A B CH~;\RACT ER OF THE vV ISE MAN. ~~~ Here is nrthirg that he d, fires oot to know, but moll and firfi him. t/ 'd h.. 1. Idle' and not fo much hrsowndlrength,as his weakndfes;neirher I Pt .(. 1 , f is his knowledge reducod todircourfe, but pratlice. He is a skilfull , .· -~~ Logician, nO[ by nature fo much as ufc:; his working mind dorh no. I ·~";, thing all his rime but make fyllogifmes, and draw out conclufiuns ~~ every thing that he f<es and heares, ferves for one ofthe premilfes: with thefe he carts firfi ro informe himfelfe,thento dirdt others. Both hrs ey<s ar, C never at once from home, bm one ke< ps houfe while the orher roves abroad for rntdligence. In materiall andweighty po;nts he abides not his mind fufpendcd in uncenaintic s; hut hates doubttn!!,where he may,where hdhould be rcfolute:and fi,(t he makes fur< wor ke for his foul<; accou•ting irno Ctfcty to be ur fcrlcd in the foreknowledge of hi< fin.11ldlatc. The b:ll is firfi re_garded; an~vain_e is that regard which endeth nor tn fccunty .Every care hath hiS )Uilorder;netthcr rs there any one either negl< ct:d or mifplaced.He is fddome overfecncwith credulity; f<>r knowing the f•lfcnclfe of the world,he hathlcam'd totrufi bimfelfe alwJies; others fo farrc as he may not be dammaged by their difappointmcnt. He fcckcs hisqui<tnclfc in (e~ crccy, and is wont both to hide himfdte in rctircdndfc, and his tongue in himfdle. He:'loves to be gudfed at, not bowne;and to feet he wor ld unfcene; and when he is forced into the light, fh<••<s by his aaionsthat his obfcurity was neither from affcD tlation nor wrakn<fs.His purpofesar< neither fo variable as may argue inconfiancy· norobllrnarely unch, nge•bk,but framed accordmg to hisafter-wits,orthe firength ofnew occafions. Hers borhanapt_ fcholler a~d an excellent mafier; for both every thrng he fces 1nformes brm, and h1s mmd en11ched wtth plennlttll obfcrv.Jtion, can givtthe boil prcccpts. His fr« difcourfe nms bJCk tothe ages pall l and recovers events out of mtmmy,and t,hen preventcth Ttme in flying forward to future things· and compltingone with the other,can give • v<rdid weil.neere prophcricall:whrr: in his conjcl.lures,ar< better than?nothersjudgements. H1s paflions, ore fo many good fervanrs, which !land in a diligentattendanceready to be commanded by rcafon,by Religion; and ifat any tJmc forgming their duty, they be mifcarried tor.:: bell, he can firfl concoaletheir mutiny; tben fi1pprclfe it, In all his jufi and wuttby defignes, he is neverat a loffe, but hath fo proje(ted all his courfrs,that a fecondbe. E gins wh<rethe fitll failed; and fcrcheth firength from th3t which fucceeded not. There be wrongs which he w1l not fce;neither doth he alwaid look that waywhich he meaneth;nor take notice ofhis fccret (marrs,whenthey come from great ones. In good turnrs,he loves not to owe more than he mufi;incvilto owe and not pay.Jufi cenfures bee defervcs not, for hce lives withoutthe comp,>lfe of an adverfary ; unjufi he conremneth, ond had rather fuff<r falfe infamy to dye alone, than lay hands upoo it in an open violence. Heconfineth himfclfe in the circle ofhisowne affaires and lifis not to rhrull his finger into a Decdldfc fire.He ftands like ae<nter unmoved: while I I
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