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exhibit_v thereby_o seem_v so_o absonous_a and_o ridiculous_a a_o spectacle_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n that_o unless_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o sagacity_n and_o sensibility_n of_o spirit_n he_o can_v but_o abhor_v so_o idle_a a_o opinion_n and_o as_o for_o those_o essential_a presence_n according_a to_o which_o they_o sometime_o appear_v to_o man_n at_o least_o equalize_a humane_a stature_n how_o can_v a_o solitary_a metaphysical_a monad_n form_n so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o air_n or_o aether_n into_o humane_a shape_n or_o govern_v it_o be_v so_o form_v or_o how_o can_v it_o porceive_v any_o external_a object_n in_o this_o swift_a motion_n of_o itself_o and_o quick_a vibration_n whereby_o this_o metaphysical_a monad_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o holenmerians_n to_o be_v present_a in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o its_o vehicle_n at_o once_o for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o perception_n of_o the_o external_a object_n unless_o the_o object_n that_o be_v to_o be_v perceive_v act_n with_o some_o stay_n upon_o that_o which_o perceive_v nor_o if_o it_o can_v be_v perceive_v by_o this_o metaphysical_a monad_n thus_o swist_o move_v and_o vibrate_v towards_o all_o part_n at_o once_o will_v it_o be_v see_v in_o one_o place_n but_o in_o many_o place_n at_o once_o and_o those_o as_o it_o may_v happen_v very_o distant_a sect_n xv._n the_o egregious_a falsity_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n and_o nullibist_n as_o also_o their_o uselessness_n for_o any_o philosophical_a end_n but_o very_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o waste_v so_o much_o time_n in_o refute_v such_o mere_a trifle_n and_o dotage_n which_o indeed_o be_v such_o that_o i_o mean_v of_o the_o nullibist_n as_o well_o as_o this_o other_o of_o the_o holenmerians_n that_o we_o may_v very_o well_o wonder_v how_o such_o distort_a and_o strain_a conceit_n can_v ever_o enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n or_o
through_o all_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o definitum_fw-la or_o thing_n define_v what_o precise_a and_o immediate_a property_n each_o of_o they_o contain_v from_o whence_o at_o length_n a_o most_o distinct_a and_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o the_o whole_a definitum_fw-la will_n discover_v itself_o let_v we_o begin_v then_o from_o the_o top_n of_o all_o and_o first_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n that_o a_o spirit_n be_v ens_fw-la or_o a_o be_v and_o from_o this_o very_a same_o that_o it_o be_v a_o be_v that_o it_o be_v also_o one_o that_o it_o be_v true_a and_o that_o it_o be_v good_a which_o be_v the_o three_o acknowledge_a property_n of_o ens_fw-la in_o metaphysic_n that_o it_o exist_v sometime_o and_o somewhere_o and_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n extend_v as_o be_v show_v enchirid._n metaphys_n cap._n 2._o sect_n 10._o which_o three_o latter_a term_n be_v plain_a of_o themselves_o and_o as_o for_o the_o three_o former_a that_o one_o signify_v undistinguished_a or_o undivided_a in_o and_o from_o itself_o but_o divide_v or_o distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o and_o that_o true_a denote_v the_o answerableness_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o its_o own_o proper_a idea_n and_o imply_v right_a matter_n and_o form_n due_o conjoin_v and_o that_o last_o good_a respect_n the_o fitness_n for_o the_o end_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n so_o that_o it_o will_v take_v in_o that_o say_n of_o theologer_n that_o god_n be_v his_o own_o end_n be_v thing_n vulgar_o know_v to_o lâ—…gicians_n and_o metaphysician_n that_o these_o six_o be_v the_o immediate_a affection_n of_o be_v as_o be_v be_v make_v apparent_a in_o the_o above-cited_n enchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la nor_o be_v it_o requisite_a to_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n here_o now_o every_o be_v be_v either_o substance_n or_o the_o mode_n of_o substance_n which_o some_o call_v accident_n but_o that_o a_o spirit_n be_v not_o a_o accident_n or_o mode_n of_o substance_n all_o in_o a_o manner_n profess_v and_o it_o be_v demonstrable_a from_o manifold_a argument_n that_o there_o be_v spirit_n which_o be_v no_o such_o accident_n or_o modes_n which_o be_v make_v good_a in_o the_o say_v enchiridion_n and_o other_o treatifes_n of_o dr._n h._n m._n wherefore_o the_o second_o essential_a degree_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v that_o it_o be_v substance_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v understand_v to_o subsist_v by_o itself_o nor_o to_o want_v any_o other_o thing_n as_o a_o subject_a in_o which_o it_o may_v inhere_o or_o of_o which_o it_o may_v be_v the_o mode_n or_o accident_n for_o its_o subsist_v or_o exist_v the_o three_o and_o last_o essential_a degree_n be_v that_o it_o be_v immaterial_a according_a to_o which_o it_o immediate_o belong_v to_o it_o that_o it_o be_v a_o be_v not_o only_a one_o but_o one_o by_o itself_o or_o of_o its_o own_o intimate_a nature_n and_o not_o by_o another_o that_o be_v that_o though_o as_o it_o be_v a_o be_v it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n extend_v yet_o it_o be_v utteâ—…ly_o indivisible_a and_o indiscerpible_a into_o real_a physical_a part_n and_o moreover_o that_o it_o can_v penetrate_v the_o matter_n and_o which_o the_o matter_n can_v do_v penetrate_v thing_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n that_o be_v pass_v through_o spiritual_a substance_n in_o which_o two_o essential_a attribute_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o every_o perfect_a and_o legitimate_a distribution_n of_o any_o genius_n it_o be_v full_o and_o accurate_o contrary_a to_o its_o opposite_a species_n namely_o to_o body_n as_o also_o in_o those_o immediate_a property_n whereby_o it_o be_v understand_v to_o have_v life_n intrinsical_o in_o itself_o and_o the_o saculty_n of_o move_v which_o in_o some_o sense_n be_v true_a in_o all_o spirit_n whatsoever_o forasmuch_a as_o life_n be_v either_o vegetative_a sensitive_a or_o intellectual_a one_o whereof_o at_o least_o every_o spiritual_a substance_n have_v as_o also_o the_o faculty_n of_o move_v insomuch_o that_o every_o spirit_n either_o move_v itself_o by_o itself_o or_o the_o matter_n or_o both_o or_o at_o least_o the_o matter_n either_o mediate_o or_o immediate_o or_o lasty_a both_o way_n for_o so_o all_o thing_n move_v be_v move_v by_o god_n he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o life_n and_o motion_n sect_n xix_o that_o from_o hence_o that_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o body_n be_v perspicuous_a the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v also_o necessary_o perspicuous_a wherefore_o i_o dare_v here_o appeal_v to_o the_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n of_o any_o one_o that_o be_v not_o altogether_o illiterate_a and_o of_o a_o dull_a and_o obtuse_a wit_n whether_o this_o notion_n or_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o general_n be_v not_o as_o intelligible_a and_o perspicuous_a be_v not_o as_o clear_v and_o every_o way_n distinct_a as_o the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o a_o body_n or_o of_o any_o thing_n else_o whatsoever_o which_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v contemplate_v in_o the_o whole_a compass_n of_o nature_n and_o whether_o he_o can_v as_o easy_o or_o rather_o with_o the_o same_o pain_n apprehend_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o of_o body_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o both_o agree_v in_o the_o immediate_a genus_fw-la to_o they_o to_o wit_n substance_n and_o the_o differentiae_fw-la do_v illustrate_v one_o another_o by_o their_o mutual_a opposition_n insomuch_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o one_o shall_v understand_v what_o be_v material_a substance_n but_o he_o must_v therewith_o present_o understand_v what_o immaterial_a substance_n be_v or_o what_o it_o be_v not_o to_o have_v life_n and_o motion_n of_o itself_o but_o he_o must_v straightway_o perceive_v what_o it_o be_v to_o have_v both_o in_o itself_o or_o to_o be_v able_a to_o communicate_v they_o to_o other_o sect_n xx._n four_o objection_n which_o from_o the_o perspicuity_n of_o the_o term_n of_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n infer_v the_o repugnancy_n of_o they_o one_o to_o another_o nor_o can_v i_o divine_v what_o may_v be_v here_o oppose_v unless_o haply_o they_o may_v allege_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o that_o although_o they_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o all_o the_o term_n of_o the_o definition_n and_o explication_n of_o they_o be_v sufficient_o intelligible_a if_o they_o be_v consider_v single_a yet_o if_o they_o be_v compare_v one_o with_o another_o they_o will_v mutual_o destroy_v one_o another_o for_o this_o extension_n which_o be_v mingle_v with_o or_o insert_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n seem_v to_o take_v away_o the_o penetrability_n and_o indivisibility_n thereof_o as_o also_o its_o faculty_n of_o think_v as_o its_o penetrability_n likewise_o take_v away_o its_o power_n of_o move_v any_o body_n i._n first_o extension_n take_v away_o penetrability_n because_o if_o one_o extension_n penetrate_v another_o of_o necessity_n either_o one_o of_o they_o be_v destroy_v or_o two_o equal_a amplitude_n entire_o penetrate_v one_o another_o be_v no_o big_a than_o either_o one_o of_o they_o take_v single_a because_o they_o be_v close_v within_o the_o same_o limit_n ii_o second_o it_o take_v away_o indivisibility_n because_o whatsoever_o be_v extend_v have_v part_n extra_fw-la part_n one_o part_n out_o of_o another_o and_o therefore_o be_v divisible_a for_o neither_o will_v it_o have_v part_n unless_o it_o can_v be_v divide_v into_o they_o to_o which_o you_o may_v further_o add_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o part_n be_v substantial_a nor_o depend_v one_o of_o another_o it_o be_v clear_o manifest_a that_o at_o least_o by_o the_o divine_a power_n they_o may_v be_v separate_a and_o subsist_v separate_v one_o from_o another_o iii_o three_o extension_n deprive_v a_o spirit_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o think_v as_o depress_v it_o down_o into_o the_o same_o order_n that_o body_n be_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o a_o extend_a spirit_n shall_v be_v more_o capable_a of_o perception_n than_o matter_n that_o be_v extend_v iu._n last_o penetrability_n render_v a_o spirit_n unable_a to_o move_v matter_n because_o whenas_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o penetrability_n it_o so_o easy_o slide_v through_o the_o matter_n it_o can_v convenient_o be_v unite_v with_o the_o matter_n whereby_o it_o may_v move_v the_o same_o for_o without_o some_o union_n or_o inherency_n a_o spirit_n be_v destitute_a of_o all_o impenetrability_n it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v protrude_v the_o matter_n towards_o any_o place_n the_o sum_n of_o which_o four_o difficulty_n tend_v to_o this_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o though_o this_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v exhibit_v be_v sufficient_o plain_a and_o explicate_v and_o may_v be_v easy_o understand_v yet_o from_o the_o very_a perspicuity_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o it_o abundant_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o idea_n of_o any_o possible_a thing_n and_o much_o less_o of_o a_o thing_n real_o exist_v whenas_o the_o part_n thereof_o be_v so_o manifest_o repugnant_a one_o to_o another_o sect_n xxi_o a_o
their_o secrecy_n and_o concealment_n his_o influence_n be_v never_o more_o dangerous_a than_o when_o his_o agency_n be_v least_o suspect_v in_o order_n therefore_o to_o the_o carry_v on_o the_o dark_a and_o hide_a design_n he_o manage_v against_o our_o happiness_n and_o our_o soul_n he_o can_v expect_v to_o advantage_n himself_o more_o than_o by_o insinuate_v a_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o himself_o but_o that_o fear_n and_o fancy_n make_v devil_n now_o as_o they_o do_v god_n of_o old_a nor_o can_v he_o ever_o draw_v the_o assent_n of_o man_n to_o so_o dangerous_a a_o assertion_n while_o the_o stand_n sensible_a evidence_n of_o his_o existence_n in_o his_o practice_n by_o and_o upon_o his_o instrument_n be_v not_o discredit_v and_o remove_v it_o be_v doubtless_o therefore_o the_o interest_n of_o this_o agent_n of_o darkness_n to_o have_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o the_o notion_n they_o have_v of_o he_o be_v but_o a_o phantôme_n and_o conceit_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o that_o the_o story_n of_o witch_n apparitions_z and_o indeed_o every_o thing_n that_o bring_v tiding_n of_o another_o world_n be_v but_o melancholic_a dream_n and_o pious_a romance_n and_o when_o man_n be_v arrive_v thus_o sar_n to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o diabolical_a contract_n or_o apparition_n their_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v such_o spirit_n rest_v only_o upon_o their_o faith_n and_o reverence_n to_o the_o divine_a oracle_n which_o we_o have_v little_a reason_n to_o apprehend_v so_o great_a in_o such_o assertor_n as_o to_o command_v much_o srom_n their_o assent_n especial_o in_o such_o thing_n in_o which_o they_o have_v corrupt_a interest_n against_o their_o evidence_n â—…o_o that_o he_o that_o think_v there_o be_v no_o witch_n believe_v a_o devil_n gratis_o or_o at_o least_o upon_o inducement_n which_o he_o be_v like_a to_o find_v himself_o dispose_v to_o deny_v when_o he_o please_v and_o when_o man_n be_v arrive_v to_o this_o degree_n of_o dissidence_n and_o infidelity_n we_o be_v behold_v to_o they_o if_o they_o believe_v either_o angel_n or_o spirit_n resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n or_o immortality_n of_o soul_n these_o thing_n hang_v together_o in_o a_o chain_n of_o connexion_n at_o least_o in_o these_o man_n hypothesis_n and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o happy_a chance_n if_o he_o that_o have_v lose_v one_o link_n hold_v another_o so_o that_o the_o vital_n of_o religion_n be_v so_o much_o interest_v in_o this_o subject_n it_o will_v not_o be_v unnecessary_a employment_n particular_o to_o discourse_v it_o and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o proof_n that_o there_o have_v be_v and_o be_v unlawful_a confederacy_n with_o evil_a spirit_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o the_o hellish_a accomplice_n perform_v thing_n above_o their_o natural_a power_n i_o must_v premise_v that_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n be_v only_o capable_a of_o the_o evidence_n of_o authority_n and_o sense_n and_o by_o both_o these_o the_o be_v os_fw-la witches_n and_o diabolical_a contract_n be_v most_o abundant_o confirm_v all_o history_n be_v full_a of_o the_o exploit_n of_o those_o instrument_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o age_n not_o only_o of_o the_o rude_a and_o barbarous_a but_o of_o the_o most_o civilise_a and_o polish_a world_n bring_v tiding_n of_o their_o strange_a performance_n we_o have_v the_o attestation_n os_fw-la thousand_o of_o eye_n and_o car-witness_n and_o those_o not_o of_o the_o easy_o deceivable_a vulgar_a only_a but_o of_o wise_a and_o grave_a discernâ—…rs_n and_o that_o when_o no_o interest_n can_v oblige_v they_o to_o agree_v together_o in_o a_o common_a lye_n i_o say_v we_o have_v the_o light_n of_o all_o these_o circumstance_n to_o confirm_v we_o in_o the_o belief_n of_o thing_n do_v by_o person_n of_o despicable_a power_n and_o knowledge_n beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o art_n and_o ordinary_a nature_n stand_v public_a record_n have_v be_v keep_v of_o these_o well-attested_n relation_n and_o epocha_n make_v of_o those_o unwonted_a event_n law_n in_o many_o nation_n have_v be_v enact_v against_o those_o vile_a practice_n those_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o our_o own_o be_v notorious_a such_o case_n have_v be_v often_o determine_v near_o we_o by_o wise_a and_o reverend_a judge_n upon_o clear_a and_o convictive_a evidence_n and_o thousand_o in_o our_o own_o nation_n have_v suffer_v death_n for_o their_o vile_a compact_n with_o apostate_n spirit_n all_o these_o i_o may_v large_o prove_v in_o their_o particular_a instance_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a since_o those_o that_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o witch_n do_v it_o not_o out_o of_o ignorance_n of_o these_o head_n of_o argument_n of_o which_o probable_o they_o have_v hear_v a_o thousand_o time_n but_o from_o a_o apprehension_n that_o such_o a_o belief_n be_v absurd_a and_o the_o thing_n impossible_a and_o upon_o these_o presumption_n they_o contemn_v all_o demonstration_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o be_v harden_v against_o conviction_n and_o i_o think_v those_o that_o can_v believe_v all_o history_n be_v romance_n that_o all_o the_o wise_a world_n have_v agree_v together_o to_o juggle_v mankind_n into_o a_o common_a belief_n of_o ungrounded_a fable_n that_o the_o sound_a sense_n of_o multitude_n together_o may_v deceive_v they_o and_o law_n be_v build_v upon_o chimera_n that_o the_o grave_a and_o wise_a judge_n have_v be_v murderer_n and_o the_o sage_a person_n fool_n or_o design_v impostor_n i_o say_v those_o that_o can_v believe_v this_o heap_n of_o absurdity_n be_v either_o more_o credulous_a than_o those_o who_o credulity_n they_o reprehend_v or_o else_o have_v some_o extraordinary_a evidence_n of_o their_o persuasion_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v absurd_a and_o impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v a_o witch_n or_o apparition_n and_o i_o be_o confident_a be_v those_o little_a appearance_n remove_v which_o man_n have_v form_v in_o their_o fancy_n against_o the_o belief_n of_o such_o thing_n their_o own_o evidence_n will_v make_v its_o way_n to_o man_n assent_n without_o any_o more_o argument_n than_o what_o they_o know_v already_o to_o enforce_v it_o there_o be_v nothing_o then_o necessary_a to_o be_v do_v in_o order_n to_o the_o establish_v the_o belief_n i_o will_v reconcile_v to_o man_n mind_n but_o to_o endeavour_v the_o removal_n of_o those_o prejudices_fw-la they_o have_v receive_v against_o it_o the_o chief_a of_o which_o i_o shall_v particular_o deal_v with_o and_o i_o begin_v with_o that_o bold_a assertion_n that_o sect_n ii_o i._o i._n the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v impossible_a and_o contradictious_a and_o consequent_o so_o be_v that_o of_o witch_n the_o belief_n of_o which_o be_v found_v on_o that_o doctrine_n to_o which_o objection_n i_o answer_v 1_o if_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v absurd_a as_o be_v pretend_v that_o of_o a_o god_n and_o a_o soul_n distinct_a from_o matter_n and_o immortal_a be_v likewise_o absurdity_n and_o then_o that_o the_o world_n be_v jumble_v into_o this_o elegant_a and_o orderly_a fabric_n by_o chance_n and_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v only_a part_n of_o matter_n that_o come_v together_o we_o know_v not_o whence_o nor_o how_o and_o shall_v again_o short_o be_v dissolve_v into_o those_o loose_a atom_n that_o compound_v they_o that_o all_o our_o conception_n be_v but_o the_o thrust_v of_o one_o part_n of_o matter_n against_o another_o and_o the_o idea_n of_o our_o mind_n mere_a blind_a and_o casual_a motion_n these_o and_o a_o thouâ—…and_n more_o the_o gross_a impossibility_n and_o absurdity_n consequent_n of_o this_o proposition_n that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v absurd_a will_v be_v sad_a certainty_n and_o demonstration_n and_o with_o such_o assertor_n i_o will_v cease_v to_o discourse_v about_o witch_n and_o apparition_n and_o address_v myself_o to_o obtain_v their_o assent_n to_o truth_n infinite_o more_o sacred_a and_o yet_o 2_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v they_o that_o a_o substance_n 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the_o contrary_a doctrine_n i_o will_v only_o desire_v by_o the_o by_o that_o he_o that_o think_v his_o mind_n be_v nowhere_o will_v make_v trial_n of_o his_o faculty_n of_o think_v and_o when_o he_o have_v abstract_v himself_o from_o all_o thought_n or_o sense_n of_o his_o body_n and_o fix_v his_o mind_n only_o on_o a_o idea_n of_o a_o indefinite_a or_o infinite_a extension_n and_o also_o perceive_v himself_o to_o be_v some_o particular_a cogitant_fw-la be_v let_v he_o make_v trial_n i_o say_v whether_o he_o can_v any_o way_n avoid_v it_o but_o he_o must_v at_o the_o same_o time_n perceive_v that_o he_o be_v somewhere_o namely_o within_o this_o immense_a extension_n and_o that_o he_o be_v environ_v round_o about_o with_o it_o very_o i_o must_v ingenuous_o confess_v that_o i_o can_v conceive_v otherwise_o and_o that_o i_o can_v but_o conceive_v a_o idea_n of_o a_o certain_a extension_n infinite_a and_o immovable_a and_o of_o necessary_a and_o actual_a existence_n which_o i_o most_o 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subjoin_v only_o one_o argument_n whereby_o i_o may_v manifest_o evince_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v somewhere_o and_o then_o i_o will_v betake_v myself_o to_o the_o discuss_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n brief_o therefore_o let_v we_o suppose_v some_o one_o environ_v with_o a_o ring_n of_o trumpeter_n and_o that_o they_o all_o at_o the_o same_o time_n sound_v their_o trumpet_n let_v we_o now_o see_v if_o the_o circumsonant_fw-la clangor_n of_o those_o surround_v trumpet_n sound_v from_o all_o side_n will_v awake_v these_o nullibist_n out_o of_o their_o lethargic_a dream_n and_o let_v we_o suppose_v which_o they_o will_v willing_o concede_fw-la that_o the_o conarion_n or_o glandula_n pinealis_fw-la a_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o common_a sense_n to_o which_o at_o length_n all_o the_o motion_n from_o external_a object_n arrive_v nor_o be_v it_o any_o matter_n whether_o it_o be_v this_o conarion_n or_o some_o other_o part_n of_o
by_o what_o artifice_n they_o have_v so_o spread_v themselves_o in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o prejudices_fw-la and_o enchantment_n of_o superstition_n and_o stupid_a admiration_n of_o man_n person_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o may_v utter_o blind_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o charm_v they_o into_o dotage_n but_o if_o any_o one_o all_o prejudice_n and_o parts-taking_a be_v lay_v aside_o will_v attentive_o consider_v the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v he_o shall_v clear_o perceive_v and_o acknowledge_v unless_o all_o belief_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o humane_a faculty_n that_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o nullibist_n and_o holenmerians_n touch_v incorporeal_a being_n be_v miserable_o false_a and_o not_o that_o only_a but_o as_o to_o any_o philosophical_a purpose_n altogether_o useless_a forasmuch_o as_o out_o of_o neither_o hypothesis_n there_o do_v appear_v any_o great_a facility_n of_o conceive_v how_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n or_o any_o other_o spirit_n performs_z those_o 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imperscrutable_a do_v not_o this_o because_o they_o be_v of_o a_o more_o sharp_a and_o pierce_a judgement_n than_o other_o but_o of_o a_o genius_n more_o rude_a and_o plebeian_a now_o i_o have_v so_o successful_o remove_v and_o dissipate_v those_o two_o vast_a mound_n of_o night_n and_o mistiness_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o incorporeal_a being_n and_o obscure_v it_o with_o such_o gross_a darkness_n it_o remain_v that_o we_o open_v and_o illustrate_v the_o true_a and_o genuine_a nature_n of_o they_o in_o general_a and_o propose_v such_o a_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o will_v exhibit_v no_o difficulty_n to_o a_o mind_n right_o prepare_v and_o free_v from_o prejudice_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v very_o easy_o understand_v provide_v one_o right_o and_o skilful_o show_v the_o way_n to_o the_o learner_n and_o form_n to_o he_o true_a notion_n of_o the_o thing_n insomuch_o that_o i_o have_v often_o wonder_v at_o the_o superstitious_a consternation_n of_o mind_n in_o those_o man_n or_o the_o profaneness_n of_o their_o temper_n and_o innate_a aversation_n from_o the_o contemplation_n of_o divine_a thing_n who_o if_o by_o chance_n they_o hear_v any_o one_o profess_v that_o he_o can_v with_o sufficient_a clearness_n and_o distinctness_n conceive_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o communicate_v the_o notion_n to_o other_o they_o be_v present_o astartle_v and_o amaze_v at_o the_o say_n and_o straightway_o accuse_v the_o man_n of_o intolerable_a levity_n or_o arrogancy_n as_o think_v he_o to_o assume_v so_o much_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o promise_v to_o other_o as_o no_o humane_a wit_n furnish_v with_o never_o so_o much_o knowledge_n can_v ever_o perform_v and_o this_o i_o understand_v even_o of_o such_o man_n who_o yet_o ready_o acknowledge_v the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n but_o as_o for_o those_o that_o deny_v their_o existence_n whoever_o profess_v this_o skill_n to_o they_o very_o he_o can_v but_o appear_v a_o man_n above_o all_o measure_n vain_a and_o dote_a but_o i_o hope_v that_o i_o shall_v so_o bring_v it_o about_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v appear_v more_o stupid_a and_o dote_a no_o man_n more_o unskilful_a and_o ignorant_a than_o he_o that_o esteem_v the_o clear_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n so_o hopeless_a and_o desperate_a a_o attempt_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v plain_o detect_v that_o this_o big_a and_o boastful_a profession_n of_o their_o ignorance_n in_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o hence_o that_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n more_o a_o sharp_a or_o discern_a judgement_n than_o other_o mortal_n but_o that_o they_o have_v more_o gross_a and_o weak_a part_n and_o a_o shallow_a wit_n and_o such_o as_o come_v near_a to_o the_o superstition_n and_o stupidity_n of_o the_o rude_a vulgar_a who_o easy_o fall_n into_o admiration_n and_o astonishment_n than_o pierce_v into_o the_o reason_n and_o notice_n of_o any_o difficult_a matter_n sect_n xvii_o the_o definition_n of_o body_n in_o general_n with_o so_o clear_a a_o explication_n thereof_o that_o even_o they_o that_o complain_v of_o the_o obscurity_n of_o a_o spirit_n can_v but_o confess_v they_o perfect_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n but_o now_o for_o those_o that_o do_v thus_o despair_v of_o any_o true_a knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n i_o will_v entreat_v they_o to_o try_v the_o ability_n of_o their_o wit_n in_o recognise_a and_o thorough_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n in_o general_n and_o let_v they_o ingenuous_o tell_v i_o whether_o they_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v a_o clear_a and_o perspicuous_a definition_n thereof_o viz._n that_o body_n be_v substance_n material_a of_o itself_o altogether_o destitute_a of_o all_o perception_n life_n and_o motion_n or_o thus_o body_n be_v a_o substance_n material_a coalescent_n or_o accrue_v together_o into_o one_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o other_o thing_n from_o whence_o that_o one_o by_o coalition_n have_v or_o may_v have_v life_n also_o perception_n and_o motion_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o will_v ready_o answer_v that_o they_o understand_v all_o this_o as_o to_o the_o term_n clear_o and_o perfect_o nor_o will_v they_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o but_o that_o we_o deprive_v body_n of_o all_o metion_n from_o itself_o as_o also_o of_o union_n life_n and_o perception_n but_o that_o it_o be_v substance_n that_o be_v a_o be_v subsistent_a by_o itself_o not_o a_o mode_n of_o some_o be_v they_o can_v but_o very_o willing_o admit_v and_o that_o also_o it_o be_v a_o material_a substance_n compound_v of_o physical_a monad_n or_o at_o least_o of_o most_o minute_n particle_n of_o matter_n into_o which_o it_o be_v divisible_a and_o because_o of_o their_o impenetrability_n impenetrable_a by_o any_o other_o body_n so_o that_o the_o essential_a and_o positive_a difference_n of_o a_o body_n be_v that_o it_o be_v impenetrable_a and_o physical_o divisible_a into_o part_n but_o that_o it_o be_v extend_v that_o immediate_o belong_v to_o it_o as_o it_o be_v a_o be_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v doubt_v of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o differentia_fw-la whenas_o it_o be_v solid_o and_o full_o prove_v in_o philosophy_n that_o matter_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n or_o in_o itself_o be_v endue_v with_o no_o perception_n life_n nor_o motion_n and_o beside_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o we_o here_o do_v not_o treat_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o thing_n but_o of_o their_o intelligible_a notion_n and_o essence_n sect_n xviii_o the_o perfect_a definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n with_o a_o full_a explication_n of_o its_o nature_n through_o all_o degree_n and_o if_o the_o notion_n or_o essence_n be_v so_o easy_o understand_v in_o nature_n corporeal_a or_o body_n i_o do_v not_o see_v but_o in_o the_o species_n immediate_o opposite_a to_o body_n viz._n spirit_n there_o may_v be_v find_v the_o same_o facility_n of_o be_v understand_v let_v we_o try_v therefore_o and_o from_o the_o law_n of_o opposite_n let_v we_o define_v a_o spirit_n a_o immaterial_a substance_n intrinsical_o endue_v with_o life_n and_o the_o faculty_n of_o motion_n this_o slender_a and_o brief_a desinition_n that_o thus_o easy_o slow_v without_o any_o noise_n do_v comprehend_v in_o general_a the_o whole_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o lest_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o exility_n and_o brevity_n it_o may_v prove_v less_o perceptible_a to_o the_o understanding_n as_o a_o spirit_n be_v to_o the_o sight_n i_o will_v subjoin_v a_o more_o full_a explication_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o all_o that_o this_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v nothing_o inferior_a to_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o body_n as_o to_o clearness_n and_o perspicuity_n and_o that_o by_o this_o method_n which_o we_o now_o fall_v upon_o a_o full_a and_o perfect_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n may_v be_v attain_v to_o go_v to_o therefore_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n
no_o not_o virtute_fw-la divina_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n speak_v no_o more_o than_o the_o abovesaid_a property_n be_v disjoin_v from_o a_o rectangle_n triangle_n out_o of_o all_o which_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v at_o length_n abundant_o clear_a that_o the_o extension_n of_o a_o spirit_n do_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_v the_o indiscerpibility_n thereof_o sect_n xxix_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o objection_n touch_v the_o imperceptivity_n of_o a_o extend_a substance_n viz._n that_o whatever_o be_v be_v extend_v and_o that_o the_o nullibist_n and_o holenmerians_n themselves_o can_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o perceptive_a faculty_n in_o spirit_n from_o their_o hypothesis_n iii_o nor_n be_v it_o any_o let_v which_o be_v the_o three_o thing_n to_o the_o faculty_n of_o perceive_v and_o think_v in_o spirit_n for_o we_o do_v not_o thrust_v down_o a_o spirit_n by_o attribute_v extension_n to_o it_o into_o the_o rank_n of_o corporeal_a being_n forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o all_o nature_n which_o be_v not_o in_o some_o sense_n extend_v for_o whatever_o of_o essence_n there_o be_v in_o any_o thing_n it_o either_o be_v or_o may_v be_v actual_o present_a to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v either_o be_v extend_v or_o be_v contract_v to_o the_o narrowness_n of_o a_o point_n and_o be_v a_o mere_a nothing_o for_o as_o for_o the_o nullibist_n and_o holenmerians_n the_o opinion_n of_o they_o both_o be_v above_o utter_o rout_v by_o i_o and_o quite_o subvert_v and_o overturn_v from_o the_o very_a root_n that_o no_o man_n may_v seek_v subterfuge_n and_o lurk_a hole_n there_o wherefore_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o something_o that_o be_v extend_v have_v cogitation_n and_o perception_n in_o it_o or_o else_o there_o will_v be_v nothing_o lest_o that_o have_v but_o for_o that_o which_o this_o objection_n further_o urge_v that_o there_o occurr_v no_o reason_n why_o a_o extend_a spirit_n shall_v be_v more_o capable_a of_o perception_n than_o extend_v matter_n it_o be_v very_o in_o my_o judgement_n a_o very_a unlearned_a and_o unskilful_a argutation_n for_o we_o do_v not_o take_v all_o this_o pain_n in_o demonstrate_v the_o extension_n of_o a_o spirit_n that_o thence_o we_o may_v fetch_v out_o a_o reason_n or_o account_v of_o its_o faculty_n of_o perceive_v but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v some_o real_a be_v and_o true_a substance_n and_o not_o a_o vain_a figment_n such_o as_o be_v every_o thing_n that_o have_v no_o amplitude_n and_o be_v in_o no_o sort_n extend_v but_o those_o that_o so_o stickle_a and_o sweat_v for_o the_o prove_v their_o opinion_n that_o a_o spirit_n be_v nowhere_o or_o be_v total_o in_o every_o part_n of_o that_o ubi_fw-la it_o occupy_v they_o be_v plain_o engage_v of_o all_o right_a clear_o and_o distinct_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n out_o of_o their_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o perceptive_a faculty_n that_o be_v acknowledge_v in_o spirit_n namely_o that_o they_o plain_o and_o precise_o deduce_v from_o hence_o because_o a_o thing_n be_v nowhere_o or_o total_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o ubi_fw-la it_o occupy_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_o endue_v with_o a_o faculty_n of_o perceive_v and_o think_v so_o that_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o conjunction_n of_o property_n with_o the_o subject_a may_v be_v clear_o thence_o understand_v which_o notwithstanding_o i_o be_o very_o confident_a they_o can_v never_o perform_v and_o that_o perception_n and_o cogitation_n be_v the_o immediate_a attribute_n of_o some_o substance_n and_o that_o therefore_o as_o that_o rule_n of_o prudence_n enchirid._n ethic._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 3._o declare_v no_o physical_a reason_n thereof_o aught_o to_o be_v require_v nor_o can_v be_v give_v why_o they_o be_v in_o the_o subject_a wherein_o they_o be_v find_v sect_n xxx_o that_o from_o the_o generical_a nature_n of_o any_o species_n no_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v fetch_v of_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o essential_a difference_n with_o it_o it_o be_v immediate_a but_o so_o we_o be_v to_o conclude_v that_o as_o substance_n be_v immediate_o divide_v into_o material_a and_o immaterial_a or_o into_o body_n and_o spirit_n where_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v render_v from_o the_o substance_n in_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v substance_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v spirit_n rather_o than_o body_n nor_o from_o substance_n in_o a_o body_n as_o it_o be_v substance_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v body_n rather_o than_o spirit_n but_o these_o essential_a difference_n be_v immediate_o in_o the_o subject_a in_o which_o they_o be_v find_v so_o the_o case_n stand_v in_o the_o subdivision_n of_o spirit_n into_o mere_o plastical_a and_o perceptive_a suppose_v there_o be_v spirit_n that_o be_v mere_o plastical_a and_o then_o of_o a_o perceptive_a spirit_n into_o mere_o sensitive_a and_o intellectual_a for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n render_v touch_v a_o spirit_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o a_o spirit_n mere_o plastical_a why_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n mere_o plastical_a rather_o than_o perceptive_a nor_o in_o a_o perceptive_a spirit_n why_o it_o be_v a_o perceptive_a spirit_n rather_o than_o mere_o plastical_a and_o last_o in_o a_o perceptive_a spirit_n intellectual_a why_o it_o be_v intellectual_a rather_o than_o mere_o sensitive_a and_o in_o the_o mere_o sensitive_a spirit_n why_o it_o be_v such_o rather_o than_o intellectual_a but_o these_o essential_a difference_n be_v immediate_o in_o the_o subject_n in_o which_o they_o be_v find_v and_o any_o physical_a and_o intrinsical_v reason_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v ask_v nor_o can_v be_v give_v why_o they_o be_v in_o those_o subject_n as_o i_o note_v a_o little_a above_o out_o of_o the_o say_v enchiridion_n ethicum_fw-la sect_n xxxi_o that_o although_o the_o holenmerians_n and_o nullibists_n can_v give_v no_o reason_n why_o that_o which_o perceive_v shall_v be_v total_o in_o every_o part_n or_o shall_v be_v nowhere_o rather_o than_o be_v in_o any_o sort_n extend_v or_o somewere_v yet_o there_o be_v reason_n obvious_a enough_o why_o a_o extend_a spirit_n rather_o shall_v perceive_v than_o extend_a matter_n but_o however_o though_o we_o can_v render_v a_o reason_n why_o this_o or_o that_o substance_n as_o substance_n be_v a_o spirit_n rather_o than_o body_n or_o why_o this_o or_o that_o spirit_n be_v perceptive_a rather_o than_o mere_o plastical_a yet_o as_o the_o reason_n be_v sufficient_o plain_a why_o matter_n or_o body_n be_v a_o substance_n rather_o than_o accident_n so_o it_o be_v manifest_a enough_o why_o that_o which_o perceive_v or_o be_v plastical_a shall_v be_v a_o spirit_n rather_o than_o matter_n or_o body_n which_o sure_o be_v much_o more_o than_o either_o the_o holenmerians_n or_o nullibist_n can_v vaunt_v of_o for_o they_o can_v offer_v no_o reason_n why_o that_o which_o perceive_v shall_v rather_o be_v nowhere_o than_o somewhere_o or_o total_o in_o each_o part_n of_o the_o ubi_fw-la it_o do_v occupy_v than_o otherwise_o as_o may_v be_v understand_v from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v above_o but_o now_o since_o the_o matter_n or_o body_n which_o be_v discerpible_a and_o impenetrable_a be_v destitute_a of_o itself_o of_o all_o life_n and_o motion_n certain_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o reason_n that_o the_o species_n opposite_a to_o body_n and_o which_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a shall_v be_v intrinsical_o endue_v with_o life_n in_o general_a and_o motion_n and_o whenas_o matter_n be_v nothing_o else_o than_o a_o certain_a stupid_a and_o loose_a congery_n of_o physical_a monad_n that_o the_o first_o and_o most_o immediate_a opposite_a degree_n in_o this_o indiscerpible_a and_o penetrable_a substance_n which_o be_v call_v spirit_n shall_v be_v the_o faculty_n of_o union_n motion_n and_o life_n in_o which_o all_o the_o sympathy_n and_o synenergy_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n may_v be_v conceive_v to_o consist_v from_o whence_o it_o ought_v not_o at_o all_o to_o seem_v strange_a that_o that_o which_o be_v plastical_a shall_v be_v a_o spirit_n and_o now_o as_o for_o perception_n itself_o undoubted_o all_o mortal_n have_v either_o a_o certain_a consused_a presage_n or_o more_o precise_a and_o determinate_a notion_n that_o as_o that_o whatever_o it_o be_v in_o which_o the_o abovesaid_a sympathy_n and_o synenergy_n immediate_o be_v so_o more_o especial_o that_o to_o which_o belong_v the_o faculty_n of_o perceive_v and_o think_v be_v a_o thing_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o most_o subtle_a and_o most_o one_a that_o may_v be_v wherefore_o i_o appeal_v here_o to_o the_o mind_n and_o judgement_n of_o any_o one_o whether_o he_o can_v true_o conceive_v any_o thing_n more_o subtle_a or_o more_o one_a than_o the_o essence_n or_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v immediate_o distinguish_v from_o matter_n and_o oppose_v thereto_o for_o can_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o one_a than_o what_o have_v no_o part_n into_o which_o it_o may_v
be_v discerp_v or_o more_o subtle_a than_o what_o do_v not_o only_o penetrate_v matter_n but_o itself_o or_o at_o least_o other_o substance_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n for_o a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v a_o spirit_n though_o matter_n can_v penetrate_v matter_n there_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o a_o spirit_n although_o it_o be_v metaphysical_o extend_v no_o obscure_a reason_n why_o all_o the_o sympathy_n and_o synenergy_n why_o all_o perception_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o cogitation_n shall_v be_v refer_v rather_o to_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o unity_n and_o subtlety_n of_o its_o nature_n than_o to_o matter_n which_o be_v so_o crass_a that_o it_o be_v impenetrable_a and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o unity_n of_o essence_n that_o it_o consist_v of_o juxtaposit_v part_n but_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o i_o have_v abundant_o satisfy_v this_o three_o difficulty_n sect_n xxxii_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o four_o objection_n as_o much_o as_o respect_v the_o holenmerians_n and_o nullibist_n and_o all_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v create_v of_o god_n iv._o let_v we_o go_v on_o therefore_o to_o the_o four_o and_o last_o which_o from_o the_o penetrability_n of_o a_o spirit_n conclude_v its_o unsitness_n for_o move_v of_o matter_n for_o it_o can_v move_v matter_n but_o by_o impel_v it_o nor_o can_v it_o impel_v it_o because_o it_o do_v so_o easy_o without_o all_o resistance_n penetrate_v it_o here_o therefore_o again_o imagination_n play_v her_o trick_n and_o measure_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n by_o the_o law_n of_o matter_n fancy_v a_o spirit_n like_o some_o body_n pass_v through_o a_o over-large_a or_o wide_a hole_n where_o it_o can_v stick_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o laxness_n of_o the_o passage_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o neither_o the_o holenmerians_n nor_o nullibists_n can_v of_o right_a object_n this_o difficulty_n to_o we_o whenas_o it_o be_v much_o more_o incredible_a that_o either_o a_o metaphysical_a monad_n or_o any_o essence_n that_o be_v nowhere_o shall_v be_v more_o fit_a for_o the_o move_a matter_n than_o that_o which_o have_v some_o amplitude_n and_o be_v present_a also_o to_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v to_o be_v move_v wherefore_o we_o have_v now_o only_o to_o do_v with_o such_o philosopher_n as_o contend_v that_o the_o whole_a universe_n consist_v of_o body_n only_o for_o as_o for_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o matter_n be_v create_v by_o he_o it_o be_v not_o hard_o for_o they_o to_o conceive_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o certain_a faculty_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o in_o some_o manner_n though_o very_o shadowish_o answer_v to_o that_o power_n in_o god_n of_o create_a matter_n namely_o that_o as_o god_n though_o the_o most_o pure_a of_o all_o spirit_n yet_o create_v matter_n the_o most_o gross_a of_o all_o thing_n so_o create_v spirit_n themselves_o may_v emit_v a_o certain_a material_a virtue_n either_o spontaneous_o or_o natural_o by_o which_o they_o may_v intimate_o inhere_o in_o the_o subject_a matter_n and_o be_v sufficient_o close_o unite_v therewith_o which_o faculty_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o appendix_n to_o the_o antidote_n against_o atheism_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hylopathy_n of_o spirit_n or_o a_o power_n of_o affect_v or_o be_v affect_v by_o the_o matter_n but_o i_o confess_v that_o answer_n be_v less_o fit_o use_v when_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o creation_n of_o matter_n and_o much_o more_o when_o with_o those_o that_o deny_v there_o be_v a_o god_n sect_n xxxiii_o a_o answer_n to_o those_o that_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o universe_n but_o matter_n or_o body_n wherefore_o whenas_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o such_o infense_n adversary_n and_o so_o much_o estrange_v from_o all_o knowledge_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o incorporeal_a thing_n very_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o very_o cautious_o and_o 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