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plenipotentiary_n devil_n wherefore_o we_o see_v from_o these_o few_o small_a hint_n for_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_a argument_n full_o to_o prosecute_v how_o feeble_a or_o nothing_o forcible_a this_o second_o evidence_n be_v now_o for_o the_o three_o evidence_n the_o time_v of_o the_o messiah_n nativity_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n but_o rather_o in_o its_o decline_a age_n or_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n in_o which_o time_n the_o ancient_n of_o day_n according_a to_o his_o counsel_n and_o purpose_n which_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n that_o be_v to_o be_v incarnate_a assent_v and_o subscribe_v to_o send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n the_o promise_a messiah_n this_o do_v the_o ancient_n of_o day_n and_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n agree_v upon_o but_o oh_o the_o immense_a privilege_n of_o youth_n and_o confidence_n the_o author_n of_o no-pre-existence_n say_v it_o have_v be_v better_a by_o far_o if_o they_o have_v agree_v upon_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n as_o if_o this_o young_a divine_a be_v wise_a than_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n or_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n itself_o ay_o but_o he_o will_v modest_o reply_v that_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n and_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n be_v wise_a than_o he_o but_o that_o they_o will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o their_o wisdom_n they_o see_v as_o clear_o as_o can_v be_v that_o it_o be_v far_o better_a that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o father_n will_v not_o send_v he_o then_o mere_o because_o he_o will_v not_o send_v he_o that_o his_o will_n may_v act_v free_o as_o mere_a will_n prescind_v from_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n this_o be_v the_o plain_a state_n of_o the_o business_n and_o yet_o admit_v by_o he_o who_o with_o that_o open_a freeness_n and_o fullness_n profess_v that_o prescind_v the_o
must_v make_v this_o great_a difference_n as_o they_o grow_v up_o in_o the_o body_n but_o that_o their_o soul_n be_v different_a before_o they_o come_v into_o it_o and_o how_o shall_v they_o have_v such_o a_o vast_a difference_n in_o the_o proclivity_n to_o vice_n but_o that_o they_o live_v before_o in_o the_o state_n of_o pre-existence_n and_o that_o some_o be_v much_o deep_a in_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o the_o divine_a reason_n than_o other_o be_v and_o so_o bring_v their_o different_a condition_n with_o they_o into_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n pag._n 75._o then_o how_o a_o swallow_n shall_v return_v to_o her_o òld_a trade_n of_o live_v after_o her_o winter_n sleep_n etc._n etc._n indeed_o the_o swallow_n have_v the_o advantage_n of_o memory_n which_o the_o incorporate_a soul_n have_v not_o in_o her_o incorporation_n into_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n after_o her_o state_n of_o silence_n but_o the_o vital_a inclination_n which_o be_v main_o if_o not_o only_o fit_v in_o the_o plastic_a be_v not_o only_o revive_v but_o signal_o vicious_a of_o themselves_o revive_v with_o advantage_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o this_o coarse_a earthly_a body_n into_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporate_a they_o can_v fail_v of_o discover_v themselves_o in_o a_o most_o signal_n manner_n without_o any_o help_n of_o memory_n but_o from_o the_o mere_a pregnancy_n of_o a_o corrupt_a body_n and_o former_o more_o than_o ordinary_o debauch_v plastic_a in_o the_o state_n of_o pre-existence_n pag._n 76._o whenas_o other_o be_v as_o fatal_o set_v against_o the_o opinion_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v do_v as_o the_o ingenious_a author_n take_v notice_n even_o where_o neither_o education_n nor_o custom_n have_v interpose_v to_o sophisticate_a their_o judgement_n or_o sentiment_n nay_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o they_o sometime_o have_v sentiment_n and_o entertain_v opinion_n quite_o contrary_a to_o their_o education_n so_o that_o that_o be_v but_o a_o slight_a account_n to_o restore_v this_o phaenomenon_n into_o education_n and_o custom_n whenas_o opinion_n be_v entertain_v and_o stiff_o maintain_v in_o despite_n of_o they_o this_o i_o must_v confess_v imply_v that_o the_o aerial_a inhabitant_n philosophise_v but_o conjectural_o only_a as_o well_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o such_o spirit_n as_o be_v lapse_v in_o their_o moral_n shall_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n also_o in_o their_o intellectual_n and_o though_o they_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n in_o speculation_n it_o suit_v so_o well_o with_o their_o pride_n that_o yet_o they_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o various_a error_n and_o hallucination_n as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v different_a yea_o opposite_a school_n of_o philosophy_n among_o they_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o credit_n to_o be_v give_v to_o cardan_n story_n of_o his_o father_n facius_n cardanus_n thing_n be_v thus_o the_o facto_fw-la in_o the_o aereal_a region_n and_o two_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o facius_n cardanus_n see_v in_o that_o vision_n leave_v upon_o record_n by_o he_o and_o of_o which_o he_o often_o tell_v his_o son_n hieronymus_n while_o he_o be_v live_v be_v two_o professor_n of_o philosophy_n in_o different_a academy_n and_o be_v of_o different_a opinion_n one_o of_o they_o apert_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o aven-roist_a the_o story_n be_v too_o long_o to_o insert_v here_o see_v dr._n h._n moor_n his_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n book_n 3._o chap._n 17._o so_o that_o lapse_v soul_n philosophize_v in_o their_o aerial_a state_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o sect_n and_o consequent_o maintain_v their_o different_a or_o opposite_a opinion_n with_o heat_n and_o affection_n which_o reach_v the_o plastic_a this_o may_v leave_v a_o great_a propension_n in_o they_o to_o the_o same_o opinion_n here_o and_o make_v they_o almost_o as_o prone_a to_o such_o and_o such_o error_n as_o to_o such_o and_o such_o vice_n this_o i_o suppose_v the_o ingenious_a author_n propound_v as_o a_o argument_n credible_a and_o plausible_a though_o he_o do_v not_o esteem_v it_o of_o like_a force_n with_o those_o he_o produce_v before_o nor_o do_v his_o opposer_n urge_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o purpose_n against_o it_o the_o main_a thing_n be_v that_o these_o propensity_n to_o some_o one_o opinion_n be_v not_o universal_a and_o blend_v with_o the_o constitution_n of_o every_o person_n but_o be_v thin_a sow_v and_o grow_v up_o spare_o where_o there_o be_v five_o say_v he_o natural_o bend_v to_o any_o one_o opinion_n there_o be_v many_o million_o that_o be_v free_a to_o all_o if_o some_o say_v he_o descend_v into_o this_o life_n big_a with_o aptness_n and_o proclivity_n to_o peculiar_a theory_n why_o then_o shall_v not_o all_o suppose_v they_o pre-existed_n together_o do_v the_o like_a as_o if_o all_o in_o the_o other_o aereal_a state_n be_v professor_n of_o philosophy_n or_o zealous_a follower_n of_o they_o that_o be_v the_o solution_n of_o this_o difficulty_n be_v so_o easy_a that_o i_o need_v not_o insist_v on_o it_o pag._n 78._o be_v this_o difference_n about_o sensibles_fw-fr the_o influence_n of_o the_o body_n may_v then_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o cause_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v very_o rational_o allege_v by_o our_o author_n and_o yet_o his_o antagonist_n have_v the_o face_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n palate_n and_o appetite_n of_o their_o be_v different_o affect_v by_o such_o and_o such_o strain_n of_o music_n some_o be_v please_v with_o one_o kind_n of_o melody_n and_o other_o with_o another_o some_o please_v with_o aromatic_a odour_n other_o offend_v with_o they_o to_o reason_n thus_o if_o the_o body_n can_v thus_o cause_v we_o to_o love_v and_o dislike_n sensible_fw-fr why_o not_o as_o well_o to_o approve_v and_o dislike_v opinion_n and_o theory_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v obvious_a why_o not_o because_o the_o like_n or_o dislike_n of_o these_o sensible_fw-fr depend_v upon_o the_o grateful_a or_o ungrateful_a motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o body_n which_o may_v be_v otherwise_o constitute_v or_o qualify_v in_o some_o complexion_n than_o in_o other_o some_o but_o for_o philosophical_a opinion_n and_o theory_n '_o what_o have_v they_o to_o do_v with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n it_o be_v the_o soul_n herself_o that_o judge_n of_o those_o abstract_o from_o the_o sense_n or_o any_o use_n of_o the_o nerve_n or_o corporeal_a organ_n if_o the_o difference_n of_o our_o judgement_n in_o philosophical_a theory_n be_v resolvible_a into_o the_o mere_a constitution_n of_o our_o body_n our_o understanding_n itself_o will_v hazard_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o same_o principle_n also_o and_o body_n will_v prove_v the_o only_a difference_n betwixt_o man_n and_o brute_n we_o have_v more_o intellectual_a soul_n because_o we_o have_v better_a body_n which_o i_o hope_v our_o author_n antagonist_n will_v not_o allow_v pag._n 78._o for_o the_o soul_n in_o her_o first_o and_o pure_a nature_n have_v no_o idiosyncrasies_n &c._n &c._n whether_o there_o may_v not_o be_v certain_a different_a character_n proper_a to_o such_o and_o such_o class_n of_o soul_n but_o all_o of_o they_o natural_a and_o without_o blemish_n and_o this_o for_o the_o better_a order_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n i_o will_v not_o rash_o decide_v in_o the_o negative_a but_o as_o the_o author_n himself_o seem_v to_o insinuate_v if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o fatal_o determine_v soul_n to_o false_a and_o erroneous_a apprehension_n for_o that_o will_v be_v a_o corruption_n and_o a_o blemish_n in_o the_o very_a natural_a character_n wherefore_o if_o the_o soul_n in_o philosophical_a speculation_n be_v fatal_o determine_v to_o falsehood_n in_o this_o life_n it_o be_v credible_a it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o its_o be_v enure_v thereto_o in_o the_o other_o pag._n 79._o now_o to_o say_v that_o all_o this_o variety_n proceed_v primary_o from_o the_o mere_a temper_n of_o our_o body_n etc._n etc._n this_o argument_n be_v the_o less_o valid_a for_o pre-existence_n i_o mean_v that_o which_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o wonderful_a variety_n of_o our_o genius_n or_o natural_a inclination_n to_o the_o employment_n of_o life_n because_o we_o can_v be_v assure_v but_o that_o the_o divine_a providence_n may_v have_v essential_o as_o it_o be_v impress_v such_o classical_a character_n on_o humane_a soul_n as_o i_o note_v before_o and_o beside_o if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o menander_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o man_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v have_v a_o genius_n appoint_v he_o to_o be_v his_o instructor_n and_o guide_n of_o his_o life_n that_o some_o be_v carry_v with_o such_o a_o impetus_fw-la to_o some_o thing_n rather_o than_o other_o may_v be_v from_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o assist_a
genius_n and_o for_o that_o objection_n of_o the_o author_n antagonist_n against_o his_o opinion_n touch_v those_o inclination_n to_o trade_n which_o may_v equal_o concern_v this_o hypothesis_n of_o menander_n that_o it_o will_v then_o be_v more_o universal_a every_o one_o have_v such_o a_o genius_n this_o truth_n may_v be_v smother_v by_o the_o put_v young_a people_n promiscuous_o to_o any_o trade_n without_o observe_v their_o genius_n but_o the_o chineses_n suppose_v this_o truth_n they_o common_o show_v a_o child_n all_o the_o employ_v of_o the_o city_n that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o own_o choice_n before_o they_o put_v he_o to_o any_o but_o if_o the_o opinion_n of_o menander_n be_v true_a that_o every_o man_n have_v his_o guardian_n genius_n under_o who_o conduct_n he_o live_v the_o merchant_n the_o musician_n the_o ploughman_n and_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o these_o genii_n can_v but_o receive_v considerable_a impression_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o guide_v their_o client_n in_o and_o pre-existent_a soul_n in_o their_o aereal_a estate_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o these_o daemon_n or_o genii_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o same_o employment_n and_o so_o tincture_n themselves_o deep_a enough_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o those_o party_n they_o preside_v over_o and_o therefore_o when_o they_o themselves_o after_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n be_v incorporate_v into_o earthly_a body_n they_o may_v have_v a_o proneness_n from_o their_o former_a tincture_n to_o such_o method_n of_o life_n as_o they_o live_v over_o who_o they_o do_v preside_v which_o quite_o spoil_v the_o best_a argument_n our_o author_n antagonist_n have_v against_o this_o topick_n which_o be_v that_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n here_o below_o which_o the_o geniuss_n of_o man_n pursue_v and_o follow_v with_o the_o hot_a chase_n which_o have_v no_o similitude_n with_o the_o thing_n in_o the_o other_o state_n as_o plant_v building_n husbandry_n the_o work_n of_o manufacture_n etc._n etc._n this_o best_a argument_n of_o he_o by_o menander_n hypothesis_n which_o be_v hard_o to_o confute_v be_v quite_o defeat_v and_o to_o deny_v nothing_o to_o this_o opposer_n of_o pre-existence_n which_o be_v his_o due_n himself_o seem_v unsatisfied_a in_o resolve_v these_o odd_a phaenomena_n into_o the_o temper_n of_o body_n and_o therefore_o at_o last_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o secret_a causality_n that_o be_v to_o he_o know_v not_o what_o but_o at_o last_o he_o pitch_v upon_o some_o such_o principle_n as_o that_o whereby_o the_o bird_n build_v their_o nest_n the_o spider_n weave_v her_o web_n the_o bee_n make_v their_o comb_n etc._n etc._n some_o such_o thing_n he_o say_v though_o he_o can_v think_v it_o that_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n may_v produce_v these_o strange_a effect_n may_v bias_n also_o the_o fancy_n of_o man_n in_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o employment_n and_o occupation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n than_o it_o must_v be_v that_o classical_a character_n i_o speak_v of_o above_o but_o if_o not_o this_o nor_o the_o preponderancy_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a state_n nor_o menander_n hypothesis_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v bid_v the_o fair_a for_o it_o of_o any_o beside_o for_o determine_v the_o inclination_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n in_o these_o region_n of_o generation_n as_o have_v in_o itself_o vital_o though_o not_o intellectual_o all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n implant_v into_o its_o essence_n by_o god_n the_o creator_n of_o it_o and_o speak_v in_o the_o ethnic_a dialect_n the_o same_o description_n may_v belong_v to_o it_o that_o varro_n give_v to_o their_o god_n genius_n genius_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la proepositus_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la vim_o habet_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la gignendarum_fw-la and_o that_o be_v the_o genius_n of_o every_o creature_n that_o be_v congenit_fw-la to_o it_o in_o virtue_n of_o its_o generation_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spirit_n of_o nature_n not_o a_o god_n as_o varro_n vain_o make_v it_o but_o a_o unintelligent_a creature_n to_o which_o belong_v the_o nascency_n or_o generation_n of_o thing_n and_o have_v the_o management_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v copious_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o noble_a and_o ancient_a philosopher_n by_o the_o learned_a dr._n r._n cudworth_n in_o his_o system_fw-la of_o the_o intellectual_a world_n and_o be_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v a_o true_a theorem_fw-la in_o philosophy_n by_o dr._n h._n moor_n in_o his_o euchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la by_o many_o and_o those_o irrefutable_a argument_n and_o yet_o i_o dare_v say_v both_o can_v easy_o pardon_v the_o mistake_n and_o bluntness_n of_o this_o rude_a writer_n nor_o be_v at_o all_o surprise_v at_o it_o as_o a_o novelty_n that_o any_o ignorant_a rural_a hobthurst_n shall_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n a_o thing_n so_o much_o beyond_o his_o capacity_n to_o judge_v of_o a_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n but_o to_o conclude_v be_v it_o so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o cause_n beside_o the_o pristine_a inurement_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a soul_n that_o may_v something_o forcible_o determine_v she_o to_o one_o course_n of_o life_n here_o yet_o when_o she_o be_v most_o forcible_o determine_v if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o pre-existence_n this_o may_v be_v rational_o suppose_v to_o concur_v in_o the_o efficiency_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o argument_n as_o other_o to_o prove_v pre-existence_n i_o have_v hint_v already_o pag._n 79._o for_o those_o that_o be_v most_o like_a in_o the_o temper_n air_n complexion_n of_o their_o body_n etc._n etc._n if_o this_o prove_v true_a and_o i_o know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a this_o vast_a difference_n of_o genius_n be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o their_o classical_a character_n imprint_v on_o soul_n at_o their_o very_a 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