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Reason 1 First, the love of faithful men is not grounded on the goods, but on the goodness of their friends; and therefore if their graces hold, though their substance fail, they remain firm and immutable, and therein is their integrity and uprightness declared; whereas a dissembler in self-love buildeth upon the hope of profit and commodity, which once failing, he fadeth, and all his fair shows come to nothing.

Reason 1 First, the loue of faithfull men is not grounded on the goods, but on the goodnesse of their friends; and therefore if their graces hold, though their substance faile, they remain firme and immutable, and therein is their integritie and vprightnesse declared; whereas a dissembler in selfe-loue buildeth vpon the hope of profit and commoditie, which once failing, hee fadeth, and all his faire shewes come to nothing.

Secondly, they are tender-hearted, and full of pity, (the adversity and troubles of their friends working upon them, as the ache and pain of one member affecteth another) and ⟨p. 148⟩therefore that is the time wherein their love and care to minister comfort unto them will be the more manifested.

Secondly, they are tender-hearted, and full of pitie, (the aduersitie and troubles of their friends working vpon them, as the ach and paine of one member affecteth another) and ⟨p. 148⟩therefore that is the time wherein their loue and care to minister comfort vnto them will be the more manifested.