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A. Areprouing of a freind for some vice.
A. A counselling of him for his profit, and credit.
A. Wee must admonish, and speake to him mild∣ly, louingly, and secretly, guiltles our selues of what wee blame another: freely, and without feare, vpon truth, and at a fit time.
Wee must not stiare vp fire with a sword, for honny laid on an Vleer will smart.
A. Reason.
A. The loue of our friend, or our Neighbour Short and pithie speech commends best: Prolixe, and imper∣tinent is odious. Philip of Macedon, when hee wrote to them of Lyconia, that if he entred their Countrie, hee would ouerthrow them topsie turuie, had only this answere backe againe, If.
Phocion compar'd vnprofitable talke to Cypres Trees, which are great, and tall, but beare no fruite.
Aristotles answere to a great Pleader of causes, who at the rehersing of euery sentence would say; Is not this a straunge thing? Not that (replyed hee) but this; That any man hauing two legges can abide thy babling.
A. First, when wee want anything.
2. Secondly, when our speech may profite any body.
3. Thirdly, when wee would mollifie and ease the troubles of our owne affaires, or our friends, with some honest discourse, or pleasant conference.
A. To bee free, breife, pleasant, profitable, voyd of perturbations, and without falshood.
Hee that speakes much, cannot but offend much. The lesse wee speake, the lesse occasion of Repentance. Wee must then, first learne to be silent, afterwards to speake.
A. A communion of a perpetuall will, framed by the perfit habite of a long-continued loue: or, it is the making of two Soules, one, in will and affection.
A. The fellowship of life, hauing relation to Charity.
A. No: Because they are at discord among them∣selues, therefore they cannot haue agreement with others.
A. No, because it is impossible for him to fashion himselfe to diuers natures.
A. One that is honest, faithfull, prudent, and zea∣lous: wee must make all men our well-willers, but on∣ly good men our friendes.
A. To be sparing in speech, and prodigall in deedes.
A. In an honest, and not in a wicked matter: in that which is iust, and reasonable: for friendship diminisheth greefe in aduersity, and addeth grace & pleasure to prosperitie.
A. Fower waies.
And three things are fit for the ground and assu∣rance of friendship, (that is.)