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creature_n we_o behold_v be_v but_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n digest_v into_o flesh_n in_o they_o or_o more_o remote_o carnify_v in_o ourselves_o nay_o further_o we_o be_v what_o we_o all_o abhor_v anthropophagi_n and_o cannibal_n devourer_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o of_o ourselves_o and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o allegory_n but_o a_o positive_a truth_n for_o all_o this_o mass_n of_o flesh_n which_o we_o behold_v come_v in_o at_o our_o mouth_n this_o frame_n we_o look_v upon_o have_v be_v upon_o our_o trencher_n in_o brief_a we_o have_v devour_v ourselves_o *_o ay_o can_v believe_v the_o wisdom_n of_o pythagoras_n do_v ever_o positive_o and_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n affirm_v his_o metempsychosis_n or_o impossible_a transmigration_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n into_o beast_n of_o all_o metamorphosis_n or_o transmigration_n i_o believe_v only_o one_o that_o be_v of_o lot_n wife_n for_o that_o of_o nebuchodonosor_n proceed_v not_o so_o far_o in_o all_o other_o i_o conceive_v 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shall_v not_o entreat_v a_o moment_n breath_n from_o i_o can_v the_o devil_n work_v my_o belief_n to_o imagine_v i_o can_v never_o die_v i_o will_v not_o outlive_v that_o very_a thought_n i_o have_v so_o abject_a a_o conceit_n of_o this_o common_a way_n of_o existence_n this_o retain_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o element_n i_o can_v think_v this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o man_n or_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o humanity_n in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a i_o can_v with_o patience_n embrace_v this_o life_n yet_o in_o my_o best_a meditation_n do_v often_o defy_v death_n i_o honour_v any_o man_n that_o contemn_v it_o nor_o can_v i_o high_o love_v any_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o this_o make_v i_o natural_o love_v a_o soldier_n and_o honour_v those_o totter_a and_o contemptible_a regiment_n that_o will_v die_v at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o sergeant_n for_o a_o pagan_a there_o may_v be_v some_o motive_n to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o life_n but_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v amaze_v at_o death_n i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v escape_v this_o dilemma_n that_o he_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o this_o life_n or_o hopeless_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sect._n 39_o some_o divine_n count_v adam_n 30_o year_n old_a at_o his_o creation_n because_o they_o suppose_v he_o create_v in_o the_o perfect_a age_n and_o stature_n of_o man_n and_o sure_o we_o be_v all_o out_o of_o the_o computation_n of_o our_o age_n and_o every_o man_n be_v some_o month_n elder_a than_o he_o bethink_v he_o for_o we_o live_v move_v have_v a_o be_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o element_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o disease_n in_o that_o other_o world_n the_o true_a microcosm_n the_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n for_o beside_o that_o general_a and_o common_a existence_n we_o be_v conceive_v to_o hold_v in_o our_o chaos_n and_o whilst_o we_o sleep_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o enjoy_v a_o be_v and_o life_n in_o three_o distinct_a world_n wherein_o 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the_o full_a measure_n and_o compliment_n of_o happiness_n where_o the_o boundless_a appetite_n of_o that_o spirit_n remain_v complete_o satisfy_v that_o it_o can_v neither_o desire_v addition_n nor_o alteration_n that_o i_o think_v be_v true_o heaven_n and_o this_o can_v only_o be_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o essence_n who_o infinite_a goodness_n be_v able_a to_o terminate_v the_o desire_n of_o itself_o and_o the_o unsatiable_a wish_n of_o we_o wherever_o god_n will_v thus_o manifest_v himself_o there_o be_v heaven_n though_o within_o the_o circle_n of_o this_o sensible_a world_n thus_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n may_v be_v in_o heaven_n any_o where_o even_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a body_n and_o when_o it_o cease_v to_o live_v in_o the_o body_n it_o may_v remain_v in_o its_o own_o soul_n that_o be_v its_o creator_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v say_v that_o st._n paul_n whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v yet_o in_o heaven_n to_o place_v it_o in_o the_o empyreal_a or_o beyond_o the_o ten_o sphere_n be_v to_o forget_v the_o world_n destruction_n for_o when_o this_o sensible_a world_n shall_v be_v destroy_v all_o shall_v then_o be_v here_o as_o it_o be_v now_o there_o a_o empyreal_a heaven_n a_o quasi_fw-la vacuity_n when_o to_o ask_v where_o heaven_n be_v be_v to_o demand_v where_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v or_o where_o we_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o that_o happy_a vision_n moses_n that_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o all_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n commit_v a_o gross_a absurdity_n in_o philosophy_n when_o with_o these_o eye_n of_o flesh_n he_o desire_v to_o see_v god_n and_o petition_v his_o maker_n that_o be_v truth_n itself_o to_o a_o contradiction_n those_o that_o imagine_v heaven_n and_o hell_n neighbour_n and_o conceive_v a_o vicinity_n between_o those_o two_o extreme_n upon_o consequence_n of_o the_o parable_n where_o dive_v discourse_v with_o lazarus_n in_o abraham_n bosom_n do_v too_o gross_o conceive_v of_o those_o glorify_a creature_n who_o eye_n shall_v easy_o outsee_v the_o sun_n and_o behold_v without_o a_o perspective_n the_o extreme_a distance_n for_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o our_o glorify_a eye_n the_o faculty_n of_o sight_n and_o reception_n of_o object_n i_o can_v think_v the_o visible_a species_n there_o to_o be_v in_o as_o unlimitable_a a_o way_n as_o now_o the_o intellectual_a i_o grant_v that_o two_o body_n place_v beyond_o the_o ten_o sphere_n of_o in_o a_o vacuity_n according_a to_o aristotle_n philosophy_n can_v not_o behold_v each_o other_o because_o there_o want_v a_o body_n or_o medium_fw-la to_o hand_n and_o transport_v the_o visible_a ray_n of_o the_o object_n unto_o the_o sense_n but_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o general_a defect_n of_o either_o medium_fw-la to_o convey_v or_o light_a to_o prepare_v and_o dispose_v that_o medium_fw-la and_o yet_o a_o perfect_a vision_n we_o must_v suspend_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o philosophy_n and_o make_v all_o good_a by_o a_o more_o absolute_a piece_n of_o optic_n i_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o say_v that_o fire_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o hell_n i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o purgatory_n *_o or_o conceive_v a_o flame_n that_o can_v either_o prey_n upon_o or_o purify_v the_o substance_n of_o a_o soul_n those_o flame_n of_o sulphur_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n i_o take_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o this_o present_a hell_n but_o of_o that_o to_o come_v where_o fire_n shall_v make_v up_o the_o compliment_n of_o our_o torture_n and_o have_v a_o body_n or_o subject_n wherein_o to_o manifest_v its_o tyranny_n some_o who_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v textuary_n in_o divinity_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o specifical_a fire_n with_o we_o this_o be_v hard_a to_o conceive_v yet_o can_v i_o make_v good_a how_o even_o that_o may_v prey_v upon_o our_o body_n and_o yet_o not_o consume_v we_o for_o in_o this_o material_a world_n there_o be_v body_n that_o persist_v invincible_a in_o the_o powerful_a flame_n and_o though_o by_o the_o action_n of_o fire_n they_o fall_v into_o ignition_n and_o liquation_n yet_o will_v they_o never_o suffer_v a_o destruction_n i_o will_v glad_o know_v how_o moses_n with_o a_o actual_a fire_n calcine_v or_o burn_v the_o golden_a calf_n unto_o powder_n for_o that_o mystical_a metal_n of_o gold_n who_o solary_n and_o celestial_a nature_n i_o admire_v expose_v unto_o the_o violence_n of_o fire_n grow_v only_o hot_a and_o liquify_v but_o consuma_v not_o so_o when_o the_o consumble_a and_o volatile_a piece_n of_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v refine_v into_o a_o more_o impregnable_a and_o fix_a temper_n like_o gold_n though_o they_o suffer_v from_o the_o action_n of_o flame_n they_o shall_v never_o perish_v but_o lie_v immortal_a in_o the_o arm_n of_o fire_n and_o sure_o if_o this_o frame_n must_v suffer_v only_o by_o the_o action_n of_o this_o element_n there_o will_v many_o body_n escape_n and_o not_o only_a heaven_n but_o earth_n will_v not_o be_v at_o a_o end_n but_o rather_o a_o beginning_n for_o at_o present_v it_o be_v not_o earth_n but_o a_o composition_n of_o fire_n water_n earth_n and_o air_n but_o at_o that_o time_n spoil_v of_o these_o ingredient_n it_o shall_v appear_v in_o a_o substance_n more_o like_o itself_o its_o ash_n philosopher_n that_o opinion_v the_o world_n destruction_n by_o fire_n do_v never_o dream_v of_o annihilation_n which_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o sublunary_a cause_n for_o the_o last_o action_n of_o that_o element_n be_v but_o vitrification_n or_o a_o reduction_n of_o a_o body_n into_o glass_n and_o therefore_o some_o of_o our_o chemic_n facetious_o affirm_v that_o at_o the_o last_o fire_n all_o shall_v be_v christallize_v and_o reverberate_v into_o glass_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a action_n of_o that_o element_n nor_o need_v we_o fear_v this_o term_n annihilation_n or_o wonder_v that_o god_n will_v destroy_v the_o work_n of_o his_o creation_n for_o man_n subsist_v who_o be_v and_o will_v then_o true_o appear_v a_o microcosm_n the_o world_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v destroy_v for_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o perhaps_o also_o of_o our_o glorify_a self_n shall_v as_o real_o behold_v and_o contemplate_v the_o world_n in_o its_o epitome_n or_o contract_a essence_n as_o now_o it_o do_v at_o large_a and_o in_o its_o dilate_a substance_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o plant_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o understanding_n of_o man_n there_o exist_v though_o in_o a_o invisible_a way_n the_o perfect_a leaf_n flower_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o for_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o posse_fw-la to_o the_o sense_n be_v actual_o existent_a to_o the_o understanding_n thus_o god_n behold_v all_o thing_n who_o contemplate_v as_o full_o his_o work_n in_o their_o epitome_n as_o in_o their_o full_a volume_n and_o behold_v as_o ample_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o that_o little_a compendium_n of_o the_o six_o day_n as_o in_o the_o scatter_a and_o dilate_a piece_n of_o those_o five_o before_o sect._n 51_o man_n common_o set_v forth_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n by_o fire_n and_o the_o extremity_n of_o corporal_a affliction_n and_o describe_v hell_n in_o the_o same_o method_n that_o mahomet_n do_v heaven_n this_o indeed_o make_v a_o noise_n and_o drum_n in_o popular_a ear_n but_o if_o this_o be_v the_o terrible_a piece_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o stand_v in_o diameter_n with_o heaven_n who_o happiness_n consist_v in_o that_o part_n that_o be_v best_a able_a to_o comprehend_v it_o that_o immortal_a essence_n that_o translate_v divinity_n and_o colony_n of_o god_n the_o soul_n sure_o though_o we_o place_n hell_n under_o earth_n the_o devil_n walk_n and_o purlue_n be_v about_o it_o man_n speak_v too_o popular_o who_o place_n it_o in_o those_o flame_a mountain_n which_o to_o grosser_n apprehension_n represent_v hell_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v the_o place_n the_o devil_n dwell_v in_o i_o feel_v sometime_o a_o hell_n within_o myself_o lucifer_n keep_v his_o court_n in_o my_o breast_n legion_n be_v revive_v in_o i_o *_o there_o be_v as_o many_o hell_n as_o anaxagoras_n conceit_a world_n there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o hell_n in_o magdalene_n when_o there_o be_v seven_o devil_n for_o every_o devil_n be_v a_o hell_n unto_o himself_o he_o hold_v enough_o of_o torture_n in_o his_o own_o ubi_fw-la and_o need_v not_o the_o misery_n of_o circumference_n to_o afflict_v he_o and_o thus_o a_o distract_a conscience_n here_o be_v a_o shadow_n or_o introduction_n unto_o hell_n hereafter_o who_o can_v but_o pity_v the_o merciful_a intention_n of_o those_o hand_n that_o do_v destroy_v themselves_o the_o devil_n be_v it_o in_o his_o power_n will_v do_v the_o like_a which_o be_v impossible_a his_o misery_n be_v endless_a and_o he_o suffer_v most_o in_o that_o attribute_n wherein_o
contempt_n whilst_o therefore_o they_o direct_v their_o devotion_n to_o she_o i_o offer_v i_o to_o god_n and_o rectify_v the_o error_n of_o their_o prayer_n by_o right_o order_v my_o own_o at_o a_o solemn_a procession_n i_o have_v weep_v abundant_o while_o my_o consort_n blind_a with_o opposition_n and_o prejudice_n have_v fall_v into_o a_o excess_n of_o scorn_n and_o laughter_n there_o be_v questionless_a both_o in_o greek_a roman_a and_o african_a church_n solemnity_n and_o ceremony_n whereof_o the_o wise_a zeal_n do_v make_v a_o christian_a use_n and_o stand_v condemn_v by_o we_o not_o as_o evil_a in_o themselves_o but_o as_o allurement_n and_o bait_n of_o superstition_n to_o those_o vulgar_a head_n that_o look_v asquint_o on_o the_o face_n of_o truth_n and_o those_o unstable_a judgement_n that_o can_v resist_v in_o the_o narrow_a point_n and_o centre_n of_o virtue_n without_o a_o reel_n or_o stagger_v to_o the_o circumference_n sect._n 4_o as_o there_o be_v many_o reformer_n so_o likewise_o many_o reformation_n every_o country_n proceed_v in_o a_o particular_a way_n and_o method_n according_a as_o their_o national_a interest_n together_o with_o their_o constitution_n and_o clime_n incline_v they_o some_o angry_o and_o with_o extremity_n other_o calm_o and_o with_o mediocrity_n not_o rend_v but_o easy_o divide_v the_o community_n and_o leave_v a_o honest_a possibility_n of_o a_o reconciliation_n which_o though_o peaceable_a spirit_n do_v desire_n and_o may_v conceive_v that_o revolution_n of_o time_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n may_v effect_v yet_o that_o judgement_n that_o shall_v consider_v the_o present_a antipathy_n between_o the_o two_o extreme_n their_o contrariety_n in_o condition_n affection_n and_o opinion_n may_v with_o the_o same_o hope_n expect_v a_o union_n in_o the_o pole_n of_o heaven_n sect._n 5_o but_o to_o difference_n myself_o near_a and_o draw_v into_o a_o lesser_a circle_n there_o be_v no_o church_n who_o every_o part_n so_o square_n unto_o my_o conscience_n who_o article_n constitution_n and_o custom_n seem_v so_o consonant_a unto_o reason_n and_o as_o it_o be_v frame_v to_o my_o particular_a devotion_n as_o this_o whereof_o i_o hold_v my_o belief_n the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o who_o faith_n i_o be_o a_o swear_a subject_n and_o therefore_o in_o a_o double_a obligation_n subscribe_v unto_o her_o article_n and_o endeavour_v to_o observe_v her_o constitution_n what_o soever_o be_v beyond_o as_o point_n indifferent_a i_o observe_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o my_o private_a reason_n or_o the_o humour_n and_o fashion_n of_o my_o devotion_n neither_o believe_v this_o because_o luther_n affirm_v it_o or_o disprove_v that_o because_o calvin_n have_v disavouch_v it_o i_o condemn_v not_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n nor_o approve_v all_o in_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n in_o brief_a where_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a the_o church_n be_v my_o text_n where_o that_o speak_v it_o be_v but_o my_o comment_n where_o there_o be_v a_o joint_a silence_n of_o both_o i_o borrow_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o my_o religion_n from_o rome_n or_o geneva_n but_o the_o dictate_v of_o my_o own_o reason_n it_o be_v a_o urjust_a scandal_n of_o our_o adversary_n and_o a_o gross_a error_n in_o ourselves_o to_o compute_v the_o narivity_n of_o our_o religion_n from_o henry_n the_o eight_o who_o though_o he_o reject_v the_o pope_n refuse_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o rome_n and_o effect_v no_o more_o than_o what_o his_o own_o predecessor_n desire_v and_o assay_v in_o age_n past_a and_o be_v conceive_v the_o state_n of_o venice_n will_v have_v attempt_v in_o our_o day_n it_o be_v as_o uncharitable_a a_o point_n in_o we_o to_o fall_v upon_o those_o popular_a scurrility_n and_o opprobrious_a scoff_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o who_o as_o temporal_a prince_n we_o owe_v the_o duty_n of_o good_a language_n i_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o passion_n between_o we_o by_o his_o sentence_n i_o stand_v excommunicate_v heretic_n be_v the_o best_a language_n he_o afford_v i_o yet_o can_v no_o ear_n witness_v i_o ever_o return_v he_o the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n man_n of_o sin_n or_o whore_n of_o babylon_n it_o be_v the_o method_n of_o charity_n to_o suffer_v without_o reaction_n those_o usual_a satyr_n and_o invective_n of_o the_o pulpit_n may_v perchance_o produce_v a_o good_a effect_n on_o the_o vulgar_a who_o ear_n be_v opener_n to_o rhetoric_n than_o logic_n yet_o do_v they_o in_o no_o wise_n confirm_v the_o faith_n of_o wise_a believer_n who_o know_v that_o a_o good_a cause_n need_v not_o to_o be_v pardon_v by_o passion_n but_o can_v sustain_v itself_o upon_o a_o temperate_a dispute_n sect._n 6_o i_o can_v never_o divide_v myself_o from_o any_o man_n upon_o the_o difference_n of_o a_o opinion_n or_o be_v angry_a with_o his_o judgement_n for_o not_o agree_v with_o i_o in_o that_o from_o which_o within_o a_o few_o day_n i_o shall_v dissent_v myself_o i_o have_v no_o genius_n to_o dispute_n in_o religion_n and_o have_v often_o think_v it_o wisdom_n to_o decline_v they_o especial_o upon_o a_o disadvantage_n or_o when_o the_o cause_n of_o truth_n may_v suffer_v in_o the_o weakness_n of_o my_o patronage_n where_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v inform_v it_o be_v good_a to_o contest_v with_o man_n above_o ourselves_o but_o to_o confirm_v and_o establish_v our_o opinion_n it_o be_v best_o to_o argue_v with_o judgement_n below_o our_o own_o that_o the_o frequent_a spoil_n and_o victory_n over_o their_o reason_n may_v settle_v in_o ourselves_o a_o esteem_n and_o confirm_a opinion_n of_o our_o own_o every_o man_n be_v not_o a_o proper_a champion_n for_o truth_n nor_o fit_a to_o take_v up_o the_o gauntlet_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o verity_n many_o from_o the_o ignorance_n of_o these_o maxim_n and_o a_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n unto_o truth_n have_v too_o rash_o charge_v the_o troop_n of_o error_n and_o remain_v as_o trophy_n unto_o the_o enemy_n of_o truth_n a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o as_o just_a possession_n of_o truth_n as_o of_o a_o city_n and_o yet_o be_v force_v to_o surrender_v it_o be_v therefore_o far_o better_a to_o enjoy_v she_o with_o peace_n than_o to_o hazard_v she_o on_o a_o battle_n if_o therefore_o there_o rise_v any_o doubt_n in_o my_o way_n i_o do_v forget_v they_o or_o at_o least_o defer_v they_o till_o my_o better_a settle_a judgement_n and_o more_o manly_a reason_n be_v able_a to_o resolve_v they_o for_o i_o perceive_v every_o man_n own_o reason_n be_v his_o best_a oedipus_n and_o will_v upon_o a_o reasonable_a truce_n find_v a_o way_n to_o loose_v those_o bond_n wherewith_o the_o subtlety_n of_o error_n have_v enchain_v our_o more_o flexible_a and_o tender_a judgement_n in_o philosophy_n where_o truth_n seem_v double_o face_v there_o be_v no_o man_n more_o paradoxical_a than_o myself_o but_o in_o divinity_n i_o love_v to_o keep_v the_o road_n and_o though_o not_o in_o a_o implicit_a yet_o a_o humble_a faith_n follow_v the_o great_a wheel_n of_o the_o church_n by_o which_o i_o move_v not_o reserve_v any_o proper_a pole_n or_o motion_n from_o the_o epicycle_n of_o my_o own_o brain_n by_o this_o mean_v i_o have_v no_o gap_n for_o heresy_n schism_n or_o error_n of_o which_o at_o present_a i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o injure_v truth_n to_o say_v i_o have_v no_o taint_n or_o tincture_n i_o must_v confess_v my_o green_a study_n have_v be_v pollute_v with_o two_o or_o three_o not_o any_o beget_v in_o the_o latter_a century_n but_o old_a and_o obsolete_a such_o as_o can_v never_o have_v be_v revive_v but_o by_o such_o extravagant_a and_o irregular_a head_n as_o i_o for_o indeed_o heresy_n perish_v not_o with_o their_o author_n but_o like_o the_o river_n arethusa_n though_o they_o lose_v their_o current_n in_o one_o place_n they_o rise_v up_o again_o in_o another_o one_o general_a council_n be_v not_o able_a to_o extirpate_v one_o single_a heresy_n it_o may_v be_v cancel_v for_o the_o present_a but_o revolution_n of_o time_n and_o the_o like_a aspect_n from_o heaven_n will_v restore_v it_o when_o it_o will_v flourish_v till_o it_o be_v condemn_v again_o for_o as_o though_o there_o be_v metempsuchosis_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o one_o man_n pass_v into_o another_o opinion_n do_v find_v after_o certain_a revolution_n man_n and_o mind_n like_o those_o that_o first_o beget_v they_o to_o see_v ourselves_o again_o we_o need_v not_o look_v for_o opinion_n plato_n year_n every_o man_n be_v not_o only_a himself_o there_o have_v be_v many_o diogenes_n and_o as_o many_o timon_n though_o but_o few_o of_o that_o name_n man_n be_v live_v over_o again_o the_o world_n be_v now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o age_n past_a there_o be_v none_o then_o but_o there_o have_v be_v some_o one_o since_o that_o parallel_n he_o and_o as_o it_o be_v his_o revive_a self_n now_o the_o first_o of_o i_o be_v that_o of_o
not_o only_o mock_v the_o prediction_n of_o sundry_a astrologer_n in_o age_n past_a but_o the_o prophecy_n of_o many_o melancholy_a head_n in_o these_o present_a who_o neither_o understanding_n reasonable_o thing_n past_a or_o present_a pretend_v a_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v head_n ordain_v only_o to_o manifest_v the_o incredible_a effect_n of_o melancholy_a and_o to_o fulfil_v old_a prophecy_n rather_o than_o be_v the_o author_n of_o new_a prophet_n in_o those_o day_n there_o shall_v come_v war_n and_o rumour_n of_o war_n to_o i_o seem_v no_o prophecy_n but_o a_o constant_a truth_n in_o all_o time_n verify_v since_o it_o be_v pronounce_v there_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n how_o come_v he_o then_o like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n when_o he_o give_v a_o item_n of_o his_o come_n that_o common_a sign_n draw_v from_o the_o revelation_n of_o antichrist_n be_v as_o obscure_a as_o any_o in_o our_o common_a compute_v he_o have_v be_v come_v these_o many_o year_n but_o for_o my_o own_o part_n to_o speak_v free_o i_o be_o half_a of_o opinion_n that_o anti-christ_n be_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n in_o divinity_n for_o the_o discovery_n and_o invention_n thereof_o though_o there_o be_v prescribe_v rule_n and_o probable_a induction_n yet_o have_v hardly_o any_o man_n attain_v the_o perfect_a discovery_n thereof_o that_o general_a opinion_n that_o the_o world_n grow_v near_o its_o end_n have_v possess_v all_o age_n past_a as_o near_o as_o we_o i_o be_o afraid_a that_o the_o soul_n that_o now_o depart_v can_v escape_v that_o linger_a expostulation_n of_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o altar_n quousqae_fw-la domine_fw-la how_o long_o o_o lord_n and_o groan_n in_o the_o expectation_n of_o that_o great_a jubilee_n sect._n 47_o this_o be_v the_o day_n that_o must_v make_v good_a that_o great_a attribute_n of_o god_n his_o justice_n that_o must_v reconcile_v those_o unanswerable_a doubt_n that_o torment_v the_o wise_a understanding_n and_o reduce_v those_o seem_a inequality_n and_o respective_a distribution_n in_o this_o world_n to_o a_o equality_n and_o recompensive_a justice_n in_o the_o next_o this_o be_v that_o one_o day_n that_o shall_v include_v and_o comprehend_v all_o that_o go_v before_o it_o wherein_o as_o in_o the_o last_o scene_n all_o the_o actor_n must_v enter_v to_o complete_a and_o make_v up_o the_o catastrophe_n of_o this_o great_a piece_n this_o be_v the_o day_n who_o memory_n have_v only_a power_n to_o make_v we_o honest_a in_o the_o dark_a and_o to_o be_v virtuous_a without_o a_o witness_n *_o ipsa_fw-la svi_fw-la pretium_fw-la virtus_fw-la sibi_fw-la that_o virtue_n be_v she_o own_o reward_n be_v but_o a_o cold_a principle_n and_o not_o able_a to_o maintain_v our_o variable_a resolution_n in_o a_o constant_a and_o settle_a way_n of_o goodness_n i_o have_v practise_v ‖_o that_o honest_a artifice_n of_o seneca_n and_o in_o my_o retire_a and_o solitary_a imagination_n to_o detain_v i_o from_o the_o foulness_n of_o vice_n have_v fancy_v to_o myself_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o dear_a and_o worthy_a friend_n before_o who_o i_o shall_v lose_v my_o head_n rather_o than_o be_v vicious_a yet_o herein_o i_o find_v that_o there_o be_v nought_o but_o moral_a honesty_n and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v virtuous_a for_o his_o sake_n who_o must_v reward_v we_o at_o the_o last_o *_o ay_o have_v try_v if_o i_o can_v reach_v that_o great_a resolution_n of_o he_o to_o be_v honest_a without_o a_o thought_n of_o heaven_n or_o hell_n and_o indeed_o i_o find_v upon_o a_o natural_a inclination_n and_o inbred_a loyalty_n unto_o virtue_n that_o i_o can_v serve_v she_o without_o a_o livery_n yet_o not_o in_o that_o resolve_a and_o venerable_a way_n but_o that_o the_o frailty_n of_o my_o nature_n upon_o easy_a temptation_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o forget_v she_o the_o life_n therefore_o and_o spirit_n of_o all_o our_o action_n be_v the_o resurrection_n and_o a_o stable_a apprehension_n that_o our_o ash_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o pious_a endeavour_n without_o this_o all_o religion_n be_v a_o fallacy_n and_o those_o impiety_n of_o lucian_n euripides_n and_o julian_n be_v no_o blasphemy_n but_o subtle_a verity_n *_o and_o atheist_n have_v be_v the_o only_a philosopher_n sect._n 48_o how_o shall_v the_o dead_a arise_v be_v no_o question_n of_o my_o faith_n to_o believe_v only_a possibility_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o mere_a philosophy_n many_o thing_n be_v true_a in_o divinity_n which_o be_v neither_o inducible_a by_o reason_n nor_o confirmable_a by_o sense_n and_o many_o thing_n in_o philosophy_n confirmable_a by_o sense_n yet_o not_o inducible_a by_o reason_n thus_o it_o be_v impossible_a by_o any_o solid_a or_o demonstrative_a reason_n to_o persuade_v a_o man_n to_o believe_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o needle_n to_o the_o north_n though_o this_o be_v possible_a and_o true_a and_o easy_o credible_a upon_o a_o single_a experiment_n unto_o the_o sense_n i_o believe_v that_o our_o estrange_a and_o divide_v ash_n shall_v unite_v again_o that_o our_o separate_a dust_n after_o so_o many_o pilgrimage_n and_o transformation_n into_o the_o part_n of_o mineral_n plant_n animal_n element_n shall_v at_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n return_n into_o their_o primitive_a shape_n and_o join_v again_o to_o make_v up_o their_o primary_n and_o predestinate_a form_n as_o at_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v a_o separation_n of_o that_o confuse_a mass_n into_o its_o piece_n so_o at_o the_o destruction_n thereof_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o separation_n into_o its_o distinct_a individual_n as_o at_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n all_o the_o distinct_a species_n that_o we_o behold_v lay_v involve_v in_o one_o mass_n till_o the_o fruitful_a voice_n of_o god_n separate_v this_o unite_a multitude_n into_o its_o several_a species_n so_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o those_o corrupt_a relic_n shall_v be_v scatter_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o form_n and_o seem_v to_o have_v forget_v their_o proper_a habit_n *_o god_n by_o a_o powerful_a voice_n shall_v command_v they_o back_o into_o their_o proper_a shape_n and_o call_v they_o out_o by_o their_o single_a individual_n then_o shall_v appear_v the_o fertility_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o magic_n of_o that_o sperm_n that_o have_v dilate_v into_o so_o many_o million_o i_o have_v often_o behold_v as_o a_o miracle_n that_o artificial_a resurrection_n and_o revification_n of_o mercury_n how_o be_v mortify_v into_o a_o thousand_o shape_n it_o assume_v again_o its_o own_o and_o return_n into_o its_o numerical_a self_n let_v we_o speak_v natural_o and_o like_a philosopher_n the_o form_n of_o alterable_a body_n in_o these_o sensible_a corruption_n perish_v not_o nor_o as_o we_o imagine_v whole_o quit_v their_o mansion_n but_o retire_v and_o contract_v themselves_o into_o their_o secret_a and_o unaccessible_a part_n where_o they_o may_v best_o protect_v themselves_o from_o the_o action_n of_o their_o antagonist_n a_o plant_n or_o vegetable_a consume_v to_o ash_n by_o a_o contemplative_a and_o school-philosopher_n seem_v utter_o destroy_v and_o the_o form_n to_o have_v take_v his_o leave_n for_o ever_o but_o to_o a_o sensible_a artist_n the_o form_n be_v not_o perish_v but_o withdraw_v into_o their_o incombustible_a part_n where_o they_o lie_v secure_a from_o the_o action_n of_o that_o devour_a element_n this_o be_v make_v good_a by_o experience_n which_o can_v from_o the_o ash_n of_o a_o plant_n revive_v the_o plant_n and_o from_o its_o cinder_n recall_v it_o into_o its_o stalk_n and_o leaf_n again_o what_o the_o art_n of_o man_n can_v do_v in_o these_o inferior_a piece_n what_o blasphemy_n be_v it_o to_o affirm_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n can_v do_v in_o these_o more_o perfect_a and_o sensible_a structure_n this_o be_v that_o mystical_a philosophy_n from_o whence_o no_o true_a scholar_n become_v a_o atheist_n but_o from_o the_o visible_a effect_n of_o nature_n grow_v up_o a_o real_a divine_a and_o behold_v not_o in_o a_o dream_n as_o ezekiel_n but_o in_o a_o ocular_a and_o visible_a object_n the_o type_n of_o his_o resurrection_n sect._n 49_o now_o the_o necessary_a mansion_n of_o our_o restore_a self_n be_v those_o two_o contrary_a and_o incompatible_a place_n we_o call_v heaven_n and_o hell_n to_o define_v they_o or_o strict_o to_o determine_v what_o and_o where_o these_o be_v surpass_v my_o divinity_n that_o elegant_a apostle_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o heaven_n have_v leave_v but_o a_o negative_a description_n thereof_o which_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n have_v hear_v nor_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n he_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o himself_o to_o behold_v it_o but_o be_v return_v into_o himself_o can_v not_o express_v it_o st._n john_n description_n by_o emeral_n chrysolite_n and_o precious_a stone_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o express_v the_o material_a heaven_n we_o behold_v brief_o therefore_o where_o the_o soul_n have_v
he_o be_v impassable_a his_o immortality_n sect._n 52_o i_o thank_v god_n that_o with_o joy_n i_o mention_v it_o i_o be_v never_o afraid_a of_o hell_n nor_o never_o grow_v pale_a at_o the_o description_n of_o that_o place_n i_o have_v so_o fix_v my_o contemplation_n on_o heaven_n that_o i_o have_v almost_o forget_v the_o idea_n of_o hell_n and_o be_o afraid_a rather_o to_o lose_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o one_o than_o endure_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o other_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o be_v a_o perfect_a hell_n and_o needs_o methinks_v no_o addition_n to_o complete_a our_o affliction_n that_o terrible_a term_n have_v never_o detain_v i_o from_o sin_n nor_o do_v i_o owe_v any_o good_a action_n to_o the_o name_n thereof_o i_o fear_v god_n yet_o be_o not_o afraid_a of_o he_o his_o mercy_n make_v i_o ashamed_a of_o my_o sin_n before_o his_o judgement_n afraid_a thereof_o these_o be_v the_o force_a and_o secondary_a method_n of_o his_o wisdom_n which_o he_o use_v but_o as_o the_o last_o remedy_n and_o upon_o provocation_n a_o course_n rather_o to_o deter_v the_o wicked_a than_o incite_v the_o virtuous_a to_o his_o worship_n i_o can_v hardly_o think_v there_o be_v ever_o any_o scare_v into_o heaven_n they_o go_v the_o fair_a way_n to_o heaven_n that_o will_v serve_v god_n without_o a_o hell_n other_o mercenary_n that_o crouch_v unto_o he_o in_o fear_n of_o hell_n though_o they_o term_v themselves_o the_o servant_n be_v indeed_o but_o the_o slave_n of_o the_o almighty_a sect._n 53_o and_o to_o be_v true_a and_o speak_v my_o soul_n when_o i_o survey_v the_o occurrence_n of_o my_o life_n and_o call_v into_o account_n the_o finger_n of_o god_n i_o can_v perceive_v nothing_o but_o a_o abyss_n and_o mass_n of_o mercy_n either_o in_o general_a to_o mankind_n or_o in_o particular_a to_o myself_o and_o whether_o out_o of_o the_o prejudice_n of_o my_o affection_n or_o a_o invert_v and_o partial_a conceit_n of_o his_o mercy_n i_o know_v not_o but_o those_o which_o other_o term_v cross_n affliction_n judgement_n misfortune_n to_o i_o who_o inquire_v far_o into_o they_o than_o their_o visible_a effect_n they_o both_o appear_v and_o in_o event_n have_v ever_o prove_v the_o secret_a and_o dissemble_a favour_n of_o his_o affection_n it_o be_v a_o singular_a piece_n of_o wisdom_n to_o apprehend_v true_o and_o without_o passion_n the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o so_o well_o to_o distinguish_v his_o justice_n from_o his_o mercy_n as_o not_o miscall_v those_o noble_a attribute_n yet_o it_o be_v likewise_o a_o honest_a piece_n of_o logic_n so_o to_o dispute_v and_o argue_v the_o proceed_n of_o god_n as_o to_o distinguish_v even_o his_o judgement_n into_o mercy_n for_o god_n be_v merciful_a unto_o all_o because_o better_a to_o the_o worst_a than_o the_o best_a deserve_v and_o to_o say_v he_o punish_v none_o in_o this_o world_n though_o it_o be_v a_o paradox_n be_v no_o absurdity_n to_o one_o that_o have_v commit_v murder_n if_o the_o judge_n shall_v only_o ordain_v a_o fine_a it_o be_v a_o madness_n to_o call_v this_o a_o punishment_n and_o to_o repine_v at_o the_o sentence_n rather_o than_o admire_v the_o clemency_n of_o the_o judge_n thus_o our_o offence_n be_v mortal_a and_o deserve_v not_o only_a death_n but_o damnation_n if_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v content_a to_o traverse_v and_o pass_v they_o over_o with_o a_o loss_n misfortune_n or_o disease_n what_o frenzy_n be_v it_o to_o term_v this_o a_o punishment_n rather_o than_o a_o extremity_n of_o mercy_n and_o to_o groan_v under_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o judgement_n rather_o than_o admire_v the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o mercy_n therefore_o to_o adore_v honour_n and_o admire_v he_o be_v a_o debt_n of_o gratitude_n due_a from_o the_o obligation_n of_o our_o nature_n state_n and_o condition_n and_o with_o these_o thought_n he_o that_o know_v they_o best_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o i_o adore_v he_o that_o i_o obtain_v heaven_n and_o the_o bliss_n thereof_o be_v accidental_a and_o not_o the_o intend_a work_n of_o my_o devotion_n it_o be_v a_o felicity_n i_o can_v neither_o think_v to_o deserve_v nor_o scarce_o in_o modesty_n to_o expect_v for_o those_o two_o end_n of_o we_o all_o either_o as_o reward_n or_o punishment_n be_v merciful_o ordain_v and_o disproportionable_o dispose_v unto_o our_o action_n the_o one_o be_v so_o far_o beyond_o our_o desert_n the_o other_o so_o infinite_o below_o our_o demerit_n sect._n 54_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n to_o those_o that_o believe_v not_o in_o christ_n that_o be_v say_v some_o since_o his_o nativity_n and_o as_o divinity_n affirm_v before_o also_o which_o make_v i_o much_o apprehend_v the_o end_n of_o those_o honest_a worthy_n and_o philosopher_n which_o die_v before_o his_o incarnation_n *_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o place_v those_o soul_n in_o hell_n who_o worthy_a life_n do_v teach_v we_o virtue_n on_o earth_n methinks_v among_o those_o many_o subdivision_n of_o hell_n there_o may_v have_v be_v one_o limbo_n leave_v for_o these_o what_o a_o strange_a vision_n will_v it_o be_v to_o see_v their_o poetical_a fiction_n convert_v into_o verity_n and_o their_o imagine_a and_o fancy_a fury_n into_o real_a devil_n how_o strange_a to_o they_o will_v sound_v the_o history_n of_o adam_n when_o they_o shall_v suffer_v for_o he_o they_o never_o hear_v of_o when_o they_o who_o derive_v their_o genealogy_n from_o the_o god_n shall_v know_v they_o be_v the_o unhappy_a issue_n of_o sinful_a man_n it_o be_v a_o insolent_a part_n of_o reason_n to_o controvert_v the_o work_n of_o god_n or_o question_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o proceed_n can_v humility_n teach_v other_o as_o it_o have_v instruct_v i_o to_o contemplate_v the_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a distance_n betwixt_o the_o creator_n and_o the_o creature_n or_o do_v we_o serious_o perpend_v that_o one_o simile_n of_o st._n paul_n shall_v the_o vessel_n say_v to_o the_o potter_n why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o it_o will_v prevent_v these_o arrogant_a dispute_n of_o reason_n nor_o will_v we_o argue_v the_o definitive_a sentence_n of_o god_n either_o to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n man_n that_o live_v according_a to_o the_o right_a rule_n and_o law_n of_o reason_n live_v but_o in_o their_o own_o kind_n as_o beast_n do_v in_o they_o who_o just_o obey_v the_o prescript_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o therefore_o can_v reasonable_o demand_v a_o reward_n of_o their_o action_n as_o only_o obey_v the_o natural_a dictate_v of_o their_o reason_n it_o will_v therefore_o and_o must_v at_o last_o appear_v that_o all_o salvation_n be_v through_o christ_n which_o verity_n i_o fear_v these_o great_a example_n of_o virtue_n must_v confirm_v and_o make_v it_o good_a how_o the_o perfect_a action_n of_o earth_n have_v no_o title_n or_o claim_n unto_o heaven_n sect._n 55_o nor_n true_o do_v i_o think_v the_o life_n of_o these_o or_o of_o any_o other_o be_v ever_o correspondent_a or_o in_o all_o point_v conformable_a unto_o their_o doctrine_n it_o be_v evident_a that*_n aristotle_n transgress_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o own_o ethic_n the_o stoic_n that_o condemn_v passion_n and_o command_v a_o man_n to_o laugh_v in_o phalaris_n his_o bull_n can_v not_o endure_v without_o a_o groan_n a_o fit_a of_o the_o stone_n or_o colic_n ‖_o the_o sceptic_n that_o affirm_v they_o know_v nothing_o even_o in_o that_o opinion_n confute_v themselves_o and_o think_v they_o know_v more_o than_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o diogenes_n i_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o most_o vainglorious_a man_n of_o his_o time_n and_o more_o ambitious_a in_o refuse_v all_o honour_n than_o alexander_n in_o reject_v none_o vice_n and_o the_o devil_n put_v a_o fallacy_n upon_o our_o reason_n and_o provoke_v we_o too_o hasty_o to_o run_v from_o it_o entangle_v and_o profound_a we_o deep_o in_o it_o *_o the_o duke_n of_o venice_n that_o wed_v himself_o unto_o the_o sea_n by_o a_o ring_n of_o gold_n i_o will_v not_o argue_v of_o prodigality_n because_o it_o be_v a_o solemnity_n of_o good_a use_n and_o consequence_n in_o the_o state_n ‖_o but_o the_o philosopher_n that_o throw_v his_o money_n into_o the_o sea_n to_o avoid_v avarice_n be_v a_o notorious_a prodigal_a there_o be_v no_o road_n or_o ready_a way_n to_o virtue_n it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a point_n of_o art_n to_o disentangle_v ourselves_o from_o this_o riddle_n or_o web_n of_o sin_n to_o perfect_a virtue_n as_o to_o religion_n there_o be_v require_v a_o panoplia_fw-la or_o complete_a armour_n that_o whilst_o we_o lie_v at_o close_a ward_n against_o one_o vice_n we_o lie_v not_o open_a to_o the_o veny_n of_o another_o and_o indeed_o wise_a discretion_n that_o have_v the_o thread_n of_o reason_n to_o conduct_v they_o offend_v without_o pardon_n whereas_o under-head_n may_v stumble_v without_o dishonour_n *_o there_o go_v so_o many_o circumstance_n to_o piece_n up_o one_o good_a
will_v still_o be_v near_o he_o unite_a soul_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o embrace_n but_o desire_v to_o be_v true_o each_o other_o which_o be_v impossible_a their_o desire_n be_v infinite_a and_o proceed_v without_o a_o possibility_n of_o satisfaction_n another_o misery_n there_o be_v in_o affection_n that_o who_o we_o true_o love_v like_o our_o own_o we_o forget_v their_o look_n nor_o can_v our_o memory_n retain_v the_o idea_n of_o their_o face_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o they_o be_v ourselves_o and_o our_o affection_n make_v their_o look_n our_o own_o this_o noble_a affection_n fall_v not_o on_o vulgar_a and_o common_a constitution_n but_o on_o such_o as_o be_v mark_v for_o virtue_n he_o that_o can_v love_v his_o friend_n with_o this_o noble_a ardour_n will_v in_o a_o competent_a degree_n effect_v all_o now_o if_o we_o can_v bring_v our_o affection_n to_o look_v beyond_o the_o body_n and_o cast_v a_o eye_n upon_o the_o soul_n we_o have_v find_v out_o the_o true_a object_n not_o only_o of_o friendship_n but_o charity_n and_o the_o great_a happiness_n that_o we_o can_v bequeath_v the_o soul_n be_v that_o wherein_o we_o all_o do_v place_n our_o last_o felicity_n salvation_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o bestow_v it_o be_v in_o our_o charity_n and_o pious_a invocation_n to_o desire_v if_o not_o procure_v and_o further_o i_o can_v content_o frame_v a_o prayer_n for_o myself_o in_o particular_a without_o a_o catalogue_n for_o my_o friend_n nor_o request_v a_o happiness_n wherein_o my_o sociable_a disposition_n do_v not_o desire_v the_o fellowship_n of_o my_o neighbour_n i_o never_o hear_v the_o toll_n of_o a_o pass_a bell_n though_o in_o my_o mirth_n without_o my_o prayer_n and_o best_a wish_n for_o the_o depart_a spirit_n i_o can_v go_v to_o cure_v the_o body_n of_o my_o patient_n but_o i_o forget_v my_o profession_n and_o call_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o soul_n i_o can_v see_v one_o say_v his_o prayer_n but_o in_o stead_n of_o imitate_v he_o i_o fall_v into_o a_o supplication_n for_o he_o who_o perhaps_o be_v no_o more_o to_o i_o than_o a_o common_a nature_n and_o if_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v a_o ear_n to_o my_o supplication_n there_o be_v sure_o many_o happy_a that_o never_o see_v i_o and_o enjoy_v the_o blessing_n of_o my_o unknown_a devotion_n to_o pray_v for_o enemy_n that_o be_v for_o their_o salvation_n be_v no_o harsh_a precept_n but_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o daily_a and_o ordinary_a devotion_n *_o ay_o can_v believe_v the_o story_n of_o the_o italian_a our_o bad_a wish_n and_o uncharitable_a desire_n proceed_v no_o further_o than_o this_o life_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o the_o uncharitable_a vote_n of_o hell_n that_o desire_v our_o misery_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v sect._n 7_o to_o do_v no_o injury_n nor_o take_v none_o be_v a_o principle_n which_o to_o my_o former_a year_n and_o impatient_a affection_n seem_v to_o contain_v enough_o of_o morality_n but_o my_o more_o settle_a year_n and_o christian_a constitution_n have_v fall_v upon_o severe_a resolution_n i_o can_v hold_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o injury_n that_o if_o there_o be_v there_o be_v no_o such_o injury_n as_o revenge_n and_o no_o such_o revenge_n as_o the_o contempt_n of_o a_o injury_n that_o to_o hate_v another_o be_v to_o malign_v himself_o that_o the_o true_a way_n to_o love_v another_o be_v to_o despise_v ourselves_o i_o be_v unjust_a unto_o my_o own_o conscience_n if_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o at_o variance_n with_o any_o thing_n like_o myself_o i_o find_v there_o be_v many_o piece_n in_o this_o one_o fabric_n of_o man_n this_o frame_n be_v raise_v upon_o a_o mass_n of_o antipathy_n i_o be_o one_o methinks_v but_o as_o the_o world_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v a_o swarm_n of_o distinct_a essence_n and_o in_o they_o another_o world_n of_o contrariety_n we_o carry_v private_a and_o domestic_a enemy_n within_o public_a and_o more_o hostile_a adversary_n without_o the_o devil_n that_o do_v but_o buffet_v st._n paul_n play_n methinks_v at_o sharp_a with_o i_o let_v i_o be_v nothing_o if_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o myself_o i_o do_v not_o find_v the_o battle_n of_o lepanto_n passion_n against_o reason_n reason_n against_o faith_n faith_n against_o the_o devil_n and_o my_o conscience_n against_o all_o there_o be_v another_o man_n within_o i_o that_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o rebuke_n command_n and_o dastard_n i_o i_o have_v no_o conscience_n of_o marble_n to_o resist_v the_o hammer_n of_o more_o heavy_a offence_n nor_o yet_o too_o soft_a and_o waxen_a as_o to_o take_v the_o impression_n of_o each_o single_a peccadillo_n or_o escape_v of_o infirmity_n i_o be_o of_o a_o strange_a belief_n that_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o be_v forgive_v some_o sin_n as_o to_o commit_v some_o other_o eor_fw-la my_o original_a sin_n i_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v wash_v away_o in_o my_o baptism_n for_o my_o actual_a transgression_n i_o compute_v and_o reckon_v with_o god_n but_o from_o my_o last_o repentance_n sacrament_n or_o general_a absolution_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o terrify_v with_o the_o sin_n or_o madness_n of_o my_o youth_n i_o thank_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n *_o i_o have_v no_o sin_n that_o want_v a_o name_n i_o be_o not_o singular_a in_o offence_n my_o transgression_n be_v epidemical_a and_o from_o the_o common_a breath_n of_o our_o corruption_n for_o there_o be_v certain_a temper_n of_o body_n which_o match_v with_o a_o humorous_a depravity_n of_o mind_n do_v hatch_n and_o produce_v vitiosity_n who_o newness_n and_o monstrosity_n of_o nature_n admit_v no_o name_n ‖_o this_o be_v the_o temper_n of_o that_o lecher_n that_o carnale_v with_o a_o statue_n *_o and_o constitution_n of_o nero_n in_o his_o spintrian_a recreation_n for_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o only_o fruitful_a in_o new_a and_o unheard-of_a star_n the_o earth_n in_o plant_n and_o animal_n but_o man_n mind_n also_o in_o villainy_n and_o vice_n now_o the_o dulness_n of_o 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