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thing_n hunger_n and_o thirst_n belong_v to_o lust_n hunger_n desire_v the_o dry_a and_o warm_a thing_n and_o thirst_v the_o cold_a and_o moist_a man_n have_v a_o discursive_a understanding_n or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o nature_n above_o that_o man_n have_v it_o creature_n in_o the_o low_a degree_n rational_a have_v all_o thing_n pertain_v to_o animation_n sense_n appetite_n motion_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o they_o all_o perish_v in_o death_n of_o the_o contemplative_a intellect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v there_o may_v other_o thing_n be_v speak_v or_o conceive_v we_o may_v observe_v here_o the_o same_o cautelous_a expression_n of_o aristotle_n concern_v subsistence_n of_o a_o rational_a soul_n in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n that_o have_v be_v usual_a with_o he_o chap._n 4._o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o proper_a and_o most_o natural_a quality_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n perfect_a in_o their_o kind_n to_o generate_v such_o another_o as_o themselves_o be_v and_o the_o first_o able_a effect_n of_o a_o soul_n arrive_v to_o perfection_n and_o the_o most_o universal_a be_v to_o generate_v its_o like_a and_o support_v its_o species_n whence_o the_o soul_n first_o denomination_n may_v be_v generativa_n except_o from_o her_o first_o act_n she_o shall_v be_v call_v nutritiva_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o first_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o life_n in_o the_o body_n and_o first_o of_o motion_n both_o as_o to_o the_o what_o and_o why_o she_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o causa_fw-la cur_n sit_fw-la and_o the_o life_n of_o live_v body_n be_v the_o very_o be_v of_o they_o and_o this_o be_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o all_o natural_a body_n be_v instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n empedocles_n think_v plant_n have_v their_o nourishment_n from_o the_o earth_n below_o which_o be_v carry_v up_o by_o a_o power_n of_o heat_n and_o fire_n say_v aristotle_n earth_n and_o fire_n be_v contrary_n what_o keep_v they_o then_o in_o a_o amicable_a temper_n this_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o prime_a cause_n of_o nutrition_n yet_o the_o fire_n or_o natural_a heat_n be_v a_o concomitant_a cause_n not_o yet_o so_o principal_a as_o the_o soul_n which_o bound_v the_o force_n of_o the_o fire_n know_v otherwise_o no_o bound_n nothing_o can_v take_v food_n or_o nourishment_n that_o be_v not_o a_o animate_v body_n so_o as_o such_o body_n do_v therefore_o these_o action_n come_v from_o the_o soul_n therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v such_o a_o principle_n as_o have_v suitable_a faculty_n to_o preserve_v the_o place_n of_o she_o abide_v if_o that_o have_v no_o aliment_n it_o can_v subsist_v and_o therein_o be_v three_o particular_n viz._n 1._o what_o must_v be_v nourish_v 2._o with_o what_o 3._o what_o effect_n the_o nouriture_n and_o that_o be_v the_o soul_n the_o other_o two_o be_v the_o body_n and_o the_o aliment_n and_o all_o aliment_n must_v be_v digest_v and_o all_o digestion_n be_v effect_v by_o heat_n therefore_o all_o live_a thing_n have_v heat_n we_o may_v apply_v what_o aristotle_n say_v here_o of_o generation_n as_o the_o most_o natural_a action_n viz._n to_o generate_v another_o creature_n of_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o kind_a this_o import_v a_o generation_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o form_n body_n and_o soul_n according_a to_o natural_a inclination_n and_o power_n of_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n chap._n 5._o treat_v of_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o object_n of_o they_o the_o first_o motion_n towards_o sense_n grow_v from_o the_o seminal_a power_n then_o that_o which_o be_v procreate_v obtain_v sense_n natural_a to_o sensitive_a creature_n as_o science_n and_o contemplation_n be_v to_o man._n but_o object_n of_o the_o sense_n be_v external_a thing_n and_o those_o of_o science_n as_o thing_n universal_a be_v inward_a and_o within_o compass_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o and_o it_o can_v understand_v when_o it_o will_v not_o use_v the_o sense_n without_o their_o proper_a exterior_a object_n not_o hear_v without_o a_o noise_n chap._n 6._o each_o sense_n judge_n of_o its_o proper_a object_n without_o be_v deceive_v in_o it_o the_o distance_n and_o medium_fw-la be_v fit_a and_o the_o organ_n find_v but_o motion_n rest_v number_n figure_n and_o bulk_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o any_o one_o sense_n to_o the_o peculiar_a object_n the_o essence_n of_o the_o sensible_a power_n apply_v itself_o chap._n 7._o light_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o perlucid_a body_n when_o enlighten_v by_o fire_n or_o the_o heavenly_a luminary_n but_o light_n be_v not_o fire_n nor_o clear_o a_o body_n nor_o the_o effluction_n of_o a_o body_n for_o than_o itself_o will_v be_v a_o body_n but_o it_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o fire_n or_o other_o lucid_a thing_n in_o the_o perlucidum_fw-la we_o may_v say_v the_o presence_n of_o that_o habit_n which_o expel_v darkness_n be_v light_n and_o of_o that_o habit_n darkness_n be_v the_o privation_n the_o perlucid_a body_n have_v no_o proper_a colour_n whence_o it_o can_v be_v see_v as_o air_n or_o can_v hardly_o be_v see_v as_o water_n the_o motive_n to_o discern_v colour_n be_v the_o perlucidum_n enlighten_v but_o the_o act_n of_o discern_v be_v from_o the_o light_n fire_n may_v be_v see_v both_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o light_a for_o that_o it_o enlighten_v the_o darkness_n chap._n 8._o all_o sound_v occasion_n echo_v though_o not_o perceptible_o even_o as_o all_o light_n have_v its_o reflection_n which_o cause_v the_o light_n where_o the_o sun_n do_v not_o shine_v or_o in_o the_o shade_n the_o air_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o inane_fw-la or_o void_a space_n fit_a for_o sound_n the_o term_n of_o acute_a and_o obtuse_a or_o slack_a be_v derive_v from_o sound_n a_o voice_n be_v the_o natural_a sound_n of_o a_o animal_n and_o no_o inanimate_a thing_n
that_o it_o be_v a_o vegetation_n hold_v upon_o the_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n only_o and_o have_v in_o it_o no_o performance_n of_o the_o office_n of_o a_o soul_n and_o yet_o it_o fashion_v a_o organical_a body_n to_o make_v it_o fit_a for_o the_o reception_n of_o a_o soul_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v there_o be_v nothing_o of_o this_o either_o prove_v or_o grant_v p._n 40._o he_o tell_v we_o what_o dr._n sennertus_n say_v in_o his_o book_n viz._n he_o hold_v it_o probable_a that_o the_o soul_n proceed_v from_o procreation_n and_o that_o from_o the_o first_o instant_a of_o the_o conception_n the_o seed_n be_v animate_v with_o a_o rational_a soul_n also_o that_o nothing_o create_v be_v immortal_a by_o a_o principle_n of_o nature_n but_o only_o by_o the_o free_a will_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n also_o that_o by_o force_n of_o god_n direction_n and_o the_o word_n increase_v and_o multiply_v there_o be_v give_v power_n to_o every_o soul_n to_o multiply_v another_o to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o position_n our_o writer_n say_v that_o by_o the_o doctor_n be_v leave_a it_o infer_v the_o soul_n mortality_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v generate_v be_v corruptible_a and_o must_v go_v out_o as_o it_o come_v in_o and_o this_o be_v easy_o grant_v he_o to_o the_o next_o he_o say_v it_o be_v neither_o true_a likely_a nor_o philosophical_a for_o by_o this_o a_o fly_n may_v be_v as_o immortal_a as_o a_o soul_n and_o this_o be_v also_o grant_v he_o as_o to_o the_o seed_n have_v in_o it_o the_o principle_n of_o produce_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n the_o writer_n demand_v p._n 41._o what_o become_v of_o all_o those_o soul_n contain_v in_o misspend_a seed_n or_o ineffectual_a coition_n innumerable_a soul_n say_v he_o must_v so_o be_v lose_v and_o perish_v he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v body_n also_o for_o there_o be_v no_o soul_n till_o there_o be_v a_o body_n they_o be_v both_o equal_o in_o the_o seed_n and_o but_o potential_o but_o they_o rise_v and_o grow_v together_o out_o of_o the_o 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they_o think_v fit_a to_o communicate_v to_o we_o 4_o when_o it_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n enter_v into_o the_o body_n whether_o before_o or_o after_o the_o birth_n and_o if_o before_o then_o how_o long_o after_o the_o conception_n whether_o it_o enter_v in_o its_o full_a dimension_n or_o grow_v large_a as_o the_o child_n grow_v or_o suffer_v detriment_n by_o sickness_n of_o the_o body_n or_o its_o consumption_n or_o age_n also_o when_o it_o leave_v the_o body_n final_o whether_o its_o leave_v do_v kill_v or_o that_o it_o stay_v till_o the_o flamula_fw-la vitalis_n be_v quite_o extinct_a and_o the_o body_n dead_a or_o if_o this_o flame_n be_v sudden_o extinct_a by_o the_o violent_a motion_n of_o a_o blow_n upon_o the_o head_n whether_o do_v the_o soul_n strive_v to_o re-kindle_a this_o flame_n or_o
tongue_n and_o lip_n so_o as_o this_o kernel_n must_v be_v like_o a_o hand_n to_o the_o soul_n without_o which_o it_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o moment_n art_n 45._o the_o soul_n can_v excite_v or_o remove_v passion_n by_o its_o own_o power_n or_o will_n but_o be_v put_v to_o contest_v with_o it_o by_o argument_n and_o other_o natural_a help_n and_o we_o know_v that_o oftentimes_o passion_n prevail_v over_o the_o power_n of_o reason_n as_o if_o they_o grow_v but_o out_o of_o the_o same_o root_n both_o viz._n the_o activity_n life_n and_o motion_n of_o a_o material_a spirit_n art_n 47._o in_o the_o contest_v between_o sense_n and_o reason_n in_o man_n here_o say_v he_o the_o kernel_n may_v be_v drive_v by_o the_o soul_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o then_o by_o the_o animal_n spirit_n violent_o set_v on_o the_o other_o side_n or_o some_o spirit_n may_v present_v to_o the_o kernel_n what_o they_o can_v offer_v for_o the_o passion_n other_o may_v do_v the_o like_a on_o behalf_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o what_o it_o advise_v and_o desire_n and_o whither_o the_o kernel_n incline_v that_o side_n prevail_v over_o the_o other_o and_o if_o the_o case_n be_v so_o our_o author_n put_v mankind_n under_o the_o government_n of_o a_o unknown_a immaterial_a but_o confess_o a_o very_a silly_a soul_n that_o must_v apply_v itself_o upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o a_o pitiful_a small_a lump_n of_o matter_n a_o kernel_n without_o who_o kindness_n and_o inclination_n it_o must_v always_o become_v subject_a to_o the_o slavery_n of_o sensuality_n and_o passion_n art_n 48._o one_o will_v think_v here_o that_o he_o will_v say_v all_o soul_n be_v not_o alike_o but_o some_o be_v weak_a and_o some_o strong_a he_o hint_n it_o plain_o yet_o without_o positive_a assertion_n and_o if_o soul_n be_v immaterial_a spirit_n then_o an_z recipiunt_fw-la magis_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la who_o know_v art_n 50._o every_o motion_n of_o the_o kernel_n seem_v natural_o to_o be_v knit_v to_o every_o one_o of_o our_o 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pretend_v to_o show_v how_o man_n soul_n may_v get_v the_o mastery_n of_o their_o passion_n but_o all_o that_o he_o direct_v upon_o that_o point_n be_v that_o well-taught_a spaniel_n be_v learn_v to_o curb_v their_o passion_n and_o to_o sit_v though_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o run_v you_o see_v say_v he_o the_o thing_n be_v feasible_a even_o by_o beast_n and_o therefore_o man_n may_v do_v it_o more_o easy_o and_o effectual_o but_o i_o doubt_v of_o that_o 1._o whether_o humane_a power_n can_v do_v it_o 2._o whether_o beast_n may_v not_o as_o easy_o and_o full_o be_v bring_v to_o it_o as_o man_n art_n 51._o it_o be_v plain_a say_v he_o that_o the_o next_o cause_n of_o passion_n in_o the_o soul_n be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o motion_n by_o which_o the_o spirit_n do_v stir_v this_o kernel_n which_o be_v in_o the_o middle_a of_o the_o brain_n he_o set_v down_o his_o own_o cogitation_n or_o fiction_n as_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v to_o pass_v for_o a_o grant_v truth_n that_o this_o 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find_v in_o this_o late_a philosopher_n concern_v the_o soul_n and_o we_o observe_v upon_o they_o that_o all_o the_o particular_n which_o he_o apply_v and_o refer_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v applicable_a to_o and_o agreeable_a with_o the_o rational_a faculty_n of_o his_o material_a soul_n and_o all_o those_o thing_n action_n or_o passion_n which_o he_o apply_v and_o refer_v only_o to_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v applicable_a to_o and_o agreeable_a with_o the_o sensual_a faculty_n of_o the_o material_a soul_n and_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o both_o which_o faculty_n and_o in_o the_o vegetative_a the_o body_n be_v equal_o concern_v and_o so_o be_v the_o whole_a soul_n and_o all_o its_o faculty_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o pertain_v or_o happen_v to_o the_o body_n and_o there_o be_v no_o separation_n make_v or_o to_o be_v make_v betwixt_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o man_n during_o his_o natural_a life_n and_o all_o which_o our_o author_n say_v of_o the_o same_o be_v feign_v out_o of_o his_o own_o heart_n or_o be_v a_o fiction_n of_o his_o own_o cogitation_n utter_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o before_o have_v be_v say_v and_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o have_v say_v any_o thing_n material_a for_o proof_n of_o a_o immaterial_a soul_n of_o man_n or_o that_o deserve_v or_o require_v a_o more_o particular_a reply_n or_o any_o far_a consideration_n hieronimus_fw-la zanchius_n be_v a_o reform_a divine_a of_o strasbourgh_n in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o our_o k._n h._n 8._o and_o write_v upon_o the_o creation_n and_o god_n work_v then_o make_v his_o book_n be_v in_o quarto_n print_v newstadt_n in_o anno_fw-la 1602._o his_o design_n lead_v he_o to_o treat_v of_o animal_n and_o soul_n and_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 2._o sect._n 12._o he_o say_v the_o life_n of_o animal_n be_v in_o their_o blood_n as_o moses_n say_v also_o and_o that_o all_o man_n agree_v it_o subsist_v by_o heat_n and_o moisture_n sect._n 15._o pag._n 595._o say_v god_n creation_n cease_v not_o with_o the_o first_o week_n but_o he_o still_o daily_o create_v humane_a soul_n and_o form_n the_o body_n of_o animal_n pag._n 598._o every_o animal_n have_v a_o organical_a body_n and_o a_o soul_n with_o vegetative_a motive_n and_o sentient_a faculty_n pag._n 599._o the_o quadrupedes_fw-la be_v the_o next_o sort_n to_o mankind_n both_o for_o the_o part_n of_o their_o body_n and_o the_o strength_n and_o genius_n of_o their_o mind_n or_o soul_n endow_v with_o sense_n both_o outward_a and_o inward_a as_o man_n be_v and_o use_v the_o like_a action_n both_o as_o to_o life_n sense_n and_o motion_n pars_fw-la 3._o lib._n 1._o pag._n 603._o he_o say_v the_o breath_n which_o god_n breathe_v into_o adam_n be_v a_o create_v but_o incorporeal_a thing_n but_o the_o food_n then_o grant_v to_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v alike_o and_o he_o cite_v gen._n 7.15_o the_o beast_n go_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o all_o flesh_n wherein_o be_v the_o breath_n of_o life_n yet_o give_v no_o answer_n to_o it_o nor_o show_v how_o this_o breath_n and_o that_o breathe_v into_o man_n do_v differ_v yet_o he_o will_v have_v we_o learn_v hence_o pag._n 617._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o from_o our_o parent_n per_fw-la traducem_fw-la but_o only_o from_o god_n who_o breathe_v into_o adam_n nostril_n id_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o god_n make_v he_o respire_v by_o his_o nostril_n and_o that_o be_v not_o oppose_v pag._n 618._o again_o this_o breath_n be_v create_v not_o out_o of_o god_n but_o out_o of_o some_o other_o invisible_a thing_n and_o he_o then_o create_v and_o give_v it_o viz._n give_v the_o soul_n in_o that_o visible_a sign_n show_v plato_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nostram_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o give_v no_o aswer_n to_o it_o say_v plato_n origen_n and_o many_o hebrew_n hold_v opinion_n the_o adam_n soul_n and_o all_o other_o soul_n do_v and_o do_v pre-exist_a and_o be_v thence_o call_v down_o as_o new_a body_n require_v viz._n from_o superior_a region_n but_o this_o he_o say_v be_v both_o false_a and_o absurd_a and_o to_o prove_v this_o by_o reason_n he_o say_v pag._n 619._o cite_v aristotle_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v actus_fw-la corporis_fw-la organici_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v before_o the_o body_n to_o this_o we_o easy_o assent_v and_o add_v that_o when_o the_o body_n die_v this_o actus_fw-la corporis_fw-la must_v cease_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o argue_v also_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a or_o proper_a to_o put_v that_o up_o at_o the_o nostril_n and_o that_o seem_v true_a but_o make_v against_o his_o former_a assertion_n still_o there_o rise_v a_o new_a difficulty_n viz._n whether_o this_o soul_n if_o then_o create_v be_v create_v first_o within_o the_o body_n or_o first_o without_o the_o body_n and_o then_o be_v breathe_v or_o blow_v in_o the_o text_n favour_v the_o late_a but_o the_o author_n favour_v the_o former_a to_o the_o intent_n that_o man_n may_v not_o think_v soul_n be_v still_o first_o create_v and_o then_o infuse_v but_o think_v rather_o as_o he_o do_v that_o soul_n be_v create_v in_o their_o body_n and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o approve_v lombard_n invention_n of_o creando_fw-la infunditur_fw-la cites_n essay_n 2.22_o cease_v you_o from_o man_n cujus_fw-la anima_fw-la in_o naribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la which_o we_o read_v who_o breath_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n pag._n 620_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n come_v to_o he_o from_o without_o although_o create_v within_o he_o he_o will_v have_v from_o without_o to_o signify_v of_o another_o nature_n or_o kind_n of_o thing_n and_o not_o proceed_v from_o the_o body_n as_o the_o beast_n do_v but_o this_o he_o only_o say_v without_o offer_n of_o proof_n for_o it_o say_v the_o whole_a soul_n come_v together_o viz._n vegetative_a sensitive_a and_o rational_a whence_o it_o must_v come_v into_o the_o body_n at_o the_o first_o original_a of_o life_n and_o there_o seem_v no_o doubt_n but_o there_o be_v a_o vegetative_a power_n and_o principle_n in_o the_o seed_n and_o likely_a for_o the_o sensual_a and_o there_o appear_v no_o reason_n against_o a_o like_a course_n in_o the_o rational_a these_o three_o be_v all_o faculty_n of_o the_o same_o soul_n from_o which_o none_o of_o they_o be_v separable_a pag._n 621._o the_o word_n signify_v spiraculum_fw-la vitarum_fw-la be_v use_v as_o well_o concern_v beast_n as_o men._n pag._n 624._o soul_n of_o brute_n be_v sometime_o call_v spirit_n in_o scripture_n but_o never_o say_v to_o return_v to_o god_n pag._n 625._o as_o god_n breathe_v into_o adam_n body_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n who_o thereupon_o rise_v from_o the_o earth_n where_o he_o lay_v so_o shall_v his_o breath_n effect_n life_n in_o body_n which_o shall_v rise_v at_o sound_n of_o the_o last_o trumpet_n and_o as_o we_o read_v ezek._n 37._o pag._n 667._o cites_n gen._n 1.28_o god_n bless_v the_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o say_v be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v and_o replenish_v the_o earth_n as_o ver._n 22._o he_o have_v say_v to_o other_o creature_n this_o seem_v to_o import_v man_n do_v generate_v their_o like_a as_o the_o beast_n do_v and_o the_o creation_n of_o soul_n for_o every_o fruitful_a coition_n by_o adultery_n incest_n or_o buggery_n be_v but_o a_o fiction_n and_o not_o a_o likely_a or_o reasonable_a contrivance_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o pag._n 683._o man_n life_n consist_v in_o heat_n and_o moisture_n not_o simple_o but_o in_o temperament_n with_o cold_a and_o dry_a and_o from_o the_o four_o element_n the_o four_o complexion_n of_o phlegm_n sanguine_a choleric_a and_o melancholy_a health_n and_o sickness_n life_n and_o death_n consist_v in_o a_o good_a and_o fit_a temperature_n of_o these_o humour_n and_o the_o soul_n use_v these_o as_o instrument_n for_o conservation_n of_o the_o compositum_fw-la the_o general_a part_n be_v bone_n with_o their_o nerve_n knit_v they_o together_o and_o the_o flesh_n with_o its_o vein_n through_o which_o the_o blood_n return_v and_o artery_n through_o which_o the_o vital_a or_o animal_n spirit_n have_v their_o course_n and_o god_n have_v give_v to_o man_n a_o more_o delicate_a flesh_n and_o more_o nice_a and_o tender_a skin_n than_o to_o beast_n pag._n 685._o and_o the_o temperament_n and_o complexion_n of_o their_o body_n be_v much_o fine_a pag._n 686._o there_o be_v three_o principal_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n vegetation_n sense_n and_o motion_n 3._o intellect_n the_o two_o late_a viz._n sense_n and_o intellect_n be_v chief_o place_v and_o act_v in_o the_o head_n and_o thence_o grow_v the_o nerve_n pass_v to_o every_o bone_n and_o member_n pag._n 687._o all_o anatomist_n confess_v that_o in_o a_o humane_a body_n there_o be_v innumerable_a part_n and_o thing_n which_o man_n can_v find_v out_o and_o which_o be_v know_v only_o to_o god_n pag._n 689._o the_o common_a or_o internal_a sense_n can_v act_v without_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o soul_n use_v these_o spirit_n both_o for_o understanding_n and_o for_o its_o other_o action_n which_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o head_n and_o the_o nerve_n which_o serve_v both_o for_o sense_n and_o motion_n through_o the_o whole_a body_n have_v their_o original_a from_o the_o brain_n and_o be_v fix_v in_o it_o or_o to_o it_o there_o the_o soul_n reign_v most_o effectual_o and_o who_o can_v express_v the_o various_a instrument_n which_o god_n have_v there_o provide_v for_o her_o use_n pag._n 693._o the_o heart_n be_v the_o original_a and_o prime_a instrument_n of_o vegetation_n and_o life_n which_o it_o communicate_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n by_o its_o intense_a heat_n motion_n and_o rarefaction_n of_o the_o 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