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A59161 Natural history of the passions Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.; Senault, Jean-François, 1601-1672. De l'usage des passions. 1674 (1674) Wing S2501; ESTC R17216 95,333 238

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notwithstanding_o the_o deformity_n they_o see_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o they_o yea_o and_o the_o contempt_n they_o sometime_o receive_v from_o they_o they_o still_o dote_v upon_o and_o with_o delightful_a submission_n court_v and_o adore_v they_o and_o as_o for_o antipathy_n as_o well_o towards_o person_n as_o thing_n instance_n of_o they_o also_o be_v without_o number_n and_o many_o show_v themselves_o at_o our_o very_a table_n where_o one_o man_n abhor_v a_o breast_n of_o mutton_n yet_o love_v the_o shoulder_n cut_v from_o it_o a_o second_o swoon_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o eel_n and_o yet_o will_v feast_v upon_o lamprey_n or_o conger_n a_o three_o abominate_v cheese_n but_o be_v please_v with_o milk_n a_o four_o deve_v roast_v pigg_n yet_o can_v make_v a_o meal_n upon_o bacon_n this_o man_n sweat_v at_o presence_n of_o a_o cat_n that_o fall_v into_o a_o agony_n by_o cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o a_o frogg_n or_o toad_n a_o other_o can_v never_o be_v reconcile_v to_o oyster_n nay_o more_o there_o be_v who_o feel_v themselves_o ready_a to_o faint_v if_o a_o cat_n be_v hide_v in_o some_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o room_n wherein_o they_o be_v though_o they_o suspect_v no_o such_o encountre_n of_o their_o natural_a enemy_n till_o they_o be_v wound_v with_o the_o invisible_a dart_n or_o emanation_n from_o her_o body_n and_o all_o these_o admirable_a effect_n proceed_v not_o from_o any_o positive_a evil_n or_o malignity_n in_o the_o thing_n abhor_v for_o what_o be_v one_o man_n meat_n be_v a_o other_o poison_n but_o only_o from_o their_o incongruity_n or_o occult_a enmity_n to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a sensitive_a soul_n for_o if_o at_o any_o time_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o consistence_n of_o animal_n spirit_n that_o constitute_v the_o lucid_n or_o sensitive_a part_n of_o this_o soul_n be_v by_o the_o encountre_n of_o any_o object_n put_v into_o great_a disorder_n she_o ever_o after_o abhor_v the_o approach_n or_o eff●luvia_fw-la of_o the_o same_o whereas_o the_o congruity_n of_o particle_n proceed_v from_o a_o object_n to_o the_o contexture_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v on_o the_o contrary_a the_o ground_n of_o all_o her_o secret_a amity_n 2._o passion_n metaphysical_a metaphysical_a or_o which_o seem_v to_o have_v their_o first_o rise_n from_o and_o principaly_a to_o relate_v to_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v those_o which_o divine_v call_v devout_a and_o religious_a affection_n direct_v to_o object_n supernatural_a and_o chief_o to_o god_n for_o when_o our_o noble_a soul_n reflect_v upon_o the_o excellency_n and_o immortality_n of_o her_o nature_n aspire_v by_o sublime_a speculation_n towards_o her_o supreme_a felicity_n the_o contemplation_n and_o love_n of_o her_o creator_n and_o determine_v her_o will_n to_o pursue_v that_o incomprehensible_a because_o infinite_a subject_n of_o all_o perfection_n which_o alone_o can_v satisfy_v her_o understanding_n with_o light_n or_o knowledge_n and_o her_o will_n with_o love_n she_o do_v not_o only_o exercise_v herself_o in_o simple_a and_o abstract_a conception_n such_o as_o be_v proper_a to_o her_o immaterial_a essence_n alone_o and_o conformable_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o thing_n she_o speculate_v but_o communicate_v her_o affect_n also_o to_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n by_o who_o subordinate_a motion_n she_o be_v oblige_v to_o act_v respective_o to_o her_o end_n and_o these_o motion_n or_o act_n be_v thus_o traduce_v from_o the_o superior_a to_o the_o inferior_a soul_n and_o thence_o derive_v first_o to_o the_o brain_n and_o imagination_n then_o to_o the_o heart_n produce_v therein_o and_o so_o in_o the_o blood_n the_o various_a motion_n that_o constitute_v such_o passion_n as_o we_o observe_v in_o ourselves_o when_o we_o be_v most_o ardent_o urge_v to_o act_n of_o devotion_n and_o piety_n towards_o the_o supreme_a be_v whence_o it_o be_v doubtless_o that_o divine_a love_n detestation_n of_o sin_n repentance_n hope_v of_o salvation_n fear_v of_o incense_a divine_a justice_n and_o most_o if_o not_o all_o other_o act_n or_o passion_n of_o devotion_n be_v common_o ascribe_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o not_o without_o some_o reason_n for_o though_o i_o can_v admit_v the_o heart_n to_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o passion_n as_o the_o aristotelean_v unanimous_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v only_o because_o of_o the_o sensible_a alteration_n therein_o produce_v in_o most_o passion_n since_o in_o truth_n those_o alteration_n be_v rather_o consequent_n than_o cause_n of_o passion_n and_o since_o they_o be_v not_o feel_v by_o we_o as_o in_o the_o heart_n but_o only_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o nerve_n descend_v thither_o from_o the_o brain_n as_o pain_n be_v not_o feel_v as_o in_o the_o foot_n but_o by_o intervention_n of_o nerve_n betwixt_o the_o foot_n and_o the_o brain_n and_o as_o the_o star_n appear_v to_o we_o as_o in_o heaven_n by_o mediation_n of_o their_o light_n affect_v our_o optic_a nerve_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o necessary_a the_o soul_n shall_v exercise_v her_o function_n or_o receive_v her_o passion_n immediate_o in_o the_o heart_n only_o because_o she_o feel_v her_o passion_n therein_o than_o it_o be_v she_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n because_o she_o see_v the_o star_n to_o be_v there_o or_o in_o the_o foot_n because_o pain_n appear_v to_o she_o to_o be_v there_o notwithstanding_o this_o i_o say_v yet_o the_o adscription_n of_o these_o devout_a passion_n to_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o altogether_o destitute_a of_o reason_n for_o for_o instance_n when_o the_o inferior_a soul_n be_v command_v by_o the_o superior_a to_o humble_a and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o prostrate_v herself_n in_o adoration_n of_o the_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o god_n instant_o both_o part_n thereof_o as_o well_o the_o sensitive_a as_o the_o vital_a be_v force_v to_o repress_v and_o restrain_v their_o wont_a emanation_n or_o effusion_n whereupon_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v in_o whole_a legion_n withdraw_v from_o minis_fw-la tring_n to_o the_o imagination_n and_o sense_n be_v by_o the_o nerve_n transmit_v in_o crowd_n to_o the_o heart_n which_o while_o they_o close_o contract_v and_o shut_v they_o cause_v the_o blood_n to_o remain_v long_o than_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o cavity_n thereof_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n keep_v it_o both_o from_o be_v too_o much_o kindle_v in_o the_o lung_n and_o from_o be_v send_v from_o the_o heart_n in_o too_o great_a abundance_n into_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n and_o more_o especial_o into_o the_o brain_n as_o if_o nature_n itself_o have_v institute_v that_o in_o sacred_a passion_n the_o blood_n or_o principal_a seat_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v offer_v up_o to_o the_o author_n of_o life_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o heart_n while_o the_o brain_n or_o seat_n of_o reason_n be_v keep_v serene_a and_o clear_a nor_o be_v it_o difficult_a to_o a_o man_n pray_v to_o almighty_a god_n with_o fervency_n of_o spirit_n to_o observe_v in_o himself_o that_o his_o blood_n be_v more_o and_o more_o arrest_v and_o detain_v within_o his_o breast_n the_o while_n insomuch_o that_o his_o heart_n seem_v to_o swell_v his_o lung_n to_o be_v oppress_v and_o he_o be_v force_v frequent_o to_o interrupt_v his_o orison_n with_o profound_a sigh_n for_o attraction_n of_o fresh_a aer_fw-la as_o if_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n not_o content_a to_o devote_v herself_o alone_o and_o pour_v forth_o her_o holy_a desire_n to_o god_n labour_v to_o make_v a_o libation_n also_o of_o the_o vital_a blood_n for_o a_o propitiatory_a oblation_n so_o that_o though_o the_o soul_n can_v in_o strictness_n of_o truth_n be_v say_v to_o receive_v her_o passion_n in_o the_o heart_n yet_o since_o the_o alteration_n cause_v in_o we_o by_o they_o be_v great_a and_o more_o sensible_a in_o the_o heart_n and_o consequent_o in_o the_o blood_n than_o in_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n beside_o i_o be_o not_o so_o addict_v to_o vitilitigation_n as_o to_o contend_v about_o