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1 3| a vulture or raven; and set, out of the bark of a Christian 2 6| he knoweth not. Therefore set it down, that an habit of 3 6| three disadvantages, to set it even. The first, that 4 11| discharge of thy place, set before thee the best examples; 5 11| precepts. And after a time, set before thee thine own example; 6 11| in the same place; not to set off thyself, by taxing their 7 11| times and persons; but yet set it down to thyself, as well 8 14| spark shall come, that shall set it on fire. The matter of 9 18| themselves desires, and set their hearts upon toys; 10 19| which counsel, there are set for our instruction, the 11 19| matter.~The ancient times, do set forth in figure, both the 12 19| orderly assembly. I commend set days for petitions; for 13 21| wares, it is not amiss to set forth their shop.~It is 14 22| corrupt servants; which set a bias upon their bowl, 15 22| self–lovers, as they will set an house on fire, and it 16 26| great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit of friendship, 17 26| obtained that interest, as he set him down, in his testament, 18 28| therefore, and wished him to set upon them by night; and 19 28| fight. But before the sun set, he found them enow to give 20 28| Athenians, made wars to set up or pull down democracies 21 28| when princes or states have set up their rest, upon the 22 32| and streams whereupon to set the mills, iron is a brave 23 33| what feigned prices, are set upon little stones and rarities? 24 33| sometimes they must be set flying, to bring in more. 25 34| of astrology. But I have set down these few only, of 26 36| those things which I here set down, are such as do naturally 27 37| his nature, let him not set himself too great, nor too 28 37| contrary extreme, whereby to set it right, understanding 29 37| commandeth upon himself, let him set hours for it; but whatsoever 30 37| him take no care for any set times; for his thoughts 31 40| usefully. It is good to set before us, the incommodities 32 42| a rich stone, best plain set; and surely virtue is best, 33 44| shall see many fine seats set upon a knap of ground, environed 34 45| and sweet marjoram, warm set. There followeth, for the 35 45| are very delightful to be set under a parlor or lower 36 45| watermints. Therefore you are to set whole alleys of them, to 37 45| slope, of some six foot, set all with flowers. Also I 38 45| amongst; and the ground set with violets, strawberries, 39 45| are in wild heaths), to be set, some with wild thyme; some 40 45| alleys, likewise, you are to set fruit–trees of all sorts; 41 45| low, and not steep; and set with fine flowers, but thin 42 45| and arbors with seats, set in some decent order; but 43 45| these to be by no means set too thick; but to leave 44 45| living plants and bushes set in them; that the birds 45 45| workmen, with no less cost set their things together; and 46 51| need to be rich, that is set without foil. But if a man