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justice_n wherefore_o those_o be_v true_o brave_a and_o magnanimous_a that_o keep_v off_o a_o injury_n not_o those_o that_o offer_v it_o he_o that_o be_v true_o wise_a and_o stout_a place_n that_o virtue_n which_o be_v most_o consonant_a to_o nature_n in_o action_n and_o not_o in_o glory_n and_o in_o make_v himself_o more_o considerable_a than_o other_o man_n rather_o than_o appear_v so_o no_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v true_o heroic_a that_o depend_v for_o his_o reputation_n upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o multitude_n but_o every_o man_n the_o high_a his_o stomach_n be_v and_o the_o great_a his_o thirst_n of_o honour_n the_o more_o easy_o be_v he_o transport_v to_o do_v unjust_a thing_n he_o stand_v upon_o a_o slippery_a place_n for_o where_o be_v the_o man_n who_o after_o all_o his_o hazard_n and_o travel_n do_v not_o desire_n and_o expect_v glory_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o his_o adventure_n you_o shall_v know_v a_o man_n of_o generosity_n magnanimity_n and_o courage_n chief_o 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in_o two_o particular_n first_o in_o judge_v that_o only_o to_o be_v good_a which_o be_v honest_a and_o second_o in_o a_o freedom_n of_o the_o mind_n from_o all_o perturbation_n for_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v to_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o brave_a and_o generous_a mind_n to_o look_v upon_o those_o as_o little_a thing_n which_o many_o account_n to_o be_v great_a and_o glorious_a and_o to_o contemn_v they_o upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o firm_a and_o settle_a judgement_n it_o be_v likewise_o the_o part_n of_o a_o constant_a and_o invincible_a mind_n so_o to_o bear_v all_o sort_n of_o calamity_n and_o affliction_n as_o neither_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n nor_o to_o descend_v below_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n how_o incongruous_a be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n that_o stand_v the_o shock_n of_o danger_n to_o be_v break_v with_o lust_n or_o to_o endure_v the_o fatigue_n of_o labour_n and_o then_o to_o be_v overcome_v with_o pleasure_n this_o must_v therefore_o be_v avoid_v and_o so_o must_v the_o greedy_a desire_n of_o mony_n mony_n there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a argument_n of_o a_o narrow_a and_o wretched_a mind_n then_o to_o dote_v upon_o pelf_n nothing_o more_o humane_a and_o honourable_a then_o to_o despise_v it_o if_o we_o have_v it_o not_o and_o to_o employ_v it_o generous_o and_o do_v good_a with_o it_o if_o we_o have_v it_o and_o so_o for_o the_o affectation_n of_o glory_n glory_n we_o must_v beware_v of_o it_o as_o be_v say_v already_o for_o it_o bar_v a_o man_n of_o his_o liberty_n which_o a_o brave_a man_n will_v rather_o die_v than_o part_n with_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v solicitous_a neither_o for_o power_n which_o in_o some_o case_n we_o shall_v not_o receive_v and_o in_o other_o we_o shall_v lay_v down_o we_o must_v deliver_v ourselves_o from_o all_o disorder_n of_o mind_n either_o by_o fear_n or_o appetite_n and_o likewise_o from_o all_o sourness_n and_o transport_v either_o of_o delight_n or_o of_o wrath_n that_o 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persuade_v be_v the_o end_n and_o practise_v likewise_o of_o our_o predecessor_n for_o when_o in_o old_a time_n the_o weak_a be_v oppress_v by_o the_o strong_a the_o people_n present_o betake_v themselves_o to_o one_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o rest_n for_o their_o protector_n and_o it_o be_v his_o part_n to_o relieve_v the_o distress_a and_o to_o make_v such_o provision_n that_o common_a right_n may_v be_v do_v indifferent_o betwixt_o all_o party_n and_o in_o the_o make_v of_o their_o law_n they_o have_v the_o same_o prospect_n as_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o their_o king_n the_o thing_n propound_v be_v a_o equal_a and_o a_o common_a right_n and_o in_o truth_n it_o can_v be_v no_o right_n without_o be_v so_o qualify_v if_o under_o the_o administration_n of_o some_o one_o man_n that_o be_v just_o and_o good_a they_o attein_v that_o end_n they_o be_v well_o content_v there_o to_o rest_n but_o in_o case_n of_o fail_v there_o be_v law_n invent_v which_o to_o all_o under_o they_o and_o 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