Love than by observing what is the
most frequent Subject of our
Thoughts. For Thought seems
to me to be nothing else but the
Determination of the Soul to some
certain Object which she desires
either to contemplate or enjoy, a
forming in her self the Images and
Representations of what she de∣lights
in, or contriving how she
may obtain it, and remove what
stands betwixt her and it: And
therefore where-ever the Weight
of our Desire rests, the Stream of
our Thoughts will follow; tis to
no Purpose to drive them away,
for though we may for a while put
a Force on them, they will insen∣sibly
steal back again. So that if
we mean to keep our Hearts with all
Diligence (the only way to secure
our outward Demeanour) we must
above all things take care to regu∣late
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