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between_o good_a and_o bad_a and_o they_o have_v so_o great_a a_o passion_n for_o honour_n and_o pleasure_n as_o every_o thing_n which_o do_v bear_v the_o badge_n thereof_o seem_v to_o they_o worthy_a to_o be_v seek_v after_o yet_o this_o be_v so_o great_a a_o disorder_n as_o seneca_n 113._o have_v observe_v that_o those_o who_o do_v love_v virtue_n true_o aught_o to_o lose_v glory_n to_o preserve_v innocence_n that_o like_a merchant_n who_o throw_v their_o riches_n over_o board_n to_o save_v their_o life_n they_o shall_v sacrifice_v their_o reputation_n to_o their_o conscience_n and_o not_o be_v trouble_v to_o appear_v criminal_a so_o as_o they_o be_v in_o effect_n virtuous_a i_o must_v confess_v that_o a_o virtue_n so_o clarify_v come_v very_o nigh_o true_a 25._o virtue_n and_o that_o a_o little_a grace_n will_v have_v make_v these_o philosopher_n great_a saint_n yet_o the_o poison_n which_o do_v infect_v they_o be_v so_o
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and_o demand_v no_o other_o recompense_n for_o their_o virtue_n than_o triumph_n and_o victory_n 15_o and_o certain_o those_o can_v not_o complain_v of_o god_n justice_n since_o he_o have_v change_v their_o desire_n into_o effect_n and_o proportion_v their_o recompense_n to_o their_o action_n have_v crown_v their_o fallacious_a virtue_n with_o a_o vain_a honour_n since_o he_o have_v pay_v their_o labour_n with_o so_o many_o conquest_n and_o have_v submit_v so_o many_o people_n to_o man_n that_o be_v ambitious_a of_o command_n and_o glory_n the_o four_o discourse_n that_o the_o virtue_n of_o infidel_n can_v be_v true_a virtue_n be_v so_o beautiful_a as_o her_o very_a shadow_n be_v delightful_a vice_n have_v some_o sort_n of_o comeliness_n when_o they_o borrow_v her_o accoutrement_n and_o we_o can_v forbear_v praise_v such_o error_n as_o appear_v in_o her_o likelihood_n we_o approve_v of_o prodigality_n in_o prince_n because_o it_o counterfeit_v liberality_n we_o admire_v boldness_n in_o 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