The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems (1700)
Saavedra Fajardo, Diego de, 1584-1648, Astry, James, Sir · London Printed for M. Gylliflower and L. Meredith · leaf 229
eftion his Care and Concern for things here be-low, that counterfeit his Omnipotence, and afcribe tohim what he is not the Author of ? What certaintyin Religion can the People promife themferves, if theyfee it wrefted to ferve the particular Ends of Princes,and that tis nothing but a Veil with… … Q^ftt PRudence is the Rule and Meafure of Virtues, with-out that thefe degenerate into Vices. Whereforeás other Virtues have theirs in the Appetite, this has itsreiidence in the Intellect, from thence prefiding overthem all. Agatho calls it a great Goddefs. This it iswhich conftitutes the three…
Kings and rulers · Political science
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