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itself_o reason_n which_o shall_v have_v the_o command_n over_o we_o needs_o no_o such_o officer_n as_o of_o their_o own_o head_n execute_v law_n not_o attend_v her_o ordinance_n she_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n do_v according_a to_o nature_n by_o measure_n and_o therefore_o violence_n do_v no_o way_n befit_v it_o but_o what_o shall_v virtue_n see_v the_o insolency_n of_o vice_n and_o not_o be_v angry_a with_o it_o shall_v the_o liberty_n thereof_o be_v so_o bridle_v as_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o be_v move_v against_o the_o wicked_a virtue_n desire_v no_o indecent_a liberty_n it_o need_v not_o turn_v it_o own_o strength_n against_o itself_o nor_o that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o another_o shall_v trouble_v it_o a_o wise_a man_n must_v as_o well_o bear_v the_o vice_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n without_o choler_n as_o his_o prosperity_n without_o envy_n he_o must_v endure_v the_o indiscretion_n of_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a man_n with_o the_o self_n same_o patience_n that_o physician_n do_v the_o injury_n of_o mad_a man_n there_o be_v no_o great_a wisdom_n nor_o more_o profitable_a in_o the_o world_n than_o to_o endure_v the_o folly_n of_o another_o for_o otherwise_o by_o not_o suffer_v it_o with_o patience_n we_o make_v it_o our_o own_o that_o which_o have_v heretofore_o be_v speak_v touch_v choler_n may_v likewise_o be_v speak_v of_o these_o passion_n follow_v hatred_n envy_n revenge_n which_o be_v make_v or_o form_v choler_n particular_a advisement_n and_o remedy_n against_o this_o evil_n be_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 31._o chap._n xxvi_o hatred_n hatred_n be_v a_o strange_a passion_n which_o strange_o and_o without_o reason_n trouble_v we_o and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n that_o torment_v we_o more_o by_o this_o passion_n we_o put_v ourselves_o into_o the_o power_n of_o he_o that_o we_o hate_v to_o afflict_v and_o vex_v we_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o move_v our_o sense_n the_o remembrance_n stir_v our_o spirit_n both_o wake_v and_o sleep_v yea_o we_o never_o present_v he_o to_o our_o memory_n but_o with_o despite_n and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n which_o put_v we_o beside_o ourselves_o and_o tear_n our_o own_o heart_n whereby_o we_o suffer_v in_o ourselves_o the_o punishment_n of_o that_o evil_n we_o wish_v unto_o another_o he_o which_o hate_v be_v the_o patient_a he_o that_o be_v hate_v the_o agent_n contrary_a to_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n the_o hater_n be_v in_o torment_n the_o hate_a in_o ease_n but_o what_o do_v we_o hate_v man_n or_o their_o matter_n and_o affair_n doubtless_o we_o hate_v nothing_o that_o we_o shall_v for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v hate_v in_o this_o world_n it_o be_v hate_v itself_o and_o such_o like_a passion_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o shall_v command_v in_o us._n particular_a consideration_n and_o remedy_n against_o this_o evil_a be_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 32._o chap._n xxvii_o envy_n envy_n be_v cousen-germaine_a to_o hatred_n a_o miserable_a passion_n and_o outrageous_a beast_n which_o in_o torment_n excel_v hell_n itself_o it_o be_v a_o desire_n of_o that_o good_a that_o another_o possess_v which_o gnaw_v our_o heart_n and_o turn_v the_o good_a of_o another_o man_n to_o our_o own_o hurt_n but_o how_o shall_v it_o torment_v we_o since_o it_o be_v as_o well_o against_o that_o which_o be_v ill_a as_o that_o which_o be_v good_a while_o a_o envious_a man_n look_v oblique_o upon_o the_o good_n of_o another_o man_n he_o lose_v what_o be_v good_a in_o himself_o or_o at_o leastwise_o take_v no_o delight_n in_o it_o particular_a advisement_n and_o remedy_n against_o this_o evil_a be_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 33._o chap._n xxviii_o jealousy_n jealousy_n be_v a_o passion_n like_o almost_o both_o in_o nature_n and_o effect_n be_v 1_o what_o it_o be_v unto_o envy_n but_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o envy_n consider_v not_o what_o be_v
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and_o hinder_v one_o the_o other_o misery_n and_o pride_n vanity_n and_o presumption_n see_v then_o how_o strange_a and_o monstrous_a a_o patch-coat_n man_n be_v forasmuch_o as_o man_n be_v compose_v of_o two_o diverse_a part_n the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o difficulty_n well_o to_o describe_v he_o entire_a in_o his_o perfection_n and_o decline_a state_n some_o refer_v unto_o the_o body_n whatsoever_o ill_o can_v be_v speak_v of_o man_n they_o make_v he_o a_o excellent_a creature_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o spirit_n extol_v he_o above_o all_o other_o creature_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n whatsoever_o be_v ill_a either_o in_o man_n or_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v forge_v and_o proceed_v from_o this_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o in_o it_o there_o be_v far_o more_o vanity_n inconstancy_n misery_n presumption_n than_o in_o the_o body_n wherein_o there_o be_v little_a matter_n of_o reproach_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o democritus_n call_v it_o a_o world_n of_o hide_a misery_n and_o plutarch_n proove_v it_o in_o a_o book_n write_v of_o that_o subject_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v man_n more_o according_a to_o the_o life_n than_o heretofore_o we_o have_v do_v and_o pinch_v he_o where_o it_o itch_v not_o refer_v all_o to_o these_o five_o point_n vanity_n weakness_n inconstancy_n misery_n and_o presumption_n which_o be_v his_o more_o natural_a and_o universal_a quality_n but_o the_o two_o latter_a touch_v he_o more_o near_o again_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n common_a to_o many_o of_o these_o five_o which_o a_o man_n know_v not_o to_o which_o to_o attribute_v it_o and_o especial_o imbecility_n and_o misery_n chap._n xxxvi_o 1._o vanity_n vanity_n be_v the_o most_o essential_a and_o proper_a quality_n of_o humane_a nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o much_o in_o man_n be_v it_o malice_n infelicity_n inconstancy_n irresolution_n and_o of_o all_o these_o there_o be_v always_o abundance_n as_o base_a feebleness_n sottishness_n and_o ridiculous_a vanity_n and_o therefore_o democritus_n meet_v better_o with_o it_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o disdain_n of_o humane_a condition_n mock_v and_o laugh_v at_o it_o than_o heraclitus_n that_o weep_v and_o torment_v himself_o whereby_o he_o give_v some_o testimony_n that_o he_o make_v some_o account_n thereof_o and_o diogenes_n who_o scorn_v it_o than_o timon_n that_o hater_n and_o flier_n of_o the_o company_n of_o man_n pindarus_n have_v express_v it_o more_o to_o the_o life_n than_o any_o other_o by_o the_o two_o vain_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n call_v it_o the_o dream_n of_o ashadow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v that_o that_o have_v wrought_v in_o the_o wise_a so_o great_a a_o contempt_n of_o man_n that_o hear_v of_o some_o great_a designment_n and_o honourable_a enterprise_n and_o judge_v it_o such_o be_v wont_v nevertheless_o to_o say_v that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a a_o man_n labour_n and_o pain_n so_o answer_v statilius_n to_o brutus_n talk_v with_o he_o about_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o caesar_n and_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v do_v nothing_o but_o for_o himself_o for_o it_o be_v not_o reason_n that_o wise_a man_n and_o wisdom_n shall_v put_v themselves_o in_o danger_n for_o fool_n this_o vanity_n be_v show_v and_o express_v many_o way_n and_o after_o thought_n 2_o thought_n a_o diverse_a manner_n first_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o private_a imagination_n which_o be_v many_o time_n more_o than_o vain_a frivolous_a and_o ridiculous_a wherein_o nevertheless_o we_o spend_v much_o time_n and_o yet_o perceive_v it_o not_o we_o enter_v into_o they_o we_o dwell_v in_o they_o and_o we_o come_v forth_o again_o insensible_o which_o be_v a_o double_a vanity_n and_o a_o great_a forgetfulness_n of_o ourselves_o one_o walk_v in_o a_o hall_n consider_v how_o he_o may_v frame_v his_o pace_n after_o a_o certain_a fashion_n upon_o the_o board_n of_o the_o flower_n another_o discourse_v in_o his_o mind_n with_o much_o time_n and_o great_a attention_n how_o he_o shall_v carry_v himself_o if_o he_o be_v a_o king_n a_o pope_n or_o some_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v assure_v can_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o so_o he_o feed_v himself_o with_o wind_n yea_o less_o than_o wind_n that_o that_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v another_o dream_v how_o he_o shall_v compose_v his_o body_n his_o countenance_n his_o gesture_n his_o speech_n after_o a_o affect_a fashion_n and_o please_v himself_o therein_o as_o with_o a_o thing_n that_o wonderful_o become_v he_o and_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v take_v delight_n in_o but_o what_o a_o vanity_n and_o sottish_a weakness_n in_o our_o desire_n be_v this_o that_o bring_v forth_o belief_n and_o hope_n far_o more_o vain_a and_o all_o this_o fall_v out_o not_o only_a when_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v when_o we_o be_v swallow_v up_o with_o idleness_n but_o many_o time_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o most_o necessary_a affair_n so_o natural_a and_o powerful_a be_v vanity_n that_o it_o rob_v and_o pluck_v out_o of_o our_o hand_n the_o truth_n solidity_n and_o substance_n of_o thing_n and_o fill_v we_o with_o wind_n yea_o with_o nothing_o another_o more_o sottish_a vanity_n be_v a_o troublesome_a care_n of_o what_o shall_v here_o fall_v out_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a we_o extend_v our_o desire_n come_v 3_o care_n for_o time_n to_o come_v and_o affection_n beyond_o ourselves_o and_o our_o be_v we_o will_v provide_v that_o some_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v unto_o we_o when_o we_o know_v not_o what_o be_v do_v unto_o we_o owe_v desire_n to_o be_v praise_v after_o our_o death_n what_o great_a vanity_n it_o be_v not_o ambition_n as_o it_o seem_v &_o a_o man_n may_v think_v it_o for_o that_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o a_o sensible_a and_o perceptible_a honour_n if_o this_o praise_n of_o ourselves_o when_o we_o be_v go_v may_v any_o way_n profit_n either_o our_o child_n our_o parent_n or_o our_o friend_n that_o suruive_v we_o it_o be_v well_o there_o be_v some_o benefit_n though_o not_o to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o desire_v that_o as_o a_o good_a which_o shall_v no_o way_n touch_v we_o nor_o benefit_v other_o be_v a_o mere_a vanity_n like_o that_o of_o those_o who_o fear_v their_o wife_n will_v marry_v after_o their_o departure_n and_o therefore_o they_o desire_v they_o with_o great_a passion_n to_o continue_v unmarried_a and_o bind_v they_o by_o their_o will_n so_o to_o do_v leave_v unto_o they_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o good_n upon_o that_o condition_n this_o be_v vanity_n and_o many_o time_n injustice_n it_o be_v contrariwise_o a_o commendable_a thing_n in_o those_o great_a man_n in_o time_n past_a which_o die_v exhort_v their_o wife_n to_o marry_v speedy_o for_o the_o better_a increase_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n other_o ordain_v that_o for_o the_o love_n of_o they_o and_o for_o their_o sake_n a_o friend_n keep_v such_o and_o such_o a_o thing_n or_o that_o he_o do_v this_o or_o that_o unto_o their_o dead_a body_n which_o rather_o show_v their_o vanity_n than_o do_v any_o good_a to_o soul_n or_o body_n see_v here_o another_o vanity_n we_o live_v not_o but_o by_o relation_n unto_o another_o we_o take_v not_o so_o much_o care_n what_o we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o in_o effect_n and_o truth_n as_o what_o we_o be_v in_o the_o public_a knowledge_n of_o man_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o we_o do_v many_o time_n deceive_v and_o deprive_v ourselves_o of_o our_o own_o good_n and_o commodity_n and_o torment_v ourselves_o to_o frame_v our_o outward_a appearance_n to_o the_o common_a opinion_n this_o be_v true_a not_o only_o in_o outward_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o body_n and_o the_o expense_n and_o charge_n of_o our_o mean_n but_o also_o in_o the_o good_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o seem_v unto_o we_o to_o be_v without_o fruit_n if_o other_o enjoy_v they_o not_o and_o they_o be_v not_o produce_v to_o the_o view_n and_o approbation_n of_o stranger_n our_o vanity_n be_v not_o only_o in_o our_o simple_a thought_n desire_n and_o discourse_n but_o it_o likewise_o trouble_v shake_v and_o torment_v spirit_n 5_o agitation_n of_o the_o spirit_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n many_o time_n man_n trouble_v and_o torment_v themselves_o more_o for_o light_a occasion_n and_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n than_o for_o the_o great_a and_o most_o important_a affair_n that_o be_v our_o soul_n be_v many_o time_n trouble_v with_o small_a fantasy_n dream_n shadow_n foolery_n without_o body_n without_o subject_n it_o be_v entangle_v and_o molest_v with_o choler_n hatred_n sorrow_n joy_n build_v castle_n in_o spain_n the_o remembrance_n of_o a_o farewell_n of_o some_o particular_a grace_n or_o action_n afflict_v we_o more_o than_o a_o whole_a discourse_n of_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n the_o sound_n of_o name_n and_o certain_a word_n
of_o man_n doubtless_o our_o action_n do_v many_o time_n so_o contradict_v one_o the_o other_o in_o so_o strange_a a_o manner_n that_o it_o seem_v impossible_a they_o shall_v all_o come_v forth_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o shop_n we_o alter_v and_o we_o feel_v it_o not_o we_o escape_v as_o it_o be_v from_o ourselves_o and_o we_o rob_v ourselves_o ipsi_fw-la nobis_fw-la furto_fw-la subducimur_fw-la we_o go_v after_o the_o inclination_n of_o our_o appetite_n and_o as_o the_o wind_n of_o occasion_n carry_v we_o not_o according_a to_o reason_n at_o nil_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la aequabile_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la a_o certa_fw-la ratione_fw-la proficiscatur_fw-la our_o spirit_n also_o and_o our_o humour_n be_v change_v with_o the_o change_n of_o time_n life_n be_v a_o unequal_a motion_n irregular_a of_o many_o fashion_n in_o the_o end_n we_o stir_v and_o trouble_v ourselves_o by_o the_o instability_n of_o our_o behaviour_n nemo_fw-la non_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la consilium_fw-la mutat_fw-la &_o votum_fw-la modò_fw-la vxorem_fw-la vult_fw-la modò_fw-la amicam_fw-la modò_fw-la regnare_fw-la vult_fw-la modò_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la eo_fw-la officiosior_fw-la seruus_fw-la nunc_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la spargit_fw-la nunc_fw-la rapit_fw-la modò_fw-la frugi_fw-la videtur_fw-la &_o gravis_fw-la modò_fw-la prodigus_fw-la &_o vanus_fw-la mutamus_fw-la subinde_fw-la personam_fw-la quod_fw-la petijt_fw-la spernit_fw-la repetit_fw-la quod_fw-la nuper_fw-la omisit_fw-la aestuat_fw-la &_o aquavitae_fw-la disconuenit_fw-la ordine_fw-la toto_fw-la man_n be_v a_o creature_n of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o hard_a to_o be_v sound_v and_o know_v for_o he_o be_v the_o most_o double_a and_o artificial_a covert_n and_o counterfeit_a and_o there_o be_v in_o he_o so_o many_o cabinet_n and_o blind_a corner_n from_o whence_o he_o come_v forth_o sometime_o a_o man_n sometime_o a_o satire_n so_o many_o breathe_a hole_n from_o whence_o he_o breathe_v sometime_o heat_n sometime_o cold_a and_o from_o whence_o come_v forth_o so_o much_o smoke_n all_o his_o carriage_n and_o motion_n be_v a_o perpetual_a race_n of_o error_n in_o the_o morning_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o evening_n to_o die_v sometime_o in_o the_o rack_n sometime_o at_o liberty_n sometime_o a_o god_n sometime_o a_o fly_n he_o laugh_v and_o weep_v for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n he_o be_v content_a and_o discontent_n he_o will_v and_o he_o will_v not_o and_o in_o the_o end_n he_o know_v not_o what_o he_o will_v now_o he_o be_v fill_v with_o joy_n and_o gladness_n that_o he_o can_v not_o stay_v within_o his_o own_o skin_n and_o present_o he_o fall_v out_o with_o himself_o nay_o dare_v not_o trust_v himself_o modò_fw-la amore_fw-la nostri_fw-la modò_fw-la taedio_fw-la laboramus_fw-la chap._n thirty-nine_o 4._o misery_n behold_v here_o the_o main_a and_o principal_a line_n and_o liniament_n of_o the_o picture_n of_o man_n he_o be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v vain_a man_n 1_o misery_n proper_a unto_o man_n feeble_a frail_a inconstant_a in_o good_a in_o felicity_n in_o pleasure_n but_o strong_a constant_a and_o harden_a in_o misery_n he_o be_v misery_n itself_o quick_a and_o incarnate_a and_o this_o be_v in_o a_o word_n to_o express_v humanity_n for_o in_o man_n be_v all_o misery_n and_o without_o he_o there_o be_v not_o any_o in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o man_n to_o be_v miserable_a only_a man_n and_o all_o man_n be_v always_o miserable_a homo_fw-la natus_fw-la de_fw-la muliere_fw-la brevi_fw-la vivens_fw-la tempore_fw-la repletur_fw-la multis_fw-la miserijs_fw-la he_o that_o will_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o represent_v unto_o we_o all_o the_o part_n of_o humane_a misery_n have_v need_n to_o discover_v his_o whole_a life_n his_o substance_n his_o entrance_n his_o continuance_n his_o end_n i_o do_v not_o therefore_o undertake_v this_o business_n it_o be_v a_o work_n without_o end_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v a_o common_a subject_n handle_v by_o all_o but_o i_o will_v here_o only_o quote_v certain_a point_n which_o be_v not_o common_a nor_o take_v for_o misery_n either_o because_o they_o be_v not_o feel_v or_o sufficient_o consider_v of_o although_o they_o be_v such_o as_o press_v man_n most_o if_o he_o know_v how_o to_o judge_v of_o they_o the_o first_o point_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n be_v his_o end_n 2_o in_o his_o beginning_n and_o his_o end_n birth_n his_o entrance_n into_o the_o world_n be_v shameful_a vile_a base_a contemptible_a his_o departure_n his_o death_n ruin_n glorious_a and_o honourable_a whereby_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o be_v a_o monster_n and_o against_o nature_n since_o there_o be_v shame_n in_o make_v he_o honour_n in_o destroy_v he_o nostri_fw-la nosmet_fw-la poenitet_fw-la &_o pudet_fw-la hereof_o a_o word_n or_o two_o the_o action_n of_o plant_v and_o make_v man_n be_v shameful_a and_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o the_o congredient_n the_o preparation_n the_o instrument_n and_o whatsoever_o serve_v thereunto_o be_v call_v and_o account_v shameful_a and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o unclean_a in_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n the_o action_n of_o destroy_v and_o kill_v he_o honourable_a and_o that_o which_o serve_v thereunto_o glorious_a we_o gild_v it_o we_o enrich_v it_o we_o adorn_v ourselves_o with_o it_o we_o carry_v it_o by_o our_o side_n in_o our_o hand_n upon_o our_o shoulder_n we_o disdain_v to_o go_v to_o the_o birth_n of_o man_n every_o man_n run_v to_o see_v he_o die_v whether_o it_o be_v in_o his_o bed_n or_o in_o some_o public_a place_n or_o in_o the_o field_n when_o we_o go_v about_o to_o make_v a_o man_n we_o hide_v our_o self_n we_o put_v out_o the_o candle_n we_o do_v it_o by_o stealth_n it_o be_v a_o glory_n and_o a_o pomp_n to_o unmake_v a_o man_n to_o kill_v he_o we_o light_v the_o candle_n to_o see_v he_o die_v we_o execute_v he_o at_o high_a noon_n we_o sound_v a_o trumpet_n we_o enter_v the_o combat_n and_o we_o slaughter_v he_o when_o the_o sun_n 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this_o be_v to_o ask_v counsel_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o sera_n in_o fundo_fw-la parsimonia_fw-la it_o be_v to_o play_v the_o good_a husband_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v but_o bare_a wall_n to_o make_v his_o market_n when_o the_o fair_a be_v end_v it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o accustom_v himself_o to_o a_o delicate_a diet_n lest_o when_o he_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o his_o body_n grow_v out_o of_o order_n and_o his_o spirit_n languish_v and_o faint_a and_o contrary_o to_o use_v himself_o to_o a_o grosser_n kind_n of_o sustenance_n both_o because_o they_o make_v a_o man_n more_o strong_a and_o healthful_a and_o because_o they_o be_v more_o easy_o get_v chap._n xl._n ofriot_n and_o excess_n in_o apparel_n and_o ornament_n and_o of_o frugality_n it_o have_v be_v say_v before_o that_o garment_n be_v not_o natural_a nor_o necessary_a to_o a_o man_n but_o artificial_a invent_v and_o use_v only_o by_o he_o in_o the_o world_n 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and_o only_o in_o itself_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n altogether_o barren_a &_o unprofitable_a and_o hardly_o commendable_a no_o more_o than_o not_o to_o play_v the_o glutton_n not_o to_o be_v drunken_a and_o not_o of_o christian_a continency_n which_o to_o make_v it_o a_o virtue_n have_v two_o thing_n in_o it_o a_o deliberate_a purpose_n always_o to_o keep_v it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v for_o god_n cause_n non_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o virginibus_fw-la august_n august_n praedicamus_fw-la quòd_fw-la sint_fw-la virgin_n sed_fw-la quòd_fw-la deo_fw-la dicatae_fw-la witness_v the_o vestalle_n and_o the_o five_o foolish_a virgin_n shut_v out_o of_o door_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o common_a error_n and_o a_o vanity_n to_o call_v continent_n woman_n honest_a woman_n and_o honourable_a as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o virtue_n and_o there_o be_v a_o honour_n due_a unto_o he_o that_o do_v no_o evil_a do_v nothing_o against_o his_o duty_n why_o shall_v not_o continent_n man_n in_o like_a sort_n have_v the_o title_n of_o honesty_n and_o honour_n there_o be_v more_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o there_o be_v more_o difficulty_n they_o be_v more_o hot_a more_o hardy_a they_o have_v more_o occasion_n better_a mean_n so_o unlikely_a be_v it_o that_o honour_n shall_v be_v due_a unto_o he_o that_o do_v no_o evil_a that_o it_o be_v not_o due_a unto_o he_o that_o do_v good_a but_o only_o as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o he_o that_o be_v profitable_a to_o the_o 60._o lib._n 1._o ca._n 60._o weal-public_n and_o where_o there_o be_v labour_n difficulty_n danger_n and_o how_o many_o continent_n person_n be_v there_o stuff_v with_o other_o vice_n or_o at_o least_o that_o be_v not_o touch_v with_o vainglory_n and_o presumption_n whereby_o tickle_v themselves_o with_o a_o good_a opinion_n of_o themselves_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v other_o and_o by_o experience_n we_o see_v in_o many_o woman_n how_o dear_o they_o sell_v it_o unto_o their_o husband_n for_o dislodging_n the_o 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kind_n and_o degree_n of_o continency_n and_o incontinency_n the_o conjugal_a be_v that_o which_o import_v more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v most_o requisite_a and_o necessary_a both_o for_o the_o public_a and_o particular_a good_a and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v by_o all_o in_o great_a account_n it_o must_v be_v keep_v and_o retain_v within_o the_o chaste_a breast_n of_o that_o party_n who_o the_o destiny_n have_v give_v for_o our_o companion_n he_o that_o do_v otherwise_o do_v not_o only_o violate_v his_o own_o body_n make_v it_o a_o vessel_n of_o ordure_n by_o all_o law_n the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o command_v chastity_n of_o nature_n which_o forbid_v that_o to_o be_v common_a which_o be_v proper_a to_o one_o and_o impose_v upon_o a_o man_n faith_n and_o constancy_n of_o country_n which_o have_v bring_v in_o marriage_n of_o family_n transfer_v uniustlie_o the_o labour_n of_o another_o to_o a_o stranger_n and_o last_o justice_n itself_o bring_v in_o uncertainty_n 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and_o more_o rich_a theatre_n to_o show_v it_o self_n than_o her_o own_o conscience_n the_o high_a the_o sun_n be_v the_o lesser_a shadow_n do_v it_o make_v the_o great_a the_o virtue_n be_v the_o less_o glory_n do_v it_o seek_v glory_n be_v true_o compare_v to_o a_o shadow_n which_o follow_v those_o that_o fly_v it_o and_o fly_v those_o that_o follow_v it_o again_o he_o must_v never_o forget_v that_o man_n come_v into_o this_o world_n as_o to_o a_o comedy_n where_o he_o choose_v not_o the_o part_n that_o he_o be_v to_o play_v but_o only_o bethink_v himself_o how_o to_o play_v that_o part_n well_o that_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o or_o as_o a_o banquet_n wherein_o a_o man_n feed_v upon_o that_o that_o be_v before_o he_o not_o reach_v to_o the_o far_a side_n of_o the_o table_n or_o snatch_v the_o dish_n from_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n if_o a_o man_n commit_v a_o charge_n unto_o we_o which_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o let_v we_o accept_v of_o it_o modest_o and_o exercise_v it_o 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