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                                                                      	                  OF PRUDENCE
                                                                      
                                                                               Next to Reserve may be noted the Proverbic views of Prudence
	The man that wa[e]ndereth out of the Way of Understanding shal           1.	Prudence opposed to deceit "The wisdom of the prudent is
remain in the congregation of the Dead 21. 16                         to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit"
	With these various passages respecting real wisdom Com-              14. 8 i.e. it is the part of a wise man to succeed by
pare 1st Cor.                                                         full comprehension of his own Way;  not by hiding it from
                                                                      others.
                                                                      On the other hand, by not exposing himself to the de[d]ceit
                                                                      of others:[%] "The simple believeth every word, but
                                                                      the pru[r]dent man looketh well to his going" 14, 15
                                                                          2.	Prudence is half in the Heart and temper;  "The wise
                                                                      in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness
                                                                      of the lips increaseth learning"  16, 21. and compare also
                                                                      the 23rd verse. "The hearts of the wise teacheth his
                                                                      mouth and addeth learning to his li[l]ps", and again
                                                                      "the heart of the prudent getteth knowledge:  and the ear
                                                                      of the wise seeketh knowledge"  so 18, 15 so "the heart
                                                                      of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge, ;5, 14
                                                                      Yet in these cases I am not sure if it be meant that the
                                                                      moral affections have so much influence on the head -
                                                                      or the almost equally important truth that it is by his
                                                                      hearty love and delight in  knowledge and not by
                                                                      mere labour that the wise man attains it

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