Pafsions reilijied. fickcin body, fickein minde, refill~ wee cannot performe it. You may a~- _ z 87 ~ vile and give good precepts, ~s who cannot~ Bur, how !hall they bee put m ·--·-- practice~ I may nor denybut our paflions are violenr,and tyrannize over us, yet there bee meanes to curbe them; though they be head-llrong, they may be tamed, they maybequalified, ifhe himfelfc_or his friends, will but ufe their hone!£ endevours, or111ake ufe offuch ordmary helps, as are common!y prefcribed• . . ' · He himfelje (I fay) from thePatient himfelfe,thefirll: and chiefell remedy muft be had,for ifhe be averfe,peevilh,wafpilh,_giv~ way wholly_ to his paflions,will not feek robe hclped,or be ruled by h1s fnends,how !Sit poffible he lhould be cured~ But ifhe be willing atleaft, gentle, tractable, and defire his owne good, no doubt but he may magnammorbideponereparttm, be eafed at leaft, if not cured. Heehimfelfemuft doe his urmofi indeavour 1 to refift and withftand the beginnings. Principiis objf11, Cive not waterpa(- fage, no not alittle,Ecclm 25 .z7 .Ifthey open a little,they will make agreater breach at length.Whatfoever it is that runneth in his minde, vaine co!lceit, be it pleafing or difpleafing, which fo much affects or troublerh him, u by allpD{!ibltmeanes he muft withftand•t, expellthoftvamt,(al(<,frivoloiH •Pro~iri!fl4 imaginattons,ab(urd concms,fained (tares andforrowts;fom which, faith anniwuumi• J'ifo,this difea(t primartly procetds, and takes hyjr{l OCCA(ion ~r beginningh r:~~~::,;:: . doing fom,ethmg or otherthat fhaU be oppoftteunto them,tr.inhng offomtthmg b,. malum v•- elfo, perfwadingby reafon, or how(oevtrtomakeafoddm alttrMionofthtm. lutopimori.l Though hee have hitherto runn~ in a full career,_ and prec_ipitated himfelfe, ~~'::~:~:~· following his pa~ons,g!Ven remes toh1s appen_re, let him now ftop uEon •f!, im<tginatl: a fudden,curbe h1mfelf m~ and as x LtmmiHadv!Ceth,ftrwe agai~ft w~t all J':j.JJ/;:,";:,... htt power, to the utntoft ojhJs mdeavou~,and not chtrijb thoftfond 1mag~natt- f!irJ'qu-.unj, ons, wh1ch fo covertly crcepe mto hts tmnde, moftpleaftngandamtable atjirft, (•b~eritprop~t.: bttt bitter ,u gall at laft, andfo head-ftrong, that by noreafon, art, counj'ell, or {;:::t:!:/:~~ perfw.ftm thty ma~ bet fhaktt! off: Though he be farre gone, and habnuated r;,,. perfoa- • unto fuch phantalhcallimagmanons, yet as Y Tully ,and PIMarch advife let dend. _eorum him oppofe, forrifie, or prepare himfelfe againfi them, by prelnedit~ti~n, 'J.~~:!J:::.":.. reafon,or as we doe by acrooked fiaffe,bend h1mfelfeanother way. x Li~.>.c.'•6. :z TutanJeninterea effugito qu.c trijliamentem ~;,~culr: nar. Solicitant,procule!fe jubuur~tf#t nutunJque ;;;fif;:;:.S:;:• P a!leJJtem, ultrices ira, jint smniA lttta. ejl.acrittr obfi. In the meane time expel! the~ from :by min:J, '/,:::/-J,[~~~i Pale feares, fad cares, and gnefes wh1ch doe lt grind, tur,nec ullo Revengeful! anger, paineand difconrenr, moJofovear iLet all thy foule befet onmerriment. ':.'£~"".~;;;: •. CurtU to/le gravu,zrafct credeprofonum. tesani~?·~lanIfit be idleneffe hatb caufed this infirmitie, orrhat he perceive bimfelfe gi- d., •; '""' ' ~. ven eo folitarineffe,to walk alone, and pleafe his mind with fond ima ina- ;;:: :j::·~~ tions,let him by all meanes avoide it,'ris a bofome enemy,'ris delighrfome vale[iunt, ut rnelancholy,a friend in fl:ew,but afecret devil,afweet poyfon,irwill in the :~'::,t;;:~":r. end be lus undomg,let h1m goeprefently,taske or fet himfelf a worke,ge~ y l· Tuf'.aa fome good company. Ifhe proceed, as aGnat fl'ies about a candle,fo long Ap,llonium: till atlength bee burne his body,foin the end bee will undoe himfelfe: ifir 'Fracoflor..,, beany harlhobject, ill company, let him prefently goefromit, Ifby his ' . Oo 3 ownc
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