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. XXXIIII.

PRosecute the rest somewhat further I pray thee, and consider the eating and drinking, and all that proud equipage that depen∣deth there vpon, so many labours to keepe the house cleane, so many stroakes giuen, so many outragious speeches, and so many vnseemely countenances, suspitions restie Iades, Idle slaues, wic∣ked reporters of other mens words: for from all these it commeth that in the end some thinke that nature hath done men wrong, in giuing them the facultie of speaking. Beleeue mee wee are bitterly angrie for such slight things, and for which children are wont to be froward, and to scrath one another. There is nothing serious or great in all that which we doe with so much care & thought. Thence groweth your Choler & Furie because you esteeme these things great which are nothing. Such a one would haue taken away my goodes, that man hauing long time had a good opinion of me, hath finally defamed me, this man would haue corupted my minion. That which should bee the linke of lou•• which is to will one thing, is the cause of hatred and sedition.