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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. 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
 mind that which you have so often heard, that a rich slipper will not cure the gout, a diamond ring a whitlow, nor will an imperial diadem ease the headache. For Λvhat advantage is there in honor, riches, or an interest at court, 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 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. S BUT YOU CALL TO MIND THAT WHICH YOU HAVE SO OFTEN HEARD THAT A RICH SLIPPER WILL NOT CURE THE GOUT A DIAMOND RING A WHITLOW NOR WILL AN IMPERIAL DIADEM EASE THE HEADACHE FOR WHAT ADVANTAGE IS THERE IN HONOUR RICHES OR AN INTEREST AT COURT 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
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