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no_o difference_n between_o have_v and_o not_o desire_v a_o little_a will_v serve_v thou_o to_o happiness_n of_o life_n to_o which_o thou_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o persuade_v thyself_o if_o thou_o consider_v as_o have_v be_v say_v that_o the_o true_a end_n and_o felicity_n of_o man_n and_o his_o proper_a action_n be_v to_o glorify_v god_n and_o that_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o happiness_n that_o come_v by_o pleasure_n riches_n honour_n and_o glory_n be_v contract_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o by_o the_o corruption_n and_o alteration_n of_o our_o nature_n as_o to_o he_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o precept_n a_o ague_n sour_a thing_n seem_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a because_o the_o disease_n have_v corrupt_v and_o alter_v his_o taste_n if_o thou_o will_v avoid_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v odious_a to_o god_n and_o man_n in_o poverty_n be_v not_o proud_a nor_o in_o riches_n covetous_a in_o age_n be_v not_o lecherous_a nor_o in_o youth_n shameless_a if_o thou_o 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body_n &_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n all_o such_o say_v one_o as_o god_n mark_v with_o recompense_n and_o reward_n in_o the_o book_n of_o this_o world_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o have_v race_v they_o out_o of_o the_o register_n of_o heaven_n arm_v thyself_o therefore_o with_o patience_n and_o expect_v the_o islue_n of_o god_n ordinance_n with_o a_o quiet_a and_o thankful_a mind_n and_o thereto_o whole_o submit_v thyself_o that_o which_o seem_v sometime_o to_o a_o man_n full_a of_o grief_n and_o pain_n become_v many_o time_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o joy_n and_o comfort_n and_o the_o same_o that_o in_o the_o beginning_n seem_v to_o work_v his_o infelicity_n bring_v to_o he_o unlooked_a for_o happiness_n the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o take_v those_o thing_n patient_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o amend_v and_o if_o thy_o estate_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o maintain_v thou_o and_o thou_o endeavour_n by_o honest_a mean_n to_o amend_v it_o but_o if_o god_n bless_v thou_o plentiful_o with_o riches_n and_o possession_n hoard_v it_o not_o niggardly_o nor_o spend_v it_o prodigal_o but_o be_v beneficial_a to_o other_o and_o use_v liberality_n to_o those_o that_o lack_n and_o deserve_v well_o of_o thou_o for_o after_o cicero_n we_o ought_v to_o do_v most_o for_o they_o that_o most_o love_v we_o yet_o with_o this_o consideration_n that_o thou_o spare_v at_o the_o brim_n lest_o while_o thou_o shall_v pour_v out_o a_o pint_n there_o run_v forth_o a_o pottle_n &_o let_v the_o old_a proverb_n never_o fall_v out_o of_o thy_o mind_n serò_fw-la parsimonia_fw-la in_o fundo_fw-la it_o be_v too_o parsimony_n late_o to_o spare_v when_o all_o be_v out_o cicero_n counsel_v we_o not_o to_o shut_v our_o purse_n so_o fast_o that_o a_o will_v to_o do_v good_a can_v open_v it_o nor_o yet_o so_o to_o unloose_v it_o that_o it_o be_v open_a to_o every_o body_n and_o alcmenes_n say_v he_o that_o possess_v much_o shall_v live_v according_a to_o reason_n and_o not_o to_o his_o lust_n mean_v that_o riches_n be_v hurtful_a except_o thy_o mind_n be_v above_o riches_n that_o can_v moderate_v riches_n by_o their_o use_n not_o by_o their_o plenty_n remember_v alwayesthat_o thou_o live_v by_o thy_o mind_n which_o after_o plato_n be_v the_o true_a life_n and_o thereof_o have_v chits_o the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n the_o substance_n of_o thy_o body_n be_v common_a with_o that_o of_o brute_n beast_n but_o by_o thy_o mind_n thou_o resemble_v the_o angel_n and_o god_n himself_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o disgrace_v with_o the_o deformity_n of_o the_o body_n but_o by_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o body_n be_v grace_v give_v not_o thyself_o to_o fleshly_a pleasure_n to_o ambition_n nor_o to_o covetousness_n as_o the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n do_v thy_o understanding_n happy_a be_v not_o give_v thou_o to_o that_o purpose_n thales_n be_v ask_v who_o be_v happy_a answer_v he_o that_o have_v a_o healthful_a body_n and_o a_o learned_a and_o a_o virtuous_a mind_n and_o ecclefiasticus_fw-la say_v better_o be_v the_o poor_a be_v whole_a and_o strong_a than_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v afflict_v in_o his_o body_n health_n and_o strength_n be_v above_o all_o gold_n and_o a_o whole_a body_n above_o infinite_a treasure_n there_o be_v no_o riches_n above_o a_o sound_a body_n and_o no_o joy_n above_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o anxagoras_n to_o the_o like_a question_n say_v none_o of_o these_o that_o thou_o accounte_v happy_a but_o he_o rather_o be_v happy_a that_o thou_o believe_v be_v unhappy_a meaning_n that_o the_o rich_a and_o honourable_a person_n who_o be_v wonder_v at_o as_o the_o happy_a man_n for_o their_o wealth_n and_o reputation_n be_v unhappy_a and_o he_o happy_a that_o content_v himself_o with_o a_o little_a which_o agree_v with_o democritus_n opinion_n that_o he_o be_v happy_a that_o be_v merry_a with_o a_o little_a money_n and_o he_o unhappy_a that_o be_v sad_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o great_a riches_n give_v not_o over_o thy_o mind_n unto_o heaviness_n and_o vex_v not_o thyself_o in_o thy_o own_o counsel_n the_o joy_n of_o thy_o heart_n be_v the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o a_o man_n gladness_n be_v the_o prolong_n of_o his_o day_n love_v thy_o own_o soul_n and_o comfort_v thy_o heart_n drive_v sorrow_n far_o from_o thou_o for_o sorrow_n have_v slay_v many_o and_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n therein_o envy_n and_o wrath_n shorten_v the_o life_n and_o carefulness_n bring_v age_n before_o the_o time_n socrates_n walk_v in_o the_o burse_n or_o market_n place_n and_o behold_v sorrow_n the_o great_a variety_n of_o thing_n there_o to_o be_v sell_v how_o many_o thing_n quoth_v he_o have_v i_o no_o need_n of_o other_o be_v rather_o torment_v in_o mind_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o such_o thing_n and_o will_v say_v within_o themselves_o how_o many_o thing_n do_v i_o lack_v but_o he_o content_v himself_o with_o that_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o nature_n esteem_v gold_n and_o purple_a and_o precious_a stone_n and_o such_o like_a delight_n of_o rich_a man_n more_o fit_a for_o player_n of_o tragedy_n than_o necessary_a to_o the_o use_n of_o life_n as_o he_o show_v by_o these_o verse_n which_o he_o have_v oft_o in_o his_o mouth_n argentea_n ista_fw-la vasa_fw-la simul_fw-la at_o purpura_fw-la tragâ—…diarum_fw-la accommoda_fw-la bistrionibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la beatam_fw-la conferunt_fw-la vitam_fw-la nihil_fw-la those_o silver_n vessel_n and_o that_o purple_a be_v more_o fit_a for_o actor_n in_o a_o tragedy_n to_o bless_a life_n they_o no_o way_n do_v belong_v with_o such_o vanity_n man_n mind_n be_v occupy_v by_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o our_o judgement_n be_v so_o blind_v with_o our_o impure_a affection_n that_o of_o all_o creature_n man_n do_v left_a perform_v his_o proper_a action_n and_o lest_o direct_v the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n to_o his_o true_a end_n and_o felicity_n for_o whereas_o the_o great_a god_n of_o nature_n have_v tie_v together_o all_o his_o creation_n with_o some_o mean_a thing_n that_o agree_v and_o participate_v with_o the_o extremity_n and_o have_v compose_v the_o intelligible_a athereall_a and_o elementary_a world_n by_o indissoluble_a mean_n and_o bound_n as_o between_o plant_n and_o live_a creature_n he_o have_v make_v intermediate_v sponge_n and_o oyster_n that_o in_o part_n resemble_v live_v thing_n and_o in_o part_n plant_n between_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o those_o of_o the_o water_n otter_n tortoyfe_n and_o such_o like_a between_o those_o of_o the_o water_n and_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n fly_v fish_n between_o brute_n beast_n and_o those_o of_o a_o spiritual_a essence_n and_o understanding_n which_o be_v angel_n he_o have_v place_v man_n which_o combine_v heaven_n and_o this_o elementary_a world_n together_o who_o one_o part_n be_v subject_a to_o death_n and_o the_o other_o
to_o the_o contrary_a side_n that_o at_o last_o he_o may_v come_v to_o the_o mean_a be_v make_v straight_o and_o bring_v to_o his_o right_a place_n this_o fruit_n man_n may_v reap_v by_o this_o discourse_n that_o be_v not_o whole_o drown_v in_o worldly_a desire_n when_o they_o have_v compare_v the_o counsel_n &_o say_n of_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n with_o those_o of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n they_o shall_v perceive_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v awake_v out_o of_o a_o long_a slumber_n and_o plain_o see_v that_o by_o corrupt_a judgement_n follow_v the_o trace_n and_o course_n of_o the_o world_n yield_v to_o their_o own_o motion_n and_o desire_n and_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v overcome_v with_o their_o affection_n and_o cupidity_n they_o fall_v from_o happiness_n they_o seek_v after_o into_o felicity_n and_o misrie_n but_o in_o so_o great_a diversity_n of_o man_n inelmation_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o any_o one_o thing_n can_v please_v or_o profit_v all_o man_n as_o some_o be_v give_v altogether_o to_o serious_a matter_n so_o other_o delight_n in_o pleasant_a fable_n and_o poetical_a figment_n every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o humour_n as_o the_o poet_n say_v digna_fw-la svo_fw-la quaris_fw-la â—…ond_a thing_n please_v fool_n man_n for_o such_o junquet_n call_v as_o taste_v they_o best_o one_o pleasure_n like_v not_o all_o i_o take_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o my_o own_o exercise_n and_o pasttime_n and_o have_v handle_v the_o same_o according_a to_o my_o talon_n but_o not_o with_o that_o diligence_n i_o must_v confess_v as_o i_o ought_v intend_v to_o have_v it_o see_v only_o of_o myself_o and_o some_o of_o i_o and_o if_o i_o have_v write_v any_o thing_n overmuch_o philosophical_o that_o dissent_v from_o the_o true_a profess_a religion_n as_o in_o so_o spacious_a a_o field_n and_o such_o insufficiency_n of_o myself_o i_o may_v easy_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o right_a path_n i_o submit_v myself_o and_o that_o i_o have_v write_v as_o become_v a_o christian_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v and_o assure_v myself_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ._n finis_fw-la ¶_o the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o treatise_n call_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la or_o the_o felicity_n of_o man._n chap._n four_o the_o assertion_n of_o sundry_a heâ—…_n philosopher_n concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 1._o since_o 〈◊〉_d fall_n all_o thing_n make_v to_o obey_v we_o rebel_v against_o we_o 3._o no_o 〈◊〉_d felicity_n be_v in_o man_n power_n to_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o ibid._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d angel_n 〈◊〉_d man_n 4._o the_o fall_n of_o lucifer_n and_o his_o angel_n 5._o the_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d catena_n or_o the_o golden_a chain_n ibid._n the_o great_a mercy_n of_o the_o sohne_n of_o god_n ibid._n christ_n 〈◊〉_d the_o father_n concern_v man_n 7._o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n ibid._n no_o felicity_n but_o in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 8._o how_o good_a man_n differ_v from_o the_o wicked_a 9_o three_o thing_n wherein_o moral_a man_n imagine_v true_a felicity_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 10._o no_o felicity_n in_o pleasure_n 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d observe_v 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o story_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d monarch_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 13._o rain_n of_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 15._o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o rome_n ibid._n pride_n 〈◊〉_d 17._o his_o prodigality_n vanity_n folly_n 〈◊〉_d 18._o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19_o of_o the_o tyrant_n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n his_o wonderful_a palace_n 20._o his_o ridiculous_a prodigality_n ibid._n his_o luxury_n and_o too_o late_a repenâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o power_n of_o fate_n according_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 22._o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o the_o riot_n of_o 〈◊〉_d emperor_n of_o rome_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 24._o the_o excess_n of_o peter_n raure_n first_o a_o friar_n and_o after_o cardinal_n 25._o of_o muleasses_n king_n of_o tunis_n ibid._n against_o voracitie_n and_o immoderate_a drink_v ibid._n king_n edgar_n limitation_n for_o drink_v 26._o of_o three_o quaffer_n in_o germany_n ib._n of_o a_o drunkard_n in_o the_o city_n of_o gâ—…unt_n 27._o the_o jearffe_n a_o beast_n of_o â—…utela_n a_o emblem_n of_o gluttony_n 28._o of_o 〈◊〉_d 29._o a_o 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o â—…gyptians_n 30._o a_o 〈◊〉_d spirit_n repeat_v of_o by_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o alexander_n 31._o ibid._n his_o murder_n 32._o of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d and_o proxaspaâ—…_n his_o secretary_n ibid._n the_o miserable_a death_n of_o k._n 〈◊〉_d who_o die_v in_o wine_n 33._o drunkennesseâ—…xed_a ibid._n mischief_n 〈◊〉_d from_o drunkenness_n 34._o the_o temperance_n of_o cyrus_n 34._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o former_a time_n 35._o the_o delicacy_n of_o roman_a 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n of_o magdeburg_n die_v dance_v ibid._n rape_n the_o subversion_n of_o kingdom_n ibid._n the_o death_n of_o lucretia_n the_o roman_a lady_n 42._o appius_n claudius_n and_o virginius_n 43._o the_o end_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 45._o of_o aâ—…hony_n and_o cleopatra_n 46._o the_o death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o death_n of_o cleopatra_n 50._o of_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o spain_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n the_o lust_n of_o 〈◊〉_d cardinal_n of_o este_n cap._n 4_o pag._n 51._o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d foolish_a 〈◊〉_d 52._o of_o pyramus_n and_o thisbe_n ibid._n the_o folly_n of_o a_o french_a gentleman_n 〈◊〉_d the_o strange_a death_n of_o a_o young_a man_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n of_o two_o gentleman_n 〈◊〉_d alive_a ib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d love_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 54._o king_n 〈◊〉_d love_n unto_o a_o plane_n tree_n 55._o of_o lecherous_a 〈◊〉_d their_o hole_n and_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n a_o strange_a thing_n of_o sir_n 〈◊〉_d priest_n and_o one_o lysetta_n pag._n 57_o the_o shameful_a lust_n of_o 〈◊〉_d favourite_n to_o the_o tyrant_n 〈◊〉_d 59_o incestuous_a love_n in_o 〈◊〉_d son_n to_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 61._o a_o cunning_a physician_n 62._o a_o godly_a meditation_n of_o st._n bernard_n ibid._n a_o strange_a accident_n happen_v to_o the_o french_a king_n charles_n the_o six_o 63._o vâ—…ine_a curiosity_n in_o the_o emperor_n 〈◊〉_d 64._o three_o thing_n that_o change_v 〈◊〉_d and_o condition_n 65._o a_o prudent_a law_n among_o the_o roman_n ibid._n three_o thing_n that_o hasten_v a_o 〈◊〉_d end_n ibid._n a_o dehortatory_n from_o take_v delight_n in_o pleasure_n ibid._n that_o in_o pleasure_n can_v be_v no_o felicity_n 66._o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n chapter_n i._n man_n felicity_n can_v consist_v in_o riches_n pag._n 68_o lycurgus_n banish_a coin_n out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n ibid._n iron_n more_o useful_a than_o gold_n 69._o sufficiency_n preffer_v before_o excess_n ibid._n the_o temperance_n of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 70._o of_o ptolemy_a king_n of_o egypt_n ibid._n health_n prefer_v before_o wealth_n ibid._n riches_n a_o hindrance_n to_o felicity_n 71._o content_a not_o to_o be_v purchase_v with_o coin_n ibid._n socrates_n diogenes_n and_o 〈◊〉_d opinion_n of_o riches_n &_o rich_a man_n 72._o of_o rich_a gygâ—…s_n king_n of_o lydia_n and_o poor_a 〈◊〉_d ibid._n the_o situation_n of_o delphos_n and_o who_o first_o dedicate_v the_o temple_n to_o apollo_n 73._o their_o death_n 74._o the_o oracle_n tell_v many_o thing_n true_o 〈◊〉_d the_o devil_n defend_v his_o temple_n against_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o persia_n 75._o the_o sacrilege_n of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 76._o the_o rich_a church_n of_o tholosa_n with_o the_o defeat_n of_o cepio_n army_n ibid._n of_o a_o temple_n in_o morocco_n 77._o the_o inhumanity_n of_o 〈◊〉_d to_o purchase_v gold_n ibid._n queen_n dido_n cast_v her_o gold_n into_o the_o sea_n 75._o the_o building_n of_o cartiage_n and_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n dido_n 79._o the_o death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d q_o of_o 〈◊〉_d ib._n a_o strange_a stratagem_n of_o helena_n queen_n of_o russia_n pag._n 79._o of_o the_o emperor_n trojan_a and_o king_n decebal_n 80._o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o emperor_n ibid._n a_o rich_a citizen_n of_o venice_n and_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o gothland_n slaineby_o their_o son_n to_o possess_v their_o gold_n ibid._n strange_a tyranny_n of_o vespitians_n soldier_n practise_v upon_o the_o jew_n 81._o a_o strange_a plot_n to_o kill_v the_o great_a turk_n in_o his_o tent_n to_o gain_v his_o treasure_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 82._o the_o death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d captain_n of_o the_o enterprise_n ibid._n of_o caesar_n borgia_n who_o poison_v the_o pope_n his_o father_n with_o wine_n prepare_v for_o other_o 83._o king_n croesus_n of_o lydia_n delude_v by_o the_o oracle_n 84._o no_o man_n happy_a till_o after_o his_o death_n 85._o the_o honour_n which_o gyrus_n do_v to_o croesus_n 86._o of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d of_o lydia_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 87._o gyges_n murther_v the_o king_n and_o marry_v the_o queen_n 88_o the_o death_n of_o crassus_n the_o rich_a roman_n ibid._n st._n bernard_n invective_n against_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o clergy_n ibid._n
contempt_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o devil_n 〈◊〉_d the_o devil_n pleadâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o cunning_a of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o devil_n the_o author_n of_o discord_n a_o curious_a cursning_n policy_n the_o project_n will_v prosecuy_v the_o sacrament_n make_v a_o colour_n to_o shed_v blood_n mercury_n the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n the_o death_n of_o the_o cardinal_n the_o lust_n complain_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o â—…tion_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o friâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d a_o saint_n for_o be_v a_o regicide_n 〈◊〉_d careful_a comparison_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d warlike_a 〈◊〉_d queen_n elizabeth_n true_a nobility_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o beauty_n of_o vanity_n in_o appâ—…_n syâ—…_n arist._n arist._n aeseh_n fer._n a_o excellent_a say_n heâ—…od_n isaiah_n 3_o sin_n be_v not_o sufficient_a unleâ—…e_v it_o be_v boast_v f._n envy_n 〈◊〉_d on_o honour_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d the_o gordiâ—…n_a knot_n the_o effect_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o two_o temple_n 〈◊〉_d to_o virtue_n and_o honour_n vain_a 〈◊〉_d of_o roâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d misdeath_o such_o as_o prefer_v their_o country_n before_o their_o own_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marcus_n curtius_n lâ—…nidus_n king_n of_o sport_n a_o rewardable_a victory_n the_o rare_a justice_n of_o zeleucus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sever_v lustâ—…_n great_a justice_n in_o a_o â—…sidell_n unnatural_a justice_n worthy_a emperor_n sallust_n imitable_a government_n coignet_n observe_v a_o exâ—…llentlaing_n of_o augustus_n necessary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alexander_n fran._n fraâ—…_n the_o great_a charge_n that_o pruice_n undergo_v greg._n thol_n favourite_n to_o priaces_n greg._n thol_n note_n excellent_a counsel_n from_o vegotias_n honesty_n three_o daughter_n duty_n in_o a_o prince_n david_n precept_n from_o philosopher_n polybius_n against_o bribe_n veturius_n turinus_n excellent_a justice._n three_o observable_a 〈◊〉_d mel._n pene._n example_n of_o late_a time_n the_o french_a nation_n reprove_v for_o many_o vice_n misery_n attend_v the_o neglect_n of_o justice._n three_o verse_n worthy_a observation_n raretomperance_n in_o scipio_n the_o temperance_n of_o alexander_n against_o adultery_n rare_a friendship_n in_o damon_n and_o pythias_n friendship_n have_v power_n even_o in_o tyrant_n ephenus_n and_o everitus_n friendship_n without_o wisdom_n vice_n that_o take_v the_o shape_n of_o virtue_n epich_a machiavelli_n italianisme_n decipher_v the_o danger_n of_o travel_n fran._n the_o thriftiness_n of_o ancient_a time_n guevarra_n concern_v travel_n what_o roâ—…e_n be_v and_o what_o it_o now_o be_v victory_n with_o loss_n a_o excellent_a inversion_n king_n 〈◊〉_d a_o great_a observation_n in_o a_o youngman_n this_o be_v still_o observe_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o china_n as_o ill_a omen_n needful_a observation_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fox_n a_o taxation_n of_o vanity_n in_o attire_n and_o gesture_n â—…e_o speak_v well_o that_o never_o do_v well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d friendship_n the_o better_a limitation_n the_o tale_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o dog_n the_o dog_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o dog_n of_o tâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o ox_n of_o a_o lyon_n rare_a graâ—…tud_n in_o a_o beast_n aâ—…_n eagle_n a_o dolphin_n a_o witty_a boâ—…_n lamblicuâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o contempt_n of_o dice-player_n a_o custom_n in_o china_n against_o new_a 〈◊〉_d a_o excellent_a law_n against_o foreign_a manner_n mart._n seneca_n rare_a modesty_n in_o time_n of_o old_a glory_n despise_v in_o time_n increase_v 〈◊〉_d perform_v the_o work_n of_o christian_n a_o fit_a 〈◊〉_d pride_n deride_v observation_n plin._n the_o life_n 〈◊〉_d prefer_v before_o the_o civil_a fortune_n have_v no_o power_n over_o the_o contemplative_a life_n three_o bodily_a world_n concatinate_v example_n a_o excellent_a answer_n of_o simoâ—…ides_n the_o argument_n of_o the_o succeed_v doubt_n the_o true_a propertic_a of_o 〈◊〉_d distinction_n betwixt_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d bonum_fw-la the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o creature_n more_o miserable_a then_o man_n of_o timon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tymons_n epitaph_n the_o meditation_n of_o m._n 〈◊〉_d the_o imperfection_n of_o man_n since_o his_o fall_n the_o estate_n of_o man_n life_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o seaman_n of_o the_o husbandman_n the_o merchant_n the_o soldier_n sundry_a 〈◊〉_d suffer_v by_o the_o war_n her_o name_n be_v miriam_n inhuman_a cruelty_n in_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o numantian_o desperate_a resolution_n conquer_a but_o not_o overcome_v the_o misery_n of_o famine_n the_o insolency_n of_o war_n a_o cowardly_a boaster_n the_o siege_n of_o sanserra_n of_o paris_n barbâ—…rous_a inhumanity_n the_o estate_n of_o a_o soldier_n true_o decipher_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o lawyer_n tacit._n a_o difficult_a law-case_n tacit._n in_o too_o much_o argue_v truth_n be_v lose_v a_o proverb_n not_o more_o common_a than_o true_a the_o misery_n of_o the_o client_n lawyer_n and_o physician_n banish_v lawyer_n and_o physician_n have_v one_o common_a end_n nothing_o so_o well_o intend_v but_o may_v be_v abuse_v lawyer_n a_o necessary_a evil_n the_o lawyer_n penance_n the_o estate_n of_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n bellizarius_n word_n worthy_a to_o be_v ingravon_n over_o every_o seat_n of_o luslice_n a_o villain_n his_o reprehension_n of_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n a_o bold_a leproote_n a_o excellent_a oration_n of_o a_o lieu_n a_o ambassador_n of_o lysbone_n a_o dialogue_n betwixt_o a_o philosopher_n &_o justice._n these_o be_v the_o senator_n of_o athens_n lethro_v to_o moses_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o counier_n a_o counier_n describe_v tacit._n the_o manner_n of_o the_o court._n what_o be_v cheap_a in_o the_o court._n the_o courtier_n life_n a_o excellent_a answer_n of_o a_o queen_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o prince_n their_o suppose_a felicity_n cause_n 〈◊〉_d their_o 〈◊〉_d many_o counsellor_n and_o that_o good_a 〈◊〉_d the_o story_n of_o cleander_n palpable_a flattery_n a_o traitor_n reward_n favour_n beget_v envy_n the_o story_n of_o plautianus_n too_o much_o grace_n beget_v ingratitude_n aristoâ—…_n note_n the_o estate_n of_o prelate_n pope_n adrian_n one_o thing_n preach_v another_o practise_v s._n bernard_n complaint_n of_o the_o clergy_n pope_n hildebrand_n their_o figment_n their_o tradition_n eberard_n concern_v the_o government_n of_o the_o pope_n their_o insolence_n pride_n and_o coâ—…usnesse_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o successor_n a_o simile_n well_o apply_v geffrey_n chaucer_n a_o strong_a argument_n against_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n their_o error_n their_o entertainment_n into_o hell_n 〈◊〉_d no_o felicity_n in_o the_o pope_n soveraigntic_a the_o charge_n of_o the_o clergic_a the_o fearful_a estate_n of_o the_o friar_n and_o cloysterman_n diversity_n of_o sect_n beget_v atheisine_n the_o estate_n of_o marriage_n unity_n beget_v 〈◊〉_d marriage_n a_o 〈◊〉_d husband_n a_o doubtful_a question_n example_n of_o conjugal_a 〈◊〉_d porcia_n the_o wife_n of_o the_o spartan_n pisca_n her_o name_n alcesta_n pisca_n a_o man_n that_o have_v twenty_o wife_n marry_v a_o woman_n that_o have_v two_o and_o twenty_o husband_n remarkable_a piety_n inconvenience_n belong_v to_o marriage_n only_o 〈◊〉_d good_a day_n in_o marriage_n the_o trouble_n of_o child_n of_o solon_n and_o thales_n needless_a 〈◊〉_d the_o like_a answer_n we_o read_v be_v give_v by_o diogenes_n witty_a husband_n â—…arcus_fw-la aurelius_n concern_v marriage_n time_n tedious_a spend_v with_o a_o bad_a wife_n xantippe_n the_o law_n of_o the_o essagete_n a_o history_n report_v by_o aâ—…lus_n gellius_n how_o to_o choose_v a_o wife_n the_o opinion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o witty_a answer_n no_o felicticâ—…_n in_o marriage_n the_o effect_n of_o peace_n presage_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o antwerp_n idleness_n the_o child_n of_o peace_n peace_n the_o mother_n of_o persecution_n a_o great_a famine_n diverse_a kind_n of_o pestilence_n miserable_a mortality_n man_n subject_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disease_n the_o secret_a judgement_n of_o god_n herod_n disease_n a_o cruel_a bishop_n a_o prodigious_a accident_n god_n great_a justice._n strange_a example_n of_o god_n justice._n a_o remarkable_a story_n 3._o fearful_a judgement_n strange_a story_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n a_o ominous_a dream_n offeare_n and_o joy_n of_o sorrow_n the_o strange_a effect_n of_o joy_n barbarous_a cruelty_n 〈◊〉_d tyranny_n necessary_a consideration_n the_o general_a account_n the_o account_n of_o lawyer_n 〈◊〉_d judge_n soldier_n usurer_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o general_n a_o bitter_a answer_n a_o smile_n no_o estate_n free_a from_o calamity_n the_o best_a remedy_n for_o sorrow_n against_o those_o that_o be_v curious_a after_o prediction_n a_o simile_n arist._n all_o felicity_n depend_v upon_o god_n a_o comparison_n earthly_a felicity_n be_v only_o in_o name_n 4._o thing_n not_o to_o be_v buy_v with_o gold_n sundry_a blessing_n bestow_v by_o god_n upon_o man_n difference_n betwixt_o a_o pleasant_a and_o a_o patient_a life_n no_o man_n content_v with_o his_o estate_n a_o excellent_a with_o of_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n