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the_o purgative_a way_n and_o how_o to_o extirpate_v all_o sin_n and_o vicious_a affection_n the_o best_a motive_n to_o this_o be_v a_o continual_a remembrance_n of_o death_n and_o eternity_n 1._o whensoever_o any_o man_n commit_v a_o sin_n he_o actual_o stray_v from_o god_n &_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o misery_n in_o the_o world_n from_o this_o proceed_v all_o the_o pain_n and_o trouble_n of_o this_o life_n this_o be_v the_o poison_n which_o infect_v the_o whole_a world_n we_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o malice_n of_o it_o when_o we_o commit_v the_o sin_n but_o when_o it_o be_v once_o commit_v than_o we_o understand_v the_o mischief_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o we_o read_v of_o tyrant_n that_o be_v wont_v heretofore_o a_o strange_a punishment_n to_o tie_v live_v body_n unto_o dead_a carcase_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v poison_v to_o death_n with_o the_o horrid_a infection_n of_o a_o abominable_a stench_n by_o sin_n we_o be_v bring_v to_o suffer_v the_o like_a punishment_n we_o carry_v about_o with_o we_o our_o own_o executioner_n &_o can_v easy_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o it_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o resolve_v to_o suffer_v something_o for_o avoid_v sin_n thou_o will_v be_v force_v to_o suffer_v much_o after_o thou_o have_v commit_v it_o a_o evil_a action_n be_v no_o soon_o resolve_v upon_o but_o it_o present_o produce_v its_o own_o punishment_n it_o be_v this_o which_o make_v we_o guilty_a of_o death_n and_o eternal_a damnation_n we_o must_v therefore_o have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o expiate_v our_o conscience_n from_o all_o sin_n by_o contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o avoid_v fall_v into_o great_a sin_n but_o we_o must_v also_o have_v a_o care_n to_o avoid_v lesser_a fault_n which_o although_o they_o do_v not_o cause_v immediate_a death_n to_o the_o soul_n yet_o weaken_v our_o spiritual_a force_n &_o be_v a_o disposition_n to_o mortal_a sin_n but_o the_o ship_n wrack_n be_v equal_o the_o same_o whither_o the_o ship_n be_v swallow_v up_o and_o lose_v under_o one_o great_a wave_n or_o sink_v by_o degree_n the_o water_n enter_v in_o drop_n by_o drop_n we_o may_v be_v more_o to_o blame_v for_o yield_v unto_o these_o lesser_a fault_n in_o regard_n the_o difficulty_n to_o overcome_v they_o be_v less_o the_o weak_a our_o enemy_n be_v the_o great_a be_v our_o shame_n if_o we_o permit_v ourselves_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o he_o 2._o thou_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o attain_v unto_o much_o virtue_n and_o to_o restore_v thyself_o to_o thy_o former_a liberty_n unless_o thou_o can_v first_o quit_v thyself_o of_o all_o affection_n even_o to_o the_o least_o sin_n for_o otherwise_o thy_o body_n may_v be_v in_o the_o desert_n and_o thy_o mind_n at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o egypt_n all_o do_v not_o go_v well_o with_o thou_o if_o after_o have_v pardon_v injury_n and_o forsake_v thy_o dishonest_a love_n thou_o do_v still_o give_v ear_n to_o calomny_n &_o detraction_n 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all_o the_o act_n of_o christian_a charity_n we_o may_v give_v the_o first_o place_n to_o almsgiving_n by_o which_o our_o faith_n be_v show_v our_o sin_n be_v redeem_v heaven_n be_v buy_v take_v heed_n then_o thou_o do_v not_o contemn_v the_o poor_a who_o although_o he_o be_v in_o want_v himself_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o make_v thou_o rich_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v sell_v to_o the_o devil_n by_o thy_o sin_n redeem_v thyself_o with_o thy_o money_n and_o change_v the_o instrument_n of_o avarice_n into_o a_o subject_n of_o mercy_n thou_o give_v a_o comedian_n money_n to_o fill_v his_o purse_n only_o for_o make_v thou_o laugh_v and_o will_v thou_o give_v nothing_o unto_o christ_n who_o promise_v thou_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n thou_o pay_v tax_v and_o contribution_n to_o a_o prince_n and_o that_o unwilling_o although_o thou_o have_v receive_v no_o advantageous_a crop_n from_o thy_o harvest_n and_o can_v thou_o deny_v to_o give_v a_o small_a alm_n unto_o god_n out_o 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thy_o own_o infidelity_n thief_n may_v deprive_v thou_o of_o what_o thou_o locke_v up_o in_o thy_o chest_n but_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v send_v into_o heaven_n be_v secure_a for_o ever_o chap._n xxii_o of_o prudence_n the_o necessity_n and_o difficulty_n of_o it_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o prudent_a man_n 1._o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o architect_n to_o make_v his_o work_n just_a and_o even_o without_o the_o help_n of_o his_o rule_n and_o plummer_n so_o we_o can_v never_o do_v our_o action_n aright_o without_o prudence_n this_o be_v the_o guide_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n by_o this_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o due_a order_n it_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o art_n of_o well_o do_v no_o man_n can_v lead_v a_o content_a life_n without_o prudence_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o most_o difficile_a and_o most_o obscure_a of_o all_o art_n to_o learn_v the_o difficulty_n proceed_v from_o its_o comprehend_v and_o consider_v all_o manner_n of_o thing_n as_o well_o 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expedient_a in_o every_o matter_n 2._o prudence_n be_v get_v by_o use_n memory_n and_o experience_n particular_a thing_n which_o be_v govern_v by_o prudence_n be_v know_v unto_o man_n by_o use_n and_o experience_n thou_o will_v ever_o be_v safe_a if_o thou_o will_v believe_v thy_o own_o and_o other_o experience_n and_o never_o undertake_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v give_v thou_o reason_n to_o fear_v or_o put_v thou_o in_o danger_n to_o fall_v but_o that_o thou_o may_v dispose_v all_o thing_n with_o prudence_n first_o look_v unto_o thyself_o then_o consider_v the_o business_n thou_o be_v go_v about_o and_o last_o the_o person_n for_o who_o sake_n or_o with_o who_o thou_o be_v to_o deal_v examine_v well_o thy_o own_o ability_n lest_o that_o thou_o may_v seem_v to_o thyself_o able_a to_o do_v more_o then_o real_o thou_o can_v one_o fall_v by_o trust_v to_o and_o rely_v too_o much_o on_o his_o own_o eloquence_n another_o offend_v against_o prudence_n by_o undertake_v more_o than_o his_o 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lie_v or_o deceive_v use_v double_a term_n to_o cover_v his_o design_n he_o that_o speak_v ill_a hate_v light_a as_o well_o as_o he_o that_o do_v ill_a take_v heed_n therefore_o thou_o do_v not_o observe_v the_o same_o rule_n in_o thy_o word_n as_o thou_o do_v in_o thy_o clothes_n that_o be_v to_o have_v one_o to_o wear_v when_o thou_o go_v abroad_o &_o another_o to_o use_v at_o home_n lest_o one_o thing_n appear_v in_o thy_o look_n whilst_o thou_o conceal_v the_o contrary_a in_o thy_o hart_n nature_n itself_o abhor_v this_o vice_n do_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o young_a child_n not_o yet_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n they_o object_n lie_v to_o one_o another_o as_o the_o great_a reproach_n and_o although_o out_o of_o a_o childish_a lightness_n they_o often_o fall_v into_o it_o yet_o by_o a_o natural_a inbred_a judgement_n they_o always_o condemn_v it_o in_o other_o in_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o admire_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o have_v plant_v in_o our_o mind_n 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to_o the_o place_n thou_o ayme_v at_o if_o thou_o walk_v in_o two_o different_a way_n 3._o fidelity_n be_v the_o great_a and_o chief_a good_a which_o can_v be_v wish_v for_o among_o man_n for_o take_v away_o this_o and_o all_o commerce_n and_o communication_n will_v cease_v all_o friendship_n will_v be_v break_v all_o league_n will_v be_v dissolve_v all_o thing_n will_v be_v out_o of_o order_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o virtue_n which_o be_v very_o rare_a and_o little_a know_v in_o thâ—_n world_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o perfidiousnes_n be_v very_o common_a among_o man_n since_o we_o see_v so_o many_o witness_n so_o many_o caution_n and_o so_o many_o surety_n be_v require_v in_o every_o contract_n yet_o all_o too_o little_a many_o time_n to_o render_v the_o compact_a sure_a the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n be_v grow_v so_o base_a and_o treacherous_a that_o they_o make_v more_o account_n of_o temporal_a gain_n then_o of_o keep_v their_o word_n oh_o what_o a_o shame_n it_o be_v for_o human_a kind_n thus_o to_o confess_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o public_a fraud_n and_o common_a malice_n we_o trust_v no_o man_n now_o a_o day_n without_o a_o witness_n to_o answer_v for_o he_o and_o we_o be_v force_v to_o put_v more_o trust_n in_o the_o notarye_n book_n then_o in_o the_o mind_n and_o meaning_n of_o those_o we_o deal_v with_o but_o a_o true_a honest_a man_n faithful_o perform_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o never_o reveal_v any_o man_n secret_a he_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o promise_n even_o to_o his_o enemy_n and_o will_v rather_o die_v then_o break_v it_o it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v somewhat_o slow_a in_o promise_v because_o he_o know_v that_o he_o who_o be_v too_o hasty_a in_o promise_v be_v often_o force_v to_o repent_v very_o soon_o but_o if_o he_o have_v once_o promise_v he_o will_v not_o deceive_v he_o will_v not_o break_v his_o word_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o matter_n shall_v so_o change_v as_o it_o can_v be_v perform_v without_o sin_n no_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v a_o promise_n which_o can_v be_v fulfil_v without_o offend_a god_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o friendship_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v entertain_v certain_a rule_n of_o mutual_a conversation_n 1._o nothing_o be_v more_o necessary_a in_o human_a society_n than_o friendship_n nothing_o be_v more_o commodious_a nothing_o more_o sweet_a it_o consist_v in_o a_o mutual_a benevolence_n ground_v upon_o virtue_n betwixt_o two_o person_n and_o in_o a_o mutual_a communication_n of_o each_o other_o felicity_n how_o happy_a will_v thou_o be_v if_o thou_o can_v find_v a_o friend_n to_o who_o breast_n thou_o may_v safe_o commit_v thy_o most_o secret_a thought_n who_o conscience_n thou_o may_v trust_v as_o much_o as_o thy_o own_o who_o speech_n may_v comfort_v thou_o in_o thy_o affliction_n who_o advice_n may_v help_v thou_o in_o thy_o affair_n who_o merry_a disposition_n may_v dispel_v thy_o sorrow_n who_o only_a sight_n may_v recreate_v thou_o what_o be_v more_o sweet_a then_o to_o have_v a_o man_n unto_o who_o thou_o have_v no_o difficulty_n to_o confess_v any_o fault_n thou_o have_v commit_v as_o we_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o we_o be_v bite_v by_o certain_a little_a beast_n until_o we_o see_v the_o swell_a so_o in_o converse_v with_o a_o good_a friend_n thou_o will_v not_o perhaps_o perceive_v when_o and_o how_o he_o do_v thou_o good_a yet_o thou_o will_v find_v at_o last_o that_o thou_o have_v profit_v by_o his_o conversation_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o mutual_a love_n there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a friendship_n but_o it_o be_v more_o noble_a to_o love_v then_o to_o be_v love_v and_o therefore_o benevolence_n be_v the_o main_a ground_n of_o friendship_n and_o reciprocal_a love_n be_v but_o a_o addition_n to_o it_o beside_o that_o be_v to_o be_v count_v true_a christian_a friendship_n which_o be_v begin_v not_o for_o any_o temporal_a interest_n but_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o god_n which_o be_v entertain_v not_o by_o a_o corporal_a presence_n vain_a service_n or_o deceitful_a flattery_n but_o by_o a_o mutual_a assistance_n in_o the_o study_n of_o holy_a thing_n there_o can_v be_v no_o solid_a friendship_n if_o ground_v on_o evil_a 2._o great_a caution_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o choose_v a_o friend_n according_a to_o the_o common_a say_n that_o we_o must_v eat_v many_o bushel_n of_o salt_n together_o before_o we_o make_v a_o perfect_a friendship_n with_o any_o man_n four_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v try_v in_o one_o who_o thou_o desire_v to_o choose_v for_o thy_o friend_n first_o his_o fidelity_n a_o thing_n which_o be_v very_o rare_a in_o this_o world_n that_o thou_o may_v safe_o trust_v he_o with_o thy_o person_n and_o most_o secret_a affair_n second_o his_o intention_n that_o friendship_n may_v have_v a_o lawful_a end_n &_o least_o that_o a_o holy_a thing_n be_v change_v into_o some_o shameful_a commerce_n three_o his_o discretion_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v what_o to_o ask_v of_o he_o and_o what_o service_n thou_o be_v to_o render_v he_o four_o his_o patience_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v whither_o or_o no_o he_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o undergo_v any_o hazard_n or_o adversity_n for_o his_o friend_n when_o thou_o have_v try_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o he_o inform_v thyself_o also_o how_o he_o have_v behave_v himself_o former_o towards_o other_o friend_n for_o thou_o may_v expect_v he_o will_v prove_v the_o same_o to_o thou_o as_o he_o be_v to_o other_o a_o true_a friend_n be_v a_o live_a treasure_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o great_a care_n and_o to_o be_v lament_v if_o lose_v with_o great_a sorrow_n thou_o be_v happy_a if_o thou_o have_v a_o friend_n who_o love_v thou_o and_o not_o thy_o riches_n table_n or_o wit_n who_o will_v correct_v thou_o commit_v any_o
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content_v to_o see_v the_o sinner_n repent_v then_o punish_v our_o b._n saviour_n cry_v unto_o all_o human_a kind_n come_v all_o and_o learn_v of_o i_o not_o how_o to_o cure_v the_o sick_a and_o give_v health_n to_o leper_n not_o how_o to_o restore_v sight_n to_o the_o blind_a or_o raise_v up_o the_o dead_a but_o what_o learn_v say_v he_o of_o i_o because_o i_o be_o mild_a he_o seem_v to_o have_v include_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o science_n in_o this_o one_o point_n to_o wit_n that_o we_o be_v to_o learn_v of_o he_o how_o to_o be_v mild_a such_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o this_o virtue_n 2._o as_o mildness_n be_v a_o virtue_n that_o moderate_v anger_n so_o clemency_n be_v a_o virtue_n which_o moderate_v the_o severity_n of_o punishment_n the_o first_o belong_v unto_o all_o man_n the_o second_o unto_o prince_n only_a and_o superior_n the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o it_o be_v to_o inflict_v a_o lesser_a punishment_n than_o the_o law_n require_v not_o out_o of_o 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many_o as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o physician_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o funeral_n if_o a_o king_n be_v slow_a in_o make_v use_n of_o his_o power_n to_o revenge_v if_o he_o contemn_v &_o think_v himself_o above_o all_o injury_n and_o affront_n if_o he_o sacrifice_n some_o offender_n to_o the_o anger_n of_o other_o and_o none_o to_o his_o own_o he_o show_v himself_o a_o true_a king_n it_o be_v the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o a_o gallant_a spirit_n to_o be_v ever_o mild_a and_o quiet_a chap._n xxxiii_o of_o modesty_n the_o property_n of_o studiosity_n of_o the_o rule_n &_o use_v of_o eutrapelia_n 1._o modesty_n be_v a_o geat_v ornament_n to_o all_o other_o virtue_n and_o good_a quality_n it_o be_v the_o true_a form_n of_o honesty_n and_o bridle_v of_o vice_n although_o thou_o speak_v nothing_o yet_o thy_o habit_n and_o gesture_n show_v what_o thou_o be_v we_o may_v judge_v of_o virtue_n by_o small_a sign_n we_o often_o see_v what_o a_o man_n be_v by_o his_o countenance_n 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householdstuff_n and_o multitude_n of_o servant_n these_o be_v impediment_n of_o thy_o mind_n which_o do_v not_o adorn_v thou_o but_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v without_o thou_o why_o therefore_o do_v thou_o rejoice_v in_o thy_o unhappiness_n why_o do_v thou_o admire_v vain_a thing_n and_o make_v glory_n in_o thing_n which_o do_v thou_o more_o hurt_v then_o good_a this_o great_a train_n of_o servant_n which_o be_v always_o about_o thou_o may_v be_v rather_o call_v a_o troop_n of_o enemy_n who_o thou_o can_v never_o fear_v enough_o they_o be_v still_o more_o ready_a to_o observe_v what_o thou_o do_v then_o to_o hear_v what_o thou_o command_v nothing_o be_v more_o humble_a than_o their_o entrance_n into_o thy_o service_n nothing_o more_o insolent_a than_o their_o progress_n or_o comportment_n in_o it_o and_o nothing_o more_o full_a of_o hatred_n than_o their_o go_v from_o thou_o 2._o studiosity_n have_v two_o property_n the_o one_o be_v to_o know_v how_o to_o govern_v and_o moderate_v 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