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on_o to_o generous_a and_o worthy_a action_n he_o have_v the_o obligation_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o dignity_n in_o which_o he_o be_v place_v and_o likewise_o the_o example_n of_o his_o brave_a ancestor_n which_o ought_v to_o inspire_v he_o with_o a_o just_a emulation_n of_o their_o virtue_n and_o make_v he_o afraid_a of_o incur_v the_o character_n of_o degenerous_a magnorum_fw-la indignus_fw-la avorum_fw-la and_o he_o that_o have_v acquire_v nobless_a by_o his_o own_o merit_n have_v not_o only_o the_o obligation_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o present_a station_n but_o also_o those_o concurrent_a reason_n which_o shall_v engage_v he_o to_o act_v suitable_o to_o the_o character_n he_o have_v gain_v lest_o he_o shall_v afterward_o forfeit_v by_o ignoble_a action_n the_o esteem_n and_o dignity_n which_o he_o have_v before_o so_o worthy_o acquire_v and_o shall_v as_o it_o be_v degenerate_a from_o himself_o these_o be_v consideration_n which_o as_o they_o more_o particular_o affect_v
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magis_fw-la &_o minus_n there_o be_v confess_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o virtue_n consider_v formal_o or_o in_o its_o pure_a nature_n and_o consider_v subjective_o or_o under_o that_o alloy_n in_o which_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o appear_v in_o human_a action_n it_o be_v indeed_o much_o to_o be_v wish_v that_o mankind_n can_v as_o easy_o express_v the_o purity_n and_o sublimity_n of_o virtue_n in_o their_o spirit_n and_o action_n as_o they_o can_v represent_v it_o in_o word_n and_o description_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o as_o ready_a as_o any_o one_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o imbecility_n of_o our_o nature_n since_o i_o find_v so_o many_o sensible_a proof_n of_o it_o in_o other_o man_n but_o particular_o in_o myself_o and_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v a_o subject_n of_o great_a grief_n to_o those_o who_o sincere_o aspire_v after_o virtue_n to_o find_v so_o many_o obstruction_n and_o impediment_n in_o their_o progress_n arise_v 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nature_n of_o virtue_n itself_o together_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o frame_v a_o notion_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o our_o mind_n by_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o abstract_a nature_n and_o of_o their_o conformity_n to_o that_o exemplar_n of_o perfection_n which_o be_v in_o the_o divine_a mind_n if_o therefore_o we_o find_v the_o character_n of_o generosity_n agreeable_a to_o the_o noble_a and_o divine_a principle_n of_o our_o mind_n in_o conformity_n to_o that_o original_a perfection_n which_o be_v in_o the_o divine_a nature_n itself_o to_o which_o all_o virtue_n and_o good_a quality_n that_o be_v in_o man_n be_v in_o their_o measure_n and_o degree_n conformable_a and_o correspondent_a otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o be_v such_o we_o can_v reasonable_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v in_o itself_o of_o that_o excellency_n and_o usefulness_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v how_o faint_o or_o imperfect_o soever_o it_o may_v be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o practice_n of_o particular_a men._n but_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v think_v sufficient_a that_o all_o the_o character_n which_o i_o have_v attribute_v to_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v upon_o some_o one_o be_v for_o other_o of_o that_o body_n of_o great_a and_o good_a man_n which_o have_v be_v or_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o consequent_o have_v have_v and_o now_o have_v a_o real_a existence_n from_o hence_o then_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v in_o reality_n such_o a_o principle_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n attainable_a by_o we_o and_o the_o more_o excellent_a a_o principle_n it_o be_v in_o itself_o we_o ought_v in_o reason_n the_o more_o earnest_o to_o endeavour_v to_o attain_v as_o great_a a_o perfection_n in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o not_o faint_v though_o we_o can_v make_v good_a in_o our_o spirit_n and_o action_n all_o the_o character_n of_o it_o but_o endeavour_v to_o make_v good_a as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o we_o be_v able_a and_o labour_v throughout_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n which_o will_v be_v a_o noble_a ambition_n to_o make_v continual_o further_o advances_n have_v thus_o give_v a_o description_n of_o generosity_n i_o think_v it_o superfluous_a to_o use_v argument_n to_o engage_v man_n to_o the_o love_n and_o practice_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v of_o so_o lovely_a and_o excellent_a a_o nature_n as_o i_o have_v set_v it_o forth_o to_o be_v that_o be_v the_o most_o forcible_a argument_n in_o the_o world_n why_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v after_o it_o one_o need_v not_o take_v pain_n to_o incite_v man_n to_o love_v a_o beautiful_a object_n they_o do_v it_o natural_o and_o can_v help_v it_o demonstrate_v that_o a_o thing_n be_v such_o be_v beyond_o all_o the_o collateral_a argument_n of_o persuasion_n that_o can_v be_v use_v if_o in_o the_o process_n of_o this_o discourse_n i_o have_v do_v that_o with_o respect_n to_o generosity_n there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o further_a persuasion_n and_o if_o i_o have_v not_o persuasion_n will_v be_v insignificant_a iii_o in_o regard_n therefore_o generosity_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o excellent_a in_o its_o nature_n and_o so_o beneficial_a in_o its_o use_n it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v worth_a our_o pain_n to_o inquire_v how_o it_o may_v be_v acquire_v or_o afterward_o improve_v in_o our_o mind_n now_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o acquire_v it_o i_o do_v not_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v any_o man_n by_o nature_n total_o void_a of_o it_o or_o at_o least_o of_o some_o predisposition_n to_o it_o all_o man_n have_v the_o seed_n and_o rudiment_n of_o it_o so_o far_o as_o they_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a decency_n and_o indecency_n honour_n and_o shame_n but_o since_o those_o rudiment_n can_v proper_o of_o themselves_o give_v man_n the_o denomination_n of_o generous_a for_o nothing_o can_v do_v that_o but_o some_o degree_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o generosity_n he_o who_o will_v acquire_v that_o 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