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shall_v weary_v my_o other_o reader_n though_o not_o you_o who_o have_v give_v i_o abundant_a testimony_n that_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o to_o displease_v you_o and_o thereby_o lay_v a_o perpetual_a engagement_n upon_o i_o to_o be_v the_o most_o affectionate_a of_o those_o that_o love_n and_o serve_v you_o simon_n patrick_n from_o your_o house_n at_o batersea_n october_n 4._o 1659._o reader_n it_o be_v intend_v that_o the_o sum_n of_o this_o discourse_n shall_v have_v be_v give_v at_o the_o head_n of_o every_o chapter_n but_o that_o be_v by_o a_o oversight_n neglect_v it_o be_v here_o present_v to_o thou_o a_o intrduction_n show_v that_o all_o man_n desire_n be_v seek_v for_o quiet_a in_o the_o gospel_n only_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v christ_n bequeath_v it_o be_v a_o legacy_n to_o his_o disciple_n the_o design_n of_o this_o treatise_n cap._n 1._o two_o reason_n against_o trouble_n draw_v from_o christ_n promise_n and_o god_n providence_n cap._n 2._o three_o other_o reason_n which_o show_v that_o we_o may_v be_v good_a whatsoever_o come_v and_o we_o may_v turn_v it_o into_o good_a and_o if_o we_o do_v not_o it_o will_v be_v a_o double_a evil_n cap._n 3._o some_o other_o reason_n from_o the_o kindness_n that_o may_v be_v intend_v we_o in_o every_o thing_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o virtue_n cap._n 4._o where_o we_o must_v lay_v our_o foundation_n of_o settlement_n and_o how_o it_o must_v be_v lay_v cap._n 5._o two_o rule_n direct_v unto_o peace_n by_o understanding_n and_o do_v and_o distinguish_v of_o our_o duty_n cap_n 6._o two_o rule_n more_o concern_v the_o choice_n of_o mean_n and_o carelessness_n about_o event_n cap._n 7._o the_o knowledge_n of_o four_o self_n together_o with_o consideration_n of_o the_o necessary_a consequent_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v two_o other_o remedy_n against_o trouble_n cap._n 8._o it_o be_v of_o great_a import_n to_o consider_v well_o what_o we_o enjoy_v and_o we_o shall_v cast_v that_o in_o the_o balance_n against_o our_o want_n which_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o one_o rule_n more_o cap_n 9_o two_o consideration_n more_o one_o of_o the_o want_n of_o other_o another_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o our_o own_o enjoyment_n cap._n 10._o three_o direction_n more_o show_v how_o we_o shall_v shut_v the_o world_n out_o of_o ourselves_o and_o avoid_v self-flattery_n and_o take_v heed_n of_o rash_a anger_n at_o our_o own_o self_n cap._n 11._o humility_n and_o self-annihilation_a knowledge_n and_o judgement_n simplicity_n and_o purity_n constancy_n and_o fixedness_n in_o one_o thing_n be_v four_o excellent_a mean_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o trouble_n cap._n 12._o a_o caution_n and_o the_o conclusion_n show_v that_o these_o thing_n suppose_v the_o practice_n of_o some_o more_o general_a rule_n and_o that_o we_o must_v not_o have_v these_o truth_n to_o get_v when_o we_o have_v need_n of_o they_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o discourse_n sect._n 1_o it_o show_v the_o need_n of_o a_o consolatory_a discourse_n against_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o friend_n sect._n 2._o the_o purpose_n of_o it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o we_o may_v grant_v nature_n leave_v to_o ease_v itself_o by_o moderate_a tear_n and_o two_o advice_n be_v give_v to_o keep_v we_o from_o make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o this_o grant_n sect._n 3_o it_o show_v rather_o what_o may_v be_v say_v than_o what_o be_v say_v in_o this_o present_a treatise_n for_o moderate_v our_o sorrow_n but_o yet_o those_o example_n which_o we_o have_v from_o other_o may_v move_v we_o to_o follow_v their_o rule_n and_o so_o a_o brief_a touch_n be_v make_v upon_o they_o sect._n 4._o it_o teach_v to_o consider_v what_o death_n be_v first_o common_a second_o necessary_a three_o good_n and_o if_o we_o think_v more_o of_o it_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v unwilling_a to_o part_v neither_o do_v the_o manner_n of_o part_v make_v any_o considerable_a difference_n sect._n 5._o it_o contain_v comfort_n against_o the_o loss_n of_o child_n parent_n consort_n friend_n upon_o a_o due_a consideration_n what_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v sect._n 6._o it_o direct_v how_o to_o quiet_v ourselves_o by_o compare_v ourselves_o both_o with_o ourselves_o and_o with_o other_o and_o there_o be_v five_o way_n of_o comparison_n insist_v on_o sect._n 7._o several_a reason_n be_v give_v against_o immoderate_a sorrow_n which_o be_v comprise_v in_o 14._o question_n which_o we_o shall_v make_v to_o ourselves_o the_o reason_n and_o spirit_n of_o they_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o margin_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o every_o particular_a sect._n 8_o some_o other_o thing_n be_v propose_v for_o the_o perfect_a cure_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v deadness_n to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o cast_v out_o false_a opinion_n the_o second_o be_v the_o change_n of_o our_o sorrow_n into_o another_o kind_n the_o three_o be_v the_o life_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n sect._n 9_o the_o conclusion_n it_o contain_v a_o advice_n to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o love_n with_o sorrow_n and_o a_o advice_n for_o the_o reap_v profit_n by_o this_o book_n and_o a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o chief_a matter_n in_o it_o errata_fw-la page_n 1._o l._n 10._o r._n the_o mind_n p_o 4._o l._n 3._o r._n it_o bring_v p._n 6._o l._n 18._o r_o have_v admit_v p._n 25._o l._n 19_o r._n thou_o have_v leave_v p._n 32._o l._n 13._o r._n his_o arm_n p._n 51._o l._n 6._o r._n other_o man_n trouble_n p_o 59_o marg._n r._n non_fw-la optet_fw-la p._n 81._o marg._n l._n 3._o r._n 2_o cor._n 4.17_o 18._o p._n 98._o marg._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 119._o l._n 25._o r._n die_v then_o as_o p._n 158._o l._n penult_n r._n here_o be_v ten_o p._n 175._o l._n 10._o deal_n then_o p._n 188._o l._n 17._o r._n well_o call_v the_o heart_n ease_n or_o a_o remedy_n against_o trouble_n john_n 14.1_o let_v not_o your_o heart_n be_v trouble_v it_o be_v not_o either_o fineness_n of_o wit_n or_o abundance_n of_o wealth_n or_o any_o such_o like_a inward_a or_o outward_a ornament_n that_o make_v the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o render_v the_o one_o better_a than_o the_o other_o but_o the_o firmness_n of_o good_a principle_n the_o settledness_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o quiet_a of_o mind_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o which_o all_o the_o old_a philosopher_n many_o hundred_o of_o year_n before_o our_o saviour_n do_v wise_o summon_v all_o their_o force_n all_o who_o lesson_n when_o they_o be_v sum_v up_o amount_v only_o to_o this_o to_o teach_v a_o man_n how_o to_o be_v content_v socrates_n be_v upon_o this_o score_n account_v the_o best_a among_o they_o because_o though_o he_o understand_v but_o a_o little_a of_o the_o frame_n of_o nature_n yet_o he_o well_o understand_v himself_o and_o perceive_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o can_v read_v rare_a thing_n in_o the_o star_n and_o can_v follow_v the_o path_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o trace_v all_o the_o heavenly_a body_n in_o the_o course_n which_o they_o 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of_o great_a wisdom_n to_o wonder_v at_o nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o it_o which_o thing_n alone_o the_o poet_n think_v be_v almost_o enough_o to_o make_v one_o happy_a and_o keep_v he_o so_o nil_fw-la admirari_fw-la propè_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la horat._n horat._n numici_fw-la solaque_fw-la quae_fw-la possit_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o seruare_fw-la beatum_fw-la but_o he_o will_v not_o cease_v to_o admire_v that_o know_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o he_o know_v nothing_o that_o do_v not_o see_v they_o be_v constant_a only_o in_o inconstancy_n cap._n x._o what_o be_v without_o thou_o keep_v it_o without_o thou_o let_v it_o not_o come_v in_o unto_o thou_o nor_o do_v thou_o go_v out_o to_o it_o i._n e._n let_v it_o not_o into_o thy_o heart_n by_o love_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n go_v out_o to_o it_o by_o desire_n make_v nothing_o to_o become_v a_o piece_n of_o thyself_o which_o be_v without_o thyself_o for_o if_o 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