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Chap. 22.

The Argument.

q 1.1 The Duties of Liberality ought to be cōsidered, not only q 1.2 by these degrees of societie, but also by other circumstan∣ces.

1 BVt in q 1.3 do∣ing all these Duties, q 1.4 we must mark what is most * 1.5 necessarie for e∣uerie man, and what euery one q 1.6 is either able or vna∣ble to attaine with vs or without vs. Therefore the de∣grees of friendship * 1.7 shall not bee the

same, which [are] of times.

2 Al There are* 1.8 certaine Duties which are q 1.9 more due to some then to others: as, you shall sooner helpe your neighbour in q 1.10 inning [his] corn, then either your brother, or your familiar friend.

But if there bee a q 1.11 trauerse in law, you shall rather defend your kins∣man and friende then your neigh∣bour.

These things therefore, and the like are to be q 1.12 tho∣rowly considered in euery Dutie; al∣so custome and q 1.13 practice q 1.14 are to

be vsed, that vvee may bee * 1.15 good q 1.16 makers of ac∣count of Duties: to see by adding and deducting q 1.17 what summe re∣mayneth of the rest. Whereupon q 1.18 wee may vnder∣stand how much is due to euery one. But, as nei∣ther Physiciās, nor Captaines▪ nor O∣ratours, although they haue q 1.19 gotten the rules of [their[art, can attaine to any thing worthy great q 1.20 commen∣dation, without vse and q 1.21 practice: so indeede those rules of * 1.22 keeping Duty are q 1.23 taught vs, that wee our selues

q 1.24 should put them in vre. q 1.25 For the q 1.26 hardnesse of the matter requireth also vse and exer∣cise. q 1.27 And thus haue we spoken al∣most sufficiently, how honestie from which [all] Dutie q 1.28 springeth, is q 1.29 de∣riued from those things, which are in the law of q 1.30 hu∣mane societie.

Notes

• q 1.1

  It behooueth the Duties of liberalitie to be looked vnto not onely, &c.
• q 1.2

  from.
• q 1.3

  distributing or performing al these
• q 1.4

  it is to be seen.
• * 1.5

  needfull.
• q 1.6

  can attaine or cannot.
• * 1.7

  must not be alike to the degrees of times.
• * 1.8

  Al. And there are Duties.
• q 1.9

  due rather.
• q 1.10

  getting.
• q 1.11

  controuersie in iudgement.
• q 1.12

  warily looked vn∣to.
• q 1.13

  exercise.
• q 1.14

  is to be taken.
• * 1.15

  able to giue vp a good account.
• q 1.16

  reckners.
• q 1.17

  what may be the summe of the rest or remainder.
• q 1.18

  you may vnder∣stand, viz. a man may vnderstand.
• q 1.19

  perceiued [or at∣tained] the precepts
• q 1.20

  praise.
• q 1.21

  exercise.
• * 1.22

  obseruing.
• q 1.23

  set downe or de∣liuered.
• q 1.24

  may doe them
• q 1.25

  But.
• q 1.26

  greatnesse or difficulty.
• q 1.27

  And we haue said almost enough.
• q 1.28

  ariseth or cometh
• q 1.29

  drawn or fetched.
• q 1.30

  right of mans fel∣lowship.