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covetous_a man_n be_v the_o purse_n of_o prince_n a_o store_n house_n of_o thief_n the_o discord_n of_o parent_n and_o the_o hiss_n of_o man_n gregory_n moral_n lib._n 14._o say_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o avarice_n so_o burden_v and_o weigh_v down_o the_o mind_n which_o it_o have_v once_o possess_v that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v raise_v to_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o behold_v thing_n sublime_a and_o high_a hugo_n lib._n de_fw-fr clau._n write_v in_o the_o good_n and_o riches_n which_o we_o possess_v there_o be_v four_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v namely_o that_o thing_n lawful_a to_o be_v seek_v we_o seek_v not_o unjust_o and_o thing_n unjust_o seek_v we_o enjoy_v not_o unlawful_o that_o we_o possess_v not_o too_o much_o though_o lawful_o nor_o thing_n lawful_o possess_v we_o unlawful_o defend_v for_o either_o evil_o to_o acquire_v or_o thing_n evil_o obtain_v what_o be_v lawful_a make_v to_o be_v unlawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o possess_v much_o to_o himself_o he_o come_v near_o to_o covetousness_n and_o oftentimes_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o what_o be_v too_o much_o love_v be_v evil_o defend_v s._n bernard_n serm._n 39_o say_v avarice_n be_v draw_v in_o a_o chariot_n with_o four_o wheel_n &_o these_o be_v call_v pusillanimity_n inhumanity_n contempt_n of_o god_n and_o forgetfulness_n of_o death_n the_o beast_n that_o draw_v it_o be_v two_o tenacity_n and_o rapacitie_n and_o these_o be_v guide_v and_o govern_v by_o one_o chariotier_n call_v a_o greedy_a desire_n of_o have_v for_o covetousness_n alone_o because_o it_o will_v not_o be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o hire_v more_o be_v content_a with_o one_o servant_n the_o emperor_n nero_n be_v never_o know_v to_o give_v gift_n example_n or_o to_o bestow_v office_n upon_o any_o man_n but_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o thou_o know_v what_o i_o have_v need_n of_o this_o we_o do_v leave_v any_o man_n what_o he_o have_v shall_v call_v his_o own_o word_n say_v suetonius_n and_o bion_n who_o report_v this_o of_o he_o better_o become_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o thief_n and_o robber_n than_o of_o a_o emperor_n the_o emperor_n vespasian_n when_o by_o certain_a embassy_n he_o understand_v that_o a_o rich_a statue_n be_v to_o be_v erect_v unto_o his_o honour_n by_o the_o public_a senate_n which_o will_v cost_v a_o infinite_a mass_n of_o money_n he_o desire_v they_o to_o forbear_v and_o show_v the_o palm_n of_o his_o hand_n open_a he_o say_v unto_o the_o ambassador_n behold_v here_o be_v a_o base_a ready_a to_o receive_v it_o thereby_o intimate_v he_o have_v a_o hand_n to_o receive_v that_o money_n live_v with_o which_o they_o purpose_v to_o honour_v he_o be_v dead_a suet._n in_o vespas_fw-la marcus_n crassus_n be_v on_o his_o journey_n to_o undertake_v the_o parthian_a war_n plut._n when_o in_o his_o way_n he_o find_v deiotarus_n king_n of_o the_o galatian_n