Aristotle refers to an implicit understanding that external forces compel us to act in certain ways. Authoritative control, from beginning to end, means we exercise control over characteristics, knowing the particulars involved.
Someone who is fearful understands the frightening thing is nothing else for the man, they would seem no stance. Such deaths are those that occur in war, for they happen amid the greatest and noblest danger. In sicknesses, there is authoritative command.