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scripture_n and_o the_o holy_a father_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o he_o be_v the_o father_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o lively_a and_o essential_a source_n of_o all_o light_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o all_o knowledge_n the_o sun_n of_o intelligence_n and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o spirit_n exposition_n of_o this_o principle_n by_o s._n augustin_n st._n augustin_n by_o the_o force_n of_o this_o natural_a evidence_n divine_o say_v that_o we_o be_v so_o essential_o unite_v to_o god_n that_o we_o may_v say_v we_o be_v much_o more_o in_o god_n even_o by_o our_o body_n not_o only_o than_o we_o be_v in_o the_o air_n or_o within_o any_o other_o corporeal_a space_n whatsoever_o but_o than_o we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o because_o in_o fine_a say_v he_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n not_o only_o contain_v and_o environ_n our_o body_n better_a than_o any_o corporeal_a space_n but_o he_o continual_o give_v they_o their_o be_v and_o their_o motion_n by_o his_o action_n and_o by_o his_o almighty_a 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who_o be_v move_v every_o thing_n that_o move_v and_o by_o who_o live_v every_o thing_n that_o live_v for_o byreason_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o be_v or_o principle_n of_o be_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v receive_v without_o cease_v its_o be_v from_o he_o by_o a_o perpetual_a and_o never-interrupted_n communication_n of_o this_o supreme_a essence_n by_o the_o reason_n that_o he_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o life_n or_o the_o essential_a and_o original_a life_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o every_o thing_n that_o live_v receive_v continual_o a_o life_n from_o he_o by_o a_o like_a influence_n and_o by_o a_o like_a communication_n of_o his_o life_n and_o by_o consequence_n that_o every_o thing_n that_o think_v and_o know_v think_v and_o know_v by_o he_o since_o to_o think_v and_o know_v be_v the_o life_n of_o spirit_n this_o be_v the_o solid_a metaphysic_n of_o s._n augustin_n and_o this_o be_v also_o the_o theology_n of_o s._n thomas_n who_o have_v so_o often_o make_v use_n of_o these_o argument_n under_o the_o name_n and_o notion_n of_o a_o first_o agent_n of_o a_o first_o cause_n and_o of_o a_o essential_a principle_n of_o life_n and_o this_o be_v the_o same_o common_a notion_n of_o all_o the_o doctor_n that_o ever_o be_v under_o the_o more_o consued_a name_n and_o idea_n of_o concourse_n because_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o action_n of_o god_n which_o we_o call_v his_o concourse_n can_v be_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o passive_a faculty_n by_o which_o our_o soul_n have_v the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n of_o corporeal_a object_n but_o a_o vision_n and_o a_o chimaera_n if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o action_n by_o which_o i_o say_v that_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o first_o and_o universal_a cause_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o of_o a_o particular_a cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n he_o determine_v in_o we_o our_o sentiment_n and_o give_v we_o our_o idea_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o impression_n which_o either_o action_n from_o without_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v round_o about_o we_o cause_n upon_o our_o brain_n or_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n within_o we_o which_o oftentimes_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o supreme_a cause_n without_o the_o intervening_a of_o any_o thing_n from_o without_o that_o this_o be_v not_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o miracle_n but_o to_o explain_v what_o sort_n of_o commerce_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o oppose_v here_o that_o this_o be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o miracle_n or_o to_o make_v god_n descend_v from_o
not_o so_o much_o as_o see_v or_o know_v even_o themselves_o only_o which_o give_v occasion_n of_o that_o expression_n of_o the_o schoolman_n videntur_fw-la ut_fw-la quò_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la cognita_fw-la faciunt_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la we_o may_v then_o presuppose_v that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o these_o table_n whereon_o the_o soul_n see_v the_o object_n and_o this_o be_v presuppose_v we_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v than_o to_o search_v into_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o soul_n have_v by_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o dead_a and_o corporeal_a image_n and_o impression_n those_o live_n and_o animate_v idea_n and_o image_n which_o she_o have_v in_o herself_o and_o by_o which_o she_o be_v render_v formal_o and_o actual_o know_v have_v in_o herself_o a_o lively_a representation_n or_o a_o inward_a sentiment_n of_o the_o object_n which_o render_v themselves_o present_a by_o the_o material_a impression_n which_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o body_n that_o man_n do_v not_o common_o explain_v how_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o material_a impression_n of_o corporeal_a object_n make_v a_o passage_n into_o the_o spiritual_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n one_o may_v say_v that_o here_o be_v the_o limit_n or_o if_o a_o man_n may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o the_o pillar_n of_o humane_a intelligence_n there_o have_v appear_v nothing_o neither_o have_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o nature_n more_o inaccessible_a than_o the_o knowledge_n and_o the_o clear_a notion_n of_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o passage_n be_v make_v and_o this_o transmission_n from_o the_o corporeal_a into_o the_o spiritual_a region_n and_o than_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o corporeal_a impression_n of_o the_o sense_n whether_o interior_n or_o exterior_a do_v become_v spiritual_a idea_n and_o perception_n in_o the_o soul_n man_n have_v say_v almost_o nothing_o thereupon_o but_o enormous_a and_o monstrous_a contradiction_n but_o we_o need_v not_o despair_v of_o arrive_v at_o a_o clear_a notion_n and_o a_o indubitable_a certainty_n thereof_o how_o dark_a soever_o this_o mystery_n may_v be_v wrap_v up_o if_o we_o follow_v that_o rule_n which_o prescribe_v to_o we_o to_o go_v always_o notwithstanding_o the_o resistance_n of_o prejudices_fw-la thither_o where_o the_o evidence_n and_o clearness_n of_o principle_n and_o consequence_n call_v we_o and_o lead_v we_o on_o in_o follow_v on_o the_o one_o part_n the_o double_a shine_a light_n of_o the_o experience_n which_o we_o have_v of_o a_o superior_a light_n and_o power_n which_o rule_v over_o we_o and_o which_o enlighten_v we_o and_o of_o the_o certainty_n we_o have_v make_v ourselves_o of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o on_o the_o other_o part_n in_o follow_v the_o infallible_a principle_n of_o this_o certain_a truth_n that_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o who_o essential_o unite_v thing_n spiritual_a and_o corporeal_a and_o who_o alone_o can_v unite_v our_o body_n and_o our_o soul_n we_o shall_v carry_v a_o certain_a and_o a_o infallible_a light_n in_o this_o so_o dark_a and_o so_o obscure_a a_o place_n and_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o have_v a_o clear_a idea_n of_o that_o which_o we_o search_v after_o that_o it_o be_v the_o author_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o body_n which_o make_v the_o commerce_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o by_o consequence_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o corporeal_a object_n we_o find_v that_o these_o corporeal_a image_n and_o these_o material_a impression_n do_v not_o pass_v into_o the_o soul_n to_o render_v it_o actual_o and_o formal_o know_v by_o themselves_o for_o this_o will_v be_v a_o repugnancy_n with_o a_o witness_n if_o it_o be_v only_o in_o this_o because_o a_o corporeal_a thing_n can_v be_v the_o enlighten_v and_o illuminate_v form_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n we_o find_v that_o these_o image_n and_o these_o corporeal_a impression_n do_v not_o quit_v their_o quality_n and_o material_a essence_n to_o change_v themselves_o by_o a_o chimerical_a and_o a_o impossible_a metamorphosis_n to_o spiritual_n we_o find_v that_o these_o corporeal_a image_n be_v not_o the_o table_n and_o glass_n to_o which_o the_o soul_n do_v apply_v herself_o and_o towards_o which_o she_o turn_v herself_o to_o contemplate_v and_o see_v in_o they_o the_o object_n which_o be_v render_v present_a to_o the_o body_n in_o draw_v upon_o they_o their_o idea_n and_o representation_n we_o find_v that_o these_o image_n or_o corporeal_a impression_n which_o the_o exterior_a object_n do_v engrave_v in_o our_o brain_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o action_n by_o which_o he_o who_o unite_v the_o body_n and_o soul_n do_v instruct_v we_o and_o enlighten_v we_o who_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n concur_v essential_o with_o all_o second_o cause_n and_o who_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o universal_a cause_n have_v be_v please_v to_o render_v in_o man_n the_o concourse_n of_o his_o illumination_n and_o the_o essential_a irradiation_n of_o his_o life_n by_o which_o he_o make_v to_o live_v all_o that_o live_v dependent_a of_o divers_a impression_n which_o be_v bring_v and_o receive_v within_o our_o brain_n for_o to_o conserve_v his_o character_n of_o universal_a cause_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o these_o image_n serve_v to_o no_o other_o purpose_n than_o to_o determine_v the_o author_n of_o nature_n who_o be_v necessary_o the_o immediate_a cause_n and_o immediate_a principle_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o body_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o our_o corporeal_a impression_n and_o of_o our_o spiritual_a faculty_n to_o give_v as_o a_o essential_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o light_n and_o of_o all_o the_o life_n which_o be_v in_o create_a being_n the_o idea_n and_o the_o sentiment_n of_o thing_n at_o that_o moment_n that_o the_o general_a course_n of_o the_o universal_a movement_n of_o corporeal_a matter_n and_o of_o nature_n or_o the_o free_a and_o accidental_a determination_n of_o some_o particular_a cause_n do_v make_v in_o that_o structure_n of_o bone_n of_o flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o we_o call_v human_a body_n any_o impression_n which_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o centre_n of_o all_o that_o structure_n which_o be_v the_o brain_n this_o be_v the_o formal_a act_n of_o the_o power_n which_o unite_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n and_o the_o body_n to_o the_o soul_n this_o be_v the_o active_a and_o formal_a union_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n this_o be_v it_o which_o be_v the_o immediate_a and_o necessary_a principle_n and_o cause_n which_o make_v the_o commerce_n betwixt_o the_o body_n and_o the_o spirit_n this_o be_v it_o which_o make_v the_o passage_n to_o the_o corporeal_a species_n and_o image_n from_o the_o corporeal_a to_o the_o spiritual_a region_n this_o be_v it_o which_o spiritualize_v our_o phantôme_n not_o by_o a_o chimerical_a and_o impossible_a metamorphosis_n but_o by_o a_o infallible_a and_o a_o omnipotent_a efficacy_n of_o his_o action_n as_o first_o cause_n and_o as_o cause_o universal_a by_o which_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o divers_a impression_n make_v in_o the_o body_n he_o give_v to_o soul_n the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n which_o ought_v to_o correspond_v and_o accompany_v they_o in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o end_n of_o his_o workmanship_n it_o will_v be_v very_o surprise_v if_o this_o idea_n shall_v appear_v new_a to_o those_o understanding_n who_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o idea_n so_o common_a and_o so_o necessary_a to_o regard_n god_n as_o the_o immediate_a author_n and_o necessary_a cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o our_o body_n for_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v that_o god_n be_v the_o immediate_a and_o necessary_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o this_o union_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o appear_v strange_a or_o new_a that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o make_v and_o who_o 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heaven_n to_o favour_v our_o ignorance_n for_o this_o be_v no_o way_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o miracle_n thus_o to_o reduce_v thing_n to_o their_o essential_a principle_n and_o to_o their_o necessary_a and_o immediate_a cause_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o part_n to_o the_o common_a and_o universal_a experience_n of_o all_o man_n and_o to_o the_o most_o constant_a idea_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v what_o we_o be_v do_v here_o when_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o we_o receive_v the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n of_o particular_a body_n by_o the_o only_a passive_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o by_o a_o superior_a power_n which_o rule_v over_o we_o and_o which_o enlighten_v we_o and_o have_v demonstrate_v that_o we_o can_v at_o all_o be_v know_v being_n by_z ourselves_o since_o that_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o god_n alone_o but_o that_o we_o be_v essential_o know_v by_o a_o exterior_a and_o superior_a irradiation_n and_o illumination_n and_o that_o 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and_o in_o who_o we_o ought_v all_o of_o we_o to_o love_v one_o another_o to_o honour_v one_o another_o and_o to_o support_v one_o another_o and_o to_o observe_v fidelity_n and_o justice_n towards_o one_o another_o there_o be_v moreover_o i_o see_v in_o this_o knowledge_n of_o my_o soul_n incitement_n to_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o duty_n themselves_o let_v other_o seek_v to_o fright_v their_o concupiscence_n by_o the_o dreadful_a painting_n of_o eternal_a judgement_n for_o my_o part_n i_o need_v only_o a_o simple_a view_n and_o a_o moderate_a reflection_n upon_o the_o pain_n and_o dolour_n which_o we_o resent_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o our_o body_n by_o the_o efficacious_a impression_n of_o that_o power_n which_o keep_v our_o soul_n unite_v to_o our_o body_n for_o if_o to_o affectionate_a we_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o body_n and_o to_o remove_v far_o from_o we_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v hurtful_a to_o they_o it_o penetrate_v we_o with_o such_o lively_a dolour_n what_o will_v those_o be_v wherewith_o it_o will_v transpierce_v our_o impure_a and_o rebellious_a soul_n which_o shall_v render_v themselves_o deserve_v of_o his_o anger_n and_o what_o pain_n must_v he_o have_v establish_v to_o oblige_v we_o to_o watch_v after_o the_o conservation_n of_o our_o soul_n since_o he_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o make_v we_o watch_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o these_o miserable_a body_n which_o be_v only_o a_o vile_a and_o despicable_a garment_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o let_v we_o not_o any_o far_o enlarge_v here_o upon_o these_o moral_a consequence_n who_o solid_a principle_n and_o foundation_n we_o shall_v discover_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n let_v we_o advance_v and_o after_o have_v make_v clear_a the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n have_v idea_n and_o sentiment_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n and_o after_o have_v cut_v off_o many_o idea_n and_o many_o prepossession_n full_a of_o error_n with_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n we_o must_v now_o endeavour_v to_o conceive_v it_o chap._n viii_o how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n that_o evidence_n which_o we_o have_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o we_o have_v sentiment_n and_o idea_n begin_v to_o give_v a_o light_n to_o our_o eye_n which_o make_v we_o see_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o we_o have_v another_o light_n which_o will_v complete_o let_v we_o see_v it_o and_o as_o it_o be_v touch_v it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o experience_n of_o the_o manner_n how_o we_o move_v our_o body_n we_o have_v a_o continual_a experience_n that_o our_o soul_n have_v power_n to_o move_v our_o body_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a in_o the_o
give_v as_o well_o as_o he_o understand_v his_o sense_n of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n and_o of_o the_o divine_a word_n this_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o among_o such_o it_o be_v not_o material_a as_o to_o the_o fundamental_o what_o society_n they_o adhere_v to_o among_o christian_n and_o that_o they_o account_v as_o nothing_o that_o which_o we_o call_v schism_n and_o heresy_n but_o beside_o that_o it_o can_v be_v in_o vain_a that_o the_o divine_a word_n so_o much_o condemn_v schism_n and_o heresy_n though_o we_o shall_v not_o know_v the_o crime_n and_o disorder_n of_o they_o we_o need_v but_o only_o reflect_v upon_o that_o sovereign_a unity_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n which_o presides_n over_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o to_o see_v and_o comprehend_v it_o clear_o this_o sovereign_a uniformity_n this_o unity_n of_o conduct_n of_o rule_n &_o immutable_a law_n whereby_o this_o infinite_a power_n which_o hold_v our_o soul_n unite_v to_o our_o body_n act_n upon_o our_o body_n and_o in_o all_o the_o soul_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v a_o sensible_a proof_n and_o conviction_n of_o its_o sovereign_a unity_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o this_o sovereign_a unity_n without_o thereby_o see_v the_o crime_n of_o all_o that_o which_o we_o call_v schism_n and_o heresy_n but_o let_v we_o proceed_v and_o see_v how_o it_o follow_v from_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o god_n act_v in_o our_o soul_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n as_o a_o necessary_a and_o universal_a cause_n with_o a_o clearness_n and_o evidence_n so_o sensible_a that_o we_o can_v firm_o acquit_v ourselves_o of_o any_o of_o our_o duty_n but_o by_o the_o constant_a and_o regular_a practice_n of_o that_o christian_a self-denial_n which_o make_v the_o whole_a foundation_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o watch_v without_o cease_v to_o fortify_v in_o we_o conscience_n and_o natural_a right_n by_o weaken_v our_o concupiscence_n chap._n xxv_o the_o necessity_n of_o gospel_n self-denial_n establish_v and_o justify_v by_o the_o same_o principle_n god_n who_o act_n as_o have_v be_v say_v as_o universal_a cause_n in_o the_o dependence_n which_o he_o entertain_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n do_v give_v as_o it_o be_v in_o spite_n of_o himself_o to_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o inviolable_a law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n agreeable_a pleasure_n and_o sentiment_n which_o fortify_v concupiscence_n as_o often_o as_o he_o be_v thereto_o determine_v in_o consequence_n of_o a_o immutable_a decree_n of_o his_o general_n will_v by_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n and_o as_o these_o occasion_n do_v continual_o present_v themselves_o if_o we_o do_v not_o watch_v to_o turn_v they_o away_o so_o concupiscence_n be_v augment_v continual_o thereby_o and_o as_o this_o fatal_a concupiscence_n be_v essential_o contrary_a to_o our_o duty_n because_o it_o be_v essential_o a_o revolt_n against_o order_n against_o the_o law_n and_o the_o eternal_a righteousness_n non_fw-la est_fw-la legi_fw-la dei_fw-la subjecta_fw-la say_v st._n paul_n nec_fw-la enim_fw-la potest_fw-la so_o from_o thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o perpetual_o attentive_a to_o decline_v the_o occasion_n of_o these_o pleasure_n which_o entertain_v and_o augment_v concupiscence_n or_o sensible_a love_n it_o increase_v and_o raise_v itself_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o righteousness_n reason_n and_o conscience_n be_v whole_o stifle_v and_o all_o the_o natural_a and_o civil_a duty_n so_o enfeeble_v and_o weaken_a that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o support_v themselves_o against_o any_o temptation_n that_o have_v the_o least_o strength_n in_o it_o if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o the_o power_n and_o a_o command_n to_o moderate_v and_o correct_v our_o concupiscence_n by_o this_o continual_a vigilance_n of_o self-denial_n possible_o we_o may_v be_v in_o some_o manner_n excusable_a in_o our_o opposition_n to_o justice_n to_o charity_n to_o truth_n to_o the_o respect_n of_o natural_a equality_n and_o to_o all_o other_o general_a and_o particular_a obligation_n of_o our_o reasonable_a nature_n the_o necessity_n that_o there_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v affectionate_a we_o to_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o body_n produce_v not_o only_o this_o sensible_a love_n which_o we_o call_v concupiscence_n but_o a_o inevitable_a necessity_n that_o he_o shall_v perpetual_o augment_v it_o by_o this_o action_n of_o universal_a cause_n but_o he_o have_v give_v we_o the_o grace_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o sel-denial_n through_o his_o all-foreseeing_a and_o fatherly_a goodness_n for_o in_o that_o instant_n wherein_o as_o universal_a cause_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o entertain_v and_o augment_v concupiscence_n in_o we_o if_o we_o do_v not_o watch_v to_o avoid_v in_o we_o the_o occasion_n which_o determine_v he_o to_o give_v we_o sensible_a pleasure_n he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v we_o the_o power_n to_o avoid_v those_o occasion_n by_o the_o empire_n which_o he_o give_v we_o over_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o our_o motion_n but_o as_o a_o particular_a cause_n he_o come_v in_o person_n to_o bring_v we_o the_o law_n the_o example_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o self-denial_n and_o he_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o call_v to_o we_o and_o press_v we_o by_o the_o clear_a and_o loud_a voice_n of_o his_o gospel_n that_o we_o shall_v continual_o stand_v upon_o our_o guard_n and_o never_o slacken_v our_o care_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o these_o occasion_n every_o pleasure_n be_v pure_a and_o innocent_a in_o itself_o and_o only_o criminal_a by_o its_o circumstance_n it_o will_v be_v very_o ill_a to_o understand_v christian_a morality_n and_o the_o gospel_n to_o regard_v it_o as_o a_o malignant_a inclination_n and_o a_o jealousy_n which_o god_n have_v of_o we_o to_o grudge_v we_o our_o little_a pleasure_n and_o our_o natural_a satisfaction_n god_n do_v not_o at_o all_o hate_n pleasure_n neither_o be_v he_o capable_a of_o grudge_v we_o they_o there_o be_v not_o one_o pleasure_n which_o do_v not_o immediate_o derive_v itself_o from_o he_o and_o which_o he_o do_v not_o cause_n and_o by_o consequence_n which_o he_o do_v not_o love_n and_o which_o he_o will_v not_o willing_o that_o we_o shall_v taste_v of_o his_o design_n be_v to_o nourish_v we_o eternal_o with_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n as_o he_o do_v not_o live_v himself_o but_o with_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n with_o that_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a food_n and_o yet_o he_o spread_v abroad_o a_o thousand_o pleasure_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n upon_o all_o the_o act_n of_o our_o natural_a life_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o make_v they_o serve_v to_o sweeten_v as_o have_v be_v say_v the_o pain_n of_o our_o state_n of_o trial_n or_o else_o to_o give_v we_o as_o it_o be_v some_o earnest_n or_o taste_v beforehand_o of_o the_o sovereign_a felicity_n which_o he_o contain_v in_o his_o supreme_a essence_n and_o wherewith_o he_o will_v abundant_o fill_v we_o in_o his_o happy_a eternity_n for_o the_o present_a pleasure_n enter_v in_o the_o general_a idea_n which_o st._n paul_n give_v we_o of_o the_o present_a world_n as_o of_o a_o shadow_n a_o figure_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o prospect_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v they_o be_v give_v we_o as_o shadow_n and_o figure_n as_o a_o earnest_a and_o a_o foretaste_n as_o drop_n and_o particle_n of_o that_o ocean_n of_o pleasure_n which_o the_o world_n to_o come_v prepare_v for_o we_o and_o god_n can_v neither_o hate_v they_o in_o themselves_o nor_o envy_v they_o we_o nor_o hinder_v we_o from_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o in_o effect_n neither_o do_v he_o prohibit_v or_o condemn_v any_o of_o they_o as_o the_o church_n have_v decide_v against_o those_o heretic_n who_o destroy_v and_o condemn_v marriage_n it_o be_v never_o the_o pleasure_n in_o itself_o and_o for_o itself_o which_o god_n concondemn_v and_o prohibit_n and_o which_o render_v we_o impure_a and_o criminal_a on_o the_o contrary_a every_o pleasure_n be_v most_o proper_a of_o itself_o to_o purify_v we_o because_o it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o unite_v we_o to_o god_n as_o to_o its_o lively_a source_n and_o the_o source_n also_o of_o all_o purity_n it_o be_v never_o the_o pleasure_n which_o cause_v the_o sin_n and_o which_o disorder_n or_o corrupt_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o itself_o it_o be_v the_o reinversement_n and_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o order_n of_o pleasure_n which_o cause_v the_o impurity_n the_o disorder_n and_o the_o crime_n of_o that_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o most_o amiable_a and_o the_o most_o pure_a in_o itself_o god_n do_v not_o deny_v we_o any_o pleasure_n for_o the_o pleasure_n sake_n but_o he_o have_v enclose_v this_o rivulet_n and_o this_o current_n within_o its_o
world_n i_o confess_v it_o will_v not_o be_v easy_a to_o determine_v what_o they_o see_v of_o it_o and_o what_o they_o do_v not_o see_v of_o it_o because_o we_o have_v no_o principle_n so_o well_o establish_v thereupon_o that_o i_o know_v as_o to_o make_v we_o willing_a to_o build_v a_o sure_a determination_n upon_o it_o we_o may_v most_o probable_o say_v that_o god_n discover_v to_o innocent_a soul_n that_o which_o regard_v their_o family_n and_o their_o friend_n but_o to_o say_v that_o he_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n a_o diversify_v table_n of_o event_n revolution_n intrigue_n and_o the_o mannagement_n and_o contrivance_n of_o court_n and_o state_n the_o success_n of_o war_n negotiation_n and_o treaty_n the_o vast_a and_o ambitious_a design_n of_o great_a prince_n and_o a_o peculiar_a account_n of_o family_n and_o particular_a fortune_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o i_o dare_v neither_o affirm_v nor_o gainsay_v for_o the_o scripture_n give_v we_o sufficient_o to_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v angel_n too_o among_o who_o these_o knowledge_n be_v partly_o communicate_v or_o it_o may_v be_v whole_o give_v to_o they_o but_o as_o to_o soul_n i_o do_v not_o find_v either_o in_o the_o scripture_n or_o in_o the_o clear_a notion_n which_o we_o have_v either_o of_o the_o soul_n or_o of_o god_n who_o enlighten_v the_o soul_n any_o thing_n thereupon_o which_o may_v establish_v a_o solid_a and_o a_o infallible_a judgement_n if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o god_n make_v they_o see_v something_o of_o it_o which_o may_v contribute_v to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o innocent_a and_o pure_a soul_n it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o that_o which_o be_v of_o certainty_n therein_o be_v that_o if_o they_o do_v see_v all_o these_o thing_n they_o undervalue_v they_o as_o much_o as_o we_o esteem_v they_o and_o that_o all_o those_o great_a change_n and_o revolution_n which_o we_o attribute_v to_o fortune_n be_v to_o their_o eye_n but_o what_o the_o play_n of_o child_n be_v to_o we_o or_o to_o say_v better_o the_o business_n of_o aunt_n or_o of_o bee_n or_o that_o perpetual_a and_o impertinent_a agitation_n which_o we_o see_v in_o those_o fly_n who_o a_o vain_a and_o unnecessary_a motion_n drive_v too_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o air_n without_o any_o purpose_n or_o advantage_n chap._n x._o that_o criminal_a soul_n be_v in_o darkness_n and_o see_v nothing_o such_o be_v the_o knowledge_n in_o just_a soul_n in_o relation_n to_o extension_n but_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v sufficient_o comprehend_v that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n in_o the_o impure_a and_o criminal_a soul_n for_o that_o order_n which_o require_v that_o the_o just_a one_o shall_v be_v illuminate_v will_v on_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o other_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o darkness_n so_o that_o instead_o of_o that_o immensity_n of_o light_n and_o knowledge_n which_o the_o former_a have_v this_o other_o will_v have_v only_o a_o immensity_n of_o obscurity_n of_o night_n and_o of_o the_o horror_n of_o darkness_n these_o will_v be_v darkness_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o obscurity_n and_o privation_n on_o all_o side_n of_o kowledge_v and_o of_o light_n jesus_n christ_n make_v use_v of_o the_o expression_n of_o outward_a darkness_n or_o darkness_n environ_v that_o be_v to_o say_v which_o will_v encompass_v on_o every_o side_n for_o it_o be_v so_o i_o understand_v these_o outward_a darkness_n of_o which_o the_o divine_a redeemer_n speak_v so_o often_o they_o will_v know_v and_o see_v god_n after_o their_o manner_n but_o it_o will_v be_v only_o his_o wrath_n which_o they_o will_v see_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o intuitive_a vision_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o it_o have_v be_v hereupon_o already_o explain_v they_o will_v see_v the_o eternal_a and_o essential_a light_n but_o that_o light_n will_v only_o serve_v to_o blind_v they_o because_o it_o will_v only_o leave_v they_o the_o idea_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n that_o possible_o may_v augment_v their_o despair_n instead_o of_o the_o beauteous_a spectacle_n of_o nature_n which_o the_o just_a shall_v have_v eternal_o they_o will_v never_o have_v any_o but_o the_o idea_n of_o that_o dark_a and_o burn_a place_n which_o the_o supreme_a justice_n have_v prepare_v for_o their_o body_n and_o if_o they_o do_v know_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o family_n and_o of_o their_o friend_n it_o be_v only_o to_o augment_v and_o redouble_v the_o pain_n of_o their_o regret_v of_o their_o privation_n and_o eternal_a desolation_n ejicite_v in_o tenebras_fw-la exteriores_fw-la ibi_fw-la erit_fw-la fletus_fw-la &_o stridor_fw-la dentium_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n for_o example_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o ambitious_a and_o covetous_a soul_n which_o love_v nothing_o but_o the_o world_n and_o its_o vanity_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n will_v see_v in_o his_o child_n all_o that_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o augment_v his_o regret_n and_o his_o remorse_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o prince_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n unjust_a and_o reprobate_a will_v see_v in_o the_o state_n which_o he_o have_v quit_v that_o which_o will_v increase_v his_o pain_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xi_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o which_o the_o act_n will_v be_v exercise_v out_o of_o the_o body_n after_o have_v see_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o soul_n knowledge_n out_o of_o the_o body_n we_o must_v now_o see_v what_o perceptive_a or_o know_v faculty_n the_o soul_n will_v exercise_n upon_o this_o matter_n and_o upon_o these_o object_n we_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o present_a state_n of_o union_n with_o the_o body_n a_o faculty_n of_o know_v by_o sensation_n a_o faculty_n of_o imagine_v or_o of_o represent_v thing_n to_o we_o by_o lively_a and_o distinct_a image_n a_o faculty_n of_o recollect_v ourselves_o by_o memory_n and_o reminiscency_n a_o faculty_n of_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellection_n a_o 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and_o the_o lively_a and_o ardent_a desire_n of_o the_o future_a life_n the_o most_o essential_a duty_n of_o the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o of_o eternity_n which_o deserve_v here_o a_o particular_a reflection_n chap._n xvi_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o cooperation_n of_o salvation_n and_o what_o divine_a predestination_n and_o what_o divine_a reprobation_n be_v on_o god_n part_n although_o there_o be_v some_o among_o man_n more_o particular_o call_v to_o that_o which_o we_o call_v salvation_n which_o be_v that_o which_o we_o mean_v by_o divine_a predestination_n man_n more_o particular_o favour_v and_o cherish_v for_o the_o happy_a end_n and_o the_o favourable_a event_n of_o that_o alternativeness_n of_o happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n which_o be_v determine_v in_o time_n for_o eternity_n man_n with_o who_o salvation_n god_n charge_v himself_o as_o a_o particular_a cause_n if_o you_o will_v for_o it_o be_v thus_o that_o some_o few_o conceive_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v nevertheless_o certain_a and_o indubitable_a that_o all_o man_n be_v general_o call_v to_o salvation_n to_o that_o happy_a lot_n of_o eternity_n which_o associate_n man_n to_o all_o the_o felicity_n of_o god_n even_o those_o themselves_o which_o man_n conceive_v as_o reprobate_n antecedent_o as_o they_o say_v on_o god_n part_n who_o be_v those_o who_o god_n abandon_v to_o the_o common_a grace_n of_o the_o general_a vocation_n and_o with_o who_o salvation_n he_o do_v not_o charge_v himself_o or_o to_o say_v better_o he_o do_v not_o meddle_v as_o to_o the_o success_n and_o the_o event_n but_o as_o universal_a cause_n this_o be_v call_v his_o reprobation_n for_o on_o his_o part_n there_o be_v not_o any_o other_o which_o come_v pure_o from_o he_o or_o which_o can_v be_v impute_v to_o he_o even_o those_o very_a man_n i_o say_v which_o other_o conceive_v as_o reprobate_v on_o god_n part_n be_v real_o call_v to_o salvation_n god_n general_o prepare_v for_o they_o mean_v not_o only_o sufficient_a but_o abound_v and_o 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