Part.2.Sed-3- Remedies againfl difcontentJ, Memb.3. as Evange/114 at large proves in t Macrobiru, the m~anefifervant is mofr pi . precious in his fight. Thou m an EplCim, I am agood Chnfi1an :Thouant Epifl. 7 •·I"· m:wy parafanges beforemem means, favour, wealth,honour,c/aud"u h1s "'"[ummehoN arciffm ,N ero~ s M a{fa, Dotnittans Parthentm,_ afavonte,a flave, th?u Co- ~~'/:;:fu~~ verdl thy floores with marble, thy roofes ~nhgold, thy wals With fine 11411 ,, firvu.. pictur~s, curious hangings,&c.what of all th1s ~thou hafrAmd//heuorrm, {':,~,:; t!::'' plenty, pleafure,the world at will, I am defp1cable and poore; but a word ""("~"'ft ovedhot, ablow mcholer, agame at tables, a lolfe at fea, a fudden fire, the coguavmr. Princes diflike, alittle fickneffe,&c . may make us equall in an infiam;how- . foevertake thy time, :riumph and infultawhile, cims ~quat,as * Alphonfru ;,b~··;;:;~an. faid,death w1ll :rquahze ~s all at lafr. I ltvefparmgly, 1n the mean tnne,am Atp/' ~ clad homely,farehardly,,s this a reproach~ am I the worfe for 1t~ am I con- fL,b.pum. ' temptiblefor it~ am I to be reprehended~ A learned man in f Nevifamu ~'8· f':j'"' was taken down for fitting amongfi Gentlemen, but he replied, my nobility q't;: J,'J.~;, w.. ;. about the head,yot~rsdec!inu to the tatle, and th~y were filent. I.etthem :,':.~i;~;,[ mock, fcoffeand revile, nsnor thyfcorne, but h1s that madetheefo; Hee air, eftci"~, that mocketh the poore, reproACheth h11n that m,,de hi?Jt, Prcv. I 1. 5. and hee <apur, vejfra that rejoyceth at ajjlWion, jhaU ~ot be unpunijhed: Forthe reH,the poorer ~:,;."::.ad thou arr,rhe happier thou arr,dzt:or eft,at nonmeltOr,falth' Epzrtetm he is <Tanto btatio; richer, not better then thou art, not fo free from lull:, envie, hatred: am- er,qu;mocot: bition. letltor. Beattu iUe quiprocul neg8tiis · Paterna rura bobru exercet fois. . . Happyhe,inthatjleis' freedfromcherumUltsoftheworld, he{eekes no uNo; amorihonours, gapes after no preferment, flatters not, envies not, cemporizerh b"' infirvir, not, but lives privafely,and w~II contented with his eltate, ::;,~:f:~.=~- Nec JPe.t eo~ de av:da;, nee curn?JJ pafclt tnanem, l~ tercunt{Ut re~ Securm quo fota cadunt1 ltffu,fo~iJhaHe is not troubled with fiate matters, whether kingdomes thrive better by :;;:~~~~;~, fi fucceflion or elelhon; the houfe of OttomonJ and .A«flrza IS all one to him. invidu "<mini, he enquires not after Colonies or new difcoveries; whether Peter were a~ ueminemdcjpiR_ome, or fonJ!antines donatio~ be of fot.ce; what com~t~ or new ftars fig~ ~[;:,~~~:r":no~ , mfie, &c. He IS not touched With fear of mvafions, fachons or emulations mb•• matignt.. l · 11 · ·d. ·r; ft , 'nonattcndit :x F £ ix tuc ammt, tvt,que 17JJiti1JJt# !Jfis, autatirur. .fl!t:em nmmordaci reJPlendens g!oria Jieco Plinin•. Solicitat, nonfojlofi mala gaudia !tJxus, ~:ft~~~an«5 ili Sed tacitosJinitire din, & pattpeNJ mltu y Gygerregna Y Exigit innoctu, tranquiUaJile/Jtia vittt, j&~1t;;:~t«$ An happy Soule, and like to God himfelfe, m'/it ApolliWhom not vaineglorie macerates or Hrife, neman quu Or wicked joyes of that proud fwellingpelfe; 1~;;~~~:}rf/ABut leads afrill,poore :md contented life. gla,um A""' Ar . bJ'f1' f Jfr I h h 'fh Id . J . '· dumpaupmi- leC~re,qmet, l!le.u ate 1e at ,1 ·ecou acknow edgeit .P-uthereis'mnmApauo thenufery,.that he.wiii nottakenonceof>t,he repines at richm~ns wealth, pwuttt,qui. bravehangmgs,damty fare, as~ Szmonides objefrerh ro Hieron, he bath all ;;;:;:;.:';;' the pleafures of the world, t tn lec1M ehumm dormit, vinumphialiJ bihit, exceJ!erar, "'" /uo tor.tenttti. Pal. lib. I, t.7 . z Hflf,ht:Hfl Vita {blrmrvm mi{mumlririone~ gra'l)ique. t .A.mor 6. optimit
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