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northumberland_n plot_v the_o king_n death_n dissemble_v his_o faith_n which_o at_o length_n upon_o the_o scaffold_n he_o profess_v die_v a_o roman_n catholic_n and_o exhort_v the_o nation_n to_o stick_v to_o that_o religion_n but_o what_o i_o desire_v prince_n shall_v reflect_v upon_o be_v how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o have_v counselor_n void_a of_o all_o religion_n and_o conscience_n a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o dudley_n can_v have_v no_o other_o interest_n but_o that_o of_o king_n edward_n who_o he_o rule_v together_o with_o the_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v how_o far_o he_o go_v to_o fetch_v a_o contrary_a interest_n and_o by_o what_o wicked_a and_o dishonest_a way_n there_o be_v no_o interest_n remote_a or_o too_o far_o from_o one_o of_o a_o large_a conscience_n if_o he_o be_v persuade_v its_o more_o for_o his_o purpose_n than_o the_o present_a which_o he_o manage_v let_v prince_n therefore_o countenance_n virtue_n and_o banish_v vice_n from_o their_o court_n and_o counsel_n if_o they_o have_v any_o care_n of_o their_o own_o interest_n and_o security_n but_o now_o let_v we_o see_v chap._n xiii_o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o a_o statesman_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o of_o his_o word_n and_o how_o great_a a_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o policy_n and_o craft_n 1_o all_o statesman_n must_v be_v gentleman_n in_o their_o action_n they_o must_v shun_v as_o much_o mean_a way_n in_o themselves_o as_o they_o must_v seem_v not_o to_o dislike_v of_o they_o in_o other_o mean_a person_n who_o they_o employ_v or_o entertain_v as_o necessary_a and_o base_a instrument_n they_o must_v countenance_v spy_n but_o scorn_v to_o be_v spy_v themselves_o the_o maxim_n of_o a_o statesman_n must_v be_v not_o to_o betray_v any_o man_n that_o confide_v in_o he_o for_o the_o food_n of_o policy_n be_v information_n and_o knowledge_n of_o business_n which_o none_o will_v give_v that_o be_v afraid_a of_o be_v betray_v a_o man_n may_v be_v faithful_a to_o his_o prince_n without_o be_v a_o traitor_n to_o his_o subject_n or_o any_o other_o and_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o minister_n with_o his_o prince_n must_v not_o be_v ground_v upon_o information_n of_o other_o man_n defect_n but_o upon_o his_o own_o service_n strength_n of_o judgement_n and_o dexterity_n of_o manage_v affair_n he_o who_o creep_v into_o favour_n by_o tell_v tale_n and_o such_o mean_a way_n be_v rather_o a_o petty_a spy_n and_o informer_n than_o a_o wise_a statesman_n i_o have_v know_v a_o great_a minister_n of_o state_n who_o tell_v a_o gentleman_n that_o desire_v to_o be_v advise_v by_o he_o he_o will_v help_v he_o in_o what_o he_o can_v but_o warn_v he_o before_o hand_n that_o he_o will_v make_v use_n of_o any_o thing_n he_o hear_v for_o his_o master_n service_n and_o therefore_o bid_v he_o consider_v whether_o it_o be_v for_o his_o purpose_n to_o communicate_v unto_o he_o any_o secrecy_n this_o be_v honourable_a and_o plain_a deal_n he_o will_v serve_v his_o king_n and_o not_o betray_v other_o and_o yet_o this_o minister_n of_o state_n be_v know_v to_o be_v as_o faithful_a to_o his_o master_n as_o ever_o subject_a be_v to_o prince_n have_v lose_v for_o his_o service_n as_o great_a a_o estate_n as_o any_o subject_a in_o our_o part_n of_o christendom_n do_v possess_v 2_o there_o be_v some_o person_n that_o place_v the_o essence_n of_o a_o politician_n in_o be_v a_o favourite_n of_o that_o faction_n which_o actual_o bear_v sway_v they_o think_v it_o wisdom_n though_o not_o worth_a to_o change_v their_o friend_n as_o often_o as_o these_o do_v their_o fortune_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o to_o become_v enemy_n or_o those_o who_o raise_v they_o from_o nothing_o because_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o humour_v the_o present_a power_n such_o cutpurse_n and_o cutthroat_n be_v the_o infamy_n of_o court_n and_o the_o
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prince_n must_v humour_v the_o multitude_n as_o man_n humour_v beast_n which_o they_o teach_v or_o tame_v he_o must_v not_o strive_v to_o make_v they_o wise_a and_o reasonable_a though_o they_o must_v be_v manage_v by_o wisdom_n &_o reason_n they_o be_v as_o uncapable_a of_o alter_v a_o popular_a error_n and_o common_a hatred_n against_o a_o counsellor_n or_o minister_n of_o state_n as_o old_a mule_n be_v of_o leave_v of_o their_o jadish_a trick_n the_o prince_n must_v have_v patience_n and_o dissemble_v with_o this_o humoursome_a beast_n the_o multitude_n and_o govern_v they_o by_o minister_n that_o be_v not_o odious_a but_o grateful_a to_o they_o if_o not_o they_o may_v play_v he_o a_o jadish_a trick_n and_o kick_v at_o he_o for_o the_o hatred_n they_o bear_v to_o his_o minister_n the_o only_a way_n for_o the_o prince_n to_o he_o ride_v of_o this_o danger_n and_o trouble_n be_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o so_o good_a and_o virtuous_a minister_n that_o no_o calumny_n can_v prejudice_v 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to_o guide_v he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o temporal_a policy_n which_o above_o all_o require_v that_o by_o true_a direct_a and_o honest_a deal_n he_o gain_v so_o much_o credit_n to_o himself_o as_o to_o be_v believe_v by_o other_o without_o which_o all_o his_o drift_n and_o shift_n will_v come_v to_o nothing_o if_o we_o can_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o christian_a virtue_n yet_o our_o labour_n will_v not_o be_v lose_v if_o we_o can_v persuade_v he_o that_o the_o great_a engine_n to_o work_v his_o own_o interest_n be_v moral_a honesty_n for_o by_o seek_v himself_o in_o this_o way_n he_o will_v be_v draw_v to_o do_v good_a to_o other_o and_o withdraw_v from_o those_o mischief_n and_o misery_n wherewith_o politician_n follow_v their_o ordinary_a course_n be_v use_v to_o disturb_v and_o ruin_v the_o state_n of_o mankind_n and_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o title_n and_o drift_n of_o the_o book_n as_o to_o the_o stile_n which_o some_o protestant_n may_v wish_v be_v more_o gentle_a and_o courteous_a to_o his_o clergy_n i_o must_v deal_v plain_o with_o thou_o and_o tell_v thou_o that_o i_o be_o so_o natural_o averse_a from_o base_a and_o false_a cheat_v which_o i_o discover_v so_o frequent_o and_o manifest_o in_o all_o the_o protestant_a writer_n which_o i_o ever_o have_v occasion_n to_o peruse_v that_o out_o of_o mere_a detestation_n of_o such_o unworthy_a unchristian_a proceed_n wherewith_o they_o delude_v and_o destroy_v so_o many_o soul_n which_o christ_n value_v at_o the_o rate_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n that_o i_o can_v neither_o find_v in_o my_o heart_n nor_o find_v any_o reason_n to_o court_v base_a knavery_n with_o respectful_a ceremony_n i_o have_v a_o good_a warrant_n from_o the_o example_n of_o ancient_a father_n who_o never_o take_v it_o for_o a_o point_n of_o charity_n to_o treat_v heretical_a impostor_n with_o civility_n neither_o can_v i_o ever_o find_v they_o have_v to_o do_v with_o person_n so_o shameless_a in_o their_o forgery_n and_o senseless_a in_o their_o foppery_n as_o these_o monster_n of_o man_n our_o last_o abortive_a age_n have_v produce_v beside_o their_o writing_n be_v so_o full_a not_o of_o raillery_n for_o want_v of_o wit_n but_o of_o rail_v and_o rage_v for_o want_v of_o matter_n and_o store_n of_o malice_n that_o it_o be_v charity_n to_o make_v they_o both_o know_v themselves_o and_o be_v know_v to_o other_o and_o it_o be_v justice_n to_o pay_v they_o according_a to_o their_o desert_n what_o be_v there_o to_o be_v read_v in_o jewel_n horn_n fox_n barlow_n andrews_n morton_n potter_n and_o chillingworth_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o rabble_n but_o false_a and_o impudent_a calumny_n malicious_a and_o bitter_a invective_n against_o the_o catholic_n clergy_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a person_n for_o birth_n learning_n virtue_n and_o wisdom_n deserve_v far_o more_o respect_n than_o any_o descend_v of_o the_o nagshead_n progeny_n and_o albeit_o of_o late_a misery_n have_v teach_v they_o more_o civility_n than_o they_o have_v occasion_n to_o learn_v from_o their_o ancestor_n yet_o even_o their_o last_o author_n who_o think_v it_o policy_n to_o condescend_v to_o some_o courtesy_n can_v forbear_v from_o traduce_v the_o innocency_n of_o those_o priest_n that_o suffer_v in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n and_o justify_v the_o barbarous_a cruelty_n of_o her_o bloody_a practice_n and_o notwithstanding_o they_o grant_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v the_o first_o patriarch_n and_o see_v to_o their_o grief_n he_o be_v a_o powerful_a monarch_n and_o consequent_o deserve_v as_o a_o confess_a bishop_n and_o prince_n the_o respect_n of_o language_n due_a in_o good_a breed_n to_o those_o respective_a quality_n yet_o they_o treat_v he_o and_o his_o court_n in_o so_o villainous_a and_o virulent_a term_n as_o if_o they_o be_v scold_v with_o their_o wife_n at_o home_n or_o at_o cuff_n
in_o a_o tavern_n with_o their_o comrade_n with_o much_o ado_n we_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n yet_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a they_o will_v easy_o bring_v themselves_o to_o comply_v both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n better_o with_o antichrist_n himself_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o come_v in_o their_o time_n than_o they_o have_v hitherto_o do_v with_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n they_o will_v soon_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o babylon_n to_o receive_v there_o the_o character_n of_o antichrist_n then_o repair_v to_o rome_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o that_o other_o which_o they_o undoubted_o want_v by_o the_o manifold_a and_o manifest_a defect_n of_o their_o fond_a and_o feign_a ordination_n at_o lambeth_n i_o will_v detain_v thou_o no_o long_o in_o the_o entry_n of_o this_o work_n but_o wish_v thou_o as_o desirous_a to_o see_v the_o truth_n as_o i_o have_v be_v solicitous_a to_o set_v it_o down_o without_o any_o disguise_n or_o design_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o truth_n itself_o know_v full_a well_o that_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n be_v not_o serve_v his_o own_o way_n not_o only_o by_o maintain_v falsehood_n but_o even_o by_o pretend_v to_o maintain_v truth_n by_o forge_a argument_n or_o false_a history_n neither_o can_v i_o hope_v that_o god_n shall_v concur_v with_o such_o mean_n without_o who_o concurrence_n all_o my_o endeavour_n be_v of_o no_o effect_n neither_o can_v i_o need_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o thing_n so_o manifest_o and_o visible_o true_a to_o suborn_v false_a witness_n and_o i_o shall_v most_o absurd_o contradict_v my_o own_o principle_n if_o i_o shall_v â—old_a it_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_a to_o support_v by_o falsehood_n true_a christianity_n whereas_o i_o teach_v a_o politician_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o very_a rule_n of_o mere_a humane_a policy_n to_o go_v about_o the_o compass_v his_o end_n by_o untruth_n and_o imposture_n last_o i_o shall_v too_o fond_o forget_v myself_o by_o lay_v that_o imputation_n of_o false_a deal_n upon_o the_o defence_n of_o catholic_n religion_n whereof_o i_o so_o frequent_o condemn_v the_o author_n and_o abettor_n of_o heretical_a innovation_n against_o who_o i_o inveigh_v not_o through_o any_o bitterness_n of_o passion_n towards_o their_o person_n but_o through_o a_o tender_a compassion_n of_o other_o mislead_v by_o their_o lie_n and_o deceit_n to_o their_o eternal_a perdition_n the_o index_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n 1._o how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v atheist_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n providence_n and_o another_o life_n chap._n 2._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o manifest_a foppery_n not_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n though_o his_o existence_n be_v not_o demonstrate_v and_o whether_o atheism_n alone_o without_o any_o other_o sin_n be_v a_o reasonable_a and_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o damnation_n chap._n 3._o whether_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v serve_v his_o own_o way_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n chap._n 4._o that_o to_o believe_v god_n and_o consequent_o to_o serve_v he_o his_o own_o way_n its_o necessary_a to_o repair_v to_o a_o infallible_a guide_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n chap._n 5._o that_o all_o religion_n pretend_v to_o reform_v the_o roman_n catholic_n be_v but_o humane_a invention_n ground_v upon_o weak_a policy_n strong_a fancy_n and_o sensual_a pleasure_n sect._n 1_o of_o lutheranism_n sect._n 2._o of_o anabaptism_n sect._n 3_o of_o zwinglianisme_n sect_n 4._o of_o calvinisme_n sect._n 5._o of_o the_o reformation_n in_o holland_n and_o the_o unite_a province_n sect._n 6._o of_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o his_o time_n sect._n 7._o of_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n sect._n 8._o of_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n in_o king_n james_n and_o his_o son_n reign_n sect._n 9_o of_o the_o kirk_n of_o scotland_n chap._n 6._o that_o no_o policy_n can_v heretofore_o or_o can_v for_o the_o future_a give_v any_o supernatural_a appearance_n to_o the_o reform_a church_n whereby_o any_o rational_a person_n may_v be_v mistake_v in_o their_o way_n to_o heaven_n by_o confound_v they_o with_o the_o true_a catholic_n church_n chap._n 7._o that_o policy_n have_v destroy_v itself_o by_o court_v protestancy_n as_o be_v near_o ally_v to_o atheism_n the_o great_a enemy_n of_o civil_a government_n chap._n 8._o that_o protestancy_n incline_v the_o prince_n to_o tyranny_n and_o the_o subject_n to_o rebellion_n chap._n 9_o that_o the_o pope_n spiritual_a jurisdiction_n be_v nothing_o dangerous_a to_o sovereign_n but_o raâ—her_o that_o the_o ground_n of_o fidelity_n and_o obedience_n due_a to_o they_o be_v utter_o destroy_v by_o deny_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a foppery_n in_o protestant_n then_o in_o catholic_n to_o deny_v his_o infallibility_n chap._n 10._o that_o the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n and_o form_n of_o judicature_n be_v whole_o destroy_v by_o penal_a law_n and_o oath_n against_o any_o point_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n chap._n 11._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v a_o wise_a statesman_n and_o effect_v business_n without_o moral_a honesty_n and_o that_o it_o be_v most_o dangerous_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o have_v counselor_n that_o be_v dishonest_a man_n chap._n 12._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o politician_n to_o compass_v his_o design_n by_o untruth_n and_o imposture_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o policy_n than_o vanity_n chap._n 13._o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o a_o statesman_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o of_o his_o word_n and_o how_o great_a a_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o policy_n and_o craft_n chap_n 14._o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o dangerous_a to_o a_o prince_n or_o contrary_a to_o policy_n then_o to_o make_v use_n of_o minister_n of_o state_n odious_a 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