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Reason 1 First, no man liveth so innocently, as that he never deserveth to be blamed: neither hath any such power of himself, ⟨p. 13⟩as that he can always find out his faulting, and forsake his faults, without the help of others: and therefore to keep our selves from them that may make us to see our sins, and teach us how to reform them, is as dangerous as to reject the Physician which would show us our diseases, and minister medicines to cure them.

Reason 1 First, no man liueth so innocently, as that hee neuer deserueth to be blamed: neither hath any such power of himselfe, ⟨p. 13⟩as that he can alwaies finde out his faulting, and forsake his faults, without the helpe of others: and therefore to keepe our selues from them that may make vs to see our sinnes, and teach vs how to reforme them, is as dangerous as to reiect the Physitian which would shew vs our diseases, and minister medicines to cure them.

Secondly, every faithful counsellor is a trusty friend; and none deal so faithfully in their counsel, as they that dissuade us from evil courses: and therefore to decline from the society of such, is to refuse the friendship of those who would grow to be our best affected and most approved well-willers.

Secondly, euery faithfull counseller is a trustie friend; and none deale so faithfully in their counsell, as they that disswade vs from euill courses: and therefore to decline from the societie of such, is to refuse the friendship of those who would grow to be our best affected and most approued well-willers.