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long_o before_o the_o estate_n be_v very_o large_a he_o divide_v with_o his_o brother_n who_o be_v a_o very_a intemperate_a young_a man_n and_o much_o give_v to_o drink_v be_v twenty_o three_o year_n of_o two_o age_n which_o by_o the_o law_n render_v he_o above_o the_o protection_n of_o a_o tutor_n whereas_o apollonius_n be_v but_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v under_o the_o discipline_n of_o tutor_n therefore_o return_v again_o to_o his_o philosophical_a study_n at_o aegas_n he_o there_o institute_v both_o a_o temple_n and_o a_o 3_o lycaeum_n for_o there_o be_v in_o he_o a_o echo_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o philosophy_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o be_v arrive_v to_o full_a age_n and_o become_v master_n of_o his_o estate_n he_o return_v to_o tyana_n where_o when_o one_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o reclaim_v his_o brother_n and_o reform_v his_o intemperance_n apollonius_n reply_v true_o this_o will_v argue_v great_a confidence_n in_o i_o for_o how_o shall_v i_o be_v a_o young_a reform_v a_o elder_a nevertheless_o i_o will_v endeavour_v as_o well_o as_o i_o be_o able_a to_o cure_v he_o of_o these_o distemper_n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o bestow_v on_o his_o brother_n half_a his_o own_o portion_n say_v that_o he_o want_v many_o thing_n whereas_o himself_o need_v but_o little_a then_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o his_o company_n and_o wise_o allure_a he_o to_o yield_v to_o one_o that_o will_v reform_v he_o our_o father_n say_v he_o who_o use_v to_o instruct_v and_o admonish_v we_o be_v now_o depart_v it_o remain_v then_o that_o you_o admonish_v i_o and_o i_o you_o by_o this_o mean_n as_o man_n be_v use_v to_o do_v when_o they_o break_v colt_n he_o by_o little_a and_o little_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o reform_v his_o life_n and_o give_v over_o his_o numerous_a vice_n be_v addict_v to_o dice_v drink_v and_o whore_v and_o so_o proud_a of_o his_o hair_n as_o to_o die_v it_o walk_v in_o a_o haughty_a and_o stately_a manner_n now_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o reform_v his_o brother_n but_o he_o begin_v to_o work_v â—pon_o his_o other_o kindred_n and_o to_o render_v they_o the_o more_o observant_a of_o his_o admonition_n he_o bestow_v on_o such_o as_o be_v in_o want_v the_o remain_a part_n of_o his_o estate_n reserve_v but_o very_o little_a to_o himself_o for_o he_o be_v use_v to_o say_v that_o 4_o anaxagoras_n the_o clazomenian_a spend_v his_o estate_n on_o stock_n and_o herd_n of_o camel_n be_v a_o philosopher_n for_o sheep_n rather_o than_o for_o man_n and_o that_o 5_o crates_n the_o theban_a who_o throw_v his_o money_n into_o the_o sea_n be_v useful_a neither_o to_o man_n nor_o cattle_n and_o pythagoras_n be_v famous_a for_o this_o say_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v inward_o converse_v with_o none_o but_o his_o own_o wife_n apollonius_n reply_v this_o i_o conceive_v be_v speak_v unto_o other_o but_o as_o for_o i_o i_o be_o resolve_v never_o to_o marry_v but_o to_o abstain_v from_o the_o company_n of_o all_o woman_n whatsoever_o in_o which_o respect_n he_o seem_v far_o to_o surpass_v that_o of_o 6_o sophocles_n who_o be_v grow_v old_a say_v that_o he_o be_v deliver_v from_o a_o mad_a and_o fierce_a master_n whereas_o apollonius_n by_o his_o own_o virtue_n and_o temperance_n be_v not_o overcome_v by_o he_o even_o in_o his_o youth_n for_o be_v both_o youthful_a and_o of_o a_o strong_a body_n he_o master_v and_o subdue_v that_o mad_a passion_n yet_o some_o still_o accuse_v he_o of_o venery_n as_o follow_v the_o error_n of_o love_n and_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n continue_v one_o whole_a year_n among_o the_o scythian_n whereas_o indeed_o he_o do_v never_o go_v into_o scythia_n nor_o be_v he_o ever_o captivate_v with_o the_o passion_n of_o love_n and_o therefore_o notwithstanding_o euphrates_n have_v compose_v false_a accusation_n against_o he_o yet_o do_v he_o never_o accuse_v he_o of_o venery_n as_o we_o shall_v demonstrate_v when_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v concern_v the_o business_n of_o euphrates_n this_o euphrates_n have_v a_o quarrel_n with_o apollonius_n because_o he_o jeer_v he_o for_o his_o love_n of_o money_n and_o endeavour_v to_o withdraw_v he_o from_o the_o study_n of_o gain_n and_o from_o make_v merchandise_n of_o wisdom_n but_o let_v we_o adjourn_v these_o matter_n to_o be_v treat_v of_o in_o their_o due_a place_n illustration_n on_o chap._n 10._o 1_n tyana_n a_o city_n of_o cappadocia_n famous_a for_o the_o birth_n of_o apollonius_n 2_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n which_o by_o the_o law_n render_v he_o above_o a_o tutor_n the_o ancient_n divide_v the_o age_n of_o man_n into_o seven_o part_n which_o they_o resemble_v to_o the_o seven_o planet_n compare_v our_o infancy_n to_o the_o moon_n wherein_o we_o seem_v only_o to_o live_v and_o grow_v as_o the_o plant_n the_o second_o age_n or_o childhood_n to_o mercury_n wherein_o we_o be_v teach_v and_o instruct_v the_o three_o age_n or_o youth_n to_o venus_n the_o day_n of_o lust_n desire_n or_o vanity_n at_o which_o time_n be_v wrap_v in_o the_o three_o heaven_n of_o love_n we_o there_o both_o see_v and_o do_v thing_n not_o fit_v to_o be_v utter_v the_o four_o to_o the_o sun_n the_o most_o strong_a flourish_a and_o beautiful_a age_n of_o man_n life_n the_o five_o to_o mars_n in_o which_o we_o seek_v honour_n and_o victory_n travel_v to_o ambitious_a end_n the_o six_o to_o jupiter_n wherein_o we_o begin_v to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o our_o time_n to_o judge_v of_o ourselves_o and_o to_o perfect_v our_o understanding_n the_o seven_o and_o last_o to_o saturn_n wherein_o our_o day_n be_v sad_a and_o overcast_v with_o old_a age_n sickness_n and_o infirmity_n rodeg_n 10.61_o 62._o macrobius_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o scipio_n dream_n chap._n 6._o extol_v the_o singular_a effect_n of_o the_o septenary_a number_n express_v the_o remarkable_a change_n of_o nature_n every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o course_n of_o man_n age_n as_o cast_v of_o the_o tooth_n in_o the_o first_o seven_a spring_v of_o the_o pubes_fw-la in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o beard_n in_o the_o three_o the_o utmost_a period_n of_o growth_n and_o stature_n in_o the_o four_o of_o strength_n in_o the_o five_o a_o consistence_n in_o the_o six_o and_o a_o declination_n in_o the_o seven_o philo_z judaeus_fw-la in_o that_o excellent_a book_n of_o the_o workmanship_n of_o the_o world_n affirm_v likewise_o that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n there_o be_v some_o notable_a change_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o for_o better_a proof_n thereof_o he_o produce_v the_o authority_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o this_o elegy_n of_o solon_n impubes_fw-la pveri_fw-la septem_fw-la volventibus_fw-la annis_fw-la claudunt_fw-la enatis_fw-la dentibus_fw-la eloquium_fw-la post_fw-la alios_fw-la totidem_fw-la divorum_fw-la numine_fw-la dextro_fw-la occulâ—um_fw-la pubis_fw-la nascitur_fw-la indicium_fw-la annus_fw-la ter_z septem_fw-la prima_fw-la lanugine_fw-la malas_fw-la vestiet_fw-la aetatis_fw-la robore_fw-la conspicuus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o ancient_n have_v great_a respect_n for_o old_a age_n vain_o judge_v of_o man_n wisdom_n by_o the_o length_n of_o their_o beard_n in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o have_v their_o particular_a year_n prescribe_v for_o such_o and_o such_o undertake_n the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o free_v they_o from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o master_n and_o tutor_n therefore_o philostratus_n here_o tell_v we_o that_o apollonius_n brother_n be_v 23_o year_n of_o age_n be_v exempt_a from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o tutor_n they_o have_v also_o their_o particular_a year_n wherein_o they_o be_v capacitate_v for_o marriage_n and_o public_a employ_v the_o jewish_a talmud_n as_o also_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n allow_v a_o woman_n to_o be_v marry_v at_o twelve_o hesiod_n at_o fifteen_o xenophon_n and_o the_o comedian_n at_o sixteen_o aristotle_n at_o eighteen_o and_o plato_n at_o twenty_o of_o all_o which_o i_o 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