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DId not the water make more haste than good speed; when it ran down-hill with such a force that they could hardly make any dams to save it? Aristotle's description of Water, is but slight who describes it by this, that it can hardly be contained within it's own bounds, vix continetur
in suis terminis, facile in alienis, but this sad occasion may make us think of it; for it was found very dif∣ficult to stop it in it's career: yet I think the main reason was it's running down so great and steep precipices, rather then it's natural extravagancy, and aptness to transgress it's bounds. But let the cause be what it will, that which I would observe is, that by overdoing, it undid; it came not at all or not considerably to their help and aid because it came too fast. So, blood and spirits flowing too fast to any part of the body that is mis-affected (as to the side in a pleurisie) give no relief but do hurt. How good were it, if men knew when and where to stop? He was a wise man (though he called him∣self a simple Cobler) who advised that men would unload on this side Munster, and take heed of overthrowing Charles his Wain: Nor was he a fool that observed, that some men make so much haste out of Babylon that they run beyond Jerusalem. There is no good Musick to be made, unless men will keep their due Stops.