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which_o himself_o do_v with_o abundance_n of_o affection_n and_o think_v he_o see_v everywhere_o else_o the_o same_o object_n which_o his_o own_o mind_n be_v fill_v with_o and_o to_o which_o he_o be_v too_o much_o addict_v prob._n 30._o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o low_a spirit_n be_v common_o most_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o opinion_n be_v it_o not_o because_o that_o as_o the_o earth_n and_o gross_a body_n have_v this_o advantage_n over_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o subtle_a one_o that_o they_o be_v more_o firm_a in_o their_o place_n and_o can_v so_o easy_o be_v remove_v so_o gross_a and_o dull_a soul_n have_v certain_a advantage_n over_o other_o among_o which_o this_o must_v be_v reckon_v to_o be_v firm_a in_o their_o opinion_n or_o shall_v we_o not_o rather_o say_v that_o this_o be_v rather_o a_o disadvantage_n to_o they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o take_v away_o their_o error_n then_o to_o take_v from_o wise_a man_n their_o sound_a belief_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o make_v it_o hard_a to_o cure_v a_o man_n of_o a_o disease_n than_o to_o make_v he_o sick_a or_o else_o be_v it_o not_o that_o as_o a_o man_n that_o stand_v on_o tiptoe_n can_v be_v so_o firm_a in_o this_o posture_n as_o he_o be_v in_o that_o lie_v along_o and_o keep_v himself_o with_o all_o his_o weight_n on_o the_o ground_n so_o wise_a man_n can_v be_v so_o firm_a in_o their_o opinion_n to_o which_o they_o come_v only_o by_o force_v and_o strain_v themselves_o as_o fool_n be_v in_o they_o into_o which_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o fall_v as_o it_o be_v with_o all_o their_o weight_n be_v far_o from_o strive_v to_o raise_v themselves_o up_o again_o or_o else_o be_v it_o that_o base_a opinion_n be_v uphold_v by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o that_o make_v we_o courageous_o embrace_v a_o opinion_n since_o it_o make_v we_o without_o fear_n to_o run_v upon_o death_n and_o assure_v we_o against_o the_o great_a danger_n or_o else_o last_o be_v it_o that_o fool_n for_o want_n of_o judgement_n do_v not_o for_o the_o most_o part_n understand_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o able_a and_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a able_a man_n do_v by_o their_o vivacity_n conceive_v the_o reason_n which_o fool_n object_n against_o they_o better_o than_o they_o do_v themselves_o and_o that_o this_o difference_n be_v alike_o proper_a to_o make_v those_o more_o resolute_a and_o to_o weaken_v something_o the_o assurance_n of_o these_o prob._n 31._o whence_o be_v it_o that_o in_o the_o great_a subject_n of_o affliction_n we_o do_v many_o time_n take_v up_o more_o ready_o a_o constant_a resolution_n then_o in_o other_o that_o be_v much_o light_a it_o be_v principal_o for_o two_o cause_n first_o that_o when_o we_o be_v much_o afraid_a of_o any_o misfortune_n and_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o great_a that_o can_v happen_v to_o we_o this_o fear_n make_v we_o very_o often_o to_o think_v of_o it_o so_o that_o when_o it_o befall_v we_o we_o be_v already_o preparey_a for_o it_o and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n manâ—_n time_n we_o be_v more_o easy_o resolutâ—…_n therein_o contrary_a to_o the_o expectation_n of_o all_o man_n the_o second_o be_v that_o a_o great_a misfortune_n disabuse_v we_o of_o the_o too_o great_a estem_v which_o we_o set_v on_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o happiness_n which_o may_v be_v get_v in_o it_o and_o prove_v to_o we_o on_o the_o contrary_a by_o our_o own_o experience_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v very_o fickle_a and_o inconstant_a thus_o than_o it_o make_v we_o contemn_v it_o and_o by_o that_o great_a blow_n which_o it_o give_v we_o do_v as_o it_o be_v cut_v the_o root_n by_o which_o we_o be_v tie_v unto_o it_o in_o a_o word_n by_o afflict_v we_o on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o comfort_v we_o on_o the_o other_o and_o furnish_v we_o with_o weapon_n against_o itself_o prob._n 32._o wherefore_o be_v old_a man_n great_a talker_n old_a man_n 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