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say_v it_o be_v from_o his_o holy_a spirit_n though_o that_o may_v be_v for_o that_o it_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v my_o reason_n which_o determine_v my_o election_n in_o all_o appearance_n to_o myself_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o matter_n of_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o play_v with_o that_o fire_n and_o call_v for_o it_o down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o any_o ordinary_a occasion_n or_o yet_o for_o a_o man_n to_o avouch_v its_o move_n in_o himself_o almost_o upon_o any_o occasion_n but_o we_o have_v those_o of_o late_a day_n who_o in_o the_o decision_n of_o mean_a point_n than_o those_o of_o virginity_n and_o marriage_n seem_v to_o exceed_v st._n paul_n and_o not_o only_o 40._o think_v but_o will_v seem_v to_o know_v in_o their_o determination_n thereof_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n these_o man_n i_o will_v undeceive_v if_o i_o be_v able_a or_o indeed_o any_o one_o who_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v in_o a_o error_n but_o first_o by_o the_o way_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o tell_v you_o without_o the_o least_o personal_a reflection_n on_o yourself_o who_o i_o never_o observe_v to_o go_v about_o to_o amuse_v man_n with_o strange_a notion_n but_o to_o inform_v their_o intellect_n in_o the_o plain_a rational_a way_n you_o can_v for_o the_o introduction_n of_o truth_n this_o bold_a assertion_n of_o a_o habitual_a converse_n with_o god_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n have_v receive_v i_o think_v if_o not_o its_o first_o rise_n and_o conception_n yet_o its_o strength_n and_o vigour_n from_o our_o pulpit_n or_o little_a pamphlet_n such_o i_o may_v call_v some_o of_o godliness_n where_o some_o man_n for_o want_n of_o force_n of_o argument_n and_o dint_n of_o reason_n to_o convince_v their_o auditor_n or_o reader_n of_o the_o falsity_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o church_n they_o will_v they_o shall_v desert_n and_o forsake_v have_v first_o endeavour_v through_o strange_a maze_n to_o elect_v and_o saint_v they_o in_o opinion_n and_o to_o quiet_v their_o reason_n often_o 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choose_v for_o we_o 2_o the_o folly_n of_o our_o own_o choice_n with_o respect_n especial_o to_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n and_o particular_o to_o child_n we_o can_v foresee_v how_o they_o will_v prove_v or_o what_o may_v happen_v to_o they_o to_o make_v they_o and_o we_o by_o they_o miserable_a 3_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o evil_a and_o exceed_v our_o suffering_n and_o which_o be_v often_o to_o be_v discover_v by_o they_o as_o be_v exemplify_v in_o the_o loss_n of_o child_n 4_o our_o remain_a enjoyment_n surmount_v our_o suffering_n page_n 8_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o origine_fw-la of_o sorrow_n that_o it_o arise_v chief_o from_o love_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o passion_n the_o cure_n of_o sorrow_n by_o the_o love_n of_o god_n page_n 20_o sect_n iv._o the_o remedy_n ordinary_o prescribe_v against_o sorrow_n consider_v and_o show_v to_o be_v of_o little_a force_n towards_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o as_o that_o death_n be_v a_o common_a thing_n that_o we_o can_v recall_v our_o friend_n that_o they_o be_v happy_a that_o our_o case_n be_v not_o singular_a that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v cure_v by_o reason_n and_o philosophy_n alone_o and_o by_o nothing_o less_o than_o a_o influence_n from_o above_o what_o grace_n be_v exercise_v in_o affliction_n page_n 29_o ejaculation_n use_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o disease_n page_n 36_o book_n ii_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o soul_n contain_v several_a discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n power_n and_o operation_n of_o it_o the_o preface_n show_v the_o occasion_n and_o reason_n of_o write_v such_o a_o tract_n page_n 45_o part_n i._n sect_n i._o how_o far_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v similar_v with_o that_o of_o brute_n the_o soul_n consider_v in_o the_o three_o prime_a faculty_n of_o the_o intellect_n viz._n the_o imagination_n mmory_n and_o reason_n that_o beast_n work_v more_o regular_o in_o order_n to_o their_o end_n than_o man_n that_o man_n only_o behold_v thing_n at_o a_o distance_n p._n 52._o sect_n ii_o wherein_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n exceed_v that_o of_o brute_n it_o be_v immortality_n consider_v and_o prove_v from_o scripture_n and_o particular_o from_o the_o write_n of_o moses_n page_n 56_o sect_n iii_o it_o be_v immortality_n maintain_v and_o illustrate_v from_o its_o obstruction_n in_o its_o operation_n as_o delirium_n and_o dotage_n page_n 57_o sect_n iv._o it_o be_v immortality_n prove_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o act_n in_o the_o inferior_a faculty_n similar_v with_o brute_n page_n 60_o sect_n v._o it_o be_v immortality_n further_o illustrate_v from_o its_o different_a operation_n in_o different_a person_n whereas_o beast_n of_o the_o same_o species_n do_v all_o agree_v in_o their_o desire_n and_o delight_n page_n 61_o sect_n vi_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n illustrate_v from_o the_o difference_n between_o parent_n and_o child_n and_o its_o difference_n from_o itself_o page_n 63_o sect_n vii_o the_o immortality_n of_o it_o show_v from_o its_o unweariedness_n in_o act_v from_o its_o reflex_n act_n which_o can_v proceed_v mere_o from_o sense_n page_n 65_o sect_n viii_o it_o be_v immortality_n show_v from_o thing_n peculiar_a to_o man_n as_o weep_v laughter_n speech_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o consider_v with_o respect_n to_o their_o different_a cause_n and_o which_o can_v be_v extract_v out_o of_o matter_n reflection_n on_o atheism_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n show_v from_o the_o desire_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v even_o in_o the_o defender_n of_o it_o page_n 67_o part_n ii_o sect_n i._o of_o the_o several_a faculty_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o therein_o of_o voluntary_a and_o involuntary_a motion_n page_n 75_o sect_n ii_o of_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o several_n of_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o envy_n etc._n etc._n consider_v page_n 76_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o affection_n love_v the_o primary_n mover_n of_o they_o what_o part_n in_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o stomach_n and_o spleen_n page_n 78_o sect_n iv._o of_o the_o imagination_n which_o receive_v several_a name_n according_a to_o its_o work_n as_o invention_n conception_n reflection_n apprehension_n cogitation_n fancy_n a_o syncope_n or_o swoon_n peculiar_a to_o man_n in_o which_o imagination_n cease_v to_o work_v in_o all_o the_o rambling_n of_o imagination_n there_o be_v a_o dependence_n it_o be_v a_o faculty_n reason_n have_v the_o least_o power_n over_o and_o the_o benefit_n of_o not_o have_v a_o absolute_a power_n over_o it_o page_n 83_o sect_n v._o of_o memory_n he_o that_o have_v a_o smart_a invention_n seldom_o want_v a_o good_a memory_n the_o impress_n in_o it_o on_o the_o imagination_n be_v according_a to_o the_o strength_n of_o affection_n and_o reason_n page_n 87_o sect_n vi_o of_o reason_n that_o save_v grace_n be_v ingraft_v on_o it_o page_n 88_o sect_n vii_o of_o the_o will._n the_o will_v free_v as_o respect_v self_n but_o depend_v on_o god_n no_o other_o will_n in_o brute_n but_o what_o receive_v immediate_a impression_n from_o sense_n such_o a_o will_v as_o arise_v from_o but_o can_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o thought_n page_n 89_o sect_n viii_o of_o conscience_n what_o it_o be_v of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n page_n 90_o sect_n ix_o o_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n work_v upon_o each_o other_o sense_n work_v upon_o the_o imagination_n and_o the_o imagination_n upon_o the_o affection_n and_o both_o upon_o reason_n and_o reason_n again_o on_o the_o affection_n etc._n etc._n reason_n influence_v by_o the_o divine_a providence_n page_n 93_o part_n iii_o sect_n i._o of_o the_o prevail_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o wherein_o the_o primacy_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o imagination_n and_o the_o affection_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o affection_n page_n 98_o sect_n ii_o the_o potency_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o the_o affection_n if_o we_o consult_v scripture_n p._n 101_o sect_n iii_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v in_o some_o affection_n from_o humane_a conjecture_n p._n 103._o sect_n iv._o of_o the_o potency_n of_o the_o affection_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v subdue_v by_o reason_n alone_o but_o reason_n be_v oft_o subdue_v by_o they_o page_n 104_o sect_n v._o some_o affection_n be_v the_o substantial_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n page_n 109_o sect_n vi_o how_o the_o affection_n move_v from_o the_o imagination_n or_o otherwise_o as_o from_o revelation_n reason_n or_o sense_n page_n 110_o sect_n vii_o what_o light_a the_o imagination_n receive_v from_o reason_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o reason_n of_o the_o dependence_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v upon_o the_o body_n in_o its_o operation_n page_n 112_o sect_n viii_o of_o the_o excellency_n and_o advantage_n of_o reason_n notwithstanding_o its_o inability_n and_o dependence_n page_n 115_o part_n iu._n sect_n i._o mean_v to_o reclaim_v the_o soul_n the_o affection_v not_o oppose_v forthwith_o cool_a reason_n show_v we_o our_o error_n but_o neeeds_o faith_n to_o enforce_v it_o p._n 118_o sect_n ii_o of_o love_n love_n towards_o man_n a_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o what_o faith_n do_v not_o set_v we_o at_o liberty_n from_o it_o shall_v be_v universal_a page_n 122_o sect_n iii_o how_o love_n may_v be_v regent_n though_o love_n be_v the_o principal_a grace_n it_o owe_v much_o of_o its_o vigour_n to_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o rest_n as_o be_v exemplify_v in_o humility_n justice_n and_o especial_o faith_n page_n 129_o the_o conclusion_n against_o censure_v that_o we_o search_v not_o into_o thing_n too_o high_a for_o we_o but_o make_v the_o word_n of_o god_n our_o guide_n page_n 132_o book_n iii_o contain_v several_a epistle_n to_o the_o reverend_n the_o dean_n of_o canterbury_z epist._n i._n wherein_o the_o author_n after_o some_o apology_n for_o the_o not_o make_v public_a his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr dolore_fw-la &_o de_fw-la animâ_fw-la make_v some_o reflection_n on_o atheism_n and_o blame_v the_o unnecessary_a and_o extravagant_a dspute_n and_o write_n against_o such_o as_o seem_v taint_v with_o it_o that_o the_o way_n to_o convince_v such_o be_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o religion_n that_o opposition_n do_v often_o continue_v that_o which_o if_o neglect_v will_v fall_v of_o itself_o as_o man_n of_o sharp_a wit_n delight_v to_o find_v antagonist_n page_n 1_o epist._n ii_o wherein_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o action_n or_o motion_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o spirit_n that_o a_o spirit_n conscious_a of_o its_o own_o work_n be_v durable_a that_o the_o flash_n thought_n and_o action_n of_o our_o own_o spirit_n be_v often_o mistake_v for_o and_o apply_v to_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n four_o way_n of_o god_n operation_n with_o respect_n to_o man_n 1._o by_o his_o common_a providence_n
2._o by_o his_o merciful_a providence_n or_o restrain_v grace_n 3._o by_o his_o bountiful_a providence_n or_o common_a renew_n grace_n 4._o by_o his_o spirit_n or_o special_a renew_n grace_n how_o god_n according_a to_o all_o these_o may_v be_v invocate_v the_o danger_n of_o apply_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o every_o work_n in_o man_n and_o how_o fit_a it_o be_v to_o clear_v the_o mind_n of_o such_o error_n of_o the_o use_n of_o solitude_n in_o some_o particular_a season_n as_o the_o most_o ready_a and_o likely_a way_n to_o discover_v truth_n page_n 13_o epist._n iii_o wherein_o he_o set_v down_o some_o further_a ground_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o mortality_n or_o utter_a annihilation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n upon_o their_o death_n no_o durable_a spirit_n in_o any_o visible_a creature_n but_o man_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n in_o plant_n and_o animal_n the_o soul_n of_o beast_n essential_a with_o the_o body_n and_o so_o subject_a to_o the_o same_o fate_n the_o intellect_n in_o they_o in_o its_o height_n at_o the_o first_o whereas_o that_o in_o man_n be_v gradual_a act_n peculiar_a to_o reasonable_a creature_n as_o desire_v of_o dissolution_n and_o voluntary_a abstinence_n the_o spirit_n of_o brute_n determine_v by_o sense_n no_o creature_n beside_o man_n lay_v up_o more_o than_o be_v sufficient_a to_o maintain_v itself_o we_o attribute_v great_a gift_n and_o sagacity_n to_o mere_a animal_n than_o they_o have_v as_o in_o ants._n that_o there_o may_v be_v as_o much_o intellect_n in_o creature_n we_o converse_v not_o with_o as_o those_o we_o do_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o utter_a annihilation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o brute_n have_v no_o tendency_n to_o atheism_n page_n 39_o epist._n iu_o wherein_o the_o author_n treat_v of_o man_n ignorance_n in_o his_o search_n into_o the_o most_o ordinary_a work_n of_o nature_n and_o conclude_v how_o much_o more_o dim-sighted_a we_o be_v when_o we_o look_v into_o the_o frame_n and_o structure_n of_o man_n soul_n solomon_n knowledge_n of_o nature_n not_o universal_a much_o in_o nature_n find_v out_o accidental_o no_o one_o work_v of_o it_o full_o to_o be_v understand_v how_o nature_n do_v change_v in_o its_o operation_n of_o change_n in_o colour_n and_o that_o the_o variety_n in_o they_o be_v unaccountable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o transcendent_a wisdom_n rule_v and_o appear_v in_o all_o far_o above_o our_o reach_n and_o so_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o caution_n in_o our_o inquiry_n or_o affirmation_n page_n 60_o epist._n v._o wherein_o he_o further_o illustrate_v the_o inherent_a or_o native_a power_n and_o predominancy_n of_o the_o affection_n above_o the_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o more_o particular_o treat_v of_o the_o imagination_n its_o deception_n in_o we_o our_o misery_n thereby_o and_o the_o remedy_n against_o its_o delusion_n imagination_n in_o brute_n arise_v only_o from_o sense_n that_o in_o they_o receive_v its_o object_n in_o their_o proper_a nature_n they_o be_v seldom_o mistake_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n they_o can_v revolve_v in_o their_o mind_n or_o recall_v imagination_n imagination_n in_o they_o change_v according_a to_o its_o object_n imagination_n in_o we_o sometime_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o reason_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o transubstantiation_n etc._n etc._n deceive_v the_o affection_n imagination_n and_o in_o conjunction_n with_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o error_n as_o in_o malice_n etc._n etc._n the_o good_a man_n the_o only_a rational_a man_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o reason_n and_o ratiocination_n reason_n deceive_v not_o and_o be_v the_o chief_a principle_n of_o govern_v the_o thought_n the_o advantage_n of_o sorrow_n in_o curb_v the_o imagination_n the_o imagination_n subject_a to_o infection_n from_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n when_o we_o be_v answerable_a for_o its_o transgression_n thought_n can_v arise_v from_o sense_n page_n 68_o epist._n vi_o wherein_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o various_a impress_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n upon_o each_o particular_a create_a substance_n much_o more_o upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n wherein_o there_o be_v great_a dissimilitude_n and_o further_o show_v how_o prone_a we_o be_v from_o thence_o to_o mistake_v in_o judge_v of_o the_o temper_n of_o other_o and_o our_o own_o thence_o he_o proceed_v to_o discourse_v of_o the_o nature_n ground_n measure_n and_o end_n of_o friendship_n page_n 128_o epist._n vii_o of_o the_o different_a pursuit_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n wherein_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o accuse_v each_o other_o of_o folly_n though_o not_o ourselves_o and_o yet_o in_o a_o degree_n be_v all_o weak_a and_o foolish_a that_o no_o pursuit_n of_o the_o soul_n here_o be_v praiseworthy_a or_o commendable_a further_o than_o it_o intentional_o advance_v god_n glory_n which_o be_v the_o mark_n set_v before_o we_o and_o which_o if_o we_o do_v not_o behold_v in_o all_o our_o travail_n our_o labour_n in_o the_o issue_n will_v prove_v of_o as_o little_a profit_n as_o comfort_v page_n 156_o epist._n viii_o complete_a happiness_n here_o be_v mere_o in_o speculation_n that_o natural_a endowment_n in_o the_o soul_n do_v conduce_v to_o the_o ease_n peace_n and_o quiet_a of_o it_o and_o be_v therefore_o desirable_a though_o we_o attain_v not_o happiness_n thereby_o learn_v and_o knowledge_n wisdom_n prudence_n and_o subtlety_n consider_v that_o even_o prudence_n the_o most_o likely_a conduct_n to_o happiness_n be_v never_o yet_o the_o constant_a concomitant_a of_o the_o clear_a human_a soul_n no_o satisfaction_n without_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o providence_n page_n 166_o epist._n ix_o wherein_o the_o author_n maintain_v a_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o providence_n rule_v in_o and_o over_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n more_o especial_o and_o more_o apparent_o if_o consider_v than_o any_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o that_o the_o affection_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n seem_v that_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n whereon_o god_n more_o especial_o exercise_v his_o prerogative_n mould_v and_o change_v they_o on_o the_o sudden_a to_o his_o secret_a purpose_n beyond_o and_o even_o contrary_a to_o any_o foresight_n conjecture_n or_o imagination_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o page_n 185_o epist._n x._o of_o credulity_n and_o incredulity_n the_o rise_n of_o both_o and_o that_o credulity_n of_o the_o two_o be_v of_o more_o pernicious_a consequence_n and_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o impose_v on_o other_o or_o create_v or_o raise_v a_o belief_n on_o false_a or_o uncertain_a principle_n of_o the_o word_n notion_n and_o grace_n of_o faith_n of_o the_o strange_a variety_n of_o belief_n in_o the_o world_n of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n page_n 195_o errata_fw-la page_n 21._o l._n 10._o for_o esau_n vine_n r._n isaiah_n vine_n p._n 44._o l._n ult_n for_o hawk_n r._n hare_n p._n 45._o l._n 39_o for_o have_v r._n cave_n p._n 46._o l._n ult_n for_o substance_n r._n subsistence_n p._n 47._o l._n 2._o for_o submit_v r._n subsist_v ibid._n l._n 14._o for_o gift_n r._n fit_n p._n 52._o l._n 9_o for_o life_n r._n fly_v p._n 53._o l._n 15._o for_o their_o r._n the_o 54._o l._n 25._o deal_n since_o p._n 56._o l._n 11._o for_o that_o r._n they_o ibid._n l._n 30._o for_o piece_n r._n pease_n consideration_n against_o immoderate_a care_n for_o a_o man_n be_v own_o posterity_n and_o sorrow_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o child_n sect_n i._o of_o affliction_n in_o general_a their_o usefulness_n and_o necessity_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o loss_n of_o child_n consider_v with_o the_o use_n and_o end_n of_o it_o the_o first_o thought_n which_o present_v themselves_o to_o i_o and_o what_o i_o ever_o before_o firm_o believe_v be_v these_o that_o first_o as_o there_o be_v one_o eternal_a wise_a god_n creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o so_o second_o the_o same_o god_n have_v a_o care_n over_o all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o creation_n and_o continual_o rule_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n which_o act_n of_o his_o we_o call_v providence_n to_o doubt_v of_o this_o be_v not_o only_o to_o deny_v all_o scripture_n and_o relinquish_v my_o profession_n of_o christianity_n but_o even_o to_o abandon_v my_o very_a reason_n for_o from_o this_o first_o part_n of_o my_o belief_n i_o think_v there_o be_v few_o dissenter_n and_o although_o this_o age_n afford_v a_o number_n of_o david_n jolly_a sanguine_a fool_n who_o at_o some_o time_n think_v otherwise_o in_o their_o heart_n yet_o those_o same_o heart_n from_o affliction_n will_v think_v the_o same_o with_o i_o unless_o they_o have_v harden_v they_o on_o purpose_n to_o shut_v out_o all_o deity_n and_o since_o at_o first_o they_o will_v have_v none_o to_o serve_v now_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o let_v in_o none_o so_o long_o as_o they_o can_v oppose_v it_o to_o punish_v as_o to_o the_o second_o part_n
and_o his_o son_n solomon_n the_o wise_a of_o man_n have_v assure_v we_o in_o sundry_a position_n that_o understanding_n take_v her_o possession_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o it_o and_o that_o through_o his_o commandment_n it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v wise_a than_o our_o teacher_n and_o sure_o if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o defect_n in_o every_o man_n of_o these_o grace_n by_o the_o intetposition_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n he_o will_v soon_o or_o late_a hear_v that_o gracious_a and_o effectual_a echo_n resound_v in_o his_o soul_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o true_a love_n and_o comfort_n 1._o let_v not_o your_o heart_n be_v trouble_v this_o be_v the_o only_a rational_a way_n i_o think_v of_o cure_n redire_fw-la ad_fw-la cor_fw-la and_o to_o get_v that_o clean_o sweep_v and_o garnish_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o true_a love_n may_v enter_v in_o and_o keep_v possession_n against_o all_o unruly_a passion_n and_o i_o dare_v say_v whoever_o try_v it_o will_v subscribe_v his_o probatum_fw-la to_o it_o sect_n iv._o the_o remedy_n which_o be_v ordinary_o prescribe_v against_o sorrow_n consider_v with_o respect_n to_o their_o force_n and_o efficacy_n and_o how_o little_a philosophy_n of_o itself_o can_v do_v towards_o the_o conquest_n of_o it_o but_o as_o i_o say_v let_v we_o not_o altogether_o reject_v every_o prescribe_a alleviate_a medicine_n indeed_o there_o be_v many_o from_o our_o common_a undertake_n comforter_n and_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o catch_v at_o they_o like_o reed_n in_o a_o sink_a condition_n although_o they_o be_v firm_a truth_n and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v use_v by_o the_o great_a philosopher_n and_o divine_n towards_o the_o cure_n yet_o bare_o and_o simple_o consider_v all_o or_o either_o of_o they_o have_v not_o the_o efficacy_n to_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o any_o safe_a or_o quiet_a harbour_n they_o may_v keep_v a_o man_n from_o drown_v but_o withal_o they_o may_v and_o do_v often_o leave_v he_o plunge_v in_o the_o deep_a without_o the_o co-operation_n of_o some_o more_o sovereign_a medicine_n and_o be_v some_o of_o they_o fit_a ingredient_n for_o a_o complicate_v disease_n where_o murmur_a and_o repine_v be_v join_v with_o it_o than_o bare_a sorrow_n which_o i_o bless_v god_n i_o never_o be_v infect_v with_o for_o i_o own_o his_o judgement_n just_a and_o be_o more_o apt_a to_o have_v st._n gregory_n noise_n in_o my_o ear_n tu_fw-la vero_fw-la bona_fw-la tua_fw-la in_fw-la vita_fw-la tua_fw-la etc._n etc._n than_o the_o contrary_n but_o i_o mention_v they_o as_o i_o think_v on_o they_o and_o leave_v they_o to_o other_o to_o make_v their_o best_a use_n of_o they_o which_o be_v these_o follow_v 1._o that_o death_n be_v a_o common_a thing_n and_o a_o debt_n we_o all_o owe_v to_o nature_n and_o must_v short_o pay_v and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v we_o to_o behold_v it_o in_o another_o 2._o that_o we_o can_v recall_v our_o friend_n and_o relation_n by_o our_o mourning_n and_o therefore_o our_o sorrow_n be_v vain_a 3._o that_o they_o who_o we_o love_v be_v at_o rest_n and_o happy_a which_o be_v rather_o cause_n of_o joy_n 4._o that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o case_n alone_o we_o be_v not_o single_a but_o other_o daily_o suffer_v the_o like_a as_o to_o the_o first_o the_o thing_n be_v very_o obvious_a to_o the_o mean_a capacity_n and_o perhaps_o if_o we_o do_v in_o our_o serious_a thought_n often_o behold_v death_n he_o may_v prove_v like_o aesop_n lion_n to_o his_o fox_n not_o altogether_o so_o terrible_a but_o yet_o he_o will_v be_v a_o lion_n still_o and_o as_o aristotle_n call_v he_o omnium_fw-la terribilium_fw-la terribilissimum_fw-la and_o further_o if_o we_o do_v look_v upon_o he_o at_o hand_n ready_a to_o seize_v we_o then_o together_o with_o we_o all_o worldly_a thing_n will_v change_v their_o hue_n and_o put_v on_o as_o it_o be_v another_o face_n it_o be_v sure_a that_o 5.12_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n but_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v because_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o death_n have_v such_o a_o sting_n and_o it_o be_v sin_n that_o have_v make_v sorrow_n and_o trouble_v attendant_n on_o death_n as_o well_o as_o death_n on_o it_o both_o for_o ourselves_o and_o other_o and_o therefore_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o primary_n cause_n of_o our_o sorrow_n shall_v rather_o take_v up_o our_o thought_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v than_o the_o secundary_a for_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n certain_o be_v never_o whole_o absent_a from_o any_o man_n in_o his_o sorrow_n nor_o ever_o cure_v any_o but_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o his_o own_o desert_n have_v as_o to_o the_o second_o every_o man_n know_v it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o neither_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o man_n yet_o that_o have_v his_o reason_n leave_v he_o who_o think_v to_o revive_v his_o friend_n or_o relation_n thereby_o or_o to_o awake_v he_o with_o his_o shriek_n and_o cry_n it_o be_v every_o man_n deep_a corrosive_n that_o there_o be_v no_o redemption_n from_o the_o grave_a and_o though_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o persist_v in_o that_o which_o profit_v we_o nothing_o yet_o that_o vanity_n will_v not_o be_v drive_v away_o by_o another_o bare_o tell_v we_o so_o or_o our_o own_o think_v or_o know_v it_o so_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n will_v not_o cease_v to_o work_v though_o there_o be_v knowledge_n that_o the_o operation_n be_v ofttimes_o in_o vain_a it_o be_v in_o vain_a we_o know_v to_o fear_v death_n but_o that_o knowledge_n will_v not_o cure_v a_o man_n of_o his_o fear_n certain_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v sharp_a and_o more_o malignant_a than_o those_o of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n must_v argue_v we_o into_o patience_n of_o both_o but_o let_v she_o set_v we_o upon_o the_o rack_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o cry_v out_o it_o will_v profit_v we_o nothing_o we_o shall_v scarce_o hearken_v to_o she_o and_o keep_v silence_n this_o advice_n best_o come_v 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