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other_o sect_n stoicus_fw-la epictetus_n stoicus_fw-la first_o by_o example_n theâ—_n by_o absurdity_n and_o last_o by_o experienceâ—_n and_o practice_n for_n say_v he_o do_v we_o noâ—_n know_v whether_o the_o snow_n be_v white_a oâ—_n black_a do_v we_o not_o know_v whether_o thâ—_n fire_n be_v hot_a or_o cold_a be_v it_o uncertain_a whether_o the_o i_o shall_z will_v melt_v against_o thâ—_n fire_n or_o no_o if_o then_o these_o and_o a_o thousanâ—_o thing_n more_o be_v assure_o know_v whâ—â—_n absurd_a opinion_n and_o unworthy_a of_o leavened_a man_n may_v this_o be_v that_o no_o certain_a truth_n can_v be_v attain_v unto_o secondâ—â—_n say_v he_o if_o i_o be_v one_o of_o their_o servant_n and_o my_o master_n bid_v i_o fetâ—â—_n he_o bread_n i_o will_v fetch_v he_o a_o stone_n if_o he_o call_v for_o wine_n i_o will_v give_v he_o water_n and_o what_o else_o so_o ever_o he_o shall_v bid_v i_o do_v i_o will_v do_v the_o contrary_a then_o if_o he_o ask_v i_o what_o i_o mean_v i_o will_v answer_v how_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o i_o bring_v he_o a_o stone_n &_o not_o bread_n or_o so_o of_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n which_o i_o name_v or_o how_o know_v he_o himself_o that_o i_o do_v not_o fulfil_v his_o commandment_n see_v there_o be_v no_o truth_n by_o their_o opinion_n that_o can_v be_v know_v thus_o do_v he_o merry_o deride_v their_o folly_n by_o show_v what_o absurdity_n follow_v of_o it_o last_o say_v he_o by_o their_o own_o practice_n they_o confute_v themselves_o for_o when_o they_o be_v cold_a they_o go_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o not_o to_o the_o water_n to_o warm_v they_o and_o can_v they_o not_o tell_v which_o do_v warm_a and_o which_o do_v cool_v if_o they_o be_v dry_a they_o take_v water_n and_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o tell_v whether_o it_o quench_v thirst_n or_o no_o foolish_a therefore_o and_o most_o absurd_a be_v that_o opinion_n we_o know_v no_o truth_n for_o both_o by_o experience_n by_o certain_a principle_n that_o nature_n have_v set_v in_o we_o by_o four_o waieâ—_n to_o know_v truth_n by_o by_o order_n of_o a_o good_a consequence_n and_o by_o testimony_n of_o god_n certain_a word_n we_o know_v and_o do_v attain_v to_o many_o truth_n que._n but_o because_o you_o say_v ever_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n truth_n ought_v to_o be_v maintain_v 21._o 1._o sam._n 21._o i_o pray_v you_o what_o say_v you_o of_o david_n dissemble_a when_o he_o feign_v himself_o mad_a before_o achis_n ans_fw-fr i_o may_v answer_v with_o good_a authority_n of_o learned_a man_n danaeus_n danaeus_n that_o it_o be_v a_o weakness_n in_o david_n not_o to_o be_v imitate_v or_o i_o may_v with_o other_o make_v a_o distinction_n martyr_n p._n martyr_n and_o say_v thus_o that_o if_o he_o do_v it_o upon_o any_o