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that_o of_o the_o whole_a that_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d be_v bind_v reciprocal_o to_o preserve_v themselves_o for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o state_n know_v that_o society_n subsist_v only_o by_o love_n and_o thaâ—_n body_n can_v live_v when_o the_o member_n â—hereof_o be_v at_o discord_n all_o these_o maxim_n codemn_v revenge_n nature_n as_o corrupt_v as_o she_o 〈◊〉_d teach_v we_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o philosopher_n that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v command_v we_o â—othing_v which_o be_v not_o reasonable_a and_o if_o we_o â—eed_v his_o grace_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o argument_n of_o their_o difficulty_n as_o a_o mark_n of_o our_o unruliness_n as_o we_o â—aught_v to_o adore_v his_o justice_n that_o punish_v 〈◊〉_d we_o ought_v to_o adore_v his_o mercy_n which_o forâ—ifieth_v our_o weakness_n and_o acknowledge_v that_o â—he_n impose_v no_o law_n upon_o we_o but_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o give_v we_o strength_n to_o observe_v they_o the_o three_o discourse_n of_o the_o good_a use_n of_o choler_n the_o poet_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o way_n to_o hell_n lie_v open_a to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o that_o all_o man_n be_v indifferent_o permit_v to_o descend_v thither_o but_o that_o to_o get_v from_o thence_o when_o one_o be_v once_o enter_v there_o and_o to_o see_v the_o light_n again_o after_o one_o have_v be_v in_o darkness_n be_v a_o favouâ—_n which_o the_o heaven_n grant_v only_o to_o thoâ—â—_n grandee_n that_o have_v merit_v it_o by_o their_o glorious_a labour_n 123._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o easâ—_n than_o to_o abuse_v choler_n and_o engage_v onâ—_n self_n in_o the_o unjust_a resentment_n of_o reâ—venge_n corrupt_a nature_n have_v teach_v uâ—_n these_o disorder_n and_o without_o other_o instruâ—cters_n than_o our_o
to_o our_o nature_n their_o excess_n do_v oftentimes_o cause_v our_o death_n but_o say_v they_o shall_v not_o produce_v all_o these_o mischief_n it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o undeceive_v we_o to_o know_v that_o they_o be_v always_o follow_v by_o repentance_n 2._o sorrow_n and_o shame_n they_o dare_v not_o appear_v in_o public_a and_o very_o well_o perceive_v that_o they_o contribute_v not_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o man_n they_o seek_v out_o shade_n solitariness_n and_o silence_n they_o will_v blush_v be_v they_o enforce_v to_o show_v themselves_o and_o the_o confusion_n which_o will_v cover_v their_o face_n will_v trouble_v their_o contentment_n malady_n be_v the_o penance_n of_o their_o excess_n and_o physician_n will_v be_v useless_a can_v pleasure_n be_v regulate_v as_o long_o as_o man_n be_v content_a with_o such_o fruit_n as_o the_o earth_n yield_v he_o and_o that_o without_o provoke_v his_o appetite_n with_o much-sought_a for_o viand_n he_o do_v only_o eat_v to_o satisfy_v his_o hunger_n he_o have_v no_o superfluous_a humour_n to_o dry_v up_o no_o defluction_n to_o divert_v nor_o fever_n to_o cure_v abstinence_n be_v all_o his_o remedy_n and_o the_o diet_n that_o he_o use_v drein_v off_o the_o source_n of_o all_o his_o disease_n but_o since_o he_o have_v dispeople_v both_o sea_n and_o land_n to_o nourish_v he_o that_o he_o have_v make_v the_o monster_n of_o nature_n his_o food_n that_o he_o will_v know_v what_o taste_n tortoise_n and_o other_o creep_a thing_n have_v which_o the_o simplicity_n of_o our_o ancestor_n confound_v with_o serpent_n since_o he_o will_v refresh_v wine_n with_o snow_n accord_n those_o element_n in_o his_o body_n which_o wage_n war_n with_o one_o another_o in_o the_o world_n mingle_v fish_n with_o bird_n and_o place_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o stomach_n 95._o thing_n to_o which_o nature_n have_v appoint_v such_o different_a habitation_n sickness_n have_v assail_v he_o in_o crowd_n and_o the_o unruliness_n of_o his_o mind_n have_v cause_v the_o disorder_n of_o his_o body_n the_o gout_n have_v sting_v his_o nerve_n the_o stone_n be_v form_v in_o his_o reins_o the_o wind_n have_v commit_v a_o thousand_o outrage_n in_o his_o bowel_n and_o as_o if_o the_o element_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o confusion_n he_o make_v of_o their_o quality_n in_o his_o debauchery_n they_o for_o revenge_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o and_o as_o the_o utmost_a which_o hate_n can_v produce_v they_o ruin_v themselves_o to_o kill_v their_o enemy_n in_o fine_a by_o this_o definition_n we_o condemn_v all_o such_o pleasure_n as_o nature_n require_v not_o unless_o seduce_v by_o opinion_n for_o her_o contentment_n be_v as_o regular_a as_o her_o desire_n and_o without_o look_v after_o thing_n unprofitable_a she_o be_v content_v with_o what_o be_v necessary_a she_o wish_v for_o such_o good_a thing_n only_o as_o she_o can_v be_v without_o as_o necessity_n serve_v she_o for_o a_o law_n so_o do_v she_o consult_v with_o it_o in_o all_o her_o occasion_n and_o make_v no_o wish_n without_o the_o approbation_n thereof_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o they_o be_v not_o many_o and_o that_o she_o be_v content_v with_o a_o little_a water_n of_o the_o fountain_n suffice_v to_o quench_v her_o thirst_n fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n satisfy_v her_o hunger_n sheep_n wool_n furnish_v her_o clothing_n and_o before_o luxury_n bind_v he_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o all_o the_o creature_n i_o know_v not_o but_o that_o the_o tree_n do_v furnish_v she_o with_o apparel_n and_o those_o that_o feed_v she_o with_o their_o fruit_n clothe_v she_o with_o their_o bark_n but_o this_o at_o least_o i_o know_v that_o in_o those_o innocent_a time_n man_n commit_v no_o murder_n to_o adorn_v themselves_o neither_o act_v any_o prank_n of_o injustice_n to_o enrich_v themselves_o nor_o do_v they_o violate_v nature_n to_o procure_v to_o themselves_o sinful_a delicacy_n their_o house_n be_v build_v without_o curiosity_n hipol_n and_o he_o that_o be_v the_o contriver_n of_o they_o be_v also_o the_o carpenter_n and_o the_o mason_n the_o earth_n cover_v with_o moss_n serve_v he_o for_o a_o bed_n and_o as_o he_o never_o lie_v down_o uninvited_a by_o sleep_n he_o sleep_v without_o disturbance_n and_o awake_v with_o content_a he_o know_v no_o other_o perfume_n than_o that_o of_o flower_n which_o be_v more_o pure_a than_o we_o be_v more_o please_v he_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o use_n of_o coach_n his_o journey_n not_o be_v long_o he_o make_v use_v only_o of_o such_o aid_n as_o nature_n have_v give_v he_o war_n be_v hateful_a to_o he_o and_o traffic_v useless_a he_o permit_v horse_n to_o enjoy_v their_o liberty_n and_o employ_v not_o that_o noble_a creature_n which_o fury_n and_o avarice_n have_v render_v necessary_a to_o we_o whithersoever_o he_o go_v the_o earth_n be_v sufficient_o fruitful_a to_o nourish_v and_o to_o clothe_v he_o he_o find_v in_o the_o desert_n wherewith_o to_o satisfy_v his_o desire_n and_o that_o which_o we_o want_v in_o city_n he_o want_v not_o in_o place_n uninhabited_a in_o his_o happy_a age_n all_o delight_n be_v innocent_a and_o no_o man_n taste_v any_o pleasure_n which_o be_v not_o true_a but_o now_o since_o they_o be_v no_o long_o natural_a they_o be_v no_o long_o rational_a they_o weaken_v the_o body_n and_o destroy_v the_o soul_n and_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o use_n of_o they_o be_v as_o pernicious_a as_o the_o want_n of_o they_o be_v profitable_a but_o lest_o i_o be_v accuse_v to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o pleasure_n and_o that_o i_o will_v bereave_v man_n of_o the_o remedy_n which_o nature_n have_v give_v he_o to_o sweeten_v his_o misfortune_n i_o will_v say_v that_o the_o solid_a contentment_n be_v those_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o man_n can_v be_v satisfy_v unless_o the_o noble_a part_n 41._o whereof_o he_o be_v compose_v be_v happy_a the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o practice_n of_o virtue_n ought_v to_o be_v his_o chief_a diversion_n he_o must_v follow_v his_o holy_a inclination_n and_o be_v more_o careful_a in_o his_o own_o person_n to_o please_v a_o angel_n than_o a_o beast_n he_o must_v remember_v that_o the_o body_n be_v but_o the_o soul_n slave_n and_o that_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o pleasure_n it_o be_v just_a that_o the_o sovereign_n keep_v her_o precedency_n beside_o those_o which_o the_o soul_n relish_v be_v the_o true_a and_o if_o any_o man_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n we_o must_v believe_v that_o sin_n which_o have_v bere_a he_o of_o grace_n have_v likewise_o bere_v he_o of_o reason_n for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o sense_n be_v limit_v whereas_o those_o of_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o bound_n the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n be_v stranger_n those_o of_o the_o soul_n be_v natural_a the_o former_a may_v be_v take_v from_o we_o without_o any_o great_a ado_n death_n itself_o can_v bereave_v we_o of_o the_o latter_a which_o though_o it_o rob_v we_o of_o our_o riches_n can_v rob_v we_o of_o our_o virtue_n the_o one_o sort_n be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a succession_n as_o they_o hold_v of_o time_n they_o can_v hold_v together_o 58._o and_o by_o a_o necessary_a law_n those_o that_o be_v past_a give_v place_n to_o they_o that_o be_v present_a and_o the_o present_a to_o the_o future_a so_o as_o the_o body_n never_o enjoy_v its_o contentment_n but_o in_o part_n it_o be_v poor_a amid_o its_o riches_n whilst_o it_o thrive_v well_o on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o languish_v on_o the_o other_o and_o by_o a_o misfortune_n which_o be_v inseparable_a from_o its_o condition_n it_o find_v no_o contentment_n which_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o all_o its_o sense_n but_o those_o of_o the_o soul_n be_v never_o divide_v they_o present_v themselves_o all_o at_o once_o &_o the_o same_o thought_n which_o enlighten_v the_o understanding_n heat_v the_o will_n and_o fill_v the_o memory_n her_o joy_n be_v universal_a one_o faculty_n be_v never_o sad_a whilst_o the_o other_o be_v satisfy_v and_o as_o if_o there_o be_v a_o community_n among_o they_o in_o their_o contentment_n that_o which_o please_v the_o one_o delight_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o fine_a spiritual_a pleasure_n be_v much_o more_o intimate_a than_o those_o of_o the_o sense_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v whole_o fill_v therewithal_o the_o blessing_n she_o eujoy_v penetrate_v her_o essence_n as_o she_o change_v into_o herself_o that_o which_o she_o know_v so_o she_o transform_v herself_o into_o that_o which_o she_o love_v and_o by_o a_o admirable_a metamorphosis_n she_o become_v she_o own_o felicity_n but_o the_o sense_n be_v join_v to_o their_o object_n only_o by_o accident_n they_o see_v the_o colour_n of_o thing_n &_o know_v not_o their_o essence_n they_o understand_v the_o sound_n of_o word_n and_o conceive_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o they_o so_o as_o the_o body_n be_v only_o content_a in_o effigy_n its_o bliss_n be_v but_o a_o
his_o ambition_n by_o satisfy_v his_o incontinence_n the_o more_o sin_n he_o commit_v the_o more_o pleasure_n he_o taste_v a_o tyrant_n rejoice_v in_o his_o usurpation_n and_o if_o he_o reap_v glory_n by_o his_o injustice_n he_o think_v himself_o more_o happy_a than_o a_o lawful_a prince_n a_o choleric_a man_n rejoice_v in_o revenge_n though_o to_o obey_v his_o passion_n he_o have_v violate_v all_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n he_o find_v contentment_n in_o his_o crime_n and_o strange_o blind_a the_o more_o faulty_a he_o be_v the_o more_o happy_a he_o think_v himself_o so_o that_o worldly_a joy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o wickedness_n unpunished_a or_o a_o glorious_a sin_n aug._n therefore_o when_o this_o passion_n become_v once_o faulty_a no_o less_o than_o a_o miracle_n be_v require_v to_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o innocence_n for_o though_o such_o desire_n as_o rise_v up_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v unjust_a and_o that_o there_o be_v punishment_n ordain_v in_o his_o kingdom_n for_o the_o chastisement_n of_o irregular_a thought_n yet_o be_v these_o but_o begin_v offence_n and_o which_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o all_o their_o mischief_n though_o fond_a hope_n be_v punishable_a and_o entertain_v our_o vanity_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o always_o follow_v by_o effect_n and_o ofttimes_o by_o a_o fortunate_a impotence_n they_o do_v not_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o have_v promise_v unto_o themselves_o our_o boldness_n be_v full_a of_o inconsideration_n than_o of_o wickedness_n and_o a_o ill_a event_n make_v it_o lose_v all_o its_o fervour_n our_o sorrow_n and_o our_o grief_n be_v not_o obstinate_a they_o be_v heal_v by_o any_o the_o least_o help_n that_o be_v give_v they_o and_o as_o they_o be_v not_o well_o please_v with_o themselves_o they_o be_v easy_o change_v to_o their_o contrary_n our_o fear_n be_v slit_v the_o evil_n which_o cause_v they_o be_v once_o withdraw_v they_o leave_v we_o at_o liberty_n and_o to_o conclude_v in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v no_o passion_n incurable_a but_o joy_n but_o since_o it_o have_v mingle_v itself_o with_o sin_n 12._o and_o that_o corrupt_v all_o the_o faculty_n of_o nature_n it_o take_v delight_n in_o evil_a morality_n have_v no_o remedy_n more_o to_o cure_v it_o with_o it_o be_v a_o great_a disorder_n when_o a_o man_n glory_n in_o his_o sin_n and_o that_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o draw_v his_o glory_n from_o his_o own_o confusion_n it_o be_v a_o deplorable_a mischief_n when_o together_o with_o shame_n he_o have_v lose_v fear_n and_o that_o the_o punishment_n ordain_v by_o the_o law_n can_v hold_v he_o in_o to_o his_o duty_n but_o a_o strange_a irregularity_n be_v it_o when_o his_o sin_n have_v make_v he_o blind_a or_o that_o he_o know_v they_o not_o save_v only_o to_o defend_v they_o but_o certain_o when_o he_o take_v delight_n in_o his_o sin_n when_o he_o ground_n his_o felicity_n upon_o injustice_n and_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o happy_a because_o he_o be_v sinful_a this_o be_v the_o height_n of_o evil_n to_o punish_v this_o impiety_n it_o be_v that_o the_o heaven_n dart_v forth_o thunder_n the_o earth_n grow_v barren_a for_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o horrid_a disorder_n sen._n when_o war_n be_v kindle_v in_o a_o nation_n or_o that_o the_o plague_n have_v dispeopled_a city_n and_o turn_v kingdom_n into_o desolate_a place_n we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o these_o judgement_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o man_n who_o place_n their_o contentment_n in_o their_o offence_n and_o who_o violate_v all_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v unjust_o mingle_v joy_n with_o sin_n now_o because_o this_o mischief_n as_o great_a as_o it_o be_v cease_v not_o to_o be_v common_a 37._o and_o that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o taste_v any_o innocent_a pleasure_n jesus_n christ_n advise_v we_o to_o forsake_v all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n and_o henceforth_o to_o ground_v our_o felicity_n in_o heaven_n he_o bid_v we_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o apostle_n not_o to_o 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