and_o moreover_o prove_v their_o rationality_n from_o their_o self-consciousness_n so_o that_o we_o see_v here_o of_o what_o virtue_n this_o self-consciousness_n be_v that_o it_o can_v extend_v even_o to_o beast_n themselves_o and_o make_v they_o rational_a for_o have_v say_v that_o a_o beast_n be_v self-conscious_a p._n 46._o l._n 21._o he_o add_v that_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v a_o conscious_a life_n there_o be_v some_o degree_n of_o reason_n and_o be_v not_o this_o think_v we_o a_o bless_a assertion_n both_o in_o philosophy_n and_o divinity_n for_o according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v here_o assert_v a_o beast_n may_v be_v proper_o define_v animal_n rationale_n and_o which_o be_v more_o a_o beast_n be_v not_o a_o different_a species_n from_o a_o man_n for_o rationality_n be_v the_o specific_a difference_n of_o a_o man_n and_o if_o a_o beast_n have_v reason_n to_o a_o certain_a degree_n as_o he_o affirm_v it_o have_v than_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o beast_n the_o grin_a race_n itself_o not_o except_v be_v only_o gradual_a and_o consequent_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v specifical_a i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o upon_o this_o subject_n but_o leave_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o consider_v what_o this_o man_n be_v and_o what_o fit_a proposition_n these_o be_v to_o be_v license_v by_o authority_n however_o i_o will_v have_v the_o reader_n observe_v that_o this_o poor_a creature_n who_o explode_v part_n in_o personality_n which_o his_o adversary_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n never_o do_v nor_o do_v assert_v yet_o admit_v and_o hold_v degree_n in_o personality_n p._n 46._o l._n 22._o for_o say_v he_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v a_o conscious_a life_n there_o must_v be_v some_o degree_n of_o reason_n and_o that_o entitle_v they_o viz._n beast_n to_o as_o much_o share_n in_o personality_n as_o they_o have_v in_o reason_n but_o let_v i_o tell_v this_o utter_a stranger_n to_o all_o philosophy_n that_o as_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o magis_fw-la and_o minus_fw-la in_o substance_n so_o neither_o be_v there_o in_o substantial_a mode_n of_o which_o personality_n be_v one_o and_o the_o principal_a one_o too_o but_o he_o go_v on_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o no_o man_n will_v pretend_v that_o a_o humanâ—_n body_n though_o unite_v to_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n have_v any_o reason_n or_o sense_n either_o p._n 46._o l._n 27._o and_o yet_o this_o very_a man_n say_v vind._n p._n 269._o l._n 18_o 19_o that_o the_o body_n be_v conscious_a to_o all_o the_o command_v of_o the_o will._n which_o how_o it_o can_v be_v without_o any_o thing_n of_o sense_n belong_v to_o it_o i_o must_v profess_v surpass_v all_o the_o sense_n that_o i_o be_o master_n of_o to_o conceive_v and_o i_o can_v but_o declare_v withal_o that_o if_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v conscious_a and_o yet_o have_v no_o sense_n at_o all_o in_o it_o i_o shall_v have_v a_o worse_o and_o a_o mean_a opinion_n of_o self-consciousness_n than_o ever_o i_o have_v before_o but_o these_o and_o the_o like_a wonderful_a thing_n i_o suppose_v our_o author_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o he_o speak_v only_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n which_o next_o to_o his_o meaning_n be_v the_o sure_a refuge_n he_o have_v when_o he_o be_v baffle_v to_o fly_v to_o and_o so_o from_o hence_o he_o come_v to_o this_o hypothetical_n decision_n of_o the_o point_n viz._n that_o if_o personality_n belong_v only_o to_o a_o reasonable_a nature_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o soul_n make_v or_o constitute_v the_o person_n p._n 46._o l._n 31._o which_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a consequence_n indeed_o nevertheless_o i_o deny_v it_o as_o utter_o false_a for_o in_o man_n neither_o be_v the_o soul_n all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o a_o reasonable_a nature_n nor_o a_o reasonable_a nature_n all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o a_o person_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o soul_n can_v adequate_o constitute_v a_o reasonable_a nature_n so_o much_o less_o can_v it_o adequate_o constitute_v a_o person_n a_o reasonable_a or_o rather_o a_o intelligent_a nature_n may_v be_v either_o simple_a as_o the_o divine_a and_o angelical_a or_o compound_v as_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v which_o essential_o consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o the_o whole_a world_n agree_v and_o since_o it_o do_v so_o i_o deny_v that_o the_o soul_n can_v adequate_o make_v or_o constitute_v either_o a_o reasonable_a nature_n or_o person_n which_o include_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n and_o something_o beside_o any_o more_o than_o one_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o say_a nature_n or_o person_n can_v do_v the_o joint_a office_n of_o two_n and_o whereas_o he_o add_v that_o the_o soul_n as_o he_o may_v so_o speak_v be_v the_o centre_n of_o personality_n i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o i_o own_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a constituent_a part_n of_o the_o person_n but_o as_o for_o the_o other_o notion_n i_o know_v no_o more_o of_o the_o centre_n of_o personality_n than_o i_o do_v of_o the_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n which_o word_n as_o it_o be_v perfect_o new_a and_o not_o use_v before_o so_o it_o be_v very_o absurd_o apply_v here_o for_o i_o demand_v of_o he_o how_o that_o can_v be_v call_v the_o centre_n of_o personality_n which_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a person_n even_o to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n of_o its_o subsistence_n and_o consequent_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o say_a person_n do_v or_o can_v nay_o and_o to_o use_v his_o own_o cant_n as_o far_o as_o the_o conscious_a life_n extend_v for_o certain_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o pleasant_a thing_n to_o imagine_v a_o centre_n reach_v as_o far_o as_o that_o which_o must_v be_v draw_v to_o such_o a_o considerable_a distance_n from_o it_o one_o way_n as_o well_o as_o terminate_v in_o it_o another_o but_o if_o after_o all_o this_o our_o author_n mean_v by_o these_o word_n the_o centre_n of_o nonsense_n i_o assure_v he_o his_o write_n be_v of_o a_o compass_n large_a enough_o to_o pass_v for_o the_o circumference_n but_o let_v we_o see_v some_o more_o of_o his_o monstrous_a assertion_n the_o body_n say_v he_o be_v part_n of_o the_o man_n and_o so_o part_v of_o the_o person_n but_o it_o do_v not_o make_v the_o person_n but_o be_v take_v into_o the_o person_n by_o a_o vital_a union_n p._n 47._o l._n 7._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o for_o the_o body_n to_o be_v actual_o a_o part_n of_o the_o person_n and_o yet_o while_o it_o be_v so_o not_o to_o go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o person_n as_o a_o part_n to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n and_o whereas_o he_o talk_v of_o its_o be_v take_v into_o the_o person_n by_o a_o vital_a union_n let_v i_o tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o vital_a union_n in_o create_a being_n which_o be_v not_o also_o a_o composition_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o concurrence_n of_o part_n to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o let_v he_o show_v i_o in_o create_v nature_n one_o instance_n of_o such_o a_o union_n as_o be_v not_o also_o a_o composition_n if_o he_o can_v so_o that_o all_o composition_n as_o such_o be_v a_o union_n of_o part_n and_o all_o vital_a union_n of_o part_n a_o composition_n and_o the_o body_n be_v as_o essential_a though_o not_o so_o noble_a a_o part_n of_o the_o person_n as_o the_o soul_n itself_o for_o the_o person_n of_o a_o man_n suppose_v and_o include_v in_o it_o the_o whole_a humane_a nature_n and_o the_o humane_a nature_n include_v in_o it_o the_o essential_a part_n of_o humane_a nature_n which_o be_v soul_n and_o body_n but_o he_o tell_v we_o further_o that_o since_o all_o life_n reason_n and_o sensation_n be_v only_o in_o the_o soul_n the_o whole_a personality_n must_v be_v in_o the_o soul_n also_o though_o the_o soul_n when_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a person_n p._n 47._o l._n 22._o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o whole_a person_n and_o the_o whole_a personality_n adequate_o connote_v one_o another_o and_o belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o suppositum_fw-la and_o that_o otherwise_o there_o will_v be_v no_o commensuration_n between_o the_o abstract_n and_o the_o concrete_a but_o there_o will_v be_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o concrete_a to_o which_o the_o abstract_n can_v not_o extend_v or_o belong_v which_o will_v be_v a_o gross_a absurdity_n but_o beside_o i_o deny_v the_o thing_n suppose_v by_o he_o viz._n that_o all_o life_n reason_n and_o sensation_n be_v only_o in_o the_o soul_n for_o though_o they_o may_v be_v in_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o subjectum_fw-la proximum_fw-la &_o principium_fw-la quo_fw-la that_o be_v as_o immediate_o proceed_v from_o it_o and_o subject_v in_o it_o yet_o they_o be_v proper_o in_o the_o whole_a
compound_n viz._n the_o whole_a man_n or_o person_n as_o the_o subjectum_fw-la ultimum_fw-la and_o principium_fw-la quod_fw-la and_o as_o that_o which_o receive_v the_o whole_a denomination_n from_o what_o belong_v immediate_o to_o any_o part_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a man_n or_o person_n who_o be_v proper_o say_v to_o be_v a_o live_n reasonable_a sensible_a creature_n though_o it_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o soul_n as_o the_o principium_fw-la quo_fw-la that_o he_o be_v so_o after_o this_o come_v another_o absurdity_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o p._n 48._o l._n 2._o that_o a_o hypostatical_a union_n be_v the_o swallow_v up_o of_o a_o natural_a personality_n in_o its_o union_n with_o a_o superior_a person_n which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o then_o say_v i_o where_o be_v the_o hypostatical_a union_n of_o christ_n person_n with_o the_o humane_a nature_n for_o the_o humane_a nature_n which_o be_v unite_v to_o his_o divine_a person_n have_v no_o personality_n of_o its_o own_o to_o be_v swallow_v up_o for_o christ_n assume_v it_o without_o any_o subsistence_n or_o personality_n belong_v to_o it_o which_o it_o neither_o have_v nor_o ever_o have_v and_o consequent_o can_v never_o be_v say_v to_o be_v lose_v or_o swallow_v up_o by_o this_o union_n so_o that_o we_o have_v a_o new_a sort_n of_o heresy_n start_v viz._n that_o as_o eutyches_n heretofore_o affirm_v christ_n humane_a nature_n to_o have_v be_v swallow_v up_o by_o his_o divine_a so_o this_o author_n hold_v a_o humane_a personality_n to_o have_v belong_v to_o this_o humane_a nature_n which_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o superior_a person_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o where_o these_o vile_a heterodoxy_n will_v stop_v god_n only_o know_v for_o i_o can_v see_v but_o this_o innovator_n may_v free_o and_o uncontrollable_o vent_v as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o he_o please_v and_o no_o doubt_n he_o have_v a_o great_a many_o more_o such_o in_o reserve_n and_o will_v in_o due_a time_n produce_v they_o but_o the_o animadverter_n have_v argue_v against_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o body_n thus_o if_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o composition_n of_o a_o man_n person_n be_v a_o entire_a person_n itself_o and_o as_o such_o concur_v with_o the_o body_n towards_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o man_n than_o the_o man_n will_v be_v a_o imperfect_a accidental_a and_o not_o a_o perfect_a natural_a compound_v he_o will_v be_v that_o which_o philosophy_n call_v unum_n per_fw-la accidens_fw-la that_o be_v a_o thing_n make_v up_o of_o such_o being_n as_n can_v perfect_o coalesce_v and_o unite_v into_o one_o animadvers_fw-la p._n 75._o and_o what_o say_v he_o to_o this_o why_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n be_v vital_o unite_v and_o that_o the_o animadverter_n own_o belove_a philosophy_n never_o call_v thing_n vital_o unite_v unum_n per_fw-la accidens_fw-la to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o no_o create_a person_n ever_o be_v or_o can_v be_v vital_o unite_v to_o any_o be_v distinct_a from_o itself_o and_o therefore_o since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o soul_n be_v vital_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v a_o person_n for_o this_o belove_a philosophy_n teach_v i_o that_o in_o create_a being_n there_n can_v be_v no_o vital_a union_n but_o between_o part_n and_o consequent_o that_o since_o there_o be_v a_o vital_a union_n between_o soul_n and_o body_n this_o soul_n and_o body_n must_v be_v unite_v as_o concurrent_a part_n of_o the_o same_o compound_v and_o this_o by_o this_o author_n favour_n must_v utter_o destroy_v his_o senseless_a notion_n of_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o soul_n since_o that_o which_o be_v a_o part_n can_v be_v a_o suppositum_fw-la or_o complete_o subsist_v nature_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o so_o can_v never_o be_v a_o person_n so_o that_o the_o animadverter_n argument_n stand_v good_a viz._n that_o in_o create_a 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soul_n with_o the_o body_n overthrow_v the_o soul_n personality_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o this_o union_n be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o in_o short_a the_o soul_n be_v be_v a_o person_n if_o it_o be_v so_o can_v never_o prove_v it_o vital_o unite_a to_o the_o body_n but_o its_o be_v vital_o so_o unite_v irrefragable_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v no_o person_n but_o he_o be_v now_o for_o confound_v the_o animadverter_n with_o two_o question_n but_o still_o in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o same_o point_n first_o whether_o the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o incarnation_n be_v a_o complete_a be_v which_o be_v ready_o answer_v in_o the_o affirmative_a that_o he_o be_v second_o whether_o the_o humane_a nature_n assume_v by_o he_o be_v a_o complete_a or_o incomplete_a be_v i_o answer_v that_o though_o it_o be_v a_o perfect_a nature_n yet_o since_o it_o be_v without_o a_o proper_a natural_a subsistence_n of_o its_o own_o it_o be_v upon_o that_o account_n a_o incomplete_a be_v but_o then_o i_o add_v that_o this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a and_o a_o supernatural_a case_n there_o be_v no_o other_o particular_a humane_a nature_n in_o the_o world_n without_o its_o particular_a proper_a subsistence_n but_o this_o alone_a which_o subsist_v whole_o by_o a_o borrow_a subsistence_n as_o be_v assume_v into_o that_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o now_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o be_v vital_o unite_v as_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o whole_a humane_a person_n but_o the_o person_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o vital_o unite_v to_o the_o humane_a nature_n as_o to_o a_o part_n of_o it_o and_o though_o as_o i_o note_v before_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o finite_a person_n to_o be_v vital_o unite_v to_o any_o other_o be_v distinct_a from_o itself_o yet_o a_o infinite_a person_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n may_v be_v unite_v to_o another_o distinct_a be_v or_o nature_n for_o this_o be_v neither_o a_o composition_n nor_o yet_o a_o natural_a union_n but_o to_o this_o our_o author_n very_o learned_o except_v and_o affirm_v the_o union_n between_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o humane_a nature_n to_o be_v a_o natural_a union_n and_o give_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o it_o be_v a_o union_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o a_o union_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o natural_a union_n by_o whatsoever_o power_n it_o be_v do_v p._n 49._o in_o answer_n to_o which_o though_o i_o may_v say_v that_o this_o be_v not_o proper_o at_o least_o not_o immediate_o a_o union_n of_o nature_n but_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o humane_a nature_n which_o by_o and_o through_o the_o person_n come_v to_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n yet_o to_o let_v that_o pass_v i_o absolute_o deny_v both_o his_o proposition_n viz._n that_o the_o union_n between_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v a_o natural_a union_n and_o that_o all_o union_n of_o nature_n must_v be_v a_o natural_a union_n by_o what_o power_n soever_o it_o be_v wrought_v both_o which_o be_v absolute_o false_a forasmuch_o as_o a_o natural_a union_n be_v only_o that_o which_o be_v wrought_v by_o a_o natural_a cause_n or_o principle_n act_v according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n and_o measure_n of_o nature_n which_o a_o union_n between_o two_o nature_n so_o vast_o disproportion_v as_o a_o finite_a and_o a_o infinite_a can_v never_o be_v effect_v by_o for_o will_v this_o man_n affirm_v that_o god_n by_o the_o ordinary_a exercise_n of_o that_o power_n by_o which_o he_o carry_v on_o the_o daily_a production_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v nature_n unite_v the_o divine_a person_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o humane_a nature_n together_o if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o supernatural_a effect_n and_o consequent_o no_o natural_a union_n let_v this_o man_n assign_v i_o any_o one_o that_o ever_o be_v or_o can_v be_v repute_v such_o and_o therefore_o let_v he_o take_v notice_n for_o the_o future_a that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a term_n or_o extreme_n of_o a_o union_n as_o that_o it_o be_v between_o two_o nature_n that_o can_v make_v it_o natural_a but_o a_o agent_n act_v and_o join_v those_o nature_n together_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n which_o must_v make_v it_o formal_o so_o and_o which_o can_v never_o be_v wrought_v by_o any_o agent_n so_o work_v where_o one_o of_o the_o nature_n to_o be_v unite_v be_v finite_a and_o the_o other_o infinite_a but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o this_o present_a argument_n which_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o hypostatick_a union_n but_o only_o with_o that_o way_n or_o kind_n of_o union_n by_o which_o create_a being_n be_v unite_v together_o and_o will_v this_o man_n argue_v from_o one_o sort_n of_o union_n to_o another_o between_o which_o there_o be_v no_o cognation_n at_o all_o wherefore_o let_v the_o charge_v not_o only_o of_o boldness_n but_o profaneness_n too_o rest_n upon_o he_o who_o dare_v make_v the_o common_a way_n of_o natural_a union_n the_o measure_n of_o a_o supernatural_a and_o that_o such_o a_o one_o as_o exceed_v all_o the_o miracle_n that_o omnipotence_n itself_o ever_o yet_o wrought_v in_o the_o world_n but_o now_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o be_v for_o quit_v the_o school-term_n which_o he_o never_o understand_v and_o for_o speak_v so_o as_o all_o may_v understand_v he_o and_o here_o the_o first_o oracle_n thus_o deliver_v by_o he_o be_v this_o viz._n that_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v a_o complete_a and_o perfect_a person_n but_o not_o a_o perfect_a man_n p._n 49._o l._n 28._o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o a_o perfect_a man_n be_v essential_o a_o compound_v nature_n or_o be_v and_o that_o a_o humane_a person_n be_v essential_o so_o too_o and_o that_o therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o essential_o a_o simple_a uncompounded_a be_v can_v neither_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n nor_o a_o perfect_a person_n but_o this_o be_v such_o a_o proposition_n that_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o but_o leave_v it_o whole_o to_o the_o reader_n be_v admiration_n nevertheless_o to_o dis-encumb_a he_o from_o such_o stuff_n as_o this_o man_n ignorance_n be_v still_o throw_v in_o his_o way_n i_o think_v fit_a here_o to_o note_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o perfect_a and_o a_o complete_a be_v now_o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a in_o respect_n of_o its_o essence_n as_o want_v nothing_o that_o be_v essential_a to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v call_v complete_a in_o respect_n of_o its_o subsistence_n as_o subsist_v so_o by_o itself_o as_o to_o be_v neither_o a_o part_n nor_o adjunct_n of_o another_o thing_n according_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o a_o man_n consider_v bare_o as_o a_o man_n as_o a_o animal_n rationale_n compound_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n but_o the_o other_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o a_o person_n or_o of_o a_o man_n consider_v not_o only_o as_o a_o rational_a nature_n but_o as_o a_o rational_a nature_n complete_o subsist_v from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o neither_o do_v the_o perfection_n of_o a_o man_n nor_o the_o perfection_n of_o a_o person_n depend_v upon_o the_o perfection_n or_o operation_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o be_v neither_o essential_a to_o he_o as_o a_o man_n or_o as_o a_o person_n and_o consequent_o though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o defective_a yet_o he_o who_o have_v the_o essence_n or_o essential_o of_o a_o man_n be_v a_o perfect_a man_n and_o he_o who_o have_v this_o essence_n or_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n complete_v with_o the_o proper_a subsistence_n of_o the_o same_o be_v a_o perfect_a person_n but_o our_o author_n be_v for_o explain_v this_o matter_n to_o we_o further_o by_o a_o instance_n let_v we_o say_v he_o consider_v a_o soul_n vital_o unite_v to_o a_o body_n with_o organ_n so_o indispose_v for_o sensation_n that_o a_o man_n can_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v nor_o taste_v nor_o smell_v but_o only_o just_a life_n and_o breath_n you_o will_v not_o say_v this_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n p._n 50._o l._n 8._o yes_o good_a sir_n i_o both_o will_n and_o do_v say_v so_o for_o he_o who_o have_v the_o perfect_a essence_n of_o a_o man_n be_v a_o perfect_a man_n whether_o halt_n or_o blind_a or_o deaf_a and_o as_o defective_a in_o the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o his_o faculty_n as_o of_o his_o limb_n but_o you_o will_v say_v do_v not_o all_o these_o great_a defect_n render_v a_o man_n more_o imperfect_a than_o he_o will_v be_v otherwise_o yes_o as_o to_o his_o state_n or_o condition_n they_o do_v but_o not_o as_o to_o his_o nature_n or_o essence_n and_o therefore_o this_o author_n may_v take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a perfection_n belong_v to_o a_o man_n the_o first_o essential_a which_o we_o have_v be_v hitherto_o speak_v of_o and_o proper_o consist_v in_o that_o perfection_n of_o nature_n or_o essence_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v a_o man_n the_o other_o be_v extraessential_a and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o former_a accidental_a and_o may_v as_o we_o have_v note_v be_v call_v a_o perfection_n of_o state_n or_o condition_n and_o consist_v proper_o in_o a_o integrity_n of_o part_n and_o a_o right_a disposition_n of_o the_o faculty_n enable_v a_o man_n to_o exert_v all_o the_o operation_n belong_v to_o he_o and_o i_o do_v here_o according_a to_o all_o the_o principle_n of_o philosophy_n and_o the_o concurrent_a sense_n of_o philosopher_n affirm_v that_o notwithstanding_o a_o universal_a failure_n of_o all_o those_o accidental_a perfection_n a_o man_n be_v as_o perfect_o a_o man_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o bare_a essence_n and_o as_o perfect_o a_o person_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o complete_a subsistence_n as_o if_o he_o have_v they_o all_o in_o their_o high_a pitch_n but_o our_o author_n go_v on_o if_o say_v he_o a_o complete_a person_n may_v not_o be_v a_o complete_a and_o perfect_a man_n than_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n and_o the_o natural_a perfection_n of_o a_o man_n be_v two_o thing_n p._n 50._o l._n 15._o i_o grant_v they_o be_v so_o but_o utter_o deny_v that_o a_o complete_a person_n can_v be_v otherwise_o than_o a_o perfect_a man_n though_o there_o may_v be_v a_o perfect_a man_n who_o be_v not_o a_o person_n for_o every_o person_n include_v in_o it_o a_o nature_n rationalis_fw-la which_o make_v a_o perfect_a man_n and_o beside_o that_o a_o complete_a subsistence_n of_o the_o same_o which_o make_v the_o person_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o the_o whole_a personality_n must_v be_v in_o the_o soul_n if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o perfect_a man_n who_o be_v unite_v to_o a_o body_n which_o be_v worse_o than_o none_o p._n 50._o l._n 20._o i_o must_v tell_v he_o first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o man_n be_v unite_v to_o a_o body_n for_o though_o the_o soul_n be_v unite_v to_o a_o body_n yet_o the_o man_n be_v not_o but_o contain_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n unite_v to_o one_o another_o and_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o further_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v be_v unite_v to_o a_o body_n which_o be_v worse_o than_o none_o do_v not_o make_v that_o body_n less_o an_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o man_n and_o of_o the_o person_n than_o if_o it_o be_v the_o most_o accomplish_a body_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o must_v desire_v the_o reader_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o intolerable_a absurdity_n of_o this_o author_n be_v affirm_v a_o man_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o a_o body_n and_o that_o his_o own_o body_n too_o for_o at_o this_o rate_n the_o man_n must_v be_v one_o term_n of_o the_o union_n and_o his_o body_n the_o other_o but_o still_o he_o go_v bold_o on_o and_o tell_v we_o p._n 51._o l._n 2_o 3._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o person_n and_o the_o body_n only_o the_o instrument_n or_o organ_n of_o it_o in_o answer_n to_o which_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o not_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o whole_a compositum_fw-la be_v the_o person_n and_o that_o the_o body_n be_v not_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o of_o the_o principal_a agent_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a compositum_fw-la and_o moreover_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o much_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o say_v compositum_fw-la as_o the_o body_n be_v or_o can_v be_v and_o last_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v such_o instrument_n as_o be_v also_o vital_a essential_a part_n of_o the_o compound_v
77._o and_o now_o what_o have_v this_o defender_n here_o to_o except_v against_o why_o as_o if_o he_o be_v upon_o a_o trial_n of_o skill_n in_o ribaldry_n or_o rail_a prize_n with_o his_o old_a parishioner_n of_o billingsgate_n he_o say_v it_o be_v all_o mere_a gypsycant_n for_o it_o seem_v none_o but_o conventicle-cant_n will_v down_o with_o he_o p._n 56._o l._n 13._o but_o for_o that_o by_o his_o favour_n the_o animadverter_n will_v be_v judge_v by_o philosopher_n and_o divine_n and_o not_o by_o he_o who_o be_v neither_o all_o that_o the_o animadverter_n think_v fit_a to_o say_v at_o present_a be_v this_o that_o to_o subsist_v as_o a_o part_n be_v a_o incomplete_a state_n and_o to_o subsist_v as_o a_o person_n which_o this_o author_n hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v a_o complete_a state_n again_o that_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o subsist_v in_o the_o body_n be_v a_o state_n natural_a to_o it_o and_o to_o subsist_v out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v preternatural_a and_o according_o the_o animadverter_n affirm_v that_o to_o make_v the_o soul_n first_o subsist_v as_o a_o part_n viz._n while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o then_o as_o a_o person_n in_o its_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n and_o then_o last_o as_o a_o part_n again_o in_o its_o reunion_n to_o the_o body_n at_o the_o resurrection_n be_v absurd_a and_o preposterous_a and_o if_o this_o man_n of_o scorn_n can_v understand_v this_o i_o shall_v not_o concern_v myself_o to_o instruct_v he_o only_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o state_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n natural_a as_o it_o be_v use_v by_o the_o animadverter_n now_o it_o may_v be_v take_v either_o in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n only_o for_o that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o a_o natural_a agent_n or_o principle_n according_a to_o the_o state_v ordinary_a course_n and_o measure_n of_o nature_n or_o second_o it_o may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o large_a and_o less_o proper_a sense_n for_o that_o which_o agree_v and_o suit_n with_o nature_n and_o any_o way_n improve_v or_o advance_v it_o by_o add_v to_o it_o some_o accidental_a or_o extraessential_a perfection_n and_o this_o sense_n the_o animadverter_n here_o do_v not_o use_v the_o word_n natural_a in_o but_o speak_v of_o it_o only_o in_o its_o first_o proper_a and_o phisophical_a sense_n which_o quite_o blow_v off_o all_o this_o man_n cobweb_n argument_n and_o objection_n take_v from_o those_o advantage_n of_o grace_n happiness_n and_o glory_n which_o may_v attend_v the_o soul_n after_o its_o dislodgment_n from_o the_o body_n so_o that_o when_o he_o flourish_v with_o these_o vaunt_a question_n p._n 59_o l._n 15._o be_v not_o the_o perfection_n of_o our_o grace_n the_o perfection_n of_o humane_a nature_n i_o answer_v yes_o the_o accidental_a perfection_n of_o our_o nature_n it_o be_v but_o not_o the_o essential_a and_o again_o be_v not_o the_o perfection_n of_o nature_n a_o natural_a perfection_n i_o answer_v not_o always_o but_o only_o when_o it_o be_v wrought_v by_o a_o natural_a principle_n and_o that_o in_o a_o natural_a way_n for_o god_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v both_o as_o author_n naturae_fw-la and_o as_o author_n gratiae_n and_o divine_n always_o look_v upon_o these_o consideration_n of_o he_o as_o so_o very_o different_a that_o what_o god_n be_v say_v to_o do_v under_o one_o of_o the_o say_a capacity_n he_o be_v reckon_v not_o to_o do_v under_o the_o other_o what_o he_o do_v as_o author_n naturae_fw-la be_v proper_o natural_a and_o what_o he_o do_v as_o author_n gratiae_n be_v supernatural_a and_o if_o this_o author_n will_v abide_v by_o this_o assertion_n that_o whatsoever_o perfect_v nature_n be_v a_o natural_a perfection_n than_o grace_n and_o glory_n be_v and_o must_v be_v natural_a perfection_n and_o god_n never_o bestow_v any_o thing_n supernatural_a upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n either_o in_o this_o world_n or_o the_o next_o which_o will_v be_v a_o bless_a assertion_n indeed_o but_o much_o fit_a to_o proceed_v from_o a_o arrant_a heathen_a or_o a_o atheist_n than_o a_o dignitary_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o do_v again_o affirm_v to_o this_o man_n that_o all_o the_o gift_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n that_o god_n bestow_v upon_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o state_n of_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n make_v it_o not_o a_o person_n nor_o any_o other_o than_o a_o incomplete_o subsist_v be_v still_o for_o be_v essential_o but_o a_o part_n whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v essential_o incomplete_a and_o consequent_o must_v be_v so_o for_o ever_o and_o this_o assertion_n the_o animadverter_n have_v consider_v too_o well_o to_o be_v either_o shame_v or_o huff_v out_o of_o it_o but_o to_o pass_v from_o the_o incomplete_a subsistence_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o naturalness_n or_o preternaturalness_n of_o its_o estate_n which_o quite_o differ_v from_o the_o former_a those_o word_n of_o this_o author_n p._n 55._o l._n 28._o for_o the_o boldness_n and_o absurdity_n of_o they_o be_v very_o remarkable_a how_o say_v he_o do_v the_o soul_n subsist_v in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n change_v the_o soul_n manner_n of_o subsist_v any_o more_o than_o the_o body_n change_v its_o manner_n of_o subsist_v when_o it_o be_v naked_a and_o when_o clothe_v a_o very_a learned_a question_n indeed_o as_o most_o of_o his_o be_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o though_o the_o soul_n as_o to_o its_o incomplete_a state_n change_v not_o its_o manner_n of_o subsist_v as_o be_v always_o but_o a_o part_n and_o no_o more_o in_o any_o condition_n yet_o as_o to_o the_o naturalness_n or_o preternaturalness_n of_o its_o state_n it_o do_v change_v the_o manner_n of_o its_o subsistence_n and_o great_o too_o and_o will_v any_o man_n live_v but_o himself_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v as_o natural_a for_o the_o soul_n to_o subsist_v in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o body_n to_o be_v clothe_v or_o unclothe_v when_o the_o body_n be_v vital_o unite_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o it_o design_v to_o concur_v with_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o essential_a part_n towards_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n whereas_o his_o clothes_n be_v neither_o unite_v to_o nor_o part_n of_o nor_o any_o way_n essential_a to_o his_o body_n what_o senseless_a paradox_n be_v these_o but_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o last_o line_n but_o one_o that_o the_o soul_n owe_v not_o its_o subsistence_n to_o the_o body_n and_o what_o though_o it_o do_v not_o it_o owe_v the_o natural_a manner_n of_o its_o subsist_v to_o its_o be_v in_o the_o body_n for_o all_o that_o and_o as_o for_o his_o say_n in_o the_o next_o line_n that_o the_o soul_n can_v neither_o subsist_v more_o nor_o less_o in_o or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o he_o know_v no_o degree_n of_o subsistence_n in_o the_o soul_n all_o this_o be_v mere_a impertinence_n since_o none_o affirm_v the_o contrary_a for_o natural_a and_o preternatural_a import_n not_o here_o different_a degree_n but_o different_a sort_n or_o condition_n of_o subsistence_n and_o be_v found_v upon_o different_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n its_o conjunction_n with_o or_o its_o disjunction_n from_o the_o body_n but_o he_o go_v on_o and_o tell_v we_o p._n 56._o l._n 30._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v more_o happy_a than_o in_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o not_o in_o a_o preternatural_a state_n which_o can_v never_o be_v a_o more_o happy_a state_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o fallacy_n of_o the_o accident_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v perfect_o accidental_a to_o a_o natural_a or_o preternatural_a state_n that_o either_o of_o they_o be_v happy_a or_o not_o happy_a for_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n let_v it_o be_v never_o so_o happy_a upon_o other_o account_n it_o be_v still_o out_o of_o that_o estate_n which_o it_o be_v natural_o design_v to_o and_o therefore_o in_o a_o state_n preternatural_a but_o he_o add_v p._n 57_o l._n 9_o that_o the_o natural_a progress_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o lapse_v estate_n be_v from_o a_o less_o perfect_a to_o a_o more_o perfect_a and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o most_o perfect_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n all_o which_o be_v true_a indeed_o of_o the_o moral_a perfection_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o not_o of_o the_o natural_a and_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o to_o make_v a_o progress_n in_o its_o moral_a accomplishment_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n necessary_a or_o essential_a to_o it_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o less_o to_o a_o more_o perfect_a natural_a state_n for_o the_o soul_n know_v no_o natural_a state_n
to_o this_o man_n be_v and_o must_v be_v even_o when_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n the_o whole_a person_n add_v to_o this_o that_o he_o affirm_v the_o soul_n thus_o unite_v to_o be_v the_o only_a seat_n of_o personality_n p._n 60._o l._n 7._o and_o if_o this_o man_n will_v deny_v that_o to_o be_v the_o whole_a person_n in_o which_o the_o whole_a personality_n be_v he_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v explode_v than_o dispute_v with_o but_o most_o remarkable_a be_v those_o wretched_a assertion_n of_o he_o by_o which_o he_o direct_o and_o inevitable_o make_v the_o constitution_n of_o every_o man_n live_v to_o consist_v in_o a_o hypostatick_a union_n and_o incarnation_n for_o the_o prove_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v first_o give_v this_o account_n of_o a_o hypostatick_a union_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v that_o whereby_o a_o person_n or_o complete_o subsist_v intelligent_a be_v assume_v another_o be_v or_o nature_n into_o the_o unity_n of_o its_o own_o subsistence_n so_o that_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o the_o person_n assume_v and_o the_o nature_n assume_v be_v both_o but_o one_o person_n yet_o so_o that_o the_o nature_n assume_v be_v not_o part_n of_o the_o say_a person_n this_o i_o affirm_v to_o be_v a_o hypostatick_a union_n and_o i_o gather_v it_o both_o from_o what_o scripture_n and_o reason_n discourse_v upon_o scripture_n teach_v we_o concern_v the_o oeconomy_n of_o christ_n person_n which_o according_a to_o the_o unanimous_a judgement_n of_o all_o divine_n hitherto_o be_v the_o only_a instance_n of_o a_o hypostatick_a union_n in_o the_o world_n but_o now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o a_o parallel_n this_o heady_a venturous_a man_n to_o say_v no_o worse_o make_v between_o this_o and_o the_o union_n of_o a_o humane_a soul_n and_o body_n in_o these_o follow_a proposition_n the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o person_n the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assume_v the_o humane_a nature_n into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o same_o person_n the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v vital_o unite_v to_o the_o humane_a nature_n assume_v by_o it_o the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o humane_a nature_n thus_o assume_v by_o it_o and_o unite_v to_o it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o humane_a nature_n assume_v by_o it_o be_v so_o one_o person_n that_o the_o nature_n assume_v be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o say_a person_n the_o humane_a soul_n be_v a_o person_n the_o humane_a soul_n receive_v the_o body_n into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o same_o person_n p._n 60._o l._n 22._o the_o humane_a soul_n as_o a_o person_n be_v vital_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n p._n 60._o l._n 21._o the_o body_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o person_n become_v together_o with_o the_o soul_n one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n p._n 60._o l._n 19_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n unite_v to_o the_o soul_n as_o to_o the_o person_n so_o become_v one_o person_n that_o the_o body_n be_v yet_o no_o part_n of_o the_o person_n p._n 60._o l._n 23._o i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o disparity_n as_o to_o finite_a and_o infinite_a eternal_a and_o not_o eternal_a etc._n etc._n between_o the_o respective_a subject_n of_o the_o union_n here_o represent_v but_o as_o to_o the_o union_n itself_o and_o the_o kind_a of_o it_o i_o free_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o learned_a reader_n to_o judge_v whether_o those_o condition_n which_o divine_v peculiar_o assign_v and_o ascribe_v to_o that_o supernatural_a hypostatick_a union_n be_v not_o here_o ascribe_v by_o this_o author_n to_o the_o natural_a union_n between_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o indeed_o what_o other_o kind_a of_o union_n can_v it_o be_v for_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o human_a person_n must_v be_v either_o by_o such_o a_o union_n as_o this_o or_o by_o a_o essential_a concurrence_n of_o part_n compound_v it_o but_o this_o though_o maintain_v by_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o this_o author_n utter_o explode_v as_o absurd_a p._n 48._o l._n 10._o and_o the_o truth_n be_v if_o neither_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o person_n nor_o the_o body_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o person_n as_o he_o deny_v both_o of_o they_o to_o be_v how_o can_v the_o person_n be_v such_o by_o a_o essential_a composition_n where_o there_o be_v no_o essential_a part_n to_o make_v the_o composition_n or_o what_o can_v be_v the_o essential_a part_n if_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v not_o so_o nay_o and_o as_o a_o further_a proof_n of_o what_o he_o hold_v in_o this_o matter_n in_o the_o 268_o 269_o 270_o 271_o page_n of_o his_o vindication_n he_o explain_v the_o union_n between_o the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o the_o union_n between_o a_o humane_a soul_n and_o body_n by_o one_o another_o and_o that_o in_o many_o more_o particular_n than_o that_o mention_v in_o the_o athanasian_n creed_n but_o in_o the_o next_o place_n touch_v the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n which_o i_o likewise_o charge_v this_o author_n opinion_n with_o as_o the_o direct_a result_n of_o it_o beside_o that_o it_o must_v necessary_o follow_v from_o such_o a_o hypostatick_a union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n as_o have_v be_v describe_v he_o himself_o to_o give_v he_o his_o due_n in_o plain_a and_o express_v term_n own_v so_o much_o by_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o embody_v person_n p._n 60._o l._n 26._o and_o that_o be_v manifest_o only_o another_o word_n for_o a_o incarnate_a person_n for_o the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o sure_a may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v a_o embody_v person_n by_o his_o incarnation_n so_o that_o the_o parallel_n we_o see_v still_o hold_v from_o all_o which_o new_a cartesian_a divinity_n therefore_o it_o do_v and_o must_v follow_v that_o so_o many_o man_n as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n so_o many_o hypostatick_a union_n and_o incarnation_n there_o be_v also_o and_o that_o a_o man_n be_v proper_o constitute_v a_o man_n by_o a_o hypostatick_a union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n and_o by_o a_o embodyment_n or_o incarnation_n of_o it_o in_o the_o body_n so_o that_o hereafter_o if_o any_o one_o will_v express_v or_o define_v a_o humane_a person_n proper_o and_o exact_o he_o must_v not_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o intelligent_a be_v compound_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o complete_o subsist_v for_o that_o be_v the_o gibberish_n of_o the_o school_n but_o he_o must_v say_v that_o a_o humane_a person_n be_v a_o soul_n incarnate_a for_o our_o oracle_n have_v declare_v it_o so_o and_o therefore_o in_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o rest_v and_o now_o have_v not_o this_o author_n think_v we_o show_v himself_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n indeed_o for_o be_v there_o ever_o a_o more_o glorious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o in_o philosophy_n or_o theology_n than_o this_o of_o a_o new_a hypostatick_a union_n and_o incarnation_n which_o have_v be_v so_o happy_o discover_v and_o so_o authentical_o vouch_v possible_o when_o the_o alterer_n of_o our_o liturgy_n shall_v fall_v to_o work_v again_o to_o alter_v what_o they_o can_v mend_v it_o may_v be_v bring_v into_o our_o creed_n too_o but_o after_o all_o there_o be_v three_o question_n propose_v in_o the_o animadversion_n p._n 83_o 84._o mention_v indeed_o here_o but_o not_o reply_v to_o and_o since_o they_o be_v not_o i_o do_v here_o challenge_v this_o author_n to_o answer_v they_o and_o i_o do_v it_o with_o more_o scorn_n and_o triumph_n than_o the_o animadverter_n as_o he_o pretend_v at_o first_o propound_v they_o the_o design_n of_o which_o question_n be_v to_o show_v that_o according_a to_o this_o author_n assertion_n the_o soul_n in_o every_o man_n and_o the_o man_n himself_o be_v and_o must_v be_v two_o distinct_a person_n and_o they_o have_v show_v it_o with_o that_o force_n and_o clearness_n that_o they_o stand_v not_o only_o unanswered_a but_o against_o he_o unanswerable_a and_o therefore_o to_o direct_v his_o laughter_n to_o its_o right_a object_n i_o leave_v he_o and_o his_o friend_n some_o old_a conventicler_n i_o suppose_v to_o laugh_v at_o one_o another_o and_o to_o take_v notice_n withal_o that_o nothing_o in_o nature_n be_v more_o to_o be_v laugh_v at_o than_o he_o who_o laugh_v at_o a_o argument_n because_o he_o can_v answer_v it_o i_o have_v now_o examine_v this_o man_n discourse_n about_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o must_v profess_v that_o i_o never_o meet_v with_o so_o many_o vile_a heterodoxy_n in_o so_o small_a a_o compass_n before_o and_o what_o offence_n they_o will_v give_v to_o the_o pious_a and_o orthodox_n and_o what_o advantage_n to_o heretic_n and_o atheist_n i_o doubt_v
in_o unity_n be_v a_o very_a plain_a and_o intelligible_a notion_n vind._n p._n 73._o l._n 17._o from_o whence_o follow_v another_o proposition_n viz._n the_o 15._o that_o the_o divine_a person_n have_v no_o other_o distinction_n but_o what_o they_o have_v by_o self-consciousness_n and_o no_o other_o union_n but_o what_o they_o have_v by_o mutual_a consciousness_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o trinity_n thus_o state_v real_o amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o a_o council_n or_o cabal_n of_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o no_o degree_n so_o much_o profaneness_n for_o the_o socinian_o to_o call_v it_o so_o as_o for_o this_o man_n by_o his_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n to_o make_v it_o so_o 16._o the_o three_o divine_a person_n in_o the_o godhead_n be_v not_o only_o modal_o distinguish_v vind._n p._n 83._o l._n last_o but_o general_o all_o the_o divine_n in_o christendom_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v so_o distinguish_v and_o no_o otherwise_o 17._o there_o be_v no_o modes_n no_o more_o than_o there_o be_v quality_n and_o accident_n in_o the_o deity_n vind._n p._n 84._o l._n first_o 18._o person_n distinct_a yet_o not_o separate_v but_o essential_o one_o by_o mutual_a consciousness_n do_v not_o act_v upon_o each_o other_o def._n p._n 73._o l._n 23._o 19_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o essence_n be_v not_o a_o single_a or_o singular_a nature_n def._n p._n 18._o l._n 13._o 20._o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v that_o the_o one_o divine_a nature_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v incarnate_a and_o yet_o none_o but_o the_o son_n incarnate_a def._n p._n 18._o l._n last_o and_o p._n 19_o l._n first_o 21._o one_o single_a essence_n can_v subsist_v but_o once_o or_o have_v but_o one_o subsistence_n def._n p._n 19_o l._n 23._o and_o p._n 24._o l._n 29._o and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o it_o follow_v 22._o one_o eternal_a infinite_a mind_n be_v repeat_v in_o three_o subsistence_n def._n p._n 94._o l._n 6._o 23._o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n between_o the_o divine_a essence_n and_o a_o divine_a person_n def._n p._n 91._o l._n 28._o and_o yet_o all_o divine_n speak_v of_o the_o divine_a essence_n as_o communicable_a or_o common_a to_o the_o person_n and_o account_v of_o the_o former_a as_o absolute_a and_o of_o the_o latter_a as_o relative_n and_o that_o sure_o import_v distinction_n 24._o the_o divine_a essence_n make_v the_o person_n ibid._n 25._o the_o divine_a essence_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o person_n def._n p._n 92._o l._n 19_o 26._o no_o man_n have_v a_o idea_n of_o a_o intelligent_a nature_n or_o essence_n distinguish_v from_o a_o person_n def._n p._n 92._o l._n 10._o 27._o infinite_a mind_n and_o infinite_a intelligent_a person_n be_v term_n as_o equipollent_a and_o convertible_a as_o god_n and_o infinite_a mind_n def._n p._n 81._o l._n 23_o etc._n etc._n 28._o there_o be_v in_o god_n act_v of_o sensation_n of_o a_o different_a kind_n and_o species_n from_o act_n of_o knowledge_n and_o self-consciousness_n and_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v of_o the_o former_a sort_n def._n p._n 77._o l._n 10_o etc._n etc._n 29._o it_o be_v the_o soul_n only_o that_o can_v be_v happy_a or_o miserable_a reward_v or_o punish_v in_o or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n def._n 54._o l._n 31._o and_o if_o so_o what_o need_n say_v i_o can_v there_o be_v of_o a_o resurrection_n such_o doctrine_n certain_o back_v with_o licence_n and_o authority_n may_v come_v to_o something_o in_o time_n 30._o we_o can_v frame_v no_o idea_n of_o substance_n but_o what_o we_o have_v from_o matter_n vind._n p._n 69._o l._n first_o 31._o we_o can_v imagine_v how_o any_o substance_n shall_v be_v without_o a_o beginning_n vind._n p._n 70._o l._n 6._o and_o if_o that_o be_v true_a than_o i_o affirm_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o be_v so_o 32._o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o vital_a internal_a sensation_n def._n p._n 7._o l._n 11._o 33._o the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n def._n ibid._n 34._o one_o numerical_a nature_n whether_o finite_a or_o infinite_a may_v be_v repeat_v without_o be_v multiply_v of_o the_o first_o whereof_o he_o often_o give_v we_o a_o instance_n in_o a_o man_n and_o his_o live_a image_n def._n p._n 91._o l._n 10._o and_o of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o divine_a nature_n itself_o def._n p._n 31._o l._n first_o 35._o a_o man_n and_o his_o live_a image_n be_v two_o distinct_a man_n though_o the_o image_n be_v not_o another_o man_n def._n p._n 31._o l._n 19_o &_o 21._o 36._o a_o image_n be_v whole_o and_o entire_o the_o same_o with_o the_o prototype_n def._n p._n 28._o l._n 16._o 37._o the_o soul_n be_v the_o person_n and_o the_o body_n only_o the_o organ_n or_o instrument_n of_o it_o def._n p._n 51._o l._n 2._o p._n 57_o l._n 11._o and_o p._n 58._o l._n 16._o 38._o the_o whole_a entire_a personality_n be_v in_o the_o soul_n def._n p._n 50._o l._n 20._o 39_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o person_n and_o the_o body_n be_v take_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o say_a person_n def._n p._n 60._o l._n 22._o 40._o the_o soul_n be_v not_o proper_o part_v of_o the_o person_n def_n p._n 61._o l._n 3._o 41._o the_o body_n be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o the_o person_n def._n p._n 60._o l._n 23._o 42._o the_o soul_n be_v a_o complete_a be_v def._n p._n 49._o l._n 30._o 43._o the_o soul_n may_v be_v a_o complete_a and_o perfect_a person_n and_o yet_o not_o a_o perfect_a man_n def._n p._n 49._o l._n 28_o whereas_o a_o person_n imply_v all_o the_o essential_a perfection_n of_o a_o man_n and_o something_o more_o 44._o a_o man_n with_o a_o body_n blind_a deaf_a and_o lame_a be_v not_o a_o perfect_a man_n viz._n upon_o a_o natural_a and_o essential_a account_n not_o so_o def._n p._n 50._o l._n 10._o 45._o all_o union_n between_o nature_n be_v a_o natural_a union_n def._n p._n 49._o l._n 16._o 46._o the_o soul_n be_v as_o much_o the_o same_o with_o or_o without_o the_o body_n as_o the_o body_n with_o or_o without_o its_o clothes_n def._n p._n 60._o l._n 29._o 47._o unless_o there_o be_v two_o personality_n as_o well_o as_o two_o nature_n viz._n soul_n and_o body_n the_o two_o nature_n can_v be_v two_o part_n of_o one_o human_a personality_n as_o they_o be_v part_n of_o a_o man_n def._n 45._o l._n 25._o now_o what_o gross_a ignorance_n be_v this_o for_o a_o human_a personality_n no_o less_o than_o a_o particular_a humanity_n essential_o and_o metaphysical_o imply_v and_o connote_v part_n though_o only_o the_o person_n and_o man_n himself_o in_o the_o concrete_a be_v actual_o and_o physical_o compound_v of_o they_o to_o which_o i_o add_v that_o two_o personality_n can_v never_o be_v two_o part_n of_o any_o essential_a compound_n whatsoever_o but_o two_o nature_n may_v and_o in_o the_o present_a instance_n certain_o be_v see_v this_o further_o explain_v p._n 115_o 116._o these_o proposition_n with_o several_a other_o like_o they_o be_v his_o new_a dogmata_fw-la in_o divinity_n and_o philosophy_n which_o as_o they_o be_v most_o absurd_a and_o false_a in_o themselves_o so_o the_o consequence_n of_o many_o of_o they_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o incarnation_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n i_o leave_v to_o the_o think_v and_o judicious_a reader_n himself_o to_o draw_v out_o and_o to_o the_o church_n â—oâ—_n judge_n of_o and_o possible_o some_o time_n or_o other_o foreigner_n also_o may_v be_v present_v with_o a_o view_n of_o they_o in_o a_o language_n which_o they_o understand_v better_a than_o they_o do_v we_o the_o content_n humble_o present_v to_o the_o reader_n be_v perusal_n before_o he_o proceed_v to_o read_v the_o follow_a book_n a_o account_n of_o the_o civil_a language_n bestow_v by_o the_o defender_n upon_o the_o animadverter_n and_o animadversion_n pag._n 2_o 3_o the_o objection_n about_o the_o word_n mystery_n prove_v only_o the_o blunder_n of_o the_o objector_n 4._o the_o defender_n weary_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o nauseous_a repetition_n of_o his_o old_a confute_v hypothesis_n without_o any_o new_a argument_n to_o enforce_v it_o 7_o he_o begin_v it_o with_o a_o gross_a untruth_n 7_o 8_o 9_o he_o add_v another_o as_o gross_a 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o as_o he_o false_o affirm_v concur_v perfect_o with_o the_o schoolman_n in_o state_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n 11_o the_o vnconceivableness_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n never_o account_v by_o the_o christian_a church_n any_o objection_n against_o it_o at_o all_o 12_o the_o father_n way_n of_o explain_v the_o trinity_n wrongful_o slight_v and_o reflect_v upon_o by_o this_o author_n 12_o 13_o 14_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o spiritual_a sensation_n it_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o contradiction_n in_o adjecto_fw-la 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n the_o
allege_v and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o i_o demand_v with_o what_o face_n he_o can_v reject_v the_o material_a representation_n make_v by_o the_o father_n of_o this_o mysterious_a union_n and_o give_v the_o world_n another_o of_o his_o own_o from_o a_o instance_n altogether_o as_o gross_a and_o material_a but_o withal_o impossible_a and_o unintelligible_a as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o process_n of_o what_o we_o have_v to_o say_v upon_o it_o but_o all_o this_o author_n write_n be_v such_o perfect_a antipode_n to_o themselves_o that_o no_o man_n who_o know_v he_o will_v expect_v to_o find_v he_o consistent_a with_o himself_o in_o any_o thing_n but_o to_o proceed_v i_o come_v now_o to_o examine_v whether_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o man_n and_o his_o live_a image_n have_v in_o it_o such_o a_o peculiar_a fitness_n as_o this_o author_n pretend_v to_o represent_v and_o explain_v to_o we_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o this_o assertion_n viz._n that_o a_o notion_n suppose_v a_o thing_n impossible_a and_o imply_v in_o it_o a_o contradiction_n to_o and_o inconsistency_n with_o itself_o can_v never_o explain_v any_o and_o much_o less_o the_o high_a mystery_n of_o our_o religion_n in_o order_n to_o the_o prove_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v consider_v three_o thing_n 1._o what_o a_o image_n in_o the_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v 2._o what_o a_o image_n by_o reflection_n be_v 3._o what_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o impossible_a supposition_n 1._o as_o to_o the_o first_o of_o which_o a_o image_n according_a to_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o it_o be_v such_o a_o likeness_n of_o a_o thing_n as_o both_o represent_v it_o and_o proceed_v from_o it_o and_o that_o either_o as_o from_o a_o principal_a efficient_a produce_v it_o or_o as_o from_o a_o causa_fw-la exemplaâ—is_fw-la at_o least_o according_a to_o which_o it_o be_v produce_v which_o i_o add_v because_o of_o artificial_a image_n form_v according_a to_o and_o so_o proceed_v from_o that_o idea_n or_o pattern_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o artificer_n draw_v from_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o image_n design_v by_o he_o be_v to_o represent_v so_o that_o a_o image_n whether_o natural_a or_o artificial_a essential_o imply_v these_o two_o thing_n as_o the_o general_a condition_n of_o it_o viz._n a_o representation_n of_o and_o a_o production_n either_o by_o or_o from_o the_o thing_n represent_v by_o it_o 2._o second_o a_o image_n by_o reflection_n be_v when_o the_o visible_a species_n flow_v from_o any_o thing_n and_o strike_v upon_o some_o such_o body_n as_o glass_n water_n or_o polish_a metal_n be_v return_v back_o from_o thence_o and_o thereby_o represent_v the_o body_n which_o they_o original_o flow_v from_o and_o such_o a_o image_n this_o author_n here_o speak_v of_o for_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o man_n image_n by_o reflection_n 3._o in_o the_o three_o place_n a_o impossible_a supposition_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v so_o in_o a_o double_a respect_n first_o in_o respect_n of_o all_o natural_a second_a cause_n as_o exceed_v all_o the_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o such_o cause_n to_o effect_v the_o thing_n so_o suppose_v and_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o the_o supposition_n of_o a_o thing_n impossible_a in_o this_o sense_n may_v have_v its_o use_n sometime_o to_o give_v we_o some_o light_n into_o and_o explication_n of_o other_o thing_n second_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a in_o respect_n of_o a_o contradiction_n involve_v in_o it_o so_o that_o no_o power_n whatsoever_o can_v effect_v it_o and_o the_o supposition_n of_o such_o impossibles_fw-fr i_o affirm_v to_o be_v of_o no_o use_n for_o the_o explication_n of_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v have_v no_o form_a conception_n of_o they_o and_o yet_o whatsoever_o help_v it_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o another_o thing_n must_v do_v it_o by_o be_v first_o know_v itself_o which_o thing_n premise_v let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o this_o author_n hold_v and_o assert_n concern_v this_o live_a image_n set_v up_o by_o he_o that_o we_o may_v hereby_o find_v whether_o it_o involve_v in_o it_o any_o contradiction_n or_o no_o and_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o he_o assert_v these_o three_o thing_n concern_v it_o 1._o that_o this_o live_a image_n by_o reflection_n have_v its_o whole_a and_o sole_a dependence_n upon_o the_o prototype_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_a humane_a nature_n both_o in_o the_o prototype_n and_o the_o image_n 3._o that_o the_o prototype_n and_o the_o image_n be_v two_o distinct_a person_n these_o thing_n i_o say_v he_o assert_n of_o his_o live_a image_n concern_v which_o i_o remark_n as_o follow_v 1._o that_o to_o assert_v a_o image_n by_o reflection_n to_o have_v its_o sole_a and_o total_a dependence_n upon_o the_o prototype_n as_o this_o author_n say_v it_o have_v while_o it_o have_v a_o equal_o necessary_a and_o essential_a dependence_n upon_o the_o body_n which_o it_o be_v reflect_v from_o be_v a_o contradiction_n 2._o to_o assert_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o particular_a humane_a nature_n subsist_v in_o two_o particular_a person_n local_o distant_a from_o one_o another_o as_o the_o prototype_n and_o the_o image_n be_v be_v a_o contradiction_n 3._o to_o assert_v that_o a_o image_n by_o reflection_n which_o be_v a_o be_v uncapable_a of_o subsist_v by_o itself_o be_v a_o complete_o subsist_v person_n endue_v with_o a_o humane_a nature_n and_o consequent_o consist_v of_o a_o humane_a soul_n and_o body_n be_v a_o contradiction_n and_o again_o for_o it_o to_o be_v a_o humane_a person_n endue_v with_o a_o humane_a nature_n as_o this_o author_n assert_n it_o be_v and_o yet_o not_o to_o consist_v of_o such_o a_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v another_o contradiction_n these_o absurdity_n and_o innumerable_a more_o derivable_a from_o they_o be_v all_o involve_a in_o this_o author_n notion_n of_o a_o live_a image_n by_o reflection_n have_v the_o same_o numerical_a humane_a nature_n with_o the_o man_n himself_o and_o have_v its_o sole_a dependence_n upon_o he_o and_o yet_o be_v a_o separate_a person_n from_o he_o but_o not_o to_o insist_v upon_o these_o absurdity_n at_o present_a which_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n must_v needs_o abhor_v and_o fly_v from_o yet_o since_o this_o notion_n be_v design_v to_o explain_v and_o represent_v to_o we_o the_o union_n or_o rather_o unity_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o divine_a nature_n sure_o there_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o be_v no_o gross_a disparity_n between_o this_o live_a image_n and_o the_o thing_n intend_v to_o be_v explain_v by_o it_o especial_o as_o to_o those_o particular_n wherein_o the_o resemblance_n must_v and_o aught_o to_o consist_v but_o whether_o this_o be_v so_o or_o no_o will_v appear_v from_o the_o follow_a comparison_n as_o first_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_o necessary_a existence_n both_o of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n so_o that_o the_o father_n can_v be_v no_o more_o without_o the_o son_n than_o the_o son_n without_o the_o father_n the_o relation_n be_v inseparable_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o man_n and_o his_o image_n for_o the_o man_n may_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o prototype_n and_o subsist_v without_o the_o image_n though_o the_o image_n can_v subsist_v without_o the_o man._n second_o the_o son_n have_v a_o entire_a total_a dependence_n upon_o the_o father_n but_o so_o have_v not_o the_o image_n upon_o the_o prototype_n as_o depend_v as_o much_o on_o the_o body_n from_o which_o it_o be_v reflect_v as_o it_o do_v or_o can_v upon_o the_o man_n who_o it_o represent_v and_o perhaps_o more_o three_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v mutual_o in_o one_o another_o and_o that_o by_o a_o intimate_v inexistence_n as_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n express_o prove_v john_n 14.11_o but_o the_o prototype_n and_o the_o image_n can_v be_v in_o one_o another_o as_o be_v local_o distant_a from_o each_o other_o four_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n be_v only_o distinct_a but_o otherwise_o inseparable_o unite_v but_o the_o prototype_n and_o the_o image_n be_v so_o divide_v as_o to_o subsist_v in_o a_o actual_a separation_n from_o one_o another_o the_o place_n and_o vbi_fw-la of_o the_o one_o as_o we_o observe_v be_v not_o the_o place_n or_o vbi_fw-la of_o the_o other_o and_o now_o to_o sum_v up_o and_o draw_v the_o forego_n particular_n together_o let_v we_o on_o the_o one_o side_n suppose_v two_o person_n viz._n the_o eternal_a father_n and_o son_n and_o these_o first_o by_o a_o mutual_a necessity_n coexi_v and_o then_o one_o of_o they_o viz._n the_o son_n have_v his_o sole_a and_o total_a dependence_n upon_o the_o other_o and_o three_o both_o of_o they_o mutual_o
unity_n and_o distinction_n wheresoever_o it_o be_v and_o yet_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o self-conscious_a be_v one_o in_o itself_o and_o distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o which_o be_v not_o a_o person_n of_o which_o two_o proposition_n this_o man_n have_v affirm_v the_o former_a though_o he_o use_v not_o the_o term_n formal_a reason_n and_o the_o animadverter_n assert_v the_o latter_a and_o the_o whole_a dispute_n shall_v be_v resume_v and_o the_o thing_n debate_v again_o present_o but_o as_o for_o that_o insufferable_o rude_a and_o scurrilous_a reflection_n here_o pass_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o animadverter_n p._n 43._o l._n 33._o i_o shall_v take_v no_o further_o notice_n of_o it_o now_o intend_v effectual_o to_o account_v with_o he_o both_o for_o that_o and_o several_a other_o of_o his_o billingsgate-scurrilities_a as_o soon_o as_o i_o shall_v have_v finish_v the_o argumentative_a part_n of_o my_o reply_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o declare_v in_o a_o bravado_n p._n 44._o l._n 15._o thâ—â—_n if_o the_o animadverter_n can_v prove_v that_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o mind_n and_o its_o distinction_n from_o all_o other_o mind_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o self-consciousness_n the_o dean_n be_v then_o a_o lose_a man_n for_o ever_o and_o must_v be_v content_a to_o follow_v his_o triumphant_a chariot_n and_o i_o on_o the_o other_o side_n affirm_v that_o if_o the_o essential_a be_v unity_n and_o original_a distinction_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v and_o must_v be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o any_o act_n can_v proceed_v or_o be_v so_o much_o as_o conceive_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o say_a thing_n than_o it_o have_v be_v already_o prove_v and_o that_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o first_o argument_n beyond_o all_o contradiction_n that_o the_o original_a unity_n of_o a_o mind_n and_o its_o distinction_n from_o all_o other_o mind_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v consist_v in_o self-consciousness_n act_n or_o power_n these_o be_v in_o nature_n posterior_n to_o the_o say_a unity_n and_o distinction_n and_o that_o one_o know_v short_a axiom_n agere_fw-la praesupponit_fw-la esse_fw-la to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v also_o esse_fw-la in_o se_fw-la vnum_fw-la &_o distinctum_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la utter_o overthrow_v this_o part_n of_o his_o senseless_a hypothesis_n but_o as_o for_o his_o scoff_n of_o follow_v the_o animadverter_n triumphant_a chariot_n in_o this_o case_n he_o will_v not_o claim_v his_o promise_n as_o know_v something_o much_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o follow_v than_o that_o and_o some_o body_n as_o fit_a to_o follow_v he_o but_o i_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o debate_v the_o personality_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o he_o which_o dispute_n he_o first_o tell_v we_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o then_o very_o discreet_o bestow_v the_o full_a five_o part_n of_o his_o whole_a work_n against_o the_o animadverter_n viz._n twenty_o page_n of_o 99_o whole_o upon_o this_o very_a point_n and_o this_o he_o also_o call_v make_v some_o short_a reflection_n upon_o it_o though_o more_o by_o half_n than_o what_o he_o have_v make_v upon_o any_o two_o or_o three_o and_o those_o principal_n part_v or_o branch_n of_o the_o whole_a controversy_n but_o whereas_o he_o say_v p._n 44._o l._n 24._o that_o all_o this_o be_v do_v only_o with_o a_o purpose_n to_o expose_v mr._n dean_n forsooth_o i_o must_v assure_v he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o that_o the_o animadverter_n find_v this_o work_n effectual_o do_v to_o his_o hand_n before_o ever_o he_o set_v pen_n to_o paper_n but_o to_o proceed_v this_o author_n in_o his_o vindication_n have_v assert_v that_o the_o soul_n without_o a_o vital_a union_n to_o a_o humane_a body_n be_v a_o person_n vind._n p._n 262_o l._n 17._o and_o not_o long_o after_o he_o tell_v we_o also_o that_o the_o soul_n as_o unite_v with_o the_o body_n be_v a_o person_n too_o vind._n p._n 268._o l._n 28._o in_o opposition_n to_o both_o which_o proposition_n the_o animadverter_n hold_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o a_o person_n and_o that_o neither_o in_o its_o conjunction_n with_o the_o body_n nor_o in_o its_o separation_n from_o it_o and_o what_o say_v our_o author_n to_o this_o why_o in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o say_v he_o grant_v that_o the_o person_n of_o a_o man_n as_o it_o be_v use_v in_o common_a speech_n to_o signify_v a_o man_n must_v include_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o the_o constituent_a part_n of_o a_o humane_a person_n but_o that_o when_o we_o inquire_v into_o the_o strict_a notion_n of_o personality_n that_o must_v be_v a_o simple_a uncompounded_a thing_n as_o indivisible_a as_o self_n be_v which_o can_v consist_v of_o part_n separate_v from_o each_o other_o p._n 45._o l._n 11._o whereupon_o with_o much_o foolish_a confidence_n he_o dispute_v against_o the_o suppose_a absurdity_n of_o two_o part_n of_o personality_n to_o all_o which_o i_o have_v several_a thing_n to_o answer_n as_o first_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o prove_v 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