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shall_v not_o entreat_v a_o moment_n breath_n from_o i_o can_v the_o devil_n work_v my_o belief_n to_o imagine_v i_o can_v never_o die_v i_o will_v not_o outlive_v that_o very_a thought_n i_o have_v so_o abject_a a_o conceit_n of_o this_o common_a way_n of_o existence_n this_o retain_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o element_n i_o can_v think_v this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o man_n or_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o humanity_n in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a i_o can_v with_o patience_n embrace_v this_o life_n yet_o in_o my_o best_a meditation_n do_v often_o defy_v death_n i_o honour_v any_o man_n that_o contemn_v it_o nor_o can_v i_o high_o love_v any_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o this_o make_v i_o natural_o love_v a_o soldier_n and_o honour_v those_o totter_a and_o contemptible_a regiment_n that_o will_v die_v at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o sergeant_n for_o a_o pagan_a there_o may_v be_v some_o motive_n to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o life_n but_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v amaze_v at_o death_n i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v escape_v this_o dilemma_n that_o he_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o this_o life_n or_o hopeless_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sect._n 39_o some_o divine_n count_v adam_n 30_o year_n old_a at_o his_o creation_n because_o they_o suppose_v he_o create_v in_o the_o perfect_a age_n and_o stature_n of_o man_n and_o sure_o we_o be_v all_o out_o of_o the_o computation_n of_o our_o age_n and_o every_o man_n be_v some_o month_n elder_a than_o he_o bethink_v he_o for_o we_o live_v move_v have_v a_o be_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o element_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o disease_n in_o that_o other_o world_n the_o true_a microcosm_n the_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n for_o beside_o that_o general_a and_o common_a existence_n we_o be_v conceive_v to_o hold_v in_o our_o chaos_n and_o whilst_o we_o sleep_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o enjoy_v a_o be_v and_o life_n in_o three_o distinct_a world_n wherein_o we_o receive_v most_o manifest_a graduation_n in_o that_o obscure_a world_n and_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n our_o time_n be_v short_a compute_v by_o the_o moon_n yet_o long_o than_o the_o day_n of_o many_o creature_n that_o behold_v the_o sun_n ourselves_o be_v not_o yet_o without_o life_n sense_n and_o reason_n though_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o its_o action_n it_o await_v the_o opportunity_n of_o object_n and_o seem_v to_o live_v there_o but_o in_o its_o root_n and_o soul_n of_o vegetation_n enter_v afterward_o upon_o the_o scene_n of_o the_o world_n we_o arise_v up_o and_o become_v another_o creature_n perform_v the_o reasonable_a action_n of_o man_n and_o obscure_o manifest_v that_o part_n of_o divinity_n in_o we_o but_o not_o in_o compliment_n and_o perfection_n till_o we_o have_v once_o more_o cast_v
i_o choose_v for_o my_o devotion_n but_o *_o our_o grosser_n memory_n have_v then_o so_o little_a hold_n of_o our_o abstract_a understanding_n that_o they_o forget_v the_o story_n and_o can_v only_o relate_v to_o our_o awake_v soul_n a_o confuse_a and_o break_a tale_n of_o that_o that_o have_v pass_v aristotle_n who_o have_v write_v a_o singular_a tract_n of_o sleep_n have_v not_o methinks_v thorough_o define_v it_o nor_o yet_o galen_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v correct_v it_o for_o those_o noctambuloes_n and_o nightwalker_n though_o in_o their_o sleep_n do_v yet_o enjoy_v the_o action_n of_o their_o sense_n we_o must_v therefore_o say_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o morpheus_n and_o that_o those_o abstract_a and_o ecstatick_a soul_n do_v walk_v about_o in_o their_o own_o corpse_n as_o spirit_n with_o the_o body_n they_o assume_v wherein_o they_o seem_v to_o hear_v and_o feel_v though_o indeed_o the_o organ_n be_v destitute_a of_o sense_n and_o their_o nature_n of_o those_o faculty_n that_o shall_v inform_v they_o thus_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o man_n sometime_o upon_o the_o hour_n of_o their_o departure_n do_v speak_v and_o reason_n above_o themselves_o for_o then_o the_o soul_n beginning_n to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o body_n begin_v to_o reason_n like_o herself_o and_o to_o discourse_v in_o a_o strain_n above_o mortality_n sect._n 12_o we_o term_v sleep_v a_o death_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v wake_v that_o kill_v we_o and_o destroy_v those_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o life_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o part_n of_o life_n that_o best_o express_v death_n for_o every_o man_n true_o live_v so_o long_o as_o he_o act_v his_o nature_n or_o some_o way_n make_v good_a the_o faculty_n of_o himself_o themistocles_n therefore_o that_o slay_v his_o soldier_n in_o his_o sleep_n be_v a_o merciful_a executioner_n it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o punishment_n the_o mildness_n of_o no_o law_n have_v invent_v *_o i_o wonder_n the_o fancy_n of_o lucan_n and_o seneca_n do_v not_o discover_v it_o it_o be_v that_o death_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v literal_o say_v to_o die_v daily_o a_o death_n which_o adam_n die_v before_o his_o mortality_n a_o death_n whereby_o we_o live_v a_o middle_n and_o moderate_a point_n between_o life_n and_o death_n in_o fine_a so_o like_o death_n i_o dare_v not_o trust_v it_o without_o my_o prayer_n and_o a_o half_a adieu_n unto_o the_o world_n and_o take_v my_o farewell_n in_o a_o colloquy_n with_o god_n the_o night_n be_v come_v like_v to_o the_o day_n depart_v not_o thou_o great_a god_n away_o let_v not_o my_o sin_n black_a as_o the_o night_n eclipse_v the_o lustre_n of_o thy_o light_n keep_v still_o in_o my_o horizon_n for_o to_o i_o the_o sun_n make_v not_o the_o day_n but_o thou_o thou_o who_o nature_n can_v sleep_v on_o my_o temple_n sentry_n keep_v guard_v i_o '_o against_o those_o watchful_a foe_n who_o eye_n be_v open_a while_n my_o close_a let_v no_o dream_n my_o head_n infest_v but_o such_o as_o jacob_n temple_n blessed_v while_o i_o do_v rest_n my_o soul_n advance_v make_v my_o sleep_n a_o holy_a trance_n that_o i_o may_v my_o rest_n be_v wrought_v awake_v into_o some_o holy_a thought_n and_o with_o as_o active_a vigour_n run_v my_o course_n as_o do_v the_o nimble_a sun_n sleep_n be_v a_o death_n o_o make_v i_o try_v by_o sleep_v what_o it_o be_v to_o die_v and_o as_o gentle_o lay_v my_o head_n on_o my_o grave_n as_o now_o my_o bed_n however_o i_o rest_v great_a god_n let_v i_o awake_v again_o at_o least_o with_o thou_o and_o thus_o assure_v behold_v i_o lie_v secure_o or_o to_o awake_v or_o die_v these_o be_v my_o drowsy_a day_n in_o vain_a i_o do_v now_o wake_v to_o sleep_v again_o o_o come_v that_o hour_n when_o i_o shall_v never_o sleep_v again_o but_o wake_v for_o ever_o this_o be_v the_o dormative_a i_o take_v to_o bedward_o i_o need_v no_o other_o laudanum_n than_o this_o to_o make_v i_o sleep_v after_o 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 many_o degree_n beyond_o the_o power_n of_o hellebore_n as_o this_o the_o opinion_n of_o theory_n and_o position_n of_o man_n be_v not_o so_o void_a of_o reason_n as_o their_o practise_a conclusion_n some_o have_v hold_v that_o snow_n be_v black_a that_o the_o earth_n move_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v air_n fire_n water_n but_o all_o this_o be_v philosophy_n and_o there_o be_v no_o delirium_fw-la if_o we_o do_v but_o speculate_v the_o folly_n and_o indisputable_a dotage_n of_o avarice_n to_o that_o subterraneous_a idol_n and_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o do_v confess_v i_o be_o a_o atheist_n i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o to_o honour_n that_o the_o world_n adore_v whatsoever_o virtue_n its_o prepare_a substance_n may_v have_v within_o my_o body_n it_o have_v no_o influence_n nor_o operation_n without_o i_o will_v not_o entertain_v a_o base_a design_n or_o a_o action_n that_o shall_v call_v i_o villain_n for_o the_o indies_n and_o for_o this_o only_o do_v i_o love_v and_o honour_v my_o own_o soul_n and_o have_v methinks_v two_o arm_n too_o few_o to_o embrace_v myself_o aristotle_n be_v too_o severe_a that_o will_v not_o allow_v we_o to_o be_v true_o liberal_a without_o wealth_n and_o the_o bountiful_a hand_n of_o fortune_n if_o this_o be_v true_a i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o charitable_a only_a in_o my_o liberal_a intention_n and_o bountiful_a well-wish_n but_o if_o the_o example_n of_o the_o mite_n be_v not_o only_o a_o act_n of_o wonder_n but_o a_o example_n of_o the_o noble_a charity_n sure_o poor_a man_n may_v also_o build_v hospital_n and_o the_o rich_a alone_o have_v not_o erect_v cathedral_n i_o have_v a_o private_a method_n which_o other_o observe_v not_o i_o take_v the_o opportunity_n of_o myself_o to_o do_v good_a i_o borrow_v occasion_n of_o charity_n from_o my_o own_o necessity_n and_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o other_o when_o i_o be_o in_o most_o need_v myself_o for_o it_o be_v a_o honest_a stratagem_n to_o make_v advantage_n of_o ourselves_o and_o so_o to_o husband_n the_o act_n of_o virtue_n that_o where_o they_o be_v defective_a in_o one_o circumstance_n they_o may_v repay_v their_o want_n and_o multiply_v their_o goodness_n in_o another_o i_o have_v not_o peru_n in_o my_o desire_n but_o a_o competence_n and_o ability_n to_o perform_v those_o good_a work_n to_o which_o he_o have_v incline_v my_o nature_n he_o be_v rich_a who_o have_v enough_o to_o be_v charitable_a and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v so_o poor_a that_o a_o noble_a mind_n may_v not_o find_v a_o way_n to_o this_o piece_n of_o goodness_n he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a dare_v to_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v more_o rhetoric_n in_o that_o one_o sentence_n than_o in_o a_o library_n of_o sermon_n and_o indeed_o if_o those_o sentence_n be_v understand_v by_o the_o reader_n with_o the_o same_o emphasis_n as_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o author_n we_o need_v not_o those_o volume_n of_o instruction_n but_o may_v be_v honest_a by_o a_o epitome_n upon_o this_o motive_n 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action_n that_o it_o be_v a_o lesson_n to_o be_v good_a and_o we_o be_v force_v to_o be_v virtuous_a by_o the_o book_n again_o the_o practice_n of_o man_n hold_v not_o a_o equal_a pace_n yea_o and_o often_o run_v counter_a to_o their_o theory_n we_o natural_o know_v what_o be_v good_a but_o natural_o pursue_v what_o be_v evil_a the_o rhetoric_n wherewith_o i_o persuade_v another_o can_v persuade_v myself_o there_o be_v a_o deprave_a appetite_n in_o we_o that_o will_v with_o patience_n hear_v the_o learned_a instruction_n of_o reason_n but_o yet_o perform_v no_o far_o than_o agree_v to_o its_o own_o irregular_a humour_n in_o brief_a we_o all_o be_v monster_n that_o be_v a_o composition_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n wherein_o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o be_v as_o the_o poet_n fancy_n that_o wise_a man_n chiron_n that_o be_v to_o have_v the_o region_n of_o man_n above_o that_o of_o beast_n and_o sense_n to_o sit_v but_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o reason_n last_o i_o do_v desire_n with_o god_n that_o all_o but_o yet_o affirm_v with_o man_n that_o few_o shall_v know_v salvation_n that_o the_o bridge_n be_v narrow_a the_o passage_n straight_o unto_o life_n yet_o those_o who_o do_v confine_v the_o church_n of_o god_n either_o to_o particular_a nation_n church_n or_o family_n have_v make_v it_o far_o narrow_a than_o our_o saviour_n ever_o mean_v it_o sect._n 56_o *_o the_o vulgarity_n of_o those_o judgement_n that_o wrap_v the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o strabo_n cloak_n and_o restrain_v it_o unto_o europe_n seem_v to_o i_o as_o bad_a geographer_n as_o alexander_n who_o think_v he_o have_v conquer_a all_o the_o world_n when_o he_o have_v not_o subdue_v the_o half_a of_o any_o part_n thereof_o for_o we_o can_v deny_v the_o church_n of_o god_n both_o in_o asia_n and_o africa_n if_o we_o do_v not_o forget_v the_o peregrination_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o death_n of_o the_o martyr_n the_o session_n of_o many_o and_o even_o in_o our_o reform_a judgement_n lawful_a council_n hold_v in_o those_o part_n in_o the_o minority_n and_o nonage_n of_o we_o nor_o must_v a_o few_o difference_n more_o remarkable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n than_o perhaps_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n excommunicate_a from_o heaven_n one_o another_o much_o less_o those_o christian_n who_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o martyr_n maintain_v their_o faith_n in_o the_o noble_a way_n of_o perfecution_n and_o serve_v god_n in_o the_o fire_n whereas_o we_o honour_v he_o in_o the_o sunshine_n it_o be_v true_a we_o all_o hold_v there_o be_v a_o number_n of_o elect_n and_o many_o to_o be_v save_v yet_o take_v our_o opinion_n together_o and_o from_o the_o confusion_n thereof_o there_o will_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o salvation_n nor_o shall_v any_o one_o be_v save_v for_o first_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n condemn_v we_o we_o likewise_o they_o the_o sub-reformists_a and_o sectary_n sentence_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n as_o damnable_a the_o atomist_n or_o familist_n reprobate_n all_o these_o and_o all_o these_o they_o again_o thus_o whilst_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v promise_v we_o heaven_n our_o conceit_n and_o opinion_n exclude_v we_o from_o that_o place_n there_o must_v be_v therefore_o more_o than_o one_o st._n peter_n particular_a church_n and_o sect_n usurp_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n and_o turn_v the_o key_n against_o each_o other_o and_o thus_o we_o go_v to_o heaven_n against_o each_o other_o will_n conceit_n and_o opinion_n and_o with_o as_o much_o uncharity_n as_o ignorance_n do_v err_v i_o fear_v in_o point_n not_o only_o of_o our_o own_o but_o one_o another_o salvation_n sect._n 57_o i_o believe_v many_o be_v save_v who_o to_o man_n seem_v reprobate_v and_o many_o be_v reprobate_v who_o in_o the_o opinion_n and_o sentence_n of_o man_n stand_v elect_v there_o will_v appear_v at_o the_o last_o day_n strange_a and_o unexpected_a example_n both_o of_o his_o justice_n and_o his_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o to_o define_v either_o be_v folly_n in_o man_n and_o insolency_n even_o in_o the_o devil_n those_o acute_a and_o subtle_a spirit_n in_o all_o their_o sagacity_n can_v hardly_o divine_a who_o shall_v be_v save_v which_o if_o they_o can_v prognostic_n their_o labour_n be_v at_o a_o end_n nor_o need_v they_o compass_v the_o earth_n seek_v who_o they_o may_v devour_v *_o those_o who_o upon_o a_o rigid_a application_n of_o the_o law_n sentence_n solomon_n unto_o damnation_n condemn_v not_o only_o he_o but_o themselves_o and_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o by_o the_o letter_n and_o write_v word_n of_o god_n we_o be_v without_o exception_n in_o the_o state_n of_o death_n but_o there_o be_v a_o prerogative_n of_o god_n and_o a_o arbitrary_a pleasure_n above_o the_o letter_n of_o his_o own_o law_n by_o which_o alone_o we_o can_v pretend_v unto_o salvation_n and_o through_o which_o solomon_n may_v be_v as_o easy_o save_v as_o those_o who_o condemn_v he_o sect._n 58_o the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o pretend_v unto_o salvation_n and_o those_o infinite_a swarm_n who_o think_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o this_o needle_n have_v much_o amaze_v i_o that_o name_n and_o compellation_n of_o little_a flock_n do_v not_o comfort_n but_o deject_v my_o devotion_n especial_o when_o i_o reflect_v upon_o my_o own_o unworthiness_n wherein_o according_a to_o my_o humble_a apprehension_n i_o be_o below_o they_o all_o i_o believe_v there_o shall_v never_o be_v a_o anarchy_n in_o heaven_n but_o as_o there_o be_v hierarchy_n among_o the_o angel_n so_o shall_v there_o be_v degree_n of_o priority_n among_o the_o saint_n yet_o be_v it_o i_o protest_v beyond_o my_o ambition_n to_o aspire_v unto_o the_o first_o rank_n my_o desire_n only_o be_v and_o i_o shall_v be_v happy_a therein_o to_o be_v but_o the_o last_o man_n and_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n in_o heaven_n sect._n 59_o again_o i_o be_o confident_a and_o full_o persuade_v yet_o dare_v not_o take_v my_o oath_n of_o my_o salvation_n i_o be_o as_o it_o be_v sure_a and_o do_v believe_v without_o all_o doubt_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o city_n as_o constantinople_n yet_o for_o i_o to_o take_v my_o oath_n thereon_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o perjury_n because_o i_o hold_v no_o infallible_a warrant_n from_o my_o own_o sense_n to_o confirm_v i_o in_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o and_o true_o though_o many_o pretend_v a_o absolute_a certainty_n of_o their_o salvation_n yet_o when_o a_o humble_a soul_n shall_v contemplate_v our_o own_o unworthiness_n she_o shall_v meet_v with_o many_o doubt_n and_o sudden_o find_v how_o little_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o precept_n of_o st._n paul_n work_v out_o your_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o election_n i_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o salvation_n which_o be_v the_o mercy_n and_o beneplacit_fw-la of_o god_n before_o i_o be_v or_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n before_o abraham_n be_v i_o be_o be_v the_o say_n of_o christ_n yet_o be_v it_o true_a in_o some_o sense_n if_o i_o say_v it_o of_o myself_o for_o i_o be_v not_o only_o before_o myself_o but_o adam_n that_o be_v in_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n and_o the_o decree_n of_o that_o synod_n hold_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n i_o say_v the_o world_n be_v before_o the_o creation_n and_o at_o a_o end_n before_o it_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o thus_o be_v i_o dead_a before_o i_o be_v alive_a though_o my_o grave_n be_v england_n my_o die_a place_n be_v paradise_n and_o eve_n miscarry_v of_o i_o before_o she_o conceive_v of_o cain_n sect._n 60_o insolent_a zeal_n that_o do_v decry_v good_a work_n and_o rely_v only_o upon_o faith_n take_v not_o away_o merit_v for_o depend_v upon_o the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o enforce_v the_o condition_n of_o god_n and_o in_o a_o more_o sophistical_a way_n do_v seem_v to_o challenge_v heaven_n it_o be_v decree_v by_o god_n that_o only_o those_o that_o leap_v in_o the_o water_n like_o dog_n shall_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o destroy_v the_o midianite_n yet_o can_v none_o of_o those_o just_o challenge_n or_o imagine_v he_o deserve_v that_o honour_n thereupon_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o true_a faith_n and_o such_o as_o god_n require_v be_v not_o only_o a_o mark_n or_o token_n but_o also_o a_o mean_n of_o our_o salvation_n but_o where_o to_o find_v this_o be_v as_o obscure_v to_o i_o as_o my_o last_o end_n and_o if_o our_o saviour_n can_v object_v unto_o his_o own_o disciple_n and_o favourite_n a_o faith_n that_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n be_v able_a to_o remove_v mountain_n sure_o that_o which_o we_o boast_v of_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n or_o at_o the_o most_o but_o a_o remove_n from_o nothing_o this_o be_v the_o tenor_n of_o my_o belief_n
nothing_o of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o cure_n not_o only_o but_o who_o nature_n be_v unknown_a i_o can_v cure_v the_o gout_n or_o stone_n in_o some_o soon_o than_o divinity_n pride_n or_o avarice_n in_o other_o i_o can_v cure_v vice_n by_o physic_n when_o they_o remain_v incurable_a by_o divinity_n and_o shall_v obey_v my_o pill_n when_o they_o contemn_v their_o precept_n i_o boast_v nothing_o but_o plain_o say_v we_o all_o labour_n against_o our_o own_o cure_n for_o death_n be_v the_o cure_n of_o all_o disease_n there_o be_v no_o catholicon_n or_o universal_a remedy_n i_o know_v but_o this_o which_o though_o nauseous_a to_o queasy_a stomach_n yet_o to_o prepare_v appetite_n be_v nectar_n and_o a_o pleasant_a potion_n of_o immortality_n sect._n 10_o for_o my_o conversation_n it_o be_v like_o the_o sun_n be_v with_o all_o man_n and_o with_o a_o friendly_a aspect_n to_o good_a and_o bad_a methinks_v there_o be_v no_o man_n bad_a and_o the_o worst_a best_a that_o be_v while_o they_o be_v keep_v within_o the_o circle_n of_o those_o quality_n wherein_o they_o be_v good_a there_o be_v no_o man_n mind_n of_o such_o discordant_a and_o jar_a a_o temper_n to_o which_o a_o tuneable_a disposition_n may_v not_o strike_v a_o harmony_n magnae_fw-la virtutes_fw-la nec_fw-la minora_fw-la vitia_fw-la it_o be_v the_o posy_n of_o the_o best_a nature_n *_o and_o may_v be_v invert_v on_o the_o worst_a there_o be_v in_o the_o most_o deprave_a and_o venomous_a disposition_n certain_a piece_n that_o remain_v untouched_a which_o by_o a_o antiperistasis_n become_v more_o excellent_a or_o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o antipathy_n be_v able_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o the_o contagion_n of_o their_o enemy_n vice_n and_o persist_v entire_a beyond_o the_o general_a corruption_n for_o it_o be_v also_o thus_o in_o nature_n the_o great_a balsam_n do_v lie_v envelop_v in_o the_o body_n of_o most_o powerful_a corrosive_n i_o say_v moreover_o and_o i_o ground_n upon_o experience_n *_o that_o poison_n contain_v within_o themselves_o their_o own_o antidote_n and_o that_o which_o preserve_v they_o from_o the_o venom_n of_o themselves_o without_o which_o they_o be_v not_o deleterious_a to_o other_o only_o but_o to_o themselves_o also_o but_o it_o be_v the_o corruption_n that_o i_o fear_v within_o i_o not_o the_o contagion_n of_o commerce_n without_o i_o it_o be_v that_o unruly_a regiment_n within_o i_o that_o will_v destroy_v i_o it_o be_v i_o that_o do_v infect_v myself_o ‖_o the_o man_n without_o a_o navel_n yet_o live_v in_o i_o i_o feel_v that_o original_a canker_n corrode_v and_o devour_v i_o and_o therefore_o defenda_fw-la i_o dios_fw-es de_fw-es i_o lord_n deliver_v i_o from_o myself_o be_v a_o part_n of_o my_o litany_n and_o the_o first_o voice_n of_o my_o retire_a imagination_n there_o be_v no_o man_n alone_o because_o every_o man_n be_v a_o microcosm_n and_o carry_v the_o whole_a world_n about_o he_o nunquam_fw-la minus_fw-la solus_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la solus_fw-la though_o it_o be_v the_o apothegme_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v yet_o true_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o fool_n indeed_o though_o in_o a_o wilderness_n a_o man_n be_v never_o alone_o not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v with_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o thought_n but_o because_o he_o be_v with_o the_o devil_n who_o ever_o consort_n with_o our_o solitude_n and_o be_v that_o unruly_a rebel_n that_o muster_v up_o those_o disorder_a motion_n which_o accompany_v our_o sequester_a imagination_n and_o to_o speak_v more_o narrow_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o solitude_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v alone_o and_o by_o itself_o but_o god_n who_o be_v his_o own_o circle_n and_o can_v subsist_v by_o himself_o all_o other_o beside_o their_o dissimilary_n and_o heterogeneous_a part_n which_o in_o a_o manner_n multiply_v their_o nature_n can_v subsist_v without_o the_o concourse_n of_o god_n and_o the_o society_n of_o that_o hand_n which_o do_v uphold_v their_o nature_n in_o brief_a there_o can_v be_v nothing_o true_o alone_a and_o by_o its_o self_n which_o be_v not_o true_o one_o and_o such_o be_v only_a god_n all_o other_o do_v transcend_v a_o unity_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n be_v many_o sect._n 11_o now_o for_o my_o life_n it_o be_v a_o miracle_n of_o thirty_o year_n which_o to_o relate_v be_v not_o a_o history_n but_o a_o piece_n of_o poetry_n and_o will_v sound_v to_o common_a ear_n like_o a_o fable_n for_o the_o world_n i_o count_v it_o not_o a_o inn_n but_o a_o hospital_n and_o a_o place_n not_o to_o live_v but_o to_o die_v in_o the_o world_n that_o i_o regard_n be_v myself_o it_o be_v the_o microcosm_n of_o my_o own_o frame_n that_o i_o cast_v my_o eye_n on_o for_o the_o other_o i_o use_v it_o but_o like_o my_o globe_n and_o turn_v it_o round_o sometime_o for_o my_o recreation_n man_n that_o look_v upon_o my_o outside_n peruse_v only_o my_o condition_n and_o fortune_n do_v err_v in_o my_o altitude_n for_o i_o be_o above_o atlas_n his_o shoulder_n the_o earth_n be_v a_o point_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n above_o we_o but_o of_o that_o heavenly_a and_o celestial_a part_n within_o we_o that_o mass_n of_o flesh_n that_o circumscribe_v i_o limit_n not_o my_o mind_n that_o surface_n that_o tell_v the_o heaven_n it_o have_v a_o end_n can_v persuade_v i_o i_o have_v any_o i_o take_v my_o circle_n to_o be_v above_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o though_o the_o number_n of_o the_o ark_n do_v measure_v my_o body_n it_o comprehend_v not_o my_o mind_n whilst_o i_o study_v to_o find_v how_o i_o be_o a_o microcosm_n or_o little_a world_n i_o find_v myself_o something_o more_o than_o the_o great_a there_o be_v sure_o a_o piece_n of_o divinity_n in_o we_o something_o that_o be_v before_o the_o element_n and_o owe_v no_o homage_n unto_o the_o sun_n nature_n tell_v i_o i_o be_o the_o image_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o scripture_n he_o that_o understand_v not_o 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