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offend_v he_o this_o injury_n be_v not_o equivalent_a to_o what_o thou_o former_o do_v he_o i_o commit_v the_o fault_n i_o be_o guilty_a it_o be_v fit_a i_o shall_v yield_v to_o justice_n but_o i_o be_o impugn_a gratis_n and_o not_o deserve_v it_o what_o then_o i_o will_v imitate_v christ_n and_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n i_o be_v dumb_a and_o will_v not_o open_v my_o mouth_n because_o you_o o_o lord_n do_v it_o other_o man_n saying_n or_o do_n will_v not_o be_v evil_a to_o thou_o although_o they_o be_v indeed_o evil_a unless_o thou_o make_v ill_a use_n of_o they_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v the_o use_n of_o they_o 9_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o be_v offend_v opinion_n take_v away_o the_o opinion_n of_o thy_o harm_n and_o nothing_o will_v hurt_v thou_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o touch_v the_o mind_n or_o move_v it_o or_o enter_v into_o it_o it_o be_v it_o alone_o that_o move_v itself_o and_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n it_o give_v such_o be_v the_o thing_n 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it_o be_v necessity_n and_o difficulty_n the_o duty_n of_o a_o prudent_a man_n 1._o as_o no_o work_n can_v well_o be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n by_o architect_n without_o the_o line_n and_o the_o level_n so_o neither_o by_o we_o without_o prudence_n this_o be_v the_o square_a of_o other_o virtue_n the_o right_a rule_n of_o our_o action_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o art_n of_o live_v that_o life_n can_v be_v pleasant_a from_o which_o prudence_n be_v absent_a all_o confess_v this_o art_n to_o be_v of_o great_a difficulty_n and_o it_o be_v also_o obscure_a the_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o this_o that_o it_o embrace_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o its_o consideration_n all_o thing_n as_o well_o in_o general_a as_o in_o particular_a and_o also_o that_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a state_n of_o humane_a thing_n which_o be_v always_o variable_a contingent_a and_o depend_v upon_o divers_a circumstance_n it_o be_v not_o for_o every_o one_o wit_n to_o settle_v in_o they_o a_o certain_a 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