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cause_n that_o concur_v must_v be_v good_a but_o one_o bad_a among_o many_o good_a one_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v it_o vicious_a according_a to_o the_o rule_n bonum_fw-la ex_fw-la causa_fw-la integra_fw-la malum_fw-la ex_fw-la partiali_fw-la sect._n 56_o pag._n 121_o the_o vulgarity_n of_o those_o judgement_n that_o wrap_v the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o strabo_n cloak_n and_o restrain_v it_o unto_o europe_n it_o be_v strabonis_n tunica_n in_o the_o translation_n but_o chlamydi_n will_v do_v better_o which_o be_v the_o proper_a expression_n of_o the_o word_n that_o strabo_n use_v it_o be_v not_o europe_n but_o the_o know_a part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o strabo_n resemble_v to_o a_o cloak_n and_o that_o be_v it_o the_o author_n here_o allude_v to_o but_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o the_o resemblance_n of_o strabo_n be_v very_o proper_a vid._n sir_n hen._n savil_n in_o not_o ad_fw-la tac._n in_o vita_fw-la agricolae_fw-la sect._n 57_o pag._n 123_o those_o who_o upon_o 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less_o than_o do_v that_o other_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n as_o reason_n be_v a_o rebel_n unto_o faith_n so_o passion_n unto_o reason_n as_o the_o proposition_n of_o faith_n seem_v absurd_a unto_o reason_n so_o the_o theorem_n of_o reason_n unto_o passion_n and_o both_o unto_o reason_n yet_o a_o moderate_a and_o peaceable_a discretion_n may_v so_o state_n and_o order_n the_o matter_n that_o they_o may_v be_v all_o king_n and_o yet_o make_v but_o one_o monarchy_n every_o one_o exercise_v his_o sovereignty_n and_o prerogative_n in_o a_o due_a time_n and_o place_n according_a to_o the_o restraint_n and_o limit_n of_o circumstance_n there_o be_v as_o in_o philosophy_n so_o in_o divinity_n sturdy_a doubt_n and_o boisterous_a objection_n wherewith_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o our_o knowledge_n too_o near_o acquaint_v we_o more_o of_o these_o no_o man_n have_v know_v than_o myself_o which_o i_o confess_v i_o conquer_v not_o in_o a_o martial_a posture_n but_o on_o my_o knee_n for_o our_o endeavour_n be_v not_o only_o to_o combat_v with_o doubt_n but_o always_o to_o dispute_v with_o the_o devil_n the_o villainy_n of_o that_o spirit_n take_v a_o hint_n of_o infidelity_n from_o our_o study_n and_o by_o demonstrate_v a_o naturality_n in_o one_o way_n make_v we_o mistrust_v a_o miracle_n in_o another_o thus_o have_v peruse_v the_o archidox_n and_o read_v the_o secret_a sympathy_n of_o thing_n he_o will_v dissuade_v my_o belief_n from_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n make_v i_o conceit_n that_o image_n work_v by_o sympathy_n and_o be_v but_o a_o egyptian_a trick_n to_o cure_v their_o disease_n without_o a_o miracle_n again_o have_v see_v some_o experiment_n of_o bitumen_n and_o have_v read_v far_o more_o of_o naphtha_n he_o whisper_v to_o my_o curiosity_n the_o fire_n of_o the_o altar_n may_v be_v natural_a and_o bid_v i_o mistrust_v a_o miracle_n in_o elias_n when_o he_o entrench_v the_o altar_n round_o with_o water_n for_o that_o inflammable_a substance_n yield_v not_o easy_o unto_o water_n but_o flame_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o its_o antagonist_n and_o thus_o will_v he_o inveigle_v my_o belief_n to_o think_v the_o combustion_n of_o sodom_n may_v be_v natural_a and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o asphaltick_a and_o bituminous_a nature_n in_o that_o lake_n before_o the_o fire_n of_o gomorrah_n i_o know_v that_o manna_n be_v now_o plentiful_o gather_v in_o calabria_n and_o josephus_n tell_v i_o in_o his_o day_n it_o be_v as_o plentiful_a in_o arabia_n the_o devil_n therefore_o make_v the_o quaere_fw-la where_o be_v then_o the_o miracle_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n the_o israelite_n see_v but_o that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o native_n of_o those_o country_n behold_v in_o we_o thus_o the_o devil_n play_v at_o chess_n with_o i_o and_o yield_v a_o pawn_n think_v to_o gain_v a_o queen_n of_o i_o take_v advantage_n of_o my_o honest_a endeavour_n and_o whilst_o i_o labour_v to_o raise_v the_o structure_n of_o my_o reason_n he_o strive_v to_o undermine_v the_o edifice_n of_o my_o faith_n sect._n 20_o neither_o have_v these_o or_o any_o other_o ever_o such_o advantage_n of_o i_o as_o to_o incline_v i_o to_o any_o point_n of_o infidelity_n or_o desperate_a position_n of_o atheism_n for_o i_o have_v be_v these_o many_o year_n of_o opinion_n there_o be_v never_o any_o those_o that_o hold_v religion_n be_v the_o difference_n of_o man_n from_o beast_n have_v speak_v probable_o and_o proceed_v upon_o a_o principle_n as_o inductive_a as_o the_o other_o that_o doctrine_n of_o epicurus_n that_o deny_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v no_o atheism_n but_o a_o magnificent_a and_o high_a strain_a conceit_n of_o his_o majesty_n which_o he_o deem_v too_o sublime_a to_o mind_v the_o trivial_a action_n of_o those_o inferior_a creature_n that_o fatal_a necessity_n of_o the_o stoic_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o his_o will_n those_o that_o heretofore_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v condemn_v but_o as_o heretic_n and_o those_o that_o now_o deny_v our_o saviour_n though_o more_o than_o heretic_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o atheist_n for_o though_o they_o deny_v two_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n they_o hold_v as_o we_o do_v there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n that_o villain_n and_o secretary_n of_o hell_n that_o compose_v that_o miscreant_n piece_n of_o the_o three_o impostor_n though_o divide_v from_o all_o religion_n and_o be_v neither_o jew_n turk_n nor_o christian_a be_v not_o a_o positive_a atheist_n i_o confess_v every_o country_n have_v its_o machiavelli_n every_o age_n its_o lcivan_n whereof_o common_a head_n must_v not_o hear_v nor_o more_o advance_a judgement_n too_o rash_o venture_v on_o it_o be_v the_o rhetoric_n of_o satan_n and_o may_v pervert_v a_o loose_a or_o prejudicate_a belief_n sect._n 22_o i_o confess_v i_o have_v peruse_v they_o all_o and_o can_v discover_v nothing_o that_o may_v startle_v a_o discreet_a belief_n yet_o be_v their_o head_n carry_v off_o with_o the_o wind_n and_o breath_n of_o such_o motive_n i_o remember_v a_o doctor_n in_o physic_n of_o italy_n who_o can_v perfect_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n because_o galen_n seem_v to_o make_v a_o doubt_n thereof_o with_o another_o i_o be_v familiar_o acquaint_v in_o france_n a_o divine_a and_o a_o man_n of_o singular_a part_n that_o on_o the_o same_o point_n be_v so_o plunge_v and_o gravel_v with_o nostri_fw-la three_o line_n of_o seneca_n that_o all_o our_o antidote_n draw_v from_o both_o scripture_n and_o philosophy_n can_v not_o expel_v the_o poison_n of_o his_o error_n there_o be_v a_o set_v of_o head_n that_o can_v credit_v the_o relation_n of_o mariner_n yet_o question_v the_o testimony_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o peremptory_o maintain_v the_o tradition_n of_o aelian_a or_o pliny_n yet_o in_o history_n of_o scripture_n raise_v query_n and_o objection_n believe_v no_o more_o than_o they_o can_v
that_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o her_o sublunary_a estate_n be_v whole_o and_o in_o all_o acception_n inorganical_a but_o that_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o her_o ordinary_a action_n there_o be_v require_v not_o only_o a_o symmetry_n and_o proper_a disposition_n of_o organ_n but_o a_o crasis_n and_o temper_n correspondent_a to_o its_o operation_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o mass_n of_o flesh_n and_o visible_a structure_n the_o instrument_n and_o proper_a corpse_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o rather_o of_o sense_n and_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o reason_n *_o in_o our_o study_n of_o anatomy_n there_o be_v a_o mass_n of_o mysterious_a philosophy_n and_o such_o as_o reduce_v the_o very_a heathen_n to_o divinity_n yet_o among_o all_o those_o rare_a discourse_n and_o curious_a piece_n i_o find_v in_o the_o fabric_n of_o man_n i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o content_v myself_o as_o in_o that_o i_o find_v not_o there_o be_v no_o organ_n or_o instrument_n for_o the_o rational_a soul_n for_o in_o the_o brain_n which_o we_o term_v the_o seat_n of_o reason_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o moment_n more_o than_o i_o can_v discover_v in_o the_o cranny_n of_o a_o beast_n and_o this_o be_v a_o sensible_a and_o no_o inconsiderable_a argument_n of_o the_o inorganity_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o least_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o usual_o so_o conceive_v it_o thus_o we_o be_v man_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o can_v be_v without_o we_o and_o will_v be_v after_o we_o though_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o it_o have_v no_o history_n what_o it_o be_v before_o we_o nor_o can_v tell_v how_o it_o enter_v in_o we_o sect._n 37_o now_o for_o these_o wall_n of_o flesh_n wherein_o the_o soul_n do_v seem_v to_o be_v immure_v before_o the_o resurrection_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o elemental_a composition_n and_o a_o fabric_n that_o must_v fall_v to_o ash_n all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n be_v not_o only_o metaphorical_o but_o literal_o true_a for_o all_o those_o creature_n we_o behold_v be_v but_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n digest_v into_o flesh_n in_o they_o or_o more_o remote_o carnify_v in_o ourselves_o nay_o further_o we_o be_v what_o we_o all_o abhor_v anthropophagi_n and_o cannibal_n devourer_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o of_o ourselves_o and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o allegory_n but_o a_o positive_a truth_n for_o all_o this_o mass_n of_o flesh_n which_o we_o behold_v come_v in_o at_o our_o mouth_n this_o frame_n we_o look_v upon_o have_v be_v upon_o our_o trencher_n in_o brief_a we_o have_v devour_v ourselves_o *_o ay_o can_v believe_v the_o wisdom_n of_o pythagoras_n do_v ever_o positive_o and_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n affirm_v his_o metempsychosis_n or_o impossible_a transmigration_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n into_o beast_n of_o all_o metamorphosis_n or_o transmigration_n i_o believe_v only_o one_o that_o be_v of_o lot_n wife_n for_o that_o of_o nebuchodonosor_n proceed_v not_o so_o far_o in_o all_o other_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v no_o further_a verity_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o their_o implicit_a sense_n and_o morality_n i_o believe_v that_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o a_o beast_n do_v perish_v and_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o tame_a slate_n after_o death_n as_o before_o it_o be_v material_v unto_o life_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n know_v neither_o contrary_a nor_o corruption_n that_o they_o subsist_v beyond_o the_o body_n and_o outlive_v death_n by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o proper_a nature_n and_o without_o a_o miracle_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o they_o leave_v earth_n take_v possession_n of_o heaven_n that_o those_o apparition_n and_o ghost_n of_o depart_a person_n be_v not_o the_o wander_a soul_n of_o man_n but_o the_o unquiet_a walk_n of_o devil_n prompt_v and_o suggest_v we_o unto_o mischief_n blood_n and_o villainy_n instil_v and_o steal_v into_o our_o heart_n that_o the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v not_o at_o rest_n in_o their_o grave_n but_o wander_v solicitous_a of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n but_o that_o those_o phantasm_n appear_v often_o and_o do_v frequent_a coemetery_n charnel-house_n and_o church_n it_o be_v because_o those_o be_v the_o dormitory_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o the_o devil_n like_o a_o insolent_a champion_n behold_v with_o pride_n the_o spoil_n and_o trophy_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o adam_n sect._n 38_o this_o be_v that_o dismal_a conquest_n we_o all_o deplore_v that_o make_v we_o so_o often_o cry_v o_o adam_n quid_fw-la fecisti_fw-la i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v not_o those_o strait_a ligament_n or_o narrow_a obligation_n to_o the_o world_n as_o to_o dote_v on_o life_n or_o be_v convul_v and_o tremble_v at_o the_o name_n of_o death_n not_o that_o i_o be_o insensible_a of_o the_o dread_n and_o horror_n thereof_o or_o by_o rake_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o decease_a continual_a sight_n of_o anatomy_n skeleton_n or_o cadaverous_a relic_n like_o vespilloe_n or_o grave-maker_n i_o be_o become_v stupid_a or_o have_v forget_v the_o apprehension_n of_o mortality_n but_o that_o marshal_v all_o the_o horror_n and_o contemplate_v the_o extremity_n thereof_o i_o find_v not_o any_o thing_n therein_o able_a to_o daunt_v the_o courage_n of_o a_o man_n much_o less_o a_o well-resolved_n christian_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o angry_a at_o the_o error_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n or_o unwilling_a to_o bear_v a_o part_n of_o this_o common_a fate_n and_o like_o the_o best_a of_o they_o to_o die_v that_o be_v to_o cease_v to_o breathe_v to_o take_v a_o farewell_n of_o the_o element_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o nothing_o for_o a_o moment_n to_o be_v within_o one_o instant_n of_o a_o spirit_n when_o i_o take_v a_o full_a view_n and_o circle_n of_o myself_o without_o this_o reasonable_a moderator_n and_o equal_a piece_n of_o justice_n death_n i_o do_v conceive_v myself_o the_o miserable_a person_n extant_a be_v there_o not_o another_o life_n that_o i_o hope_v for_o all_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o entreat_v a_o moment_n breath_n from_o i_o can_v the_o devil_n work_v my_o belief_n to_o imagine_v i_o can_v never_o die_v i_o will_v not_o outlive_v that_o very_a thought_n i_o have_v so_o abject_a a_o conceit_n of_o this_o common_a way_n of_o existence_n this_o retain_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o element_n i_o can_v think_v this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o man_n or_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o humanity_n in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a i_o can_v with_o patience_n embrace_v this_o life_n yet_o in_o my_o best_a meditation_n do_v often_o defy_v death_n i_o honour_v any_o man_n that_o contemn_v it_o nor_o can_v i_o high_o love_v any_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o this_o make_v i_o natural_o love_v a_o soldier_n and_o honour_v those_o totter_a and_o contemptible_a regiment_n that_o will_v die_v at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o sergeant_n for_o a_o pagan_a there_o may_v be_v some_o motive_n to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o life_n but_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v amaze_v at_o death_n i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v escape_v this_o dilemma_n that_o he_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o this_o life_n or_o hopeless_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sect._n 39_o some_o divine_n count_v adam_n 30_o year_n old_a at_o his_o creation_n because_o they_o suppose_v he_o create_v in_o the_o perfect_a age_n and_o stature_n of_o man_n and_o sure_o we_o be_v all_o out_o of_o the_o computation_n of_o our_o age_n and_o every_o man_n be_v some_o month_n elder_a than_o he_o bethink_v he_o for_o we_o live_v move_v have_v a_o be_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o element_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o disease_n in_o that_o other_o world_n the_o true_a microcosm_n the_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n for_o beside_o that_o general_a and_o common_a existence_n we_o be_v conceive_v to_o hold_v in_o our_o chaos_n and_o whilst_o we_o sleep_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o enjoy_v a_o be_v and_o life_n in_o three_o distinct_a world_n wherein_o 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