2 2 s Generail direcrtions for a afterwards ; asit is too cleere in the Turkifh- Emperors, and in that great Mailer of mifchiefeand Machiavelifine, Richard the third,of this Kingdome, whowith abloody handpref -- fedout thebreath ofthole twoorient Princes in the Tower, his Nephewes, and naturali Lords. It is vi!torious over all other affeetions, andmatters even the fenfuality of lutlfull pleafures ;as appeares in thegrearefl Warriours, and ancient Worthiesamongl the Heathen, who tempted with the ex. cItliGtenef é andvariety of choifeft beauties, yetforbore that villany not for confcience fake and feare of Godwhom they knew not; but left they fhould interrupt the courfe, and flop the current of theirwormlike reputation, ambitious de.. lgnesand achivements ofRate. But whatfoever other pe.. t llent propertiesempoyfon it, it never failes toengender in the heart, which harbours ir, as its proper- Thunderbolt: and blotting, feares, cares, fealoufes, envies, enragedtltirft ofriling !till, impatience ofcompetition, uncapablene fie of fatiiety,which is moilfor mypurpofe. For the proudand am- bitious man en.'.Lrgetb his defire as bell, and if as death, and cannot be fatisfied. Hab.2, 5. Who can fill the bottomlefïe pit of hell, or (top theunfatiable jawes ofdeath; neither can the greedy humour ofan haughty fpirit, the afpiring info- 'mete of a boifterous Nimrod be poftibly ftaied or !tinted; no not with the top and varietyof-higheti honours,though lace lliouid alone and abfolurely be crowned with theSove.. raignitie ofthe whole earth, and command the felicities of this wideworld. If itfall in love with riches, it breeds and brings: forth.co. vetoufneffe, the vital, andd bafeft ofall the infelions of the Joule, in themott contemptible, and dunghill dif'pofition, For this Kyte-footed corruption wherefoever it feizeth,and doniineeres, Mats and banitheth all. nobleneífe.of fpirir, naturall affection, humanity, difcretion, reafon, wifedome, n ttlinefle, mutuall entertainements, entercourfe of kinde- mtíe and love; and turnes all, even the foule itfelfe, into earth and mnidde. Itdrawes by a cunningrefervedbafénefTe, all , ocaahons., circumflances, advantages, witte, polirry, even
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