. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . fpifethe Authority of the Magiltracy ^ nay, almoft all Mif-chiefs in States proceed from Libertinifm \ it being fuffi-cient to keep the People in Peace and Tranquility, andto allow them fome honeft and agreeable live conformable to Government, is not Slavery,but Liberty. But lince in all things the Publick Goodought to be the only aim, tis conducive to convert allthefe Diverfions into fuch Paitimes as exercife theStrength, prohibiting all fuch as depend upon Luck, aspernicious both to the Government and Subjeft : Tothef
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . fpifethe Authority of the Magiltracy ^ nay, almoft all Mif-chiefs in States proceed from Libertinifm \ it being fuffi-cient to keep the People in Peace and Tranquility, andto allow them fome honeft and agreeable live conformable to Government, is not Slavery,but Liberty. But lince in all things the Publick Goodought to be the only aim, tis conducive to convert allthefe Diverfions into fuch Paitimes as exercife theStrength, prohibiting all fuch as depend upon Luck, aspernicious both to the Government and Subjeft : Tothefe, becaufe they give themfelves fo much to them,that they negled their BuHnefs \ to that, becaufe by fuchGames the People fquander away their Livelyhood,and fo, through Want, are neceffitated to Plunder andRebel. (ii) Item vivere ut quifqui vclit permijji>, f^oniam fic magna erhtiliKei\i. ftwentium muUitudOy nam vu<go dijfoluta gratior ejl quam temper at zvita. Aiift. 6. Pol A. N 5 EMBLEM l8z The Time when] and the Manner how. Vol, II, EMBLEM LXXIIL. TH E Difeafes of States are hidden: Nor can anyone judge of them by their prefent Difpofition \for when they feem in full Health and Vigour,they are taken ill of a fudden, the Diltemper breakingout when leall thought of ^ like the Vapours of theEarth, which are not vifible till gathered into Clouds,Wherefore a Prince ought carefully to remedy the firfi;Symptoms j nor are they to be flighted, as feeming fri-volous and diftant: as neither the firft Rumors of Ills,though to appearance never fo unreafonable. Who canpenetrate the unfetled Defigns of the frantick Mohb fUpon the leail Occafion, the leaft Shadow of Slavery,or Male-Adminiftration, it rifes, and takes Arms againftthe Princep Seditions arife from fmall Caufes, and after- wards Vol. ir. to SupprefsSedition In a State. xZ^ wards proceed to greater (i). If they are neglecledat firll, they will be at laft incurable ^ they fpriiig likeRivers from fmall Fountains, and afterwa
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