Five books of philosophicall comfort ... . no THE F IFT BOOKE OF BOETIVS. Of chance and freewill, andhow they (land with Prouidence The I. Pros e. Of chance. Auing fayd thus>(he began toturneher lpeech to cer*taine other quefti-onsjwhcnlinter-ruptedher/aying:Thy. <Boetius bis Thy exhortation is very good, andwell beleeming thy authority. ButI find it true by experience, as thouaffirmedft, that the queftion of pro-uidence, is entangled with many o-thcrjror Idcfirc toknow, whetherthou thinkefl chanceto be anythingataL,& what it make haft (quoth(lieej to performe my promife, andto fhew
Five books of philosophicall comfort ... . no THE F IFT BOOKE OF BOETIVS. Of chance and freewill, andhow they (land with Prouidence The I. Pros e. Of chance. Auing fayd thus>(he began toturneher lpeech to cer*taine other quefti-onsjwhcnlinter-ruptedher/aying:Thy. <Boetius bis Thy exhortation is very good, andwell beleeming thy authority. ButI find it true by experience, as thouaffirmedft, that the queftion of pro-uidence, is entangled with many o-thcrjror Idcfirc toknow, whetherthou thinkefl chanceto be anythingataL,& what it make haft (quoth(lieej to performe my promife, andto fhew thee the way, by whichthou mayeft returne to thy coun-trey. And thele other qucftions,though they be very profitable,yetthey are fomewhat from our pur-poie,and it is to be Tcared, leaft be*ing wearied with digrefsions ,thoubeeft not able to finifli thy directiourney. There is no feare of that(quoth I)for it will be a great cafe tome,to vnderftand thole things, inwhich I take great delight, & with-all when thy diiputation is fenced in Thilofopbicall Comfort* IZI inoneuery fide, there can bee nodoubt made of any thing thou fhaltinferre. I willcjuothfheejdoe, asthou wouldeft haue me,and withallbegjanne in this maner : If any (halldefine chance to be_,a
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