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and_o operate_v have_v abandon_v their_o place_n and_o function_n the_o soul_n of_o herself_o can_v remedy_v it_o no_o more_o than_o a_o fountainer_n can_v cause_v his_o water-work_n to_o play_v when_o there_o be_v no_o water_n the_o which_o by_o reason_n thereof_o be_v then_o mere_o out_o of_o his_o power_n and_o as_o the_o eye_n by_o the_o defect_n hereof_o perform_v not_o her_o function_n and_o without_o perceive_v thereof_o cease_v to_o operate_v so_o all_o the_o other_o sense_n by_o the_o same_o rule_n and_o reason_n do_v fail_v us._n when_o our_o soul_n will_v take_v her_o last_o farewell_n of_o our_o body_n she_o fly_v to_o the_o region_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o heart_n as_o to_o her_o public_a place_n all_o the_o spirit_n be_v disperse_v and_o bend_v here_o and_o there_o in_o the_o body_n to_o take_v her_o last_o farewell_n of_o they_o which_o retire_v without_o that_o the_o part_n or_o member_n far_o off_o do_v feel_v any_o pain_n of_o this_o separation_n but_o because_o henceforth_o they_o can_v no_o more_o feel_v it_o for_o that_o they_o carry_v away_o with_o they_o the_o heat_n and_o strength_n of_o feeling_n if_o therefore_o there_o be_v any_o pain_n it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o noble_a part_n who_o proffer_n their_o last_o farewell_n and_o thanks_n to_o the_o soul_n for_o the_o care_n labour_n and_o pain_n which_o she_o have_v have_v to_o give_v they_o life_n and_o motion_n the_o husband_n can_v lâ—ave_v or_o go_v from_o his_o wife_n without_o a_o great_a sense_n and_o feel_n of_o sorrow_n for_o his_o sigh_n grief_n and_o tear_n testify_v how_o bitter_a and_o displease_v this_o separation_n be_v to_o he_o can_v therefore_o this_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n be_v perform_v with_o less_o grief_n and_o pain_n some_o will_v say_v that_o the_o most_o remote_a part_n and_o member_n shall_v be_v insensible_a thereof_o and_o endure_v and_o suffer_v nothing_o in_o this_o reluctation_n and_o conflict_n which_o be_v only_o because_o they_o have_v give_v this_o charge_n and_o confer_v this_o commission_n to_o the_o noble_a part_n to_o perform_v it_o as_o in_o the_o separation_n of_o one_o who_o we_o dear_o affect_v and_o love_v all_o the_o whole_a body_n which_o suffer_v in_o this_o farewell_n to_o make_v his_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n the_o more_o apparent_a commit_v the_o charge_n thereof_o to_o the_o eye_n by_o their_o tear_n and_o to_o his_o breast_n by_o her_o sigh_n to_o express_v his_o sense_n and_o feel_n thereof_o i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o pain_n because_o the_o spirit_n who_o withdraw_v themselves_o by_o the_o defect_n and_o fail_v of_o other_o in_o these_o interior_a part_n be_v either_o in_o good_a and_o perfect_a order_n and_o their_o function_n be_v common_a and_o therefore_o without_o pain_n or_o else_o
deform_v a_o countenance_n that_o albeit_o they_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o nature_n yet_o we_o can_v love_v they_o and_o behold_v they_o at_o one_o time_n 186_o the_o five_o discourse_n of_o felicity_n section_n i._o every_o thing_n natural_o tend_v to_o its_o repose_n only_o man_n stray_v from_o his_o felicity_n or_o if_o he_o approach_v it_o he_o stay_v at_o the_o branch_n instead_o of_o embrace_v the_o trunk_n or_o body_n of_o the_o tree_n 191_o section_n ii_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o we_o complain_v of_o fortune_n because_o hourly_o she_o teach_v we_o her_o mutable_a and_o variable_a humour_n pa._n 202_o section_n iii_o wealth_n and_o riches_n be_v too_o poor_a to_o give_v we_o the_o felicity_n which_o we_o seek_v and_o desire_v 207_o section_n iv._o glory_n and_o reputation_n have_v no_o thing_n which_o be_v solid_a but_o vanity_n we_o must_v therefore_o elsewhere_o seek_v our_o sovereign_a contentment_n 211_o section_n v._o honour_n and_o dignity_n expose_v to_o the_o world_n all_o their_o splendour_n and_o glory_n but_o contrariwise_o felicity_n lock_n up_o all_o her_o best_a thing_n in_o herself_o and_o have_v no_o great_a enemy_n than_o show_n and_o ostentation_n 219_o section_n vi_o among_o all_o the_o fair_a flower_n which_o a_o extreme_a favour_n produce_v we_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v this_o felicity_n to_o bud_v forth_o and_o flourish_v 222_o section_n vii_o king_n and_o sovereign_a prince_n owe_v we_o their_o continual_a care_n and_o motion_n as_o the_o star_n do_v and_o therefore_o they_o have_v no_o great_a enemy_n than_o repose_n and_o tranquillity_n 228_o section_n viii_o as_o the_o light_n be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o sun_n so_o felicity_n be_v a_o inseparable_a accident_n of_o virtue_n 232_o the_o six_o discourse_n of_o moral_a virtue_n section_n i._n sick_a or_o distemper_a mind_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o all_o sort_n of_o remedy_n but_o they_o shall_v find_v none_o more_o sovereign_a than_o the_o divert_v thereof_o pag._n 250_o section_n ii_o the_o life_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v a_o circle_n whereof_o temperance_n be_v the_o centre_n whereunto_o all_o the_o line_n i_o mean_v all_o his_o action_n shall_v conduce_v and_o aim_v 264_o section_n iii_o to_o think_v that_o virtue_n can_v indifferent_o cure_v all_o sort_n of_o evil_n or_o affliction_n be_v a_o testimony_n of_o vanity_n or_o else_o of_o our_o be_v apprentice_n and_o novice_n in_o philosophy_n 277_o section_n iv._o as_o it_o belong_v to_o none_o but_o to_o the_o mind_n to_o judge_v of_o true_a or_o false_a so_o our_o sense_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o only_a judge_n either_o of_o pleasure_n or_o paine_n 288_o section_n v._o although_o we_o grant_v that_o man_n felicity_n consist_v in_o virtue_n yet_o i_o affirm_v against_o the_o stoic_n that_o felicity_n be_v incompatible_a with_o grief_n and_o paine_n 299_o section_n vi_o man_n life_n be_v a_o harmony_n compose_v of_o so_o many_o different_a tone_n that_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a for_o virtue_n to_o hold_v and_o keep_v they_o still_o in_o tune_n pag._n 310_o the_o judgement_n of_o humane_a action_n the_o first_o discourse_n of_o vanity_n section_n i._o man_n divert_v his_o eye_n from_o his_o condition_n not_o to_o know_v the_o deformity_n thereof_o and_o abandon_v they_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o vain_a imagination_n my_o enterprise_n to_o depaint_v and_o chalk_n out_o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n have_v it_o may_v be_v no_o less_o vanity_n in_o his_o design_n then_o in_o his_o subject_n but_o it_o great_o skill_v not_o to_o what_o i_o intend_v to_o speak_v for_o whatsoever_o i_o say_v or_o do_v i_o still_o advance_v i_o say_v it_o import_v not_o where_o i_o strike_v for_o all_o my_o blow_n be_v direct_v and_o bend_v to_o fall_v on_o vanity_n and_o if_o the_o pencil_n be_v not_o bold_a and_o the_o colour_n lively_a enough_o we_o will_v imitate_v the_o industry_n of_o that_o painter_n who_o be_v to_o represent_v in_o a_o table_n the_o sorrow_n of_o those_o who_o 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section_n i._o man_n divert_v his_o eyâ—s_n from_o his_o condition_n not_o to_o know_v the_o deformity_n thereof_o and_o abandon_v they_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o vain_a imagination_n pag._n 1_o section_n ii_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n can_v free_v itself_o from_o vanity_n so_o natural_a she_o be_v to_o it_o pag._n 17_o the_o second_o discourse_n of_o the_o sense_n section_n i._o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n be_v unite_v together_o 〈…〉_z strong_a â—â—inke_v that_o as_o the_o 〈…〉_z by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o the_o soul_n can_v move_v towards_o external_a thing_n nor_o know_v they_o but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o sense_n pag._n 27_o section_n ii_o the_o different_a operation_n of_o the_o sense_n conclude_v not_o that_o there_o be_v five_o no_o more_o than_o the_o different_a effect_n of_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o there_o be_v many_o sun_n 32_o section_n iii_o nature_n be_v icalous_a of_o secret_n permit_v not_o the_o sense_n to_o discover_v the_o 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