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BVt all these losses (be∣foresaid) are remoued, and thou hast now a grea∣ter and much heauier weight within thee, Thou hast lost thy Friend, thy faithfull friend, thy true friend, the companion of thy comforts, the closset of thy counsels, and the Phy∣sicion to all thy cares and afflictions; thou hast lost him that liued in thee, and thou in him; one that by an equall sympathy of sor∣row
and delight, partake with thee in all things, of what nature and condition so euer.
This then & thy sorrow approues that thou hadst a Friend, & neither was the roughnesse of thy, nature, nor the inciuilitie of thy conuersation so barbarous or stupid, that thou couldst neither affect, nor yet bee affected; thou had'st in thee some sweetnesse; some goodnes: sweetnesse to al∣lure, and goodnes to re∣ward and pay this obliga∣tion of friendship.
But thou hast lost thy Friend. No, the delight of
his memory will euer be a liuing companion within thee; neither must thou imagine him lost, but reti∣red: That he is iourneyed vpon so important, so ne∣cessarie, and so laudable an occasion, as his honour and renowne stood enga∣ged, in the dispatch of so noble and predestinate an errand. And to repine in thy teares at this worke of necessitie, were to discouer in thee an affection, but no true or faithfull friend∣ship. Should the King im∣ploy him vpon an honou∣rable Negotiation to the furthest Indies, notwith∣standing
the rage of the Seas, the danger of Tem∣pests, the infection of the Lyne, and the barbarous cruelty of sauage Nations; yet wouldst thou not only animate, but second his voyage both with thy vowes and wishes. And now the King of Heauen hath call'd him vp to bee a Ledgier for euer in the e∣ternall Ierusalem: Wilt thou mourne and wring thy hands, as if he went to the Scaffold or Gibbet? this were to doe him a dis∣gracefull courtesie: and as Fabius Verrucosus cals it, to feede thy best friend with
a white Loafe of grauelly Bread.
But thy friend is lost, I lost for euer, thou shalt no more enioy the flowers of his friendship, the delight of his discourse, nor the comfort of his Societie. Was he then so excellent? so perfect? so absolute? had hee that Triumuerat of qualities within him, which makes vp an exqui∣site and complete man? Was he Religious? was he honest? was he valiant? Then make him thy Co∣pie: make him thy Presi∣dent, & by his Character, and no other, modell out
and frame for thy selfe a second election. But if this proue difficult, and that thy curiositie wants either Patience to indure the choyce, or that thy heart (being closed vp) will not suffer thy iudgement to entertain a second change: Then take Seneca's aduice, and search into the Libe∣rall Sciences; into the ho∣nest & vndeceiuing trades of the vpright Artificers; or into the laudable exer∣cises of militarie and ciuill professions, and there seek thee out a companion which can neuer remoue, till first thy selfe be remo∣ued.
This benefit is not found out in crowdes, it comes not at the Court, it cares not for the Mar∣ket, neither takes it delight either in Feasts or Tri∣umphs. This friend thou shalt finde frugall for thine estate: honest, for thy con∣uersation; and wholesome to aduise thee in all the perplexities of Fortune.
But hast thou lost thy friend, thy one and onely friend: Hadst thou then but one? O blush for shame, that hauing liued til thou beest able to iudge of a friend, thou canst yet boast the losse but of one
man onely. How many Catoes? how many of the Lelij? how many Scipio's? how many Cicero's yearely depart this world, and yet in all their losse thou find∣est no interest? Question∣lesse thou hast either been too curious and nice in thine election, or else much by much too im∣prouident, that sayling a∣mongst the stormes and gusts of this world, thou wouldst trust thy poore Barke to hold but by one Anchor (and no more) in so great a tempest.
Thou hast lost thy friend: No, he is but chan∣ged
to a much better con∣dition: he was before but thy friend made of earth; he is now thy friend com∣posed of a Diuine and e∣ternall substance: Hee was before an example for thy body (how thou mightest liue well;) he is now a pre∣sident for thy soule (how thou mayst dye to liue for euer well:) He was before thy comfort, let him now be thine admiration. If this be a cause of teares, then where is our reioysing? Re∣member, Destinie sends no man out of this world, nor lets any man liue in this world, without some
stroke: And poore is that wisedome, whose expecta∣tion is not armed with Pa∣tience, euer to encounter with that assault and com∣bate.
These afflictions truely considered, are Tributes, not Torments, & nothing alters either the nature or complexion, but an vn∣thankefull acceptation.