very_o requisite_a to_o be_v seek_v after_o in_o all_o good_a way_n and_o action_n section_n ii_o how_o honour_n be_v to_o be_v attain_v unto_o honour_n or_o good_a estimation_n be_v common_o gain_v either_o by_o high_a and_o noble_a birth_n by_o riches_n or_o by_o virtuous_a pious_a and_o worthy_a action_n especial_o by_o such_o as_o be_v most_o profitable_a to_o the_o church_n or_o common_a wealth_n virtuous_a pious_a and_o worthy_a action_n be_v alone_o sufficient_a to_o ennoble_v man_n of_o a_o low_a mean_a birth_n and_o degree_n and_o to_o make_v they_o very_o illustrious_a and_o honourable_a do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a say_v saint_n paul_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v praise_n of_o the_o same_o rom._n 13.3_o abdolominus_fw-la be_v a_o gardener_n and_o yet_o for_o his_o virtue_n be_v make_v king_n of_o syria_n iphicrates_n and_o marius_n be_v mean_o bear_v caesar_n be_v a_o potter_n son_n so_o also_o be_v agathocles_n the_o king_n of_o sicily_n these_o for_o their_o virtue_n 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govern_v and_o instruct_v a_o family_n no_o man_n live_v more_o unworthy_o than_o he_o that_o live_v mere_o for_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o employ_v his_o endeavour_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o family_n friend_n kindred_n and_o neighbour_n in_o good_a and_o laudable_a way_n live_v well_o worthy_o and_o honourable_o the_o three_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n there_o be_v great_a affinity_n between_o a_o political_a and_o oeconimicall_a body_n insomuch_o as_o some_o politician_n say_v they_o differ_v only_o in_o magnitude_n and_o proportion_n of_o business_n and_o have_v likely_a the_o same_o period_n so_o that_o he_o who_o well_o know_v how_o to_o govern_v himself_o and_o a_o family_n may_v by_o diligence_n study_n wisdom_n and_o usual_a conversation_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n in_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n be_v able_a to_o govern_v a_o common_a wealth_n or_o at_o least_o with_o no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o execute_v and_o 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applaud_v and_o well_o he_o may_v in_o our_o climate_n if_o he_o be_v a_o able_a sound_a man_n for_o a_o person_n of_o great_a temperance_n and_o singular_a good_a diet_n how_o many_o excellent_a heroical_a spirit_n noble_a and_o generous_a gentleman_n in_o our_o time_n who_o have_v have_v ingenuous_a and_o liberal_a education_n may_v have_v live_v many_o happy_a year_n in_o great_a prosperity_n shine_v like_o bright_a star_n in_o their_o sphere_n and_o much_o good_a may_v have_v reflect_v from_o they_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n country_n and_o to_o their_o friend_n also_o if_o they_o have_v not_o too_o much_o prostitute_v themselves_o to_o intemperate_a licentiousness_n and_o so_o glut_v and_o spoil_v both_o their_o body_n and_o soul_n section_n ii_o the_o danger_n and_o abuse_n of_o eat_v aught_o to_o be_v eschew_v since_o the_o same_o cause_v much_o evil_a misery_n and_o hinder_v happiness_n therein_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v the_o abuse_n of_o eat_v and_o so_o be_v happy_a therein_o let_v we_o view_v and_o hate_v the_o evil_a and_o miserable_a effect_n thereof_o though_o king_n solomon_n say_v there_o be_v nothing_o better_a than_o that_o a_o man_n shoulâ—_n eat_v and_o drink_v etc._n etc._n eccles_n 5.25_o that_o be_v in_o a_o good_a and_o temperate_a manner_n yet_o a_o disorderly_a and_o intemperate_a diet_n do_v a_o man_n very_o much_o hurt_v and_o mischief_n it_o do_v especial_o hinder_v and_o annoy_v student_n idle_a gallant_n and_o such_o as_o use_v little_a exercise_n or_o stir_v of_o the_o body_n as_o shopkeeper_n and_o diverse_a other_o who_o live_v in_o great_a town_n and_o city_n for_o hereby_o health_n be_v decay_v the_o body_n become_v sluggish_a noisome_a ill_o scent_v and_o full_o fraught_v with_o muck_n and_o excrement_n cause_v crudity_n rheum_n distillation_n obstruction_n oppression_n of_o stomach_n apoplexy_n epilepsy_n and_o many_o woeful_a distemper_n and_o malady_n and_o such_o a_o disorderly_a intemperate_a diet_n not_o only_o 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crudity_n and_o humour_n grow_v extreme_a fat_a and_o foggy_a his_o cheek_n become_v like_o blow_a bag_n his_o belly_n hang_v over_o his_o knee_n like_o a_o artificial_a penthouse_n his_o leg_n by_o hydropticke_a humour_n be_v grow_v big_a enough_o to_o bear_v goliath_n and_o yet_o so_o weak_a and_o painful_a as_o they_o can_v scarce_o bear_v this_o gluttonous_a monster_n in_o sum_n he_o become_v fill_v with_o a_o multitude_n of_o noisome_a disease_n and_o so_o in_o rage_a pain_n and_o distemper_n he_o die_v thus_o by_o riotous_a feast_v gorgius_n spend_v his_o pelf_n spoil_v his_o body_n and_o so_o kill_v himself_o to_o proceed_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o disorderly_a intemperate_a diet_n be_v engender_v abundance_n of_o unnecessary_a humour_n stop_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n cloy_a and_o fill_v the_o joint_n and_o the_o whole_a body_n too_o full_a of_o rheum_n and_o moisture_n cause_v dulness_n drowzinesse_n stupidity_n sloth_n and_o lumpishness_n every_o man_n may_v in_o time_n find_v in_o himself_o how_o prejudicial_a both_o to_o his_o body_n and_o mind_n a_o usual_a full_a intemperate_a diet_n be_v in_o this_o kind_n also_o by_o reason_n hereof_o the_o spirit_n be_v annoy_v and_o distemper_v whereby_o the_o passion_n become_v enthrall_v and_o the_o mind_n prone_a to_o all_o sensual_a and_o evil_a desire_n insomuch_o as_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o many_o intemperate_a gluttonous_a man_n be_v common_o enemy_n to_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n example_n and_o maintainer_n of_o dissoluteness_n and_o impiety_n by_o this_o mean_n of_o a_o intemperate_a disorderly_a diet_n the_o memory_n and_o understanding_n be_v also_o dull_v and_o stupefy_v and_o so_o the_o mind_n become_v heavy_a and_o unapt_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o function_n proper_a thereunto_o such_o as_o be_v study_n prayer_n meditation_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o quickness_n and_o activity_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v quite_o dampt_v utter_o disable_v and_o make_v unfit_a for_o any_o good_a excellent_a employment_n to_o conceive_v or_o receive_v deep_a and_o divine_a contemplation_n or_o heavenly_a illumination_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o corruption_n and_o burdensome_a fullness_n of_o a_o distemper_a disorder_a body_n wherefore_o let_v we_o by_o all_o mean_n avoid_v intemperate_a and_o disorderly_a eat_n it_o seem_v we_o shall_v rather_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o our_o throat_n then_o spoil_v ourselves_o with_o gluttonous_a eat_n prov._n 23.1.2_o and_o when_o we_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a then_o let_v we_o beware_v lest_o we_o forget_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 6.11_o let_v we_o pray_v with_o wise_a agur._n feed_v i_o o_o lord_n with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o lest_o i_o be_v full_a and_o deny_v thou_o or_o lest_o i_o want_v etc._n etc._n prov._n 30.8.9_o so_o let_v we_o eschew_v all_o abusive_a intemperate_a eat_n and_o accustom_v ourselves_o to_o such_o a_o good_a moderate_a and_o convenient_a course_n of_o diet_n as_o i_o intend_v to_o treat_v 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to_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o strife_n and_o discontent_n as_o much_o as_o they_o may_v and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v avoid_v either_o to_o dissemble_v or_o contemn_v and_o to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n thereof_o and_o in_o all_o respect_n to_o endeavour_v to_o live_v love_o familiar_o and_o pleasant_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o become_v they_o saint_n paul_n give_v we_o excellent_a direction_n so_o ought_v man_n to_o love_v their_o wife_n say_v he_o as_o their_o own_o body_n for_o no_o man_n ever_o yet_o hate_v his_o own_o flesh_n but_o nourish_v and_o cherish_v it_o even_o as_o the_o lord_n his_o church_n ephes_n 5.25_o and_o again_o you_o man_n love_v your_o wife_n and_o be_v not_o bitter_a unto_o they_o col._n 3.19_o and_o to_o woman_n he_o say_v wife_n submit_v yourselves_o unto_o your_o husband_n as_o unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o husband_n be_v head_n of_o the_o wife_n even_o as_o christ_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n ephes_n 5.22_o s._n peter_n also_o give_v direction_n 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