be_v strong_a now_o this_o be_v another_o motion_n a_o derive_v motion_n and_o a_o derive_v sound_n from_o the_o same_o first_o cause_n but_o as_o the_o motion_n be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o first_o sound_n so_o the_o first_o sound_n be_v parent_n and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o second_o sound_n now_o here_o be_v a_o divers_a sound_n and_o a_o divers_a subject_n the_o echo_a place_n or_o the_o air_n dissipate_v and_o expulse_v the_o subject_n of_o that_o echo_n but_o the_o body_n move_v or_o the_o air_n force_v by_o these_o body_n the_o subject_n of_o the_o first_o this_o be_v one_o way_n of_o philosopher_n and_o do_v abundant_o satisfy_v his_o objection_n and_o show_v there_o be_v outward_a subject_n to_o these_o two_o sound_n each_o have_v his_o own_o but_o other_o make_v this_o echo_n a_o kind_n of_o rebound_n of_o that_o sound_n not_o only_o stop_v the_o air_n echo_n which_o carry_v the_o sound_n from_o go_v far_o but_o retort_v it_o again_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v like_o a_o ball_n which_o move_v at_o the_o first_o by_o the_o hand_n that_o band_v it_o out_o but_o when_o it_o be_v stop_v by_o a_o wall_n return_n towards_o the_o place_n it_o move_v from_o first_o if_o it_o meet_v with_o the_o wall_n in_o a_o right_a line_n to_o its_o motion_n or_o if_o oblique_a move_v oblique_o and_o may_v in_o that_o motion_n be_v retort_v by_o two_o or_o three_o wall_n and_o this_o answer_n show_v the_o outward_a subject_n of_o this_o sound_n to_o be_v the_o air_n which_o carry_v it_o about_o with_o it_o and_o be_v retort_v a_o three_o way_n be_v echo_n of_o such_o who_o conceive_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o sound_n to_o be_v air_n in_o which_o at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v propagate_v and_o that_o sound_a from_o that_o place_n and_o subject_n of_o its_o birth_n emitt_v as_o colour_n do_v its_o species_n and_o likeness_n which_o by_o echo_a place_n be_v entertain_v as_o the_o image_n of_o colour_n be_v in_o looking-glass_n and_o there_o show_v themselves_o and_o from_o they_o multiply_v themselves_o to_o the_o ear_n or_o perhaps_o to_o other_o echo_a place_n as_o glass_n transmit_v their_o species_n and_o this_o likewise_o full_o answer_v his_o objection_n and_o show_v how_o there_o may_v be_v one_o subject_n and_o divers_a echo_n of_o the_o same_o sound_n if_o the_o sound_n be_v double_a it_o have_v a_o diverse_a subject_n if_o it_o be_v a_o rebound_n the_o same_o ball_n be_v diverse_o retort_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o same_o stroke_n by_o divers_a wall_n if_o it_o be_v a_o species_n or_o likeness_n the_o same_o colour_n with_o divers_a image_n of_o it_o let_v no_o man_n expect_v my_o opinion_n be_v it_o any_o of_o these_o it_o serve_v my_o turn_n to_o invalid_a his_o argument_n and_o these_o opinion_n and_o some_o expression_n like_o these_o may_v he_o have_v observe_v in_o philosopher_n and_o aught_o to_o have_v confute_v sect._n 3_o but_o he_o proceed_v with_o a_o philosophical_a axiom_n nothing_o can_v make_v any_o thing_n instance_n which_o be_v not_o in_o itself_o there_o be_v some_o rule_v give_v by_o philosopher_n which_o be_v something_o like_o this_o as_o nihil_fw-la that_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la nothing_o can_v give_v that_o to_o another_o which_o itself_o have_v not_o but_o not_o to_o trouble_v a_o reader_n with_o other_o distinction_n this_o be_v sufficient_a for_o our_o business_n nothing_o can_v give_v another_o what_o itself_o have_v not_o either_o formaliter_fw-la formal_o inhere_v in_o it_o or_o virtualiter_fw-la that_o be_v it_o have_v power_n of_o produce_v it_o a_o man_n who_o have_v not_o a_o penny_n in_o his_o purse_n formal_o yet_o have_v it_o virtual_o can_v give_v another_o a_o thousand_o pound_n by_o his_o bond_n or_o command_n to_o his_o steward_n the_o heaven_n which_o according_a to_o aristotle_n philosophy_n have_v no_o heat_n in_o they_o formal_o yet_o virtual_o by_o their_o philosophy_n produce_v heat_n in_o sublunary_a body_n the_o steel_n and_o flint_n which_o be_v cold_a and_o have_v no_o fire_n in_o they_o no_o formal_a fire_n yet_o knock_v together_o have_v it_o virtual_o produce_v fire_n enough_o to_o burn_v a_o world_n instance_n may_v fill_v this_o sheet_n but_o this_o last_o be_v very_o pat_o to_o this_o business_n the_o two_o body_n which_o make_v a_o noise_n or_o sound_n have_v not_o the_o noise_n or_o sound_v in_o they_o formal_o but_o like_o fire_n in_o a_o flint_n so_o do_v sound_n lie_v asleep_a in_o they_o and_o by_o their_o collision_n and_o knock_v together_o this_o fire_n be_v produce_v i_o have_v discourse_v of_o this_o proposition_n before_o as_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o sight_n under_o those_o term_n as_o i_o remember_v that_o motion_n produce_v nothing_o but_o motion_n sect._n 4._o sound_n i_o go_v on_o with_o he_o he_o say_v the_o clapper_n the_o bell_n the_o air_n have_v motion_n but_o not_o sound_n then_o he_o bring_v this_o motion_n to_o the_o brain_n and_o there_o he_o say_v be_v motion_n and_o not_o sound_a last_o of_o all_o he_o give_v this_o motion_n a_o rebound_n from_o the_o brain_n to_o the_o nerve_n outward_a and_o thence_o it_o become_v a_o apparition_n without_o which_o we_o call_v sound_a what_o i_o have_v deliver_v before_o concern_v the_o object_n of_o sight_n i_o guess_v may_v be_v apply_v to_o this_o of_o sound_n but_o in_o particular_a here_o be_v some_o peculiar_a absurdity_n which_o i_o will_v examine_v as_o that_o he_o say_v the_o rebound_n to_o the_o nerve_n outward_a nerve_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n not_o name_v what_o so_o that_o by_o this_o philosophy_n for_o all_o i_o see_v a_o man_n may_v hear_v with_o his_o eye_n or_o nose_n for_o the_o rebound_n may_v be_v make_v to_o they_o and_o he_o name_v not_o any_o nerve_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o true_o for_o all_o i_o see_v by_o his_o rebound_v a_o man_n may_v see_v with_o his_o ear_n and_o hear_v with_o his_o eye_n for_o either_o of_o these_o be_v capable_a of_o such_o motion_n as_o he_o speak_v of_o but_o then_o let_v i_o ask_v this_o philosopher_n how_o this_o motion_n become_v a_o apparition_n have_v that_o motion_n that_o apparition_n before_o or_o not_o if_o not_o how_o come_v it_o by_o if_o afterward_o neither_o can_v that_o motion_n give_v it_o that_o nature_n of_o a_o sound_n or_o apparition_n which_o it_o have_v not_o according_a to_o his_o philosophy_n nor_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o have_v it_o not_o if_o the_o motion_n have_v it_o before_o then_o either_o in_o the_o brain_n the_o air_n the_o bell_n or_o clapper_n which_o he_o deny_v if_o any_o thing_n else_o have_v it_o before_o and_o then_o produce_v it_o than_o there_o be_v sound_v before_o and_o this_o be_v not_o the_o production_n of_o sound_n but_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o it_o be_v sound_a but_o that_o the_o apparition_n be_v call_v sound_n but_o as_o before_o concern_v light_n of_o what_o be_v that_o a_o apparition_n be_v be_v not_o a_o apparition_n of_o sound_n then_o sound_n be_v somewhere_o else_o and_o then_o how_o be_v it_o make_v a_o apparition_n be_v it_o make_v by_o that_o which_o have_v a_o apparition_n in_o it_o or_o not_o as_o before_o sect._n 5._o this_o be_v all_o he_o have_v write_v there_o concern_v sound_n he_o run_v over_o all_o the_o sense_n and_o say_v he_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sense_n it_o be_v apparent_a enough_o that_o the_o some_o and_o taste_v of_o the_o something_n be_v not_o the_o same_o to_o every_o man_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o in_o the_o thing_n smell_v or_o taste_v but_o in_o the_o man_n short_a and_o sweet_a and_o he_o shall_v have_v as_o short_a a_o answer_n nay_o i_o shall_v make_v his_o argument_n strong_a and_o then_o refute_v it_o smell_v and_o taste_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v not_o the_o same_o to_o the_o same_o man_n at_o divers_a time_n where_o and_o yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o these_o quality_n smell_v be_v not_o in_o the_o object_n for_o the_o defect_n and_o ill_a qualification_n of_o the_o organ_n do_v disrelish_v and_o alter_v the_o thing_n taste_v and_o yet_o upon_o consideration_n of_o his_o term_n i_o grant_v his_o proposition_n and_o his_o inference_n but_o say_v that_o neither_o prove_v the_o conclusion_n he_o propose_v his_o proposition_n be_v true_a for_o he_o say_v smell_v and_o taste_n be_v in_o the_o man_n not_o in_o the_o thing_n smell_v and_o taste_v it_o be_v true_a these_o be_v immanent_a act_n and_o be_v in_o the_o organ_n produce_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n and_o be_v not_o in_o the_o object_n but_o this_o conclude_v not_o against_o the_o university_n that_o as_o there_o be_v no_o colour_n in_o the_o object_n so_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o odour_n or_o savour_n but_o produce_v according_a to_o his_o
of_o light_n and_o not_o of_o motion_n for_o although_o perhaps_o he_o may_v say_v it_o be_v a_o image_n of_o light_n in_o motion_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o image_n of_o the_o light_n not_o of_o the_o motion_n which_o be_v his_o proposition_n to_o prove_v sect._n 8._o but_o he_o proceed_v to_o explain_v himself_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o object_n if_o we_o look_v direct_o on_o it_o and_o in_o the_o glass_n or_o water_n when_o we_o look_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o reflection_n which_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o three_o proposition_n consider_v first_o the_o coherence_n he_o say_v before_o that_o the_o image_n be_v in_o the_o line_n incoherence_n by_o which_o the_o object_n be_v last_o etc._n etc._n mark_v now_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o object_n or_o glass_n you_o can_v say_v that_o the_o object_n or_o glass_n be_v in_o the_o line_n but_o one_o of_o the_o extreme_a term_n of_o the_o line_n and_o indeed_o not_o terminus_n initians_fw-la beginning_n which_o in_o some_o sense_n may_v be_v say_v in_o the_o line_n but_o terminus_n à _fw-la quo_fw-la the_o term_n from_o which_o the_o line_n take_v its_o motion_n which_o can_v in_o no_o sense_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o it_o then_o conceive_v that_o he_o say_v the_o image_n be_v in_o the_o object_n when_o we_o look_v direct_o upon_o it_o which_o be_v most_o unreasonable_a that_o the_o image_n and_o the_o thing_n imagine_v shall_v be_v in_o the_o same_o subject_n then_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v affirm_v of_o the_o image_n of_o light_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v the_o image_n of_o that_o be_v no_o where_o where_o as_o i_o have_v show_v itself_o indeed_o as_o it_o be_v propagate_v be_v imago_fw-la lucis_fw-la a_o image_n of_o that_o light_n which_o be_v inherent_a in_o some_o lucide_n body_n as_o i_o have_v conceive_v and_o if_o not_o because_o i_o love_v not_o to_o multiply_v controversy_n yet_o it_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n which_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v represent_v by_o any_o image_n but_o only_o as_o it_o be_v incorporate_v into_o some_o body_n so_o that_o a_o light_a body_n may_v be_v see_v in_o a_o glass_n or_o water_n but_o not_o light_v its_o self_n neither_o in_o its_o self_n or_o image_n terminate_a our_o sight_n now_o say_v he_o this_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o three_o proposition_n but_o let_v a_o man_n put_v they_o together_o and_o see_v which_o way_n these_o can_v prove_v that_o image_n and_o colour_n be_v but_o a_o apparition_n of_o motion_n there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o proof_n but_o he_o seem_v to_o proceed_v in_o proof_n of_o this_o cause_n numb_a 8._o this_o number_n be_v very_o long_o i_o will_v therefore_o take_v it_o in_o piece_n sect._n 9_o but_o say_v he_o that_o from_o all_o lucide_n shine_v illuminate_v body_n there_o be_v a_o motion_n produce_v to_o the_o eye_n and_o through_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o optic_a nerve_n and_o so_o into_o the_o brain_n by_o which_o that_o apparition_n of_o light_n and_o colour_n be_v affect_v i_o think_v it_o shall_v be_v effect_v be_v not_o hard_a to_o prove_v this_o proposition_n if_o prove_v conduce_v not_o to_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o conclusion_n which_o he_o intend_v the_o conclusion_n which_o he_o aim_v at_o be_v that_o image_n and_o colour_n be_v a_o apparition_n of_o motion_n now_o here_o he_o say_v he_o will_v prove_v that_o by_o this_o motion_n discourse_v which_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o apparition_n of_o light_n and_o colour_n be_v effect_v his_o proposition_n be_v that_o image_n and_o colour_n be_v apparition_n of_o motion_n he_o set_v down_o to_o be_v prove_v that_o by_o this_o motion_n there_o be_v a_o apparition_n of_o light_n and_o colour_n image_n and_o colour_n be_v the_o subject_n in_o one_o of_o the_o proposition_n and_o motion_n the_o predicate_a motion_n the_o subject_n in_o the_o latter_a and_o light_n and_o colour_v the_o predicate_a in_o nothing_o the_o same_o which_o be_v a_o most_o illogical_a way_n of_o discourse_v and_o extreme_o fallacious_a to_o any_o reader_n who_o by_o this_o mean_n when_o he_o find_v any_o thing_n prove_v mistrust_v that_o all_o be_v so_o although_o he_o know_v not_o why_o so_o it_o seem_v if_o this_o be_v grant_v it_o be_v not_o material_a but_o let_v we_o see_v his_o proof_n sect._n 10._o and_o first_o say_v he_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o fire_n the_o only_a lucide_n body_n upon_o earth_n work_v by_o motion_n equal_o every_o way_n insomuch_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o it_o stop_v or_o enclose_v it_o be_v present_o extinguish_v and_o no_o more_o fire_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v no_o not_o for_o that_o which_o he_o say_v he_o see_v for_o that_o which_o he_o say_v be_v evident_a i_o be_o confident_a to_o he_o that_o have_v eye_n appear_v otherwise_o that_o fire_n do_v not_o work_v equal_o every_o way_n for_o a_o candle_n any_o fire_n that_o you_o ever_o look_v on_o consider_v whether_o it_o move_v not_o by_o its_o flame_n upward_o for_o although_o in_o a_o candle_n it_o necessary_o creep_v downward_o for_o its_o sustenance_n yet_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o fire_n be_v upward_o more_o than_o any_o other_o way_n whether_o the_o endeavour_v it_o have_v to_o propagate_v its_o like_a which_o be_v innate_a in_o every_o thing_n make_v it_o follow_v the_o smoke_n as_o a_o fit_a matter_n to_o be_v ignify_v and_o make_v fire_n or_o a_o desire_n to_o ascend_v to_o the_o place_n of_o motion_n as_o heavy_a thing_n downward_o which_o i_o be_o likely_a to_o vindicate_v from_o his_o scorn_n hereafter_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v do_v be_v evident_a against_o that_o which_o he_o say_v be_v evident_a that_o it_o move_v equal_o every_o way_n sect._n 11._o why_o he_o shall_v say_v what_o follow_v i_o understand_v not_o that_o be_v in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o it_o stop_v or_o enclose_v it_o be_v present_o extinguish_v and_o no_o more_o fire_n for_o this_o no_o way_n prove_v or_o illustrate_v the_o equal_a motion_n of_o the_o fire_n for_o first_o the_o hinder_v of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o second_o act_n enclosure_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o first_o and_o essence_n of_o any_o thing_n the_o stop_v of_o the_o stream_n do_v not_o present_o destroy_v the_o fountain_n but_o the_o take_n away_o the_o fountain_n dry_v the_o stream_n and_o so_o it_o be_v betwixt_o the_o first_o act_n which_o be_v the_o form_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o operation_n now_o the_o hinder_v a_o man_n from_o discourse_n which_o be_v a_o second_o act_n do_v not_o destroy_v his_o be_v and_o nature_n to_o hinder_v or_o stop_v the_o motion_n of_o fire_n be_v such_o and_o that_o which_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v present_o extinguish_v and_o no_o more_o fire_n he_o must_v take_v that_o term_n present_o in_o a_o very_a large_a sense_n for_o a_o little_a time_n for_o we_o see_v fire_n rake_v up_o in_o ember_n keep_v its_o be_v many_o hour_n yea_o day_n without_o motion_n but_o feed_v upon_o its_o own_o bowel_n and_o consume_v away_o but_o it_o be_v then_o ruin_v by_o enclosure_n when_o no_o air_n be_v suffer_v to_o come_v to_o nourish_v it_o or_o else_o some_o fume_n distil_v down_o upon_o it_o do_v suffocate_v it_o as_o i_o say_v then_o so_o i_o may_v add_v therefore_o not_o because_o its_o motion_n be_v stop_v or_o enclose_v for_o which_o he_o give_v no_o reason_n but_o because_o it_o lack_v air_n to_o nourish_v it_o or_o be_v suffocate_v as_o before_o yet_o suppose_v it_o be_v this_o be_v do_v when_o the_o motion_n principal_o aim_v upward_o no_o whit_n the_o more_o for_o its_o distend_v its_o self_n about_o in_o my_o life_n i_o never_o read_v a_o reasonable_a man_n talk_v so_o unreasonable_o of_o sense_n sect._n 12._o he_o go_v on_o and_o further_o that_o that_o motion_n whereby_o the_o fire_n work_v be_v dilation_n and_o contraction_n of_o itself_o alternate_o common_o call_v scintillation_n or_o glow_a be_v manifest_a also_o by_o experience_n contraction_n there_o be_v never_o hear_v the_o like_a do_v ever_o any_o man_n experimental_o find_v such_o a_o motion_n or_o be_v ever_o contraction_n call_v glow_v or_o sparkle_v the_o motion_n of_o fire_n be_v either_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a to_o inflame_v or_o ignifie_v the_o neighbour_a body_n or_o what_o be_v in_o way_n to_o it_o to_o heat_n and_o warm_v what_o be_v about_o it_o and_o by_o that_o and_o that_o effect_v out_o of_o it_o exsiccation_n to_o prepare_v a_o matter_n for_o a_o form_n of_o fire_n other_o motion_n i_o acknowledge_v none_o in_o fire_n that_o which_o he_o call_v contraction_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o when_o the_o smoke_n or_o ambient_fw-la air_n supply_v it_o not_o with_o a_o fit_a matter_n for_o a_o flame_n then_o negative_o it_o can_v
oppress_v with_o the_o negotiation_n of_o the_o day_n will_v busy_v its_o self_n about_o they_o in_o the_o night_n as_o be_v most_o apparent_a so_o that_o i_o remember_v that_o the_o first_o latin_a verse_n which_o i_o make_v be_v make_v in_o my_o sleep_n my_o thought_n have_v run_v upon_o nothing_o else_o in_o the_o day_n busy_v themselves_o about_o they_o in_o the_o night_n and_o you_o shall_v observe_v that_o a_o dog_n use_v to_o hunt_v bark_v in_o his_o sleep_n with_o the_o like_a earnestness_n and_o use_v action_n of_o that_o nature_n so_o that_o all_o natural_a dream_n spring_v not_o from_o the_o inward_a part_n sect._n 3_o but_o in_o his_o 3._o chap._n of_o humane_a nature_n he_o offer_v at_o some_o reason_n to_o prove_v his_o conclusion_n invalide_v and_o they_o be_v deliver_v at_o numb_a 3._o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o sign_n thus_o the_o sign_n by_o which_o this_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o be_v the_o difference_n of_o dream_n old_a man_n common_o dream_v often_o and_o have_v 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thought_n or_o passion_n to_o which_o that_o man_n be_v incline_v but_o most_o oft_o they_o fail_v when_o it_o be_v otherwise_o what_o he_o further_o dispute_v there_o to_o show_v dream_n that_o such_o and_o such_o constitution_n do_v produce_v alike_o effect_n in_o the_o dream_n of_o those_o person_n i_o deny_v not_o so_o it_o be_v not_o universal_o affirm_v for_o we_o read_v of_o some_o man_n who_o never_o dream_v but_o in_o the_o same_o numb_a pag._n 23._o he_o proceed_v to_o another_o sign_n thus_o another_o sign_n that_o dream_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o action_n of_o the_o inward_a part_n be_v the_o disorder_n and_o casual_a consequence_n of_o one_o conception_n or_o image_n to_o another_o dream_n i_o grant_v the_o conclusion_n that_o may_v be_v deduce_v hence_o that_o be_v that_o some_o dream_n may_v arise_v hence_o but_o deny_v the_o universality_n for_o fancy_v not_o guide_v by_o reason_n but_o take_v thing_n as_o by_o chance_n they_o offer_v themselves_o out_o of_o that_o book_n of_o the_o memory_n may_v be_v as_o confuse_a and_o disorderly_a as_o any_o disturbance_n that_o come_v from_o the_o inward_a part_n yea_o that_o confusion_n can_v hardly_o be_v conceive_v to_o come_v from_o the_o inward_a part_n for_o suppose_v the_o predominant_a humour_n be_v melancholy_a or_o choler_n these_o can_v suggest_v only_o such_o fancy_n when_o on_o a_o sudden_a we_o may_v observe_v that_o dream_n alter_v their_o condition_n and_o sometime_o in_o a_o instant_n change_n from_o one_o fancy_n to_o another_o which_o that_o constant_a condition_n of_o the_o humour_n can_v promote_v his_o instance_n which_o he_o immediate_o give_v be_v not_o persuasive_a thus_o for_o when_o we_o be_v wake_v the_o antecedent_n think_v or_o conception_n introduce_v and_o be_v cause_n of_o the_o consequent_a as_o the_o water_n follow_v a_o man_n finger_n upon_o a_o dry_a and_o level_a table_n but_o in_o dream_n there_o be_v common_o no_o coherence_n dream_n this_o example_n seem_v to_o i_o most_o incongruous_a to_o this_o purpose_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o man_n wake_v and_o his_o fancy_n be_v employ_v and_o set_v at_o work_n by_o his_o will_n which_o often_o interrupt_v and_o cross_v the_o chain_n of_o consequence_n and_o employ_v the_o reason_n sometime_o to_o seek_v out_o new_a reason_n other_o finger_n to_o draw_v water_n to_o its_o end_n sometime_o command_v that_o finger_n to_o stop_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o its_o progress_n and_o so_o the_o finger_n employ_v other_o where_o be_v not_o follow_v by_o the_o water_n but_o in_o a_o dream_n if_o it_o arise_v from_o such_o a_o physical_a cause_n as_o many_o time_n it_o do_v a_o man_n may_v conceive_v rather_o why_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v link_v together_o in_o the_o memory_n shall_v follow_v one_o another_o when_o one_o be_v move_v or_o raise_v up_o because_o there_o be_v no_o superior_a power_n to_o control_v that_o consequence_n chap._n xi_o sensitive_a creature_n not_o intelligent_a their_o specific_a difference_n their_o sagacity_n sect._n 1_o well_o that_o we_o may_v part_v with_o a_o jingle_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o fancy_n of_o dream_n and_o his_o dream_n of_o fancy_n i_o let_v pass_v for_o the_o present_a guess_v that_o what_o be_v material_a in_o that_o discourse_n will_v convenient_o be_v meet_v with_o hereafter_o and_o now_o skip_v to_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o chap._n 2._o pag._n 8._o where_o he_o define_v understanding_n to_o be_v that_o imagination_n which_o be_v raise_v in_o every_o creature_n by_o word_n or_o voluntary_a sign_n i_o shall_v have_v let_v this_o pass_n with_o the_o rest_n understanding_n but_o that_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o betray_v that_o noble_a faculty_n of_o man_n soul_n his_o understanding_n by_o which_o he_o be_v sever_v from_o and_o exalt_v above_o all_o other_o sublunary_a creature_n to_o that_o sordid_a condition_n of_o be_v only_o a_o sensual_a quality_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o apprehend_v this_o we_o will_v first_o observe_v that_o these_o word_n and_o other_o such_o sign_n which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o thing_n mere_o sensual_a although_o the_o sign_n be_v voluntary_a such_o as_o be_v impose_v by_o any_o sign-maker_n yet_o they_o be_v perceive_v to_o have_v such_o signification_n by_o those_o beast_n or_o dog_n and_o the_o like_a not_o in_o a_o rational_a or_o intellectual_a manner_n but_o a_o natural_a for_o custom_n mere_o which_o be_v another_o nature_n and_o do_v the_o same_o way_n facilitate_v any_o thing_n to_o we_o as_o nature_n do_v be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o their_o apprehension_n of_o these_o and_o this_o custom_n work_v only_o by_o these_o two_o principle_n of_o a_o love_n to_o that_o which_o be_v profitable_a for_o they_o and_o a_o detestation_n of_o that_o be_v hurtful_a which_o be_v nothing_o but_o that_o natural_a appetite_n before_o speak_v of_o for_o when_o any_o of_o these_o find_v that_o by_o come_v at_o such_o a_o word_n he_o be_v reward_v by_o disobey_v such_o a_o menace_n he_o provoke_v his_o own_o punishment_n he_o by_o custom_n be_v sensible_a of_o this_o do_v according_o nor_o do_v any_o of_o those_o word_n signify_v any_o more_o to_o thar_z beast_n but_o his_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n he_o understand_v not_o any_o simple_a term_n what_o it_o signify_v but_o only_o these_o two_o thing_n and_o from_o these_o principle_n they_o do_v not_o only_o listen_v to_o the_o word_n but_o speak_v they_o as_o parrot_n without_o any_o understanding_n more_o than_o their_o belly_n and_o by_o that_o you_o may_v have_v corvos_fw-la poetas_fw-la now_o here_o be_v no_o understanding_n in_o these_o act_n but_o almost_o like_o a_o tree_n which_o if_o you_o use_v to_o keep_v bend_v it_o will_v grow_v such_o so_o these_o be_v use_v to_o the_o reward_n or_o punishment_n upon_o such_o word_n do_v apprehend_v they_o such_o and_o natural_o follow_v or_o avoid_v they_o but_o because_o there_o be_v some_o act_n in_o these_o beast_n which_o have_v a_o near_a affinity_n with_o reason_n then_o these_o he_o specify_v although_o i_o have_v already_o write_v somewhat_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o will_v for_o the_o further_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o reader_n enlarge_v myself_o a_o little_a and_o so_o pass_v on_o to_o other_o thing_n sect._n 2._o other_o as_o it_o be_v with_o man_n who_o be_v one_o kind_n or_o species_n of_o animal_n that_o he_o have_v beside_o that_o general_a nature_n of_o a_o sensitive_a soul_n another_o soul_n which_o distinguish_v he_o from_o other_o animal_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v with_o the_o other_o species_n or_o kind_n of_o animal_n they_o must_v have_v some_o particular_a soul_n or_o degree_n of_o a_o sensitive_a soul_n which_o may_v distinguish_v they_o from_o man_n and_o one_o from_o each_o other_o as_o the_o canine_a or_o doggish_a soul_n distinguish_v a_o dog_n from_o a_o lion_n a_o bear_n a_o cat_n a_o man_n
a_o husband_n of_o these_o seed_n and_o therefore_o these_o word_n must_v needs_o be_v take_v in_o that_o indefinite_a sense_n they_o be_v express_v that_o these_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o all_o religion_n i_o will_v consider_v they_o apart_o and_o fiâ—st_v the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n be_v a_o seed_n of_o religion_n sect._n 2._o all_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n god_n which_o he_o express_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o make_v to_o be_v a_o error_n now_o for_o error_n to_o be_v a_o sâ—ed_z of_o truth_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o before_o a_o ill_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n nor_o ill_a seed_n a_o good_a tree_n error_n the_o great_a growth_n it_o have_v the_o great_a be_v the_o error_n but_o it_o never_o grow_v into_o truth_n again_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n he_o make_v opinion_n to_o be_v a_o very_a weak_a assurance_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v although_o his_o description_n of_o it_o be_v weak_a in_o that_o place_n but_o the_o assurance_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n be_v the_o great_a that_o may_v be_v and_o therefore_o not_o to_o grow_v out_o of_o such_o a_o seed_n three_o consider_v that_o although_o there_o can_v be_v no_o assurance_n of_o god_n without_o a_o assurance_n of_o a_o ghost_n or_o spirit_n because_o god_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v a_o spirit_n yet_o the_o belief_n and_o assurance_n of_o god_n can_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n for_o although_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n have_v many_o reasonable_a and_o probable_a argument_n in_o nature_n to_o induce_v it_o which_o prevail_v with_o many_o philosopher_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o there_o be_v such_o thing_n yet_o the_o argument_n for_o they_o be_v not_o of_o like_a force_n with_o those_o which_o evince_n there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n may_v introduce_v and_o be_v a_o seed_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n but_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n which_o be_v less_o certain_a and_o less_o evident_a can_v introduce_v it_o he_o bring_v no_o manner_n of_o proof_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v and_o in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o those_o deity_n which_o this_o opinion_n shall_v produce_v pag_n 55._o he_o name_v chaos_n ocean_n planet_n man_n woman_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o likeness_n with_o ghost_n or_o spirit_n although_o his_o daemon_n and_o some_o other_o have_v now_o although_o the_o opinion_n of_o spirit_n may_v persuade_v a_o religion_n towards_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v think_v spirit_n yet_o it_o can_v never_o invite_v but_o will_v cross_v and_o oppose_v those_o religion_n which_o be_v pay_v to_o corporeal_a thing_n for_o by_o all_o man_n who_o have_v write_v of_o spirit_n both_o christian_a and_o other_o spirit_n be_v think_v to_o have_v a_o more_o god_n like_o power_n in_o they_o then_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o can_v not_o introduce_v the_o other_o sect._n 3_o religion_n his_o second_o seed_n be_v ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n a_o most_o unhappy_a and_o unreasonable_a speech_n ignorance_n the_o mother_n of_o religion_n ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n can_v make_v a_o man_n acknowledge_v the_o first_o rom._n 1.20_o s._n paul_n say_v the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v clear_o see_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v even_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n this_o understanding_n of_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n be_v the_o foundation_n and_o ground_n of_o religion_n and_o this_o be_v visible_a although_o not_o in_o its_o self_n yet_o in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v the_o second_o cause_n so_o that_o not_o the_o ignorance_n but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n like_o jacob_n ladder_n leads_z we_o from_o one_o to_o another_o step_v by_o step_n until_o we_o ascend_v to_o the_o high_a and_o first_o cause_n this_o he_o himself_o acknowledge_v before_o but_o as_o he_o often_o do_v so_o he_o now_o forget_v what_o he_o have_v say_v ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n that_o they_o be_v second_o and_o mistake_v they_o for_o first_o may_v make_v a_o man_n think_v they_o god_n and_o so_o turn_v a_o religion_n to_o they_o but_o as_o may_v appear_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o precede_a page_n 53._o he_o understand_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o causation_n of_o second_o cause_n which_o without_o doubt_n be_v so_o far_o from_o bring_v in_o religion_n that_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o produce_v atheism_n and_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o chance_n not_o by_o providence_n so_o that_o as_o for_o his_o first_o i_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v a_o seed_n of_o religion_n that_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n so_o for_o this_o second_o the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n i_o affirm_v that_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o religion_n stop_v the_o soul_n from_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n by_o break_v the_o low_a step_n of_o that_o ladder_n which_o be_v fix_v on_o earth_n sect._n 4._o his_o three_o seed_n be_v devotion_n towards_o what_o we_o fear_v religion_n that_o fear_n timor_fw-la reverentialis_fw-la may_v be_v a_o seed_n the_o fomenter_n and_o cherisher_n of_o religion_n yea_o a_o act_n of_o religion_n i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o that_o ugly_a sordid_a fear_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o page_n 52._o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v for_o the_o first_o fear_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o knowledge_n and_o apprehension_n we_o have_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n but_o this_o second_o fear_n he_o speak_v of_o out_o of_o ignorance_n of_o cause_n because_o man_n know_v there_o be_v cause_n say_v he_o of_o every_o thing_n but_o know_v not_o those_o cause_n therefore_o they_o impute_v their_o good_a or_o evil_a fortune_n to_o some_o invisible_a agent_n this_o ignorance_n oâ—_n cause_n must_v needs_o be_v understand_v of_o second_o cause_n for_o ignorance_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n can_v 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be_v that_o god_n fortune_n which_o the_o poet_n deride_v te_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deum_fw-la coeloque_fw-la locamus_fw-la and_o worthy_o for_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o contradictory_n than_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o blindness_n of_o fortune_n now_o when_o man_n can_v find_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n which_o produce_v the_o effect_n they_o discern_v and_o can_v perceive_v how_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o first_o cause_n as_o they_o can_v who_o discern_v not_o the_o second_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v that_o doubt_n or_o fear_n that_o they_o be_v act_v by_o fortune_n and_o all_o thing_n fall_v alike_o to_o all_o without_o either_o be_v reward_n or_o punishment_n rod_n or_o scourge_v etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o be_v so_o far_o from_o introduce_v of_o religion_n as_o it_o lead_v to_o atheism_n but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o this_o fear_n but_o the_o devotion_n to_o what_o we_o fear_v be_v the_o seed_n of_o religion_n i_o can_v have_v wish_v that_o among_o other_o his_o exposition_n of_o word_n he_o have_v put_v down_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o devotion_n but_o he_o have_v not_o consider_v then_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o be_v voto_fw-la decernere_fw-la to_o decree_v a_o thing_n to_o another_o by_o a_o vow_n so_o that_o when_o one_o devote_v a_o thing_n to_o another_o he_o than_o decree_v it_o in_o a_o sacred_a manner_n to_o be_v he_o now_o then_o devotion_n to_o what_o we_o fear_v be_v decree_a some_o thing_n to_o it_o by_o way_n of_o vow_n devotion_n then_o to_o what_o we_o fear_v if_o that_o we_o fear_v be_v god_n be_v not_o a_o seed_n but_o a_o fruit_n and_o act_n of_o religion_n for_o religion_n be_v not_o only_o as_o he_o not_o vain_o only_a but_o wicked_o and_o profane_o define_v chap._n 6._o page_n 26._o fear_v of_o
will_v not_o meddle_v with_o what_o concern_v not_o my_o present_a business_n but_o remit_v the_o madness_n of_o the_o world_n infinity_n in_o magnitude_n as_o not_o pertinent_a to_o my_o purpose_n and_o apply_v myself_o to_o that_o which_o be_v in_o his_o follow_a word_n about_o eternity_n sect._n 8._o preterea_fw-la etsi_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la nihil_fw-la potest_fw-la movere_fw-la seipsum_fw-la moreover_o say_v he_o although_o out_o of_o this_o that_o nothing_o can_v move_v itself_o may_v be_v right_a enough_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v some_o first_o move_a thing_n which_o shall_v be_v eternal_a yet_o that_o can_v be_v infer_v thence_o which_o man_n do_v use_v to_o infer_v to_o wit_n a_o eternal_a immovable_a but_o contrariwise_o a_o eternal_a thing_n move_v for_o as_o it_o be_v true_a that_o nothing_o be_v move_v of_o its_o self_n so_o it_o be_v true_a likewise_o that_o nothing_o be_v move_v but_o from_o a_o thing_n move_v he_o be_v a_o most_o unhappy_a man_n in_o his_o way_n of_o reason_v this_o contradict_v wâ—at_a go_v before_o for_o inadvertence_n if_o from_o that_o conclusion_n which_o he_o hold_v true_a nothing_o can_v move_v its_o self_n may_v be_v deduce_v a_o first_o mover_n which_o be_v eternal_a it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o man_n ascend_v from_o effect_n to_o immediate_a cause_n thence_o to_o other_o may_v arrive_v at_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a which_o be_v deny_v not_o six_o line_n before_o and_o have_v be_v confute_v by_o i_o again_o observe_v that_o that_o inference_n which_o he_o censure_v must_v be_v true_a and_o his_o inference_n false_a for_o if_o there_o be_v a_o first_o mover_n and_o every_o thing_n move_v be_v move_v by_o another_o immovable_a then_o that_o which_o move_v must_v itself_o be_v unmoved_a for_o if_o it_o move_v then_o that_o be_v not_o the_o first_o mover_n but_o rather_o that_o other_o thing_n which_o move_v that_o he_o say_v be_v the_o first_o movable_a for_o a_o first_o can_v have_v nothing_o before_o it_o but_o that_o movable_a according_a to_o his_o philosophy_n must_v have_v another_o move_a thing_n which_o move_v it_o and_o for_o the_o two_o proposition_n out_o of_o which_o he_o draw_v his_o inference_n he_o say_v they_o be_v alike_o true_a i_o that_o they_o be_v a_o like_a false_a that_o which_o say_v nothing_o move_v its_o self_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o every_o thing_n as_o aristotle_n define_v it_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n of_o each_o natural_a body_n that_o be_v the_o natural_a motion_n and_o rest_n and_o therefore_o move_v every_o natural_a body_n natural_o and_o therefore_o the_o other_o proposition_n be_v like_o false_a which_o say_v that_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v move_v be_v move_v by_o something_o which_o be_v move_v itself_o which_o can_v be_v affirm_v of_o none_o but_o violent_a motion_n they_o be_v force_v by_o something_o without_o but_o neither_o natural_a nor_o animal_n motion_n and_o this_o philosophy_n he_o may_v have_v know_v to_o have_v be_v deliver_v by_o many_o of_o his_o friend_n the_o schoolman_n who_o disavow_v aristotle_n in_o that_o argument_n i_o will_v leave_v his_o discourse_n in_o the_o middle_n which_o be_v a_o proud_a contempt_n of_o such_o as_o labour_v to_o prove_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n and_o close_o with_o he_o again_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o 237._o pag._n where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o answer_v a_o argument_n somewhat_o like_o that_o which_o i_o urge_v but_o how_o weak_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_n the_o argument_n itself_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a as_o i_o and_o shall_v together_o be_v both_o examine_v sect._n 9_o he_o begin_v thus_o quis_fw-la enim_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la demonstrantem_fw-la laudet_fw-la who_o say_v he_o will_v praise_v a_o man_n after_o this_o manner_n demonstrate_v if_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a than_o the_o number_n of_o day_n or_o any_o other_o measure_n of_o time_n infinite_a have_v precede_v the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n but_o the_o nativity_n of_o abraham_n precede_v the_o nativity_n of_o isaac_n therefore_o one_o infinite_a or_o one_o eternity_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o another_o which_o be_v absurd_a thus_o far_o he_o paralogism_n consider_v first_o the_o affinity_n this_o argument_n have_v with_o i_o in_o the_o place_n to_o which_o this_o shall_v be_v insert_v his_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o number_n of_o day_n i_o of_o paternity_n which_o overthrow_v one_o of_o his_o answer_n at_o the_o first_o view_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o its_o place_n but_o that_o whâ—ch_o he_o seem_v to_o apply_v his_o strength_n against_o be_v that_o axiom_n one_o infinite_a can_v be_v great_a than_o another_o this_o be_v use_v concern_v infinite_a in_o number_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o whatsoever_o be_v infinite_a be_v boundless_a it_o can_v be_v outgo_v but_o its_o self_n outgo_v every_o thing_n of_o its_o kind_n now_o what_o be_v great_a than_o another_o contain_v that_o and_o exceed_v it_o so_o four_o exceed_v three_o and_o therefore_o give_v it_o bound_n a_o hundred_o and_o every_o number_n be_v bound_v it_o be_v not_o 100_o and_o one_o it_o be_v bound_v in_o its_o self_n and_o therefore_o every_o number_n have_v its_o internal_a bound_n and_o if_o it_o be_v exceed_v it_o have_v external_a bound_n minimum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la as_o his_o friend_n the_o school_n speak_v so_o well_o as_o maximum_fw-la quod_fw-la sic_fw-la it_o have_v the_o least_o term_n of_o that_o it_o can_v extend_v to_o as_o the_o great_a it_o can_v exist_v in_o sect._n 10._o well_o let_v we_o consider_v his_o answer_n similis_fw-la demonstratio_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v a_o like_a demonstration_n say_v he_o as_o if_o he_o from_o thence_o that_o there_o be_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o equal_a number_n therefore_o he_o shall_v conclude_v that_o that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o equal_a number_n as_o there_o be_v number_n equal_a and_o unequal_a together_o take_v i_o find_v a_o mighty_a error_n run_v through_o his_o whole_a work_n which_o do_v not_o become_v a_o mathematician_n &_o be_v evident_a in_o this_o answer_n concessis_fw-la that_o he_o dispute_v exit_fw-la non_fw-la concessis_fw-la his_o answer_n be_v draw_v from_o a_o supposal_n that_o there_o be_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o equal_a number_n which_o be_v false_a there_o be_v no_o infinite_a of_o either_o equal_a or_o unequal_a number_n for_o suppose_v the_o world_n make_v of_o atom_n with_o democritus_n although_o they_o be_v call_v infinite_a because_o man_n eye_n can_v discern_v they_o number_n nor_o his_o wit_n apprehend_v they_o yet_o they_o be_v body_n that_o have_v dimension_n must_v have_v a_o finite_a nature_n and_o therefore_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o they_o must_v go_v to_o the_o constitute_v another_o big_a body_n suppose_v a_o million_o to_o make_v a_o barley_n corn_n what_o number_n you_o will_v yet_o it_o be_v a_o number_n and_o that_o number_n may_v be_v reckon_v by_o unity_n every_o one_o for_o a_o million_o and_o so_o every_o million_o of_o million_o may_v afterward_o be_v reckon_v by_o unity_n as_o one_o may_v go_v for_o a_o million_o or_o million_o and_o a_o million_o of_o sheet_n or_o paper_n may_v be_v fill_v by_o these_o or_o more_o great_a number_n may_v be_v unite_v yet_o they_o be_v and_o will_v be_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o they_o and_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n be_v make_v in_o number_n by_o god_n almighty_a aswell_o as_o measure_v and_o weight_n as_o the_o son_n of_o sirak_n wisdom_n 11.20_o well_o then_o there_o be_v no_o infinite_a number_n he_o answer_v from_o a_o impossible_a supposal_n but_o now_o hence_o do_v he_o infer_v if_o i_o shall_v grant_v there_o be_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o equal_a number_n then_o that_o shall_v be_v equal_a to_o all_o number_n even_o equal_a and_o unequal_a yes_o it_o must_v for_o there_o can_v be_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o unity_n but_o must_v be_v equal_a to_o infinite_a twoe_n three_o twenty_n hundred_o for_o 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