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thereby_o high_o dishonour_v if_o in_o such_o case_n a_o man_n be_v calm_a and_o altogether_o unconcerned_a if_o he_o have_v little_a or_o no_o displeasure_n against_o person_n that_o be_v high_o debauch_v and_o vicious_a nay_o if_o he_o indulge_v himself_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o vice_n it_o be_v altogether_o in_o vain_a for_o such_o a_o man_n in_o his_o punish_n of_o offender_n to_o pretend_v to_o zeal_n for_o the_o uphold_v of_o law_n and_o justice_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o disguise_n that_o which_o every_o one_o may_v see_v through_o and_o though_o the_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o such_o may_v be_v righteous_a and_o in_o itself_o just_o deserve_v yet_o as_o it_o come_v from_o they_o under_o these_o qualification_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o justice_n as_o revenge_v 2._o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o may_v hence_o be_v convince_v of_o that_o deformity_n and_o mischief_n which_o there_o be_v in_o this_o sin_n there_o be_v these_o six_o thing_n that_o do_v 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and_o revenge_n in_o the_o frothy_a imagination_n of_o his_o own_o worth_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o our_o saviour_n do_v join_v together_o meekness_n and_o lowliness_n self-denial_n and_o take_v up_o the_o cross._n 3._o impotence_n weakness_n narrowness_n of_o soul_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o make_v a_o man_n suspicious_a to_o startle_v and_o be_v provoke_v at_o every_o shadow_n quo_fw-la infirmiores_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la iracundi_fw-la person_n that_o be_v old_a sick_a weak_a be_v usual_o upon_o this_o account_n most_o froward_a and_o vindicative_a whereas_o he_o that_o have_v any_o true_a courage_n and_o greatness_n of_o mind_n will_v think_v it_o below_o he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o every_o little_a injury_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr magnus_fw-la animus_n quem_fw-la incurvat_fw-la injuria_fw-la it_o be_v not_o every_o little_a blast_n that_o can_v shake_v he_o who_o be_v of_o a_o steady_a and_o noble_a courage_n to_o be_v always_o fret_v and_o aggravate_v of_o injury_n formicarum_fw-la &_o muscarum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v plutarch_n belong_v to_o such_o little_a impotent_a creature_n as_o ant_n and_o fly_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n seneca_n pusilli_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o miseri_fw-la repetere_fw-la mordentem_fw-la it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o small_a and_o mean_a wretch_n to_o be_v always_o retaliate_a mure_n &_o formicae_fw-la si_fw-la manum_fw-la admoveris_fw-la ora_fw-la convertunt_fw-la imbecillia_n se_fw-la laedi_fw-la putant_fw-la si_fw-la tanguntur_fw-la the_o more_o impotent_a any_o thing_n be_v the_o more_o suspicious_a and_o vindicative_a be_v it_o there_o be_v many_o other_o say_n to_o this_o purpose_n among_o the_o heathen_a writer_n i_o can_v omit_v that_o one_o more_o out_o of_o the_o satirist_n juvenal_n sat._n 13._o quip_n minuti_fw-la semper_fw-la &_o infirmi_fw-la est_fw-la animi_fw-la exiguique_fw-la voluptas_fw-la vltio_fw-la continuò_fw-la sic_fw-la collige_fw-la quod_fw-la vindictâ_fw-la nemo_fw-la magis_fw-la gaudet_fw-la quam_fw-la foemina_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o have_v the_o rather_o mention_v several_a of_o these_o say_n out_o of_o the_o heathen_a writer_n in_o confirmation_n of_o what_o before_o i_o assert_v that_o revenge_n be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o the_o rule_n of_o philosophy_n be_v not_o in_o this_o kind_n so_o defective_a as_o some_o have_v suggest_v 4._o cruelty_n this_o natural_o follow_v from_o the_o other_o the_o less_o confidence_n any_o one_o have_v in_o his_o own_o courage_n the_o more_o rigorous_a and_o severe_a must_v he_o be_v in_o take_v the_o advantage_n which_o he_o have_v against_o another_o vltio_fw-la est_fw-la aestus_fw-la &_o fervour_n animi_fw-la turbidi_fw-la &_o mentis_fw-la efferatae_fw-la revenge_n be_v the_o aestuation_n of_o a_o enrage_a mind_n it_o be_v style_v humana_fw-la feritas_fw-la it_o transport_v a_o man_n to_o savageness_n and_o freity_n upon_o which_o account_n it_o be_v that_o 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proxima_fw-la etsi_fw-la videri_fw-la vult_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la it_o put_v on_o the_o disguise_n of_o gallantry_n and_o courage_n which_o can_v bear_v the_o least_o shadow_n of_o dishonour_n but_o it_o proceed_v from_o no_o better_a a_o ground_n than_o timerousness_n and_o despair_n all_o kind_n of_o insolence_n and_o tyranny_n whatsoever_o be_v found_v upon_o fear_n and_o cowardice_n 6._o ingratitude_n the_o very_a same_o unworthy_a temper_n and_o base_a principle_n which_o make_v revenge_n seem_v a_o ease_n will_v make_v thanks_o seem_v a_o burden_n that_o which_o aggravate_v injury_n will_v diminish_v kindness_n he_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o account_v every_o wrong_n intolerable_a will_v be_v apt_a to_o esteem_v every_o favour_n a_o due_a debt_n add_v to_o all_o this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n which_o will_v indispose_v a_o man_n for_o the_o duty_n of_o piety_n render_v our_o service_n unacceptable_a put_v we_o into_o a_o incapacity_n of_o have_v our_o sin_n forgive_v or_o so_o 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from_o god_n to_o devil_n and_o become_v wickedness_n in_o high_a