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. VIII.

AGaine that which is naturall decreaseth not by delay, but time consumeth sorrow. Bee shee neuer so rebellious, bee shee ne∣uer so continuall,* 1.1 be shee neuer so obstinate against remedies, yet time which is the most effectuall meanes to mitigate fury, will weaken it. True it is Marcia, that as yet thou art very much affli∣cted, ••nd it seemeth that thy ••orrow (not so v••hement a•• at first, but setled and obstinate) hath contracted a callosity, and is wholly heardned. Yet will time draw this from thee by little and little, as oftentimes as thou sh••lt exercise thy selfe in other things, thy minde shall finde some reliefe. Now thou hast a guard ouer thy selfe: b••t there is a great difference whether thou permittest or com∣mandest thy selfe to mourne. How farre more beseeming is it for thine honest and venerable manner of life to giue an end to thy sorrow, then to expect that it should end of it selfe? neither oughtest thou to attend the day wherein sor∣row should abandon thee against thy will. But beginne thou first to giue him pasport.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The ninth, We must suffer time to extin∣guish sorrow.