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ask_v thyself_o what_o because_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o no_o more_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a shall_v therefore_o death_n seem_v grievous_a unto_o i_o xxx_o when_o thou_o be_v offend_v with_o any_o man_n transgression_n present_o reflect_v upon_o thyself_o and_o consider_v what_o thou_o thyself_o be_v guilty_a of_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n as_o that_o thou_o also_o perchance_o do_v think_v it_o a_o happiness_n either_o to_o be_v rich_a or_o to_o live_v in_o pleasure_n or_o to_o be_v praise_v and_o commend_v and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n in_o particular_a for_o this_o if_o thou_o shall_v call_v to_o mind_n thou_o shall_v soon_o forget_v thy_o anger_n especial_o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n this_o also_o shall_v concur_v in_o thy_o thought_n that_o he_o be_v constrain_v by_o his_o error_n and_o ignorance_n so_o to_o do_v for_o how_o can_v he_o choose_v as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n do_v thou_o therefore_o if_o thou_o can_v take_v away_o that_o from_o he_o that_o 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volume_n of_o ordinary_a philosopher_n nor_o in_o practise_v myself_o in_o the_o solution_n of_o argument_n and_o fallacy_n nor_o dwell_v upon_o the_o study_n of_o the_o metheore_n be_v other_o natural_a curiosity_n all_o these_o thing_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o god_n and_o xvii_o and_o see_v n._n xvii_o fortune_n can_v not_o have_v be_v xv._o in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o quadi_n at_o granua_n these_o betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n say_v to_o thyself_o this_o day_n i_o shall_v have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o idle_a curious_a man_n with_o a_o unthankful_a man_n a_o railer_n a_o crafty_a false_a or_o a_o envious_a man_n a_o unsociable_a uncharitable_a man_n all_o these_o ill_a quality_n have_v happen_v unto_o they_o through_o ignorance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v true_o good_a and_o true_o bad_a but_o i_o that_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o it_o only_a be_v to_o be_v desire_v and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v bad_a that_o it_o only_a be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v before_o note_v 17._o unsociable_a lust_n and_o motion_n as_o it_o be_v with_o wire_n and_o nerve_n suffer_v it_o not_o any_o more_o either_o to_o repine_v at_o any_o thing_n now_o present_a or_o to_o fear_n and_o fly_v any_o thing_n to_o come_v which_o the_o destiny_n have_v appoint_v thou_o xv_o ii_o whatsoever_o proceed_v from_o the_o god_n immediate_o xii_o see_v b._n iii_o num._n xii_o that_o any_o man_n will_v grant_v total_o depend_v from_o their_o divine_a providence_n as_o for_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v common_o say_v to_o happen_v by_o fortune_n even_o those_o must_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v dependence_n from_o nature_n or_o from_o that_o first_o and_o general_a connexion_n and_o concatenation_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o more_o apparent_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n be_v administer_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v all_o thing_n flow_v from_o thence_o and_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o be_v be_v both_o necessary_a and_o conduce_v to_o the_o whole_a part_n of_o which_o thou_o be_v and_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o be_v requisite_a and_o necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o general_a must_v of_o necessity_n for_o every_o particular_a nature_n be_v good_a and_o behooveful_a and_o as_o for_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v preserve_v as_o by_o the_o perpetual_a mutation_n and_o conversion_n of_o the_o simple_a element_n one_o into_o another_o so_o also_o by_o the_o mutation_n and_o alteration_n of_o thing_n mix_v and_o compound_v let_v these_o thing_n suffice_v thou_o let_v they_o be_v a_o way_n unto_o thou_o as_o thy_o general_a rule_n and_o precept_n as_o for_o thy_o thirst_n after_o book_n away_o with_o it_o with_o all_o speed_n that_o thou_o die_v not_o murmur_v and_o complain_v but_o true_o meek_a and_o well_o satisfy_v and_o from_o thy_o heart_n thankful_a unto_o the_o god_n the_o second_o book_n remember_v how_o long_o thou_o have_v already_o put_v off_o these_o thing_n and_o how_o often_o a_o certain_a 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