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Page 46
... dangers , and Inconveniences . Ther- fore , it is ill in Counsell , good in Execution : So that the right Use of Bold persons is , that they never Command in Chiefe , but be Seconds , and under the Direction of others . For in Counsell ...
... dangers , and Inconveniences . Ther- fore , it is ill in Counsell , good in Execution : So that the right Use of Bold persons is , that they never Command in Chiefe , but be Seconds , and under the Direction of others . For in Counsell ...
Page 47
... danger by it . The Inclination to Goodnesse , is imprinted deepely in the Nature of Man : In so much , that if it issue not towards Men , it will take unto Other Living Creatures : As it is seen in the Turks , a Cruell People , who ...
... danger by it . The Inclination to Goodnesse , is imprinted deepely in the Nature of Man : In so much , that if it issue not towards Men , it will take unto Other Living Creatures : As it is seen in the Turks , a Cruell People , who ...
Page 48
... Danger both ; it is good to take knowledge , of the Errours , of an Habit , so excellent . Seeke the Good of other Men , but be not in bondage , to their Faces , or Fancies ; For that is but Facilitie , or Softnesse ; which taketh an ...
... Danger both ; it is good to take knowledge , of the Errours , of an Habit , so excellent . Seeke the Good of other Men , but be not in bondage , to their Faces , or Fancies ; For that is but Facilitie , or Softnesse ; which taketh an ...
Page 57
... danger is imminent , and great . For the Rebellions of the Belly are the worst . As for Discontentments , they are in the Politique Body , like to Humours in the Naturall , which are apt to gather a preternaturall Heat , and to Enflame ...
... danger is imminent , and great . For the Rebellions of the Belly are the worst . As for Discontentments , they are in the Politique Body , like to Humours in the Naturall , which are apt to gather a preternaturall Heat , and to Enflame ...
Page 58
... dangerous Discontentments , where the Feare is greater then the Feeling . Dolendi Modus , Timendi non item . Besides , in great Oppressions , the same Things , that provoke the Patience , doe withall mate the Courage : But in Feares it ...
... dangerous Discontentments , where the Feare is greater then the Feeling . Dolendi Modus , Timendi non item . Besides , in great Oppressions , the same Things , that provoke the Patience , doe withall mate the Courage : But in Feares it ...
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