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in_o peace_n and_o happiness_n that_o be_v by_o their_o zealous_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o thyeste_n their_o voluntary_a subjection_n of_o themselves_o unto_o the_o law_n by_o which_o they_o govern_v the_o nation_n on_o earth_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o caelius_n do_v write_v of_o a_o grave_n a_o just_a and_o a_o learned_a prince_n which_o answer_v a_o certain_a hypocritical_a and_o dangerous_a flatterer_n who_o do_v affirm_v that_o all_o the_o mean_n and_o proceed_n of_o prince_n concern_v their_o estate_n general_o be_v just_a and_o honest_a on_o this_o 46._o fashion_n omnia_fw-la per_fw-la jupiter_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la honesta_fw-la &_o iusta_fw-la sed_fw-la barbaris_fw-la tantum_fw-la nobis_fw-la vero_fw-la ea_fw-la honesta_fw-la quae_fw-la honesta_fw-la &_o iusta_fw-la quae_fw-la iusta_fw-la &_o illud_fw-la possumus_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la possumus_fw-la i_o call_v jupiter_n to_o witness_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o honest_a and_o just_a but_o among_o 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person_n in_o their_o peculiar_a estate_n several_o the_o second_o into_o the_o state_n economical_a which_o respect_v the_o administration_n of_o each_o private_a family_n which_o xenophon_n term_v the_o art_n of_o dispensation_n the_o three_o and_o last_o be_v the_o best_a and_o right_o excellent_a part_n wherein_o prudence_n show_v most_o force_n be_v the_o state_n political_a always_o employ_v in_o civil_a cause_n general_o work_v for_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v a_o true_a kind_n of_o science_n to_o which_o those_o of_o this_o counsel_n must_v be_v first_o bind_v apprentice_n before_o their_o adoption_n into_o this_o society_n he_o therefore_o that_o will_v be_v a_o good_a master_n in_o his_o own_o family_n must_v first_o by_o good_a demeanour_n and_o conversation_n among_o his_o neighbour_n hold_v himself_o up_o that_o he_o may_v purchase_v a_o general_a good_a opinion_n witness_n and_o commendation_n of_o his_o integrity_n be_v by_o those_o excellent_a desert_n make_v fit_a for_o 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eamque_fw-la signis_fw-la aulaeis_fw-la alijsque_fw-la off._n operibus_fw-la exornat_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la semet_fw-la