the_o heart_n ease_n or_o a_o remedy_n against_o all_o trouble_n to_o which_o be_v add_v a_o consolatory_a discourse_n against_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o those_o that_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o by_o simon_n patrick_n b._n d._n minister_n of_o god_n word_n at_o batersea_n in_o surrey_n psalm_n 94.19_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o thought_n within_o i_o thy_o comfort_n delight_v my_o soul_n m._n antoninus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d happiness_n lie_v in_o a_o very_a few_o thing_n london_n print_v by_o r._n w._n for_o francis_n titan_n at_o the_o three_o dagger_n in_o fleetstreet_n near_o the_o inner_a temple-gate_n 1660._o to_o the_o honourable_a sr._n walter_n st._n john_n baronet_n and_o the_o lady_n johanna_n st._n john_n his_o wife_n the_o author_n wish_v all_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o these_o meditation_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o his_o disciple_n john_n 14.1_o be_v know_v only_o to_o myself_o and_o another_o person_n who_o contentment_n i_o exceed_o desire_v but_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o publication_n be_v know_v to_o more_o than_o yourselves_o for_o who_o use_n they_o be_v first_o transcribe_v a_o good_a while_n ago_o which_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v the_o world_n so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o for_o it_o will_v believe_v its_o like_a that_o it_o come_v from_o my_o own_o proper_a motion_n and_o inclination_n to_o send_v they_o abroad_o and_o the_o ordinary_a reason_n from_o the_o importunity_n of_o friend_n can_v be_v understand_v by_o none_o but_o those_o who_o know_v that_o a_o friend_n can_v do_v more_o with_o we_o than_o we_o ourselves_o but_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o address_v themselves_o to_o you_o be_v know_v best_a to_o myself_o for_o though_o you_o may_v know_v it_o if_o you_o please_v yet_o your_o goodness_n teach_v you_o to_o forget_v the_o many_o obligation_n you_o lay_v upon_o i_o which_o i_o ought_v always_o to_o remember_v so_o many_o they_o be_v that_o when_o i_o think_v how_o to_o discharge_v they_o it_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n that_o there_o be_v one_o sort_n of_o trouble_n which_o i_o have_v make_v no_o provision_n against_o in_o this_o treatise_n which_o be_v for_o want_v of_o ability_n both_o to_o pay_v what_o we_o owe_v to_o those_o that_o love_v we_o and_o also_o to_o express_v the_o sense_n which_o we_o have_v of_o their_o goodness_n but_o i_o consider_v that_o this_o be_v such_o a_o please_a sort_n of_o trouble_n that_o one_o will_v not_o be_v willing_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v cure_v we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o find_v fault_n that_o our_o friend_n will_v do_v we_o more_o good_a than_o we_o deserve_v nor_o to_o complain_v that_o their_o goodness_n be_v great_a than_o we_o can_v speak_v of_o and_o that_o ought_v not_o i_o know_v to_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o my_o trouble_n which_o be_v your_o singular_a pleasure_n and_o contentment_n and_o if_o this_o kind_n of_o acknowledgement_n will_v acquit_v i_o in_o any_o sort_n of_o ingratitude_n i_o be_o but_o beginning_n to_o discharge_v and_o exonerate_v myself_o for_o i_o have_v design_v before_o the_o publish_n of_o this_o be_v think_v of_o to_o put_v a_o treatise_n of_o another_o nature_n into_o your_o hand_n but_o i_o be_o well_o secure_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v you_o by_o begin_v my_o address_n to_o you_o with_o a_o discourse_n of_o trouble_n as_o if_o i_o do_v bode_v some_o evil_n to_o you_o because_o i_o believe_v that_o you_o desire_v rather_o to_o be_v prepare_v against_o any_o cross_n then_o to_o have_v none_o befall_v you_o i_o confess_v i_o discern_v some_o defect_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n which_o if_o i_o have_v pen_v with_o a_o intention_n to_o have_v send_v abroad_o i_o think_v that_o i_o shall_v have_v take_v some_o care_n to_o have_v see_v supply_v but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v the_o less_o aceptable_a to_o you_o who_o be_v able_a i_o know_v out_o of_o the_o general_a truth_n here_o propound_v to_o raise_v such_o principle_n as_o will_v be_v able_a to_o give_v you_o satisfaction_n in_o particular_a case_n not_o here_o name_v yet_o presume_v that_o you_o will_v not_o be_v weary_a of_o read_v any_o thing_n that_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o who_o you_o love_v so_o well_o i_o shall_v here_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o instance_n in_o some_o thing_n which_o will_v have_v deserve_v some_o particular_a consideration_n there_o be_v no_o great_a trouble_n to_o some_o ingenuous_a soul_n then_o to_o be_v requite_v with_o injury_n for_o the_o kindness_n they_o have_v do_v to_o other_o but_o they_o may_v soon_o consider_v that_o this_o befall_v our_o master_n jesus_n christ_n himself_o and_o though_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o do_v good_a to_o other_o yet_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o they_o to_o make_v they_o good_a and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o way_n to_o beget_v love_n in_o they_o it_o be_v by_o love_n and_o there_o be_v no_o small_a contentment_n in_o love_v those_o who_o have_v no_o love_n for_o we_o for_o this_o be_v the_o very_a height_n of_o love_n and_o love_v itself_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o sweet_a that_o it_o be_v its_o own_o reward_n but_o some_o perhaps_o have_v this_o addition_n of_o trouble_n that_o their_o own_o friend_n do_v not_o love_v they_o and_o those_o who_o god_n and_o nature_n do_v command_v to_o be_v kind_a be_v ill_o affect_v towards_o they_o the_o same_o remedy_n will_v cure_v this_o disease_n and_o let_v they_o turn_v their_o love_n into_o pity_n that_o any_o shall_v be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o rare_a pleasure_n in_o the_o world_n which_o arise_v from_o love_v of_o other_o and_o you_o may_v see_v from_o hence_o the_o necessity_n of_o one_o rule_v which_o i_o have_v commend_v which_o be_v not_o to_o hope_v for_o any_o thing_n here_o below_o and_o particular_o remember_v this_o that_o you_o may_v be_v disappoint_v if_o you_o look_v for_o any_o more_o satisfaction_n from_o your_o child_n than_o the_o pleasure_n of_o do_v good_a to_o they_o and_o see_v they_o do_v good_a to_o themselves_o for_o the_o old_a say_n have_v have_v but_o few_o hitherto_o to_o cross_v it_o that_o love_n like_o your_o inheritance_n do_v descend_v but_o use_v not_o to_o ascend_v but_o there_o be_v other_o that_o may_v say_v they_o can_v easy_o brook_v any_o suffering_n from_o other_o but_o that_o common_o it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o those_o that_o suffer_v to_o be_v think_v guilty_a of_o those_o crime_n for_o which_o they_o innocent_o suffer_v quae_fw-la perferunt_fw-la meruisse_fw-la creduntur_fw-la the_o world_n be_v so_o sottish_a that_o they_o common_o think_v man_n deserve_v that_o which_o they_o endure_v and_o we_o be_v deprive_v many_o time_n not_o only_o of_o our_o enjoyment_n but_o likewise_o of_o our_o fame_n and_o we_o be_v deny_v not_o only_o our_o security_n but_o likewise_o all_o apology_n for_o ourselves_o but_o who_o can_v keep_v the_o world_n from_o think_v what_o they_o please_v who_o know_v not_o that_o it_o see_v but_o with_o half_a a_o eye_n if_o it_o be_v not_o stark_o blind_a and_o what_o shall_v we_o be_v the_o better_a if_o they_o think_v well_o of_o we_o see_v what_o they_o think_v either_o one_o way_n or_o other_o be_v with_o so_o little_a reason_n if_o we_o deserve_v not_o well_o their_o thought_n and_o speech_n can_v do_v we_o no_o good_a and_o if_o we_o do_v god_n will_v take_v care_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v we_o no_o harm_n but_o there_o be_v a_o little_a number_n of_o good_a soul_n perhaps_o who_o be_v trouble_v for_o what_o other_o suffer_v and_o be_v afflict_v with_o the_o misery_n of_o their_o neighbour_n there_o be_v so_o few_o that_o complain_v of_o this_o grief_n and_o it_o be_v a_o malady_n that_o man_n be_v so_o seldom_o sick_a of_o that_o i_o shall_v scarce_o have_v think_v it_o needful_a to_o have_v prescribe_v any_o physic_n for_o such_o a_o rare_a disease_n if_o the_o hurt_n do_v not_o touch_v we_o in_o our_o own_o body_n relation_n or_o friend_n we_o shall_v soon_o find_v comfort_n enough_o without_o any_o direction_n to_o alleviate_v the_o grief_n which_o we_o sustain_v for_o other_o how_o heavy_a soever_o it_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v but_o if_o any_o be_v oppress_v with_o this_o sort_n of_o trouble_n let_v they_o consider_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o ensue_a treatise_n that_o they_o do_v other_o not_o good_a but_o themselves_o harm_n by_o be_v trouble_v and_o therefore_o letthem_a be_v sensible_a of_o their_o misery_n so_o far_o only_o as_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o relieve_v they_o if_o they_o can_v and_o to_o make_v their_o heart_n sensible_a of_o god_n mercy_n to_o they_o that_o by_o that_o joy_n
if_o we_o have_v not_o have_v this_o fore-handed_n care_n it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o hard_a to_o relieve_v we_o because_o possible_o we_o can_v do_v or_o endure_v all_o thing_n in_o which_o we_o be_v necessary_o engage_v yet_o let_v we_o resolve_v to_o do_v they_o as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v &_o make_v a_o virtue_n of_o a_o necessity_n if_o it_o be_v not_o now_o in_o our_o liberty_n to_o choose_v our_o condition_n yet_o let_v we_o now_o resolve_v to_o choose_v all_o its_o inconvenience_n and_o make_v that_o light_n by_o patience_n and_o constancy_n which_o can_v otherways_o be_v amend_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o unhappiness_n of_o most_o man_n to_o be_v involve_v in_o many_o thing_n before_o they_o either_o can_v or_o do_v consider_v whereby_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o lead_v a_o life_n full_a of_o misery_n unless_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v they_o be_v better_o advise_v before_o they_o choose_v and_o find_v mean_n to_o content_v themselves_o in_o regard_n of_o what_o be_v past_a cap._n viii_o compare_v what_o thou_o have_v not_o with_o what_o thou_o have_v and_o see_v which_o be_v better_o this_o will_v keep_v thou_o from_o trouble_n for_o what_o thou_o want_v and_o thy_o desire_n shall_v not_o disquiet_v thou_o tell_v all_o the_o joint_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o compare_v they_o with_o the_o want_n of_o a_o finger_n or_o a_o eye_n or_o any_o such_o member_n whether_o be_v a_o hundred_o or_o one_o more_o thou_o be_v poor_a but_o thou_o be_v well_o and_o have_v many_o good_a friend_n etc._n etc._n or_o perhaps_o thou_o have_v none_o but_o thou_o have_v all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n and_o all_o the_o element_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o charity_n of_o all_o well_o dispose_v people_n as_o much_o as_o another_o man_n thou_o may_v walk_v in_o thy_o neighbour_n field_n yea_o in_o thy_o enemy_n ground_n and_o enjoy_v all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o recreate_v thyself_o with_o all_o the_o sweet_a odour_n and_o behold_v the_o beauty_n of_o all_o cod_n creature_n and_o delight_n in_o that_o which_o god_n delight_v in_o why_o then_o shall_v thou_o be_v so_o distract_v thou_o go_v a_o journey_n and_o be_v disappoint_v of_o thy_o end_n and_o do_v lose_v thy_o labour_n but_o thou_o escape_v thief_n and_o robber_n or_o villain_n set_v upon_o thou_o but_o they_o save_v thy_o life_n they_o have_v not_o rob_v thou_o of_o thy_o land_n etc._n etc._n thou_o have_v lose_v a_o child_n perhaps_o but_o how_o many_o have_v thou_o remain_v or_o be_v not_o thy_o husband_n or_o wife_n well_o or_o if_o they_o be_v go_v and_o thy_o estate_n also_o go_v and_o thou_o thyself_o sick_a also_o and_o the_o case_n be_v suppose_v as_o bad_a as_o can_v be_v yet_o be_v thou_o not_o alive_a and_o what_o will_v thou_o not_o part_v withal_o rather_o than_o die_v thou_o will_v not_o i_o know_v exchange_v thy_o hope_n of_o stay_n in_o the_o world_n for_o all_o thing_n else_o for_o they_o be_v nothing_o unto_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o but_o you_o will_v say_v this_o be_v very_o cold_a comfort_n to_o consider_v that_o a_o man_n live_v think_v then_o further_o that_o there_o be_v thousand_o of_o good_a people_n that_o pray_v for_o thou_o every_o day_n and_o all_o thy_o good_a neighbour_n pity_v thou_o and_o will_v strive_v to_o relieve_v thou_o or_o if_o this_o will_v not_o do_v consider_v that_o though_o thou_o want_v temporal_a thing_n yet_o thou_o enjoy_v spiritual_a thou_o be_v sick_a but_o thy_o sin_n be_v pardon_v for_o to_o christ_n disciple_n i_o speak_v or_o if_o they_o be_v not_o and_o i_o must_v say_v something_o to_o other_o than_o i_o say_v first_o i_o can_v blame_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v trouble_v but_o then_o why_o do_v thou_o trouble_v thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v poor_a or_o sick_a or_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o only_o this_o that_o thou_o be_v a_o condemn_a sinner_n what_o shall_v a_o damn_a man_n do_v with_o riches_n why_o do_v thou_o trouble_v thyself_o about_o such_o little_a thing_n as_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o child_n when_o thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o soul_n yea_o why_o be_v thou_o trouble_v more_o that_o thou_o be_v sick_a then_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v save_v what_o folly_n be_v it_o in_o the_o man_n that_o complain_v his_o stocking_n be_v rend_v and_o mind_v not_o the_o wound_n of_o his_o leg_n one_o will_v think_v the_o great_a trouble_n shall_v swallow_v up_o the_o other_o though_o it_o can_v cure_v it_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v most_o solicitous_a how_o to_o get_v sin_n pardon_v whether_o thou_o do_v live_v or_o die_v but_o second_o if_o thy_o sin_n be_v not_o pardon_v and_o therefore_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v well_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o huge_a mercy_n that_o there_o be_v hope_n it_o may_v be_v pardon_v and_o if_o thou_o do_v understand_v thyself_o thou_o will_v not_o lose_v these_o very_a hope_n for_o all_o the_o riches_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o best_a state_n of_o health_n thou_o can_v imagine_v but_o to_o return_v suppose_v thou_o be_v a_o person_n true_o fear_v god_n but_o thou_o be_v trouble_v that_o thou_o have_v not_o such_o sweet_a friend_n and_o good_a company_n and_o delightful_a society_n and_o be_v not_o so_o esteem_v and_o regard_v or_o have_v not_o the_o fortune_n which_o attend_v upon_o other_o etc._n etc._n consol_n etc._n estne_v aliquid_fw-la teipsâ—_n pretiosius_fw-la nihil_fw-la inquies_fw-la igitur_fw-la si_fw-la tui_fw-la compos_fw-la fueris_fw-la possidebis_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la tu_fw-la amittere_fw-la velis_fw-la nec_fw-la fortuna_fw-la possit_fw-la auferre_fw-la both_o l._n 2._o de_fw-fr consol_n but_o thou_o have_v thyself_o and_o thou_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o thou_o have_v god_n and_o his_o son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o now_o do_v thou_o judge_v great_a thy_o want_n or_o enjoyment_n such_o a_o man_n who_o have_v deserve_v of_o thou_o do_v not_o love_v thou_o perhaps_o nor_o regard_v thou_o etc._n etc._n but_o what_o then_o he_o can_v take_v away_o the_o love_n of_o god_n nor_o the_o love_n of_o his_o child_n no_o nor_o thy_o love_n to_o he_o neither_o now_o if_o it_o be_v thus_o in_o these_o and_o all_o other_o case_n i_o pray_v tell_v i_o who_o will_v pity_v he_o that_o have_v many_o soft_a pillow_n whereon_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n and_o he_o will_v needs_o lay_v it_o on_o a_o stone_n that_o have_v many_o pleasant_a place_n wherein_o to_o repose_v himself_o and_o none_o will_v serve_v he_o but_o he_o will_v sit_v upon_o a_o bush_n of_o thorn_n sure_o they_o be_v in_o love_n with_o sorrow_n and_o melancholy_n who_o enjoy_v so_o many_o blessing_n and_o contentment_n and_o will_v forsake_v the_o pleasure_n of_o they_o to_o pine_v away_o in_o the_o company_n of_o their_o want_n consider_v i_o beseech_v you_o be_v there_o more_o cause_n to_o be_v trouble_v for_o the_o want_n of_o those_o or_o to_o rejoice_v for_o the_o possession_n of_o these_o other_o or_o by_o what_o reason_n shall_v the_o absence_n of_o some_o thing_n spoil_v all_o the_o sweetness_n of_o those_o that_o remain_v why_o shall_v those_o be_v more_o able_a to_o comfort_v we_o if_o we_o have_v they_o than_o these_o we_o now_o have_v this_o be_v the_o most_o manifest_a cheat_n of_o ourselves_o that_o can_v be_v both_o be_v quis_fw-la est_fw-la ille_fw-la tam_fw-la soelix_fw-la qui_fw-la cùm_fw-la dederit_fw-la impatientiae_fw-la manus_fw-la statum_fw-la suum_fw-la mutare_fw-la optet_fw-la both_o no_o man_n like_v that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o and_o yet_o every_o one_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v well_o please_v in_o the_o condition_n of_o another_o man_n he_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v content_v with_o that_o wherein_o the_o other_o man_n be_v not_o content_v himself_o by_o what_o argument_n i_o pray_v you_o be_v this_o conclude_v how_o foolish_o do_v we_o suborn_v our_o desire_n and_o hope_n to_o betray_v our_o duty_n and_o comfort_n if_o he_o be_v not_o content_v in_o his_o condition_n but_o perhaps_o think_v we_o to_o be_v better_o in_o which_o we_o also_o be_v not_o content_v why_o shall_v we_o think_v to_o find_v contentment_n in_o it_o but_o if_o he_o be_v content_a in_o his_o estate_n than_o so_o may_v we_o be_v in_o we_o what_o any_o man_n be_v that_o every_o man_n may_v be_v therefore_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o cease_v complain_v i_o must_v advise_v thou_o to_o handle_v thyself_o rough_o and_o when_o thy_o mind_n be_v trouble_v whine_v and_o cry_v for_o such_o and_o such_o a_o babble_n do_v with_o it_o as_o we_o do_v by_o child_n when_o they_o cry_v they_o know_v not_o for_o what_o affright_v it_o with_o the_o
how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o love_v those_o who_o bring_v we_o the_o tiding_n of_o the_o death_n of_o they_o that_o we_o love_v will_v never_o send_v such_o a_o message_n but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o condemn_a man_n who_o they_o be_v never_o like_a to_o see_v again_o i_o be_o ready_a here_o to_o interrupt_v my_o discourse_n and_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n to_o fall_v into_o a_o passion_n with_o myself_o when_o i_o think_v how_o patient_o we_o can_v suffer_v our_o soul_n to_o be_v divide_v from_o god_n who_o we_o pretend_v to_o love_v o_o love_n how_o great_a thing_n shall_v we_o do_v if_o we_o do_v but_o love_n how_o angry_a shall_v we_o be_v at_o the_o temptation_n which_o will_v draw_v he_o from_o we_o who_o our_o soul_n love_v antonius_n guevara_n have_v a_o niece_n who_o be_v so_o passionate_o in_o love_n with_o a_o little_a bitch_n that_o at_o the_o death_n of_o it_o she_o fall_v into_o a_o fever_n 2a_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la samil_n pars_fw-la 2a_fw-la and_o be_v fain_o to_o keep_v her_o bed_n the_o good_a man_n do_v well_o rather_o to_o chide_v then_o to_o comfort_v she_o and_o to_o write_v a_o satyr_n rather_o than_o a_o consolatory_a letter_n to_o she_o but_o yet_o in_o that_o strange_a passion_n of_o she_o we_o may_v clear_o see_v how_o incident_a it_o be_v unto_o we_o to_o take_v heavy_o the_o loss_n of_o what_o we_o love_v now_o there_o be_v no_o great_a love_n than_o that_o which_o be_v between_o near_a kindred_n and_o friend_n &_o no_o man_n that_o know_v the_o pleasure_n of_o it_o will_v dissuade_v any_o from_o such_o love_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o mourn_v for_o it_o as_o if_o we_o love_v nothing_o else_o which_o will_v render_v it_o perhaps_o a_o acceptable_a piece_n of_o service_n unto_o some_o if_o i_o endeavour_v to_o ease_v they_o of_o this_o kind_n of_o sorrow_n and_o though_o i_o have_v touch_v but_o light_o upon_o other_o malady_n in_o the_o forego_n treatise_n yet_o i_o apply_v some_o particular_a plaster_n to_o this_o great_a and_o general_a sore_n you_o must_v not_o think_v that_o it_o be_v in_o my_o design_n to_o take_v away_o your_o trouble_n moderate_o §._o 2._o we_o may_v mourn_v moderate_o by_o take_v you_o off_o from_o all_o love_n and_o friendship_n for_o that_o will_v be_v as_o ridiculous_a as_o his_o device_n to_o cure_v drunkenness_n by_o cut_v up_o all_o the_o vine_n i_o will_v not_o have_v a_o man_n to_o love_v none_o but_o himself_o out_o of_o a_o fear_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v trouble_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o as_o much_o as_o at_o the_o loss_n of_o himself_o this_o will_v be_v to_o cure_v one_o evil_a by_o a_o great_a and_o to_o ease_v man_n of_o a_o short_a trouble_n by_o let_v they_o want_v the_o constant_a easement_n and_o sweet_a comfort_n of_o our_o life_n which_o be_v our_o friend_n neither_o do_v i_o intend_v to_o write_v like_o a_o stoic_a and_o stupefy_v all_o your_o passion_n so_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o mourn_v at_o all_o for_o that_o be_v a_o impossible_a thing_n if_o we_o have_v any_o love_n grace_n do_v not_o root_v out_o nature_n nor_o quite_o dry_v up_o all_o our_o tear_n but_o it_o rather_o make_v our_o heart_n more_o moist_a and_o tender_a and_o cause_v it_o to_o express_v itself_o in_o a_o become_a affection_n unto_o other_o as_o david_n and_o that_o lady_n may_v teach_v we_o they_o be_v sturdy_a not_o generous_a that_o be_v void_a of_o all_o grief_n they_o be_v rather_o hard_o then_o constant_a rather_o unexperienced_a then_o reasonable_a that_o forbid_v all_o sadness_n but_o it_o be_v my_o design_n to_o bring_v you_o to_o a_o moderation_n both_o in_o love_n and_o in_o sorrow_n that_o you_o may_v do_v as_o much_o as_o become_v good_a friend_n but_o no_o more_o than_o become_v good_a man_n not_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o evil_n be_v not_o to_o be_v man_n not_o to_o bear_v they_o patient_o be_v not_o to_o be_v christian_n it_o be_v neither_o to_o be_v hope_v nor_o to_o be_v desire_v that_o we_o shall_v shed_v no_o tear_n at_o all_o but_o it_o be_v both_o necessary_a and_o attainable_a that_o we_o shall_v let_v they_o flow_v in_o measure_n lacrymandum_fw-la est_fw-la 63._o seneca_n epist_n 63._o sed_fw-la non_fw-la plorandum_fw-la we_o may_v weep_v but_o we_o must_v not_o wail_v we_o must_v be_v natural_a but_o we_o must_v be_v also_o reasonable_a we_o must_v approve_v ourselves_o both_o to_o man_n and_o unto_o god_n that_o they_o may_v see_v we_o be_v love_a friend_n and_o that_o he_o may_v see_v we_o be_v his_o dutiful_a child_n est_fw-la enim_fw-la quaedam_fw-la &_o dolendi_fw-la modestia_fw-la for_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a modesty_n even_o in_o mourning_n and_o it_o be_v unseemly_a to_o weep_v immoderate_o as_o it_o be_v not_o to_o weep_v at_o all_o and_o let_v none_o think_v that_o by_o this_o concession_n unto_o nature_n and_o decency_n the_o wound_n will_v be_v make_v incurable_a and_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a not_o to_o mourn_v at_o all_o then_o to_o mourn_v moderate_o these_o be_v but_o the_o dream_n of_o heavy_a soul_n that_o think_v that_o none_o can_v stand_v still_o but_o they_o that_o be_v resolve_v never_o to_o stir_v it_o be_v say_v indeed_o that_o we_o may_v more_o easy_o abstain_v from_o a_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o never_o taste_v then_o refrain_v from_o it_o after_o a_o little_a acquaintance_n but_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o pleasure_n and_o not_o of_o grief_n when_o we_o have_v mourn_v a_o little_a we_o shall_v soon_o see_v that_o there_o be_v neither_o pleasure_n nor_o profit_n in_o our_o mourning_n or_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v think_v it_o to_o be_v some_o pleasure_n yet_o it_o will_v notwithstanding_o be_v easy_o moderate_v because_o it_o be_v only_o the_o pleasure_n of_o be_v ease_v of_o our_o load_n that_o oppress_v we_o not_o of_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o pressure_n of_o any_o delightful_a object_n it_o be_v but_o the_o let_v out_o of_o sadness_n not_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o any_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o heart_n be_v once_o ease_v of_o its_o burden_n it_o will_v soon_o be_v persuade_v to_o mourn_v no_o more_o for_o that_o will_v be_v the_o bring_n upon_o we_o a_o new_a burden_n but_o then_o on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o we_o may_v grant_v something_o unto_o nature_n so_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o let_v it_o work_v alone_o that_o we_o may_v weep_v moderate_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o make_v resistance_n to_o our_o sorrow_n and_o muster_v up_o all_o the_o consolatory_a argument_n that_o be_v reposit_v in_o our_o mind_n nature_n will_v do_v its_o part_n without_o our_o help_n we_o need_v not_o study_v how_o to_o weep_v enough_o nor_o use_v any_o argument_n to_o persuade_v ourselves_o into_o tear_n it_o be_v a_o superfluous_a employment_n to_o strive_v to_o magnify_v our_o loss_n for_o fancy_n be_v apt_a to_o make_v it_o big_a than_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o foolish_a trouble_n to_o be_v careful_a how_o to_o mourn_v for_o tear_n will_v flow_v from_o we_o without_o any_o bid_n all_o our_o work_n must_v be_v to_o stop_v their_o passage_n as_o fast_o as_o we_o can_v and_o to_o make_v they_o flow_v leisurely_o not_o gush_v forth_o with_o too_o great_a a_o violence_n our_o reason_n and_o religion_n must_v be_v call_v up_o in_o all_o haste_n to_o make_v as_o strong_a a_o dam_n as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o our_o sorrow_n or_o else_o if_o it_o have_v its_o course_n it_o may_v overflow_v we_o he_o be_v a_o base_a pilot_n that_o leave_v his_o tackle_n in_o a_o storm_n and_o suffer_v his_o ship_n to_o run_v along_o with_o the_o tempest_n and_o no_o less_o ignoble_a and_o abject_a be_v his_o spirit_n that_o permit_v himself_o to_o the_o gust_n and_o haericans_n of_o his_o own_o passion_n and_o let_v they_o drive_v he_o whether_o they_o and_o not_o whether_o he_o himself_o please_v but_o it_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o madness_n to_o use_v reason_n itself_o to_o make_v the_o blast_n more_o terrible_a and_o when_o the_o storm_n be_v too_o furious_a by_o art_n and_o skill_n to_o conjure_v up_o more_o boisterous_a passion_n who_o will_v pity_v he_o that_o set_v his_o reason_n against_o himself_o and_o study_n how_o to_o be_v as_o miserable_a as_o his_o mind_n can_v make_v he_o we_o need_v not_o be_v so_o in_o love_n with_o grief_n as_o to_o create_v it_o to_o ourselves_o nature_n as_o i_o say_v know_v how_o to_o mourn_v without_o our_o teach_n we_o have_v need_n think_v rather_o how_o to_o bear_v our_o natural_a trouble_n than_o how_o to_o lay_v more_o upon_o our_o shoulder_n but_o if_o we_o will_v make_v any_o opposition_n we_o must_v begin_v before_o our_o passion_n be_v too_o strong_a they_o be_v too_o powerful_a of_o
than_o they_o say_v who_o can_v endure_v to_o hear_v his_o groan_n how_o sad_a be_v it_o to_o see_v he_o in_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n if_o he_o die_v and_o speak_v nothing_o than_o they_o say_v o_o if_o he_o may_v but_o have_v tell_v we_o his_o mind_n if_o he_o have_v leave_v we_o any_o remembrance_n it_o will_v have_v be_v some_o comfort_n if_o he_o do_v speak_v than_o they_o tell_v his_o speech_n to_o every_o one_o and_o say_v o_o my_o sweet_a child_n or_o friend_n i_o shall_v never_o forget_v thy_o word_n will_v you_o have_v i_o put_v out_o of_o my_o mind_n his_o die_a speech_n and_o so_o those_o say_n be_v a_o perpetual_a nourishment_n and_o food_n to_o their_o grief_n if_o he_o die_v on_o a_o sudden_a than_o they_o lament_v because_o he_o be_v snatch_v rather_o than_o go_v away_o if_o he_o die_v of_o a_o linger_a sickness_n than_o they_o say_v he_o be_v nothing_o but_o skin_n and_o bone_n a_o mere_a anatomy_n never_o any_o creature_n endure_v so_o much_o as_o he_o do_v and_o so_o they_o be_v sad_a they_o know_v not_o for_o what_o for_o they_o will_v not_o have_v have_v he_o go_v away_o so_o fast_o and_o indeed_o man_n never_o want_v some_o cause_n or_o pretence_n for_o their_o grief_n but_o the_o true_a reason_n be_v that_o they_o will_v not_o have_v have_v they_o to_o have_v dye_v at_o all_o let_v we_o therefore_o digest_v these_o consideration_n well_o and_o so_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o which_o shall_v be_v this_o let_v we_o consider_v well_o who_o it_o be_v for_o who_o we_o make_v our_o lamentation_n who_o be_v it_o i_o say_v die_v §._o 5._o ii_o we_o must_v consider_v who_o the_o person_n be_v that_o die_v that_o death_n have_v take_v away_o from_o we_o perhaps_o it_o be_v a_o infant_n a_o poor_a little_a weakling_n new_o creep_v into_o the_o light_n and_o this_o have_v the_o least_o of_o wonder_n in_o it_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o such_o a_o little_a spark_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v blow_v out_o child_n comfort_n against_o the_o loss_n of_o child_n a_o great_a wonder_n it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o strangle_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o womb_n a_o little_a while_n ago_o it_o have_v no_o life_n and_o it_o be_v now_o but_o as_o it_o then_o be_v we_o be_v once_o content_a without_o it_o why_o can_v we_o be_v content_a without_o it_o now_o it_o never_o love_v we_o nor_o be_v capable_a to_o show_v any_o affection_n to_o we_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v the_o better_a part_n with_o it_o it_o be_v scarce_o tie_v to_o our_o heart_n and_o therefore_o it_o need_v not_o make_v the_o string_n crack_v it_o be_v not_o unwilling_a to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o it_o have_v live_v long_o death_n will_v have_v be_v more_o against_o its_o will_n it_o have_v lose_v no_o great_a matter_n for_o it_o know_v not_o the_o benefit_n of_o life_n it_o have_v cost_v we_o nothing_o and_o we_o have_v be_v at_o a_o small_a charge_n about_o it_o and_o therefore_o we_o have_v lose_v nothing_o neither_o but_o only_o it_o a_o coffin_n and_o a_o wind_a sheet_n if_o it_o can_v have_v know_v the_o misery_n of_o live_v and_o it_o have_v be_v put_v to_o its_o choice_n very_o likely_a it_o will_v not_o have_v choose_v for_o to_o live_v but_o to_o be_v what_o now_o it_o be_v it_o have_v not_o blot_v its_o soul_n by_o any_o sin_n nor_o deflower_v the_o virgin_n purity_n wherein_o it_o be_v bear_v if_o it_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o complain_v of_o it_o be_v only_o this_o that_o it_o be_v bear_v and_o therefore_o let_v we_o be_v content_a for_o it_o be_v better_a perhaps_o for_o it_o and_o not_o much_o the_o worse_o for_o we_o if_o we_o weep_v so_o much_o for_o a_o infant_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v for_o a_o man_n either_o let_v we_o now_o let_v down_o the_o sluice_n or_o else_o expect_v that_o we_o shall_v then_o be_v drown_v if_o he_o have_v live_v to_o be_v a_o man_n it_o may_v have_v do_v as_o we_o do_v miserable_o bewail_v the_o death_n of_o its_o child_n and_o therefore_o either_o let_v we_o not_o bewail_v it_o or_o else_o think_v that_o it_o be_v happy_a that_o it_o live_v not_o to_o be_v so_o miserable_a as_o we_o think_v ourselves_o and_o both_o way_n our_o grief_n will_v be_v cure_v but_o suppose_v it_o be_v a_o child_n of_o a_o large_a growth_n more_o unreasonable_a to_o mourn_v for_o one_o when_o we_o have_v more_o who_o death_n extort_v these_o tear_n from_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o we_o may_v have_v many_o more_o remain_v shall_v we_o lose_v all_o the_o content_a of_o a_o great_a many_o because_o we_o suffer_v the_o want_n of_o one_o if_o the_o life_n of_o this_o one_o will_v have_v please_v we_o so_o much_o then_o how_o joyful_a shall_v we_o be_v in_o the_o life_n of_o four_o or_o five_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o grief_n to_o lose_v a_o child_n then_o let_v we_o be_v thankful_a that_o we_o lie_v not_o under_o the_o miserable_a grief_n of_o lose_v they_o all_o but_o if_o we_o can_v take_v this_o patient_o than_o i_o doubt_v we_o shall_v run_v mad_a with_o impatience_n if_o god_n shall_v take_v they_o all_o away_o we_o must_v learn_v to_o part_v with_o more_o by_o part_v willing_o with_o this_o one_o for_o all_o must_v die_v too_o can_v he_o bear_v a_o stone_n weight_n who_o can_v endure_v the_o load_n of_o one_o pound_n and_o yet_o how_o just_o may_v we_o fear_v that_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v short_o follow_v see_v we_o fret_v so_o much_o at_o god_n hand_n in_o this_o suppose_v that_o this_o be_v the_o most_o goodly_a child_n yet_o not_o fair_a sure_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n put_v together_o or_o if_o he_o be_v most_o beautiful_a yet_o some_o of_o the_o other_o may_v be_v more_o wise_a if_o this_o have_v all_o our_o love_n than_o we_o may_v learn_v now_o how_o to_o divide_v our_o love_n equal_o and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o love_v more_o if_o he_o love_v we_o most_o than_o he_o will_v have_v wish_v we_o if_o he_o have_v think_v of_o it_o not_o to_o make_v ourselves_o miserable_a by_o mourning_n for_o he_o 30._o dion_n chryst_n orat._n 30._o so_o charidemus_n say_v to_o his_o friend_n when_o he_o be_v a_o die_a it_o be_v god_n will_n that_o i_o shall_v die_v and_o there_o can_v nothing_o that_o be_v hurtful_a come_v from_o he_o i_o be_o very_o willing_a to_o die_v and_o i_o beseech_v you_o believe_v i_o in_o what_o i_o say_v for_o i_o have_v a_o great_a care_n to_o speak_v truth_n now_o than_o any_o of_o you_o can_v have_v grieve_v not_o for_o i_o for_o i_o grieve_v not_o do_v not_o make_v yourselves_o miserable_a for_o i_o think_v not_o myself_o to_o be_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o as_o ever_o you_o be_v able_a refrain_n from_o all_o sadness_n for_o no_o sad_a thing_n have_v befall_v i_o thus_o we_o shall_v say_v to_o our_o friend_n if_o we_o love_v they_o and_o therefore_o their_o love_n to_o we_o shall_v not_o make_v we_o sad_a because_o they_o will_v have_v all_o they_o love_v to_o be_v cheerful_a if_o they_o can_v tell_v we_o their_o mind_n they_o will_v certain_o bid_v we_o cease_v our_o mourning_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o do_v that_o ourselves_o which_o they_o will_v have_v we_o for_o to_o do_v but_o let_v it_o be_v suppose_v that_o it_o be_v a_o only_a child_n more_o or_o when_o we_o may_v have_v more_o yet_o be_v there_o not_o many_o hope_n that_o you_o may_v have_v more_o who_o give_v you_o this_o can_v he_o give_v you_o another_o have_v not_o he_o that_o have_v the_o key_n of_o the_o grave_n the_o key_n of_o the_o womb_n also_o if_o one_o die_v then_o as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n last_v another_o shall_v be_v bear_v and_o if_o we_o desire_v child_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o world_n than_o so_o they_o be_v bear_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n by_o who_o but_o if_o for_o our_o own_o sake_n than_o we_o may_v have_v they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o but_o grief_n i_o will_v assure_v you_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o get_v they_o or_o if_o god_n will_v give_v we_o none_o than_o we_o may_v adopt_v one_o any_o child_n will_v love_v we_o as_o if_o it_o be_v our_o own_o if_o it_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v any_o body_n else_o nay_o any_o one_o will_v love_v and_o serve_v we_o for_o what_o we_o have_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o one_o we_o shall_v have_v many_o that_o will_v thank_v we_o more_o than_o he_o perhaps_o to_o be_v our_o heir_n but_o if_o we_o have_v nothing_o then_o why_o shall_v we_o desire_v child_n for_o to_o leave_v they_o miserable_a but_o as_o i_o say_v why_o shall_v we_o not_o hope_v for_o more_o and_o those_o better_a
i_o where_o the_o head_n of_o we_o all_o be_v and_o where_o we_o enjoy_v the_o light_n of_o his_o most_o bless_a face_n i_o will_v not_o live_v if_o i_o may_v again_o no_o not_o for_o the_o love_n of_o thou_o i_o have_v no_o such_o affection_n to_o thy_o society_n once_o most_o dear_a unto_o i_o that_o i_o will_v exchange_v my_o present_a company_n to_o hold_v commerce_n with_o thou_o but_o do_v thou_o rather_o come_v hither_o as_o soon_o as_o thou_o can_v and_o bid_v thy_o friend_n that_o they_o mourn_v not_o for_o thou_o when_o thou_o die_v unless_o they_o will_v wish_v thou_o to_o be_v miserable_a again_o if_o we_o shall_v have_v such_o a_o short_a converse_n with_o one_o of_o our_o acquaintance_n what_o shall_v we_o think_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v shall_v we_o fall_v a_o mourning_n and_o cry_v again_o will_v it_o open_v a_o new_a sluice_n for_o our_o tear_n to_o flow_v out_o will_v we_o pray_v he_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n no_o more_o but_o stay_v with_o we_o will_v we_o entreat_v he_o to_o beg_v of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v come_v and_o comfort_v we_o if_o not_o then_o let_v we_o be_v well_o content_a unless_o we_o can_v give_v a_o better_a reason_n for_o our_o tear_n than_o our_o love_n to_o he_o holcoth_fw-mi report_v of_o a_o learned_a man_n 7._o in_o 4._o sap_n v._o 7._o that_o be_v find_v dead_a in_o his_o study_n with_o a_o book_n before_o he_o a_o friend_n of_o his_o be_v exceed_o amaze_v at_o this_o sight_n when_o he_o first_o come_v into_o the_o room_n but_o when_o he_o look_v a_o little_a further_o he_o find_v his_o forefinger_n point_v at_o this_o place_n in_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n c._n 4._o v._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o just_a be_v prevent_v with_o death_n yet_o shall_v he_o be_v in_o rest_n and_o when_o he_o observe_v this_o he_o be_v as_o much_o comfort_v as_o he_o be_v before_o deject_v we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o lament_v they_o who_o be_v make_v immortal_a and_o that_o live_v with_o god_n if_o we_o respect_v they_o only_o we_o shall_v carry_v they_o forth_o as_o the_o egyptian_n do_v the_o great_a prophet_n of_o isis_n when_o he_o die_v aethiop_n heliod_n l._n 7._o aethiop_n not_o with_o howl_n and_o sorrow_n but_o with_o hymn_n and_o joy_n as_o be_v make_v a_o heir_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o our_o better_n and_o go_v to_o possess_v most_o glorious_a thing_n the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v if_o it_o be_v rational_a love_n to_o he_o that_o express_v these_o tear_n than_o we_o shall_v not_o begin_v they_o so_o soon_o nor_o make_v such_o a_o noise_n and_o cry_v when_o man_n be_v a_o die_a for_o the_o sad_a countenance_n and_o the_o miserable_a lamentation_n wherewith_o we_o encompass_v sick_a man_n bed_n make_v death_n seem_v more_o frightful_a to_o they_o than_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o what_o misery_n be_o i_o fall_v into_o may_n a_o man_n think_v that_o cause_v they_o to_o make_v such_o a_o moan_n what_o be_v this_o death_n that_o make_v even_o they_o look_v so_o ghastly_a who_o be_v not_o like_a to_o die_v what_o a_o mischief_n be_v it_o to_o leave_v so_o many_o sad_a heart_n behind_o i_o and_o to_o go_v myself_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o they_o to_o some_o sad_a and_o dismal_a place_n also_o i_o tell_v you_o a_o die_a man_n have_v need_n have_v a_o double_a courage_n to_o look_v both_o death_n and_o they_o in_o the_o face_n or_o else_o their_o indiscreet_a shriek_n and_o lamentation_n will_v make_v a_o poor_a soul_n fall_v into_o such_o dark_a and_o cloudy_a thought_n alive_a nor_o for_o our_o own_o sake_n that_o be_v alive_a man_n be_v fain_o therefore_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v indeed_o love_v to_o themselves_o that_o force_v they_o thus_o to_o bemoan_v the_o death_n of_o their_o friend_n but_o what_o be_v you_o that_o can_v be_v content_v one_o shall_v be_v make_v much_o better_o by_o make_v of_o you_o a_o little_a worse_o be_v this_o the_o great_a love_n you_o pretend_v to_o your_o friend_n that_o you_o be_v sorry_a he_o be_v go_v to_o heaven_n be_v you_o a_o friend_n that_o look_v more_o at_o your_o own_o small_a benefit_n then_o at_o his_o great_a gain_n be_v he_o not_o much_o behold_v to_o you_o for_o your_o love_n that_o will_v have_v have_v he_o live_v till_o you_o be_v dead_a that_o he_o may_v have_v be_v as_o miserable_a in_o mourning_n for_o you_o as_o you_o think_v now_o yourselves_o to_o be_v but_o what_o be_v it_o i_o beseech_v you_o that_o you_o thus_o bemoan_v yourselves_o for_o because_o that_o you_o be_v now_o miserable_a no_o it_o seem_v that_o you_o be_v not_o miserable_a enough_o and_o that_o make_v you_o weep_v so_o much_o if_o you_o have_v some_o great_a trouble_n befall_v you_o that_o will_v put_v all_o your_o friend_n out_o of_o your_o mind_n if_o you_o be_v sick_a or_o in_o pain_n or_o have_v lose_v all_o your_o good_n these_o thing_n can_v take_v your_o mind_n off_o from_o this_o loss_n why_o then_o can_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o they_o when_o joab_n do_v but_o threaten_v david_n that_o they_o all_o will_v leave_v he_o 19.7_o 2_o sam._n 19.7_o unless_o he_o will_v be_v comfort_v than_o he_o can_v wipe_v his_o face_n and_o appear_v in_o public_a as_o a_o man_n well_o please_v fear_v of_o lose_v his_o kingdom_n put_v away_o the_o grief_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o son_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o not_o speak_v of_o our_o be_v miserable_a by_o this_o loss_n for_o at_o last_o we_o find_v it_o be_v not_o so_o yea_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v not_o mere_a self-love_n that_o beget_v these_o tear_n for_o suppose_v this_o person_n to_o have_v be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o we_o for_o some_o year_n do_v we_o weep_v and_o mourn_v because_o he_o be_v not_o with_o we_o do_v not_o the_o mere_a thought_n that_o he_o live_v comfort_v we_o be_v he_o not_o as_o good_a as_o dead_a when_o we_o neither_o see_v nor_o feel_v nor_o hear_v he_o what_o help_n can_v he_o afford_v we_o at_o that_o distance_n and_o do_v we_o account_v ourselves_o miserable_a all_o that_o time_n we_o be_v now_o as_o we_o be_v then_o in_o all_o thing_n the_o same_o but_o only_o in_o the_o knowledge_n that_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o be_v he_o not_o dead_a as_o to_o we_o before_o do_v he_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o we_o at_o that_o time_n that_o he_o do_v not_o now_o let_v we_o be_v quiet_a then_o for_o the_o truth_n be_v it_o be_v not_o love_n to_o he_o nor_o love_n to_o ourselves_o that_o make_v we_o sometime_o weep_v but_o a_o mere_a natural_a affection_n that_o stir_v within_o we_o i_o e._n man_n mourn_v ofttimes_o they_o know_v not_o why_o but_o only_o it_o be_v natural_a so_o to_o do_v they_o think_v they_o be_v not_o as_o they_o be_v before_o they_o feel_v that_o there_o be_v something_o want_v as_o they_o imagine_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o long_a acquaintance_n perhaps_o and_o so_o nature_n be_v loath_a to_o part_v with_o it_o get_v a_o new_a nature_n then_o and_o that_o will_v mend_v all_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o mere_a natural_a affection_n neither_o that_o make_v we_o sad_a it_o for_o we_o ourselves_o shall_v soon_o forget_v it_o but_o the_o freshness_n and_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o object_n of_o our_o sadness_n time_n will_v make_v we_o forget_v it_o or_o if_o our_o parent_n have_v dye_v a_o little_a after_o we_o be_v bear_v we_o shall_v never_o have_v weep_v when_o we_o come_v of_o age_n to_o think_v that_o they_o be_v depart_v it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n then_o for_o a_o considerate_a person_n to_o cease_v his_o grief_n see_v it_o depend_v upon_o such_o small_a cause_n and_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o it_o be_v love_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o world_n that_o make_v he_o mourn_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o useful_a person_n he_o have_v reason_n to_o rejoice_v that_o he_o love_v the_o good_a of_o man_n so_o much_o for_o than_o he_o will_v labour_v to_o do_v much_o good_a in_o the_o world_n himself_o and_o he_o will_v persuade_v all_o the_o friend_n he_o have_v remain_v that_o they_o will_v do_v all_o the_o good_a they_o can_v and_o repair_v that_o loss_n ii_o but_o let_v i_o further_o ask_v you_o be_v thy_o friend_n god_n friend_n also_o lose_v our_o friend_n if_o good_a be_v not_o lose_v or_o be_v he_o not_o if_o he_o be_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o a_o friend_n of_o thou_o why_o shall_v not_o he_o have_v his_o company_n rather_o than_o thou_o if_o he_o be_v not_o god_n friend_n than_o he_o can_v not_o be_v thy_o neither_o no_o man_n can_v love_v we_o aright_o that_o do_v not_o love_n god_n and_o if_o he_o do_v love_n god_n
by_o our_o prudence_n and_o observation_n and_o take_v those_o occasion_n which_o be_v offer_v we_o and_o god_n grace_n assist_v of_o we_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n always_o to_o be_v in_o health_n or_o to_o be_v rich_a etc._n etc._n but_o when_o sickness_n or_o poverty_n come_v we_o can_v make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o it_o and_o turn_v it_o into_o health_n and_o riches_n otherways_o tranquil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n plutarch_n de_fw-fr tranquil_a the_o life_n of_o man_n say_v plato_n be_v like_a to_o a_o game_n at_o table_n wherein_o two_o thing_n be_v considerable_a the_o one_o within_o our_o power_n and_o the_o other_o without_o the_o chance_n be_v not_o in_o we_o but_o to_o play_v it_o well_o be_v when_o we_o can_v have_v a_o good_a cast_n it_o remain_v that_o by_o our_o skill_n and_o be_v we_o make_v a_o bad_a one_o good_a terent._n si_fw-mi illud_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la maxim_n opus_fw-la jactu_fw-la non_fw-la cadit_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la cecidit_fw-la fortè_fw-la id_fw-la arte_fw-la ut_fw-la corrigas_fw-la terent._n what_o shall_v fall_v out_o be_v not_o within_o we_o to_o choose_v but_o to_o manage_v and_o improve_v that_o which_o happen_v and_o turn_v it_o to_o our_o advantage_n by_o the_o goodness_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v within_o ourselves_o and_o nothing_o that_o be_v without_o we_o can_v intermeddle_v or_o be_v a_o impediment_n to_o we_o in_o it_o zeno_n i_o remember_v have_v lose_v all_o his_o good_n by_o shipwreck_n seek_v for_o no_o port_n but_o athens_n and_o betake_v himself_o from_o merchandise_n to_o the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n and_o so_o he_o revenge_v himself_o on_o fortune_n as_o he_o call_v it_o by_o become_v a_o scholar_n and_o a_o honest_a man_n cry_v out_o feci_fw-la jam_fw-la benè_fw-la navigavi_fw-la cùm_fw-la naufragium_fw-la feci_fw-la now_o i_o make_v a_o good_a voyage_n when_o i_o lose_v all_o such_o a_o story_n nicephorus_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o cyrus_n a_o courtier_n in_o the_o time_n of_o theodosius_n the_o young_a who_o through_o the_o envious_a accusation_n of_o some_o favourite_n be_v spoil_v of_o his_o good_n of_o a_o pagan_a he_o become_v a_o christian_a and_o of_o a_o christian_a a_o priest_n of_o god_n and_o at_o last_o attain_v the_o degree_n of_o a_o bishop_n so_o true_a be_v that_o which_o a_o holy_a father_n say_v those_o thing_n be_v good_a 236._o bona_fw-la sunt_fw-la ista_fw-la unde_fw-la facias_fw-la benè_fw-la non_fw-la quae_fw-la te_fw-la faciunt_fw-la bonum_fw-la etc._n etc._n august_n conc._n 236._o not_o which_o can_v make_v thou_o good_a but_o by_o which_o thou_o may_v do_v good_a not_o which_o can_v do_v good_a but_o by_o which_o good_a may_v be_v do_v i._n e._n all_o thing_n be_v as_o we_o use_v they_o and_o even_o prosperity_n can_v do_v we_o good_a of_o itself_o but_o we_o may_v use_v it_o to_o our_o good_a just_o so_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v of_o adversity_n it_o can_v do_v we_o no_o harm_n but_o we_o make_v it_o do_v we_o harm_n it_o be_v not_o a_o evil_a that_o can_v make_v we_o evil_n but_o by_o which_o we_o may_v do_v evil_a there_o be_v reason_n than_o we_o shall_v be_v of_o good_a cheer_n since_o thing_n be_v as_o we_o please_v we_o need_v not_o be_v trouble_v since_o what_o befall_v we_o to_o our_o cross_n may_v serve_v a_o better_a end_n than_o that_o which_o we_o pursue_v if_o we_o be_v make_v better_a man_n more_o holy_a and_o severe_a in_o our_o life_n more_o certain_a of_o heaven_n and_o more_o desirous_a to_o be_v there_o if_o we_o learn_v to_o know_v the_o world_n better_o to_o place_v less_o confidence_n in_o it_o and_o to_o expect_v nothing_o from_o it_o than_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v accuse_v our_o fortune_n for_o who_o be_v a_o loser_n that_o part_n with_o a_o friend_n and_o get_v god_n for_o his_o father_n and_o commit_v himself_o to_o his_o providence_n that_o lose_v a_o husband_n or_o a_o wife_n and_o dwell_v for_o ever_o after_o in_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n and_o be_v inflame_v with_o a_o great_a love_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n the_o world_n perhaps_o do_v not_o love_v we_o have_v we_o not_o reason_n to_o thank_v it_o if_o it_o make_v we_o to_o place_v our_o comfort_n and_o contentment_n in_o god_n and_o a_o pure_a conscience_n they_o be_v unkind_a who_o we_o have_v most_o oblige_v but_o we_o repent_v not_o that_o we_o have_v do_v such_o ungrateful_a person_n good_a we_o still_o love_v they_o and_o lay_v up_o hereafter_o our_o hope_n and_o expectation_n above_o and_o then_o when_o we_o cast_v up_o our_o account_n we_o find_v that_o we_o be_v gainer_n by_o they_o thus_o in_o all_o case_n we_o may_v say_v as_o he_o do_v o_o happy_a providence_n my_o good_a master_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o teach_v i_o better_o than_o i_o can_v do_v myself_o who_o not_o only_o invite_v i_o but_o compel_v i_o unto_o virtue_n now_o i_o be_o well_o because_o i_o be_v ill_a i_o have_v lose_v one_o thing_n and_o gain_v many_o god_n virtue_n and_o myself_o i_o have_v not_o what_o i_o desire_v but_o i_o have_v what_o i_o ought_v to_o have_v desire_v another_o have_v do_v for_o i_o that_o which_o i_o shall_v have_v do_v myself_o trouble_n make_v every_o sad_a accident_n a_o double_a evil_n and_o contentedness_n make_v it_o none_o at_o all_o if_o we_o will_v it_o can_v do_v we_o no_o harm_n if_o we_o give_v way_n to_o it_o we_o also_o wound_v ourselves_o and_o join_v with_o it_o to_o make_v ourselves_o miserable_a there_o be_v a_o perfect_a emblem_n of_o our_o folly_n in_o the_o story_n of_o a_o simple_a rustic_a who_o go_v home_n out_o of_o the_o field_n lay_v the_o plough_n upon_o the_o ass_n back_n and_o then_o get_v up_o himself_o also_o and_o observe_v the_o poor_a beast_n to_o be_v oppress_v can_v find_v no_o better_a way_n to_o ease_v she_o but_o by_o lay_v the_o plough_n upon_o his_o own_o shoulder_n so_o load_v himself_o and_o not_o at_o all_o alleviate_a she_o of_o her_o burden_n our_o body_n be_v compare_v by_o the_o ancient_n to_o the_o beast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mind_n they_o call_v the_o man_n the_o soul_n be_v ourselves_o when_o the_o body_n be_v oppress_v with_o many_o misery_n by_o care_n and_o grief_n we_o think_v to_o ease_v it_o when_o as_o alas_o we_o take_v not_o the_o load_v off_o from_o it_o but_o only_o lay_v they_o upon_o ourselves_o the_o same_o burden_n remain_v upon_o the_o poor_a beast_n and_o the_o man_n also_o bear_v it_o upon_o his_o back_n like_o a_o bird_n in_o the_o lime-twig_n the_o more_o we_o flutter_v the_o more_o we_o be_v entangle_v and_o that_o which_o be_v but_o a_o single_a mischief_n before_o by_o our_o own_o folly_n become_v two_o or_o a_o great_a many_o but_o if_o we_o stir_v not_o at_o all_o but_o be_v quiet_a and_o still_o than_o we_o be_v what_o we_o be_v before_o this_o evil_n come_v only_o our_o soul_n have_v the_o addition_n of_o the_o great_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n by_o the_o victory_n we_o have_v obtain_v for_o it_o have_v no_o small_a effect_n upon_o our_o soul_n that_o we_o can_v be_v joyful_a when_o there_o be_v matter_n of_o sorrow_n and_o that_o we_o can_v overcome_v the_o world_n and_o depend_v upon_o nothing_o for_o our_o happiness_n but_o god_n and_o our_o own_o soul_n let_v we_o not_o sin_n then_o against_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o god_n providence_n and_o religion_n nor_o make_v ourselves_o more_o miserable_a than_o we_o need_v be_v when_o we_o lose_v our_o estate_n let_v we_o not_o lose_v our_o constancy_n and_o our_o cheerfulness_n too_o if_o thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o health_n do_v not_o lose_v thy_o patience_n also_o if_o thou_o must_v die_v a_o little_a soon_o than_o thou_o think_v do_v not_o die_v unwilling_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o friend_n be_v not_o also_o thy_o own_o enemy_n if_o other_o vex_v thou_o do_v not_o also_o vex_v thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v ill_a to_o day_n be_v not_o also_o solicitous_a for_o to_o morrow_n ult_n mat._n 6._o ult_n sufficient_a for_o the_o day_n be_v the_o evil_a thereof_o which_o be_v almost_o the_o very_a word_n of_o ben_n syra_n who_o give_v this_o reason_n against_o such_o vexatious_a thought_n perhaps_o to_o morrow_n shall_v not_o be_v and_o so_o thou_o afflict_a thyself_o for_o that_o which_o nothing_o belong_v to_o thou_o we_o multiply_v our_o evil_n by_o our_o trouble_n and_o bring_v those_o upon_o ourselves_o which_o perhaps_o be_v never_o intend_v for_o our_o portion_n but_o our_o quietness_n disappoint_v the_o enemy_n and_o will_v weary_v he_o in_o his_o assault_n when_o he_o see_v that_o we_o do_v but_o grow_v better_o by_o what_o befall_v we_o and_o turn_v it_o into_o victory_n and_o triumph_n so_o a_o wise_a man_n
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 find_v and_o then_o 2._o let_v we_o firm_o settle_v ourselves_o upon_o such_o principle_n else_o we_o shall_v always_o be_v shake_v for_o the_o first_o that_o we_o may_v find_v out_o the_o true_a rule_n for_o the_o obtain_n peace_n and_o quiet_a let_v we_o resolve_v that_o evil_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o thing_n as_o in_o ourselves_o and_o if_o the_o evil_n which_o disquiet_v we_o be_v not_o in_o outward_a thing_n neither_o be_v the_o good_a which_o must_v give_v we_o rest_n to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o all_o unquietness_n arise_v from_o the_o mind_n and_o a_o plaster_n apply_v to_o the_o stomach_n will_v as_o soon_o cure_v a_o wound_a conscience_n as_o riches_n or_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n heal_v a_o discontent_a mind_n all_o the_o earth_n quake_v and_o shake_n be_v beget_v within_o our_o own_o bowel_n and_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o wind_n which_o blow_v without_o this_o therefore_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n we_o must_v do_v get_v acquaintance_n with_o our_o own_o heart_n &_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o grief_n for_o nothing_o will_v heal_v we_o without_o ourselves_o our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o intimate_v this_o truth_n to_o we_o in_o that_o phrase_n in_o the_o gospel_n 11.33_o joh._n 11.33_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o trouble_v himself_o as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o which_o some_o think_v signify_v the_o perfection_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o nothing_o can_v trouble_v he_o but_o it_o also_o show_v whence_o proper_o trouble_n arise_v viz._n from_o the_o motion_n of_o man_n own_o spirit_n which_o our_o saviour_n can_v compose_v but_o now_o he_o groan_v even_o to_o the_o trouble_v and_o disturb_v of_o himself_o for_o want_v of_o this_o easy_a observation_n it_o be_v that_o man_n labour_v for_o peace_n at_o endless_a expense_n both_o of_o pain_n money_n and_o time_n yet_o never_o purchase_v it_o some_o seek_v for_o it_o in_o company_n and_o cheerful_a society_n which_o they_o think_v can_v put_v away_o the_o melancholy_n but_o still_o they_o reign_v not_o that_o they_o carry_v the_o disease_n about_o they_o which_o can_v so_o be_v cure_v other_o seek_v for_o it_o in_o a_o contrary_a way_n of_o a_o solitary_a life_n by_o quit_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n and_o retire_v from_o all_o company_n into_o a_o closet_n but_o all_o this_o while_n they_o retire_v not_o into_o themselves_o and_o the_o evil_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o cast_v out_o so_o while_o they_o think_v they_o have_v end_v their_o trouble_n they_o do_v but_o change_v it_o while_o they_o shake_v off_o all_o they_o be_v disquiet_v because_o they_o have_v not_o shake_v off_o themselves_o their_o own_o foolish_a opinion_n appetite_n passion_n and_o desire_n remain_v unmortified_a and_o though_o they_o shall_v never_o see_v man_n they_o will_v be_v vexation_n enough_o to_o themselves_o other_o seek_v for_o it_o in_o travel_n and_o see_v foreign_a part_n but_o this_o will_v not_o effect_v the_o business_n neither_o as_o long_o as_o they_o have_v themselves_o in_o company_n motion_n will_v but_o stir_v and_o enrage_v the_o humour_n and_o make_v it_o more_o turbulent_a and_o unquiet_a other_o leave_v off_o some_o evil_a practice_n which_o they_o find_v do_v disturb_v they_o but_o as_o long_o as_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n be_v remain_v they_o be_v not_o settle_v 5._o nam_fw-la luctata_fw-la canis_fw-la nodum_fw-la arripit_fw-la etc._n etc._n pers_n sit_v 5._o they_o be_v like_o the_o dog_n who_o break_v his_o chain_n but_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o still_o he_o trail_v after_o he_o they_o retain_v their_o ancient_a love_n and_o affection_n and_o so_o be_v the_o same_o man_n though_o they_o do_v not_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o as_o some_o one_o i_o remember_v say_v he_o that_o retire_v out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o think_v thereby_o to_o be_v at_o peace_n but_o yet_o desire_v the_o fame_n or_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o be_v in_o it_o he_o have_v only_o his_o arm_n and_o his_o leg_n out_o of_o it_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o mind_n be_v still_o in_o it_o here_o therefore_o we_o must_v begin_v as_o i_o say_v in_o the_o mortification_n of_o ourselves_o if_o we_o be_v not_o quiet_v within_o every_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n will_v make_v we_o miserable_a if_o we_o be_v than_o nothing_o can_v harm_v we_o if_o our_o false_a opinion_n unreasonable_a desire_n fond_a affection_n ungrounded_a hope_n etc._n etc._n be_v alive_a we_o be_v no_o long_o quiet_a than_o the_o world_n please_v our_o peace_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o every_o report_n of_o every_o man_n mouth_n and_o all_o the_o several_a accident_n of_o evil_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n if_o we_o be_v sick_a and_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v if_o we_o be_v in_o pain_n and_o have_v no_o patience_n if_o we_o be_v scorn_v and_o be_v proud_a if_o we_o be_v lessen_v in_o our_o estate_n and_o be_v covetous_a etc._n etc._n then_o nothing_o can_v help_v we_o from_o be_v miserable_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o we_o do_v not_o fear_v death_n so_o much_o as_o a_o ill_a life_n if_o we_o think_v impatience_n and_o murmur_a a_o worse_a disease_n than_o the_o gout_n if_o we_o think_v pride_n to_o be_v the_o great_a reproach_n and_o the_o high_a disgrace_n and_o take_v covetousness_n to_o be_v the_o great_a beggary_n and_o base_a poverty_n there_o be_v no_o harm_n a_o man_n can_v feel_v by_o death_n or_o sickness_n or_o scorn_v or_o want_v when_o all_o the_o alteration_n in_o the_o world_n will_v not_o quiet_v we_o one_o alteration_n will_v and_o that_o be_v the_o change_n of_o our_o opinion_n concern_v thing_n and_o our_o estimate_n of_o they_o by_o this_o one_o more_o will_v be_v do_v then_o by_o ten_o thousand_o change_n the_o heathen_a can_v say_v that_o no_o man_n can_v make_v another_o a_o slave_n unless_o he_o have_v first_o enslave_v himself_o 24._o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arrian_n l._n 3._o cap_n 24._o be_v 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 have_v no_o neighbour_n a_o distrustful_a man_n have_v no_o friend_n and_o he_o that_o be_v discontent_v have_v not_o himself_o not_o the_o rich_a man_n or_o the_o wise_a man_n always_o possess_v himself_o but_o in_o your_o patience_n say_v our_o saviour_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n 21.19_o luk._n 21.19_o we_o have_v find_v therefore_o where_o we_o must_v begin_v to_o lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o all_o our_o rule_n viz._n in_o ourselves_o but_o than_o second_o we_o must_v build_v and_o firm_o seat_v ourselves_o upon_o these_o principle_n for_o if_o we_o do_v not_o use_v they_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o i_o can_v say_v we_o shall_v be_v trouble_v by_o the_o former_a discourse_n you_o may_v easy_o perceive_v that_o we_o can_v be_v at_o peace_n without_o our_o
of_o great_a wisdom_n to_o wonder_v at_o nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o it_o which_o thing_n alone_o the_o poet_n think_v be_v almost_o enough_o to_o make_v one_o happy_a and_o keep_v he_o so_o nil_fw-la admirari_fw-la propè_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la horat._n horat._n numici_fw-la solaque_fw-la quae_fw-la possit_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o seruare_fw-la beatum_fw-la but_o he_o will_v not_o cease_v to_o admire_v that_o know_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o he_o know_v nothing_o that_o do_v not_o see_v they_o be_v constant_a only_o in_o inconstancy_n cap._n x._o what_o be_v without_o thou_o keep_v it_o without_o thou_o let_v it_o not_o come_v in_o unto_o thou_o nor_o do_v thou_o go_v out_o to_o it_o i._n e._n let_v it_o not_o into_o thy_o heart_n by_o love_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n go_v out_o to_o it_o by_o desire_n make_v nothing_o to_o become_v a_o piece_n of_o thyself_o which_o be_v without_o thyself_o for_o if_o thou_o love_v any_o thing_n of_o which_o as_o i_o say_v before_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v certain_a thou_o will_v be_v trouble_v at_o its_o loss_n or_o at_o its_o danger_n this_o rule_n may_v serve_v also_o to_o fortify_v you_o against_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o trouble_n among_o other_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o which_o i_o prescribe_v the_o former_a keep_v but_o every_o thing_n there_o where_o it_o be_v and_o all_o be_v safe_a if_o the_o world_n change_n and_o alter_v that_o be_v nothing_o unto_o we_o if_o it_o be_v not_o within_o we_o if_o it_o have_v no_o hold_n of_o our_o heart_n how_o be_v we_o concern_v in_o its_o various_a mutation_n we_o shall_v never_o suffer_v together_o with_o the_o world_n if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o we_o but_o if_o we_o set_v open_v the_o door_n and_o entertain_v it_o if_o we_o embrace_v it_o and_o let_v it_o dwell_v in_o we_o by_o our_o love_n cleave_v to_o it_o than_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o it_o be_v and_o nothing_o can_v give_v we_o a_o remedy_n but_o the_o cast_n of_o it_o out_o again_o and_o set_v it_o where_o it_o be_v quite_o out_o of_o ourselves_o it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n that_o no_o good_a can_v bring_v we_o any_o pleasure_n but_o that_o against_o who_o loss_n we_o be_v prepare_v he_o that_o be_v in_o fear_n do_v not_o sincere_o enjoy_v and_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o mind_n to_o lose_v that_o which_o we_o love_v dear_o now_o what_o a_o miserable_a case_n be_v this_o to_o be_v trouble_v with_o fear_n while_o we_o have_v a_o thing_n lest_o we_o lose_v it_o and_o to_o be_v trouble_v with_o grief_n when_o it_o be_v go_v because_o we_o have_v lose_v it_o but_o i_o have_v teach_v you_o how_o to_o provide_v against_o both_o these_o and_o against_o all_o sudden_a accident_n and_o change_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n keep_v thyself_o as_o thou_o be_v let_v nothing_o in_o which_o be_v without_o do_v not_o promise_v thyself_o that_o which_o god_n never_o promise_v thou_o this_o heal_v all_o the_o evil_n which_o arise_v from_o vain_a hope_n and_o cool_v the_o anger_n of_o those_o sore_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o frustration_n of_o our_o expectation_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o desire_v several_a thing_n which_o be_v uncertain_a if_o god_n see_v they_o good_a for_o we_o but_o let_v we_o not_o promise_v to_o ourselves_o any_o of_o they_o do_v not_o entertain_v thy_o thought_n with_o promise_n of_o contentment_n in_o such_o a_o relation_n and_o such_o a_o condition_n nor_o of_o success_n in_o such_o a_o enterprise_n no_o though_o thou_o go_v about_o it_o wise_o but_o promise_v to_o thyself_o pardon_v of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n if_o thou_o do_v thy_o duty_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o help_v thou_o for_o to_o do_v it_o if_o thou_o pray_v for_o it_o and_o will_v use_v it_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v we_o solomon_n say_v eccles_n 9.11_o that_o the_o race_n be_v not_o to_o the_o swift_a etc._n etc._n but_o time_n and_o chance_n happen_v to_o they_o all_o now_o because_o man_n know_v not_o the_o time_n when_o thing_n will_v alter_v and_o which_o be_v worse_o promise_v to_o themselves_o those_o thing_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o time_n nor_o chance_n but_o what_o they_o fancy_n therefore_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 12._o that_o evil_n fall_v sudden_o and_o therefore_o sad_o upon_o they_o hope_n and_o fear_n be_v two_o great_a instrument_n of_o our_o trouble_n and_o we_o must_v cure_v they_o both_o as_o i_o have_v direct_v in_o this_o and_o the_o former_a rule_n and_o if_o we_o will_v hope_v for_o any_o thing_n let_v it_o be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o sorrow_n and_o adversity_n to_o support_v our_o heaviness_n not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n to_o please_v our_o fancy_n we_o have_v good_a thing_n enough_o then_o to_o comfort_v we_o and_o if_o we_o will_v spend_v our_o thought_n in_o airy_a hope_n we_o make_v ourselves_o miserable_a two_o way_n we_o lose_v the_o pleasure_n of_o what_o we_o have_v and_o never_o enjoy_v what_o we_o look_v for_o and_o therefore_o i_o think_v he_o make_v a_o good_a answer_n who_o be_v ask_v which_o man_v grief_n never_o cease_v say_v cujus_fw-la cor_fw-la non_fw-la acquiescit_fw-la in_o praesentibus_fw-la cardan_n habitum_fw-la nihil_fw-la sperandi_fw-la cvi_fw-la adipiscendo_fw-la 15._o perpetuis_fw-la annis_fw-la maximo_fw-la labour_v incubui_fw-la &_o obtinui_fw-la cardan_n who_o heart_n be_v not_o content_v with_o what_o he_o have_v at_o present_a and_o he_o likewise_o be_v well_o employ_v who_o for_o fifteen_o year_n together_o with_o great_a pain_n endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o habit_n of_o hope_v for_o nothing_o especial_o since_o as_o he_o say_v he_o do_v obtain_v it_o for_o no_o question_n he_o find_v a_o great_a ease_n to_o his_o spirit_n by_o it_o think_v that_o thou_o be_v most_o angry_a at_o thyself_o when_o thou_o do_v amend_v many_o create_v themselves_o no_o small_a trouble_n by_o be_v trouble_v at_o the_o disorder_n and_o disquiet_v of_o their_o spirit_n in_o cross_a accident_n and_o i_o give_v this_o rule_n to_o take_v off_o all_o that_o trouble_n which_o proceed_v from_o displeasure_n against_o ourselves_o for_o our_o unquietness_n under_o god_n hand_n or_o that_o trouble_n for_o the_o sin_n we_o have_v admit_v if_o it_o hinder_v our_o duty_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v ofttimes_o the_o great_a inquietude_n and_o trouble_n of_o all_o other_o man_n roll_v their_o soul_n in_o very_o vexatious_a and_o impatient_a thought_n because_o they_o be_v vex_v and_o impatient_a and_o so_o they_o commit_v that_o again_o which_o they_o shall_v cure_v and_o unless_o they_o will_v cease_v it_o the_o disease_n will_v grow_v more_o desperate_a for_o they_o be_v impatient_a if_o their_o trouble_n be_v not_o cure_v and_o their_o disease_n instant_o heal_v but_o alas_o this_o which_o they_o take_v for_o the_o medicine_n be_v the_o very_a disease_n trouble_n do_v but_o make_v the_o sore_n rankle_v and_o fester_v the_o more_o and_o inflame_v the_o fever_n to_o a_o great_a heat_n therefore_o cool_o and_o mild_o seek_v to_o amend_v thy_o trouble_n by_o some_o of_o the_o former_a rule_n that_o i_o have_v propose_v remember_v the_o more_o thou_o vex_v thyself_o the_o further_o thou_o be_v from_o be_v heal_v and_o like_o a_o bird_n that_o be_v restless_a in_o a_o net_n thou_o be_v more_o entangle_v and_o perplex_v go_v therefore_o serious_o always_o and_o considerate_o about_o the_o cure_n when_o thou_o be_v trouble_v at_o any_o accident_n and_o think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o signification_n of_o the_o great_a trouble_n when_o thou_o be_v amend_v and_o thy_o mind_n be_v again_o in_o peace_n you_o may_v see_v how_o calm_o david_n argue_v himself_o into_o a_o stillness_n psal_n 42.11_o psal_n 43.5_o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n if_o he_o have_v fret_v at_o this_o disquiet_n which_o be_v in_o he_o and_o raise_v storm_n against_o himself_o the_o commotion_n will_v but_o have_v be_v like_o a_o new_a boisterous_a wind_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sea_n already_o trouble_v which_o will_v but_o make_v it_o more_o rough_a and_o restless_a let_v the_o sun_n shine_v rather_o than_o the_o wind_n blow_n i_o mean_v with_o a_o clear_a understanding_n labour_v placid_o to_o compose_v and_o appease_v thy_o heart_n and_o not_o by_o fresh_a gust_n of_o black_a passion_n bluster_n and_o rage_n against_o thyself_o cap._n xi_o there_o be_v three_o or_o four_o rule_n that_o be_v more_o general_n and_o universal_a which_o perhaps_o may_v serve_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o to_o heal_v that_o trouble_n from_o without_o which_o because_o they_o be_v so_o large_a i_o will_v superadde_a have_v a_o little_a esteem_n of_o thyself_o superbus_n
to_o please_v divers_a man_n content_v thyself_o therefore_o with_o this_o god_n be_v soon_o please_v then_o man_n resolve_v upon_o his_o will_n to_o let_v that_o be_v thou_o and_o keep_v to_o it_o choose_v that_o which_o no_o body_n can_v hinder_v no_o accident_n can_v forbid_v if_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v god_n will_v thou_o can_v suffer_v it_o why_o then_o shall_v thou_o be_v trouble_v when_o thy_o own_o choice_n remain_v entire_a and_o thou_o have_v what_o thou_o will_v cap._n xii_o to_o prevent_v all_o misunderstanding_n i_o must_v desire_v you_o to_o consider_v that_o all_o these_o rule_n be_v such_o as_o suppose_v the_o use_n of_o some_o other_o that_o have_v a_o universal_a influence_n upon_o all_o christian_a practice_n and_o these_o must_v be_v join_v with_o they_o not_o sever_v from_o they_o as_o first_o prayer_n second_o 18._o see_v phil._n 4.6_o 7._o rom._n 2.4_o 17_o 18._o give_v thanks_o in_o every_o thing_n three_o meditation_n of_o heaven_n and_o eternal_a blessedness_n four_o consider_v of_o god_n fullness_n 16._o psal_n 31.19.42.11_o heb._n 2_o 17_o 18._o heb._n 4.15_o 16._o and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o attribute_n 5._o of_o christ_n death_n and_o intercession_n with_o such_o like_a to_o all_o which_o religious_a exercise_n if_o we_o add_v those_o rational_a and_o natural_a consideration_n we_o may_v be_v well_o ease_v what_o remain_v then_o but_o our_o hearty_a endeavour_n thus_o to_o settle_v and_o compose_v ourselves_o i_o tell_v you_o at_o the_o entrance_n that_o these_o rule_n be_v not_o like_a to_o physic_n that_o will_v cure_v we_o without_o our_o thought_n and_o consideration_n so_o now_o i_o must_v further_o remember_v you_o that_o we_o must_v not_o think_v to_o take_v this_o course_n as_o some_o man_n likewise_o do_v physic_n just_o when_o the_o distemper_n be_v upon_o we_o but_o when_o we_o be_v well_o and_o in_o quiet_a when_o the_o trouble_n once_o be_v begin_v and_o the_o disease_n have_v seize_v upon_o our_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o cure_v and_o we_o can_v so_o well_o consider_v nor_o apply_v these_o lesson_n to_o our_o mind_n therefore_o we_o must_v use_v they_o as_o we_o do_v food_n which_o we_o take_v every_o day_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o health_n and_o not_o as_o physic_n which_o we_o take_v but_o at_o certain_a time_n when_o we_o find_v the_o humour_n stir_v i.e._n we_o must_v work_v our_o soul_n to_o such_o kind_n of_o reason_v and_o discourse_n as_o these_o be_v we_o must_v bring_v our_o mind_n to_o such_o a_o way_n of_o think_v as_o i_o have_v describe_v and_o make_v these_o rule_v so_o familiar_a to_o our_o mind_n that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o a_o piece_n of_o our_o reason_n not_o some_o foreign_a thing_n to_o which_o we_o run_v for_o relief_n upon_o occasion_n of_o need_n we_o must_v strip_v out_o soul_n of_o their_o former_a conceit_n and_o clothe_v they_o with_o these_o notion_n we_o must_v root_v out_o these_o weed_n of_o bitterness_n high_a esteem_n of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o worldly_a thing_n earthly_a love_n unreasonable_a desire_n fond_a hope_n and_o expectation_n rashness_n and_o inconsideration_n and_o plant_v in_o their_o stead_n such_o good_a principle_n as_o now_o have_v be_v commend_v to_o you_o and_o take_v care_n that_o they_o grow_v up_o there_o the_o government_n of_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v alter_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o popular_a opinion_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n to_o the_o sole_a command_n of_o christian_a reason_n in_o this_o great_a alteration_n let_v we_o engage_v all_o our_o force_n think_v how_o shameful_a it_o be_v to_o get_v all_o knowledge_n and_o not_o to_o know_v ourselves_o nor_o how_o to_o enjoy_v ourselves_o and_o how_o miserable_a he_o be_v that_o incompass_n all_o the_o world_n and_o search_v into_o all_o thing_n only_o neglect_v his_o own_o peace_n or_o seek_v it_o among_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o trouble_n discharge_v thyself_o therefore_o with_o all_o speed_n of_o thy_o passion_n of_o rashness_n and_o hasty_a thought_n learn_v thy_o duty_n do_v it_o know_v god_n and_o thyself_o and_o the_o world_n and_o when_o thou_o be_v once_o humble_a prudent_a thankful_a and_o heavenly_a mind_v thou_o will_v not_o be_v displease_v at_o what_o god_n or_o man_n do_v nothing_o will_v trouble_v thou_o or_o if_o any_o thing_n do_v it_o will_v be_v this_o that_o thou_o do_v these_o thing_n no_o better_o and_o be_v no_o more_o perfect_a in_o thy_o art_n but_o this_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o such_o a_o man_n condition_n that_o those_o who_o mourn_n shall_v be_v comfort_v and_o it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o be_v so_o trouble_v a_o ease_n to_o the_o mind_n to_o be_v so_o aggrieve_v no_o joy_n here_o like_o those_o of_o a_o ingenuous_a sorrow_n no_o cup_n of_o blessing_n so_o sweet_a as_o that_o which_o be_v mingle_v with_o tear_n of_o true_a contrition_n for_o our_o ingratitude_n with_o a_o good_a say_n therefore_o of_o a_o wise_a doctor_n among_o the_o jew_n i_o will_v conclude_v who_o see_v a_o man_n very_o sad_a and_o sorrowful_a thus_o address_v his_o speech_n to_o he_o if_o thy_o grief_n be_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n i_o pray_v god_n diminish_v it_o but_o if_o it_o be_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v i_o pray_v god_n increase_v it_o a_o consolatory_a discourse_n to_o prevent_v immoderate_a grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o our_o friend_n london_n print_v by_o r._n w._n for_o francis_n titan_n at_o the_o three_o dagger_n in_o fleetstreet_n near_o the_o inner_a temple-gate_n 1660._o a_o consolatory_a discourse_n to_o prevent_v immoderate_a grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o our_o friend_n discourse_n §._o 1._o the_o need_n of_o this_o discourse_n it_o be_v leave_v upon_o record_n by_o st._n hierom_n concern_v paulina_n that_o though_o she_o be_v a_o lady_n who_o passion_n be_v under_o admirable_a government_n in_o other_o thing_n yet_o when_o any_o of_o her_o child_n dye_v she_o be_v oppress_v with_o so_o great_a a_o sorrow_n that_o he_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o save_v she_o from_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o wonder_n that_o a_o person_n of_o the_o tender_a sex_n shall_v feel_v such_o a_o tempest_n as_o that_o david_n a_o man_n of_o war_n who_o have_v overcome_v so_o many_o enemy_n shall_v himself_o be_v overcome_v with_o grief_n for_o a_o disobedient_a obedient_a son_n it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o lacedaemonian_a woman_n have_v send_v five_o son_n to_o a_o battle_n stand_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o sparta_n to_o expect_v the_o event_n and_o when_o she_o meet_v one_o come_v from_o the_o camp_n she_o ask_v he_o what_o be_v do_v all_o thy_o five_o son_n say_v the_o man_n be_v slay_v away_o thou_o fool_n answer_v she_o again_o i_o inquire_v not_o of_o this_o but_o of_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o fight_n when_o he_o tell_v she_o that_o her_o countryman_n have_v get_v the_o better_a then_o farewell_o my_o son_n say_v she_o and_o let_v we_o rejoice_v that_o sparta_n be_v save_v but_o david_n it_o seem_v have_v not_o attain_v to_o this_o feminine_a courage_n 24._o 2_o sam._n 18_o 24._o for_o he_o sit_v between_o the_o gate_n wait_v for_o news_n of_o the_o success_n and_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o loss_n but_o of_o one_o son_n and_o he_o a_o traitor_n to_o his_o country_n he_o can_v not_o contain_v himself_o till_o he_o come_v into_o the_o house_n but_o go_v up_o to_o the_o chamber_n over_o the_o gate_n to_o lament_v his_o son_n 33._o v_o 33._o as_o though_o he_o have_v lose_v the_o day_n by_o lose_v he_o nay_o he_o can_v not_o refrain_v so_o long_o till_o he_o come_v into_o the_o chamber_n but_o he_o water_v the_o staiâ—â—_n with_o his_o tear_n and_o weep_v as_o he_o go_v up_o say_v o_o my_o son_n absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n absalon_n will_v god_n i_o have_v dye_v for_o thou_o o_o absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n this_o lamentation_n of_o he_o can_v but_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o tear_n which_o achilles_n another_o great_a warrior_n shed_v over_o the_o grave_n of_o his_o friend_n patroclus_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o homer_n speak_v he_o weep_v most_o horrible_o as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v kill_v himself_o this_o love_n be_v such_o a_o powerful_a thing_n that_o if_o it_o have_v place_v any_o object_n in_o our_o heart_n we_o can_v scarce_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v take_v from_o we_o without_o rend_v and_o tear_v our_o heart_n in_o piece_n such_o a_o strange_a union_n do_v it_o make_v between_o two_o person_n that_o we_o can_v scarce_o give_v that_o man_n any_o welcome_n that_o bring_v we_o the_o news_n of_o a_o separation_n and_o therefore_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a carthaginian_n as_o i_o remember_v know_v
to_o we_o and_o it_o be_v well_o perhaps_o that_o we_o have_v not_o such_o a_o example_n to_o follow_v they_o may_v live_v still_o in_o we_o if_o they_o be_v good_a if_o they_o be_v bad_a we_o have_v need_n live_v the_o better_a and_o spend_v those_o tear_n for_o their_o sin_n which_o may_v entail_v curse_n on_o we_o which_o we_o bestow_v upon_o they_o but_o beside_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o some_o that_o the_o most_o eminent_a person_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n do_v lose_v their_o parent_n when_o they_o be_v young_a or_o else_o it_o be_v like_a they_o have_v not_o prove_v so_o eminent_a the_o great_a caesar_n and_o his_o successor_n augustus_n alexander_n the_o monarch_n of_o the_o world_n cicero_n the_o famous_a orator_n galen_n the_o most_o excellent_a physician_n aristotle_n the_o great_a philosopher_n be_v all_o example_n of_o this_o truth_n if_o these_o have_v enjoy_v the_o support_n of_o their_o parent_n to_o lean_v upon_o they_o may_v not_o have_v try_v their_o own_o sufficiency_n nor_o exercise_v their_o ability_n or_o else_o they_o may_v have_v be_v whole_o eclipse_v by_o their_o lustre_n and_o do_v nothing_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o world_n but_o some_o will_v say_v that_o they_o have_v lose_v one_o half_a of_o themselves_o wife_n and_o of_o husband_n or_o wife_n death_n have_v ravish_v a_o husband_n or_o a_o wife_n out_o of_o their_o bosom_n and_o it_o be_v very_o well_o too_o i_o assure_v you_o see_v death_n be_v so_o common_a that_o he_o have_v leave_v one_o half_a and_o not_o take_v all_o but_o do_v you_o not_o think_v of_o this_o before_o do_v you_o not_o take_v one_o another_o with_o this_o clause_n till_o death_n we_o depart_v you_o do_v speak_v of_o part_v when_o you_o first_o come_v together_o and_o now_o that_o you_o be_v part_v you_o be_v free_a again_o as_o you_o be_v before_o if_o you_o like_v this_o conditon_n so_o well_o you_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o seek_v another_o self_n if_o you_o do_v not_o like_v it_o why_o do_v you_o mourn_v for_o nothing_o or_o if_o you_o like_v that_o person_n so_o well_o as_o to_o think_v of_o no_o other_o than_o you_o may_v stand_v among_o the_o rare_a example_n of_o love_n and_o friendship_n and_o for_o one_o husband_n you_o may_v choose_v you_o twenty_o friend_n but_o our_o friend_n you_o will_v say_v 63._o and_o of_o friend_n epist_n 63._o do_v die_v also_o very_o true_a but_o let_v i_o borrow_v the_o word_n of_o seneca_n for_o a_o leniment_n of_o this_o evil_a who_o speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n if_o thou_o have_v other_o friend_n beside_o this_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a reproach_n to_o they_o of_o their_o unworthiness_n that_o all_o of_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comfort_v thou_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o more_o than_o thou_o have_v do_v thyself_o a_o great_a wrong_n than_o god_n have_v do_v thou_o for_o he_o have_v take_v but_o one_o and_o thou_o have_v make_v never_o a_o one_o god_n make_v man_n as_o be_v say_v by_o some_o and_o we_o make_v friend_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v desirous_a of_o more_o &_o find_v such_o need_n of_o they_o thou_o have_v leisure_n now_o to_o go_v and_o seek_v they_o he_o can_v never_o want_v friend_n that_o want_v not_o virtue_n he_o love_v not_o one_o well_o that_o can_v love_v any_o more_o than_o one_o be_v it_o not_o a_o ridiculous_a folly_n for_o a_o man_n to_o shrug_n and_o cry_v when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o coat_n rather_o than_o go_v to_o fetch_v another_o garment_n to_o cover_v he_o from_o the_o cold_a if_o he_o be_v take_v away_o who_o thou_o do_v love_v seek_v another_o who_o to_o love_v it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o repair_v thy_o loss_n then_o to_o mourn_v for_o it_o and_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o find_v another_o to_o thy_o mind_n how_o can_v thou_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a if_o thou_o have_v no_o power_n to_o help_v thyself_o why_o shall_v not_o a_o good_a man_n find_v enough_o in_o god_n and_o himself_o the_o want_n of_o nothing_o can_v make_v thou_o want_v virtue_n and_o he_o that_o have_v that_o have_v enough_o nay_o every_o good_a man_n be_v thy_o friend_n if_o thou_o be_v good_a and_o they_o that_o never_o see_v thy_o face_n before_o if_o they_o see_v thy_o goodness_n they_o will_v be_v good_a unto_o thou_o mor._n apuleius_n de_fw-fr philos_n mor._n bonos_fw-la omnes_fw-la oportet_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la amicos_fw-la esse_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la sint_fw-la minus_fw-la noti_fw-la all_o good_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v friend_n though_o they_o be_v not_o much_o acquaint_v i_o have_v pass_v over_o these_o last_o particular_n as_o you_o see_v very_o swift_o because_o i_o observe_v my_o discourse_n begin_v to_o run_v to_o a_o great_a length_n than_o i_o intend_v and_o in_o some_o of_o the_o follow_a consideration_n you_o shall_v find_v satisfaction_n to_o every_o one_o of_o these_o case_n if_o you_o will_v but_o concoct_v they_o consider_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v comparison_n content_v §._o 6._o iii_o to_o compare_v ourselves_o with_o ourselves_o &_o other_o a_o way_n to_o be_v content_v and_o first_o of_o all_o compare_n thyself_o now_o with_o what_o thou_o once_o waste_v yea_o with_o what_o thou_o once_o be_v not_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o thou_o thyself_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dead_a for_o thou_o be_v not_o at_o all_o nor_o have_v any_o capacity_n of_o joy_n or_o sorrow_n have_v god_n deal_v unkind_o with_o thou_o in_o give_v thou_o a_o be_v capable_a of_o both_o grieve_v we_o be_v not_o so_o well_o once_o or_o not_o better_o and_o yet_o not_o so_o grieve_v will_v thou_o have_v resuse_v a_o be_v if_o we_o may_v suppose_v a_o offer_n to_o be_v make_v to_o nothing_o unless_o he_o will_v have_v give_v thou_o nothing_o but_o joy_n and_o never_o take_v away_o what_o he_o give_v thou_o unless_o thou_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v nothing_o be_v contend_v with_o what_o thou_o be_v then_o thou_o have_v not_o these_o relation_n for_o thou_o have_v not_o thyself_o why_o then_o shall_v thou_o mourn_v that_o thou_o have_v they_o not_o since_o thou_o have_v thy_o self_n be_v there_o not_o more_o reason_n to_o be_v thankful_a for_o a_o be_v though_o capable_a of_o mourning_n then_o to_o be_v trouble_v at_o the_o occasion_n of_o thy_o mourning_n sure_o thou_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o cease_v thy_o mourning_n by_o cease_v to_o be_v ease_n thyself_o then_o of_o thy_o mourning_n by_o the_o be_v that_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o mourn_v then_o do_v not_o mourn_v now_o but_o then_o consider_v that_o since_o thou_o have_v a_o be_v there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o thou_o have_v none_o of_o these_o relation_n no_o wife_n nor_o child_n nor_o friend_n which_o thou_o be_v deprive_v of_o yet_o thou_o do_v not_o then_o weep_v and_o lament_v and_o trouble_v thyself_o as_o now_o thou_o do_v see_v thou_o be_v what_o thou_o be_v be_v content_v as_o thou_o be_v what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o that_o time_n and_o this_o thou_o be_v as_o much_o without_o then_o as_o now_o thou_o be_v why_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v as_o much_o content_v now_o as_o then_o all_o the_o difference_n between_o those_o that_o want_v a_o thing_n and_o those_o that_o lose_v it_o be_v only_o this_o that_o they_o who_o lose_v it_o once_o have_v that_o which_o they_o that_o want_v it_o never_o have_v now_o shall_v we_o be_v the_o more_o trouble_v because_o we_o once_o have_v it_o one_o will_v think_v that_o their_o trouble_n shall_v be_v the_o great_a that_o neither_o have_v it_o nor_o ever_o have_v it_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v more_o please_v that_o we_o have_v it_o if_o there_o be_v any_o good_a in_o it_o and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o good_a in_o it_o than_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v displease_v that_o we_o have_v it_o not_o say_v have_v thou_o rather_o never_o have_v enjoy_v thy_o friend_n than_o now_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o be_v thy_o condition_n worse_o or_o better_a heretofore_o if_o it_o be_v but_o equal_a to_o thy_o present_n than_o thou_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v equal_o please_v remember_v how_o thou_o be_v then_o and_o be_v so_o now_o if_o it_o be_v worse_o then_o why_o shall_v thou_o be_v now_o worse_o trouble_v if_o it_o be_v better_a then_o why_o do_v thou_o change_v it_o see_v thou_o know_v that_o all_o must_v die_v no_o question_n it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v enjoy_v a_o good_a thing_n than_o never_o to_o have_v know_v it_o and_o therefore_o see_v thou_o be_v no_o worse_o now_o than_o thou_o be_v once_o but_o have_v be_v better_a than_o once_o thou_o be_v be_v not_o more_o trouble_v than_o thou_o be_v once_o yea_o be_v less_o
humour_v and_o we_o shall_v have_v great_a reason_n to_o thank_v god_n for_o every_o thing_n that_o come_v to_o we_o vi_o and_o this_o will_v lead_v i_o to_o another_o consideration_n concern_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o all_o that_o he_o do_v ask_v thyself_o therefore_o do_v and_o he_o rule_v it_o better_o than_o we_o can_v do_v do_v not_o god_n do_v all_o thing_n for_o our_o good_a do_v we_o wish_v better_o to_o ourselves_o then_o god_n do_v have_v not_o he_o the_o great_a care_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n to_o see_v that_o it_o be_v well_o with_o they_o do_v he_o make_v they_o for_o any_o other_o end_n than_o that_o they_o may_v be_v happy_a be_v there_o the_o least_o sparrow_n that_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n without_o our_o father_n providence_n then_o mankind_n must_v needs_o be_v under_o a_o great_a love_n and_o none_o of_o they_o can_v die_v by_o chance_n but_o by_o his_o direction_n and_o above_o all_o other_o man_n he_o have_v a_o singular_a care_n over_o the_o person_n of_o good_a christian_n the_o very_a hair_n of_o who_o head_n be_v all_o number_v if_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o hair_n can_v drop_v off_o without_o he_o much_o less_o can_v any_o body_n of_o they_o fall_v into_o their_o grave_n but_o he_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o but_o still_o he_o have_v a_o more_o special_a providence_n over_o such_o christian_n as_o be_v fatherless_a and_o widow_n helpless_a and_o destitute_a of_o all_o succour_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v his_o goodness_n that_o take_v their_o friend_n away_o so_o much_o more_o will_v his_o goodness_n take_v care_n of_o they_o who_o he_o have_v leave_v none_o else_o to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o consider_v we_o not_o only_o as_o his_o child_n but_o as_o child_n place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o such_o and_o such_o circumstance_n as_o desolate_a and_o sad_a as_o leave_v only_o to_o his_o providence_n and_o tuition_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o the_o psalmist_n say_v 10.14_o psa_fw-la 10.14_o thou_o be_v the_o helper_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o in_o another_o place_n 68.5_o psal_n 68.5_o a_o father_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o a_o judge_n of_o the_o widow_n be_v god_n in_o his_o holy_a habitation_n 69.23_o psal_n 69.23_o i_o be_o poor_a and_o sorrowful_a let_v thy_o salvation_n set_v i_o up_o on_o high_a yea_o and_o all_o good_a man_n be_v full_a of_o compassion_n to_o such_o person_n 14._o job_n 29.12_o 14._o so_o that_o the_o blessing_n of_o those_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v come_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o cause_v the_o widow_n heart_n to_o sing_v for_o joy_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a say_n of_o the_o royal_a philosopher_n antoninus_n worthy_a to_o be_v engrave_v upon_o our_o mind_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lib_fw-la 2._o §._o 11._o if_o there_o be_v a_o god_n than_o nothing_o can_v be_v hurtful_a to_o we_o for_o he_o will_v not_o involve_v we_o in_o evil_a but_o if_o either_o there_o be_v none_o or_o he_o take_v no_o care_n of_o man_n matter_n what_o shall_v i_o live_v for_o in_o a_o world_n that_o be_v without_o a_o god_n or_o without_o a_o providence_n but_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o he_o care_v for_o man_n also_o and_o have_v put_v it_o into_o their_o power_n not_o to_o fall_v into_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v true_o evil_a and_o for_o the_o rest_n that_o befall_v we_o if_o any_o thing_n of_o they_o have_v be_v evil_a he_o will_v have_v provide_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v able_a not_o to_o have_v fall_v into_o that_o neither_o but_o if_o this_o great_a person_n have_v know_v also_o that_o god_n leave_v we_o not_o to_o our_o own_o power_n when_o he_o send_v any_o thing_n upon_o we_o but_o that_o he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a love_n to_o his_o servant_n when_o they_o be_v in_o trouble_n and_o afford_v they_o his_o assistance_n he_o will_v have_v say_v on_o this_o sort_n if_o we_o be_v not_o alone_o without_o god_n than_o nothing_o need_v discomfort_v we_o for_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n if_o we_o be_v alone_o than_o we_o have_v need_v to_o be_v most_o discomfort_a for_o that_o and_o never_o endure_v in_o a_o condition_n without_o god_n but_o we_o be_v not_o alone_o and_o we_o be_v least_o alone_o when_o we_o be_v alone_o and_o have_v he_o most_o when_o we_o have_v other_o thing_n lest_o therefore_o he_o have_v put_v it_o into_o our_o power_n not_o to_o be_v trouble_v but_o to_o go_v to_o he_o for_o comfort_n in_o all_o that_o befall_v we_o and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n in_o he_o for_o we_o in_o such_o case_n than_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v befall_v we_o let_v we_o not_o therefore_o mourn_v as_o long_o as_o we_o have_v a_o god_n and_o as_o long_o as_o all_o thing_n make_v we_o seek_v for_o our_o comfort_n in_o he_o vii_o let_v we_o ask_v ourselves_o it_o grief_n will_v end_v let_v we_o end_v it_o how_o long_o we_o intend_v to_o mourn_v do_v any_o man_n intend_v to_o continue_v it_o all_o his_o life_n then_o he_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o folly_n of_o augustus_n who_o make_v the_o image_n of_o his_o nephew_n who_o he_o dear_o love_v be_v place_v in_o his_o bedchamber_n that_o he_o may_v kiss_v it_o and_o embrace_v it_o daily_o or_o the_o dotage_n of_o alexander_n will_v be_v a_o fit_a punishment_n for_o we_o who_o build_v temple_n and_o command_v sacred_a solemnity_n every_o year_n for_o his_o belove_a ephestion_n do_v you_o intend_v every_o year_n to_o have_v a_o funeral_n sermon_n to_o go_v and_o weep_v over_o their_o grave_n at_o that_o time_n as_o you_o do_v when_o they_o be_v first_o put_v into_o they_o if_o not_o set_v some_o measure_n to_o your_o mourning_n for_o of_o itself_o it_o know_v no_o measure_n and_o if_o you_o intend_v not_o to_o weep_v always_o why_o can_v you_o not_o cease_v now_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v lament_v for_o ever_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v so_o sad_o lament_v at_o all_o decency_n indeed_o do_v require_v some_o mourning_n and_o natural_a affection_n must_v be_v allow_v its_o tear_n but_o we_o must_v stay_v they_o as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v and_o not_o mourn_v as_o if_o we_o think_v we_o can_v never_o mourn_v enough_o for_o if_o we_o think_v so_o than_o we_o must_v mourn_v always_o or_o else_o we_o show_v that_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o mourn_v so_o much_o but_o if_o any_o man_n be_v resolve_v to_o let_v the_o sorrow_n take_v its_o course_n and_o run_v as_o far_o as_o ever_o it_o can_v let_v i_o tell_v he_o that_o either_o his_o sorrow_n will_v spend_v he_o or_o else_o it_o will_v spend_v itself_o and_o so_o be_v cure_v without_o any_o thanks_o at_o all_o to_o we_o it_o be_v a_o trite_a thing_n which_o i_o be_o go_v to_o add_v but_o to_o speak_v with_o seneca_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o forbear_v to_o speak_v it_o because_o it_o be_v speak_v by_o all_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o who_o will_v not_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o own_o grief_n time_n will_v end_v it_o for_o he_o but_o this_o be_v most_o dishonourable_a to_o expect_v till_o it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o itself_o when_o it_o can_v run_v no_o long_o and_o not_o to_o end_v it_o our_o own_o self_n by_o not_o permit_v it_o to_o run_v at_o all_o with_o our_o leave_n to_o be_v weary_a of_o weep_v be_v the_o base_a remedy_n for_o grief_n it_o be_v far_o better_a for_o we_o to_o leave_v grief_n then_o to_o let_v it_o leave_v we_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o let_v time_n conquer_v that_o which_o have_v conquer_v we_o see_v it_o must_v cease_v let_v it_o cease_v by_o our_o valour_n and_o strength_n not_o by_o its_o own_o weakness_n let_v it_o die_v by_o our_o hand_n and_o not_o mere_o because_o it_o can_v live_v no_o long_o we_o be_v weary_a of_o nothing_o soon_o than_o of_o grief_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o cease_v that_o which_o if_o we_o will_v we_o can_v do_v long_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o pliny_n the_o second_o 16._o lib._n 5._o epist_n 16._o that_o as_o a_o crude_a wound_n be_v very_o angry_a under_o the_o surgeon_n hand_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n do_v both_o suffer_v it_o and_o require_v it_o so_o a_o fresh_a grief_n do_v use_v to_o reject_v and_o despise_v all_o comfort_n but_o short_o after_o not_o only_o receive_v it_o most_o courteous_o but_o also_o desire_n and_o expect_v it_o and_o see_v if_o it_o can_v find_v no_o comfort_n it_o will_v fair_o cease_v itself_o it_o be_v more_o like_a man_n that_o we_o shall_v comfort_v ourselves_o and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o it_o viii_o ask_v thyself_o again_o end_n it_o may_v do_v we_o much_o harm_n before_o it_o end_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o my_o mourning_n
thou_o do_v now_o lament_v the_o death_n of_o thy_o friend_n will_v it_o groan_v and_o sigh_v to_o think_v of_o the_o hole_n where_o its_o flesh_n lie_v will_v it_o sigh_v to_o think_v that_o its_o old_a companion_n be_v then_o become_v the_o companion_n of_o worm_n if_o not_o then_o let_v it_o not_o groan_v so_o heavy_o for_o a_o less_o matter_n that_o be_v now_o befall_v it_o if_o it_o will_v then_o why_o be_v thou_o trouble_v for_o thy_o friend_n and_o not_o for_o thyself_o to_o think_v how_o sad_a thou_o must_v one_o day_n be_v the_o fear_n of_o thy_o own_o death_n must_v more_o than_o equal_a thy_o sorrow_n for_o the_o death_n of_o another_o man_n and_o how_o can_v thou_o have_v time_n to_o think_v of_o any_o thing_n else_o if_o thou_o do_v fear_v it_o or_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o fear_v it_o how_o can_v thou_o fall_v under_o thy_o sorrow_n who_o have_v overcome_v so_o great_a a_o fear_n do_v thou_o intend_v to_o go_v cry_v out_o of_o the_o world_n if_o not_o then_o be_v not_o now_o dismay_v at_o that_o which_o thou_o must_v bear_v so_o valiant_o thyself_o then_o do_v not_o mourn_v so_o much_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o another_o life_n which_o will_v but_o put_v self-love_n into_o a_o most_o piteous_a case_n when_o thou_o come_v to_o yield_v up_o thy_o own_o death_n be_v no_o strange_a thing_n as_o i_o have_v say_v for_o we_o must_v all_o die_v but_o then_o why_o shall_v we_o mourn_v so_o much_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o usual_a thing_n if_o we_o do_v mourn_v excessive_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n we_o think_v not_o of_o the_o commonness_n of_o it_o and_o then_o how_o shall_v we_o take_v our_o own_o death_n see_v we_o think_v not_o of_o it_o let_v we_o but_o comfort_v ourselves_o upon_o solid_a ground_n against_o our_o own_o departure_n and_o i_o will_v warrant_v you_o that_o shall_v cure_v all_o our_o other_o lamentation_n let_v we_o but_o dare_v to_o die_v ourselves_o and_o we_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o cry_v so_o much_o for_o any_o man_n death_n isidore_z of_o pelusium_n think_v that_o our_o 173._o lib._n 2._o epist_n 173._o saviour_n do_v not_o mourn_v for_o his_o friend_n lazarus_n because_o he_o be_v dead_a for_o he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v go_v to_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a but_o because_o he_o be_v to_o live_v again_o and_o to_o come_v from_o the_o haven_n where_o he_o be_v arrive_v back_o again_o into_o the_o wave_n and_o storm_n from_o the_o crown_n which_o he_o enjoy_v to_o a_o new_a encounter_n with_o his_o enemy_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o believe_v his_o interpretation_n yet_o do_v thou_o believe_v the_o thing_n do_v thou_o serious_o consider_v that_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o world_n be_v so_o great_a that_o we_o shall_v rather_o weep_v that_o we_o be_v in_o it_o then_o that_o other_o be_v go_v out_o of_o it_o then_o i_o ask_v thou_o again_o whether_o when_o thou_o be_v dead_a and_o well_o thou_o will_v willing_o live_v again_o if_o not_o than_o thou_o know_v what_o to_o say_v to_o thyself_o concern_v thy_o friend_n death_n if_o thou_o will_v than_o it_o seem_v thou_o can_v be_v content_v with_o this_o grief_n and_o i_o will_v not_o go_v about_o to_o comfort_v thou_o see_v thou_o love_v life_n with_o all_o the_o misery_n thou_o creat_a to_o thyself_o but_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v we_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o our_o body_n and_o have_v so_o little_a feel_n of_o our_o soul_n or_o divine_a thing_n that_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o make_v we_o think_v we_o be_v not_o when_o our_o body_n be_v dead_a this_o make_v death_n such_o a_o terrible_a thing_n this_o make_v both_o our_o own_o and_o other_o death_n so_o heavy_a because_o it_o seem_v as_o if_o there_o be_v a_o extinction_n of_o we_o that_o which_o we_o feel_v not_o nor_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o within_o we_o it_o be_v as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o feel_v not_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o perceive_v not_o that_o we_o have_v a_o soul_n we_o shall_v receive_v death_n as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o ourselves_o and_o then_o who_o can_v but_o be_v sad_a let_v we_o live_v therefore_o in_o a_o sense_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v make_v we_o die_v willing_o and_o think_v that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o lose_v and_o then_o we_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o we_o have_v lose_v our_o good_a friend_n nor_o lay_v their_o death_n so_o much_o to_o heart_n xi_o ask_v thyself_o likewise_o sorrow_n nor_o will_v thou_o be_v able_a to_o help_v other_o to_o bear_v their_o sorrow_n how_o will_v thou_o be_v able_a to_o comfort_v other_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o comfort_v thyself_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o thy_o tear_n that_o thou_o be_v very_o ambitious_a of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o friend_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comfort_v thy_o friend_n what_o be_v he_o the_o better_a for_o thou_o and_o how_o do_v thou_o deserve_v to_o have_v the_o friend_n which_o thou_o have_v lose_v if_o thou_o be_v able_a or_o have_v ever_o give_v any_o comfort_n unto_o other_o administer_v then_o the_o same_o cordial_n to_o thyself_o why_o shall_v not_o that_o satisfy_v thou_o which_o thou_o expectede_v with_o so_o much_o reason_n shall_v satisfy_v they_o what_o thou_o will_v say_v to_o another_o if_o his_o friend_n be_v dead_a that_o say_v to_o thyself_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v wonder_v that_o he_o shall_v reject_v comfort_n then_o do_v not_o make_v thyself_o a_o wonder_n do_v thou_o never_o tell_v any_o man_n that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o be_v impatient_a when_o we_o can_v cure_v ourselves_o that_o they_o suffer_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v appoint_v that_o we_o must_v all_o expect_v such_o loss_n that_o no_o body_n know_v who_o turn_n be_v next_o take_v then_o thy_o own_o counsel_n and_o be_v not_o such_o a_o physician_n as_o can_v cure_v himself_o at_o all_o be_v thy_o distemper_n different_a from_o they_o be_v there_o not_o the_o same_o grief_n and_o malady_n in_o their_o mind_n then_o the_o same_o medicine_n will_v cure_v thou_o that_o thou_o give_v to_o they_o or_o if_o it_o will_v not_o cure_v they_o than_o thou_o be_v much_o too_o blame_v that_o do_v not_o seek_v a_o better_a both_o for_o they_o and_o thou_o or_o be_v thy_o some_o strange_a loss_n the_o like_a to_o which_o never_o any_o suffer_v then_o this_o may_v comfort_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v never_o suffer_v the_o like_a again_o for_o it_o will_v be_v more_o strange_a if_o a_o thing_n that_o never_o comâ—s_v shall_v twice_o fall_v upon_o one_o man_n if_o it_o be_v so_o strange_a to_o thou_o than_o thy_o courage_n will_v be_v as_o strange_a to_o other_o if_o thou_o be_v draw_v into_o a_o example_n of_o suffering_n than_o thou_o may_v render_v thyself_o a_o example_n to_o all_o of_o patience_n and_o contentedness_n and_o so_o seneca_n say_v of_o the_o brother_n of_o drusus_n that_o though_o drusus_n die_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o embrace_n and_o with_o his_o kiss_n warm_a upon_o his_o mouth_n thoug_a he_o die_v in_o the_o very_a height_n of_o his_o fortune_n with_o the_o most_o warlike_a nation_n dead_a at_o his_o foot_n yet_o he_o not_o only_o put_v a_o measure_n to_o his_o own_o grief_n but_o teach_v all_o the_o army_n how_o to_o be_v moderate_a also_o and_o indeed_o he_o can_v not_o have_v stop_v the_o tear_n of_o other_o unless_o he_o have_v be_v of_o so_o brave_a a_o spirit_n as_o first_o to_o stop_v his_o own_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o friend_n therefore_o unto_o any_o let_v they_o all_o learn_v of_o thou_o how_o to_o be_v well_o satisfy_v comfort_v thyself_o as_o thou_o have_v comfort_v other_o or_o else_o as_o thou_o do_v intend_v to_o comfort_v they_o and_o let_v it_o be_v see_v by_o thy_o worthy_a behaviour_n towards_o thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o another_o person_n xii_o ask_v thyself_o again_o we_o death_n do_v sometime_o befriend_v we_o whether_o friend_n only_o be_v mortal_a do_v none_o die_v but_o they_o that_o love_v we_o must_v not_o all_o our_o enemy_n and_o they_o that_o hate_v we_o die_v also_o death_n then_o that_o make_v thou_o sad_a may_v give_v thou_o comfort_v as_o it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o some_o comfort_n so_o it_o be_v the_o common_a end_n of_o all_o misery_n though_o we_o may_v not_o wish_v for_o the_o death_n of_o any_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o harm_n to_o think_v that_o they_o must_v die_v who_o hate_v we_o and_o their_o rage_n shall_v not_o last_v for_o ever_o if_o nothing_o can_v cease_v their_o malignity_n yet_o death_n can_v it_o have_v do_v we_o then_o no_o such_o wrong_n but_o what_o it_o can_v repay_v we_o with_o the_o same_o hand_n that_o do_v it_o though_o we_o have_v now_o