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likewise_o many_o people_n in_o who_o this_o inclination_n of_o make_v themselves_o be_v belove_v be_v strong_a than_o that_o of_o domineer_a and_o lording_n over_o man_n and_o who_o fear_v more_o man_n hatred_n and_o aversion_n and_o the_o judgement_n which_o produce_v it_o than_o they_o love_v to_o be_v rich_a and_o powerful_a last_o whereas_o there_o be_v few_o great_a one_o and_o few_o likewise_o who_o be_v able_a to_o aspire_v to_o greatness_n on_o the_o contrary_a there_o be_v none_o who_o can_v pretend_v to_o make_v himself_o be_v belove_v 11._o if_o the_o desire_n of_o be_v love_v be_v not_o then_o the_o strong_a passion_n which_o spring_v from_o self-love_n at_o least_o it_o be_v the_o most_o general_a the_o consideration_n of_o interest_n of_o ambition_n of_o pleasure_n stop_v many_o time_n the_o effect_n of_o it_o but_o they_o do_v it_o not_o effective_o it_o be_v always_o active_a at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v at_o liberty_n it_o forbear_v not_o be_v active_a and_o to_o make_v we_o desire_v all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o procure_v we_o the_o love_n of_o man_n as_o it_o make_v we_o avoid_v all_o whatsoever_o we_o think_v may_v draw_v upon_o we_o their_o hatred_n it_o be_v true_a we_o be_v sometime_o deceive_v in_o the_o distinction_n which_o we_o make_v of_o these_o thing_n which_o draw_v love_n or_o hatred_n and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o who_o judge_v thereof_o much_o better_o and_o more_o nice_o than_o other_o but_o be_v it_o that_o we_o be_v deceive_v therein_o or_o that_o we_o be_v not_o it_o be_v always_o the_o same_o passion_n which_o act_n and_o which_o fly_v or_o seek_v the_o same_o object_n there_o be_v also_o a_o common_a distinction_n for_o all_o man_n even_o to_o a_o certain_a degree_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o know_v every_o one_o even_o to_o some_o point_n that_o certain_a action_n excite_v hatred_n and_o other_o cause_n love_n 12._o it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o dive_v further_o into_o 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that_o allow_v that_o the_o last_o come_v near_a to_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o extend_v than_o the_o two_o other_o for_o there_o be_v many_o occasion_n where_o neither_o fear_n nor_o interest_n have_v any_o place_n and_o we_o distinguish_v often_o easy_o enough_o what_o we_o do_v either_o through_o human_a fear_n or_o through_o absolute_a interest_n from_o what_o we_o do_v by_o a_o motive_n of_o charity_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o of_o love_n and_o esteem_v for_o men._n this_o inclination_n be_v so_o nice_a and_o subtle_a and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n of_o such_o a_o latitude_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o it_o can_v enter_v into_o and_o it_o know_v so_o well_o how_o to_o trim_v itself_o up_o with_o the_o appearance_n of_o charity_n that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o know_v exquisite_o what_o distinguish_v it_o from_o charity_n because_o march_v in_o the_o same_o step_n and_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n it_o deface_v with_o a_o marvellous_a subtlety_n all_o the_o sign_n and_o character_n of_o self-love_n from_o whence_o it_o spring_v because_o it_o see_v very_o well_o that_o it_o can_v obtain_v nothing_o of_o what_o it_o pretend_v if_o they_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v because_o nothing_o do_v draw_v upon_o we_o so_o much_o the_o thing_n call_v aversion_n as_o self-love_n and_o because_o it_o can_v show_v itself_o without_o exciting_a it_o we_o experience_v this_o ourselves_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o self-love_n of_o other_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o suffer_v it_o so_o soon_o as_o we_o discover_v it_o and_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o to_o judge_v by_o that_o that_o they_o be_v not_o more_o favourable_a to_o we_o when_o they_o discover_v it_o it_o be_v this_o which_o incline_v those_o who_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o hatred_n of_o man_n and_o who_o love_v not_o to_o expose_v themselves_o thereunto_o to_o endeavour_v to_o withdraw_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v their_o self-love_n from_o the_o sight_n of_o other_o to_z disguise_z and_o counterfeit_v it_o never_o to_o show_v it_o under_o its_o natural_a shape_n to_o imitate_v the_o behaviour_n of_o those_o who_o will_v be_v entire_o exempt_a from_o it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v person_n animate_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o charity_n and_o who_o will_v not_o act_v but_o through_o charity_n 14._o this_o suppression_n of_o self-love_n be_v proper_o that_o which_o make_v human_a civility_n and_o show_v in_o what_o it_o consist_v and_o it_o be_v this_o which_o have_v cause_v a_o learned_a man_n of_o this_o age_n to_o say_v that_o christian_a virtue_n destroy_v &_o anihilate_v self-love_n and_o that_o human_a civility_n hide_v and_o suppress_v it_o thus_o this_o civility_n which_o have_v be_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o learned_a pagan_n be_v nothing_o at_o the_o bottom_n but_o a_o self-love_n more_o intelligent_a and_o exact_a than_o that_o of_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n which_o know_v how_o to_o shun_v what_o hurt_v its_o design_n and_o which_o tend_v to_o its_o mark_n which_o be_v the_o esteem_n and_o love_n of_o man_n by_o a_o more_o straight_o and_o reasonable_a way_n in_o show_v how_o self-love_n do_v imitate_v the_o principal_a action_n of_o charity_n 15._o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o comprehend_v in_o what_o manner_n charity_n render_v we_o humble_a for_o make_v we_o love_v justice_n which_o be_v god_n himself_o it_o make_v we_o hate_v injustice_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o he_o now_o it_o be_v a_o injustice_n very_o visible_a that_o be_v as_o we_o be_v full_a of_o fault_n and_o guilty_a of_o so_o many_o sin_n we_o will_v be_v honour_v of_o man_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v pretend_v to_o deserve_v their_o praise_n either_o by_o human_a quality_n and_o so_o consequent_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a or_o bygift_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v of_o god_n and_o which_o do_v not_o belong_v unto_o we_o it_o be_v not_o just_a that_o a_o sinner_n be_v honour_v but_o it_o be_v just_a that_o he_o be_v humble_v and_o bring_v low_o it_o be_v the_o eternal_a law_n which_o ordain_v it_o &_o charity_n consent_v to_o this_o law_n charity_n love_v it_o and_o by_o the_o love_n which_o it_o bear_v to_o it_o embrace_n with_o joy_n all_o humiliation_n and_o humbling_n charity_n make_v we_o hate_v all_o that_o smell_v of_o pride_n and_o vanity_n and_o as_o it_o condemn_v these_o motion_n when_o they_o start_v up_o in_o our_o heart_n it_o hinder_v they_o also_o from_o appear_v without_o by_o word_n and_o action_n which_o it_o reduce_v thus_o to_o a_o exact_a modesty_n 16._o yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o but_o what_o self-love_n imitate_v perfect_o for_o see_v the_o heart_n of_o each_o man_n turn_v absolute_o towards_o itself_o and_o natural_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o prefer_v any_o other_o it_o dare_v not_o expose_v itself_o to_o their_o thought_n and_o malignity_n whoever_o praise_v himself_o and_o set_v to_o sale_n what_o he_o think_v he_o have_v that_n good_a pretend_v thereby_o to_o bring_v other_o to_o he_o and_o it_o be_v almost_o the_o same_o thing_n as_o if_o he_o beg_v of_o they_o to_o give_v he_o praise_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o he_o with_o esteem_n and_o love_n now_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o prayer_n which_o appear_v more_o uncivil_a and_o more_o incommodious_a to_o self-love_n which_o man_n bear_v themselves_o than_o this_o it_o be_v angry_a and_o vex_v at_o it_o and_o answer_v only_o by_o scoff_v and_o disdain_n thus_o those_o who_o be_v cunning_a enough_o to_o know_v these_o trick_n and_o device_n avoid_v make_v these_o kind_n of_o demand_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o keep_v themselves_o general_o to_o a_o distance_n from_o all_o that_o seem_v vanity_n from_o all_o that_o tend_v to_o make_v they_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o to_o show_v these_o
object_n of_o their_o jealousy_n civility_n make_v we_o therefore_o take_v just_o the_o contrary_a way_n it_o make_v we_o affect_v to_o show_v outward_o a_o extreme_a equity_n to_o praise_v voluntary_o what_o be_v praiseworthy_a to_o set_v a_o value_n as_o great_a as_o we_o can_v on_o other_o man_n good_a quality_n and_o not_o to_o refuse_v even_o to_o our_o enemy_n our_o testimony_n of_o esteem_n which_o they_o deserve_v and_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o prosper_v in_o the_o design_n of_o make_v ourselves_o belove_v we_o acquire_v friend_n we_o pacify_v our_o enemy_n and_o we_o keep_v a_o good_a correspondence_n with_o all_o the_o world_n 34._o it_o be_v by_o these_o consideration_n that_o civility_n do_v manifest_v a_o extreme_a indulgence_n for_o other_o man_n fault_n and_o far_o from_o exagerate_v or_o divulge_v they_o do_v hide_v and_o excuse_v they_o as_o much_o as_o it_o can_v never_o contemn_v any_o man_n explicate_v all_o to_o the_o best_a be_v easy_o satisfy_v and_o affect_v not_o to_o be_v curious_a and_o subtle_a in_o discover_v people_n fault_n who_o be_v general_o esteem_v avoid_v rash_a and_o ill-grounded_a suspicion_n and_o have_v rather_o in_o some_o sort_n be_v deceive_v then_o give_v way_n to_o suspicion_n which_o be_v hurtful_a to_o its_o neighbour_n all_o this_o tend_v direct_o at_o least_o to_o self-love_n for_o as_o we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a but_o that_o we_o have_v fault_n we_o hate_v much_o more_o those_o who_o we_o judge_v will_v scorn_v we_o when_o they_o shall_v perceive_v they_o and_o we_o can_v on_o the_o contrary_a but_o love_n those_o from_o who_o we_o hope_v for_o some_o support_n condescendence_n and_o favour_n 35._o if_o charity_n be_v patient_a in_o injury_n because_o it_o endeavour_n to_o assuage_v the_o sharpness_n of_o those_o who_o hurt_v we_o it_o do_v it_o that_o we_o may_v suffer_v all_o sort_n of_o bad_a usage_n joyful_o to_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n and_o persuade_v we_o that_o we_o deserve_v yet_o worse_o self-love_n have_v also_o a_o patience_n of_o interest_n and_o vanity_n which_o outward_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n it_o hinder_v we_o for_o pass_v for_o proud_a and_o presumptuous_a it_o teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v good_a not_o to_o vex_v or_o provoke_v people_n too_o much_o and_o thereupon_o make_v we_o dissemble_v the_o injury_n which_o we_o receive_v if_o charity_n be_v kind_a through_o a_o sincere_a desire_n of_o serve_v other_o self-love_n will_v also_o that_o we_o be_v so_o to_o rule_v thereby_o in_o their_o mind_n and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o inclination_n which_o these_o good_a turn_v excite_v therein_o if_o charity_n endeavour_v to_o conceal_v itself_o when_o it_o do_v good_a to_o other_o that_o it_o may_v not_o attribute_v any_o thing_n to_o itself_o self-love_n do_v as_o much_o to_o enjoy_v it_o more_o full_o because_o we_o hold_v ourselves_o so_o much_o more_o oblige_v by_o how_o much_o more_o he_o who_o do_v a_o good_a turn_n do_v it_o private_o if_o charity_n extend_v its_o good_a turn_n to_o those_o from_o who_o nothing_o be_v expect_v and_o even_o to_o enemy_n as_o regard_v nothing_o but_o their_o good_a and_o not_o its_o own_o interest_n self-love_n do_v the_o same_o as_o know_v by_o how_o much_o more_o good_a turn_n do_v appear_v disinterest_v and_o free_a from_o all_o self-seeking_a by_o so_o much_o more_o they_o obtain_v a_o general_a affection_n by_o a_o hope_n they_o give_v to_o all_o the_o world_n of_o receive_v the_o like_a if_o charity_n be_v thankful_a towards_o the_o world_n because_o its_o gratitude_n towards_o god_n diffuse_v itself_o over_o all_o the_o instrument_n which_o it_o make_v use_v of_o to_o procure_v we_o happiness_n self-love_n make_v we_o earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v so_o for_o fear_v of_o disturb_v the_o happiness_n of_o other_o who_o expect_v it_o and_o be_v trouble_v when_o it_o fail_v therein_o last_o if_o charity_n make_v we_o faithful_a towards_o all_o the_o world_n through_o a_o sincere_a love_n of_o justice_n self-love_n make_v we_o practise_v the_o same_o fidelity_n to_o obtain_v man_n assurance_n 36._o charity_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v be_v not_o ambitious_a because_o those_o who_o be_v so_o have_v but_o little_a esteem_n for_o human_a honour_n and_o temporal_a greatness_n which_o ambition_n seek_v because_o they_o fear_v they_o more_o than_o they_o desire_v they_o and_o find_v themselves_o always_o happy_a in_o the_o condition_n wherein_o god_n have_v place_v they_o we_o can_v say_v so_o much_o of_o human_a civility_n and_o if_o we_o will_v judge_v of_o it_o by_o its_o basis_n or_o groundwork_n this_o civility_n be_v not_o only_o subject_a to_o ambition_n but_o be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o curious_a and_o delicate_a ambition_n and_o yet_o endeavour_n outward_o to_o imitate_v charity_n for_o it_o know_v so_o well_o how_o to_o conceal_v its_o ambitious_a desire_n for_o fear_v of_o meeting_n with_o opposition_n in_o the_o self-love_n of_o other_o which_o be_v always_o on_o its_o guard_n on_o that_o side_n that_o one_o will_v say_v it_o have_v not_o any_o pretence_n that_o it_o have_v only_o a_o care_n for_o other_o and_o that_o it_o have_v absolute_o forget_v itself_o if_o it_o think_v of_o raise_v itself_o it_o be_v without_o trouble_n and_o meanness_n and_o it_o do_v it_o so_o well_o as_o if_o fortune_n seem_v always_o to_o come_v and_o find_v it_o itself_o without_o be_v able_a to_o make_v any_o retreat_n or_o any_o advance_v to_o obtain_v it_o 37._o there_o be_v some_o likewise_o which_o self-love_n push_v further_a and_o to_o who_o it_o give_v a_o effective_a separation_n from_o great_a fortune_n and_o great_a employ_v though_o possible_o they_o may_v arrive_v thereunto_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o a_o sweet_a and_o quiet_a life_n in_o which_o we_o entertain_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o brave_a friendship_n and_o render_v service_n to_o many_o person_n of_o quality_n and_o worth_n without_o interest_n or_o dependence_n in_o content_v ourselves_o 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joy_n be_v absolute_o incompatible_a those_o who_o please_v themselves_o with_o play_n be_v not_o so_o with_o truth_n and_o those_o who_o take_v pleasure_n in_o truth_n have_v nothing_o of_o satisfaction_n in_o those_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n therefore_o the_o same_o prophet_n to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v this_o spiritual_a taste_n for_o his_o word_n witness_v present_o after_o that_o he_o can_v not_o suffer_v assembly_n of_o game_n and_o divertisement_n and_o that_o he_o put_v all_o his_o glory_n and_o joy_n to_o consider_v the_o wonderfulness_n of_o god_n handiwork_n nonsedi_n cum_fw-la concilio_fw-la ludentium_fw-la &_o gloriolus_fw-la sum_fw-la à _fw-la fancy_n manus_fw-la tuus_fw-la and_o the_o holy_a king_n david_n who_o have_v also_o taste_v the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n do_v witness_n likewise_o the_o contempt_n it_o make_v he_o conceive_v of_o all_o vain_a discourse_n of_o worldly_a man_n narraverunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la iniqui_fw-la fabulationes_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la lex_fw-la tua_fw-la it_o be_v the_o sentiment_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n inspire_v into_o all_o those_o to_o who_o he_o give_v a_o love_n for_o his_o holy_a word_n all_o those_o divertisement_n which_o be_v so_o agreeable_a to_o those_o who_o love_v the_o world_n be_v to_o they_o a_o unsavoury_a meat_n which_o they_o can_v eat_v because_o they_o see_v nothing_o therein_o but_o emptiness_n naughtiness_n vanity_n and_o foolishness_n and_o find_v therein_o a_o want_n of_o the_o salt_n of_o truth_n and_o wisdom_n which_o cause_v they_o to_o say_v with_o job_n that_o they_o can_v taste_v it_o an_fw-mi poterit_fw-la comedi_fw-la insulsum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sale_n conditum_fw-la whâ—ther_o he_o can_v eat_v of_o this_o meat_n which_o be_v not_o season_v with_o salt_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o the_o soul_n addict_v itself_o to_o these_o false_a pleasure_n she_o present_o lose_v the_o pleasure_n of_o spiritual_a one_o and_o find_v only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n unsavoury_a these_o be_v those_o sour_a grape_n whereof_o the_o prophet_n speak_v which_o set_v the_o child_n tooth_n on_o edge_n omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la comedit_fw-la uvam_fw-la acerbam_fw-la obstupescent_n dentes_fw-la ejus_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v according_a to_o the_o explication_n of_o st._n gregory_n that_o when_o man_n feed_v of_o the_o vain_a joy_n of_o the_o world_n the_o spiritual_a sense_n become_v incapable_a of_o taste_v and_o understand_v heavenly_a thing_n qui_fw-la praesentis_fw-la mundi_fw-la delectatione_n pascitur_fw-la interni_fw-la ejus_fw-la sensus_fw-la ligantur_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la mandere_fw-la &_o intelligere_fw-la non_fw-la valeant_fw-la now_o among_o the_o delight_n which_o extinguish_v the_o love_n of_o god_n word_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o play_n and_o romance_n be_v of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o opposite_a to_o truth_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o st._n bernard_n say_v be_v a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n can_v take_v part_n with_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n sed_fw-la nec_fw-la erit_fw-la ei_fw-la unquam_fw-la pars_fw-la cum_fw-la mundi_fw-la vanitate_fw-la cum_fw-la veritatis_fw-la sit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la 29._o god_n impute_v not_o to_o we_o the_o coldness_n which_o come_v from_o the_o substraction_n of_o his_o light_n or_o simple_o from_o the_o heaviness_n of_o the_o body_n but_o doubtless_o he_o impute_v to_o we_o those_o which_o by_o our_o neglect_n we_o have_v contribute_v unto_o he_o will_v that_o we_o esteem_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o the_o precious_a gift_n he_o have_v make_v we_o of_o his_o love_n and_o that_o we_o be_v careful_a to_o embrace_v it_o in_o give_v it_o nourishment_n it_o be_v the_o command_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o all_o christian_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n to_o who_o he_o order_v to_o maintain_v always_o the_o fire_n upon_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o be_v 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the_o mind_n be_v not_o much_o dissipate_v in_o these_o exercise_n in_o
of_o paradise_n or_o hell_n but_o make_v great_a impression_n upon_o we_o if_o we_o have_v never_o hear_v speak_v thereof_o elsewhere_o that_o which_o take_v away_o the_o thought_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v then_o that_o they_o be_v already_o know_v to_o we_o and_o that_o we_o be_v accustom_v thereunto_o but_o if_o we_o can_v avoid_v this_o cause_n of_o human_a infirmity_n we_o may_v very_o well_o at_o least_o humble_a ourselves_o thereby_o and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o human_a wit_n be_v of_o so_o little_a or_o no_o account_n see_v that_o the_o same_o object_n which_o have_v just_o touch_v it_o at_o one_o time_n do_v not_o at_o another_o through_o this_o vain_a circumstance_n that_o it_o be_v accustom_v thereunto_o as_o though_o this_o custom_n do_v change_v the_o nature_n of_o those_o object_n and_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o they_o of_o what_o they_o have_v either_o of_o terrible_a or_o great_a 19_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o reffection_n which_o the_o 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