sense_n or_o common_a notion_n find_v in_o all_o man_n that_o have_v not_o do_v violence_n to_o their_o own_o nature_n unless_o by_o some_o other_o approve_a faculty_n he_o can_v discover_v the_o contrary_a my_o conclusion_n must_v stand_v for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n by_o axiom_n 5._o he_o pretend_v therefore_o some_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n which_o he_o will_v oppose_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o this_o inward_a sense_n which_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o examine_v that_o we_o may_v discover_v his_o sophistry_n chap._n iii_o 1._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o argument_n whereby_o he_o will_v prove_v all_o our_o action_n necessitate_v his_o first_o argument_n 2._o his_o second_o argument_n 3._o his_o three_o argument_n 4._o his_o four_o argument_n 5._o what_o must_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o in_o the_o first_o argument_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n 6._o a_o full_a and_o more_o determinate_a explication_n of_o the_o forego_n word_n who_o sense_n be_v evident_o convince_v to_o be_v that_o no_o essence_n of_o itself_o can_v vary_v its_o modification_n 7._o that_o this_o be_v only_o say_v by_o mr._n hobbs_n not_o prove_v and_o a_o full_a confutation_n of_o his_o assertion_n 8._o mr._n hobbs_n impose_v upon_o by_o his_o own_o sophistry_n 9_o that_o one_o part_n of_o this_o first_o argument_n of_o he_o be_v groundless_a the_o other_o sophistical_a 10._o the_o plain_a proposal_n of_o his_o argument_n whence_o appear_v more_o full_o the_o weakness_n and_o sophistry_n thereof_o 11._o a_o answer_n to_o his_o second_o argument_n 12._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o 13._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v the_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n of_o future_a proposition_n 14._o a_o answer_n to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o four_o argument_n which_o though_o slight_v by_o himself_o be_v the_o strong_a of_o they_o all_o 15._o the_o difficulty_n of_o reconcile_a freewill_n with_o divine_a prescience_n and_o prophecy_n 16._o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o freewill_n be_v seldom_o put_v in_o use_n 17._o that_o the_o use_n of_o it_o be_v proper_o in_o moral_a conflict_n 18._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o invincible_a there_o neither_o 19_o that_o divine_a decree_n either_o find_v fit_a instrument_n or_o make_v they_o 20._o that_o the_o more_o exact_a we_o make_v divine_a prescience_n even_o to_o the_o comprehension_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n in_o itself_o to_o be_v comprehend_v the_o more_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o man_n will_n may_v be_v sometime_o free_a 21._o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v good_a my_o last_o argument_n against_o mr._n hobbs_n 1._o his_o first_o argument_n run_v thus_o i_o will_v repeat_v it_o in_o his_o own_o word_n as_o also_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o his_o treatise_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n i_o conceive_v say_v he_o that_o nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o but_o from_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o immediate_a agent_n without_o itself_o and_o that_o therefore_o when_o first_o a_o man_n have_v a_o appetite_n or_o will_n to_o something_o to_o which_o immediate_o before_o he_o have_v no_o appetite_n nor_o will_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o will_n be_v not_o the_o will_n itself_o but_o something_o else_o not_o in_o his_o own_o dispose_n so_o that_o whereas_o it_o be_v out_o of_o controversy_n that_o of_o voluntary_a action_n the_o will_n be_v the_o necessary_a cause_n and_o by_o this_o which_o be_v say_v the_o will_n be_v also_o cause_v by_o other_o thing_n whereof_o it_o dispose_v not_o it_o follow_v that_o voluntary_a action_n have_v all_o of_o they_o necessary_a cause_n and_o therefore_o be_v necessitate_v 2._o his_o second_o thus_o i_o hold_v say_v he_o that_o to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o which_o nothing_o be_v want_v that_o be_v needful_a to_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o effect_n the_o same_o also_o be_v a_o necessary_a cause_n for_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n shall_v not_o bring_v forth_o the_o effect_n than_o there_o want_v somewhat_o which_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o produce_v of_o it_o and_o so_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o if_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n shall_v not_o produce_v the_o effect_n then_o be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n a_o necessary_a cause_n for_o that_o be_v say_v to_o produce_v a_o effect_n necessary_o that_o can_v but_o produce_v it_o hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o whatsoever_o be_v produce_v be_v produce_v necessary_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v produce_v have_v have_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o produce_v it_o or_o else_o it_o have_v not_o be_v what_o follow_v be_v either_o the_o same_o or_o so_o close_o depend_v on_o this_o that_o i_o need_v not_o add_v it_o 3._o his_o three_o argument_n therefore_o shall_v be_v that_o which_o he_o urge_v from_o future_a disjunction_n for_o example_n let_v the_o case_n be_v put_v of_o the_o wether_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o to_o morrow_n it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_v if_o therefore_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a it_o shall_v rain_v it_o be_v necessary_a it_o shall_v not_o rain_v otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o the_o proposition_n it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_n shall_v be_v true_a 4._o his_o four_o be_v this_o that_o the_o deny_v of_o necessity_n destroy_v both_o the_o decree_n and_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n almighty_n for_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o bring_v to_o pass_v by_o man_n as_o a_o instrument_n or_o forsee_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v a_o man_n if_o he_o have_v liberty_n from_o necessitation_n may_v frustrate_v and_o make_v not_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o god_n shall_v either_o not_o foreknow_v it_o and_o not_o decree_v it_o or_o he_o shall_v foreknow_v such_o thing_n shall_v be_v as_o shall_v never_o be_v and_o decree_n that_o which_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v 5._o the_o entrance_n into_o his_o first_o argument_n be_v something_o obscure_a and_o ambiguous_a nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o but_o i_o shall_v be_v as_o candid_a and_o faithful_a a_o interpreter_n as_o i_o may_v if_o he_o mean_v by_o beginning_n begin_v of_o existence_n it_o be_v undoubted_o true_a that_o no_o substance_n nor_o modification_n of_o substance_n take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o but_o this_o will_v not_o infer_v the_o conclusion_n he_o drive_v at_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o of_o be_v otherwise_o affect_v or_o modify_v then_o before_o he_o must_v either_o understand_v by_o nothing_o no_o essence_n neither_o spirit_n nor_o body_n or_o no_o modification_n of_o essence_n he_o can_v mean_v spirit_n as_o admit_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o nature_n if_o body_n it_o will_v not_o infer_v what_o he_o aim_v at_o unless_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o the_o universe_n which_o be_v a_o mere_a precarious_a principle_n of_o he_o which_o he_o beseech_v his_o credulous_a follower_n to_o admit_v but_o he_o prove_v it_o no_o where_o as_o i_o have_v already_o note_v if_o by_o modification_n he_o mean_v the_o modification_n of_o matter_n or_o body_n that_o run_v still_o upon_o the_o former_a principle_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o he_o prove_v nothing_o but_o upon_o a_o beg_v hypothesis_n and_o that_o a_o false_a one_o as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o demonstrate_v wherefore_o the_o most_o favourable_a interpretation_n i_o can_v make_v be_v that_o he_o mean_v by_o no_o thing_n no_o essence_n nor_o modification_n of_o essence_n be_v willing_a to_o hide_v that_o dearly-huged_a hypothesis_n of_o his_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o the_o world_n under_o so_o general_a and_o uncertain_a term_n 6._o the_o word_n therefore_o in_o the_o other_o sense_n have_v no_o pretence_n to_o conclude_v any_o thing_n let_v we_o see_v how_o far_o they_o will_v prevail_v in_o this_o take_v no_o thing_n for_o no_o essence_n or_o no_o modification_n of_o essence_n or_o what_o will_v come_v near_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n no_o faculty_n of_o a_o essence_n and_o from_o this_o twofold_a meaning_n let_v we_o examine_v two_o proposition_n that_o will_v result_v from_o thence_o viz._n that_o no_o faculty_n of_o any_o essence_n can_v vary_v its_o operation_n from_o what_o it_o be_v but_o from_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o immediate_a agent_n without_o itself_o or_o that_o no_o essence_n can_v vary_v its_o modification_n or_o operation_n by_o itself_o but_o by_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o immediate_a agent_n without_o it_o of_o which_o two_o proposition_n the_o latter_a seem_v the_o better_a sense_n by_o far_o and_o most_o natural_a for_o it_o be_v very_o harsh_a and_o if_o true_o look_v into_o as_o false_a to_o say_v that_o the_o mode_n
or_o faculty_n of_o any_o essence_n change_v itself_o for_o it_o be_v the_o essence_n itself_o that_o exert_v itself_o into_o these_o variation_n of_o modes_n if_o no_o external_a agent_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o change_n and_o mr._n hobbs_n oppose_v a_o external_a agent_n to_o this_o thing_n that_o he_o say_v do_v not_o change_v itself_o do_v natural_o imply_v that_o they_o be_v both_o not_o faculty_n but_o substance_n he_o speak_v of_o 7._o wherefore_o there_o remain_v only_o the_o latter_a proposition_n to_o be_v examine_v that_o no_o essence_n of_o itself_o can_v vary_v its_o modification_n that_o some_o essence_n must_v have_v have_v a_o power_n of_o move_v be_v plain_a in_o that_o there_o be_v motion_n in_o the_o world_n which_o must_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o some_o substance_n or_o other_o but_o that_o motion_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n take_v it_o for_o mutation_n or_o change_n may_v proceed_v from_o that_o very_a essence_n in_o which_o it_o be_v find_v seem_v to_o i_o plain_a by_o experience_n for_o there_o be_v a_o essence_n in_o we_o whatever_o we_o will_v call_v it_o which_o we_o find_v endue_v with_o this_o property_n as_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o it_o have_v variety_n of_o perception_n mathematical_a logical_a and_o i_o may_v add_v also_o moral_a that_o be_v not_o any_o impress_n nor_o footstep_n of_o corporeal_a motion_n as_o i_o have_v already_o demonstrate_v and_o any_o man_n may_v observe_v in_o himself_o and_o discover_v in_o the_o write_n of_o other_o how_o the_o mind_n have_v pass_v from_o one_o of_o these_o perception_n to_o another_o in_o very_o long_a deduction_n of_o demonstration_n as_o also_o what_o stillness_n from_o bodily_a motion_n be_v require_v in_o the_o excogitation_n of_o such_o series_n of_o reason_n where_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o run_v into_o no_o other_o posture_n nor_o motion_n then_o what_o they_o be_v guide_v into_o by_o the_o mind_n itself_o where_o these_o immaterial_a and_o intellectual_a notion_n have_v the_o lead_n and_o rule_n beside_o in_o grosser_n phantasm_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v somewhere_o impress_v in_o the_o brain_n the_o composition_n of_o they_o and_o disclusion_n and_o various_a disposal_n of_o they_o be_v plain_o a_o arbitrarious_fw-la act_n and_o imply_v a_o essence_n that_o can_v as_o it_o list_n excite_v in_o itself_o the_o variety_n of_o such_o phantasm_n as_o have_v be_v first_o exhibit_v to_o she_o from_o external_a object_n and_o change_v they_o and_o transpose_v they_o at_o her_o own_o will_n but_o what_o need_v i_o reason_n against_o this_o ground_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n so_o sollicitous_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o discover_v that_o he_o only_o say_v that_o no_o essence_n can_v change_v the_o modification_n of_o itself_o but_o do_v not_o prove_v it_o and_o therefore_o whatever_o he_o will_v infer_v hereupon_o be_v mere_o upon_o a_o beg_v principle_n 8._o but_o however_o from_o this_o precarious_a ground_n he_o will_v infer_v that_o whenever_o we_o 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to_o speak_v of_o the_o will_v separately_z which_o of_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o blind_a power_n or_o operation_n let_v we_o speak_v of_o that_o essence_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o will_n sense_n reason_n and_o other_o faculty_n and_o see_v what_o face_n this_o argumentation_n of_o he_o will_v bear_v which_o will_v then_o run_v thus_o 10._o some_o external_a irresistible_a agent_n do_v ever_o necessary_o cause_v that_o essence_n call_v it_o soul_n or_o what_o you_o please_v which_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o faculty_n of_o will_n and_o understanding_n â—o_o will._n this_o essence_n endue_v with_o the_o power_n of_o exert_v itself_o into_o the_o act_n of_o willing_a be_v the_o necessary_a cause_n of_o voluntary_a action_n therefore_o all_o voluntary_a action_n be_v necessitate_v the_o first_o assertion_n now_o at_o first_o sight_n appear_v a_o gross_a falsehood_n the_o soul_n be_v endue_v with_o understanding_n as_o well_o as_o will_n and_o therefore_o she_o be_v not_o necessary_o 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a_o immediate_a union_n of_o
be_v not_o active_a of_o itself_o because_o it_o be_v reducible_a to_o rest_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n not_o only_o that_o self-activity_n belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o world_n from_o which_o activity_n be_v communicate_v to_o matter_n and_o indeed_o if_o matter_n as_o matter_n have_v motion_n nothing_o will_v hold_v together_o but_o flint_n adamant_n brass_n iron_n yea_o this_o whole_a earth_n will_v sudden_o melt_v into_o a_o thin_a substance_n than_o the_o subtle_a air_n or_o rather_o it_o never_o have_v be_v condensated_a together_o to_o this_o consistency_n we_o find_v it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o anticipate_v my_o future_a purpose_n of_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v spirit_n exist_v in_o the_o world_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a here_o to_o have_v assert_v that_o self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n be_v as_o conceivable_a to_o appertain_v to_o spirit_n as_o body_n which_o be_v plain_a at_o first_o sight_n 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only_o easy_o but_o necessary_o understand_v self-contraction_n and_o dilatation_n to_o arise_v for_o this_o self-moving_a substance_n which_o we_o call_v a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v itself_o but_o it_o must_v needs_o therewith_o contract_v itself_o nor_o restore_v itself_o again_o to_o its_o former_a state_n but_o it_o do_v thereby_o dilate_v itself_o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o at_o all_o insist_v upon_o these_o term_n 4._o that_o power_n which_o a_o spirit_n have_v to_o penetrate_v matter_n we_o may_v easy_o understand_v if_o we_o consider_v a_o spirit_n only_o as_o a_o substance_n who_o immediate_a property_n be_v activity_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o imagine_v this_o active_a substance_n to_o pervade_v this_o or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n than_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v the_o pervade_n or_o disspread_v of_o motion_n itself_o therein_o 6._o the_o last_o term_n i_o put_v in_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v the_o power_n of_o alter_v the_o matter_n which_o will_v necessary_o follow_v from_o its_o power_n of_o move_v it_o or_o direct_v its_o motion_n for_o alteration_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vary_a of_o either_o the_o figure_n or_o posture_n or_o the_o degree_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n all_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o result_v of_o local_a motion_n thus_o have_v we_o clear_v the_o intelligibility_n and_o possibility_n of_o all_o the_o term_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n in_o general_a at_o least_o of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v rational_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o visible_a phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n we_o will_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o define_n of_o the_o chief_a species_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o 1._o four_o main_a species_n of_o spirit_n 2._o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v define_v 3._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o seminal_a form_n 4._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n 5._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man._n 6._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n 7._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n 8._o of_o the_o platonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o that_o des_n cartes_n his_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v at_o least_o conclude_v the_o possibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n 1._o we_o have_v enumerate_v four_o kind_n of_o spirit_n viz._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seminal_a form_n the_o soul_n of_o brute_n the_o humane_a soul_n and_o that_o soul_n or_o spirit_n which_o actuate_v or_o inform_v the_o vehicle_n of_o angel_n for_o i_o look_v upon_o angel_n to_o be_v as_o true_o a_o compound_n be_v consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o that_o of_o man_n and_o brute_n their_o existence_n we_o shall_v not_o now_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v for_o that_o belong_v to_o another_o place_n my_o present_a design_n be_v only_o to_o expound_v or_o define_v the_o notion_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o evince_a that_o they_o be_v the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o thing_n which_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n or_o impossibility_n in_o their_o conception_n which_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a for_o we_o to_o perform_v the_o chief_a difficulty_n lie_v in_o that_o more_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v so_o full_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 2._o now_o this_o general_a notion_n can_v be_v contract_v into_o kind_n by_o no_o other_o difference_n than_o such_o as_o may_v be_v call_v peculiar_a power_n or_o property_n belong_v to_o one_o spirit_n and_o exclude_v from_o another_o by_o the_o 8._o axiom_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o we_o describe_v these_o several_a kind_n of_o spirit_n by_o immediate_a and_o intrinsical_a property_n we_o have_v give_v as_o good_a definition_n of_o they_o as_o any_o one_o can_v give_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o we_o will_v 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spirit_n vary_v their_o faculty_n of_o vital_a union_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o preparation_n of_o matter_n and_o so_o limit_v the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o they_o all_o that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o be_v vital_o join_v with_o any_o matter_n whatever_o and_o the_o same_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o give_v they_o a_o power_n of_o unite_n with_o and_o move_a of_o matter_n due_o prepare_v may_v also_o set_v such_o law_n to_o this_o motion_n that_o when_o it_o light_v on_o matter_n fit_a for_o it_o it_o will_v produce_v such_o and_o such_o a_o plant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o will_v shape_v the_o matter_n into_o such_o figure_n colour_n and_o other_o property_n as_o we_o discover_v in_o they_o by_o our_o sense_n 4._o this_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o particular_a life_n in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v any_o pure_o of_o this_o degree_n
particular_a but_o now_o as_o aristotle_n have_v somewhere_o note_v the_o essence_n of_o thing_n be_v like_o number_n who_o species_n be_v change_v by_o add_v or_o take_v away_o a_o unite_n add_v therefore_o another_o intrinsical_a power_n to_o this_o of_o vegetation_n viz._n sensation_n and_o it_o become_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o beast_n for_o in_o truth_n the_o bare_a substance_n itself_o be_v not_o to_o be_v compute_v in_o explicit_a knowledge_n it_o be_v utter_o in_o itself_o unconceivable_a and_o therefore_o we_o will_v only_o reckon_v upon_o the_o power_n a_o subject_a therefore_o from_o whence_o be_v both_o vegetation_n and_o sensation_n be_v the_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n which_o be_v distribute_v into_o a_o number_n of_o kind_n the_o effect_n of_o every_o intrinsecal_n power_n be_v discernible_a in_o the_o constant_a shape_n and_o property_n of_o every_o distinct_a kind_n of_o brute_n creature_n 5._o if_o we_o add_v to_o vegetation_n and_o sensation_n reason_n proper_o so_o call_v we_o have_v then_o a_o settle_a notion_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o we_o may_v more_o complete_o describe_v thus_o a_o create_a spirit_n endue_v with_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o a_o power_n of_o organize_a terrestrial_a matter_n into_o humane_a shape_n by_o vital_a union_n therewith_o 6._o and_o herein_o alone_o i_o conceive_v do_v the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n for_o i_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o call_v that_o soul_n what_o ever_o it_o be_v that_o have_v a_o power_n of_o vital_o actuate_a the_o matter_n differ_v from_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n in_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n may_v vital_o actuate_v a_o aëreal_a or_o aethereal_a body_n but_o can_v be_v bear_v into_o this_o world_n in_o a_o terrestrial_a one_o 7._o to_o make_v a_o end_n therefore_o of_o our_o definition_n a_o angelical_a soul_n be_v very_o intelligible_o describe_v thus_o a_o create_a spirit_n endue_v with_o reason_n sensation_n and_o a_o power_n of_o be_v vital_o unite_v with_o and_o actuate_a of_o a_o body_n of_o air_n or_o aether_n only_o which_o power_n over_o a_o aëreal_a or_o aethereal_a body_n be_v very_o easy_o to_o be_v understand_v out_o of_o that_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n for_o it_o be_v there_o make_v good_a that_o union_n with_o matter_n be_v not_o incompetible_a to_o a_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o nor_o move_v of_o it_o nor_o that_o kind_n of_o motion_n in_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o call_v contraction_n and_o dilatation_n these_o power_n if_o careful_o consider_v will_v necessary_o infer_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o actuation_n and_o union_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n with_o a_o aethereal_a or_o airy_a body_n 8._o the_o platonist_n write_v of_o other_o order_n of_o spirit_n or_o immaterial_a substance_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o there_o be_v more_o subtlety_n than_o either_o usefulness_n or_o assurance_n in_o such_o like_a speculation_n i_o shall_v pass_v they_o over_o at_o this_o time_n have_v already_o i_o think_v irrefutable_o make_v good_a that_o there_o be_v no_o incongruity_n nor_o incompossibility_n comprise_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o spirit_n or_o incorporeal_a substance_n 9_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o way_n of_o infer_v the_o same_o and_o it_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o des-cartes_n whereby_o he_o will_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la a_o substance_n in_o we_o distinct_a from_o matter_n viz._n our_o own_o mind_n for_o every_o real_a affection_n or_o property_n be_v the_o mode_n of_o some_o substance_n or_o other_o and_o real_a modes_n be_v unconceivable_a without_o their_o subject_n he_o infer_v that_o see_v we_o can_v doubt_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o body_n in_o the_o world_n by_o which_o doubt_v we_o seclude_v cogitation_n from_o body_n there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n to_o which_o cogitation_n belong_v but_o i_o must_v confess_v this_o argument_n will_v not_o reach_v home_o to_o des-cartes_n his_o purpose_n who_o will_v prove_v in_o man_n a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o his_o body_n for_o be_v there_o may_v be_v mode_n common_a to_o more_o subject_n than_o one_o and_o this_o of_o cogitation_n may_v be_v pretend_v to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v compatible_a as_o well_o to_o substance_n corporeal_a as_o incorporeal_a it_o may_v be_v conceive_v apart_o from_o either_o though_o not_o from_o both_o and_o therefore_o his_o argument_n do_v not_o prove_v that_o that_o in_o we_o which_o do_v think_v or_o perceive_v be_v a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o our_o body_n but_o only_o that_o there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o substance_n which_o have_v the_o power_n of_o think_v or_o perceive_v which_o yet_o be_v not_o a_o body_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o real_a mode_n which_o be_v in_o no_o subject_n and_o we_o clear_o conceive_v cogitation_n independent_a for_o existence_n on_o corporeal_a substance_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o other_o substance_n on_o which_o it_o may_v depend_v which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o substance_n incorporeal_a chap._n ix_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v of_o no_o small_a consequence_n to_o have_v prove_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o examine_v of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n 3._o the_o first_o excerption_n out_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n 4._o the_o second_o excerption_n 5._o the_o three_o 6._o the_o four_o 7._o the_o five_o 8._o the_o six_o 9_o the_o seven_o 10._o the_o eight_o and_o last_o excerption_n 1._o i_o have_v be_v i_o believe_v to_o admiration_n curious_a and_o solicitous_a to_o make_v good_a that_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o incorporeal_a substance_n be_v possible_a but_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n any_o one_o shall_v wonder_v that_o i_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o make_v so_o small_a and_o inconsiderable_a a_o progress_n as_o to_o bring_v the_o thing_n only_o to_o a_o bare_a possibility_n for_o though_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v gain_v little_a to_o myself_o yet_o i_o have_v thereby_o give_v a_o very_a signal_n overthrow_n to_o the_o adverse_a party_n who_o strong_a hold_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o unshaken_a confidence_n that_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o substance_n immaterial_a be_v a_o perfect_a incompossibility_n and_o pure_a nonsense_n from_o whence_o be_v insinuate_v no_o better_a consequence_n than_o these_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o god_n or_o soul_n or_o angel_n good_a or_o bad_a or_o any_o immortality_n or_o life_n to_o come_v that_o there_o be_v no_o religion_n no_o piety_n nor_o impiety_n no_o virtue_n nor_o vice_n justice_n nor_o injustice_n but_o what_o it_o please_v he_o that_o have_v the_o long_a sword_n to_o call_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o freedom_n of_o will_n nor_o consequent_o any_o rational_a remorse_n of_o conscience_n in_o any_o be_v whatsoever_o but_o that_o all_o that_o be_v be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n and_o corporeal_a motion_n and_o that_o therefore_o every_o trace_n of_o man_n life_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o the_o tract_n of_o lightning_n and_o the_o fall_n of_o thunder_n the_o blind_a impetus_fw-la of_o the_o matter_n break_v through_o or_o be_v stop_v every_o where_o with_o as_o certain_a and_o determinate_a necessity_n as_o the_o course_n of_o a_o torrent_n after_o mighty_a storm_n and_o shower_n of_o rain_n 2._o and_o very_o consider_v of_o what_o exceed_v great_a consequence_n it_o be_v to_o root_v out_o this_o sullen_a conceit_n that_o some_o have_v take_v up_o concern_v incorporeal_a substance_n as_o if_o it_o bear_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o very_a term_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v be_v want_v to_o so_o weighty_a a_o cause_n if_o i_o shall_v content_v myself_o with_o a_o bare_a recitation_n of_o the_o reason_n whereby_o i_o prove_v it_o possible_a and_o not_o produce_v their_o argument_n that_o seem_v most_o able_a to_o maintain_v the_o contrary_n and_o true_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o ever_o meet_v with_o any_o one_o yet_o that_o may_v just_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v more_o able_a to_o make_v good_a this_o province_n then_o our_o countryman_n mr._n hobbs_n who_o inexuperable_a confidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o conclusion_n may_v well_o assure_v any_o man_n that_o due_o consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o natural_a wit_n and_o part_n that_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o most_o demonstrative_a argument_n that_o humane_a invention_n can_v search_v out_o for_o the_o eviction_n thereof_o 3._o and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o incur_v the_o suspicion_n of_o mistake_v his_o assertion_n or_o of_o misrepresent_v the_o force_n of_o his_o reason_n i_o shall_v here_o punctual_o set_v they_o down_o in_o
&_o error_n ac_fw-la timor_fw-la multum_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la possunt_fw-la will_v prevail_v more_o with_o they_o then_o all_o the_o story_n the_o same_o author_n write_v of_o apparition_n or_o whatever_o any_o one_o else_o can_v add_v unto_o they_o and_o other_o that_o do_v admit_v of_o these_o thing_n praeconception_n from_o education_n that_o the_o soul_n when_o she_o depart_v this_o life_n be_v sudden_o either_o twitch_v up_o into_o the_o coelum_fw-la empyreum_fw-la or_o hurry_v down_o headlong_o towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v the_o apparition_n of_o the_o ghost_n of_o man_n altogether_o incredible_a to_o they_o they_o always_o substitute_v in_o their_o place_n some_o angel_n or_o devil_n which_o must_v represent_v their_o person_n themselves_o be_v not_o at_o leisure_n to_o act_v any_o such_o part_n 8._o but_o misconceit_n and_o prejudice_n though_o it_o may_v hinder_v the_o force_n of_o a_o argument_n with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n entangle_v yet_o reason_n can_v but_o take_v place_n with_o they_o that_o be_v free_a to_o who_o i_o dare_v appeal_v whether_o consider_v the_o aereal_a vehicles_n of_o soul_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o other_o genii_n so_o that_o whatever_o they_o be_v fancy_v to_o do_v in_o their_o stead_n they_o may_v perform_v themselves_o as_o also_o how_o congruous_a it_o be_v that_o those_o person_n that_o be_v most_o concern_v when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n shall_v act_v in_o their_o own_o affair_n as_o in_o detect_v the_o murderer_n in_o dispose_v their_o estate_n in_o rebuke_v injurious_a executor_n in_o visit_v and_o counsel_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o forewarn_v they_o of_o such_o and_o such_o course_n with_o other_o matter_n of_o like_a sort_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o spirit_n thus_o appear_v of_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o also_o the_o similitude_n of_o person_n and_o that_o all_o this_o ado_n be_v in_o thing_n very_o just_a and_o serious_a unfit_a for_o a_o devil_n with_o that_o care_n and_o kindness_n to_o promote_v and_o as_o unfit_a for_o a_o good_a genius_n it_o be_v below_o so_o noble_a a_o nature_n to_o tell_v a_o lie_n especial_o when_o the_o affair_n may_v be_v as_o effectual_o transact_v without_o it_o i_o say_v i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o any_o one_o whether_o all_o these_o thing_n put_v together_o and_o right_o weigh_v the_o violence_n of_o prejudice_n not_o pull_v down_o the_o balance_n it_o will_v not_o be_v certain_o carry_v for_o the_o present_a cause_n and_o whether_o any_o indifferent_a judge_n ought_v not_o to_o conclude_v if_o these_o story_n that_o be_v so_o frequent_a every_o where_o and_o in_o all_o age_n concern_v the_o ghost_n of_o man_n appear_v be_v but_o true_a that_o it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o it_o be_v their_o ghost_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n subsist_v and_o act_v after_o they_o have_v leave_v these_o earthly_a body_n chap._n xvii_o 1._o the_o preeminence_n of_o argument_n draw_v from_o reason_n above_o those_o from_o story_n 2._o the_o first_o step_n towards_o a_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o soul_n act_v out_o of_o her_o body_n for_o that_o she_o be_v a_o immaterial_a substance_n separable_a therefrom_o 3._o the_o second_o that_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n for_o sense_n motion_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n be_v certain_a subtle_a and_o tenuious_a spirit_n 4._o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o aereal_a genii_n 5._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o daemon_n from_o the_o account_n of_o marcus_n the_o eremite_n and_o how_o the_o soul_n be_v present_o such_o have_v once_o leave_v this_o body_n 6._o a_o objection_n concern_v the_o soul_n of_o brute_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v first_o by_o way_n of_o concession_n 7._o second_o by_o confute_v the_o argument_n for_o the_o former_a concession_n 8._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rational_a doubt_n at_o all_o of_o the_o humane_a soul_n act_v after_o death_n 9_o a_o further_a argument_n of_o her_o activity_n out_o of_o this_o body_n from_o her_o conflict_n with_o it_o while_o she_o be_v in_o it_o 10._o as_o also_o from_o the_o general_a hope_n and_o belief_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v after_o death_n 1._o but_o we_o proceed_v now_o to_o what_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o the_o evasion_n and_o misinterpretation_n of_o either_o the_o profane_a or_o superstitious_a for_o none_o but_o such_o as_o will_v profess_v themselves_o mere_a brute_n can_v cast_v off_o the_o decree_n and_o conclusion_n of_o philosophy_n and_o reason_n though_o they_o think_v that_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n they_o may_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o applause_n and_o credit_n refuse_v the_o testimony_n of_o other_o man_n sense_n if_o not_o of_o their_o own_o all_o apparition_n be_v with_o they_o nothing_o but_o the_o strong_a surprisal_n of_o melancholy_a and_o imagination_n but_o they_o can_v 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