our_o affection_n and_o dress_v ourselves_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o fortune_n may_v find_v the_o less_o advantage_n to_o offend_v we_o for_o a_o small_a body_n that_o can_v cover_v and_o gather_v itself_o together_o under_o a_o buckler_n marcheth_z on_z towards_o the_o enemy_n with_o more_o sure_o than_o a_o big_a body_n do_v that_o lie_v at_o large_a &_o open_a unto_o blow_n if_o it_o be_v not_o my_o intention_n to_o husband_n the_o time_n and_o to_o spare_v paper_n i_o can_v enlarge_v my_o discourse_n by_o recite_v of_o almost_o â—nnumerable_a example_n as_o well_o of_o heathen_n as_o of_o christian_n which_o have_v place_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o perfection_n in_o poverty_n but_o you_o ought_v to_o consider_v one_o thing_n for_o all_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v poor_a who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n his_o disciple_n be_v poor_a which_o do_v possess_v all_o thing_n and_o the_o saint_n be_v poor_a which_o may_v have_v be_v rich_a if_o you_o shall_v never_o die_v i_o will_v advise_v you_o to_o set_v your_o affection_n upon_o riches_n but_o i_o see_v to_o that_o those_o to_o who_o they_o most_o befall_v do_v find_v soon_o the_o end_n of_o their_o live_n then_o of_o their_o longing_n why_o then_o shall_v a_o man_n torment_v himself_o for_o a_o thing_n that_o he_o must_v necessary_o leave_v and_o why_o be_v he_o not_o rather_o content_v quiet_o with_o that_o which_o be_v needful_a chief_o consider_v that_o the_o fair_a kind_n of_o wealth_n be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v neither_o too_o poor_a nor_o yet_o too_o far_o off_o from_o poverty_n disc._n 18._o of_o death_n caesar_n say_v well_o that_o the_o best_a death_n be_v that_o which_o be_v least_o premeditate_v and_o to_o say_v truth_n the_o preparation_n before_o death_n have_v be_v to_o many_o a_o great_a torment_n than_o the_o execution_n itself_o the_o mexican_n salute_v their_o infant_n come_v forth_o of_o their_o mother_n womb_n thus_o infant_n thou_o be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o suffer_v endure_v suffer_v and_o hold_v thy_o peace_n why_o then_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v sorry_a to_o die_v when_o nothing_o but_o life_n be_v miserable_a and_o it_o seem_v that_o all_o incommodity_n and_o misfortune_n may_v be_v bear_v with_o either_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o long_a custom_n or_o by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o strong_a discourse_n only_a death_n and_o the_o apprehension_n thereof_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o put_v we_o in_o great_a fear_n now_o the_o only_a remedy_n and_o true_a ease_n of_o this_o evil_n be_v that_o you_o make_v this_o reckon_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o that_o you_o have_v nothing_o which_o be_v your_o own_o neither_o life_n nor_o live_a no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o your_o own_o self_n but_o that_o you_o live_v always_o borrow_v and_o hold_v your_o very_a life_n not_o in_o property_n but_o on_o condition_n to_o restore_v it_o unto_o he_o again_o who_o have_v lend_v it_o you_o whensoever_o he_o shall_v require_v it_o at_o your_o hand_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o you_o must_v not_o neglect_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n not_o you_o but_o must_v keep_v it_o faithful_o and_o careful_o in_o regard_n that_o god_n have_v trust_v you_o with_o the_o custody_n thereof_o and_o when_o it_o be_v time_n to_o render_v it_o to_o he_o that_o give_v it_o not_o grudge_o but_o glad_o and_o with_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n thank_v god_n the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n for_o the_o time_n you_o have_v have_v the_o use_n and_o aid_v thereof_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o this_o or_o the_o like_a manner_n lord_n i_o render_v unto_o thou_o again_o this_o soul_n and_o life_n with_o as_o good_a a_o heart_n as_o it_o please_v thou_o to_o give_v i_o the_o same_o yea_o even_o with_o a_o better_a and_o ready_a will_n than_o i_o do_v receive_v it_o for_o when_o thou_o give_v it_o i_o thou_o give_v it_o to_o a_o little_a weak_a creature_n which_o know_v not_o the_o good_a thou_o then_o do_v bestow_v but_o now_o thou_o do_v receive_v it_o again_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o creature_n more_o accomplish_v who_o know_v what_o it_o be_v he_o commend_v into_o thy_o hand_n and_o therefore_o render_v it_o unto_o thou_o withal_o frankness_n and_o readiness_n of_o will_n and_o true_o we_o may_v easy_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o hard_a thing_n for_o a_o substance_n to_o return_v to_o the_o place_n whence_o it_o first_o come_v the_o body_n return_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o soul_n if_o it_o go_v the_o right_a way_n must_v go_v to_o he_o that_o give_v it_o to_o be_v short_a that_o man_n doubtless_o never_o learn_v well_o to_o live_v who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o die_v we_o must_v therefore_o in_o this_o case_n be_v so_o affect_v towards_o ourselves_o as_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o be_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o fencer_n which_o must_v fight_v in_o a_o bar_a field_n for_o we_o common_o hate_v he_o that_o bear_v himself_o faint-hearted_o and_o favour_v the_o other_o who_o out_o of_o a_o brave_a courage_n have_v rather_o choose_v to_o die_v then_o to_o be_v overcome_v beside_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v sometime_o the_o cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o it_o to_o he_o that_o fly_v fast_o from_o it_o and_o see_v you_o know_v well_o that_o life_n be_v give_v you_o upon_o condition_n to_o render_v it_o again_o â—e_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o unjust_a as_o â—o_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v that_o thing_n for_o ever_o which_o be_v give_v unto_o you_o for_o a_o day_n by_o make_v yourself_o lord_n and_o owner_n of_o the_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v only_o a_o depositary_a or_o keeper_n moreover_o man_n will_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a import_n to_o wit_n the_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n of_o death_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o extreme_a of_o all_o terrible_a thing_n but_o you_o ought_v to_o understand_v that_o death_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v fault_n with_o for_o this_o see_v that_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o death_n but_o from_o our_o own_o imbecility_n who_o be_v common_o overtake_v and_o entangle_v with_o delight_n with_o a_o desire_n of_o this_o transitory_a life_n and_o with_o a_o immoderate_a love_n of_o this_o miserable_a flesh_n and_o if_o you_o take_v good_a heed_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o death_n iâ—_n self_n that_o be_v dreadful_a as_o the_o opinion_n which_o we_o hold_v concern_v the_o same_o for_o every_o man_n fear_v it_o according_a to_o his_o judgement_n apprehension_n and_o conscience_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o you_o have_v no_o fear_n thereof_o but_o only_o for_o this_o occasion_n then_o lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o yourself_o and_o noâ—_n upon_o it_o for_o it_o fare_v with_o man_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n when_o they_o must_v die_v as_o it_o do_v with_o riotous_a spendthrift_n when_o they_o must_v pay_v their_o debt_n they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o distrust_n which_o they_o have_v of_o their_o ability_n to_o satisfy_v for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o to_o say_v that_o you_o fear_v death_n â—y_a reason_n that_o it_o be_v the_o last_o point_n use_v period_n of_o man_n have_v but_o litâ—â—e_a reason_n in_o it_o for_o the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d always_o it_o live_v ever_o and_o â—â—nnot_v die_v the_o greek_n call_v man_n decease_n â—â—e_v end_n give_v we_o thereby_o to_o â—nderstand_v that_o it_o be_v the_o period_n â—nd_v end_n of_o wearisome_a life_n oâ—â—ers_v a_o death_n of_o which_o there_o â—re_n four_o kind_n the_o first_o be_v the_o natural_a death_n or_o separation_n between_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n â—he_v second_o be_v a_o spiritual_a death_n â—r_o a_o separation_n between_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o we_o the_o three_o â—s_v a_o ghostly_a death_n or_o a_o separation_n between_o our_o sin_n and_o we_o and_o the_o four_o be_v a_o everlasting_a death_n or_o a_o separation_n between_o heaven_n and_o we_o for_o ever_o but_o the_o holy_a scripture_n call_v death_n a_o sleep_n to_o assure_v we_o of_o a_o assure_a resurrection_n and_o to_o the_o end_n we_o weep_v not_o as_o infidel_n do_v which_o be_v without_o hope_n let_v we_o consider_v with_o ouâ—_n self_n how_o many_o holy_a man_n and_o woman_n have_v prize_v it_o and_o desire_v it_o as_o the_o only_a easement_n of_o all_o their_o anguish_n the_o writing_n of_o solomon_n job_n and_o the_o history_n of_o god_n saint_n be_v full_a of_o the_o praise_n of_o this_o christian_a desire_n of_o death_n what_o a_o vanity_n be_v it_o to_o love_v so_o much_o this_o miserable_a life_n this_o jail_n this_o prison_n this_o vale_n of_o â—eares_n see_v that_o the_o long_o we_o live_v the_o long_o we_o live_v in_o sin_n the_o more_o day_n we_o spend_v
in_o our_o behalf_n but_o be_v more_o easy_o and_o with_o much_o less_o labour_n appease_v &_o pacify_v they_o therein_o not_o a_o little_a resemble_v our_o little_a dog_n which_o will_v bark_v incessant_o at_o such_o as_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o see_v and_o know_v but_o by_o and_o by_o be_v quiet_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o they_o the_o empiry_n or_o seat_n of_o the_o mind_n when_o it_o be_v fix_v in_o its_o proper_a sphere_n be_v wisdom_n science_n and_o art_n be_v the_o two_o support_a pillar_n and_o these_o three_o be_v the_o mistress_n part_n of_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n who_o governor_n and_o guide_n be_v the_o mind_n the_o wise_a have_v compare_v the_o commandment_n of_o it_o above_o this_o sensual_a and_o terrestrial_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o which_o our_o passion_n do_v spring_n unto_o the_o office_n of_o a_o rider_n who_o teach_v and_o train_v his_o horse_n and_o sit_v within_o the_o saddle_n manage_v and_o turn_v he_o at_o his_o will_n but_o if_o he_o shall_v bring_v a_o young_a horse_n to_o the_o turney_n or_o tilt_n which_o have_v never_o before_o bear_v the_o bit_n or_o gallop_v the_o round_a he_o must_v needs_o reap_v great_a discredit_n thereby_o as_o not_o have_v before_o break_v he_o with_o convenient_a discipline_n fit_a for_o a_o management_n of_o so_o great_a importance_n in_o like_a manner_n before_o we_o put_v our_o back_n under_o the_o burden_n of_o any_o business_n or_o expose_v ourselves_o unto_o the_o public_a view_n of_o the_o world_n we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o break_v and_o bring_v under_o this_o wild_a and_o unbacked_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o make_v it_o as_o it_o be_v to_o bite_v upon_o the_o bit_n by_o bring_v it_o to_o learn_v the_o law_n and_o measure_n whereby_o it_o must_v be_v manage_v and_o master_v in_o all_o occasion_n and_o at_o all_o occurrence_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o must_v not_o forget_v to_o enhearten_v and_o encourage_v it_o by_o acquaint_v it_o with_o the_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n wherewith_o be_v accompany_v the_o issue_n and_o end_n of_o all_o worthy_a and_o virtuous_a action_n meditation_n be_v a_o secret_a lift_v up_o of_o the_o soul_n from_o vanity_n and_o a_o fixation_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o thing_n real_o good_a and_o honest_a and_o it_o be_v much_o help_v by_o eloquence_n which_o be_v a_o purity_n and_o elegancy_n of_o speech_n stir_v up_o discourse_n in_o the_o apprehensive_a part_n of_o man_n and_o when_o it_o be_v connext_v with_o meditation_n they_o both_o give_v a_o edge_n unto_o the_o soul_n and_o make_v it_o steele-hard_a unpierceable_a even_o unto_o the_o sharp_a point_n of_o the_o strong_a passion_n and_o usual_o we_o prove_v admirable_a at_o every_o such_o exercise_n when_o we_o have_v before_o hand_n accustom_v ourselves_o unto_o what_o difficulty_n soever_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o carry_v with_o they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n there_o be_v nothing_o be_v it_o never_o so_o easy_a which_o will_v not_o seem_v hard_a and_o difficult_a and_o withal_o much_o trouble_v we_o if_o we_o be_v find_v but_o novice_n and_o new_a apprentice_n therein_o how_o often_o think_v you_o must_v canius_n have_v meditate_a upon_o death_n and_o revolve_v in_o his_o mind_n what_o thing_n it_o shall_v be_v who_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o tyrant_n and_o send_v to_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v any_o whit_n dismay_v thereat_o in_o his_o mind_n that_o merry_o and_o as_o it_o be_v jest_o he_o bid_v the_o centurion_n who_o come_v for_o he_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v strong_a by_o the_o advantage_n of_o one_o chesseman_n than_o he_o against_o who_o he_o play_v at_o that_o hour_n and_o who_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o his_o near_a and_o dear_a acquaintance_n for_o his_o last_o farewell_n utter_v no_o other_o word_n but_o these_o now_o my_o dear_a friend_n i_o shall_v present_o find_v that_o which_o i_o have_v so_o long_o long_v after_o and_o so_o much_o desire_v to_o know_v if_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a and_o whether_o man_n in_o die_v do_v feel_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n &_o body_n which_o they_o endure_v we_o must_v needs_o think_v that_o this_o man_n though_o a_o heathen_a have_v a_o long_a time_n exercise_v himself_o in_o command_v and_o overrule_a his_o passion_n and_o that_o he_o have_v aforehand_o arm_v &_o fence_v himself_o with_o fair_a resolution_n see_v that_o with_o such_o constancy_n and_o gravity_n he_o go_v to_o undergo_v a_o death_n both_o cruel_a and_o unjust_a if_o the_o only_a desire_n to_o understand_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n can_v make_v the_o torment_n and_o torture_v not_o only_o tolerable_a but_o also_o acceptable_a unto_o he_o what_o resolution_n then_o ought_v the_o certain_a and_o assure_a knowledge_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n together_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a felicity_n work_n in_o such_o as_o do_v serious_o meditate_v upon_o the_o same_o in_o their_o mind_n may_v not_o these_o good_n think_v you_o make_v unto_o such_o mind_v not_o only_o supportable_a but_o even_o comfortable_a and_o delectable_a both_o death_n itself_o and_o all_o other_o disastrous_a affliction_n which_o they_o endure_v see_v they_o be_v as_o wave_n which_o do_v push_v we_o forward_o unto_o the_o sweet_a and_o sure_a port_n of_o everlasting_a rest_n and_o repose_v dis_n 2._o of_o the_o choice_n of_o calling_n and_o affair_n epaminondas_n prince_n of_o thebes_n so_o hate_a idleness_n that_o find_v one_o of_o his_o captain_n asleep_a in_o the_o day_n time_n he_o slay_v he_o for_o which_o act_n be_v reprooved_a by_o his_o noble_n he_o answer_v i_o leave_v he_o as_o i_o find_v he_o compare_v idle_a man_n to_o dead_a man_n and_o true_o man_n be_v not_o bear_v to_o live_v idle_o but_o rather_o as_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a member_n of_o this_o fair_a frame_n he_o must-conferre_a and_o contribute_v his_o whole_a travail_n and_o pain_n to_o the_o conduction_n and_o conservation_n of_o that_o civil_a society_n and_o condition_n wherein_o he_o be_v place_v and_o because_o in_o the_o choice_n which_o man_n make_v of_o a_o calling_n their_o rest_n and_o quietness_n do_v principal_o depend_v and_o that_o nothing_o do_v so_o much_o avail_v to_o the_o lead_n of_o a_o content_a life_n as_o when_o they_o find_v themselves_o fit_a for_o the_o same_o they_o ought_v before_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o take_v a_o trial_n and_o survey_n of_o their_o own_o strength_n and_o serious_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o that_o charge_n which_o they_o be_v about_o to_o embrace_v see_v usual_o we_o presume_v too_o much_o upon_o our_o own_o power_n and_o attempt_v more_o than_o our_o ability_n be_v fit_a to_o achieve_v this_o error_n be_v incident_a almost_o to_o all_o our_o action_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o some_o will_v dispend_v more_o than_o their_o mean_n may_v well_o bear_v and_o other_o in_o labour_v and_o toil_a go_v beyond_o their_o ability_n some_o be_v not_o master_n of_o their_o own_o anger_n other_o dally_v disport_v and_o play_v the_o pleasant_a will_v not_o spare_v any_o person_n no_o not_o the_o prince_n although_o thereby_o they_o shall_v incur_v the_o danger_n of_o hazard_v their_o head_n some_o be_v unapt_a to_o manage_v public_a affair_n be_v either_o of_o a_o sullen_a and_o solitary_a humour_n or_o of_o a_o slack_a and_o slow_a disposition_n other_o it_o do_v not_o beseem_v to_o be_v at_o court_n for_o that_o they_o be_v either_o obstinate_a in_o opinion_n or_o uncourteous_a in_o behaviour_n and_o that_o which_o make_v we_o to_o fall_v into_o these_o fault_n be_v that_o we_o do_v not_o thorough_o see_v and_o look_v into_o ourselves_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o neglect_v to_o take_v a_o true_a trial_n of_o our_o own_o ability_n we_o often_o undertake_v employment_n of_o such_o gravity_n and_o weight_n as_o that_o afterward_o we_o must_v either_o abandon_v they_o with_o ignorance_n and_o shame_n or_o else_o if_o we_o go_v on_o with_o they_o we_o must_v needs_o suffer_v much_o trouble_n and_o anxiety_n of_o spirit_n now_o that_o a_o man_n may_v the_o more_o wary_o weigh_v his_o occasion_n or_o affair_n before_o he_o put_v under_o his_o back_n let_v he_o remember_v that_o always_o the_o bearer_n must_v have_v more_o pith_n than_o the_o burden_n for_o if_o it_o be_v huge_a &_o too_o heavy_a who_o see_v not_o that_o the_o undertaker_n must_v be_v constrain_v either_o to_o leave_v or_o else_o to_o lie_v down_o under_o it_o and_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v divers_a kind_n of_o affair_n some_o whereof_z be_v hard_a and_o uneasy_a not_o so_o much_o for_o that_o they_o be_v weighty_a &_o important_a of_o themselves_o as_o for_o that_o they_o be_v match_v and_o mingle_v with_o a_o multitude_n of_o toilsome_a and_o
with_o such_o like_o other_o dismail_a accident_n but_o yet_o in_o part_n we_o follow_v popular_a opinion_n in_o the_o apprehension_n thereof_o and_o this_o we_o do_v principal_o in_o our_o own_o want_n necessity_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o affront_n circumvention_n and_o scoff_n when_o as_o we_o imagine_v that_o the_o honour_n be_v defer_v we_o which_o we_o deserve_v against_o these_o cross_n it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o apply_v unto_o ourselves_o the_o saying_n of_o the_o poet_n menander_n that_o which_o have_v befall_v you_o be_v not_o indeed_o grievous_a but_o only_o seem_v so_o and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o it_o may_v appear_v in_o that_o you_o have_v your_o mind_n and_o body_n as_o much_o at_o commandment_n as_o you_o have_v before_o the_o cross_n do_v befall_v you_o and_o against_o the_o cross_n of_o the_o first_o kind_n you_o ought_v to_o consider_v how_o that_o you_o endure_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o course_n of_o humane_a thing_n in_o regard_n that_o all_o these_o accident_n be_v annex_v unto_o man_n be_v and_o that_o from_o his_o birth_n they_o be_v allot_v to_o he_o for_o ordinary_a and_o the_o truth_n be_v nature_n have_v not_o frame_v we_o so_o feeble_a to_o bear_v out_o adversity_n as_o we_o make_v ourselves_o let_v we_o always_o think_v that_o it_o be_v but_o our_o inferior_a part_n which_o be_v subject_a unto_o fortune_n and_o that_o we_o have_v the_o principal_a in_o our_o own_o power_n &_o that_o that_o which_o lie_v in_o we_o as_o concern_v virtue_n can_v be_v overcome_v by_o any_o other_o thing_n without_o our_o consent_n for_o we_o know_v that_o we_o have_v not_o need_v of_o any_o great_a force_n for_o the_o do_v hereof_o we_o have_v none_o to_o fight_v against_o but_o our_o own_o self_n and_o the_o better_a part_n of_o the_o victory_n consist_v in_o master_v our_o own_o will_n whereunto_o add_v this_o that_o god_n will_v always_o favour_v the_o man_n who_o through_o the_o aid_n of_o rectify_a reason_n dispose_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o strong_a fortune_n if_o so_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o speak_v may_v well_o make_v thou_o poor_a abase_v thou_o and_o afflict_v thou_o but_o she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v thou_o vicious_a lazy_a or_o il-conditioned_n neither_o can_v she_o bereave_v thou_o of_o the_o courage_n and_o vigour_n of_o mind_n wherein_o do_v lie_v great_a strength_n to_o govern_v thy_o soul_n then_o there_o be_v in_o the_o art_n of_o navigation_n to_o direct_v a_o ship_n for_o the_o mariner_n let_v he_o be_v never_o so_o skilful_a and_o wife_n in_o his_o art_n can_v withal_o his_o skill_n assuage_v the_o surge_a tempest_n of_o the_o sea_n nor_o yet_o take_v away_o fearful_a apprehension_n from_o another_o man_n fantasy_n whereas_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n in_o a_o well_o order_v mind_n do_v assure_v and_o settle_v the_o body_n for_o it_o preserve_v it_o from_o disease_n through_o temperance_n and_o pull_v it_o back_o from_o wicked_a and_o vicious_a disposition_n by_o continence_n and_o whereas_o any_o thing_n wherein_o there_o be_v danger_n shall_v present_v itself_o unto_o our_o mind_n as_o if_o it_o be_v in_o a_o quicksand_n it_o be_v good_a that_o we_o leave_v it_o and_o pass_v further_v or_o else_o if_o the_o evil_n be_v unavoidable_a let_v he_o comfort_v himself_o and_o think_v that_o the_o haven_n be_v not_o very_o far_o off_o and_o that_o his_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n as_o out_o of_o a_o crazy_a or_o break_a bark_n hold_v death_n for_o a_o sweet_a and_o assure_a harbour_n chief_o consider_v that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n her_o out-going_a from_o this_o life_n be_v her_o in-going_a to_o a_o better_a which_o consideration_n ought_v to_o add_v much_o unto_o the_o courage_n of_o christian_n yea_o and_o make_v they_o not_o to_o fear_v that_o which_o bring_v affrightment_n unto_o other_o and_o true_o if_o we_o have_v skill_n and_o courage_n enough_o to_o look_v fortune_n in_o the_o face_n and_o to_o meet_v she_o in_o the_o way_n with_o a_o stouâ—_n stomach_n prepare_v to_o sustain_v all_o her_o assault_n nothing_o in_o the_o world_n can_v dismay_v we_o or_o make_v we_o suffer_v and_o this_o thing_n will_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v if_o we_o can_v once_o be_v accustom_v never_o to_o promise_v to_o ourselves_o any_o great_a or_o assure_a hope_n or_o yet_o any_o certain_a and_o settle_a estate_n during_o this_o miserable_a life_n and_o if_o we_o will_v take_v heed_n diligent_o consider_v whether_o those_o thing_n we_o do_v account_n as_o evil_n be_v so_o evil_a as_o we_o deem_v they_o to_o be_v or_o if_o happy_o they_o be_v not_o so_o evil_a but_o rather_o less_o than_o we_o imagine_v final_o this_o thing_n will_v happen_v if_o we_o will_v behold_v a_o far_o off_o &_o wise_o foresee_v frown_a fortune_n for_o in_o so_o do_v we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o at_o her_o come_n she_o shall_v not_o affright_v we_o but_o the_o near_o she_o come_v to_o we_o the_o bold_a we_o may_v be_v to_o look_v she_o in_o the_o face_n and_o to_o esteem_v she_o not_o to_o be_v so_o lusty_a and_o strong_a as_o her_o picture_n do_v import_v and_o if_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o boast_v during_o this_o life_n so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v i_o be_o exempt_v from_o this_o bitter_a potion_n at_o least_o may_v he_o say_v thus_o though_o i_o must_v swallow_v it_o down_o yet_o shall_v i_o not_o be_v aghast_a weep_v and_o wail_v i_o will_v not_o neither_o despair_n as_o many_o man_n do_v i_o will_v not_o bring_v myself_o into_o so_o deplorable_a a_o plight_n as_o divers_a do_v amid_o their_o disaster_n though_o poverty_n pinch_v i_o more_o than_o many_o other_o for_o all_o that_o will_v i_o not_o beguile_v my_o neighbour_n nor_o yet_o take_v that_o to_o myself_o which_o belong_v to_o another_o i_o will_v not_o lie_v much_o less_o will_v i_o forswear_v myself_o brief_o there_o shall_v nothing_o unto_o i_o seem_v so_o intolerable_a as_o that_o for_o to_o shun_v it_o i_o will_v choose_v to_o become_v vicious_a if_o by_o honest_a mean_n i_o can_v avoid_v indigence_n and_o need_n at_o least_o necessity_n shall_v make_v this_o necessity_n of_o my_o easy_a to_o be_v bear_v beside_o the_o common_a law_n of_o humane_a thing_n do_v not_o allow_v we_o to_o esteem_v that_o thing_n heavy_a and_o unbeaâ—eable_a which_o so_o many_o daily_a do_v carry_v and_o bear_v on_o their_o back_n for_o choose_v what_o manner_n of_o affliction_n you_o will_v you_o shall_v find_v more_o man_n burden_a therewith_o then_o exempt_v therefrom_o adversity_n be_v a_o penelope_n web_n which_o undo_v all_o that_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n have_v weave_v in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n consider_v say_v the_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o ancient_n give_v a_o clear_a revelation_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n unto_o it_o then_o to_o prosperity_n because_o it_o be_v a_o near_a way_n to_o heaven_n therefore_o we_o must_v likewise_o comfort_v ourselves_o with_o this_o consideration_n that_o where_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n â—here_o can_v be_v no_o true_a evil_n at_o all_o â—nd_v that_o the_o virtuous_a man_n be_v more_o come_v and_o quiet_a in_o his_o deep_a adversity_n then_o be_v the_o vicious_a man_n in_o his_o high_a prosperity_n and_o such_o be_v the_o cross_n of_o the_o righteous_a man_n of_o old_a which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o divine_a grace_n be_v so_o accompany_v with_o fortitude_n patience_n and_o humility_n that_o how_o sharp_a and_o rough_a soever_o they_o be_v yet_o they_o bring_v they_o not_o so_o much_o vexation_n and_o anguish_n as_o their_o conscience_n do_v they_o consolation_n and_o ease_n and_o even_o as_o those_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o fever_n feel_v soon_o and_o in_o more_o painful_a manner_n the_o heat_n and_o coldness_n of_o their_o fit_n then_o do_v the_o whole_a and_o sound_a the_o sharp_a cold_a of_o winter_n or_o the_o scorch_a heat_n of_o summer_n so_o likewise_o do_v it_o sure_a with_o those_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o fever_n of_o their_o vicious_a affection_n the_o which_o do_v burn_v and_o blister_v extreme_o and_o continual_o their_o conscience_n for_o they_o be_v much_o more_o vex_v with_o the_o corrupt_a and_o vicious_a quality_n they_o do_v beget_v and_o bear_v in_o their_o bosom_n then_o be_v virtuous_a man_n with_o all_o their_o adversity_n for_o the_o virtuous_a quell_v pride_n by_o humility_n covetousness_n with_o temperance_n and_o all_o thing_n with_o patience_n and_o these_o have_v the_o inward_a and_o better_a part_n sound_n and_o without_o wound_n can_v be_v hurt_v by_o outward_a accident_n whereunto_o they_o oppose_v a_o lively_a and_o lusty_a courage_n together_o with_o the_o force_n of_o a_o honest_a and_o inviolable_a mind_n which_o be_v more_o strong_a than_o any_o thing_n
their_o cause_n it_o be_v god_n his_o providence_n from_o whence_o come_v &_o depend_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n which_o govern_v and_o rule_v all_o and_o whereunto_o all_o thing_n be_v subject_a and_o if_o we_o desire_v in_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v like_o he_o our_o mind_n out_o of_o question_n will_v be_v in_o great_a rest_n let_v every_o man_n therefore_o employ_v his_o action_n about_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v of_o a_o more_o certain_a and_o constant_a condition_n so_o shall_v he_o sit_v down_o with_o content_n and_o enjoy_v the_o sweetness_n and_o commodity_n of_o tranquillity_n and_o ease_n but_o see_v that_o in_o this_o world_n all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o totter_v and_o turn_v and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n stable_n and_o firm_a the_o remedy_n most_o fit_a unto_o our_o infirmity_n be_v to_o foresee_v this_o instability_n and_o not_o to_o passionate_a and_o turmoil_n ourselves_o about_o those_o thing_n the_o possession_n whereof_o be_v no_o less_o toilsome_a and_o troublesome_a then_o be_v the_o acquisition_n and_o purchase_v thereof_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v love_v they_o as_o thing_n which_o may_v leave_v we_o and_o withal_o have_v so_o much_o foresight_n that_o they_o never_o leave_v we_o first_o when_o on_o a_o time_n it_o be_v tell_v anaxagoras_n that_o his_o son_n be_v dead_a i_o know_v very_o well_o quoth_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v once_o in_o like_a manner_n must_v we_o be_v prepare_v for_o all_o adventure_n my_o friend_n have_v not_o assist_v i_o well_o i_o know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o one_o that_o may_v change_v my_o wife_n be_v very_o virtuous_a and_o yet_o be_v she_o but_o a_o woman_n affliction_n of_o body_n and_o of_o mind_n sickness_n casualty_n loss_n imprisonment_n be_v befall_v i_o they_o be_v welcome_a these_o be_v as_o great_a blessing_n as_o dignity_n health_n and_o pleasure_n see_v they_o proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o the_o giver_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o he_o that_o thus_o before_o hand_n bethink_v himself_o of_o humane_a accident_n shall_v never_o betake_v at_o unaware_o neither_o shall_v he_o â—ave_n need_v to_o say_v as_o customable_o the_o unadvised_a be_v wont_a 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o think_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n â—nto_fw-la who_o the_o chance_n of_o fortune_n do_v occasion_n much_o affliction_n and_o anguish_n because_o they_o â—inde_v themselves_o disarm_v of_o â—his_n wise_a foresight_n ulysses_n overpassed_o many_o danger_n &_o difficulty_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o all_o use_v afflict_v he_o so_o fore_o as_o one_o â—hing_v which_o do_v take_v he_o at_o unaware_o even_o the_o death_n of_o a_o dog_n which_o he_o love_v dear_o and_o â—â—ence_o the_o common_a proverb_n prove_v true_a that_o a_o person_n surprise_v be_v half_o beat_v disc_n 4._o of_o each_o man_n vocation_n and_o call_v virtue_n and_o industry_n be_v the_o chief_a prop_n of_o a_o honest_a call_n and_o it_o behoove_v thaâ—_n wise_a man_n to_o carry_v himself_o equal_o between_o they_o both_o take_v virtue_n for_o the_o guide_n and_o fortune_n for_o the_o companion_n and_o follower_n for_o it_o come_v oftentimes_o to_o pass_v that_o such_o as_o do_v not_o think_v diligent_o of_o that_o which_o they_o do_v be_v see_v to_o fall_v into_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o life_n as_o be_v painful_a to_o bear_v and_o uneasy_a to_o be_v abandon_v which_o be_v certain_o a_o great_a straight_o and_o a_o case_n that_o do_v require_v much_o prudence_n and_o patience_n with_o piety_n to_o implore_v the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n for_o patience_n with_o humility_n in_o god_n behalf_n be_v the_o remedy_n which_o do_v most_o lighten_v and_o ease_v the_o evil_a consider_v poor_a prisoner_n at_o first_o what_o pain_n they_o endure_v to_o bear_v the_o burden_n that_o be_v lay_v upon_o their_o leg_n but_o after_o that_o they_o be_v once_o accustom_v thereunto_o necessity_n teach_v they_o and_o use_n make_v all_o such_o hard_a usage_n easy_a unto_o they_o there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o life_n howsoever_o hard_a and_o strict_a it_o be_v which_o have_v not_o some_o kind_n of_o solace_n and_o refreshment_n to_o sweeten_v it_o and_o true_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o thing_n wherein_o nature_n have_v so_o much_o favour_v we_o as_o in_o this_o that_o she_o make_v we_o to_o find_v the_o remedy_n and_o mitigation_n of_o our_o misfortune_n in_o the_o sufferance_n of_o they_o the_o case_n then_o stand_v as_o it_o do_v that_o man_n be_v bear_v obnox_n ous_a and_o subject_a unto_o all_o manner_n of_o misery_n we_o must_v consequent_o suppose_v that_o we_o be_v all_o of_o we_o the_o prisoner_n of_o fortune_n who_o hold_v we_o tie_v and_o fetter_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n save_v that_o the_o fetter_n and_o chain_n of_o some_o be_v of_o gold_n and_o of_o other_o some_o of_o iron_n we_o be_v all_o of_o be_v in_o one_o and_o in_o the_o same_o prison_n and_o those_o that_o hold_v other_o captive_a be_v in_o the_o like_a condition_n and_o case_n themselves_o in_o regard_n of_o other_o if_o the_o desire_n of_o honour_n turmoil_v thou_o the_o desire_n of_o riches_n do_v trouble_v another_o if_o the_o baseness_n and_o obscurity_n of_o birth_n do_v afflict_v thou_o to_o other_o nobility_n and_o greatness_n do_v bring_v a_o thousand_o discontent_a thought_n be_v thou_o subject_a to_o the_o commandment_n and_o will_n of_o another_o that_o other_o be_v subject_a at_o least_o to_o his_o own_o have_v his_o brain_n and_o his_o breast_n beat_v with_o ten_o thousand_o heartburning_n &_o diseasement_n which_o thou_o do_v not_o espy_v in_o sum_n if_o you_o mark_v all_o thing_n well_o our_o whole_a life_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o slavery_n wherein_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o take_v good_a heed_n how_o to_o demean_v himself_o in_o his_o call_n &_o how_o he_o may_v content_v himself_o therein_o wink_v at_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o it_o and_o apply_v himself_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o there_o be_v no_o call_n howsoever_o painful_a and_o toilsome_a it_o be_v wherein_o the_o patient_a soul_n do_v not_o find_v some_o contentment_n and_o gain_n though_o that_o cunning_a and_o skill_n be_v more_o exquisite_a in_o time_n of_o adversity_n then_o of_o prosperity_n for_o when_o as_o calamity_n and_o cross_n do_v present_v themselves_o then_o must_v we_o gather_v all_o the_o force_n of_o our_o wit_n together_o and_o set_v our_o whole_a vigour_n and_o strength_n against_o such_o imminent_a or_o present_a evil_n repose_v our_o whole_a confidence_n in_o god_n jonas_n have_v leisure_n even_o in_o the_o whale_n belly_n to_o make_v his_o supplication_n and_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o be_v present_o hear_v in_o this_o manner_n all_o accident_n how_o grievous_a &_o uneasy_a soever_o they_o be_v may_v be_v sweeten_v and_o lighten_v to_o this_o purpose_n also_o it_o be_v good_a that_o each_o one_o set_v certain_a bound_n and_o limit_n to_o the_o hope_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o he_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o howsoever_o humane_a thing_n be_v different_a and_o various_a in_o the_o outward_a semblance_n and_o show_v yet_o nevertheless_o inward_o they_o resemble_v one_o another_o in_o their_o inconstancy_n and_o vanity_n a_o call_v be_v the_o tie_n of_o every_o man_n from_o sloth_n it_o give_v he_o health_n it_o draw_v the_o mind_n from_o think_v on_o such_o thing_n as_o precipitate_v the_o soul_n by_o it_o commonwealth_n have_v their_o true_a decorum_n and_o be_v therefore_o permanent_a because_o uphold_v by_o continual_a employment_n it_o be_v ever_o best_a when_o honesty_n steer_v the_o course_n and_o mean_a one_o bear_v not_o envy_v against_o such_o as_o be_v in_o high_a place_n than_o they_o for_o oftentimes_o that_o which_o we_o account_v hight_v be_v as_o a_o steep_a hill_n from_o whence_o a_o man_n with_o very_o little_a ado_n be_v hurl_v down_o headlong_o and_o true_o such_o as_o have_v live_v content_a have_v not_o be_v always_o those_o that_o have_v make_v the_o better_a choice_n but_o rather_o those_o who_o prudent_o and_o discreet_o can_v carry_v themselves_o in_o that_o estate_n and_o call_v which_o they_o once_o make_v choice_n of_o take_v patient_o the_o evil_a that_o fall_v out_o therein_o and_o endeavour_v to_o redress_v such_o accident_n as_o do_v cross_v their_o desire_n this_o advice_n likewise_o be_v require_v to_o keep_v discretion_n which_o season_v and_o give_v a_o taste_n and_o relish_v to_o all_o thing_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n plato_n do_v compare_v the_o life_n of_o man_n to_o the_o play_n at_o dice_n whereat_o whosoever_o do_v play_v ought_v always_o to_o strive_v to_o have_v a_o fair_a throw_n and_o yet_o content_v himself_o with_o any_o cast_n that_o come_v for_o see_v that_o good_a or_o evil_a
and_o will_n another_o have_v sweet_a child_n and_o another_o faithful_a and_o trusty_a friend_n comforter_n in_o adversity_n be_v diverse_a and_o most_o of_o they_o such_o as_o job_n have_v if_o they_o see_v a_o man_n forsake_v by_o those_o who_o perhaps_o be_v his_o dear_a friend_n in_o a_o better_a fortune_n they_o think_v he_o forsake_v of_o god_n also_o and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o attribute_n his_o fall_n to_o a_o trial_n of_o his_o patience_n or_o love_n censure_v not_o thy_o brother_n for_o as_o his_o affliction_n be_v great_a so_o be_v his_o comfort_n and_o the_o one_o will_v not_o be_v give_v but_o that_o it_o make_v the_o other_o great_a antipater_n of_o thrase_n do_v reckon_v it_o among_o his_o other_o good_a fortune_n that_o he_o have_v sail_v prosperous_o between_o sicily_n and_o athens_n but_o we_o each_o one_o of_o we_o will_v have_v all_o though_o we_o have_v not_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o understanding_n to_o thank_v god_n for_o the_o small_a thing_n neither_o make_v we_o any_o account_n or_o reckon_n of_o the_o great_a good_n because_o they_o seem_v to_o we_o to_o be_v too_o common_a as_o to_o live_v to_o be_v in_o health_n to_o see_v to_o hear_v to_o speak_v to_o enjoy_v peace_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o have_v food_n for_o our_o belly_n and_o clothes_n for_o our_o back_n to_o see_v and_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o labourable_a ground_n together_o with_o the_o commodity_n of_o the_o saileable_a sea_n that_o we_o can_v talk_v or_o hold_v our_o tongue_n sit_z or_o stand_v sleep_n or_o wake_v as_o we_o will_n if_o man_n will_v but_o consider_v in_o their_o mind_n what_o displeasure_n and_o grief_n redound_v unto_o such_o as_o do_v lack_v any_o of_o these_o ability_n they_o will_v not_o doubt_v live_v much_o more_o content_a than_o they_o do_v what_o think_v you_o will_v the_o sick_a give_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o health_n the_o blind_a for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o eye_n and_o such_o as_o be_v despise_v for_o a_o small_a measure_n of_o renown_n we_o wretch_n be_v so_o blockish_a and_o blind_a that_o we_o can_v never_o prize_v the_o good_n that_o we_o have_v until_o that_o we_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o and_o have_v they_o no_o more_o for_o we_o care_v not_o if_o what_o we_o do_v be_v right_a or_o wrong_n so_o it_o make_v for_o the_o raise_n of_o our_o fortune_n and_o thus_o have_v vice_n by_o the_o contempt_n of_o adversity_n be_v entertain_v that_o which_o rest_v i_o wish_v you_o always_o to_o be_v advise_v that_o you_o fall_v never_o so_o far_o in_o love_n with_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n that_o the_o fear_v you_o have_v to_o loose_v they_o vex_v you_o with_o unrest_n or_o yet_o have_v lose_v they_o immoderate_a sorrow_n for_o they_o hurl_v you_o headlong_o into_o despair_n disc._n 13._o of_o sadness_n and_o sorrow_n sadness_n or_o heaviness_n of_o heart_n be_v a_o languish_a feebleness_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o discouragement_n engender_v by_o the_o opinion_n that_o we_o have_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o those_o evil_n that_o afflict_v we_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a enemy_n to_o our_o rest_n which_o present_o weaken_v and_o quell_v our_o soul_n it_o corrupt_v the_o whole_a man_n bring_v his_o virtue_n asleep_a and_o it_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o adversity_n which_o do_v beget_v in_o we_o vexation_n and_o grief_n according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n thereof_o whence_o likewise_o there_o happen_v some_o fault_n for_o now_o adays_o we_o may_v see_v man_n ordinary_o mourn_v and_o moan_v excessive_o for_o many_o thing_n not_o so_o much_o for_o that_o they_o have_v cause_n as_o because_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n one_o lament_v the_o mishap_n of_o his_o neighbour_n or_o friend_n and_o carry_v a_o pale_a and_o heavy_a countenance_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v very_o pensive_a although_o he_o be_v nothing_o sorry_a at_o all_o this_o kind_n of_o customable_a compassion_n be_v altogether_o unprofitable_a in_o regard_n that_o even_o in_o your_o own_o adversity_n you_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v sad_a but_o only_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o reason_n do_v require_v and_o not_o as_o custom_n do_v command_v there_o be_v six_o kind_n of_o man_n that_o be_v never_o without_o sorrow_n he_o that_o can_v forget_v his_o trouble_n a_o envious_a man_n that_o dwell_v by_o neighbour_n new_o enrich_v he_o that_o dwell_v in_o a_o place_n and_o can_v thrive_v where_o another_o do_v thrive_v before_o a_o rich_a man_n decay_v and_o fall_v into_o poverty_n he_o that_o will_v obtain_v that_o he_o can_v get_v and_o he_o that_o dwell_v with_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o can_v get_v nothing_o of_o he_o and_o beside_o these_o how_o many_o be_v there_o who_o weep_v when_o other_o look_v on_o they_o and_o do_v think_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o very_o ill_o favour_v thing_n not_o to_o shed_v tear_n when_o as_o other_o do_v mourn_v how_o many_o frivolous_a sorrow_n have_v it_o make_v many_o to_o slide_v into_o to_o lean_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o totter_a and_o unstayed_a prop_n of_o opinion_n how_o much_o better_o be_v it_o in_o such_o case_n to_o devise_v some_o new_a fashion_n and_o to_o feel_v humane_a accident_n after_o that_o mood_n which_o best_o become_v wise_a and_o moderate_a man_n what_o good_a do_v their_o immoderate_a sigh_n and_o sob_n either_o to_o the_o live_n or_o to_o the_o dead_a do_v there_o any_o other_o thing_n flow_v therefrom_o save_v that_o they_o waste_v themselves_o wretched_o and_o retchless_n away_o for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o oftentimes_o such_o disaster_n and_o accident_n fall_v out_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o man_n to_o pass_v they_o over_o without_o be_v touch_v with_o sorrow_n for_o the_o same_o nevertheless_o we_o must_v always_o be_v ware_n to_o be_v more_o sorry_a than_o reason_n do_v allow_v and_o see_v that_o time_n ought_v to_o heal_v we_o in_o the_o end_n it_o be_v a_o babishnesse_n not_o to_o prevent_v it_o wise_o and_o to_o do_v that_o betimes_o which_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o we_o must_v do_v perforce_o how_o many_o man_n short_o after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o child_n or_o wife_n have_v recomfort_v themselves_o esteem_v the_o time_n lose_v which_o they_o have_v spend_v in_o sadness_n and_o in_o sorrow_n for_o although_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o such_o person_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v renew_v in_o our_o remembrance_n yet_o we_o ought_v to_o bring_v thereunto_o that_o moderation_n and_o remedy_n which_o at_o last_o will_v needs_o offer_v and_o apply_v itself_o though_o you_o will_v never_o so_o fain_o resist_v it_o disc._n 14._o of_o the_o affliction_n of_o good_a man_n grief_n be_v the_o next_o friend_n unto_o solitariness_n enemy_n to_o company_n and_o heir_n of_o desperation_n and_o it_o be_v not_o a_o small_a occasion_n of_o sorrow_n unto_o vigorous_a mind_n and_o such_o as_o be_v touch_v with_o humanity_n to_o see_v virtuous_a man_n vilipend_v or_o wrong_v and_o true_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o a_o heavy_a heartbreak_n and_o almost_o a_o unsupportable_a pain_n to_o behold_v wise_a and_o peaceable_a man_n afflict_v trouble_a and_o vex_v yea_o to_o be_v ill-used_a and_o trample_v as_o it_o be_v under_o foot_n by_o the_o vain_a world_n and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n it_o seem_v that_o this_o do_v touch_v we_o very_o near_o for_o when_o as_o we_o weigh_v with_o ourselves_o that_o the_o portion_n and_o lot_n of_o virtuous_a man_n be_v no_o other_o but_o affliction_n and_o labour_n of_o mind_n we_o do_v thereupon_o present_o imagine_v that_o thereby_o our_o best_a hope_n be_v hem_v in_o if_o then_o such_o a_o case_n disquiet_v you_o think_v with_o yourself_o that_o if_o they_o be_v honest_a and_o patient_a man_n then_o be_v they_o in_o that_o case_n so_o much_o the_o more_o happy_a because_o that_o in_o this_o life_n which_o be_v so_o short_a they_o purchase_v to_o themselves_o a_o life_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n for_o you_o must_v know_v that_o the_o first_o good_a which_o such_o as_o go_v to_o rest_v in_o god_n house_n do_v obtain_v be_v to_o be_v quit_v and_o discharge_v from_o the_o tentation_n and_o torment_n of_o this_o troublesome_a life_n affliction_n on_o earth_n be_v as_o so_o many_o good_a companion_n unto_o the_o godly_a which_o though_o of_o themselves_o unworthy_a yet_o make_v their_o cause_n the_o better_a who_o aim_n at_o a_o high_a end_n than_o the_o blind_a eye_n of_o the_o ignorant_a without_o dazzle_v can_v behold_v and_o so_o become_v the_o master_n of_o their_o own_o hope_n before_o other_o perceive_v they_o in_o trouble_n the_o heaven_n be_v their_o only_a prospect_n where_o they_o behold_v the_o creator_n of_o nature_n in_o his_o height_n of_o wonder_n and_o themselves_o be_v the_o mine_n into_o which_o they_o dive_v