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but_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o this_o we_o must_v learn_v from_o religion_n and_o divine_n who_o speak_v hereof_o more_o clear_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o soul_n in_o particular_a and_o first_o of_o the_o vegetative_a faculty_n after_o this_o general_a description_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o these_o ten_o point_n we_o must_v speak_v thereof_o more_o particular_o according_a soul_n 1_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o faculty_n thereof_o beginning_n at_o the_o base_a that_o be_v the_o vegetative_a sensitive_a apprehensible_a or_o imaginative_a appetible_a intellective_a which_o be_v the_o sovereign_a soul_n and_o true_o humane_a under_o every_o one_o of_o these_o there_o be_v diverse_a other_o which_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o and_z as_o part_n of_o they_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v handle_v they_o in_o their_o rank_n of_o the_o vegetable_a and_o base_a soul_n which_o be_v even_o in_o plant_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v much_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a subject_n 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and_o hinder_v one_o the_o other_o misery_n and_o pride_n vanity_n and_o presumption_n see_v then_o how_o strange_a and_o monstrous_a a_o patch-coat_n man_n be_v forasmuch_o as_o man_n be_v compose_v of_o two_o diverse_a part_n the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o difficulty_n well_o to_o describe_v he_o entire_a in_o his_o perfection_n and_o decline_a state_n some_o refer_v unto_o the_o body_n whatsoever_o ill_o can_v be_v speak_v of_o man_n they_o make_v he_o a_o excellent_a creature_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o spirit_n extol_v he_o above_o all_o other_o creature_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n whatsoever_o be_v ill_a either_o in_o man_n or_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v forge_v and_o proceed_v from_o this_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o in_o it_o there_o be_v far_o more_o vanity_n inconstancy_n misery_n presumption_n than_o in_o the_o body_n wherein_o there_o be_v little_a matter_n of_o reproach_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o democritus_n call_v it_o a_o world_n of_o hide_a misery_n and_o plutarch_n proove_v it_o in_o a_o book_n write_v of_o that_o subject_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v man_n more_o according_a to_o the_o life_n than_o heretofore_o we_o have_v do_v and_o pinch_v he_o where_o it_o itch_v not_o refer_v all_o to_o these_o five_o point_n vanity_n weakness_n inconstancy_n misery_n and_o presumption_n which_o be_v his_o more_o natural_a and_o universal_a quality_n but_o the_o two_o latter_a touch_v he_o more_o near_o again_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n common_a to_o many_o of_o these_o five_o which_o a_o man_n know_v not_o to_o which_o to_o attribute_v it_o and_o especial_o imbecility_n and_o misery_n chap._n xxxvi_o 1._o vanity_n vanity_n be_v the_o most_o essential_a and_o proper_a quality_n of_o humane_a nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o much_o in_o man_n be_v it_o malice_n infelicity_n inconstancy_n irresolution_n and_o of_o all_o these_o there_o be_v always_o abundance_n as_o base_a 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statilius_n to_o brutus_n talk_v with_o he_o about_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o caesar_n and_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v do_v nothing_o but_o for_o himself_o for_o it_o be_v not_o reason_n that_o wise_a man_n and_o wisdom_n shall_v put_v themselves_o in_o danger_n for_o fool_n this_o vanity_n be_v show_v and_o express_v many_o way_n and_o after_o thought_n 2_o thought_n a_o diverse_a manner_n first_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o private_a imagination_n which_o be_v many_o time_n more_o than_o vain_a frivolous_a and_o ridiculous_a wherein_o nevertheless_o we_o spend_v much_o time_n and_o yet_o perceive_v it_o not_o we_o enter_v into_o they_o we_o dwell_v in_o they_o and_o we_o come_v forth_o again_o insensible_o which_o be_v a_o double_a vanity_n and_o a_o great_a forgetfulness_n of_o ourselves_o one_o walk_v in_o a_o hall_n consider_v how_o he_o may_v frame_v his_o pace_n after_o a_o certain_a fashion_n upon_o the_o board_n of_o the_o flower_n another_o discourse_v in_o his_o mind_n with_o much_o time_n and_o great_a attention_n how_o he_o shall_v carry_v himself_o if_o he_o be_v a_o king_n a_o pope_n or_o some_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v assure_v can_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o so_o he_o feed_v himself_o with_o wind_n yea_o less_o than_o wind_n that_o that_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v another_o dream_v how_o he_o shall_v compose_v his_o body_n his_o countenance_n his_o gesture_n his_o speech_n after_o a_o affect_a fashion_n and_o please_v himself_o therein_o as_o with_o a_o thing_n that_o wonderful_o become_v he_o and_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v take_v delight_n in_o but_o what_o a_o vanity_n and_o sottish_a weakness_n in_o our_o desire_n be_v this_o that_o bring_v forth_o belief_n and_o hope_n far_o more_o vain_a and_o all_o this_o fall_v out_o not_o only_a when_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v when_o we_o be_v swallow_v up_o with_o idleness_n but_o many_o time_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o most_o necessary_a affair_n 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