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come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o branch_n must_v be_v most_o concoct_v and_o most_o purify_v prob._n 22._o why_o do_v good_a man_n think_v they_o ought_v to_o speak_v in_o proper_a term_n of_o other_o passion_n and_o vice_n but_o not_o of_o thing_n that_o regard_v wantonness_n and_o corporal_a love_n some_o ancient_a philosopher_n discourse_v upon_o the_o same_o question_n which_o we_o have_v here_o propound_v have_v though_o that_o this_o modesty_n which_o hinder_v we_o from_o speak_v plain_o of_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o lasciviousness_n and_o the_o low_a and_o more_o terrestrial_a part_n of_o love_n be_v but_o a_o abuse_n and_o vain_a
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 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