Rememberhowlongthouhastalreadyputoffthesethings, andhowoftenacertaindayandhourasitwere, havingbeensetuntotheebythegods, , whereofthouartapart; andofthatLordandGovernoroftheworld, fromwhom, asachannelfromthespring, thouthyselfdidstflow: andthatthereisbutacertainlimitoftimeappointeduntothee, whichifthoushaltnotmakeuseoftocalmandallaythemanydistempersofthysoul, itwillpassawayandthouwithit, andneverafterreturn.
, withtrueandunfeignedgravity, naturalaffection, freedomandjustice: andasforallothercares, andimaginations, ; ifthoushaltgoabouteveryactionasthylastaction, freefromallvanity, allpassionateandwilfulaberrationfromreason, andfromallhypocrisy, andself-love, anddislikeofthosethings, , whichforamantoholdoninaprosperouscourse, andtoliveadivinelife, arerequisiteandnecessary, arenotmany, forthegodswillrequirenomoreofanyman, thatshallbutkeepandobservethesethings.
, soul, do; abuseandcontemnthyself; yetawhileandthetimefortheetorespectthyself, 'shappinessdependsfromhimself, butbeholdthylifeisalmostatanend, whilesaffordingthyselfnorespect, thoudostmakethyhappinesstoconsistinthesouls, andconceitsofothermen.
, somuchdistractthee? Givethyselfleisuretolearnsomegoodthing, , fortheyareidleintheiractions, whotoilandlabourinthislife, andhavenocertainscopetowhichtodirectalltheirmotions, 'ssoul, , andguidenotbyreasonanddiscretionthemotionsoftheirownsouls, theymustofnecessitybeunhappy.
