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motive_n which_o regulate_v the_o heart_n but_o the_o love_n of_o order_n every_o motive_n be_v ground_v on_o self-love_n on_o that_o invincible_a desire_n of_o be_v happy_a which_o god_n continual_o inspire_v into_o we_o in_o a_o word_n on_o our_o own_o will_n for_o we_o can_v love_v but_o by_o our_o will._n and_o a_o man_n that_o burn_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o enjoy_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o contemplate_v his_o perfection_n and_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o saint_n will_v still_o deserve_v the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n if_o he_o have_v a_o disorder_a heart_n and_o refuse_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o predominant_a passion_n to_o order_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a one_o that_o be_v indifferent_a as_o to_o eternal_a happiness_n if_o that_o be_v possible_a but_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o charity_n or_o the_o love_n of_o order_n in_o which_o charity_n be_v comprehend_v or_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o i_o say_v will_v be_v a_o just_a man_n and_o solid_o virtuous_a for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v at_o large_a true_a virtue_n or_o a_o conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n consist_v whole_o in_o a_o habitual_a and_o roll_a love_n of_o the_o eternal_a and_o divine_a law_n the_o immutable_a order_n xv._o a_o man_n ought_v to_o love_n god_n not_o only_o more_o than_o this_o present_a life_n but_o also_o more_o than_o his_o own_o be_v order_n require_v it_o but_o he_o can_v be_v excite_v to_o this_o love_n any_o other_o way_n than_o by_o the_o natural_a and_o invincible_a love_n which_o he_o have_v for_o happiness_n he_o can_v love_v but_o by_o the_o love_n of_o good_a or_o his_o own_o will._n now_o he_o can_v find_v his_o happiness_n in_o himself_o he_o can_v find_v it_o only_o in_o god_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o god_n alone_o capable_a of_o act_v on_o he_o and_o make_v he_o happy_a again_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v than_o to_o be_v miserable_a it_o be_v better_a then_o not_o to_o be_v than_o to_o be_v out_o of_o favour_n with_o god_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o love_n god_n more_o than_o ourselves_o and_o pay_v he_o a_o exact_a obedience_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o motive_n and_o the_o end_n we_o be_v excite_v by_o the_o motive_n to_o act_v for_o the_o end_n it_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n imaginable_a to_o place_v our_o end_n in_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v do_v every_o thing_n for_o god_n all_o our_o action_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o he_o from_o who_o alone_o we_o have_v the_o power_n to_o do_v they_o otherwise_o we_o violate_v order_n we_o offend_v god_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o injustice_n this_o be_v undeniable_a but_o we_o shall_v seek_v for_o the_o motive_n which_o may_v make_v we_o love_v order_n in_o that_o invincible_a love_n which_o god_n have_v give_v we_o for_o happiness_n for_o since_o god_n be_v just_a we_o can_v be_v happy_a if_o we_o be_v not_o obedient_a to_o order_n it_o matter_n not_o whether_o 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such_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v we_o must_v love_v a_o infinite_o perfect_a be_v and_o not_o a_o dreadful_a phantom_n a_o unjust_a god_n a_o god_n powerful_a indeed_o absolute_a and_o supreme_a such_o as_o man_n wish_v to_o be_v but_o without_o wisdom_n or_o goodness_n quality_n which_o they_o do_v not_o much_o esteem_n for_o the_o ground_n of_o these_o extravagant_a fancy_n which_o frighten_v those_o that_o form_n they_o be_v that_o they_o judge_v of_o god_n by_o the_o inward_a sense_n which_o they_o have_v of_o themselves_o and_o without_o consider_v imagine_v that_o god_n may_v form_v such_o design_n as_o they_o find_v themselves_o capable_a of_o form_v but_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o fear_v if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o god_n as_o they_o fancy_n the_o true_a god_n who_o be_v jealous_a of_o his_o honour_n will_v forbid_v we_o to_o adore_v and_o love_v he_o they_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o satisfy_v themselves_o that_o perhaps_o there_o be_v more_o 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happiness_n they_o have_v no_o motive_n to_o love_n god_n but_o they_o have_v to_o hate_v he_o with_o all_o their_o power_n as_o the_o true_a but_o most_o just_a cause_n of_o the_o misery_n which_o they_o suffer_v they_o can_v love_v god_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o love_v he_o because_o order_n require_v it_o order_n i_o say_v which_o be_v the_o inviolable_a law_n of_o all_o intelligent_a being_n in_o what_o state_n soever_o they_o be_v happy_a or_o miserable_a therefore_o since_o they_o deserve_v that_o which_o they_o suffer_v they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o disorder_n and_o will_v be_v incorrigible_a in_o their_o wickedness_n to_o all_o eternity_n what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o this_o matter_n be_v only_o to_o show_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v evil_a nor_o aught_o to_o be_v reject_v which_o may_v make_v we_o love_v god_n have_v recourse_n to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o live_v according_a to_o order_n if_o i_o be_o deceive_v i_o desire_v to_o be_v better_o inform_v for_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a consequence_n chap._n ix_o the_o church_n in_o its_o prayer_n address_n its_o self_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o why_o we_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n angel_n and_o saint_n but_o not_o as_o occasional_a cause_n of_o inward_a grace_n the_o angel_n and_o even_o the_o devil_n have_v power_n over_o body_n as_o occasional_a cause_n by_o this_o mean_v the_o devil_n may_v tempt_v we_o and_o the_o angel_n promote_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n i._o jesus_n christ_n consider_v in_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v alone_o the_o true_a propitiatory_a or_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o grace_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o must_v apply_v ourselves_o to_o he_o alone_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o nevertheless_o we_o may_v call_v upon_o god_n nay_o we_o must_v worship_n or_o call_v upon_o none_o but_o he_o as_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o good_n we_o may_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o angel_n and_o saint_n not_o as_o true_a cause_n nor_o as_o occasional_a or_o distributive_a cause_n of_o grace_n but_o as_o friend_n of_o god_n or_o intercessor_n with_o jesus_n christ_n we_o may_v also_o pray_v to_o the_o angel_n as_o our_o protector_n against_o the_o devil_n or_o as_o occasional_a cause_n of_o certain_a effect_n which_o may_v dispose_v we_o to_o receive_v inward_a grace_n profitable_o but_o i_o must_v explain_v those_o truth_n more_o at_o large_a for_o they_o be_v of_o the_o great_a importance_n for_o regulate_v our_o prayer_n our_o worship_n and_o all_o our_o duty_n ii_o the_o church_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n general_o address_v her_o prayer_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o when_o she_o
address_v they_o to_o the_o son_n she_o consider_v he_o as_o equal_a to_o the_o father_n and_o consequent_o call_v upon_o he_o not_o simple_o as_o he_o be_v man_n but_o as_o he_o be_v god_n and_o man._n this_o appear_v from_o the_o ordinary_a conclusion_n of_o our_o prayer_n through_o christ_n our_o lord_n or_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n or_o who_o live_v and_o reign_v one_o god_n etc._n etc._n for_o since_o god_n alone_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n who_o by_o his_o own_o power_n can_v do_v all_o that_o we_o desire_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o prayer_n and_o all_o our_o worship_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o he_o but_o as_o he_o never_o act_v but_o when_o the_o occasional_a cause_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v determine_v the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o law_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o call_n upon_o he_o shall_v be_v conformable_a to_o this_o notion_n of_o he_o iii_o if_o jesus_n christ_n as_o man_n do_v not_o intercede_v for_o sinner_n it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o for_o since_o grace_n be_v not_o give_v to_o merit_n the_o immutable_a order_n of_o justice_n do_v not_o oblige_v god_n to_o grant_v it_o to_o sinner_n who_o pray_v for_o it_o it_o must_v therefore_o be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n which_o oblige_v he_o to_o do_v it_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o power_n give_v to_o this_o cause_n by_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o general_a law_n of_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n because_o as_o i_o say_v before_o god_n never_o act_v but_o when_o the_o immutable_a order_n require_v it_o or_o when_o the_o occasional_a or_o particular_a cause_n oblige_v he_o to_o it_o but_o though_o christ_n alone_o as_o man_n be_v the_o particular_a cause_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o receive_v yet_o if_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n be_v always_o address_v direct_o to_o he_o this_o may_v give_v man_n some_o occasion_n of_o error_n and_o induce_v they_o it_o may_v be_v to_o love_v he_o as_o he_o be_v man_n with_o that_o kind_n of_o love_n which_o be_v due_a only_a to_o the_o true_a power_n and_o to_o worship_n he_o even_o without_o regard_n to_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o which_o his_o humane_a nature_n subsist_v now_o adoration_n and_o love_n of_o union_n which_o be_v honour_n belong_v to_o power_n be_v due_a to_o the_o almighty_a alone_o for_o christ_n himself_o challenge_v our_o adoration_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o love_n only_o as_o he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o god_n and_o man._n iv_o therefore_o the_o church_n have_v very_o great_a reason_n to_o address_v her_o prayer_n to_o god_n the_o only_a true_a cause_n but_o through_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o occasional_a and_o distributive_a cause_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o pray_v for_o for_o though_o sinner_n never_o receive_v grace_n but_o when_o christ_n pray_v for_o they_o by_o his_o desire_n either_o actual_a or_o habitual_a transient_a or_o permanent_a yet_o we_o must_v 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he_o to_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o misery_n nay_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v beyond_o dispute_n from_o the_o example_n of_o s._n paul_n and_o all_o the_o saint_n who_o constant_o recommend_v themselves_o to_o one_o another_o prayer_n for_o if_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n as_o yet_o full_a of_o imperfection_n can_v by_o their_o prayer_n be_v beneficial_a to_o their_o friend_n i_o see_v no_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o deny_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n this_o power_n only_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o they_o be_v not_o occasional_a cause_n of_o inward_a grace_n for_o this_o power_n be_v give_v to_o christ_n alone_o as_o the_o architect_n of_o the_o eternal_a temple_n the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o necessary_a mediator_n in_o a_o word_n as_o the_o particular_a or_o distributive_a cause_n of_o the_o true_a good_n vi_o so_o then_o we_o may_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o angel_n and_o saint_n that_o they_o will_v move_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n on_o our_o behalf_n and_o probable_o there_o be_v some_o certain_a time_n of_o favour_n for_o each_o particular_a saint_n such_o as_o be_v the_o day_n on_o which_o the_o church_n celebrate_v their_o festival_n it_o be_v possible_a also_o that_o as_o natural_a or_o occasional_a cause_n they_o may_v have_v a_o power_n of_o produce_v those_o effect_n which_o we_o call_v miraculous_a because_o we_o do_v not_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o such_o as_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n plentiful_a harvest_n and_o other_o extraordinary_a change_n in_o the_o position_n of_o body_n which_o be_v substance_n inferior_a to_o spirit_n and_o over_o which_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o order_n require_v or_o at_o least_o permit_v they_o to_o have_v some_o power_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o virtue_n or_o rather_o as_o a_o inducement_n to_o other_o man_n to_o admire_v and_o imitate_v it_o but_o though_o this_o be_v not_o altogether_o certain_a as_o to_o saint_n yet_o i_o think_v it_o can_v be_v doubt_v as_o to_o angel_n this_o truth_n be_v of_o so_o great_a importance_n on_o several_a account_n that_o i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o give_v a_o brief_a explication_n of_o it_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n proceed_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o design_n vii_o god_n can_v not_o act_v but_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o not_o find_v any_o glory_n worthy_a of_o himself_o but_o in_o jesus_n christ_n he_o certain_o make_v all_o thing_n with_o respect_n to_o his_o son_n this_o be_v so_o evident_a a_o truth_n that_o we_o can_v possible_o doubt_v of_o it_o if_o we_o do_v but_o reflect_v a_o little_a on_o it_o for_o what_o â—elation_n be_v there_o between_o the_o action_n of_o god_n and_o the_o product_n of_o that_o action_n if_o we_o separate_v it_o from_o christ_n by_o who_o it_o be_v sanctify_v what_o proportion_n be_v there_o between_o a_o unhallowed_a world_n which_o have_v nothing_o of_o divinity_n in_o it_o and_o the_o action_n of_o god_n which_o be_v whole_o divine_a in_o a_o word_n between_o finite_a and_o infinite_a be_v it_o possible_a to_o conceive_v that_o god_n who_o can_v act_v but_o by_o his_o own_o will_n or_o the_o love_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o himself_o shall_v act_v so_o as_o to_o produce_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o himself_o to_o create_v a_o world_n which_o bear_v no_o proportion_n to_o he_o or_o which_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o action_n whereby_o it_o be_v produce_v viii_o it_o be_v probable_a then_o that_o the_o angel_n immediate_o after_o their_o creation_n be_v astonish_v to_o find_v themselves_o without_o a_o head_n without_o christ_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o justify_v god_n design_n in_o create_v they_o the_o wicked_a one_o imagine_v some_o worth_n in_o themselves_o with_o relation_n to_o god_n and_o so_o pride_n ruine_v they_o or_o suppose_v
body_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n in_o the_o soul_n witch_fw-mi be_v unite_v to_o they_o certain_a effect_n which_o may_v promote_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n and_o keep_v man_n from_o those_o stumbling-block_n which_o the_o devil_n continual_o lay_v in_o their_o way_n for_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v 12._o psal_n 91.11_o 12._o he_o have_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o in_o their_o hand_n lest_o thou_o dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n xiii_o so_o then_o we_o may_v pray_v to_o the_o angel_n and_o desire_v their_o protection_n against_o that_o roar_a lion_n who_o as_o st._n peter_n say_v walk_v about_o seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v 6.12_o eph._n 6.12_o or_o to_o use_v st._n paul_n word_n against_o those_o principality_n and_o power_n against_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n those_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n full_a of_o darkness_n and_o error_n against_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n those_o evil_a spirit_n which_o be_v scatter_v through_o the_o air_n for_o we_o wrestle_v not_o against_o flesh_n and_o blood_n only_o but_o we_o must_v not_o look_v upon_o the_o angel_n as_o distributive_a cause_n of_o grace_n nor_o give_v they_o that_o worship_n which_o be_v due_a to_o christ_n alone_o 19_o col._n 2.18_o 19_o be_v not_o deceive_v say_v st._n paul_n by_o those_o who_o in_o a_o voluntary_a humility_n pay_v a_o superstitious_a worship_n to_o angel_n who_o meddle_v with_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v be_v dazzle_v by_o the_o vain_a imagination_n of_o their_o fleshly_a mind_n and_o not_o keep_v themselves_o unite_v to_o the_o head_n from_o which_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o church_n receive_v the_o spirit_n which_o give_v it_o growth_n and_o life_n 15._o v._o 15._o even_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n which_o he_o have_v vanquish_v by_o his_o cross_n make_v a_o show_n of_o they_o open_o triumph_v over_o they_o in_o it_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o sensation_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o resist_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n either_o of_o light_n or_o sense_n the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o god_n be_v immediate_a not_o that_o of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n a_o explication_n of_o some_o general_a law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n necessary_a for_o the_o right_a understanding_n the_o rest_n of_o this_o treatise_n i._o in_o the_o five_o sixth_z and_o seven_o chapter_n i_o have_v speak_v at_o large_a of_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o light_n and_o in_o the_o two_o last_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o show_v what_o be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o sense_n and_o what_o we_o must_v do_v to_o obtain_v it_o and_o therefore_o see_v there_o be_v nothing_o beside_o light_n and_o sense_n which_o determine_v the_o will_n or_o the_o tendency_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v towards_o good_a in_o general_a all_o that_o now_o remain_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o mean_n of_o acquire_v or_o preserve_v the_o habitual_a and_o roll_a love_n of_o the_o immutable_a order_n be_v to_o explain_v the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n or_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o all_o those_o lively_a and_o confuse_a sensation_n and_o those_o indeliberate_a motion_n which_o unite_v we_o to_o our_o body_n and_o by_o that_o to_o all_o the_o object_n which_o be_v about_o we_o for_o to_o make_v we_o love_v order_n and_o to_o acquire_v virtue_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o obtain_v the_o grace_n of_o sense_n which_o alone_o can_v stir_v the_o soul_n and_o put_v it_o in_o motion_n towards_o the_o true_a good_a but_o we_o must_v also_o manage_v ourselves_o so_o that_o this_o grace_n may_v work_v in_o our_o heart_n with_o its_o full_a efficacy_n for_o this_o end_n we_o must_v careful_o avoid_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o those_o sensation_n and_o motion_n which_o resist_v the_o operation_n of_o grace_n and_o sometime_o render_v it_o altogether_o ineffectual_a this_o be_v the_o most_o general_a principle_n of_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n ii_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n have_v two_o essential_a and_o natural_a relation_n one_o to_o god_n the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v within_o he_o the_o other_o to_o his_o body_n the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o all_o those_o thought_n which_o relate_v to_o sensible_a object_n when_o god_n speak_v to_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v to_o unite_v it_o to_o himself_o when_o the_o body_n speak_v to_o it_o it_o be_v only_o for_o the_o body_n to_o unite_v the_o soul_n to_o sensible_a good_a god_n speak_v to_o the_o soul_n to_o enlighten_v and_o render_v it_o perfect_a the_o body_n only_o to_o darken_v and_o corrupt_v it_o in_o favour_n of_o itself_o god_n by_o the_o light_n conduct_n the_o soul_n to_o its_o happiness_n the_o body_n by_o pleasure_n involve_v the_o whole_a man_n in_o its_o ruin_n and_o throw_v he_o headlong_o into_o misery_n in_o a_o word_n though_o it_o be_v god_n that_o do_v every_o thing_n and_o though_o the_o body_n can_v act_v upon_o the_o soul_n no_o more_o than_o the_o soul_n can_v upon_o the_o body_n but_o as_o a_o occasional_a cause_n in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o their_o union_n and_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n which_o without_o meddle_v with_o those_o law_n have_v change_v the_o union_n into_o a_o dependence_n yet_o we_o may_v say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n which_o darken_v the_o mind_n and_o corrupt_v the_o heart_n for_o the_o relation_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v to_o the_o body_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o error_n and_o disorder_n iii_o notwithstanding_o we_o shall_v be_v thorough_o convince_v of_o this_o and_o never_o forget_v it_o that_o the_o soul_n can_v have_v no_o immediate_a relation_n but_o to_o god_n alone_o and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v unite_v direct_o to_o any_o thing_n but_o to_o he_o for_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v unite_v to_o the_o body_n but_o as_o it_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n himself_o it_o be_v certain_a for_o very_a many_o reason_n that_o if_o i_o feel_v for_o instance_n the_o pain_n of_o a_o scratch_v it_o be_v god_n that_o act_n in_o i_o though_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o those_o law_n derive_v their_o force_n from_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n which_o alone_o be_v capable_a of_o act_v in_o i_o but_o the_o body_n by_o itself_o can_v be_v unite_v to_o the_o soul_n nor_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n they_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o one_o another_o nor_o any_o one_o creature_n to_o another_o i_o speak_v of_o relation_n of_o causality_n such_o be_v those_o which_o depend_v on_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n it_o be_v god_n that_o do_v every_o thing_n his_o will_n be_v the_o union_n of_o all_o union_n the_o modification_n of_o substance_n depend_v on_o he_o alone_o who_o give_v and_o preserve_v their_o be_v this_o be_v a_o essential_a truth_n which_o i_o think_v i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o another_o place_n iu._n but_o though_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v unite_v immediate_o to_o any_o thing_n but_o god_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v unite_v to_o the_o creature_n by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n who_o communicate_v his_o power_n to_o they_o in_o make_v they_o occasional_a cause_n for_o the_o production_n of_o certain_a effect_n my_o soul_n be_v unite_v to_o my_o body_n because_o on_o one_o side_n my_o will_n be_v make_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o some_o change_n which_o god_n alone_o produce_v on_o it_o and_o in_o the_o other_o because_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o my_o body_n be_v make_v occasional_a cause_n of_o some_o of_o those_o which_o happen_v in_o my_o soul_n v._o now_o god_n have_v establish_v these_o law_n for_o many_o reason_n which_o be_v unknown_a to_o we_o but_o of_o those_o which_o we_o do_v know_v one_o be_v that_o god_n in_o follow_v they_o act_n in_o a_o uniform_a and_o constant_a manner_n by_o general_a law_n by_o the_o most_o simple_a and_o wise_a way_n in_o a_o word_n he_o act_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o admirable_o bear_v the_o character_n of_o his_o attribute_n another_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v his_o proper_a sacrifice_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o sacrifice_n itself_o by_o pain_n and_o to_o be_v annihilate_v by_o death_n the_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o probation_n in_o the_o body_n and_o god_n who_o desire_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o be_v merit_v and_o to_o proportion_n reward_v to_o merit_n do_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o
unfortunate_a treatise_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n which_o though_o it_o be_v write_v only_o for_o those_o who_o have_v a_o distinct_a conception_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v before_o sufficient_o explain_v as_o i_o then_o declare_v undergo_v so_o furious_a a_o censure_n that_o those_o very_a heresy_n be_v charge_v upon_o i_o which_o i_o have_v there_o overthrow_v in_o their_o first_o principle_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o imagination_n this_o term_n be_v obscure_a and_o confuse_a what_o it_o be_v in_o general_n several_a sort_n of_o imagination_n its_o effect_n be_v dangerous_a of_o that_o which_o the_o world_n call_v wit._n that_o quality_n be_v very_o opposite_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v fatal_a to_o those_o who_o possess_v it_o and_o to_o those_o who_o esteem_n and_o admire_v it_o in_o other_o though_o they_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o i._o though_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o first_o original_n of_o our_o disorder_n or_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o now_o separate_v the_o soul_n from_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o regulate_v the_o use_n of_o they_o that_o grace_n may_v operate_v in_o we_o with_o its_o full_a strength_n but_o we_o must_v also_o silence_v our_o imagination_n and_o passion_n the_o imagination_n do_v depend_v indeed_o on_o the_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o the_o passion_n but_o it_o have_v its_o particular_a malignity_n when_o it_o be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o sense_n it_o produce_v of_o itself_o extraordinary_a effect_n and_o many_o time_n though_o the_o sense_n do_v not_o actual_o move_v it_o it_o act_n by_o its_o own_o strength_n nay_o sometime_o it_o disturb_v all_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o phantom_n which_o it_o produce_v and_o enrage_v the_o passion_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o motion_n which_o it_o excite_v but_o for_o fear_v lest_o some_o person_n may_v not_o clear_o comprehend_v these_o truth_n i_o must_v give_v a_o more_o distinct_a explication_n of_o they_o ii_o this_o term_n imagination_n be_v very_o much_o use_v in_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o all_o those_o who_o pronounce_v the_o word_n distinct_o join_v a_o distinct_a idea_n to_o it_o i_o have_v say_v already_o and_o say_v again_o for_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n in_o reflect_v on_o it_o more_o than_o once_o that_o the_o common_a word_n be_v the_o most_o confuse_a and_o that_o man_n ordinary_a discourse_n be_v many_o time_n nothing_o but_o a_o empty_a sound_n of_o word_n without_o sense_n which_o they_o hear_v and_o repeat_v like_o echo_n if_o a_o conversation_n do_v but_o entertain_v they_o agreable_o and_o serve_v they_o to_o communicate_v their_o affection_n and_o to_o create_v a_o mutual_a esteem_n of_o one_o another_o they_o be_v satisfy_v with_o it_o they_o make_v the_o same_o use_n of_o word_n as_o they_o do_v of_o a_o man_n air_n and_o outward_a behaviour_n they_o unite_v themselves_o to_o one_o another_o by_o the_o sense_n and_o passion_n and_o many_o time_n reason_n have_v no_o other_o share_n in_o the_o society_n than_o to_o promote_v their_o unjust_a design_n for_o truth_n be_v of_o no_o use_n in_o this_o world_n those_o that_o employ_v themselves_o in_o the_o search_n of_o it_o be_v enthusiast_n singular_a and_o dangerous_a person_n who_o must_v be_v shun_v like_o a_o infectious_a air._n thus_o word_n who_o chief_a use_n shall_v be_v to_o represent_v the_o pure_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n general_o serve_v only_a to_o express_v idea_n of_o sense_n and_o those_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v but_o too_o apt_a to_o communicate_v themselves_o by_o the_o outward_a demeanour_n the_o air_n of_o the_o face_n the_o tone_n of_o the_o voice_n and_o the_o posture_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n iii_o imagination_n be_v one_o of_o those_o term_n which_o use_v have_v make_v current_n without_o clear_v the_o signification_n of_o it_o for_o common_a use_n explain_v only_o those_o word_n that_o excite_v sensible_a idea_n those_o by_o which_o it_o express_v pure_a and_o intellectual_a idea_n be_v all_o of_o they_o either_o equivocal_a or_o confuse_a thus_o the_o imagination_n not_o be_v sensible_a but_o only_o by_o its_o effect_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o understand_v every_o one_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o word_n without_o have_v the_o same_o idea_n nay_o perhaps_o many_o people_n have_v no_o idea_n of_o it_o at_o all_o iv_o the_o imagination_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o a_o twofold_a respect_n either_o as_o to_o the_o body_n or_o as_o to_o the_o soul_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n it_o consist_v of_o a_o brain_n capable_a of_o impression_n and_o of_o animal_n spirit_n fit_a to_o make_v these_o impression_n we_o may_v conceive_v the_o animal_n spirit_n to_o be_v whatever_o we_o will_v fancy_n they_o provide_v we_o understand_v they_o to_o be_v body_n which_o by_o their_o motion_n be_v capable_a of_o act_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o soul_n the_o imagination_n consist_v of_o image_n that_o answer_v to_o the_o impression_n and_o of_o attention_n capable_a of_o form_v these_o image_n or_o sensible_a idea_n for_o it_o be_v our_o attention_n which_o as_o the_o occasional_a cause_n determine_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o impression_n be_v form_v to_o which_o impression_n the_o idea_n be_v annex_v and_o all_o this_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n v._o these_o image_n or_o impression_n which_o be_v form_v as_o well_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o imagination_n as_o by_o the_o action_n of_o object_n dispose_v the_o brain_n the_o storehouse_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o the_o course_n of_o these_o spirit_n be_v determine_v towards_o certain_a nerve_n some_o of_o which_o run_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o other_o viscera_n and_o cause_n there_o fermentation_n or_o refrigeration_n or_o in_o short_a produce_v different_a motion_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o object_n which_o be_v present_a to_o the_o sense_n or_o the_o imagination_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o nerve_n answer_v to_o the_o external_a part_n and_o by_o they_o the_o body_n be_v place_v in_o such_o a_o position_n and_o dispose_v to_o such_o a_o motion_n as_o the_o present_a object_n require_v vi_o the_o course_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n towards_o those_o nerve_n which_o answer_v to_o the_o internal_a part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v accompany_v with_o passion_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o passion_n arise_v original_o from_o the_o action_n of_o the_o imagination_n do_v by_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o spirit_n which_o they_o send_v up_o to_o the_o head_n fortify_v the_o impression_n and_o image_n of_o the_o object_n which_o produce_v they_o for_o the_o passion_n excite_v support_v and_o strengthen_v the_o attention_n the_o occasional_a 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