i_o choose_v for_o my_o devotion_n but_o *_o our_o grosser_n memory_n have_v then_o so_o little_a hold_n of_o our_o abstract_a understanding_n that_o they_o forget_v the_o story_n and_o can_v only_o relate_v to_o our_o awake_v soul_n a_o confuse_a and_o break_a tale_n of_o that_o that_o have_v pass_v aristotle_n who_o have_v write_v a_o singular_a tract_n of_o sleep_n have_v not_o methinks_v thorough_o define_v it_o nor_o yet_o galen_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v correct_v it_o for_o those_o noctambuloes_n and_o nightwalker_n though_o in_o their_o sleep_n do_v yet_o enjoy_v the_o action_n of_o their_o sense_n we_o must_v therefore_o say_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o morpheus_n and_o that_o those_o abstract_a and_o ecstatick_a soul_n do_v walk_v about_o in_o their_o own_o corpse_n as_o spirit_n with_o the_o body_n they_o assume_v wherein_o they_o seem_v to_o hear_v and_o feel_v though_o indeed_o the_o organ_n be_v 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law_n have_v invent_v *_o i_o wonder_n the_o fancy_n of_o lucan_n and_o seneca_n do_v not_o discover_v it_o it_o be_v that_o death_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v literal_o say_v to_o die_v daily_o a_o death_n which_o adam_n die_v before_o his_o mortality_n a_o death_n whereby_o we_o live_v a_o middle_n and_o moderate_a point_n between_o life_n and_o death_n in_o fine_a so_o like_o death_n i_o dare_v not_o trust_v it_o without_o my_o prayer_n and_o a_o half_a adieu_n unto_o the_o world_n and_o take_v my_o farewell_n in_o a_o colloquy_n with_o god_n the_o night_n be_v come_v like_v to_o the_o day_n depart_v not_o thou_o great_a god_n away_o let_v not_o my_o sin_n black_a as_o the_o night_n eclipse_v the_o lustre_n of_o thy_o light_n keep_v still_o in_o my_o horizon_n for_o to_o i_o the_o sun_n make_v not_o the_o day_n but_o thou_o thou_o who_o nature_n can_v sleep_v on_o my_o temple_n sentry_n keep_v guard_v i_o '_o against_o those_o watchful_a foe_n who_o eye_n be_v open_a while_n my_o 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which_o i_o close_o my_o eye_n in_o security_n content_a to_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o sleep_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n sect._n 13_o the_o method_n i_o shall_v use_v in_o distributive_a justice_n i_o often_o observe_v in_o commutative_a and_o keep_v a_o geometrical_a proportion_n in_o both_o whereby_o become_v equable_v to_o other_o i_o become_v unjust_a to_o myself_o and_o supererogate_v in_o that_o common_a principle_n do_v unto_o other_o as_o then_o will_v he_o do_v unto_o thyself_o i_o be_v not_o bear_v unto_o riches_n neither_o be_v it_o i_o think_v my_o star_n to_o be_v wealthy_a or_o if_o it_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o frankness_n of_o my_o disposition_n be_v able_a to_o contradict_v and_o cross_v my_o fate_n for_o to_o i_o avarice_n seem_v not_o so_o much_o a_o vice_n as_o a_o deplorable_a piece_n of_o madness_n *_o to_o conceive_v ourselves_o urinal_n or_o be_v persuade_v that_o we_o be_v dead_a be_v not_o so_o ridiculous_a nor_o so_o 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own_o soul_n and_o have_v methinks_v two_o arm_n too_o few_o to_o embrace_v myself_o aristotle_n be_v too_o severe_a that_o will_v not_o allow_v we_o to_o be_v true_o liberal_a without_o wealth_n and_o the_o bountiful_a hand_n of_o fortune_n if_o this_o be_v true_a i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o charitable_a only_a in_o my_o liberal_a intention_n and_o bountiful_a well-wish_n but_o if_o the_o example_n of_o the_o mite_n be_v not_o only_o a_o act_n of_o wonder_n but_o a_o example_n of_o the_o noble_a charity_n sure_o poor_a man_n may_v also_o build_v hospital_n and_o the_o rich_a alone_o have_v not_o erect_v cathedral_n i_o have_v a_o private_a method_n which_o other_o observe_v not_o i_o take_v the_o opportunity_n of_o myself_o to_o do_v good_a i_o borrow_v occasion_n of_o charity_n from_o my_o own_o necessity_n and_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o other_o when_o i_o be_o in_o most_o need_v myself_o for_o it_o be_v a_o honest_a stratagem_n to_o make_v advantage_n of_o ourselves_o and_o so_o to_o husband_n the_o act_n of_o virtue_n that_o where_o they_o be_v defective_a in_o one_o circumstance_n they_o may_v repay_v their_o want_n and_o multiply_v their_o goodness_n in_o another_o i_o have_v not_o peru_n in_o my_o desire_n but_o a_o competence_n and_o ability_n to_o perform_v those_o good_a work_n to_o which_o he_o have_v incline_v my_o nature_n he_o be_v rich_a who_o have_v enough_o to_o be_v charitable_a and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v so_o poor_a that_o a_o noble_a mind_n may_v not_o find_v a_o way_n to_o this_o piece_n of_o goodness_n he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a dare_v to_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v more_o rhetoric_n in_o that_o one_o sentence_n than_o in_o a_o library_n of_o sermon_n and_o indeed_o if_o those_o sentence_n be_v understand_v by_o the_o reader_n with_o the_o same_o emphasis_n as_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o author_n we_o need_v not_o those_o volume_n of_o instruction_n but_o may_v be_v honest_a by_o a_o epitome_n upon_o this_o motive_n only_o i_o can_v behold_v a_o beggar_n without_o relieve_v his_o necessity_n with_o my_o purse_n or_o his_o soul_n with_o my_o prayer_n these_o scenical_a and_o accidental_a difference_n between_o we_o can_v make_v i_o forget_v that_o common_a and_o untouched_a part_n of_o we_o both_o there_o be_v under_o these_o canto_n and_o miserable_a outside_n these_o mutilate_n and_o semi_a body_n a_o soul_n of_o the_o same_o alloy_n with_o our_o own_o who_o genealogy_n be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o be_v as_o fair_a a_o way_n to_o salvation_n as_o ourselves_o statist_n that_o labour_v to_o contrive_v a_o commonwealth_n without_o our_o poverty_n take_v away_o the_o object_n of_o charity_n not_o understand_v only_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o christian_a but_o
that_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o her_o sublunary_a estate_n be_v whole_o and_o in_o all_o acception_n inorganical_a but_o that_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o her_o ordinary_a action_n there_o be_v require_v not_o only_o a_o symmetry_n and_o proper_a disposition_n of_o organ_n but_o a_o crasis_n and_o temper_n correspondent_a to_o its_o operation_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o mass_n of_o flesh_n and_o visible_a structure_n the_o instrument_n and_o proper_a corpse_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o rather_o of_o sense_n and_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o reason_n *_o in_o our_o study_n of_o anatomy_n there_o be_v a_o mass_n of_o mysterious_a philosophy_n and_o such_o as_o reduce_v the_o very_a heathen_n to_o divinity_n yet_o among_o all_o those_o rare_a discourse_n and_o curious_a piece_n i_o find_v in_o the_o fabric_n of_o man_n i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o content_v myself_o as_o in_o that_o i_o find_v not_o there_o be_v no_o organ_n or_o instrument_n for_o the_o rational_a soul_n for_o in_o the_o brain_n which_o we_o term_v the_o seat_n of_o reason_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o moment_n more_o than_o i_o can_v discover_v in_o the_o cranny_n of_o a_o beast_n and_o this_o be_v a_o sensible_a and_o no_o inconsiderable_a argument_n of_o the_o inorganity_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o least_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o usual_o so_o conceive_v it_o thus_o we_o be_v man_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o can_v be_v without_o we_o and_o will_v be_v after_o we_o though_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o it_o have_v no_o history_n what_o it_o be_v before_o we_o nor_o can_v tell_v how_o it_o enter_v in_o we_o sect._n 37_o now_o for_o these_o wall_n of_o flesh_n wherein_o the_o soul_n do_v seem_v to_o be_v immure_v before_o the_o resurrection_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o elemental_a composition_n and_o a_o fabric_n that_o must_v fall_v to_o ash_n all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n be_v not_o only_o metaphorical_o but_o literal_o true_a for_o all_o those_o creature_n we_o behold_v be_v but_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n digest_v into_o flesh_n in_o they_o or_o more_o remote_o carnify_v in_o ourselves_o nay_o further_o we_o be_v what_o we_o all_o abhor_v anthropophagi_n and_o cannibal_n devourer_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o of_o ourselves_o and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o allegory_n but_o a_o positive_a truth_n for_o all_o this_o mass_n of_o flesh_n which_o we_o behold_v come_v in_o at_o our_o mouth_n this_o frame_n we_o look_v upon_o have_v be_v upon_o our_o trencher_n in_o brief_a we_o have_v devour_v ourselves_o *_o ay_o can_v believe_v the_o wisdom_n of_o pythagoras_n do_v ever_o positive_o and_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n affirm_v his_o metempsychosis_n or_o impossible_a transmigration_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n into_o beast_n of_o all_o metamorphosis_n or_o transmigration_n i_o believe_v only_o one_o that_o be_v of_o lot_n wife_n for_o that_o of_o nebuchodonosor_n proceed_v not_o so_o far_o in_o all_o other_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v no_o further_a verity_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o their_o implicit_a sense_n and_o morality_n i_o believe_v that_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o a_o beast_n do_v perish_v and_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o tame_a slate_n after_o death_n as_o before_o it_o be_v material_v unto_o life_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n know_v neither_o contrary_a nor_o corruption_n that_o they_o subsist_v beyond_o the_o body_n and_o outlive_v death_n by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o proper_a nature_n and_o without_o a_o miracle_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o they_o leave_v earth_n take_v possession_n of_o heaven_n that_o those_o apparition_n and_o ghost_n of_o depart_a person_n be_v not_o the_o wander_a soul_n of_o man_n but_o the_o unquiet_a walk_n of_o devil_n prompt_v and_o suggest_v we_o unto_o mischief_n blood_n and_o villainy_n instil_v and_o steal_v into_o our_o heart_n that_o the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v not_o at_o rest_n in_o their_o grave_n but_o wander_v solicitous_a of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n but_o that_o those_o phantasm_n appear_v often_o and_o do_v frequent_a coemetery_n charnel-house_n and_o church_n it_o be_v because_o those_o be_v the_o dormitory_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o the_o devil_n like_o a_o insolent_a champion_n behold_v with_o pride_n the_o spoil_n and_o trophy_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o adam_n sect._n 38_o this_o be_v that_o dismal_a conquest_n we_o all_o deplore_v that_o make_v we_o so_o often_o cry_v o_o adam_n quid_fw-la fecisti_fw-la i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v not_o those_o strait_a ligament_n or_o narrow_a obligation_n to_o the_o world_n as_o to_o dote_v on_o life_n or_o be_v convul_v and_o tremble_v at_o the_o name_n of_o death_n not_o that_o i_o be_o insensible_a of_o the_o dread_n and_o horror_n thereof_o or_o by_o rake_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o decease_a continual_a sight_n of_o anatomy_n skeleton_n or_o cadaverous_a relic_n like_o vespilloe_n or_o grave-maker_n i_o be_o become_v stupid_a or_o have_v forget_v the_o apprehension_n of_o mortality_n but_o that_o marshal_v all_o the_o horror_n and_o contemplate_v the_o extremity_n thereof_o i_o find_v not_o any_o thing_n therein_o able_a to_o daunt_v the_o courage_n of_o a_o man_n much_o less_o a_o well-resolved_n christian_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o angry_a at_o the_o error_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n or_o unwilling_a to_o bear_v a_o part_n of_o this_o common_a fate_n and_o like_o the_o best_a of_o they_o to_o die_v that_o be_v to_o cease_v to_o breathe_v to_o take_v a_o farewell_n of_o the_o element_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o nothing_o for_o a_o moment_n to_o be_v within_o one_o instant_n of_o a_o spirit_n when_o i_o take_v a_o full_a view_n and_o circle_n of_o myself_o without_o this_o reasonable_a moderator_n and_o equal_a piece_n of_o justice_n death_n i_o do_v conceive_v myself_o the_o miserable_a person_n extant_a be_v there_o not_o another_o life_n that_o i_o hope_v for_o all_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o entreat_v a_o moment_n breath_n from_o i_o can_v the_o devil_n work_v my_o belief_n to_o imagine_v i_o can_v never_o die_v i_o will_v not_o outlive_v that_o very_a thought_n i_o have_v so_o abject_a a_o conceit_n of_o this_o common_a way_n of_o existence_n this_o retain_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o element_n i_o can_v think_v this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o man_n or_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o humanity_n in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a i_o can_v with_o patience_n embrace_v this_o life_n yet_o in_o my_o best_a meditation_n do_v often_o defy_v death_n i_o honour_v any_o man_n that_o contemn_v it_o nor_o can_v i_o high_o love_v any_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o this_o make_v i_o natural_o love_v a_o soldier_n and_o honour_v those_o totter_a and_o contemptible_a regiment_n that_o will_v die_v at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o sergeant_n for_o a_o pagan_a there_o may_v be_v some_o motive_n to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o life_n but_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v amaze_v at_o death_n i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v escape_v this_o dilemma_n that_o he_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o this_o life_n or_o hopeless_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sect._n 39_o some_o divine_n count_v adam_n 30_o year_n old_a at_o his_o creation_n because_o they_o suppose_v he_o create_v in_o the_o perfect_a age_n and_o stature_n of_o man_n and_o sure_o we_o be_v all_o out_o of_o the_o computation_n of_o our_o age_n and_o every_o man_n be_v some_o month_n elder_a than_o he_o bethink_v he_o for_o we_o live_v move_v have_v a_o be_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o element_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o disease_n in_o that_o other_o world_n the_o true_a microcosm_n the_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n for_o beside_o that_o general_a and_o common_a existence_n we_o be_v conceive_v to_o hold_v in_o our_o chaos_n and_o whilst_o we_o sleep_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o enjoy_v a_o be_v and_o life_n in_o three_o distinct_a world_n wherein_o 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