moft happinefle, that his nature is capable of. 

 For arrival! whereunto , it is impolsible to 

 pitch upon the direct and fure meanes,unlefle 

 it be firft determined, whether the Beatitude 

 we fpeak of, doe belong to this life, or be not 

 to be attained, till we come to the nextior ra- 

 ther, whether or no, there be another life be- 

 fides this, to be happy in. For if there remai- 

 neth an eternity unto us, after the fliort revo- 

 lution of time we fo fwiftly run over here on 

 earth ; it is cleare, that all the happines which 

 can be imagined in this fleeting ftate, is not 

 valuable, in refpect of the future ; nor any 

 thing we doe here is confiderable, otherwise 

 then as it conduceth to the making our con- 

 dition then , better or worfe. Now the way 

 to be furc of this, is either infallible authori- 

 ty, or evident fcience. They that rely on the 

 firft, depend of others : and they onely who 

 know,are abfolutely complete of themfelvesj 

 and have within themfelves, the principles 

 whereby to govern their actions, in what is 

 of higheft confequence to them. It is true, e- 

 vcry body is not of a ftraine of wit and judge- 

 ment, to be of this rank: and who are not, 

 muftbe contented to beleeve others, and be 



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