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be_v exquisite_a in_o that_o part_n of_o philosophy_n which_o prescribe_v the_o rule_n of_o regulate_v man_n action_n and_o the_o science_n of_o government_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v understand_v what_o be_v the_o best_a course_n of_o life_n what_o be_v necessary_a and_o requisite_a for_o the_o administration_n of_o public_a and_o private_a affair_n and_o be_v skilful_a in_o ordain_v law_n correct_v judgement_n and_o govern_v of_o people_n let_v he_o therefore_o be_v expert_a in_o that_o part_n of_o philosophy_n that_o instruct_v the_o management_n of_o man_n life_n and_o the_o art_n of_o consultation_n for_o otherwise_o what_o account_n will_v he_o be_v able_a to_o give_v de_fw-la vivendi_fw-la ratione_fw-la of_o the_o best_a way_n of_o live_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o virtue_n that_o be_v uncapable_a of_o give_v you_o a_o definition_n thereof_o what_o discourse_n can_v such_o a_o one_o make_v concerning_o counsel_n justice_n fortitude_n temperance_n or_o wisdom_n how_o shall_v he_o appease_v the_o mutineer_n suppress_v sedition_n or_o mitigate_v the_o rigour_n and_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n or_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o rigour_n thereof_o when_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o precept_n of_o justice_n and_o prudence_n what_o counsel_n or_o advice_n can_v he_o afford_v either_o of_o war_n peace_n or_o contract_n that_o understand_v not_o when_o war_n be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a peace_n just_a or_o unjust_a and_o treaty_n honourable_a or_o dishonourable_a whenas_o he_o ought_v not_o only_o to_o conceive_v all_o the_o precept_n of_o virtue_n and_o morality_n and_o to_o understand_v they_o by_o name_n but_o to_o exercise_v and_o put_v they_o in_o practice_n the_o sum_n of_o which_o knowledge_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o ethics_n politics_n and_o economics_n from_o these_o as_o from_o a_o magazine_n or_o storehouse_n he_o may_v furnish_v himself_o with_o all_o rule_n direction_n and_o precept_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n and_o the_o government_n of_o a_o kingdom_n as_o also_o the_o order_n of_o a_o domestical_a life_n and_o though_o all_o this_o while_n we_o plead_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o philosophy_n in_o our_o senator_n yet_o be_v we_o clear_o against_o the_o division_n and_o sect_n of_o philosophy_n nor_o be_v it_o profitable_a but_o rather_o injurious_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v divide_v into_o several_a whimsy_n and_o opinion_n first_o therefore_o we_o extirpate_v epicurism_n because_o it_o be_v ground_v on_o and_o support_v by_o sensual_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v in_o he_o who_o we_o elect_v for_o our_o senator_n the_o stoic_a we_o do_v not_o blame_v or_o accuse_v yet_o we_o hold_v it_o convenient_a that_o their_o tenet_n be_v explode_v as_o unfit_a for_o our_o counsellor_n in_o regard_n that_o as_o cicero_n say_v they_o maintain_v the_o philosopher_n to_o be_v the_o only_o wise_a man_n and_o that_o all_o other_o person_n be_v but_o thief_n barbarous_a and_o infatuate_v for_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o admit_v he_o a_o senator_n that_o be_v of_o a_o opinion_n there_o be_v no_o wise_a counsellor_n freeman_n or_o citizen_n himself_o except_v and_o though_o there_o have_v ever_o be_v a_o dissension_n between_o the_o stoic_a and_o peripatetic_a touch_v the_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la yet_o we_o adhere_v to_o the_o latter_a because_o they_o be_v the_o best_a tutor_n of_o virtue_n and_o good_a manner_n and_o the_o most_o noble_a valiant_a wise_a discreet_a captain_n counsellor_n emperor_n and_o king_n have_v issue_v out_o of_o that_o society_n beside_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o our_o senator_n be_v well_o read_v in_o history_n and_o exercise_v in_o all_o human_a learning_n for_o first_o in_o history_n he_o will_v find_v out_o the_o notable_a saying_n and_o act_n of_o wise_a man_n that_o have_v live_v in_o elapse_a time_n which_o be_v not_o so_o plentiful_o find_v in_o any_o book_n as_o in_o the_o monumental_a annal_n and_o chronicle_n of_o forepast_a age_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o move_v tully_n to_o call_v history_n the_o witness_n of_o time_n the_o light_n of_o truth_n the_o memorial_n of_o life_n and_o the_o herald_n of_o antiquity_n for_o can_v any_o person_n paint_v out_o so_o full_o to_o the_o life_n or_o give_v so_o perfect_a a_o delineation_n of_o virtue_n fortitude_n justice_n continence_n frugality_n and_o contempt_n of_o death_n in_o a_o eloquent_a and_o fluent_a oration_n as_o may_v be_v read_v in_o the_o action_n of_o cornelii_n valerii_n fabritii_n curii_fw-la decii_n mutii_n and_o other_o what_o noble_a hero_n have_v our_o modern_a time_n produce_v have_v not_o the_o politic_a monk_n noble_a massey_n and_o loyal_a montross_n be_v singular_a and_o almost_o unimitable_a for_o their_o policy_n valour_n and_o magnanimity_n from_o these_o and_o the_o like_a he_o may_v make_v a_o extract_n of_o the_o most_o exact_a civil_a knowledge_n and_o direct_v himself_o in_o the_o 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yet_o whensoever_o they_o go_v out_o on_o public_a embassage_n or_o commission_n be_v arrive_v at_o the_o border_n of_o the_o athenian_a land_n there_o they_o lay_v down_o all_o contention_n and_o former_a enmity_n though_o after_o their_o return_n home_o they_o do_v often_o renew_v their_o old_a grudge_n and_o displeasure_n to_o forget_v injury_n receive_v be_v a_o noble_a part_n and_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o royal_a spirit_n out_o of_o friendship_n arise_v concord_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o civil_a amity_n and_o a_o conspiracy_n or_o plot_n among_o all_o degree_n of_o man_n to_o maintain_v liberty_n law_n justice_n fidelity_n religion_n and_o quietness_n in_o a_o kingdom_n wherefore_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n do_v usual_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o concord_n to_o demonstrate_v thereby_o that_o in_o council_n nothing_o shall_v pass_v contentious_o agesilaus_n king_n of_o lacedaemonia_n be_v ask_v why_o sparta_n be_v not_o environ_v with_o wall_n inform_v the_o questionist_n that_o the_o citizen_n live_v unite_v and_o show_v he_o the_o man_n say_a behold_v the_o wall_n of_o sparta_n scilurus_fw-la bless_v with_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n fourscore_o son_n before_o he_o expire_v produce_v a_o bundle_n of_o arrow_n and_o bid_v they_o break_v they_o all_o at_o once_o they_o reply_v it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a then_o take_v he_o the_o arrow_n from_o they_o one_o by_o one_o and_o so_o break_v they_o all_o thereby_o exhort_v his_o child_n to_o live_v in_o concord_n for_o so_o they_o may_v be_v invincible_a and_o happy_a whenas_o otherwise_o they_o will_v be_v ruinate_v and_o disperse_v in_o like_a manner_n mycypsa_n king_n of_o numidia_n be_v on_o his_o deathbed_n assemble_v all_o his_o child_n and_o leave_v they_o this_o golden_a sentence_n as_o a_o legacy_n by_o concord_n the_o small_a inconsiderable_a thing_n increase_v but_o the_o great_a and_o most_o considerable_a by_o discord_n come_v to_o confusion_n hospitality_n be_v a_o companion_n to_o friendship_n and_o concord_n which_o entertain_v stranger_n as_o well_o as_o friend_n with_o courtesy_n and_o affability_n which_o virtue_n redound_v very_o much_o to_o a_o man_n credit_n and_o reputation_n the_o privilege_n belong_v thereunto_o be_v so_o considerable_a that_o the_o roman_n observe_v the_o performance_n of_o the_o right_n thereof_o even_o to_o their_o very_a enemy_n and_o will_v never_o join_v in_o battle_n with_o they_o till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o prisoner_n to_o who_o they_o be_v indebt_v for_o food_n be_v manumit_v plato_n understand_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o reduce_v his_o commonwealth_n to_o a_o happy_a condition_n by_o any_o other_o way_n but_o amity_n concord_n or_o hospitality_n bring_v down_o all_o law_n and_o custom_n to_o friendship_n make_v all_o thing_n common_a that_o so_o mutual_a society_n and_o love_n may_v be_v conserve_v affirm_v withal_o that_o that_o brace_n of_o word_n meum_fw-la and_o tuum_fw-la be_v like_o a_o pair_n of_o engine_n frame_v on_o purpose_n to_o unhinge_v the_o whole_a world_n now_o since_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o man_n whilst_o he_o live_v float_v in_o a_o turbulent_a sea_n of_o vexation_n and_o misfortune_n subject_a to_o peril_n as_o considerable_a for_o their_o number_n as_o their_o weight_n and_o that_o we_o must_v overcome_v they_o by_o patient_a suffering_n or_o manful_o revenge_v they_o we_o must_v next_o discourse_n of_o fortitude_n which_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v we_o with_o weapon_n to_o defend_v we_o against_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o fortune_n a_o life_n free_a from_o the_o intermixture_n of_o discontent_n be_v aim_v at_o by_o all_o but_o impossible_a to_o be_v obtain_v by_o any_o for_o nature_n have_v so_o ordain_v it_o that_o care_n trouble_n and_o molestation_n be_v interweave_v with_o the_o web_n of_o our_o life_n so_o that_o as_o our_o more_o gross_a part_n the_o body_n be_v burden_v with_o labour_n and_o toil_n so_o our_o more_o spiritual_a part_n the_o mind_n be_v disquiet_v with_o discontent_a imagination_n nor_o indeed_o can_v we_o tell_v how_o to_o relish_v virtue_n unless_o we_o first_o taste_v of_o discontent_n for_o the_o cloud_n of_o sorrow_n be_v overblow_v like_o rest_n after_o labour_n the_o fruit_n of_o felicity_n be_v much_o more_o delightful_a and_o please_a virtue_n be_v not_o a_o lady_n that_o love_v to_o smother_v herself_o in_o down_o and_o lie_v at_o her_o ease_n petit_fw-fr ardua_fw-la virtus_fw-la but_o she_o affect_v industry_n triumph_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o most_o imminent_a danger_n which_o make_v hercules_n forsake_v the_o path_n of_o pleasure_n because_o it_o be_v wide_a broad_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v trace_v and_o turn_v into_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n whereunto_o the_o passage_n be_v hard_a and_o the_o ascent_n difficult_a nor_o must_v we_o only_o despise_v all_o labour_n and_o difficulty_n in_o ascend_v the_o pyramid_n of_o virtue_n but_o when_o we_o be_v possess_v therewith_o we_o must_v with_o far_o more_o courage_n and_o magnanimity_n endure_v all_o calamity_n sorrow_n and_o affliction_n now_o there_o be_v no_o misfortune_n how_o great_a soever_o but_o she_o can_v withstand_v and_o with_o she_o own_o power_n overcome_v this_o excellency_n of_o mind_n be_v call_v fortitude_n a_o affection_n that_o submit_v to_o virtue_n by_o constant_a and_o patient_a suffering_n the_o nature_n and_o substance_n of_o prudence_n justice_n and_o temperance_n be_v soft_a and_o effeminate_a without_o fortitude_n for_o it_o be_v their_o property_n to_o think_v and_o act_v only_o but_o the_o quality_n of_o this_o virtue_n be_v to_o think_v and_o execute_v constant_o manful_o and_o valiant_o all_o commendation_n due_a to_o fortitude_n consist_v in_o domestical_a and_o public_a or_o military_a action_n domestical_a fortitude_n adorn_v a_o man_n and_o her_o quality_n be_v to_o remove_v all_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n fear_v sorrow_n anger_n voluptuousness_n and_o every_o other_o exorbitant_a affection_n fortitude_n military_a consist_v in_o undergo_a all_o peril_n and_o danger_n all_o labour_n and_o hardship_n that_o so_o a_o man_n may_v be_v able_a to_o look_v death_n in_o the_o face_n if_o his_o country_n or_o a_o good_a cause_n require_v it_o he_o must_v look_v to_o lie_v sometime_o at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o star_n and_o have_v his_o bed_n feather_v with_o the_o down_o of_o heaven_n lie_v down_o a_o man_n and_o rise_v a_o snowball_n gnaw_v match_n instead_o of_o liquorish_a he_o must_v fear_v nothing_o contemn_v all_o worldly_a thing_n and_o be_v resolve_v to_o suffer_v whatsoever_o can_v befall_v he_o moreover_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o our_o senator_n to_o be_v so_o courageous_o affect_v and_o dispose_v that_o all_o his_o gift_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n be_v as_o with_o a_o certain_a sauce_n season_v with_o fortitude_n for_o as_o without_o salt_n all_o meat_n so_o all_o virtue_n without_o fortitude_n be_v judge_v unsavoury_a this_o be_v that_o which_o defend_v both_o body_n and_o mind_n from_o the_o cruel_a shock_n of_o misfortune_n this_o be_v that_o which_o render_v we_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a in_o prudence_n constant_a in_o temperance_n and_o stout_a valiant_a and_o invincible_a in_o justice_n yet_o be_v there_o something_o to_o be_v decline_v in_o this_o virtue_n as_o be_v foolhardy_a proud_a rash_a timorous_a slothful_a or_o puny-spirited_a for_o he_o that_o intend_v to_o gain_v the_o reputation_n of_o valiant_a must_v be_v prick_v forward_o by_o no_o other_o spur_n than_o glory_n renown_n or_o virtue_n immensem_fw-la gloria_fw-la calcar_fw-la habet_fw-la he_o must_v follow_v the_o conduct_n of_o no_o other_o captain_n but_o reason_n and_o not_o be_v lead_v up_o by_o chance_n hazard_n or_o desperation_n allege_v that_o rash_a piece_n of_o poetical_a fury_n for_o his_o excuse_n una_fw-la salus_fw-la victis_fw-la nullam_fw-la sperare_fw-la salutem_fw-la the_o people_n of_o numantia_n choose_v rather_o to_o be_v massacre_v than_o yield_v to_o the_o merciful_a enemy_n and_o the_o saguntine_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o same_o precept_n but_o we_o must_v never_o act_v any_o thing_n desperate_o well_o may_v that_o roman_a demosthenes_n cicero_n say_v injustissimam_fw-la pacem_fw-la bello_fw-la justissimo_fw-la antefero_fw-la i_o prefer_v the_o most_o unjust_a peace_n before_o the_o most_o just_a war_n now_o he_o that_o despair_n flee_v from_o fortitude_n and_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o a_o dunghill-spirit_n to_o seek_v death_n by_o show_v the_o heel_n through_o fear_n and_o pusillanimity_n but_o a_o valiant_a man_n despise_v life_n judicious_o fight_v stout_o not_o as_o one_o destitute_a of_o all_o hope_n but_o because_o he_o be_v ground_v on_o this_o persuasion_n that_o it_o become_v he_o so_o to_o deport_v himself_o which_o move_v he_o rather_o to_o choose_v a_o honourable_a death_n than_o blur_v his_o life_n with_o the_o stain_n of_o reproach_n this_o virtue_n have_v many_o concomitant_n which_o with_o some_o other_o qualification_n shall_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o ensue_a chapter_n chap._n vi_o
of_o state-affair_n beside_o policy_n must_v be_v one_o of_o his_o chief_a study_n and_o he_o must_v be_v expert_a in_o understand_v the_o transaction_n of_o nobleman_n the_o humour_n disposition_n and_o temper_n of_o all_o man_n spirit_n the_o order_n and_o government_n of_o commonweal_n and_o civil_a society_n it_o be_v also_o necessary_a that_o he_o be_v perfect_a in_o all_o ordinance_n act_n and_o law_n either_o for_o peace_n war_n provision_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o subject_a the_o administration_n of_o the_o state_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n as_o also_o to_o understand_v what_o exalt_v and_o what_o abase_v the_o mind_n what_o virtue_n be_v what_o discipline_n and_o education_n be_v most_o convenient_a for_o youth_n what_o custom_n must_v be_v ratify_v or_o make_v firm_a what_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o what_o reverence_n to_o religion_n and_o allegiance_n to_o our_o sovereign_n in_o all_o which_o we_o have_v a_o monk_n among_o we_o of_o late_a though_o none_o that_o ever_o enter_v into_o canonical_a order_n who_o will_v sufficient_o instruct_v we_o nor_o must_v he_o be_v ignorant_a in_o league_n contract_n and_o alliance_n with_o foreign_a prince_n and_o potentate_n since_o such_o proceed_n be_v daily_o find_v in_o king_n court_n well_o therefore_o do_v antonius_n describe_v a_o senator_n or_o counsellor_n in_o these_o word_n he_o be_v one_o that_o ought_v to_o understand_v by_o what_o mean_v the_o kingdom_n or_o republic_n receive_v benefit_n and_o when_o occasion_n offer_v to_o put_v they_o in_o practice_n and_o such_o be_v in_o rome_n the_o lentuli_n gracchi_n metelli_n scipiones_n and_o lelii_fw-la now_o he_o that_o be_v well_o practise_v in_o the_o law_n have_v experience_n in_o war_n or_o skill_n in_o economics_n or_o domestic_a authority_n deserve_v to_o be_v promote_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o counsellor_n eloquence_n be_v also_o a_o great_a ornament_n to_o our_o senator_n but_o of_o that_o and_o some_o other_o qualification_n more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o ensue_a chapter_n chap._n iv._o of_o eloquence_n clemency_n piety_n and_o other_o virtue_n necessary_a to_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o a_o senator_n these_o most_o noble_a science_n and_o art_n will_v be_v infinite_o adorn_v in_o our_o senator_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o eloquence_n which_o be_v the_o true_a ornament_n of_o wisdom_n for_o without_o this_o accomplishment_n all_o thing_n else_o be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a till_o they_o do_v flourish_v by_o the_o help_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o a_o eloquent_a terse_a and_o curiously-penned_a oration_n do_v not_o only_o commend_v the_o author_n but_o the_o private_a and_o public_a benefit_n be_v oftentimes_o promote_v thereby_o it_o be_v this_o that_o appease_v with_o her_o neat-spun_a blandishment_n the_o fury_n of_o our_o enrage_a enemy_n now_o whatsoever_o he_o pronounce_v it_o must_v be_v do_v grave_o advise_o eloquent_o ready_o and_o with_o comely_a gesture_n for_o this_o according_a to_o the_o poet_n emollit_fw-la animos_fw-la and_o temperate_a iras_fw-la the_o supple_a oil_n of_o a_o insinuate_a oration_n will_v heal_v the_o wound_n of_o a_o mutinous_a rabble_n and_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o former_a obedience_n next_o unto_o eloquence_n the_o knowledge_n and_o insight_n in_o the_o law_n be_v require_v the_o end_n whereof_o tend_v to_o the_o conservation_n of_o equity_n and_o indeed_o who_o can_v with_o great_a wisdom_n decide_v a_o cause_n or_o controversy_n who_o can_v better_o appease_v sedition_n the_o poison_n of_o a_o kingdom_n or_o more_o rational_o defend_v the_o law_n custom_n right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o people_n than_o he_o that_o be_v skilled_a in_o the_o law_n well_o then_o may_v we_o say_v as_o it_o have_v be_v affirm_v heretofore_o that_o the_o habitation_n of_o a_o learned_a lawyer_n be_v the_o oracle_n of_o the_o city_n now_o the_o law_n in_o all_o kingdom_n be_v bind_v to_o tie_v every_o man_n to_o his_o duty_n and_o to_o defend_v they_o so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v virtuous_a and_o faithful_a but_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a only_o to_o enact_v law_n neither_o that_o punish_v or_o recompense_v man_n according_a to_o demerit_n but_o to_o compose_v law_n custom_n and_o exercise_n as_o the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v wherein_o the_o people_n may_v take_v delight_n beside_o such_o judgement_n must_v be_v use_v in_o the_o prescribe_n of_o law_n that_o therein_o all_o occasion_n of_o offence_n may_v be_v remove_v for_o as_o the_o physician_n by_o his_o medicine_n heal_v the_o malady_n of_o the_o body_n so_o the_o counsellor_n ought_v by_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n to_o cure_v the_o distemper_n of_o the_o mind_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v approve_v of_o who_o perceive_v a_o inconveniency_n grow_v immediate_o fall_v to_o execution_n without_o consider_v how_o the_o same_o mischievous_a design_n may_v be_v utter_o extirpate_v for_o it_o be_v more_o consonant_a to_o reason_n for_o a_o senator_n to_o endeavour_v the_o reduce_a man_n to_o justice_n and_o honesty_n than_o to_o study_v how_o to_o execute_v they_o for_o every_o offence_n commit_v what_o man_n can_v be_v so_o inhuman_a that_o will_v not_o rather_o remove_v the_o cause_n and_o then_o assure_o the_o effect_n will_v cease_v who_o will_v not_o rather_o provide_v corn_n for_o the_o poor_a than_o through_o the_o want_n thereof_o force_v they_o to_o turn_v robber_n and_o send_v they_o to_o execution_n for_o it_o and_o who_o be_v there_o that_o see_v the_o kingdom_n overspread_v with_o debauchery_n and_o the_o peodle_n addict_v to_o licentiousness_n will_v not_o endeavour_v to_o correct_v and_o reform_v these_o enormity_n by_o pecuniary_a mulct_n soon_o than_o by_o penal_a law_n therefore_o as_o cicero_n say_v if_o thou_o will_v remove_v covetousness_n take_v away_o her_o mother_n execess_n wherefore_o he_o must_v have_v all_o the_o commodity_n and_o discommodity_n of_o his_o country_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o then_o he_o may_v be_v so_o expert_a in_o state-chirurgery_n as_o to_o heal_v the_o sore_n and_o wound_n wherewith_o the_o body_n politic_a be_v oftentimes_o trouble_v yet_o we_o desire_v not_o that_o our_o senator_n shall_v be_v a_o pleader_n at_o the_o bar_n proctor_n or_o advocate_n because_o that_o most_o of_o that_o tribe_n charity_n forbid_v i_o to_o say_v all_o be_v mercenary_a be_v many_o time_n the_o minister_n of_o falsehood_n and_o injustice_n bear_v about_o they_o mind_n and_o tongue_n principled_a against_o justice_n and_o truth_n indeed_o it_o be_v a_o difficult_a piece_n of_o business_n for_o he_o to_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o equity_n and_o truth_n who_o tongue_n have_v be_v accustom_v to_o walk_v for_o lucre_n not_o but_o that_o many_o famous_a counsellor_n have_v be_v find_v among_o those_o gown_a gentleman_n but_o all_o man_n be_v incident_a to_o fail_n of_o what_o profession_n or_o function_n soever_o nor_o be_v this_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o they_o alone_o there_o be_v other_o that_o shake_v hand_n with_o they_o but_o enough_o of_o that_o civil_a discipline_n fall_v next_o under_o our_o consideration_n whereby_o he_o be_v instruct_v how_o to_o lead_v his_o life_n discreet_o and_o to_o govern_v his_o country_n with_o gravity_n and_o justice_n now_o he_o be_v term_v a_o civil_a man_n among_o philosopher_n who_o by_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n be_v enable_v to_o command_v civil_o and_o he_o oftentimes_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o make_v law_n and_o govern_v of_o subject_n plato_n in_o his_o commonwealth_n have_v frame_v two_o sort_n of_o discipline_n the_o one_o relate_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o mind_n the_o discipline_n of_o the_o mind_n he_o call_v musica_fw-la and_o that_o of_o the_o body_n gymnastica_fw-la now_o by_o the_o harmony_n of_o music_n he_o understand_v a_o certain_a concord_n or_o consent_n of_o mind_n wherein_o all_o action_n do_v amiable_o agree_v with_o virtue_n and_o virtue_n with_o they_o which_o copula_fw-la 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