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be_v more_o evident_a to_o reason_n than_o that_o something_o must_v be_v eternal_a without_o beginning_n nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o nothing_o have_v no_o power_n no_o action_n no_o effect_n and_o so_o can_v make_v nothing_o and_o therefore_o if_o ever_o there_o have_v be_v a_o time_n when_o nothing_o be_v nothing_o can_v ever_o have_v be_v imagine_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o now_o and_o it_o be_v certain_a there_o never_o will_v be_v any_o thing_n obj._n something_o may_v oriri_fw-la de_fw-la novo_fw-la without_o any_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o god_n be_v eternal_o without_o any_o cause_n answ_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o that_o be_v eternal_o have_v all_o perfection_n eternal_o in_o himself_o and_o need_v no_o cause_n be_v still_o in_o be_v and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o cause_n but_o nothing_o have_v no_o perfection_n or_o be_v and_o therefore_o need_v a_o omnipotent_a cause_n to_o give_v it_o a_o be_v obj._n if_o the_o world_n may_v be_v create_v of_o nothing_o material_o it_o may_v be_v what_o it_o be_v without_o any_o thing_n efficient_o answ_n impossible_a pre-existent_a matter_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o first_o create_v matter_n for_o matter_n may_v be_v cause_v of_o nothing_o by_o a_o omnipotent_a efficient_a as_o well_o as_o the_o wonderful_a frame_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v out_o of_o matter_n but_o without_o a_o efficient_a no_o be_v can_v arise_v de_fw-fr novo_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a see_v any_o thing_n now_o be_v there_o have_v be_v something_o eternal_o and_o if_o something_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n which_o be_v chief_a in_o excellency_n and_o first_o in_o order_n of_o production_n and_o therefore_o of_o existence_n §_o 10._o the_o first_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v independent_a in_o be_v perfection_n and_o operation_n and_o so_o be_v absolute_o self-sufficient_a for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o if_o there_o be_v any_o before_o it_o tuscul_fw-la and_o be_v cause_v by_o nothing_o else_o it_o be_v eternal_o sufficient_a in_o and_o for_o itself_o otherwise_o that_o which_o it_o be_v behold_v to_o will_v have_v the_o place_n of_o a_o cause_n to_o it_o and_o if_o it_o cause_v not_o all_o or_o need_v the_o help_n of_o any_o other_o 63._o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o the_o first_o cause_n to_o all_o other_o nor_o perfect_a in_o itself_o that_o which_o can_v be_v eternal_o without_o a_o cause_n and_o itself_o cause_v all_o thing_n be_v self-sufficient_a and_o independent_a §_o 11._o the_o first_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v free_a from_o all_o imperfection_n of_o corporeity_n or_o materiality_n composition_n passibility_n corruptibility_n mutability_n and_o mortality_n and_o all_o other_o imperfection_n of_o defendant_n being_n there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o live_a principle_n and_o a_o pure_a spiritual_a nature_n in_o the_o create_a world_n and_o the_o maker_n of_o it_o must_v be_v life_n and_o spirit_n in_o a_o high_a pure_a sense_n than_o it_o and_o therefore_o must_v be_v free_a from_o all_o its_o imperfection_n and_o have_v no_o cause_n have_v no_o defect_n and_o have_v no_o beginning_n can_v have_v no_o end_n all_o this_o reason_n do_v certain_o apprehend_v §_o 12._o this_o perfect_a first_o cause_n must_v be_v immense_a or_o infinite_a in_o be_v not_o by_o corporeal_a extension_n as_o if_o god_n as_o a_o body_n be_v in_o a_o place_n and_o be_v more_o extensive_a than_o all_o place_n be_v call_v immense_a but_o in_o the_o perfect_a essence_n of_o a_o eternal_a life_n and_o spirit_n and_o mind_n he_o be_v every_o where_o without_o locality_n and_o all_o thing_n live_v and_o move_v and_o be_v in_o he_o the_o thought_n of_o space_n be_v but_o a_o metaphorical_a help_n to_o our_o conception_n of_o his_o immensity_n §_o 13._o therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v omnipresent_v deor._n not_o by_o extension_n quantitative_a but_o in_o a_o sort_n transcendent_a and_o more_o excellent_a according_a to_o the_o transcendent_a way_n of_o his_o existence_n for_o if_o we_o must_v have_v conceive_v of_o he_o as_o no_o better_a than_o a_o body_n and_o of_o magnitude_n as_o a_o excellency_n we_o may_v well_o have_v conclude_v that_o he_o have_v make_v nothing_o great_a than_o himself_o nemo_n that_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v more_o extensive_a than_o all_o the_o world_n and_o consequent_o absent_a from_o no_o part_n of_o it_o much_o more_o when_o his_o be_v which_o surpass_v corporeity_n direct_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v a_o more_o noble_a kind_n of_o omnipresence_n than_o extensive_a §_o 14._o therefore_o be_v he_o incomprehensible_a as_o to_o humane_a understanding_n or_o any_o other_o create_v intellect_n of_o our_o own_o incomprehension_n experience_n sufficient_o convince_v we_o here_o and_o reason_n evince_v the_o same_o of_o all_o create_a intellect_n for_o the_o less_o can_v comprehend_v the_o great_a and_o between_o finite_a and_o infinite_a there_o be_v no_o proportion_n we_o know_v nothing_o purely-intelligible_a so_o easy_o and_o certain_o as_o that_o god_n be_v but_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o comprehend_v as_o we_o see_v nothing_o more_o easy_o and_o certain_o than_o the_o sun_n which_o yet_o we_o see_v not_o with_o a_o comprehensive_a but_o a_o partial_a and_o defective_a sight_n §_o 15._o this_o infinite_a be_v can_v be_v but_o one._n deor._n for_o if_o there_o be_v many_o they_o can_v not_o be_v infinite_a and_o so_o indeed_o there_o will_v be_v none_o nor_o will_v there_o be_v any_o one_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o if_o one_o cause_v one_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o another_o another_o part_n no_o one_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o and_o if_o they_o join_v in_o cause_v all_o together_o they_o will_v all_o conjunct_o make_v but_o one_o first_o cause_n and_o each_o one_o several_a be_v but_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n if_o there_o be_v no_o one_o that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v and_o govern_v all_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o perfect_a be_v nor_o no_o god_n but_o the_o effect_n show_v the_o sufficiency_n and_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o world_n the_o orb_n be_v one_o frame_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n perfection_n consist_v more_o in_o the_o unity_n of_o one_o all_o sufficient_a be_v 360._o than_o in_o a_o voluntary_a concurrence_n of_o many_o being_n the_o most_o learned_a heathen_n who_o think_v there_o be_v many_o to_o be_v name_v god_n do_v mean_v but_o subordinate_a particular_a god_n that_o be_v under_o the_o one_o universal_a god_n who_o the_o stoic_n and_o academic_n take_v to_o be_v the_o universal_a soul_n and_o the_o subordinate_a god_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o particular_a orb_n and_o planet_n §_o 16._o the_o power_n of_o this_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v omnipotency_n he_o that_o have_v give_v so_o great_a power_n to_o the_o creature_n as_o be_v exercise_v by_o they_o especial_o the_o sun_n and_o fix_a star_n in_o their_o several_a vortices_fw-la or_o orb_n and_o he_o that_o can_v make_v such_o a_o world_n of_o nothing_o and_o uphold_v the_o be_v and_o maintain_v the_o order_n and_o cause_n and_o continue_v the_o rapid_a motion_n of_o all_o the_o vortices_fw-la or_o orb_n which_o be_v to_o we_o innumerable_a and_o each_o of_o incomprehensible_a excellency_n and_o magnitude_n be_v certain_o to_o be_v account_v no_o less_o than_o omnipotent_a by_o his_o omnipotency_n i_o mean_v that_o by_o which_o in_o itself_o consider_v in_o primo_fw-la instanti_fw-la he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n possible_a that_o be_v which_o belong_v not_o to_o impotency_n but_o to_o power_n and_o by_o which_o in_o secundo_fw-la instanti_fw-la he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n judge_v congruous_a and_o meet_a to_o be_v do_v and_o in_o tertio_fw-la instanti_fw-la can_v do_v all_o that_o he_o will_v do_v and_o be_v please_v to_o he_o §_o 17._o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v omniscient_a and_o infinite_a wisdom_n 1._o he_o that_o have_v give_v so_o much_o wisdom_n to_o such_o a_o worm_n as_o man_n must_v have_v more_o than_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n whatever_o knowledge_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v give_v by_o he_o do_v prove_v that_o formal_o or_o eminent_o he_o have_v more_o be_v it_o all_o contract_v into_o one_o intelligence_n it_o must_v be_v less_o than_o his_o that_o cause_v it_o he_o have_v not_o give_v more_o wisdom_n than_o he_o have_v to_o give_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o he_o have_v or_o be_v himself_z for_o if_o he_o shall_v make_v any_o thing_n equal_a to_o himself_o there_o will_v be_v two_o infinite_n and_o there_o will_v be_v a_o perfect_a self-sufficient_a be_v which_o yet_o have_v late_o no_o sufficiency_n or_o be_v and_o there_o will_v be_v a_o be_v independent_a in_o facto_fw-la
it_o be_v not_o one_o part_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o move_v and_o another_o which_o illuminate_v and_o another_o which_o heat_v but_o the_o whole_a sun_n if_o it_o be_v whole_o fire_n or_o aethereal_a matter_n do_v move_v the_o whole_a illuminate_v and_o the_o whole_a do_v heat_n and_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n be_v not_o quality_n inherent_a in_o it_o but_o motion_n illumination_n and_o calefaction_n be_v act_n flow_v immediate_o from_o its_o essence_n as_o contain_v the_o faculty_n or_o power_n of_o such_o act_n he_o that_o can_v write_v a_o perfect_a method_n of_o physics_n and_o morality_n will_v show_v we_o trinity_n in_o unity_n through_o all_o its_o part_n from_o first_o to_o last_o but_o as_o the_o vein_n artery_n and_o nerve_n perfection_n the_o vessel_n of_o the_o natural_a vital_a and_o animal_n humour_n and_o spirit_n be_v easy_o discernible_a in_o their_o trunk_n and_o great_a branch_n but_o not_o so_o when_o they_o be_v minute_n and_o multiply_v into_o thousand_o so_o 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enquiry_n proceed_v to_o lesser_a superstructure_n and_o reduce_v uncertainty_n and_o difficulty_n to_o those_o point_n which_o be_v sure_a and_o plain_a and_o not_o cast_v away_o the_o plain_a certain_a truth_n because_o they_o overtake_v some_o difficulty_n beyond_o they_o the_o true_a method_n of_o enquiry_n be_v that_o we_o first_o try_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o be_v perfect_o good_a or_o not_o if_o this_o be_v once_o prove_v beyond_o all_o controversy_n than_o all_o that_o follow_v be_v certain_o reconcilable_a to_o it_o for_o truth_n and_o truth_n be_v not_o contradictory_n now_o that_o god_n be_v perfect_o good_a have_v be_v full_o prove_v before_o he_o that_o give_v to_o all_o the_o world_n both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o orb_n all_o that_o good_a whether_o natural_a
the_o less_o do_v forfeit_v his_o mercy_n by_o their_o inhuman_a and_o irrational_a ingratitude_n and_o abuse_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o proud_a covetous_a voluptuous_a person_n the_o ambitious_a fornicator_n glutton_n drunkard_n and_o lover_n of_o sport_n recreation_n idleness_n or_o any_o pleasure_n as_o it_o turn_v they_o from_o god_n §_o 34._o above_o all_o other_o sin_n scipi_fw-la we_o shall_v most_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o any_o creature_n for_o itself_o or_o for_o our_o carnal_a self_n alone_o because_o it_o be_v most_o contrary_a to_o our_o love_n to_o god_n which_o be_v our_o high_a work_n and_o duty_n §_o 35._o those_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v most_o to_o be_v value_v desire_a and_o seek_v which_o show_v we_o most_o of_o god_n himself_o or_o most_o help_v up_o our_o love_n to_o he_o §_o 36._o we_o must_v love_v both_o our_o natural_a self_n and_o neighbour_n the_o bad_a as_o well_o as_o the_o good_a with_o a_o love_n of_o benevolence_n desire_v our_o own_o good_a and_o they_o but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o must_v hate_v ourselves_o and_o they_o so_o far_o as_o wicked_a with_o the_o hatred_n of_o displicency_n and_o with_o the_o love_n of_o complacency_n must_v only_o so_o far_o love_v ourselves_o or_o other_o as_o the_o image_n of_o divine_a goodness_n be_v in_o we_o or_o they_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o mere_a natural_a passion_n of_o the_o parent_n to_o the_o child_n which_o be_v common_a to_o man_n and_o beast_n nor_o of_o the_o exercise_n of_o love_n in_o outward_a act_n for_o those_o may_v be_v direct_v by_o god_n command_n to_o go_v more_o to_o one_o as_o a_o wicked_a child_n that_o have_v less_o true_a amiableness_n in_o he_o but_o all_o holy_a love_n must_v be_v suit_v to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o true_a object_n laert._n §_o 37._o the_o love_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v with_o all_o our_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o our_o might_n not_o limit_v suppress_v or_o neglect_v but_o be_v the_o most_o serious_a 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end_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o love_n to_o it_o shall_v daily_o govern_v they_o we_o and_o what_o a_o man_n love_v most_o usual_o he_o will_v think_v of_o with_o his_o most_o practical_a powerful_a thought_n if_o not_o with_o the_o most_o frequent_a §_o 39_o the_o love_n of_o god_n shall_v employ_v our_o tongue_n in_o the_o proclaim_n of_o his_o praise_n and_o benefit_n and_o express_v our_o own_o admiration_n and_o affection_n to_o kindle_v the_o like_a in_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o for_o the_o same_o god_n who_o be_v so_o amiable_a have_v give_v we_o our_o speech_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o benefit_n and_o give_v it_o we_o purposely_o to_o declare_v his_o praise_n reason_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o have_v no_o high_o worthy_a or_o better_a employment_n for_o our_o tongue_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v use_v they_o to_o the_o best_a the_o tongue_n of_o man_n be_v adorn_v with_o language_n for_o charitable_a and_o pious_a communication_n that_o they_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o affect_v the_o heart_n of_o other_o and_o to_o kindle_v in_o they_o that_o sacred_a fire_n which_o be_v kindle_v in_o themselves_o therefore_o that_o tongue_n which_o be_v silent_a to_o its_o maker_n praise_n and_o declare_v not_o the_o goodness_n and_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v not_o divulge_v the_o notice_n of_o his_o benefit_n 52._o condemn_v itself_o and_o the_o heart_n that_o shall_v employ_v it_o as_o neglect_v the_o great_a duty_n it_o be_v make_v for_o §_o 40._o the_o life_n of_o god_n beneficiaries_n shall_v be_v employ_v to_o his_o praise_n and_o pleasure_n and_o shall_v be_v the_o stream_a effect_n of_o inward_a love_n and_o all_o his_o mercy_n shall_v be_v improve_v to_o his_o service_n from_o a_o thankful_a heart_n all_o this_o have_v the_o full_a testimony_n of_o reason_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o proportion_n and_o common_a right_n to_o who_o shall_v we_o live_v but_o to_o he_o from_o who_o and_o by_o who_o we_o live_v what_o but_o our_o ultimate_a end_n shall_v be_v principal_o intend_v and_o seek_v through_o our_o whole_a life_n a_o creature_n that_o have_v all_o from_o god_n shall_v in_o love_n and_o gratitude_n bring_v back_o all_o to_o he_o and_o thus_o we_o make_v it_o more_o our_o own_o §_o 41._o this_o life_n of_o love_n shall_v be_v the_o chief_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n of_o our_o soul_n hor._n which_o all_o other_o pleasure_n shall_v subserve_v and_o all_o be_v abhor_v which_o contradict_v it_o nothing_o be_v easy_o confess_v by_o all_o than_o the_o desirableness_n of_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n and_o the_o most_o excellent_a object_n which_o most_o be_v most_o belove_v must_v be_v our_o chief_a delight_n for_o love_n itself_o be_v a_o delight_a act_n unless_o some_o stop_n do_v turn_v it_o aside_o into_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n nothing_o can_v itself_o be_v so_o delectable_a as_o god_n the_o chief_a good_a and_o no_o employment_n so_o delectable_a as_o love_v he_o this_o therefore_o shall_v be_v our_o work_n and_o our_o recreation_n our_o labour_n and_o our_o pleasure_n our_o food_n and_o feast_n other_o delight_n be_v lawful_a and_o good_a so_o far_o as_o they_o further_o these_o delight_n of_o holy_a love_n by_o carry_v up_o our_o heart_n to_o the_o original_n and_o end_n of_o all_o our_o mercy_n and_o delight_n but_o nothing_o be_v so_o injurious_a to_o god_n and_o we_o as_o that_o which_o corrupt_v our_o mind_n with_o sensuality_n and_o become_v our_o pleasure_n instead_o of_o god_n §_o 42._o the_o sense_n of_o the_o present_a imperfection_n of_o our_o love_n shall_v make_v we_o long_o to_o know_v god_n more_o and_o to_o love_v he_o and_o delight_n in_o he_o and_o praise_v he_o in_o perfection_n to_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o our_o capacity_n if_o it_o be_v so_o good_a to_o love_n god_n then_o must_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o it_o be_v best_a and_o reason_n teach_v we_o best_o when_o we_o feel_v how_o weak_a our_o knowledge_n and_o love_n be_v to_o long_o for_o more_o yea_o for_o perfection_n §_o 43._o thus_o have_v reason_n show_v we_o the_o end_n and_o high_a felicity_n of_o man_n in_o his_o high_a duty_n to_o know_v god_n to_o love_v he_o and_o delight_n in_o he_o in_o the_o full_a perfection_n and_o to_o be_v love_v by_o he_o and_o be_v full_o please_v to_o he_o as_o herein_o bear_v his_o image_n be_v the_o felicity_n and_o the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o man_n love_n be_v man_n final_a act_n excite_v by_o the_o full_a knowledge_n and_o god_n so_o behold_v and_o enjoy_v in_o his_o love_n to_o we_o be_v the_o final_a object_n and_o here_o the_o soul_n must_v seek_v its_o rest_n obj._n but_o quae_fw-la supra_fw-la nos_fw-la nihil_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la god_n indeed_o be_v near_o to_o angel_n but_o he_o have_v make_v they_o our_o benefactor_n and_o they_o have_v commit_v it_o to_o inferior_a cause_n there_o must_v be_v suitableness_n as_o well_o as_o excellency_n to_o win_v love_n 13._o we_o find_v no_o suitableness_n between_o our_o heart_n and_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o believe_v not_o that_o we_o be_v make_v for_o any_o such_o employment_n and_o we_o see_v that_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n be_v as_o averse_a to_o this_o life_n of_o holiness_n as_o ourselves_o and_o therefore_o we_o can_v think_v but_o that_o it_o be_v quite_o above_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o not_o the_o work_n and_o end_n which_o he_o be_v make_v for_o answ_n 1._o whether_o god_n have_v make_v angel_n or_o ruler_n or_o benefactor_n or_o what_o love_n or_o honour_n we_o owe_v they_o as_o his_o instrument_n be_v nothing_o to_o our_o present_a business_n for_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o he_o thus_o use_v they_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o he_o be_v nevertheless_o
leave_v he_o under_o the_o deserve_a privation_n of_o well-being_n deprive_v he_o of_o all_o other_o mercy_n this_o be_v undeniable_a that_o it_o be_v in_o god_n choice_n whether_o he_o will_v take_v away_o his_o be_v itself_o or_o only_o all_o the_o mercy_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o his_o well-being_n for_o he_o that_o have_v nothing_o before_o but_o by_o free_a gift_n may_v be_v deprive_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v none_o of_o his_o own_o if_o he_o forfeit_v it_o by_o abuse_n nay_o we_o live_v upon_o such_o a_o continue_a emanation_n from_o god_n as_o the_o beam_n from_o the_o sun_n that_o it_o be_v but_o god_n stop_v of_o his_o stream_n of_o bounty_n and_o we_o perish_v without_o any_o other_o take_v away_o of_o mercy_n from_o we_o §_o 17._o nature_n teach_v man_n to_o choose_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o tolerable_a pain_n and_o misery_n rather_o than_o not_o be_v at_o all_o even_o so_o much_o as_o will_v not_o utter_o weigh_v down_o the_o love_n of_o life_n and_o of_o vital_a operation_n i_o say_v not_o as_o some_o that_o the_o great_a torment_n or_o misery_n be_v more_o eligible_a or_o less_o odious_a than_o annihilation_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o a_o great_a deal_n be_v we_o see_v abundance_n how_o ever_o the_o roman_a and_o greek_a philosopher_n scorn_v it_o as_o baseness_n who_o be_v blind_a or_o lame_a or_o in_o grievous_a pain_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o stone_n and_o many_o that_o be_v in_o miserable_a poverty_n beg_v their_o bread_n or_o toil_v from_o morning_n to_o night_n like_o horse_n and_o yet_o seldom_o taste_v a_o pleasant_a bit_n but_o join_v distract_n care_n with_o labour_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v all_o unwilling_a to_o die_v custom_n have_v make_v their_o misery_n tolerable_a and_o they_o have_v rather_o continue_v so_o for_o ever_o than_o be_v annihilate_v if_o then_o god_n may_v annihilate_v even_o the_o innocent_a suppose_v he_o have_v not_o promise_v the_o contrary_a then_o may_v he_o lay_v all_o that_o pain_n and_o care_n and_o labour_n on_o they_o which_o they_o will_v themselves_o prefer_v before_o annihilation_n for_o it_o be_v no_o wrong_n to_o one_o that_o have_v his_o reason_n and_o liberty_n to_o give_v he_o his_o own_o choice_n §_o 18._o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o lay_v more_o misery_n on_o a_o sinner_n than_o on_o one_o that_o never_o deserve_v ill_o and_o to_o lay_v more_o on_o he_o for_o his_o sin_n than_o he_o will_v choose_v himself_o before_o annihilation_n whether_o god_n may_v without_o injustice_n inflict_v more_o misery_n on_o the_o innocent_a than_o he_o will_v himself_o prefer_v before_o annihilation_n some_o make_v a_o question_n and_o deny_v it_o for_o my_o part_n i_o see_v no_o great_a difficulty_n in_o the_o question_n but_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o that_o which_o i_o be_o prove_v it_o be_v not_o god_n usage_n of_o the_o innocent_a but_o of_o the_o guilty_a which_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o 105._o and_o that_o he_o may_v make_v they_o more_o miserable_a who_o deserve_v it_o than_o his_o bounty_n make_v they_o before_o any_o guilt_n or_o than_o a_o just_a man_n will_v choose_v to_o be_v rather_o than_o be_v annihilate_v i_o see_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o to_o doubt_v penalty_n be_v involuntary_a and_o no_o man_n ever_o say_v that_o it_o be_v unjust_a to_o lay_v more_o upon_o a_o malefactor_n than_o he_o himself_o be_v willing_a of_o and_o will_v choose_v before_o a_o condition_n which_o without_o his_o fault_n he_o may_v have_v be_v put_v into_o so_o then_o we_o have_v already_o prove_v 1._o that_o god_n may_v punish_v a_o man_n everlasting_o 2._o and_o with_o a_o great_a penalty_n than_o annihilation_n §_o 19_o god_n may_v leave_v a_o sinner_n his_o being_n and_o in_o particular_a deprive_v he_o of_o his_o favour_n and_o all_o the_o joy_n and_o blessedness_n which_o he_o refuse_v by_o his_o sin_v §_o 20._o and_o he_o may_v just_o withal_o deny_v he_o those_o corporal_a mercy_n meat_n drink_z honour_n pleasure_n health_n ease_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o overvalue_v and_o abuse_v and_o prefer_v before_o god_n and_o great_a blessing_n all_o this_o i_o think_v no_o man_n do_v deny_v that_o acknowledge_v a_o god_n §_o 21._o he_o that_o be_v continue_v in_o his_o natural_a be_v and_o be_v deprive_v of_o god_n favour_n and_o of_o his_o future_a happiness_n for_o ever_o and_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v lose_v and_o be_v also_o deprive_v of_o all_o those_o natural_a benefit_n which_o he_o desire_v must_v needs_o be_v under_o continual_a pain_n of_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o of_o loss_n for_o all_o this_o want_n must_v needs_o be_v feel_v §_o 22._o he_o that_o in_o all_o this_o misery_n of_o loss_n and_o sense_n do_v remember_v how_o it_o be_v that_o he_o come_v to_o it_o and_o how_o base_a a_o thing_n he_o prefer_v before_o his_o god_n and_o his_o felicity_n and_o for_o how_o vile_a a_o price_n he_o sell_v his_o hope_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o how_o odious_o he_o abuse_v god_n by_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v before_o describe_v can_v choose_v but_o have_v a_o continual_a torment_n of_o conscience_n and_o heart-gnawing_a repentance_n in_o himself_o ibid._n §_o 23._o he_o that_o be_v under_o utter_a despair_n of_o ever_o come_v out_o of_o this_o condition_n will_v thereby_o have_v his_o torment_n yet_o more_o increase_v all_o these_o be_v natural_a undeniable_a consequent_n §_o 24._o a_o body_n unite_v to_o so_o miserable_a a_o self-tormenting_a forsake_a soul_n can_v have_v any_o peace_n and_o quietness_n see_v it_o be_v the_o soul_n by_o which_o the_o body_n live_v and_o have_v its_o chief_a peace_n or_o pain_n §_o 25._o thus_o sin_n do_v both_o as_o a_o natural_a and_o as_o a_o moral_a meritorious_a cause_n bring_v on_o dissatisfaction_n grief_n vexation_n desertion_n by_o god_n and_o privation_n of_o felicity_n and_o peace_n §_o 26._o for_o as_o long_o as_o a_o sinner_n be_v impenitent_a and_o unsanctified_a that_o be_v love_v not_o god_n as_o god_n nor_o be_v recover_v from_o his_o carnal_a mind_n and_o sin_n it_o be_v both_o moral_o and_o natural_o impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v or_o enjoy_v god_n for_o as_o it_o be_v only_a god_n that_o efficient_o can_v make_v happy_a because_o nothing_o work_v but_o by_o he_o bac._n and_o so_o sin_n meritorious_o undo_v the_o sinner_n by_o make_v he_o unfit_a for_o favour_n and_o make_v he_o a_o object_n of_o displicence_n and_o justice_n so_o it_o be_v only_a god_n that_o final_o can_v make_v happy_a all_o thing_n be_v but_o mean_v to_o he_o and_o unfit_a of_o themselves_o to_o give_v rest_n to_o the_o inquisitive_a seek_v mind_n and_o god_n be_v enjoy_v only_o by_o love_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o love_n and_o goodness_n therefore_o the_o soul_n that_o love_v not_o god_n and_o be_v not_o suit_v to_o the_o delightful_a fruition_n of_o he_o can_v no_o more_o enjoy_v he_o than_o a_o blind_a man_n can_v enjoy_v the_o light_n or_o a_o ox_n can_v feast_v with_o a_o man_n §_o 27._o he_o that_o be_v under_o this_o punishment_n and_o despair_n will_v be_v yet_o further_o remove_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o so_o from_o all_o capacity_n of_o happiness_n for_o he_o can_v love_v a_o god_n who_o he_o know_v will_n for_o ever_o by_o penal_a justice_n make_v he_o miserable_a he_o that_o will_v not_o love_v a_o god_n who_o abound_v in_o mercy_n to_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o mercy_n will_v never_o love_v he_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o have_v shut_v he_o for_o ever_o out_o of_o mercy_n and_o out_o of_o hope_n §_o 28._o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o sanctify_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o such_o a_o self-destroying_a sinner_n who_o have_v turn_v away_o himself_o from_o god_n and_o happiness_n 3._o and_o without_o a_o renew_a mind_n it_o be_v moral_o and_o unnatural_o impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v happy_a he_o that_o will_v not_o use_v the_o mercy_n that_o will_v have_v save_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o mercy_n can_v require_v another_o life_n of_o mercy_n and_o trial_n when_o this_o be_v lose_v and_o cast_v away_o nor_o can_v require_v the_o further_a help_n of_o grace_n §_o 29._o if_o sin_n as_o sin_n have_v all_o the_o malignity_n and_o demerit_n before_o prove_v much_o more_o the_o aggravate_v sin_n of_o many_o and_o most_o of_o all_o a_o life_n of_o wickedness_n which_o be_v spend_v in_o enmity_n against_o god_n and_o godliness_n and_o in_o a_o course_n of_o sensuality_n and_o rebellion_n offic._n with_o the_o obstinate_a impenitent_a reject_v of_o all_o the_o counsel_n call_v and_o mercy_n which_o will_v reclaim_v the_o sinner_n and_o this_o to_o the_o last_o breath_n it_o have_v before_o be_v manifest_v that_o all_o wilful_a sin_n have_v this_o malignity_n in_o
via_n and_o manifold_a mercy_n help_n and_o mean_n do_v general_o persuade_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n that_o there_o be_v certain_a duty_n require_v of_o they_o and_o certain_a mean_n to_o be_v use_v by_o they_o in_o order_n to_o procure_v their_o recovery_n and_o salvation_n and_o to_o escape_v the_o misery_n deserve_v he_o that_o shall_v deny_v this_o will_v turn_v the_o earth_n into_o a_o hell_n he_o will_v teach_v man_n to_o forbear_v all_o mean_n and_o duty_n which_o tend_v to_o their_o conversion_n pardon_n and_o salvation_n and_o to_o justify_v themselves_o in_o it_o and_o desperate_o give_v over_o all_o religion_n and_o begin_v the_o horror_n and_o language_n of_o the_o damn_a 110._o §_o 9_o the_o very_a command_n of_o god_n to_o use_v his_o appoint_a mean_n for_o man_n recovery_n do_v imply_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a and_o do_v not_o only_o show_v a_o possibility_n but_o so_o great_a a_o hopefulness_n of_o the_o success_n to_o the_o obedient_a as_o may_v encourage_v they_o cheerful_o to_o undertake_v it_o and_o carry_v it_o through_o no_o man_n that_o be_v wise_a and_o merciful_a will_v appoint_v his_o subject_n a_o course_n of_o mean_n to_o be_v use_v for_o a_o thing_n impossible_a to_o be_v get_v or_o will_v say_v labour_v thus_o all_o thy_o life_n for_o it_o but_o thou_o shall_v be_v never_o the_o near_o it_o if_o thou_o do_v if_o such_o a_o omniscient_a physician_n do_v but_o bid_v i_o use_v such_o mean_n for_o my_o cure_n and_o health_n i_o may_v take_v his_o command_n for_o half_a a_o promise_n if_o i_o obey_v temn_v §_o 10._o conscience_n do_v bear_v witness_n against_o impenitent_a sinner_n that_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o hindrance_n of_o their_o recovery_n be_v in_o themselves_o and_o that_o god_n be_v not_o unwilling_a to_o forgive_v and_o save_v they_o if_o they_o be_v but_o meet_v for_o forgiveness_n and_o salvation_n even_o now_o man_n conscience_n take_v god_n part_n against_o themselves_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o infinite_a good_a that_o communicate_v all_o the_o goodness_n to_o the_o creature_n which_o it_o have_v be_v not_o so_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o odious_a a_o thing_n as_o sin_n nor_o of_o man_n destruction_n as_o he_o himself_o if_o i_o see_v a_o sheep_n lie_v tear_v in_o the_o highway_n i_o will_v soon_o suspect_v the_o wolf_n than_o a_o lamb_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n if_o i_o see_v they_o both_o stand_v by_o and_o if_o i_o see_v a_o child_n drown_v in_o scald_a water_n i_o will_v soon_o suspect_v that_o he_o fall_v in_o by_o folly_n and_o heedlessness_n himself_o than_o that_o his_o mother_n wilful_o cast_v he_o in_o be_v not_o silly_a naughty_a man_n much_o like_a to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n than_o the_o wise_a and_o gracious_a god_n much_o more_o hereafter_o will_v the_o sinner_n conscience_n justify_v god_n §_o 11._o god_n have_v plant_v in_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o mankind_n a_o inseparable_a inclination_n to_o truth_n as_o truth_n and_o to_o good_a as_o good_a and_o a_o love_n to_o themselves_o and_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o a_o lothness_n to_o be_v miserable_a together_o with_o some_o reverence_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n till_o they_o have_v extinguish_v the_o belief_n of_o his_o be_v and_o a_o hatred_n and_o horror_n of_o the_o devil_n while_o they_o believe_v he_o be_v all_o which_o be_v a_o fit_a stock_n to_o plant_v reforming-truth_n in_o and_o principle_n fit_a to_o be_v improve_v for_o man_n conversion_n juven_o and_o the_o excitation_n and_o improvement_n of_o they_o be_v much_o of_o that_o recover_a work_n §_o 12._o frequent_a and_o deep_a consideration_n be_v a_o great_a mean_n of_o man_n recovery_n by_o improve_n the_o truth_n which_o he_o consider_v and_o restore_a reason_n to_o the_o throne_n it_o be_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o man_n that_o he_o be_v natural_o a_o reason_v and_o thoughtful_a creature_n his_o intellect_n be_v propense_a to_o activity_n and_o knowledge_n §_o 13._o and_o it_o be_v his_o great_a advantage_n that_o his_o frequent_a and_o great_a affliction_n have_v a_o great_a tendency_n to_o awake_v his_o reason_n to_o consideration_n and_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o make_v it_o effectual_a and_o consequent_o that_o god_n cast_v we_o into_o such_o a_o sea_n and_o wilderness_n of_o trouble_n that_o we_o shall_v have_v these_o quicken_a monitor_n still_o at_o hand_n §_o 14._o and_o it_o be_v man_n great_a advantage_n for_o his_o recovery_n that_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n be_v so_o legible_o write_v on_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o and_o that_o frustrate_v expectation_n and_o unsatisfy_a mind_n and_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o the_o end_n of_o all_o and_o bodily_a pain_n which_o find_v no_o ease_n with_o multitude_n of_o bitter_a experience_n do_v so_o abundant_o help_v he_o to_o escape_v the_o snare_n the_o love_n of_o present_a thing_n for_o all_o man_n that_o perish_v be_v condemn_v for_o love_v the_o creature_n above_o the_o creator_n and_o therefore_o such_o a_o world_n which_o appear_v so_o evident_o to_o be_v vain_a and_o empty_a 25._o and_o deceitful_a and_o vexatious_a and_o which_o all_o man_n know_v will_v turn_v they_o off_o at_o last_o with_o as_o little_a comfort_n as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o see_v a_o day_n of_o pleasure_n in_o it_o i_o say_v such_o a_o world_n one_o will_v think_v shall_v give_v we_o a_o antidote_n against_o its_o own_o deceit_n and_o sufficient_o wean_v we_o from_o its_o inordinate_a love_n at_o least_o this_o be_v a_o very_a great_a advantage_n §_o 15._o it_o be_v also_o a_o common_a and_o great_a advantage_n for_o man_n recovery_n that_o his_o life_n here_o be_v so_o short_a and_o his_o death_n so_o certain_a as_o that_o reason_n must_v needs_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v also_o short_a and_o that_o he_o shall_v always_o live_v as_o part_v with_o this_o world_n and_o ready_a to_o enter_v into_o another_o the_o nearness_n of_o thing_n make_v they_o to_o work_v on_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o more_o powerful_o distant_a thing_n though_o sure_a and_o great_a do_v hardly_o awaken_v the_o mind_n to_o their_o reception_n and_o due_a consideration_n if_o man_n live_v 600_o or_o 1000_o year_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o covetousness_n and_o carnality_n and_o security_n make_v they_o like_o devil_n and_o worse_o than_o wild_a beast_n to_o one_o another_o but_o when_o man_n can_v choose_v but_o know_v that_o they_o must_v certain_o and_o short_o see_v the_o end_n of_o all_o that_o ever_o this_o world_n will_v do_v for_o they_o and_o be_v never_o sure_a of_o another_o hour_n this_o be_v so_o great_a a_o help_n to_o sober_a consideration_n and_o conversion_n that_o it_o must_v be_v monstrous_a stupidity_n and_o brutishness_n that_o must_v overcome_v it_o â—70_n §_o 16._o it_o be_v also_o a_o great_a advantage_n for_o man_n conversion_n that_o all_o the_o world_n reveal_v god_n to_o he_o and_o every_o thing_n tell_v he_o of_o the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o constant_a presence_n and_o so_o show_v he_o a_o object_n which_o shall_v as_o easy_o overpower_v all_o sensual_a object_n which_o will_v seduce_v his_o soul_n as_o a_o mountain_n will_v weigh_v down_o a_o feather_n though_o we_o see_v not_o god_n which_o will_v sure_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o controversy_n whether_o we_o shall_v be_v sensual_a or_o holy_a yet_o while_o we_o have_v a_o glass_n as_o big_a as_o all_o the_o world_n which_o do_v continual_o represent_v he_o to_o we_o one_o will_v think_v that_o no_o reasonable_a creature_n shall_v so_o much_o overlook_a he_o as_o to_o be_v carry_v from_o he_o with_o the_o trifle_n of_o this_o world_n §_o 17._o man_n that_o have_v not_o only_o the_o foresay_a obligation_n to_o holiness_n justice_n and_o sobriety_n in_o their_o nature_n but_o also_o all_o these_o hope_n and_o help_v and_o mean_n of_o their_o 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we_o may_v confident_o assert_v though_o we_o understand_v not_o whether_o they_o all_o exist_v separated_o or_o be_v find_v only_o in_o conjunction_n with_o other_o 2._o we_o certain_o find_v in_o the_o world_n ibid._n 1._o a_o intelligent_a nature_n 2._o a_o sensitive_a nature_n 3._o a_o fiery_a active_a vegetative_a nature_n 4._o a_o passive_a matter_n which_o receive_v the_o influx_n of_o active_a nature_n which_o be_v distribute_v into_o air_n and_o water_n and_o earth_n 3._o the_o most_o active_a nature_n be_v most_o communicative_a of_o itself_o in_o the_o way_n of_o its_o proper_a operation_n 4._o we_o certain_o perceive_v that_o the_o sun_n and_o fiery_a nature_n be_v active_a upon_o the_o air_n water_n and_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o passive_a element_n and_o by_o this_o activity_n in_o a_o threefold_a influx_n motion_n light_n and_o heat_n do_v cause_n the_o sensible_a alteration_n which_o be_v make_v below_o and_o so_o that_o it_o be_v as_o a_o kind_n of_o life_n or_o general_a form_n or_o soul_n to_o the_o passive_a matter_n 5._o we_o also_o find_v that_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n as_o such_o be_v all_o different_a totâ_fw-la specie_fw-la from_o sensation_n and_o therefore_o as_o such_o be_v not_o the_o adequate_a cause_n of_o it_o and_o also_o that_o there_o be_v a_o sensitive_a nature_n in_o every_o animal_n beside_o the_o vegetative_a 6._o whether_o the_o vegetative_a nature_n be_v any_o other_o than_o the_o fiery_a or_o solar_n be_v to_o man_n uncertain_a but_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o nature_n though_o it_o always_o work_v not_o to_o actual_a vegetation_n for_o want_v of_o prepare_a matter_n but_o that_o the_o sun_n and_o fiery_a nature_n be_v eminenter_fw-la vegetatiuè_fw-la and_o therefore_o that_o vegetation_n be_v not_o above_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n or_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o may_v be_v a_o effect_n of_o it_o 7._o in_o the_o production_n of_o vegetative_n by_o generation_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o the_o fiery_a active_a nature_n be_v the_o near_a cause_n efficient_a and_o the_o passive_a be_v the_o matter_n and_o recipient_a so_o that_o this_o igneous_a nature_n generate_v as_o in_o three_o distinguish_v subject_n three_o several_a way_n 1._o as_o in_o parentibus_fw-la &_o semine_fw-la into_o which_o god_n ab_fw-la origine_fw-la in_o the_o creation_n have_v put_v not_o only_o a_o spark_n of_o the_o active_a virtucus_n fiery_a nature_n in_o general_n but_o also_o a_o certain_a special_a nature_n difference_v one_o creature_n from_o another_o 2._o the_o sun_n and_o superior_a globe_n of_o the_o fiery_a nature_n which_o cast_v a_o paternal_a though_o but_o universal_a influx_n upon_o the_o foresay_a seman_n 3._o the_o calor_fw-la naturalis_fw-la telluris_fw-la which_o may_v be_v call_v as_o dr._n gilbert_n and_o other_o do_v its_o soul_n or_o form_n which_o be_v to_o the_o seed_n as_o the_o anima_fw-la matris_fw-la be_v to_o the_o infant_n and_o all_o these_o three_o the_o
fiery_a nature_n of_o the_o seman_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o calor_fw-la naturalis_fw-la telluris_fw-la be_v general_o the_o same_o and_o by_o their_o agreeableness_n do_v meet_v in_o co-operation_n for_o generation_n 8._o herein_o all_o three_o as_o conjunct_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o life_n as_o life_n the_o sun_n the_o seed_n and_o the_o calor_fw-la telluris_fw-la communicate_v conjunct_o what_o in_o their_o nature_n they_o all_o contain_v that_o be_v a_o active_a nature_n have_v a_o power_n by_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n to_o cause_v vegetation_n and_o its_o conjunct_a effect_n but_o the_o calor_fw-la &_o motus_fw-la solis_fw-la and_o the_o calor_fw-la telluris_fw-la be_v but_o universal_a cause_n of_o life_n as_o life_n but_o the_o virtus_fw-la seminalis_fw-la be_v both_o a_o cause_n of_o life_n in_o genere_fw-la and_o a_o specify_v cause_n of_o this_o or_o that_o sort_n of_o plant_n in_o specie_fw-la the_o reason_n why_o e._n g._n a_o oak_n a_o elm_n a_o rose-tree_n and_o every_o plant_n be_v what_o it_o be_v in_o specie_fw-la be_v to_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o seed_n alone_o and_o the_o creator_n will_n 9_o though_o the_o seed_n be_v the_o chief_a or_o only_o specify_v cause_n why_o this_o be_v adeantum_n and_o that_o betonica_n and_o that_o calendula_fw-la etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o sun_n and_o earth_n the_o universal_a cause_n do_v contribute_v much_o more_o to_o the_o life_n as_o life_n than_o the_o seed_n itself_o 10._o this_o fiery_a or_o solar_n active_a nature_n be_v so_o pure_a and_o above_o the_o full_a knowledge_n of_o mortal_n that_o we_o have_v no_o certainty_n at_o all_o whether_o in_o all_o this_o generative_a influx_n it_o communicate_v to_o vegetative_n from_o itself_o a_o pre-existent_a matter_n and_o so_o draw_v it_o back_o to_o itself_o again_o by_o circulation_n or_o whether_o it_o do_v only_o by_o the_o substantial_a contact_n of_o its_o active_a stream_n cherish_v and_o actuate_v and_o perfect_a the_o substance_n which_o it_o find_v in_o semine_fw-la &_o materiâ_fw-la passiuâ_fw-la or_o whether_o per_fw-la influxum_fw-la virtutis_fw-la it_o operate_v only_o by_o that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v quality_n without_o any_o communication_n or_o contact_n of_o substance_n 11._o in_o all_o this_o operation_n of_o the_o solar_a or_o fiery_a nature_n in_o generation_n it_o be_v quid_fw-la medium_n between_o the_o passive_a matter_n and_o the_o animal_n nature_n and_o be_v plain_o a_o image_n of_o the_o animal_n nature_n and_o its_o operation_n so_o like_v it_o that_o it_o have_v tempt_v many_o to_o ascribe_v all_o animal_n operation_n only_o to_o the_o solar_a or_o fiery_a nature_n and_o have_v cause_v wise_a man_n to_o doubt_v whether_o this_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v number_v with_o thing_n corporeal_a or_o incorporeal_a and_o to_o place_v it_o between_o both_o as_o participate_v in_o several_a respect_n of_o both_o 12._o if_o the_o sensitive_a nature_n be_v real_o above_o or_o specifical_o different_a from_o the_o fiery_a we_o may_v in_o what_o be_v say_v conjecture_v much_o at_o the_o order_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o thing_n sensitive_a viz._n by_o a_o threefold_a cause_n cooperate_a one_o specify_v and_o two_o universal_a and_o cherish_n the_o specify_v be_v the_o virtus_fw-la seminalis_fw-la maris_fw-la &_o foeminae_fw-la conjunct_a and_o of_o neither_o alone_a the_o same_o god_n which_o bless_v the_o single_a seed_n of_o a_o plant_n with_o the_o gift_n of_o multiplication_n bless_v only_o the_o conjunct_a seed_n of_o male_a and_o female_a animal_n with_o that_o gift_n the_o superior_a universal_a cause_n be_v either_o some_o anima_fw-la universalis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la naturae_fw-la or_o god_n immediate_o by_o a_o anima_fw-la universalis_fw-la i_o mean_v not_o a_o anima_fw-la totius_fw-la mundi_fw-la but_o of_o that_o superior_a vortex_n or_o part_v which_o this_o earth_n belong_v to_o either_o this_o be_v the_o sun_n or_o some_o invisible_a soul_n if_o it_o be_v the_o sun_n it_o be_v not_o by_o its_o simple_a fiery_a nature_n before_o mention_v because_o sensation_n seem_v to_o be_v somewhat_o totâ_fw-la specie_fw-la different_a from_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n and_o then_o it_o must_v prove_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v compound_v and_o have_v a_o superior_a form_n and_o nature_n which_o either_o formaliter_fw-la or_o eminenter_fw-la be_v sensitive_a and_o that_o by_o this_o it_o be_v that_o it_o animate_v inferior_a sensitives_n but_o of_o this_o we_o mortal_n have_v no_o certainty_n it_o seem_v very_o improbable_a that_o a_o worm_n or_o fly_n shall_v have_v a_o nature_n superior_a to_o any_o that_o the_o sun_n have_v but_o probability_n be_v not_o certainty_n there_o be_v thing_n high_o and_o thing_n low_a in_o their_o several_a kind_n but_o remember_v that_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o sun_n it_o be_v by_o that_o nature_n superior_a to_o fire_n by_o which_o it_o do_v it_o the_o maternal_a universal_a cause_n of_o the_o sensitive_a life_n be_v the_o mother_n whether_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o sensitive_a creature_n have_v more_o in_o they_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o plant_n and_o do_v more_o by_o nutrition_n than_o cause_n vegetation_n whether_o they_o nourish_v sensitive_a life_n as_o such_o be_v doubtful_a but_o if_o they_o do_v so_o they_o be_v but_o a_o universal_a and_o not_o a_o specify_v cause_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o life_n as_o life_n but_o not_o of_o the_o vita_fw-la bovis_fw-la equi_fw-la canis_fw-la felis_fw-la aquilae_fw-la qua_fw-la talis_fw-la and_o therefore_o if_o the_o late-discovered_n trick_n of_o pass_v all_o the_o blood_n of_o one_o animal_n into_o another_o be_v prosecute_v to_o the_o utmost_a trial_n possible_o it_o may_v do_v much_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o life_n and_o sense_n as_o such_o but_o never_o to_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o species_n to_o turn_v a_o dog_n into_o a_o swine_n or_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o animal_n 13._o whether_o the_o sensitive_a nature_n be_v most_o refined-corporeal_a or_o total_o incorporeal_a be_v past_o the_o reach_n of_o man_n to_o be_v assure_v of_o 14._o the_o foresay_a difficulty_n be_v great_a here_o than_o in_o the_o vegetative_a generation_n viz._n whether_o in_o the_o multiplication_n of_o sensitive_a soul_n there_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o substance_n communicate_v from_o the_o universal_a cause_n or_o a_o great_a quantity_n or_o degree_n of_o matter_n physical_a or_o metaphysical_a propagate_v and_o produce_v into_o existence_n by_o generation_n than_o there_o be_v before_o it_o seem_v hard_a to_o say_v that_o a_o pair_n of_o animal_n in_o noah_n ark_n have_v as_o much_o matter_n or_o substance_n in_o their_o soul_n as_o the_o million_o since_o proceed_v from_o they_o but_o whether_o such_o soul_n have_v quantitive_a degree_n or_o by_o what_o term_n of_o gradation_n the_o soul_n of_o million_o be_v distinct_a from_o one_o beside_o the_o number_n or_o whether_o god_n in_o the_o blessing_n of_o multiplication_n have_v enable_v they_o to_o increase_v the_o quantity_n of_o matter_n which_o shall_v serve_v for_o so_o many_o more_o form_n be_v thing_n which_o we_o can_v full_o understand_v 15._o in_o the_o like_a manner_n we_o may_v rise_v up_o and_o conceive_v of_o the_o generation_n of_o mankind_n we_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o have_v a_o intelligent_a nature_n much_o noble_a than_o the_o sensitive_a and_o we_o know_v that_o homo_fw-la generate_fw-la hominem_fw-la and_o we_o know_v that_o in_o his_o generation_n there_o be_v a_o universal_a cause_n and_o a_o specify_v cause_n for_o though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o species_n of_o man_n yet_o there_o be_v more_o of_o intelligence_n and_o that_o one_o may_v have_v a_o universal_a cause_n produce_v that_o and_o other_o effect_n and_o a_o univocal_a special_a cause_n we_o know_v that_o because_o he_o be_v generate_v the_o specify_v cause_n be_v the_o fecundity_n or_o propagate_a power_n of_o the_o parent_n generate_a a_o separable_a seed_n which_o seed_n in_o conjunction_n as_o aforesaid_a &_o suppositis_fw-la supponendis_fw-la be_v seman_n hominis_fw-la and_o be_v man_n seminal_o and_o virtual_o but_o not_o actual_o that_o be_v have_v both_o passive_a and_o active_a power_n and_o virtue_n by_o reception_n of_o the_o influx_n of_o the_o universal_a cause_n to_o become_v a_o man_n the_o universal_a inferior_a or_o feminine_a cause_n be_v the_o mother_n body_n and_o soul_n or_o the_o whole_a mother_n in_o who_o the_o infant_n be_v generate_v and_o cherish_v i_o call_v it_o universal_a for_o it_o be_v only_o the_o seman_n that_o specifi_v and_o therefore_o by_o a_o false_a or_o brutish_a seman_n a_o woman_n may_v produce_v a_o monster_n the_o universal_a paternal_a cause_n be_v certain_o god_n ut_fw-la prima_fw-la and_o it_o be_v probable_a also_o ut_fw-la sola_fw-la for_o he_o make_v man_n soul_n at_o first_o by_o that_o immediate_a communication_n which_o be_v call_v breathe_v it_o into_o he_o and_o the_o intellectual_a nature_n though_o specify_v into_o angel_n and_o man_n be_v the_o
animus_n aut_fw-la sicut_fw-la amicus_fw-la amico_fw-la sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la luce_n oculus_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la anima_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la corpori_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la fruatur_fw-la scientiis_fw-la &_o virtutibus_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la cum_fw-la fervore_fw-la magno_fw-la se_fw-la invenerit_fw-la benign_a recipietur_fw-la à _fw-la svo_fw-la creatore_fw-la fin_fw-fr autem_fw-la secus_fw-la relegabitur_fw-la ad_fw-la inferna_fw-la plat._n in_o tim._n animus_fw-la recte_fw-la solus_fw-la libre_fw-la nec_fw-la dominationi_fw-la cujusquam_fw-la parent_n neque_fw-la obediens_fw-la cupiditati_fw-la recte_fw-la invictus_fw-la cujus_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la corpus_fw-la constringatur_fw-la animo_fw-la tamen_fw-la vincula_fw-la injici_fw-la nulla_fw-la possunt_fw-la cic._n 3._o de_fw-la finib_fw-la deus_fw-la animum_fw-la ut_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o imperantem_fw-la obedienti_fw-la praefecit_fw-la corpori_fw-la cic._n the_o univers_a casta_n placent_fw-la superis_fw-la pura_fw-la cum_fw-la ment_fw-la venite_fw-la et_fw-la manibus_fw-la puris_fw-la sumite_fw-la fontis_fw-la aquam_fw-la tibul._n pone_fw-la deos_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la tangendo_fw-la sacra_fw-la profanas_fw-la non_fw-la bene_fw-la coelestes_fw-la impia_fw-la dextra_fw-la colit_fw-la ovid._n morbi_fw-la perniciosiores_fw-la pluresque_fw-la quam_fw-la corporis_fw-la cic._n 3._o tusc_n the_o athenian_n punish_v not_o only_o the_o total_a violation_n of_o a_o law_n but_o even_o of_o a_o clause_n or_o part_n of_o a_o law_n piso_n in_o cic._n de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr l._n 5._o p._n 203._o say_v of_o the_o epicurean_o quin_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la voluptuarii_fw-la diverticula_fw-la quaerant_fw-la &_o virtutes_fw-la habeant_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la totos_fw-la dies_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o show_v that_o virtue_n be_v commend_v even_o by_o the_o voluptuous_a minus_n malum_fw-la est_fw-la seritas_fw-la &_o immanitas_fw-la quam_fw-la vitium_fw-la etsi_fw-la terribilior_fw-la aristot_n 7._o eth._n c._n 6._o nil_fw-la peccant_a oculi_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la animus_n oculis_fw-la imperet_fw-la sen._n omne_fw-la animi_fw-la vitium_fw-la tanto_fw-la conspectius_fw-la in_o se_fw-la crimen_fw-la habet_fw-la quantum_fw-la major_n qui_fw-la peccat_fw-la habetur_fw-la juv._n omnino_fw-la ex_fw-la alio_fw-la genere_fw-la impotentia_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la alio_fw-la vitium_fw-la vitium_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la sum_fw-la culpae_fw-la ignarum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la ignara_fw-la impotentia_fw-la aristot_n 7_o eth._n c._n 8._o vitia_n nostra_fw-la voluntate_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la suscipi_fw-la aristot_n 3_o eth._n c._n 5._o quae_fw-la crimini_fw-la dantur_fw-la vitia_fw-la in_o nostra_fw-la potestate_fw-la sunt_fw-la aristot_n 3_o eth._n c._n 5._o sceleris_fw-la etiam_fw-la poena_fw-la tristis_fw-la &_o praeter_fw-la eos_fw-la eventus_fw-la qui_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la maxima_fw-la est_fw-la cic._n 2._o the_o leg_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mâ—nd_n nemo_fw-la maâ—us_fw-la felix_fw-la jâ—veâ—_n malo_fw-la benefacere_fw-la tantundem_fw-la est_fw-la periculum_fw-la quantum_fw-la bono_fw-mi malefacere_fw-la plaut_n pen._n noxiae_fw-la par_fw-fr poena_fw-la esto_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la vitio_fw-la cuique_fw-la plectatur_fw-la cic._n 3._o the_o leg_n injusti_fw-la judicis_fw-la est_fw-la bene_fw-la agentem_fw-la non_fw-la remunerare_fw-la &_o negligentem_fw-la non_fw-la corripere_fw-la sen._n the_o benef_n turpe_fw-la quid_fw-la ansurus_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la testae_fw-la time_n anson_n veterem_fw-la ferendo_fw-la injuriam_fw-la invitas_fw-la novam_fw-la gell._n not_o attic._n l._n 28._o all_o law_n be_v make_v for_o these_o two_o cause_n both_o that_o no_o man_n may_v be_v suffer_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v unjust_a and_o that_o transgressor_n be_v punish_v the_o rest_n may_v be_v make_v better_a demosth_n or._n 2_o cont_n aristog_n it_o be_v your_o part_n who_o be_v judge_n to_o preserve_v the_o law_n and_o to_o make_v they_o strong_a and_o valid_a for_o it_o be_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o these_o that_o good_a man_n be_v better_a than_o the_o bad_a id._n ib._n or._n 1._o the_o government_n be_v useless_a which_o have_v not_o nerve_n and_o force_n against_o the_o wicked_a and_o injurious_a and_o in_o which_o pardon_n and_o the_o request_n of_o friend_n can_v do_v more_o than_o the_o law_n id._n or._n the_o fall_v leg_n let_v no_o man_n be_v think_v of_o so_o great_a authority_n as_o to_o escape_v unpunished_a if_o he_o break_v the_o law_n id_fw-la 3._o olynth_n puniendis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la tres_fw-la esse_fw-la causas_fw-la existimatum_fw-la est_fw-la 1_o cur_n adhibetur_fw-la poena_fw-la castigandi_fw-la &_o emendandi_fw-la gratia_fw-la ut_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la deliquit_fw-la attentior_fw-la fiat_fw-la correctiorque_fw-la 2._o quum_fw-la dignitas_fw-la ejus_fw-la authoritasque_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la peccatur_fw-la tucada_n est_fw-la ne_fw-la praetermissa_fw-la animadversione_n contemptum_fw-la ei_fw-la pariat_fw-la 3._o propter_fw-la exemplum_fw-la ut_fw-la caeteri_fw-la metu_fw-la poenae_fw-la terreantur_fw-la gell._n l._n 6._o in_o judicando_fw-la vel_fw-la corrigendo_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la lexut_fw-la aut_fw-la eum_fw-la quempunit_fw-la emendet_fw-la aut_fw-la poena_fw-la ejus_fw-la caeteros_fw-la meliores_fw-la reddat_fw-la aut_fw-la sublatis_fw-la malis_fw-la securiores_fw-la caeteri_fw-la vivre_fw-fr sen._n de_fw-fr clem._n animas_fw-la verò_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la vita_fw-la cum_fw-la delictorum_fw-la sordibus_fw-la recedentes_fw-la aequandas_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o abruptum_fw-la ex_fw-la alto_fw-mi praecipitique_n delapsi_fw-la sunt_fw-la unde_fw-la nunquam_fw-la sit_fw-la facultas_fw-la resurgendi_fw-la ideo_fw-la utendum_fw-la est_fw-la concessis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la spatiis_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la perfectae_fw-la purgationis_fw-la major_a facultas_fw-la macrob._n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la scip._n l._n 1._o c._n 13._o sua_fw-la quemque_fw-la fraus_fw-la &_o seus_fw-la error_n maximè_fw-la vexat_fw-la suum_fw-la quemque_fw-la scelus_fw-la ngitat_fw-la amentiaque_fw-la afficit_fw-la suae_fw-la maloe_n cogitationes_fw-la conscientiaeque_fw-la animi_fw-la terrent_fw-la hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la impiis_fw-la assiduae_fw-la domesticaeque_fw-la furiae_fw-la quae_fw-la dies_fw-la noctesque_fw-la poenas_fw-la à _fw-la sceleratissimis_fw-la repetunt_fw-la cic._n pro_fw-la rosc_n improbitas_fw-la nunquam_fw-la sinit_fw-la eum_fw-la respirare_fw-la nunquam_fw-la quiescere_fw-la cic._n de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr impii_fw-la poenas_fw-la luunt_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la judiciis_fw-la quam_fw-la angore_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la fraudisque_fw-la cruciatu_fw-la id._n 2_o de_fw-fr leg._n animi_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la improbi_fw-la semper_fw-la cruciantur_fw-la tum_fw-la etiam_fw-la poenae_fw-la timore_fw-la id_fw-la 2._o the_o fin_n impiis_fw-la apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la sunt_fw-la poenae_fw-la praeparatae_fw-la id._n 1._o de_fw-fr leg_n hic_fw-la geminae_fw-la aeternem_fw-la porte_fw-fr quarum_fw-la altera_fw-la durâ_fw-la semper_fw-la lege_fw-la paten_n populos_fw-la regesque_fw-la receptat_fw-la val._n flac._n 1._o claud._n 2._o ruffel_n de_fw-fr inferis_fw-la ita_fw-la loquor_fw-la huc_fw-la post_fw-la emeritam_fw-la mortalia_fw-la secula_fw-la vitam_fw-la deveniunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la nulla_fw-la manent_fw-la discrimina_fw-la fati_fw-la nullus_fw-la honour_n vanoque_fw-la exutum_fw-la nomine_fw-la regem_fw-la perturbat_fw-la plebeius_fw-la egens_fw-la facinorum_fw-la mala_fw-la flagellantur_fw-la à _fw-la conscientia_fw-la cui_fw-la pluramum_fw-la tear_v entorum_fw-la est_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la perpetua_fw-la illam_fw-la sollicitudo_fw-la urget_fw-la ac_fw-la verberat_fw-la sen._n ep_n 97._o conscientia_fw-la aliud_fw-la agere_fw-la non_fw-la patitur_fw-la ac_fw-la subinde_fw-la respicere_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la cogit_fw-la that_o poenas_fw-la qui_fw-la metuit_fw-la sen._n â—p_n 105._o 105._o facinorosa_fw-la conscientia_fw-la instar_fw-la ulceris_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la relinquit_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la lancinantem_fw-la jugiter_fw-la ac_fw-la pervellentem_fw-la plut._n the_o tranquil_a maxima_fw-la est_fw-la factae_fw-la injuriae_fw-la poena_fw-la fecisse_fw-la nec_fw-la quisquam_fw-la gravius_fw-la afficitur_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la supplicium_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la trahitur_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr ira_n l._n 3._o c._n 29._o it_o be_v one_o of_o pythagoras_n be_v say_n that_o a_o bad_a man_n suffer_v more_o by_o the_o scourge_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n than_o one_o that_o be_v beat_v with_o rod_n and_o chastise_v in_o his_o body_n stob._n serm_n 24._o quod_fw-la cuique_fw-la fecit_fw-la patitur_fw-la authorem_fw-la scelus_fw-la repetit_fw-la suoque_fw-la praemitur_fw-la exemplo_fw-la nocens_fw-la sen._n her_o fur_n sed_fw-la nemo_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la sero_fw-la venit_fw-la unde_fw-la nunquam_fw-la cum_fw-la semel_fw-la venit_fw-la potuit_fw-la reverti_fw-la id._n ibid._n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la miserius_fw-la quam_fw-la animus_n hominis_fw-la conscius_fw-la etc._n etc._n plaut_n jam_fw-la aderit_fw-la tempus_fw-la cum_fw-la se_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la oderit_fw-la plaut_n bac._n nam_fw-la quis_fw-la peccandi_fw-la finem_fw-la posuit_fw-la sibi_fw-la quando_fw-la recepit_fw-la erectum_fw-la semel_fw-la attrita_fw-la de_fw-la fionte_fw-la ruborem_fw-la quisnam_fw-la hominum_fw-la est_fw-la quem_fw-la tu_fw-la contentum_fw-la videris_fw-la uno_fw-la ilagitioâ—_n juvea_n 3._o in_o omni_n in_o juria_fw-la permultum_fw-la interest_n utrum_fw-la perturbatione_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la animi_fw-la quae_fw-la plerumque_fw-la brevis_fw-la est_fw-la a_fw-fr consultè_fw-la fiat_fw-la leviora_fw-la enim_fw-la sunt_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la repentino_fw-it aliquo_fw-la motu_fw-la accidunt_fw-la quam_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la praemeditata_fw-la &_o praeparata_fw-la inferuntur_fw-la cic._n 3._o offic._n volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la civitas_fw-la in_o seditione_n beata_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o discordia_fw-la dominorum_fw-la domus_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la animus_n à _fw-la seipso_fw-la dissidens_fw-la secumque_fw-la discordans_fw-la gustare_fw-la partem_fw-la ullam_fw-la liquidae_fw-la voluptatis_fw-la &_o liberae_fw-la potest_fw-la torquatus_n epicur_fw-fr in_o cic._n de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr l._n 1._o