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licet_fw-la &_o samothracum_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o poor_a man_n swear_v by_o the_o god_n all_o round_a from_o supreme_a jove_n to_o the_o god_n under_o ground_n yet_o no_o man_n credit_n to_o his_o oath_n will_v give_v who_o contemn_v thunder_n with_o the_o god_n good_a leave_n for_o no_o worse_a plague_n than_o poverty_n can_v be_v he_o that_o have_v that_o may_v despise_v destiny_n p._n 206._o eadem_fw-la necessitas_fw-la deos_fw-la alligat_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o same_o necessity_n tie_v both_o god_n and_o man_n divine_a and_o humane_a thing_n be_v alike_o subject_a to_o and_o equal_o carry_v down_o by_o a_o torrent_n of_o fate_n impossible_a to_o be_v stem_v as_o he_o that_o make_v and_o govern_v all_o thing_n he_o wot_v those_o law_n of_o fate_n by_o which_o himself_o be_v oblige_v he_o command_v but_o once_o but_o he_o obey_v for_o ever_o p._n 278._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o see_v what_o mischief_n my_o design_n attend_v but_o too_o strong_a passion_n do_v weak_a reason_n bend_v p._n 279._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o hear_v you_o and_o i_o grant_v it_o be_v true_a you_o say_v but_o lust_n call_v loud_o and_o i_o must_v obey_v ib._n volo_fw-la equidem_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o do_v what_o i_o can_v to_o live_v exact_o as_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v do_v but_o i_o be_o force_v now_o and_o then_o to_o step_v aside_o for_o i_o be_o at_o best_a but_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o these_o throw_v i_o violent_o whether_o i_o will_v or_o no_o sometime_o upon_o the_o coast_n of_o lust_n and_o sometime_o upon_o that_o of_o anger_n i_o grieve_v for_o my_o friend_n death_n though_o i_o can_v recall_v he_o and_o i_o fear_v my_o own_o though_o i_o can_v prevent_v it_o i_o be_o carry_v this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n as_o the_o giddy_a whirlwind_n of_o my_o passion_n drive_v i_o and_o i_o offend_v rather_o out_o of_o mere_a necessity_n than_o out_o of_o deliberate_a choice_n or_o inclination_n i_o feel_v myself_o trip_v and_o yet_o i_o have_v not_o power_n to_o fix_v my_o foot_n but_o be_o force_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o frailty_n of_o my_o nature_n which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o i_o always_o to_o withstand_v p._n 210._o quid_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la lucili_n etc._n etc._n tell_v i_o my_o lucilius_n if_o thou_o can_v what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v we_o look_v one_o way_n while_o we_o row_v another_o that_o hurry_v we_o back_o into_o the_o port_n again_o when_o we_o be_v almost_o get_v to_o the_o end_n of_o our_o voyage_n what_o be_v it_o that_o boil_v and_o work_v within_o our_o mind_n and_o put_v our_o thought_n into_o a_o dangerous_a ferment_n that_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v consistent_a to_o themselves_o or_o fix_v with_o a_o wise_a and_o steady_a purpose_n of_o mind_n upon_o any_o object_n or_o end_n we_o waver_v in_o our_o counsel_n and_o design_n we_o pursue_v nothing_o frank_o nothing_o entire_o nothing_o constant_o what_o other_o account_n can_v possible_o be_v give_v of_o such_o inconstancy_n as_o this_o but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o folly_n lust_n and_o passion_n which_o be_v not_o please_v with_o any_o thing_n for_o a_o substantial_a reason_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v please_v with_o any_o thing_n long_o p._n 282._o illud_fw-la simul_fw-la cogitemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n you_o ought_v to_o consider_v with_o yourself_o lucilius_n that_o if_o this_o universe_n which_o be_v as_o frail_a and_o mortal_a as_o yourself_o be_v yet_o notwithstanding_o sustain_v and_o uphold_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o so_o we_o also_o if_o we_o will_v imitate_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v that_o care_n and_o circumspection_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v may_v prolong_v the_o time_n of_o our_o continuance_n among_o man_n if_o we_o will_v but_o deny_v ourselves_o the_o destructive_a enjoyment_n of_o those_o bodily_a pleasure_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n to_o so_o many_o of_o untimely_a death_n p._n 283._o imbecilli_n fluid_fw-la que_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o and_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o be_v weak_a and_o infirm_a and_o but_o of_o short_a continuance_n let_v we_o therefore_o fix_v our_o meditation_n on_o thing_n above_o let_v we_o contemplate_v the_o first_o idea_n and_o exemplar_n of_o all_o thing_n form_v and_o swim_v in_o the_o aetherial_a matter_n and_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o cast_v about_o and_o consider_v with_o himself_o how_o to_o preserve_v those_o thing_n by_o providence_n and_o care_n which_o of_o themselves_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v of_o a_o immortal_a nature_n because_o the_o fluid_a matter_n of_o which_o they_o be_v compose_v be_v subject_a to_o perpetual_a flux_n and_o dissipation_n but_o god_n by_o wisdom_n supply_v the_o inability_n of_o nature_n for_o all_o thing_n above_o continue_v as_o they_o be_v not_o because_o the_o aetherial_a substance_n be_v not_o liable_a to_o change_v but_o because_o they_o be_v defend_v from_o it_o by_o the_o care_n and_o goodness_n of_o goâ—d_n he_o be_v the_o great_a artificer_n of_o the_o world_n the_o maker_n and_o preserver_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o supply_v what_o be_v want_v in_o the_o power_n of_o matter_n by_o a_o virtue_n and_o sufficiency_n derive_v from_o himself_o p._n 284._o corpusculum_fw-la hoc_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o body_n of_o we_o be_v but_o the_o gaol_n and_o prison_n of_o the_o mind_n it_o be_v this_o that_o be_v toss_v and_o tumble_v to_o and_o fro_o upon_o this_o it_o be_v that_o torment_n be_v inflict_v this_o alone_a that_o be_v subject_a to_o disease_n but_o the_o mind_n be_v sacred_a and_o inviolable_a because_o compose_v of_o a_o aetherial_a substance_n which_o be_v so_o swift_a and_o so_o subtle_a that_o no_o manner_n of_o hold_n can_v be_v fasten_v upon_o it_o p._n 284_o 285._o mobilis_fw-la &_o inquieta_fw-la mens_fw-la the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v movable_a and_o unquiet_a it_o never_o stand_v still_o but_o natural_o stream_n itself_o abroad_o and_o shoot_v itself_o immediate_o to_o a_o infinite_a distance_n wherever_o there_o be_v any_o real_a or_o imaginary_a object_n for_o its_o contemplation_n it_o wander_v and_o be_v impatient_a and_o glad_a of_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v the_o appearance_n of_o new_a which_o you_o can_v wonder_v at_o if_o you_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o it_o do_v not_o consist_v of_o gross_a and_o earthy_a part_n but_o it_o descend_v from_o above_o out_o of_o the_o heavenly_a matter_n and_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n that_o they_o be_v always_o in_o motion_n wherefore_o the_o soul_n as_o be_v make_v of_o the_o aetherial_a matter_n be_v like_o that_o matter_n nimble_a in_o its_o motion_n and_o be_v move_v in_o itself_o and_o carry_v forth_o to_o thing_n at_o tâ—e_v great_a distance_n from_o it_o by_o a_o swift_a and_o restless_a agitation_n etc._n etc._n p._n 285._o nunc_fw-la i_o put_v as_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n you_o think_v i_o warrant_v you_o that_o i_o be_o speak_v of_o the_o stoic_n who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n who_o be_v press_v or_o squeeze_v to_o death_n can_v pass_v through_o all_o together_o but_o be_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o fluid_a matter_n for_o want_v of_o free_a passage_n to_o come_v away_o together_o but_o you_o be_v wide_o mistake_v in_o your_o opinion_n of_o i_o and_o so_o be_v the_o stoique_n in_o their_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o as_o flame_n can_v be_v oppress_v as_o it_o can_v be_v hurt_v or_o cut_v in_o sunder_o by_o any_o blow_n or_o blast_v but_o it_o return_v again_o with_o great_a force_n and_o wind_n itself_o about_o that_o which_o endeavour_v to_o restrain_v and_o curb_v it_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o subtle_a and_o pierce_a as_o the_o flame_n it_o can_v be_v pen_v up_o in_o any_o place_n how_o narrow_a soever_o nor_o stifle_v and_o imprison_v within_o the_o body_n but_o it_o break_v through_o all_o obstacle_n by_o mean_n of_o its_o subtle_a and_o aetherial_a nature_n and_o as_o the_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n when_o they_o be_v most_o fatal_a either_o to_o man_n or_o beast_n yet_o they_o pass_v off_o without_o leave_v a_o discernible_a wound_n so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v more_o subtle_a than_o fire_n it_o pass_v through_o the_o body_n by_o the_o most_o invissible_a pore_n p._n 285_o 286._o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la expugnet_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o difficult_a which_o diligence_n and_o resolution_n will_v not_o conquer_v the_o bend_a arm_n of_o massy_a oak_n may_v be_v straighten_a â—nd_v crooked_a timber_n yield_v to_o the_o force_n of_o heat_n and_o stretch_v out_o itself_o at_o length_n complye_v against_o nature_n with_o the_o convenience_n of_o man_n how_o much_o