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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la te_fw-la or_o in_o thy_o presence_n what_o can_v be_v more_o expressive_a of_o a_o glory_n which_o christ_n have_v apud_fw-la patrem_fw-la or_o at_o his_o father_n home_n or_o in_o his_o presence_n before_o the_o world_n be_v and_o from_o which_o for_o such_o a_o time_n he_o have_v be_v absent_a now_o for_o other_o that_o will_v salve_v the_o business_n by_o communication_n of_o idiom_n i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o word_n of_o a_o ingenious_a writer_n that_o go_v that_o way_n those_o predicate_v say_v he_o that_o in_o a_o strict_a and_o vigorous_a acception_n agree_v only_o to_o his_o divine_a nature_n may_v by_o a_o communication_n of_o idiom_n as_o they_o phrase_v it_o be_v attribute_v to_o his_o humane_a or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o whole_a person_n compound_v of_o they_o both_o than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a in_o thing_n of_o a_o mix_v and_o heterogeneous_a nature_n as_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v style_v immortal_a from_o the_o 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the_o divine_a nature_n be_v include_v in_o i_o then_o christ_n pray_v for_o what_o he_o have_v aleady_a as_o i_o note_v above_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o eternal_a logos_fw-la from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a be_v the_o same_o as_o sure_a as_o he_o be_v the_o same_o with_o himself_o pag._n 86._o by_o his_o expression_n of_o come_v from_o the_o father_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o return_v thither_o again_o etc._n etc._n i_o suppose_v these_o scripture_n be_v allude_v to_o john_n 3._o 13._o 6._o 38._o 16._o 28._o i_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o to_o do_v my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o i_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o father_n and_o be_o come_v into_o the_o world_n again_o i_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o go_v to_o the_o father_n whereupon_o his_o disciple_n say_v unto_o he_o lo_o now_o speak_v thou_o plain_o and_o speak_v no_o parable_n but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a parable_n or_o aenigm_n that_o one_o shall_v say_v true_o 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say_v no_o man_n have_v ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o he_o that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n even_o the_o son_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v in_o heaven_n so_o erasmus_n say_v it_o may_v be_v render_v a_o participle_n of_o the_o present_a tense_n have_v a_o capacity_n to_o signify_v the_o time_n past_a if_o the_o sense_n require_v it_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o do_v here_o qui_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la viz._n antequam_fw-la descenderat_fw-la so_o erasmus_n upon_o the_o place_n wherefore_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n touch_v christ_n be_v such_o inexpugnable_a argument_n of_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o writer_n of_o no_o pre-existence_n methinks_v be_v no_o where_o so_o civil_a or_o discreet_a as_o in_o this_o point_n where_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o squabble_v about_o this_o but_o ready_o yield_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n be_v long_o extant_a before_o it_o be_v incarnate_a but_o then_o he_o 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yet_o other_o peculiarity_n also_o be_v require_v and_o the_o former_a sensible_a pathos_n to_o be_v recover_v which_o be_v impossible_a in_o this_o state_n it_o be_v likewise_o impossible_a for_o we_o to_o remember_v the_o other_o in_o this_o the_o second_o argument_n of_o the_o author_n for_o the_o prove_v the_o unlikeliness_n of_o our_o remember_v the_o other_o state_n be_v the_o long_a intermission_n and_o discontinuance_n from_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o discontinuance_n or_o desuetude_n bereave_v we_o of_o the_o memory_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o be_v acquaint_v with_o in_o this_o world_n insomuch_o as_o if_o a_o ancient_a man_n shall_v read_v the_o verse_n or_o theme_n he_o make_v when_o he_o be_v a_o schoolboy_n without_o his_o name_n subscribe_v to_o they_o though_o he_o pump_v and_o sweat_v for_o they_o when_o he_o make_v they_o can_v not_o tell_v they_o be_v his_o own_o how_o then_o shall_v the_o soul_n remember_v what_o she_o 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experience_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o when_o people_n by_o death_n be_v summon_v hence_o into_o the_o other_o state_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v quite_o bereave_v of_o their_o memory_n and_o so_o carry_v neither_o applause_n nor_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n into_o the_o other_o world_n which_o be_v monstrous_o absurd_a and_o impious_a this_o be_v the_o main_a of_o his_o answer_n and_o mostwhat_o in_o his_o own_o word_n but_o of_o what_o small_a force_n it_o be_v we_o shall_v now_o discover_v and_o how_o little_a pertinent_a to_o the_o business_n for_o first_o we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o deteriorate_n change_n in_o the_o body_n or_o deteriorate_n state_n by_o change_n of_o body_n be_v understand_v of_o a_o debilitative_a diminutive_a or_o privative_a not_o depravative_a deterioration_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o may_v be_v more_o injurious_a to_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n though_o in_o the_o same_o body_n such_o a_o deteriorate_n change_n cause_v frenzy_n 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pre-existence_n will_v still_o abide_v for_o the_o universal_a principle_n of_o reason_n and_o morality_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o can_v be_v obliterated_a no_o not_o by_o any_o death_n but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o any_o particular_a external_a object_n be_v not_o at_o all_o essential_a to_o the_o soul_n nor_o consequent_o the_o memory_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n be_v strip_v of_o they_o can_v recover_v they_o in_o her_o incorporation_n into_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n but_o her_o reason_n with_o the_o general_a principle_n thereof_o be_v essential_a to_o she_o she_o can_v as_o well_o as_o this_o state_n will_v permit_v exercise_v they_o upon_o the_o object_n of_o this_o scene_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o visible_a world_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v discover_v by_o her_o outward_a sense_n she_o look_v out_o at_o those_o window_n of_o this_o her_o earthly_a prison_n to_o contemplate_v they_o and_o she_o have_v the_o faculty_n and_o exercise_n of_o memory_n still_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o she_o have_v of_o sensitive_a perception_n who_o object_n she_o do_v remember_v be_v yet_o to_o all_o former_a impress_n in_o the_o other_o state_n a_o mere_a abrasa_fw-la tabula_fw-la and_o last_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a mistake_n of_o the_o opposer_n or_o worse_o that_o he_o make_v the_o pre-existentiaries_a to_o impute_v the_o loss_n of_o memory_n in_o soul_n of_o their_o former_a state_n mere_o to_o their_o come_n into_o other_o body_n when_o it_o be_v not_o bare_a change_n of_o body_n but_o their_o descent_n into_o worse_a body_n more_o dull_a and_o obstupify_a to_o which_o they_o impute_v this_o loss_n of_o memory_n in_o lapse_v soul_n this_o be_v a_o real_a death_n to_o they_o according_a to_o that_o ancient_a aenigm_n of_o that_o abstruse_a sage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o live_v their_o death_n namely_o of_o separate_a soul_n but_o be_v
dead_a to_o their_o life_n but_o the_o change_n of_o our_o earthly_a body_n for_o a_o aereal_a or_o aethereal_a this_o be_v not_o death_n but_o reviviscency_n in_o which_o all_o the_o energy_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o depress_v but_o exalt_v and_o our_o memory_n with_o the_o rest_n quicken_v as_o it_o be_v in_o esdras_n after_o he_o have_v drink_v down_o that_o cup_n offer_v to_o he_o by_o the_o angel_n full_a of_o liquor_n like_o fire_n which_o fill_v his_o heart_n with_o understanding_n and_o strengthen_v his_o memory_n as_o the_o text_n say_v thus_o we_o see_v how_o all_o objection_n against_o the_o three_o reason_n of_o lapse_v soul_n lose_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o other_o state_n vanish_v into_o smoke_n wherefore_o they_o every_o one_o of_o they_o single_a be_v so_o sound_a all_o three_o put_v together_o methinks_v shall_v not_o fail_v of_o convince_a the_o most_o refractory_a of_o this_o truth_n that_o though_o the_o soul_n do_v pre-exist_a and_o act_n in_o another_o state_n yet_o she_o may_v utter_o forget_v all_o the_o scene_n thereof_o in_o this_o pag._n 46._o now_o if_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o lose_v the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o former_a life_n be_v great_a etc._n etc._n and_o that_o they_o be_v so_o do_v appear_v in_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n make_v against_o the_o say_a reason_n if_o the_o reader_n will_v consider_v they_o pag._n 50._o and_o thereby_o have_v remove_v all_o prejudices_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o there_o be_v yet_o one_o reason_n against_o pre-existence_n which_o the_o ingenious_a author_n never_o think_v of_o urge_v by_o the_o anti-pre-existentiaries_a namely_o that_o it_o imply_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n people_v with_o mankind_n it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o think_v that_o all_o soul_n descend_v in_o their_o lapse_n to_o this_o only_a earth_n of_o we_o and_o if_o there_o be_v lapse_v soul_n there_o how_o shall_v they_o be_v recover_v shall_v christ_n undergo_v another_o and_o another_o death_n for_o they_o but_o i_o believe_v the_o ingenious_a author_n will_v have_v look_v upon_o this_o but_o as_o a_o mean_a and_o trifle_a argument_n there_o be_v no_o force_n in_o any_o part_n thereof_o for_o why_o may_v not_o this_o earth_n be_v the_o only_a hospital_n nosocomium_fw-la or_o coemeterium_fw-la speak_v platonical_o of_o sinful_o lapse_v soul_n and_o then_o suppose_v other_o lapse_v in_o other_o planet_n what_o need_n christ_n die_v again_o for_o they_o when_o one_o drop_n of_o his_o blood_n be_v sufficient_a to_o save_v miriads_o of_o world_n whence_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o pity_n there_o be_v not_o more_o world_n than_o this_o earth_n to_o be_v redeem_v by_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a they_o shall_v historical_o know_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o his_o passion_n by_o some_o inspire_a prophet_n may_v give_v they_o notice_n of_o it_o and_o describe_v to_o they_o as_o orderly_o a_o account_n of_o the_o redemption_n as_o moses_n do_v of_o the_o creation_n though_o he_o stand_v not_o by_o while_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v but_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o by_o god_n and_o last_o it_o be_v but_o a_o rash_a and_o precarious_a position_n to_o say_v that_o the_o infinite_a wisdom_n of_o god_n have_v no_o more_o way_n than_o one_o to_o save_v lapse_v soul_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n for_o the_o save_n of_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n and_o these_o be_v the_o fix_a bound_n of_o reveal_v truth_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o appertain_v to_o we_o inhabitant_n on_o earth_n but_o as_o for_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n in_o the_o other_o planet_n if_o we_o do_v but_o reflect_v upon_o our_o absolute_a ignorance_n thereof_o we_o will_v have_v the_o discretion_n not_o to_o touch_v upon_o that_o topick_n unless_o we_o intend_v to_o make_v ourselves_o ridiculous_a while_o we_o endeavour_v to_o make_v other_o so_o chap._n 6._o pag._n 51._o now_o as_o the_o infinite_a goodness_n of_o the_o deity_n oblige_v he_o always_o to_o do_v good_a so_o by_o the_o same_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a etc._n etc._n to_o elude_v the_o force_n of_o this_o chief_a argument_n of_o the_o pre-existentiaries_a a_o ingenious_a opposer_n have_v devise_v a_o way_n which_o seem_v worth_a our_o consider_v which_o be_v this_o viz._n by_o make_v the_o idea_n of_o god_n to_o consist_v main_o in_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n the_o scripture_n represent_v he_o under_o no_o other_o notion_n than_o as_o the_o supreme_a lord_n and_o sovereign_n of_o the_o universe_n wherefore_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o he_o that_o enterfere_n with_o the_o uncontroulableness_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o they_o that_o assert_v goodness_n to_o be_v a_o necessary_a agent_n that_o can_v but_o do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a direct_o supplant_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o right_n of_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n nay_o he_o add_v afterward_o that_o this_o notion_n of_o god_n goodness_n be_v most_o apparent_o inconsistent_a not_o only_o with_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n but_o with_o all_o his_o other_o moral_a perfection_n and_o for_o a_o further_a explication_n of_o his_o mind_n in_o this_o matter_n he_o add_v afterward_o that_o the_o divine_a will_n be_v endue_v with_o the_o high_a kind_n of_o liberty_n as_o it_o import_v a_o freedom_n not_o only_o from_o foreign_a violence_n but_o also_o from_o inward_a necessity_n for_o spontaneity_n or_o immunity_n from_o coaction_n without_o indifferency_n carry_v in_o it_o as_o great_a necessity_n as_o those_o motion_n that_o proceed_v from_o violence_n or_o mechanism_n from_o whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o divine_a will_n can_v otherwise_o be_v determine_v than_o by_o its_o own_o intrinsic_a energy_n and_o last_o forasmuch_o as_o no_o courtesy_n can_v oblige_v but_o what_o be_v receive_v from_o one_o that_o have_v a_o power_n not_o to_o bestow_v they_o if_o god_n necessary_o act_v according_a to_o his_o goodness_n and_o not_o out_o of_o mere_a choice_n and_o liberty_n of_o will_n there_o be_v no_o thanks_o nor_o praise_n due_a to_o he_o which_o therefore_o will_v take_v away_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n this_o be_v the_o main_a of_o his_o hypothesis_n whereby_o he_o will_v defeat_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n for_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n take_v from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n which_o this_o hypothesis_n certain_o will_v do_v if_o it_o be_v true_a and_o therefore_o we_o will_v brief_o examine_v it_o first_o therefore_o i_o answer_v that_o though_o the_o scripture_n do_v frequent_o represent_v god_n as_o the_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n of_o the_o universe_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o conceal_v his_o other_o attribute_n of_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n and_o the_o like_a but_o that_o the_o former_a shall_v be_v so_o much_o inculcate_v be_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o beget_n in_o the_o people_n awe_n and_o obedience_n to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v a_o invalid_a consequence_n to_o draw_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n do_v main_o consist_v in_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n which_o abstract_v from_o his_o other_o attribute_n of_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n will_v be_v a_o very_a black_a and_o dark_a representation_n of_o he_o and_o such_o as_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n can_v not_o himself_o contemplate_v without_o aversation_n and_o horror_n how_o then_o can_v the_o idea_n of_o god_n chief_o consist_v in_o this_o it_o be_v the_o most_o terrify_v indeed_o but_o not_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o accomplish_v part_n in_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o deity_n this_o sovereignty_n than_o be_v such_o as_o be_v either_o bound_v or_o not_o bound_v by_o any_o other_o attribute_n of_o god_n if_o bound_v by_o none_o than_o he_o may_v do_v as_o well_o unwise_o as_o wise_o unjust_o as_o just_o if_o bound_v by_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n why_o be_v it_o bound_v by_o they_o but_o that_o it_o be_v better_a so_o to_o be_v than_o otherwise_o and_o goodness_n be_v as_o essential_a to_o god_n as_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n why_o may_v not_o his_o sovereignty_n be_v bound_v by_o that_o as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o other_o and_o so_o he_o be_v bind_v from_o himself_o of_o himself_o to_o do_v as_o well_o what_o be_v best_a as_o what_o be_v better_o this_o consist_v with_o his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o and_o indeed_o what_o can_v be_v absolute_a sovereignty_n in_o a_o intelligent_a be_v if_o this_o be_v not_o viz._n full_o and_o entire_o to_o follow_v the_o will_n and_o inclination_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n without_o any_o check_n or_o control_v of_o any_o one_o touch_v those_o over_o who_o he_o rule_v whence_o in_o the_o second_o place_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o assert_v that_o god_n goodness_n be_v a_o necessary_a agent_n in_o
〈◊〉_d animarum_fw-la and_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n pass_v it_o for_o a_o innocent_a opinion_n so_o do_v the_o primitive_a church_n the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n be_v a_o allowable_a book_n with_o they_o and_o read_v in_o public_a though_o it_o plain_o declare_v for_o pre-existence_n chap._n 8._o 20._o chap._n 12._o p._n 93._o therefore_o let_v the_o reader_n if_o he_o please_v call_v it_o a_o romantic_a scheme_n or_o imaginary_a hypothesis_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v very_o discreet_o and_o judicious_o do_v of_o the_o author_n to_o propose_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o necessary_a member_n or_o branch_n of_o pre-existence_n and_o be_v but_o at_o the_o best_a conjectural_a as_o no_o part_n of_o that_o otherwise-useful_a theory_n for_o by_o tack_v too_o fast_o these_o unnecessary_a tuft_n or_o tassel_n to_o the_o main_a truth_n it_o will_v but_o give_v occasion_n to_o wanton_a or_o wrathful_a whelp_n to_o worry_v she_o and_o tug_v she_o into_o the_o dirt_n by_o they_o and_o we_o may_v easy_o observe_v how_o greedy_o they_o catch_v at_o such_o occasion_n though_o it_o be_v not_o much_o that_o they_o can_v make_v out_o of_o they_o as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n 13._o pag._n 96._o pill_n 1._o to_o conceive_v he_o as_o a_o immense_a and_o all-glorious_a sun_n that_o be_v continual_o communicate_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o as_o certain_o as_o the_o sun_n do_v his_o light_n and_o as_o restrain_o for_o the_o sun_n light_n be_v not_o equal_o impart_v to_o all_o subject_n but_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o capacity_n and_o as_o nature_n limit_n here_o in_o natural_a thing_n so_o do_v the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o free_a creature_n he_o impart_v to_o they_o as_o they_o capacitate_v themselves_o by_o improve_n or_o abuse_v their_o freedom_n pag._n 100_o pill_n 3._o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o principle_n that_o be_v not_o mere_o corporeal_a he_o suspect_v that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n when_o all_o be_v say_v and_o do_v must_v be_v resolve_v into_o such_o a_o principle_n but_o i_o think_v he_o that_o without_o prejudice_n peruse_v the_o eleven_o and_o thirteen_o chapter_n with_o their_o scholia_fw-la of_o dr._n mores_n enchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la will_v find_v it_o beyond_o suspicion_n that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o some_o corporeal_a principle_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n though_o you_o shall_v call_v it_o with_o the_o cabalist_n by_o that_o astartle_a name_n of_o sandalphon_n be_v no_o such_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n as_o rudeness_n and_o presumptuous_a ignorance_n have_v make_v that_o buckram_n writer_n in_o contempt_n and_o derision_n to_o call_v it_o pag._n 101._o as_o natural_o as_o the_o fire_n mount_v and_o a_o stone_n descend_v and_o as_o these_o do_v not_o so_o though_o natural_o mere_o from_o their_o own_o intrinsic_a nature_n but_o in_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o universe_n so_o the_o same_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o disposal_n of_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v range_v their_o plastic_o as_o certain_o and_o orderly_o in_o the_o region_n of_o the_o world_n as_o it_o do_v the_o matter_n itself_o in_o all_o place_n whence_o that_o of_o plotinus_n may_v fit_o be_v understand_v that_o a_o soul_n enveigle_v in_o viciousness_n both_o here_o and_o after_o death_n according_a to_o her_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thrust_v into_o the_o state_n and_o place_n she_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o she_o be_v draw_v thither_o by_o certain_a invisible_a or_o magical_a string_n of_o nature_n own_o pull_v thus_o be_v he_o please_v to_o express_v this_o power_n or_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o universe_n but_o i_o think_v that_o transposition_n she_o make_v of_o they_o be_v rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o transvection_n of_o they_o rather_o than_o pulsion_n or_o traction_n but_o these_o be_v overnice_a curiosity_n pag._n 101._o as_o likely_a some_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o state_n of_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v spirit_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o other_o spirit_n may_v be_v carry_v into_o such_o region_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v not_o have_v transmit_v they_o to_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v before_o whether_o for_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o the_o latter_a kind_n whereof_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o particular_o in_o my_o note_n on_o the_o next_o chapter_n pag._n 102._o pill_n 4._o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o live_v in_o other_o body_n beside_o terrestrial_a etc._n etc._n for_o the_o pre-existentiaries_a allow_v she_o successive_o to_o have_v live_v first_o in_o a_o ethereal_a body_n then_o in_o a_o aereal_a and_o last_o after_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n to_o live_v in_o a_o terrestrial_a and_o 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drive_v into_o those_o dungeon_n by_o the_o invisible_a minister_n of_o justice_n etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v of_o such_o dungeon_n as_o be_v in_o the_o break_a cavern_n of_o the_o forth_o which_o may_v be_v so_o many_o vexatious_a receptacle_n for_o rebellious_a spirit_n which_o these_o invisible_a minister_n of_o justice_n may_v drive_v they_o into_o and_o see_v they_o commit_v and_o be_v confine_v there_o upon_o far_o severe_a penalty_n if_o they_o submit_v not_o to_o that_o present_a punishment_n which_o they_o be_v sentence_v to_o they_o will_v out_o of_o fear_n of_o great_a calamity_n be_v in_o as_o safe_a custody_n as_o if_o they_o be_v under_o lock_n and_o key_n but_o the_o most_o dismal_a penalty_n be_v to_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o abyss_n the_o place_n of_o the_o rephaim_n i_o above_o describe_v this_o be_v a_o most_o astonish_a commination_n to_o they_o and_o they_o extreme_o dread_v that_o sentence_n which_o make_v the_o devil_n luke_n 8._o 31._o so_o earnest_o beseech_v christ_n that_o he_o will_v not_o command_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o pack_v away_o into_o the_o abyss_n this_o punishment_n therefore_o of_o the_o abyss_n where_o the_o rephaim_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d groan_n be_v door_n and_o lock_n that_o make_v they_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o submit_v to_o all_o other_o punishment_n and_o confinement_n on_o this_o side_n of_o it_o michael_n psellus_n take_v special_a notice_n how_o the_o daemon_n be_v fright_v with_o the_o menace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o menace_n of_o the_o send_v they_o away_o pack_v into_o the_o abyss_n and_o subterraneous_a place_n but_o these_o may_v signify_v no_o more_o than_o cavity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o ruptue_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o they_o may_v steal_v out_o again_o if_o they_o will_v adventure_v unless_o they_o be_v perpetual_o watch_v which_o be_v not_o so_o probable_a wherefore_o they_o be_v imprison_v through_o fear_n of_o that_o great_a horrid_a abyss_n 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soul_n use_v a_o kind_n of_o geometry_n etc._n etc._n this_o allude_v to_o that_o pretty_a conceit_n of_o des_n cartes_n in_o his_o dioptric_n the_o solidity_n of_o which_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o never_o understand_v for_o i_o understand_v not_o but_o that_o if_o my_o soul_n shall_v use_v any_o such_o geometry_n i_o shall_v be_v conscious_a thereof_o which_o i_o do_v not_o find_v myself_o and_o therefore_o i_o think_v those_o thing_n be_v better_o understand_v out_o of_o that_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n even_o now_o mention_v pag._n 17._o and_o be_v the_o soul_n quite_o void_a of_o all_o such_o implicit_a notion_n it_o will_v remain_v as_o senseless_a etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o sensitive_a perception_n indeed_o without_o reflection_n but_o the_o reflection_n be_v a_o immediate_a attention_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o that_o which_o affect_v she_o without_o any_o circumstance_n of_o notion_n intervening_a for_o enable_v she_o for_o sensitive_a operation_n but_o these_o be_v witty_a 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by_o read_v the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o annotation_n thereon_o pag._n 18._o but_o from_o something_o more_o sublime_a and_o excellent_a from_o the_o divine_a or_o archetypal_a intellect_n of_o which_o our_o understanding_n be_v the_o ectypon_n as_o be_v say_v before_o pag._n 21._o and_o so_o can_v only_o transmit_v their_o natural_a quality_n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o transmit_v their_o moral_a pravity_n that_o they_o transmit_v from_o themselves_o no_o quality_n at_o all_o for_o to_o create_v a_o soul_n be_v to_o concreate_v the_o quality_n or_o property_n of_o it_o not_o out_o of_o the_o creator_n but_o out_o of_o nothing_o so_o that_o the_o substance_n and_o all_o the_o property_n of_o it_o be_v out_o of_o nothing_o pag._n 22._o against_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o immaterial_a be_v a_o chief_a property_n of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v indiscerpible_a the_o evasion_n to_o the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n by_o some_o anti-pre-existentiaries_a be_v that_o it_o be_v to_o philosophise_v at_o too_o high_a a_o rate_n of_o confidence_n to_o presume_v to_o know_v what_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o spirit_n be_v but_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o will_v refer_v such_o answerer_n as_o these_o to_o dr._n h._n moor_n be_v brief_a discourse_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n print_v late_o with_o saducismus_n triumphatus_n and_o i_o think_v he_o may_v be_v thence_o as_o sure_o that_o indiscerpibility_n be_v a_o essential_a property_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o that_o there_o be_v any_o spirit_n in_o the_o universe_n and_o this_o methinks_v shall_v suffice_v any_o ingenuous_a and_o modest_a opposer_n but_o to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o knowledge_n but_o what_o come_v in_o at_o our_o sense_n be_v a_o poor_a beggarly_a and_o precarious_a principle_n and_o more_o become_v the_o dotage_n of_o hobbianism_n than_o man_n of_o clear_a part_n and_o more_o serene_a judgement_n pag._n 22._o by_o separable_a emission_n that_o pass_v from_o the_o flame_n 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corrupt_v and_o defile_v themselves_o and_o so_o make_v they_o more_o miserable_a here_o and_o to_o eternity_n hereafter_o a_o strange_a method_n of_o recover_v this_o to_o put_v they_o into_o such_o a_o fatal_a necessity_n of_o perish_v it_o be_v but_o a_o odd_a contrivance_n for_o their_o restauration_n to_o happiness_n to_o use_v such_o mean_n to_o compass_v it_o which_o it_o be_v ten_o thousand_o to_o one_o but_o will_v make_v they_o infinite_o more_o miserable_a this_o he_o object_n in_o reference_n to_o what_o the_o author_n of_o lux_fw-la orientalis_n write_v chap._n 2._o where_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o thousand_o to_o one_o but_o soul_n detrude_v into_o these_o body_n will_v corrupt_v and_o defile_v themselves_o and_o so_o make_v themselves_o miserable_a here_o and_o to_o eternity_n hereafter_o and_o much_o he_o quote_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n out_o of_o the_o account_n of_o origen_n where_o the_o soul_n great_a disadvantage_n to_o virtue_n and_o holiness_n what_o from_o 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mercy_n three_o and_o last_o beside_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n pervade_v the_o whole_a earth_n ready_a to_o assist_v the_o sincere_a there_o be_v moreover_o a_o mighty_a weight_n of_o mercy_n add_v in_o the_o revelation_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o world_n so_o that_o the_o retrive_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n out_o of_o their_o death_n and_o silence_n into_o this_o terrestrial_a state_n in_o which_o there_o be_v these_o help_n to_o the_o sincere_a it_o be_v manifest_o worthy_a the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n for_o those_o it_o take_v no_o effect_n with_o they_o begin_v the_o world_n again_o on_o this_o stage_n they_o shall_v be_v judge_v only_o according_a to_o what_o they_o have_v do_v here_o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a obliteration_n as_o well_o as_o oblivion_n of_o the_o act_n of_o their_o pre-existent_a state_n but_o those_o that_o this_o merciful_a dispensation_n of_o god_n have_v take_v any_o effect_n upon_o here_o their_o sincere_a desire_n may_v grow_v into_o high_a accomplishment_n in_o the_o future_a state_n which_o may_v something_o mitigate_v the_o horror_n of_o that_o seem_a universal_a squalid_a estate_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n upon_o earth_n which_o in_o that_o it_o be_v so_o ill_a be_v right_o impute_v by_o both_o jew_n and_o christian_n and_o the_o divine_a philosopher_n to_o a_o lapse_n and_o to_o the_o mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v no_o worse_o from_o whence_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o that_o argument_n for_o pre-existence_n that_o god_n do_v not_o put_v new_o create_v innocent_a soul_n into_o such_o disadvantageous_a circumstance_n of_o a_o terrestrial_a incorporation_n though_o partly_o out_o of_o mercy_n partly_o out_o of_o justice_n he_o have_v think_v fit_a lapse_v soul_n shall_v be_v so_o dispose_v of_o that_o this_o i_o say_v be_v no_o aspersion_n of_o divine_a providence_n pag._n 36._o and_o now_o i_o can_v think_v of_o any_o place_n in_o the_o sacred_a volume_n more_o that_o can_v make_v a_o tolerable_a plea_n against_o this_o hypothesis_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v much_o that_o the_o ingenious_a author_n think_v not_o of_o rom._n 9_o 11._o for_o the_o child_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v neither_o have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v this_o be_v urge_v by_o anti-pre-existentiaries_a as_o a_o notable_a place_n against_o pre-existence_n for_o say_v they_o how_o can_v esau_n and_o jacob._n be_v say_v neither_o to_o have_v do_v good_a nor_o evil_a if_o they_o pre-existed_n before_o they_o come_v into_o this_o world_n for_o if_o they_o pre-existed_n they_o act_v and_o if_o they_o act_v they_o be_v rational_a soul_n they_o must_v have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n this_o make_v a_o handsome_a show_n at_o first_o sight_n but_o if_o we_o consult_v gen._n 25._o we_o shall_v plain_o see_v that_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n yet_o struggle_v in_o the_o womb_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o text_n for_o the_o child_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v but_o struggle_v in_o the_o womb_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o other_o which_o plain_o therefore_o respect_v their_o action_n in_o this_o life_n upon_o which_o certain_o the_o mind_n of_o st._n paul_n be_v fix_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v express_o say_v for_o the_o child_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v but_o struggle_v in_o the_o womb_n neither_o have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n in_o this_o life_n as_o be_v still_o in_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o to_o rebeckah_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a which_o sufficient_o illustrate_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n with_o st._n paul_n that_o as_o jacob_n be_v prefer_v before_o esau_n in_o the_o womb_n before_o either_o of_o they_o be_v bear_v to_o act_v here_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o therefore_o do_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o their_o action_n so_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n touch_v his_o people_n shall_v be_v of_o free_a election_n not_o of_o work_n that_o of_o zachary_n also_o chap._n 12._o 1._o i_o have_v hear_v allege_v by_o some_o as_o a_o place_n on_o which_o no_o small_a stress_n may_v be_v lay_v the_o lord_n be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v the_o former_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n within_o he_o wherefore_o they_o argue_v if_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v form_v within_o he_o it_o do_v never_o pre-exist_a without_o he_o but_o we_o answer_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v easy_a and_o natural_a that_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o man_n god_n be_v the_o former_a or_o creator_n of_o it_o but_o this_o text_n define_v nothing_o of_o the_o time_n of_o form_v it_o there_o be_v several_a other_o text_n allege_v but_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a to_o answer_v they_o and_o will_v take_v up_o so_o much_o time_n and_o room_n that_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o omit_v they_o remember_v my_o scope_n to_o be_v short_a annotation_n not_o a_o tedious_a commentary_n pag._n 41._o mr._n ben_n israel_n in_o his_o problem_n de_fw-fr creatione_fw-la assure_v we_o that_o pre-existence_n be_v the_o common_a belief_n etc._n etc._n that_o this_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n among_o the_o jew_n r._n menasse_n ben_n israel_n himself_o tell_v i_o at_o london_n with_o great_a freedom_n and_o assurance_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o constant_a tradition_n thereof_o which_o he_o say_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v also_o true_a concern_v the_o trinity_n but_o that_o more_o obscure_a but_o this_o of_o pre-existence_n be_v manifest_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o write_n of_o that_o very_a ancient_a and_o learned_a jew_n philo_n judaeus_n as_o also_o something_o towards_o a_o trinity_n if_o i_o remember_v aright_o chap._n 5._o pag._n 46._o we_o shall_v doubtless_o have_v retain_v some_o remembrance_n of_o that_o condition_n and_o the_o rather_o as_o 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