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and_o scythian_n who_o rudeness_n and_o want_n of_o civility_n the_o indiscretion_n or_o severity_n of_o some_o have_v aggravate_v into_o a_o atheistical_a barbarism_n and_o want_v of_o all_o religion_n have_v be_v stigmatise_v with_o the_o same_o infamous_a brand_n and_o therefore_o to_o anticipate_v this_o exception_n i_o refer_v the_o doubt_a reader_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o herodotus_n and_o lucian_n the_o former_a lib._n
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apparence_n that_o no_o man_n be_v vicious_a with_o his_o own_o consent_n nor_o happy_a against_o his_o will_n according_a to_o that_o proverb_n nemo_fw-la malus_fw-la ultrò_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la beatus_fw-la non_fw-la volens_fw-la and_o that_o he_o want_v a_o ability_n of_o jâ—udgement_n to_o do_v otherwise_o this_o we_o say_v can_v extenuate_v his_o guilt_n and_o consequent_o not_o avert_v the_o punishment_n due_a thereunto_o for_o that_o ignorance_n which_o excuse_v be_v of_o another_o nature_n such_o as_o we_o may_v more_o proper_o call_v inscientia_fw-la mera_fw-fr mere_a nescience_n ignorantia_fw-la pura_fw-la ac_fw-la invincibilis_fw-la pure_a and_o invincible_a ignorance_n such_o as_o that_o of_o shafalus_n when_o mistake_v she_o to_o have_v be_v a_o wild_a beast_n couchant_a in_o a_o brake_n he_o discharge_v his_o dart_n at_o his_o belove_a wife_n procris_n and_o unfortunate_o slay_v she_o and_o that_o of_o the_o constant_a deianira_n when_o she_o poison_a hercules_n with_o a_o shirt_n dip_v in_o nessus_n the_o centaur_n gore_n which_o she_o intend_v for_o a_o philtre_n to_o revoke_v his_o affection_n from_o jole_n and_o that_o also_o of_o the_o fatal_a hand_a gentleman_n who_o shoot_v at_o a_o deer_n in_o new-forest_n kill_v william_n rufus_n but_o that_o ignorance_n of_o which_o we_o here_o discourse_v be_v in_o proper_a truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incuria_fw-la vel_fw-la negligentia_fw-la mera_fw-fr mere_a negligence_n inadvertency_n or_o heedlessness_n and_o be_v therefore_o for_o distinction_n sake_n denominate_v ignorantia_fw-la crassa_fw-la affectata_fw-la supina_fw-la gross_a affect_v supine_n ignorance_n to_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o non-excusing_a ignorance_n the_o more_o distinct_o let_v we_o observe_v that_o every_o delinquent_n must_v in_o justice_n charge_v the_o ignorance_n he_o praetend_v upon_o one_o of_o these_o two_o cause_n either_o that_o himself_o be_v to_o himself_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o 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his_o ignorance_n who_o resist_v not_o the_o force_n of_o a_o passion_n or_o perturbation_n of_o his_o mind_n in_o the_o first_o motion_n or_o beginning_n thereof_o while_o it_o be_v yet_o but_o weak_a and_o to_o be_v suppress_v by_o a_o small_a opposition_n of_o reason_n but_o permit_v it_o to_o acquire_v more_o violence_n and_o gain_v upon_o he_o by_o degree_n till_o its_o impulse_n grow_v impetuous_a and_o more_o inoppugnable_a as_o also_o he_o who_o suffer_v a_o vicious_a inclination_n which_o he_o may_v without_o any_o considerable_a difficulty_n have_v at_o first_o refract_v and_o total_o extinguish_v to_o grow_v into_o a_o settle_a habit_n which_o plead_v praescription_n and_o possession_n be_v hardly_o eject_v but_o play_v the_o obsolute_a tyrant_n over_o the_o mind_n and_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n of_o both_o understanding_n and_o will_n by_o the_o ineluctable_a title_n of_o conquest_n thus_o if_o a_o man_n who_o have_v a_o rare_a bird_n in_o his_o hand_n willing_o let_v it_o 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intemperantia_fw-la alia_fw-la fecerit_fw-la non_fw-la id_fw-la opprobrio_fw-la ducat_n in_o 3._o ethic._n cap._n 7._o to_o the_o other_o belong_v his_o
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we_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o deliberation_n examination_n and_o arbitrary_a election_n or_o rejection_n since_o every_o action_n be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o practical_a syllogism_n and_o every_o conclusion_n praesuppose_v two_o praecedent_a proposition_n and_o these_o again_o praesuppose_v deliberation_n and_o consequent_o that_o who_o ever_o commit_v a_o evil_a action_n do_v yet_o say_v videóque_fw-la meliora_fw-la probóque_fw-la do_v in_o that_o confess_v his_o action_n to_o be_v deliberate_a and_o arbitrary_a which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o in_o his_o own_o power_n not_o to_o have_v do_v it_o and_o as_o for_o that_o proverbial_a subterfuge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nemo_n mâ—lus_n ultro_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la beatus_fw-la non_fw-la volens_fw-la aristotle_n have_v long_o since_o subvert_v it_o by_o answer_v that_o though_o it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o late_a part_n insomuch_o as_o no_o man_n can_v be_v happy_a because_o not_o virtuous_a against_o his_o will_n yet_o it_o be_v false_a in_o the_o former_a insomuch_o as_o vice_n whereby_o man_n become_v evil_a be_v voluntary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereupon_o m._n anton._n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la verò_fw-la svi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la animi_fw-la motus_fw-la certa_fw-la ratione_fw-la consilióque_fw-la non_fw-la gubernat_fw-la necessariò_fw-la miser_n est_fw-la lib._n 2._o num_fw-la 5._o and_o therefore_o though_o many_o have_v think_v to_o palliate_v their_o vitiosity_n by_o affirm_v that_o no_o man_n do_v commit_v a_o sin_n voluntary_o but_o be_v compel_v thereunto_o by_o the_o impulse_n of_o some_o perturbation_n yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a since_o every_o delinquent_n give_v either_o occasion_n or_o way_n to_o that_o perturbation_n and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v transport_v by_o the_o impulse_n thereof_o beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o reason_n that_o no_o coaction_n can_v intevene_v to_o conclude_v we_o be_v ready_a to_o confess_v that_o among_o those_o many_o excuse_n which_o the_o sophistry_n of_o the_o advocate_n of_o vice_n have_v fear_n article_n 8._o necessity_n and_o fear_v concede_v to_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n excuse_n and_o what_o be_v the_o object_n of_o excuse_v fear_n allege_v for_o the_o extenuation_n of_o its_o culpability_n the_o most_o weighty_a and_o considerable_a be_v the_o violence_n of_o necessity_n and_o fear_n but_o all_o violence_n must_v proceed_v from_o a_o external_a principle_n and_o be_v not_o admit_v without_o some_o renitency_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o suffer_v it_o and_o that_o necessity_n whereby_o any_o man_n be_v co-act_a must_v proceed_v from_o a_o external_a and_o present_a cause_n and_o fear_n be_v a_o internal_a passion_n though_o excite_v by_o a_o external_a cause_n viz._n a_o future_a evil_n and_o differ_v from_o cupidity_n in_o this_o that_o this_o though_o it_o be_v excite_v by_o a_o external_a cause_n also_o viz._n a_o future_a good_a yet_o it_o be_v join_v always_o with_o a_o libency_n or_o willingness_n but_o fear_v with_o a_o renitency_n or_o vnwillingness_n upon_o which_o consideration_n be_v it_o that_o aristotle_n conclude_v he_o exceed_v stupid_a and_o ridiculous_a who_o have_v vitiate_v his_o friend_n wife_n shall_v for_o excuse_n pretend_v that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o that_o perfidious_a and_o immodest_a action_n by_o the_o violent_a temptation_n of_o pleasure_n burr_n hold_v he_o excusable_a who_o be_v compel_v to_o omit_v a_o office_n of_o friendship_n by_o the_o praevention_n of_o some_o more_o considerable_a incommodity_n impendent_a upon_o himself_o since_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o one_o be_v more_o violent_a and_o urgent_a than_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o other_o for_o the_o more_o easy_a decision_n of_o all_o dispute_v concern_v the_o more_o or_o less_o pressure_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o necessity_n cicero_n put_v this_o case_n si_fw-mi constitueris_fw-la te_fw-la cuipiam_fw-la advocatum_fw-la in_o rem_fw-la praesentem_fw-la esse_fw-la venturum_fw-la atque_fw-la interim_n graviter_fw-la aegrotare_fw-la filius_fw-la coeperit_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la contra_fw-la officium_fw-la non_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la dixeris_fw-la magisque_fw-la ille_fw-la cvi_fw-la promissum_fw-la sit_fw-la ab_fw-la officio_fw-la discedat_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la destitutum_fw-la queratur_fw-la this_o praemised_a we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o a_o small_a and_o light_a fear_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v sufficient_a to_o excuse_v a_o malefaction_n because_o it_o can_v usurp_v upon_o and_o countermand_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n nay_o nor_o a_o great_a and_o strong_a fear_n which_o be_v therefore_o allow_v by_o some_o great_a clerk_n for_o a_o excuse_n because_o it_o may_v sometime_o invade_v and_o stagger_v a_o mind_n in_o other_o thing_n constant_a and_o generous_a since_o it_o can_v so_o oppose_v the_o liberty_n elective_a as_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o mind_n possess_v with_o some_o libency_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o in_o respect_n to_o that_o evil_a which_o be_v sustain_v or_o undergo_v in_o the_o present_a but_o to_o that_o far_o great_a one_o which_o be_v avoid_v and_o in_o comparison_n of_o which_o the_o less_o evil_a have_v indeed_o the_o reason_n of_o good_a because_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o great_a evil_n be_v avert_v or_o prevent_v as_o when_o merchant_n throw_v their_o treasure_n overboard_o for_o fear_v of_o drown_v and_o a_o traveller_n deliver_v his_o purse_n to_o robber_n for_o fear_n of_o have_v his_o throat_n cut_v now_o how_o far_o this_o kind_n of_o fear_n which_o seem_v to_o necessitate_v the_o commission_n of_o a_o small_a evil_n for_o the_o probable_a praevention_n of_o a_o great_a may_v be_v extend_v by_o way_n of_o excusation_n as_o also_o of_o what_o sort_v those_o evil_n must_v be_v which_o justify_v this_o fear_n the_o exact_a and_o profound_a of_o moralist_n have_v find_v it_o no_o easy_a matter_n praecise_o to_o determine_v chief_o because_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o man_n temperament_n age_n sex_n education_n habit_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v but_o a_o weak_a and_o light_a fear_n to_o one_o may_v be_v great_a and_o potent_a to_o another_o but_o all_o consent_n that_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fear_n of_o no_o less_o than_o death_n mutilation_n torment_n servitude_n long_a exile_n tedious_a imprisonment_n aeternal_a dishonour_n or_o ignominy_n privation_n of_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o one_o estate_n or_o livelihood_n and_o in_o this_o particular_a not_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o man_n self_n only_o but_o also_o for_o those_o who_o depend_v upon_o he_o for_o temporal_a subsistence_n as_o wife_n child_n parent_n &c._n &c._n as_o also_o that_o kind_n of_o fear_n which_o be_v a_o species_n of_o reverence_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v in_o a_o subject_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o prince_n in_o a_o child_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o father_n in_o a_o wife_n in_o respect_n of_o her_o husband_n etc._n etc._n we_o say_v that_o fear_n which_o seem_v to_o necessitate_v the_o commission_n of_o a_o small_a evil_a etc._n etc._n thereby_o insinuate_v that_o it_o only_o seem_v so_o to_o do_v for_o truth_n its_o self_n have_v teach_v we_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v evil_a though_o never_o so_o small_a for_o prevention_n of_o another_o evil_n though_o never_o so_o great_a and_o every_o man_n know_v that_o fear_n unless_o of_o do_v evil_a be_v whole_o exclude_v the_o society_n of_o virtue_n which_o our_o late_a solomon_n who_o we_o can_v hardly_o think_v upon_o without_o a_o devout_a adoration_n of_o his_o deify_v part_n reflect_v upon_o when_o he_o affirm_v for_o a_o maxim_n of_o general_a truth_n that_o a_o coward_n can_v hardly_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o this_o we_o desire_v our_o reader_n candid_o to_o accept_v as_o a_o sufficient_a enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n freewill_n chap._n viii_o of_o fortune_n that_o this_o phantsme_n though_o of_o no_o great_a antiquity_n
which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v do_v or_o some_o other_o cause_o interpose_v which_o beside_o its_o proper_a destination_n and_o the_o unpraemeditated_a concourse_n of_o certain_a other_o thing_n effect_v that_o some_o evenâ—_n which_o otherwise_o will_v do_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v or_o that_o some_o event_n which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o do_v come_v to_o pass_v hence_o be_v it_o manifest_a that_o this_o posterior_n kind_a of_o contingency_n be_v in_o the_o general_a that_o w_z ch_z man_n call_v chance_n and_o if_o it_o be_v especial_o in_o man_n beside_o or_o beyond_o who_o intention_n any_o effect_n even_v then_o be_v it_o what_o they_o call_v fortune_n unless_o that_o sometime_o they_o confound_v both_o these_o and_o then_o it_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o the_o event_n be_v refer_v either_o to_o fortune_n or_o chance_n however_o we_o perceive_v reflect_v upon_o the_o former_a example_n since_o the_o double_a effect_n viz._n the_o dig_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o treasure_n have_v but_o one_o single_a cause_n viz._n the_o man_n that_o dig_v that_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o dig_a may_v just_o enough_o be_v say_v to_o be_v causa_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o one_o and_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o other_o to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v this_o that_o since_o in_o effect_n mere_o natural_a one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v both_o fortune_n and_o nature_n or_o a_o natural_a cause_n therefore_o gassendus_fw-la have_v very_o good_a reason_n to_o justify_v epicurus_n in_o this_o particular_a that_o he_o make_v fortune_n and_o nature_n no_o more_o than_o synonoma_n signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o reality_n now_o though_o common_a enquirie_n may_v go_v away_o satisfy_v with_o present_v article_n 3._o their_o anatomy_n of_o her_o nature_n desicient_a &_o a_o more_o perfect_a one_o present_v this_o pausible_a adumbration_n of_o fortune_n yet_o can_v a_o profound_a and_o more_o ocular_a scrutiny_n be_v terminate_v therein_o for_o the_o example_n introduce_v to_o explain_v it_o come_v large_o short_a of_o a_o requisite_a adaequation_n insomuch_o as_o no_o rational_a man_n can_v apposite_o enough_o accept_v either_o he_o that_o dig_v or_o his_o action_n of_o dig_v for_o all_o that_o be_v comprehend_v under_o that_o obscure_a notion_n of_o fortune_n wherefore_o omit_v the_o consideration_n of_o res_fw-la fortuita_fw-la or_o the_o event_n which_o be_v most_o frequent_o apprehend_v for_o fortune_n itself_o or_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o insperate_a event_n let_v we_o understand_v fortune_n to_o be_v such_o a_o concourse_n of_o various_a cause_n make_v without_o all_o mutual_a consultation_n or_o praecogitate_v conspiracy_n betwixt_o they_o as_o that_o from_o thence_o do_v follow_v a_o event_n or_o fortuitous_a effect_n which_o neither_o all_o the_o cause_n concurrent_a nor_o some_o of_o they_o nor_o especial_o he_o to_o who_o the_o event_n happen_v ever_o in_o the_o least_o measure_n intend_v or_o can_v expect_v now_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o defifinition_n in_o regard_n to_o the_o fortuitous_a invention_n of_o a_o treasure_n be_v require_v not_o only_o the_o person_n who_o digg_n and_o find_v it_o but_o also_o he_o who_o first_o dig_v and_o hide_v it_o it_o be_v no_o obscure_a nor_o controvertible_a truth_n that_o fortune_n or_o the_o cause_n by_o accident_n of_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o treasure_n be_v the_o concourse_n both_o of_o the_o occultation_n and_o effossion_n thereof_o in_o that_o particular_a place_n we_o say_v without_o mutual_a consultation_n and_o beside_o the_o intention_n of_o any_o or_o all_o the_o cause_n concurrent_a thereby_o intimate_v that_o though_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o cause_n may_v have_v haply_o intend_v that_o event_n yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v proper_o and_o absolute_o fortune_n in_o relation_n to_o that_o cause_n which_o intend_v it_o not_o thus_o if_o any_o man_n who_o foreknow_v or_o at_o least_o conjecture_n that_o such_o a_o person_n will_v come_v and_o dig_v in_o such_o a_o place_n do_v there_o hide_v treasure_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o other_o may_v find_v it_o in_o this_o case_n in_o respect_n to_o he_o that_o hide_v it_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o treasure_n be_v not_o a_o fortuitous_a effect_n but_o in_o respect_n to_o he_o who_o unexpected_o find_v it_o it_o be_v thus_o be_v it_o not_o altogether_o fortuitous_a in_o respect_n of_o nitocris_n what_o happen_v at_o the_o violation_n of_o his_o tomb_n in_o regard_n he_o praesume_v that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n there_o will_v be_v some_o king_n or_o other_o who_o invite_v by_o this_o promise_a inscription_n if_o any_o of_o my_o successor_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n shall_v want_v money_n let_v he_o break_v open_a this_o sepulchre_n and_o thence_o take_v what_o may_v supply_v his_o want_n but_o on_o no_o condition_n unless_o his_o want_n be_v real_a let_v he_o attempt_v it_o for_o it_o shall_v redound_v to_o his_o no_o small_a detriment_n will_v open_v it_o but_o yet_o in_o respect_n to_o darius_n that_o instead_o of_o money_n he_o therein_o find_v this_o deride_v engravement_n have_v not_o thou_o be_v insatiable_a with_o riches_n and_o covetous_a of_o sordid_a lucre_n thou_o will_v not_o have_v thus_o profane_v the_o ash_n of_o thy_o praedecessor_n and_o ransack_a the_o sacred_a dormitory_n of_o the_o dead_a this_o be_v mere_o fortuitous_a and_o thus_o also_o though_o democritus_n have_v plead_v hard_o to_o free_a fortune_n from_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o the_o incomparable_a death_n of_o good_a old_a aeschylus_n why_o because_o his_o bald_a pate_n be_v mistake_v by_o a_o volant_fw-fr eagle_n for_o a_o white_a stone_n in_o the_o field_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o eagle_n drop_v a_o tortoise_n perpendicular_a thereupon_o yet_o have_v we_o be_v of_o the_o jury_n we_o shall_v have_v find_v her_o guilty_a of_o the_o murder_n 1_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o poet_n since_o that_o sad_a event_n be_v beside_o his_o intention_n he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o town_n for_o fear_v of_o be_v destroy_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o astrologer_n predication_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n nor_o can_v he_o possible_o foresee_v that_o prodigious_a mischance_n impendent_a 2_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o eagle_n who_o drop_v not_o the_o tortoise_n with_o purpose_n to_o brain_n the_o poet_n but_o to_o break_v its_o shell_n that_o so_o he_o may_v come_v at_o his_o prey_n the_o flesh_n thereof_o however_o we_o be_v willing_a because_o in_o truth_n we_o ought_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o if_o we_o regard_v the_o height_n or_o punctilio_fw-la of_o her_o propriety_n fortune_n be_v chief_o when_o among_o all_o those_o several_a cause_n which_o concur_v no_o one_o either_o principal_o or_o collateral_o intend_v or_o aim_v at_o that_o event_n which_o unexpected_o succeed_v upon_o that_o their_o concourse_n of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o most_o illustrious_a and_o competent_a example_n in_o the_o dilatation_n of_o the_o death_n of_o socrates_n a_o day_n beyond_o the_o time_n prefix_v by_o his_o judge_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o sentence_n upon_o he_o as_o plutarch_n de_fw-la fato_fw-la have_v praecise_o observe_v we_o have_v it_o from_o the_o pen_n of_o that_o oraculous_a secretary_n of_o nature_n event_n article_n 4._o fortune_n nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a negation_n of_o all_o praenotion_n in_o a_o concourse_n of_o natural_a cause_n respective_a to_o a_o fortuitous_a event_n d_o r_o harvey_n that_o he_o never_o dissect_v any_o animal_n but_o he_o always_o discover_v something_o for_o other_o more_o than_o he_o expect_v nay_o then_o ever_o he_o think_v on_o before_o so_o useful_a &_o infinite_a in_o variety_n be_v the_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o nature_n and_o perhaps_o some_o of_o our_o reader_n may_v here_o have_v occasion_n to_o say_v as_o much_o of_o this_o our_o dissection_n of_o fortune_n for_o while_o we_o have_v exercise_v our_o thought_n in_o the_o exploration_n of_o her_o nature_n we_o have_v unexpected_o find_v that_o if_o consider_v per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o reverà _fw-la she_o have_v no_o nature_n at_o all_o i._n e._n that_o in_o reality_n she_o be_v nothing_o for_o when_o we_o have_v abstract_v all_o those_o cause_n in_o the_o concourse_n which_o act_n per_fw-la se_fw-la or_o by_o natural_a virtue_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o but_o a_o mere_a privation_n or_o negation_n of_o all_o praenotion_n in_o the_o concurrent_a cause_n of_o that_o particular_a concourse_n and_o also_o of_o the_o intention_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o subsequent_a event_n nor_o can_v that_o unpraemeditate_a concourse_n of_o cause_n be_v right_o account_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fortuitous_a event_n by_o any_o near_a relation_n then_o that_o which_o philosopher_n have_v term_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la since_o as_o the_o admotion_n of_o any_o
combustible_a body_n to_o fire_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o combustion_n in_o this_o respect_n only_o that_o it_o be_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la or_o if_o that_o admotion_n have_v not_o praecede_v the_o combustion_n have_v not_o succeed_v so_o also_o can_v that_o concourse_n of_o cause_n from_o which_o any_o fortuitous_a event_n do_v result_v unexpected_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o in_o any_o other_o respect_n but_o this_o that_o it_o be_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la i._n e._n if_o that_o concourse_n of_o cause_n have_v not_o praecede_v that_o event_n have_v not_o succeed_v though_o not_o one_o of_o those_o cause_n in_o the_o single_a energy_n of_o its_o nature_n nor_o all_o in_o confederacy_n ever_o any_o way_n intend_v it_o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o these_o two_o case_n stand_v fair_a and_o full_a in_o all_o point_n again_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o indeliberate_a syndrome_n or_o combination_n of_o cause_n be_v always_o uncertain_a and_o various_a the_o cause_n be_v fortune_n article_n 5._o epicurus_n commend_v for_o illustrate_v the_o instability_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o fortune_n neither_o elect_a nor_o connect_v nor_o manage_v by_o any_o providence_n of_o their_o own_o we_o can_v in_o justice_n but_o applaud_v the_o wary_a judgement_n of_o epicurus_n in_o this_o that_o he_o call_v fortune_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cause_n instable_n in_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n which_o be_v equivalent_a to_o this_o that_o since_o she_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o uncertain_a and_o indeterminate_a insluence_n none_o but_o fool_n can_v hope_v that_o this_o chamaeleon_n shall_v constant_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o colour_n or_o wear_v the_o same_o countenance_n nor_o be_v he_o less_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deification_n article_n 6._o her_o indivinity_n manifest_v &_o how_o she_o come_v by_o her_o deification_n cave_fw-la ne_fw-la habeas_fw-la fortunam_fw-la deam_fw-la apud_fw-la diogen_n laert._n epist_n 3._o epicuro_fw-la conscripta_fw-la endeavour_v to_o degrade_v fortune_n from_o her_o imaginary_a divinity_n and_o deride_v the_o egregious_a folly_n of_o her_o solemn_a worship_n for_o so_o great_a be_v the_o imbecility_n of_o vulgar_a mind_n that_o what_o they_o do_v not_o well_o comprehend_v they_o not_o only_o immoderate_o admire_v but_o superstitious_o revere_a as_o something_o whole_o divine_a and_o as_o far_o above_o nature_n as_o it_o seem_v above_o their_o capacity_n and_o undoubted_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o praevious_a conspiracy_n of_o accidentaly_n concurrent_a cause_n from_o which_o any_o event_n extraordinary_a and_o superintentional_a do_v emerge_n first_o praevail_v upon_o he_o to_o invest_v fortune_n in_o such_o a_o specious_a disguise_n under_o which_o he_o may_v with_o less_o dishonour_n to_o his_o ow_v intellectual_n advance_v she_o to_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o adore_v she_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o man_n do_v not_o at_o her_o first_o canonization_n either_o much_o care_n for_o or_o inquire_v into_o the_o condition_n and_o extent_n of_o her_o power_n and_o evident_a that_o when_o she_o begin_v to_o be_v cry_v up_o for_o produce_v strange_a effect_n in_o the_o transaction_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o impervestigable_a superintendency_n to_o dispose_v the_o activity_n of_o natural_a cause_n to_o the_o induction_n of_o event_n above_o or_o beside_o their_o proper_a and_o customary_a destination_n then_o begin_v the_o vulgar_a to_o think_v themselves_o concern_v in_o the_o conciliation_n of_o her_o favour_n and_o early_a atonement_n of_o her_o displeasure_n and_o so_o by_o those_o to_o who_o she_o seem_v friendly_a and_o prosperous_a be_v she_o account_v a_o good_a and_o propitious_a numen_fw-la and_o to_o those_o to_o who_o she_o appear_v inclement_n and_o adverse_a a_o evil_a and_o malevolent_a one_o and_o hence_o the_o error_n like_o river_n still_o enlarge_a be_v stately_a and_o magnificent_a temple_n erect_v for_o her_o popular_a and_o solemn_a adoration_n and_o several_a inscription_n respective_a to_o that_o particular_a attribute_n which_o her_o fond_a votary_n conceive_v most_o eminent_a in_o she_o or_o most_o advantageous_a to_o themselves_o engrave_v in_o capital_a letter_n on_o their_o porch_n such_o as_o '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o which_o i_o have_v see_v at_o the_o house_n of_o that_o ingenious_a benefactor_n to_o antiquary_n mr_n vernon_n in_o essex_n with_o no_o small_a cost_n and_o difficulty_n dig_v up_o in_o a_o field_n near_o smyrna_n and_o together_o with_o many_o other_o very_o antique_a monument_n bring_v by_o he_o into_o england_n malae_fw-la fortunae_fw-la averruncae_n blandae_fw-la calvae_fw-la vitreae_fw-la equestri_fw-la fallaci_fw-la aureae_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o large_a catalogue_n of_o which_o appellation_n we_o may_v read_v in_o pliny_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 7._o plutarch_n lib._n de_fw-la fortuna_fw-la romanorum_fw-la and_o natalis_n come_v lib._n 4._o mytholog_fw-la cap._n 9_o this_o pliny_n with_o some_o indignation_n at_o the_o ridiculous_a delirium_fw-la of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o deification_n of_o this_o nonentity_n take_v ample_a notice_n of_o in_o these_o word_n toto_fw-la mundo_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la omnibusque_fw-la horis_fw-la omnium_fw-la vocibus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la sola_fw-la invocatur_fw-la una_fw-la nominatur_fw-la una_fw-la accusatur_fw-la una_fw-la cogitatur_fw-la sola_fw-la laudatur_fw-la sola_fw-la arguitur_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la convitiis_fw-la colitur_fw-la volubilis_fw-la à _fw-la plerisque_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o caeca_fw-la etiam_fw-la existimata_fw-la vaga_fw-la inconstans_fw-la incerta_fw-la varia_fw-la indignorum_fw-la fautrix_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la expensa_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la feruntur_fw-la accepta_fw-la &_o in_o tota_fw-la ratione_fw-la mortalium_fw-la sola_fw-la utramque_fw-la paginam_fw-la facit_fw-la adeoque_fw-la obnoxiae_fw-la sumus_fw-la sortis_fw-la ut_fw-la sors_z ipsa_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la probatur_fw-la incertus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a nor_o in_o duty_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o memory_n from_o ingrateful_a detraction_n ought_v we_o to_o conceal_v fortune_n article_n 7._o all_o sober_a philosopher_n vindicate_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n how_o difficult_a it_o be_v for_o any_o man_n to_o impeach_v any_o one_o philosopher_n among_o those_o many_o who_o name_n or_o write_n have_v hitherto_o escape_v the_o jaw_n of_o oblivion_n of_o this_o absurd_a delusion_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n for_o though_o plato_n de_fw-la legibus_fw-la lib._n 4._o have_v this_o say_n deum_fw-la omne_fw-la ac_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la fortunam_fw-la &_o tempus_fw-la omne_fw-la gubernare_fw-la &_o aristotle_n 2_o phys_n 4._o affirm_v that_o some_o there_o be_v who_o hold_v fortunam_fw-la esse_fw-la causam_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la humanae_fw-la menti_fw-la obscuram_fw-la &_o stobaeus_n ecles_n physic_n tell_v we_o of_o other_o qui_fw-la partem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la fortunae_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la esse_fw-la divinam_fw-la censerent_fw-la quo_fw-la quidam_fw-la temere_fw-la agentes_fw-la optatum_fw-la finem_fw-la consequerentur_fw-la caeteros_fw-la verò_fw-la prudentia_fw-la utentes_fw-la optata_fw-la dâ—stituerent_a who_o opinion_v that_o fortune_n be_v in_o some_o part_n divine_a for_o this_o reason_n that_o some_o man_n who_o enterprise_v their_o design_n rash_o and_o inconsiderate_o do_v not_o withstand_v accomplish_v they_o successful_o and_o happy_o attain_v their_o end_n while_z other_o who_o ground_v they_o upon_o the_o most_o apparent_a probability_n and_o manage_v the_o mean_n conduce_v to_o their_o procuration_n with_o great_a prudence_n and_o circumspection_n be_v however_o fool_v in_o their_o attempt_n cross_v in_o their_o hope_n and_o frustrate_v of_o their_o purpose_n by_o the_o sudden_a intervention_n of_o some_o occult_a impediment_n which_o as_o no_o forecast_n can_v discover_v so_o no_o caution_n prevent_v yet_o can_v all_o this_o be_v just_o interpret_v any_o other_o than_o their_o wary_a and_o tacit_a confession_n of_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o cryptick_a way_n and_o imperceptible_a end_n of_o providence_n divine_a nor_o do_v these_o great_a bookman_n speak_v other_o than_o the_o dialect_n of_o the_o illiterate_a and_o conform_v their_o expression_n to_o the_o customary_a notion_n of_o the_o multitude_n when_o they_o refer_v to_o fortune_n those_o contingent_n which_o to_o the_o jndgement_n of_o reason_n seem_v to_o want_v a_o natural_a series_n of_o cause_n proper_a for_o their_o induction_n be_v as_o it_o be_v obtrude_v upon_o man_n by_o a_o power_n supernatural_a i._n e._n so_o far_o above_o the_o precaution_n of_o his_o prudence_n as_o the_o investigation_n of_o his_o sapience_n and_o though_o some_o few_o perhaps_o who_o curiosity_n be_v weak_a but_o superstition_n strong_a may_v be_v find_v to_o have_v contribute_v towards_o the_o propagation_n of_o this_o error_n yet_o can_v that_o in_o reason_n be_v extend_v to_o the_o attainder_n of_o the_o major_a and_o more_o judicious_a number_n of_o philosopher_n who_o upon_o the_o strict_a examination_n of_o their_o relic_n must_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o no_o more_o than_o
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evil_n admix_v thereto_o nor_o not_o be_v avert_v from_o evil_a or_o what_o be_v ingrateful_a and_o aversant_fw-la so_o long_o as_o it_o perceive_v no_o good_a to_o be_v commix_v therewith_o that_o therefore_o the_o mind_n can_v when_o two_o good_n be_v object_v but_o pursue_v the_o great_a good_a as_o that_o which_o attract_v more_o potent_o nor_o when_o two_o evil_n be_v object_v but_o avoid_v the_o great_a as_o that_o whereby_o it_o be_v avert_v more_o potent_o that_o when_o two_o object_n the_o one_o good_a the_o other_o evil_n at_o the_o same_o time_n present_a their_o species_n it_o can_v but_o neglect_v the_o good_a so_o long_o as_o the_o evil_n avert_v more_o potent_o than_o the_o good_a attract_v nor_o not_o be_v carry_v towards_o the_o good_a while_o the_o evil_n avert_v more_o weak_o and_o the_o good_a attract_v more_o strong_o final_o that_o since_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ignorance_n or_o dimness_n of_o the_o mind_n it_o do_v frequent_o not_o perceive_v the_o evil_a 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disgu_a vizard_n of_o evil_a nor_o evil_a gild_a over_o with_o the_o splendid_a semblance_n of_o good_n for_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o what_o empiricus_n 2._o advers._fw-la physic_n make_v democritus_n to_o have_v desiderated_a when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exoptat_fw-la rerum_fw-la imagine_v consentaneas_fw-la posse_fw-la nancisci_fw-la now_o by_o this_o complex_fw-la argumentation_n democritus_n may_v be_v understand_v to_o have_v infer_v that_o though_o some_o action_n seem_v situate_a within_o the_o praecinct_n of_o our_o own_o jurisdiction_n or_o that_o it_o be_v absolute_o in_o our_o power_n to_o elect_n or_o reject_v this_o or_o that_o object_n insomuch_o as_o every_o man_n experience_n do_v demonstrate_v to_o he_o that_o he_o do_v and_o can_v consult_v and_o deliberate_v about_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a of_o object_n and_o actual_o elect_v the_o one_o refuse_v the_o other_o and_o that_o not_o by_o compulsion_n but_o free_o yet_o notwithstanding_o be_v 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series_n of_o cause_n so_o that_o it_o must_v at_o length_n be_v infer_v
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