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A50023 Man without passion, or, The wife stoick, according to the sentiments of Seneca written originally in French, by ... Anthony Le Grand ; Englished by G.R.; Sage des Stoiques. English Le Grand, Antoine, d. 1699.; G. R. 1675 (1675) Wing L958; ESTC R18013 157,332 304

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all these Discourses it is easie to conclude that Grief is not natural since she is so self conceited since she doth not equally affect all men since she is partial in Poverty effeminate in Pity infamous in Envy dejected or insolent in misfortunes He that embraceth the motions of so dark a Passion may assure himself to be never happy and as the most innocent are attended by injustice we are not to expect any moral good service from them FINIS A Table of the Contents of this Work PART I. Treatise I. Discourse Page 1. THe Stoicks Defence against Passions 1 2. That it is mans Happiness to live according to the Laws of Nature 11 3. A Continuation of the same Subject and of the advantages of Reason 20 4. That a Wise Mans Felicity is not built on the Goods of the Body 28 5. That the Goods of Fortune cannot make a man happy 41 6. That Vertue alone maketh a Wise man happy 49 7. That the Moral Vertues of the Heathen are not Criminal 57 Treatise II. Discourse Page 1. What the Nature of Passions is and in what Faculty of the Soul they reside 66 2. Of the Number of Passions according to the Stoicks 73 3. That Passions are not natural to Man 80 4. That the Senses and opinion are the two Principles of Passions 89 5. That Passions cannot be of use to Vertue 95 6. That no man is more miserable than he that is subject to Passions 107 7. That a Wise man may live without Passion 115 PART II. Treatise I. Discourse Page 1. OF the nature of Joy 127 2. That the love of Beauty is an Enemy to Reason and that it is not so much an effect of Nature as Opinion 135 3. That Learning is Vexatious and the pleasures of knowledge are mixt with Grief Danger and Vanity 145 4. That the Buildings and Gardens of Grandees are not so much the Inventions of Necessity as Vanity 155 5. That the Gaudiness of Apparel discovereth the impudicity or Pride of them that use it 164 Treatise II. Discourse Page 1. Of the nature of Desire 173 ●● That the desire of Greatness and Wealth plungeth men into misery and sin 181 3. That Audacity is of no use to Wise men in assaulting or defending of Evils 193 4. That Hope is ungrateful fearful and uncertain 199 5. That Anger is blind in taking of Vengeance rash in Quarrels and insolent in Chastisement 207 Treatise III. Discourse Page 1. Of the nature of Fear 220 2. That Tortures are not terrible but in opinion and that Fools and Cowards only are affrighted at them 228 3. That a Wise man is not afraid of Death and considereth it as the End of his misery and the Entrance to felicity 237 4. That Despair is mixt with Cowardize Fury and Injustice 247 Treatise IV. Discourse Page 1. Of the nature of Grief 254 2. That misfortunes make not a Wise man sad and that they are equally advantageous to the Innocent and the Guilty 259 3. That the Wise are happy even in Exile and Prison 268 4. That Pity and Envy are Enemies to Wisdom 276 Errata Page 23 line 14. for Experte read Exparte pag. 109. l. 14. for to Grandeur r. to her Grandeur pag. 130 l. 14. for Transmitted r. Transmuted pag. 142. l. 10. for been r. seen pag. 150. l. 25. for unskilful r. skilful pag. 171. l. 31. for Christs r. Christ ag 184. l 14. for dispose r. despise Prov. 3. * To King Charles the Second Seneca * Veritati nemo praescribere potest non spatium temporum non privilegia Regionum Tertul. lib. de Veland Virgin c. 1. * Judicia nullius Jus deterius sed fermius efficiunt l. 87. ff de Regul juris * Lipsius lib. 10. Manuduct ad Stoic Philosoph Amicus Plato amicus Socrates sed magis amica veritas Aristoteles 1 Eth ad Nicom Nascitur ex affectibus Virtus nata cum illis consistit Architas apud Stob. Serm. 1. Interpres Apollinis egebat interprete Sors ipsa referenda erat ad fortes Chrysippus Chilo quid difficilimum interogatus Seipsum agnoscere respondit unumquemque enim Multa ex caeco amore Sibi attribuere Stob. Serm. 21. Cavenda haec ignorantia qua de nobis minus sentimus sed plus illa qua plus Nobis tribuimus per hanc damonibus per aliam pecoribus sociamur Bern. lib. de dilig Deo Fieri non potest certè egrè ut bona aliquis faciat sine instructo apparatu multa enim velut per Organa facienda sunt per amicos opes civilem gratiam aut potentiam Arist ad Nicom 1. cap. 8. Nesciat justus nisi Secundùm Naturam Vivere in cujus instituto Dei lex est Ambros lib. 2. de Abrahamo cap. 11. Non est in homine penitus extinctae Scintilla rationis in qua factus est ad imaginem Dei August 22. de civit Dei cap. 24. Finem Zeno ita edidit convenienter Vivere quod est Secundùm unam rationem concordem sibi Stob. in Eclog. Stoici Secundùm Naturam Vivere finem esse decreverunt Dei Nomen in Naturae decorè commutantes Clem. Alex. 2. Strom. Assuesce ita Vivere ut vita tua quandam picturam exprimat eandum servans Semper imaginem quam acceperis Ambros. lib. 11. Ep. 82. Quid aliud censes esse beatè Vivere nisi Secundùm id quod est in homine Optimum Vivere quis vero dubitavarit nihil aliud esse hominis optimum quam eam partem animi cui dominanti obtemperare convenit caetera quaeque quae in homine Sunt haec autem ne aliam post●les definitionem mens aut ratio dici potest Augustin lib. 1. cont Academ In homine Optimum quid est ratio haec antecedit animalia Deos Sequitur Ratio ergo perfecta proprium hominis bonum est Senec Ep. 76. Sic est faciendum ut contra universam naturam Nihil contendamus ea tamen conservata proprium sequamur Cic. Offic. Arriaga in Phys 8. 81. Bonum est quod omnes appetunt Arist Eth. Nusquam pejus quam in sano corpore animus aeger habitat Petr. Pulchritudo eòs qui ipsam sentiunt amicos reddit inimicum Neminem Sibi fieri permittit Stob. Serm. 68. Animus Spectandus est Nihil pulchritudó juvat cùm quis mentem non bonam habet Idem Serm. 69. Nostra longum forma percurrens iter deperdit aliquid Semper fulgens Minùs malisque minùs est Sen. in Herc. Voluptas cùm maximè delectat extinguitur nec Multum loci habet itaque citò implet tedio est post primum impetum marcet Sen. de vita beata cap. 7. Virtus contemptrix voluptatis Sortis est longissimè ab illa resiliens labori ac dolori familiarior virilibus incommodis magis quam isti effeminato bono inserenda Sen. 4. de benef cap. 2. Radix omnicum peccatorum cupiditas Paul Divitias Nego