Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	evil_a	good_a	know_v	2,497	5	4.4261	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58938	A Seasonable prospect for the view and consideration of Christians being a brief representation of the lives and conversations of infidels and heathens, in our age, as to religion and morality : together with some reflections thereupon, in relation to us who profess Christianity : to which is now added many of the wise and vertuous sayings of the ancient heathens / by a gentleman.	Gentleman.	1691 (1691)	Wing S2239A_VARIANT; ESTC R34065	38,938	60

be_v beset_v with_o danger_n and_o therefore_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v have_v his_o virtue_n in_o readiness_n to_o encounter_v they_o whether_o poverty_n loss_n of_o friend_n pain_n sickness_n or_o the_o like_a he_o still_o maintain_v his_o post_n whereas_o a_o pool_n be_v surprise_v at_o every_o thing_n it_o be_v bitter_a to_o be_v force_v to_o any_o thing_n but_o thing_n be_v easy_a when_o comply_v with_o it_o be_v much_o easy_a say_v he_o to_o check_v our_o passion_n in_o the_o beginning_n than_o to_o stop_v they_o in_o their_o course_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o hard_a but_o custom_n make_v it_o easy_a to_o we_o and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v that_o anger_n be_v but_o short_a madness_n there_o be_v no_o sure_a argument_n of_o a_o great_a mind_n than_o not_o to_o be_v transport_v to_o anger_n by_o any_o accident_n the_o cloud_n and_o the_o tempest_n be_v form_v below_o but_o all_o above_o be_v quiet_a and_o serene_a which_o be_v the_o emblem_n of_o a_o brave_a man_n that_o suppress_v all_o provocation_n and_o life_n within_o himself_o modest_a venerable_a and_o compose_v it_o be_v of_o all_o passion_n the_o most_o powerful_a there_o be_v not_o any_o mortal_a that_o live_v free_a from_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o nay_o the_o learn_a and_o man_n otherwise_o of_o exemplary_a sobriety_n be_v infect_v with_o it_o and_o it_o be_v so_o potent_a a_o passion_n that_o socrates_n dare_v not_o trust_v himself_o with_o it_o sirrah_n say_v he_o unto_o his_o man_n now_o will_v i_o beat_v thou_o if_o i_o be_v not_o angry_a with_o thou_o nor_o be_v it_o fit_a say_v seneca_n that_o a_o servant_n shall_v be_v in_o his_o power_n that_o be_v not_o his_o own_o master_n this_o passion_n do_v not_o solicit_v and_o mislead_v we_o like_o other_o passion_n but_o it_o run_v away_o with_o we_o by_o force_n and_o hurry_v we_o on_o with_o a_o irresistible_a temerity_n as_o well_o to_o our_o own_o as_o other_o ruin_n as_o to_o rich_fw-mi judge_v it_o be_v a_o good_a caution_n say_v seneca_n not_o to_o believe_v any_o thing_n till_o we_o be_v very_o certain_a of_o it_o for_o many_o probable_a thing_n prove_v false_a and_o a_o short_a time_n will_v make_v evidence_n of_o the_o undoubted_a truth_n without_o much_o candour_n and_o simplicity_n and_o make_v the_o best_a of_o every_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o live_n in_o society_n with_o mankind_n we_o shall_v chide_v ourselves_o where_o we_o be_v over-credulous_a no_o man_n be_v so_o circumspect_a so_o considerate_a or_o so_o fearful_a of_o offend_v but_o he_o have_v much_o to_o answer_v for_o the_o wise_a of_o all_o mortal_n have_v their_o fail_n and_o no_o man_n live_v be_v without_o the_o same_o excuse_n we_o be_v all_o oblige_v in_o humanity_n to_o bear_v one_o with_o another_o the_o great_a lesson_n of_o mankind_n as_o well_o in_o this_o as_o in_o all_o other_o case_n be_v to_o do_v as_o he_o will_v be_v do_v by_o as_o to_o friendship_n and_o society_n the_o love_n of_o society_n be_v natural_a say_v seneca_n but_o the_o choice_n of_o our_o company_n be_v matter_n of_o virtue_n but_o we_o must_v leave_v the_o crowd_n if_o we_o will_v be_v happy_a est_fw-la solatium_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cvi_fw-la pectus_fw-la aperias_fw-la say_v another_z i._n e._n it_o be_v the_o solace_n or_o comfort_n of_o life_n to_o have_v a_o faithful_a friend_n to_o who_o thou_o may_v open_v thy_o mind_n there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o body_n and_o there_o be_v as_o great_a diversity_n and_o variety_n in_o our_o mind_n say_v tully_n who_o further_o add_v that_o socrates_n among_o the_o greek_n be_v a_o gentle_a and_o a_o pleasant_a companion_n a_o wit_n that_o lie_v much_o upon_o innocent_a raillery_n and_o have_v a_o excellent_a faculty_n of_o speak_v his_o mind_n under_o a_o agreeable_a disguise_n all_o appetite_n say_v seneca_n have_v their_o proper_a object_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o fruition_n of_o they_o they_o find_v their_o content_a and_o satisfaction_n and_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o they_o they_o find_v misery_n and_o torment_n man_n have_v a_o appetite_n and_o inclination_n to_o a_o sociable_a life_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o company_n and_o society_n of_o second_o they_o find_v pleasure_n and_o repose_v noble_a example_n stir_v we_o up_o to_o noble_a action_n but_o ill_a example_n pleasure_n ease_n be_v no_o doubt_n say_v he_o great_a corrupter_n of_o manner_n as_o a_o ill_a air_n may_v endanger_v a_o good_a constitution_n so_o may_v a_o place_n of_o ill_a example_n endanger_v a_o good_a man._n great_a example_n give_v both_o authority_n and_o excuse_v to_o wickedness_n it_o be_v philosophy_n that_o give_v we_o a_o veneration_n for_o god_n a_o charity_n to_o our_o neighbour_n that_o teach_v our_o duty_n to_o heaven_n and_o exhort_v we_o to_o a_o agreement_n one_o with_o another_o the_o wise_a cato_n have_v observe_v nihil_fw-la agendo_fw-la male_a agere_fw-la discis_fw-la i._n e._n by_o idleness_n or_o do_v nothing_o you_o will_v most_o certain_o learn_v to_o do_v ill_a for_o our_o busy_a mind_n like_o nature_n will_v admit_v of_o no_o vacuum_n concern_v evil_a habit_n both_o aristotle_n and_o galen_n say_v custom_n be_v a_o ascititious_a nature_n and_o galen_n say_v a_o habit_n in_o any_o thing_n be_v a_o last_a and_o hardly_o dissolvable_a disposition_n long_a use_n and_o exercise_v at_o last_o become_v nature_n so_o that_o say_v another_z much_o of_o our_o impotency_n to_o good_a be_v derive_v upon_o we_o by_o familiarity_n with_o sin_n and_o seneca_n say_v there_o be_v nothing_o so_o hard_a but_o custom_n make_v it_o easy_a to_o we_o and_o tully_n say_v so_o great_a be_v the_o infection_n of_o evil_a custom_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o virtue_n communicate_v to_o we_o by_o nature_n be_v choke_v by_o it_o and_o vice_n contrary_a thereto_o be_v beget_v whereupon_o arise_v that_o say_v vincere_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la est_fw-la dura_fw-la pugna_fw-la it_o be_v a_o hard_a and_o difficult_a contest_v to_o conquer_v a_o habit_n and_o custom_n but_o however_o it_o be_v as_o true_a a_o say_v solus_fw-la amor_fw-la nescit_fw-la difficultates_fw-la i._n e._n only_o love_n know_v no_o difficulty_n concern_v atheism_n and_o irreligion_n plutarch_n style_v irreligion_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o stupor_n and_o madness_n whereby_o man_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o sense_n and_o he_o assert_v it_o to_o be_v a_o very_a improper_a thing_n to_o ascribe_v true_a reason_n to_o those_o who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v and_o adore_v the_o deity_n tully_n say_v esse_fw-la deos_fw-la qui_fw-la negate_fw-la vix_fw-la eum_fw-la sanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la existimem_fw-la i_o e._n i_o can_v hardly_o think_v that_o man_n to_o be_v in_o his_o right_a mind_n who_o be_v a_o atheist_n and_o destitute_a of_o religion_n and_o he_o further_o proceed_v why_o shall_v any_o style_v such_o a_o one_o a_o man_n who_o by_o what_o he_o see_v in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o convince_v of_o a_o deity_n and_o a_o providence_n and_o of_o that_o adoration_n he_o owe_v to_o the_o deity_n and_o he_o call_v atheist_n host_n humani_fw-la generis_fw-la the_o great_a enemy_n of_o mankind_n and_o say_v that_o among_o all_o the_o live_a creature_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v none_o but_o man_n that_o have_v any_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o among_o mankind_n there_o be_v no_o nation_n so_o wild_a and_o barbarous_a but_o pretend_v to_o some_o religion_n and_o the_o satirist_n speak_v of_o religion_n and_o a_o sense_n of_o divine_a thing_n it_o be_v this_o say_v he_o that_o distinguish_v we_o from_o bruit_n creature_n that_o we_o have_v soul_n capable_a of_o divine_a impression_n and_o as_o to_o profaneness_n neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n and_o religion_n seneca_n thus_o discourse_v that_o several_a country_n do_v appoint_v several_a punishment_n for_o the_o violation_n of_o religion_n but_o every_o country_n appoint_v some_o and_o it_o do_v not_o any_o where_n escape_v unpunished_a and_o plato_n will_v have_v it_o punish_v capital_o as_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o most_o pernicious_a consequence_n to_o government_n and_o tully_n ascribe_v all_o the_o good_a fortune_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o their_o piety_n and_o devotion_n as_o to_o common_a swear_v tully_n say_v see_v that_o a_o oath_n do_v call_v down_o god_n for_o witness_n and_o propose_v he_o for_o umpire_n and_o vourcher_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o say_v therefore_o to_o induce_v god_n in_o humane_a affair_n upon_o small_a and_o slight_a account_n do_v imply_v contempt_n of_o he_o wherefore_o we_o ought_v whole_o to_o shun_v swear_v except_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o high_a necessity_n and_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o say_v another_o heathen_a except_o where_o it_o be_v necessary_a do_v not_o suit_n with_o a_o wise_a man_n socrates_n say_v reverence_n a_o oath_n but_o seneca_n say_v i_o advise_v principal_o that_o man_n do_v not_o easy_o swear_v at_o

of_o any_o thing_n bad_a or_o of_o ill_a report_n which_o they_o behold_v in_o other_o that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v ask_v himself_o this_o question_n num_fw-la ego_fw-la feci_fw-la tale_n i._n e._n have_v not_o i_o do_v the_o like_a and_o tully_n tell_v we_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v well_o teach_v without_o example_n and_o the_o ancient_a pythagorean_n as_o a_o worthy_a divine_a have_v observe_v be_v wont_a when_o any_o person_n forsake_v their_o school_n to_o set_v a_o coffin_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o use_v to_o sit_v and_o then_o to_o make_v a_o solemn_a funeral_n for_o he_o bewail_v wail_a he_o with_o tear_n as_o one_o that_o be_v real_o dead_a tully_n say_v every_o creature_n have_v its_o proper_a perfection_n the_o proper_a perfection_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v reason_n the_o proper_a perfection_n of_o reason_n be_v virtue_n and_o the_o proper_a perfection_n of_o virtue_n be_v integrity_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o remember_v say_v seneca_n and_o to_o 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advance_v and_o raise_v up_o his_o mind_n above_o humane_a affair_n and_o again_o quid_fw-la infelicius_fw-la ama●o●_n esse_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la dei_fw-la i._n e._n what_o great_a unhappiness_n can_v possible_o befall_v any_o man_n than_o to_o be_v a_o lover_n and_o not_o of_o god_n and_o plato_n tell_v we_o that_o love_n be_v the_o ornament_n of_o all_o both_o of_o the_o god_n and_o men._n the_o dominion_n of_o the_o soul_n above_o be_v boundless_a this_o very_a contemplation_n give_v we_o force_v liberty_n and_o nourishment_n and_o the_o mind_n be_v there_o at_o home_n and_o it_o have_v this_o argument_n of_o its_o divinity_n that_o it_o take_v delight_n in_o what_o be_v divine_a there_o it_o be_v that_o it_o learn_v the_o end_n of_o its_o proper_a be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n by_o the_o help_n of_o philosophy_n the_o soul_n give_v the_o slip_n to_o the_o body_n and_o refresh_v itself_o in_o heaven_n wealth_n honour_n and_o favour_n may_v come_v upon_o a_o man_n by_o chance_n nay_o may_v be_v cast_v upon_o he_o without_o so_o much_o as_o look_v after_o but_o virtue_n be_v the_o work_n of_o industry_n and_o labour_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o purchase_v that_o good_a which_o bring_v all_o other_o along_o with_o it_o good_a lord_n think_v i_o say_v seneca_n if_o man_n will_v but_o exercise_v their_o brain_n as_o they_o do_v their_o body_n and_o take_v as_o much_o pain_n for_o virtue_n as_o they_o do_v for_o pleasure_n i'faith_o justice_n piety_n fortitude_n prudence_n be_v venerable_a and_o only_o the_o possession_n of_o good_a man_n but_o a_o plentiful_a estate_n a_o brawny_a arm_n and_o a_o firm_a body_n be_v many_o time_n the_o portion_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o virtue_n we_o commend_v be_v high_a and_o illustrious_a not_o that_o it_o be_v a_o happiness_n only_o to_o be_v free_a from_o evil_n but_o because_o it_o dignify_v and_o enlarge_v the_o mind_n because_o it_o prepare_v it_o for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o make_v it_o capable_a even_o of_o converse_v with_o god_n himself_o all_o man_n say_v he_o seek_v for_o comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o joy_n but_o yet_o be_v ignorant_a and_o know_v not_o whence_o that_o satisfaction_n and_o joy_n that_o be_v durable_a and_o last_a arise_v fool_n that_o we_o be_v what_o will_v we_o be_v at_o that_o have_v neither_o wit_n enough_o to_o advise_v ourselves_o or_o to_o take_v counsel_n of_o other_o be_v it_o pleasure_n we_o seek_v god_n have_v provide_v pleasure_n for_o we_o in_o heaven_n if_o it_o be_v pleasure_n in_o this_o world_n that_o we_o covet_v why_o do_v we_o not_o give_v it_o ourselves_o in_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o well_o compose_v and_o virtuous_a mind_n o_o the_o admirable_a divinity_n of_o a_o heathen_a that_o be_v a_o pleasure_n say_v he_o substantial_a sincere_a unchangeable_a and_o untainted_a whereas_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o he_o flesh_n be_v weak_a and_o short_a live_v only_o varnish_v over_o both_o afraid_a and_o ashamed_a of_o the_o light_n pleasure_n be_v mean_a servile_a transitory_a tiresome_a sickly_a the_o good_a of_o the_o belly_n and_o only_o the_o felicity_n of_o brute_n and_o according_o peregrinus_n of_o athens_n use_v to_o say_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v not_o sin_v although_o the_o god_n shall_v never_o know_v it_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o vulgar_a say_v seneca_n be_v ungrounded_a thin_a and_o superficial_a but_o the_o other_o be_v solid_a and_o eternal_a and_o the_o most_o miserable_a of_o all_o mortal_n be_v they_o that_o deliver_v themselves_o up_o to_o their_o palate_n or_o their_o lust_n he_o that_o subdue_v his_o carnal_a lust_n shall_v easy_o keep_v himself_o untainted_a with_o any_o other_o so_o that_o reason_n do_v not_o encounter_v this_o or_o that_o vice_n by_o itself_o but_o beat_v down_o all_o at_o a_o blow_n the_o joy_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n say_v he_o stand_v firm_a without_o interruption_n in_o all_o place_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o condition_n his_o thought_n be_v cheerful_a and_o quiet_a for_o indeed_o there_o be_v not_o any_o great_a effect_n of_o true_a wisdom_n than_o the_o equality_n and_o evenness_n of_o our_o joy_n and_o according_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o xantippe_n socrates_n his_o wife_n that_o he_o always_o return_v home_o with_o the_o same_o calm_a temper_n of_o mind_n as_o he_o go_v out_o with_o of_o justice_n honesty_n and_o integrity_n justice_n and_o prudence_n in_o conjunction_n say_v tully_n will_v give_v a_o man_n what_o credit_n he_o please_v but_o take_v they_o apart_o justice_z even_o without_o wisdom_n may_v do_v very_o much_o but_o wisdom_n without_o justice_n be_v nothing_o worth_a justice_n may_v beget_v confidence_n without_o wisdom_n but_o wisdom_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o justice_n and_o plato_n define_v virtue_n to_o be_v the_o harmony_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o honest_a socrates_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o simplicity_n and_o truth_n be_v a_o great_a and_o wise_a thing_n but_o cunning_a and_o deceit_n be_v a_o mean_a and_o foolish_a thing_n and_o that_o the_o just_a man_n and_o the_o happy_a man_n be_v all_o one_o and_o other_o heathen_n tell_v we_o that_o where_o fidelity_n be_v once_o abandon_v there_o falsehood_n and_o perfidiousness_n take_v place_n which_o be_v brand_v with_o the_o high_a cheat_n in_o humanity_n and_o that_o in_o present_v he_o that_o be_v false_a and_o perfidious_a we_o therein_o undertake_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o mankind_n now_o as_o to_o their_o say_n say_v tully_n that_o when_o a_o thing_n be_v very_o profitable_a the_o advantage_n justify_v it_o though_o it_o be_v not_o honest_a otherwise_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o it_o must_v be_v so_o and_o not_o be_v make_v so_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o profitable_a which_o be_v not_o honest_a and_o it_o be_v not_o honest_a because_o it_o be_v profitable_a but_o it_o be_v