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the_o preservation_n and_o continuance_n of_o it_o some_o way_n or_o other_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a likewise_o as_o i_o touch_v before_o in_o their_o opinion_n to_o be_v trouble_v consilium_fw-la confilium_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la nullum_fw-la habet_fw-la consilium_fw-la and_o patience_n be_v his_o remedy_n who_o have_v no_o remedy_n else_o it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v no_o great_a proof_n of_o virtue_n not_o to_o trouble_v other_o but_o this_o be_v excellent_a quiet_o to_o bear_v the_o trouble_n they_o give_v to_o we_o cap._n iu._n these_o and_o such_o like_a argument_n i_o shall_v dismiss_v and_o proceed_v rather_o unto_o the_o second_o general_a part_n of_o my_o discourse_n which_o i_o propound_v the_o rule_v we_o shall_v observe_v to_o preserve_v we_o from_o trouble_n which_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o after_o i_o have_v premise_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o let_v we_o seek_v for_o they_o in_o their_o right_a place_n where_o they_o be_v to_o be_v 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not_o enthrall_v to_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n to_o hope_v or_o fear_n to_o life_n or_o death_n and_o thou_o be_v free_a what_o he_o say_v in_o this_o case_n we_o may_v say_v in_o all_o other_o nothing_o can_v overcome_v he_o that_o be_v not_o first_o overcome_v by_o his_o own_o imagination_n and_o passion_n thou_o be_v poor_a perhaps_o and_o contemn_v what_o of_o that_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o this_o beggarly_a thought_n also_o that_o riches_n and_o honour_n make_v a_o man_n another_o have_v a_o bad_a opinion_n of_o thou_o but_o what_o then_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o also_o a_o foolish_a opinion_n than_o man_n censure_n be_v not_o much_o to_o be_v mind_v in_o every_o thing_n rule_v but_o thyself_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v at_o ease_n because_o thou_o will_v be_v thyself_o but_o never_o will_v thou_o till_o then_o be_v ease_v for_o remember_v this_o as_o a_o true_a say_n which_o may_v be_v add_v to_o the_o reason_n forego_v a_o proud_a man_n have_v no_o god_n a_o unpeaceable_a man_n 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