conception_n of_o thing_n contemplatio_fw-la these_o kind_n of_o contemplation_n have_v all_o the_o virtue_n sure_o root_v in_o their_o mind_n so_o that_o every_o degree_n have_v his_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a take_n the_o first_o root_v all_o perturbation_n out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o second_o do_v altogether_o forget_v they_o the_o last_o know_v they_o but_o either_o to_o exercise_v or_o name_n wickedness_n it_o judge_v sacrilege_n the_o commendation_n of_o this_o felicity_n be_v infinite_a theophrastus_n extol_v the_o same_o to_o the_o sky_n who_o praise_n if_o it_o be_v my_o purpose_n at_o large_a to_o discourse_v hereof_o i_o will_v recite_v but_o have_v another_o end_n of_o my_o talk_n i_o come_v to_o the_o active_a felicity_n ¶_o of_o civil_a or_o active_a felicity_n cha._n 6._o plato_n see_v archytas_n tarentinus_n bend_v altogether_o to_o contemplation_n tarentinus_n and_o compare_v that_o with_o civil_a virtue_n do_v dehort_v he_o from_o the_o same_o his_o reason_n which_o he_o use_v be_v because_o no_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o himself_o but_o a_o piece_n of_o his_o birth_n his_o country_n a_o part_n his_o parent_n &_o a_o part_n his_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n callenge_v so_o that_o if_o he_o consider_v his_o estate_n thorough_o and_o discharge_v his_o duty_n as_o he_o ought_v very_o little_a time_n he_o shall_v find_v which_o he_o may_v say_v be_v reserve_v to_o himself_o alone_o aristotle_n aristotle_n likewise_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o live_v to_o himself_o but_o shall_v have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o parent_n of_o his_o child_n wife_n neighbour_n and_o countryman_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o man_n call_v animal_n sociale_a a_o fellow_n creature_n because_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v delight_v with_o company_n which_o make_v cicero_n to_o say_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o acceptable_a before_o god_n cicero_n then_o be_v the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o assembly_v link_v by_o a_o law_n which_o be_v so_o gather_v together_o all_o be_v call_v a_o city_n those_o which_o fly_v the_o company_n of_o man_n be_v call_v by_o a_o odious_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hater_n of_o man_n those_o contemplator_n have_v be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o not_o only_o odious_a but_o also_o ridiculous_a unto_o many_o as_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n thales_n which_o be_v earnest_o give_v to_o the_o behold_v of_o the_o star_n .._o not_o see_v that_o which_o be_v before_o his_o foot_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a hole_n which_o when_o a_o old_a woman_n see_v she_o break_v into_o a_o great_a laughter_n and_o say_v you_o in_o deed_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n thales_n which_o will_v geve_v yourself_o to_o contemplation_n and_o neglect_v thing_n before_o your_o eye_n who_o will_v not_o exclaim_v against_o epimenides_n epimenidâ—â—_n which_o be_v in_o hard_a contemplation_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o move_v when_o his_o country_n and_o city_n where_o he_o dwell_v and_o also_o his_o own_o house_n be_v consume_v with_o fire_n meton_n or_o that_o meton_n the_o astronomer_n which_o do_v not_o only_o feign_v himself_o to_o be_v frantic_a but_o also_o burn_v house_n book_n and_o all_o his_o substance_n because_o he_o will_v not_o break_v his_o study_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n to_o go_v a_o warfare_n a_o man_n in_o my_o judgement_n unworthy_a to_o reap_v any_o commodity_n of_o his_o country_n which_o be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o bestow_v his_o pain_n in_o keep_v it_o from_o servitude_n and_o therefore_o write_v they_o very_o well_o which_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o right_n good_a man_n which_o serve_v god_n devout_o and_o deal_v upright_o with_o all_o man_n such_o a_o man_n be_v call_v right_o â–ª_o a_o civil_a man_n man._n and_o he_o be_v adorn_v with_o all_o virtue_n and_o this_o be_v he_o which_o obey_v not_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n otherwise_o then_o honest_o he_o may_v but_o embrace_v virtue_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o because_o of_o his_o good_a disposition_n and_o honest_a behaviour_n he_o be_v say_v by_o virtue_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o happy_a estate_n and_o haven_n or_o heaven_n of_o joy_n here_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o i_o declare_v what_o this_o virtue_n be_v and_o of_o how_o many_o part_n it_o consist_v ¶_o the_o definition_n of_o virtue_n and_o her_o part_n chap._n 7._o pythagoras_n define_v virtue_n to_o be_v a_o natural_a harmony_n to_o which_o all_o honest_a thing_n do_v answer_v what_o many_o of_o the_o stoic_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o socrates_n do_v define_v virtue_n to_o be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n which_o opinion_n cause_v herillus_n to_o suppose_v knowledge_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a herillus_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v possidonius_fw-la which_o say_v that_o to_o live_v honest_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o perfect_v understanding_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o accompany_v nature_n horace_n by_o a_o contrary_n define_v the_o same_o and_o say_v that_o virtue_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o avoid_n of_o wickedness_n cicero_n define_v it_o in_o two_o sort_n for_o sometime_o it_o be_v a_o perfection_n of_o reason_n sometime_o a_o habit_n of_o the_o mind_n agreeable_a to_o reason_n cleanthes_n say_v it_o be_v a_o election_n of_o the_o mind_n obey_v to_o nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v a_o happy_a estate_n aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v a_o choose_v habit_n of_o the_o mind_n consist_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o extreme_n of_o which_o one_o exceed_v the_o other_o want_v much_o as_o fortitude_n when_o it_o exceed_v fall_v into_o rashness_n when_o it_o faint_v into_o childish_a fearfulness_n and_o liberality_n when_o it_o lavish_v out_o of_o reason_n be_v call_v prodigality_n when_o it_o be_v not_o extend_v any_o whit_n purchase_v the_o name_n of_o covetousness_n and_o thereof_o come_v this_o proverb_n that_o in_o good_a thing_n nothing_o be_v either_o want_v or_o superfluous_a the_o consideration_n of_o which_o make_v the_o pythagorian_n to_o say_v pythagorici_n that_o wickedness_n can_v not_o be_v comprehend_v but_o godliness_n may_v and_o therefore_o much_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o become_v wicked_a then_o virtuous_a for_o the_o way_n to_o wickedness_n be_v many_o plain_a and_o common_a but_o to_o goodness_n be_v not_o many_o but_o one_o &_o that_o same_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v because_o it_o be_v but_o little_o tread_v now_o see_v we_o know_v what_o be_v virtue_n let_v we_o learn_v of_o how_o many_o kind_n it_o be_v sort_n aristotle_n divide_v they_o into_o two_o sort_n and_o call_v they_o either_o moral_a or_o intellectual_a he_o call_v all_o such_o intellectual_a which_o by_o nature_n be_v ingraft_v in_o we_o virtue_n as_o heed_n wariness_n wisdom_n moral_a be_v such_o which_o by_o custom_n and_o civil_a conversation_n we_o attain_v these_o flow_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o use_n make_v they_o perfect_v the_o other_o out_o of_o the_o mind_n for_o many_o man_n may_v be_v find_v which_o be_v although_o not_o in_o like_a manner_n wise_a and_o have_v discretion_n to_o know_v good_a from_o evil_n although_o not_o perfect_o and_o full_o for_o wisdom_n perfect_v be_v get_v by_o long_a exercise_n and_o many_o year_n some_o call_v those_o as_o do_v panetius_fw-la either_o contemplative_a or_o active_a again_o some_o into_o three_o kind_n divide_v they_o and_o call_v they_o either_o natural_a rational_a or_o moral_a four_o but_o plato_n best_a of_o all_o say_v plain_o that_o virtue_n be_v divide_v into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o be_v prudence_n the_o second_o temperance_n the_o three_o fortitude_n and_o the_o last_o justice_n and_o he_o call_v they_o the_o four_o principal_a virtue_n because_o that_o out_o of_o they_o do_v spring_v all_o the_o other_o virtue_n now_o see_v we_o know_v which_o be_v they_o let_v we_o also_o tell_v what_o they_o be_v ¶_o of_o prudence_n and_o her_o part_n cha._n 8._o prudence_n or_o wisdom_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o diverse_a philosopher_n what_o be_v diverse_o define_v and_o yet_o in_o sense_n they_o all_o agree_v the_o stoic_n say_v it_o be_v a_o knowledgd_v of_o good_a thing_n bad_a thing_n and_o thing_n indifferent_a cicero_n be_v of_o their_o mind_n and_o give_v the_o very_a same_o definition_fw-la and_o sometime_o he_o call_v it_o the_o mistress_n of_o this_o life_n sometime_o the_o art_n teach_v how_o to_o live_v well_o aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v a_o habit_n of_o the_o mind_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o show_v what_o thing_n be_v hurtful_a or_o profitable_a unto_o man_n socrates_n be_v of_o that_o opinion_n socrates_n that_o he_o think_v all_o virtue_n shall_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o prudence_n but_o aristotle_n as_o be_v out_o of_o the_o
anotable_o answer_n ¶_o of_o equity_n and_o righteousness_n chap._n 17._o the_o last_o part_n of_o prudence_n be_v call_v equity_n equity_n which_o be_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o honest_a or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o more_o gentle_a sentence_n give_v to_o malefactor_n then_o common_o the_o law_n do_v geve_v for_o this_o equity_n judge_v with_o lenity_n the_o law_n with_o extremity_n but_o some_o will_v say_v here_o be_v no_o place_n to_o talk_v of_o punish_v or_o pardon_v of_o justice_n or_o equity_n for_o that_o belong_v to_o justice_n whereof_o no_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v certes_o it_o may_v seem_v so_o legalis_fw-la but_o herein_o i_o follow_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o best_a learn_v which_o distinguish_v justice_n and_o say_v there_o be_v a_o justice_n natural_a and_o there_o be_v a_o justice_n legal_a the_o legal_a justice_n be_v that_o write_a law_n according_a to_o which_o common_a judge_n geve_v sentence_n the_o natural_a justice_n be_v that_o discretion_n which_o every_o prudent_a and_o wise_a man_n be_v endue_v withal_o whereby_o he_o drive_v thereunto_o through_o consideration_n of_o circumstance_n do_v oftentimes_o make_v thing_n bitter_a sweet_a great_a and_o dangerous_a easy_a heinous_a and_o horrible_a either_o not_o so_o at_o all_o or_o not_o so_o horrible_a as_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v this_o natural_a justice_n as_o i_o say_v be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o every_o wise_a man_n and_o therefore_o the_o peripatetions_n number_n it_o among_o those_o thing_n without_o which_o none_o may_v he_o call_v a_o prudent_a man._n to_o this_o equity_n some_o ioygne_a equanimity_n equanimity_n which_o be_v call_v of_o the_o grecian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o certain_a tranquillity_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o which_o in_o adversity_n we_o do_v not_o through_o grief_n and_o thought_n hurt_v ourselves_o nor_o in_o prosperity_n exult_v and_o rejoice_v over_o much_o for_o this_o virtue_n have_v many_o hear_v well_o especial_o socrates_n xantippe_n and_o antonius_n a_o emperor_n that_o i_o may_v leave_v other_o xantippe_n the_o wife_n of_o socrates_n say_v that_o her_o husband_n always_o keep_v one_o countenance_n she_o can_v never_o see_v he_o by_o his_o countenance_n at_o any_o time_n over_o sad_a or_o exceed_v merry_a the_o like_a be_v report_v of_o antonius_n caesar._n aristo_n there_o be_v a_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n name_v sceptici_fw-la which_o in_o the_o quietness_n of_o mind_n put_v the_o great_a felicity_n &_o think_v he_o to_o be_v most_o happy_a which_o in_o a_o constant_a soberness_n excel_v other_o man_n but_o i_o leave_v to_o speak_v any_o more_o hereof_o because_o i_o have_v touch_v it_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o perturbation_n where_o i_o speak_v of_o pleasure_n &_o shall_v talk_v more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o among_o the_o virtue_n when_o i_o shall_v explicate_v the_o nature_n of_o true_a fortitude_n and_o thus_o much_o brief_n of_o prudence_n judge_v of_o the_o philosopher_n the_o most_o excellent_a virtue_n and_o therefore_o first_o place_v the_o next_o be_v temperance_n who_o nature_n shall_v now_o he_o describe_v ¶_o of_o temperance_n and_o her_o part_n chap._n 18._o now_o be_v we_o to_o describe_v temperance_n what_o be_v temperance_n as_o we_o have_v already_o show_v what_o be_v prudence_n therefore_o general_o first_o we_o will_v speak_v thereof_o particular_o afterward_o every_o part_n of_o temperance_n shall_v be_v declare_v sort_v cicero_n divide_v all_o virtue_n in_o two_o sort_n and_o call_v they_o either_o virtue_n of_o knowledge_n or_o of_o conversation_n those_o of_o knowledge_n he_o call_v prudence_n &_o wisdom_n wisdom_n he_o say_v only_o consist_v in_o contemplation_n prudence_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o common_a matter_n and_o that_o he_o call_v in_o diverse_a consideration_n domestical_a and_o civil_a domestical_a when_o every_o private_a man_n do_v prudent_o consider_v of_o his_o own_o affair_n and_o civil_a when_o we_o bend_v ourselves_o to_o the_o profit_v of_o the_o weal_n public_a to_o our_o conversation_n he_o say_v do_v belong_v temperance_n only_o under_o which_o he_o comprehend_v justice_n and_o fortitude_n as_o branch_n of_o the_o same_o temperance_n and_o under_o those_o he_o contain_v all_o those_o virtue_n of_o which_o hereafter_o we_o shall_v speak_v but_o i_o think_v he_o do_v not_o proper_o talk_v of_o temperance_n as_o one_o of_o the_o four_o principal_a virtue_n but_o rather_o as_o they_o do_v consist_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o mischief_n but_o temperance_n be_v otherwise_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o the_o learned_a have_v divide_v virtue_n into_o four_o part_n principal_o to_o wit_n prudence_n temperance_n fortitude_n and_o justice_n which_o they_o will_v never_o have_v do_v have_v not_o temperance_n some_o espetial_a consideration_n as_o the_o other_o have_v and_o this_o be_v gather_v by_o the_o definition_n and_o duty_n of_o temperance_n it_o be_v define_v to_o be_v a_o virtuous_a habit_n of_o the_o mind_n what_o whereby_o we_o abstain_v from_o all_o vain_a and_o pestilent_a pleasure_n both_o of_o mind_n and_o body_n and_o this_o do_v agree_v with_o that_o definition_n of_o cicero_n in_o his_o office_n where_o he_o say_v temperance_n be_v the_o ruler_n of_o all_o troublesomeness_n of_o mind_n and_o a_o strong_a subduer_n of_o all_o vain_a pleasure_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o as_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o prudence_n just_o to_o discern_v good_a from_o evil_n temperance_n so_o be_v it_o of_o temperance_n to_o abstain_v and_o that_o always_o from_o hurtful_a thing_n aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o temperance_n to_o consist_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o keep_n of_o life_n in_o man_n body_n and_o use_v the_o pleasure_n thereof_o moderate_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o certain_a mean_a about_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n as_o taste_v feel_v hear_v smell_a &_o see_v and_o therefore_o say_v plotinus_n very_o well_o that_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o temperance_n to_o covet_v nothing_o whereof_o it_o shall_v afterward_o repent_v she_o and_o in_o no_o case_n to_o go_v beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o wisdom_n prescribe_v if_o i_o shall_v recite_v the_o praise_n which_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o this_o virtue_n i_o shall_v make_v a_o volume_n thereof_o but_o have_v another_o thing_n in_o hand_n i_o will_v plain_o without_o any_o rhetorical_a discourse_n talk_v thereof_o ▪_o leave_v her_o commendation_n unto_o they_o which_o have_v the_o leisure_n of_o a_o philosopher_n and_o the_o wit_n of_o a_o orator_n but_o this_o i_o say_v to_o much_o to_o her_o praise_n can_v be_v speak_v as_o you_o which_o be_v enemy_n to_o all_o pestiferous_a pleasure_n and_o a_o friend_n to_o all_o virtuous_a exercise_n which_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o etymology_n of_o this_o word_n temperance_n for_o it_o be_v call_v temperance_n because_o it_o keep_v a_o mean_a in_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o delight_v of_o the_o body_n and_o he_o be_v call_v a_o temperate_a man_n temperate_a which_o desire_v nothing_o but_o that_o he_o ought_v when_o he_o ought_v and_o as_o he_o ought_v and_o in_o all_o his_o do_n set_v honesty_n before_o his_o eye_n as_o a_o mark_n to_o level_v the_o bow_n of_o his_o cogitation_n and_o shote_v the_o dart_n of_o his_o desire_n unto_o therefore_o temperance_n be_v contrary_a to_o pleasure_n if_o it_o be_v not_o honest_a and_o temperate_a man_n be_v contrary_a to_o those_o who_o set_v their_o whole_a delight_n in_o the_o vain_a pleasure_n of_o the_o beastly_a body_n this_o temperance_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o prudent_a solon_n cry_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solon_n ne_o quid_fw-la nimis_fw-la nothing_o to_o much_o nor_o to_o often_o we_o have_v a_o pretty_a say_n in_o our_o english_a tongue_n too_o much_o of_o one_o thing_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o observe_v a_o mean_a and_o then_o shall_v you_o be_v that_o temperate_a man_n of_o which_o we_o do_v here_o talk_v a_o notable_a member_n in_o a_o common_a weal_n for_o by_o temperance_n he_o embrace_v modesty_n shamefastness_n temperance_n abstinency_n continency_n pudicitia_n honesty_n moderation_n sparingness_n and_o sobriety_n without_o which_o temperance_n can_v not_o be_v and_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o entertain_v they_o i_o will_v declare_v the_o property_n of_o they_o all_o ¶_o of_o modesty_n chap._n 19_o modesty_n be_v a_o virtue_n teach_v a_o man_n how_o to_o rule_v his_o affection_n and_o in_o all_o his_o action_n to_o keep_v a_o mean_a modesty_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o call_v modesty_n because_o it_o keep_v a_o mean_a and_o do_v neither_o want_n nor_o exceed_v in_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o look_n and_o countenance_n of_o a_o man_n for_o by_o the_o same_o we_o way_n gather_v oftentimes_o the_o disposition_n of_o any_o again_o as_o in_o our_o countenance_n
then_o that_o may_v seem_v and_o be_v grateful_a for_o this_o virtue_n be_v not_o only_o of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o excellent_a but_o also_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o rest_n what_o be_v piety_n but_o only_o a_o grateful_a goodwill_n towards_o our_o parent_n who_o be_v good_a citizen_n who_o in_o war_n who_o in_o peace_n deserve_v well_o of_o their_o country_n but_o those_o which_o bear_v in_o remembrance_n the_o benefit_n of_o their_o country_n who_o be_v holy_a who_o be_v religioê°_n but_o those_o which_o with_o mind_n fullness_n ascribe_v those_o honour_n unto_o the_o immortal_a god_n which_o belong_v unto_o they_o what_o comfort_n can_v there_o be_v in_o this_o life_n without_o fréedship_n again_o what_o friendship_n can_v there_o be_v among_o ungrateful_a person_n who_o be_v among_o we_o all_o liberal_o bring_v up_o in_o who_o mind_n do_v not_o continual_o remain_v his_o parent_n his_o master_n &_o instructor_n yea_o &_o that_o very_a place_n where_o sometime_o he_o be_v 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will_v admit_v into_o his_o familiarity_n and_o that_o oftentimes_o those_o which_o for_o condition_n be_v very_o base_a but_o yet_o the_o wise_a man_n and_o will_v of_o they_o secret_o demand_v what_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n common_o do_v think_v of_o he_o if_o they_o have_v tell_v he_o of_o his_o vice_n he_o will_v amend_v they_o if_o of_o his_o virtue_n he_o will_v increase_v they_o ptolemy_n a_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n for_o he_o will_v refuse_v no_o man_n company_n that_o be_v for_o judgement_n wise_a ptolemy_n and_o for_o behaviour_n virtuous_a especial_o he_o use_v one_o galete_n a_o young_a man_n for_o year_n but_o for_o wisdom_n ancient_a very_o familiar_o galetes_n by_o reason_n whereof_o much_o good_a be_v do_v in_o the_o country_n on_o a_o time_n as_o they_o be_v a_o hunt_n together_o it_o fortune_v that_o in_o their_o sight_n do_v appear_v certain_a malefactor_n which_o be_v condemn_v go_v to_o execution_n those_o do_v galetes_n first_o espy_v and_o thereupon_o show_v they_o unto_o the_o king_n and_o say_v thus_o unto_o he_o oh_o king_n sith_o it_o have_v so_o happen_v that_o we_o have_v meet_v with_o these_o miserable_a man_n if_o it_o be_v your_o pleasure_n let_v we_o set_v spur_n to_o our_o horse_n and_o set_v they_o free_a the_o king_n much_o delight_v in_o his_o good_a nature_n obey_v his_o wholesome_a counsel_n and_o save_v their_o life_n which_o be_v past_o all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n by_o which_o appear_v what_o good_a or_o evil_a those_o which_o be_v about_o prince_n may_v do_v if_o they_o will._n darius_n to_o end_n recite_v of_o example_n do_v much_o labour_n to_o be_v count_v a_o merciful_a prince_n darius_n &_o therefore_o oftentimes_o he_o will_v call_v before_o he_o his_o under_o officer_n and_o demand_v of_o they_o what_o fine_n &_o task_n they_o receive_v of_o his_o people_n which_o if_o he_o perceive_v to_o be_v very_o much_o he_o will_v cut_v of_o more_o than_o the_o three_o part_n if_o they_o 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cast_v i_o out_o of_o the_o society_n of_o all_o good_a man_n if_o willing_o i_o break_v promise_n sychians_n the_o scythian_n have_v their_o kind_n of_o swear_v after_o a_o strange_a manner_n for_o when_o for_o any_o thing_n of_o great_a importance_n they_o shall_v take_v a_o oath_n person_n they_o will_v swear_v by_o the_o king_n throne_n if_o any_o be_v perjure_v he_o be_v by_o the_o law_n adjudge_v to_o die_v the_o roman_n when_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n roman_n will_v take_v a_o hog_n &_o have_v put_v it_o in_o a_o mortar_n will_v break_v it_o to_o piece_n wish_v that_o as_o that_o hog_n be_v break_v so_o their_o bone_n may_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n which_o do_v break_v their_o faith_n arabian_n the_o median_n and_o arabian_n likewise_o have_v their_o kind_n of_o swear_v for_o as_o oft_o as_o they_o plight_v their_o faith_n to_o any_o they_o
what_o simonides_n alexander_n magnus_n perdiccas_n tremble_v what_o timanthes_n â–ª_o iphigenia_n â–ª_o calchas_n ulysses_n menelaus_n q_o curtius_n caecilius_n m._n crassus_n brutus_n conturbation_n what_o â–ª_o ephicrates_n aâ—_z 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o live_a body_n the_o office_n of_o a_o capâ—â—â—ne_n rex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d tygranes_n dariâ—â—_n fearfulness_n garamantine_n of_o fearful_a man_n two_o sort_n orestes_n nero._n magna_fw-la vis_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la caesar_n caligula_n thedorus_fw-la byzantius_n vitellius_n vision_n galba_n tib._n caesar._n dream_n â–ª_o when_o true_a agamemnon_n nestor_n ptolemy_n cassander_n cic_a lib._n 2._o de_fw-la divinatione_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la hannibal_n the_o cause_n of_o fearfulness_n property_n of_o the_o affection_n sorrow_n what_o aegritudo_fw-la aegrotatio_fw-la part_n of_o sorrow_n pity_v what_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o friend_n pity_v worship_v for_o a_o goddess_n of_o the_o athenian_n misericordia_fw-la misereri_fw-la miseratio_fw-la miserari_fw-la cicero_n ad_fw-la lucilium_fw-la epaminundas_fw-la whether_o pity_n mate_n rest_n in_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o no._n good_a thing_n evil_a thing_n thing_n indifferent_a the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o peripatetion_n who_o happy_a the_o academic_n the_o part_n of_o every_o man_n to_o be_v pitiful_a arcagatus_fw-la vulnerarius_fw-la cicero_n in_o oration_n pro_fw-la rege_fw-la deiotaâ—o_fw-la xenocrates_n philippus_n â—acedonia_fw-la alexander_n magnus_fw-la the_o fruit_n of_o pity_n titus_z vespasianus_n deliciae_fw-la humanâ—_n generis_fw-la titus_n imperator_fw-la antonius_n pius_n mercy_n most_o requisite_a in_o a_o prince_n envy_n what_o canker_a envy_n policianus_n lib_n 1._o epistola_fw-la 〈◊〉_d inuidia_fw-la comes_fw-la virtutis_fw-la themistocles_n timocreon_n aristides_n justus_n athens_n rome_n thebes_n cic._n oration_n prima_fw-la in_o catilinam_fw-la timon_n of_o athens_n alcibiades_n â–ª_o emmulation_n what_o alexander_n magnus_n lysimachus_n seleucus_n antiagonus_n attalus_n ptolemy_n â–ª_o sylla_n and_o marius_n bocchus_n ingurtha_n marsyas_n thamyras_n batula_n theseus_n cic._n in_o orat_fw-la pro._n m._n marcello_n themistocles_n milciades_n aristotle_n plato_n cicero_n demosthenes_n virgil_n homer_n euagoras_n agesilaus_n q._n fabius_n maximus_n â—cipio_n africanus_n paulus_n aemylius_fw-la obtrectation_n what_o jealousy_n hortensius_n cicero_n saluste_fw-la aschines_n demosthenes_n demades_n fret_v angor_fw-la p._n rutilius_n theophraâ—tus_fw-la stilpo_n sadness_n tristitia_fw-la quasi_fw-la terraâ—stitia_fw-la ut_fw-la solstitium_fw-la prometheus_n caucasus_n cicero_n pythagoriâ—i_o saturnus_n c._n caesar._n brutus_n cassius_n myson_n cause_n of_o sadness_n sadness_n commendable_a pensivenesse_n moeror_fw-la adversity_n lacedaemonian_n spartan_n cicero_n lentulus_n cethegus_n demosthenes_n mourn_v what_o why_o mourn_n mislike_v of_o the_o wise_a anaxagoras_n leena_n xenophon_n gryllus_n horatius_n puluillus_n plinius_n secundus_fw-la troublesomeness_n cice._n lib_n 1._o de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la bonorum_fw-la et_fw-la malorum_fw-la scipio_n xenophon_n de_fw-fr iustitutione_fw-la cyri._fw-la lamentation_n bellerophon_n carefulness_n egyptian_n athenian_n diligence_n the_o mistress_n of_o learning_n molestation_n afflictation_n lepidus_n despair_n philostrate_v roman_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n antonius_n cleopatra_n pachetes_n empedocles_n aristotle_n cato_n ambrociotes_n lactantius_n de_fw-fr falsa_fw-la sapientia_fw-la cap._n 18._o diverse_a opinion_n touch_v the_o true_a felicity_n epicure_n aristippus_n metrodorus_n calliphon_n dinomachus_n diodorus_n hieronimus_fw-la â–ª_o herillus_n stoic_n zeno._n aristotle_n peripatetion_n aristoteles_n lib._n 1._o rhetor_n ad_fw-la theodecten_n cap._n 14_o part_n of_o felicity_n fortune_fw-mi describe_v good_n of_o fortune_n riches_n isocrates_n ad_fw-la demonicum_n plato_n crates_n thebanus_n monimus_n aristippus_n democritus_n terentius_n in_o heaâ—t_n actus_fw-la primi_fw-la scaena_fw-la secunda_fw-la lactantius_n de_fw-fr salsa_fw-la sapientia_fw-la cap._n 23._o callimachus_n sapph_n aristotâ—les_n lib._n 1._o rhetor_n ad_fw-la theod._n cap._n 16._o a_o true_a friend_n nobility_n themistocles_n tymodemus_n cicero_n pro_fw-la sexto_fw-la roscio_n cicero_n in_o catilinam_n fame_n dionysius_n erasmus_n in_o vidua_fw-la sva_fw-la cicero_n pro_fw-la q._n roscio_n erasmus_n in_o vidua_fw-la cicero_n pro._n p._n quinct_n 10._o m._n marcellus_n honor._n aristogeton_n harmodius_n cicero_n lib._n 1._o epi._n ad_fw-la q._n fratrem_fw-la honour_n alit_fw-la art_n themistocles_n fabius_n maximus_n fabius_n gurges_n ambition_n child_n spartan_n proletary_n cornelia_n solon_n cicero_n actione_fw-la 4._o in_o verrem_fw-la timarchides_n cicero_n act_n 6_o in_o verré_v julia._n nature_n of_o what_o sort_n natura_fw-la finiâ—a_fw-la et_fw-la sufinita_fw-la natura_fw-la a_o tyrant_n lactantius_n de_fw-fr salsa_fw-la sapientia_fw-la cap._n 28_o natura_fw-la finâ—ta_fw-la natura_fw-la universalis_fw-la causae_fw-la secundae_fw-la monstrum_fw-la nature_n â–ª_o 〈…〉_o thâ—_z good_n 〈◊〉_d nature_n health_n stoic_a hieron_n ptolemy_n straton_n plato_n adversity_n profitable_a sometimes_o crotone_n â—lubâ—iuâ—_n â–ª_o athenian_n egyptian_n strength_n vincentius_n three_o kind_n of_o valiant_a man_n stout_a in_o body_n of_o three_o sort_n stout_a in_o mind_n of_o three_o sort_n thobias_n job_n abraham_n â–ª_o fortitude_n desire_v in_o three_o thing_n consist_v lactantius_n de_fw-fr 〈…〉_o lib_n â–ª_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 9_o bigness_n beauty_n aristotle_n eloquence_n sanguine_a melancholy_n sturmius_fw-la de_fw-la imitatione_n oratoria_fw-la lib._n 2._o ca._n 12_o a_o description_n of_o man._n cicero_n li._n 1._o officio_fw-la hercules_n virtue_n pleasure_n democritus_n spurina_n cicero_n act_n 2._o in_o veâ—rem_n jupiter_n why_o call_v optimus_fw-la maximus_fw-la plutarchy_n in_o vita_fw-la aristidis_fw-la mankind_n two_o fold_n contemplation_n â–ª_o contemplator_n of_o three_o sorâ—s_n prudence_n anaxagoras_n temperance_n diogenes_n fortitude_n justice_n temperance_n fortitude_n heraclitus_n exemplaris_fw-la contemplatio_fw-la plato_n archytas_n tarentinus_n aristotle_n cicero_n thales_n milesias_n .._o epimenidâ—â—_n meton_n a_o civil_a man._n virtue_n what_o herillus_n pythagorici_n virtue_n of_o how_o many_o sort_n intellectual_a virtue_n moral_a virtue_n part_n of_o verâ—ue_n four_o prudence_n what_o socrates_n apollophanes_n bion._n epicurus_n hipparchus_n socrates_n the_o birth_n of_o wisdom_n venus_n the_o office_n of_o wisdom_n part_n of_o wisdom_n reason_n what_o cicero_n lib._n 2_o de_fw-la finibus_fw-la ratiocinatio_fw-la enemy_n to_o understanding_n idleness_n indian_n the_o nature_n of_o bee_n egyptian_n ovid._n lib._n 1_o de_fw-la remedio_fw-la amoris_fw-la evil_a affection_n â–ª_o jovianus_n pontanus_n property_n of_o the_o affection_n evil_a manner_n isocrates_n ad_fw-la demoniâ—â—â—_n â–ª_o 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â—agire_v to_o presage_v minutius_n wiliness_n versutia_fw-la â–ª_o craftiness_n calâ—iâ—itas_n cicero_n lib._n 3_o de_fw-la natura_fw-la dear_a â–ª_o apollo_n croesus_n â–ª_o rhascus_n and_o rhascopolis_n cassius_n antonius_n subtlety_n astutia_fw-la astu._n hannibal_n â–ª_o objection_n solution_n apelles_n antigonus_n physician_n zeno._n alexander_n parmenio_n equity_n naturalis_fw-la justitia_fw-la legalis_fw-la equanimity_n socrates_n antonius_n xantippe_n sceptici_fw-la 1._o consideratores_fw-la cvius_fw-la sectae_fw-la erane_n pyrrho_n et_fw-fr aristo_n temperance_n cicero_n in_o partionibus_fw-la oraâ—orijs_fw-la virtue_n of_o what_o sort_v temperance_n what_o the_o office_n of_o temperance_n who_o temperate_a solon_n part_n of_o temperance_n modesty_n philippus_n macedoniae_n diogenes_n alexander_n diogenes_n antigonus_n tiberius_n caesar._n c._n marius_n catulus_n hannibal_n dio_fw-mi syracusanus_fw-la philosopher_n cato_n severus_n persian_n shamefastness_n blush_v socrates·_n theseus_n themistocles_n demosthenes_n cicero_n tarqvinius_n priscus_n abstinency_n â–ª_o continency_n p._n aemylius_fw-la l._n mummius_n amabaeas_n l._n mummius_n amabaeas_n â—ellerophon_fw-mi antea_fw-la pretus_n joseph_n conscieence_n xenocrates_n xenocrates_n scipio_n luceius_n incontinency_n messalina_n popilia_n corinthian_n babylonian_n tyrrhenians_n messagetan_n chastity_n â–ª_o pudicitia_n lucretia_n spartanae_fw-la virgin_n nicanor_n methridates_n dirapentina_n menophilo_n tentorian_a woman_n pythagoras_n daughter_n armenia_n tigranes_n cyrus_n hiero_n syracusanus_n effect_n of_o chastity_n amylia_n claudia_n tuscia_n scipio_n laelius_n ptolomeus_n tryphon_n honesty_n cice._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la finibus_fw-la cice._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la finibus_fw-la cice._n lib._n 2._o epist._n ad_fw-la atticum_fw-la quin._n lib._n 1_o cap._n 20._o the_o institutione_fw-la oratoria_fw-la isocrates_n ad_fw-la demonicum_n poet_n player_n corinthian_n cotys_n calliste_n socrates_n lactantius_n de_fw-fr divino_fw-la praemio_fw-la cap._n 5._o moderation_n antomedon_n pomponius_n atticus_n suffer_v p._n
of_o virtue_n and_o moreover_o they_o add_v and_o say_v that_o every_o thing_n be_v good_a or_o evil_a or_o neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a thing_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v good_a they_o say_v be_v the_o virtue_n wisdom_n justice_n fortitude_n and_o temperance_n thing_n evil_a thing_n they_o call_v foolishness_n injustice_n cowardness_n &_o intemperance_n which_o be_v always_o hurtful_a and_o unprofitable_a thing_n indifferent_a indifferent_a or_o neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a they_o say_v be_v thing_n which_o be_v use_v according_a unto_o the_o rule_n of_o virtue_n be_v good_a and_o commendable_a but_o be_v have_v to_o serve_v as_o minister_n and_o encreaser_n of_o impiety_n and_o wickedness_n be_v most_o hurtful_a and_o damnable_a as_o wealth_n riches_n beauty_n strength_n nobleness_n and_o such_o like_a stoic_n by_o which_o they_o will_v infer_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n have_v virtue_n though_o no_o other_o thing_n else_o he_o enjoy_v yet_o can_v he_o not_o be_v miserable_a and_o have_v no_o virtue_n though_o he_o have_v all_o thing_n yet_o be_v he_o most_o wretched_a and_o therefore_o their_o conclusion_n be_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n have_v virtue_n lack_v other_o commodity_n of_o this_o world_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v pity_v neither_o ought_v he_o to_o pity_v other_o lack_v those_o have_v virtue_n peripatetion_n the_o peripatetion_n be_v in_o another_o mind_n and_o come_v nigh_o unto_o the_o truth_n for_o they_o judge_v the_o end_n of_o man_n to_o be_v virtue_n and_o that_o to_o the_o get_v thereof_o he_o shall_v refer_v all_o his_o action_n and_o do_n but_o their_o opinion_n be_v that_o a_o full_a and_o perfect_v felicity_n consist_v of_o the_o threefold_a good_a to_o wit_n of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o fortune_n happy_a and_o without_o those_o that_o be_v except_o he_o have_v the_o external_a and_o corporal_a good_n together_o with_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o mind_n he_o can_v not_o be_v in_o happy_a and_o perfect_v estate_n 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imprison_v relieve_v the_o necessity_n and_o want_n of_o all_o final_o do_v unto_o every_o man_n as_o they_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o consider_v that_o as_o the_o poor_a and_o miserable_a be_v so_o have_v they_o be_v or_o may_v be_v who_o opinion_n as_o it_o be_v wholesome_a so_o be_v it_o to_o be_v embrace_v of_o all_o man_n for_o this_o pity_n and_o compassion_n many_o have_v be_v commend_v oftentimes_o arcagatus_fw-la a_o notable_a chirurgeon_n be_v high_o esteem_v among_o the_o roman_n as_o long_a as_o he_o have_v pity_n upon_o the_o patientes_fw-la arcagatus_fw-la who_o cure_n he_o have_v promise_v but_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v unmerciful_a &_o to_o have_v no_o remorse_n of_o they_o he_o be_v not_o only_o despise_v of_o grave_a man_n but_o every_o boy_n in_o derision_n to_o his_o reproach_n call_v he_o vulnerarius_fw-la vulnerarius_fw-la cicero_n great_o commend_v caesar_n for_o his_o great_a pity_n and_o mercifulness_n in_o these_o word_n deiotaâ—o_fw-la i_o ought_v not_o c._n caesar_n as_o in_o the_o like_a trouble_n man_n be_v wont_v to_o endeavour_n myself_o by_o word_n to_o move_v you_o unto_o pity_n it_o be_v a_o vain_a labour_n for_o of_o your_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o persuasion_n thereunto_o you_o be_v wont_a to_o succour_v the_o afflict_a and_o miserable_a xenocrates_n be_v so_o pitiful_a as_o he_o will_v aid_v and_o defend_v even_o brute_n beast_n xenocrates_n much_o more_o a_o man_n distress_v for_o on_o a_o time_n he_o sit_v in_o the_o sun_n there_o fly_v a_o sparrow_n into_o his_o bosom_n and_o there_o as_o it_o be_v beseech_v his_o aid_n against_o the_o persecution_n of_o a_o hawk_n which_o he_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o there_o keep_v she_o until_o she_o be_v rid_v of_o all_o fear_n and_o then_o open_v his_o bosom_n and_o let_v she_o fly_v say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o betray_v unto_o their_o enemy_n any_o which_o fly_v unto_o he_o for_o succour_v a_o notable_a example_n of_o mercifulness_n and_o pit_n be_v that_o it_o shall_v slip_v out_o of_o remembrance_n by_o oblivion_n for_o the_o only_a remembrance_n thereof_o be_v able_a to_o provoke_v any_o in_o who_o the_o spark_n of_o virtue_n do_v any_o whit_n burn_v to_o have_v pity_n and_o compassion_n of_o the_o afflict_a and_o to_o succour_v and_o defend_v the_o innocent_a philip_n the_o king_n of_o macedonia_n â—acedonia_fw-la oftentimes_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o a_o king_n ought_v to_o remember_v always_o that_o he_o be_v a_o mortal_a man_n and_o subject_a to_o many_o thousand_o calamity_n but_o by_o mercy_n and_o pity_n be_v make_v like_o the_o immortal_a god_n a_o worthy_a say_n and_o deserve_v to_o be_v write_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n in_o the_o chamber_n of_o every_o man_n especial_o of_o those_o which_o any_o way_n be_v better_o than_o other_o man_n whereby_o they_o may_v think_v that_o only_a pity_n and_o mercifulness_n bring_v they_o credit_n both_o with_o god_n and_o man_n from_o this_o good_a king_n philip_n do_v not_o his_o son_n alexander_n degenerate_a for_o have_v by_o conquest_n overcome_v darius_n magnus_fw-la he_o have_v in_o his_o subjection_n all_o which_o do_v belong_v unto_o darius_n and_o so_o may_v use_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o his_o pity_n be_v such_o as_o he_o abstain_v from_o all_o such_o as_o his_o very_a enemy_n make_v most_o account_v of_o as_o his_o wife_n and_o other_o her_o handmaid_n and_o do_v not_o only_o not_o offer_v any_o violence_n unto_o she_o or_o any_o of_o they_o but_o also_o on_o pain_n of_o death_n command_v that_o none_o in_o any_o case_n after_o any_o sort_n shall_v injury_n they_o which_o thing_n when_o his_o enemy_n darius_n understand_v so_o move_v he_o pity_n as_o he_o be_v enforce_v through_o consideration_n of_o alexander_n rare_a pity_n to_o break_v into_o these_o word_n oh_o god_n first_o grant_v i_o a_o kingdom_n well_o defense_v afterwards_o if_o it_o be_v your_o pleasure_n that_o i_o shall_v by_o death_n leave_v this_o world_n i_o beseech_v you_o that_o none_o may_v be_v king_n of_o asia_n but_o this_o my_o so_o friendly_a foe_n and_o so_o merciful_a conqueror_n how_o can_v this_o pity_n be_v too_o much_o commend_v or_o who_o can_v sufficient_o be_v delight_v in_o the_o same_o sith_o it_o make_v of_o deadly_a foe_n faithful_a friend_n and_o of_o mortal_a man_n immortal_a gods._n wonderful_a be_v the_o care_n that_o titus_n vespasianus_n son_n of_o the_o emperor_n vespasian_n have_v to_o be_v account_v merciful_a and_o it_o appear_v in_o nothing_o more_o than_o not_o only_o in_o pardon_v two_o traitor_n which_o be_v a_o token_n of_o a_o excellent_a good_a nature_n but_o also_o in_o send_v word_n to_o one_o of_o their_o mother_n that_o her_o son_n offence_n be_v forgive_v which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o great_a care_n to_o be_v account_v merciful_a imperator_fw-la neither_o be_v his_o endeavour_n in_o vain_a for_o by_o his_o great_a pity_n toward_o his_o subject_n he_o so_o win_v their_o heart_n that_o he_o be_v call_v the_o delight_n of_o mankind_n likewise_o antonius_n a_o emperor_n which_o for_o his_o justice_n get_v the_o name_n of_o a_o good_a man_n and_o be_v call_v above_o all_o other_o antonius_n pius_n pius_n for_o his_o pity_n and_o mercifulness_n be_v report_v espetal_o as_o never_o any_o of_o the_o emperor_n before_o he_o do_v to_o have_v reign_v &_o rule_v without_o effusion_n of_o blood_n and_o sure_o the_o nature_n of_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n be_v such_o prince_n as_o it_o bring_v a_o especial_a prerogative_n with_o it_o and_o though_o many_o virtue_n have_v cause_v prince_n to_o be_v commend_v of_o their_o subject_n yet_o none_o have_v at_o any_o time_n either_o bring_v such_o admiration_n unto_o the_o practiser_n or_o bring_v prince_n more_o into_o love_n with_o their_o subject_n then_o have_v mercy_n wherefore_o every_o man_n for_o his_o part_n and_o every_o
be_v not_o to_o promise_v any_o thing_n hercules_n perceive_v she_o to_o be_v vain_a pleasure_n forsake_v she_o and_o embrace_v the_o other_o simple_a and_o rude_a virtue_n whereby_o he_o show_v himself_o more_o to_o esteem_n virtue_n bare_a and_o void_a of_o all_o ornament_n miserable_a then_o delightful_a pleasure_n accompany_v with_o all_o the_o good_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n democritus_n be_v of_o his_o mind_n democritus_n and_o therefore_o because_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o carry_v he_o from_o contemplation_n he_o pluck_v out_o his_o own_o eye_n spurina_n likewise_o a_o rare_a example_n of_o a_o virtuous_a young_a man_n spurina_n rather_o will_v mangle_v and_o deform_v his_o beautiful_a face_n then_o be_v a_o occasion_n that_o other_o shall_v by_o his_o fairness_n offend_v and_o certain_o there_o be_v never_o any_o desirous_a of_o a_o good_a name_n which_o do_v not_o prefer_v celestial_a before_o earthly_a thing_n eternal_a before_o transitory_a virtue_n before_o vanity_n so_o that_o the_o true_a felicity_n be_v attain_a by_o the_o good_a quality_n of_o the_o mind_n cicero_n confirm_v the_o same_o and_o say_v veâ—rem_n that_o sweet_a and_o more_o comfortable_a be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o mind_n than_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o declare_v the_o excellency_n of_o this_o virtue_n the_o ancient_a roman_n call_v their_o jupiter_n optimus_fw-la maximus_fw-la maximus_fw-la the_o best_a and_o the_o great_a and_o we_o call_v our_o god_n so_o to_o signify_v that_o for_o virtue_n and_o power_n he_o be_v peerless_a and_o first_o he_o be_v call_v optimus_fw-la afterward_o maximus_n to_o show_v that_o his_o divinity_n be_v before_o his_o omnipotency_n aristidis_fw-la and_o again_o plutarch_n say_v that_o for_o three_o thing_n god_n be_v judge_v most_o glorious_a for_o his_o immortality_n for_o his_o omnipotency_n &_o for_o his_o virtue_n &_o yet_o say_v he_o of_o all_o these_o his_o virtue_n be_v most_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o and_o so_o we_o may_v say_v that_o man_n be_v adorn_v with_o three_o thing_n with_o the_o good_n of_o nature_n fortune_n and_o the_o mind_n and_o yet_o of_o all_o these_o the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v most_o excellent_a and_o he_o which_o be_v optimus_fw-la the_o best_a man_n shall_v excel_v he_o which_o be_v maximus_n of_o great_a power_n riches_n and_o authority_n so_o that_o he_o which_o come_v nigh_a unto_o god_n in_o virtue_n be_v the_o most_o happy_a of_o all_o other_o and_o the_o far_a from_o virtue_n the_o far_a from_o felicity_n fold_n here_o i_o have_v to_o distinguish_v mankind_n into_o two_o sort_n especial_o the_o one_o be_v such_o which_o forsake_v this_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n thereof_o altogether_o addict_z themselves_o to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o celestial_a thing_n suppose_v all_o the_o care_n and_o cogitation_n of_o man_n shall_v only_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o study_n of_o he_o which_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o most_o 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temperance_n wyl_v i_o to_o stay_v my_o hand_n and_o tell_v i_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o wright_n that_o which_o with_o out_o shame_n she_o do_v commit_v the_o incontinency_n of_o popilia_n also_o be_v such_o popilia_n as_o be_v tell_v of_o her_o unsatiable_a lechery_n and_o that_o it_o may_v strike_v a_o perpetual_a terror_n into_o her_o mind_n for_o one_o of_o her_o call_n which_o shall_v geve_v good_a example_n to_o inferior_a person_n of_o honest_a conversation_n yet_o without_o respect_n of_o time_n place_n or_o person_n will_v prostrate_v herself_o before_o those_o of_o which_o if_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n yet_o because_o of_o her_o birth_n and_o their_o baseness_n she_o may_v be_v ashamed_a be_v thus_o love_o by_o a_o faithful_a friend_n admonish_v do_v answer_v that_o she_o do_v but_o according_a to_o her_o kind_n and_o that_o nature_n have_v give_v that_o power_n unto_o man_n not_o so_o unto_o other_o creature_n that_o they_o may_v at_o all_o time_n come_v together_o at_o 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not_o seldom_o they_o be_v confound_v such_o affinity_n they_o have_v that_o how_o to_o express_v this_o word_n pudicitia_n in_o english_a otherwise_o i_o know_v not_o then_o by_o the_o name_n of_o chastity_n hereby_o be_v perceive_v the_o barrenness_n of_o our_o tongue_n which_o oftentimes_o give_v to_o many_o thing_n one_o appellation_n well_o in_o sense_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n for_o by_o chastity_n be_v understand_v a_o general_a chastisement_n of_o all_o the_o troublesome_a perturbation_n â–ª_o and_o therefore_o do_v varro_n take_v a_o chaste_a man_n both_o for_o he_o that_o be_v religious_a and_o godly_a man_n and_o also_o for_o he_o which_o be_v a_o abstinent_a man_n and_o he_o which_o be_v of_o good_a conversation_n again_o we_o take_v he_o or_o that_o to_o be_v chaste_a which_o be_v pure_a and_o uncorrupt_a and_o therefore_o we_o say_v he_o to_o have_v chaste_a ear_n which_o can_v abide_v to_o hear_v that_o which_o be_v dishonest_a and_o he_o
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report_v that_o he_o behave_v himself_o as_o courageous_o as_o the_o best_a &_o differ_v not_o from_o a_o common_a and_o hire_a soldier_n now_o to_o fortitude_n ¶_o of_o fortitude_n and_o her_o part_n cap._n 27._o now_o be_v we_o to_o speak_v of_o fortitude_n who_o praise_n be_v no_o few_o than_o those_o ascribe_v unto_o prudence_n and_o temperance_n and_o that_o deserve_o fortitude_n for_o as_o tully_n prince_n of_o eloquence_n do_v say_v there_o be_v no_o virtue_n but_o either_o sword_n strength_n or_o threat_n will_v weaken_v the_o same_o but_o to_o vanquish_v affection_n to_o resist_v anger_n be_v only_o the_o part_n of_o a_o most_o valiant_a man_n which_o thingê_n who_o soever_o do_v he_o may_v not_o only_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o most_o excellent_a and_o famous_a man_n but_o aught_o to_o be_v make_v of_o as_o a_o god_n and_o therefore_o no_o marvel_v though_o the_o roman_n flourish_v by_o this_o only_a virtue_n ascribe_v the_o name_n of_o virtue_n unto_o fortitude_n sith_o 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