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over-lamenting_a the_o death_n or_o misfortune_n of_o her_o dear_a friend_n she_o have_v no_o friend_n but_o such_o as_o be_v friend_n to_o god_n and_o virtue_n and_o who_o affliction_n will_v prove_v advantage_n for_o their_o future_a felicity_n and_o their_o departure_n hence_o a_o passage_n to_o present_a possession_n thereof_o 3._o wherefore_o be_v full_o ground_v and_o root_v in_o this_o so_o concern_v a_o persuasion_n she_o be_v free_v from_o all_o poor_a &_o abject_a thought_n and_o design_n and_o as_o little_a admire_v he_o that_o get_v the_o most_o of_o this_o world_n be_v it_o by_o industry_n fortune_n or_o policy_n as_o a_o discreet_a and_o serious_a man_n do_v the_o spoil_n of_o schoolboy_n it_o be_v very_o inconsiderable_a to_o he_o who_o get_v the_o victory_n at_o cock_n or_o cob-nut_n or_o who_o bag_n return_v home_o the_o full_a stuff_v with_o counter_n or_o cherry-stone_n 4._o she_o have_v therefore_o no_o emulation_n unless_o it_o be_v of_o do_v good_a and_o of_o outstrip_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o noble_a example_n of_o either_o the_o present_a or_o past_a age_n nor_o any_o contest_v unless_o it_o be_v with_o herself_o that_o she_o have_v make_v no_o great_a proficiency_n towards_o the_o scope_n she_o aim_v at_o and_o aim_v at_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o confer_v upon_o she_o with_o courage_n she_o set_v upon_o the_o main_a work_n and_o be_v still_o more_o faithful_a to_o herself_o and_o to_o that_o light_n that_o assist_v she_o at_o last_o taste_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o her_o future_a harvest_n and_o do_v more_o than_o presage_v that_o great_a happiness_n that_o be_v accrue_v to_o she_o and_o so_o quit_v from_o the_o trouble_n and_o anxiety_n of_o this_o present_a world_n stay_v in_o it_o with_o tranquillity_n and_o content_a and_o at_o last_o leave_v it_o with_o joy_n 5._o the_o knowledge_n therefore_o and_o belief_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o so_o grand_a importance_n we_o be_v engage_v more_o careful_o and_o punctual_o to_o handle_v this_o so_o weighty_a a_o theory_n which_o will_v not_o be_v perform_v by_o multiply_v of_o word_n but_o by_o a_o more_o frugal_a use_n of_o they_o let_v nothing_o fall_v from_o our_o pen_n but_o what_o make_v close_o to_o the_o matter_n nor_o omit_v any_o thing_n material_a for_o the_o evince_a the_o truth_n thereof_o chap._n ii_o 1._o that_o the_o soul_n immortality_n be_v demonstrable_a by_o the_o author_n method_n to_o all_o but_o meeâ—_n sceptic_n 2._o a_o illustration_n of_o his_o firsâ—_o axiom_n 3._o a_o confirmation_n and_o example_n oâ—_n the_o second_o 4._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o three_o 5._o a_o explication_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o four_o 6._o a_o proof_n of_o the_o five_o 7._o of_o the_o six_o 8._o a_o example_n of_o the_o seven_o 9_o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o eight_o 10._o a_o demonstration_n and_o example_n of_o the_o nine_o 11._o penetrability_n the_o 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make_v die_v man_n visit_v their_o friend_n before_o their_o departure_n at_o many_o mile_n distance_n their_o body_n still_o keep_v their_o sick_a bed_n and_o those_o that_o have_v be_v well_o give_v a_o visit_n to_o their_o sick_a friend_n of_o who_o health_n they_o have_v be_v over-desirous_a and_o solicitous_a for_o this_o ecstasy_n be_v real_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o of_o the_o blood_n or_o animal_n spirit_n neither_o of_o which_o have_v any_o sense_n or_o perception_n in_o they_o at_o all_o and_o therefore_o into_o this_o principle_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v that_o story_n which_o martinus_n del-rio_n report_v of_o a_o lad_n who_o through_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n and_o desire_n of_o see_v his_o father_n fall_v into_o a_o ecstasy_n and_o after_o he_o come_v to_o himself_o confident_o affirm_v he_o have_v see_v he_o and_o tell_v infallible_a circumstance_n of_o his_o be_v present_a with_o he_o 13._o that_o cardan_n and_o other_o can_v fall_v into_o a_o ecstasy_n when_o they_o please_v by_o force_n of_o imagination_n and_o desire_n to_o fall_v into_o it_o be_v record_v and_o believe_v by_o very_a grave_n and_o sober_a writer_n but_o whether_o they_o can_v ever_o do_v it_o to_o a_o complete_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o local_a disjunction_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n i_o know_v none_o that_o dare_v affirm_v such_o event_n be_v rather_o the_o chance_n of_o nature_n and_o complexion_n as_o in_o the_o noctambuli_fw-la than_o the_o effect_n of_o our_o will._n but_o we_o can_v assure_o conclude_v but_o that_o art_n may_v bring_v into_o our_o own_o power_n and_o order_v that_o which_o natural_a cause_n put_v upon_o we_o sometime_o without_o our_o leaf_n but_o whether_o those_o ointment_n of_o witch_n have_v any_o such_o effect_n or_o whether_o those_o unclean_a spirit_n they_o deal_v with_o by_o their_o immediate_a presence_n in_o their_o body_n can_v for_o a_o time_n so_o suppress_v or_o alter_v their_o vital_a fitness_n to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o will_v loosen_v the_o soul_n i_o leave_v to_o more_o curious_a inquisitor_n to_o search_v after_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v a_o very_a intelligible_a possibility_n of_o this_o actual_a separation_n without_o death_n proper_o so_o call_v from_o whence_o the_o peremptory_a confession_n of_o witch_n and_o the_o agreement_n of_o the_o story_n which_o they_o tell_v in_o several_a as_o well_o those_o that_o be_v there_o bodily_a as_o they_o that_o leave_v their_o body_n behind_o they_o especial_o when_o at_o their_o return_n they_o bring_v something_o home_o with_o they_o as_o a_o permanent_a sign_n of_o their_o be_v at_o the_o place_n be_v though_o it_o may_v be_v all_o the_o delusion_n of_o their_o familiar_n no_o contemptible_a probability_n of_o their_o be_v there_o indeed_o where_o they_o declare_v they_o have_v be_v for_o these_o be_v the_o great_a evidence_n that_o can_v be_v have_v in_o humane_a affair_n and_o nothing_o so_o 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a_o inn_n he_o in_o the_o inn_n while_o he_o be_v asleep_o dream_v that_o his_o fellow-traveller_n earnest_o desire_v he_o to_o come_v and_o help_v he_o as_o be_v assault_v by_o the_o victualler_n and_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v kill_v by_o he_o but_o he_o after_o he_o be_v perfect_o awake_a find_v it_o but_o a_o dream_n neglect_v it_o but_o fall_v asleep_o again_o his_o murder_a friend_n appear_v to_o he_o the_o second_o time_n beseech_v he_o that_o though_o he_o do_v not_o help_v he_o alive_a yet_o he_o will_v see_v his_o death_n revenge_v tell_v he_o how_o the_o victualler_n have_v cast_v his_o body_n into_o a_o dung-cart_n and_o that_o if_o he_o will_v get_v up_o timely_a in_o the_o morning_n and_o watch_v at_o the_o town-gate_n he_o may_v thereby_o discover_v the_o murder_n which_o he_o do_v according_o and_o so_o see_v justice_n do_v on_o the_o murderer_n nor_o do_v the_o first_o dream_n make_v the_o second_o impertinent_a to_o our_o purpose_n for_o as_o that_o may_v be_v from_o 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&_o error_n ac_fw-la timor_fw-la multum_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la possunt_fw-la will_v prevail_v more_o with_o they_o then_o all_o the_o story_n the_o same_o author_n write_v of_o apparition_n or_o whatever_o any_o one_o else_o can_v add_v unto_o they_o and_o other_o that_o do_v admit_v of_o these_o thing_n praeconception_n from_o education_n that_o the_o soul_n when_o she_o depart_v this_o life_n be_v sudden_o either_o twitch_v up_o into_o the_o coelum_fw-la empyreum_fw-la or_o hurry_v down_o headlong_o towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v the_o apparition_n of_o the_o ghost_n of_o man_n altogether_o incredible_a to_o they_o they_o always_o substitute_v in_o their_o place_n some_o angel_n or_o devil_n which_o must_v represent_v their_o person_n themselves_o be_v not_o at_o leisure_n to_o act_v any_o such_o part_n 8._o but_o misconceit_n and_o prejudice_n though_o it_o may_v hinder_v the_o force_n of_o a_o argument_n with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n entangle_v yet_o reason_n can_v but_o take_v place_n with_o they_o that_o be_v free_a to_o who_o i_o dare_v appeal_v whether_o consider_v the_o aereal_a vehicles_n of_o soul_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o other_o genii_n so_o that_o whatever_o they_o be_v fancy_v to_o do_v in_o their_o stead_n they_o may_v perform_v themselves_o as_o also_o how_o congruous_a it_o be_v that_o those_o person_n that_o be_v most_o concern_v when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n shall_v act_v in_o their_o own_o affair_n as_o in_o detect_v the_o murderer_n in_o dispose_v their_o estate_n in_o rebuke_v injurious_a executor_n in_o visit_v and_o counsel_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o forewarn_v they_o of_o such_o and_o such_o course_n with_o other_o matter_n of_o like_a sort_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o spirit_n thus_o appear_v of_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o also_o the_o similitude_n of_o person_n and_o that_o all_o this_o ado_n be_v in_o 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of_o the_o humane_a soul_n act_v after_o death_n 9_o a_o further_a argument_n of_o her_o activity_n out_o of_o this_o body_n from_o her_o conflict_n with_o it_o while_o she_o be_v in_o it_o 10._o as_o also_o from_o the_o general_a hope_n and_o belief_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v after_o death_n 1._o but_o we_o proceed_v now_o to_o what_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o the_o evasion_n and_o misinterpretation_n of_o either_o the_o profane_a or_o superstitious_a for_o none_o but_o such_o as_o will_v profess_v themselves_o mere_a brute_n can_v cast_v off_o the_o decree_n and_o conclusion_n of_o philosophy_n and_o reason_n though_o they_o think_v that_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n they_o may_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o applause_n and_o credit_n refuse_v the_o testimony_n of_o other_o man_n sense_n if_o not_o of_o their_o own_o all_o apparition_n be_v with_o they_o nothing_o but_o the_o strong_a surprisal_n of_o melancholy_a and_o imagination_n but_o they_o can_v 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be_v suspect_v to_o be_v true_a if_o we_o attend_v to_o the_o prodigious_a effect_n of_o the_o mother_n imagination_n derive_v upon_o the_o infant_n which_o sometime_o be_v so_o very_o great_a that_o unless_o she_o raise_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n into_o consent_n they_o may_v well_o seem_v to_o exceed_v the_o power_n of_o any_o cause_n i_o shall_v abstain_v from_o produce_v any_o example_n till_o the_o proper_a place_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o hope_v i_o may_v be_v excuse_v from_o any_o rashness_n in_o this_o assignation_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o those_o many_o and_o various_a signature_n find_v in_o nature_n so_o plain_o point_v at_o such_o a_o principle_n in_o the_o world_n as_o i_o have_v intimate_v before_o 4._o but_o to_o return_v and_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o the_o subject_a in_o hand_n it_o appear_v from_o the_o two_o precedent_a conclusion_n that_o the_o soul_n consider_v as_o invest_v immediate_o with_o this_o tenuious_a matter_n we_o speak_v of_o which_o be_v her_o inward_a vehicle_n have_v very_o little_a more_o difference_n from_o the_o aereal_a genii_n than_o a_o man_n in_o a_o prison_n from_o one_o that_o be_v free_a the_o one_o can_v only_o see_v and_o suck_v air_n through_o the_o grate_v of_o the_o prison_n and_o must_v be_v annoy_v with_o all_o the_o stench_n and_o unwholesome_a fume_n of_o that_o sad_a habitation_n whenas_o the_o other_o may_v walk_v and_o take_v the_o fresh_a air_n where_o he_o find_v it_o most_o commodious_a and_o agreeable_a this_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o genii_n and_o a_o incorporate_v soul_n the_o soul_n as_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o a_o deep_a pit_n who_o can_v have_v no_o better_a water_n nor_o air_n nor_o no_o long_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o his_o cheerful_a light_n and_o warmth_n than_o the_o measure_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o pit_n will_v permit_v he_o so_o she_o once_o immure_v
thing_n i_o say_v be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o matter_n i_o have_v full_o enough_o declare_v &_o prove_v in_o a_o large_a letter_n of_o i_o to_o v._o c._n and_o therefore_o that_o i_o may_v not_o actum_fw-la agere_fw-la shall_v forbear_v speak_v any_o far_a thereof_o in_o this_o place_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v that_o mere_a corporeal_a motion_n in_o matter_n without_o any_o other_o guide_n will_v never_o so_o much_o as_o produce_v a_o round_a sun_n or_o star_n of_o which_o figure_n notwithstanding_o des-cartes_n acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v but_o my_o reason_n why_o it_o can_v be_v effect_v by_o the_o simple_a mechanical_a power_n of_o matter_n i_o have_v particular_o set_v down_o in_o my_o letter_n to_o that_o excellent_a philosopher_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n argue_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n because_o else_o they_o will_v either_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n as_o they_o be_v place_v 2._o or_o will_v be_v 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nothing_o how_o this_o way_n will_v not_o salve_v the_o union_n of_o that_o great_a water_n that_o adhere_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n 6._o add_v unto_o all_o this_o that_o if_o the_o motion_n of_o gross_a body_n be_v according_a to_o mere_a mechanical_a law_n a_o bullet_n suppose_v of_o lead_n or_o gold_n cast_v up_o into_o the_o air_n will_v never_o descend_v again_o but_o will_v persist_v in_o a_o rectilinear_a motion_n for_o it_o be_v far_o more_o solid_a than_o so_o much_o air_n &_o aether_n put_v together_o as_o will_v fill_v its_o place_n and_o be_v move_v with_o no_o less_o swiftness_n then_o that_o wherewith_o the_o earth_n be_v carry_v about_o in_o twenty_o four_o hour_n it_o must_v needs_o break_v out_o in_o a_o straight_a line_n through_o the_o thin_a air_n and_o never_o return_v again_o to_o the_o earth_n but_o get_v away_o as_o a_o comet_n do_v out_o of_o a_o vortex_n and_o that_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la a_o canon_n bullet_n have_v be_v shoot_v so_o high_a that_o 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of_o a_o solid_a judgement_n give_v always_o the_o same_o verdict_n in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n for_o this_o spirit_n of_o nature_n intermeddle_v with_o the_o efformation_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la of_o animal_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v more_o than_o once_o where_o notwithstanding_o there_o seem_v not_o so_o much_o need_v there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o more_o particular_a agent_n for_o that_o purpose_n it_o be_v exceed_o rational_a that_o all_o plant_n and_o flower_n of_o all_o sort_n in_o which_o we_o have_v no_o argument_n to_o prove_v there_o be_v any_o particular_a soul_n shall_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o universal_a soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o hypothesis_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a in_o itself_o according_a to_o that_o ordinary_a axiom_n frustra_fw-la fit_a per_fw-la plura_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la per_fw-la pauciora_fw-la be_v also_o very_o serviceable_a for_o the_o prevent_v many_o hard_a problem_n about_o the_o divisibility_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o plant_n their_o transmutation_n into_o other_o species_n the_o grow_a of_o slip_v and_o the_o like_a for_o there_o be_v one_o soul_n ready_a every_o where_o to_o pursue_v the_o advantage_n of_o prepare_a matter_n which_o be_v the_o common_a and_o only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o plantal_n appearance_n or_o of_o whatever_o other_o phaenomena_n there_o be_v great_a or_o small_a that_o exceed_v the_o pure_a mechanical_a power_n of_o matter_n we_o except_v only_a man_n and_o beast_n who_o have_v all_o of_o they_o the_o capacity_n of_o some_o sort_n of_o enjoyment_n or_o other_o it_o be_v fit_a they_o shall_v have_v particular_a soul_n for_o the_o multiply_a of_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o enjoyment_n which_o the_o transcendent_a wisdom_n of_o the_o creator_n have_v contrive_v 8._o i_o have_v now_o plain_o enough_o set_v down_o what_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o
by_o those_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n 6._o other_o reason_n of_o the_o security_n we_o find_v ourselves_o in_o from_o the_o gross_a infestation_n of_o evil_a spirit_n 7._o what_o kind_n of_o punishment_n the_o aerial_a officer_n inflict_v upon_o their_o malefactor_n 427_o chap._n 11._o 1._o three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o moral_a condition_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n namely_o her_o memory_n of_o transaction_n in_o this_o life_n 2._o the_o peculiar_a feature_n and_o individual_a character_n of_o her_o aerial_a vehicle_n 3._o the_o retainment_n of_o the_o same_o name_n 4._o how_o her_o ill_a deportment_n here_o lay_v the_o train_n of_o her_o misery_n hereafter_o 5._o the_o unspeakable_a torment_n of_o conscience_n worse_o than_o death_n and_o not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o die_v 6._o of_o the_o hideous_a torture_n of_o external_a sense_n on_o they_o who_o searedness_n of_o conscience_n may_v seem_v to_o make_v they_o uncapable_a of_o her_o lash_n 7._o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o more_o innocent_a and_o conscientious_a pagan_n 8._o of_o the_o natural_a accrument_n of_o after-happiness_n to_o the_o moral_o good_a in_o this_o life_n 9_o how_o the_o soul_n enjoy_v her_o act_n or_o suffering_n in_o this_o life_n for_o a_o indispensable_a cause_n when_o she_o have_v pass_v to_o the_o other_o 10._o that_o the_o reason_n be_v proportionable_o the_o same_o in_o thing_n of_o less_o consequence_n 11._o what_o mischief_n man_n may_v create_v to_o themselves_o in_o the_o other_o world_n by_o their_o zealous_a mistake_n in_o this_o 12._o that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o memory_n after_o death_n yet_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o life_n here_o may_v sow_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o soul_n future_a happiness_n or_o misery_n 435_o chap._n 12._o 1._o what_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v 2._o experiment_n that_o argue_v its_o real_a existence_n such_o as_o that_o of_o two_o string_n tune_v unison_n 3._o sympathetick_a cure_n and_o torture_n 4._o the_o sympathy_n betwixt_o the_o earthly_a and_o astral_a body_n 5._o monstrous_a birth_n 6._o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o roundness_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n 449_o chap._n 13._o 1._o that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n argue_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n because_o else_o they_o will_v either_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n as_o they_o be_v place_v 2._o or_o will_v be_v divert_v from_o a_o perpendicular_a as_o they_o fall_v near_o a_o plate_n of_o metal_n set_v sloop_v 3._o that_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o aether_n or_o air_n from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o gravity_n against_o mr._n hobbs_n 4._o a_o full_a confutation_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o opinion_n 5._o a_o ocular_a demonstration_n of_o the_o absurd_a consequence_n thereof_o 6._o a_o absolute_a demonstration_n that_o gravity_n can_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o mere_a mechanical_a power_n 7._o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n how_o large_a and_o where_o bound_v 8._o the_o reason_n of_o its_o name_n 9_o it_o be_v grand_a office_n of_o transmit_v soul_n into_o right_o prepare_v matter_n 458_o chap._n 14._o 1._o objection_n against_o the_o soul_n immortality_n from_o her_o condition_n in_o infancy_n old_a age_n sleep_v and_o sickness_n 2._o other_o objection_n take_v from_o experiment_n that_o seem_v to_o prove_v her_o discerpibility_n 3._o as_o also_o from_o the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 4._o and_o from_o our_o natural_a fear_n of_o death_n 5._o a_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n in_o suppose_v but_o one_o soul_n common_a to_o all_o creature_n 6._o a_o answer_n concern_v the_o littleness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o infancy_n 7._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o weakness_n of_o her_o intellectual_n then_o and_o in_o old_a age_n 8._o that_o sleep_n do_v not_o at_o all_o argue_v the_o soul_n mortality_n but_o rather_o illustrate_v her_o immortality_n 9_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n from_o apoplexy_n and_o catalepsy_n 10._o as_o also_o to_o that_o from_o madness_n 11._o that_o the_o various_a depravation_n of_o her_o intellectual_a faculty_n do_v no_o more_o argue_v her_o mortality_n than_o the_o worse_a modification_n of_o matter_n its_o natural_a annihilability_n and_o why_o god_n create_v soul_n sympathize_v with_o matter_n 471_o chap._n 15._o 1._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o experiment_n of_o the_o scolopendra_n cut_v into_o piece_n 2._o and_o to_o the_o fly_v of_o a_o headless_a eagle_n over_o a_o barn_n as_o also_o to_o that_o of_o the_o malefactor_n head_n bite_v a_o dog_n by_o the_o ear_n 3._o a_o superaddition_n of_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v monster_n bear_v with_o two_o or_o more_o head_n and_o but_o one_o body_n and_o heart_n 4._o a_o solution_n of_o the_o difficulty_n 5._o a_o answer_n touch_v the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 6._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n 7._o and_o a_o down-bearing_a sense_n that_o sometime_o so_o forcible_o obtrude_v upon_o we_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n 8._o of_o the_o tragical_a pomp_n and_o dreadful_a praelude_v of_o death_n with_o some_o corroborative_n consideration_n against_o such_o sad_a spectacle_n 9_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_o sad_a and_o miserable_a in_o the_o universe_n unless_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o impious_a 481_o chap._n 16._o 1._o that_o that_o which_o we_o proper_o be_v be_v both_o sensitive_a and_o intellectual_a 2._o what_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o soul_n be_v one._n 3._o that_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v both_o rational_a and_o sensitive_a 4._o the_o most_o favourable_a representation_n of_o their_o opinion_n that_o hold_v but_o one._n 5._o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o forego_n representation_n 6._o a_o reply_n to_o the_o confutation_n 7._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o reply_n 8._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o ray_n either_o of_o god_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n 9_o and_o yet_o if_o she_o be_v so_o it_o will_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o her_o immortality_n whence_o the_o folly_n of_o pomponatius_n be_v note_v 10._o a_o further_a animadversion_n upon_o pomponatius_n his_o folly_n in_o admit_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o remote_a intelligency_n and_o deny_v particular_a immaterial_a substance_n in_o man_n and_o brute_n 491_o chap._n 17._o 1._o that_o the_o author_n have_v safe_o conduct_v the_o soul_n into_o her_o aerial_a condition_n through_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n may_v well_o be_v excuse_v from_o attend_v she_o any_o further_a 2._o what_o reason_n urge_v he_o to_o consider_v what_o fate_n may_v befall_v she_o afterward_o 3._o three_o hazard_n the_o soul_n run_v after_o this_o life_n whereby_o she_o may_v again_o become_v obnoxious_a to_o death_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o 4._o that_o the_o aerial_a genii_n be_v mortal_a confirm_v by_o three_o testimony_n 5._o the_o one_o from_o the_o vision_n of_o facius_n cardanus_n in_o which_o the_o spirit_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o profess_v themselves_o mortal_a 6._o the_o time_n they_o stay_v with_o he_o and_o the_o matter_n they_o dispute_v of_o 7._o what_o credit_n hieronymus_n cardanus_n give_v to_o his_o father_n vision_n 8._o the_o other_o testimony_n out_o of_o plutarch_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a god_n pan._n 9_o the_o three_o and_o last_o of_o hesiod_n who_o opinion_n plutarch_n have_v polish_a and_o refine_a 10._o a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o several_a paradox_n contain_v in_o facius_n cardanus_n his_o vision_n 11._o what_o must_v be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o three_o paradox_n if_o those_o aerial_a speculator_n speak_v as_o they_o think_v 12._o another_o hypothesis_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 13._o the_o craft_n of_o these_o daemon_n in_o shuffle_n in_o poisonous_a error_n among_o solid_a truth_n 14._o what_o make_v the_o story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o pan_n less_o to_o the_o present_a matter_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o demetrius_n his_o observation_n touch_v the_o sacred_a island_n near_o britain_n 15._o that_o hesiod_n his_o opinion_n be_v the_o most_o unexceptionable_a and_o that_o the_o harshness_n therein_o be_v but_o seem_v not_o real_a 16._o that_o the_o aethereal_a vehicle_n instate_v the_o soul_n in_o a_o condition_n of_o perfect_a immortality_n 17._o that_o there_o be_v no_o internal_a impediment_n to_o those_o that_o be_v heroical_o good_a but_o that_o they_o may_v attain_v a_o everlasting_a happiness_n after_o death_n 503_o chap._n 18._o 1._o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n a_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n 2._o two_o way_n of_o destroy_v the_o world_n the_o ancient_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o especial_o that_o by_o fire_n 3._o that_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n so_o far_o as_o it_o respect_v we_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o earth_n 4._o that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o stoic_n conflagration_n be_v compatible_a only_o to_o the_o earth_n burn_v 5._o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v burn_v though_o the_o proof_n thereof_o be_v impertinent_a to_o this_o place_n 6._o that_o the_o conflagration_n thereof_o will_v prove_v very_o fatal_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o daemon_n 7._o five_o several_a opinion_n concern_v their_o state_n after_o the_o conflagration_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o they_o be_v quite_o destroy_v by_o fire_n 8._o the_o second_o that_o they_o be_v annihilate_v by_o a_o special_a act_n of_o omnipotency_n 9_o the_o three_o that_o they_o lie_v senseless_a in_o a_o eternal_a death_n 10._o the_o four_o that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a furious_a and_o painful_a dream_n 11._o the_o five_o and_o last_o that_o they_o will_v revive_v again_o and_o that_o the_o earth_n and_o aire_n will_v be_v inhabit_v by_o they_o 12._o that_o this_o last_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v from_o the_o fictitious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o stoic_n who_o be_v very_o sorry_a metaphysician_n and_o as_o ill_a naturalist_n 13._o a_o animadversion_n upon_o a_o self-contradicting_a sentence_n of_o seneca_n 14._o the_o unintelligibleness_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o the_o conflagration_n 15._o that_o the_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n will_v be_v safe_a and_o what_o will_v then_o become_v of_o good_a man_n and_o daemon_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o air_n and_o how_o they_o can_v be_v deliver_v but_o by_o a_o supernatural_a power_n 524_o chap._n 19_o 1._o that_o the_o extinction_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v no_o panic_n fear_v but_o may_v be_v rational_o suspect_v from_o the_o record_n of_o history_n and_o ground_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n 2._o the_o sad_a influence_n of_o this_o extinction_n upon_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o all_o the_o aerial_a daemon_n imprison_v within_o their_o several_a atmosphere_n in_o our_o vortex_n 3._o that_o it_o will_v do_v little_a or_o no_o damage_n to_o the_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n in_o reference_n to_o heat_n or_o warmth_n 4._o nor_o will_v they_o find_v much_o want_n of_o his_o light_n 5._o and_o if_o they_o do_v they_o may_v pass_v out_o of_o one_o vortex_n into_o another_o by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o aethereal_a vehicles_n 6._o and_o that_o without_o any_o labour_n or_o toil_n and_o as_o mature_o as_o they_o please_v 7._o the_o vast_a incomprehensibleness_n of_o the_o tract_n and_o compass_n of_o the_o way_n of_o providence_n 8._o a_o short_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o whole_a discourse_n 9_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o persian_n two_o principle_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o and_o where_o the_o principle_n of_o light_n get_v the_o full_a victory_n 10._o that_o philosophy_n or_o something_o more_o sacred_a than_o philosophy_n be_v the_o only_a guide_n to_o a_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 538_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 222._o l._n 5._o for_o gamaitus_fw-la read_v gamaieu_n 2â—4_n l._n 10._o for_o tyc_n r._n tye._n 327._o l._n 2._o for_o immortality_n r._n immorality_n 458._o l._n 22._o for_o stoop_v r._n sloop_v 462._o l._n 13._o for_o e_o f_o h_n r._n angle_v e_o f_o h._n 488._o l._n 9_o for_o inclogged_a r._n in_o clog_v 521._o l._n 16._o for_o lightning_n r._n light_v 528._o l._n ult_n deal_n those_o
rest_n perceive_v or_o else_o that_o perception_n in_o daemon_n man_n and_o brute_n be_v confine_v to_o that_o part_n of_o this_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o they_o while_o they_o perceive_v this_o or_o that_o if_o the_o former_a they_o be_v confutable_a by_o sense_n and_o experience_n for_o though_o all_o animal_n lie_v steep_v as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o subtle_a matter_n which_o run_v through_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o sense_n and_o perception_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o conscious_a of_o one_o another_o thought_n nor_o feel_v one_o another_o pain_n nor_o the_o pain_n and_o pleasure_n of_o brute_n when_o they_o be_v in_o they_o at_o the_o high_a nor_o yet_o do_v the_o daemon_n feel_v one_o another_o affection_n or_o necessary_o assent_v to_o one_o another_o opinion_n though_o their_o vehicles_n be_v exceed_v pervious_a else_o they_o will_v be_v all_o avenroist_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o appear_v to_o facius_n cardanus_n suppose_v any_o be_v wherefore_o we_o may_v general_o conclude_v that_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o universal_a soul_n yet_o the_o particular_a perception_n thereof_o be_v restrain_v to_o this_o or_o that_o part_n in_o which_o they_o be_v make_v which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o soul_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v in_o its_o due_a place_n but_o let_v we_o grant_v the_o thing_n for_o indeed_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v it_o to_o be_v so_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o universal_a soul_n and_o none_o but_o it_o than_o the_o grand_a absurdity_n come_v in_o which_o i_o be_v intimate_v before_o to_o wit_n that_o that_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n that_o never_o perceive_v a_o thing_n shall_v notwithstanding_o remember_v it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o it_o shall_v perceive_v it_o have_v perceive_v that_o which_o it_o never_o perceive_v and_o yet_o one_o at_o japan_n may_v remember_v a_o countryman_n arrive_v thither_o that_o he_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o think_v of_o for_o 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kind_n of_o atheism_n tend_v to_o the_o subversion_n of_o all_o the_o fundamental_o of_o religion_n and_o piety_n among_o man_n 11._o as_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n the_o great_a exception_n be_v that_o i_o have_v introduce_v a_o obscure_a principle_n for_o ignorance_n and_o sloth_n to_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o and_o so_o to_o enervate_a or_o foreslack_a the_o useful_a endeavour_n of_o curious_a wit_n and_o hinder_v that_o expect_a progress_n that_o may_v be_v make_v in_o the_o mechanic_n philosophy_n and_o this_o to_o aggravate_v the_o crime_n before_o a_o competent_a search_n be_v make_v what_o the_o mechanical_a power_n of_o matter_n can_v do_v for_o what_o mechanical_a solution_n the_o present_a or_o forego_v age_n can_v not_o light_v upon_o the_o succeed_a may_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o yet_o unseasonable_a to_o bring_v in_o any_o such_o principle_n into_o natural_a philosophy_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o principle_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v neither_o 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or_o faculty_n of_o any_o essence_n change_v itself_o for_o it_o be_v the_o essence_n itself_o that_o exert_v itself_o into_o these_o variation_n of_o modes_n if_o no_o external_a agent_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o change_n and_o mr._n hobbs_n oppose_v a_o external_a agent_n to_o this_o thing_n that_o he_o say_v do_v not_o change_v itself_o do_v natural_o imply_v that_o they_o be_v both_o not_o faculty_n but_o substance_n he_o speak_v of_o 7._o wherefore_o there_o remain_v only_o the_o latter_a proposition_n to_o be_v examine_v that_o no_o essence_n of_o itself_o can_v vary_v its_o modification_n that_o some_o essence_n must_v have_v have_v a_o power_n of_o move_v be_v plain_a in_o that_o there_o be_v motion_n in_o the_o world_n which_o must_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o some_o substance_n or_o other_o but_o that_o motion_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n take_v it_o for_o mutation_n or_o change_n may_v proceed_v from_o that_o very_a essence_n in_o which_o it_o be_v find_v seem_v to_o i_o 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axiom_n 5._o that_o the_o conclusion_n be_v true_a 6._o what_o some_o will_v object_v from_o reason_n that_o these_o perfect_a parvitude_n be_v acknowledge_v still_o intellectual_o divisible_a must_v still_o have_v part_n into_o which_o they_o be_v divisible_a and_o therefore_o be_v still_o discerpible_a to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o division_n into_o part_n do_v not_o imply_v any_o discerpibility_n because_o the_o part_n conceive_v in_o one_o of_o these_o minima_fw-la corporalia_fw-la as_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o be_v rather_o essential_a or_o formal_a part_n then_o integrall_a and_o can_v no_o more_o actual_o be_v dissever_v than_o sense_n and_o reason_n from_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n for_o it_o be_v of_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v divisible_a but_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o include_v in_o the_o essence_n thereof_o to_o be_v discerpible_a and_o therefore_o where_o discerpibility_n fail_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o divisibility_n shall_v 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touch_v a_o whole_a side_n at_o once_o and_o therefore_o can_v never_o leave_v any_o empty_a interval_n nor_o can_v we_o imagine_v any_o angulosity_n or_o round_a protuberancy_n in_o a_o quantity_n infinite_o little_a more_o than_o we_o can_v in_o one_o infinite_o great_a as_o i_o have_v already_o declare_v in_o my_o preface_n i_o must_v confess_v a_o man_n reason_n in_o this_o speculation_n be_v mount_v far_o beyond_o his_o imagination_n but_o there_o be_v worse_a intricacy_n in_o theory_n acknowledge_v constant_o to_o be_v true_a it_o can_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o present_a conclusion_n by_o the_o 4._o and_o 7._o axiom_n 8._o thus_o have_v we_o clear_v up_o a_o full_a and_o distinct_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n with_o so_o unexceptionable_a accuracy_n that_o no_o reason_n can_v pretend_v to_o assert_v it_o impossible_a nor_o unintelligible_a but_o if_o the_o theory_n thereof_o may_v seem_v more_o operose_fw-la and_o tedious_a to_o impatient_a wit_n and_o the_o punctuality_n 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they_o be_v there_o by_o the_o 9_o axiom_n chap._n vii_o 1._o of_o the_o self-motion_n of_o a_o spirit_n 2._o of_o self-penetration_a 3._o of_o self-contraction_n and_o dilatation_n 4._o the_o power_n of_o penetrate_v of_o matter_n 5._o the_o power_n of_o move_v 6._o and_o of_o alter_v the_o matter_n 1._o we_o have_v prove_v the_o indiscerpibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o well_o in_o centre_n as_o circumference_n as_o well_o in_o the_o primary_n as_o secondary_a substance_n thereof_o to_o be_v a_o very_a consistent_a and_o congruous_a notion_n the_o next_o property_n be_v self-motion_n which_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v a_o attribute_n of_o something_o or_o other_o for_o by_o self-motion_n i_o understand_v nothing_o else_o but_o self-activity_n which_o must_v appertain_v to_o a_o subject_a active_a of_o itself_o now_o what_o be_v simple_o active_a of_o itself_o can_v no_o more_o cease_v to_o be_v active_a then_o to_o be_v which_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o matter_n
be_v not_o active_a of_o itself_o because_o it_o be_v reducible_a to_o rest_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n not_o only_o that_o self-activity_n belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o world_n from_o which_o activity_n be_v communicate_v to_o matter_n and_o indeed_o if_o matter_n as_o matter_n have_v motion_n nothing_o will_v hold_v together_o but_o flint_n adamant_n brass_n iron_n yea_o this_o whole_a earth_n will_v sudden_o melt_v into_o a_o thin_a substance_n than_o the_o subtle_a air_n or_o rather_o it_o never_o have_v be_v condensated_a together_o to_o this_o consistency_n we_o find_v it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o anticipate_v my_o future_a purpose_n of_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v spirit_n exist_v in_o the_o world_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a here_o to_o have_v assert_v that_o self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n be_v as_o conceivable_a to_o appertain_v to_o spirit_n as_o body_n which_o be_v plain_a at_o first_o sight_n to_o any_o man_n that_o appeal_v to_o his_o own_o faculty_n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o to_o be_v scruple_v at_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o move_v itself_o because_o our_o adversary_n that_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n must_v of_o necessity_n as_o i_o have_v intimate_v already_o confess_v that_o this_o matter_n move_v itself_o though_o it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a so_o to_o affirm_v 2._o the_o congruity_n and_o possibility_n of_o self-penetration_a in_o a_o create_a spirit_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v partly_o from_o the_o limitableness_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o partly_o from_o the_o forego_n attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n for_o self-penetration_a can_v belong_v to_o god_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o thing_n shall_v belong_v to_o he_o that_o imply_v imperfection_n and_o self-penetration_a can_v be_v without_o the_o lessen_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o which_o do_v penetrate_v itself_o or_o the_o implication_n that_o some_o part_n of_o that_o essence_n be_v not_o so_o well_o as_o they_o may_v be_v which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o a_o be_v which_o be_v absolute_o perfect_a from_o the_o attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v penetrability_n from_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o a_o spirit_n as_o we_o define_v have_v the_o power_n of_o motion_n upon_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o its_o essence_n may_v also_o determine_v this_o motion_n according_a to_o the_o property_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o exterior_a part_n inward_a they_o will_v return_v inward_a towards_o the_o centre_n of_o essential_a power_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o do_v without_o resistance_n the_o whole_a subject_n be_v penetrable_a and_o without_o damage_n it_o be_v also_o indiscerpible_a 3._o from_o this_o self-penetration_a we_o do_v not_o only_o easy_o but_o necessary_o understand_v self-contraction_n and_o dilatation_n to_o arise_v for_o this_o self-moving_a substance_n which_o we_o call_v a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v itself_o but_o it_o must_v needs_o therewith_o contract_v itself_o nor_o restore_v itself_o again_o to_o its_o former_a state_n but_o it_o do_v thereby_o dilate_v itself_o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o at_o all_o insist_v upon_o these_o term_n 4._o that_o power_n which_o a_o spirit_n have_v to_o penetrate_v matter_n we_o may_v easy_o understand_v if_o we_o consider_v a_o spirit_n only_o as_o a_o substance_n who_o immediate_a property_n be_v activity_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o imagine_v this_o active_a substance_n to_o pervade_v this_o or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n than_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v the_o pervade_n or_o disspread_v of_o motion_n itself_o therein_o 6._o the_o last_o term_n i_o put_v in_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v the_o power_n of_o alter_v the_o matter_n which_o will_v necessary_o follow_v from_o its_o power_n of_o move_v it_o or_o direct_v its_o motion_n for_o alteration_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vary_a of_o either_o the_o figure_n or_o posture_n or_o the_o degree_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n all_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o result_v of_o local_a motion_n thus_o have_v we_o clear_v the_o intelligibility_n and_o possibility_n of_o all_o the_o term_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n in_o general_a at_o least_o of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v rational_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o visible_a phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n we_o will_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o define_n of_o the_o chief_a species_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o 1._o four_o main_a species_n of_o spirit_n 2._o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v define_v 3._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o seminal_a form_n 4._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n 5._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man._n 6._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n 7._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n 8._o of_o the_o platonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o that_o des_n cartes_n his_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v at_o least_o conclude_v the_o possibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n 1._o we_o have_v enumerate_v four_o kind_n of_o spirit_n viz._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seminal_a form_n the_o soul_n of_o brute_n the_o humane_a soul_n and_o that_o soul_n or_o spirit_n which_o actuate_v or_o inform_v the_o vehicle_n of_o angel_n for_o i_o look_v upon_o angel_n to_o be_v as_o true_o a_o compound_n be_v consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o that_o of_o man_n and_o brute_n their_o existence_n we_o shall_v not_o now_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v for_o that_o belong_v to_o another_o place_n my_o present_a design_n be_v only_o to_o expound_v or_o define_v the_o notion_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o evince_a that_o they_o be_v the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o thing_n which_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n or_o impossibility_n in_o their_o conception_n which_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a for_o we_o to_o perform_v the_o chief_a difficulty_n lie_v in_o that_o more_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v so_o full_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 2._o now_o this_o general_a notion_n can_v be_v contract_v into_o kind_n by_o no_o other_o difference_n than_o such_o as_o may_v be_v call_v peculiar_a power_n or_o property_n belong_v to_o one_o spirit_n and_o exclude_v from_o another_o by_o the_o 8._o axiom_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o we_o describe_v these_o several_a kind_n of_o spirit_n by_o immediate_a and_o intrinsical_a property_n we_o have_v give_v as_o good_a definition_n of_o they_o as_o any_o one_o can_v give_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o we_o will_v begin_v with_o what_o be_v most_o simple_a the_o seminal_a form_n of_o thing_n which_o for_o the_o present_a decide_v nothing_o of_o their_o existence_n according_a to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possibilis_fw-la we_o define_v thus_o a_o seminal_a form_n be_v a_o create_a spirit_n organize_a due_o prepare_v matter_n into_o life_n and_o vegetation_n proper_a to_o this_o or_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o plant_n it_o be_v beyond_o my_o imagination_n what_o can_v be_v except_v against_o this_o description_n it_o contain_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v very_o coherent_a and_o intelligible_a for_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n it_o can_v move_v matter_n intrinsical_o or_o at_o least_o direct_v the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o omnipotent_a spirit_n but_o finite_a and_o create_v it_o be_v power_n may_v well_o be_v restrain_v to_o due_o prepare_a matter_n both_o for_o vital_a union_n and_o motion_n he_o that_o have_v make_v these_o particular_a spirit_n vary_v their_o faculty_n of_o vital_a union_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o preparation_n of_o matter_n and_o so_o limit_v the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o they_o all_o that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o be_v vital_o join_v with_o any_o matter_n whatever_o and_o the_o same_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o give_v they_o a_o power_n of_o unite_n with_o and_o move_a of_o matter_n due_o prepare_v may_v also_o set_v such_o law_n to_o this_o motion_n that_o when_o it_o light_v on_o matter_n fit_a for_o it_o it_o will_v produce_v such_o and_o such_o a_o plant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o will_v shape_v the_o matter_n into_o such_o figure_n colour_n and_o other_o property_n as_o we_o discover_v in_o they_o by_o our_o sense_n 4._o this_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o particular_a life_n in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v any_o pure_o of_o this_o degree_n
sense_n or_o common_a notion_n find_v in_o all_o man_n that_o have_v not_o do_v violence_n to_o their_o own_o nature_n unless_o by_o some_o other_o approve_a faculty_n he_o can_v discover_v the_o contrary_a my_o conclusion_n must_v stand_v for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n by_o axiom_n 5._o he_o pretend_v therefore_o some_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n which_o he_o will_v oppose_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o this_o inward_a sense_n which_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o examine_v that_o we_o may_v discover_v his_o sophistry_n chap._n iii_o 1._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o argument_n whereby_o he_o will_v prove_v all_o our_o action_n necessitate_v his_o first_o argument_n 2._o his_o second_o argument_n 3._o his_o three_o argument_n 4._o his_o four_o argument_n 5._o what_o must_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o in_o the_o first_o argument_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n 6._o a_o full_a and_o more_o determinate_a explication_n of_o the_o forego_n word_n who_o sense_n be_v evident_o convince_v to_o be_v that_o no_o essence_n of_o itself_o can_v vary_v its_o modification_n 7._o that_o this_o be_v only_o say_v by_o mr._n hobbs_n not_o prove_v and_o a_o full_a confutation_n of_o his_o assertion_n 8._o mr._n hobbs_n impose_v upon_o by_o his_o own_o sophistry_n 9_o that_o one_o part_n of_o this_o first_o argument_n of_o he_o be_v groundless_a the_o other_o sophistical_a 10._o the_o plain_a proposal_n of_o his_o argument_n whence_o appear_v more_o full_o the_o weakness_n and_o sophistry_n thereof_o 11._o a_o answer_n to_o his_o second_o argument_n 12._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o 13._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v the_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n of_o future_a proposition_n 14._o a_o answer_n to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o four_o argument_n which_o though_o slight_v by_o himself_o be_v the_o strong_a of_o they_o all_o 15._o the_o difficulty_n of_o reconcile_a freewill_n with_o divine_a prescience_n and_o prophecy_n 16._o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o freewill_n be_v seldom_o put_v in_o use_n 17._o that_o the_o use_n of_o it_o be_v proper_o in_o moral_a conflict_n 18._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o invincible_a there_o neither_o 19_o that_o divine_a decree_n either_o find_v fit_a instrument_n or_o make_v they_o 20._o that_o the_o more_o exact_a we_o make_v divine_a prescience_n even_o to_o the_o comprehension_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n in_o itself_o to_o be_v comprehend_v the_o more_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o man_n will_n may_v be_v sometime_o free_a 21._o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v good_a my_o last_o argument_n against_o mr._n hobbs_n 1._o his_o first_o argument_n run_v thus_o i_o will_v repeat_v it_o in_o his_o own_o word_n as_o also_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o his_o treatise_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n i_o conceive_v say_v he_o that_o nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o but_o from_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o immediate_a agent_n without_o itself_o and_o that_o therefore_o when_o first_o a_o man_n have_v a_o appetite_n or_o will_n to_o something_o to_o which_o immediate_o before_o he_o have_v no_o appetite_n nor_o will_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o will_n be_v not_o the_o will_n itself_o but_o something_o else_o not_o in_o his_o own_o dispose_n so_o that_o whereas_o it_o be_v out_o of_o controversy_n that_o of_o voluntary_a action_n the_o will_n be_v the_o necessary_a cause_n and_o by_o this_o which_o be_v say_v the_o will_n be_v also_o cause_v by_o other_o thing_n whereof_o it_o dispose_v not_o it_o follow_v that_o voluntary_a action_n have_v all_o of_o they_o necessary_a cause_n and_o therefore_o be_v necessitate_v 2._o his_o second_o thus_o i_o hold_v say_v he_o that_o to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o which_o nothing_o be_v want_v that_o be_v needful_a to_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o effect_n the_o same_o also_o be_v a_o necessary_a cause_n for_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n shall_v not_o bring_v forth_o the_o effect_n than_o there_o want_v somewhat_o which_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o produce_v of_o it_o and_o so_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o if_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n shall_v not_o produce_v the_o effect_n then_o be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n a_o necessary_a cause_n for_o that_o be_v say_v to_o produce_v a_o effect_n necessary_o that_o can_v but_o produce_v it_o hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o whatsoever_o be_v produce_v be_v produce_v necessary_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v produce_v have_v have_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o produce_v it_o or_o else_o it_o have_v not_o be_v what_o follow_v be_v either_o the_o same_o or_o so_o close_o depend_v on_o this_o that_o i_o need_v not_o add_v it_o 3._o his_o three_o argument_n therefore_o shall_v be_v that_o which_o he_o urge_v from_o future_a disjunction_n for_o example_n let_v the_o case_n be_v put_v of_o the_o wether_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o to_o morrow_n it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_v if_o therefore_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a it_o shall_v rain_v it_o be_v necessary_a it_o shall_v not_o rain_v otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o the_o proposition_n it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_n shall_v be_v true_a 4._o his_o four_o be_v this_o that_o the_o deny_v of_o necessity_n destroy_v both_o the_o decree_n and_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n almighty_n for_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o bring_v to_o pass_v by_o man_n as_o a_o instrument_n or_o forsee_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v a_o man_n if_o he_o have_v liberty_n from_o necessitation_n may_v frustrate_v and_o make_v not_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o god_n shall_v either_o not_o foreknow_v it_o and_o not_o decree_v it_o or_o he_o shall_v foreknow_v such_o thing_n shall_v be_v as_o shall_v never_o be_v and_o decree_n that_o which_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v 5._o the_o entrance_n into_o his_o first_o argument_n be_v something_o obscure_a and_o ambiguous_a nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o but_o i_o shall_v be_v as_o candid_a and_o faithful_a a_o interpreter_n as_o i_o may_v if_o he_o mean_v by_o beginning_n begin_v of_o existence_n it_o be_v undoubted_o true_a that_o no_o substance_n nor_o modification_n of_o substance_n take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o but_o this_o will_v not_o infer_v the_o conclusion_n he_o drive_v at_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o of_o be_v otherwise_o affect_v or_o modify_v then_o before_o he_o must_v either_o understand_v by_o nothing_o no_o essence_n neither_o spirit_n nor_o body_n or_o no_o modification_n of_o essence_n he_o can_v mean_v spirit_n as_o admit_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o nature_n if_o body_n it_o will_v not_o infer_v what_o he_o aim_v at_o unless_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o the_o universe_n which_o be_v a_o mere_a precarious_a principle_n of_o he_o which_o he_o beseech_v his_o credulous_a follower_n to_o admit_v but_o he_o prove_v it_o no_o where_o as_o i_o have_v already_o note_v if_o by_o modification_n he_o mean_v the_o modification_n of_o matter_n or_o body_n that_o run_v still_o upon_o the_o former_a principle_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o he_o prove_v nothing_o but_o upon_o a_o beg_v hypothesis_n and_o that_o a_o false_a one_o as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o demonstrate_v wherefore_o the_o most_o favourable_a interpretation_n i_o can_v make_v be_v that_o he_o mean_v by_o no_o thing_n no_o essence_n nor_o modification_n of_o essence_n be_v willing_a to_o hide_v that_o dearly-huged_a hypothesis_n of_o his_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o the_o world_n under_o so_o general_a and_o uncertain_a term_n 6._o the_o word_n therefore_o in_o the_o other_o sense_n have_v no_o pretence_n to_o conclude_v any_o thing_n let_v we_o see_v how_o far_o they_o will_v prevail_v in_o this_o take_v no_o thing_n for_o no_o essence_n or_o no_o modification_n of_o essence_n or_o what_o will_v come_v near_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n no_o faculty_n of_o a_o essence_n and_o from_o this_o twofold_a meaning_n let_v we_o examine_v two_o proposition_n that_o will_v result_v from_o thence_o viz._n that_o no_o faculty_n of_o any_o essence_n can_v vary_v its_o operation_n from_o what_o it_o be_v but_o from_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o immediate_a agent_n without_o itself_o or_o that_o no_o essence_n can_v vary_v its_o modification_n or_o operation_n by_o itself_o but_o by_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o immediate_a agent_n without_o it_o of_o which_o two_o proposition_n the_o latter_a seem_v the_o better_a sense_n by_o far_o and_o most_o natural_a for_o it_o be_v very_o harsh_a and_o if_o true_o look_v into_o as_o false_a to_o say_v that_o the_o mode_n
it_o add_v will_n to_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o its_o power_n and_o if_o it_o do_v not_o act_n it_o be_v not_o because_o it_o have_v not_o sufficient_a power_n but_o because_o it_o will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o it_o so_o that_o we_o see_v that_o every_o sufficient_a cause_n right_o understand_v without_o captiositie_n be_v not_o a_o necessary_a cause_n nor_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o produce_v the_o effect_n and_o that_o though_o there_o be_v a_o sufficiency_n of_o power_n yet_o there_o may_v be_v something_o want_v to_o wit_n the_o exertion_n of_o the_o will_n whereby_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o what_o may_v have_v act_v if_o it_o will_v do_v not_o but_o if_o it_o do_v will_n be_v add_v to_o sufficient_a power_n that_o it_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v necessary_a in_o any_o other_o sense_n then_o of_o that_o axiom_n in_o metaphysic_n quicquid_fw-la est_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la est_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v and_o not_o be_v at_o once_o but_o before_o it_o act_v it_o may_v have_v choose_v whether_o it_o will_v have_v act_v or_o no_o but_o it_o do_v determine_v itself_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v it_o to_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o free_a agent_n &_o not_o a_o necessary_a one_o so_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o though_o there_o be_v some_o pretty_a perverseness_n of_o wit_n in_o the_o contrive_n of_o this_o argument_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o solidity_n at_o all_o at_o the_o bottom_n 12._o and_o as_o little_a be_v there_o in_o his_o three_o but_o in_o this_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o can_v so_o much_o accuse_v he_o of_o art_n and_o sophistry_n as_o of_o ignorance_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o logic_n for_o he_o do_v plain_o assert_v that_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o proposition_n there_o name_v depend_v on_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o part_n thereof_o than_o which_o no_o grosser_n error_n can_v be_v commit_v in_o the_o art_n of_o reason_v for_o he_o may_v as_o well_o say_v that_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o connex_v axiom_n depend_v on_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o part_n as_o of_o a_o disjunct_n but_o in_o a_o connex_v when_o both_o the_o part_n be_v not_o only_o false_a but_o impossible_a yet_o the_o axiom_n be_v necessary_o true_a as_o for_o example_n if_o bucephalus_n be_v a_o man_n he_o be_v endue_v with_o humane_a reason_n this_o axiom_n be_v necessary_o true_a and_o yet_o the_o part_n be_v impossible_a for_o alexander_n horse_n can_v neither_o be_v a_o man_n nor_o have_v the_o reason_n of_o a_o man_n either_o radical_o or_o actual_o the_o necessity_n therefore_o be_v only_o lay_v upon_o the_o connexion_n of_o the_o part_n not_o upon_o the_o part_n themselves_o so_o when_o i_o say_v to_o morrow_n it_o will_v rain_v or_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v this_o disjunct_a proposition_n also_o be_v necessary_a but_o the_o necessity_n lie_v upon_o the_o disjunction_n of_o the_o part_n not_o upon_o the_o part_n themselves_o for_o they_o be_v immediate_o disjoin_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o one_o of_o they_o must_v be_v though_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o this_o must_v be_v determine_v rather_o than_o that_o as_o when_o a_o man_n be_v keep_v under_o custody_n where_o he_o have_v the_o use_n of_o two_o room_n only_o though_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o he_o be_v find_v in_o one_o of_o the_o two_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o either_o one_o of_o they_o and_o to_o be_v brief_a and_o prevent_v those_o frivolous_a both_o answer_n and_o reply_n that_o follow_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o this_o argument_n in_o mr._n hobbs_n as_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o disjunct_a axiom_n lie_v upon_o the_o disjunction_n itself_o so_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o this_o necessity_n be_v a_o mode_n must_v lie_v there_o too_o for_o it_o be_v the_o disjunction_n of_o the_o part_n that_o be_v affirm_v and_o not_o the_o part_n themselves_o as_o any_o one_o that_o be_v but_o moderate_o in_o his_o wit_n must_v needs_o acknowledge_v 13._o there_o be_v a_o more_o dangerous_a way_n that_o mr._n hobbs_n may_v have_v make_v use_n of_o and_o with_o more_o credit_n but_o yet_o scarce_o with_o better_a success_n which_o be_v the_o consideration_n of_o a_o axiom_n that_o pronounce_v of_o a_o future_a contingent_a such_o as_o this_o cras_fw-la socrates_n disputabit_fw-la for_o every_o axiom_n pronounce_v either_o true_a or_o false_a as_o all_o do_v agree_v upon_o if_o this_o axiom_n be_v now_o true_a it_o be_v impossible_a but_o socrates_n shall_v dispute_v to_o morrow_n or_o if_o it_o be_v now_o false_a it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v and_o so_o his_o action_n of_o dispute_v or_o the_o omission_n thereof_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o the_o proposition_n can_v be_v both_o true_a and_o false_a at_o once_o some_o be_v much_o trouble_v to_o extricate_v themselves_o out_o of_o this_o noose_n but_o if_o we_o more_o precise_o inquire_v into_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o proposition_n the_o difficulty_n will_v vanish_v he_o therefore_o that_o affirm_v that_o socrates_n will_v dispute_v to_o morrow_n affirm_v it_o to_o use_v the_o distinction_n of_o futurity_n that_o aristotle_n somewhere_o suggest_v either_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v either_o as_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v but_o have_v a_o possibility_n of_o be_v otherwise_o or_o else_o as_o a_o thing_n certain_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v if_o this_o latter_a the_o axiom_n be_v false_a if_o the_o former_a it_o be_v true_a and_o so_o the_o liberty_n of_o socrates_n his_o action_n as_o also_o of_o all_o like_a contingent_a effect_n be_v thus_o easy_o rescue_v from_o this_o sophistical_a entanglement_n for_o every_o future_a axiom_n be_v as_o incapable_a of_o our_o judgement_n unless_o we_o determine_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o by_o one_o of_o the_o forenamed_a mode_n as_o a_o indefinite_a axiom_n be_v before_o we_o in_o our_o mind_n add_v the_o note_n of_o universality_n or_o particularity_n neither_o can_v we_o say_v of_o either_o of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v true_a or_o false_a till_o we_o have_v complete_v and_o determine_v their_o sense_n 14._o his_o four_o argument_n he_o propose_v with_o some_o diffidence_n and_o dislike_n as_o if_o he_o think_v it_o not_o good_a logic_n they_o be_v his_o own_o word_n to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o add_v it_o to_o the_o rest_n and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o can_v but_o approve_v of_o the_o consistency_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o coherency_n with_o other_o part_n of_o his_o philosophy_n for_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n or_o matter_n in_o the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o thing_n it_o will_v be_v very_o hard_a to_o find_v out_o any_o such_o deity_n as_o have_v the_o knowledge_n or_o foreknowledge_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o therefore_o i_o suspect_v that_o this_o last_o be_v only_o cast_v 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