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prodigal_a he_o will_v tell_v thou_o it_o beseem_v thy_o birth_n whatever_o thou_o do_v or_o say_v thereafter_o will_v he_o frame_v both_o his_o word_n &_o action_n till_o he_o have_v so_o far_o compass_v his_o own_o end_n as_o thou_o must_v either_o trust_v he_o or_o he_o will_v undo_v thou_o i_o will_v not_o then_o look_v altogether_o at_o the_o outside_n of_o a_o fair_a word_n nor_o trust_v too_o much_o to_o the_o subtle_a daub_n of_o a_o cunning_a flatterer_n for_o outward_a appearance_n be_v but_o deceitful_a guide_n to_o our_o judgement_n and_o they_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v deceive_v that_o value_v a_o flatterer_n above_o a_o true_a friend_n a_o smile_a malice_n be_v most_o deadly_a and_o hatred_n do_v most_o rankle_v the_o heart_n when_o it_o be_v keep_v in_o and_o dissemble_v med_n 88_o to_o see_v a_o beast_n have_v any_o one_o part_n of_o a_o man_n produce_v in_o we_o not_o only_o a_o great_a but_o a_o just_a admiration_n but_o to_o see_v a_o man_n have_v all_o the_o part_n 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how_o oft_o do_v the_o inscrutable_a providence_n of_o god_n from_o injurious_a and_o bad_a cause_n produce_v good_a effect_n be_v it_o not_o a_o somewhat_o strange_a cure_n where_o nothing_o but_o danger_n of_o death_n can_v save_v one_o life_n that_o which_o one_o intend_v for_o a_o mischief_n to_o i_o may_v prove_v to_o procure_v my_o good_a though_o not_o to_o be_v a_o benefit_n for_o it_o be_v no_o benefit_n which_o i_o be_o enforce_v to_o receive_v say_v seneca_n neither_o be_v it_o a_o benefit_n that_o make_v i_o iudebt_v to_o he_o i_o will_v not_o if_o then_o thou_o will_v do_v a_o benefit_n for_o i_o first_o give_v i_o the_o freedom_n and_o power_n of_o myself_o for_o thou_o good_a turn_n may_v do_v though_o thy_o intent_n have_v in_o design_n to_o work_v some_o detriment_n med_n 90._o as_o god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n so_o he_o hate_v a_o ingrateful_a thankless_a receiver_n with_o what_o high_a praise_n be_v the_o willing_a gift_n of_o the_o poor_a widow_n remember_v 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those_o that_o repent_v what_o a_o solitude_n and_o desolation_n will_v there_o soon_o be_v if_o all_o offender_n be_v try_v by_o the_o strict_a rule_n of_o justice_n be_v there_o any_o accuser_n without_o his_o fault_n clemency_n therefore_o be_v the_o most_o assure_a safeguard_n for_o cruelty_n in_o governor_n increase_v the_o number_n of_o their_o enemy_n by_o extinguish_v they_o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v thy_o subject_n heart_n tie_v to_o thou_o by_o love_n than_o their_o body_n a_o servile_a fear_n i_o will_v always_o be_v just_a but_o never_o severe_o cruel_a and_o i_o will_v be_v merciful_a yet_o not_o give_v a_o liberty_n to_o sin_n to_o save_v be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o excellent_a fortune_n and_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o man_n more_o difficult_a to_o give_v pardon_n than_o he_o that_o have_v often_o deserve_v to_o beg_v the_o same_o med_n 92._o be_v i_o to_o wish_v a_o titular_a happiness_n or_o do_v i_o desire_v a_o real_a good_a it_o shall_v 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the_o rank_n of_o all_o other_o can_v any_o man_n discharge_v some_o one_o house_n from_o that_o ruin_n which_o shall_v destroy_v the_o whole_a world_n therefore_o say_v seneca_n have_v nature_n make_v that_o most_o common_a which_o be_v most_o grievous_a to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o equality_n thereof_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n lenefie_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o fate_n i_o will_v therefore_o in_o my_o sorrow_n always_o observe_v this_o measure_n that_o it_o neither_o run_v into_o impiety_n or_o folly_n and_o i_o will_v contain_v i_o in_o that_o habit_n which_o become_v a_o quiet_a and_o not_o disturb_v mind_n though_o my_o tear_n shall_v flow_v yet_o at_o last_o shall_v they_o stay_v and_o though_o my_o sigh_n shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o my_o heart_n yet_o shall_v they_o have_v a_o end_n med_n 94._o the_o ample_a revenue_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—ince_n if_o it_o come_v as_o we_o say_v into_o huckster_n hand_n consume_v and_o go_v away_o in_o a_o moment_n when_o the_o hundred_o 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out_o one_o repentant_a tear_n the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o when_o our_o eye_n can_v dissolve_v themselves_o into_o river_n of_o tear_n our_o heart_n congeal_v as_o hard_o as_o rock_n of_o adamant_n yet_o that_o adamant_n can_v be_v break_v with_o vinegar_n and_o tear_n of_o repenpentance_n will_v wash_v away_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o stony_a heart_n lord_n grant_v i_o grace_n to_o turn_v away_o sin_n smart_n and_o make_v my_o tear_n soften_v my_o flinty_a heart_n med_n 62._o the_o poor_a publican_n be_v soon_o hear_v that_o say_v little_a and_o stand_v afar_o off_o than_o the_o proud-loud-boasting_a pharisee_fw-mi it_o be_v not_o the_o multitude_n of_o our_o word_n but_o the_o zeal_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o god_n affect_v the_o righteous_a man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o trouble_n can_v fly_v to_o god_n by_o his_o prayer_n when_o the_o abundant_a prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a make_v he_o guilty_a both_o of_o neglect_n and_o infidelity_n 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be_v of_o themselves_o quiet_a but_o once_o move_v montes_fw-la volvuntur_fw-la aquarum_fw-la i_o will_v never_o raise_v such_o a_o spirit_n which_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o allay_v lest_o at_o last_o it_o pull_v my_o house_n over_o my_o head_n med_n 66._o when_o a_o sudden_a storm_n arise_v how_o fast_o will_v the_o harmless_a sheep_n run_v to_o the_o next_o bramble_n where_o think_v to_o save_v herself_o by_o its_o shelter_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o storm_n it_o be_v deceive_v into_o a_o great_a ill_n and_o return_n with_o some_o loss_n of_o its_o fleece_n just_o such_o think_v i_o many_o time_n prove_v the_o friendship_n of_o some_o ingrateful_a and_o self-seeking_a friend_n to_o who_o when_o drive_v by_o the_o adverse_a blast_n of_o a_o contrary_a fortune_n i_o retire_v myself_o for_o help_n and_o comfort_n they_o either_o altogether_o cast_v i_o off_o or_o prey_n upon_o my_o necessity_n so_o that_o such_o help_n prove_v more_o fatal_a to_o i_o then_o my_o worst_a calamity_n i_o may_v patient_o bear_v all_o outward_a misery_n and_o though_o i_o be_o wet_a to_o the_o skin_n i_o can_v dry_v myself_o again_o but_o when_o my_o profess_a friend_n instead_o of_o love_n work_v my_o woe_n this_o this_o cut_v i_o to_o the_o heart_n brutus_n one_o stroke_n go_v near_o caesar_n heart_n than_o the_o stab_v of_o all_o his_o other_o enemy_n med_n 67._o what_o a_o beastly_a drunkenness_n will_v soon_o surprise_v that_o man_n that_o sit_v all_o day_n and_o drink_v nought_o but_o wine_n when_o the_o same_o moderate_o use_v be_v both_o pleasant_a and_o good_a prosperity_n be_v this_o wine_n a_o constant_a enjoyment_n whereof_o may_v cast_v into_o a_o surfeit_n of_o sin_n god_n therefore_o mingle_v it_o with_o affliction_n to_o keep_v we_o sober_a shall_v i_o dislike_v the_o physic_n because_o it_o please_v not_o my_o palate_n i_o care_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v toothsome_a so_o it_o be_v wholesome_a we_o will_v have_v it_o to_o cure_v not_o to_o please_v we_o give_v i_o so_o much_o prosperity_n as_o may_v make_v i_o mindful_a to_o return_v and_o cast_v i_o not_o down_o so_o much_o as_o to_o make_v i_o despair_v of_o thy_o love_n i_o may_v as_o well_o starve_v as_o surfeit_v med_n 68_o as_o the_o hart_n pant_v after_o the_o river_n of_o water_n so_o belong_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o oh_o god_n it_o will_v be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o come_v to_o heaven_n if_o outward_a show_n and_o profession_n will_v bring_v we_o thither_o there_o must_v be_v a_o hearty_a desire_n a_o earnest_a longing_n and_o a_o constant_a perseverance_n therein_o we_o will_v run_v through_o all_o difficulty_n to_o attain_v what_o we_o long_o for_o what_o we_o desire_v hence_o then_o be_v our_o love_n to_o god_n know_v to_o be_v hearty_a if_o for_o his_o sake_n we_o make_v light_n of_o the_o world_n contemn_v affliction_n and_o count_v all_o thing_n but_o dross_n in_o comparison_n of_o he_o i_o will_v not_o serve_v god_n because_o other_o do_v so_o but_o because_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n med_n 69._o be_o i_o the_o first_o who_o a_o false_a report_n have_v slander_v or_o do_v i_o think_v i_o shall_v be_v the_o last_o why_o then_o do_v i_o so_o trouble_v and_o vex_v myself_o it_o be_v the_o common_a thing_n of_o a_o thousand_o to_o be_v tell_v of_o our_o fail_n though_o what_o we_o do_v well_o be_v hush_v up_o in_o oblivion_n and_o can_v any_o man_n think_v to_o sin_n and_o not_o hear_v of_o it_o yea_o but_o the_o falseness_n of_o the_o thing_n lay_v to_o my_o charge_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o vexation_n they_o lay_v to_o my_o charge_n thing_n that_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o but_o shall_v i_o expect_v better_a measure_n here_o then_o be_v deal_v to_o our_o saviour_n be_v not_o he_o more_o malicious_o accuse_v but_o this_o thing_n will_v make_v i_o take_v heed_n to_o my_o way_n i_o will_v never_o say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o i_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o let_v all_o the_o world_n see_v and_o hear_v the_o only_a way_n to_o deter_v we_o from_o sin_v be_v to_o say_v this_o i_o be_o about_o to_o act_n be_v sin_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v secret_a med_n 70._o bless_a be_v the_o peace_n maker_n how_o happy_a then_o be_v he_o that_o compose_v and_o allay_v division_n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o blessing_n be_v never_o right_o know_v but_o by_o the_o goodness_n that_o mariner_n can_v never_o true_o prize_v a_o calm_a that_o have_v not_o be_v in_o a_o storm_n in_o a_o calm_a the_o sea_n be_v the_o sky_n lookingglass_n it_o be_v the_o still_a music_n of_o the_o world_n peace_n be_v the_o vigour_n of_o the_o law_n the_o honest_a man_n best_a patent_n the_o harmony_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o rich_a casket_n
since_o all_o that_o be_v to_o come_v be_v uncertain_a i_o will_v live_v out_o of_o hand_n i_o will_v not_o forget_v the_o time_n past_a neglect_v that_o be_v present_a nor_o fear_v that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v lest_o when_o it_o be_v come_v i_o find_v that_o i_o have_v be_v way_n busy_a in_o do_v nothing_o med_n 95._o gratia_n ab_fw-la officio_fw-la quod_fw-la mora_fw-la tardat_fw-la abest_fw-la the_o goodness_n of_o the_o benefit_n be_v half_o want_v when_o we_o delay_v the_o do_v of_o it_o for_o the_o expectation_n of_o thing_n how_o good_a soever_o they_o be_v be_v both_o tedious_a and_o displeasant_a true_a liberality_n be_v quick_a &_o expidite_fw-mi and_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o he_o that_o do_v willing_o to_o do_v quick_o as_o it_o be_v say_v bis_n that_fw-mi qui_fw-la citò_fw-la that_fw-mi he_o have_v at_o it_o be_v do_v a_o good_a turn_n twice_o who_o do_v it_o in_o time_n so_o he_o that_o will_v a_o thing_n too_o late_o do_v as_o it_o be_v not_o will_v it_o at_o all_o i_o will_v never_o give_v late_a than_o i_o shall_v do_v and_o weary_a out_o both_o time_n and_o occasion_n before_o i_o assist_v and_o succour_v the_o indigent_a lest_o my_o action_n shall_v witness_v against_o i_o that_o i_o never_o have_v a_o will_n to_o do_v he_o good_a med._n 96._o a_o ancient_a philososper_v see_v a_o ingrateful_a man_n prosper_v tax_v nature_n of_o partiality_n in_o that_o she_o have_v jade_v a_o thistle_n with_o fruit_n ingratitude_n be_v both_o loathsome_a in_o itself_o and_o hateful_a in_o all_o man_n opinion_n where_o a_o good_a turn_n be_v not_o only_o forget_v but_o deny_v faulty_a be_v those_o eye_n that_o fear_v the_o light_n but_o blind_a certain_o be_v they_o that_o see_v not_o at_o all_o of_o all_o man_n i_o can_v but_o most_o hate_n and_o wonder_n at_o a_o unthankful_a person_n since_o to_o requite_v be_v so_o easy_a a_o matter_n be_v thou_o a_o niggard_n thou_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o drain_v thy_o purse_n thou_o may_v requite_v without_o expense_n or_o be_v thou_o slothful_a thou_o may_v sit_v with_o fold_a arm_n and_o take_v thy_o repose_n thou_o may_v without_o labour_n satisfy_v for_o a_o good_a turn_n for_o seneca_n say_v in_o that_o very_a moment_n wherein_o thou_o be_v oblige_v if_o thou_o list_v thou_o may_v make_v even_o with_o any_o man_n whatsoever_o because_o he_o who_o have_v willing_o receive_v a_o benefit_n have_v restore_v the_o same_o med_n 97._o hodie_fw-la croesus_n cras_fw-la irus_fw-la though_o thou_o sit_v to_o day_n on_o a_o throne_n thy_o will_n stand_v for_o law_n and_o domineer_a with_o a_o proud_a tyranny_n over_o thy_o inferior_n thou_o may_v to_o morrow_n lie_v with_o job_n on_o a_o dunghill_n see_v the_o inconstancy_n of_o fickle_a fortune_n make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o tennisball_n of_o the_o world_n who_o will_v be_v a_o servant_n to_o so_o waver_v a_o mistress_n who_o will_v rely_v on_o that_o which_o be_v constant_a to_o nothing_o but_o inconstancy_n i_o will_v therefore_o bare_v my_o affliction_n like_o myself_o as_o one_o subject_a to_o chance_n but_o resolve_v in_o the_o change_n of_o my_o fortune_n though_o i_o may_v bewail_v my_o fortune_n though_o i_o may_v bewail_v my_o fortune_n and_o lament_v my_o fall_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o dismay_v myself_o since_o i_o know_v that_o all_o corporal_a damage_n that_o betide_v mortal_a man_n be_v either_o by_o mean_n remedy_v by_o patience_n suffer_v by_o reason_n rectify_v by_o time_n cure_v or_o by_o death_n end_v there_o be_v a_o power_n above_o the_o capacity_n of_o man_n and_o comfort_n may_v descend_v beyond_o the_o expectation_n of_o man_n med_n 98._o when_o i_o see_v a_o seal_a dove_n mount_v to_o such_o a_o aspire_a height_n as_o if_o it_o will_v seem_v to_o reach_v at_o the_o very_a heaven_n itself_o on_o a_o sudden_a fall_n down_o like_o a_o dead_a and_o senseless_a carcase_n it_o present_o bring_v to_o my_o mind_n the_o soar_a ambition_n of_o a_o high_a mind_a person_n who_o mind_n be_v seal_v with_o popular_a applause_n make_v he_o icarus-like_a with_o those_o waxen_a wing_n to_o dare_v even_o at_o majesty_n itself_o till_o at_o last_o the_o sun_n either_o of_o envy_n or_o dislike_n dissolve_v the_o conjoin_v wax_n &_o he_o fall_v down_o headlong_o into_o the_o sea_n both_o of_o comtempt_n and_o despair_n yet_o who_o be_v frighten_v with_o his_o misery_n how_o soon_o will_v another_o step_n into_o his_o room_n and_o even_o strive_v to_o outvie_v his_o greatness_n till_o the_o storm_n of_o a_o frown_n shipwreck_n he_o what_o clog_n heavy_a enough_o to_o keep_v down_o ambitious_a thought_n nothing_o can_v outballance_v ambitious_a desire_n though_o it_o be_v full_a of_o pleasure_n in_o its_o beginning_n and_o rise_v yet_o be_v its_o end_n cruel_a and_o downfall_n sudden_a while_o each_o thing_n stay_v within_o his_o proper_a sphere_n it_o neither_o danger_n breed_v to_o it_o self_n nor_o fear_n med_n 99_o providence_n prevents-misfortune_n and_o give_v life_n to_o future_a action_n but_o rashness_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o ill-luck_n and_o not_o only_a blast_n promise_v enterprise_n but_o nip_v they_o in_o the_o bud_n be_v it_o not_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o great_a folly_n to_o requite_v a_o imagine_a wrong_n with_o a_o effectual_a mischief_n i_o will_v look_v at_o my_o present_a be_v not_o a_o promise_v for_o promise_n of_o advancement_n be_v no_o assurance_n of_o enrichment_n and_o he_o have_v a_o short_a understanding_n that_o will_v lose_v certain_a favour_n for_o uncertain_a riches_n i_o will_v not_o be_v either_o careless_o or_o overtimerous_o suspicious_a what_o may_v sinister_o or_o sudden_o succeed_v but_o i_o will_v be_v heedful_a of_o the_o hazard_n lest_o any_o oversight_n may_v cross_v my_o design_a endeavour_n and_o so_o make_v i_o both_o hapless_a and_o helpless_a med_n 100_o dimidium_fw-la facti_fw-la qui_fw-la bene_fw-la caepit_fw-la habet_fw-la though_o it_o be_v say_v of_o old_a he_o have_v do_v the_o better_a half_n of_o his_o work_n that_o have_v 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