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but that the fame canfc which makech afiy thin,muft of nc- 

 ceflity perfect andftrengthen it, by repeating its force and 

 itroakes. We may then conclude that the know ledge of our 

 foule/which is indeed herfeife)will be in the next life more 

 perfect and ftrong,or,more flake and wcafce, according as in 

 thi* life flic hath often and vigproufly.or faintly and feldome, 

 bufied her idte about thole things which be^et fuch know- 

 ledge* 



Now thofe things which men beftow their paines toknow, ~, ,X 

 we fee are of two kindcs : for fbme thirft after the knowledge of mc ^ 'Jj 1 : 

 of nature,and of the variety of things , whkh either their ro fcicnce viuft 

 fenfes,or their difcourfe, telJ them of: butothcw Jooke no they lircd here 

 higher then to hare an inlight into humane aclion,or to gain fr more pcrfcft 



skill in iome arr,whereby they may acquire meanes to live. !? .! r!L,u or !J 

 _. .., f ' i J /* -. i //- tncn tue iouie> ot- 



Thefe tatter curibfities.are but of particulars; that is,of feme un i earae i 



on 3 orfew fpecies_,or kinder, whole common that compre. 

 hendeth them.fallcth within the reach of every vulgar capa- 

 city; ami confequentlyjhc things which depend upon them, 

 are low jtneane.and contemptible : whereas the beauty> vaft- 

 ne(Te,and excellency of the others^is fomuch beyond themes 

 they can be brought into no proportion to one another .Now 

 then,i* weconfider, what advantagethe one fort ofthefe 

 men, will in the next world have over the other ; we fliall 

 find,that they who ipend their life here in the (^udy and eon. 

 templation ofthe firtt noble ob/ecls, will, in the next , have 

 their univedall knovvledge(that is their foule)ttrong and per- 

 feel: whiles the others, that played away their thoughts and 

 time upon triflcs,and feMome railed their, mindes above the. 

 pitch of fenfe,will be faint through their former lazineftejikc 

 bodies benummed wfch thepalfty,and fickely through tbeir 

 ill dyet,as when a well (haped virgin , that having fed upon 

 trafh infiead .of nouri/hing meatcs langaifheth under a wear- 

 r-f >me burthen of thegreeneficknefle. 



To make this poict yet more cleare, we may eonfider how v er t uc i *> 

 the things which we gaine knowledge of, do affecl us under world will bcraoft 

 the title of good and convenient, in two jfeverall manners, pcrfcainthe 

 The one is, when the appearance of good, in the abrtra(5lcd n ^ xtnd ! hofc 

 naiure ofir>& after examination of al circurnftaiKe?,carryeth ^ 



our r ble. 



