XXVIII. THE HONORED POSITION OF THE KINGSMEN 173 XXIX. THE SUPERIOR ORDER OF KINGSMEN: THE HIRD 175 XXX. HOW A MAN WHO WISHES TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO THE 179 ROYAL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE SHOULD APPROACH THE KING XXXI. WHY ONE SHOULD NOT WEAR A MANTLE IN THE ROYAL 184 PRESENCE XXXII. RULES OF SPEECH AND CONVERSATION IN THE KING’S 186 HALL XXXIII. THE PROPER USES OF “YOU” AND “THOU” 188 XXXIV. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 189 XXXV. CONCERNING FAILURE OF CROPS AND DEARTH IN MORALS 193 AND GOVERNMENT XXXVI. THE CAUSES OF SUCH PERIODS OF DEARTH AND WHAT 195 FORMS THE DEARTH MAY TAKE XXXVII. THE DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE 203 ROYAL GUARDSMEN XXXVIII. WEAPONS FOR OFFENSE AND DEFENSE 217 XXXIX. MILITARY ENGINES 220 XL. THE PROPER MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF A ROYAL COURT 226 XLI. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 231 XLII. A DISCUSSION OF HOW GOD REWARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS, 234 HUMILITY, AND FIDELITY, ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY XLIII. THE DUTIES AND THE EXALTED POSITION OF THE KING 245 XLIV. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 248 XLV. CONCERNING THE MODERATION WHICH A KING MUST 251 OBSERVE IN HIS JUDICIAL SENTENCES AND PENALTIES, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN FROM THE STORY OF GOD’S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADAM AND EVE, IN WHICH CASE TRUTH AND JUSTICE WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PEACE AND MERCY XLVI. AN EXAMPLE OF RIGHTEOUS SEVERITY IN JUDGMENT DRAWN 258 FROM THE STORY OF GOD’S CONDEMNATION OF LUCIFER XLVII. A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF VERDICTS AND PENALTIES 260 WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE STORY OF LUCIFER’S REBELLION AND DOWNFALL AND OF THE SIN AND PUNISHMENT OF THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN XLVIII. A COMMENTARY ON THE STORY OF LUCIFER 272 XLIX. INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS ALLOWED THE DECISION TO 277 BE FRAMED ACCORDING TO THE STERN DEMANDS OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE L. OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE ARGUMENTS OF PEACE 279 AND MERCY HAVE HAD GREATER WEIGHT LI. THE REASONS FOR THIS DIVERSITY IN THE VERDICTS OF 283 GOD LII. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 284 LIII. INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS MODIFIED HIS SENTENCES 285 AND THE REASONS FOR SUCH MODIFICATIONS