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4. He must make religion the rule of government, and not to 

 balance the scale : for he that casteth in religion only to make the 

 scales even, his own weight is contained in those characters, &quot; Mcne, 

 mene, tckel. upharsin,&quot; &quot; He is found too light, his kingdom shall be 

 taken from him.&quot; 



5. And that king that holds not religion the best reason of state 

 is void of all piety and justice, the supporters of a king. 



6. He must be able to give counsel himself, but not rely there 

 upon ; for though happy events justify their counsels, yet it is better 

 that the evil event of good advice be rather imputed to a subject than 

 a sovereign. 



7. He is the fountain of honour, which should not run with a waste 

 pipe, lest the courtiers sell the water, and then, as papists say of their 

 holy wells, it loses the \irtue. 



8. He is the life of the law, not only as he is lex loqncns himself, 

 but IXHMUSC he animateth the dead letter, making it active towards all 

 his subjects prcrmio ct pa-na. 



9. A wise king must do less in altering his laws than he may; for 

 new government is ever dangerous. It being true in the body politic, 

 as in the corporal, that &quot; omnis subita immutatio est periculosa ;&quot; and 

 though it be for the better, yet it is not without a fearful apprehension ; 

 for he that chungeth the fundamental laws of a kingdom, thmketh there 

 is no good title to a crown, but by conquest. 



10. A king that sctteth to sale seats of justice, opprcsscth the 

 people : for he teacheth his judges to sell justice ; and &quot; pretio parata 

 pretio venditur justitia.&quot; 



1 1. I ounty and magnificence are virtues very regal, but a prodigal 

 king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious ; for store at home draweth 

 not his contemplations abroad : but want supplieth itself of what is 

 next, and many times the next way : a king herein must be wise, and 

 know what he may justly do. 



12. That king which is not feared, is not loved; and he that is 

 well seen in his craft, must as well study to be feared as loved ; yet 

 not loved for fear, but feared for love. 



13. Therefore, as he must always resemble Him whose great name 

 he bearcth, and that as in manifesting the sweet influence of his mercy 

 on the severe stroke of his justice sometimes, so in this not to suffer a 

 man of death to live ; for besides that the land doth mourn, the re 

 straint of justice towards sin doth more retard the affection of love, 

 than the extent of mercy doth inflame it : and sure where love is [illj 

 bestowed, fear is quite lost. 



14. His greatest enemies are his flatterers; for though they ever 

 speak on his side, yet their words still make against him. 



15. The love which a king oweth to a weal public, should not be 

 restrained to any one particular ; yet that his more special favour do 

 reflect upon some worthy ones, is somewhat necessary, because there 

 arc few of that capacity. 



1 6. He must have a special care of five things, if he would not 

 have his a own to J&amp;gt;e but o h : m infcliv ft licit ,n 



