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his_o day_n pleasant_o calm_o and_o permanent_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o country_n society_n course_n of_o life_n constitution_n age_n and_o other_o circumstance_n shall_v give_v leave_n vi_o nor_o be_v it_o without_o good_a reason_n that_o we_o thus_o distinguish_v and_o define_v felicity_n because_o though_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o former_a or_o supreme_a felicity_n be_v competent_a only_o to_o the_o divine_a nature_n yet_o there_o have_v be_v some_o stoic_n who_o think_v overhigh_o of_o themselves_o and_o speak_v magnificent_o of_o their_o own_o wisdom_n have_v so_o far_o dare_v to_o promise_v and_o arrogate_v to_o themselves_o this_o perfect_a felicity_n as_o to_o affirm_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o that_o respect_n equal_a to_o god_n and_o account_v the_o expression_n modest_a when_o they_o say_v they_o be_v inferior_a only_o to_o jupiter_n himself_o vii_o these_o true_o may_v be_v judge_v to_o have_v be_v forgetful_a both_o of_o the_o mortality_n and_o imbecility_n of_o their_o nature_n when_o all_o that_o be_v conscious_a or_o mindful_a of_o either_o must_v soon_o acknowledge_v that_o man_n be_v capable_a only_o of_o the_o latter_a or_o imperfect_a felicity_n and_o that_o wisdom_n do_v perform_v a_o very_a high_a work_n upon_o a_o man_n if_o while_o most_o other_o remain_v surround_v with_o diverse_a misery_n it_o advance_v he_o to_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o render_v he_o the_o least_o miserable_a of_o all_o man_n or_o if_o among_o those_o various_a degree_n of_o misery_n to_o which_o his_o birth_n have_v make_v he_o obnoxious_a it_o place_v he_o in_o such_o a_o state_n wherein_o he_o may_v have_v the_o least_o share_n of_o those_o misery_n for_o to_o be_v happy_a in_o this_o life_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o be_v exempt_v from_o those_o misery_n by_o which_o one_o may_v have_v be_v afflict_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o enjoy_v such_o good_n as_o that_o the_o condition_n of_o our_o nature_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o great_a viii_o and_o this_o serious_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o conceive_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n though_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o two_o best_a of_o his_o sense_n his_o sight_n and_o hear_v may_v yet_o partake_v of_o a_o happy_a life_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o may_v nevertheless_o continue_v in_o the_o fruition_n of_o such_o and_o so_o many_o good_n as_o his_o maim_a nature_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o want_v those_o evil_n if_o not_o of_o his_o body_n yet_o at_o least_o of_o his_o mind_n which_o may_v otherwise_o have_v vex_v he_o ix_o nay_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n we_o further_o profess_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n may_v be_v torment_v most_o cruel_o and_o yet_o continue_v the_o possession_n of_o his_o happiness_n for_o still_o he_o may_v enjoy_v not_o that_o divine_a but_o this_o human_a felicity_n since_o in_o a_o wiseman_n it_o be_v always_o as_o great_a as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o present_a time_n will_v permit_v he_o to_o make_v it_o x._o we_o confess_v that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o torment_n he_o can_v but_o be_v sensible_a of_o pain_n and_o may_v sometime_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o they_o be_v force_v to_o groan_v and_o roar_v out_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n because_o calm_o submit_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o suffer_v they_o he_o do_v not_o exasperate_v or_o increase_v his_o pain_n either_o by_o his_o impatience_n or_o desperation_n but_o rather_o mitigate_v and_o lessen_v they_o by_z as_o great_a constancy_n of_o mind_n as_o his_o generous_a resolution_n can_v fortify_v he_o withal_o in_o that_o respect_n doubtless_o he_o must_v be_v much_o more_o happy_a than_o if_o he_o have_v with_o pusillanimity_n fear_n reluctancy_n and_o despair_n entertain_v they_o or_o than_o another_o man_n who_o be_v under_o the_o same_o torment_n do_v not_o endure_v they_o with_o equal_a courage_n and_o constancy_n as_o not_o have_v the_o like_a encouragement_n and_o supply_n from_o wisdom_n which_o adfers_fw-la at_o least_o innocence_n of_o life_n and_o security_n of_o conscience_n by_o which_o those_o torment_n may_v be_v lighten_v xi_o wherefore_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n neither_o why_o any_o man_n shall_v by_o way_n of_o cavil_v object_n unto_o we_o that_o according_a to_o this_o assertion_n phalaris_n bullaker_n and_o a_o bed_n of_o rose_n must_v be_v all_o one_o to_o we_o and_o consequent_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n ought_v while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o that_o brazen_a engine_n of_o torture_n to_o smile_v and_o cry_v out_o o_o how_o pleasant_a this_o be_v o_o how_o much_o be_o i_o above_o these_o torment_n how_o little_o do_v i_o fear_v or_o care_n for_o they_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o do_v not_o gainsay_v but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o a_o wise_a man_n have_v rather_o shall_v happen_v to_o he_o as_o the_o health_n of_o his_o body_n exemption_n from_o all_o incommodity_n and_o freedom_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o so_o he_o may_v solace_v himself_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o his_o good_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o though_o he_o will_v not_o they_o shall_v befall_v he_o yet_o when_o they_o do_v befall_v he_o he_o do_v not_o only_o constant_o and_o brave_o endure_v but_o also_o welcome_n and_o commend_v they_o insomuch_o as_o they_o give_v he_o a_o opportunity_n to_o experiment_n and_o gratulate_v his_o virtue_n and_o with_o internal_a alacrity_n to_o exclaim_v i_o be_o burn_v but_o not_o overcome_v why_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v more_o desirable_a not_o to_o have_v the_o fire_n overcome_v my_o constancy_n than_o not_o to_o have_v it_o consume_v my_o body_n and_o this_o we_o say_v in_o regard_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v but_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n may_v also_o be_v obnoxious_a as_o to_o the_o pain_n of_o disease_n so_o also_o to_o the_o torture_n of_o tyrant_n though_o he_o neither_o incur_v those_o nor_o provoke_v these_o willing_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o can_v with_o safety_n of_o his_o virtue_n avoid_v it_o chap._n iii_o that_o pleasure_n without_o which_o there_o be_v no_o notion_n of_o felicity_n be_v a_o good_a of_o its_o own_o nature_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v sweet_a or_o pleasant_a for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v without_o pain_n and_o sweet_a or_o pleasant_a likewise_o to_o enjoy_v good_a thing_n and_o be_v recreated_a by_o they_o it_o be_v a_o evident_a truth_n that_o without_o both_o these_o sweetness_n or_o pleasure_n or_o one_o of_o they_o at_o least_o felicity_n can_v be_v understand_v for_o we_o accept_v pleasure_n suavity_n jucundity_n and_o other_o term_n of_o the_o like_a importance_n for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n though_o there_o have_v not_o want_v some_o who_o with_o great_a pomp_n and_o ostentation_n have_v so_o discourse_v of_o pleasure_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a evil_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o upon_o consequence_n conclude_v it_o to_o be_v not_o only_o inconsistent_a with_o but_o whole_o alien_a from_o wisdom_n and_o happiness_n and_o therefore_o before_o we_o come_v to_o inquire_v whether_o felicity_n do_v consist_v in_o pleasure_n or_o not_o requisite_a it_o be_v that_o we_o remonstrate_v that_o pleasure_n be_v a_o real_a good_a in_o itself_o and_o that_o its_o contrary_a pain_n be_v a_o real_a evil_n in_o itself_o ii_o since_o that_o be_v good_a which_o help_v which_o please_v which_o be_v amiable_a and_o invite_v to_o the_o appetite_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o be_v evil_n which_o harm_v which_o displease_v which_o be_v ungrateful_a and_o so_o incit_v the_o appetite_n to_o a_o odium_fw-la and_o aversion_n certain_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o do_v more_o please_v more_o delight_n be_v more_o amiable_a more_o desiderable_a than_o pleasure_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a nothing_o that_o do_v more_o incommode_v more_o offend_v be_v more_o to_o be_v abhor_v and_o avoid_v than_o pain_n wherefore_o pleasure_n seem_v
with_o inconsideration_n and_o intemperance_n propose_v to_o themselves_o as_o the_o summary_n of_o their_o desire_n and_o accomplishment_n of_o all_o their_o hope_n that_o mean_a pleasure_n which_o depend_v upon_o motion_n but_o wisdom_n be_v call_v to_o our_o assistance_n do_v soon_o reduceall_a pleasure_n to_o order_n and_o decorum_n and_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o look_v upon_o any_o pleasure_n as_o the_o perfection_n and_o end_n of_o our_o life_n but_o what_o nature_n herself_o have_v ordain_v for_o that_o end_n and_o which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o what_o we_o have_v declare_v for_o while_o nature_n be_v our_o guide_n whatever_o we_o do_v must_v conduce_v only_o to_o this_o that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v pain_v in_o body_n nor_o perturb_v in_o mind_n and_o when_o we_o have_v once_o attain_v to_o that_o state_n all_o the_o tempest_n of_o our_o mind_n cease_v and_o all_o our_o hope_n and_o desire_n be_v lose_v in_o fruition_n and_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o beyond_o it_o to_o which_o to_o aspire_v in_o order_n to_o the_o compliment_n of_o our_o happiness_n for_o we_o then_o want_v pleasure_n when_o the_o absence_n of_o it_o do_v produce_v pain_n in_o we_o but_o when_o we_o be_v not_o pain_v then_o do_v we_o want_v no_o pleasure_n vii_o hence_o come_v it_o that_o the_o sum_n or_o height_n of_o all_o pleasure_n do_v consist_v only_o in_o the_o amotion_n of_o all_o pain_n or_o in_o that_o state_n which_o follow_v upon_o that_o amotion_n for_o wherever_o pleasure_n be_v there_o can_v be_v nothing_o of_o pain_n of_o anxiety_n and_o hereupon_o it_o follow_v also_o that_o the_o high_a pleasure_n terminate_v in_o the_o privation_n of_o pain_n may_v indeed_o be_v vary_v and_o distinguish_v but_o can_v never_o be_v augment_v or_o amplify_v for_o nature_n so_o long_o as_o she_o have_v take_v away_o all_o pain_n do_v increase_v pleasure_n but_o all_o pain_n be_v remove_v she_o suffer_v not_o pleasure_n to_o be_v increase_v in_o magnitude_n but_o only_o admit_v some_o certain_a variety_n thereof_o that_o be_v not_o then_o at_o all_o necessary_a as_o be_v such_o that_o be_v not_o comparate_v to_o this_o that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v pain_v viii_o moreover_o from_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o those_o man_n insult_v without_o cause_n who_o accuse_v we_o not_o to_o account_v this_o to_o want_v all_o pain_n to_o be_v something_o consist_v in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o pain_n and_o pleasure_n but_o so_o to_o confound_v it_o with_o the_o other_o member_n of_o the_o division_n as_o to_o make_v it_o not_o only_o a_o pleasure_n but_o even_o the_o high_a of_o all_o pleasure_n for_o because_o when_o we_o be_v exempt_v from_o pain_n we_o join_v in_o that_o very_a exemption_n and_o vacuity_n from_o all_o molestation_n and_o every_o thing_n wherein_o we_o joy_v be_v a_o pleasure_n as_o every_o thing_n wherewith_o we_o be_v offend_v be_v a_o pain_n therefore_o be_v the_o privation_n of_o all_o pain_n by_o we_o right_o name_v a_o pleasure_n for_o as_o when_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n be_v expel_v with_o meat_n and_o drink_n that_o very_a expulsion_n of_o the_o trouble_n of_o they_o do_v adferr_v the_o consecution_n of_o a_o pleasure_n so_o in_o every_o thing_n else_o the_o very_a amotion_n of_o pain_n cause_v the_o succession_n of_o pleasure_n ix_o hence_o also_o may_v we_o desume_v a_o convince_a reply_n to_o those_o who_o urge_v against_o we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o this_o middle_a state_n of_o indolency_n shall_v be_v esteem_v rather_o a_o pleasure_n than_o a_o pain_n for_o upon_o the_o detraction_n of_o pleasure_n discontent_n do_v not_o present_o ensue_v unless_o perhaps_o some_o pain_n immediate_o succeed_v into_o the_o room_n of_o that_o former_a pleasure_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o always_o conceive_v a_o joy_n upon_o the_o loss_n of_o any_o pain_n though_o none_o of_o those_o pleasure_n succeed_v which_o consist_v in_o the_o delightful_a affection_n of_o the_o sense_n by_o which_o we_o may_v clear_o understand_v how_o great_a a_o pleasure_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v in_o pain_n whereof_o if_o any_o man_n doubt_v let_v he_o ask_v of_o those_o who_o be_v infest_a with_o those_o sharp_a pain_n of_o the_o gout_n toothache_n or_o any_o other_o acute_a disease_n x._o there_o be_v also_o who_o deride_v this_o our_o opinion_n object_v that_o this_o pleasure_n of_o indolency_n be_v like_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o sleep_a man_n and_o fit_v only_o for_o slothful_a and_o unactive_a enerveis_fw-la spirit_n but_o these_o consider_v not_o that_o this_o indolent_a constitution_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o mere_a torpor_n or_o sluggishness_n as_o that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a state_n wherein_o we_o can_v perform_v all_o the_o action_n of_o life_n vigorous_o and_o cheerful_o and_o as_o we_o will_v not_o have_v the_o life_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o be_v like_o a_o torrent_n or_o rapid_a river_n so_o will_v we_o not_o have_v it_o to_o be_v like_o a_o stand_n and_o dead_a pool_n but_o rather_o as_o a_o clear_a stream_n slide_v on_o in_o a_o constant_a silence_n and_o gentleness_n wherefore_o we_o contend_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n pleasure_n be_v not_o that_o which_o be_v dull_a heavy_a and_o unactive_a but_o that_o which_o reason_n make_v constant_a firm_a and_o sprightful_a unto_o he_o xi_o but_o to_o leave_v these_o our_o opponent_n and_o return_v to_o our_o theme_n there_o be_v two_o good_a thing_n of_o which_o our_o high_a good_a or_o chief_a felicity_n do_v consist_v viz._n to_o have_v the_o mind_n free_a from_o pertubation_n and_o the_o body_n free_a from_o pain_n and_o so_o that_o these_o good_n be_v full_a and_o above_o the_o capacity_n of_o increase_n for_o how_o can_v that_o which_o be_v full_a be_v increase_v if_o the_o body_n be_v immune_v from_o all_o pain_n what_o addition_n can_v be_v make_v to_o that_o indolency_n if_o the_o mind_n be_v constant_o serene_a and_o impertube_v what_o addition_n can_v be_v make_v to_o that_o tranquillity_n nor_o do_v those_o external_a blandishment_n of_o the_o sense_n in_o any_o measure_n augment_v but_o only_o serve_v to_o condite_fw-la and_o sweeten_v this_o state_n of_o high_a felicity_n for_o that_o consummate_v good_a of_o human_a nature_n be_v content_v with_o only_a the_o peace_n of_o mind_n and_o quiet_a of_o body_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o mean_n to_o procure_v this_o felicity_n now_o see_v that_o this_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n and_o indolency_n of_o body_n do_v constitute_v the_o chief_a felicity_n of_o man_n nothing_o can_v more_o concern_v we_o than_o to_o consider_v those_o thing_n which_o conduce_v to_o the_o attainment_n and_o conservation_n thereof_o insomuch_o as_o while_o we_o have_v that_o we_o have_v all_o thing_n and_o while_o we_o want_v it_o all_o we_o do_v be_v to_o attain_v it_o though_o for_o the_o cause_n aforesaid_a we_o seldom_o do_v attain_v it_o ii_o in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o reason_n of_o felicity_n no_o otherwise_o than_o of_o health_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o that_o state_n in_o which_o the_o mind_n be_v free_a from_o perturrbation_n and_o the_o body_n from_o pain_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o perfect_a health_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o natural_o consequent_a thereupon_o that_o as_o in_o the_o body_n so_o also_o in_o the_o mind_n those_o thing_n which_o produce_v and_o conserve_v health_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o those_o which_o either_o prevent_v the_o generation_n of_o disease_n or_o cure_v and_o expel_v they_o when_o they_o be_v generate_v iii_o as_o for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n since_o the_o excellent_a art_n of_o medicine_n be_v ordain_v as_o well_o for_o the_o prevention_n as_o cure_v of_o they_o leave_v the_o praescription_n of_o both_o preservative_n and_o curative_fw-it remedy_n to_o the_o learned_a professor_n of_o that_o art_n we_o shall_v sufficient_o discharge_v our_o present_a duty_n if_o we_o admonish_v you_o of_o only_o two_o thing_n the_o one_o be_v that_o we_o always_o observe_v temperance_n and_o live_v sober_o and_o continent_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v avert_v all_o disease_n or_o at_o least_o make_v they_o more_o gentle_a and_o more_o easy_o curable_a since_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o harvest_n of_o disease_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o intemperance_n and_o incontinence_n the_o other_o that_o when_o we_o be_v invade_v with_o disease_n we_o instant_o have_v recourse_n to_o fortitude_n that_o so_o we_o may_v both_o endure_v they_o with_o constancy_n of_o mind_n and_o not_o exasperate_v they_o by_o impatience_n and_o comfort_v ourselves_o with_o this_o that_o if_o our_o pain_n be_v great_a it_o must_v be_v short_a if_o long_o light_n iv._o and_o as_o for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n against_o they_o philosophy_n be_v provide_v of_o remedy_n be_v in_o that_o respect_n just_o account_v
will_n free_a from_o that_o sempiternal_a motion_n imagine_v by_o the_o fatist_n and_o so_o not_o permit_v pravity_n or_o wickedness_n to_o escape_v inculpable_a x._o but_o what_o we_o here_o say_v of_o fortune_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o import_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o ascribe_v any_o divinity_n thereunto_o not_o only_o as_o the_o vulgar_a but_o those_o philosopher_n also_o who_o account_v fortune_n as_o some_o instable_n cause_n though_o they_o do_v not_o conceive_v that_o she_o do_v distribute_v to_o man_n any_o thing_n of_o good_a or_o evil_a that_o may_v conduce_v to_o a_o happy_a life_n do_v yet_o think_v that_o she_o do_v give_v occasion_n of_o very_a considerable_a good_n and_o evil_n all_o that_o our_o word_n of_o fortune_n imply_v be_v only_o this_o that_o as_o many_o thing_n be_v effect_v by_o necessity_n and_o counsel_n so_o also_o by_o fortune_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_z arm_z and_o provide_v himself_o against_o fortune_n xi_o now_o see_v that_o whatever_o of_o goodness_n or_o malice_n there_o be_v in_o human_a action_n have_v dependence_n upon_o no_o other_o foundation_n but_o only_o this_o that_o a_o man_n do_v those_o action_n know_o and_o willing_o or_o free_o therefore_o be_v the_o mind_n to_o be_v accustom_v to_o this_o that_o it_o may_v know_v true_o i._n e._n use_v right_o reason_n and_o will_v true_o i._n e._n that_o the_o will_v be_v bend_v to_o that_o which_o be_v true_o good_a and_o avert_v from_o what_o be_v true_o evil_a forasmuch_o as_o this_o assuefaction_n do_v beget_v that_o disposition_n in_o the_o mind_n which_o we_o have_v define_v virtue_n to_o be_v as_o the_o assuefaction_n of_o it_o to_o the_o contrary_a do_v beget_v that_o disposion_n which_o we_o may_v just_o define_v vice_n to_o be_v xii_o we_o insist_v not_o upon_o this_o that_o that_o be_v true_o good_a which_o produce_v pleasure_n as_o sincere_a so_o also_o without_o any_o pain_n trouble_n or_o repentance_n attend_v and_o ensue_v thereupon_o and_o that_o true_o evil_a which_o produce_v pain_n as_o sincere_a so_o also_o without_o any_o pleasure_n or_o allubescence_n to_o succeed_v upon_o it_o only_o we_o touch_v upon_o both_o that_o we_o may_v discriminate_a either_o from_o what_o be_v only_o apparent_a and_o dissemble_v such_o as_o that_o good_a which_o create_v present_a pleasure_n introduce_v future_a pain_n and_o trouble_v and_o that_o evil_a which_o procure_v pain_n or_o trouble_v in_o the_o present_a draw_v on_o pleasure_n and_o content_v in_o the_o future_a chap._n viii_o of_o the_o virtue_n general_o forasmuch_o as_o virtue_n be_v either_o prudence_n itself_o or_o the_o very_a dictamen_fw-la of_o right_a reason_n as_o we_o accustom_v our_o mind_n to_o the_o constant_a exercise_n thereof_o or_o be_v at_o least_o regulate_v by_o and_o dependent_a upon_o prudence_n or_o the_o dictamen_fw-la of_o right_a reason_n from_o thence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o to_o this_o latter_a kind_a belong_v both_o that_o virtue_n whereby_o a_o man_n stand_v affect_v towards_o himself_o and_o that_o whereby_o he_o be_v affect_v towards_o other_o since_o prudence_n be_v that_o whereby_o a_o man_n be_v comparate_v and_o enable_v to_o govern_v not_o only_a himself_o but_o other_o also_o ii_o that_o virtue_n which_o relate_v to_o other_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n justice_n and_o that_o which_o concern_v only_o a_o mans-self_n be_v vulgar_o distinguish_v into_o two_o branch_n viz._n temperance_n and_o fortitude_n but_o we_o use_v to_o comprehend_v both_o under_o the_o simple_a term_n of_o honesty_n as_o when_o we_o say_v that_o to_o do_v a_o act_n out_o of_o virtue_n be_v no_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o to_o do_v prudent_o honest_o just_o and_o this_o because_o they_o who_o live_v sober_o and_o continent_o be_v say_v to_o live_v honest_o according_a to_o decorum_n or_o as_o become_v they_o as_o they_o who_o behave_v themselves_o magnanimous_o or_o brave_o be_v repute_v to_o behave_v themselves_o honest_o or_o becoming_o iii_o hereupon_o we_o as_o other_o make_v virtue_n fourfold_a viz._n prudence_n temperance_n fortitude_n and_o justice._n but_o so_o as_o that_o we_o oppose_v not_o prudence_n so_o much_o to_o any_o affection_n as_o to_o incogitancy_n ignorance_n foolishness_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n only_o as_o any_o perturbation_n do_v eclipse_v reason_n and_o make_v a_o man_n do_v imprudent_o nor_o justice_n so_o much_o to_o any_o affection_n as_o to_o malice_n whereby_o a_o man_n be_v incline_v to_o fraud_n unless_o by_o accident_n only_o in_o as_o much_o as_o anger_n hate_n avarice_n or_o some_o other_o passion_n may_v cause_v a_o man_n to_o do_v unjust_o and_o temperance_n we_o oppose_v to_o cupidity_n and_o fortitude_n to_o fear_n iv._o it_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o what_o we_o former_o say_v viz._n that_o it_o be_v sober_a and_o well_o order_v reason_n which_o procure_v a_o pleasant_a or_o happy_a life_n aim_v at_o this_o that_o right_a reason_n do_v produce_v a_o pleasant_a or_o happy_a life_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o those_o virtue_n which_o it_o ingenerate_v and_o maintain_v likewise_o that_o what_o we_o subjoin_v as_o the_o reason_n thereof_o viz._n that_o reason_n do_v investigate_v the_o true_a cause_n why_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v elect_v or_o reject_v or_o chase_v away_o such_o opinion_n as_o may_v occasion_v very_o great_a perturbation_n of_o mind_n be_v intend_v only_o to_o teach_v that_o right_a reason_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o more_o general_n prudence_n the_o principle_n upon_o which_o we_o ground_n all_o our_o election_n and_o avoydance_n and_o so_o a_o very_a great_a good_a because_o the_o virtue_n arise_v from_o that_o reason_n or_o prudence_n be_v able_a to_o appease_v and_o prevent_v all_o perturbation_n and_o this_o by_o convince_a that_o no_o man_n can_v live_v pleasant_o or_o happy_o but_o he_o that_o live_v prudent_o honest_o just_o as_o è_fw-la conuerso_fw-la that_o to_o live_v prudent_o honest_o just_o be_v to_o live_v pleasant_o or_o happy_o v._o by_o this_o you_o may_v perceive_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o assertion_n that_o happiness_n and_o virtue_n be_v convertible_a or_o that_o the_o virtue_n be_v congenite_fw-la and_o essential_a to_o a_o happy_a life_n so_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o separate_v these_o from_o that_o for_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o be_v caduce_fw-la and_o mortal_a may_v be_v abstract_v from_o germane_a and_o constant_a pleasure_n but_o virtue_n alone_o be_v a_o perpetual_a and_o immortal_a good_a can_v never_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o vi_o from_o these_o thing_n we_o may_v further_o understand_v that_o all_o the_o virtue_n be_v connect_v together_o and_o that_o by_o a_o twofold_a relation_n the_o first_o because_o all_o the_o other_o virtue_n be_v conjoin_v to_o and_o dependent_a upon_o their_o princess_n prudence_n as_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n be_v conjoin_v to_o the_o head_n or_o as_o the_o stream_n be_v conjoin_v to_o the_o fountain_n from_o which_o they_o flow_v the_o other_o because_o as_o well_o prudence_n as_o all_o the_o other_o concur_v and_o unite_v in_o the_o point_n of_o a_o happy_a life_n be_v that_o a_o happy_a life_n can_v consist_v without_o the_o virtue_n nor_o the_o virtue_n without_o a_o happy_a life_n vii_o however_o though_o the_o virtue_n be_v all_o connect_v thus_o together_o yet_o be_v not_o they_o therefore_o all_o equal_a as_o some_o stoic_n have_v conceive_v who_o contend_v that_o all_o vice_n and_o fault_n or_o crime_n be_v also_o equal_a for_o a_o man_n may_v be_v comparate_v more_o to_o justice_n than_o to_o temperance_n and_o temperance_n may_v be_v more_o perfect_a in_o one_o man_n than_o in_o another_o as_o may_v be_v exemplify_v in_o myself_o without_o envy_n be_v it_o speak_v who_o have_v attain_v to_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n of_o sobriety_n that_o i_o make_v a_o sufficient_a meal_n usual_o for_o less_o than_o a_o halfpenny_n and_o metrodorus_n epicuri_fw-la my_o friend_n and_o companion_n who_o can_v satisfy_v himself_o with_o altogether_o so_o course_n and_o spare_v a_o diet_n beside_o experience_n assure_v that_o one_o man_n be_v wise_a than_o another_o and_o all_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n have_v not_o the_o like_a reward_n alottetd_v to_o they_o nor_o all_o delinquent_n the_o like_a punishment_n last_o we_o appeal_v to_o common_a sense_n whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v in_o the_o right_n who_o make_v all_o virtue_n and_o all_o vice_n equal_a that_o he_o offend_v as_o high_o who_o beat_v his_o servant_n without_o cause_n as_o he_o who_o beat_v his_o father_n that_o it_o be_v all_o one_o for_o to_o eat_v a_o bean_n or_o one_o father_n head_n viii_o other_o there_o be_v who_o condemn_v and_o bitter_o inveigh_v against_o we_o for_o affirm_v that_o the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o virtue_n be_v pleasure_n as_o if_o we_o mean_v that_o kind_n
erect_v our_o determination_n since_o otherwise_o all_o thing_n will_v be_v full_a of_o indiscreet_a temerity_n and_o confusion_n and_o late_a repentance_n will_v attend_v upon_o all_o his_o undertake_n iii_o moreover_o in_o case_n you_o do_v not_o direct_v every_o one_o of_o your_o action_n upon_o what_o occasion_n soever_o as_o to_o this_o grand_a scope_n so_o also_o to_o that_o very_a end_n of_o nature_n which_o you_o propose_v to_o yourself_o in_o the_o designment_n of_o it_o but_o turn_v aside_o to_o any_o other_o sinister_a purpose_n either_o in_o the_o prosecution_n or_o avoidance_n of_o any_o object_n whatsoeever_n then_o certain_o shall_v not_o the_o action_n of_o your_o life_n be_v consentaneous_a to_o your_o discourse_n but_o extol_v tranquillity_n for_o instance_n in_o your_o word_n you_o shall_v betray_v yourself_o to_o be_v real_o addict_v to_o multiplicity_n of_o business_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o very_o much_o trouble_v iv._o now_o that_o man_n do_v clear_o understand_v the_o end_n prescribe_v by_o nature_n in_o the_o course_n of_o life_n to_o be_v institute_v and_o undertake_v who_o well_o know_v how_o easy_o that_o be_v procurable_a which_o be_v necessary_a to_o life_n or_o what_o be_v sufficient_a to_o the_o detraction_n of_o all_o that_o can_v by_o indigence_n cause_n pain_n in_o the_o body_n for_o from_o thence_o he_o so_o well_o know_v how_o to_o order_v the_o whole_a series_n of_o his_o life_n as_o always_o to_o be_v above_o the_o want_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v full_a of_o business_n and_o contention_n and_o consequent_o of_o chance_n and_o danger_n v._o hereupon_o a_o wise_a man_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v much_o afraid_a of_o poverty_n because_o it_o be_v very_o rare_a to_o find_v a_o man_n so_o poor_a as_o to_o be_v in_o want_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o life_n but_o in_o case_n our_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o such_o a_o low_a ebb_n of_o fortune_n as_o to_o want_v thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o sustenance_n of_o his_o life_n yet_o will_v he_o not_o with_o the_o cynic_n betake_v himself_o to_o the_o shameful_a refuge_n of_o beg_v 1._o but_o rather_o undertake_v the_o erudition_n of_o some_o other_o in_o wisdom_n that_o so_o he_o may_v both_o take_v a_o course_n beseem_v the_o dignity_n of_o his_o prudence_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n deserve_o accommodate_v himself_o with_o necessary_n from_o those_o who_o have_v abundance_n vi_o and_o while_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o take_v this_o or_o some_o other_o honest_a and_o beseem_a course_n that_o by_o a_o acquire_v confidence_n of_o mind_n he_o may_v generous_o receive_v those_o thing_n which_o happen_v to_o he_o for_o the_o instant_a day_n he_o be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o oracle_n of_o his_o own_o wisdom_n and_o call_v philosophy_n to_o his_o relief_n for_o we_o then_o resign_v the_o arbitration_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o so_o near_o concern_v we_o to_o a_o evil_a counsellor_n when_o we_o measure_v and_o provide_v against_o indigence_n by_o any_o other_o proportion_n but_o the_o simple_a necessity_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o philosophy_n vii_o wherefore_o it_o behoove_v a_o philosopher_n to_o provide_v for_o such_o competent_a mean_n as_o may_v supply_v his_o necessity_n and_o so_o long_o to_o apply_v himself_o to_o that_o provision_n as_o till_o his_o diligent_a care_n have_v furnish_v he_o but_o so_o long_o as_o any_o part_n of_o they_o may_v be_v spare_v and_o his_o confidence_n yet_o remain_v perfect_a he_o be_v in_o no_o case_n to_o addict_v himself_o to_o the_o get_n of_o riches_n and_o store_v up_o of_o provision_n viii_o in_o the_o provision_n of_o these_o thing_n therefore_o our_o care_n be_v to_o be_v proportion_v by_o philosophy_n and_o so_o in_o a_o short_a time_n we_o shall_v come_v to_o know_v what_o a_o virtue_n and_o how_o great_a a_o good_a it_o be_v to_o require_v only_o what_o be_v simple_a light_n and_o very_o small_a because_o what_o be_v most_o sweet_a and_o free_a from_o trouble_n in_o all_o a_o man_n life_n depend_v whole_o upon_o this_o to_o be_v content_v with_o the_o least_o i._n e._n only_o so_o much_o as_o suffice_v nature_n and_o as_o for_o those_o impediment_n which_o the_o solicitous_a hunt_n after_o more_o do_v draw_v upon_o we_o when_o they_o once_o discover_v themselves_o as_o soon_o they_o must_v either_o by_o the_o great_a labour_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o difficulty_n in_o the_o very_a procuring-them_a or_o the_o abduction_n of_o the_o mind_n from_o more_o worthy_a and_o advantageous_a speculation_n which_o we_o ought_v evermore_o high_o to_o esteem_v or_o the_o insatisfaction_n result_v from_o the_o fruition_n of_o they_o certain_o we_o shall_v clear_o perceive_v the_o same_o to_o be_v altogether_o fruitless_a and_o insufficient_a to_o compensate_a the_o consequent_a perturbation_n ix_o and_o whereas_o we_o praemonish_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v before_o he_o determine_v upon_o what_o course_n of_o life_n to_o put_v himself_o strict_o examine_v his_o own_o genius_n and_o advise_v with_o himself_o concern_v the_o inclination_n thereof_o that_o so_o he_o may_v at_o length_n happy_o devote_v himself_o to_o that_o which_o he_o find_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o destination_n of_o it_o our_o purpose_n therein_o be_v to_o intimate_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o miserable_a and_o more_o inconsistent_a with_o tranquillity_n than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v engage_v in_o that_o course_n of_o life_n to_o which_o nature_n make_v he_o unfit_a x._o it_o follow_v from_o hence_o that_o a_o active_a life_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o a_o slothful_a and_o heavy_a person_n nor_o a_o slothful_a lazy_a kind_n of_o life_n fit_a for_o a_o active_a for_o as_o idleness_n be_v quiet_a and_o action_n labour_v to_o the_o one_o so_o to_o the_o other_o idleness_n be_v a_o labour_n and_o action_n quiet_a thus_o a_o soldier_n life_n be_v unfit_a for_o a_o timorous_a and_o soft_o man_n and_o a_o umbratile_a life_n odious_a to_o a_o impatient_a and_o bold_a man_n for_o one_o can_v endure_v the_o heat_n of_o war_n nor_o the_o other_o the_o cool_a shadow_n of_o peace_n so_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o safe_a or_o hopeful_a than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o devote_v himself_o to_o that_o to_o which_o he_o find_v no_o adversnesse_n or_o repugnancy_n in_o his_o nature_n xi_o whereunto_o you_o may_v please_v to_o add_v this_o one_o rule_n that_o every_o man_n to_o the_o end_n the_o state_n of_o life_n which_o he_o choose_v may_v be_v the_o more_o secure_a and_o tranquil_a aught_o to_o choose_v a_o mean_a state_n or_o such_o as_o be_v neither_o very_a eminent_a nor_o very_o abject_a at_o least_o if_o it_o be_v in_o his_o own_o power_n because_o it_o behoove_v he_o to_o live_v in_o a_o civil_a society_n neither_o as_o a_o lion_n nor_o as_o a_o gnat_n lest_o he_o be_v exterminate_v as_o the_o one_o or_o ensnare_v and_o crush_v as_o the_o other_o chap._n xi_o of_o prudence_n domestic_a this_o sort_n of_o prudence_n divide_v itself_o into_o two_o branch_n the_o first_o concern_v a_o man_n in_o the_o capacity_n of_o a_o husband_n and_o a_o father_n the_o other_o as_o he_o be_v a_o master_n of_o servant_n and_o possessor_n of_o house_n good_n land_n etc._n etc._n ii_o concern_v the_o former_a viz._n conjugal_a and_o paternal_a prudence_n let_v we_o observe_v only_o what_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o the_o praemise_n touch_v the_o direction_n of_o a_o man_n in_o the_o election_n of_o his_o course_n of_o life_n thus_o if_o you_o find_v your_o constitution_n to_o be_v such_o as_o that_o you_o can_v without_o the_o ardour_n of_o the_o flesh_n live_v single_a that_o you_o can_v with_o patience_n endure_v a_o morose_n and_o unquiet_a wife_n and_o untoward_a and_o undutiful_a child_n that_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v subject_a and_o apt_a to_o vex_v repine_v and_o grieve_v when_o you_o shall_v hear_v your_o child_n cry_v and_o bawl_v see_v they_o groan_v on_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n or_o snatch_v away_o by_o death_n before_o you_o and_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v perplex_v and_o distract_v with_o those_o care_n and_o sollicitude_n that_o accompany_v the_o provision_n of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o a_o conjugal_a state_n why_o then_o indeed_o it_o may_v be_v convenient_a for_o you_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n and_o beget_v child_n for_o which_o you_o may_v provide_v by_o a_o conjugal_a and_o paternal_a prudence_n iii_o you_o may_v presume_v indeed_o that_o your_o wife_n will_v be_v sweet_a and_o complacent_fw-la that_o your_o child_n will_v be_v of_o ingenious_a and_o tractable_a disposition_n that_o your_o care_n for_o they_o will_v not_o be_v great_a nor_o many_o that_o you_o have_v so_o lay_v your_o design_n as_o that_o you_o can_v expect_v any_o thing_n but_o prosperity_n and_o good_a success_n and_o yet_o you_o can_v but_o presume_v
into_o grievous_a disease_n into_o loss_n into_o disgrace_n and_o many_o time_n into_o the_o penalty_n decree_v by_o the_o law_n iv._o but_o they_o who_o will_v so_o enjoy_v pleasure_n as_o that_o no_o pain_n shall_v ensue_v thereupon_o and_o constant_o retain_v their_o judgement_n not_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o pleasure_n to_o the_o do_v of_o what_o they_o know_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v these_o man_n acquire_v the_o great_a pleasure_n by_o pretermit_a pleasure_n and_o frequent_o suffer_v some_o pain_n to_o prevent_v their_o fall_n into_o great_a v._o and_o hence_o be_v it_o understand_v that_o temperance_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v not_o because_o it_o avoid_v some_o pleasure_n but_o because_o by_o restrain_v a_o man_n from_o they_o it_o decline_v trouble_n which_o be_v avoid_v he_o afterward_o obtain_v great_a pleasure_n and_o this_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o so_o do_v as_o that_o the_o action_n become_v honest_a and_o decent_a and_o we_o may_v clear_o understand_v that_o the_o same_o man_n be_v lover_n as_o of_o pleasure_n so_o also_o of_o decorum_n yea_o and_o that_o such_o who_o esteem_n and_o pursue_v all_o virtue_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n perform_v those_o action_n and_o attain_v to_o those_o end_n as_o that_o by_o they_o it_o be_v make_v manifest_a how_o odious_a to_o all_o man_n crue_o be_v and_o how_o amiable_a goodness_n and_o clemency_n and_o that_o those_o very_a pleasure_n which_o evil_a man_n most_o eager_o desire_v and_o hunt_v after_o do_v fall_n into_o the_o lap_n of_o only_a good_a man_n vi_o moreover_o for_o as_o much_o as_o among_o cupidity_n about_o the_o restraint_n and_o moderation_n of_o which_o temperance_n be_v employ_v some_o be_v natural_a other_o vain_a or_o mere_o opinionative_n and_o of_o the_o natural_a one_o some_o be_v necessary_a other_o not-necessary_a we_o omit_v that_o of_o the_o necessary_a one_o some_o pertain_v simple_o to_o life_n such_o be_v the_o appetite_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n together_o with_o the_o pleasure_n which_o consist_v only_o in_o motion_n and_o other_o absolute_o to_o felicity_n itself_o such_o as_o that_o of_o indolency_n and_o tranquillity_n or_o the_o stable_a pleasure_n manifest_v it_o be_v that_o not_o without_o good_a cause_n we_o have_v in_o our_o physiology_n make_v three_o kind_n of_o cupidity_n viz._n 1._o some_o that_o be_v both_o natural_a and_o necessary_a 2._o other_o that_o be_v natural_a but_o not-necessary_a and_o 3._o other_o that_o be_v neither_o natural_a nor_o necessary_a but_o mere_o vain_a or_o arise_v from_o vain_a opinion_n vii_o and_o because_o we_o say_v that_o those_o be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a which_o cause_n damage_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o body_n if_o they_o be_v not_o satisfy_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o such_o cupidity_n which_o infer_v no_o damage_n nor_o pain_n if_o not_o satisfy_v and_o yet_o be_v join_v with_o earnest_n and_o vehement_a instigation_n do_v become_v such_o not_o by_o any_o necessity_n but_o by_o opinion_n and_o though_o they_o have_v their_o seed_n from_o nature_n yet_o when_o they_o run_v up_o to_o excess_n their_o growth_n be_v cause_v only_o by_o the_o evil_a but_o powerful_a influence_n of_o opinion_n which_o make_v man_n far_o worse_a than_o beast_n since_o they_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a to_o any_o such_o diffusion_n or_o excess_n and_o again_o that_o such_o cupidity_n may_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v not_o only_o not-necessary_a but_o also_o not-naturall_a only_o by_o this_o that_o they_o import_v a_o appetence_n in_o excess_n and_o very_o hardly_o or_o never_o to_o be_v satisfy_v and_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n worthy_o account_v the_o cause_n of_o some_o harm_n or_o other_o even_o to_o nature_n viii_o now_o that_o we_o may_v discourse_v of_o the_o chief_a sort_n of_o temperance_n respective_o to_o the_o chief_a sort_n of_o cupidity_n we_o be_v to_o pitch_v upon_o 1._o sobriety_n which_o stand_v oppose_v to_o gluttony_n or_o the_o excessive_a desire_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n 2._o continence_n which_o confront_v lust_n or_o the_o unbridled_a desire_n of_o venus_n 3._o lenity_n the_o adversary_n to_o anger_n or_o the_o desire_n of_o revenge_n 4._o modesty_n the_o contrary_a to_o ambition_n or_o the_o affectation_n of_o honour_n 5._o moderation_n the_o antagonist_n to_o avarice_n or_o the_o cupidity_n of_o riches_n and_o 6._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o affinity_n betwixt_o desire_n and_o hope_n mediocrity_n the_o mean_a betwixt_o hope_n and_o desperation_n of_o the_o future_a chap._n fourteen_o of_o sobriety_n oppose_v to_o gluttony_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v express_v how_o great_a good_a redound_v from_o sobriety_n which_o reduce_v a_o man_n to_o a_o thin_a simple_a and_o spare_a diet_n by_o happy_a experience_n teach_v how_o little_a that_o be_v which_o nature_n require_v and_o that_o her_o necessity_n may_v be_v abundant_o satisfy_v with_o slender_a and_o easily-provided_n aliment_n such_o as_o decoct_v barley_n fruit_n herb_n and_o fountain-water_n ii_o for_o these_o thing_n sufficient_o remove_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o body_n arise_v from_o want_n of_o sustenance_n be_v every_o where_o to_o be_v have_v in_o good_a plenty_n and_o contain_v the_o faculty_n of_o dry_a and_o moist_a aliment_n whatever_o be_v more_o than_o this_o amount_v to_o luxury_n and_o concern_v only_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o a_o cupidity_n which_o be_v neither_o necessary_a nor_o occasion_v by_o any_o thing_n who_o defect_n do_v necessary_o infer_v any_o the_o least_o offence_n or_o detriment_n to_o nature_n but_o arise_v partly_o from_o hence_o that_o the_o want_n of_o somewhat_o after_o which_o the_o exorbitant_a appetite_n long_v be_v imagine_v real_a and_o bear_v with_o impatience_n partly_o from_o hence_o that_o a_o absolute_a delight_n or_o such_o as_o be_v entire_a and_o neither_o accompany_v with_o nor_o attend_v on_o by_o any_o trouble_n be_v presume_v from_o the_o satisfaction_n thereof_o iii_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v common_o provide_v to_o our_o hand_n abundant_o suffice_v to_o supply_v all_o nature_n want_n and_o these_o aliment_n be_v such_o as_o partly_o for_o their_o simplicity_n partly_o for_o their_o exiguity_n be_v easy_o providible_a hence_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o who_o feed_v upon_o flesh_n have_v need_n of_o other_o thing_n to_o eat_v with_o it_o when_o he_o who_o be_v satisfy_v only_o with_o inanimate_v have_v need_n of_o but_o half_o so_o much_o as_o the_o other_o and_o sustain_v himself_o with_o what_o be_v easy_a in_o the_o provision_n and_o of_o small_a cost_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o preparation_n iv._o now_o as_o for_o the_o commodity_n which_o redound_v from_o sobriety_n they_o be_v principal_o four_n the_o first_o be_v that_o it_o bring_v and_o conserves_n health_n by_o accustom_v the_o body_n to_o simple_a course_n and_o spare_v diet._n for_o sumptuous_a feast_n and_o full_a meal_n and_o various_a dish_n be_v they_o which_o generate_v exasperate_v and_o prolong_v crudity_n headache_n rheum_n gout_n fever_n and_o other_o disease_n not_o that_o plain_a and_o simple_a fare_n which_o nature_n afford_v both_o as_o necessary_a and_o wholesome_a and_o this_o not_o only_o to_o other_o animal_n but_o also_o to_o man_n who_o yet_o deprave_v they_o by_o his_o exorbitancy_n and_o corrupt_v they_o by_o such_o delilicates_n as_o which_o while_n he_o affect_v he_o affect_v only_o his_o own_o destruction_n v._o who_o so_o be_v wise_a therefore_o let_v he_o always_o beware_v of_o that_o dish_n which_o his_o irregular_a appetite_n earnest_o covet_v and_o pursue_v and_o upon_o which_o he_o can_v feed_v without_o be_v afterward_o convince_v that_o it_o be_v grateful_a to_o he_o only_o to_o his_o own_o harm_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v all_o costly_a fat_a and_o luscious_a meat_n and_o therefore_o the_o use_n of_o flesh_n must_v be_v rather_o hurtful_a than_o beneficial_a to_o health_n of_o which_o this_o may_v be_v a_o very_a good_a argument_n that_o since_o health_n be_v preserve_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n which_o restore_v it_o when_o lose_v and_o abstinence_n from_o flesh_n be_v general_o prescribe_v by_o learned_a physician_n in_o most_o disease_n especial_o acute_a one_o certain_o the_o best_a way_n of_o conserve_n health_n must_v be_v a_o spare_a diet_n and_o no_o flesh._n vi_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o people_n common_o cry_v up_o the_o use_n of_o flesh_n as_o a_o aliment_n high_o conduce_v to_o health_n for_o they_o magnify_v all_o thing_n that_o please_v the_o gust_n and_o think_v that_o the_o direct_a way_n to_o health_n lie_v in_o the_o wallow_n in_o pleasure_n nay_o even_o of_o venereal_a pleasure_n whereof_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v none_o which_o be_v beneficial_a to_o any_o man_n and_o that_o constitution_n be_v very_o rare_a to_o which_o it_o be_v not_o hurtful_a at_o all_o time_n vii_o the_o second_o be_v this_o that_o it_o make_v man_n ready_a vivacious_a and_o quick_a in_o the_o do_n of_o all_o
by_o the_o weight_n of_o earth_n and_o passenger_n chap._n xviii_o of_o moderation_n oppose_v to_o avarice_n now_o come_v moderation_n or_o that_o disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o make_v a_o man_n content_v with_o a_o little_a and_o than_o which_o he_o can_v hardly_o possess_v a_o great_a good_n for_o to_o be_v content_a with_o little_a be_v the_o high_a preferment_n the_o great_a wealth_n in_o the_o world_n as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n great_a riches_n without_o moderation_n be_v but_o great_a poverty_n thus_o to_o have_v wherewithal_o to_o prevent_v hunger_n thirst_v and_o cold_a be_v a_o felicity_n not_o much_o inferior_a to_o that_o of_o divintiy_n and_o who_o so_o possess_v so_o much_o and_o desire_v no_o more_o however_o the_o world_n may_v account_v he_o poor_a he_o real_o be_v the_o rich_a man_n alive_a ii_o and_o how_o honest_a a_o thing_n be_v this_o poverty_n when_o it_o be_v cheerful_a serene_a and_o content_v with_o only_o what_o be_v sufficient_a i._n e._n with_o those_o riches_n of_o nature_n which_o suffice_v to_o preserve_v from_o hunger_n from_o thirst_n from_o cold_a true_o see_v that_o these_o riches_n of_o nature_n be_v terminate_v and_o easy_o acquirable_a but_o those_o that_o be_v covet_v out_o of_o vain_a opinion_n be_v difficult_a in_o the_o acquisition_n and_o have_v no_o measure_n no_o end_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v high_o thankful_a to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o bounty_n of_o nature_n which_o make_v those_o thing_n easy_o procurable_a that_o be_v necessary_a and_o those_o unnecessary_a that_o be_v hard_a to_o come_v by_o iii_o again_o since_o it_o behoove_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o be_v always_o confident_a that_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n he_o shall_v never_o want_v necessary_n do_v not_o the_o very_a easy_a parability_n of_o such_o few_o small_a cheap_a and_o common_a thing_n as_o be_v necessary_a abundant_o cherish_v that_o confidence_n in_o he_o when_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o difficulty_n of_o acquire_v those_o many_o great_a sumptuous_a and_o rare_a thing_n that_o belong_v to_o superfluity_n and_o magnificence_n can_v but_o very_o much_o stagger_v and_o weaken_v it_o and_o this_o clear_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o vulgar_a though_o they_o have_v great_a possession_n do_v yet_o incessant_o toil_n and_o afflict_v themselves_o in_o the_o acquisition_n of_o more_o as_o if_o they_o fear_v to_o outlive_v their_o riches_n and_o come_v to_o want_v what_o if_o they_o use_v with_o moderation_n they_o can_v never_o live_v to_o spend_v iv._o this_o consider_v let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o content_a ourselves_o with_o what_o be_v most_o simple_a and_o most_o easy_o procurable_a remember_v that_o not_o all_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o world_n congest_v into_o one_o heap_n can_v avail_v in_o the_o least_o measure_n to_o cure_v the_o least_o disease_n or_o perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n whereas_o mean_a riches_n such_o as_o nature_n offer_v to_o we_o and_o be_v most_o useful_a to_o remove_v thar_z indigence_n which_o be_v incommodious_a to_o the_o body_n as_o they_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o no_o care_n or_o other_o passion_n during_o life_n so_o will_v it_o not_o be_v grievous_a to_o we_o to_o part_v with_o they_o when_o we_o think_v of_o death_n v._o miserable_a true_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o their_o heart_n surround_v with_o blindness_n in_o that_o they_o will_v not_o see_v that_o nature_n do_v dictate_v nothing_o more_o to_o they_o than_o this_o that_o they_o shall_v supply_v the_o want_n of_o the_o body_n and_o for_o the_o rest_n enjoy_v a_o well_o please_v mind_n without_o care_n without_o fear_n not_o that_o they_o shall_v spend_v their_o day_n in_o scrape_v together_o more_o than_o nature_n know_v how_o to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o that_o with_o greediness_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o outlive_v death_n to_o prevent_v want_n in_o their_o grave_n or_o never_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o life_n and_o how_o deadly_a a_o potion_n we_o all_o drink_n at_o our_o very_a entrance_n into_o the_o world_n vi_o what_o though_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v pure_o necessary_a and_o in_o respect_n whereunto_o no_o man_n can_v be_v poor_a do_v not_o afford_v those_o delight_n which_o vulgar_a mind_n so_o much_o love_n and_o court_n yet_o nature_n do_v not_o want_v they_o nor_o do_v she_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n cease_v to_o afford_v real_a and_o sincere_a pleasure_n in_o the_o fruition_n of_o mere_a necessary_n as_o we_o abundant_o declare_v hereupon_o the_o wise_a man_n stand_v not_o only_o so_o indifferent_o affect_v towards_o those_o thing_n in_o relation_n whereunto_o money_n be_v desire_v such_o be_v love_n ambitition_n luxury_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o require_v expense_n to_o maintain_v they_o but_o so_o far_o above_o they_o as_o that_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n either_o to_o desire_v or_o care_n for_o money_n vii_o now_o as_o for_o what_o we_o say_v of_o the_o immensity_n of_o such_o riches_n as_o be_v covet_v upon_o the_o suggestion_n of_o vain_a opinion_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o when_o nature_n be_v satisfy_v with_o little_a vain_a opinion_n usher_v in_o desire_n always_o engage_v the_o mind_n to_o think_v of_o something_o which_o it_o do_v not_o possess_v and_o as_o if_o it_o be_v real_o needful_a convert_v and_o fix_v the_o desire_n whole_o and_o entire_o upon_o it_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o to_o he_o who_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o a_o little_a nothing_o can_v ever_o be_v enough_o but_o still_o the_o more_o wealth_n he_o possess_v the_o more_o he_o conceive_v himself_o to_o want_v viii_o wherefore_o see_v there_o can_v never_o be_v want_n of_o a_o little_a the_o wise_a man_n doubtless_o while_o he_o possess_v that_o little_a aught_o to_o account_v it_o very_o great_a riches_n because_o therein_o be_v no_o want_n whereas_o other_o riches_n though_o great_a in_o esteem_n be_v real_o very_o small_a because_o they_o want_v multiplication_n to_o infinity_n whence_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o who_o think_v not_o his_o own_o estate_n how_o small_a soever_o sufficient_o ample_a though_o he_o shall_v become_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n will_v ever_o be_v miserable_a for_o misery_n be_v the_o companion_n of_o want_n and_o the_o same_o vain_a opinion_n which_o first_o persuade_v he_o that_o his_o own_o estate_n be_v not_o sufficient_a will_v continue_v to_o persuade_v he_o that_o one_o world_n be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o that_o he_o want_v more_o and_o more_o to_o infinity_n ix_o have_v you_o then_o a_o design_n to_o make_v any_o one_o rich_a indeed_o know_v that_o the_o way_n be_v not_o by_o add_v to_o his_o riches_n but_o by_o detract_n from_o his_o desire_n for_o when_o have_v cut_v off_o all_o vain_a and_o superfluous_a desire_n from_o his_o breast_n he_o shall_v so_o compose_v himself_o to_o the_o praescript_n of_o nature_n as_o to_o covet_v no_o more_o than_o she_o need_v and_o require_v then_o at_o length_n shall_v he_o find_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o rich_a man_n in_o reality_n because_o he_o shall_v then_o find_v that_o nothing_o be_v want_v to_o he_o hereupon_o may_v you_o also_o inculcate_v this_o maxim_n to_o he_o if_o you_o live_v according_a to_o nature_n you_o shall_v never_o be_v poor_a but_o if_o according_a to_o opinion_n you_o shall_v nover_o be_v rich_a nature_n desire_v little_a opinion_n infinite_a x._o true_o this_o disposition_n or_o if_o you_o please_v faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n whereby_o a_o man_n moderate_v himself_o cut_v off_o the_o desire_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o nature_n and_o content_v himself_o with_o provision_n the_o most_o simple_a and_o most_o easy_o procurable_a this_o disposition_n we_o say_v be_v that_o which_o beget_v that_o security_n that_o be_v perceive_v in_o a_o pleasant_a retirement_n and_o avoidance_n of_o the_o multitude_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o when_o a_o man_n converse_v with_o crowd_n of_o people_n he_o shall_v want_v no_o more_o than_o when_o he_o live_v sequester_v xi_o final_o when_o a_o man_n want_v this_o faculty_n of_o detract_n or_o abdicate_v from_o his_o desire_n whatever_o be_v not_o pure_o necessary_a how_o great_a be_v the_o misery_n to_o which_o he_o be_v continual_o subject_a his_o mind_n be_v like_o a_o vessel_n full_a of_o hole_n always_o in_o fill_v but_o never_o full_a and_o certain_o that_o we_o may_v not_o insist_v upon_o this_o that_o most_o who_o have_v heap_v up_o vast_a mass_n of_o wealth_n have_v therein_o find_v only_o a_o change_n not_o a_o end_n of_o their_o misery_n either_o because_o they_o load_v themselves_o with_o new_a care_n to_o which_o they_o be_v not_o subject_a before_o or_o because_o they_o give_v they_o occasion_n to_o fall_v into_o new_a vice_n from_o the_o snare_n whereof_o they_o have_v former_o escape_v this_o alone_o be_v a_o very_a high_a misery_n
for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v his_o appetite_n increase_v by_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o it_o i._n e._n the_o more_o plentiful_o he_o feed_v the_o more_o to_o be_v torment_v with_o hunger_n chap._n xix_o of_o mediocrity_n betwixt_o hope_n and_o despair_n of_o the_o future_a final_o since_o all_o cupldity_n or_o desire_v whatever_o be_v carry_v to_o that_o which_o be_v not_o possess_v but_o propose_v as_o possible_a to_o be_v attain_v and_o accompany_v with_o some_o hope_n of_o obtain_v it_o and_o that_o hope_v as_o it_o be_v nurse_v and_o cherish_v that_o desire_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o certain_a pleasure_n as_o the_o opposite_a to_o hope_n desperation_n create_v and_o foment_v fear_n that_o what_o be_v desire_v may_v not_o be_v obtain_v be_v accompany_v with_o a_o certain_a trouble_n upon_o these_o consideration_n it_o seem_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n of_o this_o file_n of_o virtue_n with_o the_o discourse_n of_o mediocrity_n which_o be_v of_o very_o great_a use_n as_o well_o in_o respect_n of_o object_n in_o the_o general_n either_o hope_v for_o or_o despair_v of_o in_o the_o future_a as_o in_o particular_a of_o the_o duration_n or_o rather_o perpetuity_n of_o life_n whereof_o as_o there_o be_v a_o desire_n kindle_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o most_o man_n so_o do_v the_o despair_n of_o it_o torment_v they_o ii_o in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o adhaere_fw-la to_o this_o as_o a_o general_n rule_n that_o what_o be_v to_o come_v if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o simple_a contingent_n be_v neither_o absolute_o we_o nor_o absolute_o not_o we_o more_o plain_o we_o be_v neither_o so_o to_o hope_v for_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v contingent_a as_o if_o it_o be_v certain_o to_o come_v because_o it_o may_v be_v prevent_v or_o divert_v by_o some_o cross_a accident_n intervenient_a nor_o so_o to_o despair_v of_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v certain_o not_o to_o come_v because_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o no_o accident_n may_v intervene_v to_o prevent_v or_o divert_v it_o for_o by_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o maxim_n we_o shall_v reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o moderation_n so_o as_o not_o be_v destitute_a of_o all_o hope_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v without_o some_o pleasure_n and_o be_v altogether_o frustrate_v of_o our_o hope_n we_o shall_v be_v affect_v with_o no_o trouble_n iii_o for_o herein_o consist_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o fool_n that_o the_o wise_a do_v indeed_o expect_v thing_n future_a but_o not_o depend_v upon_o they_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n enjoy_v the_o good_n that_o be_v present_a by_o consider_v how_o great_a and_o pleasant_a they_o be_v and_o grateful_o remember_v what_o be_v past_a but_o the_o fool_n fix_v all_o his_o thought_n and_o dependence_n upon_o the_o future_a make_v as_o we_o say_v in_o the_o beginning_n his_o whole_a life_n unpleasant_a and_o full_a of_o fear_n iv._o and_o how_o many_o may_v we_o daily_o see_v who_o neither_o remember_v good_n past_a nor_o enjoy_v present_a they_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o expectation_n of_o future_a thing_n and_o those_o be_v uncertain_a they_o be_v perpetual_o afflict_v with_o anguish_n of_o mind_n with_o fear_n and_o at_o length_n become_v most_o grievous_o perplex_v when_o they_o too_o late_o perceive_v that_o they_o have_v in_o vain_a addict_v themselves_o to_o the_o get_n of_o riches_n or_o honour_n or_o power_n or_o glory_n in_o respect_n they_o fail_v of_o obtain_v those_o pleasure_n with_o the_o hope_n whereof_o be_v inflame_v they_o have_v undergo_v many_o and_o great_a difficulty_n and_o labour_n that_o we_o may_v not_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o other_o sort_n of_o fool_n who_o be_v abject_a and_o narrow-hearted_n despair_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n malevolent_a envious_a morose_n shunner_n of_o the_o light_n evill-speaker_n monster_n v._o now_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o say_v that_o the_o wise_a man_n do_v grateful_o remember_v good_n past_a be_v because_o we_o be_v general_o too_o ungrateful_a towards_o the_o time_n praeterite_fw-la and_o do_v not_o call_v to_o mind_n nor_o account_n among_o pleasure_n the_o good_a thing_n we_o have_v former_o receive_v forasmuch_o as_o no_o pleasure_n be_v more_o certain_a than_o what_o can_v now_o be_v take_v from_o we_o for_o present_a good_n be_v not_o yet_o consummate_v and_o whole_o solid_a some_o chance_n or_o other_o may_v intervene_v and_o cut_v they_o off_o in_o half_a future_a thing_n hang_v upon_o the_o pin_n of_o uncertainty_n what_o be_v already_o past_a be_v only_o safe_a and_o inamissible_a vi_o and_o among_o past_a good_n we_o account_v not_o only_o such_o as_o we_o have_v enjoy_v but_o also_o our_o avoidance_n of_o all_o those_o evil_n that_o may_v have_v fall_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o liberation_n or_o deliverance_n from_o such_o other_o evil_n as_o do_v fall_v upon_o we_o and_o may_v have_v last_v much_o long_o as_o also_o the_o recordation_n reputation_n gratulation_n that_o we_o sustain_v they_o constant_o and_o brave_o vii_o as_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o prolong_v life_n to_o eternity_n the_o special_a evil_n to_o be_v prevent_v by_o mediocrity_n we_o have_v already_o hint_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v to_o entertain_v no_o such_o desire_n because_o thereupon_o instant_o succeed_v desperation_n which_o be_v always_o accompany_v with_o trouble_n and_o anguish_n and_o this_o cogitation_n import_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o great_a pleasure_n can_v be_v receive_v from_o a_o age_n of_o infinite_a duration_n than_o may_v be_v receive_v from_o this_o which_o we_o know_v to_o be_v finite_a provide_v a_o man_n measure_v the_o end_n of_o it_o by_o right_a reason_n viii_o for_o see_v that_o to_o measure_v the_o end_n of_o pleasure_n by_o right_a reason_n be_v only_o to_o conceive_v that_o the_o supreme_a pleasure_n be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o exemption_n from_o pain_n and_o perturbation_n it_o be_v a_o manifest_a consequence_n that_o the_o supreme_a pleasure_n of_o man_n can_v be_v increase_v by_o the_o length_n nor_o diminish_v by_o the_o shortness_n of_o time_n ix_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o more_o prolong_a pleasure_n or_o of_o a_o long_a age_n we_o confess_v may_v seem_v to_o render_v the_o present_a pleasure_n more_o intense_a but_o it_o can_v seem_v so_o only_o to_o such_o who_o measure_v the_o end_n of_o pleasure_n not_o by_o right_a reason_n but_o by_o vain_a opinion_n and_o the_o consequent_a thereof_o desire_n and_o who_o look_v upon_o themselves_o so_o as_o if_o when_o they_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v sensible_a of_o some_o trouble_n from_o the_o privation_n of_o pleasure_n as_o they_o may_v in_o case_n they_o shall_v survive_v and_o hence_o it_o come_v that_o perfect_o to_o understand_v that_o death_n do_v nothing_o concern_v we_o make_v we_o full_o to_o enjoy_v this_o mortal_a life_n not_o by_o add_v thereunto_o any_o thing_n of_o uncertain_a time_n but_o by_o cut_v off_o all_o desire_v of_o immortality_n x._o wherefore_o since_o nature_n have_v prescribe_v certain_a bound_n or_o end_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o eternal_a duration_n take_v they_o whole_o away_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o the_o mind_n or_o reason_n supervene_v so_o as_o by_o ratiocinate_v upon_o those_o end_n and_o expunge_v all_o desire_n of_o sempiternity_n to_o make_v life_n in_o all_o point_v perfect_a and_o consummate_v and_o we_o so_o full_o content_a therewith_o as_o not_o to_o want_v any_o long_a duration_n xi_o and_o this_o reason_v moreover_o cause_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v frustrate_v of_o pleasure_n even_o then_o when_o death_n shall_v take_v we_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o show_v we_o the_o period_n of_o all_o these_o mortal_a thing_n insomuch_o as_o we_o shall_v thereby_o attain_v to_o the_o perfect_a and_o so_o delectable_a end_n of_o a_o very_a good_a life_n rise_v from_o the_o table_n of_o the_o world_n as_o guest_n well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o good_a entertainment_n of_o life_n and_o have_v due_o perform_v all_o those_o duty_n which_o to_o perform_v we_o receive_v life_n chap._n xx._n of_o fortitude_n in_o general_n hitherto_o of_o temperance_n and_o the_o chief_a sort_n of_o it_o respective_a to_o the_o chief_a object_n of_o our_o cupidity_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o a_o new_a lesson_n fortitude_n which_o we_o call_v the_o other_o part_n of_o honesty_n in_o respect_n that_o the_o use_n of_o it_o be_v against_o fear_n and_o all_o its_o cause_n and_o that_o those_o who_o behave_v themselves_o in_o any_o difficulty_n or_o dangerous_a enterprise_n as_o especial_o in_o war_n from_o which_o the_o vulgar_a seem_v to_o have_v transfer_v the_o word_n to_o all_o generous_a action_n not_o timid_o and_o unmanly_a but_o courageous_o and_o valiant_o be_v general_o say_v to_o behave_v themselves_o honest_o