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whereas_o they_o shall_v employ_v themselves_o in_o seek_v to_o redress_v what_o they_o can_v avoid_v stand_v gaze_v one_o at_o another_o in_o the_o great_a danger_n expect_v aid_n from_o the_o immortal_a god_n but_o not_o remember_v that_o as_o the_o grecian_a proverb_n say_v they_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v their_o own_o industry_n to_o th'invocation_n of_o divine_a assistance_n and_o not_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o rustic_a in_o the_o apologue_n who_o when_o his_o cart_n be_v lay_v fast_o up_o in_o the_o mire_n stand_v still_o and_o look_v upon_o it_o desire_v hercules_n by_o his_o celestial_a power_n to_o help_v he_o out_o with_o it_o who_o be_v present_a bid_v he_o put_v his_o own_o hand_n to_o the_o wheel_n prick_v forward_o his_o ox_n and_o so_o call_v upon_o god._n for_o as_o cato_n say_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o julius_n caesar_n non_fw-la votis_fw-la nec_fw-la supplicijs_fw-la muliebribus_fw-la deorum_fw-la auxilia_fw-la parantur_fw-la god_n help_n be_v not_o get_v only_o by_o wish_n prayer_n and_o womanish_a supplication_n it_o be_v by_o watch_v by_o labour_v &_o take_v good_a advice_n that_o matter_n gain_v a_o prosperous_a and_o true_a success_n vbi_fw-la socordiae_fw-la atque_fw-la ignaviae_fw-la te_fw-la tradideris_fw-la nequicquam_fw-la deos_fw-la implore_v irati_fw-la infestique_fw-la sunt_fw-la if_o thou_o give_v thyself_o over_o to_o sluggishness_n and_o sloth_n in_o vain_a do_v thou_o call_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v displease_v and_o offend_v with_o thou_o the_o clay_n unless_o it_o be_v thorough_o wrought_v can_v possible_o receive_v the_o form_n or_o fashion_n of_o a_o pot_n ceres_n when_o she_o show_v triptolemus_n the_o use_n of_o corn_n she_o give_v he_o this_o aviso_n withal_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unless_o thou_o cleanse_v and_o grind_v it_o thou_o can_v never_o eat_v it_o insinuate_v as_o it_o be_v thereby_o that_o no_o man_n can_v possible_o attain_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o purchase_n whereof_o he_o add_v not_o his_o own_o industry_n charles_n the_o emperor_n bear_v for_o a_o impresa_n the_o sign_n capricorn_n the_o constellation_n under_o which_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o the_o word_n that_o give_v it_o life_n be_v fidem_fw-la fati_fw-la virtute_fw-la sequemur_fw-la our_o virtue_n shall_v pursue_v that_o which_o our_o fate_n have_v promise_v a_o motto_n fit_v the_o person_n of_o so_o noble_a and_o victorious_a a_o prince_n for_o in_o every_o action_n it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v the_o matter_n but_o we_o be_v they_o that_o must_v second_v he_o in_o the_o give_n of_o it_o form_n he_o do_v nothing_o that_o concern_v we_o without_o we_o no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o save_v us._n dij_fw-la laboribus_fw-la omne_fw-la vendunt_fw-la without_o pain_n &_o industry_n nothing_o can_v be_v get_v &_o with_o it_o most_o thing_n may_v et_fw-fr labour_n ingenium_fw-la miseris_fw-la dedit_fw-la demosthenes_n have_v many_o imperfection_n which_o in_o a_o orator_n be_v much_o unseemly_a to_o redress_v they_o therefore_o say_v valerius_n praeliatus_fw-la est_fw-la