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. XXXVIII.

DIuers examples might I produce of many other memorable chil∣dren, who haue deliuered their parents from danger, that from a base degree haue raised them to high estate, and from the mea∣nest and ignoblest race of men, haue giuen them eternall and in∣definite honors: It cannot be expressed by any force of words or facultie of wit, how great a worke it is, how praise worthy, and how perdurable and lasting in mens memorie; iustly to be able to say, thus much I haue obeied my parents: I haue fulfilled their commandements in whatsoeuer it were, ei∣ther right, or wrong; I haue shewed my selfe obseruant and submissiue, in this only thing I haue beene wilfull, that I would not be ouer-come by them in be∣nefits: Fight valiantly therefore, I pray you yong men, and though you were defeated, yet reinforce the fight anew. These that ouer-come shall be happie. They that shall bee ouer-come shall bee no lesse blessed; what person can euer receiue more honor? then that yong man, who may say vnto himselfe (for it is not lawfull for him to say it to an other) I haue ouer-come my fa∣ther in well-doing? Is there any old man more happie, then he that may vaunt in all places, and before the whole world, that he hath beene ouer-come by his sonne in well-doing and benefiting? What greater happinesse is there for a man so to yeeld vnto himselfe?