Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	live_v	soul_n	1,528	5	5.4031	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42445	The certainty and necessity of religion in general, or, The first grounds & principles of humane duty establish'd in eight sermons preach'd at S. Martins in the Fields at the lecture for the year 1697, founded by the Honorable Robert Boyle, Esquire / by Francis Gastrell ...	Gastrell, Francis, 1662-1725.	1697 (1697)	Wing G300; ESTC R10900	106,790	282

sure_a be_v more_o than_o any_o man_n that_o make_v the_o venture_n can_v pretend_v to_o i_o do_v not_o here_o argue_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o prefer_v religion_n before_o irreligion_n mere_o because_o it_o be_v safe_o so_o to_o do_v because_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o all_o party_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o suffer_v any_o thing_n in_o another_o state_n by_o such_o a_o choice_n whereas_o he_o that_o choose_v irreligion_n have_v only_o his_o own_o opinion_n for_o his_o security_n and_o be_v threaten_v by_o the_o person_n of_o a_o contrary_a persuasion_n with_o eternal_a misery_n after_o death_n i_o do_v not_o think_v this_o alone_a a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o determine_v a_o man_n choice_n to_o one_o side_n against_o all_o other_o argument_n to_o the_o contrary_a for_o then_o a_o man_n may_v be_v threaten_v out_o of_o any_o thing_n but_o if_o the_o evil_n threaten_v be_v very_o considerable_a and_o it_o be_v full_a as_o probable_a that_o it_o shall_v happen_v as_o it_o be_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o which_o be_v the_o case_n now_o suppose_v he_o act_v very_o rational_o and_o wise_o who_o choose_v rather_o to_o undergo_v some_o lesser_a inconvenience_n at_o present_a than_o put_v himself_o in_o danger_n of_o great_a now_o that_o the_o misery_n annex_v to_o irreligion_n be_v very_o considerable_a can_v be_v deny_v it_o be_v suppose_v great_a than_o can_v be_v imagine_v or_o conceive_v by_o we_o and_o that_o it_o be_v as_o probable_a it_o shall_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o all_o those_o that_o believe_v and_o act_v by_o such_o principle_n as_o not_o must_v be_v allow_v whatever_o hypothesis_n be_v true_a for_o if_o chance_n make_v the_o world_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o character_n of_o wisdom_n we_o behold_v in_o it_o why_o may_v it_o not_o as_o well_o happen_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o future_a state_n and_o that_o those_o we_o call_v irreligious_a shall_v be_v miserable_a in_o it_o and_o the_o religious_a happy_a it_o look_v indeed_o like_o wisdom_n and_o so_o do_v the_o regularity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o a_o great_a many_o constant_a discrimination_n make_v there_o why_o shall_v the_o wind_n blow_v down_o the_o rot_a fruit_n and_o leave_v the_o sound_n why_o shall_v the_o plague_n sweep_v away_o some_o and_o leave_v other_o in_o the_o same_o city_n or_o house_n but_o there_o be_v natural_a reason_n and_o cause_n for_o these_o thing_n so_o there_o may_v be_v for_o the_o other_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v the_o wicked_a may_v be_v peculiar_o dispose_v to_o be_v miserable_a the_o same_o temper_n and_o constitution_n of_o body_n or_o soul_n that_o incline_v they_o to_o be_v wicked_a may_v to_o be_v miserable_a also_o when_o they_o live_v again_o and_o there_o be_v as_o much_o chance_n for_o their_o live_n again_o as_o for_o their_o first_o be_v but_o if_o all_o thing_n exist_v by_o necessity_n than_o a_o future_a state_n may_v be_v necessary_a too_o and_o the_o wicked_a necessary_o miserable_a in_o it_o for_o any_o thing_n there_o be_v in_o this_o hypothesis_n to_o the_o contrary_n where_o every_o thing_n be_v suppose_v casual_a or_o every_o thing_n necessary_a it_o be_v impossible_a to_o give_v any_o reason_n why_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v conceive_v suture_a shall_v or_o shall_v not_o exist_v or_o shall_v or_o shall_v not_o be_v after_o such_o or_o such_o a_o manner_n and_o therefore_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n must_v be_v equal_o probable_a nothing_o can_v be_v allege_v to_o determine_v the_o mind_n one_o way_n rather_o than_o another_o but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v have_v be_v or_o be_v to_o be_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o will_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o persuade_v we_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o god_n will_v not_o punish_v the_o wicked_a in_o another_o state_n than_o that_o he_o will_v at_o least_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v produce_v from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v equal_o probable_a in_o every_o hypothesis_n that_o the_o irreligious_a will_v be_v extreme_o miserable_a they_o have_v no_o more_o reason_n to_o choose_v that_o side_n they_o be_v of_o than_o the_o other_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n and_o account_n of_o thing_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n a_o man_n must_v not_o act_v at_o all_o or_o if_o he_o do_v prefer_v act_v one_o way_n rather_o than_o another_o the_o general_a opinion_n of_o other_o concern_v the_o safe_a side_n shall_v determine_v he_o but_o moreover_o it_o be_v not_o only_o as_o probable_a that_o the_o irreligious_a shall_v be_v miserable_a in_o a_o future_a state_n allow_v any_o of_o their_o own_o hypothesis_n to_o be_v true_a but_o by_o their_o own_o way_n of_o proof_n it_o appear_v that_o our_o hypothesis_n be_v as_o likely_a to_o be_v true_a as_o any_o advance_v by_o they_o nothing_o further_a than_o a_o possibility_n of_o they_o be_v aim_v at_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o we_o do_v moreover_o pretend_v by_o many_o direct_a and_o positive_a argument_n to_o evince_v the_o certainty_n of_o we_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o show_v all_o they_o to_o be_v absurd_a and_o impossible_a wherefore_o if_o upon_o a_o equal_a probability_n we_o ought_v to_o take_v the_o safe_a measure_n much_o more_o be_v we_o oblige_v so_o to_o do_v when_o reason_n and_o happiness_n be_v both_o of_o the_o same_o side_n nay_o far_o he_o that_o prefer_v that_o faith_n and_o practice_n which_o eternal_a misery_n in_o another_o state_n be_v denounce_v against_o ought_v not_o only_o to_o have_v more_o ground_n of_o probability_n of_o his_o side_n but_o certainty_n and_o evidence_n of_o conviction_n he_o shall_v be_v full_o satisfy_v from_o certain_a direct_a principle_n that_o his_o own_o opinion_n be_v right_a or_o that_o the_o contrary_a be_v absurd_a and_o irrational_a because_o the_o consequence_n be_v of_o that_o vast_a importance_n that_o the_o present_a inconvenience_n we_o be_v like_a to_o sustain_v by_o act_v a_o contrary_a way_n can_v bear_v no_o proportion_n to_o the_o hazard_n or_o likelihood_n of_o misery_n that_o attend_v this_o thus_o do_v we_o of_o the_o protestant_a faith_n defend_v ourselves_o against_o the_o papist_n when_o they_o peremptory_o condemn_v we_o to_o everlasting_a misery_n for_o be_v of_o contrary_a opinion_n to_o they_o without_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o return_v from_o we_o and_o then_o urge_v we_o to_o take_v the_o safe_a side_n thus_o i_o say_v do_v we_o answer_v do_v we_o believe_v their_o opinion_n or_o censure_n probable_a the_o it_o be_v possible_a and_o to_o we_o perhaps_o seem_v as_o probable_a or_o more_o so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v false_a we_o will_v then_o allow_v some_o weight_n in_o the_o argument_n but_o we_o do_v not_o now_o go_v over_o to_o they_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o safety_n because_o we_o not_o only_o think_v our_o opinion_n certain_a and_o they_o impossible_a absurd_a or_o irrational_a and_o be_v full_o persuade_v we_o have_v prove_v they_o so_o but_o suppose_v ourselves_o to_o err_v in_o all_o the_o point_n in_o controversy_n betwixt_o we_o we_o think_v it_o demonstrable_a from_o common_a principle_n own_a on_o both_o side_n that_o none_o of_o these_o error_n which_o upon_o due_a care_n for_o better_a information_n be_v believe_v by_o we_o as_o truth_n can_v expose_v we_o to_o the_o hazard_n of_o damnation_n if_o in_o all_o thing_n else_o we_o live_v up_o to_o the_o principle_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o if_o the_o atheist_n and_o irreligious_a can_v make_v the_o same_o defence_n for_o himself_o if_o the_o doctrine_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o suppose_a consequence_n of_o irreligion_n seem_v as_o absurd_a and_o contrary_a to_o all_o the_o principle_n of_o his_o knowledge_n own_v by_o he_o as_o the_o popish_a tenet_n do_v to_o a_o protestant_n or_o as_o ridiculous_a and_o unwarrantable_a as_o the_o vision_n resvery_n or_o prediction_n of_o every_o little_a enthusiast_n or_o fortune-teller_n to_o a_o man_n of_o calm_a sedate_v sense_n and_o he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v this_o good_a in_o the_o usual_a way_n and_o method_n of_o reason_v then_o may_v he_o despise_v our_o threaten_n and_o laugh_n at_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o future_a state_n secure_o but_o to_o deny_v all_o these_o important_a concern_v truth_n without_o offer_v at_o any_o proof_n of_o their_o falsehood_n to_o say_v they_o be_v doubtful_a and_o uncertain_a point_n and_o yet_o to_o act_v with_o the_o same_o assurance_n and_o security_n as_o if_o they_o be_v certain_o false_a to_o refuse_v our_o assent_n to_o they_o for_o want_v of_o great_a and_o more_o evident_a proof_n without_o confute_v the_o argument_n already_o advance_v or_o produce_v strong_a on_o the_o contrary_a side_n to_o laugh_v at_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n without_o prove_v they_o first_o to_o be_v vain_a

as_o deny_v all_o this_o where_o shall_v he_o first_o set_v out_o in_o his_o proof_n what_o order_n shall_v he_o give_v his_o thought_n where_o must_v he_o take_v his_o rise_n when_o he_o be_v to_o prove_v original_a foundation-truths_n what_o evidence_n will_v be_v powerful_a enough_o to_o prevail_v upon_o those_o who_o love_v a_o lie_n and_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v how_o be_v they_o to_o be_v attempt_v who_o be_v strong_o fortify_v with_o their_o prejudices_fw-la and_o have_v hardly_o leave_v a_o man_n that_o will_v attack_v they_o any_o ground_n to_o stand_v upon_o such_o a_o unreasonable_a defiance_n of_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o mankind_n be_v just_o think_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n to_o deserve_v no_o other_o confutation_n but_o that_o of_o punishment_n however_o since_o those_o who_o be_v yet_o innocent_a or_o indifferent_a may_v be_v corrupt_v and_o those_o who_o be_v just_a enter_v upon_o the_o way_n of_o irreligion_n may_v be_v far_o advance_v and_o confirm_v in_o they_o by_o more_o settle_a atheist_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o security_n of_o those_o as_o shall_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o conviction_n of_o these_o if_o they_o be_v judge_v capable_a of_o be_v convince_v and_o therefore_o the_o method_n to_o be_v use_v upon_o this_o occasion_n must_v be_v such_o as_o will_v sure_a destroy_v the_o pretence_n of_o atheism_n as_o well_o as_o give_v the_o easy_a account_n and_o most_o undeniable_a proof_n of_o religion_n that_o so_o the_o argument_n make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o perverter_n of_o mankind_n may_v lose_v all_o their_o power_n and_o force_n upon_o other_o by_o lose_v the_o advantage_n of_o come_v unanswered_a in_o order_n therefore_o to_o satisfy_v those_o who_o have_v not_o quite_o renounce_v their_o reason_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o religion_n according_a as_o i_o have_v before_o describe_v and_o state_v it_o and_o the_o falsehood_n of_o those_o ground_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v oppose_v i_o shall_v proceed_v in_o this_o manner_n first_o i_o shall_v give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o that_o relation_n there_o be_v between_o they_o so_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o establish_v the_o notion_n of_o religion_n second_o i_o shall_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o a_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o i_o before_o suppose_v three_o from_o the_o knowledge_n i_o have_v show_v we_o have_v or_o be_v capable_a of_o have_v concern_v the_o humane_a and_o divine_a nature_n i_o shall_v deduce_v a_o positive_a and_o direct_a proof_n of_o religion_n four_o i_o shall_v far_o evince_v the_o truth_n of_o religion_n from_o a_o comparison_n of_o it_o with_o irreligion_n and_o the_o necessary_a consequence_n arise_v from_o thence_o five_o i_o shall_v consider_v the_o ground_n and_o pretence_n of_o irreligion_n what_o can_v be_v allege_v in_o defence_n of_o it_o and_o what_o be_v the_o usual_a plea_n for_o it_o and_o from_o thence_o show_v the_o absurdity_n and_o folly_n of_o their_o principle_n and_o action_n who_o have_v no_o better_a reason_n for_o what_o they_o believe_v and_o do_v than_o those_o upon_o examination_n will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v six_o i_o shall_v make_v some_o inquiry_n into_o the_o cause_n of_o atheism_n and_o irreligion_n or_o the_o reason_n that_o induce_v man_n to_o take_v up_o such_o opinion_n and_o conclude_v with_o a_o short_a explication_n of_o the_o different_a notion_n of_o atheism_n and_o deism_n i._n first_o then_o i_o be_o to_o give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o relation_n there_o be_v between_o they_o so_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o establish_v the_o notion_n of_o religion_n the_o knowledge_n of_o religion_n as_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o must_v begin_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o ourselves_o now_o our_o existence_n be_v grant_v the_o same_o consciousness_n that_o satisfy_v we_o of_o this_o if_o we_o careful_o attend_v to_o what_o pass_v within_o we_o will_v far_o inform_v we_o that_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o think_v perceive_v and_o know_v which_o capacity_n be_v usual_o style_v understanding_n and_o that_o we_o have_v a_o power_n of_o determine_v ourselves_o to_o think_v and_o not_o to_o think_v or_o perceive_v and_o not_o perceive_v certain_a object_n or_o idea_n and_o to_o move_v and_o not_o to_o move_v certain_a part_n of_o our_o body_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v other_o contiguous_a body_n as_o likewise_o a_o power_n of_o act_v and_o not_o act_v according_a to_o our_o own_o determination_n that_o be_v we_o can_v actual_o entertain_v a_o thought_n or_o dismiss_v it_o cause_n a_o motion_n or_o hinder_v it_o when_o we_o have_v so_o determine_v with_o ourselves_o and_o that_o bare_o by_o determine_v so_o to_o do_v which_o general_a power_n of_o determine_v ourselves_o and_o execute_v our_o own_o determination_n or_o command_n be_v call_v the_o will_n and_o include_v all_o that_o be_v active_a within_o we_o and_o upon_o further_a reflection_n we_o may_v find_v that_o in_o several_a instance_n we_o have_v a_o equal_a power_n to_o determine_v ourselves_o to_o think_v or_o not_o to_o think_v to_o move_v or_o not_o to_o move_v and_o in_o several_a instance_n a_o equal_a power_n to_o act_n or_o not_o to_o act_n according_a to_o such_o determination_n but_o in_o several_a other_o we_o can_v determine_v ourselves_o but_o one_o way_n and_o in_o some_o where_o we_o can_v determine_v ourselves_o either_o way_n we_o can_v obey_v but_o one_o determination_n in_o the_o first_o case_n we_o act_v with_o liberty_n in_o the_o latter_a we_o be_v under_o a_o necessity_n but_o all_o our_o action_n in_o all_o the_o several_a instance_n before_o mention_v be_v style_v voluntary_a as_o proceed_v immediate_o and_o effectual_o from_o ourselves_o only_o when_o the_o act_n or_o not_o act_v proceed_v whole_o from_o some_o extrinsic_a violence_n surmount_v the_o strength_n of_o our_o body_n which_o be_v proper_o call_v force_n as_o distinguish_v from_o necessity_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o can_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v we_o but_o belong_v to_o those_o being_n who_o employ_v that_o force_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v plain_a also_o from_o experience_n that_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n by_o which_o i_o mean_v all_o manner_n of_o agreeable_a and_o disagreeable_a sentiment_n whether_o cause_v by_o ourselves_o or_o occasion_v by_o any_o thing_n without_o we_o that_o these_o be_v the_o first_o and_o only_a spring_n of_o action_n which_o set_v all_o our_o power_n a-work_o and_o give_v rise_v to_o all_o our_o determination_n the_o obtain_v the_o one_o and_o avoid_v the_o other_o be_v the_o whole_a employment_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v natural_o by_o our_o very_a frame_n and_o make_v please_v or_o displease_v with_o without_o be_v teach_v by_o one_o another_o to_o be_v so_o and_o consequent_o that_o we_o desire_v and_o do_v be_v averse_a from_o and_o forbear_v several_a thing_n in_o compliance_n with_o these_o first_o original_a sentiment_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v something_o antecedent_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o action_n begin_v within_o ourselves_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o without_o which_o it_o have_v not_o be_v which_o when_o take_v away_o or_o cease_v the_o action_n cease_v too_o and_o there_o follow_v a_o rest_n acquiescence_n or_o satisfaction_n this_o reason_n or_o motive_n of_o action_n be_v call_v a_o end_n the_o perception_n of_o which_o at_o a_o distance_n or_o future_a as_o such_o as_o will_v be_v all_o thing_n consider_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o mind_n when_o present_a than_o any_o thing_n it_o feel_v now_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o those_o action_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o requisite_a for_o the_o attainment_n of_o it_o now_o if_o this_o representation_n be_v true_a and_o the_o action_n proper_a and_o fit_a a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o act_v wise_o and_o for_o his_o true_a interest_n and_o advantage_n but_o when_o either_o of_o these_o condition_n be_v want_v he_o act_v foolish_o and_o to_o his_o disadvantage_n but_o since_o by_o the_o same_o experience_n we_o be_v inform_v that_o we_o may_v and_o often_o do_v act_n foolish_o and_o to_o our_o own_o prejudice_n by_o lessen_v or_o discontinue_v our_o present_a satisfaction_n or_o bring_v more_o pain_n and_o trouble_v upon_o ourselves_o than_o we_o already_o feel_v and_o that_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o this_o be_v the_o different_a representation_n of_o thing_n future_a from_o what_o they_o be_v perceive_v to_o be_v when_o present_a both_o in_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o consequence_n and_o dependence_n we_o be_v from_o hence_o convince_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n of_o remedy_v this_o evil_a and_o prevent_v our_o be_v accessary_a to_o our_o

or_o resistible_a to_o contradict_v the_o general_a belief_n of_o the_o world_n without_o make_v any_o new_a discovery_n or_o observation_n to_o lay_v aside_o a_o whole_a scheme_n and_o system_n of_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o establish_v in_o all_o the_o principal_a branch_n and_o connexion_n of_o it_o because_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v or_o account_v for_o some_o little_a remote_a consequence_n and_o to_o venture_v eternal_a misery_n upon_o a_o seem_a possibility_n of_o a_o escape_n which_o very_o few_o perceive_v or_o allow_v these_o be_v all_o egregious_a instance_n of_o the_o absurd_a faith_n and_o foolish_a conduct_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o religion_n and_o consequent_o good_a proof_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o wisdom_n of_o those_o who_o believe_v and_o act_v upon_o contrary_a ground_n and_o measure_n there_o be_v another_o thing_n also_o which_o the_o atheist_n common_o discover_v his_o folly_n in_o and_o that_o be_v the_o publish_n and_o propagate_a his_o opinion_n for_o it_o be_v more_o the_o atheist_n interest_n that_o other_o people_n shall_v have_v religion_n than_o it_o be_v the_o religious_a man_n for_o his_o whole_a happiness_n be_v in_o this_o life_n the_o more_o other_o people_n be_v restrain_v and_o the_o better_a they_o be_v persuade_v he_o act_n by_o the_o same_o rule_n they_o do_v the_o large_a will_v his_o liberty_n and_o advantage_n be_v and_o the_o less_o he_o will_v suffer_v from_o their_o design_n and_o pursuit_n whereas_o the_o religious_a man_n reversion_n be_v not_o endanger_v but_o confirm_v by_o what_o he_o lose_v or_o suffer_v here_o other_o proof_n likewise_o of_o the_o unreasonableness_n and_o absurdity_n of_o irreligion_n may_v be_v bring_v from_o the_o inconsistency_n both_o of_o the_o faith_n and_o practice_n of_o such_o as_o be_v profess_v favourer_n of_o it_o such_o as_o their_o credulity_n and_o readiness_n of_o belief_n in_o common_a indifferent_a matter_n and_o sometime_o embrace_v absurd_a opinion_n explode_v by_o all_o the_o world_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o be_v distrustful_a of_o every_o thing_n upon_o the_o subject_a of_o religion_n their_o believe_a matter_n that_o concern_v their_o present_a happiness_n upon_o less_o ground_n their_o expose_v themselves_o to_o great_a trouble_n and_o inconvenience_n and_o run_v great_a hazard_n upon_o a_o faint_a prospect_n of_o future_a happiness_n in_o this_o life_n and_o sometime_o on_o the_o contrary_a fear_v and_o avoid_v thing_n upon_o a_o less_o appearance_n or_o likelihood_n of_o danger_n than_o what_o religion_n afford_v and_o last_o their_o act_n contrary_a to_o their_o own_o principle_n and_o deny_v themselves_o what_o they_o esteem_v substantial_a happiness_n out_o of_o a_o regard_n to_o imaginary_a notion_n which_o have_v no_o foundation_n but_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o men._n but_o these_o be_v matter_n of_o common_a observation_n and_o too_o long_o to_o be_v full_o insist_v upon_o here_o i_o shall_v think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o have_v hint_v at_o they_o and_o so_o pass_v on_o to_o the_o vi_o six_o and_o last_o general_a branch_n of_o my_o discourse_n propose_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o and_o that_o be_v to_o give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o atheism_n and_o irreligion_n or_o the_o reason_n that_o induce_v man_n to_o take_v up_o such_o opinion_n there_o be_v nothing_o people_n be_v better_o satisfy_v of_o than_o the_o power_n nnd_v influence_n of_o prejudices_fw-la and_o false_a motive_n of_o judge_v every_o body_n be_v apt_a to_o resolve_v the_o cause_n of_o another_o man_n differ_v in_o opinion_n from_o he_o into_o some_o particular_a bias_n upon_o his_o understanding_n but_o this_o we_o do_v common_o without_o examine_v whether_o the_o person_n that_o differ_v from_o we_o have_v not_o better_a reason_n for_o his_o dissent_n than_o we_o have_v for_o our_o persuasion_n whether_o the_o opinion_n he_o be_v of_o be_v not_o in_o the_o reality_n of_o thing_n true_a though_o he_o believe_v upon_o false_a ground_n or_o whether_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o dispose_v to_o judge_n as_o we_o do_v upon_o some_o of_o the_o like_a motive_n we_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v direct_v by_o by_o which_o mean_v we_o be_v often_o not_o only_o guilty_a of_o the_o same_o partiality_n we_o charge_v upon_o other_o but_o either_o confirm_v in_o our_o error_n or_o else_o prevent_v from_o make_v just_a inquiry_n into_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v in_o the_o right_n it_o be_v by_o chance_n and_o more_o than_o we_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v to_o ourselves_o or_o other_o upon_o which_o account_n i_o think_v it_o a_o very_a preposterous_a and_o deceitful_a method_n of_o prove_v a_o thing_n false_a to_o assign_v some_o peculiar_a prejudices_fw-la and_o wrong_a motive_n of_o judge_v which_o may_v possible_o induce_v man_n to_o be_v of_o such_o a_o opinion_n though_o the_o truth_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o other_o side_n and_o which_o have_v often_o have_v the_o like_a influence_n upon_o man_n understanding_n in_o other_o matter_n and_o from_o thence_o immediate_o without_o any_o further_a proof_n to_o infer_v that_o such_o and_o such_o person_n have_v no_o other_o reason_n for_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o point_n in_o question_n and_o consequent_o that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n this_o i_o say_v be_v not_o a_o fair_a way_n of_o argue_v but_o after_o plain_a and_o manifest_a proof_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o opinion_n according_a to_o the_o stand_a rule_n and_o principle_n of_o reason_v it_o be_v not_o only_o proper_a to_o inquire_v how_o any_o people_n come_v to_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_a persuasion_n but_o the_o strangeness_n and_o seem_a unaccountableness_n of_o the_o thing_n make_v it_o expect_v and_o in_o some_o respect_n necessary_a in_o order_n to_o a_o full_a satisfaction_n of_o those_o who_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o appearance_n of_o evidence_n to_o themselves_o may_v be_v apt_a to_o have_v such_o favourable_a notion_n of_o mankind_n as_o not_o to_o imagine_v that_o person_n who_o have_v the_o same_o faculty_n and_o all_o other_o advantage_n of_o knowledge_n as_o they_o have_v shall_v deny_v what_o appear_v so_o plain_a to_o they_o without_o some_o rational_a ground_n for_o their_o denial_n have_v therefore_o as_o i_o persuade_v myself_o full_o and_o evident_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o religion_n i_o think_v i_o may_v now_o be_v allow_v to_o say_v that_o all_o atheism_n and_o irreligion_n must_v be_v the_o sole_a effect_n of_o prejudice_n and_o prepossession_n if_o any_o such_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v assignable_a and_o if_o we_o search_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o look_v into_o the_o hide_a mystery_n of_o iniquity_n lodge_v there_o if_o we_o consider_v all_o the_o false_a and_o corrupt_a reason_n and_o the_o several_a art_n and_o method_n of_o deceit_n which_o be_v use_v by_o man_n to_o delude_v themselves_o we_o shall_v soon_o discover_v the_o secret_a spring_n and_o original_a of_o all_o atheism_n and_o unbelief_n now_o the_o cause_n from_o whence_o it_o proceed_v be_v these_o two_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o after-reckoning_a for_o a_o wicked_a life_n and_o the_o pride_n and_o vanity_n of_o appear_v great_a or_o wise_a than_o other_o men._n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o most_o powerful_a cause_n and_o be_v only_o assist_v and_o strenghen_v afterward_o by_o the_o accession_n of_o the_o latter_a and_o what_o other_o reason_n can_v be_v assign_v it_o can_v be_v the_o force_n and_o evidence_n of_o truth_n as_o plain_o appear_v not_o only_o from_o the_o forego_n proof_n of_o religion_n but_o from_o the_o confession_n and_o conduct_n of_o the_o atheist_n themselves_o it_o be_v not_o because_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n immortality_n and_o a_o future_a state_n shock_n the_o understanding_n and_o contradict_v the_o plain_a principle_n of_o reason_n that_o they_o deny_v these_o foundation_n of_o all_o religion_n be_v the_o be_v of_o god_n consider_v only_o as_o a_o hypothesis_n to_o solve_v the_o difficulty_n of_o nature_n by_o without_o those_o troublesome_a consequence_n of_o duty_n sin_n and_o punishment_n the_o atheist_n will_v not_o scruple_n this_o philosophy_n and_o lucretius_n himself_o will_v easy_o grant_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o reunite_v again_o will_v you_o allow_v he_o that_o conclusion_n that_o neither_o separate_v nor_o reunite_v it_o have_v any_o sense_n or_o remembrance_n of_o what_o be_v do_v before_o the_o separation_n god_n shall_v also_o enjoy_v the_o fullness_n of_o perfection_n he_o shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o all_o the_o magnificent_a attribute_n that_o man_n can_v conceive_v so_o his_o whole_a employment_n be_v the_o comprehension_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o contemplation_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o he_o be_v not_o unnecessary_o trouble_v to_o take_v account_n of_o our_o action_n this_o be_v the_o dreadful_a