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Show mi If; ‘Of 111 A N_ mendeth men to the favour of women and (hangers. ($11,712.10, l . The Sciences, are {mall Power; becaufe not eminent 5. ant 'the1c4 in .1 tr v 5 and fore, not acknowledged in any man5 nor are atall, but tal- none in them,but of afewthings. For Science is or that natui c attathat ic incafu good a in as fuch but can underfland it to be, ‘ . _ . _ _ ~ ned it. and es, Engin of g makin n, icatio Fortif as , rife ue publiq of Arts Defence, and other Inflruments of VVar5 becaufe they conferre to them, 1pc ,8"of. r Mothe true the h Victory, are Power : And thOug it into bioug are they fe becau yet, ues, ence, namely the Mathematiq M ld~ (the med eitee be they er, Artific the of hand the Light,bythe , ‘ wife pailing with the vulgar for the MOther,) as his iiiiie. ; Pl'lCC , his The Value, or WORT H of a man, is as ofall otherflthings : Power his or that is to fay, f0 much as would be given for the tile and therefore is not abfolute 5 but a thing dependant on the need and judgement of another. An able conduétor of Souldicrs, is of great Price in time of War prefent, or imminent 5 but in Peace not fo. A learned and uncorruptjudge, is much Worth in‘time of Peace 5 but Dignity. Ta Hamour and DI Mr. a- not fo much in War. And as in other things, f0 in men, not the feller, but the buyer determines the Price. For let a man ( as moft men do,) rate themfelves at the higheft Value they can 5 yet their true Va- . lue is no more than it is efieemed by Others. The manifefiation of the Value we fet on one another, is that which is commonly called Honouring, and Diflionouring. To Value a man at a high rate, is to Honour him 5 at a low rate, is to Dzflmnow him. But high, and low, inthis cafe,is to be underflood by compaj rifon to the rate that each man fetteth on himfelfe. _ The publique worth of a man, which is the Value fet on him by the Common-wealth, is that which men commonly call D1 or: 1 T r . And this Value of him by the Common-wealth, is underflood, by offices ofCommand, Judicature,publike Employment 5 or by Names and Titles, introduced for diflinétion of fuch Value. To pray to another, for ayde of any kind, is to H o N o u R 5 becaufe a fi ne we have an opinion he has power to help 5 and the more difficult t e ayde is, the more is the Honour. , , To obey, is to Honour 5 becaufe no man obeyes them, whom they think have no power to help, or hurt them. And confequently to difobey, is to Diflwmmr. To give great gifts to a man, is to Honour him 5 becaufe 'tis Quying of Proteétion, and acknowledging of Power. To give little gifts, is to Diihonour 5 becaufe it is but Almes, and fignifies an opinion of the need of finall helps. To be fedulous in promoting anothers good5 alfo to flatter, is to ggpour 5 as a figne we feek his protection or ayde. To neglect, is to i ionour. ' To‘give way, or place to another, in any Commoditya is to Ho» EOUI‘sbi-‘lngaeonfeifion of greater power. To arrogate, is to Difv OHOUI‘. Toihew any figne of love , or feare of another, is to Honour; for Pan 1. Of M A N. 'CbapLIo. for both to love,and to feare, is to value. To contemne, or leife to love or feare, then he expects, is to Difhono‘ur 5 for 'tis undervaluing. To praife, magnifie, or call happy, is to Honour 5 becaufe nothing but goodnefl'e, power, and felicity is valued. To revile, mock, or pitty, is to Diflionour. To fpeak to another with confideration, to ap ear before him with decency, and humility, is to Honour him5 as ignes of fear to offend. To fpeak to him rafhly, to do any thing before him obfcenely, flovenly, impudently, is to Diihonour. To believe,to truit, to rely on another, is to Honour him; figne of opinion of his vertue and power. To difimflt, or not believe, is to Diihonour, To hearken toa mans counfell, or difcourfe of what kind foever, isto Honour 5 asafi me we think him wife , or eloquent, or witty. To fleep, or 0 fort , or talk the while, is to' Difhonour. ' To do thofe rhinos to another, which he takes for fignes of Honour, or which the iaw or Cuftome makes f0, is to Honour 5 becaufe in approvin the Honour done by others , he acknowledgeth the ower whic others acknowledge. To refiufe to do them, is to Difonour. . To agree with in opinion, is to Honour 5 as bei a {igne of appro. Ving his judgement, and wifdome. To diffent, is ifhonour, and an upbraiding of errour 5 and (if the diffent be in many things) offolly.- _ To imitate, is to Honour; for it is vehemently to approve. To imitate ones Enemy, is to Difhonour. To honour thofe another honours, is to Honour him 5 as a figne of approbation of his judgement. To honour his Enemies, is to Difhonour him. To emp10y in counfell, or in aétions of difficulty, is to Honour; as a figne ofopinion of his wifdome, or other power. To deny em- ployment in the fame cafes, to thofe that feek it, is to Difhonour. lAll thefe wayes ofHonouring, are naturall 5 and as Well within, as Without Common-wealths. But in Common-wealths, where he, or they that have the fupreme Authority, can make whatfoever they plcafe, to Hand for fignes of Honour, there be other Honours. A Soveraigne doth Honour a Subjeét, with whatfoever Title, or Office, or Employment , or Action, that he himfelfe will have taken for a figne of his will to Honour him. The King of Per/Lt, Honoured Mord?" , when he appointed he {hould be conducted through the ih'CCtS'in t e Kings Garment, upon‘ one of the Kings Horfes,withaCrown on his head, and a Prince before him, proclayming, TIna flm/l it be done to him that the King null honour. And yet another King of Perfia, or the fame another time , to one that demanded for fome great fervice, to weare one of the hlnos robes, gave him leave f0 to do 5 but with this addition that he iiiould weare it as the Kings foole 5 and then it was Difhonouri Sothflt OfCivill Honour, the Fountain is in the perfon of the Com‘ mon-wcalth, and dependeth on the Will of the Soveraione 5 and is therefore temporary, and called C ivi/l Harrow-5 fuch a? are Magi! G ih‘acy,» |