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of our few and evil day es, and our de 

 livered fenfes not relapfing into cutting 

 remembrances , our forrows are not 

 kept raw by the edge of repetitions. A 

 great part of Antiquity contented their 

 hopes of fubfiRency with a tranfmigra- 

 tion of their fouls. A good way to con- 

 tinue their memories, while having the 

 advantage of plurall fucceflions, they 

 could not but ad fomething remarkable 

 infuch variety of beings, and enjoying 

 the fame of their paiT^d felves, make 

 accumulation of glory unto their la ft du 

 rations. Others rather then be loft in 

 the uncomfortable night of nothing , 

 were content to recede into the common 

 being, and make one particle of the pub* 

 lick foul of all things, which was no more 

 then to return into their unknown and 

 * OflRm t*- divine Originall again. Egyptian inge- 

 nuity was more unfa tisfied, contriving 

 thcir bodies in fweet confidences, to at- 

 tend the return of their fouls. But all 

 Aril* 1!r was vaoit y Ceding * t he winde, and f ol- 

 sitmuchni. ly- The ^Egyptian Mummies , which 

 5" A? f * Ca *hfe s or time hath fpared, avarice 

 now confumeth. Mumroie is become 



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