And it shows that men little know themselves, when all their complaints are poured out more fluently on others then themselves. Like sick stomachs that find fault with every dish, when the fault is within them: Or like pained, weak, or froward children; that quarrel with every thing that toucheth them, when the cause is in themselves. If they want Peace, Content or Rest, they lay the blame on this place or that, this or that person, or estate: They think if they had their mind in this or that, they should be well: And therefore they are still contriving for somewhat, which they want; and studying changes or longing after this or that; which they imagine would work the Cure: When, alas poor souls, the […], the sickness, the want is in themselves. It is a wiser mind, a better, more holy, heavenly Will, that's wanting to them; without which nothing in the world will solidly ⟨p. 85⟩content and comfort them. Seneca can teach them this much by the light of Nature [Non longa peregrinatione, nec locorum varietatibus, tristitiam mentis gravitatémque discuties: animum debes mutare, non coelum: licèt vastum trajeceris mare, sequuntur te, quocunque perveneris, vitia. Quid miraris tibi peregrinationes non prodesse, cum te circumferas? Premit te eadem causa quae expulit. Quid terrarum juvare novitas potest? Quid cognitio urbium aut locorum? In irritum cedit ista jactantia. Onus animi deponendum est, non antè tibi ullus placebit locus. Vadis huc & illuc, ut excutias incidens pondus, quod ipsa jactatione incommodius fit: sicut in navi onera immota minùs urgent, inaequaliter convoluta citiùs eam partem, in quam incumbunt, demergunt. Quicquid facis, contra te facis: & motu ipso noces tibi: aegrum enim concutis. At cum istud exemeris malum omnis mutatio loci jucundus fiet. In ultimas expellaris terras licèt, in quolibet Barbariae angulo colloceris, hospitalis tibi illa qualiscunque sedes erit. Magis Quis veneris, quam Quò, interest.] that is, [It is not by long travels, or by change of places, that you can discuss the sadness and heaviness of the mind. Its the Mind, and not the Climate that you should ⟨p. 86⟩change: though you pass the vastest sea, your vices will follow you whithersoever you go. Why marvellest thou that travels avail thee not, when thou carriest about thy self? The same cause that drove thee away, doth follow thee. What can the novelty of countries avail?
And it shews that men little know themselves, when all their complaints are poured out more fluently on others then themselves. Like sick stomacks that find fault with every dish, when the fault is within them: Or like pained, weak, or froward children; that quarrel with every thing that toucheth them, when the cause is in themselves. If they want Peace, Content or Rest, they lay the blame on this place or that, this or that person, or estate: They think if they had their mind in this or that, they should be well: And therefore they are still contriving for somewhat, whch they want; and studying changes or longing after this or that; which they imagine would work the Cure: When, alas poor souls, the 〈…〉, the sickness, the want is in themselves. It is a wiser mind, a better, more holy, heavenly Will, thats wanting to them; without which nothing in the world will solidly ⟨p. 85⟩content and comfort them. Seneca can teach them this much by the light of Nature [Non longa peregrinatione, nec locorum varietatibus, tristitiam mentis gravitatémque discuties: animum debes mutare, non coelum: licèt vastum trajeceris mare, sequuntur te, quocunque perveneris, vitia. Quid miraris tibi peregrinationes non prodesse, cum te circumferas? Premit te eadem causa quae expulit. Quid terrarum juvare novitas potest? Quid cognitio urbium aut locorum? In irritum cedit ista jactantia. Onus animi deponendum est, non antè tibi ullus placebit locus. Vadis huc & illuc, ut excutias incidens pondus, quod ipsa jactatione incommodius fit: sicut in navi onera immota minùs urgent, inaequaliter convoluta citiùs eam partem, in quam incumbunt, demergunt. Quicquid facis, contra te facis: & motu ipso noces tibi: aegrum enim concutis. At cum istud exemeris malum omnis mutatio loci jucundus fiet. In ultimas expellaris terras licèt, in quolibet Barbariae angulo colloceris, hospitalis tibi illa qualiscunque sedes erit. Magis Quis veneris, quam Quò, interest.] that is, [It is not by long travels, or by change of places, that you can discuss the sadness and heaviness of the mind. Its the Mind, and not the Climate that you should ⟨p. 86⟩change: though you pass the vastest sea, your vices will follow you whithersoever you go. Why marvellest thou that travels avail thee not, when thou carriest about thy self? The same cause that drove thee away, doth follow thee. What can the novelty of countreys avail?
