to_o the_o study_n thereof_o it_o have_v give_v we_o opportunity_n of_o great_a improvement_n by_o reduce_v it_o to_o a_o more_o distinct_a and_o easy_a method_n than_o former_o and_o we_o find_v that_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o great_a plato_n and_o of_o xenophon_n also_o have_v leave_v behind_o they_o curious_a and_o excellent_a monument_n nor_o have_v those_o who_o succeed_v they_o as_o aristotle_n and_o the_o stoic_n come_v short_a of_o handle_v it_o more_o methodical_o and_o at_o large_a the_o first_o book_n concern_v happiness_n chap._n i._n what_o happiness_n be_v though_o felicity_n or_o happiness_n be_v proper_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o sovereign_n or_o chief_a good_a and_o therefore_o the_o most_o bless_a estate_n that_o can_v be_v desire_v yet_o because_o this_o estate_n of_o enjoyment_n comprehend_v this_o sovereign_n good_a it_o be_v for_o that_o reason_n call_v by_o this_o name_n it_o be_v also_o term_v the_o chief_a or_o the_o ultimate_a happiness_n the_o end_n of_o all_o end_n or_o the_o end_n for_o its_o excellency_n because_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v desire_v and_o seek_v after_o for_o its_o sake_n and_o last_o that_o it_o be_v desire_v alone_o for_o its_o own_o sake_n to_o this_o purpose_n aristotle_n tell_v we_o that_o among_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v desirable_a there_o must_v be_v something_o at_o last_o which_o be_v most_o desirable_a that_o so_o we_o may_v avoid_v a_o infinity_o but_o here_o we_o may_v make_v two_o considerable_a remark_n the_o first_o be_v that_o we_o do_v concern_v ourselves_o here_o with_o that_o happiness_n mention_v by_o the_o sacred_a penman_n when_o they_o tell_v we_o how_o happy_a that_o man_n be_v who_o be_v assist_v with_o the_o divine_a influence_n betake_v himself_o entire_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o be_v fill_v with_o faith_n and_o hope_n and_o inflame_v with_o charity_n spend_v his_o life_n in_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n nor_o shall_v we_o treat_v of_o that_o which_o may_v be_v call_v natural_a happiness_n because_o it_o may_v be_v obtain_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n be_v such_o as_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n do_v not_o doubt_v but_o to_o enjoy_v here_o on_o earth_n the_o second_o be_v that_o by_o this_o natural_a felicity_n that_o we_o here_o treat_v of_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v such_o a_o state_n of_o life_n as_o we_o can_v imagine_v a_o better_a a_o more_o pleasant_a and_o more_o desirable_a in_o the_o which_o we_o can_v apprehend_v any_o evil_n nor_o think_v of_o any_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o shall_v not_o possess_v nor_o of_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o do_v but_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o accomplish_v it_o and_o that_o it_o shall_v remain_v fix_v and_o unchangeable_a but_o we_o understand_v such_o a_o certain_a state_n of_o life_n in_o which_o we_o may_v be_v as_o happy_a as_o be_v possible_a in_o which_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o good_a thing_n and_o very_o few_o of_o any_o sort_n of_o evil_n and_o in_o which_o consequent_o we_o may_v lead_v as_o easy_a quiet_a and_o undisturbed_a a_o life_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o country_n the_o society_n we_o converse_v with_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o body_n the_o manner_n of_o our_o life_n our_o age_n and_o other_o circumstance_n will_v permit_v for_o to_o propose_v to_o ourselves_o more_o than_o this_o or_o to_o affect_v during_o the_o course_n of_o our_o natural_a life_n the_o high_a felicity_n be_v not_o to_o acknowledge_v but_o rather_o forget_v ourselves_o to_o be_v man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v weak_a and_o feeble_a animal_n who_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o mischief_n and_o evil_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o we_o usual_o say_v a_o wise_a man_n though_o torment_v with_o exquisite_a pain_n may_v nevertheless_o be_v happy_a not_o in_o a_o perfect_a and_o complete_a sense_n but_o he_o may_v attain_v to_o that_o degree_n that_o we_o call_v human_a happiness_n which_o the_o wise_a man_n always_o enjoy_v in_o that_o measure_n that_o the_o circumstance_n will_v permit_v because_o he_o do_v increase_v his_o misery_n either_o by_o impatience_n or_o despair_n but_o rather_o abate_v it_o by_o his_o constancy_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o be_v happy_a or_o to_o speak_v more_o proper_o he_o be_v less_o miserable_a than_o if_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v deject_v as_o other_o in_o like_a case_n who_o bear_v not_o their_o misfortune_n with_o the_o same_o patience_n and_o constancy_n of_o mind_n and_o who_o beside_o be_v not_o supply_v with_o the_o same_o encouragement_n from_o wisdom_n as_o he_o have_v such_o i_o mean_v as_o a_o innocent_a life_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n which_o always_o afford_v great_a quiet_a and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o mind_n wherefore_o it_o be_v improper_a to_o use_v this_o kind_n of_o expression_n that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o be_v burn_v in_o phalaris_n be_v bull_n as_o to_o be_v solace_v himself_o upon_o a_o bed_n of_o rose_n for_o it_o be_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o fire_n and_o torment_n that_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v exempt_a and_o wish_v much_o rather_o that_o they_o be_v not_o or_o that_o he_o may_v not_o suffer_v by_o they_o but_o when_o they_o come_v upon_o he_o he_o consider_v they_o as_o unavoidable_a evil_n and_o suffer_v they_o with_o courage_n so_o that_o he_o may_v say_v vror_fw-la sed_fw-la invictus_fw-la i_o burn_v it_o be_v true_a and_o suffer_v and_o sometime_o i_o sigh_v and_o weep_v but_o for_o all_o this_o i_o be_o not_o vanquish_v nor_o overcome_v nor_o do_v i_o suffer_v myself_o to_o be_v transport_v with_o despair_n which_o will_v render_v my_o condition_n much_o more_o miserable_a several_a opinion_n concern_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o happiness_n at_o our_o first_o enter_v upon_o this_o discourse_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o happiness_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o good_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o body_n or_o of_o fortune_n some_o of_o the_o philosopher_n have_v high_o extol_v the_o first_o some_o the_o second_o and_o other_o have_v include_v they_o all_o those_o who_o chief_o recommend_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o anaxagoras_n propose_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o happiness_n a_o contemplative_a life_n together_o with_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o freedom_n which_o proceed_v from_o profound_a knowledge_n possidonius_fw-la require_v contemplation_n with_o a_o dominion_n over_o the_o irrational_a part_n of_o man._n herillus_n general_o and_o simple_o learning_n or_o knowledge_n apollodorus_n and_o lycus_n general_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o mind_n leucinus_n the_o pleasure_n that_o proceed_v from_o honest_a thing_n the_o stoic_n zenon_n cleanthes_n aristus_n and_o the_o rest_n require_v virtue_n therefore_o these_o last_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v that_o if_o a_o man_n possess_v virtue_n it_o mattered_a not_o whether_o he_o be_v sick_a or_o well_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o common_a consent_n maintain_v that_o to_o live_v happy_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o live_v a_o virtuous_a life_n or_o as_o they_o express_v it_o according_a to_o nature_n as_o for_o those_o who_o prefer_v the_o riches_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o body_n and_o who_o chief_o aim_v at_o sensual_a pleasure_n they_o be_v for_o that_o reason_n name_v the_o voluptuous_a voluptuarii_n philosophi_fw-la of_o who_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o discourse_v hereafter_o when_o we_o shall_v compare_v they_o with_o epicurus_n at_o present_a we_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n that_o they_o have_v have_v aristippus_n for_o their_o leader_n and_o with_o he_o the_o cyrenaick_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v make_v mention_n afterward_o and_o that_o the_o annicerians_n who_o proceed_v from_o the_o cyrenaick_n aim_v at_o no_o certain_a end_n of_o life_n but_o at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o every_o particular_a action_n of_o what_o kind_n or_o nature_n soever_o last_o among_o such_o as_o prefer_v the_o good_n of_o fortune_n they_o be_v general_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o people_n who_o look_v with_o a_o greedy_a desire_n some_o upon_o riches_n some_o upon_o honour_n some_o upon_o other_o thing_n but_o among_o the_o philosopher_n none_o be_v mention_v but_o such_o as_o join_v to_o these_o outward_a advantage_n the_o perfection_n also_o both_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o body_n for_o this_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o the_o poet_n to_o make_v these_o excellent_a representation_n of_o happiness_n which_o they_o have_v borrow_v from_o several_a opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n such_o as_o this_o which_o require_v that_o good_a fortune_n may_v accompany_v virtue_n virtus_fw-la colenda_fw-la sors_z petenda_fw-la a_fw-fr diis_fw-la bona_fw-la haec_fw-la quip_n duo_fw-la cvi_fw-la suppetunt_fw-la be_v vivere_fw-la et_fw-la vir_fw-la beatus_fw-la &_o bone_fw-la simul_fw-la potest_fw-la another_o desire_n
three_o discourse_n of_o happiness_n virtue_n and_o liberty_n collect_v from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o learned_a gassendi_n by_o mounseur_fw-fr bernier_n translate_v out_o of_o french_a london_n print_v for_o awnsham_n and_o john_n churchil_n at_o the_o black_a swan_n in_o pater-noster-row_n mdcxcix_o the_o preface_n the_o epicurean_a philosopher_n place_v the_o happiness_n of_o man_n in_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o health_n of_o the_o body_n assure_v we_o that_o those_o two_o be_v no_o otherwise_o to_o be_v procure_v than_o by_o a_o constant_a practice_n of_o virtue_n and_o because_o they_o have_v have_v the_o hard_a fate_n to_o be_v misrepresent_v by_o most_o of_o the_o other_o sect_n as_o well_o ancient_a as_o modern_a and_o their_o principle_n traduce_v as_o favour_v the_o most_o brutal_a sensuality_n the_o learned_a gassendi_n who_o have_v either_o examine_v their_o doctrine_n with_o more_o diligence_n or_o interpret_v their_o sentiment_n with_o more_o candour_n and_o justice_n think_v he_o can_v not_o employ_v his_o time_n better_o than_o to_o vindicate_v the_o moral_n of_o epicurus_n and_o his_o follower_n from_o the_o slander_n of_o mistake_n and_o malice_n and_o to_o show_v that_o their_o principal_a design_n be_v to_o lead_v man_n by_o smooth_a and_o easy_a path_n to_o a_o just_a sober_a wise_a and_o virtuous_a behaviour_n as_o the_o only_a way_n to_o true_a happiness_n this_o he_o prove_v at_o large_a and_o illustrate_v with_o the_o sentiment_n of_o many_o great_a and_o excellent_a man_n among_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n but_o because_o these_o thing_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o voluminous_a work_n of_o that_o great_a man_n mounseur_fw-fr bernier_n who_o name_n be_v a_o sufficient_a commendation_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o learning_n take_v the_o pain_n to_o put_v they_o together_o and_o to_o form_v they_o into_o several_a entire_a discourse_n which_o on_o account_n of_o their_o great_a importance_n to_o mankind_n be_v here_o present_v to_o the_o public_a of_o moral_a philosophy_n in_o general_z mankind_n have_v a_o natural_a inclination_n to_o be_v happy_a the_o main_a bent_n and_o design_n of_o all_o his_o action_n and_o endeavour_n tend_v chief_o that_o way_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o undeniable_a truth_n that_o happiness_n or_o a_o life_n free_a from_o pain_n and_o misery_n be_v such_o thing_n as_o influence_n and_o direct_v all_o our_o action_n and_o purpose_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o they_o and_o though_o several_a person_n who_o neither_o want_n the_o necessity_n nor_o convenience_n of_o life_n possess_v great_a riches_n promote_v to_o dignites_n and_o honour_n bless_v with_o a_o beautiful_a and_o hopeful_a offspring_n in_o a_o word_n who_o want_v nothing_o that_o may_v seem_v requisite_a to_o complete_a their_o present_a happiness_n though_o i_o say_v we_o find_v many_o who_o have_v all_o these_o advantage_n yet_o they_o lead_v a_o anxious_a and_o uneasy_a life_n disquiet_v with_o care_n trouble_n and_o perpetual_a disturbance_n from_o whence_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o mankind_n have_v conclude_v that_o the_o source_n of_o this_o evil_n proceed_v from_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o cause_n wherein_o our_o true_a happiness_n consist_v and_o of_o the_o last_o end_n which_o every_o one_o shall_v propose_v to_o himself_o in_o all_o his_o action_n which_o be_v neglect_v we_o be_v lead_v blindfold_o by_o our_o passion_n and_o forsake_v honesty_n virtue_n and_o good_a manner_n without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o live_v happy_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o have_v therefore_o undertake_v to_o instruct_v we_o wherein_o true_a happiness_n consist_v and_o to_o propose_v such_o useful_a precept_n for_o the_o due_a regulation_n of_o our_o passion_n whereby_o our_o mind_n may_v be_v less_o liable_a to_o be_v disturb_v this_o collection_n of_o precept_n reflection_n and_o reason_n they_o name_v the_o art_n of_o live_v or_o the_o art_n of_o lead_v a_o happy_a life_n and_o which_o they_o common_o call_v moral_a philosophy_n because_o it_o comprehend_v such_o doctrine_n as_o relate_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o accustom_a and_o habitual_a action_n of_o life_n from_o hence_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o this_o part_n of_o philosophy_n be_v not_o only_o speculative_a and_o rest_v in_o the_o bare_a contemplation_n of_o its_o object_n but_o proceed_v to_o action_n and_o that_o it_o be_v as_o we_o usual_o say_v active_a and_o practical_a for_o it_o direct_v and_o govern_v our_o manner_n render_v they_o regular_a and_o agreeable_a with_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o honesty_n so_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o science_n or_o if_o this_o term_n be_v scruple_v at_o we_o may_v call_v it_o the_o art_n of_o do_v well_o i_o only_o make_v this_o supposition_n for_o let_v it_o be_v style_v art_n or_o science_n it_o be_v a_o difference_n only_o in_o name_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o manner_n of_o understand_v those_o two_o word_n and_o therefore_o require_v no_o further_a scrutiny_n into_o the_o matter_n we_o will_v rather_o take_v notice_n that_o democritus_n epicurus_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o no_o small_a eminency_n have_v have_v so_o high_a a_o esteem_n for_o moral_a philosophy_n that_o they_o have_v judge_v the_o natural_a to_o be_v no_o further_o regard_v than_o only_o as_o it_o be_v find_v useful_a in_o free_v we_o from_o certain_a error_n and_o mistake_v in_o our_o understanding_n which_o may_v disturb_v the_o repose_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o our_o life_n and_o wherein_o it_o may_v be_v serviceable_a to_o moral_a philosophy_n or_o to_o the_o better_a obtain_n of_o that_o knowledge_n which_o teach_v we_o to_o live_v happy_o and_o comfortable_o i_o shall_v not_o mention_v the_o follower_n of_o socrates_n aristippius_n anthistenes_n with_o the_o cyrenaick_n and_o cynic_n who_o altogether_o neglect_v the_o natural_a give_v themselves_o entire_o over_o to_o the_o study_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n consider_v with_o socrates_n what_o may_v make_v for_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a of_o family_n and_o what_o may_v contribute_v to_o the_o grief_n and_o disturbance_n of_o man_n life_n quid_fw-la siet_fw-la in_o domibus_fw-la fortasse_fw-la malumve_fw-la bonumve_fw-la we_o may_v also_o here_o observe_v that_o though_o socrates_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o inventor_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n this_o be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v so_o far_o as_o he_o do_v cultivate_v and_o improve_v a_o new_a and_o considerable_a part_n not_o that_o he_o lay_v the_o first_o and_o original_a precept_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o before_o he_o pythagoras_n have_v much_o improve_v this_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n and_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o he_o common_o assert_v that_o the_o discourser_n of_o a_o philosopher_n that_o cure_v not_o the_o mind_n of_o some_o passion_n be_v vain_a and_o useless_a as_o the_o physic_n that_o drive_v not_o away_o the_o distemper_n from_o the_o body_n be_v insignificant_a it_o be_v likewise_o very_o certain_a that_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n who_o live_v a_o little_a before_o pythagoras_n be_v name_v wise_a only_o because_o they_o addict_v themselves_o to_o the_o study_n of_o moral_a wisdom_n therefore_o at_o this_o present_a time_n their_o famous_a sentence_n that_o relate_v to_o man_n manner_n be_v general_o know_v all_o over_o the_o world_n we_o may_v add_v if_o we_o will_v make_v far_o search_v into_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o hero_n that_o we_o shall_v find_v orpheus_n by_o this_o same_o study_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n draw_v the_o man_n of_o his_o time_n off_o from_o their_o barbarous_a and_o savage_a way_n of_o live_v which_o give_v occasion_n of_o that_o say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o tame_v the_o tiger_n and_o the_o lion_n as_o horace_n describe_v orpheus_n inspire_v by_o more_o than_o human_a power_n do_v not_o as_o poet_n feign_v tame_v savage_a beast_n but_o man_n as_o lawless_a and_o as_o wild_a as_o they_o and_o first_o dissuade_v they_o from_o rage_n and_o blood_n thus_o when_o amphion_n build_v the_o theban_a wall_n they_o feign_v the_o stone_n obey_v his_o magic_a lute_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v morality_n that_o first_o set_v a_o mark_n of_o distinction_n between_o public_a and_o private_a good_a settle_v our_o right_n and_o authority_n and_o give_v law_n and_o rule_n for_o regulate_a society_n as_o the_o same_o poet_n express_v when_o man_n yet_o new_a no_o rule_n but_o uncorrupted_a reason_n know_v and_o with_o a_o native_a bent_n do_v good_a pursue_v unforced_a by_o punishment_n unaw_v by_o fear_n his_o word_n be_v simple_a and_o his_o soul_n sincere_a no_o suppliant_a crowd_n before_o the_o judge_n appear_v no_o court_n erect_v yet_o no_o cause_n be_v hear_v but_o all_o be_v safe_a for_o conscience_n be_v their_o guard_n however_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v ourselves_o much_o indebt_v to_o socrates_n as_o to_o moral_a philosophy_n since_o by_o his_o apply_v himself_o
respect_n of_o itself_o always_o exalt_v and_o content_a if_o so_o you_o may_v then_o say_v that_o you_o be_v arrive_v to_o the_o most_o accomplish_a pitch_n of_o happiness_n that_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o but_o if_o you_o be_v still_o in_o pursuit_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n and_o seek_v they_o every_o where_o know_v that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n you_o want_v as_o much_o wisdom_n as_o content_v you_o desire_v to_o attain_v this_o chief_a happiness_n but_o you_o be_v deceive_v if_o you_o expect_v to_o procure_v it_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o riches_n if_o you_o seek_v delight_n among_o honour_n it_o be_v to_o seek_v it_o among_o care_n and_o trouble_n that_o which_o you_o fancy_n will_v give_v you_o pleasure_n be_v the_o origin_n and_o cause_n of_o a_o thousand_o torment_n pleasure_n and_o content_n be_v the_o universal_a desire_n of_o all_o man_n but_o they_o general_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o method_n how_o to_o obtain_v such_o content_a as_o may_v be_v fix_v and_o permanent_a some_o seek_v it_o in_o feast_n and_o luxury_n other_o in_o riches_n and_o great_a office_n and_o dominion_n other_o in_o the_o favour_n and_o smile_n of_o their_o dalilah_n other_o in_o a_o vain_a ostentation_n of_o their_o learning_n and_o part_n which_o oftentimes_o stand_v the_o soul_n in_o little_a stead_n their_o short-lived_a and_o deceitful_a pastime_n delude_v they_o such_o as_o ebriety_n which_o for_o the_o seem_a pleasure_n of_o a_o hour_n cause_v many_o month_n of_o real_a sorrow_n and_o trouble_n or_o the_o applause_n and_o acclamation_n of_o the_o people_n which_o we_o have_v already_o purchase_v by_o much_o unquietness_n and_o which_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o draw_v upon_o we_o as_o much_o more_o remember_v therefore_o that_o a_o wiseman_n ought_v to_o procure_v to_o himself_o such_o a_o satisfaction_n of_o mind_n as_o be_v always_o firm_a constant_a and_o equal_a his_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v like_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n above_o the_o moon_n where_o a_o continual_a serenity_n reign_v you_o have_v reason_n therefore_o to_o endeavour_v to_o be_v wise_a see_v the_o wiseman_n be_v always_o full_a of_o content_a this_o satisfaction_n proceed_v from_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o from_o his_o knowledge_n of_o be_v a_o virtuous_a man._n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o enjoy_v this_o quiet_a unless_o we_o be_v just_o magnanimous_a and_o temperate_a but_o what_o will_v you_o say_v do_v fool_n and_o wicked_a man_n rejoice_v no_o more_o than_o lion_n when_o they_o have_v find_v a_o prey_n when_o such_o have_v spend_v the_o night_n in_o debauchery_n when_o they_o have_v gorge_v themselves_o with_o wine_n and_o consume_v their_o strength_n in_o the_o converse_n of_o woman_n and_o that_o their_o stomach_n can_v no_o long_o contain_v the_o quantity_n of_o meat_n they_o have_v devour_v they_o may_v then_o well_o cry_v out_o what_o miserable_a wretch_n be_v we_o we_o now_o plain_o perceive_v that_o this_o night_n have_v be_v spend_v in_o vain_a and_o deceitful_a pleasure_n námque_fw-la ut_fw-la supremam_fw-la falsa_fw-la inter_fw-la gaudia_fw-la noctem_fw-la egerimus_fw-la nosti_fw-la the_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o god_n and_o of_o those_o that_o imitate_v they_o be_v never_o interrupt_v and_o never_o have_v a_o end_n their_o satisfaction_n will_v fail_v if_o it_o come_v from_o without_o that_o which_o fortune_n never_o give_v it_o can_v never_o take_v from_o we_o that_o the_o pain_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v great_a than_o those_o of_o the_o body_n the_o last_o difference_n that_o laertius_n put_v between_o epicurus_n and_o aristippus_n be_v that_o as_o aristippus_n esteem_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o body_n great_a and_o more_o troublesome_a than_o those_o of_o the_o mind_n he_o suppose_v likewise_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n much_o great_a and_o more_o considerable_a than_o those_o of_o the_o mind_n whereas_o epicurus_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n in_o the_o body_n say_v he_o we_o can_v feel_v only_a thing_n present_a but_o the_o mind_n can_v be_v sensible_a of_o thing_n past_a and_o to_o come_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o a_o great_a degree_n of_o pleasure_n or_o a_o extreme_a affliction_n of_o the_o mind_n contribute_v more_o to_o a_o happy_a or_o to_o a_o unhappy_a life_n than_o much_o pleasure_n or_o much_o pain_n of_o the_o body_n if_o the_o painful_a disease_n of_o the_o body_n embitter_v the_o sweetness_n of_o our_o life_n those_o of_o the_o mind_n ought_v to_o render_v it_o much_o more_o unhappy_a now_o the_o principal_a distemper_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o greedy_a extravagant_a desire_n of_o riches_n of_o glory_n of_o dominion_n of_o sordid_a and_o unlawful_a pleasure_n moreover_o the_o disturbance_n gripe_n and_o sorrow_n that_o overwhelm_v the_o mind_n those_o anxious_a care_n that_o consume_v it_o etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o be_v what_o ovid_n think_v when_o he_o upbraid_v we_o because_o we_o can_v ready_o undergo_v the_o scorch_a heat_n of_o the_o fire_n the_o sharpnesess_v of_o iron_n and_o the_o trouble_n of_o thirst_n to_o free_v ourselves_o from_o some_o distemper_n of_o the_o body_n but_o to_o heal_v the_o mind_n which_o be_v of_o a_o far_o great_a value_n we_o scruple_n to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n ut_fw-la corpus_fw-la redimas_fw-la ferrum_fw-la patieris_fw-la &_o ignes_fw-la arida_fw-la nec_fw-la sitiens_fw-la ora_fw-la lavabis_fw-la aqua_fw-la ut_fw-la valeas_fw-la animo_fw-la quicquam_fw-la tolerare_fw-la negabis_fw-la at_o pretium_fw-la pars_fw-la haec_fw-la corpore_fw-la majus_fw-la habet_fw-la and_o i_o suppose_v horace_n have_v the_o same_o fancy_n in_o the_o forementioned_a passage_n no_o cur_n quae_fw-la feriant_fw-la oculos_fw-la festinas_fw-la demere_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la animum_fw-la differ_v curandi_fw-la tempus_fw-la in_o annum_fw-la true_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v infinite_o more_o noble_a than_o the_o body_n and_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n it_o alone_o make_v up_o almost_o the_o entire_a man_n it_o must_v therefore_o necessary_o be_v much_o more_o susceptible_a as_o well_o of_o the_o impression_n of_o good_a of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n as_o of_o evil_a trouble_v and_o disquietness_n beside_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a than_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n because_o these_o have_v sign_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v they_o but_o the_o other_o be_v often_o conceal_v from_o we_o for_o our_o reason_n that_o ought_v to_o ponder_v they_o be_v disturb_v and_o can_v make_v a_o right_a estimation_n therefore_o such_o as_o be_v sick_a in_o body_n seek_v a_o remedy_n from_o physic_n but_o such_o as_o be_v distemper_a in_o mind_n from_o philosophy_n yet_o will_v not_o obey_v its_o direction_n again_o among_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n those_o be_v the_o great_a and_o the_o most_o dangerous_a of_o all_o which_o cast_v we_o into_o a_o slumber_n and_o be_v not_o feel_v by_o the_o patient_n as_o a_o lethargy_n the_o falling-sickness_n and_o that_o burn_a fever_n which_o cause_v a_o dilirium_n now_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o distemper_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o aught_o to_o be_v reckon_v of_o as_o dangerous_a a_o consequence_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o be_v not_o know_v to_o be_v what_o they_o be_v and_o ofttimes_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o a_o fair_a show_n and_o pretence_n of_o contrary_a virtue_n for_o example_n fury_n and_o wrath_n be_v style_v courage_n fear_v and_o cowardice_n usurp_v the_o name_n of_o prudence_n in_o short_a discontent_n which_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o a_o distemper_n which_o general_o cause_v the_o other_o disease_n to_o be_v more_o unpleasant_a sad_a and_o troublesome_a affect_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o seem_v to_o be_v take_v and_o cause_v not_o without_o great_a provocation_n and_o just_a resentment_n neither_o be_v we_o to_o pretend_v with_o aristippus_n that_o criminal_n be_v common_o punish_v with_o pain_n and_o bodily_a torment_n as_o be_v more_o severe_a and_o uneasy_a to_o be_v undergo_v for_o as_o the_o legislator_n or_o the_o judge_n have_v not_o the_o same_o power_n over_o the_o mind_n as_o over_o the_o body_n so_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o he_o can_v appoint_v that_o the_o offender_n shall_v be_v torture_v in_o his_o mind_n but_o in_o his_o body_n that_o so_o a_o visible_a punishment_n may_v be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o offender_n whereby_o the_o people_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o strict_a awe_n from_o offend_a but_o it_o follow_v not_o from_o thence_o that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a pain_n than_o that_o or_o that_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o mind_n may_v not_o be_v a_o more_o grievous_a torment_n beside_o when_o a_o man_n be_v real_o under_o the_o actual_a suffering_n of_o the_o body_n or_o when_o he_o suppose_v that_o he_o shall_v short_o be_v so_o he_o fancy_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v tie_v to_o the_o rack_n or_o perhaps_o that_o his_o head_n shall_v be_v
be_v that_o we_o must_v observe_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v two_o general_a bulwark_n against_o these_o sort_n of_o external_a evil_n the_o first_o be_v a_o good_a conscience_n for_o as_o crantor_n say_v it_o be_v a_o great_a support_n under_o affliction_n to_o be_v free_a from_o gild_n the_o second_o be_v to_o foresee_v and_o to_o lay_v before_o our_o eye_n the_o mischief_n and_o evil_n that_o may_v happen_v for_o he_o who_o fore-sees_a the_o blow_n and_o be_v prepare_v to_o receive_v it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o beat_v down_o as_o when_o he_o be_v strike_v unprovided_a when_o he_o be_v arm_v with_o resolution_n and_o courage_n as_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o breastplate_n he_o be_v not_o so_o soon_o wound_v as_o when_o he_o be_v naked_a and_o unguarded_a therefore_o a_o wise_a man_n never_o trust_v so_o much_o to_o his_o good_a fortune_n but_o he_o think_v also_o upon_o his_o evil_n for_o fortune_n have_v nothing_o fix_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n certain_a or_o of_o a_o long_a continuance_n in_o human_a affair_n he_o always_o represent_v before_o his_o eye_n some_o example_n of_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a thing_n and_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o mischief_n that_o happen_v to_o any_o body_n but_o that_o the_o same_o may_v befall_v he_o therefore_o he_o do_v wait_v till_o the_o time_n of_o war_n then_o to_o furnish_v himself_o with_o arm_n to_o support_v it_o nor_o till_o a_o storm_n happen_v then_o to_o prepare_v to_o resist_v it_o if_o a_o wise_a man_n beget_v a_o son_n say_v cicero_z he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v beget_v a_o mortal_a and_o bring_v he_o up_o in_o that_o persuasion_n if_o he_o send_v he_o to_o troy_n to_o defend_v greece_n he_o know_v that_o he_o do_v send_v he_o to_o a_o feast_n but_o to_o a_o dangerous_a war._n this_o consideration_n say_v he_o and_o this_o meditation_n upon_o the_o evil_n to_o come_v before_o they_o happen_v qualify_v and_o allay_v the_o mischief_n that_o befall_v afterward_o so_o that_o i_o think_v theseus_n can_v be_v too_o much_o commend_v for_o say_v in_o euripides_n i_o think_v before_o upon_o the_o calamity_n to_o come_v upon_o death_n banishment_n etc._n etc._n that_o i_o may_v be_v the_o better_o enable_v to_o encounter_v with_o adverse_a fortune_n it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o the_o evil_n that_o be_v not_o fore-seen_a be_v much_o more_o grievous_a and_o that_o the_o foresight_n and_o preparation_n of_o the_o mind_n have_v a_o great_a efficacy_n to_o lessen_v the_o pain_n let_v mankind_n set_v always_o before_o his_o eye_n the_o casualty_n of_o the_o world_n for_o this_o excellent_a and_o divine_a wisdom_n consist_v in_o have_v a_o long_a while_n perfect_o know_v and_o consider_v human_a affair_n and_o meditate_a upon_o they_o not_o wonder_v at_o any_o thing_n that_o happen_v nor_o believe_v before_o a_o thing_n happen_v that_o such_o a_o thing_n can_v come_v to_o pass_v he_o afterward_o commend_v the_o advice_n of_o terence_n that_o a_o man_n in_o prosperity_n shall_v think_v with_o himself_o how_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o endure_v adversity_n danger_n loss_n and_o banishment_n the_o miscarriage_n of_o a_o son_n the_o death_n of_o a_o wife_n the_o sickness_n of_o a_o daughter_n that_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v common_a that_o they_o may_v happen_v so_o that_o nothing_o new_a aught_o to_o surprise_v we_o and_o whatever_o good_a befall_v we_o beyond_o our_o expectation_n it_o shall_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o so_o much_o profit_n and_o pure_a gain_n it_o be_v this_o kind_n of_o meditation_n and_o foresight_n that_o cause_v that_o constancy_n of_o mind_n in_o socrates_n appear_v always_o with_o a_o serene_a and_o pleasant_a countenance_n true_o how_o can_v his_o look_n be_v otherwise_o see_v his_o soul_n be_v never_o move_v nor_o disturb_v agrippinus_n proceed_v yet_o far_o for_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v a_o panegyric_n of_o all_o the_o evil_n that_o befall_v he_o of_o disease_n when_o they_o seize_v upon_o he_o of_o infamy_n when_o man_n slander_v he_o of_o banishment_n when_o he_o be_v drive_v away_o and_o when_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n he_o be_v go_v to_o sit_v at_o table_n a_o message_n be_v bring_v he_o from_o nero_n to_o command_v he_o immediate_o to_o be_v go_v and_o to_o depart_v he_o answer_v nothing_o else_o but_o well_o we_o shall_v then_o dine_v at_o the_o town_n of_o aricia_n ariciae_fw-la ergo_fw-la prandebimus_fw-la how_o we_o ought_v to_o support_v external_a and_o public_a evil_n as_o evil_n be_v usual_o distinguish_v into_o public_a such_o as_o be_v war_n tyranny_n the_o ruin_n of_o our_o country_n plague_n famine_n and_o such_o like_a and_o into_o private_a as_o banishment_n imprisonment_n slavery_n ignominy_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o speak_v much_o of_o the_o public_a evil_n because_o they_o do_v real_o concern_v we_o so_o much_o as_o they_o be_v public_a but_o as_o they_o be_v private_a and_o come_v home_o to_o we_o in_o particular_n it_o be_v true_a when_o public_a calamity_n involve_v a_o great_a many_o person_n this_o must_v needs_o create_v much_o noise_n and_o they_o be_v reckon_v so_o much_o the_o more_o unsufferable_a because_o our_o common_a mother_n namely_o our_o country_n be_v wrong_v and_o injure_v but_o if_o we_o take_v more_o particular_a notice_n we_o may_v perceive_v that_o the_o evil_n concern_v every_o one_o no_o otherwise_o than_o it_o strike_v at_o they_o in_o particular_a and_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o this_o be_v no_o paradox_n that_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v common_a to_o many_o on_o who_o we_o have_v compassion_n be_v not_o more_o uneasy_a to_o be_v bear_v it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o instance_n in_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o every_o one_o and_o what_o our_o experience_n sufficient_o verify_v that_o it_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o afflict_a to_o have_v fellow-sufferer_n but_o we_o need_v take_v notice_n but_o of_o one_o thing_n and_o consider_v that_o when_o a_o neighbour_n house_n be_v on_o fire_n none_o but_o the_o neighbour_n run_v to_o extinguish_v it_o those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o same_o city_n at_o a_o distance_n be_v not_o at_o all_o concered_a at_o it_o for_o though_o they_o be_v all_o fellow-citizen_n yet_o the_o calamity_n do_v touch_v they_o so_o much_o as_o it_o do_v the_o other_o so_o if_o the_o war_n be_v begin_v in_o persia_n or_o if_o the_o plague_n be_v hot_a in_o india_n and_o make_v there_o a_o great_a destruction_n that_o do_v concern_v we_o though_o they_o be_v fellow-citizen_n of_o the_o same_o world_n because_o the_o evil_n be_v too_o far_o off_o to_o injure_v we_o and_o though_o it_o may_v infect_v the_o border_n of_o our_o kingdom_n either_o it_o move_v we_o not_o or_o if_o it_o do_v it_o be_v by_o accident_n in_o that_o it_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o we_o and_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o the_o evil._n but_o that_o i_o may_v not_o stop_v here_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o we_o be_v involve_v in_o any_o common_a calamity_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n chief_o to_o be_v weigh_v first_o that_o such_o be_v the_o condition_n and_o natural_a course_n of_o thing_n which_o we_o can_v hinder_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o the_o world_n who_o have_v appoint_v such_o alteration_n and_o change_n and_o he_o be_v most_o wise_a his_o design_n though_o unknown_a to_o man_n may_v be_v and_o be_v most_o excellent_a that_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o we_o to_o quarrel_v at_o or_o alter_v that_o order_n that_o he_o have_v establish_v but_o that_o we_o ought_v willing_o to_o yield_v and_o follow_v the_o path_n that_o his_o providence_n have_v prescribe_v to_o we_o and_o that_o see_v it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o change_v destiny_n or_o rather_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n it_o will_v better_o become_v we_o to_o mitigate_v the_o harshness_n and_o trouble_v by_o our_o own_o free_a consent_n than_o to_o increase_v the_o mischief_n by_o fruitless_a opposition_n that_o commonwealth_n have_v their_o natural_a revolution_n and_o that_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o sometime_o they_o shall_v be_v govern_v by_o prince_n and_o become_v monarchy_n sometime_o by_o the_o people_n and_o devolve_v into_o democracy_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o chieftain_n and_o principal_a man_n and_o be_v change_v into_o aristocracy_n this_o cicero_n tell_v we_o which_o he_o have_v take_v out_o of_o plato_n unto_o which_o he_o add_v this_o excellent_a passage_n which_o show_v the_o nobility_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o the_o extraordinary_a greatness_n and_o resolution_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o describe_v the_o lamentable_a state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n i_o have_v not_o hide_v myself_o i_o have_v not_o cowardly_o forsake_v neither_o have_v i_o extraordinary_o afflict_v myself_o i_o have_v not_o behave_v
need_n of_o any_o other_o ground_n but_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o do_v evil_a or_o from_o transgress_v but_o those_o who_o have_v not_o so_o much_o ingenuity_n as_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o importance_n hereof_o desist_v from_o murder_v one_o another_o mere_o out_o of_o the_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n of_o the_o grievous_a punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v on_o offender_n which_o we_o see_v still_o at_o present_a to_o be_v our_o case_n between_o who_o right_o and_o justice_n take_v place_n as_o after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v it_o may_v be_v question_v among_o who_o right_o and_o the_o violation_n of_o right_n and_o consequent_o justice_n and_o injustice_n which_o be_v opposite_n take_v place_n this_o in_o my_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o compare_v man_n with_o other_o animal_n therefore_o as_o there_o be_v no_o kind_n of_o right_n and_o injury_n of_o just_a or_o unjust_a between_o the_o rest_n of_o animal_n because_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o make_v any_o agreement_n between_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v do_v no_o mischief_n to_o one_o another_o so_o there_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v between_o the_o nation_n which_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o make_v any_o such_o compact_n to_o do_v no_o wrong_n one_o to_o another_o for_o just_a or_o right_o the_o observance_n whereof_o be_v name_v justice_n be_v only_o in_o a_o mutual_a society_n therefore_o justice_n be_v the_o tie_n of_o that_o society_n so_o that_o every_o one_o of_o its_o member_n may_v live_v in_o security_n and_o free_a from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o danger_n and_o disturbance_n that_o a_o continual_a fear_n of_o be_v assault_v or_o recieve_v damage_n may_v raise_v in_o we_o so_o that_o all_o animal_n whether_o man_n or_o other_o who_o can_v or_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o a_o society_n and_o consequent_o be_v concern_v in_o such_o agreement_n be_v deprive_v of_o this_o advantage_n and_o have_v not_o among_o themselves_o any_o obligation_n of_o right_n and_o justice_n to_o make_v they_o live_v in_o security_n so_o that_o there_o remain_v to_o they_o no_o other_o mean_n of_o security_n than_o to_o prevent_v one_o another_o and_o to_o treat_v they_o so_o hardly_o that_o they_o may_v not_o have_v power_n to_o do_v they_o any_o mischief_n for_o this_o cause_n as_o among_o those_o animal_n that_o have_v agree_v upon_o nothing_o among_o themselves_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o one_o injure_v another_o one_o may_v say_v that_o he_o who_o do_v the_o evil_a to_o the_o other_o be_v mischievous_a or_o hurt_v the_o other_o who_o be_v injure_v but_o not_o that_o it_o be_v unjust_a in_o this_o respect_n or_o that_o it_o do_v wrong_v because_o there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o right_n no_o agreement_n no_o law_n precedent_n to_o restrain_v they_o from_o do_v mischief_n so_o among_o man_n who_o have_v make_v no_o compact_n nor_o be_v not_o enter_v into_o any_o society_n if_o any_o treat_v another_o rude_o or_o barbarous_o one_o may_v say_v that_o he_o do_v he_o damage_n or_o do_v he_o mischief_n but_o not_o that_o he_o be_v unjust_a to_o he_o or_o that_o he_o wrong_n or_o injure_v he_o because_o there_o be_v no_o law_n to_o bind_v he_o to_o do_v no_o mischief_n to_o such_o a_o one_o but_o between_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n can_v there_o be_v any_o justice_n none_o at_o all_o it_o be_v true_a that_o if_o man_n can_v with_o other_o animal_n as_o with_o man_n make_v agreement_n and_o contract_n not_o to_o kill_v one_o another_o we_o can_v then_o between_o they_o and_o we_o demand_v justice_n for_o that_o will_v tend_v to_o a_o mutual_a security_n but_o because_o it_o can_v be_v that_o animal_n that_o be_v without_o reason_n shall_v be_v oblige_v or_o tie_v to_o we_o by_o any_o common_a law_n therefore_o we_o can_v take_v any_o more_o security_n from_o the_o other_o animal_n than_o from_o the_o inanimate_a creature_n so_o that_o to_o secure_v ourselves_o there_o remain_v for_o we_o no_o other_o mean_n than_o to_o make_v use_n of_o that_o power_n that_o we_o have_v either_o to_o kill_v they_o or_o to_o force_v they_o to_o obey_v we_o you_o may_v perhaps_o here_o by_o the_o by_o ask_v why_o we_o kill_v those_o creature_n also_o which_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o fear_v i_o confess_v we_o may_v do_v this_o sometime_o through_o intemperance_n and_o cruelty_n as_o by_o inhumanity_n and_o barbarity_n we_o often_o abuse_v such_o sometime_o who_o be_v out_o of_o our_o society_n and_o of_o who_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v apprehend_v any_o danger_n of_o evil._n but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o offend_v against_o temperance_n or_o any_o of_o its_o species_n viz._n such_o as_o sobriety_n gentleness_n or_o humanity_n and_o a_o natural_a goodness_n and_o another_o to_o offend_v against_o justice_n which_o suppose_v agreement_n and_o law_n beside_o of_o all_o animal_n which_o be_v not_o injurious_a to_o humane_a race_n there_o be_v no_o kind_n but_o may_v be_v so_o if_o we_o suffer_v they_o to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v beyond_o measure_n as_o to_o what_o at_o present_a concern_v the_o pretend_a savage_a life_n of_o the_o first_o man_n it_o be_v not_o epicurus_n who_o be_v the_o first_o broacher_n of_o this_o fancy_n for_o the_o most_o ancient_a poet_n make_v mention_n of_o it_o and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v orpheus_n that_o sacred_a interpreter_n of_o the_o god_n and_o amphion_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o thebes_n who_o by_o their_o sage_a and_o eloquent_a discourse_n withdraw_v those_o man_n from_o their_o unsettled_a and_o wander_a way_n of_o live_v change_v their_o cruel_a and_o barbarous_a custom_n and_o manner_n orpheus_n inspire_v by_o more_o than_o human_a power_n do_v not_o as_o poet_n feign_v tame_v savage_a beast_n but_o man_n as_o lawless_n and_o as_o wild_a as_o they_o and_o first_o dissuade_v they_o from_o rage_n and_o blood_n thus_o when_o amphion_n build_v the_o theban_a wall_n they_o feign_v the_o stone_n obey_v his_o magic_a lute_n cicero_n himself_o as_o if_o have_v almost_o forget_v that_o he_o have_v so_o high_o exalt_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o human_a nature_n declare_v it_o to_o be_v altogether_o celestial_a and_o divine_a yet_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o man_n be_v wander_v like_o vagabond_n about_o the_o field_n in_o some_o manner_n resemble_v the_o brute_n that_o neither_o reason_n religion_n piety_n nor_o humanity_n be_v then_o know_v among_o they_o that_o they_o be_v stranger_n to_o wedlock_n and_o a_o lawful_a issue_n that_o they_o neither_o use_v natural_a nor_o civil_a right_n that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o gross_a ignorance_n and_o that_o their_o unbridled_a lust_n put_v they_o upon_o exert_v the_o power_n and_o ability_n of_o their_o body_n to_o satiate_v itself_o every_o one_o possess_v more_o or_o less_o according_a as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o take_v away_o and_o keep_v from_o another_o but_o say_v he_o afterward_o some_o man_n be_v find_v to_o be_v of_o a_o better_a temper_n and_o more_o judgement_n and_o reason_n than_o the_o rest_n who_o reflect_v on_o this_o miserable_a way_n of_o live_v and_o withal_o consider_v the_o tractableness_n of_o mankind_n be_v resolve_v to_o represent_v to_o their_o companion_n how_o advantageous_a it_o will_v be_v to_o join_v together_o in_o society_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n by_o degree_n they_o reclaim_v they_o from_o their_o first_o barbarous_a manner_n of_o live_v and_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o civil_a behaviour_n who_o invent_v both_o divine_a and_o humane_a right_n gather_v man_n into_o company_n erect_a town_n and_o city_n make_v law_n and_o afterward_o constitute_v king_n and_o governor_n to_o check_v the_o insolent_a and_o to_o protect_v the_o feeble_n and_o week_n against_o the_o strong_a other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o age_n begin_v with_o the_o famous_a golden_a age_n which_o be_v so_o happy_a that_o man_n be_v not_o then_o bind_v up_o by_o any_o law_n nor_o fright_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n but_o live_v together_o innocent_o have_v regard_n to_o piety_n justice_n and_o equity_n when_o man_n yet_o new_a no_o rule_n but_o uncorrupted_a reason_n know_v and_o with_o a_o native_a bent_n do_v good_a pursue_v unforced_a by_o punishment_n unaw_v by_o fear_n his_o word_n be_v simple_a and_o his_o soul_n sincere_a no_o suppliant_a crowd_n before_o the_o judge_n appear_v no_o court_n erect_v yet_o no_o cause_n be_v hear_v but_o all_o be_v safe_a for_o conscience_n be_v their_o guard_n seneca_n render_v it_o thus_o according_a to_o posidonius_n they_o be_v not_o yet_o corrupt_v nor_o debauch_v in_o their_o principle_n but_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n which_o direct_v and_o awe_v they_o from_o do_v ill_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o their_o governor_n they_o neither_o respect_v his_o strength_n nor_o outward_a appearance_n but_o his_o
natural_a law_n or_o according_a to_o nature_n not_o only_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o natural_a or_o more_o according_a to_o nature_n than_o society_n and_o society_n be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v without_o this_o precept_n it_o ought_v also_o to_o be_v esteem_v natural_a but_o also_o because_o god_n seem_v to_o have_v imprint_v it_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n and_o that_o this_o law_n contain_v in_o such_o a_o full_a manner_n all_o the_o other_o law_n of_o society_n that_o no_o man_n can_v invade_v the_o right_n of_o another_o but_o he_o must_v violate_v this_o law_n therefore_o this_o law_n alone_o ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o all_o our_o action_n that_o concern_v our_o neighbour_n and_o true_o as_o every_o one_o desire_n that_o his_o right_n may_v be_v religious_o preserve_v to_o he_o so_o that_o no_o man_n may_v attempt_v upon_o it_o he_o need_v but_o think_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o other_o and_o to_o put_v himself_o in_o their_o place_n and_o condition_n to_o understand_v what_o he_o ought_v or_o what_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v therefore_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o near_o at_o hand_n and_o more_o ready_a nor_o more_o infallible_a than_o our_o own_o conscience_n every_o one_o may_v consult_v himself_o and_o he_o alone_o may_v be_v his_o own_o proper_a and_o true_a casuist_n so_o that_o he_o who_o seek_v for_o other_o seem_v not_o so_o much_o dispose_v to_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v to_o another_o what_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v to_o himself_o as_o to_o not_o dare_v to_o do_v it_o if_o he_o have_v not_o some_o body_n upon_o who_o he_o may_v cast_v the_o blame_v and_o upon_o this_o point_n cicero_n treat_v very_o well_o in_o his_o office_n that_o those_o who_o prohibit_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v whereof_o there_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o it_o be_v just_a or_o unjust_a can_v prescribe_v any_o rule_n nor_o precept_n more_o useful_a and_o reasonable_a because_o equity_n here_o appear_v and_o be_v plain_o discoverable_a and_o that_o our_o doubt_n be_v a_o sign_n that_o we_o think_v or_o design_n to_o do_v evil._n bene_fw-la praecipiunt_fw-la qui_fw-la vetant_fw-la quidquam_fw-la agere_fw-la quod_fw-la dubites_fw-la aequum_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o iniquum_fw-la aequitas_fw-la enim_fw-la lucet_fw-la ipsa_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la dubitatio_fw-la autem_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la significat_fw-la injuriae_fw-la upon_o this_o subject_a i_o remember_v what_o monsieur_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moignon_fw-fr first_o precedent_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n a_o wise_a and_o learned_a judge_n say_v to_o we_o one_o day_n as_o we_o be_v walk_v in_o his_o shady_a retirement_n in_o the_o wood_n de_fw-fr baville_n that_o that_o maxim_n of_o cicero_n if_o it_o be_v due_o practise_v among_o man_n will_v be_v of_o a_o wonderful_a use_n and_o that_o for_o what_o concern_v those_o who_o have_v such_o sort_n of_o doubt_n and_o trouble_v themselves_o to_o seek_v for_o casuist_n to_o support_v they_o he_o have_v read_v a_o excellent_a say_v in_o a_o spanish_a author_n that_o such_o person_n seek_v to_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n or_o to_o play_v the_o cheat_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n quieren_n pley_v tear_n contra_fw-la la_fw-fr lay_v de_fw-fr dios._n let_v we_o observe_v moreov_a that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n have_v say_v very_o well_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v for_o the_o just_a because_o he_o who_o be_v true_o just_o observe_v it_o not_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o the_o punishment_n that_o the_o law_n threaten_v but_o out_o of_o a_o love_n for_o justice_n itself_o and_o out_o of_o a_o respect_n for_o it_o so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n nor_o magistrate_n he_o will_v notwithstanding_o still_o live_v in_o obedience_n to_o law_n and_o justice_n therefore_o that_o excellent_a expression_n of_o menander_n be_v think_v praiseworthy_a if_o you_o be_v just_o your_o manner_n will_v be_v to_o you_o instead_o of_o law_n and_o the_o answer_n of_o aristotle_n be_v remarkable_a when_o he_o be_v question_v what_o profit_n he_o have_v find_v and_o receive_v from_o the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n to_o do_v say_v he_o of_o my_o own_o accord_n and_o without_o constraint_n what_o other_o do_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o law_n this_o oblige_a horace_n to_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la faciendum_fw-la formidine_fw-la poenae_fw-la from_o whence_o we_o may_v remark_n that_o correction_n and_o punishment_n be_v not_o only_o ordain_v for_o the_o wicked_a and_o criminal_n that_o they_o may_v perish_v and_o be_v extinct_a but_o that_o by_o their_o destruction_n they_o may_v also_o terrify_v and_o restrain_v other_o as_o seneca_n observe_v and_o according_a to_o lactantius_n who_o bring_v in_o plato_n say_v that_o a_o wise_a and_o prudent_a man_n punish_v not_o because_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n for_o he_o can_v make_v that_o which_o be_v already_o do_v to_o be_v undo_v but_o that_o other_o may_v not_o commit_v the_o same_o crime_n but_o let_v we_o hearken_v to_o epicurus_n discourse_v of_o the_o great_a advantage_n that_o there_o be_v in_o observe_v justice_n that_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o live_v up_o to_o justice_n jvstice_n have_v be_v establish_v by_o a_o common_a agreement_n every_o one_o ought_v to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o admit_v into_o the_o society_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o member_n upon_o this_o condition_n either_o express_a or_o understand_v that_o he_o shall_v do_v wrong_a to_o no_o man_n nor_o no_o man_n to_o he_o and_o thus_o we_o must_v either_o keep_v to_o this_o agreement_n or_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o society_n see_v that_o he_o be_v suffer_v there_o but_o upon_o the_o same_o condition_n that_o he_o be_v admit_v from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o as_o natural_o he_o do_v desire_v to_o be_v evil_o deal_v withal_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o deal_v ill_o with_o other_o nor_o do_v to_o other_o what_o he_o will_v not_o that_o other_o shall_v do_v to_o he_o this_o be_v grant_v we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o law_n have_v be_v establish_v in_o favour_n and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o wise_a man_n not_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o commit_v injustice_n but_o to_o prevent_v other_o from_o do_v they_o wrong_n for_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n they_o be_v so_o incline_v that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n they_o will_v injure_v no_o body_n for_o they_o have_v limit_v their_o desire_n and_o confine_v they_o to_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n to_o supply_v which_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o do_v injustice_n for_o there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n nature_n allow_v of_o which_o will_v cause_v we_o to_o wrong_v any_o body_n for_o those_o exorbitance_n and_o irregular_a desire_n which_o proceed_v from_o our_o vain_a and_o unruly_a passion_n and_o lust_n be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o mischief_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o product_n of_o the_o earth_n such_o as_o corn_n fruit_n water_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v obtain_v without_o any_o great_a difficulty_n and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o these_o as_o often_o as_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n excite_v we_o afford_v we_o no_o small_a pleasure_n and_o satisfaction_n without_o be_v hereby_o tempt_v to_o riot_n and_o excess_n or_o to_o commit_v robbery_n or_o other_o enormous_a crime_n upon_o our_o neighbour_n which_o man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o become_v liable_a to_o and_o guilty_a of_o when_o they_o indulge_v their_o extravagant_a lust_n in_o live_v splendid_o and_o sumptuous_o and_o by_o unjust_o heap_v up_o of_o riches_n to_o maintain_v such_o their_o extravagance_n nor_o shall_v i_o here_o stand_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o particular_n such_o who_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o decent_a habit_n with_o one_o habitation_n nor_o one_o wife_n and_o so_o of_o the_o like_a who_o pass_v the_o bound_n that_o nature_n have_v appoint_v be_v daily_o hurry_v away_o by_o their_o passion_n and_o endless_a desire_n beyond_o all_o limit_n moreover_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n act_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o and_o for_o his_o own_o good_a and_o satisfaction_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o will_v contribute_v more_o to_o this_o purpose_n than_o in_o careful_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o justice_n for_o when_o he_o render_v unto_o every_o one_o what_o belong_v to_o he_o and_o that_o he_o do_v wrong_a to_o no_o man_n he_o preserve_v and_o support_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v the_o society_n in_o which_o his_o own_o safety_n be_v involve_v he_o provoke_v no_o body_n to_o do_v he_o injury_n neither_o do_v he_o fear_v the_o penalty_n and_o punishment_n which_o the_o public_a law_n threaten_v so_o that_o his_o conscience_n be_v free_a from_o gild_n he_o be_v at_o quiet_a and_o ease_v within_o himself_o without_o any_o private_a check_n or_o gripe_v which_o be_v one_o main_a design_n of_o justice_n to_o procure_v and_o the_o most_o excellent_a
and_o great_a advantage_n that_o we_o can_v reap_v from_o it_o but_o we_o must_v not_o fancy_v that_o he_o who_o have_v secret_o break_v the_o law_n unknown_a to_o man_n may_v enjoy_v as_o much_o peace_n and_o quiet_a of_o mind_n as_o he_o who_o be_v true_o just_a for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v though_o he_o have_v act_v in_o the_o dark_a yet_o he_o can_v be_v assure_v that_o the_o fact_n shall_v always_o remain_v conceal_v though_o crime_n may_v indeed_o be_v do_v secret_o yet_o this_o be_v no_o security_n neither_o do_v it_o advantage_n a_o man_n who_o commit_v a_o wicked_a deed_n to_o conceal_v himself_o for_o though_o he_o have_v have_v the_o good_a fortune_n of_o keep_v the_o fact_n conceal_v hitherto_o yet_o he_o have_v no_o assurance_n that_o it_o shall_v always_o so_o continue_v though_o a_o wicked_a act_n may_v at_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v quite_o forget_v and_o as_o it_o be_v bury_v out_o of_o sight_n yet_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o it_o will_v remain_v so_o till_o death_n few_o wickedness_n be_v so_o secret_o act_v but_o they_o give_v some_o cause_n of_o suspicion_n for_o though_o at_o first_o they_o be_v only_o private_o whisper_v yet_o soon_o after_o they_o be_v public_o talk_v of_o and_o then_o fame_n spread_v they_o and_o then_o a_o process_n be_v begin_v and_o the_o sentence_n sudden_o follow_v nay_o many_o there_o have_v be_v who_o have_v discover_v themselves_o either_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o in_o a_o frenzy_n or_o in_o drink_n or_o by_o let_v fall_n a_o unadvised_a word_n by_o the_o by_o so_o that_o though_o a_o wicked_a man_n deceive_v as_o we_o say_v both_o the_o god_n and_o man_n yet_o he_o must_v always_o remain_v uneasy_a and_o in_o a_o fear_n that_o his_o wickedness_n will_v at_o one_o time_n or_o another_o be_v detect_v from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o though_o injustice_n of_o itself_o and_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v no_o evil_a because_o what_o be_v just_o here_o be_v repute_v unjust_a elsewhere_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a because_o of_o that_o fear_n that_o it_o stir_v up_o in_o we_o which_o cause_v a_o wicked_a man_n to_o be_v continual_o torment_v with_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n so_o that_o he_o be_v still_o suspicious_a of_o something_o and_o apprehensive_a that_o his_o wickedness_n will_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o who_o be_v appoint_v to_o punish_v they_o wherefore_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o conducive_a to_o our_o security_n and_o our_o live_n happy_o than_o to_o live_v honest_o and_o observe_v inviolable_o those_o contract_n which_o we_o have_v enter_v into_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n therefore_o a_o just_a man_n seem_v to_o stand_v in_o opposition_n to_o a_o unjust_a for_o as_o the_o one_o be_v free_a from_o trouble_n and_o apprehension_n of_o evil_n so_o the_o other_o on_o the_o contrary_n be_v continual_o alarm_v by_o '_o they_o what_o be_v it_o therefore_o that_o can_v be_v more_o convenient_a and_o profitable_a to_o we_o than_o justice_n and_o more_o hurtful_a than_o injustice_n can_v constant_a trouble_n and_o perplex_v fear_n be_v pleasant_a and_o divert_v to_o any_o man_n since_o therefore_o that_o justice_n be_v so_o great_a a_o good_a and_o injustice_n so_o great_a a_o evil_a let_v we_o sincere_o love_v and_o embrace_v the_o former_a and_o altogether_o abominate_a the_o latter_a and_o if_o by_o chance_n our_o mind_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v sometime_o in_o a_o even_a balance_n and_o doubtful_a what_o to_o do_v let_v we_o have_v always_o before_o our_o eye_n and_o in_o our_o thought_n the_o example_n of_o some_o good_a man_n who_o we_o may_v propose_v to_o imitate_v as_o a_o pattern_n and_o so_o live_v as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o constant_a inspector_n of_o our_o action_n and_o privy_a to_o our_o most_o intimate_a design_n this_o advice_n will_v be_v of_o use_n to_o we_o not_o only_o to_o keep_v we_o from_o commit_v injustice_n but_o also_o from_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o secret_a inconsistent_a with_o honest_a deal_v this_o just_a man_n that_o we_o place_v before_o we_o will_v serve_v to_o keep_v we_o in_o some_o awe_n and_o make_v we_o more_o watchful_a over_o our_o action_n we_o shall_v continual_o have_v some_o regard_n to_o he_o and_o say_v to_o ourselves_o i_o will_v not_o do_v so_o if_o he_o see_v it_o and_o why_o shall_v i_o dare_v to_o do_v so_o in_o his_o absence_n he_o will_v blame_v i_o for_o it_o as_o a_o wicked_a thing_n why_o shall_v i_o not_o fly_v from_o evil_a of_o my_o own_o accord_n do_v then_o every_o thing_n as_o if_o some_o body_n still_o look_v upon_o you_o for_o if_o you_o have_v this_o veneration_n for_o any_o person_n else_o you_o will_v quick_o have_v it_o for_o yourself_o cicero_n treat_v excellent_o upon_o this_o subject_a if_o every_o one_o say_v he_o for_o his_o own_o particular_a advantage_n shall_v be_v always_o ready_a and_o prepare_v to_o entrench_v upon_o his_o neighbour_n right_n and_o strip_v he_o of_o his_o good_n we_o shall_v quick_o perceive_v the_o ruin_n of_o human_a society_n which_o be_v so_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n just_a as_o if_o each_o particular_a member_n shall_v fancy_v that_o by_o attract_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n from_o its_o member_n it_o will_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o support_v itself_o but_o hereby_o we_o shall_v find_v ourselves_o much_o disappoint_v for_o certain_o this_o will_v at_o length_n much_o weaken_v and_o decay_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o thus_o all_o society_n and_o community_n of_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v destroy_v if_o every_o one_o the_o better_a to_o support_v his_o own_o interest_n shall_v violent_o take_v from_o and_o strip_v his_o neighbour_n of_o what_o be_v he_o indeed_o this_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v lawful_a and_o no_o way_n to_o infringe_v the_o bond_n of_o society_n viz._n to_o be_v more_o careful_a and_o industrious_a in_o acquire_v the_o thing_n necessary_a and_o useful_a for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o life_n but_o to_o use_v fraud_n or_o violence_n to_o dispossess_v another_o and_o endeavour_v to_o enrich_v ourselves_o by_o our_o neighbour_n misery_n be_v more_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n even_o than_o death_n itself_o than_o poverty_n than_o pain_n than_o all_o the_o most_o dreadful_a thing_n that_o may_v befall_v we_o there_o be_v nothing_o true_o useful_a but_o what_o be_v just_a and_o honest_a and_o nothing_o just_a and_o honest_a but_o what_o be_v true_o useful_a these_o be_v reciprocal_a and_o whosoever_o endeavour_v to_o separate_v they_o offer_v at_o the_o most_o pernicious_a thing_n that_o can_v befall_v human_a life_n for_o from_o thence_o spring_v murder_n false_a witness_n thievery_n and_o innumerable_a other_o mischief_n they_o judge_v of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o thing_n by_o a_o wrong_a medium_fw-la and_o though_o they_o escape_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o break_v yet_o they_o escape_v not_o the_o disgrace_n and_o infamy_n which_o to_o a_o generous_a mind_n be_v far_o more_o grievous_a and_o intolerable_a they_o consider_v not_o that_o of_o all_o other_o worldly_a good_n the_o most_o important_a and_o considerable_a be_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o honest_a of_o a_o just_a and_o of_o a_o good_a man_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n or_o advantage_n that_o can_v recompense_v this_o loss_n the_o life_n of_o a_o unjust_a man_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n jealousy_n and_o fear_n gripe_n of_o conscience_n and_o anxiety_n of_o mind_n and_o what_o good_a what_o profit_n can_v there_o be_v in_o such_o a_o way_n that_o if_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o he_o will_v be_v honour_v and_o respect_v by_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v therefore_o impossible_a that_o true_a and_o real_a profit_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o justice_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v accompany_v or_o be_v join_v to_o injustice_n now_o as_o justice_n and_o injustice_n be_v contrary_a the_o first_o be_v free_a from_o trouble_n the_o other_o always_o encompass_v with_o it_o what_o great_a advantage_n can_v a_o honest_a and_o good_a man_n desire_n to_o attain_v to_o than_o that_o which_o justice_n afford_v he_o and_o what_o great_a mischief_n can_v a_o wicked_a man_n dread_a than_o that_o which_o injustice_n be_v attend_v with_o for_o what_o profit_n or_o satisfaction_n be_v to_o be_v have_v from_o care_n fear_n and_o perpetual_a inquietude_n whether_o we_o may_v wrong_v any_o man_n without_o do_v he_o a_o injury_n as_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o do_v a_o unjust_a act_n another_o to_o do_v a_o injury_n see_v that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v a_o unjust_a act_n and_o not_o believe_v it_o or_o perhaps_o fancy_v it_o to_o be_v just_o so_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o we_o can_v do_v no_o injury_n but_o when_o we_o have_v a_o design_n to_o do_v it_o and_o so_o he_o who_o do_v it_o