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And these heights of resolution any men may attain to if they are Avilling ; and we ought not to distrust, or despair of arriv  * Aesch. AND THESE HEIGHTS OF RESOLUTION ANY MEN MAY ATTAIN TO IF THEY ARE WILLING AND WE OUGHT NOT TO DISTRUST OR DESPAIR OF ARRIVI
 he who considers the nature of the soul, and that death will transport it to a condition either far better or not much Λvorse than what he now enjoys, hath contempt of death to sustain him as he travelleth on in this pilgrimage of his life, no small viaticum towards tranquillity of mind. For as to one that nan live pleasantly so long as virtue and the better part of mankind are predominant, and can depart fearlessly so soon as hostile and unnatural principles prevail, saying to himself, — Faie shall release me when I please myself ; t what in the whole scope of the creation can be thought of that can raise a tumult in such a man, or give him the least molestation 1 Certainly, he that threw out that brave defiance to Fortune in these Avords, " I have prevented thee, Ο Fortune, and have shut up all thy avenues to me," did not speak it confiding in the strength of walls or bars, or the security of keys ; but it was an effect of his learning, and the challenge was a dictate of his reason. NEVITABLE DANGER ON THE OTHER BUT HE WHO CONSIDERS THE NATURE OF THE SOUL AND THAT DEATH WILL TRANSPORT IT TO A CONDITION EITHER FAR BETTER OR NOT MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT HE NOW ENJOYS HATH CONTEMPT OF DEATH TO SUSTAIN HIM AS HE TRAVELLETH ON IN HIS PILGRIMAGE OF LIFE NO SMALL VIA TO COME TOWARDS TRANQUILLITY OF MIND FOR AS TO ONE THAT CAN LIVE PLEASANTLY SO LONG AS VIRTUE AND THE BETTER PART OF MANKIND ARE PREDOMINANT AND CAN DEPART FEARLESSLY SO SOON AS HOSTILE AND UNNATURAL PRINCIPLES PREVAIL SAYING TO HIMSELF FATE SHALL RELEASE ME WHEN I PLEASE MYSELF WHAT IN THE WHOLE SCOPE OF THE CREATION CAN BE THOUGHT OF THAT CAN RAISE A TUMULT IN SUCH A MAN OR GIVE HIM THE LEAST MOLESTATION CERTAINLY HE THAT THREW OUT THAT BRAVE DEFIANCE TO FORTUNE IN THESE WORDS I HAVE PREVENTED THEE O FORTUNE AND HAVE SHUT UP ALL THY AVENUES TO ME DID NOT SPEAK IT CONFIDING IN THE STRENGTH OF WALLS OR BARS OR THE SECURITY OF KEYS BUT IT WAS AN EFFECT OF HIS LEARNING AND THE CHALLENGE WAS A DICTATE OF HIS REASON
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