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i_o be_o very_o confident_a that_o all_o the_o colour_n and_o much_o of_o the_o odour_n and_o taste_n of_o it_o be_v fly_v away_o with_o the_o volatile_a salt_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o his_o make_v so_o particular_a a_o narration_n of_o personal_a thing_n and_o private_a thought_n of_o his_o own_o the_o knowledge_n whereof_o can_v much_o conduce_v to_o any_o man_n betterment_n which_o i_o make_v account_n be_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o his_o writing_n this_o discourse_n as_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o soundness_n of_o his_o body_n of_o the_o course_n of_o his_o diet_n of_o the_o coolness_n of_o his_o blood_n at_o the_o summer-solstice_n of_o his_o age_n of_o his_o neglect_n of_o a_o epitaph_n how_o long_o he_o have_v live_v or_o may_v live_v what_o pope_n emperor_n king_n grand-seigniors_a he_o have_v be_v contemporary_a unto_o and_o the_o like_a will_v it_o not_o be_v think_v that_o he_o have_v a_o special_a good_a opinion_n of_o himself_o and_o indeed_o he_o have_v reason_n when_o he_o make_v such_o great_a prince_n the_o landmark_n in_o the_o chronology_n of_o himself_o sure_o if_o he_o be_v to_o write_v by_o retale_a the_o particular_n of_o his_o own_o story_n and_o life_n it_o will_v be_v a_o notable_a romance_n since_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o one_o total_a sum_n it_o be_v a_o continue_a miracle_n of_o thirty_o year_n though_o he_o creep_v gentle_o upon_o we_o at_o the_o first_o yet_o he_o grow_v a_o giant_n a_o atlas_n to_o use_v his_o own_o expression_n at_o the_o last_o but_o i_o will_v not_o censure_v he_o as_o he_o that_o make_v note_n upon_o balsac_n letter_n and_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o for_o vex_v his_o reader_n with_o story_n of_o his_o colic_n and_o void_v of_o gravel_n i_o leave_v this_o kind_n of_o expression_n without_o look_v further_o into_o they_o in_o the_o next_o place_n my_o lord_n i_o shall_v take_v occasion_n from_o our_o author_n be_v set_v so_o main_a a_o difference_n between_o moral_a honesty_n and_o virtue_n or_o be_v virtuous_a to_o use_v his_o own_o phrase_n out_o of_o a_o inbred_a loyalty_n to_o virtue_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v virtuous_a for_o a_o reward_n sake_n to_o discourse_v a_o little_a concern_v virtue_n in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o afterward_o true_o my_o lord_n however_o he_o seem_v to_o prefer_v this_o late_a i_o can_v but_o value_v the_o other_o much_o before_o it_o if_o we_o regard_v the_o nobleness_n and_o heroickness_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o mind_n from_o whence_o they_o both_o proceed_v and_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o journey_n end_n to_o which_o each_o of_o they_o carry_v we_o i_o be_o confident_a the_o first_o yield_v nothing_o to_o the_o second_o but_o indeed_o both_o meet_v in_o the_o period_n of_o beatitude_n to_o clear_v this_o point_n which_o be_v very_o well_o worth_a the_o wise_a man_n serious_a thought_n
my_o belief_n of_o that_o untractible_a temper_n as_o not_o to_o bow_v at_o their_o obstacle_n or_o connive_v at_o matter_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o manifest_a impiety_n the_o leaven_n therefore_o and_o ferment_n of_o all_o not_o only_o civil_a but_o religious_a action_n be_v wisdom_n without_o which_o to_o commit_v ourselves_o to_o the_o flame_n be_v homicide_n and_o i_o fear_v but_o to_o pass_v through_o one_o fire_n into_o another_o sect._n 27_o that_o miracle_n be_v cease_v i_o can_v neither_o prove_v nor_o absolute_o deny_v much_o less_o define_v the_o time_n and_o period_n of_o their_o cessation_n that_o they_o survive_v christ_n be_v manifest_a upon_o the_o record_n of_o scripture_n that_o they_o outlive_v the_o apostle_n also_o and_o be_v revive_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o nation_n many_o year_n after_o we_o can_v deny_v if_o we_o shall_v not_o question_v those_o writer_n who_o testimony_n we_o do_v not_o controvert_v in_o point_n that_o make_v for_o our_o own_o opinion_n therefore_o that_o may_v have_v some_o truth_n in_o it_o that_o be_v report_v by_o the_o jesuit_n of_o their_o miracle_n in_o the_o indies_n i_o can_v wish_v it_o be_v true_a or_o have_v any_o other_o testimony_n than_o their_o own_o pen_n they_o may_v easy_o believe_v those_o miracle_n abroad_o who_o daily_o conceive_v a_o great_a at_o home_n the_o transmutation_n of_o those_o visible_a element_n into_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o water_n into_o wine_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o cana_n or_o what_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v have_v he_o do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o stone_n into_o bread_n compare_v to_o this_o will_v scarce_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o miracle_n though_o indeed_o to_o speak_v proper_o there_o be_v not_o one_o miracle_n great_a than_o another_o they_o be_v the_o extraordinary_a effect_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v of_o a_o equal_a facility_n and_o to_o create_v the_o world_n as_o easy_a as_o one_o single_a creature_n for_o this_o be_v also_o a_o miracle_n not_o only_o to_o produce_v effect_n against_o or_o above_o nature_n but_o before_o nature_n and_o to_o create_v nature_n as_o great_a a_o miracle_n as_o to_o contradict_v or_o transcend_v she_o we_o do_v too_o narrow_o define_v the_o power_n of_o god_n restrain_v it_o to_o our_o capacity_n *_o i_o hold_n that_o god_n can_v do_v all_o thing_n how_o he_o shall_v work_v contradiction_n i_o do_v not_o understand_v yet_o dare_v not_o therefore_o deny_v ‖_o i_o can_v see_v why_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n shall_v question_v esdras_n to_o recall_v the_o time_n past_a if_o it_o be_v beyond_o his_o own_o power_n or_o that_o god_n shall_v pose_v mortality_n in_o that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v himself_o i_o will_v not_o say_v god_n can_v but_o he_o will_v not_o perform_v many_o thing_n which_o we_o plain_o affirm_v he_o can_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a be_v the_o mannerly_a proposition_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o i_o hold_v no_o paradox_n for_o strict_o his_o power_n be_v the_o same_o with_o his_o will_n and_o they_o both_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v make_v but_o one_o god_n sect._n 28_o therefore_o that_o miracle_n have_v be_v i_o do_v believe_v that_o they_o may_v yet_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o live_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o have_v no_o confidence_n in_o those_o which_o be_v father_v on_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o have_v ever_o make_v i_o suspect_v the_o efficacy_n of_o relic_n to_o examine_v the_o bone_n question_v the_o habit_n and_o appurtenance_n of_o saint_n and_o even_o of_o christ_n himself_o i_o can_v conceive_v why_o the_o cross_n that_o helena_n find_v and_o whereon_o christ_n himself_o die_v shall_v have_v power_n to_o restore_v other_o unto_o life_n *_o i_o excuse_n not_o constantine_n from_o a_o fall_n off_o his_o horse_n or_o a_o mischief_n from_o his_o enemy_n upon_o the_o wear_n those_o nail_n on_o his_o bridle_n which_o our_o saviour_n bear_v upon_o the_o cross_n in_o his_o hand_n i_o compute_v among_o piae_fw-la fraud_n nor_o many_o degree_n before_o consecrate_a sword_n and_o rose_n that_o which_o baldwyn_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n return_v the_o genovese_n for_o their_o cost_n and_o pain_n in_o his_o war_n to_o wit_n the_o ash_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n those_o that_o hold_v the_o sanctity_n of_o their_o soul_n do_v leave_v behind_o a_o tincture_n and_o sacred_a faculty_n on_o their_o body_n speak_v natural_o of_o miracle_n and_o do_v not_o salve_v the_o doubt_n now_o one_o reason_n i_o tender_v so_o little_a devotion_n unto_o relic_n be_v i_o think_v the_o slender_a and_o doubtful_a respect_n i_o have_v always_o hold_v unto_o antiquity_n for_o that_o indeed_o which_o i_o admire_v be_v far_o before_o antiquity_n that_o be_v eternity_n and_o that_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o though_o he_o be_v style_v the_o ancient_a of_o day_n can_v receive_v the_o adjunct_n of_o antiquity_n who_o be_v before_o the_o world_n and_o shall_v be_v after_o it_o yet_o be_v not_o old_a than_o it_o for_o in_o his_o year_n there_o be_v no_o climacter_n his_o duration_n be_v eternity_n and_o far_o more_o venerable_a than_o antiquity_n sect._n 29_o *_o but_o above_o all_o thing_n i_o wonder_v how_o the_o curiosity_n of_o wise_a head_n can_v pass_v that_o great_a and_o indisputable_a miracle_n the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n and_o in_o what_o swoon_n their_o reason_n lay_v to_o content_v themselves_o and_o sit_v down_o with_o such_o a_o far-fetched_a and_o ridiculous_a reason_n as_o plutarch_n allege_v for_o it_o the_o jew_n that_o can_v believe_v the_o supernatural_a solstice_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n have_v yet_o the_o impudence_n to_o deny_v the_o eclipse_n which_o every_o pagan_a confess_v at_o his_o death_n but_o for_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a beyond_o all_o contradiction_n augustus_n the_o devil_n himself_o confess_v it_o certain_o it_o be_v not_o a_o warrantable_a curiosity_n to_o examine_v the_o verity_n of_o scripture_n by_o the_o concordance_n of_o humane_a history_n or_o seek_v to_o confirm_v the_o chronicle_n of_o hester_n or_o daniel_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o magasthenes_n or_o herodotus_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v have_v a_o unhappy_a curiosity_n this_o way_n *_o till_o i_o laugh_v myself_o out_o of_o it_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o justine_n where_o he_o deliver_v that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o be_v scab_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o true_o since_o i_o have_v understand_v the_o occurrence_n of_o the_o world_n and_o know_v in_o what_o counterfeit_a shape_n and_o deceitful_a vizard_n time_n present_v represent_v on_o the_o stage_n thing_n past_a i_o do_v believe_v they_o little_o more_o than_o thing_n to_o come_v some_o have_v be_v of_o my_o opinion_n and_o endeavour_v to_o write_v the_o history_n of_o their_o own_o life_n wherein_o moses_n have_v outgo_v they_o all_o and_o leave_v not_o only_o the_o story_n of_o his_o life_n but_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o of_o his_o death_n also_o sect._n 30_o it_o be_v a_o riddle_n to_o i_o how_o this_o story_n of_o oracle_n have_v not_o worm_v out_o of_o the_o world_n that_o doubtful_a conceit_n of_o spirit_n and_o witch_n how_o so_o many_o learned_a head_n shall_v so_o far_o forget_v their_o metaphysic_n and_o destroy_v the_o ladder_n and_o scale_n of_o creature_n as_o to_o question_v the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n for_o my_o part_n *_o i_o have_v ever_o believe_v and_o do_v now_o know_v that_o there_o be_v witch_n they_o that_o doubt_v of_o these_o do_v not_o only_o deny_v they_o but_o spirit_n and_o be_v oblique_o and_o upon_o consequence_n a_o sort_n not_o of_o infidel_n but_o atheist_n those_o that_o to_o confute_v their_o incredulity_n desire_v to_o see_v apparition_n shall_v questionless_a never_o behold_v any_o ‖_o nor_o have_v the_o power_n to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o witch_n the_o devil_n have_v they_o already_o in_o a_o heresy_n as_o capital_a as_o 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which_o i_o close_o my_o eye_n in_o security_n content_a to_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o sleep_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n sect._n 13_o the_o method_n i_o shall_v use_v in_o distributive_a justice_n i_o often_o observe_v in_o commutative_a and_o keep_v a_o geometrical_a proportion_n in_o both_o whereby_o become_v equable_v to_o other_o i_o become_v unjust_a to_o myself_o and_o supererogate_v in_o that_o common_a principle_n do_v unto_o other_o as_o then_o will_v he_o do_v unto_o thyself_o i_o be_v not_o bear_v unto_o riches_n neither_o be_v it_o i_o think_v my_o star_n to_o be_v wealthy_a or_o if_o it_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o frankness_n of_o my_o disposition_n be_v able_a to_o contradict_v and_o cross_v my_o fate_n for_o to_o i_o avarice_n seem_v not_o so_o much_o a_o vice_n as_o a_o deplorable_a piece_n of_o madness_n *_o to_o conceive_v ourselves_o urinal_n or_o be_v persuade_v that_o we_o be_v dead_a be_v not_o so_o ridiculous_a nor_o so_o 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