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diminish_v the_o excellency_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o sickness_n or_o grief_n be_v so_o far_o from_o diminish_v that_o contrary_o it_o serve_v for_o a_o subject_n and_o a_o occasion_n of_o a_o commendable_a patience_n much_o more_o than_o health_n do_v and_o where_o there_o be_v more_o occasion_n of_o commendation_n there_o be_v not_o less_o occasion_n of_o good_a if_o the_o body_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o spirit_n who_o will_v complain_v when_o the_o instrument_n be_v employ_v in_o the_o service_n of_o that_o whereunto_o it_o be_v destinate_a the_o body_n be_v make_v to_o serve_v the_o soul_n if_o the_o soul_n shall_v afflict_v itself_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o happen_v to_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n shall_v serve_v the_o body_n be_v not_o that_o man_n over_o delicate_a &_o curious_a that_o will_v cry_v out_o and_o afflict_v himself_o because_o some_o one_o or_o other_o have_v spoil_v his_o apparel_n some_o thorn_n have_v take_v hold_n of_o it_o or_o some_o man_n pass_v by_o have_v tear_v it_o some_o base_a broker_n perhaps_o will_v be_v aggrieve_v therewith_o that_o will_v willing_o make_v a_o commodity_n thereof_o but_o a_o man_n of_o ability_n and_o reputation_n will_v rather_o laugh_v at_o it_o and_o account_v it_o as_o nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o state_n and_o abundance_n that_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o he_o now_o this_o body_n be_v but_o a_o borrow_a garment_n to_o make_v our_o spirit_n for_o a_o time_n to_o appear_v upon_o this_o low_a and_o troublesome_a stage_n of_o which_o only_o we_o shall_v make_v account_n and_o procure_v the_o honour_n and_o peace_n thereof_o for_o from_o whence_o come_v it_o that_o a_o man_n suffer_v grief_n with_o such_o impatiency_n it_o be_v because_o he_o accustome_v not_o himself_o to_o seek_v his_o content_n in_o his_o soul_n non_fw-la assuerunt_fw-la animo_fw-la esse_fw-la contenti_fw-la nimium_fw-la illis_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la fuit_fw-la man_n have_v too_o great_a a_o commerce_n with_o their_o body_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o grief_n grow_v proud_a see_v we_o to_o tremble_v under_o the_o power_n thereof_o it_o teach_v we_o to_o distaste_v that_o which_o we_o must_v needs_o leave_v and_o to_o unwind_v ourselves_o from_o the_o vanity_n and_o deceit_n of_o this_o world_n a_o excellent_a piece_n of_o service_n the_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n we_o receive_v by_o the_o recovery_n of_o our_o health_n after_o that_o our_o grief_n or_o sickness_n have_v take_v his_o course_n be_v a_o strange_a enlighten_v unto_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o nature_n have_v give_v sickness_n for_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o service_n of_o our_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n now_o than_o if_o the_o grief_n be_v indifferent_a the_o patience_n shall_v be_v easy_a if_o it_o be_v great_a the_o glory_n shall_v be_v as_o great_a if_o it_o seem_v overhard_v let_v we_o accuse_v our_o delicacy_n and_o niceness_n and_o if_o there_o be_v but_o few_o that_o can_v endure_v it_o let_v we_o