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themselves_o and_o thence_o the_o heart_n be_v forsake_v and_o destitute_a of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n grow_v cold_a whereby_o many_o especial_o those_o that_o be_v very_o timorous_a and_o cowardly_a have_v lose_v their_o life_n many_o other_o moreover_o have_v die_v of_o shame_n as_o be_v read_v of_o homer_n and_o diodorus_n for_o which_o cause_n these_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v use_v with_o a_o certain_a mediocrity_n or_o moderateness_n and_o chief_o joy_n ought_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o moderate_a laugh_a which_o thing_n excite_v the_o natural_a heat_n temperate_v and_o purify_v all_o the_o animal_n spirit_n corroborate_v the_o other_o faculty_n aid_n digestion_n clear_v and_o subtilate_v the_o wit_n and_o render_v a_o man_n able_a for_o all_o business_n preserve_v youth_n and_o final_o prolong_v the_o life_n and_o joy_n be_v good_a for_o all_o person_n except_o such_o as_o have_v need_n to_o become_v lean_a because_o it_o fatten_v the_o body_n and_o multiply_v the_o flesh_n and_o moisture_n in_o short_a nothing_o be_v more_o necessary_a for_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o heart_n than_o to_o live_v glad_o and_o merry_o not_o to_o trouble_v one_o self_n or_o be_v angry_a always_o to_o have_v a_o good_a hope_n of_o health_n let_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v moderate_o for_o mediocrity_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v your_o aim_n and_o therefore_o say_v hypocrates_n let_v your_o care_n and_o fatigue_n your_o eat_n and_o drink_v sleep_n and_o venereal_a pleasure_n let_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v moderate_a for_o est_fw-la modus_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la sunt_fw-la certi_fw-la denique_fw-la fine_n quos_fw-la ultra_fw-la citraque_fw-la nequit_fw-la consistere_fw-la rectum_fw-la that_o man_n therefore_o that_o love_v his_o health_n let_v he_o delight_v in_o garden_n frequent_a green_a and_o pleasant_a place_n let_v he_o converse_v with_o merry_a and_o jocund_a friend_n with_o music_n and_o song_n for_o by_o these_o thing_n the_o spirit_n be_v restore_v and_o as_o the_o force_n and_o strength_n of_o a_o man_n be_v increase_v by_o good_a victual_n wine_n sweet_a smell_v by_o tranquillity_n and_o gladness_n by_o fly_v of_o care_n and_o troublesome_a affair_n which_o render_v a_o man_n sad_a and_o by_o frequent_v the_o company_n of_o merry_a companion_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v good_a to_o hear_v story_n tale_n and_o pleasant_a discourse_n and_o to_o read_v some_o delightful_a subject_n and_o in_o read_v great_a care_n be_v to_o be_v take_v not_o to_o read_v with_o the_o head_n in_o the_o bosom_n but_o lift_v up_o and_o to_o read_v with_o spectacle_n or_o a_o magnifying-glass_n which_o strengthen_v the_o sight_n beside_o this_o it_o much_o contribute_v to_o man_n delight_n to_o keep_v singing-bird_n no_o less_o pleasant_a and_o wholesome_a be_v it_o to_o enjoy_v a_o sweet_a and_o clear_a air_n to_o walk_v sometime_o in_o the_o field_n to_o rise_v betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n that_o cheer_v and_o glad_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o as_o aâ—istotle_n witness_v do_v wonderful_o contribute_v to_o the_o health_n and_o to_o the_o study_n final_o in_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n let_v a_o man_n defend_v himself_o from_o slackness_n and_o dejection_n of_o mind_n as_o likewise_o in_o prosperity_n from_o a_o extreme_a joy_n which_o know_v no_o bound_n as_o the_o lyric_a poet_n horace_n do_v well_o advise_v we_o in_o these_o verse_n rebus_fw-la angustis_fw-la animosus_fw-la atque_fw-la fortis_fw-la appare_fw-la sapienter_fw-la idem_fw-la contrahes_fw-la vento_fw-la nimium_fw-la secundo_fw-la turgida_fw-la vela_fw-la et_fw-la aequam_fw-la memento_fw-la rebus_fw-la in_o arduis_fw-la servare_fw-la vitam_fw-la non_fw-la secus_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la ab_fw-la insolenti_fw-la temperatam_fw-la laetitiâ_fw-la we_o ought_v therefore_o with_o all_o care_n well_o to_o compose_v our_o mind_n endeavour_v with_o all_o our_o power_n to_o know_v the_o 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meat_n and_o drink_n be_v the_o principal_a
instrument_n because_o without_o it_o neither_o healthy_a nor_o unhealthy_a distemper_a nor_o indistemper_v be_v able_a to_o live_v therefore_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o that_o the_o use_n of_o food_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a for_o our_o body_n be_v in_o a_o continual_a flux_n which_o every_o hour_n and_o every_o moment_n of_o time_n do_v consume_v and_o dissolve_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o likewise_o the_o humour_n and_o the_o solid_a part_n if_o another_o like_a substance_n instead_o of_o that_o which_o be_v dissolve_v be_v not_o introduce_v death_n will_v in_o a_o short_a while_n follow_v thereupon_o to_o supply_v which_o defect_n the_o almighty_a creator_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o his_o great_a benevolence_n have_v provide_v for_o man_n meat_n and_o drink_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o food_n may_v be_v restore_v all_o that_o which_o be_v waste_v from_o the_o more_o dry_a substance_n and_o with_o drink_n all_o that_o be_v diminish_v from_o the_o 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your_o food_n a_o loss_n of_o the_o appetite_n heaviness_n of_o the_o head_n pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o milt_z dissentery_n or_o bloodyflux_n and_o final_o malignant_a fever_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a always_o to_o leave_v something_o to_o nature_n for_o those_o which_o fill_v themselves_o too_o much_o do_v great_o endanger_v their_o life_n and_o thereby_o either_o the_o natural_a heat_n be_v suffocate_v or_o some_o vein_n be_v break_v for_o from_o too_o much_o food_n proceed_v several_a infirmity_n and_o from_o those_o infirmity_n death_n observe_v therefore_o in_o every_o thing_n but_o especial_o in_o your_o diet_n this_o good_a and_o laudable_a proverb_n viz._n nequid_fw-la nimis_fw-la too_o much_o of_o one_o thing_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o maxim_n not_o only_o for_o the_o sick_a but_o also_o for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o health_n and_o the_o former_a aught_o always_o to_o observe_v a_o 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