Ofthe vanitie ofworldlyk¿ingdemes. 349 his countrey, he is with a fatherly affection tocare for the good ofhischildren,as wellas his owne, he is the skilfull pi-- lot in this great {hip of the common- wealth, who fittethat the fleme, and ordereth all for the preferuation, not onlyof himfelfe; but alfo thewholefhip,andall thepaflengers who hauecommitted themfelues tohiscare an.?prouidc sce. And as itis notenough for the rule or fquaretobedraight it Celle,' but it mud alto ferneas the indrument tomake other things conformable to itowne llraightneffe,and to leuell andmake euen the whole worke: fo it is not enough fora good prince that hebe in himfelfevpright,iu{l,and furnifhed with al ver- tues whichbecorne a privateman; buthis care muffalfobee that thofe that are committed to his charge and gouern- ment, may communicate withhim -in all verme and good- reflc, becaufeheisa publicke perfon, and the head ofthis great body which muttgouerne and dire& his members, as (hall bemod honorable for himfelfe and profitable for them. Now although this neceffitie of taking extraordinarie care forhis owne perlon, andall the ref} ofhis fubieElsbe anhap- pieneceffitie,becaufeit forceth to, that which is,good; and howfoeuerhee may hauecomfort in the fruits thereof, yet whoknóweth not that in it Celle itis vnpleafant andtrouble fome; and fo bitter and difladefull that it may well weane any:fromthe loue of greatnes? Secondly, though acrowne may feeme to makeaglori- 4.Seci.6. ous Thew,yet it weigheth foheauie,and litteth fovneafie vp- The tvaigbtie on thehead, that thole that haue itcan takelittle delight in buy/67,1'2,d- wearingit, and thofe that want it, if they loue their owne boorwhàthac eafe,wouldifthey once felt thewaight,be well contentthat rompaniethfo- theyarenotaduancedveto the honour,becaufealto they are ueratgnty. notpreffed with the waight. For what doth hee eWe who is aduanced to this height of greatneffe but Atlas-like beare vpon his fhoulders the waight of the whole common- wealth; andwhiledhe is Iifted vp into the feate ofhonour., is-prefleddowne againe with his waightie burthen? What dothhe elfe but toile with the greated labour of all, euen the labourofthe mind, continually dudying.how hee.may either preteriteor aduance hisowne glory, andhis fubieCts good:
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