folly_n of_o his_o infancy_n to_o undergo_v again_o all_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o childhood_n all_o the_o danger_n of_o his_o youth_n all_o the_o care_n of_o his_o manhood_n all_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o old_a age_n no_o man_n have_v live_v so_o happy_o as_o to_o wish_v to_o be_v bear_v again_o consider_v therefore_o whither_o thou_o be_v go_v and_o whence_o thou_o be_v part_v but_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v if_o thou_o do_v certain_o hope_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o fear_n because_o thou_o be_v void_a of_o all_o virtue_n and_o good_a work_n and_o only_o now_o begin_v to_o be_v good_a when_o thou_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n be_v it_o not_o for_o this_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o gate_n to_o eternal_a felicity_n it_o will_v be_v a_o torment_n to_o a_o just_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v unless_o death_n be_v to_o follow_v 5._o no_o man_n die_v with_o joy_n unless_o he_o have_v long_o prepare_v for_o it_o before_o hand_n render_v it_o familiar_a to_o thy_o thought_n by_o a_o continual_a meditation_n of_o it_o that_o so_o thou_o may_v receive_v it_o when_o it_o come_v with_o a_o joyful_a hart_n a_o man_n be_v not_o say_v to_o have_v live_v enough_o for_o have_v live_v many_o day_n or_o many_o year_n but_o for_o have_v a_o mind_n that_o desire_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n &_o to_o fly_v to_o its_o origine_fw-la he_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o who_o die_v well_o and_o he_o die_v well_o who_o have_v live_v well_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o procure_v thyself_o a_o quiet_a death_n accustom_v thyself_o first_o to_o contemn_v all_o temporal_a thing_n he_o can_v fear_v death_n who_o have_v already_o deprive_v himself_o of_o more_o than_o death_n can_v take_v away_o from_o he_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o lead_v a_o pleasant_a life_n clear_a thy_o mind_n of_o all_o un-necessary_a care_n concern_v it_o be_v ready_a for_o all_o sort_n of_o death_n and_o do_v not_o concern_v thyself_o whither_o thou_o be_v to_o die_v by_o the_o sword_n or_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o favour_n live_v foe_n that_o thou_o may_v daily_o say_v i_o have_v live_v he_o live_v in_o security_n and_o die_v with_o joy_n who_o daily_a fancy_n himself_o carry_v to_o his_o grave_n and_o who_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v after_o he_o be_v content_a to_o die_v it_o be_v impossible_a thou_o shall_v live_v well_o unless_o thou_o die_v every_o day_n chap._n xxix_o of_o magnanimity_n the_o character_n of_o a_o magnanimous_a man_n 1._o the_o very_a name_n of_o magnanimity_n denotate_n some_o great_a matter_n it_o be_v a_o high_a virtue_n of_o great_a force_n and_o always_o tend_v to_o great_a thing_n without_o this_o all_o other_o virtue_n will_v droop_v and_o languish_v for_o whereas_o there_o occur_v many_o difficulty_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n magnanimity_n resist_v all_o and_o overcome_v all_o and_o never_o shrink_v until_o have_v past_o all_o difficulty_n it_o have_v generous_o arrive_v unto_o what_o it_o have_v propose_v to_o bring_v to_o effect_v this_o be_v the_o property_n of_o magnanimity_n to_o wit_n to_o incline_v we_o at_o all_o time_n to_o great_a and_o heroical_a action_n and_o with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o make_v we_o undertake_v the_o most_o difficile_a labour_n with_o a_o secure_a and_o ready_a mind_n thou_o must_v resolve_v to_o be_v bold_a and_o courageous_a if_o thou_o intend_v to_o come_v to_o any_o thing_n we_o can_v expect_v to_o perform_v great_a matter_n without_o great_a pain_n man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o when_o he_o resolve_v to_o do_v like_o a_o man_n 2._o a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n always_o aspire_v to_o great_a thing_n and_o contemn_v all_o those_o thing_n as_o little_a which_o the_o vulgar_a esteem_v great_a he_o do_v thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o much_o honour_n but_o be_v not_o sorry_a when_o this_o honour_n be_v not_o pay_v and_o contemn_v it_o when_o offer_v unless_o obedience_n or_o god_n honour_n require_v the_o contrary_a he_o do_v nothing_o for_o ostentation_n but_o all_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o seek_v a_o reward_n for_o do_v well_o not_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o world_n but_o from_o the_o work_n itself_o he_o stand_v always_o firm_a be_v invincible_a above_o all_o bad_a fortune_n and_o still_o equal_a to_o himself_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o do_v not_o strive_v to_o ascend_v to_o high_a dignity_n but_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o greatness_n he_o be_v above_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o no_o body_n beg_v and_o entreat_v nothing_o of_o other_o because_o he_o want_v nothing_o of_o all_o that_o be_v without_o he_o nothing_o can_v frighten_v or_o make_v he_o yield_v sometime_o he_o make_v show_v of_o his_o generous_a nature_n but_o then_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o vain_a glory_n for_o he_o still_o consider_v the_o degree_n he_o be_v in_o &_o the_o gift_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o but_o he_o always_o join_v unto_o this_o a_o firm_a and_o profound_a humility_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n because_o he_o refer_v all_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n which_o he_o possess_v unto_o he_o alone_o hold_v for_o certain_a that_o of_o himself_o he_o have_v nothing_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o be_v real_o nothing_o this_o be_v to_o know_v the_o true_a limit_n of_o virtue_n always_o to_o have_v a_o humble_a opinion_n of_o ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o action_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o refuse_v those_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o such_o action_n when_o we_o may_v accept_v they_o without_o break_v the_o rule_n of_o modesty_n we_o must_v not_o pursue_v honour_n but_o permit_v they_o to_o follow_v we_o 3._o he_o that_o have_v this_o virtue_n of_o magnanimity_n receave_v all_o the_o blow_n of_o adverse_a fortune_n with_o a_o undaunted_a hart_n that_o he_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o height_n of_o perfection_n when_o he_o meet_v with_o inferior_a person_n he_o can_v still_o carry_v himself_o towards_o they_o with_o a_o certain_a moderation_n and_o when_o he_o meet_v with_o prince_n or_o some_o other_o powerful_a and_o wealthy_a person_n he_o do_v not_o cast_v himself_o at_o their_o foot_n in_o a_o flatter_a manner_n nor_o will_v he_o permit_v his_o liberty_n to_o be_v oppress_v with_o their_o tyrannous_a power_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o hatred_n he_o hate_v open_o and_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o love_n he_o love_v they_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o those_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v and_o speak_v open_o he_o do_v and_o speak_v they_o open_o because_o he_o fear_v nothing_o and_o hope_n for_o nothing_o he_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o other_o man_n do_v but_o not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o therefore_o he_o hide_v his_o action_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o common_a people_n and_o do_v not_o willing_o make_v himself_o familiar_a with_o they_o he_o soon_o forget_v injury_n and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o complain_v when_o force_a to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n he_o praise_v few_o nor_o do_v he_o desire_v the_o praise_n of_o other_o but_o still_o labour_v to_o do_v thing_n worthy_a of_o praise_n he_o care_v not_o for_o please_v any_o but_o his_o friend_n and_o superior_n nor_o do_v he_o easy_o admire_v any_o thing_n because_o nothing_o ever_o seem_v great_a or_o new_a unto_o he_o he_o fear_v no_o disastrous_a event_n be_v ever_o secure_a in_o his_o own_o virtue_n he_o have_v a_o slow_a gate_n a_o grave_a voice_n a_o moderate_a stay_a speech_n for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o solicitous_a about_o many_o thing_n have_v no_o need_n to_o make_v great_a haste_n and_o he_o that_o be_v content_a within_o himself_o need_v not_o any_o great_a wrangle_n chap._n xxx_o of_o patience_n the_o occasion_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o mark_n of_o true_a patience_n a_o exhortation_n to_o patience_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o sufferance_n the_o necessity_n of_o perseverance_n 1._o patience_n be_v a_o virtue_n which_o make_v we_o suffer_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n with_o a_o willing_a mind_n but_o because_o these_o misery_n be_v manifold_a this_o virtue_n have_v several_a name_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o evil_n which_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o suffer_v it_o be_v proper_o call_v patience_n when_o it_o bear_v injury_n with_o a_o equal_a mind_n it_o be_v call_v equanimity_n when_o we_o suffer_v patient_o the_o loss_n of_o outward_a good_n it_o be_v call_v longanimity_n when_o it_o fortify_v the_o hart_n in_o the_o long_a expectation_n of_o some_o good_a it_o be_v call_v constancy_n when_o it_o strengthen_v the_o will_n to_o bear_v all_o other_o sort_n of_o public_a and_o
he_o to_o do_v all_o thy_o action_n in_o his_o presence_n and_o to_o order_v all_o thy_o whole_a life_n his_o sight_n make_v thyself_o worthy_a of_o his_o sight_n that_o he_o may_v always_o behold_v thou_o with_o a_o favourable_a eye_n thou_o will_v find_v thyself_o necessitate_v in_o a_o manner_n to_o live_v well_o if_o thou_o consider_v that_o thou_o do_v all_o thy_o action_n before_o he_o who_o see_v all_o thing_n live_v so_o as_o if_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o world_n but_o god_n and_o thyself_o whatsoever_o his_o divine_a providence_n have_v ordain_v for_o thou_o embrace_v it_o with_o a_o willing_a mind_n whither_o it_o be_v prosperous_a or_o adverse_a fortune_n thou_o seek_v god_n &_o what_o matter_n which_o way_n thou_o come_v to_o he_o whither_o it_o be_v through_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n god_n send_v thou_o may_v find_v he_o at_o last_o any_o way_n chap._n xx._n the_o profit_n of_o solitude_n how_o to_o fly_v evil_a company_n what_o be_v the_o common_a vice_n of_o 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thou_o will_v never_o want_v fault_n to_o correct_v retire_v thyself_o from_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o hide_v thy_o solitude_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o can_v it_o be_v a_o poor_a ambition_n to_o boast_v of_o thy_o solitude_n but_o remember_v to_o join_v inward_a solitude_n to_o thy_o outward_a retreat_n thereby_o to_o make_v profit_n of_o it_o and_o render_v it_o sweet_a and_o easy_a withdraw_v thyself_o from_o all_o vain_a occupation_n and_o fly_v not_o only_a man_n but_o also_o business_n which_o do_v not_o concern_v thou_o keep_v thyself_o free_a from_o all_o creature_n and_o blot_v out_o of_o thy_o hart_n all_o image_n of_o they_o cast_v away_o all_o care_n of_o transitory_a thing_n all_o idle_a thought_n and_o attend_v only_o to_o god_n and_o thyself_o within_o the_o secret_a retreat_n of_o thy_o own_o hart_n in_o this_o silence_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o this_o oblivion_n and_o privation_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v find_v true_a quiet_a of_o hart_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n let_v this_o therefore_o be_v thy_o refuge_n hide_v thyself_o in_o it_o &_o employ_v all_o thy_o thought_n in_o it_o for_o the_o way_n to_o find_v god_n be_v to_o forsake_v all_o creature_n 2._o if_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v good_a fly_v evil_a company_n nothing_o corrupt_v good_a manner_n so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v familiar_a with_o many_o if_o thou_o haunt_v much_o company_n thou_o will_v not_o always_o bring_v back_o all_o the_o virtue_n thou_o have_v when_o thou_o wente_v among_o they_o a_o weak_a mind_n that_o be_v not_o well_o ground_v in_o virtue_n be_v not_o so_o well_o able_a to_o resist_v the_o power_n of_o so_o many_o vice_n when_o it_o see_v they_o have_v so_o many_o patron_n we_o be_v subject_a still_o to_o follow_v the_o great_a number_n if_o we_o live_v and_o converse_v with_o such_o as_o be_v delicate_a we_o be_v apt_a to_o follow_v their_o step_n and_o grow_v effeminate_a too_o with_o they_o if_o we_o have_v rich_a neighbour_n this_o common_o make_v we_o also_o covet_v to_o be_v rich_a one_o bad_a example_n of_o luxury_n and_o avarice_n be_v enough_o to_o undo_v thou_o our_o own_o parent_n sometime_o our_o own_o servant_n our_o own_o companion_n draw_v we_o to_o evil_a all_o be_v full_a of_o danger_n all_o be_v full_a of_o snare_n we_o be_v no_o soon_o bear_v but_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o be_v wicked_a we_o shall_v scarce_o find_v any_o man_n who_o do_v not_o teach_v we_o some_o vice_n either_o by_o commend_v it_o or_o by_o infect_v we_o insensible_o with_o it_o thou_o will_v do_v well_o to_o keep_v thyself_o sometime_o at_o home_n in_o thy_o own_o private_a chamber_n free_a from_o all_o the_o tumult_n and_o conversation_n of_o man_n oh_o how_o sweet_a be_v such_o retirement_n when_o thou_o be_v alone_o all_o be_v quiet_a peaceful_a and_o secure_a thou_o be_v call_v to_o walk_v abroad_o and_o thou_o follow_v thou_o meet_v with_o more_o company_n and_o then_o many_o be_v gather_v together_o many_o sin_n be_v commit_v in_o discourse_n so_o that_o although_o thou_o wente_v out_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n thou_o come_v home_n guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o yet_o thou_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o wound_n which_o thy_o soul_n have_v receive_v until_o thou_o return_v to_o thy_o solitude_n retire_v therefore_o into_o thyself_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o can_v and_o permit_v not_o thy_o mind_n to_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o multitude_n which_o be_v common_o too_o prone_a to_o all_o manner_n of_o vice_n he_o have_v most_o content_a and_o joy_n of_o mind_n who_o be_v least_o distract_v with_o worldly_a discourse_n 3._o suppose_v thyself_o on_o the_o top_n of_o some_o high_a mountain_n and_o that_o from_o thence_o thou_o can_v behold_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o this_o thou_o will_v easy_o learn_v to_o hate_v the_o world_n and_o to_o fly_v from_o it_o into_o solitude_n thou_o will_v see_v the_o high_a way_n beset_v with_o thief_n the_o sea_n infest_a with_o pirate_n war_n resound_v on_o 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encompass_v thou_o on_o all_o side_n and_o which_o still_o keep_v thy_o thought_n fix_v on_o earthly_a thing_n whilst_o thou_o strive_v to_o raise_v up_o thy_o mind_n to_o heavenly_a contemplation_n be_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o keep_v himself_o innocent_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o innumerous_a sinner_n for_o if_o they_o can_v change_v thou_o they_o will_v at_o least_o hinder_v thou_o very_o much_o the_o only_a way_n to_o be_v secure_a be_v to_o withdraw_v thyself_o from_o so_o many_o evil_n and_o to_o put_v thyself_o in_o such_o a_o quiet_a condition_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o look_v upon_o all_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o world_n without_o fear_n of_o be_v infect_v thyself_o with_o they_o he_o have_v a_o invincible_a spirit_n who_o have_v
bid_v adieu_o to_o all_o worldly_a thing_n and_o can_v live_v within_o himself_o as_o in_o a_o strong_a castle_n well_o guard_v against_o all_o enemy_n to_o such_o a_o man_n the_o world_n seem_v a_o prison_n and_o solitude_n a_o paradise_n 4._o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n to_o have_v quit_v the_o company_n of_o man_n unless_o thou_o be_v attentive_a to_o thyself_o and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n there_o can_v be_v no_o good_a where_o virtue_n be_v want_v no_o quiet_a no_o happiness_n unless_o it_o proceed_v from_o virtue_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o correspond_v with_o one_o another_o in_o the_o whole_a universe_n among_o all_o thing_n &_o above_o all_o thing_n god_n among_o sensible_a thing_n light_v and_o among_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n virtue_n god_n be_v the_o light_n and_o virtue_n of_o all_o thing_n light_n be_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o image_n of_o god_n virtue_n be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o mind_n through_o which_o we_o be_v name_v &_o become_v the_o child_n of_o god_n thou_o must_v approach_v it_o with_o a_o clean_a hart_n and_o purify_v mind_n if_o thou_o desire_v to_o arrive_v to_o the_o height_n of_o perfection_n for_o virtue_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o man_n restore_v innocency_n &_o be_v full_a of_o all_o spiritual_a sweetness_n it_o suppli_v the_o defect_n of_o nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o supernatural_a felicity_n it_o consist_v in_o a_o facility_n to_o do_v good_a by_o mean_n of_o which_o we_o live_v as_o we_o ought_v be_v enlighten_v in_o our_o understanding_n resist_v sin_n and_o merit_v eternal_a life_n in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o thou_o must_v first_o learn_v the_o nature_n and_o act_n of_o those_o virtue_n thou_o pretend_v unto_o because_o no_o man_n love_v what_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v then_o when_o thou_o have_v once_o begin_v endeavour_v not_o to_o intermit_v or_o cease_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o although_o occasion_n shall_v be_v want_v we_o must_v imitate_v soldier_n who_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o peace_n be_v still_o exercise_v themselves_o and_o by_o fight_v with_o one_o another_o only_o in_o jest_n prepare_v themselves_o for_o real_a combat_n imagine_v thou_o be_v accuse_v of_o the_o great_a crime_n fancy_n thyself_o calumniate_v or_o that_o all_o thy_o riches_n be_v sudden_o take_v away_o from_o thou_o and_o by_o this_o mean_a thou_o may_v exercise_v thy_o patience_n as_o much_o as_o if_o such_o thing_n be_v real_o so_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v dismay_v when_o the_o thing_n happen_v if_o thou_o can_v thus_o exercise_v thyself_o before_o it_o come_v he_o that_o have_v be_v often_o wound_v in_o the_o war_n fight_v with_o a_o good_a courage_n when_o the_o battle_n come_v 5._o the_o habit_n of_o virtue_n be_v not_o get_v but_o by_o long_a exercise_n to_o know_v if_o thou_o have_v learn_v any_o virtue_n take_v these_o mark_n to_o wit_n if_o thou_o find_v that_o the_o vice_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o virtue_n thou_o desire_v to_o practice_n be_v quite_o extinguish_v in_o thou_o or_o at_o least_o very_a much_o suppress_v if_o thou_o have_v overcome_v the_o motion_n of_o evil_a affection_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o obey_v reason_n if_o thou_o find_v not_o only_a facility_n but_o also_o a_o inward_a delight_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n if_o thou_o can_v contemn_v the_o murmur_n &_o reproach_n of_o tepid_a spirit_n and_o use_v a_o full_a liberty_n of_o will_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o those_o virtue_n which_o displease_v such_o imperfect_a christian_n if_o thou_o begin_v to_o detest_v and_o abhor_v those_o evil_a practice_n unto_o which_o former_o thou_o have_v a_o strong_a inclination_n if_o thou_o be_v afraid_a even_o in_o sleep_n to_o consent_v to_o or_o take_v delight_n in_o any_o dishonest_a action_n or_o to_o approve_v any_o unjust_a proceed_n if_o thou_o strive_v to_o imitate_v what_o thou_o praise_v and_o admire_v in_o other_o and_o abstain_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o thou_o reprehende_v in_o they_o if_o thou_o esteem_v no_o fault_n little_a but_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v all_o sort_n of_o imperfection_n however_o so_o little_a if_o when_o thou_o see_v &_o hear_v that_o those_o who_o be_v no_o better_a than_o thyself_o abound_v in_o riches_n and_o be_v raise_v to_o great_a honour_n thou_o can_v look_v upon_o they_o without_o envy_n or_o emulation_n if_o thou_o have_v no_o difficulty_n to_o acknowledge_v thy_o fault_n desire_v that_o all_o man_n will_v reprehend_v &_o correct_v thou_o if_o content_n with_o the_o testimony_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n thou_o hide_v and_o conceal_v thy_o good_a work_n for_o virtue_n be_v a_o reward_n to_o itself_o and_o desire_v no_o other_o recompense_n for_o do_v well_o but_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o have_v do_v it_o final_o if_o thou_o apply_v thyself_o without_o cease_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n for_o true_a virtue_n never_o droopâ—_n but_o be_v always_o in_o action_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o three_o theological_a virtue_n faith_n be_v to_o be_v show_v by_o the_o exercise_n of_o good_a work_n our_o hope_n must_v be_v in_o god_n alone_o motive_n of_o divine_a love_n the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n be_v show_v by_o help_v they_o and_o do_v they_o good_a a_o exhortation_n to_o almsgiving_n 1._o faith_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n this_o be_v the_o wisdom_n by_o which_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v subdue_v &_o we_o must_v stick_v close_o to_o it_o lay_v aside_o all_o curiosity_n or_o search_v into_o the_o mystery_n of_o it_o believe_v then_o and_o do_v good_a work_n withal_o because_o faith_n without_o good_a work_n be_v but_o a_o dead_a faith_n in_o thy_o speech_n &_o profession_n thou_o endeavore_v to_o pass_v for_o a_o faithful_a believer_n take_v heed_n thy_o life_n and_o manner_n do_v not_o speak_v thou_o a_o infidel_n thou_o believe_v the_o gospel_n why_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o obey_v it_o thou_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o life_n everlasting_a why_o then_o do_v thou_o prefer_v a_o short_a time_n in_o this_o world_n before_o eternity_n which_o shall_v have_v no_o end_n what_o do_v it_o avail_v thou_o to_o believe_v truth_n and_o goodness_n if_o thou_o be_v false_a thyself_o and_o work_v iniquity_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o he_o who_o believe_v well_o can_v live_v ill_o for_o no_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o believe_v well_o but_o he_o that_o practise_v what_o he_o believe_v 2._o since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o thing_n be_v dispose_v and_o govern_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n so_o as_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o bird_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o air_n nor_o a_o leaf_n from_o any_o tree_n without_o his_o will_n and_o knowledge_n thou_o ought_v to_o commit_v thyself_o whole_o to_o his_o protection_n and_o to_o have_v a_o strong_a confidence_n in_o his_o help_n not_o doubt_v but_o that_o he_o will_v always_o be_v ready_a to_o help_v thou_o in_o all_o occasion_n know_v that_o all_o human_a counsel_n be_v deceitful_a and_o uncertain_a &_o therefore_o thou_o ought_v to_o permit_v thyself_o to_o be_v whole_o guide_v and_o govern_v by_o god_n without_o the_o least_o trouble_n or_o anxiety_n and_o though_o some_o unexpected_a misfortune_n shall_v happen_v which_o may_v seem_v to_o confound_v &_o spoil_v all_o thy_o action_n and_o design_n whither_o it_o be_v sickness_n calumny_n false_a accusation_n or_o some_o other_o great_a affliction_n do_v not_o loose_a courage_n for_o all_o this_o but_o confide_v in_o his_o divine_a assistance_n commit_v thyself_o whole_o to_o his_o will_n for_o god_n have_v decree_v perhaps_o from_o all_o eternity_n to_o make_v these_o chance_n &_o affliction_n a_o mean_n for_o work_v thy_o salvation_n he_o that_o have_v a_o strong_a hope_n of_o the_o future_a joy_n and_o riches_n of_o paradise_n do_v not_o feel_v the_o present_a misery_n of_o this_o life_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o hope_v &_o believe_v so_o much_o thou_o may_v be_v say_v to_o possess_v 3._o charity_n which_o be_v the_o queen_n and_o soul_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n regard_v god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o for_o god_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o love_v he_o above_o thing_n with_o all_o our_o hart_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o our_o strength_n we_o must_v love_v he_o pure_o for_o himself_o and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o his_o goodness_n that_o thou_o be_v that_o thou_o live_v that_o thou_o have_v motion_n and_o sense_n that_o thou_o understand_v all_o this_o be_v the_o grace_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v redeem_v thou_o from_o the_o slavery_n of_o the_o devil_n it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v endow_v thy_o soul_n with_o innumerable_a prerogative_n it_o
lie_v or_o deceive_v use_v double_a term_n to_o cover_v his_o design_n he_o that_o speak_v ill_a hate_v light_a as_o well_o as_o he_o that_o do_v ill_a take_v heed_n therefore_o thou_o do_v not_o observe_v the_o same_o rule_n in_o thy_o word_n as_o thou_o do_v in_o thy_o clothes_n that_o be_v to_o have_v one_o to_o wear_v when_o thou_o go_v abroad_o &_o another_o to_o use_v at_o home_n lest_o one_o thing_n appear_v in_o thy_o look_n whilst_o thou_o conceal_v the_o contrary_a in_o thy_o hart_n nature_n itself_o abhor_v this_o vice_n do_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o young_a child_n not_o yet_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n they_o object_n lie_v to_o one_o another_o as_o the_o great_a reproach_n and_o although_o out_o of_o a_o childish_a lightness_n they_o often_o fall_v into_o it_o yet_o by_o a_o natural_a inbred_a judgement_n they_o always_o condemn_v it_o in_o other_o in_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o admire_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o have_v plant_v in_o our_o mind_n a_o natural_a inclination_n to_o those_o virtue_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o maintain_v human_a society_n and_o lie_v be_v the_o most_o prejudicial_a to_o this_o for_o if_o thou_o deteste_v all_o falsity_n of_o speech_n as_o unworthy_a of_o a_o generous_a mind_n why_o do_v thou_o permit_v thyself_o and_o thy_o whole_a life_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o continual_a cheat_n it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n to_o deal_v plain_o and_o not_o to_o have_v a_o double_a hart_n 2._o simplicity_n though_o a_o virtue_n little_o know_v among_o man_n be_v notwithstanding_o of_o so_o great_a dignity_n that_o god_n be_v wonderful_o delight_v with_o it_o for_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v his_o discourse_n be_v with_o the_o simple_a for_o whereas_o he_o be_v simple_a and_o sincere_a in_o himself_o he_o also_o require_v the_o virtue_n of_o simplicity_n in_o all_o soul_n that_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o this_o consist_v in_o speak_v our_o mind_n plain_o without_o all_o equivocation_n or_o hypocrisy_n so_o that_o our_o exterior_a be_v still_o conformable_a to_o our_o interior_a it_o consist_v in_o acknowledge_v plain_o and_o sincere_o our_o own_o fault_n when_o occasion_n require_v it_o consist_v in_o shun_v all_o malice_n and_o detest_a all_o cunning_a and_o politic_a way_n of_o deal_v it_o consist_v in_o give_v credit_n to_o all_o man_n word_n unless_o prudence_n require_v the_o contrary_a and_o think_v well_o of_o all_o man_n it_o consist_v in_o not_o refuse_v to_o be_v esteem_v fool_n by_o the_o world_n that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v find_v wise_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o a_o word_n he_o that_o be_v free_a from_o all_o duplicity_n of_o hart_n do_v all_o thing_n with_o a_o pure_a and_o simple_a intention_n to_o please_v god_n alone_o unhappy_a craft_n why_o do_v thou_o seek_v so_o many_o way_n of_o deceive_v there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n necessary_a that_o thou_o may_v find_v he_o who_o nature_n be_v unity_n and_o simplicity_n thou_o will_v never_o arrive_v to_o the_o place_n thou_o ayme_v at_o if_o thou_o walk_v in_o two_o different_a way_n 3._o fidelity_n be_v the_o great_a and_o chief_a good_a which_o can_v be_v wish_v for_o among_o man_n for_o take_v away_o this_o and_o all_o commerce_n and_o communication_n will_v cease_v all_o friendship_n will_v be_v break_v all_o league_n will_v be_v dissolve_v all_o thing_n will_v be_v out_o of_o order_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o virtue_n which_o be_v very_o rare_a and_o little_a know_v in_o thâ—_n world_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o perfidiousnes_n be_v very_o common_a among_o man_n since_o we_o see_v so_o many_o witness_n so_o many_o caution_n and_o so_o many_o surety_n be_v require_v in_o every_o contract_n yet_o all_o too_o little_a many_o time_n to_o render_v the_o compact_a sure_a the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n be_v grow_v so_o base_a and_o treacherous_a that_o they_o make_v more_o account_n of_o temporal_a gain_n then_o of_o keep_v their_o word_n oh_o what_o a_o shame_n it_o be_v for_o human_a kind_n thus_o to_o confess_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o public_a fraud_n and_o common_a malice_n we_o trust_v no_o man_n now_o a_o day_n without_o a_o witness_n to_o answer_v for_o he_o and_o we_o be_v force_v to_o put_v more_o trust_n in_o the_o notarye_n book_n then_o in_o the_o mind_n and_o meaning_n of_o those_o we_o deal_v with_o but_o a_o true_a honest_a man_n faithful_o perform_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o never_o reveal_v any_o man_n secret_a he_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o promise_n even_o to_o his_o enemy_n and_o will_v rather_o die_v then_o break_v it_o it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v somewhat_o slow_a in_o promise_v because_o he_o know_v that_o he_o who_o be_v too_o hasty_a in_o promise_v be_v often_o force_v to_o repent_v very_o soon_o but_o if_o he_o have_v once_o promise_v he_o will_v not_o deceive_v he_o will_v not_o break_v his_o word_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o matter_n shall_v so_o change_v as_o it_o can_v be_v perform_v without_o sin_n no_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v a_o promise_n which_o can_v be_v fulfil_v without_o offend_a god_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o friendship_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v entertain_v certain_a rule_n of_o mutual_a conversation_n 1._o nothing_o be_v more_o necessary_a in_o human_a society_n than_o friendship_n nothing_o be_v more_o commodious_a nothing_o more_o sweet_a it_o consist_v in_o a_o mutual_a benevolence_n ground_v upon_o virtue_n betwixt_o two_o person_n and_o in_o a_o mutual_a communication_n of_o each_o other_o felicity_n how_o happy_a will_v thou_o be_v if_o thou_o can_v find_v a_o friend_n to_o who_o breast_n thou_o may_v safe_o commit_v thy_o most_o secret_a thought_n who_o conscience_n thou_o may_v trust_v as_o much_o as_o thy_o own_o who_o speech_n may_v comfort_v thou_o in_o thy_o affliction_n who_o advice_n may_v help_v thou_o in_o thy_o affair_n who_o merry_a disposition_n may_v dispel_v thy_o sorrow_n who_o only_a sight_n may_v recreate_v thou_o what_o be_v more_o sweet_a then_o to_o have_v a_o man_n unto_o who_o thou_o have_v no_o difficulty_n to_o confess_v any_o fault_n thou_o have_v commit_v as_o we_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o we_o be_v bite_v by_o certain_a little_a beast_n until_o we_o see_v the_o swell_a so_o in_o converse_v with_o a_o good_a friend_n thou_o will_v not_o perhaps_o perceive_v when_o and_o how_o he_o do_v thou_o good_a yet_o thou_o will_v find_v at_o last_o that_o thou_o have_v profit_v by_o his_o conversation_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o mutual_a love_n there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a friendship_n but_o it_o be_v more_o noble_a to_o love_v then_o to_o be_v love_v and_o therefore_o benevolence_n be_v the_o main_a ground_n of_o friendship_n and_o reciprocal_a love_n be_v but_o a_o addition_n to_o it_o beside_o that_o be_v to_o be_v count_v true_a christian_a friendship_n which_o be_v begin_v not_o for_o any_o temporal_a interest_n but_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o god_n which_o be_v entertain_v not_o by_o a_o corporal_a presence_n vain_a 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one_o gift_n with_o another_o with_o so_o much_o haste_n chap._n xxv_o of_o truth_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o simplicity_n be_v commend_v act_n of_o fidelity_n 1._o in_o all_o thy_o word_n gesture_n writing_n and_o other_o outward_a sign_n still_o observe_v truth_n it_o do_v not_o become_v a_o christian_n to_o have_v a_o lie_a tongue_n it_o be_v a_o weak_a vulgar_a and_o womanish_a imperfection_n to_o speak_v one_o thing_n and_o think_v another_o a_o honest_a generous_a spirit_n speak_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v do_v not_o exaggerate_v or_o amplify_v they_o do_v not_o deceive_v do_v not_o dissemble_v do_v not_o use_v ambiguous_a word_n truth_n which_o be_v simple_a in_o itself_o love_v simple_a expression_n it_o hate_v all_o disguise_n because_o it_o be_v innocent_a but_o he_o that_o
speak_v any_o injurious_a or_o undecent_a word_n some_o man_n be_v too_o severe_a in_o their_o conversation_n and_o as_o if_o they_o hate_v all_o society_n be_v too_o much_o addict_v to_o their_o solitude_n and_o can_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o speak_v a_o merry_a word_n other_o be_v always_o in_o a_o jest_a humour_n and_o can_v never_o apply_v themselves_o serious_o to_o any_o thing_n never_o use_v any_o retreat_n but_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v take_v alternative_o for_o solitude_n will_v make_v thou_o desire_v the_o conversation_n of_o other_o and_o too_o much_o company_n will_v make_v thou_o desire_v solitude_n &_o thus_o the_o one_o will_v still_o be_v a_o remedy_n to_o the_o other_o beside_o a_o little_a remission_n sometime_o will_v take_v away_o the_o unwillingnes_n of_o take_v pain_n and_o a_o little_a labour_n will_v take_v away_o the_o tediousness_n of_o remission_n there_o be_v some_o again_o who_o not_o understand_v how_o to_o dispense_v their_o own_o force_n have_v no_o moderation_n in_o their_o action_n but_o weary_a themselves_o with_o too_o much_o labour_n they_o neither_o know_v how_o to_o leave_v of_o their_o study_n when_o once_o begin_v nor_o how_o to_o settle_v themselves_o again_o to_o they_o when_o once_o intermit_v when_o they_o have_v once_o begin_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n they_o follow_v it_o day_n and_o night_n and_o never_o leave_v of_o until_o they_o find_v their_o strength_n fail_v with_o too_o much_o application_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o take_v their_o recreation_n they_o be_v so_o addict_v unto_o it_o that_o they_o can_v be_v easy_o bring_v again_o to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o any_o serious_a business_n wherefore_o we_o must_v endeavour_v only_o to_o recreate_v and_o divert_v our_o mind_n for_o a_o while_n &_o not_o to_o distract_v it_o too_o much_o with_o unprofitable_a dissolution_n to_o perform_v this_o we_o have_v need_n of_o that_o virtue_n which_o be_v call_v eutrapelia_n which_o turn_v 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virtue_n all_o our_o spiritual_a building_n will_v be_v but_o weak_a and_o unstable_a and_o although_o in_o its_o name_n it_o seem_v to_o carry_v something_o of_o low_a and_o inconsiderable_a yet_o it_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o great_a person_n because_o it_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o perfect_a and_o elevate_v the_o mind_n to_o high_a thing_n it_o undertake_v great_a thing_n without_o all_o danger_n of_o pride_n or_o vain_a glory_n without_o fear_n of_o the_o difficulty_n and_o still_o bear_v up_o with_o the_o same_o tenor_n constancy_n and_o tranquillity_n against_o all_o hazard_n humility_n do_v not_o consist_v as_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n false_o think_v in_o have_v a_o abject_a and_o contemptible_a opinion_n of_o ourselves_o but_o in_o a_o certain_a moderate_a desire_n of_o honour_n and_o glory_n which_o have_v neither_o any_o excess_n nor_o defect_n the_o humble_a man_n desire_v glory_n as_o the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n regard_v the_o action_n itself_o not_o for_o any_o vain_a glory_n but_o virtue_n alone_o all_o honour_n be_v illegitimate_a which_o it_o not_o get_v by_o virtue_n but_o whereas_o he_o that_o be_v humble_a understand_v himself_o well_o and_o judge_v aright_o of_o himself_o he_o therefore_o just_o refuse_v as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v all_o honour_n as_o well_o because_o he_o know_v he_o contribute_v very_o little_a to_o his_o own_o virtue_n as_o also_o because_o he_o fear_v lest_o that_o by_o consent_v to_o the_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o he_o shall_v by_o degree_n be_v tempt_v to_o desire_v those_o which_o be_v not_o due_a it_o be_v more_o safe_a still_o to_o contemn_v all_o honour_n for_o he_o who_o refuse_v they_o augment_v they_o and_o he_o who_o contemn_v they_o increase_v his_o own_o glory_n 2._o the_o reason_n why_o thou_o be_v not_o humble_a be_v because_o thou_o do_v not_o know_v thyself_o there_o be_v no_o country_n so_o remote_a of_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o soon_o believe_v a_o hundred_o false_a story_n then_o of_o thyself_o what_o be_v man_n a_o frayl_n body_n without_o all_o defence_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n need_v the_o help_n of_o other_o and_o expose_v to_o all_o the_o rigour_n and_o injury_n of_o time_n a_o heap_n of_o clay_n a_o unclean_a animal_n incline_v to_o all_o evil_a and_o of_o so_o perverse_a &_o deprave_v a_o nature_n that_o he_o prefer_v earth_n to_o heaven_n and_o transitory_a vain_a thing_n to_o eternity_n every_o live_a man_n be_v nothing_o but_o vanity_n there_o be_v no_o creature_n of_o so_o frail_a a_o life_n so_o fierce_a a_o nature_n so_o subject_a to_o many_o fear_n and_o so_o addict_v to_o lust_n why_o then_o be_v thou_o proud_a oh_o miserable_a man_n &_o unhappy_a of_o creature_n look_v upon_o thy_o own_o misery_n consider_v thy_o own_o shame_n and_o disorder_a inclination_n if_o thou_o have_v but_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o reason_n thou_o will_v then_o be_v true_o humble_a when_o thou_o have_v learn_v to_o know_v thyself_o 3._o he_o that_o be_v true_o 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submit_v himself_o with_o all_o obedience_n unto_o those_o who_o be_v above_o he_o do_v not_o seek_v to_o satisfy_v his_o own_o desire_n willing_o discover_v his_o own_o defect_n patient_o endure_v all_o injury_n embrace_v with_o joy_n the_o most_o servile_a office_n fly_v all_o singularity_n abstain_v from_o too_o much_o talk_v desire_v to_o live_v in_o private_a and_o unknown_a he_o contemn_v all_o thing_n esteem_v himself_o low_a than_o all_o thing_n and_o shut_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v within_o nothing_o he_o be_v modest_a and_o circumspect_a do_v not_o speak_v but_o when_o necessity_n require_v &_o then_o very_o modest_o and_o without_o laugh_v desire_v rather_o to_o weep_v then_o laugh_v he_o discover_v the_o humility_n of_o his_o hart_n in_o his_o outward_a carriage_n have_v his_o eye_n fix_v on_o the_o ground_n use_v a_o grave_n and_o moderate_a gate_n with_o deject_a look_n like_o a_o criminal_a that_o expect_v every_o moment_n to_o be_v present_v before_o the_o dreadful_a 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private_a misery_n there_o be_v no_o virtue_n which_o we_o can_v have_v a_o more_o frequent_a occasion_n to_o practice_v for_o we_o be_v encompass_v on_o all_o side_n with_o so_o many_o enemy_n and_o so_o many_o misery_n that_o job_n have_v good_a reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o warfare_n upon_o earth_n there_o be_v â—…rdly_o any_o moment_n of_o our_o life_n wherein_o we_o have_v not_o occasion_n to_o fight_v and_o althô_o we_o have_v no_o outward_a enemy_n yet_o every_o man_n be_v a_o sufficient_a enemy_n to_o himself_o the_o source_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o that_o trouble_v and_o torment_v we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o and_o from_o ourselves_o we_o begin_v our_o life_n with_o tear_n and_o we_o be_v fit_a for_o nothing_o else_o in_o our_o infancy_n this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n we_o learn_v and_o we_o practice_v it_o ever_o after_o until_o death_n we_o read_v of_o many_o that_o never_o laugh_v but_o we_o have_v not_o one_o example_n of_o any_o man_n 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