The workes of Lucius Annæus Seneca, both morrall and naturall Containing, 1. His bookes of benefites. 2. His epistles. 3. His booke of prouidence. 4. Three bookes of anger. 5. Two bookes of clemencie. 6. His booke of a blessed life. 7. His booke of the tranquilitie of the minde. 8. His booke of the constancie of a wiseman. 9. His booke of the shortnesse of life. 10. Two bookes of consolation to Martia. 11. Three bookes of consolation to Heluia. 12. His booke of consolation to Polibius. 13. His seuen bookes of naturall questions. Translated by Tho. Lodge, D. in Physicke.

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The workes of Lucius Annæus Seneca, both morrall and naturall Containing, 1. His bookes of benefites. 2. His epistles. 3. His booke of prouidence. 4. Three bookes of anger. 5. Two bookes of clemencie. 6. His booke of a blessed life. 7. His booke of the tranquilitie of the minde. 8. His booke of the constancie of a wiseman. 9. His booke of the shortnesse of life. 10. Two bookes of consolation to Martia. 11. Three bookes of consolation to Heluia. 12. His booke of consolation to Polibius. 13. His seuen bookes of naturall questions. Translated by Tho. Lodge, D. in Physicke.
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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
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1614.
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CHAP. XXI.

I Shall know (saith hee) that the Sunne and Moone haue a will to profite vs, if they had the power not to bee willing: but they cannot surcease to stay their motion, nyther can they a∣bridge or intermit their accustomed trauell. See by how manie wayes this may be refelled. A man is not therefore the lesse wil∣ling, because he cannot be vnwilling, nay, rather it is a great argument of a firm will, not to be able at any time to change. A good man cannot choose but doe that which he doth: for he shall not be a good man except he do it. Therefore a good man bestoweth no bnefit, becaue he doth that which he ought to do, but he cannot do otherwise then that which he ought. Besides, there is much diference whether thou sayest He cannot chuse but do this because he is com∣pelled: or, He cannot be vnwilling to do it. For if he mus ••••edes doe it, I am not tyed vnto him for his benefit but to him that compelld him Bt if the ne∣cessity of his willingnesse proceed of this, because hee hath nothing better that he can will, then is it he himselfe that compelleth himselfe. And so, looke for what thing I should not haue beene beholding to him, as compelled by others for the same; shall I be beholding to him, as to the compeller of himself. This

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will make them cease (saith he). I pray you think a little on this matter: What man is he, so voyde of vnderstanding, that will denie that it is no willingnesse in him that acteth any thing, which is not accompanied with danger of impedi∣ment in performance, or altering it selfe to the contrary, seeing that on the other side no man may of right seeme so willing, as he whose will is so assuredly cer∣taine, that it remaineth eternall and immutable? If he be willing, that may anon after be vnwilling: shall not he be thought to be willing, who is of that nature that he cannot be vnwilling?

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