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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
of_o mechanic_n philosophy_n 14._o the_o great_a pleasure_n of_o that_o study_n to_o pious_a and_o rational_a person_n 15._o of_o what_o concernment_n it_o will_v be_v if_o des-cartes_n be_v general_o read_v in_o all_o the_o university_n of_o christendom_n 16._o a_o excuse_n of_o the_o prolixity_n of_o his_o preface_n from_o his_o earnest_a desire_n of_o gratify_v the_o public_a without_o the_o least_o offence_n to_o any_o rational_a or_o ingenuous_a spirit_n that_o the_o present_a treatise_n may_v pass_v more_o free_o and_o smooth_o through_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n without_o any_o offence_n or_o scruple_n to_o the_o good_a and_o pious_a or_o any_o real_a exception_n or_o probable_a cavil_n from_o those_o who_o pretension_n be_v great_a to_o reason_n then_o religion_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v in_o this_o preface_n to_o prevent_v they_o by_o bring_v here_o into_o view_n and_o more_o full_o explain_v and_o clear_v whatever_o i_o conceive_v obnoxious_a to_o their_o mistake_n and_o obloquy_n 1._o and_o indeed_o i_o can_v be_v well_o assure_v but_o that_o the_o very_a title_n of_o my_o discourse_n may_v seem_v liable_a to_o both_o their_o dislike_n to_o the_o dislike_n of_o the_o one_o as_o be_v confident_a of_o the_o contrary_a conclusion_n and_o therefore_o secure_a that_o that_o can_v be_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v true_a which_o they_o have_v long_o since_o judge_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o thing_n probable_a it_o may_v be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o of_o thing_n possible_a to_o the_o dislike_n of_o the_o other_o as_o be_v already_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o conclusion_n upon_o other_o and_o better_a ground_n which_o will_v not_o be_v better_o if_o the_o natural_a light_n of_o reason_n can_v afford_v demonstration_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v haply_o pretend_v that_o so_o ambitious_a a_o title_n seem_v to_o justle_v with_o the_o high_a prerogative_n of_o christianity_n which_o have_v bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v but_o of_o the_o former_a i_o demand_v by_o what_o faculty_n they_o be_v make_v so_o secure_a of_o their_o be_v whole_o mortal_a for_o unless_o they_o will_v ridiculous_o conceit_v themselves_o inspire_v when_o as_o they_o almost_o as_o little_o believe_v there_o be_v either_o god_n or_o spirit_n as_o that_o they_o have_v in_o they_o a_o immortal_a soul_n they_o must_v either_o pretend_v to_o the_o experience_n of_o sense_n or_o the_o clearness_n of_o reason_n the_o former_a whereof_o be_v impossible_a because_o these_o bold_a denier_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v not_o yet_o experience_v whether_o we_o subsist_v after_o death_n or_o no._n but_o if_o they_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v they_o have_v thus_o conclude_v upon_o rational_a ground_n i_o dare_v appeal_n unto_o they_o if_o they_o can_v produce_v any_o strong_a reason_n for_o their_o cause_n then_o what_o i_o have_v set_v down_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 14._o and_o if_o i_o 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our_o demonstration_n of_o her_o immortality_n 257_o chap._n 15._o 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o a_o confutation_n of_o regius_n who_o will_v stop_v she_o in_o the_o dead_a corpse_n 2._o a_o answer_n to_o those_o that_o profess_v themselves_o puzzle_v how_o the_o soul_n can_v get_v out_o of_o the_o body_n 3._o that_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a vital_a congruity_n to_o be_v find_v in_o three_o several_a subject_n 4._o that_o this_o triple_a congruity_n be_v also_o compatible_a to_o one_o subject_a viz._n the_o soul_n of_o man._n 5._o that_o upon_o this_o hypothesis_n it_o be_v very_o intelligible_a how_o the_o soul_n may_v leave_v the_o body_n 6._o that_o her_o union_n with_o the_o aerial_a vehicle_n may_v be_v very_o sudden_a and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o moment_n 7._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v actual_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v prove_v either_o by_o history_n or_o reason_n example_n of_o the_o former_a kind_n out_o of_o pliny_n herodotus_n ficinus_fw-la 8._o whether_o the_o ecstasy_n of_o witch_n prove_v a_o actual_a separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n 9_o that_o this_o real_a separation_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o ecstasy_n be_v very_o possible_a 10._o how_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v loosen_a and_o leave_v the_o body_n and_o yet_o return_v thither_o again_o 11._o that_o though_o reason_n and_o will_n can_v in_o this_o life_n release_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n yet_o passion_n may_v and_o yet_o so_o that_o she_o may_v return_v again_o 12._o the_o peculiar_a power_n of_o desire_n for_o this_o purpose_n 13._o of_o cardan_n ecstasy_n and_o the_o ointment_n of_o witch_n and_o what_o truth_n there_o may_v be_v in_o their_o confession_n 267_o chap._n 16._o 1._o that_o soul_n depart_v communicate_v dream_n 2._o example_n of_o apparition_n of_o soul_n decease_v 3._o of_o apparition_n in_o field_n where_o pitch_v battle_n have_v be_v fight_v as_o also_o of_o those_o in_o churchyard_n and_o other_o vaporous_a place_n 4._o that_o the_o spissitude_n of_o the_o air_n may_v well_o contribute_v to_o the_o easiness_n of_o the_o appear_v of_o ghost_n and_o spectre_n 5._o a_o further_a proof_n thereof_o from_o sundry_a example_n 6._o of_o marsilius_n ficinus_fw-la his_fw-la appear_v after_o death_n 7._o with_o what_o sort_n of_o people_n such_o example_n as_o these_o avail_n little_a 8._o reason_n to_o persuade_v the_o unprejudiced_a that_o ordinary_o those_o apparition_n that_o bear_v the_o shape_n and_o person_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v indeed_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o 286_o chap._n 17._o 1._o the_o praeeminence_n of_o argument_n draw_v from_o reason_n above_o those_o from_o story_n 2._o the_o first_o step_n towards_o a_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o soul_n act_v out_o of_o her_o body_n for_o that_o she_o be_v a_o immaterial_a substance_n separable_a therefrom_o 3._o the_o second_o that_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n for_o sense_n motion_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n be_v certain_a subtle_a and_o tenuious_a spirit_n 4._o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o aerial_a genii_n 5._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o daemon_n from_o the_o account_n of_o marcus_n the_o eremite_n and_o how_o the_o soul_n be_v present_o such_o have_v once_o leave_v this_o body_n 6._o a_o objection_n concern_v the_o soul_n of_o brute_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v first_o by_o way_n of_o concesson_n 7._o second_o by_o confute_v the_o argument_n for_o the_o former_a concession_n 8._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rational_a doubt_n at_o all_o 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 297_o chap._n 18._o 1._o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o they_o the_o spirit_n do_v so_o near_o symbolize_v with_o those_o of_o daemon_n that_o it_o seem_v reasonable_a if_o god_n do_v not_o on_o purpose_n hinder_v it_o that_o they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o act_v out_o of_o this_o earthly_a body_n 2._o or_o if_o they_o will_v his_o power_n and_o wisdom_n can_v easy_o implant_v in_o their_o essence_n a_o double_a or_o triple_a vital_a congruity_n to_o make_v all_o sure_a 3._o a_o further_a demonstration_n of_o the_o present_a truth_n from_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n 4._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o forego_n argument_n 5._o another_o demonstration_n from_o his_o justice_n 6._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n 7._o a_o answer_n to_o another_o objection_n 8._o another_o argument_n from_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n 9_o a_o objection_n answer_v 10._o a_o invincible_a demonstration_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n from_o the_o divine_a goodness_n 11._o a_o more_o particular_a enforcement_n of_o that_o argument_n and_o who_o they_o be_v upon_o who_o it_o will_v work_v least_o 12._o that_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o virtuous_a spirit_n be_v the_o most_o assurable_a of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n 311_o book_n iii_o chap._n 1._o 1._o why_o the_o author_n treat_v of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n and_o in_o what_o method_n 2._o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v ever_o unite_v vital_o with_o some_o matter_n or_o other_o 3._o further_a reason_n to_o evince_v the_o same_o 4._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o airy_a and_o aethereal_a body_n as_o well_o as_o a_o terrestrial_a 5._o that_o she_o ordinary_o pass_v out_o of_o a_o earthly_a into_o a_o aerial_a vehicle_n first_o 6._o that_o in_o her_o airy_a vehicle_n she_o be_v capable_a of_o sense_n pleasure_n and_o pain_n 7._o that_o the_o main_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n over_o her_o aerial_a
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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