"but"-word again...

[szaroczek]

With regard to what I've been taught about "but"-word by language experts here I believe the sentence:

"Fear never but you shall be consistent in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour."

could possibly mean:

"Fear never even if you shall NOT be consistent in whatever variety of actions, yet they will appear to be honest and natural in their hour."

Am I right about it...

I addition I find it helpful to suggest that in the preceding context the author unconventionally proves the suitability of NOT being consistent in one's behavior...

[5jj]

My first reaction when I read the sentence you quoted was that I did not understand exactly what message the writer was attempting to convey..

My second, after careful consideration, was that I had no idea what the writer was trying to say.