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man_n make_v perfect_a after_o he_o have_v lend_v he_o to_o this_o unworthy_a world_n for_o about_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n a_o short_a life_n his_o be_v if_o we_o measure_v it_o by_o so_o many_o year_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a end_n of_o life_n and_o be_v in_o the_o world_n which_o he_o fulfil_v in_o his_o generation_n his_o great_a accomplishment_n qualify_a he_o for_o eminent_a service_n and_o accompany_v with_o as_o great_a a_o readiness_n to_o approve_v himself_o a_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n to_o his_o gracious_a lord_n and_o master_n in_o heaven_n his_o life_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v short_a but_o long_o and_o we_o may_v just_o say_v of_o he_o what_o be_v say_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n concern_v enoch_n that_o great_a exemplar_n of_o holiness_n and_o the_o shortest-lived_a of_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o flood_n for_o he_o live_v but_o 365_o year_n as_o many_o year_n as_o there_o be_v day_n in_o one_o year_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v consummate_v in_o a_o short_a time_n fulfil_v a_o long_a time_n for_o as_o the_o same_o author_n do_v well_o express_v it_o in_o some_o *_o precede_a verse_n 9_o honourable_a age_n be_v not_o that_o which_o stand_v in_o length_n of_o time_n nor_o that_o which_o be_v measure_v by_o number_n of_o year_n but_o wisdom_n be_v the_o gray_a hair_n unto_o man_n and_o a_o unspotted_a life_n be_v old_a age_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o paper_n now_o publish_v there_o be_v some_o other_o piece_n of_o this_o author_n both_o english_a and_o latin_a which_o may_v make_v another_o considerable_a volume_n especial_o if_o some_o paper_n of_o his_o in_o other_o hand_n can_v be_v retrieve_v for_o my_o particular_a i_o shall_v wish_v and_o endeavour_v that_o not_o the_o least_o fragment_n of_o he_o may_v be_v conceal_v which_o his_o friend_n shall_v think_v worthy_a of_o publish_v and_o i_o think_v all_o such_o fragment_n be_v gather_v up_o may_v fit_o be_v bring_v together_o under_o the_o title_n of_o miscellany_n if_o other_o who_o have_v any_o of_o his_o paper_n shall_v please_v to_o communicate_v they_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o there_o will_v be_v find_v in_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n a_o readiness_n to_o publish_v they_o with_o all_o due_a care_n and_o faithfulness_n or_o if_o they_o shall_v think_v good_a to_o do_v it_o themselves_o and_o publish_v they_o apart_o i_o will_v desire_v and_o hope_n that_o they_o will_v bestow_v that_o labour_n and_o diligence_n about_o the_o prepare_v they_o for_o public_a view_n and_o use_v as_o may_v testify_v their_o respect_n both_o to_o the_o reader_n benefit_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o author_n memory_n and_o now_o that_o this_o volume_n be_v finish_v through_o the_o good_a guidance_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n who_o rich_a goodness_n and_o grace_n in_o enable_v i_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v and_o to_o continue_v patient_o in_o so_o do_v notwithstanding_o the_o many_o tedious_a difficulty_n accompany_v such_o kind_n of_o labour_n i_o desire_v humble_o to_o acknowledge_v now_o that_o the_o sever_a paper_n be_v bring_v together_o in_o this_o collection_n to_o their_o due_a and_o proper_a place_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o bone_n scatter_v in_o the_o valley_n that_o they_o come_v together_o bone_n to_o his_o bone_n ezek._n 37._o what_o remain_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n he_o who_o give_v to_o all_o thing_n life_n and_o breath_n be_v with_o all_o earnestness_n and_o humility_n implore_v that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o put_v breath_n into_o these_o otherwise_o dry_a bones_o that_o they_o may_v live_v that_o beside_o this_o paper-life_n which_o be_v all_o that_o man_n can_v give_v to_o these_o write_n they_o may_v have_v a_o live_a form_n and_o vital_a energy_n within_o we_o that_o the_o practical_a truth_n contain_v in_o these_o discourse_n may_v not_o be_v unto_o we_o a_o dead_a letter_n but_o spirit_n and_o life_n that_o he_o who_o teach_v we_o to_o profit_v will_v prosper_v these_o paper_n for_o the_o attainment_n of_o all_o those_o good_a end_n to_o which_o they_o be_v design_v that_o it_o will_v please_v the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n to_o remove_v all_o darkness_n and_o prejudice_n from_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n of_o any_o reader_n and_o whatsoever_o will_v hinder_v the_o fair_a reception_n of_o truth_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v have_v a_o inward_a practical_a and_o feel_a knowledge_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n and_o live_v a_o life_n worthy_a of_o that_o knowledge_n be_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o servant_n in_o christ_n jesus_n john_n worthington_n cambridge_n december_n 22._o 1659._o in_o this_o epistle_n pag._n seven_o lin_v alt_z for_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n r._n face_n to_o face_n the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a discourse_n in_o this_o volume_n discourse_n i._o of_o the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n sect._n i._n that_o divine_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v rather_o by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n than_o a_o verbal_a description_n or_o mere_a speculation_n sin_n and_o wickedness_n prejudicial_a to_o true_a knowledge_n that_o purity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n as_o also_o a_o ingenuous_a freedom_n of_o judgement_n be_v the_o best_a ground_n and_o preparation_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o truth_n page_n 1._o sect._n ii_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o method_n of_o know_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o former_a section_n answer_v that_o man_n general_o notwithstanding_o their_o apostasy_n be_v furnish_v with_o the_o radical_a principle_n of_o true_a knowledge_n man_n want_v not_o so_o much_o mean_v of_o know_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o will_n to_o do_v what_o they_o know_v practical_a knowledge_n differ_v from_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o excel_v it_o pag._n 13._o sect._n iii_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o a_o fourfold_a capacity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o perception_n of_o divine_a thing_n that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o true_a and_o sober_a christian_a and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o in_o its_o infancy_n while_o he_o be_v in_o this_o earthly_a body_n pag._n 17._o discourse_n ii_o of_o superstition_n the_o true_a notion_n of_o superstition_n well_o express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n a_o over-timorous_a and_o dreadful_a apprehension_n of_o the_o deity_n a_o false_a opinion_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o true_a cause_n and_o rise_v of_o superstition_n superstition_n be_v most_o incident_a to_o such_o as_o converse_v not_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n or_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o unlikeness_n to_o he_o right_o apprehension_n of_o god_n beget_v in_o man_n a_o nobleness_n and_o freedom_n of_o soul_n superstition_n though_o it_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o a_o angry_a deity_n yet_o it_o count_v he_o easy_o please_v with_o flatter_a worship_n apprehension_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o gild_n meet_v together_o be_v apt_a to_o excite_v fear_n hypocrite_n to_o spare_v their_o sin_n seek_v out_o way_n to_o compound_v with_o god_n servile_a and_o superstitious_a fear_n be_v increase_v by_o ignorance_n of_o the_o certain_a cause_n of_o terrible_a effect_n in_o nature_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o by_o frightful_a apparition_n of_o ghost_n and_o spectre_n a_o further_a consideration_n of_o superstition_n as_o a_o composition_n of_o fear_n and_o flattery_n a_o full_a definition_n of_o superstition_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_n superstition_n do_v not_o always_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o form_n but_o pass_v from_o one_o form_n to_o another_o and_o sometime_o shroud_n itself_o under_o form_n seem_o spiritual_a and_o more_o refine_a pag._n 25._o discourse_n iii_o of_o atheism_n that_o there_o be_v a_o near_a affinity_n between_o atheism_n &_o superstition_n that_o superstition_n do_v not_o only_o prepare_v the_o way_n for_o atheism_n but_o promote_v and_o strengthen_v it_o that_o epicurism_n be_v but_o atheism_n under_o a_o mask_n a_o confutation_n of_o epicurus_n his_o master-notion_n together_o with_o some_o other_o pretence_n and_o dogmata_fw-la of_o his_o sect._n the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o nature_n be_v advantageous_a to_o religion_n that_o superstition_n be_v more_o tolerable_a than_o atheism_n that_o atheism_n be_v both_o ignoble_a and_o uncomfortable_a what_o low_a and_o unworthy_a notion_n the_o epicurean_o have_v concern_v man_n happiness_n and_o what_o trouble_n they_o be_v put_v to_o how_o to_o define_v and_o where_o to_o place_v true_a happiness_n a_o true_a belief_n of_o a_o deity_n support_v the_o soul_n with_o a_o present_a tranquillity_n and_o future_a hope_n be_v it_o not_o for_o a_o deity_n the_o world_n will_v be_v unhabitable_a p._n 41._o discourse_n iv_o of_o
these_o and_o wall_n it_o about_o with_o their_o own_o self-flattery_n and_o then_o sit_v in_o it_o as_o god_n as_o cosroes_n the_o persian_a king_n be_v sometime_o laugh_v at_o for_o enshrine_n himself_o in_o a_o temple_n of_o his_o own_o and_o therefore_o if_o this_o knowledge_n be_v not_o attend_v with_o humility_n and_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o selfpenury_n and_o self-emptiness_n we_o may_v easy_o fall_v short_a of_o that_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o we_o seem_v to_o aspire_v after_o we_o may_v carry_v such_o a_o image_n and_o species_n of_o ourselves_o constant_o before_o we_o as_o will_v make_v we_o lose_v the_o clear_a sight_n of_o the_o divinity_n and_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o rest_v in_o a_o mere_a logical_a life_n its_o simplicius_n his_o expression_n without_o any_o true_a participation_n of_o the_o divine_a life_n if_o we_o do_v not_o as_o many_o do_v if_o not_o all_o who_o rise_v no_o high_a relapse_n and_o slide_v back_o by_o vainglory_n popularity_n or_o such_o like_a vice_n into_o some_o mundane_a and_o external_a vanity_n or_o other_o the_o four_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o true_a metaphysical_a 4._o and_o contemplative_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o run_v and_o shoot_v up_o above_o his_o own_o logical_a or_o self-rational_a life_n pierce_v into_o the_o high_a life_n such_o a_o one_o who_o by_o universal_a love_n and_o holy_a affection_n abstract_v himself_o from_o himself_o endeavour_v the_o near_a union_n with_o the_o divine_a essence_n that_o may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plotinus_n speak_v knit_v his_o own_o centre_n if_o he_o have_v any_o unto_o the_o centre_n of_o divine_a be_v to_o such_o a_o one_o the_o platonist_n be_v wont_a to_o attribute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o true_a divine_a wisdom_n powerful_o display_v itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o intellectual_a life_n as_o they_o phrase_v it_o such_o a_o knowledge_n they_o say_v be_v always_o pregnant_a with_o divine_a virtue_n which_o arise_v out_o of_o a_o happy_a union_n of_o soul_n with_o god_n and_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o live_a imitation_n of_o a_o godlike_a prefection_n draw_v out_o by_o a_o strong_a servant_n love_n of_o it_o this_o divine_a knowledge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o plotinus_n speak_v make_v we_o amorous_a of_o divine_a beauty_n beautiful_a and_o lovely_a and_o this_o divine_a love_n and_o purity_n reciprocal_o exalt_v divine_a knowledge_n both_o of_o they_o grow_v up_o together_o like_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o pausanias_n sometime_o speak_v of_o though_o by_o the_o platonist_n leave_v such_o a_o life_n and_o knowledge_n as_o this_o be_v peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o true_a and_o sober_a christian_a who_o live_v in_o he_o who_o be_v life_n itself_o and_o be_v enlighten_v by_o he_o who_o be_v the_o truth_n itself_o and_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a unction_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n as_o s._n john_n speak_v this_o life_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n own_o breath_n within_o he_o and_o a_o infant-christ_n if_o i_o may_v use_v the_o expression_n form_v in_o his_o soul_n who_o be_v in_o a_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o shine_a forth_o of_o the_o father_n glory_n but_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o mistake_v this_o knowledge_n be_v but_o here_o in_o its_o infancy_n there_o be_v a_o high_a knowledge_n or_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o this_o knowledge_n that_o do_v not_o that_o can_v descend_v upon_o we_o in_o these_o earthly_a habitation_n we_o can_v here_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o speculo_fw-la lucido_fw-la here_o we_o can_v see_v but_o in_o a_o glass_n and_o that_o dark_o too_o our_o own_o imaginative_a power_n which_o be_v perpetual_o attend_v the_o high_a act_n of_o our_o soul_n will_v be_v breathe_v a_o gross_a dew_n upon_o the_o pure_a glass_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o so_o full_o and_o besmear_v it_o that_o we_o can_v see_v the_o image_n of_o the_o divinity_n sincere_o in_o it_o but_o yet_o this_o knowledge_n be_v a_o true_a heavenly_a fire_n kindle_v from_o god_n own_o altar_n beget_v a_o undaunted_a courage_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n &_o enable_v they_o to_o cast_v a_o holy_a scorn_n upon_o the_o poor_a petty_a trash_n of_o this_o life_n in_o comparison_n with_o divine_a thing_n and_o to_o pity_v those_o poor_a brutish_a epicurean_o that_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o mere_a husk_n of_o fleshly_a pleasure_n to_o feed_v themselves_o with_o this_o sight_n of_o god_n make_v pious_a soul_n breath_n after_o that_o bless_a time_n when_o mortality_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n when_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o behold_v the_o divinity_n through_o those_o dark_a medium_n that_o eclipse_v the_o bless_a sight_n of_o it_o a_o short_a discourse_n of_o superstition_n clem._n alexandr_n in_o admon_n ad_fw-la graec._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierocles_n in_o pythag._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lactantius_n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la hic_fw-la verus_fw-la est_fw-la cultus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la mens_fw-la colentis_fw-la seipsam_fw-la deo_fw-la immaculatam_fw-la victimam_fw-la sistit_fw-la ibid._n nihil_fw-la sancta_fw-la &_o singularis_fw-la illa_fw-la majestas_fw-la aliud_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la desiderat_fw-la quam_fw-la solam_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la quam_fw-la siquis_fw-la obtulerit_fw-la deo_fw-la satis_fw-la piè_fw-la satis_fw-la religiosè_fw-la litavit_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n the_o true_a notion_n of_o superstition_n well_o express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n a_o over-timorous_a and_o dreadful_a apprehension_n of_o the_o deity_n a_o false_a opinion_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o true_a cause_n and_o rise_v of_o superstition_n superstition_n be_v most_o incident_a to_o such_o as_o converse_v not_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n or_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o unlikeness_n to_o he_o right_o apprehension_n of_o god_n beget_v in_o man_n a_o nobleness_n and_o freedom_n of_o soul_n superstition_n though_o it_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o a_o angry_a deity_n yet_o it_o count_v he_o easy_o please_v with_o flatter_a worship_n apprehension_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o gild_n meet_v together_o be_v apt_a to_o excite_v fear_n hypocrite_n to_o spare_v their_o sin_n seek_v out_o way_n to_o compound_v with_o god_n servile_a and_o superstitious_a fear_n be_v increase_v by_o ignorance_n of_o the_o certain_a cause_n of_o terrible_a effect_n in_o nature_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o by_o frightful_a apparition_n of_o ghost_n and_o spectre_n a_o further_a consideration_n of_o superstition_n as_o a_o composition_n of_o fear_n and_o flattery_n a_o full_a definition_n of_o superstition_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_n superstition_n do_v not_o always_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o form_n but_o pass_v from_o one_o form_n to_o another_o and_o sometime_o shroud_n itself_o under_o form_n seem_o spiritual_a and_o more_o refine_a of_o superstition_n have_v now_o do_v with_o what_o we_o propound_v as_o a_o preface_n to_o our_o follow_a discourse_n we_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o main_a head_n and_o principle_n of_o religion_n but_o before_o we_o do_v that_o perhaps_o it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o inquire_v into_o some_o of_o those_o anti-deity_n that_o be_v set_v up_o against_o it_o the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v atheism_n and_o superstition_n which_o indeed_o may_v seem_v to_o comprehend_v in_o they_o all_o kind_n of_o apostasy_n and_o prevarication_n from_o religion_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v overcurious_a to_o pry_v into_o such_o foul_a and_o rot_a carcase_n as_o these_o be_v too_o narrow_o or_o to_o make_v any_o subtle_a anatomy_n of_o they_o but_o rather_o inquire_v a_o little_a into_o the_o original_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o they_o because_o it_o may_v be_v they_o may_v be_v near_o of_o kin_n than_o we_o 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therefore_o the_o true_a cause_n and_o rise_v of_o superstition_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o false_a opinion_n of_o the_o deity_n that_o render_v he_o dreadful_a and_o terrible_a as_o be_v rigorous_a and_o imperious_a that_o which_o represent_v he_o as_o austere_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v angry_a but_o yet_o impotent_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v appease_v again_o by_o some_o flatter_a devotion_n especial_o if_o perform_v with_o sanctimonious_a show_n and_o a_o solemn_a sadness_n of_o mind_n and_o i_o wish_v that_o that_o picture_n of_o god_n which_o some_o christian_n have_v draw_v of_o he_o wherein_o sourness_n and_o arbitrariness_n appear_v so_o much_o do_v not_o too_o much_o resemble_v it_o according_a to_o this_o sense_n plutarch_n have_v well_o define_v it_o in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o strong_a passionate_a opinion_n and_o such_o a_o supposition_n as_o be_v productive_a of_o a_o fear_n debase_v and_o terrify_v a_o man_n with_o the_o representation_n of_o the_o god_n as_o grievous_a and_o hurtful_a to_o mankind_n such_o man_n as_o these_o converse_v not_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o attribute_v their_o impotent_a passion_n and_o peevishness_n of_o spirit_n to_o he_o or_o it_o may_v be_v because_o some_o secret_a advertisement_n of_o their_o conscience_n tell_v they_o how_o unlike_a they_o themselves_o be_v to_o god_n and_o how_o they_o have_v provoke_v he_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v as_o much_o displease_v with_o he_o as_o too_o troublesome_a to_o they_o as_o they_o think_v he_o be_v displease_v with_o they_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o count_v this_o divine_a supremacy_n as_o but_o a_o piece_n of_o tyranny_n that_o by_o its_o sovereign_a will_n make_v too_o great_a encroachment_n upon_o their_o liberty_n and_o that_o which_o will_v eat_v up_o all_o their_o right_n and_o property_n and_o therefore_o be_v slavish_o afraid_a of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fear_v heaven_n monarchy_n as_o a_o severe_a and_o churlish_a tyranny_n from_o which_o they_o can_v absolve_v themselves_o as_o the_o same_o author_n speak_v and_o therefore_o he_o thus_o disclose_v the_o private_a whisper_n of_o their_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o broad_a gate_n of_o hell_n be_v open_v the_o river_n of_o fire_n and_o stygian_a inundation_n run_v down_o as_o a_o swell_a flood_n there_o be_v thick_a darkness_n crowd_v together_o dreadful_a and_o ghastly_a sight_n of_o ghost_n screech_v and_o howl_v judge_n and_o tormentor_n deep_a gulf_n and_o abyss_n full_a of_o infinite_a misery_n thus_o he_o the_o prophet_n esay_n give_v we_o this_o epitome_n of_o their_o thought_n chap._n 33._o the_o sinner_n in_o zion_n be_v afraid_a fearfullness_n have_v surprise_v the_o hypocrite_n who_o shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o devour_a fire_n who_o shall_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n though_o i_o shall_v not_o dislike_v these_o dreadful_a &_o astonish_a thought_n of_o future_a torment_n which_o i_o doubt_v even_o good_a man_n may_v have_v cause_n to_o press_v home_o upon_o their_o own_o spirit_n while_o they_o find_v ingenuity_n less_o active_a the_o more_o to_o restrain_v sin_n yet_o i_o think_v it_o little_o commend_v god_n and_o as_o little_a benefit_n we_o to_o fetch_v all_o this_o horror_n &_o astonishment_n from_o the_o contemplation_n of_o a_o deity_n which_o shall_v always_o be_v the_o most_o serene_a and_o lovely_a our_o apprehension_n of_o the_o deity_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o may_v ennoble_v our_o spirit_n and_o not_o debase_v they_o a_o right_a knowledge_n of_o god_n will_v beget_v a_o freedom_n &_o liberty_n of_o soul_n within_o we_o and_o not_o servility_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plutarch_n have_v well_o observe_v our_o thought_n of_o a_o deity_n shall_v breed_v in_o we_o hope_n of_o virtue_n and_o not_o gender_n to_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n but_o that_o we_o may_v pass_v on_o because_o this_o unnatural_a resemblance_n of_o god_n as_o a_o angry_a deity_n in_o impure_a mind_n shall_v it_o blaze_v too_o furious_o like_o the_o basilisk_n will_v kill_v with_o its_o look_n therefore_o these_o painter_n use_v their_o best_a art_n a_o little_a to_o sweeten_v it_o and_o render_v it_o less_o unpleasing_a and_o those_o that_o fancy_n god_n to_o be_v most_o hasty_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v displease_v yet_o be_v ready_a also_o to_o imagine_v he_o so_o impotent_o mutable_a that_o his_o favour_n may_v be_v win_v again_o with_o their_o uncouth_a devotion_n that_o he_o will_v be_v take_v with_o their_o formal_a praise_n and_o be_v thirsty_a after_o glory_n and_o praise_n &_o solemn_a address_n may_v by_o their_o pompous_a furnish_n out_o all_o these_o for_o he_o be_v win_v to_o a_o good_a like_n of_o they_o and_o thus_o they_o represent_v he_o to_o themselves_o profane_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o superstition_n will_v always_o abound_v in_o these_o thing_n whereby_o this_o deity_n of_o their_o own_o make_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o man_n may_v be_v most_o gratify_v slavish_o crouch_v to_o it_o we_o will_v take_v a_o view_n of_o it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o plutarch_n though_o what_o refer_v to_o the_o jew_n if_o it_o respect_v more_o their_o rite_n then_o their_o manner_n may_v seem_v to_o contain_v too_o hasty_a a_o censure_n of_o they_o superstition_n bring_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wallowing_n in_o the_o dust_n tumbling_n in_o the_o mire_n observation_n of_o sabbath_n prosternation_n uncouth_a gesture_n &_o strange_a rite_n of_o worship_n superstition_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o heaven_n may_v be_v bribe_v with_o such_o false-hearted_a devotion_n as_o porphyry_n have_v well_o explain_v it_o by_o this_o that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o apprehension_n that_o a_o man_n may_v corrupt_v and_o bribe_v the_o deity_n which_o as_o he_o there_o observe_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o those_o bloody_a sacrifice_n and_o of_o some_o inhuman_a one_o among_o the_o heathen_a man_n imagine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o he_o in_o the_o prophet_n that_o think_v by_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o body_n and_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n to_o expiate_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o soul_n micah_n 6._o but_o it_o may_v be_v we_o may_v seem_v all_o this_o while_n to_o have_v make_v too_o tragical_a a_o description_n of_o superstition_n and_o indeed_o our_o author_n who_o we_o have_v all_o this_o while_n have_v recourse_n to_o seem_v to_o have_v set_v it_o forth_o as_o ancient_o painter_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v those_o piece_n in_o which_o they_o will_v demonstrate_v most_o their_o own_o skill_n they_o will_v not_o content_v themselves_o with_o the_o shape_n of_o one_o body_n only_o but_o borrow_v several_a part_n from_o several_a body_n as_o might_n most_o fit_a their_o design_n and_o fill_v up_o the_o picture_n of_o that_o they_o desire_v chief_o to_o represent_v superstition_n it_o may_v be_v look_v not_o so_o foul_a and_o deform_a in_o every_o soul_n that_o be_v dye_v with_o it_o as_o he_o have_v there_o set_v it_o forth_o nor_o do_v it_o every_o where_o spread_v itself_o alike_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o shrowd_v itself_o under_o the_o name_n of_o religion_n will_v various_o discover_v itself_o as_o it_o be_v seat_v in_o mind_n of_o a_o various_a temper_n and_o meet_v with_o variety_n of_o matter_n to_o exercise_v itself_o about_o we_o shall_v therefore_o a_o little_a further_o inquire_v into_o it_o and_o what_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sober_a man_n ancient_o be_v of_o it_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o a_o learned_a author_n of_o our_o own_o seem_v unwilling_a to_o own_o that_o notion_n of_o it_o which_o we_o have_v hitherto_o out_o of_o plutarch_n and_o other_o contend_v for_o who_o though_o he_o have_v free_v it_o from_o that_o gloss_n which_o the_o late_a age_n have_v put_v upon_o it_o yet_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v too_o strict_o confine_v it_o to_o a_o cowardly_a worship_n of_o the_o ancient_a gentile_a daemon_n as_o if_o superstition_n and_o polytheism_n be_v indeed_o the_o same_o thing_n whereas_o polytheism_n or_o daemon-worship_n be_v but_o one_o branch_n of_o it_o which_o be_v partly_o observe_v by_o the_o learned_a casaubon_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o that_o chapter_n of_o theophrastus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o it_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o thus_o interpret_v theophrastus_n voce_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o deos_fw-la &_o daemon_n complexus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la esse_fw-la particeps_fw-la malesana_fw-la putavit_fw-la antiquitas_fw-la and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v true_o observe_v by_o petronius_n arbiter_n primus_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la deos_fw-la fecit_fw-la timor_fw-la the_o
with_o that_o common_a sense_n and_o experience_n which_o we_o have_v of_o our_o soul_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o soul_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o innate_a force_n and_o power_n which_o it_o have_v within_o it_o to_o stir_v up_o such_o thought_n and_o motion_n within_o itself_o as_o it_o find_v itself_o most_o free_a to_o and_o therefore_o when_o we_o reflect_v upon_o the_o production_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n we_o be_v soon_o able_a to_o find_v out_o the_o first_o efficient_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o though_o the_o subtlety_n of_o some_o wit_n may_v have_v make_v it_o difficult_a to_o find_v out_o whether_o the_o understanding_n or_o the_o will_n or_o some_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o first_o mover_n whence_o the_o motus_fw-la primò_fw-la primus_fw-la as_o they_o please_v to_o call_v it_o proceed_v yet_o we_o know_v it_o be_v original_o the_o soul_n itself_o who_o vital_a act_n they_o all_o be_v and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o cause_n as_o derive_v all_o its_o virtue_n from_o itself_o as_o simplicius_n distinguish_v in_o 1._o de_fw-la an._n cap._n 1._o yet_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vital_o coworking_a with_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o we_o come_v to_o examine_v those_o motion_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o body_n this_o stream_n run_v so_o far_o under_o ground_n that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o trace_v it_o to_o the_o head_n of_o it_o but_o we_o be_v fain_o to_o analyse_v the_o whole_a artifice_n look_v from_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o blood_n from_o that_o to_o the_o heart_n view_v all_o along_o the_o mechanical_a contrivance_n of_o vein_n and_o artery_n neither_o know_v we_o after_o all_o our_o search_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o perpetuum_fw-la mobile_a in_o our_o own_o body_n or_o whether_o all_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v only_o by_o the_o redundancy_n of_o some_o external_a motion_n without_o we_o 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contentment_n within_o themselves_o but_o herein_o they_o mistof_o the_o true_a method_n of_o find_v rest_n to_o themselves_o it_o be_v the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o god_n that_o uniform_a simple_a and_o unbounded_a good_a which_o be_v the_o sole_a original_a of_o all_o true_a inward_a peace_n neither_o be_v it_o a_o happiness_n worth_a the_o have_v for_o a_o mind_n like_o a_o hermit_n sequester_v from_o all_o thing_n else_o by_o a_o recession_n into_o itself_o to_o spend_v a_o eternity_n in_o self-converse_a and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o such_o a_o diminutive_a superficial_a nothing_o as_o itself_o be_v and_o must_v necessary_o be_v to_o itself_o it_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o god_n to_o be_v happy_a in_o himself_o alone_o and_o god_n who_o have_v be_v more_o liberal_a in_o his_o provision_n for_o man_n have_v create_v in_o man_n such_o a_o spring_n of_o restless_a motion_n that_o with_o the_o great_a impatiency_n force_v he_o out_o of_o himself_o and_o violent_o toss_v he_o to_o and_o fro_o till_o he_o come_v to_o fix_v himself_o upon_o some_o solid_a and_o self-subsistent_a goodness_n can_v a_o man_n find_v himself_o withdraw_v from_o all_o terrene_a and_o material_a thing_n and_o perfect_o retire_v into_o himself_o be_v the_o whole_a world_n so_o quiet_a and_o calm_a about_o he_o as_o not_o to_o offer_v to_o make_v the_o least_o attempt_n upon_o the_o composedness_n and_o constancy_n of_o his_o mind_n may_v he_o be_v so_o well_o entertain_v at_o his_o own_o home_n as_o to_o find_v no_o frown_n no_o sour_a look_n from_o his_o own_o conscience_n may_v he_o have_v that_o security_n from_o heaven_n that_o god_n will_v not_o disquiet_v his_o fancy_a tranquillity_n by_o embitter_v his_o thought_n with_o any_o dreadful_a apprehension_n yet_o he_o shall_v find_v something_o within_o he_o that_o will_v not_o let_v he_o be_v at_o rest_n but_o will_v rend_v he_o from_o himself_o &_o toss_v he_o from_o his_o own_o foundation_n &_o consistency_n there_o be_v a_o insatiable_a appetite_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n like_o a_o greedy_a lion_n hunt_v after_o his_o prey_n that_o will_v render_v he_o impatient_a of_o his_o own_o pinch_a penury_n &_o can_v never_o satisfy_v itself_o with_o such_o a_o thin_a and_o spare_a diet_n as_o he_o find_v at_o home_n there_o be_v two_o principal_a faculty_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o like_o the_o two_o daughter_n of_o the_o horseleech_n be_v always_o cry_v give_v give_v these_o be_v those_o hungry_a vulture_n which_o if_o they_o can_v find_v their_o prey_n abroad_o return_n and_o gnaw_v the_o soul_n itself_o where_o the_o carcase_n be_v there_o will_v the_o eagle_n be_v gather_v together_o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v how_o unavailable_a to_o the_o attain_n of_o true_a rest_n and_o peace_n that_o conceit_n of_o the_o stoic_n be_v who_o suppose_v the_o only_a way_n and_o method_n hereto_o be_v this_o to_o confine_v the_o soul_n thus_o monastical_o to_o its_o own_o home_n we_o read_v in_o the_o gospel_n of_o 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cast_v up_o mire_n and_o dirt_n as_o it_o be_v express_v by_o the_o prophet_n esay_n the_o mind_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v like_o the_o sea_n 57_o when_o it_o roar_v and_o rage_n through_o the_o strive_n of_o several_a contrary_a wind_n upon_o it_o furious_a lust_n and_o wild_a passion_n within_o as_o they_o war_n against_o heaven_n and_o the_o more_o noble_a and_o divine_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o they_o war_n among_o themselves_o maintain_v perpetual_a contest_v &_o contend_v which_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a scelera_fw-la dissident_n these_o indeed_o be_v the_o cadmus-brood_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o serpent_n tooth_n ready_o arm_v one_o against_o another_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n become_v a_o very_a unhabitable_a and_o incommodious_a place_n to_o itself_o full_a of_o disquietness_n and_o trouble_n through_o the_o many_o contest_v and_o civil_a commotious_a maintain_v within_o it_o the_o mind_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v like_o those_o disconsolate_a and_o desolate_a spirit_n which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o matth._n 12._o which_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o their_o habitation_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o through_o dry_a and_o desert_a place_n seek_v rest_n but_o find_v none_o the_o soul_n that_o find_v not_o some_o solid_a and_o self-sufficient_a good_a to_o centre_n itself_o upon_o be_v a_o boisterous_a and_o restless_a thing_n and_o be_v without_o god_n it_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n destitute_a afflict_a torment_v with_o vehement_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o some_o satisfy_a good_a and_o as_o any_o one_o shall_v bring_v it_o tiding_n lo_o here_o or_o lo_o there_o be_v good_a it_o present_o go_v out_o towards_o it_o and_o with_o a_o swift_a and_o speedy_a flight_n hasten_v after_o it_o the_o sense_n of_o a_o inward_a indigency_n do_v stimulate_v and_o enforce_v it_o to_o seek_v its_o
7._o c._n 4._o 4._o in_o his_o tract_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 4._o 1._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o l._n 7._o â—_o 6._o 3._o 1._o 2._o 2._o lib._n 3._o c._n 4._o 4._o plotin_n enn._n 4._o l._n 8._o c._n 1._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o rom._n 1._o strom._n 5._o 5._o lib._n 4._o in_o timaeum_n timaeum_n plotin_n enn._n 3._o l._n 2._o c._n 9_o lib._n 4._o in_o tinaeum_n tinaeum_n gal._n 3._o matth._n 3._o 3._o enn._n 4._o l._n 8._o 8._o maimon_n de_fw-fr fundam_fw-la legis_fw-la cap._n 1._o 1._o exod._n 33._o 20._o 20._o luk._n 20._o psal._n 19_o mat._n 24._o mr._n mede_n in_o diatrib_n first_o part_n part_n chap._n 20._o 49._o 49._o in_o ist_fw-mi be_v duabus_fw-la partibus_fw-la somnio_fw-la &_o visione_n continentur_fw-la omnes_fw-la prophetiae_fw-la gradus_fw-la maimon_n in_o more_o nev._n p._n 2._o c._n 36._o 36._o chap._n 2._o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n yet_o be_v he_o train_v up_o among_o the_o greek_n and_o not_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o hebrew_n language_n language_n which_o word_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n hebrew_n strom._n 1._o 1._o ver._n 28._o 28._o ver._n 29._o 1._o 2._o 2._o verse_n 15._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enn._n 6._o l._n 9_o c._n 11._o 11._o exod._n 15._o 15._o num._n 21._o 17._o 17._o deut._n 32._o 46._o 46._o lib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d archaeol_n lib._n 13._o c._n 18._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 4._o hist._n eccles._n lib._n 3._o §._o 37._o 37._o vide_fw-la justin._n martyr_n in_o dial._n cum_fw-la tryphone_n judaeo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o the_o gift_n of_o work_a miracle_n be_v cease_v in_o his_o time_n s._n chrysostome_n do_v more_o than_o once_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 4._o de_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o like_a be_v affirm_v by_o s._n austin_n austin_n in_o his_o quis_fw-la rerum_fw-la divinarum_fw-la haeres_fw-la sit_fw-la 1._o 2._o 2._o lib._n maccoth_n sect_n ult_n ult_n matt._n 19_o 21._o 1._o 2._o 2._o rom._n 3._o 2._o 2._o crollius_n 1._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 19_o john_n 14._o 2._o 1._o 2._o john_n 7._o 38._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 5._o john_n 7._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 3._o see_v the_o tract_n of_o superstition_n superstition_n quis_fw-la legem_fw-la det_fw-la amantibus_fw-la major_a lex_fw-la amor_fw-la est_fw-la sibi_fw-la boetius_fw-la l._n 3._o de_fw-fr consol._n philos._n 4._o 4._o divinae_fw-la imaginis_fw-la imaginis_fw-la eccles._n 12._o proverb_n 25._o 25._o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr caelest_n hicrar_fw-it cap._n 1._o 1._o 1._o 2_o peter_n 1._o 1._o genesis_n 2._o judge_n 8._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 11._o hebrew_n 9_o 2_o timothy_n 1_o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simplic_n in_o epict._n eccles._n 10._o 10._o sapiens_fw-la cum_fw-la diis_fw-la ex_fw-la pari_fw-la vivit_fw-la deorum_fw-la socius_fw-la non_fw-la supplex_fw-la sen._n in_o ep._n 52_o &_o 31._o 31._o plotin_n in_o en._n 6._o l._n 9_o c_o 7._o 1._o pirke_n avoth_v cap._n 6._o 2._o 2._o pirke_n avoth_v cap._n 4._o 4._o john_n 6._o 38._o psalm_n 40._o hebrew_n 10._o luke_n 22._o mark_v 14._o 36._o 3._o genesis_n 30._o 2_o corinth_n 3._o 3._o joh._n 15._o 8._o herein_o be_v my_o father_n glorify_v that_o you_o bear_v much_o fruit_n fruit_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o material_a tabernacle_n exodus_fw-la 25._o chap._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o 5._o see_v the_o discourse_n of_o the_o existence_n and_o nature_n of_o god_n chap._n 9_o 4._o 4._o in_o praefat._n ad_fw-la l._n 1._o nat._n quaest._n chap._n 57_o 5._o the_o word_n for_o false_a god_n and_o idol_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_n trouble_n and_o terror_n &_o frightful_a passion_n in_o their_o worshipper_n revel_v 2._o 6._o 7._o esay_n 6._o epictet_n cap._n 38._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 4._o prov._n 4._o 18._o the_o path_n of_o the_o just_a be_v as_o the_o shine_a light_n that_o shine_v more_o and_o more_o unto_o the_o perfect_a day_n phil._n 3._o 3._o so_o we_o read_v joh._n 6._o 54._o have_v eternal_a life_n &_o 1_o ep._n jo._n ch_n 5._o 11_o 13._o 5._o 5._o chap._n 7._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 3._o cap._n 33._o in_o edit_n vulg._n lat._n etc._n etc._n 1._o job_n 1._o 7._o ephes._n 6._o ch_z 5._o 5._o zech._n 14._o 2._o 2_o tim._n 1._o rom._n 8._o 3._o 1._o 2._o buxtorf_n lex_fw-la talmud_n john_n 5._o 35._o 1_o peter_n 1._o 18._o gal._n 4._o prov._n 10._o 11_o 20_o 21._o tit._n 1._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 28_o 29._o â—_o sam._n 18._o 3._o hos._n 12._o 3._o prov._n 20._o 15._o gal._n 4._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d april_n 5._o 1636._o orat._n 30._o in_o vita_fw-la porphyrii_fw-la lib._n 3._o chap._n 1._o 4._o ephesian_n 6._o lib._n 4._o ep._n 65._o lib._n 11._o 11._o lib._n 2._o od._n 17._o rev._n 21._o 4._o rev._n 22._o 5._o errata_fw-la pag._n 53._o lin_v 27._o for_o being_n read_n be_v p._n 57_o l._n ult_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 155._o l._n 6._o for_o lap_n we_o r._n lap_v up_o p._n 245._o l._n 13._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 304._o l._n 24._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 340._o l._n 5._o for_o self-examination_n r._n self-exinanition_a l._n 22._o for_o assure_v r._n assume_v p._n 428._o l._n 32._o r._n holy_a book_n print_v for_o and_o sell_v by_o w._n morden_n bookseller_n in_o cambridg_n origenes_n contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la philocalia_n cum_fw-la annotat._n gulielmi_n spenceri_fw-la 4o._o scheyneri_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la optic_n 4o._o officium_fw-la concionatorium_fw-la 4o._o medi_fw-la opuscula_fw-la epicteti_fw-la enchiridion_n cnm_fw-la cebetis_n tabula_fw-la accesserunt_fw-la arriani_n comment_fw-fr item_n porphyrius_n de_fw-fr abstinentia_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la pythagorae_n ejusdem_fw-la item_n sentent_fw-fr &_o de_fw-fr antro_fw-la nympharum_fw-la vita_fw-la deinde_fw-la &_o scripta_fw-la porphyrii_fw-la à _fw-la l._n holstenio_fw-la 8o._o gassendi_n astronomia_fw-la cui_fw-la accessere_fw-la galilaei_n galilaei_n nuncius_fw-la sidereus_fw-la &_o johannis_n kepleri_n dioptrice_n 8o._o sebast._n castellio_n dialogi_fw-la 4_o de_fw-la praedestinatione_fw-la electione_n libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o justificatione_n angelini_n gazaei_n pia_n hilaria_n accessit_fw-la tomus_fw-la alter_fw-la cum_fw-la indice_fw-la philologico_fw-la 12._o moor_n antidote_n against_o atheism_n enthusiasmus_fw-la triumphatus_n or_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n cause_n kind_n and_n cure_v of_o enthusiasm_n his_o threefold_a cabbal_n literal_a philosophical_a mystical_a or_o divine_o moral_a immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 8o._o billingsly_n idea_n of_o arithmetic_n 8o._o 2_o sermon_n of_o mr._n clerk_n fellow_n of_o peter-house_n