The badness and looseness of them, all generally complain of, heven those that help to make them so bad as they are. And it were greatly to be wished, that men were on all hands as forward to put their helping hand to the furthering and effecting of a general reformation, as ithey are prone to complain of the badness of them, and to murmur rather against others (those especially above) by whose means they deem that they become so bad, when themselves are the whilst, it may be, therein as faulty as any, than to mourn for, and repent of their own excesses. The whole City, we say, would soon be fair, if every one would but sweep before his own door. And the whole estate would be soon reformed, if each one would but do his part, klook home to himself, and set seriously upon the amendment of that one, whom it concerneth him most to look after. This it nearly concerneth us all to do, that ⟨image 50⟩if the City remain foul still, while others do not the like, yet the filth that is the cause of it, be not found before our doors: But those more specially, whose good example may help to draw many others on, as being more eminent than ordinary, either for place or parentage. In this rank it hath pleased God to range your Worship; whose religious carriage therefore shall not only benefit your self, but may prick▪on and encourage others, both at home and abroad: And for the furtherance of you therein, hath he vouch safed to furnish you with sundry singular helps above many others. To omit all other, your Honourable Fathers *Example may go for all, whose Life and Actions generally approved and admired, may be a lively Precedent for your direction and imitation herein, especially living constantly and continually (l a matter of no small consequence) with him, and so having it daily in your eye. Go on therefore, Worthy Sir, I beseech you, having so rare a Pattern before you, to imitate him that goeth in ⟨image 51⟩and out before you, as you do before others (the Archer giveth not over shooting and levelling at the mark, though he never come, it may be, to hit the white; and it shall be myour Honour there to imitate, where it is *no disgrace to come short:)
The badnesse and loosenesse of them, all generally complaine of, heuen those that helpe to make them so bad as they are. And it were greatly to be wished, that men were on all hands as forward to put their helping hand to the furthering and effecting of a generall reformation, as ithey are prone to complaine of the badnesse of them, and to murmure rather against others (those especially aboue) by whose meanes they deeme that they become so bad, when themselues are the whilst, it may be, therein as faultie as any, than to mourne for, and repent of their owne excesses. The whole Citie, wee say, would soone be faire, if euery one would but sweepe before his owne doore. And the whole estate would be soone reformed, if each one would but doe his part, klooke home to himselfe, and set seriously vpon the amendment of that one, whom it concerneth him most to looke after. This it nearely concerneth vs all to doe, that ⟨image 50⟩if the Citie remaine foule still, while others doe not the like, yet the filth that is the cause of it, be not found before our doores: But those more specially, whose good example may helpe to draw many others on, as being more eminent than ordinary, either for place or parentage. In this ranke it hath pleased God to range your Worship; whose religious cariage therefore shall not onely benefit your selfe, but may pricke▪on and encourage others, both at home and abroad: And for the furtherance of you therein, hath he vouch safed to furnish you with sundrie singular helpes aboue many others. To omit all other, your Honourable Fathers *Example may goe for all, whose Life and Actions generally approued and admired, may be a liuely Precedent for your direction and imitation herein, especially liuing constantly and continually (l a matter of no small consequence) with him, and so hauing it daily in your eye. Goe on therefore, Worthy Sir, I beseech you, hauing so rare a Paterne before you, to imitate him that goeth in ⟨image 51⟩and out before you, as you doe before others (the Archer giueth not ouer shooting and leuelling at the marke, though he neuer come, it may be, to hit the white; and it shall be
- hQuomodo Sen. de benef. l. 3. c. 1. De ingratis etiam ingrati queruntur; cùm interim hoc omnibus haereat, quod omnibus displicet.Quomodo Sen. de benef. l. 3. c. 1. De ingratis etiam ingrati queruntur; cùm interim hoc omnibꝰ haereat, quod omnibꝰ displicet.
- i[Greek or Hebrew]. Greg. Naz. ad cives periclit.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Greg. Naz. ad cives periclit.
- k[Greek or Hebrew]. Aedibus in proprijs quae prava aut recta gerantur. Hemer. Odyss. δ'. Et ex Homere Socrates teste Gellio noct. Attic. l. 14. c. 7. Diogen. teste Laert. & Plut. de Valet. tuend. Domum redeamus. Cic, de clar. orat.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Aedibus in proprijs quae prava aut recta gerantur. Hemer. Odyss. δ'. Et ex Homere Socrates teste Gellio noct. Attic. l. 14. c. 7. Diogen. teste Laert. & Plut. de Valet. tuend. Domum redeamus. Cic, de clar. orat.
- *[Greek or Hebrew]. Greg. Naz. de Basil.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Greg. Naz. de Basil.
- lPlus tibi & viva vox, & convictus, quàm oratio proderit, In rem praesentē venias oportet. Primum quia homines amplius oculis quàm auribus credimus. Deinde quia longū est iter per praecepta; breve & efficax per exempla. Zenonem Cleanthes non expressisset, si eum tantummodo audisset: Vitae ejus interfuit, secreta perspexit, observavit illum, utrum ex formula sua viveret. Plus Plato ex moribus, quàm ex verbis Socratis traxit. Et magnos viros non schola Epicuri, sed contubernium fecit. Sen. epist. 60.Plus tibi & viva vox, & convictus, quàm oratio proderit, In rem praesentē venias oportet. Primum quia homines amplius oculis quàm auribus credimus. Deinde quia longū est iter per praecepta; breve & efficax per exempla. Zenonem Cleanthes non expressisset, si eum tantummodo audisset: Vitae ejus interfuit, secreta perspexit, observavit illum, utrum ex formula sua viveret. Plus Plato ex moribus, quàm ex verbis Socratis traxit. Et magnos viros non schola Epicuri, sed contubernium fecit. Sen. epist. 60.
- mDemosthenē imitemur, quid. n. aliud n•s agimus? aut quid aliud optainus? at non assequimur. Cic. de clar. orat. [Greek or Hebrew]. Greg. Naz. de Basil.
