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that_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o ecstasy_n or_o rather_o to_o that_o height_n thereof_o which_o be_v more_o proper_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o soul_n do_v real_o leave_v the_o body_n and_o yet_o return_v again_o of_o this_o latter_a sort_n be_v that_o example_n that_o pliny_n recite_v of_o hermotimus_n clazomenius_fw-la who_o soul_n will_v often_o quit_v her_o body_n and_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o and_o after_o her_o return_n tell_v many_o true_a story_n of_o what_o she_o have_v see_v during_o the_o time_n of_o her_o disjunction_n the_o same_o maximus_n tyrius_n and_o herodotus_n report_n of_o aristaeus_n proconnesius_n marsilius_n ficinus_fw-la adjoin_v to_o this_o rank_n that_o narration_n in_o aulus_n gellius_n concern_v one_o cornelius_n a_o priest_n who_o in_o a_o ecstasy_n see_v the_o battle_n fight_v betwixt_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n in_o thessaly_n his_o body_n be_v then_o at_o milan_n and_o yet_o can_v after_o his_o return_n to_o himself_o punctual_o 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&_o error_n ac_fw-la timor_fw-la multum_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la possunt_fw-la will_v prevail_v more_o with_o they_o then_o all_o the_o story_n the_o same_o author_n write_v of_o apparition_n or_o whatever_o any_o one_o else_o can_v add_v unto_o they_o and_o other_o that_o do_v admit_v of_o these_o thing_n praeconception_n from_o education_n that_o the_o soul_n when_o she_o depart_v this_o life_n be_v sudden_o either_o twitch_v up_o into_o the_o coelum_fw-la empyreum_fw-la or_o hurry_v down_o headlong_o towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v the_o apparition_n of_o the_o ghost_n of_o man_n altogether_o incredible_a to_o they_o they_o always_o substitute_v in_o their_o place_n some_o angel_n or_o devil_n which_o must_v represent_v their_o person_n themselves_o be_v not_o at_o leisure_n to_o act_v any_o such_o part_n 8._o but_o misconceit_n and_o prejudice_n though_o it_o may_v hinder_v the_o force_n of_o a_o argument_n with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n entangle_v yet_o reason_n can_v but_o take_v place_n with_o they_o that_o be_v free_a to_o who_o i_o dare_v appeal_v whether_o consider_v the_o aereal_a vehicles_n of_o soul_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o other_o genii_n so_o that_o whatever_o they_o be_v fancy_v to_o do_v in_o their_o stead_n they_o may_v perform_v themselves_o as_o also_o how_o congruous_a it_o be_v that_o those_o person_n that_o be_v most_o concern_v when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n shall_v act_v in_o their_o own_o affair_n as_o in_o detect_v the_o murderer_n in_o dispose_v their_o estate_n in_o rebuke_v injurious_a executor_n in_o visit_v and_o counsel_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o forewarn_v they_o of_o such_o and_o such_o course_n with_o other_o matter_n of_o like_a sort_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o spirit_n thus_o appear_v of_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o also_o the_o similitude_n of_o person_n and_o that_o all_o this_o ado_n be_v in_o thing_n very_o just_a and_o serious_a unfit_a for_o a_o devil_n with_o that_o care_n and_o kindness_n to_o promote_v and_o as_o unfit_a for_o a_o good_a genius_n it_o be_v below_o so_o noble_a a_o nature_n to_o tell_v a_o lie_n especial_o when_o the_o affair_n may_v be_v as_o effectual_o transact_v without_o it_o i_o say_v i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o any_o one_o whether_o all_o these_o thing_n put_v together_o and_o right_o weigh_v the_o violence_n of_o prejudice_n not_o pull_v down_o the_o balance_n it_o will_v not_o be_v certain_o carry_v for_o the_o present_a cause_n and_o whether_o any_o indifferent_a judge_n ought_v not_o to_o conclude_v if_o these_o story_n that_o be_v so_o frequent_a every_o where_o and_o in_o all_o age_n concern_v the_o ghost_n of_o man_n appear_v be_v but_o true_a that_o it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o it_o be_v their_o ghost_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n subsist_v and_o act_v after_o they_o have_v leave_v these_o earthly_a body_n chap._n xvii_o 1._o the_o preeminence_n of_o argument_n draw_v from_o reason_n above_o those_o from_o story_n 2._o the_o first_o step_n towards_o a_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o soul_n act_v out_o of_o her_o body_n for_o that_o she_o be_v a_o immaterial_a substance_n separable_a therefrom_o 3._o the_o second_o that_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n for_o sense_n motion_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n be_v certain_a subtle_a and_o tenuious_a spirit_n 4._o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o aereal_a genii_n 5._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o daemon_n from_o the_o account_n of_o marcus_n the_o eremite_n and_o how_o the_o soul_n be_v present_o such_o have_v once_o leave_v this_o body_n 6._o a_o objection_n concern_v the_o soul_n of_o brute_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v first_o by_o way_n of_o concession_n 7._o second_o by_o confute_v the_o argument_n for_o the_o former_a concession_n 8._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rational_a doubt_n at_o all_o of_o the_o humane_a soul_n act_v after_o death_n 9_o a_o further_a argument_n of_o her_o activity_n out_o of_o this_o body_n from_o her_o conflict_n with_o it_o while_o she_o be_v in_o it_o 10._o as_o also_o from_o the_o general_a hope_n and_o belief_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v after_o death_n 1._o but_o we_o proceed_v now_o to_o what_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o the_o evasion_n and_o misinterpretation_n of_o either_o the_o profane_a or_o superstitious_a for_o none_o but_o such_o as_o will_v profess_v themselves_o mere_a brute_n can_v cast_v off_o the_o decree_n and_o conclusion_n of_o philosophy_n and_o reason_n though_o they_o think_v that_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n they_o may_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o applause_n and_o credit_n refuse_v the_o testimony_n of_o other_o man_n sense_n if_o not_o of_o their_o own_o all_o apparition_n be_v with_o they_o nothing_o but_o the_o strong_a surprisal_n of_o melancholy_a and_o imagination_n but_o they_o can_v with_o that_o ease_n nor_o credit_n silence_v the_o deduction_n of_o reason_n by_o say_v it_o be_v but_o a_o fallacy_n unless_o they_o can_v show_v the_o sophism_n which_o they_o can_v do_v where_o it_o be_v not_o 2._o to_o carry_v on_o therefore_o our_o present_a argument_n in_o a_o rational_a way_n and_o by_o degree_n we_o be_v first_o to_o consider_v that_o according_a as_o already_o have_v be_v clear_o demonstrate_v there_o be_v a_o substance_n in_o we_o which_o be_v ordinary_o call_v the_o soul_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n for_o otherwise_o how_o can_v it_o be_v a_o substance_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v real_o and_o local_o separable_a from_o the_o body_n which_o be_v a_o very_a considerable_a step_n towards_o what_o we_o aim_v at_o 3._o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v those_o tenuious_a and_o aereal_a particle_n which_o they_o ordinary_o call_v the_o spirit_n that_o these_o be_v they_o by_o which_o the_o soul_n hear_v see_v feel_v imagine_v remember_v reason_n and_o by_o move_v which_o or_o at_o least_o direct_v their_o motion_n she_o move_v likewise_o the_o body_n and_o by_o use_v they_o or_o some_o subtle_a matter_n like_o they_o she_o either_o complete_v or_o at_o least_o contribute_v to_o the_o body_n organization_n for_o that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v the_o vital_a architect_n of_o her_o own_o house_n that_o close_a connexion_n and_o sure_a possession_n she_o be_v to_o have_v of_o it_o distinct_a and_o secure_a from_o the_o invasion_n of_o any_o other_o particular_a soul_n seem_v no_o slight_a argument_n and_o yet_o that_o while_o she_o be_v exercise_v that_o faculty_n she_o may_v have_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a union_n or_o implication_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o be_v plastic_a seem_v not_o unreasonable_a and_o therefore_o be_v assert_v by_o plotinus_n and_o may_v just_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v true_a if_o we_o attend_v to_o the_o prodigious_a effect_n of_o the_o mother_n imagination_n derive_v upon_o the_o infant_n which_o sometime_o be_v so_o very_o great_a that_o unless_o she_o raise_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n into_o consent_n they_o may_v well_o seem_v to_o exceed_v the_o power_n of_o any_o cause_n i_o shall_v abstain_v from_o produce_v any_o example_n till_o the_o proper_a place_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o hope_v i_o may_v be_v excuse_v from_o any_o rashness_n in_o this_o assignation_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o those_o many_o and_o various_a signature_n find_v in_o nature_n so_o plain_o point_v at_o such_o a_o principle_n in_o the_o world_n as_o i_o have_v intimate_v before_o 4._o but_o to_o return_v and_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o the_o subject_a in_o hand_n it_o appear_v from_o the_o two_o precedent_a conclusion_n that_o the_o soul_n consider_v as_o invest_v immediate_o with_o this_o tenuious_a matter_n we_o speak_v of_o which_o be_v her_o 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divisibility_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o plant_n their_o transmutation_n into_o other_o species_n the_o grow_a of_o slip_v and_o the_o like_a for_o there_o be_v one_o soul_n ready_a every_o where_o to_o pursue_v the_o advantage_n of_o prepare_a matter_n which_o be_v the_o common_a and_o only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o plantal_n appearance_n or_o of_o whatever_o other_o phaenomena_n there_o be_v great_a or_o small_a that_o exceed_v the_o pure_a mechanical_a power_n of_o matter_n we_o except_v only_a man_n and_o beast_n who_o have_v all_o of_o they_o the_o capacity_n of_o some_o sort_n of_o enjoyment_n or_o other_o it_o be_v fit_a they_o shall_v have_v particular_a soul_n for_o the_o multiply_a of_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o enjoyment_n which_o the_o transcendent_a wisdom_n of_o the_o creator_n have_v contrive_v 8._o i_o have_v now_o plain_o enough_o set_v down_o what_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o
nature_n and_o sufficient_o prove_v its_o existence_n out_o of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v may_v be_v easy_o conceive_v why_o i_o give_v it_o this_o name_n it_o be_v a_o principle_n that_o be_v of_o so_o great_a influence_n and_o activity_n in_o the_o nascency_n as_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o &_o coalescency_n of_o thing_n and_o this_o not_o only_o in_o the_o production_n of_o plant_n with_o all_o other_o concretion_n of_o a_o inferior_a nature_n and_o yet_o above_o the_o mere_a mechanical_a law_n of_o matter_n but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o animal_n whereunto_o it_o be_v preparatory_a and_o assistant_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o i_o may_v entitle_v it_o also_o to_o the_o guidance_n of_o animal_n in_o the_o chief_a of_o those_o action_n which_o we_o usual_o impute_v to_o natural_a instinct_n among_o which_o none_o so_o famous_a as_o the_o bird_n make_v their_o nest_n and_o particular_o the_o artificial_a structure_n of_o the_o martin_n nest_n under_o the_o arch_n 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nest_n 9_o but_o this_o argument_n be_v too_o lubricous_a i_o will_v not_o much_o insist_v upon_o it_o the_o most_o notable_a of_o those_o office_n that_o can_v be_v assign_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o suitable_o to_o his_o name_n be_v the_o translocation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n into_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v most_o fit_v for_o they_o he_o be_v the_o common_a proxenet_n or_o contractor_n of_o all_o natural_a match_n and_o marriage_n betwixt_o form_n and_o matter_n if_o we_o may_v also_o speak_v metaphor_n as_o well_o as_o aristotle_n who_o aphorism_n it_o be_v that_o materia_fw-la appetit_fw-la formam_fw-la ut_fw-la foemina_fw-la virum_fw-la this_o spirit_n therefore_o may_v have_v not_o only_o the_o power_n of_o direct_v the_o motion_n of_o matter_n at_o hand_n but_o also_o of_o transport_v of_o particular_a soul_n and_o spirit_n in_o their_o state_n of_o silence_n and_o inactivity_n to_o such_o matter_n as_o they_o be_v in_o a_o fitness_n to_o catch_v life_n in_o again_o which_o transportation_n or_o transmission_n may_v very_o well_o be_v at_o immense_a distance_n the_o effect_n of_o this_o sympathy_n and_o coactivity_n be_v so_o great_a in_o the_o work_n of_o wine_n as_o have_v be_v above_o note_v though_o a_o thing_n of_o less_o concernment_n whence_o to_o conclude_v we_o may_v look_v upon_o this_o spirit_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o great_a quarter-master-general_n of_o divine_a providence_n but_o able_a alone_o without_o any_o under-officer_n to_o lodge_v every_o soul_n according_a to_o her_o rank_n and_o merit_v whenever_o she_o leave_v the_o body_n and_o will_v prove_v a_o very_a serviceable_a hypothesis_n for_o those_o that_o fancy_v the_o praeexistence_n of_o humane_a soul_n to_o declare_v how_o they_o may_v be_v convey_v into_o body_n here_o be_v they_o at_o what_o distance_n they_o will_v before_o and_o how_o matter_n haply_o may_v be_v so_o fit_v that_o the_o best_a of_o they_o may_v be_v fetch_v from_o the_o pure_a aethereal_a region_n into_o a_o humane_a body_n without_o serve_v any_o long_a apprenticeship_n in_o the_o intermediate_v air_n as_o also_o how_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n though_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v perfect_o inept_v for_o the_o life_n of_o any_o animal_n need_v not_o lie_v for_o ever_o useless_a in_o the_o universe_n but_o such_o speculation_n as_o these_o be_v of_o so_o vast_a a_o comprehension_n and_o impenetrable_a obscurity_n that_o i_o can_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o dwell_v any_o long_a thereon_o especial_o they_o not_o touch_v so_o essential_o our_o present_a design_n and_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o fill_v a_o volume_n themselves_o then_o to_o be_v comprise_v within_o the_o narrow_a limit_n of_o my_o now_o almost-finished_a discourse_n chap._n fourteen_o 1._o objection_n against_o the_o soul_n immortality_n from_o her_o condition_n in_o infancy_n old_a age_n sleep_v and_o sickness_n 2._o other_o objection_n take_v from_o experiment_n that_o seem_v to_o prove_v her_o discerpibility_n 3._o as_o also_o from_o the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 4._o and_o from_o our_o natural_a fear_n of_o death_n 5._o a_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o adverso_fw-la party_n in_o suppose_v but_o one_o soul_n common_a to_o all_o creature_n 6._o a_o answer_n concern_v the_o littleness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o infancy_n 7._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o weakness_n of_o her_o intellectual_n then_o and_o in_o old_a age_n 8._o that_o sleep_n do_v not_o at_o all_o argue_v the_o soul_n mortality_n but_o rather_o illustrate_v her_o immortality_n 9_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n from_o apoplexy_n and_o catalepsy_n 10._o as_o also_o to_o that_o from_o madness_n 11._o that_o the_o various_a depravation_n of_o her_o intellectual_a faculty_n do_v no_o more_o argue_v her_o mortality_n than_o the_o worse_a modification_n of_o matter_n its_o natural_a annihilability_n and_o why_o god_n create_v soul_n sympathize_v with_o matter_n 1._o as_o for_o the_o objection_n that_o be_v usual_o make_v against_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o propound_v they_o all_o be_v both_o tedious_a and_o useless_a there_o be_v scarce_o above_o one_o in_o twenty_o that_o can_v appear_v of_o any_o moment_n to_o but_o a_o indifferent_a wit_n and_o judgement_n but_o the_o great_a difficulty_n that_o can_v be_v urge_v i_o shall_v bring_v into_o play_n that_o the_o truth_n we_o do_v maintain_v may_v be_v the_o more_o full_o clear_v and_o the_o more_o firm_o believe_v the_o most_o material_a objection_n that_o i_o know_v against_o the_o soul_n immortality_n be_v these_o five_o the_o first_o be_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o infancy_n and_o old_a age_n as_o also_o in_o madness_n sleep_v and_o apoplexy_n for_o if_o we_o do_v but_o observe_v the_o great_a difference_n of_o our_o intellectual_a operation_n in_o infancy_n and_o dotage_n from_o what_o they_o be_v when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o prime_n of_o our_o year_n and_o how_o that_o our_o wit_n grow_v up_o by_o degree_n flourish_n for_o a_o time_n and_o at_o last_o decay_n keep_v the_o same_o pace_n with_o the_o change_v that_o age_n and_o year_n bring_v into_o our_o body_n which_o observe_v the_o same_o law_n that_o flower_n and_o plant_n what_o can_v we_o suspect_v but_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v so_o magnificent_o speak_v of_o among_o the_o learned_a be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o temperature_n of_o body_n and_o that_o it_o grow_v and_o spread_v with_o it_o both_o in_o bigness_n and_o virtue_n and_o wither_v and_o die_v as_o the_o body_n do_v or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o do_v whole_o depend_v on_o the_o body_n in_o its_o operation_n and_o therefore_o that_o there_o be_v no_o sense_n nor_o perception_n of_o any_o thing_n after_o death_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n have_v the_o best_a advantage_n of_o year_n she_o be_v not_o then_o exempt_v from_o those_o eclipse_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o proceed_v from_o sleep_n madness_n apoplexy_n and_o other_o disease_n of_o that_o nature_n all_o which_o show_v her_o condition_n whatever_o more_o exalt_a wit_n surmise_v of_o she_o that_o she_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a mortal_a and_o corporeal_a thing_n 2._o the_o second_o objection_n be_v take_v from_o such_o experiment_n as_o be_v think_v to_o prove_v the_o soul_n divisible_a in_o the_o gross_a sense_n that_o be_v to_o say_v discerpible_a into_o piece_n and_o it_o seem_v a_o clear_a case_n in_o those_o more_o contemptible_a animal_n which_o be_v call_v infect_v especial_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n describe_v they_o and_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o be_v cut_v into_o piece_n each_o segment_n will_v have_v its_o motion_n and_o sense_n apart_o to_o itself_o the_o most_o notable_a instance_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v in_o the_o scolopendra_n who_o part_n aristotle_n histor._n animal_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o
affirm_v to_o live_v a_o long_a time_n divide_v and_o to_o run_v backward_o and_o forward_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v it_o to_o look_v like_o many_o live_a creature_n grow_v together_o rather_o than_o one_o single_a one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr juvent_fw-la &_o senect_n cap._n 2._o but_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o afford_v they_o the_o privilege_n of_o plant_n who_o slip_v will_v live_v and_o grow_v be_v set_v in_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o instance_n that_o belong_v to_o this_o objection_n ascend_v high_a for_o they_o pretend_v that_o the_o part_n of_o perfect_a animal_n will_v also_o live_v asunder_o there_o be_v two_o main_a instance_n thereof_o the_o one_o that_o of_o the_o eagle_n fromondus_n mention_n who_o head_n be_v chop_v off_o by_o a_o angry_a clown_n for_o quarrel_v with_o his_o dog_n the_o body_n fly_v over_o the_o barn_n near_o the_o place_n of_o this_o rude_a execution_n this_o be_v do_v at_o fromondus_n his_o father_n house_n nor_o be_v the_o story_n improbable_a if_o we_o consider_v what_o ordinary_o happen_v in_o pigeon_n and_o duck_n when_o their_o head_n be_v cut_v off_o the_o other_o instance_n be_v of_o a_o malefactor_n behead_v at_o antwerp_n who_o head_n when_o it_o have_v give_v some_o few_o jump_n into_o the_o crowd_n and_o a_o dog_n fall_v a_o lick_v the_o blood_n catch_v the_o dog_n ear_n in_o its_o tooth_n and_o hold_v it_o so_o fast_o that_o he_o be_v fright_v run_v away_o with_o the_o man_n head_n hang_v at_o his_o ear_n to_o the_o great_a astonishment_n and_o confusion_n of_o the_o people_n this_o be_v tell_v fromondus_n by_o a_o eye-witness_n of_o the_o fact_n from_o which_o two_o example_n they_o think_v may_v be_v safe_o infer_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o more_o perfect_a kind_n of_o brute_n be_v also_o discerpible_a that_o example_n in_o the_o same_o author_n out_o of_o josephus_n acosta_n if_o true_a yet_o be_v final_o to_o this_o purpose_n for_o the_o speak_n of_o the_o sacrifice_a captive_n when_o his_o heart_n be_v cut_v out_o may_v be_v a_o further_a confirmation_n indeed_o that_o the_o brain_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o common_a sense_n but_o no_o argument_n of_o the_o divisibility_n of_o the_o soul_n she_o remain_v at_o that_o time_n entire_a in_o the_o body_n after_o the_o cut_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o afford_v spirit_n which_o be_v not_o so_o far_o yet_o dissipate_v but_o that_o they_o suffice_v for_o that_o sudden_a operation_n of_o life_n 3._o the_o three_o objection_n be_v from_o the_o seldom_o appearance_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a for_o if_o they_o can_v at_o all_o appear_v why_o do_v they_o not_o often_o if_o they_o never_o appear_v it_o be_v a_o strong_a suspicion_n that_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o in_o be_v 4._o the_o four_o be_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o a_o inward_a down-bearing_a sense_n in_o we_o at_o some_o time_n that_o we_o be_v utter_o mortal_a and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v expect_v after_o this_o life_n 5._o the_o five_o and_o last_o be_v rather_o a_o subterfuge_n then_o a_o objection_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o common_a soul_n in_o all_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o operate_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o animal_n and_o person_n it_o do_v actuate_v and_o vivificate_n bear_v a_o seem_a particularity_n according_a to_o the_o particular_a piece_n of_o matter_n it_o enform_v but_o be_v one_o in_o all_o and_o that_o this_o particularity_n of_o body_n be_v lose_v this_o particular_a man_n or_o beast_n be_v lose_v and_o so_o every_o live_a creature_n be_v proper_o and_o entire_o mortal_a these_o be_v the_o real_a and_o most_o pertinent_a objection_n i_o can_v ever_o meet_v withal_o or_o can_v excogitate_v concern_v the_o soul_n immortality_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v answer_v in_o order_n 6._o and_o to_o the_o first_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o shrewd_a i_o say_v that_o neither_o the_o contractedness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o infancy_n nor_o the_o weakness_n of_o her_o intellectual_a operation_n either_o then_o or_o in_o extreme_a old_a age_n be_v sufficient_a proof_n of_o her_o corporeity_n or_o mortality_n for_o what_o wonder_n be_v it_o that_o the_o soul_n fall_v into_o this_o low_a and_o fatal_a condition_n where_o she_o must_v submit_v to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o other_o animal_n that_o be_v generate_v here_o on_o earth_n shall_v display_v herself_o by_o degree_n from_o small_a dimension_n to_o the_o ordinary_a size_n of_o man_n whenas_o this_o faculty_n of_o contract_v and_o dilate_v of_o themselves_o be_v in_o the_o very_a essence_n and_o notion_n of_o all_o spirit_n as_o i_o have_v note_v already_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o so_o she_o do_v but_o that_o leisurely_o and_o natural_o now_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o law_n of_o this_o terrestrial_a fate_n which_o she_o do_v exempt_v from_o this_o condition_n sudden_o and_o free_o not_o grow_v by_o juxta-position_n of_o part_n or_o intromission_n of_o matter_n but_o enlarge_n of_o herself_o with_o the_o body_n mere_o by_o the_o dilatation_n of_o her_o own_o substance_n which_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o always_o 7._o as_o for_o the_o debility_n of_o her_o intellectual_n in_o infancy_n and_o old_a age_n this_o consideration_n have_v less_o force_n to_o evince_v she_o a_o mere_a corporeal_a essence_n than_o the_o former_a and_o touch_v not_o our_o principle_n at_o all_o who_o have_v provide_v for_o the_o very_o worst_a surmise_n concern_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o acknowledge_v they_o of_o my_o own_o accord_n to_o depend_v very_o intimate_o on_o the_o temper_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o soul_n immediate_a instrument_n the_o spirit_n which_o be_v more_o torpid_a and_o watery_a in_o child_n and_o old_a man_n must_v needs_o hinder_v she_o in_o such_o operation_n as_o require_v another_o constitution_n of_o spirit_n then_o be_v usual_o in_o age_n and_o childhood_n though_o i_o will_v not_o profess_v myself_o absolute_o confident_a that_o the_o soul_n can_v act_v without_o all_o dependence_n on_o matter_n but_o if_o it_o do_v not_o which_o be_v most_o probable_a it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o its_o operation_n will_v keep_v the_o law_n of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v unite_v with_o whence_o it_o be_v demonstrable_a how_o necessary_a purity_n and_o temperance_n be_v to_o preserve_v and_o advance_v a_o man_n part_n 8._o as_o for_o sleep_n which_o the_o die_a philosopher_n call_v the_o brother_n of_o death_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o argue_v the_o soul_n mortality_n more_o than_o a_o man_n inability_n to_o wake_v again_o but_o rather_o help_v we_o to_o conceive_v how_o that_o though_o the_o stound_n and_o agony_n of_o death_n seem_v utter_o to_o take_v away_o all_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o soul_n live_v after_o they_o yet_o upon_o a_o recovery_n of_o a_o quick_a vehicle_n of_o air_n she_o may_v sudden_o awake_v into_o full_a and_o fresh_a participation_n of_o life_n then_o before_o but_o i_o may_v answer_v also_o that_o sleep_v be_v only_o the_o ligation_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n and_o the_o interception_n of_o motion_n from_o the_o external_a world_n argue_v no_o more_o any_o radical_a defect_n of_o life_n and_o immortality_n in_o the_o soul_n than_o the_o have_v a_o man_n sight_n bound_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o chamber_n by_o shut_v do_v argue_v any_o blindness_n in_o the_o immure_v party_n who_o haply_o be_v busy_a read_n by_o candlelight_n and_o that_o with_o ease_n so_o small_a a_o print_n as_o will_v trouble_v a_o ordinary_a sight_n to_o read_v it_o by_o day_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o perpetual_o employ_v in_o sleep_n be_v very_o hard_a for_o any_o to_o demonstrate_v we_o so_o often_o remember_v our_o dream_n mere_o by_o occasion_n which_o if_o they_o have_v not_o occur_v we_o have_v never_o suspect_v we_o have_v dream_v that_o night_n 9_o which_o answer_n as_o also_o the_o former_a be_v applicable_a to_o apoplexy_n catalepsy_n and_o whatever_o other_o disease_n partake_v of_o their_o nature_n and_o witness_v how_o nimble_a the_o soul_n be_v to_o act_v upon_o the_o suppeditation_n of_o due_a matter_n and_o how_o life_n and_o sense_n and_o memory_n and_o reason_n and_o all_o return_n upon_o return_n of_o the_o fit_a temper_n of_o the_o spirit_n suitable_a to_o that_o vital_a congruity_n that_o then_o be_v predominant_a in_o the_o soul_n 10._o and_o as_o for_o madness_n there_o be_v no_o apprehension_n so_o frantic_a but_o be_v argument_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n not_o as_o they_o be_v frantic_a but_o as_o apprehension_n for_o matter_n can_v apprehend_v any_o thing_n either_o wild_o or_o sober_o as_o i_o have_v already_o sufficient_o demonstrate_v and_o it_o be_v as_o irrational_a for_o a_o man_n to_o conclude_v
the_o nymph_n to_o who_o though_o they_o allot_v a_o long_a series_n of_o year_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o exempt_v they_o from_o mortality_n and_o fate_n and_o demetrius_n in_o plutarch_n pronounce_v express_o out_o of_o hesiod_n that_o their_o life_n will_v be_v terminate_v with_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n from_o what_o the_o poet_n intimate_v enigmatical_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o but_o to_o leave_v these_o poetical_a riddle_n and_o take_v a_o more_o serious_a and_o distinct_a view_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o shall_v find_v five_o several_a sort_n of_o opinion_n concern_v it_o the_o first_o hold_n that_o this_o unmerciful_a heat_n and_o fire_n will_v at_o last_o destroy_v and_o consume_v the_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n but_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o impossible_a that_o any_o create_a substance_n shall_v utter_o destroy_v another_o substance_n so_o as_o to_o reduce_v it_o to_o nothing_o for_o no_o part_n of_o matter_n act_v the_o most_o furious_o upon_o another_o part_n thereof_o do_v effect_v that_o it_o can_v only_o attenuate_v dissipate_v and_o disperse_v the_o part_n and_o make_v they_o invisible_a but_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v indissipable_a and_o indiscerpible_a and_o therefore_o remain_v entire_a whatever_o become_v of_o the_o body_n or_o vehicle_n 8._o the_o second_o opinion_n be_v that_o after_o long_a and_o tedious_a torture_n in_o these_o flame_n the_o soul_n by_o a_o special_a act_n of_o omnipotency_n be_v annihilate_v but_o i_o think_v this_o be_v to_o put_v providence_n too_o much_o to_o her_o shift_n as_o if_o god_n be_v so_o bring_v to_o a_o plunge_n in_o his_o create_v a_o creature_n of_o itself_o immortal_a that_o he_o must_v be_v fain_o to_o uncreate_v it_o again_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o annihilate_v it_o beside_o that_o that_o divine_a nemesis_n that_o lie_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o philosophy_n never_o suppose_v any_o such_o forcible_a eruption_n of_o the_o deity_n into_o extraordinary_a effect_n but_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v bring_v about_o by_o a_o wise_a and_o infallible_a or_o inevitable_a train_n of_o secondary_a cause_n whether_o natural_a or_o free_a agent_n 9_o the_o three_o therefore_o â—â—_o to_o avoid_v these_o absurdity_n deny_v both_o absumption_n by_o fire_n and_o annihilation_n but_o conceive_v that_o tediousness_n and_o extremity_n of_o pain_n make_v the_o soul_n at_o last_o of_o herself_o shrink_v from_o all_o commerce_n with_o matter_n the_o immediate_a principle_n of_o union_n which_o we_o call_v vital_a congruity_n consist_v of_o a_o certain_a modification_n of_o the_o body_n or_o vehicle_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v spoil_v and_o lose_v and_o the_o soul_n thereby_o quite_o loosen_a from_o all_o sympathy_n with_o body_n or_o matter_n she_o become_v perfect_o dead_a and_o senseless_a to_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o the_o last_o danger_n that_o threaten_v the_o separate_a soul_n be_v the_o extinction_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o mere_a panic_n fear_v at_o first_o sight_n yet_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v examine_v there_o will_v appear_v no_o contemptible_a reason_n that_o may_v induce_v man_n to_o suspect_v that_o it_o may_v at_o last_o fall_v out_o there_o be_v at_o certain_a time_n such_o near_a offer_n in_o nature_n towards_o this_o sad_a accident_n already_o pliny_n though_o he_o instance_n but_o in_o one_o example_n yet_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n that_o several_a time_n come_v to_o pass_v fiunt_fw-la say_v he_o prodigiosi_fw-la &_o longiores_fw-la solis_fw-la defectus_fw-la qualis_fw-la occiso_fw-la dictatore_fw-la caesar_fw-la &_o antoniano_n bello_fw-la totius_fw-la anni_fw-la pallore_fw-la continuo_fw-la the_o like_a happen_v in_o justinian_o time_n as_o cedrenus_n write_v when_o for_o a_o whole_a year_n together_o the_o sun_n 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aristotle_n make_v only_o two_o vehicles_n terrestrial_a and_o aethereal_a which_o be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o soul_n oblivion_n of_o her_o former_a state_n 6_o that_o the_o ordinary_a vehicle_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n be_v air_n 7._o the_o duration_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o her_o several_a vehicles_n 8._o that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o her_o vehicle_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o mechanical_a congruity_n but_o vital_a 9_o in_o what_o vital_a congruity_n of_o the_o matter_n consist_v 10._o in_o what_o vital_a congruity_n of_o the_o soul_n consist_v and_o how_o it_o change_v the_o soul_n may_v be_v free_a from_o her_o airy_a vehicle_n without_o violent_a precipitation_n out_o of_o it_o 11._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o descent_n of_o soul_n into_o earthly_a body_n 12._o that_o there_o be_v so_o little_a absurdity_n in_o the_o praeexistence_n of_o soul_n that_o the_o concession_n thereof_o can_v be_v but_o a_o very_a small_a prejudice_n to_o our_o demonstration_n of_o her_o immortality_n 257_o chap._n 15._o 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o a_o confutation_n of_o regius_n who_o will_v stop_v she_o in_o the_o dead_a corpse_n 2._o a_o answer_n to_o those_o that_o profess_v themselves_o puzzle_v how_o the_o soul_n can_v get_v out_o of_o the_o body_n 3._o that_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a vital_a congruity_n to_o be_v find_v in_o three_o several_a subject_n 4._o that_o this_o triple_a congruity_n be_v also_o compatible_a to_o one_o subject_a viz._n the_o soul_n of_o man._n 5._o that_o upon_o this_o hypothesis_n it_o be_v very_o intelligible_a how_o the_o soul_n may_v leave_v the_o body_n 6._o that_o her_o union_n with_o the_o aerial_a vehicle_n may_v be_v very_o sudden_a and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o moment_n 7._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v actual_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v prove_v either_o by_o history_n or_o reason_n example_n of_o the_o former_a kind_n out_o of_o pliny_n herodotus_n ficinus_fw-la 8._o whether_o the_o ecstasy_n of_o witch_n prove_v a_o actual_a separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n 9_o that_o this_o real_a separation_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o ecstasy_n be_v very_o possible_a 10._o how_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v loosen_a and_o leave_v the_o body_n and_o yet_o return_v thither_o again_o 11._o that_o though_o reason_n and_o will_n can_v in_o this_o life_n release_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n yet_o passion_n may_v and_o yet_o so_o that_o she_o may_v return_v again_o 12._o the_o peculiar_a power_n of_o desire_n for_o this_o purpose_n 13._o of_o cardan_n ecstasy_n and_o the_o ointment_n of_o witch_n and_o what_o truth_n there_o may_v be_v in_o their_o confession_n 267_o chap._n 16._o 1._o that_o soul_n depart_v communicate_v dream_n 2._o example_n of_o apparition_n of_o soul_n decease_v 3._o of_o apparition_n in_o field_n where_o pitch_v battle_n have_v be_v fight_v as_o also_o of_o those_o in_o churchyard_n and_o other_o vaporous_a place_n 4._o that_o the_o spissitude_n of_o the_o air_n may_v well_o contribute_v to_o the_o easiness_n of_o the_o appear_v of_o ghost_n and_o spectre_n 5._o a_o further_a proof_n thereof_o from_o sundry_a example_n 6._o of_o marsilius_n ficinus_fw-la his_fw-la appear_v after_o death_n 7._o with_o what_o sort_n of_o people_n such_o example_n as_o these_o avail_n little_a 8._o reason_n to_o persuade_v the_o unprejudiced_a that_o ordinary_o those_o apparition_n that_o bear_v the_o shape_n and_o person_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v indeed_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o 286_o chap._n 17._o 1._o the_o praeeminence_n of_o argument_n draw_v from_o reason_n above_o those_o from_o story_n 2._o the_o first_o step_n towards_o a_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o soul_n act_v out_o of_o her_o body_n for_o that_o she_o be_v a_o immaterial_a substance_n separable_a therefrom_o 3._o the_o second_o that_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n for_o sense_n motion_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n be_v certain_a subtle_a and_o tenuious_a spirit_n 4._o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o aerial_a genii_n 5._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o daemon_n from_o the_o account_n of_o marcus_n the_o eremite_n and_o how_o the_o soul_n be_v present_o such_o have_v once_o leave_v this_o body_n 6._o a_o objection_n concern_v the_o soul_n of_o brute_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v first_o by_o way_n of_o concesson_n 7._o second_o by_o confute_v the_o argument_n for_o the_o former_a concession_n 8._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rational_a doubt_n at_o all_o of_o the_o humane_a soul_n act_v after_o death_n 9_o a_o further_a argument_n of_o her_o activity_n out_o of_o this_o body_n from_o her_o conflict_n with_o it_o while_o she_o be_v in_o it_o 10._o as_o also_o from_o the_o general_a hope_n and_o belief_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v after_o death_n 297_o chap._n 18._o 1._o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o they_o the_o spirit_n do_v so_o near_o symbolize_v with_o those_o of_o daemon_n that_o it_o seem_v reasonable_a if_o god_n do_v not_o on_o purpose_n hinder_v it_o that_o they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o act_v out_o of_o this_o earthly_a body_n 2._o or_o if_o they_o will_v his_o power_n and_o wisdom_n can_v easy_o implant_v in_o their_o essence_n a_o double_a or_o triple_a vital_a congruity_n to_o make_v all_o sure_a 3._o a_o further_a demonstration_n of_o the_o present_a truth_n from_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n 4._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o forego_n argument_n 5._o another_o demonstration_n from_o his_o justice_n 6._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n 7._o a_o answer_n to_o another_o objection_n 8._o another_o argument_n from_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n 9_o a_o objection_n answer_v 10._o a_o invincible_a demonstration_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n from_o the_o divine_a goodness_n 11._o a_o more_o particular_a enforcement_n of_o that_o argument_n and_o who_o they_o be_v upon_o who_o it_o will_v work_v least_o 12._o that_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o virtuous_a spirit_n be_v the_o most_o assurable_a of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n 311_o book_n iii_o chap._n 1._o 1._o why_o the_o author_n treat_v of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n and_o in_o what_o method_n 2._o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v ever_o unite_v vital_o with_o some_o matter_n or_o other_o 3._o further_a reason_n to_o evince_v the_o same_o 4._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o airy_a and_o aethereal_a body_n as_o well_o as_o a_o terrestrial_a 5._o that_o she_o ordinary_o pass_v out_o of_o a_o earthly_a into_o a_o aerial_a vehicle_n first_o 6._o that_o in_o her_o airy_a vehicle_n she_o be_v capable_a of_o sense_n pleasure_n and_o pain_n 7._o that_o the_o main_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n over_o her_o aerial_a
vehicle_n be_v the_o direction_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n thereof_o 8._o that_o she_o may_v also_o add_v or_o diminish_v motion_n in_o her_o aethereal_a 9_o how_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o vehicle_n confer_v to_o the_o quickness_n of_o sense_n and_o knowledge_n 10._o of_o the_o soul_n power_n of_o change_v the_o temper_n of_o her_o aerial_a vehicle_n 11._o as_o also_o the_o shape_n thereof_o 12._o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o last_o axiom_n 326_o chap._n 2._o 1._o of_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o soul_n consider_v bare_o in_o herself_o 2._o of_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o soul_n dimension_n 3._o of_o the_o heterogeneity_n of_o her_o essence_n 4._o that_o there_o be_v a_o heterogeneity_n in_o her_o plastic_a part_n distinct_a from_o the_o perceptive_a 5._o of_o the_o act_n of_o this_o plastic_a part_n in_o her_o frame_n of_o the_o vehicle_n 6._o the_o excellency_n of_o des-cartes_n his_o philosophy_n 7._o that_o the_o vehicles_n of_o ghost_n have_v as_o much_o of_o solid_a corporeal_a substance_n in_o they_o as_o the_o body_n of_o men._n 8._o the_o folly_n of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n evince_v 9_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o matter_n of_o body_n in_o the_o other_o state_n above_o this_o 340_o chap._n 3._o 1._o that_o the_o natural_a abode_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n be_v the_o air_n 2._o that_o she_o can_v quit_v the_o aerial_a region_n till_o the_o aethereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n be_v awaken_v in_o she_o 3._o that_o all_o soul_n be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o region_n of_o the_o air_n 4._o cardan_n conceit_n of_o place_v all_o daemon_n in_o the_o upper_a region_n 5._o the_o use_n of_o this_o conceit_n for_o the_o show_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o seldom_o appear_v 6._o that_o this_o phaenomenon_n be_v salve_v by_o a_o more_o rational_a hypothesis_n 7._o a_o further_a confutation_n of_o cardan_n opinion_n 8._o more_o tend_v to_o the_o same_o scope_n 9_o the_o original_a of_o cardan_n error_n concern_v the_o remote_a operation_n of_o daemon_n 10._o a_o objection_n how_o daemon_n and_o soul_n separate_v can_v be_v in_o this_o low_a region_n where_o wind_n and_o tempest_n be_v so_o frequent_a 11._o a_o preparation_n to_o a_o answer_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o wind_n 12._o particular_a answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 13._o a_o further_a answer_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o statick_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n 14._o another_o from_o the_o sudden_a power_n of_o actuate_a her_o vehicle_n 15._o what_o incommodation_n she_o suffer_v from_o hail_n rain_n etc._n etc._n 350_o chap._n 4._o 1._o that_o the_o soul_n once_o have_v quit_v this_o earthly_a body_n become_v a_o daemon_n 2._o of_o the_o external_n sense_n of_o the_o soul_n separate_v their_o number_n and_o limit_n in_o the_o vehicle_n 3._o of_o sight_n in_o a_o vehicle_n organise_v and_o unorganize_v 4._o how_o daemon_n and_o separate_a soul_n hear_v and_o see_v at_o a_o vast_a distance_n and_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o though_o they_o may_v so_o easy_o hear_v or_o see_v we_o we_o may_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v they_o 5._o that_o they_o have_v hear_v as_o well_o as_o sight_n 6._o of_o the_o touch_n smell_v taste_n and_o nourishment_n of_o daemon_n 7._o the_o external_a employment_n that_o the_o genii_n and_o soul_n decease_v may_v have_v out_o of_o the_o body_n 8._o that_o the_o action_n of_o separate_a soul_n in_o reference_n to_o we_o be_v mostwhat_a conformable_a to_o their_o life_n here_o on_o earth_n 9_o what_o their_o entertainment_n be_v in_o reference_n to_o themselves_o 10._o the_o distinction_n of_o order_n of_o daemon_n from_o the_o place_n they_o most_o frequent_a 364_o chap._n 5._o 1._o that_o the_o separate_a soul_n spend_v not_o all_o her_o time_n in_o solitude_n 2._o that_o her_o converse_n with_o we_o seem_v more_o intelligible_a than_o that_o with_o the_o genii_fw-la 3._o how_o the_o genii_n may_v be_v visible_a one_o to_o another_o though_o they_o be_v to_o we_o invisible_a 4._o of_o their_o approach_n and_o of_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o swiftness_n of_o motion_n 5._o and_o how_o they_o far_o exceed_v we_o in_o celerity_n 6._o of_o the_o figure_n or_o shape_n of_o their_o vehicles_n and_o of_o their_o privacy_n when_o they_o will_v be_v invisible_a 7._o that_o they_o can_v well_o converse_v in_o a_o mere_a simple_a orbicular_a form_n 8._o that_o they_o converse_v in_o humane_a shape_n at_o least_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o they_o 9_o whether_o the_o shape_n they_o be_v in_o proceed_v mere_o from_o the_o imperium_fw-la of_o their_o will_n and_o fancy_n or_o be_v regulate_v by_o a_o natural_a character_n of_o the_o plastic_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n 10._o that_o the_o personal_a shape_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o genius_n be_v partly_o from_o the_o will_n and_o partly_o from_o the_o plastic_a power_n 11._o that_o consider_v how_o the_o soul_n organize_v the_o foetus_fw-la in_o the_o womb_n and_o move_v our_o limb_n at_o pleasure_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n if_o spirit_n shall_v not_o have_v such_o command_n over_o their_o vehicles_n as_o be_v believe_v 12._o a_o further_a argument_n from_o a_o excessive_a virtue_n some_o have_v give_v to_o imagination_n 376_o chap._n 6._o 1._o more_o credible_a instance_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o imagination_n 2._o a_o special_a and_o peculiar_a instance_n in_o signature_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la 3._o that_o what_o fienus_n grant_v who_o have_v so_o cautious_o bound_v the_o power_n of_o fancy_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o present_a purpose_n 4._o example_n approve_v of_o by_o fienus_n 5._o certain_a example_n reject_v by_o he_o and_o yet_o approve_v of_o by_o fernelius_n and_o sennertus_n 6._o three_o not_o orious_a story_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o mother_n imagination_n on_o the_o foetus_fw-la out_o of_o helmont_n 7._o a_o conjectural_a inference_n from_o those_o story_n what_o influence_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n have_v in_o all_o plastic_a operation_n 8._o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o the_o conjecture_n from_o signature_n on_o the_o foetus_fw-la 9_o a_o application_n thereof_o to_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o the_o vehicles_n of_o daemon_n 387_o chap._n 7._o 1._o three_o notable_a example_n of_o signature_n reject_v by_o fienus_n 2._o and_o yet_o so_o far_o allow_v for_o possible_a as_o will_v fit_v our_o design_n 3._o that_o helmont_n cherry_n and_o licetus_n his_o crabfish_n be_v shrewd_a argument_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n have_v to_o do_v with_o all_o efformation_n of_o both_o animal_n and_o plant_n 4._o a_o example_n of_o a_o most_o exact_a and_o lively_a signature_n out_o of_o kircher_n 5._o with_o his_o judgement_n thereupon_o 6._o another_o example_n out_o of_o he_o of_o a_o child_n with_o gray_a hair_n 7._o a_o application_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v hitherto_o concern_v the_o signature_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la to_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o the_o airy_a vehicles_n of_o separate_a soul_n and_o daemon_n 8._o of_o their_o personal_a transformation_n visible_a to_o we_o 398_o chap._n 8._o 1._o that_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o genii_n converse_v in_o humane_a shape_n the_o base_a sometime_o in_o bestial_a 2._o how_o they_o be_v dispose_v to_o turn_v themselves_o into_o several_a bestial_a form_n 3._o of_o psellus_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o igneous_a splendour_n of_o daemon_n how_o they_o be_v make_v 4._o that_o the_o external_a beauty_n of_o the_o genii_n be_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o inward_a virtue_n of_o their_o mind_n 5._o that_o their_o aerial_a form_n need_v not_o be_v pure_o transparent_a but_o more_o fine_o opake_v and_o colour_v 6._o that_o there_o be_v a_o distinction_n of_o masculine_a and_o feminine_a beauty_n in_o their_o personal_a figuration_n 407_o chap._n 9_o 1._o a_o general_a account_n of_o the_o mutual_a entertain_v of_o the_o genii_fw-la in_o the_o other_o world_n 2._o of_o their_o philosophical_a and_o political_a conference_n 3._o of_o their_o religious_a exercise_n 4._o of_o the_o innocent_a pastime_n and_o recreation_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o they_o 5._o a_o confirmation_n thereof_o from_o the_o conventicle_n of_o witch_n 6._o whether_o the_o pure_a daemon_n have_v their_o time_n of_o repast_n or_o no._n 7._o whence_o the_o bad_a genii_n have_v their_o food_n 8._o of_o the_o food_n and_o feast_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o genii_n 414_o chap._n 10._o 1._o how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o define_v any_o thing_n concern_v the_o aerial_a or_o aethereal_a elysium_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v political_a order_n and_o law_n among_o these_o airy_a daemon_n 3._o that_o this_o chain_n of_o government_n reach_v down_o from_o the_o high_a aethereal_a power_n through_o the_o aerial_a to_o the_o very_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n 4._o the_o great_a security_n we_o live_v in_o thereby_o 5._o how_o easy_o detectible_a and_o punishable_a wicked_a spirit_n be_v
by_o those_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n 6._o other_o reason_n of_o the_o security_n we_o find_v ourselves_o in_o from_o the_o gross_a infestation_n of_o evil_a spirit_n 7._o what_o kind_n of_o punishment_n the_o aerial_a officer_n inflict_v upon_o their_o malefactor_n 427_o chap._n 11._o 1._o three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o moral_a condition_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n namely_o her_o memory_n of_o transaction_n in_o this_o life_n 2._o the_o peculiar_a feature_n and_o individual_a character_n of_o her_o aerial_a vehicle_n 3._o the_o retainment_n of_o the_o same_o name_n 4._o how_o her_o ill_a deportment_n here_o lay_v the_o train_n of_o her_o misery_n hereafter_o 5._o the_o unspeakable_a torment_n of_o conscience_n worse_o than_o death_n and_o not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o die_v 6._o of_o the_o hideous_a torture_n of_o external_a sense_n on_o they_o who_o searedness_n of_o conscience_n may_v seem_v to_o make_v they_o uncapable_a of_o her_o lash_n 7._o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o more_o innocent_a and_o conscientious_a pagan_n 8._o of_o the_o natural_a accrument_n of_o after-happiness_n to_o the_o moral_o good_a in_o this_o life_n 9_o how_o the_o soul_n enjoy_v her_o act_n or_o suffering_n in_o this_o life_n for_o a_o indispensable_a cause_n when_o she_o have_v pass_v to_o the_o other_o 10._o that_o the_o reason_n be_v proportionable_o the_o same_o in_o thing_n of_o less_o consequence_n 11._o what_o mischief_n man_n may_v create_v to_o themselves_o in_o the_o other_o world_n by_o their_o zealous_a mistake_n in_o this_o 12._o that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o memory_n after_o death_n yet_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o life_n here_o may_v sow_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o soul_n future_a happiness_n or_o misery_n 435_o chap._n 12._o 1._o what_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v 2._o experiment_n that_o argue_v its_o real_a existence_n such_o as_o that_o of_o two_o string_n tune_v unison_n 3._o sympathetick_a cure_n and_o torture_n 4._o the_o sympathy_n betwixt_o the_o earthly_a and_o astral_a body_n 5._o monstrous_a birth_n 6._o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o roundness_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n 449_o chap._n 13._o 1._o that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n argue_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n because_o else_o they_o will_v either_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n as_o they_o be_v place_v 2._o or_o will_v be_v divert_v from_o a_o perpendicular_a as_o they_o fall_v near_o a_o plate_n of_o metal_n set_v sloop_v 3._o that_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o aether_n or_o air_n from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o gravity_n against_o mr._n hobbs_n 4._o a_o full_a confutation_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o opinion_n 5._o a_o ocular_a demonstration_n of_o the_o absurd_a consequence_n thereof_o 6._o a_o absolute_a demonstration_n that_o gravity_n can_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o mere_a mechanical_a power_n 7._o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n how_o large_a and_o where_o bound_v 8._o the_o reason_n of_o its_o name_n 9_o it_o be_v grand_a office_n of_o transmit_v soul_n into_o right_o prepare_v matter_n 458_o chap._n 14._o 1._o objection_n against_o the_o soul_n immortality_n from_o her_o condition_n in_o infancy_n old_a age_n sleep_v and_o sickness_n 2._o other_o objection_n take_v from_o experiment_n that_o seem_v to_o prove_v her_o discerpibility_n 3._o as_o also_o from_o the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 4._o and_o from_o our_o natural_a fear_n of_o death_n 5._o a_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n in_o suppose_v but_o one_o soul_n common_a to_o all_o creature_n 6._o a_o answer_n concern_v the_o littleness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o infancy_n 7._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o weakness_n of_o her_o intellectual_n then_o and_o in_o old_a age_n 8._o that_o sleep_n do_v not_o at_o all_o argue_v the_o soul_n mortality_n but_o rather_o illustrate_v her_o immortality_n 9_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n from_o apoplexy_n and_o catalepsy_n 10._o as_o also_o to_o that_o from_o madness_n 11._o that_o the_o various_a depravation_n of_o her_o intellectual_a faculty_n do_v no_o more_o argue_v her_o mortality_n than_o the_o worse_a modification_n of_o matter_n its_o natural_a annihilability_n and_o why_o god_n create_v soul_n sympathize_v with_o matter_n 471_o chap._n 15._o 1._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o experiment_n of_o the_o scolopendra_n cut_v into_o piece_n 2._o and_o to_o the_o fly_v of_o a_o headless_a eagle_n over_o a_o barn_n as_o also_o to_o that_o of_o the_o malefactor_n head_n bite_v a_o dog_n by_o the_o ear_n 3._o a_o superaddition_n of_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v monster_n bear_v with_o two_o or_o more_o head_n and_o but_o one_o body_n and_o heart_n 4._o a_o solution_n of_o the_o difficulty_n 5._o a_o answer_n touch_v the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 6._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n 7._o and_o a_o down-bearing_a sense_n that_o sometime_o so_o forcible_o obtrude_v upon_o we_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n 8._o of_o the_o tragical_a pomp_n and_o dreadful_a praelude_v of_o death_n with_o some_o corroborative_n consideration_n against_o such_o sad_a spectacle_n 9_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_o sad_a and_o miserable_a in_o the_o universe_n unless_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o impious_a 481_o chap._n 16._o 1._o that_o that_o which_o we_o proper_o be_v be_v both_o sensitive_a and_o intellectual_a 2._o what_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o soul_n be_v one._n 3._o that_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v both_o rational_a and_o sensitive_a 4._o the_o most_o favourable_a representation_n of_o their_o opinion_n that_o hold_v but_o one._n 5._o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o forego_n representation_n 6._o a_o reply_n to_o the_o confutation_n 7._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o reply_n 8._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o ray_n either_o of_o god_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n 9_o and_o yet_o if_o she_o be_v so_o it_o will_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o her_o immortality_n whence_o the_o folly_n of_o pomponatius_n be_v note_v 10._o a_o further_a animadversion_n upon_o pomponatius_n his_o folly_n in_o admit_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o remote_a intelligency_n and_o deny_v particular_a immaterial_a substance_n in_o man_n and_o brute_n 491_o chap._n 17._o 1._o that_o the_o author_n have_v safe_o conduct_v the_o soul_n into_o her_o aerial_a condition_n through_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n may_v well_o be_v excuse_v from_o attend_v she_o any_o further_a 2._o what_o reason_n urge_v he_o to_o consider_v what_o fate_n may_v befall_v she_o afterward_o 3._o three_o hazard_n the_o soul_n run_v after_o this_o life_n whereby_o she_o may_v again_o become_v obnoxious_a to_o death_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o 4._o that_o the_o aerial_a genii_n be_v mortal_a confirm_v by_o three_o testimony_n 5._o the_o one_o from_o the_o vision_n of_o facius_n cardanus_n in_o which_o the_o spirit_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o profess_v themselves_o mortal_a 6._o the_o time_n they_o stay_v with_o he_o and_o the_o matter_n they_o dispute_v of_o 7._o what_o credit_n hieronymus_n cardanus_n give_v to_o his_o father_n vision_n 8._o the_o other_o testimony_n out_o of_o plutarch_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a god_n pan._n 9_o the_o three_o and_o last_o of_o hesiod_n who_o opinion_n plutarch_n have_v polish_a and_o refine_a 10._o a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o several_a paradox_n contain_v in_o facius_n cardanus_n his_o vision_n 11._o what_o must_v be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o three_o paradox_n if_o those_o aerial_a speculator_n speak_v as_o they_o think_v 12._o another_o hypothesis_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 13._o the_o craft_n of_o these_o daemon_n in_o shuffle_n in_o poisonous_a error_n among_o solid_a truth_n 14._o what_o make_v the_o story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o pan_n less_o to_o the_o present_a matter_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o demetrius_n his_o observation_n touch_v the_o sacred_a island_n near_o britain_n 15._o that_o hesiod_n his_o opinion_n be_v the_o most_o unexceptionable_a and_o that_o the_o harshness_n therein_o be_v but_o seem_v not_o real_a 16._o that_o the_o aethereal_a vehicle_n instate_v the_o soul_n in_o a_o condition_n of_o perfect_a immortality_n 17._o that_o there_o be_v no_o internal_a impediment_n to_o those_o that_o be_v heroical_o good_a but_o that_o they_o may_v attain_v a_o everlasting_a happiness_n after_o death_n 503_o chap._n 18._o 1._o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n a_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n 2._o two_o way_n of_o destroy_v the_o world_n the_o ancient_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o especial_o that_o by_o fire_n 3._o that_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n so_o far_o as_o it_o respect_v we_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o earth_n 4._o that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o stoic_n conflagration_n be_v compatible_a only_o to_o the_o earth_n burn_v 5._o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v burn_v though_o the_o proof_n thereof_o be_v impertinent_a to_o this_o place_n 6._o that_o the_o conflagration_n thereof_o will_v prove_v very_o fatal_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o daemon_n 7._o five_o several_a opinion_n concern_v their_o state_n after_o the_o conflagration_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o they_o be_v quite_o destroy_v by_o fire_n 8._o the_o second_o that_o they_o be_v annihilate_v by_o a_o special_a act_n of_o omnipotency_n 9_o the_o three_o that_o they_o lie_v senseless_a in_o a_o eternal_a death_n 10._o the_o four_o that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a furious_a and_o painful_a dream_n 11._o the_o five_o and_o last_o that_o they_o will_v revive_v again_o and_o that_o the_o earth_n and_o aire_n will_v be_v inhabit_v by_o they_o 12._o that_o this_o last_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v from_o the_o fictitious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o stoic_n who_o be_v very_o sorry_a metaphysician_n and_o as_o ill_a naturalist_n 13._o a_o animadversion_n upon_o a_o self-contradicting_a sentence_n of_o seneca_n 14._o the_o unintelligibleness_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o the_o conflagration_n 15._o that_o the_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n will_v be_v safe_a and_o what_o will_v then_o become_v of_o good_a man_n and_o daemon_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o air_n and_o how_o they_o can_v be_v deliver_v but_o by_o a_o supernatural_a power_n 524_o chap._n 19_o 1._o that_o the_o extinction_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v no_o panic_n fear_v but_o may_v be_v rational_o suspect_v from_o the_o record_n of_o history_n and_o ground_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n 2._o the_o sad_a influence_n of_o this_o extinction_n upon_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o all_o the_o aerial_a daemon_n imprison_v within_o their_o several_a atmosphere_n in_o our_o vortex_n 3._o that_o it_o will_v do_v little_a or_o no_o damage_n to_o the_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n in_o reference_n to_o heat_n or_o warmth_n 4._o nor_o will_v they_o find_v much_o want_n of_o his_o light_n 5._o and_o if_o they_o do_v they_o may_v pass_v out_o of_o one_o vortex_n into_o another_o by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o aethereal_a vehicles_n 6._o and_o that_o without_o any_o labour_n or_o toil_n and_o as_o mature_o as_o they_o please_v 7._o the_o vast_a incomprehensibleness_n of_o the_o tract_n and_o compass_n of_o the_o way_n of_o providence_n 8._o a_o short_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o whole_a discourse_n 9_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o persian_n two_o principle_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o and_o where_o the_o principle_n of_o light_n get_v the_o full_a victory_n 10._o that_o philosophy_n or_o something_o more_o sacred_a than_o philosophy_n be_v the_o only_a guide_n to_o a_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 538_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 222._o l._n 5._o for_o gamaitus_fw-la read_v gamaieu_n 2â—4_n l._n 10._o for_o tyc_n r._n tye._n 327._o l._n 2._o for_o immortality_n r._n immorality_n 458._o l._n 22._o for_o stoop_v r._n sloop_v 462._o l._n 13._o for_o e_o f_o h_n r._n angle_v e_o f_o h._n 488._o l._n 9_o for_o inclogged_a r._n in_o clog_v 521._o l._n 16._o for_o lightning_n r._n light_v 528._o l._n ult_n deal_n those_o
the_o necessary_a cohaesion_n of_o which_o attribute_n with_o the_o subject_n be_v as_o little_a demonstrable_a as_o the_o former_a for_o suppose_v that_o which_o i_o can_v but_o assert_v to_o be_v evident_o true_a that_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n but_o it_o have_v in_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o the_o three_o dimension_n this_o substance_n which_o we_o call_v matter_n may_v as_o well_o have_v be_v penetrable_a as_o impenetrable_a and_o yet_o have_v be_v substance_n but_o now_o that_o it_o do_v so_o certain_o and_o irresistible_o keep_v one_o part_n of_o itself_o from_o penetrate_v another_o it_o be_v so_o we_o know_v not_o why_o for_o there_o be_v no_o necessary_a connexion_n discernible_a betwixt_o substance_n with_o three_o dimension_n and_o impenetrability_n for_o what_o some_o allege_v that_o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o extend_a substance_n shall_v run_v one_o part_n into_o another_o for_o so_o part_n of_o the_o extension_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o substance_n will_v be_v lose_v this_o i_o say_v if_o near_o look_v into_o be_v of_o no_o force_n for_o the_o substance_n be_v no_o more_o lose_v in_o this_o case_n then_o when_o a_o string_n be_v double_v and_o redouble_v or_o a_o piece_n of_o wax_n reduce_v from_o a_o long_a figure_n to_o a_o round_a the_o dimension_n of_o longitude_n be_v in_o some_o part_n lose_v but_o without_o detriment_n to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o wax_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o one_o part_n of_o a_o extend_a substance_n run_v into_o another_o something_o both_o of_o longitude_n latitude_n and_o profundity_n may_v be_v lose_v and_o yet_o all_o the_o substance_n there_o still_o as_o well_o as_o longitude_n lose_v in_o the_o other_o case_n without_o any_o loss_n of_o the_o substance_n and_o as_o what_o be_v lose_v in_o longitude_n be_v get_v in_o latitude_n or_o profundity_n before_o so_o what_o be_v lose_v here_o in_o all_o or_o any_o two_o of_o the_o dimension_n be_v keep_v safe_a in_o essential_a spissitude_n for_o so_o i_o will_v call_v this_o mode_n or_o property_n of_o a_o substance_n that_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v one_o part_n of_o itself_o into_o another_o which_o four_o mode_n be_v as_o easy_a and_o familiar_a to_o my_o understanding_n as_o that_o of_o the_o three_o dimension_n to_o my_o sense_n or_o fancy_n for_o i_o mean_v nothing_o else_o by_o spissitude_n but_o the_o redouble_a or_o contract_n of_o substance_n into_o less_o space_n than_o it_o do_v sometime_o occupy_v and_o analogous_n to_o this_o be_v the_o lie_v of_o two_o substance_n of_o several_a kind_n in_o the_o same_o place_n at_o once_o to_o both_o these_o may_v be_v apply_v the_o term_n of_o reduplication_n and_o saturation_n the_o former_a when_o essence_n or_o substance_n be_v but_o once_o redouble_v into_o itself_o or_o into_o another_o the_o latter_a when_o so_o oft_o that_o it_o will_v not_o easy_o admit_v any_o thing_n more_o and_o that_o more_o extension_n than_o one_o may_v be_v commensurate_a at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o the_o same_o place_n be_v plain_a in_o that_o motion_n be_v coextend_v with_o the_o subject_a wherein_o it_o be_v and_o both_o with_o space_n and_o motion_n be_v not_o nothing_o wherefore_o two_o thing_n may_v be_v commensurate_a to_o one_o space_n at_o once_o 12._o now_o then_o extend_v substance_n and_o all_o substance_n be_v extend_v be_v of_o itself_o indifferent_a to_o penetrability_n or_o impenetrability_n and_o we_o find_v one_o kind_n of_o substance_n so_o impenetrable_a that_o one_o part_n will_v not_o enter_v at_o all_o into_o another_o which_o with_o as_o much_o reason_n we_o may_v expect_v to_o find_v so_o irresistible_o unite_v one_o part_n with_o another_o that_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n can_v dissever_v they_o for_o this_o indiscerpibility_n have_v as_o good_a a_o connexion_n with_o substance_n as_o impenetrability_n have_v they_o neither_o fall_v under_o the_o cognoscence_n of_o reason_n or_o demonstration_n but_o be_v immediate_a attribute_n of_o such_o a_o subject_a for_o a_o man_n can_v no_o more_o argue_v from_o the_o extension_n of_o substance_n that_o it_o be_v discerpible_a then_o that_o it_o be_v penetrable_a there_o be_v as_o good_a a_o capacity_n in_o extension_n for_o penetration_n as_o discerption_n i_o conceive_v i_o say_v from_o hence_o we_o may_v as_o easy_o admit_v that_o some_o substance_n may_v be_v of_o itself_o indiscerpible_a as_o well_o as_o other_o impenetrable_a and_o that_o as_o there_o be_v one_o kind_a of_o substance_n which_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v impenetrable_a and_o discerpible_a so_o there_o may_v be_v another_o indiscerpible_a and_o penetrable_a neither_o of_o which_o a_o man_n can_v give_v any_o other_o account_n of_o then_o that_o they_o have_v the_o immediate_a property_n of_o such_o a_o subject_a axiom_n x._o the_o discovery_n of_o some_o power_n property_n or_o operation_n incompetible_a to_o one_o subject_a be_v a_o infallible_a argument_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o some_o other_o to_o which_o it_o must_v be_v compatible_a 13._o as_o when_o pythagoras_n be_v speak_v unto_o by_o the_o river_n nessus_n when_o he_o pass_v over_o it_o and_o a_o tree_n by_o the_o command_n of_o thespesion_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o gymnosophist_n salute_v apollonius_n in_o a_o distinct_a and_o articulate_a voice_n but_o small_a as_o a_o woman_n it_o be_v evident_a i_o say_v that_o there_o be_v something_o there_o that_o be_v neither_o river_n nor_o tree_n to_o which_o these_o salutation_n must_v be_v attribute_v no_o tree_n nor_o river_n have_v any_o faculty_n of_o reason_n nor_o speech_n chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o general_a notion_n of_o body_n and_o spirit_n 2._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o spirit_n be_v altogether_o as_o intelligible_a as_o that_o of_o body_n 3._o whether_o there_o be_v any_o substance_n of_o a_o mix_a nature_n betwixt_o body_n and_o spirit_n 1._o the_o great_a and_o gross_a obstacle_n to_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v that_o confident_a opinion_n in_o some_o as_o if_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o nonsense_n and_o perfect_a incongruity_n in_o the_o conception_n thereof_o wherefore_o to_o proceed_v by_o degree_n to_o our_o main_a design_n and_o to_o lay_v our_o foundation_n low_a and_o sure_a we_o will_v in_o the_o first_o place_n expose_v to_o view_v the_o genuine_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o general_a acception_n thereof_o and_o afterward_o of_o several_a kind_n of_o spirit_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o all_o how_o unjust_a that_o cavil_n be_v against_o incorporeal_a substance_n as_o if_o they_o be_v mere_a impossibility_n and_o contradictious_a inconsistency_n i_o will_v define_v therefore_o a_o spirit_n in_o general_a thus_o a_o substance_n penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a the_o fitness_n of_o which_o definition_n will_v be_v the_o better_o understand_v if_o we_o divide_v substance_n in_o general_a into_o these_o first_o kind_n viz._n body_n and_o spirit_n and_o 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and_o discerpibility_n to_o body_n there_o be_v as_o much_o reason_n to_o be_v give_v for_o the_o attribute_n of_o the_o one_o as_o of_o the_o other_o by_o axiom_n 9_o and_o substance_n in_o its_o precise_a notion_n include_v no_o more_o of_o impenetrability_n than_o indiscerpibility_n we_o may_v as_o well_o wonder_v how_o one_o kind_a of_o substance_n can_v so_o firm_o and_o irresistible_o keep_v out_o another_o substance_n as_o matter_n for_o example_n do_v the_o part_n of_o matter_n as_o that_o the_o part_n of_o another_o substance_n hold_v so_o fast_o together_o that_o they_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n discerpible_a as_o we_o have_v already_o intimate_v and_o therefore_o this_o hold_v out_o in_o one_o be_v as_o difficult_a a_o business_n to_o conceive_v as_o the_o hold_v together_o in_o the_o other_o this_o can_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n for_o there_o may_v be_v very_o fast_a union_n where_o we_o can_v at_o all_o imagine_v the_o cause_n thereof_o
have_v now_o firm_o make_v good_a that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n imply_v no_o contradiction_n nor_o incompossibility_n in_o it_o but_o be_v the_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o may_v possible_o be_v which_o i_o have_v do_v so_o punctual_o and_o particular_o that_o i_o have_v clear_v every_o species_n of_o substance_n incorporeal_a from_o the_o imputation_n of_o either_o obscurity_n or_o inconsistency_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o take_v advantage_n in_o plead_v their_o cause_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n i_o have_v bring_v in_o the_o most_o able_a advocate_n and_o the_o most_o assure_v that_o i_o have_v hitherto_o ever_o meet_v withal_o and_o dare_v now_o appeal_v to_o any_o indifferent_a judge_n whether_o i_o have_v not_o demonstrate_v all_o his_o allegation_n to_o be_v weak_a and_o inconclusive_a wherefore_o have_v so_o clear_o evince_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o shall_v now_o make_v a_o step_n further_o and_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o thing_n possible_a but_o that_o it_o be_v real_o and_o actual_o in_o nature_n chap._n xi_o 1._o three_o ground_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o second_o from_o the_o phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o that_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o self-moveable_a 4._o a_o objection_n that_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v part_n self-moved_n part_v not_o 5._o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 6._o the_o second_o answer_n 7._o other_o evasion_n answer_v 8._o the_o conclusion_n that_o no_o matter_n be_v self-moved_n but_o that_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v impress_v upon_o it_o at_o its_o first_o creation_n by_o god_n 1._o there_o be_v three_o main_a ground_n from_o whence_o a_o man_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o spiritual_a or_o immaterial_a substance_n the_o one_o be_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o transcendent_a excellency_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n who_o be_v according_a to_o the_o true_a idea_n of_o he_o a_o essence_n absolute_o perfect_a can_v possible_o be_v body_n and_o consequent_o must_v be_v something_o incorporeal_a and_o see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o general_a nor_o in_o any_o of_o those_o kind_n of_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v define_v where_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n be_v set_v down_o among_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o in_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o he_o there_o be_v contain_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o existence_n as_o you_o may_v see_v at_o large_a in_o my_o antidote_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o 8_o certain_o if_o we_o find_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o to_o be_v we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v much_o more_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o beside_o he_o of_o which_o one_o can_v give_v a_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v unless_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o wherefore_o though_o god_n be_v neither_o visible_a nor_o tangible_a yet_o his_o very_a idea_n represent_v to_o our_o intellectual_a faculty_n the_o necessary_a reason_n of_o his_o existence_n we_o be_v by_o axiom_n 5._o though_o we_o have_v no_o other_o argument_n draw_v from_o our_o sense_n confident_o to_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v 2._o the_o second_o ground_n be_v the_o ordinary_a phaenomena_n of_o nature_n the_o most_o general_a whereof_o be_v motion_n now_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o demonstrable_a from_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v some_o be_v in_o the_o world_n distinct_a from_o matter_n for_o matter_n be_v of_o one_o simple_a homogeneal_a nature_n &_o not_o distinguishable_a by_o specifical_a difference_n as_o the_o school_n speak_v it_o must_v have_v every_o where_o the_o very_a same_o essential_a property_n and_o therefore_o of_o itself_o it_o must_v all_o of_o it_o be_v either_o without_o motion_n or_o else_o be_v self-moving_a and_o that_o in_o such_o 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the_o aethereal_a or_o rather_o never_o have_v lose_v it_o for_o if_o the_o planet_n have_v but_o a_o common_a dividend_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n which_o themselves_o and_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n and_o all_o the_o aethereal_a matter_n possess_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v so_o little_a in_o comparison_n of_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n star_n and_o aether_n the_o proportion_n of_o motion_n that_o will_v fall_v due_a to_o they_o will_v be_v exceed_v much_o above_o what_o they_o have_v for_o it_o will_v be_v as_o if_o four_o or_o five_o poor_a man_n in_o a_o very_a rich_a and_o populous_a city_n shall_v by_o give_v up_o that_o estate_n they_o have_v in_o a_o level_a way_n get_v equal_a share_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n wherefore_o every_o planet_n can_v not_o fail_v of_o melt_a itself_o into_o little_o less_o fine_a substance_n than_o the_o pure_a aether_n but_o they_o not_o do_v so_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o have_v not_o that_o motion_n nor_o agitation_n of_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o rest_v content_a with_o what_o have_v extrinsecal_o accrue_v to_o they_o be_v it_o less_o or_o more_o 4._o but_o the_o pugnacious_a to_o evade_v the_o stroke_n of_o our_o dilemma_n will_v make_v any_o bold_a shift_n and_o though_o they_o affront_v their_o own_o faculty_n in_o say_v so_o yet_o they_o will_v say_v and_o must_v say_v that_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v self-moving_a part_n without_o motion_n of_o itself_o 5._o but_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o first_o this_o evasion_n of_o they_o be_v not_o so_o agreeable_a to_o experience_n but_o so_o far_o as_o either_o our_o sense_n or_o reason_n can_v reach_v there_o be_v the_o same_o matter_n every_o where_o for_o consider_v the_o subtle_a part_n of_o matter_n discoverable_a here_o below_o those_o which_o for_o their_o subtlety_n be_v invisible_a and_o for_o their_o activity_n wonderful_a i_o mean_v those_o particle_n that_o cause_n that_o vehement_a agitation_n we_o fall_v in_o wind_n they_o in_o time_n loose_v their_o motion_n become_v of_o a_o visible_a vaporous_a consistency_n and_o turn_v to_o cloud_n then_o to_o snow_n or_o rain_n after_o haply_o to_o ice_n itself_o but_o then_o in_o process_n of_o time_n first_o melt_v into_o water_n than_o exhale_v into_o vapour_n after_o more_o fierce_o agitate_a do_v become_v wind_n again_o and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o this_o reciprocation_n into_o motion_n and_o rest_n belong_v only_o to_o terrestrial_a particle_n that_o the_o heaven_n themselves_o be_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n be_v apparent_a from_o the_o ejection_n of_o comet_n into_o our_o vortex_n and_o the_o perpetual_a rise_n of_o those_o spot_n and_o scum_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sun_n 6._o but_o second_o to_o return_v what_o be_v still_o more_o pungent_a this_o matter_n that_o be_v self-moved_n in_o the_o impress_v of_o motion_n upon_o other_o matter_n either_o lose_v of_o its_o own_o motion_n or_o retain_v it_o still_o entire_a if_o the_o first_o it_o may_v be_v despoil_v of_o all_o its_o motion_n and_o so_o that_o who_o immediate_a nature_n be_v to_o move_v shall_v rest_v the_o entire_a cause_n of_o its_o motion_n still_o remain_v viz._n itself_o which_o be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n by_o axiom_n 17._o if_o the_o second_o no_o mean_a a_o inconvenience_n than_o this_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o whole_a world_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o pure_a aether_n by_o this_o time_n if_o not_o into_o a_o perfect_a flame_n or_o at_o least_o will_v be_v in_o the_o conclusion_n to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o all_o corporeal_a consistency_n for_o that_o these_o self-moving_a part_n of_o matter_n be_v of_o a_o considerable_a copiousness_n the_o event_n do_v testify_v they_o have_v melt_v almost_o all_o the_o world_n already_o into_o sun_n star_n and_o aether_n nothing_o remain_v but_o planet_n and_o comet_n to_o be_v
intelligent_a soul_n if_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o space_n betwixt_o she_o and_o he_o be_v devoid_a thereof_o nor_o do_v i_o conceive_v though_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_o more_o slight_a business_n that_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o signature_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la upon_o such_o a_o part_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o mother_n notwithstanding_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o organization_n of_o her_o body_n be_v not_o both_o herself_o and_o the_o foetus_fw-la animate_v creature_n 13._o wherefore_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v beyond_o all_o evasion_n from_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o the_o universe_n that_o of_o necessity_n there_o must_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o incorporeal_a substance_n let_v inconsiderable_a philosophaster_n hoot_v at_o it_o and_o deride_v it_o as_o much_o as_o their_o folly_n please_v book_n ii_o chap._n i._n 1._o a_o addition_n of_o more_o axiom_n for_o the_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n or_o immaterial_a substance_n in_o man._n 2._o the_o truth_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o axiom_n confirm_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n 3._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o second_o axiom_n 4._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o three_o 5._o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o four_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n as_o also_o from_o reason_n 6._o a_o explication_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o five_o 7._o a_o further_a proof_n thereof_o 8._o a_o three_o argument_n of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o 9_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o evasion_n 10._o another_o evasion_n answer_v 11._o a_o further_a answer_n thereto_o 12._o a_o three_o answer_n 13._o a_o four_o answer_n wherein_o be_v main_o contain_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o evasion_n 14._o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o six_o axiom_n 15._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o seven_o 1._o have_v clear_v the_o way_n thus_o far_o as_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n nor_o inconsistency_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n but_o that_o it_o may_v exist_v in_o nature_n nay_o that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la there_o be_v incorporeal_a substance_n real_o existent_a in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v now_o drive_v more_o home_n to_o our_o main_a design_n and_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n in_o man_n which_o from_o the_o power_n it_o be_v conceive_v to_o have_v in_o actuate_a and_o guide_v the_o body_n be_v usual_o call_v the_o soul_n this_o truth_n we_o shall_v make_v good_a first_o in_o a_o more_o general_a way_n but_o not_o a_o whit_n the_o less_o stringent_a by_o evince_v that_o such_o faculty_n or_o operation_n as_o we_o be_v conscious_a of_o in_o ourselves_o be_v utter_o incompetible_a to_o matter_n consider_v at_o large_a without_o any_o particular_a organization_n and_o then_o afterward_o we_o shall_v more_o punctual_o consider_v the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o every_o possible_a fitness_n in_o the_o structure_n thereof_o that_o be_v worth_a 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sense_n or_o common_a notion_n find_v in_o all_o man_n that_o have_v not_o do_v violence_n to_o their_o own_o nature_n unless_o by_o some_o other_o approve_a faculty_n he_o can_v discover_v the_o contrary_a my_o conclusion_n must_v stand_v for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n by_o axiom_n 5._o he_o pretend_v therefore_o some_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n which_o he_o will_v oppose_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o this_o inward_a sense_n which_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o examine_v that_o we_o may_v discover_v his_o sophistry_n chap._n iii_o 1._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o argument_n whereby_o he_o will_v prove_v all_o our_o action_n necessitate_v his_o first_o argument_n 2._o his_o second_o argument_n 3._o his_o three_o argument_n 4._o his_o four_o argument_n 5._o what_o must_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o in_o the_o first_o argument_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n 6._o a_o full_a and_o more_o determinate_a explication_n of_o the_o forego_n word_n who_o sense_n be_v evident_o convince_v to_o be_v that_o no_o essence_n of_o itself_o can_v vary_v its_o modification_n 7._o that_o this_o be_v only_o say_v by_o mr._n hobbs_n not_o prove_v and_o a_o full_a confutation_n of_o his_o assertion_n 8._o mr._n hobbs_n impose_v upon_o by_o his_o own_o sophistry_n 9_o that_o one_o part_n of_o this_o first_o argument_n of_o he_o be_v groundless_a the_o other_o sophistical_a 10._o the_o plain_a proposal_n of_o his_o argument_n whence_o appear_v more_o full_o the_o weakness_n and_o sophistry_n thereof_o 11._o a_o answer_n to_o his_o second_o argument_n 12._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o 13._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v the_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n of_o future_a proposition_n 14._o a_o answer_n to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o four_o argument_n which_o though_o slight_v by_o himself_o be_v the_o strong_a of_o they_o all_o 15._o the_o difficulty_n of_o reconcile_a freewill_n with_o divine_a prescience_n and_o prophecy_n 16._o 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be_v no_o doubt_n and_o as_o little_o can_v there_o be_v but_o that_o at_o least_o one_o of_o the_o other_o two_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v else_o the_o soul_n will_v be_v release_v from_o all_o vital_a union_n with_o matter_n after_o death_n wherefore_o she_o have_v a_o vital_a aptitude_n at_o least_o to_o unite_v with_o air_n but_o air_n be_v a_o common_a receptacle_n of_o bad_a and_o good_a spirit_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n nay_o indeed_o rather_o of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o bad_a then_o of_o good_a as_o it_o be_v upon_o earth_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o very_o high_a refinement_n even_o to_o a_o condition_n pure_o angelical_a whence_o reason_n will_v judge_v it_o fit_a and_o all_o antiquity_n have_v vote_v it_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n arrive_v to_o such_o a_o due_a pitch_n of_o purification_n must_v at_o last_o obtain_v celestial_a vehicles_n axiom_n xxix_o according_a to_o the_o 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misunderstand_v experiment_n have_v make_v some_o very_a confident_a that_o there_o be_v a_o vacuum_n in_o nature_n and_o that_o every_o body_n by_o how_o much_o more_o light_a it_o be_v so_o much_o less_o substance_n it_o have_v in_o itself_o a_o thing_n very_o fond_a and_o irrational_a at_o the_o first_o sight_n to_o such_o as_o be_v but_o indifferent_o well_o verse_v in_o the_o incomparable_a philosophy_n of_o renatus_n des-cartes_n who_o dexterous_a wit_n and_o through_o insight_n into_o the_o nature_n and_o law_n of_o matter_n have_v so_o perfect_v the_o reason_n of_o those_o phaenomena_n that_o demooritus_fw-la epicurus_n lucretius_n and_o other_o have_v puzzle_v themselves_o about_o that_o there_o seem_v nothing_o now_o want_v as_o concern_v that_o way_n of_o philosophize_v but_o patience_n and_o a_o unprejudiced_a judgement_n to_o peruse_v what_o he_o have_v write_v 7._o according_a therefore_o to_o his_o philosophy_n and_o the_o truth_n there_o be_v ever_o as_o much_o matter_n 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one_o fill_v with_o air_n only_o and_o a_o vessel_n of_o water_n less_o when_o it_o be_v plunge_v under_o the_o water_n in_o the_o river_n then_o when_o it_o be_v carry_v in_o the_o air._n but_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o let_v matter_n be_v of_o what_o consistency_n it_o will_v as_o thin_a and_o pure_a as_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o candle_n there_o be_v not_o less_o of_o corporeal_a substance_n therein_o then_o there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o dimension_n of_o silver_n lead_v or_o gold_n 9_o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o bemoan_v the_o shriveled_a condition_n of_o the_o decease_a as_o if_o they_o be_v strip_v almost_o of_o all_o substance_n corporeal_a and_o be_v too_o thin_o clad_v to_o enjoy_v themselves_o as_o to_o any_o object_n of_o sense_n for_o they_o have_v no_o less_o body_n than_o we_o ourselves_o have_v only_o this_o body_n be_v far_o more_o active_a than_o we_o be_v more_o spiritualise_v that_o be_v to_o say_v have_v great_a degree_n of_o motion_n communicate_v unto_o it_o which_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o world_n receive_v from_o some_o spiritual_a be_v or_o other_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o regard_n may_v be_v say_v the_o more_o to_o symbolize_v with_o that_o immaterial_a be_v the_o more_o motion_n be_v communicate_v to_o it_o as_o it_o do_v also_o in_o that_o which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o motion_n to_o wit_v the_o tenuity_n and_o subtlety_n of_o its_o particle_n whereby_o it_o be_v enable_v to_o imitate_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o proper_a privilege_n of_o spirit_n that_o pass_v through_o all_o body_n whatsoever_o and_o these_o vehicles_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o tenuity_n of_o their_o part_n may_v well_o pass_v through_o such_o matter_n as_o seem_v to_o we_o impervious_a though_o it_o be_v not_o real_o so_o to_o they_o for_o matter_n reduce_v to_o such_o fluid_a subtlety_n of_o particle_n as_o be_v invisible_a may_v well_o have_v entrance_n through_o pore_n unperceptible_a whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o 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one_o sprig_n of_o grass_n much_o less_o any_o flower_n or_o tree_n shall_v grow_v nor_o bird_n nor_o beast_n be_v find_v once_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n thereon_o yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o we_o mortal_n be_v too_o pusillanimous_a to_o be_v able_a to_o grapple_v with_o such_o vast_a object_n we_o must_v resolve_v to_o rest_v either_o ignorant_a or_o sceptical_a in_o this_o matter_n 2._o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o will_v more_o easy_o fall_v under_o our_o comprehension_n and_o that_o be_v the_o polity_n of_o the_o airy_a daemon_n concern_v which_o that_o in_o general_a there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n among_o they_o be_v the_o most_o assure_o true_a in_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o most_o use_n to_o we_o to_o be_v persuade_v of_o to_o know_v their_o particular_a order_n and_o custom_n be_v a_o more_o needless_a curiosity_n but_o that_o they_o do_v lie_v under_o the_o restraint_n of_o government_n be_v not_o only_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n who_o have_v even_o to_o the_o nicety_n of_o grammatical_a criticism_n assign_v distinct_a name_n to_o the_o law_n that_o belong_v to_o these_o three_o distinct_a rank_n of_o being_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v the_o law_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v also_o the_o easy_a and_o obvious_a suggestion_n of_o ordinary_a reason_n that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o and_o especial_o among_o the_o aerial_a genii_n in_o these_o low_a region_n they_o be_v a_o mix_a rabble_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a wise_a and_o foolish_a in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o may_v say_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o and_o therefore_o they_o must_v natural_o fall_v under_o a_o government_n and_o submit_v to_o law_n as_o well_o &_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o man_n do_v for_o otherwise_o they_o can_v tolerable_o subsist_v nor_o enjoy_v what_o right_n may_v some_o way_n or_o other_o appertain_v to_o they_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n decease_v and_o the_o daemon_n be_v endue_v with_o corporeal_a sense_n by_o axiom_n 30._o and_o therefore_o capable_a of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n and_o consequent_o of_o both_o injury_n and_o punishment_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n they_o can_v fail_v to_o mould_n themselves_o into_o some_o political_a form_n or_o other_o and_o so_o to_o be_v divide_v into_o nation_n and_o province_n and_o to_o have_v their_o officer_n of_o state_n from_o the_o king_n on_o his_o throne_n to_o the_o very_o low_a and_o most_o abhor_a executioner_n of_o justice_n 3._o which_o invisible_a government_n be_v not_o circumscribe_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o airy_a region_n but_o take_v hold_v also_o on_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o
confine_v only_o to_o our_o furtherance_n of_o what_o be_v of_o the_o high_a and_o most_o indispensable_a consideration_n here_o but_o in_o proportion_n touch_v all_o transaction_n that_o proceed_v from_o a_o virtuous_a and_o good_a principle_n whereof_o there_o be_v several_a degree_n among_o which_o those_o may_v not_o be_v esteem_v the_o mean_a that_o refer_v to_o a_o national_a good_a and_o therefore_o those_o that_o out_o of_o a_o natural_a generosity_n of_o spirit_n and_o successful_a fortitude_n in_o war_n have_v deliver_v their_o country_n from_o bondage_n or_o have_v be_v so_o wise_a and_o understanding_n in_o politic_n as_o to_o have_v contrive_v wholesome_a law_n for_o the_o great_a happiness_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o people_n while_o such_o a_o nation_n prosper_v and_o be_v in_o be_v it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o accrument_n of_o happiness_n to_o these_o so_o considerable_a benefactor_n unless_o we_o shall_v imagine_v they_o less_o generous_a and_o good_a in_o the_o other_o world_n where_o they_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o be_v better_a and_o what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o this_o more_o notable_a instance_n be_v in_o a_o degree_n true_a in_o thing_n of_o small_a concernment_n which_o will_v be_v infinite_a to_o rehearse_v but_o whole_a nation_n with_o their_o law_n and_o order_n of_o man_n and_o family_n may_v fail_v and_o therefore_o these_o accession_n be_v cut_v off_o but_o he_o that_o lay_v out_o his_o pain_n in_o this_o life_n for_o the_o carry_v on_o such_o design_n as_o will_v take_v place_n so_o long_o as_o the_o world_n endure_v and_o must_v have_v a_o complete_a triumph_n at_o last_o such_o a_o one_o lay_v a_o train_n for_o a_o everlasting_a advantage_n in_o the_o other_o world_n which_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o tumbling_n and_o turn_n of_o unsettle_a fortune_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o take_v effect_n 11._o but_o this_o matter_n require_v judgement_n as_o well_o as_o heat_n and_o forwardness_n for_o pragmatical_a ignorance_n though_o accompany_v with_o some_o measure_n of_o sincerity_n and_o well-meaning_a may_v set_v afoot_n such_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n or_o set_v upon_o record_n such_o either_o false_a or_o impertinent_a and_o unseasonable_a principle_n as_o be_v make_v ill_o use_v of_o may_v very_o much_o prejudice_v the_o cause_n one_o desire_n to_o promote_v which_o will_v be_v a_o sad_a spectacle_n for_o they_o in_o the_o other_o state_n for_o though_o their_o simplicity_n may_v be_v pardonable_a yet_o they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o find_v the_o ill_a effect_n of_o their_o mistake_n upon_o themselves_o as_o he_o that_o kill_v a_o friend_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o enemy_n though_o he_o may_v satisfy_v his_o conscience_n that_o right_o plead_v his_o innocency_n yet_o he_o can_v avoid_v the_o sense_n of_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n that_o natural_o follow_v so_o mischievous_a a_o error_n 12._o such_o accruency_n as_o these_o there_o may_v be_v to_o our_o enjoyment_n in_o the_o other_o world_n from_o the_o durable_a trace_n of_o our_o transaction_n in_o this_o if_o we_o have_v any_o memory_n of_o thing_n after_o death_n as_o i_o have_v already_o demonstrate_v that_o we_o have_v but_o if_o we_o have_v not_o but_o aristotle_n and_o cardan_n opinion_n be_v true_a yet_o virtue_n and_o piety_n will_v not_o prove_v only_o useful_a for_o this_o present_a state_n because_o according_a to_o our_o live_n here_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o by_o a_o hide_a concatenation_n of_o cause_n be_v draw_v to_o a_o condition_n answerable_a to_o the_o purity_n or_o impurity_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n that_o silent_a nemesis_n that_o pass_v through_o the_o whole_a contexture_n of_o the_o universe_n ever_o fatal_o contrive_v we_o into_o such_o a_o state_n as_o we_o ourselves_o have_v fit_v ourselves_o for_o by_o our_o accustomary_a action_n of_o so_o great_a consequence_n be_v it_o while_o we_o have_v opportunity_n to_o aspire_v to_o the_o best_a thing_n chap._n xii_o 1._o what_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v 2._o experiment_n that_o argue_v its_o real_a existence_n such_o as_o that_o of_o two_o string_n tune_v unison_n 3._o sympathetick_a cure_n and_o torture_n 4._o the_o sympathy_n betwixt_o the_o earthly_a and_o astral_a body_n 5._o monstrous_a birth_n 6._o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o roundness_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n 1._o we_o have_v now_o quite_o finish_v our_o discourse_n do_v i_o not_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o answer_v a_o double_a expectation_n of_o the_o reader_n the_o one_o be_v touch_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n the_o other_o the_o produce_v of_o objection_n that_o may_v be_v make_v against_o our_o conclude_a ascension_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n for_o as_o for_o the_o former_a i_o can_v easy_o imagine_v he_o may_v well_o desire_v a_o more_o punctual_a account_n of_o that_o principle_n i_o have_v have_v so_o often_o recourse_n to_o than_o i_o have_v hitherto_o give_v and_o will_v think_v it_o fit_a that_o i_o shall_v somewhere_o more_o full_o explain_v what_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o term_n and_o show_v he_o my_o strong_a ground_n why_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v any_o such_o be_v in_o the_o world_n to_o hold_v he_o therefore_o no_o long_o in_o suspense_n i_o shall_v do_v both_o in_o this_o place_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n therefore_o according_a to_o that_o notion_n i_o have_v of_o it_o be_v a_o substance_n incorporeal_a but_o without_o sense_n and_o animadversion_n pervade_v the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o exercise_v a_o plastical_a power_n therein_o according_a to_o the_o sundry_a predisposition_n and_o occasion_n in_o the_o part_n it_o work_v upon_o raise_v such_o phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n by_o direct_v the_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o their_o motion_n as_o can_v be_v resolve_v into_o mere_a mechanical_a power_n this_o rude_a description_n may_v serve_v to_o convey_v to_o any_o one_o a_o conception_n determinate_a enough_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a notion_n but_o a_o real_a be_v beside_o what_o i_o have_v occasional_o hint_v already_o and_o shall_v here_o again_o confirm_v by_o new_a instance_n there_o be_v several_a other_o consideration_n may_v persuade_v we_o 2._o the_o first_o whereof_o shall_v be_v concern_v those_o experiment_n of_o sympathetick_a pain_n asswagement_n and_o cure_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o example_n approve_v by_o the_o most_o scrupulous_a pretender_n to_o sobriety_n and_o judgement_n and_o of_o all_o which_o i_o can_v forbear_v to_o pronounce_v that_o i_o suspect_v they_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o some_o such_o power_n as_o make_v string_n that_o be_v tune_v unison_n though_o on_o several_a instrument_n the_o one_o be_v touch_v the_o other_o to_o tremble_v and_o move_v very_o sensible_o and_o to_o cast_v off_o a_o straw_n or_o pin_n or_o any_o such_o small_a thing_n lay_v upon_o it_o which_o can_v be_v resolve_v into_o any_o mechanical_a principle_n 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the_o mystery_n of_o providence_n who_o fetch_n be_v so_o large_a and_o circuit_n so_o immense_a that_o they_o may_v very_o well_o seem_v utter_o incomprehensible_a to_o the_o incredulous_a and_o idiot_n who_o be_v exceed_o prone_a to_o think_v that_o all_o thing_n will_v ever_o be_v as_o they_o be_v and_o desire_v they_o shall_v be_v so_o though_o it_o be_v as_o rude_a and_o irrational_a as_o if_o one_o that_o come_v into_o a_o bad_a and_o be_v take_v much_o with_o the_o first_o dance_n he_o see_v will_v have_v none_o dance_v but_o that_o or_o have_v they_o move_v no_o further_o one_o from_o another_o than_o they_o do_v when_o he_o first_o come_v into_o the_o room_n whenas_o they_o be_v to_o trace_v near_a one_o another_o or_o further_o off_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o music_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o dance_n they_o be_v in_o and_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o be_v ever_o upon_o motion_n and_o in_o such_o a_o 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