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148248 [sic] dying. Rather it is much the milder; for that Feaver which you would preferr, does often torture a Man for a year together; but these dispatch him with a blow, in an instant. Socrates therefore said well; who was wont to call all these things by no other name than that of Goblins and Vizzards, which (if you put on you) will fright the children; but if you take them off again, and appear with your own face, they'l come again to you and embrace you. 'Tis the very same with these evils; whose Vizzards if you pluck off, and behold them apart from their disguises; you will confess you were scared with a childish fear. As Hail falling upon a house dashes it self in pieces: So if these calamities light upon a constant Mind, they do not break it but themselves. Rh