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respect_n such_o person_n may_v challenge_v from_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v give_v they_o their_o due_a title_n and_o demean_v ourselves_o towards_o they_o with_o that_o observance_n and_o ceremony_n as_o become_v their_o quality_n but_o then_o as_o to_o inward_a esteem_n and_o affection_n they_o can_v demand_v no_o great_a a_o share_n of_o this_o than_o according_a as_o their_o real_a worth_n and_o virtue_n shall_v require_v the_o royal_a stamp_n upon_o any_o kind_n of_o metal_n may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v it_o a_o extrinsic_a value_n and_o to_o determine_v the_o rate_n at_o which_o it_o be_v to_o pass_v among_o coin_n but_o it_o can_v give_v a_o intrinsic_a value_n or_o make_v that_o which_o be_v but_o brass_n to_o be_v gold_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o there_o be_v some_o calling_n and_o relation_n of_o man_n to_o who_o a_o inward_a veneration_n be_v due_a though_o the_o person_n themselves_o shall_v not_o be_v virtuous_a namely_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n and_o parent_n 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among_o virtuous_a person_n according_a to_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v define_v by_o tully_n to_o be_v consentiens_fw-la laus_fw-la bonorum_fw-la 2._o the_o concurrent_a approbation_n of_o good_a man_n when_o those_o who_o be_v best_a able_a to_o judge_n of_o real_a worth_n shall_v both_o think_v and_o speak_v well_o of_o other_o this_o be_v proper_o honour_v of_o they_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n which_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a blessing_n that_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v much_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o riches_n or_o pleasure_n or_o life_n itself_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 kindness_n rather_o than_o silver_n or_o gold_n prov._n 22._o 1._o one_o that_o be_v a_o generous_a virtuous_a man_n will_v choose_v to_o die_v rather_o than_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v expose_v he_o to_o infamy_n st._n paul_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n it_o be_v better_o for_o 15._o i_o to_o die_v than_o that_o any_o shall_v make_v my_o glory_v void_a there_o have_v be_v some_o wise_a man_n who_o have_v neglect_v and_o refuse_v that_o other_o kind_n of_o honour_n consist_v in_o title_n of_o dignity_n as_o conceive_v more_o of_o burden_n and_o temptation_n in_o it_o than_o of_o real_a advantage_n but_o no_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n do_v ever_o despise_v a_o good_a name_n unless_o such_o profligate_v dissolute_a wretch_n as_o do_v either_o despair_n of_o or_o resolve_v against_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v deserve_v it_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o reckon_v up_o the_o many_o advantage_n that_o belong_v to_o this_o kind_n of_o honour_n it_o be_v power_n enable_v a_o man_n to_o do_v thing_n great_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v useful_a to_o his_o friend_n and_o his_o country_n it_o be_v safety_n and_o do_v give_v a_o man_n such_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o esteem_n and_o affection_n of_o other_o as_o will_v make_v they_o concern_v for_o his_o welfare_n ready_a to_o stand_v by_o he_o and_o assist_v he_o in_o any_o kind_n of_o danger_n which_o be_v so_o great_a advantage_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v wilful_o neglect_v they_o must_v needs_o be_v render_v very_o contemptible_a have_v thus_o explain_v the_o proper_a notion_n of_o honour_n i_o proceed_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o prove_v that_o religion_n and_o virtue_n be_v the_o only_a mean_n â—or_a the_o attain_n of_o it_o this_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o do_v by_o testimony_n and_o by_o reason_n and_o by_o experience_n which_o 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o kind_n of_o argument_n that_o such_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o first_o by_o testimony_n the_o scripture_n do_v abound_v in_o divers_a assertion_n and_o promise_n to_o this_o purpose_n such_o as_o be_v religious_a be_v style_v the_o excellent_a of_o the_o earth_n psal._n 16._o 3._o and_o say_v to_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o 3._o their_o neighbour_n prov._n 17._o 27._o they_o be_v god_n peculiar_a treasure_n the_o dear_o belove_v of_o his_o 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promise_n to_o those_o â—â—at_n be_v religious_a that_o he_o will_v set_v â—heâ—â—bove_o other_o nation_n they_o shall_v be_v make_v the_o head_n and_o not_o the_o tail_n deut._n 28._o 13._o he_o have_v say_v those_o that_o honour_v i_o i_o will_v honour_v 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o and_o certain_o 26._o he_o who_o be_v the_o king_n of_o king_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o honour_n and_o able_a to_o dispose_v of_o it_o as_o he_o please_v but_o because_o such_o person_n as_o be_v no_o friend_n to_o religion_n may_v have_v but_o a_o small_a esteem_n for_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n therefore_o to_o these_o i_o will_v suggest_v the_o concurrent_a opinion_n of_o wise_a man_n in_o all_o former_a age_n though_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n be_v divide_v into_o various_a sect_n and_o differ_v very_o much_o from_o one_o another_o in_o several_a opinion_n yet_o in_o this_o they_o have_v all_o agree_v that_o honour_n be_v due_a only_a to_o virtue_n and_o do_v not_o proper_o 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