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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IF thou compare our bodies with them, they are strong, if thou reduce them to the condition of nature that destroyeth all things, and recalleth them thither from whence shee made them, they are fraile; for what can mortall hands make im∣mo••••all? Those seuen miracles, and whatsoeuer else more wonderfull then these, the ambition of succeeding yeeres haue builded, shall bee seene leueled with the ground; the end of things are varied, and whatsoeuer hath had a beginning shal haue an end: Some maintaine that the wicked

shall perish, and if thou thinke it lawfull to belieue, so much then shall a day come that shall dissipate the same, and drowne the whole vniuerse (which con∣taineth all whatsoeuer is diuine and humane) into their ••ormer confusion and darkenesse: now then let him lament that list, by reason of the death of so ma∣ny persous that haue been, let him deplore the destruction of Carthage, Numan∣tium and Corinth, or whatsoeu••r places were notorious, eyther in their flou∣rishing or fall, when as this likewise as euidently appeareth vnto him, that euen that which hath nothing whereupon to fall, must perish; let him goe and complaine himselfe, that the Destinies (which must one day attempt and ex∣ecute so great a mischiefe) haue not spared him likewise.