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A74656 Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis. Delivered by way of exposition in several lords-dayes exercises. By Benjamin Needler, minister of the gospel at Margaret Moses Friday-Street, London. Needler, Benjamin, 1620-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing N412; Thomason E1443_2; ESTC R209640 117,247 301

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and_o then_o we_o must_v affirm_v corpore_fw-la infici_fw-la posse_fw-la spiritum_fw-la which_o be_v a_o absurdity_n for_o 1._o though_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o axiom_n be_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o corpus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la yet_o i_o conceive_v we_o may_v demur_v to_o it_o for_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v assent_v unto_o that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o efficacy_n and_o power_n of_o divine_a ordination_n especial_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o a_o strict_a union_n there_o be_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o various_a disposition_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n also_o be_v various_o affect_v and_o dispose_v we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o child_n resemble_v their_o parent_n not_o only_o in_o their_o countenance_n and_o the_o outward_a lineament_n of_o their_o body_n but_o in_o their_o manner_n and_o inward_a habiliment_n of_o their_o mind_n we_o find_v that_o the_o soul_n in_o a_o great_a measure_n follow_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n humour_n organ_n of_o the_o body_n be_v vitiate_a and_o disorder_a there_o follow_v upon_o this_o frenzy_n melancholy_a passion_n and_o the_o like_a the_o learned_a say_v potentia_fw-la materiae_fw-la est_fw-la duplex_fw-la 1._o naturalis_fw-la quae_fw-la educibilis_fw-la est_fw-la in_o actum_fw-la vi_fw-la alicujus_fw-la agentis_fw-la naturalis_fw-la there_o be_v a_o natural_a power_n in_o that_o which_o that_o material_a or_o corporeal_a which_o be_v educible_a into_o act_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o natural_a agent_n that_o be_v to_o say_v wood_n have_v a_o natural_a power_n to_o receive_v heat_n viz._n vi_fw-la naturalis_fw-la agentis_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ignis_fw-la 2._o obedientialis_fw-la a_o obediential_a power_n which_o be_v educible_a into_o act_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o superior_a agent_n this_o wood_n or_o stone_n have_v a_o obediential_a power_n to_o be_v form_v into_o astatue_n for_o this_o be_v not_o effect_v by_o a_o natural_a agent_n which_o do_v necessariò_fw-la agere_fw-la but_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o artist_n such_o a_o power_n also_o have_v the_o soul_n to_o receive_v spiritual_a gift_n the_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o faith_n hope_n etc._n etc._n we_o say_v the_o work_n of_o conversion_n be_v possibile_fw-la naturae_fw-la though_o impossibile_fw-it naturâ_fw-la possible_a to_o nature_n though_o impossible_a to_o be_v wrought_v by_o a_o natural_a power_n obediential_a power_n of_o a_o subject_a to_o receive_v a_o new_a form_n put_v not_o any_o causal_n power_n in_o the_o thing_n or_o matter_n to_o be_v change_v all_o such_o power_n be_v without_o viz._n in_o the_o efficient_a there_o be_v only_o a_o power_n of_o reception_n in_o the_o thing_n or_o matter_n not_o a_o power_n of_o causality_n now_o we_o may_v take_v into_o consideration_n whether_o vi_fw-la superioris_fw-la agentis_fw-la corpus_fw-la may_v not_o agere_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la to_o this_o i_o may_v add_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n which_o for_o aught_o i_o can_v learn_v may_v be_v material_a and_o yet_o can_v t●rment_v spirit_n as_o calor_fw-la naturalis_fw-la have_v two_o property_n 1._o calefacere_fw-la to_o make_v warm_a and_o this_o it_o act_n of_o itself_o 2._o alimentum_fw-la in_o debitas_fw-la part_n distribuere_fw-la to_o convey_v nourishment_n into_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o this_o it_o act_n as_o a_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o hel-fire_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o its_o self_n and_o so_o it_o burn_v body_n or_o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o divine_a wrath_n and_o so_o it_o torment_v spirit_n 2._o be_v it_o grant_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v create_v pure_a by_o god_n and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v taint_v by_o the_o body_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v pollute_v ratione_fw-la suppositi_fw-la by_o god_n ordination_n and_o appointment_n as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o corrupt_a adam_n if_o you_o ask_v i_o suppose_v this_o be_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o we_o be_v defile_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o divine_a ordination_n as_o a_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o god_n on_o man_n for_o his_o apostasy_n by_o what_o instrument_n or_o second_o cause_n this_o be_v effect_v or_o bring_v to_o pass_v i_o answer_v that_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o secret_a than_o the_o form_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v unite_v thereunto_o so_o this_o also_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o secret_a by_o he_o mediation_n of_o what_o instrument_n or_o second_o cause_n man_n come_v to_o be_v defile_v there_o be_v also_o other_o objection_n urge_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o seem_v not_o to_o suit_n with_o the_o justice_n and_o obj._n 2_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o shut_v up_o a_o pure_a and_o innocent_a soul_n into_o a_o stink_a prison_n and_o to_o thrust_v it_o as_o it_o be_v into_o abridewell_o that_o it_o may_v be_v corrupt_v there_o the_o consequence_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v for_o he_o resp_n 1_o may_v be_v say_v to_o act_v unjust_o that_o act_v contrary_a to_o what_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v according_a to_o principle_n of_o justice_n but_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o infuse_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n who_o sin_v in_o adam_n and_o merit_v thereby_o eternal_a death_n into_o pure_a body_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a according_a to_o the_o curse_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n we_o say_v that_o god_n do_v infuse_v a_o pure_a soul_n into_o a_o impure_a body_n as_o the_o phrase_n may_v vulgar_o be_v take_v for_o that_o will_v imply_v that_o our_o soul_n before_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n be_v pure_a which_o suit_v not_o with_o our_o 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soul_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la accidens_fw-la traduci_fw-la sine_fw-la subjecto_fw-la accident_n do_v frequent_o transire_fw-la à_fw-la subjecto_fw-la resp_n 1_o in_o subjectum_fw-la non_fw-la transeunte_fw-la subjecto_fw-la as_o for_o instance_n heresy_n be_v propage_v in_o these_o day_n and_o derive_v from_o one_o to_o another_o but_o so_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o these_o error_n the_o same_o numericall_a accident_n can_v transire_fw-la à_fw-la subjecto_fw-la in_o subjectum_fw-la but_o so_o may_v the_o same_o in_o kind_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o former_a instance_n quest_n 5._o vers_fw-la 4._o according_a to_o what_o space_n of_o time_n the_o year_n of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v measure_v the_o great_a age_n of_o the_o patriarch_n have_v resp_n incline_v some_o to_o believe_v that_o their_o year_n do_v not_o contain_v the_o same_o space_n of_o time_n with_o those_o after_o the_o flood_n and_o with_o we_o to_o this_o day_n indeed_o we_o read_v of_o two_o 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