weed_n do_v grow_v and_o prosper_v without_o set_v and_o dress_v better_o than_o other_o herb_n and_o flower_n do_v with_o both_o answer_v because_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o the_o stepmother_n to_o these_o and_o to_o the_o weed_n a_o natural_a mother_n even_o so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v a_o curse_n give_v of_o god_n to_o the_o earth_n for_o man_n disobedience_n that_o it_o shall_v nourish_v thorn_n and_o â—â—stles_n natural_o without_o any_o art_n where_o before_o it_o shall_v have_v bring_v forth_o 15._o deut._n 11._o 15._o grass_n for_o cattle_n and_o herb_n for_o the_o service_n of_o man_n by_o the_o same_o instinct_n it_o be_v become_v quite_o contrary_a for_o now_o no_o art_n no_o herb_n but_o no_o dress_n all_o weed_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n application_n application_n do_v hold_v the_o same_o proportion_n with_o the_o earth_n for_o there_o be_v likewise_o a_o curse_n lay_v upon_o man_n for_o his_o disobedience_n that_o his_o reason_n shall_v 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do_v know_v and_o feel_v what_o they_o want_v and_o the_o rich_a do_v not_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o want_n of_o worldly_a necessary_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v feel_v be_v body_n â—_o the_o poverty_n of_o the_o mind_n far_o more_o miserable_a than_o that_o of_o the_o body_n for_o manintenance_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o they_o go_v to_o those_o place_n for_o relief_n but_o if_o the_o other_o do_v right_o conceive_v that_o the_o poverty_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o miserable_a then_o of_o the_o body_n by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v the_o more_o excellent_a part_n of_o man_n they_o will_v in_o like_a manner_n frequent_v the_o house_n of_o knowledge_n and_o esteem_v all_o worldly_a wealth_n but_o dross_n to_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o then_o the_o near_a the_o truth_n the_o near_o the_o primary_n creation_n and_o therefore_o he_o which_o will_v be_v graft_v into_o the_o vineyard_n of_o this_o art_n must_v endeavour_v himself_o to_o take_v pain_n for_o knowledge_n painful_a â—_o the_o way_n to_o knowledge_n be_v painful_a therein_o for_o he_o which_o will_v be_v cunning_a must_v be_v painful_a for_o as_o mr._n morgan_n say_v ars_fw-la infaecunda_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la usu_fw-la et_fw-la usus_fw-la timerarius_fw-la sine_fw-la arte_fw-la and_o so_o by_o use_n and_o practice_n he_o shall_v get_v some_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n but_o here_o my_o meaning_n must_v not_o be_v so_o understand_v that_o i_o speak_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n in_o genus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o absolute_a truth_n for_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o attain_v to_o that_o perfection_n or_o of_o species_n subalterna_fw-la but_o only_a species_n infinite_a which_o if_o a_o man_n have_v any_o less_o howsoever_o he_o do_v conceit_n himself_o he_o have_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o the_o shadow_n thereof_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o horseman_n many_o may_v think_v that_o i_o exaggerate_v and_o insist_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o art_n because_o it_o be_v account_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v both_o common_a and_o apparent_a already_o especial_o by_o they_o which_o sectaririwlos_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la petere_fw-la fontes_fw-la which_o judge_v that_o the_o little_a river_n be_v as_o deep_a as_o the_o great_a fountain_n and_o therefore_o be_v content_v only_o with_o wash_v their_o foot_n though_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v foul_a but_o when_o i_o do_v consider_v l_o theo._n 3._o l_o with_o myself_o what_o abuse_n be_v spring_v up_o into_o this_o art_n by_o such_o shallow_a censurer_n and_o what_o number_n they_o be_v multiply_v unto_o i_o think_v if_o i_o have_v the_o wisdom_n and_o learning_n of_o the_o sage_n to_o write_v a_o whole_a book_n of_o their_o abuse_n will_v be_v little_a enough_o to_o reprove_v their_o opinionate_a knowledge_n and_o to_o let_v they_o understand_v how_o far_o they_o be_v from_o the_o truth_n thereof_o and_o also_o to_o show_v they_o the_o cause_n that_o do_v hinder_v they_o for_o seek_v any_o further_o before_o i_o come_v to_o teach_v the_o manner_n of_o work_v because_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o theoric_n part_n must_v first_o be_v cleanse_v before_o it_o do_v run_v into_o the_o river_n of_o he_o practice_n for_o infect_v it_o with_o the_o dregs_n thereof_o for_o when_o a_o chirurgeon_n do_v undertake_v the_o cure_n of_o a_o old_a ulcer_n it_o be_v fit_v that_o he_o shall_v first_o know_v those_o humour_n which_o do_v feed_v the_o sore_n and_o then_o know_v the_o cause_n and_o from_o whence_o they_o proceed_v that_o they_o may_v be_v cleanse_v and_o keep_v back_o for_o poison_v the_o sore_a before_o he_o can_v come_v to_o cure_v the_o same_o all_o which_o to_o do_v be_v more_o hard_a than_o the_o cure_n itself_o even_o d_o a_o error_n hardly_o purge_v from_o art_n theo._n 22._o d_o so_o it_o be_v more_o hard_a to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o error_n and_o from_o whence_o it_o do_v spring_v and_o so_o to_o purge_v error_n from_o art_n then_o to_o teach_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o true_a art_n but_o there_o be_v many_o which_o be_v so_o deadly_o wound_v with_o a_o obstinate_a will_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o ever_o they_o shall_v be_v knowledge_n b_o obstinacy_n be_v a_o baâ—_n to_o knowledge_n cure_v for_o as_o i_o myself_o have_v hear_v some_o say_v that_o they_o have_v so_o much_o knowledge_n therein_o as_o they_o will_v desire_v no_o more_o for_o it_o have_v serve_v their_o turn_n all_o their_o life_n they_o be_v gray_a head_v yea_o and_o man_n in_o great_a place_n and_o they_o will_v not_o learn_v more_o of_o any_o man_n which_o when_o i_o hear_v i_o be_v desirous_a to_o make_v trial_n of_o their_o knowledge_n and_o so_o to_o ride_v some_o of_o those_o horse_n which_o they_o account_v to_o be_v well_o go_v but_o in_o trial_n i_o find_v they_o so_o far_o from_o the_o truth_n that_o i_o can_v not_o but_o laugh_v at_o their_o knowledge_n although_o i_o lament_v their_o ignorance_n and_o then_o medita_fw-la c_o moâ—_n &_o devi_fw-fr medita_fw-la i_o think_v upon_o the_o say_n of_o master_n hall_n how_o that_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o young_a man_n to_o learn_v then_o to_o teach_v and_o for_o old_a man_n to_o teach_v then_o to_o learn_v and_o yet_o fit_a for_o old_a man_n to_o learn_v then_o to_o be_v ignorant_a but_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o can_v learn_v so_o much_o that_o he_o shall_v need_v to_o learn_v no_o more_o and_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o live_v so_o long_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v too_o old_a to_o learn_v where_o i_o leave_v they_o wallow_v in_o their_o own_o conceit_n and_o betake_v i_o to_o they_o which_o feel_v their_o sore_n and_o find_v their_o ignorance_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v cure_v of_o those_o grief_n and_o also_o to_o
next_o way_n to_o bring_v it_o again_o into_o subjection_n be_v to_o put_v it_o to_o serve_v under_o reason_n that_o whensoever_o it_o shall_v wish_v he_o to_o act_v any_o thing_n he_o do_v not_o present_o obey_v till_o he_o have_v confer_v with_o reason_n whether_o it_o be_v expedient_a or_o no_o and_o if_o it_o be_v fit_v then_o whether_o it_o be_v time_n or_o not_o and_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v time_n then_o after_o what_o manner_n it_o shall_v be_v effect_v but_o if_o none_o of_o these_o or_o at_o least_o if_o not_o some_o one_o of_o they_o than_o what_o damage_n will_v ensue_v if_o he_o follow_v the_o aforesaid_a will_n and_o if_o by_o expostulate_v thus_o with_o himself_o he_o find_v it_o will_v yield_v any_o good_a then_o to_o persist_v but_o if_o reason_n persuade_v otherwise_o extinguish_v that_o motion_n and_o again_o consult_v with_o himself_o what_o be_v the_o best_a and_o of_o that_o let_v he_o make_v his_o election_n and_o eschew_v the_o other_o as_o pernicious_a and_o by_o imitate_v such_o observation_n he_o shall_v find_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o will_n much_o abate_v and_o subdue_v by_o the_o lore_n of_o reason_n and_o so_o fortify_v by_o the_o use_n thereof_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o subdue_v he_o in_o his_o great_a extremity_n and_o in_o time_n get_v such_o a_o habit_n of_o conquest_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o his_o will_n but_o himself_o and_o it_o will_v afterward_o more_o easy_o be_v rule_v as_o a_o servant_n then_o afore_o obey_v as_o a_o master_n chap._n 9_o how_o a_o man_n may_v overcome_v his_o passion_n i_o have_v hitherto_o speak_v of_o those_o vice_n and_o error_n which_o only_o qualt_n a_o dialect_n the_o qualt_n proceed_v from_o man_n be_v reasonable_a for_o tres_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la bestijs_fw-la praestamus_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ratione_fw-la voluntate_fw-la &_o intelligentia_fw-la but_o as_o for_o passion_n they_o be_v incident_a as_o well_o to_o horse_n as_o man_n for_o a_o horse_n take_v a_o delight_n to_o be_v at_o his_o own_o liberty_n when_o he_o feel_v liberty_n b_o a_o horse_n be_v disobedient_a &_o desire_v liberty_n himself_o restrain_v from_o the_o same_o so_o that_o he_o most_o now_o be_v at_o command_n then_o do_v he_o seek_v remedy_n by_o resist_v because_o he_o desire_v liberty_n rather_o than_o to_o be_v tie_v and_o disobedience_n rather_o than_o obedience_n for_o the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v agree_v to_o their_o disposition_n but_o the_o other_o of_o they_o grievous_a be_v trouble_v in_o reform_v in_o which_o regard_n therefore_o a_o horse_n may_v in_o some_o sort_n k_o the._n 6._o k_o be_v say_v to_o have_v sponte_fw-la as_o i_o say_v although_o improper_o for_o it_o be_v sâ—cundum_fw-la appeton_n et_fw-la fugiens_fw-la now_o there_o be_v four_o passion_n which_o be_v call_v perturbation_n that_o be_v common_a both_o to_o man_n and_o horse_n which_o cause_n trouble_n qualit_fw-la c_o perturbatio_fw-la est_fw-la subita_fw-la animi_fw-la vel_fw-la corporis_fw-la commotio_fw-la dial._n de_fw-fr qualit_fw-la to_o the_o mind_n and_o body_n of_o man_n and_o likewise_o to_o the_o disposition_n and_o body_n of_o the_o horse_n from_o these_o four_o perturbation_n all_o the_o other_o do_v proceed_v which_o be_v lust_n or_o desire_n joy_n sickness_n and_o â—eare_z yet_o i_o mean_v to_o speak_v but_o only_o of_o the_o two_o first_o because_o they_o be_v the_o only_a passion_n from_o which_o do_v come_v anger_n and_o love_n these_o be_v the_o two_o duty_n a_o horseman_n shall_v observe_v to_o moderate_v both_o in_o himself_o and_o his_o horse_n and_o although_o sickness_n and_o fear_n be_v likewise_o requisite_a for_o a_o horseman_n to_o know_v in_o this_o yet_o i_o intend_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o this_o place_n because_o sickness_n be_v proper_a for_o the_o farrier_n knowledge_n and_o as_o for_o fear_n the_o chief_a cause_n thereof_o in_o a_o horse_n be_v his_o disobedience_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a matter_n this_o tractate_n seek_v to_o reform_v 2.c._o d_o no_o man_n that_o be_v possess_v with_o fear_n be_v ever_o like_a to_o prove_v a_o horseman_n theo._n 22.b._n preface_n 2.c._o but_o as_o for_o fear_n in_o the_o man_n it_o be_v such_o a_o obstacle_n to_o this_o art_n that_o whosoever_o be_v possess_v therewith_o be_v as_o far_o from_o obtain_v the_o true_a knowledge_n thereof_o as_o a_o coward_n be_v to_o gain_v so_o much_o prowess_n as_o to_o be_v a_o general_n in_o the_o field_n wherefore_o i_o â—old_a it_o vain_a to_o minister_v physic_n to_o such_o a_o impossible_a cure_n for_o â—_o mr._n walker_n say_v desperato_fw-la agro_fw-la omne_fw-la concedit_fw-la medice_fw-la the_o physician_n cease_v his_o care_n to_o those_o sick_a person_n who_o be_v past_a cure_n now_o therefore_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o these_o passion_n aforesaid_a be_v when_o a_o man_n do_v desire_v to_o be_v a_o practitioner_n in_o this_o art_n if_o he_o passion_n e_o the_o cause_n of_o incite_v these_o passion_n find_v it_o more_o intricate_a than_o he_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v so_o that_o he_o can_v work_v as_o he_o will_v upon_o the_o subject_n then_o straight_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o passion_n of_o anger_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n bring_v in_o the_o perturbation_n of_o the_o body_n whereby_o he_o fall_v into_o extremity_n and_o begin_v to_o fret_v and_o chafe_v think_v to_o gain_v that_o by_o violence_n that_o he_o can_v not_o work_v by_o lenity_n and_o so_o think_v as_o the_o common_a say_n be_v by_o one_o poison_n to_o expel_v another_o but_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o do_v rather_o make_v a_o confusion_n then_o bring_v any_o order_n to_o his_o proceed_n so_o that_o his_o desire_n be_v clean_o frustrate_a 3.g._o the._n 3.g._o and_o can_v work_v any_o content_n whereby_o he_o shall_v take_v any_o joy_n or_o delight_n in_o his_o labour_n again_o there_o be_v other_o which_z desire_v the_o like_a practice_n and_o see_v the_o other_o aforesaid_a so_o rack_v on_o the_o tenter_n of_o his_o passion_n 2.c._o 1._o prac._n 15r._o â—_o in_o shun_v of_o silla_n they_o fall_v into_o charibâ—lis_n theo._n 2.c._o take_v such_o great_a dislike_n in_o their_o proceed_n that_o they_o not_o only_o see_v the_o great_a trouble_n it_o bring_v to_o the_o man_n but_o also_o what_o torment_v it_o cause_v to_o the_o horse_n therefore_o they_o condemn_v the_o blindness_n of_o his_o affection_n because_o he_o can_v find_v any_o faulâ—_n with_o himself_o till_o he_o be_v grow_v into_o such_o extreme_a perturbation_n and_o therefore_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o like_a error_n they_o in_o shun_v oâ—_n it_o fall_v into_o as_o evil_a and_o because_o they_o will_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o extreme_a of_o violence_n they_o slip_v as_o far_o into_o the_o whirlpool_n of_o too_o much_o lenity_n as_o if_o one_o shall_v forbear_v available_a g_o the_o true_a use_n be_v only_o available_a to_o drink_v at_o all_o because_o some_o have_v surfeit_v with_o drink_v think_v betwixt_o 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theo._n 39_o â—_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o horse_n for_o if_o his_o body_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o man_n than_o he_o must_v not_o think_v to_o help_v that_o by_o force_v of_o the_o exterior_a part_n for_o the_o cause_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o interior_a because_o he_o be_v not_o bring_v to_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v help_v that_o in_o command_v his_o disposition_n for_o as_o the_o action_n of_o the_o man_n do_v work_v according_a to_o the_o agitation_n of_o his_o mind_n so_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o horse_n do_v work_v according_a to_o the_o willingness_n of_o the_o agitation_n of_o his_o power_n and_o therefore_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o body_n must_v be_v help_v by_o reform_v the_o disobedience_n of_o his_o appetite_n and_o likewise_o by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o leg_n he_o may_v judge_v the_o tractablenes_n of_o the_o horse_n for_o if_o he_o will_v not_o turn_v on_o either_o 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