avoid_v but_o these_o last_o be_v no_o evil_n but_o the_o sheath_n or_o quiver_n of_o evil_n out_o of_o these_o either_o our_o opinion_n or_o our_o impatience_n draw_v evil_n upon_o ourselves_o bion_n use_v to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a evil_n not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v evil_n without_o this_o ability_n life_n can_v be_v pleasant_a to_o any_o and_o in_o this_o consist_v the_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n of_o life_n let_v the_o mind_n then_o learn_v to_o buckle_v with_o these_o rude_a toil_n of_o life_n and_o by_o a_o frequent_a velitation_n or_o light_n skirmish_v with_o trouble_n so_o improve_v itself_o that_o when_o we_o câ—me_v to_o deal_v with_o the_o serious_a hand_n and_o close_a encounter_n of_o fortune_n we_o may_v receive_v she_o at_o sharp_a and_o like_o active_a vigilant_a duelist_n put_v by_o her_o most_o artful_a and_o violent_a thrust_n one_o salustius_n that_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o simplicius_n do_v put_v upon_o his_o bare_a thigh_n a_o burn_a coal_n and_o to_o keep_v in_o the_o fire_n do_v gentle_o blow_v it_o that_o he_o may_v try_v how_o long_o he_o can_v endure_v it_o i_o believe_v that_o fire_n do_v put_v out_o and_o quite_o extinguish_v all_o the_o burn_n and_o rage_a flame_n of_o incense_a fortune_n if_o cross_v foresee_v be_v always_o hold_v light_n those_o we_o taste_v and_o make_v experiment_n of_o before_o they_o come_v must_v needs_o be_v light_a because_o after_o trial_n we_o fear_v they_o not_o fear_n be_v the_o foreteâ—â—h_n of_o misery_n which_o bite_v we_o sorâ—st_v and_o mâ—st_o intolerable_o it_o be_v a_o most_o ridiculous_a judgement_n which_o that_o sybarite_n mention_v by_o serinus_n pass_v upon_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o spartan_n this_o tender_a citizen_n travel_v by_o chance_n into_o lacedaemon_n be_v so_o amaze_v at_o the_o severe_a discipline_n of_o that_o manly_a nation_n who_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o all_o rigorous_a and_o laborious_a exercise_n that_o be_v return_v home_o he_o tell_v the_o fiddler_n of_o 300000._o sybaris_n that_o the_o forwardness_n of_o the_o spartan_a youth_n to_o die_v in_o battle_n be_v because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v compel_v any_o long_o to_o such_o a_o toilsome_a life_n this_o soft_a fellow_n know_v not_o how_o much_o industry_n can_v prevail_v against_o misfortune_n and_o patience_n against_o passion_n that_o valour_n of_o the_o spartan_n be_v not_o despair_n but_o the_o virtue_n of_o suffer_v perfect_v their_o voluntary_a labour_n at_o home_n have_v so_o excellent_o improve_v they_o that_o they_o can_v not_o only_o slight_v the_o necessary_a and_o common_a affliction_n of_o life_n but_o overcome_v also_o by_o a_o noble_a volunteer_n the_o very_a prerogative_n of_o fate_n violate_v even_o the_o violence_n of_o death_n while_o they_o die_v unconstrayn_v and_o undisturbed_a mithridates_n his_o fear_n of_o be_v poison_v make_v he_o use_v himself_o to_o a_o venomous_a diet_n by_o which_o he_o come_v at_o last_o to_o digest_v all_o sort_n of_o poison_n without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o his_o health_n so_o that_o afterward_o when_o he_o will_v have_v poison_v himself_o in_o good_a earnest_n he_o can_v not_o possible_o do_v it_o by_o this_o destroyer_n of_o mankind_n do_v he_o secure_v himself_o even_o from_o himself_o and_o by_o long_a acquaintance_n make_v this_o deadly_a enemy_n a_o faithful_a friend_n he_o feed_v life_n with_o the_o provision_n of_o death_n by_o a_o like_a sagacity_n shall_v we_o forearm_v ourselves_o against_o the_o conspiracy_n if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v of_o nature_n let_v we_o labour_n against_o labour_n it_o will_v much_o avail_v we_o our_o very_a fear_n will_v prove_v comfort_n by_o use_v ourselves_o to_o sufferance_n the_o antidote_n of_o life_n which_o be_v patience_n become_v effectual_a of_o such_o great_a importance_n be_v this_o assiduous_a exercise_n in_o trouble_n that_o it_o let_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o constancy_n and_o be_v a_o sure_a manuduction_n to_o that_o sincere_a virtue_n the_o roman_a fencer_n player_n for_o prize_n barbarous_a and_o dissolute_a liver_n if_o but_o indifferent_o skill_v receive_v their_o wound_n without_o groan_n or_o any_o alteration_n of_o gesture_n or_o countenance_n because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v judge_v pusillanimous_a nor_o cowardly_a decliner_n of_o danger_n if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o fall_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o wound_n they_o send_v present_o to_o know_v their_o master_n pleasure_n because_o they_o will_v satisfy_v they_o for_o they_o themselves_o be_v content_v to_o die_v if_o their_o master_n find_v they_o incurable_a bid_v they_o prepare_v for_o death_n they_o will_v present_o hold_v forth_o their_o throat_n and_o receive_v the_o sword_n most_o willing_o o_o the_o serious_a faith_n of_o play_n o_o the_o faith_n of_o player_n in_o serious_a danger_n it_o be_v all_o one_o then_o whether_o thou_o think_v fortune_n a_o mere_a pageant_n and_o pastime_n or_o not_o thou_o shall_v obey_v with_o a_o immortal_a faith_n even_o to_o the_o death_n let_v a_o wise_a man_n execute_v the_o command_n of_o his_o creator_n let_v he_o like_o a_o faithful_a soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n certify_v his_o great_a master_n that_o he_o be_v ready_a and_o willing_a to_o do_v he_o service_n that_o he_o will_v lose_v his_o life_n &_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o not_o to_o submit_v to_o his_o pleasure_n the_o conflict_n of_o a_o good_a man_n with_o calamity_n be_v sacred_a he_o be_v make_v a_o spectacle_n to_o the_o world_n to_o angel_n and_o man_n and_o a_o hâ—llowed_a present_n to_o the_o almighty_a let_v he_o in_o this_o state_n overcome_v his_o enemy_n a_o more_o glorious_a garland_n then_o the_o olympic_a olive-branch_n shall_v crown_v a_o endure_a patience_n which_o by_o a_o humble_a but_o overcome_a sufferance_n weary_v the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o beat_v we_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o tire_v and_o wear_v out_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n i_o say_v not_o by_o suffer_v but_o by_o patience_n which_o make_v he_o neither_o their_o patient_n nor_o trample_v upon_o but_o a_o trample_a overcomer_n this_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o melancoma_n who_o live_v not_o one_o day_n without_o a_o enemy_n in_o the_o most_o vehement_a season_n of_o the_o year_n he_o judge_v his_o single-selfe_n hard_a enough_o for_o his_o two_o adversary_n he_o can_v bear_v with_o the_o sun_n his_o most_o obstinate_a antagonist_n though_o fight_v against_o he_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o summer_n with_o so_o many_o hand_n as_o he_o have_v ray_n when_o he_o may_v have_v get_v the_o victory_n by_o opposition_n he_o will_v not_o but_o by_o submission_n he_o consider_v that_o the_o best_a may_v be_v overcome_v by_o the_o worst_a if_o force_n shall_v take_v place_n that_o victory_n be_v in_o his_o judgement_n the_o noble_a when_o the_o enemy_n yet_o whole_a and_o without_o any_o hurt_n be_v compel_v to_o submit_v there_o be_v he_o overthrow_v when_o not_o by_o wound_n but_o by_o himself_o therefore_o what_o vice_n and_o a_o spurious_a patience_n do_v in_o the_o roman_a fencer_n let_v virtue_n and_o true_a patience_n perform_v in_o thou_o and_o what_o custom_n and_o exercise_n wrought_v in_o melancoma_n let_v reason_n and_o judgement_n work_v in_o thou_o what_o reason_n effect_v in_o possidonius_fw-la let_v grace_n effect_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o let_v not_o grace_v which_o work_v mighty_o 15._o in_o eustathius_n and_o sufficient_o in_o many_o other_o languish_v and_o fail_v in_o thou_o alone_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_v in_o weakness_n give_v we_o some_o prelibation_n as_o it_o be_v of_o itself_o whither_o by_o bear_v with_o our_o infirmity_n or_o by_o our_o bear_v his_o operation_n i_o believe_v this_o last_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o almighty_a power_n against_o a_o weak_a thing_n will_v be_v very_o small_a how_o little_a then_o against_o infirmity_n itself_o that_o power_n be_v true_o glorious_a and_o have_v matter_n for_o glory_n which_o prevail_v against_o the_o mind_n a_o free_a unconfined_a thing_n and_o hold_v it_o firm_a though_o surround_v with_o infirmity_n the_o power_n of_o god_n glory_v more_o in_o prevail_v against_o we_o then_o against_o our_o infirmity_n bâ—t_o if_o we_o seek_v for_o more_o delicate_a or_o easy_a remedy_n and_o dare_v not_o arm_v ourselves_o against_o misfortune_n with_o this_o harness_n of_o proof_n bâ—cause_n we_o think_v it_o too_o heavy_a it_o remain_v that_o we_o must_v make_v use_n of_o either_o hope_n or_o expectation_n evil_n that_o be_v foresee_v lose_v much_o of_o their_o edge_n but_o because_o we_o promise_v ourselves_o the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n of_o who_o we_o have_v always_o a_o good_a opinion_n though_o we_o seldom_o speak_v well_o of_o she_o and_o she_o deseru_v as_o ill_o our_o calamity_n while_o this_o credulous_a remissness_n keep_v we_o from_o look_v to_o thâ—m_n find_v way_n to_o surprise_v and_o
more_o as_o bear_n leopard_n wolf_n dragon_n adder_n and_o viper_n be_v gather_v together_o about_o he_o and_o ready_a to_o seize_v upon_o he_o what_o will_v not_o he_o give_v to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o violence_n and_o rage_n of_o such_o destroyer_n what_o great_a felicity_n can_v he_o desire_v then_o to_o be_v redeem_v from_o such_o a_o horrid_a and_o fatal_a distressâ—_n and_o be_v it_o a_o lesser_a blessing_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o great_a evil_n we_o be_v surround_v with_o calamity_n tear_v by_o inordinate_a wish_n hate_v by_o the_o world_n persecute_v press_v and_o tread_v upon_o by_o our_o enemy_n disquiet_v with_o threaten_n which_o also_o torture_n and_o dishearten_v some_o for_o in_o pusillanimous_a disposition_n fear_n make_v word_n to_o be_v action_n and_o threat_n to_o be_v torment_n death_n be_v a_o divine_a remedy_n which_o cure_v all_o these_o evil_a death_n alone_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o temporal_a misery_n be_v not_o eternal_a and_o i_o know_v not_o how_o that_o come_v to_o be_v fear_v which_o bring_v with_o it_o as_o many_o help_n as_o the_o world_n bring_v damage_n danger_n itself_o be_v a_o sufficient_a motive_n to_o make_v we_o in_o love_n with_o the_o security_n death_n only_o secure_v we_o from_o trouble_n death_n heal_v and_o glorify_v all_o those_o wound_n which_o be_v receive_v in_o a_o good_a cause_n when_o socrates_n have_v drink_v off_o his_o potion_n of_o hemlock_n he_o command_v that_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v offer_v to_o aesculapius_n as_o the_o genius_n of_o medicine_n he_o know_v that_o death_n will_v cure_v he_o it_o be_v the_o antidote_n against_o that_o poisonous_a recipe_n of_o the_o athenian_a parliament_n tyranny_n travel_v not_o beyond_o death_n which_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o good_a and_o the_o lenitive_a of_o all_o their_o sorrow_n most_o ridiculous_a be_v the_o tear_n of_o xerxes_n and_o worthy_o check_v by_o his_o captain_n artabazus_n when_o seat_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n and_o view_v his_o great_a army_n wherein_o be_v so_o many_o hand_n as_o will_v have_v serve_v to_o overturn_v the_o world_n to_o level_v mountain_n and_o drain_v the_o sea_n yea_o to_o violate_v nature_n and_o disturb_v heaven_n with_o their_o noise_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o camp_n he_o fall_v to_o a_o childish_a whine_n to_o consider_v in_o what_o a_o short_a portion_n of_o time_n all_o that_o haughty_a multitude_n which_o now_o trample_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n will_v be_v lay_v quiet_o under_o it_o he_o weep_v to_o think_v that_o all_o those_o man_n who_o life_n notwithstanding_o he_o hasten_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o his_o mad_a ambition_n shall_v die_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o hundred_o year_n the_o secular_a death_n or_o common_a way_n of_o mortality_n seem_v very_o swift_a unto_o he_o but_o the_o way_n of_o war_n &_o slaughter_n he_o mind_v not_o it_o have_v be_v more_o rational_a in_o he_o to_o weep_v because_o death_n be_v so_o slow_a and_o lazy_a as_o to_o suffer_v so_o many_o impious_a inhuman_a soldier_n to_o live_v a_o hundred_o year_n and_o disturb_v the_o peace_n and_o civil_a society_n of_o mankind_n if_o as_o he_o see_v his_o army_n from_o that_o hill_n he_o have_v also_o see_v the_o calamity_n and_o mischief_n they_o do_v with_o the_o tear_n and_o sorrow_n of_o those_o that_o suffer_v by_o they_o he_o have_v dry_v his_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o have_v mourn_v though_o he_o have_v see_v death_n seize_v upon_o all_o those_o savages_n and_o ease_v the_o world_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o affliction_n he_o will_v not_o have_v fear_v that_o which_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n of_o fear_n that_o be_v not_o evil_a which_o remove_v such_o violent_a and_o enormous_a evil_n if_o i_o may_v ask_v those_o that_o have_v make_v experiment_n of_o life_n and_o death_n whither_o they_o will_v choose_v if_o it_o be_v grant_v they_o either_o to_o live_v again_o or_o to_o continue_v in_o their_o state_n of_o dissolution_n i_o be_o sure_a none_o will_v choose_v life_n but_o the_o wicked_a &_o those_o that_o be_v unworthy_a of_o it_o for_o no_o pious_a liver_n do_v ever_o repent_v of_o death_n and_o none_o ever_o will_n the_o just_a desire_n not_o this_o life_n of_o the_o unjust_a which_o be_v it_o offer_v they_o they_o will_v fear_v it_o more_o now_o be_v at_o rest_n then_o ever_o they_o fear_v death_n when_o they_o live_v the_o story_n run_v that_o stanislaus_n the_o polonian_a a_o man_n of_o marvellous_a holiness_n and_o constancy_n have_v the_o opportunity_n to_o put_v this_o question_n and_o the_o respondent_fw-la tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o dissolution_n twice_o over_o again_o then_o live_v once_o he_o fear_v one_o life_n but_o do_v not_o fear_v to_o die_v thrice_o have_v this_o solution_n from_o the_o experience_a it_o be_v needless_a and_o fruitless_a to_o question_v on_o the_o live_n if_o soul_n be_v preaexistent_a as_o one_o origen_n dream_v as_o cebes_n plato_n hermes_n and_o other_o philosopher_n the_o great_a father_n of_o heretic_n have_v affirm_v we_o may_v have_v reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o they_o will_v obstinate_o refuse_v to_o be_v imprison_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o woman_n and_o wallow_v in_o seminal_a humour_n what_o if_o it_o be_v tell_v they_o that_o they_o must_v dwell_v nine_o month_n in_o a_o thick_a darkness_n and_o more_o than_o nine_o year_n perhaps_o all_o the_o year_n of_o their_o sojourn_v in_o hallucination_n and_o the_o darkness_n of_o ignorance_n what_o if_o the_o pain_n the_o exigency_n the_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n they_o must_v endure_v before_o they_o can_v be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o misery_n of_o life_n be_v lay_v before_o thâ—m_n the_o infant_n while_o he_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o womb_n be_v teach_v necessity_n quest_n for_o food_n make_v he_o violate_v that_o live_a prison_n and_o force_v his_o way_n into_o the_o world_n and_o now_o come_v he_o forth_o according_a to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o hypocrates_n to_o seek_v for_o victual_n the_o provision_n which_o proceed_v from_o his_o mother_n be_v grow_v too_o little_a for_o he_o but_o he_o come_v from_o one_o prison_n into_o another_o and_o break_v through_o the_o first_o to_o enlarge_v his_o own_o which_o he_o carry_v with_o he_o but_o if_o the_o soul_n â—hus_o incarcerate_v like_o prisoner_n through_o a_o grate_n may_v behold_v the_o various_a plague_n and_o disease_n of_o those_o that_o be_v at_o liberty_n as_o palsy_n passion_n of_o the_o heart_n convulsion_n strangury_n the_o stone_n the_o gout_n the_o wolf_n the_o phagedaena_fw-la and_o a_o hundred_o other_o horrid_a incurable_a evil_n such_o as_o pherecides_n antiochus_n and_o herod_n be_v torment_v with_o or_o that_o fearful_a sickness_n of_o leuthare_n which_o be_v so_o rage_v and_o furious_a that_o she_o do_v eat_v she_o own_o flesh_n and_o drink_v her_o blood_n in_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o pain_n or_o if_o they_o may_v see_v those_o evil_n which_o man_n himself_o have_v seek_v and_o find_v out_o for_o himself_o as_o emulation_n war_n bloodshed_n confusion_n and_o mutual_a destruction_n be_v there_o any_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v think_v you_o but_o they_o will_v wish_v themselves_o free_v from_o such_o a_o miserable_a estate_n or_o that_o their_o intellectual_a light_n be_v be_v quite_o extinguish_v that_o they_o may_v not_o behold_v such_o horrid_a and_o manifold_a calamity_n plato_n impute_v the_o suspension_n of_o reason_n in_o infant_n and_o the_o hallucination_n of_o childhood_n to_o the_o terror_n and_o astonishment_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o he_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o because_o of_o their_o sudden_a translation_n from_o the_o empyreal_a light_n into_o the_o dark_a and_o gross_a prison_n of_o flesh_n and_o this_o inferior_a world_n as_o if_o such_o a_o strange_a and_o unexpected_a change_n like_o a_o great_a and_o violent_a fall_n have_v quite_o dote_v they_o and_o cast_v asleep_a their_o intellectual_a faculty_n proclus_n assist_v this_o conjecture_n of_o plato_n with_o another_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o mutability_n and_o the_o multitude_n of_o worldly_a event_n which_o in_o the_o uncertain_a state_n of_o this_o life_n the_o soul_n be_v make_v subject_a unto_o add_v to_o this_o that_o the_o merry_a portion_n of_o life_n witch_fw-mi be_v youth_n be_v in_o both_o sex_n bedew_v with_o tear_n and_o the_o flower_n of_o it_o be_v sully_v and_o fade_v away_o with_o much_o weep_n and_o frequent_a sadness_n child_n also_o want_v not_o their_o sorrow_n the_o rod_n blast_v all_o their_o innocent_a joy_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o schoolmaster_n turn_v their_o mirth_n into_o mourning_n nay_o that_o last_o act_n of_o life_n which_o be_v the_o most_o desirable_a to_o the_o soul_n i_o mean_v old_a age_n be_v the_o most_o miserable_a the_o plenteous_a evil_n of_o frail_a life_n fill_v the_o old_a their_o waste_a
yet_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o tender_a and_o sensible_a of_o her_o light_a stroke_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o these_o affection_n and_o another_o to_o rule_v they_o to_o be_v have_v of_o they_o and_o to_o have_v they_o he_o that_o will_v loose_v other_o must_v not_o be_v bind_v himself_o when_o musâ—nianus_n observe_v a_o troop_n of_o horse_n that_o be_v under_o his_o command_n to_o halt_v and_o make_v a_o stand_n expect_v some_o omen_n from_o a_o bird_n that_o have_v sudden_o pitch_v before_o they_o he_o bend_v his_o bow_n and_o ride_v up_o to_o the_o front_n of_o the_o troop_n shoot_v at_o the_o bird_n and_o kill_v he_o then_o laugh_v at_o their_o folly_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o there_o be_v but_o little_a advice_n or_o help_n to_o be_v expect_v from_o such_o irrational_a creature_n that_o be_v not_o only_o ignorant_a of_o the_o destiny_n of_o other_o but_o can_v not_o foresee_v their_o own_o ill_a luck_n we_o must_v look_v first_o to_o our_o own_o safety_n afterward_o to_o other_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o helper_n shall_v make_v the_o first_o assay_n upon_o himself_o he_o that_o experimental_o know_v he_o can_v swim_v be_v fi_fw-la to_o save_v another_o that_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v drtow_v but_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o tenderness_n and_o a_o seem_a compliance_n with_o the_o weakness_n of_o other_o i_o mean_v not_o dissimulation_n i_o allow_v a_o community_n of_o tear_n but_o not_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o tear_n let_v the_o miserable_a bewail_v their_o misery_n and_o let_v the_o wise_a man_n mourn_v with_o those_o that_o mourn_v because_o they_o mourn_v amiss_o not_o because_o they_o suffer_v let_v he_o not_o mourn_v for_o the_o power_n of_o fortune_n but_o for_o the_o weakness_n of_o man_n when_o a_o friend_n of_o solon_n find_v he_o weep_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o tear_n be_v not_o the_o potion_n against_o fortune_n and_o will_v therefore_o profit_v nothing_o i_o know_v it_o well_o say_v solon_n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o i_o lament_v he_o bewail_v the_o tear_n of_o other_o not_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o tear_n that_o be_v it_o which_o a_o wise_a man_n the_o enemy_n and_o the_o avenger_n upon_o fortune_n may_v just_o bewail_v to_o see_v man_n weep_v when_o weep_v avail_v not_o he_o be_v trouble_v not_o because_o they_o suffer_v but_o because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v yea_o because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v man_n he_o think_v not_o that_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o suffer_v worldly_a affliction_n nay_o he_o know_v it_o be_v good_a but_o he_o know_v withal_o that_o worldly_a sorrow_n slay_v the_o soul_n this_o be_v the_o consideration_n that_o call_v forth_o his_o tear_n he_o wise_o distinguish_v that_o man_n be_v not_o make_v miserable_a by_o any_o outward_a accident_n but_o by_o his_o own_o opinion_n for_o no_o man_n be_v make_v unhappy_a because_o he_o exist_v or_o be_v but_o because_o he_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o the_o wise_a man_n bewail_v a_o great_a evil_n than_o the_o evil_a of_o misfortune_n and_o that_o be_v the_o inability_n of_o some_o man_n to_o bear_v evil._n he_o mourn_v not_o because_o they_o be_v patient_n but_o for_o their_o impatience_n the_o true_a or_o real_a evil_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v in_o they_o be_v their_o ignorance_n of_o false_a or_o repute_a evil_n that_o which_o cause_v he_o to_o weep_v be_v their_o causeless_a weep_n he_o that_o disguise_v his_o constancy_n thus_o dissemble_v not_o i_o make_v not_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o be_v impassable_a but_o endure_v and_o compassionate_a yea_o the_o patient_n of_o compassion_n though_o i_o exempt_v he_o from_o the_o crowd_n and_o populacie_n i_o place_v he_o not_o above_o humanity_n though_o he_o be_v no_o peer_n of_o the_o multitude_n yet_o he_o descend_v to_o pity_v they_o but_o we_o do_v not_o therefore_o disturb_v his_o peace_n and_o serenity_n because_o he_o be_v merciful_a and_o condole_v but_o because_o it_o be_v his_o expectation_n his_o desire_n he_o be_v not_o stormy_a nor_o treacherous_a nor_o base_a but_o courteous_a liberal_a and_o happy_a he_o be_v in_o all_o estate_n master_v of_o himself_o he_o be_v keep_v fresh_a and_o pleasant_a by_o the_o secret_a joy_n and_o vivification_n of_o a_o unoffended_a conscience_n it_o be_v well_o say_v by_o the_o school-divine_a that_o the_o tear_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v the_o smile_n of_o their_o soul_n gregory_n nazianzen_n commend_v his_o brother_n cesarius_n for_o his_o honest_a dissimulation_n with_o the_o dissemble_a court._n he_o be_v inward_o a_o anachorite_n and_o outward_o a_o courtier_n in_o public_a and_o splendid_a affair_n affair_n which_o be_v more_o seduce_v and_o inconstant_a then_o private_a this_o policy_n be_v necessary_a we_o shall_v always_o have_v a_o snare_n ready_a for_o they_o that_o we_o may_v escape_v they_o in_o the_o downright_a blow_n of_o fortune_n that_o be_v in_o our_o own_o domestic_a loss_n we_o shall_v be_v sincere_a and_o naked_a we_o shall_v put_v on_o nothing_o but_o our_o native_a complexion_n and_o a_o serene_a mind_n in_o this_o case_n we_o shall_v be_v so_o undaunted_a as_o to_o look_v upon_o upon_o fortune_n and_o overcome_v she_o without_o any_o weapon_n we_o shall_v set_v naked_a upon_o she_o not_o only_o without_o defensive_a arm_n but_o without_o clothes_n in_o the_o danger_n of_o other_o we_o must_v deal_v otherwise_o we_o must_v use_v all_o mean_n to_o secure_v they_o we_o must_v deal_v with_o fortune_n as_o she_o deal_v with_o we_o by_o disguise_n and_o stratagem_n all_o her_o ware_n be_v but_o gild_a cloud_n a_o superficial_a wash_n they_o be_v not_o that_o which_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v to_o be_v true_a to_o ourselves_o we_o must_v be_v false_a to_o these_o we_o must_v not_o trust_v they_o she_o can_v require_v more_o from_o we_o or_o better_o than_o what_o she_o give_v her_o good_a and_o her_o evil_n be_v both_o counterfeit_n and_o he_o that_o dissemble_v with_o they_o offend_v not_o the_o riches_n of_o this_o world_n be_v not_o sound_v within_o we_o may_v not_o for_o thâ—ir_a sake_n corrupt_v our_o soul_n and_o be_v madâ—_n like_a unto_o they_o let_v the_o peace_n of_o coâ—â—â—â—â—nce_n shine_v within_o upon_o a_o white_a and_o undefiled_a throne_n though_o we_o look_v mournful_a and_o ragged_a without_o no_o man_n deal_v better_a or_o more_o just_o with_o this_o world_n than_o he_o that_o lend_v she_o his_o face_n but_o keep_v his_o heart_n this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o world_n to_o give_v we_o a_o fair_a look_n and_o a_o empty_a hand_n consider_v thyself_o how_o often_o have_v thou_o be_v that_o creature_n which_o thou_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o the_o accoutrement_n of_o fortune_n all_o her_o pomp_n and_o the_o transitory_a course_n thereof_o when_o lay_v out_o with_o the_o best_a advantage_n seem_v to_o i_o but_o a_o stage-play_a her_o most_o glorious_a favourit_n pass_v by_o like_a whiffler_n which_o carry_v torch_n in_o their_o hand_n only_o to_o show_v the_o deformity_n of_o their_o vizard_n they_o hasten_v away_o and_o like_a to_o speedy_a post_n bear_v hence_o the_o lamp_n of_o life_n all_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n have_v darkness_n and_o treachery_n in_o it_o it_o pass_v gloomily_n by_o we_o like_o high-way-man_n that_o traverse_v the_o road_n with_o veil_a face_n he_o that_o will_v be_v even_o with_o this_o counterfeit_n must_v clap_v on_o a_o vizard_n too_o and_o by_o a_o honest_a dissimulation_n preserve_v himself_o in_o the_o funeral_n of_o our_o friend_n our_o kindred_n and_o benefactor_n we_o may_v moderate_o mourn_v but_o we_o must_v not_o lose_v our_o patience_n nor_o that_o christian_a peace_n which_o be_v the_o golden_a fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n have_v so_o provide_v that_o evil_a when_o it_o set_v upon_o we_o be_v but_o a_o apparition_n there_o come_v good_a present_o after_o it_o to_o live_v well_o we_o have_v in_o ourselves_o more_o then_o enough_o we_o need_v not_o any_o extraneous_a help_n our_o very_a desire_v of_o it_o make_v we_o miserable_a so_o excellent_o best_o be_v our_o condition_n that_o the_o bless_a life_n be_v we_o gratis_o but_o misery_n we_o must_v hunt_v after_o the_o happy_a life_n need_v neither_o riches_n nor_o wish_n misery_n can_v be_v have_v without_o desire_v and_o it_o be_v never_o give_v without_o covetousness_n which_o be_v the_o price_n pay_v for_o it_o we_o suffice_v of_o ourselves_o for_o a_o happy_a life_n why_o not_o for_o mere_a life_n which_o be_v something_o less_o shall_v we_o think_v ourselves_o poor_a because_o we_o abound_v with_o the_o mean_n of_o happiness_n as_o long_o as_o the_o battery_n of_o fortune_n can_v shake_v the_o mind_n nor_o make_v the_o will_v to_o fly_v into_o shiver_n the_o heart_n be_v whole_a and_o our_o peace_n be_v secure_a her_o muster_n
he_o in_o this_o mix_a multitude_n some_o weep_a and_o sigh_v some_o without_o eye_n to_o weep_v some_o without_o hand_n other_o without_o leg_n some_o sick_a and_o languish_a other_o eat_v up_o with_o horrid_a impure_a ulcer_n some_o bege_v other_o quarrel_v some_o plot_a treason_n and_o wash_v their_o hand_n in_o innocent_a blood_n some_o old_a and_o decrepit_a quiver_a tremble_a and_o lean_v upon_o staff_n some_o distract_a and_o bind_v up_o in_o chain_n other_o plunder_v torture_v murder_a and_o martyr_v their_o murderer_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n pretend_v religion_n piety_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o after_o all_o this_o outward_a scene_n shall_v so_o enlighten_v his_o eye_n that_o he_o may_v discover_v another_o inward_a one_o i_o mean_v their_o secret_a thought_n and_o close_a device_n their_o tyranny_n covetousness_n &_o sacrilege_n varnish_v outward_o with_o godly_a pretence_n dissemble_a purity_n and_o the_o stale_a shift_n of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v there_o any_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v think_v you_o but_o after_o such_o impious_a and_o astonish_a spectacle_n he_o will_v quick_o repent_v of_o his_o existence_n or_o be_v and_o earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v again_o that_o he_o may_v rest_v in_o peace_n and_o not_o be_v cast_v into_o this_o hospital_n and_o valley_n of_o villainy_n which_o we_o call_v the_o world_n it_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n that_o wise_a nature_n be_v so_o slow_a and_o niggardly_o in_o her_o dispensation_n of_o reason_n and_o maturity_n unto_o man_n lest_o a_o sudden_a perfection_n shall_v make_v we_o loathe_v she_o and_o lest_o the_o necessary_a evil_n of_o life_n understand_v in_o gross_a and_o upon_o our_o first_o entrance_n into_o life_n shall_v discourage_v we_o from_o undergo_a those_o misery_n which_o by_o degree_n and_o successive_a conflict_n we_o more_o willing_o struggle_v with_o abner_n the_o eastern_a king_n so_o soon_o as_o his_o son_n be_v bear_v give_v order_n for_o his_o confinement_n to_o a_o stately_a and_o spacious_a castle_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v delicate_o bring_v up_o &_o careful_o keep_v from_o have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o humane_a calamity_n he_o give_v special_a command_n that_o no_o distress_a person_n shall_v be_v admit_v into_o his_o presence_n nothing_o sad_a nothing_o lamentable_a nothing_o unfortunate_a no_o poor_a man_n no_o old_a man_n none_o weep_v nor_o disconsolate_a be_v to_o come_v near_o his_o palace_n youthfulnesse_n pleasure_n and_o joy_n be_v always_o in_o his_o presence_n nothing_o else_o be_v to_o be_v see_v nothing_o else_o be_v discourse_v of_o in_o his_o company_n a_o most_o ridiculous_a attempt_n to_o keep_v out_o sorrow_n with_o bar_n and_o wall_n and_o to_o shut_v the_o gate_n against_o sadness_n when_o life_n be_v a_o open_a door_n by_o which_o it_o enter_v his_o very_a delight_n convey_v displeasure_n to_o he_o and_o grief_n by_o a_o distaste_n of_o long_a pleasure_n find_v way_n to_o invade_v he_o so_o constant_a be_v pleasure_n in_o inconstancy_n that_o continual_a mirth_n turn_v it_o into_o sadness_n certain_o though_o abner_n by_o this_o device_n may_v keep_v all_o sorrow_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o son_n he_o can_v not_o keep_v they_o from_o his_o sense_n he_o can_v keep_v out_o and_o restrain_v external_a evil_n but_o can_v not_o restrain_v his_o inherent_a affection_n his_o son_n long_v this_o make_v he_o sad_a in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o his_o joy_n and_o what_o think_v thou_o do_v he_o long_o for_o true_o not_o to_o be_v so_o cumberd_v with_o delight_n the_o grief_n of_o pleasure_n make_v he_o request_v his_o father_n to_o loose_v the_o bond_n of_o his_o miserable_a felicity_n this_o suit_n of_o the_o son_n cross_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o father_n who_o be_v force_v to_o give_v over_o his_o device_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o sadness_n lest_o by_o continue_v it_o he_o shall_v make_v he_o sad_a he_o give_v he_o his_o liberty_n but_o charge_v his_o attendant_n to_o remove_v out_o of_o his_o way_n all_o object_n of_o sorrow_n the_o blind_a the_o maim_a the_o deform_a and_o the_o old_a must_v not_o come_v near_o he_o but_o what_o diligence_n be_v sufficient_a to_o conceal_v the_o misery_n of_o mortality_n they_o be_v so_o numerous_a that_o they_o may_v as_o soon_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o hide_a from_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n royal_a power_n â—â—â—vailed_v less_o here_o then_o humane_a infirmity_n for_o this_o last_o take_v place_n in_o spite_n of_o the_o first_o the_o prince_n in_o his_o recreation_n meet_v with_o a_o old_a man_n blind_a and_o leprous_a the_o sight_n astonish_v he_o he_o startle_v tremble_v and_o faint_v like_o those_o that_o swoon_n at_o the_o apparition_n of_o a_o spirit_n inquire_v of_o his_o follower_n what_o that_o thing_n may_v be_v and_o be_v inward_o persuade_v that_o it_o be_v some_o fruit_n of_o humane_a life_n he_o become_v present_o wise_a dislike_v pleasure_n condenmed_a mirth_n and_o despise_a life_n and_o that_o his_o life_n may_v have_v the_o least_o share_n here_o where_o fortune_n have_v the_o great_a he_o reject_v the_o hope_n and_o blandishment_n of_o life_n yea_o that_o which_o be_v to_o many_o the_o price_n of_o two_o life_n his_o kingdom_n and_o royal_a dignity_n he_o labour_v with_o all_o diligence_n to_o live_v so_o in_o the_o world_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a that_o by_o avoid_v sin_n the_o cause_n of_o sorrow_n he_o may_v be_v though_o not_o safe_a at_o least_o secure_a if_o this_o single_a accident_n make_v he_o so_o much_o offend_v with_o life_n what_o think_v you_o will_v he_o have_v do_v have_v his_o liberty_n be_v universal_a and_o unbounded_a what_o if_o he_o have_v see_v the_o inside_n of_o those_o stately_a tomb_n we_o build_v for_o the_o worm_n to_o eat_v we_o in_o where_o they_o feed_v upon_o such_o fat_a oppressor_n as_o have_v be_v feed_v here_o with_o the_o tear_n and_o pillage_n of_o the_o oppress_v what_o if_o he_o have_v narrow_o search_v every_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n and_o see_v those_o necessary_a uncleanness_n in_o which_o the_o birth_n of_o man_n be_v celebrate_v in_o which_o this_o misery_n be_v inaugurate_v by_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o infant_n what_o if_o he_o have_v enter_v into_o their_o bedchamber_n and_o bosom_n where_o some_o sit_v weep_v other_o wish_v some_o surfeit_a and_o sick_a with_o fruition_n where_o some_o mourn_n for_o their_o wife_n other_o for_o their_o child_n some_o pine_n and_o starve_v with_o want_n other_o be_v full_a and_o vomit_v some_o be_v trouble_v with_o lack_n of_o necessary_n and_o other_o be_v as_o much_o vex_v with_o abundance_n and_o superfluity_n what_o if_o after_o all_o this_o search_n and_o wide_a disquisition_n he_o can_v not_o have_v find_v one_o house_n without_o some_o misfortune_n and_o none_o without_o tear_n what_o if_o he_o have_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o breast_n of_o all_o those_o who_o either_o domestic_a hide_a grief_n linger_a disease_n worldly_a care_n or_o a_o insatiable_a covetousness_n be_v ever_o torment_v perhaps_o they_o sight_n of_o so_o many_o evil_n have_v drive_v he_o to_o a_o refusal_n of_o life_n in_o which_o we_o do_v so_o die_v with_o misery_n and_o by_o which_o misery_n do_v so_o live_v in_o we_o at_o least_o he_o have_v earnest_o wish_v and_o groan_v for_o some_o mean_n of_o redemption_n from_o so_o miserable_a a_o bondage_n if_o any_o have_v bring_v he_o the_o joyful_a news_n of_o liberty_n and_o affirm_v that_o some_o be_v already_o make_v free_a he_o have_v certain_o envy_v they_o very_o much_o and_o will_v have_v be_v impatient_a to_o know_v the_o mean_n but_o when_o it_o have_v be_v tell_v he_o that_o the_o device_n and_o release_n be_v death_n i_o do_v not_o only_o think_v but_o i_o very_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v both_o approve_v of_o it_o and_o will_v have_v seek_v for_o it_o more_o than_o for_o hide_a treasure_n he_o have_v judge_v it_o not_o only_o desirable_a and_o convenient_a but_o necessary_a and_o the_o great_a felicity_n and_o favour_n that_o the_o live_a can_v expect_v if_o some_o solitary_a traveller_n shut_v up_o in_o a_o wilderness_n and_o surround_v with_o wild_a beast_n shall_v on_o the_o one_o side_n see_v a_o tiger_n make_v towards_o he_o on_o the_o other_o a_o lion_n and_o from_o some_o three_o place_n a_o scaly_a wind_a serpent_n or_o a_o basilisk_n which_o kill_v with_o â—is_n very_o look_v who_o hissing_n fright_v all_o nature_n monstrous_a ill_n his_o eye_n dart_v death_n more_o swift_a than_o poison_n kill_v all_o monster_n by_o instinct_n to_o he_o give_v place_n they_o fly_v for_o life_n for_o death_n live_v in_o his_o face_n and_o he_o alone_o by_o nature_n hide_a command_n reign_v paramont_n and_o prince_n of_o all_o the_o sand_n if_o these_o with_o a_o thousand_o