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against_o the_o pestilence_n or_o religious_a abstinence_n a_o preservative_n against_o famine_n or_o innocence_n award_v the_o stroke_n of_o the_o executioner_n in_o short_a as_o to_o the_o time_n of_o death_n in_o this_o concernment_n there_o be_v one_o event_n to_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a to_o the_o clean_a and_o to_o the_o unclean_a to_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v and_o to_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v not_o as_o dies_z the_o good_a so_o die_v the_o sinner_n and_o he_o that_o swear_v as_o he_o that_o fear_v a_o oath_n 2_o in_o respect_n it_o disarm_v the_o text_n of_o all_o its_o force_n and_o purpose_n for_o to_o what_o end_n can_v david_n say_v they_o shall_v not_o dimidiate_n their_o day_n if_o thereby_o he_o intend_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o run_v over_o half_a their_o stage_n of_o life_n or_o subsist_v until_o grey_a hair_n unless_o the_o ground_n or_o reason_n thereof_o be_v also_o
take_v away_o by_o that_o injury_n and_o by_o so_o much_o a_o high_a rate_n be_v those_o good_n prize_v at_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o weak_a abject_a and_o ignoble_a the_o mind_n of_o he_o be_v that_o aestimate_n they_o because_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v dependent_a upon_o other_o pleasure_n nor_o do_v a_o well_o order_v mind_n lose_v any_o part_n of_o its_o happiness_n by_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o now_o have_v due_o praeconsider_v all_o thing_n occurrent_a in_o this_o pregnant_a example_n we_o may_v not_o only_o without_o difficulty_n understand_v what_o those_o first_o motion_n or_o incitement_n be_v which_o object_n exciting_a in_o the_o mind_n thereby_o obtrude_v themselves_o upon_o the_o intellect_n or_o rather_o compel_v the_o intellect_n to_o apprehend_v they_o under_o that_o species_n in_o which_o they_o present_a themselves_o but_o also_o that_o though_o those_o motion_n be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n yet_o the_o consequent_n or_o action_n to_o which_o they_o provoke_v we_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o deliberation_n examination_n and_o arbitrary_a election_n or_o rejection_n since_o every_o action_n be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o practical_a syllogism_n and_o every_o conclusion_n praesuppose_v two_o praecedent_a proposition_n and_o these_o again_o praesuppose_v deliberation_n and_o consequent_o that_o who_o ever_o commit_v a_o evil_a action_n do_v yet_o say_v videóque_fw-la meliora_fw-la probóque_fw-la do_v in_o that_o confess_v his_o action_n to_o be_v deliberate_a and_o arbitrary_a which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o in_o his_o own_o power_n not_o to_o have_v do_v it_o and_o as_o for_o that_o proverbial_a subterfuge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nemo_n mâ—lus_n ultro_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la beatus_fw-la non_fw-la volens_fw-la aristotle_n have_v long_o since_o subvert_v it_o by_o answer_v that_o though_o it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o late_a part_n insomuch_o as_o no_o man_n can_v 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be_v ready_a to_o confess_v that_o among_o those_o many_o excuse_n which_o the_o sophistry_n of_o the_o advocate_n of_o vice_n have_v fear_n article_n 8._o necessity_n and_o fear_v concede_v to_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n excuse_n and_o what_o be_v the_o object_n of_o excuse_v fear_n allege_v for_o the_o extenuation_n of_o its_o culpability_n the_o most_o weighty_a and_o considerable_a be_v the_o violence_n of_o necessity_n and_o fear_n but_o all_o violence_n must_v proceed_v from_o a_o external_a principle_n and_o be_v not_o admit_v without_o some_o renitency_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o suffer_v it_o and_o that_o necessity_n whereby_o any_o man_n be_v co-act_a must_v proceed_v from_o a_o external_a and_o present_a cause_n and_o fear_n be_v a_o internal_a passion_n though_o excite_v by_o a_o external_a cause_n viz._n a_o future_a evil_n and_o differ_v from_o cupidity_n in_o this_o that_o this_o though_o it_o be_v excite_v by_o a_o external_a cause_n also_o viz._n a_o future_a good_a yet_o it_o be_v join_v always_o with_o a_o libency_n or_o willingness_n but_o fear_v with_o a_o renitency_n or_o vnwillingness_n upon_o which_o consideration_n be_v it_o that_o aristotle_n conclude_v he_o exceed_v stupid_a and_o ridiculous_a who_o have_v vitiate_v his_o friend_n wife_n shall_v for_o excuse_n pretend_v that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o that_o perfidious_a and_o immodest_a action_n by_o the_o violent_a temptation_n of_o pleasure_n burr_n hold_v he_o excusable_a who_o be_v compel_v to_o omit_v a_o office_n of_o friendship_n by_o the_o praevention_n of_o some_o more_o considerable_a incommodity_n impendent_a upon_o himself_o since_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o one_o be_v more_o violent_a and_o urgent_a than_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o other_o for_o the_o more_o easy_a decision_n of_o all_o dispute_v concern_v the_o more_o or_o less_o pressure_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o necessity_n cicero_n put_v this_o case_n si_fw-mi constitueris_fw-la te_fw-la cuipiam_fw-la advocatum_fw-la in_o rem_fw-la praesentem_fw-la esse_fw-la venturum_fw-la atque_fw-la interim_n graviter_fw-la aegrotare_fw-la filius_fw-la coeperit_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la contra_fw-la officium_fw-la non_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la dixeris_fw-la magisque_fw-la ille_fw-la cvi_fw-la promissum_fw-la sit_fw-la ab_fw-la officio_fw-la discedat_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la destitutum_fw-la queratur_fw-la this_o praemised_a we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o a_o small_a and_o light_a fear_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v sufficient_a to_o excuse_v a_o malefaction_n because_o it_o can_v usurp_v upon_o and_o countermand_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n nay_o nor_o a_o great_a and_o strong_a fear_n which_o be_v therefore_o allow_v by_o some_o great_a clerk_n for_o a_o excuse_n because_o it_o may_v sometime_o invade_v and_o stagger_v a_o mind_n in_o other_o thing_n constant_a and_o generous_a since_o it_o can_v so_o oppose_v the_o liberty_n elective_a as_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o mind_n possess_v with_o some_o libency_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o in_o respect_n to_o that_o evil_a which_o be_v sustain_v or_o undergo_v in_o the_o present_a but_o to_o that_o far_o great_a one_o which_o be_v avoid_v and_o in_o comparison_n of_o which_o the_o less_o evil_a have_v indeed_o the_o reason_n of_o good_a because_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o great_a evil_n be_v avert_v or_o prevent_v as_o when_o merchant_n throw_v their_o treasure_n overboard_o for_o fear_v of_o drown_v and_o a_o traveller_n deliver_v his_o purse_n to_o robber_n for_o fear_n of_o have_v his_o throat_n cut_v now_o how_o far_o this_o kind_n of_o fear_n which_o seem_v to_o necessitate_v the_o commission_n of_o a_o small_a evil_n for_o the_o probable_a praevention_n of_o a_o great_a may_v be_v extend_v by_o way_n of_o excusation_n as_o also_o of_o what_o sort_v those_o evil_n must_v be_v which_o justify_v this_o fear_n the_o exact_a and_o profound_a of_o moralist_n have_v find_v it_o no_o easy_a matter_n praecise_o to_o determine_v chief_o because_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o man_n temperament_n age_n sex_n education_n habit_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v but_o a_o weak_a and_o light_a fear_n to_o one_o may_v be_v great_a and_o potent_a to_o another_o but_o all_o consent_n that_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fear_n of_o no_o less_o than_o death_n mutilation_n torment_n servitude_n long_a exile_n tedious_a imprisonment_n aeternal_a dishonour_n or_o ignominy_n privation_n of_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o one_o estate_n or_o livelihood_n and_o in_o this_o particular_a not_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o man_n self_n only_o but_o also_o for_o those_o who_o depend_v upon_o he_o for_o temporal_a subsistence_n as_o wife_n child_n parent_n &c._n &c._n as_o also_o that_o kind_n of_o fear_n which_o be_v a_o species_n of_o reverence_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v in_o a_o subject_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o prince_n in_o a_o child_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o father_n in_o a_o wife_n in_o respect_n of_o her_o husband_n etc._n etc._n we_o say_v that_o fear_n which_o seem_v to_o necessitate_v the_o commission_n of_o a_o small_a evil_a etc._n etc._n thereby_o insinuate_v that_o it_o only_o seem_v so_o to_o do_v for_o truth_n its_o self_n have_v teach_v we_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v evil_a though_o never_o so_o small_a for_o prevention_n of_o another_o evil_n though_o never_o so_o great_a and_o every_o man_n know_v that_o fear_n unless_o of_o do_v evil_a be_v whole_o exclude_v the_o society_n of_o virtue_n which_o our_o late_a solomon_n who_o we_o can_v hardly_o think_v upon_o without_o a_o devout_a adoration_n of_o his_o deify_v part_n reflect_v upon_o when_o he_o affirm_v for_o a_o maxim_n of_o general_a truth_n that_o a_o coward_n can_v hardly_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o this_o we_o desire_v our_o reader_n candid_o to_o accept_v as_o a_o sufficient_a enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n freewill_n chap._n viii_o of_o fortune_n that_o this_o phantsme_n though_o of_o no_o great_a antiquity_n
which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v do_v or_o some_o other_o cause_o interpose_v which_o beside_o its_o proper_a destination_n and_o the_o unpraemeditated_a concourse_n of_o certain_a other_o thing_n effect_v that_o some_o evenâ—_n which_o otherwise_o will_v do_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v or_o that_o some_o event_n which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o do_v come_v to_o pass_v hence_o be_v it_o manifest_a that_o this_o posterior_n kind_a of_o contingency_n be_v in_o the_o general_a that_o w_z ch_z man_n call_v chance_n and_o if_o it_o be_v especial_o in_o man_n beside_o or_o beyond_o who_o intention_n any_o effect_n even_v then_o be_v it_o what_o they_o call_v fortune_n unless_o that_o sometime_o they_o confound_v both_o these_o and_o then_o it_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o the_o event_n be_v refer_v either_o to_o fortune_n or_o chance_n however_o we_o perceive_v reflect_v upon_o the_o former_a example_n since_o the_o double_a effect_n viz._n the_o dig_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o treasure_n have_v but_o one_o single_a cause_n viz._n the_o man_n that_o dig_v that_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o dig_a may_v just_o enough_o be_v say_v to_o be_v causa_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o one_o and_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o other_o to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v this_o that_o since_o in_o effect_n mere_o natural_a one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v both_o fortune_n and_o nature_n or_o a_o natural_a cause_n therefore_o gassendus_fw-la have_v very_o good_a reason_n to_o justify_v epicurus_n in_o this_o particular_a that_o he_o make_v fortune_n and_o nature_n no_o more_o than_o synonoma_n signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o reality_n now_o though_o common_a enquirie_n may_v go_v away_o satisfy_v with_o present_v article_n 3._o their_o anatomy_n of_o her_o nature_n desicient_a &_o a_o more_o perfect_a one_o present_v this_o pausible_a adumbration_n of_o fortune_n yet_o can_v a_o profound_a and_o more_o ocular_a scrutiny_n be_v terminate_v therein_o for_o the_o example_n introduce_v to_o explain_v it_o come_v large_o short_a of_o a_o requisite_a adaequation_n insomuch_o as_o no_o rational_a man_n can_v apposite_o enough_o accept_v either_o he_o that_o dig_v or_o his_o action_n of_o dig_v for_o all_o that_o be_v comprehend_v under_o that_o obscure_a notion_n of_o fortune_n wherefore_o omit_v the_o consideration_n of_o res_fw-la fortuita_fw-la or_o the_o event_n which_o be_v most_o frequent_o apprehend_v for_o fortune_n itself_o or_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o insperate_a event_n let_v we_o understand_v fortune_n to_o be_v such_o a_o concourse_n of_o various_a cause_n make_v without_o all_o mutual_a consultation_n or_o praecogitate_v conspiracy_n betwixt_o they_o as_o that_o from_o thence_o do_v follow_v a_o event_n or_o fortuitous_a effect_n which_o neither_o all_o the_o cause_n concurrent_a nor_o some_o of_o they_o nor_o especial_o he_o to_o who_o the_o event_n happen_v ever_o in_o the_o least_o measure_n intend_v or_o can_v expect_v now_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o defifinition_n in_o regard_n to_o the_o fortuitous_a invention_n of_o a_o treasure_n be_v require_v not_o only_o the_o person_n who_o digg_n and_o find_v it_o but_o also_o he_o who_o first_o dig_v and_o hide_v it_o it_o be_v no_o obscure_a nor_o controvertible_a truth_n that_o fortune_n or_o the_o cause_n by_o accident_n of_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o treasure_n be_v the_o concourse_n both_o of_o the_o occultation_n and_o effossion_n thereof_o in_o that_o particular_a place_n we_o say_v without_o mutual_a consultation_n and_o beside_o the_o intention_n of_o any_o or_o all_o the_o cause_n concurrent_a thereby_o intimate_v that_o though_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o cause_n may_v have_v haply_o intend_v that_o event_n yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v proper_o and_o absolute_o fortune_n in_o relation_n to_o that_o cause_n which_o intend_v it_o not_o 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