Oftheeiailcuiúwhichworldly thing'6ring to theirotrxerf.74t jewels, as for the loue which they beare to thefe things chemfelues. As then this loue ofearthly things, doth takea- way that communitie , which fhould be among friends; vvhilefteucry one delireth to haue a proprietie in the things which heaffeaeth,both inrefpe't of their poffeffìon,andal- fooftheir fruitionand vfe ; fo doe they with eagernes, pro- portionable to thislouc,defend this proprietie; and becaufe their right is fometime ambiguous, and doubtfull in it kite, and fometime in their opiniononly(felfeloue caftinga vaile before theireyes) ; they fall into emnitie and contention, bothchallenging a right andpropriety vnto thethings they loue. Which contentions and vnfriendlybrawlescan no o- 2thifindecnu_ them ife be auoided,then eitherby not having, or immode- de r}ixeß,nt+s rarly loving the niter or occaliou oftheir diIcord. Thus eimpeeitares. honours are thecaufes ofernnity among{} men,whilefl they Scnec.cpiftìr4- thine who (hall haue them, or detract from one anothers praife,or do not giuc expe6tedco.nmendations;or are ready tofupplant theirbeflrefpeaed friends when they Rand in their way,andhinder their riling; not flicking to vfe al fraud and deceit, lying and difhembimg,nor tocommit anyout - rage,wrongingand oppreffrng,killing and deflroying,thofe whobeing ouerthrowiie, may inrich them with theirglo- riousfpoyles ; or doe by their (landing againfl them keepe themback fromenioying theirambitious defies. Wherein they make no differenceoffriendfhip or kinred; forifonce theybepoffeffedand haunted with thisproud furie,theyare readie to make warre again(lthetrowmebrethren,toouer- throw chef rfamilie, andprofe(feopen emnitie againf} their owne fathers,ifthey doebutflop them in their eagerpttrfùie p potes v>rani- of honour and preferment. So alío what fo great caufe is mes armare in there ofemnitie and contention, as worldly riches? which pr,ehafeattes'P being immoderatly loved,do caufemen to offer anywron ßr9dire iover- or intonevnto their neighbours,which mayfurther them to'' fOrario tunonis the fruitionof that which they fo much affe&}. For whileft as Air o,apud all defireto haue them inabundance, andin refpeét oftheir vuga.t uctd< limitted quantitie theymull ofnecettitie bebut inthepoi. bb.7. feflìonofafew, hence it isthat they continually thine and concend,whta fball haue the.preh eminence-offeazingvpon, Bbb ; and
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