4.8_o 9_o solomon_n say_v of_o wisdom_n that_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n exalt_v she_o and_o she_o shall_v promote_v thou_o and_o bring_v thou_o to_o honour_n she_o shall_v give_v to_o thy_o head_n a_o ornament_n of_o grace_n and_o a_o crown_n of_o glory_n prov._n 10.7_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o just_a be_v bless_v but_o the_o name_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rot_v prov._n 3.35_o the_o wise_a shall_v inherit_v glory_n but_o shame_n shall_v be_v the_o promotion_n of_o fool_n piety_n and_o virtue_n command_v a_o respect_n from_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n good_a man_n hold_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o give_v it_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o wicked_a man_n though_o they_o may_v deny_v that_o outward_a respect_n that_o be_v due_a to_o good_a and_o righteous_a person_n yet_o even_o these_o can_v but_o have_v a_o inward_a veneration_n for_o goodness_n and_o religion_n it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o even_o the_o rude_a and_o licentious_a vulgar_a at_o rome_n have_v such_o a_o reverence_n of_o the_o person_n of_o cato_n that_o though_o such_o lewdness_n be_v permit_v by_o the_o law_n in_o the_o festival_n of_o flora_n yet_o so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v present_a in_o the_o theatre_n they_o can_v not_o go_v on_o with_o their_o obscene_a sport_n nor_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o demand_v those_o floral_n joci_fw-la nudandarum_fw-la meretricum_fw-la as_o seneca_n call_v they_o the_o wicked_a indeed_o hate_v the_o righteous_a because_o his_o life_n be_v a_o reproof_n to_o they_o and_o give_v they_o some_o check_n in_o their_o vicious_a course_n take_v from_o they_o their_o great_a excuse_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o god_n commandment_n and_o demonstrate_v that_o through_o the_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n which_o be_v always_o grant_v to_o they_o who_o do_v what_o in_o they_o lie_v and_o pray_v for_o it_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o obey_v they_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o will_v be_v accept_v by_o god_n wicked_a man_n though_o they_o hate_v virtue_n in_o the_o subject_a yet_o simple_o and_o abstract_o they_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v good_a though_o in_o their_o practice_n they_o prefer_v vice_n before_o virtue_n yet_o never_o any_o arrive_v to_o that_o degree_n of_o sottishness_n as_o to_o say_v it_o be_v better_a than_o virtue_n for_o example_n better_a to_o be_v a_o glutton_n and_o a_o drunkard_n than_o a_o temperate_a person_n to_o cheat_v and_o defraud_v than_o to_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a in_o our_o deal_n and_o therefore_o though_o they_o hate_v and_o persecute_v man_n for_o be_v religious_a yet_o they_o disguise_v the_o subject_a of_o their_o hatred_n pretend_v it_o to_o be_v hypocrisy_n heresy_n superstition_n or_o the_o like_a that_o they_o hate_v they_o for_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v self-condemned_n person_n seneca_n in_o his_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr beneficiis_fw-la cap._n 17._o have_v much_o to_o this_o purpose_n adeò_fw-la gratiosa_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la say_v he_o ut_fw-la insitum_fw-la etiam_fw-la malis_fw-la sit_fw-la probare_fw-la meliora_fw-la virtue_n be_v so_o gracious_a that_o it_o be_v natural_o ingraft_v even_o in_o bad_a man_n to_o approve_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o again_o nec_fw-la quisquam_fw-la tantum_fw-la à _fw-la naturali_fw-la lege_fw-la descivit_fw-la &_o hominem_fw-la exuit_fw-la ut_fw-la animi_fw-la causâ_fw-la malus_fw-la sit_fw-la neither_o have_v any_o man_n so_o far_o degenerate_v from_o the_o natural_a law_n and_o put_v off_o man_n as_o to_o be_v wicked_a for_o his_o mind_n sake_n or_o only_o because_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n to_o be_v so_o and_o again_o maximum_fw-la hoc_fw-la habemus_fw-la à _fw-la natura_fw-la meritum_fw-la quod_fw-la virtus_fw-la in_o omnium_fw-la animos_fw-la lumen_fw-la suum_fw-la permittit_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la illum_fw-la vident_fw-la nature_n have_v herein_o deserve_v exceed_v well_o of_o we_o that_o virtue_n send_v its_o light_n into_o all_o man_n mind_n even_o they_o that_o do_v not_o follow_v it_o yet_o see_v it_o against_o what_o be_v general_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o true_o honourable_a but_o virtue_n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n be_v honourable_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o always_o accompany_v with_o virtue_n there_o be_v some_o learned_a man_n vicious_a as_o st._n augustin_n also_o suppose_v in_o that_o say_v quid_fw-la prodest_fw-la esse_fw-la peritum_fw-la &_o periturum_fw-la i_o answer_v that_o the_o acquisition_n of_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n be_v by_o something_o virtuous_a and_o commendable_a viz._n labour_n and_o industry_n in_o a_o call_v nay_o knowledge_n itself_o be_v that_o which_o all_o man_n natural_o desire_v and_o be_v some_o participation_n of_o a_o divine_a perfection_n viz._n omniscience_n and_o be_v that_o which_o distinguish_v we_o from_o and_o advance_v we_o above_o brute_n beast_n and_o make_v we_o capable_a of_o virtue_n and_o happiness_n a_o high_a degree_n of_o it_o exalt_v our_o faculity_n enable_v we_o to_o act_v in_o a_o large_a sphere_n and_o to_o do_v more_o good_a must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o excellent_a quality_n and_o to_o merit_v some_o honour_n and_o respect_n and_o all_o man_n general_o think_v so_o and_o give_v it_o according_o that_o it_o do_v so_o appear_v further_a from_o the_o contrary_a that_o be_v ignorance_n and_o folly_n which_o be_v among_o all_o man_n very_o dishonourable_a and_o reproachful_a insomuch_o that_o man_n abhor_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o imputation_n of_o folly_n esteem_v it_o a_o great_a disgrace_n to_o be_v account_v fool_n than_o to_o be_v account_v vicious_a though_o indeed_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o great_a fool_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a godly_a man_n the_o only_a wise_a man_n here_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o unsatiable_a thirst_n after_o honour_n implant_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n why_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o jealous_a of_o lose_v the_o reputation_n of_o any_o new_a invention_n so_o trouble_v and_o disturb_v at_o have_v any_o of_o their_o observation_n or_o discovery_n though_o by_o themselves_o communicate_v to_o other_o publish_v without_o a_o honourable_a mention_n of_o they_o so_o nettle_v at_o the_o discovery_n of_o any_o mistake_n in_o their_o write_n though_o but_o grammatical_a and_o be_v upbraid_v with_o it_o why_o they_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o accept_v of_o false_a honour_n and_o undue_a praise_n why_o they_o shall_v think_v it_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o be_v praise_v by_o ignorant_a person_n and_o incompetent_a judge_n for_o such_o ability_n and_o gift_n as_o they_o be_v not_o conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o do_v praise_n add_v any_o thing_n to_o they_o of_o real_a good_a beside_o conceit_n i_o can_v conceive_v any_o other_o reason_n than_o what_o i_o intimate_v before_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o powerful_a spur_n to_o incite_v they_o to_o the_o practice_n and_o exercise_v of_o religious_a and_o virtuous_a action_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o man_n be_v as_o jealous_a of_o their_o reputation_n in_o point_n of_o knowledge_n as_o they_o be_v in_o point_n of_o virtue_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v a_o error_n and_o a_o fault_n and_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o though_o for_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_a i_o deny_v not_o knowledge_n to_o be_v a_o excellent_a quality_n which_o enlarge_n and_o advance_v the_o understanding_n and_o render_v a_o man_n capable_a of_o great_a employment_n and_o do_v more_o good_a than_o other_o of_o inferior_a ability_n and_o improvement_n and_o further_o that_o it_o be_v not_o virtue_n alone_o to_o which_o honour_n be_v due_a as_o appear_v in_o that_o we_o be_v command_v to_o honour_n parent_n magistrate_n minister_n in_o general_a as_o such_o without_o any_o restriction_n or_o exception_n of_o those_o that_o be_v vicious_a it_o be_v enough_o that_o they_o have_v a_o authority_n derive_v from_o god_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o divine_a impress_n and_o character_n upon_o they_o to_o make_v they_o venerable_a chap._n x._o of_o friend_n six_o friend_n be_v no_o small_a comfort_n and_o addition_n to_o our_o happiness_n or_o wellbeing_a in_o this_o world_n scarce_o any_o outward_a blessing_n so_o desirable_a useful_a and_o beneficial_a as_o friendship_n cicerâ—_n say_v non_fw-la aquâ_fw-la non_fw-la igni_fw-la pluribus_fw-la in_o lâ—cis_fw-la utimur_fw-la quà am_fw-la amicitiâ_fw-la we_o have_v not_o more_o frequent_a use_n of_o fire_n and_o water_n than_o we_o have_v of_o friendship_n nothing_o so_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n as_o it_o say_v the_o same_o author_n nothing_o so_o convenient_a either_o for_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n nothing_o more_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a than_o the_o sincere_a love_n and_o affection_n of_o a_o faithful_a friend_n and_o a_o reciprocal_a love_n of_o he_o nothing_o more_o acceptable_a than_o his_o society_n and_o converse_n but_o beside_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n which_o
a_o vain_a image_n of_o glory_n they_o err_v but_o yet_o specious_o shall_v you_o enumerate_v to_o i_o covetous_a person_n or_o angry_a man_n or_o such_o as_o exercise_v unjust_a hatred_n or_o war_n one_o against_o another_o all_o these_o virilius_fw-la peccant_a sin_n more_o manly_a but_o such_o as_o give_v up_o or_o prostitute_v themselves_o to_o gluttony_n drunkenness_n and_o lust_n eorum_fw-la inhonesta_fw-la labes_fw-la est_fw-la their_o stain_n be_v dishonourable_a and_o sordid_a of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o see_v hear_v and_o smell_a i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o bâ—t_o that_o if_o due_o circumstantiate_v and_o place_v upon_o proper_a object_n they_o have_v no_o turpitude_n in_o they_o but_o may_v lawful_o be_v enjoy_v of_o see_v and_o hear_v i_o have_v say_v something_o in_o a_o former_a discourse_n as_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o sport_n and_o diversion_n religion_n do_v likewise_o admit_v of_o a_o moderate_a use_n of_o these_o and_o what_o be_v beyond_o such_o a_o use_n do_v rather_o tire_v man_n than_o recreate_v they_o wilâ—ns_v they_o bishop_n wilâ—ns_v it_o be_v as_o much_o the_o property_n of_o such_o thing_n to_o weary_a a_o man_n when_o he_o be_v once_o sufficient_o refresh_v by_o they_o as_o it_o be_v to_o refresh_v he_o when_o he_o be_v weary_v by_o other_o thing_n of_o intellectual_a pleasure_n we_o shall_v speak_v when_o we_o come_v to_o treat_v oâ—_n the_o happiness_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n here_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o melancholy_a and_o mournful_a life_n and_o that_o we_o must_v take_v leave_n of_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o world_n when_o once_o we_o enter_v upon_o it_o do_v not_o soâ—omon_n sâ—y_v eccles_n 7.2_o it_o be_v better_a to_o go_v to_o the_o hoâ—se_n of_o mourning_n than_o to_o the_o house_n of_o feast_v etc._n etc._n v._n 3._o sorrow_n be_v better_a than_o laughter_n foâ—_n by_o the_o sadness_n of_o the_o countenance_n the_o heart_n be_v make_v better_a v._o 4._o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n be_v in_o tâ—e_v house_n of_o mirth_n this_o be_v a_o great_a prejudice_n against_o a_o holy_a life_n and_o deter_v many_o man_n from_o venture_v upon_o it_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o part_v with_o all_o mirth_n and_o jollity_n and_o pleasure_n which_o they_o esteem_v the_o chief_a happiness_n of_o their_o life_n and_o to_o live_v more_o restrain_v and_o regular_a life_n at_o least_o thâ—y_a desire_n to_o enjoy_v they_o a_o little_a long_o till_o they_o be_v tire_v and_o glut_v with_o they_o defer_v their_o repentance_n to_o sickness_n or_o old_a age._n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o innocent_a mirth_n and_o joy_n or_o even_o feast_v itself_o be_v not_o absolute_o forbid_v the_o same_o author_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o weep_v and_o a_o time_n to_o laugh_v a_o time_n to_o mourn_v and_o a_o time_n to_o dance_v and_o that_o every_o thing_n be_v beautiful_a in_o its_o season_n nay_o christian_n be_v command_v to_o rejoice_v evermore_o but_o in_o this_o place_n he_o compare_v laughter_n and_o sorrow_n feast_v and_o mourn_v together_o and_o prefer_v the_o latter_a and_o upon_o very_o good_a reason_n because_o feast_v be_v oftentimes_o a_o occasion_n of_o temptation_n to_o intemperance_n and_o excess_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v idle_a and_o vain_a talk_n scurrilous_a and_o profane_a jest_n lascivious_a song_n which_o tend_v to_o corrupt_v man_n manner_n effeminate_a their_o mind_n and_o bring_v they_o in_o love_n with_o sensual_a and_o brutish_a pleasure_n whereâ—s_n from_o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n there_o be_v no_o such_o danger_n whatever_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o be_v whether_o public_a calamity_n loss_n death_n of_o relation_n or_o friend_n thereby_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o consider_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o all_o these_o outward_a enjoyment_n not_o to_o overvalue_v they_o or_o set_v our_o heart_n upon_o they_o that_o so_o we_o may_v not_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o grief_n at_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o to_o bewail_v our_o own_o and_o other_o sin_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n bring_v these_o affliction_n and_o suffering_n upon_o ourselves_o or_o they_o to_o condole_v with_o comfort_n and_o support_v those_o who_o be_v too_o much_o deject_v and_o apt_a to_o sink_v under_o their_o burden_n chap._n ix_o of_o honour_n and_o reputation_n five_o a_o five_o thing_n conducive_a to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n be_v honour_n and_o reputation_n a_o blessing_n high_o to_o be_v value_v and_o much_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o riches_n or_o pleasure_n or_o even_o life_n itself_o prov._n 22.1_o a_o good_a name_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v choose_v than_o great_a riches_n and_o love_a favour_n rather_o than_o silver_n and_o gold_n eccles_n 7.1_o a_o good_a name_n be_v better_a than_o precious_a ointment_n it_o be_v a_o proverb_n among_o the_o vulgar_a take_v away_o my_o good_a name_n and_o take_v away_o my_o life_n intimate_v that_o it_o be_v as_o dear_a to_o they_o as_o their_o life_n much_o more_o than_o will_v a_o generous_a person_n choose_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o do_v any_o unworthy_a thing_n that_o may_v expose_v he_o to_o infamy_n or_o blast_v his_o reputation_n and_o because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o so_o great_a excellency_n therefore_o we_o do_v pay_v it_o as_o the_o best_a service_n we_o can_v do_v and_o return_v we_o can_v make_v to_o god_n and_o his_o deputy_n magistrate_n and_o parent_n honour_n be_v a_o good_a thing_n whereby_o we_o not_o only_o reap_v many_o advantage_n while_o we_o live_v but_o that_o do_v also_o survive_v we_o and_o abide_v after_o we_o when_o we_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n psal_n 112_o 6._o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n there_o be_v in_o man_n a_o natural_a desire_n to_o have_v a_o good_a name_n perpetuate_v and_o mention_v with_o honour_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v which_o as_o a_o learned_a tillotson_n learned_a a_o bâ—_n tillotson_n prelate_n say_v be_v a_o sign_n that_o there_o be_v in_o human_a nature_n some_o presage_n of_o a_o life_n after_o death_n in_o which_o they_o hope_v among_o other_o reward_n of_o well_o do_v to_o meet_v with_o this_o also_o to_o be_v well_o speak_v of_o to_o posterity_n loâ—d_n bishop_n loâ—d_n and_o another_o man_n among_o many_o token_n of_o immortality_n have_v by_o secret_a instinct_n a_o natural_a desire_n to_o be_v think_v of_o and_o speak_v of_o in_o aftertime_n honour_n be_v a_o great_a spur_n and_o encouragement_n to_o virtuous_a action_n every_o man_n say_v the_o forementioned_a author_n that_o have_v any_o spark_n of_o generosity_n in_o he_o be_v desirous_a of_o fame_n and_o though_o man_n care_v not_o how_o soon_o it_o come_v yet_o they_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v it_o after_o death_n rather_o than_o not_o at_o all_o and_o bishop_n wilkins_n say_v the_o more_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a any_o man_n be_v the_o more_o care_n will_v he_o take_v to_o transmit_v a_o grateful_a memory_n of_o himself_o to_o future_a time_n that_o he_o be_v well_o speak_v of_o that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v as_o a_o precious_a ointment_n leave_v a_o perfume_n behind_o it_o that_o man_n may_v rise_v up_o at_o the_o mention_n of_o it_o and_o call_v he_o bless_v nor_o say_v he_o can_v any_o man_n despise_v honour_n but_o he_o that_o do_v either_o despair_n of_o it_o or_o resolve_v against_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v deserve_v it_o and_o certain_o say_v the_o archbishop_n he_o that_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o his_o fame_n be_v lose_v to_o all_o purpose_n of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n when_o a_o man_n be_v once_o come_v to_o this_o not_o to_o care_v what_o other_o say_v of_o he_o the_o next_o step_n be_v to_o have_v no_o care_n what_o he_o himself_o do_v quod_fw-la conscientia_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la id_fw-la fama_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la 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