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A10969 A philosophicall discourse, entituled, The anatomie of the minde. Nevvlie made and set forth by T.R. Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616. 1576 (1576) STC 21239; ESTC S116111 175,898 458

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shall_v be_v mourn_v for_o in_o these_o word_n in_o my_o opinion_n say_v he_o their_o death_n come_v not_o untimely_a which_o endeavour_n to_o get_v they_o by_o virtue_n immortality_n for_o those_o which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o belly_n and_o to_o all_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n as_o though_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v this_o world_n but_o even_o a_o day_n they_o cut_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o life_n but_o those_o which_o think_v upon_o their_o posterity_n and_o be_v studious_a to_o leave_v some_o notable_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n thereby_o to_o have_v their_o memory_n continue_v those_o he_o say_v can_v not_o die_v untimely_a or_o out_o of_o season_n because_o their_o fame_n bring_v they_o into_o continual_a remembrance_n and_o we_o shall_v think_v that_o those_o die_v not_o untimely_a which_o die_v virtuous_o and_o mourn_v for_o they_o but_o such_o as_o die_v wicked_o and_o lament_v their_o death_n ¶_o of_o troublesomeness_n chap._n 33._o this_o part_n of_o sorrow_n troublesomeness_n troublesomeness_n if_o so_o i_o may_v interpret_v the_o latin_a word_n aerumnam_fw-la for_o want_n of_o a_o more_o proper_a to_o express_v the_o same_o be_v call_v of_o cicero_n a_o laboursome_a sorrow_n malorum_fw-la cicero_n say_v our_o elder_n have_v name_v our_o labour_n not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o a_o most_o sad_a word_n aerumna_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o have_v name_v those_o labour_n and_o pain_n which_o necessary_o must_v be_v take_v by_o the_o the_o name_n of_o troublesomeness_n thereby_o to_o geve_v to_o understand_v that_o nothing_o ought_v be_v leave_v undo_v be_v it_o never_o so_o troublesome_a of_o any_o man_n if_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o profit_n and_o commodity_n of_o many_o for_o no_o dolour_n nor_o danger_n ought_v we_o to_o shun_v and_o avoid_v if_o thereby_o we_o may_v do_v good_a and_o therefore_o scipio_n read_v the_o book_n of_o xenophon_n cyri._fw-la do_v great_o commend_v that_o place_n of_o xenophon_n where_o he_o say_v that_o no_o pain_n or_o labour_n shall_v seem_v grievous_a at_o any_o time_n to_o a_o captain_n or_o soldior_fw-la for_o the_o glory_n which_o their_o prowess_n shall_v purchase_v may_v take_v away_o all_o remembrance_n of_o labour_n pass_v therefore_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o call_n to_o refuse_v no_o labour_n neither_o to_o commit_v that_o by_o slothfulness_n he_o be_v account_v too_o nice_a and_o he_o that_o will_v take_v no_o pain_n to_o the_o benefit_v of_o other_o and_o yet_o be_v it_o meet_v that_o in_o our_o business_n we_o do_v the_o same_o discretelye_a lest_o otherwise_o we_o appear_v either_o foolish_a or_o fanatical_a therefore_o this_o perturbation_n be_v good_a and_o to_o be_v embrace_v as_o that_o which_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n not_o to_o be_v careless_a in_o our_o calling_n but_o careful_a to_o discharge_v ourselves_o and_o painful_a in_o profit_v other_o consider_v that_o in_o so_o do_v we_o do_v not_o only_o oftentimes_o enrich_v ourselves_o in_o this_o world_n but_o also_o get_v a_o name_n everlasting_a ¶_o of_o lamentation_n chap._n 34._o among_o perturbation_n as_o there_o be_v some_o good_a lamentation_n and_o to_o be_v desire_v so_o be_v there_o other_o to_o be_v shun_v &_o despise_v among_o which_o be_v number_v this_o lamentation_n which_o we_o be_v now_o about_o to_o declare_v for_o it_o be_v a_o affection_n altogether_o unmeet_a for_o a_o wise_a man_n who_o definition_fw-la do_v show_v no_o less_o for_o cicero_n describe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sorrowfulness_n show_v by_o a_o certain_a howl_n and_o cry_v out_o for_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o a_o wise_a man_n that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v like_v no_o not_o in_o little_a child_n and_o although_o the_o poet_n in_o their_o work_n do_v oftentimes_o bring_v notable_a &_o valiant_a man_n miserable_o cry_v &_o lament_v by_o which_o they_o seem_v but_o small_o to_o differ_v from_o fool_n and_o mad_a man_n as_o homer_n bring_v out_o bellerophon_n bayl_v like_o a_o sheep_n 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