Love and love Melancholy, Memb. 1. Sect. 1.

Preface or Introduction. Subsect. 1. Loves definition, Pedegree, Object, Fair, Amiable, Gracious and pleasant, from which comes Beauty, Grace, which all desire and love, parts affected.

Division or kinds. Subs. 2. Natural, in things without life, as love and hatred of elements; and with life, as vegetal, vine and elm, sympathy, antipathy, &c. Sensible, as of Beasts, for pleasure, preservation of kind, mutual agreement, custome, bringing up together, &c.

Or Rational. Simple which hath 3. objects as M. 1 Profitable. Su. 1. Health, wealth, honor, we love our benefactors: nothing so amiable as profit, or that which hath a shew of commodity.

Pleasant. Subs. 2. Things without life, made by art, pictures, sports, games, sensible objects, as hauks, hounds, horses. Or men themselves for similitude of manners, natural affections, as to friends, children, kinsmen, &c. for glory, such as commend us. Of women, as Before marriage, as Heroical, Mel. Sect. 2. vide ♈. Or after marriage, as Jealousie, Sect. 3. vide ♉.

Or Honest. Subs. 3. Fucate in shew, by some error or hypocrisie; some seem and are not; or truly for vertue, honesty, good parts, learning, eloquence, &c.

Mixt of al three which extends to M. 3 Common good, our neighbour, country, friends, which is charity; the defect of which is cause of much discontent and Melancholy. or God, Sect. 4. In excess, vide ♊ In defect, vide ♋