creech_n a_o man_n can_v wrong_v his_o innocence_n more_o than_o thus_o to_o stake_v his_o conscience_n upon_o every_o slight_a provocation_n and_o refer_v his_o honesty_n to_o the_o arbitration_n of_o all_o company_n he_o come_v into_o elevatur_fw-la into_o perspicuitas_fw-la argumentatione_n elevatur_fw-la when_o thing_n be_v plain_a of_o themselves_o a_o set_a argument_n do_v but_o perplex_v and_o confound_v they_o socrates_n upon_o his_o trial_n will_v not_o submit_v to_o be_v vindicate_v either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o any_o other_o and_o rather_o choose_v to_o die_v silent_o than_o accept_v the_o assistance_n of_o that_o eminent_a pleader_n lysias_n in_o his_o defence_n but_o the_o other_o weakness_n be_v just_a opposite_a to_o this_o when_o a_o man_n of_o courage_n give_v himself_o no_o trouble_n nor_o take_v the_o least_o pain_n about_o his_o own_o justification_n though_o the_o charge_n upon_o he_o have_v gain_v ground_n and_o prepossess_v many_o when_o he_o despise_v the_o accusation_n and_o the_o person_n that_o lay_v it_o as_o not_o worth_a his_o answer_n or_o notice_n and_o think_v it_o will_v be_v a_o disparagement_n and_o a_o reflection_n to_o engage_v with_o they_o this_o indeed_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o some_o great_a and_o generous_a spirit_n of_o scipio_n especial_o who_o several_a time_n weather_v his_o point_n thus_o with_o marvellous_a constancy_n and_o firmness_n of_o soul_n but_o a_o great_a many_o person_n disapprove_v this_o method_n and_o take_v offence_n at_o it_o for_o they_o think_v it_o proceed_v from_o haughtiness_n and_o disdain_n too_o great_a a_o value_n of_o themselves_o and_o want_v of_o due_a regard_n for_o other_o people_n that_o the_o depend_v too_o much_o upon_o one_o own_o innocence_n and_o not_o submit_v to_o remove_v jealousy_n be_v ill_a treatment_n or_o else_o this_o obstinate_a silence_n and_o contempt_n they_o interpret_v consciousness_n of_o gild_n distrust_v of_o justice_n and_o want_v of_o ability_n to_o justify_v one_o self_n effectual_o miserable_a condition_n of_o mankind_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n that_o when_o they_o be_v suspect_v and_o accuse_v have_v no_o possible_a way_n of_o give_v entire_a satisfaction_n but_o whether_o they_o speak_v or_o whether_o they_o sit_v still_o and_o hold_v their_o peace_n whether_o they_o do_v or_o do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o defend_v their_o name_n from_o reproach_n and_o sure_a to_o incur_v the_o imputation_n of_o weakness_n and_o cowardice_n we_o think_v it_o a_o mark_n of_o courage_n and_o advise_v man_n not_o to_o be_v solicitous_a in_o make_v excuse_n and_o when_o they_o take_v our_o advice_n we_o be_v such_o fool_n to_o resent_v it_o and_o complain_v that_o they_o do_v not_o think_v we_o worth_a excuse_v themselves_o to_o another_o evidence_n of_o weakness_n be_v the_o enslave_v ourselves_o to_o any_o particular_a manner_n and_o affect_v to_o be_v distinguish_v by_o some_o uncommon_a way_n of_o live_v this_o be_v a_o vile_a effeminacy_n affectation_n niceness_n and_o affectation_n a_o niceness_n most_o unbecoming_a a_o man_n of_o honour_n it_o render_v we_o ridiculous_a and_o disagreeable_a in_o conversation_n and_o be_v high_o injurious_a to_o ourselves_o by_o soften_a our_o mind_n and_o make_v we_o tender_a and_o delicate_a and_o unfit_a to_o struggle_v with_o any_o accident_n which_o may_v constrain_v we_o to_o change_v our_o course_n of_o life_n beside_o it_o be_v a_o reproach_n not_o to_o dare_v to_o do_v or_o endure_v what_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o company_n do_v such_o people_n be_v fit_a for_o no_o place_n but_o a_o alcove_n or_o a_o dressing-room_n the_o best_a fashion_n when_o all_o be_v do_v be_v to_o be_v negligent_a and_o comply_v and_o hardy_n if_o need_v be_v to_o dare_v and_o be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o to_o use_v this_o power_n in_o such_o thing_n only_o as_o be_v innocent_a and_o good_a a_o man_n do_v well_o to_o know_v and_o observe_v rule_n but_o not_o to_o enslave_v himself_o to_o they_o another_o vulgar_a folly_n there_o be_v and_o a_o very_a general_a one_o book_n consult_v of_o book_n which_o come_v under_o this_o head_n of_o weakness_n it_o be_v the_o run_a after_o foreign_a example_n in_o author_n be_v fond_a of_o quotation_n allow_v no_o testimony_n to_o have_v weight_n or_o credit_n except_o it_o be_v in_o print_n nor_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a but_o what_o be_v old_a and_o in_o book_n according_a to_o this_o rule_n the_o press_n may_v give_v reputation_n to_o the_o great_a folly_n whereas_o in_o truth_n every_o day_n present_v we_o with_o fresh_a instance_n of_o thing_n in_o no_o degree_n inferior_a to_o those_o more_o celebrate_v once_o of_o antiquity_n and_o if_o we_o have_v but_o the_o wit_n and_o the_o judgement_n to_o make_v good_a reflection_n upon_o these_o to_o cull_v and_o collect_v careful_o such_o as_o be_v for_o our_o purpose_n to_o examine_v they_o curious_o and_o discover_v all_o their_o beauty_n the_o improvement_n will_v be_v wonderful_a and_o every_o age_n will_v be_v equal_a to_o any_o of_o the_o past_a the_o transaction_n whereof_o we_o so_o zealous_o study_v and_o admire_v and_o to_o be_v plain_a we_o study_v and_o admire_v they_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n so_o much_o as_o that_o they_o have_v antiquity_n and_o author_n to_o recommend_v they_o this_o again_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o weakness_n that_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o nothing_o extreme_n extreme_n except_o in_o moderate_a proportion_n extreme_n of_o any_o kind_n be_v what_o they_o can_v bear_v if_o they_o be_v very_o small_a and_o make_v a_o despicable_a figure_n we_o despise_v and_o disdain_v they_o as_o not_o worth_a our_o consideration_n if_o they_o be_v exceed_o great_a and_o glorious_a we_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o admire_v and_o take_v offence_n at_o they_o the_o former_a of_o these_o remark_n concern_v man_n of_o great_a quality_n and_o great_a judgement_n the_o second_o be_v more_o general_o true_a of_o mean_a attainment_n and_o circumstance_n in_o the_o world_n this_o appear_v very_o plain_a too_o in_o our_o hear_v and_o sight_n accident_n sudden_a accident_n when_o we_o be_v strike_v all_o on_o the_o sudden_a with_o some_o unexpected_a and_o surprise_v accident_n which_o seize_v our_o spirit_n before_o we_o know_v where_o we_o be_v the_o amazement_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v sometime_o so_o great_a as_o to_o deprive_v we_o of_o our_o speech_n of_o our_o sense_n so_o virgil_n describe_v the_o thing_n iii_o thing_n diriguit_fw-la visu_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la calor_fw-la ossa_fw-la reliquit_fw-la labitur_fw-la &_o longo_fw-la vix_fw-la tandem_fw-la tempore_fw-la fatur_fw-la virg._n aen._n iii_o her_o curdle_a blood_n run_v backward_o at_o the_o sight_n and_o pale_a numb_a limb_n a_o sudden_a tremble_v shake_v she_o stiffen_v into_o statue_n with_o the_o fright_a swoon_v and_o at_o last_o long_a silence_n hardly_o break_v nay_o sometime_o life_n itself_o have_v go_v too_o and_o this_o whether_o the_o event_n be_v prosperous_a as_o that_o roman_a lady_n who_o die_v for_o joy_n to_o see_v her_o son_n safe_a return_v out_o of_o a_o beat_a army_n and_o the_o example_n of_o sophocles_n and_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n tessifie_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v unhappy_a as_o diodorus_n die_v upon_o the_o spot_n for_o shame_n that_o he_o be_v baffle_v in_o a_o dispute_n one_o instance_n more_o i_o will_v add_v which_o discover_v itself_o two_o way_n in_o direct_a opposition_n to_o one_o another_o some_o person_n be_v vanquish_v into_o mercy_n by_o tear_n and_o submission_n and_o earnest_a entreaty_n and_o be_v offend_v at_o firmness_n and_o courage_n as_o if_o this_o be_v sullenness_n and_o obstinacy_n and_o pride_n other_o acknowledgement_n and_o prayer_n and_o complaint_n make_v no_o manner_n of_o impression_n upon_o but_o constancy_n and_o resolution_n win_v they_o the_o former_a of_o these_o proceed_v no_o doubt_n from_o weakness_n and_o according_o we_o find_v it_o more_o incident_a and_o common_a to_o mean_a and_o effeminate_a and_o vulgar_a soul_n but_o the_o second_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o and_o yet_o this_o temper_n be_v incident_a to_o man_n of_o all_o condition_n one_o will_v think_v it_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o brave_a and_o generous_a spirit_n to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o virtue_n and_o a_o generous_a manly_a behaviour_n and_o so_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v if_o this_o be_v do_v out_o of_o a_o due_a veneration_n for_o virtue_n as_o scanderbag_n receive_v a_o soldier_n into_o favour_n for_o the_o gallant_a and_o obstinate_a defence_n he_o make_v against_o he_o and_o as_o pompey_n the_o whole_a city_n of_o the_o mammertine_n out_o of_o the_o regard_n he_o have_v to_o zeno_n who_o be_v one_o of_o their_o body_n and_o as_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n forgive_v the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o that_o be_v besiege_v with_o he_o for_o the_o bravery_n of_o the_o woman_n who_o convey_v they_o away_o
mercy_n and_o put_v what_o form_n we_o please_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o the_o condition_n they_o come_v to_o we_o in_o be_v not_o what_o nature_n give_v but_o what_o the_o temper_n and_o disposition_n of_o our_o own_o mind_n have_v mould_v and_o model_v they_o into_o that_o which_o i_o firm_o believe_v myself_o i_o can_v prevail_v with_o my_o friend_n to_o believe_v those_o be_v argument_n to_o i_o which_o to_o he_o be_v none_o at_o all_o nay_o which_o be_v more_o let_v one_o be_v never_o so_o confident_o assure_v of_o a_o thing_n to_o day_n i_o can_v engage_v that_o i_o shall_v continue_v in_o the_o same_o opinion_n of_o it_o to_o morrow_n and_o it_o be_v odds_o i_o may_v and_o plain_a that_o i_o often_o do_v entertain_v very_o different_a notion_n of_o it_o and_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o affect_v with_o it_o another_o time_n so_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o thing_n have_v just_a that_o place_n in_o our_o opinion_n and_o esteem_n which_o we_o think_v fit_a to_o assign_v they_o that_o they_o be_v relish_v just_a as_o our_o palate_n stand_v at_o that_o time_n and_o show_v to_o we_o according_a to_o those_o colour_n which_o we_o ourselves_o have_v tincture_v they_o with_o like_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n in_o the_o jaundice_n or_o the_o prisme_n that_o refract_v and_o vary_v the_o ray_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o organ_n of_o our_o outward_a sense_n so_o do_v the_o soul_n alter_v its_o object_n too_o and_o the_o present_a constitution_n of_o it_o be_v the_o medium_fw-la through_o which_o they_o must_v pass_v to_o we_o st._n paul_n observation_n with_o regard_n to_o moral_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o speculation_n too_o 15._o tit._n i._n 15._o unto_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a but_o unto_o the_o defile_a be_v nothing_o pure_a thus_o our_o thought_n be_v like_o our_o clothes_n that_o keep_v we_o warm_v with_o a_o heat_n which_o be_v none_o of_o their_o own_o but_o such_o as_o we_o first_o give_v they_o and_o they_o keep_v it_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o they_o receive_v our_o warmth_n from_o within_o they_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o cold_a of_o frost_n and_o snow_n without_o but_o still_o the_o warmth_n we_o feel_v be_v all_o our_o own_o we_o first_o impart_v it_o to_o they_o and_o they_o in_o requital_n preserve_v it_o for_o our_o benefit_n and_o pay_v what_o they_o receive_v back_o again_o to_o us._n how_o few_o be_v there_o of_o those_o opinion_n which_o we_o profess_v to_o entertain_v that_o when_o look_v into_o be_v not_o at_o last_o resolve_v into_o authority_n and_o take_v upon_o trust_n we_o believe_v and_o act_v we_o live_v and_o die_v upon_o credit_n and_o content_a and_o our_o great_a business_n be_v to_o conform_v ourselves_o to_o custom_n and_o to_o think_v and_o do_v like_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o according_a to_o what_o they_o not_o our_o own_o reason_n esteem_v most_o adviseable_a thus_o fashion_n and_o not_o judgement_n govern_v mankind_n and_o perhaps_o indeed_o for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n this_o be_v not_o much_o amiss_o for_o most_o people_n have_v not_o wit_n enough_o to_o choose_v for_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o resign_v the_o government_n of_o their_o action_n to_o other_o but_o wise_a man_n be_v above_o these_o mean_a and_o servile_a compliance_n they_o have_v a_o better_a rule_n to_o walk_v by_o than_o authority_n and_o example_n ii_o book_n ii_o as_o i_o hope_v to_o show_v at_o large_a in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n chap._n xvii_o the_o will._n the_o will_n be_v a_o most_o exquisite_a piece_n preeminence_n it_o be_v preeminence_n a_o magnificent_a accomplishment_n of_o humane_a nature_n indeed_o of_o wonderful_a importance_n and_o such_o as_o deserve_v and_o require_v our_o utmost_a care_n and_o study_n to_o regulate_v and_o manage_v it_o well_o for_o this_o have_v the_o most_o command_a influence_n upon_o a_o man_n condition_n and_o his_o whole_a happiness_n in_o a_o manner_n depend_v upon_o it_o alone_o this_o be_v the_o only_a faculty_n which_o nature_n have_v put_v in_o our_o own_o power_n all_o the_o rest_n such_o as_o memory_n understanding_n imagination_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n and_o disposal_n of_o a_o thousand_o accident_n which_o oftentimes_o disturb_v and_o change_v and_o impair_v nay_o sometime_o destroy_v and_o take_v they_o quite_o away_o from_o we_o again_o this_o draw_v the_o whole_a man_n after_o it_o and_o carry_v he_o whithersoever_o itself_o be_v determine_v for_o he_o that_o conquer_v the_o will_n have_v subdue_v the_o person_n when_o the_o understanding_n be_v convince_v the_o conquest_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n entire_a for_o the_o will_v frequent_o hold_v out_o afterward_o and_o make_v a_o obstinate_a defence_n against_o reason_n and_o sober_a judgement_n but_o when_o once_o this_o yield_v all_o be_v surrender_v and_o the_o man_n be_v not_o now_o any_o long_o his_o own_o master_n he_o have_v from_o thenceforth_o nothing_o leave_v that_o he_o can_v call_v his_o own_o once_o more_o this_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n that_o fix_v our_o character_n it_o make_v and_o it_o denominate_v good_a or_o ill_a man_n this_o give_v our_o temper_n and_o complexion_n and_o we_o appear_v to_o the_o world_n under_o its_o colour_n and_o disposition_n as_o of_o all_o virtue_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o soul_n probity_n be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a and_o infinite_o more_o desirable_a than_o learning_n or_o part_n all_o that_o nature_n or_o art_n or_o industry_n can_v give_v be_v not_o comparable_a to_o it_o so_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o the_o will_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n and_o proper_a residence_n of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n be_v infinite_o the_o most_o excellent_a faculty_n that_o humane_a nature_n can_v boast_v of_o a_o man_n be_v neither_o virtuous_a nor_o vicious_a honest_a nor_o dishonest_a for_o know_v what_o virtue_n and_o vice_n honesty_n and_o dishonesty_n be_v though_o this_o knowledge_n be_v never_o so_o nice_a and_o exact_a in_o the_o speculation_n but_o by_o his_o inclination_n and_o love_n and_o practice_n of_o these_o thing_n by_o the_o disposition_n of_o his_o mind_n the_o choice_n of_o his_o heart_n the_o bend_v of_o his_o affection_n and_o the_o general_a tendency_n of_o his_o manner_n and_o behaviour_n there_o be_v indeed_o some_o other_o preeminence_n peculiar_a to_o the_o understanding_n it_o be_v as_o the_o husband_n in_o the_o family_n and_o this_o as_o the_o wife_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v under_o its_o governance_n and_o direction_n that_o be_v the_o guide_n or_o as_o the_o light_n this_o as_o the_o traveller_n which_o shall_v follow_v its_o instruction_n and_o walk_v by_o they_o but_o still_o the_o last_o result_n of_o all_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n this_o finish_v the_o action_n and_o determine_v the_o whole_a matter_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n the_o will_n be_v superior_a even_o to_o the_o understanding_n itself_o the_o true_a and_o most_o remarkable_a difference_n between_o these_o two_o faculty_n with_o regard_n to_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o operation_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o by_o the_o understanding_n object_n come_v into_o the_o soul_n and_o be_v there_o receive_v and_o entertain_v as_o the_o several_a term_n by_o which_o the_o office_n proper_a to_o this_o part_n be_v usual_o express_v such_o as_o apprehend_v conceive_v comprehend_v and_o the_o like_a do_v plain_o import_v and_o here_o they_o make_v their_o entrance_n not_o according_a to_o what_o they_o real_o be_v in_o their_o true_a nature_n and_o full_a proportion_n but_o according_a to_o the_o present_a disposition_n and_o capacity_n of_o the_o person_n and_o in_o such_o measure_n only_o as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v they_o in_o those_o object_n which_o be_v great_a and_o sublime_a be_v for_o this_o reason_n under_o a_o necessity_n of_o condescend_v and_o contract_v themselves_o and_o come_v to_o we_o with_o considerable_a abatement_n and_o defalcation_n because_o the_o passage_n at_o which_o they_o enter_v be_v not_o large_a enough_o for_o their_o true_a height_n and_o bulk_n just_o as_o the_o ocean_n flow_v into_o the_o mediterranean_a not_o in_o such_o quantity_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o its_o own_o fullness_n but_o such_o only_a as_o the_o streight_n mouth_n can_v give_v admission_n to_o now_o in_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o will_n the_o method_n be_v quite_o contrary_a here_o the_o soul_n go_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o itself_o it_o stretch_v and_o move_v forward_o towards_o the_o object_n it_o seek_v and_o run_v after_o it_o with_o open_a arm_n and_o be_v eager_a to_o take_v up_o its_o residence_n and_o dwell_v with_o the_o thing_n desire_v and_o belove_v nay_o it_o even_o transform_v itself_o into_o that_o assume_v its_o name_n and_o its_o nature_n wear_v its_o livery_n and_o be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o thing_n it_o serve_v and_o retain_v to_o hence_o we_o give_v
question_n and_o put_v case_n inform_v themselves_o and_o open_v their_o own_o way_n if_o we_o never_o allow_v they_o to_o come_v in_o for_o a_o share_n of_o the_o discourse_n all_o we_o say_v to_o they_o will_v be_v to_o little_a purpose_n our_o scholar_n only_o give_v we_o the_o hear_n and_o that_o sometime_o but_o cold_o and_o negligent_o neither_o but_o as_o to_o any_o application_n or_o improvement_n he_o trouble_v not_o himself_o nor_o be_v at_o all_o zealous_a about_o it_o because_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n which_o he_o be_v not_o call_v upon_o for_o nor_o concern_v to_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o the_o conversation_n nor_o be_v it_o enough_o in_o this_o case_n that_o we_o make_v they_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n except_o we_o moreover_o require_v they_o to_o allege_v their_o reason_n and_o oblige_v they_o to_o argue_v in_o defence_n of_o it_o for_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o prevent_v their_o talk_n without_o book_n and_o by_o rote_n this_o will_v make_v they_o heedful_a and_o attentive_a cautious_a what_o they_o say_v and_o considerate_a before_o they_o speak_v and_o for_o their_o better_a encouragement_n to_o confer_v with_o we_o free_o we_o must_v commend_v and_o make_v the_o best_a of_o what_o they_o say_v and_o where_o the_o performance_n fall_v short_a we_o must_v accept_v the_o endeavour_n very_o gracious_o this_o method_n of_o instruction_n by_o way_n of_o question_n be_v admirable_o put_v in_o practice_n by_o socrates_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o great_a master_n in_o it_o of_o all_o the_o philosopher_n and_o we_o see_v all_o along_o in_o plato_n by_o what_o a_o chain_n and_o mutual_a connexion_n of_o inquiry_n he_o lead_v man_n gentle_o up_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o by_o insensible_a degree_n gain_v his_o point_n upon_o the_o objector_n but_o indeed_o a_o much_o great_a than_o socrates_n have_v set_v we_o a_o pattern_n in_o it_o even_o our_o bless_a lord_n who_o with_o inimitable_a prudence_n appeal_v to_o man_n own_o sense_n and_o judgement_n and_o as_o he_o sometime_o teach_v his_o disciple_n so_o do_v he_o at_o other_o confute_v his_o adversary_n out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n now_o these_o question_n and_o conference_n need_v not_o always_o be_v confine_v to_o such_o subject_n as_o the_o attainment_n of_o memory_n or_o fancy_n or_o what_o we_o call_v acquire_v knowledge_n be_v concern_v in_o but_o may_v indeed_o they_o ought_v much_o rather_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o such_o as_o be_v trial_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o sound_a sense_n so_o that_o no_o sort_n of_o subject_n will_v be_v exclude_v for_o all_o even_o the_o least_o and_o most_o inconsiderable_a be_v capable_a of_o be_v employ_v to_o very_o good_a purpose_n the_o negligence_n of_o a_o servant_n the_o folly_n of_o a_o child_n the_o moroseness_n and_o ill-nature_n of_o a_o clown_n the_o sport_n or_o play_n of_o boy_n the_o talk_n at_o table_n for_o the_o excellency_n and_o business_n of_o judgement_n do_v by_o no_o mean_n consist_v in_o the_o management_n or_o determination_n of_o weighty_a or_o sublime_a matter_n only_o but_o in_o pass_v a_o true_a and_o right_a decision_n and_o set_v a_o just_a value_n upon_o all_o manner_n of_o thing_n be_v they_o great_a or_o small_a trivial_a or_o important_a it_o be_v not_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_a but_o the_o truth_n and_o pertinency_n of_o what_o be_v resolve_v and_o say_v upon_o it_o that_o prove_v the_o person_n to_o be_v judicious_a it_o will_v be_v very_o convenient_a therefore_o to_o let_v he_o deliver_v his_o opinion_n of_o man_n and_o action_n but_o to_o be_v sure_a always_o to_o say_v somewhat_o in_o justification_n of_o his_o opinion_n and_o to_o let_v nothing_o pass_v without_o some_o reflection_n and_o the_o inducement_n which_o move_v he_o to_o think_v thus_o rather_o than_o otherwise_o for_o this_o will_v have_v a_o wonderful_a influence_n in_o the_o direct_v his_o conscience_n and_o practical_a judgement_n which_o be_v of_o all_o other_o faculty_n most_o necessary_a to_o be_v cultivate_v and_o set_v right_o because_o if_o this_o happen_v to_o go_v amiss_o all_o our_o action_n which_o result_n from_o its_o determination_n must_v consequent_o be_v irregular_a cyrus_n his_o tutor_n in_o xenophon_n take_v this_o course_n and_o propound_v the_o follow_a matter_n of_o fact_n for_o a_o exercise_n and_o lesson_n to_o his_o pupil_n a_o great_a boy_n have_v a_o short_a coat_n give_v it_o to_o one_o of_o his_o playfellow_n who_o be_v less_o than_o himself_o and_o take_v away_o his_o coat_n in_o exchange_n which_o be_v large_a and_o too_o big_a for_o the_o right_a owner_n now_o the_o thing_n require_v of_o cyrus_n be_v to_o deliver_v his_o judgement_n upon_o this_o matter_n cyrus_n his_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v very_o well_o order_v and_o much_o better_a than_o before_o for_o now_o both_o the_o boy_n be_v fit_v to_o their_o turn_n whereas_o till_o that_o exchange_n be_v make_v neither_o of_o they_o be_v so_o his_o tutor_n rebuke_v he_o very_o sharp_o for_o so_o rash_a and_o unjust_a a_o judgement_n for_o that_o he_o have_v only_o consider_v the_o convenience_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o not_o the_o right_n and_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n since_o justice_n be_v of_o so_o much_o great_a consequence_n that_o the_o other_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o balance_n with_o it_o nor_o must_v a_o man_n property_n be_v invade_v upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o give_v somewhat_o that_o its_o sitter_n for_o his_o circumstance_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o it_o this_o now_o be_v a_o excellent_a way_n of_o inform_v they_o again_o when_o they_o repeat_v or_o quote_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o their_o book_n as_o cicero_n or_o aristotle_n or_o the_o like_a this_o task_n shall_v be_v impose_v not_o mere_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o retain_v it_o in_o their_o memory_n but_o to_o fasten_v it_o in_o their_o mind_n and_o give_v they_o a_o true_a taste_n of_o it_o and_o enable_v they_o to_o judge_v of_o it_o themselves_o and_o in_o order_n to_o this_o he_o shall_v take_v it_o under_o all_o its_o different_a appearance_n turn_v and_o examine_v it_o every_o way_n and_o be_v teach_v to_o apply_v it_o to_o several_a subject_n it_o will_v be_v a_o matter_n of_o very_a small_a consequence_n for_o a_o youth_n to_o tell_v a_o story_n of_o cato_n kill_a himself_n for_o fear_n of_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o caesar_n or_o how_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n engage_v in_o the_o take_n caesar_n off_o this_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o improvement_n such_o historical_a narration_n be_v capable_a of_o furnish_v the_o main_a point_n be_v to_o call_v these_o man_n before_o he_o to_o arraign_v and_o try_v and_o sentence_n they_o for_o these_o action_n whether_o they_o do_v well_o or_o ill_a whether_o they_o consult_v the_o public_a good_a and_o behave_v themselves_o like_o true_a patriot_n what_o prudence_n and_o justice_n and_o courage_n there_o be_v in_o these_o instance_n and_o wherein_o these_o excellency_n exert_v or_o their_o contrary_a quality_n betray_v themselves_o last_o in_o all_o the_o question_n and_o conference_n he_o ought_v to_o take_v care_n that_o his_o charge_n proceed_v according_a to_o truth_n that_o he_o be_v teach_v to_o express_v himself_o proper_o and_o pertinent_o to_o reason_n just_o and_o to_o exercise_v his_o practical_a judgement_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v a_o excellence_n and_o accomplishment_n infinite_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o any_o the_o nice_a subtlety_n of_o the_o most_o refine_a speculative_a knowledge_n and_o in_o such_o exercise_n as_o these_o no_o doubt_n shall_v be_v leave_v unsatisfy_a no_o point_n suffer_v to_o pass_v off_o imperfect_o discuss_v no_o connivance_n give_v to_o lame_a and_o superficial_a account_n of_o thing_n the_o little_a shift_n of_o a_o argument_n or_o the_o call_n of_o a_o other_o cause_n but_o the_o scholar_n must_v be_v press_v home_o carry_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o all_o that_o be_v propound_v keep_v close_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v a_o perfect_a master_n of_o what_o he_o undertake_v and_o have_v solid_a and_o substantial_a ground_n for_o the_o opinion_n he_o entertain_v second_o he_o ought_v to_o train_v his_o pupil_n up_o to_o a_o become_a curiosity_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o know_v every_o thing_n his_o condition_n be_v capable_a of_o that_o so_o he_o may_v always_o have_v his_o mind_n intent_n and_o his_o wit_n about_o he_o apply_v himself_o to_o weigh_v and_o consider_v critical_o all_o that_o be_v say_v or_o do_v in_o his_o company_n take_v nothing_o at_o first_o view_n without_o reflection_n and_o a_o second_o examination_n of_o it_o private_o in_o his_o own_o thought_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o with_o modesty_n and_o temper_n to_o inform_v himself_o and_o consult_v other_o in_o matter_n both_o of_o right_n and_o of_o fact_n it_o be_v a_o common_a
be_v want_v on_o my_o part_n which_o may_v prove_v the_o sincerity_n of_o those_o profession_n i_o be_o proud_a to_o make_v of_o be_v my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n be_v most_o obedient_a and_o most_o devote_a servant_n geo._n stanhope_n lewisham_n may._n 6._o 1697._o a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n the_o introduction_n page_n 1_o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o formation_n of_o man_n page_z 15_o chap._n 2._o the_o first_o and_o general_a distinction_n of_o man_n page_z 22_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o humane_a body_n and_o its_o constituent_a part_n page_n 25_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o singular_a property_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n page_z 30_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o body_n etc._n etc._n page_n 32_o chap._n 6._o of_o apparel_n for_o the_o body_n page_n 41_o chap._n 7._o concern_v the_o soul_n in_o general_n page_n 45_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o soul_n in_o particular_a and_o first_o of_o the_o vegetative_a faculty_n page_n 74_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o sensitive_a faculty_n page_n 76_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v the_o most_o exalt_v and_o noble_a part_n of_o the_o body_n page_n 80_o chap._n 11._o of_o sight_n hear_v speech_n page_n 102_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o other_o faculty_n viz._n imagination_n memory_n and_o appetite_n page_n 109_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o intellectual_a faculty_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o humane_a soul_n page_n 110_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n and_o first_o of_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v its_o noble_a function_n imagination_n reason_n wit_n judgement_n etc._n etc._n page_n 129_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o memory_n page_n 157_o chap._n 16._o of_o imagination_n and_o opinion_n page_n 158_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o will._n page_n 163_o chap._n 18._o of_o the_o passion_n in_o general_a page_n 168_o chap._n 19_o of_o love_n in_o general_a and_o at_o large_a page_z 178_o chap._n 20._o of_o ambitiom_n page_n 179_o chap._n 21._o of_o avarice_n and_o the_o passion_n opposite_a to_o it_o page_z 190_o chap._n 22._o of_o sensuality_n and_o carnal_a love_n in_o particular_a page_n 197_o chap._n 23._o desire_v page_n 201_o chap._n 24._o hope_n and_o despair_n page_n 204_o chap._n 25._o of_o anger_n page_n 205_o chap._n 26._o hatred_n page_n 213_o chap._n 27._o envy_n page_n 215_o chap._n 28._o jealousy_n page_n 216_o chap._n 29._o revenge_n page_n 217_o chap._n 30._o cruelty_n page_n 221_o chap._n 31._o grief_n page_n 223_o chap._n 32._o compassion_n page_n 233_o chap._n 33._o fear_v page_n 234_o chap._n 34._o the_o second_o way_n of_o consider_v man_n which_o be_v by_o state_v the_o comparison_n between_o he_o and_o other_o animal_n page_n 240_o chap._n 35._o of_o the_o true_a value_n the_o continuance_n and_o description_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o the_o several_a part_n or_o stage_n of_o it_o page_z 274_o a_o general_a draught_n of_o man_n page_z 288_o chap._n 36._o i._n his_o vanity_n page_n 291_o chap._n 37._o ii_o weakness_n page_n 301_o chap._n 38._o iii_o inconstancy_n page_n 328_o chap._n 39_o iv_o misery_n page_n 331_o chap._n 40._o v._o presumption_n page_n 360_o chap._n 41._o of_o the_o difference_n and_o inequality_n of_o man_n in_o general_a page_n 380_o chap._n 42._o the_o first_o difference_n whereby_o man_n be_v distinguish_v which_o be_v natural_a and_o essential_a and_o derive_v from_o the_o several_a climate_n of_o the_o world_n page_n 383_o chap._n 43._o the_o second_o distinction_n and_o nice_a difference_n which_o regard_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n or_o the_o internal_a qualification_n and_o capacity_n of_o their_o mind_n page_n 395_o chap._n 44._o the_o three_o distinction_n and_o difference_n between_o man_n which_o be_v accidental_a and_o relate_v to_o their_o degree_n condition_n and_o office_n page_n 402_o chap._n 45._o of_o command_n and_o obedience_n page_n 408_o chap._n 46._o of_o marriage_n page_n 410_o chap._n 47._o of_o parent_n and_o child_n page_n 430_o chap._n 48._o of_o lord_n and_o their_o slave_n master_n and_o servant_n page_z 437_o chap._n 49._o of_o public_a government_n sovereign_a power_n and_o prince_n page_z 443_o chap._n 50._o of_o magistrate_n page_n 459_o chap._n 51._o lawgiver_n and_o teacher_n page_n 461_o chap._n 52._o of_o the_o common-people_n page_n 467_o chap._n 53._o the_o three_o sort_n or_o degree_n of_o life_n as_o it_o be_v common_a to_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n distinguish_v and_o compare_v together_o page_z 476_o chap._n 54._o a_o life_n of_o company_n and_o business_n compare_v with_o one_o of_o retirement_n and_o solitude_n page_n 480_o chap._n 55._o a_o life_n in_o common_a compare_v with_o that_o of_o distinct_a property_n page_n 485_o chap._n 56._o a_o town_n and_o a_o country_n life_n compare_v together_o page_z 487_o chap._n 57_o of_o a_o military_a life_n page_n 489_o chap._n 58._o of_o liberty_n and_o servitude_n page_n 493_o chap._n 59_o of_o nobility_n page_n 495_o chap._n 60._o of_o honour_n page_n 503_o chap._n 61._o of_o learning_n page_n 508_o chap._n 62._o of_o riches_n and_o poverty_n page_n 512_o of_o wisdom_n three_o book_n the_o author_n preface_n wherein_o the_o title_n the_o subject_a matter_n the_o design_n and_o the_o method_n of_o this_o treatise_n be_v explain_v before_o we_o enter_v upon_o the_o book_n itself_o it_o be_v requisite_a the_o reader_n shall_v be_v well_o inform_v what_o he_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o that_o wisdom_n which_o be_v the_o name_n the_o subject_a and_o the_o end_n of_o it_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v treat_v of_o in_o the_o follow_a sheet_n now_o every_o one_o at_o the_o very_a first_o hear_n understand_v by_o wisdom_n some_o particular_a and_o uncommon_a accomplishment_n whereby_o a_o man_n be_v distinguish_v and_o set_v above_o the_o vulgar_a by_o a_o great_a ability_n and_o more_o masterly_a readiness_n whether_o in_o good_a or_o evil._n for_o though_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o propriety_n indeed_o in_o the_o expression_n when_o convert_v to_o the_o worse_a sense_n yet_o it_o be_v use_v either_o way_n and_o the_o scripture_n itself_o make_v mention_v of_o some_o person_n wise_a to_o do_v evil._n thus_o then_o it_o do_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n import_v a_o real_o good_a and_o commendable_a quality_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o in_o general_a any_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n or_o skill_n exquisite_a in_o the_o degree_n be_v the_o object_n and_o employment_n of_o it_o what_o it_o will_n in_o this_o sense_n a_o tyrant_n or_o a_o pirate_n or_o a_o robber_n may_v have_v this_o title_n apply_v to_o he_o no_o less_o than_o a_o king_n or_o a_o pilot_n or_o a_o captain_n because_o all_o we_o intend_v by_o it_o be_v only_a prudence_n and_o conduct_v and_o a_o perfect_a understanding_n in_o the_o business_n of_o his_o profession_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o folly_n be_v oppose_v to_o wisdom_n not_o only_o as_o it_o denote_v extravagance_n and_o vice_n but_o in_o general_a any_o sort_n of_o indiscretion_n or_o meanness_n of_o attainment_n for_o wisdom_n give_v we_o a_o idea_n of_o something_o extraordinary_a and_o losty_a in_o its_o kind_n as_o the_o contrary_n do_v of_o somewhat_o little_a and_o low_a and_o short_a of_o the_o common_a pitch_n take_v wisdom_n in_o a_o good_a or_o a_o bad_a sense_n two_o thing_n be_v manifest_o include_v in_o it_o first_o a_o sufficiency_n of_o mind_n which_o imply_v its_o be_v furnish_v with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o its_o purpose_n and_o second_o the_o excellency_n or_o more_o than_o common_a measure_n of_o that_o provision_n for_o to_o give_v a_o man_n right_n to_o this_o denomination_n it_o be_v no_o less_o necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v these_o quality_n in_o a_o great_a and_o eminent_a degree_n thus_o you_o see_v the_o large_a and_o most_o vulgar_a notion_n of_o wisdom_n according_a to_o which_o man_n common_o tell_v you_o that_o wise_a man_n be_v very_o scarce_o that_o they_o who_o be_v such_o have_v a_o right_a to_o direct_v and_o preside_v over_o other_o and_o in_o matter_n of_o difficulty_n to_o be_v consult_v like_o so_o many_o oracle_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v very_o frequent_o say_v that_o man_n take_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o let_v better_a head_n determine_v for_o they_o but_o now_o if_o we_o come_v to_o define_v the_o thing_n more_o nice_o and_o fix_v a_o right_a notion_n of_o it_o we_o shall_v not_o find_v so_o general_a a_o agreement_n for_o wisdom_n mean_v one_o thing_n with_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n another_o among_o philosopher_n and_o somewhat_o different_a from_o both_o in_o the_o acceptation_n and_o treatise_n of_o divine_n these_o three_o be_v the_o several_a stage_n and_o class_n of_o man_n under_o which_o all_o the_o world_n be_v comprehend_v the_o two_o last_o have_v the_o advantage_n and_o lead_v man_n by_o rule_n and_o
they_o have_v better_o for_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o question_n and_o such_o as_o will_n overthrow_v i_o i_o be_o always_o ready_a to_o hear_v it_o and_o shall_v be_v both_o please_v and_o thankful_a for_o better_a information_n but_o let_v they_o not_o think_v to_o run_v i_o down_o with_o number_n and_o authority_n for_o these_o have_v no_o weight_n with_o i_o except_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n only_o and_o there_o authority_n single_a be_v argument_n sufficient_a to_o induce_v my_o belief_n of_o thing_n which_o my_o reason_n can_v comprehend_v this_o be_v its_o proper_a empire_n but_o out_o of_o these_o territory_n reason_n reign_v and_o have_v absolute_o jurisdiction_n as_o st._n augustin_n himself_o have_v very_o true_o and_o very_o ingenuous_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v a_o most_o unjust_a usurpation_n over_o our_o native_a right_n and_o liberty_n the_o very_a madness_n of_o tyranny_n and_o rage_n to_o think_v to_o enslave_v we_o to_o all_o that_o either_o the_o ancient_n have_v deliver_v or_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n entertain_v but_o especial_o the_o latter_a since_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n know_v neither_o what_o they_o do_v nor_o say_v none_o but_o fool_n will_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o nose_n at_o this_o rate_n and_o for_o such_o this_o book_n i_o confess_v be_v not_o calculate_v if_o it_o shall_v meet_v with_o popular_a acceptance_n i_o shall_v suspect_v it_o do_v not_o answer_v its_o character_n the_o ancient_a author_n ought_v indeed_o to_o be_v hear_v and_o consider_v and_o due_o respect_v but_o to_o be_v captivate_v by_o they_o be_v a_o excess_n of_o veneration_n they_o must_v not_o pretend_v to_o for_o though_o a_o man_n shall_v hear_v all_o and_o pay_v a_o deference_n to_o some_o yet_o he_o must_v assent_v and_o yield_v up_o his_o mind_n to_o none_o but_o reason_n only_o and_o indeed_o put_v the_o case_n we_o may_v and_o will_v be_v govern_v by_o authority_n yet_o i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o know_v how_o this_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v do_v or_o how_o we_o shall_v find_v such_o a_o agreement_n among_o they_o as_o shall_v enable_v we_o to_o say_v authority_n be_v on_o our_o side_n aristotle_n for_o instance_n pretend_v to_o be_v the_o great_a man_n that_o have_v then_o appear_v in_o the_o world_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o arraign_v and_o condemn_v all_o that_o have_v go_v before_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o say_v and_o write_v more_o absurd_a thing_n than_o all_o of_o they_o put_v together_o have_v ever_o think_v of_o nay_o he_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o himself_o and_o many_o time_n do_v not_o know_v what_o he_o will_v be_v at_o of_o which_o his_o wild_a notion_n concern_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n the_o generation_n of_o wind_n and_o water_n etc._n etc._n be_v undeniable_a testimony_n and_o in_o truth_n a_o man_n who_o consider_v the_o matter_n will_v find_v that_o to_o have_v all_o people_n of_o the_o same_o opinion_n will_v be_v infinite_o more_o prodigious_a and_o amaze_a than_o to_o find_v they_o otherwise_o for_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n be_v as_o comely_a and_o beautiful_a in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o variety_n be_v in_o the_o work_v of_o nature_n that_o wise_a as_o well_o inspire_a apostle_n st._n paul_n allow_v a_o great_a liberty_n in_o these_o two_o rule_n let_v every_o man_n be_v full_o persuade_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n v._n rom._n 14._o three_o v._n and_o let_v no_o man_n condemn_v or_o despise_v other_o of_o a_o different_a judgement_n and_o behaviour_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o these_o direction_n be_v give_v in_o a_o matter_n much_o nice_a and_o of_o great_a consequence_n than_o what_o we_o now_o treat_v of_o for_o they_o do_v not_o concern_v action_n mere_o humane_a and_o external_n and_o civil_a compliance_n in_o which_o i_o have_v declare_v that_o my_o wise_a man_n shall_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v singular_a nor_o think_v it_o any_o diminution_n of_o his_o character_n to_o submit_v and_o conform_v to_o custom_n and_o prescription_n but_o st._n paul_n rule_n be_v of_o a_o religious_a consideration_n and_o relate_v to_o such_o distinction_n of_o meat_n and_o day_n as_o man_n think_v themselves_o bind_v upon_o a_o principle_n of_o conscience_n to_o make_v whereas_o all_o the_o hardiness_n and_o freedom_n i_o contend_v for_o be_v only_o that_o which_o enlarge_v a_o man_n thought_n and_o private_a opinion_n from_o captivity_n and_o restraint_n and_o such_o as_o no_o other_o person_n be_v or_o can_v be_v concern_v in_o but_o what_o a_o man_n be_v entire_o and_o sole_o accountable_a to_o himself_o for_o four_o however_o to_o give_v all_o reasonable_a satisfaction_n even_o in_o this_o point_n too_o in_o regard_n some_o thing_n may_v seem_v too_o crude_a and_o hard_a for_o the_o weak_a sort_n of_o people_n those_o of_o strong_a and_o sound_a constitution_n i_o be_o sensible_a will_v relish_v and_o digest_v they_o all_o very_a well_o in_o tenderness_n and_o condescension_n to_o such_o queasy_a stomach_n i_o have_v take_v care_n in_o this_o second_o edition_n to_o explain_v illustrate_v and_o soften_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v offend_v their_o seeble_a judgement_n and_o according_o do_v now_o present_v you_o with_o a_o book_n diligent_o revise_v and_o considerable_o enlarge_v above_o what_o it_o be_v before_o last_o i_o beg_v leave_n of_o the_o reader_n who_o undertake_v to_o pass_v a_o judgement_n upon_o this_o work_n that_o he_o will_v permit_v i_o to_o forewarn_a he_o of_o seven_o dangerous_a mistake_v which_o other_o person_n by_o fall_v into_o already_o have_v entertain_v a_o less_o favourable_a opinion_n of_o the_o former_a edition_n than_o i_o have_v the_o vanity_n to_o think_v it_o deserve_v the_o first_o be_v that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o difference_n between_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o right_n and_o not_o from_o what_o be_v relate_v as_o do_v conclude_v that_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v second_o to_o make_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o act_v and_o judge_v and_o not_o conclude_v from_o any_o liberty_n of_o opinion_n maintain_v by_o i_o that_o i_o pretend_v to_o vindicate_v the_o same_o liberty_n in_o behaviorr_n three_o that_o he_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o all_o that_o as_o resolve_v and_o determine_v and_o declare_v in_o favour_n of_o which_o be_v only_o offer_v to_o consideration_n argue_v and_o dispute_v problematical_o and_o in_o the_o old_a academic_a way_n four_o that_o what_o i_o relate_v from_o or_o concern_v other_o people_n be_v not_o impute_v to_o i_o or_o pass_v for_o my_o own_o sense_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o thing_n five_o that_o what_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o mind_n and_o its_o internal_a qualification_n be_v not_o appropriate_v to_o any_o sort_n or_o profession_n of_o man_n or_o extend_v to_o outward_a and_o particular_a circumstance_n and_o condition_n six_o that_o what_o be_v speak_v of_o humane_a opinion_n be_v not_o apply_v to_o religion_n and_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o seven_o that_o what_o belong_v to_o virtue_n and_o action_n mere_o natural_a and_o moral_a be_v not_o interpret_v of_o grace_n and_o supernatural_a operation_n let_v my_o reader_n but_o lie_v aside_o all_o prejudice_n and_o passion_n and_o take_v these_o caution_n along_o with_o he_o and_o i_o be_o well_o assure_v his_o own_o scruple_n may_v be_v resolve_v by_o they_o the_o objection_n raise_v by_o himself_o or_o other_o against_o this_o treatise_n abundant_o answer_v and_o the_o design_n i_o have_v in_o it_o clear_v from_o all_o blame_v or_o suspicion_n but_o if_o after_o all_o he_o be_v still_o dissatisfy_v let_v he_o come_v forth_o into_o fair_a combat_n and_o attack_v i_o open_o for_o to_o traduce_v and_o snarl_v and_o mangle_v a_o author_n reputation_n in_o a_o corner_n be_v i_o confess_v a_o casie_a but_o withal_o a_o base_a and_o pedantic_a practice_n unworthy_a man_n of_o sense_n or_o honour_n and_o since_o this_o book_n make_v particular_a pretence_n to_o ingenuity_n and_o fair_a deal_v i_o promise_v any_o generous_a adversary_n either_o to_o do_v he_o the_o honour_n of_o free_o acknowledge_v my_o mistake_v and_o submit_v to_o his_o better_a reason_n or_o else_o to_o examine_v his_o objection_n and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v both_o he_o and_o the_o world_n sensible_a of_o their_o impertinence_n and_o folly_n a_o explanation_n of_o the_o figure_n in_o the_o frontispiece_n of_o this_o book_n at_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o the_o page_n and_o over_o the_o title_n of_o the_o book_n you_o have_v wisdom_n represent_v by_o a_o beautiful_a woman_n she_o be_v naked_a yet_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o offence_n give_v to_o the_o chaste_a eye_n intimate_v that_o she_o need_v not_o any_o additional_a beauty_n or_o the_o assistance_n of_o art_n to_o recommend_v she_o but_o be_v natural_a plain_a and_o simple_a yet_o so_o as_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o
he_o arrive_v at_o paris_n the_o three_o of_o october_n 1603._o and_o in_o a_o convenient_a time_n afterward_o he_o go_v to_o pay_v his_o respect_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o bologne_n who_o receive_v he_o with_o great_a civility_n and_o kindness_n and_o repeat_v his_o offer_n of_o that_o preferment_n mere_o to_o have_v he_o near_o himself_o and_o more_o within_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o court._n mounseur_fw-fr charron_n return_v he_o many_o thanks_o for_o the_o honour_n he_o have_v do_v he_o and_o the_o good_a intention_n he_o be_v please_v to_o entertain_v for_o his_o advancement_n and_o with_o his_o usual_a freedom_n tell_v a_o advocate_n in_o the_o parliament_n who_o be_v a_o particular_a friend_n of_o he_o that_o he_o can_v be_v well_o please_v to_o accept_v that_o preferment_n for_o some_o year_n but_o that_o the_o moisture_n and_o coldness_n of_o the_o air_n and_o its_o nearness_n to_o the_o sea_n do_v not_o only_o make_v it_o a_o melancholy_a and_o unpleasant_a place_n but_o very_o unwholesome_a and_o rheumatic_a and_o foggy_a too_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v his_o visible_a god_n as_o god_n be_v his_o invisible_a sun_n and_o therefore_o since_o he_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o seat_v himself_o at_o bologne_n with_o safety_n to_o his_o health_n he_o think_v it_o much_o better_o not_o to_o venture_v thither_o at_o all_o during_o his_o stay_n at_o paris_n he_o lodge_v at_o one_o bertand'_v a_o bookseller_n that_o he_o may_v be_v near_o the_o press_n and_o correct_v the_o new_a edition_n of_o his_o book_n of_o wisdom_n of_o which_o he_o live_v to_o see_v but_o three_o or_o four_o sheet_n wrought_v off_o for_o on_o sunday_n the_o sixteenth_o of_o novembber_n 1603._o go_v out_o of_o his_o lodging_n about_o one_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o the_o corner_n of_o st._n john_n beanvais_fw-fr street_n he_o call_v to_o his_o servant_n and_o complain_v he_o find_v himself_o ill_a and_o immediate_o while_o they_o run_v to_o hold_v he_o up_o he_o sell_v upon_o his_o knee_n and_o with_o his_o hand_n and_o eye_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n he_o expire_v upon_o the_o spot_n without_o the_o least_o agony_n or_o appearance_n of_o pain_n his_o disease_n be_v a_o apoplex_a and_o the_o quantity_n of_o extravasated_a blood_n be_v so_o great_a that_o no_o humane_a help_n can_v have_v preserve_v he_o the_o body_n be_v keep_v two_o day_n but_o the_o physician_n be_v well_o satisfy_v that_o he_o be_v actual_o dead_a and_o the_o blood_n too_o which_o settle_v about_o his_o throat_n begin_v to_o mortify_v and_o grow_v offensive_a they_o bury_v he_o with_o great_a decency_n and_o a_o very_a honourable_a attendance_n in_o st._n hilary_n church_n the_o eighteen_o of_o the_o same_o month_n where_o his_o father_n mother_n most_o of_o his_o brother_n and_o sister_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o relation_n be_v inter_v the_o day_n of_o his_o funeral_n he_o have_v his_o face_n expose_v to_o view_v and_o his_o body_n dress_v in_o the_o priest_n habit_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v go_v to_o officiate_v at_o mass_n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o a_o particular_a direction_n of_o his_o own_o for_o he_o have_v frequent_o leave_v those_o order_n in_o charge_n provide_v his_o death_n happen_v to_o be_v such_o as_o wrought_v no_o mighty_a change_n or_o deformity_n in_o his_o person_n as_o to_o his_o person_n he_o be_v of_o a_o moderate_a stature_n incline_v to_o fat_a of_o a_o smile_a countenance_n and_o cheerful_a humour_n a_o large_a open_a forehead_n straight_a nose_n pretty_a large_a downward_o light_v blue_a eye_n his_o complexion_n fresh_a and_o ruddy_n his_o hair_n and_o beard_n very_o white_a though_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o get_v through_o his_o climacterick_n be_v about_o sixty_o two_o year_n and_o a_o half_n when_o he_o die_v the_o air_n of_o his_o face_n be_v always_o gay_a without_o the_o least_o alloy_n of_o melancholy_a his_o mien_n graceful_a his_o voice_n strong_a and_o distinct_a his_o expression_n masculine_a and_o bold_a his_o health_n firm_a and_o constant_a he_o have_v no_o complaint_n either_o from_o age_n or_o indisposition_n till_o about_o three_o weak_n before_o his_o death_n then_o indeed_o he_o now_o and_o then_o while_o he_o be_v in_o motion_n feel_v a_o pain_n in_o his_o breast_n and_o find_v himself_o oppress_v with_o shortness_n of_o breath_n but_o this_o present_o go_v off_o again_o after_o a_o little_a rest_n and_o fetch_v his_o breath_n deep_a however_o he_o acquaint_v his_o physician_n the_o eminent_a sieur_n marscot_n with_o his_o case_n who_o advise_v he_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o open_v a_o vein_n assure_v he_o that_o all_o his_o illness_n proceed_v from_o fullness_n of_o blood_n and_o if_o some_o course_n be_v not_o take_v speedy_o to_o prevent_v it_o a_o suffocation_n may_v ensue_v and_o according_o it_o happen_v for_o in_o all_o probability_n the_o neglect_v this_o advice_n of_o bleed_v quick_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n that_o cost_v mounseur_fw-fr charrou_fw-fr his_o life_n his_o book_n of_o wisdom_n and_o christian_a discourse_n be_v print_v off_o after_o his_o death_n by_o the_o particular_a care_n of_o a_o intimate_v friend_n who_o he_o have_v charge_v with_o the_o inspection_n of_o they_o in_o hiâ—_n life-time_n and_o abundant_a satisfaction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o world_n that_o the_o author_n himself_o have_v in_o this_o impression_n add_v and_o correct_v several_a passage_n some_o particular_o which_o not_o other_o only_o but_o himself_o also_o think_v necessary_a to_o be_v change_v from_o that_o first_o impression_n at_o bourdeaux_n in_o 1601_o by_o these_o alteration_n he_o have_v explain_v his_o mean_v strengthen_v his_o argument_n soften_v many_o expression_n without_o any_o material_a alteration_n of_o the_o sense_n all_o which_o be_v do_v principal_o in_o compliance_n with_o the_o world_n to_o obviate_v the_o malice_n of_o some_o and_o condescend_v to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o the_o whole_a have_v be_v peruse_v and_o approve_v by_o some_o very_a good_a friend_n and_o person_n of_o sound_a judgement_n and_o till_o they_o have_v declare_v themselves_o satisfy_v and_o please_v he_o can_v not_o prevail_v with_o himself_o to_o be_v so_o but_o above_o all_o he_o submit_v his_o write_n to_o the_o church_n and_o hope_v there_o be_v nothing_o there_o that_o may_v call_v for_o a_o just_a censure_n or_o minister_n ground_n of_o offence_n either_o to_o religion_n in_o general_n or_o to_o that_o communion_n of_o which_o he_o be_v a_o member_n in_o particular_a as_o to_o his_o peculiar_a manner_n of_o handle_v the_o subject_n he_o undertake_v to_o treat_v of_o whether_o in_o book_n or_o sermon_n he_o be_v use_v to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v three_o way_n of_o express_v and_o communicate_v a_o man_n thought_n which_o bear_v proportion_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v adapt_v to_o the_o three_o several_a faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o imagination_n the_o memory_n and_o understanding_n one_o of_o these_o proceed_v upon_o rule_n of_o art_n run_v upon_o etymology_n and_o distinction_n of_o word_n and_o thing_n definition_n division_n subdivision_n cause_n effect_n accident_n and_o the_o like_a a_o second_o collect_v together_o what_o other_o people_n have_v think_v or_o say_v upon_o the_o occasion_n and_o value_v itself_o upon_o the_o nicety_n of_o quote_v book_n and_o chapter_n and_o page_n the_o three_o be_v free_a and_o generous_a include_v and_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o that_o both_o the_o former_a pretend_v to_o but_o without_o any_o ostentation_n of_o do_v so_o or_o enslave_v itself_o to_o nicety_n of_o method_n and_o rule_n of_o art_n the_o first_o of_o these_o he_o use_v to_o say_v be_v sit_v for_o school_n and_o to_o instruct_v young_a beginner_n the_o second_o too_o much_o in_o vogue_n with_o preacher_n and_o orator_n who_o in_o effect_v only_a tack_n together_o other_o people_n notion_n and_o those_o too_o very_a often_o after_o a_o affect_a and_o impertinent_a manner_n for_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o themselves_o they_o make_v other_o people_n speak_v for_o they_o though_o never_o so_o little_a to_o the_o purpose_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o way_n he_o declare_v himself_o of_o a_o judgement_n direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n that_o to_o stuff_v a_o discourse_n with_o quotation_n be_v a_o argument_n rather_o of_o weakness_n and_o ignorance_n than_o of_o wisdom_n that_o man_n take_v this_o course_n in_o all_o likelihood_n to_o set_v themselves_o and_o their_o great_a read_v off_o to_o the_o world_n which_o after_o all_o amount_n to_o no_o more_o than_o a_o good_a memory_n and_o this_o if_o not_o attend_v with_o judgement_n be_v no_o such_o mighty_a commendation_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v oftentimes_o bring_v in_o at_o random_n and_o all_o adventure_n pick_v up_o from_o common-place_n book_n and_o index_n where_o they_o find_v stuff_v ready_a make_v up_o to_o their_o hand_n and_o so_o
do_v they_o as_o lean_v the_o head_n on_o one_o side_n blow_v the_o nose_n and_o a_o hundred_o other_o such_o gesture_n but_o some_o again_o there_o be_v common_a to_o all_o mankind_n such_o as_o reason_n and_o contrivance_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o but_o they_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o mere_a natural_a impulse_n as_o for_o instance_n that_o of_o put_v our_o hand_n before_o we_o when_o we_o be_v fall_v which_o all_o do_v without_o think_v and_o some_o do_v it_o we_o see_v at_o a_o time_n when_o they_o can_v think_v at_o all_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o body_n etc._n etc._n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o body_n be_v health_n beauty_n prefer_v health_n prefer_v sprightliness_n agility_n vigour_n dexterity_n gracefulness_n in_o motion_n and_o behaviour_n but_o health_n be_v infinite_o above_o all_o health_n be_v the_o lovely_a the_o most_o desirable_a the_o rich_a present_n in_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n to_o make_v it_o just_o challenge_v precedence_n above_o all_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o advantage_n not_o only_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n wealth_n and_o greatness_n and_o noble_a blood_n but_o even_o wisdom_n itself_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o severe_a philosopher_n be_v inferior_a to_o it_o this_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o deserve_v our_o utmost_a endeavour_n our_o great_a hazard_n the_o only_a one_o which_o be_v worth_a the_o venture_v our_o very_a life_n for_o the_o acquire_v and_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o for_o indeed_o our_o very_a life_n without_o it_o be_v flat_a and_o insipid_a nay_o they_o be_v troublesome_a and_o painful_a and_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n languish_v and_o decay_n and_o die_v if_o this_o do_v not_o keep_v they_o in_o beauty_n and_o vigour_n and_o exercise_n suppose_v a_o man_n of_o the_o great_a ability_n that_o ever_o human_a nature_n have_v or_o be_v capable_a of_o what_o advantage_n will_v all_o this_o be_v to_o he_o in_o a_o fit_a of_o a_o apoplex_a or_o a_o fever_n or_o any_o other_o violent_a distemper_n certain_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n more_o valuable_a and_o that_o be_v probity_n for_o probity_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n what_o health_n be_v to_o the_o body_n now_o though_o this_o be_v common_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o original_o good_a constituon_n a_o just_a and_o proper_a temperament_n of_o humour_n and_o fit_a disposition_n of_o part_n and_o vessel_n in_o the_o first_o formation_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o no_o doubt_n can_v be_v make_v but_o the_o nourishment_n and_o method_n afterward_o contribute_v very_o much_o to_o it_o also_o the_o wholsomness_n of_o the_o milk_n and_o a_o good_a sound_a nurse_n in_o the_o time_n of_o infancy_n and_o a_o regular_a way_n of_o live_v when_o man_n come_v to_o their_o own_o conduct_n and_o management_n sobriety_n and_o temperance_n of_o all_o kind_n moderate_a exercise_n appetite_n well_o govern_v and_o keep_v one_o self_n from_o melancholy_n and_o all_o violent_a passion_n and_o disorder_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v assist_v preserve_v confirm_v and_o finish_v what_o nature_n and_o complexion_n at_o first_o begin_v sickness_n and_o pain_n be_v its_o opposite_n and_o enemy_n and_o these_o be_v the_o sore_a perhaps_o indeed_o when_o all_o thing_n be_v right_o consider_v the_o only_a evil_n incident_a to_o mankind_n concern_v which_o more_o will_v be_v say_v hereafter_o but_o both_o in_o enjoy_v and_o preserve_v this_o the_o brute_n seem_v to_o have_v the_o better_a of_o we_o for_o man_n often_o ruin_v himself_o and_o pay_v dear_a for_o his_o frolic_v and_o excess_n the_o next_o advantage_n to_o this_o in_o order_n and_o dignity_n be_v beauty_n beauty_n beauty_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a recommendation_n and_o of_o mighty_a influence_n in_o conversation_n and_o society_n this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o conciliate_v man_n favour_n and_o unite_v they_o to_o one_o another_o and_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a mark_n of_o distinction_n the_o first_o consideration_n which_o give_v man_n any_o preference_n and_o authority_n over_o their_o fellow_n the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o this_o quality_n be_v indisputable_a every_o one_o see_v and_o feel_v it_o no_o other_o accomplishment_n gain_v more_o esteem_n none_o be_v so_o general_a and_o so_o command_v in_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o human_a life_n none_o be_v so_o barbarous_a none_o so_o stupid_a or_o so_o obstinate_a as_o not_o to_o be_v smite_v with_o it_o it_o step_v forward_o and_o offer_v itself_o to_o public_a view_n it_o bespeak_v our_o favour_n prepossess_v our_o fancy_n seduce_v and_o bribe_v our_o judgement_n make_v strong_a and_o deep_a impression_n and_o be_v full_a of_o importunity_n full_a of_o authority_n socrates_n understand_v its_o power_n full_a well_o when_o he_o call_v it_o a_o short_a tyranny_n upon_o the_o mind_n and_o plato_n when_o he_o term_v it_o the_o privilege_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n can_v hardly_o forbear_v think_v that_o the_o person_n to_o who_o nature_n have_v be_v so_o partial_a in_o her_o favour_n and_o signalise_v with_o charm_a and_o uncommon_a grace_n have_v a_o sort_n of_o lawful_a inborn_a power_n over_o we_o and_o be_v make_v to_o command_v these_o when_o they_o draw_v our_o eye_n and_o observation_n do_v insensible_o attract_v our_o heart_n too_o and_o fasten_v our_o affection_n upon_o they_o and_o captivate_v and_o enslave_v we_o whether_o we_o will_v or_o no._n aristotle_n say_v that_o superiority_n and_o government_n belong_v to_o the_o comely_a that_o they_o command_v our_o veneration_n next_o after_o the_o god_n as_o be_v the_o lively_a and_o fair_a copy_n of_o those_o glorious_a original_n and_o that_o all_o but_o the_o blind_a must_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o their_o excellency_n the_o three_o great_a prince_n cyrus_n alexander_n and_o caesar_n find_v this_o of_o mighty_a importance_n and_o make_v the_o gracefulness_n of_o their_o person_n turn_v to_o good_a account_n in_o their_o weighty_a affair_n and_o so_o do_v scipio_n more_o than_o any_o of_o they_o handsome_a and_o good_a have_v a_o great_a affinity_n and_o both_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greek_a language_n and_o the_o style_n of_o holy_a scripture_n seem_v to_o express_v this_o by_o use_v one_o and_o the_o same_o word_n to_o signify_v both_o several_a great_a philosopher_n find_v their_o beauty_n serviceable_a in_o their_o study_n and_o acquisition_n of_o wisdom_n and_o to_o show_v that_o this_o recommendation_n be_v universal_a it_o be_v not_o consign_v to_o man_n only_o but_o be_v value_v and_o of_o great_a request_n even_o among_o brute_n now_o beauty_n be_v of_o great_a variety_n and_o may_v be_v consider_v in_o very_o different_a respect_n it_o different_a sort_n of_o it_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n consist_v chief_o in_o a_o majestic_a form_n and_o goodly_a stature_n the_o other_o sort_n of_o beauty_n be_v of_o a_o soft_a and_o more_o esseminate_a kind_a they_o may_v be_v rather_o call_v prettiness_n and_o these_o be_v more_o peculiar_a to_o the_o female_a sex_n in_o each_o of_o these_o there_o be_v a_o subdivision_n one_o which_o be_v a_o fix_a and_o last_a beauty_n and_o this_o consist_v in_o have_v the_o part_n well_o proportion_v and_o the_o colour_n just_o mix_v a_o body_n not_o swell_v nor_o bloat_v and_o yet_o not_o so_o thin_a and_o meager_a neither_o that_o the_o nerve_n shall_v show_v themselves_o or_o the_o bone_n start_v out_o of_o the_o skin_n but_o full_a of_o blood_n and_o spirit_n and_o well_o in_o flesh_n the_o muscle_n high_a and_o clear_a the_o skin_n smooth_a and_o soft_a the_o complexion_n fresh_a and_o ruddy_a the_o other_o be_v a_o movable_a and_o inconstant_a beauty_n which_o may_v be_v term_v gracefulness_n and_o this_o consist_v in_o a_o good_a air_n and_o become_a motion_n wherein_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v concern_v but_o the_o eye_n more_o so_o than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n the_o former_a be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a when_o not_o attend_v with_o this_o for_o all_o the_o life_n and_o action_n be_v in_o the_o latter_a there_o be_v also_o some_o beauty_n of_o a_o more_o masculine_a and_o rough_a and_o fierce_a air_n and_o other_o of_o a_o soft_a sweet_a tender_a and_o languish_v kind_a the_o beauty_n and_o excellence_n of_o the_o body_n be_v more_o peculiar_o seat_v in_o the_o face_n face_n of_o the_o face_n and_o our_o measure_n of_o it_o be_v chief_o take_v from_o thence_o the_o lovely_a thing_n in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o man_n be_v his_o soul_n and_o in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n it_o be_v his_o face_n for_o this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o abstract_n the_o copy_n and_o image_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o natural_a heraldry_n where_o all_o the_o advantage_n and_o coat_n of_o pretence_n
exert_v itself_o at_o all_o where_o it_o do_v the_o vegetative_a soul_n be_v vigorous_a and_o active_a in_o youth_n and_o very_o weak_a in_o old_a age_n it_o be_v then_o decay_a and_o spend_v and_o can_v repair_v the_o loss_n of_o nature_n those_o of_o tooth_n especial_o which_o yet_o it_o do_v with_o the_o great_a ease_n imaginable_a in_o child_n and_o young_a people_n the_o reasonable_a soul_n quite_o contrary_a be_v evident_o weak_a in_o infancy_n and_o youth_n and_o can_v exert_v itself_o then_o as_o it_o do_v afterward_o in_o ripe_a year_n and_o old_a age_n this_o also_o perform_v some_o sort_n of_o action_n in_o some_o sort_n of_o distemper_n which_o it_o have_v not_o power_n to_o do_v in_o time_n of_o perfect_a health_n and_o other_o again_o there_o be_v perform_v in_o time_n of_o health_n which_o it_o be_v utter_o incapacitate_v for_o when_o the_o body_n labour_v under_o a_o distemper_n now_o all_o these_o objection_n be_v insufficient_a for_o first_o of_o all_o they_o who_o hold_v the_o opinion_n i_o be_o now_o contend_v for_o never_o pretend_v that_o the_o faculty_n and_o power_n of_o understanding_n be_v communicate_v to_o every_o man_n in_o equal_a proportion_n they_o admit_v a_o very_a great_a inequality_n from_o whence_o that_o ancient_a and_o noble_a aphorism_n become_v so_o usual_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o philosopher_n that_o the_o act_n intellect_n be_v give_v to_o very_a few_o and_o this_o very_a inequality_n they_o make_v use_v of_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o science_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o sense_n since_o it_o be_v very_o manifest_a according_a to_o what_o have_v be_v urge_v already_o that_o they_o who_o be_v most_o advantageous_o provide_v for_o in_o point_n of_o sense_n be_v oftentimes_o lest_o so_o in_o point_n of_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n as_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n that_o these_o function_n be_v not_o always_o perform_v alike_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o this_o be_v certain_o the_o different_a condition_n of_o those_o instrument_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v absolute_a occasion_n for_o and_o constant_o work_v by_o for_o these_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v at_o all_o time_n in_o the_o same_o order_n and_o disposition_n sometime_o they_o be_v disturb_v so_o as_o to_o be_v fit_a for_o no_o business_n at_o all_o and_o when_o they_o be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o their_o course_n by_o any_o accidental_a interruption_n yet_o even_o in_o their_o natural_a state_n they_o be_v not_o qualify_v for_o all_o business_n alike_o nay_o they_o act_n in_o perfect_a contrariety_n and_o cross_v and_o interfere_v with_o one_o another_o to_o express_v this_o now_o in_o as_o few_o word_n and_o as_o clear_o as_o the_o thing_n will_v bear_v that_o temperament_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o you_o have_v hear_v so_o much_o of_o already_o be_v the_o next_o and_o immediate_a instrument_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v assist_v and_o determine_v in_o her_o act_n now_o this_o be_v exceed_o various_a and_o mutable_a and_o at_o those_o season_n when_o it_o serve_v well_o for_o one_o function_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o obstruct_v and_o run_v counter_a to_o another_o in_o youth_n it_o be_v hot_a and_o moist_a and_o this_o complication_n be_v extreme_o proper_a for_o strengthen_v the_o vegetative_a faculty_n but_o it_o keep_v the_o rational_a one_o weak_a and_o low._n on_o the_o other_o hand_n it_o be_v cold_a and_o dry_a in_o age_a people_n and_o this_o be_v a_o convenient_a temper_n for_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n but_o high_o prejudicial_a and_o improper_a for_o the_o vegetative_a when_o this_o temperament_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v sound_o heat_v and_o refine_v by_o a_o high_a fever_n it_o be_v then_o accommodate_v to_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n and_o do_v wonder_n in_o invention_n and_o fancy_n but_o this_o very_a condition_n disable_v the_o intellectual_a faculty_n and_o be_v the_o most_o opposite_a that_o can_v be_v to_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o sound_a wisdom_n and_o judgement_n it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o my_o intention_n by_o all_o this_o discourse_n to_o defraud_v the_o sense_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o commendation_n which_o be_v their_o just_a due_a but_o only_o to_o prevent_v their_o engross_n all_o and_o assume_v more_o than_o their_o due_n it_o be_v confess_v that_o the_o mind_n reap_v great_a advantage_n and_o be_v very_o convenient_o serve_v by_o the_o sense_n especial_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o its_o contemplation_n the_o first_o hint_n and_o occasion_n the_o invention_n and_o new_a discovery_n of_o thing_n but_o still_o we_o affirm_v in_o vindication_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v just_a right_n that_o it_o do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o sense_n entire_o that_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n can_v reason_n and_o discuss_v matter_n infer_v and_o conclude_v without_o the_o sense_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a all_o knowledge_n proceed_v from_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o sense_n when_o leave_v to_o themselves_o can_v make_v the_o least_o progress_n nor_o have_v one_o single_a perception_n without_o it_o it_o be_v far_a observable_a that_o the_o mind_n proceed_v in_o different_a method_n and_o make_v regular_a and_o gradual_a advances_n in_o the_o consideration_n of_o thing_n sometime_o it_o proceed_v by_o the_o addition_n and_o conjunction_n of_o idea_n as_o first_o it_o conceive_v a_o lion_n simple_o and_o direct_o without_o attend_v to_o any_o of_o his_o quality_n then_o it_o add_v the_o idea_n of_o strength_n to_o the_o former_a and_o so_o have_v from_o some_o effect_n have_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o these_o will_v agree_v well_o together_o and_o be_v true_a of_o each_o other_o it_o conclude_v that_o the_o lion_n be_v strong_a this_o be_v what_o they_o call_v the_o affirmative_a way_n of_o argue_v sometime_o it_o proceed_v by_o the_o division_n of_o idea_n which_o be_v what_o they_o term_v the_o negative_a way_n thus_o it_o understand_v the_o hare_n to_o be_v fearful_a for_o observe_v she_o to_o run_v away_o and_o hide_v herself_o it_o conclude_v from_o this_o timorous_a behaviour_n that_o a_o hare_n be_v not_o stout_a sometime_o again_o we_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n by_o similitude_n and_o the_o help_n of_o comparison_n and_o of_o other_o by_o a_o collection_n of_o several_a idea_n exaggerate_v and_o amplify_a these_o as_o we_o see_v fit_a other_o method_n there_o be_v which_o need_v not_o be_v instance_a in_o particular_o because_o any_o man_n from_o his_o own_o observation_n and_o what_o have_v be_v already_o deliver_v here_o may_v easy_o represent_v the_o manner_n of_o they_o to_o himself_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n and_o first_o of_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v its_o noble_a function_n imagination_n reason_n wit_n judgement_n etc._n etc._n this_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v a_o dark_a and_o deep_a abyss_n a_o intricate_a labyrinth_n full_a of_o corner_n and_o creek_n and_o secret_a lurk_a place_n such_o be_v the_o disposition_n and_o state_n of_o this_o exalt_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n distinguish_v by_o the_o term_n of_o intellectual_a which_o consist_v of_o vast_o many_o part_n and_o faculty_n and_o operation_n and_o different_a movement_n each_o of_o which_o have_v their_o proper_a name_n and_o each_o of_o they_o infinite_a doubt_n and_o difficulty_n peculiar_a to_o they_o the_o first_o part_n of_o its_o office_n be_v common_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o apprehension_n or_o imagination_n and_o this_o consist_v in_o bare_o receive_v and_o apprehend_v image_n and_o simple_a idea_n which_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o passion_n and_o impression_n occasion_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o thing_n that_o strike_v upon_o or_o be_v represent_v to_o it_o the_o next_o be_v that_o power_n by_o which_o we_o feed_v upon_o those_o idea_n to_o which_o the_o imagination_n have_v give_v such_o entertainment_n we_o handle_v and_o turn_v they_o about_o chew_v the_o cud_n concoct_v and_o digest_v they_o and_o this_o be_v reason_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o action_n or_o office_n be_v what_o we_o common_o term_v discourse_n or_o ratiocination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n consist_v in_o collect_v or_o separate_n join_v together_o or_o take_v asunder_o the_o idea_n thus_o receive_v and_o according_a as_o those_o be_v find_v to_o agree_v or_o disagree_v add_v some_o fresh_a to_o they_o which_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o inference_n and_o conclusion_n the_o do_v all_o this_o with_o ease_n nicety_n and_o readiness_n search_v deep_a and_o see_v far_o into_o matter_n than_o the_o world_n common_o do_v be_v a_o excellence_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o penetration_n or_o sagacity_n ingenium_fw-la and_o the_o person_n happy_a in_o it_o be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o title_n of_o ingenious_a shrewd_a sharp_a man_n
tree_n and_o what_o they_o do_v in_o our_o field_n we_o do_v upon_o our_o plane_n they_o be_v nature_n measure_n of_o the_o sun_n motion_n and_o the_o gnomon_n be_v we_o sculpture_n and_o engrave_v of_o seal_n and_o character_n and_o cipher_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o particular_a mark_n and_o figure_n and_o emboss_n find_v in_o precious_a stone_n and_o if_o this_o be_v allow_v the_o result_n of_o all_o our_o boast_n be_v very_o poor_a for_o it_o all_o terminate_v here_o that_o man_n in_o truth_n and_o strict_o speak_v have_v invent_v nothing_o but_o god_n and_o nature_n give_v the_o hint_n and_o first_o draught_n of_o all_o and_o we_o improve_v and_o by_o degree_n refine_v upon_o they_o if_o all_o that_o go_v before_o be_v true_a to_o the_o danger_n it_o expose_v we_o to_o we_o easy_o perceive_v to_o what_o rashness_n and_o error_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v subject_a and_o how_o great_a the_o danger_n be_v which_o it_o expose_v every_o one_o of_o we_o to_o but_o those_o man_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o who_o it_o be_v more_o sprightly_a and_o vigorous_a than_o ordinary_a for_o since_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v perpetual_a agitation_n since_o its_o motion_n be_v so_o free_a and_o unconstrained_a and_o since_o all_o kind_n of_o object_n shall_v within_o its_o contemplation_n since_o it_o refuse_v to_o be_v bind_v up_o or_o direct_v by_o any_o certain_a form_n and_o measure_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n be_v so_o bold_a in_o the_o use_n of_o its_o native_a liberty_n without_o submit_v to_o be_v captivate_v and_o control_v by_o any_o thing_n the_o common_a and_o natural_a essect_v of_o this_o be_v to_o shake_v and_o dissettle_v opinion_n general_o receive_v and_o already_o establish_v and_o to_o complain_v of_o all_o those_o rule_n by_o which_o man_n endeavour_v to_o regulate_v and_o restrain_v it_o and_o check_v those_o extravagancy_n which_o some_o man_n call_v free-thinking_a as_o a_o unjust_a tyranny_n and_o usurpation_n upon_o nature_n and_o a_o yoke_n which_o every_o man_n have_v a_o right_a to_o break_v hence_o it_o pretend_v a_o privilege_n of_o take_v nothing_o for_o grant_v but_o assume_v a_o power_n of_o examine_v every_o thing_n and_o pronounce_v the_o great_a part_n of_o these_o notion_n which_o be_v entertain_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o vulgar_a error_n ridiculous_a and_o absurd_a prepossession_n it_o sind_v some_o appearance_n of_o reason_n on_o every_o side_n and_o because_o nothing_o above_o a_o bare_a probability_n be_v to_o be_v find_v it_o believe_v nothing_o certain_a some_o notion_n may_v have_v more_o and_o some_o less_o but_o all_o have_v some_o allegation_n in_o their_o favour_n and_o by_o indulge_v these_o sort_n of_o ambiguity_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o at_o last_o man_n be_v lose_v in_o a_o labyrinth_n give_v all_o up_o and_o sit_v down_o in_o doubt_n and_o scepticism_n that_o thus_o it_o often_o have_v happen_v be_v too_o manifest_a and_o as_o evident_a that_o this_o be_v common_o the_o disease_n of_o warm_a and_o witty_a man_n who_o trust_v to_o their_o own_o sufficiency_n and_o have_v brisk_a part_n than_o their_o neighbour_n such_o as_o ii_o par._n ii_o according_a to_o our_o former_a scheme_n may_v deserve_v a_o place_n towards_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o middle_a class_n of_o soul_n for_o such_o as_o these_o we_o common_o find_v by_o experience_n be_v more_o loose_a in_o their_o principle_n more_o particular_a in_o their_o opinion_n more_o extravagant_a and_o disorderly_a in_o their_o manner_n than_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o there_o be_v but_o very_o few_o of_o this_o constitution_n sit_v to_o be_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o conduct_n or_o who_o know_v how_o to_o manage_v their_o ability_n to_o their_o own_o safety_n and_o advantage_n and_o how_o to_o let_v their_o judgement_n run_v beyond_o the_o common_a establish_a opinion_n without_o plunge_v out_o of_o their_o depth_n and_o pay_v dear_a for_o their_o rashness_n a_o great_a and_o sprightly_a wit_n well_o temper_v with_o solidity_n and_o discretion_n be_v now_o so_o hard_o to_o be_v find_v that_o it_o be_v almost_o a_o miracle_n among_o men._n for_o this_o be_v a_o edged-tool_n and_o apt_a to_o do_v great_a mischief_n if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o a_o very_a wise_a man_n hand_n it_o be_v like_o a_o nimble_a sailor_n without_o ballast_n who_o swiftness_n do_v but_o hasten_v its_o ruin_n and_o drive_v it_o so_o much_o the_o soon_o upon_o rock_n and_o shelf_n and_o if_o history_n be_v inquire_v into_o all_o the_o disorder_n in_o the_o state_n heresy_n in_o the_o church_n revolt_v in_o army_n party_n and_o faction_n of_o every_o kind_n will_v be_v general_o find_v to_o have_v take_v their_o rise_n from_o such_o author_n as_o these_o nimio_fw-la these_o magni_fw-la errores_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la magnis_fw-la ingeniis_fw-la nihil_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la odiosius_fw-la acumine_fw-la nimio_fw-la great_a error_n say_v one_o have_v never_o spring_v from_o any_o but_o great_a wit_n nothing_o be_v more_o prejudicial_a more_o detestable_a to_o true_a wisdom_n than_o too_o much_o smartness_n of_o part_n no_o doubt_n that_o man_n have_v a_o better_a time_n on_o it_o live_v long_a enjoy_v more_o ease_n and_o happiness_n and_o be_v better_a qualify_v for_o government_n say_v thucydides_n who_o be_v but_o moderate_o or_o not_o so_o much_o as_o moderate_o provide_v in_o point_n of_o natural_a part_n than_o he_o who_o have_v a_o very_a noble_a and_o transcendent_a elevation_n of_o soul_n for_o this_o temper_n common_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o create_v trouble_n and_o torment_n and_o never_o let_v one_o self_n nor_o other_o live_v in_o quiet_a it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o dear_a friend_n when_o they_o fall_v out_o make_v the_o bitter_a and_o most_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n and_o that_o the_o sound_a health_n and_o most_o vigorous_a constitution_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o acute_a and_o most_o mortal_a disease_n and_o our_o mind_n do_v so_o far_o sympathize_v with_o our_o body_n that_o those_o of_o they_o who_o operation_n be_v more_o quick_a and_o subtle_a than_o ordinary_a be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o exquisite_a in_o their_o folly_n and_o have_v the_o strong_a propension_n to_o madness_n and_o extravagance_n wisdom_n and_o folly_n may_v be_v say_v to_o dwell_v pretty_a near_o one_o another_o there_o be_v but_o a_o short_a turn_v between_o they_o the_o behaviour_n of_o distract_a people_n plain_o show_v it_o philosophy_n tell_v we_o the_o same_o predominance_n of_o humour_n dispose_v to_o both_o for_o each_o abound_v in_o melancholy_a and_o sure_o there_o be_v no_o folly_n comparable_a to_o that_o which_o we_o find_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o nice_a and_o subtle_a wisdom_n this_o move_v aristotle_n to_o affirm_v that_o nature_n never_o make_v a_o great_a soul_n without_o a_o alloy_n of_o folly_n and_o plato_n upon_o the_o same_o account_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a attempt_n for_o a_o man_n of_o good_a judgement_n and_o sound_a sense_n to_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o poetry_n that_o be_v not_o a_o place_n for_o such_o as_o he_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o solidity_n of_o his_o judgement_n will_v hinder_v the_o soar_a of_o his_o fancy_n and_o upon_o this_o consideration_n it_o be_v that_o the_o most_o skilful_a and_o celebrate_a poet_n have_v not_o always_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o submit_v to_o rule_n but_o approve_v of_o extravagant_a flight_n and_o the_o give_v one_o self_n a_o loose_a now_o and_o then_o thus_o we_o may_v understand_v those_o know_a saying_n est_fw-la saying_n insanire_fw-la jucundum_fw-la est_fw-la dulce_fw-la est_fw-la desipere_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la grande_fw-fr &_o sublime_a quicquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la mota_fw-la mens_fw-la &_o quamdiu_fw-la apud_fw-la se_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v pleasant_a to_o fly_v out_o iu._n creech_n hor._n ode_n xii_o lib._n iu._n it_o be_v decent_a sometime_o to_o be_v vain_a while_o the_o mind_n continue_v itself_o its_o performance_n be_v mean_a great_a and_o noble_a thought_n require_v a_o vehement_a agitation_n to_o give_v they_o birth_n upon_o this_o account_n it_o the_o necessity_n of_o restrain_v it_o they_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o right_n who_o have_v set_v strong_a barrier_n and_o boundary_n about_o the_o soul_n the_o necessity_n of_o curb_v and_o fetter_n it_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o restraint_n with_o the_o article_n and_o precept_n of_o religion_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o law_n and_o custom_n the_o rule_n and_o science_n of_o learning_n the_o promise_n of_o reward_n and_o threaten_n both_o in_o this_o and_o a_o future_a state_n this_o necessity_n i_o say_v have_v be_v well_o consider_v both_o by_o god_n and_o man_n and_o great_a indeed_o it_o be_v for_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o check_n the_o soul_n have_v it_o frolic_v and_o flyings-out_a
or_o less_o those_o motion_n that_o be_v moderate_a be_v capable_a of_o be_v relish_v and_o digest_v a_o man_n know_v what_o he_o feel_v and_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n of_o express_v his_o resentment_n in_o word_n or_o give_v it_o vent_v by_o tear_n but_o those_o that_o be_v excessive_a and_o extreme_a be_v too_o big_a and_o too_o mighty_a they_o stun_v and_o take_v away_o our_o sense_n quite_o fill_v the_o soul_n with_o confusion_n and_o amazement_n bound_v up_o and_o quite_o overbear_v her_o power_n and_o disable_v she_o from_o act_v hippolyt_v act_v curae_fw-la leves_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la ingenâ—es_fw-la stupent_fw-la senec._n hippolyt_v 'slight_o passion_n find_v a_o vent_n and_o word_n command_v the_o fierce_a swell_v inward_a dumb_a and_o stupid_a stand_n thus_o much_o may_v suffice_v to_o give_v we_o some_o little_a notion_n of_o the_o passion_n they_o of_o the_o viâ—iaus_n irregularity_n in_o they_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o operation_n and_o their_o degree_n in_o general_n but_o if_o we_o now_o look_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o second_o place_n with_o regard_n to_o the_o viciousness_n and_o irregularity_n and_o extravagance_n the_o injustice_n and_o unreasonableness_n these_o passion_n be_v frequent_o guilty_a of_o thus_o man_n may_v not_o unfit_o be_v resemble_v to_o a_o state_n or_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o that_o of_o a_o monarch_n preside_v over_o that_o state_n constitute_v several_a officer_n and_o magistrate_n under_o he_o to_o assist_v in_o the_o good_a government_n of_o such_o vast_a multitude_n of_o people_n give_v particular_a law_n and_o direction_n for_o their_o behaviour_n and_o for_o the_o due_a exercise_n of_o their_o particular_a charge_n and_o commission_n but_o still_o reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n the_o cognizance_n and_o determination_n of_o all_o matter_n of_o great_a weight_n and_o general_a importance_n and_o for_o the_o give_v fresh_a and_o necessary_a order_n command_v that_o all_o extraordinary_a accident_n and_o emergency_n shall_v immediate_o and_o faithful_o be_v report_v to_o himself_o in_o person_n now_o upon_o such_o a_o constitution_n and_o such_o order_n due_o observe_v the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n will_v depend_v but_o if_o these_o be_v neglect_v and_o break_v and_o put_v out_o of_o their_o proper_a course_n if_o the_o magistrate_n which_o go_v between_o and_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o balance_n between_o king_n and_o people_n shall_v suffer_v themselves_o either_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o through_o easiness_n or_o credulity_n or_o corrupt_v by_o favour_n or_o assection_n or_o if_o they_o shall_v employ_v their_o authority_n in_o act_v contrary_a to_o the_o establish_v law_n and_o duty_n of_o their_o place_n or_o if_o they_o shall_v go_v beyond_o their_o commission_n and_o come_v to_o a_o sinal_a resolution_n in_o cause_n which_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o determine_v without_o ever_o lay_v they_o before_o their_o sovereign_n who_o have_v reserve_v the_o hear_n and_o decision_n of_o all_o such_o matter_n to_o himself_o in_o person_n in_o all_o these_o case_n i_o say_v the_o public_a peace_n be_v violate_v the_o establishment_n infringe_v the_o prerogative_n encroach_v upon_o and_o nothing_o but_o mischief_n and_o misery_n and_o confusion_n can_v be_v the_o end_n of_o it_o now_o thus_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o our_o little_a world_n the_o understanding_n be_v king_n in_o man_n and_o under_o he_o be_v employ_v a_o faculty_n who_o business_n it_o be_v to_o receive_v idea_n and_o to_o make_v a_o estimate_n of_o they_o this_o be_v the_o subordinate_a magistrate_n who_o office_n oblige_v he_o to_o examine_v and_o to_o judge_v the_o evidence_n he_o go_v upon_o be_v that_o report_n the_o sense_n make_v of_o all_o thing_n represent_v to_o they_o and_o according_a to_o this_o testimony_n and_o the_o judgement_n in_o consequence_n of_o it_o the_o affection_n be_v by_o the_o same_o faculty_n put_v forward_o in_o order_n to_o execute_v this_o sentence_n for_o his_o direction_n and_o governance_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o office_n our_o judge_n in_o commission_n have_v the_o law_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o dictate_v of_o reason_n to_o go_v by_o and_o this_o in_o ordinary_a case_n be_v sufficient_a without_o any_o far_a formality_n but_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o affair_n be_v of_o great_a moment_n or_o if_o any_o difficulty_n arise_v than_o he_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o and_o know_v the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o superior_a and_o in_o this_o case_n the_o understanding_n which_o sit_v supreme_a answer_v all_o doubt_n and_o point_n of_o law_n and_o expect_v to_o be_v consult_v and_o apply_v to_o for_o order_n and_o advice_n this_o be_v the_o scheme_n of_o our_o government_n and_o constitution_n and_o so_o long_o as_o matter_n be_v thus_o manage_v all_o be_v quiet_a and_o well_o but_o it_o be_v our_o great_a unhappiness_n that_o this_o imaginative_a faculty_n which_o be_v under_o the_o intellectual_a but_o over_o the_o sensitive_a and_o to_o who_o jurisdiction_n the_o first_o examination_n and_o judgement_n of_o thing_n belong_v often_o suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v bribe_v corrupt_a impose_v upon_o and_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o be_v first_o to_o pass_v wrong_a and_o rash_a judgement_n then_o to_o set_v the_o affection_n at_o work_n to_o very_o ill_a purpose_n and_o at_o last_o to_o disturb_v and_o confound_v and_o ruin_n all._n now_o several_a thing_n there_o be_v which_o may_v contribute_v towards_o the_o deprave_a and_o disorder_v this_o power_n in_o its_o judgement_n and_o operation_n as_o first_o of_o all_o the_o sense_n themselves_o which_o can_v penetrate_v into_o the_o bottom_n nor_o comprehend_v the_o real_a substance_n and_o hide_a nature_n of_o thing_n but_o the_o bare_a surface_n and_o next_o appearance_n of_o they_o only_o and_o these_o make_v a_o report_n to_o the_o soul_n according_a to_o their_o present_a apprehension_n set_v before_o it_o the_o outward_a image_n only_o and_o that_o so_o as_o may_v gain_v they_o favour_n and_o recommendation_n and_o pre-possessing_a it_o with_o a_o character_n of_o their_o quality_n found_v upon_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o delight_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o administer_a to_o these_o sense_n in_o particular_a and_o not_o upon_o the_o consideration_n how_o necessary_a or_o how_o advantageous_a they_o may_v prove_v to_o the_o whole_a man_n in_o general_n a_o second_o corruption_n which_o often_o confirm_v and_o strike_v in_o upon_o the_o neck_n of_o this_o be_v the_o false_a notion_n and_o unthinking_a cry_n of_o the_o vulgar_a when_o we_o look_v upon_o our_o seive_v oblige_v to_o approve_v and_o disapprove_v as_o other_o do_v and_o when_o nothing_o be_v repute_v needful_a to_o establish_v a_o opinion_n more_o than_o its_o be_v popular_a from_o these_o two_o false_a office_n of_o intelligence_n the_o report_n of_o our_o own_o sense_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n proceed_v a_o rash_a inconsiderate_a opinion_n which_o the_o soul_n take_v up_o of_o thing_n and_o without_o fair_a trial_n or_o sufficient_a deliberation_n pronounce_v they_o good_a or_o evil_a advantageous_a or_o hurtful_a fit_a to_o be_v court_v or_o fit_a to_o be_v detest_a and_o avoid_v and_o this_o be_v without_o all_o dispute_v a_o very_a dangerous_a guide_n a_o very_a hot_a and_o hasty_a mistress_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o we_o entertain_v it_o without_o more_o ado_n it_o seize_v upon_o the_o imagination_n and_o there_o stand_v upon_o its_o defence_n strengthen_v itself_o as_o in_o a_o castle_n man_n all_o the_o work_n and_o hold_v it_o out_o against_o reason_n than_o it_o come_v down_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o there_o stir_v and_o agitate_v the_o affection_n with_o the_o violent_a resentment_n of_o hope_n and_o fear_v and_o joy_n and_o grief_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v a_o perfect_a incendiary_n in_o the_o state_n look_v out_o all_o the_o fool_n and_o disaffect_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o blow_v they_o up_o into_o sedition_n raise_v the_o mobb_n that_o be_v the_o passion_n and_o set_v all_o in_o a_o uproar_v and_o confusion_n and_o all_o this_o by_o take_v wrong_a method_n go_v headlong_o to_o work_v and_o not_o submit_v the_o matter_n to_o the_o understanding_n as_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o establishment_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o its_o station_n that_o faculty_n be_v oblige_v to_o do_v permit_v i_o to_o set_v before_o you_o another_o illustration_n of_o this_o matter_n by_o a_o comparison_n take_v from_o military_a as_o the_o former_a be_v a_o allusion_n to_o civil_a government_n the_o sense_n answer_v here_o both_o to_o the_o sentinel_n who_o post_n it_o be_v to_o watch_v and_o be_v constant_o upon_o the_o guard_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o also_o to_o scout_n who_o be_v to_o look_v out_o and_o scour_v the_o country_n and_o bring_v in_o intelligence_n to_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v the_o supreme_a
for_o the_o service_n and_o gratification_n of_o his_o filthy_a desire_n that_o desire_n if_o allow_v and_o let_v alone_o will_v turn_v to_o rage_n and_o madness_n and_o yet_o a_o great_a part_n of_o this_o be_v unavoidable_a for_o nature_n have_v give_v we_o the_o inclination_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v common_a to_o all_o and_o very_o strong_a in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n the_o care_n incumbent_a upon_o we_o must_v be_v to_o keep_v a_o strait_a hand_n and_o a_o constant_a watch_n over_o this_o passion_n to_o check_v and_o divert_v its_o first_o irregularity_n and_o cool_v those_o fire_n which_o we_o can_v absolute_o quench_v for_o if_o indulge_v it_o level_v man_n with_o brute_n stupisy_n all_o our_o wisdom_n baffle_v our_o resolution_n confound_v our_o prudence_n and_o conduct_n break_v in_o upon_o our_o contemplation_n harden_v the_o conscience_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o disturb_v all_o the_o operation_n of_o our_o most_o noble_a faculty_n this_o convince_v alexander_n that_o he_o be_v mortal_a and_o be_v such_o another_o argument_n of_o our_o frailty_n as_o sleep_n be_v for_o both_o of_o they_o agree_v in_o suspending_a suppress_v and_o bind_v up_o the_o power_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n philesophy_n take_v upon_o it_o to_o treat_v of_o all_o manner_n of_o subject_n whence_o the_o cham_n câ—â—li_n whence_o and_o use_v great_a freedom_n of_o expression_n in_o do_v so_o that_o so_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o thing_n may_v he_o discover_v a_o right_a judgement_n make_v of_o they_o and_o proper_a rule_n and_o direction_n give_v for_o the_o govern_n ourselves_o with_o regard_n to_o they_o the_o same_o thing_n divinity_n do_v likewise_o which_o be_v a_o science_n insmite_o more_o sublime_a and_o resin_v of_o nice_a honour_n and_o great_a modesly_n and_o reserve_n and_o this_o liberty_n may_v sometime_o be_v very_o convenient_a nay_o very_o innocent_a and_o chaste_a for_o the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o dunghill_n without_o contract_v any_o of_o the_o pollution_n or_o ill_a scent_n by_o his_o ray_n that_o fall_v there_o but_o this_o be_v a_o case_n that_o require_v great_a tenderness_n and_o caution_n and_o usual_o silence_n be_v the_o most_o become_a and_o the_o most_o profitable_a for_o one_o have_v better_a altogether_o conceal_v and_o suppress_v those_o thing_n which_o when_o intend_a for_o can_v be_v yet_o liable_a and_o likely_a to_o be_v make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o by_o most_o of_o those_o into_o who_o hand_n they_o shall_v and_o high_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o many_o person_n have_v learn_v to_o be_v more_o exquisite_a in_o their_o vice_n of_o this_o kind_n by_o those_o very_a precept_n and_o particular_a instruction_n design_v to_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o prevent_v or_o conquer_v those_o exorbitance_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o nature_n by_o strong_a impulse_n persuade_v to_o these_o gratification_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o she_o teach_v we_o to_o blush_v and_o be_v out_o of_o countenance_n at_o the_o very_a mention_n of_o what_o she_o be_v so_o importunate_a for_o some_o indeed_o pretend_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v ashahe_v of_o nothing_o that_o be_v natural_a and_o that_o this_o aâ—â—elation_n of_o modesty_n serve_v only_o to_o sharpen_v man_n appetite_n the_o more_o that_o we_o may_v as_o well_o be_v ashamed_a for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o body_n the_o spontaneous_a motion_n of_o our_o lung_n and_o heart_n and_o vein_n and_o artery_n our_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o weariness_n and_o pain_n and_o sickness_n and_o die_v all_o which_o like_o this_o before_o we_o have_v their_o motion_n and_o interval_n without_o our_o consent_n or_o knowledge_n return_v by_o certain_a necessary_a cause_n and_o act_n upon_o we_o by_o unseen_a spring_n and_o all_o like_o this_o too_o betray_v the_o great_a weakness_n and_o indigent_a state_n of_o humane_a nature_n our_o brain_n discharge_v itself_o by_o defluxion_n our_o eye_n by_o tear_n our_o body_n by_o proper_a evacuation_n our_o face_n grow_v red_a or_o pale_a our_o body_n fat_a and_o lean_a our_o hair_n black_a or_o white_a or_o grey_a and_o we_o be_v not_o concern_v in_o or_o for_o these_o thing_n which_o yet_o be_v no_o more_o natural_a than_o this_o yet_o they_o or_o any_o discourse_n of_o they_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n ignominious_a or_o unbecoming_a and_o in_o the_o present_a case_n it_o be_v to_o all_o which_o objection_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o oppose_v the_o general_a sense_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o civilise_a person_n and_o country_n who_o in_o proportion_n to_o their_o be_v polish_a and_o resin_v above_o other_o have_v ever_o express_v a_o great_a reserve_v in_o educate_v their_o child_n in_o their_o own_o behaviour_n and_o conversation_n and_o in_o look_v upon_o all_o such_o as_o impudent_a and_o profligate_v who_o indulge_v loose_a and_o wanton_a discourse_n and_o even_o they_o who_o be_v but_o too_o much_o friend_n and_o slave_n to_o this_o passion_n choose_v rather_o to_o provoke_v it_o by_o distant_a mysterious_a expression_n and_o nauseate_a the_o rougâ—_n 〈◊〉_d rudeness_n of_o blunt_a uncomely_a language_n 〈…〉_o you_o will_v ask_v whence_o this_o shame_n proceed_v 〈…〉_o how_o that_o custom_n become_v so_o general_a the_o certification_n of_o these_o appetite_n i_o grant_v you_o be_v 〈◊〉_d shameful_a in_o itself_o in_o the_o least_o it_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o natural_a and_o no_o shame_n be_v due_a to_o it_o sim_fw-la ply_v consider_v for_o beast_n it_o be_v plain_a have_v no_o sense_n of_o any_o but_o why_o do_v i_o speak_v of_o beast_n the_o sacred_a oracle_n of_o god_n themselves_o have_v tell_v we_o express_o that_o this_o be_v no_o appendage_n of_o our_o nature_n that_o while_o man_n preserve_v his_o primitive_a purity_n and_o be_v in_o that_o condition_n which_o be_v original_o and_o true_o humane_a he_o have_v no_o sense_n of_o shame_n 25._o gon._n two_o 25._o nor_o ever_o blush_v at_o his_o own_o nakedness_n every_o work_n of_o god_n be_v sacred_a and_o good_a and_o nothing_o but_o the_o abuse_n can_v cast_v a_o blemish_n upon_o it_o so_o that_o in_o truth_n shame_n be_v only_o the_o essect_v of_o weakness_n and_o that_o weakness_n the_o essect_v of_o sin_n shame_n come_v into_o the_o world_n afterward_o and_o by_o accident_n it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o creation_n have_v no_o ee_v in_o nature_n but_o be_v the_o creature_n of_o our_o own_o wickedness_n and_o what_o we_o have_v bring_v upon_o our_o own_o self_n by_o make_v the_o workmanship_n of_o god_n instrument_n of_o vice_n and_o pollution_n the_o true_a reason_n then_o which_o make_v this_o passion_n so_o violent_o condemn_v and_o run_v down_o vibra_fw-la hew_v it_o be_v vibra_fw-la be_v not_o from_o any_o real_a vice_n or_o shame_n in_o it_o when_o consider_v abstract_o and_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n but_o from_o the_o general_a corruption_n and_o inordinacy_n man_n be_v betray_v into_o by_o it_o for_o how_o very_o few_o be_v there_o that_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o moderation_n or_o discretion_n or_o decency_n what_o infinite_a indirect_a method_n do_v they_o use_v for_o the_o gratify_n of_o these_o appetite_n what_o quarrel_n and_o disturbance_n what_o war_n and_o public_a consusion_n what_o desolation_n and_o ruin_n have_v be_v owe_v to_o this_o accurse_a cause_n this_o common_a but_o most_o fatal_a incendiary_n of_o mankind_n insomuch_o that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o mean_n that_o introduce_v these_o pleasure_n and_o the_o long_a black_a train_n of_o consequence_n they_o draw_v after_o they_o be_v worse_o a_o thousand_o time_n than_o the_o thing_n itself_o the_o expense_n and_o damage_n be_v infinite_o more_o than_o the_o purchase_n be_v worth_a and_o all_o these_o ill_n essect_v be_v peculiar_a to_o mankind_n for_o other_o creature_n know_v nothing_o of_o all_o this_o clutter_n but_o man_n have_v use_v great_a industry_n to_o trapan_n themselves_o on_o one_o side_n they_o make_v law_n to_o keep_v they_o off_o urge_v religion_n and_o modesty_n and_o decency_n to_o restrain_v their_o desire_n and_o yet_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o sharpen_v and_o inflame_v they_o set_v all_o their_o wit_n at_o work_n to_o contrive_v to_o confound_v to_o get_v over_o every_o thing_n for_o the_o compass_v their_o desire_n witness_v comedy_n and_o poetry_n particular_o who_o pretend_a beauty_n even_o when_o most_o chaste_a be_v chief_o see_v in_o amorous_a subject_n but_o now_o they_o have_v perfect_o prostitute_v themselves_o to_o lewdness_n and_o seem_v to_o design_n nothing_o so_o much_o as_o the_o laugh_a virtue_n and_o reserve_n out_o of_o door_n as_o if_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o ought_v most_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o but_o of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o mischievous_a corruption_n of_o nature_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o set_v a_o extravagant_a value_n upon_o steal_v and_o unlawful_a pleasure_n represent_v injury_n of_o this_o
many_o wretch_n do_v we_o see_v every_o day_n wretch_n of_o their_o own_o make_n who_o actual_o become_v unhappy_a for_o the_o very_a dread_a of_o be_v so_o and_o have_v improve_v their_o empty_a fear_n into_o solid_a and_o substantial_a misery_n how_o many_o people_n have_v lose_v their_o friend_n mere_o through_o distrust_n and_o not_o dare_v to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o and_o how_o many_o have_v make_v themselves_o sick_a with_o the_o very_a terror_n and_o apprehension_n of_o sickness_n here_o be_v a_o jealous_a coxcomb_n that_o fancy_n his_o wife_n have_v play_v he_o foul_a and_o teaze_v himself_o into_o a_o consumption_n till_o he_o pine_v and_o droop_v into_o his_o grave_n with_o this_o torment_a suspicion_n another_o anxious_a fool_n be_v afraid_a of_o fall_v into_o poverty_n and_o he_o rack_v himself_o into_o a_o disease_n and_o die_v for_o fear_n of_o not_o have_v enough_o to_o live_v upon_o nay_o there_o be_v several_a who_o have_v be_v kill_v with_o the_o very_a fear_n of_o death_n and_o that_o you_o may_v not_o think_v this_o so_o very_o odd_a let_v i_o observe_v to_o you_o that_o something_o like_o it_o happen_v every_o day_n in_o most_o if_o not_o in_o all_o the_o object_n of_o this_o passion_n our_o fear_n general_o serve_v to_o very_o little_a purpose_n otherwise_o than_o the_o draw_v down_o upon_o our_o head_n the_o very_a thing_n we_o pretend_v to_o run_v away_o from_o undoubted_o no_o calamity_n whatsoever_o be_v near_o so_o great_a or_o grievous_a to_o be_v bear_v as_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o for_o other_o evil_n can_v hurt_v we_o only_o while_o they_o have_v a_o real_a existence_n and_o be_v actual_o upon_o we_o when_o the_o cause_n be_v remove_v the_o effect_n and_o the_o pain_n immediate_o cease_v but_o fear_n be_v not_o so_o confine_v it_o extend_v to_o thing_n that_o have_v no_o be_v as_o well_o as_o to_o such_o as_o have_v nay_o to_o thing_n which_o neither_o be_v nor_o perhaps_o ever_o will_v be_v and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o its_o extravagance_n it_o fix_v sometime_o upon_o thing_n which_o we_o may_v be_v very_o confident_a never_o can_v be_v so_o very_o ingenious_a be_v this_o passion_n to_o torment_v we_o so_o malicious_a and_o spiteful_a so_o merciless_a a_o tyrant_n it_o extract_v real_a and_o cut_a pain_n out_o of_o shadow_n and_o refine_v upon_o imaginary_a evil_n till_o it_o consolidate_n and_o make_v they_o weighty_a one_o and_o for_o those_o which_o minister_v some_o ground_n for_o fear_n it_o be_v wonderful_a busy_a and_o troublesome_o officious_a it_o take_v post_n and_o bring_v we_o news_n which_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o hear_v for_o it_o create_v imaginary_a and_o anticipate_v all_o our_o actual_a suffering_n by_o opinion_n and_o expectation_n fear_n do_v not_o only_o fill_v we_o with_o dreadful_a impression_n and_o oftentimes_o disturb_v our_o repose_n with_o false_a alarm_n but_o which_o be_v worse_o it_o taint_v and_o destroy_v all_o our_o happiness_n break_v in_o upon_o our_o quiet_n and_o check_v all_o our_o delight_n no_o man_n can_v be_v easy_a or_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o blessing_n which_o he_o be_v in_o perpetual_a fear_n of_o lose_v life_n itself_o can_v be_v a_o satisfaction_n to_o a_o man_n that_o live_v in_o dread_n of_o die_v and_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n have_v observe_v very_o true_o that_o no_o advantage_n can_v minister_v true_a joy_n to_o we_o which_o we_o have_v not_o such_o a_o mastery_n of_o as_o to_o be_v prepare_v to_o part_v with_o it_o whenever_o providence_n shall_v demand_v it_o back_o again_o it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o observe_v the_o folly_n and_o imprudence_n of_o this_o passion_n for_o indeed_o it_o excel_v all_o other_o in_o rashness_n and_o indiscretion_n it_o arise_v sometime_o from_o want_n of_o courage_n it_o be_v provoke_v by_o a_o prospect_n of_o danger_n and_o yet_o it_o frequent_o double_v our_o difficulty_n and_o expose_v we_o to_o great_a danger_n for_o it_o make_v we_o eager_a and_o impatient_a to_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o they_o and_o thus_o it_o cast_v we_o into_o confusion_n and_o amazement_n perplex_v our_o judgement_n blind_v our_o understanding_n and_o hinder_v we_o from_o discern_v and_o take_v the_o proper_a method_n of_o get_v out_o of_o the_o labyrinth_n we_o be_v in_o it_o distract_v we_o with_o terror_n and_o drive_v the_o mind_n back_o again_o into_o itself_o where_o the_o violence_n of_o its_o passion_n interrupt_v the_o debate_n and_o overlook_v those_o very_a opportunity_n of_o escape_v that_o offer_v themselves_o add_v to_o this_o the_o great_a dejection_n and_o discouragement_n which_o will_v not_o let_v we_o dare_v to_o do_v what_o we_o ought_v for_o our_o safety_n we_o lose_v our_o reason_n and_o the_o resolution_n to_o use_v it_o we_o flee_v when_o no_o man_n pursue_v start_v and_o tremble_v at_o our_o own_o shadow_n nay_o flee_v from_o that_o which_o be_v our_o best_a and_o only_o sanctuary_n run_v away_o from_o our_o friend_n and_o apprehend_v destruction_n from_o they_o which_o advance_v to_o our_o relief_n formidat_fw-la relief_n adeo_fw-la etiam_fw-la auxilia_fw-la pavor_fw-la formidat_fw-la our_o very_a succour_n strike_v new_a terror_n into_o we_o some_o have_v be_v transport_v with_o this_o passion_n even_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o perfect_a stupidity_n the_o sense_n be_v put_v beside_o themselves_o and_o lose_v the_o power_n of_o discharge_v their_o duty_n our_o eye_n be_v broad_a open_a and_o yet_o we_o see_v not_o man_n discourse_n to_o we_o and_o we_o hear_v not_o a_o word_n they_o say_v we_o attempt_v to_o run_v and_o make_v our_o escape_n but_o stand_v fix_v like_o statue_n and_o can_v move_v a_o step._n this_o passion_n when_o moderate_a add_v wing_n to_o our_o foot_n but_o when_o extreme_a and_o in_o excess_n it_o nail_n and_o fasten_v we_o down_o or_o entangle_v and_o confound_v we_o in_o our_o flight_n thus_o fear_n supplant_v our_o natural_a power_n deprave_v and_o disable_v the_o whole_a man_n enfeeble_v body_n and_o mind_n baffle_v our_o wise_a design_n and_o banish_v think_v haesit_fw-la think_v obstupui_fw-la steteruntque_fw-la comae_fw-la vox_fw-la faucibus_fw-la haesit_fw-la amazement_n bear_v up_o my_o erect_a hair_n nor_o can_v my_o stammer_a tongue_n express_v my_o fear_n sometime_o it_o make_v man_n desperate_a and_o so_o that_o the_o give_v all_o for_o lose_v be_v for_o their_o great_a advantage_n for_o it_o inspire_v they_o with_o resolution_n of_o sell_v their_o life_n as_o dear_a as_o they_o can_v and_o put_v they_o upon_o do_v wonder_n a_o instance_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o that_o roman_a legion_n command_v by_o sempronius_n in_o their_o engagement_n against_o hannibal_n 2._o hannibal_n una_fw-la salus_fw-la victis_fw-la nullam_fw-la sperare_fw-la salutenr_fw-la virg._n en._n 2._o despair_n and_o rage_n break_v through_o the_o extreme_a distress_n can_v they_o have_v hope_v their_o safety_n have_v be_v less_o there_o be_v also_o some_o fear_n and_o terror_n with_o which_o man_n have_v be_v strange_o possess_v without_o any_o visible_a ground_n as_o if_o they_o be_v thunderstruck_a from_o above_o or_o god_n by_o a_o particular_a providence_n have_v determine_v to_o infatuate_a and_o dispirit_v they_o in_o order_n to_o their_o destruction_n these_o sudden_a amazement_n be_v what_o we_o common_o call_v panic_n fear_n and_o we_o read_v that_o the_o city_n of_o carthage_n be_v once_o thus_o seize_v with_o confusion_n for_o such_o be_v not_o always_o confine_v to_o single_a person_n or_o small_a number_n but_o whole_a nation_n and_o vast_a army_n have_v be_v universal_o seize_v and_o unaccountable_o strike_v with_o they_o and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n instance_n in_o this_o as_o one_o of_o the_o judgement_n send_v from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o wicked_a jew_n xxi_o luke_n xxi_o man_n heart_n fail_v they_o for_o fear_n particular_a direction_n and_o remedy_n against_o this_o passion_n will_v be_v give_v in_o book_n iii_o chap._n 28._o chap._n xxxiv_o the_o second_o way_n of_o consider_v man_n which_o be_v by_o state_v the_o comparison_n between_o he_o and_o other_o animal_n hitherto_o we_o have_v consider_v man_n entire_a and_o with_o regard_n to_o himself_o alone_o in_o a_o useful_a but_o difficult_a comparison_n such_o as_o man_n be_v partial_a in_o the_o next_o step_v by_o which_o we_o propose_v to_o advance_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o be_v by_o state_v a_o comparison_n between_o he_o and_o other_o animal_n and_o this_o be_v a_o very_a excellent_a help_n towards_o make_v a_o right_a judgement_n in_o the_o case_n now_o this_o comparison_n be_v of_o large_a extent_n it_o consist_v of_o many_o branch_n require_v great_a skill_n and_o will_v prove_v of_o mighty_a benefit_n and_o consequence_n if_o well_o and_o true_o make_v but_o the_o question_n be_v who_o must_v make_v it_o shall_v man_n he_o be_v a_o party_n in_o the_o cause_n and_o
be_v bring_v on_o or_o what_o part_n they_o be_v to_o act_v vivere_fw-la act_v quidam_fw-la vivere_fw-la incipiunt_fw-la cum_fw-la desinendum_fw-la quidam_fw-la ante_fw-la desiverunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la inciperent_fw-la inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la mala_fw-la hoc_fw-la quoque_fw-la habet_fw-la stultitia_fw-la semper_fw-la incipit_fw-la vivere_fw-la some_o say_v the_o philosopher_n begin_v to_o live_v when_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n other_o cease_v to_o live_v before_o ever_o they_o begin_v among_o the_o many_o mischief_n that_o folly_n bring_v upon_o we_o this_o be_v not_o the_o least_o that_o it_o be_v always_o begin_v to_o live_v we_o think_v of_o business_n and_o intend_v to_o set_v about_o it_o but_o make_v no_o progress_n at_o all_o nor_o bring_v any_o thing_n to_o perfection_n the_o world_n be_v a_o theatre_n and_o our_o present_a life_n in_o it_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n of_o a_o play_n it_o description_n of_o it_o our_o birth_n draw_v the_o curtain_n and_o our_o death_n shut_v it_o up_o again_o it_o be_v a_o comedy_n of_o error_n a_o constant_a succession_n of_o accident_n and_o adventure_n a_o contexture_n and_o chain_n of_o several_a misery_n link_v close_o and_o interweave_v within_o one_o another_o nothing_o but_o evil_a on_o every_o side_n that_o which_o pass_v off_o and_o that_o which_o approach_v and_o come_v into_o its_o place_n and_o these_o drive_v out_o and_o push_v forward_o each_o other_o as_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n do_v in_o their_o ebb_n and_o flow_n trouble_v and_o disquiet_v be_v always_o at_o hand_n but_o for_o happiness_n we_o be_v cheat_v with_o the_o empty_a shadow_n of_o it_o blindness_n and_o insensibility_n take_v up_o the_o beginning_n of_o our_o life_n labour_n and_o anxious_a care_n the_o middle_a weakness_n and_o pain_n the_o latter_a end_n but_o ignorance_n and_o error_n reach_v from_o the_o beginning_n to_o the_o end_n these_o be_v inseparable_a and_o keep_v we_o company_n quite_o through_o the_o life_n of_o man_n have_v its_o inconvenience_n and_o misery_n of_o several_a sort_n some_o of_o they_o be_v in_o common_a extend_v to_o all_o person_n and_o all_o time_n other_o be_v peculiar_a and_o successive_a and_o distinguish_v by_o the_o different_a part_n and_o age_n and_o particular_a season_n and_o accident_n of_o life_n as_o childhood_n youth_n maturity_n man_n estate_n and_o old_a age_n for_o each_o of_o these_o have_v its_o distinct_a calamity_n some_o embasement_n and_o encumbrance_n which_o may_v be_v proper_o call_v its_o own_o when_o youth_n and_o old_a age_n come_v to_o be_v weigh_v one_o against_o the_o other_o compare_v youth_n and_o age_n compare_v it_o have_v be_v usual_a to_o give_v the_o advantage_n to_o the_o latter_a and_o most_o author_n speak_v of_o age_n with_o honour_n and_o respect_n as_o have_v attain_v to_o great_a degree_n of_o wisdom_n more_o maturity_n of_o judgement_n more_o moderation_n and_o temper_v all_o which_o good_a quality_n be_v marvellous_o cry_v up_o with_o a_o design_n to_o put_v youth_n out_o of_o countenance_n and_o to_o charge_n upon_o it_o the_o contrary_a character_n of_o vice_n and_o folly_n licentiousness_n and_o extravagance_n but_o with_o the_o leave_n of_o those_o who_o have_v thus_o decide_v the_o controversy_n i_o must_v take_v liberty_n to_o declare_v that_o this_o verdict_n be_v in_o my_o opinion_n very_o unjust_a for_o in_o good_a truth_n the_o defect_n and_o the_o vice_n of_o age_n be_v more_o in_o number_n worse_o in_o quality_n and_o less_o to_o be_v resist_v or_o recover_v than_o those_o that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o youth_n year_n deform_v our_o mind_n as_o much_o as_o our_o body_n bring_v wrinkle_n there_o as_o well_o as_o in_o our_o face_n and_o turn_v our_o temper_n sour_a and_o mouldy_a with_o long_a keep_n the_o soul_n keep_v pace_n with_o the_o body_n both_o be_v spend_v and_o both_o decay_n till_o at_o last_o we_o grow_v so_o weak_a so_o perfect_o helpless_a as_o in_o respect_n of_o both_o to_o verify_v that_o proverb_n of_o old_a man_n be_v twice_o child_n age_n be_v a_o necessary_a but_o a_o strong_a disease_n it_o load_v we_o insensible_o with_o grievous_a imperfection_n and_o then_o contrive_v to_o cover_v the_o shame_n of_o they_o with_o creditable_a name_n what_o be_v in_o effect_n no_o other_o than_o moroseness_n of_o humour_n a_o peevish_a dislike_n of_o the_o present_a enjoyment_n and_o disability_n to_o do_v as_o the_o man_n do_v heretofore_o pass_v for_o wisdom_n and_o gravity_n experience_n and_o a_o insight_n into_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n but_o wisdom_n be_v somewhat_o much_o more_o noble_a than_o all_o this_o come_v to_o and_o far_o above_o make_v use_n of_o such_o mean_a instrument_n there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o grow_v old_a and_o grow_v wise_a between_o forsake_v all_o vice_n and_o the_o change_a one_o for_o another_o and_o as_o it_o often_o happen_v in_o this_o case_n change_v for_o the_o worse_o old_a age_n condemn_v the_o pleasure_n and_o gaiety_n of_o youth_n but_o how_o much_o of_o this_o must_v be_v allow_v to_o it_o be_v not_o be_v now_o able_a to_o relish_v they_o any_o long_o it_o be_v like_o esop_n dog_n hate_v and_o despise_v what_o it_o can_v enjoy_v but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o disdain_v and_o give_v over_o pleasure_n it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v disdain_v and_o give_v over_o by_o it_o pleasure_n be_v always_o airy_a and_o entertain_v and_o these_o be_v person_n no_o long_o for_o its_o turn_n but_o why_o shall_v they_o cast_v a_o reflection_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v due_a to_o themselves_o why_o shall_v impotence_n corrupt_v their_o judgement_n for_o this_o if_o impartial_o consult_v will_v tell_v young_a man_n that_o there_o be_v vice_n in_o their_o pleasure_n and_o old_a man_n that_o there_o be_v pleasure_n in_o vice_n and_o if_o this_o be_v right_o understand_v and_o frank_o confess_v youth_n will_v be_v a_o great_a deal_n the_o better_a and_o old_a age_n not_o one_o whit_n the_o worse_o the_o vice_n more_o peculiar_a to_o youth_n be_v rashness_n and_o heat_n forwardness_n and_o a_o unguarded_a conversation_n debauchery_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o sensual_a excess_n and_o these_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n natural_a to_o that_o state_n the_o effect_n of_o warmth_n and_o vigour_n and_o the_o boiling_n of_o a_o florid_n blood_n all_o which_o as_o they_o need_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v correct_v so_o they_o have_v something_o to_o say_v in_o their_o own_o excuse_n but_o what_o apology_n shall_v we_o make_v for_o the_o ill_a quality_n that_o attend_v old_a age_n the_o light_a and_o least_o of_o which_o be_v vain_a arrogance_n and_o pride_n a_o troublesome_a and_o peremptory_a way_n of_o converse_v and_o a_o engross_a all_o the_o talk_n to_o themselves_o froward_a and_o unsociable_a humour_n superstition_n and_o whimsy_n love_n of_o riches_n when_o past_a the_o use_n of_o they_o sordid_a avarice_n and_o fear_v of_o death_n which_o general_o be_v not_o as_o some_o have_v favourable_o interpret_v the_o case_n the_o effect_n of_o a_o cold_a blood_n and_o low_a spirit_n and_o of_o courage_n damp_v by_o these_o natural_a cause_n but_o it_o proceed_v from_o long_a custom_n and_o acquaintance_n and_o a_o foolish_a fondness_n for_o the_o world_n by_o which_o the_o old_a gentleman_n have_v corrupt_v his_o judgement_n and_o have_v a_o great_a tenderness_n for_o it_o than_o young_a man_n who_o enjoy_v more_o and_o know_v less_o of_o it_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v envy_n and_o ill-nature_n and_o injustice_n but_o the_o most_o exquisite_a and_o ridiculous_a folly_n of_o all_o be_v that_o affectation_n of_o a_o severe_a and_o grave_n and_o wise_a character_n and_o hope_v to_o gain_v respect_n and_o deference_n by_o a_o austere_n look_v and_o scornful_a behaviour_n which_o indeed_o do_v but_o provoke_v laughter_n and_o become_v itself_o a_o jest_n while_o it_o pretend_v to_o extort_v observance_n and_o fear_n for_o the_o young_a fellow_n combine_v together_o against_o this_o formal_a austerity_n which_o they_o see_v put_v on_o only_o for_o a_o disguise_n and_o with_o a_o design_n to_o amuse_v and_o affright_v they_o into_o reverence_n where_o real_a merit_n which_o will_v engage_v it_o be_v want_v in_o short_a the_o vice_n of_o old_a age_n be_v so_o numerous_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o the_o infirmity_n of_o it_o on_o the_o other_o and_o both_o together_o conspire_v to_o render_v it_o so_o despicable_a that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o save_a game_n it_o can_v play_v be_v to_o secure_v man_n affection_n and_o to_o win_v they_o by_o method_n of_o kindness_n and_o affability_n and_o good-nature_n for_o churlishness_n and_o a_o imperious_a humour_n and_o whatever_o aim_v at_o fear_n and_o dominion_n be_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n weapon_n fit_a for_o these_o person_n to_o manage_v the_o affect_v so_o very_a much_o awe_n do_v by_o no_o mean_n become_v they_o and_o if_o the_o thing_n
instance_n be_v applicable_a to_o all_o here_o mention_v which_o be_v owe_v to_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o and_o compare_v our_o own_o case_n with_o that_o of_o other_o people_n it_o be_v pleasant_a when_o the_o sea_n be_v rough_a to_o stand_v and_o view_v another_o danger_n safe_a at_o land_n not_o '_o cause_n he_o be_v trouble_v but_o it_o be_v sweet_a to_o see_v those_o care_n and_o fear_n from_o which_o ourselves_o be_v free_a mr._n creech_n and_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o malignity_n and_o self-love_n between_o tenderness_n for_o our_o own_o safety_n and_o a_o malicious_a joy_n in_o calamity_n and_o danger_n in_o a_o word_n to_o give_v you_o a_o true_a representation_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o misery_n miscry_n 〈◊〉_d of_o spiritual_a miscry_n i_o only_o add_v that_o the_o world_n abound_v with_o three_o sort_n of_o man_n which_o outdo_v all_o the_o rest_n both_o in_o number_n and_o reputation_n and_o those_o be_v the_o superstitious_a the_o formal_a and_o the_o pedantic_a these_o though_o they_o be_v concern_v in_o different_a matter_n move_v by_o different_a spring_n and_o act_n upon_o different_a stage_n for_o the_o three_o principal_a topic_n be_v religion_n common_a conversation_n and_o learning_n and_o each_o of_o these_o be_v the_o field_n appropriate_v to_o each_o of_o these_o person_n religion_n to_o the_o superstitious_a common_a conversation_n and_o the_o deal_n of_o humane_a life_n to_o the_o formal_a and_o learn_v to_o the_o pedant_n but_o these_o i_o say_v though_o engage_v in_o matter_n so_o distant_a be_v yet_o all_o cast_v in_o the_o same_o mould_n and_o agree_v in_o their_o general_a quality_n and_o character_n that_o they_o be_v all_o weak_a and_o mean_a soul_n extreme_o defective_a either_o in_o natural_a or_o acquire_v ability_n incapable_a or_o ignorant_a man_n of_o dangerous_a opinion_n sick_a judgement_n nay_o sick_a of_o a_o disease_n that_o scarce_o ever_o admit_v of_o a_o recovery_n for_o all_o the_o pain_n and_o trouble_v you_o give_v yourself_o to_o instruct_v these_o man_n better_o be_v but_o so_o much_o time_n and_o labour_n lose_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v so_o much_o in_o the_o wrong_n and_o so_o high_o conceit_v that_o none_o who_o differ_v from_o they_o can_v be_v in_o the_o right_n that_o no_o good_a be_v ever_o to_o be_v do_v if_o you_o will_v take_v their_o judgement_n none_o be_v comparable_a to_o themselves_o for_o virtue_n or_o for_o wisdom_n obstinacy_n and_o self-sufficiency_n which_o every_o where_o have_v too_o great_a a_o ascendent_n reign_v absolute_a here_o and_o be_v in_o its_o proper_a kingdom_n whoever_o have_v once_o drink_v in_o the_o infection_n of_o these_o evil_n there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o hope_n leave_v of_o ever_o make_v he_o a_o sound_a man_n again_o for_o what_o be_v there_o more_o exquisite_o foolish_a what_o more_o stiff_a and_o inflexible_a than_o these_o fellow_n they_o be_v secure_v by_o a_o double_a barrier_n from_o the_o conquest_n of_o reason_n and_o persuasion_n first_o by_o their_o weakness_n and_o natural_a incapacity_n which_o disable_v they_o from_o see_v the_o strength_n of_o argument_n and_o reproof_n and_o then_o by_o a_o false_a confidence_n in_o their_o own_o excellency_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n which_o make_v they_o despise_v all_o other_o as_o their_o inferior_n unable_a to_o advise_v and_o unfit_a to_o reform_v those_o who_o be_v already_o so_o much_o wise_a and_o better_a than_o they._n as_o for_o the_o superstitious_a 5._o the_o superstitious_a see_v book_n ii_o chap._n 5._o they_o be_v high_o injurious_a to_o god_n and_o dangerous_a enemy_n to_o true_a religion_n they_o disguise_z themselves_o with_o a_o mask_n of_o piety_n and_o zeal_n and_o reverence_n and_o love_n for_o god_n and_o this_o jest_n they_o carry_v so_o far_o as_o to_o tease_v and_o torment_v themselves_o with_o austerity_n and_o suffering_n that_o be_v never_o require_v at_o their_o hand_n and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o such_o infatuate_v wretch_n as_o these_o who_o imagine_v that_o those_o voluntary_a affliction_n be_v high_o meritorious_a that_o the_o almighty_a be_v indebate_v to_o they_o and_o much_o oblige_v by_o work_n which_o he_o never_o command_v and_o that_o all_o the_o rest_n ought_v to_o be_v release_v in_o consideration_n of_o these_o tell_v they_o they_o take_v thing_n by_o the_o wrong_a handle_n that_o they_o stretch_v and_o pervert_v and_o misunderstand_v the_o scripture_n and_o lay_v burden_n upon_o themselves_o more_o and_o heavy_a than_o god_n ever_o lay_v their_o answer_n be_v that_o they_o intend_v well_o and_o that_o intention_n they_o doubt_v not_o will_n save_o they_o that_o what_o they_o do_v be_v from_o a_o principle_n of_o piety_n and_o devotion_n and_o can_v want_v merit_n and_o acceptance_n upon_o that_o account_n beside_o there_o be_v something_o of_o interest_n in_o all_o this_o which_o you_o can_v never_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o part_v with_o for_o what_o gain_n be_v to_o be_v propose_v in_o prospect_n what_o satisfaction_n to_o be_v receive_v in_o present_a which_o can_v make_v they_o amends_o for_o the_o mighty_a expectation_n and_o rapture_n of_o that_o fond_a notion_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v god_n become_v their_o debtor_n and_o they_o merit_v at_o his_o hand_n the_o formalist_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o people_n entire_o devote_v of_o form_n formalist_n formalist_n and_o show_v and_o outside_o and_o these_o think_v themselves_o at_o liberty_n to_o indulge_v their_o passion_n and_o gratify_v any_o though_o never_o so_o unlawful_a desire_n without_o check_n and_o control_v provide_v they_o do_v not_o offend_v against_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o omit_v any_o of_o those_o external_a observance_n which_o be_v require_v in_o their_o behaviour_n and_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o live_v here_o you_o shall_v see_v a_o old_a gripe_a jew_n that_o have_v bring_v god_n know_v how_o many_o family_n to_o beggary_n and_o ruin_n but_o he_o have_v do_v no_o hurt_n in_o all_o this_o for_o he_o never_o ask_v for_o more_o than_o his_o own_o at_o lest_o what_o he_o think_v so_o and_o if_o upon_o these_o demand_n arrest_n and_o suit_n and_o prison_n have_v ensue_v yet_o he_o only_o suffer_v the_o law_n to_o take_v its_o course_n and_o who_o can_v blame_v this_o honest_a man_n for_o come_v by_o his_o right_n in_o the_o way_n of_o justice_n but_o o_o good_a god_n how_o many_o good_a thing_n be_v neglect_v and_o how_o many_o wicked_a and_o barbarous_a thing_n do_v under_o the_o pretence_n of_o form_n and_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n nothing_o can_v be_v true_a than_o that_o extremity_n of_o right_n be_v extremity_n of_o wrong_n he_o that_o make_v this_o the_o rule_n of_o all_o his_o proceed_n and_o allow_v himself_o to_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o every_o occasion_n be_v so_o far_o from_o a_o honest_a man_n that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a knave_n such_o reason_n be_v there_o for_o that_o say_v use_v to_o this_o purpose_n god_n deliver_v we_o from_o the_o formalist_n by_o pedant_n i_o mean_v a_o sort_n of_o prate_a fellow_n who_o first_o tumble_v over_o book_n with_o great_a pain_n and_o study_n and_o afterward_o let_v fly_v in_o all_o company_n and_o vend_v all_o they_o have_v pick_v up_o in_o their_o read_n with_o as_o much_o impertinence_n and_o ostentation_n and_o all_o this_o too_o to_o turn_v a_o penny_n and_o promote_v their_o interest_n or_o their_o credit_n by_o it_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o world_n a_o pack_n of_o more_o little_a mercenary_a wretch_n more_o unfit_a for_o business_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n more_o forward_o and_o presume_v and_o conceit_v of_o themselves_o hence_o perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o in_o all_o country_n and_o all_o language_n pedant_n and_o scholar_n be_v term_n of_o ridicule_n and_o reproach_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n aukward_o be_v to_o do_v it_o like_o a_o scholar_n to_o behave_v one_o self_n like_o a_o clown_n and_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a scholar_n such_o scholar_n i_o mean_v as_o these_o i_o be_o now_o treat_v of_o for_o these_o reflection_n do_v not_o concern_v learned_a man_n in_o general_a but_o such_o superficial_a pretender_n to_o it_o as_o be_v only_o walk_v and_o live_v nomenclature_n that_o have_v a_o memory_n stuff_v full_a of_o other_o man_n knowledge_n but_o none_o at_o all_o of_o their_o own_o their_o judgement_n their_o will_n and_o their_o conscience_n be_v not_o one_o whit_n improve_v by_o it_o they_o be_v never_o the_o wise_a nor_o more_o prudent_a never_o the_o more_o dextrous_a in_o business_n nor_o the_o more_o honest_a and_o virtuous_a for_o all_o the_o scheme_n and_o institution_n they_o have_v run_v through_o they_o can_v repeat_v these_o but_o they_o have_v not_o digest_v they_o be_v masier_n
to_o insert_v it_o here_o though_o as_o i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o notion_n only_o and_o what_o as_o we_o can_v have_v a_o absolute_a certainty_n for_o so_o we_o have_v none_o against_o it_o if_o reason_n give_v any_o countenance_n to_o this_o speculation_n revelation_n not_o where_o forbid_v it_o for_o moses_n who_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o describe_v the_o world_n we_o inhabit_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o mention_v other_o in_o which_o we_o have_v not_o concern_v and_o his_o not_o mention_v they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o design_n of_o his_o history_n but_o do_v not_o exclude_v the_o reality_n or_o possibility_n of_o any_o such_o other_o system_n as_o be_v foreign_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o so_o in_o no_o degree_n necessary_a to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o reader_n if_o he_o be_v desirous_a of_o far_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o point_n may_v please_v to_o consult_v the_o eight_o of_o dr._n bentley_n excellent_a sermon_n against_o atheism_n p._n 4_o etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o thing_n here_o below_o upon_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v animalt_n animalt_n beast_n and_o all_o live_a creature_n man_n look_v upon_o they_o with_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o no_o consideration_n at_o all_o forget_v that_o they_o be_v form_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o same_o almighty_a artificer_n and_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o riches_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o lord_n that_o the_o same_o earth_n be_v our_o common_a mother_n and_o that_o they_o and_o he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o family_n and_o consequent_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v and_o disdain_v as_o if_o they_o be_v worthy_a no_o part_n of_o his_o concern_v nor_o bear_v any_o relation_n at_o all_o to_o he_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o these_o poor_a creature_n be_v so_o much_o abuse_v and_o treat_v with_o a_o insolence_n and_o cruelty_n that_o fly_v back_o upon_o their_o and_o our_o common_a master_n for_o it_o be_v a_o affront_n and_o a_o impiety_n to_o deal_v thus_o by_o any_o thing_n of_o his_o make_n such_o as_o he_o do_v not_o only_o own_o but_o expresss_v a_o tenderness_n for_o think_v they_o worthy_a his_o own_o care_n and_o have_v appoint_v certain_a law_n for_o their_o benefit_n and_o preservation_n such_o as_o though_o inferior_a to_o we_o in_o the_o most_o valuable_a part_n yet_o he_o seem_v in_o some_o thing_n to_o have_v give_v the_o advantage_n to_o nay_o such_o as_o in_o several_a instance_n shame_n and_o reproach_v our_o folly_n and_o be_v therefore_o recommend_v in_o scripture_n as_o master_n for_o man_n to_o be_v send_v to_o school_n to_o but_o this_o have_v be_v already_o mention_v in_o another_o chapter_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o doctrine_n common_o receive_v that_o the_o world_n be_v make_v for_o man_n and_o man_n for_o god_n which_o in_o some_o sense_n be_v certain_o true_a and_o what_o i_o have_v say_v be_v no_o derogation_n from_o it_o for_o beside_o that_o instruction_n which_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o general_n contribute_v to_o whether_o those_o above_o or_o below_o we_o those_o useful_a hint_n and_o reflection_n they_o minister_v concern_v almighty_a god_n ourselves_o and_o our_o duty_n some_o sort_n of_o use_n with_o regard_n to_o profit_n or_o serviceableness_n or_o delight_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o every_o one_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a from_o that_o part_n above_o we_o which_o we_o have_v a_o less_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o and_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o in_o our_o disposal_n this_o firmament_n so_o noble_o vault_a so_o rich_o deck_v with_o light_n and_o all_o those_o roll_a fire_n above_o we_o the_o advantage_n man_n receive_v from_o they_o be_v that_o of_o contemplation_n only_o his_o soul_n by_o these_o be_v raise_v and_o transport_v to_o admire_v and_o to_o love_v to_o fear_v and_o to_o honour_v and_o to_o pay_v most_o profound_a reverence_n to_o the_o almighty_a master_n and_o maker_n of_o so_o glorious_a a_o frame_n in_o this_o respect_n it_o be_v no_o ill_a remark_n of_o anaxagoras_n that_o man_n be_v create_v to_o contemplate_v heaven_n and_o some_o of_o the_o old_a philosopher_n according_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o creature_n in_o this_o low_a world_n he_o reap_v advantage_n and_o assistance_n receive_v great_a supply_n and_o service_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o for_o man_n to_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o god_n in_o make_v all_o these_o thing_n have_v no_o other_o end_n in_o his_o thought_n and_o design_n but_o pure_o to_o consult_v the_o convenience_n of_o mankind_n this_o be_v too_o great_a a_o stretch_n upon_o the_o doctrine_n mention_v just_a now_o and_o a_o arrogance_n which_o i_o think_v may_v very_o deserve_o be_v charge_a with_o all_o that_o folly_n and_o presumption_n i_o have_v lay_v upon_o it_o the_o last_o but_o principal_a instance_n of_o this_o presumption_n himself_o man_n himself_o have_v man_n for_o its_o object_n and_o this_o must_v be_v consider_v with_o regard_n to_o himself_o or_o to_o his_o fellow_n within_o as_o to_o the_o form_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o private_a opinion_n or_o without_o as_o those_o sentiment_n be_v impart_v by_o converse_v with_o other_o people_n and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n we_o will_v insist_v upon_o three_o thing_n as_o so_o many_o topic_n in_o close_a connexion_n and_o consequence_n upon_o one_o another_o presumption_n there_o degree_n of_o humane_a presumption_n by_o which_o mankind_n betray_v at_o once_o their_o great_a weakness_n and_o great_a presumption_n and_o in_o both_o great_a folly_n the_o first_o of_o these_o consist_v in_o believe_v and_o disbelieve_v i_o meddle_v not_o here_o with_o religion_n or_o divine_a faith_n but_o desire_v my_o reader_n to_o recollect_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o preface_n where_o two_o contrary_a vice_n be_v observable_a which_o be_v exceed_o common_a in_o humane_a life_n misbelieve_v 1._o believe_v and_o misbelieve_v one_o of_o these_o and_o the_o more_o general_a of_o the_o two_o be_v levity_n and_o credulity_n that_o be_v a_o disposition_n to_o receive_v thing_n and_o be_v persuade_v too_o easy_o upon_o the_o slight_a inducement_n so_o that_o to_o gain_v our_o assent_n any_o the_o least_o circumstance_n of_o probability_n or_o pretence_n of_o authority_n be_v sufficient_a this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o easiness_n and_o simplicity_n in_o the_o worst_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n a_o softness_n and_o weakness_n of_o mind_n such_o as_o we_o observe_v in_o mean_a part_n and_o education_n the_o ignorant_a and_o effeminate_n the_o superstitious_a and_o fanciful_a man_n of_o great_a zeal_n and_o little_a judgement_n which_o be_v all_o like_a wax_n always_o in_o a_o readiness_n to_o receive_v any_o new_a impression_n and_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v lead_v about_o by_o the_o ear_n with_o every_o idle_a story_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o see_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n carry_v about_o with_o every_o blast_n of_o opinion_n and_o possess_v with_o notion_n before_o either_o age_n or_o maturity_n of_o judgement_n render_v they_o capable_a of_o choose_v and_o according_o these_o opinion_n be_v not_o the_o result_n of_o consideration_n and_o choice_n but_o the_o prepossession_n of_o time_n and_o custom_n the_o rudiment_n of_o their_o infancy_n the_o mode_n of_o their_o country_n or_o it_o may_v be_v mere_a chance_n have_v take_v fast_o hold_n of_o they_o so_o fast_o that_o they_o be_v inseparable_o wed_v to_o absolute_o subdue_v and_o enslave_v by_o they_o and_o no_o argument_n be_v able_a to_o loosen_v these_o prejudices_fw-la and_o set_v their_o mind_n at_o liberty_n from_o they_o adhaerescunt_fw-la they_o veluti_fw-la tempestate_fw-la delati_fw-la ad_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la saxum_fw-la adhaerescunt_fw-la some_o violent_a gush_v of_o wind_n drive_v they_o upon_o a_o opinion_n and_o there_o they_o cling_v as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o save_v themselves_o from_o a_o sterm_v by_o keep_v close_o to_o that_o rock_n thus_o indeed_o the_o world_n be_v manage_v we_o take_v thing_n upon_o trust_n and_o depend_v upon_o other_o people_n lubrica_fw-la people_n unusquisque_fw-la mavult_fw-la credere_fw-la quam_fw-la judicare_fw-la versat_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o praecipitat_fw-la traditus_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la error_n ipsa_fw-la consuotudo_fw-la assentiendi_fw-la periculosa_fw-la &_o lubrica_fw-la each_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o save_v himself_o the_o trouble_n of_o examine_v and_o have_v rather_o believe_v than_o judge_n a_o mistake_v that_o have_v pass_v through_o many_o hand_n successive_o turn_n and_o tumble_v we_o about_o at_o pleasure_n and_o all_o this_o from_o a_o custom_n of_o assent_v too_o easy_o which_o be_v exceed_o dangerous_a and_o unfaithful_a now_o this_o credulity_n so_o common_a in_o the_o world_n though_o it_o be_v real_o a_o very_a great_a instance_n of_o weakness_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o without_o a_o large_a mixture_n of_o presumption_n too_o for_o to_o receive_v and_o stick_v by_o
thing_n to_o the_o light_n fathom_v it_o to_o the_o bottom_n enter_v into_o mature_a and_o impartial_a deliberation_n without_o passion_n or_o prejudice_n search_v into_o its_o abstruseft_a cause_n its_o most_o secret_a motive_n and_o spring_n and_o trace_v they_o up_o to_o their_o first_o head_n they_o have_v much_o rather_o continue_v under_o the_o uneasiness_n of_o doubt_n and_o dissatisfaction_n and_o suspend_v a_o error_n and_o take_v up_o false_a confidence_n and_o strong_a persuasion_n of_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v no_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o believe_v or_o affirm_v for_o that_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o laziness_n or_o littleness_n of_o soul_n grudge_v the_o pain_n or_o want_v the_o courage_n to_o examine_v fair_o of_o easiness_n and_o credulity_n of_o a_o unsettled_a judgement_n or_o a_o rash_a and_o hasty_a determination_n these_o alas_o be_v but_o very_o few_o and_o may_v be_v reckon_v retainer_n to_o socrates_n and_o plato_n they_o be_v grave_a and_o sober_a modest_a and_o reserve_v they_o have_v a_o great_a respect_n to_o truth_n and_o the_o reality_n of_o thing_n than_o the_o usefulness_n and_o convenience_n of_o they_o and_o have_v much_o rather_o inform_v themselves_o and_o other_o right_o than_o entertain_v or_o propagate_v a_o mistake_n which_o may_v tend_v to_o their_o service_n and_o advantage_n now_o if_o these_o have_v good_a moral_a disposition_n withal_o if_o all_o the_o accomplishment_n already_o mention_v be_v crown_v with_o integrity_n and_o probity_n and_o virtuous_a live_n they_o be_v then_o wise_a indeed_o the_o very_a person_n who_o character_n we_o be_v now_o inquire_v after_o and_o such_o as_o this_o whole_a treatise_n be_v intend_v to_o make_v men._n but_o we_o must_v not_o expect_v the_o world_n shall_v pay_v they_o all_o that_o deference_n which_o be_v their_o due_n for_o they_o disoblige_v mankind_n by_o forsake_v the_o common_a road_n diffent_v from_o their_o receive_a notion_n and_o rule_n make_v new_a and_o troublesome_a discovery_n and_o not_o swallow_v all_o that_o be_v bring_v to_o they_o without_o chew_v this_o make_v the_o vulgar_a look_n upon_o they_o with_o a_o very_a jealous_a eye_n as_o dangerous_a person_n and_o to_o distinguish_v they_o by_o the_o title_n of_o fanciful_a man_n virtuoso_n and_o philosopher_n in_o a_o particular_a and_o abusive_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n now_o the_o first_o of_o these_o class_n be_v abundant_o more_o numerous_a than_o the_o second_o and_o so_o likewise_o the_o second_o proportionable_o than_o the_o three_o those_o of_o the_o first_o and_o those_o of_o the_o last_o order_n the_o low_a and_o the_o sublimest_n soul_n never_o trouble_v the_o world_n at_o all_o nor_o make_v any_o clutter_n or_o disturbance_n the_o one_o be_v unqualify_v and_o unable_a they_o be_v beneath_o and_o want_v strength_n to_o do_v it_o the_o other_o be_v as_o much_o above_o it_o too_o wise_a and_o too_o great_a to_o descend_v to_o any_o trouble_n of_o that_o kind_n they_o have_v a_o sufficiency_n and_o firmness_n in_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o be_v not_o concern_v for_o thing_n not_o worth_a their_o care_n those_o of_o the_o middle_a rank_n make_v all_o the_o bustle_n and_o noise_n the_o dispute_n and_o distraction_n and_o public_a commotion_n be_v all_o owe_v to_o them_o their_o condition_n and_o temper_n dispose_v they_o to_o it_o which_o be_v positive_a and_o conceit_a full_a of_o vanity_n and_o presumption_n always_o in_o action_n and_o never_o suffer_v any_o thing_n else_o to_o be_v at_o rest_n those_o of_o the_o low_a degree_n be_v the_o very_a dregs_o and_o settle_v of_o mankind_n the_o sink_v and_o refuse_v of_o the_o world_n which_o like_o the_o lees_n fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o its_o own_o accord_n and_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o element_n of_o earth_n which_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o receive_v all_o that_o come_v and_o bear_v all_o that_o be_v cast_v upon_o it_o from_o above_o the_o second_o stage_n be_v like_o the_o region_n of_o the_o air_n where_o all_o those_o meteor_n be_v form_v which_o crack_v about_o our_o ear_n and_o produce_v the_o change_n of_o season_n and_o wether_n and_o all_o the_o alteration_n that_o affect_v this_o low_a world_n and_o when_o they_o have_v terrify_v we_o with_o dreadful_a noise_n and_o expectation_n at_o last_o dissolve_v and_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n those_o of_o the_o high_a quality_n be_v like_o the_o firmament_n those_o aethereal_a and_o high_a region_n not_o far_o distant_a from_o heaven_n itself_o which_o be_v always_o clear_a and_o serene_a peaceable_a and_o pure_a this_o difference_n between_o some_o man_n and_o other_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n owe_v to_o nature_n and_o the_o original_a disposition_n the_o first_o composition_n and_o temperament_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o make_v a_o mighty_a difference_n according_a to_o the_o predominance_n of_o moist_a and_o hot_a and_o the_o several_a proportion_n in_o which_o each_o of_o these_o quality_n be_v mix_v for_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o their_o understanding_n will_v vary_v wonderful_o and_o they_o will_v be_v judicious_a smart_a valiant_a or_o weak_a dull_a and_o coward_n according_a to_o the_o lay_n of_o these_o foundation_n at_o first_o but_o then_o the_o building_n upon_o that_o groundwork_n be_v the_o business_n of_o instruction_n and_o discipline_n experience_n and_o get_v acquaint_v with_o the_o world_n so_o that_o these_o distinction_n be_v partly_o artificial_a and_o acquire_v too_o and_o a_o man_n be_v own_o industry_n and_o observation_n be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o disabuse_v his_o mind_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o manly_a sense_n of_o thing_n i_o add_v upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o we_o shall_v deceive_v ourselves_o extreme_o if_o we_o suppose_v any_o of_o these_o class_n consign_v to_o particular_a profession_n or_o denomination_n of_o man_n for_o there_o be_v some_o of_o all_o sort_n in_o all_o circumstance_n and_o character_n high_a and_o low_a learned_a and_o ignorant_a good_a and_o bad_a some_o of_o the_o mean_a soul_n in_o the_o gown_n and_o some_o of_o the_o last_o and_o most_o exalt_a spirit_n in_o high_a shoe_n some_o of_o slender_a capacity_n but_o entire_o virtuous_a and_o some_o of_o wonderful_a natural_a endowment_n who_o be_v monster_n of_o vice_n so_o that_o indeed_o as_o the_o difference_n themselves_o admit_v of_o great_a variety_n that_o of_o the_o several_a degree_n under_o each_o division_n and_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o person_n so_o distinguish_v be_v insinite_a and_o unconceivable_a there_o be_v also_o another_o distinction_n sometime_o make_v between_o man_n distinction_n another_o distinction_n with_o regard_n to_o the_o ability_n and_o internal_a accomplishment_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o some_o be_v able_a to_o make_v their_o own_o way_n beat_v out_o a_o passage_n where_o there_o be_v no_o path_n no_o light_n before_o and_o be_v so_o become_v their_o own_o master_n in_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n these_o be_v happy_a man_n indeed_o man_n of_o the_o large_a size_n and_o there_o be_v but_o few_o to_o who_o nature_n have_v be_v so_o partial_o bountiful_a other_o have_v need_n of_o assistance_n and_o of_o these_o again_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n some_o only_a want_n information_n if_o you_o do_v but_o light_v they_o and_o show_v they_o it_o be_v sufficient_a they_o will_v follow_v ready_o of_o themselves_o but_o other_o require_v more_o help_v a_o torch_n and_o a_o guide_n be_v not_o enough_o for_o they_o they_o have_v need_v to_o be_v support_v and_o take_v by_o the_o hand_n a_o kind_a friend_n to_o draw_v and_o pull_v they_o forward_o and_o a_o spur_v sometime_o to_o quicken_v they_o in_o their_o pace_n as_o for_o those_o who_o nature_n have_v furnish_v so_o ill_o that_o they_o be_v incapable_a of_o instruction_n and_o amendment_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o some_o in_o the_o low_a class_n or_o they_o who_o have_v corrupt_v nature_n and_o be_v grow_v restiff_n and_o intractable_a which_o be_v but_o too_o visible_a in_o many_o of_o the_o second_o class_n i_o mention_v they_o not_o for_o they_o like_o beast_n that_o will_v neither_o lead_v nor_o drive_v can_v only_o be_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o ruin_n desperate_a foolhardy_a wretch_n of_o who_o no_o account_n at_o all_o be_v to_o be_v make_v nor_o any_o good_a to_o be_v expect_v chap._n xliv_o the_o three_o distinction_n and_o difference_n between_o man_n which_o be_v accidental_a and_o relate_v to_o their_o degree_n condition_n office_n and_o relation_n this_o accidental_a distinction_n which_o regard_v the_o state_n of_o life_n wherein_o man_n be_v place_v the_o office_n they_o execute_v and_o the_o relation_n they_o mutual_o bear_v to_o one_o another_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o two_o great_a principle_n and_o fundamental_a support_v of_o all_o humane_a society_n which_o be_v command_v and_o obey_v power_n and_o subjection_n a_o superior_a and_o a_o inferior_a station_n constant_a station_n imperio_fw-la &_o
and_o always_o make_v some_o change_n confusion_n put_v they_o upon_o desire_v order_n and_o when_o they_o be_v compose_v they_o hate_v order_n and_o regularity_n then_o as_o much_o as_o they_o do_v confusion_n before_o they_o be_v perpetual_o run_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o fond_a of_o contrary_n all_o season_n and_o time_n be_v lose_v to_o they_o except_z what_o be_v not_o for_o they_o feed_v only_o upon_o the_o future_a celebrare_fw-la future_a he_o vulgi_fw-la mores_fw-la odisse_fw-la praesentia_fw-la ventura_fw-la cupere_fw-la praeterita_fw-la celebrare_fw-la these_o say_v one_o be_v the_o quality_n this_o the_o constant_a custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o common_a people_n to_o hate_v and_o decry_v the_o present_a to_o be_v eager_a and_o desirous_a of_o the_o future_a extravagant_o to_o commend_v and_o extol_v thing_n and_o time_n that_o be_v past_a they_o be_v credulous_a and_o busy_a apt_a to_o entertain_v and_o pick_v up_o all_o manner_n of_o news_n but_o especial_o such_o as_o be_v ill_a and_o disastrous_a and_o whatever_o they_o hear_v report_v they_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v must_v needs_o be_v true_a let_v a_o man_n but_o come_v provide_v with_o some_o fresh_a story_n and_o give_v it_o out_o that_o it_o be_v so_o and_o he_o shall_v whistle_v they_o together_o as_o thick_a as_o swarm_n of_o bee_n at_o the_o tinkle_n of_o a_o brass-pan_n they_o be_v injudicious_a unreasonable_a indiscreet_a all_o their_o wisdom_n and_o judgement_n be_v perfect_a chance_n cross_n or_o pile_n even_o or_o odd_a they_o speak_v their_o mind_n and_o determine_v with_o great_a positiveness_n and_o fierceness_n and_o be_v always_o stiff_a and_o peremptory_a in_o it_o and_o all_o this_o while_o it_o be_v not_o any_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o but_o that_o of_o other_o people_n for_o they_o take_v all_o upon_o trust_n follow_v the_o vogue_n and_o common_a cry_n be_v bear_v away_o by_o custom_n and_o number_n and_o run_v like_o sheep_n because_o they_o be_v lead_v and_o other_o have_v go_v before_o they_o not_o because_o the_o thought_n be_v reasonable_a or_o the_o thing_n true_a in_o itself_o tacit._n tacit._n judicat_fw-la tacit._n plebi_fw-la non_fw-la judicium_fw-la non_fw-la veritas_fw-la exit_fw-la opinion_n multa_fw-la ex_fw-la veritate_fw-la pauca_fw-la judicat_fw-la there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o judgement_n or_o truth_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o among_o the_o vulgar_a for_o they_o discern_v nothing_o cie_n cie_n they_o be_v persuade_v frequent_o by_o common_a opinion_n but_o very_o seldom_o by_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o be_v envious_a and_o malicious_a enemy_n to_o good_a man_n despiser_n of_o virtue_n they_o look_v upon_o the_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n the_o success_n and_o advancement_n of_o other_o with_o a_o jealous_a and_o a_o evil_a eye_n they_o always_o take_v the_o weak_a and_o the_o worst_a side_n give_v countenance_n to_o knave_n and_o hate_v person_n of_o honour_n and_o quality_n without_o know_v any_o manner_n of_o reason_n for_o it_o except_o that_o one_o that_o they_o be_v high_a and_o better_o than_o themselves_o more_o esteem_v and_o well_o speak_v of_o they_o be_v treacherous_a false_a and_o disloyal_a they_o magnify_v every_o report_n enlarge_v and_o aggravate_v what_o be_v true_a and_o make_v every_o thing_n ten_o time_n more_o and_o great_a than_o it_o real_o be_v you_o never_o know_v where_o nor_o when_o to_o have_v they_o the_o promise_n or_o fidelity_n of_o the_o mobb_n be_v like_o the_o thought_n of_o a_o child_n bear_v and_o go_v in_o a_o instant_a they_o change_v not_o only_o as_o their_o interest_n change_v but_o be_v blow_v and_o carry_v about_o to_o every_o quarter_n with_o the_o next_o blast_n of_o idle_a report_n or_o vain_a surmise_n and_o every_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n make_v a_o new_a alteration_n in_o their_o opinion_n and_o affection_n they_o be_v eternal_o adversum_fw-la eternal_o ingenio_fw-la mobili_fw-la seditiosum_fw-la discordiosum_fw-la cupidum_fw-la rerum_fw-la novarum_fw-la quieti_fw-la &_o otio_fw-la adversum_fw-la dispose_v to_o mutiny_n and_o faction_n troublesome_a and_o fond_a of_o change_n sallust_n sallust_n mortal_a enemy_n to_o peace_n and_o order_n and_o concord_n but_o especial_o when_o they_o get_v any_o body_n to_o head_n or_o lead_v they_o on_o for_o than_o they_o be_v insolent_a and_o insupportable_a like_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v smooth_a and_o calm_a by_o nature_n but_o when_o put_v into_o agitation_n by_o the_o wind_n it_o swell_v and_o curl_n and_o foam_n and_o roar_v just_o so_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o people_n be_v blow_v up_o and_o bear_v down_o all_o with_o the_o impetuous_a torrent_n and_o again_o take_v off_o their_o ringleader_n and_o they_o fall_v flat_a before_o you_o be_v all_o in_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n and_o quite_o dead_a with_o fear_n and_o terror_n and_o astonishment_n 〈◊〉_d astonishment_n sine_fw-la rectâ—re_fw-la â—â—â—â—eps_fw-la pavidus_fw-la socors_fw-la nil_fw-la ausura_fw-la plebs_fw-la principâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d inconsiderate_a and_o fearful_a tacit._n tacit._n cowardly_a and_o dispirited_a they_o countenance_n and_o support_v busy_a troublesome_a fellow_n and_o admire_v those_o most_o who_o be_v ever_o blame_v and_o disturb_v the_o administration_n of_o affair_n modesty_n pass_v with_o they_o for_o cowardice_n and_o prudent_a caution_n for_o stupidity_n and_o heaviness_n on_o the_o contrary_a fierceness_n and_o blind_a fury_n be_v commend_v and_o adore_v under_o the_o specious_a but_o false_a title_n of_o courage_n and_o bravery_n those_o that_o have_v hot_a head_n and_o itch_a hand_n be_v prefer_v by_o they_o infinite_o before_o man_n of_o sound_a judgement_n that_o weigh_v thing_n nice_o and_o never_o proceed_v but_o upon_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o flashy_a prate_a coxcomb_n take_v more_o with_o they_o than_o plain_a reserve_a person_n of_o solid_a and_o sober_a sense_n they_o have_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o for_o the_o public_a good_a nor_o for_o virtue_n or_o decency_n but_o all_o their_o thought_n centre_n in_o private_a and_o personal_a advantage_n they_o look_v no_o high_a nor_o far_o than_o themselves_o and_o take_v up_o unaccountable_a pique_n at_o those_o that_o oppose_v their_o profit_n all_o their_o diligence_n be_v mercenary_a all_o their_o zeal_n be_v sordid_a nothing_o be_v so_o vile_a but_o profit_n will_v reconcile_v they_o to_o it_o tacit._n tacit._n publicum_fw-la tacit._n privata_fw-la cuiqueâ—inâ—ulatio_fw-la vileâ—decus_fw-la publicum_fw-la every_o man_n have_v a_o private_a spur_n within_o and_o the_o honour_n or_o benefit_n of_o the_o public_a be_v of_o no_o regard_n or_o concern_v with_o they_o they_o be_v perpetual_o growling_a and_o repine_v at_o the_o government_n ready_a to_o burst_v with_o discontent_n and_o vent_v their_o suppose_a grievance_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o insolent_a and_o base_a language_n asperse_v those_o that_o be_v set_v over_o they_o and_o load_v they_o with_o the_o most_o virulent_a reproach_n man_n of_o low_a condition_n and_o small_a fortune_n comfort_n themselves_o this_o way_n it_o be_v almost_o the_o only_a pleasure_n they_o find_v to_o speak_v ill_o of_o the_o rich_a and_o the_o great_a and_o this_o not_o because_o they_o have_v any_o just_a provocation_n or_o reason_n so_o to_o do_v but_o pure_o out_o of_o envy_n and_o ill-nature_n which_o never_o suffer_v they_o to_o rest_v satisfy_v with_o their_o governor_n and_o the_o present_a posture_n of_o affair_n but_o they_o be_v all_o talk_n and_o froth_n without_o matter_n without_o reason_n their_o mind_n never_o advance_v nor_o stir_v one_o step_n their_o tongue_n be_v always_o in_o action_n and_o never_o lie_v still_o they_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o monster_n make_v up_o of_o nothing_o but_o tongue_n in_o at_o all_o and_o know_v nothing_o pry_v into_o every_o thing_n and_o yet_o blind_a and_o see_v nothing_o any_o thing_n please_v and_o make_v they_o laugh_v and_o any_o thing_n discontent_v and_o make_v they_o cry_v they_o be_v always_o in_o readiness_n for_o mutiny_n and_o rebellion_n bluster_n and_o swagger_v and_o threaten_v but_o these_o forward_a man_n in_o design_n and_o discourse_n take_v care_n to_o sleep_v in_o a_o whole_a skin_n and_o be_v the_o backwarde_a in_o fight_n and_o upon_o the_o approach_n of_o danger_n for_o their_o property_n be_v to_o be_v always_o struggle_v to_o shake_v off_o their_o yoke_n and_o much_o better_a at_o try_v for_o liberty_n than_o keep_v it_o when_o they_o have_v it_o tacit._n sallust_n tacit._n â—animi_n tacit._n procacia_fw-la plebis_fw-la ingenia_fw-la impigrae_fw-la linguae_fw-la ignavi_fw-la â—animi_n the_o temper_n of_o the_o mobile_n say_v the_o roman_a historian_n very_o true_o be_v sauciness_n and_o insolence_n their_o tongue_n be_v fierce_a and_o talkative_a their_o courage_n when_o it_o come_v to_o trial_n tameness_n and_o mere_a nothing_o and_o all_o the_o bravery_n they_o put_v on_o end_v in_o empty_a boast_n and_o bully_n they_o never_o know_v when_o to_o give_v over_o but_o be_v always_o run_v into_o extreme_n absolute_a stranger_n to_o moderation_n and_o decency_n either_o
we_o may_v observe_v how_o very_a careful_a man_n that_o go_v to_o sea_n use_v to_o be_v that_o no_o blasphemer_n or_o profane_a person_n shall_v embark_v in_o the_o same_o vessel_n no_o profligate_n wicked_a wretch_n to_o endanger_v their_o safety_n or_o render_v their_o voâ—age_n disastrous_a or_o unsuccesful_a one_o single_a ionas_n you_o see_v who_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o have_v like_a to_o have_v lose_v all_o the_o ship_n be_v crew_n and_o bias_n when_o some_o wicked_a wretch_n call_v upon_o their_o god_n in_o a_o storm_n make_v they_o this_o ingenious_a reproof_n by_o way_n of_o raillery_n hold_v your_o peace_n that_o they_o may_v not_o discover_v such_o vile_a wretch_n as_o you_o be_v on_o board_n albuquerque_n who_o be_v viceroy_n of_o the_o indies_n under_o emanuel_n king_n of_o portugal_n when_o in_o extreme_a danger_n lay_v hold_v on_o a_o young_a boy_n and_o cling_v fast_o to_o he_o that_o so_o his_o innocence_n may_v be_v a_o shelter_n and_o sanctuary_n to_o he_o against_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n so_o beneficial_a have_v virtue_n be_v esteem_v and_o so_o destructive_a vice_n not_o only_o to_o the_o guilty_a or_o the_o vicious_a person_n themselves_o but_o to_o all_o that_o be_v concern_v with_o they_o or_o come_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o their_o influence_n but_o yet_o to_o esteem_v a_o life_n thus_o retire_v and_o at_o a_o distance_n from_o evil_a absolute_o the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a to_o think_v it_o better_o qualify_v than_o any_o other_o for_o the_o exercise_n and_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n to_o call_v it_o more_o difficult_a and_o unpleasant_a more_o laborious_a and_o painful_a than_o any_o other_o as_o some_o who_o extol_v a_o voluntary_a renounce_v the_o world_n will_v fain_o persuade_v we_o to_o believe_v be_v a_o mighty_a error_n in_o themselves_o or_o a_o gross_a cheat_n upon_o other_o people_n for_o quite_o contrary_a it_o be_v the_o most_o effectual_a expedient_a of_o throw_v off_o the_o care_n and_o troublesome_a encumbrance_n of_o life_n and_o render_v it_o light_a and_o easy_a and_o to_o say_v the_o very_o best_a of_o it_o be_v but_o a_o very_a mean_a and_o moderate_a attainment_n a_o imperfect_a beginning_n or_o rather_o a_o mere_a disposition_n to_o be_v virtuous_a it_o be_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o business_n to_o abandon_v difficulty_n and_o trouble_n but_o how_o be_v this_o do_v it_o be_v not_o by_o engage_v with_o and_o brave_o overcome_v they_o but_o by_o cowardly_a run_v away_o decline_v the_o combat_n and_o hide_v one_o self_n from_o they_o it_o be_v to_o play_v least_o in_o sight_n and_o be_v bury_v alive_a for_o fear_v we_o shall_v not_o live_v well_o when_o we_o be_v see_v no_o doubt_n be_v to_o be_v make_v but_o a_o prince_n a_o magistrate_n or_o parochial_a priest_n be_v more_o perfect_a more_o valuable_a when_o good_a in_o their_o kind_n than_o monk_n and_o hermit_n for_o in_o truth_n such_o society_n and_o seminary_n be_v only_o design_v to_o prepare_v man_n for_o dignity_n and_o business_n to_o qualify_v they_o for_o society_n and_o the_o world_n and_o college_n and_o cloister_n do_v not_o give_v but_o only_o lead_v man_n to_o usefulness_n and_o perfection_n he_o that_o maintain_v his_o post_n in_o the_o world_n and_o satisfy_v the_o duty_n which_o the_o several_a relation_n and_o capacity_n he_o stand_v in_o require_v from_o he_o that_o converse_v with_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o servant_n and_o neighbour_n and_o friend_n that_o manage_n his_o own_o estate_n and_o engage_v in_o business_n fit_a for_o his_o condition_n he_o i_o say_v that_o undertake_v to_o act_v so_o many_o different_a part_n and_o to_o answer_v the_o several_a character_n as_o become_v he_o have_v incomparable_o more_o work_n upon_o his_o hand_n and_o be_v infinite_o more_o valuable_a if_o he_o perform_v it_o than_o the_o recluse_n who_o be_v determine_v to_o one_o single_a thing_n and_o have_v only_o the_o duty_n to_o himself_o to_o take_v care_n of_o for_o company_n and_o variety_n of_o conversation_n be_v infinite_o more_o hazardous_a than_o solitude_n and_o plenty_n much_o hard_a to_o manage_v than_o want_n in_o a_o state_n of_o abstinence_n and_o freedom_n from_o business_n a_o man_n have_v but_o one_o pass_n to_o guard_v in_o the_o use_n and_o management_n of_o several_a thing_n many_o consideration_n must_v be_v attend_v to_o many_o duty_n discharge_v and_o he_o lie_v open_a to_o attack_n from_o several_a quarter_n at_o once_o and_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n in_o the_o world_n to_o be_v make_v but_o a_o man_n may_v much_o more_o easy_o conquer_v himself_o to_o disclaim_v and_o refuse_v riches_n and_o honour_n great_a office_n and_o gainful_a preferment_n than_o he_o can_v govern_v himself_o in_o the_o use_n or_o come_v off_o with_o virtue_n and_o just_a commendation_n in_o the_o discharge_v of_o they_o it_o be_v no_o very_o difficult_a matter_n to_o live_v without_o a_o wife_n but_o to_o live_v with_o a_o wise_a and_o behave_v one_o self_n in_o all_o respect_n as_o a_o husband_n ought_v to_o do_v to_o order_n and_o educate_v child_n and_o bear_v due_a regard_n and_o make_v fit_a provision_n for_o a_o family_n and_o all_o its_o dependency_n be_v a_o task_n man_n seldom_o give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n to_o consider_v but_o they_o that_o do_v and_o make_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o it_o will_v be_v very_o far_o from_o extol_v caelibacy_n as_o some_o do_v or_o think_v it_o a_o argument_n of_o high_a virtue_n or_o a_o state_n of_o great_a difficulty_n than_o marriage_n 2._o nor_o be_v man_n less_o mistake_v when_o they_o suppose_v that_o solitude_n be_v a_o safe_a shelter_n from_o all_o manner_n of_o vice_n and_o that_o he_o who_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o it_o and_o sequester_v himself_o from_o the_o world_n ride_v in_o harbour_n and_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o tempest_n and_o temptation_n for_o these_o find_v a_o way_n to_o pursue_v and_o overtake_v we_o even_o there_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o convenient_a retreat_n from_o the_o corruption_n of_o ill_a company_n from_o the_o clutter_n and_o crowd_n of_o care_n and_o business_n and_o the_o mischief_n that_o threaten_v and_o come_v upon_o we_o from_o without_o but_o there_o be_v other_o enemy_n and_o danger_n from_o within_n which_o we_o always_o carry_v about_o we_o and_o can_v run_v away_o from_o spiritual_a and_o internal_a difficulty_n domestic_a and_o peculiar_a evil_n and_o the_o scripture_n take_v express_a notice_n that_o the_o wilderness_n be_v the_o place_n where_o our_o saviour_n be_v assault_v and_o tempt_v by_o the_o devil_n retirement_n be_v a_o dangerous_a weapon_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o young_a man_n such_o as_o be_v hot_a and_o imprudent_a rash_a and_o unskilful_a and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o fear_v that_o what_o crates_n say_v to_o a_o young_a man_n who_o he_o find_v walk_v all_o alone_a be_v general_o true_a of_o such_o person_n and_o that_o such_o when_o they_o be_v by_o themselves_o be_v in_o very_o bad_a company_n this_o be_v the_o place_n where_o fool_n lay_v their_o wicked_a project_n here_o they_o find_v leisure_n and_o opportunity_n for_o contrive_v their_o own_o ruin_n here_o they_o cherish_v and_o indulge_v unlawful_a desire_n file_n and_o polish_v and_o refine_v upon_o their_o own_o passion_n without_o observation_n without_o control_v a_o man_n have_v need_n be_v very_o wise_a to_o know_v how_o to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o privacy_n watchful_a and_o well_o fortify_v before_o he_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v trust_v with_o himself_o for_o many_o time_n once_o own_o hand_n be_v the_o very_o worst_a he_o can_v be_v put_v into_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a petition_n which_o the_o spaniard_n use_n even_o to_o a_o proverb_n persuadet_fw-la proverb_n guarda_fw-it mi_fw-mi dios_n de_fw-fr mi._n nemo_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la imprudentibus_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la relinqui_fw-la debeat_fw-la solitudo_fw-la omne_fw-la persuadet_fw-la o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o preserve_v i_o from_o myself_o very_o few_o indeed_o have_v discretion_n enough_o to_o be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o and_o nothing_o be_v so_o bad_a but_o secrecy_n and_o solitude_n be_v powerful_a temptation_n to_o comply_v with_o it_o but_o for_o man_n to_o take_v up_o their_o heel_n and_o skulk_v in_o a_o corner_n upon_o any_o private_a and_o personal_a consideration_n though_o it_o be_v a_o lawful_a and_o commendable_a one_o in_o itself_o which_o yet_o be_v the_o best_a and_o not_o always_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o case_n for_o very_o often_o cowardice_n and_o weakness_n of_o spirit_n peevishness_n and_o pet_n or_o some_o other_o discontent_a or_o vicious_a passion_n be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o all_o this_o pompous_a and_o pretend_a contempt_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o turn_v deserter_n and_o not_o dare_v to_o stand_v to_o our_o arms._n there_o be_v a_o mighty_a difference_n between_o forsake_v the_o world_n and_o fall_v out_o with_o
which_o be_v disadvantage_n contrary_a to_o they_o chap._n lviii_o of_o liberty_n and_o servitude_n liberty_n pass_v in_o the_o esteem_n of_o many_o for_o a_o most_o eminent_a advantage_n and_o servitude_n for_o a_o very_a grievous_a evil_n so_o exceed_v great_a that_o some_o have_v rather_o choose_v to_o die_v and_o that_o after_o a_o very_a barbarous_a and_o painful_a manner_n than_o to_o be_v make_v slave_n or_o captive_n nay_o rather_o than_o come_v into_o any_o danger_n of_o see_v their_o own_o or_o their_o country_n be_v freedom_n and_o property_n infringe_v or_o usurp_v upon_o but_o as_o in_o all_o other_o case_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n so_o in_o this_o also_o there_o may_v be_v a_o very_a criminal_a excess_n of_o partiality_n and_o a_o fanciful_a fondness_n of_o what_o we_o deserve_o have_v a_o high_a esteem_n for_o there_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o twofold_a liberty_n the_o true_a and_o proper_a sort_n be_v that_o of_o the_o mind_n for_o this_o be_v in_o every_o man_n be_v own_o keep_v and_o disposal_n no_o body_n can_v wrest_v it_o out_o of_o our_o hand_n nothing_o can_v impair_v or_o encroach_v upon_o it_o not_o even_o the_o tyranny_n of_o fortune_n itself_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o bondage_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o heavy_a and_o most_o wretched_a of_o all_o other_o to_o live_v a_o slave_n to_o one_o appetite_n and_o lust_n to_o lie_v down_o in_o our_o chain_n and_o let_v our_o passion_n prey_v upon_o we_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o nose_n by_o prejudice_n and_o error_n and_o superstition_n oh_o this_o this_o be_v a_o miserable_a captivity_n indeed_o the_o liberty_n of_o one_o person_n be_v real_o valuable_a but_o still_o that_o lie_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o fortune_n and_o as_o valuable_a as_o it_o be_v yet_o unless_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o some_o very_a uncommon_a circumstance_n to_o enhance_v its_o worth_n there_o can_v never_o be_v justice_n or_o reason_n in_o give_v it_o the_o preference_n above_o life_n itself_o as_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n have_v do_v who_o choose_v to_o suffer_v nay_o to_o inflict_v death_n and_o make_v it_o the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n upon_o themselves_o rather_o than_o not_o die_v free_a and_o even_o of_o this_o to_o i_o seem_v extravagance_n we_o find_v large_a commendation_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o more_o exalt_a virtue_n than_o ordinary_a so_o very_o dreadful_a notion_n have_v they_o then_o of_o slavery_n svo_fw-la slavery_n servitus_fw-la obedientia_fw-la est_fw-la fracti_fw-la &_o abjecti_fw-la animi_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la carentis_fw-la svo_fw-la it_o be_v say_v one_o of_o they_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o enfeebled_a and_o despicable_a soul_n that_o have_v part_v with_o its_o own_o will._n and_o yet_o as_o vile_a as_o they_o represent_v this_o state_n very_o great_a and_o very_o wise_a man_n have_v live_v in_o it_o as_o regulus_n valerian_n plato_n epictetus_n and_o have_v have_v the_o misfortune_n too_o of_o very_o wicked_a unjust_a and_o barbarous_a master_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v never_o bring_v any_o dishonourable_a reflection_n upon_o their_o virtue_n or_o think_v themselves_o one_o whit_n the_o worse_a for_o it_o because_o in_o truth_n and_o very_a deed_n they_o still_o continue_v free_a and_o at_o their_o own_o disposal_n much_o more_o so_o than_o the_o master_n who_o pretend_v to_o dominion_n over_o they_o chap._n lix_n of_o nobility_n nobility_n be_v a_o quality_n or_o distinction_n receive_v and_o value_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o mark_n and_o a_o attractive_a of_o honour_n and_o respect_n institute_v and_o bring_v into_o use_n for_o very_o good_a reason_n and_o much_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o public_a it_o be_v not_o every_o where_o the_o same_o but_o different_o repute_v and_o take_v in_o divers_a sense_n it_o description_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o different_a judgement_n of_o man_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o live_v from_o hence_o we_o find_v several_a sort_n or_o species_n of_o it_o pretend_v to_o but_o according_a to_o the_o common_a and_o most_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o be_v the_o quality_n of_o a_o man_n family_n aristotle_n call_v it_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o family_n and_o the_o long_a continuance_n of_o a_o estate_n in_o it_o plutarch_n term_v it_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o family_n meaning_n by_o this_o some_o certain_a character_n and_o particular_a good_a quality_n for_o which_o our_o ancestor_n be_v eminent_a and_o which_o have_v be_v propagate_v in_o succession_n and_o be_v continue_v in_o the_o several_a descendants_n of_o that_o house_n now_o what_o this_o quality_n be_v in_o particular_a which_o shall_v merit_v such_o a_o distinction_n have_v not_o be_v agree_v on_o all_o hand_n some_o and_o indeed_o the_o great_a part_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v achievement_n in_o war_n other_o add_v or_o equal_a to_o this_o politic_a and_o civil_a prudence_n whereby_o man_n become_v necessary_a to_o the_o state_n by_o their_o counsel_n as_o the_o former_a do_v in_o the_o field_n to_o these_o have_v likewise_o be_v add_v eminence_n in_o learning_n and_o particular_a office_n in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n as_o accomplishment_n think_v fit_a and_o sufficient_a to_o distinguish_v a_o man_n family_n and_o deriuâ—_v honour_n down_o upon_o those_o that_o descend_v from_o he_o but_o i_o think_v it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o consider_a person_n that_o the_o military_a honour_n have_v the_o advantage_n and_o deserve_v a_o preference_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n both_o because_o the_o quality_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v most_o serviceable_a to_o the_o state_n in_o its_o great_a exigency_n and_o distress_n and_o because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o painful_a and_o laborious_a and_o expose_v man_n person_n to_o the_o great_a and_o most_o apparent_a danger_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o particular_a veneration_n and_o respect_n a_o loud_a applause_n and_o commendation_n be_v allow_v universal_o to_o they_o and_o that_o these_o by_o way_n of_o eminence_n and_o privilege_n have_v attain_v to_o that_o distinguish_a character_n of_o valour_n or_o worth_n now_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n two_o thing_n be_v necessary_a and_o must_v both_o contribute_v as_o ingredient_n to_o the_o composition_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o true_a and_o perfect_a nobility_n first_o there_o must_v be_v the_o profession_n and_o appearance_n of_o this_o virtue_n or_o good_a quality_n serviceable_a to_o the_o public_a and_o this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o form_n and_o then_o there_o must_v be_v the_o family_n in_o which_o as_o in_o the_o matter_n or_o proper_a subject_n this_o quality_n be_v inherent_a that_o be_v there_o be_v require_v a_o long_a uninterrupted_a continuation_n of_o it_o through_o several_a descent_n and_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n hence_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a jargon_n they_o be_v style_v gentleman_n that_o be_v person_n who_o be_v branch_n and_o descendants_n of_o the_o same_o blood_n and_o house_n bear_v the_o same_o name_n and_o the_o same_o profession_n of_o this_o distinguish_a quality_n for_o several_a generation_n that_o person_n than_o be_v true_o proper_o and_o entire_o noble_a who_o make_v singular_a profession_n of_o some_o public_a virtue_n that_o render_v himself_o useful_a and_o remarkable_a in_o the_o service_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o his_o country_n and_o be_v spring_v from_o relation_n and_o ancestor_n who_o have_v do_v the_o same_o before_o he_o in_o the_o respective_a age_n when_o they_o live_v some_o it_o be_v true_a have_v separate_v these_o two_o qualification_n and_o consider_v they_o apart_o guish_v 〈◊〉_d guish_v as_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o one_o of_o these_o single_o that_o be_v personal_a virtue_n and_o worth_a without_o any_o advantage_n of_o birth_n be_v sufficient_a to_o entitle_v a_o man_n to_o this_o honour_n they_o think_v it_o hard_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v exclude_v mere_o upon_o consideration_n of_o their_o ancestor_n want_v the_o excellency_n which_o they_o have_v render_v themselves_o conspicuous_a for_o now_o this_o be_v a_o personal_a and_o acquire_v nobility_n and_o very_o valuable_a it_o be_v but_o yet_o the_o vogue_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o world_n have_v so_o far_o obtain_v that_o they_o think_v it_o very_o hard_o too_o for_o the_o son_n of_o a_o cobbler_n a_o butcher_n or_o a_o plough_n man_n to_o start_v up_o noble_a and_o be_v rank_v among_o the_o most_o ancient_a honour_n let_v his_o service_n to_o the_o public_a have_v be_v never_o so_o great_a and_o valuable_a but_o yet_o this_o opinion_n have_v get_v good_a booting_a in_o several_a nation_n and_o particular_o among_o the_o â—urks_n for_o they_o have_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o to_o a_o man_n â—lood_o the_o nobility_n of_o his_o ancestor_n or_o the_o antiquity_n of_o his_o descent_n they_o look_v upon_o these_o consideration_n to_o be_v full_a of_o unreasonable_a partiality_n cheque_v
and_o discouragement_n to_o man_n bravery_n and_o therefore_o to_o cherish_v the_o inclination_n of_o do_v â—â—â—â—ously_o they_o lay_v the_o whole_a stress_n upon_o personal_a performance_n and_o accomplishment_n and_o particular_o upon_o actual_a courage_n and_o those_o excellency_n that_o be_v pure_o military_a the_o other_o pair_v of_o this_o distinction_n be_v that_o which_o consist_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o man_n family_n only_o where_o the_o preâ—â—enâ—â—â—â—s_n to_o nobility_n be_v mere_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d without_o any_o profession_n of_o such_o a_o quality_n as_o wâ—â—_n before_o mention_v and_o explain_v and_o this_o be_v a_o nobility_n which_o run_v in_o the_o blood_n and_o be_v pure_o natural_a if_o we_o will_v state_n the_o comparison_n between_o these_o two_o sort_n thus_o divide_v and_o each_o imperfect_a nobility_n of_o natural_a nobility_n when_o single_a and_o by_o itself_o that_o which_o be_v pure_o natural_a can_v but_o appear_v to_o any_o man_n of_o sound_a judgement_n the_o less_o worth_a and_o more_o defective_a of_o the_o two_o though_o a_o great_a many_o people_n think_v or_o at_o least_o express_v themselves_o otherwise_o upon_o the_o matter_n but_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o most_o egregious_a folly_n or_o insufferable_a vanity_n so_o to_o do_v the_o natural_a be_v a_o accomplishment_n entire_o another_o and_o not_o in_o any_o degree_n one_o own_n est_fw-la own_n genus_fw-la &_o proavos_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la non_fw-la fecimus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la vix_fw-la ea_fw-la nostra_fw-la voco_fw-la ovid._n nemo_fw-la vixit_fw-la in_o gloriam_fw-la nostram_fw-la nec_fw-la quod_fw-la ante_fw-la nos_fw-la fuit_fw-la nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la for_o ancestor_n divine_v original_a and_o deed_n not_o do_v by_o we_o we_o we_o miscall_v sandys_n no_o other_o person_n have_v live_v for_o our_o honour_n nor_o ought_v that_o to_o be_v repute_v we_o which_o be_v long_o before_o we_o have_v a_o be_v and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o senseless_a than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o look_v big_a and_o to_o value_v himself_o upon_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v none_o of_o he_o this_o be_v what_o may_v happen_v to_o the_o most_o vicious_a and_o profligate_v the_o most_o trisling_a and_o insignificant_a wretch_n alive_a it_o may_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o fool_n and_o knave_n and_o villain_n nor_o be_v it_o of_o any_o manner_n of_o use_n or_o advantage_n to_o other_o it_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o profit_n of_o those_o with_o who_o we_o have_v any_o deal_n or_o conversation_n it_o contribute_v nothing_o of_o pleasure_n or_o satisfaction_n in_o society_n as_o learning_n and_o justice_n and_o goodness_n and_o beauty_n and_o riches_n do_v but_o be_v perfect_o idle_a and_o fruitless_a those_o who_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o recommend_v they_o to_o the_o respect_n of_o other_o but_o only_o this_o nobility_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n cry_v it_o up_o at_o a_o great_a rate_n and_o have_v their_o mouth_n perpetual_o full_a of_o it_o they_o swell_v and_o vapour_n and_o you_o be_v sure_a to_o hear_v of_o their_o family_n and_o great_a relation_n every_o three_o word_n and_o indeed_o they_o do_v wise_o and_o as_o become_v they_o for_o this_o be_v make_v the_o best_a of_o their_o last_o and_o only_a stake_n and_o by_o this_o mark_n they_o common_o distinguish_v themselves_o for_o you_o may_v depend_v upon_o it_o there_o be_v no_o good_a bottom_n nothing_o of_o true_a worth_n of_o their_o own_o when_o they_o insist_v so_o much_o and_o rest_v their_o credit_n upon_o that_o of_o other_o men._n but_o alas_o this_o be_v all_o vanity_n and_o shadow_n and_o their_o glory_n will_v be_v as_o fleet_a and_o frail_a as_o that_o which_o the_o prophet_n reproach_n ephraim_n with_o when_o it_o arise_v from_o such_o mean_a and_o wretched_a instrument_n as_o from_o the_o earth_n 11._o hosea_n ix_o 11._o and_o from_o the_o womb_n and_o from_o the_o conception_n and_o lie_v all_o bury_v in_o dust_n and_o rubbish_n underneath_o the_o monument_n of_o their_o ancestor_n these_o man_n be_v like_o criminal_n when_o they_o be_v hard_o pursue_v that_o take_v sanctuary_n at_o the_o altar_n and_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o in_o some_o former_a age_n lay_v hold_v on_o the_o statue_n of_o the_o emperor_n for_o refuge_n so_o when_o they_o be_v beat_v out_o from_o all_o pretension_n to_o true_a merit_n and_o honour_n from_o any_o qualification_n proper_o their_o own_o they_o retreat_n behind_o the_o banner_n and_o achievement_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o make_v their_o last_o recourse_n to_o monument_n and_o pedigree_n and_o coat_n of_o arms._n but_o what_o advantage_n can_v it_o be_v to_o a_o blindman_n that_o his_o parent_n have_v good_a eye_n or_o how_o do_v it_o help_v the_o infirmity_n of_o a_o stammerer_n that_o his_o grandfather_n have_v a_o smooth_a and_o voluble_a tongue_n do_v the_o former_a of_o these_o see_v one_o whit_n the_o better_a or_o be_v the_o latter_a ever_o the_o more_o eloquent_a or_o intelligible_a for_o this_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v the_o man_n of_o infirmity_n and_o great_a defect_n that_o be_v common_o your_o vain_a boaster_n haughty_a in_o their_o deportment_n insolent_a in_o conversation_n and_o treat_v with_o contempt_n man_n better_o than_o themselves_o because_o some_o body_n who_o be_v long_o since_o rot_v in_o their_o grave_n be_v good_a in_o his_o generation_n so_o extreme_o absurd_a and_o contrary_a to_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o equity_n and_o common_a sense_n be_v this_o extravagant_a notion_n of_o nobility_n by_o descent_n only_o a_o father_n by_o his_o frugality_n and_o prudence_n raise_v the_o family_n and_o therefore_o the_o prodigal_a son_n who_o squander_v all_o away_o and_o beggar_n the_o family_n value_v himself_o upon_o the_o prudence_n of_o his_o father_n a_o brave_a general_n deserve_v the_o first_o and_o best_a promotion_n and_o therefore_o his_o great-grandson_n though_o a_o rank_a coward_n shall_v not_o only_o inherit_v his_o title_n and_o estate_n in_o which_o there_o may_v be_v reason_n because_o man_n esteem_v themselves_o reward_v by_o the_o continuance_n of_o those_o external_a form_n and_o honour_n to_o their_o posterity_n but_o this_o coward_n shall_v real_o think_v himself_o a_o better_a man_n than_o another_o brave_a fellow_n with_o who_o he_o converse_v because_o his_o great-grandfather_n be_v brave_a and_o yet_o as_o extravagant_a as_o this_o folly_n be_v in_o itself_o it_o will_v be_v and_o always_o have_v be_v epidemical_a for_o sallust_n observe_v even_o in_o his_o time_n malum_fw-la time_n contemptor_n animus_n &_o superbia_fw-la common_a nobilitatis_fw-la malum_fw-la that_o pride_n and_o a_o disdainful_a temper_n be_v a_o evil_a that_o usual_o go_v along_o with_o quality_n and_o good_a birth_n as_o for_o that_o other_o kind_n of_o nobility_n which_o be_v personal_n and_o acquire_v personal_n acquire_v and_o personal_n the_o condition_n of_o it_o be_v the_o very_a reverse_n of_o the_o former_a it_o have_v very_o excellent_a quality_n and_o effect_n it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o possessor_n he_o have_v a_o full_a and_o indisputable_a title_n and_o merit_n have_v make_v it_o all_o his_o own_o it_o can_v be_v dispense_v promisevous_o nor_o fall_v upon_o a_o man_n that_o will_v be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o it_o and_o it_o be_v of_o infinite_a benefit_n and_o advantage_n to_o all_o who_o converse_n or_o can_v any_o way_n come_v to_o be_v concern_v with_o it_o nay_o if_o we_o examine_v the_o matter_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o this_o have_v the_o advantage_n even_o in_o the_o darling_n and_o so_o much-boaâ—ied_n point_v of_o antiquity_n too_o and_o we_o be_v very_o fare_v by_o sad_a experience_n that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o rare_a and_o uncommon_a than_o the_o natural_a for_o from_o this_o it_o be_v that_o the_o natural_a first_o take_v its_o beginning_n the_o so_o much_o celebrate_v ancestor_n get_v their_o nobility_n this_o way_n and_o their_o degenerate_a offspring_n be_v behold_v to_o it_o in_o the_o person_n of_o they_o for_o all_o the_o subject_a of_o their_o vanity_n ever_o since_o in_o short_a this_o be_v real_a and_o substantial_a it_o consist_v in_o virtue_n and_o usefulness_n and_o good_a consequence_n to_o all_o mankind_n not_o empty_a and_o dry_a and_o a_o gay_a idea_n a_o dream_n and_o creature_n of_o a_o delude_a imagination_n only_o this_o proceed_v from_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o very_a man_n not_o from_o the_o blood_n and_o body_n and_o mind_n be_v the_o same_o every_o whit_n as_o generous_a and_o great_a and_o by_o improvement_n and_o industry_n frequent_o render_v more_o so_o in_o other_o though_o the_o blood_n may_v differ_v and_o not_o be_v noble_a surgere_fw-la noble_a quis_fw-la generosus_fw-la ad_fw-la virtutem_fw-la à _fw-la naturà _fw-la bene_fw-la compositus_fw-la animus_fw-la facit_fw-la nobilem_fw-la cvi_fw-la ex_fw-la quà cunque_fw-la conditione_n supra_fw-la fortunam_fw-la liceat_fw-la surgere_fw-la who_o say_v sâ—nâ—ca_n be_v a_o gentleman_n the_o man_n who_o nature_n
shall_v think_v or_o speak_v or_o act_n according_a to_o truth_n and_o good_a sense_n we_o have_v likewise_o before_o thirty-nine_o book_n i._n ch._n thirty-nine_o in_o that_o chapter_n which_o undertake_v to_o represent_v the_o misery_n of_o human_a nature_n give_v several_a remarkable_a and_o but_o too_o notorious_a instance_n of_o the_o fault_n and_o fail_n which_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n be_v guilty_a of_o both_o in_o point_n of_o judgement_n and_o choice_n how_o miserable_o their_o understanding_n be_v darken_v and_o their_o will_n deprave_v which_o may_v very_o easy_o convince_v we_o how_o fix_v and_o deep_o root_v they_o be_v in_o error_n and_o vice_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v those_o say_n common_a among_o wise_a man_n that_o the_o great_a part_n be_v always_o the_o worse_a part_n of_o mankind_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o good_a that_o the_o number_n of_o fool_n be_v infinite_a and_o that_o there_o be_v very_o great_a danger_n of_o infection_n in_o the_o crowd_n upon_o these_o account_n their_o advice_n be_v not_o only_o to_o keep_v one_o self_n clear_a and_o free_a and_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v with_o such_o opinion_n and_o design_n and_o affection_n as_o be_v popular_a and_o in_o vogue_n but_o as_o if_o all_o this_o restraint_n be_v too_o little_a not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o venture_v your_o person_n among_o the_o mob_n to_o decline_v all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n and_o familiarity_n with_o the_o vulgar_a since_o it_o be_v impossible_a ever_o to_o approach_v that_o disease_a part_n of_o mankind_n without_o some_o taint_n some_o pestilential_a vapour_n such_o as_o will_v certain_o bring_v danger_n and_o detriment_n to_o our_o own_o health_n so_o contagious_a be_v the_o very_a breath_n and_o company_n of_o the_o people_n so_o little_a aught_o even_o the_o wise_a and_o person_n best_o establish_v in_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n to_o trust_v themselves_o among_o they_o for_o who_o indeed_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o sustain_v the_o attack_z of_o vice_n when_o they_o march_v up_o in_o form_n of_o battle_n and_o charge_n by_o whole_a troop_n at_o once_o we_o see_v what_o a_o world_n of_o mischief_n one_o single_a example_n of_o avarice_n or_o luxury_n do_v the_o conversation_n of_o one_o effeminate_a man_n soften_v by_o degree_n and_o enervate_v the_o mind_n of_o they_o that_o live_v with_o he_o one_o rich_a neighbour_n kindle_v our_o desire_n of_o wealth_n one_o lewd_a companion_n strike_v as_o it_o be_v his_o extravagance_n and_o debauchery_n into_o we_o so_o forcible_o that_o we_o may_v even_o feel_v the_o impression_n it_o eat_v like_o a_o canker_n and_o nothing_o be_v so_o solid_a so_o clean_o to_o be_v free_a from_o the_o rust_n of_o it_o and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o particular_a instance_n what_o do_v we_o think_v must_v the_o condition_n and_o the_o power_n be_v of_o those_o vice_n and_o disposition_n that_o be_v become_v general_n and_o such_o as_o all_o the_o world_n run_v into_o with_o full_a cry_n and_o wild_a career_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o as_o necessary_a as_o this_o keep_n aloof_o off_o from_o infection_n be_v the_o thing_n be_v exceed_o difficult_a and_o but_o seldom_o put_v in_o practice_n for_o to_o follow_v the_o beat_a track_n be_v something_o very_o plausible_a and_o carry_v a_o great_a appearance_n of_o justice_n and_o goodness_n humility_n and_o condescension_n in_o it_o the_o road_n be_v plain_a and_o large_a and_o traveller_n be_v easy_o seduce_v into_o it_o singularity_n be_v a_o by-path_n and_o none_o but_o fanciful_a or_o conceit_a man_n be_v think_v to_o take_v it_o we_o go_v on_o after_o our_o leader_n like_o beast_n in_o a_o herd_n the_o reasonableness_n and_o worth_a and_o justice_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v rare_o examine_v but_o example_n and_o custom_n be_v the_o move_a argument_n and_o thus_o we_o hurry_v on_o and_o stumble_v at_o the_o same_o stone_n and_o fall_v upon_o one_o another_o in_o heap_n we_o press_v and_o push_v forward_o and_o draw_v whole_a multitude_n upon_o the_o same_o precipice_n and_o there_o we_o fall_v and_o perish_v mere_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o those_o that_o go_v before_o we_o now_o the_o man_n that_o will_v be_v wise_a indeed_o must_v take_v quite_o contrary_a measure_n he_o must_v receive_v nothing_o upon_o content_a and_o example_n only_o but_o be_v very_o jealous_a and_o considerate_a and_o suspect_v every_o thing_n which_o he_o find_v the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n agree_v in_o and_o fond_a of_o and_o instead_o of_o count_a number_n and_o practise_v by_o the_o poll_n he_o must_v weigh_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o thing_n not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v delude_v with_o fair_a appearance_n with_o general_a approbation_n or_o common_a use_n or_o do_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n do_v but_o nice_o examine_v the_o real_a intrinsic_a worth_n of_o thing_n and_o action_n and_o resolve_v to_o stand_v alone_o where_o this_o will_v not_o justify_v his_o compliance_n thou_o shall_v not_o follow_v a_o multitude_n to_o do_v evil_a be_v a_o just_a a_o prudent_a a_o necessary_a precept_n and_o a_o most_o vicious_a and_o mistake_a modesty_n that_o be_v which_o prevail_v with_o we_o to_o disobey_v it_o when_o therefore_o any_o one_o will_v cut_v we_o short_a and_o think_v to_o knock_v all_o our_o argument_n on_o the_o head_n by_o say_v all_o the_o world_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n or_o all_o the_o world_n do_v thus_o a_o considerate_a man_n will_v answer_v to_o himself_o at_o least_o i_o like_v it_o so_o much_o the_o worse_o for_o that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o very_a scurvy_a caution_n for_o their_o approbation_n make_v i_o suspect_v it_o the_o more_o thus_o the_o wise_a photion_n when_o he_o see_v the_o whole_a auditory_a high_o applaud_v something_o he_o have_v speak_v turn_v about_o and_o ask_v his_o friend_n that_o stand_v by_o what_o be_v the_o matter_n whether_o he_o have_v let_v fall_v somewhat_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v say_v or_o be_v guilty_a of_o some_o egregious_a impertinence_n that_o all_o the_o people_n be_v so_o mighty_o please_v with_o he_o the_o wise_a method_n then_o be_v to_o decline_v as_o much_o as_o possible_o we_o can_v any_o familiarity_n or_o frequent_a conversation_n with_o the_o people_n who_o be_v general_o foolish_a ignorant_a and_o a_o very_a odd_a medley_n of_o man_n but_o if_o our_o affair_n will_v not_o permit_v that_o yet_o at_o least_o it_o must_v be_v our_o constant_a care_n to_o avoid_v their_o receive_a opinion_n not_o to_o be_v bear_v down_o with_o their_o judgement_n nor_o conform_v ourselves_o to_o their_o temper_n and_o complexion_n nor_o be_v corrupt_v by_o their_o vicious_a disposition_n and_o practice_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o live_v in_o the_o world_n we_o must_v not_o be_v of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o solitude_n be_v so_o much_o and_o so_o earnest_o recommend_v by_o philosopher_n and_o wise_a man_n a_o solitude_n that_o consist_v in_o set_v the_o soul_n free_a and_o discard_n all_o popular_a opinion_n and_o reign_v vice_n deliver_v the_o mind_n from_o the_o bondage_n and_o confusion_n which_o custom_n and_o example_n and_o the_o common_a cry_n subject_n it_o to_o that_o so_o itmay_v have_v leisure_n to_o retire_v into_o itself_o and_o take_v its_o full_a range_v without_o interruption_n or_o restraint_n the_o other_o inconvenience_n and_o fatal_a obstruction_n of_o wisdom_n passion_n second_o thing_n exemption_n from_o passion_n be_v internal_a and_o as_o such_o threaten_v more_o imminent_a danger_n and_o require_v a_o great_a portion_n of_o our_o care_n and_o this_o be_v that_o slavery_n and_o perplexity_n which_o our_o own_o passion_n and_o disorderly_a affection_n put_v we_o into_o and_o against_o these_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o strict_a and_o strong_a guard_n to_o prevent_v their_o tumult_n and_o insurrection_n or_o rather_o indeed_o we_o ought_v if_o that_o be_v possible_a to_o dispossess_v they_o quite_o that_o so_o our_o mind_n may_v be_v clean_a and_o open_a and_o unsullied_a like_o a_o blank_a paper_n ready_a to_o receive_v any_o inscription_n any_o tincture_n of_o wisdom_n against_o which_o the_o passion_n be_v formal_a and_o declare_v enemy_n by_o the_o stain_n and_o prejudices_fw-la they_o leave_v upon_o it_o this_o give_v occasion_n for_o that_o say_v of_o some_o wise_a heathen_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a even_o for_o jupiter_n himself_o to_o be_v in_o love_n or_o to_o be_v angry_a or_o affect_v strong_o with_o any_o other_o passion_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v wise_a at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o according_o both_o reason_n and_o revelation_n in_o the_o idea_n they_o teach_v we_o to_o form_n of_o god_n represent_v he_o void_a of_o all_o passion_n body_n or_o bodily_a affection_n as_o infirmity_n by_o no_o mean_n consistent_a with_o the_o excellency_n of_o a_o absolute_o good_a
bias_n which_o be_v to_o set_v out_o and_o undertake_v thing_n cool_o and_o considerate_o but_o when_o we_o be_v well_o satisfy_v of_o the_o justice_n and_o reasonableness_n of_o our_o enterprise_n then_o to_o prosecute_v it_o warm_o and_o vigorous_o it_o be_v in_o this_o manner_n that_o those_o foolish_a man_n expose_v themselves_o who_o out_o of_o a_o vicious_a easiness_n and_o complaisance_n be_v ashamed_a to_o deny_v any_o request_n make_v to_o they_o but_o after_o this_o mighty_a liberality_n in_o promise_v be_v every_o whit_n as_o apt_a and_o easy_a to_o break_v their_o word_n again_o and_o prostitute_v that_o honour_n vile_o which_o be_v engage_v with_o so_o much_o levity_n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o our_o affair_n in_o all_o our_o deal_n and_o conversation_n with_o man_n nothing_o be_v more_o requisite_a than_o to_o look_v before_o we_o to_o make_v true_a step_n at_o first_o and_o be_v well_o advise_v before_o we_o begin_v the_o four_o and_o infinite_o the_o best_a remedy_n of_o all_o be_v a_o staunch_a and_o vigorous_a virtue_n virtue_n virtue_n a_o resolution_n and_o firmness_n of_o mind_n by_o which_o a_o man_n be_v qualify_v to_o look_v any_o accident_n in_o the_o face_n to_o meet_v and_o come_v up_o close_o to_o they_o without_o start_n or_o disorder_n or_o confusion_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o list_n and_o encounter_v they_o gallant_o this_o be_v a_o brave_a a_o noble_a a_o glorious_a impassibility_n indeed_o which_o set_v the_o mind_n above_o trouble_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o remedy_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o impenetrable_a temper_n a_o heavy_a sottish_a senseless_a stupidity_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o will_v contribute_v more_o to_o the_o work_v we_o up_o into_o this_o generous_a gallantry_n of_o spirit_n than_o the_o furnish_n and_o form_v our_o judgement_n with_o good_a instruction_n digest_v they_o thorough_o and_o apply_v they_o seasonable_o but_o especial_o the_o fortify_v ourselves_o with_o thought_n and_o deliberation_n that_o so_o we_o never_o fall_v under_o the_o terror_n of_o surprise_n but_o be_v prepare_v to_o defend_v our_o post_n whenever_o they_o attack_v we_o for_o reason_v and_o discourse_n master_v the_o passion_n and_o premeditation_n be_v the_o thing_n which_o harden_v the_o soul_n and_o render_v it_o proof_n against_o all_o the_o evil_n that_o will_v soften_v and_o subdue_v it_o and_o one_o great_a help_n towards_o the_o preserve_v we_o impregnable_a will_v be_v a_o serious_a reflection_n upon_o what_o have_v already_o be_v deliver_v in_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o this_o book_n for_o the_o proper_a method_n of_o calm_v and_o sweeten_v the_o passion_n be_v to_o get_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o to_o examine_v they_o nice_o and_o know_v exact_o what_o influence_n they_o have_v upon_o we_o and_o what_o command_v we_o have_v over_o they_o but_o especial_o we_o shall_v guard_v ourselves_o against_o too_o easy_a a_o credulity_n and_o not_o suffer_v any_o rash_a surmise_n or_o opinion_n to_o foment_n or_o inflame_v our_o passion_n for_o falsehood_n and_o folly_n and_o uncertainty_n transport_v fool_n only_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v weigh_v thing_n calm_o and_o cool_o and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v no_o far_o than_o mature_a judgement_n and_o measure_a truth_n lead_v he_o for_o reason_n be_v his_o only_a guide_n and_o every_o impression_n be_v bring_v to_o this_o standard_n and_o strict_o examine_v by_o it_o but_o of_o this_o beside_o the_o light_n give_v we_o already_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o full_o and_o particular_o qualify_v to_o make_v a_o judgement_n both_o from_o what_o follow_v in_o this_o second_o book_n and_o from_o the_o instruction_n to_o be_v add_v in_o the_o three_o when_o we_o come_v to_o enlarge_v there_o upon_o the_o virtue_n of_o fortitude_n and_o temperance_n but_o above_o all_o other_o passion_n that_o of_o self-love_n and_o presumption_n and_o inordinate_a fondness_n of_o our_o own_o imagination_n opinion_n and_o action_n require_v a_o strict_a and_o watchful_a eye_n and_o the_o strong_a guard_n we_o can_v possible_o set_v over_o it_o for_o this_o be_v the_o very_a pest_n of_o mankind_n the_o most_o mortal_a and_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n to_o wisdom_n the_o very_a corruption_n and_o gangrene_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o it_o mortify_v and_o grow_v absolute_o incurable_a this_o swell_v we_o with_o vain_a conceit_n and_o false_a satisfaction_n and_o confidence_n we_o make_v undue_a estimate_n of_o ourselves_o and_o be_v marvellous_o please_v with_o our_o own_o suppose_a sufficiency_n nay_o we_o perfect_o idolise_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_n ourselves_o and_o neither_o believe_v nor_o hear_v any_o body_n but_o ourselves_o now_o indeed_o we_o can_v never_o be_v in_o worse_a hand_n than_o our_o own_o and_o that_o prayer_n of_o the_o spaniard_n be_v a_o very_a significant_a and_o sensible_a one_o o_o god_n preserve_v i_o from_o myself_o such_o presumption_n and_o foolish_a self-love_n proceed_v from_o mistake_n and_o ignorance_n be_v not_o so_o true_o the_o mother_n of_o any_o devotion_n as_o of_o this_o be_v man_n but_o due_o sensible_a how_o weak_a and_o wretched_a how_o impotent_a and_o little_a how_o full_a of_o infirmity_n and_o error_n human_a nature_n be_v in_o general_a and_o be_v each_o man_n due_o so_o of_o his_o own_o personal_a defect_n and_o frailty_n in_o particular_a 12.16_o rom._n 12.16_o that_o divine_a counsel_n of_o not_o be_v wise_a in_o our_o own_o conceit_n will_v be_v much_o better_o obey_v and_o obey_v it_o be_v necessary_a it_o shall_v be_v for_o till_o we_o be_v free_a of_o this_o vanity_n we_o can_v never_o arrive_v at_o true_a and_o sound_a wisdom_n it_o stop_v our_o ear_n against_o all_o advice_n and_o instruction_n and_o suffer_v we_o not_o to_o see_v our_o own_o want_n nor_o the_o ability_n of_o other_o to_o direct_v and_o improve_v we_o honesty_n and_o integrity_n modesty_n and_o diligence_n a_o meek_a and_o teachable_a temper_n a_o serious_a and_o hearty_a and_o humble_a acknowledgement_n of_o our_o deficiency_n these_o be_v not_o only_o the_o first_o and_o sure_a step_n to_o virtue_n but_o the_o great_a evidence_n of_o a_o solid_a judgement_n a_o clear_a understanding_n a_o rightly-disposed_n will_n and_o unbiased_a affection_n and_o consequent_o a_o most_o hopeful_a and_o promise_a as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v a_o indispensable_o requisite_a preparation_n to_o the_o study_n and_o attainment_n of_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n chap._n ii_o a_o entire_a liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o second_o predisposition_n requisite_a in_o order_n to_o wisdom_n the_o other_o disposition_n to_o wisdom_n which_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o natural_a consequence_n and_o improvement_n of_o the_o former_a be_v after_o we_o have_v deliver_v ourselves_o from_o the_o bondage_n and_o captivity_n of_o popular_a opinion_n from_o without_o and_o our_o own_o passion_n from_o within_o to_o attain_v to_o a_o full_a entire_a and_o generous_a liberty_n of_o mind_n and_o this_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n according_a to_o the_o two_o great_a faculty_n concern_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o wisdom_n imply_v first_o a_o liberty_n of_o judgement_n and_o then_o a_o liberty_n of_o the_o will._n the_o former_a of_o these_o which_o regard_v the_o judgement_n consist_v in_o consider_v judge_a and_o examine_v all_o thing_n yet_o not_o tie_v one_o self_n up_o to_o any_o but_o remain_v still_o free_a and_o at_o one_o own_o disposal_n of_o a_o large_a universal_a spirit_n open_a and_o ready_a to_o hear_v any_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v offer_v this_o be_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o soul_n the_o most_o peculiar_a and_o distinguish_a privilege_n of_o a_o true_o great_a and_o wise_a man_n but_o such_o a_o one_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v as_o all_o people_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o understanding_n and_o much_o less_o still_o of_o attain_v to_o it_o upon_o which_o account_n i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o establish_v this_o point_n against_o the_o objection_n of_o those_o vulgar_a soul_n which_o be_v not_o of_o capacity_n large_a enough_o for_o true_a wisdom_n and_o first_o of_o all_o to_o prevent_v all_o mistake_v and_o unreasonable_a cavil_n upon_o word_n i_o will_v explain_v the_o term_n make_v use_v of_o here_o and_o give_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o they_o now_o this_o description_n consist_v of_o three_o thing_n which_o mutual_o produce_v and_o support_v one_o another_o and_o these_o be_v judge_v every_o thing_n be_v wed_v or_o tie_v up_o to_o nothing_o and_o preserve_v a_o largeness_n of_o soul_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o hearken_v to_o any_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v offer_v by_o judge_v in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o particular_n it_o be_v plain_a i_o can_v mean_v resolve_v determine_v or_o positive_o affirm_v because_o this_o will_v imply_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o description_n and_o therefore_o no_o more_o can_v possible_o be_v understand_v by_o it_o
than_o examine_v and_o weigh_v all_o matter_n that_o come_v before_o we_o put_v the_o argument_n for_o either_o side_n of_o the_o question_n into_o the_o balance_n to_o see_v which_o scale_n preponderates_n and_o where_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n lie_v that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o truth_n may_v after_o long_a and_o diligent_a disquisition_n at_o last_o be_v clear_o make_v out_o then_o again_o by_o not_o espouse_v or_o be_v bind_v up_o to_o any_o thing_n i_o do_v not_o intend_v stop_v short_a of_o the_o truth_n affect_v uncertainty_n and_o float_v in_o the_o air_n sometime_o talk_v and_o act_v one_o way_n and_o sometime_o the_o direct_a contrary_n and_o so_o never_o proceed_v or_o resolve_v any_o thing_n after_o such_o deliberation_n as_o be_v requisite_a for_o a_o man_n of_o constancy_n and_o prudence_n nor_o venture_v to_o act_n because_o he_o can_v be_v positive_a that_o his_o judgement_n be_v right_a for_o i_o will_v have_v my_o philosopher_n conform_v to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o all_o the_o external_a and_o common_a passage_n of_o human_a life_n act_n like_o other_o men._n the_o rule_v prescribe_v here_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v with_o any_o man_n commerce_n or_o outward_a behaviour_n their_o business_n be_v only_o to_o regulate_v the_o mind_n and_o to_o set_v the_o thought_n and_o judgement_n right_o within_o nay_o and_o even_o in_o this_o inward_a regulation_n too_o i_o be_o content_a that_o man_n shall_v ready_o assent_v to_o probable_a evidence_n that_o they_o shall_v stick_v to_o that_o side_n where_o they_o find_v the_o great_a appearance_n of_o honesty_n and_o justice_n of_o convenience_n and_o advantage_n but_o still_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o some_o sort_n of_o modesty_n and_o reserve_n avoid_v all_o positiveness_n and_o stiffness_n all_o indecent_a censure_n and_o contemptuous_a usage_n of_o those_o who_o think_v otherwise_o treat_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n be_v they_o never_o so_o distant_a be_v they_o new_a or_o old_a with_o candour_n and_o caution_n disdain_v nothing_o that_o can_v be_v offer_v but_o ready_a and_o content_a to_o hear_v the_o argument_n of_o those_o that_o oppose_v we_o nay_o not_o only_o content_a but_o desirous_a that_o they_o shall_v oppose_v we_o and_o allege_v whatever_o they_o have_v to_o say_v against_o our_o notion_n because_o this_o will_v put_v we_o upon_o a_o more_o accurate_a exercise_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o qualification_n and_o oblige_v we_o to_o consider_v and_o weigh_v thing_n more_o cautious_o now_o these_o three_o quality_n i_o affirm_v to_o preserve_v and_o mutual_o to_o support_v each_o other_o for_o he_o that_o examine_v thing_n careful_o and_o without_o passion_n will_v find_v somewhat_o of_o reason_n and_o probability_n on_o every_o side_n so_o much_o at_o least_o as_o will_v preserve_v he_o not_o only_o from_o rashness_n and_o precipitation_n but_o from_o peremptoriness_n and_o obstinacy_n and_o this_o put_v the_o mind_n in_o that_o state_n of_o ingenuity_n and_o indifference_n which_o i_o mean_v by_o openness_n and_o universality_n of_o soul_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o man_n who_o fix_v absolute_o have_v cut_v himself_o out_o from_o far_a examination_n he_o be_v fasten_v down_o to_o the_o notion_n already_o entertain_v by_o he_o and_o make_v himself_o of_o a_o party_n resolve_v to_o maintain_v his_o opinion_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o sense_n and_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a simple_n and_o credulous_n and_o foolish_a man_n be_v defective_a in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o qualification_n opiniater_n and_o dogmatical_a arguer_n be_v faulty_a in_o the_o second_o point_n and_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o sort_v when_o they_o turn_v factious_a and_o espouse_v a_o party_n offend_v against_o the_o three_o but_o a_o philosopher_n indeed_o who_o only_a aim_n be_v truth_n and_o who_o pursuit_n of_o it_o be_v regular_a and_o discreet_a be_v wise_a and_o modest_a and_o moderate_a and_o so_o a_o exact_a observer_n of_o all_o these_o rule_n it_o be_v far_a necessary_a for_o the_o give_v a_o true_a state_n of_o the_o matter_n i_o be_o now_o upon_o to_o add_v that_o by_o the_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v nice_o examine_v and_o the_o no_o one_o thing_n to_o be_v resolute_o espouse_v i_o mean_v such_o object_n only_o as_o be_v mere_o humane_a and_o matter_n proper_a for_o a_o philosophical_a enquiry_n so_o that_o this_o direction_n must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v think_v to_o concern_v reveal_v and_o divine_a truth_n for_o these_o we_o be_v oblige_v not_o in_o duty_n only_o but_o by_o the_o strict_a reason_n too_o to_o receive_v with_o a_o entire_a submission_n and_o most_o profound_a humility_n these_o be_v not_o matter_n for_o discussion_n and_o controversy_n we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v here_o but_o to_o bow_v down_o the_o head_n and_o worship_n to_o restrain_v the_o insolence_n of_o reason_n when_o it_o will_v saucy_o pry_v into_o the_o ark_n to_o check_v and_o captivate_v our_o mind_n and_o resign_v our_o understanding_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n but_o these_o religious_a and_o sacred_a object_n except_v none_o of_o the_o rest_n need_v disdain_n to_o come_v within_o those_o condition_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v upon_o easy_a term_n this_o short_a exaplanation_n of_o the_o term_n may_v perhaps_o suffice_v for_o man_n of_o equity_n and_o good_a sense_n and_o save_v i_o the_o trouble_v of_o any_o far_a enlargement_n but_o because_o i_o see_v plain_o that_o there_o be_v a_o party_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n of_o a_o positive_a fierce_a and_o domineer_a spirit_n who_o be_v for_o lead_v all_o mankind_n after_o they_o in_o a_o very_a magisterial_a manner_n and_o having_z first_o inviolable_o engage_v in_o some_o particular_a principle_n and_o opinion_n themselves_o take_v the_o confidence_n to_o expect_v that_o every_o body_n else_o shall_v come_v in_o upon_o their_o authority_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n will_v not_o endure_v any_o thing_n that_o look_v like_o assert_v liberty_n of_o think_v in_o opposition_n to_o these_o stiff_a assume_v gentleman_n and_o to_o prevent_v or_o at_o least_o to_o defeat_v their_o outcry_n upon_o this_o occasion_n i_o think_v myself_o under_o some_o necessity_n to_o prove_v and_o confirm_v what_o have_v be_v here_o advance_v and_o will_v therefore_o consider_v each_o branch_n of_o this_o proposition_n distinct_o as_o the_o part_n lie_v before_o we_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v judge_v every_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a character_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o most_o exalt_a understanding_n the_o proper_a office_n of_o a_o man_n the_o most_o natural_a most_o become_a employment_n of_o a_o rational_a soul_n to_o what_o purpose_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v be_v those_o noble_a faculty_n of_o discourse_n give_v we_o why_o have_v we_o that_o penetrate_a wit_n that_o discern_v and_o acute_a spirit_n be_v it_o to_o build_v castle_n in_o the_o air_n with_o and_o feed_v ourselves_o with_o extravagant_a fancy_n or_o to_o lavish_a it_o away_o upon_o useless_a vanity_n and_o trifle_n as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n do_v eye_n certain_o be_v make_v to_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o light_n and_o these_o power_n to_o exert_v themselves_o in_o that_o judicial_a authority_n which_o this_o superintendant_n of_o the_o low_a world_n have_v over_o the_o work_v of_o nature_n and_o providence_n to_o entrench_v upon_o this_o prerogative_n be_v to_o maim_v his_o very_a essence_n to_o unman_v and_o to_o degrade_v he_o into_o beast_n and_o to_o exercise_v this_o right_n be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o man_n and_o to_o do_v it_o in_o a_o eminent_a and_o uncommon_a manner_n be_v the_o very_a mark_n and_o distinction_n of_o a_o wise_a man._n if_o then_o the_o neglect_v of_o this_o power_n be_v so_o great_a a_o violation_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o privilege_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_n the_o give_v up_o a_o original_a right_n which_o ought_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o be_v part_v with_o how_o much_o more_o inexcusable_a be_v it_o in_o a_o wiseman_n who_o be_v so_o much_o better_o qualify_v for_o it_o and_o have_v strong_a pretension_n to_o that_o authority_n than_o those_o of_o mean_a ability_n can_v have_v it_o be_v therefore_o in_o my_o apprehension_n a_o most_o amaze_a thing_n that_o so_o many_o person_n even_o among_o those_o who_o either_o have_v or_o at_o least_o set_v up_o for_o learning_n and_o good_a sense_n shall_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n give_v up_o so_o just_a a_o right_n and_o tame_o submit_v to_o what_o come_v next_o nay_o approve_v whatsoever_o have_v the_o least_o colour_n of_o a_o probability_n or_o perhaps_o nothing_o but_o custom_n and_o common_a credit_n to_o keep_v it_o in_o countenance_n without_o ever_o go_v about_o to_o call_v the_o cause_n and_o examine_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o merit_n in_o it_o or_o no._n nay_o not_o only_o to_o
submit_v but_o to_o think_v themselves_o bind_v to_o do_v so_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o at_o liberty_n to_o satisfy_v their_o own_o reason_n what_o a_o horrible_a indignity_n what_o a_o degradation_n of_o humane_a nature_n be_v this_o in_o other_o case_n we_o find_v they_o bold_a and_o assume_v extreme_o jealous_a of_o their_o honour_n and_o tenacious_a of_o their_o privilege_n but_o here_o they_o be_v despicable_o tame_a and_o poor-spirited_a which_o be_v the_o just_a the_o most_o indisputable_a the_o most_o inherent_a property_n of_o any_o that_o belong_v to_o they_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o truth_n but_o falsehood_n be_v infinite_a a_o thousand_o differ_a judgement_n upon_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o but_o one_o of_o all_o these_o in_o the_o right_a and_o shall_v i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o this_o doubt_n and_o confusion_n be_v forbid_v to_o use_v the_o mean_v god_n have_v put_v into_o my_o hand_n for_o the_o find_v out_o which_o that_o be_v shall_v it_o be_v think_v take_v more_o upon_o i_o than_o become_v i_o if_o i_o endeavour_v to_o discover_v the_o best_a appearance_n of_o truth_n or_o equity_n or_o profit_n or_o convenience_n for_o a_o rule_n and_o measure_n to_o my_o own_o action_n be_v it_o possible_a to_o suppose_v that_o among_o the_o many_o disagree_v nay_o opposite_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o world_n none_o but_o we_o shall_v be_v good_a for_o any_o thing_n be_v all_o mankind_n out_o of_o their_o sense_n and_o have_v every_o other_o nation_n take_v wrong_a measure_n who_o can_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o assert_v this_o or_o who_o make_v any_o question_n but_o other_o country_n be_v even_o with_o we_o and_o think_v every_o whit_n as_o mean_o of_o our_o constitution_n as_o we_o do_v of_o they_o nay_o there_o be_v no_o dispute_n but_o this_o very_a person_n whoever_o he_o be_v that_o be_v so_o blind_o fond_a of_o his_o native_a manner_n will_v have_v have_v the_o same_o partial_a like_n for_o those_o of_o any_o other_o place_n where_o it_o have_v be_v his_o fortune_n to_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o breed_v he_o will_v have_v be_v as_o warm_v in_o prefer_v those_o above_o such_o as_o he_o now_o think_v best_a for_o no_o other_o reason_n it_o be_v plain_a but_o because_o he_o have_v be_v use_v to_o they_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v venture_v to_o assert_v the_o contrary_a i_o must_v beg_v leave_n at_o least_o to_o answer_v he_o that_o this_o liberty_n of_o judge_v be_v a_o good_a rule_n however_o for_o all_o foreigner_n to_o make_v use_n of_o that_o so_o they_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o may_v convince_v themselves_o how_o much_o our_o method_n of_o live_v excel_v they_o this_o he_o must_v grant_v i_o sure_o and_o if_o he_o do_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v think_v it_o advisable_v to_o do_v this_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o pass_v sentence_n upon_o nothing_o till_o he_o have_v allow_v it_o a_o fair_a hear_n and_o weigh_v the_o matter_n impartial_o to_o be_v lead_v thus_o like_o ox_n and_o follow_v the_o herd_n be_v fit_a for_o none_o but_o brute_n or_o man_n but_o one_o remove_n above_o they_o i_o will_v by_o all_o mean_n have_v a_o man_n behave_v and_o express_v himself_o and_o make_v his_o figure_n in_o compliance_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n but_o i_o will_v not_o have_v he_o conform_v his_o judgement_n to_o they_o nay_o i_o will_v have_v he_o even_o sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o they_o what_o privilege_n do_v you_o leave_v the_o great_a philosopher_n above_o the_o most_o ignorant_a clown_n if_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o he_o his_o mind_n shall_v be_v enslave_v to_o common_a vogue_n methinks_v the_o world_n shall_v be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v with_o a_o man_n compliance_n in_o outward_a behaviour_n but_o all_o within_o be_v my_o own_o and_o what_o have_v the_o world_n to_o do_v with_o my_o thought_n they_o shall_v give_v rule_n if_o they_o please_v to_o my_o tongue_n and_o my_o hand_n but_o my_o mind_n by_o their_o good_a leave_n be_v out_o of_o their_o jurisdiction_n and_o be_v accountable_a to_o another_o master_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v what_o no_o body_n can_v actual_o take_v away_o and_o if_o any_o attempt_v it_o they_o be_v of_o all_o tyrant_n and_o usurper_n the_o most_o unreasonable_a the_o most_o insupportable_a every_o wise_a man_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v tender_a of_o it_o and_o offend_v in_o neither_o extreme_a for_o he_o will_v neither_o endure_v to_o part_v with_o his_o own_o freedom_n nor_o offer_v to_o invade_v any_o other_o man_n now_o i_o own_o that_o while_o a_o wise_a man_n assert_v this_o liberty_n to_o himself_o it_o can_v be_v expect_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v always_o of_o a_o piece_n for_o at_o this_o rate_n his_o hand_n and_o his_o opinion_n his_o body_n and_o his_o mind_n will_v be_v frequent_o put_v upon_o contradiction_n to_o one_o another_o and_o there_o be_v no_o avoid_v it_o because_o prudence_n govern_v his_o outward_a action_n and_o private_a judgement_n the_o sentiment_n of_o his_o soul_n so_o that_o here_o be_v two_o different_a character_n to_o be_v maintain_v and_o he_o must_v play_v both_o or_o be_v unjust_a either_o to_o the_o world_n or_o to_o himself_o the_o common_a remark_n that_o all_o mankind_n act_v a_o part_n upon_o this_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n be_v as_o strict_o true_a of_o the_o wise_a man_n as_o of_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o for_o they_o be_v quite_o other_o sort_n of_o person_n within_o than_o they_o appear_v to_o the_o spectator_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o play_v thus_o but_o show_v themselves_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o disguise_n the_o difference_n will_v never_o be_v endure_v all_o their_o behaviour_n will_v be_v so_o particular_a and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v their_o real_a opinion_n in_o agreement_n with_o their_o practice_n this_o will_v involve_v they_o in_o so_o many_o error_n and_o corruption_n that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v themselves_o many_o compliance_n must_v be_v indulge_v out_o of_o respect_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n which_o prevail_v abroad_o and_o particular_o in_o the_o place_n where_o we_o dwell_v but_o then_o a_o man_n owe_v it_o to_o himself_o too_o not_o to_o make_v these_o the_o standard_n of_o his_o opinion_n but_o form_n they_o upon_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o universal_a equity_n and_o reason_n and_o he_o who_o do_v thus_o must_v content_v himself_o with_o many_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v not_o strict_o approve_v and_o while_o he_o live_v among_o man_n must_v act_v as_o they_o do_v but_o with_o this_o reserve_v to_o himself_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v by_o he_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n but_o mere_o under_o the_o general_a character_n of_o a_o man_n and_o a_o member_n of_o society_n thus_o he_o in_o his_o action_n will_v be_v like_o cicero_n in_o his_o expression_n who_o declare_v he_o refer_v the_o usage_n of_o word_n to_o the_o people_n but_o the_o proper_a meaning_n of_o they_o he_o reserve_v the_o right_n of_o judge_v in_o to_o himself_o to_o instance_n now_o in_o a_o few_o particular_n and_o those_o some_o of_o they_o very_o frivolous_a and_o of_o little_a or_o no_o consequence_n i_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o pull_v off_o my_o hat_n in_o civility_n and_o deference_n to_o a_o man_n of_o quality_n because_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n express_v their_o respect_n that_o way_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o be_o free_a to_o think_v the_o eastern_a custom_n better_o who_o express_v their_o reverence_n by_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o their_o breast_n and_o never_o hazard_v their_o health_n nor_o expose_v themselves_o to_o any_o of_o the_o other_o inconvenience_n incident_a to_o frequent_v uncover_v of_o the_o head_n so_o again_o be_v i_o a_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o oriental_a part_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v eat_v my_o meal_n upon_o the_o ground_n or_o lean_v or_o lie_v along_o as_o they_o do_v and_o as_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v heretofore_o particular_o the_o jew_n as_o we_o find_v by_o the_o description_n of_o our_o lord_n last_o supper_n but_o still_o i_o can_v not_o forbear_v in_o my_o own_o private_a judgement_n prefer_v the_o sit_v upright_o at_o table_n as_o our_o present_a manner_n be_v for_o the_o much_o more_o commodious_a way_n of_o eat_v again_o to_o mention_v a_o matter_n of_o somewhat_o great_a importance_n i_o be_o satisfy_v that_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o my_o friend_n shall_v be_v inter_v and_o give_v as_o a_o prey_n to_o the_o worm_n but_o still_o i_o can_v but_o think_v the_o old_a way_n of_o burn_a and_o preserve_v their_o ash_n in_o urn_n much_o more_o cleanly_a
a_o thousand_o other_o such_o say_n by_o which_o they_o remarkable_o argue_v a_o distrust_n of_o their_o own_o judgement_n the_o rest_n of_o they_o though_o upon_o some_o occasion_n they_o have_v proceed_v somewhat_o dogmatical_o and_o deliver_v their_o mind_n bold_o and_o positive_o yet_o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v dissemble_v their_o doubt_n than_o not_o to_o have_v have_v any_o and_o to_o put_v the_o best_a face_n they_o can_v upon_o the_o matter_n that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v how_o far_o their_o wit_n will_v carry_v they_o in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n a_o thing_n nôrunt_fw-la thing_n quam_fw-la docti_fw-la fingunt_fw-la magis_fw-la quà m_fw-la nôrunt_fw-la which_o learned_a man_n seem_v rather_o to_o have_v frame_v a_o idea_n of_o to_o themselves_o than_o to_o have_v know_v she_o as_o she_o be_v for_o after_o all_o their_o boast_n of_o attain_v she_o their_o courage_n fail_v they_o at_o last_o and_o the_o thing_n utter_v by_o they_o they_o dare_v not_o venture_v to_o bestow_v any_o more_o honourable_a title_n upon_o than_o that_o of_o probability_n and_o appearance_n of_o truth_n and_o while_o they_o represent_v they_o various_o sometime_o in_o one_o prospect_n and_o form_n and_o sometime_o in_o another_o by_o question_n and_o problem_n and_o ambiguous_a dispute_n as_o if_o their_o design_n be_v rather_o to_o inquire_v than_o to_o teach_v and_o that_o they_o seek_v information_n themselves_o while_o they_o pretend_v to_o give_v it_o to_o other_o from_o all_o this_o i_o say_v and_o the_o whole_a current_n of_o their_o style_n we_o may_v reasonable_o gather_v that_o they_o write_v and_o speak_v not_o so_o much_o with_o a_o design_n to_o establish_v a_o notion_n or_o render_v it_o unquestionable_a as_o for_o diversion_n and_o to_o exercise_v their_o wit_n as_o one_o say_v we_o can_v be_v sure_o what_o their_o opinion_n be_v or_o that_o they_o real_o believe_v their_o own_o write_n for_o indeed_o videntur_fw-la indeed_o noâ—â—â—â—m_fw-la id_fw-la sensiffe_fw-mi quod_fw-la dicerent_fw-la quà m_fw-la exercere_fw-la ingenia_fw-la maâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—cultate_fw-la voluisse_fw-la videntur_fw-la they_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v design_v we_o shall_v gather_v their_o sense_n of_o thing_n so_o much_o as_o that_o we_o shall_v observe_v and_o admire_v their_o part_n and_o skill_n by_o those_o trial_n which_o the_o nicety_n and_o difficulty_n of_o their_o subject_n put_v they_o upon_o and_o who_o can_v ever_o persuade_v himself_o that_o plato_n intend_v his_o republic_n and_o fanciful_a idea_n shall_v ever_o pass_v for_o current_a doctrine_n or_o that_o pythagoras_n in_o advance_v his_o number_n and_o epicurus_n his_o atom_n speak_v their_o own_o real_a opinion_n and_o such_o as_o they_o think_v be_v weigh_v and_o measure_v truth_n they_o please_v and_o entertain_v their_o own_o mind_n with_o these_o nice_a speculation_n but_o vi_fw-la but_o 〈…〉_o singuntur_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la scientiae_fw-la vi_fw-la the_o notion_n be_v owe_v more_o to_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n than_o to_o any_o strength_n of_o proof_n or_o force_v of_o knowledge_n and_o indeed_o they_o may_v seem_v sometime_o to_o have_v go_v out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n on_o purpose_n and_o with_o great_a industry_n to_o have_v seek_v somewhat_o of_o difficulty_n the_o better_a to_o amuse_v the_o world_n by_o thus_o conceal_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o subject_n they_o be_v upon_o and_o to_o furnish_v matter_n for_o the_o gratify_v their_o reader_n be_v curiosity_n how_o wretched_o be_v aristotle_n the_o very_a idol_n of_o these_o dogmatist_n confound_v and_o at_o a_o loss_n how_o inconsistent_a with_o himself_o and_o force_v sometime_o to_o confess_v the_o impotence_n of_o human_a nature_n and_o how_o short_a the_o most_o inquistive_a come_v of_o the_o truth_n those_o that_o afterward_o signalise_v themselves_o by_o a_o more_o positive_a and_o magisterial_a way_n of_o write_v and_o from_o thence_o get_v the_o title_n of_o dogmatist_n be_v man_n of_o a_o pedantic_a and_o presumptuous_a temper_n they_o it_o be_v true_a condemn_v and_o detest_v this_o rule_n of_o wisdom_n and_o be_v fond_a of_o a_o hotheaded_a peremptory_a fellow_n though_o contrary_a to_o their_o own_o party_n and_o judgement_n than_o of_o a_o peaceable_a sedate_n and_o modest_a man_n who_o content_v himself_o with_o doubt_v and_o decline_v the_o pronounce_v any_o thing_n definitive_o that_o be_v in_o plain_a english_a they_o esteem_v a_o rash_a fool_n more_o than_o a_o cautious_a wise_a man._n like_a woman_n who_o take_v it_o ill_o not_o to_o be_v contradict_v and_o have_v rather_o be_v answer_v rude_o than_o not_o at_o all_o because_o they_o think_v the_o coldness_n and_o indifference_n of_o silence_n argue_v great_a contempt_n and_o disdain_n than_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o most_o injurious_a language_n to_o express_v in_o which_o they_o betray_v great_a perverseness_n and_o injustice_n for_o what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v allow_v to_o suspend_v his_o judgement_n and_o still_o to_o deliberate_v upon_o thing_n as_o doubtful_a without_o venture_v to_o affirm_v on_o either_o side_n when_o they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n take_v a_o privilege_n of_o determine_v as_o they_o see_v fit_a be_v not_o there_o the_o same_o equity_n at_o least_o the_o same_o right_n for_o the_o one_o as_o for_o the_o other_o and_o what_o mighty_a crime_n be_v it_o frank_o to_o confess_v one_o self_n ignorant_a when_o he_o be_v real_o so_o and_o to_o say_v nothing_o when_o he_o can_v speak_v with_o good_a assurance_n and_o full_a satisfaction_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o philosopher_n be_v agree_v so_o much_o to_o our_o disadvantage_n as_o to_o pronounce_v that_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o we_o know_v nay_o that_o our_o knowledge_n be_v not_o comparable_a not_o fit_a to_o be_v mention_v in_o competition_n with_o our_o ignorance_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v infinite_a for_o we_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o the_o object_n of_o our_o enquiry_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v too_o near_o or_o too_o distant_a too_o great_a or_o too_o small_a of_o too_o long_o or_o too_o short_a duration_n and_o in_o perpetual_a flux_n and_o uncertainty_n these_o cause_n of_o error_n proceed_v from_o the_o object_n but_o then_o there_o be_v infinite_a other_o owe_v to_o ourselves_o and_o our_o manner_n of_o perception_n which_o in_o truth_n be_v not_o yet_o universal_o agree_v upon_o nor_o perfect_o well_o understand_v what_o we_o think_v ourselves_o sure_a of_o we_o do_v not_o real_o know_v nor_o can_v we_o be_v secure_a of_o continue_v in_o our_o present_a opinion_n any_o time_n for_o how_o often_o do_v we_o see_v fresh_a argument_n extort_v it_o from_o we_o or_o if_o our_o obstinacy_n will_v hold_v it_o fast_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a yet_o at_o least_o they_o raise_v a_o dust_n and_o disturb_v we_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o now_o i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o know_v which_o way_n a_o man_n shall_v ever_o be_v capable_a of_o improve_n his_o judgement_n if_o he_o fasten_v himself_o down_o to_o some_o certain_a notion_n resolve_v to_o look_v and_o examine_v no_o far_o nor_o endure_v to_o hear_v any_o thing_n offer_v in_o prejudice_n of_o a_o opinion_n which_o he_o fanci_v himself_o abundant_o satisfy_v in_o already_o the_o plain_a truth_n be_v man_n be_v ashamed_a of_o this_o suspense_n i_o be_o treat_v of_o because_o they_o have_v a_o wrong_a notion_n of_o it_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o want_n of_o judgement_n whereas_o in_o reality_n the_o great_a and_o most_o judicious_a philosopher_n that_o ever_o live_v be_v the_o most_o frank_a in_o this_o point_n the_o idea_n of_o positiveness_n and_o presumption_n have_v take_v such_o fast_a hold_n of_o they_o and_o they_o think_v dogmaticalness_n and_o learning_n so_o inseparable_a that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o countenance_n in_o any_o case_n to_o own_o their_o ignorance_n lest_o this_o shall_v be_v think_v a_o reflection_n upon_o their_o part_n and_o attainment_n there_o be_v no_o persuade_v they_o that_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o ignorance_n and_o doubt_n more_o learned_a more_o generous_a and_o consistent_a with_o better_a assurance_n and_o more_o accurate_a knowledge_n than_o all_o their_o boast_a science_n and_o certainty_n this_o give_v that_o great_a renown_n to_o socrates_n and_o entitle_v he_o to_o the_o character_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o his_o age_n this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o study_n and_o deep_a enquiry_n it_o be_v a_o modest_a candid_a innocent_a and_o hearty_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o sublime_a mysterious_a nature_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o defect_n and_o poverty_n of_o our_o own_o understanding_n so_o weak_a within_o so_o beset_v with_o mist_n and_o darkness_n without_o and_o from_o both_o so_o uncertain_a and_o unsteady_a in_o its_o resolution_n the_o lord_n know_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v but_o
among_o unbeliever_n or_o preserve_v a_o due_a reverence_n of_o it_o where_o it_o be_v already_o receive_v divinity_n and_o especial_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v mysterious_a and_o reveal_v tell_v we_o plain_o that_o the_o mind_n must_v be_v cleanse_v and_o purify_v in_o order_n to_o receive_v those_o heavenly_a truth_n and_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o god_n will_v not_o inhabit_v our_o soul_n till_o all_o corrupt_a opinion_n as_o well_o as_o affection_n be_v cast_v out_o for_o with_o regard_n to_o both_o we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o understand_v those_o command_n of_o purge_v away_o the_o old_a leaven_n and_o put_v off_o the_o old_a man._n from_o whence_o we_o may_v collect_v that_o the_o most_o compendious_a and_o successful_a method_n of_o plant_v the_o christian_a religion_n among_o infidel_n will_v be_v first_o to_o establish_v they_o in_o the_o belief_n of_o these_o follow_a proposition_n that_o all_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o world_n have_v a_o large_a embasement_n of_o vanity_n and_o falshood_n attend_v it_o that_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n be_v delude_v with_o fantastical_a notion_n the_o forgery_n of_o their_o own_o brain_n that_o god_n create_v man_n to_o the_o end_v he_o may_v acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o dispensation_n and_o employ_v his_o soul_n and_o sin_v his_o happiness_n in_o these_o noble_a contemplation_n but_o that_o in_o this_o decay_a and_o decline_a state_n man_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o discover_v truth_n by_o his_o own_o strength_n that_o there_o be_v consequent_o a_o necessity_n of_o god_n who_o be_v truth_n manifest_v it_o to_o he_o that_o god_n have_v in_o much_o mercy_n vouchsafe_v to_o do_v this_o by_o particular_a revelation_n that_o it_o be_v he_o who_o inspire_v man_n with_o a_o desire_n of_o truth_n as_o well_o as_o he_o provide_v for_o the_o gratify_v that_o desire_n that_o in_o order_n to_o dispose_v and_o qualify_v ourselves_o for_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o divine_a revelation_n we_o must_v abandon_v all_o worldly_a and_o carnal_a opinion_n and_o as_o it_o be_v bring_v our_o mind_n a_o pure_a blank_n for_o god_n to_o write_v his_o will_n in_o when_o these_o point_n be_v gain_v and_o man_n be_v in_o such_o preparation_n to_o resign_v themselves_o to_o truth_n than_o it_o will_v be_v time_n to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n and_o instil_v some_o of_o the_o first_o and_o plain_a principle_n of_o christianity_n to_o show_v they_o that_o these_o doctrine_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n that_o the_o person_n who_o vouchsafe_v to_o bring_v they_o be_v a_o faithful_a ambassador_n and_o entire_a confident_a of_o god_n one_o who_o know_v his_o whole_a will_n exact_o that_o his_o authority_n be_v abundant_o confirm_v by_o infinite_a testimony_n such_o as_o be_v miraculous_a supernatural_a and_o so_o authentic_a proof_n because_o capable_a of_o come_v from_o no_o other_o hand_n but_o god_n only_a thus_o this_o innocent_a and_o candid_a suspense_n and_o unresolvedness_n of_o mind_n will_v prove_v a_o happy_a instrument_n towards_o the_o create_v and_o first_o beget_v a_o knowledge_n and_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n where_o it_o be_v not_o nor_o will_v the_o essicacy_n of_o it_o be_v less_o in_o preserve_v it_o where_o it_o be_v plant_v and_o have_v take_v root_n already_o for_o such_o a_o modest_a caution_n and_o deference_n will_v undoubted_o prevent_v all_o manner_n of_o singularity_n and_o dare_v extravagance_n in_o opinion_n but_o to_o be_v sure_a it_o will_v absolute_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o heresy_n and_o public_a division_n you_o will_v answer_v i_o perhaps_o that_o the_o temper_n i_o be_o describe_v as_o it_o be_v too_o full_a of_o indifference_n to_o make_v any_o heretic_n so_o be_v it_o too_o to_o make_v any_o good_a catholic_n and_o that_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o be_v at_o last_o degenerate_v into_o scepticism_n and_o want_v of_o zeal_n for_o all_o religion_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o religion_n the_o same_o in_o all_o point_n with_o that_o of_o other_o notion_n and_o philosophy_n in_o general_n i_o allow_v there_o will_v be_v force_n in_o this_o objection_n but_o as_o it_o be_v this_o be_v not_o to_o argue_v from_o my_o rule_n but_o to_o pervert_v they_o i_o have_v already_o say_v that_o religion_n stand_v upon_o a_o firm_a undoubted_a bottom_n of_o its_o own_o that_o god_n in_o this_o differ_v from_o all_o his_o creature_n that_o whatever_o he_o say_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o common_a rule_n of_o enquiry_n and_o there_o can_v but_o one_o question_n lie_v before_o we_o which_o be_v whether_o he_o have_v say_v it_o or_o no_o when_o once_o this_o appear_v to_o we_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o suspend_v our_o judgement_n any_o long_o no_o pretence_n for_o neutrality_n or_o liberty_n of_o thought_n nor_o a_o question_v how_o these_o thing_n can_v be_v god_n can_v lie_v and_o we_o can_v err_v in_o believe_v he_o but_o for_o all_o thing_n else_o the_o more_o cautious_a and_o curious_a and_o the_o more_o loose_a and_o disengage_v we_o keep_v our_o mind_n with_o regard_n to_o they_o the_o safe_o and_o easy_o we_o shall_v be_v i_o have_v make_v a_o sort_n of_o digression_n here_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o rule_n i_o be_o recommend_v that_o those_o who_o profess_v themselves_o enemy_n to_o it_o may_v find_v their_o great_a objection_n obviate_v in_o which_o if_o i_o have_v trespass_v upon_o my_o reader_n be_v patience_n i_o ask_v his_o pardon_n and_o now_o to_o our_o business_n again_o after_o these_o two_o quality_n of_o judge_v all_o thing_n and_o fix_v our_o mind_n obstinate_o upon_o nothing_o follow_v the_o three_o qualification_n which_o be_v a_o largeness_n or_o universality_n of_o soul_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o the_o wise_a man_n cast_v his_o eye_n expand_n and_o stretch_v out_o his_o thought_n over_o all_o this_o vast_a universe_n with_o socrates_n become_v a_o citizen_n of_o the_o world_n and_o take_v in_o all_o mankind_n for_o his_o neighbour_n and_o countryman_n look_v down_o like_o the_o sun_n with_o a_o equal_a steady_a and_o indifferent_a eye_n upon_o the_o change_n and_o vicissitude_n here_o below_o as_o thing_n that_o can_v reach_v nor_o have_v the_o power_n to_o change_v he_o this_o be_v the_o security_n the_o privilege_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n that_o which_o resemble_v he_o to_o the_o power_n above_o and_o render_v he_o a_o sort_n of_o god_n upon_o earth_n extendâ—t_fw-la earth_n magna_fw-la &_o generosa_fw-la res_fw-la animus_n humanus_fw-la nullos_fw-la tibi_fw-la poni_fw-la nisi_fw-la commune_v &_o cum_fw-la deo_fw-la terminos_fw-la patitur_fw-la non_fw-la idem_fw-la sapientem_fw-la qui_fw-la caeteros_fw-la terminus_fw-la includit_fw-la omne_fw-la ilâ—i_fw-la saecula_fw-la ut_fw-la deo_fw-la serviunt_fw-la nulium_fw-la saeculum_fw-la magnis_fw-la ingeniis_fw-la clâ—usum_fw-la nullum_fw-la non_fw-la cogitationi_fw-la pervium_fw-la tempus_fw-la quam_fw-la natutale_fw-la in_o immensum_fw-la mentem_fw-la svam_fw-la extendere_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la à _fw-la naturâ_fw-la formatus_fw-la homo_fw-la ut_fw-la paria_fw-la diis_fw-la velit_fw-la ac_fw-la se_fw-la in_o spatium_fw-la suum_fw-la extendâ—t_fw-la the_o mind_n of_o man_n say_v seneca_n be_v a_o great_a and_o generous_a be_v and_o be_v bound_v no_o otherwise_o than_o the_o divinity_n itself_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o same_o narrow_a compass_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n no_o age_n no_o time_n no_o place_n limit_v his_o thought_n but_o he_o penetrate_v and_o pass_v beyond_o they_o all_o how_o agreeable_a be_v it_o to_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o stretch_v his_o mind_n infinite_o for_o nature_n have_v form_v he_o to_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o he_o shall_v emulate_v the_o god_n and_o like_o they_o fill_v his_o own_o infinite_a space_n this_o i_o confess_v be_v a_o sort_n of_o stoical_a rant_n but_o thus_o much_o be_v strict_o true_a that_o the_o brave_a and_o most_o capacious_a soul_n be_v always_o most_o of_o this_o universal_a temper_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o mean_a and_o most_o incapable_a be_v most_o cramp_v have_v the_o narrow_a notion_n and_o be_v always_o particular_a in_o their_o judgement_n of_o man_n and_o thing_n apt_a to_o be_v positive_a themselves_o and_o to_o condemn_v all_o that_o dissent_n from_o they_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n great_a folly_n and_o weakness_n to_o imagine_v that_o all_o nation_n be_v bind_v to_o think_v and_o act_v just_a as_o we_o do_v and_o that_o none_o live_v as_o they_o ought_v who_o do_v not_o comply_v and_o agree_v in_o every_o point_n with_o what_o obtain_v in_o our_o own_o little_a village_n or_o our_o native_a country_n to_o think_v that_o the_o accident_n which_o happen_v to_o we_o be_v general_a and_o in_o common_a and_o must_v needs_o affect_v and_o extend_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n equal_o this_o senseless_a wretch_n when_o you_o tell_v he_o of_o opinion_n and_o custom_n and_o law_n direct_o opposite_a to_o those_o he_o have_v be_v
destroy_v charity_n and_o common_a sense_n be_v abominable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v endure_v and_o man_n shall_v by_o all_o mean_n think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o proceed_v with_o equity_n and_o candour_n to_o see_v and_o to_o acknowledge_v goodness_n wherever_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v though_o in_o the_o worst_a and_o most_o mistake_a enemy_n and_o not_o to_o palliate_v or_o overlook_v much_o less_o to_o defend_v and_o applaud_v the_o vice_n and_o folly_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o follower_n but_o to_o lay_v aside_o all_o private_a consideration_n and_o frank_o to_o express_v our_o detestation_n of_o these_o thing_n let_v the_o person_n guilty_a of_o they_o be_v who_o or_o what_o they_o will_n the_o contrary_a wicked_a practice_n for_o a_o very_a wicked_a one_o it_o be_v seem_v to_o proceed_v in_o great_a measure_n from_o want_n to_o consider_v and_o distinguish_v aright_o what_o the_o point_n in_o difference_n be_v and_o how_o far_o they_o extend_v for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o where_o the_o controversy_n be_v no_o way_n concern_v we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o indifference_n and_o pass_v fair_a and_o equitable_a judgement_n as_o we_o will_v do_v suppose_v no_o dispute_n or_o disagreement_n at_o all_o and_o resentment_n shall_v never_o be_v carry_v beyond_o that_o particular_a subject_n which_o provoke_v they_o nor_o anger_n of_o all_o passion_n suffer_v to_o grow_v general_a and_o unlimited_a and_o these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o many_o evil_n which_o too_o great_a eagerness_n and_o intention_n of_o mind_n natural_o bring_v upon_o man_n let_v the_o matter_n we_o set_v our_o heart_n so_o much_o upon_o be_v what_o it_o will_v for_o this_o disposition_n be_v capable_a of_o excess_n and_o liable_a to_o inconvenience_n when_o fix_v upon_o the_o very_o best_a object_n and_o a_o man_n may_v suffer_v by_o be_v too_o vehement_a and_o hot_a in_o the_o pursuit_n even_o of_o goodness_n and_o wisdom_n itself_o now_o in_o order_n to_o moderate_v this_o affectionate_a earnestness_n and_o reduce_v the_o mind_n to_o due_a temper_n every_o man_n ought_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o most_o important_a thing_n give_v we_o in_o charge_n by_o god_n and_o nature_n that_o to_o which_o we_o have_v the_o strong_a obligation_n and_o consequent_o such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v first_o satisfy_v be_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v look_v well_o to_o his_o conduct_n this_o good_a management_n of_o ourselves_o be_v the_o very_a business_n upon_o which_o we_o be_v send_v into_o the_o world_n at_o first_o and_o be_v continue_v in_o it_o still_o and_o this_o duty_n we_o do_v by_o no_o mean_n discharge_v faithful_o except_o the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n and_o liberty_n of_o our_o mind_n be_v consult_v and_o preserve_v and_o preserve_v these_o can_v be_v unless_o we_o make_v it_o our_o principle_n and_o rule_n to_o lend_v ourselves_o to_o a_o friend_n but_o to_o give_v ourselves_o up_o to_o none_o but_o ourselves_o to_o take_v business_n in_o hand_n but_o not_o to_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n to_o bear_v it_o as_o a_o burden_n and_o be_v content_a with_o sustain_v the_o weight_n of_o it_o upon_o our_o shoulder_n but_o not_o to_o incorporate_v and_o unite_v with_o it_o by_o make_v it_o inseparable_a and_o a_o part_n of_o ourselves_o to_o bestow_v all_o possible_a diligence_n but_o not_o to_o misplace_v and_o throw_v away_o our_o affection_n upon_o it_o to_o fasten_v eager_o upon_o very_o few_o thing_n and_o to_o stick_v to_o they_o only_o so_o as_o still_o to_o continue_v at_o our_o own_o pleasure_n this_o be_v the_o true_a the_o sovereign_a remedy_n against_o all_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o uneasiness_n former_o mention_v and_o this_o be_v not_o any_o such_o selfish_a or_o narrow-spirited_n advice_n as_o some_o may_v imagine_v it_o do_v not_o condemn_v or_o exclude_v any_o of_o those_o duty_n or_o good_a office_n require_v from_o we_o it_o do_v not_o prejudice_n to_o the_o public_a our_o friend_n or_o our_o neighbour_n so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a we_o be_v bind_v by_o all_o the_o tie_v of_o honour_n and_o religion_n to_o be_v courteous_a and_o kind_a assist_v and_o serviceable_a to_o one_o another_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o custom_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o world_n and_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o other_o as_o our_o circumstance_n will_v permit_v and_o in_o order_n hereunto_o every_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o contribute_v to_o the_o common_a good_a and_o conscientious_o to_o perform_v all_o those_o duty_n and_o mutual_a office_n which_o any_o way_n concern_v he_o as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o body_n politic_a and_o may_v conduce_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o human_a society_n amicum_fw-la society_n qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la amious_a est_fw-la hunc_fw-la omnibus_fw-la seito_fw-la esse_fw-la amicum_fw-la he_o that_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o himself_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o all_o mankind_n for_o the_o love_n and_o care_n of_o one_o self_n be_v so_o far_o from_o engross_a and_o confine_v all_o we_o can_v do_v to_o our_o own_o single_a person_n that_o it_o imply_v and_o put_v we_o upon_o the_o be_v as_o universal_o beneficial_a and_o dissuse_v our_o power_n as_o far_o and_o wide_o as_o we_o can_v but_o still_o i_o must_v insist_v upon_o it_o that_o the_o most_o generous_a inclination_n and_o endeavour_n of_o this_o kind_a aught_o to_o be_v temper_v with_o moderation_n and_o prudence_n and_o no_o man_n be_v public-spirited_a as_o he_o shall_v be_v unless_o he_o be_v discreet_a withal_o and_o that_o in_o these_o two_o respect_n particular_o first_o not_o to_o apply_v or_o lay_v himself_o out_o upon_o every_o occasion_n that_o offer_v indifferent_o but_o first_o to_o sit_v down_o and_o consider_v well_o the_o justice_n the_o reasonableness_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n whether_o it_o will_v answer_v his_o design_n and_o be_v worth_a his_o pain_n and_o if_o this_o be_v do_v a_o world_n of_o trouble_n may_v be_v spare_v then_o second_o that_o even_o those_o occasion_n which_o have_v the_o best_a title_n to_o his_o application_n may_v be_v follow_v without_o violence_n and_o vexation_n of_o mind_n a_o man_n shall_v contract_v his_o desire_n and_o bring_v they_o within_o as_o small_a a_o compass_n as_o he_o can_v the_o little_a he_o do_v desire_n shall_v be_v pursue_v with_o temper_n and_o be_v desire_v moderate_o his_o application_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o anxiety_n and_o distraction_n and_o in_o any_o the_o most_o important_a matter_n that_o we_o undertake_v we_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o employ_v our_o hand_n our_o foot_n our_o tongue_n the_o attention_n of_o our_o thought_n the_o sweat_n of_o our_o brow_n all_o proper_a mean_n in_o order_n to_o the_o effect_v they_o nay_o to_o spend_v our_o blood_n and_o hazard_v our_o life_n if_o the_o occasion_n require_v it_o but_o still_o all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o a_o reserve_v calm_o and_o considerate_o without_o passion_n and_o torment_n without_o fretfulness_n and_o impatience_n a_o man_n must_v always_o preserve_v the_o government_n and_o command_n of_o himself_o the_o health_n of_o his_o body_n the_o soundness_n of_o his_o mind_n the_o tranquillity_n and_o ease_n of_o both_o so_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a for_o success_n do_v by_o no_o mean_n depend_v upon_o heat_n and_o forwardness_n and_o a_o impetuous_a eagerness_n of_o the_o will_n but_o be_v much_o often_o and_o better_o attain_v without_o it_o and_o the_o cool_a our_o proceed_n be_v the_o great_a expectation_n we_o may_v entertain_v from_o they_o it_o be_v a_o vulgar_a and_o a_o very_a gross_a mistake_n that_o no_o affair_n be_v undertake_v hearty_o and_o to_o purpose_n without_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o noise_n and_o hurry_v and_o bustle_n for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v these_o only_a disorder_n and_o perplex_v the_o cause_n put_v man_n beside_o their_o bias_n and_o be_v so_o many_o fresh_a obstruction_n how_o common_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o observe_v vast_a number_n of_o man_n who_o venture_v their_o person_n in_o the_o war_n and_o be_v in_o daily_a hourly_a peril_n of_o their_o life_n without_o any_o anxious_a concern_v at_o all_o they_o march_v up_o to_o the_o cannon_n mouth_n when_o their_o post_n require_v it_o and_o push_v on_o to_o action_n and_o yet_o neither_o the_o hazard_n nor_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o battle_n they_o fight_v ever_o break_v they_o one_o night_n rest_n they_o consider_v this_o be_v their_o duty_n and_o upon_o that_o consideration_n they_o discharge_v it_o cheerful_o and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o you_o see_v the_o camp_n and_o the_o field_n so_o easy_a and_o void_a of_o care_n a_o splenetic_a politician_n who_o never_o have_v the_o courage_n to_o look_v danger_n in_o the_o face_n shall_v sit_v you_o at_o home_n and_o tease_v and_o afflict_v
himself_o with_o the_o event_n of_o this_o engagement_n and_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o perplex_v and_o mortify_v with_o any_o ill_a success_n than_o those_o very_a soldier_n who_o spend_v their_o blood_n and_o stake_v down_o their_o life_n in_o the_o service_n in_o a_o word_n we_o must_v learn_v to_o understand_v ourselves_o and_o our_o condition_n and_o distinguish_v aright_o between_o our_o private_a and_o personal_a and_o our_o public_a capacity_n for_o every_o one_o of_o we_o be_v under_o a_o double_a character_n and_o have_v two_o part_n to_o play_v the_o one_o external_a and_o visible_a but_o somewhat_o foreign_a and_o distant_a the_o other_o domestic_a and_o proper_a and_o essential_a to_o we_o now_o though_o our_o shirt_n be_v next_o to_o our_o skin_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n we_o shall_v always_o remember_v that_o how_o near_o soever_o our_o shirt_n may_v be_v our_o skin_n be_v still_o near_o to_o we_o a_o judicious_a person_n will_v discharge_v his_o duty_n to_o the_o public_a and_o fill_v a_o office_n well_o and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n will_v discern_v the_o folly_n and_o wickedness_n and_o cheat_n which_o a_o public_a station_n expose_v he_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o he_o will_v not_o decline_v the_o thing_n because_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o constitution_n of_o his_o country_n it_o be_v necessary_a and_o useful_a to_o the_o public_a and_o perhaps_o advantageous_a to_o himself_o he_o will_v submit_v in_o many_o thing_n to_o do_v as_o the_o world_n do_v because_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n live_v at_o the_o same_o rate_n and_o since_o he_o can_v mend_v the_o world_n it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o disturb_v it_o by_o be_v singular_a but_o still_o he_o will_v look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o matter_n somewhat_o foreign_a and_o consider_v this_o character_n as_o adventitious_a and_o accidental_a not_o natural_a to_o he_o it_o be_v what_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o put_v on_o and_o appear_v in_o but_o he_o be_v not_o bear_v with_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o a_o part_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v always_o exercise_v it_o with_o all_o due_a limitation_n and_o reservation_n and_o not_o so_o embark_v in_o business_n as_o to_o be_v quite_o swallow_v up_o in_o it_o but_o manage_v matter_n so_o that_o he_o may_v still_o enjoy_v himself_o and_o be_v free_a and_o easy_a with_o a_o particular_a friend_n or_o at_o least_o within_o his_o own_o breast_n not_o so_o serve_v the_o world_n as_o to_o neglect_v and_o be_v out_o of_o a_o condition_n to_o serve_v himself_o nor_o endeavour_v the_o benefit_n of_o other_o at_o the_o expense_n or_o loss_n of_o a_o good_a that_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o his_o own_o chap._n iii_o true_a and_o substantial_a integrity_n of_o mind_n the_o first_o and_o fundamental_a part_n of_o wisdom_n the_o direction_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o two_o forego_v chapter_n be_v such_o preparation_n as_o be_v think_v necessary_a for_o dispose_v aright_o the_o person_n who_o aspire_v after_o wisdom_n and_o qualify_a he_o to_o make_v successful_a progress_n in_o it_o that_o be_v by_o remove_v the_o obstruction_n and_o clean_v his_o mind_n of_o prejudices_fw-la and_o set_v it_o at_o large_a from_o the_o slavery_n and_o confinement_n of_o popular_a opinion_n and_o private_a passion_n and_o also_o by_o advance_v to_o that_o noble_a and_o happy_a freedom_n of_o thought_n and_o will_v already_o describe_v that_o from_o hence_o as_o from_o some_o advantageous_a rise_a ground_n he_o may_v take_v a_o full_a prospect_n and_o arrive_v at_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n and_o attain_v to_o a_o absolute_a mastery_n over_o all_o the_o object_n and_o thing_n that_o occur_v to_o he_o here_o below_o which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a character_n and_o privilege_n of_o a_o exalt_a and_o resin_a soul_n it_o may_v now_o be_v seasonable_a to_o advance_v in_o the_o method_n propose_v at_o our_o entrance_n into_o this_o book_n by_o give_v some_o fit_a instruction_n and_o general_a rule_n of_o wisdom_n the_o two_o first_o whereof_o be_v still_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o preface_n to_o the_o main_a work_n necessary_a to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o foundation_n upon_o which_o to_o raise_v this_o glorious_a superstructure_n and_o the_o former_a and_o principal_a of_o these_o two_o design_v for_o the_o subject_a of_o this_o chapter_n be_v probity_n and_o sincerity_n that_o true_a honesty_n and_o integrity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n be_v the_o first_o the_o chief_z the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o true_a wisdom_n be_v a_o assertion_n which_o it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v think_v needless_a for_o i_o to_o give_v myself_o any_o great_a trouble_n in_o prove_v for_o in_o truth_n all_o mankind_n agree_v in_o high_o extol_v and_o zealous_o pretend_v to_o it_o though_o it_o be_v but_o too_o manifest_a that_o what_o some_o do_v in_o this_o kind_n serious_o and_o out_o of_o conscientious_a regard_n to_o their_o duty_n and_o the_o real_a worth_n of_o this_o virtue_n other_o put_v on_o only_o to_o set_v the_o best_a face_n upon_o the_o matter_n and_o be_v compel_v to_o dissemble_v from_o shame_n and_o fear_v and_o the_o ill-consequence_n of_o avow_v the_o contrary_n thus_o far_o then_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v agree_v that_o honesty_n be_v recommend_v and_o respect_v and_o at_o least_o complimented_a every_o man_n profess_v to_o be_v passionate_o in_o love_n with_o it_o and_o subscribe_v himself_o its_o most_o faithful_a most_o affectionate_a and_o most_o devote_a servant_n so_o that_o i_o may_v spare_v myself_o the_o pain_n of_o argue_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o general_a but_o i_o be_o afraid_a notwithstanding_o it_o will_v prove_v no_o such_o easy_a matter_n to_o make_v man_n agree_v with_o the_o notion_n of_o that_o which_o in_o my_o esteem_n be_v the_o true_a and_o essential_a honesty_n and_o to_o persuade_v the_o as_o universal_a love_n but_o especial_o the_o universal_a practice_n of_o that_o which_o i_o think_v necessary_a upon_o this_o occasion_n for_o as_o to_o that_o which_o be_v in_o common_a vogue_n and_o usual_o repute_v such_o though_o the_o world_n i_o know_v be_v general_o satisfy_v and_o trouble_v themselves_o so_o little_a about_o understanding_n or_o attain_v to_o any_o thing_n better_o that_o except_o a_o very_a few_o wise_a man_n they_o have_v no_o idea_n no_o wish_n beyond_o this_o yet_o i_o make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v all_o but_o a_o spurious_a and_o counterfeit_a virtue_n shame_n and_o trick_n and_o the_o product_n of_o art_n and_o study_n falsehood_n and_o disguise_n now_o first_o of_o all_o we_o can_v but_o be_v sensible_a it_o false_a appcarance_n of_o it_o that_o man_n be_v very_o often_o draw_v on_o and_o push_v forward_o to_o good_a action_n by_o several_a sort_n of_o motive_n sometime_o such_o as_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n commendable_a as_o natural_a defect_n and_o infirmity_n passion_n and_o fancy_n nay_o sometime_o by_o vice_n and_o thing_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n sinful_a thus_o chastity_n and_o sobriety_n and_o temperance_n of_o all_o sort_n may_v be_v and_o often_o be_v owe_v to_o a_o weak_a body_n and_o tender_a constitution_n which_o can_v support_v excess_n contempt_n of_o death_n to_o peevishness_n and_o discontent_n patience_n under_o misfortune_n resolution_n and_o presence_n of_o thought_n in_o danger_n to_o want_v of_o apprehension_n and_o judgement_n and_o a_o due_a sense_n how_o great_a or_o imminent_a the_o danger_n be_v valour_n and_o liberality_n and_o justice_n be_v often_o inspire_v and_o practise_v by_o ambition_n and_o vainglory_n the_o effect_n of_o good_a conduct_n discreet_a management_n of_o fear_n and_o shame_n and_o avarice_n and_o what_o a_o world_n of_o renown_a and_o noble_a exploit_n have_v be_v owe_v to_o presumption_n and_o foolhardiness_n rashness_n and_o inconsideration_n thus_o what_o we_o common_o call_v action_n and_o instance_n of_o virtue_n be_v in_o reality_n no_o better_o than_o mask_n and_o counterfeit_a appearance_n of_o it_o they_o have_v the_o air_n and_o the_o complexion_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n the_o substance_n of_o it_o so_o much_o resemblance_n there_o be_v that_o the_o vulgar_a who_o be_v no_o critic_n in_o face_n may_v easy_o mistake_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o and_o so_o much_o of_o good_a there_o be_v in_o the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o such_o action_n that_o other_o people_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o call_v they_o virtuous_a but_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o person_n himself_o who_o do_v they_o shall_v esteem_v they_o such_o or_o that_o any_o consider_a man_n can_v either_o allow_v they_o this_o character_n when_o nice_o examine_v or_o think_v one_o jot_n the_o better_a of_o the_o man_n that_o do_v they_o for_o interest_n or_o honour_n or_o reputation_n or_o custom_n and_o compliance_n or_o some_o other_o cause_n altogether_o foreign_a to_o virtue_n will_v be_v find_v
occasion_n practise_v upon_o foreign_a and_o distant_a consideration_n act_v by_o sudden_a start_n and_o short_a spurt_n with_o clamour_n and_o noise_n with_o hurry_n and_o clutter_n with_o ostentation_n and_o vainglory_n and_o from_o hence_o we_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o all_o those_o glorious_a thing_n which_o philosopher_n and_o wise_a man_n in_o all_o age_n have_v say_v of_o nature_n for_o what_o doctrine_n be_v more_o common_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o than_o these_o sunt_fw-la these_o naturam_fw-la si_fw-la sequaris_fw-la ducem_fw-la nusquam_fw-la aberrabis_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la secundùm_fw-la naturam_fw-la omnia_fw-la vitia_n contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la sunt_fw-la that_o the_o way_n for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v well_o be_v to_o live_v agreeable_o to_o nature_n that_o a_o perfect_a conformity_n with_o nature_n be_v the_o supreme_a good_a the_o most_o exquisite_a happiness_n mankind_n be_v capable_a of_o that_o if_o we_o make_v nature_n our_o mistress_n and_o guide_n and_o constant_o follow_v the_o direction_n she_o give_v we_o shall_v never_o go_v amiss_o by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o nature_n be_v set_v to_o signify_v that_o universal_a reason_n and_o equity_n which_o be_v give_v for_o a_o light_n to_o our_o mind_n and_o be_v both_o of_o that_o vast_a comprehension_n as_o to_o contain_v under_o it_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n probity_n and_o justice_n the_o common_a parent_n that_o give_v birth_n to_o all_o wholesome_a and_o good_a law_n all_o just_a and_o equitable_a judgement_n that_o ever_o be_v or_o will_v be_v give_v and_o also_o of_o that_o clearness_n and_o perspicuity_n too_o that_o man_n of_o the_o mean_a capacity_n and_o attainment_n may_v determine_v themselves_o and_o be_v conduct_v by_o it_o whatever_o scandalous_a or_o disparage_a reflection_n some_o may_v asperse_v nature_n with_o or_o how_o great_a a_o part_n of_o they_o soever_o this_o corrupt_a state_n of_o it_o may_v deserve_v yet_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v if_o we_o look_v back_o to_o their_o original_a and_o primitive_a constitution_n but_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v and_o dispose_v in_o the_o best_a order_n and_o condition_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o and_o have_v their_o first_o motion_n towards_o good_a infuse_a and_o interweave_v with_o their_o be_v and_o strong_a tendency_n to_o the_o end_v they_o ought_v to_o aspire_v after_o this_o be_v the_o work_n and_o wisdom_n of_o nature_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o no_o man_n who_o follow_v and_o obey_v she_o dictate_v can_v ever_o fail_v of_o obtain_v and_o enjoy_v the_o end_n and_o true_a happiness_n proper_a to_o his_o species_n for_o after_o all_o man_n be_v natural_o and_o original_o good_a and_o when_o they_o follow_v evil_a they_o forsake_v nature_n and_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o false_a allurement_n of_o profit_n or_o of_o pleasure_n and_o because_o these_o be_v the_o two_o govern_v motive_n and_o such_o as_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o bear_v a_o powerful_a sway_n in_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o maker_n of_o law_n have_v always_o find_v it_o necessary_a to_o propose_v two_o contrary_a object_n that_o be_v reward_v and_o punishment_n to_o the_o person_n who_o obedience_n they_o will_v engage_v and_o the_o design_n of_o these_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o put_v a_o violence_n upon_o their_o will_n and_o so_o constrain_v they_o to_o act_v against_o natural_a inclination_n as_o some_o weak_o imagine_v but_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n to_o est_fw-la to_o sapientia_fw-la est_fw-la in_o naturam_fw-la converti_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la restitui_fw-la unde_fw-la publicus_fw-la error_n expulerit_fw-la ab_fw-la illâ_fw-la non_fw-la deerrare_fw-la ad_fw-la illius_fw-la legem_fw-la exemplumque_fw-la formari_fw-la sapientia_fw-la est_fw-la reduce_v they_o to_o better_a sense_n and_o bring_v they_o back_o to_o that_o which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o best_a but_o be_v the_o first_o and_o most_o natural_a inclination_n of_o their_o mind_n till_o pervert_v by_o wicked_a and_o deceitful_a appearance_n of_o counterfeit_n good_n nature_n without_o all_o controversy_n be_v a_o sufficient_a guide_n a_o gentle_a mistress_n capable_a of_o instruct_v every_o one_o of_o we_o in_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o our_o duty_n provide_v we_o will_v but_o be_v as_o careful_a to_o hearken_v to_o its_o admonition_n to_o exert_v and_o keep_v it_o awake_v and_o active_a there_o be_v no_o need_n for_o we_o to_o beg_v or_o to_o borrow_v from_o art_n and_o learning_n those_o mean_n and_o remedy_n and_o rule_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o ourselves_o for_o each_o of_o we_o can_v subsist_v and_o live_v by_o himself_o his_o own_o proper_a stock_n be_v sufficient_a to_o maintain_v he_o a_o happy_a and_o a_o content_v life_n be_v indeed_o what_o every_o one_o do_v and_o shall_v aim_v at_o but_o these_o be_v blessing_n by_o no_o mean_n entail_v upon_o learning_n or_o part_n or_o greatness_n or_o honour_n a_o man_n may_v attain_v they_o and_o never_o see_v the_o face_n of_o a_o court_n or_o a_o city_n there_o be_v a_o proportion_n common_a and_o natural_a to_o all_o which_o be_v enough_o for_o this_o purpose_n and_o all_o beyond_o that_o however_o valuable_a as_o additional_a advantage_n be_v yet_o by_o no_o mean_n necessary_a we_o can_v do_v very_o well_o without_o they_o and_o which_o be_v worse_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v very_o well_o upon_o their_o account_n that_o they_o do_v but_o increase_v our_o trouble_n and_o our_o difficulty_n and_o do_v we_o more_o hurt_v than_o good_n how_o many_o plain_a and_o ignorant_a and_o mean_a man_n do_v we_o see_v that_o live_v with_o more_o sensible_a pleasure_n and_o satisfaction_n more_o sedate_n and_o undisturbed_a both_o in_o their_o mind_n and_o fortune_n and_o upon_o occasion_n can_v meet_v and_o encounter_v poverty_n or_o pain_n danger_n or_o death_n with_o a_o better_a grace_n and_o great_a composure_n than_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o celebrate_v philosopher_n and_o if_o one_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o observe_v it_o nice_o you_o will_v find_v more_o frequent_a instance_n more_o eminent_a pattern_n of_o patience_n and_o constancy_n and_o evenness_n of_o temper_n among_o plain_a country_n people_n and_o those_o of_o mean_a condition_n than_o all_o the_o school_n can_v boast_v of_o these_o be_v simple_a and_o unaffected_a they_o go_v on_o where_o nature_n lead_v be_v influence_v by_o the_o reason_n she_o suggest_v and_o the_o impression_n she_o make_v without_o create_v new_a and_o imaginary_a trouble_n they_o feel_v no_o more_o than_o be_v to_o be_v feel_v and_o use_v no_o art_n and_o industry_n to_o torment_v themselves_o their_o passion_n be_v low_a and_o quiet_a and_o smooth_a in_o comparison_n of_o they_o who_o take_v pain_n to_o rufflle_v they_o and_o esteem_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o bravery_n to_o indulge_v and_o blow_v they_o up_o and_o so_o they_o go_v on_o in_o all_o their_o affair_n more_o calm_o and_o considerate_o without_o heat_n or_o disorder_n whereas_o other_o look_v big_a and_o bluster_v do_v every_o thing_n with_o pomp_n and_o hurry_n be_v in_o perpetual_a agitation_n and_o alarm_n and_o keep_v themselves_o and_o all_o mankind_n awake_v one_o of_o the_o great_a master_n and_o most_o exquisite_a improver_n of_o nature_n be_v socrates_n as_o aristotle_n be_v proportionable_o eminent_a for_o art_n and_o learning_n each_o of_o these_o in_o their_o respective_a province_n be_v wonderful_a but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o socrates_n take_v a_o plain_a and_o natural_a way_n insinuate_v himself_o by_o vulgar_a argument_n familiar_a similitude_n a_o easy_a style_n and_o by_o talk_v as_o a_o downright_a country_n fellow_n or_o a_o good_a discreet_a woman_n will_v have_v do_v do_v not_o only_a suit_n himself_o better_a to_o the_o capacity_n of_o man_n but_o lay_v down_o such_o useful_a precept_n and_o rule_n of_o a_o virtuous_a life_n such_o powerful_a antidote_n against_o all_o manner_n of_o suffering_n and_o accident_n that_o the_o strength_n and_o vigour_n of_o they_o be_v never_o yet_o improve_v nor_o the_o success_n exceed_v shall_v i_o say_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o match_v or_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o invent_v by_o all_o the_o study_n and_o acquire_v learning_n in_o the_o world_n but_o alas_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o trust_v to_o the_o guidance_n of_o nature_n that_o we_o never_o so_o much_o as_o give_v it_o the_o hear_v the_o violence_n put_v upon_o it_o and_o the_o intractable_a temper_n of_o vice_n and_o extravagance_n of_o unruly_a appetite_n perverse_a disposition_n and_o deprave_a will_n which_o be_v eternal_o strive_v to_o choke_v and_o suppress_v nay_o quite_o to_o deface_v and_o utter_o to_o extinguish_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v the_o light_n within_o that_o mortify_v and_o kill_v the_o very_a seed_n of_o virtue_n these_o be_v too_o gross_a to_o come_v within_o the_o present_a account_n my_o complaint_n be_v
that_o whereas_o the_o concurrent_a advice_n of_o all_o wise_a man_n have_v be_v to_o follow_v nature_n the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n run_v away_o from_o it_o we_o let_v it_o sleep_v and_o rust_n upon_o our_o hand_n play_v truant_n while_o we_o may_v learn_v at_o home_n and_o choose_v to_o beg_v our_o improvement_n abroad_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o study_n and_o art_n which_o be_v comparative_o sordid_a and_o despicable_a way_n of_o attain_v knowledge_n rather_o than_o content_v ourselves_o with_o a_o independent_a and_o noble_a wisdom_n which_o be_v generous_a and_o of_o our_o own_o growth_n we_o have_v all_o of_o we_o a_o busy_a turbulent_a spirit_n that_o affect_v to_o be_v ever_o manage_v and_o govern_v and_o will_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o every_o thing_n this_o be_v variable_a and_o humoursome_a perpetual_o bustle_a and_o restless_a fond_a of_o novelty_n and_o disguise_n invent_v add_v alter_v never_o please_v long_o with_o the_o same_o thing_n nor_o ever_o content_a with_o pure_a nature_n and_o unaffected_a simplicity_n but_o a_o contemner_n and_o vilifier_n of_o plainness_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v good_a which_o be_v void_a of_o art_n and_o cunning_a and_o nice_a contrivance_n thus_o est_fw-la thus_o simplex_n illa_fw-la &_o aperta_fw-la virtus_fw-la in_o obscuram_fw-la &_o solertem_fw-la scientiam_fw-la versa_fw-la est_fw-la virtue_n which_o be_v genuine_a instead_o of_o the_o frankness_n and_o openness_n peculiar_a to_o it_o be_v corrupt_v and_o change_v into_o dark_a and_o crafty_a speculation_n and_o beside_o all_o this_o one_o fault_n more_o we_o be_v taint_v with_o which_o be_v the_o disesteem_a of_o every_o thing_n in_o general_n which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o our_o own_o soil_n what_o we_o can_v have_v for_o nothing_o be_v worth_a nothing_o it_o must_v be_v far_o fetch_v and_o dear_o buy_v to_o recommend_v it_o foreign_a thing_n only_o can_v please_v and_o in_o agreement_n with_o this_o whimsy_n it_o be_v that_o we_o prefer_v art_n before_o nature_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o shut_v out_o the_o sun_n when_o shine_v in_o its_o strength_n and_o to_o light_v up_o candle_n at_o midday_n all_o which_o folly_n and_o extravagant_a humour_n be_v owe_v to_o one_o more_o which_o be_v a_o weakness_n in_o a_o manner_n entail_v upon_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o i_o mean_v of_o estimate_v thing_n not_o according_a to_o their_o real_a and_o intrinsic_a value_n but_o only_o according_a to_o the_o show_n and_o figure_n and_o noise_n they_o make_v which_o be_v to_o renounce_v our_o own_o judgement_n and_o experience_n and_o in_o effect_n to_o give_v ourselves_o up_o to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o those_o who_o be_v least_o qualify_v to_o know_v or_o judge_v at_o all_o nor_o do_v this_o folly_n stop_v here_o but_o we_o proceed_v to_o yet_o high_a degree_n of_o insolence_n we_o even_o trample_v nature_n under_o foot_n disdain_n despise_v and_o be_v perfect_o ashamed_a of_o it_o be_v nice_a in_o positive_a and_o national_a law_n and_o disregard_n those_o that_o be_v natural_a and_o universal_a nay_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o bring_v ceremony_n and_o form_n into_o reputation_n which_o be_v a_o most_o horrible_a indignity_n and_o very_o contemptuous_a treatment_n we_o cancel_v and_o condemn_v a_o law_n of_o god_n make_v to_o advance_v law_n of_o civility_n and_o good_a manner_n of_o our_o own_o forge_n thus_o art_n carry_v away_o nature_n the_o shadow_n be_v of_o great_a consideration_n with_o we_o than_o the_o body_n and_o the_o air_n and_o face_n of_o thing_n than_o the_o solidity_n and_o substance_n we_o take_v great_a care_n to_o cover_v and_o conceal_v some_o thing_n that_o be_v natural_a that_o we_o may_v not_o give_v offence_n we_o blush_v at_o the_o very_a sound_n of_o some_o word_n in_o modesty_n and_o good_a breed_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v under_o no_o fear_n no_o restraint_n of_o do_v thing_n unlawful_a and_o unnatural_a to_o keep_v we_o at_o as_o great_a a_o distance_n from_o some_o sort_n of_o sin_n as_o be_v possible_a we_o be_v not_o allow_v so_o much_o as_o to_o name_v the_o part_n employ_v in_o they_o and_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o scrupulous_a shyness_n how_o many_o be_v there_o who_o never_o boggle_v in_o the_o least_o at_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o debauchery_n and_o lasciviousness_n it_o be_v a_o old_a complaint_n of_o the_o stoic_n that_o though_o some_o very_a natural_a and_o innocent_a action_n of_o life_n be_v industrious_o conceal_v yet_o many_o other_o be_v name_v without_o a_o blush_n which_o yet_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n wicked_a and_o abominable_a and_o what_o both_o nature_n and_o reason_n detest_v such_o as_o perjury_n treachery_n cheat_v lie_v murder_n and_o the_o like_a we_o may_v improve_v the_o complaint_n by_o add_v that_o in_o our_o day_n man_n pretend_v to_o more_o nicety_n in_o conversation_n but_o these_o real_o wicked_a thing_n they_o do_v not_o only_o mention_v without_o shame_n but_o act_n without_o fear_n nay_o even_o in_o treason_n and_o assassination_n those_o black_a of_o all_o villain_n make_v pretension_n to_o ceremony_n and_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o murder_n in_o point_n of_o honour_n and_o duty_n and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v that_o it_o be_v do_v with_o some_o sort_n of_o decency_n prodigious_a impudence_n and_o folly_n that_o injustice_n shall_v complain_v of_o incivility_n and_o malice_n think_v itself_o wrong_v by_o indiscretion_n do_v not_o the_o art_n of_o ceremony_n then_o plain_o prevail_v over_o nature_n and_o show_v that_o its_o influence_n be_v much_o strong_a upon_o corrupt_a mankind_n ceremony_n forbid_v we_o to_o express_v some_o thing_n which_o nature_n allow_v and_o justify_v and_o we_o submit_v content_o nature_n and_o reason_n will_v restrain_v we_o from_o wicked_a and_o mischievous_a action_n and_o no_o body_n obey_v or_o at_o all_o regard_v they_o this_o be_v manifest_o to_o prostitute_n our_o conscience_n and_o abandon_v all_o distinction_n all_o common_a sense_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n think_v ourselves_o oblige_v to_o put_v on_o a_o modest_a face_n and_o look_v grave_a and_o demure_a as_o if_o it_o matter_a not_o what_o we_o be_v within_o so_o nothing_o appear_v amiss_o in_o our_o countenance_n and_o the_o set_v our_o look_n in_o form_n be_v of_o more_o consequence_n than_o the_o innocence_n of_o our_o soul_n this_o hypothesis_n be_v most_o monstrous_a and_o absurd_a and_o nature_n can_v furnish_v we_o with_o a_o incongruity_n like_o it_o in_o all_o the_o creature_n that_o ever_o god_n make_v my_o meaning_n be_v not_o here_o what_o some_o may_v malicious_o represent_v it_o to_o find_v fault_n with_o that_o decency_n and_o ceremony_n which_o give_v a_o ornament_n and_o beauty_n to_o our_o action_n and_o aught_o therefore_o to_o be_v strict_o regard_v but_o my_o complaint_n be_v like_a that_o of_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o pharisee_n you_o hypocrite_n you_o make_v clean_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o cup_n and_o platter_n xxiii_o mat._n xxiii_o these_o aught_o you_o to_o have_v do_v and_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o other_o undo_v one_o very_o sad_a effect_n of_o this_o so_o general_a alteration_n and_o corruption_n of_o our_o first_o notion_n and_o principle_n be_v that_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o that_o miserable_a pass_n as_o to_o have_v no_o footstep_n of_o pure_a nature_n leave_v discernible_a among_o we_o insomuch_o that_o we_o be_v wonderful_o perplex_v and_o at_o a_o loss_n what_o and_o how_o many_o those_o law_n be_v which_o she_o prescribe_v to_o we_o the_o peculiar_a character_n by_o which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n use_v to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o be_v that_o of_o universal_a approbation_n and_o consent_n for_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v suppose_v that_o what_o this_o common_a mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o we_o all_o have_v real_o enact_v and_o appoint_v for_o our_o rule_n will_v be_v ready_o obey_v by_o all_o her_o child_n that_o in_o this_o there_o will_v be_v as_o it_o be_v one_o heart_n and_o one_o soul_n and_o not_o only_o every_o nation_n and_o country_n but_o every_o private_a man_n will_v come_v in_o and_o live_v in_o perfect_a agreement_n with_o it_o now_o if_o we_o come_v to_o examine_v matter_n of_o fact_n in_o this_o case_n we_o shall_v scarce_o find_v any_o one_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v not_o somewhere_o or_o other_o disapproved_a and_o contradict_v not_o by_o a_o few_o particular_a person_n only_o nor_o by_o one_o single_a nation_n but_o in_o several_a entire_a country_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o our_o apprehension_n so_o prodigious_a and_o unnatural_a but_o some_o country_n have_v entertain_v it_o and_o give_v it_o not_o only_o the_o countenance_n of_o a_o favourable_a opinion_n but_o the_o authority_n of_o custom_n and_o
i_o call_v moderation_n in_o his_o pleasure_n and_o desire_n 4._o there_o remain_v yet_o a_o four_o direction_n which_o be_v a_o short_a compass_n and_o a_o constant_a regard_n to_o one_o self_n for_o beside_o that_o our_o desire_n must_v not_o be_v let_v fly_v at_o large_a nor_o our_o pleasure_n run_v wild_a without_o any_o check_n or_o control_v the_o very_a course_n and_o figure_n they_o move_v in_o must_v be_v manage_v and_o right_o order_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o a_o stop_v be_v put_v to_o their_o career_n but_o if_o the_o reader_n will_v permit_v that_o allusion_n they_o must_v not_o move_v in_o a_o right_a line_n but_o in_o a_o circle_n of_o which_o the_o person_n himself_o be_v the_o centre_n my_o meaning_n be_v they_o must_v not_o run_v out_o into_o length_n a_o great_a distance_n from_o we_o as_o right_a line_n do_v but_o they_o must_v have_v a_o constant_a respect_n to_o keep_v near_o and_o quick_o return_v again_o to_o the_o point_n from_o whence_o they_o set_v out_o at_o first_o for_o this_o be_v to_o terminate_v in_o ourselves_o and_o to_o make_v our_o own_o necessity_n and_o enjoyment_n the_o subject_a and_o the_o measure_n of_o they_o and_o what_o miserable_a work_n do_v they_o make_v who_o do_v not_o govern_v themselves_o by_o this_o reflection_n how_o wretched_a for_o want_v of_o keep_v close_o and_o move_v round_o their_o proper_a centre_n be_v the_o slave_n to_o avarice_n and_o ambition_n and_o infinite_a other_o who_o be_v solicitous_a for_o posterity_n and_o contrive_v to_o keep_v up_o the_o family_n in_o long_a distant_a succession_n or_o upon_o any_o pretence_n as_o vain_a as_o these_o run_v beyond_o themselves_o and_o be_v perplex_v for_o thing_n that_o no_o way_n concern_v they_o such_o action_n be_v proper_o excentrical_a and_o irregular_a fanciful_a and_o vain_a and_o yet_o so_o very_o frequent_a withal_o that_o if_o all_o these_o unreasonable_a project_n be_v reduce_v or_o quite_o take_v away_o out_o of_o our_o life_n it_o be_v incredible_a how_o great_a a_o part_n of_o man_n care_n and_o anxiety_n will_v be_v cut_v off_o with_o they_o chap._n vii_o of_o decent_a deportment_n and_o evenness_n of_o temper_n in_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n every_o man_n in_o this_o world_n have_v two_o sort_n of_o fortune_n to_o grapple_v with_o a_o good_a and_o a_o ill_a fortune_n or_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n as_o we_o common_o call_v it_o these_o be_v the_o rencounter_n in_o which_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o stand_v upon_o his_o guard_n the_o try_v season_n when_o we_o be_v most_o oblige_v to_o have_v our_o wit_n about_o we_o the_o two_o school_n by_o who_o discipline_n we_o be_v train_v up_o in_o wisdom_n the_o essay_n or_o touchstone_n which_o bring_v man_n mind_n to_o the_o test_n and_o discover_v whether_o they_o be_v standard_n or_o not_o the_o common_a and_o ignorant_a part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v no_o notion_n of_o trial_n except_o in_o one_o of_o these_o only_o they_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n imagine_v how_o prosperity_n and_o kind_a fortune_n shall_v possible_o make_v a_o man_n work_n or_o involve_v he_o in_o any_o difficulty_n or_o trouble_v they_o hear_v no_o threaten_v and_o so_o they_o fear_v no_o danger_n they_o be_v so_o transport_v so_o giddy_a with_o their_o joy_n upon_o these_o occasion_n that_o they_o lose_v all_o sense_n know_v not_o where_o they_o be_v nor_o what_o they_o do_v and_o so_o insolent_a that_o there_o be_v no_o endure_v they_o and_o in_o affliction_n again_o they_o be_v so_o miserable_o subdue_v so_o perfect_o stun_v and_o confound_v that_o they_o have_v no_o manner_n of_o sense_n leave_v but_o be_v affect_v with_o this_o sickness_n and_o feebleness_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o we_o general_o see_v man_n with_o that_o of_o the_o body_n who_o be_v always_o uneasy_a and_o in_o pain_n can_v bear_v neither_o heat_n nor_o cold_a but_o be_v restless_a and_o dissatisfy_v in_o either_o extreme_a but_o wise_a man_n have_v quite_o different_a notion_n of_o the_o matter_n hard_a which_o the_o hard_a they_o observe_v and_o acknowledge_v a_o difficulty_n in_o both_o and_o think_v it_o a_o instance_n of_o equal_a weakness_n on_o which_o side_n soever_o the_o miscarriage_n happen_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o same_o vicious_a defect_n and_o as_o egregious_a a_o folly_n for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o govern_v himself_o in_o prosperity_n as_o not_o to_o support_v himself_o under_o adversity_n but_o though_o all_o man_n of_o judgement_n allow_v a_o difficulty_n on_o either_o side_n yet_o on_o which_o hand_n the_o difficulty_n be_v great_a they_o be_v not_o so_o perfect_o agree_v some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o adversity_n be_v the_o hard_a task_n of_o the_o two_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o extreme_a severity_n and_o that_o sensible_a sharpness_n we_o feel_v under_o the_o smart_n of_o it_o so_o say_v one_o philosopher_n abstinere_fw-la philosopher_n difficilius_fw-la est_fw-la tristitiam_fw-la sustinere_fw-la quam_fw-la à _fw-la delectabilibus_fw-la abstinere_fw-la it_o be_v hard_a to_o endure_v and_o bear_v up_o under_o grief_n than_o to_o deny_v one_o self_n and_o be_v moderate_a in_o joy_n and_o another_o moderati_fw-la another_o majus_n est_fw-la difficilia_fw-la perstringere_fw-la quam_fw-la laeta_n moderati_fw-la it_o be_v a_o noble_a victory_n to_o get_v well_o over_o hardship_n than_o to_o temper_v pleasure_n other_o again_o rather_o incline_v to_o prosperity_n and_o think_v this_o the_o nice_a and_o more_o dangerous_a state_n of_o the_o two_n they_o observe_v very_o true_o that_o good_a fortune_n charm_n and_o get_v within_o we_o by_o her_o smile_n and_o kind_a caress_n that_o there_o be_v treachery_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o all_o this_o fondness_n that_o it_o unbend_v and_o soften_v the_o mind_n enervate_v all_o its_o power_n steal_v away_o its_o generous_a quality_n and_o as_o dalilah_n deal_v by_o samson_n betray_v the_o strength_n and_o vigour_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o reduce_v the_o best_a and_o brave_a hero_n to_o the_o condition_n of_o common_a men._n and_o of_o this_o we_o have_v frequent_a instance_n person_n who_o have_v be_v firm_a and_o inflexible_a stand_v their_o ground_n and_o bear_v the_o shock_n of_o adversity_n with_o all_o the_o resolution_n and_o gallantry_n in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o even_o these_o invincible_a sufferer_n who_o affliction_n can_v not_o break_v prosperity_n have_v quick_o vanquish_v and_o melt_v down_o courtship_n and_o flattery_n have_v effect_v what_o threat_n and_o blow_v never_o can_v and_o verify_v that_o say_v that_o prosperity_n be_v no_o such_o easy_a matter_n but_o this_o must_v be_v endure_v too_o how_o odd_a soever_o that_o expression_n may_v sound_v and_o prosperitatem_fw-la and_o mâ—â—ni_fw-la â—â—â—oris_fw-la est_fw-la serre_fw-la prosperitatem_fw-la be_v real_o a_o difficult_a and_o laborious_a thing_n to_o be_v bear_v as_o full_a ear_n load_n and_o lay_v the_o corn_n so_o do_v too_o much_o good_a fortune_n bend_v and_o break_v the_o mind_n it_o deserve_v to_o be_v consider_v too_o as_o another_o disadvantage_n that_o affliction_n move_v pity_n and_o reconcile_v our_o very_a enemy_n but_o prosperity_n provoke_v envy_n and_o lose_v we_o our_o very_a friend_n again_o adversity_n be_v a_o desolate_a and_o abandon_a state_n the_o generality_n of_o people_n be_v like_o those_o infamous_a animal_n that_o live_v only_o upon_o plenty_n and_o rapine_n and_o as_o rat_n and_o mouse_n forsake_v a_o totter_a house_n so_o do_v these_o the_o fall_v man._n now_o this_o have_v sometime_o that_o good_a effect_n that_o when_o one_o perceive_v himself_o thus_o reduce_v and_o destitute_a and_o that_o his_o own_o endeavour_n be_v all_o he_o have_v to_o trust_v to_o his_o courage_n be_v awaken_v he_o rouze_v and_o shake_v himself_o collect_v and_o exert_v all_o his_o power_n and_o with_o wonderful_a bravery_n and_o success_n force_v his_o way_n through_o in_o prosperity_n quite_o contrary_a every_o body_n be_v make_v their_o court_n by_o compliment_n and_o commendation_n proffer_n of_o service_n and_o officious_a assistance_n and_o this_o be_v a_o temptation_n to_o negligence_n and_o security_n we_o trust_v to_o other_o and_o neglect_v ourselves_o apprehend_v no_o difficulty_n because_o we_o feel_v none_o and_o promise_v absolute_a safety_n while_o we_o see_v not_o our_o danger_n till_o at_o last_o our_o false_a confidence_n deceive_v we_o and_o we_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o error_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o retrieve_v it_o thus_o much_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o may_v be_v urge_v on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o question_n which_o i_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o determine_v on_o either_o side_n for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o general_a and_o positive_a decision_n one_o way_n or_o other_o and_o the_o most_o probable_a resolution_n we_o can_v come_v to_o in_o the_o case_n be_v in_o my_o poor_a judgement_n this_o that_o both_o the_o forementioned_a
public_o to_o procure_v abortion_n when_o with_o child_n but_o of_o all_o marry_a woman_n require_v the_o strict_a chastity_n and_o fidelity_n to_o their_o husband_n imaginable_a the_o marry_v of_o man_n to_o one_o another_o the_o woman_n go_v to_o war_n and_o engage_v in_o battle_n along_o with_o their_o husband_n wife_n die_v and_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o either_o at_o the_o instant_n or_o very_o quick_o after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o husband_n the_o allow_a widow_n a_o liberty_n of_o marry_v again_o provide_v their_o former_a husband_n die_v by_o a_o violent_a death_n but_o if_o otherwise_o then_o debar_v they_o of_o that_o privilege_n invest_v husband_n with_o a_o absolute_a unlimited_a uncontrollable_a power_n over_o their_o wife_n to_o divorce_v they_o at_o pleasure_n without_o be_v oblige_v to_o show_v cause_n to_o sell_v they_o off_o if_o they_o bring_v no_o child_n to_o kill_v they_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o provocation_n mere_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o despotic_a power_n and_o the_o relation_n the_o wife_n stand_v in_o to_o he_o and_o to_o borrow_v afterward_o from_o other_o people_n woman_n to_o bear_n child_n without_o any_o manner_n of_o terror_n or_o complaint_n kill_v their_o childen_n because_o they_o be_v not_o handsome_a not_o beautiful_a in_o complexion_n not_o well-featured_n crooked_a or_o ill_o shape_v or_o without_o assign_v any_o reason_n at_o all_o the_o feed_v altogether_o upon_o man_n flesh_n the_o eat_v flesh_n and_o fish_n quite_o raw_a the_o lodging_n person_n of_o all_o age_n and_o sex_n indifferent_o to_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o or_o twelve_o together_o make_v the_o put_v their_o finger_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o afterward_o point_v with_o it_o up_o to_o heaven_n the_o common_a form_n of_o salutation_n turn_v their_o back_n upon_o the_o person_n they_o address_v and_o make_v a_o civility_n to_o and_o take_v it_o for_o a_o constant_a rule_n never_o to_o look_v at_o the_o person_n to_o who_o you_o design_v honour_n and_o respect_n observe_v it_o as_o a_o mark_n of_o duty_n to_o gather_v up_o the_o spital_n of_o prince_n in_o their_o hand_n never_o speak_v to_o the_o king_n but_o through_o a_o long_a trunk_n never_o cut_v the_o hair_n or_o nail_n during_o their_o whole_a life_n to_o shave_v the_o hair_n on_o one_o side_n and_o pare_v the_o nail_n of_o one_o hand_n but_o never_o to_o do_v it_o of_o the_o other_o the_o boring_n holes_n in_o the_o cheek_n and_o other_o part_n sof_o the_o face_n to_o wear_v pendant_n and_o jewel_n at_o and_o the_o same_o at_o the_o breast_n and_o nipple_n absolute_o to_o despise_v death_n to_o welcome_v it_o with_o feast_v and_o joy_n to_o contend_v and_o quarrel_v for_o it_o nay_o to_o plead_v and_o sue_v for_o it_o in_o public_a as_o if_o it_o be_v some_o remarkable_a dignity_n or_o extraordinary_a favour_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o grant_v these_o suit_n and_o be_v prefer_v before_o other_o competitor_n in_o they_o as_o a_o singular_a honour_n the_o esteem_v it_o the_o most_o honourable_a way_n of_o dispose_v their_o dead_a body_n and_o much_o more_o glorious_a than_o any_o burial_n to_o be_v eat_v up_o of_o dod_n and_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o to_o be_v boil_v or_o bake_v dry_a and_o pound_v to_o powder_n and_o that_o dust_n mingle_v with_o man_n ordinary_a drink_n now_o whatever_o diversion_n the_o relate_v such_o custom_n as_o these_o judge_v custom_n examine_v and_o judge_v or_o whatever_o wonder_n it_o may_v create_v yet_o if_o we_o come_v a_o little_a close_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o once_o undertake_v to_o pass_v a_o judgement_n upon_o they_o all_o than_o be_v noise_n and_o scuffle_n eager_a and_o endless_a quarrel_n the_o common_a people_n be_v so_o overrun_v with_o prepossession_n and_o pedantic_a folly_n that_o they_o according_a to_o their_o usual_a wisdom_n run_v all_o down_o at_o a_o venture_n and_o without_o more_o ado_n condemn_v every_o thing_n for_o barbarous_a and_o brutish_a which_o be_v not_o just_a according_a to_o their_o own_o palate_n that_o be_v which_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o receive_a practice_n and_o custom_n of_o their_o own_o country_n for_o they_o never_o look_v abroad_o nor_o understanding_n what_o be_v do_v there_o can_v see_v no_o manner_n of_o reason_n why_o their_o own_o local_a usage_n at_o home_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o only_a and_o unalterable_a standard_n of_o truth_n and_o justice_n and_o decency_n all_o the_o world_n over_o if_o you_o endeavour_v to_o infuse_v some_o large_a notion_n of_o these_o matter_n by_o tell_v they_o that_o other_o people_n of_o their_o capacity_n be_v even_o with_o they_o that_o they_o be_v every_o jot_n as_o much_o out_o of_o conceit_n with_o our_o method_n as_o we_o can_v be_v with_o they_o they_o cut_v you_o short_a immediate_o by_o reply_v you_o may_v see_v by_o that_o how_o barbarous_a and_o brutish_a they_o be_v whih_o be_v but_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n over_o again_o and_o here_o they_o resolve_v to_o stick_v but_o now_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v more_o reserve_v and_o allow_v a_o great_a latitude_n he_o give_v they_o a_o fair_a hear_n at_o least_o and_o do_v not_o determine_v hasty_o for_o fear_v of_o too_o much_o warmth_n and_o wrong_v his_o judgement_n and_o he_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o right_a for_o there_o be_v real_o a_o great_a many_o law_n and_o usage_n which_o at_o first_o sight_n appear_v insufferable_o barbarous_a contrary_a to_o all_o the_o notion_n of_o humanity_n and_o sound_a reason_n and_o yet_o if_o they_o be_v sober_o consider_v all_o passion_n and_o prejudice_n apart_o if_o they_o do_v not_o so_o far_o approve_v themselves_o to_o our_o judgement_n as_o to_o be_v allow_v just_a and_o good_a yet_o it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o they_o be_v not_o destitute_a of_o all_o colour_n of_o reason_n but_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o be_v say_v in_o their_o vindication_n and_o argument_n plausible_a enough_o to_o excuse_v other_o man_n practice_n thoughnot_n enough_o to_o recommend_v they_o to_o our_o own_o let_v we_o now_o for_o instance_n make_v the_o experiment_n in_o those_o two_o first_o mention_v which_o i_o must_v confess_v seem_v extreme_o odd_a and_o the_o most_o distant_a that_o can_v be_v from_o all_o the_o apprehension_n we_o common_o entertain_v of_o the_o duty_n and_o affection_n we_o owe_v to_o those_o who_o bring_v we_o into_o the_o world_n and_o be_v at_o the_o trouble_n and_o expense_n of_o our_o sustenance_n and_o education_n these_o custom_n than_o be_v the_o kill_v one_o parent_n when_o they_o come_v into_o such_o particular_a circumstance_n and_o eat_v their_o dead_a body_n the_o people_n who_o receive_v this_o custom_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o high_a testimony_n of_o piety_n and_o respect_n the_o last_o and_o full_a proof_n of_o their_o tenderness_n and_o sincere_a affection_n the_o great_a design_n they_o have_v in_o it_o be_v compassion_n to_o their_o old_a decrepit_a parent_n who_o they_o think_v themselves_o under_o the_o strict_a obligation_n to_o deliver_v from_o a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o infirmity_n a_o state_n that_o render_v they_o not_o only_o utter_o useless_a to_o themselves_o and_o to_o every_o body_n else_o but_o even_o a_o trouble_n and_o a_o burden_n a_o state_n of_o languish_v and_o decay_n of_o uneasiness_n and_o pain_n that_o make_v life_n a_o weariness_n and_o a_o torment_n to_o themselves_o and_o all_o about_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o think_v that_o death_n which_o give_v they_o ease_n and_o rest_v and_o put_v they_o past_o suffer_v any_o more_o a_o very_a profitable_a exchange_n a_o gain_n which_o they_o may_v be_v glad_a to_o choose_v and_o thankful_a for_o receive_v when_o they_o have_v do_v they_o this_o kindness_n as_o they_o esteem_v it_o the_o next_o proof_n of_o their_o dutiful_a regard_n be_v to_o give_v they_o the_o most_o honourable_a burial_n in_o their_o power_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o make_v their_o own_o body_n their_o repository_n lodging_n these_o carcase_n and_o precious_a relic_n in_o their_o own_o bowel_n thus_o in_o some_o measure_n convey_v a_o new_a life_n and_o recruit_v their_o perish_a nature_n by_o digest_v and_o turn_v to_o nourishment_n this_o dead_a flesh_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o transubstantiate_v it_o into_o their_o own_o live_a flesh_n these_o reason_n be_v not_o so_o very_o contemptible_a at_o least_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v they_o may_v somewhat_o abate_v that_o detestation_n which_o the_o prejudice_n of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n be_v apt_a to_o produce_v in_o the_o generality_n of_o people_n a_o man_n that_o consider_v impartial_o will_n i_o believe_v allow_v that_o the_o person_n who_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o to_o this_o custom_n may_v think_v it_o so_o plausible_a a_o one_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v easy_a to_o bring_v they_o off_o from_o it_o nay_o that_o it_o
nay_o sometime_o against_o reason_n it_o bring_v notion_n in_o philosophy_n in_o religion_n in_o politic_n opinion_n and_o ceremony_n fashion_n and_o mode_n of_o live_v into_o credit_n though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o fantastical_a and_o extravagant_a never_o so_o uncouth_a and_o distant_a from_o what_o reason_n and_o judgement_n will_v teach_v and_o approve_v nor_o be_v its_o tyranny_n less_o formidable_a in_o the_o contrary_a extreme_a for_o it_o as_o frequent_o do_v great_a wrong_n to_o thing_n in_o themselves_o noble_a and_o worthy_a of_o universal_a advantage_n by_o disparage_v and_o lessen_v they_o and_o even_o bring_v they_o into_o neglect_n and_o universal_a contempt_n so_o unreasonable_o do_v custom_n and_o common_a fame_n raise_v or_o lower_v the_o market_n so_o precarious_a and_o uncertain_a be_v the_o great_a intrinsic_a worth_n if_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v lodge_v in_o a_o obsolete_a opinion_n a_o antiquate_a and_o unfashionable_a virtue_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n have_v their_o season_n of_o improvement_n and_o declension_n and_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o they_o will_v vary_v though_o the_o reason_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v constant_o the_o same_o 11._o same_o nil_fw-la adeo_fw-la magnum_fw-la nec_fw-la tam_fw-la mirabile_fw-la quiequam_fw-la principio_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la desinant_fw-la mirarier_n omnes_fw-la paulatim_fw-la lucret._n l._n 11._o what_o we_o now_o with_o great_a ease_n receive_v seem_v strange_a at_o first_o and_o we_o can_v scarce_o believe_v and_o what_o we_o wonder_v at_o as_o year_n increase_v familiar_a grow_v and_o all_o our_o wonder_n cease_v creech_n thus_o you_o plain_o see_v the_o vast_a influence_n and_o excessive_a power_n of_o custom_n plato_n be_v once_o reprove_v a_o youth_n for_o play_v often_o at_o cob-nut_n who_o reply_v in_o his_o own_o excuse_n methinks_v sir_n under_o favour_n you_o chide_v i_o for_o a_o very_a small_a matter_n no_o say_v plato_n you_o be_v mighty_o mistake_v for_o be_v assure_v young_a man_n that_o custom_n be_v never_o a_o small_a matter_n a_o sentence_n this_o which_o well_o deserve_v the_o serious_a attention_n of_o all_o who_o have_v the_o care_n of_o educate_v youth_n once_o more_o custom_n be_v so_o very_o tyrannical_a in_o the_o exercise_n of_o its_o power_n and_o expect_v so_o unreserved_a a_o compliance_n that_o it_o will_v not_o give_v we_o leave_v to_o struggle_v with_o it_o or_o retreat_n from_o it_o nay_o do_v not_o allow_v we_o so_o much_o as_o the_o liberty_n to_o consider_v and_o reason_n with_o ourselves_o whether_o what_o it_o impose_v be_v fit_a for_o we_o to_o comply_v with_o or_o not_o it_o so_o perfect_o charm_v our_o sense_n and_o judgement_n as_o to_o persuade_v we_o that_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v new_a and_o strange_a must_v needs_o be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n and_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o justice_n or_o goodness_n in_o any_o thing_n which_o custom_n have_v not_o confirm_v and_o make_v current_n by_o its_o approbation_n we_o do_v not_o govern_v ourselves_o by_o reason_n but_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o 〈◊〉_d whatever_o be_v most_o in_o use_n that_o we_o esteem_v most_o virtuous_a most_o become_v even_o error_n itself_o when_o it_o be_v become_v epidemical_a have_v the_o authority_n of_o truth_n with_o we_o these_o complaint_n of_o seneca_n be_v but_o too_o true_a in_o every_o age_n and_o place_n and_o be_v only_o the_o plain_n and_o mean_a and_o ignorant_a people_n concern_v in_o they_o the_o calamity_n be_v somewhat_o tolerable_a because_o these_o man_n be_v not_o real_o qualify_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o true_a reason_n and_o difference_n of_o thing_n they_o have_v not_o sagacity_n enough_o to_o see_v nor_o solidity_n enough_o to_o search_v a_o argument_n to_o the_o bottom_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o best_a thing_n they_o can_v do_v since_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v and_o judge_v for_o themselves_o to_o pin_v their_o opinion_n upon_o the_o sleeve_n of_o those_o that_o be_v able_a and_o let_v they_o speak_v for_o they_o this_o be_v a_o safe_a and_o a_o peaceable_a way_n and_o the_o public_a sind_n great_a ease_n and_o convenience_n from_o it_o but_o for_o wife_n man_n who_o be_v under_o a_o very_a different_a character_n and_o have_v another_o part_n to_o act_n to_o see_v they_o lead_v thus_o about_o by_o the_o nose_n and_o enslave_v to_o every_o folly_n that_o put_v on_o the_o venerable_a face_n of_o custom_n be_v very_o much_o below_o their_o judgement_n and_o quality_n and_o may_v just_o be_v allow_v to_o move_v our_o indignation_n that_o they_o shall_v so_o far_o forget_v themselves_o and_o what_o they_o be_v qualisied_a for_o i_o do_v not_o mean_v by_o this_o that_o a_o man_n who_o will_v approve_v himself_o wife_n custom_n advice_n with_o regard_n to_o law_n and_o custom_n shall_v be_v singular_a and_o precise_a and_o denounce_v war_n upon_o all_o mankind_n and_o their_o manner_n for_o my_o desire_n and_o advice_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v very_o observant_a of_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n which_o be_v establish_v and_o in_o present_a force_n in_o the_o country_n where_o he_o dwell_v yet_o that_o not_o with_o a_o servile_a superstitious_a spirit_n but_o from_o a_o manly_a and_o generous_a principle_n that_o he_o shall_v speak_v of_o they_o with_o deference_n and_o great_a respect_n and_o conform_v his_o action_n and_o whole_a behaviour_n to_o the_o rule_n and_o measure_v they_o prescribe_v and_o all_o this_o i_o will_v have_v he_o do_v not_o mere_o from_o a_o conviction_n of_o their_o agreement_n with_o the_o principle_n of_o justice_n and_o equity_n and_o reason_n but_o without_o regard_v so_o much_o what_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o upon_o this_o consideration_n only_o that_o they_o be_v law_n and_o custom_n then_o i_o desire_v he_o shall_v be_v very_o cautious_a and_o considerate_a in_o his_o judgement_n of_o foreign_a custom_n and_o constitution_n and_o not_o rash_o condemn_v or_o take_v offence_n at_o they_o upon_o slight_a and_o superficial_a pretence_n and_o last_o i_o will_v have_v he_o with_o all_o possible_a seriousness_n freedom_n and_o impartiality_n examine_v into_o both_o the_o domestic_a and_o the_o foreign_a and_o engage_v his_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o either_o no_o far_o than_o reason_n will_v bear_v he_o out_o these_o be_v the_o four_o instruction_n which_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a enlarge_v upon_o and_o they_o contain_v the_o whole_a of_o what_o seem_v to_o i_o necessary_a under_o this_o head_n in_o the_o first_o place_n all_z wife_z man_n agree_v that_o the_o observe_v the_o law_n with_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v comply_v with_o and_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o dwell_v be_v the_o great_a and_o fundamental_a principle_n the_o law_n of_o law_n because_o indeed_o it_o be_v this_o which_o give_v life_n and_o vigour_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n all_o affect_v way_n of_o live_v that_o be_v particular_a and_o out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n give_v just_a cause_n of_o indignation_n and_o jealousy_n betray_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o folly_n or_o conceitedness_n or_o ambition_n confound_v the_o order_n and_o disturb_v the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n i_o add_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o this_o be_v do_v out_o of_o reverence_n to_o public_a authority_n they_o not_o mere_o for_o the_o justice_n and_o equity_n of_o they_o for_o strict_o speak_v these_o law_n and_o custom_n support_v their_o credit_n and_o aught_o to_o preserve_v a_o authority_n not_o mere_o with_o regard_n to_o any_o inherent_a equity_n or_o reasonableness_n to_o be_v discover_v in_o they_o but_o they_o be_v sacred_a upon_o this_o single_a consideration_n that_o they_o be_v law_n and_o custom_n though_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o recommend_v they_o to_o our_o observance_n this_o be_v the_o mystical_a foundation_n upon_o which_o they_o stand_v and_o the_o great_a secret_a of_o government_n and_o proper_o speak_v they_o have_v no_o other_o motive_n but_o their_o sanction_n to_o enforce_v they_o my_o meaning_n be_v not_o from_o hence_o that_o any_o establishment_n though_o never_o so_o strong_a can_v derive_v a_o right_n to_o our_o obedience_n upon_o law_n and_o usage_n manifest_o unreasonable_a and_o unjust_a but_o that_o he_o who_o obey_v a_o law_n mere_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o its_o subject-matter_n be_v just_a though_o he_o do_v the_o thing_n command_v by_o it_o yet_o he_o do_v it_o upon_o a_o wrong_a principle_n for_o at_o this_o rate_n every_o law_n must_v submit_v itself_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o every_o private_a man_n and_o each_o subject_n shall_v call_v it_o to_o account_v arraign_v and_o try_v it_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o his_o own_o breast_n bring_v all_o obedience_n to_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o controversy_n and_o doubt_n and_o by_o consequence_n all_o the_o right_n of_o administration_n and_o the_o whole_a civil_a polity_n must_v
by_o to_o these_o we_o be_v principal_o and_o original_o engage_v nor_o may_v we_o so_o far_o falsify_v our_o obligation_n as_o to_o depart_v from_o they_o in_o favour_n of_o any_o custom_n or_o to_o suffer_v our_o judgement_n to_o be_v debauch_v with_o false_a notion_n though_o our_o national_a constitution_n be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n dear_a to_o we_o than_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o suppose_v they_o for_o these_o can_v only_o claim_v a_o secondary_a obligation_n the_o former_a be_v general_a and_o concern_v we_o as_o man_n this_o only_o bind_v we_o as_o subject_n or_o native_n of_o such_o a_o determinate_a place_n and_o so_o the_o obligation_n be_v limit_v and_o particular_a and_o if_o we_o pay_v our_o outward_a observance_n and_o submit_v in_o our_o behaviour_n to_o these_o municipal_a injunction_n this_o part_n of_o our_o duty_n be_v discharge_v and_o all_o party_n have_v reason_n to_o be_v satisfy_v it_o be_v true_a thing_n may_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o in_o compliance_n with_o this_o second_o this_o particular_a and_o local_a obligation_n that_o be_v in_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n where_o we_o dwell_v we_o may_v do_v something_o that_o do_v not_o appear_v to_o we_o in_o every_o point_n agreeable_a to_o the_o primitive_a and_o universal_a one_o that_o be_v such_o as_o nature_n and_o reason_n do_v not_o dictate_v nor_o evince_v the_o equity_n of_o but_o we_o still_o be_v true_a to_o this_o obligation_n by_o reserve_v our_o judgement_n for_o it_o acknowledge_v that_o what_o nature_n suggest_v and_o universal_a equity_n dictate_v aught_o to_o be_v prefer_v and_o continue_v firm_a in_o our_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v always_o best_a though_o it_o be_v the_o unhappiness_n of_o our_o particular_a constitution_n not_o to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o it_o for_o after_o all_o our_o judgement_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n we_o can_v call_v our_o own_o and_o all_o we_o have_v leave_v to_o dispose_v of_o the_o world_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o our_o thought_n our_o external_n behaviour_n it_o be_v true_a the_o public_a lay_n claim_v to_o this_o we_o ought_v to_o pay_v and_o must_v be_v accountable_a for_o it_o and_o therefore_o thus_o far_o our_o law_n and_o usage_n take_v place_n we_o may_v very_o just_o do_v what_o we_o can_v approve_v for_o any_o justice_n or_o goodness_n of_o its_o own_o and_o obey_v law_n which_o have_v nothing_o of_o that_o intrinsic_a excellence_n that_o have_v we_o be_v in_o power_n or_o perfect_o free_a we_o shall_v either_o have_v enact_v or_o make_v choice_n of_o they_o a_o great_a deal_n must_v be_v forgo_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o order_n and_o quiet_a for_o in_o short_a there_o be_v no_o remedy_n this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o world_n and_o as_o matter_n stand_v mankind_n can_v not_o subsist_v without_o it_o next_o in_o order_n to_o the_o two_o former_a governess_n law_n and_o custom_n succeed_v a_o three_o who_o with_o a_o great_a many_o be_v esteem_v of_o equal_a authority_n with_o either_o of_o the_o former_a and_o indeed_o those_o that_o submit_v and_o enslave_v themselves_o to_o she_o she_o treat_v with_o a_o more_o tyrannical_a and_o unrelenting_a severity_n than_o either_o of_o the_o former_a do_v and_o this_o be_v ceremony_n which_o in_o plain_a english_a be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n no_o better_o than_o a_o set_a form_n of_o vanity_n but_o yet_o through_o littleness_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o spread_a depravation_n of_o mind_n and_o manner_n so_o very_o general_a among_o man_n it_o have_v gain_v so_o undeserved_a honour_n and_o reputation_n and_o usurp_v such_o a_o power_n and_o be_v so_o insolent_a in_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o that_o a_o great_a many_o people_n be_v possess_v with_o a_o opinion_n that_o wisdom_n consist_v in_o a_o nice_a observance_n of_o it_o under_o this_o notion_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o tame_o come_v to_o the_o yoke_n and_o listen_v themselves_o its_o most_o willing_a slave_n insomuch_o that_o their_o health_n their_o convenience_n shall_v suffer_v and_o be_v lose_v business_n be_v disappoint_v liberty_n be_v sell_v or_o give_v up_o conscience_n violate_v god_n and_o religion_n neglect_v rather_o than_o they_o will_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o offend_v against_o one_o of_o the_o least_o and_o nice_a punctilio_n this_o be_v manifest_o the_o case_n of_o formal_a courtier_n and_o other_o that_o affect_v the_o character_n of_o civility_n and_o good_a breed_n this_o mint_n and_o anise_v and_o cummin_n be_v punctual_o pay_v when_o the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n be_v pass_v over_o and_o the_o idol_n ceremony_n set_v up_o in_o the_o place_n and_o to_o the_o infinite_a prejudice_n of_o plain_a downright_a honesty_n and_o sincere_a friendship_n now_o i_o be_o very_o desirous_a that_o the_o wife_n man_n of_o my_o form_n shall_v by_o no_o mean_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v thus_o captivate_v and_o impose_v upon_o not_o that_o i_o will_v have_v he_o singular_a and_o morose_n as_o if_o wisdom_n consist_v in_o rudeness_n and_o act_v in_o desiance_n of_o ceremony_n for_o some_o allowance_n must_v be_v make_v to_o the_o way_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o outward_a conformity_n we_o can_v show_v be_v sit_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o provide_v always_o that_o this_o compliance_n do_v not_o thwart_v other_o more_o weighty_a consideration_n for_o thus_o much_o i_o must_v needs_o insist_v upon_o that_o my_o scholar_n never_o bind_v himself_o without_o reserve_n nor_o be_v so_o absolute_o devote_v to_o these_o sort_n of_o respect_n but_o that_o when_o he_o shall_v sin_v it_o necessary_a in_o point_n of_o duty_n or_o otherwise_o shall_v see_v fit_a he_o may_v have_v the_o courage_n to_o dispense_v with_o and_o show_v that_o he_o can_v despise_v these_o little_a nicety_n and_o this_o i_o will_v have_v do_v with_o so_o visible_a a_o prudence_n and_o gallantry_n of_o soul_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v be_v satisfy_v it_o be_v not_o humour_n and_o affectation_n nor_o ignorance_n or_o sordid_a neglect_n which_o move_v he_o to_o a_o behaviour_n different_a from_o they_o but_o that_o he_o be_v act_v by_o a_o right_a judgement_n and_o just_a notion_n of_o the_o matter_n which_o will_v not_o let_v he_o value_v these_o poor_a thing_n more_o high_o than_o they_o deserve_v that_o even_o where_o his_o outward_a comportment_n be_v suit_v to_o the_o practice_n his_o will_n and_o judgement_n be_v entire_a and_o uncorrupted_a and_o have_v not_o be_v pervert_v to_o a_o false_a approbation_n and_o esteem_n in_o short_a that_o however_o he_o may_v lend_v himself_o to_o the_o world_n when_o he_o see_v occasion_n and_o not_o be_v sullen_a and_o restiff_n and_o particular_a yet_o he_o will_v not_o nor_o can_v it_o ever_o become_v any_o wise_a or_o good_a man_n to_o sell_v or_o give_v himself_o up_o to_o the_o world_n by_o be_v eternal_o supple_a and_o ceremonious_a and_o devote_v entire_o to_o the_o rule_n and_o modes_n of_o it_o chap._n ix_o modest_a and_o oblige_a behaviour_n in_o conversation_n this_o particular_a be_v proper_o reducible_a to_o the_o topick_n of_o justice_n a_o branch_n of_o that_o virtue_n which_o instruct_v we_o how_o to_o live_v and_o converse_v with_o all_o mankind_n and_o to_o render_v to_o every_o man_n what_o by_o any_o sort_n of_o right_n become_v his_o due_n and_o the_o proper_a place_n for_o treat_v of_o this_o will_v be_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n where_o the_o different_a rule_n and_o particular_a direction_n will_v be_v lay_v down_o suitable_a to_o particular_a person_n and_o occasion_n at_o present_v you_o must_v expect_v only_o general_a advice_n that_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o scheme_n at_o first_o propose_v and_o such_o as_o the_o design_n and_o matter_n of_o this_o second_o part_n of_o my_o treatise_n be_v consign_v to_o now_o this_o be_v a_o subject_a which_o offer_v itself_o to_o we_o under_o a_o twofold_a consideration_n and_o consequent_o this_o chapter_n which_o discourse_n of_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o part_n according_a to_o the_o two_o different_a sort_n of_o conversation_n which_o man_n use_v and_o be_v engage_v in_o with_o the_o world_n one_o of_o these_o be_v simple_a general_a at_o large_a and_o in_o common_a such_o as_o be_v make_v up_o of_o our_o ordinary_a company_n and_o that_o indifferency_n in_o commerce_n and_o acquaintance_n which_o some_o accidental_a occasion_n or_o business_n or_o travel_v together_o or_o meet_v in_o three_o place_n or_o frequent_a interview_n at_o place_n of_o public_a resort_v or_o the_o civility_n of_o visit_n and_o complimental_a ceremony_n do_v every_o day_n lead_v we_o into_o and_o so_o increase_v or_o lessen_v the_o number_n of_o our_o acquaintance_n introduce_v new_a familiarity_n or_o change_v our_o old_a all_z or_o some_o of_o which_o happen_v not_o only_o with_o those_o we_o know_v but_o
life_n and_o in_o all_o respect_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o in_o history_n particular_o how_o poor_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o remember_v the_o passage_n we_o read_v the_o judge_v of_o what_o be_v do_v be_v the_o soul_n and_o energy_n of_o read_v but_o this_o perhaps_o you_o will_v think_v a_o little_a out_o of_o season_n here_o and_o so_o far_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v that_o the_o act_v this_o judicious_a part_n in_o conversation_n be_v what_o concern_v a_o man_n self_n and_o not_o the_o company_n he_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o seven_o be_v never_o to_o talk_v positive_o nor_o be_v peremptory_a in_o any_o thing_n and_o above_o all_o thing_n to_o avoid_v that_o magisterial_a and_o imperious_a air_n that_o pretend_v to_o dictate_v to_o all_o the_o company_n that_o stiffness_n and_o opiniatrety_n which_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n the_o most_o nauseous_a and_o offensive_a a_o insolent_a dogmatical_a humour_n be_v what_o no_o body_n can_v help_v be_v provoke_v at_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v usual_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o senseless_a ignorant_a fellow_n the_o style_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n be_v so_o extreme_o modest_a that_o even_o the_o witness_n in_o their_o deposition_n and_o the_o judge_n in_o their_o sentence_n and_o decree_n when_o they_o speak_v nothing_o but_o from_o their_o own_o positive_a and_o certain_a knowledge_n do_v always_o soften_v their_o expression_n with_o a_o ita_fw-la videtur_fw-la to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o knowledge_n and_o this_o be_v my_o judgement_n and_o if_o these_o person_n be_v so_o much_o upon_o their_o guard_n in_o those_o most_o solemn_a occasion_n what_o ought_v the_o generality_n of_o people_n to_o be_v in_o common_a discourse_n sure_o it_o be_v convenient_a for_o a_o man_n to_o accustom_v himself_o to_o all_o those_o expression_n that_o may_v any_o way_n sweeten_v the_o harshness_n or_o take_v off_o from_o the_o rashness_n of_o what_o we_o say_v such_o as_o possible_o as_o they_o say_v in_o my_o opinion_n in_o some_o sense_n and_o so_o again_o when_o we_o reply_v to_o other_o to_o qualify_v our_o answer_n thus_o sir_n i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v you_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o nay_o possible_o it_o may_v be_v so_o say_v you_o so_o or_o the_o like_a by_o all_o which_o we_o sufficient_o make_v our_o own_o sense_n understand_v but_o convey_v it_o in_o a_o less_o shock_v manner_n i_o will_v conclude_v this_o first_o general_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n with_o this_o short_a admonition_n that_o the_o true_a qualification_n for_o converse_v with_o the_o world_n be_v judica_fw-la be_v frons_fw-la aperta_fw-la lingua_fw-la parca_fw-la mens_fw-la clauâ—a_fw-la nulli_fw-la sidere_fw-la vide_fw-la audi_fw-la judica_fw-la a_o open_a good-natured_a face_n a_o free_a air_n please_a and_o agreeable_a to_o every_o body_n a_o mind_n close_o and_o secret_a open_a to_o no_o body_n a_o tongue_n sober_a and_o reserve_v such_o discretion_n as_o be_v always_o upon_o its_o guard_n and_o lay_v not_o too_o much_o stress_n upon_o other_o people_n in_o short_a the_o man_n that_o see_v and_o hear_v a_o great_a deal_n that_o talk_v little_a and_o judge_n every_o thing_n be_v perfect_o accomplish_v as_o to_o this_o point_n let_v we_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o other_o consideration_n and_o that_o part_n of_o conversation_n which_o be_v choose_v and_o particular_a conversation_n second_o part_n particular_a conversation_n and_o here_o these_o follow_a hint_n may_v probable_o be_v of_o some_o use_n for_o the_o due_a government_n of_o ourselves_o the_o first_o concern_v the_o choice_n of_o our_o acquaintance_n in_o which_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o great_a care_n to_o find_v out_o man_n of_o the_o best_a sense_n and_o sound_a judgement_n and_o to_o frequent_v the_o company_n of_o such_o for_o by_o confer_v with_o wise_a and_o judicious_a person_n the_o mind_n whet_v and_o fortify_v itself_o it_o improve_v every_o day_n have_v strong_a and_o high_a notion_n of_o thing_n and_o be_v elevate_v above_o its_o common_a pitch_n as_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n it_o degenerate_v and_o fall_v off_o grow_v poor_a and_o weak_a and_o despicable_o low_a by_o use_v the_o conversation_n of_o people_n that_o be_v so_o for_o ill_a quality_n be_v catch_v as_o well_o as_o disease_n and_o the_o mind_n be_v at_o least_o as_o much_o if_o not_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o liable_a to_o infection_n than_o the_o body_n the_o second_o be_v not_o to_o be_v surprise_v or_o much_o offend_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o people_n for_o how_o different_a soever_o they_o may_v be_v from_o our_o own_o or_o from_o those_o common_o entertain_v in_o the_o world_n how_o odd_a and_o extravagant_a how_o frivolous_a and_o absurd_a soever_o they_o may_v appear_v to_o we_o yet_o still_o they_o be_v suit_v it_o seem_v to_o the_o notion_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o human_a mind_n which_o like_o a_o fertile_a soil_n be_v in_o a_o capacity_n of_o produce_v all_o manner_n of_o seed_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o weakness_n in_o we_o to_o be_v amaze_v at_o a_o crop_n so_o very_a unlike_o what_o grow_v in_o our_o own_o part_n of_o this_o common_a field_n the_o three_o be_v not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o correction_n nor_o surprise_v or_o trouble_v for_o any_o rough_a treatment_n or_o sharp_a expression_n which_o it_o shall_v fall_v to_o our_o lot_n to_o receive_v for_o these_o be_v thing_n that_o a_o man_n ought_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o harden_v himself_o against_o and_o learn_v to_o bear_v they_o without_o be_v move_v brave_a man_n express_v themselves_o bold_o they_o speak_v and_o spare_v not_o this_o nice_a and_o ceremonious_a softness_n this_o tender_a complaisance_n so_o fearful_a to_o give_v the_o least_o umbrage_n be_v fit_a for_o none_o but_o woman_n and_o formal_a coxcomb_n man_n ought_v to_o converse_v like_o man_n their_o familiarity_n shall_v be_v open_a and_o free_a masculine_a and_o generous_a full_a of_o courage_n and_o become_a confidence_n they_o shall_v dare_v both_o to_o give_v and_o take_v reproof_n when_o occasion_n require_v it_o be_v but_o a_o dull_a and_o insipid_a pleasure_n to_o have_v always_o to_o do_v with_o such_o supple_a and_o well-bred_a fool_n as_o consent_v and_o flatter_v and_o applaud_v all_o you_o say_v be_v it_o true_a or_o false_a right_a or_o wrong_n indifferent_o the_o four_o be_v to_o make_v truth_n our_o constant_a aim_n and_o end_n to_o direct_v all_o discourse_n hither_o to_o acknowledge_v it_o wheresoever_o we_o meet_v it_o to_o yield_v to_o it_o fair_o and_o cheerful_o for_o this_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o ingenuity_n to_o make_v no_o difference_n or_o respect_n of_o person_n but_o give_v up_o our_o assent_n to_o truth_n let_v it_o come_v from_o what_o hand_n it_o will_v to_o be_v honest_a and_o sincere_a upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o in_o all_o our_o dispute_n and_o not_o like_o pedantic_a wretch_n who_o affect_v to_o show_v their_o part_n maintain_v a_o argument_n right_a or_o wrong_n and_o wrangle_v for_o victory_n and_o the_o last_o word_n and_o think_v it_o a_o reproach_n to_o give_v out_o and_o not_o silence_n their_o adversary_n the_o noble_a conquest_n after_o all_o be_v to_o conquer_v one_o own_a vanity_n and_o the_o true_a glory_n be_v to_o submit_v to_o reason_n for_o this_o we_o be_v sure_o be_v victory_n indeed_o but_o a_o adversary_n may_v be_v bastle_v by_o art_n and_o management_n a_o good_a cause_n may_v suffer_v by_o a_o weak_a and_o unskilful_a defence_n this_o be_v not_o carry_v a_o point_n but_o triumph_v over_o a_o infirmity_n and_o therefore_o all_o heat_n and_o positiveness_n and_o passion_n shall_v be_v avoid_v when_o a_o man_n confess_v his_o mistake_n own_v his_o scruple_n or_o his_o ignorance_n and_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n when_o make_v sensible_a of_o they_o when_o he_o can_v yield_v quiet_o and_o decent_o to_o strong_a reason_n this_o man_n show_v more_o than_o common_a mark_n of_o judgement_n and_o candour_n and_o sincerity_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o principal_a quality_n of_o honesty_n and_o wisdom_n but_o stiffness_n and_o obstinacy_n be_v a_o irrefragable_a evidence_n of_o a_o ill_a mind_n and_o a_o sure_a sign_n of_o great_a and_o many_o vice_n and_o defect_n five_o when_o we_o engage_v in_o any_o dispute_n it_o will_v be_v very_o advisable_v not_o to_o trouble_v one_o self_n with_o muster_v up_o all_o the_o argument_n that_o can_v any_o way_n be_v serviceable_a to_o we_o but_o rather_o out_o of_o that_o variety_n to_o cull_v out_o a_o few_o of_o the_o best_a most_o pertinent_a and_o such_o as_o come_v up_o to_o our_o purpose_n and_o to_o put_v these_o into_o as_o close_o and_o short_a a_o method_n as_o convenient_o we_o can_v for_o let_v a_o man_n talk_v never_o so_o well_o yet_o he_o may_v say_v too_o much_o and_o the_o best_a subject_n may_v be_v render_v tedious_a and_o indeed_o this_o affect_a way_n of_o
do_v pomponius_n atticus_n and_o tullius_n marcellinus_n those_o two_o gallant_a roman_n and_o cleanthes_n the_o philosopher_n who_o die_v all_o three_o almost_o alike_o for_o resolve_v to_o fast_a themselves_o to_o death_n that_o so_o they_o may_v get_v rid_v of_o a_o very_a painful_a distemper_n that_o have_v make_v life_n a_o burden_n and_o find_v their_o abstinence_n to_o prove_v the_o best_a physic_n and_o instead_o of_o kill_v they_o to_o cure_v their_o disease_n they_o will_v not_o desist_v even_o upon_o this_o recovery_n but_o finish_v their_o design_n and_o take_v great_a satisfaction_n in_o observe_v the_o gradual_a decay_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o what_o step_v and_o method_n death_n gain_v ground_n upon_o they_o among_o these_o fearless_a man_n we_o may_v reckon_v otho_n and_o cato_n too_o who_o after_o resolve_v to_o kill_v themselves_o and_o all_o necessary_a preparation_n make_v in_o order_n to_o it_o just_a as_o they_o be_v go_v to_o put_v their_o design_n in_o execution_n take_v a_o sound_a sleep_n thus_o preserve_v their_o spirit_n from_o any_o disorder_n or_o confusion_n which_o the_o prospect_n of_o approaching_n death_n be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o cast_v they_o into_o than_o any_o trifle_a little_a accident_n in_o human_a life_n will_v discompose_v a_o man_n of_o temper_n and_o judgement_n the_o four_o quality_n be_v the_o affection_n of_o a_o great_a and_o generous_a a_o firm_a and_o resolute_a mind_n death_n desire_v of_o death_n which_o have_v be_v often_o and_o with_o general_a approbation_n practise_v by_o person_n of_o unquestionable_a magnanimity_n and_o eminent_a piety_n but_o then_o they_o have_v restrain_v this_o commendable_a desire_n of_o death_n to_o two_o particular_a case_n the_o first_o of_o these_o which_o seem_v most_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n may_v justify_v such_o a_o desire_n be_v a_o life_n of_o extreme_a calamity_n and_o distress_n of_o perpetual_a uneasiness_n and_o exquisite_a pain_n or_o a_o apprehension_n of_o some_o death_n more_o scandalous_a more_o torture_a more_o insupportable_a than_o that_o which_o at_o present_a they_o shall_v undergo_v in_o a_o word_n a_o condition_n so_o deplorable_a that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n leave_v for_o hope_n no_o possibility_n of_o remedy_n or_o redress_n then_o death_n be_v desire_v as_o a_o sure_a retreat_n and_o quiet_a harbour_n from_o the_o wave_n and_o storm_n of_o a_o troublesome_a life_n the_o best_a and_o most_o effectual_a relief_n for_o weary_a and_o waste_a nature_n the_o only_a refuge_n and_o support_v of_o slave_n harass_v and_o ill_o treat_v and_o as_o the_o case_n than_o stand_v the_o supreme_a happiness_n a_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o it_o be_v i_o own_o a_o argument_n of_o weakness_n and_o littleness_n of_o soul_n to_o sink_v under_o misfortune_n but_o it_o be_v as_o sure_a a_o instance_n of_o folly_n to_o cherish_v and_o be_v fond_a of_o they_o and_o in_o my_o poor_a judgement_n it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o die_v when_o all_o circumstance_n fair_o compute_v there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o evil_a than_o good_a in_o live_v for_o as_o throw_v away_o one_o life_n rash_o and_o inconsiderate_o be_v against_o nature_n so_o likewise_o be_v the_o take_a pain_n to_o preserve_v it_o to_o our_o own_o loss_n and_o choose_v to_o live_v in_o misery_n and_o torment_n when_o therefore_o providence_n have_v reduce_v we_o to_o such_o a_o lamentable_a condition_n as_o this_o god_n will_v not_o sure_o be_v angry_a that_o we_o wish_v a_o release_n some_o person_n have_v run_v the_o point_n so_o high_a as_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o man_n ought_v to_o die_v to_o avoid_v the_o pleasure_n and_o temptation_n which_o be_v high_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n and_o if_o so_o how_o much_o strong_a and_o more_o cogent_a be_v the_o reason_n for_o avoid_v pain_n and_o grief_n this_o way_n which_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n the_o most_o contrary_a to_o nature_n there_o be_v in_o all_o appearance_n several_a incident_n in_o life_n worse_a and_o much_o more_o formidable_a than_o death_n such_o as_o a_o man_n have_v better_a dye_n than_o continue_v under_o many_o circumstance_n in_o which_o if_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o any_o wise_a man_n choice_n he_o will_v infinite_o rather_o quit_v the_o world_n than_o stay_v long_o in_o it_o so_o far_o be_v life_n itself_o from_o be_v a_o sufficient_a compensation_n for_o all_o the_o evil_n possible_a to_o be_v endure_v in_o it_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o antipater_n threaten_v a_o great_a many_o terrible_a thing_n and_o severe_a revenge_n upon_o the_o lacedaemonian_n refusal_n if_o they_o do_v not_o submit_v present_o and_o comply_v with_o the_o term_n he_o send_v they_o they_o reply_v that_o he_o do_v not_o yet_o drive_v they_o to_o absolute_a necessity_n for_o if_o the_o suffering_n he_o threaten_v be_v worse_a than_o death_n they_o will_v choose_v that_o as_o the_o more_o desirable_a of_o the_o two_n and_o it_o be_v a_o say_v usual_a with_o the_o philosopher_n that_o a_o wise_a and_o a_o good_a man_n live_v as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v fit_a he_o shall_v and_o not_o as_o long_o as_o possible_o he_o can_v which_o be_v the_o care_n of_o those_o only_o who_o sacrifice_n their_o virtue_n their_o reputation_n their_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o valuable_a and_o dear_a to_o lengthen_v out_o their_o term_n and_o gain_v though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a respite_n from_o death_n again_o death_n be_v much_o more_o at_o command_n and_o in_o our_o disposal_n than_o life_n be_v or_o can_v be_v there_o be_v but_o one_o passage_n into_o the_o world_n and_o our_o entrance_n into_o it_o must_v be_v assist_v by_o the_o will_n of_o other_o our_o way_n out_o again_o be_v infinite_a and_o our_o departure_n hence_o need_v no_o consent_n but_o our_o own_o and_o the_o more_o cheerful_a and_o content_a we_o be_v at_o our_o leave_v it_o the_o more_o become_v and_o reputable_a be_v our_o exit_fw-la we_o may_v want_v land_n and_o revenue_n sufficient_a to_o maintain_v we_o while_n live_v but_o no_o man_n can_v want_v enough_o to_o receive_v he_o when_o dead_a this_o be_v a_o freehold_a which_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o prodigality_n can_v alienate_v no_o man_n be_v so_o despicable_a but_o he_o may_v have_v the_o life_n of_o any_o other_o man_n at_o his_o mercy_n no_o place_n so_o secure_a none_o so_o strong_a as_o to_o be_v inaccessible_a to_o death_n for_o as_o the_o tragedian_n observe_v most_o true_o 1_o true_o ubique_fw-la mors_fw-la est_fw-la optimè_fw-la ho_o cavit_fw-la deus_fw-la eripere_fw-la vitam_fw-la nemo_fw-la non_fw-la homini_fw-la potest_fw-la at_o nemo_fw-la mortem_fw-la mille_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la aditus_fw-la patent_n senee_n thebais_n acts._n 1_o through_o all_o the_o spacious_a tract_n of_o air_n sea_n land_n death_n omnipresent_v death_n be_v still_o at_o hand_n the_o numerous_a ill_n that_o wretched_a mortal_n wait_v kind_a heaven_n with_o pity_n see_v and_o do_v create_v this_o always_o near_o this_o ever_o sure_a retreat_n courage_n and_o strength_n wisdom_n and_o virtue_n all_o to_o vice_n and_o cowardice_n a_o prey_n may_v fall_v the_o base_a and_o weak_a may_v take_v our_o life_n away_o the_o strong_a can_v detain_v or_o force_v its_o stay_n the_o privilege_n of_o escape_n none_o can_v refuse_v death_n have_v ten_o thousand_o plain_a and_o easy_a avenue_n the_o most_o valuable_a present_n that_o nature_n have_v make_v we_o and_o that_o which_o real_o render_v all_o the_o complaint_n we_o utter_v in_o our_o melancholy_a mood_n without_o excuse_n be_v the_o trust_v we_o with_o the_o outlet_n of_o life_n and_o leave_v the_o key_n in_o our_o own_o hand_n why_o then_o vain_a man_n do_v thou_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o world_n it_o detain_v thou_o not_o if_o thou_o live_v in_o uneasiness_n thank_v thyself_o thy_o own_o cowardice_n be_v to_o blame_v for_o it_o for_o he_o that_o have_v but_o the_o resolution_n to_o die_v need_v no_o more_o to_o set_v he_o free_a and_o perfect_a his_o deliverance_n the_o second_o case_n wherein_o the_o desire_n of_o death_n be_v most_o practicable_a and_o most_o commendable_a be_v pure_o religious_a when_o man_n have_v entertain_v such_o strong_a and_o lively_a apprehension_n and_o those_o apprehension_n have_v kindle_v such_o eager_a wish_n of_o a_o future_a state_n that_o death_n be_v long_v for_o with_o great_a impatience_n because_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o gain_n and_o mighty_a advantage_n the_o seed_n from_o whence_o a_o rich_a crop_n shall_v spring_v up_o to_o a_o better_a life_n the_o passage_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o bliss_n and_o inlet_n to_o full_a and_o perfect_a happiness_n the_o storehouse_n where_o we_o and_o all_o our_o earthly_a treasure_n be_v safe_o deposit_v to_o be_v produce_v with_o vast_a improvement_n at_o the_o resurrection_n these_o be_v thing_n of_o that_o moment_n and_o infinite_a value_n to_o we_o that_o a_o firm_a
place_n and_o person_n and_o each_o of_o these_o be_v of_o so_o considerable_a importance_n that_o the_o change_n of_o one_o single_a circumstance_n even_o such_o as_o may_v seem_v least_o and_o of_o no_o account_n produce_v a_o very_a great_a alteration_n and_o set_v quite_o another_o face_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n this_o difficulty_n be_v likewise_o great_a and_o more_o evident_a upon_o account_n of_o the_o office_n in_o which_o this_o virtue_n be_v employ_v which_o consist_v in_o muster_v together_o contrary_n and_o then_o temper_v they_o in_o just_a proportion_n with_o one_o another_o so_o as_o to_o qualify_v the_o whole_a at_o last_o in_o the_o best_a manner_n the_o case_n will_v admit_v another_o part_n of_o this_o office_n be_v distinguish_v aright_o between_o thing_n that_o be_v like_a and_o make_v a_o wise_a choice_n by_o discern_v real_a from_o seem_v good_a and_o prefer_v a_o great_a to_o a_o less_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a now_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v puzzle_v and_o full_a of_o confusion_n for_o contrariety_n and_o resemblance_n both_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o either_o of_o they_o be_v a_o great_a impediment_n and_o create_v doubt_n and_o irresolution_n and_o as_o the_o executive_a part_n of_o prudence_n be_v exceed_o difficult_a obscure_a obscure_a so_o the_o discern_v part_n be_v subject_a to_o great_a obscurity_n by_o reason_n the_o first_o cause_n and_o spring_n of_o thing_n from_o whence_o they_o arise_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v move_v and_o carryâ—d_v on_o be_v secret_a and_o unknown_a and_o like_o the_o seed_n and_o root_n of_o plant_n lie_v deep_a in_o the_o ground_n and_o far_o out_o of_o sight_n so_o deep_a that_o human_a nature_n can_v dive_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o they_o and_o some_o of_o they_o so_o mysterious_a too_o that_o it_o be_v as_o criminal_a to_o inquire_v into_o they_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o satisfy_v ourselves_o by_o such_o enquiry_n specielatent_fw-la enquiry_n occultat_fw-la corum_fw-la semina_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o plerunque_fw-la benerum_fw-la malorumque_fw-la causa_fw-la sub_fw-la diversa_fw-la specielatent_fw-la providence_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o conceal_v the_o seed_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a effect_n lie_v hide_v and_o disguise_v themselves_o under_o very_o different_a appearance_n and_o beside_o all_o this_o there_o be_v that_o strange_a turn_v of_o chance_n that_o unaccountable_a fatality_n call_v it_o what_o you_o please_v that_o supreme_a secret_a unknown_a power_n which_o always_o maintain_v its_o authority_n and_o give_v the_o finish_v stroke_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o proper_a method_n and_o wise_a precaution_n we_o can_v use_v from_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o best-laid_a design_n and_o most_o regular_a proceed_n be_v very_o frequent_o most_o unfortunate_a in_o the_o event_n the_o very_a same_o course_n take_v by_o one_o man_n succeed_v according_a to_o his_o heart_n desire_n and_o with_o another_o cross_v all_o his_o expectation_n and_o yet_o the_o case_n to_o all_o human_a appearance_n be_v the_o same_o in_o both_o and_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v for_o such_o contrary_a issue_n nay_o the_o same_o man_n find_v those_o very_a method_n successful_a yesterday_o which_o when_o he_o try_v again_o to_o day_n baffle_v all_o his_o design_n and_o dependency_n and_o he_o who_o be_v a_o winner_n but_o just_a now_o play_v the_o same_o game_n over_o twice_o and_o the_o second_o time_n lose_v all_o this_o lottery_n of_o fortune_n give_v just_a occasion_n for_o that_o receive_a rule_n that_o no_o man_n counsel_n or_o capacity_n can_v be_v right_o measure_v by_o his_o success_n and_o he_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o right_n who_o tell_v some_o of_o his_o friend_n that_o stand_v amaze_v at_o his_o ill_a fortune_n when_o they_o observe_v a_o more_o than_o common_a wisdom_n in_o all_o his_o discourse_n and_o behaviour_n look_v you_o gentlemen_z this_o do_v not_o mortify_v i_o at_o all_o i_o be_o master_n of_o my_o method_n and_o capable_a of_o judge_v what_o be_v proper_a and_o convenient_a but_o event_n be_v what_o no_o man_n alive_a can_v govern_v or_o insure_v to_o himself_o this_o be_v fortune_n do_v which_o seem_v to_o take_v a_o kind_n of_o envious_a joy_n in_o defeat_v our_o subtle_a project_n and_o divert_v herself_o with_o our_o disappointment_n she_o in_o a_o instant_n blast_v our_o hope_n and_o overturn_v the_o most_o regular_a scheme_n which_o have_v cost_v the_o study_n and_o care_n of_o many_o year_n to_o draw_v and_o design_n and_o when_o all_o the_o matter_n be_v due_o consider_v and_o resolve_v when_o we_o have_v advance_v so_o far_o that_o nothing_o remain_v but_o the_o last_o act_n when_o all_o be_v bring_v to_o bear_n as_o we_o call_v it_o she_o nail_v up_o all_o our_o cannon_n and_o put_v a_o full_a stop_n to_o all_o the_o execution_n we_o intend_v and_o in_o truth_n this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n fortune_n take_v to_o make_v herself_o great_a and_o maintain_v her_o credit_n in_o the_o world_n thus_o she_o exert_v her_o power_n over_o the_o affair_n of_o humane_a life_n or_o to_o speak_v more_o true_o and_o in_o language_n more_o besit_v the_o mouth_n of_o christian_n it_o be_v thus_o that_o providence_n take_v down_o our_o pride_n and_o mortify_v our_o presumption_n fool_n can_v be_v make_v wise_a by_o chance_n and_o of_o a_o sudden_a but_o then_o to_o check_v the_o vanity_n of_o those_o who_o have_v the_o advantage_n in_o part_n they_o be_v frequent_o successful_a even_o to_o a_o degree_n that_o may_v provoke_v the_o envy_n of_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n itself_o according_o we_o may_v often_o observe_v that_o person_n of_o very_a indifferent_a capacity_n and_o small_a attainment_n have_v be_v able_a to_o accomplish_v vast_a undertake_n both_o public_a and_o private_a while_o other_o of_o more_o masterly_a judgement_n have_v be_v defeat_v in_o matter_n of_o less_o difficulty_n from_o all_o which_o reflection_n my_o reader_n plain_o perceive_v that_o prudence_n be_v a_o boundless_a and_o a_o bottomless_a sea_n never_o to_o be_v limit_v by_o positive_a precept_n or_o reduce_v to_o certain_a and_o stand_a rule_n because_o the_o subject_a it_o be_v concern_v with_o be_v fickle_a and_o inconstant_a like_o the_o sea_n too_o and_o all_o our_o measure_n must_v be_v change_v all_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v break_v as_o oft_o as_o the_o wind_n change_v one_o cross_a blast_n blow_v we_o back_o again_o or_o dash_v we_o to_o piece_n upon_o the_o rock_n and_o neither_o the_o best_a vessel_n nor_o the_o best_a pilot_n can_v be_v proof_n against_o this_o stress_n of_o wether_n all_o then_o that_o prudence_n can_v engage_v for_o be_v to_o be_v circumspect_a and_o consider_v every_o circumstance_n in_o the_o several_a light_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o but_o still_o the_o most_o discern_a man_n be_v in_o the_o cloud_n the_o great_a judgement_n and_o application_n find_v all_o its_o endeavour_n frivolous_a and_o vain_a and_o that_o when_o he_o think_v he_o see_v all_o thing_n clear_o he_o be_v all_o the_o while_n grope_v and_o blunder_a in_o the_o dark_a and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o can_v arrive_v to_o a_o command_a and_o infallible_a certainty_n necessary_a necessary_a this_o virtue_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v of_o exceed_v great_a weight_n and_o absolute_a necessity_n for_o thus_o much_o be_v her_o just_a due_a that_o what_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v effect_v must_v be_v compass_v by_o her_o assistance_n that_o though_o she_o can_v do_v all_o she_o can_v do_v a_o great_a deal_n and_o that_o however_o man_n be_v not_o constant_o successful_a with_o she_o yet_o without_o her_o all_o their_o attempt_n be_v frivolous_a and_o perfect_o insignificant_a not_o only_o riches_n but_o power_n and_o opportunity_n and_o strength_n for_o action_n be_v impotent_a and_o vain_a if_o destitute_a of_o wisdom_n to_o use_v they_o 4._o they_o vis_fw-fr consilì_n expers_fw-la mole_n rvit_fw-la suâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n hor._n lib._n 3._o od._n 4._o rash_a force_n by_o its_o own_o weight_n must_v fall_v but_o prudent_a strength_n will_v still_o prevail_v for_o such_o the_o god_n assist_v and_o bless_v manus_fw-la bless_v mens_fw-la una_fw-la sapiens_fw-la plurium_fw-la vincit_fw-la manus_fw-la one_o good_a head_n be_v better_a than_o a_o great_a many_o hand_n liv._o hand_n multa_fw-la quae_fw-la naturâ_fw-la impedita_fw-la sunt_fw-la consilio_fw-la expediuntur_fw-la liv._o many_o thing_n that_o nature_n have_v make_v intricate_a and_o difficult_a be_v make_v easy_a and_o very_a feasible_a by_o good_a consideration_n and_o advice_n nor_o do_v what_o i_o urge_v in_o the_o former_a paragraph_n at_o all_o invalidate_n the_o truth_n of_o these_o observation_n because_o though_o prudence_n be_v not_o the_o never-failing_a cause_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a cause_n of_o success_n god_n do_v not_o always_o prosper_v man_n wise_a project_n to_o convince_v we_o that_o the_o world_n be_v
eventu_fw-la tristia_fw-la advice_n give_v with_o heat_n and_o confidence_n look_v fair_a and_o gay_a at_o first_o sight_n but_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v hard_a and_o desperate_a and_o the_o event_n full_a of_o grief_n and_o disappointment_n next_o to_o this_o presumptuous_a vanity_n and_o heat_n passion_n be_v improper_a for_o such_o minister_n of_o state_n all_o anger_n and_o envy_n hatred_n and_o spite_n avarice_n and_o ambition_n all_o selfish_a narrowness_n of_o spirit_n and_o private_a interest_n for_o these_o be_v all_o of_o they_o corrupter_n of_o the_o best_a sense_n the_o very_a bane_n of_o all_o sound_a judgement_n integrity_n and_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o a_o public_a character_n can_v dwell_v in_o the_o same_o breast_n with_o these_o personal_a pique_n and_o private_a affection_n utilitas_fw-la affection_n private_a res_fw-la somper_fw-la ofiecere_fw-la officientque_fw-la publicis_fw-la consiliis_fw-la ceâ—â—umenâ—â—â—â—_n affectâ—is_fw-la &_o judicii_fw-la venenum_fw-la sva_fw-la cuique_fw-la utilitas_fw-la private_a advantage_n ever_o do_v and_o ever_o will_v obstruct_v and_o confound_v public_a counsel_n and_o each_o single_a man_n profit_n be_v that_o which_o poison_n all_o good_a sense_n and_o kind_a inclination_n to_o the_o common_a good_n one_o thing_n more_o remain_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o be_v avoid_v and_o that_o be_v precipitation_n a_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n to_o prudence_n and_o good_a counsel_n and_o fit_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o put_v man_n upon_o do_v amiss_o and_o then_o be_v all_o amed_z and_o unfortunate_a upon_o that_o account_n and_o thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v at_o present_a for_o a_o description_n of_o those_o quality_n which_o ought_v to_o concur_v and_o the_o vice_n and_o defect_n which_o must_v be_v decline_v in_o order_n to_o the_o accomplish_n man_n for_o counsellor_n of_o state_n now_o such_o as_o these_o it_o be_v the_o prince_n business_n to_o employ_v and_o those_o be_v the_o rule_n by_o which_o his_o choice_n ought_v to_o be_v direct_v for_o his_o own_o personal_a knowledge_n of_o person_n so_o qualify_v will_v be_v the_o great_a security_n he_o can_v have_v but_o if_o he_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o make_v the_o distinction_n himself_o nor_o can_v with_o safety_n rely_v upon_o his_o own_o judgement_n in_o the_o case_n than_o reputation_n and_o common_a fame_n be_v what_o he_o must_v be_v content_v with_o and_o upon_o such_o occasion_n a_o general_a character_n seldom_o lead_v we_o into_o great_a mistake_v for_o which_o reason_n one_o desire_v his_o prince_n that_o he_o will_v look_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o brethren_n in_o office_n to_o be_v such_o as_o the_o world_n esieem_v they_o for_o hypocrisy_n be_v but_o a_o parricular_a thing_n and_o of_o a_o very_a limit_a extent_n 〈…〉_o extent_n ram_n singuh_o decipâ—_n &_o deâ—â—pi_fw-la possunt_fw-la nemo_fw-la omnes_fw-la netaitâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o single_a man_n may_v deceive_v and_o be_v deceive_v but_o never_o do_v any_o man_n deceive_v all_o the_o world_n we_o be_v ever_o any_o man_n mistake_v in_o all_o the_o world_n great_a care_n shall_v be_v take_v upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o a_o prince_n do_v not_o trust_v himself_o with_o flatterer_n and_o saw_a parasite_n with_o particular_a favourite_n court-officer_n and_o mercenary_a wretch_n who_o confidence_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o their_o master_n and_o will_v be_v his_o ruin_n when_o they_o can_v have_v a_o good_a price_n for_o betray_v he_o for_o after_o all_o the_o cabal_n and_o the_o cabinet_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o most_o monarch_n undo_v we_o see_v it_o not_o till_o it_o come_v upon_o the_o open_a stage_n but_o there_o it_o begin_v and_o from_o thence_o it_o move_v and_o work_v under_o ground_n long_o before_o the_o world_n can_v discern_v it_o now_o when_o a_o prince_n have_v make_v this_o choice_n and_o sound_a person_n for_o his_o purpose_n the_o next_o thing_n incumbent_n upon_o he_o be_v to_o make_v a_o wise_a use_n of_o they_o and_o that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o consult_v they_o early_o and_o in_o a_o season_n proper_a for_o deliberation_n not_o drive_v all_o off_o till_o the_o very_a instant_a of_o action_n when_o the_o time_n be_v too_o short_a for_o debate_v and_o cool_a consideration_n nor_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n trifle_a and_o lose_v time_n in_o hear_v their_o tedious_a dispute_n when_o his_o affair_n require_v a_o speedy_a resolution_n again_o this_o advice_n of_o they_o must_v be_v attend_v to_o with_o a_o judicious_a reserve_n he_o must_v not_o give_v himself_o blind_o up_o to_o it_o and_o follow_v their_o determination_n right_o or_o wrong_n as_o that_o very_o weak_a emperor_n claudius_n be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v and_o he_o must_v likewise_o temper_v this_o discretion_n with_o moderation_n and_o gentleness_n without_o be_v too_o stiff_a and_o inflexible_a in_o his_o own_o sense_n since_o general_o speak_v that_o remark_n of_o the_o wise_a marcus_n antoninus_n hold_v good_a who_o say_v it_o be_v better_a for_o one_o man_n to_o come_v over_o and_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o advice_n of_o a_o great_a many_o good_a friend_n than_o that_o all_o their_o opinion_n shall_v be_v set_v aside_o and_o they_o force_v to_o truckle_n to_o his_o single_a arbitrary_a pleasure_n i_o can_v but_o apprehend_v it_o of_o great_a advantage_n in_o this_o case_n to_o keep_v a_o man_n self_n pretty_a loose_a and_o use_v one_o counsellor_n with_o a_o sort_n of_o authority_n mix_v with_o indifference_n my_o mean_v be_v not_o immediate_o to_o reward_v man_n for_o their_o good_a counsel_n because_o such_o present_a pay_n will_v be_v a_o temptation_n to_o ill_a man_n to_o thrust_v themselves_o forward_o in_o advise_v and_o so_o that_o which_o be_v real_o bad_a will_v be_v put_v upon_o he_o in_o hope_n of_o a_o reward_n nor_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o discountenance_v or_o use_v man_n rough_o for_o counsel_v amiss_o because_o this_o will_v create_v a_o shyness_n in_o all_o about_o he_o and_o no_o body_n will_v dare_v to_o advise_v free_o if_o the_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n shall_v expose_v they_o to_o danger_n and_o disgrace_n and_o beside_o the_o judgement_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a counsel_n be_v very_o uncertain_a because_o it_o usual_o proceed_v upon_o the_o issue_n whereas_o the_o most_o injudicious_a counsel_n have_v often_o succeed_v as_o well_o or_o better_a than_o the_o wise_a by_o a_o strange_a overrule_a power_n of_o providence_n thus_o assert_v its_o government_n of_o we_o and_o all_o our_o affair_n here_o below_o and_o again_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o they_o who_o give_v the_o best_a that_o be_v the_o safe_a and_o most_o prosperous_a counsel_n be_v not_o upon_o that_o account_n to_o be_v conclude_v our_o faithful_a friend_n nor_o best_a affect_a to_o our_o interest_n for_o many_o time_n they_o who_o love_v we_o best_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o their_o measure_n and_o they_o who_o wish_v we_o no_o good_a may_v yet_o put_v we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n nor_o ought_v a_o prince_n to_o resent_v freedom_n and_o plainness_n upon_o these_o occasion_n for_o this_o in_o all_o reason_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v acceptable_a and_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v keep_v a_o jealous_a eye_n upon_o flatter_v and_o timorous_a fellow_n such_o as_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o soothe_v his_o humour_n and_o have_v rather_o see_v he_o perish_v by_o false_a measure_n than_o disgust_v he_o to_o his_o own_o advantage_n and_o sure_a if_o there_o be_v a_o miserable_a creature_n upon_o earth_n it_o be_v that_o prince_n to_o who_o no_o body_n about_o he_o dare_v tell_v the_o truth_n he_o that_o must_v live_v by_o the_o help_n of_o other_o people_n sense_n and_o yet_o all_o who_o see_v and_o hear_v for_o he_o be_v under_o a_o necessity_n of_o dissemble_v and_o disguise_v in_o their_o own_o defence_n and_o dare_v show_v he_o nothing_o as_o it_o real_o be_v a_o man_n recipiant_fw-la man_n cujus_fw-la aures_fw-la ita_fw-la formatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la aspera_fw-la quae_fw-la utilia_fw-la &_o nil_fw-la nisi_fw-la jucundum_fw-la &_o laesurum_fw-la recipiant_fw-la who_o ear_n as_o tacitus_n express_v it_o be_v so_o odd_o contrive_v that_o all_o sound_n be_v harsh_a and_o grate_a which_o tell_v profitable_a truth_n and_o they_o never_o think_v themselves_o entertain_v but_o with_o such_o please_a word_n as_o be_v sure_a to_o do_v mischief_n the_o last_o caution_n necessary_a for_o the_o make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o proper_a counsellor_n be_v to_o conceal_v his_o own_o opinion_n and_o not_o determine_v public_o what_o he_o approve_v most_o or_o what_o he_o resolve_v to_o do_v for_o when_o all_o be_v do_v secrecy_n be_v the_o very_a life_n and_o soul_n of_o counsel_n and_o fierent_fw-la and_o nulla_fw-la meliora_fw-la consilia_fw-la quam_fw-la quae_fw-la ignoraverit_fw-la adversarius_fw-la antequam_fw-la fierent_fw-la that_o advice_n be_v always_o best_a which_o your_o enemy_n know_v nothing_o of_o till_o the_o execution_n declare_v what_o it_o be_v as_o
and_o so_o he_o can_v see_v to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o grievance_n for_o in_o this_o case_n he_o will_v be_v render_v of_o his_o honour_n and_o wait_v with_o patience_n till_o he_o be_v absolve_v of_o course_n and_o can_v come_v off_o without_o any_o blemish_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v see_v what_o those_o seven_o head_n be_v which_o i_o think_v necessary_a for_o the_o provisionary_a part_n of_o civil_a prudence_n chap._n iii_o the_o second_o part_n of_o policy_n or_o prudence_n in_o government_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o administration_n and_o good_a conduct_n of_o the_o prince_n have_v thus_o insist_v at_o large_a upon_o the_o provision_n a_o prince_n ought_v to_o make_v and_o instruct_v he_o what_o ornament_n and_o furniture_n what_o defence_n and_o what_o security_n if_o i_o may_v so_o term_v they_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o his_o person_n and_o his_o government_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o likewise_o what_o course_n be_v proper_a to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o acquire_v and_o furnish_v out_o such_o suply_n let_v we_o now_o proceed_v to_o action_n and_o observe_v after_o what_o manner_n these_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o and_o employ_v to_o be_v best_a advantage_n but_o before_o we_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o this_o matter_n distinct_o and_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o the_o former_a division_n respective_o we_o may_v venture_v to_o say_v in_o general_a that_o this_o whole_a matter_n consist_v in_o govern_v well_o and_o again_o that_o a_o good_a administration_n with_o regard_n both_o to_o the_o welfare_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o the_o security_n of_o the_o prince_n will_v depend_v chief_o upon_o such_o a_o sort_n of_o conduct_n as_o shall_v acquire_v he_o two_o thing_n hearty_a goodwill_n i_o mean_v and_o authority_n the_o former_a be_v that_o affectionate_a concern_v and_o kindness_n which_o subject_n shall_v retain_v for_o their_o sovereign_n and_o his_o government_n the_o latter_a be_v a_o good_a and_o great_a opinion_n a_o honourable_a esteem_n of_o he_o and_o his_o government_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o former_a of_o these_o it_o be_v that_o a_o prince_n be_v belove_v and_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o latter_a he_o be_v fear_v and_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o now_o these_o two_o affection_n of_o love_n and_o fear_v though_o they_o be_v very_o distant_a yet_o be_v they_o by_o no_o mean_n contrary_a to_o or_o destructive_a of_o one_o another_o and_o consequent_o neither_o be_v those_o regard_v so_o which_o in_o the_o present_a case_n flow_v from_o and_o be_v the_o result_n of_o those_o passion_n both_o of_o they_o be_v likewise_o of_o general_a extent_n in_o the_o matter_n before_o we_o and_o both_o subject_n and_o stranger_n be_v concern_v in_o each_o though_o indeed_o if_o we_o look_v strict_o into_o the_o thing_n and_o speak_v more_o proper_o the_o goodwill_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o quality_n of_o subject_n and_o the_o authority_n that_o which_o have_v the_o principal_a influence_n upon_o stranger_n and_o according_o tacitus_n distinguish_v they_o when_o he_o advise_v person_n in_o this_o eminent_a post_n to_o order_v matter_n so_o quaerat_fw-la so_o amorem_fw-la apud_fw-la populares_fw-la metum_fw-la apud_fw-la host_n quaerat_fw-la that_o their_o own_o countryman_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o love_v and_o foreigner_n and_o enemy_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o fear_v they_o and_o if_o we_o will_v deliver_v our_o judgement_n free_o and_o full_o upon_o the_o matter_n though_o both_o be_v of_o great_a efficacy_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o authority_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o more_o vigorous_a principle_n of_o the_o two_o the_o more_o venerable_a and_o of_o long_a continuance_n but_o when_o there_o be_v a_o just_a temper_n and_o exact_a harmony_n of_o both_o together_o this_o matter_n be_v then_o bring_v to_o its_o utmost_a perfection_n a_o thing_n not_o always_o practicable_a because_o the_o different_a constitution_n of_o government_n and_o yet_o more_o different_a humour_n and_o disposition_n of_o people_n according_a to_o their_o several_a climate_n or_o country_n or_o complexion_n make_v a_o mighty_a difference_n in_o the_o acquire_v these_o and_o incline_v some_o to_o the_o one_o of_o those_o affliction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o other_o to_o the_o other_o so_o that_o some_o be_v easy_o bring_v to_o love_n and_o be_v scarce_o susceptible_a of_o fear_n other_o as_o easy_o awe_v into_o respect_n but_o not_o without_o infinite_a difficulty_n to_o be_v win_v over_o to_o kindness_n and_o love_n for_o their_o prince_n what_o method_n be_v most_o proper_a and_o advisable_a for_o the_o acquire_v both_o these_o advantage_n we_o have_v already_o be_v inform_v for_o the_o several_a head_n of_o provision_n so_o large_o explain_v be_v but_o so_o many_o mean_n for_o the_o compass_v this_o end_n though_o of_o they_o the_o most_o effectual_a and_o insinuate_a seem_v to_o be_v those_o comprehnd_v under_o the_o head_n which_o touch_v upon_o the_o virtue_n and_o the_o manner_n or_o deportment_n of_o a_o prince_n but_o however_o it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o now_o we_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o matter_n more_o direct_o to_o say_v one_o word_n or_o two_o more_o with_o regard_n to_o each_o of_o these_o powerful_a advantage_n express_o this_o goodwill_n and_o hearty_a affection_n be_v of_o infinite_a and_o excellent_a use_n gentleness_n good_a will_n acquire_v by_o gentleness_n it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n absolute_o necessary_a in_o so_o much_o that_o this_o by_o its_o own_o single_a strength_n be_v able_a to_o do_v a_o great_a deal_n and_o give_v amighty_a security_n but_o all_o the_o rest_n without_o this_o be_v very_o seeble_a and_o unsafe_a the_o method_n of_o obtain_v it_o be_v principal_o three_o first_o moderation_n and_o gentleness_n not_o in_o word_n and_o action_n soft_a language_n and_o courteous_a behaviour_n only_o but_o also_o in_o the_o very_a temper_n of_o the_o command_v issue_v out_o and_o the_o whole_a administration_n for_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n be_v of_o such_o a_o disposition_n as_o will_v neither_o endure_v to_o have_v their_o hand_n tie_v behind_o they_o nor_o absolute_o loose_v and_o at_o their_o own_o disposal_n libertatem_fw-la disposal_n nec_fw-la totam_fw-la servitutem_fw-la pati_fw-la nec_fw-la totam_fw-la libertatem_fw-la they_o be_v impatient_a say_v tacitus_n of_o a_o arbitrary_a yoke_n and_o perfect_a slavery_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n every_o whit_n as_o unable_a to_o bear_v perfect_a and_o uncontrolled_a liberty_n they_o make_v a_o shift_n to_o obey_v well_o enough_o and_o be_v contend_v to_o live_v in_o the_o qualty_n of_o subject_n but_o the_o chain_n and_o captivity_n of_o slave_n they_o can_v never_o away_o with_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v tame_v and_o serviant_fw-la and_o domiti_fw-la ut_fw-la pareant_fw-la non_fw-la serviant_fw-la subdue_v not_o to_o serve_v but_o to_o obey_v and_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v manu_fw-la be_v remissius_fw-la imperanti_fw-la melius_fw-la paretur_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la amari_fw-la languidà _fw-la regnet_fw-la manu_fw-la every_o man_n find_v himself_o more_o incline_v to_o comply_v with_o a_o superior_a who_o use_v his_o power_n tender_o and_o the_o great_a the_o command_n the_o ready_a and_o more_o hearty_a be_v common_o the_o observance_n pay_v to_o it_o he_o that_o will_v be_v well_o carry_v must_v take_v care_v not_o to_o ride_v with_o too_o stiff_a a_o rein._n caesar_n who_o be_v very_o expert_a and_o a_o perfect_a master_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o kind_n use_v to_o say_v that_o power_n when_o moderate_o exercise_v keep_v all_o safe_a and_o tight_a but_o when_o a_o man_n once_o come_v to_o let_v himself_o loose_v and_o command_v thing_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o reasonableness_n or_o the_o decency_n when_o he_o be_v set_v upon_o make_v himself_o absolute_a and_o resolve_v to_o be_v obey_v right_o or_o wrong_n such_o a_o one_o can_v never_o be_v belove_v by_o his_o subject_n nor_o do_v he_o sit_v fast_o in_o his_o throne_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v that_o by_o this_o gentleness_n and_o moderation_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v such_o a_o tame_a and_o easy_a negligent_a and_o effeminate_a softness_n as_o let_v the_o reins_o of_o government_n perfect_o loose_a for_o this_o will_v expose_v a_o prince_n to_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n and_o degenerate_a into_o a_o extreme_a ten_o thousand_o time_n worse_o than_o that_o of_o fear_n in_o all_o these_o case_n therefore_o a_o commander_n must_v observe_v how_o far_o he_o can_v go_v decent_o tacit._n decent_o sed_fw-la incorrupto_fw-la ducis_fw-la honore_fw-la tacit._n and_o what_o indulgence_n be_v consistent_a with_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o proper_a province_n as_o well_o as_o the_o excellence_n and_o commendation_n of_o prudence_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n will_v be_v to_o make_v so_o just_a a_o mixture_n of_o justice_n and_o
expedient_a and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o advisable_a in_o case_n of_o great_a extremity_n where_o the_o danger_n be_v so_o evident_a and_o inevitable_a that_o a_o man_n have_v nothing_o leave_v he_o to_o do_v but_o to_o stand_v the_o shock_n be_v to_o stoop_v a_o little_a under_o the_o blow_n and_o give_v place_n to_o necessity_n for_o by_o show_v a_o man_n self_n obstinate_a in_o such_o a_o case_n and_o resolve_v not_o to_o yield_v in_o any_o point_n the_o violence_n be_v but_o the_o great_a and_o the_o treatment_n we_o meet_v with_o so_o much_o the_o rough_a it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o opposition_n to_o provoke_v and_o our_o passion_n in_o such_o case_n like_o torrent_n which_o no_o dam_n be_v strong_a enough_o to_o stem_v rage_v the_o more_o for_o be_v pen_v up_o and_o at_o last_o swell_v the_o high_a and_o bear_v down_o all_o before_o they_o in_o such_o case_n therefore_o a_o man_n must_v be_v content_a to_o see_v himself_o overrule_v and_o whatever_o rule_n he_o have_v fix_v to_o his_o behaviour_n in_o ordinary_a circumstance_n they_o must_v be_v deal_v with_o as_o wise_a politician_n do_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n who_o when_o they_o fall_v short_a and_o can_v do_v what_o they_o will_v have_v they_o alter_v their_o measure_n and_o make_v they_o do_v what_o they_o can_v it_o have_v be_v by_o many_o esteem_v a_o reproach_n upon_o cato_n and_o a_o considerable_a blemith_n in_o his_o character_n that_o he_o be_v so_o very_o stiff_a and_o nice_a in_o the_o civil_a war_n which_o happen_v in_o his_o time_n and_o rather_o suffer_v the_o commonwealth_n to_o be_v drive_v to_o the_o last_o extremity_n than_o he_o will_v contribute_v to_o its_o relief_n at_o the_o expense_n of_o some_o i_o awe_v which_o the_o present_a necessity_n and_o distress_n make_v it_o very_o reasonable_a to_o have_v dispense_v with_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n epaminondas_n have_v so_o great_a a_o regard_n to_o the_o public_a good_a that_o he_o continue_v in_o his_o office_n beyond_o the_o term_n prefix_v though_o the_o law_n prohibit_v the_o do_v so_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n so_o just_a a_o sense_n have_v he_o of_o the_o end_n and_o nature_n of_o law_n that_o they_o be_v design_v for_o the_o service_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o state_n and_o can_v in_o any_o equitable_a construction_n be_v suppose_v to_o bind_v where_o the_o exigence_n of_o affair_n be_v such_o that_o by_o observe_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n a_o man_n destroy_v the_o end_n of_o it_o according_o we_o find_v this_o commendation_n of_o philopaemon_n that_o he_o be_v a_o person_n bear_v to_o command_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_a master_n of_o the_o art_n of_o govern_v according_a to_o law_n but_o have_v the_o skill_n of_o govern_v the_o law_n itself_o when_o any_o public_a necessity_n require_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v set_v aside_o and_o leave_v no_o other_o refuge_n but_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o magistrate_n for_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o those_o at_o helm_n be_v put_v out_o of_o their_o common_a road_n by_o some_o difficult_a and_o extraordinary_a emergency_n and_o in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v their_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o wisdom_n to_o ply_v to_o windward_n and_o steer_v what_o course_n they_o can_v and_o indeed_o in_o all_o extremity_n private_a as_o well_o as_o public_a a_o prudent_a man_n will_v be_v content_a to_o bend_v a_o little_a to_o yield_v and_o comply_v as_o far_o as_o he_o may_v and_o by_o all_o honest_a stratagem_n to_o save_v the_o main_a chance_n for_o in_o these_o matter_n there_o be_v a_o latitude_n and_o privilege_n of_o relaxation_n allow_v some_o moderation_n and_o abatement_n which_o those_o who_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o the_o present_a circumstance_n can_v be_v no_o competent_a judge_n of_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v very_o tender_a how_o we_o condemn_v a_o proceed_v which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n and_o justice_n that_o it_o be_v high_o agreeable_a to_o both_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o a_o masterpiece_n of_o prudence_n in_o those_o who_o manage_v it_o skilful_o sect_n iii_o affair_n intricate_a and_o uncertain_a by_o this_o intricacy_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o affair_n i_o understand_v such_o a_o juncture_n as_o have_v great_a appearance_n of_o reason_n and_o strong_a argument_n on_o both_o side_n so_o that_o the_o man_n be_v at_o a_o loss_n and_o do_v not_o discern_v nor_o know_v how_o to_o choose_v what_o be_v best_a and_o most_o convenient_a for_o he_o this_o create_v distraction_n and_o perplexity_n of_o thought_n and_o till_o some_o other_o consideration_n fall_v in_o to_o turn_v the_o scale_n the_o best_a thing_n we_o can_v do_v be_v to_o consider_v where_o there_o be_v the_o great_a odds_o of_o justice_n and_o honour_n and_o decency_n and_o by_o all_o mean_n fall_v in_o with_o that_o side_n for_o although_o the_o event_n shall_v prove_v contrary_a to_o our_o expectation_n or_o desire_n yet_o still_o there_o will_v be_v a_o secret_a satisfaction_n the_o complacency_n and_o testimony_n of_o our_o own_o breast_n to_o support_v we_o within_o and_o the_o reputation_n and_o praise_n of_o man_n without_o for_o have_v choose_v the_o better_a though_o not_o the_o more_o fortunate_a course_n nor_o ought_v any_o miscarriage_n in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o provoke_v the_o least_o remorse_n because_o no_o man_n can_v tell_v what_o providence_n have_v to_o do_v or_o how_o that_o will_v dispose_v of_o he_o and_o his_o endeavour_n and_o consequent_o he_o can_v be_v secure_a that_o his_o disappointment_n or_o his_o calamity_n will_v have_v be_v less_o though_o he_o have_v take_v quite_o different_a measure_n and_o therefore_o when_o a_o man_n can_v resolve_v himself_o which_o be_v the_o easy_a and_o the_o short_a way_n to_o his_o journey_n be_v end_n the_o best_a determination_n he_o can_v come_v to_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o straight_a road._n sect_n iu._n difficult_a and_o dangerous_a case_n it_o be_v often_o man_n fate_n in_o matter_n of_o difficulty_n to_o succeed_v as_o they_o that_o be_v overnice_a and_o cautious_a common_o do_v in_o bargain_v and_o article_n of_o agreement_n where_o a_o excessive_a care_n to_o make_v all_o fast_n and_o prevent_v all_o manner_n of_o danger_n be_v but_o a_o mean_n of_o increase_v the_o danger_n and_o ruine_v all_o for_o by_o this_o mighty_a circumspection_n so_o much_o more_o time_n be_v spend_v so_o many_o mere_a people_n be_v employ_v so_o many_o more_o clause_n and_o proviso_n insert_v that_o the_o difference_n and_o squabble_n arise_v upon_o it_o be_v multiply_v in_o proportion_n to_o the_o clutter_n make_v for_o avoid_v they_o to_o all_o which_o we_o may_v add_v that_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o provoke_v fortune_n who_o be_v jealous_a of_o her_o honour_n and_o will_v not_o bear_v the_o presumption_n of_o any_o man_n be_v pretend_v to_o exempt_a himself_o from_o her_o jurisdiction_n which_o after_o all_o be_v a_o vain_a attempt_n and_o what_o the_o most_o provident_a man_n alive_a can_v never_o compass_v for_o there_o be_v one_o above_o who_o have_v a_o power_n paramount_n unlt_fw-ge paramount_n vim_fw-la svam_fw-la ingruentem_fw-la refringi_fw-la non_fw-la unlt_fw-ge and_o will_v not_o suffer_v his_o dominion_n to_o be_v encroach_v upon_o and_o therefore_o the_o best_a way_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o dispatch_v they_o with_o all_o the_o expedition_n and_o easiness_n we_o can_v and_o rather_o to_o run_v the_o risque_n of_o some_o little_a danger_n than_o create_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o dissatisfaction_n and_o torment_n to_o ourselves_o by_o our_o extraordinary_a nicety_n and_o caution_n in_o case_n of_o manifest_a danger_n it_o be_v necessary_a a_o man_n shall_v have_v both_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n he_o shall_v look_v before_o he_o and_o see_v danger_n at_o a_o distance_n and_o make_v a_o right_a judgement_n and_o estimate_n of_o they_o for_o man_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o see_v these_o thing_n in_o false_a proportion_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o they_o through_o the_o glass_n of_o passion_n rather_o than_o calm_v and_o undisturbed_a reason_n this_o be_v one_o account_n why_o such_o thing_n be_v general_o apprehend_v otherwise_o than_o in_o reality_n they_o be_v because_o the_o affection_n predominant_a at_o that_o time_n represent_v they_o great_a or_o less_o and_o impose_v upon_o the_o judgement_n by_o such_o idea_n but_o then_o though_o it_o may_v become_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o foresee_v all_o hazard_n that_o be_v in_o any_o degree_n probable_a yet_o it_o be_v no_o way_n unworthy_a of_o he_o to_o consider_v they_o as_o contingency_n that_o they_o may_v not_o as_o well_o as_o that_o they_o may_v happen_v that_o it_o be_v great_a odds_o all_o of_o they_o will_v not_o happen_v that_o of_o those_o which_o do_v all_o will_v not_o have_v the_o consequence_n and_o effect_n which_o it_o be_v sit_v for_o one_o to_o sorm_v in_o
to_o entertain_v must_v receive_v satisfaction_n from_o the_o second_o question_n i_o insert_v this_o caution_n by_o the_o way_n because_o it_o frequent_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o man_n be_v stake_v down_o as_o it_o be_v to_o one_o party_n almost_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no._n for_o though_o he_o may_v not_o make_v it_o any_o part_n of_o his_o choice_n and_o design_n nay_o though_o in_o his_o own_o private_a judgement_n he_o can_v but_o disapprove_v it_o yet_o in_o despite_n of_o intention_n inclination_n and_o good_a sense_n he_o may_v find_v himself_o involve_v and_o entangle_v by_o some_o consideration_n so_o powerful_a that_o he_o can_v with_o any_o decency_n break_v through_o they_o and_o these_o be_v such_o band_n as_o nature_n have_v tie_v he_o up_o in_o or_o such_o as_o counterbalance_v all_o motive_n to_o the_o contrary_a will_v at_o least_o carry_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n for_o his_o do_v as_o he_o do_v now_o this_o first_o question_n have_v several_a argument_n pro_fw-la and_o con_v and_o abundance_n of_o eminent_a instance_n may_v be_v produce_v of_o person_n who_o have_v behave_v themselves_o direct_o contrary_a to_o each_o other_o with_o regard_n to_o it_o so_o that_o differ_v judgement_n and_o authority_n as_o well_o as_o different_a reason_n minister_v just_a ground_n of_o scruple_n in_o the_o case_n the_o resolution_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o most_o convenient_a to_o be_v come_v to_o according_a to_o the_o different_a circumstance_n of_o the_o person_n concern_v in_o this_o debate_n be_v such_o as_o follow_v on_o the_o one_o hand_n nothing_o seem_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o character_n of_o a_o wise_a and_o a_o good_a man_n than_o to_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v with_o the_o folly_n and_o faction_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o such_o a_o one_o can_v do_v better_a than_o to_o stand_v by_o and_o let_v they_o try_v it_o out_o by_o themselves_o especial_o too_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o account_n have_v already_o be_v give_v of_o these_o division_n how_o irregular_a and_o unlawful_a they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o first_o cause_n what_o wickedness_n barbarity_n and_o injustice_n of_o all_o sort_n they_o engage_v man_n in_o that_o these_o be_v inseparable_a attendant_n of_o such_o practice_n and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o they_o and_o continue_v innocent_a i_o say_v if_o all_o these_o consideration_n be_v fair_o lay_v together_o it_o scarce_o look_v any_o long_o like_o a_o matter_n of_o free_a choice_n what_o a_o man_n may_v or_o may_v not_o do_v but_o seem_v rather_o a_o point_n of_o duty_n than_o of_o bare_a allowance_n and_o permission_n absolute_o to_o decline_v any_o concern_v in_o they_o and_o according_o it_o appear_v that_o several_a excellent_a person_n have_v have_v so_o great_a a_o abhorrence_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o such_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o personal_a obligation_n they_o violate_v that_o no_o consideration_n can_v prevail_v with_o they_o to_o come_v in_o particular_o asinius_n pollio_n who_o the_o historian_n tell_v we_o 3._o velleius_n lib._n 3._o excuse_v himself_o for_o these_o very_a reason_n to_o agustus_n when_o he_o entreat_v his_o company_n and_o assistance_n in_o the_o expedition_n against_o mark_n anthony_n but_o then_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o those_o reason_n which_o enforce_v our_o obligation_n to_o take_v part_n with_o good_a man_n to_o protect_v and_o strengthen_v such_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v and_o to_o defend_v equity_n and_o right_n against_o all_o that_o oppose_v and_o encroach_v upon_o it_o the_o great_a solon_n be_v so_o strong_o possess_v in_o favour_n of_o these_o engagement_n that_o he_o be_v for_o inflict_v very_o severe_a punishment_n upon_o they_o that_o affect_v ease_n and_o obscurity_n and_o refuse_v to_o appear_v and_o act_v open_o in_o such_o exigency_n of_o state_n and_o that_o rigid_a professor_n of_o virtue_n cato_n govern_v himself_o by_o this_o rule_n for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o declare_v and_o come_v into_o one_o party_n in_o the_o civil_a war_n of_o rome_n but_o take_v a_o command_n among_o the_o malâ—_n content_v under_o pompey_n now_o if_o we_o will_v know_v what_o measure_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v take_v where_o judgement_n be_v so_o divide_v and_o reason_n probable_a and_o plausible_a enough_o for_o each_o to_o allege_v in_o his_o own_o justification_n my_o poor_a opinion_n be_v this_o for_o person_n of_o eminence_n and_o character_n in_o the_o world_n such_o as_o be_v in_o public_a trust_n or_o great_a reputation_n or_o extraordinary_a ability_n and_o be_v know_v to_o be_v lead_v and_o significant_a man_n in_o the_o state_n these_o i_o conceive_v not_o only_o may_v fall_v into_o that_o side_n which_o they_o in_o their_o conscience_n think_v the_o best_a but_o so_o far_o as_o i_o be_o able_a to_o discern_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o for_o he_o be_v a_o very_a ill_a pilot_n that_o steer_v the_o ship_n in_o calm_a and_o favourable_a wether_n and_o run_v away_o from_o the_o helm_n when_o it_o grow_v foul_a and_o stormy_a what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o vessel_n if_o the_o best_a hand_n let_v she_o drive_v when_o there_o be_v the_o great_a need_n of_o work_v she_o and_o keep_v her_o tight_a these_o gentleman_n ought_v in_o extremity_n especial_o to_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n and_o act_n like_o man_n of_o honour_n the_o care_n of_o the_o government_n be_v upon_o they_o and_o its_o safety_n or_o ruin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n but_o then_o for_o person_n in_o a_o private_a capacity_n such_o as_o make_v none_o at_o all_o or_o but_o very_o inconsiderable_a figure_n in_o the_o government_n these_o be_v more_o at_o their_o own_o liberty_n for_o as_o their_o condition_n suppose_v all_o the_o assistance_n they_o can_v contribute_v to_o be_v of_o no_o mighty_a consequence_n so_o the_o withhold_a that_o assistance_n can_v do_v no_o great_a damage_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o retire_v into_o some_o place_n of_o security_n and_o seek_v their_o own_o ease_n and_o quiet_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o the_o noise_n and_o clutter_n of_o the_o contend_a party_n but_o then_o both_o these_o kind_n of_o man_n those_o that_o do_v and_o those_o that_o do_v not_o declare_v lie_v under_o a_o obligation_n to_o demean_v themselves_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o i_o be_o go_v to_o prescribe_v in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o add_v thus_o much_o only_o upon_o the_o present_a subject_n concern_v those_o who_o be_v dispose_v to_o come_v in_o and_o act_v that_o in_o the_o choose_n what_o party_n they_o shall_v side_n with_o sometime_o the_o case_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a they_o can_v be_v mistake_v for_o where_o the_o injustice_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o other_o disadvantage_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o they_o look_v one_o full_a in_o the_o face_n and_o forbid_v he_o no_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n will_v go_v in_o thither_o but_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o there_o be_v reason_n on_o both_o side_n each_o pretend_v right_a and_o justice_n and_o each_o have_v advantage_n to_o invite_v we_o and_o then_o the_o difficulty_n of_o come_v to_o a_o resolution_n be_v very_o great_a because_o a_o man_n must_v not_o only_o weigh_v the_o argument_n on_o both_o side_n and_o settle_v the_o point_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_v first_o but_o he_o have_v several_a other_o consideration_n to_o attend_v to_o such_o as_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o carry_v some_o weight_n with_o they_o though_o they_o have_v not_o immediate_o respect_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o now_o it_o may_v be_v seasonable_a to_o proceed_v to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o advice_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o person_n under_o these_o several_a capacity_n to_o all_o which_o i_o may_v satisfy_v myself_o with_o prescribe_v in_o one_o word_n moderation_n and_o temper_n that_o they_o will_v particular_o take_v atticus_n for_o their_o pattern_n who_o name_n have_v be_v so_o much_o celebrate_v for_o his_o prudence_n and_o modesty_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o boisterous_a age_n in_o which_o he_o live_v one_o who_o be_v always_o believe_v in_o his_o judgement_n to_o favour_v the_o right_a side_n and_o respect_v by_o all_o good_a man_n for_o do_v so_o but_o yet_o one_o who_o behave_v himself_o so_o prudent_o and_o inoffensive_o that_o he_o never_o involve_a himself_o in_o the_o common_a confusion_n nor_o draw_v down_o the_o displeasure_n of_o ill_a man_n or_o any_o inconvenience_n from_o that_o party_n who_o be_v sensible_a enough_o he_o do_v not_o approve_v their_o proceed_n but_o to_o be_v a_o little_a more_o particular_a and_o first_o for_o they_o who_o open_o declare_v themselves_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o these_o aught_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v violent_a or_o betray_v indecent_a heat_n and_o
thy_o native_a light_n be_v shed_v abroad_o and_o every_o breast_n be_v fill_v with_o a_o domestic_a god_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o general_a consent_n in_o the_o speculative_a part_n it_o the_o rarity_n of_o it_o man_n differ_v extreme_o and_o in_o practice_n contradict_v themselves_o for_o the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o treachery_n and_o falsehood_n and_o very_o few_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o find_v who_o be_v true_o and_o entire_o true_a and_o just_a in_o their_o deal_n nay_o even_o those_o who_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o be_v so_o yet_o be_v frequent_o guilty_a of_o breach_n of_o faith_n such_o as_o not_o only_o the_o world_n do_v not_o easy_o discover_v but_o such_o as_o they_o themselves_o who_o commit_v it_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o for_o if_o they_o can_v but_o six_o upon_o any_o colourable_a pretence_n to_o varnish_v over_o such_o a_o action_n and_o give_v it_o a_o tolerable_a good_a face_n they_o present_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o all_o be_v well_o and_o they_o have_v do_v nothing_o amiss_o other_o there_o be_v eternal_o upon_o the_o hunt_v for_o nicety_n and_o subtle_a evasion_n by_o which_o to_o justify_v their_o proceed_n and_o here_o they_o retreat_n and_o shelter_v themselves_o if_o the_o world_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o censure_v their_o do_n or_o their_o own_o conscience_n be_v either_o scrupulous_a before_o or_o clamorous_a afterward_o they_o cast_v up_o a_o entrenchment_n of_o distinction_n round_o about_o they_o and_o under_o this_o covert_n go_v on_o without_o boggle_n or_o be_v ashamed_a of_o any_o thing_n now_o in_o order_n to_o the_o clear_v all_o the_o difficulty_n that_o may_v arise_v upon_o this_o occasion_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o set_v this_o whole_a matter_n in_o its_o true_a light_n and_o direct_a man_n how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o and_o the_o whole_a i_o think_v of_o what_o need_v to_o be_v say_v may_v convenient_o enough_o be_v reduce_v to_o four_o consideration_n the_o person_n that_o engage_v his_o faith_n the_o party_n to_o who_o that_o engagement_n be_v make_v the_o subject-matter_n or_o the_o thing_n covenant_v for_o and_o the_o manner_n or_o form_n of_o enter_v into_o that_o engagement_n first_o as_o as_o to_o the_o person_n engage_v his_o faith_n it_o be_v one_o necessary_a qualification_n to_o the_o render_v that_o promise_n valid_a and_o legal_a that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o promise_v and_o to_o make_v it_o good_a if_o he_o be_v under_o the_o direction_n and_o at_o the_o disposal_n of_o a_o other_o he_o be_v in_o no_o condition_n to_o engage_v at_o all_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o force_n in_o such_o a_o covenant_n till_o it_o be_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o person_n under_o who_o authority_n the_o promiser_n be_v thus_o god_n himself_o have_v determine_v and_o state_v the_o matter_n at_o large_a under_o the_o levitical_a law_n thirty_o num._n ch_n thirty_o where_o the_o vow_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o other_o in_o a_o state_n of_o pupillage_n and_o subjection_n be_v declare_v of_o none_o effect_v till_o know_v and_o approve_v by_o their_o husband_n or_o parent_n or_o guardian_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v plain_a because_o nature_n and_o duty_n have_v vest_v these_o person_n with_o a_o original_a and_o antecedent_n right_o in_o those_o under_o their_o care_n which_o no_o after-act_n of_o such_o without_o their_o consent_n can_v convey_v away_o or_o disannul_v they_o have_v nothing_o to_o give_v and_o therefore_o they_o promise_v what_o be_v none_o of_o their_o own_o thus_o in_o the_o roman_a story_n the_o tribune_n saturninus_n and_o his_o accomplice_n be_v esteem_v to_o have_v be_v just_o put_v to_o death_n notwithstanding_o they_o quit_v the_o capitol_n which_o they_o have_v rebellious_o invade_v and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o upon_o the_o consul_n word_n of_o honour_n for_o these_o very_a consul_n be_v subject_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o minister_n of_o public_a justice_n only_o and_o therefore_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o promise_v indemnity_n for_o crime_n against_o the_o state_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n in_o general_a but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v entire_o at_o his_o own_o disposal_n and_o covenant_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v a_o indisputable_a right_n to_o make_v good_a he_o be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v his_o word_n punctual_o let_v he_o be_v otherwise_o never_o so_o great_a never_o so_o absolute_a the_o rather_o indeed_o upon_o these_o consideration_n because_o the_o more_o absolute_a he_o be_v the_o more_o free_a he_o be_v to_o promise_v and_o the_o better_a able_a to_o perform_v and_o therefore_o that_o common_a maxim_n be_v a_o very_a just_a and_o true_a one_o that_o the_o bare_a word_n of_o a_o prince_n aught_o to_o be_v as_o sacred_a and_o obligatory_a as_o the_o solemne_v oath_n of_o a_o private_a man._n as_o to_o the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o engagement_n be_v make_v this_o be_v a_o consideration_n which_o make_v but_o little_a difference_n in_o the_o case_n for_o let_v he_o be_v who_o or_o what_o he_o will_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v discharge_v there_o be_v but_o two_o exception_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o dissolve_v this_o obligation_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o who_o have_v discuss_v this_o point_n the_o one_o be_v if_o he_o do_v not_o accept_v of_o this_o engagement_n so_o as_o to_o rest_v satisfy_v in_o or_o place_v his_o dependence_n upon_o it_o but_o require_v some_o other_o security_n and_o rest_v his_o faith_n upon_o that_o for_o as_o the_o give_v of_o faith_n ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o sacred_a so_o shall_v the_o receive_v it_o be_v too_o and_o distrust_v in_o the_o one_o party_n be_v no_o less_o a_o disparagement_n to_o it_o than_o fallacy_n and_o trick_n in_o the_o other_o if_o it_o be_v not_o rely_v upon_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o its_o own_o bind_v force_n the_o confidence_n be_v lose_v and_o break_v and_o it_o cease_v to_o be_v mutual_a faith_n any_o long_o the_o demand_v of_o hostage_n and_o keep_v man_n under_o guard_n and_o so_o enter_v into_o caution_n and_o require_v pledge_n of_o any_o sort_n be_v not_o trust_v to_o man_n truth_n but_o to_o their_o security_n and_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a and_o senseless_a to_o call_v this_o trust_n to_o man_n honesty_n he_o that_o be_v confine_v either_o by_o a_o keeper_n or_o a_o prison_n have_v be_v false_a to_o no_o engagement_n if_o he_o make_v his_o escape_n nor_o can_v he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v deceive_v those_o who_o never_o repose_v any_o confidence_n in_o he_o have_v such_o a_o one_o be_v leave_v at_o large_a upon_o his_o parole_n or_o have_v he_o prevail_v with_o other_o to_o stand_v bind_v for_o his_o appearance_n honour_n and_o conscience_n will_v have_v oblige_v he_o to_o suffer_v any_o inconvenience_n rather_o than_o falsify_v his_o word_n or_o give_v up_o his_o bail_n or_o any_o manner_n of_o way_n disappoint_v the_o expectation_n and_o betray_v the_o trust_n of_o those_o who_o depend_v upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o roman_a seem_v to_o carry_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o force_n sunt_fw-la force_n vult_fw-la sibi_fw-la cuique_fw-la credi_fw-la &_o habita_fw-la fides_n ipsam_fw-la sibi_fw-la obligat_fw-la fidem_fw-la fides_n requirit_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la &_o relativa_fw-la sunt_fw-la every_o man_n be_v desirous_a to_o find_v credit_n and_o a_o promise_n be_v then_o bind_v indeed_o when_o a_o entire_a dependence_n be_v repose_v in_o it_o for_o faith_n be_v mutual_a it_o imply_v and_o require_v trust_n and_o belief_n in_o the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v these_o two_o be_v relative_n and_o as_o such_o stand_v and_o fall_v together_o the_o other_o exception_n be_v if_o the_o promise_n be_v conditional_a and_o mutual_a and_o the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o be_v make_v break_v article_n first_o for_o in_o this_o case_n say_v some_o old_a author_n man_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v in_o their_o own_o coin_n and_o consul_n and_o fragenti_fw-la fidem_fw-la fides_fw-la frangatur_fw-la eidem_fw-la quando_fw-la tu_fw-la i_o non_fw-la habes_fw-la pro_fw-la senatore_n nec_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la pro_fw-la consul_n he_o that_o break_v his_o word_n give_v those_o he_o deal_v with_o a_o privilege_n of_o do_v so_o too_o according_a to_o that_o declaration_n of_o the_o roman_a senator_n when_o you_o cease_v to_o treat_v i_o as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o senate_n i_o shall_v think_v myself_o dispense_v with_o from_o pay_v you_o the_o respect_v due_a to_o a_o consul_n the_o false_a and_o perfidious_a man_n have_v forfeit_v all_o his_o natural_a right_n to_o truth_n and_o fair-dealing_a for_o the_o obligation_n of_o this_o kind_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v found_v in_o nature_n be_v reciprocal_a and_o universal_a and_o therefore_o whatever_o such_o a_o one_o can_v challenge_v must_v be_v from_o some_o superven_a title_n but_o whatever_o be_v indent_v for_o by_o positive_a agreement_n
for_o these_o will_n but_o ferment_n there_o and_o gall_v he_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v stay_v with_o he_o till_o all_o that_o uneasiness_n be_v get_v over_o in_o order_n whereunto_o he_o must_v contrive_v to_o turn_v his_o discourse_n upon_o some_o common_a entertain_a subject_n which_o may_v divert_v the_o present_a remembrance_n of_o the_o reprehension_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o part_v very_o good_a friend_n and_o in_o perfect_a humour_n chap._n x._o of_o flattery_n lie_v and_o dissimulation_n flattery_n be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a poison_n to_o all_o private_a person_n that_o drink_n and_o suck_v it_o in_o flattery_n flattery_n but_o as_o for_o prince_n it_o be_v almost_o the_o only_a the_o universal_a cause_n of_o their_o ruin_n and_o infinite_o fruitful_a in_o mischief_n to_o their_o subject_n and_o government_n in_o general_n by_o betray_v they_o to_o and_o support_v they_o in_o their_o tyranny_n and_o maladministration_n it_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n worse_o than_o false-witness_n that_o deceive_v and_o mis-leads_a the_o judge_n it_o draw_v a_o sentence_n from_o he_o wicked_a and_o unreasonable_a in_o itself_o but_o not_o so_o with_o regard_n to_o he_o for_o his_o will_n and_o judgement_n be_v blameless_a they_o proceed_v according_a as_o matter_n appear_v in_o evidence_n and_o so_o the_o man_n preserve_v his_o integrity_n still_o but_o here_o the_o very_a mind_n and_o judgement_n be_v debauch_v the_o soul_n be_v charm_v and_o bewitch_v make_v incapable_a of_o improve_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o utter_o averse_a from_o the_o love_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o rank_n and_o spread_a evil_n for_o if_o once_o a_o prince_n be_v corrupt_v by_o flattery_n and_o fond_a of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o all_o about_o he_o who_o desire_v to_o be_v well_o in_o his_o opinion_n and_o hope_v to_o make_v their_o fortune_n by_o his_o favour_n shall_v turn_v flatterer_n for_o interest_n and_o ambition_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o make_v convert_v enough_o and_o the_o rule_n these_o govern_v themselves_o by_o be_v to_o study_v and_o practice_v what_o they_o see_v agreeable_a and_o likely_a to_o recommend_v they_o most_o to_o the_o good_a grace_n of_o their_o patron_n whatever_o can_v be_v say_v to_o show_v the_o excellence_n of_o truth_n all_o that_o prove_v the_o baseness_n and_o deformity_n of_o flattery_n they_o who_o esteem_v and_o adore_v the_o one_o must_v in_o proportion_n despise_v and_o detest_v the_o other_o which_o indeed_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o corruption_n and_o pervert_v of_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o pitiful_a mean_a vice_n the_o submission_n of_o a_o poor_a degenerate_a spirit_n a_o effeminacy_n and_o weakness_n as_o unbecoming_a a_o man_n as_o garishness_n and_o affect_a confidence_n be_v to_o a_o woman_n xviii_o woman_n ut_fw-la matrona_fw-la meritrici_fw-la dispar_fw-la erit_fw-la atque_fw-la discolour_v infido_fw-la scurrae_fw-la distabit_fw-la amicus_fw-la horat._n lib._n xviii_o not_o friend_n and_o faithless_a flatterer_n differ_v more_o than_o a_o chaste_a woman_n and_o a_o common_a whore_n upon_o this_o account_n flatterer_n be_v compare_v to_o strumpet_n to_o sorcerer_n poisoner_n public_a cheat_n debaucher_n of_o mankind_n nay_o to_o wolf_n and_o fox_n and_o a_o wise_a author_n declare_v it_o better_a to_o fall_v among_o bird_n of_o prey_n and_o be_v crow_n meat_n than_o come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o flatterer_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o person_n who_o lie_v open_a to_o flattery_n and_o as_o they_o never_o want_v saw_a people_n who_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o offer_v they_o this_o trash_n so_o they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o greedy_o receive_v and_o swallow_v it_o these_o be_v prince_n with_o who_o these_o huckster_n get_v into_o credit_n and_o grow_v acceptable_a by_o this_o mean_n and_o the_o lady_n who_o be_v so_o marvellous_o delight_v with_o hear_v well_o of_o themselves_o that_o the_o most_o usual_a and_o successful_a stratagem_n for_o corrupt_v their_o virtue_n be_v general_o think_v to_o be_v the_o entertain_v they_o with_o their_o own_o commendation_n it_o be_v real_o very_o hard_o to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o flattery_n and_o so_o to_o arm_v and_o strengthen_v our_o mind_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v proof_n against_o all_o its_o insinuation_n it_o be_v particular_o so_o to_o woman_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o natural_a disposition_n which_o by_o a_o weakness_n almost_o universal_a to_o the_o sex_n incline_v they_o to_o be_v fond_a of_o vanity_n and_o greedy_a of_o praise_n and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o to_o prince_n by_o reason_n their_o relation_n and_o friend_n and_o prime_a minister_n such_o as_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n hold_v constant_a conversation_n with_o be_v all_o breed_v up_o to_o this_o trade_n and_o value_v themselves_o upon_o be_v expert_a and_o dextrous_a in_o it_o alexander_n who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o monarch_n with_o all_o the_o philosophy_n of_o his_o tutor_n aristotle_n to_o arm_v he_o can_v not_o stand_v against_o it_o and_o though_o we_o common_o pretend_v to_o lessen_v and_o condemn_v king_n for_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v thus_o impose_v upon_o yet_o there_o be_v never_o a_o one_o of_o we_o all_o but_z if_o we_o be_v in_o their_o circumstance_n and_o perpetual_o lay_v at_o by_o parasite_n and_o sycophant_n as_o they_o be_v we_o shall_v be_v a_o thousand_o time_n worse_o than_o they._n no_o man_n of_o ordinary_a condition_n can_v be_v a_o competent_a judge_n in_o this_o case_n because_o he_o can_v have_v any_o thing_n like_o the_o trial_n and_o temptation_n of_o a_o elevate_a post_n but_o though_o flattery_n like_o disease_n do_v not_o seize_v all_o person_n and_o constitution_n alike_o yet_o contagious_a it_o be_v and_o no_o man_n live_v utter_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o its_o venomous_a infection_n there_o be_v somewhat_o so_o agreeable_a that_o even_o they_o who_o hate_n and_o seem_v most_o to_o reject_v it_o conceive_v a_o secret_a pleasure_n and_o shut_v the_o door_n against_o it_o so_o faint_o that_o after_o many_o pretend_a denial_n it_o be_v let_v in_o and_o kind_o entertain_v in_o private_a that_o which_o add_v to_o the_o danger_n be_v that_o man_n be_v taint_v by_o it_o insensible_o for_o it_o be_v so_o cunning_o varnish_v over_o so_o disguise_v with_o a_o mask_n of_o friendship_n which_o it_o affect_v always_o to_o wear_v that_o one_o can_v very_o easy_o distinguish_v between_o they_o it_o usurp_v and_o invade_v all_o her_o good_a office_n put_v on_o her_o air_n and_o countenance_n call_v itself_o by_o her_o name_n counterfeit_v her_o voice_n in_o short_a observe_v the_o tone_n the_o mien_n the_o readliness_n the_o zeal_n so_o that_o you_o will_v swear_v it_o can_v be_v none_o but_o she_o the_o business_n of_o flattery_n be_v to_o please_v and_o be_v take_v it_o pay_v marvellous_a respect_n and_o deference_n be_v very_o liberal_a in_o praise_n exceed_v officious_a and_o eager_a to_o serve_v the_o person_n apply_v to_o and_o careful_a to_o be_v always_o in_o good_a humour_n or_o indeed_o in_o any_o humour_n that_o prevail_v and_o will_v be_v most_o agreeable_a at_o that_o time_n nay_o to_o show_v how_o exquisite_a the_o hypocrisy_n of_o this_o vice_n be_v it_o go_v a_o great_a deal_n far_o and_o venture_n upon_o the_o last_o and_o high_a the_o severe_a and_o most_o dangerous_a act_n of_o friendship_n and_o be_v free_a and_o full_a in_o its_o expostulation_n and_o reproof_n in_o own_o word_n the_o flatterer_n care_n be_v always_o to_o profess_v and_o make_v himself_o believe_v much_o more_o sincere_a and_o passionate_a in_o his_o affection_n and_o concern_v for_o the_o person_n who_o he_o address_v to_o than_o he_o be_v or_o can_v be_v to_o he_o in_o return_n but_o all_o these_o boast_n and_o pompous_a pretension_n notwithstanding_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o world_n any_o thing_n more_o destructive_a of_o true_a friendship_n ill_a language_n affront_v open_a and_o avow_a enmity_n be_v not_o in_o reality_n great_a contradiction_n how_o different_a soever_o they_o be_v in_o figure_n and_o outward_a show_n it_o be_v the_o very_a bane_n of_o all_o sincerity_n and_o true_a love_n they_o be_v irreconcilable_a and_o can_v dwell_v together_o uti_fw-la together_o non_fw-la potes_fw-la i_o simul_fw-la amico_fw-la &_o adulatore_fw-la uti_fw-la when_o once_o i_o be_o your_o friend_n i_o cease_v to_o flatter_v and_o when_o i_o begin_v to_o flatter_v from_o that_o very_a instant_n you_o may_v conclude_v i_o none_o of_o your_o friend_n and_o therefore_o that_o observation_n be_v most_o true_a blandientis_fw-la true_a meliora_fw-la vulnera_fw-la diligentis_fw-la quà m_fw-la oscula_fw-la blandientis_fw-la that_o the_o wound_n and_o stroke_n of_o a_o friend_n be_v better_o and_o more_o desirable_a than_o the_o kiss_v of_o a_o flatterer_n those_o though_o we_o feel_v some_o pain_n in_o they_o be_v yet_o well_o intend_v and_o may_v contribute_v to_o our_o benefit_n
of_o europe_n this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v a_o noise_n in_o the_o world_n reputation_n and_o riches_n be_v not_o to_o be_v get_v without_o it_o so_o that_o the_o person_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o learning_n and_o sink_v it_o into_o a_o mercenary_a pedantic_a sordid_a mechanical_a thing_n a_o commodity_n buy_v dear_a to_o be_v sell_v again_o dear_a at_o second_v hand_n these_o huckster_n be_v pass_v all_o cure_n and_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a while_n to_o give_v ourselves_o any_o trouble_n about_o they_o not_o but_o that_o our_o man_n of_o mode_n be_v some_o of_o they_o as_o extravagant_o foolish_a in_o the_o other_o extreme_a who_o esteem_v learn_v a_o ungentile_a thing_n and_o somewhat_o too_o pedantic_a and_o mean_a for_o quality_n and_o esteem_v a_o man_n the_o less_o for_o be_v a_o scholar_n this_o be_v but_o another_o proof_n of_o their_o folly_n and_o emptiness_n and_o want_v of_o all_o sense_n of_o virtue_n and_o honour_n which_o their_o ignorance_n impertinence_n sauntr_v life_n and_o vain_a foppery_n give_v we_o such_o abundant_a demonstration_n of_o every_o day_n but_o now_o for_o the_o instruction_n of_o those_o other_o compare_v learn_v and_o wisdom_n compare_v that_o give_v we_o some_o hope_n of_o recovery_n and_o for_o the_o discover_v where_o their_o mistake_n lie_v we_o must_v show_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o there_o be_v a_o real_a difference_n between_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n and_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v infinite_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o any_o the_o most_o exquisite_a and_o exalt_a degree_n of_o the_o former_a second_o that_o they_o do_v not_o always_o go_v together_o nay_o that_o most_o common_o they_o obstruct_v each_o other_o insomuch_o that_o your_o man_n of_o nice_a learning_n be_v not_o often_o eminent_a for_o wisdom_n nor_o your_o true_o wise_a man_n deep_o learned_a there_o be_v i_o confess_v some_o exception_n to_o this_o last_o observation_n but_o it_o be_v hearty_o to_o be_v wish_v there_o be_v more_o of_o they_o they_o that_o be_v so_o be_v man_n of_o great_a and_o noble_a soul_n of_o which_o antiquity_n furnish_v some_o instance_n but_o the_o more_o modern_a time_n be_v very_o barren_a of_o they_o in_o order_n to_o the_o do_v this_o argument_n right_o we_o must_v first_o know_v what_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n be_v now_o learning_n be_v a_o vast_a collection_n of_o other_o people_n excellency_n a_o stock_n lay_v in_o with_o labour_n and_o long_o trouble_v of_o all_o that_o we_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v and_o read_v in_o book_n the_o say_n and_o action_n of_o great_a and_o good_a man_n who_o have_v live_v in_o all_o age_n and_o nation_n the_o repository_n or_o magazine_n where_o this_o provision_n be_v treasure_v up_o be_v the_o memory_n he_o who_o be_v provide_v by_o nature_n with_o a_o good_a memory_n have_v no_o body_n to_o blame_v but_o himself_o if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o scholar_n for_o he_o have_v the_o mean_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n wisdom_n be_v a_o calm_a and_o regular_a government_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o man_n be_v wise_a who_o observe_v true_a measure_n and_o a_o due_a decorum_n in_o his_o thought_n and_o opinion_n and_o desire_n his_o word_n and_o action_n and_o deportment_n in_o short_a wisdom_n be_v the_o rule_n and_o standard_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o he_o that_o use_v this_o rule_n aright_o that_o be_v the_o man_n of_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n that_o see_v and_o discern_v judge_n and_o esteem_v thing_n according_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o intrinsic_a value_n who_o place_n each_o in_o its_o just_a order_n and_o degree_n be_v the_o person_n we_o will_v have_v every_o one_o attempt_n to_o be_v and_o how_o reasonable_a that_o advice_n be_v will_v quick_o appear_v by_o observe_v how_o far_o the_o great_a excellence_n of_o the_o two_o this_o of_o wisdom_n be_v learn_v however_o valuable_a in_o itself_o be_v yet_o but_o a_o poor_a and_o barren_a accomplishment_n in_o comparison_n of_o wisdom_n for_o it_o be_v not_o only_o unnecessary_a be_v what_o two_o part_n in_o three_o of_o mankind_n make_v a_o very_a good_a shift_n without_o but_o the_o usefulness_n of_o be_v but_o small_a and_o there_o be_v but_o a_o very_a few_o instance_n comparative_o to_o which_o that_o usefulness_n extend_v it_o contribute_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o life_n for_o how_o many_o do_v we_o see_v of_o all_o quality_n and_o condition_n high_a and_o low_a rich_a and_o poor_a that_o pass_v their_o time_n in_o great_a ease_n and_o pleasure_n without_o know_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o of_o the_o matter_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o other_o thing_n more_o serviceable_a both_o to_o man_n private_a happiness_n and_o to_o human_a society_n in_o general_n honour_n and_o reputation_n noble_a birth_n and_o quality_n and_o yet_o even_o these_o be_v far_o from_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a the_o most_o they_o can_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o be_v ornament_n and_o convenience_n and_o additional_a advantage_n it_o contribute_v nothing_o to_o any_o natural_a operation_n the_o most_o ignorant_a man_n in_o this_o respect_n be_v upon_o the_o level_n with_o the_o great_a clerk_n for_o nature_n be_v of_o herself_o a_o sufficient_a mistress_n and_o deal_v to_o every_o one_o the_o knowledge_n needful_a for_o support_v she_o own_o occasion_n nor_o do_v it_o in_o any_o degree_n assist_v a_o man_n probity_n no_o body_n be_v one_o whit_n the_o honest_a or_o just_a for_o it_o rather_o indeed_o it_o hinder_v and_o corrupt_v the_o integrity_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o teach_v man_n to_o be_v subtle_a and_o to_o distinguish_v all_o plain-dealing_a quite_o away_o look_v into_o the_o character_n of_o excellent_a person_n in_o history_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v most_o among_o they_o of_o moderate_a and_o very_a indifferent_a attainment_n witness_v old_a rome_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o her_o ignorance_n be_v renown_v for_o justice_n and_o honour_n but_o when_o learning_n and_o eloquence_n get_v the_o ascendent_n the_o fame_n of_o her_o virtue_n be_v in_o its_o declension_n and_o in_o proportion_n as_o man_n wit_n grow_v more_o subtle_a and_o refine_v innocence_n and_o simplicity_n fall_v into_o decay_n and_o contempt_n sect_n and_o heresy_n error_n and_o atheism_n itself_o have_v ever_o be_v set_v on_o foot_n and_o propagate_v by_o person_n of_o artifice_n and_o learning_n the_o primitive_a source_n of_o our_o misery_n and_o ruin_n and_o that_o first_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o inveigle_v and_o undo_v mankind_n be_v a_o unseasonable_a and_o intemperate_a desire_n of_o knowledge_n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v that_o fatal_a expectation_n which_o depress_v our_o first_o parent_n and_o make_v they_o less_o than_o man._n the_o more_o man_n employ_v their_o wit_n in_o study_n the_o more_o plausible_a and_o consequent_o the_o more_o dangerous_a notion_n they_o start_v which_o make_v st._n paul_n bid_v his_o colossian_n beware_v that_o they_o be_v not_o seduce_v by_o philosophy_n and_o vain_a deceit_n and_o one_o of_o the_o learnede_a man_n that_o ever_o live_v speak_v but_o very_o mean_o of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n vain_a and_o unprofitable_a hurtful_a and_o troublesome_a such_o as_o be_v never_o to_o be_v enjoy_v without_o many_o grievous_a encumbrance_n since_o he_o that_o increase_v knowledge_n must_v unavoidable_o increase_v sorrow_n at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o a_o word_n learning_n it_o be_v confess_v may_v civilize_v and_o refine_v we_o but_o it_o can_v moralize_v we_o we_o may_v be_v more_o courteous_a and_o conversable_a and_o accomplish_v but_o we_o can_v be_v one_o jot_n the_o holy_a the_o just_a more_o temperate_a or_o more_o charitable_a for_o it_o nay_o four_o it_o do_v we_o no_o service_n neither_o in_o the_o sweeten_v of_o our_o life_n or_o abate_v our_o resentment_n for_o any_o of_o the_o affliction_n that_o embitter_v they_o it_o rather_o set_v a_o sharp_a edge_n upon_o our_o calamity_n and_o raise_v our_o sense_n of_o they_o to_o be_v more_o quick_a and_o tender_a according_o we_o see_v that_o child_n and_o plain_a ignorant_a people_n who_o measure_n their_o misfortune_n only_o by_o what_o they_o feel_v at_o present_a and_o neither_o anticipate_v and_o give_v they_o a_o imaginary_a be_v nor_o revive_v and_o as_o it_o be_v raise_v they_o from_o the_o dead_a again_o by_o melancholy_a reflection_n get_v over_o their_o suffering_n much_o more_o easy_o and_o support_v themselves_o under_o they_o with_o much_o great_a temper_n and_o moderation_n than_o your_o quaint_a and_o refine_a and_o more_o think_v men._n ignorance_n be_v in_o some_o degree_n a_o good_a remedy_n a_o strong_a amulet_n against_o misfortune_n and_o our_o friend_n it_o be_v very_o manifest_a be_v of_o that_o opinion_n when_o they_o beg_v of_o we_o to_o forget_v and_o not_o to_o think_v of_o they_o for_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o drive_v we_o
proverb_n that_o he_o who_o never_o ask_v question_n will_v never_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n that_o be_v if_o a_o man_n mind_n be_v not_o keep_v stir_v it_o will_v rust_v and_o mould_n and_o nothing_o but_o constant_a use_n and_o exercise_n can_v cleanse_v and_o brighten_v it_o now_o whatever_o of_o this_o kind_a fall_n under_o his_o consideration_n shall_v be_v manage_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n apply_v and_o bring_v home_o to_o himself_o discourse_v and_o advise_v upon_o with_o other_o and_o that_o whether_o it_o be_v somewhat_o already_o past_a to_o discover_v what_o defect_n there_o be_v and_o which_o be_v the_o false_a step_n in_o it_o or_o whether_o it_o be_v somewhat_o future_a that_o he_o may_v govern_v himself_o regular_o be_v warn_v of_o any_o hazard_n and_o danger_n that_o attend_v what_o he_o go_v about_o and_o prevent_v miscarriage_n and_o inconvenience_n by_o grow_v wise_a in_o time_n child_n shall_v never_o be_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o idle_a fancy_n to_o dare_v and_o trifle_v alone_o for_o their_o age_n and_o capacity_n not_o be_v of_o itself_o able_a to_o furnish_v noble_a matter_n of_o thought_n will_v certain_o dwindle_v into_o vanity_n and_o feed_v upon_o impertinency_n and_o whimsy_n of_o a_o size_n with_o their_o imagination_n they_o shall_v therefore_o be_v keep_v in_o constant_a employment_n to_o exercise_v and_o give_v they_o a_o manly_a way_n of_o think_v and_o particular_o to_o beget_v and_o excite_v this_o inquisitive_a humour_n and_o eager_a appetite_n of_o knowledge_n which_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o keep_v their_o soul_n always_o awake_a and_o busy_a and_o by_o inspire_v they_o with_o a_o noble_a emulation_n be_v eternal_o put_v forward_o to_o fresh_a and_o large_a attainment_n and_o this_o curiosity_n if_o qualify_v as_o i_o have_v here_o describe_v it_o will_v neither_o be_v vain_a and_o fruitless_a in_o itself_o nor_o troublesome_a or_o unmannerly_a to_o any_o they_o converse_v with_o three_o another_o necessary_a care_n in_o the_o instruct_v of_o child_n be_v to_o frame_v and_o mould_v their_o mind_n after_o the_o model_n of_o universal_a nature_n take_v the_o world_n at_o large_a for_o our_o pattern_n to_o make_v the_o universe_n their_o book_n and_o whatever_o subject_n lie_v before_o they_o to_o draw_v it_o in_o full_a proportion_n and_o represent_v the_o several_a opinion_n and_o custom_n which_o do_v or_o ever_o have_v prevail_v with_o regard_n to_o it_o the_o great_a and_o most_o excellent_a person_n have_v always_o have_v the_o free_a and_o most_o enlarge_a soul_n for_o this_o indeed_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v the_o mind_n deliver_v it_o from_o wonder_n and_o surprise_v and_o fix_v it_o in_o reason_n and_o resolution_n which_o be_v the_o high_a point_n of_o wisdom_n this_o particular_a and_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o absurdity_n and_o great_a uneasiness_n of_o the_o contrary_a have_v be_v so_o large_o insist_v upon_o heretofore_o 2._o see_v book_n ii_o ch._n 2._o that_o i_o shall_v omit_v what_o may_v be_v say_v more_o upon_o it_o here_o add_v only_o this_o observation_n that_o such_o a_o large_a and_o universal_a spirit_n must_v be_v the_o business_n and_o acquest_n of_o early_a application_n and_o diligence_n in_o the_o master_n before_o the_o prepossession_n of_o his_o native_a country_n and_o custom_n have_v take_v too_o fast_o hold_v upon_o his_o scholar_n and_o when_o he_o be_v ripe_a for_o travel_v and_o conversation_n that_o which_o will_v contribute_v most_o to_o the_o perfect_a he_o in_o this_o disposition_n be_v go_v abroad_o confer_v much_o with_o foreigner_n or_o if_o that_o can_v be_v yet_o inform_v himself_o at_o home_n by_o read_v such_o book_n as_o give_v account_n of_o travel_n into_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o all_o nation_n last_o child_n ought_v to_o be_v teach_v betimes_o not_o to_o swallow_v thing_n at_o a_o venture_n nor_o receive_v any_o opinion_n upon_o trust_n and_o the_o bare_a authority_n of_o the_o person_n who_o deliver_v they_o but_o to_o seek_v and_o expect_v all_o the_o evidence_n that_o can_v be_v have_v before_o they_o yield_v their_o assent_n the_o contrary_a easiness_n of_o mind_n be_v to_o suffer_v one_o self_n to_o be_v lead_v about_o hood-winked_n to_o renounce_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n quite_o and_o submit_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o brute_n who_o business_n be_v only_o to_o know_v their_o driver_n and_o go_v as_o they_o be_v direct_v let_v every_o thing_n therefore_o be_v fair_o propound_v let_v the_o argument_n on_o each_o side_n be_v state_v and_o set_v in_o their_o true_a light_n and_o then_o let_v he_o choose_v as_o judgement_n shall_v determine_v he_o if_o he_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n which_o side_n he_o shall_v incline_v to_o let_v he_o deliberate_v long_o and_o doubt_v on_o such_o a_o distrust_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o mind_n be_v a_o excellent_a sign_n more_o safe_a more_o promise_v than_o a_o rash_a confidence_n which_o resolve_v right_o or_o wrong_n and_o think_v itself_o always_o sure_o though_o it_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n why_o the_o perplexity_n and_o dilemma_n of_o a_o cautious_a and_o considerate_a person_n be_v much_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o even_o the_o true_a determination_n that_o be_v make_v in_o a_o heat_n and_o by_o chance_n but_o then_o as_o the_o youth_n shall_v be_v teach_v always_o to_o practice_v upon_o his_o own_o judgement_n so_o shall_v he_o learn_v likewise_o to_o have_v a_o modest_a diffidence_n of_o his_o ability_n and_o when_o any_o difficulty_n interpose_v or_o the_o resolution_n be_v of_o great_a consequence_n to_o consult_v those_o who_o be_v proper_a to_o be_v advise_v with_o and_o never_o venture_v to_o come_v to_o a_o peremptory_a determination_n mere_o upon_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o reason_n for_o as_o the_o be_v able_a to_o examine_v and_o compare_v thing_n be_v one_o argument_n of_o sufficiency_n so_o be_v the_o call_n in_o help_n another_o and_o the_o refuse_v to_o rest_v upon_o one_o own_o single_a opinion_n be_v no_o reflection_n upon_o our_o wisdom_n no_o disparagement_n to_o what_o we_o think_v alone_o but_o rather_o the_o quite_o contrary_a next_o after_o the_o soul_n of_o child_n parent_n be_v oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o their_o body_n body_n advice_n for_o the_o body_n and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v defer_v any_o more_o than_o the_o other_o it_o have_v no_o distinct_a and_o separate_a season_n but_o must_v go_v along_o with_o the_o former_a and_o only_o differ_v in_o this_o that_o though_o we_o ought_v to_o express_v a_o constant_a care_n and_o concern_v for_o both_o yet_o we_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o have_v that_o concern_v equal_a for_o both_o but_o since_o nature_n have_v unite_v these_o two_o into_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n we_o must_v contribute_v to_o the_o good_a of_o each_o by_o our_o joint_a endeavour_n now_o the_o care_n of_o the_o body_n will_v be_v most_o profitable_o express_v not_o in_o the_o indulge_v its_o appetite_n or_o treat_v it_o tender_o as_o the_o generality_n of_o those_o who_o pretend_v to_o resin_a education_n do_v but_o by_o utter_o abandon_v all_o softness_n and_o effeminate_a nicety_n in_o clothes_n and_o lodging_n meat_n and_o drink_n to_o give_v it_o plain_a and_o hearty_a nourishment_n a_o simple_a and_o wholesome_a diet_n consider_v the_o convenience_n of_o health_n and_o digestion_n more_o than_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delicacy_n of_o the_o palate_n to_o support_v it_o in_o a_o condition_n of_o strength_n capable_a of_o support_v labour_n and_o hardship_n and_o according_o inure_v it_o to_o heat_n and_o cold_a wind_n and_o wether_n that_o so_o the_o muscle_n and_o nerve_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v fortify_v for_o toil_n and_o by_o that_o for_o pain_n for_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o former_a harden_v we_o against_o the_o latter_a in_o a_o word_n to_o keep_v the_o body_n vigorous_a and_o fresh_a and_o the_o appetite_n and_o constitution_n indifferent_a to_o all_o fort_n of_o meat_n and_o taste_n for_o the_o several_a part_n of_o this_o advice_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n so_o insignificant_a as_o they_o may_v seem_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o say_v that_o they_o conduce_v mighty_o to_o the_o preserve_n and_o confirm_v our_o health_n but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o for_o the_o benefit_n extend_v beyond_o our_o own_o person_n and_o the_o public_a be_v the_o better_a for_o they_o as_o they_o enable_v and_o qualify_v man_n for_o the_o endure_a fatigue_n and_o so_o fit_v they_o for_o business_n and_o the_o service_n of_o their_o country_n it_o be_v now_o time_n to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o the_o three_o branch_n of_o this_o duty_n manâ—ners_n direction_n for_o manâ—ners_n which_o contain_v a_o parent_n carey_n of_o his_o child_n manner_n in_o which_o soul_n and_o body_n both_o be_v very_o high_o concern_v now_o this_o care_n consist_v of_o two_o
thing_n may_v be_v to_o we_o they_o be_v of_o none_o at_o all_o to_o the_o person_n we_o tell_v they_o to_o except_o it_o be_v to_o give_v they_o a_o taste_n of_o our_o folly_n and_o from_o a_o dislike_n of_o our_o conversation_n to_o avoid_v the_o same_o absurdity_n in_o their_o own_o we_o fancy_v because_o these_o accident_n be_v please_v to_o we_o that_o they_o be_v so_o to_o they_o but_o alas_o the_o difference_n of_o person_n shall_v be_v consider_v for_o to_o render_v the_o story_n agreeable_a to_o tell_v there_o need_v no_o other_o recommendation_n than_o that_o ourselves_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o but_o then_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n render_v it_o as_o nauseous_a to_o the_o hearer_n not_o only_o because_o he_o find_v no_o concern_v of_o his_o own_o there_o but_o from_o that_o natural_a aversion_n and_o disdain_n we_o bear_v to_o man_n who_o be_v always_o big_a and_o full_a of_o themselves_o and_o have_v the_o vanity_n to_o suppose_v that_o whatever_o relate_v to_o they_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v the_o concern_v of_o all_o they_o converse_v with_o but_o especial_o we_o shall_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o transgress_v this_o rule_n of_o profit_v other_o by_o run_v into_o the_o contrary_a extreme_a of_o injurious_a or_o offensive_a language_n for_o speech_n be_v in_o the_o very_a original_a intention_n of_o it_o a_o instrument_n and_o harbinger_n a_o reconciler_n and_o uniter_fw-la of_o mankind_n and_o therefore_o to_o apply_v it_o to_o any_o purpose_n contrary_a to_o these_o be_v to_o abuse_v and_o pervert_v the_o nature_n and_o design_n of_o it_o this_o consideration_n be_v never_o more_o necessary_a than_o now_o and_o if_o apply_v to_o the_o modern_a way_n of_o conversation_n will_v soon_o convince_v we_o how_o vain_o those_o person_n pretend_v to_o wit_n and_o sense_n and_o honour_n who_o whole_a discourse_n consist_v of_o slander_n detraction_n mockery_n or_o reproach_n sacrifice_v the_o reputation_n of_o the_o absent_a to_o a_o ill-natured_a jest_n or_o expose_v and_o ridicul_v their_o defect_n by_o mimickry_n and_o buffoonery_n all_o which_o be_v infinite_o unbecoming_a the_o character_n such_o man_n aspire_v after_o and_o a_o diversion_n too_o base_a and_o barbarous_a for_o any_o wise_a or_o good_a man_n to_o allow_v himself_o in_o our_o discourse_n shall_v be_v easie_n and_o pleasant_n courteous_a and_o entertain_v not_o rough_a and_o harsh_a difficult_a and_o troublesome_a for_o this_o reason_n it_o will_v require_v some_o prudence_n in_o the_o choice_n or_o the_o decline_a of_o our_o subject_n we_o shall_v contrive_v as_o much_o as_o possible_o we_o can_v to_o start_v nothing_o but_o what_o will_v keep_v our_o company_n in_o good_a humour_n never_o to_o engage_v in_o controversy_n where_o any_o that_o be_v present_a shall_v find_v themselves_o concern_v for_o this_o either_o disoblige_v if_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o let_v the_o argument_n fall_v or_o else_o it_o draw_v they_o into_o dispute_n and_o occasion_n warmth_n and_o uneasiness_n and_o perhaps_o coldness_n and_o angry_a resentment_n afterward_o but_o though_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o personal_a interest_n in_o the_o case_n yet_o nothing_o of_o controversy_n in_o general_n shall_v be_v industrious_o begin_v for_o common_a discourse_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a season_n for_o that_o if_o the_o question_n be_v substantial_a and_o of_o great_a concernment_n the_o respect_n of_o a_o private_a conference_n be_v due_a to_o it_o but_o if_o it_o be_v some_o nice_a and_o subtle_a point_n it_o be_v not_o worth_a so_o much_o as_o our_o common_a talk_n such_o question_n have_v be_v apt_o enough_o compare_v to_o crabfish_n of_o which_o some_o be_v all_o shell_n and_o when_o we_o have_v take_v great_a pain_n to_o open_v and_o prepare_v they_o for_o our_o palate_n nine_o part_n of_o ten_o must_v be_v throw_v away_o and_o a_o very_a poor_a pittance_n remain_v fit_a for_o eat_v their_o difficult_a and_o abstruse_a speculation_n raise_v a_o noise_n and_o a_o dust_n but_o when_o we_o examine_v what_o account_n they_o turn_v to_o little_o come_v of_o they_o but_o heat_v and_o calmour_n and_o contradiction_n our_o expression_n shall_v be_v strong_a and_o clear_a our_o argument_n sinewy_a and_o full_a not_o loose_a and_o flat_a and_o languish_v and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v observe_v and_o avoid_v the_o formality_n of_o pedant_n the_o stiff-set_a way_n of_o pleader_n and_o the_o impertinent_a affectation_n of_o the_o lady_n this_o particular_a sort_n of_o temperance_n extend_v likewise_o to_o one_o very_o necessary_a virtue_n which_o i_o think_v may_v not_o unfit_o be_v call_v the_o continence_n of_o the_o tongue_n that_o i_o mean_v of_o keep_v secret_n which_o though_o already_o speak_v to_o in_o the_o chapter_n concern_v fidelity_n 8._o chap._n 8._o i_o think_v not_o improper_a to_o make_v another_o mention_n of_o here_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o i_o take_v secret_n here_o in_o a_o more_o large_a and_o comprehensive_a sense_n so_o that_o the_o virtue_n at_o present_a prescribe_v do_v not_o only_o oblige_v we_o not_o to_o disclose_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o our_o trust_n under_o the_o seal_n of_o secrecy_n but_o also_o to_o suppress_v whatever_o in_o prudence_n and_o our_o own_o discretion_n appear_v unfit_a to_o be_v divulge_v all_o that_o be_v dangerous_a or_o of_o ill_a consequence_n all_o that_o can_v any_o way_n reflect_v upon_o our_o own_o or_o be_v injurious_a to_o another_o reputation_n in_o a_o word_n so_o strict_a a_o guard_n so_o steady_a a_o conduct_n in_o all_o our_o conversation_n that_o our_o tongue_n may_v not_o outrun_v our_o judgement_n and_o that_o neither_o our_o own_o conscience_n or_o those_o we_o keep_v company_n with_o upon_o the_o severe_a and_o most_o impartial_a recollection_n have_v cause_n to_o accuse_v we_o of_o say_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v say_v this_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n and_o needs_o to_o be_v more_o diligent_o attend_v to_o than_o people_n seem_v general_o well_o aware_a of_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o every_o man_n be_v own_o reflection_n upon_o the_o indecent_a gaiety_n and_o unthinking_a freedom_n in_o conversation_n and_o the_o many_o ill_a effect_n and_o hard_a censure_n these_o produce_v may_v soon_o convince_v he_o of_o and_o satisfy_v he_o not_o only_o of_o the_o beauty_n and_o comeliness_n but_o of_o the_o safety_n and_o great_a advantage_n there_o be_v in_o a_o modest_a and_o cautious_a reserve_n while_o the_o word_n be_v keep_v in_o it_o be_v entire_o our_o own_o but_o if_o it_o once_o break_v loose_a from_o we_o it_o can_v never_o be_v retrieve_v we_o have_v lose_v all_o our_o property_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o must_v stand_v to_o the_o courtesy_n of_o the_o world_n who_o will_v make_v what_o use_n they_o please_v of_o it_o and_o very_o seldom_o be_v just_a or_o good-natured_a enough_o to_o make_v the_o right_a use_n or_o to_o understand_v it_o as_o innocent_o as_o we_o intend_v it_o now_o as_o the_o advantage_n of_o speech_n in_o general_n be_v a_o excellence_n peculiar_a to_o mankind_n and_o set_v we_o above_o brute_n so_o eloquence_n exalt_v those_o that_o be_v master_n and_o professor_n of_o it_o above_o the_o rate_n of_o common_a men._n for_o this_o be_v the_o art_n or_o science_n of_o speak_v a_o more_o accurate_a and_o exquisite_a way_n of_o communicate_v our_o thought_n of_o enforce_v and_o adorn_v reason_n this_o be_v the_o rudder_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o steer_v and_o turn_v man_n and_o set_v we_o at_o the_o helm_n of_o our_o audience_n to_o carry_v they_o whither_o we_o please_v it_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o heart_n and_o secret_o move_v our_o passion_n like_o the_o chord_n in_o music_n which_o in_o a_o skilful_a composition_n conspire_v together_o to_o make_v a_o more_o perfect_a and_o delightful_a harmony_n by_o eloquence_n i_o mean_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v a_o accomplish_a orator_n for_o this_o do_v consist_v not_o only_o in_o perspicuity_n and_o purity_n of_o expression_n the_o elegance_n and_o propriety_n of_o the_o word_n the_o happy_a choice_n and_o regular_a disposition_n the_o fullness_n and_o roundness_n of_o the_o period_n and_o the_o justness_n of_o a_o sweet_a and_o musical_a cadence_n but_o it_o must_v also_o be_v assist_v and_o strengthen_v by_o other_o ornament_n and_o grace_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o person_n himself_o every_o word_n shall_v be_v inspire_v with_o life_n and_o vigour_n first_o by_o a_o clear_a and_o sweet_a voice_n a_o proper_a and_o distinct_a pronunciation_n rise_v and_o fall_v gentle_o and_o easy_o as_o be_v best_a accommodate_v to_o the_o matter_n and_o design_n then_o by_o a_o grave_n and_o unaffected_a action_n where_o the_o countenance_n the_o hand_n the_o whole_a body_n the_o every_o part_n and_o gesture_n speak_v as_o well_o as_o the_o mouth_n all_o follow_v they_o ovement_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o
sure_a to_o alienate_v the_o affection_n and_o provoke_v the_o resentment_n of_o those_o who_o suffer_v under_o they_o and_o they_o when_o thus_o incense_v will_v not_o fail_v to_o express_v those_o resentment_n in_o a_o very_a plentiful_a and_o bitter_a manner_n for_o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o we_o may_v easy_o be_v convince_v that_o nothing_o lie_v more_o expose_v to_o the_o tongue_n and_o censure_n of_o the_o world_n than_o war._n and_o whoever_o be_v the_o immediate_a actor_n of_o the_o mischief_n the_o main_a burden_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o fall_v upon_o the_o principla_n imputantur_fw-la principla_n iniquissima_fw-la bellorum_fw-la conditio_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la prospera_fw-la omnes_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicant_a adversa_fw-la uni_fw-la imputantur_fw-la this_o say_v tacitus_n be_v the_o particular_a hardship_n of_o war_n that_o man_n always_o make_v a_o unjust_a division_n of_o event_n all_o that_o succeed_v well_o every_o man_n arrogate_v to_o himself_o but_o all_o the_o miscarriage_n and_o loss_n every_o one_o shift_n off_o from_o himself_o and_o all_o agree_v to_o lay_v the_o load_n at_o the_o principal_a commander_n door_n only_o those_o that_o fail_v in_o execution_n blaim_v they_o who_o business_n it_o be_v to_o give_v order_n and_o they_o who_o issue_n order_n lay_v the_o blame_v upon_o negligence_n and_o failure_n in_o the_o execution_n and_o at_o the_o last_o rebound_v the_o whole_a rest_n upon_o the_o prince_n himself_o upon_o all_o these_o account_v the_o very_o just_a war_n as_o st._n augustine_n say_v be_v odious_a and_o detestable_a and_o a_o prince_n do_v very_o ill_a and_o act_n imprudent_o when_o he_o engage_v in_o it_o without_o extreme_o urgent_a necessity_n according_a to_o that_o remark_n make_v upon_o augustus_n caesar_n and_o therefore_o king_n must_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v win_v over_o to_o it_o by_o those_o busy_a incendiary_n that_o set_v the_o world_n on_o fire_n and_o desire_v to_o incense_v their_o master_n with_o groundless_a jealousy_n or_o allure_v he_o with_o imaginary_a conquest_n mere_o to_o gratify_v some_o particular_a passion_n of_o their_o own_o sinant_fw-la own_o quibus_fw-la in_o pace_n durius_fw-la servitium_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la id_fw-la nati_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quiescant_fw-la neque_fw-la alios_fw-la sinant_fw-la man_n who_o as_o one_o describe_v they_o think_v peace_n a_o burden_n and_o to_o live_v at_o ease_n a_o perfect_a slavery_n of_o such_o disposition_n that_o nature_n seem_v to_o have_v cut_v they_o out_o for_o public_a disturber_n for_o they_o will_v neither_o be_v quiet_a themselves_o nor_o content_a to_o let_v other_o people_n be_v so_o and_o yet_o these_o very_a person_n be_v common_o the_o most_o backward_o and_o dispirited_a when_o once_o they_o come_v to_o action_n they_o talk_v big_a and_o take_v town_n and_o beat_v whole_a army_n and_o entertain_v themselves_o and_o other_o with_o the_o pleasure_n and_o advantage_n of_o a_o camp_n and_o the_o love_n they_o have_v for_o fight_v but_o at_o last_o the_o old_a proverb_n prove_v its_o own_o truth_n that_o inexpertis_fw-la that_o dulce_fw-la bellum_fw-la inexpertis_fw-la war_n be_v pleasant_a to_o none_o but_o those_o who_o have_v never_o try_v it_o now_o a_o wise_a prince_n will_v take_v the_o best_a care_n he_o can_v to_o keep_v and_o to_o promote_v the_o peace_n of_o his_o country_n he_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o war_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n for_o this_o be_v mean_a and_o beneath_o his_o courage_n but_o then_o he_o will_v not_o provoke_v nor_o draw_v it_o upon_o himself_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n for_o that_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o much_o unworthy_a of_o his_o wisdom_n the_o effect_n of_o heat_n and_o inconsideration_n for_o how_o rash_a how_o unreasonable_a be_v it_o to_o put_v his_o own_o or_o another_o government_n into_o needless_a combustion_n to_o give_v so_o many_o person_n the_o uneasiness_n of_o a_o long_a and_o anxious_a suspense_n between_o hope_n and_o fear_n and_o to_o drive_v thing_n to_o that_o desperate_a push_v that_o he_o must_v at_o last_o either_o ruin_n other_o people_n or_o be_v ruin_v himself_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o military_a dispensation_n i_o say_v be_v carry_v on_o the_o war._n war._n the_o second_o head_n carry_v on_o the_o war._n and_o for_o this_o three_o thing_n be_v necessary_a provision_n and_o ammunition_n man_n and_o conduct_v or_o skill_n in_o the_o rule_n of_o war._n the_o first_o be_v provision_n of_o thing_n useful_a and_o necessary_a for_o the_o war_n and_o that_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v early_o and_o in_o good_a time_n for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o intolerable_a weakness_n and_o reproach_n to_o put_v off_o the_o supply_n which_o ought_v constant_o to_o be_v in_o readiness_n till_o the_o very_a instant_n that_o our_o occasion_n call_v for_o the_o use_n of_o they_o he_o that_o be_v to_o seek_v then_o have_v lose_v himself_o for_o a_o celerius_fw-la a_o diu_n apparandum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la vincas_fw-la celerius_fw-la long_a preparation_n be_v the_o sure_a expedient_a to_o procure_v a_o speedy_a victory_n now_o as_o for_o the_o provision_n requisite_a for_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o a_o prince_n and_o his_o government_n in_o the_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a state_n of_o affair_n there_o have_v be_v enough_o say_v already_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o that_o belong_v entire_o to_o the_o matter_n now_o before_o we_o the_o principal_a provision_n and_o strengthening_n for_o war_n be_v three_o first_o money_n which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n and_o spirit_n the_o nerve_n and_o sinew_n of_o war_n as_o have_v be_v already_o show_v at_o large_a second_o arm_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a which_o have_v also_o be_v speak_v to_o before_o these_o two_o be_v of_o common_a use_n and_o what_o a_o prince_n shall_v always_o have_v plenty_n of_o in_o reserve_n the_o three_o be_v victual_n without_o which_o a_o army_n can_v neither_o conquer_v nor_o sight_n nor_o live_v if_o this_o be_v want_v engagement_n be_v needless_a for_o your_o man_n be_v cut_v off_o without_o ever_o a_o blow_v strike_v and_o the_o soldier_n grow_v wild_a and_o unruly_a and_o can_v possible_o be_v keep_v under_o government_n exercitus_fw-la government_n disciplinam_fw-la non_fw-la seruat_fw-la jejunus_fw-la exercitus_fw-la a_o hungry_a army_n observe_v no_o rule_n and_o man_n ready_a to_o starve_v can_v be_v expect_v to_o perish_v in_o obedience_n to_o discipline_n it_o be_v true_a i_o mention_v a_o provision_n of_o necessary_n before_o but_o that_o which_o i_o be_o now_o upon_o be_v a_o different_a thing_n and_o lay_v in_o on_o purpose_n for_o this_o extraordinary_a occasion_n one_o therefore_o of_o the_o early_a and_o most_o important_a preparation_n for_o war_n be_v upon_o the_o first_o thought_n or_o motion_n towards_o any_o such_o thing_n to_o see_v that_o there_o be_v large_a and_o convenient_a magazine_n store_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o victual_n corn_n salt-meat_n and_o other_o proper_a sustenance_n not_o only_o for_o the_o army_n which_o take_v the_o field_n but_o for_o the_o garrison_n upon_o the_o frontier_n so_o much_o as_o may_v enable_v they_o to_o hold_v out_o a_o siege_n if_o the_o enemy_n shall_v find_v it_o for_o his_o purpose_n to_o sit_v down_o before_o they_o and_o so_o intercept_v any_o supply_n which_o shall_v come_v to_o they_o from_o abroad_o the_o second_o thing_n requisite_a for_o carry_v on_o a_o war_n be_v a_o competent_a number_n of_o hand_n man_n fit_a to_o make_v men._n men._n or_o to_o receive_v a_o assault_n and_o here_o we_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o distinguish_v between_o they_o as_o first_o of_o all_o between_o private_a soldier_n or_o those_o who_o be_v common_o say_v to_o carry_v arm_n and_o officer_n or_o person_n in_o commission_n the_o private_a soldier_n be_v the_o body_n the_o officer_n the_o head_n or_o life_n of_o the_o army_n that_o which_o inspire_v and_o direct_v every_o motion_n and_o by_o virtue_n whereof_o they_o act_n now_o here_o we_o will_v first_o of_o all_o consider_v the_o common_a soldier_n who_o make_v the_o bulk_n and_o main_a substance_n of_o the_o army_n of_o these_o there_o be_v several_a sort_n some_o foot_n and_o other_o horse_n some_o native_n other_o foreigner_n some_o the_o stand_a proper_a force_n of_o the_o government_n other_o auxiliary_a troop_n or_o such_o as_o be_v levy_v upon_o a_o particular_a emergency_n we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o take_v a_o transient_a view_n of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o and_o bestow_v the_o pain_n of_o compare_v they_o a_o little_a together_o that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v satisfy_v which_o be_v best_a and_o most_o eligible_a and_o then_o we_o will_v proceed_v far_a to_o observe_v what_o method_n be_v to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o direct_n and_o govern_v our_o choice_n and_o what_o last_o for_o the_o order_n and_o well-disposing_a they_o when_o thus_o levy_v and_o get_v together_o now_o the_o judgement_n of_o
man_n have_v be_v very_o different_a in_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o this_o comparison_n foot_n foot_n for_o some_o and_o especial_o the_o barbarous_a and_o undiciplined_a nation_n be_v much_o more_o for_o horle_fw-mi than_o foot_n but_o other_o be_v general_o of_o the_o quite_o contrary_a opinion_n indeed_o it_o may_v with_o great_a reason_n be_v affirm_v that_o if_o both_o be_v consider_v simple_o and_o absolute_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o particular_a exigence_n and_o qualification_n foot_n be_v much_o the_o better_a of_o the_o two_o for_o they_o be_v of_o service_n all_o along_o and_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o war_n no_o place_n exclude_v they_o no_o action_n be_v achieve_v without_o they_o whereas_o the_o horse_n be_v often_o useless_a for_o in_o mountainous_a and_o rough_a country_n and_o where_o the_o defile_v be_v very_o straight_o and_o in_o the_o besiege_n and_o take_v of_o town_n they_o stand_v a_o general_n in_o very_o little_a stead_n foot_n be_v also_o more_o ready_a at_o hand_n upon_o all_o occasion_n they_o can_v lie_v far_o out_o of_o call_n and_o as_o their_o attendance_n and_o service_n be_v more_o so_o the_o expense_n of_o raise_v and_o maintain_v they_o be_v considerable_o less_o the_o subsistence_n and_o equipage_n of_o horse_n be_v extreme_o chargeable_a and_o even_o for_o that_o action_n where_o they_o be_v of_o most_o advantage_n flank_v and_o gall_v the_o enemy_n in_o a_o battle_n if_o the_o foot_n be_v well_o appoint_v arm_v substantial_o and_o skilful_a in_o their_o business_n they_o will_v stand_v the_o shock_n and_o maintain_v their_o post_n very_o well_o and_o according_o those_o who_o set_v up_o for_o master_n in_o this_o art_n usual_o give_v they_o the_o preference_n the_o horse_n indeed_o be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o a_o pitch_a battle_n and_o for_o make_v quick_a work_n victoriam_fw-la work_n equestrium_fw-la virium_fw-la proprium_fw-la est_fw-la citò_fw-la parare_fw-la citò_fw-la cedere_fw-la victoriam_fw-la for_o this_o say_v one_o be_v the_o quality_n of_o horse_n that_o they_o soon_o get_v and_o soon_o lose_v the_o day_n the_o foot_n it_o be_v plain_a can_v be_v so_o good_a at_o dispatch_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v expect_v they_o shall_v but_o then_o they_o make_v amends_o another_o way_n and_o as_o they_o be_v the_o slow_a so_o they_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n the_o sure_a of_o the_o two_n nor_o do_v we_o find_v a_o entire_a agreement_n of_o opinion_n concern_v the_o next_o article_n native_n native_n whether_o native_n or_o stranger_n be_v sit_v to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o though_o to_o i_o the_o odds_o appear_v so_o very_o great_a that_o i_o make_v no_o manner_n of_o difficulty_n to_o give_v it_o on_o the_o native_n side_n for_o certain_o we_o may_v expect_v better_a principle_n and_o great_a fidelity_n from_o home-born_a subject_n than_o we_o can_v from_o stranger_n who_o be_v soldier_n of_o fortune_n and_o only_o fight_v for_o their_o pay_n they_o will_v endure_v more_o be_v better_o content_v submit_v more_o quiet_o to_o order_n carry_v themselves_o with_o more_o respect_n to_o their_o officer_n use_v more_o civility_n in_o quarter_n will_v think_v their_o honour_n more_o concern_v and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o action_n show_v more_o courage_n in_o the_o engagement_n as_o they_o can_v but_o have_v a_o more_o affectionate_a and_o tender_a regard_n to_o their_o own_o country_n for_o the_o defence_n whereof_o they_o be_v engage_v beside_o the_o public_a save_v more_o by_o they_o they_o cost_v a_o great_a deal_n less_o and_o be_v more_o ready_a at_o hand_n than_o auxiliary_n from_o abroad_o for_o foreigner_n be_v very_o often_o mutinous_a and_o grumble_a and_o that_o sometime_o just_o when_o there_o be_v occasion_n to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o they_o common_o keep_v a_o great_a bluster_a but_o have_v more_o of_o insolence_n and_o vanity_n than_o of_o real_a service_n in_o they_o they_o be_v general_o troublesome_a and_o a_o burden_n to_o the_o public_a cruel_a and_o oppressive_a to_o poor_a country_n people_n and_o fancy_v themselves_o license_v to_o plunder_v as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o enemy_n country_n because_o it_o be_v none_o of_o their_o own_o then_o the_o expense_n of_o transport_v they_o backward_o and_o forward_o the_o voyage_n by_o sea_n or_o long_a march_n by_o land_n be_v a_o prodigious_a charge_n and_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o their_o motion_n be_v frequent_o so_o tedious_a and_o their_o delay_n so_o many_o that_o opportunity_n be_v lose_v incredible_a damage_n sustain_v and_o the_o season_n of_o action_n quite_o spend_v before_o they_o come_v up_o this_o i_o say_v be_v very_o often_o the_o case_n and_o therefore_o where_o native_n be_v equal_o qualify_v in_o other_o respect_n and_o there_o be_v no_o want_n of_o hand_n these_o be_v certain_o sit_v to_o be_v employ_v but_o still_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o there_o may_v be_v occasion_n in_o which_o a_o foreigner_n aid_n be_v advisable_v and_o therefore_o this_o stare_a of_o the_o comparison_n be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o conclusive_a rule_n nor_o of_o any_o force_n against_o case_n of_o necessity_n or_o particular_a convenience_n but_o even_o then_o it_o will_v be_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o take_v heed_n that_o the_o stranger_n do_v not_o exceed_v those_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n for_o though_o they_o may_v constitute_v a_o part_n or_o limb_n of_o the_o army_n yet_o they_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n make_v up_o the_o main_a body_n of_o it_o for_o when_o once_o they_o feel_v themselves_o superior_a or_o but_o a_o equal_a match_n for_o the_o native_n there_o be_v danger_n of_o their_o make_a use_n of_o such_o a_o advantage_n to_o subdue_v and_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o their_o master_n that_o hire_v they_o and_o history_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o trick_n be_v play_v so_o often_o that_o no_o prudent_a governor_n will_v run_v the_o risk_a of_o it_o or_o put_v such_o a_o game_n into_o stranger_n hand_n and_o a_o fair_a game_n to_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v for_o he_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o field_n may_v be_v master_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n whenever_o he_o please_v again_o if_o there_o be_v a_o neâ—â—â—sry_n for_o the_o assistance_n of_o stranger_n let_v they_o be_v borrow_v from_o our_o ally_n and_o confederate_n who_o interest_n be_v interweave_v with_o our_o own_o and_o so_o whatever_o damage_n one_o sustain_v will_v affect_v both_o upon_o which_o account_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o repose_v great_a confidence_n in_o their_o fidelity_n and_o to_o expect_v better_a service_n and_o more_o zeal_n from_o they_o than_o we_o can_v from_o mere_a stranger_n who_o have_v not_o concern_v at_o all_o either_o with_o or_o for_o we_o to_o make_v such_o then_o not_o one_o be_v refuge_n but_o one_o choice_n and_o to_o multiply_v they_o to_o the_o danger_n and_o terror_n of_o one_o be_v own_o subject_n be_v a_o course_n fit_a for_o none_o but_o tyrant_n who_o because_o they_o use_v their_o subject_n ill_a be_v afraid_a of_o they_o they_o treat_v they_o as_o enemy_n and_o be_v sensible_a low_a general_n a_o hatred_n they_o have_v incur_v and_o therefore_o they_o dare_v not_o trust_v they_o for_o fear_v they_o shall_v have_v the_o inclination_n to_o take_v it_o when_o they_o be_v put_v into_o a_o condition_n of_o revenage_n and_o turn_v those_o sword_n upon_o their_o master_n which_o he_o teach_v they_o to_o use_v for_o his_o defence_n but_o have_v provoke_v they_o to_o use_v for_o their_o own_o as_o for_o the_o ordinary_a and_o auxiliary_a force_n a_o prince_n will_v sin_v occasion_n for_o both_o sort_n 〈◊〉_d ordâ—â—â—â—_n and_o 〈◊〉_d now_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o these_o two_o be_v that_o the_o former_a be_v but_o very_o few_o they_o be_v constant_o in_o pay_n and_o upon_o duty_n as_o well_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n as_o of_o war._n and_o of_o these_o therefore_o all_o that_o be_v necessity_n have_v be_v deliver_v urder_n the_o provisionary_a part_n of_o civil_a prudence_n these_o be_v people_n entire_o destine_v to_o war_n this_o be_v their_o whole_a trade_n and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v perfect_a marter_n of_o be_v dexterous_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o exercise_n and_o reselute_a as_o well_o as_o skilful_a in_o handle_v their_o arms._n this_o be_v what_o the_o moderns_n call_v the_o standing-force_n of_o a_o kingdom_n the_o prince_n honour_n in_o peace_n his_o main_a protection_n in_o war_n and_o much_o of_o the_o nature_n with_o that_o institution_n of_o the_o old_a râ—man_n 〈◊〉_d now_o it_o will_v he_o convenient_a that_o there_o thould_v be_v contâ—â—ed_v out_o by_o regiment_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o quarter_v in_o very_o small_a body_n remote_a from_o one_o another_o to_o preveâ—â—_n any_o coâ—â—binations_n among_o they_o or_o the_o give_a disturbence_n to_o the_o public_a the_o auxiliary_n or_o extraordinary_a fâ—ce_n be_v