L. VIVES.
THe (a) loue of.] This made Plato aduise men to vse their children onely to vertuous de∣lights, and to induce a hate of bad things into their mindes, which were it obserued, out loue would then be as much vnto vertue as now it is vnto carnall pleasures, for custome is an∣other nature: and a good man liketh vertue better then the voluptuary doth sensuality. (b) Secret ones far worse. Plato hauing feasted certaine Gentlemen, spread the Roome with mats and dressed his banqueting beds handsomely. In comes Diogenes the Cynicke, and falls pre∣sently a trampling of the hangings with his durty feete. Plato comming in, why how now Diogenes quoth he? Nothing said the other, but that I tread downe Platoes Pride. Thou dost indeed (saith Plato) but with a pride farre greater, for indeed this was a greater vaine-glory and arrogance in Diogenes that was poore, then in Plato that was rich, and had but prepared these things for his friends. So shall you haue a many proud beggers thinke them-selues ho∣lyer then honest rich men, onely for their name sake, as if God respected the goods, and not there mindes. They will not be ritch, because they thinke their pouerty maketh them more admired Diogenes had wont to doe horrible things to make the people obserue him, and one day in the midst of winter hee fell a washing himselfe in a cold spring, whither by and by there gathred a great multitude, who seeing him, pittied him, and praied him to for-beare: O no, saith Plato aloud, if you will pitty him, get yee all gone: for he saw it was not vertue, but vaine-glory that made him do thus. (c) More forcible.] According to the words of Christ, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 * 1.1 •…•…be easier for Tyre and Sydon. &c.