Part 82 (1/2)

And malyce thee moue to reuenge thy cause, 784 Dread euer G.o.d, and daunger of the lawes.

[Sidenote: Take no revenge, but forgive.]

Do not reuenge, though in thy power it be, 788 Forgeue the offender being thine enemie.

He is perfectely pacient, we may repute plaine, 792

[Sidenote: Plato.]

[That] From wrath and furye himselfe can refrayne.

[Sidenote: Envy no one.]

[Sidenote: [sign. C. v.]]

Disdayne nor enuie The state of thy brother, 796

[Sidenote: Seneca.]

In worde nor dede not hurtyng one an other.

[Sidenote: An ill body breeds debate.]

Debate and disceate, contencion and enuie, 800 Are the chiefe frutes of an euyll bodie.

[Sidenote: Salomon.]

And Salomon saithe ”The harte full of enuie, 804 Of him selfe hath no pleasure nor commoditie.”

[Sidenote: _The Fruits of Charity, &c._]

-- The fruites of charitie, loue, and pacience.

Cap. x.

[Sidenote: Charity seeketh not her own, but bears patiently.]

++Charitie seketh not that to her doth belonge, 808 But paciently a-bydinge, sustainynge rather wronge;

[Sidenote: Charity seeketh not her own, but bears patiently.]

Not enuiynge, but bearinge with loue and pacience,-- 812

[Sidenote: [sign. C. v.b.]]

So n.o.ble is her nature,-- forgeuing all ofence.

[Sidenote: Love incites to Mercy.]

And loue doth moue the mynde to mercie, 816 But malice againe doth worke the contrarie.

whiche in the wicked wyll euer beare stroke, 820