30. Discretion, without Passion,
might easily reform whatever the
rust of times, or indulgence of lawes
or corruption of manners may have
brought upon the government of the
Church.31. It is a gross vulgar errour, to
impute, or revenge upon, functions,
the faults of times or persons.32. Respect and observance, even
in peacefull times, is hardly paid to
any Governors by the measure of
their vertues, so much as by that
of their Estates.33. Poverty and meanness ex∣pose
men in Authority to the con∣tempt
of licentious minds and man∣ners.34. There is an innate principle
of vicious oppression in all men, a∣gainst
those that seem to reprove, or
restrain them.34. No design or passion is to
be gratified with the least per∣verting
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