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.

CHAP. VI.

THere is this difference betwixt the Maiestrate and the Physitian,* 1.1 that the one suffer those to die whose life they could not saue; the other contrariwise condemneth the malefactor disgracefully, and forcibly driueth him out of the world, not because hee t••keth pleasure to put any man to death. (for farre off is a wisem••n from such barbarous cruelti••) but to the ende that those who ar•• condemn••d ••o death, should serue for an example to all men, and that the Commonwe••lth might make vse of their death, who during their life, would bee pro••itable to no man. The nature of man therefore is not punishment, and therefore is not wrath according to the nature of a man, because it is desirous of reu••nge. I will propose in this place an Argument of Platoes, For who forbiddeth vs to make vse of other mens reasons? In as much as they mak•• for vs. A good man (saith he) doth not hurt, it is the punishment that hurteth, punishment ther••fore doth not become a good man. And consequently, neither choller, because punishment is agreeable to the same: If a good man take no pleasure in punish∣ing, neither shall he take pleasure in that affect, to which punishment is a plea∣sure. Therefore wrath is not naturall.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The difference be••wixt a Magi∣strate and a Physitian.