a The prat-lice of Piety, through frailtie, thou flippefi into any fume, lye not in it,but fpeedily rife out of it by vnfai- ned repentance ; praying for pardon, till thy confcience be pacified , thy b.a:red o f fnne i:n- jcreafed, & thy pnrpofe of 4mend- ment confirmed. 6. Beware of affcding pepu- Liritie by adulation: the end ne- tier prooues good: And though attained by due defert ; yet manage it wifely, left it prooue I more dangerous then cótempt. For, States dcfire but to keepe y downe whom they contemn for their vnworthinefl'e : but to cut off, whom they cony for their greatneffe. He therefore is truely prudent (who confi- dering the promifes) neither of et eth, nor negletteth popula- rity tBE tinany wife takchccde harbouring a difcontemed mind, for it may worke thee more woe,than thou art aware of It is a f'ecindl mercy in the mul -( Socrates in forum egret'" fin , urìrn multia ego (inquit) no egeol Non eg ergo pauper gat caret fed qui eget.
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