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Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and getteth understanding, for the merchandise thereof is better than silver, and the gain thereof better than gold: it is more precious than pearls, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her, Prov. BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT FINDETH WISDOM AND GETTETH UNDERSTANDING FOR THE MERCHANDISE THEREOF IS BETTER THAN SILVER AND THE GAIN THEREOF BETTER THAN GOLD IT IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN PEARLS AND ALL THE THINGS THOU CANST DESIRE ARE NOT TO BE COMPARED TO HER PROV
do mightily love Calvisinus, (so Pliny writes to Sossius) a most industrious, eloquent, upright man, which is all in all with me: the affection came from his good parts. And as St. Austin comments on the 84th Psalm, [4559]there is a peculiar beauty of justice, and inward beauty, which we see with the eyes of our hearts, love, and are enamoured with, as in martyrs, though their bodies be torn in pieces with wild beasts, yet this beauty shines, and we love their virtues. The [4560]stoics are of opinion that a wise man is only fair; and Cato in Tully 3 de Finibus contends the same, that the lineaments of the mind are far fairer than those of the body, incomparably beyond them: wisdom and valour according to [4561]Xenophon, especially deserve the name of beauty, and denominate one fair, et incomparabiliter pulchrior est (as Austin holds) veritas Christianorum quam Helena Graecorum. Wine is strong, the king is strong, women are strong, but truth overcometh all things, Esd. i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