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effect_n of_o courage_n to_o confirm_v what_o have_v be_v say_v i_o shall_v call_v several_a person_n of_o unquestionable_a authority_n the_o character_n of_o hercules_n be_v certain_o perfect_a as_o to_o courage_n and_o yet_o euripides_n represent_v he_o in_o the_o great_a affliction_n that_o ever_o man_n can_v suffer_v through_o his_o own_o fault_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n lie_v murder_v round_o he_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n in_o his_o madness_n at_o first_o he_o have_v thought_n of_o kill_v himself_o but_o immediate_o he_o check_v himself_o with_o the_o consideration_n 4._o consideration_n eurip._n hercul_fw-la furens_fw-la act._n 4._o that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o courage_n question_v by_o do_v so_o that_o whoever_o can_v bear_v great_a calamity_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o meet_v his_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n wherefore_o he_o resolve_v to_o expect_v his_o death_n bold_o and_o not_o to_o force_v it_o upon_o himself_o 8._o himself_o apollon_n rhodius_n nicom_n lib_n 3._o cap._n 8._o another_o tell_v we_o that_o to_o die_v wilful_o for_o poverty_n love_n or_o any_o grievance_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v any_o sign_n of_o courage_n that_o it_o be_v mere_a cowardice_n for_o to_o avoid_v what_o be_v grievous_a be_v nothing_o but_o softness_n and_o esseminacy_n for_o no_o body_n choose_v such_o a_o death_n because_o it_o be_v honourable_a but_o because_o it_o free_v he_o from_o a_o evil_n which_o he_o can_v bear_v and_o to_o be_v so_o affect_v be_v cowardice_n 11._o cowardice_n quintus_fw-la curtius_n lib._n 5._o sect._n 11._o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o brave_a man_n rather_o to_o despise_v death_n than_o hate_v life_n coward_n often_o undervalue_v their_o be_v only_o to_o avoid_v what_o be_v troublesome_a but_o true_a courage_n try_v all_o thing_n jud._n thing_n see_v â—…rot_n de_fw-fr j._n b._n &_o p._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 19_o sect_n 5._o beside_o these_o see_v josephus_n speech_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n let_v i_o add_v one_o more_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a nor_o become_v a_o man_n of_o courage_n to_o bend_v under_o his_o destiny_n and_o not_o embrace_v whatever_o happen_v undaunted_o but_o run_v poor_o away_o from_o it_o this_o be_v the_o great_a brutus_n who_o thus_o condemn_v cato_n death_n when_o cool_a and_o deliberate_a and_o before_o he_o doubt_v whether_o virtue_n be_v any_o thing_n but_o a_o airy_a name_n 7._o name_n sen._n theb._n act_n 1._o sect._n 1_o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr ut_fw-la putas_fw-la virtus_fw-la pater_fw-la timere_fw-la vitam_fw-la sed_fw-la malis_fw-la ingentibus_fw-la obstare_fw-la nec_fw-la se_fw-la vertere_fw-la &_o retro_n dare_v multos_fw-la in_o summa_fw-la pericula_fw-la misit_fw-la venturi_n timor_fw-la ipse_fw-la mali_fw-la fortislimus_fw-la ille_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la promptus_fw-la metuenda_fw-la pati_fw-la si_fw-la cominus_fw-la instent_fw-la et_fw-la differe_fw-la potest_fw-la lucan_n lib._n 7
to_o have_v be_v do_v amiss_o whereas_o here_o repentance_n go_v beforehand_o and_o the_o person_n be_v reckon_v to_o have_v confess_v the_o crime_n before_o he_o have_v commit_v it_o or_o else_o it_o be_v resolution_n against_o do_v something_o that_o be_v evil_a but_o how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o the_o person_n be_v positive_o resolve_v for_o it_o this_o be_v strange_a trisle_a with_o a_o man_n be_v own_o conscience_n and_o with_o god_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o provoke_a than_o to_o know_v the_o evil_a of_o a_o action_n to_o foresee_v that_o it_o want_v repenâ—…ance_n to_o be_v sensible_a that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v abhor_v and_o avoid_v and_o yet_o to_o do_v it_o for_o all_o that_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v time_n to_o repent_v afterward_o and_o that_o he_o may_v possible_o contrive_v his_o death_n according_o alas_o what_o hope_n can_v he_o draw_v srom_o hence_o to_o design_n first_o positive_o to_o commit_v that_o which_o one_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v evil_a and_o to_o design_n to_o ask_v forgiveness_n when_o it_o be_v commit_v be_v a_o undeniable_a evidence_n that_o a_o man_n transgress_v presumptuous_o against_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o reason_n for_o the_o more_o necessary_a that_o he_o think_v repentance_n be_v the_o more_o clear_a sense_n must_v he_o have_v of_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o be_v about_o to_o do_v and_o therefore_o the_o great_a must_v his_o punishment_n be_v 2._o the_o person_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o self-murder_n can_v receive_v no_o punishment_n in_o this_o world_n which_o he_o can_v be_v sensible_a of_o and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v punish_v the_o more_o hereafter_o i_o have_v show_v already_o 27_o already_o sup._n pag._n 26_o 27_o that_o among_o other_o thing_n which_o prove_v the_o unlawfulness_n of_o self-murder_n it_o be_v a_o great_a crime_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o public_a than_o the_o murder_n of_o another_o man_n because_o some_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v make_v for_o that_o especial_o to_o the_o public_a by_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o person_n own_o life_n and_o by_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o example_n but_o in_o self-murder_n there_o can_v be_v nothing_o of_o this_o the_o offender_n evade_v all_o sensible_a punishment_n he_o make_v no_o satisfaction_n considerable_a for_o despise_v and_o break_v the_o law_n of_o his_o country_n and_o encourage_v other_o to_o do_v so_o he_o bring_v horror_n confusion_n infamy_n and_o poverty_n often_o upon_o his_o forsake_a family_n and_o yet_o do_v it_o often_o upon_o this_o very_a account_n that_o he_o can_v be_v punish_v here_o and_o therefore_o will_v undoubted_o suffer_v in_o a_o more_o dreadful_a manner_n hereafter_o thus_o i_o have_v consider_v the_o several_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n liberty_n as_o a_o pretence_n for_o self-murder_n and_o show_v what_o that_o liberty_n be_v in_o general_n which_o man_n have_v as_o to_o his_o own_o action_n that_o no_o evil_n which_o oppress_v the_o body_n can_v be_v destructive_a while_o reason_n remain_v to_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o no_o sickness_n or_o pain_n whatsoever_o can_v be_v any_o sign_n that_o god_n give_v the_o sufferer_n liberty_n to_o destroy_v himself_o that_o he_o who_o do_v so_o to_o obtain_v liberty_n or_o ease_n from_o any_o such_o evil_n shall_v fall_v into_o a_o state_n of_o great_a slavery_n and_o therefore_o that_o liberty_n in_o what_o sense_n soever_o be_v a_o unreasonable_a pretence_n for_o self-murder_n and_o now_o i_o have_v go_v through_o what_o i_o propose_v lay_v down_o the_o principle_n upon_o which_o i_o take_v self-murder_n to_o be_v unlawful_a answer_v such_o objection_n as_o i_o think_v most_o strong_a against_o they_o and_o withal_o examine_v those_o general_n prejudices_fw-la by_o which_o people_n be_v usual_o mislead_v in_o this_o matter_n i_o will_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o any_o more_o particular_a view_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v if_o he_o want_v this_o he_o may_v have_v it_o by_o turn_v back_o to_o the_o content_n but_o hitherto_o we_o have_v be_v lead_v only_o by_o natural_a reason_n if_o the_o principle_n which_o we_o have_v argue_v from_o be_v bring_v to_o what_o be_v reveal_v to_o we_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o unlawfulness_n of_o this_o act_n will_v quick_o appear_v more_o plain_o for_o as_o to_o god_n propriety_n in_o man_n there_o we_o may_v find_v in_o how_o wonderful_a a_o manner_n this_o be_v increase_v by_o the_o death_n of_o our_o crucified_a lord_n who_o purchase_v we_o by_o his_o blood_n make_v we_o member_n of_o his_o body_n unite_n we_o to_o himself_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n thus_o too_o as_o to_o the_o end_n of_o humane_a life_n there_o our_o reason_n be_v instruct_v what_o to_o believe_v and_o our_o will_n what_o to_o do_v and_o encourage_v to_o obey_v according_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o although_o we_o may_v see_v there_o that_o the_o best_a of_o man_n in_o the_o follow_n of_o this_o end_n shall_v be_v expose_v to_o great_a affliction_n to_o poverty_n sickness_n disgrace_n nay_o sometime_o to_o death_n itself_o yet_o we_o may_v see_v also_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o such_o suffering_n by_o the_o improvement_n of_o oursoul_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o our_o reward_n and_o above_o all_o for_o the_o enable_v we_o to_o undergo_v they_o in_o their_o worst_a extreme_n we_o have_v there_o set_v before_o we_o the_o most_o excellent_a example_n of_o patience_n constancy_n and_o humility_n in_o the_o meek_a and_o forgive_a son_n of_o god_n what_o contempt_n or_o disgrace_n what_o torture_n of_o the_o body_n can_v ever_o equal_v what_o he_o suffer_v in_o his_o death_n what_o sorrow_n and_o anxiety_n what_o torment_v of_o the_o mind_n can_v ever_o be_v compare_v to_o what_o he_o feel_v in_o the_o garden_n and_o yet_o with_o what_o duty_n and_o resignation_n do_v he_o submit_v to_o all_o o_o my_o father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o nevertheless_o not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v these_o bless_a word_n alone_o if_o right_o consider_v may_v afford_v in_o what_o circumstance_n soever_o the_o most_o sovereign_a preservative_n against_o this_o dreadful_a crime_n of_o self-murder_n but_o argument_n of_o this_o kind_n may_v if_o it_o be_v find_v necessary_a be_v insist_v upon_o more_o convenient_o hereafter_o finis_fw-la