_v himself_o constrain_v to_o reverence_n and_o esteem_v virtuous_a man_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o any_o man_n who_o pretend_v to_o generosity_n shall_v be_v vicious_a there_o be_v nothing_o so_o mean_a and_o base_a as_o vice_n which_o like_v to_o coward_n always_o lurk_v and_o dare_v not_o approach_v the_o light_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o this_o present_a age_n have_v arrive_v at_o as_o high_a a_o confidence_n in_o proclaim_v their_o sin_n as_o sodom_n