they_o shall_v not_o bear_v to_o have_v it_o so_o much_o as_o recommend_v or_o mention_v but_o prefer_v slavery_n and_o dependence_n before_o live_v upon_o their_o own_o stock_n get_v above_o fortune_n and_o make_v themselves_o easy_a and_o master_n at_o all_o time_n and_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o accident_n alike_o may_v we_o not_o most_o just_o cry_v out_o with_o tiberius_n more_o just_o indeed_o than_o he_o do_v o_o wretch_n bear_v to_o be_v slave_n how_o absurd_a be_v it_o that_o we_o who_o be_v such_o patron_n and_o stickler_n for_o liberty_n in_o the_o case_n of_o our_o body_n estate_n and_o all_o other_o property_n shall_v not_o bear_v to_o have_v our_o mind_n free_a which_o after_o all_o be_v the_o only_a freeborn_a thing_n that_o belong_v to_o any_o of_o we_o we_o seek_v and_o employ_v convenience_n fetch_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n count_v no_o expense_n too_o great_a for_o the_o health_n the_o service_n the_o ornament_n of_o the_o body_n but_o grudge_v every_o 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for_o indeed_o they_o often_o do_v it_o mere_o to_o keep_v themselves_o in_o motion_n and_o employment_n it_o stir_v their_o spirit_n put_v their_o soul_n into_o a_o please_a sort_n of_o agitation_n and_o thus_o causà _fw-la thus_o in_o negotio_fw-la sunt_fw-la negotij_fw-la causà _fw-la they_o be_v busy_a pure_o because_o they_o love_v to_o be_v so_o they_o can_v bear_v the_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v nor_o can_v they_o confine_v their_o thought_n to_o their_o own_o affair_n but_o either_o do_v not_o see_v or_o careless_o overlook_v they_o and_o so_o seek_v employment_n abroad_o and_o meddle_v and_o turn_v undertaker_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v foreign_a and_o distant_a as_o if_o they_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v at_o home_n no_o concern_v that_o be_v essential_a and_o necessary_a to_o be_v follow_v no_o personal_a no_o domestic_a care_n that_o lie_v upon_o their_o hand_n such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v first_o dispatch_v and_o which_o if_o due_o attend_v to_o will_v leave_v 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of_o be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o that_o they_o glory_n in_o their_o extravagance_n act_n all_o with_o such_o violence_n and_o passion_n that_o they_o be_v lose_v to_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n and_o never_o think_v they_o do_v enough_o till_o they_o have_v engage_v as_o deep_a as_o be_v possible_a and_o give_v up_o their_o person_n and_o their_o wit_n both_o to_o the_o cause_n they_o espouse_v great_a man_n make_v their_o advantage_n of_o such_o temper_n as_o these_o man_n that_o will_v be_v eager_a and_o angry_a and_o expose_v nay_o lose_v their_o life_n upon_o pretence_n of_o friendship_n and_o punctilio_n of_o honour_n and_o respect_n be_v special_a tool_n for_o their_o purpose_n and_o they_o be_v not_o want_v to_o countenance_n and_o caress_n they_o throw_v out_o large_a promise_n and_o use_v a_o thousand_o little_a stratagem_n to_o draw_v they_o in_o and_o six_o they_o to_o their_o
progress_n towards_o virtue_n as_o to_o quit_v all_o other_o vice_n yet_o there_o be_v but_o very_o little_a hope_n or_o appearance_n of_o its_o ever_o renounce_v itself_o it_o push_v man_n to_o brave_a and_o illustrious_a action_n i_o confess_v it_o and_o the_o benefit_n of_o these_o action_n to_o the_o public_a be_v unspeakable_a but_o though_o other_o may_v reap_v the_o fruit_n and_o be_v the_o better_a for_o such_o action_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o person_n who_o do_v they_o be_v one_o whit_n the_o better_a for_o they_o these_o may_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o passion_n and_o not_o of_o virtue_n or_o principle_n and_o if_o they_o be_v so_o this_o excuse_n be_v vain_a for_o at_o present_v it_o be_v not_o the_o profit_n but_o the_o intrinsic_a goodness_n of_o such_o exploit_n that_o we_o be_v inquire_v into_o i_o know_v indeed_o this_o passion_n shelter_n itself_o under_o that_o very_a excellent_a maxim_n that_o we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o alone_o but_o for_o the_o general_n good_a of_o mankind_n but_o how_o good_a a_o sanctuary_n this_o be_v the_o method_n make_v use_v of_o for_o rise_v in_o the_o world_n and_o man_n behaviour_n after_o their_o promotion_n and_o success_n must_v show_v and_o these_o if_o they_o be_v nice_o observe_v will_v give_v we_o cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o the_o man_n who_o talk_v at_o this_o rate_n speak_v against_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o that_o private_a interest_n be_v at_o least_o a_o equal_a if_o not_o a_o strong_a motive_n to_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n than_o the_o good_a of_o other_o man_n look_v near_a home_n in_o all_o they_o do_v and_o that_o how_o large_a soever_o the_o pretension_n to_o it_o may_v be_v for_o we_o can_v wonder_v that_o man_n shall_v pretend_v at_o least_o to_o one_o of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o valuable_a quality_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o a_o true_o public_a spirit_n be_v very_o rare_o to_o be_v find_v see_v advice_n and_o remedy_n against_o this_o passion_n in_o particular_a book_n iii_o chap._n 42._o chap._n xxi_o of_o avarice_n and_o the_o passion_n opposite_a to_o it_o by_o avarice_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v a_o inordinate_a love_n be_v what_o it_o be_v and_o vehement_a desire_n of_o riches_n though_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o love_n and_o fondness_n for_o they_o that_o deserve_v this_o name_n but_o all_o sort_n of_o overcurious_a niceness_n and_o solicitous_a concern_v about_o riches_n will_v bear_v it_o very_o just_o even_o the_o care_n of_o distribute_v they_o and_o liberality_n itself_o if_o it_o take_v up_o too_o much_o of_o our_o time_n and_o pain_n in_o order_v and_o make_v it_o exact_a in_o short_a all_o manner_n of_o anxious_a thought_n with_o relation_n to_o riches_n savour_v strong_o of_o this_o passion_n for_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v entertain_v and_o use_v with_o a_o become_a negligence_n and_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o they_o real_o be_v not_o worth_a any_o earnest_a attention_n of_o the_o mind_n nor_o a_o sit_v object_n of_o our_o care_n and_o trouble_n the_o vehement_a desire_n of_o riches_n and_o the_o mighty_a pleasure_n of_o possess_v they_o be_v mere_o fantastical_a a_o creature_n of_o our_o own_o imagination_n and_o have_v no_o be_v no_o foundation_n in_o nature_n at_o all_o it_o be_v a_o canker_n or_o gangrene_n in_o the_o soul_n that_o spread_v and_o mortify_v and_o with_o its_o venom_n corrode_v and_o quite_o consume_v all_o our_o natural_a affection_n and_o fill_v we_o with_o noxious_a and_o virulent_a humour_n in_o their_o stead_n no_o soon_o have_v this_o take_v up_o its_o dwelling_n in_o our_o heart_n but_o immediate_o all_o those_o tenderness_n and_o kind_n concern_v be_v banish_v thence_o which_o either_o nature_n inspire_v or_o virtue_n recommend_v and_o improve_v in_o we_o all_o the_o duty_n and_o regard_v we_o owe_v to_o our_o relation_n to_o our_o friend_n nay_o to_o our_o very_a self_n be_v no_o long_o of_o any_o consideration_n with_o we_o all_o the_o world_n when_o set_v in_o competition_n with_o interest_n and_o profit_n go_v for_o nothing_o and_o at_o last_o we_o come_v to_o that_o pass_n as_o even_o to_o overlook_a and_o despise_v our_o own_o person_n our_o ease_n our_o health_n our_o body_n our_o soul_n all_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o this_o darling_n this_o adore_a wealth_n and_o as_o the_o proverb_n express_v it_o we_o sell_v the_o horse_n to_o get_v the_o provender_n avarice_n be_v a_o mean_a sordid_a passion_n the_o temper_n it_o the_o folly_n and_o misery_n of_o it_o or_o rather_o the_o disease_n of_o fool_n and_o earthworm_n who_o esteem_v riches_n as_o the_o supreme_a good_a and_o most_o exquisite_a attainment_n humane_a nature_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o dread_a poverty_n as_o the_o last_o of_o evil_n who_o can_v content_v themselves_o with_o a_o bare_a competency_n or_o such_o provision_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o subsistence_n which_o indeed_o be_v so_o small_a that_o very_o few_o want_v they_o they_o measure_v their_o riches_n by_o the_o bag_n and_o weight_n of_o banker_n and_o goldsmith_n whereas_o nature_n teach_v we_o to_o make_v a_o different_a judgement_n and_o direct_v we_o to_o the_o standard_n of_o our_o own_o just_a occasion_n now_o be_v not_o this_o the_o very_a extremity_n of_o folly_n to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_n that_o which_o nature_n have_v teach_v we_o to_o despise_v by_o cast_v it_o under_o our_o foot_n and_o hide_v it_o in_o the_o bowel_n and_o dark_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o a_o thing_n not_o fit_a for_o public_a view_n but_o to_o be_v trample_v and_o tread_v upon_o as_o a_o just_a object_n of_o our_o neglect_n and_o a_o intimation_n of_o its_o own_o worthlessness_n there_o it_o be_v original_o and_o there_o it_o have_v remain_v to_o all_o eternity_n have_v not_o the_o vice_n of_o mankind_n ransack_v those_o dark_a cell_n and_o with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o violence_n draw_v it_o up_o and_o great_a their_o reward_n of_o such_o industry_n have_v be_v for_o what_o have_v they_o gain_v by_o it_o but_o the_o ground_n of_o insinite_a controversy_n and_o quarrel_n and_o bloodshed_n and_o rapine_n a_o fatal_a instrument_n of_o devour_v and_o destroy_v one_o another_o terrarum_fw-la another_o in_o lucem_fw-la propter_fw-la quae_fw-la pugnaremus_fw-la excutimus_fw-la non_fw-la erubescim_fw-la we_o summa_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la haberi_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ima_fw-la terrarum_fw-la we_o take_v unspeakable_a pain_n to_o fetch_v up_o that_o above_o ground_n say_v one_o which_o when_o we_o have_v it_o serve_v we_o only_o to_o fight_v for_o nay_o we_o be_v not_o out_o of_o countenance_n to_o have_v those_o very_a thing_n in_o high_a esteem_n which_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v make_v low_a and_o think_v the_o deep_a mine_n of_o the_o earth_n a_o place_n good_a enough_o for_o nature_n indeed_o seem_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o have_v give_v sure_a presage_n how_o miserable_a those_o man_n shall_v be_v who_o be_v in_o love_n with_o gold_n by_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o growth_n and_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n that_o produce_v it_o for_o as_o that_o ground_n where_o the_o vein_n of_o this_o metal_n be_v find_v be_v unprofitable_a for_o other_o use_v and_o neither_o grass_n nor_o plant_n nor_o any_o other_o thing_n of_o value_n and_o service_n to_o mankind_n will_v grow_v there_o it_o be_v in_o this_o respect_n a_o most_o lively_a emblem_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o be_v enamour_a with_o it_o they_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o most_o sordid_a and_o abject_a and_o abandon_v wretch_n curse_a and_o condemn_v to_o barrenness_n void_a of_o all_o honour_n lose_v to_o all_o virue_a and_o no_o kind_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o or_o beneficial_a to_o the_o world_n be_v to_o be_v obtain_v or_o expect_v from_o they_o what_o a_o horrible_a degradation_n be_v this_o and_o how_o do_v we_o lessen_v and_o disparage_v ourselves_o when_o we_o give_v up_o that_o dominion_n and_o 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