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For as angry dogs are exasperated by every one's rating them, and are flattered to be quiet only by his voice to which they are accustomed ; so it is not easy to pacify the brutish affec  tions of the soul but by familiar reasons, and such as are used to be administered in such inward distempers. FOR AS ANGRY DOGS ARE EXASPERATED BY EVERYONE'S RATING THEM AND ARE FLATTERED TO BE QUIET ONLY BY HIS VOICE TO WHICH THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED SO IT IS NOT EASY TO PACIFY THE BRUTISH AFFECTIONS OF THE SOUL BUT BY FAMILIAR REASONS AND SUCH AS ARE USED TO BE ADMINISTERED IN SUCH INWARD DISTEMPERS
rturbations of mind and procure an equal tenor of life, if we do not use them with decency when they are present to our enjoyment, and if we are continually afflicted by their loss when we are deprived of them ] And what is this but the province of reason, when the sensual part of us grows turbulent and makes excursions, to check its sallies and bring it again Λvithin the limits it hath transgressed, that it may not be carried away and so perverted with the gay appearances of things. For as Xenophon gives advice, we ought to remember the Gods and pay them particular de\Otions when our affairs are prosperous, that so when an exigency presseth us Ave may more confidently invoke them, now we have conciliated their favor and made them our friends. So wise men always ruminate upon those arguments which have any efficacy against the troubles of the mind before their calamities happen, that so the remedies being long prepared, they may acquire energy, and Avork with a more powerful operation.  TO REMOVE ALL PERTURBATIONS OF MIND AND PROCURE AN EQUAL TENOR OF LIFE IF WE DO NOT USE THEM WITH DECENCY WHEN THEY ARE PRESENT TO OUR ENJOYMENT AND IF WE ARE CONTINUALLY AFFLICTED BY THEIR LOSS WHEN WE ARE DEPRIVED OF THEM AND WHAT IS THIS BUT THE PROVINCE OF REASON WHEN THE SENSUAL PART OF US GROWS TURBULENT AND MAKES EXCURSIONS TO CHECK ITS SALLIES AND BRING IT AGAIN WITHIN THE LIMITS IT HATH TRANSGRESSED THAT IT MAY NOT BE CARRIED AWAY AND SO PERVERTED WITH THE GAY APPEARANCE OF THINGS FOR AS XENOPHON GIVES ADVICE WE OUGHT TO REMEMBER THE GODS AND PAY THEM PARTICULAR DEVOTIONS WHEN OUR AFFAIRS ARE PROSPEROUS THAT SO WHEN AN EXIGENCY PRESSETH US WE MAY MORE CONFIDENTLY INVOKE THEM NOW THAT WE HAVE CONCILIATED THEIR FAVOR AND MADE THEM OUR FRIENDS SO WISE MEN ALWAYS RUMINATE UPON THOSE ARGUMENTS WHICH HAVE ANY EFFICACY AGAINST THE TROUBLES OF THE MIND BEFORE THEIR CALAMITIES HAPPEN THAT SO THE REMEDIES BEING LONG PREPARED THEY MAY ACQUIRE ENERGY AND WORK WITH MORE POWERFUL OPERATION
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