a_o universal_a soul_n and_o so_o that_o either_o every_o man_n be_v god_n as_o to_o his_o soul_n or_o that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v call_v man_n as_o distinct_a from_o god_n but_o this_o be_v the_o self-ensnaring_a and_o self-perplexing_a temerity_n of_o busy_a bold_a and_o arrogant_a head_n that_o know_v not_o their_o own_o capacity_n and_o measure_n and_o on_o the_o like_a reason_n they_o must_v at_o last_o come_v with_o other_o to_o say_v that_o all_o passive_a matter_n also_o be_v god_n and_o that_o god_n be_v the_o universe_n consist_v of_o a_o active_a soul_n and_o passive_a body_n as_o if_o god_n be_v no_o cause_n and_o can_v make_v nothing_o or_o nothing_o with_o life_n or_o sense_n or_o reason_n §_o 22._o but_o why_o depart_v we_o from_o thing_n certain_a by_o such_o presumption_n as_o these_o be_v it_o not_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v base_a creature_n in_o the_o world_n than_o man_n or_o angel_n be_v it_o not_o certain_a that_o one_o man_n 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worst_a &_o miserable_a man_n §_o 24._o ii_o as_o man_n soul_n be_v a_o substance_n so_o be_v it_o a_o substance_n difference_v formal_o from_o all_o inferior_a substance_n by_o a_o innate_a indeed_o essential_a power_n virtue_n or_o faculty_n of_o vital-action_n intellection_n and_o freewill_n for_o we_o find_v all_o these_o act_n perform_v by_o it_o as_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n be_v by_o the_o fire_n or_o sun_n and_o if_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o these_o action_n be_v like_o those_o of_o a_o musician_n compound_v of_o the_o agent_n principal_a and_o organical_a several_a part_n can_v he_o prove_v it_o no_o more_o will_v follow_v but_o that_o the_o low_a power_n the_o sensitive_a or_o spirit_n be_v to_o the_o high_a as_o a_o passive_a organ_n receive_v its_o operation_n and_o that_o the_o intellectual_a soul_n have_v the_o power_n of_o cause_v intellection_n and_o volition_n by_o its_o action_n on_o the_o inferior_a part_n as_o a_o man_n can_v cause_v such_o motion_n of_o his_o lute_n as_o shall_v be_v melody_n not_o to_o it_o but_o to_o himself_o and_o consequent_o that_o as_o music_n be_v but_o a_o low_a operation_n of_o man_n who_o proper_a act_n of_o intellection_n and_o volition_n be_v above_o it_o so_o intellection_n and_o volition_n in_o the_o body_n be_v not_o the_o noble_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o perform_v they_o by_o a_o eminent_a power_n which_o can_v do_v great_a thing_n and_o if_o this_o can_v be_v prove_v what_o will_v it_o tend_v to_o the_o unbeliever_n end_n or_o to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o our_o hope_n and_o comfort_n §_o 25._o iii_o that_o man_n soul_n at_o death_n be_v not_o annibilate_v even_o the_o atomist_n and_o epicurian_n will_v grant_v who_o think_v that_o no_o atom_n in_o the_o universe_n be_v annihilate_v and_o we_o that_o see_v not_o only_o the_o sun_n and_o heaven_n continue_v but_o every_o grain_n of_o matter_n and_o that_o compound_n be_v change_v by_o dissolution_n of_o part_n and_o rarefaction_n or_o migration_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o by_o annihilation_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o dream_v that_o god_n will_v annihilate_v one_o soul_n though_o he_o can_v do_v it_o if_o he_o please_v yea_o and_o annihilate_v all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n beyond_o a_o rational_a expectation_n §_o 26._o iu._n and_o a_o destruction_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n we_o need_v not_o fear_v for_o 1._o either_o a_o intellectual_a spirit_n be_v divisible_a and_o partible_a or_o not_o if_o not_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v it_o if_o it_o be_v either_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o nature_n tend_v to_o or_o not_o but_o that_o nature_n do_v not_o tend_v to_o it_o be_v evident_a for_o 1._o there_o be_v natural_o so_o strange_a and_o strong_a a_o inclination_n to_o unity_n and_o averseness_n to_o separation_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o even_o earth_n and_o stone_n that_o have_v no_o other_o know_v natural_a motion_n have_v yet_o a_o aggregative_a motion_n in_o their_o 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such_o a_o partition_n never_o threaten_v by_o god_n §_o 28._o v._o and_o that_o soul_n lose_v not_o their_o formal_a power_n or_o virtue_n we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o conceive_v because_o they_o be_v their_o natural_a essence_n not_o as_o mix_v but_o simple_a substance_n and_o though_o some_o imagine_v that_o the_o passive_a element_n may_v be_v attenuation_n or_o incrassation_n be_v transmute_v one_o into_o another_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o earth_n be_v still_o earth_n and_o water_n be_v water_n and_o air_n be_v air_n and_o their_o conceit_n have_v no_o proof_n and_o be_v it_o prove_v it_o will_v but_o prove_v that_o none_o of_o these_o be_v a_o first_o or_o proper_a element_n
have_v union_n so_o also_o communion_n with_o the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n respective_o both_o as_o they_o will_v be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o soul_n most_o noble_a and_o constant_a act_n and_o as_o they_o will_v be_v the_o fountain_n or_o communicative_a cause_n of_o our_o reception_n §_o 15._o 1._o we_o find_v now_o that_o our_o various_a faculty_n have_v various_a object_n suitable_a to_o their_o nature_n the_o object_n of_o sense_n be_v thing_n sensible_a and_o the_o object_n of_o imagination_n thing_n imaginable_a and_o the_o object_n of_o intellection_n thing_n intelligible_a and_o the_o object_n of_o the_o will_v thing_n amiable_a the_o eye_n that_o be_v a_o noble_a sense_n than_o some_o other_o have_v light_n for_o its_o object_n which_o to_o other_o sense_n be_v none_o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n therefore_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o suppose_v that_o as_o far_o as_o our_o glorify_a soul_n and_o our_o spiritual_a glorify_a body_n will_v differ_v so_o 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but_o what_o shall_v a_o intellectual_a spirit_n be_v change_v into_o how_o shall_v it_o lose_v its_o formal_a power_n not_o by_o nature_n for_o its_o nature_n have_v nothing_o that_o tend_v to_o deterioration_n or_o decay_n or_o self-destruction_n the_o sun_n do_v not_o decay_v by_o its_o wonderful_a motion_n light_n and_o heat_n and_o why_o shall_v spirit_n not_o by_o god_n destroy_v they_o or_o change_v their_o nature_n for_o though_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o constant_a motion_n or_o revolution_n he_o continue_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o simple_a being_n and_o show_v we_o that_o he_o delight_v in_o a_o constancy_n of_o operation_n insomuch_o that_o hence_o aristotle_n think_v the_o world_n eternal_a and_o god_n have_v make_v no_o law_n that_o threaten_v to_o do_v it_o as_o a_o penalty_n therefore_o to_o dream_v that_o intellectual_a spirit_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o other_o thing_n and_o lose_v their_o essential_a formal_a power_n which_o specify_v they_o be_v without_o and_o 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love_n of_o my_o father_n and_o the_o resurrection_n and_o intercession_n of_o my_o lord_n can_v i_o see_v the_o light_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n in_o this_o darksome_a shell_n and_o womb_n of_o flesh_n §_o 2._o all_o creature_n be_v more_o or_o less_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a as_o god_n be_v more_o or_o less_o operative_a and_o refulgent_a in_o they_o and_o by_o that_o operation_n communicate_v most_o of_o himself_o unto_o they_o though_o he_o be_v immense_a and_o indivisible_a his_o operation_n and_o communication_n be_v not_o equal_a and_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v near_o to_o he_o which_o have_v most_o of_o those_o operation_n on_o it_o and_o that_o without_o the_o intervenient_a causality_n of_o any_o second_o create_v cause_n and_o so_o all_o those_o be_v in_o their_o order_n near_o unto_o he_o as_o they_o have_v noble_a nature_n and_o few_o intervenient_a cause_n far_a be_o i_o from_o presume_v to_o think_v that_o i_o be_o or_o shall_v be_v the_o best_a and_o noble_a of_o 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to_o do_v for_o activity_n will_v be_v my_o perfection_n and_o my_o rest_n and_o all_o such_o activity_n must_v be_v regular_a in_o harmony_n and_o order_n of_o cause_n and_o for_o its_o proper_a use_n and_o what_o though_o i_o know_v not_o now_o full_o what_o service_n it_o be_v that_o i_o must_v do_v i_o know_v it_o will_v be_v good_a and_o suitable_a to_o the_o bless_a state_n which_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o and_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o god_n and_o my_o redeemer_n know_v it_o and_o that_o i_o shall_v know_v it_o in_o due_a time_n when_o i_o come_v to_o practise_v it_o of_o which_o more_o afterward_o §_o 7._o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o this_o body_n and_o present_a composition_n seduce_v soul_n to_o think_v that_o all_o their_o use_n and_o work_n be_v for_o its_o maintenance_n and_o prosperity_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n have_v do_v that_o and_o be_v separate_v from_o flesh_n it_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o must_v lie_v idle_a or_o be_v as_o nothing_o or_o have_v no_o 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away_o from_o his_o grace_n and_o love_n §_o 9_o it_o be_v to_o we_o that_o know_v not_o the_o mystery_n of_o infinite_a wisdom_n the_o sad_a thought_n that_o ever_o do_v possess_v our_o mind_n to_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o grace_n and_o holiness_n knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o communion_n with_o he_o in_o this_o world_n that_o so_o few_o be_v saint_n and_o those_o few_o so_o lamentable_o defective_a and_o imperfect_a that_o when_o the_o sun_n shine_v on_o all_o the_o earth_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shine_v on_o so_o small_a a_o part_n of_o it_o and_o so_o few_o live_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o joyful_a hope_n of_o future_a blessedness_n and_o those_o few_o have_v so_o low_a a_o measure_n of_o it_o and_o be_v corrupt_v and_o trouble_v with_o so_o many_o contrary_a affection_n infinite_a goodness_n be_v not_o undisposed_a to_o do_v good_a he_o that_o make_v we_o capable_a of_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a affection_n give_v we_o not_o that_o 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it_o we_o can_v have_v the_o conduct_n and_o comfort_n of_o it_o while_o we_o shut_v our_o eye_n and_o turn_v away_o and_o what_o though_o god_n give_v not_o to_o all_o man_n a_o overcome_a measure_n nor_o to_o the_o best_a so_o much_o as_o they_o desire_v the_o earth_n be_v but_o a_o spot_n or_o point_n of_o god_n creation_n not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o ant_n hillock_n to_o a_o kingdom_n or_o perhaps_o to_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o who_o be_v scandalize_v because_o the_o world_n have_v a_o heap_n of_o ant_n in_o it_o yea_o or_o a_o nest_n of_o snake_n that_o be_v not_o man_n the_o vast_a unmeasurable_a world_n of_o light_n which_o be_v above_o we_o be_v possess_v by_o inhabitant_n suitable_a to_o their_o glory_n a_o casement_n or_o crevise_v of_o light_n or_o a_o candle_n in_o this_o darksome_a world_n be_v a_o unspeakable_a mercy_n yea_o that_o we_o may_v but_o hear_v of_o a_o better_a world_n and_o may_v seek_v it_o in_o hope_n we_o must_v not_o grudge_v that_o in_o our_o prison_n 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