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and_o your_o great_a courage_n make_v you_o resolute_a to_o oppose_v the_o pernicious_a practice_n of_o that_o desperate_a cabal_n but_o as_o your_o lordship_n have_v give_v ample_a proof_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o your_o mind_n towards_o the_o correct_a of_o public_a misdemeanour_n i_o shall_v now_o crave_v leave_n to_o make_v trial_n of_o the_o same_o magnanimity_n in_o pardon_v private_a fault_n and_o for_o this_o your_o lordship_n will_v find_v sufficient_a matter_n if_o you_o give_v yourself_o the_o trouble_n to_o read_v the_o follow_a discourse_n which_o how_o much_o soever_o it_o may_v be_v beneath_o your_o acceptance_n will_v not_o be_v find_v i_o hope_v beyond_o your_o pardon_n which_o if_o i_o can_v obtain_v next_o to_o your_o own_o safety_n and_o felicity_n be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v wish_v for_o by_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a most_o faithful_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n tim._n nourse_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n wherein_o man_n be_v consider_v under_o these_o two_o state_n of_o formation_n and_o maturity_n man_n formation_n consist_v of_o these_o two_o general_a part_n his_o generation_n and_o education_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n as_o also_o of_o the_o frame_n and_o fabric_n of_o his_o body_n together_o with_o the_o original_a of_o the_o animal_n and_o rational_a faculty_n chap._n 1._o man_n education_n consist_v in_o erudition_n chap._n 2_o and_o 3._o exercise_n chap._n 4._o travel_n chap._n 5._o in_o man_n as_o under_o a_o state_n of_o maturity_n we_o consider_v the_o perfection_n or_o gift_n of_o body_n mind_n fortune_n the_o perfection_n of_o his_o body_n be_v health_n chap._n 6._o strength_n chap._n 7._o beauty_n chap._n 8._o the_o perfection_n of_o man_n mind_n consider_v in_o 1._o the_o dependency_n of_o the_o soul_n on_o the_o animal_n faculty_n chap._n 9_o 2._o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n external_n viz._n the_o five_o sense_n chap._n 10._o internal_a memory_n and_o imagination_n chap._n 11_o &_o 12._o 3._o the_o principal_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n the_o will_n and_o passion_n the_o intellect_n of_o the_o will_n and_o passion_n in_o general_n chap._n 13._o in_o particular_a of_o love_n and_o hatred_n jealousy_n and_o envy_n desire_v and_o dislike_n chap._n 14._o of_o hope_n and_o fear_v presumption_n and_o despair_n chap._n 15._o of_o joy_n and_o sorrow_n chap._n 16._o of_o anger_n and_o clemency_n or_o mildness_n chap._n 17._o of_o the_o intellectual_a operation_n in_o general_n chap._n 18._o in_o particular_a of_o science_n chap._n 19_o contemplation_n chap._n 20._o judgement_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n in_o general_n chap._n 22._o in_o particular_a of_o birth_n chap._n 23._o riches_n chap._n 24._o great_a place_n chap._n 25._o friendship_n chap._n 26._o fame_n and_o reputation_n chap._n 27._o with_o some_o corollary_n touch_v the_o most_o remarkable_a occurrence_n of_o life_n viz._n of_o conversation_n chap._n 28._o solitude_n
chap._n 29._o employment_n chap._n 30._o study_n chap._n 31._o marriage_n and_o single-life_n chap._n 32._o death_n chap._n 33._o the_o conclusion_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o man_n to_o advance_v his_o own_o happiness_n courteous_a reader_n the_o hand_n in_o which_o these_o paper_n be_v write_v be_v something_o difficult_a to_o be_v read_v have_v occasion_v some_o error_n which_o if_o uncorrected_a will_v render_v the_o sense_n in_o many_o place_n very_o difficult_a to_o be_v understand_v as_o for_o mispointing_n and_o mispelling_n be_v such_o mistake_v as_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o press_n it_o be_v hope_v they_o may_v be_v pardon_v by_o your_o candour_n farewell_o errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 4._o for_o thire_n read_v there_o p._n 9_o l._n 7._o f._n entail_v they_o upon_o r._n entai_o upon_o they_o p._n 15._o l._n 23._o f._n who_o thire_n r._n who_o p._n 21._o l._n 29._o f._n mere_a r._n mean_v p._n 33._o l._n 12._o r._n intend_v to_o deal_v with_o p._n 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24._o f._n seem_v r._n seem_v p._n 224._o l._n 11._o f._n other_o r._n the_o other_o p._n 232._o l._n 21._o f._n have_v win_v r._n be_v win_v p._n 237._o l._n 25._o f._n as_o be_v r._n as_o be_v p._n 245._o l._n 4._o f._n step_n r._n slip_n p._n 246._o l._n 3._o f._n give_v rest_n to_o r._n grow_v into_o p._n 254._o l._n 22._o f._n serve_v r._n serve_v p._n 257._o l._n 16._o f._n favour_n r._n favourite_n p._n 260._o l._n 29._o f._n unsaw_n r._n unsow_n p._n 263._o l._n 13._o f_o monsieur_n facet_fw-la r._n mons_fw-la faret_fw-la p._n 265._o l._n 6._o f._n the_o moral_a virtue_n r._n their_o moral_a virtue_n p._n 267._o l._n 22._o f._n another_o r._n another_o p._n 268_v l._n 23._o f._n and_o to_o give_v r._n and_o will_v give_v p._n 273._o l._n 20._o f._n several_a science_n r._n liberal_a science_n p._n 275._o l._n 20._o f._n action_n r._n actor_n p._n 278._o l._n 13._o f._n do_v not_o r._n do_v not_o p._n 286._o l._n 29._o f._n fanatic_a clown_n r._n fanatic_a clan_n p._n 315._o l._n 10._o f._n and_o then_o tame_v r._n and_o then_o value_v p._n 319._o l._n 6._o f._n valerius_n r._n vatinius_n p._n 323._o l._n 22._o f._n come_v of_o the_o sea_n stand_v r._n come_v of_o the_o sea_n he_o stand_v p._n 333._o l._n 10._o f._n continue_v r._n continual_a p._n 334._o l._n 2._o f._n carrier_n r._n courier_n p._n 340._o l._n 14._o f._n by_o a_o right_a measure_n r._n by_o weight_n measure_n ibid._n l._n 16._o f._n compute_v the_o face_n r._n compute_v the_o force_n p._n 341._o l._n 9_o f._n alteration_n r._n altercation_n p._n 344._o l._n 26._o f._n yet_o man_n r._n that_o man_n p._n 369._o l._n 5._o f._n over_o the_o best_a r._n over_o the_o list_n ibid._n l._n 14._o f_o gueft_n r._n gift_n p._n 373._o l._n 1._o f._n remark_n r._n remora_n p._n 383._o l._n 21._o f._n such_o little_a r_o such_o like_a p._n 385._o l._n 13._o deal_n to_o be_v ibid._n l._n 23._o f._n peasure_n r._n pleasure_n p._n 389._o l._n 24._o f._n do_v toe_n intellctual_n r._n do_v to_o our_o intellectual_n p._n 381._o l._n 13._o f._n seat_n r._n sect_n p._n 401._o l._n 5._o f._n cause_v the_o name_n r._n carry_v the_o name_n p._n 404._o l._n 29._o f._n equity_n r._n equality_n p_o 399._o l._n 14._o f._n necessary_a good_n r._n accessary_a good_n p._n 408._o l._n r._n f._n teach_v the_o same_o sentence_n r._n teach_v to_o pass_v the_o same_o sentence_n p._n 409._o l._n 1._o f._n cheer_n and_o whereas_o r._n cheer_n whereas_o p._n ult.l.penult_n f._n in_o the_o open_a sigh_v r._n in_o the_o open_a light_n p._n 388._o l_o 23._o f._n examinion_n r._n examination_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n as_o also_o of_o the_o animal_n and_o rational_a faculty_n man_z the_o subject_a of_o this_o follow_a discourse_n be_v the_o subject_a also_o of_o our_o wonder_n if_o we_o consider_v he_o either_o in_o his_o first_o production_n or_o in_o the_o continuance_n and_o propagation_n of_o his_o race_n after_o that_o almighty_a god_n have_v in_o a_o wise_a and_o wonderful_a 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