Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n
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B15647
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Satyræ seriæ, or, The Secrets of things written in morall and politicke observations.
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1640
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STC 21771.5; ESTC S116797
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at_o then_o know_v in_o discourse_v it_o be_v good_a to_o hear_v man_n first_o for_o silence_n have_v the_o same_o effect_n with_o authority_n it_o procure_v a_o kind_n of_o respect_n to_o your_o word_n meritis_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr virum_fw-la quem_fw-la conspexere_fw-la silent_a common_o they_o be_v well_o tune_v but_o give_v the_o pleasantness_n of_o the_o music_n inward_o to_o themselves_o and_o be_v as_o a_o shut_a book_n which_o if_o you_o open_a and_o read_v you_o may_v find_v much_o good_a discourse_n therein_o it_o nourish_v meditation_n &_o be_v no_o more_o than_o that_o which_o seneca_n express_v sapiens_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o se_fw-la reconditur_fw-la but_o in_o case_n of_o devotion_n you_o must_v still_o use_v it_o ut_fw-la eo_fw-la sis_fw-la melior_fw-la non_fw-la occultior_fw-la 13_o of_o question_n some_o man_n do_v rather_o employ_v their_o invention_n in_o raise_v of_o question_n then_o their_o judgement_n in_o determine_v they_o the_o one_o make_v learning_n fruitful_a of_o dispute_n the_o other_o of_o work_n ask_v of_o question_n proceed_v common_o from_o some_o prenotion_n of_o that_o which_o he_o do_v ask_v which_o occasion_v that_o opinion_n in_o plato_n to_o think_v that_o all_o knowledge_n be_v but_o only_a remembrance_n qui_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quaerit_fw-la generali_fw-la quâdam_fw-la notione_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la aliter_fw-la qui_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la fuerat_fw-la inventum_fw-la agnoscas_fw-la it_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o learning_n not_o to_o teach_v only_o what_o to_o assert_v or_o affirm_v but_o prudent_o to_o ask_v man_n that_o be_v very_o froward_a in_o ask_v do_v often_o use_v the_o same_o liberty_n in_o tell_v like_a vessel_n which_o want_v a_o bottom_n they_o receive_v most_o because_o they_o vent_v most_o in_o cunning_a man_n they_o be_v dangerous_a for_o question_n in_o they_o be_v like_o beggar_n gift_n sva_fw-la munera_fw-la mittit_fw-la in_o hamo_fw-la which_o be_v 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the_o subtilety_n of_o humane_a understanding_n for_o a_o man_n may_v let_v his_o soul_n slip_v away_o and_o yet_o dispute_v of_o the_o high_a point_n of_o divinity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v safe_a with_o some_o of_o the_o saint_n to_o sit_v at_o christ_n foot_n with_o humility_n in_o meditation_n of_o his_o passion_n than_o in_o the_o chair_n of_o subtle_a controversy_n 14_o of_o life_n man_n desire_v life_n as_o child_n do_v the_o light_n and_o as_o the_o love_n in_o the_o one_o be_v increase_v by_o the_o sight_n of_o glorious_a trifle_n so_o be_v that_o in_o the_o other_o the_o desire_n of_o humane_a honour_n the_o glory_n of_o splendid_a misery_n the_o comfort_n of_o friend_n and_o all_o the_o passion_n which_o we_o attract_v in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n by_o too_o much_o familiarity_n with_o they_o do_v make_v it_o so_o desirable_a the_o consideration_n of_o life_n as_o it_o be_v a_o passage_n and_o journey_n be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o 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do_v terminate_v the_o desire_n of_o life_n in_o the_o happiness_n of_o it_o great_a man_n oft_o slight_v it_o in_o other_o abuse_v it_o in_o themselves_o nero_n prefer_v seneca_n living_n before_o his_o life_n though_o he_o have_v former_o be_v his_o schoolmaster_n virtue_n perfect_a life_n innocency_n restore_v it_o vice_n debase_v it_o the_o passion_n contemn_v it_o prosperity_n show_v the_o riches_n of_o life_n adversity_n the_o wealth_n of_o the_o mind_n hunc_fw-la volo_fw-la laudari_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la morte_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o true_a esteem_n of_o the_o worth_n of_o life_n raise_v a_o man_n to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o heroical_a valour_n this_o make_v john_n the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n be_v condemn_v to_o die_v esteem_v no_o more_o of_o his_o life_n than_o a_o game_n at_o chess_n come_v to_o this_o make_a sir_n thomas_n moor_n while_o he_o jest_v with_o the_o barber_n about_o the_o controversy_n between_o his_o head_n and_o the_o king_n esteem_v so_o little_a of_o his_o life_n i_o mean_v not_o the_o bare_a dissolution_n of_o his_o frame_n into_o their_o several_a element_n but_o in_o a_o true_a consideration_n of_o life_n and_o her_o several_a stage_n we_o may_v safe_o repose_v our_o thought_n in_o solomon_n parable_n una_fw-la generatio_fw-la migrat_fw-la &_o altera_fw-la venit_fw-la sed_fw-la terra_fw-la manet_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la veluti_fw-la the_o atrum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la haec_fw-la fabula_fw-la pregitur_fw-la it_o be_v the_o best_a conjunction_n to_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o wisdom_n and_o a_o child_n in_o innocency_n life_n common_o give_v not_o that_o fame_n to_o man_n of_o excellency_n of_o part_n as_o death_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o fame_n which_o rise_v out_o of_o her_o ash_n except_o some_o turn_n a_o lover_n of_o man_n and_o devote_v themselves_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n then_o laudem_fw-la mors_fw-la alijs_fw-la quam_fw-la tibi_fw-la vita_fw-la dedit_fw-la 15_o of_o science_n since_o learning_n be_v the_o perfect_a 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imprimatur_fw-la tho._n wykes_n martij_fw-la 18._o 1639._o satyrae_n seriae_fw-la or_o the_o secret_n of_o thing_n write_v in_o moral_a and_o politic_a observation_n vtilius_fw-la libri_fw-la scribuntur_fw-la ad_fw-la incrementum_fw-la literarum_fw-la &_o literae_fw-la frequentius_fw-la habentur_fw-la ad_fw-la augmentum_fw-la librorum_fw-la london_n print_v by_o j._n okes_n for_o abel_n roper_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o black_a spread_v eagle_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1640._o to_o the_o reader_n some_z advise_v to_o put_v one_o thought_n into_o word_n lest_o they_o prove_v ungrateful_a &_o smother_v their_o owner_n other_o to_o put_v a_o man_n word_n into_o write_v lest_o they_o pass_v for_o what_o they_o be_v not_o so_o that_o like_a unto_o those_o i_o have_v unfold_v my_o thought_n to_o see_v what_o complexion_n they_o be_v of_o in_o the_o open_a light_n since_o nothing_o be_v more_o prejudicial_a to_o a_o discreet_a value_n of_o thing_n than_o to_o see_v they_o at_o half_a and_o counterfeit_a shadow_n i_o have_v not_o deliver_v they_o with_o insinuation_n or_o advantage_n of_o art_n for_o essay_n be_v but_o the_o image_n of_o affair_n which_o be_v quicken_v with_o the_o life_n and_o vigour_n of_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n may_v add_v motion_n to_o your_o like_n and_o these_o be_v only_a speech_n the_o representation_n of_o man_n thought_n and_o therefore_o may_v challenge_v a_o easy_a access_n unto_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n insinuate_v and_o return_v into_o man_n bosom_n whence_o they_o come_v farewell_n the_o head_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n 1_o of_o ceremony_n and_o civil_a compliment_n 2_o of_o multiplicity_n of_o book_n 3_o of_o fortune_n 4_o of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o speech_n 5_o of_o trust_n and_o distrust_n 6_o of_o jest_n 7_o of_o love_n 8_o of_o contemplation_n and_o action_n 9_o of_o deceit_n and_o error_n 10_o of_o content_a 11_o of_o friendship_n 12_o of_o silence_n 13_o of_o question_n 14_o of_o life_n 15_o of_o science_n 16_o of_o danger_n 17_o of_o precept_n of_o policy_n satyrae_n seriae_fw-la or_o the_o secret_n of_o thing_n write_v in_o moral_a and_o politic_a discourse_n 1_o of_o ceremony_n and_o civil_a compliment_n one_o say_v wise_o that_o ceremony_n be_v but_o the_o translation_n of_o virtue_n into_o the_o know_a tongue_n the_o distinction_n and_o full_a point_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v understand_v if_o we_o be_v so_o careful_a in_o the_o set_a form_n of_o speech_n and_o language_n why_o not_o in_o action_n &_o gesture_n the_o one_o speak_v to_o the_o eye_n the_o other_o to_o the_o ear_n they_o be_v but_o transitory_a hyeroglyphick_n and_o not_o to_o use_v they_o bespeak_v neglect_n to_o other_o when_o themselves_o be_v best_a express_v by_o a_o seem_a neglect_n it_o be_v the_o mind_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o decent_a carriage_n which_o if_o you_o first_o make_v expert_a they_o 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