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philosophy_n be_v full_a of_o such_o passage_n it_o be_v so_o certain_o and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o among_o man_n now_o adays_o as_o certain_o there_o be_v not_o such_o example_n of_o heroic_a spirit_n and_o of_o true_a magnanimity_n as_o have_v be_v in_o former_a time_n among_o the_o grecian_n especial_o it_o may_v very_o probable_o be_v conceive_v that_o one_o main_a reason_n of_o it_o be_v because_o the_o mathematics_n astronomy_n and_o astrology_n be_v so_o call_v ancient_o be_v not_o so_o general_o study_v as_o they_o be_v former_o among_o the_o grecian_n especial_o for_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o hear_v in_o ordinary_a talk_n as_o it_o be_v common_o talk_v that_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o whole_a universe_n be_v but_o as_o one_o point_n which_o many_o may_v conceive_v to_o be_v but_o a_o hyperbolical_a speech_n as_o if_o we_o call_v a_o little_a man_n a_o atom_n in_o comparison_n of_o a_o great_a mountain_n another_o thing_n upon_o certain_a ground_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d ptol._n mâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o §_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o by_o ptolemy_n and_o other_o mathematician_n it_o be_v demonstrate_v to_o know_v it_o and_o apprehend_v it_o clear_o as_o clear_o as_o every_o ordinary_a capacity_n do_v apprehend_v that_o one_o single_a farthing_n be_v no_o very_o considerable_a thing_n little_o more_o than_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o such_o a_o sum_n as_o for_o example_n of_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o english_a pound_n these_o thing_n therefore_o whoever_o shall_v right_o consider_v and_o understand_v as_o he_o look_v upon_o a_o commonwealth_n of_o aunt_n or_o bee_n praef._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o anton._n de_fw-fr scipso_n l_o 7._o §_o 3._o formiâ—arun_n iste_fw-la discursus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o angusto_fw-la laberantium_fw-la quid_fw-la illis_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la interest_n etc._n etc._n sen._n nat._n qu._n l._n 1._o in_o praef._n it_o be_v the_o similitude_n use_v by_o divers_a upon_o this_o occasion_n where_o he_o see_v great_a stir_v and_o pain_n take_v much_o carry_v and_o run_v to_o and_o fro_o so_o will_v he_o look_v upon_o the_o ordinary_a care_n and_o distraction_n fright_n and_o fear_n hope_n and_o joy_n of_o such_o among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o mind_n be_v whole_o set_v upon_o the_o world_n and_o have_v no_o further_o aim_v a_o three_o consideration_n that_o induce_v they_o to_o this_o contempt_n be_v because_o this_o world_n in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o world_n afford_v nothing_o so_o great_a and_o glorious_a but_o the_o base_a and_o vile_a of_o man_n be_v as_o capable_a of_o as_o the_o most_o generous_a and_o deserve_a wise_a solomon_n observe_v it_o and_o he_o make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o it_o it_o make_v he_o think_v the_o less_o of_o his_o own_o greatness_n 9.11_o eccles_n 9.11_o i_o return_v say_v he_o and_o see_v under_o the_o sun_n that_o the_o race_n be_v not_o to_o the_o swift_a nor_o the_o battle_n to_o the_o strong_a neither_o yet_o bread_n to_o the_o wise_a nor_o yet_o riches_n to_o man_n of_o understanding_n nor_o yet_o favour_n to_o man_n of_o skill_n but_o time_n and_o chance_n happen_v to_o they_o all_o eccles_n 9.11_o these_o worldly_a good_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o base_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o solomon_n of_o the_o heathen_n quae_fw-la turpissimo_fw-la cuique_fw-la ac_fw-la contemptissimo_fw-la lenoni_fw-la ac_fw-la lanistae_fw-la possunt_fw-la contingere_fw-la say_v seneca_n which_o may_v be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o possession_n of_o some_o abominable_a loose_a liver_n some_o common_a strumpet_n or_o some_o ravenous_a and_o bloody_a tyrant_n it_o once_o trouble_v pliny_n the_o late_a a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o great_a place_n in_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n very_o much_o when_o he_o observe_v what_o honourable_a title_n the_o senate_n of_o rome_n whereof_o himself_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v a_o member_n have_v confer_v upon_o such_o a_o slave_n furciferum_fw-la as_o he_o call_v he_o as_o pallas_n be_v what_o honourable_a edict_n and_o declaration_n they_o have_v make_v in_o his_o behalf_n such_o indeed_o they_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o pliny_n as_o scarce_o any_o the_o most_o renown_a for_o valour_n or_o wisdom_n or_o noble_a descent_n who_o former_a time_n have_v know_v have_v ever_o obtain_v it_o do_v put_v he_o upon_o this_o contemplation_n the_o best_a use_n indeed_o that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o such_o object_n quà m_fw-la mimica_fw-la &_o inepta_fw-la essent_fw-la quae_fw-la interdum_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la coenum_fw-la in_o have_v sordes_fw-la abjicerentur_fw-la how_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a such_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v which_o be_v cast_v sometime_o upon_o such_o dunghill_n tacitus_n write_v of_o this_o pallas_n that_o he_o have_v a_o estate_n of_o ter_z millies_fw-la which_o do_v amount_v to_o such_o a_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n as_o may_v now_o suffice_v to_o be_v a_o ransom_n for_o many_o great_a king_n by_o this_o appear_v what_o account_n wise_a heathen_n make_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o world_n and_o if_o this_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n become_v they_o well_o and_o be_v esteem_v in_o they_o a_o effect_n of_o true_a magnanimity_n who_o hope_n nevertheless_o for_o the_o most_o of_o they_o go_v not_o beyond_o this_o world_n how_o much_o more_o upon_o their_o own_o ground_n must_v it_o become_v he_o who_o both_o as_o he_o be_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n from_o all_o eternity_n have_v in_o himself_o all_o fullness_n of_o infinite_a content_n and_o blessedness_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n have_v create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o heaven_n to_o be_v his_o throne_n and_o the_o earth_n his_o footstool_n esay_n 66.1_o and_o as_o he_o be_v make_v flesh_n in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n yet_o even_o then_o be_v so_o unite_v to_o eternal_a majesty_n that_o even_o then_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n â—f_a glory_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n because_o he_o have_v it_o in_o himself_o and_o from_o himself_o whole_o not_o from_o any_o outward_a adventitious_a lustre_n that_o infinite_a disproportion_n between_o the_o least_o glimpse_n of_o eternal_a majesty_n and_o the_o great_a glory_n this_o earth_n do_v afford_v how_o can_v it_o better_o appear_v upon_o earth_n then_o in_o contempt_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o that_o have_v the_o substance_n in_o himself_o shall_v he_o seek_v after_o the_o shadow_n cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la ad_fw-la augendum_fw-la fastigium_fw-la superest_fw-la trajanum_fw-la plia_n sec._n in_o panegyr_n ad_fw-la trajanum_fw-la hic_fw-la uno_fw-la mode_n crescere_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la ipse_fw-la submittat_fw-la securus_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la suae_fw-la he_o that_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o majesty_n and_o greatness_n if_o he_o will_v yet_o be_v great_a and_o high_a he_o must_v abase_v himself_o show_v his_o greatness_n in_o that_o more_o than_o in_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o can_v abase_v himself_o with_o security_n this_o be_v counsel_v once_o give_v to_o a_o great_a prince_n and_o emperor_n by_o a_o great_a orator_n heathen_n both_o and_o this_o we_o may_v say_v be_v the_o case_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o he_o above_o all_o man_n to_o magnify_v himself_o in_o his_o humility_n who_o be_v so_o far_o above_o all_o man_n as_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n be_v there_o no_o other_o argument_n to_o persuade_v man_n against_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o millenaries_n this_o will_v much_o move_v i_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n they_o must_v think_v better_a of_o the_o earth_n than_o i_o do_v and_o a_o thousand_o year_n a_o long_a time_n than_o i_o can_v conceive_v it_o who_o propose_v such_o a_o kingdom_n as_o a_o great_a thing_n to_o he_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o who_o a_o thousand_o year_n be_v as_o yesterday_o when_o it_o be_v past_a and_o as_o a_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n psal_n 90.4_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o more_o enhance_v the_o credit_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n than_o the_o reputation_n of_o valour_n and_o the_o fame_n of_o conquest_n and_o victory_n the_o scripture_n themselves_o seem_v to_o go_v this_o way_n too_o gird_v thy_o sword_n upon_o thy_o thigh_n o_o most_o mighty_a &c_n &c_n thy_o arrow_n be_v sharp_a etc._n etc._n psal_n 45.3.5_o etc._n etc._n which_o speech_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n be_v intend_v of_o christ_n and_o the_o jew_n ground_v partly_o upon_o such_o place_n of_o scrip_n ure_n and_o partly_o upon_o their_o own_o fond_a thought_n &_o imagination_n do_v promise_v themselves_o such_o a_o messiah_n that_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v a_o king_n but_o a_o warrior_n also_o &_o a_o great_a conqueror_n of_o this_o because_o approve_a history_n of_o all_o age_n &_o nation_n be_v sufficient_a to_o inform_v we_o what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o