mean_v by_o zoroaster_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n of_o god_n can_v be_v attain_v to_o in_o this_o life_n what_o mean_v by_o flesh_n and_o blood_n 1_o cor._n 15._o pag._n 162._o discourse_n vi_o of_o prophecy_n chap._n i._o that_o prophecy_n be_v the_o way_n whereby_o reveal_v truth_n be_v dispense_v and_o convey_v to_o we_o man_n mind_n capable_a of_o converse_v and_o be_v acquaint_v as_o well_o with_o reveal_v or_o positive_a truth_n as_o with_o natural_a truth_n truth_n of_o natural_a inscription_n may_v be_v excite_v in_o we_o and_o clear_v to_o we_o by_o mean_n of_o prophetical_a influence_n that_o the_o scripture_n frequent_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o vulgar_a apprehension_n and_o speak_v of_o thing_n in_o the_o great_a way_n of_o condescension_n pag._n 169._o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n do_v not_o always_o manifest_v itself_o with_o the_o same_o clearness_n and_o evidence_n the_o gradual_a difference_n of_o divine_a illumination_n between_o moses_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o hagiographi_fw-la a_o general_a survey_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o prophecy_n proper_o so_o call_v of_o the_o joint_a impression_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o fancy_n in_o prophecy_n of_o the_o four_o degree_n of_o prophecy_n the_o difference_n between_o a_o vision_n and_o a_o dream_n pag._n 176._o chap._n iii_o how_o the_o prophetical_a dream_n do_v differ_v from_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o dream_n record_v in_o scripture_n this_o further_o illustrate_v out_o of_o several_a passage_n of_o philo_n judaeus_n pertinent_a to_o this_o purpose_n pag._n 183._o ch._n iu._n a_o large_a account_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a prophetical_a spirit_n and_o enthusiastical_a imposture_n that_o the_o pseudo-prophetical_a spirit_n be_v seat_v only_o in_o the_o imaginative_a power_n and_o faculty_n inferior_a to_o reason_n that_o plato_n and_o other_o wise_a man_n have_v a_o very_a low_a opinion_n of_o this_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o divination_n and_o of_o consult_v the_o oracle_n that_o the_o true_a prophetical_a spirit_n seat_v itself_o as_o well_o in_o the_o rational_a power_n as_o in_o the_o sensitive_a and_o that_o it_o never_o alienates_v the_o mind_n but_o inform_v and_o enlighten_v it_o this_o further_o clear_v by_o several_a testimony_n from_o gentile_a and_o christian_a writer_n of_o old_a a_o account_n of_o those_o fear_n and_o consternatioon_n which_o often_o seize_v upon_o the_o prophet_n how_o the_o prophet_n perceive_v when_o the_o prophetical_a influx_n seize_v upon_o they_o the_o different_a evidence_n &_o energy_n of_o the_o true_a &_o false_a prophetical_a spirit_n p._n 190._o chap._n v._o a_o enquiry_n concern_v the_o immediate_a efficient_a that_o represent_v the_o prophetical_a vision_n to_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o these_o representation_n be_v make_v in_o the_o prophet_n fancy_n by_o some_o angel_n this_o clear_v by_o several_a passage_n out_o of_o the_o jewish_a monument_n and_o by_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n pag._n 210._o chap._n vi_o the_o second_o enquiry_n what_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o action_n be_v that_o be_v frequent_o attribute_v to_o the_o prophet_n whether_o they_o be_v real_a or_o only_o imaginary_a and_o scenical_a what_o action_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v only_o imaginary_a and_o perform_v upon_o the_o stage_n of_o fancy_n what_o we_o be_v to_o think_v of_o several_a action_n and_o res_fw-la gestae_fw-la record_v of_o hosea_n jeremy_n &_o ezekiel_n in_o their_o prophecy_n p._n 220._o chap._n vii_o of_o that_o degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n proper_o call_v ruach_n hakkodesh_n i._n e._n the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o describe_v out_o of_o jewish_a antiquity_n wherein_o this_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n differ_v from_o prophecy_n strict_o so_o call_v and_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n in_o purify_a soul_n what_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v ascribe_v by_o the_o jew_n to_o ruach_n hakkodesh_n of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n pag._n 229._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o disposition_n antecedent_n and_o preparatory_a to_o prophesy_v that_o the_o qualification_n which_o do_v fit_v a_o man_n for_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n be_v such_o as_o these_o viz._n inward_a piety_n true_a wisdom_n a_o pacate_v and_o serene_a temper_n of_o mind_n and_o a_o due_a cheerfulness_n of_o spirit_n in_o opposition_n to_o viciousness_n mental_a crazedness_n and_o inconsistency_n unsubdued_a passion_n black_a melancholy_n and_o dull_a sadness_n this_o illustrate_v by_o several_a instance_n in_o scripture_n that_o music_n be_v great_o advantageous_a to_o the_o prophet_n and_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o saul_n evil_a spirit_n pag._n 240._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o son_n or_o disciple_n of_o the_o prophet_n a_o account_n of_o several_a school_n of_o prophetical_a education_n as_o at_o naioth_n in_o rama_fw-mi at_o jerusalem_n jericho_n gilgal_n etc._n etc._n several_a passage_n in_o the_o historical_a book_n of_o scripture_n pertinent_a to_o this_o argument_n explain_v pag._n 252._o chap._n x._o of_o bath_n kol_n i._n e._n filia_fw-la vocis_fw-la that_o it_o succeed_v in_o the_o room_n of_o prophecy_n that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o jew_n count_v the_o low_a degree_n of_o revelation_n what_o place_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o it_o pag._n 257._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n viz._n the_o moysaicall_a four_o difference_n between_o the_o divine_a revelation_n make_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n how_o the_o doctrine_n of_o man_n prophetical_o inspire_v be_v to_o approve_v itself_o by_o miracle_n or_o by_o its_o reasonableness_n the_o sympathy_n and_o agreeableness_n between_o a_o holy_a mind_n and_o divine_a truth_n pag._n 261._o chap._n xii_o when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n the_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n note_v as_o a_o famous_a epocha_n by_o the_o jew_n the_o restore_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n by_o christ._n some_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n explain_v when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n that_o it_o do_v not_o continue_v long_o prove_v by_o several_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n pag._n 267._o chap._n xiii_o some_o rule_n and_o observation_n concern_v prophetical_a writ_n in_o general_n pag._n 272._o discourse_n vii_o of_o the_o righteousness_n legal_a evangelical_n chap._n i._n the_o introduction_n show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o right_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a truth_n and_o what_o it_o be_v that_o be_v either_o available_a or_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o true_a christian_a knowledge_n and_o life_n pag._n 285._o chap._n ii_o a_o enquiry_n into_o that_o jewish_a notion_n of_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n which_o be_v oppose_v by_o s._n paul_n that_o their_o notion_n of_o it_o be_v such_o as_o this_o viz._n that_o the_o law_n external_o dispense_v to_o they_o though_o it_o be_v as_o a_o dead_a letter_n mere_o without_o they_o and_o conjoin_v with_o the_o power_n of_o their_o own_o freewill_n be_v sufficient_a to_o procure_v they_o acceptance_n with_o god_n and_o to_o acquire_v merit_n enough_o to_o purchase_v eternal_a life_n perfection_n and_o happiness_n that_o this_o their_o notion_n have_v these_o two_o ground_n first_o a_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o selfsufficiency_n and_o that_o their_o freewill_n be_v so_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a as_o that_o they_o need_v not_o that_o god_n shall_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o they_o but_o only_o furnish_v they_o with_o some_o law_n to_o exercise_v this_o innate_a power_n about_o that_o they_o assert_v such_o a_o freedom_n of_o will_n as_o may_v be_v to_o they_o a_o foundation_n of_o merit_n pag._n 288._o chap._n iii_o the_o second_o ground_n of_o the_o jewish_a notion_n of_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n viz._n that_o the_o law_n deliver_v to_o they_o on_o mount_n sinai_n be_v a_o sufficient_a dispensation_n from_o god_n and_o all_o that_o need_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n and_o that_o the_o scope_n of_o their_o law_n be_v nothing_o but_o to_o afford_v they_o several_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o merit_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n concern_v merit_n and_o the_o reward_v due_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n their_o distinguish_n of_o man_n in_o order_n to_o merit_n and_o demerit_n into_o three_o sort_n viz._n perfect_o righteous_a perfect_o wicked_a and_o a_o middle_a sort_n betwixt_o these_o the_o mercenary_a and_o low_a spirit_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n a_o account_n of_o what_o the_o cabalist_n hold_v in_o this_o point_n of_o legal_a righteousness_n pag._n 297._o chap._n iu._n the_o second_o enquiry_n concern_v the_o evangelical_n righteousness_n or_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o true_a difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o old_a
prophecy_n and_o see_v all_o divine_a truth_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o divine_a light_n which_o always_o shine_v in_o the_o purity_n &_o holiness_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n and_o so_o need_v no_o further_a miracle_n to_o confirm_v we_o in_o it_o and_o indeed_o that_o godlike_a glory_n and_o majesty_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o naked_a simplicity_n of_o true_a goodness_n will_v by_o its_o own_o connateness_n and_o sympathy_n with_o all_o save_a truth_n friendly_a entertain_v and_o embrace_v it_o chap._n xii_o when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n the_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n note_v as_o a_o famous_a epocha_n by_o the_o jew_n the_o restore_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n by_o christ._n some_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n explain_v when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n that_o it_o do_v not_o continue_v long_o prove_v by_o several_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n thus_o we_o have_v now_o do_v with_o all_o those_o sort_n of_o prophecy_n which_o we_o find_v any_o mention_n of_o and_o as_o a_o coronis_n to_o this_o discourse_n we_o shall_v far_o inquire_v a_o little_a what_o period_n of_o time_n it_o be_v in_o which_o this_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v both_o in_o the_o jewish_a and_o christian_a church_n in_o which_o business_n because_o the_o scripture_n itself_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n silent_a we_o must_v appeal_v to_o such_o history_n as_o be_v like_a to_o be_v most_o authentical_a in_o this_o business_n and_o first_o for_o the_o period_n of_o time_n when_o it_o cease_v in_o the_o jewish_a i_o find_v our_o christian_a writer_n differ_v justin_n martyr_n will_v needs_o persuade_v we_o that_o it_o be_v not_o till_o the_o aera_fw-la christiana_n this_o he_o inculcate_n often_o in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o never_o cease_v in_o your_o nation_n either_o prophet_n or_o prince_n till_o jesus_n christ_n be_v both_o bear_v and_o have_v suffer_v and_o so_o he_o often_o there_o tell_v we_o that_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v the_o last_o prophet_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n which_o conceit_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v make_v so_o much_o of_o as_o think_v to_o bring_v in_o our_o saviour_n lumine_fw-la prophetico_fw-la with_o the_o great_a evidence_n of_o divine_a authority_n as_o the_o promise_a messiah_n into_o the_o world_n but_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n have_v much_o true_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o jewish_a antiquity_n resolve_v we_o that_o all_o prophesy_v determine_v in_o malachy_n in_o his_o strom._n lib._n 1._o where_o he_o number_v up_o all_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o jew_n thirty_o five_o in_o all_o and_o malachy_n as_o the_o last_o though_o indeed_o the_o talmudist_n reckon_v up_o fifty_o five_o prophet_n and_o prophetess_n together_o gem._n mass._n megil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o there_o be_v 48_o prophet_n and_o 7_o prophetess_n that_o do_v prophesy_v to_o the_o iraelite_n which_o after_o they_o have_v reckon_v almost_o up_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o malachy_n be_v the_o last_o of_o they_o and_o that_o he_o be_v contemporary_a with_o mordecai_n daniel_n haggai_n zacharie_n and_o some_o other_o who_o prophecy_n be_v not_o extant_a who_o for_o their_o number_n sake_n they_o there_o reckon_v up_o who_o all_o prophesy_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n but_o common_o they_o make_v only_o these_o three_o haggai_n zacharie_n and_o malachy_n to_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o so_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o massec_n sotah_n ch_n last_o where_o the_o misnical_a doctor_n tell_v we_o that_o from_o the_o time_n in_o which_o all_o the_o first_o prophet_n expire_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n cease_v and_o the_o gemarist_n say_v that_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o opposition_n to_o haggai_n zacharie_n and_o malachy_n which_o be_v the_o last_o and_o so_o maimon_n and_o bartenor_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o prophetae_fw-la priores_fw-la be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o prophesy_v in_o the_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o first_o temple_n and_o the_o posteriores_fw-la because_o they_o prophesy_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n and_o when_o these_o late_a prophet_n die_v than_o all_o prophesy_v expire_v and_o there_o be_v leave_v as_o they_o say_v only_o a_o bath_n kol_n to_o succeed_v some_o time_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o so_o we_o be_v tell_v gem._n sanhedrim_n c._n 1._o §_o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o rabbin_n say_v that_o from_o that_o time_n the_o late_a prophet_n die_v the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v take_v away_o from_o israel_n nevertheless_o they_o enjoy_v the_o filia_fw-la vocis_fw-la and_o this_o be_v repeat_v massec_n joma_n c._n 1._o now_o all_o that_o time_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n last_v among_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n their_o chronologie_n make_v to_o be_v but_o forty_o year_n so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n cosri_n maam._n 3_o §_o 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o the_o continuance_n of_o prophecy_n under_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v almost_o forty_o year_n and_o this_o r._n jehuda_n his_o scholiast_n confirm_v out_o of_o a_o historico-cabbalistical_a treatise_n of_o r._n abraham_n ben_n dior_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o after_o forty_o year_n their_o sapientes_fw-la be_v call_v senator_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o forty_o year_n be_v pass_v all_o the_o wiseman_n be_v call_v the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n and_o therefore_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n use_v this_o aera_fw-la of_o the_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n and_o so_o this_o be_v common_o note_v as_o a_o famous_a epocha_n among_o all_o their_o chronologer_n as_o the_o book_n juchasin_n the_o seder_n olam_fw-la zuta_fw-la as_o r._n david_n gantz_n have_v sum_v they_o all_o up_o in_o his_o chronological_a history_n put_v forth_o late_o by_o vorstius_n the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v from_o 1_o maccab._n 9_o 27._o and_o chap._n 4._o 46._o and_o chap._n 14._o 41._o this_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n determine_v as_o it_o be_v all_o that_o old_a dispensation_n wherein_o god_n have_v manifest_v himself_o to_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n that_o so_o that_o grow_a old_a and_o thus_o wear_v away_o they_o may_v expect_v that_o new_a dispensation_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o have_v be_v promise_v so_o long_o before_o and_o which_o shall_v again_o restore_v this_o prophetical_a spirit_n more_o abundant_o and_o so_o this_o interstitium_fw-la of_o prophecy_n be_v insinuate_v by_o joel_n 2._o in_o those_o word_n concern_v the_o late_a time_n in_o those_o day_n shall_v your_o son_n and_o daughter_n prophesy_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o s._n peter_n act_v 2._o make_v use_n of_o the_o place_n to_o take_v off_o that_o admiration_n which_o the_o jew_n be_v possess_v withal_o to_o see_v so_o plentiful_a a_o effusion_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n again_o and_o therefore_o this_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n ch_n 19_o according_a to_o this_o notion_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o passage_n in_o john_n 7._o 39_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v because_o jesus_n be_v not_o yet_o glorify_v to_o which_o that_o in_o ephes._n 4._o he_o ascend_v up_o on_o high_a and_o give_v gift_n unto_o man_n plain_o answer_v as_o likewise_o the_o answer_n which_o the_o christian_n at_o ephesus_n make_v to_o paul_n act_v 19_o when_o he_o ask_v they_o whether_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o they_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o extraordinary_a spirit_n or_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n restore_v again_o to_o the_o church_n or_o not_o as_o have_v be_v well_o observe_v of_o late_a by_o some_o learned_a man_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o we_o come_v now_o brief_o to_o dispatch_v the_o second_o enquiry_n viz._n what_o time_n the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n which_o be_v again_o restore_v by_o our_o saviour_n cease_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o s._n john_n be_v the_o last_o of_o christian_a prophet_n for_o that_o the_o apocalypse_n be_v the_o late_a date_v of_o any_o book_n which_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o i_o know_v no_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o intimate_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v so_o soon_o to_o expire_v and_o indeed_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o primitive_a father_n it_o do_v not_o though_o it_o overlived_a s._n john_n time_n but_o a_o little_a 37._o
and_o love_n second_o of_o the_o sense_n he_o feel_v of_o his_o loss_n three_o of_o that_o honour_n which_o he_o give_v he_o or_o that_o respect_n and_o regard_v which_o he_o have_v unto_o he_o i_o shall_v speak_v a_o little_a of_o all_o these_o and_o then_o parallel_v our_o case_n as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v to_o both_o 1._o observe_v elijah_n eminency_n superiority_n dignity_n and_o worth_n which_o be_v both_o signify_v in_o the_o word_n father_n and_o also_o in_o the_o other_o expression_n the_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n of_o israel_n the_o talmudist_n say_v of_o the_o word_n abba_n which_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n as_o can_v be_v to_o this_o in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d talmud_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abba_n be_v a_o word_n of_o honour_n and_o glory_n even_o as_o rabbi_n whence_o the_o latin_a abbess_n and_o our_o english_a abbot_n have_v be_v derive_v to_o denote_v the_o great_a person_n in_o a_o society_n and_o therefore_o who_o he_o here_o call_v father_n be_v call_v verse_n 3_o and_o 5._o master_n or_o lord_n know_v thou_o not_o that_o jehovah_n will_v take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thy_o lord_n or_o master_n from_o thou_o today_o elijah_n be_v the_o head_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o prophet_n the_o dux_n gregis_fw-la a_o main_a lead_a man_n among_o the_o rest_n and_o this_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o wisdom_n experience_n and_o gray-headed_a understanding_n express_v in_o the_o word_n father_n he_o be_v a_o sage_a and_o grave_a person_n such_o a_o head_n as_o be_v full_a of_o prudence_n skill_n &_o advice_n wherein_o be_v mould_v many_o sober_a and_o wise_a resolution_n many_o weighty_a and_o mature_a determination_n profound_a and_o deep_a notion_n holy_a and_o pious_a counsel_n for_o the_o teach_n of_o raw_a and_o green_a head_n he_o be_v one_o that_o do_v imitate_v god_n the_o father_n of_o all_o and_o in_o some_o sort_n represent_v he_o here_o below_o be_v a_o oracle_n among_o man_n and_o such_o instrument_n god_n have_v always_o in_o the_o world_n man_n of_o great_a height_n and_o stature_n than_o other_o who_o he_o set_v up_o as_o torch_n on_o a_o hill_n to_o give_v light_n to_o all_o the_o region_n round_o about_o man_n of_o public_a and_o universal_a influence_n like_o the_o sun_n itself_o which_o illuminate_v all_o and_o be_v not_o spare_v of_o its_o beam_n man_n who_o soul_n come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o the_o chaldee_n oracle_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clothe_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o mind_n more_o impregnate_v than_o other_o with_o divine_a notion_n and_o have_v more_o teem_a womb_n to_o enrich_v the_o world_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o they_o man_n of_o wide_a and_o capacious_a soul_n that_o can_v grasp_v much_o and_o of_o enlarge_a open_a heart_n to_o give_v forth_o that_o free_o unto_o man_n which_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fatherly_a mind_n as_o the_o same_o oracle_n call_v god_n have_v give_v unto_o they_o that_o so_o in_o some_o sort_n they_o may_v become_v father_n in_o the_o world_n in_o subordination_n to_o god_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n jesus_n christ_n be_v describe_v with_o seven_o star_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n revelat._n 1._o which_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n man_n its_o like_a who_o be_v adorn_v and_o beautify_v with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a brightness_n of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n and_o do_v sparkle_v with_o more_o than_o common_a heat_n of_o love_n and_o piety_n and_o do_v shine_v as_o light_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a generation_n elijah_n be_v such_o a_o one_o and_o so_o be_v the_o other_o elias_n john_n the_o baptist_n a_o burn_a and_o a_o shine_a light_n and_o so_o also_o 35._o shall_v we_o find_v our_o father_n that_o be_v decease_v to_o have_v be_v 2._o take_v notice_n of_o the_o care_n which_o elijah_n take_v of_o elisha_n and_o that_o first_o as_o a_o master_n of_o his_o scholar_n and_o second_o as_o a_o father_n of_o his_o son_n or_o if_o you_o will_v have_v both_o in_o one_o as_o a_o fatherly_a master_n elisha_n call_v he_o by_o this_o name_n of_o father_n because_o he_o be_v his_o scholar_n and_o they_o use_v common_o to_o give_v this_o title_n to_o their_o master_n or_o teacher_n whence_o pirke_n avoth_v among_o the_o jew_n capitula_fw-la patrum_fw-la be_v a_o book_n that_o contain_v the_o wise_a say_n &_o apophthegm_n of_o their_o doctor_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o which_o be_v receive_v by_o tradition_n 18._o from_o their_o father_n signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o what_o their_o doctor_n and_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o law_n deliver_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v sometime_o call_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o elder_n jubal_n be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o such_o as_o handle_v the_o harp_n gen._n 4._o 21._o which_o signify_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o his_o brother_n verse_n 22._o he_o be_v a_o instructor_n of_o artificer_n in_o brass_n and_o iron_n and_o hence_o solomon_n say_v so_o often_o my_o son_n hear_v the_o instruction_n of_o a_o father_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o father_n my_o father_n in_o the_o text_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o master_n my_o master_n elijah_n teach_v and_o instruct_v he_o out_o of_o the_o law_n but_o with_o such_o a_o care_n and_o fatherly_a affection_n that_o elisha_n be_v true_o his_o son_n as_o well_o as_o his_o scholar_n one_o who_o he_o love_v and_o tender_v who_o he_o wrap_v as_o a_o child_n in_o his_o mantle_n when_o he_o be_v follow_v the_o plough_n who_o he_o beget_v into_o another_o shape_n and_o make_v another_o man_n in_o who_o heart_n he_o sow_v the_o seed_n of_o true_a righteousness_n and_o godliness_n that_o he_o may_v do_v more_o good_a in_o the_o world_n for_o what_o god_n do_v by_o man_n that_o they_o many_o time_n be_v say_v to_o do_v hence_o the_o apostle_n call_v christian_n their_o little_a child_n and_o dear_a child_n who_o they_o have_v travail_v in_o birth_n withal_o till_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o they_o they_o lay_v in_o 4._o the_o apostle_n womb_n &_o they_o bring_v they_o forth_o christian_n and_o so_o be_v true_o their_o spiritual_a father_n and_o we_o may_v still_o see_v such_o noble_a soul_n which_o god_n continue_v among_o man_n who_o mouth_n as_o 21._o solomon_n say_v be_v as_o a_o well_o of_o life_n who_o lip_n feed_v many_o and_o who_o tongue_n be_v as_o choice_a silver_n man_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d common_a father_n and_o will_v embrace_v every_o body_n as_o a_o son_n so_o they_o be_v but_o willing_a to_o be_v teach_v that_o have_v the_o whole_a world_n for_o their_o school_n and_o be_v instil_v wholesome_a notion_n and_o rectify_a apprehension_n into_o man_n mind_n and_o implant_n the_o truth_n which_o be_v after_o godliness_n in_o their_o 1._o heart_n man_n that_o in_o all_o meekness_n tenderness_n and_o fatherly_a affection_n reprove_v those_o that_o oppose_v themselves_o that_o endeavour_n to_o bring_v they_o into_o their_o womb_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o may_v beget_v the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o son_n christ_n in_o their_o soul_n man_n who_o cherish_v and_o foster_v the_o least_o gasp_v pant_a life_n that_o be_v in_o any_o soul_n who_o endeavour_n to_o free_v this_o life_n from_o any_o obstruction_n that_o dull_a and_o oppress_v it_o and_o so_o in_o every_o sense_n prove_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o true_a father_n of_o the_o church_n common_a father_n as_o before_o i_o express_v it_o neither_o bind_v up_o in_o themselves_o nor_o addict_v to_o any_o particular_a sect_n but_o mind_v the_o good_a of_o all_o who_o think_v that_o they_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o themselves_o nor_o to_o be_v link_v to_o this_o or_o that_o body_n or_o party_n of_o man_n but_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_a as_o their_o heavenly_a father_n be_v perfect_a who_o do_v good_a to_o all_o even_o to_o the_o evil_a and_o unthankful_a a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o natural_a affection_n there_o be_v in_o they_o which_o make_v they_o think_v that_o every_o man_n child_n be_v their_o own_o and_o if_o they_o can_v hatch_v any_o heavenly_a life_n in_o they_o they_o will_v willing_o cover_v they_o under_o their_o wing_n such_o a_o person_n be_v s._n paul_n who_o go_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n have_v a_o pilgrimage_n through_o this_o world_n upon_o nothing_o but_o brier_n and_o thorn_n out_o of_o his_o great_a love_n that_o he_o bear_v to_o man_n the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n lay_v 29._o upon_o he_o and_o no_o man_n can_v be_v weak_a but_o he_o be_v weak_a also_o no_o man_n be_v offend_v but_o
egypt_n and_o his_o servant_n prince_n people_n to_o all_o the_o arabian_n and_o king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o uz_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n edom_n moab_n ammon_n the_o king_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n beyond_o the_o sea_n dedan_n tema_n buz_n the_o king_n of_o zimri_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o all_o these_o he_o say_v he_o make_v to_o drink_v of_o this_o cup._n and_o in_o this_o fashion_n chap._n 27._o he_o be_v send_v up_o &_o down_o with_o yoke_n to_o put_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o several_a king_n all_o which_o can_v have_v no_o other_o sense_n then_o that_o which_o be_v mere_o imaginary_a though_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v that_o all_o this_o be_v act_v only_o in_o a_o vision_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n will_v not_o permit_v any_o real_a performance_n thereof_o the_o like_a we_o must_v say_v of_o ezekiel_n res_fw-la gestae_fw-la his_o eat_v a_o roll_n give_v he_o of_o god_n chap._n 3._o and_o chap._n 4._o its_o especial_o remarkable_a how_o ceremonious_o all_o thing_n be_v relate_v concern_v his_o take_v a_o tile_n and_o pourtray_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n upon_o it_o his_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o all_o which_o i_o suppose_v will_v be_v evident_a to_o have_v be_v mere_o dramatical_a if_o we_o careful_o examine_v all_o thing_n in_o it_o notwithstanding_o that_o god_n tell_v he_o he_o shall_v in_o all_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n to_o the_o people_n which_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v in_o such_o real_a action_n in_o a_o sensible_a way_n what_o their_o own_o fate_n shall_v be_v for_o he_o be_v here_o command_v to_o lie_v continual_o before_o a_o tile_n 390_o day_n which_o be_v full_a 13_o month_n upon_o his_o left_a side_n and_o after_o that_o 40_o more_o upon_o his_o right_n and_o to_o bake_v his_o bread_n that_o he_o shall_v eat_v all_o this_o while_n with_o dung_n etc._n etc._n so_o chap._n 5._o he_o be_v command_v to_o take_v a_o barber_n razor_n and_o to_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o beard_n then_o to_o weigh_v his_o hair_n in_o a_o pair_n of_o scale_n and_o divide_v it_o into_o three_o part_n and_o after_o the_o day_n of_o his_o siege_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v speak_v of_o before_o then_o to_o burn_v a_o three_o part_n of_o it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n and_o to_o smite_v about_o the_o other_o three_o with_o a_o knife_n and_o to_o scatter_v the_o other_o three_o to_o the_o wind_n all_o which_o as_o it_o be_v most_o unlikely_a in_o itself_o ever_o to_o have_v be_v real_o do_v so_o be_v it_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o shave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o head_n and_o the_o corner_n of_o their_o beard_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v but_o that_o ezekiel_n himself_o be_v a_o priest_n be_v manifest_a from_o chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 3._o upon_o these_o passage_n of_o ezekiel_n maimonides_n have_v thus_o sober_o give_v his_o judgement_n more_o nev._n part._n 2._o c._n 46._o absit_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la prophetas_fw-la suos_fw-la stultis_fw-la vel_fw-la ebriis_fw-la simile_n reddat_fw-la eósque_fw-la stultorum_fw-la aut_fw-la furiosorum_fw-la actiones_fw-la facere_fw-la jubeat_fw-la praeterquam_fw-la quòd_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la illud_fw-la ultimum_fw-la legi_fw-la repugnasset_fw-la etc._n etc._n far_o be_v it_o from_o god_n to_o render_v his_o prophet_n like_v to_o fool_n and_o drunken_a man_n and_o to_o prescribe_v they_o the_o action_n of_o fool_n and_o mad_a man_n beside_o that_o this_o last_o injunction_n will_v have_v be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o law_n for_o ezekiel_n be_v a_o great_a priest_n and_o therefore_o oblige_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o those_o two_o negative_a precept_n viz._n of_o not_o shave_v the_o corner_n of_o his_o head_n and_o corner_n of_o his_o beard_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v do_v only_o in_o a_o prophetical_a vision_n the_o same_o sentence_n likewise_o he_o pass_v upon_o that_o story_n of_o esaiah_n chap._n 20._o 3._o his_o walk_v naked_a and_o barefoot_a wherein_o esaiah_n be_v not_o otherwise_o a_o sign_n to_o egypt_n and_o aethiopia_n or_o rather_o arabia_n where_o he_o dwell_v not_o and_o so_o can_v not_o more_o literal_o be_v a_o type_n therein_o then_o ezekiel_n be_v here_o to_o the_o jew_n again_o chap._n 12._o we_o read_v of_o ezekiel_n remove_n his_o householdstuff_n in_o the_o night_n as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o captivity_n and_o of_o his_o dig_v with_o his_o hand_n through_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o house_n and_o of_o the_o people_n come_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o strange_a action_n with_o many_o other_o uncouth_a ceremony_n of_o the_o whole_a business_n which_o carry_v no_o show_n of_o probability_n and_o yet_o ver_fw-la 6._o god_n declare_v upon_o this_o to_o he_o i_o have_v set_v thou_o for_o a_o sign_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o ver_fw-la 9_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o rebellion_n house_n say_v unto_o thou_o what_o do_v thou_o as_o if_o all_o this_o have_v be_v do_v real_o which_o indeed_o seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o prophetical_a scheme_n neither_o be_v the_o prophet_n any_o real_a sign_n but_o only_o imaginary_a as_o have_v the_o type_n of_o all_o those_o fate_n symbolical_o represent_v in_o his_o fancy_n which_o be_v to_o befall_v the_o jew_n which_o sense_n kimchi_n a_o genuine_a commentator_n follow_v with_o the_o other_o mention_v and_o it_o may_v be_v according_a to_o this_o same_o notion_n be_v that_o in_o chap._n 24._o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o prophet_n wife_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o funeral_n solemnity_n and_o obsequy_n which_o he_o perform_v for_o she_o but_o we_o shall_v proceed_v no_o far_o in_o this_o argument_n which_o i_o hope_n be_v by_o this_o time_n sufficient_o clear_v that_o we_o be_v not_o in_o any_o prophetical_a narrative_n of_o this_o kind_a to_o understand_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o the_o history_n of_o the_o vision_n themselves_o which_v appear_v to_o they_o except_o we_o be_v lead_v by_o some_o far_a argument_n of_o the_o reality_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o a_o way_n of_o sensible_a appearance_n to_o determine_v it_o to_o have_v be_v any_o sensible_a thing_n chap._n vii_o of_o that_o degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n proper_o call_v ruach_n hakkodesh_n i._n e._n the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o describe_v out_o of_o jewish_a antiquity_n wherein_o this_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n differ_v from_o prophecy_n strict_o so_o call_v and_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n in_o purify_a soul_n what_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v ascribe_v by_o the_o jew_n to_o ruach_n hakkodesh_n of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n thus_o we_o have_v do_v with_o that_o part_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n which_o be_v more_o technical_o and_o proper_o by_o the_o jew_n call_v prophesy_v we_o shall_v now_o a_o little_a search_n into_o that_o which_o be_v hagiographical_a or_o as_o they_o call_v it_o the_o dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o which_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n job_n the_o work_n of_o solomon_n and_o other_o be_v comprise_v this_o we_o find_v very_o apposite_o thus_o define_v by_o maimonides_n more_o nev._n part._n 2._o c._n 45._o cùm_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sentit_fw-la rem_fw-la vel_fw-la facultatem_fw-la quampiam_fw-la exoriri_fw-la &_o super_fw-la se_fw-la quiescere_fw-la quae_fw-la eum_fw-la impellit_fw-la ad_fw-la loquendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o a_o man_n perceive_v some_o power_n to_o arise_v within_o he_o and_o rest_n upon_o he_o which_o urge_v he_o to_o speak_v so_o that_o he_o discourse_v concern_v the_o science_n or_o art_n and_o utter_a psalm_n or_o hymn_n or_o profitable_a and_o wholesome_a rule_n of_o good_a live_n or_o matter_n political_a and_o civil_a or_o such_o as_o be_v divine_a and_o that_o whilst_o he_o be_v wake_v and_o have_v the_o ordinary_a vigour_n and_o use_n of_o his_o sense_n this_o be_v such_o a_o one_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o this_o definition_n we_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v the_o strain_n of_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n proverb_n and_o ecolesiaste_n full_o decipher_v to_o we_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o find_v this_o degree_n of_o inspiration_n describe_v by_o r._n albo_n maam._n 3._o c._n 10._o after_o he_o have_v set_v down_o the_o other_o degree_n superior_a to_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o to_o explain_v to_o you_o what_o be_v that_o other_o door_n of_o divine_a influx_n through_o which_o none_o can_v enter_v by_o his_o own_o natural_a ability_n it_o be_v when_o a_o man_n utter_v word_n of_o wisdom_n or_o song_n or_o divine_a praise_n in_o pure_a and_o elegant_a language_n beside_o his_o wont_a so_o that_o every_o one_o that_o know_v
in_o myself_o when_o true_a sanctity_n and_o purity_n shall_v ground_v he_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n then_o shall_v the_o inward_a science_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n display_v themselves_o which_o indeed_o be_v the_o only_a true_a science_n for_o the_o soul_n run_v not_o out_o of_o itself_o to_o behold_v temperance_n and_o justice_n abroad_o but_o it_o be_v own_o light_n see_v they_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o its_o own_o be_v and_o that_o divine_a essence_n which_o be_v before_o enshrine_v within_o itself_o i_o may_v after_o all_o this_o add_v many_o more_o reason_n for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o present_a thesis_n which_o be_v as_o numerous_a as_o the_o soul_n relation_n &_o production_n themselves_o be_v but_o to_o every_o one_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v his_o own_o soul_n right_a this_o evidence_n we_o have_v already_o bring_v in_o be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a chap._n viii_o a_o appendix_n contain_v a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o sense_n and_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o according_a to_o he_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v separable_a from_o the_o body_n and_o immortal_a the_o true_a meaning_n of_o his_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la and_o patiens_fw-la have_v do_v with_o the_o several_a proof_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n that_o great_a principle_n of_o natural_a theology_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o entertain_v as_o a_o communis_fw-la notitia_fw-la as_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n or_o as_o a_o axiom_n or_o if_o you_o will_v a_o theorem_a of_o free_a and_o impartial_a reason_n all_o endeavour_n in_o religion_n will_v be_v very_o cool_a and_o languid_a it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o inquire_v a_o little_a concern_v his_o opinion_n who_o so_o many_o take_v for_o the_o great_a intelligencer_n of_o nature_n and_o omniscient_a oracle_n of_o truth_n though_o it_o be_v too_o manifest_a that_o he_o have_v so_o deface_v the_o sacred_a monument_n of_o the_o ancient_a metaphysical_a theology_n by_o his_o profane_a hand_n that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o see_v that_o lovely_a face_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v once_o engrave_v upon_o they_o as_o some_o of_o his_o own_o interpreter_n have_v long_o ago_o observe_v and_o so_o blur_v those_o fair_a copy_n of_o divine_a learning_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o his_o predecessor_n that_o his_o late_a interpreter_n who_o make_v he_o their_o all_o be_v as_o little_a sometime_o acquaint_v with_o his_o meaning_n and_o design_n as_o they_o be_v with_o that_o elder_a philosophy_n which_o he_o so_o corrupt_v which_o indeed_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n they_o be_v so_o ambiguous_a in_o determine_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n which_o yet_o he_o often_o assert_n and_o demonstrate_v in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la we_o shall_v not_o here_o traverse_v this_o notion_n through_o they_o all_o but_o only_o brief_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o which_o have_v make_v his_o expositor_n stumble_v so_o much_o in_o this_o point_n the_o main_a whereof_o be_v that_o definition_n which_o he_o give_v of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v it_o nothing_o else_o for_o the_o genus_fw-la of_o it_o but_o a_o entelechia_fw-la or_o informative_a thing_n which_o spend_v all_o its_o virtue_n upon_o that_o matter_n which_o it_o inform_v and_o can_v act_v any_o other_o way_n then_o mere_o by_o information_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o some_o material_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o impression_n in_o wax_n which_o can_v subsist_v without_o it_o or_o else_o the_o result_n of_o it_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o call_v only_o either_o material_a form_n or_o the_o function_n and_o operation_n of_o those_o form_n by_o this_o name_n but_o indeed_o he_o intend_v not_o this_o for_o a_o general_a definition_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o after_o he_o have_v lay_v down_o this_o particular_a definition_n of_o the_o soul_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o he_o tell_v we_o express_o that_o that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o rational_a soul_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o separable_a from_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o entelech_n of_o any_o body_n which_o he_o lay_v down_o the_o demonstration_n of_o in_o several_a place_n of_o all_o those_o three_o book_n by_o inquire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o speak_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o whether_o the_o soul_n have_v any_o proper_a function_n or_o operation_n of_o its_o own_o or_o whether_o all_o be_v compound_v and_o result_v from_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n together_o and_o in_o this_o inquiry_n find_v that_o all_o sensation_n and_o passion_n arise_v as_o well_o from_o the_o body_n as_o from_o the_o soul_n and_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o conjunction_n of_o both_o of_o they_o which_o he_o therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o be_v beget_v by_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o body_n he_o conclude_v that_o all_o this_o savour_n of_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o mateterial_a nature_n inseparable_a from_o the_o body_n but_o then_o find_v act_n of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n which_o can_v be_v propagate_v from_o matter_n or_o causal_o depend_v upon_o the_o body_n he_o resolve_v the_o principle_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v to_o be_v immortal_a which_o he_o thus_o set_v down_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v now_o as_o for_o the_o mind_n and_o theoreticall_a power_n it_o appear_v not_o viz._n that_o they_o belong_v to_o that_o soul_n which_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v define_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o soul_n and_o that_o only_o be_v separable_a from_o the_o body_n as_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a and_o immortal_a from_o that_o which_o be_v corruptible_a but_o the_o other_o power_n or_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n the_o vegetative_a and_o sensitive_a be_v not_o separable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o some_o think_v where_o by_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o which_o he_o here_o refute_v he_o manifest_o mean_v the_o platonist_n and_o pythagorean_n who_o hold_v that_o all_o kind_n of_o soul_n be_v immortal_a as_o well_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n as_o of_o man_n whereas_o he_o upon_o that_o former_a enquiry_n conclude_v that_o nothing_o be_v immortal_a but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n and_o so_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o rational_a soul_n be_v altogether_o a_o distinct_a essence_n from_o those_o other_o or_o else_o that_o glory_n which_o he_o make_v account_v he_o reap_v from_o his_o suppose_a victory_n over_o the_o other_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n will_v be_v much_o eclipse_v see_v they_o themselves_o do_v not_o so_o much_o contend_v for_o that_o which_o he_o decry_v viz._n a_o exercise_n of_o any_o such_o informative_a faculty_n in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n neither_o do_v we_o find_v they_o much_o more_o to_o reject_v one_o part_n of_o that_o complex_fw-la axiom_n of_o 4._o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v sensitive_a be_v not_o without_o the_o body_n but_o the_o intellect_n or_o mind_n be_v separable_a than_o they_o do_v the_o other_o the_o other_o difficulty_n which_o aristotle_n opinion_n seem_v to_o be_v clog_v withal_o be_v that_o conclusion_n which_o he_o lay_v down_o lib._n 3._o c._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v common_o thus_o expound_v intellectus_fw-la patience_n est_fw-la corruptibilis_fw-la but_o all_o this_o difficulty_n will_v soon_o be_v clear_v if_o once_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o ridiculous_a their_o conceit_n be_v that_o from_o that_o chapter_n fetch_v that_o idle_a distinction_n of_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la &_o patiens_fw-la meaning_n by_o the_o agens_fw-la that_o which_o prepare_v phantasm_n and_o exalt_v they_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o intelligible_a species_n and_o then_o propound_v they_o to_o the_o patiens_fw-la to_o judge_v thereof_o whereas_o indeed_o he_o mean_v nothing_o else_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o only_o the_o understanding_n in_o potentia_fw-la and_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o in_o actu_fw-la or_o in_fw-la habitu_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n be_v wont_v to_o phrase_n it_o and_z according_o thus_o lay_v down_o his_o meaning_n and_o method_n of_o this_o notion_n in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n of_o that_o book_n he_o dispute_v against_o plato_n connate_a species_n as_o be_v afraid_a lest_o if_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v prejudice_v by_o any_o home-born_a notion_n it_o will_v not_o be_v indifferent_a to_o the_o entertain_v of_o any_o other_o truth_n where_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v how_o unreasonable_a his_o argument_n be_v for_o if_o the_o
in_o my_o spirit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o body_n and_o the_o vision_n of_o my_o head_n trouble_v i_o i_o come_v near_o to_o one_o of_o they_o that_o stand_v by_o and_o ask_v he_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o this_o so_o he_o tell_v i_o and_o make_v i_o know_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o that_o the_o talmudist_n do_v maintain_v true_a prophecy_n to_o have_v be_v communicate_v by_o angel_n we_o shall_v further_o confirm_v from_o one_o place_n which_o be_v in_o gemara_n beracoth_n cap._n 9_o where_o the_o doctor_n be_v bring_v in_o compare_v two_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o seem_v contradictory_n one_o of_o they_o be_v numb_a 12._o 6._o in_o a_o dream_n will_v i_o speak_v unto_o he_o the_o other_o be_v zech._n 10._o 2._o they_o have_v tell_v false_a dream_n which_o they_o solve_v thus_o r._n rami_n say_v it_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v speak_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n and_o again_o they_o have_v tell_v false_a dream_n now_o there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n at_o all_o in_o this_o for_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o dream_n come_v 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o evil_a genius_n and_o this_o opinion_n be_v general_o follow_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n commentator_n and_o other_o who_o thus_o compound_v the_o difference_n between_o those_o two_o famous_a adversary_n nachman_n and_o maimon_n by_o grant_v a_o twofold_a appearance_n of_o angel_n the_o one_o real_a and_o the_o other_o imanarie_n and_o so_o they_o say_v this_o real_a vision_n of_o angel_n be_v a_o degree_n inferior_a to_o the_o prophetical_a vision_n of_o they_o as_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o r._n jehudah_n in_o the_o book_n cosri_n where_o have_v dispute_v maam._n 3._o what_o hallow_a mind_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v who_o maintain_v commerce_n with_o the_o deity_n he_o thus_o go_v on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n be_v very_o pious_a and_o be_v in_o those_o place_n where_o the_o divine_a influence_n use_v to_o manifest_v itself_o the_o angel_n will_v accompany_v he_o with_o their_o real_a presence_n and_o he_o shall_v see_v they_o face_n to_o face_n yet_o in_o a_o inferior_a way_n to_o that_o vision_n of_o angel_n which_o accompany_v the_o prophetical_a degree_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n according_a as_o man_n be_v more_o endow_v with_o wisdom_n they_o behold_v apparition_n and_o hear_v the_o bath_n col_fw-fr which_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o sanctity_n but_o yet_o inferior_a to_o the_o prophetical_a to_o conclude_v r._n bechai_n make_v it_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n to_o believe_v the_o existence_n of_o angel_n for_o this_o reason_n that_o angel_n be_v the_o furnisher_n of_o the_o prophetical_a scene_n and_o therefore_o to_o deny_v they_o be_v to_o deny_v all_o prophecy_n so_o he_o in_o parasha_n terumah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o say_v he_o the_o divine_a influx_n come_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n who_o order_n and_o dispose_v the_o word_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o if_o 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o so_o there_o will_v be_v no_o prophecy_n and_o if_o no_o prophecy_n no_o law_n so_o jos._n albo_n we_o may_v remember_v define_v prophecy_n by_o the_o immediate_a orderer_n of_o it_o the_o angel_n but_o it_o be_v best_o to_o consult_v the_o scripture_n itself_o in_o this_o business_n which_o declare_v all_o that_o way_n by_o which_o it_o descend_v from_o god_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o first_o place_n which_o maimon_n in_o more_o nev._n part._n 2._o cap._n 42._o bring_v for_o confirmation_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v that_o of_o genesis_n 18._o v._o â—_o with_o the_o exposition_n of_o r._n chija_n which_o he_o leave_v as_o a_o great_a secret_a but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o for_o he_o and_o our_o purpose_n be_v gen._n 32._o 24._o where_o jacob_n wrestle_v all_o night_n with_o the_o angel_n for_o so_o that_o man_n be_v as_o hosea_n tell_v we_o and_o verse_n 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prophetess_n and_o so_o speak_v according_a to_o prophetical_a inspiration_n and_o so_o rabbi_n levi_n ben_n gersom_a also_o expound_v it_o onkelos_n and_o rasi_fw-la with_o less_o reason_n i_o think_v make_v this_o angel_n to_o be_v none_o else_o but_o baruch_n though_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o sometime_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o be_v call_v angel_n of_o god_n and_o thence_o malachi_n the_o last_o of_o they_o have_v his_o name_n yet_o we_o have_v no_o such_o testimony_n concern_v baruch_n that_o ever_o he_o be_v any_o prophet_n but_o only_o a_o judge_n or_o commander_n of_o the_o military_a force_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n chap._n 19_o ver_fw-la 11_o 12._o we_o have_v a_o large_a description_n of_o this_o imaginary_a appearance_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o several_a mode_n of_o it_o behold_v the_o lord_n pass_v by_o and_o a_o great_a and_o strong_a wind_n rend_v the_o mountain_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o rock_n before_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o in_o the_o wind_n and_o after_o the_o wind_n a_o earthquake_n and_o after_o the_o earthquake_n a_o fire_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o appearance_n jonathan_n the_o targumist_n expound_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d army_n of_o angel_n which_o be_v attend_v with_o those_o terrible_a phaenomena_n and_o the_o still_a voice_n in_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v he_o render_v answerable_o to_o the_o rest_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o voice_n of_o angel_n praise_v god_n in_o a_o gentle_a kind_n of_o harmony_n for_o though_o it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o soft_a voice_n yet_o that_o paraphra_v seem_v to_o understand_v it_o only_o of_o his_o ambassador_n which_o in_o some_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n be_v very_o manifest_a as_o in_o 2_o king_n chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 3_o 15_o 16._o where_o verse_n 3._o we_o find_v the_o angel_n deliver_v to_o elijah_n the_o message_n to_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o israel_n who_o send_v to_o baalzebub_a the_o 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prophet_n be_v not_o in_o a_o fit_a capacity_n of_o receive_v prophetical_a influence_n from_o any_o angel_n indifferent_o but_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o receiver_n the_o degree_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o angel_n be_v accommodate_v but_o i_o shall_v not_o further_o pursue_v this_o argument_n in_o the_o general_a that_o the_o prophetical_a scene_n be_v perpetuallie_o order_v by_o some_o angel_n i_o think_v it_o be_v evident_a from_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v which_o i_o may_v further_o confirm_v from_o ezekiel_n all_o who_o prophecy_n about_o the_o temple_n be_v express_o attribute_v to_o a_o man_n as_o the_o actor_n of_o they_o that_o be_v indeed_o a_o angel_n for_o so_o they_o use_v constant_o to_o appear_v to_o the_o prophet_n in_o a_o
he_o admire_v he_o for_o this_o excellent_a knowledge_n and_o composure_n of_o word_n but_o yet_o he_o himself_o know_v not_o from_o whence_o this_o faculty_n come_v to_o he_o but_o be_v as_o a_o child_n that_o learn_v a_o tongue_n &_o know_v not_o from_o whence_o he_o have_v this_o faculty_n now_o the_o excellence_n of_o this_o degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o holy_a spirit_n or_o if_o you_o please_v we_o shall_v render_v these_o definition_n of_o our_o former_a jewish_a doctor_n in_o the_o word_n of_o proclus_n who_o have_v very_o happy_o set_v forth_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o piece_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n according_a to_o their_o mind_n in_o these_o word_n lib._n 5._o in_o plat._n tim._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o degree_n or_o enthusiastical_a character_n shine_v so_o bright_a with_o the_o intellectual_a influence_n be_v pure_a and_o venerable_a receive_v its_o 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always_o act_v pious_a soul_n into_o strain_n of_o devotion_n or_o move_v they_o strong_o to_o dictate_v matter_n of_o true_a piety_n and_o goodness_n do_v manifest_v itself_o to_o be_v of_o a_o divine_a nature_n and_o as_o it_o come_v in_o abrupt_o upon_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o holy_a man_n without_o court_v their_o private_a thought_n but_o transport_v they_o from_o that_o temper_n of_o mind_n they_o be_v in_o before_o so_o that_o they_o perceive_v themselves_o captivate_v by_o the_o power_n of_o some_o high_a light_n than_o that_o which_o their_o own_o understanding_n common_o pour_v out_o upon_o they_o they_o may_v know_v it_o to_o be_v more_o immediate_o from_o god_n for_o indeed_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n wherein_o this_o holy_a spirit_n differ_v from_o that_o constant_a spirit_n and_o frame_n of_o holiness_n and_o goodness_n dwell_v in_o hallow_a mind_n that_o it_o be_v too_o quick_a potent_a and_o transport_v a_o thing_n and_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o vital_a 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because_o of_o the_o near_a affinity_n and_o alliance_n it_o have_v with_o that_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n and_o true_a goodness_n that_o always_o lodge_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o good_a man_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v insinuate_v in_o a_o old_a proverbial_a speech_n of_o the_o jewish_a master_n quote_v by_o maimonides_n in_o the_o forequote_v place_n majestas_fw-la divina_fw-la habitat_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o loquor_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la though_o some_o think_v it_o may_v be_v so_o call_v as_o be_v the_o low_a degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o sometime_o the_o ancient_a monument_n of_o jewish_a learning_n call_v all_o prophecy_n by_o the_o name_n of_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n so_o in_o pirke_n r._n eliezer_n c._n 39_o r._n phineas_n inquit_fw-la requievit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n super_fw-la josephum_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsius_fw-la juventute_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la diem_fw-la obitûs_fw-la ejus_fw-la atque_fw-la direxit_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o omnem_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o holy_a spirit_n rest_v upon_o joseph_n from_o his_o youth_n till_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n and_o guide_v he_o into_o all_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n though_o it_o may_v be_v all_o that_o may_v be_v but_o a_o hagiographical_a spirit_n for_o indeed_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a as_o we_o show_v before_o to_o distinguish_v joseph_n dream_n from_o prophetical_a but_o this_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n in_o the_o same_o chap._n to_o put_v all_o out_o of_o doubt_n be_v attribute_v to_o esaiah_n and_o ezekiel_n which_o be_v know_v prophet_n and_o chap._n 33._o r._n phineas_n ait_fw-fr postquam_fw-la omnes_fw-la illi_fw-la interfecti_fw-la fuerant_fw-la viginti_fw-la annis_fw-la in_o babel_n requievit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n super_fw-la ezekielem_fw-la &_o eduxit_fw-la eum_fw-la ex_fw-la convalle_n dora_n &_o ostendit_fw-la ei_fw-la multa_fw-la ossa_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o among_o those_o five_o thing_n that_o the_o jew_n always_o 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in_o the_o psalm_n where_o by_o the_o psalm_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v mean_v the_o hagiographa_n for_o the_o writer_n of_o these_o hagiographa_n may_v be_v term_v psalmodists_n for_o some_o reason_n which_o we_o shall_v touch_v upon_o hereafter_o in_o this_o discourse_n but_o to_o return_v the_o old_a testament_n be_v ancient_o divide_v into_o these_o part_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o consider_v the_o order_n of_o these_o part_n as_o it_o be_v lay_v down_o by_o the_o talmudical_a doctor_n in_o gemara_n bava_n bathra_fw-la c._n 1._o towards_o the_o end_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o doctor_n have_v deliver_v unto_o we_o this_o order_n of_o the_o prophet_n joshua_n judge_n samuel_n king_n jeremiah_n ezekiel_n isaiah_n and_o the_o twelve_o prophet_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v hosea_n for_o so_o they_o understand_v those_o word_n in_o hos._n 1._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deus_fw-la inprimis_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la hoseam_fw-la the_o same_o gemarist_n