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Chap. 5.
of Conſtancy.
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a Man by wishing: Yet hope not you after the same manner, to pass from a fool to a wise, or from a wavering to a constant Man. It will concern you to use your utmost endeavour, to turn every stone, and that with an industrious diligence; you must seek, read, and learn: Here interrupting him, I know it Langius reply'd I; but do you also I beseech you lend me your assistance, and continue the thread of Yesterdays discourse, which our summons to supper did unhappily break off. Return I sav unto Constancy, whose intermitted rites, it will be dangerous to deferre. Langius as refusing, shall I again said he be shut up in that School? I will not Lipsius, at least not in this place, which you should consider I have devoted to my recreations and not to business, another time we will attend it. Yes at this time reply'd I, for what place is more fit for a discourse of wisdom, than

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