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'Tis said of the Army of Vitellius, that in their march from Germany against Otho, were vigorous and full of courage in induring the troubles and hardships of the War, and ready to execute the commands of their Captains; but in their march out of the City against Vespatian, they were faint for War, but prompt to all sedition. Lord, we are then ready to dispute thy Commands, when we are unwilling to do them; and we are then
ready to charge thy wayes as full of difficulty, when we are full of sloth: We thinke this will excuse our neglect, to say, That we do what we can, when indeed we do but what we will, measuring our ability not by our strength, but lazinesse: yea, we quarrel with disci∣pline, and find many faults with the rigour, or equity of it; 'tis not because the rule is not straight, but we are crooked, and it is irksome to comply with it.