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never_o appear_v with_o more_o glory_n then_o when_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o suffer_v death_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o contemn_v life_n in_o regard_n we_o see_v most_o man_n esteem_v it_o at_o so_o great_a a_o rate_n that_o they_o think_v nothing_o more_o precious_a but_o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a as_o it_o behoove_v thou_o to_o be_v thou_o will_v not_o esteem_v death_n a_o evil_a since_o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o evil_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o life_n thou_o shall_v leave_v thy_o body_n with_o a_o willing_a mind_n consider_v thou_o be_v to_o receive_v it_o again_o in_o the_o last_o day_n the_o necessity_n of_o death_n be_v invincible_a and_o it_o be_v mere_a madness_n to_o fear_v it_o for_o that_o which_o we_o fear_v be_v always_o dubious_a but_o that_o which_o we_o expect_v be_v certain_a consider_v how_o that_o child_n and_o those_o who_o have_v lose_v their_o wit_n do_v not_o fear_v death_n be_v it_o not_o a_o shameful_a case_n then_o if_o reason_n can_v give_v thou_o the_o same_o security_n which_o want_n of_o reason_n give_v unto_o fool_n god_n have_v give_v we_o life_n but_o not_o without_o a_o condition_n of_o be_v subject_a to_o die_v he_o that_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o die_v show_v that_o he_o never_o desire_v to_o live_v 4._o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o nature_n for_o have_v grant_v we_o a_o certain_a time_n to_o see_v and_o make_v use_n of_o all_o her_o riches_n and_o glory_n and_o now_o the_o time_n be_v out_o we_o must_v part_v what_o wise_a man_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o last_o gasp_n will_v be_v willing_a if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o begin_v his_o life_n anew_o to_o be_v first_o shut_v up_o in_o his_o mother_n womb_n then_o to_o pass_v over_o again_o all_o the_o
folly_n of_o his_o infancy_n to_o undergo_v again_o all_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o childhood_n all_o the_o danger_n of_o his_o youth_n all_o the_o care_n of_o his_o manhood_n all_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o old_a age_n no_o man_n have_v live_v so_o happy_o as_o to_o wish_v to_o be_v bear_v again_o consider_v therefore_o whither_o thou_o be_v go_v and_o whence_o thou_o be_v part_v but_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v if_o thou_o do_v certain_o hope_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o fear_n because_o thou_o be_v void_a of_o all_o virtue_n and_o good_a work_n and_o only_o now_o begin_v to_o be_v good_a when_o thou_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n be_v it_o not_o for_o this_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o gate_n to_o eternal_a felicity_n it_o will_v be_v a_o torment_n to_o a_o just_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v unless_o death_n be_v to_o follow_v 5._o no_o man_n die_v with_o joy_n unless_o he_o have_v long_o prepare_v for_o it_o before_o hand_n render_v it_o familiar_a to_o thy_o thought_n by_o a_o continual_a meditation_n of_o it_o that_o so_o thou_o may_v receive_v it_o when_o it_o come_v with_o a_o joyful_a hart_n a_o man_n be_v not_o say_v to_o have_v live_v enough_o for_o have_v live_v many_o day_n or_o many_o year_n but_o for_o have_v a_o mind_n that_o desire_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n &_o to_o fly_v to_o its_o origine_fw-la he_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o who_o die_v well_o and_o he_o die_v well_o who_o have_v live_v well_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o procure_v thyself_o a_o quiet_a death_n accustom_v thyself_o first_o to_o contemn_v all_o temporal_a 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 take_v away_o from_o he_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o lead_v a_o pleasant_a life_n clear_a thy_o mind_n of_o all_o un-necessary_a care_n concern_v it_o be_v ready_a for_o all_o sort_n of_o death_n and_o do_v not_o concern_v thyself_o whither_o thou_o be_v to_o die_v by_o the_o sword_n or_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o favour_n live_v foe_n that_o thou_o may_v daily_o say_v i_o have_v live_v he_o live_v in_o security_n and_o die_v with_o joy_n who_o daily_a fancy_n himself_o carry_v to_o his_o grave_n and_o who_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v after_o he_o be_v content_a to_o die_v it_o be_v impossible_a thou_o shall_v live_v well_o unless_o thou_o die_v every_o day_n chap._n xxix_o of_o magnanimity_n the_o character_n of_o a_o magnanimous_a man_n 1._o the_o very_a name_n of_o magnanimity_n denotate_n some_o great_a matter_n it_o be_v a_o high_a virtue_n of_o great_a force_n and_o always_o tend_v to_o great_a thing_n without_o this_o all_o other_o virtue_n will_v droop_v and_o languish_v for_o whereas_o there_o occur_v many_o difficulty_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n magnanimity_n resist_v all_o and_o overcome_v all_o and_o never_o shrink_v until_o have_v past_o all_o difficulty_n it_o have_v generous_o arrive_v unto_o what_o it_o have_v propose_v to_o bring_v to_o effect_v this_o be_v the_o property_n of_o magnanimity_n to_o wit_n to_o incline_v we_o at_o all_o time_n to_o great_a and_o heroical_a action_n and_o with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o make_v we_o undertake_v the_o most_o difficile_a labour_n with_o a_o secure_a and_o ready_a mind_n thou_o must_v resolve_v to_o be_v bold_a and_o courageous_a if_o thou_o intend_v to_o come_v to_o any_o thing_n we_o can_v expect_v to_o perform_v great_a matter_n without_o great_a pain_n man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o when_o he_o resolve_v to_o do_v like_o a_o man_n 2._o a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n always_o aspire_v to_o great_a thing_n and_o contemn_v all_o those_o thing_n as_o little_a which_o the_o vulgar_a esteem_v great_a he_o do_v thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o much_o honour_n but_o be_v not_o sorry_a when_o this_o honour_n be_v not_o pay_v and_o contemn_v it_o when_o offer_v unless_o obedience_n or_o god_n honour_n require_v the_o contrary_a he_o do_v nothing_o for_o ostentation_n but_o all_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o seek_v a_o reward_n for_o do_v well_o not_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o world_n but_o from_o the_o work_n itself_o he_o stand_v always_o firm_a be_v invincible_a above_o all_o bad_a fortune_n and_o still_o equal_a to_o himself_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o do_v not_o strive_v to_o ascend_v to_o high_a dignity_n but_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o greatness_n he_o be_v above_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o no_o body_n beg_v and_o entreat_v nothing_o of_o other_o because_o he_o want_v nothing_o of_o all_o that_o be_v without_o he_o nothing_o can_v frighten_v or_o make_v he_o yield_v sometime_o he_o make_v show_v of_o his_o generous_a nature_n but_o then_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o vain_a glory_n for_o he_o still_o consider_v the_o degree_n he_o be_v in_o &_o the_o gift_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o but_o he_o always_o join_v unto_o this_o a_o firm_a and_o profound_a humility_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n because_o he_o refer_v all_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n which_o he_o possess_v unto_o he_o alone_o hold_v for_o certain_a that_o of_o himself_o he_o have_v nothing_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o be_v real_o nothing_o this_o be_v to_o know_v the_o true_a limit_n of_o virtue_n always_o to_o have_v a_o humble_a opinion_n of_o ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o action_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o refuse_v those_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o such_o action_n when_o we_o may_v accept_v they_o without_o break_v the_o rule_n of_o modesty_n we_o must_v not_o pursue_v honour_n but_o permit_v they_o to_o follow_v we_o 3._o he_o that_o have_v this_o virtue_n of_o magnanimity_n receave_v all_o the_o blow_n of_o adverse_a fortune_n with_o a_o undaunted_a hart_n that_o he_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o height_n of_o perfection_n when_o he_o meet_v with_o inferior_a person_n he_o can_v still_o carry_v himself_o towards_o they_o with_o a_o certain_a moderation_n and_o when_o he_o meet_v with_o prince_n or_o some_o other_o powerful_a and_o wealthy_a person_n he_o do_v not_o cast_v himself_o at_o their_o foot_n in_o a_o flatter_a manner_n nor_o will_v he_o permit_v his_o liberty_n to_o be_v oppress_v with_o their_o tyrannous_a power_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o hatred_n he_o hate_v open_o and_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o love_n he_o love_v they_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o those_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v and_o speak_v open_o he_o do_v and_o speak_v they_o open_o because_o he_o fear_v nothing_o and_o hope_n for_o nothing_o he_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o other_o man_n do_v but_o not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o therefore_o he_o hide_v his_o action_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o common_a people_n and_o do_v not_o willing_o make_v himself_o familiar_a with_o they_o he_o soon_o forget_v injury_n and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o complain_v when_o force_a to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n he_o praise_v few_o nor_o do_v he_o desire_v the_o praise_n of_o other_o but_o still_o labour_v to_o do_v thing_n worthy_a of_o praise_n he_o care_v not_o for_o please_v any_o but_o his_o friend_n and_o superior_n nor_o do_v he_o easy_o admire_v any_o thing_n because_o nothing_o ever_o seem_v great_a or_o new_a unto_o he_o he_o fear_v no_o disastrous_a event_n be_v ever_o secure_a in_o his_o own_o virtue_n he_o have_v a_o slow_a gate_n a_o grave_a voice_n a_o moderate_a stay_a speech_n for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o solicitous_a about_o many_o thing_n have_v no_o need_n to_o make_v great_a haste_n and_o he_o that_o be_v content_a within_o himself_o need_v not_o any_o great_a wrangle_n chap._n xxx_o of_o patience_n the_o occasion_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o mark_n of_o true_a patience_n a_o exhortation_n to_o patience_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o sufferance_n the_o necessity_n of_o perseverance_n 1._o patience_n be_v a_o virtue_n which_o make_v we_o suffer_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n with_o a_o willing_a mind_n but_o because_o these_o misery_n be_v manifold_a this_o virtue_n have_v several_a name_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o evil_n which_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o suffer_v it_o be_v proper_o call_v patience_n when_o it_o bear_v injury_n with_o a_o equal_a mind_n it_o be_v call_v equanimity_n when_o we_o suffer_v patient_o the_o loss_n of_o outward_a good_n it_o be_v call_v longanimity_n when_o it_o fortify_v the_o hart_n in_o the_o long_a expectation_n of_o some_o good_a it_o be_v call_v constancy_n when_o it_o strengthen_v the_o will_n to_o bear_v all_o other_o sort_n of_o public_a and_o
private_a misery_n there_o be_v no_o virtue_n which_o we_o can_v have_v a_o more_o frequent_a occasion_n to_o practice_v for_o we_o be_v encompass_v on_o all_o side_n with_o so_o many_o enemy_n and_o so_o many_o misery_n that_o job_n have_v good_a reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o warfare_n upon_o earth_n there_o be_v â—…rdly_o any_o moment_n of_o our_o life_n wherein_o we_o have_v not_o occasion_n to_o fight_v and_o althô_o we_o have_v no_o outward_a enemy_n yet_o every_o man_n be_v a_o sufficient_a enemy_n to_o himself_o the_o source_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o that_o trouble_v and_o torment_v we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o and_o from_o ourselves_o we_o begin_v our_o life_n with_o tear_n and_o we_o be_v fit_a for_o nothing_o else_o in_o our_o infancy_n this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n we_o learn_v and_o we_o practice_v it_o ever_o after_o until_o death_n we_o read_v of_o many_o that_o never_o laugh_v but_o we_o have_v not_o one_o example_n of_o any_o man_n that_o never_o weep_v patience_n therefore_o be_v necessary_a to_o fortify_v our_o heart_n to_o strengthen_v our_o spirit_n to_o complete_a our_o virtue_n no_o man_n know_v his_o own_o strength_n and_o virtue_n unless_o he_o have_v suffer_v some_o cross_n or_o adversity_n and_o he_o that_o want_v patience_n can_v be_v esteem_v a_o wise_a man_n 2._o he_o can_v be_v happy_a who_o have_v never_o suffer_v some_o adversity_n physician_n tell_v we_o that_o too_o much_o health_n be_v a_o bad_a sign_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o mariner_n be_v ever_o afraid_a of_o the_o sea_n in_o too_o great_a a_o calm_a if_o thou_o be_v in_o some_o calamity_n or_o sufferance_n do_v not_o think_v it_o intolerable_a but_o remember_v it_o be_v a_o combat_n which_o god_n have_v send_v thou_o unless_o thou_o fight_v thou_o can_v not_o overcome_v and_o unless_o thou_o overcome_v thou_o will_v never_o be_v crown_v and_o since_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o christ_n shall_v suffer_v and_o so_o to_o enter_v into_o his_o glory_n dare_v thou_o presume_v or_o hope_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o glory_n &_o felicity_n without_o have_v suffer_v any_o thing_n thou_o be_v much_o mistake_v if_o thou_o think_v to_o find_v any_o other_o way_n to_o heaven_n the_o two_o main_a principle_n of_o virtue_n be_v to_o do_v good_a and_o suffer_v evil_a it_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o true_a patience_n when_o thou_o can_v quiet_o bear_v a_o injury_n from_o another_o when_o thou_o can_v suffer_v misery_n without_o murmur_v against_o god_n when_o thou_o can_v endure_v the_o company_n of_o those_o who_o have_v do_v thou_o wrong_n when_o thou_o can_v hear_v thyself_o calumniate_v without_o hate_v the_o person_n who_o do_v it_o when_o thou_o submit_v thyself_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o thy_o sufferance_n when_o thou_o do_v not_o complain_v unto_o other_o of_o thy_o cross_n when_o thou_o love_v those_o who_o hate_v thou_o when_o thou_o make_v thy_o complaint_n only_o unto_o god_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o endure_v much_o more_o with_o joy_n and_o thanksgiving_n last_o he_o be_v true_o patient_a who_o do_v not_o fall_v into_o impatience_n against_o the_o imperfection_n of_o other_o 3._o when_o we_o suffer_v any_o loss_n in_o our_o temporal_a affair_n we_o may_v soon_o comfort_v ourselves_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o inconstancy_n of_o all_o worldly_a thing_n whatsoever_o thou_o possesse_v whatsoever_o thou_o love_v natural_o fly_v away_o from_o thou_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o custody_n for_o a_o while_n but_o be_v not_o proper_o thou_o do_v not_o permit_v thyself_o to_o be_v delude_v with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o imaginary_a stability_n in_o such_o thing_n be_v thyself_o infirm_a thou_o be_v not_o to_o expect_v any_o thing_n firm_a in_o this_o world_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n thou_o possesse_v nothing_o will_v remain_v with_o thou_o to_o the_o end_n but_o virtue_n this_o be_v the_o only_a immortal_a thing_n which_o mortal_a man_n can_v challenge_v all_o thing_n else_o be_v 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