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light_n nor_o be_v any_o more_o see_v shine_v in_o the_o heaven_n when_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o servant_n heat_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v burn_v up_o with_o fire_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v then_o for_o there_o shall_v be_v eat_v and_o drink_v marry_v and_o give_v in_o marriage_n and_o immediate_o the_o trumpet_n shall_v sound_v to_o call_v they_o to_o judgement_n then_o shall_v the_o people_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n howl_v and_o lament_v and_o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o hole_n and_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o shall_v call_v upon_o the_o mountain_n to_o fall_v down_o upon_o they_o and_o cover_v they_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n sound_v the_o trumpet_n and_o cry_v a_o loud_a say_v the_o prophet_n joel_n and_o let_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n tremble_v for_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n draw_v nigh_o the_o day_n of_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n the_o day_n of_o cloud_n and_o trouble_n when_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v burn_v the_o fire_n shall_v devour_v before_o his_o face_n and_o flame_n of_o fire_n shall_v follow_v he_o and_o after_o this_o execution_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n have_v hear_v his_o voice_n shall_v arise_v and_o come_v forth_o the_o bone_n and_o other_o part_n shall_v seek_v for_o their_o joint_n in_o order_n to_o their_o union_n with_o the_o body_n all_o those_o that_o the_o beast_n and_o bird_n have_v devour_v all_v they_o who_o the_o sea_n have_v swallow_v all_o that_o be_v evaporate_v into_o air_n all_o that_o the_o fire_n have_v consume_v shall_v be_v reduce_v into_o its_o essence_n and_o pristine_a state_n all_o the_o blood_n which_o the_o robber_n and_o pirate_n murderers_z tyrant_n and_o mercenary_a judge_n have_v unjust_o shed_v shall_v be_v then_o find_v without_o the_o diminution_n of_o a_o drop_n of_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o cruel_a spectacle_n to_o behold_v the_o beast_n leave_v the_o earth_n which_o be_v their_o proper_a element_n follow_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n with_o noah_n and_o as_o it_o be_v implore_v his_o aid_n and_o succour_n how_o much_o more_o dreadful_a will_v it_o be_v to_o they_o who_o have_v live_v unjust_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a judge_n when_o the_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o sin_z and_o enormity_n of_o our_o poor_a ulcerate_v conscience_n shall_v be_v at_o that_o time_n manifest_v and_o lay_v open_a to_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n angel_n and_o devil_n if_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v rend_v if_o the_o earth_n tremble_v and_o the_o sun_n be_v darken_v and_o obscure_v for_o the_o injury_n which_o be_v do_v to_o our_o saviour_n on_o the_o cross_n although_o he_o have_v in_o nothing_o offend_v with_o what_o countenance_n can_v poor_a sinner_n look_v who_o have_v offend_v and_o blaspheme_v so_o many_o time_n if_o that_o the_o vision_n of_o a_o angel_n be_v so_o terrible_a to_o we_o that_o we_o can_v endure_v it_o as_o testify_v st._n john_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v such_o splendour_n and_o brightness_n but_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n for_o dead_a and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v such_o terror_n that_o they_o earnest_o desire_v moses_n to_o speak_v unto_o they_o himself_o say_v we_o will_v hearken_v to_o thou_o when_o thou_o speak_v but_o we_o can_v bear_v this_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n which_o cause_v we_o even_o to_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n although_o that_o the_o angel_n speak_v favourable_a how_o will_v the_o poor_a sinner_n then_o endure_v the_o voice_n and_o splendour_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n be_v in_o his_o throne_n of_o glory_n when_o he_o shall_v say_v as_o speak_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n now_o be_v the_o hour_n wherein_o i_o will_v avenge_v myself_o on_o my_o enemy_n and_o my_o anger_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v and_o they_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v so_o often_o admonish_v woo_v beseech_v and_o entreat_v they_o for_o i_o will_v stand_v before_o they_o as_o a_o bear_n who_o be_v rob_v of_o her_o whelp_n i_o have_v be_v still_o for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o keep_v silent_a but_o now_o i_o will_v cry_v out_o as_o she_o that_o be_v in_o labour_n i_o will_v scatter_v i_o will_v swallow_v up_o all_o together_o i_o will_v reduce_v the_o mountain_n to_o desert_n i_o will_v cause_v the_o herb_n to_o wither_v the_o river_n and_o flood_n to_o be_v dry_v up_o and_o hinder_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o turn_v the_o darkness_n into_o light_n i_o have_v call_v they_o but_o they_o have_v refuse_v i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n but_o they_o have_v not_o regard_v they_o have_v reject_v my_o counsel_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o my_o reproof_n therefore_o will_v i_o laugh_v at_o their_o calamity_n and_o mock_v when_o their_o fear_n come_v and_o when_o their_o torment_n and_o anguish_n draw_v near_o to_o they_o they_o shall_v call_v but_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v they_o shall_v seek_v i_o but_o i_o will_v not_o be_v find_v and_o if_o the_o heaven_n be_v unclean_a in_o his_o sight_n and_o if_o he_o have_v find_v fault_n in_o his_o angel_n what_o will_v he_o find_v in_o we_o who_o be_v house_n of_o clay_n and_o who_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n how_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o who_o countenance_n be_v as_o lightning_n and_o before_o who_o there_o go_v a_o consume_a fire_n and_o yet_o stand_v we_o must_v and_o give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o the_o various_a circumstance_n and_o case_n of_o our_o life_n then_o we_o must_v come_v to_o a_o reckon_n concern_v the_o good_a we_o have_v receive_v and_o the_o good_a which_o we_o ourselves_o have_v do_v then_o it_o be_v that_o we_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o improvement_n which_o we_o have_v make_v of_o all_o those_o wholesome_a instruction_n and_o fatherly_a chastisement_n wherewith_o we_o have_v be_v correct_v then_o will_v it_o be_v exact_v of_o we_o how_o we_o have_v entertain_v those_o good_a motion_n and_o suggestion_n which_o the_o divine_a spirit_n have_v put_v into_o our_o heart_n how_o we_o have_v withstand_v the_o suggestion_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o our_o own_o carnal_a inclination_n then_o shall_v we_o be_v examine_v how_o we_o have_v employ_v all_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o member_n of_o our_o body_n then_o shall_v we_o give_v a_o account_n not_o only_o of_o all_o our_o wicked_a word_n and_o action_n but_o also_o of_o our_o impure_a thought_n and_o filthy_a imagination_n which_o shall_v all_o be_v lay_v open_a to_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n then_o must_v we_o give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o filthy_a and_o nasty_a speech_n profane_a write_n and_o unsavoury_a jest_n nay_o of_o every_o idle_a word_n so_o strict_a a_o trial_n shall_v we_o then_o be_v put_v upon_o last_o of_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o commission_n of_o the_o time_n which_o we_o have_v spend_v in_o eat_v drink_v sleep_v revel_a dance_a game_n in_o haunt_v tavern_n playhouse_n and_o brothel-house_n then_o must_v we_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o spend_n of_o our_o youth_n and_o of_o our_o season_n of_o those_o tender_a year_n with_o profaneness_n and_o debauchery_n and_o offer_v the_o first_o and_o best_a of_o our_o time_n unto_o the_o devil_n which_o shall_v be_v dedicate_v unto_o god_n and_o his_o service_n then_o must_v we_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o employ_v of_o our_o manhood_n and_o whether_o that_o have_v be_v ground_v and_o settle_v in_o piety_n and_o devotion_n or_o pass_v over_o in_o resolve_a enjoyment_n
heraclitus_n heraclitus_n weep_v well_o he_o may_v since_o ffate_n have_v chain_v poor_a man_n to_o such_o a_o mournful_a state_n where_o cross_n crowd_n to_o fill_v his_o life_n with_o pain_n and_o all_o prevention_n he_o can_v use_v be_v vain_a i._o oliver_n sculp_v heraclitus_n christianus_n or_o the_o man_n of_o sorrow_n be_v a_o reflection_n on_o all_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o human_a life_n in_o three_o book_n summum_fw-la hominis_fw-la bonum_fw-la bone_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la vita_fw-la exitus_fw-la london_n print_v by_o a._n m._n and_o r._n r._n for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1677._o to_o the_o reader_n for_o a_o author_n to_o court_v the_o reader_n by_o a_o epistle_n into_o good_a humour_n be_v as_o customary_a and_o every_o whit_n as_o essential_a a_o concomitant_a of_o writing_n as_o shadow_n to_o body_n or_o envy_n to_o virtue_n for_o i_o be_o not_o insensible_a that_o by_o the_o expose_v of_o this_o book_n i_o shall_v expose_v myself_o too_o to_o the_o censure_n of_o those_o who_o take_v measure_n of_o every_o thing_n by_o their_o petulant_a humour_n and_o have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o set_v off_o their_o own_o barren_a invention_n but_o by_o perpetual_a invective_n against_o the_o multitude_n of_o book_n which_o appear_v every_o day_n in_o the_o world_n whereas_o indeed_o the_o mischief_n which_o they_o complain_v of_o have_v proceed_v not_o from_o their_o number_n but_o quality_n for_o shall_v every_o man_n write_v a_o exact_a narrative_n of_o the_o various_a experience_n and_o circumstance_n of_o his_o life_n comprehend_v as_o well_o his_o vice_n as_o virtue_n and_o they_o with_o simplicity_n relate_v how_o useful_a will_v this_o prove_v to_o the_o public_a though_o it_o will_v much_o increase_v the_o number_n but_o this_o so_o impartial_a a_o account_n may_v rather_o be_v wish_v for_o than_o expect_v since_o man_n have_v ever_o prefer_v their_o own_o private_a reputation_n before_o the_o real_a good_a of_o themselves_o and_o other_o the_o book_n here_o offer_v to_o perusal_n though_o it_o be_v none_o of_o those_o beforenamed_n in_o particular_a yet_o be_v it_o a_o true_a representation_n of_o man_n in_o general_n and_o have_v find_v no_o less_o profit_n than_o pleasure_n in_o the_o read_n of_o it_o myself_o i_o can_v not_o be_v detain_v by_o a_o thousand_o imperfection_n which_o i_o be_o sensible_a it_o labour_v under_o as_o well_o in_o word_n as_o matter_n from_o offer_v it_o to_o those_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v the_o improvement_n which_o may_v be_v make_v by_o a_o prospect_n of_o humane_a misery_n the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o strange_a humour_n of_o timon_n and_o many_o other_o in_o their_o resentment_n of_o humane_a misery_n page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o that_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o many_o natural_a advantage_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o beast_n and_o inanimate_a creature_n 10_o chap._n iii_o the_o beast_n and_o irrational_a creature_n advantage_n over_o we_o further_o consider_v in_o respect_n of_o those_o many_o disease_n wherewith_o man_n be_v afflict_a partly_o by_o nature_n and_o partly_o by_o his_o own_o intemperance_n 13_o chap._n iu_o the_o advantage_n of_o beast_n and_o other_o animal_n over_o we_o in_o respect_n of_o natural_a instinct_n whereby_o they_o have_v recourse_n to_o proper_a remedy_n for_o their_o particular_a infirmity_n and_o distemper_n 19_o chap._n v._o that_o man_n have_v be_v instruct_v in_o several_a useful_a art_n and_o invention_n as_o also_o in_o sundry_a point_n of_o morality_n and_o philosophy_n by_o bird_n beast_n and_o fish_n 22_o chap._n vi_o that_o man_n be_v more_o miserable_a than_o other_o animal_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o repugnancy_n to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o creator_n in_o obedience_n to_o which_o live_v all_o other_o creature_n 37_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o man_n misery_n in_o his_o conception_n in_o the_o womb._n 41_o chap._n ii_o of_o man_n miserable_a birth_n and_o entrance_n into_o the_o world_n 45_o chap._n iii_o man_n misery_n consider_v in_o the_o nurture_n of_o his_o infancy_n 48_o chap._n iu_o man_n misery_n further_o consider_v in_o the_o course_n and_o education_n of_o his_o youth_n 58_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o misery_n attend_v the_o state_n of_o manhood_n 63_o chap._n vi_o man_n misery_n more_o particular_o consider_v and_o first_o of_o the_o miserable_a life_n of_o mariner_n 65_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o misery_n attend_v the_o life_n of_o husbandman_n 67_o chap._n viii_o the_o miserable_a life_n of_o merchant_n consider_v 69_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o miserable_a life_n of_o the_o soldier_n 73_o chap._n x._o the_o misery_n of_o courtier_n consider_v 79_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o misery_n attend_v the_o life_n of_o king_n and_o emperor_n 84_o chap._n xii_o the_o misery_n incident_a to_o pope_n and_o prelate_n 92_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o misery_n which_o attend_v they_o who_o administer_v in_o public_a affair_n 95_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o marriage_n 100_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o misery_n arise_v to_o man_n from_o the_o diversity_n of_o religion_n 109_o chap._n ii_o of_o divers_a plague_n wherewith_o man_n have_v be_v afflict_v 113_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o misery_n which_o mankind_n have_v suffer_v by_o famine_n and_o many_o other_o plague_n 119_o chap._n iv._o of_o divers_a other_o distemper_n and_o frenzy_n wherewith_o man_n have_v be_v affect_v 129_o chap._n v._o of_o poison_n 132_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o great_a calamity_n which_o man_n have_v suffer_v by_o the_o overflow_a of_o water_n 135_o chap._n vii_o of_o fire_n and_o the_o mischief_n which_o man_n have_v receive_v by_o it_o 137_o chap._n viii_o of_o earthquake_n 139_o chap._n ix_o of_o avarice_n 146_o chap._n x._o of_o envy_n 151_o chap._n xi_o of_o love_n 155_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o old_a age._n 165_o chap._n xiii_o of_o death_n 167_o chap_n fourteen_o of_o the_o final_a judgement_n 171_o license_v and_o enter_v according_a to_o order_n heraclitus_n christianus_n or_o the_o man_n of_o sorrow_n the_o first_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o strange_a humour_n of_o timon_n and_o many_o other_o in_o their_o resentment_n of_o human_a misery_n many_o of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n upon_o exact_a consideration_n and_o curious_a inquisition_n into_o the_o nature_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o all_o creature_n whatsoever_o have_v joint_o cry_v out_o that_o among_o all_o those_o which_o breathe_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v none_o more_o miserable_a than_o man._n other_o more_o rigorous_a censurer_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n have_v begin_v to_o blaspheme_n against_o she_o call_v she_o a_o stepdame_n rather_o than_o a_o tender_a and_o indulgent_a mother_n some_o there_o have_v be_v that_o have_v deplore_v all_o their_o 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