A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the…A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the…

And yet upon a contrary Reason, I find one of the greatest and wisest Commanders of the world Julius Caesar, requiring of his Soldiers to carry Gold about them that the fear of loosing that, might make them the more constant to their Resolutions.

And yet upon a contrary Reason, I finde one of the greatest and wisest Commanders of the world Iulius Casar, requiring of his Souldiers to carry Gold about them that the feare of loosing that, might make them the more constant to their Resolutions.

Contrary unto this we shall often observe, that Despair and Extremities do put men upon bold adventures. As no men fight more desperately then Cowards when they cannot fly, as the Historian noteth ^aof Cu. Pis• a Confederate of […] ▪ that by poverty he became desperate, and thereby emboldened unto that attempt, wherein he might either rise by the ruin of others (having neither merit nor Hope to rise by their favours) or at least not be ruined without company. ^bAs that which shakes a Tree, doth often serve to settle and fasten it: So many times dangers and ^cextremities do excite strength, as in the height of a Fever or Frenzy, men show more strength and agility of body, then in their perfectest Health. And as they say of ^dBeasts, they bite with more venom and indignation when they are wounded, and ready to die. And therefore Homer expresseth the Dying of wounded Enemies by biting of the Ground; so utmost extremities of miseries make men put out the more boldness in either Revenge o• new Attempts, because they may be better, but they ⟨p. 264⟩