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upon_o herself_o by_o compassion_n and_o afflict_v herself_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o all_o that_o which_o real_o torment_v it_o she_o make_v much_o of_o its_o malady_n after_o she_o have_v share_v in_o the_o suffering_n of_o they_o she_o grow_v sad_a with_o the_o conceit_n of_o they_o and_o of_o a_o single_a grief_n make_v double_a martyrdom_n true_a it_o be_v that_o this_o faculty_n have_v so_o much_o commerce_n with_o the_o sense_n as_o she_o can_v resent_v their_o evil_n without_o communicate_v her_o pain_n unto_o they_o her_o trouble_n disquiet_v they_o and_o as_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o body_n be_v cause_n of_o the_o like_a in_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o law_n as_o just_a as_o necessary_a the_o pain_n of_o the_o soul_n produce_v the_o like_a of_o the_o body_n this_o feeling_n be_v in_o my_o opinion_n true_a sadness_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o dislike_n which_o be_v form_v in_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o fight_n of_o object_n which_o be_v displease_v to_o she_o very_o strange_a be_v the_o effect_n of_o so_o melancholic_a a_o passion_n for_o when_o she_o be_v but_o in_o a_o mean_a she_o make_v they_o eloquent_a without_o rhetoric_n she_o teach_v they_o figurative_a speech_n to_o exaggerate_v their_o discontent_n and_o to_o hear_v they_o speak_v the_o great_a pain_n seem_v to_o be_v less_o â—â—aged_v than_o what_o they_o suffer_v but_o when_o she_o be_v extreme_a by_o a_o clean_a contrary_a effect_n she_o astonish_v the_o spirit_n she_o interdict_v the_o use_n of_o the_o sense_n she_o dry_v up_o tear_n stifle_n sigh_n and_o make_v man_n stupid_a she_o afford_v poet_n the_o liberty_n of_o feign_v that_o she_o change_v they_o into_o rock_n when_o she_o be_v of_o long_a continuance_n she_o free_v we_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o raise_v we_o up_o to_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a for_o a_o man_n in_o misery_n to_o covet_v life_n when_o it_o be_v full_a of_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n have_v great_a conflict_n for_o a_o body_n which_o do_v continualy_a exercise_n her_o patience_n all_o man_n be_v not_o so_o poor_o spirit_v as_o be_v that_o favourite_n of_o augustus_n who_o do_v so_o much_o covet_v life_n that_o torment_n can_v not_o make_v he_o forgo_v the_o desire_n thereof_o mater_fw-la who_o glory_v in_o his_o verse_n that_o he_o will_v have_v love_v life_n amid_o torture_n that_o he_o will_v have_v be_v a_o votary_n for_o the_o prolong_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o rack_n and_o that_o the_o cruel_a suffering_n that_o may_v be_v will_v have_v seem_v swift_a to_o he_o so_o as_o he_o may_v therein_o have_v find_v life_n i_o well_o believe_v that_o excess_n of_o pain_n will_v have_v make_v he_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n and_o that_o he_o will_v have_v confess_v that_o to_o die_v quick_o be_v better_a than_o to_o live_v long_o in_o pain_n or_o have_v he_o persist_v in_o his_o first_o opinion_n we_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o confess_v that_o poorly-spirited_n man_n be_v more_o wilful_a than_o be_v those_o that_o be_v courageous_a and_o that_o the_o desire_n of_o glory_n make_v not_o so_o great_a impression_n in_o we_o as_o the_o desire_n of_o life_n but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o subject_n when_o grief_n be_v violent_a it_o loosn_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o cause_v the_o death_n of_o the_o man_n for_o sadness_n and_o joy_n have_v this_o of_o resemblance_n in_o their_o difference_n that_o both_o of_o they_o attempt_v upon_o our_o life_n when_o they_o be_v in_o extreme_n the_o heart_n dilate_v itself_o by_o joy_n it_o open_v itself_o to_o receive_v the_o good_a which_o be_v offer_v &_o taste_v it_o with_o such_o excess_n of_o pleasure_n as_o it_o faint_v under_o the_o weight_n thereof_o and_o meet_v with_o death_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o its_o happiness_n it_o shut_v itself_o up_o by_o sorrow_n clap_v to_o the_o door_n upon_o the_o evil_a that_o besiege_v it_o and_o very_o improvident_o deliver_v itself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o domestic_a enemy_n to_o free_v itself_o from_o one_o that_o be_v a_o stranger_n for_o its_o violence_n cause_v its_o anguish_n and_o the_o care_n he_o take_v to_o defend_v itself_o augment_v its_o pain_n and_o hasten_v its_o death_n ofttime_n also_o its_o negligence_n make_v it_o miserable_a it_o suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v surprise_v by_o sorrow_n for_o not_o have_v foresee_v it_o and_o be_v no_o long_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o defend_v itself_o when_o sorrow_n arrive_v it_o be_v force_v to_o give_v way_n thereunto_o in_o fine_a sadness_n make_v we_o weep_v when_o it_o have_v seize_v on_o our_o heart_n it_o wage_v war_n with_o our_o eye_n trist._n it_o evaporate_v by_o sigh_n it_o glide_v down_o by_o tear_n and_o weaken_v itself_o in_o the_o production_n thereof_o for_o a_o man_n that_o weep_v ease_v himself_o and_o comfort_n himself_o whilst_o he_o complain_v he_o find_v somewhat_o of_o delight_n in_o his_o lamentation_n and_o if_o they_o be_v sign_n of_o his_o suffering_n they_o be_v likewise_o the_o cure_n thereof_o as_o choler_n discharge_v itself_o by_o rail_a sorrow_n be_v more_o innocent_a drop_v away_o by_o tear_n and_o abandon_v the_o heart_n when_o it_o get_v up_o into_o the_o face_n have_v see_v its_o effect_n it_o remain_v that_o we_o consider_v what_o use_n may_v be_v make_v thereof_o and_o in_o what_o condition_n it_o may_v become_v innocent_a or_o offensive_a the_o five_o discourse_n of_o the_o bad_a use_n of_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n those_o who_o believe_v that_o delight_n be_v virtue_n most_o dangerous_a enemy_n will_v never_o think_v that_o sorrow_n can_v side_n with_o vice_n and_o we_o shall_v have_v much_o ado_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o there_o be_v some_o sadness_n which_o be_v faulty_a yet_o we_o see_v but_o few_o of_o they_o that_o be_v innocent_a and_o most_o of_o those_o that_o draw_v tear_n from_o we_o be_v either_o unjust_a or_o unreasonable_a 7._o for_o man_n be_v become_v so_o esseminate_a that_o every_o thing_n hurt_v he_o sin_n have_v make_v he_o so_o wretched_a that_o he_o number_v the_o privation_n of_o pleasure_n among_o his_o pain_n and_o think_v he_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o afflict_v himself_o when_o he_o possess_v not_o all_o that_o he_o desire_v the_o number_n of_o his_o evil_n be_v increase_v by_o his_o abjectedness_n and_o he_o that_o in_o the_o first_o age_n know_v no_o other_o pain_n but_o sickness_n and_o death_n now_o vex_v himself_o for_o disgrace_n and_o poverty_n the_o witness_n of_o his_o conscience_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o his_o virtue_n and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o applause_n on_o earth_n join_v to_o the_o approbation_n of_o heaven_n he_o imagine_v himself_o to_o be_v infamous_a the_o riches_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o satisfy_v his_o desire_n and_o though_o he_o have_v all_o thing_n
of_o eur_v the_o malady_n they_o serve_v only_o to_o make_v it_o the_o more_o contagious_a but_o those_o of_o repentance_n drown_v sin_n save_o sinner_n and_o appease_v god_n just_a anger_n for_o he_o be_v so_o good_a as_o he_o be_v pacify_v with_o a_o little_a sorrow_n he_o take_v the_o dislike_n of_o of_o a_o offence_n for_o satisfaction_n and_o know_v that_o we_o can_v alter_v thing_n that_o be_v past_a he_o be_v content_v with_o our_o repent_v for_o they_o as_o he_o read_v man_n heart_n and_o understand_v the_o tear_n which_o flow_v from_o a_o real_a grief_n he_o never_o deny_v they_o pardon_v and_o before_o his_o throne_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o offender_n to_o get_v absolution_n if_o he_o confess_v his_o wickedness_n at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o judge_n man_n ofttimes_o confound_v gild_n with_o innocence_n they_o absolve_v a_o man_n who_o defend_v his_o sin_n by_o a_o falsehood_n and_o let_v he_o but_o deny_v a_o murder_n of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n he_o force_v the_o judge_n to_o give_v sentence_n on_o his_o side_n but_o if_o he_o yield_v under_o the_o violence_n of_o torture_n or_o be_v surprise_v in_o his_o answer_n his_o tear_n do_v not_o blot_v out_o his_o sin_n nor_o will_v his_o confession_n preserve_v his_o life_n 9_o in_o repentance_n a_o man_n need_v but_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n and_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o it_o the_o law_n thereof_o be_v so_o mild_a as_o god_n forget_v all_o the_o injury_n do_v unto_o he_o provide_v sinner_n mingle_v a_o little_a love_n with_o their_o repentance_n and_o that_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n be_v not_o the_o only_a motive_n of_o their_o sorrow_n our_o own_o interest_n do_v therefore_o oblige_v we_o to_o defend_v a_o passion_n which_o be_v so_o advantageous_a to_o we_o and_o since_o the_o hope_n of_o our_o salvation_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o virtue_n which_o owe_v its_o birth_n to_o sorrow_n we_o ought_v to_o uphold_v her_o cause_n and_o to_o employ_v our_o best_a reason_n to_o authorise_v she_o who_o do_v help_v to_o justify_v we_o mercy_n will_v find_v no_o less_o credit_n among_o man_n than_o repentance_n and_o as_o there_o be_v none_o so_o happy_a but_o he_o may_v become_v miserable_a i_o persuade_v myself_o she_o will_v not_o want_v advocate_n 6._o the_o stoic_n calumny_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o banish_v she_o from_o off_o the_o earth_n the_o weakness_n which_o man_n impute_v to_o she_o will_v not_o stain_v her_o glory_n if_o injustice_n beat_v down_o her_o altar_n piety_n will_v erect_v other_o to_o she_o and_o if_o her_o temple_n of_o stone_n and_o marble_n be_v throw_v to_o the_o ground_n man_n will_v build_v up_o live_v and_o reasonable_a temple_n to_o she_o they_o accuse_v she_o of_o be_v unjust_a and_o that_o she_o rather_o consider_v the_o misfortune_n than_o the_o sin_n of_o offender_n they_o blame_v she_o for_o bestow_v tear_n on_o person_n that_o deserve_v they_o not_o and_o that_o she_o will_v break_v open_a prison_n 145_o that_o she_o may_v confuse_o let_v loose_a from_o thence_o as_o well_o the_o guilty_a as_o the_o innocent_a but_o whatsoever_o these_o inhuman_a philosopher_n say_v it_o be_v the_o best_a employment_n we_o can_v make_v of_o sorrow_n it_o be_v the_o most_o sanctify_a use_n of_o grief_n it_o be_v that_o feel_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v most_o universal_o approve_v of_o and_o man_n must_v have_v proceed_v from_o rock_n or_o live_v among_o tiger_n if_o they_o condemn_v so_o reasonable_a a_o passion_n she_o take_v her_o birth_n from_o misery_n she_o imitate_v her_o mother_n and_o she_o be_v so_o like_a unto_o she_o as_o she_o herself_o be_v another_o misery_n she_o make_v herself_o master_n of_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o eye_n and_o come_v forth_o by_o the_o way_n she_o enter_v at_o she_o disperse_v herself_o in_o tear_n and_o evaporate_n in_o sigh_n though_o she_o be_v accuse_v of_o weakness_n she_o stir_v our_o desire_n and_o interess_v we_o in_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o miserable_a she_o endue_v we_o with_o strength_n to_o assist_v they_o after_o she_o have_v witness_v her_o fellow-feeling_n of_o they_o by_o her_o sorrow_n she_o give_v they_o testimony_n of_o her_o power_n by_o the_o effect_n and_o give_v out_o her_o order_n from_o the_o throne_n where_o she_o be_v seat_v 5._o she_o engage_v the_o eye_n to_o shed_v tear_n for_o they_o the_o mouth_n to_o comfort_v they_o and_o the_o hand_n to_o relieve_v they_o she_o descend_v into_o dungeon_n with_o prisoner_n she_o mount_v up_o to_o the_o scaffold_n with_o malefafactor_n she_o assist_v the_o afflict_a with_o her_o counsel_n she_o distribute_v her_o good_n among_o the_o poor_a and_o not_o seek_v any_o other_o motive_n than_o misery_n it_o suffice_v she_o that_o a_o man_n be_v unfortunate_a to_o take_v he_o into_o her_o protection_n all_o these_o high_a endeavour_n proceed_v only_o from_o sorrow_n and_o be_v not_o grief_n mingle_v with_o mercy_n she_o will_v not_o operate_v with_o so_o much_o vigour_n for_o self_n love_n have_v put_v we_o so_o much_o out_o of_o order_n that_o divine_a providence_n have_v be_v fain_o to_o make_v we_o miserable_a by_o pity_n so_o to_o interess_n we_o in_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o do_v not_o she_o touch_v we_o we_o shall_v not_o seek_v out_o a_o remedy_n for_o they_o neither_o shall_v we_o ever_o dream_v of_o cure_v a_o malady_n which_o be_v indifferent_a to_o we_o gal._n but_o because_o mercy_n be_v a_o sanctify_a contagion_n which_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o our_o neighbour_n suffering_n we_o aid_v he_o to_o comfort_v ourselves_o and_o we_o help_v he_o at_o his_o need_n to_o free_v ourselves_o from_o the_o grief_n we_o feel_v thus_o misery_n teach_v we_o mercy_n and_o our_o own_o evil_n teach_v we_o to_o cure_v that_o of_o other_o who_o can_v condemn_v so_o just_a a_o resentment_n and_o who_o dare_v blame_v a_o passion_n to_o which_o we_o owe_v our_o innocence_n ser._n if_o the_o miserable_a be_v sacred_a person_n be_v the_o merciful_a profane_a if_o we_o 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