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Page 89
... seeme light : And more dangers have deceived Men , then forced them . Nay , it were better , to meet some Dangers halfe way , though they come nothing neare , then to keepe too long a watch , upon their Approaches ; For if a Man watch ...
... seeme light : And more dangers have deceived Men , then forced them . Nay , it were better , to meet some Dangers halfe way , though they come nothing neare , then to keepe too long a watch , upon their Approaches ; For if a Man watch ...
Page 101
... seeme Men of Dispatch . But it is one Thing , to Abbreviate by Contracting , Another by Cutting off : And Businesse so han- dled at severall Sittings or Meetings , goeth commonly backward and forward , in an unsteady Manner . I knew a ...
... seeme Men of Dispatch . But it is one Thing , to Abbreviate by Contracting , Another by Cutting off : And Businesse so han- dled at severall Sittings or Meetings , goeth commonly backward and forward , in an unsteady Manner . I knew a ...
Page 102
... seeme to proceed of Modesty , they are Bravery . Yet beware of being too Materiall , when there is any Impediment or Obstruction in Mens Wils ; For Pre - occupation of Minde , ever requireth preface of Speech ; Like a Fomentation to ...
... seeme to proceed of Modesty , they are Bravery . Yet beware of being too Materiall , when there is any Impediment or Obstruction in Mens Wils ; For Pre - occupation of Minde , ever requireth preface of Speech ; Like a Fomentation to ...
Page 104
... seeme ; And the Spaniards seeme wiser then they are . But howsoever it be between Nations , certainly it is so between Man and Man . For as the Apostle saith of Godli- nesse ; Having a shew of Godlinesse , but deny- ing the Power ...
... seeme ; And the Spaniards seeme wiser then they are . But howsoever it be between Nations , certainly it is so between Man and Man . For as the Apostle saith of Godli- nesse ; Having a shew of Godlinesse , but deny- ing the Power ...
Page 105
... seeme to despise or make light of it , as Impertinent , or Curious ; And so would have their Ignorance seeme Iudgement . Some are never without a Difference , and commonly by Amusing Men with a Subtilty , blanch the matter ; Of whom A ...
... seeme to despise or make light of it , as Impertinent , or Curious ; And so would have their Ignorance seeme Iudgement . Some are never without a Difference , and commonly by Amusing Men with a Subtilty , blanch the matter ; Of whom A ...
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