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inflame_v become_v absolute_o blind_v the_o like_o happen_v to_o they_o which_o david_n say_v the_o fire_n be_v fall_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o have_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n they_o consider_v not_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o shameful_a and_o base_a as_o profit_v draw_v from_o the_o groan_n of_o miserable_a person_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o saint_n basil_n say_v to_o make_v ourselves_o horse-courser_n huckster_n and_o pedlar_n of_o public_a calamity_n and_o as_o husbandman_n desire_v rain_n and_o ill_a weather_n to_o cause_v their_o grain_n to_o grow_v so_o those_o not_o only_o desire_v but_o which_o be_v worse_o they_o covet_v to_o extend_v and_o amplify_v the_o people_n affliction_n to_o raise_v themselves_o out_o of_o their_o ruin_n and_o to_o force_v they_o to_o shed_v tear_n to_o ripen_v their_o gold_n a_o accurse_a harvest_n of_o so_o fatal_a a_o seed_n that_o emperor_n who_o raise_v tribute_n upon_o urine_n iâ—vespasiano_n sâ—â—tonius_n iâ—vespasiano_n be_v perhaps_o only_o to_o be_v laugh_v at_o but_o those_o who_o by_o their_o concussion_n and_o violence_n force_v the_o tear_n of_o afflict_a people_n to_o become_v tributary_n to_o their_o avarice_n perpetrate_v not_o only_o a_o base_a but_o a_o inhuman_a act_n now_o though_o as_o to_o this_o other_o the_o money_n thereby_o raise_v be_v muskefy_v to_o themselves_o yet_o be_v it_o most_o stink_a both_o to_o man_n who_o curse_v they_o and_o to_o god_n who_o condemn_v they_o therefore_o the_o great_a mischief_n which_o covetousness_n hatch_v have_v regard_n only_o to_o private_a interest_n sufficient_o show_v how_o important_a and_o requisite_a integrity_n proceed_v from_o justice_n be_v to_o he_o who_o undertake_v a_o public_a charge_n who_o be_v not_o to_o reflect_v upon_o what_o be_v permit_v to_o his_o power_n but_o what_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o faith_n it_o be_v a_o holy_a depositure_n which_o faith_n ought_v to_o observe_v &_o not_o suffer_v covetousness_n to_o convert_v it_o to_o its_o own_o use_n or_o rather_o abuse_v and_o if_o the_o law_n term_v that_o sacred_a which_o be_v deposit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o particular_n how_o much_o more_o be_v that_o sacred_a which_o be_v commit_v to_o public_a trust_n integrity_n breed_v fidelity_n afford_v good_a counsel_n nourish_v prudence_n enlighten_v the_o spirit_n regulate_v desire_n right_o dispose_v affection_n towards_o duty_n suffer_v itself_o neither_o to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o profit_n nor_o make_v flexible_a by_o favour_n nor_o vanquish_v by_o fear_n nor_o alter_v or_o allure_v by_o time_n to_o violate_v right_a and_o justice_n it_o be_v inseparable_a with_o the_o love_n of_o public_a good_a which_o be_v the_o high_a and_o most_o orient_a pearl_n in_o the_o crown_n of_o politic_a justice_n chap._n 17._o of_o love_n to_o public_a good_a be_v the_o last_o duty_n of_o politic_a justice_n towards_o the_o public_a justice_n take_v in_o its_o proper_a signification_n 1._o arist_n lib._n 5._o ethic._n cap._n 1._o be_v the_o only_a one_o among_o all_o the_o other_o virtue_n reflect_v upon_o the_o good_a of_o other_o nay_o itself_o be_v the_o good_a of_o other_o say_v the_o philosopher_n in_o his_o ethic_n for_o all_o the_o profit_n of_o a_o just_a act_n cast_v itself_o out_o of_o he_o who_o do_v it_o upon_o he_o for_o who_o it_o be_v effect_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o sun_n heat_n issue_v as_o by_o start_n and_o reflection_n out_o of_o its_o sphere_n the_o sun_n cast_v his_o beam_n upon_o all_o thing_n notretayn_v they_o for_o himself_o so_o the_o profit_n proceed_v from_o justice_n do_v whole_o diffuse_v itself_o upon_o other_o the_o merit_n of_o it_o only_o remain_v to_o itself_o and_o to_o this_o virtue_n do_v that_o golden_a world_n belong_v which_o seneca_n speak_v of_o virtue_n in_o general_a her_o reward_n be_v capt_n seneca_n ep._n virtutis_fw-la pretium_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la pretio_fw-la capt_n that_o she_o can_v be_v allure_v by_o reward_n she_o propose_v to_o herself_o the_o sole_a interest_n of_o other_o not_o only_o without_o regard_n of_o her_o particular_a profit_n but_o at_o the_o cost_n of_o her_o proper_a interest_n cast_v they_o at_o her_o foot_n in_o discharge_n of_o her_o duty_n and_o rather_o than_o to_o violate_v right_a and_o reason_n she_o be_v ready_a to_o renounce_v all_o dignity_n as_o photion_n do_v his_o country_n and_o as_o do_v aristides_n or_o life_n itself_o as_o regulus_n nay_o if_o it_o so_o happen_v as_o it_o sometime_o may_v that_o she_o must_v either_o renounce_v her_o renown_n or_o wrong_v her_o conscience_n in_o this_o extremity_n the_o magistrate_n pursue_v justice_n be_v rather_o to_o choose_v to_o be_v good_a and_o appear_v wicked_a than_o to_o be_v real_o bad_a and_o seem_v good_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n since_o in_o his_o solicitude_n for_o their_o safety_n he_o will_v not_o fear_v their_o censure_n for_o the_o people_n often_o judge_v rash_o of_o the_o action_n and_o counsel_n of_o superior_n and_o in_o this_o case_n justice_n require_v not_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n but_o their_o profit_n and_o slight_v what_o be_v say_v search_v what_o shall_v be_v we_o must_v remain_v stiff_o say_v seneca_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o just_a and_o honest_a counsel_n 81._o sen._n ep._n 81._o even_o against_o all_o opprobry_n and_o infamy_n no_o man_n seem_v more_o to_o esteem_v virtue_n than_o he_o who_o not_o to_o lose_v the_o conscience_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n do_v not_o at_o all_o fear_n when_o occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o lose_v renown_n but_o justice_n frame_v man_n in_o such_o fashion_n as_o for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o he_o neglect_v himself_o it_o become_v a_o virtue_n proper_a to_o those_o who_o have_v the_o manage_n of_o other_o man_n affair_n and_o among_o all_o reip._n arist_n lib._n 5._o ethic._n cap._n 1._o virtus_fw-la sola_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la
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of_o this_o worke._n affect_a eloquence_n if_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o eloquence_n be_v unseemly_a for_o all_o quality_n 1._o quality_n but_o chief_o for_o those_o who_o treat_v of_o important_a affair_n nor_o be_v this_o great_a ornament_n and_o pomp_n of_o round_o set_v word_n wherewith_o orator_n swell_v their_o vein_n beseem_v they_o and_o the_o ancient_n say_v discourse_n the_o vigour_n and_o integrity_n of_o discourse_n that_o if_o jupiter_n shall_v speak_v to_o man_n he_o will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o demosthenes_n but_o of_o plato_n stile_n for_o the_o discourse_n of_o grave_a person_n shall_v rather_o taste_v of_o the_o philosopher_n than_o orator_n and_o it_o be_v right_o befit_v they_o when_o sentence_n be_v their_o figure_n maxim_n their_o pause_n reason_n their_o ornament_n a_o strong_a solid_a and_o round_a brevity_n their_o eloquence_n brevity_n 2._o brevity_n brief_o when_o the_o word_n flow_v from_o they_o show_v not_o the_o file_n of_o a_o laborious_a art_n but_o the_o quick_a and_o please_a juice_n of_o a_o well_o digest_v prudence_n the_o lacedaemonian_n speak_v but_o little_a but_o spiritful_o and_o solid_o their_o word_n be_v as_o rich_a diamond_n small_a in_o bulk_n inestimable_a in_o worth_n man_n value_v not_o either_o precious_a stone_n or_o discourse_n by_o the_o greatness_n but_o gracefulness_n a_o little_a carbuncle_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o a_o whole_a rock_n a_o quick_a sentence_n than_o a_o quaint_a and_o frivolous_a oration_n to_o speak_v little_a and_o say_v much_o be_v the_o perfect_a eloquence_n it_o be_v a_o law_n in_o the_o areopagite_n court_n to_o speak_v nothing_o from_o the_o matter_n photion_n be_v call_v the_o axe_n of_o demosthanes_n his_o discourse_n diceretur_fw-la arist_n l._n 11_o rhet._n ne_fw-la quid_fw-la extra_fw-la reâ—â—_n diceretur_fw-la in_o that_o he_o cut_v short_a his_o unprofitable_a preamble_n and_o doubtless_o it_o be_v the_o true_a rule_n of_o discourse_n in_o matter_n of_o consequence_n 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tongue_n of_o man_n to_o a_o rudder_n or_o helm_n wherewith_o a_o ship_n be_v