444 Thatall worldly of later are Allofdifeeateat. Mobiratitnutn, geth incontinual/ maintenance. Ina word, there isna man xoflrHm plus alt'splacet. that is contented with his el}ate, but thinketh euery mans better then his owne, nor becaufe it is fo, but becaufe lice is necreracqua liltedwith the miferies of his owne condition, andfo isbetter ableto declame again/} them,then with thole that are incident vnto men; euen as contrariwife they extoll in their iudgements any benefits inioyed by others farre a- bone their owne, and are ready to admire with rauifhing wonder that in anthers poffeflion, which they would thinke fcarce worth the owning, if it were in their owne cullodie. 4.SetJ.q. Nowehiscommeth to paffe, partly becaufe weeare much 0f theeaufee morefenfible in feeling ourowne miferies, and partly be- akyworldtings caufe byexperience we find the infufficiencie and vanity of arefofulluf thofeworldly thingswhich our feluesenioy, and areapt to dt,conteut, thinkeothers'benefitsof a better q ry's uali whereas in truth whatfoeueris in the world is vaine and fufficeth not; and e- ueryconditionbath goodand end!, miferies and benefits, in fuchitrst proportion tempered the onewith the other, that ifamanknewall, hee could hardlytell which.to chufe :and in thatthis man iscontented with his estate, and another is not; the true caufe ofthis differencé is.not in the outward condition,but in thehart and mind.For ateftates bring with them caufes enow ofdifcontentment, but onebeareth them with wifedome and patience, and in thusbearingleflèneth them; whereas another by impatiencie aggrauateth his burthen,which in it felfe is not fo beanie, and by iirugling andftriuing to shake it off,findethno cafe, but galleth his mindwithgriefe andforrow.And as we fee chofe whoareof a thong conftitution contentedly endureall weathers,wher- as he who is weake and vnfound complaineth inwinter of cold,andin the ftmimerofheate: fo thofe whofe mindsare healthie, conftant,andftrong in, patience,are preparedfor all estatesandconditions ; whereas hee who is infirme through impatiencie,andfubieólto the ague fits ofpaflion, withe- quall difcontentaffliaeth himfelfe with the cold winter of aduerftie,and thehotte fummer ofa profperous caste,and both thefe come to paffe, not becaufe the one feeleth no waight
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