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goodness_n justice_n faithfulness_n p._n 135._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o perfection_n belong_v to_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o act_v viz._n power_n dominion_n distribution_n of_o future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n p._n 143._o chap._n xii_o concern_v the_o duty_n of_o religion_n natural_o flow_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o perfection_n and_o first_o of_o adoration_n and_o worship_n p._n 176._o chap._n xiii_o of_o faith_n or_o affiance_n p._n 189._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o love_n p._n 200._o chap._n xv._n of_o reverence_n and_o fear_n p._n 216._o chap._n xvi_o of_o active_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n p._n 227._o chap._n xvii_o of_o passive_a obedience_n or_o patience_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n p._n 239._o second_o book_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o practise_v the_o duty_n of_o natural_a religion_n chap._n i._n show_v in_o general_n how_o religion_n conduce_v to_o our_o happiness_n p._n 285._o chap._n ii_o how_o it_o conduce_v to_o our_o present_a happiness_n in_o this_o world_n and_o first_o to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o outward-man_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o health_n p._n 314._o chap._n iii_o in_o respect_n of_o liberty_n safety_n and_o quiet_a p._n 324._o chap._n iu._n in_o respect_n of_o our_o estate_n and_o possession_n riches_n p._n 330._o chap._n v._n in_o respect_n of_o pleasure_n or_o the_o cheerful_a enjoyment_n of_o outward_a blessing_n p._n 344._o chap._n vi_o in_o respect_n of_o honour_n and_o reputation_n p._n 353._o chap._n vii_o how_o religion_n conduce_v to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o inward-man_n as_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o perfect_a and_o regulate_v of_o our_o faculty_n and_o to_o the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o our_o mind_n p._n 372._o chap._n viii_o how_o religion_n conduce_v to_o our_o happiness_n in_o the_o next_o world_n p._n 388._o chap._n ix_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a show_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o the_o 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illo_fw-la vacat_fw-la opus_fw-la suum_fw-la ipse_fw-la implet_fw-la we_o can_v turn_v ourselves_o no-whith_a but_o we_o shall_v meet_v he_o no_o place_n be_v without_o he_o he_o fill_v his_o own_o work_n 2._o by_o the_o principle_n of_o reason_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o and_o the_o divine_a nature_n shall_v be_v limit_v this_o will_v contradict_v his_o universal_a providence_n and_o render_v all_o worship_n of_o he_o vain_a and_o useless_a why_o shall_v a_o man_n either_o fear_v he_o or_o serve_v he_o if_o he_o can_v neither_o hear_v our_o prayer_n nor_o take_v notice_n of_o our_o want_n nor_o receive_v our_o acknowledgement_n 2._o for_o the_o attribute_n of_o eternity_n whereby_o be_v signify_v god_n be_v of_o infinite_a duration_n without_o beginning_n or_o end_n that_o this_o likewise_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o natural_a notion_n of_o god_n may_v be_v evident_a 1._o by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n and_o though_o there_o have_v be_v dispute_v among_o they_o about_o some_o of_o his_o other_o attribute_n yet_o in_o this_o all_o of_o they_o have_v agree_v they_o do_v indeed_o describe_v the_o genealogy_n of_o their_o hero_n and_o subordinate_a god_n but_o for_o the_o supreme_a deity_n he_o be_v constant_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v without_o beginning_n of_o time_n or_o end_n of_o day_n epicurus_n himself_o who_o have_v the_o low_a and_o mean_a opinion_n of_o god_n and_o rob_v he_o of_o as_o many_o of_o his_o other_o perfection_n as_o by_o the_o utmost_a strain_n of_o his_o wit_n he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v yet_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v he_o this_o attribute_n so_o tully_n relate_v of_o he_o speak_v to_o those_o of_o that_o sect_n ubi_fw-la igitur_fw-la vestrum_fw-la beatum_fw-la &_o aeternum_fw-la quibus_fw-la duobus_fw-la verbis_fw-la 1._o significatis_fw-la deum_fw-la where_o be_v that_o bless_a and_o eternal_a be_v of_o you_o which_o be_v the_o two_o usual_a word_n whereby_o you_o describe_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o lucretius_n who_o make_v it_o his_o design_n to_o represent_v to_o the_o world_n the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o philosopher_n do_v from_o he_o give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la divum_fw-la natura_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la immortali_fw-la aevo_fw-la summa_fw-la cum_fw-la pace_fw-la fruatur_fw-la it_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v happy_a and_o immortal_a the_o poet_n themselves_o who_o among_o all_o other_o have_v the_o wild_a thought_n of_o god_n yet_o do_v continual_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o seldom_o mention_v his_o name_n without_o it_o and_o the_o oath_n most_o usual_a among_o they_o be_v in_o this_o form_n deos_fw-la testor_fw-la immortales_fw-la i_o appeal_v to_o the_o immortal_a go_n aristotle_n do_v in_o several_a place_n make_v eternity_n to_o be_v essential_a to_o 2._o the_o notion_n of_o god_n and_o tully_n assert_n it_o 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cause_n or_o mover_n it_o will_v thence_o necessary_o follow_v that_o he_o must_v always_o be_v and_o can_v not_o have_v a_o beginning_n because_o if_o he_o ever_o be_v only_o in_o possibility_n he_o can_v not_o from_o thence_o pass_v into_o actual_a be_v without_o some_o precedent_a cause_n and_o mover_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o his_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n and_o if_o nothing_o can_v cause_v his_o be_v than_o nothing_o can_v take_v it_o away_o and_o consequent_o he_o must_v be_v everlasting_a it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a abatement_n to_o all_o the_o other_o divine_a perfection_n if_o they_o be_v finite_a and_o perish_a beside_o that_o it_o will_v be_v altogether_o inconsistent_a with_o some_o of_o they_o namely_o his_o self-existence_n and_o necessary_a existence_n and_o withal_o it_o must_v needs_o take_v off_o from_o the_o obligation_n to_o duty_n on_o the_o creature_n part_n if_o they_o be_v uncertain_a of_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o be_v by_o who_o reward_n 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according_a to_o all_o the_o various_a relation_n dependency_n circumstance_n belong_v to_o each_o of_o they_o
be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o imaginable_a reason_n why_o among_o those_o that_o know_v they_o they_o shall_v pretend_v to_o any_o kind_n of_o honesty_n or_o conscience_n because_o they_o be_v whole_o destitute_a of_o all_o such_o motive_n as_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o oblige_v they_o to_o any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o according_a to_o they_o that_o which_o be_v call_v virtue_n and_o religion_n must_v be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o silly_a and_o useless_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o for_o the_o principle_n of_o honour_n which_o some_o imagine_n may_v supply_v the_o room_n of_o conscience_n this_o relate_v only_o to_o external_a reputation_n and_o the_o esteem_n which_o we_o have_v among_o other_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v of_o no_o influence_n to_o restrain_v man_n from_o do_v any_o secret_a mischief_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o those_o who_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o their_o own_o safety_n aught_o to_o abandon_v all_o kind_n of_o society_n with_o such_o pernicious_a person_n who_o according_a to_o their_o own_o principle_n must_v take_v all_o opportunity_n of_o do_v any_o mischief_n to_o other_o which_o they_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v with_o any_o advantage_n to_o themselves_o now_o if_o this_o be_v so_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v so_o frame_v as_o not_o to_o be_v effectual_o persuade_v and_o wrought_v upon_o without_o the_o consideration_n of_o such_o a_o future_a state_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o add_v everlasting_a motive_n as_o the_o sanction_n of_o that_o law_n by_o which_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v this_o must_v render_v it_o high_o credible_a that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o state_n because_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o unworthy_a of_o god_n to_o conceive_v of_o he_o that_o he_o have_v contrive_v the_o nature_n of_o one_o of_o his_o best_a and_o most_o noble_a creature_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o make_v it_o incapable_a of_o be_v govern_v without_o falsehood_n and_o deceit_n the_o necessity_n of_o this_o principle_n to_o the_o government_n of_o man_n life_n and_o action_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o that_o say_n among_o the_o rabbin_n that_o paradise_n and_o hell_n be_v two_o of_o the_o seven_o pillar_n upon_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v found_v the_o world_n as_o if_o it_o can_v not_o be_v uphold_v without_o such_o a_o support_n 3._o the_o three_o and_o last_o argument_n i_o propose_v to_o speak_v to_o be_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o principle_n to_o the_o vindication_n of_o divine_a providence_n nothing_o be_v more_o universal_o acknowledge_v than_o that_o god_n be_v good_a and_o just_a that_o well-doing_n shall_v be_v reward_v and_o evil_a action_n punish_v by_o he_o and_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o his_o dispensation_n in_o this_o life_n be_v many_o time_n promiscuous_a and_o uncertain_a so_o that_o a_o man_n can_v judge_v of_o love_n or_o hatred_n by_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n be_v sometime_o in_o the_o best_a condition_n if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n we_o shall_v be_v of_o all_o man_n 19_o most_o miserable_a say_v the_o apostle_n speak_v concern_v those_o primitive_a time_n of_o persecution_n when_o the_o better_a any_o man_n be_v the_o more_o be_v he_o expose_v to_o suffer_v nor_o be_v it_o thus_o only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o particular_a person_n or_o in_o the_o success_n of_o private_a difference_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n but_o likewise_o for_o some_o of_o those_o decision_n that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o public_a contest_v of_o prince_n and_o nation_n these_o may_v sometime_o be_v so_o state_v as_o to_o the_o event_n of_o they_o as_o may_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n seem_v unequal_a and_o not_o according_a to_o justice_n and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o cause_n now_o the_o great_a uncertainty_n there_o be_v as_o to_o the_o present_a affair_n of_o this_o world_n by_o so_o much_o great_a be_v the_o certainty_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o virtue_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o reward_n to_o itself_o and_o vice_n a_o punishment_n in_o regard_n of_o that_o satisfaction_n or_o that_o regret_n of_o mind_n which_o do_v accompany_v such_o thing_n but_o these_o be_v not_o such_o kind_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n as_o lawgiver_n be_v to_o take_v care_n of_o by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o excite_v those_o under_o the_o government_n to_o overcome_v the_o labour_n and_o difficulty_n that_o they_o may_v sometime_o meet_v with_o in_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o restrain_v other_o from_o wicked_a action_n it_o will_v seem_v a_o wild_a extravagant_a law_n which_o shall_v propose_v by_o way_n of_o reward_n that_o those_o who_o have_v upon_o account_n of_o religion_n or_o virtue_n undergo_v any_o great_a danger_n and_o trouble_n shall_v for_o their_o reward_n be_v put_v again_o to_o undergo_v more_o and_o great_a that_o they_o who_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o robbery_n shall_v by_o way_n of_o punishment_n be_v oblige_v to_o commit_v murder_n beside_o those_o moral_a advantage_n or_o mischief_n which_o be_v proper_o the_o effect_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n there_o be_v likewise_o some_o physical_a good_a or_o evil_a that_o may_v be_v expect_v as_o the_o reward_n and_o punishment_n of_o they_o will_v it_o become_v a_o just_a governor_n to_o permit_v his_o rebellious_a subject_n those_o who_o contemn_v his_o law_n to_o persecute_v such_o as_o be_v obedient_a to_o he_o with_o all_o kind_n of_o scorn_n and_o violence_n stripe_n imprisonment_n torment_n and_o death_n itself_o and_o that_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n will_v it_o be_v a_o reasonable_a excuse_n for_o such_o a_o ruler_n to_o say_v that_o one_o of_o these_o have_v receive_v sufficient_a punishment_n in_o the_o very_a commission_n of_o such_o crime_n and_o that_o the_o other_o have_v a_o sufficient_a reward_n both_o in_o the_o do_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o in_o his_o suffering_n for_o it_o what_o can_v be_v more_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o wise_a end_n of_o government_n what_o can_v be_v a_o great_a disparagement_n to_o divine_a providence_n than_o to_o permit_v the_o calamity_n and_o suffering_n which_o good_a man_n undergo_v in_o this_o world_n many_o time_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n to_o pass_v unrewarded_a and_o the_o many_o mischief_n and_o profanation_n which_o wicked_a man_n take_v the_o advantage_n of_o commit_v by_o their_o greatness_n and_o prosperity_n in_o this_o world_n to_o go_v unpunished_a what_o great_a glory_n will_v it_o be_v to_o preside_v over_o this_o material_a world_n star_n and_o meteor_n sea_n and_o land_n plant_n and_o beast_n to_o put_v these_o thing_n into_o such_o a_o regular_a course_n as_o may_v be_v suitable_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o the_o operation_n for_o which_o they_o be_v design_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a space_n to_o have_v no_o proportionable_a regard_n either_o for_o those_o that_o reverence_v the_o deity_n or_o those_o who_o contemn_v he_o it_o be_v very_o well_o say_v to_o this_o purpose_n by_o a_o late_a author_n that_o not_o to_o conduct_v the_o course_n amyraldus_n of_o nature_n in_o a_o due_a manner_n may_v speak_v some_o defect_n of_o wisdom_n in_o god_n but_o not_o to_o compensate_a virtue_n and_o vice_n beside_o the_o defect_n of_o wisdom_n in_o not_o adjust_v thing_n suitable_o to_o their_o qualification_n but_o cross_o couple_v prosperity_n with_o vice_n and_o misery_n with_o virtue_n will_v argue_v too_o great_a a_o defect_n of_o goodness_n and_o of_o justice_n and_o perhaps_o it_o will_v not_o be_v less_o expedient_a say_v he_o with_o epicurus_n to_o deny_v all_o providence_n than_o to_o ascribe_v to_o it_o such_o defect_n it_o be_v less_o unworthy_a of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o neglect_v the_o universe_n altogether_o than_o to_o administer_v humane_a affair_n with_o so_o much_o injustice_n and_o irregularity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o vindication_n of_o divine_a providence_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o future_a state_n and_o day_n of_o account_n wherein_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o righteous_a doubtless_o 11_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v the_o earth_n chap._n xii_o concern_v the_o duty_n of_o religion_n natural_o flow_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o perfection_n and_o first_o of_o adoration_n and_o worship_n have_v dispatch_v the_o two_o first_o thing_n i_o propose_v as_o the_o principal_a ingredient_n to_o a_o state_n of_o religion_n namely_o 1._o a_o belief_n and_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o existence_n
we_o receive_v in_o these_o enjoyment_n in_o the_o use_n and_o suitableness_n of_o the_o thing_n we_o possess_v which_o be_v call_v pleasure_n 5._o the_o esteem_n which_o we_o have_v among_o good_a man_n whereby_o we_o be_v render_v acceptable_a and_o useful_a to_o other_o style_v honour_n or_o reputation_n internal_a welfare_n or_o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o mind_n which_o do_v consist_v in_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o the_o due_a regulate_v and_o exalt_v of_o our_o faculty_n to_o their_o proper_a function_n 2._o the_o peace_n joy_n contentment_n consequent_a thereupon_o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o future_a state_n this_o do_v consist_v in_o such_o a_o fruition_n of_o the_o supreme_a good_a as_o our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o must_v depend_v upon_o such_o course_n as_o can_v afford_v we_o the_o most_o rational_a assurance_n of_o blessedness_n and_o glory_n hereafter_o now_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o out_o by_o plain_a reason_n that_o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o condition_n in_o all_o these_o respect_n do_v depend_v upon_o religion_n and_o that_o not_o only_o moral_o upon_o account_n of_o that_o reward_n which_o virtuous_a action_n do_v entitle_v a_o man_n unto_o from_o a_o just_a and_o wise_a providence_n but_o natural_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o physical_a efficacy_n which_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n have_v to_o procure_v for_o we_o all_o those_o thing_n wherein_o our_o temporal_a happiness_n consist_v to_o promote_v the_o welfare_n not_o only_o of_o particular_a person_n but_o of_o public_a community_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a universe_n chap._n ii_o how_o religion_n conduce_v to_o our_o present_a happiness_n in_o this_o world_n and_o first_o to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o health_n and_o because_o these_o thing_n i_o have_v mention_v especial_o those_o of_o they_o which_o concern_v our_o external_a happiness_n in_o this_o world_n be_v the_o great_a aim_n and_o design_n by_o which_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n be_v chief_o sway_v in_o their_o action_n and_o therefore_o like_a to_o prove_v very_o powerful_a motive_n to_o make_v man_n religious_a if_o they_o can_v be_v once_o effectúal_o persuade_v that_o religion_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a mean_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o make_v out_o this_o truth_n by_o the_o plain_a and_o most_o convince_a ęvidence_n that_o may_v be_v and_o the_o rather_o because_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o assertion_n as_o be_v beside_o the_o common_a opinion_n and_o seem_v paradox_n man_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o be_v jealous_a of_o their_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o some_o kind_n of_o sophism_n or_o fallacy_n in_o order_n to_o this_o i_o shall_v observe_v this_o method_n first_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o state_n and_o define_v the_o nature_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o show_v wherein_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o they_o do_v consist_v and_o then_o proceed_v to_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o proposition_n that_o religion_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a mean_n to_o procure_v and_o promote_v these_o end_n and_o beside_o the_o evidence_n to_o this_o purpose_n from_o the_o concurrent_a opinion_n of_o wise_a man_n in_o several_a age_n i_o shall_v likewise_o make_v they_o out_o both_o by_o reason_n and_o by_o experience_n which_o be_v all_o the_o kind_n of_o argument_n that_o such_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o only_o i_o must_v premise_v one_o caution_n that_o when_o i_o say_v religion_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o thing_n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a and_o so_o infallible_a a_o cause_n as_o can_v never_o fail_v of_o its_o effect_n this_o will_v not_o be_v consistent_a with_o our_o dependent_a condition_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n so_o much_o under_o the_o power_n of_o humane_a endeavour_n but_o that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n may_v interpose_v for_o the_o disappointment_n of_o it_o to_o who_o it_o must_v be_v leave_v to_o make_v what_o reserve_v case_n he_o please_v from_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o thing_n but_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o infallible_a cause_n yet_o be_v it_o such_o a_o cause_n as_o do_v general_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d produce_v its_o effect_n and_o all_o mankind_n do_v think_v it_o a_o sufficient_a inducement_n to_o apply_v their_o endeavour_n unto_o such_o course_n for_o the_o procure_n of_o any_o thing_n as_o be_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o be_v have_v and_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n effect_v the_o end_n they_o be_v design_v for_o this_o be_v premise_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o offer_v such_o argument_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o these_o thing_n as_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o conviction_n of_o any_o man_n who_o will_v but_o understand_v and_o consider_v they_o i_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o the_o welfare_n of_o our_o present_a condition_n in_o respect_n of_o our_o outward-man_n do_v depend_v upon_o religion_n first_o religion_n be_v the_o best_a mean_n for_o health_n by_o health_n i_o mean_v such_o a_o constitution_n of_o our_o body_n whereby_o our_o member_n and_o faculty_n be_v enable_v for_o the_o due_a performance_n of_o their_o natural_a function_n and_o free_v from_o pain_n it_o be_v proper_o oppose_v to_o sickness_n or_o disease_n as_o for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o old_a age_n these_o be_v so_o essential_a to_o all_o live_a creature_n so_o necessary_o spring_v from_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o our_o nature_n that_o though_o they_o may_v be_v somewhat_o lessen_v and_o alleviate_v yet_o be_v they_o not_o capable_a of_o any_o complete_a remedy_n this_o blessing_n of_o health_n be_v so_o necessary_a to_o our_o well-being_n in_o this_o world_n that_o without_o it_o we_o can_v enjoy_v any_o thing_n else_o no_o not_o our_o own_o self_n insomuch_o that_o man_n do_v and_o may_v just_o put_v a_o great_a value_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o purchase_v it_o at_o any_o rate_n and_o therefore_o to_o all_o such_o this_o consideration_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a powerful_a motive_n now_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o plain_a that_o this_o do_v depend_v upon_o religion_n moral_o naturally_n 1._o moral_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o blessing_n of_o this_o kind_n which_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n man_n may_v reasonable_o expect_v from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o observance_n of_o his_o law_n beside_o the_o several_a assertion_n and_o promise_n in_o scripture_n to_o this_o purpose_n where_o sin_n be_v often_o represent_v as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o sickness_n and_o disease_n be_v often_o threaten_v and_o according_o inflict_v as_o the_o due_a reward_n of_o sin_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n upon_o man_n observe_v 61._o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n god_n promise_v to_o take_v away_o sickness_n from_o the_o midst_n 25._o of_o they_o to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o health_n and_o length_n of_o day_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n 15._o and_o depart_n from_o evil_n shall_v be_v health_n to_o thy_o navel_n and_o marrow_n to_o thy_o bone_n prov._n 3._o 7_o 8._o prov._n 11._o 19_o as_o righteousness_n 8._o tend_v to_o life_n so_o he_o that_o pursue_v evil_a pursue_v it_o to_o his_o own_o death_n chap._n 2._o 22_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o transgressor_n shall_v be_v root_v out_o of_o it_o 2._o religion_n be_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o health_n which_o may_v appear_v upon_o this_o twofold_a reason_n because_o it_o do_v remove_v those_o thing_n that_o will_v hinder_v it_o and_o do_v promote_v such_o thing_n as_o will_v help_v it_o 1._o it_o do_v removere_fw-la prohibens_fw-la it_o be_v apt_a to_o prevent_v and_o remove_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v the_o great_a impediment_n of_o our_o health_n nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o there_o be_v several_a vice_n which_o have_v a_o physical_a efficacy_n in_o the_o produce_v of_o disease_n as_o all_o kind_n of_o intemperance_n of_o body_n all_o inordinate_a passion_n of_o mind_n to_o one_o of_o which_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o sickness_n among_o man_n may_v be_v ascribe_v and_o consequent_o the_o virtue_n opposite_a to_o these_o temperance_n sobriety_n moderation_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o natural_a causality_n for_o the_o hinder_v of_o these_o disease_n it_o be_v by_o religion_n that_o man_n be_v enable_v to_o prevent_v all_o such_o excess_n as_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o nature_n to_o repress_v all_o such_o violent_a transport_n of_o passion_n hatred_n anger_n fear_v sorrow_n envy_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v in_o themselves_o very_o pernicious_a to_o our_o bodily_a health_n and_o by_o that_o violent_a commotion_n which_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o put_v the_o humour_n into_o do_v sometime_o cause_v present_a sickness_n and_o always_o lie_v in_o we_o the_o seed_n of_o future_a disease_n 2._o it_o do_v promovere_fw-la
adjuvans_fw-la promote_v all_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v most_o effectual_o conduce_v to_o the_o improve_n of_o our_o health_n by_o oblige_v we_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o duty_n and_o conscience_n to_o a_o careful_a observance_n of_o the_o most_o proper_a mean_n to_o this_o end_n keep_v we_o within_o due_a bound_n in_o our_o eat_n drink_v exercise_n preserve_v our_o mind_n in_o a_o equal_a frame_n of_o serenity_n and_o calmness_n support_v our_o spirit_n with_o contentation_n and_o cheerfulness_n under_o every_o state_n of_o life_n so_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o true_a than_o that_o of_o solomon_n that_o a_o cheerful_a mind_n do_v good_a like_o a_o medicine_n 25._o and_o make_v a_o healthy_a countenance_n whereas_o heaviness_n and_o care_n will_v break_v a_o man_n spirit_n and_o make_v it_o stoop_v i_o know_v there_o be_v other_o mean_n to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o order_n to_o the_o procure_n of_o health_n various_a kind_n of_o medicament_n to_o be_v apply_v by_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n according_a as_o the_o nature_n of_o several_a disease_n shall_v require_v which_o religion_n do_v oblige_v a_o man_n not_o to_o neglect_v but_o yet_o this_o i_o think_v may_v be_v true_o say_v that_o those_o who_o be_v most_o expert_a in_o the_o profession_n of_o physic_n be_v not_o able_a to_o prescribe_v any_o catholicon_n which_o shall_v more_o effectual_o operate_v both_o by_o way_n of_o prevention_n and_o cure_n than_o the_o observance_n of_o those_o duty_n which_o religion_n and_o virtue_n do_v oblige_v we_o unto_o nor_o be_v this_o true_a only_a in_o theory_n and_o speculation_n but_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v so_o upon_o common_a experience_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v appeal_v for_o the_o further_a confirmation_n of_o it_o what_o kind_n of_o person_n be_v those_o who_o enjoy_v the_o best_a state_n of_o health_n and_o the_o long_a life_n be_v they_o not_o such_o general_o who_o be_v most_o sober_a and_o regular_a in_o their_o conversation_n most_o temperate_a as_o to_o their_o body_n most_o free_a from_o all_o kind_n of_o inordinate_a passion_n fierceness_n anxiety_n care_v as_o to_o their_o mind_n it_o be_v say_v of_o moses_n that_o though_o he_o be_v exceed_o 7._o old_a yet_o his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o be_v his_o natural_a force_n abate_v which_o among_o other_o cause_n may_v be_v ascribe_v to_o those_o eminent_a virtue_n he_o be_v endow_v with_o the_o temperance_n of_o his_o body_n and_o meekness_n of_o his_o spirit_n that_o belove_a disciple_n who_o thought_n and_o write_n seem_v to_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o the_o divine_a virtue_n of_o love_n be_v upon_o account_n of_o this_o temper_n of_o his_o mind_n think_v to_o have_v enjoy_v a_o more_o vigorous_a old_a age_n than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n such_o a_o power_n be_v there_o in_o religion_n though_o not_o whole_o to_o prevent_v the_o infirmity_n of_o old_a age_n yet_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n to_o alleviate_v and_o abate_v they_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o we_o consult_v experience_n who_o be_v the_o man_n most_o obnoxious_a to_o disease_n be_v they_o not_o such_o general_o as_o be_v most_o vicious_a in_o their_o life_n most_o give_v to_o surfeit_n debauchery_n and_o lewdness_n whereby_o they_o do_v so_o far_o inflame_v their_o blood_n and_o be_v their_o spirit_n as_o not_o to_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n insomuch_o that_o no_o man_n of_o ordinary_a prudence_n who_o be_v to_o take_v a_o lease_n for_o life_n will_v be_v content_a if_o he_o can_v well_o avoid_v it_o to_o choose_v such_o a_o one_o who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v vicious_a and_o intemperate_a but_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o obvious_a to_o common_a experience_n that_o i_o need_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o they_o only_o i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o none_o of_o those_o be_v religious_a who_o be_v liable_a to_o disease_n and_o be_v take_v away_o in_o their_o young_a year_n or_o that_o all_o such_o be_v religious_a who_o be_v free_a from_o disease_n and_o live_v to_o old_a age_n some_o may_v be_v natural_o of_o so_o tender_a and_o brittle_a a_o make_n that_o every_o little_a blow_n will_v break_v they_o other_o of_o so_o tough_a and_o strong_a a_o constitution_n as_o to_o hold_v out_o against_o many_o battery_n and_o assault_n and_o yet_o neither_o of_o these_o to_o be_v ascribe_v either_o to_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o other_o but_o do_v rather_o belong_v to_o their_o condition_n and_o temper_n which_o be_v natural_a and_o not_o fall_v under_o the_o choice_n of_o our_o will_n be_v not_o therefore_o capable_a of_o any_o moral_a good_a or_o evil_n beside_o there_o ought_v allowance_n to_o be_v make_v as_o i_o say_v before_o for_o such_o exempt_a case_n as_o shall_v seem_v good_a to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o government_n of_o humane_a affair_n some_o good_a man_n may_v be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v other_o may_v be_v exercise_v with_o disease_n in_o their_o body_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o their_o mind_n or_o to_o make_v their_o patience_n and_o courage_n exemplary_a to_o other_o and_o some_o that_o be_v good_a man_n for_o the_o main_a may_v yet_o by_o their_o own_o carelessness_n in_o use_v the_o fit_a mean_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o health_n expose_v themselves_o to_o sickness_n none_o of_o which_o can_v be_v any_o prejudice_n to_o the_o thing_n i_o have_v be_v prove_v this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o affirm_v that_o so_o far_o as_o the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o natural_a temper_n be_v capable_a of_o remedy_n by_o any_o thing_n in_o our_o power_n it_o be_v the_o observance_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n that_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n and_o general_o prove_v the_o most_o effectual_a mean_n to_o this_o purpose_n which_o be_v all_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o first_o thing_n i_o propose_v to_o speak_v to_o concern_v the_o health_n of_o our_o body_n chap._n iii_o how_o religion_n conduce_v to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n in_o respect_n of_o liberty_n safety_n and_o quiet_a second_o religion_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a mean_n to_o procure_v our_o external_a safety_n liberty_n quiet_a by_o safety_n i_o mean_v a_o freedom_n from_o those_o common_a danger_n and_o mischief_n which_o other_o be_v expose_v to_o by_o liberty_n the_o be_v at_o our_o own_o disposal_n and_o not_o under_o bondage_n restraint_n imprisonment_n by_o quiet_a a_o exemption_n from_o those_o many_o molestation_n and_o trouble_n by_o reason_n of_o disappointment_n enmity_n contention_n whereby_o the_o condition_n of_o some_o man_n be_v render_v very_o burdensome_a and_o uncomfortable_a i_o put_v these_o thing_n together_o because_o of_o their_o near_a affinity_n to_o one_o another_o now_o religion_n be_v both_o the_o moral_n and_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o these_o thing_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o moral_a cause_n of_o they_o upon_o account_n of_o that_o divine_a protection_n and_o assistance_n which_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n will_v assure_v we_o we_o be_v entitle_v unto_o in_o the_o do_n of_o our_o duty_n beside_o the_o many_o assertion_n and_o promise_n in_o scripture_n to_o this_o purpose_n of_o be_v protect_v in_o our_o way_n and_o secure_v in_o time_n of_o danger_n if_o you_o will_v 18_o keep_v my_o statute_n you_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n in_o safety_n whoso_o hearken_v to_o i_o shall_v 33._o dwell_v safe_o and_o shall_v be_v quiet_a from_o the_o fear_n of_o evil_a there_o shall_v no_o evil_n happen_v to_o 21._o the_o just_a but_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v fill_v with_o mischief_n the_o lord_n deliver_v the_o righteous_a 17_o out_o of_o all_o their_o trouble_n when_o a_o man_n way_n please_v the_o lord_n he_o will_v make_v his_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o these_o blessing_n by_o prevent_v or_o remove_v all_o such_o thing_n whereby_o the_o contrary_a evil_n be_v occasion_v the_o most_o usual_a and_o general_a cause_n of_o man_n suffering_n be_v from_o the_o neglect_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o the_o violation_n of_o law_n they_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o punishment_n of_o banishment_n imprisonment_n loss_n of_o good_n or_o of_o life_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o illegal_a irreligious_a act_n murder_n theft_n sedition_n injure_v of_o other_o needless_a contention_n meddle_v in_o other_o man_n affair_n where_o they_o be_v not_o concern_v it_o be_v observable_a that_o in_o the_o legal_a form_n of_o indite_v man_n for_o crime_n our_o law_n do_v ascribe_v their_o guilt_n to_o their_o want_n of_o religion_n their_o not_o have_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o their_o eye_n which_o do_v dispose_v they_o to_o commit_v such_o act_n as_o make_v they_o obnoxious_a to_o legal_a punishment_n now_o nothing_o can_v so_o