'°_,,------ 62o Chap. 29. An E*Pion Papgnitbe Book,of Jo B. Verj. 24;+ enemy, much more is the fight of a Nation in-danger to be quench'r, when a Prince falls by the undervaluings of his own people., Fifthly, Whereas Job intimates that becaufe the people did not beleiv.e it, or didnot make coo bold with him, when he laugh'r on them, that therefore they didnot cafl down the light of his countenance, or,they did tot- make him afhamed or fad, Obferve; 'Tit both fhame and farrow tofuperiors, when they who are under them, take advantage by their freedoms to be bold with them, andgrew upon,them. Natural parents are often put to flumeby their children upon this account : Cockerings and indulgence make children forget their duty and reverence.And many experiences have taught us, that chofe parents who have.laughed much on their children,have bad caufe enough fron, them co mourn, and even mingled their drinkwith vteeping,Familiarity with inferiors, doth commonly., breed contempt ; and is fuperio 5 a"e nor very wary and difcreet imlaughing, either on them or , lib them, they hazard their own honour,and are in danger of being laughed at by them. Doubtlefs job was aswife as merry..whenfoever he gave himfelf leave to be merry with,or in the fight of his :ubjeas and fervants ;and there- fore they never put him to fhame, nor was the light of his countenance call down afterchofe relaxations wherein he had been moll lightfome (or as we fay)game-fame with them. Lathy, Note ; 'ru not for the people to take all that Princes give, nor to take notice of thefamiliarity which.they ufe towards them,.much lefs thereupon to befamiliar... Princes may fometimes for their recreation lay by their State a little, and defcend to their fubjeas and fervants; but fubjeas and fervants muff not take flare ut,on them, and afcend to their Pc°inces and Mafiers. rf they laugh on them, they fhoteldnot 6e- der;vt it. 1.86 gives yet a further p oof of his great authorityand refpea acpong the people; and folhuts us, Yerf,"
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