The Compleat politician, or, Policy put in practise wherein the principles of policy are laid open to the view of all, and the practises of it by the ancients discovered to these latter times : illustrated with many excellent rules both divine and mortall : a work usefull for these times.

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The Compleat politician, or, Policy put in practise wherein the principles of policy are laid open to the view of all, and the practises of it by the ancients discovered to these latter times : illustrated with many excellent rules both divine and mortall : a work usefull for these times.
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London :: Printed for Edward Brewster ...,
1656.
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"The Compleat politician, or, Policy put in practise wherein the principles of policy are laid open to the view of all, and the practises of it by the ancients discovered to these latter times : illustrated with many excellent rules both divine and mortall : a work usefull for these times." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34173.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.

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POLICIE XXXIII. Curtesie is a preamble to love.

THey that would enfavour themselves for the advan∣tage of any businesse, must shew

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themselves affable, smoothe, and curteous, all such demeanour pre∣pares an opinion for them in the parties they aime at, hee that sets his net betimes, may expect a fuller draught than he that fishes later.

Thus,

Jacob having a Designe for li∣ving with Laban, and seeing his Daughter come forth to water Sheepe, hee went and rolled baoke the stone, and watered the flocke, and kissed Rachel, Gen. 29. 10, 11.

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