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than_o force_v of_o arms._n this_o make_v suetonius_n paulinus_n very_o prudent_o advise_v otho_n to_o endeavour_v always_o to_o keep_v the_o
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principio_fw-la enim_fw-la peccatur_fw-la principium_fw-la autem_fw-la dicitur_fw-la dimidium_fw-la tâ—tius_fw-la itaque_fw-la parvum_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la erratum_fw-la correspondens_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la alius_fw-la part_n arist._n pol._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o wherefore_o great_a care_n of_o the_o first_o error_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o from_o thence_o all_o other_o proceed_v 2._o proceed_v cum_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la in_o primo_fw-la atque_fw-la principio_fw-la peccatum_fw-la fuâ—rit_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la malum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la evadat_fw-la arist._n pol._n 5._o cap._n 2._o this_o be_v visible_a in_o mâ—smissa_n who_o be_v check_v by_o scipio_n for_o marry_v sophonisba_n think_v to_o remedy_v that_o fault_n by_o a_o far_o great_a in_o poison_v she_o king_n witiza_n by_o his_o vice_n obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o mistress_n he_o keep_v may_v not_o seem_v scandalous_a he_o allow_v all_o his_o subject_n the_o same_o liberty_n nay_o and_o make_v a_o law_n for_o impower_v the_o clergy_n to_o marry_v and_o at_o last_o find_v his_o error_n contradictory_n to_o religion_n he_o deny_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o thence_o incur_v the_o odium_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n wherefore_o to_o prevent_v their_o rebel_n he_o demolish_v the_o fortification_n of_o most_o city_n and_o castle_n and_o so_o lay_v all_o spain_n open_v to_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o moor_n 19_o moor_n marian._n hist._n hisp._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 19_o and_o all_o these_o fault_n proceed_v as_o you_o see_v at_o last_o occasion_v his_o death_n the_o same_o series_n of_o crime_n be_v visible_a in_o duke_n valentine_n he_o endeavour_v to_o build_v his_o own_o fortune_n upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o other_o to_o which_o end_n he_o omit_v no_o sort_n of_o tyranny_n one_o piece_n of_o cruelty_n be_v follow_v by_o a_o great_a ann_n great_a ferox_n scelerum_fw-la &_o 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emperor_n charles_n v._o be_v better_o advise_v who_o have_v sign_v a_o grant_n which_o he_o be_v afterward_o inform_v be_v illegal_a and_o disallowable_a order_v it_o to_o 〈◊〉_d bring_v he_o and_o immediate_o tear_v it_o i_o have_v rather_o sayâ—_n he_o tear_v my_o writing_n than_o my_o soul_n to_o know_v one_o error_n and_o still_o to_o persist_v in_o they_o be_v tyrannic_a obstinacy_n but_o to_o defend_v themâ—upon_o pretence_n of_o honour_n be_v to_o resolve_v to_o sin_n on_o and_o to_o encourage_v ignorance_n and_o folly_n it_o be_v gilding_n iron_n with_o gold_n which_o soon_o wear_v of_o and_o the_o iron_n appeaâ—â—_n in_o its_o rusty_a hue._n a_o error_n correct_v make_v we_o more_o caâ—tious_a for_o the_o future_a and_o to_o commit_v fault_n sometime_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v great_a so_o small_a be_v our_o capacity_n that_o we_o be_v to_o be_v instruct_v by_o our_o very_a fault_n and_o be_v teach_v by_o they_o how_o to_o act_n discreet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o beâ—_n law_n and_o example_n proceed_v from_o other_o crime_n ann_n crime_n usu_n probatum_fw-la est_fw-la p._n c._n leges_fw-la egregias_fw-la â—â—â—pta_fw-la honesta_fw-la apud_fw-la bonos_fw-es ex_fw-la delictis_fw-la aliorum_fw-la gigni_fw-la tac._n 15._o ann_n the_o most_o prudent_a state_n commit_v many_o miscarriage_n before_o it_o arrive_v to_o perfection_n god_n alone_o can_v complete_a the_o fabric_n of_o this_o world_n without_o error_n and_o yet_o even_o he_o do_v afterward_o in_o a_o manner_n repent_v he_o that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n 6._o man_n gen._n 6._o 6._o we_o be_v sometime_o more_o indebt_v to_o our_o miscarriage_n than_o to_o our_o success_n for_o those_o instruct_v we_o but_o these_o be_v only_o the_o seed_n of_o pride_n and_o vanity_n the_o patriarch_n instruct_v not_o onâ—y_v the_o wise_a but_o the_o sinful_a 6._o sinful_a instruunt_fw-la patriarchâ—_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la docentes_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la errantes_fw-la aâ—b_n lib._n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr aâ—â—_n c._n 6._o it_o be_v the_o shade_n give_v light_a to_o a_o picture_n to_o they_o we_o owe_v the_o excellency_n of_o
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