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For the proof of the Assumption; It is no sound course of arguing to reason ^rfrom what may be: as to say, What a man may spend much time about without tediousness, or despair of being ever overthrown in, that a man doth misspend, or must needs misspend much time about. That indeed, if he will, he may misspend much time about, but he need not, unless he will: neither sinneth▪he if he do not, because he might if he would. Many other things there are that a man may spend time amiss in, and more then he well may; yea wherein many do, as in pleasant and delightful discourse ^swith such friends whose company a man taketh special delight in and could endure to discourse all day withal; or in ^tjourneying abroad, and in flitting from place to place and ^ufrom house to house, and the like; which things yet are not therefore simply evil in themselves (I mean, ^xmutual society, and journeys for pleasure) if they be not evil used, though they be evil to ⟨p. 191⟩them by whom they are so abused.

For the proofe of the Assumption; It is no sound course of arguing to reason ^rfrom what may be: as to say, What a man may spend much time about without tediousnesse, or despaire of being euer ouerthrowne in, that a man doth mispend, or must needes mispend much time about. That indeed, if he will, hee may mispend much time about, but he need not, vnlesse he will: neither sinneth▪he if he doe not, because he might if he would. Many other things there are that a man may spend time amisse in, and more then he well may; yea wherein many doe, as in pleasant and delightfull discourse ^s