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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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