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A51685 A treatise of morality in two parts / written in French by F. Malbranch, author of The search after truth ; and translated into English, by James Shipton, M.A.; Traité de morale. English Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.; Shipton, James, M.A. 1699 (1699) Wing M319; ESTC R10000 190,929 258

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read_v and_o consider_v my_o other_o write_n will_v find_v fault_n with_o i_o for_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n over_o and_o over_o but_o this_o treatise_n be_v design_v for_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n it_o can_v not_o be_v avoid_v for_o all_o these_o truth_n have_v a_o connexion_n and_o relation_n to_o one_o another_o we_o must_v know_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o his_o disease_n at_o least_o in_o some_o measure_n before_o we_o can_v comprehend_v the_o remedy_n of_o they_o and_o understand_v morality_n by_o principle_n if_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o as_o know_v all_o those_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o prove_v every_o reader_n will_v not_o understand_v what_o i_o mean_v by_o they_o many_o perhaps_o will_v be_v afraid_a of_o they_o as_o dangerous_a and_o this_o book_n will_v in_o all_o probability_n have_v the_o same_o fate_n with_o the_o
confuse_a iv_o the_o love_n of_o order_n therefore_o require_v of_o we_o three_o condition_n to_o make_v any_o of_o our_o action_n conformable_a to_o it_o first_o that_o we_o examine_v the_o action_n in_o itself_o and_o all_o its_o circumstance_n as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a second_o that_o we_o suspend_v our_o assent_n till_o evidence_n force_v it_o from_o we_o or_o the_o execution_n till_o necessity_n oblige_v we_o to_o defer_v it_o no_o long_o three_o that_o we_o ready_o exact_o and_o inviolable_o obey_v order_n as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v know_v to_o we_o strength_n of_o mind_n must_v make_v we_o courageous_o undergo_v the_o labour_n of_o attention_n liberty_n of_o mind_n must_v moderate_v and_o wise_o govern_v the_o desire_n of_o assent_n submission_n of_o mind_n must_v make_v we_o follow_v the_o light_a step_n by_o step_n without_o ever_o go_v before_o it_o or_o forsake_v it_o and_o the_o love_n of_o order_n must_v animate_v and_o quicken_v these_o three_o faculty_n by_o 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a_o design_n and_o all_o that_o i_o here_o pretend_v to_o be_v to_o set_v down_o in_o general_a and_o that_o chief_o for_o my_o own_o private_a use_n the_o duty_n which_o all_o man_n as_o far_o as_o they_o be_v able_a aught_o to_o pay_v to_o god_n their_o neighbour_n and_o themselves_o every_o man_n must_v examine_v his_o own_o particular_a duty_n himself_o as_o they_o relate_v to_o the_o general_a and_o essential_a obligation_n and_o according_a to_o circumstance_n which_o vary_v every_o moment_n we_o shall_v set_v apart_o some_o time_n for_o this_o every_o day_n and_o not_o expect_v to_o find_v in_o book_n nor_o it_o may_v be_v in_o other_o man_n so_o much_o certainty_n and_o light_n as_o we_o may_v in_o ourselves_o if_o we_o consult_v the_o inward_a truth_n sincere_o faithful_o and_o in_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o love_n of_o order_n chap._n ii_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o his_o attribute_n to_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n god_n alone_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o power_n which_o consist_v chief_o in_o clear_a judgement_n and_o in_o motion_n govern_v by_o those_o judgement_n i._o the_o immutable_a and_o necessary_a order_n require_v that_o the_o creature_n shall_v depend_v on_o the_o creator_n that_o every_o copy_n shall_v answer_v to_o its_o original_a and_o that_o man_n be_v make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n shall_v live_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n unite_v to_o god_n and_o like_o god_n as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a obedient_a to_o his_o power_n unite_v to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o perfect_o like_o he_o in_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o heart_n 5.48_o mat._n 5.48_o be_v you_o perfect_a say_v our_o saviour_n to_o his_o disciple_n even_o as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v perfect_a indeed_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v true_o like_o god_n till_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o his_o essence_n we_o shall_v be_v whole_o penetrate_v with_o his_o light_n and_o pleasure_n but_o thither_o it_o be_v that_o we_o must_v tend_v it_o be_v that_o which_o faith_n give_v we_o a_o right_a to_o hope_v for_o that_o to_o which_o it_o conduct_n we_o that_o which_o it_o give_v we_o a_o earnest_n of_o by_o the_o inward_a reformation_n which_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n work_v in_o we_o for_o faith_n lead_v we_o to_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o merit_n for_o we_o the_o grace_n of_o charity_n now_o understanding_n and_o charity_n be_v the_o two_o essential_a stroke_n which_o draw_v our_o mind_n anew_o after_o our_o original_a who_o be_v call_v in_o the_o scripture_n truth_n and_o love_n beloved_n say_v st._n john_n 3._o 1_o john_n 3.2_o 3._o now_o be_v we_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o it_o do_v not_o yet_o appear_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v but_o we_o know_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v we_o shall_v be_v like_o he_o for_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v and_o every_o man_n that_o have_v this_o hope_n in_o he_o purify_v himself_o even_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a 5.8_o mat._n 5.8_o bless_a be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n say_v christ_n himself_o for_o they_o shall_v see_v god_n ii_o to_o discover_v the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n we_o must_v attentive_o consider_v all_o his_o attribute_n and_o consult_v ourselves_o in_o reference_n to_o they_o especial_o we_o must_v examine_v his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n and_o on_o our_o own_o part_n our_o judgement_n and_o motion_n for_o it_o be_v only_o by_o the_o judgement_n and_o motion_n of_o our_o mind_n that_o we_o render_v to_o god_n that_o which_o we_o owe_v he_o as_o it_o be_v chief_o on_o the_o account_n of_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n that_o we_o indispensable_o owe_v he_o the_o great_a duty_n iii_o when_o in_o think_v on_o god_n we_o consider_v he_o only_o as_o a_o be_v of_o infinite_a reality_n or_o perfection_n we_o be_v convince_v that_o order_n require_v we_o to_o esteem_v he_o infinite_o but_o we_o do_v not_o natural_o conclude_v from_o this_o alone_a that_o we_o ought_v to_o worship_n fear_v or_o love_v he_o etc._n etc._n the_o consideration_n of_o god_n bare_o in_o himself_o or_o without_o any_o relation_n to_o we_o do_v not_o excite_v those_o motion_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o carry_v it_o towards_o good_a or_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o happiness_n and_o produce_v in_o it_o fit_a disposition_n to_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o that_o good_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o evident_a than_o that_o a_o be_v infinite_o perfect_a aught_o to_o be_v infinite_o esteem_v no_o one_o can_v refuse_v god_n this_o speculative_a duty_n for_o it_o consist_v only_o in_o a_o simple_a judgement_n which_o no_o one_o can_v suspend_v when_o the_o evidence_n be_v full_a and_o convince_a and_o therefore_o wicked_a man_n those_o that_o have_v no_o religion_n those_o that_o deny_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n willing_o pay_v he_o this_o duty_n but_o as_o they_o imagine_v that_o god_n do_v not_o concern_v himself_o with_o our_o affair_n that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o true_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v here_o below_o and_o that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o communication_n no_o society_n no_o union_n with_o he_o neither_o by_o a_o reason_n nor_o a_o power_n in_o some_o sort_n common_a both_o to_o he_o and_o we_o they_o brutish_o follow_v the_o agreeable_a motion_n of_o their_o passion_n and_o pay_v those_o duty_n to_o a_o blind_a nature_n which_o be_v due_a only_o to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o the_o creator_n iv_o these_o mistake_a man_n argue_v and_o conclude_v right_a enough_o but_o it_o be_v from_o false_a principle_n and_o you_o can_v easy_o make_v they_o understand_v that_o god_n require_v any_o duty_n of_o his_o creature_n if_o you_o
unfortunate_a treatise_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n which_o though_o it_o be_v write_v only_o for_o those_o who_o have_v a_o distinct_a conception_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v before_o sufficient_o explain_v as_o i_o then_o declare_v undergo_v so_o furious_a a_o censure_n that_o those_o very_a heresy_n be_v charge_v upon_o i_o which_o i_o have_v there_o overthrow_v in_o their_o first_o principle_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o imagination_n this_o term_n be_v obscure_a and_o confuse_a what_o it_o be_v in_o general_n several_a sort_n of_o imagination_n its_o effect_n be_v dangerous_a of_o that_o which_o the_o world_n call_v wit._n that_o quality_n be_v very_o opposite_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v fatal_a to_o those_o who_o possess_v it_o and_o to_o those_o who_o esteem_n and_o admire_v it_o in_o other_o though_o they_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o i._o though_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o first_o original_n of_o our_o disorder_n or_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o 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distinct_a explication_n of_o they_o ii_o this_o term_n imagination_n be_v very_o much_o use_v in_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o all_o those_o who_o pronounce_v the_o word_n distinct_o join_v a_o distinct_a idea_n to_o it_o i_o have_v say_v already_o and_o say_v again_o for_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n in_o reflect_v on_o it_o more_o than_o once_o that_o the_o common_a word_n be_v the_o most_o confuse_a and_o that_o man_n ordinary_a discourse_n be_v many_o time_n nothing_o but_o a_o empty_a sound_n of_o word_n without_o sense_n which_o they_o hear_v and_o repeat_v like_o echo_n if_o a_o conversation_n do_v but_o entertain_v they_o agreable_o and_o serve_v they_o to_o communicate_v their_o affection_n and_o to_o create_v a_o mutual_a esteem_n of_o one_o another_o they_o be_v satisfy_v with_o it_o they_o make_v the_o same_o use_n of_o word_n as_o they_o do_v of_o a_o man_n air_n and_o outward_a behaviour_n they_o unite_v themselves_o to_o one_o another_o 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of_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o soul_n the_o imagination_n consist_v of_o image_n that_o answer_v to_o the_o impression_n and_o of_o attention_n capable_a of_o form_v these_o image_n or_o sensible_a idea_n for_o it_o be_v our_o attention_n which_o as_o the_o occasional_a cause_n determine_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o impression_n be_v form_v to_o which_o impression_n the_o idea_n be_v annex_v and_o all_o this_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n v._o these_o image_n or_o impression_n which_o be_v form_v as_o well_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o imagination_n as_o by_o the_o action_n of_o object_n dispose_v the_o brain_n the_o storehouse_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o the_o course_n of_o these_o spirit_n be_v determine_v towards_o certain_a nerve_n some_o of_o which_o run_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o other_o viscera_n and_o cause_n there_o fermentation_n or_o refrigeration_n or_o in_o short_a produce_v different_a motion_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o object_n which_o be_v present_a to_o the_o sense_n or_o the_o imagination_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o nerve_n answer_v to_o the_o external_a part_n and_o by_o they_o the_o body_n be_v place_v in_o such_o a_o position_n and_o dispose_v to_o such_o a_o motion_n as_o the_o present_a object_n require_v vi_o the_o course_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n towards_o those_o nerve_n which_o answer_v to_o the_o internal_a part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v accompany_v with_o passion_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o passion_n arise_v original_o from_o the_o action_n of_o the_o imagination_n do_v by_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o spirit_n which_o they_o send_v up_o to_o the_o head_n fortify_v the_o impression_n and_o image_n of_o the_o object_n which_o produce_v they_o for_o the_o passion_n excite_v support_v and_o strengthen_v the_o attention_n the_o occasional_a 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