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SECT. XX. —and Discontent.
NAY Discontent it self, which we have declar'd is to be shun'd as an harmful and Savage Beast, they say was ordain'd by Nature to singu∣lar Advantages, that so men might be made sen∣sible of their Faults, when they are chasten'd, re∣prov'd, and put to shame for them; since those wh•• are insensible of ignominy and disgrace, seem in a s•••• incorrigible and abandon'd to the full sway of their ••••controul'd Vices. Better is it to have remorses •••• Conscience; whence is that reparty in Afrani••••, morally said, and answerable to the use of com∣mon Conversation; for when the Prodigal Son had said, Oh me!—the strict Father subjoyns.
Grieve he, though grieve for what he please.
They add that the other parts of Sorrow a•••• useful. Pitty towards moving to succour, and re••••∣ving the Distresses of good men in Adversity. N•••• that Emulation and Detraction, are not useless when a man either sees that he hath not the same advan∣tages with another, or that another hath the same with him. But if one should take away Fear, tha•• all diligence would be taken out of man's Life which is the greatest in them who stand in awe o•• our Laws, of Magistrates, of Poverty, of Igno∣miny, of Death; yet they argue so, as to confe•••• that these affections are to be retrench'd; but say