第7部分(第4/6 頁)

ireth　light　into　the　face　of　his　chosen。　The　poet　that　beautified　the　sect　that　was　otherwise　inferior　to　the　rest　saith　yet　excellently　well：　It　is　a　pleasure　to　stand　upon　the　shore　and　to　see　ships　tossed　upon　the　sea；　a　pleasure　to　stand　in　the　window　of　a　castle　and　to　see　a　battle　and　the　adventures　thereof　below；　but　no　pleasure　is　parable　to　the　standing　upon　the　vantage4　ground　of　truth　（a　hill　not　to　be　manded；　and　where　the　air　is　always　clear　and　serene）；　and　to　see　the　errors　and　wanderings　and　mists　and　tempests　in　the　vale　below；　so　always　that　this　prospect　be　with　pity；　and　not　with　swelling　or　pride。　Certainly；　it　is　heaven　upon　earth　to　have　a　man’s　mind　move　in　charity；　rest　in　providence；　and　turn　upon　the　poles　of　truth。

To　pass　from　theological　and　philosophical　truth　to　the　truth　of　civil　business：　it　will　be　acknowledged　even　by　those　that　practice　it　not　that　clear　and　round　dealing　is　the　honor　of　man’s　nature；　and　that　mixture　of　falsehood　is　like　alloy　in　coin　of　gold　and　silver；　which　may　make　the　metal　work　the　better；　but　it　embaseth　it。　For　these　winding　and　crooked　courses　are　the　goings　of　the　serpent；　which　goeth　basely　upon　the　belly；　and　not　upon　the　feet。　There　is　no　vice　that　doth　so　cover　a　man　with　shame　as　to　be　found　false　and　perfidious5。　And　therefore　Montaigne　said　prettily；　when　he　inquired　the　reason　why　the　word　of　the　lie　should　be　such　a　disgrace　and　such　an　odious　charge。　Saith　he；　If　it　be　well　weighed；　to　say　that　a　man　lieth　is　as　much　to　say　as　that　he　is　brave　toward　God　and　a　coward　toward　men。　For　a　lie　faces　God；　and　shrinks　from　man。　Surely　the　wickedness　of　falsehood　and　breach　of　faith　cannot　possibly　be　so　highly　expressed　as　in　that　it　shall　be　the　last　peal　to　call　the　judgments　of　God　upon　the　ge