The prince's cabala; or, Mysteries of state . The Advice of the Lord Verulam^ Once Lord Keeper of the GreatSeal of Engl and. ? ? King J A ? ? s L For choofing hisPrivy Council ? , HEN a King choofesNoblemen and othersfor his Councilors,beiides being accom-pli Ihed with a greatdeal of Wit, Senfe,Learning, and Knowledge of all? 6 the-. ^4 Lord V ? R ? L A ?^? Advice to the moft fee ret Affairs of ForeignCourts, there ihould be a Combi-nation of all Virtues appearing inthem, and thofe Virtues too emi-nent to be eiteemd by their Be-holders for lefs than the moft refi-ned Aftions of fo great Sou
The prince's cabala; or, Mysteries of state . The Advice of the Lord Verulam^ Once Lord Keeper of the GreatSeal of Engl and. ? ? King J A ? ? s L For choofing hisPrivy Council ? , HEN a King choofesNoblemen and othersfor his Councilors,beiides being accom-pli Ihed with a greatdeal of Wit, Senfe,Learning, and Knowledge of all? 6 the-. ^4 Lord V ? R ? L A ?^? Advice to the moft fee ret Affairs of ForeignCourts, there ihould be a Combi-nation of all Virtues appearing inthem, and thofe Virtues too emi-nent to be eiteemd by their Be-holders for lefs than the moft refi-ned Aftions of fo great Souls. Theyihould fcorn all mean Aftions *, andbeaihamd of nothing but chief Honour and Dignity inthis World is to-live the moft obe-dient and laborious Servants of theirCreator, that when they die, theymay reign with him for ever •, andin fo doing they will do nothingmisbecoming their high Birth, Ex-traflion, and Employn>ent. l•^-ver choofe them for Councillorswhofe Pridein Apparel longs afternew Fafhions, for they will not bebackwards in embracing new Re-ligions ^ both proceeding from oneanci the fame dangerous Principle,an Unconftancy of Mind, and a De-fire of Novelty. A Wife Noble-man has much better Thoughts ofVirtue, than to hope his fine Cloathsmay gain him a Refpeit where that could King James I. 85 cou
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