to_o any_o thing_n but_o matter_n nay_o to_o corruptible_a matter_n nor_o can_v any_o corporeal_a substance_n be_v immortal_a till_o this_o corruptible_a have_v put_v on_o incorruption_n if_o then_o a_o be_v be_v immaterial_a or_o destitute_a of_o bodily_a part_n it_o must_v be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n immortal_a too_o a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o blood_n as_o every_o humane_a body_n have_v and_o consequent_o it_o can_v be_v liable_a to_o those_o jar_a element_n whereof_o our_o body_n do_v consist_v nor_o can_v it_o of_o itself_o be_v capable_a of_o corruption_n or_o dissolution_n of_o part_n as_o our_o mortal_a body_n be_v see_v it_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v no_o part_n at_o all_o to_o be_v divide_v therefore_o since_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v a_o spirit_n or_o such_o a_o be_v as_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o immaterial_a as_o i_o have_v now_o show_v it_o be_v it_o must_v follow_v that_o it_o be_v not_o natural_o subject_a to_o mortality_n as_o the_o body_n be_v because_o it_o be_v utter_o void_a of_o all_o natural_a principle_n of_o mortality_n and_o be_v incorruptible_a in_o its_o essence_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v by_o the_o ordinary_a necessity_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o superior_a be_v survive_v the_o body_n to_o receive_v reward_n or_o punishment_n in_o another_o world_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o its_o action_n in_o this_o 2._o have_v thus_o brief_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o every_o humane_a soul_n let_v we_o second_o take_v some_o account_n of_o its_o excellence_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o faculty_n and_o power_n in_o order_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o god_n as_o the_o only_a cause_n that_o can_v give_v this_o soul_n a_o be_v there_o be_v some_o faculty_n in_o a_o man_n which_o be_v common_a to_o brute_n creature_n also_o as_o 1._o sense_n or_o the_o power_n of_o perceive_v idea_n impress_v from_o outward_a object_n upon_o the_o organ_n of_o sensation_n the_o eye_n ear_n etc._n etc._n 2._o fancy_n or_o a_o power_n of_o apprehend_v the_o seem_a suitableness_n or_o unsuitableness_n of_o a_o object_n to_o its_o nature_n 3._o memory_n or_o the_o power_n of_o retain_v for_o some_o time_n the_o idea_n and_o shape_v of_o thing_n sensible_a 4._o appetite_n or_o a_o power_n of_o move_v according_a as_o a_o object_n appear_v either_o agreeable_a or_o hurtful_a be_v allure_v by_o the_o one_o or_o fright_v and_o dampt_v by_o the_o other_o but_o these_o several_a power_n be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o noble_a faculty_n peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o rational_a soul_n as_o any_o man_n may_v perceive_v that_o will_v but_o search_v into_o himself_o and_o observe_v what_o he_o find_v and_o feel_v there_o for_o 1._o first_o we_o find_v that_o we_o have_v a_o power_n to_o think_v and_o consider_v i_o mean_v to_o examine_v those_o object_n which_o be_v present_v to_o our_o outward_a sense_n to_o employ_v our_o mind_n conversant_o about_o they_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o proportion_n form_n and_o quality_n to_o compare_v one_o thing_n with_o another_o to_o discover_v the_o cause_n and_o effect_n of_o they_o so_o that_o we_o may_v penetrate_v into_o the_o inside_n of_o they_o and_o dive_v into_o their_o nature_n now_o this_o no_o brute_n creature_n do_v or_o can_v do_v the_o ox_n indeed_o know_v his_o owner_n and_o the_o ass_n his_o master_n crib_n that_o be_v they_o come_v to_o both_o be_v invite_v and_o move_v thereunto_o by_o the_o appearance_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o gratify_v the_o eye_n and_o palate_n but_o in_o this_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o consideration_n nothing_o that_o can_v proper_o be_v call_v thought_n because_o such_o creature_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o inquire_v in_o themselves_o who_o or_o what_o their_o feeder_n be_v or_o what_o the_o substance_n of_o their_o fodder_n be_v or_o what_o produce_v it_o or_o how_o it_o be_v provide_v or_o to_o what_o end_v it_o serve_v and_o for_o what_o reason_n it_o be_v proper_a and_o good_a to_o be_v use_v act_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v too_o high_a for_o animal_n which_o be_v mere_o sensitive_a their_o fancy_n go_v no_o further_o than_o the_o crib_n they_o be_v well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o bare_a enjoyment_n of_o that_o which_o be_v before_o they_o the_o consider_v part_n belong_v to_o man_n to_o observe_v the_o natural_a difference_n between_o thing_n and_o thing_n to_o examine_v their_o distinct_a cause_n property_n disposition_n and_o uses_n and_o so_o to_o look_v into_o their_o intrinsic_a essence_n and_o nature_n this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a work_n and_o business_n of_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v rational_a 2._o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v a_o power_n to_o understand_v also_o that_o be_v a_o faculty_n and_o ability_n to_o comprehend_v the_o reason_n and_o condition_n and_o philosophy_n of_o matter_n nay_o to_o know_v many_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o direct_o obvious_a to_o our_o outward_a sense_n that_o perception_n which_o be_v in_o animal_n irrational_a be_v a_o idea_n in_o the_o fancy_n derive_v from_o those_o efsluvium_n ray_n and_o image_n of_o external_a object_n which_o be_v impress_v upon_o the_o hear_n see_v smell_a taste_v or_o feeling-faculty_n and_o so_o convey_v through_o the_o nerve_n into_o the_o brain_n these_o be_v sensible_a phantasm_n and_o the_o possess_n of_o a_o animal_n with_o they_o be_v proper_o call_v sensation_n because_o the_o creature_n be_v affect_v with_o a_o sensible_a object_n mere_o by_o the_o use_n of_o its_o sense_n but_o sensation_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o intellection_n or_o understanding_n be_v another_o this_o proper_o be_v when_o a_o man_n mind_n be_v so_o possess_v and_o enlighten_v with_o intelligible_a notion_n or_o with_o such_o idea_n as_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o corporeal_a sense_n and_o therefore_o such_o as_o can_v be_v stamp_v upon_o the_o mind_n by_o motion_n or_o pressure_n from_o body_n without_o we_o but_o such_o idea_n as_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n itself_o by_o a_o active_a exert_v power_n that_o be_v native_a to_o it_o there_o be_v many_o kind_n of_o such_o intelligible_a notion_n as_o do_v not_o fall_v under_o external_a sense_n and_o yet_o be_v very_o clear_a and_o evident_a to_o we_o as_o several_a certainty_n in_o mathematics_n which_o appear_v from_o demonstration_n divers_a truth_n in_o natural_a philosophy_n which_o we_o be_v convince_v of_o by_o pure_a reason_n several_a moral_a verity_n which_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o from_o the_o immutable_a nature_n of_o vice_n and_o virture_n several_a doctrine_n in_o theology_n which_o our_o mind_n yield_v we_o from_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o divine_a attribute_n and_o perfection_n beside_o divers_a such_o common_a notion_n as_o these_o wherein_o all_o mankind_n be_v agree_v of_o themselves_o that_o what_o have_v not_o any_o be_v can_v act_v that_o thing_n which_o agree_v in_o one_o three_o agree_v among_o themselves_o that_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o effect_n that_o equal_v add_v unto_o equal_n do_v make_v equal_n that_o nothing_o can_v produce_v itself_o out_o of_o nothing_o and_o the_o like_a these_o be_v eternal_a truth_n which_o depend_v not_o upon_o sense_n but_o upon_o natural_a certain_a reason_n for_o they_o will_v be_v truth_n though_o there_o be_v not_o any_o sensitive_a creature_n in_o the_o world_n now_o this_o be_v a_o noble_a power_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o set_v it_o infinite_o above_o the_o soul_n of_o irrational_a creature_n in_o that_o it_o can_v act_v within_o itself_o abstract_o from_o matter_n and_o without_o use_v the_o bodily_a sense_n can_v speculate_v and_o understand_v those_o lead_a truth_n and_o necessary_a notion_n which_o be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o great_a undertake_n and_o enable_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o search_v into_o all_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n to_o open_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o invent_v art_n to_o improve_v science_n to_o prescribe_v the_o most_o commendable_a rule_n of_o life_n and_o in_o short_a to_o govern_v the_o world_n all_o which_o i_o shall_v show_v be_v a_o argument_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o absolute_o perfect_a mind_n or_o a_o god_n that_o form_v the_o rational_a soul_n with_o divine_a faculty_n and_o power_n to_o act_v under_o he_o 3._o three_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o a_o power_n to_o deduce_v one_o thing_n out_o of_o another_o by_o way_n of_o inference_n and_o by_o compare_v notion_n with_o notion_n and_o by_o sift_v they_o narrow_o to_o gather_v and_o conclude_v in_o the_o end_n that_o this_o be_v true_a and_o that_o false_a this_o be_v right_o and_o that_o wrong_v and_o so_o to_o go_v on_o still_o draw_v of_o consequent_n out_o of_o antecedent_n which_o be_v usual_o call_v ratiocination_n or_o
excellence_n without_o the_o least_o mixture_n of_o defect_n or_o imperfection_n such_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n there_o be_v in_o all_o creature_n in_o all_o body_n there_o be_v substance_n but_o such_o as_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o matter_n which_o be_v a_o great_a imperfection_n in_o comparison_n of_o spirituality_n in_o all_o vegetable_n there_o be_v life_n but_o such_o as_o be_v subject_a to_o decay_v which_o in_o they_o be_v imperfection_n in_o all_o animal_n there_o be_v sense_n or_o perception_n but_o such_o as_o be_v attend_v with_o fear_n grief_n anger_n and_o other_o disquiet_v passion_n which_o be_v so_o many_o imperfection_n in_o their_o nature_n in_o man_n there_o be_v reason_n but_o such_o as_o be_v blemish_v with_o ignorance_n and_o error_n and_o the_o knowledge_n they_o have_v be_v acquire_v by_o the_o great_a labour_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o contemplation_n and_o study_n by_o close_o argue_v from_o one_o thing_n to_o another_o and_o by_o a_o long_a train_n of_o thought_n which_o follow_v each_o other_o successive_o and_o be_v gradual_o spin_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o painful_a operation_n of_o the_o rational_a faculty_n all_o which_o show_v the_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n that_o be_v in_o humane_a nature_n also_o and_o as_o for_o those_o bless_a spirit_n above_o which_o we_o call_v angel_n though_o there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o perfection_n of_o understanding_n without_o dulness_n pain_n or_o laborious_a activity_n and_o though_o there_o be_v too_o rectitude_n in_o their_o will_n regularity_n in_o their_o affection_n and_o all_o moral_a perfection_n which_o make_v they_o happy_a yet_o be_v their_o knowledge_n limit_v and_o for_o their_o whole_a be_v they_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o superior_a power_n that_o at_o first_o create_v and_o still_o preserve_v they_o which_o argue_v imperfection_n in_o they_o likewise_o although_o they_o be_v the_o noble_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n go_v through_o every_o classis_fw-la and_o sort_n of_o individual_n in_o the_o world_n and_o you_o will_v find_v in_o all_o of_o they_o some_o deficiency_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o their_o principal_a and_o best_a part_n so_o that_o though_o they_o be_v all_o perfect_a in_o their_o kind_n and_o sit_v for_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v form_v yet_o they_o fall_v vast_o short_a of_o eminent_a and_o absolute_a perfection_n for_o such_o perfection_n be_v to_o have_v all_o kind_n of_o excellence_n and_o all_o degree_n of_o excellence_n clear_a and_o free_a from_o all_o manner_n of_o defect_n indigence_n or_o incapacity_n now_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n include_v this_o absolute_a perfection_n for_o that_o word_n god_n speak_v a_o be_v that_o be_v most_o excellent_a so_o that_o suppose_v a_o deity_n to_o be_v and_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o inferior_a thing_n which_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n imply_v too_o you_o must_v necessary_o conceive_v of_o he_o as_o the_o be_v in_o who_o all_o those_o perfection_n be_v unite_v as_o in_o a_o centre_n which_o be_v divide_v everywhere_o in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o they_o be_v all_o in_o he_o in_o a_o most_o eminent_a and_o excellent_a degree_n for_o no_o be_v can_v give_v those_o perfection_n which_o some_o way_n or_o other_o it_o have_v not_o either_o formal_o or_o actual_o or_o virtual_o and_o eminent_o in_o itself_o because_o than_o it_o will_v communicate_v more_o than_o it_o have_v that_o be_v more_o than_o what_o be_v in_o its_o power_n to_o impart_v which_o to_o suppose_v will_v be_v a_o contradiction_n all_o cause_n that_o work_v by_o a_o necessity_n of_o nature_n though_o they_o operate_v to_o the_o utmost_a power_n and_o extent_n of_o their_o faculty_n yet_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o yield_v what_o they_o have_v not_o as_o it_o be_v for_o water_n to_o bring_v forth_o a_o rational_a soul_n or_o for_o fire_n to_o produce_v a_o angel_n out_o of_o a_o few_o stick_n and_o though_o voluntary_a agent_n work_v as_o they_o please_v and_o may_v give_v their_o effect_n much_o less_o than_o themselves_o have_v yet_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o the_o free_a and_o powerful_a agent_n to_o give_v more_o as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o artificer_n to_o form_v a_o world_n out_o of_o nothing_o the_o thing_n itself_o can_v admit_v of_o such_o omnipotence_n and_o so_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o neither_o can_v god_n bestow_v perfection_n which_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o possess_v of_o and_o therefore_o those_o excellency_n which_o we_o find_v in_o nature_n and_o which_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o nature_n must_v be_v conclude_v to_o come_v from_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v in_o he_o as_o in_o their_o true_a original_a for_o otherwise_o there_o will_v be_v more_o excellency_n in_o the_o effect_n than_o there_o be_v in_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v as_o absurd_a to_o suppose_v as_o it_o be_v to_o imagine_v that_o there_o be_v more_o water_n in_o a_o rivulet_n than_o in_o the_o ocean_n again_o as_o all_o perfection_n must_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v in_o that_o supreme_a most_o excellent_a and_o most_o glorious_a nature_n which_o we_o call_v god_n so_o it_o must_v be_v there_o too_o absolute_o or_o without_o the_o least_o mixture_n of_o defect_n all_o defect_n must_v be_v in_o the_o creature_n and_o that_o not_o so_o much_o by_o immediate_a causality_n from_o god_n as_o by_o the_o necessary_a condition_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n make_v and_o of_o temporary_a production_n and_o therefore_o of_o a_o finite_a nature_n and_o of_o limit_a faculty_n that_o be_v it_o must_v be_v essential_o imperfect_a especial_o in_o comparison_n of_o its_o creator_n it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a for_o a_o narrow_a scanty_a new-formed_a thing_n to_o be_v commensurate_a in_o all_o its_o perfection_n to_o the_o maker_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v independent_a infinite_a and_o all-sufficient_a in_o himself_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n make_v can_v allow_v this_o and_o by_o consequence_n it_o be_v natural_o and_o necessary_o defective_a upon_o which_o account_n though_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o god_n be_v a_o perfect_a be_v because_o all_o perfection_n in_o other_o thing_n be_v derive_v from_o he_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o conceive_v that_o he_o have_v any_o mixture_n of_o desiciency_n because_o the_o thing_n he_o have_v make_v be_v all_o of_o they_o defective_a in_o some_o respect_n or_o other_o for_o those_o defect_n be_v so_o natural_a that_o the_o thing_n themselves_o can_v not_o possible_o have_v be_v make_v otherwise_o or_o without_o they_o therefore_o as_o we_o must_v affirm_v that_o the_o perfection_n which_o be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v limit_v and_o partial_a blend_a and_o alloy_v with_o something_o that_o be_v a_o blemish_n to_o they_o so_o we_o must_v conceive_v that_o those_o original_n of_o they_o which_o be_v in_o god_n be_v boundless_a and_o full_a eminent_a and_o absolute_a for_o to_o think_v otherwise_o be_v to_o degrade_v the_o author_n of_o all_o perfection_n and_o in_o truth_n to_o make_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n inconsistent_a with_o itself_o i_o have_v be_v the_o more_o desirous_a to_o clear_v this_o matter_n that_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o god_n do_v and_o must_v signify_v a_o be_v which_o be_v eminent_o and_o absolute_o perfect_a because_o it_o be_v a_o very_a rational_a principle_n which_o may_v be_v fair_o understand_v and_o must_v needs_o be_v assent_v to_o by_o all_o that_o will_v but_o hearken_v to_o right_o reason_n and_o because_o it_o be_v a_o very_a useful_a principle_n also_o that_o will_v soon_o enable_v we_o to_o draw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o direct_a consequence_n a_o more_o 2._o particular_a description_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o come_v to_o that_o i_o may_v show_v what_o kind_n of_o be_v we_o be_v to_o apprehend_v god_n to_o be_v before_o i_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o this_o suppose_v most_o perfect_a be_v do_v real_o and_o actual_o exist_v for_o from_o this_o great_a and_o general_a notion_n of_o god_n this_o particular_a account_n will_v follow_v 1._o first_o we_o must_v conceive_v of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v a_o independent_a be_v not_o behold_v to_o any_o antecedent_n distinct_a and_o foreign_a cause_n for_o the_o production_n of_o his_o nature_n for_o can_v we_o without_o a_o contradiction_n suppose_v a_o cause_n antecedent_n to_o that_o which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n such_o a_o supposition_n will_v argue_v imperfection_n in_o the_o deity_n because_o it_o will_v make_v he_o a_o precarious_a be_v depend_v upon_o the_o activity_n and_o pleasure_n of_o another_o superior_a to_o he_o in_o greatness_n of_o power_n and_o before_o he_o in_o time_n and_o in_o existence_n of_o nature_n 2._o god_n have_v all_o perfection_n
extort_v this_o confession_n from_o all_o man_n that_o there_o be_v a_o be_v incomprehensible_o excellent_a which_o form_v so_o excellent_a a_o creature_n as_o our_o humane_a nature_n be_v in_o discourse_v then_o upon_o this_o subject_a i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o first_o wherein_o the_o excellence_n of_o humane_a nature_n do_v consist_v 2._o second_o that_o this_o excellence_n be_v derive_v not_o from_o the_o casual_a modification_n of_o stupid_a matter_n but_o from_o the_o agency_n of_o a_o intelligent_a cause_n that_o be_v eminent_o and_o absolute_o perfect_a 1._o first_o touch_v the_o excellence_n of_o our_o humane_a nature_n by_o our_o humane_a nature_n be_v understand_v strict_o the_o intellectual_a think_v and_o rational_a thing_n within_o we_o which_o we_o call_v the_o soul_n and_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o its_o excellence_n i_o mean_v its_o essential_a perfection_n before_o vice_n come_v to_o deprave_v and_o hurt_v it_o and_o i_o speak_v too_o of_o a_o comparative_a perfection_n not_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v excellent_a in_o such_o a_o sublime_a degree_n as_o a_o deity_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v but_o excellent_a in_o its_o kind_a and_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o visible_a world_n now_o that_o every_o rational_a soul_n be_v thus_o excellent_a will_v appear_v both_o from_o its_o nature_n and_o faculty_n in_o its_o nature_n it_o be_v 1._o first_o immaterial_a for_o it_o be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o matter_n and_o the_o property_n of_o it_o be_v quite_o different_a from_o the_o property_n of_o matter_n it_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v local_o extend_v as_o a_o wall_n be_v part_n by_o part_n and_o one_o part_n by_o another_o in_o a_o palpable_a series_n of_o contiguity_n to_o move_v as_o a_o stone_n do_v as_o it_o be_v move_v forcible_o by_o some_o other_o agent_n and_o to_o communicate_v its_o motion_n to_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n by_o stroke_n impress_v upon_o it_o to_o be_v whole_o passive_a to_o external_a violence_n to_o be_v in_o a_o utter_a state_n of_o rest_n when_o force_n be_v not_o offer_v to_o be_v as_o senseless_a as_o a_o stone_n and_o as_o void_a of_o cogitation_n and_o when_o it_o be_v stir_v and_o agitate_a to_o be_v destitute_a of_o all_o apprehension_n which_o way_n or_o in_o what_o manner_n or_o to_o what_o end_v it_o move_v these_o and_o the_o like_a dull_a property_n essential_o and_o necessary_o belong_v to_o matter_n there_o be_v as_o much_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o the_o attribute_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n as_o between_o death_n and_o life_n because_o this_o be_v a_o busy_a thing_n prone_a and_o ready_a to_o inquire_v into_o the_o quality_n of_o object_n to_o discover_v their_o nature_n to_o apprehend_v idea_n to_o commit_v notion_n to_o memory_n for_o a_o long_a time_n to_o discern_v and_o distinstuish_v between_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n and_o between_o right_n and_o wrong_n to_o infer_v conclusion_n from_o premise_n to_o spin_v opinion_n out_o of_o a_o train_n of_o thought_n to_o judge_v what_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v to_o exert_v a_o appetite_n towards_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o to_o rest_v with_o complacency_n and_o delight_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o nay_o beside_o all_o this_o to_o be_v also_o in_o its_o operation_n self-active_a and_o self-determining_a be_v essential_a to_o it_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o pull_v or_o force_v drag_v or_o draw_v or_o thrust_v on_o like_o a_o machine_n no_o the_o principle_n of_o its_o action_n be_v within_o its_o self_n nor_o can_v any_o thing_n move_v it_o but_o by_o its_o own_o consent_n and_o voluntary_a compliance_n indeed_o outward_a object_n make_v impression_n upon_o it_o and_o such_o as_o do_v affect_v it_o and_o incline_v it_o to_o act_v according_a as_o thing_n appear_v to_o be_v either_o desirable_a or_o hurtful_a but_o this_o be_v not_o do_v by_o any_o violent_a necessitate_v impulse_n like_o the_o force_n impress_v upon_o a_o common_a engine_n but_o in_o a_o moral_a way_n by_o persuasion_n and_o allurement_n and_o by_o the_o intervening_a use_n of_o reason_n which_o judge_v of_o the_o object_n whether_o it_o may_v be_v choose_v or_o refuse_v and_o according_o dictate_v and_o direct_v so_o that_o when_o the_o soul_n resolve_v upon_o action_n and_o come_v to_o exert_v its_o power_n it_o determine_v itself_o be_v solicit_v thereunto_o by_o temptation_n and_o argument_n from_o the_o invite_a appearance_n of_o a_o object_n but_o not_o drive_v to_o it_o by_o irresistible_a violence_n for_o in_o many_o case_n we_o do_v resist_v offer_v though_o they_o be_v very_o tempt_v because_o the_o motive_n for_o our_o compliance_n be_v not_o so_o strong_a as_o the_o reason_n which_o be_v against_o it_o and_o when_o the_o reason_n on_o each_o hand_n seem_v equal_o fair_a the_o soul_n be_v unresolved_a and_o in_o suspense_n hang_v in_o doubt_n in_o aequilibrio_fw-la like_o scale_n that_o be_v exact_o even_o till_o some_o grain_n be_v add_v some_o more_o argument_n offer_v on_o the_o one_o side_n which_o outweigh_v all_o on_o the_o contrary_a and_o so_o turn_v and_o cast_v the_o scale_n and_o bring_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o determination_n of_o these_o thing_n every_o man_n have_v daily_a experience_n in_o his_o own_o breast_n we_o all_o feel_v in_o ourselves_o this_o our_o native_a liberty_n and_o determine_a power_n and_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o after_o all_o the_o dispute_n about_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n what_o it_o be_v we_o may_v certain_o conclude_v what_o it_o be_v not_o it_o can_v be_v any_o material_a corporeal_a substance_n though_o you_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v never_o so_o fine_a and_o thin_a because_o its_o operation_n be_v quite_o different_a from_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o most_o subtle_a body_n they_o proceed_v not_o from_o any_o necessitating_a cause_n nor_o be_v they_o carry_v on_o after_o a_o necessitating_a manner_n nor_o be_v they_o bring_v to_o any_o necessary_a result_n as_o the_o motion_n of_o matter_n be_v these_o be_v still_o impress_v upon_o it_o by_o some_o necessitating_a thing_n which_o be_v without_o and_o foreign_a to_o it_o but_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n have_v a_o principle_n of_o freedom_n and_o voluntary_a activity_n within_o itself_o and_o in_o its_o nature_n whereby_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o begin_v and_o order_n and_o govern_v and_o perfect_a its_o own_o action_n as_o its_o own_o reason_n direct_v and_o as_o itself_o judge_v to_o be_v most_o convenient_a and_o best_a 2._o and_o because_o it_o be_v immaterial_a it_o must_v follow_v that_o its_o own_o nature_n it_o be_v immortal_a also_o which_o be_v the_o second_o argument_n of_o its_o excellence_n if_o compare_v with_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o visible_a world_n that_o this_o thing_n may_v be_v right_o understand_v we_o must_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v a_o two_o fold_v life_n in_o man._n 1._o the_o life_n of_o the_o compositum_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o or_o the_o life_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n that_o life_n which_o result_v from_o the_o vital_a union_n between_o soul_n and_o body_n this_o can_v be_v think_v immortal_a because_o we_o see_v it_o every_o day_n destroy_v by_o the_o separation_n of_o those_o two_o substance_n soul_n and_o body_n from_o each_o other_o 2._o there_o be_v the_o original_a life_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o consider_v single_o and_o separately_z as_o a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o the_o body_n this_o life_n be_v i_o conceive_v a_o state_n of_o vigour_n and_o activity_n and_o a_o state_n which_o be_v peculiar_a and_o proper_a to_o the_o soul_n now_o this_o be_v immortal_a that_o be_v though_o the_o body_n turn_v to_o dust_n and_o ash_n yet_o the_o soul_n continue_v a_o live_a be_v still_o or_o subsi_v on_o in_o a_o state_n of_o vigour_n so_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o mortality_n for_o by_o mortality_n be_v mean_v a_o proneness_n or_o tendency_n in_o a_o be_v to_o a_o dissolution_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o fail_n of_o that_o principle_n of_o activity_n within_o it_o which_o we_o call_v life_n and_o three_o thing_n be_v requisite_a to_o render_v a_o thing_n mortal_a as_o we_o see_v by_o every_o day_n be_v experience_n in_o all_o creature_n which_o natural_o consume_v away_o and_o die_v 1._o there_o must_v be_v a_o mixture_n of_o contrary_a quality_n as_o heat_n and_o cold_a and_o the_o like_a 2._o there_o be_v a_o corruptibility_n of_o humour_n upon_o the_o prevalence_n and_o predominancy_n of_o one_o quality_n over_o the_o other_o 3._o and_o three_o a_o divisibility_n of_o the_o part_n upon_o and_o after_o the_o overpower_v the_o faculty_n and_o temperament_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o it_o be_v matter_n that_o be_v liable_a to_o death_n nor_o can_v death_n be_v incident_a
see_v daily_o the_o motion_n of_o body_n and_o the_o production_n of_o live_v creature_n especial_o of_o mankind_n first_o for_o the_o motion_n of_o body_n the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v never_o idle_a in_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v active_a principle_n of_o life_n and_o vegetation_n which_o prepare_v the_o vital_a juice_n that_o be_v in_o all_o plant_n and_o tree_n in_o animal_n there_o be_v concoction_n digestion_n and_o a_o motion_n or_o fluor_fw-la of_o the_o chyle_n which_o serve_v for_o nutrition_n in_o the_o sea_n there_o be_v a_o flux_n and_o reflux_n and_o a_o current_n in_o rivers_n and_o spring_n in_o the_o air_n there_o be_v vicissitude_n and_o turn_n as_o exhalation_n and_o vapour_n steam_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o return_v to_o it_o again_o modify_v into_o various_a form_n and_o the_o constant_a circular_a course_n of_o those_o glorious_a body_n in_o the_o firmament_n show_v likewise_o that_o in_o this_o visisible_a world_n there_o be_v no_o rest_n now_o all_o these_o motion_n of_o material_a substance_n must_v depend_v upon_o cause_n for_o matter_n alone_o be_v a_o liveless_a unactive_a stupid_a thing_n which_o can_v no_o more_o move_v itself_o than_o mountain_n and_o rock_n can_v walk_v and_o whatever_o those_o cause_n be_v whether_o proximate_n or_o remote_a they_o must_v depend_v for_o their_o operation_n upon_o the_o energy_n of_o one_o supreme_a cause_n that_o impower_v nature_n and_o set_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o it_o on_o work_n and_o give_v it_o as_o we_o may_v say_v the_o first_o strike_v for_o otherwise_o motion_n which_o once_o be_v not_o in_o be_v will_v have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o which_o be_v utter_o impossible_a the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o production_n of_o live_v creature_n and_o particular_o of_o mankind_n once_o we_o be_v not_o therefore_o you_o and_o i_o and_o all_o of_o we_o have_v a_o beginning_n as_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n and_o though_o we_o shall_v run_v up_o our_o generation_n so_o far_o as_o to_o date_n our_o breed_n from_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o year_n ago_o yet_o must_v we_o of_o necessity_n derive_v it_o at_o last_o from_o some_o ancestor_n who_o be_v not_o beget_v of_o other_o as_o we_o have_v be_v but_o be_v make_v after_o a_o different_a manner_n by_o a_o omnipotent_a cause_n which_o can_v give_v they_o a_o beginning_n for_o otherwise_o we_o must_v either_o run_v up_o on_o to_o eternity_n or_o suppose_v our_o first_o parent_n to_o have_v make_v themselves_o which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o universal_a truth_n i_o demonstrate_v before_o and_o will_v imply_v that_o those_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v a_o be_v and_o no_o be_v at_o the_o same_o instant_n this_o argument_n so_o strong_o prove_v the_o necessary_a existence_n of_o a_o first_o cause_n or_o a_o deity_n to_o form_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o set_v it_o in_o order_n that_o some_o unreasonable_a man_n find_v themselves_o constrain_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o world_n ever_o be_v as_o it_o be_v now_o the_o same_o from_o all_o eternity_n without_o any_o rise_n novity_n or_o begin_v and_o so_o without_o any_o dependence_n on_o a_o first_o cause_n or_o need_v of_o it_o they_o be_v as_o good_a say_v plain_o that_o they_o be_v resolve_v never_o to_o be_v convince_v but_o will_v rid_v themselves_o of_o all_o belief_n of_o a_o deity_n at_o any_o rate_n though_o they_o destroy_v the_o principle_n of_o common_a reason_n and_o run_v into_o the_o most_o fulsome_a absurdity_n and_o contradiction_n for_o how_o can_v it_o consist_v with_o reason_n to_o take_v a_o boundless_a progress_n from_o one_o effect_v to_o another_o still_o onward_o up_o to_o retroinfinity_n without_o stop_v at_o any_o beginning_n this_o conceit_n be_v admit_v these_o monstrous_a absurdity_n must_v follow_v 1._o first_o it_o imply_v the_o local_a motion_n of_o body_n to_o have_v produce_v itself_o without_o the_o efficiency_n of_o a_o first_o mover_n which_o be_v impossible_a because_o motion_n be_v neither_o essential_a to_o matter_n for_o then_o no_o body_n can_v ever_o rest_v nor_o be_v it_o incident_a to_o matter_n as_o such_o but_o by_o its_o be_v touch_v by_o some_o move_a principle_n that_o be_v distinct_a from_o it_o it_o be_v a_o passion_n impress_v upon_o matter_n by_o a_o agent_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o it_o change_v place_n and_o distance_n and_o therefore_o it_o presuppose_v action_n from_o something_o else_o otherwise_o it_o must_v be_v its_o own_o creature_n and_o maker_n too_o the_o effect_n and_o cause_n of_o itself_o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o out_o of_o nothing_o which_o be_v a_o contradicton_n so_o that_o though_o you_o go_v through_o the_o vast_a series_n of_o move_a body_n from_o the_o thing_n below_o to_o the_o heaven_n above_o you_o must_v come_v at_o last_o to_o a_o first_o mover_n of_o all_o thing_n or_o conclude_v against_o all_o sense_n and_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v innumerable_a effect_n without_o any_o original_a essiciency_n suppose_v when_o the_o world_n be_v make_v it_o have_v present_o have_v some_o great_a jog_v give_v it_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o conceive_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o its_o several_a part_n shall_v not_o have_v spend_v itself_o in_o a_o little_a time_n without_o a_o conserve_n power_n pervade_v through_o all_o but_o it_o confound_v humane_a understanding_n to_o think_v how_o there_o can_v be_v motion_n all_o along_o from_o all_o past_a eternity_n and_o without_o any_o beginning_n no_o superior_a power_n move_v or_o act_v upon_o body_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o matter_n to_o be_v self-active_a though_o you_o shall_v suppose_v it_o to_o have_v be_v eternal_a it_o can_v no_o more_o move_v than_o it_o can_v make_v itself_o for_o upon_o that_o principle_n man_n must_v return_v to_o that_o great_a absurdity_n and_o contradiction_n touch_v a_o thing_n be_v its_o own_o cause_n that_o be_v touch_v its_o be_v and_o not_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n 2._o second_o to_o suppose_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o have_v be_v eternal_a will_v render_v the_o generation_n of_o mankind_n altogether_o impossible_a for_o every_o one_o formation_n and_o birth_n be_v absolve_v in_o the_o space_n of_o so_o many_o month_n and_o so_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n include_v not_o only_o a_o period_n but_o a_o beginning_n too_o both_o which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o notion_n of_o eternity_n for_o if_o humane_a race_n be_v always_o beget_v carry_v it_o as_o high_a as_o you_o please_v you_o must_v come_v to_o a_o moment_n when_o generation_n do_v begin_v 3._o if_o it_o be_v say_v three_o that_o man_n be_v not_o from_o all_o eternity_n generate_v as_o they_o be_v now_o but_o that_o some_o be_v create_v or_o make_v from_o everlasting_a and_o thence_o other_o be_v produce_v in_o the_o ordinary_a common_a way_n this_o contradict_v itself_o for_o it_o necessary_o infer_v a_o creator_n or_o maker_n and_o by_o consequence_n it_o imply_v a_o first_o man_n and_o a_o first_o cause_n and_o a_o time_n when_o our_o first_o ancestor_n begin_v whereas_o there_o be_v neither_o first_o nor_o last_o in_o succession_n which_o be_v eternal_a so_o that_o be_v our_o ancestor_n eternal_a it_o must_v be_v say_v plain_o we_o have_v no_o first_o parent_n at_o all_o 4._o and_o then_o four_o what_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a than_o to_o conceive_v that_o every_o particular_a man_n shall_v have_v as_o we_o see_v every_o man_n have_v a_o father_n and_o a_o mother_n and_o yet_o that_o all_o mankind_n shall_v have_v none_o 5._o five_o or_o if_o every_o man_n parent_n be_v infinite_a than_o it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v as_o many_o infinite_n as_o there_o be_v and_o have_v be_v particular_a man_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v such_o another_o great_a absurdity_n as_o the_o former_a 6._o six_o to_o conclude_v this_o argumentation_n to_o affirm_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v eternal_a be_v to_o destroy_v the_o notion_n of_o infinity_o and_o to_o entangle_v one_o self_n in_o the_o great_a nonsense_n for_o to_o give_v you_o the_o word_n of_o a_o most_o learned_a and_o judicious_a writer_n if_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a 376._o bishop_n stillingsleet_n '_o be_v orig._n sac._n p._n 376._o there_o must_v have_v be_v past_o a_o infinite_a succession_n of_o age_n a_o insinite_a number_n of_o succession_n be_v already_o past_a and_o if_o past_a then_o at_o a_o end_n and_o so_o we_o find_v a_o infinite_a which_o have_v a_o end_n which_o be_v a_o consequence_n become_v one_o who_o avoid_v the_o belief_n of_o a_o deity_n because_o infinity_o be_v a_o unconceivable_a thing_n beside_o if_o the_o number_n of_o generation_n have_v be_v insinite_a these_o two_o consequence_n will_v unavoidable_o follow_v which_o the_o reason_n of_o any_o one_o but_o a_o atheist_n will_v startle_v at_o that_o one_o infinite_a may_v be_v
and_o profession_n that_o in_o fact_n they_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o they_o especial_o since_o they_o have_v be_v do_v in_o prejudice_n to_o that_o grave_a and_o holy_a religion_n which_o the_o lord_n jesus_n confirm_v and_o be_v so_o manifest_o intend_v for_o the_o promote_a and_o encouragement_n of_o superstition_n vice_n and_o downright_a idolatry_n i_o have_v now_o end_v this_o point_n concern_v miracle_n have_v discourse_v the_o more_o large_o upon_o it_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o may_v demonstrate_v the_o existence_n of_o god_n and_o likewise_o serve_v the_o interest_n of_o christianity_n the_o truth_n whereof_o undeniable_o appear_v from_o this_o single_a argument_n that_o jesus_n christ_n confirm_v all_o his_o law_n and_o doctrine_n by_o true_a miracle_n for_o this_o be_v once_o grant_v it_o must_v necessary_o follow_v not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n but_o moreover_o that_o jesus_n christ_n come_v from_o god_n and_o that_o the_o testimony_n which_o his_o work_n give_v of_o he_o be_v divine_a and_o infallible_a and_o consequent_o that_o we_o be_v bind_v at_o our_o utmost_a peril_n to_o believe_v and_o obey_v he_o which_o consideration_n be_v of_o such_o vast_a moment_n i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o bestow_v the_o more_o time_n and_o pain_n in_o clear_v matter_n of_o fact_n chap._n v._n the_o next_o extraordinary_a occurrence_n i_o mention_v as_o a_o demonstration_n of_o god_n existence_n be_v prophecy_n that_o be_v the_o foretell_v of_o some_o future_a event_n which_o depend_v on_o such_o secret_a and_o remote_a cause_n as_o none_o but_o a_o omniscient_a be_v can_v possible_o discern_v afar_o off_o that_o you_o may_v understand_v this_o matter_n distinct_o and_o clear_o 1._o i_o do_v not_o here_o by_o event_n mean_v such_o thing_n as_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o necessary_a and_o natural_a operation_n of_o second_o cause_n for_o where_o a_o thing_n depend_v upon_o necessary_a causality_n any_o man_n that_o can_v discover_v the_o order_n and_o series_n and_o application_n of_o the_o cause_n may_v easy_o foresee_v and_o predict_v the_o consequent_a as_o a_o skilful_a astronomer_n can_v foretell_v eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o sun_n for_o those_o glorious_a creature_n be_v under_o a_o constant_a law_n and_o their_o motion_n be_v regular_a so_o that_o a_o man_n who_o know_v their_o course_n and_o by_o the_o uniformity_n of_o they_o perceive_v when_o a_o opake_v body_n will_v fall_v between_o one_o of_o those_o luminary_n and_o our_o eye_n can_v discover_v long_o beforehand_o when_o the_o light_n will_v be_v intercept_v and_o fail_v in_o our_o hemisphere_n but_o by_o future_a event_n be_v understand_v contingency_n or_o those_o issue_n the_o cause_n whereof_o be_v not_o yet_o in_o be_v or_o at_o least_o be_v so_o occult_a remote_a and_o uncertain_a that_o they_o be_v not_o discernible_a by_o any_o limit_a understanding_n in_o regard_n that_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o casual_a concurrence_n of_o second_o cause_n or_o upon_o the_o arbitrarious_fw-la power_n of_o man_n will_n or_o upon_o the_o vaccountable_a hit_n of_o fortune_n or_o upon_o such_o strange_a result_v as_o look_v like_o so_o many_o secret_a over_o roll_a determination_n of_o destiny_n as_o what_o great_a man_n will_v arise_v two_o or_o three_o age_n hence_o if_o the_o world_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o what_o revolution_n there_o will_v be_v then_o in_o state_n and_o empire_n what_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n will_v be_v what_o war_n will_v happen_v what_o will_v become_v of_o our_o posterity_n and_o of_o the_o fortune_n we_o transmit_v to_o they_o in_o short_a how_o the_o world_n will_v go_v these_o thing_n and_o the_o like_a be_v altogether_o accidental_a and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v uncertain_a nor_o can_v they_o come_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o finite_a being_n any_o more_o than_o the_o close_a of_o the_o world_n or_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n can_v be_v know_v or_o predict_v by_o we_o 2._o second_o by_o foretell_v future_a event_n be_v mean_v true_a and_o infallible_a prediction_n in_o contradistinction_n to_o conjecture_n or_o probable_a foreknowledge_n there_o be_v in_o all_o intellectual_a being_n a_o presage_v power_n and_o the_o perception_n beforehand_o must_v be_v according_a to_o the_o condition_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o cause_n from_o which_o that_o perception_n spring_v and_o be_v gather_v if_o the_o cause_n be_v necessary_a and_o natural_a the_o foreknowledge_n be_v certain_a but_o if_o it_o be_v only_o casual_a and_o fortuitous_a it_o can_v amount_v to_o no_o more_o but_o a_o probable_a opinion_n no_o creature_n how_o intelligent_a soever_o it_o be_v can_v of_o itself_o infallible_o foresee_v what_o chance_n and_o accident_n will_v fall_v out_o hereafter_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o immediate_a cause_n be_v suppose_v as_o yet_o not_o to_o be_v existent_a or_o at_o least_o to_o be_v a_o great_a way_n off_o in_o the_o dark_a therefore_o when_o a_o contingent_a event_n be_v clear_o foresee_v and_o infallible_o predict_v at_o a_o distance_n so_o that_o after_o a_o long_a tract_n of_o time_n the_o thing_n how_o casual_a soever_o it_o be_v exact_o answer_v the_o prediction_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o the_o be_v which_o foresee_v and_o foretell_v it_o be_v of_o a_o more_o perfect_a understanding_n than_o any_o creature_n can_v pretend_v to_o if_o then_o it_o be_v make_v appear_v that_o many_o contingent_a thing_n have_v long_a before_o they_o happen_v be_v certain_o foreknow_v true_o predict_v and_o at_o last_o in_o fact_n have_v come_v to_o pass_v according_o this_o must_v be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o most_o perfect_a be_v that_o be_v a_o deity_n for_o all_o human_a presage_v of_o accidental_a event_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o we_o be_v at_o best_a but_o guess_v which_o common_o end_v in_o vast_a mistake_n so_o shortsighted_a be_v our_o understanding_n and_o our_o capacity_n so_o very_o narrow_a and_o as_o for_o those_o intellectual_a creature_n which_o inhabit_v the_o other_o world_n and_o traverse_v up_o and_o down_o in_o this_o though_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o innate_a quickness_n and_o sagacity_n of_o their_o faculty_n the_o long_a experience_n they_o have_v have_v of_o human_a affair_n the_o great_a insight_n they_o have_v thereby_o into_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o the_o agility_n of_o their_o nature_n which_o enable_v they_o to_o be_v privy_a every_o where_n to_o man_n counsel_n and_o action_n and_o the_o continual_a observation_n they_o can_v but_o make_v from_o the_o disappointment_n or_o success_n of_o man_n design_n though_o i_o say_v by_o mean_n of_o these_o singular_a advantage_n they_o be_v qualify_v to_o give_v beyond_o expression_n far_o better_a judgement_n of_o future_a event_n especial_o near_a at_o hand_n than_o the_o wise_a and_o most_o reach_v man_n on_o earth_n yet_o be_v their_o knowledge_n limit_v notwithstanding_o so_o that_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o divine_a revelation_n their_o foresight_n of_o contingency_n especial_o of_o such_o as_o be_v remote_a and_o do_v depend_v upon_o a_o series_n of_o distant_a cause_n can_v be_v but_o only_o conjectural_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o ancient_a soothsayer_n and_o augur_n among_o the_o heathen_n who_o use_v the_o help_n of_o demon_n in_o their_o manifold_a superstitious_a way_n of_o prognosticate_a be_v often_o mistake_v even_o in_o very_o probable_a case_n and_o when_o event_n be_v hard_o by_o and_o it_o be_v common_o observe_v of_o those_o old_a oracle_n who_o be_v so_o much_o consult_v by_o the_o idolatrous_a pagan_n upon_o any_o emergency_n which_o seem_v difficult_a that_o though_o those_o officious_a delude_a spirit_n be_v wont_a till_o christ_n time_n to_o give_v people_n answer_v out_o of_o holes_n and_o cave_n yet_o to_o save_v apollo_n credit_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o wrap_v up_o those_o response_n in_o equivocate_a and_o doubtful_a term_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o various_a construction_n as_o the_o thing_n consult_v about_o succeed_v or_o fail_v indeed_o good_a angel_n have_v not_o deceive_v man_n and_o therefore_o their_o foresight_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v better_o ground_v and_o of_o a_o further_o and_o clear_a reach_n but_o yet_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o finite_a and_z comparative_o scanty_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n which_o be_v connatural_a to_o all_o create_a being_n though_o exalt_v and_o glorious_a to_o make_v all_o their_o prediction_n certain_a and_o infallible_a they_o have_v always_o by_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o nature_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o special_a revelation_n and_o commission_n from_o a_o superior_a be_v who_o prescience_n touch_v all_o intermediate_v and_o proximate_v cause_n and_o all_o contingent_a probable_a possible_a event_n though_o never_o so_o far_o remove_v from_o create_a understanding_n therefore_o if_o in_o this_o case_n matter_n of_o fact_n be_v true_a that_o any_o creature_n man_n or_o angel_n have_v
mental_a discourse_n as_o for_o example_n though_o we_o discern_v not_o our_o own_o soul_n nor_o can_v behold_v they_o with_o our_o eye_n yet_o in_o regard_n that_o we_o think_v and_o meditate_v and_o reason_n in_o ourselves_o we_o strong_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v being_n actual_o existing_a because_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o what_o be_v not_o can_v operate_v in_o like_a manner_n though_o the_o be_v of_o god_n be_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o ken_n of_o our_o corporeal_a sense_n yet_o consider_v what_o bright_a manifestation_n there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n of_o wonderful_a goodness_n power_n and_o wisdom_n we_o right_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v frame_v by_o a_o supreme_a be_v of_o the_o most_o adorable_a and_o excellent_a perfection_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o innumerable_a other_o instance_n though_o there_o be_v ten_o thousand_o thing_n in_o nature_n who_o contexture_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o cognizance_n of_o our_o sense_n yet_o by_o argue_v either_o à _fw-la priori_fw-la from_o the_o manifest_a cause_n to_o the_o effect_n or_o à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la from_o the_o manifest_a effect_n to_o the_o cause_n we_o proceed_v to_o satisfactory_a inference_n because_o if_o this_o thing_n be_v grant_v then_o according_a to_o the_o common_a principle_n of_o reason_n that_o thing_n will_v follow_v this_o be_v to_o reason_n and_o argue_v and_o to_o discourse_n in_o our_o mind_n and_o it_o be_v a_o faculty_n whereof_o the_o soul_n of_o irrational_a creature_n be_v not_o capable_a because_o sine_fw-la and_o close_a reason_n be_v vast_o above_o bare_a and_o naked_a sensation_n it_o require_v strong_a meditation_n great_a roll_a of_o thought_n and_o a_o firm_a link_a of_o notion_n to_o notion_n in_o a_o chain_n so_o that_o rational_a premise_n may_v fair_o and_o regular_o draw_v on_o rational_a conclusion_n all_o which_o brute_n creature_n can_v no_o more_o do_v than_o they_o can_v study_v philosophy_n or_o understand_v book_n of_o metaphysic_n and_o logic_n 4._o four_o we_o feel_v in_o ourselves_o a_o power_n of_o direct_v we_o in_o all_o our_o moral_a action_n and_o of_o reflect_v upon_o our_o action_n after_o they_o be_v do_v and_o this_o we_o call_v conscience_n mean_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o man_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n and_o honesty_n there_o be_v some_o action_n which_o be_v unchangeable_o good_a and_o other_o which_o be_v immutable_o evil_a their_o nature_n be_v so_o utter_o opposite_a that_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a to_o make_v vice_n virtue_n or_o virtue_n vice_n as_o it_o be_v to_o reconcile_v light_n and_o darkness_n the_o notion_n of_o such_o thing_n every_o one_o do_v carry_v in_o himself_o nor_o be_v any_o soul_n of_o man_n so_o void_a and_o destitute_a of_o they_o but_o that_o the_o most_o unpolisht_a and_o barbarous_a people_n understand_v in_o some_o measure_n what_o be_v right_o and_o just_a according_o we_o find_v something_o within_o we_o which_o before_o a_o action_n be_v do_v tell_v we_o secret_o what_o be_v necessary_a sit_v and_o proper_a for_o we_o to_o do_v and_o when_o our_o unreasonable_a inclination_n and_o passion_n carry_v we_o on_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o those_o good_a dictate_v we_o find_v something_o within_o we_o that_o do_v reprehend_v and_o blame_v and_o fly_v upon_o we_o and_o many_o time_n do_v wound_v we_o so_o that_o we_o be_v very_o sore_o and_o our_o mind_n be_v full_a of_o great_a anguish_n and_o torment_n to_o which_o purpose_n be_v those_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o where_n speak_v of_o the_o gentile_n he_o faith_n that_o though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o law_n write_v in_o two_o table_n as_o the_o jew_n have_v yet_o they_o do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n and_o have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n among_o themselves_o either_o accuse_v or_o else_o exause_v one_o another_o now_o this_o faculty_n of_o govern_v and_o regulate_v all_o our_o moral_a action_n and_o of_o pass_a sentence_n upon_o they_o be_v a_o excellence_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n which_o can_v be_v pretend_v to_o be_v in_o any_o animal_n which_o be_v pure_o sensitive_a how_o sagacious_a soever_o they_o appear_v because_o action_n natural_a be_v the_o high_a they_o can_v go_v to_o as_o for_o the_o rule_n of_o sobriety_n righteousness_n and_o godliness_n they_o be_v whole_o destitute_a of_o they_o as_o destitute_a as_o a_o stone_n be_v of_o sense_n or_o as_o a_o plant_n be_v of_o reason_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o their_o soul_n be_v mortal_a whether_o they_o be_v altogether_o material_a or_o so_o necestary_o depend_v upon_o matter_n that_o they_o can_v subsist_v without_o a_o body_n i_o will_v not_o now_o dispute_v no_o question_n but_o they_o perish_v with_o their_o body_n for_o have_v no_o law_n of_o morality_n to_o act_v by_o they_o can_v be_v accountable_a either_o for_o obedience_n or_o transgression_n and_o so_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o survive_v because_o they_o be_v uncapable_a either_o of_o reward_n or_o punishment_n in_o another_o world_n as_o be_v without_o all_o power_n of_o reflect_v and_o consequent_o of_o have_v any_o joy_n or_o remorse_n of_o mind_n in_o this_o to_o conclude_v this_o consideration_n beside_o a_o principle_n of_o life_n a_o power_n of_o sensation_n and_o a_o faculty_n of_o retain_v idea_n which_o spring_v from_o thing_n without_o we_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o such_o high_a and_o exquisite_a power_n that_o suppose_v a_o be_v angelical_a and_o next_o to_o a_o deity_n be_v to_o have_v be_v form_v on_o purpose_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v invest_v with_o humane_a flesh_n there_o to_o display_v the_o great_a glory_n of_o its_o nature_n we_o can_v conceive_v how_o a_o be_v can_v have_v be_v make_v more_o like_a to_o a_o angel_n than_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v a_o be_v that_o be_v able_a to_o search_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n and_o into_o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n to_o entertain_v itself_o with_o lofty_a contemplation_n to_o discover_v recondite_v mysterious_a truth_n to_o open_v the_o treasure_n of_o philosophy_n to_o fill_v the_o world_n with_o history_n of_o thing_n past_a and_o to_o foresee_v thing_n to_o come_v thing_n which_o natural_o must_v or_o probable_o may_v happen_v to_o know_v all_o that_o a_o finite_a creature_n be_v well_o capable_a of_o know_v to_o set_v out_o the_o just_a boundary_n between_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o inform_v the_o world_n how_o far_o they_o may_v honourable_o and_o safe_o go_v and_o what_o they_o be_v at_o their_o peril_n to_o avoid_v to_o employ_v mankind_n in_o the_o most_o curious_a art_n to_o furnish_v they_o with_o the_o most_o delightful_a and_o useful_a science_n to_o give_v measure_n to_o all_o state_n and_o prince_n to_o prescribe_v to_o all_o society_n the_o true_a method_n for_o their_o preservation_n and_o welfare_n to_o show_v they_o what_o noble_a end_v they_o be_v to_o pursue_v and_o what_o be_v the_o wise_a and_o best_a mean_n of_o bring_v those_o end_n to_o pass_v to_o fit_a man_n for_o the_o great_a and_o most_o generous_a undertake_n and_o to_o make_v they_o man_n of_o renown_n to_o inspire_v they_o with_o laudable_a ambition_n and_o upon_o animate_v hope_n to_o find_v glorious_a achievement_n and_o to_o erect_v the_o fortune_n of_o kingdom_n to_o make_v we_o aspire_v towards_o the_o high_a and_o most_o excellent_a enjoyment_n in_o short_a to_o help_v we_o to_o do_v all_o the_o great_a thing_n that_o can_v be_v do_v by_o mortal_a creature_n here_o and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o labour_n under_o the_o sun_n to_o show_v we_o a_o glimpse_n of_o another_o world_n and_o to_o sit_v we_o for_o a_o bless_a and_o eternal_a state_n in_o it_o 2._o these_o be_v the_o noble_a power_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o hence_o i_o argue_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o this_o excellence_n of_o it_o be_v a_o manifestation_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o god_n because_o these_o high_a endowment_n and_o faculty_n can_v not_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o casual_a modification_n of_o dead_a and_o senseless_a matter_n but_o from_o the_o agency_n of_o a_o intelligent_a cause_n that_o be_v eminent_o and_o absolute_o perfect_a for_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a principle_n of_o reason_n that_o there_o can_v be_v more_o in_o the_o effect_n than_o there_o be_v in_o the_o cause_n if_o there_o can_v be_v more_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o something_o can_v come_v of_o itself_o out_o of_o nothing_o which_o be_v impossible_a defect_n of_o power_n in_o a_o agent_n be_v a_o nonentity_n a_o want_n of_o be_v a_o privation_n a_o incapacity_n a_o utter_a nothing_o nor_o be_v it_o conceivable_a how_o any_o
thing_n can_v be_v draw_v into_o existence_n out_o of_o it_o but_o by_o a_o superior_a uncontrollable_a power_n over_o it_o for_o shall_v we_o suppose_v it_o to_o produce_v any_o thing_n of_o itself_o we_o shall_v suppose_v it_o to_o produce_v that_o which_o it_o have_v not_o power_n to_o bring_v forth_o and_o to_o give_v it_o a_o be_v which_o it_o have_v not_o at_o all_o itself_o that_o be_v to_o bring_v it_o out_o of_o a_o incapacity_n or_o out_o of_o nothing_o which_o no_o humane_a reason_n can_v think_v how_o a_o thing_n can_v do_v by_o any_o casuality_n of_o its_o own_o because_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n of_o such_o casuality_n if_o then_o there_o be_v something_o more_o and_o high_a in_o a_o rational_a soul_n than_o what_o be_v in_o matter_n it_o must_v be_v inconsistent_a with_o reason_n to_o imagine_v that_o matter_n cause_v it_o for_o than_o it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o it_o cause_v it_o without_o a_o power_n or_o by_o its_o incapacity_n inability_n and_o defect_n that_o be_v out_o of_o nothing_o when_o we_o observe_v this_o admirable_a frame_n of_o nature_n the_o universe_n can_v we_o think_v that_o its_o order_n be_v effective_o cause_v by_o confusion_n it_o be_v harmony_n by_o discord_n it_o be_v beauty_n by_o disproportion_n the_o usefulness_n of_o its_o part_n by_o error_n it_o be_v wise_a and_o regular_a fabrication_n by_o nonsense_n this_o be_v to_o make_v one_o contrary_a the_o cause_n of_o another_o and_o with_o parity_n of_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o water_n produce_v fire_n and_o darkness_n make_v the_o sun_n and_o that_o death_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o life_n sense_n and_o motion_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o compare_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o it_o with_o the_o substance_n and_o property_n of_o dull_a lifeless_a and_o incogitative_a matter_n can_v we_o think_v that_o corporiety_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v immaterial_a that_o divisibility_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o be_v immortal_a that_o reason_n be_v the_o work_n of_o stupidity_n that_o atom_n teach_v we_o to_o philosophize_v that_o wisdom_n spring_v from_o the_o motion_n of_o little_a body_n void_a of_o all_o art_n skill_n and_o knowledge_n and_o that_o the_o power_n we_o find_v within_o we_o to_o act_v with_o freedom_n and_o choice_n to_o direct_v our_o action_n by_o the_o logic_n of_o truth_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o virtue_n to_o desire_v and_o intend_v our_o good_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o pursue_v it_o with_o eagerness_n understanding_n and_o delight_n and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o fruition_n of_o it_o can_v we_o think_v i_o say_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n come_v from_o the_o chance-operations_n of_o matter_n which_o have_v nothing_o of_o sense_n or_o thought_n in_o it_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v say_v that_o the_o tumble_v of_o stone_n and_o timber_n together_o will_v produce_v sensation_n intellection_n reason_v memory_n prudence_n conscience_n together_o with_o those_o passion_n and_o affection_n which_o we_o feel_v within_o we_o in_o short_a it_o may_v be_v as_o well_o say_v that_o a_o rational_a soul_n can_v be_v educe_v and_o draw_v out_o of_o a_o heap_n of_o rubbish_n as_o a_o effect_n can_v natural_o proceed_v from_o a_o contrary_a cause_n so_o neither_o can_v a_o effect_n transcend_v the_o perfection_n and_o virtue_n of_o its_o natural_a cause_n it_o may_v fall_v short_a of_o it_o or_o it_o may_v come_v up_o to_o a_o degree_n of_o equality_n with_o it_o but_o it_o can_v no_o more_o go_v beyond_o or_o above_o it_o than_o water_n can_v natural_o run_v high_a than_o the_o fountainhead_n stand_v so_o that_o be_v there_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n beside_o dead_a and_o senseless_a matter_n modify_v into_o various_a form_n at_o a_o venture_n by_o undesigning_a and_o unintend_v motion_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o rational_a soul_n to_o spring_v out_o of_o it_o for_o the_o effect_n will_v be_v much_o noble_a than_o the_o cause_n and_o consequent_o will_v emerge_n out_o of_o nothing_o for_o i_o ask_v be_v the_o perfection_n of_o a_o rational_a soul_n in_o matter_n before_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v or_o be_v they_o not_o if_o you_o suppose_v they_o be_v than_o this_o ridiculous_a conceit_n will_v follow_v that_o atom_n have_v in_o they_o knowledge_n wisdom_n morality_n liberty_n of_o will_n and_o such_o other_o perfection_n which_o belong_v unto_o the_o soul_n if_o they_o be_v not_o antecedent_o there_o than_o this_o ridiculous_a conceit_n will_v follow_v that_o perfection_n be_v cause_v by_o incapacity_n or_o that_o matter_n give_v a_o perfect_a be_v a_o existence_n which_o itself_o have_v not_o to_o give_v which_o will_v be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n and_o will_v moreover_o ascribe_v a_o creative_a power_n to_o matter_n though_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n altogether_o passive_a when_o the_o man_n i_o now_o dispute_v against_o will_v not_o allow_v a_o deity_n itself_o that_o power_n because_o they_o think_v it_o a_o impossibility_n 862_o dr._n cudworth_n int._n sy_v p._n 862_o hence_o a_o learned_a author_n conclude_v positive_o that_o neither_o can_v matter_n which_o be_v a_o meeâ—_n passive_a thing_n efficient_o produce_v a_o soul_n nor_o a_o soul_n matter_n no_o finite_a imperfect_a substance_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v another_o substance_n out_o of_o nothing_o much_o less_o can_v such_o a_o substance_n as_o have_v a_o low_a degree_n of_o entity_n and_o perfection_n in_o it_o create_v that_o which_o have_v a_o high_a there_o be_v a_o scale_n or_o ladder_n of_o perfection_n in_o the_o universe_n one_o above_o another_o and_o the_o production_n of_o thing_n can_v possible_o be_v in_o way_n of_o ascent_n from_o low_a to_o high_o but_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v in_o way_n of_o descent_n from_o high_a to_o low_o now_o to_o produce_v any_o one_o high_a rank_n of_o be_v from_o the_o low_a as_o cogitation_n from_o magnitude_n and_o body_n be_v plain_o to_o invert_v this_o order_n in_o the_o scale_n of_o the_o universe_n from_o downward_o to_o upward_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o one_o high_a rank_n or_o degree_n in_o this_o scale_n be_v thus_o unnatural_o produce_v from_o a_o low_a may_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v produce_v also_o the_o consequence_n of_o all_o this_o be_v that_o matter_n be_v so_o utter_o uncapable_a of_o make_v a_o immaterial_a immortal_a intelligent_a soul_n there_o must_v be_v a_o most_o perfect_a mind_n that_o give_v it_o its_o faculty_n and_o its_o nature_n either_o it_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o which_o will_v be_v most_o absurd_a to_o imagine_v or_o it_o must_v have_v a_o competent_a cause_n or_o a_o high_a and_o most_o perfect_a be_v to_o derive_v its_o existence_n from_o a_o spiritual_a substance_n can_v come_v but_o from_o a_o spirit_n nor_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o mind_n but_o mind_n or_o of_o understanding_n but_o understanding_n or_o of_o reason_n but_o reason_n nor_o of_o self-activity_n and_o liberty_n but_o that_o which_o be_v a_o self-active_a voluntary_a and_o free_a agent_n since_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v so_o excellent_a a_o creature_n there_o must_v be_v a_o most_o excellent_a be_v that_o create_v it_o a_o be_v that_o contain_v all_o manner_n of_o perfection_n a_o be_v of_o unlimited_a power_n that_o can_v make_v it_o of_o nothing_o by_o the_o force_n and_o fecundity_n of_o his_o own_o divine_a will_n and_o a_o be_v of_o the_o most_o exalt_a and_o glorious_a nature_n that_o can_v give_v existence_n to_o such_o a_o admirable_a be_v as_o every_o humane_a soul_n be_v void_a of_o matter_n and_o corruption_n uncapable_a naturally_n of_o die_v in_o every_o respect_n like_o unto_o a_o deity_n spiritual_a intelligent_a active_a wise_a powerful_a benign_a kind_a and_o good_n but_o those_o unreasonable_a man_n who_o deny_v the_o existence_n of_o god_n find_v themselves_o press_v with_o the_o invincible_a force_n of_o this_o argument_n will_v shift_v it_o off_o by_o pretend_v that_o what_o we_o suppose_v touch_v the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o faculty_n of_o man_n soul_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v they_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_a in_o the_o world_n but_o matter_n and_o motion_n that_o our_o very_a soul_n themselves_o be_v matter_n consist_v of_o a_o smooth_a and_o fine_a sort_n of_o atom_n or_o indiscernible_a mote_n by_o the_o various_a motion_n and_o modification_n whereof_o the_o soul_n think_v understand_v exert_v the_o will_n and_o act_v they_o will_v have_v mind_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o local_a motion_n of_o some_o more_o active_a particle_n of_o matter_n they_o will_v have_v knowledge_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o passion_n cause_v by_o the_o intromit_v of_o image_n into_o the_o brain_n from_o sensible_a object_n without_o they_o will_v
heaven_n of_o heaven_n can_v contain_v 1_o king_n 8._o 27._o we_o find_v also_o that_o notwithstanding_o this_o divine_a activity_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o its_o ubiquitary_a ranging_n abroad_o we_o can_v command_v it_o home_o and_o make_v it_o retire_v into_o a_o delightful_a solitude_n to_o view_v those_o entertain_a idea_n within_o itself_o and_o we_o do_v often_o fix_v it_o so_o that_o outward_a object_n can_v draw_v it_o off_o from_o the_o inward_a operation_n it_o be_v intent_n upon_o nor_o deprive_v it_o of_o the_o great_a pleasure_n of_o contemplation_n and_o of_o enjoy_v its_o own_o private_a thought_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o faint_a similitude_n of_o the_o all-sufficiency_n and_o plenitude_n of_o a_o god_n who_o stand_v not_o in_o need_n of_o any_o thing_n without_o himself_o but_o be_v infinite_o bless_a in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o eternal_a fruition_n of_o his_o own_o unspeakable_a perfection_n we_o find_v too_o that_o though_o we_o know_v but_o in_o part_n yet_o we_o can_v not_o only_o observe_v thing_n present_a and_o before_o we_o but_o can_v moreover_o call_v back_o thing_n past_a and_o go_v and_o foresee_v event_n that_o be_v future_a or_o possible_a and_o can_v represent_v they_o all_o to_o our_o mind_n as_o if_o they_o be_v all_o now_o under_o our_o eye_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o umbratile_a show_n of_o the_o omniscience_n of_o a_o god_n who_o understanding_n be_v infinite_a psal_n 47._o 5._o and_o before_o who_o hell_n and_o destruction_n and_o all_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n be_v prov._n 15._o we_o find_v again_o that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n a_o wonderful_a fecundity_n of_o power_n to_o do_v almost_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a good_a honourable_a and_o excellent_a to_o form_v notion_n as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o out_o of_o those_o notion_n which_o comparative_o seem_v next_o to_o nothing_o to_o draw_v by_o the_o gradual_a method_n of_o study_n and_o consideration_n system_n of_o philosophy_n platform_n of_o politic_n scheme_n and_o model_n of_o art_n volume_n of_o divinity_n and_o whatever_o be_v useful_a or_o tend_v to_o improve_v the_o knowledge_n and_o to_o answer_v the_o want_v of_o mankind_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o weak_a resemblance_n of_o the_o omnipotence_n of_o that_o god_n who_o by_o the_o infinite_a fecundity_n of_o his_o divine_a power_n create_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o nothing_o who_o speak_v and_o they_o be_v do_v who_o command_v and_o they_o stand_v fast_o ps_n 33._o 9_o we_o find_v moreover_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n a_o constant_a disposition_n to_o do_v every_o thing_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o some_o good_a either_o real_a or_o at_o least_o apparent_a and_o according_o to_o deliberate_v about_o the_o choice_n of_o necessary_a and_o proper_a mean_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o little_a signature_n of_o god_n wisdom_n who_o work_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n ephes_n 1._o 11._o and_o make_v every_o thing_n to_o work_v together_o for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o that_o love_v he_o rom._n 8._o 28._o we_o find_v furthermore_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n innate_a principle_n of_o righteousness_n and_o benignity_n which_o no_o tract_n of_o time_n no_o humour_n or_o art_n of_o people_n can_v total_o obliterate_v though_o the_o base_a inclination_n and_o selfish_a practice_n of_o some_o have_v strange_o deface_v they_o for_o even_o publican_n and_o sinner_n will_v do_v good_a to_o they_o at_o who_o hand_n they_o have_v receive_v good_a and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o some_o similitude_n of_o a_o god_n who_o be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o who_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n though_o it_o come_v vast_o short_a of_o that_o pattern_n which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n give_v the_o world_n from_o his_o father_n who_o cause_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v upon_o the_o evil_a as_o well_o as_o upon_o the_o good_a and_o send_v his_o rain_n upon_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a also_o matth._n 5._o 45._o some_o more_o instance_n and_o respect_n there_o be_v wherein_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n do_v in_o some_o though_o very_o scanty_a measure_n resemble_v a_o be_v that_o be_v eminent_o and_o absolute_o perfect_a but_o these_o be_v add_v to_o the_o other_o consideration_n touch_v the_o immateriality_n and_o immortality_n of_o its_o nature_n and_o the_o excellence_n of_o its_o faculty_n and_o power_n be_v enough_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o all_o reasonable_a man_n that_o there_o be_v very_o a_o god_n above_o after_o who_o image_n and_o likeness_n the_o rational_a soul_n be_v create_v and_o this_o i_o have_v use_v as_o the_o last_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o deity_n because_o it_o come_v so_o home_o and_o close_v that_o no_o man_n can_v renounce_v a_o god_n but_o by_o renounce_v his_o own_o humane_a nature_n and_o by_o make_v himself_o like_a unto_o the_o very_a beast_n that_o perish_v and_o be_v without_o understanding_n i_o have_v now_o i_o thank_v god_n go_v through_o with_o what_o brevity_n i_o can_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o propose_v at_o my_o first_o entrance_n upon_o this_o subject_a to_o confirm_v you_o in_o the_o rational_a belief_n of_o the_o true_a and_o ever_o bless_a god_n in_o a_o age_n which_o so_o abound_v with_o infidelity_n consider_v how_o man_n on_o that_o side_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o idea_n of_o god_n because_o a_o deity_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v incorporeal_a not_o subject_a to_o sense_n and_o so_o that_o a_o deity_n be_v a_o unconceivable_a nothing_o therefore_o i_o do_v think_v it_o necessary_a in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o show_v what_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n mean_v namely_o a_o be_v of_o eminent_a and_o absolute_a perfection_n out_o of_o which_o general_a description_n there_o follow_v by_o necessary_a consequence_n a_o more_o particular_a account_n of_o those_o perfection_n which_o relate_v either_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n as_o independency_n incorporeity_n eternity_n etc._n etc._n or_o as_o to_o god_n action_n as_o perfect_a knowledge_n wisdom_n power_n goodness_n and_o the_o like_a then_o have_v show_v how_o intelligible_a and_o rational_a this_o notion_n of_o god_n be_v though_o it_o be_v not_o any_o sensible_a idea_n as_o those_o be_v which_o come_v from_o corporeal_a object_n without_o we_o i_o proceed_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o prove_v there_o actual_o be_v such_o a_o perfect_a be_v 1._o from_o the_o order_n of_o cause_n which_o oblige_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o must_v be_v one_o first_o cause_n self-existent_a and_o eternal_a or_o a_o be_v not_o make_v by_o any_o other_o and_o the_o like_a 2._o from_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o mankind_n which_o can_v rational_o be_v ascribe_v to_o any_o but_o that_o first_o cause_n who_o be_v the_o common_a author_n of_o humane_a nature_n 3._o from_o some_o extraordinary_a occurrence_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o supreme_a be_v of_o the_o most_o perfect_a knowledge_n and_o power_n 4._o from_o the_o frame_n and_o state_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v so_o admirable_a for_o its_o order_n for_o its_o beauty_n for_o the_o usefulness_n of_o its_o part_n for_o the_o resemblance_n of_o wisdom_n in_o creature_n which_o be_v irrational_a and_o for_o the_o ample_a provision_n that_o be_v make_v for_o the_o good_a of_o all_o thing_n that_o it_o will_v be_v the_o most_o senseless_a imagination_n to_o attribute_v this_o goodly_a frame_n of_o nature_n to_o matter_n and_o motion_n to_o blind_a fortune_n and_o chance_n or_o to_o any_o other_o cause_n but_o that_o almighty_a alwise_a and_o most_o benign_a be_v who_o perfection_n be_v infinite_a and_o 5._o to_o evince_v this_o further_a yet_o i_o have_v take_v particular_a notice_n of_o the_o admirable_a frame_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n which_o in_o its_o nature_n faculty_n and_o manner_n of_o operate_a bear_v a_o evident_a resemblance_n and_o representation_n of_o a_o deity_n this_o whole_a speculation_n be_v thus_o end_v i_o shall_v now_o in_o the_o last_o place_n draw_v it_o down_o to_o our_o practice_n and_o show_v what_o we_o be_v to_o render_v unto_o god_n for_o all_o these_o bright_a manifestation_n of_o his_o divine_a glory_n what_o just_a acknowledgement_n they_o call_v for_o at_o our_o hand_n what_o act_v of_o faith_n and_o admiration_n of_o humility_n and_o holiness_n of_o adoration_n and_o praise_n of_o love_n and_o obedience_n and_o imitation_n and_o the_o like_a expression_n of_o religion_n be_v due_a from_o we_o but_o this_o subject_n be_v so_o copious_a as_o well_o as_o of_o such_o great_a importance_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v handle_v distinct_o and_o with_o care_n and_o therefore_o require_v a_o discourse_n by_o