note_n do_v not_o hate_v they_o but_o pity_v they_o as_o in_o wrestle_v thou_o watchful_o look_v to_o thy_o play-mate_n without_o any_o anger_n so_o in_o all_o thy_o life_n decline_v from_o he_o without_o hatred_n who_o be_v contrary_a to_o thy_o disposition_n and_o thou_o will_v hinder_v hatred_n by_o exciting_a thy_o mind_n to_o love_v upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o some_o good_a in_o the_o hateful_a object_n there_o will_v be_v no_o place_n for_o hatred_n in_o thou_o if_o thou_o interprete_a all_o thing_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n then_o hatred_n be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o thing_n which_o true_o deserve_v it_o which_o be_v the_o deformity_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a damnation_n if_o thou_o turn_v it_o to_o any_o thing_n else_o thou_o hurte_v not_o the_o thing_n thou_o hate_v but_o thyself_o for_o if_o thou_o be_v command_v to_o love_v even_o thy_o enemy_n who_o can_v thou_o just_o hate_v thou_o must_v pass_v out_o of_o the_o privilege_a city_n to_o find_v one_o against_o who_o thou_o may_v practice_v thy_o hatred_n that_o evil_n be_v without_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n against_o which_o only_a hatred_n may_v lawful_o be_v exercise_v but_o if_o thou_o must_v needs_o hate_v a_o man_n let_v it_o be_v none_o but_o thyself_o for_o no_o one_o can_v hurt_v thou_o so_o much_o as_o thou_o do_v thyself_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o desire_n and_o flight_n what_o be_v to_o be_v desire_v what_o to_o be_v flee_v from_o 1._o happy_a he_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o god_n who_o desire_v nothing_o earnest_o who_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o thing_n as_o they_o occur_v who_o say_v god_n will_v have_v i_o to_o be_v safe_a he_o will_v have_v i_o to_o be_v sick_a he_o will_v have_v i_o to_o be_v rich_a or_o poor_a he_o will_v have_v i_o to_o pass_v from_o hence_o or_o to_o stay_v here_o i_o be_o prepare_v for_o either_o if_o thou_o once_o say_v when_o shall_v i_o go_v thither_o when_o shall_v i_o get_v that_o thing_n thou_o will_v be_v miserable_a for_o if_o thou_o covet_v that_o which_o be_v without_o thou_o thou_o will_v be_v torment_v with_o perpetual_a anxiety_n and_o as_o in_o a_o orbicular_a machine_n thou_o will_v always_o pursue_v never_o possess_v in_o thy_o own_o power_n be_v thy_o own_o opinion_n thought_n affection_n action_n without_o thy_o power_n be_v the_o body_n riches_n glory_n dignity_n and_o whatsoever_o thyself_o do_v not_o those_o can_v neither_o be_v prohibit_v by_o any_o one_o nor_o hinder_v these_o be_v alien_n and_o subject_a to_o impediment_n wherefore_o do_v not_o at_o all_o desire_n those_o or_o at_o least_o so_o desire_v they_o as_o consider_v they_o to_o depend_v upon_o the_o arbitrament_n of_o other_o and_o that_o they_o can_v long_o continue_v with_o thou_o because_o their_o condition_n so_o require_v no_o external_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v for_o the_o figure_n of_o this_o world_n pass_v away_o look_v within_o within_o be_v a_o fountain_n of_o good_a always_o distil_v if_o thou_o always_o dig_a 2._o in_o this_o one_o thing_n be_v place_v the_o wisdom_n of_o some_o ancient_a philosopher_n who_o be_v exempt_a from_o the_o empire_n of_o fortune_n amid_o the_o sharp_a torment_n of_o their_o body_n dispute_v with_o their_o bless_a mind_n about_o felicity_n for_o contemplate_v the_o limit_n of_o that_o power_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o man_n they_o become_v full_o persuade_v that_o nothing_o beside_o their_o own_o thought_n and_o affection_n belong_v unto_o themselves_o and_o thereupon_o by_o the_o use_n of_o this_o meditation_n they_o get_v such_o a_o absolute_a dominion_n over_o they_o and_o so_o well_o govern_v the_o motion_n of_o their_o mind_n that_o not_o without_o some_o reason_n they_o boast_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o only_a rich_a the_o only_a powerful_a the_o only_a happy_a man_n but_o a_o assiduous_a exercitation_n be_v necessary_a to_o learn_v this_o lesson_n of_o despise_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v without_o thou_o as_o not_o at_o all_o belong_v to_o thou_o if_o thou_o can_v come_v to_o this_o thou_o will_v never_o grieve_v at_o the_o want_n of_o external_a thing_n as_o thou_o grieve_v not_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o king_n of_o the_o tartar_n or_o that_o thou_o be_v destitute_a of_o wing_n to_o fly_v withal_o what_o be_v without_o we_o be_v nothing_o to_o we_o 3._o with_o this_o bridle_n desire_n be_v to_o be_v curb_v which_o unless_o thou_o moderate_v thy_o unsatiable_a mind_n will_v never_o be_v satisfy_v with_o whatsoever_o thou_o afforde_o it_o all_o will_n but_o irritate_fw-la not_o end_v its_o cupidity_n no_o moisture_n suffice_v he_o who_o bowel_n be_v inflame_v with_o a_o burn_a heat_n for_o that_o be_v not_o a_o thirst_n but_o a_o disease_n so_o it_o befall_v they_o who_o recall_v not_o their_o desire_n to_o reason_n which_o have_v certain_a bound_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o vice_n and_o looseness_n who_o limit_n be_v immense_a and_o incomprehensible_a thou_o will_v feel_v no_o incommodity_n nor_o will_v thou_o want_v any_o thing_n thou_o desire_v if_o thou_o conteine_v thyself_o within_o the_o measure_n of_o nature_n if_o thou_o exceede_v this_o measure_n thou_o will_v be_v poor_a even_o amid_o the_o great_a plenty_n to_o cupidity_n nothing_o be_v enough_o to_o nature_n few_o thing_n be_v sufficient_a 4._o remember_v so_o to_o behave_v thyself_o in_o thy_o life_n as_o thou_o will_v at_o a_o feast_n if_o dainty_n be_v carry_v about_o and_o come_v to_o thou_o put_v forth_o thy_o hand_n modest_o and_o take_v a_o share_n of_o they_o if_o he_o who_o bear_v they_o pass_v by_o thou_o detain_v he_o not_o if_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v up_o to_o thou_o extend_v not_o thy_o appetite_n to_o thing_n afar_o off_o but_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v present_a if_o thou_o stand_v thus_o affect_v towards_o riches_n towards_o dignity_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v without_o thou_o will_v be_v worthy_a to_o feast_v with_o the_o saint_n and_o thou_o will_v enjoy_v such_o a_o serenity_n of_o mind_n as_o will_v raise_v thou_o above_o all_o chance_n but_o if_o moreover_o thou_o will_v slight_v and_o refuse_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v offer_v thou_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v a_o guest_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o a_o partner_n in_o their_o felicity_n and_o will_v begin_v to_o foretaste_a upon_o earth_n that_o happiness_n which_o they_o enjoy_v in_o heaven_n it_o be_v in_o thy_o own_o power_n to_o make_v thyself_o happy_a by_o desire_v nothing_o which_o be_v without_o thou_o who_o be_v bless_v and_o happy_a he_o who_o have_v what_o he_o will_n he_o have_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v who_o will_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o may_v 5._o we_o shun_v and_o abhor_v many_o thing_n as_o hurtful_a which_o be_v indeed_o profitable_a for_o it_o fall_v out_o for_o the_o most_o part_n that_o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o mind_n that_o which_o hurt_v instruct_v death_n exile_n poverty_n disgrace_n labour_n sickness_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n which_o be_v not_o in_o thy_o power_n belong_v not_o unto_o thou_o to_o these_o therefore_o thou_o be_v not_o to_o oppose_v flight_n not_o detestation_n but_o a_o neglect_v of_o the_o opinion_n conceive_v of_o they_o socrates_n fit_o name_v all_o these_o thing_n goblin_n for_o as_o goblin_n affright_v child_n whereas_o nothing_o be_v in_o they_o horrible_a but_o their_o outward_a show_n so_o it_o happen_v in_o thing_n which_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o apprehend_v not_o as_o they_o be_v but_o as_o they_o appear_v what_o be_v death_n a_o hobgoblin_n observe_v how_o sweet_a it_o be_v not_o only_o to_o the_o saint_n and_o person_n of_o high_a virtue_n and_o perfection_n but_o to_o socrates_n and_o to_o other_o heathen_a sage_n what_o then_o be_v so_o terrible_a in_o death_n opinion_n the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v horrible_a not_o death_n itself_o the_o same_o thou_o will_v find_v in_o other_o thing_n which_o thou_o be_v wont_v to_o abominate_a correct_v opinion_n and_o thou_o will_v perceive_v there_o be_v nothing_o beside_o sin_n which_o thou_o be_v to_o abhor_v chap._n xv._o of_o joy_n and_o of_o sadness_n how_o a_o good_a man_n ought_v to_o rejoice_v he_o who_o fore-sees_a all_o thing_n be_v not_o contristate_v several_a antidote_n against_o grief_n 1._o thou_o be_v so_o to_o rejoice_v as_o that_o modesty_n may_v appear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o mirth_n and_o that_o thy_o mind_n be_v not_o so_o dissolve_v but_o thou_o can_v free_o if_o it_o be_v needful_a pass_v from_o gladness_n to_o sadness_n christ_n our_o lord_n the_o best_a esteemer_n of_o thing_n call_v not_o laugher_n bless_v but_o mourner_n for_o it_o very_o much_o mis-becomes_a a_o christian_a man_n who_o profess_v to_o look_v after_o eternal_a thing_n among_o so_o many_o danger_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n among_o so_o many_o most_o just_a cause_n of_o sadness_n to_o delight_v
honesty_n fortitude_n have_v a_o double_a office_n one_o and_o the_o chief_a to_o endure_v labour_n and_o danger_n the_o other_o to_o set_v upon_o they_o when_o it_o be_v fit_v a_o valiant_a man_n thrust_v not_o himself_o rash_o into_o evil_n but_o when_o they_o come_v he_o constant_o suffer_v they_o he_o desire_v not_o dreadful_a thing_n but_o he_o despise_v they_o he_o be_v there_o lift_v high_a where_o other_o be_v depress_v there_o he_o stand_v up_o where_o other_o lie_v down_o no_o disgrace_n no_o repulse_n no_o exile_n no_o injury_n daunt_v he_o not_o a_o prison_n not_o torment_n not_o death_n itself_o terrify_v he_o he_o dash_v against_o his_o greatness_n all_o sorrow_n all_o sickness_n all_o trouble_n he_o permit_v not_o himself_o to_o be_v wrest_v from_o what_o be_v right_a by_o any_o threat_n or_o entreaty_n he_o lose_v not_o his_o courage_n although_o many_o obstacle_n impede_fw-la his_fw-la well_o begin_v erterprise_n he_o faint_v not_o under_o the_o burden_n nor_o struggle_v with_o the_o office_n he_o have_v once_o undertake_v but_o persist_v till_o he_o have_v perfect_v it_o he_o stand_v upright_o under_o any_o weight_n no_o force_n no_o power_n no_o terror_n make_v he_o less_o he_o neither_o throw_v down_o his_o virtue_n nor_o hide_v it_o when_o danger_n on_o all_o side_n surround_v he_o he_o evermore_o consider_v whither_o he_o go_v not_o what_o he_o endure_v 2._o as_o one_o sail_v with_o a_o prosperous_a gale_n furnish_v himself_o with_o several_a help_n wherewith_o to_o entertain_v the_o tempest_n so_o it_o will_v behoove_v thou_o whilst_o fortune_n be_v favourable_a to_o seek_v safeguard_n to_o shelter_v thou_o against_o its_o future_a frowardness_n feign_v to_o thyself_o that_o whatsoever_o finist_a chance_n can_v happen_v be_v already_o fall_v upon_o thou_o shipwreck_n banishment_n wound_n torment_n disease_n disgrace_n contempt_n and_o behave_v thyself_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v now_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o these_o misery_n that_o exercise_v by_o this_o praeludium_n thou_o may_v say_v in_o any_o future_a event_n i_o have_v have_v these_o thing_n already_o in_o my_o mind_n i_o have_v foresee_v they_o and_o have_v despise_v they_o it_o be_v decree_v from_o eternity_n what_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v at_o for_o what_o thou_o shall_v weep_v and_o although_o each_o man_n life_n seem_v to_o be_v distinguish_v with_o great_a variety_n all_o come_v to_o one_o sum_n we_o receive_v perishable_a thing_n ourselves_o be_v to_o perish_v why_o be_v thou_o angry_a at_o what_o complain_v thou_o although_o all_o thing_n perish_v nothing_o of_o thou_o perish_v it_o be_v better_a to_o give_v what_o god_n demand_v back_o than_o to_o be_v force_v to_o pay_v it_o epicurus_n himself_o profess_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n may_v be_v happy_a even_o in_o his_o torment_n be_v he_o in_o the_o belly_n of_o phalaris_n bull_n say_v he_o he_o will_v say_v how_o pleasant_a be_v this_o how_o little_a do_v it_o concern_v i_o sure_o a_o great_a word_n but_o not_o incredible_a to_o we_o who_o have_v extant_a among_o we_o so_o many_o example_n of_o martyr_n who_o constancy_n in_o their_o torment_n who_o alacrity_n in_o their_o fiery_a trial_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o their_o suffering_n to_o he_o who_o love_v god_n all_o punishment_n be_v pleasure_n 3._o the_o excellency_n of_o fortitude_n appear_v no_o where_n more_o illustrious_o than_o in_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o persuade_v the_o mind_n to_o a_o contempt_n of_o life_n with_o which_o most_o man_n be_v so_o enamour_v that_o they_o esteem_v nothing_o more_o happy_a nothing_o more_o precious_a but_o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a as_o thou_o ought_v to_o be_v thou_o will_v cease_v to_o account_v death_n among_o evil_n which_o sure_o be_v the_o end_n of_o evil_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o life_n thou_o be_v therefore_o to_o go_v forth_o with_o a_o willing_a mind_n be_v to_o return_v again_o death_n have_v no_o invincible_a necessity_n so_o that_o to_o fear_v it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o madman_n for_o thing_n which_o be_v doubtful_a be_v dread_v but_o thing_n which_o be_v assure_v be_v expect_v consider_v that_o child_n and_o people_n fall_v from_o their_o wit_n fear_v not_o death_n it_o be_v a_o pitiful_a thing_n that_o reason_n shall_v not_o afford_v thou_o so_o much_o security_n as_o foolishness_n give_v they_o life_n be_v give_v thou_o with_o the_o exception_n of_o death_n he_o will_v not_o have_v live_v who_o will_v not_o die_v 4._o nature_n have_v gratify_v we_o in_o that_o it_o have_v grant_v we_o for_o a_o certain_a time_n the_o use_n of_o its_o object_n to_o be_v look_v upon_o that_o time_n be_v now_o expire_v we_o must_v depart_v what_o wise_a man_n at_o his_o last_o gasp_n if_o his_o life_n be_v again_o give_v he_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o re-enter_v the_o prison_n of_o his_o mother_n womb_n to_o resume_v the_o folly_n of_o infancy_n the_o fear_n of_o childhood_n the_o danger_n of_o youth_n the_o care_n of_o virility_n the_o labour_n of_o old-age_n no_o one_o have_v live_v so_o happy_o as_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o be_v bear_v again_o observe_v therefore_o whither_o thou_o go_v and_o from_o what_o thou_o departe_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o fear_n be_v the_o emptiness_n of_o good_a work_n which_o thou_o begin_v to_o desire_v at_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o life_n otherwise_o thou_o will_v not_o tremble_v stand_v upon_o the_o threshold_n of_o eternal_a felicity_n it_o be_v a_o punishment_n for_o a_o just_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v unless_o death_n follow_v 5._o no_o one_o receive_v death_n cheerful_o but_o he_o who_o for_o a_o long_a time_n before_o dispose_v himself_o for_o it_o render_v it_o familiar_a to_o thou_o by_o frequent_v reflection_n that_o when_o it_o come_v thou_o may_v with_o alacrity_n entertain_v it_o not_o the_o day_n not_o the_o year_n make_v thou_o to_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o but_o a_o mind_n glad_a to_o go_v forth_o and_o to_o fly_v back_o to_o its_o beginning_n he_o have_v live_v long_o who_o die_v well_o he_o die_v well_o who_o have_v live_v well_o will_v thou_o prepare_v for_o thyself_o a_o peaceable_a death_n accustom_v thyself_o to_o despise_v all_o thing_n he_o can_v fear_v death_n who_o have_v already_o deprive_v himself_o of_o more_o than_o death_n can_v bereave_v he_o will_v thou_o make_v thy_o life_n pleasant_a cast_v off_o all_o solicitude_n concern_v it_o stand_v prepare_v for_o any_o kind_n of_o death_n let_v it_o be_v to_o thou_o indifferent_a whether_o a_o sword_n or_o a_o fever_n cut_v off_o thy_o life_n and_o so_o dispose_v it_o that_o thou_o may_v daily_o say_v i_o have_v live_v he_o live_v secure_o and_o die_v cheerful_o who_o every_o day_n carry_v himself_o out_o to_o his_o burial_n to_o who_o it_o be_v grant_v when_o his_o life_n be_v end_v thou_o can_v not_o live_v well_o unless_o thou_o die_v daily_a chap._n xxix_o of_o magnanimity_n the_o description_n of_o a_o magnanimous_a man._n 1._o magnanimity_n sound_v some_o great_a thing_n in_o its_o very_a name_n it_o be_v a_o high_a virtue_n who_o strong_a force_n tend_v evermore_o to_o great_a matter_n without_o this_o all_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o other_o virtue_n fall_v down_o to_o nothing_o for_o since_o in_o practise_v they_o many_o difficulty_n occur_v the_o mind_n be_v to_o be_v erect_v and_o embolden_v to_o proceed_v against_o they_o nor_o ought_v it_o to_o desist_v till_o have_v break_v through_o all_o interpose_a obstacle_n it_o generous_o get_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o propose_v good_n this_o magnanimity_n perform_v which_o evermore_o incline_v man_n to_o high_a and_o heroic_a action_n and_o support_v by_o god_n assistance_n secure_o and_o prompt_o set_v upon_o all_o sort_n of_o difficulty_n something_o be_v to_o be_v attempt_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v any_o thing_n a_o great_a matter_n can_v be_v achieve_v with_o little_a labour_n man_n be_v a_o great_a 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