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shall_v increase_v and_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v familiar_a and_o common_o know_v unto_o we_o now_o as_o to_o the_o mondern_fw-ge philosophy_n i_o have_v experience_v it_o to_o be_v only_o conversant_a about_o thing_n visible_a and_o palpable_a to_o teach_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o that_o which_o be_v essential_a or_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o origine_fw-la of_o thing_n for_o when_o at_o any_o time_n we_o endeavour_v to_o reduce_v it_o to_o use_v thereby_o to_o dissect_v and_o know_v natural_a thing_n and_o to_o attain_v the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n and_o his_o disease_n for_o medicine_n belong_v to_o philosophy_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n and_o philosophy_n if_o true_a include_v the_o knowledge_n of_o medicine_n i_o always_o find_v it_o void_a of_o truth_n and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o give_v i_o the_o knowledge_n of_o distemper_n nor_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o which_o experience_n make_v i_o see_v that_o the_o modern_a corpuscular_a philosophy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o heap_n of_o word_n i_o leave_v in_o the_o mean_a while_o other_o to_o think_v and_o speak_v what_o they_o please_v to_o the_o contrary_a but_o of_o this_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o it_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v give_v any_o man_n wisdom_n either_o in_o thing_n divine_a or_o natural_a but_o make_v man_n so_o altogether_o corporeal_a that_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o i_o will_v fain_o see_v any_o man_n that_o think_v otherwise_o of_o it_o to_o give_v some_o evidence_n to_o the_o contrary_a and_o to_o show_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o body_n shall_v operate_v without_o their_o life_n or_o spirit_n and_o how_o they_o can_v every_o way_n be_v apply_v to_o man_n and_o his_o operation_n and_o so_o long_o as_o no_o man_n do_v this_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a upon_o their_o principle_n to_o do_v it_o i_o deem_v they_o ignorant_a of_o those_o principle_n that_o give_v occasion_n for_o the_o explain_n and_o understand_v of_o thing_n both_o divine_a and_o natural_a from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o ground_n these_o above_o mention_v difficulty_n cause_v i_o then_o to_o look_v about_o for_o otherways_o and_o to_o inquire_v if_o there_o be_v no_o medium_n to_o be_v find_v that_o may_v give_v occasion_n to_o discover_v the_o consonancy_n betwixt_o thing_n divine_a and_o natural_a along_o time_n have_v i_o inquire_v with_o uncertainty_n enough_o after_o it_o yea_o so_o far_o i_o be_v come_v as_o to_o esteem_v all_o thing_n in_o philosophy_n uncertain_a but_o then_o i_o find_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o say_n that_o when_o we_o be_v at_o the_o great_a loss_n in_o ourselves_o than_o the_o mean_n of_o our_o deliverance_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n when_o i_o begin_v to_o be_v acquaint_v and_o to_o have_v familiar_a conversation_n with_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o baron_n f._n m._n van_n helmont_n etc._n etc._n a_o gentleman_n who_o worth_n i_o be_o not_o capable_a of_o describe_v and_o to_o who_o it_o will_v be_v a_o lessen_v for_o i_o 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wonderful_a because_o we_o have_v be_v prepossess_v with_o other_o principle_n therefore_o i_o begin_v to_o think_v whether_o the_o cause_n of_o my_o blindness_n and_o inability_n to_o understand_v proceed_v not_o rather_o from_o the_o prejudices_fw-la i_o have_v suck_v in_o than_o from_o what_o his_o honour_n say_v and_o so_o resolve_v with_o myself_o neither_o to_o approve_v nor_o contradict_v his_o sentiment_n but_o to_o examine_v they_o whether_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n in_o they_o or_o whether_o they_o can_v all_o be_v derive_v from_o one_o principle_n wherefore_o i_o begin_v to_o note_v some_o thing_n upon_o paper_n it_o be_v true_a and_o i_o must_v confess_v it_o that_o the_o thing_n seem_v mighty_a intricate_a and_o troublesome_a to_o i_o to_o apprehend_v at_o the_o first_o but_o when_o i_o find_v but_o any_o thing_n that_o give_v i_o any_o occasion_n to_o understand_v thing_n i_o stick_v at_o no_o pain_n so_o that_o it_o do_v not_o discourage_v nor_o be_v it_o tedious_a to_o i_o at_o all_o to_o employ_v a_o whole_a year_n time_n to_o comprehend_v the_o thought_n of_o this_o gentleman_n upon_o man_n and_o his_o disease_n and_o so_o deduce_v they_o to_o write_v that_o one_o thing_n necessary_o follow_v upon_o the_o other_o while_o i_o have_v then_o this_o inteecourse_n with_o his_o honour_n concern_v natural_a thing_n it_o oft_o time_n happen_v that_o scriptural_a truth_n and_o theologick_n do_v occur_v which_o be_v altogether_o as_o strange_a to_o i_o and_o quite_o out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n as_o the_o philosophic_a but_o because_o i_o have_v now_o find_v that_o his_o honour_n thought_n both_o in_o theology_n and_o philosophy_n do_v hang_v very_o well_o together_o and_o be_v truth_n i_o judge_v it_o no_o less_o my_o duty_n the_o rather_o because_o theology_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o concern_v every_o one_o and_o in_o which_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o rely_v upon_o the_o say_n of_o another_o but_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o theologue_n for_o himself_o and_o to_o search_v after_o divine_a wisdom_n i_o say_v i_o therefore_o judge_v it_o no_o less_o my_o duty_n to_o examine_v whether_o his_o honour_n thought_n in_o theology_n can_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o philosophy_n whereunto_o i_o find_v no_o ready_a way_n than_o first_o to_o lay_v aside_o all_o prejudices_fw-la and_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o examine_v what_o manner_n of_o be_v and_o operation_n the_o divine_a be_v and_o its_o operation_n must_v needs_o be_v if_o we_o will_v so_o unite_v the_o attribute_n of_o god_n so_o that_o the_o one_o do_v not_o run_v counter_a to_o the_o other_o and_o that_o nothing_o shall_v follow_v upon_o the_o one_o attribute_n which_o will_v contradict_v the_o other_o and_o this_o harmony_n i_o find_v in_o his_o thought_n and_o i_o thank_v god_n that_o open_v my_o eye_n to_o see_v it_o and_o i_o must_v confesss_v that_o i_o then_o find_v that_o this_o gentleman_n thought_n do_v not_o 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