the_o iliad_n the_o ad_fw-la lib._n 1._o iliad_n learned_a critic_n eustatius_n that_o the_o grecian_n burn_v their_o dead_a to_o show_v that_o the_o divine_a part_n of_o man_n be_v bear_v upward_o by_o the_o fire_n mingle_v with_o the_o heaven_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n say_v he_o the_o gymnosophist_n burn_v themselves_o alive_a as_o alexander_n calanus_n do_v abovementioned_a do_v thus_o also_o quintilian_n declam_n 10._o speak_v of_o the_o soul_n cum_fw-la exonerata_fw-la membris_fw-la levi_fw-la se_fw-la igne_fw-la lustaverit_fw-la petit_fw-la sedes_fw-la in_o astra_fw-la so_o porphyrius_n say_v of_o the_o samanâ—…_n abovementioned_a in_o the_o same_o way_n the_o samanaei_n dispatch_v themselves_o in_o some_o country_n it_o be_v the_o custom_n to_o separation_n to_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o serviâ—…s_n 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la lib_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o soul_n never_o continue_v in_o the_o body_n after_o the_o the_o bâ—…oo_o be_v run_v out_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o it_o delight_v in_o bloody_a victim_n after_o its_o separation_n kill_v whatever_o be_v dear_a to_o the_o person_n decease_a according_a to_o his_o condition_n as_o dog_n horse_n slave_n relation_n in_o after_o time_n they_o who_o foresee_v they_o shall_v be_v kill_v drive_v by_o necessity_n and_o withal_o encourage_v by_o some_o superstitious_a persuasion_n of_o be_v reward_v for_o their_o fidelity_n kill_v themselves_o from_o hence_o and_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o gymnosophist_n aforesaid_a come_v 〈◊〉_d custom_n of_o the_o woman_n burn_a themselves_o with_o their_o husband_n which_o be_v very_o ancient_a tuscul._n ancient_a 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la 5._o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d verba_fw-la famulumne_n parentis_fw-la item_n cicero_n 5._o tuscul._n and_o be_v undoubted_o encourage_v by_o the_o man_n in_o those_o country_n where_o they_o have_v several_a wife_n that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o secure_a from_o the_o revengeful_a jealousy_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o their_o implacable_a rage_n when_o any_o one_o think_v herself_o slight_v and_o the_o better_o attend_v in_o their_o sickness_n all_o their_o life_n depend_v upon_o their_o husband_n but_o since_o the_o man_n do_v not_o so_o unless_o such_o as_o be_v act_v by_o a_o superstitious_a principle_n since_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v not_o marry_v do_v no_o such_o thing_n since_o no_o self-murder_n except_v that_o by_o fire_n be_v ever_o allow_v by_o these_o people_n none_o of_o these_o instance_n can_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v natural_a but_o to_o come_v near_a home_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o 10._o that_o donne_fw-fr lib._n 10._o among_o the_o ceans_n unprofitable_a old_a man_n poison_v themselves_o among_o the_o athenian_n condemn_a man_n be_v their_o own_o executioner_n by_o poison_n and_o among_o the_o roman_n often_o by_o blood_n let_n as_o to_o this_o custom_n of_o the_o cean_n which_o be_v relate_v at_o large_a by_o 1._o by_o val._n max._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o val._n maximus_n who_o be_v a_o eye_n witness_v of_o it_o and_o which_o give_v occasion_n to_o 3._o to_o mont._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o montaign_v to_o write_v a_o chapter_n upon_o this_o subject_a 10._o subject_a strabo_n lib._n 10._o strabo_n say_v it_o begin_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o great_a famine_n wherein_o a_o law_n be_v make_v that_o the_o age_a of_o both_o sex_n shall_v die_v in_o that_o manner_n that_o their_o might_n be_v provision_n for_o the_o young_a who_o be_v more_o able_a to_o defend_v their_o country_n the_o athenian_n suffer_v criminal_n to_o take_v the_o cup_n which_o the_o executioner_n prepare_v and_o bring_v they_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n at_o a_o certain_a hour_n to_o take_v it_o i_o say_v and_o drink_v it_o which_o if_o they_o refuse_v to_o do_v the_o officer_n stand_v ready_a to_o force_v it_o down_o but_o do_v this_o wise_a people_n by_o this_o or_o any_o other_o way_n encourage_v self-murder_n quite_o contrary_n there_o be_v ethic._n be_v see_v aristot._n lib._n 5._o ethic._n a_o law_n against_o it_o by_o which_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o suppose_a act_v it_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o the_o body_n throw_v out_o unburied_a and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v it_o punish_v in_o thebes_n and_o other_o city_n of_o greece_n and_o how_o contemptible_a soever_o this_o may_v seem_v nothing_o be_v more_o infamous_a such_o as_o rob_a temple_n and_o betray_v their_o country_n be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n nay_o this_o be_v the_o great_a punishment_n according_a to_o the_o superstition_n of_o those_o time_n they_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o ease_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o soul_n depend_v upon_o the_o burial_n of_o the_o body_n as_o virgil_n aen._n virgil_n see_v servius_n there_o lib._n 3._o aen._n animamque_fw-la sepulcro_fw-la condimus_fw-la by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v hitherto_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o although_o we_o shall_v hearken_v to_o example_n in_o this_o matter_n yet_o those_o which_o have_v be_v allege_v here_o be_v either_o such_o as_o be_v fabulous_a or_o misrepresent_v or_o such_o as_o though_o never_o so_o true_a yet_o be_v ground_v upon_o some_o religious_a or_o superstitious_a persuasion_n can_v be_v of_o any_o force_n to_o prove_v self-murder_n to_o be_v natural_a but_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v out_o with_o the_o great_a pomp_n upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v the_o example_n of_o the_o roman_a nation_n no_o people_n in_o the_o world_n have_v ever_o so_o much_o courage_n and_o honour_n no_o nation_n rise_v to_o such_o a_o height_n by_o learning_n and_o by_o arm_n none_o have_v great_a man_n in_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v admirable_a or_o more_o sit_v to_o be_v master_n of_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o never_o do_v so_o many_o kill_v themselves_o of_o any_o country_n as_o of_o this_o this_o great_a and_o popular_a prejudice_n may_v be_v lessen_v by_o consider_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o at_o what_o time_n the_o roman_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o their_o virtue_n ii_o when_o self-murder_n begin_v to_o be_v in_o request_n among_o they_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o be_v so_o iii_o what_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o their_o great_a man_n and_o what_o law_n they_o have_v concern_v it_o i._o at_o what_o time_n the_o roman_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o their_o virtue_n during_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n rome_n improve_v in_o its_o virtue_n the_o defeat_v they_o receive_v from_o hannibal_n at_o first_o increase_v the_o love_n of_o their_o country_n and_o awake_v that_o great_a genius_n to_o action_n which_o begin_v to_o be_v enervate_v after_o the_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n and_o which_o have_v be_v employ_v before_o upon_o their_o little_a neighbour_a state_n only_o and_o while_o hannibal_n himself_o as_o well_o as_o the_o savage_a nation_n which_o he_o lead_v suffer_v under_o the_o luxury_n of_o capua_n temperance_n probity_n honour_n discipline_n courage_n increase_v among_o the_o roman_n both_o in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o army_n till_o at_o last_o they_o conquer_v this_o formidable_a general_n and_o bring_v the_o carthaginian_n to_o what_o term_n they_o please_v but_o immediate_o upon_o the_o peace_n with_o they_o the_o war_n with_o macedon_n break_v out_o which_o end_v not_o only_o in_o the_o subdue_a of_o all_o greece_n but_o great_a part_n of_o asia_n and_o then_o be_v it_o that_o the_o roman_a conquest_n begin_v to_o prove_v most_o fatal_a to_o themselves_o for_o upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o army_n from_o these_o country_n foreign_a horace_n foreign_a luxuâ—…e_fw-la peregrinae_fw-la origo_fw-la ab_fw-la exercitu_fw-la asiatico_n liv._o lib._n 39_o graecia_n capta_n serum_fw-la victorem_fw-la cepit_fw-la &_o art_fw-la intulit_fw-la agresti_fw-la latio_fw-la horace_n luxury_n be_v first_o bring_v among_o they_o this_o quick_o beget_v prodigality_n and_o that_o make_v way_n for_o bribery_n and_o for_o private_a ambition_n and_o this_o be_v so_o notorious_a at_o the_o siege_n of_o numantia_n that_o jugurtha_n learn_v 〈◊〉_d his_o fiend_n there_o how_o to_o practice_v upon_o the_o roman_n and_o buy_v their_o army_n and_o their_o senate_n afterward_o yet_o â—…notwithstanding_n they_o be_v thus_o dispose_v still_o their_o rival_n carthage_n be_v a_o check_n upon_o they_o and_o they_o dare_v not_o launch_v out_o and_o be_v so_o bad_a as_o they_o fain_o will_v have_v be_v for_o fear_v of_o this_o ancient_a enemy_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o that_o great_a and_o upright_a statesman_n scipio_n nasica_n be_v always_o against_o the_o destroy_n of_o carthage_n which_o cato_n urge_v so_o passionate_o as_o to_o obtain_v at_o last_o to_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o roman_a virtue_n as_o national_a as_o all_o the_o historian_n afterward_o lament_v continual_o 2._o continual_o vel._n patere_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o first_o scipio_n open_v the_o way_n to_o the_o roman_a power_n the_o latter_a to_o their_o luxury_n for_o when_o the_o dread_a of_o carthage_n be_v remove_v and_o their_o rival_n in_o empire_n
set_v it_o free_a in_o this_o manner_n that_o the_o consequence_n of_o so_o do_v will_v be_v slavery_n and_o not_o liberty_n pag._n 356._o errata_fw-la page_n 12._o line_n â—…lt_n read_v obtain_v p._n 35._o for_o too_o r._n to_o ib._n after_o what_o add_v be_v more_o common_a p._n 40._o l._n 2_o r._n author_n p._n 44._o l._n 20._o r._n net_n so_o illâ—…itedly_o p._n 45._o l._n 1._o deal_n of_o ib._n 23._o f._n us_o r._n as_o p._n 49._o mark_fw-mi r._n dure_v p._n 57_o mark_fw-mi del_fw-it in_o bis_fw-la p._n 64._o l._n 3._o f._n become_v r._n come_v p._n 68_o l._n 11._o r._n if_o not_o to_o be_v p._n 73._o l._n 21._o del_o be_v p._n 78._o l._n 1._o r._n what_o p._n 80._o l._n 10_o del_o manliness_n and_o the_o â—…ks_n foll_v p._n 107._o l._n 22._o r._n loss_n of_o p._n 110._o mark_fw-mi r._n agostini_n p._n 119._o f._n non_fw-fr compos_fw-la r._n felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se._n p._n 136._o l._n 1._o f._n must_v r._n may_v p._n 139._o l._n 8._o â—…r_n suppose_v p._n 146._o l._n 9_o r._n friend_n p._n â—…47_n l._n 25._o r._n bacchanalia_fw-la p._n 151._o mark_fw-mi r._n projecere_fw-la p._n 160._o l._n 7._o r._n anaxagoras_n p._n 169._o l._n 11._o r._n numantia_n p._n 173._o l._n 7._o f._n be_v r._n he_o p._n 175._o l._n 10._o f._n till_o r._n '_o it_o be_v p._n 176._o l._n 12._o r._n mdanâ—…lic_a p._n 177._o l._n 20._o r._n but_o how_o p._n 178._o l._n 17._o r._n that_o though_o he_o p._n 191._o l._n 21._o del_o p._n 227._o l._n 24._o r._n suthâ—…_n one_o p._n 233._o l._n 26._o del_o 〈◊〉_d it_o p._n 242._o mark_fw-mi f._n lib._n 4._o r._n lib._n 43._o p._n 271._o l._n 10_o del_o of_o p._n 291._o l._n 8._o del_o any_o addenda_fw-la page_n 20._o line_n 13._o after_o have_v any_o right_a to_o punish_v he_o add_v that_o be_v as_o to_o those_o fault_n which_o he_o câ—…its_v against_o himself_o as_o intemperance_n etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n 22_o after_o destruction_n of_o it_o add_v if_o it_o be_v â—…s_a crime_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v there_o be_v some_o literal_a mistake_v as_o also_o in_o the_o point_v occasion_v by_o the_o transcribe_v which_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v or_o excuse_v late_o print_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o christian_a revelation_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o believe_v it_o establish_v in_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o cavil_n and_o insinuation_n of_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o allow_v natural_a religion_n and_o reject_v the_o gospel_n by_o francis_n gastrell_n b._n d._n and_o preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincoln's-inn_n a_o conference_n with_o a_o theist_n in_o 4._o part_n by_o w_n nicholls_n d._n d._n print_v for_o tho._n bennet_n a_o essay_n concern_v self-murder_n etc._n etc._n introduction_n to_o treat_v of_o this_o subject_a by_o such_o argument_n only_o as_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o reveal_v religion_n or_o to_o mix_v these_o and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v bring_v from_o natural_a reason_n together_o will_v be_v to_o raise_v the_o great_a prejudices_fw-la in_o those_o person_n who_o be_v most_o concern_v for_o they_o who_o undertake_v to_o defend_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o self-murder_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o in_o this_o age_n proceed_v chief_o upon_o natural_a principle_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o any_o thing_n from_o revelation_n till_o these_o be_v answer_v wherefore_o my_o design_n at_o present_a be_v to_o consider_v this_o action_n according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a reason_n only_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v think_v necessary_a by_o some_o people_n to_o prove_v in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n but_o since_o this_o have_v be_v both_o ready_o allow_v and_o studious_o maintain_v by_o the_o most_o considerable_a advocate_n of_o self-murder_n i_o shall_v take_v it_o to_o be_v grant_v and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o self-murder_n be_v natural_o unlawful_a chap._n 1._o man_n consider_v in_o the_o individual_a the_o state_n of_o nature_n of_o humane_a life_n what_o and_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v by_o self-murder_n i_o mean_v a_o man_n deprive_v himself_n of_o life_n wilful_o and_o advise_o for_o the_o prove_v this_o act_n to_o be_v unlawful_a we_o be_v to_o consider_v what_o humane_a life_n be_v from_o whence_o man_n receive_v it_o where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v and_o to_o what_o end_v it_o be_v bestow_v man_n consist_v of_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o body_n unite_v together_o natural_o humane_a life_n be_v the_o result_n of_o this_o union_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o neither_o soul_n nor_o body_n have_v any_o be_v therefore_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o much_o less_o can_v the_o body_n be_v so_o but_o the_o be_v of_o each_o and_o the_o union_n of_o both_o and_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o union_n must_v be_v owe_v to_o that_o alwise_a almighty_a universal_a cause_n which_o be_v call_v god_n this_o i_o suppose_v will_v easy_o be_v grant_v and_o if_o so_o it_o will_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o fix_v the_o true_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n over_o humane_a life_n the_o absolute_a and_o lawful_a power_n to_o dispose_v of_o it_o all_o absolute_a propriety_n be_v either_o original_a or_o derivative_a each_o of_o which_o be_v twofold_a of_o man_n or_o of_o thing_n in_o the_o present_a argument_n the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o man_n and_o not_o a_o thing_n he_o that_o destroy_v the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n destroy_v a_o man_n and_o he_o that_o destroy_v a_o man_n destroy_v the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n however_o one_o of_o these_o may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o illustrate_v the_o other_o and_o if_o we_o know_v by_o what_o mean_v original_a propriety_n of_o thing_n be_v acquire_v we_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o discover_v whether_o man_n have_v any_o original_a propriety_n of_o his_o life_n or_o no._n original_a propriety_n of_o thing_n come_v by_o take_v possession_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o no_o body_n or_o which_o have_v be_v forsake_v by_o those_o to_o who_o it_o do_v belong_v or_o else_o by_o make_v or_o produce_v something_o out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v no_o body_n which_o last_o seem_v to_o give_v the_o best_a title_n of_o propriety_n as_o be_v not_o only_o the_o possess_n but_o the_o give_v a_o kind_n of_o new_a be_v to_o the_o thing_n now_o i._o man_n can_v have_v the_o original_a propriety_n of_o himself_o by_o any_o of_o these_o way_n because_o he_o can_v not_o make_v himself_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v ever_o so_o derelinquish_v or_o forsake_v by_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o his_o be_v as_o to_o remain_v independent_a and_o absolute_a but_o while_o he_o be_v he_o must_v belong_v to_o the_o same_o cause_n through_o which_o he_o at_o first_o be_v beside_o he_o can_v not_o take_v possession_n of_o himself_o before_o he_o be_v nor_o can_v he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o the_o person_n take_v possession_n and_o the_o person_n possess_v if_o man_n than_o have_v not_o the_o original_a propriety_n of_o himself_o no_o other_o creature_n can_v pretend_v to_o it_o and_o therefore_o it_o remain_v only_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o god_n and_o in_o he_o indeed_o it_o be_v in_o the_o strict_a manner_n not_o by_o produce_v he_o out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v no_o body_n but_o by_o make_v he_o out_o of_o that_o which_o he_o create_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o by_o be_v independent_a himself_o and_o not_o only_o cause_v but_o sustain_v and_o comprehend_v all_o thing_n ii_o as_o to_o any_o derivative_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n which_o man_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v of_o his_o life_n if_o we_o consider_v such_o propriety_n as_o absolute_a and_o independent_a which_o it_o must_v be_v if_o it_o give_v he_o a_o right_a to_o dispose_v of_o his_o life_n as_o he_o please_v he_o can_v have_v no_o such_o propriety_n neither_o because_o this_o be_v contradictory_n both_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o man._n 1._o this_o can_v be_v derive_v from_o any_o but_o god_n but_o god_n can_v divest_v himself_o of_o such_o absolute_a dominion_n or_o propriety_n because_o this_o will_v make_v man_n from_o the_o time_n in_o which_o god_n shall_v do_v this_o so_o independent_a that_o god_n will_v have_v no_o further_o right_o over_o his_o life_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o in_o any_o case_n threaten_v he_o with_o death_n nor_o command_v he_o any_o duty_n under_o the_o penaity_n of_o any_o punishment_n in_o a_o word_n this_o will_v hinder_v god_n from_o be_v omniporent_a for_o he_o can_v be_v so_o who_o have_v not_o a_o power_n over_o all_o whether_o person_n or_o thing_n 2._o although_o we_o shall_v suppose_v
can_v be_v no_o harm_n for_o they_o can_v intend_v their_o creature_n any_o mischief_n if_o there_o be_v not_o god_n or_o if_o they_o take_v no_o care_n of_o humane_a affair_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o live_v in_o such_o a_o world_n as_o be_v without_o god_n or_o without_o providence_n but_o there_o be_v god_n and_o they_o do_v take_v care_n of_o mankind_n and_o have_v put_v it_o into_o their_o power_n not_o to_o fall_v into_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v real_o evil_a etc._n etc._n 31._o etc._n lib._n 4._o sect._n 31._o be_v thou_o my_o soul_n like_a unto_o some_o promontory_n upon_o which_o the_o billow_n beat_v continual_o but_o that_o remain_v unmoved_a and_o force_v they_o to_o fall_v off_o on_o either_o side_n and_o slide_v gentle_o into_o a_o calm_a shall_v i_o cry_v out_o poor_o unhappy_a i_o who_o this_o or_o that_o befall_v and_o not_o rather_o say_v happy_a i_o who_o be_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o who_o be_o neither_o shockt_v with_o what_o i_o feel_v now_o nor_o frighten_v with_o what_o may_v come_v hereafter_o such_o a_o accident_n may_v have_v happen_v to_o any_o one_o as_o well_o as_o i_o but_o no_o body_n can_v have_v bear_v it_o so_o well_o as_o i._o why_o shall_v i_o call_v any_o thing_n unhappiness_n which_o can_v reach_v or_o injure_v humane_a nature_n search_v into_o thyself_o impartial_o can_v that_o which_o have_v hefalln_v thou_o make_v thou_o less_o temperate_a less_o modest_a less_o know_v or_o less_o prudent_a can_v it_o hinder_v thou_o from_o be_v just_a or_o generous_a if_o not_o remember_v when_o any_o accident_n incline_v thou_o to_o be_v discontent_v remember_v i_o say_v that_o the_o thing_n which_o befall_v you_o be_v real_o no_o vnhappiness_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n but_o that_o you_o be_v able_a to_o support_v it_o undaunted_o be_v a_o real_a and_o great_a happiness_n 23._o happiness_n lib._n 10._o sect._n 23._o he_o that_o run_v away_o from_o his_o master_n be_v a_o fugitive_n the_o law_n be_v our_o common_a master_n he_o that_o decline_v obey_v that_o run_v away_o from_o it_o and_o thus_o do_v that_o man_n who_o murmur_n rage_n or_o tremble_v at_o what_o have_v be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v do_v by_o he_o who_o govern_v all_o thing_n who_o be_v that_o law_n which_o distribute_v to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o the_o several_a part_n of_o our_o obedience_n i_o can_v easy_o produce_v more_o instance_n for_o they_o be_v to_o be_v meet_v withal_o in_o almost_o every_o page_n of_o his_o book_n if_o i_o do_v not_o think_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o inconsistent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d observable_a that_o this_o great_a man_n seem_v to_o be_v sensible_a of_o this_o himself_o he_o never_o inculcate_n this_o principle_n with_o that_o 〈◊〉_d and_o violence_n which_o the_o other_o do_v he_o can_v not_o quit_v it_o whole_o as_o he_o be_v a_o stoic_a it_o be_v the_o characteristic_a of_o that_o sect_n yet_o he_o mention_n it_o but_o twice_o or_o thrice_o i_o think_v in_o all_o his_o book_n and_o that_o too_o in_o so_o short_a and_o slight_a a_o manner_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o and_o to_o be_v conscious_a how_o contradictory_n this_o be_v to_o that_o submission_n to_o providence_n that_o magnanimity_n and_o constancy_n in_o all_o event_n which_o he_o recommend_v continual_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o it_o shall_v take_v any_o root_n in_o so_o excellent_a a_o temper_n his_o great_a regard_n to_o the_o god_n his_o natural_a goodness_n and_o moderation_n make_v his_o mind_n yield_v ready_o to_o all_o the_o dispensation_n of_o providence_n whereas_o the_o vain_a the_o stubborn_a and_o obstinate_a mind_n as_o it_o be_v quick_o incense_v so_o it_o snap_v short_a immediate_o and_o break_v rather_o than_o yield_v even_o to_o god_n himself_o thus_o i_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o the_o stoic_a philosophy_n show_v the_o time_n when_o it_o begin_v to_o appear_v among_o the_o roman_n the_o cause_n of_o its_o progress_n how_o the_o principle_n of_o self-murder_n in_o particular_a come_v to_o be_v in_o request_n and_o to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n how_o inconsistent_a this_o be_v with_o the_o other_o principle_n of_o that_o sect_n and_o particular_o with_o what_o be_v teach_v by_o those_o three_o author_n who_o authority_n have_v recommend_v it_o so_o much_o to_o the_o world_n and_o if_o what_o have_v be_v say_v be_v true_a as_o any_o one_o that_o question_v it_o may_v easy_o find_v if_o they_o will_v examine_v the_o author_n which_o i_o have_v refer_v to_o which_o i_o entreat_v they_o to_o do_v then_o this_o great_a prejudice_n ground_v upon_o the_o doctrine_n and_o example_n of_o this_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a sect_n ought_v not_o to_o sway_v any_o long_o with_o they_o chap._n xi_o cato_n case_n consider_v in_o particular_a his_o character_n his_o enmity_n against_o caesar._n the_o several_a circumstance_n of_o his_o death_n what_o may_v most_o probably_n have_v be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o great_a encomium_n which_o be_v give_v he_o afterward_o have_v thus_o give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o roman_a nation_n and_o of_o the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o stoic_n the_o way_n lie_v the_o more_o open_a to_o consider_v the_o case_n of_o cato_n death_n who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o ornament_n to_o both_o and_o who_o example_n be_v so_o much_o plead_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o self-murder_n nothing_o be_v more_o reasonable_a than_o that_o one_o or_o more_o ill_a action_n shall_v escape_v the_o censure_n of_o posterity_n under_o the_o splendour_n of_o a_o great_a many_o good_a one_o but_o the_o perverseness_n of_o some_o people_n will_v not_o allow_v of_o this_o who_o be_v give_v to_o think_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o maintain_v dangerous_a paradox_n be_v always_o search_v into_o the_o life_n of_o great_a man_n to_o pick_v out_o something_o to_o justify_v their_o pretence_n wherefore_o though_o it_o be_v a_o very_a ill_a office_n to_o disturb_v the_o ash_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o to_o call_v in_o question_n those_o encomium_n which_o have_v long_o since_o ripen_v into_o glory_n yet_o when_o such_o authority_n shall_v be_v thus_o dangerous_o abuse_v and_o great_a name_n bring_v in_o instead_o of_o sound_a argument_n it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o inquire_v into_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n as_o well_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o information_n of_o the_o live_n of_o all_o the_o example_n that_o be_v bring_v for_o self-murder_n cato_n be_v the_o most_o considerable_a wherefore_o in_o order_n to_o the_o make_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o this_o matter_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o do_v these_o thing_n 1._o to_o form_v a_o just_a and_o true_a idea_n of_o he_o by_o consider_v his_o particular_a temper_n and_o what_o it_o be_v that_o distinguish_v he_o from_o other_o men._n 2._o to_o consider_v he_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o relation_n to_o caesar._n 3._o 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and_o authority_n be_v sell_v public_o and_o they_o who_o buy_v 〈◊〉_d make_v haste_n to_o be_v whole_a again_o by_o sell_v truth_n and_o justice_n among_o these_o corrâ—…ptions_n cato_n grow_v up_o untainted_a in_o his_o integrity_n not_o to_o be_v work_v upon_o by_o the_o impunity_n or_o rather_o the_o reputation_n of_o these_o crime_n nor_o to_o be_v fright_v by_o be_v leave_v single_a and_o alone_a but_o brave_o oppose_v himself_o against_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o country_n notwithstanding_o the_o pride_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o wealth_n or_o power_n indeed_o never_o be_v there_o a_o more_o sincere_a lover_n of_o the_o public_a good_a never_o do_v any_o man_n incur_v so_o many_o danger_n to_o hinder_v the_o pass_n of_o factious_a and_o destructive_a law_n no_o body_n